The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1876, Page 5

CABLE NEWS From All Paris of the Old World. THE WAR IN THE EAST. The Conflict Still Undecided—Both Sides Claiming Victories. MONTENEGRIN PROGRESS. The Roumanian Memorandum—Sig- nificant Demands. EGYPTIAN TROOPS FOR TURKEY. Earl Derby Defends the Treaty of Paris. ENGLAND AND THE CENTENNIAL. The Parliamentary Delegation to Visit Philadelphia, THE TURKISH WAR. BEPOBTED SERVIAN DEFEAT—SUCOESS OF THE MONTENEGRINS, Loxpox, July 17, 1876. The Daily Telegraph publishes a despatch from Ber- iin which says:— “The Turks defeated the Servians at Pirot on Satur- day and pursued them an hour. They occupied every position held by General Tchernayeff at the commence- ment of the action. SUCCESS OF THE MONTENEGRIN. “All accoucts, except the Turkish official reports, agree as to the successful and almost unrcsisted march pf the Montenegrins into Herzegovina,” CAPTUBE OF MOSTAR BY THE MONTENEGEING EXPECTED, Racvsa, July 17, 1876. The Montenegrins have arrived at Blagai, near Mostar, The capture of Mostar is confidently expected to-day. TUBKISH CLAIM OF AN ADVANTAGE OVER TEE SERVIANS, Constaxtinorie, July 17, 1876. Official advices announce that Hafiz Pacha, the com- mander of the Palanka division of the Turkish troops, attacked the Servians yesterday. After an engage- ment lasting 81x hours tbe Turks carried the entrench- tthe point of the bayonet. They completely deteated the Servians, capturing a considerable nam- ber of arms and a quantity of baggage. BTRICTLY DEFENSIVE NATURE OF TURKISH OPERATIONS. Lonpox, July 17, 1876, A special to the Times from Vienna say! “The Turkish campaign in Herzegovina seems to be strictly defensive. Tho Turks have abandoned all their positions in lower Herzégovina, excepting the fortified places, Niesic, Belek and ‘Trebinje and some of the strongest blockhouses. Even the evacuation of Mostar seems to be contemplated.” PROFOUND IMPRESSION CAUSED BY ZABL DERBY’S SPEECH. Loxpox, July 17, 1876; ‘The reports from all European capitals say that Lord Derby’s statement has made a very favorable im- pression. CONFLICTING NATUBE OF THE INTELLIGENCE FYROM THE SEAT OF WAR. Loxpox, July 17, 1876. Accounts from the seat of tle Servo-Turkish war are very confused and conflicting. Not only do the Tur- kish and Servian bulletins conflict, but the reports of the special correspondents are according to their sym- pathies and points of observation. For instance:—The Times this morning had a special despatch from Parakin waying that there was no great battle between Osman Pacha and the Servian General Leschjanin on Wednes- flay, whil pecial despatch from Vienna to the Tele. graph says:—‘‘General Leschjanin’s decisive defeat is tonfirmed, Osman Pacha has driven him across the river Timok and is advancing into Servia. General Leschantn lost his artillery, 18 is reported that he himself was killed. The Ottoman Ministry have re- solved to allow the Turkish army to assume the of- tensive.” ENGLISH VIEW OF THE TURKISH MASSACRES IN BULGARIA—THE REPORTS EXAGGERATED— BULGARIANS LOYAL TO TURKEY. Loxpox, July 17, 1876, In the House of Commocs this afternoon Mr. Disraeli Stated that a despatch trom Mr. Elliot, the Turkish Minister at Constantinople, says the excesses in Bul- garia are deplorable, but the published ‘reports are grossly exaggerated. There has been no wholesale slaughter. Christian inhabitants are volinteering gainst Servia The loyalty of the Christfans and Mohammedans against Servia is extraordinary. TURKISH ACCOUNT OF MONTENEGRIN OPERA- TIONS IN HERZEGOVINA, CoxstastixorLR, July 17, 1876. The Governor Generai of Herzegovina telegraphs trom Mostar as follow! __ “AML pulletins respecting the pretended insurgent victories im Herzegovina are false; there bas been no engagement except the compat sustained by Selim Pacha in the defiles of Zallan, which | reported on the 18th inst, The Momtenegrins, who are operating on the mountains avd in deserted villages, have not ap- proached the positions where the imperial troops are concentrated. “The reported capture’ of Gatzko, Bilek, Stolatz and Nevesinje 19 @ pare invention On the 13th inst. a vompany of Turkish troops from Klek fell into an am. buscade of the insurgents, under General Paulovics. They suffered great loss while sustaining the attack of ‘the superior forces until the arrival of roipforecments, when the insurgents retreated,” 2 ‘ BEPORT OF SERVIAN OPERATIONS—TCHERNAY- Err'’s MOVEMENTS—DENIAL OF SERVIAN LOSSES—PAKIC AT MOSTAR ON ACCOUNT OF MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES. Bevorape, Joly 17, 1876 A Servinn detachment has invaded the wooie vailey of Teplitza, between Novi Bazar and Niseh, The wil- lages therein bave risen and furnished volanteers for the Servian army. A statement published hero denying various reports anfavorabieto Servia says General Tehernayef has