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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
County ITEMs.-From the Shepherds,Own
Register of Saturday we clip the following

County ITEMs.-Fromth the Shepherdstown
Register of Saturday we clip the following
itoms:
= Mrs. Judge Bslch died at Leetown on
Wednesday, an aged lady.
Five. bass weighing 81 pounds we're
caught in the Potomac here last week
Accident,-W William Vanmetre, son of Mr..
James Vaumetre, aged about IL years. while
riding down street, coming to town, upon a
colt, on Saturday afternoon last, was acci>
dentally thrown, sustaining a severe cut in the
head, and otherwise injured. He is, we are
glad to learn, rapidly recovering.
Acridenk-Alrs Emma Starr, daughter of
NJ. Adrain Jones, who was married short
time since, fell from tree, while picking
cherries, upon the farm of her father, last
week, and was seriously injured internally,
and has been lying in critical condition ever
since. DR.. Reynolds was the attending
physician.
Officers Elected. AT the last meeting of
Potomac Council. No. 2 Friends of Temper
ance, the following officers were elected for
the present term ALLEN Eutler, O.,S.; C.
NJ. Miller. l. s.; Alex Shepherd. a. c.; A.
G. Morgan, C.; G. T. Licklider, T. & F. s.;
a. "A. p. Neel, Chaplain C. T. Butler, Sec
rotary; D. j.. Rentch. A L. B. Smooth,
President; c. A. Licklider, EXP.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

VALUE OF COMPETITION IN FRE1GuTs.-
Last week J, w. Todd & Co., of Stanton,
shipped 100 barrels of -four to DanvilIe BY
the Valley Railroad to Strasburg, thence to
Lynchburg and on to Danville, at cheaper
rate than they could have shipped by the C.
& o. r. Il. via charlottesville or Richmond.
Staunf0n T."t1ic0tor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

Eg The officers of the Merchants National
Bank of Wheeling have invited the stock
holders to meet to consider the propriety of
winding up its affairs. The bank is said to
be solvent, and the proposed step is merely
one of business policy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

Es- The Morgan Mercury, published at
Berkeley Springs, Morgan county. is offered
for sale. 1t is the only paper published in
ttc comfy.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

HOOKER ON IooKING.-Gen. joseph
Hooker is credited with saying that he is pre-
pared to show that the heaviest grab Gen. B
T. Butler ever made was while he was in COM
mand of the negro TROOPS on the James river
in Virginia. IIo says that Butler issued
orders at that time requiring all the officers
and men of the colored regiments to leave
their money at his headquarters to re taken
care OF. When u man was shot. Hooker says
the money lett with Butler was never heard
of again. and he estimates thrt the latter made
at least a million dollars in this way.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

IS The Hon. c. j. Faulkner, of Berkeley,
through card in the last Free Press, an
nounces himself as an independent candidate
for Congress.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

TFNHE undersigned have taken out let ters tesla
i men arv under the Will of Colin Z. Porter,
deceased. All persons iIUebIed tn his estate are
nu'Itied That prompt payment of their debts VIII
ID" dcIn"iIied- Parties EavIng earns against tic
estate Will D. escnt item duly authenticated.
EDW ARD TEARNEY,
WIN. L. " ILSON.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

R9~ In California the Grangers have re-
solved to add to their independence of monop
oIies by starting bank, with capital Of five
millions of dollars. One million of this sum
has already been subscribed. When this
bank is started farmers will be enabled to
borrow money on as favorable terms as mer-
chants, and the grain and other trades will be
placed on a better footing as regards the pro-
ducers. The Graugers in California have
chartered fifty vessels in the port of San Fran
cisco on their own account, and expect soon
to send all their grain to market under their
sole control
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

ES Any family off, good standing, especial
iy in the Valley, wishing to adopt mother
less child or children. aged four. six and nine
years, can do so by addressing me at Middle
town. Frederick county. Va, They are likely
girls. Would the Valley papers lie kind
enough to give some two or three insertions.
July 7-3t. A.. W.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

EE Michigan will be the first State in the
Union to decide at the polls on the question
of woman suffrage. The election occurs next
November and the question comes up in the
form of vote on constitutional amend
ment, which, if adopted, will confer the right
of suffrage upon every woman of age in the
State
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
NOTICE.

