The New York Herald Newspaper, September 24, 1867, Page 4

Tani VUuin i enirs AC i | RASCALITIES OF IND Locating Reservations for the Varivas ‘iribes. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Movemonts Lands for Indien Agonts-Gr OF THE HERALD. of tho omn Reservaiions—Raacal | Shorman Doubt. f the Troubles= ueral Hurney and Near Bo Cusyenne River, i Miseout ag, August 27, 1867, near the ud of our journey so fur as ascends ing the Missour! river is concorned, ag it has beon decided by the Commission to go no further at present than the mouth of the Big Cheyeune, some forty miles above Fort sally, In this vicinity it is the purpose of the Commis- sion to go on shore and oxamiue tho lands for a d of soverai mi!os as to its adaptability for a res Sreamen Sr, Joan, for Intiana. Judging from the appearance of tt the boat, 1 would be better adapted for Iniians and bu ov tuan for any uso it bo white people for along tho ba is dey and eandy and al t barren of grass, aud, as f ascan bo seen from the boat, so hiliy and Ure’ as to render its c m almost le, iu the vicinit hho Big Cheyonne the. of bottom lands which will answer every purpose sought f b as to ‘ity of the land and as a lon ud for tho I ure ¢ ands upon To of the Dn, as of unoc- nta, and which er, Is a very a whieh an rritory of Da’ Je the Indians to hey have been raised and ha’ , to migrate toa distant and unkuc down to acricaltural: pursu norant and for unately the country which the ment and for mining pur; the bu and setli which th 0308 is the where the great majority of what aro known stile Iudians have always iuuabited. The ¢ referred to i3 embraced in what 13 known as the Powder river country aud along the banks of tha Yellowstone river and tho Black Hills, The Yowdor river country {8 represented as the most beauti- ful and fertile of any in the Far West, abounding in gold aud otiar mineral woalth. The hostility of the Indians has rendored a thorough exploration of that section thas far able; but enoagh has been learned of it to make it an impossibility to koep white adventurers from going there in pursuit of gold, and as long a3 thia con- tinnes hostility with the Indiana will continue, as the approach of civiiization always has the efiect of driving the bulalo and other yame upon the Todina pends for 4 livelihood; and knowing this tobe fact, the Indian dofeatabis country and fights tor what he consides au cneroncment upon his rights upon the eame principle as is adopted by all nations, Tho fist difficulty in the way of bringing about the desired change of home for the Indians wil! bo in por- suading them to mest the Commissioners in conncil. diz. It w prop xd to hold th } hundred 1 council at Fort Lara es (rom the headquarter beou hardly six month 1e, examini g purporo to give a pleastve pets of the admiu! erumont e"commissionors have met the Tndiany at various places and times, sending them word that they havo been sent out by (heir creat grandfather at Washington to inq remedy existing mest them at ¢ their tr their ron wand dollars of distributed amo: to Wastington, re ever hoard of government dorire has bean done si into atl their grievances aod .0 Indians have come in to trouble aad tneonventenes, stated and have invariably been promised that n remedied at once. A fow thou- 984 presonts have been countssioners returned ‘eas, and that was the last r friends of th another trip. indlans bay ved that they hav to come b amission, heir endeavor to sottia the diftics the power to do so, will hays m usd’ng the influential Ioading > come in to my as they m that it is « more than a ‘urces and will have notaing to do omissions to wicked ara ' with the bis white d be sent out there in pom. bere A children, &0., &¢. This song bas b on, and she white idiers failed to some te consses of the Indians ia every that thoy hare b at Keptir ne father aud t of his white childroa. add (o the dif in the Way of this © makiog pi 10 ana until th mado to i¢ ver of the goverament a for pat am aioners to their other 4 © trip, to get at facta roiative to ime operations ch superiniond of Tudians, and considerable tes diane Lave bee the exa upon the suirject asiy svindiot veoh ft hast nppestances 1 ontined to agents the Waslungion 1 ie Rubiact, they almoat inv ably strike @ snag and that the Indi a receive thoi goods. 1 that he could not safely up the river Last «pring the # Chance left § wie with sixty thousand 4 of Todian goods on board for the Upper diane, When near Crow creck she sirock a & was sunk, Tho goods aro mid to be in a too badly damaged condition to doliver to the Indians and are reported to be in & warehouse at Crow Creek Ageacy. Another fact (bat seems a little diflicalt of explana- Ciseourt Ine a tion is, that trad a this country can only aiford to give one good blanket fora buffalo robe, while indian enia rg na market ve two and three, which are wort vlve to fifteen dollars each, That thie bas been military post, good, honest, hired to banish bimeel to thi sandy desert and faitbfully perform lis dutios upon a salary of $1,500 per year, It woul! no more thao barely sapport bim. Ifthey do net mea vecheatod they should pay doiter salaries The following report of Genoral Stanley upon this subject will be Cound of interes: :— “Phe civii adwinistration of Indian fairs region is totally ineMeieat, As proot of tt priations jor the Quertermaster's and (01 he same time as in this he appro- missary de. river have been delhvered two mo: Indian goods are not vet delivered. Th promised to the friendly Indians i three thous of them waited for six i tation of receiving these goods, and were finally cov vation to jeave for the bu Y pipted, anal c rs in ebarge id ever be thats to lied, not sow surely be car temdente do nc have no tn! Ind. of alning of the elt ip us, ad faith « at where the fudiacs Finally—a eed vo for the bonellt of tho under tho presen’ n the Indian ayo of imea, but Lnere is no ¢ the dopartinent, as perieotly . that they bavo a perfect rivht to boig toe weighdoring Yankton agooey, I bave it ( Dusiness men who live at tue piace, eo bo proven, th Yanktons, of $ There ws bo heip for this but to re aystem, No officer of tho governineut © an invoice, and the Ind is to ali | Chapiaing and ‘choolmasters pre noeied, dave rua up this river since 1831, and yet tr a ay {a just the sume as jhe Indian of i+ tis jané «here aro mot bad; on the © * roasorable (reatwon', they erq about tie | aot of people 1 ever hat to deal wih As ft Mtary polioy, T can pul it inlo snim! } my opigion we never shail succeed ag: until we mocept the very poloy the French were com- who are | c uy | tuo Commiesioner of Indian Affurs and, perhaps, the pot Of waatl posts, dofeusive 19 Halate | ), and offen 1ce.” Two Bush uch based on tha on, soe bia the to estublish large y's Bi two provided ihe pasts are and epirit. ‘The my regimen and these game Sioux cal Harney whipped thom raiiveads, we Lae pian nded by killed tow of get for peace @ »ilow in granan dows pot soem % have tmpiicit faith ofui settlemeut of the Lodéan ¢!Meulties, and at t cil Wh the Indians, his copatennnge inbestes an extrome disgust with the wage gitar, At vo closa of the talk with the Indians he asked tholead- ef tho following qudsitons;— QvasTION—How twang poopto will gett sorvation if we do ali we oat T boty théial AnsWBR—Two huudrod lodgos aliogethor, Quasrion—You asked forfour hundred barrels of four tundred sacks of flour, coffee, sugar, &e. | for that particnlarband, or the whole Sioux pation? Axswer—For the nation that is going to settle there, QvestioN—Why don’t you, if you sole there peruaa> nontiy, build