Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-10-21

work (Fort Taylor is finished, and Col.
Wright with his command we're to cross
the river and take the field Aug. 2ad. An
army letter from there says:
Two days ago, August goth, three In
dians appeared on the opposite bank, wav-
ing a bloody shirt as they rode up and
down. After going through this perform
ance for about half an hour, they fred a
gun at our camp and rode of. This We
suppose, was intended to be an Indian de-
claration of war.
The truth is, the hostile tribes are in the
highest state ofconfdence from Col Step
toes defeat, and it will take severe thrash
ing to reduce them 20 order. The hostiles,
who went down to Walla Walla to see Col.
Wright said they had no wish to make
peace; that the whites were always talking
of war, but always wanted to make peace,
and the first to sue for it. This is true,
and shows the necessity of teaching them
new lesson. Their confidence, however,
may induce them to meet US, when we shall
have an opportunity of wiping out the dis
grace of the past. The time for temporis-
ing with these tribes Is over.
For some nights past we have seen the
light of fires ahead, which shows that the
Indians are busy in burning the grass on
our line of march, to impede our column,
by cutting off forage for our animals. For
tunately We had rain last evening, and it is
raining again to-day. This may save some
of the grass for US.
Hillard P. Dorsey of Los Angeles, late
Register of the United States Land Office
was killed on Sept. 9th, by his father-in-
law W. w. Rubottom. A quarrel arose
between Dorsey and his wife, and she thro'
fear of her life fled to he, fathers house,
five miles, leaving her child of 4 months
with his father. Dorsey went to the house
of his father-in-law, Mr.. Rubottom, where
the following scene was enacted.
When Dorsey rode up to the house, Mr..
Rubottom, who was seated on the piazza,
in conversation with Mr.. Newmark, arose
from his seat and remarked, "Capt. Dorsey,
l have one request to make, and that is,
that you do not enter my gate" Deceas-
ed said, 'I'll come in or die, and will end
il right here" Mr.. Rubottom again ad-
monished him, ''for Gods sake Dorsey, do
not come in." When Mr.. Rubotton saw
him walk up towards the house with pistol
in hand, he went into an adjoining room
for his shotgun. When he returned, Dor
sey was on the piazza; they met and fired
simultaneously, Mr.. Rubottom's load en-
teriug the side of Dorsey, just below the
collar bone. The shot from Dorsey's pistol
missed the mark. The deceased ran fifteen
or tweenty steps after be was SHOT, and ex-
pired. His wife was present all the time,
but it was useless to interfere in the mat
ter, rs Dorsey was fully armed, having a
six shooter, pair of derringers, and a
knife on his person at the time Of his death.
Hereafter, of course, California news
must be looked for by the Western papers,
and in that respect St. Louis will stand in
the position heretofore occupied by New
York, and Cleveland papers will have news
from the Pacific two days or more before
the N. Y. papers can furnish it to our
readers. The overland mail is very i'm
portant movement not only to the public
generally, but in particular to the Missis-
sippi Valley,