The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-07

Of war since Wednesday. General Crook,
who arrived in OtAAAa to-day, telegraphed
General Sheridan that nothing was received
at headquarters there. General Crook thinks
Merritt should meet Payne's command
against the savages with but little loss, as he
must have had time to fortify during che night
succeeding the attack. Both Crook and
Thornburgh thought the force under the lat
ter large enough to cope with the Indians A
larger force would have been expensive, and
to have sent more men would have called
down criticism.
b Tn following changes are ordered: Col.
Mckenzie with six companies of the Fourth
Cavalry, to move from Fort Clark, Texas, to
Fort Hayes, Kansas; and on their ariva
there five companies to proceed direct to For
Garland, Colorado; Four companies of the
Twenty-second Infantry from Fort Gibson,
Indian Territory, TO proceed to Alamosa, and
thence to HagOsa Springs; four companies-of
infantry will be concentrated at Fort Dodge,
to follow if necessary.
CHICAGO, Oct. 4-Gen. Sheridan received
the following this morning via Fort Leayen-
worth, Kansas: Z. , - a Id ta
Morrow came up with Victoria and his
and orr the 28lh Of September, near Agus
Calient, and SO fa7, after two days, he reports
having inflicted a severe punishment on the
indians, captured sixty horses and mules, in
luding tw elve or more Of Hooker's horses.
Victoria, in an almost inaccessible country,
was well fortified, but Morrow d~islodged him.
Morrow continues the fight. I am sending
Apaches, just enlihed,a company OF Sixth
Cavalry, and two companies from Stanton
to him, and now have no doubt Of the final
result. 'ala *'"" @7st42aS2
NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-The Supreme Court,
in extraordinary session, has ordered the PO-
lice Board to appoint one Tanmany inspector
in each election district.
Sl = NVs-.- ...,~ . 4, C--.- Sc ~
amount of sobriety and Judgment whicll.en-
tiers into the transactions of the Stock Ex-
change may be formed from the record Of
Yesterdays dealings. They covered $4,000
shares, Of which 300 were affected directly OF
indirectly by the, as yet uneompletedr agree
ment among the coal companies" The Times
thinks the Exchange a very bad place to- ven
ture money in now, yet the Indications are
that a greaE deal of outside. capital is being
laiddown there. ess a in frl ,eta
New YORK, Oct. 3-The Times Washing
ton special says, speaking with reference TO
the political campaign in Massachusetts,: M
torney-General Devens said, this afternO on
he had no doubt whatever Of. the success of
the Republicans, Notwithstanding the extra
ordinary bitter combination against them.
The determination of Hon. Chss. P. Thomp-
son not to stand as the candidate ofshe regu-
lar Democrats for Governae has occasioned a
Encouragement of the slate. for next Tuesday.
TIL Faneuil Hall convention has fer the mo-
ment strengthened Buffers position. Much
u epends on the action of the coming eonven-
ion. Butler awaits it before taking the
tstump. He begins speech making in Faneuil
Hall, Wednesday night, and will continue to
+ the end of the campaign. 's"N." ''7
: NEW YORK, Oct. "A French pMGlication
= here, seriously announces that there is a. re-
port current in Washington that Grant has
' offered to conduct the campaign against the
t Utes. 1t says: Grinding himself in close
proximity to the theater Of the wan the idea
s naturally occurred to him, like a good patriot,
r to place his sword anew at the seMiee of his
country. .,.. .... ....a. .n4r, g.
e CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The Chicago Base Ball
Club, as reorganized for its Pacific coast trip,
played its first game here to-day with the
Dubuques, beating them eleven tasix.