neither been surrounded nor beaten. No important battle ts expected for « fortwight. TURKISH ATROCITIES, ral Olimpi@s reports that the Turks are com- feartul atrocities, burning Servian and Bosnian villages and massacring inhabitante, DENIAL OF SERVIAN LOSSKS, Tho Servians are still before Nuvi bazar. Despite the Turkish assertions to the contrary the Servians have bot yet lost a singlo cannon. PRINCE MILAN'S MOTHER DEAD. The mother of I’rince Milan hag just died at Wars. burg 1 Bavaria. PANIC AT MOSTAR-—CAUSE OF MONTENEGRIN SUCCESSES. Racuaa, Joly 17, 1876 Aareat panic exists at Mostar because of the Monte- negrin successes, The Christians fear the vengeance of the Turks, The Montenogrins have interrupted communication Detween Trebinje and Ragusa. THE BOUMANIAN DEMANDS CONTAINED IN THE MEMORANDUM TO THE GREAT POWERS, Lonpon, July 18, 1876. Reuter’s Telegram Company have a despatch from Vienna to the following effect :— “The Roumazian memorandum enumerates the vari- ous points upon which Roumania wisbes to maintain a settlement by « friendly understanding with the The principal of these are:—The admission of a Rou- mantan representative to the Diplomatic Corps at Con- Stantinople and the recognition of his jurisdiction in matters concerning Roumanian subjects in Turkey; the definition of the boundary relative to the islands in the Danube; the conclusion of postal, telegraphic and ex- tradition conventions with the Porte; the recognition of Roumanian passports; and finally, the rectification of the frontier at tne delta of the Danube, which will secure to the Roumanians the trep uso of its waters. THE PRINCE OF MONTENEGRO TO CONDUCT THE WAB ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT—-WHAT ROUMA- NIAN PREPABATIONS ABE SAID TO MEAN, Loxpos, July 18, 1876. The Standard’s Vienna telegram says the Montene- grin official paper states openly that the Prince of Montenegro means to conduct the war on his own ao- count, He will have no alliance with Servia, though he considers the Servian operations usoful, as engag- ing the atteation of a large Turkish force. The Morning Post's Berlin special says Roumania has notified the Powors that her mobilization is merely for the defence of her frontiers, BAD CONDITION OF MURAD EYFENDI—HIS AB- DICATION BXPECTED, AND HIS MOBE VIGOROUS BROTHER TO SUCCEED. Loxpox, July 18, 1876. The Standard’s Constantinople correspondent tele- graphs that the health of the Sultan causes great anxiety. He has never recovered from the shock caused by the suiciae of Sultan Abdul ats, and the murder of Hussein Avni Pacha, the Minister of War. He isa mere wreck and utterly unfit for business, Some have positively declared that symptoms of softening of the brain have appeared. He isin imminent danger. Personally I believe bis abdi- cation is very near at hand and unavoidable. Youmay expect to hear at any,moment that his brother, Abda! Hamid, reigus. GENERAL OLIMPIC's ACCOUNT OP TURKISH ATROCITIES. Loxpox, July 18, 1876. The Times’ special from Saratin states that the report of General Olimpics concerning Turkish crueltics says the Tarks have killed several hundred women and children. In Bosnia they are cutting women and children to pieces, throwing them in the air and catch- ing them upon bayonets. They cut off the heads or noses of the head and wounded, whereas the wounded Turkish prisoners are treated like Servians. The Times’ Ragusa special gays Selim Pacha, who was reported blockaded at Salem, has escaped to Mostar, leaving bis guns, baggage and ammunition, The Times’ Vienna despatch eomments on the late rumor that Servia had asked for Eussian mediation in favor of an armistice, It says the origin of this rumor may be traced to the efferts which Servia i» undoubtedly making to re- gain the good will of the Powers, and, above all of Russia, which she risked by ber obstinacy in declaring war. The correspondent points out that the Servians so tar have only been able to pass just beyona the frontier. The Turks are gradually bringing up reinforcements, TCHEBNAYEFF APPEALS TO RUSSIAN SYMPA- THIZERS FOR AID, Lownor, Jaly 18, 1876, The Standard’s Vienna despatch says that General Tehernayeff has sent a colonel to urge the Kussian societies to give their promised aid in men and money; otherwise it will be too late. THE BUSSIAN MINISTER TO TURKEY RECEIVES A SIX MONTHS’ VACATION. Lonnos, July 18, 1874, The Standard’s Vienpa special says that General Ignatieff has recerved a six months’ furlough. TURKISH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT OF 4 SUCCESS IN THE VIELD. Wasmixatox, July 17, 1876, Artstarchi Bey, the Tarkish Minister herc, has re- ceived the following despatch from the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Constantinople dated to-day :— “Tho troops of General Hatyz Pacha, commander of the Palanka division, attacked the Servians yesterday. ‘After an