Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 17, 1879, Page 6

TiE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1 They formed In line aa they after terming. MAJ. RENO. were moving, fop the Adjutant cams to Company G and told them to increase thelr gait and form on the lefs of the line, forming one line of thirce compantes, With Company G on the extreme maved on n that order until Fourth Day's .Session of the Court of Inquiry. Lieut. Wallnce Subjected to | thew sporoxch ted t back a lttle Close Cross-Examination. s and ask the witness If he rememlicred whether they were accompanted to tne ford, ** A, by Liciit. Cook anil Capt, Keough. ‘The witness stated, in reply, that. those offlcers atarted with Reno's inen, for he saw them and hieard them talking as they rode along. they turned back, h sea them aftor the fignt uu He Indorses Maj. Reno’s Conduct in Every Respeot, e ddid 1ot know. til he found tholr Mo Did fhe Best that Conld Have Beem Domo ng the woods, after the gallop, con- Under the Cireomstances. ! ftness, the command baited and the *'PREFARN TO FIONT ON rootr" The men accordingly dismounted, leaving the horse-holders mounted. The men of the command could not bo called *practiced horsemen. As to longth of service, some had been in for two or three years, othera for four, and in Company G, of which witneas was then Sccond Licntenant, there were twenty recruits received into the ranks as they passed through Ht. Vaul In the latter part of April. Manv of the culisted men bad never been on_ horscback started out in this campalzn. of them almost lost control of thelr horaes, and ‘witness had a good deal of trouble in keeping When the command halted, front of the ling~-rather in After dismounting, Tho Fesling in Begard to Oustor—The Ground Where They Were Killed, Wo Indioations There of = Protracted The Reno Investigation was rcsumed at 1l o'clack yesterday. Licut. Wallace, the same witness who was on the stand the day before, * wastn his place, his oxamipation nothaving been | (jom - siratglit, Licut. Lee, Recorder, suggested that theshort. hand writer read tho portion of the witness’ tes™ timony which was given Wednesday, and was transcribed. This was accordinzly done, and the reading consumed a considerable time. As the cross-examination of the witness was about to ba proceeded with, Mr. Gilbert, counsel for Ms). Reno, puc in A TLEA FOR Titd MEMBERS OF THA PRESS, in the form of & suggestion, mildly made. He #nid he had noticed that the newspapers and the wublic were taking & great dcal of interest in the proceedings of the Conrt of Inqulry fn this matter, and daily contafoed pretty full reports; but, owing to the lack of facilitics piven tho ro- porters, they were unable to get things correet st all times, and thoy had satd some things ‘which had done his client. injustice. 1lke tho Judgen of tho Court, {f they felt so dis- posed, to consider tho matter of granting the newspaper representatives more prigileges dur- ing the remaluder of tho investization, A elort whispered coosultation was held smong the officers of the Court and the Re- corder, at the end of which it was announced that tho reporters were at liberty to take notes, wheroupon a dozen whipped paper and pencils from thelr pockets sinultancously, and com- menced a vigorous scratching upon their knees. To-day it is promiscd that a table will bs sup- plicd, and every factlity glven. LIEUT. WALLACE was first nsked when hie regiment. was broken foto battallons, to which ho replied that it was shortly after 13 o'clock, June 25, Defore that 4t Il toved as one Lattelion under the com- mand of Gen. Custer, Reno acting as sccond in command, but taving no specitic command. Witness heard Maj, Reno eay, the day ho Teft, that he was dirceted to perform the duties of Licutepant-Colonel, One of the newlg-formed lattalions was plaved under the commnand of Reno, another under Benteen, and another no- der Custer, Tho first hag Companies A, G, nud M, the second, B, X, and H, and Custer C, Rono’s mico did not exceed Custer bad nbout front and right of centre, the command deplosed In 8 skirmish lioe, the Tiorsea heing taken into the timber by tha hoise- holders, wha wers uhout one-fourth of the com- mand. Before tho halt, witncas saw the Indisns to the numbar ot over thero was a heavy dust furthier down the valley, indlraning thoe presenco of monnted men. Q.—\When_you crossed the river, the order on which Ma). Reno scted was predicated on two he first was, that the enemy was flee- .~That was what I understood fit,— Indtans were ou the jump. ~Tie next thing was that the rest of the d would follow fn subport! A—Yes. t was the underatanding? A.—Yes. 2 asn't that tho understanding of every ottier ofticer? A.~It was of thoso I talked withi, after and during the fight. —After the men wero dismounted and the t to the timber, the skirmisti-line was THE SKIRSIISI-LINE, Q.—Docs the dotted line on this map re; sent the poaition of the skirmish-line correc wonld you correct the skirmish-line? sz olf about three-fourths of It, front pare correct? A.—Tha left or towards tho Indian ‘ou eay Maj. Reno bad from 110 to 115 was furtber in front, —Yes. at was the distance between the men in the skirmish-ling1 A.~Five yards is the Q. tiinating the number of men and the oflicers, what waa the length of the skirmish- ling{ A.—Ho probably had seventy or seventy- five men on the skirmish-lue. ,—What distance wonld you give ! A.—If scventy-five men, there would bo sev- enty-four Intervals, of five yands each. ot the time tho dismount was Indiahis hod becn scen In numbers from 200 to 300, and there were indleations of a much larger force on tho way 1 A.—Xes, .—When was the first shot flired by the In- 1 A.—Afteriwo moveddown the bottom,— a tmile and a half or three-quarters. Q.—Bofore or ufter you dismounted ¥ A.—Be- u{ze.’-\vhn were the Indlans dofng at the time you dismonuted; wore they standing still or E,F Lund L, ingl A.~—~Thcy were riding In regular order 110 or 115, including scoute, 225, and Benteen's force, os avituess could cstl- ate it, was a littlo larger than Custer's. With respect to the little tributary, the command at the time it was broken up into battalions was on the western side or elope, just before cammenced runoing 1t hadn't reached Q.—Mg\'lllf( in what dircction { A.—Around to vur left and rear. Q.—Did that tako them hetween yourselves Yes; between us and the ford we crosied firs Q.—Alter the skirmist-line was formed WIIAT FOLLOWED T A.—They continued Lo pass ‘around us, wumbers {ncreasng wlowly in front. were not standing still, but 'were riding all the Bomo were pass- or slupo to the left out of ratize which formed tho creck. the creek, but was on that side of the divide, did not hear the orders given to Ben- legpr ot the time tho division was: made, but that Beutcen moved his battalion off to the left, and was still moving the men the last Bonteen' moved oft per- haps one-half or three-quarters of & mile to the lett, and then passed overa bill und out ol Witness next saw him after thio retreat Witness _knew nothing of any announcenient made to Reno with regurd to u junction with Beoteen, ‘There was not, as fur a8 ho had hieard of, any plan for reuniting the different battalions at’uny given point. APTER BERTERN DISAPPRAILD with his thiee companles, Iteno and Custer moved down the little stream, Reno on tho left and Custer un the rizht, from nine to twelve Reno was called ncross with his thres companics to tha samo point on which Custer was moving,—~the right bank,—and tho two battallons moved _along {u paralicl columns for In calling blin across, Custer matloned him over, and, witness thought, an . order came afterwards. that Custer's command halted white Rono was time, aud tiring iz on the blul and argund to our rear, 'Q—tVhat was the skirmieh-Itno dolne In the meantime! A.