T TAKE this r,ethod to inform nv pa ~-4fs
i irons that have removed TO the new ESSS
MARKET House: | will Keep consrantiyA-Ii=
OH hand the CHOICEST MEATS III season, WI ich
will sell for Cash. or pay able every Saturday.
No loaGer credit will be PIven, Persons owing
me will please settle mp at once
July II. 1sT4-3r. CHAS. G. JOHNSON.
GIT NiTED States Bonds, % by Rev DR.. Handy,
u Tor sale BY GEO. T. LIGHT, Agent.
GARDEN SEEDS, freshat
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
PUBLIC SALE.

ATlNG determined 10 quit farming. will
Il s..Ii at fuEiIc A iCtIOn, 1T nv residences,
ABOUT In'eS Fast of Buu'r- Titii. IL IS"r':-l
cOHnt", and =; mites West nf N!.II!Cw!y, Il {!
adjoining the farms DAVID Dec i, ami A.
Milton, on
TUESDAY, JULY 2Sh. 1874.
Al my STOCK AND FARMING UTENSILS. COR
sISiinr "i III head 81 Horses aud Culs- OF them
I%HT@ Matt, with CUi,s b, L eli sides: also
Nick ;hnrN' Col: out of Thorough ord MLtc
TEH Esh9 CT IEEPRCYEg CATTLE,
fur nj rrcrh NJ. M.lch C,,ws; Z heal Of Hons
) Sows AID l'IgES, EuUr-n..rI.. wagon | Spring
GEARING f,'r tour horses. (new): 5 sets PLOUGH
fears. Sri.ieS. Bird cS. EaltrS. Collars. ! Side
Said e. new Olsu- and tx" 3-nrr~c BarsI,rar
Pi0u::hs; Double a ID sung S luvci d.. 81 &c
DUu"!t. AIT. I',b!' Tees, ~: 10. KS Il O. Siuv-
els. FORKS. hnk 8. Moving Sc; thcs, Gram Ca
dis. GUM STRING
Wheat drill,
J new Wheat Fan. new C.tting-IBox. Q Log
Ch1lns. Fifth CiIairs, ans: many "tIier articles
not enumerated. Also of
HOUSEHOLD & KITCHEN FURNITURE.
among winch Is a lot of New CarnPtiug
TERMS OFSAI E.-A creGlir of 7 we've Months
VIII IL" gwen an ali sums above $40. bond and
good security, VITA interest. tn be RENTED if
pail a. hhI.uIltI: SUNS of $40 and under Cash
M property = he removed until terms are COM
pilcu viii. Sale t. c. lnlHcnCe 10 O'Clock
Jniv Il. 1s-I-3s
MartInsbu,e Statesman c.py Q times and
send bill to advertiser
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
Dividend NOTICE.

FIRsT NN1IoNAI. BANK OF JEFFEHsoH. AT
CHARLEsT"wN, W VA. July 1874
The President and Directors have this dnv de-
clared "a Scmi-Anuual Divided OF 4 per cent.
FIRE" from State, County and Municipal Faxes
PAYABLE to the Stockholders on ana after tic
ION OF July. SAML HOWELL,
July Z, 1874. t:.EI,,'r
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

FS 1t is reported that very "caustic"
correspondence has taken place between Col.
j. S. Mnsby and Mr.. G. c. Wcddcrburn in
reference to the Kemper Mosby letters, and
that the correspondence will he published
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

E- Hereafter the thirty odd thousand
minor postmasters of the country will receive
their salaries quarterly. Their pay was form-
erly adjusted once year, on the basis of the
previous years business. Under the new law
of Congress, postmaster's pay will be re ad-
justed quarterly. If the business of one of
these minor Offices increases or diminishes,
the. postmaster will Immediately gain or lose
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

The Shepherdstown Register suggests
''that, in selecting candidates for the State
Senate and House of Delegates we shall, this
year. accord that for tie Senate to the
Charlesto%n townships, and take those for
tine House of Delegates from the townships
of Harper's Ferry and Shepherdstown re-
epectively"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

Re The Rt Rev Richard Vincent " he
Ian, Bishop of the See of Wheeling, died at
St Agnes, Hospital, Baltimore, on the 18th
instant, in the Goth year of his age His
first field of duty in this country, after being
ordained priest at Rome, embraced TIarper's
Ferry, Martnsburg, Bath, Winchester and
the surrounding country. His remains were
taken to Wheeling for interment
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

peakef'Biaine, in accepting a renorn-
tnatiou for Congress, has made open issue
with President Grants administration prepar-
atory to contesting with him the nomination
for the Presidency in 1876. He attacks
specially the proposed Reciprocity Treaty be-
tween the Dominion of Canada and the
United States, now pending in the Senate. as
sorting it was reciprocity all on one side
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
Views in the Valley Of Virginia.

