The Leavenworth weekly times., 1878-11-14
THE TRAIL.
"Reminiscences CT the Late Csmpaisn n
hGains: The Hensgsde Chey-
eaE6S.
Spotted Tai Said to ba Getting
Reaty for the War-Psth in
the Spring.

Yes,e!day afternoon TINES representative
ran across se> ersI parties who have JUS -.
turned from the campsign against the iene-
gade Cheyenne indians. FIom their state.
| rnents, the march from Fort waiIace TO Camp
Sheridan, was not one wholly devoid of hard.
ships Following the trail OF the Indians. in
many places the troops found Il ad bodies
uncared for, and T":;ing near their former
homes.
At one place on the Ssppa a party of sixteen
white women were iOunu alive, eacn OF
whom had been outraged. In This lar'y
was a lady pes,r.y sky years OF age who
gave the Information The reports given by
thoS. who weT. with t.I- rXpe 'ltion vary IL
MANY respects from the reports received by
telegraph. They think inat many oil The Te-
ports were mace out Of whole cloth by ein-
pIoyes and discharged scouts
THE DEATH OF PRIyATE HURLEY
one of the unfortunate and painful incidents
OF the campaign-the accidental killing oi
psivate Jno. 4. Hurley, o! GO. :, I'D luiab-
iry by his ''bunkie' private hcSweeny, on
sunday Oct. IAN Is The most ifesh OF amy IN
the memories oi those who nave returned.
The detachment while riding sioi the trs,
bet xeen Osal. .s,llA and camp sheridan about
two miles from the COTTONWOOD Nere s'ait 90
by The repo Of a nile on turning about IN
hrs saddle the nearest Lieutenant Observed
Hurry r.eliDg and soon saw him TAIL. ON IN
quiTy IL was tscrrtsiued that Hnriy and M
Sweeny were riding side by SIDE, and that
McSweeuy having hIs rifle lying across the
pommel OF his saddle with the muzzi. point
ting toward his cUInpai ion attempted 10
when he ~iiark the hammer OF
the piece and discharged u. The bail crashed
through Hurley s arm, and passed eniireIy
through his body. tci,IIng "a iea!iu! hoe. Dr.
Victor Biari, vi o w.s with the party, Hnlnu-
t,ied the shattered .ti III and d!d all that Was
possible TO save the wounded man. but WI tn
out success Re did WITHIN short tlme-
and was taken to Camp he idan and bur ed
with military hoDOrs. The accident drove
McSweeny nearly mad as they had been
warm personal friends for several years.
HOW DAD THEY Know 1T?
When the party unGer command of Maj.
Dallas arriyed at Camp Sh.-r dan they were
a>tounded To learn irrm Rev. Father Bres-
sznu, an old missionary, that wtnln tnlity-
six hours after the Gh.y.nnes had '.it thelr
H. by what means Is not snd probably new
er will be known, all ihoush it Is supposed hy
some that the distarsc- could have been made
by runners The distance, however, is fully
30 les.
WILL NOT BE REMOVED.
All the reports that can ie gathered con-
cerning the condition OF Affairs at the Spot
ted Tail agency go TO show that TIE Indians
will not submit to a removal from their
present quarters without a struggle. spotted
Tail himself stated TO one Of the men that he
could
WHIP THE WHOLE ARMY, |
and that he had 1900 Indians and 1900 |
ponies. IL Is slso stated that when man
goes into the agency where the Indians are,
he is at once asked IL he has any cartridges |
OF powder. IL he has, he Is taken in and |
gets good bargains for his stock. III he has /
none, he is led outside and told that they /
don't like white men In the camp" ihe /
inference is from this that Spotted Tail is /
quietly securing all the arms and ammuni- /
tIon possible, and some of the Old plainsmen /
seem to feel sure that he will "make break"
m the spring.
DULL KNIFE
and his band are yet held in the north and
movement q being made by the settlers TO /
nave his band turned over TO civil authori-
les to answer to the charge of murder.