, 1879-01-21
vote for the 'resas 4 paclfc R1.,road bill now
pendlng before Coneress, Tho yotc y the
IMPORTANT STATEN ENT2.
s4rfffH1 f1orrstrnttdfnte nf The 1'fihttiS.


since one Of the Indians Of the Agency (chsy-
enne REcrl adjacent 10 this post came in from
bis camp aud reported to tho Agent the arrival
OF two runners e. Black Fox" F" anil "Voics from
the 1i1l'D from tho northern h"stilc Indian en-.
campment; that they Ind como with
peaceful Intentions, and desired to con-
fer with proper authority. With
| view to opcn pcnco negotiations
with the United statcs Government, illc hostlles
| desiring to conc into the various Agencies to
| whct, they property belong, md placc thcnl-
| selves under Government protection and nt!.
| lie also said that the TWO runners were welt
known and related 10 him, and their statements
could be relied upon. Tho Agent arranged for
m Interview ilctwcen the rost-Connantier
| {Col W. N. Wood, Of tho Elescnth Infantry
and the two runners the next day. The Indians
presented themselves At the npr'o'nted time,
snd as near as can learn stated as follows:
That they {sho rnuncrs) were sl1nncconjoux
| Sioux Ind1nns, and belonged at Cheyenne 1lver
| Agency, which tslcY had left between ttrea and
| four ycars since; that they Tero twenty-five
| days out frnm tho hostile camps, and In their
| Journey to this point had met with very severe
cold weather, and reached hero in desperate
and destitute cpsldltton. having suffered many
l,srdships on tho wny. They stated That there
wcrc fourtcca tribes 5000 lodges, averaging
about six to the 1otlec) represented In the hos.
tic cnmps. which Wcro now on American
soil. t,,ey having been compcllc1' tn crnss
the line fr3m lirftEsh territory, owing to the
scarcity Of buffalo. whel. llas been AMI wcsc at
| prtsent moving snuth; TINT these tribes all
wanted peace With our Government; that
shortly bctorc their departure biz council hnd
been held. At which Sitting Bull, Spotted Eagle,
and ono 0r two otl,crs, were tl,a principal
spcakcrs, aud that pcaco VIVA advocated hy al1;
tho Council decided TO send messengers to Tic
Agencies where the different tribes belonged,
! and buG for pcAce md terms from
tho Government; that thcy (the two runnersj
represented 200 lodgrs 9f tho Minncc,,nt tuux
and Suns Arc Sioux Indians who belong Mt
Cheyenne Rlscr Agency, and that messengers
l,a1 Eone to other Agencies; that the entire
hostile bands were determined to havo peace
II possible, aud this determination {tho r1lnncra
nf2Irmcll) waa brought about bY their starving
an,l destitute condition. Tho runners wero
anxious to learn on what terms tho Govern
mcnt would receive tho hostes ut The Agencies,
In order that theY might return and Inform
their friends ut The earliest moment, IT IL I'LL
lcrstool that Col. Wood then replied TINT hu
would communicate with those In power. an,l
the conditions Of tho Government would bo
tnu.lc known in as brief space Of time as DOS
sib1c This ondcl tho Interview, and tho .wu
Indians arc now with tbclr friends ut Quo of
tho canlps on Cheyenne Hvcr awaiting the
rcsponsu of the Government.
| l Will add that the story OF these messengers
is gclesally believed here, whcre, II anywhere,
truo knowledge Ut Indian character should
l,aye occu gained. Inn, very truly,
low 6rnlxu.
TIE uTES.
