Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-01-02
The Ross and Downing Parties at
War-ShOtgunS and Pistols
Appealed T0-Barns
Burned.
A Train on the ID, X. and T. Road
Supposed to have been At
taekod by 900 Braves.
Where is the IndiSn-Slayer. Sher
idan, Where, o, Where!-
Send him to the Front,
from New Orleans.

| CHRTOPA, KS, December 3I.-Au-
| thentic information from the Indian
| Territory has just been received here OF
another terrible affray between two con-
| tending factions, known as the Ross
and Downing party. A party was to be
/ held near Chnteu, Cherokee nation, at
Colonel W. p. Adair's, now in Wash
ington as the Cherokee delegate. Judge
Mays, G. Mays, Jessie Mays, Wash
Mays, Jack DOubletOOth, James Mark
ham and Thomas Cox were going to the
party, and when near Colonel Adair's
house, just after dark, were attacked by
a party of Ross's men, consisting of
Frank CODstine, Aleck Colston, Jack
Rely, John Ross and Henry Ross,
nephews OF Chief Ross. Standing Roe,
Jack Roe, Jack Rely and Arch Roe at
tacked DOubletOOth, demanding his pis-
tOl. Frank COnstine demanded COx's
pistol; COlston attacked Markham with
his shotgun, and then COnstine
fired at Cox, mOTtally WOunding
him. Upon this the Downi1 q
party began to defend themselves,
1t being evident that the Ross men were
intent upon their murder, and a general
fight ensued, resulting in the killing of
Thomas Cox, Frank COnstine and AIeck
CClston, and wOunding Dick Riley,
Arch Roe and Jack DOubletOOth. The
Ross men retreated, and the Downing
men dispersed. An hour after twenty
Ross men, led by the sheriff, without
any provocation, began firing into Col
Onel Adair's house, seriously WOunding
Mr.. Walker. DoubietOoth was serious
ly wounded, and was secretly brought to
ChetOpa. The Ross men threatened to
Kill hlm II he remained in the Territory.
He IS executive counselor OF the CherO-
Zee Nation, and printer OF the Cherokee
AdUOcdte. and was obliged to leave
Tahliquah under threat of a secret
league III the Ross party. After leaving
Adalr,s house, the Ross party burned
Mr. Markham's barn, and the next day
were securing the country in search of
the Downing men. A general reign of
terror exists. Many people are fleeing
to Kansas AID Fort Gibson for prOtec-
ton. No effort has been made by Chief
Ross to arrest the offenders. Many lead
ing citizens openly denOunce him FOR
his mysterious inactivity, anu boldly as
seit that it is through the secret league
which constitutes and is party, he en-
cOurAges this state of lawiessness to
intimidate the better class of people in
the Territory from taking action favor
ing the Territorial government.
NTNITA, IND. FER, January I've
are momentarily expecting an attack
from Ross or his party. All the women
and children are aboard the passenger
train, ready to pull out at a moments
notice. The Missouri, Kansas and Tex
a. p sseuger train is being detained, and
it is feared that it has been Overhauled
by the mob. They number two hundred
Weil-armed men, mostly full-blOod.
Scouts report them within twenty miles
OF this place. Troops are badly needed,
Iutense excitement prevails, and trouble
Is anticipated, as there are men arriving
hourly from the lower part OF the ma
tiOn, reporting brutal murders ali along
tie line of his march. The Pins did moi
attack us last night, as was anti .ipated.
but are reported twelve miles from here,
aud making good time. Almost every
white person mas left the place, and
the probability is that there will not be
woman or child here at twelve O'Clock
to-day. They number about seventy
men, well armed. Later and more re-
liable reports say the Pins are one hun
dred strong. Every person has left
Caouteau, station south of here, and
the CherOkees residing on Grand river
are coming into town by droves. An
advance guard starts in half an hour to
meet the enemy. We must have troops.
-~s
y company has been incorporated at
suIt T.alya (ifyy ~, Er1tII a.