The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-16
DELEGATION OF scALPERs AT
BENWOoD.
PSrty-one. Hair.RaIsers from the
Upper Missouri en- route for
Washington.
They Take RefseGhmsn;S at Ben.
Wood..HoW They Looked and
What They Did.


THUNDER, BLACK EYE, SKIN OF THR
HEART, IRoS HAND, WALKING SHOOTER
AND THUNDER HAWK AMONG TIR Nun
RRR-wHAT THET THINK OF CTyIIIzA-
TIOH-oTmR DELEGATIONS COMING.
The Indian delegation from the Upper
Missouri, Of which We have been hear.
ing BY telegraph for several days as on
their way 10 Washington, in charge Of
Gen. B. R. CoWen, Assistant Secretary Of
the Interior, and Col. WhAm, Of Illinois,
members Of the commission recently sent
out by the Secretary Of the Interior,
crossed theriver st BenWood Saturday
evening, and took supper there. The
delegation consists OF nineteen Teton
Sioux, FIVE fromthe Unepsps band, three
BlAckieet, three lower YanktonAise, three
upper YanktonAise and several interpre-
sers-Rmopg the lStter being Major
o Connor, agent st Grand River agency;
Dr.. S. 8 Turner, physician to the agency,
and John Bragnier, and Mrs, c. Z. Gal
pin. Gen. Cowen and his commission
had smoked the peace pipe with these
chiefs and warriors in their wigwAms.
and they were on their way TO the capital
to see the Great Father and ratify the
peace agreed on.
A number Of gentlemen from this
city who were fortunate enough TO be
spprised when the delegation was ex-
peOted, went down to see the noble red men
and were well rewarded for their trouble.
Most Of the sayAge were chiefs Of rDOwn
among their tnbes. They were 8 ''splen-
did looking" set OF men las the ladies say
nearly all being over six feet in stature,
and finely formed. They were tricked
out in their war paint and all their savage
fneY. Each wore Q complete Indian
outfit, buckskin leggiDgs decSed ont with
beads and feathers, finely embroidered
and brightly coloted robes, tomAhaEk,
pipe, &c. The scalping knives were left
behind, or kept out Of sight Each had 5
ian Of turkeyos eagle feathers, their heads
were adorned with quilts, and several
wore caps Of some sort OF tur1el skin. The
painting quite surpassed our most fish.
ionable bellies, and ono fellow, with 8
genius for personal adognnent, hsi got
hold Of bottle Of the bronze used BY the
ladies for brunzing their shoes and had
laid 3 coat OF it on his forehead, with the
most brilliant effect They circulated
around and shook hands with everybody,
but ventured no remarks about the
weather, for the bzt Of reasons. It was
observed (ss il has often been said o. In.
dian wArTioEs) that their hands were
IS soft IS the most delicate wom4n's
Their behavior ST table was sonewhs,
peculiar. The first thing each did wss TO
take up his knife and run his thumb along
the edge The forks Srt spoons they
handled rather aSkwardly, tho1gh they
sened quite st home with theiI teeth.
One big fellow who hsd s sweet tooth,
got bod Of the sugar bowl and did not
step Till he hsd eaten De.riy al its ccn.
tents Another took $ fsocy 10 plAte
q baked spp!s, which he drew Up
to his OTn Plate and very soon cleared.
They showed decided liking for coffee
aod z:ter taking 5 drink o. II, went
through the singular performance OF
teaching their fsces around their mouths
with theiE fingers; something 2tte- the
name: Q! Masking the sign Of the cross
Two women accompanied the EEriosz
One VS. f1llbIood sqrav, who wore s
civilized dress much TO large !or her.
The ciher, Mrs Gslpin, interpreter, Is =
hElt-breal, Tie widow of s great chief.
She sks neatly dressed ike a civilized
woman II deep mourning. She is sud
70 hsvevey great iafoeoce with the uibe,
sod Tss brought along chiefly 10: that
reason-
The party LEFT Tor the east about seven
in the evening snd saou!d have reached
Washington shout boon yesterday.
The following are the
NAMES oY The NDlASs
T1qn Sia,lz, Chiefs -Na;iocan, Nedi-
cine Bear; Tocsn.H aska, Long Fox: z.
wa.bue, Bloody Mouth; Who-e-ys.ks,
Man Packs the Eagle NEto-ko.kepa,
Afraid Of the Bear; Wan-ken-duta, Red
Thunder; Who-s-ssppa, Black Catfish ;
EstA-sApps, Blsck Eye Chanta.ya, Skin
OF the Heart; Pa.hssss mann, Gray Crane
Walking. Soldiers or braves Of the sane
tribe-HaiOna, Many HONS; Tipe Sha,
Red Lodge; Hawka Wsshta, Good Hawk:
Hey SSppa, Black Horn Pisa, Boil
rushes; Choucuple.ps.ms.na, Brandishes
War Club Walking; Wsr.ma-de.he, Vel.
lew Eagle; Wsucan.y.a.kea, Lost Medi.
cine; squaw, wife OF Man Packs the
Eagle.
Unepapa-MAh.to,chow, Bears Rib;
Hah'nay.zo, Iron Hand; Tah.to.kian.ka,
Running Antelope; Wah.koo.ts.mun,
Walking Shooter; Kah.tchs.tou.waike,
Thunder Hawk.
BIdel5est-Pajie, The Grass; Kan-ki.
ota, Setting Grow, Muz,a.wanaka, Iron
Scare.
LoIrsr Observation-Disclosures, Two
Bears; Wah.toi,o, Mad Bear; Tah.tank.
ma, Bulls Ghost.
Upper Observation-Disclosures, Big
Head; Kas-u.dah, Bly, Buzzc; Ish.tut.ssh.
Ia, Black Eye,
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