The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22
SHERIDAN On TIE FRONTIER.
His sudden Arrival AZ, and Depart.
ure From the Headquarters Of the
Bradley Expedition.

HI. sudden Arrival AZ, and Depart
ure From the Headquarters Of shs
Bradley Expedition.
A soldier with the Bradley expedition
on the Little Missouri river, Montana
writes: Whatever may be the foundation
of the old adage Large bodies move slow
ly," We are certain 10 the truth of the re-
verse-thdintense velc city Of small ones-by
the arrival of Gen. Sheridan, the Little
Big Man" of the army. He came like a
rocket the 22nd inst, forty-eight hours
ahead OF time, and departed like a whirl
wind at aybreak the 23d.
The effects he produced were not unlike
a tornado, upsetting plans ,for the season,
breaking up officers messes, scattering
troops, dashing many fond hopes to the
ground. He had come ninety miles in
forty-eight hours in an ambulance, over a
new country, with Capt Henry's company
of the Sd Cavalry, that Left here on the
18th ul;. to meet him 4: Crook City. lie
gave the boys a lively ride, and they led
him over some rough country, but, being
in a spring vehicle, presume he had the
advantage 1t is said his first remark to
General Bradley, upon touching the
ground, was
this Is DEVIL OF COUNTRY
He may be pardoned the expression, for it
seldom received so mid description. The
same authority says that he took one drink
of water, and said Bradley, you must
move this camp. This will never do" |
don't mean to say that he is judge of
good water, but, this being SO much worse
Than any he ever tasted, we were thankful
he had authority to save LIS all further an
noyance. We only wonder, when the post
trader, during the evening gave him
drink of his lightning, he did not order
him from the camp. But being OF the ''old
school," perhaps he thinks mo whisky is
really bad" We begin to think SO ourssl-
YES, for if this u not bad. all We eyer saw be-
fore was better; and while it contains a
large amount of headache to the cubic
inch, it has not SO much "colicane" and
cramps, and one can sleep after an over
dose without closing up like jack knife.
Little Phir' said that the occupation Of
the country and the thorough scouting al
ready done had had a salutary effect upon
both the hostiles and the refractory agency
Indians, and that
No TROUBLE WAS ANTICIPATED THIS
SEASON.
Al
~ u '.is seetion VI :ne .1untiy, 50 long as
'he 'roole o1IuPy H. at ieas', anu 'ha' .ne
saore "ouiG DC oeateh ,n'o sPaue anu al
graph line. The troops in camp at Bear
Butte, Just east Of Crook City, will con-
struct Inc line from fort Suny, on the
missouri, ABOUT Two hundreo mics ihose
a. r0it Mchiln"ey, al 'he eastern pase Vi
"ooo u ,hai post solne oue huholeo
ana sign,v miles. ne troops o. lnis com
man1 win construct the iine irom ~ peaa
Eooo 10 TINS point eigh'y miies. lnose AT
or heogh, rom mere 70 ihat post, one
nundred ana ior'y miles, anu tnose al Tof'
custer, al inc mouth OF the Lille big HORN
from heosh 10 that posi-, some one nun,
dred ana iorly miles. ms makes srana
total oil seven hundred and loriy miles oil
line 70 DE constructed py tne troops mere
ana those corporation win US. ms Is
r r awkward warfare ior cavalry Iut
army and will enable forces to operate in
THIS Is ANOTHER OF THE MANY LOADS
tne army mas 70 carry. Next winner Con
gress VIII ngnt over the expenses Oh tne
!, army, anu 10 economic, VIII CUT OH lew
hundred or tnousand enlisted men or cut
down tne pay 0, ,ne on'cers smaii Percen-
'age. II IL wouid muster tne Enoie army
out, 70 there would mol oe soldier or ON
Ger Ie!t, there would sui nave 10 De an aP-
preparation Oh Ten or Twelve million dollars
lor the maintenance oil Inc army or all
these ieeehes upon tne army sitai- would
have TO De auacned 10 some other depart
ment oil the government. When the peopie
see ine enormous appropriations mace an
nnaiIy Tor the army, now lttie they Know
what small iraction thereof goes to the
support OF the army proper, or ~h@' extra
neous burdens the little army has TO shout
der, and how little credit IT. gets. lin tune
OF war prepare ior peace should be the
true motto OF the line ofhcer. The troops
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