The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-26

udN gives luh VI bilc lsttt nSub
in the Indian country as detailed by Deputy
Marshal Peavey, who, with one other, was the
only one who escaped unhurt and who arrived
on Wednesday evening in the stage from Gin
cinnati, some twelve miles distant from the
battlefield, and just across the line in this
State. 1t seems, then, that the approach of the
Marshars force was well known at the Court
house, and preparations were made to resist,
for the Court adjourned on the morning of the
fight from the Courthouse, to an open building,
aschool-house situated about half mile north of
it, in a prairie, and quite closely built, John
Proctor, the murderer's brother, carrying the
order of the Court to the school-master. All
the people there were armed, including the ju-
nv, and even Proctor, the murderer, on trial had
Spencer rifle and two revolvers. As the par
ty approached the women lat the house were
seen to scatter. When within a short distance
of the house the party dismounted and went up
to and halted hear it. There were several
Cherokees, friendly to the Marshals force, out
side the building White SUIT Beck, Chero-
kee, of the MarshaPs posse put his foot upon
the steps of the house when he perceived the
house full of armed men ready to fire. he re-
marked that there should be no disturbance, as
they were United States officers, and had come
with no hostile intentions. Deputy Marshal
Peavy, who was standing near, made the same
remark. and the friendly Cherokees on the out
side, who were relatives of Beck, shouted the
same to the men inside. Just then gun was
fired inside, the signal for truly hellish COM
bat. White SUIT Beck leveled his piece against
the door, when his gun was seized at the muz-
zle by brother of the murderer, Proctor.
Beck pulled him out, however, and shot him
dead. By that time the firing had become gen.
eral, and most of the Marshaps men lay dead
on the ground. The fight did not last over
three minutes. The Judge was shot in the
knee. The Sheriff went off before the fight
commenced. A Deputy Sheriff was killed, as
also was one of the jury. Proctor himself was
wounded. James Ward, who leaves young
wife at this place, was killed, in the act of
getting on his mule His body was after
ward brutally kicked by an Indian and
robbed. Riley Woods was killed and was
also treated in a similar barbarous man.
ner. Moses Alberti prominent Cherokee,
when the firing commenced, threw open his
coat and was drawing his revolver upon Capt.
Peavey, when the latter brought down his gun
upon him, whereupon Alberti dropped his
hand, in token of peace; but no sooner had
Peavey turned partially away, when ALBERT
drew his revolver upon him, which being seen
by one of the Marshars posse, the latter shot
Albert dead. Deputy Marshal j. Owens was
shot through the body above the hips, at the
northeast corner of the school-house. Capt.
S. Peavey took him about eighty yards to the
rear constantly facing the enemy, many of
whom were armed with Spencer rifles, and
got his clothes riddled with bullets. Meeting
old man Beck, whose two sons and two
nephews were in the fight on the MarshaPs
side, and three of whom were killed, he got
him to take the wounded man to Mrs. Whit
more's half mile distant. By that time the
Courthouse or schOol-roOm was cleared of
cOmbatants, and when Peavey returned he
found none but women to take away the dead
and wounded on the enemy side. He had the
bodies of seven of his men (killed) conveyed in
an OK team to the house of Mrs. Whitmore,
and there laid out on the porch, he, with the old
Indian woman and Vannoy, one of his men
who escaped unhurt, composing their stiffen-
ing limbs. shEFKE#f tF
CAPT. HALLS ARCTIC EXPEDITION
ing to New York dispatch to the Boston Id
Uertiser, several strange discoveries were made
by Capt. Halls Arctic expedition prior to the
return to Disco, on account of the damage to
the Polaris. These discoveries led to the con-
viction that in the extreme and undiscovered
North there is at times genial atmosphere
and open seas. Plants were detected in the ice
which are indigenous to Southern climates, and
the examination of a floating stick of wood
proved it to be a limb of some huge birch.
Throughout the month of January very little
ice was seen, and each night the sky on all sides
glittered with meteors of the most gorgeous de-
scrption, which flashed SO brightly and wildly
across the armament as to dazzle the strongest
eyesight. The most important clew to the ex-
istence OF polar passage is the fact that the
crew OF the POlaris had seen, followed and kill
ed whale having in one of its fins harpoon
similar to those used in the South Pacific. In
May Capt. Hall hopes to make a clear passage
TO the undiscovered POLE After the Polaris had
been thoroughly caulked and prepared for sea-
which it was thought would be about the 9th of
March last, she was to start upon the original
course, and the captain proposed to carry an
abundance of COAL SO that he may make all
possible Roadway during this available season.
Capt. Hall expects to be at home in September.
MAINE CNCINNATIANs.-As special from Au-
gusta to the Boston Journal says that the fol-
lowing dis affected Republicans are understood
to purpose to go to Cincinnati: Hon. A. d.
Manson, Col. J. F. Godfrey, .ex-Congressman
John HI. Rice Of Bangor Jesse f. Lyford of
Lewiston, and Hannibal Belcher of Farming
tor, the former Collector, and the latter Assessor
of Internal Revenue in the Second District, I'M
der Lincoln's and Johnson's administration, and
George F. Talbot of Portland formerly United
States District Attorney under Lincoln's and
Johnson's administration. 1t is also reported
that the following members of the Democratic
party, portion of whom are members of the
Free Trade League will also attend although
it is not quite certain: Gen. Charles w. Rob-
erts of Bangor, William H. Clifford of PORT
land, Hiram Choate of Augusta John Ware of
Athens, and Mr. Benson of York county.
The Advertiser says that Mr. Talbot sails for
Europe next Saturday.