engagement which lasted six hours our sol- iers captured with the bayonet the entrenchments occupied by the enemy, and defeated them completely. We captured a large number ot arms and other effects. “In consequence of the movement in advance of Suleyman Pacha’s corps tho Servians abandoned, with- out fight, their entrenchments at Babine Glarzo and retired into the line of demarcation.” ENGLAND. EARL DERBY DEFENDS THE TBEATY OF PARIS— A GOVERNMENT OFFICAL EXPLAINS HIS CON- NECTION WITH LISBON TRAMWAYS—HIS RESIGNATION TENDERED. Lonpow, aly 17, 1876. In the House of Lords this afternoon tio Earl of Derby, in reply to a question by the Earl of Denbigh (conservative), said:—‘‘I cannot advise Parliament to abrogate the declaration of the Treaty of Paris, that a neutral flag protects an enemy’s goods, except contra- band of war, This declaration has been in force for twenty yeara Engiand has pressed it upon otner governments, and if she now withdraws it it would raise the suspicion that sho 1s now preparing tor war.” GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EXPLAIN ABOUT LISRON TRAM- wars. In the House of Commons, in consequence of a ques- tion put by Mr. George Otto Trevelyan (liberal), the Right Hon. Lord Heary* George Charles Gordon- Lennox (liberal conservative), Chief Commissioner of Works and Buildings, explained bis connection with tho Lisbon tramways. His statement was received with cheers. MR. GORDON-LENNOX RESIGNS. Mr. Disraeli announced that in consequence of Mr. Trevelyan’s question, Mr. Gordon-Lennox had resigned the Commissionership of Public Works. Mr. Trevelyan said his object, a tribute to public morality, bad been atttained and he would al ‘rom lurqher remarks, THE PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATION TO VISIT THE CENTENNIAL. Lowpos, July 17, 1876. The Echo says it understands that the following members of Parhament wil proceed to rhiladelphia | | after the adjournment of the present session: | Joseph Gills Biggar, Jacob Bright, Thomas Burt, Frederick Edward Biackett Beaumont, George Ander. son, Charles Cameron, Joseph Cowen, Sir Charles wilke, baronet; Joseph Dodds, Char! Joseph Fay, Edward Temperly Gourley, Sir Henry Marshman Havelock, baronet, C, B.; Jamos Fortescue Harrison, Isaac Fletcher, F, R, 8., John WaAlter, James Lawson, George Leeman, Alexander MeDonald, Wiliiam Holmes, Anthony John Mandetla, Jobn O'Conor Power, Joseph Whitwell Pease, Mr. Rylands, Thomas Eustace Smith, Patrick James Smyth, James Cochrane Stevenson, Jobn Whitwell and Benjamin Whitworth. The Right Hon. John Bright declines count of {li health, go on ac- A CONSERVATIVE ELECTED TO PARLIAMENT. Loxpox, July 17, 1876. Captain Warburton (conservative) waa eiected to Par- liament to-day for Mid-Cheshire, unopposed, in place | of Mr. Egerton Leigh (conservative), deceased, HEAVY FAILURES IN. LONDON. Loxpos, Jaty 17, 1376. Tho Times in its Onauciai article says Robert Nunes and Alberga, Brother & Co., merchants, lave failed. Their united abilities are £70,000, Messrs. Gilbert, Wright and Clarke, wholesale hosiers, have aiso failed. Their liabilities are reported at £30,000, REVIEW OF THE THE PAST WEEK. Loxvox, July 17, 1876. The Mark Lane Express, in its usual weekly review of the corn trade, says:— “Wheat promises fairly, both for quantity and qaal- ity, The plant waebaomne abies ‘The prob- able yield will be something over 12,000,000 quarters. Barley continues to look well. The condition of all other cereals is satisfactory. Our market bas been un- affected by the war in Turkey, no inter- vention by other Powors appearing probable, Trade bas been much depressed, owing to the enormous supplies arriving. Nearly 175,000 Quarters of foreign wheat have arrived during the past fortnight, Prices have given way two shillings per quarter, and unless the weather or political influences chock the dec! it appears unlikely that wheat can maintain even the present depressed values. There is ® large trade in Indian this year, and tho favor which this class of grain has found with tho millers has caused the consumption of Russian and American to fall off much more than might be imagined. 18 is not unlikely TISH CORN TRADE DURING | that the future range of prices will be lower than we have been accustomed to. The number of cargoes of wheat off the coast ts fifty-eight. But few sales have transpired. Tho position of the market \s somewhat indefinite; buyers are holding off, and held- ers are not reconciled to the low prices. A decline of fully twe ebilling per quarter on floating cargoes bas, however, taken place during the week. Maize has met with a limited inquiry. The quetations are unal- tered, Barley has been stoady.”” THE TIMES ON THE INDIAN FINANCIAL PROB- LEM. Loxpox, July 17, 1876. The Times, in its second edition, has a special des- patch from Calcutta, which says:—“The exchange Question occapies pubho