houses? Axswer—Woe would if we could build them, Qusrion—Do you know thai soveral (ribes im Califor. nia Use in honges, like white peopl? Axowsr—Yes, we hoard it tas! winter, uKeTion—Did you ask for twenty farmers, oa this ra- po QuestioN—-How many ploughs do you want? Awsswrr—Don't know, Quesriox—How many yoko of cat'le did you ask for? ANSWER—Six yoke for cach band. Questiow—Can you uso poaigs for ploughing or cuttivat- Quswrron —Why don’t you cut wood and sell it to stoanbonts ? Answee—I want to loara wood, plant corn, &o, Queerion—Do you objcct to steamboats raaning up this river? Answar—I don't object bocause thoy bring us pro. ions. Iam soing to try and rato corm, aad don't care tor the boats, I want to raise corn and pumpkin, So that when my people cims to wee mo thoy will see how good it tastes, n ttuom allin, We also want a blacksmith, we break a chain or auything it can be mended, Geuveral Snorman saw ao Indian riding a government horse, aad directed that the Tndina shouid b» baited to a, but the Ladian was too quick, and rode of x: t sized I want to learp to out enor ont or annuity ‘3’ worth ot prop The Lorse waa stolen { until they had dellvared up every do! | arty stolen from tho government. a short time since from Fort Randall. Genorat Harney. wae has tho repatation in Now Eogtaud of being such a cruel aad relentless fo) of tho Indian, is directiy the opposite, aud were he long amoag thom, they would beg every dotlar ie has in the world, Two ‘chiefs succeeded yesterday in coaxing him into iving them a of exon apisce, and last ev he wlled upon by two young sq 1a: five dollar | of thoso cunning savages, A Big Powwow with Fri They Think ut Settling on Re if They Ca Get Agriculine They Will Work and Senator I Their Agents with Chent Given and a Grand Sq Port Surty, Dakota Veerkory, We have just returned from the mouth of the Big Choyenne river, the turning round point of the Indian Commision, and are now headed dowa tho stream, The Big Cheyenne empties into the Missouri rivor avout forty miles above Fort Nully and distant from St. Louis sixteen hundred miles. Along tho banks of the Missouri in tho viciaity of the Big Cuoyenne we found what fn this couniry of sandy and barren bills is con- sidered fair bottom lands, suffictoaily well watered to ralso corn and potatoos, aud enough in'quantity to sub- sit all the Indians in this vicinity who can be persuaded to leave off thoir nomadic life aad sottie down to agricul- tural puranits, ‘Taking all things into consideration this tract of Jand, rerching from Fort Suily to the mouth of the Big Chey- enne is, in the opiaton of the Commission, the best adapted for the purpogo of any they havo seen. It is cortaiuly a good selection in ono respoot, and that is, if they can persuade any of our red brothers to settla thore they will bo vory little troubled “by whito settlers coming among them, a3 there are no indications of mino- rals any whore ia that region, aud tho country for farm. ing porpose> i+ the most unattractive of any I have ever The best idea T have heard of the reservation was conveyed in the reply of an old restdeut of the country, who was being exainined by the Comiission as to whe- ther any large number of Indiaus could be sabsisted upon this reservation. “Yos," BS replied, “if the gov- ernmont fod them.” However, the Indians ssem to bo Satiefled with it, and aro anxious to try the expori- ment of living Ii whit® poople by cattivatinzg the soil, and may, possibly, in tho course of a few years bo able to raise enough to live upon. It is better Lo locate them here, if possible, than to fix upon the fortilo and well wooded conairy in the vicioity of the Btack fills, for tho whites are determined to have that section, eo rich in minerai wealth and adapted to ail tho requirements of civil jon, and there could nover bo peace between the two races, Tho sanction of IMEP IMO IS en. Sanborn iilinns Charge & Phom—Presents rati(leation by the Senate, wili bo necessary before the present getection bocomes fiual. Upon our arrival last nigiit at the landing, distant two les from Fort Sully, we found a large number of ‘ans, of both sexes end of all aces, assombled on the ank of the river to meet us Upon our way ap the rivor rnmors had been sont out to ail tho tribes in this vicivity to assemble them aud mect us here on our re- tura to bold a council. This morning, at ten o'clock, was tho time fixed upon for the meeting, whic’ was hold at tho fort, the chiefs and head mon of the tribes only being present. Six nations wore represeated—the Bralé, O-gal-la-la, Sans- Are, Min-ni-con-joana, Two-kottio and iackfeet Sioux, Tho head chiefs of these tribes are, Iron Nation, Rod Pagto Featuer, Burnt Fece, Iron Horn, the Long Man- dan, and the Shield. Tho whols number of chiefs and ‘imen prosout was about mon, Whe, for brav 4 1 DaMalo, wistoun ta conn is considered the most honorable, from bi i Washington and®! ken the hand of the Prov had boon elocted ebiefs ant rute their respective yex'or nation with all tho desperiem, digalty, and {cen with more justice, than is shown by the great rulers of tho earth. This being a great occasion, and thoy feeling them. lve vy honored by being visited by sush distin. sied men as Lieutenant Geuvral vy designate as the creat chiof of all neval Marney, whom they bold tn the ut ation for the good advico given them many years aco, flor be had whipped them into a peace, and who 1s 4@ best friend to the Indian of any of the com- thow-groat grand. ost voner- mission, General Harasy nover docoived an Tadian. If he tuade a promise be fulitied it to the letter, If he threatened put.shmeag be more than carriod it out H's kindness and indulfence to the good lodian, and his relontiess punishmont tothe bad, has given him more influence with them thaa all the men in the country combined, Noarly allof the oid chiefs recocnized hun and manifested the utmost delight at again ing their old friend and fos, Th gathered around him io crowds, anxious to shake his hand, and many of them produced papera, preserved with the utmost care, b he had given thom many years ago as testimo- of good character, and which they considered their valuable ¢ General, who fa gixty-sevon yoars of age, six feet ree inches in height, and as straight 13 an arrow, io bis younger days used to excoi evory Indian on the piama with whom he came in contact in running, jampe cand wrestling Ho ia known wniversaily among the sag ‘the fast runnor.”? He says he was nover y pressed but once in ronning, and that was many 9 when he was encamped at tie Mandaa villa; jerouri river, The Indians had browght im the fastest runner and ciallonged the General toran, All the tribes in that part of the country wore present, and Gil were in high gieo thinkiog t sure thing. General Harney prepared himself and went out about ba'fa mile from eamp across a ravine, which was as near as the Iudians were allowed to come to bis camp, and met them. [he ladiaos were eo confident of winuing tho race that they bet everything they powessed on the resalt, and the oficors and soldiers of Haraey’s com. mand also backed ther favorite to the fatlest | extent. The Indians would bot a buffalo robo arainat a plug of toba co, or a pony againata fow pounds of suger and coffer. The odds they considered in their favor. The distance ran was eight hundred yards, and one from each side chosen to start them and as judges of thy race, The Iadian got about firtecu fect the vautage of the General on the siart, bat aupporing could beat the Indian easily be did not mind it at Ost, bot it was a long distaros to gain, and by