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Buffalo Bill's Indian Trophies.

From the Rochester Democrat.

Since Yellow Hand, the Cheyenne warrior, yielded up his life to the strength and bravery of Buffalo Bill, it was reported that the intrepid scout was to honor this city with the scalp, the arms, and the dress of the poor but haughty Indian. The report has become a fact. Yesterday morning they arrived, and now they adorn the window of the Pickwick cigar store, where they have attracted the attention of large numbers of people. The old man with his spectacles and the street gamin with his wonderment gazes in admiration at the following articles: The scalp of the noble Cheyenne, headress, shield, blanket, bowie knife, whip and bridle. The shield has the ghastly ornament of several Indian scalps, thus showing that his death-dealing hand had only been felt by those in whose veins the blood of the red man runs. To the scalp, which is about three inches square, is attached a braided switch of straight, black hair, about two feet long. The head-dress is the chief and most attractive part of the warrior's costume. It is five or six inches wide and so many feet long, and made of buffalo skin. The whole thing is closely set with feathers from that noble bird the American eagle. Each feather is tipped with fine hair, attached by some kind of cement. The flowing end of this headdress is ornamented with scarlet cloth sewed with green thread. Bell are attached to the cloth, no doubt to give warning when the brace was upon the war-path.