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Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23
The Indian War.


We have just. received news of an
other serious Indian outrage upon the
plains. N. H. Rice, Esq, an old resi-.
dent Of Denver, reached Omaha yester-
day afternoon. and gives US the follow
ing particulars
About four o'clock p. m. on the 28th
ult. the train with which Mr.. Rice was
coming down. arrived at poin. four
miles above AIkali Stallion, and the par
ty then observed an up train, consisting
Of about sixty teams, in the act Of corral.
ing. But before all Of the train got in.
10 position, body Of Indians. variously
estimated at from 100 to 800, rallied
from the hills and succeeded in cutting
off ten of the number. Six of the dri-
vers fed 10 the man body and escaped.
-Four stood their ground, and were In
stantly overrowered and killed. The
down train formed with the advance Of
the up train4-i in fact With all Of ii ex-
cept the len teams that wefe cut Off
and no attack was made upon them.
J The Indians .'hamslrung'' and other.
wise disabled the cattle which fell intc
their hands, and took the mules away
, with them. The most of the loading
was destroyed, and six Of the wagons
were burned.
The names of the men who were kin
ed. were Albert Gaskill, Geo. w. Selba
and H. B. and Elijah Carton, father ant
son. All of these were stripped, excep
: Gaskill. Selby was burnt TO crisp
: Each one was literally filed with ar
: rows. Those unfortunate men were al
from Wayne county, lowe. The bOdle
were taken charge of by those connec
ted with the train, and decen,ly buried
It's Of course impossible 10 ascertain
: = what tribe Of Indians is guiEy Of IN
massacre; but The Pawnees WHO exam
ined the arrows say lhey are of lh
Sioux manufacture.
We have news to-day by Hon. W. n
i McCandlsh, just arrived from Fol
Kearney, that Gen. Heath had had
' fight with the Indians near Alkili, an
: had killed quite a number. We hay
i M narticulars,
The train Of Clark Bros of Bellevue
= we are informed, lost seventy head {
cattle near Julesburg, and man name
Flora, of Fremont, had sustained losse
I to a considerable amount- Omaha R
publican.
= Since the above was in type, we lear
that Gen Heath overlook the Indiar
!, and punished them severely; killing an
!, wOunding fifty. He fought them twice
first al Rocky Points, aud again OF Ii
Sinking Wafer. The Indians numbere
, some 800. Gen. Heath's force consis
ed Of 175, men and officers. They wei
four days without wood or water, an
: Two OF the days entirely without fOod.-
PLdttsmouth Herqld, 18th.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23
THE ECOCKNEY.
BY JOHN g. SAKE

Il was in my foreign travel,
At a famous Flemish inn,
That met stoutish person
With very rudy skin;
And his hair was something sandy,
And was done in knotty curls,
$50 And was parted in the middle,
In the manner Of girls. -
Hs'Was clad Ia chequefed trousers go
-s4 And his coat was % a sort
10 suggest Scanty pattern,
Il was bObbed 80 VeryshOrt;
And his cap was very littlet
Such as soldiers 6ftea use
And be wore pair Of CATERS,
And extremely heavy shoes. Iea
addressed the man in English,
And he answered in the same.
Though he spoke it in fashion
That thought little lame;
For the aspfrate was missing
Where the letter should have been,
But wbore'er it wasn't wanted,
lie was sure to put it i'm! '''
When spoke with admiration
, 0fSt. Peters mighty DOME
lie remarked Tie really nothing
To The sights We ave al 'ome!'
And declared upon his hunor-
Tho gh, u ccurse, twas very queer
That he doubted If the Romans
'Ad The hart of nla4ing beerI
Then we talked of other countries,
Ard be said that he had heard
That namerieans spoke HDgIish,
But he deemed il quite babsurd
Yet be felt the deepest lii ttrest
In the missionary work,
Aud would like to know if Georgia
Was in Boston or NeW-YOrkI
When left the man. in-gaiters,
He was g,uInblng oef his gin,
AT the charges Of The hostess
Ofthat famous. Feemish inn;
es AID he locked very Briton,
$50, -methinks / see hin still)
As he poeketed the candle
That was mentioned in the bin
The following touching poem wa
picked up in rebel camp in Georgia I;
laid four dollars on the board,
| bet 'em wun by wun:
| The farrer deeler got my checks
Till at last he'd none.
Let every GA young gamboleer
Of cHt-throats games beWarS
And only Ila with geatemeuS
Who spread upon the squar.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23

