Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-15
Core spondence of the ST. Louis Republican.
The Sac aud Fox Bndians - Important
Tray Fine La 10 csme into mark ct
Odds and Ends, sc.

Core spondence Of the St Louis Republican,.
The Sac aud 10, Bndians - Important
Tray Fine La d To GENE into mark ct
Odds and Ends, sc.
WgsrPORT, Mo-, October s.
No further particulars yet received
of the Indian dcprcdatlons on the
plains. and no intelligence Of the
missing mail train.
On the 26th ult., the annual pay
ment was made to the Sac and Fox
Indians, at the agency in Franklin
county, Kansas. The amount paid
out was $50, 800. Mr.. Perry Fuller
is the agent, and he is spoken OF as
an excellent officer. He gets along
smoothly and pleasantly, both with
the Indians and the whites.
Shortly after the payment was
made, Judge Greenwood, OF Arkan
sas, the interchangeable Indian Com
missioner, arrived at the Agency,
and succeeded in making an impor-
tant treaty with the consolidated
tribe. So soon as | can get copy
of the treaty, | will remit it to the
Republican. | learn that in accord
ance with this treaty the Indians
have relinquishcd to the Government
for sale all their land lying in Frank
lin county-being strip of six miles
wide and twenty long, and q strip
of sixteen miles wide and twenty
long, lying OH the border of Weller
and Breckenridge coupties-reserv-
ing to themselves territory of
twelve by twenty miles in Weller.
This is ample for all their uses, as
their tribes do not number over L.
236-men, woman, and Children
This is falling off from last year
At the enrolment on the 9th of June
1858, they numbered 1880.
The reservation of these Indians :
portion of which will soon be open
to sale and settlements composed
altogether OF a district Of country
thirty four miles long and twenty
broad, watered by the river Usage
and IT. butarics, and contains some of
the finest land in Kansas territory
| understand that these lands are not
to be sold in large tracts to s0ccua.
tors, bat are to be dispose of in
quarter sections, for which sealed bids
are to be offered.
Some days since Mrs. Mary Hridg
err, an Indian lady, died ut her resi-
dcncc near Little Santa Fe, in this
county. Her husband is out on GOV.
eminent business in some OF the ter
ritories, and it is not known where 8
letter will reach him; hence it is dc
sired that the sad occurrence be men
toned III your paper, which reaches
all parts of the western country. -
Mrs. Bridgcr was the wife of james
Brldger, formerly Of Bridgcr's Fort
Utah territory.
| have received a letter from Mr.
Hugh Mccain, OF Iowa; who wen,
out to the gold diggings last spring
with party fro n this neighborhood
He says: 81 have not been disap-
pointed. This is decidedly a gold
country" Mr.. McCann is a respect,
able farmer, in whose word l have
implicit confidence.
Next Saturday (the l5th) the sale
of lots will be resumed at Shawnee
The terms OF sale will be onc-third
cash, the balance in six and twelve
months.
lam panied to near that l.. S. Corn
well, of Olathe, met with serious
accident on the night of Thursday
the goth ult. He was travelling in Z
carriage when a storm came on, anc
the horses became manageable
He jumped out, but was badly hur,
by the fail. At last accounts he wa'
getting better, but could not leave
his bed.
For some months past the Repuo-
lican has contained an advertisement
for proposals for transporting army
supplies to Utah, New Mexico, etc
This is a matter Of considerable i'm,
portance to the border county, ane
the competition was expected to b.
lively. The bids had to be all in b,
II o'clock last Saturday, and the de
cision was anticipated in few day.
thereafter. Much interest was felt il
this neighbo,hood regarding tn.
award, as some of our neighbors wer.
contestants for the job, and if the,
received the contracts, our own mer
chants would get the Quitting trade
whereas if Majors, Russell 4 Co
again secured a monopoly of the bust
ness the probability would be that tn,
QUILTING would be made ct othel
points. We had assurances from
high sources that there would be NJ
(favoritism displayed in awarding thu