The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-22

las DerI ftsOsel. s81 iAssk 4sS za1> b-rfa F..
to remain Instead IN Nv
York, sabjec: 20 immediate oriers-
All the journals exIre.s : ,nie solici-
,ade At the concentration Of troops 81
Warrington
The Herald says. eiit7ria.iy. tie news
will doubtless excite seine comment
bu. II need no. occasion any alarm
The President and his aiyize-s claim II
as wise 3E=e ==--.i,5 10 have respecta-
ole body Of troops 81 band until after
the 9Th Of March, Inauguration day.
They do not fear any oatbrsak or dis
turbance. bat simply provide for al
possible emergencies.
Secretary Cameron said this afternoon
that additional troops we're 10 be
ordered here, and that the presence Of
those in Washington had 10 important
significance Troops from Forts Leav
enwcrth aud Riley, which arrived TO
day. belong 20 Gen. Hanoock's COM
mand, which includes the city OF Wash
ington. Gen. Sherman emphaticaily
depies that this change of quarters has
any political significance whatever, and
says that therefore there is 10 cause for
excitement on account of it.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. oo-Tilden's
majority in Alabama is 3i,3s3.
New YORK, Nov. 20-The Times
Washington special says: -Four COM
panies of the 4th artillery arrived here
this morning direct from South Car
DINA and are now quartered at the ar
sensl. They number $50 men and are
under the command of Capt. Loder.
They come here in pursuance Of orders
from Gen. Sherman. None Of the Of
| ficers of Gen. Sherman's staff knew of
their coming and profess ignorance OF
/ their future movements. On Monday
| night last Sherman sent Col. Bacon, OF
his staff, TO South Carolina with sealed
/
orders for Capt Loder to move bis com
mand 10 Washington without delay.
Upon receiving his orders, Capt. Lo-
der put four COMPANIES in immediate
move for Norfolk, at which point they
were embarked on steamer for this
city and landed at the arsenal today,
where preparations for quartering them
had already been made. The arrival
Of a detachment of T. S. soldiers has
caused considerable excitement, or
rather curiosity, since 1t has been de-
MED for two days by many prominent
officers of the government that any
troops had been ordered here or else
where, ard u statement Of the q NAL
tclegraphed To all parts Of The country
yesterday Two or three cabinet. OIL
GERS spoken To this evening didn't
know that soldiers were here or com
ing. and Secretary Cameron this even
ing. In company. when thcrs was no
need of concealment, made no mention
Of the affair. So far as appears from
but Sherman knew Of the movement.
but this is hardly possible It is re-
ported arrangements have been made
ut the arsenal Ia receive two rccim nts
of infantry. which would be 200 or 500
men, and 1t Is quite probable that 900
men, or at least two regiments are to
be brought here. 1t may he, on the
other hand. tina. these preparations and
movements are merely casual and tenn
porary, "a one officer Of the cabinet ex-
presses the opinion they are. But
while no explanation is made by the
President or Sherman OF the purpose
of movement which is doubtless very
simple and usual, there will be an at
tempt to treat the affair as mysterious
and strange. report prevails to- night
that three companies now on the way
East from Forts Riley and Fettcrman,
are To be quartered at Washington. in
stead of New York
CHARLESTON, Nov. pa shooting
ARRAY occurred in front of the Detec.
tive Office tonight. between George
Speensburg. colored chief Of detectives.
and Frank Johnson. young white.
who was sho, through the head and in
stantly killed The difficulty grew ont
| Of quarrel between the two concern
ing a colorel woman.
| ST.. Lorls. Nov. 90. What has long
been known as the Logan Mountain
gang Of railroad train thieves. who have
operated very extensively along ths
81. Louis and Missouri Pacific Railroad.
between here and the Arkansas liue.
has been eiF-otually broken up and nine
Of their number. including three NO.
men, have just been sentenced hy the
Iron Mountain Circnit Court TO from
five to eleven years each IN the ycui-
tertiary.
CHICAGO, Nov. a0-a gentleman
from northern Dakota reports here to-
day tina. Sitting Bull is receiving am.
munitiou from British territory in i'm
mense quantities. It has been pur-