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Show 1MIV X1MVS. Sioux Agents Nuiug for Peace MissttLlttlitcuou All AroiiuU Kiclmrdsou K lcutb t'oii-trudicieU. t'oii-trudicieU. Chevenuo. Wvo., 29. Previous re ports via the Missouri river agencies uro in part coutirmed by news received re-ceived at Fort Laramie from Rud Cloud Lo-day. Runners have arrived nt that agency, said to have c-mie irom Crazy Horae's baud ot Mmnj-cuujous, Mmnj-cuujous, stating that that chief, wiiq a portion ol his band, had leit Sitting Bull's dominions and are en route to the agencies avowedly to treat tor peace. l'he turning over ot the agencies at R;d Cloud and Spotted iail has not been without difficulty. Wbile a majority ot the Indians are disposed to suomit gracefully tbereto, quite a number express dissatisfaction dissatisfac-tion to having soldier fathers placed over them. A tiiial council is being neld at lied Cloud to-day. Some dis-saliaiuction dis-saliaiuction is felt by the Indians at tbeir meagre supply of lood, which consists entirely oi corn, nour and oeef. They insist on sugar, coflee and tobacco, in tultillmeut of the treaty stipulations, and tbey further Attribute their departure irom the agencies of those who have joined tbe hostiles to this fact rather than the desire for war. An apprehension of the inability to carry out tne orders to disarm all these ludians before allowing tneui to return to the agency exists at camps Sheridan and Robinson. Two companies of tbe Fifth cavalry go to Suendan, increasing increas-ing the force at that post to lour com-punies, com-punies, while at Camp Rubiusou tbere are only three companies, exclusive exclu-sive of one of the Tnird cavalry at Sidney crossing, not lr distant. The rt-port made by John Marab in forwarding for-warding a memorandum book be longing to S. P. RichardsOD, is contradicted con-tradicted by W. H. Hibbard, who arrived here this evening, having met Richardson and a eu.cu luad of passengers pas-sengers at Hat creek, on the -6th instant. 1 |