, 1876-07-26
INDIANS.
Incidents Of Trip from Bismarck
to the Front.
Personnel Of the Field and Staff Of the
TRenty'scoond Infantry.
Arrival of Another Couricr from
Gen. Crooks Command.
Tho Recent Successful Movement Of Gen,
Merritt Against the 0heyonncs

Merritt Against the 0heyonnos.
FORT DUEORD.
rHR HglNFonCEMENrs ron TERuy-TnAtrs OF
sioux CHAHACTER--TNE oPflCEHs or TIM
TwENTY-sxc0nD INFANTRY - BLAcE-ulLLa
GOLD. .-
From Our 61tn Correspondent.
FoRT DuFoIp. DakutA, July 23.-'rhc noble
army Of rrgnlars md recrulta TO reinforce tho
helcagacrcd Terry arc going forward at The rate
Of 10 mixes day. As there nrc yet some 400
miles To be tcdfously nncasurcd-oH by tho dull
and Inonotonous Cllow-chow Ut Capt Dur,hgh's
stern-whcel steamer Carroll, It will be III tho
doE.days before wo can raise this modern siege
OF Lucknow. Icwevor, will try und make up
q readable letter from incidents and rctntnis-
cc,ccs gathered Gu route to tho front
| illustrating tho
GENEROUS AND NonLH TRAITS or CHARACTER
posscaacl by yo noble sioux Is this Incident:
Iohn Dillon, front[crsman, In anticipation OF
n rush OF pilgrims TO the Black ullls, early this
spring ,nadc arrangements for establishing u
ltno Of stages from tho Missouri River to Custor
City. Ills first step wna to visit tho Sioux war
! rIors ut Standing Rock Agency, anu make
treaty Of peace. This le accomplished
by giving grand pow-wow to thrcu OF four
hundred young bucks: and at which fattcl dogs,
firo-watcr, and sugar wero literally supplied
The Sioux promised Dillon protection, mud ho
| put on his linc. TIE first trip, however, these
aamo feastsd braves wayla'd hls stages. killed
avo Of his arfgefs ran of all It's horses, and
nsxs ss ssts % aaa a{ oss e. &nse eaS * TIT 1t
Mauyuta 'rerrcs.
Jp eorroborailon OF what seut you as to ST.
alng g bY!l h., iasa,vlng been convert to Father Do
iAclpEHT or T71a CUSTER MAssAcaa:
hosa ssoea Gsae uRSa ps seapg psfsG ke
bis body was stripped; but tho sight OF tho
emblem rcattaiuod Lis nlrdcrcss honl mualat-
Three years ago I furnished Tnn TRIBUNE
q readable letter iuado up from "Reminiscences
given BY Louie Agard, q French squaw-man,
hi Louis'a experience. Wien Fathcr De
smct first eamo here lis q missionary, he cua-
ploycd Louie as interpreter. In tras'alating
Dc Bmct used tho word rerercucc. Thore being
| no such word In Louie's limited vocabulary, he
turned to the Father and sMl1: "Ravcrancel
What ths as devil T. taut'" The prayer came, to
Father % smst endeayored to baptlse tho Ii, Ii,
dian children at G1and- River Agency, but could
not get tho consent OF tho Parents. In Ma d.
le1n,aa le appealed to l., AgaEd, who said; "
Of sugar on tic island over there, an' every dam
one Of 'oln Git wet Ia half.l,otr!"
For several days hive been travelling with
I THE TW8NTY-5EcoND INFANTRY,
M al1 eotnRantss, ,-sn.. havo in many why's renewed
1surals. 81 tha tir'ydss e' oil'eers s - ass as.
s!gned to tho regiment, there are but ave.-
| arc graduates Of West Point; tho remainder
! having boen appointed from civil lifc, bringing
tho iRdofsanent Of ya}orous service in tiie vol
unteer army during tho Rebellion.
| ELWELI. 9, OTIS,
tho 1leutenantrColonel mas made Captain in
| tho Onc-H c-Hundrct-anl-F Fort!cth New York In
ecptcmber, 1863, atl broycted Brigalier~ acnernl
In JANUARY, 1855, after three hard ycara OF serv-
leg at tho front. Col. Otis is one pf the fucst
mented Pap Thomas than any other man. Col.
Otis 10 strict displinariau, and yet Is idoltzcd
by his officers and ana msn,-the nanes Of every
those q h ocers There i no artiaet "a @ aboas ss
htm; for, II necessary, le will work side by silo
with private sollics In throwing up brrast-
| work, Or shtngltng a roof to ehcltcr his sick.
Ha earries honorable scars, and modest, u,l-
| assuming aoincanor.
TnR CAPTAINS ...
arc Charles ]. Dicksy who served Is Major IN tho
pcnnsylvsnia Volunteers; Fraucis Clarke, born
man and non-commIssioncd oiiiccr Id tho Rogu.
lnra,-was commissioned Second Lieutenant in
the Thirteenth Regulars May, l8yl,--mu1e
Captain N 1868, and broyete1 Major In 1904;
nnm mho maWi,+e nna, " LIE st's a"en'{"see-
tn,ant ~ tho Frst Wee"n| "tn Vn,,ns. mas su
iieutcnontI IGo,omei n thn Vctoran Ta,, nmu
Corps; Matt Hooton, Btovet-Major III. tho
ronac a,,,nIntea - W' na.t nsH ntSnoai1 I ~
lucky.
I,.tt 1vu,..,a ~ ca!,ssn,. t.1so ahMANSs; - ~
Camnbcli "amn from pcnnsvvonia. at T,cMt ut' nnn
C. Lockwood, from Kentucky: iicttfs a.
| NJ Smth md T. r. MAr1kltn from 1ndtann.