The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1876-09-06
SLIPPERY SITTING BULL.
Gen. Terry's Wild Goose Chase
After Him.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.

THE TROOPS MARCHING AND COUNTER
MARCHING TO NO PURPosR-soNE LITTLE
sKIR I>HES.
ST. PAUL. Sept. A special to the Pio-
neer Press, dated north bank OF the yell
lowsIone, Aug. q, via Bismarck; d. T .,
Sept. 4. says the latest intelligence received
leads to the belief that Sitting Bo rs band
of Unkp4pss ara trying TO cross
the Yellowstone and roach their pro-
per hunting grounds on the Dry Fork OF
The Missouri. Acting upon this belief,
General Terry has directed General Crook,
with his column, to move east ward of the
Little Missouri, follo wing the trail leading
from the r Sc Bud, while Gen. Terry with
he Dakota column has crossed The Yellow
so0e. and marched north and
east, TO cut q any parties moving towards
Fort Peck. You will hear no end OF ex-
tTavsgsnt stories about the attack on the
steamer Yellowstone, on her late trip uD
the riven sne wss fred on by q few
Indians, probably dozen, and
harm was done, and the sffsir is quite des-
tituIe of sigDifcsnce.- The Filth infantry
and the ba talon of the Twenty
second are designated as the in
fantTy garrison of the new post
TO be built at the haOuth of
Tongue river, and the lieutenant general
has directed tuat these troops. bs relieved
from the marching column and set at work
putting themselves for tne winter.
ANOTHER DIsPAI0H.
CHICAGO, Sept. A-Ihe Int. Ocean in
Bismarck special says the latest by couri-
ers arriving to-day from expedition is
as follows. The general feeling among
both officers and men is thai the campaign
IS been, and Is, likely to prove an inn
mense wild goose chase, NJ Indians have
been seen OF late, with tue exception of
occasional small bands making their ap--
pearsDce for the purpose of stealing or hsr-
rsssing small parties, engaged in the
movement OF supplies on the Yellow
stone. The msiD column has not succeeded
in overtakiDg the slippery Sitting
Bull is not likely this season. Orders
have been received by Terry tor the esssb-
listment of cantoDmeDt At the mouth Of
Tongue River for winter quarters. The
Twenty second, Fifth IafsnIry. and Filth
Cavalry will loccupy toese quarter August
q. The Seventh cavalry were on O'Fsllon's
Creek. Crook had started the day before
with his command for Glendene- Creek,
and Gibbon with the greater part okTerry's
command Was moving toward
the Yellowstone, near OsEsllon's
Creek. Terry mas returned 10
infantry to prepare for crossing & his whole
command to the north bank oi the river.
Terry " i'll endesvor to strike the Indisa
trail near Rosebud, then turn east
along the north bank. Cvook strikes
down the south branch, and by this con-
tinued movement they txpees to bring
about collision with the Indians who are
| along the banks of the river. The steam
ers Josephine and Yellowstone were
| near Powder river some days ago,
| aud one private on the Yellow
stone was killed on the 20 D.. A deseltsr
| named PIckeps Was picked up by the
Jnsephine, near Gisndine creek, on the
24th, badly wounded. He and
| another, named Pequet, of the
sixth infantry, when four days out,
from the command were attacked by In-
disns, Peqsut being killed and bis body
tearfully mutilated, Piokens escaping TO
.se n'snes, and stood the Indians Of for