National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-13

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gentleman from up river furnishes us an
Item concerning tho way In which the In
dians at several Of the agencies do their
butchcring The agent furnishes thom with
rations Of beef on the hoof, which they arc
allowed to slaughter according to tho dc
tates Of their own cousclcnccs. From $50 to
300 head aro Issued at q time, and tho In
dlsns drive all but twenty or thirty Into an
Enclosure for the purpose. A couple Of hun
dred Of tho coppcr-colorcd devils then get
around the pen, and with rifles aud revolvcrs
commence fusilade Into the herd, taking no
aim, but Just banging away promiscuously
seeming to desire more 10 main and torture
| tho poor brutos than to kill them. Tho re-
volvers haven't sufficient force to put one OF
them to death, and so they are tho favorite
| arm.
The wounded bovines soon SGT up below.
Ing which ought to excite pity In any heart,
that could only be equaled II the agonizing
cries were those Of paie-face victims. In the
herd may be seen animals with two or three
OF their legs broken, but trying TO rear aud
plunge on those uninjured; some with their
horns split by o bullet, and others SCARED
and bleeding in various parts Of tho body
After the massacre Is finished the Indian,
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for securing the tongues and intcstines Of tn,
animals, which taken raw are very choice
morscls to the red mans palate. When Their
Is nothing left but the lifeless, tongueless
cviscorated carcasscs Of the cattle inside III,
Enclosure, attention Is then paid to those 70
served to furnish the dessert OF this carnlva
OF barbaric cruelty. The twenty or thlrt,
steers are stampeded across the prairie, an,
they arc then pursued by the Indians OF
horseback with lances and revolvers a 4
buffalo hunt, their tormentors tutoring thos,
hideous noises for tho production Of whicl
the vocal accoutrement Of the full-grown ma
tons ward Is the only adequate arraDgemes
yet discovered.
BY means Of spears and pistols the misera
bic brutes 1--WE refer to the cattlc) have thoi
bodies so lacoratcd that they are soon OK
haustcd by loss Of blood and tho frantic pac
at which they have tried to elude their mur
| derers. When one falls tho Indians then tr.
by goadng to urge Il to another race; bu
when they fall In this they stand over tn
fallen beast and by all tho devllish tricks the
ever learned torment II until death comes a
relief. Then oil the interest In the anima
Is at an end, except who shall scalp 1t OF IL
, tongue and entrails.
The squaws are then turned out to cut u
: the carcasscs and get them Into camp, not
Among them are sometimes fearful contest
for choice portions Of the animals, In which
/ couple Of thcm may frequently be seen hack
, Ing at each other with their knives over
piece of tenderloln. When the last one
down tho Indians go back to their lodges
their bloodthirstincss whettcd to such an edg
, that the only wonder Is that they can ut a
! DO restrained from massacreing the entir
post. How any set OF men expect to clvili2
! lot Of creatures among whom such pra'
ticcs are tolerated Is more than we, with OF
. Ideas Of human instincts, can comprehend.