attention to almost the entire exclusion of other topics, Whether the lowest point has been reached; whether the depression will be per- manent or temporary, and whether any and what remedy is possible, are the main sabjects of conversa- tion among all classes. The rate now isa fraction above ls, 6d. per rupee, so that remitting small sums costs about thirty-five percent; large sums cost slightly lesa, This tells severely on persons with fixed incomes and all having families at home, but the in- evitable riso in prices on all imported articles makes a serious difference to everybody. The govern- ment logs will nearly equal the gain from the opium revenue, Except the mutiny this is the worst crisis in Anglo-Indian history, and there are few instances apy- whore of a calamity so crushing ana so general. Ifthe depression continues it will probably paralyze the 1m- port trade. The problem before the Indian govern- ment calls for the mst anxious consideration, and, if the depression is to be permanent, it will resolve itself into the question of how to stave off national bank- ruptey.’” THE STOLEN PICTURE OF THE DUCHESS OF DEVONSHIRE. CoLocxs, July 17, 1876. The London correspondent of the Gazette says:— “Messrs. Agnew, art dealers, have received a Ictter, dated Astor House, New York, offering to surrender the stolon Gainsborough picture of the Duchess of Devonshire for $25,000, It is believed that the letter 1s @ hoax.’ EXCESSIVE HEAT OF THE WEATHER. Lospox, July 17, 1876. The weather for tho past four days has been exces- sively hot, the thermometer reaching ninety-six de- grees in the shade, There have beon numerous sup- strokes, : FRANCE. A BEPUBLICAN TRIUMPH AT THE POLLS, Paria, July 17, 1876. M. Screpel (republican) has been elected to the Cham- ber of Deputies for tho town of Roubaix to fill a va- cancy. EARTHQUAKE IN AUSTRIA. Virwna, July 17, 1876. A severe shock of earthquake was experienced here at half-past one o’clock this afternoon. It lasted sev- eral seconds. As far as ascertained no damage was done. EFFECTS OF THE EARTHQUAKE. Lospox, July 18, 1876. Tho Standard’s Vienna despatch says :—*During the earthquake a wavy movement of the earth was visible. Churen beils wero cet ringing and the founda- tions of houses violently shaken.” EGYPT. A NEW UNITED STATES CONSUL. Carino, July 17, 1876. Mr. Freeman, the newly appointed United States Consul, presented bis credentisisto the Khedive to- day. OLD SOUTH CHURCH DOOMED, Bostox, July 17, 1876. The committee in charge of the subscriptions for the Old South church having asked an extcasion of time for the purchase of the property until January 1, and the same having been retused by the society, have abandoned all hope of saving the building and the work of demolition will be begun at once. ORDWAY DENIES IT. Borroy, July 17, 1876, Sergeant-at-Arms Ordway publishes a card in the Journal declaring the reports of bis irregularities false and deliberato attempts to blacken him, and says ho visited Washington, but the committee would not give him a chance to appear and explain. - 4 OVERFLOW OF THE RED RIVER. Sungverorr, La, July 17, 1876 ‘The Upper Red Riv gauge, or six inches above the overflow mark of 1866. It fell two inches last night, There 1s water on the track between Fulton and Texarkana, also at Maivern near the Ouachita River, and there have been no through trains since Friday, nor will there be any fer a day of two, owing to washouts, There 1s an impres- sion here that no ® plantation on the river below h time it is impossible to jd stock tn the Upper River Valley, but :t is undoubtedly heavy. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Duranruznr, Orvice ov rum Carer S1Gxa1 Or: rn | | | Wasuixeros, July 16—1 a. M. Probabires. | For New Engiand, the Middle States and the lower lake region, slightly warmer and clear or tair weather, light southerly to westerly winds, failing barometer on | the coast and stationary or a slight rise in the barom- | eter in the lower lake region, and followed during the night by local rains in the Jast named district For the South Atlantic States, clear weather, except light rains tu the Southern portion, with easterly to southerly winds, slowly rising temperature and nigh barometer. For the Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio Valley, | warmer and partly cloudy weather, southerly winds, slight changes in barometer, and possibly local rains in the Lower Mississippi Valey. For tho upper Iake region, the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri vaileys, partly cloudy weather and areas of rain, with no decided change iu tempera- ture or barometer. The Red River will continue to rise at Shreveport and at stations below, THR WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show tho changes in th temperature forthe past twenty-four hours in com. | | parison with the corresponding date of last year, as in- | dicated by the thermemeter at Hudnut's pharmacy, | Hexatp Building :— } 1375. 