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Pledged but to Truth, to Li VOL. 7. M'HENRY, ĵ ejfewy JteMnr. Pub hed Etety Wednesday by J. SLYKE, ' xV. t- ; KDITOt AND PUBLISHER. >v Offlce ln Old P. O. Blodl -OrronTi IN VERBID* J HOUSK.-- TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION . fae Voar (m Advance) ,. If Hit ?*|-| wlttilnThroe Honths....... "WMfirlptlias rersaivel fir throe orj ninths in the svn>» proportion. 3i:-S BUSINESS CARDS, TT. T.BROWN,M.I». OHV*TCTAN WD StTRGEOV. Office over ' the Post Office, onnosite Perry A Martin'* fltftrn Hit *tx!n, McHcnry, 111. ' 1 'h C. H. FEGKRS, M. T>- f»wrstni\v ,\xo SITRGBON. Jotmsbnrgh, I til?.-Office honrs 8 to 10, A. M» O. J. HOWARD, M. D. |>HYSIOTAN AWl> STTROEOV. Offlee at 1 IDT resilience, opposite M. E. Chnrch, McHenry. III. K. V. AtfDBl?«OX, M.' I>„ * r>JtT^TOTA*f ant ^titxenn. Office" et I Beslev's Dm* •Uortn, Op)>o«tte Parker (Tonse, McHehrv, Illinois. % CART. OAULS. QAT-OOH nnd Tlnirrtin? House, .Tohnshnrsrh, Til. Pleasnnt ttonm* for Hunters and Plahermen. Tee for the use of Hunters.-- Choice i»rnhH« of wines and Liquors always on hand. Cull and see me. PRATT HOITSIO. rA. PR\TT, Propeleto-. First class ac. eommodntions. (iooil Barn In ^connection Waue.onda, III. JCH. J. FRRTT'S MRAT- MARKET, near the Br 1(1 are, Mc­Henry, III. Fresh and Salt Moats, Sao. »"*e, Smoko'l Mests, etc., always on hand; Keeps none but the best.. BUSINESS CARDS. A. E. BALDWIN, M. D. PHTSTCIAN A7TD SCROEOTf. Office and resirtenc.a on Clav St., Woodstock, 111. Prompt attention (riven to professional calls at all hours. Also United "States Examining Surgeon. C. 8. GREEN. TTETERINARY 8URGKOW, V Illinois. Btobn»oi>d, JKSSR A. BALDWIN, ATTORNEY at paw and Solicitor In Chaw-e.erv. Will practice in State and In Fed­ eral Courts. Office, 3d Floor, New Custom House, Chicago. . SIDNEY DI8BKOW, PUBLIC and Conveyancer, Al- DR. 0. E. WILLIAMS. DENTTST. Residence Dundee. WH1 he at Wauconda the 10th and 25th of each month. Whop, dates occur ^atnrday or Snn- day I make my visits the following Monday. Also at Algonquin, every Tuesday. Office at Hotel. McHENRY HOUSE. PETER SMITH. PROPRIETOR. CI OOD Board by the <1IT or week at reason. T able rates. The choicest brands of Wines,-Liquors and riwirs. Good Stnhlina: for Horses. A fine TMjronn Hole Table in connection with the House. Give me a call. PETER SMITH. •"J : . / -VH '• V j» , v>- £&s BARBIAN BRO«. , ftlGAB Manufacturers, McHenry, til. Or- C der« nnliciied. Shop, ii Old McHenrv, In Roiter Block, two doors west of' Puis- DBAt.BR Offle*. RICHARD COMPTON. JTT*LTI0K of the Peacoand Conveyancer.-- Will attend promptly to the collection of debts. Yolo, Lake County, 111 I i i» I • l»'iij|JI»»B'.»i;)' 1 '• E. E. RICHARDS. i - HASa complete Abstract ot Titles i'o land In M Henrr County, Ill'noia. Office with Cennty Clerk, Woodstock, 111. fgji&Uli B.M.OWEN fl ENTERAL Dealer nnd Mannlftetnrers UT Agent In Leading Farm Machinery.-- Prices tow and terms favorable, McHenry, IP. \ :-l • N. S. COLBY. < MCflKNHT, Mctlenry Co.. 111. Breeder of Spanish Merino Sheep, Berks «>ire ami Poland China ^wine. A choice lot of yonopr Buck stock for sule. Please cull and examine before lmylng elsewhere. « | E. G.SMITH. ; ^ BOOT AND shoe MAKER. Prompt atten­tion civcn to Repairing. Shop in J. J. <iilles' building, next to river bridge, Mc­ Henry, Illinois. » PETER LEICKEM. REPAIRS Watches,Clocks nnd Jewelry of all kinds. Also Repairs Violins In the best possible nvmner, on sh:>rt notice and at rea­ sonable rates. Also Violins for Sale. 8hop (Irst door North of Riverside Block, McHenry m t W. H. SANFORD, Merchant Tailor la the store of 0. H. Dickinson, Kastside of Pabllc Square, WOODSTOCK, ILL. A cood Stock of Fine Cloths for Suitings al­ ways on hand. Suits made to order and a lit warranted. Give me a call. W. H. SANFORD. *n»o<lstock. 