The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-14
ELEGRAMS +!
UNITED STATES.

H ~ AA -0s
Merritt, dated October 9Th on Milk run, was
forwarded to General Sheridan tonight. 1t
says: rs . II ~
"Ne relieved Captain Payne's command at
$50 this morning. We found the command
much as reported in the original dispatches.
The casualties were twelve killed and forty
three wounded. ALI the animals of the COM
mand were killed except twelve mules and
three horses. OF the four companies of cav
airy, Capt. Dodge with his company arrived
first at Capt. Payne's intrenchments, but all
his horses were killed by the enemy. Toe
much praise cannot be given this gallant Off
Ger and his command for the p~raiseworthy
act in the reinforcement of Payne. Words
fail to describe the scene in the vicinity of
this wretched intrenchment. Over three
hundred dead amin Is are lying outside the
breastworks, the stencil from which is some
thing horrible. The wounded are doing
well. Captain Payne and Lieut.. Paddock
are both improving. | cannot give too much
credit to my gallent officers and men for
their admirable conduct during the march.
In something like forty-eight hours my COM
mand has marched about one hundred and
seventy miles over miserable. dusty roads ;
the worst ever travelled"
The rest of his dispatch is devoted to the
praising of his subordinates whom he COM
mends in the warmest manner, mentioning
especially Lieutenants Swift, Bishop, Burke,
Schuyler and Weir, and Colonies Compton
and Sumner. 1t will be observed that he
says nothing of the fight which he is reported
to have had with Indians while en- route.
That report may, therefore, be set down as a
fiction.
New YORK, October S.-Roscoe Conkling
opened the Republican campaign at the Acad-
envy of Music, Brooklyn, tonight. A large
audience was present. He devoted himself
almost exclusively to National affairs, denying
that there was issue on State concerns. He
denounced the disfranchisement of the blacks
and the reputation of State debts by the
South, as well as the whole system of State
rights to which we owed the late rebellion.
He contrasted the lenity shown by the
Nation to the rebels to the act of The late
Democratic Congress. He upheld all we'll
known Republican doctrines, including the
jury law, troops at the polls, etc, and finally
declared that danger was now as imminent
as it was in 1860.
J KANSAS CITY, Oct. s.-The Chicago and
. Alton train, which leaves this city at GAO
p. m, was robbed of its express money at
Glendale, fifteen miles east of this city. The
train was stopped by about twenty masked
men who kept up a continual firing while the
messengers safe was robbed. The messen'
ger was knocked dow but not seriously hurt
. Fifty thousand dollars is the estimated loss
= The agent at Glendale is missing.
New YORK, Oct. SIN a letter to a friend
at the East dated San Francisco, Sept. 2Sth.
Grant explicitly says that he approves all thai
has been done towards organizing ali Ameri
can company for constructing an inter-oceanit
canal, and is ready heartily to cooperate il
the work. 81 approve" he says, of wha
bas hann done and If tho na0n1a of fht
United States will take hold of the Nicaragu;
route in earnest (the only practicable route
comparatively I will give all the. aid in m,
power. l shall not start East before the 27tl
of November, and even then | do not eXpec
to go east of Chicago before the Holidays
but if l could do any good for the cana
enterprise by doing so would go earlier"
!. DENVER, Oct. s.-Reports from the soutl
and west to-day show that Breckenridge
\ Dudley and Alma are safe. No Indians hav
appeared near them. None have been seel
! within fifty miles of Leadville. Three hun
, dred stand of arms and ammunition. will b.
sent to Leadville tomorrow morning. TIL
report of Merltt's battle with the Indians, i
, confirmed to-day by a dispatch to the Govern
, or from General Pope.
SAN Francisco, Oct. S.-Lieutenant Far
J row telegraphs by way of La Perai from
! Northern Idaho, that the band of hostiles VIII
- committed the murders at RAINS ranch, al,
have been depredating in that section Q
country have surrendered Internationally
j. r. Alsup, formerly bookkeeper for Meek
er, James q Co., of thisc city, who absconde
defaulter of $1,000 last April, was arrested a
Callao, and on & requisition and brought her
Oh the ship Valparaiso which arrived last night
While passing Fort Point, Alsup, watching a
opportunity, jumped overheard. He left
lie note to the effect that he had determined neI
cr to return to this city alive.
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.-Nothing new regardin
the Indian war has been received at heaC
quarters this morning. The officers expires
great satisfaction with the action of Captal
Dodge and his colored troops, who first re
lieved Payne, although under no orders to d
so. He made a perilcus march through a
infested country with forty men and force
his way through the savages into the cam
with unequalled valor and pluck. The Ii
If dams have a peculiar hatred for these colore
troops, which the latter return with interes
General Merritt's report is criticised as givin
! no important facts respecting the situation o
- Milk River and as being taken up with til
laudatiOn of various SubOrdinates, the ratui
-, of whose services he fails to disclose, an
" whom he should at any rate Ommen i
future written reports. 1t is believed tn
consolidated commands are by this time e
route for White River agency. The create
interest is manifested for the safety of thu
u.s. post. The leport that the Indians have bee
killing the men and caring for the women
-. discrediteu.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-The Independent r.
publican Executive Committee has addresse
a letter to the Union League Club asking til
cooperation of its members, as the recognize
representatives of the real Republican part.
in their endeavor to elect the Republica
State ticket and defeat Cornell and Soul
The letter is signed by r. X. Barker, Chai
man F. W. Whiteridge, Secretary; A. {
Zabriskie, Treasurer, and six others, VII