New-York tribune., 1874-07-31
PFpOPTs FROM THE PLAINS.

THE NAMES OF THE ST. JOSEPH MURDEIERs AscER-
TAISED-A COMPANY OF CAVALRY THOUGHT 10
BE NECESSARY AT THE GRAND RIVER AGENCY
REPORTS FROM THE RED CLOUD AGENCY.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-W. II. Forbes, Indian
Agent at the Fort TOteD, Dakota Agency VINO was az
st. Paul. Mimi, when the murders at st. Joseph. Dako-
ta were committed by Indians, said by Mrs Moran, th9
the widow OF one eff the murdered to oeopg to his
Agency has returned to the Agency and investigated
the case. He reports to the Commissioners that tno
murderers are from the Standing Rock Agency
known more generally the Grand River Agency ana
that their names Wak-pay-pay, and his orother
leaders sons of Wahkeeyian chief ofhe Standing EoeR
Agency shk-skee-tah, se-hanhe-tankah, Ohtahkotdy
and Esh-pah The Agent complains OF the presence az
the Agency OF party OF Cat Head fankfouklse, ~
lodges from the standing Rock Agency VINO probes 70
desire TO remove 10 Fort Toten Agency, but whom
he fears mean mischief, and may attack some OF mo
trains from the Agency going for provision he sus
gess that the presence of company of cavalry wouI
act check upon them, and avert the danger Vi any
Agent sayle from the Red Cloud Agency under date
OF July s. reports to Commissioner smith tha Noru
brought to him from Black r coal rd al uie ao "a o
camp that they had made up thelr minus n1e W so
SOUTH The Indians report that there y very hte gamo
eDnes and ArapaHoes will no doubt shortly 10
their Agency and asks for Instructions AS 10 now they
are be treated aud the Will OF the GONeihehI e-
garding them
NINE CoMANCHE INDIANS KILLED On THE CANADIAN
RIVER
ST. LOUIS, July 30.-A special dispatch TO
The Republican from Newton. Kan, says that Capt
Hanpahans company Of militia returned TO for1
Dodge on Tuesday last and report that they kIlet
niue Comanche Indians the Canadian River, upon
whose bodies q number Of white scalps were found
AN ATTACK on A WOOD CAMP NEAR foRl Sill
THE INDIANS ESCAPE But LEAVE THEIR PLtN-
pER-wILD STORIES ABOUT A CONFINED ATTACK
on FORT SILL
WASHINGTON, July 3O.-Lieut-Col. j. w.
Davidson of the 10th Cavalry. commanding at Fort en-
Indian Territory reports that the evening OF July Is
the Indians attacked Eyans's Wood Camp, about IL
miles from the Fort smither OF the 0th Cavalry,
with a body Of troops, sent TO the camp, and sue
ceeded in recovering head of cattle which had been
run off By the Indians. The body OF one man was
found scaIped aud filed with arrows. The Indians
made good their escape Lieut.Col. Davidson says be-
is guarding too long line, from Red River To tho
Cheyenne Agency. and will have TO break up the camp
temporarily. Lieut.. Maxon has orders to move down
TO Wichita Agency as the troops arrive
from the Department OF the Missouri II he had more
cavalry Col Davidson he could punish these red
skins BY operating from Fort sill.
The widest circulation about the com
bined force of kiOwas, COInanches. and CheyehHes
moving attack Fort Sill, but Col Davidson expresses
a belief that every man at the Fort "Od!d De sad III
they would make an attack
ANOTHER FIGHT BETWEEN CAyALRY AND INDIANS
NEAR JAcKsBoRo. TEXAs-sEvERAL KILLED on
BOTH SIDES.
GALVESTON. Texas, July 3O.-A special to
The Ners from Fort Worth says, that Col Stewart,
member of the Legislature. Just returned from Wise
County brings report OF another fight near Jaksboro.
on Friday last between the Montague Rangers and a
body OF the Tenth United States Cavalry AID the indi-
ans the latter numbering 500. Tie Ringers lost IA
killed and several wounded the cavalry lost several
men, aud their comm killed. The report says,
the combined force was driven back to JacksboTo.