111., Sept. «7th. 1875. L'.V V J. A. 8HE9WOOD AUCTIONS HR AND APPRAISER, \ Algonquin, III. SAL E8 of Stock, Farming Tools and Goo\ls of all kinds promptly attended to. Farm •ales a Anecmity. Terms reasonable. Post Office address: Algonquin, III. MARCUS GERMAN Manufactured by F. MARCUS, *_ ' V*.. ? --DEALER IN-- I. 'r. PIPE WINES, LIQU0R9 AND CIGARS. Woodstock^ III. best Tonic in the world. Put .up in t|uart Bottles. F. MARCUS, Patentee # A. IN. CHURCH, Watchmaker and Jeweler NO. 187 RANDOLPH STREET, (Britrxs House,) Ohii-.icro, III, Special attention pairing Fine watches and Chronometers. 48TA Full Assortment of Goods in his line. GEORGE CURTIS, House and Sign Paittter, MCHENRY, LIFE ^ * Shop Opposite Perry * Martin's. WilJ attend p*»raptlT to all work and fuar- antee satlsfictton. Prtces as low a* good work can be done anywhere. JIMS GRAINING A SPECIALTY ™ -Mi # ; MIXED PAINTS. ^ lam prepared to furnish Mixed Paints of all kinds a t the lowest living prices, and fur­ nish an article far superior to the common Mixed Paints being sold. Call and sr e me. GEO. CURTIS. McHenry, April IS, 1882. T : :--, '"""!' »» " JUST OUT: . ADDERSONVILLfc* Escape, and List of Dead| SYJOHH L.BAWS0X. BENNETT, M. D. "PHTSICIAN AN D SUliU HON. Also United 1 States Examining Surgeou. Rlchmoud, Illinois. M. M. CLOTHIER, HEBRON, - - - - - - ILLINOIS. VJOTARY PUBLIC and Conveyancer.--f •1™ Prosecute claims in all Bureaus iu De­ partment of Interior. Letters must contain stamp f«r reply. Post Office, Richmond, III, iif; m I No Favors Win us and noJFjaar Shall Awe." •A'v 1. ... : ... ; WEDNESDAY. MAY 24, 1882. NO, 44 apartment. I>R. 8. F. BENNETT. JOSEPH N. FRKITND. SALOOJf AND RESTAURANT Bonslett' old stand, opposite Hisliop's Mill. Mc­ Henrv, Til. The c loicest Wines, Llqrors and Dinars to be found in the county. Fresh Oysters in their season serred up in any shape desirerl or for sale by the Cmii. '•'r^ OtoOD STABLING FOR HORSES. ANTONY ENGELN, always on hand. We buv none bnt tlio l»est and sell at Reasonable Prices. Fresh Oysters in their season. Richmond House, RICHMOND. ILL. ,• C.N. CULVER, - - PROPRIETOR. HAVING recently purchased »the above House, 1 have put it in thorough repair, with new fuvnitue throughout, and would respectfully invite the patron »se ot the trav- elintr public and others. The tables will al­ ways be provided with the best that can be procured, nnd polite and attentive waiters will be in readiness at all times to attend to the wants of guests. No pnus will be spared to make this a First Class House. Largv and commodious burns on the premiees. Free Omnibus to and from all trains. Sample Rooms on (Irst floor. ilst of the Dead nrives Accurately the Name. Revriment, Coinpnny, Date of Death and Number of Grave in the Cemetery, of all who died in that dread* ful Prison. 12.912. Nearly 13,000 Victims. The Diary is an everyday account of Four, teen Months imprisonment written e.ich dav. word for word as prin t r»d. and tells fully and understandinarlv, happeni'in»s in Anderson villa" and other prisons. Talnable to all those who lost friends there. A volume of 3W pages, nicely orintert anil illustratol, l>ound in cloth, w'ith" gold trim­ mings. Price, $ 1.50. A. B. Bid well, of Woodstock, has been ap­ pointed agent for McHenry Co. He proposes to call upon the people of every town during the sp-nig. presenting this valuable work