, 1877-04-07
Naval Engagement Between the
Redskins and Party OF
Boatmcn.
Great Scare Among the Gnlena
Mineps---The Cali for
Troops.
Trials and Tribu1Atioua Of the Militia
In Their Weary Maroh.

war, which invo'yol thc lcvy OF troops, The mp
companies anu oatta'ions' long marches ol nun.
was naly terminated Cd before ,Jss ntsed rIxa bat.jo
W.. fought a We s7s happy to il able to o. give
1Ion. William Thomas, of Jacksonville, III this
Stntc. whn n. II vii, tc rren. IN. o,,a ~ Ihc
volunteer soldiers engaged III the war. and SO is
the best ossIblc atttortr I'm ttc aucrt. tutlro
rho'na. /. one Of tho oId.scl,ooi lawyers
OF Illinois, and has dcserycIly occupied
high position at t1le Uar for moro
tnan MY ycars, ana has Iille'l without reproarll
and always With credit muny hfrh posittonst
both polItjcal anft judicial. fn tllo statc, Tic
n'At ''e.' WIN "n'n1pal1ca laeh!tiee' "Hcic NC
ms resided Tor more than half century,
respected and beloved by all who know him.
and Blackwell, and Forluer, and Logan, aud
,,n.,,, ~, t...., - 49, .,,. t.a'. ~
~ ~. 's*"' r.o.,sa ,,, - wv .A! "sty "
the state. amt. as lcarnet!lawger, was tue peer
OF tho ahlest. Historical events recorded by
such men nre OF tho Ercatest value to the future
nrrsvnt yc,era,tnn, ' ~ "'~' y va 'A'
Tmz CAUSE. or TIT, wAn
aro aess given IN l'csnoldA' Al'e and Tines"
~ .sa... tono"h; - .oa- ~. ,r,u.
y tic country around and north Of Galcna, In tbss
ssate. The cause Of III. email M .pcek Gf war ~
nsa sah q sn
TO- rccort.
Two kecl'bones OF the eontrnrtor to furnish pro-
oppe a. as II nasns
on tic river, moi far abose pra,rIc dn chlcn. Tic
11PNteelYta. thfF rRDtuFRi
ak OF seven tquaws. who were also drunk. These
captured sqnnws wcss forced on The boats for ees;
boatmcn toek .the aquaw. win thrtn in
Whom tno lnlians oeeamo sober and knew The in.
)nry done them In this delicate point, they tuts-
tered a,l their toscea, amounting 70 teyrral Aun-
drcds. md attacked tho bouts in which tho squaws
near the sliofo IN narrow pass of Inc rissf. and
rnE 1syuRtArED savAoEs As.A,Lrp oss noAr,
and permitted ibc other to rns. down tn Tic hight.
1e Soasmsn 5.s sess nst entirely prepared 6 tofts
on .e acrt % :ous dexrse Ths Inaas LII
down ia thslE eanocs, and sded to paddle them g
'tbe!r muskcts on ibcm in tho canoes. II We
e an1 70. S n enS
extens, BY @ tbetr Sost, . ono postnan. ,sSr Il CIV by
lsl:, saved tho Goat and those Of tie crew WHO
were not Killed. 1hit man was large and strong,
and possessed Tic courage of an African lion, liz
seized part Of thu setting pole Of the boat, which
was about four feet long, and had on tho end q
plccu OF Iron, which made the pole wclshty and
| powerful weapon In tho lands Of 'saucy
jack" ~ tho champion wna called.
| 1t Ia stated that when ihc Indians
| attempted 10 board thc boat Jack would knock
them back into The ryvf la1t a. they approached
| Ills boat got Tut on tho efonnd. aul tho whites
seemed doomed, but with great cxcrtion, courage,
| and bard nvht|ng, the IntiIaua wcrp repejtcu
The wnylcct killed tayeru| bite mel Atld wonn.
| cd many more, leaving barely enough to naygats
the boat, It Ii sail that lack had
FOUR INDIAN ecALrs
which lie took from tic same number of Indians he
Killed. tasmscif,
THUS con1p,enccd and thus ended tho hloodshsl
| Of lilo WInncGacu war. NJ whito nai, or lndian
Xas E}ijcl Icforu or after e -
Tnla EAyif. KSoAnENesr
al tho whites on their lands In tue search Of min.
erals. hnl tho Government Of the United EtateA
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