The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-02
INDIAN WAR.
Tho Hostile Indians Attempting 10
Force Recruits from the Agencies.
Indian Account Of the Gustav Massacre
Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse SIN
Llve-The Sioux Still Thirst.
Ing for Gsre.

OMAHA, August IAN official tele-
gram from Camp Brown, Wyoming,
to-day says the Indian scouts sent out
from here report on the movements of
the Indians moving Southeast, traced
them from the head of Crazy Wo-
mans Fork to the head OF Little
Powder River. Number unknown,
but supposed to be large. This corro-
borates the reports received from other
sources that large number Of Indians
are doubtless making for the agencies.
The Senate as u court of impeach-
ment, conveyed for the trial of w. w.
Bellknap, late Secretary Of War, hay
ing failed to convict him on the sever
al counts by two.third vote, adjourn
cd sine die this evening.
CHICAGO, August III. s. Poland, q
Captain in the Sixth Infantry, writes
from the headquarters Of the military
station at Standing Rock, under date
of July "a, to the Adjutant-G General of
the Department of Minnesota, at st.
Paul, giving the Indian account Of the
battle OF Little Big Horn, on June 18th.
The account does not differ essentially
from reports already published. II says,
however, that Sitting Bull was neither
killed or personally engaged In the
fight. He remained In council direct
ing operations. Crazy ii orse, with u
large band, and Black Moon, were the
principal leaders on the 25th Of June.
Kill Eagle, chief Of the Blackfeet. at
the head OF some twenty lodges, was
at this agency about the last Of May.
He was prominently engaged In the
battle of June 25th, and afterwards up
braided Sitting Bull for not taking m
active personal part in the engagement.
Kill Eagle has sent word that he was
forced into the fight. That he desired
to return to the agency II he is killed
for it. The report concludes as fol-
lows: There 10 general gathering In
hostile camps from each Of the agen-
cies Of the Mo River Indians, Red
Cloud and Spotted Tail. Also the
Northern Cbeyenes and Arrapahoes.
They report for the special benent of
their relatives that In the three fights
they had with the whites, they have
captured over 400 stand of arms, bat
teries and rifles, rev0lvers not counted;
ammunition without end and some sug-
ar and coffee and bacon and hard bread.
They claim to have captured from the
whites this summer over 200 horses
and mules. l suppose this includes
operations against the Sol Crow
Indians and the Black Hills. The gen.
eral outline of this Indian report con-
ours with those already published. The
Indians say the first attack of Reno's
began well on in the day. They re-
port about three hundred whites killed
but do not say how many indiana
were killed. A report from another
source says the Indians obtained from
Custer's command i've hundred and
twenty-nine carbines and revolvers.
have, since writing the above,
heard the following from the return
of the hostile Indians. They commu-
nicate,, as secret to their particular
friends acre the information thut quit
a large party Of Sioux ami Cheyennes
were to leave the Rosebud mountain
hostile camp for this agency, to intim-
idate and compel the Indians here to
join Sitting Bull. II they refuse they
are ordered to soldier them, beat them
and steal their ponies.
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