The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-05-14

j OTrUMWA,s IOWA, THURSDAY, MAY Il 1857.

as ready 10 depredate upon those Indians as
upon he whites.
TIE force Of this strolling band who have
done this mischief is not more than eight or
ten lodges or about fifteen men. They are led
BY Ink -pa-dn-ta, aud are all we'll known. The
case has been laid before the Indian Depart
ment by myself, and immediate and energetic
measures recommended to bring the offenders
to justice. II has also been fully reported bv
the officers at Fort Rilgely, and have no
doubt but that the government will speedily
punish the guilty parties.
The Sioux Indians upon the reserve are wen
disposed, and receive this intelligence with as
much indignation and disapprobatlon as the
whites themselves. They are doing their best
to improve their condition, and stand clear Of
any suspicion Of, or connection with this at
fair The few of them who yet linger about
the white settlements will be removed in the
Spriag, and would have been before had it been
possible for them to subsist on the reserve
this Winter. en''''1.s 80 4aass"
So far from the Sioux as q tribe being inn
plicated in this affair, il has been perpeTated
cy few strollins Indians who are not recog-
Eized by the Sioux Or the Government, and
have been for years outlaws am .ng their own
people, and who It is my opinion, win be ex
Terminated before the leaves Of next Auiumn
fall. ss gaff i4,8a6g ira -
Person, coming into the Territory need feel
no more appr-hensions from the Sioux Indians
than il this unfortunate affair had not occurred,
bnt when their adventurous dispositions lead
them TO the confines Of the Indian Territory,
and almost beyond :he reach Of friendly ass,s-
tance from the settlements, prudence would
Seem to sggest that they should go in sufficient
numbers to insure their safety. 2i%
Respectfully. C E. FLANDRAU.
Agent for the Sioux of the Mississippi.
A TIGEs HUsr IN DEMERAnA,-We have
received from Mr.. BInhury, Of plantation
Devonshire Castle, the following graphic ac-
count of tiger hunt, which took place in
front Of Bounty on Wednesday, the 81
inst, end in which one Of the sportsmen, who
was little too psecipiiate, very near lost his
life, and still lies in most dangerous state -
Ia the afternooa of that day, while three or
fosr men were hunting for gaanoes, the dogs
suddenly came up 10 a tigrsss ard her cub,
which they instantly attacked. The first dog
that came up to the tigress was killed by a
blow Of her paw, and seizing the dog in her
mouth, she carried him up courda tree
which stood by. The cub which was pref
iy large one, assembled another tree. On the
huntslnen coming up, the tigress dropped the
dog, sprang down from the tree, and made off.
The two remaining dogs kept under the tree
on which the cub was; gun having been sent
for, the young tiger was shot. Itmeasured
FIVE feet from nose to tail, and was about the
height of a full grown spaniel. Oa the cub
being shot the dogs followed the tigress, which
had ascended another tree. The man fred
again and .vrnded her. breaking one Of her
fore paws she fell down, but rose up igain
and made for the sea. The tide being low,
she stopped on the soft mad, where she was
fired at with large shot, hut with no effect
A man named William Tai:, hearing repeat-
ed shots fired, went with his double-barrel gun
10 the spot, and as soon as he came up to the
tigress, which was lying the mud among the
young coarida trees, be discharged both bar
rels, and cried ont, 81 have shot 2 aud, with
out waiting for the smoke to clear away, to
ascertain the effect Of the discharge, he sprang
forward with the intention Of seizing his prey;
but the tigress turning round, seized him by
the leg Of has trowsers, threw him down, and
bit him over the eye. The man buried his face
in the mud, and the terocious animal Bit him
severely on his neck and head, and tore his
scalp nearly OF, While this fearful struggle
was going on, the other men came, up, and
shouted at the tig.-ss, which sp,ang OF the
man, and after going about two rods again
laid down. At length bullets having been
procured, the ferocious animal was kilies. It
was abont the height of Newfoundland dog.
and measured seven feet from nose to tall
The animals wete skinned and cut mp. The
skins were sold to Mr. Gonldins, Of plantation
Fear Not, for $40, and the flesh, which was
very Fat, was sold in the neighborhood The
poor man, TAFT, is now lying in very dan
gerous state, his head being swollen to an en- !
ornous size, with the scalp lying loosely on,
-(Royal Gazette.
4 HONS ON THE FARM.--The farm preserves
the family in tsintegrity. The house has in
that charming word, and that still more charm
ing thing the ireside--aroan1 which parents
and children gather, and where the bright and
cheerful blaze upon the hearth Is but . true
type Of the flame Of love that glows in every
heart. The parents have been drawn together,
not by the sordid motives of wealth, or by the
ambitious desire Of social display, bat for the