Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-20
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Three companies of Miles command ~.
Gently crossed the Missouri river at Fort
Peck on some kind Of an expedition. All
scouts have been ordered to Fort Peck.
DR.. Pierce was drowned on the l4th OF
March while fording the Big Horn river,
near Fort Custer. The doctor leaves a fam
lily in the east and his loss is much regret.
ted by the numerous friends he had made
during his short %sojourn in this section.
In a recent conversation Sitting Bull is
credited with the remark, I'VE don't care
about getting killed OIL, perhaps the sooner
this happens, the better for u.s. but this
would seem to be nothing moro than mere
bravado, as they really place q higher value
on life, if not individually, at least collec-
lively, than their pale faced brothers.
The Yellowstone wood haws' are happy
because the immense fall of snow insures
much business on the river, but there will
not be as much wood in the market, . we'll
informed correspondent says, as Mr.. Coy
kendall, alone, had last year. In answer to
a correspondent the Tribune states that
none Of the land north of the Yellow.
stone, between that and the Missouri, is in
cluded in the Indian reservation, nor is that
south of the Yellowstone between Powder
river and a point about twenty miles west Of
the mouth of the Great Porcupine. The
Rec reservation extends from Fort Ellis on
the south side Of the Yellowstone. The
Crow reservation extends from Fort Ellis
on the south side OF the Yellowstone, to
near the mouth Of the Grea! Porcupine.
\. motion was made to-day in tine judi
ciary committee of the national house Of
representatives on the 10th to reconsider its
action taken on the senate bill annulling
the act of the Wyoming legislature relating
to the judicial districts Of the territory.
The committee some time ago agreed to re-
port the bill favorablys;b hut upon further in
vestigation of the subject by several menu
bers they are disposed to reconsider their
action and reject the bill. 1t is held that
according to the organic law, the legislature
has power to redistrict the territory, and
congress has no right TO interfere. As a re-
suit Of the redistricting, VIM. H. Peck, one
of the Judges, was assigned to a little out-of-
the-wav district, and it appears that it is he
and his friends who have been working with
congress to have the act Of the legislature
annulled.
The Bismarck Tribune's up the Yellow
stone correspondent sends the following
items: Gen. Buell., commanding at Fl.
Custer, at the request of the citizens Of
Sherman has stationed cavalry at that place
for the protection of settlers. There is
music in the air" among Mont,na stage
men. Huntley & Co. propose to run oppo.
si,ion lines from Fl. Keogh to Bozemsn,
from Bozeman to Helena from Bozeman TO
Virginia City. Good for travelers......The
Crows have consented to love Uncle Sam
uel ''for vet a little longer and will come
down the Yellowstone to some point be-
tween the mouth Of the Big Horn river and
the Rosebud......A few town lot spectators
have made their advent on the Yellowstone,
but as vet their bank accounts have not
been materially swelled. Custer county
is q little exercised about representation in
the next Montana legislature. and will ask
congress to step in and fix the matter up.
1t should be done......The four companies
of the I'd cavalry that are now at Fl. Ellis,
NJ. T., have beeu ordered 10 Dor at Fit.
Custer, NJ. T.."..Gen. Buell. arrived on the
ground where Fit. Custer now stands, on the
26th Of last June with 80 soldiers, 6S citi-
Zens and mechanics. On tue 7ih Of July
the steamer John G. Fletcher arrived with
a saw mil and 100 more mechanics. On
the 1st day Of August but al, 900 Of $780,
600 that was at his disposal was left and no
houses were up. On the 18th OF Novem.
Der the troops moved into their quarters, II
companies of the % cavalry and 4 Of the
18th infantry ana all we're comfortable
with some of the 81, 900 left. This simple
statement of facts needs no word of eulogy
to prove the efficiency and ability of Gen.
p,,ol1