Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-12


mum, The.c gcutlomcn deserve
credit ibr the interest the have man
iiostc. in behalf or these people
So luU ihcy hpvo drawn no pay for
their services The Legislature
provided that the Muscogccs should
have 32D acres of land out of tho
public domain of Polk county; but
. have hccn il 10 med, by theagcnt.
that suitable ,an cannot be found
in that county, and in consequence,
no selection his lccn made for them.
contemplated, ut the proper time,
asking the General Government to
provide these Indians with farming
utensils, &c, They are honest and
industrious, and deserve incourago-
ment.
FRONTIER DEFENCE AND INDIAN DEP,
RELATIONS.
The Legislature authorized the
Executive to put in the field ten
companies Of mounted men, for the
defence Of the frontier, and made
provision TO pay for the same. Au-
thoritY was issued TO able and OK
pericnced officers to organize the
troops. 4 correspondence was had
with the military authorities of the
General Government upon the sub
icct, with the statement that there
was no desire to incur this expense
/ if the Government would place
/ troops at an early moment on the
| frontier. 1t became apparent that
| the authorities Of the General Gov
ernment, would not permit these
troops to take the field, and in con-
sequence, though they were much
needed, orders were issued to dis
continue the organization. No eX-
penditurcs were incurred under
these laws. A very lengthy cor
respondencc has been had with the
President, Secretary Cf War, and
Com d'g Generals of this Dept. and
State upon the subject of frontier
defence. Military posts have been,
and are now being established along
the line; but in many places tho
distance between the posts is so
great that the Indians can pene-
trate the settlements unobserved.
Circular letters were addressed to
the different county Judges Of the
frontier counties, and information
in an authentic form requested as to
the number Of persons killed and
captured Ey the Indians since the
termination of the war, and char
acter and value of property stolen,
and the number of stock &o;, as
could be ascertaincd. From these
official sources it appears that since
May 1865, there has been murdered
by the Indians 1Gi persons; "a
wounded; 43 carried into captivity,
20 of whom have been reclaimed
All the county Judges have not re-
ported. 1t is certainly known that
quite number should be added to-
this meloncholly list of killed and
captured, as there are no reports
from Wise county, one of the heaVl-
est sufferers, and none from Young,
county that has been almost en-
tirely broken up, besides casualties
that have occurred in other localities,
and since reports have been sent in.
A mcagre report from some OF
the counties show loss OF 349o
horses 80, 1877 head of cattle, and
2430 sheep This statement is far
short of the actual loss. A tabular
statement with original papers arc
, on file in the Executive office, copies
of which have been forwarded to
the Com'dg. General Of this Mlllta-
,ry District.
INDIAN CAPTIvEs.
There has been reclaimed from
| captivity, through Indian traders
and the Indian Agency in Kansas,
, Mrs. Box and four daughters, who
were captured in Montague county;
also Mrs. Luster, taken from Wise
or Jack county, and Norwegian
, boy from Bosquc county. 1t is not
, krown but believed that Mrs. Lus-
+ ter has returned to her friends
; Recent information ofthc reclama--
/ ton of the Norwegian lad has been
sent to his friends, and direction
: given to the agency in Kansas that
any reasonable expense, properly
, authenticated, in their behalf, would
/ be refunded by the State. A lad by
9 the name. of Bucbalew, of Uvalde
counsAwas stolen from the Kicka-
4 poo andLipan Indians in Mexico,
/ and restored to his friends through
, the cXertions of a Mexican, whose
f name is unknown. Mrs. Box and
C daughters were returned to this
Mace bv the U. S. authorities. On
l. account of her injuries and exposure
8 she remained sick in this vicinity
) for a considerable time.
d 1t is not certainly known, as to
Il the number that remain victims
. among their merciless captors, but
q the best data indicates that there
d are still fourteen, if they are not
is dead. There is noabatement OF the
l. f,rays on the border. On the iIth
= ult a lady and gentleman were Kill,
n ed in Hamilton county, several
:, children and lady wounded, and a
& little boy carried of. About the
rs middle Of last month an extensive
n raid was made ia the counties ol
it Jack. Wise, Parkcrand Young The
+ Indians passing in sight Of the 7 .
p Post at Buffalo Springs. On thli
of raid a Mr.. Briscoc and wife, in Par
r ker county were murdered, am
te their fonr children carried on
II, Three young men were killed II
ii. Young. Much property was car
Of rieI or Other casualties are re
r, ,.nrieL but not l:aown TO be Ger
d iaii,iy irue-
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