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"Whito Ohiof of The Pawnee Scouts His
Frontier Expeiieucos.
A. CHEYENNE CHIEF CORRALLED.
Colonel Kldil'H Coward lee An Arnpa-
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Connor's Oninpnlcn Contlniioil.
A day or two after the Pawnees' victory
over the Sioux , as related in the preced
ing chapter , General Connor moved his
camp two miles turthor up Powder river
where there was plenty of grass for the
liorsos. At about 10 o'clock the next
.morning after getting fairly settled in
the now camp , the Pawnee pickets came
in and reported that they had discovered
Indians. Contain North was Immediately
ordered out with his whole company , and
nsccmling an elevated plateau , he saw
the Indians in three parlies , about half a
mile apart , each party being composed
of forty or fifty persons , all traveling in
the same direction. Ho divided his com
mand into three squads , directing Lieu
tenant Small to take the right , Lieuten
ant Murey thu left , while ho himself com
manded thn center. This having buen
quickly arranged the Pawnees charged
upon the retreating enemy , who broke
and ran in every direction.
A lU'NMNU riIHT
of several miles followed. In pursuing
the Choveiiiios , for such they proved to
be , the Pawnees soon found tliojr own
ponies were beginning to lag , having not
yet fully recovered from thosevoro march
of a few days previous , and it was im
possible , even with whip and spur , to
gain very much on the Choyonues. Cap
tain North , who had a splendid pony ,
very easily kept far In advance , but could
not got near enough to ho Cheycnnes to
do any elocution , although ho fired sev
eral shots. The chase was thus kept up
for several miles and his men frequently
called out to him that their ponies were
giving out , and linally ho ordered them
to droj ) behind as their horses failed.
Captain North , however , still kept on , ns
he was determined to kill an Indian , and
linally , upon suddenly looking back , he
saw that his men wore more than a mile
behind , slowly returning , most of them
being on foot , having ridden their ponies
as lonn ; as they could carry then riders.
Captain Nortli halted his horse , and , dis
mounting , took deliberate aim at the rear
Cheyenne and llred. The Cheyenne
reeled in his saddle and came very nearly
falling oil' his horse ; but recovering his
equilibrium ho gave n most unearthly
yell. Captain North was now satisfied
with the chase , and remounting his pony
started to return. No sooner had ho
turned his horse's head than twelve stal
wart warriors , who had heard the yell of
their wounded comrade , como 'riding
down on him with a whoop that fairly
JIAUK HIS IU.OO1) HUN COM ) .
He felt now as if tlioChoyennes had been
drawing him into an ambush , and that
his life would soon pay the penalty of
his rashness. Ho urged his pony to' its
utmost si > eed , but nevertheless in a few
minutes he was completely .surrounded ,
his pony not possessing half the speed of
the Cheyenne steeds. Several shots were
fired at him , one of them passing through
his saddle-skirts , just behind his log , and
penetrating the side of his pony , thus
disabling the animal. The Captain
jumped to the ground and used the
pony for a breastwork , as the animal had
came to a standstill and did not fall. He
returned the lire of the enemy in quick
succession , thus keeping them at a dis
tance. He saw. however that they would
soon close In on him , and it was evident
that ho must soon make a desperate effort
to regain his men So ho started oil'on
a run , clearing his waj by pointing his
Balanl ! rille hrst at one nml then nt an
other of the red devils , lie had gone
probably fifty yards when ho discovered
that ho had loft behind him two loaded
revolvers in his holsters , and he turned
back to get them , the Indians' at the same
time attempting to cut him oil' Ho suc
ceeded in reaching the pony , which was
still standh'g but bleeding quite freely.
He found that ho could now urge the
pony along , and use him as a protection
against the Cheyenne bullet * , which at
times came thick and fast. Ho managed
in this manner to work his way for nearly
a mile , when far off to the right he saw
A SOUT.UIY IIOHSr.MAN ,
and thinking ho might be one of his com
pany he took oil' his hat nud gave a sig
nal for assistance The horseman halted
fora moment , and then galloped oil'In
the opposite direction. To attempt tone-
scribe the captain's feelings on sooi Tr
the horseman ride away wcylu b0 useless
Again was ho convince- ' , tn.t j,0 , wou'j | ,
soon fall a. Yior',7 ' , , to the Cheyennes. Yet
fie 92 ,4-mined , to continue to niuko every
'effort to escape , although it seemed im
possible. Had the Cheycnnes had the
courage to dash down on him they could
easily have killed and scalped him in
two or three minutesor , in even less time ,
The captain , however , fought his wa\
along for another half mile , when to his
surprise and joy he saw Lieutenant Small
come riding over n lull , not more thai :
half a mile away. The lieutenant wa
astonished at the sight that mot his gu/.o
There was ( ho captain surrounded b
twelve Choyennes , mid It seemed as n
there was no escape for him , The lieu
tenant , \vhohad halted for a moment tc
take in the Munition , was in donb
whether to join the captain or ride bad-
for assistance , and he would probablj
have done the latter had not Captau
North called to him to como to Ins aid
The lieutenant needed no second call
and putting spurs to his horse he ohargiu
down the hill with n revolver in eacl
hand , unit as ho came on the gallop to
ward the captain the Cliovennes turnei
and rapidly retreated , no doubt thinking
the troops were following the lieutonan
and would soon make their appearanci
over the hill. The captain and the lieu
tenant who felt quite jubilant over tin
result , now
inwuiKw.y itr.TUK.tTRn ,
taking turns in riding the hitter's horse
vrhilo they led the wounded animal. Oi
'
reaching' the top o'f the lull Gaptau
North stopped suddenly and said : "Loot
down there , Charley , There's a lot of In
dians : " And sure enough , down in tin
valley of Dry Creek , a small branch o
Powder river , were quite a number of In
dians , \yho had corralled somebody whou
they tw.cro trying to capture.