From the last letter of Hon. Henry G.
Smith to the Lancaster tPa) I"teHiiyeueer, in
which he writes up Warren county, Va, we
copy the following extracts:
The principal product of W rrsn county
are identical with those of the Cumberland
Valley. 1t is a fine fruit growing region.
and grapes are cultivated with marked sue
cess. Mr.. Marcus b. Buck has four large
vineyards, within two niles of Front Royal,
and he manufacturer three brands of wine,
which are commanding an extensive sale
He does not attempt the mauutacture.. ofspark-
ling wines, but tnakcS two brands of red wines
and one of white. His red wines are made
from the Concord and Ives grape, and his
white wine from the Gatawhn. The land on
which lie plants is a spur of the Blue Ridge.
a strong. soil, of which there are hundreds of
acres lying az fairly tu the sun in this and adj
joining counties. Mr. Buck also distils large
quant;ties of brandy from grapes principally
from the Catawba, which commands ready
sale at remunerative price. Flo has two
huge wine cellars. where many immense casks
of wine are stored away. The upper stories
of these buildings are filed with casks of
brandy. Mr.. Buck has fully succeeded in
demonstrating that the broken lands along tho
Blue Ridge are admirably adapted to grape
culture, and this branch OF industry will vet
be one of great importance in the Valley of
Virginia.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
BANK STATEMENT.

D EPoRT of Il condltion of tho First Ma
~ to"al Bank of .Jeftrsnn at CnarIcstown
S.;tSe at West VrGlnia. at the clUse of business
26tI day of June. 1874:
kESOJJRCES
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
MORE oE SAID EARM.

ADJOINING tins ~ Acres, will be included in the
sale as snail be sufficient to pay sad debts, in
tsrest and costs. The Trustee. who resides III
CharlestOwn, III said county. will furnish n Mat
of the land to be sold to one des ring TO pur-
chase. and also exhibit the same on the day of
sale. Two rights of way along the Eastern and
Southern sides of this 124 acres will be reserved
for the use of the balance of the farm, and
right of wIv will be Grained to the purchaser to
the. public road. These rights of way are all
designated on SAID plat.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
EAECUTORS' N0TICE.

II ANING qualified on the estate of tie late
IL john W. DLi-a"n, all plIiirs rcqursred
10 hlke pTuInpT settlement, and creditors will
SEM III thciI accH"i Is OF her evidence Of dit
to the u ',:IStg ed al C,arcsinwn, JcfI,.I son
county. W. Va, DANIEL. l.. LSCAS,
STEPHEN :. DALsARN
Executors II JOnD W. DaIgaIn.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
VI A Il RIED.

In Martinsbnng. on the Is. inst, by Rev J. w
Hoy hTTe Mr.. j.. II. ItECK AID Miss Virginia
RIDDlNCS. al; of MartInsturg
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

FR1GnTFUL BALLOON ACCIDENT London,
J"y ga terrible acciden. happened a, the
Cremorne Gardens to-day. The announce
ment had been made that balloon ascension
would take place at the Gaidcns this noon,
when the perilous feat would be made, while
in the air, of flying from the balloon to the
earth. in flying machine. Immense crowds
coneregated to witness the experiment The
balloon was cnt away, and after rising short
distance the Professor was lowered and hung
suspended from the balloon by rope, with
the wings of the machine extended The
balloon assembled to considerable height,
and at signal the rope was cut. Tho ex-
pertinent, however, proved fatal failure
The Professor decended with frightfnl yeloci>
ty to the ground and was instantly killed d
His body was horribly disfgurcd.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

Mr.. Thomas n Ashby, cousin of the
noted cavalry captain, showed me black oak
tree in his beautiful grounds. twenty inches
across the stump, through which she'll fred
from a Federal battery two miles distant. bad
passed The wound is healing up aud the
tree promises to stand witness for many
years to come. He also pointed out to me a
tree lear where the battery was located, upon
which Clusters Cavalry hung three of VI osby's
men, placing placards upon their back. for
bidding any one to cut the bodies down.
While on the road from Brrryville to Wins
chester | was shown a hickory. upon which
Mosby hung three Yankees in retaIiation.-
lie also hung three more at another place. to
make good his vow that he would hang two
to Clusters one of his men. lie ought to send
a cane off of one of these trees to his friend
Grant, with gold head, bearing suitable
inscription. He need net fear that it would
be refused if he put gold enough on the head.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
70 10 Acres

y n II n n H
ton of the
ssShewaEte1.77 Farm
owned bv said Shewalter. and con, eyed nv said
Deed of Trust. that lies East of the Winchester
and Potomac Railroad, aud near Summit Point
Depot, III said county.
If the same should he insufficient tn nav the
balance of the debts secured hv said Deed of
Trust-that is S2,16SO3 with interest thereon
from the 10Th day of April. 1878. till paid and
the Gusts of executing tins Trnst-so much
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

