Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-12-24

headquarters 10 this city, state that nothing
Of importance had occurred there during
the last twenty -four hours. The advance ol
the United States troops ordered from New
Mexico arrived there on Wednesday eve.
ming and Il was expected that BY today .
eufacient force would be on hand to render
further disturbance Of the peace unlikely.
The headquarters aud two companies of
the 10th infantry, under command Of Col
Sycke, arrived in the city on Yesterday
having been transported from St. Paul over
the Chicago and Northwestern railway in .
special train. Upon arrival here the officers
and soldiesrs passed a vote of thanks to the
railway company and especially to :its gen.
eral travelling agent, MI. D. G. Cook, who
had charge Of their transportation. These
soldiers have been stationed at Fort Smelling,
MINI. They left last evening via the Chi
cago. Burlington and Quincy for Browns
vile, Tex. The other companies of the
regiment which have been stationed at Pom
bina, Fort Totten, and Camp Sissston, will
ariye here on next Tuesday.
Washington. Dec. A.-Col. Corbin, late
Of the Sitting Bull commission, says that he
does not believe that Sitting Bull has cross.
Cd into this country Tor any present purpose
OF making war: He believes that the re-
pot Of Sitting Bull being again upon the
warpath is based upon the fact that some of
the Indians have crossed to recover arms
buried near the line. He believes, however,
that 1t is only question of time when he
will come back to make trouble.
St. Paul MIMI. Dec. 24.-Gen. A. H.
Terry was interviewed briefly by your cor
respondent, to-day. He said he placed no
reliance upon the report telegrsphed from
Helena of Sitting Bull bsing encamped at
Bear Paw mountains. The general thinks
it probable, however, that some Nez Perces
who escaped At the time of Niles fight, &C
companied BY few Sioux have visited
that battlefield to obtain property left in
caches by the Nez Perces at the time of the
surrender. A scouting party from Tongue
river post is 10 the vicinity of Bear Paw
mountains, or near enough tn send the first
news. If any considerable body of Indians
were there.
Ottawa, Ont, Dec. 20-The associated
press dispatch from Washington, stating
taat the Canadian police have no control
over Sioux refugees, anc that Sitting Bull
had recrossed the frontier. is mi-oficlally
contradicted here. The governments latest
advfces were to the effect that the Sioux
were thoroughly under control and Loyalty
observed the.law as explained by Canadian
officials.
Deadwood, Dakota, Dec. 20-Word has
just reached here that the Indians who
were hoverlng around the Hills q week
or 50 ago are on their way north. and
that number of them have already
Joined Sitting Bull, who is reported to have
recrossed the line of the British possessions
and is moving south toward the Big Horn
country. The latter region is full Of game
and subsistence for warriors easily ot-
tanned.
The troops ordered to this ::vicinity are
moving very slow. The battalion of the
Sd cavalry en- route in from Ft. Laramie are
encanped tonight twenty miles south of
here with their supply train long distance
behind, The 7th cavalry detachment are
encamped at Sulphur station. on the Bis
marck route, upon trail made by Indians
going nerth, ana will probably remain in
that vicinity until junction is formed
with the I'd, when the combined forces will
take up pursuit of the reds
No Indians have been seen along either
of the three routes to the railroad for sew.
eral days.