The New York herald., 1870-06-15
ANOTHER INDIAN RAID.
Red Cloud and His Werriors-Thsir Arrival in the
City-Atthe st. Nicholas Hotel-public Curl
oaity and Indian seclusion-They Visit
the Theatre Comique-A Scene
lmprovised for the Occasion.


reddest OF the red men arrived In the city last
evening" having pursued the trail of the iron horse
right into the midst OF the ferocious ana
outawed Jersey tribes OF whom they were
not IN the least bit afraid. 1t is recorded
that tho Indians lett Washington In a very
similar mood to that which hangs over the
departure OF an experienced white. feeling that,
after all, Sing Sing must be very honest place.
They came from the fetid ana nalseating breezes
thar arise In the national capital the rcial
and financial winds OF The mo,aSed metropolis, and
from their externals the transition was very
glorious.
AS the country knows the aaission Of the rel men
to Washington has been fruitless failure. They
found the department filed with tho sweetmests
and pastry OF paaver but when they called Tor the
substantial articles they were not forthc ,mng ~
was very NICE, aGs M99e,6 nn % Red GoMd for
70 cause MS eva. mat, several afreciionate reyo
lu'lons ~Ward TIC ,espoed chiefs and to cause his
.ongue to vibrato like the continuous mechanical
oscillation Of the pendulum But the ind.a9 y
sharp He understands the latl and plaster Of fiat
terry too well. Hence, when the officials brought
down the maps, Red Cloud thought they were all
He hal heard so much OF New York TINT he longed
to look upon 1t. In such frame OF mind he dIsem.
Darked from the cars nj Jersey City, and with his
@ hoIe Ked Cloud, be 1t known, is the greatest war
Rans ua"w. "J gi.a. hea Jacket and the gieales
biaoh o AaWk, VINO, IN the Indian history OF
America have enriched its forensic annals
VIII some q The n,ost bewilderlag Imagery Of
THE .NDIANs MErArHORlCAL MIND
will now have TO lake lesser places as Oratorical
celebrities. Their memories are Oushone by the
brilliant splendor OF the Red Cpu1 Of the Sioux. lie
second ana who could express the history Of the
world In single period. But his terseness Is not
sweeping lie defines treaty as ut is all lies w lie
MS MS nearer with reverence by his commanding
gesture ana imperative mooi 'I.ook at me p
There he eXpres>es wrong, sorrow ana indignation;
III those words alone lie demands scrutny that
cannot lal 10 discover that nc and his brethren are
lhe living wronged, the remains OF the great abo
rielnes; all that Is left of that original population,
confirmed in the right OF possession OF vast c0nti
nent by many generations of actual, II wandering,
settlement. Eioquence- indeed all English must be
measured by Its e,iect And who that have read the
complaints OF Red Cloud have not sympathzed with
MS demands. IL u well, therefore, that the
Indian orator has come To New York to
speak. His lips are electrified with pure and ex-
alted dtction, which does not tire 10y yerbosly
weary and disgust by
ELONGATED pLATITUDEs.
Cloud and his party ut the depot was more cultivated
anu refined than the rude trong that gazed at
Spotted Tai.
The entire suite once at the St. Nicholas Hotel,
General smith walked up to the hotel register and
wrote their names In u large bold hand, as folows:-
General John II. Smith, Bear Skin.
U. 5. A. Black Hawk.
Mr.. Douglass. Tall Wolf.
X q. Beauvas. Long Wolf.
W. e. Bullock. Sword
John Richard Brave
J.lMcCiusky, interpreter. Afraid.
Eed Cloud. Red Fly.
Red Dog. Rock Ije,r
Brave Bear He Grow
Little Bear. Living Bear
yellow Bear Red Shirt.
Sitting Bear. Foar Squaws.
The red men were then shown TO their rooms
which occupy almost an entire floor.
Dinner was soon served. In the meantime quite a
crowd had gathered in the vestiDule ana exchange
anu great deal Oi curiosity was shown to see inc
scended To the street and walked In company TO
~ anss Dersey to M Msss w
Butler, the manager, stood at the door
TO receive them, and locking his arm with that OF
Red Cloud led the way to the best reserved seats
among the orchestra chairs to the right Of the aisle
In The mist on paleiaces the red calm.
FIERCE oeLrNu
they behaved like great warriors. and while the tar
gets Of thousand eyes rddled their forms they vet
presented q soli,i front to the enemy. Red Cloud
doniclied himself under the wing Of his Interpreter
and taking up the playful ordered Il recitation in
procession. soon the play openel. The Indians were
asounded at what they saw. When the falry's gift
or lne grand transformation ana revolving sun APP
Various manifestations explained their amazement
They rose. They haw-hawed and he.heed. They
came near the Joy-cry, but fell short OF the war
wh00p. or course all hands appa aided, ana Wildly
and tie Indians grinned. JOHNNY Queen and Biliy
throats to keep from splitting; and the majestic
attitudes OF the harlequin caused Red Cloud to regret
that he had not sind.ed for the stage Good as the
they had an Indian scene imprOvised. Mr.. ]. G.
Stewart, the fat comedian, not short OF 800 weight
and Il genuine original, was engaged to sing
A long
OF his own composition with music arran red by
himself. lie appeared upon the sage at past
nine, dressed as a chief IN the most GORGEOUS COS
iume, and sang the following
big chief OF the Chickawaw tribe,
From Utah Territory just arrived,
Where Brigham Young makes all the laws
And like him have half hundred squaws
SO you see have no cause to fret,
drink all tho whiskey can get
care for nobody; nobody cares for me;
I'm jolly big Indian out upon spree.
Hyahl fIiyahl biyahl Big Injiul
I'm not the Kind OF Indian steals everything se.,
l stea, nothing can't carry, II 1t can't carry me;
Everybody has their failing but this s mne tank,
When get among the whiskey barrels don't know how
drink.
My is George Washington Andrew Jackson Napoleon
Bonapare Sinclair Brown.
I the biggest Injun from miles around,
1 WORK, tor u dontt suit me-;
I'm Jolly big Injun out upon a spree,
Hiyah Hiyah iIyai Big Iniun
double OF teeth shown by the red mani
It nearly lifted the ROOF. The Indians yelled;
Mr.. stewart was in his glory, and ali felt III cover.
Tue play proceeded. When the red men retired 10
the ST. Nicholas, others, not Indians followed. Red
man slept
TODAY they will follow programme not yet deter