The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1859-07-22

! The dwelling OF the settler has no
unirequently been pllagcd, his stool
butchered or driven of, his crops de
slroyed, and himself and family too
often menaced and insulted by th,
beggafly Pawnees, near whom ht
may have had the misfortune to go
lect a home tor his family, where he
might live and prosper by the fruits
Iof honest industry. How delusive!
lie has seen the accumulations OF a
years hard toll destroyed in a single
hour, and that replaced by another
years unremitting industry, and pri.
vations perhaps never before expe-
rienced, has been in its turn snatched
from his grasp by the redskins who
lprowl about his domains and exact
tribute from the righttul occupants OF
the soil.
Respecting recent outrages, an es.
teemed friend at Fonteneile, in a phi
vate letter under date of June 2Stb,
/ NTllcs u5 IOilOWs.
ut is now abont three o'clock In
tho morning; about ono hour since
Mr.. Criah Thomas, one OF our best
citizens, residing near the mouth OF
Logan Creek, some seven miles
North ofhero, came to my house in.
forming me that he had been robbed
by the Pawnee Indians about dusk
last night. The circumstances as
related by him in substance are a.
follows: The Pawnees to the num-
her of 1000 were temporarily en-
camped some three miles above his
residence on the Elkhorn River.
West side. AT dusk, some nine In
dlans, mounted aud naked, came
near to bis house and took from him
n fine pair OF work-cattle, as he was
driving them in from pasture; and
notwithstanding his resistance, they
searched his person, taking there.
from a money. belt containing one
hundreddollars in gold, then turning
him all opposite direction from his
house, marched him off some dis.
tance. Lett him and went to his
cabin, which is probably ere this,
searched and destroyed; containing
provisions, some valuable papers
about Sl4 oo0 in money, and articles
for house. keeping.
On Friday last, the Pawnees came
to this vicinity with the rale-.doubt-
less true that the Cheyenncs and
Arrappahoes had burned their vii
lage aud compelled them to leave.
They were going or a buffalo hunt,
also to make war on these Indians
AS soon a. they could be re enforced
by the Onahas. They broke mp
their camp near here this morning
nu'inS SUrtiward, ulcr suJectiiig
the whites to many annoyances. 4
understand that two Young men near
town hero were shot at by them
while crossing the Elkhorn, and i'll
has been quite common for them to
menace settlers with ;hoir guns and
arrows.
In their march mp the country
these Pawnces drew revolver upon
lady whose husband was absent
rom home, and stole the clothing OF
John Q. Seeg a lew miles North OF
here"
LArER.-Yesterday afternoon, and
after the above was in type, two
mon, whose names we do not now
recollect, came into the city in great
haste, bringing the intelligence that
II party Of eleven Pawnees had at
tackled four white settlers the night
before, near the town of De Witt
Dodge county, some ten miles North.
West of Fontanelie, and about forty
miles from this city. The Indians
were repulsel with the loss of four OF
their number killed. One Of the
whites was wounded, but not seri-
ously.
Our informant says that from 700
to 500 Pawnee warriors were Ell.
camped but short dis ance from
the skirmish referred to, and serious
difficulties were apprehended. All
the whites in that region had armed
themselves, and were momentariIy
expecting q renewal OF hostilities. -
They brought a petition to Governor
Black, urging tho necessity OF calling
out the militia for their protection
A small body OF men, we'll armed,
left THE city Tor the seat OF war last
night, and others will follow to day
1t is believed that these savsges
are a portion of the band sent ou,
against the Cheyennes, as alluded to
above, and fears are entertained
that they will ravage the settlements
near them before startiug out. A
couple OF Pawnee runners evidently
spies, were arrested in this city last
evening. and lodged in Jail. They
were endeavoring to get out of town
just as the armed force from here
WAS starting.-[ Omaha Nebraskian,
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