The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-30
SITTING BULLS BAND.
All the Sioux Warriors Going North to
Join the Hostile Camps.
Captain Easan Reports the Country North d The
White River Full Of Blaodthirsty Indians.
MOVEMENT OF THE COLUMN.


Reliable Information has reached this place that
about 1000 warriors were met going north from the
agencies 10 join Sitting Bull few days ago, and that
nearly all the young have left for the place.
ALL THE SIOUX JOINING THE BELLIGERExrs.
The indications are that the Sioux nation will
be engaged in the scalp hunt leaving most Of tho
women and children protected on the reservation.
WOODS PULL OF INDIANS
Captain Eagans command. which has just returned
to Fort Laramie. reports that the country north Of tho
White River is alive with Indians going north bands
too strong to DO attacked by any ordinary force.
xrscHIEvous WORK THE AGENTS.
The Indian agents have prevented the Sioux nom
joining General Crook but they do seem to be abo
10 restrain them from joining the bands now engaged
in hostilitics.
General Crooks expedition is start At one o'clock
to-day.
GENERAL SHERMAN HAS NO FEARS ron THE
SAFETY OF THE FRONTIER rowNs-BAp
WHITES DO THE KILLING-PRoposED RE-
MovAL OF RED CLOUDS AND SPOTTED
TAILS BANDS TO THE INDIAN TERRITORY
AN ALL SUMNER CAMPAIGN.
WASHINGTON, May %, 1870.
General Sherman says he does not concur in the ap-
prehcnsons had concerning The safety Of the frontier
towns on account OF tho employment OF the troops in
the neid against the hostile Indians He adds that
far as the danger TO the miners goes they have gone
there as If they wanted to be killed. because they
lie down and so to sleep without or precauton"
DEsrEnArx WHITE MEN KILLING
he does not think that all the damage which IL beng
done Is attributable TO tho Indians, but TO some bad
white men, Of the desperate class who doing most
Of the killing.
He explained the reference made by him In his des-
patch Of the 26th inst, to the government. bong
engaged in certain that viii probably resu,
In opening up tho country TO occupation and settle
ment" to that the Interior Department through
Secretary Chandler and Indian Commissioner Smith,
was engaged in measures which he could speak
Of" In fact General Sherman refraned just hero
from his usual manner OF speaking gbiy any sub
ject submitted to him, and spoke with great reserve
and abrupsness, AZ though he did like what was
being done or did not care to discuss it.
NrAGRx IMPORTATION At THE DEPARTMENT.
Ho says that the War Department does not get very
recent advces from the Black Hills and he docs not
know what is going on there
NO ARxs TO BE GIVEN TO THE srrrLKRs.
So far the matter Of furnishing arms TO the SET
tiers 10 concerned for their own protection he was
positive in his assertion that the government would
comply with the request made upon the President
and he thought absurd to consider such prop
osition.
THE TROOPS ENGAGED IN AN ALL SUMNER CAMPAIGN.
Tho President having been applied for troops to
aid in protecting Of the trontie. settlements
has responded that Il IL impossible for him do
they are now all upon the march in tho pending cam
paiyn, which will take the whole summer.
PROPOSED REMOVAL INDIANS
General Sherman has great confidence In the pro-
posed action Of tho Indian Department. which, upon
inquiry from the Commissioner turns out be rec
ommondation TO Congress 70 appropriate $500 900 for
the purpose or removing Spotted Tails and Red
Clouds bands southwark to the Indian Territory,
which, it ID represented, they willing TO acquiesce
in after they have gone there and made investigation
oft This would result In the transferring OF 23 900
Indians and have tho effect Of dividing up the
formidable power which conronts miners and settlers
THE TWO BANDS DISPOSED TO PEACE
Telegraphc Advces from Mr.. Howard, the Indian
agent in charge Of tho Red Cloud and Spotted Tai
agencies, received to-day, report everything quiet
there, but the hostile Indians are said by the
Commissioner be trying up these two forml-
warpath. They have enough bread and meat now,
and are disposed to remain peaccablc.
war rHRxArESED.
II tho pending negotiations and she appropriation
asked for do receive the appreciation and assist
ance OF Congress Commissioner Smith feels that there
viii be very exciting war-of immense proportions
should the troops NOS DO able 70 handle the Indians
The post route running from the Missouri River 10
the Black Hills has abandoned by order ofthe
President because It OF annoyance TO the
Indians.
a telegram to the Indian Once from Red Cloud
Agency received to-day mentions that No mails have
been received there since the 10th inst The delay IL