Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-07-22
EASTERN STATES.

CHICAGO, July 17.-Gen. Crook tele
graphs Gen. Sheridan from camp on
Goose creek, Wyoming, under date of
July 18th, via Fort Fetterman, 18th, as
follows:
My last information from Red Cloud
agency was that the Cheyennes had
left there to reinforce the enemy in my
front. As this takes away all disturb
ing elements in that section, l have
availed myself of the lieutenant-gen-
erals permission and ordered eight
companies of Fifth Cavalry under Col.
Merritt, to join me at this point. The
best information | can get from the
front, is that the Sioux have three
fighting men to my one, although |
have no doubt of my ability to whip
them with my present force; yet theI
victory would be likely to be one bar
rem of results, so | have thought i'll
bStNCA " NCiCA dltdCh ullIi iii BtIl
the Fifth here, then end the campaigni
with one crushing blow The hostile
Indians are, according to my advices,
camped on Little Horn near the base
Of the mountains, and will probably
remain there until my reinforcementsI
come up. | received dispatch from
Terry this morning asking me to CO
operate. Will do so 10 the best of my
ability.
SAN DIEGO, July ESPECIAL from
Bismarck to the Chicago Times, dated |
18th, says: The impression prevails
that the military authorities do not re-
alize the work they have to do. The
Indians in hostile camps are believed
to number at least ten thousand, and
while there are many women and chill
dren, nearly all of these are effective
in campaign. There are certainly
5000 to 1000 Indians who can and will
fight until subdued. There are mott
more than 5000 troops all told, operat-
ing against the Indians, and nearly
half these are used guarding wagon
trains or supply depOts. Col. Burke,
agent at Standing Rock, writes that
there can be no peace until the hOstileI
bands are broken and subdued.
YASKToN, July 15.-Six companies
Fifth Infantry, under General Miles,
are here en- route for Big Horn. The
impression prevails that the Indian
strength is under estimated and that
nothing decisive can be done without
large reinforcements.
New YORK, July 14.-Gen. Dix says
the canvass of Tilden and Hendricks
is a mere contest for Office. Four
months before the United States will
afford time TO canvass the financial
question intelligently, and what's of
more importance, enable US to demon
strate by analysis of his public acts
that the Democratic candidate for the
Presidency is himself in as urgentI
need Of reform as the party which put
him in nomination. Tilden in bis let
ter TO the Democratic committee says
My nomination was a declaration In
favor of administrative reform in all
branches of the government, on which
duty l shall enter, if elected, in very
much that spirit in which a soldier en-.
tiers battle"
NEW YORK, July l5.-Gen. Custer
had a life insurance policy of $1,000 Il
Capt. Yates, $4,000; Keogh, $4,000
Lieut. Calhoun. $4,000; Crittenden, TO-
900; Porter, $1,000
WASHINGTON. July 15.-Committee
Of conference on the army apprOpria-
ton bill have reached an agreement.
The committee will recommend that
all the House legislation for reOrganiz-
ing the army and reducing the pay of
officers shall be omitted from the bill. (
WAsHIsGToN. July 1.-THE dead 1
lock between the Houses of Congress
on appropriation bills, still continues.
The conference committee on the so I
called Silver Bill have agreed upon al
report. They recommend the purchase
az silver bullion TO the amount OF 500
0O0,0 900. and It's issue in the shape Of
subsidiary silver coin, providing that
not more than 100000 shall be IS
sued at any one time and that the
whole issue Of silver coin in this way