The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-07-24

The army retired list now lacks but
very few names of being filed.
Four Waterloo officers died last year.
Any survivors must now be at least 20.
Col. W. T. Gentry, recently promot-
ed major, Ninth infantry, leaves next
week to join his regiment at Omaha,
Neb.
The strength of the Egyptian army
has been fixed at 1000 men. The
minister Of war has ordered the sale of
a large quantity Of war material.
A Berlin dispatch to London says
that the contemplated increase of the
army is in consequence of the increased
military strength of France and Rus
STA.
The secretary of war, upon the re-
commentator of Gen. Scho6eld, COM
handing at the military academy, has
dismissed six cadets for hazing.
A correspondent Of the Philadelphia
Erening Telegraph; of Joly 8, writes an
exceedingly interesting account of the
visit of Gen. Grant in Kong Kong, In
describing the dinner, he says: SIT
having occupied q long time, it was
suggested that we should abandon the
remaining f~orty-six courses" The
whole letter is well worth perusal.
Napoleon and Wellington had fin
ished their work before they had
reached the age of Sir Garnet wolse-
ley, who is looked upon by the British
veterans as still a chicken.
Gen. Sturgis of the Seventh cavalry,
and family, are at Fort Meade, Dakota.
In the suit of Surgeon Phillips, U. s.
A., for a divorce form his wife, spoken
of last week, the plaintiffs replication
charges his wife with drunkenness, and
mentions the names of officers and of a
hospital steward with whom he charges
that she was improperly intimate. He
also says that he expects to be placed
on the retired list, at a salary of only
$500, and that his income beyond his
salary is only $500 per aunum Judge
Potter reserved his decision.
A discussion is going on as to wheth-
er Gen. Custer wore his hair long at
the time of the massacre. Numerous
authorities are quoted to support zach
side, and one is left to conclude for
himself after reading the testimony.
The only important point in the matter
is mentioned by the Inter Ocean in the
following paragraph: every picture
of the battle, every engraving or por-
trait, even that in the story Of his life
represents Custer with his long hair.
But the testimony of Carrignton and
other military men is almost conclusive
in showing that at the time of the bat
tie he wore his hair short. Who, then,
was the long haired man that the Indi-
ans saw rallying his troops and fighting
desperately to the last, and who to this
day rides ~picturesquely through every
Indian story Of the battleY
Daniel Sickles, of Sickles-Key noto-
is mentioned as the probable sue
cessor of Adjutant General Townsend.
Mai. James T. Hoyt, a quartermaster
in the army during the late war;, died
in San Francisco recently.
Private Edward Walker, U. S. A., a
cavalry fsoldier who has seen sixteen
years service in the regular army, and
whose time had expired, went west yes
to reenlist, He has received
honorable mention for bravery in sew
eral contests, notably in the last fight
with the Cheyennes.
Lieut.. Edelin,, the former adjntant of
the Second confederate dragons, is to
be placed in charge Of the military sur
veys west of the meridian.
Brevet Col. Edward b. Williston,
captain Second artillery, stationed at
Fort Clark, is experimenting with Cat
lin gun carriages with a view to MAX
ing one suitable for field service. Col.
Williston commanded a light battery
the late war.