patting forth his utmost efforts and straining every nerve he only beat (he Todian by threo feet. The Indian dropped upon the ground at the ond of the race oxhansted, and was fo chagribed at his def at that he never would come noar the General again, Tho Gonerai would only accept a few triflug things from bis winnings, b ° rest bece to (be Indt From that tims bo h knowa among In ne fast runner,” and | flaonce ts inj popolarity, } , wd at this council in all the parapher: ad hed a his in- t war palm sor banket js thrown ote, They wear with the ls or wher a upon the back Ons of the chic Which had evidently in it f army chaple'r and Upon the shoolder strap 1, Vall-crowned, b 1 6 Diu® Colom UMbry | vt. | 1 ate fa | 2 or pre- | { what they Ly by Se Boat they Inck; bot in Upou bis broiurea who wore lose elegaatly eitret, the meantime you me best you canua’ you pow wow hold In. an uutia.shod ho. at thoq can do beiter, “The baad inat aro ecattered sho 1 bd fort, and was atic dort by atl t@ollicers af the parison | got logether, Tho Mytgan has stecied the tand and and many ro-iiea sof Lup Territory, afier tho usval | there ig ‘om ta ai Sat cee vane OOP pipe smoxl oueral Sanborn opened the procesdings | wheat, &e, 97% Hive as weil as the whi lows: If you do Wut, and if the graasioppers 6m L “uiahy desttvy your corn the ageat will sead word to your great grandfather ‘aud he will help ya Yoa*waut piaws, fprmers and tool, and if you go to Work thoy wid Be Firwisued you. ‘Cao sooner you ive op +5 idea of living by the chase the betier. fhe vane can't last bat a few you and you must look forward to living by agriculture or dig. Rreat griudfatier don’t waut you to die, but to live. To do that you must adopt tho habits aud customs of the whites. “I would like to ae@ you dressed like white men, with pan's, Cai and hat, L’ you dress like wiute men tie sooner ali tho other good things white men have will follow. Tam going to to! your -Toat grandfather to give you co amore paint, but you must dress like the wanes, I know these things axe up it for you to hear, but they afe (rad, I want to stop tuts war It will be better for the Indians and the white men, We want to ooltect you all togetnor on rich land, where you cra invite tho whites to come and sec you, and become poaceavic, and Ty you have domestic cows you ill gave more beef than you cau get from the bufsio, and you will need no powder to kill them, We don't object to vour haviag powder and shot if you aged it If you get her and oultivate the soll we witl & nd saw initls men to build houses, The saw milis will furnish lumber for you to fence your farms go you cau raise wheat, and you will have mile to grind your flour. udasionera Lefora you have besa rent out ti 1. and the waite people to exsaine tuto to Iutian qaestos and ‘Mi28 4pOR som> Gorse Lo De pursioed Poratise to those matters, We are seut oat, hot so much to deat witu trieudiy Indians tice selves, Ag with Pads? thas are yy the and ta d whe course seal be paren the tothem, One of the main objos 7, we. CA ap cn FPDE Was to 6830 Bye Gann re Neen ractor of the lga9 ‘along tho siasourl, and asceriain wusther % would produce carn enougi to subsist the falians if cultivated by them, We are very ial to meat you—our Learts are giad, We meet you more to 80 Ung to ta k to yo), but we wish to beara’! you have fo say, We wr 0 leara whother you are willing and desirous to go on foadrvalttops aud culdvate the so) and raise subsistence; and if so, Wa You Man to loox’e, Ali that you siete in those raspeo's wo will consider and your words wilt be taken to the President, Cousdorabte timo e apsed aiter Genoral Sanborn's apeecu dolore any of the Indians seemed incliued to re- ply. hoy eat ia perfect siteace and looked so utterly unconscious of any interest im the proceedings that Gonerai Shorman and Senator Henderson became ox- credtagiy restless, and Wie Senator prop»sod oaltins them out ator the manner of politioal meetings, but the 1a- trepoter informed him that they could not be hurric and that a3 s00n as they had smoked and deitberate When you have done alt thts wead you out Gen- eulficiontiy tiey would epsak, Finally ‘wo Linc», | era! Harney os Governor of the t , and when you Chief of the Two Keitlo band, arose and ehook bacds | visit Washington you can stop on the Way and see mo. with all (he Coumissionors and spoke as folinws:— Genoral Sanoora told the gitefs taat the Commisston- My PRiskvs—Wo sat vp o'l nicut last nicht to make | ers wad not come prepared to make them many pres- up our minds about the marter. I bavo shaken | ents, but iney pad some goods on board the boat, which hands with # few of you, but fect thy samo towards all. Yoa winta” people “iave tried to make friends for six years with the hostile Iodians, and I havo tried to tolp you, but have failed. You are going around to innke up friends with Indians, bat dam atready trioudly, Taumelief, Ai! of as in this would b9 qivon thom in addition to their regalarannnity, ‘These renerks were recoived wit, a universal ‘Haw! hhaw!’* by the Indians, and appeared to gratify them moro thas anythiog that had been said during the day. Aslampaie was mada for ths boat, and by the time wo had arrivod severat handrod men, women and chil hiv friend General Harney caino out | droa wero in waitiog on the bank of tho river. A-qaan spped us and then made poace with ux, and | tity of four, sugar and coffee, tovetlor with blankets, mouber bis words, Our preat grandaiher / Aas | sioeting, calico, &c., was given tiem, which they div don't know whether it Was Niun or oar 3 not voing to male any trouble between mo and the whites, Your six Commuesionors have ovine ‘up bere and asked ms whore I desire to live and cultt- vate, Iwieh to fo on the weet side of the river above here, nent the iy Cheyenne, All the land here beloug< tous and we don't want to dispose of it or be cniaed to one piace, 1 wisn to taka tho advica of my great Rrandfathor, Me wants mo to cultiva’e the soil and T wish todo 69, and I don’t want to go to any place bat the one I tave mentioned, Tie Yanktons be ow here sold land to the government and wo claim it, It ued us braly ; agent, bat thai ded anoug themselves with iiapartial justice Indians are the greatest beggars in the world and are never satistiod with what vou vive them, but constantly importune you for something mors. About ten o'clock in the evening we were honored with @ serenade and dance by abvut twenty five or tairiy squaws, Wo heard thom singing their peculiar songs, or chants, long before tuey reached tho boat, and all hands went our onde k to ces thom A fire was built on tho bank, around which they stood in a circle nging @ad keoping time to the mavo with a step simi- jar to tne shaker dance, There was outy one malo, or ther ad asked our consent we would bave bok Indian, in the rivg. “Ho was tho leader, and fur- satisfied — Goaerat Sully totd os tho Iaud h uished the inscrumenial raus'c, consisting of a drum, in not to cuttivate, but wa love ti, We ¢ tho shaps ofa tambonrias, upon waich he kept time tue land from the ‘Yankton ezoney to For with o slick, The squaws were nearly ai! quite advanced We claim the Black Hills and both sides of in yoara, and Were nidoousiy painted. They seemed to sonri river, My old people wero raised on (ia enjoy. tho sport tmmenseiy, and kept up the ball wa: born near Fort Thompson, Whea trey viui four o'clock in tho marainz, much to the disgust to build the fort I toid tue: we wore Out hacting thoy Duilt the fori, {have praved overy day to tho Great Spirit that wo micht raise a crop, and this day Ho lag taken pity oa