Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1877-08-24
Romance orthe semInole,.

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chief Of the Seminole Indians, died
suddenly yesterday, Of acute disease OF
the kidneys, accelerated by other all
ments, at No So Bond street, q lodging
house. Cooper, who was IS years Of
age at the time OF bis death, was the
only son Of Solomon Cooper, an In
dian doctor, who It is claimed, was the
brother Of the Seminole chief. Those
who are familiar with the history Of
the Seminole wars can recall thu i'm
portant incidents in the life Of Cooper's
celebrated p~rOgeniIor. Osceola was
born in Georgia In 1904. His father
wal an English trader named Powell
who married the daughter Of Sem.
mole chief. Soon after the death Of his
father, Osceola, then 3 stripping, re-
moved TO Florida with his Indian
mother, and there became identified
with the fortunes Of her fathers tribe,
among whom, after . brief period, the
young man was recognized 9s q leader.
He married, according to the rites Of
the tribe, the daughter of n of the
chiefs. In 1885, while on q visit to
Fort King, Osceola'S wife was seized as
a fugitive slave, and as such was carried
of. This outrage, added to other in.
%juries, iancied or real, angered the
young chief TO such an extent that be
uttered undisguised threats against his
prosecutors. On the strength of those
lndiscreet utterances, Osceola was
seized by order Of Gen. Thompson, and
put in irons, but was released after q
brief term of humiliating imprison.
ment. Swearing to be reveDged, he
gathered about him Q little baud of
followers, with whom be laid in wait
for Thonpson. On Dec. 25, 1885,
meeting the latter and other whites out.
side of the wa,!' Of the fsrt, the young
chief and his hlnd mastered the entire
party. This tragedy was the signal for
the second Seminole war, which practi-
cslly terminated on Oct. q, 1887, with
the capture Of Osceola under . flag Of
truce ct 81. Augustine. he was in
generated in Fort Moultrie, near
Charleston, S. C., where be died on
Jan. 30, 1858. There is no record in
history that Osceola had abrother, aud
yet the friends Of Osceola Cooper aver
that he (the chie) had one, several
years his junior, who was adopted by
Solomon Cooper, Of New York, at the
close Of the Seminole war. The cir
cumstance of the younger brothers
adoption BY Mr.. Cooper are described
thus A small band Of Seminoles, q
remnant OF Osceola's scattered tribe,
encountered, a few days succeeding the
capture OF their chief, a hostile party Of
Indians from whom they rescued MI.
Cooper. At first the Seminoles were
inclined to treat Mr.. Cooper as q prls.
oner, and would, perhaps, eventually
have subjected him TO the torture, If
OsceOlA's brother, who was the pet of
the band, had not interceded In bis be-
half. The half. breed Indian boy be-
came greatly attached TO Cooper. by
whom he was subsequently, adopted
and brought to this city. Here he as
sumed the name of his patron, whose
property, which was OF considerable
value, be inherited. After the death of
bis adopted father, Solomon Cooper
for BY that namo only be was knOWn-
went to Barcelona, Spain, where he
married . woman of good family.
Osceola Cooper, the man who now lies
dead ct No. IS Bond street, 10 alleged
to be the first fruit Of that union.
Shortly after the birth Of his second
child, a girl, Soloman Cooper returned
with his family to this country, aud
settled on q farm situated near the
homestead Of the Greeley family at
Chappaqua. lie became famous % an
" Indian doctor, aud through his pro-
tessiouSl exertions gained considerable
wealth. At the outbreak Of the rebel
lion, DR.. Cooper, who was then
sojourDing in the South, joined the reb-
el army, and II is said, was killed in
battle. A few years preceding the ter
mination Of the war his son, O.ceola
Cooper, ran away from college and
joined the Union forces, acting as cour-
Ter under Gen. Sherman until the sur
render Of Lee. Returning homeWard,
be learned that his mother had moved
from the Chsppaqus farm TO a house in
Forty-ninth street, between First and
Second avenues. Thinking that his
sudden and unexpected temperance
would prove too great q shock to her,
be requested the servant who answered
bis summons at the door TO inform
Mrs. Cooper that q returned Union
soldier desired to see her. The lady
replied through the medium of the
domestic that she had every incentive
to loathe Union soldiers, and that con-
sequently, she would not permit his
entrance 10 the house. OsceolR enter
ed. however, and an affecting scene en-
sued between mother and son. II was
then that the news Of his fathers death
was made known to him. He also
learned that his sister had married q
Col. Marshall, Of the Confederate army.
Marshall died at Pavonia, N. j., about
five years ago. His wife died
two years later, leaving two chill
dren, Jennie and Willie Osceola
Marshall, to the guardianship of their
uncle, OSceola Cooper, who placed
them in the house OF 3 Mrs. Post, In
Pavonia. About six months ago Alfre.
Ia Powell, an Indian woman, who
claimed Osceola Cooper as her brother,
but who was only recognized by him
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