Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-09-27

ihnt llatf received nt tnll Vihye. ~ :. -, fI,
! Thai more detailed report viii be received Tom
/ that nosl by fbe next mail. You will perceive
! hat Tie slalemens heretofore publisher pIe w
Correct 80 fof al least as regards The olounslah-
oes which nreoeded the moeoaoro.
Vsry respectfully nIobsdisnt SeFyanb
5. oooFER, Ad'G GeneEa''
HrapoUAATERu, r., LARkniE, o. r.. Apg' TO-
| ColoneI:--i hny6 tho honor 70 make iepoLl OF
an engagement between q detachment oil Gone
pnny a., 6th Regiments linianilN and me sioux
| Indians, ,t ,l,t...
Tbe Indibns have been committing depiedallone
upon emtgranls end traders Ia this leetlon q inc
county al summer, anu those Of tue most daring
kind A few days 6nce they came within Two
miles OF the fort, and killing two head Of Ica!Ie
out Of the intefpfeteT's herd, Pursuit was I'M
mediaiey made, but the lToopawete nilable b
oyerlake them, On The 18Th inst, one 81 lllQ
Sioux vent 70 on smigIaut lltin pasiing eiong !hy
road, shot down one Of The oxen 10 me Hmn'
which len the poor emigIant IN very destitute
condition, This occurred close to the loft, and
was compelled to take notice Of ~ or give IN en-.
tiTely oil protection Of The emigIanls The head
chisl OF the Sioux came and reported the luot 70
me, and expressed Willingness 10 give up The Of
fender Accordingly sent Bl. "a. H. j. i.
Gmuan, 6lh inloniIH with the interpreter, SeI-
euant JaVer Corporal MoNulty, ADD ilesnty p'l.
Yates, TO receive the offender, and The whole de-
lachment were murdered without exception. aili
. How this occurred am, at pIesent uOaUle 10
state, as there aTe so many different reports,
have no reliable information as 10 the murder Of
Indians killed and wounded, but tile Bear th6ad
chisf) 10 reported amouglhs killed. The lndians
are hostile, menacing The iolTl hut all MY men nTe
on duty, and tbihkWe shall beGble to keep
possession oft. t 1N
We stand much In need Of more LoOps, aud
hope they Willie sent ns soon pS possible, hive
sent this by express 10 the commanding officer Of
Port LeavenwOrtb5 and requested lin 70 Telegraph
the same TO you without delay. Provisions must
accompany The troops, as we lave only sufficient
for thUse now at The post.
am, sir very respectfully your ob't servant,
H. B. PLgNIN0, Cd Lieut.. 9th Infantry
Commanding the Pest
Chi S. CoOFEE, AdTt General us. Amy, Wash-
ing, u. o.
This statement, II correct, clears Lieut.. Plem.
ing oil blame ioI sending oul iolee 10 take The In.
dun. II differs, however, from the statement OF
two white men, who were on Tile spot and saw Tie
whole nffa'r-James Botdsbu, the luT trader and
LefToy LOU, ihe Sioux Interpreter, These two
linen have narrated tile details as we have given
them on former occasioni and signed them with
their own proper names aS responsible lot Tie
slalemenis they contain. Lieut. Fleming gTepott
/ therefore, needs confirmation, and ought 10 bs in
Vestgatei by the War department.. Eyen II eor-
rect, however II does not exonefale Lieut.. 0Eat-
tan from tile folly Of having fred upon the Indi-
ans without cause II will be observed tlai Lieut..
Pleming's report speaks Of the Bear Of head chief
being among the soldiers when the yOllsy was iiI.
ed. This whole Transaction ought TO be thorough.
| ~ inVesugatedbY ths goysEnnent lb
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1 EPToRTs TO ARREsT ScHUELER.- DON allerthe
discovery Of the lsle frauds by Robert Schuyler,
the N. Y. Courier says that the Directors Of the
| New Haven Railroad Company, by advice OF coun-
SELL determined to prefer criminal ohsTges agai st
Sir. Schuyler and several nfidavlls in The matter
w,Ie made before Justice Stuart, by not only the
Directors OF the Company but by several Bank Di
rectols and officers. These papers were fully e6-
amined by The Magistrates the late District AttOt
lney mud his assistant, Nc. Halt and all were uni-
! ted in opinion that MT. Schuyler had violated the
criminal law Of the Stateln issuing false ceTlf-
Gates ol Stock The Magistrate then issued q
warrant ior the arrest Of MI s. placed Tin the
hands Of Officer Elder, WIN, assisted by the police
Of the principal cities oil The Slnies aud Cnhadus,
has been scouting tbe county to find him, hui,
thus faI, have been Unsuccessful In finding his
whereabouts. HIS person is deschbeds TO Tie de-
teClives, ns follows;
"ileighl--Piye let ten inches.
HmT-Reddish brown, thin aud long aud Rllllle
DO d on The top Of his head,
Il WhiskeIs short and thick,
Eyss-mild blue (whltss yellOwisL). au
ShUuldeIs-Squsre,
PeaIues-Suoght nose and sharp counlenanoe,
saliOw face, long natural teeth, coughs g0Oddeal
on exeTiIon OF when excited, as he is subject 10
pulmonary disease.
Personal AppenIance--YeIy n1able in manners
aud polite, loig aims aud long fingers, end looks
rather skeletpnYi his age Is about gu yeaTs."
Speaking OF the exeTlions thul have been made
To oppEt bend the fugitive, the Timeo says;
"ihe officers wutohed his house for several
nights In successonj ithayinq been supposed that
he was secTeted there awaiting an opportunity 10
Teaclfan ocean steamer. The directors are quite
certain That Schuyler Wosunpble 10 take voyage
TO Englaud in consequences Of his lungs being 50
| TiouSly affected.
Notwithstanding this, our Reporter was inform.
ed lest evening by aleiabe source, that within Six
weeks geniisman reading in THE city, iOat in
| Southampton ioitRes5iHE graf y1eht race, and
Saib Robert Schuyler among tAe Sptetatop. II 70
now, beyond q reasonable doubt, that Schuyler
crossed the ocean shohly alter his gganlic frauds
| were detected.
| We also lean that since the fugitive was known
to have gone abroad Il has Teen nScsTlsined that
Ills (SchuylePsi confidential friend "a lawyer also
sailed from this port aiew days ego Tor Bremen via
Southampton. Ni.g dua avlI ~ ats,
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\ SusrEorED RIURpER. The sudden death of Aif.
Geo. W. GIeeu last Sunday morning, al lisT Tesis
dence No. pa Twelfth slIseli has led 10 Q suSp-
cOn that she cams 10 her decease by poison admin
iStsred by her husband, who therefore oItssled
last evening and lodged in jail. a COIonet's Jury
was empaullellsd yesterday afleInoOn, and an *.
animation has been going on this morning at The
Office Of DI. ]. II. Bird, No. Clark street. The
municipal facts ELECTED thus Ear are that Mr.. Green
was accustomed 10 mallTeat his wife aud have fTe-
quent qunIEels will; heT mostly on the subject OF
their chldIenj that during l,f iluess he was heard
to apply appFobnous epllhels to her, aud on one
occasion 10 wish that she would die. MT. Green
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