us aod we bave a food crop of oora, Some of my band are opposed to culiivating tho soil. If my greut graad- fathor would furnish ua what he has promised wo would Stay hore two or three yours aud try could do, We visited him last winter in Wastinyton, and be promised to send us gods and koop th where the agents would not sical them. When the goods arrived they boat the boxes like drams, broke thom open and stole our goods, Wo are al! poor and naked, and want clothing for our womon and chii- dren. ‘Tuo next speaker was the Long Mandan, who eaid:— Tero i# the man (Genoral iarney) who whipped reuse into my head. Ihave beon thinking of it for too past twelve yo (Handed his oertideate to General Sherman.) My friends, that shows I thiak something of the whites. Ihave bad that paper for twelve years, and there is not a spot of dirt onit yet, Last winter my great grandfather catied me to Washington and gavo me the chotcs of two thing+-either to cultivate the soil or to live upon the bouncy of the governments, I decided on the best, and brought my decision to my poopio, I thanked the Great Spirit when I heant General Herney was coming up, for I kaew he would bring good waite men to shake hands with. Tho six bands held a council alt night last night, and thay have givon me their words tospeak. J was born on this sido Ol the river and my children on the other sido, and wo claim both sides as belonging tous Tamgind to aoa zou bere to-day, and my people are ali giad, | We shall live much longer since we have sen you, and hall not of some of tho party who wore kept awake by their ua- eartuly music, A large kottie of co!fee was made for them, which apparently gave great satisfaction. After rofrestinents some of the white spectators joined in the ces, the squaws seeming greatly flattered and pleased thelr white partuers, and demonarrating their satis- nm by encircling their forms with their arms and otuer little tender attentions It is the intention to visti one or two other bands on the way down the river, aod, upon reaching Omaha to start at once for Fort Laramie to meet the hoatile In- diaus of that section, Retarn of the Commission to Sioux City= Council with the Poncas—They are Willing to Do as the Government Wishes—A Talk with the Santee Sionx—They Feol Satisfied withthe Land They Are Qa and Do Not Wish Sreauur Sr, Joma, to Move. Mrsover Rivera, Sept. 19, i307. We are ones more approaching Sioux City on our re- turn from the Upper Missouri, having completed all ar- rangomonts witi the Indians in this region that is poasi- ble this fall, The low stage of water and difficulty in navigating the Missouri at thia season of the year would uot pormit the Commission to ascend the river as far as they desired to do, or as they intended when they started, and they are compelled to truat the business with tho Indiana of the uppor country to the local be afraid to visit the fort, When we go to cuiti- | agents, or make another tripin tho spring. A visit vato tho Iaad, we want all our traders to go] to the Indians on the Missouri, however, is with us, Our great grandfather promised to send us} not matorial to the Naandak eee tomlin ploughs and other implements, but we have not see (ue yot, We want you to send thom to ns. We can't do anything with our bande. Gur great grandfather will take pity on us and don’t wish to kill us, You want us to Agnt for you; bat you who are paid to risk your lives dou't want your wives and children to starve, aad we quostion, except to select reservations for them as noarty all of the Indians along tho river have been and are friendly and many of them are partially living on their own foduastry, Tho visit of tho Commission has fee ee ue Faslis . I want by) wife aud gion to | had an extremely good effact in enosuraging the Indians ive, ut to Weshington with our agent, an want , him ¢o teil you, bofore all, what E have recareed, ‘These | % Peréevere in their attompts to cultivate the soll and they have been promised the aid of the government in such efforts, while atthe satne time they have beon given to understand that very little aid might be ex- pocted if they continued their wild nomadic lifo and relied upon the chase for a livelihood. Five different councils havo been hold with the Iadians, at all of which nearly the same peockes have been made by tho Commissioners and the Indians ag those I sent you from Fort Sully. aro my fathers ‘agen ‘Thave got two; but our goods have ail gone vp the river, and from this time I don’t believe I have any father, We want four handrod barre.s of pork, four hundred sacks of flour, four hu dred sacks of cofive and sugar. Six nations of us ° decided to go to work, avd wo wont theso things to ak ourselves into it, w ko thom work. My great grandfather hes tried to keop tho Indians friendly, and I Lave tried to help him talk tothem, 1 have been sent out with knives, tobacco and other prevents, and have givon tt all to L have got lots of boys and T these hoatile Indians avd am poor tnyself, Whatever ou are guing to = tell wy pinin, sad 2 Upon our way down we stopped and held a couacil ave two tougies, You ought to Know what | with the Por 0. a fe best forsao, 00 TOANT Caleeapear navies, . T etacgoing:| wert te cone nees OF Ss ryperyetion nesr the Niobrara river, aud the Santeo Sioux, fifteon miles south of the Niobrara river, on the Nebraska side of tho river. Tho Paucas are a branch of the Omaha tribe and number about two thousand. They are a finer looking band of Indians physically and with apparently more intelligenco thon the other tribes we have visited, Al- though they still revata their Indian mode of dress, they bave for the past two or three years made considerable to say a few words to Goneral linraey., You have come up with this big chief (General Sherman), aad Tan glad to see you. You have brought us good words. Before I received thiq paper from you making me @ ebtef, did not caro what I did, I woold go to war, or do anything, but simce then I am a chief aud don't care how much thoy fight, General Sherman thea gaid to the interpreter: — ‘Tell tho Long siandan from me th, hen we send ro. geid them for our soldiers It is our to look ont for them, and then farnish first business others. I do not believe a soldier will hurt aa Indian whon Indians are peaceable, bu! when some are hostile they are naturally suspicions, General Stanley co: mands this department end he is here, and T will war- rant he will recetvo any Indian thet comes ia a friendly enough this yoar to feed themselves without any aid from the government, This they fully explained to the Commiesioners, and the burden of thei spirit, 1 song at tho ‘Another Indian chief, “the Shield,’ next made a 4 Counoell was that ualess they received aid enough from specch. He ssid: — the goverament to subsist antil they could plant another thoy must perish. They appsared to feel the loss of their crop exceedingly, and were apparently groatly chagrined st being compelied to cull again upon the gov- Toment for aselstance, One chief observed that he id not know what kind of a God Almighty they bad thit year, io send so many grasshoppers and hoped hers would shortly be achange of adminis. tration ap above. They all spoxe ia tho highest terms of their agent, Major Conger, who has si on monniains of Vermont to this inhos When I find one of my relatives I alwaye like tos! ja with aim, I was second Fire Heart was the firsé cbicf whoa we came io Lort Kice, bat ho bas hit- dea himself, General Harney told mo wo were friends and brothers, He gave us adyico, which wo have fol- lowod for iwolvo yours. friend and brother