for their consideration. Accents wanted lor every town in the State. Send for Circulars. WM. H. CO WIfIN, Gen. Agent for the Northwest, WoodMoek, III. JOS. WIEDEMANN, Saloon and Restaurant, NEAR THE DEPOT, McHENRY, - ILLINOIS The best - Brands of Wines, Llqimfs and Cigars always on Hand. Good Stabling for Horses. ALSO AGENT FOR JTranz Falk's * MILWAUKEE Lager Beerl Reerin Large or Small Kegs or Bottles al ways on hnnd cheaper than any other, quali tv considered. This Boer has a world wide reputation, and jgood judges acknowledge it cannot oe sur­ passed in the world. by mail promptly attended to. JOS. WIEDEMANN, McHenry, IIL Aug. 10th, L183 S* •/ - }Kear the Dfep^fc MoHENRY - - - /ILLINOIS. < Keens constantly on hand of Flour and Feed of all km nOlt Wholesale or Retail he finest brands i, which hefcwtll Bottom prices. Five diCfteront bnin ls of Fiour1 always" on hand and warranted as represented. aSi'Flonr delivered anvkvhere [n the Cor- mrstion. Orters may W).:glveii^%^|»oml Oar>l, Box 107, Post Offidk ^ ~ GIVE.MK A CALL. LBOilSLETT. IfoHflnry, MareUstii, hssi. Tm. Magnetic Ointment. W A R R A N T E D To Core Piles and CtaUng SorWt Ahn.BereKies. Sore Throat, Kararke. Srulsca, Barns, Cuts, Corns, Ski a Disorders, Kcrofulota and all Sores. Iu «-rf--ot in uii Ktdnry, Llvvr. Bowrl m t lung !)!se:isr*, : hi timuiiMii, Rack* ache. Lameness, Strains, a-ad Swtilin^s re- gardeit by ihe O'-st phyi-ioiiins a-" Kimpiy Homler- ful. F.>rsuUr hy (3iiurqists. P ice #!5 nn^-II) ecn^s. B, Ban&om, Saa A Co., Sole rrop , Bnff-lo, N.I. HF. AVKillTMAN, Proprietor. First • class rigs, with or without drivers, fnanislied at reasonable {rates. Teaming ot all kinds done on short uolice. A. WENDELL, CAEPEKTSS AID JOIHEg , McHenry, III. Wt« take fontrarts f»»r puirin^ up Biiihlhigs ami gtiamnre* mv work wiil compftrR with any man in thts Ktato. I can ami will do work from to to 2b per cent cheaper than other < nrpetiters. ac 1 have two of my liovs who work with me. which makes it possible for me to tlo so. All Jftbs Jn tli« Carpenter line promptly Attended to. Give me acnl), *'ttw KOit M OUTLAWS ijTSe J\>ic, Thrilling and .1 oth vi'i" ilt\s tTie lives it ml Wonderful Ajfonts Wnut«Ml | JDUH ET J. VV. fir EL. of AdventlM**' of Americn'it Great O'ltlaW",. Tbe Younger Bi'otliers, Frank and JPSSC .James, And"their band* ot' hiirhwavi'ien, down to the present moment, incliniin'jr I>I. ATl! tit" .IK^SE J AM Et^, and nil the late *tarUiiia: ;ind thrilling developments. Fifty lilustr.iiions nnd Por­ traits, . 'iinonpr wliieh'siy Jessi* JMIHCS ;ifter he w»s sliot., and' 12 fine Colore I Plsites. Inter. Views ;ntd letters^fro ii Coie Younger. The hrpnkinv up of the b.!;i l tin I revelations of 5T.Mrn.ivn xkckkts. ti.«' mock the tenil 'le •'Mart; Oiift," and luiirdie.is oi° <M!ie.r aslnnishing tin-Is. Most VToirlei-fu i un.f ICx citing Hook in exiflence! OuiseMS every­ thing! New and grently enlarged eft it ion; new" illirstralions; W*l pages; price •I.S'l. j\gents' Ounv . ' issinfr Outlil, .rhlc. Illu.itratert Circulars and full piirtlculars Ki'EE, A vents, don't bise liiis grand opporluni'.v'. Ad.lress HISTORICAL I'UltLISIIIXli :C0-. <'0i X. 4tli st., St. Louis, Mo. ' and both ceivet The tit will though; C*m> ot real ne howe\ tativefl meatmra^ ghonld , r*eo<ftif*l the sohH the def«i mained the llmll In the pxamiim<j 000.000 in and a fiiil k«f necwsMty ojf.'j clerical fo* Auditing ol time, whaj to know, hi otirngemis till be called their lack of this matter. 