1876. 68 1876, ed perature yeaterd Average temperature for cor FOOP.sseeee OBIT UAR . ROBERT Ht. CHADBOURNE. Rovert H. Chadbourne, one of the nine holding- over republican State Senators, died at Halanvilie, St. Charles Parish, Louisiana, ou Sunday. THE MARQUIS OF CONYNGHAM. A cable despateh from London announces the death | ot the Marquis of Conypgham. The deceased was much respected, and was seventy-nine years of age. | His son, Lord Francis ge he hi Hiament for county Clare, [reiand, ai member of the home rule party, ber ‘8 @ prominent 4 | expressed NEW i ORK HERALD, ‘TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1876.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. THE INDIAN WAR. Story of Custer’s Humiliation in Front of the Enemy. HLS COMMAND DISTRIBUTED TO SUBORDINATES Graphio Details of the Situation on the Border. UNDERESTIEATE = OF = INDIAN» STRENOTIL More Than Ten Thousand Savage Warriors in the Ficld. UNFOUNDED RUMORS OF DEPREDATIONS. Panic in the Border Counties of Minnesota. A Savage Who Speaks French and Studies Napoleon, ATROCITIES BY THE REDSKINS. —_——— BrsmMancx, D. T., July 17, 1876, Originating with the recent battle there has been much uneasiness among people not on the immedi- ate frontier, and in some instances unfounded ru- mors of the presence or depredations of the Indians have caused a general stampede. This is true of several localities in Southern Dakota and in West- ern Minnesota, and an unfounded rumor was tele- graphed tnat the Indians had murdered two fami- lies near Brainerd. No Indians have made their ap- pearance in this locality since the battle except small parties, undoubtedly friendly, passing to and fro from the agenctes. Rumors of hostile intentions have grown out of the fact that seventy lodges of agency Indians are located near where. the Black Hils train from Bis- marck crosses the Cannon Ball; but these Indians are well known and known to be friendly, and are located on reservations. So, though each day brings forth a new batch of rumors, they pass for such and no harm ts done. Indeed there 1s no cause to apprehend danger to settlements east of the Missouri River. The Indians are successful only when they can move rapidly, and they will take no chances for the sake of revenge or ecalps, plunder being the great temptation, particularly horses, The river is too great an obstruction to their move- ments for them to be caught on the wrong side of it; but frontier settlements in Nebraska and Wyoming, and more particulary: those of Montana, are in danger unless the war is pushed vigorously. INDIAN STRENGTH UNDERESTIMATED, Sherman and Sheridan certainly underestimate the strength of the hostiles, Sitting Bull’s band, before it was joined by Crazy Horse, numbered 1,800 lodges—over 6,000 effective fighting force—and Crazy Horse has proven himself strong enough to defeat Crook in every engagement without the aid of Sitting Bull, Colonel Burke, agent at Standing Rock, who certainly is well informed and not dis- posed to exaggerate their strength, estamates the fighting force of the Sioux at 10,000, and it should be remembered that women and children are not ele- ments of weakness, for every nine-year. old boy will handle a gun, stone, mallet or bow to better advantage than a majority of recruits handle their muskets, Squaws do the camp drudgery and are ready for the battle if their ser- vices are needed. I tried to give you last week an Indian account of the battle, but could not reach you in time. Sitting Bull’s Uncpapas lost 150, and other hands nearly as many: Of the three principal chiefs, fora time beileved to be Sitting Bull, prob- ably Crazy Horse was killed. INDIAN 80RROW FOR CUSTER. The Rees at Fort Lincotn mourned several days over Custer’s death, cutting themselves with knives and exhibiting genuine sorrow in other ways pecu- Mar to the Indian. One refused to mourn and in the wildest manner called on Custer’s spit to drive the Sioux from the land, and insisted that his brave band would do it. A CLARVOYANT'S PREDICTION. To your correspondent’s certain knowledge a Dr. Thomas, clairvoyant physician of Minneapolis, three years ago, while in a trance, gave a fair sketch of Custer’s battle ground and foretold the massacre of the entire party at that point, and giving a correct idea of the sorrow throughout the land follawing. This circumstance was recalled by an officer of Terry's command yesterday, to whom the prophecy was related at the time of Custer’s Black Hills expe- dition, in the presence of your correspondent. CUSTER DEPRIVED OF COMMAND. ‘The fact that Custer, though with the expedition and nominally in command of his regi- ment, had no command whatever until after Reno's return from his fruitless scont of the 20th, has not been made | public. His regiment was divided into two wingx— the right under Reno and the left under Benteen, while Custer was left to wabble awhere he would without responsibility and without command. Much of the time was spent with his brothers and a few trusty men, hunting and scouting on his own ac- count, Generally he was with the advance, but not in command of it. Two or three times he | was called upon to find passes through the Bad Lands or mountains, and once Terry said no other officer but Custer could | have conducted the command through difficulties which seemed unsurmountable 80 successfully. On the morning of June 2, for the first time, Custer was given a command, and those who know him do not wonder that he tried to make the most of it and hazarded all in an attempt to conquer the Sioux without assistance. When Custer entered upon HIS LAST MARCH he was reading Alexander's “Her Dearest Foe.” 1 have just been shown the book, and find many pas- sages showing the strongest affection and the most kindly and forgiving spirit marked, but this:—“I have faith in my own fortunes, and believe i shall conquer in the end,” struck me most forcibly, That faith in his own fortune and the chaflag he had re- ceived at the hands of the President, which Terry had done little to heal, was the immediate cause of the disaster. ‘THE AGENCY INDIANS, Major Mitchell, agent at Fort Peck, arrived to-day. The Major says the Indian Commissioner reports 13,000 Indians at Fort Peck Agency, of which he took charge this = spring, but he | las never been abie to find that number, He thinks, however, that none of his In- | dians are in the hostile camp, dnd says the chiefs “ut sorrow when they learned of the Custer massacre. The Bismarck Tribune's special from Berthold, | dated the 15th, says no Indians have left that agency since the massacre, and none, excepting afew young fellows, were disposed to go. The agent at Standing Rock admits that some ot hts Indians are with the hostiles, but not as gener- ally a8 has been represented. A LACK OF SUPPLIES. ‘The agencies are all out of supplies and Indlans ; &re forced to hunt or starve. A mail carrier, just in from Buford, says he saw forty Indians fifty miles north of Bismarck yester- day, evidently on the war path, but he did not care to investigate them. FOR THE BLACK MILLS, The steamer Carroll, from Benton, to-day brought 150 passengers, ninety-six of whom are enroule from Montana to the Black Hills, Ex-Sheriff Bul- lock, of this party, informs me the Key West will bring at least 100 more. He says they have not ac- cepted the newspaper reports, but are convinced of the value of the mines by statements of men in whom they have confidence. One hundred and fifty men left Bismarck for the Hills this morning. REINFORCEMENTS FOR TERRY. ‘The Carroll leaves on Friday with men and horses for Terry. Two hundred and ninety recruits for the Seventh cavalry will arrive to-morrow. The horses for mounting them are not here. Four companies of infantry are awaiting transportation; two com- panies are enroute by rail, and six by river, for Terry. The steamer Far West left Buford for the mouth of Deer River yesterday morning with sup- plies of clothing, £0. REINFORCEMENTS FOR GENERAL TERRY—ALABM- | ING CONDITION OF MRS, CUSTER. BIsMARcK, D. T., July 17, 1876. On Thursday next six companies of the Twenty- seeond regiment, two companies of the Fifth in- fantry and 100 recruits for the Seventh cavalry will leave here under the command of Colonel Otis, of the Twenty-second, to reinforce General Terry. So far no troops have gone to his as- sistance. The four companies which were under his tmmediate command were promptly in motion, and have been encamped here for several days. Unfortunately Colonel Smith, General Terry’s adjutant general, left Fort Lincoln to return to the scene of operations the day be- fore Colonel Otis arrived. As a result the Colonel’s command, which is largely composed of old Indian fighters, is chafing under the delay. However, everything is being put in order and as soon as the balance of the force arrives Colonel Otis will advance. ‘The steamer Carroll arrived to-day, and will re- turn immediately with reinforcements and supplies. GENERAL CUSTER’S WIDOW. The condition of General Custer's widow con- tinues to be alarming. During divine service at her house yesterday she fainted, and remained in a swoon for nearly an hour. PANIC IN MINNESOTA. FRIGHT OF THE SETTLERS IN THE BORDER COUNTIES—EXAGGERATED STORIES AFLOAT— EFFORTS OF GOVERNOR PILLSBURY TO ALLAY me ee Cee PAvr,. July 17, 1876, The disaster to Custer's expedition naturally caused some uneasiness in the regions of the country near the Sioux reservation in Dakota, and this un- easiness in some of the border counties of Min- nesota developed the proportions of a panic. Settlers in Murray, Douglas, Grant and other sparsely settled counties