The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-30
THE RED DEVILS.
Report OF General Crooks DeIeat By
The Sioux a Sensational Canard.
Crazy Horse and His Band Returning TO
the Agency for a Treaty They Dis.
like Having the Agencies Under
the Military,

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 20.--The infa,
mously sensational canard published
by the Gazette this morning, to the Of.
feet that General Crook had been do
teated and five hundred men OF his
command slain, caused widespread
grief throughout the city, many Of our
people having friends aud relatives
with tho army, This afternoon the
Herald issued an extra proving the ut
tes falsity of every statement made,
It's statements being endorsed by tele.
grams from l4eavenworth and Omaha.
The indignation ut the Ga2ettes effort
Reconsideration il universal and I'm.
disguised,
OMAHA, July 29.--An official tele-
gram from Fort Laramie says courier
just arrived from Red Cloud agency
says Red Cloud told him Crazy Horse
was coming into the agency very soon,
and that his band was now on the
way there, Twenty lodges had al,
ready arrived. Crazy Horse has sent
word 10 Capt Egan that he would see
him, shake hands and make treaty
to be friendly. Indians lately arrived
won't talk about the fight, and pre-
tend to know nothing of il. A coun.
Gil was held at Cheyenne camp, while
the courier was detained there, TO talk
over the change from the civil TO the
military authorities. Many opposed
II, but Red Cloud had expressed salts
faction at the change Fears are EN-.
tertained that any attempt to deprive
the Indians OF their ponies aud arms
will meet with resistance, as they can
II large force and are well arm.
cd, while the number OF troops ut the
post Is very small. II ia thought they
will allow themselves to DO numbered
without opposltion,
CHEYENNE, Wy, July 2o.--Prevlous
via Missouri river agencies,
are in part confirmed by news received |
ut Fort Laramie from Red Cloud.
To-day, runners arrived at that agency
and are said 10 have come from Crazy
Horses band OF Minneconjons, and |
stating that the chief with IL portion
Of his band, had left Sitting Bulls do
mains and are en- route TO the agen-
lies, avowedly for u treaty OF peace. |
over the agencies ut Red
cloud and Spotted Tan has not been
without difficulty. While majority
Of the Indians are disposed to submit
gracefully, there are quite number
who eXpless dissatisfaction 10 have
soldiers placed over them. A final
council IL being held Mt Red Cloud TO.
lay. Some dissatisfaction II felt by |
he Indians ut the meagre supply OF
food, which consists entirely Of bran,
Hour and beef, They insist on sugar, !
coffee and tobacco, in fulfilment OF
he treaty stipulation, and further, at
the departure from agencies
II those who have joined the hostiles
o this fact, rather than TO desire for
var. There Is apprehension OF the in.
utility to carry out the order TO disarm
III these Indians before allowing them
o return to the agency at Camps Sher-
dan and Robinson. Two companies
II the Fifth cavalry go to Sheridan, in.
the force ut that post to four
companies, while at Camp Robinson
here is only three companies, exclu-
i've OF one OF the Third cavalry at Sid.
icy Crossing, not far distant. The re-
,ort by John Marsh. in the forward
memorandum book belonging TO l.. L.
richardson, il contracted by w. III.
Iillyard, who arrived here this even
ny, having met Richardson and n
oach load Of passengers at Hot Creek
N the Goth inst.