"what are they Chuyennes or Paw
ncos ? " akud Lieutenant Small , " 1 don '
cure uboiit running into anuthor party o
Chevennes just now. "
"Neither do 1 , " replied the .rnp'oMi '
"I've had -enough of Choyoiinu * ; .for ai
hour or two , at least. The e Indian
down there ilou't seem to have nine
clothing ; If they have anv at all , It's in
opinion that 'they are' Pawnees , but it' '
best to bo a little cautious. . We'll dro
bark over the hill and' crawl around'
near to them ns possible without belli ;
'discovered. ' "
"Very w.ell , " suid Lieutenant Small
nnil the two menthereupon carefully felt
their way to within hearing dlrtanco of
the Indians , niul then listened for n mo
ment.
"Thi'y MFC Pawnee * . Mire enough ; I un
derstand them,1' wild Captain North.
"So do 1 , " said the lieutenant.
"Well , we're safe ctwuirh now , and
wo'll join them at once,1' said the cap-
tain. In few moments the two olllcers
Were down in the valley and once nioro
with their men , wlo | were delighted to
see them acain. especially Captain North ,
as thev didn't know what had became of
him. 'The captain ordered a fresh horse ,
and the moment he mounted him. Ins
own woifmled steed lay down and died.
The eapt'iin looked sorrowfully at him
and said , "Hood-bye , old fellow , yon
stood by me until yon saw mo safely
'
bank.1'
The Pawnees had corral led an old Chey
enne ehief , who had been cut oil1 from
his party , and , Indian-like , they were
trying to sue how many times they could
shoot him without killing him , and had
literally riddled his legs with bullets , but
the tenacious old warrior still held on to
life. The Pawnees who had temporarily
stopped their
SAVAflK ASirfUMP.NT
to weleome back their olllcers , now re
sumed their shooting , when Captain
North , upon learning what they were do
ing , shouted , "Stop ! Don't lire another
shot ! Kill him with a saber ! "
The old warrior had intrenched him
self in a log-pile , which the Sioux hud at
some limo used tor a horsu pen , and was
defending himself with bow and arrows.
When the lirmg ceased at the command
of the captain the old Cheyenne stuck
the end of his bow through the logs to
get a. good shot at the Pawnees. One of
the Pawnees , in obedience to the captain's
orders , now ran up to the logs with a
saber , Intending to dispatch him. He
struck at his left hand , which protruded
through the logs and was holding the
bow. lie cut the foreliuger of the
hand completely oil' , and at the same
time grabbed the bow and jerked it away
from the Cheyenne. 'Lhn desperate
Cheyenne now drew- his bulchor-knifo
and bounded out of the log pile , making
a tremendous jump , fairly Hying through
the air , his intention being to dash
through the line of Pawnees , but when
he landed on the ground
in : AVAH A roitrsK ,
a half a dozen bullets having penetrated
his body as he was making the Hying
leap , lie was instantly scalped by one
of the Pawnees , several of them having
rushed forward for this purpose.
Nick Jannisse , an old Frenchman ,
who was in the party , stopped up to the
body and looking into the Indian's face ,
said , "Captain , that's old Red Hull assure
as your name is North. He was the
meanest and toughest war chief that
ever lived , and it's ) a good thing that
he's killed. "
"How did you boys corner hunV asked
the captain.
"The old rascal's horse gave out , and ,
falling behind , the Pawnees cut him oil'
before he knew it. "
Till : CIIKVKNXE3
were still lingering in the hills in the
vicinity , but Captain North saw that it
would be useless to attempt to make a
light as his horses were in very iioor con
dition. Yet he wanted to punish the
Che.yennes. lie accordingly sent a mes
senger to General Connor informing him
of the condition of the stock and asking
for reinforcements. General Connor
immediately ordered Colonel Kuld with
his six companies of the Michigan cav
alry to go out to the captain's support.