Speaking of The horse Dexter's trOt-
ting a mile in 2,l8 l.5, Wakes Spirit
says
The mile made by this horse is the
fastest ever performed by trOtter, and
of course. takets place on the record as
such. In this regard it displaces the 2m.
l9 2.3s. of Flara Temple, though we
are inclined TO think that all things con.
sidered the latter remains the best per
formance. I. must be understood tha
we rate the value Of performance b
the way Of going, and the saddle is, II
our Judgment. the fastest and most nat
ural way for horse to 60. IuaSmoch
however. as Dexter is also q capital har
mess and wagon horse, and quite young
beng only seven years old, II IS not I'M
probable that be viii some day equa
| + lora 3 time in harness He is not
mere brushing horse, but ere that caI
rate high all through the mile"
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23


fure. One exclaimed, "WbaI do you
think, Maria l took me thiriy-fve
minutes, this morning, 10 make my wa
ter fall"
Dare are" said sable orator, ad
dressing his brethren, 1.-TWO roads tro'
dis world de one am broad and mar.
row road dat leads TO perdi'ion, and the
oder narrow and broad road tha; leads
sure destruction"
"If dat am de case, said sable hear.
er. "dis culled Individual takes to 'de
woods"
The Hartford and New York Steam.
boat Company have contracted for a
steamer to be built this winter with two
hundred state rooms.
Some people say salaratus will no
harm the stomach. Ills clay.
Much sofering exists in Paris In cor
sequence of the prevention of suicide By
the low Stage of water in the rivel
Seine.
Several United States officers called
on the rebel General G. B. Vance sol
Of the ex.rrbel Governor Of North Car.
olipa. but foand that he had gone tc
mill with bag Of corn.
The great bridge soon to be bull
across the Ohio river from Cincinnati
to COvingtOn, KY, will be the lOnges
in the wOrld-two thousand feet longe
than that over the Niagara river.
a negro was summond to SIT on a ju
ry in Cleveland. Ohio, last week. bu
his whhe colleagues refused TO sit wit
him, and he Judge summoned whit
colleagues refused to 81, with him, an
the Juge summoned a white man in hi
place.
The people of California are sendiat
arms 10 the Mexican Juarists, IL boxe
marked pianos"
The Boston City Government has pas
sed a law authorizing the cOnsrucdo
Of another water reservoir al a cost {
+ 100000, TO bold 500 100000 gallons
The emigraliou to Oregon this year
estimated al ten thousand.
] Brackinridse is IN Paris, Benjamin
London. ~
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23
poettra, *
On, what A world il Might Be


On, What A World il Might Be
Oh, what world It might be,
'Tis fun Of hope ard love,
a Itnight almost as bright be
hae As those bright realms above
Could ], BY love or magic,
oiisl Assusge those burning tears,
Life should not be 40 tragic, fn
SO daEksDsd Ger with fears.
The wear and tear Of ages,
In one vast sum eombin'd,
Are naught on Time broad pages
To that Ofioss Of mind.
Oh, for the voice of Stentor-
The strength Of Hercules
The wisdom of q mentor,
Mans troubles to appesse.
The works Of good men reach as.
From the darkest depths Of time,
And truthfully they teach as
How high our thoughts may climb.
Oh, wha: world it might be
'Tis full of hope and love-
1t might almost as bright DO e-
. As those light realms above.
Nebraska advertiser., 1865-11-23

vance. -. -.
4llkinds Of job, Book end f'are rtnti' atne -
the hesEstyle on shortnoiice aac ieasti. l.e r.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05

late Presidents body guard commanded

late Presidents body guard commanded
by Lieut.. j. Jameson OF Ohio. This COM
papy consists of one select man from each
company in Ohio, and numbers nearly 100
men. a sufficient force of this guard Is
upon duty at all times, and the visitor who
calls upon the President at his temporary
mansion is confronted at once upon ap-
preaching the door by three or four SOL
diers who do not permit him to advance
further until his name has been sent IN,
and the order given by the President to
admit him.
In the hall adjoining the reception room
are also found soldiers of genteel deport-
ment who quietly remain about the en-
trance within few feet of Mr.. johnson.
Sentinels also constantly surround the
house upon the streets and in the lot upon
which the building stands. In fact every
reauonable precaution is taken to prevent
any violence being attempted upon the
President.
The Posts special says the restriction
on visiting Richmond has been removed,
and any one can 90 there. Advices from
Richmond say Gov. Pierpont will probably
convene the loyal legislature by the Let
of June. It is said that if Johnston re-
fuses an unconditional surrender, he can't
escape. Several rebel officers rather than
20 South have taken the oath.
The monitor Roanoke now lies in our
lower bay, having been towed here by the
gunboat Alabama.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
FROM EUROPE.
How the Fall Of Richmond was
Received.

