Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-09-17
Progress of the Work Of the Commits
SiOners at Red ClOud Agency
Reward for Gallant
Service.
( Cheyenne Wants a Dead Commission.
er-The Threat Creates COnSid-
erablc Excitement.
Biographical Sketches and Political An.
tcccdentS of the Commissioners
~ Sensible Body Of Men"

RED CLOUD AGENCY, 9ptember 10
Yesterday the commissioners received
information from Washington to tbs
effect that orders had been Issued FOL
the purchase of the one hundred horses
promised last summer by the eub-com-
missioners, to Louis Richard and
"NCung g-Man-Afraid-Of-H His Horses, nf1l
services rendered the commission by
them in going among the wild northern
Indians, and inducing them to attend the
council. This news was very g'aifyiDg
to the indians here, as the failure of the
| government heretofore 10 make good
their promises has interferred with the
progress OF present negotiations. The
duty performed by the two Indians was
OF a very dangerous character indeed,
and their lives were constantly in dam
ger. They travelled in the round trip
about seven hundred miles, and in the
course of their tour made present to
these hostile Indians of about fifty po-
nies. They were accompanied by twen-
| ty-fOur young Indians from this agency.
A rumOr was in circulation yesterday
to the effect that Cheyenne Indian had
| expressed determination to kill COM
missioner Oh the opening of the council.
It has created considerable excitement
among the commissioners, and it is
thought among the outsiders here that
this is the principal reason for postpOn-
| ing the council until next Friday, it
having been generally understood thai
it would begin to-day. Major SavilIe
was instructed TO hunt up the Indian
who had made the threat, but as he has
| bsen unable to find him, the impression
| is gaining ground that the story Of the
| proposed assassination is canard.
The commissioners are evidently COM
posed of rather a sensible body CT men.
Senator Allison, OF Iowa, the chairman,
is well known as Repub-
licaH pClitician. General A. G.
Lawrence, Of Newport, Rhode Island,
was Union general during the war,
losing his right arm and receiving three
Fort Fisher; Colonel G. T. Beavers, of
st. Louis, has spent thirty-three years
of his life as Indian trader and Iauche-
man on the plains, talks the Indian Ian
guage fluenTly and is man of good
judgment; Colonel G. C0mIDgO, OF In
dependence, Missouri, Is an ex member
OF congress and now prominent MEM
Der of the bar; w. II. Ashby, of Bea-
tTice, Nebraska, was an officer in
Confederate regiment from Missouri
during the war, now pla"t'cing law,
and indOrses Republican sentiments;
Rev. s. D. Hinman, who has been la-
boring as q missionary among the Mis-
sOuri river Indians for eighteen years
past, is thoroughly in their confidence,
and fully unders lands their habits and
customs. the commission has not ac-
complished much thus far, and have
had difficulties to contend with that can
not be properly appreciated by persons
not on the ground. J. D. Terrill, OF the
treasury department, has been taking
notes in quiet soft of way for the past
week, and leaves to morrow for Chey.
enne. Viscount Lewishan, of England,
arrived yesterday to attend the council.
Forty thousand dollars wOIth of annui-
ty goods were received at this agency
yesterday. Some degree of uneasiness
is felt on account OF Dr.. Saville, who
went out early yes 4rday mOrniDg to
cOuL the lodges in the Cheyenne ca np,
eight miles from here, pref ara t)ry to
issuing Iations. He was to have re-
turned last night, but up to the time
these dispatches are sent mine o'clock
he has not put in an appearance. To
night the indians are to have grand
feast and dance near the agency stock
ade.
General Terry arrived here to-day,
having left Cheyenne Sunday afternoon.
After his arrival, Spotted Tail, Two
Strike and ten other chiefs came up
from ShadrOn creek, where Spotted
Tails and the Missouri river Indians are
now enGamped, and held conference
with the commissioners, and as they
still insisted upon the selection Of the
council ground the. commissioners, after
a talk among themselves, agreed to
humOr them, and so spoointed as the
commit lee to select the place for hold
ing the council Spotted-Tail, Two
Strike and Swift Bear on the part OF the
B,ule Indiana, or Spotted Tai's band;
and Red Cloud, Red Dog and Young
Man-Afraid-of-H His Horses ON the part of
Agaleah's and Red Clouds hand, thus
hoping to settle the Jealousy this SUBJ
ject has herF fore aviaced by these re-
spective bands. The commissioners
Stipulated that if the ground must be
through this agency they must allow
them to go out to the place of council
in the morning and return 10 this agen-
cy, and that it must, be selected at once,
so that the council may begin Friday,
the seventeenth. To the latter stippula-
ton SpOtted-Tail replied that the Mis-
souri, Indians were anxious to return
home before snow comes, and want the |
council held as soon as possible.
This is the first time that Spotted-Tail |
has been here since the Gay the COM
missioners arrived ten days ago, and |
which fact had considerable to do in de-
laying the council, as he has to keep the |
Missouri Indians from coming, they |
having encamped in the vicinity of his |
agency. He appeared to-day to be in
excellent spirits, and said that if the |
other Indians would not come to him in |
selecting a place for the council, he |
would 60 to them. He is q younger |
man than Red Cloud, is less surly, and |
has great influence with the Indians at |
large. The commissioners feel highly |
elated at the fact OF his coming to see |
them, and the willing and accommo-
dating spirit manifested by him in the
talk. They also congratulate them
selves upon the arrival of General Terry,
who is a man of superior judgment, |
beside' having the advantage of having |
participated in the treaty of 1868. Upon
reaching the agency to-day he was
recognized and heartily greeted by
large number OF IDdians who met him |
st that tresty. Several thousand In-
dians gathered ab, NJ the agency to-day
in consequence of their giving what is .
known as the Omaha dance, which !
is great ceremonial with them. The
dance was held inside the stockade.