—It advanced into the loop. (), —What point is thaton the mauvl A—The timber above the point *C," below on tho m. —Then the position of the right of the Ime was lower than the point witness saw of him. column at the t ueny A—Yes, (3. ~—When that part of the command reached that poiul, what was done with the skirmish- henl A.—They fred, ositior until dhe left was com- pelled to falt back a little, and then the eutlre 1ine had to retire to the woods, Q.—At this point aud a little before tho troops were actually eogaged {n firlng] A.—Yes. —The lndians were firing uliol A.—~The ana wero (lrlu“ on us before wedlsmounted, from the bottom. \Wiiat was dune tl e Q—What was Ma], Heno dolnz at that time, ny. (0 Into the woods, and I ouly know from heresay that bo went to the poiut nearest thoe village to make a sally, or sumethiug of that sort, I know he went with tho full force of Compmuy (e Q.—What offieers of Com o Al L 1la did not remember B Bamoal saw nu communieation between Custer and Reno ot that thae, contivued woving in parallel columus, ot commands belng on the right slde of the creck, Witness roue at that titi to the left of Rono's Adjutant, lodgzson, who was After muvlue along shout u tnile, Licut, Cook, Adjutant of the rexlment, came from Custer to “Heno antt sald to him: *The ludinns uro about two miles and a half are on the juinp, Ink proper, eharge them wherever Jou find thew, and we will support you,” any @ sccompa- itosh, who wne for vearly o mile, killed on the retreat. . AT O B hou ase ). Renoat tho tine ha ook Company 1 A—Yes, 1 saw them zo down the bank luto the woods, nt_was his conduct as an officer In re- udgment and courage at that time! hat could be expected of any one, 1 ulso at Reno's Jeft, (o forwand na think. Q.~—Iow did his dlsposition of Lhe forces meot vour judgment as a soldier! A.—I didu’t think it could have beon bettered. Q.—After Maj. leno returned from his exam- ination at the cdge of the timber, what ve- carred? A.—It must have beco soon alter bils return that the charge was ordered. Q=DI1 you hear the order givent A.—I heard the word passed out. Q.—You stated yusterdny, fn your examina- tion in cnjol, that vou had some stutenient then mode. any other portion than . the word **weM{ My mind In't exuctly clesr, was to ho supported, Q.—Whethier it was “we* ar “'I,"—have you any doubt asto that! A.—Noj tho Adjuiant wouldu't uso the term “woor “IY cither, Helanot apt to do that, sumie oo clse, (). —Your douht wasin rezard to tho uso of the pronoun by Licut. Cook! A.—Yes; I derstond that {en, Custer wns to support hins. —\Waa that the firet order you heard . Reno after the divislun of the yegiment futo battalions ! A.—Yes, one T hourd given, oubt us to the Was that doubt asto cascs with reapect to volluy-firing, sud the wit- ness replicd that esch man loaded and fired st uch waa the usust practice under such nnd such was the practice in this firing wa he got a chance, fielnz gvas very frequent, and the ditticulty to prevent the men from ring tua much, fifty rounds of mumunition wers protty well U up, and oue company had to get mora 1t would bu hard to tell fu whbat period of thne those ffty rounds Ho wus speaklng of ‘That wan thic ouly Q.~—After that wus received, how long did you continue with Maj. Reno towards the ford { A~ continued with him until after wa crossca, ‘Q.—1f there hud hoen any othier order sunt to him, between the time ho recelved the one you speak of and tha crossiug at the ford, would you have heard it1 likely to have heard it. ou hear sny! A.~No, sir. gz, Witness said that Reuo, after ro- maved off at o allop tiil ho vamo to the crossing of tho Little Bir Hlurn, wharo they had to walt, the horses scut- terlug hofore thov could be mude Lo vross pasing through und reaching the uther shie, they balted, closed up the column, and furmed aline. A hodv of cuvaly advancing towards o sticam at vapld galt wus siways thrown futo some Mttle disorier, and req reurganization, from the saddiv-bags. tho bottoms an hour, and were drawn U two-thirds of that time. ammunition in reach of the troops on this side 1n all probubllity the cavalrymen Dl fired thelr last rounds from their platols when the Tndlans rushed np and fired on them. Before RRena came from the Umber, the ludluns They were on the ford, three-quarters of in )luo probably ‘fhers was no ather I would be very celylug the nbove ords were all around them. 4.\ Jong befors the skirmish-line was di into the wuods, here wers Juls of them. ) On the opposite sido ol th 1s0 woving down fu lare numbers. Suwe few were coming Into the tituber vpposite the point where the command wus, Q.—Do you remiember having A CONVERSATION WINI CAFT. MOYLAN ou were {u the thuber with referenco ug some person back to communicats with Geu, Custer? A.—It wasn's fu the timber, but on tne skirmishi-liue, uired some ltile haa never kKnown disorder wus 1o evluenvs ot disquaitication on the part of o commandiing ofticer, inusuuch us it always oceurred 0 epite of whatever piceaution one not know whether Reuo, at tho time of the balt, sunt buck utiy ressage to Custer, the wan Mclilargy, und had beard of Mitehell, bui did pot remcinber ever eceing them afier the commaund erossed the river. 1€ they had perished or becu Lilled in the buttom or the timber, he wouid huve been lluole to koow it, and, i the had beco killed st ony time white unduer Reno's cowinand, hls dutiea would bave scquainted blw with that fuct, reimeinber how fur he was from Revo when the latter pusstd out of the water o) As witners passed oaf, e turned to tho left, which looked up tte river, halted, sud flited bis canteen with water, while Reno passed v, knowiog that there would bo a hult to close up sud taking advauture of the opportu- wity 10 Hll pis cantecn. The cavaley bad no sabres et thle titme, but wers provided with re- Usuaily cavalrymen had theie revoly- Josded and_ezough cartridzes to loud them Whether they had that number ou Anat day or not, he did uot koow. They wers aliu arined with carblucs, and were suposed to Lave fiity cartridges in their Douches and tify in their saddle-bags. Afr. Gllbert directed Licut, Wallace's atten- |fin to Licut. Magulre's map, end asked hiw to state Ithen, for the tirec ume, rewembered tho vitlage, wnd, looking bock, diil nos ses Gen, Cusly to the rst otlicer, who wua Capt. Aloylan, and o was right there, wnd [ 't comnunicate {n somes “Thero was a hall-breed acout there named Jack, and we calivd bl up uod usked bl 3¢ he couldn't wo back, waved his hutid 10 the rear und said thers wers two many for 0n0 man to go there, Q.—You still expected Uy companies to support yout A.