The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1871-06-15


n Tribe Of sotIaWas-sI.ig IadIans At
tempt 30 make : MA n iE al Possession
Ard Steal Old JOhn RsbInsOn'a alOnE-
. ter EIsDhants EmDeFor-Great Com
sterna1loH AmOuE ne BhOsEmen-A1-
most Total Destruction or an Inds.
an Village -VgIldest Consternafton
Among the e6sVaGcs-They EIse IN All
Directions, Pante-sSFteken and Ter
rfned-But Finally EalIy and Attack
the EleRlsaR< vim .GsrSst Eary-He
f. fs-Reseued from else indians By His
Keeper, after lznyfne over One Hun.
dred Arrows Fired fa't0 his Isody.
The beautiful Indian village of Pottawstomie.
situated on the Neosho River IN the state % Kan
sas, was te theater of an intensely exciting, but
wholly Unavoidable occurrence the night OF
Sunday, May q. The mammoth menagerie and
ciFeus OF old John Robinson, ,hIeil had xhibited
the PEeyisns day tS eroEdsa henses % the great
ed red man, was the great Center Of attraction.
Their establishment and curiosity was great when
the gigaRtic proportions qf Old Emperor burst
upon their view. Every thing past on quietly,
and ON Sunday evening tine Weathen and water
EMPEROR enjoy the nfxury Of bath IN the river
which is a very frequent cnsiom among lneang.
ave and Aix ?. H., Prof. Buel, the keeHer was di-
reeted TO bring him down 10 the stream. The
Indians 10 The number of tNenty or thirty, were
noticed Watching the process Of mn fastening tho
chains which secured the elephant, with tie clos
est scrutiny Ithe object Of which viii shortly De
old Emperor made up bis mind 10 enioy him-
self, and moved on with slosi and majestic tread
the bank OF tie river lsithoit waiting 6 recefve
isportns hs Himself with s eStss aSa L des 1 F6l
ling and Plnhglng from side 10 side, sucking up
through HIS huge prolloscfs IN greaf eoIniaas,
twenty or thirty feet high, allowing it, 70 falin
showers of spruy upon and stiI around him, the
sight OF which. 10 the Inaiansy was truly navel
GUS. After remainiHg in the water until darR, he
was eonapestsS M haek e ths e9rse or camp and Sc
following and Wate hing the entire proce6dings
As soon 500 q he was an fostered ar. be sh to move.
i seemed as u the toesin Of war adfs9pnded;
from every wigwarl hnt and cabin they s,safined
looking crowd Of humanity as ever was seen be-
fore; and 1t was certainly as much ofa show 10
OF sayages themselves. The Wild and excited
shouts ofthe eliiiarenf the shrin Bud diseordant
clamatiOns ofTheSarr4ors and braves, created
bedlam Of sounds Which neyer was nor ezn be
This Indians slowly disappeared and. sought
their wigwams fof the night, and there boing no
further need OF remainiEg awake. the tired show
men also sought to obtain the rest they 80 much
needed In orderto enable tain 20 20 throt e with
the to-morroy's work u Is CUSTOMARY with pil
TO employ man as Eatchmsn, and 70 him Is in
trustedth business Of awakening the company
in the mornihgs % be IA readipess for brceizfast
and early start on the road, and to his care is
also eonlnitted the entiro establishment through
Abo6t hiEaulght the Watehinaa.l yrisline 10 re-
eeiye some infoEnatien in regard to- stzrtiAgs ia
| Robinson was qnaEtSredi and. wistie ieneaged in
eonversatiop with him an awful, upearthly howl
resounded through tha halls Of the ho1e, loaed
by series OF cries, groans aud screecbea,stch as
no mortal s+er heard ne foFe.s In an instaAf tho
ssf5s Sy t e see asseq1 S4Ss sfs
and frightened taess lepked Wildly o1t.ii9 sd !
of terror crouch ed cuVsringly down olr ne men
with pale and frightened eounteRance es--erying
tWhat Is n ~ Are we atiAeKed 7y lIadians ~
s'Wil they. come here 'Ob lge shall sff 30
murdered - The scene was en- To make me
stoutest heart quake vita liears HIrs R6bins0n,
| quickly comprehcnding the matter, sprang from
the room and ordered every man to come out, a.
he was certatn-tlat -snrIln Of -tila animals had
broken loose. rpone emerging from the house It
was ~ first suPPosed that ne ENTIRE village was
the vast nrine f iSess s IVY % t,.'S, ~
The noise an al 6iths e. grow loader each
instant and bslgS u. tks t,alsn peEItsn sf ne
upon suddenly tqrninE q corner they beheld. a
sight they win neyer feEges IN the foreground
back was peFched half dozen WorriOrs. shout
Ing and gesticIIatng vi D tAeiF brethren be
low, while AZ Intervals q half minute q h0frid
yell would ring onr upon tile night alrs followed
by huge cel,il-aa of slle'ze epf ape< end tlIen
could Be heard the srill " setting % The eie-
phant IS utfgred EiieII teulao6d fori pain. On
every siae SIDE lay thsEnlns of the once peaeefai
As the showEaen Were preparing 10 rescue EN-
i-peror, crash went his huge trunk, ana no entire
E1gwain was seen hSlng fiii'oEgh the air fEiiie
| from the clouds Of dust and heaps Of rubbish
could be seen the naked forins ofsosst hf dozen
squsws and children regeintiig cqpsciopsRess, and
yeiIs of terrou.sGlld the demon.
