The Lincoln County herald., 1868-05-21
Indians o. the War Path.
tcorrsspondsnos Of the Lssvsnworth Times.
CHEYENNE, DAKoTAH, May /.

CHrrENSE, DAxorAH, May 1.
The citizens Of Cheyenne are greatly
excited over the recent bloody acts Of tht
redskin devils. Reports are coming ia
almost hourly Of further depredations
and some Of our people are anticipating
an attack upoa this city. Of course thil
10 absurd, as we could whip all the In
dians on the plains combined but when
there's scare . great many people seem
to lose their senses.
We have several semi. military com.
panies organized, and they propose to
give Mr.. Lo taste Of their quality.
Gen. Sherman arrived hero yesterday.
The people were dswn on him, and taunt.
cd and insultsd him openly on the Peace
Commission business. He promised ou,
Mayor that he would authorize the or.
ganization Of Pawnees and Frontiermen
at once.
We have heard Of some twenty. five
persons hcing killed within the last two
weeks. The Argus Of this morning gives
some particulars Of the latest outragcs.
Five men. on Plumb Creek were ap-
proached by some Indians Q few DAYS
since, who pretended to bc friendly until
they disarmed suspicion, when, after seix.
ing the weapons, they shot and killed
four, besides wounding the fifth severely.
also met Mr.. Briggs here last night who
showed me q dispatch stating that his
train, sixty miles west, had been attacked
and two men killed.
The Argus gives an account Of the In.
dians attacking the town of Sydney.
They were repulscd, but caught two cit.
izens near the town, whom they immedi.
ately attacked. Ono Of the whites had
a pocket pistol with him and managed to
keep tho Indians at little distance while
he retreated towards the station. He was
shot in four or i've places with arrows,
ono of thom passing entirely through his
body. When about half way to the sta.
tion he dropped exhausted from loss Of
blood. His unfortunate companion, Thos.
had no weapon, and the savages
rode up to him and sent eight arrows in
his body. One arrow went right through
his body about ono and o half inches
above the heart, and DR.. Latham had to
cut tho pointed end off before he could
draw it out. Tho Indians then scalped
him, tearing off tho skin and flesh from
around the forehead back to the neck.
Notwithstanding these dreadful wounds
thcre are hopes that Cahoon, as we'll as
will recover.
There are from 500 to 1000 Indians at
North Platte who threaten to demolish
everything there-including the railroad
Bridge. The hands refused to 20 out on
the repairs and it is unsafe for the cars
to run at night. Wo look hourly for an
attack upon the trains.
An officer just arrived from Laramie
says tho Indians will not treat, and this
Is confirmed by all who have been among
the Indians.
As many as 200 have been sent west,
and reliable information compels me to
say that 400 or 800 warriors are west Of
here for summers job on the railroad.
It IL likely special agent will 60 from
hero next week to Washington on this
business. We don't doubt that our pso-
pie are being killed BY the guns and pow.
lsr furnished by the Peace Commission.
RS. But tho most Of them are killed
With arrows. The Indians Gay they are
'eeping the powder for game but they
IAN kill soldiers with clubs. The iufan.
ry guarding the road are the subject of
much sport. "White brave much walk
. their taunting remark. ..