—Yes, elr. . . —lavine Indicated the positlon and num- ber uf the [ndians snd thy thaber ln which the troops then wers under Moj. Reno, aud thelr unnber, what, fu your judzoent, wus the cor- sectiess of the order he wude to move to bigher ground b the oppositeside of the river! A—I thiuk it was sbout the only Lhi Luve dono uuder the circumstances, Q~You were usked yesterday us Lo the cas- ualties the command sujlered o thelr way “romn the thober to the bill-top, or the opposite side of the river. What, in your judgment, would bave been the cusualtioa U fu the timber? A.—Maj. Henoaua every mun uf them would have been killed. Q.—That [s vour achiberale judgment? A.— ho told me tho ville asked biw It we, cou ‘way with Gen. Custer, Custer and bis ou had continued ncot st the timel about all belng killed wielit it was wepretty good ides o es vut of there. ] Q.—Mal Beuv's plan ut thae thwe et your WIAT FOLLOWED AVIER BENO LAD REFOUMED TUB CONPANIZS. ‘Tho witnees replied that, when they crossed st A, the comwand was moviog 10 coluwns of twis,—the usual way of moviog over rough After thay they were formed fu fours. Compsnies A sud M wero formed left front into Cowpany G formed tho lue o the Capt. Moylan cummaunded lciutosh Campany G, sud Q.—\Was that yogr judua ~1 didu't thtuk s uine (Q.—$las exawivation aud reflection confirmed you w thut sawe view{ A.—Yes, sir. BOME OPINIOSS. Q=1 wlilask your opluion uow, as 8 soldier, whether, when an oflicer is sent with a portion of a command toattack a flecing enemy, and finds that, fnstead of the enemy belng in fight, they are advancing in great numbers, or consid- erngh.' numbers, to attack him, itls notthena matter of discretion with him to retire his at- tack! A.—I think so. Q.—When an oflicer has charge of men, and 18 (n a position which, in his judzment, 18 not praper for defense, auid can bo abandoned for ono more suitable for defense, s it within his discretion ta retire to the latter position? A— 4t s his duty as an officer to do av. Q—lIsit h{q duty as an officer to walt until a constdersble portton of his command ars killed before ha ventures to mako the removall Av— No. Q.—If Ma}, Reno was satisfied that the tim- ber could not Le hekd agsinst the Indians, and that a more advantageons position could bo taken on the bluit on the vppo slde of the river, wasn’t it his_duty as an officer to go therel A.—I think ¢o. Q.—~What was Maj. Reno's conduct, with re- gard to judewment. and discretion, in tho timber, s far as you saw it] A.—1 think it waos good—the only way fn which it could have beun carried out. Q.—\What was his bohavior with respect to conragel A.—I couldn't find any fault with him. [ think his courage was good. Q.—Did you sec any evidence whatever of any tear on his part during thst period of timot A.~-None whatever, Q.—Then his movement from the timber to E‘hu {wlzh:s met your approval as o soldier} ~Yes, sir. ‘Q—And still mests it] A.—Yes, air, Q.~The vommand, vou said yesterday, was to charge back to the river! A.—Yes. Q.=Do you_know wiv gave it1 A.—It must have origlnated from Ma), Reoo. % Q.~It reached you In the ordinary way of miiitary communieation] A.—Under the cir- cumstances, {tdid. Thero was no time to send an orderlf sround, bat the order was passed along the line, & THE NETURN. Q.—In what order did the force return to tho riverl A.—That I can’t state exactly. Ithink the orider was A, M, and {} Compaules, (. —\Where was Maj. Reno! A.~ITe must haye been ot tha bead of the column, Q.—After the command reached the river, what took placel They passed through aud then ur to tho high conntry! A.—They tutned the volnt of a 1lige, and up & very steep bill to tho top of the ridie. You reached that point in Lieut, Ma- map marked with circular lines! A— when he crossed the river. Thoy had passed over {t, In fact, in getting to their point whero the Indtans fifst engaged 1 Company, Hoth the points—the one passed and the one that D Compnuy occupled on the Hrst attack—wers nearer In respect to the timber than the ont he k. Both wers within a few han- dred yanls of the water. uUn rolurning to the bluffs, which they had necupled when they crosted over the river, the men were dismonnted nnd formed 1o 4 clr- clo, or a8 nearly in a circle as the ground would permit. ‘The seven woundedt men were brought back and placed inside of the space whero the horses wete, Witness supposed Heno gave the orders, for he'saw bim riding aronnd when the companies were belng placed in pusition. His dementior In_respect to courage was as good na anyhody cotld wish to ace, anil witness notlced no cvidences of fear about him at any time. The disposition made was the best that the nature of the ground would sdmit of, There was no artificlal protection at the timo the command returned,—only a few seattering saga-bushes, and the men simply lay down on the ground.” During all this time tie Indinng were aurrounding them, snd at lost swung around and OCCUPIRD EVERY MILL-FOINT from which they could firs on Reno's men, This point, where the troops took thelr stand, was reachea between 5 and 6 In thoafternoon. Twi- Tight (didn’t conte In that scason nnd that reqlon thl about 9. Tho Indians were firing on all siiles, and thers wero no rifle-pits or any artl- flclal protection, Thoe rumber of effective men that Reno now had ““’P]T his command was he- tween 250 aud 230, The firing continued ‘il about dark, and was very heavy In its choracter. In fact, witness” had dever eeen any that was heavier. Tt was alinost conitinuous, the bullets coming Itke hail. The men seraped up Jittlc places with thelr hands, tin-cups, and axes to get what protection they might. Witness didn’t remember seelng Reto dariug the night. They recounmnenced in the mornipe before It sas clear daylight,—probably befors 3 o'clock. ‘I'bo tiring was continued heavily until attor 10 o'clock. Irom 10 to 13 there was ngreat deal of it, but during the nfier- noon there was no continuous flring, Later, about 8 o'clotk, there was suma sharp shooting, but still later thore was no tiring at all. - About sunsat lis nttention was calivd to the Tmdian village. The Indians were moving up on the up- posite slile,—4.000 or 5,000 of them altogether, as hio thought at the thaes but from all the fu- formation he had obtalned stuce then he was (n- clined to put thelr strength ot 9,000, Witness was examined at yery great length on thio geography of the place, aud fave a very full deacription ot tha surroundiogs, The next norping they saw n dusk rising down the river, and scouts were scht out who reported that fu was Gen. Terry. Reno divected witness to o to Terry. Witness did so, reported to him whers Heno was, and ehow: him how to got there. % The Recorder asked when this was. Witness #oid it was on the 27th. Tho Recorder objected, on the ground that the investigation was con- fined to matters occurring on tho 25th and 20th of June, 1870, Mr. Gilbert clalmed that the ruling of the Court Tucsday enfarged the scopo of the Investigntion so ns to make tho question admissibie. The Court overruled the objection In very short order. Withess went on to say, {n reply to Gilbert’s questions, that_ho reportod to Terry what hod Tliappened, ana Terry ucked him whoiwaa In com- mand. Witness told him Reno, with seven compantes. ‘Terry went on to ark him in detafl what bad occurrred, und witncss, when he got time, askea Terry where Custer was, recelving reply which gave him to understand that Custer nnd*lln men hul nil been killed. Ub to this time witness did not know whera Custer wns, nor did Reno or any of his soldlers, Witness looked for Custer back tha first night, to jolu them, und _they couldn't understand why they ter to the what s o'clack. in 1wl Yes. . Q.