Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-05-22

OF this year Isaac Lefevre was killed
near the fort on the bluff, at the SPOT
where Nathan Ewing, Esquire, now
lives. In the summer season of the
same year, Solomon Phillips went out
from the fort to the place now called
Cross's old field, for simblings. The
Indians shot and wounded him: he
reached the fort but soon died. Sam.
uel Murry, who was with him in the
field was shot dead, nearly at the same
place they had killed Robert Aspey in
the spring Near the mound, on the
south of the spot where the steam mill
now is, they killed Bartlett Renrro, and
took prisoners John Maxwell and John
kendrlck. Some of the emigran Is who
came down the Tennessee in boats in
the beginning of this year, rem aimed at
Red river, as before is stated, with in
tention to settle there. Amongst them
was number of persons of the name
Renfro, and their connexions, Nathan
Turpin and Solomon Turpin. Not long
afterwards, in the same year, 1880, in
the month of June or July, the Indians,
q party of Choctaws and Chickasaws.
came and broke them up, and killed
Nathan Turpin and another man at the
station. The residue attempted to run
off to the bluff, where Nashville now is.
Some of the women and children were
conducted under the care of the Rem
froes, who intended to return for their
property. They went to the station on
Red river with some others, from the
bluff; got possession of the property
they had left there, and were returning
to the bluff; they encamped at night
about two miles north of Sycamore, at
creek now and ever since called Bat.
tie creek. In the morning Joseph Rem
froe going to the spring TO drink, was
fired upon by the Indians, who lay con-
cealed in the bushes; he died instantly.
They then broke in upon the camp, and
killed old Mr.. Johns and his wife, and
his family. Only one woman of the
name OF Jones escaped. Henry RAM
sey, bold and intrepid man who had
gone from the bluff, took her off and
brought her to the bluff. Eleven or
twelve other persons were there at the
time OF the attack, who were all killed.
The Indians ripped up their beds, and
took all the horses and other movable
property, and went off towards the
south. The Chickasaws had the undis-
puted claim to the territory on the west
of the Tennessee. Upon this territory
Clarke had made settlement eighteen
miles below the mouth of the Ohio, on
the east side of the Mississippi. Offend.
ed at this treatment, the Chickasaws,
till then neutral, became allies of the
British nation, and were so at the time
when this mischief was perpetrated.
Captain Robertson made peace with
them in 1889. In the fall of the same
year, another party of Indians came
and stole horses, and were pursued by
Leiper with fifteen men. who overlook
them on the south side of Harper, near
where Ellison lately lived, not more
than three miles towards Pisgah to the
west. They were encamped in the night,
and the evening was wet Leiper and
his men fired upon them, wounded one,
got all the horses they had stolen, and
all their baggage, and returned. In
the same year, 1880, the Indians killed
negro Jim, left by Col. Henderson in
boat at the Glover Bottom; also,
young man in the same boat. At the
same time they took George. a negro
man of Absalom Tatom; also, they
wounded and took Jack Civil, q mu-
latto; killed Abel Cover, and Abel
Cover, junior, and John Robertson, the
son of Captain James Robertson. Col.
John Donaldson had gone up the river
to the Glover Bottom; with two boats
for the purpose of bringing away the
corn that himself and others had raised
the summer before. They had laden
the boats with the corn aud had pro-
ceed a small distance down the river,
when Col. Donaldson recollected that he
had forgotten to gather some cotton,
which he had planted at the lower end
of the field, and accordingly asked of
his companions to put to, for the pur-
pose of picking apart of it. They urged
that it was growing late, and that they
ought to 60 on; he waived using any
authority, and had scarcely landed be-
fore the people in the other boat were
attacked by party of Indians, who
lay in ambush to intercept the boats
on their return. The fire of the Indians
was fatal. All were killed except
free negro and one white man, who
swan to shore and wandered many
days in the woods before he reached the
bluH. A little dog about the time of
cock Growing, in the morning after the
defeat, warned the inhabitants of the
station by barking. A boat put out
and brought to the floating boat. On
examining it negro, who had gone
up with the party, was found dead, his
chin had been eaten by the dog. From
these appearances the conclusion was,
that the rest of the party were killed.
Col. Donaldson, however, had escaped
to Mansco's station. A free negro, son
of Jack Civil, who was in the boat.
was taken prisoner by the Indians.
In the summer of this year, 1880, at
the place where Ephraim Foster, Es-