Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-01-28
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL NEWS.
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Walls NEW OPKRA HOUSE,. Grifnth
<isnnt" This evening, with Miss Kos, Eytinge
in her cclebr aied impersonation OF ..Kate Pey.
ton" fae original pig will be on hand.
NATIONAL THKATER.-The French drama
oil "Lelpheeor, the Mouatebank." this eve
ming. ..F.
of two Peake families Swiss BelI.ringsrs aad
the Berger family this evening
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATION OF INDIANs.-A
delegation Of chiefs and warriors of the Wan-
peton and SIssiton bands of Sioux Indians ar
rived here Friday evening. and ars stopping
~ the barracks on the corner OF 10Th street and
New York avenue.
one fine, staiwart men, under the guiCance OF
MAJOR Joseph r. Browne, come 70 make q
treaty for the right OF way through Indian ter
ritory Tor wagon road to Fort Benton and
Montana. They declare their readiness to
make the grant, and to protect the same against
any hostile Indians.
of the Indians that assisted him in getting the
whites from Yellow Medicine. Gabril Rem
willie is the head chief; Scarlet Plume, head
chief OF the Sissitons; Aklpa, head chief OF the
Wshpetons; oyehduza, chief of the Light Band
on the Big Stone Lake: Washeecohan Maza
chief of one Of the subdivisions Of Standing
Buralos band. The others are head soldiers
representing the several bands who occupied
the country between Yellow Medicine and the
head of the Coteau des Prairies.
Renyllle, Akipa, Two Stars, and Other Day
We're among hose who opposed the outbreak
from the first indication they had of its pro-
gress. They never joined the hostile camp,
ana took every opportunity of openly de-
bouncing the outbreak, and dissuading the
young men from joining il. The mum Der of
lodges who thus opposed the outbreak were
forty live.
Through the influence of these Indians,
Gems. SibIeY and Corse succeeded in recap
turing 100 capuyes, which the Indians had
captured two years before. Ali the white cap
tIyes were returned but one boy. They were
delivered up at Camp Release.
Scarlet Plume was at Big Stone Lake at the
time of the outbreak, and when the hostile
bands reached there he was led captive by
them on their skedaddls to the Northwest
praIrles, and was in the hostile camp when
the troops under General Siblsy encountered
them al Buffalo Lake. He there approached
the troops and warned Gen. Slbley not 10 hold
"A PaTley with the Indians, that case II
was their intention to kill him and the whites
with nun. This he did al the risk OF his life.
and while he was speaking he was seized and
forcl6Iy dragged from the field by party of
hostile Sioux.
Two Shoes, Pretty Boy Scarlet Crow Scar
let Eagle. Ecshe-ta- kiya, Ich .wa-iuke, Wa
kan-to, and the Lean Man were employed as
scouts at the Hawks Nest, the Coieau,
when the murderers OF the Jewett family were
killed The men composing the entire delega-
ton were actively and Hsefully employed as
scouts in 1854 and 1865. and the summary treat
ment they meted out TO the several war parties
they encountered has, beyond a doubt, secured
the peace of the frontier during the past sum-
mer.
Thompson, ESD. Special Agent, and Messrs
e.. II. MIX, Assistant Agent: Arson Brown
Interpreter; Charles Crawford, Assistant In
teTpTetrr.
DISEASED MEAT AND MILK.-Several cases
have been tried recently by various Justices
and parties fined for Offering diseased meat for
sale. The suppOsIiion has been that only those
miserable creatures who are engaged In killing
sick animals Tor their hides and bones are
guilty OF such conduct, but a case reported to
Lieutenant Johnson, of the SECOND
warning 10 the public TO be sure that the
milk sellers of whom they purchase milk ard
the butchers who supply them with meat are
worthy OF confidence. Yesterday a colored
man named sam Striver was driving a sick
COW TO a butchers slaughter house to be killed
and the COW fell and died upon the road IJuon
being Interrogated by Lieutenant johnson
Sirlyer SAID he knew the COW was sick and be-
longed TO daIryman who lives in swampoo-
cow Tor the sick one. He said the dairyman
had been selling the milk from the cow sick
as she was. The Lieutenant is going TO inyes-
lgate the case, StrIver having agreed TO give
the names OF all the parties
GOLD WATCH CAsE-Charles Cassidy was
arrested yesterday BY Detectives Kelly anf
Blgley upon charge of stealing gold watch
the property OF Stephen CiIusta last Saturday
night Upon examination before Justice
Tucker II appeared that the watch was pawned
by cassidy with broker, and, wishing to get
II from the croker, be got Ginsta To redeem it
and gave II to hum 10 Keep as collateral seen
MY lOE the money. saturday night he
posed 10 G.usta TO take the watch and sci. N
and return q usta the money advanced Gin
sta agreed and gave him the watch, and Jas
sidy failing to return as soon as he thought he
should, he had Cassidy arrested. The pris-
oner admitted all the facts, but de led an v in
tention to defraud Giusta. Justice Thicker
disn Used the case, and Cassidy delivered the
watch again 10 Giusta, TO be returned as col.
lateral security.
SOUTHERN EvANGKLIzATIos.-La evening
q u De-
rian church, (br. Sunderland's,l under the
auspices OF The American Tract Society," a,
which Hon. W. L. Dodge presided, and ad :
dresses were made by Rev. @. L. Shearer,
secretary of the society for the South and
Kew. J. g. Eassar, a missionary OF the society.
VINO gave interesting statements OF their labors
among the whites and freedmen in the South
ern states. Senators Frelinghuysen and Wa
son also made short addresses, as well a. the
pastors, and collection amounting to the
handsome sum OF 500 was taken up.
IDENTIFIED.-The LOT OF stolen 70 wis found
In possession of Robert Jones and George Will
llams, colored, by Lieut.. Hurley and ON GERS
Buel and Crump, OF the First Ward as mem
uoned In The Star Saturday. have since been
Hopkins and John Jackson Justice Drurv
sent the accused 10 Jail for court uippar
I9I oorslar's use, an improvement upon the
old style, and a hook, both fitted for use upon
heavy door locks, were found upon the &c.
eused.
w.
uVe McDeyitt arrested a colored man nam ed
RezIn wallace, who mad in b is possession A
lot OF carpenters tools, supposed to have been
stolen Upon taking him to the Central
Guardhouse. other circumstances excited sus
picions mat the prisoner was connected with
recent feiontous operations in various parts of
Inc city. Yesterday he had hearing before
Justice Tucker, and was remaDded for further
hearing.
AN ACCIDENT AT THE SMITHsoSIAN-An
accident occurred at the Smithsonian Institnta
on Saturday afternoon about one o. clock Tha
IRON frame Tor the new roof fell to the old
wooden roof below. The work on the ne w roof
was suspended some time since on account of
the cold weather, and that portion of the frame
IN position was supported by props. One of
these props fell. causing the roof 10 fall but
fortunately IL did not break through the wooden
roof, aud no damage was done TO the museum.
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THE BALL FOR THE POOR.-We learn th AZ the
tickets for the bali for the benefit of tne poor of
the Seventh Ward are selling so rapidly as TO
indicate that very considerable sum will be
realised for the worthy object in view. The
ball Is sure TO be a very delightful affair and
the participants will enjoy il all the more from
the fact that they are aiding in supplying bread
and fuel 10 the starving and freezing poor