Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-11-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

Gen. Longstreet is hard at work upon
a relRrt of The Gettysburg battle for the
Philadelphia Times. Hc expects to throw a
good deal of light upon the subject.
As result of the cigarmakers' strike,
manufacturers are negotiating TO get the
business of cigar making away from New
York entirely and transfer it to Cincinnati
and New Haven. These two cities are said
to he foremost in the business. ..
The necessary appliances for the con.
struction of the five locks at Muscle shoals
were shipped from Chicago last week, and
work will be begun Immediately upon their
arrival. A.gonileman from Chicago will ac.
company the tools and appliances and will
remain on the work. IT..
E&>Gov. Abner COburn, of Maine,
owns $4,000 acres of land, divided as fol,
lows: Maine, 100000 acres; Canada, 49,.
600; Wisconsin, $500; Dakota, $4,000;
Michigan, 10000; Minnesota, 1900. His
latest purchase is that of tract in Dakota,
and was taken OF the Northern Pacific rails
road in lieu Of stock, in which road he in.
vested some $4,000
Gen. Sherman, who has Just returned
to: Washington from his ten'thousand,mile
tour of inspection OF the frontier service. ex-
presses his opinion of the Indian troubles as
follows: "FOr a time, at least, our troubles
with the Indians are at an end, but the final
adjustment OF difficulties with the natives
will not be made until the army is of suffi.
cient size and strength to hold them in awe.
There are sufficient officers, but not enough
troops on the frontier. ! am not in favor Of
increasing the army" said Gen. Sherman,
"but am in favor of increasing the number
Of regular troops. can make the army fifty
per cent stronger at an additional cost Of
five per cent, by giving to each company its
complete quota of one hundred men. At
least ten per cent. of this number, by reason
OF details at headquarters, are kept from ac>
tive duty" a. .i.
The following is given by Gen. Crook,
under date OF the 24th: Ali arrangements,
as far as possible, are completed for the re.
moyal OF the Sioux at Spotted Tail and Red
Cloud agencies to their temporary locations.
Capt. Vessels, with two companies OF the
hirdScavalry, and all the Indians Of Red
Cloud agency will leave Thursday for place
on the White river in Dakota, about forty
miles from the Missouri river. Capt. Daw'
son, with two companies of the same req.
ment, and the Indians at Spotted Tail agency,
will leave there the same day for the PonCa
reservation in the northern part OF Nebraska,
Mt the mouth of the Nebraska river, where
they will remain until spring. The Arrapa-
hoes, who are TO move TO the vicinity Of the
ShoshOne reservation, are expected TO start
the SINE day. Gen. Crook anticipates no
trouble whatever. lie says with regard to
the abandonment of the frontier posts, that
Camps Robinson and Sheridan are the only
posts to be abandoned this fall. He thinks
the BOYS will be retained at most OF the posts
ON the Union Pacific, Forts Laramie, Fetter.
man, Mckinney and Camps Brown and stan
baugh, for many years. '+"F
A special from the Sitting Bull commits
sion, Fort Worth, British northwest terrl
tory, saws the commission has met Sitting
Bull, and has utterly failed to obtain any
satisfaction or terms of settlement from him.
After detailing the difficulties through which
the commission passed before reaching the
Indian band, and the reluctance OF the In.
dams in yielding to the persuasions Of the
Canadians, and allowing an interview to take
place, they fearing some trap was about to be
sprung on them, the correspondent describes
Sitting.Bull as swarthy, black haired,
beardless, pure. .blooded savage, with an air
Of judicial gravity and intelligence. He con-
iinnally fears treachery on the part Of the
Americans, and distrusts his own tribe when
they are near. He refused to shake hands
with the commissioner, and said he wented
them to sit out in full view, not behind the
table. ,They complied, General Terry ad'
dressed them, stating the object of the visit,
namely, that the president wished hostilities
to cease forever, for the sake Of all parties.
II the Indians would return, and refrain
from hostile acts against the United States
government, free pardon would be given
10 ali past acts, no attempt would be made
to punish them, and the past would be for
gotten, This the president promised. lie
went ON to say that all other hostile Indians
had now surrendered to the United States,
authorities snd had received no punishment
whatever, but had been received as friends,
Tbey had received or would receive the pro-
ceeds of the sales Of their horses and arms,
and had been presented with cows and had
othcrwse received honorable and just treat
msnt the same terms were offered Sitting
| Rull's people. the savage warror smiled
hroodly at the mention Of surrender The
aneech produced no effect, the offer OF pence
waT yeiectei, the council broke up and the
Commissioners turned their faces hemewOrd