1 nenclea, but «sion, from nommmiicatit Tribune has from hon**| States. somewhat It L% howei good. let mattsr at om^|| out further dc difjjrnce afl'alin in r«li ments should single day. readers to talivos in *hot them the new performance plainly of canse'3 by i mWwt shower of graj>e battla field. Pension Rllla,' [,£ pensions of Ave year each to the 9i»t« GarHeld, Polk Jtiiptly passed by fress, ftiul has >e- of the President. rr#M l:i tlil? matter •Ml? indorsed, al- From the Broom County N. Y. Reporter, BUFFALO BILL. A Biographical History and Advent­ ure* of H iffiam Matlhewnon, Nephew of Geo. Stickney, of Nuiida, Henry County. Jtls. [pcBLtanr.D BT RKQOKST.] The following memoir Is taken from "Selections from the Kansas Volume of the U. S. Biographical Dictionary," published at Kansas City,and relates to a former resident of this vicinity. In the beginning of the eighteenth pebt. Its thai there exists no inch assistance, if, |«rR and Represent 'the {ustiee of the course did, why (.equally prompt In nitons cliiiuis of contracted in country, lias re- ^unpaid, and, with present employed , Cannot even he Surpltw of #150,- of the Treasury, pe of the pre sal ng die pension pder«to secure tlie iwithin a reasonable i*4 we would like las to offer for the members may future to explain It, or itfgligence. In lr several oonstlt- . under the Impros- of some of the Meii National on this subject innu In . various task will prore a »ne. • Per too late to do BM take up tbia |dls]Hile of ft with- it in a national sient condition ol pension settle- red to continue a lln appeal to on ­ to the'r re preseli­ ps, urging upon Itliat exists for it 'duty. Tell them pss and suffering in. A .shower of to I canister AND Wagon Sliop, The undersianed, at his Shop STbrth of Perry A MaftinV* store near the Brick Church, is now yrena red to do anything in the line of lilaoksniithin* or Wagon Making, on short notice, and guarantee satisfaction. With the best ofl material and flrst-elass workmen we are prepared to get np Btissfies and Wagons to order ou tlio most reasonable terms and warrantias represented. Horse Shoeing & General JitMi promptlv|attended to. If in wan i of a new WaRon, bo sure to cal at iny Shop, examine one of my Wagons and lenrii price before purchasing. My Wagons took FIlt^T PREMIUM AT THE COUSTV FAIR la at Fa II over all others. I will not be undersold,quality considered. Give Me a PHILLIP HAUPERISH. McHenry, 111., March 31st, 1881. i: «:' V-^l1 %T •" rt WC1"* ' i?- % GROCERIES! CROCERES! M. Engeln, Raving removed his store to Colby's Brick Block is now prepared to offer to the buying public a full line of CHOICE FAMILY GROCERIES, Ofinned G oods. CIGAR, TOBACCO, PIPES, &c,, &c. - "-.-i My Goods are ail Iresh and will, be ;»t the lowest living prices. . ; I also keep a full stock of Gun Material Fishing Tackle, Minnow S?eins, Hammocks, and in fact everything pertaining to Fishing and Hunting, can by found at my store at reasonable Prices. Violins, Acordeons, Picalas, Flutes, Violin Strings, ami all other extras for Violihs. My stocks of riNWAKKis complett. Call ami examine it I guarantee Prices that defy all competition. » M. «NGELX. The ttettio of On«N|^;;?4^v:i General Sturgis, a brave and accomp­ lished oflleer. gives a;i aocouut of battle In which his troops were de­ feated by overpowering number* of the enemy, with the candor of a truthful man. For many yearn Gen­ eral Sturgis has been made the mark of slanderous reports as to hib efficiency as a commander.. The character of no United States officer lias suffered to the sani** extent on account of a military disaster. He has been accused of drunk- eunesfi on duty, and every dastard who (led from the Held of Guntown has had his say as to the