The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1874-11-20
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FRIDAY .,..,..., NOVEMBER 20, 1874



PASrFIC coAsEKRs.
r A sonIof William Hlllefy, livinI
near Tulpsrs stAIion, has bcer
sronbled since lds-LirIh wiih'a cluI
faet DEag A. Riehardson oi Salem
being alledupops pefiolmgd al ol
eratioh upou II on Wtdpssdsy las
cutting the leadons and slraigldeDiai
il up almost AZ good a. new.
Tic Poslmpsser al Iebdleion ia
received a letter irom Chico, Cal
dated 0c,olor 25lh which say
"Dld aland IF hates leave you
place for Iieres There has been +
rdrty'murdered u themouglaihs I.
Indians, and liley we're from Umaii
ID county Let us Know and Ne cai
give you more infor@alion Q Q
offhe men was here lbme weeks agc
and went back to meei his train. 4
lnrge parry have gone TO look fo'
t,.em." Mr. Benjamin Despair lei
Pendlvt'n lasl August with a bapd
good horses, He intended to g.
through California 10 The neighboir
hood OF Chico, and'it is quite pro
liable that he and his men and horse,
are those referred 10 in the letter
On The SOih day Of October th,
Indians oflhe Warm Springs Res
er,atiom brought in from the Mode
country lie bones Of their two con,
rades Killed ii Captain Jacks wa
They Nereenelosed il rndecoiiins an
buried, One being Of The Wasco irim
and lhe otIera Warm Springs Indiin
each was buried in The graveyard o.
his own tribe. On Sunday, The 4tl4t
before The remains were taken Il
their final resting place, C.II. Wake
held informal funeral services, and
during his remarks acknowledged
the debt ot gratitude the whites owed
10 the faithful scouts furnished then
by The two tribes which were reIre'
sented by the two brave fellow,
which bad fallen. The Indians who
had assembled to bury their iallel
friends appeared glad to see tha
their services and sacrifices were ap.
precialed.
The Mountain Sentinel OF the nh
irst. gives the following details of %
shocking accident which occurred in
Union county, on the FIRST inst.
On last Sunday, Franz Tael, a yonue
man aged about is years, son Of g.
w. Tael Il farmer living about two
miles from Island City, IN this county
went out duck shooting accompanied
by his younger brother, lad aged
ahout u years, When about ont
mile from home the two boys wer,
standing close together, the eide,
holding the gun and having his hand
over the muzzle, when by some mean,
the gun was discharged carrying
away the thumb Of The left hand.
aud the charge entering his mouth,
one.halI of the lower and
large portion of the upper jaw on th'
right side Of the face. The little
brother who was present at the time
states that when the gun was dis
charged his brother iell. but soor
arose aud tried TO 80 TO creek to
drown himself, saying he did MOI
want his mother TO see him for il
would kill her. The little brolhol
caught hold of and finally persuaded
Franz 10 accompany him home, which
he finally did, walking all the way
and bleeding proIustly The little
boy yet, covered with blood, ther
horse and rode to town
with all speed 10 summons DR.,
IlulSey, WIN hasienrd 10 the hedsid,
Of The sufferer. The wnl nds Were
carefully dressed but il was asmr
taincl that two Of The slugs had en-
tered the neck, mud hal probabl,
ranged down and penetrated The
rph, lung The wounded boy 'ex.
hibiled heroic louilude il having hi
wound dressed, but death wme aud
relir,ed lin IRON his suiirrings on