—!low many men had been killed in the bottom during this retreat! A.—About twonty- five killed nnd seven wounded, Q.—Iow many in tho thnber? A.—I don't know only by hcarsay. Q.—Do you know whether, at or before the time that "Mal. Reno decided to leavo tho tim- ber, thero was firing from the orposllo sido of the river,—from the timber at the base ol the bluffl A.~Not from the base of the bluff, but from right across on the opposite bank of the streans. They fired Into my compauy until wa mounted to niove vut. Q.—Do you remcinber whether, beforo Mal. Teuo left the timber, the Indians had comn- menced tocoma from the timber on the opposite aide of the river through to the timber in which you wore? A.—Tnoy were cotning not from the tlmber, but across tlifs bottom. There is timber fudfeated, but none there. . —They were crossing the river on your m& A.—Yes, sir. Mr. Githert asked the witness to fix the period of time when they forded at “ A to the time thoy reached tho timber, and the time they reached the hill-top. Witness sald 1t was prob- ably twenty minutes past 2 when mu,y first crossedd tho creek, nud it didet take much more than ton minutes £2 get to the timber, which woutd make it about half-past 3, 24 of uoved Bt dn' i Y and el iy were there porliaps forty-five minuten, | UGS rnuting the desren of Informa- | next which would make it about a quarier after 3, and they got to the top of the hlil about halt- ast 3, On reaching the top the commuaond ':nllnd and dismounted. There were Indlans tiring on the hill-tops, und Dr. Do Woll was Kkitled {n that way. ‘The troups, after dismotat- {ng, deployed afong tho crest of the bluff. Then they mounted araln, moved hack, and the report caine that Benteen was comiug, Heno guvo the orders for tho disposition of the troups, nud \witness saw no cvidence of tion with rezard to his position on thepart of the command, you stated yesterday that there wns' $OMHE SORT OF PEELING WITH IEGARD TO GEX, CUBTER in the command under Reno. What woa the character ,of that! A.—They thought that Goo. Custer had sent na in and _had gone off and left us to look out for oursclvea; and that he bad mads au attack and probably been de- fented, and gone down the river to ‘mest Gen. moroing. fear or oimldity on bis part. Ha Ube- | Terry. "een“d Teno's 4 judgment pm to the Tlic witness sald ho hind gone over the coun- dlsposition of the troops proper. Hentcen was | 1rv botween Reno'’s positiun and where Custer and his men were found on the 23th of June. Capt. Benteen had Leen sent over there on the morning of thy Sith—after Terry arrived, Tue witness told him where tho fizut ocenrred. Ben- teen was ordered to go and see If he could fdon. wly the bodies of themen. That ordor must have conla from Reno or Terry. Q.—On_the Mnguire map™ thers i8 a dotted line lending slong the hizh Iand. Does that represent, in your ,I'n(hzmnm, tho course taken by Custer and his ‘menl A.—I am unuble to gay. That eplire country was cut un with pony tracks. ‘The linuto tho right indicates as nearly as possible, I thiok, the cotirso he Look. Q.—Did you cxaming the point *B," which was marked vs o battlo? A.—Not parttcularly, Q.—DId you sco at tha polnt **I}*" any judica- tion that there had been a struggle therel A, —None. Q.—If there hind been nn attempt to cross at #H. 1 wouldn't there have bLeun something to indicato that fact? A.—Certulnlys tho budiea of dead men or horscs. .—Wero there uny dead horeos there? A.— Only one, und that was not ot tho crossing, bat Q.—Whers were the six dead men found? A, ~—Home two or thres hundred yanls away, at a point, I thinl, which is indicated on the map. Q.—Where did yuu ind the first of Custer's menl A~—~That was the firdt, Q.—And tho uext! A.—After crossing ot & ravine, as wo moved down the rlver, we found ono or twvo dow in It Q.—And tholgext{ A—~On the ridge wo found somofow bodle! Q.—Unt!l you' reached the top of tho ridge, how inany dead men hnd you found? A.—That 1am.unaole to say. When they wero burled, tho compauy was formed fo columns of four, and moved 1n parallcl columus, Kach compauy na It moved along woild bury the dead [t fouud. After theg had completed tha number that ouch company burled they reported, and from that the sumn total was made up. Q.—Who niade that dlspusition of the troops for burialt A.—Maj. Reno. TUB DEAD. . Q=Whers was Lbo compuny under Capt, Calbioun foundi A.—On the top of the lost riure,—uot the une on whilch Gen, Custer wus killed, but tne ana at the rieht, closs to . Qr—And It {5 marked by the lovter “DVF AL —Yes, about that pluce. Q.~Did Capt. Calhoun's men, from the po- vory closo ut the time, not over 100 or 200 yards off, at the rising. of tho hill, and, as wit- nicss thought, could not have been very far in ndvance of s command. ‘The pack traln must have been three miles In the rear; witness could sea tho dust, 1l lhnu‘;hl Reno rode forward 1o meet Benteen, and thoy camo back together. ‘I'he Indians vame across below, at tlts ravine, Livut. tsodirson was kilied about fifty yards 617 from tho place where Lhey crossed tlic “stream. Keno, wlllx others, mado an effort to recover tho vuluables frow his person, and succeeded in eetting ome. o had heard Heno speak of a riug tims recovered, [odgson's watch hnd been jerked oft his body befors Reno and his men got there. Q.—~1f Reno had been sbaken with fear, do you suppose ho would have taken theso men and gone Back to the raving through which bo had just coma? A.—1 don’t think he would. Q.—Was it necessary for lim to do so if he hadn't wanted to dosof A.—No, air; Lie could hava acnt somo one. Continutng, witness eakil that Dontcou’s forco caine up, halted, ond took n position oo Reno’s icft, By this time twenty-seven men had beon killed ond seven wounded, besides Dr. Do Wolf, one scout, and ono interpreter. The wounded were with the command and were not aban- duned. Benteen's pack traln came up 1y about un hour alter Benteen artived himsoll. During this lour \vitncss saw one company— D—under Capt. Willlams move out in a direction down the stream‘—tho same diree- tion In which Custer snd his men wero alter- wards found, Witnoss could nog state with any degreo of M'cumc( how long it was_after fteno reachied tho top of the bluff that Weir moved out with his comopany. Q.—During the thino tuat Ma). Iteno was shere before Welr imoved ouyy WIIAT AMOUNT OF FINING DID YOU HBAR fn the dircction in which Custer was afterwards foundi A.—lInthat direction ) didn't hesr any, T heard some firingto tho left, —Was It of auch suiticientcy a8 to lndicate any kind of a gencral igit! A—No, sir, {t was not oven sharp firlng. Q.~Duriug tho time Reno was comiog upy whiat attention wus paid to the wounded! A.— som water was obtalued for thom. Idon't know whether the doctor got them unything or not. Q.—Were any preparations mads to carry thein ou in case yuu went forward? A.