cause of their ignotn- luous yetreat. General Grurrson and CoioncJ McMlilen silenced this charge in communications fully exhonoratlng General J<turgis from all blame in the matter, and General Grant Indorsed litin by requesting bis appointment as brigadier-general at the close of Ihe war, saying that, notwithstanding the disaster at Guutown, General Sturgie was a brave and faithful officer. Genera] Sturgis has frequently asked for a court of inquiry to test his con­ duct upon the field he describes, but baa never succeeded iu obtaining one. and now General Sherman says it is too late. As the accusations against hi (ft, like those against many of his brrtfher officers, have been confined to the Newspapers,It U no more than sim­ ple justice to a meritorious soldier that, he should be permitted to employ the same wirdlum in which to reply.--Na­ tional Tribune. \At. the Great Battlefield. * After poking over the battlefield of Oh»i!cell«*"aville I went back to the brick hotiie for dinner. During my ab­ sence a little red-beaded man had ar­ rived anil he was Introduced by the woman as he/brother-in-law. As soon ag I came in lie began on me. "Vims yon under Sheneral Shackson in dis light?" "No." *1 tell you dot vlias an awful light, my frendt. Blood poonred out ehust iiko It vhas raining. Maybe you vhas utuler Sheneral Lee upv der blank roatl y" "Ko, T wasn't." "Jifot under Lete? But dot Sheneral Lee was an awful lighter. Maybe you vl»us\mit Early at FredericksburgV* "No." Vhell, dot £arly he vhas a iplciUlid sheneral, nnd he like to fight all dei- time. I feels sure you vhas -nit Earlyi Maybe you vhas n»it Hooker, eh?" i *'N"o,M "Not mlt Hootkr itownliere? I>«n yoo vhas mlt Sedgwick up de road?" '•No.*11 "Vhell. by golly! Not mlt Shackson nor mit Lee--not mit Hooker norSedg- wioV Vhell dot beats me all oafer!" Both of us fall to and began eating, and nothing further was said until the meul was finished and we had gone out to'look at some old cannon wheels in the vard. Then my friend pnt his hand on iiriy shoulder, lowered his voice, and S&lt '1 * «i-Mv friendt, If you vhas not mlt Lee, no r Shackson, nor Hooker in dl* fight, ,rtay be you und me vhas in der same "V-M«yb. j Wterewjr. mr'Tv "la Canada," he whiskered, »ly know*. In the i ^ntnry three brothers, heads of the Mathewson family in America, emi­ grated from Scotland. One of them, William Mathewsou,great grandfathe of the subject of this biography, settled In Connecticut, where he engaged in farming until his death, having been ii soldier in the French war. His son, William Matliewson, was born In Con­ necticut. in 1743; was a farmer all his life; during the Revolution partici­ pated In the campaigns in New Eng­ land until the close of tbe war; removed to and settled in what Is now known as Broome county. New Y»>rk, iu 1806. when tlie country was wild *nd very thinly settled; clearing his land of timlier, he engaged in farming there until Ills death Iu 183$, aged ninety-two years. Hi* son, Joseph Mathcwson. was Corn in 1790 In Connecticut, moving'with his parents to New York. lie engaged in hunting and trapping until the in­ coming settlers drove tlio game from the country, when he engaged iu farm­ ing and stock raising until hib death in 18.15, aged 45 years. Ills son. William Mathewson, better known on tlie plalnl by his sobriquet of**Buffalo Bill," the subject »f this sketch, was! born In Broome Co.. New York, January 1st, 1830, being the sev­ enth of eight children. His mother's maiden name was Eliza Stickney. When bnt a child, his inclinations were for Hie wild, roving life of a hunter. He Inherited