Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1834-09-11
ALEXANDRIA:
THURSDAY MORNING, SEPT. II, 1884.
INDIAN WAR.

INDIAN WAR.
The following highly interesting information
is furnished by the Arkansas Gazette Of the 10th
utimo, of which We shall no doubt shortly have
the authentic particulars:
I" Desperate engagement betpeen the L. States
Dragons and Pdpnee hadidnS.-By a gentle
man from Washington county, we learn that
the United States Dragons have recently had
| bloody fight with the Pawnee Indians, in which
the latter lost 80 killed and $50 prisoners Our
informant derived his information from younr
man who was at Fort Gibson when the prison
ers were brought in under The escort of de.
tachment of the Dragons The remainder OF
the United States forces belonging to the cy.
plorng party were left in pursuit of the Indi-
ans The PawneeS are said TO have tough,
desperately, and TO have killed eight of the
! Dragons. Several Usage prisoners were re.
taken at the same time, from whom it was pret
ty satisfactorily ascertained that the young man
whom the Pawnees took from the Rangers last
summer had been killed. These are the only
particulars that our informant was able to col
lect To-days mail, or that Of Saturday next.
we hope will furnish the details Of this affair."
| Speaking Of this Indian expedition, the rcsul,
of which is reported above, the Globe says:
| "The Pawnees and Commanchees, warlka
and powerful tribes, are in continual! hostility
with our frontier settlements. making frequent
and affecting inroads upon the white settlers
as well as upon our Indian emigrants. These
last, the Government is by its treaties bound to
protect and unless an efficient protection is fur
nished, the great and long standing policy OF
the Government Of inducing all the tribes east
to pass to the west Of the Mississippi, vii! en-.
counter serious obstacles, if not defeat.
"Thc sickness which has prevailed general.
", in that country, is an accident common to all
| Ia. IS h1
lection to necessary military operations. II hgS
been general through all that region this season.
and even more severe at the posts than with The
troops in the field
"After returning from the Pawncc towns. the
dragons will probably be divided into three
detachments and to be kept throughout the
season, patrolling between our frontier posts.
ready 10 prevent any inroads from the indians,
or 10 punish those who may have the temcrity
to make them."
CuoLERA.-In New York on the 9th there were
90 deaths by Cholera; on the 9TH, 10 deaths; Oh
the 9Th, 81 deaths.
1t appears by the following, from the Savan-
nah Georgian, that the Cholera has broken on.
near Savannah:
IN Council. August 81 1884.
At special meeting Of Council-present the
Mayor, Aldermen Ash, Gordon, Charlton, ko!
lock, and Purse
The Mayor laid before the board the follow
| ing communication from the Health Officer
SAVANNAH, 3lst August, 1884.
Dear SRI have this morning visited MAJ.
Whitemans plantation, 10 miles from this city,
Lin consultation with Dr.. Barnard, and on our ar
rival We were informed by Mr. Richardson thai
nine cases had occurred since O'Clock yestei-
day morning-of the nine, five had died, twoap.
peared better, and two others were CONSIDERED
doubtful as to their recovery. Between tie
hours Of and 10 o'clock, six new cases were
reported. Two Of these we found in state OF
collapse-tlIe other four were evidently IN lie
formative or premonitory stage Of the disease
| and one man was almost without pulse in hall a.
hour from the time he was invaded. The i've
cases which have died were taken off in three
hours from the time Of invasion Of the disease
From the symptoms Of the disease and The na,
ture Of the excretions, DR.. Barnard and myself
are disposed TO attribute the deaths which oc
CURED to the existence Of Cholera on the plan
tation which we have visited.
Yours very respectfully,
J. G.. HABERsHAM, Health Otficer