The New York Herald Newspaper, November 6, 1876, Page 5

Y ~ CABLE NEWS From All Parte of the Old World. PEACE IN THE EAST. The Armistice Being Carried Into Effect. ENGLAND STILL PREPARING. Loxpox, Nov. 6, 1876, Reports from the East indicate fair weather and a temporary calm. The disturbance that threatened the peace of Earope has been dissipated by the high pres- sure of events. The political barometer, which has been oscillating violently during the last fortnight, has vegun fo rise steadily, aceompaniod by the usual clear- ‘ng weather which attends such aphenomenon. It ‘ probable that during the armistice slight fluctu- ions may @ccur which will be attributable to local disturbances; but these cannot affect the general calm that promises to provail. The 7imes, in a leader, way! “We think, with the majority of our country- men, that the chances are in favor of peace, and of vach peace as may assure the well-being of the regions voncerned, by removing every protext for agitation.” A GEXERAL CONFERENCE. There seems to be good reason for believing that a vonference will be held at an early day. The Moniteur, fhe organ of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, mys’ “it now appears probable that all the guaranteeing Powers will agree to the proposal for the. conference at Constantinople.” Excopt Germany, which probably will not interfere, sll the Powers have appointed Commissioners for drawing the line of Gemarcation. Turkey and the mojority of the Powers think the line should be fixed by the positions actually hold by the opposing armies when the armistice was agreed to, but Russia seems disposed to ask the me to witharaw to the frontier. OPERATIONS UNDER THE ARMISTICE. The French and Italian Commissioncrs have proceeded to the Turkish and Montenegrin camps to fix the line of demarca- tion, Places blockadea by the Montenegrins will continue under blockade during the armistice, but may be revictualled sufficiontly for smmediate wants, SERVIA’S DEBT TO RUSSIA, Russian officers express the belicf that thousands of Russians have fallen m the Valley of the Morava alone. They openly accuse the Servians of bayonetting Rus- tians who attempted, revolver in hand, to arge them to attack the Tarks. The Standard’s correspondent even declares that some wounded Russian officers have been robbed and hacked to pivces by the men appointed to earry the! tothe rear. It ts also stated in Belgrade that General Tchernayeff is to sojourn in Russia during the armis- tice, ANOTHER ENGLISH IROX-CLAD. The man-of-war Nelson, of 7,000 tons displacement, 5,000-horse power, and twenty guns, was launched at lasgow on Saturday. GARIBALDI AND THR ITALIAN CONGRESS. The election of the members of the Italian Chamber of Deputies took place in Rome yesterday. As faras whe results are known 141 progressists and % moderates have been returned. Second ballots will be necessary in 101 districts, Among the distinguished persons elected are Sigrori Mancini, Coppino and Correnti, each of them from several different places, and Signori Depretis, Nico- tero, Zanardelli, Maicrama, Minghetti and Ricasoli. A second ballot will be ‘necessary in Milan to settlo a con- test between Signori Correnti and Visconti-Venosta Baribaldi will also be obliged to stand for a second bal- Jot in Rome, but his uitimate clection is certain. The 7imes’ special declares that the returna showa large majority for the government in yesterday’s elec- hions. * ‘THE FREXCH COMMUSISTS. Decrees are printed in the oficial journals of Paris this morning commuting or pardoning the sentence of Oitty-two Communists, ‘THE BASIS OF M. GATINEAU’S COMPROMISE. The compromise on M. Gatineau’s proposition pro- vides that persons accused of assassination, arson and robbery be tried by Assize Courts, and persons con- Gemned in contumaciam must, as at presont, clear themselves before a court martial. The correspondent adds that there has been no real crisis, The Cabinet has eubmitted to defeat; but the voto has shown that it had not the majority in the Lower Chamber, and it is known to be in a minority in the Senate. THE INDIAN FAMINE. An Indian newspaper, the Pioneer, sums up the prospects of a famine in Bombay follows :— “Famine in Sholapore, extreme dearth at Poonab, great scarcity in six other districts. All these districts will yield only a fraction of their or- inary revenue. It is hoped thut the distress may be relieved at a sixth of the cost of the Bengal famine.” SPAIN CLINGS TO CUBA, The Alphonso government has po intention of aban- doning the war in Cuba. Prime Minister Canovas del Castillo, addressing a meeting of 200 Deputies in Mad- rid last evening, declared that it was the settled pur- poee of the Spanish government to prosecute the war against the Cuban insurrection and to retain possession of the isiana at all hazards and any cost. — PRESENT STRENGTH OF THE ENGLISH IN BESIKA BAY. [rom the Daily News, ct. 25.] The Besika Bay fleet includes at the present mo- ment, apparently, every British sron-clad in the Medi- terraveap. Some of the ves: have been to Malta to refit, while others have been away to fill up with coal, but by this time it would seem that the fleet is more powerful than it has been from the first. There are no fever than eleven powerful iron-clads and three ininor ressels under the command of Vice Admiral Drum- nond aud Rear Admiral Rice, the two flag officers n charge of our