Meantime Captain North and the Paw
nees attempted to get the Cheyennes to
niako a stand and light , but every time
the Pawnees made any advance on them
they would retreat , and when the Paw
nees returned to their pOMtion the Chey
cnnes would follow them back. Tins was
kept up for some time without any light
taking place. Finally Captain North
formed his scouts into a column and
started for camp , this being done to throw
the Cheyennes oil' their guard so that
they wo'uld remain until the arrival of
Colonel Kidd ami his men with fresh
horses. After riding about a mile Cap
tain North met Colonel Kidd. It was ap
parent to the captain that the colonel did
not feel like attacking the Indians , it
having been reported that if he got into
a light some of his own men would kill
him. His regiment belonged to the Sixth
army corps , which had the best lighting
reputation of them all. These men hav
ing served through the war , did not have
any dcsiro to tight Indians , and they be
lieved that their ollicors were to blame
for their being compelled to remain in
the service and make this campaign.
They had also threatened other officers
besides Colonel Kidd. Ho certainly was
placed in an unpleasant position and
Captain North being fully aware of all
the circumstances , determined to relieve
him of his embarrassment if possible.
"Colonel , if you will give me a fresh
mount of horses for my men I'll go back
and whip those Cheyennes , " said the
captain , "but I can't do anything with
my plaved-out horses , "
"No.'I can't do tlut,1' replied the col
onel , "because the men have become so
attached to their horses that they would
be unwilling to let anybody have thorn. "
"Well , then , " said Captain North , who
could hardly restrain his feelings of in
dignation at the colonel , "I'll send some
of my best men with you to show you
where the Indians are , so that you can
get a light wit [ > thorn. . "
"Very rt'oll1 replied the colonel.
The captain accordingly detailed Lieu
tenant Muroy and a few of his best
mounted men to accompany Colonel
Kuld's command , while hu returned to
camp with the remainder of the Pawnees
and reported the day's proceedings to
General Connor , giving him to under
stand that Colonel Kidd could easily gain
a victory over the Choycnnes.
On arriving at Dry Crock Colonel Kidd
sent Lieutenant Muroy and his scouts ,
and one of his own olllcers , a captain ,
across the ravine with orders to ascend
the hill on the opposite side and looatu
the Choyennees exactly , after which tlioy
were to return as soon as possible and rupert -
port the situation to him. Lieutenant
Murey promptly followed the directions
ami on gaining the summit of the hill hi
discovered the three bands of C'hoyennei-
on the other side , concentrated on a little
Hat , ready for a light and awaiting an
attack. It was now nearly dusk , anil
Lieutenant Murey and his men hurriodl.v
rotnrned to thu crook. Suddenly tin
lieutenant discovered far oil1 in thu diroo'
lion of the fort a column of dust , hurdl\
visible through the approaching dark
ness. He know not what to make of it ,
but crossed thn creek or ravine am
reached the spot whuro ho had been ordered
dored to report to Colonel Kl'ld. ' Tlu
command had disappeared from tin
place , and Lieutenant Murey , npoi
closer observation , saw that the colunir
of dust was being raised by Colone
Kidd and his troops , who were- riding
back to camp on a gallop. Lioutonan :
Muroy and his scouts were astonishci
and Know not what to make of such
A STItANUK rilO'iii : : > I.Ml ,
There was nothing for them to do but U
rut urn to camp , which they did , riding
slowly in all the way. LiontonantMuroj
at once reported the a Hair to Cuptaii
No-tli , who ordered him to report in per
son to General Connor , which he accord
ingly did before ho retired for the night
The general listened to him , inanifostlu ;
considerable surprise at Colonel Kidd'i
conduct , but not saying much boyoiu
asking a few questions.
Thu next morning t.hn whole commant
was 10 move down the Tongue nVor. A
an early hour General Connor sent won
to all the company commanders and or
dercd thorn to report to bin ) at once
They all soon appeared on horseback a
his headquarters. He mounted his iiorsi
and said , "Follow mo. " Tlioy i-oJi
down to Camp Connor , distant two nulea
where Colouel Kidd and his recimen
were building the pot. GencrnlCouno
rode up to the sentry and nadf ! "Is Col
onel Kidd in III * quarters. "
"Ho LS" replied the sentry.
"Give him niy complements and ton
liim that General Connor wishes to see
him at once , " said the .gtjneral.
The ollieers all remained on their
horses , Colonel Kill , who had not arisen ,
hastily dressed nimsolf upon being
awakened by the sentry , and soon ap
peared before the general who proceeded
tti a cool but polite manner to reprimand
him for his abandonment of Lieutenant
Muroy. Ho told him , nmongolhorthiiigs ,
that ho was not tit to command troops or
bo in the army in anycapaclty as
UK WAS A. COWAHI ) ;
that under any other circumstances lie
would have eourtmartialed him for cow
ardice , but this was impossible then as
the command had been otdored out for
the Tongue river campaign , and was al
ready on the move. "That's all , sir.1' said
the general in conclusion , and then ho
and his olllcers turned and Irft him
without oven bidding him "good mornIng -
Ing , " the very movement being in Mich
a way as to express the general's con
tempt of him more forcibly than could
have been done by woids. The object
of General Connor in having the captains
present on this occasion was to make the
reprimand as humiliating to Colonel
Kidd as possible , as well as to impress
upon the ollleers the disgrace that they
might expect in case they should ever
conduct themselves in such a cowardly
manner. General Connor and thn cap
tainsupon leaving Colonel Kuld , rejoined
the command which had moved out of
camp and was proceeding down Tongue
river.