I think all the eoldiers « and brothers, have only ous heart, Tf of thew in} vad, and I would do w Whou ho (ells me ho 's my ends write, bat 4 men come hero to g pitable rerio will f poral Harney told mo he was our oud to the juteresis of the Indian, and who, from friend, nud although olber white mea he rived pie, coounié, is an excoption to the general role of I baitevo him to-day, Some of m went with viz: an honest man; or él Gonern! Sully to fight against onr own people. Ttuiak | beea Tong enoogh In the business to 8 swindle, A® no appropriation has been made to cover the expense of foeding these Indians till epring,-and as the river will be closed before Congress merts, feared that there will be great iore of the Whites thau my own poople, cr 1 would not sent my sons to fight, We have ofien gent words to our wreat [ather, but don’t think they over resehed Lim. Dy trying to help the whites I thonght tuey wonld help mo, bat thoy dow’t hetp me at ail, We gain noth. | this winter, ing, and eufier mach in wiater, becaage we have no The Pencas have reeently been compeliod to leave arms and amuuttion to kili ii i go wo | their formor reservation—some twelve miles from the war against Lostiio Indians bave arins | river—in consequence of tho hostility of other to defend myself, but 1 de The hostiie | bands of Indians, who killod their womou ns get a! they want, whil nin. After | and chidren while at work in tho Geld. Tiis General Sully whipped tho Indiaos neve White: is a ¢ misfortune, as they bad some five cres of land under caitivauon and fenced, and had bullt good comfortable houses to hive to this the goveruny tof $16,000, a hong 3 for the p the children to farming, blacksmithing and carpentering and also im reading and writing. All theee improve- niente were abandoned simply because the hostile Sioux dashed in once or twice and killed oue or two of their old women, and the men felt themselves too weak to defond them. The Pancas stated their willingness to dispose of this Jand to she government, if they desired to locate any other band of Indians there, and it is boped by the Commissioners tuat the Santees can be persuaded to accopt it. ‘Tho Santee Sioux are located fiftem miles below the Pancas, im the State of Nebraska, All past experionce shows that it is impossible for an indian tribe to tive in Hill, he came back and sent me to bring thei in, went and brought them ell do Fort Rice, Iwo years avo accwm:ssion of six men came here and said our great Rtandfather waated to buy this road (Miseouri mver fond), and promized to give each band of Sieax $6,000 & your for twenty yoara, excopt the Binckfect, who were to receive $7,000, I was told that every time thoy Drought the 7,000 worth of goods they would bring in- voices of the same, but I have uever seeu an invows but once. (Goneral Sianley here interrupted tho procoedings by stating that the wholo trouble with the Indians on ¢ frontier resulted irom the ‘“tama'dest’”’ rae y over practised on the face of the 4, and he hoped the Commission would go oa and get at the whole truth, all the way from bere to Washingtow ) ‘Thoso Commissionors told os to cultivate the groun?, and promisod us ploughs, oxen, seed and ali noces- sary implements. I hold the promise tn my | peaco with the whites under a State goverament whilo handoow. We will plant as soon aa we get these. We | tue Indians retain their tribal organization. On this ac- havo bad no guns or powder for (he past five years. | count it was thought bost by the Commission to en- Genvor to persuade these Indians to removo beyond the limits of the State of Nebraska and sottlo in Dakota, whore @ permanent homo could be guarrnteed to them Deyond tae reach of the whites. Tho santees were for- merly located in Minnesota, ant most if not all of them participated in the massacro of 1862. They were re- laovod to this region shortly after the massacre, and have beon receiving $100,000 per year from the govern: ment ever since. nou mont of avy treaty, but by an appropriation mad aily. They are the best droased and best lookiag lot of intinns I have seen on tho plains. Wa-ba-shaw, By Nagle and the other chiefs and head men were di Game is all KIN 1 wituoat aris, have to live on, and we are unable to been trying to do all in my but it seems as though they Wanted to starve All the robes, furs, &e., that are used by the whiter are furnii baif what they are worth, Whit traders, come hore to live and make chiidrea, Lave to take care of them al! and food them. We have over two hundred of this class now, We have selected a piece of land to upoa, but we own all the land from bere to the Yellowstone and all around the mountains. When you sond us goody wo want them all gont in one bundle, Heretofore the boxes have been opened and the goods carried off. It seems | ike white men, and looked more like good substantial as though wl our yooda are gent the slowest boat ia | farmera than wild Indians, The children and ag | the river is selected, aud when she ges half way hore | men end women were many of thom half breeds, anil also drosted after the fashion of the whites, The half breed squaws were in many ee and some of them could speak Kagush, This made tt pleasant for some of the young men io our party, who goon struck Up an acquaintance with thom. Three or four of the best fooking were javited on board the boat, fod presented with sew calico dresses, ln tho evening pany of the young men returned the visit of these Indian maidens and visited them in toeir lodges, some three miles from the river. Th nctl was hejd in tho afternoon on the bank of whore nearly all of the tribes, mon, woud rea wore aysambied, openod the council by eaying:—We ro to you A permanent sbe sinks, It soems eirange to us that no boate are sunk except the ones ing our goods on board, Tho otuers don’s sink ; they go safe enough. Speeches were made weveral other of the chiefs, but the ones I have given you were the bona 8 and ins fluential ones and express ali the ideas of tho whole tribe. _Bolore the close of the councr!, which lasted sovoral hours, the wholo thing got to be an homense Dore, as cnoh one desired to make a speech and to im pres? upon the minds of the Conmissioners that he waa au important mao, and conrequentiy entilied so a lorger share of the presonts which they anticipated wore in | t} store for them. a w At the clone of the Indian speeches Senator Tie fon addrossed them ina few words full of gord wi } anad | @euerni Sand | bave coms io loo: { homo. ¥ | and promises, but not exrcily adopted to the Uni ad wanderug avout mind of the ge. They took everthing sard t #inee the 0 land you het oocapy ina (eral sense and wil) be greatly disappointed if thoy ka, the poopls of Walch baye diionally. promise? thom mode them. Wo Hondersvn wore "y (Or your reserym- don't resolve all the thing by the Senatog The rewarks of Mr a5 follows :— } r to become a Biates Or, 1 linye to look ofter all tho appropriatione Rent to nll | ote tine, If we Ware to oats you the Todians; I saw you ali at Washing am a fiend bere east Of tho Missourt ri on watud €90n bs of ndban; Fwantto give you alittle @drics. Under | suiroouted by whiter, which wowd make g removal t aty made two years ago wiin Genera Urriis you y. Our objeet i to locate you ypom and from avo ® Tight Uo eettio anywhere ta this coauiry. A it will never be pr sty t@ remére you. Tt ais pg0 the Indians occupied all this 4 be yout patmanent wore you can 0 (aey have died of fs thas Whey reve! bourses, plant corn, stock, and live eo for a living, No poopie cam, live without petity. The ‘4 yh eelect shail be You