HALIFAX, April 26.-The steamship
Africa, from Liverpool tie 10th, Queens
town the 10th, arrived with three days
later news.
The news of the fall of Richmond Great
ed intense excitement in England, but it
arrived too late to admit of the newspa-
pers generally commenting upon it, and
as most of the markets had closed from
the 18th to the 18th, the effect of the news
cannot be fully developed until they are
open.
The London Daily Ne,cs says the army
of Virginia, 40 long deemed invinoible, the
pride, the hope, the centre, the citadel Of
the Oontede, acy, has been not only beaten,
but shattered. The Davis government is
now vagrsnt and fugitive.
Richmond, which gave it for time a
dignit, which it cold never have acquired
while it remained among the cotton plan
tations, where it had its rise, was set on
fire by its departing guests. That the
Confederate army fought with all its ten
acity and clan we cannot doubt, but it has
been broken mp by men who, as we have
often been told, were the sweepings OF
Northern cities. Davis began the war by
declaring he would carry it where food for
the torch awaited the Southern armies in
populated cities, but the attempt to burn
New York ended in nothing but in execu-
ton, while Davis set bis borrowed capitol
in flames and decamped.
The Ne,cs has an article strongly con-
demning the conduct of Judge Smith OF
Montreal, for his ill-considered charge on
the subject of the st. Adams raiders
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
President Joi uson,s Habits.

From the Rochester Union tDemocratic).
Since the Inauguration ceremonies of the
4th of March, much has been said concern
ing the habits of Andrew johnson We
have had something to say on the subject
have said it, and said it harshly. And
without new light we would not feel called
upon to modify anything uttered. We de-
sire to do justice to Mr.. johnson not only,
but to ourselves.
We had a conversation this morning
with Mr.. Thomas Purcell. of this city, As.
sistant Superintendent of Bridges for the
past six months on one of the lines of rail-
road in government hands running south
from Nashville, who had just returned
home on q brief furlough. He is an un-
compromising Democrat. For one month
during the winter he was in Nashville and
saw Mr.. johnson almost daily, having oc-
casion to meet him several times, and he
AYERS that he never saw q sign of liquor or
the slightest evidence of an habitual drink
er upon him. Giving the fullest credence
to this testimony, we are satisfied that Mr.
johnson does not habitually indulge 10 the
use OF intoxicating liquors to excess, as has
been reported. ~ Dce s2y5i'59
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05

and wears wild, hsggard look, indicating
exposure to the elements, and q rough
experience in his flight. y a,7t -
die hair Is disarranged and dirty, and
apparently had not been combed since he
took his flight. The head and breast are
alone exposed to view, the lower portion
OF bis body, including the hands and feet,
are covered with tarpaulin.
The shot which terminated his accursed
life entered on the left side at the back OF
the neck, a point, curiously enough, not
far distant from that in which his victim,
our lamented President, was shot.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
THURLow WEED writes to the New York
Commercial as follows:

In calling upon Preston King, yesterday
morning, found him at breakfast with Presi-
dent johnson, who was calm, thoughtful, and
sense of the nations loss and his own respon-
sibilities. Though the interview was brief, l
derived encouragement from it He was aft.
ected sensibly by the evidence of confidence,
from the people and their representatives, al.
ready manifested. His health is fully re estab-
ished, and am sure that be has entered upon
the duties Of his great Office with firm and
patriotic intention to prosecute the war until
the rebellion and its cause are '.crushed out,
and the authority of the Government re-estab-
lished throughout the Union.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Precautions for the Presidents ser.
sonal Safety..VirSinia Affairs.

WASHINGTON, April 27.-The statement
that President Johnston declines all pre-
caution for his personal safety is errone.
Gus. True, be has not given any special
directions for guards to be placed about
his person, but he approves the precau-
toms takel, by the authorities, which EN-
brace the continuance upon duty OF the
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05

Information from Charleston says that
Gen. Gilmore sent out an expedition into the
INFERIOR OF South Carolina, which destroyed a
large number of railroad bridges and other
reoel property. and captured 1000 bales OF
brought to Charleston.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
Characteristic Letter Of General Sher.
interchangeable Relative 70
Burning Cotton.
WHEELER TO GEN. HOWARD.