On the fifth day's inarch a large Indian
trail on the Piuos creek was dUcovurcd.
It led oft" to the west , and judging from
the usual signs it was evidently about
twenty days old , and was made by a
party of from
1,500 TO ! 2,000 INDIANS.
General Connor was anxious to follow
the trail , but at the same time thought It
advisable before starting oil' with the
whole command on what might prove a
wild goose chase to scout the country
to some extent , and ho accordingly or
dered Captain North to take ten Pawnee
scouts and six days'rations and follow the
trail to the. Rosebud , while the command
would move down the crook to its junc
tion with Tongue river and there remain
in camp until ! the captain's return , or
until word was received from him.
Captain North immediately started out
with ton men on the trail , following it
for twenty-live miles. Just about noon
he noticed that one of the scouts had
dropped behind some little distance , and
was earnestly looking ahead as if he had
discovered something The scout soon
signalled to the captain to come back.
He halted his men and rode back to the
scout , who directed him to look at some
objects winch appeared like buffaloes.
The captain took his Held glass and
making a careful observation ho pio-
nouuecd the objects to bo horses , and
tlniii handing the glass to the scout told
him to take a lool * . The scout did so , and
declared the objects to be horses and In
dians.
The captain thereupon resumed the
march , following the trail down through
a little ravine into the valley of Tongue"
river. By riding alternately in the body
of the ereek and through the brush they
succeeded in working their way , without
being discovered , to a point from which
they could see the Indian camp. They
were yet too far on" , however , to tell how
inany lodges there were , or to calculate
in any other way the si/.e of the camp.
In order to obtain this
IMI'OHTANT 1NKOUMATION'
Captain North ordered two of the Paw
nees to crawl as near to the villaue as
possible and ( hid out how maii.y tepees
there wore. These two Pawneoh'iinmedi-
ately stripped themselves and started
upon their dangerous trip. They wont
into the creek aiicl followed it under the
banks until they came close to the csimp.
They came so near to a squaw that they
could almost touch her by reaching over
thebank. In three-quarters of an hour
they returned in safety and reported to
Captain North that it was
A LAIIOK t'AMlV
The captain hastily wrote a note to Gen
eral Connor informing him of the dis
covery , and asking him to send forward
all the Pawnees and one company of cav
alry , with which force ho would attack
the Indians. He detailed two of the
Pawnees with the. host horses to carry
this note to General Connor. Ho ordered
them to ride for dear life , and to start as
soon as they could without being dis
covered. "Make the best time possible ,
it doesn't matter if you kill tlie horses , "
said Captain North , as they started oil' .
Captain North was now left with only
eight men. They kept themselves se
creted all afternoon in the brush , and
closely watched the Indian camp. The
neighing of a horse or tin ; snapping of a
stick might , at any moment , havn led to
their discovery , and in that event there
would have buon no hope of any of thorn
escaping. It was indeed a perilous posi
tion , and when darkness sot in they quiet
ly moved down the stream six miles to a
safer location. During the night Captain
North watched anxiou-dy for the trno ;
which ho hnil stilt fr.r. and ho posted
pickets on both sides of the creek to keep
a sharp look-out. The captain and his
men remained awake all nigiH holding
their horses in readiness for instant
action if necessary. Just at break of day
some Pawnees were discovered approach
ing in the distance , and in a few minutes
tlioy rode up to Captain North , who had
hailed them from his place of conceal
ment. They informed him that Gen
eral Connor was on the way himself with
tour hundred man and two pieces of
artillery. In answer to an inquiry of the
captain , they stated that the cause of de
lay was duo to the fact that General Con
nor had moved twenty-five miles farther
down the river than iio had ( irst intended
in order to got bettor grass for his horses ,
This made the round trip lifty miles
longer for the messengers to ride , as well
as a longer march for the troops , who
had .just gone into camp when the mes
sengers reached them. The general ,
upon learning that the hostile camp WMSH
very largo one , decided to go in person
and take witli him about four limns the
number of troops asked for by Captain
North , and it proved a most fortunate
thing that ho did , for the hostiles could
have completely annihilated the small
force which the captain had sum for ,
The Pawnees claimed afterwards that
tills was another proof ( Tiat the Great
Spirit hovered over Captain North with
a protecting eye.
In the course of half an hour General
Connor appeared in sight with his com
maud , and on being joined by Captain
North ho asked , as it anxious to got at the
hostilcs without any delay , "How far is
the village from heroS"
"About six miles , " was the roply.
