The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-17
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News yrsa Geo, Crssk--Waissng for Ne.
auforcemenss.
WASHINGTON, July Ie.--Advices from
Crooks camp. dated July ~, report the
Jndiane On the Big Horn one days hard
march distant. Crook will not take the
Offensive until reinforced.
Tho latest sdvices from Crook, con-
. tAined In q dispatch received to-day by
Con sherman y, ron Gen Sheridan, a,;s ssys y,
the 6th cavalry. The Indians outnum-
ber them three to ono.
TmE CuEv8NNEs.
TAey are Movins Nerth - Jstn sittins
CmsYnxsE, Wyoming, July ia. re-
port from Capt. Jordan, commanding
damp Robinson, has been received thnt
eight hundred Cheyonucs were about to
lasvc Red Cloud Agency for the North.
0on. Merritt has delayed the proposed
movement Of the Fifth Cavalry north
ward from Fort Laramie TO Join Crook,
and has moved In q position where he
expects to intercept these Indians, II
possible. nnd give them warm reccp-
TN two courlers started on their re-
tssrn trip from Fetterman for Crooks
camp this evening, and will reach him
10 three days. s as Hsf h99ialf
.fas.g1 ~ At 1T AGAIN. apatf
Party Intcrccptea by Indians ana
their ROrscs stolen.
James Mallory and two others, with
twenty head OF horses, en- route for
IMwrence's Rancho from that OF w. O..
Irvine, thirty miles northwest OF Ogal-
lAIlah. Nebraska, ware attacked by
seven Indiane, who surrounded and
opened fire on them. Dlsmounting,
they returned the flre, wounding one
fudlan, when the stock stampeded, the
Indians finally gaining possession and
rRoM CROOK. CANT.
A. Lively Ttme--The indians wear the
Clothes Of Cusser's Zen. gf
CmxYnMNB. Wyoming, July l6.-The
following was received via Fort Fetter-
ORooxa OAMp, CLoup PEAK, July ~. -
Three soldiers, couriers from Gen. Terry
at the mouth of Big Horn, have just
arrived. Gen. Terry's dispatch to Crook
confirms Custer's fate and implies very
plainly that had Custer wNited one day
longer Gibbons would have Joined him.
Terry was anxious for Cook to join Gus
ter's force and make plans and execute
them regardlcss Of rank. The Indians
are sttI1 lowering about Little Big Horn.
ono days hard march from here. They
fared int the camp every night q iate.
grass on Ore all lAround. vsy..I-r.
On the eth. Lieut., Hibley, al Cavalry,
with - men Of the rear guard and Bap-
ttste and Powerier as scouts, went on u
retOnuGissance. They were discovered,
slsrroundsd and followed into the timber
Of Big Horn Mountains, where, by hitch
ing their horses to trees and abandon
iuQ them. the men were enabled to es-
cape on foot by way Of d rAvine In the
rear. They all got back alive, and
probably this diversion saved the camp
from.a grand attempt ut stampede or
fhe Snake Indians, 900 strong, Joined
us here Yesterday, but unless the Utes
aleo come soon no offensive operations
Will be likely TO take place until the ar
rival of the 5th Cavalry from Cheyenne
CrOesing.
Tho wagon train and additional infan-
try are due from Fort Fettermar. The
ihealth of the command Is good.
Gen. Gibbons reserve force were met
by the victorious Sioux, dressed In Gus
tors mems clothes and mounted on their
horses, and fired into the soldiers. The
Ihdian village possesses evidence OF
white mems presence, kegs Of whisky,
Signal Ares, supposed to be In refer
once to 40 incoming wagon train, are
visible To the east OF Crooks camp on
the extreme south waters OF the Tongue
river.
M risE EASTERN WAX.
rrotabic :, capituIatscu OF - Terhish
vrocy,a m Me.erthyt.
rAousA. July f6. The Turkish corps,
surrouDded AZ, Meterthyi proposed to
capituiate Thursday. The Montene-
grins have occupied the whole district
of da;chlxo, except the entren chments
com manding the town, In which 1000
Turks were surrounded A considerable
body OF Montenegrins are marching
towards Neveeirjs, where a battle will
probably be fought.
vuRKssm VICTORY.
TFsc scrvsans Defeated az Lsmsbosg =
Their Deat~ Destroyed.
RAausA, July f6.-News from Slavonic
source announces that the Servians.
after a derperate engagement, were de-
feated at Limborg on the 14th.
The Turks captured the Servian can
boats on the Drina, by means OF which
the Bervians intended to invade Turkish
territory. The boats were destroyed.
The Servians lost 500 men and the Turks
ADVANCING ..go.,.,.I ,,.-e'g
A small Army--The aenstitutaen-- R0u-
msnia Nobilisinx Troops.
CossrANrixopLE, July 16.-The Gov
ernor OF Plewna isadvancing into Servia
with 900 troops. E<.1KAeV a
The newspaper OF fStamboul announces
that the Council OF Ministers discussed
clauses Of the constitution on Saturday.
n tareported that q. constitutional pr1n.
ciple was then adopted. 4,
BUCHAREST. July 1G. The War Min
lister has Introduced bill for the mobil- \
jzation az the Roumanian army and call
ing out the reserves. The Minister
states that this is necessitated by the
increasingly threatened aspect of the
Servo Turkish war. uEffHk
5 a&. 0l% INCORRECT. H @
No Armfsfice Proposed ~ Net-The Great
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PARIS, July 16.-The rumors that ne
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