Mediterrancan flect. The most formidable crait of all is the Devasta- ton, whico 1s armed with heavier guns and car- ries thicker armor than apy other vossel afloat. Indeed, this raft-like turret vessel would, under most sircumstances, be a match for the rest of the irou-ciads fu the fleet put together, for no guns crricd by ® broadsiae hip could pierce the armor of the Devasta- tion, while one weli aimed shot from the heavy canvon of the latter would suffice to send any of our masted men-of-war to the bottom. Next to the Devastation the most powerfal ships are the Hercules, which bears Admiral Drummond's tag; the Sultan, commanded by H.R. H. the Duke of Edinbargh, and the Monarch; ber tnree, mdeed, being tne tinest broadside ciads of the British Navy in comiission. Theo there are the Triumph, scarcely imierior to these, bearing the flog of 4! Re Admiral; the Raleigh, the Research, the Pallas, and Swittst e, the two fron rams the Hotspur and aie The icon despatch vessel and the sloops Cruiser and Rapid complete the Besika Bay fleet, although there me eight other British auavenis and gun vessels di tributed about the Mediterranean, besides the Hiber nia flagship at Maita. These ler cra:t are at pres- ent doing the duty, which usually falls tothe bicger vessels, of cruising and visiting ports at which British aro stationed, and this they will continae to ice Admiral breaks up the squadron at FLEET A TOKCH BEARER KILLED. FATAL QUARBEL FOLLOWING A DEMOCRATIC PROCESSION—POLICE IN PURSUIT OF THE SURVIVOR. Unica, N. ¥., Nov. 5, 1876. At the conclusion of the democratic procession in this city on Friday night Thomas McDonough, a torch boarer, aged twenty-one years, of this city, wont to the depot (o see some of bis friends off. While at the cars, alter a fight, McDonough was hit on tho head by lump ot cinder, it 1s alleged, vy Joseph hhayeen aged twenty-four years, another torch- bearer, of Home, and died irom the’ effects of the wound at one o'clock this mornin; for Aun Arbor, Mieb., at six I’. a rt thought he may stop ut Aubura.or are in pursuit, FOUND DROWNED. %,N. ¥., Nov. 5, 1876. ‘The body of an unknown man was found floating in the narrows to-day, His clothing consisted of a wi stirt, white drawers aud socks, black pants, dark vest and Oxford ties, with black cloth leggin, ee 3 wore id sleeve buttons and studs and carried id watch, fo 19,278, Thomas Cooper, maker, Liverpool, NEW YORK HERALD: MONDAY, NUVEMBER 6, 1876.-WITH SUPPLEMENT. ARRIVAL OF A MAIL STEAMER FROM THB WEST INDIES—THE FRANKLIN XOT HEARD OF— MEN-OF-WAE SIGHTEZD-—FRELING AMONG THE era Quarantine, S. I., Nov. 5, 1876. The mai! steamer Cunima, trom Bermuds, arrived to-night and reported fair weather all the way, but that she neither saw nor beard anything of the Frank- lin, The frigate had not put into any of the West Indian ports from where the officers of the Canima started, and it would not havo been possible for her to have escaped the searching investigation of the India Islands, had she made a harbor. ‘The Anchor lino steamer Castalia has also arrived and I bave just boarded her and spoke to Captain But- Jor and his chief officer. They report that on Friday, November 3, latitude 41 deg. 18 min., longitude 64 deg., passed two men-of-w: tionality unknown, one & large vessel apd one small, steering south by west. They were signalling to each other, but could not be spoken, Itwas then eight o'clock in the evening. The latitude and longitude indicates the neighborhood of Halifax. Though the latitcde is pretty tar north, if one of the vessels should prove to be the Franklin it is probable that she was driyen from her course by con- trary winds. RETICENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BE- GARDING THE ¥YACTS OF TWEED'S RENDI- TION—COURTESY TOWARD THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK-—THE ‘‘BOSS” A CLOSE PRISONER ON THE FRANKLIN--POSSIBLE ACCIDENT TO THE VESSEL. Wasuixctox, Nov, 5, 1876. It was the intention of the President, upon the re- turn of Secretary Fisb, to make pablic through the State Department the correspondence which has beon had tonching Tweed’s case, and more Particularly the letter of Governor Tilden, requesting the surrender of Tweed to the Sheriff ot New York. The whole matter, however, has remained in abeyance up to this time, though Secro- tary Fish has been here for several days. He ex- presses himself as very much annoyed at the frequent applications which have been made to him for tho pub- Meation of the communications in question, and says they are of no special importance. GOVERNOR TILDEN’S REQREST. Prior to the receips of Governor Tilden’s request by the President, a letter was preparod by the State Department, addressed to the Governor of New York, asking what disposition ho desired to hi made of the prisoner. It was transmitted to the White House for sigiature by the Prosid bat before it was signed, the official communication of Governor Tilden arrivod. Nothing will now, it 1s understood, be made public ontil the arrival and delivery of Tweed to the authorities of New York. A remarkable secrecy bas been observed throughout by the government in all that pertains to Tweod’s capture and proposed rendi- tion, though any unworthy object is studiously repu- diated. The Secretary of the Navy, to whom bas been committed fail management of the details of his ren- dition, has been strangely earoful that nothing shoula be