, 1876-08-07
Mai. Heno's Account Of the Battle
Of the Little Big Horn.
Tho Mistako Custer Made, and the
Trap He Fell Into.
neuo's Men Faced an Opposing Force of
$500 Wnrriors.
Gen. gherman's Statements Regarding tho
Army Before Tho House Committee.
AT WASHINGTON.
THE iH0EHuors CIEYKSNH,
H,yctdI 1fso1fch TO THs TfIHntt4,


WASHINGTON, D, e., Ang. G-Commisstoncr-
o!-Inlfau-Affars Smith received n dfspatelIlast
evening from the indian Agent at tho Cheyenne
Agency saying that the Indiana at tllat placo
reuuest the United States to suspend hostile
operations against Sitting Bull aud tho Sioux
with him for eight weeks, In order that they
(thc Cheyenne Sioux may vist the hostile 1n-
daps and arrange for pence. Gen. Sherman
ia cut Of town,and has not this fur seen the dis
patch, but IL Ia not at all likely TINT tue request
will 10 granted.
CORRECTION. ...-
The report published a week ago that the In
dIans NJ the lied Cloud md Spotted Tail Agcn-
ctes fal been turned over to to the military
authority for management Is not literally true.
The Commissioner Of Indian Aflairs found 1t
desirable to remove the Agent ut those points
OH account OF their unfitncas to perform the
duties devolving upon them, and, ~ It WIS
thought wiso not TO- delay those removals until
other Agents could be selected, ths War De-
pnrt1nent wns requested to detail a military
officer to eacll To receive and take temporary
charge OF the property Of The United states, ,
Agents until tho vacauctcs could be filled.
Meanwhile, thu Protestant Episcopal Church
has been requested To select licw Agents, md,
rs soon as they havc done 30. aud tho nomll.a.
| ttons arc approved lIy the President, Tie army
| officers will be relieved.
| THK SlOux DEVILS.
All Of the Agents on Sioux reservations nave
been directed 10 assist the military authorities
in arrestinG the Sioux Warriors vile participated
in the fight with Custcr and on the Nosehuu
Us they return to the reservation. These u1cn
arc psaccl In tho hands of the military as
prisoners Of war.
Gentlemen who are familiar With the 1ndtan
| question express tho belief that The Government
now has III. opportunity, IL IL is improved, to
make IN end Of Indian wars ana ff, 1nke ntn' Lore
lem. Bishop Nhipplc, WHO WAS in Washington
teen I bands of lie Sioux could now be easily n;
duced to remove to the Indian Territory; Should
der Sitting 1'ull be thoroughly whipped and
forced To 70 upon reservation ana remats'
thcyr, another 1ndinn war would 10 improbable,
nnot impossible on,vcr,o,.
But the Administration i unable t. transfer lei
any Indians to the Iudlan Territory without IN
appropriation BY Congress to pay the expense
the aud int n H. ccnKfGss M' of as
Indians Inns borne such nbundantly good fruit
as the settlement OF them tn territory "
themselves. Members Of eotne of thc wilder
tions sS il, the neiEhborug States during tle first
few years OF their res!dcnce IL the Indian Ies
ritory, but they gradually lqsu their savage
hab!ts, md, following the example set the1a by
their civilized luduu neighbours, slowly lcaru
tho arts of civilza!tnn
ENOUGH lSiuN.
But the inhah!tauts Of tho States that bosue
on the Indian Territory are opposed 10 tns 70
They expect 10 have + opened to the white reo
pie for settlement Within few years. and thcl
the 1ndtanB, although thc possession ot the Ia an.
has been gnsantesd to them 19roycf ~ sn1ac W. nf
: in SONS way. The House defeated u bill for tn
removal Of i few Indians to tue Territory fey