The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-03

the UoOd Behavior OF Their tribe.
Sr LOUIS, April "A long report
was received at military headquarters
this morning from General Custar,
detailing his operations IN the field.
After breaking camp at Medicine Bluff
Creek, fresh Signs OF Indians were dis
covered on the 18th OF March, and the
whole command, numbering fifteen
hundred men, moved forward rapidly,
making daily marches two or three
times as long as those of the Indians.
Tents were burned and all the blan-
kets. except one per man, and all sur
plus clothing shared the same fate.
On the 18th, they reached camp
ground which had been abandoned
only two days before. About the
same time herd of ponies, in charge
OF two Indians, was discovered.
Custar determined to captare the
herd, and after proceeding some two
miles saw the Indians partially con-
ccaled behind the sand hills, After a
good deal Of signaling, eight of them
/ came out. from whom Custar learned
that 260 Cheyenne lodges were en-
camped within ten or twelve miles,
/ 200 of which were directly in front OF
a small stream. Medicine Arrow, the
/ chief OF the Cheyennes, and several
other noted chiefs, then rode up.
Among the 200 lodges were those of
the Dog soldiers, the most mlschiev
Gus, blood thirsty and baTbarous band
/ Of Indians that infost the plains.
Custar first intended to attack this
! II ha 4 hn~ . ha
Cheyennes held two white female
captives, Mrs. Morgan and Miss
| White. he concluded not to do So, at
least until he had these women out Of
the hands Of the savages. lie, there
fore, went with Medicine Arrow to
his lodge, in the centre of the village,
where the principal chiefs assembled
Before entering the village, he per
ceived the greatest excitement, and
noticed that everything was prepared
for fight, and Custar thinks that had
he then attacked them with his fa.
tigued troops, he could not have eff
fected more than a cSpturo OF then
lodges. Custar ordered the arrest OF
two chiefs, Big Head and Dali Knife
intending TO bold them under guard
as hostages for the white women cap
tives. After considerable parleying
AID only when the rope and tree were
chosen, did he Indians deliver az
their captives. The story Of their
treatment told by these captives, is :
recital Of such barbarous crueIties ant
enormous indignities. that 1t Is sur
prising that civilized beings coulC
have endured them and survived.
The Indians would have kille6
them had the village been attacked
The Indiass express them Give
heartily sick Of the war. and are vii
ling to 90 10 that part Of the countT.
which has been designated for them
and are ready TO submit to The decls
ION Of the Government authority
General Custar says we have taugh
the Indians that they are safe iron
Us in no place and at no season, an
also what some Of our OWE peOpl
| may doubt, that the white man cal
, endure the .inclemencies Of wlntc
better than can the Indian. lie say
also that the country and the hIdin
= places Of the Indians arc now bette
known, aud that he has many oihcer
IN his command who could conduC
an expedition there without guide;
; The General speaks highly Of hl
2 officers and men, and he especial
compliments the Nineteenth Kansa
= Cavalry.
9 The General did not lose a siogl
q man of his command. lie conclude
his report with the following words
! Il now hold the captive Cheyenn
: chiefs as hostages foc the good b.
! havior of their tribe9and for the fu
= fllment Of the promise of the lattl
+ to come in and conform to the d,
u mands Of the Government. This
C consider the end Of the Indian war
K ST. LOUIS, April 2.-The Indiar
made a raid on Seipio, 230 miles soul
J. Of Salt Lake, last Saturday, and ca
n tured one hundred head Of stock.
n The Board Of Directors of the p
cifc Railroad to-day elected Jas.
Lucas. President; Dan. r. Garriso
:. Vice President; j Porter, Secreta
Ii aud Treasurer, and j NJ. Cooper, A
le ditor.