New-York tribune., 1871-07-26
The INDIANS.
GOVERNMENT SUPPLY TRAIN ATTACKED-THE
INDIANS BEATEN OFF.

A GOVERNMENT SUPPLY TRAIN ATTACKED-THE
INDIANS BEATEN OFF.
SAN Francisco, July 25.-Advices from Tue
son. under date of July 49, state that supply train in
charge of Capt H. L. Smith, and company Of soldiers,
en- route for Camp Bowie when 20 miles cast from Tue
son, attacked by band Of 100 Indians. The Cap
tain and nearly all the company were q mile ahead of
the AS the wagons were attacked,
word was sent forward. and Lieut. Theler returned
with half the Company With these and the wagonnen
he engaged the Indians and had spirited fight killing
l3 warriors and losing one soldier killed. three wounded,
Gen. Crooke, with his command OF guides and scouts,
and 200 soldiers, are In the mountains eastward and
have not been heard from for several days.
THE OsAGEs SAID TO BE ON THE wAR-PATH.
LITTLE Rock, July 25.-A gentleman who
arrived at Smith, July 22 from tho Indian country
says the Osages the warpath On the 18th inst
party started on expedition ostensibly for buffalo
hunting but returned couple of days after with three
scalps OF white men, and with their horses loaded down
train and were successful In their raid.
sANTANTA AND BIG TREE STILL ALIVE, But
FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER.
ST. LOUIS, July 24-Ihe Republican learns
from acksboro Texas. that the reporhat the Indian
Chiefs Santana and Big Tree had been killed while
tempting to escape is untrue They both tried at
Jacksboro, and found guilty Of murder in the first de-
gree Judge Seward who presided at their trial. thought
their punishment ought to be imprisonment for fe and
Mr. TaturD the Indian Agent, also used his influence to
be held until final order from the President should he
received 1t s probable therefore, that they will lie
executed Santanta feels his Imprisonment painfully,
says that his raid Wilson's train is his first In
Texas and II the whites will release him he will
make another
THE KICKAPOOS IN MEXICO CONTEMPLATING A
RETURN TO THIS COUNTRY-THE MExICANs
ANXIOUS TO RETAIN THEM ,
WASHINGTON, July 25.-The reports received
qt the Indian Bureau to-day show that the portion Of the
Kickapoo Indians now in Mexico divided among
themselves about returning 10 this country but the
most influential chief with delegation Of their breth-
re o. will visit the tribe In Kansas who together Will
look for reservation for all their people in the Indian
Territory to be located at distance from the Texas
border The agent who dispatched To Mexleot III
order TO induce OF the kckapoos, says these
indiana are near Santa Rosa, in Coahua, and mentions
as a singular fact that Mexican Commission had ar.
rived at that place but one week IN advance OF
our agent and his party and had been issuing cattle ana
corn 10 the KickapO0s The Mexicans anxious 70 re-
tain the KiAkapOos for the that II they shhii
leave the community wi be invaded by the Mechaard,
Apaches Lepaus, and other marauding Indians; tist
the are the only defense or the Mexeans anu
thai their labor and trade matters OF no mean I'M
poranoe to them The report also shows that one vi tue
Indian chiefs brbed by the Mexeans not u consent
10 the removal after some OF the Kiekapoos especay
the sauaws had made arrangements Tor departure Inc
Object Of our Government in desiring the return ot the
Kickapoos, and their location on reseryaloD Is 10
break up their depredations the Texas fronter in
which they are Encouraged by their Mexican friends