—Thae Dr, and company comnaider took off sowe saddle-bags, | sitfun in which ther wure found lying, tudicate | the = Rov, 1ald the snen ou them, and upboluted siX e 10 | thut they had becu drawn up in lue of battled | brother each wounded man—to carry him, A.—Thero was somie indication of o skirlsh- | Rev. d Wituess further oxplained the wpo&'mphv of | Jjne. this ity the situation, Being asiked wiat was duno with Q.—I1ad you scen bofore you reached there any indication of a skirmish-lnel A.—No, air; Iafterward saw, iv a deep ravine, sono neu lsvlnuum -mnulnh arder,~Compuny E, Licut, mith, Q.~—After leaving Calnoun's men, whose nexs aid'you nd? A.—Capt. Keogh'e. They were lyiniz hinlf-wuy up on the uorth wlope, between Custer's columo and about holf-way down the slopu; und they appeared Lo mo to bave been kitled while runnbug in file. From tuelr posl- tion on Lhy eide of the bill, 1 didn't think it could have been a skirmish-itne. ).—About what distunca wore they found from Cathouu's mend A.—Ihe first Was nat more thau twenty or thirty yards, st they seattered sloug au” you went towurd Custer's men, Q—In what position were Custer's men/ found! A.—Right around Custer; four or live of them slong besido o horse, . Q.—Wus there any Indicatiun ol & prutonged strueglel A.—There bud buen 8 struirele, but 1 dou't thivk for suy great length of time, They bad apoarently tried to lead” thelr horses around o s circle, uid hud mode a iol staml. Q—llow wuny men were guthered about Custer! A.—Twenty or thirty—un the right, wround hin Q.—Whero did you Bnd the members of the othicr companient” A.—~They wers svatiered all over the billside east of Custer, Q—Nouw, suve the thirty men that wers furmed about Custer, did you sew any evi- e unywhery ol uny company behe drawn up fn o skinlsnellng, - or aoythiog that would fudicste o vrolonged reatstunce, except the men in their columnd A, —=No, Ldill not think thev were killed I order, but scattered ull over the grouud, not ju auy lue, but frregularly, 5 Q.—Would this condition of the men jndicate that they had been druwn up b lue of tuttle and had wade a coucerted realstance! Ac—No, sir. ,—With respect to the cartridge shclls,—dld vou find suyt A.—~Oucor two. Thon I saw itle piles of twenty-ive or tulrty ucur where Calloun wus killed, DId you tind any elsewhore? A.—Very few. They were scatieral uround, but 1 couldn’t tell whother they bud beon used by the wen or uot. Firat the wounded when the warelh commsnced, ho ! sald that Moylan had filed to the rear and trivd tocarry thein along, but didn't pgot very far with themn, and fouud hoe was Leing Jeft bebiod, Up to this tlme theo had 0 Lo comm- munieation between tho Cus command und Renu's, 2 far s witucas knuw, nor had mny informatfou been received by Reno, or any oflicer under hio, us 1o whers Custer was, except that o trutnpeter, Maurtly, was seut buck und eald ho bad rouo that way. ‘Thistrumpeter was seut to Benteen. ‘Tha last time witness Custer and his col- uian was when the order glven o Reno to move on aud Cross wnd o to the tim- ber, As Custer was moving dowo—in the di- ruction down the creek—the fudiaus wero on Reuo’s front. Q.—When the command moved out in which Capt, Weir had been sent, what waa the vrder of marchl A.-=iits company, | think, was atill uheud. 11 and K came next, I thiuk, Q.—Wheru wvas Mal. Re cuf A.—Ahead. —Leuding it A—Ycs, & . —~Huow fur did the commaundjinovel A—1 don't think they zat more thiau a mile,—that s, the biead of thu column, Q.—That part of tue column whers Reno wasi A.—1suppuse Lo was theie. flo wasn'tinthe prevare. rear. ), —Where were youl A.—In comumand of Cowpouy . WIY IT STOFPED. oy Q.—low did the column cowe to stop march- fngi A.—1 thought at the tlase it was because Moylan couldn’t keepup, Heavy tiring had com- menced in front of 1) Coumpsny, and | was as- #igned 1o & pusition on the ricii—on that bigh polns. Frum toere 1 could sce rizht over whero ien, Custer’s batilo bad occurred. | saw lots of Indtunsrigivg around quictly, Nofiriug was golng an, but they secived 1o be movisg our way, ‘The whole ticld scemed to Ls inoving Just toward us, Auu;'-\'ou Leard the ring under Capt. Welrl —Yee, Q. —What d'they doi A, =Dismousted and moved back tu whete Moylan was, Q.—Do you know what order Lieat. Hall, Acting Adjutaut after Licut. Hodgsou was killed, gave to Capt. Wels? A.—=No,air; I didu't see bit start, Witness did not kuow, cither, what report Licut, Jall bad mado to Maj. Reno, The Gring in frout of Welr's company wus pretty heavy, There were pleuly of Judlans” there, s cmore were comlnz up,—.cveral thonsand altogether. The column uoved up to where Welr was, aud this was the position tuken durlug the afteruvon of Lo 26th, Tbe movement wea quictly and accurately made. There was gk polut of lund on g side of tue niver oo wlich witbees was, and this was Beaser (0 Bhu Wy thau thut which Reuo tovk I3 Mr. Ti ,—Could vou Judze by the number of cartridges und sy the positlon in which you fouod them whether the wen suparuted from cach other at irserular nicrvals? Dud you think thut tho eteugesde of Custor and his comand wuafust the Indians lastod uuy considerable Jeugth of tined Av—No, sir; §thiok they met hiw 88 be came down,—at bis supposed cruss- fog,—and bu had no time to wake & staud. Q.—What wus the character of the country about hiw; wus it such us would bave cusbled L 1o wake & prolubzed resbstauced A—From [3 LYE PAGES his position on tho ridge there was no way for him to protect himsell, ridge to protect himsell from one point be ex- posed himeel! from miother, Q.—Tndging from tha number of empty cartridges, and from the character of thetground on wilch Lhese men fell, and from the position towand each other that the: what, (n your judgment, would be the duration of the time! "A.—Not much over HALF AN fIOUR. Q.—From tho polnt where ¢ point where you and after the battle UL worst whinped boy that ever attempted o ateal melons from a countryman’s wagon. really amusing to hear the old geutles e — RAILROADS. MAILROADS AND GRAIN TRADE. New York Tribuns, Jan, 34, " Why Is it," sall s prominent grain mer- chant recently, “that while Baltimore, Boston, and Philadelnhia recelved by rafl lnst year 51, 871,288 bushels of corn, the New York railronds only brought 12,788,830 bushels, 8,530,37% bushels more than the actual con- Bimply because of the difterence In raflrond rates from Chicago to the seaboard, tha West having no particular inter- more per ton found himself the It he got behind the p within the next four months {1 will change its bonda bearing 6 per cont and runnine twenty years for fieat-m bouds of the Gan Railway Combany, hea samo rate of fnterest and running ¢ m length of time, and it I8 thoughit that the Cope. il wiil accept the proposition. ok were found in, THE CIHICAGD & PACIFIC. The Recetver of the Chiengo & Pacific Ry road Company, J. M. Whitman, filed tis ropory yesterday for tho months of October, N{)‘tr-n. ber, and December, which is in briel as fu]luw;x ou last saw Cus- nally found him, A,—It must have been between six and seven mtles. Q.—Can you fix the veriod when yon last saw bl A.—tmmediately after Maf. Reno got the order to move forivard,—some time after 2 Ralance Oct. 1, 1878, .. Freignt and pasecngar e sumption of this city? Q.~What perlod of time, fn your judzment, would it require for a command, equipped as his was, to move from that wpere he was finally foun charncter of the country? more than an hour, €).