The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-26
EASTERN STATES.

NEw YORK, July 23-The trains o.
yesterday morning ended the brief ex-
istence of the fast mai railway service,
and its decease, as we'll a. it, birth, is
made the subject OF )niething of
celebration by the postal clerks, not on
account of any dislike of the employ
rnent. bot from the feeling that such an
important event should b. duly noticed
As the train left the Grand Central
Depot It's course VA marked for 8 con
siderable distance hy th- noise of ire
crackers a,si the display Of Roman
cz.ndlrs aud c,..or--d light, The Trains
.u both routc> the New Yers C~ntr.!
and Pennsylvania railways-each took
out the usual amount If mail matter
the f4rmer about - tons aud the latter
abou. Is. 1t is impossible at present
10 state what arrangements will be
made by the postoffice authorities for
the prompt carriage Of mails. To ar
range for the many connections which
will be made with the new trains will
take large amount of work Change
in one schedule necessitates change in
in others, and this in turn necessitates
inquiry and delay before il can be made.
Proper arrangements. however, have
. been made covering the next two days,
and early in the week it is hoped to
have everything in good running order.
There were II prostrations by heat
yesterday. The weather has consider
ably moderated, however, the ther.
mometer standing at So degrees.
CHICAGO, July 25.-From Bismarck,
Dakota, this date, information states the
six companies of infantry, under Capt.
Miles, arrived yesterday aud left for
the Yellowstone this morning, taking
on board here 100 recruits, two three
inch Rodman guns, horses and supplies.
The steamer Josephine follows this af
ternoon, Col. Hughes returning on her
to his post. Army officers generally
blame Crooks for a failure to cooperate
with Terry, believing he was anxious to
win laurels without assistance or inter-
| ference, but gentleman but little
/ inferior in rank insists that Crooks
knows little of the plans of Indians
| anyway, and lacks the experience neces-
sary in one commanding an army ope-
rating against willy and savage foe.
! All agree that one of the greatest mis-
takes in the campaign is the under
estimate of the number of the Sioux,
and their disposition to fight General
| Miles says he is satisfied nearly all the
! fighting men from the Standing Rock
are out, and he stopped there long
enough to look the ground over; and
| the agent at Lower Brule adds that his
| Indians are all out, and those from
the Cheyenne Agency. not to speak OF
/ Spotted Tail and Red Clouds, are Ger
tainly with them. The hostiles have
been largely reinforced since the great
! battle.
CHICAGO, July 25.--The following
/ dispatch was received at Gen Sheridan
headquarters this forenoon Camp on
Goose Creek, Wy. July lG, via Fort
Fetterman, July 22-To Gen Sheridan:
l sent out Lieut. Sibley on the 9th with
small detachment of the second caval-
ry, to escort my guide. Frank Gerard,
In making a reconnaissance, when the
party came on the eth to point where
the little Big Horn debouches from the
mountains, they encountered the Sioux
in strong force, and saw enough TO con
vince them TINT the main village of the
hostiles was not far from that point
They succeeded in making their escape,
only after abandoning their horses and
marching across the rugged foot hills OF
/ the Big IIorn'mountains Lieut.. Siblcy
+ and Frank Gerard are entitled tn great
credit for their GOODNESS and judgment
/ displayed in the detachment, when sur.
rounded 10y a largely superior force OF
the enemy.
GEO. CROOK, Brig Gen.