Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-02-23

Two AMERICAN GIRLS IN CApTivIrr AxoNa
THE MoHAvEs.-lt will be remembered by
the emgrants by the Southern route in 1881,
that Mr. Oatman, wife and five or six chill
dren were found murdered on the Gila river,
supposed to have heen done by the Yuma
Indians The bodies Of all the family were
found, with the exception Of the two eldest
girls, who are supposed TO have been carried
into captivity, and to be still living, not with
the Yumas, MS at first believed, but with the
Mohaves. One Of Capt. Washing'on's sur
veying party, Just in from the Plains, says
the girls alluded to were still living among
the NJ ohave Indians as recently ns last sum-
mer as stated by one of Walkers men by
the name Of Frank, and that both of them
are married TO chiefs Of that tribe. a letter
from Mr.. Weaver would seem to corroborate
the rumor that the girls are still living. 1t
is almost incredible that the commanding
officer at Fort Yuma should object or refuse
to negotiate for the emancipation Of two
American women from worse than negro
slavery. Mr.. Oatman, the brother, is desi-
rous OF raising party TO go out and effect
tho freedom Of his sisters from Indian bon
dagc. We sincerely hope he may be success
full We are pleased to learn that some gen
erous spirits have already volunteered to ac-
company him, in accomplishing 80 praise
worthy an object.
MURDER OF A RAILnoAp ExGINEER.--We
learn from the St. Louis papers Of Friday,
9Th inst, that BAIL II. Gordon, assistant
engineer on the North Missouri Railroad,
was murdered few weeks ago near Warran-
ton, in that State. He had been along the
line of the road in company with two other
gentlemen, collecting the money for subsc,ip-
tons but separated from tie latter, and was
returning home, when he was waylad and
shot through the head. The body WAS found
lying under the snow, having been traced by
dog. One Of the supposed murderers. rep
resented his name as May. from the state Of
Kentucky. He is described as about 80
years of age, with black whiskers, good
looking and we'll dressed. A minute descrip-
tion of the other has not been given. These
men have been traced as far as Niuconnes,
Indiana. A reward of 81 800 has been offer
cd for their arrest Mr. Gordon is native
Of Virginia. and has relatives residing in that
State and Maryland Baltimore .imerican.
Missouri AND AFRICAN CoLoNIzATIoS.--
in December last, the Legislature OF Nilsson
ri passed an Act appropriating $1,000 Il
year for ten years. to aid in the removal Of
free coored people from that State, with
their own consent, to Liberia Mr. Shumate,
Agent of the Missouri Colonization Society,
has issued circular, stating that he is ready
TO take charge of 60 or 20 free colored per-
sons, and to pay their expenses from ST.
Louis to Liberia where they will be furnish
cd by the American Colonization Society
with provisions and houses to live in for six
months after their arrival. He also pub
lshed letter from Stephen Mitchell o
(colored) citizen OF Liberia. TO Mr. Shumate,
in which he says: Il do not regret coming
70 Liberia, and l do not consider America
nny place or home for the free colored peo-
pie, and il is the strangest thing to me in the
world to see them in America sit down con-
tented without one ray Of hope this side Of
the grave. ] can tell you that ! wonld not
exchange Liberia, and all my privileges, for
oil America"
A DEMONSTRATION OF TIE LEAF YEag.--A
rather singular and amusing occurrence took
place near Cochranville, Chester county, in
this State, a few weeks since. A Mr. Bach
tell from Medina, Ohio, was introduced 10 .
Miss Duquet, of Chatham, Chester county,
about four o'clock in the afternoon of the
10th ulimo, and married her within three
hours afterwards Both are said to be worthy
and respectable persons. but very lively.
They were jesting upon the subject d matri
momy, when she. jestingly. popped tie queS-
flUD, 10 WHICH ne uNCttNtu. oHe lCllN
brought on another until they wen, TO the
parsons and had the ceremony performed.
HEAVY DAMAGES FOR SLANDER---A suit
brought by Miss Mary Doherty against John
l.. Brown, in which she claimed $4,000 DANA
Ges for alleged gross defamation Of her char
meter aud reputation, and which has been on
trial in the Superior Court for two days past.
was decided this morning. The jury found
n verdict for the plaintiff, for S3666,66. The
defendant has long been known as keeper Of
q billiard saloon, is reputed to be wealthy,
and has been married to two of the plaintiffs
sisters.-BoSton Budget.
FEJEE Towns BoMBARpED BY UNITED
STATES SLooP OF Waffle United States
sioop of war John Adams in July last went
TO the Fejee Islands to inquire into some
alleged cruelties committed by the natives
on American seamen, and TO demand indem-
nifty for the plunder of American vessels.
The Fejees not knowing or caring anything
about international obligations. acted like
the savages they are. and the John Adams
burnt'fve of their towns. After that they
made treaty with the United States Gov
.rnment-order has been restored, and the
American citizens residing on the Islands
re considered under sufficient protection.
THE MILITIA OF THE UNITED STArEs.-The
yar Department reports 20 Congress that
he Militia in the States and Territories
mounts TO the large aggregate of 2,4Ts, ,725
zen. This does not embrace the militia OF
10 State of Iowa or of the Territories of
RECON, Washington, Nebraska, Kansas, and
ew Mexico. The returns do not appear TO
at all complete. as the estimates Of the
rec of some of the States is based upon
ia furnished several years since.
PNEUMONIA is said that pneumonia is
evailing 20 an alarming extent in York
unity, Pa, along the border of the Tide
ter Canal, and that several deaths have