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knew so well. Other bodies were
mutilated Clusters was untouched
IA tribute of respect from such an
enemy more real than a title of no
bility.
lie LAY AS IF ASLEEP,
his face calm and a smile on his lips.
Near him were eleven dead officers.
Capt. Miles Keogh was ON his right,
and his brother, Capt. Thomas Gus
ter, on his left. Almost at Clusters
feet lay a fair, beautiful boy Of 10.
This was young Reed, Clusters
nephew. He was visiting the Gen.
at the time he was ordered on the
expedition and insisted upon going
with him. In the field a little way
off lay Boston Custer, another of the
generals brothers. Within a few
feet of each other the three brothers
had fallen, and on the skirmish line
was the body of Lieut.. Calhoun, the
husband of Clusters sister. Mrs. CAL
houn lost here a husband, three
brothers and a nephew.
Kellogg, the special correspondent
of the New York Herald was found
on the skirmish line near Lieut.. CAL
houn.
MORE TROOPS ORDERED TO THE
FRONT.
New York, July S.-Chicago
specials state that six companies Of
infantry at detroit and on the lakes
were last night ordered to the front
Immediately. Orders were also sent
to the 5th cavalry to concentrate at
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agen-
cies. Considerable anxiety has been
manifested at Sheridan's headquar-
tiers concerning Crooks command.
Nothing whatever has been heard
from him since the engagement on
the Rosebud, and it is not known
whether he has encountered the saw
ages or not. 1t is the belief at head
quarters that the recent defeats of
regular troops will cause o general
change in the character of the CAM
paign and i'm the movements of the
troops. The troops will be more
united, in order to successfully cope
with the Indians.
GEN. CROOK ALL RIGHT.
OMAHA, NEB., July S.-Capt. Me-
Kerson, aid-de-campon Gen. Crooks
staff, who went out with the expedi-
ton, returned to Omaha yesterday.
He left Gen. Crook one of the small
forks of the Tongue River, at the
base of the Big Horn mountains, 1856
miles from Fort FetteTman and
about 262 miles from the railroad.
The latter, consisting of five COM
panies, left Fort Fetterman on July
4th, and expected to reach Gen.
Crook about the 10Th. lie will also
be joined about Monday by $50 Snake
Indians. Capt. McKerson does not
~apprehend any danger to the expedi-
ton. Neither does Gen. Crook. Capt.
McKerson does not look upon the at
tack of a few weeks ago as a defeat,
and is confident Crook can and will
whip the Sioux as soon as reinforce
ment's arrive. Gen. Crooks location
is not more than $50 miles from the
scene of the Custer massacre.
STILL MORE TROOPsTo THE FRONT.
LEAvENwORTH, KAN. July S.
Gen. Pope has issued an order direc-
ting Gen. Miles, with six companies
Of the 9Th infantry, to report at once
to the scene of the Sioux war. The
companies SO ordered are stationed
as follows: One at Fort Gibson, one
at Fort Hayes, one at Fort Riley and
three companies at Fort Leayen-
worth. Gen. Miles has the reputa-
tion of being one Of the best Indian
fighters in the army.
The national executive committee
of the Union League Of America met
in Philadelphia Friday, Col. Thomas
r.. Rich, of MARYLAND presiding. The