"Show us the way , Captain , and lot us
push tin , " said the ironorul ' , notwithstand <
in } ' the troops Imif'niarchod sovoiity-livt
miles since tliov had had any rest.
Captain North at ouco started ajioail
with his scouts , leading the wivcautioiis : <
ly along the bottoms , through the wll <
lows and in the river bed , He brought
the whole command toi point wiihin
three-quarters of a mile of
TIIK INDIAN VIU.AOr.
buforo they wera discovered. Then tliej
had to move into iho open plains , theii
sudden ami unexpected appearance cans
ing great commotion in the Indian camp ,
which , an was 'afterward * learned , con *
sisted ot 2flO lodges or about 1,600 persons
of whom r > 00 wore warders , the ham1
being under command of old Bluok Hear ,
a noted Arapahoe chief. The Indians al
.rushed for their horsus , an.d General Con
nor immediately ordered a charge. Tlu
next moment the troops went galloping
Into the Indian village , creating the lit
most .cohettoniHtion unit dismay , Tlu
bucks abandoned their lodges and Hod 1) )
every direction , leaving the squaws am
Children to look out for themselves. Tin
troops followed the : Indians for ( ift.eon
miles into the Mlg Horn mountains and
killed ItW warriors. Illctides these them
we're quite a ntimber'of sqliuwn mid chil
dren , killed liy the Pawnee , Omaha and
Wlunebago scout" , notwithstanding tho.
strict orders or General Connor that no
squaws or children wore to be killed.
Hut the scouts did their work at limes
When they were not observed by the
soldiers , who were Piijr.iged in sending
the warriors to tl/n / ' happy limiting
ground , and therefore Iho action of the
scouts could not be avoided.
Tim soldiers relumed to the village
about one o'olocK ill' ' thf- afternoon , and
the surviving Arapahoey. who had finally
gathered together , followed them back
and stationed thomsf Ivos In the timber
on the opjiosile bank of the river with a
view of picking oft" tin- men as they were
engaged In dostroj ing the lodges and col
lecting the plunder. General Connor ac
cordingly brought the artillery into ser
vice , and from a slight elevation over
looking the village , lie shelled the Indians
out of the timber. They * were com
pelled to withdraw to a saii'distanco , lint
they nevertheless annoyed the troops
considerably by circling around thn
camp , anil every now ami then making a
dash within gunshot and liriug \olloy. .
Thn village was a very rich one. The
plunder was so tempting that while the
running tight of the morning was going
on , n great many of the Pawnees and a
large number of the white soldiers
dropped back ami commenced to gather
up tni ! spoils ami to hunt straggling
squaws and children in the brush. This
action greatly incensed General Connor
who afterwards very appropriately pun
ished the men for their greedy conduct.
' 1'he whole command now having been
concentrated , the work of burning and
DChTiioviNd TIM : vn.i.Ain ;
was begun , and in the course of an hour
the Humes had wiped out the camp. The
scouts then rounded up all the horses and
mules , and when the count was made it
was found that there were 7511. The
soldiers loaded the animals with the
plunder captured in the village. Every
thing now being In readiness , the. com
mand started , between two and three
o'clock , an the return march for the
wagon traineverybody being elated with
the victory , which hail 'been won with the
loss of only one man killed a Winno-
bigo : scout. There were thirteen wound
ed , one of whom-- ! ! sergeant of thesigmil
corps afterwards died. The enemy , as
already staled , lost 10J warriors killed ,
also a large number of squaws and chil
dren killed , and seventeen squaws taken
prisoners.
The command reached the camp on the
Tongue river at about two o'clock in the
morning , having traveled twelve hours
without rest or food.
At about ten o'clock in the morning
General Connor issued an order for all the
troops who had boon engaged in the light
to bring out all their plunder andpil-oit
ii ) ) in front of their respective company
quarters. Tli3 order was promptly com
plied with , and an immense quantity of
plunder was piled up. The Pawnees in
cluded in their pilu about sixty scalps
which they had captured in the light , Of
course , it was supposed that General
Connor intended to'have ' everything dis
tributed among the victors , as lie had
done on a previous occasion , but this was
farthorosl from his . 'thoughts , The men
were greatly astonished , therefore , as
well as mo"rtilicd-whou | ? after they had
been drawn up in 'lino ' , General Connor
addressed them in terms of the
Sl.VKKKST fVlNlircSINATlON
for their conduct 'in hhving abandoned
the light to a grcU : extent in older to
plunder the village. ' He gave them a ter
rible scoring , his remarks , however ,
being intended only for those who lie-
served the reprimand , lie concluded by
saying , "To punish you for this tin-
soldieriiko conduct. ! propose to destroy
everything that you have taken. " He at
once ordered n guard of twelve soldiers ,
whom he had selected for the purpo1 , to
tet lire to the various piles of stun" , and in
half an hour it was all destroyed. Among
the articles burned up were a line lot of
trinkets and a large number of butl'ulo
robes.
