Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-03-18
MISCELLANEOUS,
From the Cincinnati Gast
INDIAN BIOGRAPHY.

When the valley of the Scioto was first set
tied, the Indians who resided OIL the head wa
tiers OF Scioto, Sandusky and Miami, associated
In the most friendly manner with the whites.
Among them was Capt JOHN, Shawnee chief,
VINO, IN 1896, was very prominent man, and
had great influence, not only in his own tribe,
but was generally esteemed as great warrior.
and desperate blood-thirsty savage, especially
when under the influence OF intoxicating drink
Vie was over six feet high and we'll madein pro-
portion strong, athletic, and sw lift on foot, well
skilled III all the modes OF savage warfare He
was most deXterous with the use of the toma-
hawk and butcher knife, and with these instru.
ments he killed many Of his race. When sober,
ne was cheerful, humorous and friendly, but wo
to the man that offended him; nothing seemed
to satisfy his revengetul spirit but blood.
On one occasion, in Chilicothe, very dark,
swarthy lawyer, T. b., took up a glass aud drank
johns health, and called him brother. John
looked at him and said, fNo brother too much
Niger J" abiding TO his complexion. He often
associated and participated in the backwoods
trolics, and on one of these occasions in Chill
colhe, where youngsters had assembled for a
dance, Capt. John was present; and there was an
lrlshman by the name of Patched, as large and
athletic as John, present also. After John had
drank freely, he commenced dancing all over
the room, and frequently across the path Of the
other dancers. He at length stopped short,
walked up to the Irishman, and striking him on
the breast with his open hand, said, "Come,
let's fight-you big man-me big man, Captain
John; come fight" "No," said the irish1man,
sswhite man and Indian, brothers-no fight H'
back his fist and dashed at Patched The Irish
man being great boxer, struck John on the side
OF the head and knocked him down, where he
lay as timber as rag. He then drew him out
OF the way, where he remained about fifteen
minutes. John then sprang to his feet, and ex-
claimed; "lrishman strike Ike horse kick p
In the Fall OF 1890, near West Fall, at the
trading house of David Bunker the Indians
met to barter their skins and frs for such things
as they needed. But the most went for whiskey
John, with the others, had drunken frolic.
There was an Indian there called Cherokee
Tom. He was active, and at fisticufs, nearly if
not quite, Johns match. One night John and
Tom had fight, and both We're scratched and
bruised The next day Tom lay down to sleep
in shade, and John, seeing him asleep, took his
rifle and shot him through the heart. Some of
the Indians demonstrated, and John replied :
s'No harm in killing sucha worthless dog;'' and
thus the matter rested-so little regard have
savage men for human life.
/ John Cushion was half white man of the
Tuscarora tribe-a very large man, over six feet
high, and weighing over two hundred pounds
He lived among the whites and hunted for them
and sometimes worked. In the Fall he used T.
60 off and hunt month Or two, and then return
with his meat and skins. In one of those HINT.
ing tours on Big Darby, he fell in with CAPTAIN
John and his party. Fallen Ash, who had once
been prisoner with the Indians, had a triAine
establishment in that vicinity, and sold the In.
dams whiskey. At this place the Indians baC
met for drunken frolic. The two Johns fell
out in the night. They fought, but We're partef
by Fallen Ash and some of the Indians. Mex
morning they We're still drunk, and agreed tt
fight duel, taking with them tomahawks an(
knives for thspurpose. They cut notch in {
log, and drove down stake by the side and a
greed that when the shadow Of the stake SHOULD
tall into the notch, then they were to fight The,
sat down on the log, one on each side of thu
NOTCH and awaited the eventfu moment, A
length it came: then, like two furies, thew a
rose, waving their tomahawks over their heads
with drawn knives, yelling and screaming Tx,
devils. After each had received several wounds
capt. John made pass with his .tomahawk
and stuck it into Cushions skull, who fell dead
In 1900, on the Rattesnarke fork Of pain
Creek, in another drunken scrape, he and ~
,sqfaw fell out and agreed to part. They divide,
all until they came to their little son about tw
two years old The mother held fast to the child
John ierked it cut of her arms and taking .,
axe, cut tile child in two, and threw. her tn
hall, saying, eff you do not clear out vii
serve you the same way"
This bloody savage joined the army uude
Gen harrison, IN lSl2, at Fort Defiance. IL