clalin too muel: iand; you don’t want 1; it | fatistactory to vour ‘peopl ral good 0 makes you pac Tho white peop’ wis land are alr vest side Of tho Missduri aro happiest cn © longs quantity OF Ina, 9 the Mobrara, TW enn also glee you the old but do it Well, The hie people alt yout evation, tha Nop yings, with srmician’ lad, it with you and help you 4 as poas Diy Gan to ROLbe on those whatever fou racy aeod wud avout these (roqites friends, and desire te Want YOu as soon FY bottom tmnds apd ge > Ww wo will gtye Wo uau sire to Ur, thera, We oan make all the . nace, to commence work on your ew a y HOS cing, eos UFs bond chtet of the Santee Bigui, RALD, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1867 —TRIPLE SHERT. od to after sore experience in Algiera—viz., instead | He looked down with the mtmast apparent contempt progress in raising oorn, and had not the grasshopperm| Moved, and if you nearly dostroyed tho entire crop they would have had | go ionger dopend on the c arose, and after shaking hands alt around, spoke as My friends, we understand what you hav Dut whea people talk together on Noutgect tice’ is they must kaow the couuiry or they cannot give en auswerrightaway, The part of the couuiry you haye reverence ware not much eequainted with, but we havo talked about it in Washiugiom before to-day, All of people you seo here are Minne. ve lot b the Misels- e ppt have called Santos, When We were at Washingtoo last winter we asked our groat farmer to give ua a permanent reseryeiion You seo We ate nof ylothed wory wai, but wo asked him to give us Bood clothes, go Laat wo would de ike white paop We saked him fora good pies? of land on tho * & pead” of the Big Sivux river, to live aud work on, an ore promised it .o us; but afwrwards the people of Mia- ‘nesota prevented us from getting it, We thea wore told to. come to this place, where we were allowed to live on both sides of the river. Wo did not risa to be lower dowa on the river ainong the walios, bo-ause they did not know our Ways, and we tuoight wo could not get along with After wo removed to this placo wo were told to work, and 60 wo did, and raised a destroyed nearly pers mon, boen raised ba like reine and ou wei on peorle do it also, We seem to give good in- wo got along with them 7 eee those ahere here, oe we a to leave here and among them again ; for if we shoula nana wouid adopt their custome, wo would discard all clothing and take again to the breecbcloth and it ourseives, Last year those Indians above hore sbeen fighting the whites, aud we were sorry to it, The country you bave mneutioned wo do not know, exceot that it is a very desc- late ptece of ground, and we couid not five there. It is my wish to stay here, try to jearn to read aud write and get to bo tiko a white man, At tho olose of Wa-ba-shaw's remarks, Six Eagle, an- other chief of the and wh» govorna about half the Land, and between wnom and Wa-va-shaw, consider- able jealousy exist, spoke as follows:— very wol! like what you have said to us and I think you wish us woli, but we do not like to leave this place and go above here. The Indians in that country bave beon fguting the whites, and as we aro but s amail nation, they Would flht and kill us if wo should go among thew. The Indians have been putting all tho diam» on mo for tho murdors and robberies committed 800 to i in the Minnesota war and they are all inst me: but I think I showed at that timo that I was a boier frioud of tho whites and savod tho tives of more of thom ibaa In in this tribe, I did) not tab many keg things from the whites as mauy otiers, I ouly took one wagon and some horeea I have been a prisoner among you a long tino and you have given mo bad namo at my great father’s; but T am uot as bed as the Indians represeat me to be, and I wish you would fad out to-day how many whites I killod and whoiher fam wore than any of my trib’. The baud you mention to us is on tho west sido of the river from Gailinose up to the Bijou Hills, twelve miles above Fort Raudall. Some of us have got a papor with the names of thoso Indians will- ing to go there and we wish you to seo it. the speeches of the Indians were ropiiod to by Sena tor Henderson, who said:— We come up here with a viow of settling ail the In- diaus in this region between the sobrara and Big Caey- enne rivers, We como as the friends of the Indians, to settle reservations for them where the whites would no longer disturb them. Since you camo from Minnesota you have bad no reservation fixed by law, Thore were but few whites living here when you came, and we pected to give you a botter place afverwarda. We have been upto the Big Cheyenne, aud havo seen in that country better places than this, your present place, We know that Indians, as well as whites, after onoo gottling in a place hato to remove from it again, We are sorry you are so much attached to this place, first, because it is within the boundary of a State, and you may got into difficulty; and, secondly, it is not a good piece of land, The government desires to do what it can to make you @ happy and peaceful people. Formerly tt the whites, have done but we will forget 1. We you have abandoned sa: and have adopted costumes and habits age pursuits, of the whites. It would be gratifying to the govern- ment if you would abandon living in tribes and take , of iand by families. If yo. wish to do go, the w allows you to take any piece cf land 1m the States, provided you live like the white people, When you do 80, you become citizens of the United “tates, and enter into the same rights as the whites, You can if he does you a wrong, and obiain your rights. event you would have @ school fund provided for you, and can send your children to school with the white cnildren. If you wish to do eo, all right. If you wish to proserve your tribal formation we will give you the best Jand we cun find, We are pleased with your good appearance, and think we can civilize all Dakotans with your example, We wish to yo ae living ia houses like ri the whites, and enjoying all theircomforts, You should no longer live in tents, but in houses, if you are willing to work and sustain yourselves. We do not want to make you mises that we don't intend to keop. We will tell you the truth. Wo intend to give you all the help in cultivating land and assist you generally. Tho man among the whites who works most is most respected. It is more honorable to bea good farmer than a great warrior. You cannot expect be happy. and comfortable unless you work. We have to wor! hard to get all tho Indians every year. W year ono hundred thousand dotiars, but we are afraid the governments wil] not give you this sam much longer. Our people are giad to see the Judians improving so much in agriculture, It jooks as though we can not make a treaty to-day and we are sorry for it, but we will give you more time to think about inking a reservation above here on the we a a beeen All tho appropriations you gut have to pass through my hands, but not tal the people consent to it, And though I am willing to give them to you, T am afraid the peop will nor do so much longor. We wisi you to bave aucther council to see whether you will_ot agreo to move out of Nobraska to the north of the Mobrara, for you may here in future get into diff- culty with the whites We (the whites) know what good land is, and we think the place on Whotatone croek vory fortile and well suited for agricuitural pursuits, We would be glad to give you that land asa permanent reservation, and wo Bog you you shail never be re- 9 it, no wh te mau shail intorfero witn you afterwards, The game is all