iae yells Of the sasages the tniaTiaied trugape.-
! and disnay 70 the, stoUtest leprfs -
! I The COMPANY. headed b sir. Robinson, rash
Ing sHsS6anss s Bse sS 81 % % saon sS
Tested his delight II nndine binaself once more
keeper With his ilppk LIS iiody vas found Il bc
} | covered with wounds from which the blood Sas
we're found sticking in his tuoy. Their first PRO
ceediug was to extract the arrows feach one as
WAS drsEn. from bis flesh sesnseds HIM %. ute
of blood. which being dane, ne was enabled via
great diTilenity g Eaik eaek 2 the camp Anal.
became loosened from his place OF c0niine
Inent, but upon examining the chain i was fonns
1 | agency OF some mfschievously inclined person
: and upon astriet inquiry being made - TiRss as
how Tery genie k tsfiisss 3 ne es5i.Ss ,sa
concluded IieIfagerie procession
hsSs shsa sas so s as sa hi
mSrs Ealisa & e. Sash sssspd ssssssd hiI9 alens
a dian 5qaaEseF4 fpHns tntendins. no doubt /,
iahies did result Il
e feseliSne ts lFstsfa long row Sv.tSs,1. n
: discovered the ,tQH phone vhiehhsd been eoYere'
the day before win Che long, sweet grass OF III
: prairie thrRstopt his trunk fora fpoIihfdi niei
the whole top gave way and out hurst the fright
ened ainAtIa aith terrified screams also'seaIn
THE Indians, becoming alarmed for the safeii
Tai ssss shs dna Enisss shs at s 'fn sa@
u time hundred torches were flashed upon IN
scene, producing the very object they were en-
deayOringt6 prevent, for II not cnly confused bu
blinded the elephant, while the pain and toriur
, OF the knife and arrow wounds rendered bin a
II gree that herushed mady forward, dealing des
2 frneton on all sides; and It would be dihhenlt {
q tell which party expressed the most satisfsctio
! In parting nom each others society, Indians o
? elephant e.dt i0 E.lihlo
e Siam, ana has been in this country exhibition
for about ss.Ei s e 590SH e All show
" the United States never having been known Z
injure any iVing creature, and tits the only larg
II elephant on idBhiticn that Is allowed 10 stan
: without guard rope being PACED around In OF
n der to keep people Away from him. but on th
contrary ladies' and children are constantly b
q put the slightest feaE or harm The in9ssns, nc
= take sdvantaEe,of Ne docility. and good nature
ell The Western Indian is noted for his thieYin
II propensity, but history has no record of thel
VII fore although their disposition was good enoag
: t0 attempt itj SBQs they hage the consolation
knosl9g that they are not me nfst showmen tha
[ Mr.. Robinson immediatsly sent for the chieft
d 4 frrlste occnrfekce
: -Upda me arrival q that digal.afy. he quIcKi
: Etely repiisd5tib tso@fsfhor ofalI the animals
8 as he termed the elephant. was not 10 blame, In
n / that the blaine rested upon his young men wh
bad unfastened Old Emperor, for Uhicht they ueF
: ] very sorry and Hoped that Mr.. hsDfnson woui
o forgive them; and nOF RAno oite had been hiIle
:, only very badly scared-he did not think
right that the at3er OF al the animals shoud b
= made 20 pay anypthing although nineteen wig
q 4 vans were destroyed
I but Mr. Robinson insisted upon his receiving
/ sufficient amountefo rebaild the dwellings, Whic
l he was 10th to DO, but finally accepted and thus
matter which 81 one time threatened 70 result Il
9 a fearful loss oflife was happily averted. oil
7 Emperor appears 20 be particularly unfortunat
: Ia adventures; winter before last while travelling
IN the South, he hRda terrific combat with aiga
tors in Florida swamp, where he succeeded 4
E saving the white camel that stands by his sids
!, and which at that time wasa mere calf: and no,
: comes this last midnight encounter with the Pot
r | tawatomies, thelwounds from which he will nc
soon recoyer.l Luckily indeed was it for the poo
Indians that he Is the most docie elephant in tn
; Unitsd States. or the result might have been tel
! rtble and IL will ne many day before they n
tempt to capture ahother elephant
POPULATION OF OHIO.
The following population fignres 70
. Ohio are furnishad by the State Secretary o