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Show THE BLViJK HILLS. There is a suggestion of Judge Lynch in- connection with the horse, thieves which now prowl about (he Hilla. r A Dead wood paper says: "We have established schools, the jurisdiction ol courts has been extended over us, and churches are being built in our midst. i Small bands of armed hostiles have recently been seen in the vicinity ol Dead wood and prospectors are cautioned cau-tioned to be provided with fire armB. Two abandoned women, -one ol whom was only sixteen years old opened a whisky shop at Red Cloud agency, and were- doing a thriving trade with the Boldiers and Indians when tbey were arrested and taken to the guard house. Both were attired at-tired in male cl. thing when arrested, wearing coarse ragged suits, with nigh-topped boots, into which their pantaloons were lucked. ' "Rapherty" " of the Cheyenne Leadur - -reports a recent visit to a noted Sioux chief: We next visited Red Cloud, deposed last year by Gen. Crook, but still .tho acknowledged leader of all tbe reds who ever gave hi:n their allegiance. Upon being informed Lhat the ladies bad come a long distance for the express purpose of visiting him, be smiled and became very gracious, even extending the unusual for an Indian) courtesy of passing the pipe without smoking nimuelf. When we sat down to smoke one ot the ladies, who, by-lbe way, U unmarried, requested Red Cloud to give her.- a. so.it by his side, and 1 landed I saw a blush Biitluse the bashlul old fellow's phiz, as he re quested bis tavorite daughLer to give ner place to the fair white -stranger, l'lie young lady seated herself so close to him that sire crowded him against one of the elegant pillars which sup ported thn roof of his elegantdomicile. Conversation opened, Gruard inter pretiug, and Red Cloud soon aecer tained lhat his admirer was "sweet sixteen"" while be acknowledged thai no was fifty. He smiled and joked with her, poked her in the ribs, and would undoubtedly have emoraced her had she remained much longer. She enjoyed the afl'iir hugely aud did not cease to speak of it until late in the evening, when she was suddenly and completely horrified by an in ligation irom the subscriber to the eflecl lhat she might have "taken on a small cargo ot live insects during hir sitting witu R-.d Cloud and Craz Horse." |