The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-24
Interesting from Minnesota.


DAKOTA IaDIANs-THE DINNER, ETC, ETC.
A correspondent of the st. Paul (Min.) Pioneer,
Who accompanied tho commission on the tour of
treaty with the Sioux and Dakota Indians writes
ar follows, under date of the 3D. Instant
There is in one of the Indian lodges a very beau
tiful girl, the daughter of officer Of the u ).
Army, who died. think, in Florida. She has
quircd an English education at the mission school
here. she writes a beautiful hand, but is too bash
full to converse much with those who visit her She
IL dressed like the civilized women and with much
TASTE and she sits sewing in the lodge is really
an object Of enthusiastic adniira lion, mingled with
pity
To give some idea of the progress of claw and
order here. | send you the following copy of \
NOTICE, which was o-day posted on - Que of the
three most public places" in Traverse de Sioux
CONSTABLE SALE.
BY virtue Of an execution TO me issued upon a
judgment rendered by Sleepy Eyes Esq, one of
the justices of the peace in and for he county of
Dakota, Territory Of Minnesota, in favor IF Red
Eye, and against Iron Walking cloud, for the sum
OF three dollars and thrty-one cents ia ages and
costs, have levied upon, this day, and SHAH offer
for SALE at the out door Of the court roam, in the
town OF Traverse de Sioux in said comfy, otter
trap, one gray stallion pony, and one coon skin,
on the 18th day of July, 1851 at II o'clock, meri
dian. Said property taken by as the property
OF said defendant, shall then and there proceed
to sell, at public yendue, to the highest bidder, to
satisfy said execution
ScrEw TWIST woRNuyo, Const.
TRAVERSE pE SIOUX, July 3, ISL
Red Eye and bis party who carried the late COR
porstcn election here, in favor Of IL yying a tax
keel boats and ste amboats landing at th evee,
and even small tax upon canoes, believing that
this Is the way river towns below have been built up
IL Is generally believed that the treaty will com
mence the day after TO morrow, aud vii BE con-
tinued about two days, or possibly three. To-
morrow (the fth), we are to have grand celebra-
tios. The programme of exercises and bill Of fare
will be ne f0uows:-Prayer by the Rev. MIR Hop
kins, Of the Mission; music, by SKIS band; Deca-
ration OF spendence (reader hot secoted). Pro-
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missioners marquette, and IN rch 90 the mission
houses and back, where GRAFTON Is expected, by
Dr. Thomas Foster. After whiea, dinner will be
served up in the rece tf-n booth ere .el for the
treaty. Of the following disbes:-
Fish-Pickerci. cat.
Bei!od-Iiam, beef, dog, (prairie turnip ssuce),
poas.-yeni-ou, elk, duck. swan.
yegetabies-Wiid potatoes, wld beans, sweet
wild PEGS
The dessert will consist Of a variety Of French
q. int at preparing than am in writing the names
His Esoeliency, the Governor will nc, as Presi-
these red republicans, q, ouni necessary 10 make
many or none Of them s.ce residents; and 20 the
following (au native Amerc. as y have been APP
pointed Vice Presidents, owl give the names
Hawk-that hunts walking, Sound Of earthwalk.
iEg, Red Eagle, Good Thunder, The. Wounded,
Arrow, Big Fire, The '.t Goes Flying, sham
Boy, Eagle HID, lren- roc-Sans, 81 s-Cloud,
Brown CLOUD, Round W ind, War-club ofb s-yoice
Earth, Hakcs-his track.
JuLY i-lnsiead Of joyous festivities We Aa1 this
day anticipated he enjoy mer. o.. the sudden death
By drowning this mo1Ii-, BEFORE bru-Lflst, o. tle
Rev. Mr. H0pkirs, resident missionary h.re, has
thrown over our whole enCsmpmcnl shalos OF
gloon multitude Of unen and wcmen Of both
races, rae TO the spot where the deceased was
dro -ned. % search the water for his body. lis
clothes we're found upon ths bank or the river, or
rather tie bank Of "A slough, now the bed Of a
pretty strong current q water \ LITTLE Indian girl
says she ssw him waoing breast-deep towards the
shore and that looking again. aftcr filing her pail
With water. che only bis hands shove tie water.
A. be could not swim, be was doubtless crowned by
wadirg into deep hole. Search he's been made
AL day. with nets and books and By Indians diving
bot ~ yet IN vain Mr. n was god man, ADD
has left a most miabe fe ard four children, one
OF them ~ toe breast. in very moderate circum-
stances. We learn. This morning Hon Martin
Mcleod arrived from Lac. qui-Paslc, being two
days IN adv5rce Of the upper bands Of Indians,
who arc marching down 20 the treaty. 800 strong
The Sioux who ara here are no doubt more or less
di-stishcd az The delay q the treaty and the 10
tefruption ci their business avocationt Tor The
lo<s Of their valuable time, we have little % ofer
but beef bat 60 patient and forblaring are these
remarkable people, that we hCar no complaints
from them.