The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-30

Serious approximations are entertained tina,
Colonel Rabhitt, the Secretary of the Terri
tory Of Utah who was formerly the Delegate
in Congress from tina, Territory, has been muir
dercd on the plans by the Cheyenne Indians
We learn from W. NJ +. Magraw, Just arrived
in this city. who lefs the itoi tier cish, days
since, thai Col Rabbit, whose train had been
"aptered this side Of Fcrt keernev had crne
on 10 Fort keurney after the capture oi his
train, and had there obtained four government
mules, and len on the ID September with one
man. in n light carriage. with dispatches Tor
Fort Laramie, which point he had not reached
on the l4th Of September, when Magmw spar
ty, with the United States mail. lcit Fort Lara
ME Tor Independence The party could hear
or learn nothing relative TO him. His friends
IN Missouri and on the plains are OF theopinon
that he and his companion have been muir.
dercd
Colonel Bsbbit should have got through to
Fort Laramie in five or six days il not modest
ed One Of the Sioux Indians who had been
pardoned by the President Of the United
States for the murder OF Magraws men two
years ago, and was being escorted home to bis
tribe by Captain Steward, Of the army. got
permission 10 go on in advance Of the escort
This Indian knew that Colonel liabbiit had
left For, kearney for Laramie, and followed
the tracks Of bis mules up into the bluils, near
Ash Hollow, until he found eyi cnccs that lBab.
bits wagon had been destroyed He found
q mans shirt aud other marks going 10 satisfy
him that Col, Rabbit and his companion had
been murdered He turned, for his own safe.
ty, and crossed the North fork Of Platte river,
and proceeded on that side 10 Laramie. where
he reported what he had seen aud his conolu.
sion on the subject Hash tnion, iGh INST
lSplAs WAa ON KINGS Rwra The San
Joaquin Rsputiiean OF August 10Th states that
three Indians from Kings river cut loose from
their trail ropes three valuable horses belong
ing To Mr.. Patterson who was fired at without
elect on making his appearance. Two Of the
horses escaped, but the Indians succeeded 10
taking the third on with them. This circum-
stance he'd Major Campbell the Indian agent
TO demand that the harse and the thieves should
he forthcoming In four days which demand was
not complied with. -Four days more were grant
cd and Wa-toka, and two other chiefs were
retained. il being supposed that the thieves he
Ionged TO Wa.tokas band. The hostages were
placed under the charge oi Pasco, reliable
chief, as il was thought. from whom they 60
capped in the nigh, preceding the expiration Of
the last allotted period taking with them n
quantity Of wheat. barley, and other property
belonging TO Major Campbell. The following
day paaiy Of twenty men started in pursuit.
and after travelling some thirty miles overlook
and was fired on with arrows by several hun.
ired indians, The pursuing party immediate
y dismounted and charged on the savages, the
latter re,rea,ipg and shooting arrows. The
action las,e, some hours when the Indians were
driven IN some rocky deicnc'-, with the loss Of
five men killed The whites recovered ak h0rs,
80. all the wheat, &e., stolen and had one man
wounded They remained on the ground that
day and on the next returned 10 the place Of
starting A meeting Of the sttlers WAS held
next day at which resolutions were passed r.
curing MAJOR Campbell 10 remove his Indians
from that vicinity. which was immediately com
piled with