known about Tweed and that no access could be had to bim. He pleads that this is in obedience to the order of the }resident, and the iriends of tho latter say in turn that the order originated in e =President’s anxicty to show that the admunistration would not avail itsolf of any opportunity to make political capital ‘out of what the prisoner might know or choosetosay. Tho officials of the Navy Department and leading politicians here do not see what object the government can have In screen- ing Tweed from public access. When he will have arrived the State Department will make public, and not till then, all the facts it has in its possession. This course has been resolved upou because it is arguea Tweed may never arrive here, as he might die or com- mit suicide by taking poison or by jamping overboara, and hence any publication affecting public men or acts of the Tammany Ring, emanating from Tweed, would prove uofair and absurd. A CLOBR PRISONER. Tweed is constantly under close guard in his room on the Franklin, in charge of an officer of marines night and day, to prevent any occurrence of this kind, and ho is not allowed to speak toany one. It is be- lieved at the Navy Department that the Franklin’s de- lay is attributable to the late cyclone at sea, and that she may bave been dismasted, thus being roduced to her slow steaming capacity. As she is astanch sea- going vessel, her foundering has not been feared. [ne rumor that she had been sighted off the coast and bad stood out to sea again in order not to reach port until alter the election is ridiculed by the Acting Secretary of the Navy, Commodore Howell. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. CARS THROWN OVER 4 TRESTLE ON THE MEM- PHIS AND LITTLE ROCK ROAD—LIST OF THE INJURED. Mamruis, Tenn., Nov. 5, 1876, A distresting accident occurred to tho East bound train onthe Memphis and Little Rock Railroad last night, near Edmondson, caused by the forward truck of the sleepingcar dropping down and throwing it over a trestle, and pulling the next car off with itand piling the passengers up in a promiscuous heap, The following persons were injured :— THE INSURRD, Francis Moore, formerly of Canada, lately hving at Bledsoe’s Landing, Ark., 60 badly injured that he died within thirty minntes. ‘An jntant gon of J. T. Eggleston, of Mississippi, fa- tally injured. J. Barnes, of Bowling Green, Ky., cut in face, sigiheen and hip braised, Mrs, John Gwavbmey, of Arkansas, rib broken and severe internal imjurics, and some fifteen others slightly wounded, Luckily the sleeping car was empty, or the list of cas would have been much ' larger. The ‘woun rived here at one o’ciock this morning and were promptly cared for. An inquest was held to-day on the body of Mr. Moore and a verdict rendered in accordance with t] te ‘YELLOW FEVER. MORTALITY REPORT OF SAVANNAH—DEATH OF A BRITISH SEA CAPTAIN. Savanxan, Nov. 56,1876. The total number of interments to-day was four, of which two were yellow fever cases. | Captain Taylor, of the British bark Cherokee, died at ‘Tybee to-day. MIDNiGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derantneyt, a Orrice oF The Cory 5 L Orrici Wasuixctos, Nov. 6—1 A. M. ') Probabilities, During Monday in the South Atlantic States rising, foliowed by falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds and shghtly warmer and cloudy weather will prevail. In the Gulf States, southeast winds, warmer, partly cloudy weather and falling barometer, followed in the West Galf by cotd, brisk northerly winds and rising barometer. For Tennessee and the Obio Valley, falling barome- ter, south and oast winds, partly cloudy and rainy weather, followed by colder westerly winds, For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri val- leys, easterly winds shift to cold by rising barometer, partly cloudy weath bly hght snow, For the npper lake region, falling barometer, north- east 10 southeast winds, possibly backing to northwest, cloudy and rainy weather. For the lower lakes, fall barometer, brisk north- east winds, stationary temperature, cloudy weather and light raiv. For the Middle and Eastern States, rising, followed by falling barometer, northeast to southeast winds, colder, clear and frosty weather, followed by warmer hazy or cloudy weather. The Ohio River will fall and the Mis Monday, betwoon St. Louis aud Memphis. Cautionary signals continue along Lakes Michigan and Superior. ippi rise on THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. The following record will show the changes in the temperature for tho past twonty-lour hours, in com- parison with the corresponding date of Inst year, as in- dicated the thermometer at Hudout’s pharmacy, Heravv Building :— 1575. ba 1876, 1876, «+ 39 0 Averago temperature yoaterday.... Average temperature lor corresponding dal THE EXPECTED TWEED. Cuban marine cable, which connects B11 the West SITTING BULL. Operations of the Hostiles Against Military Convoys. ° NUMEROUS COMBATS The Hostile Camp in Sight—Fifteen Hundred Warriors in Line. SITTING BULL STILL FOR WAR Conference Between General Miles and the Chiefs. THE BATTLE The Fifth Infantry Wins an Im- | portant Victory. Movrs or Cau Creex, M T., Oct 21, Via Biswanck, D. T., Nov. 4, 1876, An unexpected change has come over the face of the lately desolate state of the Sioux war. Close upon the report that 1,006 lodges of Sioux had left Standing Rock Agency came a delay in the