, 1870-12-20
The snctx in tho Cnxo OF George
Fisher, Deceased
HI MARK IKAIS.

This IL history. 1t tsnos Wild extravaganza,
like .tJolm Williamepn IAckeDxats Great |
facts aud circutns.arccs witL whi:h the Con- |
eress Ct the Gni:ed States LII. interested it. !
self from time to time during the long period !
of hull \ century.
I will not call this matter Of George FISHERS
= great deathless and unEeleniiag swinale
Statce-for It has never been 20 decided, and
hold that II ia grave and solemn wrong for i
writer to cart sltlrF or c:ll names when such Ia
the casc-bnt will elnply present tho efi-
dence. md let The resder deducs bis own yer.
our contciencea kh&ll be clear.
On or about tho 1st day Of September. 1878,
the Cftek wat being then in proSreee in Flori-
da, the crops, he11s, and houses Of George
Fi:Atr, 4 ci;izt n, wore destroyed, either BY the
suit of them, ~ the tetrns Of the Law, ii the
Indians destroyed this property. there was no
relief fer Fisher; but il tie troops destroyed
it. The GoyelImsrt Of tho Ucitcd States vas
debtcr 10 Fisher fer the rmcun: invcl7cd.
George Fisher must have considered thst the
though he lived severli ye11s Afterward. he
does not appear to have evet made any claim
uron tho government. -
In ihe course Of timo Fiahe1 died, and his
widow married again. And By ard bv, uearls
twenty {6ars sf1er that dimly Eemembered
l4%
wtr husband pctiliored Congress lc1 Pay Tor
the property. and backed mp the pstition with
nany tcpositicns 1nd stida5its which ru.port--
ed 10 prove that the troops and nos the lndi-
ans destroyed the property: that the troops
| for scmo in:erusable Eeason. deliterasely
! $6C0, the panne belonging to 1peaceablc M
| vate citizen, md also DESTROYED various other
prupe,ty belonging 10 tho same citizen. Ru1
Congress declined to believe that the troops
were scra iiiots (ait er oye,taking and scatter
| ing band Of Indians proved to have been
calmly continue tho work Of destruction them
solves md make \ complete job Of what the
1pi.ars had only commenced. 50 Congress
denied tl1e petition Of the heirn ct Gcarge
Fisher In 1882, and did not give the1a 4
cent
VIC hea1 no moro from thcm officially mill
1sIs. sixteen years after their dtst attempt cu
the TfeAturx, and = full generation after The
death OF The man whcse fields xcEc deatSoyed
Tbs Few generation Of Fisher hei1s then came
! fcwatd and put in = bill for damages. Tht
Sccor1 Auditor awarded them sS,S13, being
half the damage sustained by Fisher. Ths
Autilc1 rti1 the testimony showed thst b
le4st half tie destruction Was dope ny tho IL
J eia.s :. bJore the trcor* .tert.l in pursuit,
ard Of eourse the eosernrent WAS not Re
.. That was in April, 1913: In Decsmbe.
ls4s, Tho heirs Ct George Ifshcs,. deceased
csr1e fcrwttd ard pleAued fer "rt~ieion
j ! OF their bill Of damsgee- The revision VI
! made, hut nothing naw could be fouEd IN thei
!. favor except an tg7or Ct sl00 in the forme
talcutlteu. However, in orler to keep up III
: Spirits of the Fnher family, tho Autisor COL
: ! Guided to 80 back and k1low icteTest ffura tb
i dats Of tie hret petition (lSs2) to tho dat
! when the u Of d,nasee VIA a*alasd. IN
: teut tho F1ehelH bono happy, with sdtct
I YEAR, interest On SS,B73-the same Amoun
! | Irr IN eH 907 81 Total. 417SID 81,
s. For An eEtiro year The suffering Flaht
) fAm,iy remained quiet-even satisfied, after
!. ! fashion, Then they evooped down upon Eo'
r emmett with their wrorgs once mote- Thi
old rat,ict. Attorney General Toucey, buuo1
!, ed through tho mnety papcrs Of :ho Fishe1
: AID discovered one more chauee for the dec
!. late c1rhan.-inte1eet on tbst original AVA
. Of <6,S73 frcm the dktc Of destruction Of u
! for ths tndieens Fithets. So now We hav'
y , Firnt, eHs73 damages: accord, interest on
= from 1882 to is4S, e39E.N; third, intere
= on it dated back TO 1878, $1,000 50. Tot
q s27,sS5s3! What better investment fos
g1cat-S1andehild than to get The Indians
II years b+fo.e his birth, and p1ausihly lay 1t
(, iunatic uritcd Statss troopss
u i. St,aDge as I, In1y seem, tbs Fithers
&c Copgtcts s1cDc for five yestH-or. what
ID pesbspe, mere hksis, fa,ed 10 meks i.t,S .Ie
be time. But at last, in 1854. they got heasil
BY Thty rertuRdcd Congress to pass an act
d. oui1irg ii . Auditor to re-e1Rmine thsir Ct
n Iut this time thcJ stumbled on the mist
&c tnue Of m houest Secretary Of the Treas1
~ ~ iMr. James Guth,is), and he spoiled eve
IN thing. He said, in very plain lingn1se, u
AIt ira Fiehefs were not only not entitled to
80 other cent, but that those children Of M
Ter SORROWS aud acquainted with grief had b
Aa Ia tno Trrch slresdy.
n, s Therefore, auothes Interval Of 1ess :,
nH eijcrce e1saed-an interval which lasted I
tu orr xesTs. VIZ, til 1853. The fright man IN
III. 2,rht ul.rou, vas than Secretary Of
NC NJohu B. Floyd, of peon,isr ssno'
nta T1ssn 1zb 4 master intellect, hoEe wss
ssy nv nan Il, a,,cor th. SUIT ring hesn OF .
~. Ard .uffsti4x laaDtr- 1naT csMs aq