Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-22

that county had very little foundation for
their sensational kilograms of the past two
days.
CONCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL sUN-DANCE IN
sPOTTED-TAILs CAMP.
YANKToN, OAK, June 2l.-The young
men at Spotted Tails camp are just conclud-
ing their annual sun dance, and the barbar
GUS festival has been one OF more than ordl-
nary success. Forty-eight candidates passed
through the terrible ordeal of self torture,
and are entitled to full diplomas as warriors of
unquestioned bravery. The candidates for
honors cut two longitudinal Sits down each
breast; ole end oil lariat is passed under
the strip of skin and flesh left between the
missions, and lightly tied, and the other end
is made fast to the top Of a high pole. The
candidate then throws himself backward with
his weight upon the lariat, and the dance
goes on until
THE FLESH GIVES WAY.
Should he fail to break loose in the manner
prescribed, or should he faint during the
operation, he is forever disgraced.
The sun-dance just closed was held about
fifteen miles back from the Missouri river,
and was witnessed by about seven thousand
Indians and twenty-five whites. Old Spot
tcd-Tail was master of the ceremonies, and,
from the manner in which he perfvrned his
Incarnation and hourished his mystic wand,
from which dangled the scalp of. white
woman. one would not suppose him to be the
civilized red man who is carried upon the
government pay rolls. But once a year
Spotted-Tail has his fun. The sun dance
has closed, and Spotted-Tail's Indians are
now ready for the government to move them
to new agency.
John Gemmill, fifteen years of age, resid
ing in Yaukton, was kicked to death on We'd
nesdaY by an Indian pony.
THE BANNoCKs BOAST OF NUMBERING
THIRTEEN PALE-FACES.
SAN Francisco, June 21.-A Silver City
dispatch ;says the stage-road between there
and Winnemucca is clear of hostiles. Jerry
Winnemucca and other friendly PIutes who
have been in the hostile camp recently, say
the Bannocks claimed that they had then
killed thirteen whites and had three of their
own number killed. Three white men were
killed and burned in a cabin near Stems
mountain recently. The Mahleheuar reser-
walton Indians are behaving worse than the
Bannocks, Strengthening every animal that
comes within their reach. General Howard
is still at Mahleheuar City.
MOVEMENT OF THE HosTILEs.
SAN Francisco, June 2l.-A Boise City
dispatch states that parties from Fort Hall
and Lempi, ria Wood river and Big Camas
prairie, report having seen two hundred In
dams on Wood river, about two hundred
miles east of that place, who claim to be
friendly and on their way to the Fort Hall
agency. These Indians stated that James A.
Dempsey, white man, who has
an Indian wife, and has lived many
years with the Indians, and who was
with the hostiles in the Lava beds at the
commencement of the outbreak, had been
killed by war party before they left the Lava
beds on their raiding tour. Small parties of
Indians and traces of larger bodies are daily
discovered in the country bordering on the
overland stage-road. These Indians are no
doubt scouts and struggling reinforcements
On thel way ii1 az 'ne eI9a - Jgin Cue
mountain. They are keeping up regular
line q communication between the Lava beds
region aud place Of rendezvous, and watch
ing the movements of the troops. Major
Sanford, who is tonight at Canyon creek,
forty miles east of this place, will arrive here
tomorrow night, and go with General Grover