gone and you can ‘o will, therefore, if you will settlo and go to farming, give you cattie, which will answer you in place of butlalo. We will furnish you Bhoep, so that you can have of them meat better ‘than the door, and from their wool make clothing bett than the skins of animals, We will also send you agricultural implements, o@ many as you -want, reapers to cat your grass by horsepower, aud sawmills to provide you with Inmber to build warm and comfort- abio houses. When that 1s dove, you will live much bet- ter than you are now, with all your appropriation. We now hope you will bold fmmed another council and reconsider your former rosolut ‘oO matter what you do, we shall always bo your irieads; bus if you agree with us, we hopo to mare all the poopie of the United States your friends, Consider for one hour, and give us your answer,” ‘The Indians hetd another meeting at the close of the council, and deliverated upon tho proposals of the Com. miseton. They finally decried tha: they could not jurigo of the land or dec wished to locate until they hat first examiued tue tand. Toey promised to send Out a party of their lading men to explore ihe country, and send wort at to the Com. mission at Omaha as to their yn, ‘The Commissioners foc! satisiiod, trom the results of their trip, that there is auflicient good boom inet on tilory of Dakota, to subsist all cn tho river without their betag compelled to resort to tho clase, Most of the Indians expressed thomsecives us of abandoutng tue cu ‘and learning to five by cultivating the soil. Alou nothing has as yet been douse directly tonding to settle the difficulties with toe hostile Indians the trip bas beon productive of much good to the ae. Indians, besides giving tuo Commirsion an opportunity of ese. ing for themselves how these indians have buen treated and tho quality of tue land where it is proposed to locate them, The harges Aaninst Agent Kinney. tad ‘The following corr>spondence, ralative to tho charges recently made against Jadve Kivacy, is interesting: — an To the AGENT OF THE Asvortaren Pares:— Tne following comaunication appeara in your des patches published this morning. The eyarges 1 pro- nounce malic! only tale, nd send you thé proof, which will oblige me by pubisbiug. ‘draly y a sg J, P. KINNEY, Sr. Locts, Sept. 20, 1887, An Omaha special saya that Joke W. Suiith has just re turned from Fort Phil hoacns, and that he charges Judge wi Kinney, *pecial indian ageat at fort Phil Kearny, ross injustice and fraud in bis dealings with the Fidlans, compelling them to recasin iw the Sioux country against their w: ue purpore of securing trade; that (hi annuities of $25 a promised them years fh never td, and claitns ‘ust (ie goods sold at Kinney's atore to the indians were furnished by the government for free distr. vulion, Wastusetox, D, &., Sept. 21. 1867. ag Cnas, EB. Mix, Acting Commissioner of Indian At faire, Sia:—I enclose you a elip taken from the papers thie morning bended “tSeriou avge agains’ an indian agent”’—s telegram from ‘‘an Omabo special’ —wiioh appears in all the this commanicetion contains serions charges against y deangs wih the lows (meaning Crow) ladians that are baceig flse, to the eifect that $25,000 promjaed the Indiags three years ago was in my bands, and not paid to Jem, and to the effect] (hat the goods sold st Kinmey’s “Aore to the Indians were furnished by ‘qhe covernment for free di tribution, I take the liberty of addreering you this let. vor to olicit answers to (ne following questi sus:— FP rt—Am Lor have 1 ever been 8 al Audian agont Seond—In what capacity did I visit/tho ludians at Fort Phil Kearny ? Third Did the special commission “appointed by ti President b: Aathority to purchasy presents for the Indiaus ¢ FourthWere the goods purchased by me for the Tudians at Fort Polit Koaray ths goods that had beem jvuteed the Indians by the g’svernment for free distri- bution? i Wore any goods fe,thished tho Indians at Fort Pull Kearny by the government except those pur caased for tien by met Was there ever & single dollar of money in my r tho parhes§ of for the Indians, aad Wore NOt such pur shaves v four instructions to geitled for by the 0 swer to tho f 1 preatiy oblige, F. KINNEY. T or tHe INT Ixptaw Avram, vy Sopt 21, 1867. your leier of this date, oa. the newspapers, Readge, feply to your inguiries T have to say Uke von are or at prosons, nor have you ever beew, 8 #pOer | Indian | Sgene, In Februnry last tho Presileat a ofaiad six matlemon as “apoclal commissioners” to visit the | Fadings in the aeiguborhoot Port Phil earvy, Derer: ‘i Waainse Sth—1 am in reoelps cloaibe & slip taken *Gerlgus charge y 7 and to oonnsel with th pp on te 5 el om ine the of Anterior, of which number you were ong. In the teed | issued by the Hon, 0. H, Browning, Secretary [ tertor, 19 ue said Commissioners, the following tanemeee | ts used:>—*lt may be necessary for you to make prege | @0t8 to tue Andiads with whom you hold friendly talice, | and also to give them rations, Tn this case you will buy, ‘Suoh proseuis and obiain such rations from parties hav. ing (hem fornale in the Indian country, giving prope vouchers for the same, which witl be paid here.’ fi This suswers the Sra, @ocoud aud third ef your interes Foratorios t iret cot cee a you rohased I woul Tadians were not goods tuat had been pai ne ent; also that no goods hays been pu og ‘or Lhe Grow Ladians, tho tribe referred to, by the : eromont, (he present sensou, nor have any goods { -sa went to Fort Pull Kearny by this Departmont, em@ finally, that tho Departmont has no knowl a4 fands havang been placed im your hands, or in the of either id for goods or prosenis for (ho your obedieut servant, Actiog Commissioner, Hoa. J. #. Kiwazy, United States lodiaa. tmiasionar, Washington, D, C. — eipoas AN INCENDIARY AND SULCIDE. Slogalar Double Crime—A Man Arrested fom Arson in Setting Flre to His Stere. is Leoked Up io the Station House and ally Sheets Himself—The Pat ore aa) bh iengan i A} Botweon eleven wetvo o'c more log a German Jew, named'Samuel pp inst af hat ’ cap maker, realding aud doing business at No. be avonuo A, committed suicide in one of the colle of Seventoonth Ward station house by shooting himself the breast, Tho docoaeed had been arrested at au earty’ hour yesterday .morning charged with setting fra to place, and waa lockod up to awatt ac examination befers tho Firo Marshal. About ten o’clock Fire Marshal Baker called and hed a conversation with the prisoner,! but deferred tho exam{nation until twelve o’clooks Shortly aftor the doparture of Fire Marsha! Baker thé dosoased was discoverod dead in his cell, baving, ad atated above, commitiad suicide by shooting himself About haif past five o'clock last evening Coroner Schire mer impannoled a jury and the following testimony was submitted hefore the Coroner: — ‘ Alfred ©, Baker, being duty svvorn, deposed and satds—« [ rovido at No, 162 West Twenty-fourth street ; am Marchal; was uotiliod by telegraph to appear at ints sta tion bouse about the arrest of aman charged with sete ting fire to his place; {arrived here about half-past ning o'clock aud found the deceased here undor arrest om suspicion of arson; I asked to see him, and he wad brought up before the Captain's desk; I was told he was arreated for setting fire (o his etore; I inquired of bing hig namo and asked him if he had any knowledse how tho fro origiuated; he siated that he closed bia Sy | and went to bed at clovon o'clock; that Limself, wife an children slept in the room in the rear of the atore and his gorvant in the back roem; tho first be know of the Gre was