The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-25
4 LYING BAROMETER.
TIE Death - RsnashaSss Nsgro-Msw hs
Became q BarSune0ar.

Dond OF the river Dlack man VINO hhd somo-
what remarkable history and who was noted
for physical popularity puzzling TO medical
and scientific men. The name Of this negro
was Zenith Pinkney, but he wont by tho cogno-
men Of Uncls Zone. and was nearly 80 years
old. He Was OF medium height. very black.
with pronounced African features. and strong
and hearty even at his advanced age.
Uncle Zens was born slave about 1906. Ho
was the property Of Major Terwilligar. who
owoned large plantation In Tennessee. near
the Georgia line. His master was quite q
prominent citizen. and had served his country
n many capacities. both civil and military,
aud mirthiai. lie iuIuriaied On tho hog and
his only duty being to brush tho flies of his old
missus" during her afternoon siesta. AT
eos i h Esss a so sSa
crawlod under the old log cabin to escape
threatened spankings ut tho hands OF his irate
NANNY because OF some freak of mischief.
peaceful life soon down came the storm and
indian warrior TseumnsohH visited the southern
tribes OF Indians, and. with al his impassioned
fare against the whites white with whom they had
been heretofore living in almost complete
peace. In burning words Ito appealed to their
passions. exposed the wrongs under which they
were supposed to DO suffering. and pictured the
glory and spoilb that would accrue to them II
upon the warpath.. He told them their lands
had been .encroached upon by 1.-THE palcflces.
or my "a HheSry Msn In
invoked the aid Of thor peculiar forms Of ro-
TO those who took up arms in defence OF their
rights His Arguments and willy appeals hud
such an effect that they quilted their peaceful
avocations aud began to commit many serious
dspredAtions upon the surrounding settle
nonts. The first actual hostilities we're begun
by the Greeks and Seminolcs who lived within
tho limits of Florida and Georgia A number
OF fugitive negroes Joined thcm. and. thus re-
enforced as9 they anauEuralc ; cruel and bloody
taeked near tho I,ackiway towns By large
alter some most desperate lighting.
Tho white settlers were. OF course much
OF them He'd to tho forts Tor 'a srsasr tor safety.
Among these WAS Major Torwilli.ar who placed
his t "a ny ana nSG.osS IN PGrt s bring
deadly rifle. There were about $50 men in tho
fort. with large number Of women. children.
Pinknev In August, 1918. the fort was sur
prlscd by an overwhelming force Of Indians.
sacre took racs. Many found death in 1.-THE the
flaming buildings. others we're killed outright
by the arrow and the tomahawk. others were
tortured to death with every conceivable atroc-
ity. Outrage preceded torture and death
among the women. and even tho little children
the negroes sharing the same fate. OF tho 800
or more persons in tho fort at the time of the
SuTpTlbo anu dttbCk, OHly - tSChpeu 10 carry
tho woiul news to the nearest settlement
All OF these arrived in the most pitia5le
soms Of mad sady "na s and
pled for life. One young negro, with a cum
ming not expected in one Of his, age. had con-
ctstern, and was not discovered until the saw
age fury had been fully glutied. His life was
spared. and he was carried away by the OK
ultant victors. When they arrived in triumph
at their village he WAS turned over TO the
u InN han g.Ily bv
satnrating his mat OF wool with water in spots.
and then hring tho dry portions. with fat pino
burned places No hair reappoared. and to his
dying day his head. with its little irregular
TUT. OF gray wool. resembled war map more
The State q Tennessee at once took meas
ures To punish these wrotches. Gen. Andrew
Jackson was sent after them with about 1000
eager and hardy volunteers. These were oil
expert woodsinen. deadly marksmen with their
they were on. The fierce fro OF retribution
famed IN their hearts. and tho memory OF
ruthless savage Dutchory nerved Them on
their long and toilsome march. At the Same
time Gen. Coffee was ordered TO the frontier Of
the State with 900 mounted men. The two
forces Joined in October ut point on this Ten
nesses River then known as Ditto't Landing.
After a month Of almost constant lghtinG in
December Jackson came upon the main body
u tho Indians and n terrible baltic took place.
The savages were completely defeated and loft
about 300 dead warriors on the battlefield. The
Investment was not complete, however. owing
to the misconduct Of asuhordinate officer. and
q iaIxs NUMBER OF tho lnulans escaped. taking
Uncie Gene used to relate with gusto how n
huge SAVAGE who had formed an attachment to
him placed him before him on q horse and
shilsn,, he sad. T scTooehed up nifty s Gus
fas dey sounded DIES like bees n buzzin'"
Old Hickory was not the man to DO satisfied
wtn ons iigh IT. So having been reinforced he
a' Tns nnts S% sS r By TIC
lnt linn al 81 obi
q most desperate resistance, but were finally
forced from their in,rencnments into tho
they fired on, it. and rejected ali ovortnres
Then a regular olt-fashinned Fourth of July
was for .hTm The trees and brush
not being inclined to furnish tho meat FOR n
barbecue, they were forced to come out, and
work of snughtercontinueh from 10 A. N. until
night, when tho tew wreirhsd survivors o.
Sa"%a In tho the snwsr ssa r ras sy
Nearly 800 Of their warriors were Killed, and
over 300 women and children taken prisoners.
and ha was taken back to civilization by tho
victorious soldiers. His old master being dead.
property Of q nephew of MAJOR Terwiligar.
VIII" removed with MIN to Florida in 1925.
When the M,Nican war broke out his master
Mo"'zunas taking zens with tn him ' as 81 body 's
while he and his master were riding out at
some distance from the American camp they
w"rosMrprised by q part = Of Mexican guerrllas.
Cant. Terslisnr after desperate resistance.
was shot from his horse aud while lying pros
tr'lts on thu ground was hacked to death by his
mun!erous assaiiants. No harm was offered the
negro Ilo was considered valuable capture,
and In lew days he was on his way to the
mines. having been sold to a wealthy Mexican
for a sum sufficient to give tho entire party Of
captors u week glorious cnrousal.
Uncle Iene remained in Mexico until 1859
when he managed to escape. aud made his way
to AN English vessel lying of the coast. He was
now under tho English hag. a free man. and as
10 was offered II berth as cook on tho vessel.
he concluded to ranOunce allegiance to Yankee
land for a while and remain under the protect
Ing Ggis of the Cross Of st. George.
Now comes the strangest part OF this old AZ
rican's history. White the vessel was at Pan
ANA he contracted tho tarrible Chagres fever,
and for weeks and weeks WAS ravlng in the
strange weird lard Of derium. Again he was
a little boy tumbling in the dirt Of Tennessee;
then surrounded by fierce. wild faces. SILVER
ing in the horrid din OF savage warfare; then
tOiliDg In the heat and gloom OF foreign mines,
eating the bitter bread Of unceasing labor.
Good nursing and O naturally strong constitu-
ton brought him around again. and he was
once more at his post. cOncocting savory
mpSSaS for the Brtiah sailOra About n weok