regular supply train from Glendit Nothing was heard from it for sev- eral days after the proper time had arrived for 1 to reach us, and we began to fear for its safety. Scouts sent out could not find it, Goneral Miles, in conso- quence, gave orders for the Fiith infantry to take focr- teen days’ sapphes and march to the relief of the sup- posed corralled train. The two companies of tne Twenty-second infantry wore leit as camp guards, On* the morning of the 17th tho order was given, and long before daylight the troops were in readiness for a start, with eight pack mules per company and a few wagons. Every one was alive to the necessity of marching promptly to the relief of the train. The crossing of the Yellowstone River was commenced in the macki- naws and one fiat boat and finished by eleven A. M., when tho march was promptly taken up and the old Fifth filed out through a long, narrow ravine in slender column, but looking sturdy and solid on this, its fret expedition as a regiment, since the Utab campaign. v MARCH. It numbered about 450 men alltold. The march was eontinued without intermission until about dusk, when fifteen miles bad beon passed over, and a halt was made and coffee taken. Hero wo waited for am- munition wagons tocome up. They arrived a little after dark, and a night march was made of thirteen miles. Early the next morning the weary men again | plodded forward after a short sleep and marched ten mules, when another halt for coffee was allowed. THE ENEMY. Shortly after starting a cloud of horsemen were ob- served galloping toward ur, and proved to be some of tho scouts who had been sent forward. They reported the train coming, and also that they had had a close, sharp fight with about twonty Indians, who had killed one of their number, and that they had kiiled seven Indians while they -wore in the advance. The train eame in sight, and soon Colonel Otis rodo up. FIGHTING THRIR WAT. It appeared that the train had left with a couple of companies and bad been attscked by the Indians, who bad captured about forty maics, which compelled it to return to Glendive. Colonel Otis then teek five of his companies and brought the train safely through, though having had a sharp rapning fight with about 300 Indians. During several days the Indians re- mewed these attacks, charging boldly down on the train and firing on our men, but they were on very occasion spocdily driven away. Two friendly Indians who had been sent trom Standing Rock by General Carlin bad camo in under a white flag to tell Colonel Otis that the Sioux wished him to come out and have a talk with them, which he had declined todo, A letter had also been found put upon a stick, signed Sitting Ball, ordering trains to cease running through that country and frightening the buffalo. The Sioux had found in their three days’ | experience that their old enemies, the Twenty-second, are no more to be trified witu now than formerly, ana 1 Colone) Otis a man they could neither stop nor whip, Threo of the Twenty-sccond were wounded and many Indians were scen to fall{rom their ponics, That day the two commands camped near each other and rested. The next day each took its line of march—the Twenty- second to Tongue River and the Fifth to find the hos- les, alter sending back fifty men to complete the quarters, already well under way. That day the Fifth marched fifteen miles and camped on Cherry Creek without having seen any evidence of Indians bayond a fow carcasses of buffalo, SITTING BULL PARLEYS. On the next day, cight miles beyond Cedar Creek, whero the Twenty-second had seen the last of the Indians, two Indians were seen coming over the hill with a white flag, which was the prelude to what was | the most remarkable scene which has ever takon place in Indian warfare, The Indians, who proved to Ve those sent from Standing Rock, brought word that Sitting Bull wished to have a talk with General Miles with a view to surrendering the Indians, About 150 soon appeared on the brow of a hill somo distance away. They were so suspicious and | doubling that it seemed scarcely possible to arrange a meeting, cepecially as General Miles’ interpreter was absent. Finally Lieutenant Bailey, acting adjutaut, consented to go over to the hostiles with the two | friendly Sioux. There he found a white interpreter of | Sitting Bull’s, and, after much diMculty, » meeting was arranged to take place between the lines, with» jew followers on each side. Everything being con- coded to the reds, except the removal of a Rodman gun, which was frowning down from a neighboring height, and which caused the Indians much uneasi- ness, General Miles rode out, followed by his staf | and orderiios, bis line being arranged with a company | on each flanking hill ander the Rodman gun, his train surrounded - askirmish line to the rear of the whole. THE INTERVIEW. Having moved out several hundred yards General | Miles halted noar the centre and awaited wnat ap- peared an hour. Licutenant Bailey having returned and gone back to the reds, at last a motion was ob | served in the hostilos there appeared a line of some dozen warriors, dismounted, marching forward in perfect linc, without rifles, accompanied by others mounted apd armed. Slowly tney moved forward until they arrived about thirty yards from the Gen- eral’s party and baled, desiring him to dismount spectacle from the lines, and one of most painful and excruciating