The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-09-07

mad been stolen from here by their band.
Iney had council at the agency, and de-
manded 81 900 for each of the captives and
on being told By General Grierson that no
ransom would be paid ut all, they became
exasperated, loaded their carbines, strung
their bows, and told him they would come
some time and carry him off. The Quaker
agent told them to go back to their camp
and return with all their captives and
people, and he would pay chem some
thing for the captiyes, but how much he
could not tell. Before leaving the Indians
placed White Horse, a candidate for chief
tainship, in front of the council, and said
to General Grierson and the agent: "Tfis
is the great brave that lately stole seventy
mules right from under your noses, and
scalped the three men near this post, and
shot into the cattle her1 and had the SOL
diers wild and running all over the cofantry
to catch him. We want you to make a
chief OF him for these great things. He is
the man that captured Che women and
children and killed Mr. Kooger in Texas,
and he was the greatest brave in the fight
with the Sixth cavalry in June and July,
and has killed many Texans and burned
many houses and laid waste much coun-
try-make him Kiowa chiefl"
Yesterday l saw this red fend lay his
loaded carbine on the counter at the suffers
store, and eXultingly counted the hundred
or more dollars worth of suffers checks
which the order of the Indian agent was
procuring for him. He was "jabbering
away" to group of hdeously- painted
devils, and buyings fine, double three-point
blankets and other valuable goods with the
reward his conduct had obtained for him
from the Indian agent. This is no fancy
sketch, but the honest truth! The sayages,
armed with breech-loading repeaters (Spen-
Ger and Henry carbines), who crowded the
suffers store, and were buying articles our
officers and soldiers could not afford
from the peoples money, appropriated
by Congress, and given them by the In
dian agent, were the ones that had been
spreading terror through Texas, murder
ing, robbing, devastating, and compelling
settlers to break UP and move south into
thicker settlements. When the captives de-
livered on the 18th arrived at this post the
sight of the troops greatly cheered them,
but when they started for the agency, how
ever, they began a piteous crying that
melted every heart, and one of the Sixth
infantry was heard to exclaim, feelingly, in
choking accents, "Only wink, boys. to
sick US, and bedad we'd have 'em!" 1t
Is approaching the time of year when the
Interior Department distributes Indian an-
nuities, and beside, the prairie grass is
dying and rapidly losing its nutrition.
Hence the desire for peace.
Several children-the sole sur
vivors of massacred families-are still cap
tives. Mrs. Kooger was formerly from near
Peoria, Illinois, and belongs to Mr. Hamp-
toms family. Subscriptions are beingtaken
up, and officers wives here are making
clothing for them. Some of the officers de.
cline to subscribe, declaring that If the In.
dian agent is so far responsible for them as
to paw ransom-money for their delivery, he
or the Bureau he represents is responsible
for their losses pecrniarily, and mustmake
theth good. The family will start fol
Peoria in few days. A few days before
their capture all the other families al
Henrietta had taken the warning given by
the Sixth cavalry, and removed to Monta
que, twenty miles south of there. At day
light, without warning, about hundred
Kiowas, having several captiyes, suddenly
appeared before the house while the inmates
were dressing, they having just risen. The
Oldest daughter, seventeen years Of age
was the first to see them. She ran into the
house from the doorway where she; was
| standing, and Mr.. Kooger, seeing the large
number, knew at once that massacre o.
his entire family would follow any resist
ance shown, and thinking to conciliate, he
advanced fearlessly and with hearty
Chow. how p he extended his HAND
to shake with them. A savage, in
pretended friendship, seized each hand
and an instant afterward Mr.. koogel
was shot through the heart and head
In ten minutes more the family were
mounted and tied on ponies, and wher
swimming the Watchita river near, by Mrs
kooger; after being thrown from her horse,
was Seized by two saVages, who entertain.
ed themselves dousing her under water
from time to time, almost drowning her,
and much to the merriment of their com
rades. Little Charley Kooger, a bright ten,
year old, showed fight, and with a loaded
musket had drawn bead op one when his
father went out to shake hands.