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food; but 90 voracious are they, that canvse
tents, our hats and clothing bear evidence Of
their appetite.


few DAYS ago our sboshones gave us a pa
rade for the purpose of exhibitingto the troops
their distinguishing BADGE, which II n white Y
fastened in the hair. Unfortunately. perhaps,
sign | when scouting; and N the sioux have
perceived the SIGN and IN our next engagement
take advantage thereof to secure disguise, some
one must be considered culp BILE. IL Will be re-
membered that the impossibility of d,sunsuish-
ing between our allies and the enemy IN the
Rosebud affair was a source OF much annoyance
and no little disadvantage to our troops. Red
was the color, and no other Is 50 common with
4 deercs Of excitement was produced on the
afte.nopn Of the 18th inst. by party OF eight or
ten snakes who oashed into camp Indicating
by their peculiar gestures and cries the presence
OF an enemy. he Indian JONES and our own
HERDS we're quickly driven In, and boots and
saddles" sounded. THE Shosbones had been
scouting, and encountered two sioux, whom
they chssei undl they discovered about iorts
more. They dtSmountcd, and lined the
crest Of a hill about Ave mites distant, aud adj
vrnccd and spread upon the srou a o'snket'
1hs Is the universal Indian ch ,llerge sleh 81.
anu Is go ivalent 10 the old ieudai custom 81
throwing down the gauntlet. when ~ TINS IN
stance we dil not take np, nut made u,spo IN
dig ant at the insult. and early next morning.
putting on his war y Int and acconpanied o.
one hundred Warriors, hls gray har nVing
| loosely in tho wind rs though courteOusly in
viting q Sioux scalp-i'te I've rode out To m ain
tiin his prestige. Inc enemy had d sapbeared.
! Yesterd ~ an Indifferent game OF base ball
was ula,ed by officers OF the infantry aud cav
| nlrv in which the former we're winners, Capt.
The last supply train was accom- panied by
suffer whose stock In trade consisted prin-
cipalv OF IRE water, matches and cigars tine
staples u life On di that the latter were vile
enough tu sin2ulary affect commissioned
officer. whose conduct pernaDs Influenced by
an Indulgence III a free put, ~ a subject OF in-
curry aud cons Liberation by a geIer-l court mar
tai convened In the Held.
a motley crowd Is usually Rrouped about the
travelling grog shop-soloiers, packers, and
teams'ers. long haired scouts and IL dians. some
inte course laws. here Is more than one Shes
hone who can rrv on the not behind a we'll.
blufed pair of " deuces" or trays" and their
efforts to learn poker slang are sometimes very
amusing. An infantry man Is known to them
common In technical sisnincation OF GO
ahead, 81 pass" or I" Do your betting An
addenda for ocnenk.
FRANK cRoUARD INTERVIEWED.
Tn my desire for occupation, no less than
news, | YESTERDAY made visit to the y eek
train ~ search OF an int, rNiew with the half
In the a. ornng. was surpriss d. until e rn d
he h d teen out all night, To and hun stil sleep
ing aud his breakfast nntasted. Determined not
To lose the opportunity, amused nv sell by
wandering about the train I'M he should tie
presentable and communicative, ami was much
Interested In observing the intelligence Of the
pack mules. As there are Ave different trains,
OF seventy i've animals each, the particular one
TO wnich they belong is designated b. a peculiar
clipping OF the IN ane ana tail and at the twink
| ling Of the led mares bell. not only does each
mule reuair promutH TO tue proper train. but
takes, no places himself III front Of and facing
| bia own dp1rdio.
| GrogaTd was feeling much refreshed with his
morniu- nap ana meal when rtjoined aim,
| and the following conversation ensued
| Frank, what do you think VI tho efficacy Of
| artillery gainst the SiouxT'
| "Well, | do not know much about that branch
OF the service. In my opinion, however. fire.
| quent opportunities NAV occur where the pos
session even Of single piece would be advan-
| tsgsous. The lnoians are very muCn afraid OF
cannon OF any description. In the old Gays
| T.. r. ~ ~
occupied by Government troOps. 1t was notori-
Gus that those freight trains which conspicu-
ously displayed how;zer, were never at
you lived so long with the Indians that you
must be able 70 very closely approximate to
"lfthe entire Sioux nation were to engage In
this war, am quite sure sitting Bull (rah- tan
kan un -ran-kahJ could muster ten or twelve
thousand warriors. As it Ia. l think he and
Crazy Horse lrin-ohun- kie- wid-kowl have not
less than half that number: The Latter, you
know, Is said TO have been killed In the Custer
massacre"
:" Those are very euphonious titles were
| their possessors equally nand some ?"