—\When Custer marched away what pum- ber of men were uader his commandi A.—~Flve companics,—about 200 Q.—All of Custer' you knowi A.—Yes, —l1low much fewer in numbie wero those under Custer’s command than those under Maj. Reuo atter Capt, Benteen lind joined him, de- ducting the dead and wounded ! Tho witness studied over the question awhils, and flually replicd that after the union of the forces Ma). Reno had about 230 efTective men. Mr, Gilbert ralscd a question ns to the oro- ricty of futroducing a letter regarding Capt. gnteen's conduct on this occasion, The Recorder opposed it Introduction, and both gentlemen argued the matter for sume lit- tio time. Tho Court was cleared, and after a few momenta’ consultation ft reassembled, and the Recorder promulzated fts decision, which “The Court deeldcs that it ls apvolnted to Investigate the conduct of Ma), M. A, Tleno, of the Seventh Cavalry, and will con- fine its fuvestization to that question, and will not pernift an inquiry info the condact of anvy Gther ofliver, with a Yiew to praise or censure,” Mr. tHihert—That relieves us from one part Now, Licut. Wallace, I wish you to scarch your memory through, and “‘“"'fl“" the facts of those two days, and state t point, it any, Maj. Reno exhibited any lack of courago as on officer and soldler. WAS TIERE ANY POINT ! A.—None, that I can recall, to tind fault with. 'Q.—Was there any point in which Maj. Reno showed any waut of military skill in handling his command ! A.—No, [ don't reeall any, (.—\What was the condition of the horses and the men at the time that Maj. Reno received his orders to cross to the attack In the bottnmsl A.—Thev must have been Q.—I cton't wish to Inqui betora this time, but, In order to fix the condl- ould like to nnderatand d undergone, if the Court Expreas earnings, Matlaccount .. int to the point Miscellancons acconnts. taking in view the s~It would require docs not want to bulld ‘up New York comméree with its money, and thg only solution to the whole subject s for tho New York roads to carry, »s cheaply ns those going to Baitimore, Philadelphia, or Roston. Tho present combina- tion or pool system on the part of the rallroads is rutnons to the commeree of the city.” Tu prove this statement, E, H. Wal ticfan of the Produce Exchange, furnished the following facts and flzures: The total amount of wheat ad corn, the two principal cereals received ot this port by all the rallroads, compared with that reccived other principal Atlantic ports, was as follows: Back charges on en. 's men wera killed as far 88 e e . 1. It (0ld accounis) Acconnt now loCK cars .. .. Miscellancous accounts.... —_— Balance on hands.ooocvveanenaies o0 2. 811,750 The usual referenco to the Master waa inade, RAILROADS AND STEAMSHIPS, Speciat Disnateh ta The Tribunc. New Yorg, Jan. 10.—Another conference wyy held to-day between the raflroad and teamship No ngreement wos reached regarding the fNxingof an equalizod througy freight-rate, but the whole mntter wassubniittey to Thomas &, Bandford, Secretary of the Norty Atlantic Conference, with instructions to ascen tain the vlews of tho varlous steamship com. pantes and draw upa plan. Steamship meg profess to think some basis will bo adopted anq tried fur a while, but they have little falth 1y the permanency of any such combination as thy vne sought to be effected. representatives. mount of gral was: Now York, by rail, 63.800, 763,283 bushels; to- timore. by rall, 41,- hitadelphid, 40,677,750 ushels; total at the 9,080,339 bushuls. amount of graln rceeived at this port in 1877 was 84,110,331 bushels; Baltimore, 23,556,810 Philagielphia, 22,054,100 bushels; Bos- 00,508 bushols, The following table shows the railroad rates from Chieago to each of the five principal Atlantic ports during the last five the effect of the eatlon, and particu- inrly of low tolls, which were eatablished In 1876, Thesu are the schedule rates, and do not show tho speclat rates made in many cases much Jower the atandard wns a3 follows: 120,005 bushels els; Boston, 1 of this investigation. ItIs rumored that Mr. Freight Agent of the Indianapolls, Blooming. ton & Western Hatlrond, is about Lo resign, and that Mr. I1. 8. Fraser, Azent of the Coutineuty Lino at Indianapolis, will be his successor. Mr. John Newell, Geneeal Manager of thy Loke Shora & Michigan Bouthern, 3, . C. Dich), Genery opening and cl Loaton ro of any transacticn Dalli- |& Ports Michigan Central, arc {n tho elty, They wery cther at the Lake-Shore office all It 18 undorstood that the; ‘were consldering certain reforms ia the passen. ger business of tho two rosds. The Chleago Ratlroad Associatlon, composed of the Uenernl Ticket and Passenger Agents of the roads centerlog In this clity, will incct on the 20th of this month, and another big eftog will be mode to_pass the much-talked of Iron. clad compact. Most of the Western roads, and Eastern once, ure In favor of the ngreement, but the Vanderbilt roads arc sal to oppose It, which will defeat tho matter, ot leay a8 far as the Eastern roads ore concerned. Lucklly for tha_railtonds, the anow-storm of day belore yesterday, which threatened to pud anotlior embargo upon traflle, ceased at about midnight, and all the trains got througn with ‘The ronus cust from thy city lelt mors buovant yesterday, and they hare hopes now that thelr worst troubles arc over, snd that they will soon be fo a cundition to car- ry forward thie large anounts of freight awai. ing shipment to the East. that had been detained In the East for some time pust arc gradunily being returned. Accordivg to the arrangoment made at meoting of tho **High Joints at Nuw ¥ 1nst weck, Presidents Vanderbilt, Scott, Jewetr,” and Garrett were to have met lust Tucsday to sslect an arbitrator to dévido the pereentages for tho roads leading East from Chicazo, but up 1o Jast gvening nothing having succceded in the selection of u satisfsc tory persun. It Is understood that o number of persons were proposed, but those satisfactory to Vanderbllt and Jewett proved unsatisfuctory to Seott and (larrett, and vico varsa. sort Mcasra, Vanderblit and Jewett pro Johu King, Jr,. Vice-President of the & Ohlo, hut ho was objected to by Mr, MeCul- lough, of the Fenusylvania. Theru is but little prospect of reachiug an understanding. At a'conference meoting held at Cincinnati & day or two ago between the bondholacrs of the _Ciuncinnatl, Hamitton & Indiananolls sl bond: helders, stockholders, and Directors of the Cio Dartor, almost o ruw oceurred. Preaident Shoemaker, ol the latier road, accused Sir. Joseph Emery of mntldous and wiiful falschood in statementa madu by the latter gentleman through a circular. The fatter resented, abd blows were luckily averted hy th interference of the Chalrman andotlicrs vressnt. Tho meeting was called for tho purpose ol - fectiug o compromise botween the two parlies ayment of Interest on bonds of the Hamilton & Indianapolls and the Cincinnatl, Homllton & Duyton, by which latter bonds were lssucd. that no agreement was reached, and the bond- holders servea notice that they*sould apply to tho Court for o Recciver of the Cinclunatd, Ifam- {lton & Davton i[ thelr termswere ot aceepted The Zanesvillo Zimes has the following in re- ght with the Engll 0 tlon of the horacs, I preclsely what they h sces praper to permit mo to do so. you say the horses wero verv much exnaust- vl A—We 1874, Jan. 1to Feb. 3.. Feb. 3 to April 1 April 15 to May ( May 0to Dec.1.. Dec. 1 to Dec. 11, Dee. lllsw Dec. 31] 70, Jan.1to Feh. 12.. ¥ah, 12 to M'ch 14 March 14 to Oct. 1 Oct. 1 to Oct. 12, Oct. 12 to Nov. 2, Nov. 2 to Dec, 1. Dec. 1 to Dec. 31, 1870, Jan.11o March 14 yesterday aiternoon. b = 288 @2 8838238 88 milo march The next day we marched thirty-threo or thirtv-five miles,— ‘There was nut much food camp, ‘The grazing wos poor. The next day we made nearly thirty miles, and went into camp with not much grass there, for the ponies We eaddled up again that night at 11 o’clock, and moved on, and ware moving unti! about aaytight, The horses wero stopped ngain_without anything toeat, Weo at 8:45, nnd holted after 10 on a baro place, whero there was no grazing, and from that point wo moved on luto tho tight. ou fix the number of miles fn re- last dayl A.