The New York herald., 1876-07-07

Sheridan, to use his own words to HERALD cor
respondent on the Plans in tho Southwest years
ago, when the Kiowas and Comanches on the
warpath, said he determined to give the Sioux
thrashng" Tho present movement Is . fuiGlIment OF
his resolve but how tar be has yet toward carry
ing 1t ou. the public will judge from the recent con
duct Of hostties by the bravest and best officers OF
the army in Crook, Ferry, Custor, Gibbons and Reno
Tho Sioux besides being numerous, fearless and do
termined tribe o, many bands, namelv-the
Lower and Upper Yanctouas, the unc-pa-pas, Black
feet and Ogallallas strong ales among tho Ara
pahoes and Cheyennes the latter being the best
trained and disciplined. as well as most warke and
proud spirited Of the Northwestern Indians. They
are also called the 'dsg soldiers, their Indian name
being supposed to a corruption Of the French word
chien and to have been assigned 10 them because.
as Indian iegsndry tes they used dogs in the winter
SHOWS TO transport themselves from place 10 place
They have been known to traverse the length of the
Continent from north to south, warike spirit, and
two years >so they than 600 miles
to the Kowas and Comanches to encourage them to
war, saying that they would make q good stand
against the white man and drive him out OF their
country they had done, tho Cheyennes would send
large number OF warriors to help them out. Thus IL
will be that, owing to martial spirit and abii,,y
fostered and encouraged by imposing numbers, the
present In the Northwest promises to bs
STILL DISASTROUS,
unless larger bodies Of troops be sent to engage
thsm and may result in the depopulaton by massacre
or fear OF the many advanced frontier towns The
Ogaallas at last count, in August, 1875, numbered
according Indian Agent Save's report 10. $50; the
Northern Chcyennes 13s Northern Arapahoes, sos,
whio many OF tho northern Indians refused to be
counted.
The sending OF = mere handful of troops however
brave and lnvincble, to compete with horde Of blood
thirsty savasss regarded here preposterous and
who discuss It about the hotels speak OF it as
criminal One gentleman SAID that
The sending Of Custer on with his detachment was
like putting squad of before park Of artillery
withstand being blown pieces by tho sheer resist
ance OF their bodiea"
The butchery OF Custer and his men was very freely
talked about In both Houses OF Congress to-day and
has occssioned tho most intense excitement and in
terest Here too, tho frieh,ful story deemed
credible and among the better informed set down
the crazed narrative Of demoralzed scout had
not gotten fright stampede. The pending bill
Tor transfer tho Indians 70 the War Department
has been given much more favorable consideration
the light of to days news and the appropriations for
the Sioux tribes will perhaps be reconsdered ana
ducsd Reference is also made to the killing of Candy
by the Modocs, tho carnage experienced by Captain
AcCsllan's command near the washita River. Indian
SECRETARY
Secretary Of War Cameron returned late this
ing to Washington and Immediately called upon the
President. whom he saws all that he
what conveyed In tho despatch Of Assistant Adutant
General Drum TO Chief Clerk Crosby. OF
tho War Department Ho thought that later nforma.
sion had been received by tho War Department or il
| would have been forwarded TO his residence. Alter
examining what kilograms his table he said
that there nothing further from the fight up
to midnight II is understood that Instructions
| will be gwen 70 send reiuforcements At once to
tho troops in the field and possibly steps taken
provide q volunteer organization Of 5000 or 1000
men at once General sherman's stan are also without
any advees additional 10 the despatch to Mr. Crosby.
yRrKsDs.
During the day many persons who related to
the and officers Of Custer's column called the
War Department to inquire for further particulars and
details of the startling nows; but owing the absence
of the Secretary Of War with tho General OF the Army
at Philadelphia and the fact that no communications
had been received from the West the sollci.
ous inquirers could obtain Information
| derive any consolation At the War
ONCE One OF the officers on duty said that possibly
Lieutenant General Sheridan was holding back tho
worst Of the news as to not demoraze public
opinion. Up to Eve P. N. be had communicated
with them the President though despatch to the
War Department his Assistant Adjutant General
Colonel Drum ntmasd that the particulars had been
teIegraphed IN full TO the Lieutenant General who he
presumed, would give them to the President
| Every here who any thing OF Indian fight
ing looks for trouble for the columns OF Terry Crook
and Grimm.
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF SITTING BULL.
WASHINGTON. July o, 1870.
Among she many CHASTITY souvenirs preserved at tho
Army Medical Museum Of this city is autobiography
of Sitting Bu gotten up in tho highest style OF the
OF savage picture history and telling. in nynve draw.
ngs sketches the story OF his life down the year
1870. Each picture IS rudcly outlined with INK the
men, horses and other objects being such children
would make. Many Of them partly filed in with