= : S~S
sets eonnssx sd with it. The " Southern" had
already becoSs some of the most valuable and
Interesting periodicals in the country, but,
under the .new. Arrangement, it is iudispeu-
sable to every household in the Land we
Love" Membership 10 the Society and sub
scription to the magazine for a year may be
had, of Mrs. Hopkins, for seven dollars and
half-every subscriber receiving, also,
copy of the well known and beautiful picture
of 1.-The Burial of Lntsne;" or>life- member
ship in the Society may be had.fOr fifty dol
lars.
Mrs. H. is also taking subscriptions for
the american Cyclop;e.7ia," the ''I@pu7ar
Science Monthly" and other valuable publ
cations She is at present Mt the residence
of her sister, Mrs Mary Norris, near Kable-
town, and will be in Cbarlestown on Monday
next, County Court day. on which occasion
she will be pleased to receive the favors of all
who may desire &c enlist in the eminent work
of preserving our history and transmitting a
truthful record CT it to our descendants, or
who may wish to subscribe for the works
above named.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14
Valuable Timber Land
FOR SALE.

FOX SALE.
TIE undersigned "I-,s for ,sIs. privately, Two
valuable Tracts OF TIMBER LAND. The frat
100 Acres,
lying on the East side of tn. Shon dOH b river
In J'herson county, West Virginia. The put-S9V
lie road leading from Keyes' Ferry to Hiisbo- -
on il
GOOD TENEMENT HOUSE.
and i' well watered with fne Syringe. The great.
er portion of II hSs Lcen Ol Einee 1870 and
h"s large growth Of chrEtHut 1'Inter upvn u a.
THE time The second tract contains
SZS Aero -, ~
IEing on the EzSt side of the SnenNb dosh river In
sAid county, directly hdjAccnt the river snd u
nIi!eS boVe the BioomcTy Sash Factory Will cut
ioriy cords Of wood per and thOuin nd Of "a H.
IoAd cross ties may be gotten from th, tTnct-
II has on ii - NV O'''''""'
THREE GOOD TENEMENT HOUSES.
Both tracts lie within q short distance of Cb,1les
Town I" nd H"rPers Ferry, nd the timber on each
tiOB q gro ~ tiiI"IIrI Up n'prrA-
September 3. Is72-tL Ill "t1N" Lh-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14


MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FROM A HORRIBLE
DEATH On last Friday morning. Mr. John
Merchant, who was employed in the harvest
field Of Mr.: Robert Stewart, residing near
Darkesviiie, in this conDtV, met with a terri
BILE accident. The horses had been hitched
to the reaper ready fur cutting when one of
them became restivc. and started to run, Mr..
NJ being near the machine. attempted to
check them, but they suddenly wheeled and
the knives of the reaper caught him, throw
ing him undo r it, the horses by this time hav
ing gotten into full run. As soon as he
fell, the guards caught .hiui in the back part
of the heal and in this horrible POSITION he
was dragged upwards Of thirty yards, when
most fortunately The machine struck stone
and the c"Ucu~>ion threw the reaper complete
lyover tie fallen man When he was reached
all supposed that lie was dead, hut strange to
relata. lac was not even stunned. Int was most
terribly CIV in the head rrd shoulders, and
four or fiyn doom "nshos wore made IN the
middle vi his back where he Was held by the
guards; he was Immediately taken to the res
idence of Mr.. Stewart, and DR.. Sencindiver
summoned to his aid. Upon examination,
the doctor found That, although his injuries
were very serious yet none were absolutely
fatal, and he is now getting along as well as
the nature of his wounds will permit, and
having very vigorous constitution, will with
careful nursing in all probability recover
His escape from horrible death was indeed
almost miracle M,rti"sJurg Statesman.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

bS~ A party of fifty Master Masons. under
the leadership of Robert Morris, Past Grand
Master of Kentucky, will visit the Holy
Land, Europe and Africa, this summer The
corner stone of new Masonic Hall will be
laid in Jerusalem. The party will be enter
tanned by the Masors of the East, and during
thirty days will live in tents, visiting Gebal,
Tyre, Hirau's Tomb, Baalbec, Damascus,
Mount Iiermon, the Sea of Galilee, Nazareth,
Nablous, Bethel, Jerusalem, bethlehem, the
Dead Sea and River Jordan, Hebron and
Joppa. Lodges will he held under the war
rant of the Royal Solomon Mother Lodge of
the City OF Jerusalem.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

