The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-08-15
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Senator Ramsey has visited Washington,
and returns satisfied that his efforts to induce
the state department to interfere in behalf of
the Manitoba prisoners will prove successful.
Bancroft Davis, the acting secretary Of state,
gave him assurances that he believed the
Canadian autherities would promptly respond
to any reasonable request on the part of the
American government for clemency to these
prisoners, and release them on bail
"A Washington special says the council at
Fort Sill upon the question of the release of
Satanta and Big Tree. has been postponed till
October owing to the absence of the commits
sioner Of Indian affairs, among tribes of the
northwest. IL the meantime Satanta and Big
Tree viii be taken to Fort SILL there to aw it
the result Of the council, to satisfy the Kiowas
that their distinguished chiefs are living, of
which they now insinuate grave doubts
Special agent Wickizer of the postoffice
department report from Salt Lake, that high
way robbery the main ROUTES in the Rocky
mountains is becoming quite frequent. On
the 10Th inst, robbers attacked the mail coach
on the Montana route, near Pleasant valley,
and took $4,000 in treasure from Wells Far
go Co.'S express, but did not molest the
mails. few days later on the same route
near Snake river, stage coach was fired into
and the driver mortally wounded. The poor
fellow had the nerve and presence of mind to
put the whip to his horses by which all was
saved but his own life. He expired soon after
he reached the first station. On the 25th uIt.,
mail coach on the KeltOn and Boise route
when near Snake river was attacked by rob
bers, and the through-mail pouch from Biz to
Kelton taken. and also Wells, Fargo 4 Co.'S
treasure box. Agent Wickizer says bad men
comes to the mines with the expectation of
making sudden fortunes, and being disap-
pointed, become reckless and desperate high
waymen.
Further particulars Of the late Indian
fight say the Sioux when they grained possess
sion of the Pawnees attacked and killed
number Of squaws and children, dashiDg the
papooses' brains on the ground. The Paw
nees lost the meat of about 600 buffaloes that
had been killed. The Sioux numbered 75O
under the command of Snow Flake Their
loss was 80 warriors Troops from Fort
Mcpherson have forced them back on their
reservation.
"A dispatch from San Francisco says the
Chinese females which we're brought by stea-
mer from Hong Kong, were sold the next day
by auction IN Il6 CnlleSe quarters. Inc
young girls brought $3.50 each, and middle
aged and old women from 800 to 5000 each
The Texas cattle fever which has been
prevailing in DeKalb Davis. Nodaway, and
other counties of northern Missouri, for two
weeks past, has carried off several thousand
head, and is still raging. In Nodaway county
alone the loss already amounts to over
$50. 600.
"A dispatch from Elm creek, Nebraska,
states that while party of 24O Pawnee In
dams were hunting near Republican river, on
Blackwood creek, they were surprised and at
tackled by a huge body of Sioux Indians. A
bloody fight ensued, resulting in the defeat of
the Pawnees, whose loss was about 100 per-
sons comprising some of their best men in
the tribe, and most of their horses, arms and
game. They we're pursued twenty-five or
thirty miles, and only escaped when night
came on.