The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-19
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THE INDIANS.
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Storms. the Crops, Etc.

hED CLOUD AGENCY, JULY NV
left Spotted Tail Agency immediately af-
ter the last council, and reached here
Thursday evening. am not permitted to
publish full report of the council with
Spotted Tail and his people, the Brule
Sioux, but may say that the debate was
long and earnest. Finally Spotted Tail as
sured the Commissioners that, if they
would adopt his plan he would do all in
his power to facilitate the subsequent ne
gotiations for the purchase of the Black
Hills. This was agreed to blythe Commis-
sioners, aud all signs now Indicate the sue
cess of the proposed treaty.
Spotted Tail is here with 300 OF his
principal men, and more are coming. He
is now. without doubt, the most inhuen
tial man of the Sioux Nation. Red Cloud
the old chief of the Ogalallas, is growing old,
and has lost his hold. He was never the her
ed!tary Chief, but was brought forward by
Gen. Harvey and Gen. KearDey, and being a
man of fine capacity,was long able to mali.
tain the control of the soldiers OF his tribe
the son of the old hereditary Chief is com-
ing to the front. 1t was this young brave
who occupied the Chiefs place in the
the Sd inst. He is commonly called Y Dung
Man Afraid of His Horses, but this is er-
roneous. The proper translation of his
name is They-fear- -His-horse, His father
won the title by such fierce charges in
battle on the enemies of the tribe that
they were said to be afraid even of his
horse. 1t is easy to see that the young
| man is very popular with his people
Wherever he goes he has a numerous fol
lowing while only two or three of the
older men remain with Red Cloud In the
last conncil here, Red Dog did most of the
speaking for the Indians He has a fine
presence, and is smooth orator but be
has none of the keen insight and ready
command of resources which distinguish
Spotted Tail.
The next council will probably be helc
here on Monday afternoon, and it will in
clude all the bands of the Sioux. knowr
as the Agency Indians, About 20, 900 In
dians will be represented in it. Large
numbers have already arrived, and prepa
rations for feasts, games. horse races. etc.
are in progress. After this council whicl
is only intended to settle the time an,
place for the final Grand Council, at whicl
the treaty for the Black Hills is to b.
made, the Commissioners will go to tn
Dodge, and to fix the boundary of the pur
chase. The most embarrassing question
is likely to be the place where the Gran
Council is to be held.
| WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Commisone
of Indian Affairs says the inquiry into Re
Cloud agency affairs is in the hands Q
competent gentlemen. That instruction
are to take the freest range and find what
ever wrong exists. He pronounces abso
lutely false the statement that these frau
have been reported to him without receivin
attention. Similar charges were mad
eight months ago and the Secretary of til
Interior immediately required an invest
J CATION through commission, of Whic
Bishop Hare was made chairman Bisho
| Hare and Mr.. Hinman, of the Commission
are officers of the Protestant Episcop,
: church, which accepting this agency an
! nominating the agents became morall
responsible to the government and betol
the people for the honest administration
affairs.
+ The medical officers of the navy an
. treasury departments are quite excited tt
night oyer reports of the existence of We
low fever at Norfolk, Va. The report b;
not yet been fully verified, but the inform
: !. alton comes from such sources and is
n positive in character that there seems
E be some reason for apprehensions that Il
, scourage is in close proximity to Northel
!, cities. A naval medical officer stationt
!. at Norfolk reports to the navy departme
u that yellow fever exists there. A Atelegra
l., L., Al =,
3, agent surgeon of the Marine Hospital i
timating that vessel from the Barb
does has brought the fever there. Ste
re have been taken to verify these report
lie and to discover whether the local surgeo
e are correct The president of the boa
rs of health here brought the subject to mig
lg1 to the attention of that body. The resi-
er will probably be that at least Temporal
II quarantine will be Immediately order
!. 7. against Norfolk. The health officer at NJ
a a folk has also telegraphed here for inform
81 =. ton as to the public health in the Bari
II. does Islands The board of health he
bv to night decided to wait upon the ma,
at and marine hospital authorities to-morr
o. morning. for the purpose of determini
,r upon some plan in case the somewl
u alarming reports are verified. Norfolk
n distant by river but about 100 miles fr,
es here. The health officers here say
at worse place could be found than Norft
h. for the spread Of the disease to the nor
cd 1t is an extremely filthy city, low, a
ed without good sewerage or sanitary regu
its tions. The yellow fever records show Il
ed every time the fever has visited that c
en- the ravages have been extraordina
nc Twice the city has been nearly decima
: with the yellow fever. The position
Norfnlk Ia very faunrahln for snraa dinn