Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-25
The Indian War.

IhS Indian War.
The Commissioner OF Iodiaa Affairs has r.,
ceived dispatch from Asent MoGiilicuiY It
Pine Ridge, or R Cloud sgnnoy, saying:
Twenty Si.,isg Bull Indians JUS: 10 with
Dass iIcn n. ;r Wash, III, Br, isI tffic-r al
thu nesrrs. post across the bIrier. Msay Will
como when the Missouri ftcZs. HJyou Hant
them fod?'
To this Commissioner Ha?t replied rs fol-!
lows;
R4airs Sitting Bal Indis1s to SURF nler
their srus aud pouies. Psc, them By them
selves urder the Hrrveillarc. OF pucs aud fed
theEi. Fu tE"r orders will DO sent shart!y.
Il. A HAYT, 0olamis. iorcr."
Subsequently the Commissioner sent 10 Agent
McGIlliouddy tho following telegram
Tho Secretary desires ms to say tie Sitting
Bull lndlaUs returo!Dg must DO locked upon
virtually as prisoners Of var. They muSt sur
reader heir arms aud ponies. The idea must
net DO permitted to sIr2ad ttat they Can simply
come back and be fed. Ev;ry ore of them, II
| fed, must be made to earn his rators b. work
| for the government, repairing roads putting up
| telegraph, CT other useful work. Eafo,cs this
policy strictly and keep them we'll watched"
| A letter received ffcm the same 1Gdiar agent
yesterday reports that the Sioux under bis
charge aro exceedingly anxious to ens. end
"essist the Great Father in the war agalt st
the Utes.
The i'll feeling between the Sioux and tho
| Utes dates back - macy years az to have be.
como traditional.
| a SPECIAL from Silver City, n. H., states thst
depredetioos have been committed by The L.
diars since tho 18th. There ore r3pcrts that
Fictoris' baud hiss divided, one party going 10
The direction of the FlIrida mountains and the
other for the Burro snounIaips. Captain Bog.
| fr has i, sued q warning TO ell Gcttie.s on the
Upper ella to be on the alert there, that there
is danger ahead. Mainr Morrow is u hot pur
suit ot fiotciii with 800 soldiers. The citizens
Of Silver city havs organic ID haGd Of fifty
men well armed sud ready to movs at any no.
meut.
lntormaian from tho lndian county is that
Iast Friday ST lodges OF Miuueooujlu Sioux,
under Chef Burut FACE, lett the Cheyenne
agency spd started OUT on the gar path. The
only depreciation thus far reported is profit.
less raid Oh R Black Hi! wagon ttaia. 1--WE
campsui1s o! TIE Eleventh Infantry are:in pur
suit.
CHEYENNE, Ok. 25.--Ehe dispatch o.
Thursday night regarding tue Ulntah L tes be-
ipg on tho war path Was c,rfirmad by pri
vate telegram last night. Gov. Ho2t has teic
e,apEed 10 Washington for military asslstarc d,
SYNOD Or FGRGENEA.-Thia body aoavoned
in DlnslIle on wednesday. The Attendance il
large. The DatvilIo Poat says
| Tho opening sermon IVES preached By Rev
j j. j. BaIIccs, u. d., Of Alryandris, WHIT
took his teat from tho 3 Verse CT the III
eaapter VI 81. John. The d,Sclurse VS. slronl
sd Ia nr ,j, l.,
a largo couerecatloa.
Alter ,h- sermou the R;v. W. +. Richard
Son, Of Riubmoud, approached the chaucel auC
arncu0cud tina; the S3nod IF Virginia, pursu.
ant To adj juruue It, you'd now be opened Tor
organization end the transaction Of buslnasa
10 the absence of tho Rev, f. l. Wilson K y
W. 7. Richardson touk the ohsir az NJ ID
orator.
The election Ct IL ID rslor being The tex
bus acs- n order. Rev. w d osidd,e was nau. i,
neted for The pn5i',nG. R.y d. rhro. PRYOR
nominated Rev. Wn. A, Camrbs!i, # E.s
Hsn9vef Prrshy'sc2, seconded hy Rrv. De-
II g., nt h:ehmond. Rev. Horny u. Whit.
If Winuhrs:sr Presbytsry, was Il 20 ro,uloatod.
Up"n tbs first bsIIor being iakeu Rsv Wm
D'nwiddle received - votes Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell 80 Nir. White vas dropped and the bal
lo,us resumed, resulting il Rev. Mr.. Camp
bell recnl"!ng M rln!V OF t 80 vJtls.
The newly elected Moderator took he chair,
au'i NJ ID Il hriel' apceoa OF thu, H.
Il " IL Il. Barnet aud X v H. Is. Gil.
kcnson weic dolly cleo Cd clerks Of tho s, uod
aad came forward std ,o,k their seats.
y mo,ion wss made that committee Of three
be appointed 10 take iuto cousldei a,i1G he sub
cot Of The dlSlsi0G Of thu Synod, aud that their
roper, b. made he order Of tbs dag for Thurs
day allcrnoon n sessirn. Carried.
Il Y. Mr. Graham. d.. Brown charmao,
GGd Elder llogahead were appointel the com
mite.
Tho reports o., The stated clerks Of the Prog
bytcries were then received and passed 10 the
ooomittec Of htcc, WHO had been au.horz d
| to receive them.
Narratives from tho Presbyterics were read,
showing the religious condition Of affairs. Some
OF these were very interesting ard showed con
siderable addition TO the churches.
| Tho following summary showing tho number
OF minister's churches, end church III nbers 10
the various Presbyteries will BIZ found of 10.
| te-eet
PesJyterieS. Ministers. Chwches. Members.