The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-01-27

cavalry, U, s. A., was married by the
Rev. VIM. r. MoIgon, d. D.. in st.
Thomas's church, New York city, Jan.
18th, TO Miss Helen Grant. The bride,
attended BY hermother, Bss,giyen away
BY her relative, Mr.. Thomas, Free
born. at whose residence, No. Is East
Forty-hrst street, a reception was held
after the ceremony. Lieut.. B~eardslee,
of the Ninth regular infantry, was best
man. He and the ushers, Lieuts. Run
sic. First artillery, and Lieuts. Town
send, Figebeger, Lusk, Brigham and
Casey, of the Engineer corps, wore
their uniforms. There were no brids-
maids.
A telegram from Fort Buford, d. T..
Jan. 26, gives the following news from
Sitting Bull: A man who has just ar
rived from Woody mountain at this
post reports that Sitting Bull has for
mally surrendered there to the Canadian
government, and asks that he may be
sent under charge Of an officer of the
Northwestern police to Fl. Buford, and
turned over 10 the military authorities
at this post, and says that Sitting Bull
stated that he left Canada with the in
tention of surrendering to Major Brosh-
erton, but became alarmed at the pres
ence of the troops at Polar creek agen.
cy, and feared that he was going to be
dealt with treacherously, and that he
knew that these troops were from TT.
Keogh, and had fought them so often
before that he dare not trust himself or
his people in their hands. He says that
he Is willing to go to Fl. Buford, when
ever the Canadian authorities will send
him, and will give him up in good faith
to Brosherton. The man who brought
the news is believed to be trustworthy.
We have in the army, according to
the statements made in congress, the
other day on the army appropriation bill,
sixteen brigadiers for every ], 161 men;
sixty-eight colonies, or one for every
800 men; eighty five lieut.. colonies, or
one for every 800 men; 243 majors, or
one for about every 100 men. and a
captain for every forty men.
A st. Louis dispatch says: Archibald
Gibson, second lieut.. of the I'd United
States cavalry and son of a prominent
lawyer, died here to-day Of in1amma-
ton of the brain. caused by a singular
event which occurred while he was a
West Point student. One day while on
parade a spider got in his ear, and the
rules prohibited his removing it. and he
stood in the ranks while the creature
worked its way into his ear, and when
he was dismissed his ear was full of
blood. This caused corroson of the bone
next to the brain, and he has never
been completely well since, although
having done some hard service in Da-
kota.
st. Paul, Jan. 26.-The Pioneer Press
just received from its Fl. Buford spec
ial correspondent advices from a run
ner who reports that he learned at
Woody mountain that Sitting Bull has
surrendered to the Canadian mounted
police, and proposes to 60 to Buford
under their escort for fear of bodily
harm. The report lacks official con
frmation, but it looks reasonable in the
light Of the late official advices.
A recent order from the war depart
ment countermands the transfer of
Col. Thomas Wilson, chief commissary
of the department of the Platte, from
Omaha to st. Louis. Col. Wilson will
remain in this department for the pres
ent.
Major w. A. Elderkin, conissary in
charge of the subsistence department
at Cheyenne dept, who was ordered to
relieve Col. Wilson, as chief commits
sary at Omaha, Las been transferred to
Little rock, Ark, as chief commissary
Of the new department of the Arkansas,
Gen. Mackenzie commanding. Maj.
Elderkin departed yesterday for his
new station.
Capt. j. ]. O'Brine, 4th infantry,
recently stationed at Fort D.. Rus
sull. has been ordered to assume charge
of the subsistence stores at Cheyenne
depot, as acting assistant commissary
of subsistence, and he entered upon his
duties yesterday, relieving Major Elder
kin. Captain Clague, q. s. U. S. A.,
who has, under a former order from
headquarters of the army, been assigned
to Cheyenne depot, will probably not ar
rive here until April next, to relieve
Captain O'Brien.
? Major. j. W. Mason, Third cavalry,
commanding Fort Washable, w. T.,
is appointed a special inspector, to in
spect at his post. such unservicable
property for which Captain G. Russell,
Third cavalry, commanding company
K, is responsible, as may now require
the action of an inspector.
By authority from the adjutant-gen-
erals office, dated January Is, 1881, a
frrlough for four months, with per-
mession to 60 be- ond the sea, Ito take
effect after his re-enlistment, is grant
ed private William NJ. Chambers, COM
pany F, Fourteenth infantry.