New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-08-17
THE LATE MURDERS IN NEBRASKA
from o. On Correspondent.

COuScIL BLUFFS. Mcn5ay, Avg. 6. 10 D.
Within the psst week considerable excite
ment ha. been unaffected smorg TIE settler. II
Nebraska in relation 70 reported hostile !ntsu-
tions Of the various Sioux band. Of Indiacr.
krown to be roTirg over the cou TRY, within
about $50 miles of the Misfouri TIE murder
Of Logan Ftn'enelle, the chief Of the Om,hss,
ard tire burning Of the Psgnes village bad shown
the nesr proximity of these baAds, and the
residents on the frontier were therefore pre-
pared to listen with ready ear 20 the first tale
that should come &, them bea ing accounts Of
deeds Of blood committed by tie red men. I'm
fortunately they did not have to visit long.
On Sunday morning, the 29th ult., two men
were killed BY band of Indians, supposed to
be Sioux, about half mic from the froo'ier
town Of Fontenelle, on the ElhOrn River.
Their names were Demaree and Potter. They
had csmped on, on the prairie over nicat, and IN
the morning came across this band. The In
diaIs appeared friendly and shook hands with
the white men, but one Of them slstched Dam
arees cap from his head and put it on his own.
Demaree endeavored to recover il. but falling,
started of toward the wagon declaring be would
shoot the robber; whereupon the Indians imme-
diately fired, killing both the whites. IL is said
that but one shot fired, and that the same ball
killed both the men. At any rate it seems the
Indians only intended to shoot Demaree, as only
his scalp was taken off. while the body of the
other was left untouched. POrters wife was
present and saw the tragedy which resulted in the
death of the husband. She escaped to FOntenelle
and gave the alarm, but too late 10 enable cOu-
pany of settlers who Immediately started in pursuit
10 oyertake the hostile Sioux. Intelligence of this
sad event was Immediately brought to Omaha City,
whereupon Gov. lizard at once ordered out com
pany of volunteers for the protection of the settlers
This company was Immediately raised and left for
Fontenelle, where it has since been stationed
Nothing further has been since seen Of any hostile
Indians and the alarm v hch the murder of Porter
and Demaree at first excited has in great meas
ure subsided Indeed il is doubtful whether their
death was ANYTHING more than a sudden cutburst of
Indian ferocity, caused by the quarrel arising
about the possession of the stolen hat and that it
in no wise indicates settled purpose on the part
OF the Indians to light up the flames VI border
WET 1t is understood, however that Gov. lizard
has called upon the Government for force of
regular troops to be stationed in the vicinity Of the
settlements, for the purpose Of protecting them
from Indian attacks. This, as a matter of precau-
ton is well enough, and think it would be far
wiser for the War Department to listen to this
appeal than to send the troops up the river, 500
or 600 miles where there are no settlements TO
be protected.
The steamer St Marys, one of the vessels which
went up the Missouri to Port Pierre, in June, has
returned. 1t reports that the five or six Govern
nent boats which went up about the same time
with troops and public stores to the same place,
had arrived in safety although, owing to the low
stage of water in the river they had been compelled
to leave part of their stores by the way. None
of the boats ha been attacked by the Indians aud
the Sioux chiefs who visited them protested to be
friendly. They said II the whites would but let
them alone, they should not commence the war.
Yesterday, intelligence received here that the
Kate SWeeny one of these boats, was sunk about
ten DAYS ago some $50 miles above this place. Ii
is reported that she will prove total loss. The
captain assed down here yesterday, with portion
OF his crew in wagons to St Jose phs- The expense
of Transporting stores up the Missouri has been
for conveying corn from Fort Leavenworth to Fort
Pierre and even at this rate ii has been losing
business to the freighters, but this is sample OF
the way tie peoples money goes
The construction of the new capitol building at
Omaha CITY has BEEN commenced. The amount
appropriated by Congress for the building SOU
OO0 but the plan fixed upon will, it is likely, cost
considerably above that amount. and future Con-
crosses will be expected to make the deficiency.
Gov. Izard the Governor of Nebraska, left here
this morning for st Louis and intends 70 visit his
family at AIkansas before his return. Mr. Secre-
tary Cunning is also absent from the Territory oil
visit with his family at the East. Upon whom
the Executive auihOrity deyolges in the absence OF
both these functOnaries am unable TO say.
POFPAWArrAMIE.