Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-07-30
THE INDIAN WAR.
Crazy.HOrse's Crowd on the Way to the
Agencies TO Treat for Peace
MeaGre Supplies Of Pro-
vision the Cause OF
the Trouble.
General Sheridan Recommends an In
crease of Companies Rather than
EnIisImeBts of Volunteers
Troops Ordered 20
the Front. Etc.

CHEYENNE, Jelly 29.-The previous
reports ria the Missouri river agencies
are in part confirmed by the news re.
| ceived at Fort Laramie from Red Cloud
to-day. The runners who arrived at
that sgency are said to have come from
Crazy-Holse's band Of WinnecouJons,
and state that that chief, with q portion
OF his..band, had left Sitting BulFs do
mains, and are on the way to the agen-
cies avowedly to treat for peace. The
| turning over of the agencies at Red
| Cloud and Spotted. Tail hiss not been
| without difficulty. While q majority of
the Indians are disposed to submit grace
| fully thereto, quite number express dis
satisfaction at having the soldier fathers
placed over them, and a final council is
being held at Red Cloud to day. Some
dissatisfaction is Sfelt by the In
dians at the meagre supply of
provisions, which consist entirely OF
corn, flour and bsef. They insist on
gu gar, coffee and tobacco, in fulfillment
of the treaty stipulatiOns, and further at
tributing the departure from the agencies
OF those who have joined the hOstiles to
this fact rather than to a desire for war
Apprehension of inability to carry out
the orders to disarm all these Indians be-
fore allowing them to return to the
agency, exists at Camps Sheridan and
Robinson. Two companies of the fifth
cavalry go to Camp Sheridan, iEcress.
ing the force at that point to four COM
panies, while at Camp Robinson there
are only three companies, exclusive Of
one of the third cavalry at Sidney cross
ing, not far distant.
The report made by John March in
forwarding the memorandum book, be-
longing to L. P. Richardson, is contra
dicted by W. II. Hubbard, who arrived
here this evening, he having met Mr.
Richardson and coach-load Of passen-
gers at Hat creek, Oh the tWenty-sixth
instant.
MORE MATERIAL FOR THE SIOUX SCALP
ING KNIFE.
WASHINGTON, July 29.-The secre- |
tary of war has sent to the house uis- |
patch OF General Sheridan's, recon-
mending an increase of companies Of |
the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and |
Seventh cavalry, to one hundred men |
as was done for the two regiments on |
the Rio Grande, and submits an esti.
mate for the men required N addition |
to the twenty-five Thousand men au.
thOrized by law. The number required |
to fill the regiments of cavalry on the
frontier and in Texas to the maximum
OF one hundred men to each company,
will be twenty-five hundred, and the ex-
psnses one million six huadred and
thousand and seven hundred
dollars. General Sherman prefers these
regular enlistments to volunteers.
OvERTUREs OF FRIENDSHIP BY CRAZY
HORSE.
OMAHA, July 29.-An offic al tele-
gram from Fert Laramie, says that a
courier had just arrived from Red Cloud
agency, who says that Red. Cloud told
him that CrsZy-Horse was coming into
the agency very soon; that his band was
now on its way there. Twenty lodges
had already arrived. Crazy. Horse hss
sent word to Captain EyRn that be
would see him, shake hands with him,
aad make q treaty to be friendly In
tians. Indians who have lately arrived
won't talk about the fight, and pre-
END they know nothing of it. At
council held at Cheyenne camp while
he courier was detained there, to talk
over the change from the civil to the
authorities, many opposed 1t,
out Rsd-C Cloud has EXPIRE sssd his satisfac-
ion at the change. Fears are sppre-
lended that any attempts to deprive
he Indians of their ponies and arms
will meet with resistance, as they can
muster a large force, well armed, while
he number OF troops at the post is very
mali. 1t is thought they will allow
to be numbered without op-
position.
THREE HUNDRED TROOPS FOR THE
SIOUX COUNTRY.
New YORK, July 29-The United
States quartermaster's department ar
'snged to-day with the Pennsylvania
,ailroad for the prompt trans portation OF
hree hundred soldiers to the Sioux
country. The troops start tomorrow
morning,