Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-21
Letter from Dakota,


| Correspondence Of the alexandria Gszct!e.l
DEADWooD, D. T.. August l4.-Aususs
term Of tho United States Distro: Court has
been on unusually Interesting opo ct Daaiwo5d
The furious old Indian chief Red Cloud, with Is
or 20 ct his warriors have been in attendance
for the past 10 days. Cd Rsd Caua. who has
all the cunning as we'll as trcechery of his race,
came up from Pioo Ridge agency to have DR..
McGllllcucdy. tho asout at that place, Indicted
tor stealing coro aud other Iudisn supplies. l
vas told by gentleman named Dear, who by
the way halls from Fairfax cou1ty, and vas one
ct Mosby's men. that man from tbs agency
mad endeaVored 10 sell to him Two thousand
pounds OF sugar. This man told him he had
made similar sales ~lthou: being det"ctcG aHd
that ho could max, this cue us vel Dear in-
stead OF purchasing The sugar appeared as q
witness before the grabd Jury when the case Was
| examined before them. Another charge II ade
against the ascn. was to the etfsos that he had
llVlng 90 the sgepcy, brother, SteHsr; mc
Glilicuddy, but noT tho young nan is kuoRn as
MIR. Stewart, slmpl5. It's but fair to add that
20 indictments. ewing to lack OF sufficient evi
doLos, w,ro found against tho decor.
Red Cloud, who is 3 tall sustero savage, gave
| several performances with his braves. Tho scalp
dance war, dance, fox dance aud several others
were executed IN style peculiarly savage if not
artistic. During one Of the dances an Alabsma
negro. who had boen hired to swell the mum.
bar OF cspering reds. while engaged ia baltic
with en- attacking party, shot one Ct his oppoa-
enls IN the eye with blank charge. Well tbs.
| wounded savage raised 8 war howlthst es!onisk-
sd the spectators, ard there WAS no joke about
bis esrnestness either. 1t Was howl Of aatonish-
ment, rage and anguish. Several Ct The party
closed around tho dusky Alahsmisn and pro-
posed TO make short work Of him, but that saba
descendant CT Ham, who couples tho position Of
striker" for your correspondent, whipped out
dirk he had taken from my room aud eff .ctually
stood of the Indians and their white corfreros.
Better counse! coon prevailed aud the parties
separated in peace if no. in auity.
In tho course of the evening Fed Cloud mado
a neat littlo speeca which was interpreted sen
tence by sentence IS no proceeded. Nu said in
substance. I'D y friends, look upon me Nay ing his
hand on his hearty l am The man who sold sou
these hills. My fllsnds, those hills contsin moro
gold than any other apot Of thor szo in tho
world. 1t is my wish that we u,s7 sill become
rich with this gold, and that Wo may live 10.
gether in peace Ny friends tho Great Spirit
mas gwen lis country rich in aold aud game
with great applause, snd tho old chiot retired
from tho stage, Wrcathad in smius and waving
over his head an American flag. Tho seono was
worry Impressive to one not 0rn in this country;
Tor from those who hsve lived hero many years
arose muttorcd curses cirsos not loud, but
deep" Red Cloud is remembered by many Ms
bloody lend, whose record is stained with tho
blood CT nuclbers OF lnnCc3nt women and chill
dren. For my part were slopo with Tho crafty
old Sioux. would not truat II 81 instant.
Ihn greatest destroyer OF Indian sentiment is tho
Indian himself 1t sounds we'll 10 hear "Stanls
First" a dno, agiio indian. say, ia bis gsandilo
quoDt manner, = aIn the fastest runner in tho
hills or on the rrarlo;" hut tho fact IS thcrn ara
twenty men in Dead wood who can rutrun him.
the lndion ls tough wiry creature, but in O
hand TO hand fight nine whitp men out Of ton Cen
"vor1ome him. 1t would be good iioa fur
some OF tho devoLoos of Cooper ena Ned Huat-
line to visit this country, snd thereby gain tho
satisfaction of 53ing able to say, Is! havu los! Al
''uslon' RNILE
ANTICIPATED DUEL "A dispatch from Nor.
felix last night says:
There is Intense Excitement ia tho silly and
community over al cXnncted hostile meeting
between Captain James B.rron Hope, tho cdi-
! tor ct tho Landmark, and ColouG William
adluster electoral ticket, end politician of
note. Warrants have been issued for the arrest
Ct both nartlcs but thus far they HAYS succ Sc
fully o'ud:d detection. Colonel Limb lett the
city 10 the afternoon by q private caav?ya1cc,
aud Captain Hope cannot be feua3. Ii tho
meeting has not already taken ptc,, i! il
though. the duel will be fought corly in tho
morning. Tho lmUodlat. CAUSE OF tho differ.
orc, crew out Of csld published b. limb
Saturday, chart or ny o paragraph Of ~
| editorial letter written by The editor IF TIC
Landmark as deliberate classification, Tor par
tlsaa purposes. Both Rcallcmau are Of 90
knoTledgcd c'urago. Colarcl Lamb cym.
mandod Fort Fisher when il fell in January,
1864.
NORFOLK, Va, Aug. ol.-Ths duel that
was to have taken p'ac, this mor0iog hHtWeen
Jas. Barron Hope. editor Ct tho Norfolk
landmark end COL VIM. Limb. Mayor OF
Norfolk was prevented by tho ares: Of Mayor
Lamb lust es he wls lcGviog his house for the
| llace OF mantlug about l5 mits from hlrn. On
tho North Carolina Boundary liao. near Great
bridge The srrcst VoS nada at 10 o clock, nj
mayor LAMB vas entering u row bat st bis
| ptlVato laLdlng. lie was taken bcljro q plaps
rito aud bound over to keep tho peace in o
bond CISCO Zoo. Captain Hope cludod tho
police AID reached the rendezvous. He will
return to tho city 10 day AID givo bond 10 OBJ
SeIvo tho peac,.
A White Woman EIOpes with q Negro.
| A ripple of excitement YVES occasioacd ia the
upper portion Of Washington county, Nd, iu
the vicinity Of Ccarspliag, yesterday, by tho
arrest of q colorcd man named Robiascn. NO
two of Franklin county, Pa, upon the charge
OF horse stealing, but who had really run away
with Mrs. Key, q white woman With five
children. Tho negro also took ho,s,. spriug |
wagon, some provisions aud household goods !
generally, belonging to tho womaus husband |
q mining hand, liviOg co the Cd National road !
west of Ccsrspripg. Robinson had been co.,
ploycd By Mrs Key for year or moro about tho |
house, during which tine nn in,imsc7 sprsDg |
up between tho woman aad tho negro. An |
olopencnt was planucd betwco, them, asd it |
"as carried into effect several days ago. The
wagon 10 which tho party took flight tr,ko
down near Gay lick, but they procured cart
10 which they reached tho house CT Nh. los
ton, Mnern they sirnnnd end ,yhfr 70 Rnhinshn !