Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-04-13
THE INDIANS.
neprc<latious I'm wyoming Territory---sev-
eraI white MEN Murdered.

SOUTH PASS CITY, WYOMING, April 3.
On the morning of the 31st ult., a son of
DIR. james Ir,-ing- of Atlantic City. was at
tackled by about % Indians in the out
skirts of Atlantic City. He was shot with
q bullet and three arrows, and expired
from the effects of the wounds on the eve
ming of the LIST inst. The attack was sur
prise to the citizens, as it was supposed that
the Indians i'm the vicinity were peaceable,
having been sent here by Gen. Augur. Az
ter the attack mentioned, q party of citizens
from Atlantic City went out to look for the
prospecting parties scattered over the adja-
cent country They returned yesterday
with the bodies of J. Mcclure, A. Kellogg
f. Fasberry, w. G. Bennington and James
III. Athick which were found in different
places and horribly mutilated. Four more
of the citizens of the citizens of Atlantic
City are still missing, and there is no doubt
but that two of them have been killed, as
they were near the trail Of the Indians.
The stage due here yesterday at o'clock,
p. NJ, has not yet arrived, and it Is now be-
lieved that 1t has been captured by the In
dams, as party of from 10 to 100 were seen
on the LIST inst. going towards the stage
route, and as the weather is fine and the
route well equipped, any ordinary accident
that could happen the stage would have
been remedied by the present time. The
stage left Big Sandy Station, forty-five
"
right On board the stage We're Paymas-
ter-General Alvord, Major Russell, and
four guards of the United States Army,
Frederick Hummell, a passenger, William
Benham, one of the proprietors of the
route, and w. A. Kelley, driver. A party
of mounted men have left here to endeavor
to learn the fate of this party. There are
but few infantry troops in Wind River
Valley to guard that important settlement,
and none in this vicinity of any kind. Our
people are loudly calling for Gen. Sheridan
or Col. Baker.
CHEYENNE, April 4.--On account of the
formidable and hostile demonstrations of
large bodies of Indians, Gov. Campbell
will to-day issue General Order No. 1, or
ganizing Wyoming Territory into three
military districts. Laramie county will
and Nintah counties the second district {;
and Sweetwater the third. Luke Murrin
will be Colonel of the First Regiment, and
command the first district; John w. Dom
nellan, of Laramie county, will be Colonel
of the Second Regiment, and command the
second district; John w. Anthony, of
Sweetwater, will be Colonel of the Third
Regiment, and command the third dis
trict. Companies at different points will
be fsrmed and mounted as minute men, to
repel any attack of the Indians. The sem
timent of our people is unanimous for Gov.
Campbell's policy.
The following telegram from Governor
Campbell, of Wyoming Territory, has
been received at the Indian Department in
Washington:
CHEYENNE, April 8.
To Hon. II. l.. Prdker, Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs:
Indians, supposed to be Arapahoes, have
attacked citizens on the Sweetwater Min
ing District, and killed seven men. 1t is
feared coach, with Paymaster Alvord OF
the army, has been captured by them. No
particulars have been received.