—It was twonty-four, or mavbe nbout thirty miles during tho day, Iizit or ten miles during the night, The y we inoved nearer from twenty-five to that was the 3d. hnd caten it up. oREAIRER Q.—Can out inuch detention. #pect Lo this 577 Jan. 1 to April 6.. April O to Sept. 5. Sept. 3 to Oct. 17, Oct. 17110_ }l‘)'uc.lfl. v The_freieht can 7 Jan.1 to March 11 Mar 11 Q.)—Tlm grazing wns scarcel A.—Yes; Itwas very short ends. The ponles hail been around, and it looked 0a i1 n lawn had been mowed. Tho official stenographer at this stagu of pro- coedlngs fudicated to the Court that he was complotely fled up with shortiisnd votes, and that he had not finished transcribing thoss of ) In consideration of all this the Court mercifully ndjourned unii! 11 o'clock this .37 to Nov, 19) v, 10 to Dec, 81 The following wero the take nnd canal frelghts on wheat and corn from Chicago to New York, per ton, during 18782 the day before, lins been heard of their HYMENEATL. TDINNIE-CRICITTON. Special Disvatch to Tas Triduna, Duxore, [il, Jao. 16.—One of the most nota- bleweddings In the history of Dundee ocenrred here to-day, when Mr. Alexander Binnle, Town Asseseor, was nnited o murdage to Misa Bertha ¥, Crichton, daugnter of Mr. and Mrs. James Crichton. Invitations werelasued by tho parents of the bride, and o large company assembled at the Commercial Hotel ot about lalf-past 10, forenoon, where the cercinony was performed by the Rev, W. B. Millard, Albert Miller acting a8 groomsmau, and Mlss Jennfe Crichton as After the Impressiye ceremony, aud tho numerous and hearty congratulations aver, n bountcuus dinnor was served by Mrs. Maria Zellft, praprictorof the Commercial Rotel, 1n the nfternoon o sleigh-ride was enjoyed to Elzin, whero Mr. and Mrs, Blunle took tho traln for Chicago. Aftera recoption fu Clhicago at the restdence of Willlam Thompson, No, 200 Hubbard strect, this evening, the happy pair wiil taka n tour to the East, Amany the wedding-presents wore the follow- ing: Sliver spovn-holder, Mr. avd Mrs, G, W, Bullard: photographs, framed, Misscs Jenuie Crichton and Jennlo Griflith; sitver oystor-ladle, silver Trult-knife, Master Ienry lawley; stiver pickle-caster and fork, Robert Chrichton; silver buttor-knife and sugar-spoon, 1. W. Bionle; silver napkin-ring, C. Huwley; silver pickle-vaater, Albert Mlller; sliver napkin-rings, Alex Linnlo, Jre sctollver forks and Kknives, Mr. and M Jumes Evans; lady's shawl, the IHon. IL E, Hunt; silver butter-tliah, Danlel Cricuton; set golid silyer spoous, [lenry Binnle. e May (avemge), June (average) July (average) Beptomber (averago) Qctober (averago). . November (arerage) . Theso tables show that tha establishment of o line of stcamers to run {n connection with the New York Central or Erlo Rallroads will not liave n prejudicial offect on_ the laka and canal business, unless the rallroads cut thelr rates 50 per cent, 08 the nbove flgures show a large margin {u favor of tlic water route, thought that the railronds wiil reduve thele rotes to the ruinous basis thoy would be compelled to compete succesafully with the lako and cannls.y Kven at the present rate of totls, and with the prospects of a free canal, strong cfforta are belng made, the roll be at n great disndvantage. V' o merchant yesterday, “that the rallroads have thelr agunts at Albany ready with monoy and fnflaence to defeat any atteinnt to make the cansls more eflicicot, cinnat!l, 1amiiton bridesmald. ! Tho rosult was We havo shown thein vear tho efliciency ot W have now stock of graln on han dofeat nny corner of Jargo purchase, and to relleve ourselves from n the rallroads, and the re- ronds have vor: As avidence of thls, take tho omount of corn thev have carried the past year, —aonly about what Now York consumes. canals have stipplicd the foreign demand.” ‘The average rato’for trans graln from Chicago 1o New Yo 1878, waa about 8517, whils by canal and lake 1t was a littln less than 83. 1870, from fufulo to Troy, were reducod on gratn und tlour from shreo mills to one aud oue- balf mills ver 1,000 younda o mile, and rematn- ed at that price for four years, when thers was ancther slight reduction.” In 1875 they wore ro- duced to otie mill, and in 1877 to one-half & mill, ‘Uhe plan for establishing uviform rates on through freights to Eurcpe has not been pere focted, The srrungemuont of details was referred by the confercnce of the Fxecutive Committs eru ratlroads to a e forelgn freighe ard to Mr., Jewett's fi; bondholdera of tho Erfo last summer: *Th converdation turned upon Mr. Jewett's fight with the_Euglish boudbolders last sum- mer, and Mr, Jewett sald that *it was a o)l ‘Thesa follows wero determ and falling in thot they hat expedient having sought to destroy tne. Why, sin' sald he, *there arg men (u New York who o Do bired to do anything for money, and 1 have no doubt but their object {n taking that maticr befora a Pollce Justico waoa the hops that thel cuuld got me there some niehe, and, filling e ruom with roughs, by palice ofticers Mrs. Sueppard ness this winter, to buy me if they could, Atr. and Mrs, soughit - to scare e, riing s ton of by rall, during ‘ne canal tolls In WELLS---BADGLI:Y, Bpeciul Dispateh to The Triduns, MinwAuker, Jun, 16.—A wedding of rare eleganes oceurred at noun to-day at the real- dence of John Bradford, No, 218 Biddle street. Tho contracting vartics were Miss Mary M. Badgloey, & step-dauehter of Mr. Bradford, and Mr. Robert M. Weils, senior member of tho firmof Wolls & Nollegur, merchiants on Lake street, Chicago, The service was conducted by diapossof me. 0 closo the shutters of my reaidence at night, that even my shadow mickt not bs soen, or they could not be responsibla fot the reault. Thoso desperate fellows aro ready L bad brought sult sgalmt them for scveral willlons of dollars I the Euglish courts, and | could have retirqd ot anf time with an ample foriune bad I diston! to du anythiog. conunlttes cousisting of agouts of the four trunk Hues. The Committes has Leld onc or two informal mettl nothing has been accomplished, A conference botween the Committee and represeotatives of teamship lincs will be held to-mor- row, when it 18 hoped that e satisfactor, be reached. A member of the Com- mittee safd yosterday that it was ropossible to. the proposed contercnce, The steamship llues wore in ao cotirely diffcrent position from that occupled by them’two years ago, when u almilar plan for the equalizing of uropean freight rates failed. They were lo- geverally, he thoyght, to favor the —_—— LAKE ITEMS, Bpectat Disoarch fo Ths Tridune Jan. 16.