wHEELER TO GEN. HOWARD.
GRAHAMs, s. G., Feb. Z, 1865.
GKNKRA.-I have the honor TO propose that
if the troops Of your army be required to dis
continue burning the houses of our citizens
will dicoDtinue burning cotton.
As an earnest of the good faith In which my
proposition is rendered leave at this place
about three hundred bales of cotton nnharined,
worth In New York over quarter OF o million,
and in our currency of one and half millions
I trust my having commenced will cause you
to use your influence to insure the acceptance
of the proposition by your whole army.
I trust that you will not deem 1t improper
for me to ask that you will require the troops
under your command to discontinue the wan
ton destruction of property not necessary for
Respectfully, General your BIT servant,
j. WHEELER,
Major General Z. 8. A.
ANSWERED BY GEN. SHERMAN.
HEApoRs MIL Div. OF THE MIssrssTPrr,
In THE FIELD, February 8.
GrSERAI,; Yours addressed to General How
ard, Is received by me. hope you VIII ourn
all cotton, and save US the trouble. we doos
want it and 1t las proved to be curse |"
our country. All you don't burn Will e,,
AS to private houses, occupied by peaceIuI
families, my orders are not to moiest on p'' W.
them, and think my orders are Ooeyeo 20
cant houses, being OF no use 10 anyDO ch, Ill.
little about as the owners nave .Iou .,,. t tnn
of no use TO themselves. dont val. snean
destroved, bni do NOT lake much care TO pre-.
l am with respect, yours Z Irg sH'eRw.u
Major General u. s. Army.
MAJ Gen. J. Wheeler, commanding cavalry
= corps Confederate Army
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05

Hon. +. NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War:
Generals Meade, Sheridan and Wright
are acting under orders to pay no regard
to any truce or orders of Gen. Sherman
respecting hostilities, on the ground that
Shermans agreement could bind his own
command only, and no other. 10y W.
They are directed to push forward re-
gardless of orders from any one except
General Grant, and cut off Johnstons re-
treat. sg t-,e~
Beauregard has telegraphed to Danville
that new arrangement has been made
with Gen. Sherman, and the advance Of
the Sixth corps was to be suspended until
further orders. " s=0-a .r.-s-as
Ihave telegraphed back to obey no Or
ders of Sherman, but to push forward as
rapidly as possible. t All.
The bankers here have information to-
day that Davis specie is moving south
from Goldsboro in wagons as fast as possi-
bic. -
/ suggest that orders he telegraphed
through Gen. Thomas that Wilson obey no
orders from Gen. Sherman, and notifying
him and Candy, and all commanders on
the Mississippi, to take measures to inter-
cept the rebel chiefs and their plumber
The specie taken with them is estima
ted at from $4,000. 900 to SIS, 900, 900.
H. w. HALLECK,
Maj. Gen. Commanding.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
CorrecttOn Of the Above.

Correction Of the Above.
New York, April %, P. M.-The fol-
lowing is a corrected copy of the official
sent around this morning:
OFFICIAL.
WAR DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, April 27.|
To MAJOR General Die:
J. Wilkes Booth and Harold were
chased from the swamp in st. Mary's
county, Maryland, to CARROTS farm, near
Port Royal, on the Rappahannock, by Col.
Bakers force. The barn in which they
took refuge was fired. Booth, in making
his escape, was shot through the head'and
killed, lingering about three hours, and
Harold was captured. Booths body and
Harold are now here.
(Signed)' +. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Dispatch from Gen. Halleck..Sher.
mans Arrangements to be Dis
regarded...The Enemy to be
Pushed In Every Direction.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05

OFFICIAL
WAR DEPARTMENT, WAsHINGToN,l
April 27-9 A. NJ.
To MAJ. Gen. Dir, NeaO York:
7 Wilkes Booth and Harold were chased
from the swamp in st. Mary's county,
Maryland, to Merritts farm, near Port
ROYAL, on the Rappahannock, by Colonel
Baters force. The barn in which they
took refuge was fired. Booth was shot
and killed, and Harold captured. Booths
hodv and Harold are now here.
TS;oradl E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
OFFICIAL BULLETINS.

7. wilkes Booth shot ana ~
Captured-..BOoth's BODY !"
fn1tOn.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.

Presidont JohnsOnss Speech to an
Indiana DelegatiOn..His Views -
Punishment OF Treason and on Re.
construction.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-05-05
OFFICIAL.

