The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-21

have also been run al The boys
killed one Indian. aud bis bad will he
preserved in alcohol and sent to Wash
ington when opportunity presents.
Grey Eagles .calp, taken by Dave
Campbell, was ssnt to the Bismarck
Tr,Jane by steamer Jo.ephine
Medicine Cloud and his patty, be-
longing 10 Nbrt Peek agency, whom
Maj Mitchell. Indian agent at Fort
Peck. sen. 10 Sitting Ball with mes
sage Oh the 9th Of last month, has s.
turned TO the agency. The message
sent by Major Mitchell to Sitting Bull
was TO the effect that he desired him
To come and visit Fort Peck. hoping
such step would result III his retiring
upon the reservation aud ceasiug hos
Utilities against the whites Sitting
Bull replied July 9th. tell him ! am
coming before long to MS post to trade.
Tell him did not commence. am
getting old; that l did not want 20
tight. but the whites rush On me and l
am compelled to defend myself; tina,
but for the soldiers stationed on the
Rosebud, /. with my people, would
have been there before; that if WAS
assured Of the protection of the Great
Father, l would go TO Fort Peck for
the purpose Of making peace. and
other chiefs want the Black HillSaban-
doned and we will make peace. Med
icinc Cloud numbers the hostilcs as
consisting Of Brules, Uncapapas, Te-
tons, Minnoinjos, Parahos, Ogsllalas,
Cheyennes and Black Feet, of the lat
ter, but 80 lodges. He says he does
not remember the names Of many OF
the leading chiefs. Four Horns and
Black Moon are Uncapapas. Each ma
ton has two or three chiefs prese,t,
ard they all insist that they did not i'll
tend to fight the whites, but the San
tauas commenced the trouble some
years ago. and the whites crowd
cd them back on them. so they
took it up. He says also that there are
no Yankonities now with them. He
! estimates the hostiles as now consisting
of from 5000 10 10000 fighting men.
The Santanas and Cheyennes are the
men ca operating with them. They
/ have plenty of guns and pistols. He
think they get ammunition from a
place called the Burning Grounds
beyond the Black Hills. They captur
cd many horses during the fight and
but few mules. The Black Feet Indi
ans made many presents consisting of
/ horses, etc, to the warriors TO induce
I them to retire from the conflict, but
after accepting the Offering, the request
was not allowed. They watch con-
tinually for whites, not intending to
attack, but fight hard in their own de-
Tense. They are living entirely on
meat which they find very hard to pro-
cure owing To the close proximity
of the whites. Crooks camp is now on
/ the Tongue river, south Of the Yellow
stone, distance II days ride. The In
dams are in constant state Of alarm.
They estimate that in the fight Of the
Little Big Horn the total number of Indi
ans killed was 81 and his estimate Of our
loss correspond, with what has hereto
fore been published. He saw five dead
Indians in camp. dressed In citizens
clothes. The horses sacrificed around
the tent were the property of the dead
men, and were killed in accordance
with their religion. The letter con-
cludes: While l am writing. large
party of hostile Indians have Just APP
peared upon the opposite bank of the
river. including the sons of the chiefs
4 -Four Horns and Black Moon. and are
now engaged in telegraphing across the
river by signs to the Indians on this
side, but what their subject Is has not
yet transpired,
NEW York. Aug. 10 A Times Dan.
/ vile. Ind. special say, there was =
large Republican meeting to-day. at
which several important speakers were
present. The Republican candidate
/ for Governor spoke first, When b.
had concluded. someln.ly saw Senator
Booth sitting modes;ly i'll corner, and
called for him. Instantly the call WAS
repeated by thousands Of voices. Booth
had no intention to make any public
uttcrance for several days yet. but they
closed around him. cheering Justify, and
actually pushed him upon the plat
form He WAS carried away by tile
enthusiasm of the momeLt. Those
1 nearest him saw that be WAS greatly
/ affected. and for . moment. when he
began. some weakness could bc discov-
cred in his voice. bu. only fer an in
slant. Then in clear ringing accents,
/ be made remarkable speech To say
/ that this speech, which hardly occupied
i've Minutes time proiucei n great eff