The Van Buren press., 1873-08-26
The Cherokee War.

The Cherokee AdrJcd'e, vcntilaIes the mucl
talked of war among the Cherokee Indians
telegraph OF which we copied for tho Sain
Louis Democrat In our last. The Adrocats
edited by Col. w. p. BoUpiNoT, after copying
the Democrats telegram, says:
IL would be blasphemous to say that thi.
Report had no foundation. Only Providence
is able to make something out Of nothing
Man, with all his ambition and ingenuity
must have materials for his creations, and i
great Journal" Is ne exception. Conse-
Qnently something did happen at Coodey's
Bluffs at the time specified, IRON which bril-
liant and vigorous imagination might con-
struct war-report. We humbly confess tha,
our inferior ability compels us to follow our
usual course, and be content with stating the
facts as they transpircd. They are as follows
Coody's Bluffs is Precinct in Coo-we-
skoo-wee District. Cherokee Natien On Au..
gust 4th. general Election was held. and
the neighborhood gathered to vote. About
o o'clock n gang OF rowdies rode up with pis-
tolls about their waists,d drunk We would,herc
remark that ifany American 10 under the i'm
preston that liquor and rowdlcs, so often seen
together at American Elections and elsewhere
are things uHknown to Indian Elections, he
does us too much honor 1t Is true our cleo
tions are almost always free from these cause
mentioned was an exception. Perhaps the
reason may be found in the fact that the Pre-
cinct Is the nearest to the Kansas line
The principal rowdies' names were Jim
McGlathlin. u white man. and three Indians
Timer. Nicholson and Terrell. a small
guard Ind been posted on the ground to keep
order. The Solicitor, anxious to disarm the
new -comers invited volunteers to join the
guard to help keep the peace, and required
all others to disarm themselves for the day.
Ills plan miscarried badly. The rowdcs ar
raycd themselves with the guard kept their
firearms, and had the unarmcd concoursc at
their mercy.
About 4 o',.ock p. m the row began. Jim
McGlatlln charged an adapted Delaware
Minister of the Gosp1. with an utterance dis.
respectful to him. (McGlathnn, inade some
time previously. The Rev. Journcycake us
creteiy denied IT, McGlathlin. ready for
either answer. said the denial was a lie, and
In a fit of virtuous indignation shot at the
Reverend's head, barely missing IT, Journey
cake hastily dismoanted, being assisted by the
act Of dodging was shot at again and again
fortunately missed, and fled with all speed
into small house close by with the whole
gang OF rowdies at his heels Here his un-
armed friends got bravcly In the way, and at
ter some adroit hiding and running he man.
aged to escape 10 Armstrong;. about two
miles distant. The rioters then turned their
attention to Others Of their di.liking. They
were gone also.
Three Of the desperadoes leaving Timer and
few harmless Sycophants on the ground,
then mounted and paid visits to the residences
Of obnoxious men Of peace in the neighbor-
hood. breaking windows. destroying furni
ture. shooting aud swearing and soaring pro-
miscuously. after the manner OF hateful and
fearful outlaws, We had forgotten TO state
that these men were profsssed. isolated. law
breakers. generally known and detestcd rs
such. ard had only combined for the time to
do this devilment. II Is enough to say that
under the influence OF Kansas liquor and their
ownsvilc passions, they made that night lit
literally hldeous to families within circle OF
five miles.
The Rev. Journeycakc and friends after
dark went back for their horscs--now duly
armed and naturally offended. They found