The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-28
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Indian Agent john d. Miles, Of Chey'
ieuue and AYfap1b0e agency OF The ndia.
| Territory. has addressed dispatch, dated
lJuiy 3D.. to Colonel ). w Davidson, OF the
Tenth cavalry, asking that detachment OF
| troops be sent to the agency to spretect Tue
ives Of employes and the Government pro-
nartv npafnst hostile Indians, as the agency
ia surrounded By small parties Of such In
dams. Company II Of the Tenth was sent
IN the agency to remain until other troops
came from Fort Supply. An attack Oh
Cheyennes aud Kiowas on trading post
thirty miles north of the agency, on the 1st
of July. was repulsed. The red men pro.
ceeded further south, and killed and scalped
five white settlers the same evening. The
Kiowus are led by Lone Wolf aud "The
Man that Walks Above the Ground" The
Osages also have band 10 the disturbance,
and are led by Eagleheart. In recent at.
tack upon new settlement on the Canadian
river, made by a party of Cheyennes and
Comanches, seven Comanches and four
Cheyennes were killed, and large number
Iwounded, many MORALLY.
Mr.. Stillwell, interpreter, reports that on
the evening of July report was brought
into the Cheyenne agency by cattle men to
| the effect that at Skeleton, creek, about fifty
| miles above the agency on the road to
Wachita, Kansas, train of about twenty
wagons had been attacked, and the whole
train burned and four Of the train men killed
and burned by a party Of Indians supposed
| to consist, chiefly of Cbeyennes and lew
Comanches and Kiowas. It is believed also
that some Osages were Of the party. Still
we'll also reports that this was the only COM
munication received at the Cheyenne agency
from the upper country for week previous,
although the usual mail service on the line
runs three times week.
Colonel Davidson says: "From all ac-
counts there seems to be great alarm in the
upper country, and SO soon as Captain Car
penter returns from the BraZ3s shall call in
some of the troops from Camp Augur to
meet this state Of affairs"
ARRAPAHoEs PUNISHED.
Lieutenant j. A. Olmstead, of the Thir-
tenth Infantry, commanding at Camp Stan.
Dough, Wyoming Territory, reports under
date of July 10th that Captain Bates met the
Arrapaboes and whipped them soundly, cap
tured two hundred and thirty ponies, and
killed twenty-five. He lost two soldiers and
two Shoshones killed and three wounded.
Lieutenant Young has 1esh-wound in the
thigh, painful but not dangerous. Captain
Bates returned to Camp Brown, but left
again on the 18th to strike party reported
to be in the vicinity. Captain Gordon left
the post with his company on July 18th, to
be in striking distance in case Captain Bates
needed assistance.
FORT DAVIS oUTRAGE5.
Captain D. D. Van Vazah, commanding
at Fort Davis, Texas, reports one man killed
and one wounded by Indians in the vicinity
Of that post.
7. Cornell, acting United States Indian
agent at the Wachita agency, in the Indian
Territory, July 9th, made request OF Lieu
tenant-Colonel Davidson for one company of
troops and forty stand Of arms, with ammu-
milton, to protect the reservation. he says
the Comanches and several other bands have
| moved into the agency, and will remain il
| troops are furnished to assist them in the
defense OF the place, they having been
| notified that outside Comanches and
Kiowas were coming up to attack them.
Lieutenant Colonel Davidson, in reply,
states that be hus not troops enough to sup
piS the UUTPC aSeuCtes HuN ueuauotpS aid,
but hud dispatched couriers to Lieutenant
Maxop. who bad been sent to the Cheyenne
agency, to halt his company at the Wachita
agency and look out for the safety Of that
place. Captain Carpenter is now absent
from Camp Augur, on a scout to the Brazos,
with 300 picked men Of his command, which
renders it unsafe to weaken that camp any
further.
" CUsTER's EXPEDITION
has been making rapid progress, and its
march has been tree from difficulties and
interruption of every character. Occasion
ally the scouts have reported seeing small
bands of Sioux lurking along the trail, but
no hostile indications in any quarter.
MISNEsoTA.
Settlers on Lake Shetick were much de-
moralzed recently by the appearance Of a
Harlike band of Sioux, who we're heavily
armed and made warlike demonstrations.
Many of the settlers left homes, cattle, and
everything, and fled to Marshall. AT the
latter place also more than the usual number
Of Indians were noticed in town, and their
manner was very bold and defiant. One Of
them hoasted that he had taken six scalps in
the past few days. He probably lied. Lake
Shetick is in Murray county.