Washington telegraph., 1848-03-15

The TAGuKAHIe INpIANs.-lt is well
known 10 every body in this vicinity, a, all
events, that the town ofTaghkanic, in this
county, has within the past year been the
scene oi numerous fires. and OF other depre.
|daiions upon various Inhabitants OF that sec.
tion, such as killing or manning cattle, des.
Iiroying farming utensils, and even firing
bullets into dwellings at midnight. The
method adopted Tor setting fire. 10 the build
|ings is certainly one Of the most ingenious
we ever heard Of. Perhaps our readers
may remember the description we gave of
the apparatus found under the barn OF Mr.
w. IL, Barringer last Fall. Ilwas simply
IA paper lanthorn, inelosed on every side 50
thai the wind might mol erlinguish It, Ia
this was placed candle wound with tow
|ai the bottom. so that when il had in the
course oil two, three or four hours, burned
down to the combustibl. material that
would Of course communicate tn tho paper d
lan'hoin, shasings, &c., in which ii was
|plactd,
The incendiary would then apply the
match 10 the candle, and before ii had
burnt sufficiently long io communicate to
he tow, the perpctfalor nf the deed would|
,s miles away, making himself as public
as possible. In the ease Of tho attempt
upon MIR. Barringer's barn the candle went
n,ll rom being too closely confined. Al
similar attempt tailed on the 10th Of last
month lfam the same cause, the operators
in ihesr cases probably not being as esper
as in the others. The atlemp, on the 10Th
Jan. was upon the barn OF Mr. Bush.
On Thursday last onc oi tho persons who
had been engaged ia committing these dep
feda'ions, named Pierce Allen, came into
this city and disclosed beiarc the proper
authorities the names Of his coniedefalesl
aud the mannrf in which the proceedings
were conducted. lie says as we are in.
formed, in his aililavitlhaI they are twenty
seven picked men, rs he styles them,
who are sworn lo carry out and do the hid
ding oi their chiefs or leaders. These
inen were accustomed to assemble at Ger
tain place in the woods al midnight. armed
and disguised with masks, calico dresses,
Nc. In tho ennclave. or councils. the "ln
dians' were harangued by their chiefs.
The leaders or chiefs detailed trum their
humber one, two or three, or as many asI
may lie necessary, Of their picked men, toI
bufn certain barn OF destroy a rerla:nl
mans property. At the ueIt meeting Ihel
patty 50 ,lelailrd would report, and lhen|
aaolher be appointed 10 pl, the iofeh else
where. How long the secret organization
mas been in operation we are hot informed
but probably near or quite year. Thr|
association was also bound 10 succor each|
olhef IN all cases oi danger. aud to eise|
each other warning oi its approach.
On the same day that this disclosure was
made, George |. Finkle aud bis brother Jo
seph came into the city aud went 10 Jail I'd
visit Decker. one OF their eonledefates nov
n confinement, when the Jailor eoolly turn.
I'd the key on them much Ia their d.may.
on the succeeding day the sheriff. accom-
panied by small posse. went out to Tagh
kanc. but did not succeed 10 arres,inp
more than two Of the band, the others sue
|ceeded in getting out Of his reach. To ar
TEST them will. we apprehend, be a work
|oi g'eat difficulty, as they are so thorough
organized and so promptly advised by
heir friends oi every movement towards
their arrest, as to enable them to laugh Al
The officers Of The law. and possibly Tor al
time cheat the State prison Of its due.
Hudson ~ y. Republican.