General Connor's order was quite gen
eral , but ho made a few exceptions in
favor of the Pawnees and some of the
white soldiers. When the ( lames had
subsided he passed along the line of the
Pawnees , and selecting those who had
done gallant service in the light , told
them to go to tlut bunch of captured
horses , in the corral , and pick out the
best ones for themselves , e.ich man to
take only one horse.
General Connor now sent for the
squaw prisoners. When they were
brought out , he succeeded in'rinding
some of them who could talk the Sioux
language , and through Nick , lamsse , the
Sioux interpreter , they stated that they
were Arapahocs , and gave a detailed
statement concerning their band. Gen
eral Connor then said to them , " 1 am
going to send you buck to your people.
1 will allow you to pick out horses for
yourselves , and will give yon some to
bacco which L want you to pre.-entto
Hlack Hour as a peace olloriug. and tell
him that if he ana his people will return
< < > Fort Luramie within the next thirty
days we will not molest them , but if ho
does not do this , we will take up the trail
at the end of thirty days and massacre
them all. " The squaws immediately
proceeded to thn corral and picked out
the horses which had belonged to their
families , and being supplied with a , few
days' rations , they left the camp and took
the trail up Tongue river to join their
people. They took with thorn also letters
from General Connor totno commanding
otllcor at Fort Laramie , asking him to
receive the Arapahocs and hold them
until his return to that post.
[ TO i : cosTiNt'iU ) NKXT SUNDAY. ]
An Actor 'Courtesy to ft Trnln Boy
Chicago Herald : Of course , wherever
two or three or more men have gathered
together during the past week Kdwin
Uooth has been the topic before the sepa
ration camo. I fell in with several of
these and all quite a ree that Mr. Hooth
is Iho greatest tragedian. Kd Walsh was
one oftho coterie. "I was on the train
which brought Hooth into the city.
Some distance out his car was put in the
middle of our train. 1 had occasion
to pass through , by permission.
A train boy also passed through
with his apples nud peanuts. The con
ductor of the car dtpppod the boy and
told him he couldn't pass theough. The
boy insisted , ami arow was imminent.
Mr. Hooth got up from Ids seatand going
over to the conUuntor said : "I under
stand ; this boyV business calls him
through the train. It Is no fault of his
that this coach luus been thus placed. Let
him pass through whenever ho wishes.
It is his btibiness to dp BO and his way of
making a living.1 ;
"And you think from that that Hooth is
a great actor , " said bystander.
"Well , " Walsh retorted , " 1 think that
was a great act of itself , "
A Priest Killed at tlin Altar ,
Pall Mall Gazette : The tragic death of
Father Kavunngh has caused a grei'.t sen
sation in Dublin , where he was well
known ns one of the most prominent and
eminent clergymen of the Irish Catholic
chiiroh. Later particulars Irom ICildaro
show that his death was not caused by
the fall of the , altar , but by the full of a
statue which stood above the altar. On
being struck by the statue the unfortun
ate priest fell backward , his head strik
ing u marble step , Intlicting a fearful
wound , to which ho succumbed in about
an hour. The melancholy event caused
thn greatest excitement among the wor
shippers. U was through the interven
tion of the deceased that a settlement was
etleotod between the Duke of Lulnbter
and his tenantry at n critical period in
the land agitation. Ho tYns a prominent
figure In almost every Irish movement of
importance.
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This elegant stock will be sold at % the
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IN THE LAP OF THE CZAR
Au Imperial Despotism Portified at Every
Poiut.
An Anomalous , Contradictory and
Blest Intel ostinc 1'onplc An
Unseen but ( 'aliifully Felt
KsplomtgR Kxercksucl
Everywhere.
Domas liarnes in Brooklyn Eagle : Hus-
sia is a sphinx. She may not inaptly bo
compared to a great bee-hive , with walls
so thick that to outsiders a .sound is sel
dom heard , while with'.u is tin intensely
active population whoso occupation is
not merely to gather pollen from Cossack
roses on their own vast plains , but whoso
pinions are capable of Hying from the
Ulack sea on the eolith to the Arctic ocean
on the north , and from the German em
pire in the west of Europe to Ilchriiig
straits of eastern Asia. Neither is the
imperial stomach gorged by swallowing
small provinces on her own borders , but
she gulps down , apparently without dis
comfort , whole nations , like Poland ,
Turkestan , and Finland , and now , judg
ing from appearances , she is about to es
tablish herself on the Persian gulf. A
cordon of sentinels guard her frontier at
every point , and censors control the
press , inspect telegrams and overhaul the
mails. Tile gage of railroad tracks is
broken at frontier towns , so that no car
or its commodities can enter or leave the
territory without scrutiny. Even her lan
guage is a bar to intercourse. Tlo llus-
shin alphabet contains tlurtv-six charac
ters , partly Greek , partly Koiiian and
partly eompo.sit. Seeing my own mime
written in Hnssian I could not
read it. The multiple vowels
and peculiar consonant sounds ellectu-
ally prevent a foreigner from understand
ing a word when pronounced , and it is
impossible for a foreigner to inquire for
a person , town , street or number a bad
place to bo lost in. The Russian diction
ary contains over 00,000 words. Poetry
in such a diluted language would seem
to lack that epigrammatic terseness which
is essential to convoy force and emphasis.
