Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-09-04

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arrived who left the camp Of Crook and
Terry on the Goth instant at the mouth of
Powder river. They intended rcsuming
their pursuit ON the 2ist on n trail appar-
entity ten days old. leading towards the
Little Powder river. and from the pony |
tracks the number 81 Indians IL estimated
at about 10. 0O0. and the camp fires show
thai seven distinct hands are at least to-
gether. Crook has been on the trail ever
since starting on the 9th instant. but no
battle has yet occurred. Private ad-
vices state that Crook has been but three
DAYS behind tn, Indians and IL pushing
them hard. II was expected that they
would strike Sitting Bull in . very few
days. and that the command will be back
TO the wagon train by about the 9Th OF
September. They have twenty days ra-
tons for the whole command on pack
mules. No wagons were. taken. The In
dams aro supposed TO be almost starved.
There Is no game In the country. The re-
mains at the old camps Of the Indians show
that they have cut up buffalo robes. raw
hides. ETC., boiled anil eaten them. There
have not been found enough large bones at
the deserted camps TO make u bufialo.
The courier. whs Ia = reliable man. says
the number 81 Indians IL inestimablr;
that the trail Of the whole command Is not
beaten one-twentieth ~ much a. the In.
dians.' lie struck . camp ON the Rosebud
Of nine circles, indicating nine distinct
bands, covering nj ARIA of about hve
miles In length and half a mile In width.
The ground In each circle was beaten like
4 circus ring. all the ponies being tied
close together In the middle of the circle.
The SNAKE Indians with the troops have
gone home. The Crows remain, and have
offered a reward 81 100 ponies for the scalp
Of Dog Face. sitting Bulls Adjutant Gen.
eral and Chief 81 the Cheyennes. He Ia
considered the greatest torturer among the
Savages. General Terry is yet confident
Of getting 4 battle.
a fraadaiest Isaian Agent Dis
charged.
wAsHISoroS. September 2.-The fol-
lowing dispatch has been received by Cen
eral sherman from General Sheridan In
Chicago Colonel Carlin telegrsps that
he was obliged to suspend Agent Burke at
Standing Rock Agency, who, 10 Ia believ-
ell, had a secret interview with Kill Eagle,
one Of the hostile chiefs. and who subse-
auently issued $50 head ~ cattle. most Of
which is believed TO have gone 10 the hos
tile camps. We 40 not want 10 do any
thing which wonld be unpleasant In any
way 10 the Secretary of the Interior or the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs. but !
really think Il would be best for all con-
cerned that army officers should perform
| tho duties Of agents until this trouble IL
| over. Colonel Carlin put Captain II. T..
| Johnson in charge Of the agency at Stand.
| ing Rock until New arrives" General
| Sherman sent the following In reply 10
| General Sheridan /: 1.-The Secretary Of War
| IL back and I have also seen Chandler.
| Secretary of the Interior. who says an
| other agent has been appointed for Stand
| ing Rock Agency who will soon he there,
but In the meantime you may instruct
| General Carlin that he must control all
issues from the agency to the Indians and
permit no issues Of any kind that he does
not approve. especially 10 Indians not &C.
tually present or known 30 be friendly and
faithful" The most friendly feeling and
hearty cooperation exists between the
War aud Interior Departments upon these
points. and whatever measure may be-
thought best will be carried out by both
departments. Edwin Mallett was yester-
dAy appointed agent ut Standing Rock but
as some difficulty has arisen In relation 10
his bond another person will he appointed
a. soon a. selected by tho Board Of Indian
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Nrw YORK Srp'eihner me esei,e-
ment, mol oniy mere put Tue
country - intense W res.ru 20 oeymouis
course. Inc nor" Pcrnsts thA. ~ VIII
accept while othets, inciuding tne S"s,
have come '" tue conclusion that this Is
not possible and that a new convention
must be assembled at once.
The Ti"es declares that Tilden to-day
sent q special messenger to seymour. re-
questing him to say nothing neither to
accept nor decline-and assert: that the n
chs,ls. Frsnci. Adam, /, n be nominsteJ
for Governor in Massachusetts, not in the
hone Of his election, but merely for its
effect for Tilden.
A TS;bsas Albany special says: A new
convention il a matter 81 certainty, should
the d~eclination Of Seymour prove Also
lutte. In that case kilograms will probably |
be sent 10 committeeman throughout the |
State asking consent to sign their names
to q call for a convention at Albany on
Thursday. and, with the receipt Of such
consent primaries "iiipe neIuoh hohaAy'
psmecrs''e Lie Ns',es.
CHICAGO Sep,emper ~ I.,oa",
washington speciai says Inc sensa,iohAi
Democratic reports That There is 10 % an
expensive naval review tort hoyAi III
October, mi that the United states steam
or Dispatch IA to BE- lifted up a. great ex-
pense for the ccommodation OF Secrotary