Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-07-17

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voundpl loo the ihiph by nn arrow
Mr N,lcui.lge dptcrilgs Inc sceuo us
terribly exciting, and relates instances OF
prsnl individual bravery Oue Chippewa,
n son of the chief, Bed Bear. WIS shot
three times in an epdcuyor TO enter the
house: at each shot ho fell to the ground,
but raised himself, and pushed forward /,
Mi, progress was stopped at the threshold
hy one of the Sioux cleaying his head
through 30 the chin with an axe.
. Tho house occupied by tho Sioux is
about two hundred feet from the river,
The Chippews surrounded it, 9nd to
make their escape, the Sioux were Com-
pellcd TO run that distance, and wade the
river to the south bank, ia the face of a
constant i've from their euomics. This
they did, aided 10y The darkness OF the
night. with but the loss o. one warrior,
who was found dead 10y the Chippewas in
.lbe morning, on the south bank Of the
stream. The Sioux left behind them
lhirty-two horses, in addition to the
twelve stolen ones, and the dead bodies c'
three Of THEN warriors.
Nh NcEetrdge states that the lesi
.dence Of Gov. Wi!kie reseulJIed a sIaught
az house, on the morning after the coz
.hict. Five Chippewas and two Sioux wer'
lying deed on tAe floor, which Was covered
with their blood The Sioux did mo-
scalp the dead Chippewas in the house
NOR mulilate their bodies. The ChiPpe
was were more brutal; they cut up tht
bodies Of their dead foes, an& burned
them.
Although the half breeds Of ST. JoSepl
relrained from taking any part in the fight
f they are apprehensiye Of an attack from
body OF Sioux, now encamped at Devil
Lake. The Sioux promised to return, am
settle accounts with the Chippewas, II
numbers like the mosquitoes-a very ior
chile simile in that locality.
Congress appropriated, year or NOR
ago, SjO, 900 for tho erection Of fort o.
i, Pembina river, to prevent such outrage
us this. We submit that the Occurrenc
here related indicates the necessity Of i'm
mediate action on the part Of the Fedora
Government. There should be perma
nent military post located at st. JOSEPH
t or in that vicinity, immediately.
The Lexington Statesman, Of the 9th inst
chronicles the departure OF "as gallant
corps Of citizen soldiers as ever kept ste
2 to martial music, for the Conicdera.
!, Slate service"
e The same oper understands that "twei
ty Kentucky companies Me row concer
Il trating at Camp Boom" and predicts thi
J., in two months there will Oe ten sue
1t brigades of Kentuckian5 in the Conlede
Il ate service. We should like to know whit
) Misunderstood by neutrality in kentuck,
10 What are the Union men OF that Stat
:, who recently gave a majority Of $1,000 Il
d Union Con gressmen about, that they pc
d nit companies to be organized und,
). their very noses for the rebel service 2
re I'a,ri0t anil LisioH
IRoN CRY CoLLEGE.-The following @
tract from letter of one Of the recel
graduates Of the lRoN CITY COLLEGE, PET
burgh. Pa, speaks for itself:
T. - Every yOunI man who would tho