The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-14
THE INDIAN WAR.

,r,,r,,,S FOR TWO NEW MILITARY
Az ,w.,F FROM RENo'S CAMP-WAk
roc ,yo,-Sp CUSTER'S HEART-RAlD
~, prp-sNlNs UroN A SEtILEnHS l.
,,rn rlrI.. SHERIDAN os'N" ihh
M,n r Ry TELEGRAPH.
,.,.ro> .Iuly la.-The House to-day
WI hill apprapriating s2oo.eoV TOT tne
>.r,,r,ion of two military posts or aepots
|'".,,rdanrr with the recomnlenuatlohs
u, "Ccnrra,> Sheridan. Terry, custer, ana
M Military officers rs early rs feoruary
c''.' Thr tirf named. in response TO m
a. ..i,. hy thc House tommiltcc on Mllstary
QT1!!, Gid thc Indian question in the Black
AH"'. ,',,.t hc settled by the establishment
h",I Indians on the Missouri river, and in
Oh u" ".,nnnljsAmcnt OF this purpose TWO
!" ,,.;n have 10 he located. one NJ or
i", .,n mouth OF the Big Horn river, ana
~" ..T.- n or near the mouth ofthc Tongue
iaN "''' rrc,;rn;nary measures have already
wv. -, IN FOR the establishment OF the posts,
{" ,'.;,;,,a,ion OF favorable action by the
II ',.',' ~ he bin. They are considered ne
f','r :, give efficiency to the operations
,5,r ,r,ny and 10 place the troops i'll such
o. -; ,ha thew can etfrctually control the
,i. sinrx. and from which operations
n.y., carried on without the great expense
' ..',,.Iir,., long and difficult marches.
,wA!r FROM RENo'S CANT.
,..,..r.,,>,nan Wallace. OF South Carolina,
. lax received n letter from his son. George
:, Wallace, who is \ lieutenant in the Sew
...n ryyqlgv. He was with the detachment
-"t,r Major Reno. The letter is dated
V..Iay.ronc. July ;. and Lieutenant Wal
,,,, announce, that they had just scd
.T. liver and were hen on the battle-ground
- f,-S. The following extract bears upon
Ne. late disaster
.uir noble regiment is almost ohlite-
rsrri. hut mrrciiul God has spared few.
-, tLr ,iy,. companies that were with Gen.
c-ll Custer not one man is left to tell the
,,,.y Of the massacre. We cntrcnchcd our
.sryr> and kept them off. We did not have
.3yr hundred men. and were surrounded by
al, :ar hostile Indians OF the West. They
v,rr spcndidlv armed and well disciplined.
Congress and the country cannot do too
r,,l,h for Major Reno and his brave little
hand. OF our terrible suffering will write
main. We have to stay here some weeks
:, rrcunnratc. In the mean time Crook,
with strong force. is coming 10 clean ont
III. SIOUX.
Lieutenant Wallace adds that Lieutenant
Mcintosh, who was killed. died like sol
der. and was brave 10 the last.
THE late GENERAL CUSTER.
CmcAGo. June PA special from Sioux
civ SAYS the Indians arriving there from
,i,,- ln l,ut Ia, a
fought give IN account OF tie harbarous
trc::urnt II the bodies OF the deceased sol
dlcr,. Rain in the Face cut the heart from
Clusters dead body, put it on pole, and Il
aTand war dance was held around ii. The
indians Were iuhilant, boastful. and san
.Uinc Of maxim" better terms on account OF
their success.
NV ioEK, July l2.-Thc Army and
Navy Club adopted resolutions last night
drp!oriug the death OF Custer and his 9TH.
Ger, and men. and appointing committee
20 be charged with Il permanent commence
ration II the dead heroes.
AN INDIAN RAID.
CHEYENNE. ". T.. July 12.-On Saturday
night body OF Indians railcd the ranches
q Ramsey anti Hunter < Abbot. fifty miles
north on the thug. taking nine horses from
the former and thirteen from the latter.
Adyicc- from North Platte state that
Major Walker. just in from Birdwood, re.
port. the indians in large numbers in camp
on the head waters If the Dismal. north OF
that place. There is no further news from
General Crook, and 10 uncasiness whatever
l. felt IL Fctt"rman for his safety.
Latest advicc> from General Merrill, Fifth
cavalry headquarters, say all is quiet in tina
vicinity.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The followin!
telegram was received here last evening:
CHICAGO, July II.
G"n"rai ". I. Sherman. Washington:
There is nothing new from the Indian
country. DctachmcntS OF the Twenty
second are IN route. The Fifth will 60 TO
Morrow. Heard from Merritt to-day, ant
viii probably hear from Crook tonight.
>Ign"dI L. II. SHERIDAN.
4 dispatch from General Sheridan, dated
to-day. says NO news
The iol!oWing-namcd officers OF the Sey.
cnli cavalry are ordered TO join their regi.
mri!t Il once: First Lieutenant james NJ
br!l. now on leave; First Lieutenant Henry
Jackson. on dltva the Signal Headquarters
Of Tn. army: second Lieutenant Charles w.
Larnod. on duty at West Point.
LIEUTENANT CRiTTENDEN.
ALBANY. july ll.-Mr. Harvey Ellis, OF
IN, city, was at the West Point Academy
when Lieutenant Crittcnden, who was
among IA" officers killed with Custer, was 4
>i"d"nt there. Among other interesting
"reminiscences OF Young Crittenden, he
STATE, that the deceased was lad OF
Surh delicate physique that the class
called hin "thcir baby" and relieved
him from many OF the harsher duties
OF cadet life. and iorbore altogether
rom lara>>in- him with the discomiorts oil
haZ!ns. He was modest and shy, but showed
piurky determination to get along, not
Wihs'andin@ hi> physical delicacy; and the
rI."> generally recognized the vein OF gal.
"hlry IN him which rendered possible his
taking part in the terrible charge OF June
-. II" bore blue Kentucky blood in his
VEINS. being the son OF General Tom -
,FRlrnurn. and grandson OF the famous
senator john J. Crittcnden, OF kentucky
" q. i"iMliy Of rs ariStocratic prctcnsions us the
'i"ys and BreckinridyeS.
- VAR AGAINST EVIL TENDENCIEs.-Jud
I 'utr appears 10 have startled the Peace
congress IN Carpenters Hall yesterday by
'AiTt>>!Ng The opinion that war was some