flocked to the villages and more densely populated districts, and all sorts of WILD RUMORS prevatied. The people of these counties are new settlers, wholly unfamiliar with Indians, and they naturally class the friendly Indians of the Dakota reservation with the wild savages of the Plains. To dispel this groundless panic Governor Pillsbury, sev- eral days ago, sent agents to all points of the exposed front to examine into the facts of the case. These agents have now nearly all reported and show the utter groundiessness of the alarm. The Indians are all perfectly peaceable and peaceably disposed. The most ” EXAGGERATED STORIES. were easily traced to very small foundations. A band of Pipestone Chippewas, on their annual pil- grimage to the Pipestone quarry, nearly depopu- lated Murray county; the imagination of a telegraph operator in an isolated station panicked Grant and Douglas counties; a squad of villagers gathering blue berries sent a thrill of alarm along the Red River Valley, and 500 men organized for defence, Several MILITARY COMPANIES have been organized at frontier points, to whom Governor Pillsbury has distributed arms, not be- cause there was the slightest cause to anticipate their need, but to aid in allaying the fever of excite- ment prevailing. The action of the Governor has had the desired effect and the settlers are generally | returning to their homes satisfied that their fears ‘were without the shadow of foundation. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES, Waaurxarox, July 17, 1876, The following despatches were received yesterday afternoon at the War Department :— Carcago, July 16, 1876, To General W. T. Sarrwax, Wasbington:— The following despatch, reeeived late last night, is transmittea for your information. I had al- ready ordered General Merritt to jom General Crook, but he will be detained a few days in attempting taintercept the Indians who have lef the Red Cloud agency. I would suggest to Crook to unite with Terry and attack those Indians, but 1am so far away that I will have to leave them, asThave done heretofore, to act on their own judg- ment P. H. SHERIDAN, FROM GENERAL CROOK. Caxr ox Goosn Canze, Wrowixa, July 12, via Ferrxnwax, July 15, 1876. R.C. Drum, Assistant Adjutant Genoral, Chicago:— My last information frota Red Cloud Agency was that the Cheyennes had left there to reinforce the enemy in my front, As this fakes away all the disturbing ele- ment from that section | have availed mysoif of tho Lieutenant General's permission and ordered eight companies of the Fifth cavalry, under Colonel Mer- ritt, to jom me at this point’ The best informa. tion [ can get from my front is that the Sioux have three fighting men to my one, Alttiough I have no doubt of my ability to whip them with my present force, the victory would be one barren of results, and so I have thought It better to defor the attack until [ can get the Fifth bere and then end tho campaign with one crushing blow. The hostile Indians are, according to my advices, encamped on the Little Ho n, near tho base of the mountaina, and will proba- bly remain there until my reinforcements come up. I rece:ved a despatch from General Terry this morning asking me to co-operate. I will do so to the best of my ability. GEORGE F. CROOK, Brigadier General INDIANS PERMITTED TO JOIN CROOK. Wasnixotox, July 17, 1876, Tho Commissioner of Indian Affairs to-day directed E. H. Danforth, Indian Agent at White River Agency, to allow all tho Indians who wished to join General Crook to leave the reservation for that purpose, OFFICIAL, LI8T OF CASUALTIES Im CROOK'S Fignt. Cmicago, July 17, 1 The following is the official list of the killed in Crook’s command at the battle of the Rosebud on the 1th of June:— David Marshall, sergeant, Company F, Gilbert Roe, private, Company F, William J, Allon, private, Company L Hugene Flyn, private, Company I. A. Newkeukeu, sergeant, Company L Richard Bennett, private, Company L Brooks Connors, private, Company I. Allen J, Liteheli, private, Company L, all of the Tuird cavalry. ‘THE wouxpED., Among the wounded are:— Heary A. Gay, captain, Company G, Third cavalry, Patrick O'Donnell, sergeant, Company G, Thomas Meagher, first sorgeamc, Company I, Sec- ond cavalry. Andrew Gross, sergeant, Company I, Third cavalry. James Carty, corporal, Company I, Third cavalry. Samuel Cook, sergeant, Company L, Third cavalry. Besides these there were fifteen wounded, chicy from the Third cavairy. ARTILLERY ORDERED TO THE WEST. Watnarowy, N. ¥., July 17, 1876. Company D of the Third artillery, stationed at Madi son Barracks, Sacketts Harbor, has received orders to proceed to Leavenworth. They will leave on Friday. MORE TROOPS FOR THE PLAINS. Fort Hamilton ana Fort Wadsworth have contributed their quota to tho fighting force sent against Sitting Bull. Yesterday afternoon at half-past one o'clock Companies E aud G of