The campaign against the Sioux is from all indications a complete failure. On July 4, the settlers at the mouth of the Tongue river were alarmed by the report that Sitting Bull with 1,800 warriors was within 20 miles of them and coming to clean them out. The report was without the slightest foundation, however, for, as I informed you several days since, that chief is certainly in British America, where he will remain as long at the buffalo stay there, which will be for some time yet.
The united commands of the second and seventh cavalry and four companies of the 22nd infantry, mounted, have left the Tongue river country and are now scouting to the north of the Yellowstone.
The expedition will endeavor to take in the Milk river country before it returns to the Tongue river cantonment.
– Judge Stidham is loading a car with wheat of his own raising to ship to St. Louis.
– A wagon load of watermelons in town on Wednesday.
– A number of whisky sellers were ran out of Muskogee not long since.
– Grayson Bros, received a carload of salt yesterday and expect another today.
– The United States have asked for a report from Sheriff McCracken for the amount of tax collected on cattle driven through the Cherokee Nation during the years 1874-75 and ’76.
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