, 1875-04-24
ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS,

ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS.
SOteK from Along tho Border-Thc
IsnwnccS nnA Ihcir New f4csorvn-
rtuM-I'ilc Sinux nnd the Rlacts
lati1n-ChcycMne Iscyolt-Trotlblo III
hnflAtls.
n. Lout. Democrat, 4prit o..
The Eou. Ffuucs +, SsniIh. Chairman Of the
Executive Committee Of the 1ndinh Commission,
anu b. u. Roberts. Also member Of tho Com
mission, arrived III st. Louis yesterday, trom
Omaha. Oh their war East. Those gentlemen
tayd oecn Oh tour for observation sud ucgotn-
t0u iD lAo pawncs country, which ia located in
Nebraska, on tho piatto itivcr. Their visit Lad
for its t1an Object thu removal of the tribe ia
q new reservation located III IuAau Territory.
between tic Cinlnaron aud Arkansas Niycrs. and
belonging formerly 10 tho CAerokccs. Tho old
reshryat'un cansnl's nearly eo',00o scrca. which.
~ an act Of CottGFeHs. phHaed in June, 1872, Ia
the tribe left for their 1icW reservation On buff
fn'o hunt. aud to join party thst had started
The year previous. After n successful wi,ltc1
they met AEcus burgess. and agreed upon site
for tLeir reservation. III Msi eli last. huinotlling
over 49, consisting mainly Of tue aged, lnilr,n,
aud the children III school, ranlnin nt the reser-
vctiou III Nchrasl!a. md will te s.bsiRted sllctn
until tho latter portion Of tho prnsont seAsou,
when 1t IL hoped, quarters will bo prepared for
tlor occupation n the now location. Tho ot,-
iife faituto Of Congress 10 make preparation for
tie espci1se of the removal causes great ambar-
rata!ltHpt 10 the authorities.
Cutnmtsrioner Smith, i'll recent convention.
regarding the l}lsek Hills a.sl tic probability Of
tbs e2tiHEuiahment Of tho 1ndian tt:e, SAID to
Representative Of tic Omnha Herald:
Inteo delegations ut Sloux arc starting to
Wasti''Gson auout th!s tlme,--oue ot tho Ogailal-
las, ip Charge Of Agent say.llo. Of the lied CLOUD
Asoncy; uuoslIcr from the lrulo Sioux. under
chatGe OF Agent tfowa,d OF kputted Tail
ARencr: anti tho third delegation IL made up Of
Chiefs from TIC Northern lnuinns.-slle Winne-
of Agent bingham. 0! tue Grana River Agency.
rucy arc going to Washington for tie
purpose Of consultation. matniy upon tbs
n!ack n'IIs question. Congress. how.
agencies to bo established. into ono Of which tho
Northern Sioux nro to ho gathorrla, aud the
location OF thoso agGncIos IL anothor object Of
this visit Alter they have returned to their own
country It il expected comn.Eson will 10 nens
out from Washington, which will complete tho
negotiations with respect to the eAtingusshmcnt
OF their title to tho Hack Hills, aud aud aso
select point In tho reservation for tho now
issooe9 a st thas te ' chists Vii 60 Gu s VII
rut!leleut authority to do that, Obtaining
their conaent 10 give up tho Black Hills
wit be 80 oln!culs to accomplish that u will
probably require sonsae1abS De-, ,,I, machinery to
ing to Washington ia 70 seouse III advance the CO.
operation Of u considerable number Of their
prominent men whom they conduct tie negotta-
lion with ther tribes, Tue Black Hills hasc
cosnulou ground by all Tho Northern Indiana.
Tnoy lsayo threatened hostility 10 any
wl,ifo .nnn who should visit there at
all. They have made It their % com"
plated my incuraion or emergency. One
their strongest feoingR Ia agalnst any white man
goIug to the Hack Hills, and, Of course, to in
unce them to give up that objection aud to
relnqussh thetr nrn right to 70 thare will ra-
quire great deal Of persuasion.
1LeIr love for tho Hills Ia simply because 1t IL
In the ccEtre uf tlIelr reservation, tho yartuuH
bnnds ut the Sioux being located OH three diffor
eut sides. They yaluo II also on account OF ita
comparative iEHcccHBiGIlitv.
Mr. slnith IL o. tho opinion tlat, while thers
may be nch Kold deposits in tbs bills, tho re.
ports thereof ilaye buci greatly exaggerated. IA
hunting grouul for the Indians it IL woIthleaa,
tho game teins almost exhausted. aud as there
IL u attong lealrd on the part Of tie Government
10 open the co.,nsy 10 tho wlilten, 1t IL psobable
matters Will be sottlod With Ill possible e1-
pcdiency.
an ollccr who was present at tho Indian re-
volt which occurred at the Cherenne aud Aru.
pahoe Agency on tie 9Th inHt., III account OF
which has already bean g!vou from military
sources, asys that from tla beginning Of tho
and time aftor limo, wl.en tho soldsors, uudei
Capt. hatfert,, charged npon tte s%and-hlils: %
were a5yen back Dear & sa'eld: th1 shls.
VINO IlFAt htaEkDa Tue Uhukr Haa AuALaute
" killed. four bncta entcrtng hiB head.
Stone Cali dill alI III bus power to pre-
Won't tic young 'non Eo!nE !nto the asht,
but lns oounsolY were nut lleoded. 1t ls thought
impossible for the CAoyeunes to escape the MILL
tary, az nearly the whole Of Tue Tenth Cav&lry
arc in rurauIe. On tho 18th inst., four soldiers
9son, Fort Wallace were cesralcd OH Deas Crack,
about 70 mlseA south of the fort, by thlrty-fayo
lnlianB. Ihoy kept tnem At bay for aoma tina.
aud finally escaped, resrhinG Granada OH 8Atur-
day. Word was ut onca sent to FORT Lyon, aud
Troops wero sent out to try to capture tho red
IoyIls TAla lAHt outrage occurred nearly iu the
same place whore tue German massacre took
ptaco lust September.
dispatch from ksuaas City says that news
from tho frontier IL very exciting aa TO the 1n-
dian outrageH. Fonr soldiers were surrounded
near dfnnaaa, Kan, last wcok, by baud OF in
dlana, and tho aEht laAtod for several hours. A
Ausnbor Of sava8ea wes0 killed hofore they wore
iopulsod. Gen. Pope iH active In preparation Tor
tho approaching troubles.
John Bright an ahO LoxinEtoa 0sn~
tenMlnls
The following lotter f1om Johu bright was
read at tie Lexington dinner last Monday
"ItocuDALE, April ,. 1s1i-DEAn 6lxs: hsve 70
10 e tu juu t te cerctuuies an rcJolctngs u which
you expeat 10 bc engaged uA lie l9th ot thx month.
copnGt c1oas this 10 jotn your CREST companys
and know not how 10 write yon letter Biting tue
When Eugli.h,nen SHED blood, aud Engliah blood, On
your continent, aud would prefer to eelshssts tha
freedom elll grandeur 0f your country on s0ua p6sr
day Uut eau rojalcu with you in that Freedom snd
grandeur, and wishs with you, thst they may 10 pes
1Slt, m,,v th.nts for vonr ,ana rem.,nbr.no. II