the Third United States Arti lery embarked on board the government boat Henry Smith. They were under command of Brevet Colonel A. G Wildrick, and were premeded to the boat by the post band. Thousands of people the blaffs, cheered the brave boys and waved them adieu, On tho boat they were received by Company L, from Fort Wadsworth, As the Smith moved away trom the dock a salute was fired {rom the fort, ‘The boat proceeded to Jersey City, whence they took the cars for Fort Leav. enworth, Kansas, The journey will occupy about twa days. A company from Sackett's Harbor, under com- mand of Captain Turnbull, joined the detachment in Jersey City, and Colonel Wildrick took command ot thg entire force. The Colonel is a veteran Indian fighter, A LITERARY SAVAGE. SITTING BULL'S LINGUAL ACHIRVEMENTS—HE SPEAKS FRENCH AND READS NAPOLEON—HIG VINDICTIVE FERLING TOWARD AMERICANS, (From the Chicago Tribune, July 14.] In anticipation of recruits going forward to General Terry every station between St. Paul and Bismarck was crowded with an eager populace. No troops, how. ever, were along, and #0 the eager populace had to feast its eyes upon the sanguinary form of your correspond ent, who, by the way of joke, was generally pointed out by the conductors as “Standing Bull, the great Chiet of the Indian Peace Commission.” There is nothing adaitional from the front to wha you have already received by telegraph. I have not had time as yet to see any of Reno’s wounded men, but shall do so to-morrow. Reinforcements and six- teen tons of amunition will leave here tor Terry on Saturday morning. I learn, however, from the most reliable data, that all the agency warriors between here and Benton have gone away, undoubtedly to join Sit- ting Bull and his victorious warriors, At Bismarck to- day a rumor was circulated that old Sitting Buil, an Ogalalla chief, had been killed in the Custer fight, This isa mistake, as I have since learned that the old chief, who has of late years been friendly to the white, was at Fort Seward on the day of the Custer massacre 1 have also learned almost A COMPLETE HISTORY of this hostile warrior, Sitting Bull. He isa Teton Sioux and only thirty-five years of age. Captais MeGarry, of the stcamer Benton, tells me he bai known Sitting Bull about the Upper Missouri trading posts for many years. His principal bartering place was at Fort Peck, thou~h of late years ho and bis band have followed the buffalo north. on the Souris and Pembina Rivers, and have bartered their robes and tongues for ‘guns and ammunition with tha French half-breeds of Manitoba, Sitting’ Bull was a convert and friend of Father de Smet who taught bim to read and write French. He has al- ways scorned to learn English, but is a fair French scholar. inthe Dakota language be is also versed, and declared to be a greater orator than Little Phi Chief of the Yanktonnais, Captain Mo geveralship after the little Corsican Corporal, Sitting Bull has never accepted an overture of peace, tho re- port that he gave in his adhesion to Sully to the con- ‘trary notwithstanding, He has always ‘been an unre- lenting and VINDICTIVE SAVAGE to the Americans what Schamy! was to the Russisa, Father De Smet kept the Teton-sioux from the war- path antil 1868. He then leit tho Uppor Missouri and Sitting Bull became achief. No organized effort was made to array the Sioux nation against the whites until after the Minnesota massacre of If when toe Sioux were driven west of the Missoari into the bad lands and mountains of Dakota Sitting Bull aspired to the leadership, but Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, Little Pheasant and the Ozalalla Sitting Bull chiets repudiated him. From that time he has been s malcontent, and at war with the chiefs of tho Sioux nation. though he has bv his persuasive arts of oratory seguced man; hundreds of their young braves into his ranks. is also LARGELY REINFORCED by young braves from the Crees and Assiniboins of Manitoba. Every summer for five .years he has been up north among these tribes, and now they are flocking to his standard. It these reports are to be believed, and I have no reason to question them, when he noxt makes a stand against the Federal troops he will have in the neighborhood of 5,000 warriors, every one armed with repeating rifles, A great deal is ex- pected from Sitting Bull's inability to take caro of the wounded already on his hands, and which is a sacred duty among the Indians If he has not sent his wounded north among his Manitoba friends, be will do so beiore he hazards another fight. The telegrapting report of Captais Smith, who brought Reno’s wounded down, that Terry had tound the biers of nine chiefs killed in ‘the engage ment with Custer is a mistake. They were the remain of sub-chiefe and braves killed by Custer whet he was with Stanlev in 1871. 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