ENGLISH tincluding Grammar. Composi-
/ ton, Literstur and Elncutinn a
?. Geography and History (A.ciert and Mod
ern)
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-07-14

STATE OF WEST VIRGLSIA,2
County of Jefferson
l, Samuel Howell, Cashier of the First National
Bank of Jefferson at Charlestown. do soIemnly
swear that the above statement is true, to the
best of my knowledge and heIIef
SAMUEL HOWELL. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me. This 9th
day of July, 1871. " SIMMONS,
Notary Public,
Cnr-ect-Attest.
G. H. TURNER,
July "a. 1874.
n w LITTLEJOHS. at Gold-mith's Twin
-. Fronts l9 x al will cell Suit of Clothes and
throw in splendid Overeoat. This il humbug
The public cordially invited to examine our
stock ant learn our prices. Respectfully.
October J, 1873. J. GOLDSMITH.
TARBoLATE of Lime-thc bes, Disinfect.nt
~ Powder in use to prevent or stop decomposition
and all no1ious odOrs, and destroy insect life and
germs of disease in the AjT- for sale nv
July !. 1873. C. E BELLER.
{ liL PAIST!NGs.-The anest kind of Oil Paint
ings now for sale by GRO T. LIGHT.
E1REsH GROUND PLASTER. for s.I.bv
Il Mar. B. WASHINGTON LIPPITT
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-07
The Bible in New Zealand.

A correspondent of the Hawkes. Bay
Herald, who has recently been among
the Maori tribes near Lake Taupo, in
the central district of Northern New
Zealand sends a very interesting &C
count of the Hauhaus in that quarter.
These, though maintaining and indie
pendent attitude toward the Colonial
Government ever since the last war left
them unsubdued. have not testified any
rediness to join their co-religionists to
the north on the Waikato in the out
RACES which have lately raised the fear
of fresh host1lities According to his
report, Hauhauism has toned down
from it's first bloodthirsty extravagances
into a quiet and respectable sort of
monotheism. The Rauhaus have agreed
to reject the New Testament in it's
entirety, but they have accepted the
Old, and from their native
translations of it erected what is in
fact a Judaism of their own.
They have even dropped the observ-
ance of the Sunday to take up that of
the Jewish Sabbath; and, in fact, in
all things conform to Jewish practice
so far as their knowledge enables them
to go. At the headquarters of the
tribe, the Ureweras, a morning and
evening service are invariably recited
daily; but they make these daily devo-
tons merely matter of ten minutes
or SO. The service consists chiefly in
chanting in chorus verses of the
Psalms, and concludes with short ex-
tempore prayer by one Of the chiefs;
for this tribe appears to have got rid
of the native priests who led them into
rebellion. The Ureweras have a great
knowledge OF Scripture, and are espe-
cially fond of justifying their own
fierce acts in the last war by references
to such cases as those of Jael and ST.
sera, or Samuel and Agag; notwith-
standing which presidents they seem
to have become very sensible and or
derly set of aborigines indeed, now
that the fever of fanaticism has died
out among them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-01-07
The Last Survivor of q Cruel Indian
Massacre.

Minnie Emuneeska, or White Feath-
er, an Indian girl, who recently died in
Boston, was one of two survivors of the
Sand Greek massacre, perpetrated by
the Rev. Col. Chivington in 1868 or
1864, Chivington commanded the COL
orado volunteers. The Indians muir
dered were band of Cheyennes, num-
boring 200, andicomposed mainly of old
men, women, and children. The girl
Minnie and boy four years old were
picked up and sent to Denver, where
they were cared for by humane citizens.
Minnie was educated at Central City
by an Episcopal clergyman, and after
ward taken into the family of E. B.
Chandler, of Omaha. The Peace Com
missioners demanded her, that she
might be transferred back to her tribe,
in response to formal demand by the
Cheyennes. Minnie refused to go. She
was afterward taken to Washington,
and then to Boston, where she was
adopted by a wealthy family. She was
bright and intelligent beyond the aver
age of white children of her age. The
Indian boy died soon after Minnie was
taken to Boston, so that of the Chey-
enne band 50 cruelty attacked by Chiv
ington not one survives.