Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-07
The Indians.

The Indians.
Gen. Vaudeyeer Indian Inspector, now at
the Red Cloud agency tor the purpose OF and,
ing the agents 10 preventing the Indians at that
agency from Joining the hostile parties of Sioux,
has written to the Commissioner OF ludiao
Affairs, the following letter, dated June 80:
Unless you visit this agency ln person and
witness the number of Indians in daily attcu-
dance at the agency, it would be difficult for
YOU TO conceive the little Dependence that is TO
be placed on the reports hat are constantly be-
iDg forwarded to WashiugtGn 10 regard 10 the
wholesale departure of the Indians. Fort Lua-
mie is nearly 80 miles distant from the agency,
and yet they affect to know over there morc
about the affairs of the Indians here than the
agent or anybody else. About mouth ago
mail carrier was killed on the road between the
agency aud LARAMIE Siace then the carryi: &
OF mails between the Two poluts has beeu dis
continuad. Abou. the same time some herds
of mules were stolen between here and the
Platte river ou the Sidney road, and that
mail Iine was abandoned. Fu1 more than .
month there has been no regular communl-
cation aud 90 mail between the agency aAd
the railroad, aud the chief Information re-
cevcd by the public lu regard to the agency
ludians came trum Laramie aid Cheyenne aud
was forwarded on the vaguest kind OF rumor or
deliberate talsehoud; as an example OF the KIND
of stories that are b2Ing put afJat and the III.
tie foundation for them, | will meutlou that
when 90 my way here few days ago | met
company of returning Black Hills miners aod
camped overnight with lhem at Suake Greek.
They Informed me that two days before they
came by the Red Cloud ageucy aud there learn
ed that large numoer of lndians, $40 or GOO,
had just returned to the agcncy from The north,
bringing number Of wounded lodlans with
them, supposed to have heen engaged IN the
fight with Geu. Crook immediately upon my
arrival here set about liquiruk iuto this mat
ter. aud after full Investigation, found there
was uot grain of truth 10 the s,ory told by
the Black Hills party. presume, however,
that this cauard was given out 90 the arrival OF
the party at the railroads, aud by this time 1t
has been extensively circulated 10 the papers
and credited AS true. The fact is that the great
body of IudiaDS these two agcDcltS are loyal aud
t:u. 10 the governrheut aud are endeayorlng to
keep the peace. None pf their leading m+n have
gone out since the recent troubles began and
only small number Of their youlg meu. The
CheyeGnes, who do not properly belong here,
and ought to have been compelled long ago TO
return to their own region, have committed
most if not all the dcpredatioDs since the hrst
expedition of Gen. Crook to the north, and the
excuse they offer for ii is thai they were hFst
attacked. Ooly few days ago the Sioux held
graud festival or sun dance somewhere be-
tween this and Spotted Tail Agency. Ap im.
mense number of Indians we're present and par
ticpated, particularly the warriors, young and
OLD and am creuibIy informed aud believe that
seventy five per cent. of all the able bodied men
Indians Of these two agencies were there. After
the dance talk Was had among themselves,
and the question considered ii any OF them
should engage iu hos.ltlcs with the whites at
the present time. Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail especially harangued the multitude and
cxhorted them to remaln at peace and walt
until the Great Father should have come over
t, arrarga about lhe Black Hills. These great
chiefs al d others have used their utmost in-
hucnce to hold their people at home aad have
succeeded.
THE bodies of kiog Louis Philippe. Queen
Marie Amelic, the Duchessc d'Orl:aos, the
Duchesse d'Auuala, the Prince de Coude and
Others wero dispatched on Thursday, Juue s.
10 the steamer Samphire, Captain Plttock
from Southampton for Honfeur. having been
conveyed by special train from Wcybrldgc 10
man Catholic chapel at 40 early hour 10 tn"
IN rning, under care of MeSsrs Bantlng, OF
S.. James street, London, the sons and sue
ccssors of the famous fat uuderaker W no II
vented the reducing process kDown by hls
name. The rumber eft corpsrs 90 board the
Sump'ire was uine, viz , four adults aud FIVE
children. rh.rc was also hart 10 at urn.
The vessel was draped in black, aud ou steam
ing out rao up the English flag aud the ri
color halt. mast high. he bodies we're taken
to France to be buried 10 the family mauSo
leum at Dreux. where King Louis Philippe
while living had aranged ior the ombs. The
consent of Marshal McMahon had been Prev
ousy obtained.