, 1877-02-12
TIE RED MAN.
PAYMENT OF Gen. Crooks Indian
Soldiers.
Curious Aboriginal Scones at Bed
Cloud Agency.
How Mr.. Lo Disposes Of His greenbaok
Accommodations,

How Nj. Lo Disposes Of his Greenbaok-
Accommodations.
!sp<ciai Dtpatch n TIE Tribune.
SPoTrED-TAr. AGENCY, Fei. 10.-spottet-
Tall, tic head Chief nj the Sioux Nation, leaves
ierc tttlay On his peace rnitstut to tic Snrtl,-
erf i.ostslcs. lie Il accompanied by the mated
scout Joe Mcrriva!c, F. Z. Boucher, an indian
trader, and no OF tho most prominent bravcs
Of the Sioux tribes. They propose to GU d.
rect to the Crazy.1iorsc village and utc every
cndcayor TO bring about surrender on the
90 voluntarily aud without pay, thus showing
their faith in this rs the most feasible metl!od
Of stopping li0stiittes, ~ we'll Is t!gntfytnY
their firm friendship to tho whites. Tliu cntili-
s!aem among the Agenry Indians "a intense,
md all believe that at least large pr1portlrn
of thr hosti,cs VIII aeecdr to their wishes. ten.
Crock aud .,an tcaye Tor Red Cloud aud Fort
l4aratnfc to-day.
turned today from, Camp Sheridan. w!,cre lle
has beet fns several days. spotted-ral, Chief
nf the HIuux, wtiI t,ody-auartl pf eO0 citosen
warriors, started to-day on tet-i,nhosstl tnis.
sion tn ot'tasn an interview wit, the Chiefs Of
The flost1ea now reported 10 be rnasscd near tho
turks tf thr Tongue Kiser, md ct,u,sel them to
acccpt while there IL yct tiWc the terms offered
by the Government, viz: to surrender their
arms antl t1nies. spot.etl;Tali expects to Le
a|Jsert tnore than d tabnth, hut will colntnunl-
cate with ten Crook as st,on ns lie reaches the
hoetj!c camp. The Indians think there Is strong
probability that this movement will Ge succcss-
full IN terminating the war. Gcu. Crock anu
staff will depart for Fort Laramie the 12th
inat.
sptrtas cnrytspnndtnee of TAl Tribune.
REp-Ctoup AaEycr, Scb., Feb. 4.-Red
Cloud Is iu blaze u aboriginal glory, these
- sj,nt.$
painful nat!sc sguafor has departed as II by
magic, and 9auly furhelcws aud bunting deco
rate alike the savage aud his tepcc.tlomirilc; !ts
1azy, lstlcss hnbEtues have changed into jolly,
ro!l!cklng beings; and the very barren and tree
less surroundings even are made TO ring With
wclkfn-whoops, and orc frightened with ncw
and Eli.terlng 1lte. Causc.
1.-THE MIGHTY poLLAn."
9ome $50 Indian scouts. VINO hare been eers-
ing under Gen, Crock for tho past three months,
lave Just been mustered out, a* their first trrm
Of sgryice l,ns expired. They have received SOL
llcrs wages, and these, ,ueslsnutatsn1 10 the pres-
ont, hare aggregated very handsome amount.
raynastcr Stanton finls,,cl tho l1sbursc.
nlcnt yesterday. The scene, WIS one not
u be Witnessed often In n ltic.
time, aud tho 1een}t 10 the extraordinary bright
cuInc aboye referred to. WarrIurs got money
who never had money before, aud they are
spending money witl,tbc prod1Eal!ty md flourish
Ut m oil-pnncc.
The savagcs were divided into d number Of
bands, made up frnm tho finest specimens Of
s!oux, Arnpahous, aud Cheyenne, ,-caei' band
| own rare. Long bcforc the disbursement gun-
| tucnecd the warriors mil many Of their sqnaws
eainc galloplng 10 from an,ous the nc!ghbor'ng
u;rt tu,tvr, .rnt-r 1rte ronr
and gathered on the PLAZA i front of Col. Stan.
toms Office by tho hundred. Here they sqnatted
around OIL tho ground tn circles, H. true Indian
fashion, and smoked. or courre there werc thc
usllal oddities OF costume mud manners, with
the addition TINT many of the brnsch .worce the
sol1tere' uniforms thai hai brcn issued to tf,etn,
aud strutted around IN lIgl.llcccl cavalry boots
With wondeFt1l dsaty, Tsrs :, wsrs dun,py;;
tho tall inirthful Arapahocs, l'obno6bn1 ~ Ut.
fcct'onately und pompously ns did eyer brotlcrs'
til-nr!ls u any racc' When they we're or,
s,sa ssau,sn 10 tqs9 9,bea q 'as te a'ps g. 1' ,e
Government, they. thought they must, "t
course, surrender their clothing u well. You
can Imagine ttc lu.licrous aspect presented
whcn portion Of the good.1.aturcd wafrlors
snu presenting the garments to tho mastering
White they were being paid, 1 nat near hs, and
noted the t,as'ses, manners, and appearance VI
l i
extreme. The grand Insurance with which a'
uniettereu rtsl mau rakcs uowi. hi. par. anil the
eelt-sat!sflet', ponpons air with wht,l' ~ takes
II. 4earture from the raynn.ter", tx. srs
Bu1l,, dues get the money Intended for ''s!atl'
| AfraId.to-Wahi," and no matter whether It Il
scvcral dollars too much or ~ many dollars tho
little, Just 10 IL Is in one-1olar Hills, or eyen
| large humber Ut pieces OF smaller currency.
Many natncs were
ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS.
and utterly out Of keeping With the character
aud looks Of tho ownrrs: " the tlfst band,
rsd rs1'I garments; @ and "Litt,c. .BuiL" great,
bruwtlY warrior HIT Running Horse" game
from a1noug ii4 fellows In y serice Of tcrritc
lcaps,-a very bundle OF nerve atnl vtgor: while
Will, number 1T b!at11<ur.I'lng wloops, and
then Ills entire band echoed them In even lul1c.
rtfrsll,. The detachment following WIS called
"1flr Loafcrs," because, IN former "nr. the,
@ yery foud Of "ttr..water." With lin we're suci
wuriors ~ 'hite-Cow-Chlei," Fiat.Iron,'
Medletne.Rros," "O!c-tl,at. Cooks" , an
nss. sst} ssiAi Was siaa ID er:ot @
flannel. "ko-F Foot " eltlctl to the trout with I
pair Of feet unt'!crrifslly,laree for an lndlan
!" Rri.Leaf" !" followed. lu wqs the Chief VIII
when TINT officer and Ills ninety mp,, fell In th'
Fort krartley ,1lnasarre; anil IL was also 10 who
With llcl Cloul. y fen tnoniha ugo, attcu'Ltc'
to tnin tho iostil atId was captured ~ tietl
because lu ....,
LIKES N, rlanr SOMEBODY.
| Ia the " nlack.nIrd" Z" band, Gorporal - white
llrd" was the Clhu!, "One- Young bull" va
lrpt Ill iase covered with his blankct,-tl
manner OF ths Sioux when they afe strtcke
. With thu ts.,,ler pasaioll. y Deaf" hcanl HI
naiao il te'lu ll.te louder tt.a1 whisper, an