The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-08-11
THE PRESS TELEGRAM.

Depredations Along the Railroad-The Norst'
Tribes Reported DEFIANT md WaritAe-
The Sale Of Arms to the Hostile Tsaoos-
ST.. LOWS, August 10. 1867.
despatch from Fort Hayes says al Che stock ON tht
railroad beyond there has been driven on BY the indians
who attacked the engineers and wounded
several men several indians were killed.
Omaha despatches s~ III is reported here TO day
that six man we're surrounded BY the Indians ct MUD
creek. Three were killed and scalpsd, one OF them
literally nayod sive; the other three escaped
The number Of msn killed at the Plum Creek Railroad
affair is six man. supposed 70 be sect!sn hand. Wa
General Augur has gone West TO examine personally
into the position Of affairs He does not thiak "Spstted
Tsisn people had anything to DO with IN massacre
The people OF Southwest Nebraska asked permission -
raise company Of volunteers for Defence and General
Augur refused but General Sherman hsa authorised The
purchase of horses for the purpose.
General Suly and Colonel Parker rersxt defiant ana
warlike condition Of things among the Northern tribes
They demand possession Of the ceantry the with
drawal OF the troops and the suspension Of the aroa4
and ee a wv sS % 70 ipduo
hostile Indians to withdraw from ne var pain, they
told General suIy and Colonel Parker TO doh them
The report that Fort Wallace had boon cleaned out h
coutradicted on the authorty Of r NJ. Shoemaker Of
Topsfa Kansas. despatch says that Governor Craw-
ford has just arrived the Usage Indian Tessrvstions
and etAbomoos
Usage Indians had gone the PLAINS stealing and ccrA-
hitting other deprsdaons Three weeks ego these In
dams returned, and al the tribe sncsps wo immedsss
y started back and stole hundred aud twonty
horses from the settlers and killed one man.
some Of the Indian agents and traders have been
one thousand arms and . large amount Of ammunition
were taken In the last six Gays and large quantities
were taken by the Indians both trips and these arms
and stolen horses are traded Incians for govsrn
msnt horses and mules branded "U. ="
Little Bear il still in tina reservation, ana scys he
" nat n. INIT heir
have not been with the tribe since last falls payment
and that but half their regular annuity was psd, and
that a goods fabulous pyces and not In money, -
their treaty. stipulated He says he control young
men, because they say they can make moro money 10
pags and taking prisoners who VII Dc ransosd oy We
Cover nmenA
Report sf Colonel Leavenwerth. the Indias
Agent.
LrAvrsweRru, Angus. 10. 1861
I am authorized By Colonel J. II. IoAvsnworth.
Indian Ageni, to send the srhjonsd iaasliIgepos:
The Colonel has jus. arrived here. four days afser
leaving the Indian camps Of Kiowas Camsachs-
| Apaches and Arapahoss and the Arkansas. A., ~
l por,e the savagss peaeeabs and quiet and ~
l remain 10 II possible Coorsi LeavensseI. --N~
the border now over two months, pelins he in
council four days ago the foown Bears hsd chief OF
head chief Of the chsyennes, cnsf Of he Apaehes
s.D,ns sesr head chic IN ~ psnE s
Eagle, head chief Of the 81 III, Pere,axsr bs,d OF
ysr Breach head cad many yher shisfs and
srsVes Of sssren, bands. bands. s' s"ss
BLACK Kettle s.a for S' *. var pa1.y
for peace anu in check by all the other Indians
small and val q enc presen. sdsn oheyeuns:
Those eogssse whose iodees Genesai Hancock burned
and SiouJ and those other Chyenrss and Sioux whom
last 4.l iugur reported ifendy the Rspablican
"a tributaries. The report hat she Kiowas took the
1 stock from Fort Dodge n June false The
| Cbeycnnes themselves. ami to have taken IT.
| the report that C<arlp Beet had taken any
mart AT any time In the present. is also untrue. At
The time which tbs inc,dnt occurred he Nedi-
cine Iodrc, OF all ihe trbs stake Plain. Both
George and Charlie Bent present nj the council
with colonel Lesv enwoh 'onr days snoe The Colonel
thinks be can In fuence council OF the tribes Al SONS
point This wiz be admitted hut such purpose csnnos
be accomplish cd through th military, In whom the IL
diana have TO confidence whatever.