Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-05-06
THE TRAGEDY IN THE INDIAN
TERRITORY.

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recent fight and slaughter in the Going
Snake Court House, Indian Territory,
gave no adequate idea of the horrible af-
fair. Bold statistics of eleven men Kill
led and twenty wounded convey very
little information unless accompanied by |
details of the circumstances. A COM |
plete history Of the case in the New York |
Herald affords these particulars, and is of |
thrilling interest 1t appears from this
account that the much-vaunted success
of the efforts to civilize the Cherokees,
from which the professional philantrop-
lists have argued the possibility of re-
claiming all the Indian tribes, has been
of the most superficial and partial char
actcr, and that the innate barbarism and
''cussedness' of the Indians is not thus
easily eradicated. For a long time
feeling of jealousy and enmity has been
growing among them against the govern
ment, which has been fostered by the
white desperadoes and rumsellers who
have gone among them, and which cul-
minated in the outbreak at Going Snake.
A desperate named Proctor was on trial
before a local court for the murder of a
woman. Other charges of murder had
been preferred against him before the
United States authorities at Little Rock.
and fearing his acquittal or rescue,
posse of United States deputy marshals
was despatched to re-arrest him. They
were reinforced by volunteers on the way
"a friendly old Cherokee named White
SUIT Beck, with two sons and two neph-
ews, being among the number and on
arriving at Going Snake, the little band
of eleven men found that the court was
being held in an isolated school house
a perfect fortress in construction, out on
the prairies. Judge, jury, prisoner and
spectators were all armed to the teeth,
and the arrival of the marshal's posse
was the signal for an instant conflict
For about five minutes rifles cracked and
balls whizzed. and at the end of that
time seven of the marshel's forces were
dead and Deputy Marsnel Owens mortal
| ly wounded, two others severely hurt, and
only Deputy Marshal Peavy remaining
uninjured. He bore off Owens in his
arms, and his clothing was perfectly rid
died with balls. Both of old White SUIT
Beck's sons and one of his nephews were
killed. Of the force inside the court
house, at least three of the Indians were
killed and twenty wounded, including
the judge and the prisoner. At the end
of the fight the rebels retreated though
their adherents threaten vengeance on
the surviving officers or any others who
may 60 against them. Deputy Marshal
Peavy with his two wounded men made
their way twelve miles to Cincinnati,
whence Peavy returned to Little Rock
From thence a posse of two deputy mar
shals and twenty men have gone to res
cue one of the men left at Going Snake
in charge of the dead, and to capture the
murderous gang, but fears are felt for
their safety, as it is understood the Indi.
ans are lying in ambush for them
Troops have been dispatched to their aid
by Gen. Sheridan and it is hoped that
the supremacy of law and order will
soon be re-established.
The LAST Dig AT 81. G"-The pa
pers have to all take their turn at the
great champion of the farming interest
in America. This is the last:
To his famous letter concerning the
Cincinnati movement it is said that
Horace Greeley added the following
81 understand you sell large quantities
of bolts and nuts, and that the latter
are of a very superior quality. If you
will send me bushel or two Of your
best nuts in time for spring planting,
will by return mail tell you what know
about bolts which is good deal.
Yours truly, Fl. g."
George W. Holden of Chester, being
short Of hay, has kept his stock of cattle
on browse since the first of February.
He has few acres of land grown up to
Eastwood, and discovering that his cat
tie ate these twigs with great relish and
even gnawed the bark from the larger
trees, he tried the experiment Of strip
ping off the saplings and cutting the
bark iuto short pieces as in hay cutter
he found his cattle ate the bark readi-
ly-so that he has fed four COWS and
three young cattle on Eastwood bark,
adding two quarts of meal to each Great
ure daily. His oxen Jared the same
except when he worked them he gave
little hay and more meal.
The California Farmer says North
Adams has dog which the owner val
ued at 500, for the reason that he was
the instrument Of saving valuable
horse which was stolen from his stable
not long since. The dog followed the
thief until daylight, when the rascal left
the stolen steed in an enclosure under
the East mountain. The dog galloped
straightway home, and by his vehement
action induced the owner to follow him