The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-29
THE INDIANS.
Chief Joseph Going Over the Border
to Sitting Bull.
HOWARD AND STURGIS JOIN
General Terry's Commission at Fort
Shaw, Montana.
THE CHIPPEWAS AROUSED.
Murders and Outrages in the
Apache Country.
Sioux Chiefs in Savage Costume at
the White House.
BIG TALKS AT THE GREAT COUNCIL
The White Father Tells Them They
Must Prepare to Move
Murders and Outrages in the
Apache Country.
Sioux Chiefs in Savage Costume at
the White House.
BIG TALKS AT THE GREAT COUNCIL
The White Father Tells Them They
Must Prepare to Move.
[Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
Foxr SHAW, Montana, Sept ~,
Via HELENA. Montana Sept. %, 1877,
BY Courier 70 Helena


Foxr SHAw Montana, Sept q,
Via HELENA, Montana Sept. %, 1877
BY Courier 70 Helena
The following despatch from Major liges which has
Just been received here BY Gensra Gibben announces
the probable escape Of Joseph and his entire band Of
Nez Perces They are probably making straight for
the Canada border scross which United States troops
cannot pursne them. Judgment upon General Howard
should nevertheless be suspended until all facts Of
this terrible stern chase OF 800 miles arc ascertaned
Despite the prejudices OF frontiersmon and the
mostly Of the press, all my information thus far
shows that no and hts insufficient command have dis
played energy courage and endurance which deserved
to win the success denied them.
THE SITTING BULL COMMISSION.
The Sitting Bull Commission detained here Q few
days awaiting escort 10 tho north Joseph and his
warriors expected Join Sitting Bull ut least
open communication with him Immediately. Joseph's
achievements In fighting and escaping from the brav-
est detachmsnts Of the United states army In the
Northwest are not likely to increase Sitting BULBS
respect for the wishes OF the United States govern
ment. Following is the despateh:-
Tns DISPATCH.
BANK Orroars Cow ISLAND Month";
Sept M--S P. n. I
l arrived here, with thirty-slx mounted citizens,
about hall-pass SIX P. N. Below Cow Island about
one mile away. met small boat, with Colonel Glen
denim four citizens, on the way to the steamer
Silver City. which reported above Grant Island. or
thecisixens wounded, Waller ana weimar,
both seriously Tho Neg Forces crossed yesterday
noon, and nrst tried to approach the rifle pits In
friendly way but Sergeant Molchert, Of Company b,
would NOT let them approach any than 100
yards Chief Joseph and the Sergeant shook hands at
that distances At sundown last night the Indians
commenced the fight from the surrounding hills The
fight lasted till O'Clock this A. NJ, whom the In
dams drew Oh going up Cow Creek the direction OF
The pass between Bear Paw and Little Rockies. Scr
yeant Mochert had twelve soldiers ana four citizens
in tho pits
He says ho fought about 300 Warriors and there
were present about 900 altogether. Tho Indians
sharged the party seven times, and were repulsed
With somo loss In killed and wounded During the
night the Indians burnt the freight pile about thirty
tons Of government property and twony tons for pr
vato parties. "ti 20
rRxGHTsRs PERIL
Ono citizen train, Cooper's and Palmers, left Cow
Island Saturday last Other trains are en- the way
from Benton, and they Will perhaps meet with tho
same fate think that = strong party should be sent
down the road at once although from the action Of
the Indians they getting the mountains to
the Canadian line last possible They had about
thousand horses with them. followed their
trail nearly all day. bat only found two abandoned
horses
NO PURSUIT
There are no soldiers Crows after them. will
cross at daylight and get road with my party
half hour ago with twenty eight enlisted men aud
howitzer would suggest that Captain Williams DO
ordered to stop the trains from coming in this direc
tion for the present
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
GUIDE ILGEs
CAPTAIN LoGAS's WIDOW.
A despatch received here IRON General Mcdowell
pncloses draft Tor $500 for the widow tho late Uap
tain William Logan, killed in Colonel Gibbons Eight
with the Neg Perces Augusta
GENERAL rxRRY's ESCORT
General Terry and the Comm,ssies expect to leave
Fort Shaw for Canada Monday or Tuesday next Three
companies Of tho Second cavalry were originally in
tended for his Escort but their whereabouts are ut
IN IA noolhl SkxaxT
Dsrudo's company OF the Seventh cavalry and Captain
Freelnans company Of the Seventh infantry, now at
this post will 90 to the Commissioners, and
there 10 q prospect OF an encounter with some OF
Joscphs warriors en- route.
THE NEE PERcEs cAMPAIGN-HowARD AND
sTURoIs JOIN THEIR EoRcEs.
lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CAM W. TAYLOR, MussrL SHELL RivER,)
sept. 70 by Courier to BozgxAx, M. T.,
via HELENA, Sept 20, 1877.
General Howard and Colonel stureis held council
To-day and agreed to Join their forces and make one
last push through Judith Basin, either TO aght or
drive the Ncz Perc6s across the Missouri 10 British
Columbia. THIS viii no. over ten days. when the
campaign will end.
After the hsht on the 18th Colonel s.urgs issued
the loilowing:--
HEADQUARTERS sEvRsra CAVALRY
CAxr NEAR husssL SHELL, sept 10 1871
oKNERAL oRDERa
Having been compelled. through sheer exhaustion
and starvation, to suspend temporarily the pursun
Of the enemy the Colonel commanding awaits him.
self Of this nrss opportunity return his thanxs to
The officers ana troops Of his regiment for tho
patience with which they have endured the hardships