To describe such a people tinder such
conditions and at n single sitting is im
possible , It would require a local resi
dence for years and the entire space of
twenty newspapers to convoy anything
like an adequate idea of the Russian em
pire the country and Its people , to say
nothing of its history. lean only rolled
n few surface observations. To do thlsin
the briefest manner may carry me I do
not know whore ,
I entered Russia from the north. It
would have made no dill'cronco hud it
been from the cast , the south or the west.
Russia is fortified on nil sides , not alone
by fortresses and guns , but by n secret
espionage which , without being able to
locate or describe , is felt , and one in
sensibly proceeds with caution. One is
not permitted to leave a car or a bout or
to enter a hotel , or again to leave a city
without showing a passport , and having
It duly endorsed , lint more auon.
Cronstadt is the seaward sentinel of St.
Petersburg ! ! . Seven islands in the mid
dle of a wide , shallow bay , the islands
covered by immense forts , and the chan
nel to bo traversed by vessels winding bo-
twfcn them , create an impression that
this is not one of Russia's weak points.
Indeed , one look into the throats of those
frowning guns convoys an idea of im
pregnability. The next impression of
strength made upon my mind was by the
extent of Russia's wheat fields , It has
so happened that I followed the harvest
ing of cercas ) through Belgium , Denmark -
mark , Sweden 'and parts of Russia.
From the English channel to the L'ral
mountains , and , ! umleratuud. far beyond
thorn , It seemed to bo n nearly unbroken
field of yellow grain , Am'orioa ' bus no
longer it corner on wheat. The average
crop of the United States U about twelve
bushels per aoro. If Russia , by reason of
poor farming , averages eicut bushels per
aero , eho cao , I thinoowjnij to the cheap
of her land and labor , undersell us.
Apparently , she has enough wheat bar
vested this year to feed the entire world.
St. Petersburg may well bo styled the
Magnificent cit.y of flic Neva. The streets
arc broad , buildings massive , parks num
erous , museums interesting , and its mon-
umontsgrand. I have endeavored to re
frain from giving space for reference to
pictures , statuary , churches , architec
ture , and art. which most travelers de
scribe with minuteness. But a part of
the charm and bloom of eastern countries
would be wanting were the esthetic
wholly eliminated from what I say.
Political institutions develop varied
civilizations. In Russia , largely in Ger
many and England , and in all old coun
tries , it is difficult , and in some of them
it is impossible for a young man to
change his vocation from that of his
father , or from the occupation in which
he first started in his effort to gam a liveli
hood. Once a cobbler , always a cobbler.
Manufacturing privileges are largely
farmed out , titles are inherited , and pub
lic works are carried on by favored agont.s
of the governments. He.ncc the superi
ority of eastern art , continental cookery ,
and oriental architecture. It is not un
usual to meet the best talent of those
countries represented in hole ! porters , as
chiefs in kitchens , and as paiuletvi of
Madonnas and chisclors of imnges. In
our country the same men would bo con
ducting manufacturing establishments ,
building railroads , managing banks , anil
serving as legislators in the United States
senate. 1 must therefore mention Rus
sian art only refer to it ; nothing more.
in irout of the Hermitage Miiscnni
tSt. Petersburg are ton monolith Sibe
rian marble statues supporting the portico
tico , each of which is lifteoii feel high ,
fully developing in the most ideal man
ner Herculean strength. In this great
depository of natural wealth , among
many other things , is a solid jasper vase
ten feet broad , sixteen feet long and
about ton feet high. St. Isaac's cathedral
has four equal fronts in the form of a
cross. At ouch of the facades project
great portico * supported by double rows
of monolith columns seven feet in diam
eter and sixty feet high sixty-four in nil.
Sublimely beautiful , and. in ellect upon
the mind not unlike tlint produced by a
view of the Egyptian pyramids ,
The river Nova is hero about a half a
mile wide. It is crossed by ton bridges ,
lighted by gas or electricity. Soon in
the evening , with miles of similar
light rolleeted in the water from the
quays made busy by hurrying crowds of
men , women and vehicles , the sight is
one of exceptional beauty. Driving in
the streets of St. Petersburg is some
thing to bo remembered. The
private carnages aao line barouches ,
quite like our own , nud generally
urawn by black Tartarian or Bulgarian
stallion horses , Thcsoanimals have long
manes and tails and are driven at n rate
of speed that would maKe the commis
sioners of Central nark stare and clear
the concourse of people in a short time.
