The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1879-11-21
oUa CEsILgzED 1yDlAxs.
Their TafRls of government,
SchoOis and Marriage
Laws.

nigonery Ala.) Advertiser
There afein the Uuited States about
300, 600 sadians; $4,000 in the FIVE
civilized tf'lbes-,he Cherokees. Chick
asaws, Creeks, Choctass, and Semi
noIes-2O. 600 more belonging 10 other
tribes in shs Indian Territory, aud the
rest are scattered in the Western part
of the United States. with few re
naming in New York, North Carolina
and other States.
The civilized tribes have forms of
governing ntmore or less similar to that
of the Stats The Cherokees have y
constituiiou and code of laws. The
Greeks hase "a constitution. but their
laws are notye eodifed, although ef-
forts have 6seu made IN this direction
and co5eRrepared The Greeks have
a Chief eisted BY the people every
four years = house of kings and a
house of wlrriors, District Court and
a Supreps Eoust
The t-5f justice OF the Museogee
NatioFssss ss-9-1sapsist pIeacher, aud +
a missi0tary to the Wild tribes 80
vest ofhb home. | met him the other
day atshe Muscogee Baptist \ ssocia
riou ou his way from his missionary
iabors The Rev John Mcintosh Is
his name-grandson of Genera Will
liam NcIafo~h, whom the Greeks
killed ia 1925 on account Of the treaty
oi Indian Springs
The present chief Is Ward Cooch> :
man, born 10 Alabama, and who re-
mained there until about 184S, lie
is stout built man. about hfty>fve
Years old, black hair, black eyes, thin
whi5kers, will weigh two hundrc d
pounds, and was dressed ia citizen S
dark gray suit lie is a mau Of abili
~. and has au aiFshle address. took
tea with him-cotfee rather.
TIE Presbyteriaus aud Methodist
have each d mission school on the
manual labor system, aud the Creek
Nation pays the board aUd tuition oI
certain number Of pupils The Bap'
lists are contemplating the establish
ment Of mission school this fall.
There are twenty four public school:
kept open ten months in the year, aud
under the supervision Of superiutend'
ent Of public instruction. aud he IS ais,
superintendent OF public blacksmith
shops The Nation pays for sharpen
ing both mental and agricultural tools
They pay $40 per month to teachers
and nay for school hooks
The indians enjoy religion at
tended an all night prayer meetin-
last Sunday. They say they used t,
worship the devil all night, and thel
think they ought to worship God al
night too The meeting began at dark
aud ended about sun up, or ii,tl'
later Imagine a savage crowd Of In
dams singing in Creek at the top o
their voices just before daylight, auc
suddenly bugle sounds on the air
wouldn't you think Of Gabriel?
The Creeks have DO marriage laws
but the Baptis,s Association adopte,
a memorial on the subject. urging tn
next council 70 pass proper marriag
.h0uor or drafting the memorial Thei
custom allowed several wives, but th
churches have so altered public opin
ion that it is rare to fad man wit
two wives
How did you punish a violation Q
marriage yows?' | asked an Indiar
lawyer.
You SEQ that man thcre?'
Yes"
"Well. his wife was taken by anot til
er man, and one night he went Wit
some other men, arrested the betray
beat him seuseless aud then cut off hi
ears with a dull knife"
How did they treat tho woman?"
The same way. Sometimes the
let her off easier than the mau."
What became of the man and wo
mau?"
They are living together as ma
aud wife, aud the injured hus band 20
him another wife
Was that your custom?"
Yes; the chief made that law. an'
everybody followed it"
Sometimes they cut the woman
nose off by way of variety.
If the criminal could hide out unit
after "Busk the annual festiVa h
went free. Some Of the tribes ha
cities of refuge. as the Israelites hac