the knocking at tne store door, when he found his room filled wit’ smoke, and that t@ jurmpod out of bed and he and his family eacaped sor iato the ball; I told him that as he was under srrest t caso must fi before a police justice, put before going down there I had another case at the Tombs, and I wou! soon return; I inquired of the officer who made the arrest if the prisoner bad been searched; he ai@ not seem to know, but he thon searched hiunw io my presence; the officer found some pennies, some currency and bank bills amounting to $ and some cards; there was no knife pistol found upon him, Ali that was found was hai back to him again; unde he was arrested avous half-past fivo o’clook A. M.; he inquired if he could have a cup of coffee, when the sergeant in command re- plied that he could, and orderod the doorman to get the game; I thon went down stairs with the prisoner to the call adjoining the one he had been upin, where I found a woodea box considerably charred a which had been taken out of the prisoner's store; i it — sone Peer pei } ke. ut cou! not. over any! sracit of turpentine or oil; T stated that Idid not thinkt that the fire in the box bad burped over ten a sees or ae anton siz manutes before th rt wast ave becn over five or six minu! discovered; that he tried the door and found it fastened; I further stated that tt was a Very curious affair, thad it he closed his place at the time he did, that the @re smouldered from eleven o'clock at night tlil five o'clocks in the morning; the prisoner said he kne' jorhing mets ever about it; I inquired of bim how it was that he had two policies of insurance in his wife's name, of whiets $1,200 was on stook and $300 on furniture in h's wife's name, and $300 in his own name. He repliod that when he married bis wife she owned the property, an@ aan read Tho slot We ead, was Valued not have it chanj aa! 1 left the deceased with the doormam ‘at $2,500, he: nd down to the Tombs. Upon my retura: about conan this afternoon I learned of his death. I wont down to the cell and saw the deceased lyiig om it ic ti 28 Soin ops jam ing duly sworn, = Tam an officer connected with the Seventeonth precinet; about twenty minutes before five o’clock this while on daty in avenue 4, proceed, an my usual custom, to the commencing at Tenth ond event we Ay T tried deceased's door about tom minutes to five o’clock and found it closed; when at eo corner of Eighth street and avenue A I hoard the rap a club and some hallooing; I started back on @ rao and found the store No. 165 avenue A fire; officer Cook ad two citizens were there pullin out the counter and some goods; a man named ‘nat, @ baker, was also present, and he got acan of sour milk and throw it on the fire; Sergeant Davis came deceased to ine siation: mpt to leav past five; did not search him when I bro: t him the station house first; when the Fire Marshal cate searched him at his request; 1 found some money cards upon his person, whici were returned to him, Charlotte aero bei duly sworn, doposed and insure in my own naine; all 1 know about the fire that we went to bed about eleven o'clock; my bi bad beon out and returned a little before o'clock; could not say where he haa be: a litle past four o'clock I was awoke the smoke, and eaw a light which looked Wl the curtain on fire over the lovking glass; I got up took my baby and ran out and alarmed the neigavors > my husband aud my servant got Geog succeeded tm getting out with the rest of my children; my husbasd wag asleep at the time I diecovered the fire; the first man that came Was aman who tived in the \ngomeme} he got a pati of water gud throw it on the dre; my band slept on the sola; he did not sleep with me; wo have bad some little difculty betw. us, bul not of Inte; it was only about pany that called to seo j the articles tnat found ia the box that was baraed have been there sinco; Ibought out the sore; we used it as an rabbish box; about two moatnsfago I found a pistol bis possession, which I took away from di eaw hi with the pistol now showa; he wae a very ex cited man; he never said he wonld do me harm, but said he would shoot bimvoll; I, however, did not mitch notice of it; the pistel I took from aim i still have at home, Job Kelsey being duly #orn, sxid:—Am doorman of ths Seventeenth precinct police station; i came o1 about eight o'clock this mormng, and oo gotn; stairs saw the deceased and spoke to hi ‘he seemad well; he was in tho ceit at (he tim Marsial came I took him out and brougot him up statre, alter investigating toe cave they searched him, found nothing on him of avy consequence; I then tooke him down in, when they made an examination of the box that had been found on fire in the gtore; during the w time the prisoner was present he mevie po remarks whatever; he was ordered into the cell by Sergeant Cooly aud J locked him up; atter being hero a short time his wife came with some cotfeo some other t! which the sergeant ordered mo to take down; on to bis cell T found him tying down, and thought bins asicep; Thallooed to him, bat be did n ; Leet bis provisions down, and then opened wout in; Lehook him, but be did not mor to his face, and found tt a little cold; oN toe floor aud enw a pistol, the one Bow Shown is the same T did not move the pistol, bat came ap and told Say; MoGiven that the deceastd was a dead man; the ser« geant then went down aad brought the pistol up; ‘Was no one im the cell while the deceased was there: shovid think it waa about elev@a o'ciock whea I im a corpse; when [ put hitn in the cell he sat dows oy the seat end shook His hands aod remarked, “1 am @ rulsed man—TI am a ruined mau; did not hear the rey port of a pistol. Simeon Tl. Leo, M.D.,' being duly sworn, 4 and said:—I have examined the deceased and ound opening apparenly prodaced by a pistot shot ball sunali size waich penots the sternum at the passing upwards an@ backe etrating tuo Beart, and, im > my opinion, causing ¢feath. ‘The case was then, submitted to the Jory, who rene jeceased dered a verdict that a came to bis death by shot woand ia tue breast iniicved by bis owe bands. _ body was thea givem to the care of deceased’ wife, THE AUSTRIAN STEAM SHIP<OF-WAN EMPAESS EL This port of b can which was responded to from lumbus, She was officially visited by Chovatier Charl Loosey, Austrian Consul Generel for the United Staite, who was received with all the honors appeemining to bis rank, When the Consul left the ship sieven guns were dred, the Austrian National Hymn ‘eis plored, and the mea manned the rigging, giving 9 Conant tures hearty our. rahs, The commeader ¢f thia ship, Chevelier vom Groeller, Was one of (be jqost promineut participants t= the baitle of Lissa, wiyre ho commanded tho rron-eia@ frigate Fordiaand Mx, and bas been for ten monthe past stacioned in th Galt of Mexico, Tho oficers so@ crew of the Tyizabeth umber one bundred and sixty, and very fair evidence of tho flee material of “guich the A y is justly acknowe lodged to 'y9 composed, Ti Wie Kijzabe.h are Cher von Grooiler, 4a Capt eas a tho dale Je <t Lieutenant; Herman Hotnze, cet Teiprecne! ise miseeey ‘and Klward Orel, Lieatonauts + Doctors Julius Hirsch aud Hopfeberger, EG evap Caspar Zeltermayor, Obiet Engineer; Soutteina,, ad Negovocich, Avrsistant Bagiecors), Delt * yao ‘and Bischof, Midshipmen, The izabeth was att, i. Haglan for'dhe Ausiriaa navy im 1893, moasuree “579 tong, has low prensire, kooe balance eagle of 350 horsepower and 1s schooner rigged. ‘Thete 6", been na pational Austrian veavel In Now York * ne", 1834, wase tho corvette Lipaia, commauded by I I ,cobotts, visited {ais port j