Wen. no; siting Bull a swsrthy, short
and mix set musea d, and eo.sfSi Sa'
and OF nerce and sensual nature. He has c ist
away three dozen squiws, and SIN owns four
the handsonest buck In tho village. He was
slender out athletic, and possessed small and
regular features. His demeanor was quiet and
| modest. The former directs affairs; but in a
| hxht the young warriors always looked for his
more popular lieutenant. HIS deatn VIII De
deeply regretted"
SIOUX NOTIONS OF NArRMoSY.
| This Is very Interesting, FIR nix, but tell me.
Can Sioux marry, ana with out The interven tion
OF some forn Of divorce desert his wives sd toi-
tumF
Among the Crows, hosts hospit lily to his
guest extenns even 10 the temporary posse s=ion
| OF uis wives and daughters, out most Of the
| Sioux girls are virtuous. With the A.inuecon
! Joux The marriage relation Is held In very liant
| esteem. IL Is lslseiy supposed mat the event Is
| heralded by consider. BILE form. Occasionally
the propos al 10 made nv an elder Of the suitor's
| FANNY. ~ the shape OF giit OF ponies. Ii &C
ceptable, the BRIDE. accompanied toy an exactly
| equal number as a dowry, complete ouckskin
wardrO oe. EN- broidered by her own dusky nn-
| gers Tor her iutur. lori aud attended bv the Old
| women OF her lodge, carrying smoking pots of
stewed DOG, set out for ner lovers home. where
| they Indulge in a grand feast, the groom re-
naming away, but lettering In the vicinity until
the festivities are concluded ana tue garru GUS
| mony. IL nis suit Is not favordhy received, the
| ponies, which have been picketed near the lodge
| pending consideration. are returned. Squaws
are never bought, excep. by whites ara half-
| breeds. The most common method IS by elOpe-
| ment' mutual consent being AL that j. reqai.
SITE and, III any care, the we - dismissed at
| her husb ana . pleasure. going back to ner own
people, and 9ronably marrying again. Ihey are
| exceedingly Js.Ious, and"
"But the molhefs-ln-iAw, Frank-think Of
forty VI them! what do they"
| "O1, the SIOUX motners-in- law and sOns-in-
law always avo d each otner's presence, and. in
! deed. never exchange chances II II can be pre-.
vented. Modesty foroids their further acqu in
Il y
| tDey accideni ally meet
! " An 4uorgiual Arcadia! such civilization Ia
| Of aigher :der tnan oursW exclaimed grur
voice behind Us.
REENFoRCENENTs AND ACTION.
CAMP ON GoosR CREEK, Aug. 4.-Y ssterday
! the lOne-eXpe, tel ton GO mp iuies OF the flttn
| Cavalry aliived, commanded Uy COl. Wesley
| A.erritt. and tO-morrNw al o'clock a. NJ. the
| column under ecu. Crook resumes tue IN irch
| anc hostile operations against the sloaX, whlci
! IL temporarily Abandoned tx weeks ago. Tue
| aru n
Ia TINS res lect. tn Col. Merritt oy seniority Uf
! rtnk sipsl-edes Lieut.-Col. koYal IN com aud
| of the G VARY forces. Inc LATER, however re-
| tnns his Uatt lions Of the second ana luird
! Regiments while Major Cnainuers's infantry
| has been Increased bN nNe cOmpaLies, as wrote
| v0u, drawn from the Fourth and Fourteenth
| Regiments.
CUl Merrltts stat consists OF 4;
Second Lieutenant ". r. Han, Fifth Cavalry, Acting
Assistant AdJutautGeneral. ~, ,,,
| Aide de.t amp. go. -- ., 1000
| LleutenAni.l olunel Z. A. Carr, com handing
| Fret Lieutenant W. +. Forbusl, AdJllanl
First Lieutenant c. II. Rockwell Reglmental quarter
| master. Al, NJ. n-..-,,-- 49,.
Fist Lieutenant A. e. woodson, Second Lieuten