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Show IMH.I.V COUNCIL. A council w as held at the office of the Indian bureau, at ashington, on the L'L' 1 of May, between Indian delegates dele-gates from the Arapahecs and Chey-cnne, Chey-cnne, and tno Secretary of the Interior Inte-rior and tViumiior.er I'arker, on behalf be-half of the govo: nn.cnt. Of the Indians Indi-ans there were present Little Raven, Powder Face and luul Chief, of the Araiahoes ; Stone Ca'f of the Chey eniit's and UuiTalo l!ead of the Wichita Wich-ita tribe, with their respective iuter jvrcters. Little K 'be of the Cheyenncs was also in the ci:y.but beint indisposed did not attend. There were present at the conference ipiite a number of persons per-sons friendly to the Indians, and interested in Indians matters, including several ladies. The chiefs having abandoned their savage wardrobe, ap-(vcart'd ap-(vcart'd ures.ed in daik outs, vesU and pants, excepting Little Laven, who, though weariiig a eo.it and vest, aJ-herred aJ-herred to the buckkin leggins of the Iudians. From convsroiKicnco to the Xew York H. r ; we learn that Commissioner Parker opened the talk and expressed the usual pleasure felt on such ocv-asions, and reminded tae -Vrapanocs tt.at tney nail persist-! entiy refused to go upon the rcserva- i tiou set apart tor teem by the govern-' ment, in acv.irdar.co with the treaty! made with titer head tuen four years: ago, but that if they wished to keep' peace with the white men and to pros-' per and receive their annuities, they: must ea:ry out this j ortion of the treaty, l.ittie llaveu responded on1 behalf of the An-.rahoes ar.d promised 1 that his people would do right if the t overnuier.t would co::::::ue to do the fair thing ly the-.!. PutTalo Goad made a "ta'k " for t : e ichiras. lie had seen the pewer i t r.e white uiaD and would tell his people what he saw. He stood before the (.'o.umissiouerwith a white man's eoa: a-i i pan:aloon. but 1 he had n-n ti.r white man's greenbacks green-backs in his pickets. Ue wanted to lie like a white mart att.i have jrreen-, back to show for ti.e hind-tho g v-ernment v-ernment had taken fro-.u his people, who were peaceable and would continue to so. The eouceii was cir.':ude.t by eu address ad-dress treni Score tare P-'.ar.o. wno :e.d the chiefs he wauttd them, on their return hoxe. o s:op in the InJ.ar. Territory and at:en.l the srrand council coun-cil to be held there in June, when they would s:e how- Indians tccatue benefited by ivr upiu reserva: ions and learning the arts of civijiiation. A country 5'J miles long by 3oO miles wide had been set apart by the government gov-ernment for the Indians, and there they can become rich and happy if they choo?e t) accept aud cirry out in good i'aith the tcitns o.i'ered by the government. The Indians have boon very greatly impressed with what they have seen in the country of civilization. Some of them are disposed to repel the idea that the Capitol buildings and the paintings in the rotunda are the work of man. The Cheyennes endeaTor to be complacent under ai! circumstances, and permit no expressions of wonder at the sights they experience to escape from them. |