, 1875-08-20
But They VIII Demand an ExoFbitant
Price for the Cesslon.
Agent Gibson, of tho Osagos, to
Bc Investigated.
The Charges Brought by the Red Mon
Against That Official.
Arrival Of tho Commissioners at the
Agcncy--.ProlfmiharJ Council --
with The lIcad.Mcn.

A Wa1-Danoo--Digine Services, with a
Preacher Who Was Formerly a
Bushwhacker.
THE SIOUX.
tSpertat CoYresnonderee a. The Chiea 20 Tfibvns
STANDING noox AoEscY, OAK. Ter, Aug. O.
The Sioux Commissioners strivol horo yestet-
day, and hold a Council to-day In An Indian
village miles from tue Agency. An the Indian
&ribos residing Ia this reserva!lon-tho Yano.on-
mis-, DIachfcet. aud Uncpapa-were represented.
Biz ucad, Two Boar, Wolf, Nccalace, John
Graas Kill-Eagle. B;avc, and Long Soldier weso
tic principal ChIefs and IIead-,len prcssnt.
1lore hn1 been some apprehension tnat, theso
indians having boon omitted from tho list OF
those Invited to visit Washington last spring.
they might Offer nomo ob4taclo in tho way OF thn
proposed treasv. Happily, shoy arc in very
friendly mood, and arc geaorallr
p1,robED TO SELL TIE DLsoK HILLS,
Wo have seon but few Indiana who du not agroo
to this policy. aud those who want 10 retain
minority but it is quite likely tloso mav
bo wldo difference Of opinion IS 10 the price to
be demanded. Old Red Skirt. slinncconjou
the Black Hills in afty yoa,s to oomo; but hc
appears to stand almost slono. John Grass ono
OF tho Head Chiefs Of the Blackfeat will ACCOM-
pany tha Comm1as!onora 10 visit tho Indiana
lower down on tho Missouri, at Fort Thompsou,
Drule, and tho Yankton Agency. Tho IuiiapB
here will almoat Immediately start for ncd-Cloud
Agency, to attend Tho Grand Council to ba hold
near there IN tbs tisst days Of pe1t month. Thar
will hunt on The wav, ard will Ind no lck of
game. Ono party. which lately came IN. ray
that thcy killed. 748 antelope; and q baud OF In.
linns out SIX weeks killed 1900. John Grass,
thu leader, himself killed 63.
4 CURIOUS surEnsT1r1o1.
Trayelsra who approach this piaco observe
bold promontory, and supposo that the Agency
derives dor nns is name :, from fro # The sps ssana
.tssd 10 secluded Place. ] m,iss
from ths Agency. i is = small granite bowldor,
2 feat high, aud 20 inches In diame:er At III
base. TIE place Is .,oalonsly guarded. by tho
Indiana, who regard this uxly stone With aupor-
stItous awe. They aorohfp It. and at regular
lnt:rvAls bring offerings Of food and water.
Soma believe it to he potrit}od woman, and
bling 1t female dress and ornaments. THO fsce
hieroglyphtcs IN pA,nE, and number Of msdi.
cine bags are suspended IN tho vicinity.
Tue Indians hare appsar prosperous aud con-
tented. and make no complaints to the Commits
havo oeon favored With plentiful supply Of
rain, and their country appears to the bent ad.
vhniaRe. They have planted some corn, bur tue
erasahoppels layn doao most Of the harvesting.
s.
Commissioners,
Special corrssnoHdtnceof Tns chtcago Tribune.
YAakTos, Oak. Tar, Aug. lG.-The Hon.
A. A. Com,ngs, Of Independence. No., and
tho Hon. William II. ABhby. Of Beatrice.
Hop.' t"o u ea' so'neis"'oooFe ePpo'nt'
% to sreat vita tho sioux Tor tho pur-
H. u.
oyeotna from tho 1ndiau country, On The sto.msr
=. IT. n,,rfe, acoo,nns n,ed hv vour oorr..no,d.
- -. 49, .r so' ra@m1s.,e ~ ,oa1 oo,tsspooo,
eat. 4etee OF 1he m1pe'onets-'noua'na all
left Cheyenne River AGENCY on Friday last, and
drove to Fort Thounaop. lou m,1es dt,tant. ~,
,ivjno tharc m h.tnrdsv atan.m r. v.. ~,
49,. - 49,. f.M..,, :. r.. s+..." '"s'.
p'ao 10 meet tno ina'aus ~ rofs Ihemrson. aod
those as brule' "hlch Ia mIlcs dlatant, 10 joint
Council, and thus hnsh their business no ~ to
bo ready In 1.ke tho rton,nsr 1mrfno nm har IN
,u,n from m,mtrok. Tbsv tal,r,.nb.d f,o,,
~. o,.,,.. ' ssN'spasu 'oa'
fo9t bullyt ana messenger WAS sent to kae In
diana at DEulc IN ample tno, but tho Uhiefe
thoEs answered that, II tho wbits Cliefs wanted
10 eoe them, tloY must como to tLoir Aasncy
MIR. Human and M.. Collind. tho Obairmao Id
Secretary oi tbs Comrusyiot. nccogdiuVly went
All thn memhcra nf ina Gnmmtr.foC 80 -
nnc,ei to meat A. IN lTspd rcnir.i Hnta, -
omaila, o. tho o5th iuat., leave on tho fullosin
day for Oneynunc. Ind psoceed thouco. By way
Of Furt Laramie. to Rot Cloud, near which
TUE oa1so cooNot
Mos.r,',nsnt Vii tmsn.t -. rs1st,xistn n; tae
Uniou Pacific to Cheyopne : jine of s'suss
runs to Futt Larsm ., and Dr, Daniels. }ndan
Inspector. who acts ~ Quartsrmastet to tu5
commission, NY haso couyevsoeea se ~ IN feadt.
asne ~, tssS -. . eapGo'ca snss d vi 10y tnatans
= ,nnn.S fn1sc. hit e,e.. IN m.inpt1 =, ~ ~
Indians vii. b found In favor of seiIino ths
BLACK Hills and Big Horn country. but that