The drosky Is a small four wheeled , one
horse carriage , very low in the body ,
seating two passengers , and a driver in
front. All drivers wear long snrloiit
coats reaching to their feet , plaited over
thu hips and bustled behind , The cap Is
low , broad on ton , with a curved rim , ex
actly like that of n gentleman's stoyopipo
hat , Around the top of the hat are at
tached several small quills or feathers ,
in numbers according to the Cossack or
provincial rank of the driver. The bar-
ness is made of very small ploeos of
strong leather. It la attached to the car
nage or wagon by double traces , one to
the whillletree , and one at the end of the
nxlotree outside of the hub an extra pre
caution against accidents. Over the
horse's shoulders and his collar is raised
nn ornamental ox bow , about twenty
inches in height. Within and on this
bow are arranged pretty tassels and
small belld. In .Moscow horses attached
to omnibuses , hotel cone lies und private
carriages arc driven four abreast. Being
conveyed from the depot ! | i one ot tliosu
oriental equipages one fools as it he or
she were entering the chariot races of the
Olympian feats.-
Pnns nas its Versailles , Berlin its Pots
dam , and St. Petersburg its'Putorholl' It
U said , that the palaces , garden * * andl
of ( he jirst-iiaiuud place cost
Louis' XIV.in other words , cost the peo-
-pie of France JL'iUO.OUO.OOO. 1 do not
doubt it. It is not an easy matter to obtain
fuels pertaining to the folly of Russian
imperialism , but it is safe to say that at
Poterholl'enough money has boon wasted
upon ornate palaces , artificial rivers ,
tumbling cascades , and spouting foun
tains to create a rebellion anywhere ex
cept under a tyrannical government.
Walking or driving for the distance of u
mile in.mediately underneath the fifty-
foot plateau , upon which the palaces are
located , the prisms of watei rise from out
of all imaginable kinds of artistic figures ,
and sheets of water tumble from
cascade steps of silver and
gold , enter subterranean channels ,
and again raise their sparkling columns
in aerie ! llights below our feet , und then
proceed on their way to the sea. There
are literally thousands of these fountain
jets. They are very beautiful but who
pays the lulls ? I have seen barefooted
Russian men following a cow hitched tea
a forked stick for a plow , undertaking lo
prepare their land for wheat , while their
food was boiled weeds and their beds
bundles ol straw. I have seen women
barefooted , of course threshing their
little stacks of wheat and rye with a llail
upon the hare ground as a threshing-
floor ; or , again , others of them
taking handfuls of grain and whippiiur
the heads over the edge of a board for a
thrashing-machine , while still others
would throw the grain in the air for the
wind , nsta fanning-mill , to blow away
the chair. Then I have seen those poor
creatures with baskets upon their backs
and a strap across their foreheads carry
ing this grain for miles to the market
town to buy , perchance , n few yards of
calico for baby's gown , but mostly to
obtain some rubles and copecks , for
what ? to | > ay for the magnificent palaces
and the perfumed fountains at Pctcrhon" ,
which they have never beheld. More
than this. 1 have seen stalwart men ami
comely women carrying their bundles
and marching between soldiers on their
long-1,000 miles journey to Siberia and
death , their crimes being the world's old
story protesting against taxation with
out representation.
Not A I'm I it to Flulit Duels , Now.
Pall Mall Ga/ctto : An amusing story
has been going the round of the French
papers , respecting a general whoso re
cent duelling exploits have excited some
amusement noth In Fnglaud and on the
continent. This worthy brave is said to
be possessed ot an extraordinary coal of
mail. Ouo day , so the story goes , Gen
eral sent for a clever artisan In
Paris , and demanded of him whether he
would engage to nihko a coat o ( mail , to
bo worn under thu ordinary dress , which
should bo absolutely sword and bullet
proof. The man promised to do us re
quested , naming 111,000 francs as the price
of it. The bargain was speedily eon-
eluded , and in duo time the article was
brought round to the gouural's house.
The general took jt UP , carefully ex
amined it , and , turning to the man , told
him to pal it on , The man did as hu was
liid ,
"As you guarantee Iho oflicaey of your
coat , you will have , I presume , no objec
tion to 1115 * testing it , " dnly remarked
the general , and before the astonished
iirtirtiin could protest , he took a brace of
pistols and discharged them. Half dead
with four , the man stood the lire ,
and. to the great credit of his
workmanship , with complete Impunity.
IJut the general waH not content with
one trial. He fired the pooopd pistol at
thu hack of the man , and afterward dlu-
charged a fowlingp.eco al him with sim
ilar ulfect , or rather non-elTeot , Ho also
tried in vain to pierce the coat with a
sword. The gallant general was so de
lighted with his new Kirmont that he
handed the artisan two chucks for
ID.OOOfr. , the llrst being the sum ngrecit
I on. and the second cheek in compensa
tion for thu fright ho had given him.
A 'leer , described ns a beautiful speci
men of la ? kin.il.joinc.il a herd of COWH
. .thatere buini driven homo by a Mr
Alobiu , of AhlandN. , II. , ami permitted
her Jo Kocuro hiiu after ho had walked
ulollie barn.