l r. - Ec1fr tpf1jhn AnHt1t mi tx
six tic Indians and N. II. Curtis their inter
prcter, IL Registered at the Commercial huse1
The brnyes aud thclr escort are en- route from
Washington 10 their hotncs Ia Colorado, and
nro as i,ue specimens Of tho aborigtrcs a. one
often secs. They are loud In thpir prafsca o
what they hago sucn, and, though exceedingly
Manageable. arc 10th to Leave the centres Of civ
tlt1atun. Some years ago settlers IN that Dor
ttop Ut Colorado reserved to the occupation o
the Utcs began to take up fan1 10 spite of tl,t
title he!rg heli hy the Indians. At tlrst NJ
sertous trutib1e followed, but utterly 20 nllmcr
+ ous has bcpu thu emigration thither md 50
regardless llave ncou the sauastars Of tbs rights
= OF the Utcs that Il was found necessary to taIe
. so,up acliUu 10 avoid serious combinations
. About ot.e year ago tho Government decided L
i, buy ,tp Tour aQn4re miles of tho Utca' land
.. | which Ind hcen gc1lcrally settlcd upan. Tst'
VIVA tue only tticans by whcn hosltlitses coa't
l's avoided so,llslllsslo,I Was sen. to Colorado
0 purchased for $lo,O00. Thu object of tho trtt
n TO Washington was to cc'lo the territory pur
chased, WHICH has been accomplished without
truubso, and, Us ttatsd. this gtan.oTs aru Ut
r4,utc to their hutncs after performing thet
Il tDtsstnn. ......
l Thu tribc at present numbers about 1000, dis
t,;bSssd 5hronE southwests,n @ co'ornto an
pnhsrc Agencies. Mr. Curtis stated to
{ were tns bcst-Dehuvel an,t must cnterprislni
Sujj.sh &1,uR 1un itkt
+. during residence ot thirty years IN the tllsal
- cuuutry They are not tltsposed, asa a r,l!rt t
~ iv industrious, yet many 0f them enEA1el H
fansrs sd horSrs nxs e Got t. ea ut
II them, aud the squaws arc paraKons 0k virtue
;, ;, Tor xs,laws. T4e.E u.anuets a,.l tustou.s As
- the sat1lu as those Ut Ulhcr tribes; they Inv
laws unto themselves, afd any y!olattot. thereo
It Ia v1sltrd with q eeyerc tenalty. They arl
ii ! friendly toward tho uoyrrnnicMt, mi! IN tn
>" event 0f a keneral war III the frontier woul,
~ pruyc to bu valuable auxtiar[cH to tho urry.
f. IL ulcult fur them to ascastuH' thcn.selve
70 to thu habits anu pUculinritos 0f tho Caucasta
raeu. n,t. tl,nuE. !ressud In the preyatlir
~ fashion, arc cyMsently bufdened with garuls,Ita
IN rertlots, their l,uts bcin;: urna'nensed vii
=. hlghIy-roorcd feathers, md their fos.lutss fu
u display exhibited H. thu lnc1n.s susnendc
aruaud ahs'1 ssks hnsy ~ ~ nsnsn, ,nc aSt W W
:. :, weeks. During thc|r stay at thv tap!tal thu
u were 20 hospitality treated a'ld saw $" mrc
that they return home Wtt1 utot0unA fcye
II eurr fos the *swhttu nlan's government" IT
n. braves attended ths Mruopoltan last evening
- wrsu objects of Interest, und testified thu
=, pleaa4ss VI ths 1sttormaara Gy loud appa.s
ot lux. They feEiatGr under the talhes ut NIL
Sam, Wuss, Tom. EoIorad0 Chlkcto. and Ung
OF pr.llsrtx, and leuart tAls sYcnlnk.
,h Mr. Curtis stated to this yepurseF that tt,
w w Ufcs didn't rel!s the tra,.afcr Ut their nga
Id from tho lntrrtur tu the Wnr Department. |
~ fact. tllaY wure considerably exercised ain'ut l
They Ind rrsrtSci surh elut,ahls trentmr'
frtfn Agents that they wcrc siltlsctl with u
cundlti1n u Affairs prcyloGa t0 tho frantic
Yne Indians, rs rtite. t,e tai'i. wtrr not tayu
-. ably impressed with army regulations Or reps
" scntatiyus, aud tho utcs wete ~ exrrpt!u
u they iearcd tllu Consequences OF tho 1auvc, ~
u unprecedented that II would RESULT ID scrlut
III complications.
w. w. SlIEItTn4tN-SG
~ L!eut..0et,. shrrIlan yesterday received Il
j.. following letter from len. Sherman:
"~ llEAHquAErxl4 AMY oy Tnk tfNsrED STATE
WA.ntauTAS, u, t.. Ian. l7,--0sn. Il. H. ohs.