, 1874-07-15
DAKOTA.
Clusters Expedite n---Rooent Indian
Troublos:.- The St. Joseph /,
~ Mnnronrn ."
Tcrritorial folitics--A Dolt Threatened
'' On Lbs Nomination Of Delegate;
Bismarck and Its prospects---End Of
the Town.Site Trouble. '

Wv s*t'N Wv ssANPAOAN-ANA W
q; the Town-Site Trouble.
Tile Indfan Ring on tho Upper Missouri
I ...Operntions Of n Band Of
i - IIorso-Tl1ioycs.'
Special Correspondence Of Tho chtcaaa Tribune.
,..s u1aMAnox, D. T., July .. 1874.
ousrERss EXPEDITION
loft one wook ago today. Laht Friday courier
tcatno In, reporting tho command 20 miles Wost
iof the river, with no Indications ot Indians.
Sunday, Aouoyor, about forty Of tho rcd devils
;1nado 1t decidedly interesting for tha small gar
rison at tho fort, though they only oatno noar
enough to DO reached by tho artillery.
! Frol Girard. tho iutorpretor ut tho post Ia
opouing farm about miles from lloro; and
from hia place thoy stnmpodad thirty-Aro hoad
Of stock, principally mllch-oows and young cat-
tic also, live hoad OF mlllos Owned by goul1o-
man named Henry.
Tho Sunday previous,
rounTEEN SIOUX,
dressed only tn brgoch-otout, wnr-palnt, aud
fsathors, made tholr appearance but wore
promptly driven off by tho infautry posted OIL
tho bluffs about miles below tho Fort.
Honlo two months ago, three Indians made
their appearnnce in front Of thu Fort, anl auc-
cecdod in asarnpeding herd OF atxty horsoH.
Custer, with flyo companies of cavalry, was In
tue saddle within ton minutes after tho alarm
was given, and, though the Indians Ind Q mi1os
the start, no rocaptnred tho stock 10 nleH out,
and followed tho Indiana 10 miloa farther, OK
pooting to slriko tho main body, but talling To-
do 10.
Inst woolt. man named Joe Putnoy, from
Wiaoouain. who haa been hanging aroilnd tie
Indian Agencies atd military camps for about
three yoarB got iuto quarrel, at Fort Rice,
with MI lndian, and WAS killed by him: but, as
tho 1utian iB not blamed for tho oct, nothing
lan boen dono abous it.
NO TROUBLE,
except that noted above, has occurred With tho
Indians in this vicinity Bnce June. 1870. Fort
Liuco1u was attackod six timea lust Beason M to
that time but Stanley Gnyo tho Indians 60
Bsvore a drubbing than TINT they have rcnluinod
quiet until Custor stirred them up again this
spring.
ty Of pombina following which there was
CONSIDERABLE EXCITEMENT HERE,
and CURSES lond and doop wero ponrcd upon
Custor by oorsaln claHsos OF our citizens. 1hoy
alleged that while he MAS sont to this point to
protect tho settlements, ho had stripped tho
TO their fato, aud gono INTO tho Indian country,
knowing that he would stir mp trouble, md ill-
tending to do 80. II was PROPOSED to orgGnize
outposts at once and tlls building Of stock.
ado was sugge geHted. This was the view
takon by tho moro excited, anu
tho nloasurcs suggested by those most
tilnid but, bcforo actiou WAS taken, the Indians
who perpetratsd the st. Joseph nurtiora pasBpd
through jamestown, Displaying tho acalps,
which, they alleged, Wsre
TnosE OF pH1ppEwAH
on their return TO tho Totten Agency. It seems
there wofo bnt seven engaged IN tho massacre,
instead Of 100 as reported and tho massacre did
nqt grow out OF tho 0aBter expedition at ALL but
out Of an old tribal fcud. Tho fact that tLer
horses vera Bhod proved nothing, except thai
they had picked up sone OF tue stock stnMpedol
from the camp Of the Northwestern Police dur
ing recent storm.
These facts becoming generally known, the
excitement passed away, and DiHmarckors turned
to thoughts Of corner-lots, and tho discussion Of
tho absorbing topic Of WHO shall succeed Arm-'
strong IA Delogate for this Territory.
TEE CANVASS FOR DELEaKrEs
promises to be an exceedingly lively ono. The
Convention for tho nomination will bo held ut
ELK Point next Thursday. Tho two faotioua Of
tho Republican pnrty have unitol, md tho two
ton; ali tho newspapers arc talking harmony.
but, after the Convention. tho trouble will begin,
for John Lawrence, an ex-Doputy- -United-4tates
htarAilnl, and MI old contractor, whoBo asHo~
ciatcs have all got rich, las controlled major
receive the nomination. But the day las paAsed
in the Weet whom a nomination iB equivalent to
all election, aud, should John Lawrence be
nominated, tho better clasa Of Republicans, In
the southern part OF tho Tortltory and the north-
UNITE IN / holt.
They will prcseut ut the Convention the name
OF Judge Darnes, ut present ore Of tho AsHoci-
ate Justices Of tic Territory, formerly OF Janos-
thoy fail il thu that, and tho Judge has T p}uoE enough
to run Independently, or some other equal'y-good
man can be found who will run Independently,
tho rings will bo tanght Tint the people know
their rights. and, knowing. dare maintain thom.
Tho long contest rolating to
THE ni9MAlrK TOWNSHIP
is now In q fair way for settlement; Gen. CasH,
President OF the Northern Pacific, was here yos-
terday, and made certain off8ra to tho contest
nuts, which having boon aooepted. 1T now only
remains for tho entry to be made nt tho United
6tates Land-Ofllco, which, having been estnb-
lshed at the last session Of Congress, will prob
ably be open inside Of thirty. days. Several
Chicago parties have already Invested or ar
ranged tor investing, largely IN Bismarck prop
orty. Bismarck will improve Vory rapidly hero
after, aud, within the ne1t fifteen yours, ,slll
make as grand Il town III st. Paul now Is. or
this nono Gun havo any doubt who will examine
all tho facts boaring On the case. And this iH
LttsG Hlltkl6E IL All8 u TIC
Northern Pacific or town at the crossing Of
llo Missouri.
OF THE COUNTRY SURROUNDING nIsafAnoK,
the writ has only this to say: Those engaged
IN farming-and twenty or thirty fnrms have
boeu opened the past aoason--are ill Satisfied
with tho country for agricultural PURPOSES
There has boon all abundance Of raln this aea-
BON and for tho two Heaaons previous.
Soma time ago, the Now York Times published
long account Of what it was pleased to Htylo
tn thieves colony" located in tllo British pos-
sessions, fow hlndreu niloa northwest Of III.
It was alleged thai the principal business Of
this COLONY saH the manufacture OF whisky,
which waa exchanged with tho Indians for furs.
Some ono1ny Of tho Indian Hing which is operat-
ing Oh the Upper Missouri las probably boon
imposing on the Times. This Hing ship i,o-
monse qlantitiea Of fura, which. are supposed to
coule from the british poaaoasiona, huI CustoIl-
House officials are baflled in their attempts to
discover II this iH 80.
Whether thore IL such colony as the Times
HpoakB Of IL 4 mootaa question; but thero can
10 no doubt OF the location Of n
BAND OF HOHBE-TltlEvE8
In this immOaiate vicinity. A detachment Of cav-
alry WAS sent after them a fow days ago; aud,
tput - t,un fu It,tf GtnFa kI0ru1 u1,ota