the Intrepid daring of Ills highland Scottish an­ cestry, and longed for tbe adventurous life of a frontiersman. Remaining at home after Ills father's death and his mother's second marriage, he attended the county schools, receiving a very limited education, until lie was ten years oid. He then went to live with aii^der brotlv*r»where he «nye<\.thre<| « v8s*jr*. ag» otlthlrteeu»be, went Into the lumber regions of Steuben county. New York, working during tbe lumbering season. He would then shoulder his rifle and go to the mount­ ain regions of New York and Pennsyl­ vania, to employ himself in hunting and trapping. This alternate hunting and working lie followed until 1848, when he went Into Canada West in e»arch of moose, wolf, beaver, otter, minx and marten, returning in the spring of 1846. after a very successful trip. Remaining at his brothers until the fall of 184ft. he went to Michigan, trapping along the ,Muskegon and Grnnd rivers, when the country was unsettled and game abundant, return­ ing In the spring of 1850. He femained at Ills brother's but two months, when he was solicited by a company of land speculator? to act as guide. Accepting the offer, he started for the unknown West, traveling through Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, and reaching Council Bluff« in August of the same year. At that point he left tbe employ of the laud buyers and made an engagement with the North­ western Fnr Company, and with a party of trappers and hunters started for the headwaters of the Missouri and Yellowstone rivers^ hunting In the British possessions and along the foot­ hills of the Roek.v Mountains. This was the life he bad been craving. Here were wilderness and grandeur, danger and adventure, pleasure and excitement. Dressed in the proverbial buckskin of the western hunter: living in a great part npon the results of the chase; hunting and trapping by day; at night seated around the camp fire to listen to the thrilling adventures and hair breadth escapes of the different members of the company; the mount­ ains, solemn and silent, rising above them height over height, iu Impressive and eternal .grandeur -- thfs to the young hunter was a life to live for. Their hunting grounds, were In the territory of tlie Blackfeet. a hostile antiwar like tribe, and they kept their position by their courage and the accuracy of their markmanship. At one time they were surrounded by a war party of tlie Blackfeet and did not dare to leave their stockade to give them battle. Afler a severe fight, the Blackfeet were driven off. Djtring their continuance In that country, they were exposed to continual danger and were compelled to be ever on the alert and to study tbe character of the people In whose eount,rj they were employed. Qe remained In the employ of the fur company nearly two years, when hi joined a party of hunters, among whom were Kit Carson, Charlie and John Atterby, Jim Baker and others almost equally well-known hunters and trappers, whose names are associated with the history of the western country. They traveled along the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, crossed tbe head­ waters of the Big Horij -- where Custer was subsequently killed--the nnrih and south forks of the Pbitte. down Jhroutfli tbe oountry where Denyer mo\Y%a,uwU, when there was no pign of habitation and elk, deer, antelope and other smaller game was abundant -- and beached, during tbe summer, the trad­ ing post of Colonels Bent and St. Vraigne. Here h« parted with his company and engaged with Brent and St. Vraigne to trade with tbe Sioux, Cheyennes, Arapahoe?, Kiowas. Com