interest and uneasiness on both sides— the Sioux to get their wishes and the whites in ret bravce of the Canby affair, This became especially so in the Fifth when the mounted and armed warriore came forward by the dozen and completely surrounded the little group of officers. THR couxctL was much as usual, the Indians complaining im their | Speeches of the trains passing through and frighten- ing away the bafiale, of the occupation of their winter home, ot following and tighting them, &c. XO ORATOR, Sitting Bull, pre-eminently their chief fighting man, cannot talk or express his thoughts. “We talk, but he is our fighting chief; so spoke their orator, Pretty Bear, Many prominent chiets were at the coun- cil, Long and earnest was the conference, the troops extravagant in their domands, asking the withdrawal of the troops at Fort Buford and tho cessation of trains Boing through, But sueh demands were gradually abandoned. General Miles persisted tn demanding simply that they should go to Tongue River, and put themselvos under subjection to tho government. To this they would not agree, desiring to remain out to hnnt the buifalo, Sitting Bullis a man of thoroughly | Savage and warlike desires, wishing the Sioux to leave the agencies and rations and go out and live on builalo meat, as in good old times, Several hours’ contorence continued in this way. Those in line anxiously wondered how it could break up without bloodshed, when a commotion was ob- served in the crowd, the parties separating as quietly a6 though they were civilized belligerents on both sides, and the Indians took their departure, Promising to return early cn the next mornipg, while the Fifth infantry took its way baek to Cedar Creek, escorted part of the way by a few ficetly mounted Stoux. If in tmis council it had been intendea to delay General Miles’ march, it was a tailure, He marched as far as he could in the direction neces- sary to go in order to reach the Sioux, That night every precaution was taken to prevent surprise, but no disturbance occarred. Early the noxt morning Cedar Creek a tew miles, Shortly thoso significant little moving black spots appeared far in our front, and word soon came back that about 800 Indians were in frontof ua Line of battle was formed, the train closed up, and the Rod- man gun brought forward, while tho whole line steadily advanced. A white flag now appeared from a prominent knoll on the left front, telling that another conference was to come. The ground on which we were now marching was usually rolling prairie, with tracks of broken, jumbled, rocky and ridgy ground near Cedar Creck on the left, gradually descending to a similar track on the right, and rising to @ point on @ range capped on the lett by the high knoll on which the Indiaus appeared and beyond which nothing could be seen, Tho line was advanced to this range, the knoll occupied, for which purpose the Sioux rotired to one exactly like it 100 yards beyond, and the Rodman and company were placed on it. The train was pisced im a hollow in the roar, with the usual skirmish line eround. MILES’ LUCK. When we reached the ridge I have described above | scene of wild, savage pageantry burst upon the vision ‘such as seldom falls to tho low of men to be- hold,. and which made every Fifth infantry heart thrill with tho feeling expressed in Custer’s cry, “Custer’s luck.’’ Here was the biggest village I ever saw, and tho landscapo comported with the rest of the picture, From the ridge on which the line was placed the prairie descended by ® sories of swells down to a creek a few miles in front. SITTING BULL'S CAMP IN SIGHT, . On tho left the knoll mentioned was but the first ofa long succession stretehing to the left and ending ina high ridge. On tho right the ground doseended to the creok, having high hills along tho sides. This creek bends around in front of the described field, and be- yond it rose precipitously the ground in broken knolls to the high divide in the far blue distance. 1: was on this eld the Filth intantry gazed, but it was not the field that astonished them, for on every knoll, dis- pereed through the whole field, and tn solid mass on the fat seen divide, appeared the savage forms of the Sioux. Hither ana thither, .to and fro, were riding perturbe! horsemen like a nest of ants when routed, The dingy warriors swarmed around and about, filling the knolls and ravines and ridgos and pressing around our flan! ind rear. Even beyond the heavy mass on the divide appeared an- other mass, doubly massive and hoavy and black, which even lass could only make out av immense throng, without being able to detect riders. A more magnificent spectacle was never bcheld, or a scene more, worthy tho brush of pain.er or poncil of arust, On the knoll immediately in tront of the first wero assembled the bearers of the white flag, One company and most of the officers went forward be- tween the two forces, Indians soon swarmed to that point by the dozen; but no meeting could be arranged here, 80 General Miles directed that it should take place on a stnail hillock immediately in front of his line, and that Sitting Bulldraw up his line on the other side, This. was substantially agreed to, and the two parties met at this point, with the two lines duly | formed, SITTING BULL STILL FOR WAR. A long, earnest and eager conterenco began this time, with a little anxiety on the side of the Fitth, by reason of