The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-03-31
sE ABOUT TUE GERMAINE FAM
lily.
Hrnphic Recital of their EEOr-
bible Adventures and Suf-
ferings.

bln the st. Louis Republican,
KIcHrTA, KAs., March 12.-From Il
Respondent of the Kansas City Times,
has Just arrived here from the Chey-
Ne agency, your correspondent has
he'd the following concerning the two
Amaine girls recently restored from
Nhvity with the Cheyenne tribe:
katharine, the eldest, has suffered I'M
III cruelties from the demons who have
her in their possession. She told
Following story: "My fathers fam
consisted of himself, Lydia G., his
and z children Reheeea 81,
'phen 10, Johanna Is, myself II.
Mia II, Julia Z and Nancy 5. We
our home in Morgantown, Fannin
lhty, Ga, about five years ago, and
bowed to Howell county Mo. From
lie we went to Kansas, and when
0ftaken by the Indians were going to
brado for my sister Johanna's health.
THE MASSACRE.
NANe encamped on the banks of the
fbky Hill river, in Central Kansas,
hid fourteen miles from the track OF
kansas Pacific railroad and within
b miles of Fort Wallace, on Thurs
M night, September 10, 1874. The
morning | went down the rivers
k to drive up the cattle, and when
Nfning heard shouts and yells. Run
\ 4 towards the wagon l saw my poor
Aer shot through the back and my
her tomahawked by a big Indian.
~ were both scalped while yet
ing. An old squaw ran up and stuck
Ike in fathers head and left it there.
|tecca seized an axe and ATTEMPTED to
end herself She was soon overpow-
n and knocked dswn insensible.
lie lying ON the ground covered with
.pd, several Indians outraged her per.
They then tore her clothes off and
Bred her up with bed-clothes from the
bon. These were set fire to, and my
Hing sister was burned to death.
phen was killed next, his scalp being
en. Sister Johanna and myself were
bed side by side, and they came up to in
et Us and see which one they shoulc
II The choice fell on poor Johanna
M she was shot through the head.
HORRIBLE CRUELTIEs.
Tying us-Sophia, Lucy, Nancy
ID myself-they hurried us across the
irie, going south. NY clothes were
ID from me- / was stripped naked
NJ painted by the old squaws, and made
wife of the chief who could catch me
||en fastened upon the back of a horse
ich was set loose on the prairie.
pit know what Indian caught me.
ID made the victim of their desires
krly all in the tribe-and was beaten
Nd whipped time and time again. They
tde me carry wood and water, like the
Jaws had to kill dogs and cook
I'm for the Indians to eat. We haC
thing but dog meat and horse meat.
Ilring the time we were away from the
bne camp on staked plains l nearly
re. The snow was very deep, and
NJ nothing to keep me warm but {
knket. Both feet were frozen, and my
BIS came off from my feet. Sophis
Ns with me but little of the time
tere she went / don't know. | am
bitive that l can identify every one
the seventeen members of the party
81 murdered my family. Medicin,
hter was with them, and believe wa.
NJ leader. | do not care to go away
Im here, as | have no home. They ar,
NJ kind to me at the mission, and gooC
II. Mills is mother to me" Sophii
spry little girl for her age, and doe
apparently appreciate her condition
Is virtually ends the Indian troubles
PHI have surrendered except stragglin
hds. b.