Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1888-04-26
srEoIAL r,aLrQuln cOnnrsrOspmcr.
Report Of the Prssbytery ofths Cherokee Nation
-Wm. MeCraeken yery Low.
Col. Harris Strange gxperienee--The Chief Re.
turns-Thriee Eaclped but Again IN Cas-.
tody-Bill Blair's sWound-Brokcn
Wedding Engagement -
Social Events.

Social Kvsnts.
After quite lengthy absence, Chief Mayea
has returned to the capital, hale and hearty
AT least two "hopsD the past week; one
at Henry Eihert's, and one At Capt. Adalr's
Everybody Is expecting a big time this
week. The ladies will have supper with Ice
cream on Wednesday.
A marriage In high life" was on the tapls
and was to have been cbronicied a week ago,
but-"Thero's many q slip 'twixt the cup and
the lip" and said wedding has been post
roned Indefinitely.
The deputy gh sheriff, Josso Msyos, re-
turned from an unsuccessful hunt anor one OF
the esrared convicts, mp in Goingsuako. lie
says he could hear Of him just ahead at various
places, but he couldn't come up with him.
The young folks had two or three nsh fries
this past week This seems TO be a fayorite
recreation, aud fthere arms other hsh caught
and fried besides those having scales and nns, f.,
II surely wont be from lack OF opportunity or
inclinationi
High Sheriff McCracken Is daily ainkIng
aud unless thore is speedy change for thu
better TO al human appearance he cannot las.
much longer. DR.. fortner, Of your town, waa
sent for and yesterday arrived here to try his
skill on The case.
The Lumpkins boy who stole Charlie
Willis's horse al Fort Gibson, got away for
the third time and was closely followed by
Coffee, The posse from whom he escaped lie
hid around town here day or two, aud then
struck out east, and was overhauled and cap
tured, and Coffee asserts pretty strongly that
he wont get away from him again.
John Blair, who was badly shot some
weeks ago, has been brought 10 town to ap-
pear as a witneis against Bill Christie, whose
trial for the murder Of Bob WALKER ls set By
Associate Justice Scales for the 10th Of July
next. Blair Is in a bad fx Itiaa wonder he
hasn't died before this time, and he may pass
in his checks" yet from hls wounds, which
have not been well attended to.
On Friday night the stnplera gave a social
under the new namsof q ''cAndy breaking. -
II the Vinita bon ton want any further Infor-
nation, so that they can do Likewise, they arc
respectfully referred 10 headquarters for the
same. Admission was ten cents, or twenty a
couple, as It was understood every gentleman
would take his partner. know OF one dried
up specimen Of cynio who could get no part
ner and so was admitted on payment OF rs
cents. The proceeds we're "dedicatsd'' TO the
Presbyterian church. The lady committee
raised several hundred dollars for enIarging
and repairing the same, while the MethodIsts
have secured up into the thousands for their
new church.
Col. e. j. Harris hada strange experience,
and strange visitor some nights since. lie
was awakened by some one opening the door Of
his room, and then shutting Il. II was In
tensely dark, but he was sure somebody was
In the room. lie heard strange breathing.
lie spoke, "who are youi' "what do you
Want'" Getting no response, he got mp, wsE:
towards the door and STOPPING, he felt q llv-
Ing body. No reponse or no word spoken on
ly, "'It Is mine I" repeated several times. The
colonel took hold OF the object and found IL to
be man down on his all fours mumbling
ut Is mine" Without any resistancs or any
words, the man was elected from the house
passed on out Of the gate and went away
Col II was not alarmed q bit. until the man
'-as gone. Then he thought he might have
run narrow risk. At nrst be supposed Il
was the Rev. Hugh Holland told about two
weeks sgo)-thsn that 1t some other crazy per-
son. But the final theory settled onto is that
II was vagrant tramp wno thought be could
slip In and steal something, and whom diseov-
ed, dropped onto his hands and knees, feign-
ing crazy as the easiest way TO get on, fearing
the colonel might shoot him.
TnK fRKsaYTEhY sF utE CHEROKEE EAyIoE.
This body convened In its second annual
meeting ON Wednesday, 18th inst. at the Park
Hill Mission, and continued In session till
this morning, when 1t adjourned to meet next
year in TAhlequah. Rev. W. II. Reid from
Childers' station, was. moderator. Rev. ID.
y. Allen. temporary clerk in absence Of the
stated clerk, Rev. WIN. King. ofyinitA. who
was kept away by sickness OF his wife. There
were two services each. day till the sabbath,
when tkey had three, and also celebrated the
Lords supper. The ladies provided a bountl-
full free lunch every day. Ten ministers and
eight lay delegates were present They have
thirteen churches among the Cherokees, three
Of which are new ones, and all were repre-
sented but one, the VinitA. The church mem
bership is reported as 472, OF which l26 are new
members. or sunday schools, nfteen are re-
ported with 100 scholars. In connection with
the work, six day schools are sustained. OF
the thirteen churches or missions, nine are re-
ported as being among the more neglected,
needy nelghborhoods and thus are more dis
tlnctiyely missions. These thirteen churches
have contributed the past year TO the eight
different boards OF the Presbyterian church, as
follows: Home mission board, sla5 90, For
eign missions, s5s ooi church erection and
parsonage fBnd si25.O .OOi for education for tn,
ministry, ~ 90; publishing aud sunday school
work, % 90; Fresdmen's board, si.OOi edueA.
! tiou for colleges aud higher schools, IS 90
ministerial relief, for superanuatsd and fol
the poor, $50. 90; total, s73s co. Besides thss'
special contributions TO 90 TO the general fund
! ei boards OF the church, they have contribute,
for hcme purposes, SIS 90 to defray EXPENSE
OF sending two delegates 70 the general asseD
bly, In May, at Philadelphia, which delegates
are Rev. A. NJ Chamberlln aud Elder John
Ross. Further. these churches have RAISED
for congregational purposes, ssis co. and 70
cellaneous. $40 %, making q grand tota
ofsi .s3l 90 from a church membership OF AZ
which certainly Is a good showing, as but yer,
few OF these are ciassed rs wealthy, and IN
majority would be considered as mediocre Il
eircumstanees. The following statistics wer
read as from the whole great Presbyterian
body In the United states' For 1857 are re
ported 1854 minister's G, ,ts6 churchesi bS, ~
PERSONS have been added this year OF
confession Of faithi G06 ,7Gi - the entire ohuro
membership The report shows S4s, ,704, 200 o
as having been contributed for bsneyolen
purposes during the past seven years, an
during the year 1857, over ell 900, 1000. lie
the good work 80 on. So says
April 2s, lsss. ouIsIDKH.
WAITS, FOa sALE, LOST, sTRATED, srOLES