WAR DEPARTMENT.,
WASHINGTON, April q, $3.50 A. MS
To MAJOR General DIG:
The Department has received the fol.
lowing dispatch from Major General Hal
leok, commanding the Division of the
James.
Generals Candy and Thomas were in
structed some days ago that Sherman's ar
rangement with Johnston was disapproved
by the President, and they we're ordered
to disregard it and to push the enemy in
every direction. -
(Signed) E. NJ. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-12
Riot al Greenwich, Conn.

"N ~ NaNe""'Sh, Yum
Marriage Of q C0tored Man ,Cih q
Bhjfe UOnlaa-.4 Returned Veteran
ShOt Dtad.
The Lule Town of Greenwich, Conn,
has been thrown into perlec. fever OF
Iexc,.mrnt IN conkeouence of an ARRAY
h.,,oa, ,a,,v Of whites and colored
man named Henry Davenport, in which
,,,I,. ,e,urp.d soldier was Instantly
,..u,a Irhe circumstances are Inns re-
Ia,ad.
Foo wears AGO Henry Davenport, a
well.koosn colored man, made The ac.
Iouair,apc. Of a white woman. and in due
lime the twain were made one flesh. /,
r,nsrd The ire Of some Of the INDIGNANT
villagers ,ha, a white woman should so
far fTrye, her honor and her race as TO al
" herself with one of the hated sons Of
Ham. and soon after the marriage, fright
enc nv their threats. he removed TO New
York. A few weeks ago, thinking M
the affair had blown over. they returned
to their home. When this became
known. the Villagers pre- pared TO carry
their old ,brea,s INTO execu,ion
On Sa,,rda, pioh, a crowd n,oceeded
10 vi,j, his dwelling with the mention of
administering to lin Goa, of ,ar and
feaIh,r. WINE against his vile many
threat. were expressed.
Uyon reaching the house thew found
Davenport and his family hat retired In
resnonse TO their knocks. his mother. a
very old woman. rose and asked what
they wanted. They answered, "some
ire cream" Upon being informed that
none was 10 be h ad. they demanded tina,
Davenport and his wife should confde
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-12
(By authority Of the LegislatLre.)
Proposed Amendment to the
Constitution of the State of
NTaCt Iir0inia


Constitution of the State Of
West Virginia.
u ESOLVED, BY THE LEGISLA-
II TURE OF West Virginia, The fol-
lowing is proposed as an amendment TO
the Constitution OF this State, TO be sd-
ded al the end of the first section Of the
third article thereof, 10 become pert of
the said Constitution when ratified accor.
ding to the provisions thereof, name y:
mo person who, since The first day OF
June, 1861, has given or shall give vol
unlary aid or assistance 10 the rebellion
against the United States, shall be a ct,i-
zen of this State or be allowed 10 vote at
any election held therein, unless he has
volunteered into the military or naval ser
vice of the United States and has been or
shall be honorably discharged Iherelrom.
Adopted, March |, 1868.
July %, 1865. 3m
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1865-08-12
,,,s nebcls Going to Mexico.

=. York, August THE steamer
,;o,eo brings New Orleans advices 10
,se ggh ul'
gle Ms,amrr's "Moniier Of the From,
Jar" o! the 23G contains The details Of the
defeat OF Cornnas by Gen Lopez II ap.
NEAR. that Lopez WIS in guard Ut con
yoy and CsT'inas snrni>ing 'l'"' tive con
vow con,sSed large amount of specie
delermi ed upon an attack. After skrm-
ishing awhile, Coiiinas whole force. nun.
bering 600 men, attacked and were re-
pulsed. ANo,ber attack was made and
sgain failed.
COrtinas' oeC then became terrified and
fed in every direction. Cortinas lost no.
less than one hundred men. Those taken
prisoners by the lmperialisis wer' slant
iy shot. The imperialiss had onl i've
or elk slightly wounded One OF lhel'
heurenan,s was captured and killed. The
CONVOY then proceeded To Monterey In
charge OF a portion Of the Lopez force and
the ,sms;ndsr returned to Malamoras.
The Matamoras Ranchero Of the 22d
ul,. says:-"Amnng the rebel leaders
steering for The City of Mexico are Gen
erals Kirby Smith, Price, Wilcox. Ma.
Qruder, Walker, King. Prestoh, and Lead
bearer, CoInnelo FIournoy and OBJ mon,
Governor Allen, and Elk Governor Moore.
There are still 4, Monterey Generals
Shelby, Bee. Bradwtil, and Rddley
Governors REYNOLDS, Clark, and Murray
the latter dangerously III.
There is large amount Of sickness
among our troops. and General Steele
end three Of his officers are down with
the backbone Fever