, 1876-09-23
THE SIOUX WAR.

majority OF one on JOINT ballot.
THE SIOUX WAR.
Font SuLLy, Sept. 1S.-Heavy firing
was heard on the river ten miles below
here last Tuesday, apparently in the
direction of the Black Hills; but no ex-
p!ana:ion of it was heard until yester-
day. About ten days ago Col. Buell.,
commanding at Cheyenne River agency.
sent some scouts out to Gen. Terry.
who failed TO reach him, but were ate
tackled by Indians and one man wound
ed in tie shoulder. While 1etfea,inS
they came across military trail which
proved to be General Crooks. Gn the
way the scouts saw At camp Of ihirty
lodges near Slim Bu;tes. north Of Hat
ney's peak. and when trouk was u'ei>
taken the scouts informed hiai. and
turning back his cavalry 1y rapid
march, Crook surprised anu killed ev-
cry one, estimated to number between
two and three hundred indians Not
one escaped. To-day Gen. Buell. takes
the census of all the Indians near here,
AID will tomorrow disarm and diss
mount them. 1t is expected the In
dians will try to oppose this; but Gen.
Bcell is firm, and Will carry ont his Or
ders to the letter.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, Neb. Sept. IS,
via Sidney. Sept. 10. i improve an
opportunity to send out dispatch in
advance of time to-day. Matters begin
to assume serious aspect, and appear
ances indicate there will be no Indians
here to-day. Notwithstanding the fact
they have all been told week ago that
they would be expected to give final
answer to-day. With the exception of
about a dozen lodges of the Leafer
Band, all the Indians belonging TO this
agency have moved down to Shadron
creek, 20 miles away, ostensibly for the
purpose of consulting with Spotted
Tails Indians. But it is now thought
here the move was for the purpose Of
getting away from the commissioners,
with whom they do not wish to treat.
A Spotted Tail Indian told one of our
party, on condition That his name
should not be made known, that the
Indians at both agencies were consid-
ering wether they had better run away
from the agencies altogether or fight.
The commissioners now think they will
proceed to Spotted Tail Tomorrow and
bold q council there. if no Indians at
tend here. It is curions fact that Red
Cloud has been for two months past in
frequent receipt Of letters from Fort
Peck, on the Missouri river, some Of
which are so heavy as to require nine
cents postage. 1t is reported that the
tenor Of these letters Is urging him not
TO sell a foot of the Black Hills country.
1 have some additional points from
Gruard, Crooks scout, who came in
recently. He says at Crook late fight,
guidon, belonging to the 7th cavalry,
also number of horses aud saddles be-
longing to Curtis command, were cap
tured. He says the capture of corn,
sugar ard coffee landed at the mouth of
Powder river by the overloaded steamer
last month, gave the Eosiiles abundance
of supplies.
BISMARCK, Sept. 2O.-Gen. Terry
arrived with his staff to-day, en-
route to St. Paul.
The dash Of the 7th cavalry and a
battalion of the 9th infantry, upon
Wolf Point agency, to intercept the
Uncpapas attempting to cross at that
point, was a failure. The troops
failed to overtake the Indians, who
succeeded in fording the river and
escaping 20 British territory. The
employees at the agency who saw
them cross represent their number
at several hundred. The Indians
confessed that they were in desti-
tu.e condition, and had thrown away
their lodges to facilitate their fight.
They offered extravagant prices
and ponies for ammunition.
The troops left in eantonment at
Tongue river are making good pro-
gress in building huts. The other
ba;talions are al en- route for their
respective pos.s.
1t is pleasant to know that Tilden
was once a nice little baby with CO.
raj beads on his neck and a spoonful
of paregoric gurgllng in his throat.
Mr.. Tilden was never married, and
does not know what it is to empty wash
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