oMcers and men going back and tort. This conference was even more protracted than on the day before, tho Sioux showing their anxiety for the result by constantly riding to the couneil circle eageriy consulting each other and then returning to their em- inonce, tne line of warriors that had been formod being almost entirely broken up by these movements. After Jong, anxious consultation, many of the chiols were found willing to agree to the torms, one offering to go “himself as hostage if his tribe would be allowed to hunt buffalo awhile. At this point, however, Sitting Bull angrily broke up the conference, preferring to fight to yielding. Fach party retired to its own side, General | Miles sent a final word to Sitting Bull to let him have bis answer promptly or he woald open upon him with his guna, No answer was returned. As General Miles and his party moved slowly back to his lines the Ind:ans on the plain withdrew to the heights, and crowned these and the high ground beyond the rocks infront. ¥rom the prudent precautions takea by General Miles agaist surprise or treachery to his command the Indians seemed to have had an idea he would rather await than make an attack, so they watched with extreme eagerness his Orat movo- mnent. A moment suificed for preparation, and when the wished for command to move forward was given every officer and soldier joyiully responded and their eagerness could scarcely be restrained. Msjur Casey, with Company A, was directed to move along and clexe the ridgo on the lett, Captain Carter, with Company K, to clear a high knoll on the right, Captain Snyder, with Company F, to guard the Rodman gun, while the line advanced direct to the front, The advance was vot handsomely done, owing to the too great eagerness to get forward, Alter advancing a few hundred yards line was deployed as skirmishers, opening out like a fan. order, sweeping over the ground with its tong waving line, climbing the hills and desconding the valleys like a long ripple over the billows. Captain Carte: pany, which haa been ordered to carry the height on the right, crowned by about seventy-five Indians, with. | ous fring, moved steadily forward, closing upon the Sioux. The intter gave way before the litte line wita- oat venturing ot. Meanwhile the main line was rapidly advancing. Company A, moving steadily, swept aside the few Indians on the lett ridge. The line had now reached tho creek, beyond which was THE BATTLEFIELD. On the precipitous rise immediately before us, com- posed of bigh gravelly Knolls, were the main body of Sioux, The ravine of the stream divided to the right, one portion running far to the right, the other extending to the rth and left along the line of the advance. On the leit of this branch was a very high ridge, commanding the whole pian of the fleld, and distant from the ravine a few handred yards. This was covered by Indians, The prairie beyond tho heights, on which the main body of the Sioux had taken up position, was rolling, as usual, each swo!l rising higher for several miles, The ground on tho right of the ri branch of the stream was similar to that on the leit, but not so high, General Miles and staff then dismounted and moved up, when the circle was formed. It was a magnificent SITTING ROLL’! Vs TACTICS. ‘Tho plan of the Iudiane, 1 appeared now, was to get (October 21) the command moved oxt northward along | 6 the issue in the bitter cold, The Indians were | Tho deployment was beautifully made in periect | | gravel buttes in the following orde: come entangled in the ravi! and low ground, witile by crowning the surrounding height# they would be enabled to pour a conceatrated fire om the mass and repeat the Custer butch General Miles was not the man to be thus entrapped, and vy Captains Car- ter and Casey’s moves defeatea the first part of this programme. His plan was as perfect as its cxecution was complete. THR PiGHT, The line was now moving our of the ravine and up the precipitous knolis, the Indians giving way gradu- ally and easily in front, not yet firing a shot, the armistice apparently restraining both forces, Theline bow moved out of the ravines and up the precipitous with Company A; Bennett, with B; Butler, with C; Carter, with K. In the line Lieuten- Ants Pope and Rosseau, with H; Forbes, with G. In reserve, Captain Snyders, with P, in charge of the Rodinan gup, and McDonald, with D, in rear of the forward on the right and all was moving forward in good order when a shot from the rear passed through Lieutenant Pope's company, and was at once returned by the eager men, who were tired of waiting, This company was at once ordered to cloar the ravines and knolls whence the shot came trom. Lieutensnt Kos. seau, with Company K, was ordered to take the left and Carterthe right ravine, At the same time the main line advanced rapidly, the main front when rapid firo and then disappearing bebind the swelis. Their riding was magnificent, but the fire was qnite ineflective. While this was taking place the flank movements advanced apace, Company E soon cleared the ravines, Carter and Lyman doing the samo on the right, where they oncountored heavy firing in pass- ing through what had been tho CAMP OP SITTING BULLS BAND, Meagwhile the gallant Rosseau, worthy of his great brother’s reputation, moved straight up the lolty hoight ander a rapid fre until he reached the summit and scoured the key of the field. It was handsomely