White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-11-23
state News.

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TWO MEN KIILED-SCPfOsED nv fxbfAxs.-
frum the Aakansas City Ttseely we learn the
particulars IF sh"rking tragedy near that city.
The facts ~ related BY brother Of one Of the
murdered men are these. -. Il
On last Thursday week, the party, uSrsisting q
Thomas Floyd the brother Of the ntifdercd msn,
Harry Hildreth brbthcr -ifi-law, also murdered,
and Henry Floyd, ths numbered man, in company
with two other men. left their homes, aboat six
creek, for the purPOsc Of hunting bs6alA At the
time Of starting, Mrs Hildreth, - yosng wife Of
the missing man, felt vesy uneasy, and requested
him not 70 -; bat the mother 0f Henry Floyd felt
no uneasine1, and stated that she had no fear Of
the Indiana, and 90 the party started off in good
spirits. After travelling . distance Of IS miles
from this point, they eame upon the buffalo, and
succeeded in killing two when the party returned
| to camp and sent young Floyd and Mr.. Hildreth
after the earcasses. Before the party had gotten
into camp they saw number Of Indians-.bout
| fifteen, . great distance of, who STOPPED and
| watched them awhile, and then moved on, appa-
renfly in different directions; but rain storm
coming mp caused them to lose sight of the Indians
whom they supposed had passed on Peaceably.
After waiting some time, the party started in
had cut their horses loose from the wagon and
taken northeasteriy course, but after hunting
some time they gave up the search until more aid
conld be secured.
Returning, they met party Of Ave men, who
readily lent their aid in renewing the search Fol-
lowing the horses. tracks for some distance, they
came upon the dead body Of Henry Floyd, lying
upon his back, with his head few inches from
the body, when he was picked mp and brought in.
This occurrence took place on the sand hills,
about thirty miles west Of the Chisholm trail, on
this side Of the Salt Fork.
| Up to this time nothing has been heard from
Mr.. Hildreth, and II is supposed that he, also,
has shared the same fate as his companions.
The facts in this 60 TO prove that this ont
rage was committcihy Indians than likely
Osages it il their fashion to the head from
the body, and probably led ON by white renegade,
as the boot tracks and the hauling off the wagon
would indicate. '.i'--
G. A. Dunn, brother Of Mrs. John Stewart,
and . former member Of the firm of E. G. Moon &
Co., died at one o'clock this morning. ItisknOwn
that he was very sick and not expected to live
for . long time last spring. He, however, got 80
- to be about and was considered almost entirely
we'll. A few days ago he was taken down again,
and the result Is - above stated At this writing
We have not heard when the funeral will be, and
presume that will not be decided till this evening"
as he was q Knight Templac, and that body meets
this evening to make the necessary arrangements.
-Typcka Record, 21st
From gentleman recently from Jewell county
we learn that man named Harris, formerly of
Iowa, was nearly burned to death by the recent
prairie fire which swept over the northeast por-
tion of the State. Mr.. Harris was travelling be-
tween Jewell City and the Limestone, and when
the fro came ON him he was watering his cattle
at spring off the road in the high grass. As soon
as the fire neared him his team q pair Of Texas
steers-br0ke for some timber which was some
distance oil, and escaped. He attempted to back
fire, but for some reason failed, and the fire over
took him. He was badly burned about the face
and arms. He managd to reach house where
he may lose one of his arms. Had he understood
prairie fires he could have eescaped-Topcka Record
2 young man named Charles Smith, of Topeka,
was severely wounded on Sunday last by criminal
carelessness. While camping out near the rail
rpad, one Of the party picked mp gun that had
been lying ont in the rain, and playfully pointed
and snapped it at the others. 1t went off at
length, the charge entering Smiths right wrist,
nearly severing the hand from the body. Here is
useful, hearty young man made cripple for life.
Mr.. John DOugherty shot himself at Lake Sibley
last week. taPpears that Mr. Dongherty was
going away with q load Of lumber and had driven
his team to the front Of his house preparatory to
starting. He had placed his gun-a Sharp's rifle
-OR the front of the load Concluding to place
the gun on another part Of the load, he took hold
mer struck the stake holding the bed of the wagon
causing the gun to discharge shooting Mr.. Dough
erty through the breast, killing him almost imme
diately.
A writer in the Commonwealth relates that in
Newton, last Thursday, night policeman Charles
bowman, whiie ettempuhs u arrest couple OF
men who were dlsor'leriy and dlscharging their
firearms at random, was snot through the lett mp
and right thumb. Jonas TedstrOde, q passer-by,
was also snot thronSh the hand. day ponce
man who saw the same parties previous TO the
anray, declined TO interfere There ls much dis-
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There arrlSed IN this citylast inesday evenihg,a
!yonng man named Allen hathoeIn, who was on
his way from quincy, Ill.,, 70 Visit ms iriends at
Chetopa, ana pass MS last GAYS Win tnem, as ne
was far gone WIN thaI drsahfui, nhy1eiding MS
ease, consumption. ne put up ~ the I've mouse,
and calculated, nus heaitn permitting, 70 pursue
ms journey: ON the morrow. put 70 MIN Ihe NOR
row did not come. he passed sieepiess hight,
and very early IN tne morning arose ana pr"cee-
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Inc Atchison Champion Oh the i4'h, gives an
account OF desperate encounter Detweeh .he 20
nee OF A.cnisoh ana negro named Leohau- MI.
Martin thompson dropped SlVV IN currency, IN an |
envelope, ON the STAIRS at !ne fremont hchse. |
Inc negro, Leonard; PICKED lt uP. Apont eisnt
Or nine O'Clock IN the evening, leonard " was ar
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