—A telerram frod QGrand Haven, recelved at Northwestern Trane « portation Company headquartors ¢his foreuvos, reports that the storm yesterday distodeed thy fce that had grouuded off the harbor plers, and drovo it down tho lake. The steamships Miooe apolis and Awmazon left Grand Haven u'elock this morning, and surived here af 4 o'cluck this alternoon. after having been blockaded for s fortnight, the Detroit and Milwsukeo route fs vnce word open for busiuess. 'he sieam-barce Forest City clesred fof Qraad Haven with 83,000 bushels of wheat. ——a—— ‘The Thibet Goat. A Bmytheking has & hablt s reading a newe aper at tha breakfast-table in his and puver fails to call tho atteutn o ow-sufferors to an fnteresting ftem, Ti other morniug, just as thero was a lull | conversation, he suddenly started ‘paragraph begioulne: he bo jrmported to Kouie—" **Oh, cutleman who conomIat (with cans), ks What do they want I'd like to knowl "and so be went twuuty minutes, und oaly stopped wbel ho was ou’ of breuth, i had cotpletel ganized the digestlon of his victims, he exclalmed, at last, caating a witherinl nce st_Bmytnckine over the top of his sk les, **Wow, sir, what have you i Buythkins, whu lad nof begun agaln to res *The Thlbet woat Is to be la amoug the Colorado bills! E. left a bote on hils dreasing-table 639 fog that ho wus guing to visic u tricud fn Wee hawkon, end he hasu’t returved yeb e e— - . Nichols, of DInmanual Churen, nd the Koy, Arthur Mitchell, of the Tl Rgucsty at the wedding service nuinbered 100, of whom about forty were from Chicago ond ite suburbs. A reception which succceded tho sery- feu of marrlage cuntinued from 1 until half- st 3 o'clock, and was attended by about tive At half-past 4 o'clock the bridal party left by spoclal car via the North. western Road for Chicago, tn which city, for the oresent, Mr. and Mra. Wells will wako their howe at the CGurdner Hou: et — e Kitled by a Metcor. Spectal 1o It anasolis Jovrnal, CovinaTox, Ind., Jan, 15.—On Tuesday night last, Leomdaa Grover, who resided in the vicin- ity ot Newtown, Fouutain County, mot Lis death o a way Lhat is probabl in this or ap; widower, liv] duughter aud her husvand. ferred to, the marrled couple had been absent w u visit to some nelghbors, and upon relurn- fugg ut a lute hour, entered the house, findiok ev- erythiog, Lo sl Bupearances, sud supposing that e veady rotired, weot to bed themselyes, Next morifpg the daucbter arose, and having breakfast, wont to the ndjolnlug room {o call her facher, und waa horrified "to flod hin 1ving upou his shiattered bed, amutliated corpse. ter sereams brought the husband quickly to the bedroom, ahd go fospection disclosed a ragged openiug in the roof, dircctly over the breast of thy unfortuwste man, which was torn throuch as if by a cannon-shot, aud cxtending downward through the beddiug and toor showed the dircction taken by t sity, Bubscquent search revenled thy fact that . thy awlul caluity was cuused by the fall of a metcorie stone, and the stouu itsell, pyramidal fu shaps and welghiog tweoty pounds sud s fow ounces, avolrduiols, und statved with bl was uncarthed from u del thus sbuwing the {arful struck the dwalling. prediet the resuit ol undred guests, THE READING RAILROAD, The uonual report of the Philadelphis & Rending Raflroad shows that the rallrosd re- celpta during the year were $11,539,520; total canal recefpts, $1,010,837; recelpts from steam colliors, $636,100; makipg tho total receipts, £13,236,121. Total expenses of rallrond, $6,070,- 943; profits of steam colle Bchuylkill and Susguchanna Canals, $378,0005 loss In operations of Coal & lron Company, $753,040, After the payment of interest, the cash deficit charged to profit and loss account is 324,050, The repart alludes to the fuilure to renow the compact between the coal comupaales, and epumerates smong the fojuries to the Cowm- pany by the existence of the combination the in- creasu in tho cost of mining, the decreasa in trafiic, accidents froin mintig owing to the uent suspensions, the ldleness of miners {ng to dissatisfaction, wnd the failure to re- alize {ncreased prices commensurate with the rostricted production. Tl consumption of the surplus coal on the market is ncntloncd as the principal benellt of thy combidation. The Juu- wuary Intercat was paid, sud the deficit overcoma sulog scrip 1o empluyes for threa months' wagos due them, which was aceepted, and virtu- olly constitutesa loun to the Comvany, The Compuuy dues not futend to enter Into any a rangewmeit for & new cosl comoact without re- celving practical sssursuces that it will be de- cidedly to ia jutercst o doso, aod that the proper safequards shall surround such a move- ‘I'he following officers were elected to serve during the eusulng year: t, Fravklin B. Gowen{ Maunacers, H. Pratt Mec- $203,423; loes of without parallel r. Grover was & i on his farm with a marricd Oa tho eveulng re- other country. ibet goat (818 crled the old he is a Political & Thibet jroat i Roi the days of Ulsudius In usual nrde.;. th of uncarly tive feet, 1mpetus with wbich {t “The position of the corpse, with other surrouudiogs, when found, sbowed that tho victhn wus sslee) that death, 10 blw, wus paluless. Bawa Houston's Unlonisw, Prlsburg Teteymioh you," continued Mr, 44 thay 8atn Souston was thoroughly Union, I ou the last word 1 heurd Lim eaY. e City of Austlu on tho day the d ‘Texas out of aiting a vessel to tako mo 1 Just befors the ship salled called upon the Guyernor to bld htm furcwell: tantly comug fu with mes 3 Couventiow, and b told him [ wes u‘:mu\i when stricken, aod huret, tionry Lewid, aod J. —————— veutlon met which Inlsconce of U, 8. G . 1d citizen of this couuty, wausin fown last week, and amuscd thet of alittle sct-to he bad in. his boybood” days with Ulysses B. Grant, Ulyssea—as tho old gentleman called m—=lived fu Georgetown, O,y and lie, Mr. ., & low wiles vut L the coautryy that oue day Le wend 1o town wirh a Juad of waterinelous while trylug to disposc of them caugbt U fu tho act of anpropriating one to b which was dullicleut 1 they went, aud 65" not ou the grouud but io the wugon, BOUTTNERN SCHEME. Spectal Dupateh (0 The EvaAnsviiie, lod, Jan. 18.—A meeting 'of lcading business-men, manufscturers, snd city ofticials was held to-day to conslder a proposl- tiou of Gen. Wilson, of the 8t. Louis, Evans- ville & Bouthcastern Kallway, to coostruct ten miles of railway between this city and Heoder- 80U, to cowplety counection with ths Soutbern The scotiment of thoss prescut was unanlmoualy lu favor of the project, and tbe proposition will be submitted to th st & callcd ceting to4gurrow His pages were co! sages from the rebelliou was torribly anuvycd. Nortb, and ko took oy you get buck to your wheso § bave many good tedl your peoplo that t taks ‘fexos out of the Union, but 1' —— £ they’ll ever take Bam Houston “ Ho dicd (w0 vears alter, as guod 8 mav as Horuco Greeloy,” wdded My, Bueplch with au adjective. several penons ome n Penusylvauis 1, kind friends residingy i fuferoal Robels me) v network of rallweye. rounds fui s ight,