done and without loss of lite, aided by the booming ot the Rodman. The Stoux, now driven from every im- Portant point, flanked and foiled, made wide circles, and many camo around to the rear or flunk and rear of Company FE, which had been ordered to remain with (the train until it was out of danger. the rear took possesion of cach height, and dismounting did'some close firing. Here Sergeant McPhelan, Com- pany E, was wounded severely froma shot, The Ii dians now tired the prairies in front, and amid the mained to oppose the advance. Company E was then directed to clear the ravines on the left rear, where water was to bo found, of the few Indians collected there, while the command moved back and camped on the high ridge. THE 1088. In this action only two men were wounded, this b ing due to the fact that the fire ot tho Indians was 60 well kept down by thé new ar:ns and good marksmnen. Sergeant McPheian, shot by a sharpshooter in the rear, and ono private of Company I was the total loss of tho Fifth regiment, Of the number actually ongaged or the loss incurred on the side of the Indians it 1s impos- sible to speak with any certainty. The Fifth had 398 ail told, and the Indians certainly greatly outnum- Dered these. Sitting Bull’s forces are estimated at 600 on the field, but many did not take part in the fight, FRUITS OF VICTORY, It bas since been heard that there were three bands, in all 1,500 warriors, of which only few took part. Six dead Indians were scen lying on the ficld; but as they had fall opportumty to earry off their dead belore they could be reachod by the troops itis reasonable to believea great number were killed. Whatever tneir loss in killed may have been more severe was the loss of sev- eral tons of dried buffalo moat and a large amount of camp equipage. For thts they had fought, and by the loss of the fight the prestige of Sitting Bull was di- minished, Hts punishment for tho destruction of a gallant band of cavalry was accomplishod by infantry alone, nota cavalry soldisror officer being on tho fleld in this engagement. General Miles displayed that superb handling of troops that so distinguished him during the war and on the Southern plaing The In- dians were su complet baffled by the raptdity of his movements as tobe unabloto make any formidable opposition. The next morning the euo appeared carly and afight occurred with the pickets of Company F, arising from the chasing and nearly capturing one man who was straggling, but the Indians speedily driven off. Tho main trail was then resume: and pressed rapidly to tho Yellowstone. Skirmishing cootinued most of the day. Tho prairie is being fired ail along tho line of march and ponies and lodge poles picked up all the way, The importanco of tho above engagement and pursuit will finally appear in the tact that this day the whole of the Minneconjous and Sang Arcs have surrendered and given five of their principal chiels—Red Skirt, Black Eagle, Sunrise, Sit- ting Kagle, White Bull and Foolish Bull—to Gene: Miles as hostages that they will go at once on to Che: onne Agency. They give the number of thoir lodges as 1,300, but this 1s considerably overestimated. These chiefs leave to-night, under guard, for Cheyenne Agency, via Fort Buford. These tribes broke from } Sitting Bull immediately after the fight, he going with a few lodges toward Fort Peck, ‘Too mach credit cai | not bo given General Miles for his onergy and ability in this whole caropaign. THE PEDESTRIANS. The female pedestrians that have been matched to walk six days for a purse of $1,000 came to the scratch at flve minutes past twelve this morning. The two contestants for athletic honors are Miss Mary Marshall, | a native of New Hampshire, and Miss Bertha Von Miltern, born in Freyburg, Germany. Mixs Marsbail ts a slight baslt woman, about five feet three inches in height, and scales some 135 pounds. She is about twenty-six years andof a pleasant and ladylike appearance, and was attired in a neat purple dress, with sbort skirts, and polonaise trimmed with lace. Miss Von Hillern is twenty-one years of age, 4 fect 3 Inches in height and weighs 110 pounds. She on the top of her head. She has walked betore in Berlin, Germany, against time, and twice in this coun- try—once aguinst Miss Marshall and once against a young lady in Peoria. The track war Iaid in the main hall close to the walle and four feet in width. The floor has been covered where the track is laid with earth and sawdust, and although rather too soit at present, will probably harden before twenty-.oar hours, The track, as measured by the City Surveyor, is 240 feet in longth, and so twenty-two trips will havo to be made before a mile is scored. Both women have been training for the past two or turee weeks and expect to make over 400 miles in the six days. Thero was fot @ very encouraging number of spectators present at the start, but the managers do not anticipate «large attendance uatil alter the elect: when portent wil have Y. J. Hopkins, F. FP. gage Drs. KR. Taylor and Fleming will also attendance ww watch the condition ns during tneir wal It is that the pedestr: will walk the firss tn very little rest, Mr. F, J. Bo- Sch officiated rtha Von Hitlern made her appearance mn Kirt, (rimmed with black velvet, and a white jacket. Miss Mar. sball followed directly ‘erward. oth = Indies woro white kid gloves and litte Derby hats, instructions vefore starting, both