The sun., 1873-08-23
CHLRoKEE ILECTION.


rom 's thriDkee iirn.1 1f
on the sth inst. we saw in the ST. Louis
Democrat teleEraplic announcement to the
world hat the therlhces were having bloody
war among Themselves AT toudy : Biutis, grow
ing ont ot political differences. There was no
sccount Of a battle, or even Of hluuLshed.
most extraordinary circumstance connected
with this exciting despatch was, that though
CoOdys Biurs is distant oily ,ixty-nSe miles
from, ms place no mailing OF the report had Yet
Coody,s Blun is precinct in Coo-we-skoo-
wee District, Cherokee natl On, Gn Aug. 4 a
general election was held, and the neighbor-
mood gathered TO tie. About 9o'clocA gang
OF rowdes rode up with pistols about their
waists, drunk We would here remark that II
any American Is under the Impression that
1iqu'r and Towdes, 30 often seen together at
American elections and elsewhere, are things
much honor. 1t IL true our elections are almost
always free from these causes Of interruption,
but Coody's Blur at the time mentioned was
IN exception. Perhaps the reason may be
found IN the fact that the precinct Is the near
est 90 the Kansas line,
Glathlin, white man. and three Indians Timer
Nichu son, and Terrell. \ small guard had been
posted on the ground to keep order The soil
citor, anxious 10 disarm the new cpmers, IN
Nted volunteers - join the guard 10 help
Keep the peace and required all others to dis
arm themselves Tor the day. His plan miscir-
rcd badly The rowdics arrayed themselves
with the guard, kept their firearms, and had the
unarmed concourse at their mercy.
About four O'Clock r. ". the row began. Jim
hoGlaihlin harged an adopted Delaware mini =
ter OF The Gospel with an uttcranc. di.rc,pe. /.
fu 70 him tMch hlathllnl. made some time prcy-
denied it, MrGa,hiin, ready for either
answer, said tie denial was a lie, and
IN ut OF Nirtuuus md gnuinn shot 1T
the feNerends head, barely missing II, Jour
neycake hastily dismuuutrd, being assisted hv
Jhe act ut dod-Hug. wa, shot at again, and aga II
HortunateN missed, and He'd with all speed into
n small house close by with the whole gang Of
rowdles al his heels. Here his unarmed friends
got braYeIy in tie way, aud after some adroit
hiding and running lac managed to escape to
Armstrpngs, about two miles distant The
rioters then turned their attention To others of
their disltklng. ihey were gone also.
!hfto nl tine dcrI"rtdDe- leaving Timer and n
low harmless -NCOphhItS On the ground, then
mounted and pad yE.ts - the residences Of
obnoxious men Of peace in the nclghhOrhuOd,
breaking windows de.troyIr' furniture, shoot
after the manner Of hateful and fearful outlaw.
We hhd iutgp'tcn 10 stitO that these men were
lproiosscd, Isolated law breakers, generally
known and detested as such, and mad only com
bned lol the time u do this ueNumcnt IL D.,
enough 10 say That under the iniuuute Of Kan
sls liquor and their own evil passion, they mad e
mat night literally htdcous 10 families within d
circle Of I've miles.
The Rev JUurneycske and friends after dark
went back Tor their horses show duly armed
end naturally offended. They found Timer ana
Jrends silll at the Precinct, and gave him "A .a-
Lutte OF about sixty shuts, more ia soTrOw than
IN AMER, as Timer only received one msshut
Ihs party got their horses and kept that gentle
man = uhder arrest. The other three were ar
Iesteu bl a party In two DAYS afteTward, and are
non he,u To answer their various misdeeds then
and previously. ~ " "
These are the facts Of tho uCh.r,l,oo W.. .,
En election, set Of Gunans, white and half
spIeeu, ana a not. Is tlIs Lls hr.t lin. s,,'i d,
thlng ever happened1 ' '''''' 'N'"