, 1877-08-22
THE INDIANS.

Latest from lloward's Commanded Con-
ference with the Friendly Tribes.
SAN FRAsctaco, Aug. a1.-Tho following Is
just received from Spokane Falls, under date Of
thu 9Th:
Gen. Wheaton's command arrived at this
point on the 10Th inst, aftrr eight days' march
tron Lewiston, distant los miles. Thn COM
mand In can,p ut this point plumbers SO men oil
told, two companies nf tho Flrst Cavalry, ten
companies OF tho Second Infantry, comprising
M entire regiment, direct iron, Atlanta, Ca,
aud about tlfty citizens, employees, tcamstcrs,
etc. The transportation cousfsts OF twenty.ono
wagons, all blted from citizens.
Capts. Hancock, Conrad, Kroutinger, Cook.
Mills, Dag:est, Drum, Keller. lalncs, and
Falk commaud the companies Of tho second
Ialautry, and Capt. Perry and Lieut.. rarns!
tic companies OF cavalry. Capt. Wilkinson,
Gen. Towards aid-de-eamp, is hero to assist
Col. Wilkins, inllan lnspsetort in II The , settle-
Word Aas been scnt to all the different trllrs to
collect ut this polnt for nurh purposc. They are
euh,ing tn rapidly. and lirre number Intended
,liv'n" service !n camp yesterday. AZ. slmms,
iant, u prc.ent. There arc expected to be
nearly 100 Chicia and head tncn. representing
tho following tribes, present ut. the coming
council: Lakes, lcn d'oretllcs. Coisll!ss, spt,-
pcll, Etns, Methows, Cha!kanes, Anti
atkas, Moses' Bsn,l or Columbla, River lnalana,
and ukanaRoIs, amounting ~ alI to 3.3l1 nlct:
women, aud children. aud able to furnish 1,Eo
warriors. RopuEt says they arc uot well armed
The nhoye numbers arc obtained lrotn tho Chtels
srtuaily present, and aro sons 40o lesh than the
rensus of ISL.
Thero has been no actual outbreak among
these Indians, but since ths war commenced
there has been manifest uneasiness among
them, anil many instances ct tmpudence on their
part reported by settlers.
Four Neg PeTces were put IN tbs Guasd.house
sftS %t ts 9sso Ea BasS part 81 S @ha
with Joseph, aud that they know something ot
the murder Of the old man Mtehte, aud the rob.
berries Eerpctratcl Du Ftns Greek, whic41
their homes some weeks since. They viii be
detained until It IL ascettanel positively Wtseth.
ct they are Eu!tty OF not. ihcro u no aunbt
that all the ludlans IN this sccton aEe ant have
have becn posted, several days ahcaA Ut tho
whites, of every 1noEensent Ut Gen. uoward's 8
army, nul iu case Of Joscuh's s.leeess hundreds
VI young men would undoubtedly havo joined
farms In thu country, layc manifested . desire
10 rcsnaIn At peaee. There Is naturally inurh
anxiety felt a1nong settlers III to the result Ut
the coming coufercec, as they fear in casv It IL
| should tcuye, that thcY would hayc to abandon
their homes alnl lcaye to tho sayaZes ~ tine 0n
horticultural country a. tl!crc IL In Washington
Territory.
| WAauiN0Toa, ID. T., Aug. ..l.-TAe uthceEs ut
ARMY hraa9uurters here 10 not share the appre-
hcnson ot lieu. Sheridan to tho effect that Gen
Sherman ani his party arc in Danger on account
of ths supposed attempt Of Joseph and lls eand
so rcayh thu eastern country BY way OF the Vel
luwstonc Park. lien. Sherman. in q letter e
Gcn. Whtpple, his Chief Vi stat, sisted that ht
expected to return lsona the Sational Park &C
| Fort Ellis between tho 18th aud Goth ot August
! Allowing that 10 might have been uessse1 swG
| or three days In the tuountalus. he would still
have hal sufficient time to get out Of tue park
nj least several days before tho Indians cou!(
have possibly reached there.
These waa no news received At army head
quarters yesterday from Chief Jossph aud Ill