ladies at C oo the first lap she had gained about a toot, she ‘bes quickened her gait, aed parsed the Sennen yards ahead. viaiee pa with a reat dent ‘than Miss = Von ilern, who was evidently tr ing to imitate the style of male Lane rong vg rms to and fro. As they passed on arth round toa a yaras al aod she aN, the close tho th lap Mina wes nity yards ahead, apna atta just five minutes, . OF COURSE HE CAN, INQUIRY OF AN ANXIOUS CENTENNIAL VISITOR, ‘To Tax Enrton or Tux HamaLo:— Ihave an opportunity of attending the Contensial on Tuesday next and would like to teqeire if Loam te admitied to the grounds on penn gong bt hain wn eee that ea eae that oocasion you can to ley ons Jones eras oven: svere y (OF dally ‘Unree-ouat precy Hil be to lose im votes These Indiaus in | lurid flames tho fight continued until ne Sioux re- | the Fifth regiment to pass the uain force and thus be- | traip, Asthe line approached tho summit of the height the Sioux began their wild war dance in our front. This was the first hostile demonsira- tion, Many might have been killed now by the Rodman gun, but that the dislik to be firsts to break the armistice prevaited | with General Miles, The Kodman gun was pusbed ~~ WASHINGTON. FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT, Wasutscrox, Nov, 6 1876 THE SENDIXG OF TROOPS TO VIRGINIA—KBAs SONS GIVEN BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS-—~ GOVERNOR KEMPER'S PROCLAMATION LAUGHED ar. Tho recent sending of troops to Petersburg, whick bas elicited the prociamation of Governor Kemper, of Virginia, is said by a member of the Cabinet to-night | to have been necessitated by the frequent representa- tions and appeals made by republican officials and polie Licians there to the government that unless it gave the republican voters pretection a quiet election could not be had. Government officials here laugh at the prac- lamation of Governor Kemper, and designate it as @ sensational thing gotten up for effect. They add that the presence of troops cannot interfere the inter- ests of quiet and wel! disposed citizene, their ine structions are to protect all persons alike, regardless of ty aMliations, when there 13 a breach of the peace affecting the mght of suffrage. ‘The government deliberated some time before complying with the re- quest to sead troops to Petersburg, and only acted, these officials say, whou it became reasonably evident | that 1t was for the safety of all concerned to secure » the Sioux dashed in circles along the front detivering a | blonde, wearing her hair puted up | “ASE GN quiet and peacefal election. THE WHISKEY RING PARDONS—-THE EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY AVERY AND M’KEE ANTICI- PATED AT AN EARLY DAY. Tho Whisky Ring pardons, which have been so ur- gently solicited for some time past by the friends of McKee, Avery, McDonald. and others, were made the subject of discussion at the Cabinet session day before yesterday, Some difference of opinion prevailed as to the propriety of granting them at this time, and more than one member expressed the beliet that they should be deferred until after election, Since then those who dissented have been cautious in their exe pressions as to what would be done, saying merely that the whole matter was in tho President’s hands Some time ago Prosident Grant said that if, from a review of tho evidence and the facta surrouncing the cases, he should become syished that injustice hud been done to the convicted, he would, asa matior of conscience and equity, unhesitatingly order the pardons to be granted irrespective of what might be the political effect of such action. Those who know bis mind say that McKee and Avery will be pardoned within sorty-eight bours, but that his cle- meney will be withheld trom McDonald and Joyce, of whose guilt heis amply satisfied. McKee when jur- doned will not get away scot froo, as he will still ra. main under cbligation to pay the costs of his tral and fine, amounting together to about $18,000, dale lahbtariaa GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. For Wasuinetox, Nov, 5, 1876. OUR RELATIONS WITH GREAT BRITAIN AND SPAIN. Contrary to reports which have recently prevailed, no correspondence bas lately passed between the gov- ernments of the United States and Great Britain eun- cerning the Extradition Treaty, and therelore the question remains in tho position it occupied atthe close of the late seevion of Congress. There is now no serious controversy between the United States and Spain, the latter naving, in a spirit of friendship, accoded to the views of the former regard- ing tho trial of American citizens in the Island of Cuba, who are necused of crim before ctril tribunals, OFFICIALS AND GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES GONR HOME TO VOTE. Secretary Fish will soon ‘leave for New York in or der to vote in that State on Tuesday, The other mem- bers of the Cabinet have left for their respective homes fora similar purpose. All the available voters in the: public departments and outside of them, including among the latter a lurge number of democrats, hav gone home. It is estimated that between 3,000 and. 4,000 persons have thus left the city to voto, FIRE IN CHESTER, PA. Cursrer, Nov. 5, 1876. A fire broke out in this city at half-past four o'clock this morning in a lomber yard owned by D. 8. Bunw ing. 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