The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-10-16

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the lndisns made the attack on the
sgency. This mar killed one Indian
aad wounded another. Sipavaue Irc
thinks three or fIur more employee
erc alive. Meeker was killed The re-
port is given in the papers that Sipc-
yane Irn aud Shavano took part in thg
tight. This is untrue. Il is also moi
sure that Chief Douglass led the White
River Utes. Ourerdy thinks Jack, a
White River Ute, commsnded the In
dians in the charge on Thornburgh's
command.
WHEELING. w. VA, October IS -
A dispatch gives the following addi-
tIonal intelligence in regard TO the two
passenger trains on the Baltimore aud
Ohio railroad. At Bolton, West Vlr-
ginis, Saturday night both trains were
filled with passengers who miraculous
ly escaped injury with. the exception
of little girl who was slightly hurt
about the face. Jasper, fireman of
tue west bound train was seriously in
jured. A boy named Flanagan,
aged fifteen, who was steal
ing a ride was instantly kill
ed. His parents live at Clarksburg,
A negro boy, stealing his way to Clair
burg between the tender and postal
Cur, was seriously injured. George
Shinp, postal clerk on the west bound
train, was seriously injured and t4keu
to his home in Paramount, where b,
now lies in q critical condition. The
refrigerating car, containing butter,
was crushed to pieces. The postal and
baggage cars of both trains are also
total wrecks. The bodies of Engineer
Askew and Fireman Smith were
brought TO this city this morning and
taken to their home. Jasper was taken
to Grafton.
NEW YORK, October 13.-The Gate
City Guards after attending church
yesterday, took ride over the elevated
roads and visited the different object!
of interest in the city aud suburbs un
der the escort of the members of the
Seventh Regiment. To-day they viii
visit Blackwelrs Island, and tonight
attend Niblo's theatre. They expecl
to leave here for Hartford and Boston
on Thursday.
WASHINGTON, October 13.-Col. j
W. Herdsdale, of Raleigh, was admit
ted to-day to practice in the United
States Supreme CouIt. He flied in Thu
court a transcript of the record of the
United States circuit court for Tho
eastern division of North Carolina, II
the case of Seymour & Co. V. the
Western Railroad, of North Carolina,
brought up by writ of error. This
suit is upon y railroad construction
contract involving a million dollars
Col. Herdsdale appearing for the
plaintiff. Gaylord B. CLARK, of Mo
bile, John Lyon, of Richmond, and
Minor Merriwether, of Memphis, wer'
also admitted to practice.
Collector Wade, of the third district
of Georgia, informs the Internal Rev
enue Department that special force,
in attempting to destroy an illiciis dis.
tillery in Ebert county, were repulsed
by body of armed men and obliged
to return to Elberton for additional
aid. Special revenue agent Wagner is
expected to join the force tomorrow
RAwLINs. October 13.--Two couri.
ers have arrived from what was White
river agency, and from them is learned
the following.
Gen. Merritt advanced upon tn.
agency; he was shot twice through the
shoulder and was two miles from hi!
wagons. A teamster named Julius
Moore, who was with him when hi
left here was found about one hun
dred yards from G1lds,ein with two
bullet holes IN HIS breast, and bis bod
hacked and mutiilated. As the com.
Dand advanced they came to an ole
coal mine, In it WAS found the dead
body of on agency employee
He had been killed and crowded into
the mine To die. His coat was folded
up and placed lder his head for a pill
low. la his pocket letter was found
| which, nesr as the courier remember!
was as follows: White r yer, Septem
Der 80, o'clock, p NJ -Msjnr Thorn.
burgh-l will com. with CdIef Doug.
Las and another chief and meet you
tomorrow. Everything is fl ling here
and d ,uglas is flying the U aited
States flag. We have been on guard
for three nights and wit be tonight
Not that we expect any trouble but
there might be. DID you have any
trouble coming through the canyon.
N. q. MEEKER,
u. S. Indian Agent.
On entering the scene of s.esolstioI
presented. all the buildings excep'
one was burned to the ground. Not 1
living thing was in sight ex
IF TA1,ano hn hnt
taken everything and decamped. The
women and children were missing anC
nothing could be found to indicate
what had become of them. They have
been murdered and buried or takeI
away as hostages. The dead body Of
Father Meeker was fuuad about one
hundred yards from his house lying Oh
his back shot through the head. The
left side of his heSd had been Smashed
in with some blunt instrument, and {
piece of barrel stsve driven into his
mouth, and one of his hands and arm.
wss badly burned. The dead body Of
w. II. Post, Father Meeker's assist.
ant, was found between the building
and river with a bullet hole through hit
left ear and oae under the eye. H.
and Father Nee ker were naked. An
other employee, named E4toD, wa!
found dead aud stripped naked. The
face was eaten by wolves. There wa
a bullet hole in his left breast. FfaEh
Dresser, brother of the man found ii
the coal mine, was found badly burned
A bullet had passed thrGushs h'- r'S {
The bodies OF Eaton, ThompsJo, Pa ,
and Kridge, and of all the o her EN-
ployees not before named, were also
found two miles from the agency
naked and with q bullet hole thIolgt
the head.
In the position occupied by the In-
dams during Thornburgh's battle, on
breastwork made Of stone, was found
the dead body of an unknown white
man, dressed in buCkskln. He wa.
sitting on his knees, and had his guE
in q position to fire. He was shot
through the forehead. From this i,
appears that the Indians were not alone
in their hellish work. The suppose
ton is that the Indians have gone
south to join the southern Utes. The
impression smoDg the officers of MeI.
ritI's command is that the Indians who
fought Thornburgh numbered at least
700.
Observation-Disclosures Limits, BouTks
and Schuyler arrived here to-day and
an authentic report is had OF the dOings
of General Merritt's oonmsnd, sinct
the march to the front on the after
noon of the day which he reached Cap
tam Payne's camp. He had fight with
the Indians and had to move the
camp about q mile from Psynes
old position. That night on