The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-19
TEIEGRAPHIC.
WARRINGTON.
Army sna Indian war ttesss@Ne rssssA
tnQ Vet.


send repofts gb00 dasefllons during the
past year, aud says the army being
small ana scattered there II little bsr To
desartlon, except that a dessrtar fnay ~
any time be arrested.
Gen. Sheridan telegraphs TO Gen.
Sherman 10 ask the Oonipissiousr OF
Indian Affairs 10 give him permissi0p
TO raise one hundred Pnwnee scouts.
uap, Sherman sant tho letter 10 tho
indian Commissioners Endorsed. "po
YOU objaut2" Comatissloner Smith tele'
graphed 10 Superintendent Nieholsph 10
let the pawpees go aud give them all the
searetary Chandler has organixed tho
Co,ntniaaion authorized by tho indian
appropriation bill 10 treat with tho
Sioux, They tneet In Omaha the asth
instant,
The recent reports of Indian lighting
afe now wholly discfedited at head
The intaHt adyioen indicate that Speaker
Kerr will not live through the night.
Secretary Cameron has gone 10 Harris.
burg. and Secretary Chandler to New
''"' vms INDIAN WAN.
Crock ana Terry Sat. Military Msve.
m~.,. =En.istins the ssvasss.
Rr, pAut, Aug. iH,@Capt. Colltna, of
tho Seventeenth Infantry, arrived at
niamaruk from Fort Duford last night.
He fails to confirm tho sguaw reports of
n recent battle between tho Indians aud
'refrya forces. Scouts from Terry'a
columns. two days out, arrived at Buford
Monday evening. Couriers who arrived
at tho supply depot, NJ the mouth of tho
1iosebud on the 18th inat,, report that
Terry'a command met tho head Of Gen.
Crook'a command early ON the 10th.
Crooks men we're following = large
Indian trajl In tho direction of Powder
river, Upon u short conaultatton of
Generals Terry and Crook. the com
manda were united. and proceeded on
tho trail that General Crock war follow.
Ing. Tho tifth infantry waa detached
from Tcrry'n column aud ordered back
20 the atoukadc. with instructions 10
take "A, 900 rations and embark on tho
steamer Far Weet, and patrol the Vel.
lowstone river m far aa the mouth OF
Powder river. and ASCERTAIN whether or
not the Indiana had auocecdrd In cross
Ing tho YellowHtone, II not. they nre
to prevent them.
III the meantime Terry and Crook
will come down On thcn with their
combined commands and forcc battle.
n Ia not positively known whether the
Indiana are on Tongue River or Powder
to loin Gen. Terry, They were Mt once
rationed aud forwarded 10 him. They
will he aent down tho north side OF the
river with Gen. Mtlea' command. the
Fifth Infantry,
The Pioneer Press and Tribune has
apeciai dispatch from uinmarck this
evening containing interesting news
additional 10 that already sent. The
steamer Silver Lake arrived nom above
to-day. There In report that tho
steamer Far Weet was fired Into fcw
miles below Fort Bufbrd, Tuesday. by u
party Of about fifty Indians. No dam
Well armed Indians recently ran OF n
herd OF 400 beef cattle from the Black
Hilla. killing all but one.
A large number Of horses have also
been run of. Tho boys killed one In.
dian. and his head, preserved In alcohol.
will be sent 10 Washington when tho
opportunity preaents.
Gray Eagles SCALP. taken by Dave
Campbell. was sent to tho Bismarok
that settles the question whether the
fellow was sealped.
Medicine Cloud and party, belonging
70 the Fort Peek Agency. whom Major
Mitchell, Indian Agent ut Fort Peck.
sent To Sitting Bull with message,
May 27th last, have returned to the
agency. The message sent by Major
Mitchell TO Sitting Bull was to the effect
that he desired him to come and visit
Fort Peck, hoping that such step
would result In his returning upon the
reservation. aU
WILEY M'Gllsn.
A violent Wsy of stepptng lnte Dead
MEMS ahoes.
AAl., a. VOtla., ~ 49, o..
yer, residing near Fort Donelson, was
found In the bushes near his home last
week. with his head severed from his
body.
Blll McBce and Jack Sechy were ar
rest ed on suspicion, and confessed hay
ing murdered McClish aud robbed him.
MoBee had on the murdered mans
shoes whom arrested. The murderers
are now In jail.
TmE DEArM-REU.
speaker Kerr's last Momests-mis Mind
stitl clear ana NtrWaE. u
RooKpnlpar ALUM SPRINGS, Va. Aug. |
ls.-Mr. Kerr suffered tho most intense
agony up to midnight last night, but
thereafter rested more comfortably.
His death Is now u question only OF
time, and that short one. His mind Is |
still clear and active; hts will "a Arm |
aud resolute as ever. Hon. s. y. Cox |
and wife have just arrived to pay their |
last tribute 10 the dying Speaker. He |
converses with them as freely as his fast |
failing strength will admit. Hon. Mont
gomery Blair has had to-day quite =
lengthy conversation with Mr.. Kerr.
DIR. Pope says he KERR cannot last
much longer: that his food refuses to
assimulate, and that he is now living
wholly upon his own flesh. This will |
soon fail him. Mr.. Kerr Is surrounded
by his friends. who are momentSrily
expecting his death. This morning he
dictated a dispatch to his law partner
ut New Albany, in which. after telling
OF his intense pain. he says:
The end OF 1t all Is near at hand: / |
wish IL could be painless. but fear not.
When the news comes to you at home,
bare 1t bravely and resiHnedly. for 1
will. My heart still turns to you with
warmest love-"
Mr.. Kerr's death may be looked for
before morning.
TME PEACE SOCIETY.
lt Denounces the Indian war ana Poor