New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-26

fro 4. cost about 20 miles of travelling to secure
1s ,ssn one message for the Indian dess.ton
thew waited TO receive them An Indian pony alone
would much gladly have conferred on its original
owner - , >. "a, r,rs,.,
that il was OF young of his tribe who had
run OF the mules. and by way OF compnment ne mt
mated that Gen. Custer was an old woman. Yet Two
Bears and hrs muedrivers getting fat Govern
rstions snd doubt laying in stock OF Govern
Hills Thus while the War Department is backing up
the army the Indian Bureau y backing the INDIANS
The Cheyenne Agency Indians have been quite a.
enterprisng during the Spring as the Standing ROCK
tribe II was manly from this agency that the 400
Indians gathered who few DAYS ago attacked the
Rec village at Berthod CHEYENNE Is put zen miles Ifo
Fort suy. Gen stanley, who has kepta close watch on
the conduct or the Indians here, writing u Gen custer
The soft words aud moral suasion Is passed
nothing but powder and cold lead will DE OF any avail
AS the opinion OF an army o'ncer ths may NC @ a.
with prejudice by people who have horror on war ~
any form. But II has strong CONFIRMATION rom pro
wrongly Attributed to the army The Rev Mr. Cook an
Episcopal clergyman at work among the sioux con
Spotted Tails people under influence of the Gospel
was to give them good thrashng. Last SUNDAY ia
Sioux grammar and dictionary. who has been among
Sioux for SO years. he expressed the same opinion
hoped Gen. Custer would give them good whipping.
whether they from the AGENCIES OF from any
else 1t Is the influence OF the hostile Indians whlcn
prevents much Of the seed sown by missionaries from
taking root
Hills not only for the Agency Indians on the Upper
Missouri will only have $50 miles TO reach IT
Arspanoes and Cheyenres For Spotted TaiPs ana Req
Clouds TRIBES with which the Gevernnss mt has recently
had good deal of trouble, 1t would be st easier
Journey.
about ten bands OF Indians there The Uncpapas BLACK
Feet MinDeconjous and Ogailaas are strongly repre-
scented received word that the Indians
OF Two Bears Standing Rock have sent runners
all the other bands far and near advising them OF inc
expedition and seeking alliance. 80 that tue IN
dams the Black Hills bands Will be strongly
reinforced Prominent among the chiefs OF these mas
Eagle, Ogalldlla; Medicine, Bald Heao, ono
Horn. sitting Woman. Big Forehead and chief VINO
reJoIces III the unpoetc name oi q" Lsgg1ns.
PRESS OF BUSINESS.
An amusing feature Of the diplomatic correspondence
which has carried on lately between Gen. custer
and Indians regard to the reconnaissance WAS de-
veoped laUely that the plans of the Govern
ment do not harmonze with those of the Indians They
had laid other work for the Summer. They there
seriously requested pOstponenen OF the expedl-
ton year. saying that they want very much 10
aud light tue Crows tins SunInerS Dut they cannot
attend to the Crows and the reconnaissance too This
furnishes argument against the expedition Ior
the Indian attorneys at Washington. FROM the active
measures the Indians are taklag they have probaDY
decided defer their Crow campaign III FAVOR OF tue
expedition. - ~,
From what has been said OF the conduct Of the Indians
river and others who have access to the Black
bills il is evident that they do not need any proVoca
hostility. II they have not chance at Gov
ernment expedition they will prove their guns anu
by raiding the posts and running on Govern
ment mules suddenly descending Oh the Rec villages
preparing expeditions against the crows or ngntne
among themselves in some way. All talk therefore
about these Indians being driven by these expeditions
10 fight their affairs and their slres Is SIMPLY Dosh
II they fight all II will be for the simple Satisfaction
OF stealing our horses and killing our men, 20 that IN
times when their own history Is becoming more ana
dull and prOsaic they may add Few more tales OF
boOdsned the orgies Of the dance and gaTnish their
tottering wlgwams with few more trophies OF their