munches and Apaches. He traveled some three years trading with these tribes, going into their camps,learning their sign language, making himself familiar with their customs, and dealing with them in such a fair and honorable manner as to gain their re­ spect and confidence. In the full and winter of I860, In partnership with Horace Green, he employed men, and until the following spring trapped along the headwaters of the Arkansas and Republican rivers. In the spr'ng of 1857 they returned to Independence, Missouri, disposed of their pelts and went back to Kansas. In the summer of that year, In part­ nership with Asa Beach, he established a post on the old Santa Fe trail, on Cow creek, which they made head­ quarters until 1862. ne then traveled among different tribes on trading expeditions, also employed a portion of each year in hunting wolves, the fur of which animal had becomo very valuabl®. iu 1859 the Indians were on the war path, and though many ot the traders were compelled to leave the country he remained unmolested at hie post. In 1860, tlie year of the great drouth in Kansas, he received tlie name of "Buffalo Bill," and though others b*ve appropriated tlio title it belongs of right only to him. During the drouth, when the. crops were destroyed and many of the settlers were In a starving condition, they had recourse to the vast herds of buffaloes then roaming the plains. But they had no knowledge of the proper manner of hunting them, and Mr. Mathewsou engaged in the work, killing as many as eighty a day. loading their wagons with meat and sanding them back to their half-starved families. Hearing of his generous acts others came to see him, and, knowing not liis name, would Inquire for '*Buf- falo Bill.*1 which name he has ever sliic^ borne. I In the year 1861 he had a personal encouut©^ with Santanta, chief ot tlie Kii»S*ai?T% WoVd #tis sent to film thai tlio chief intended to kill him for shott­ ing one ot his braves while stealing his horse. liMt short time Satanta. accom­ panied by severalslndians, entered his trading post with drawn bows,and told him tliey had come to kill him. Knock­ ing Satanta down with his revolver he quickly covered the others with his weapon and ordered them out of the stgre house. They left, and he then administered to the chief a severe whipping, compelling the Indians to carry him to their camp. Since then he' has borne the-name among the In­ dians of "Sinpagh Yllbah," the "Long- bearded Dangerous Man." In 1S62 he built the first trading post on the plains Ht Great Bend. At the end of a^vear, he sold his ranch and went to Enlson'sold ranch (afterwards known as Fort Zarah) and engagvd in trading for Charlie Rath. In the spring of 1864 he returned to his ranch on Cow creek and resumed the trading business, also dis­ charging the duties of postm&*te»of what was known as the Beach Valley post office. t In 1864 he was told, by friendly In dians, of a growing discontent among them on account ot the action of the troops, who, not wishing to go East to fight tlie rebels, were sowing the seed of discord among the tribes, hoping in tb<i£ way to be retained npon tbe plains. In May,*1864, the soldiers fired into tbe Ir.dlan camps, and a general war followed, in which all the tribes participated. Traders left their ranches and started with their goods for Math eitrsoii's ranch on Crow creek, whence, having deposited their goods in Ills care, they started for the settlements. Though advised by Indians friendly to him that they were going to clear tbe country of whites and that he woutd better leave, he with four whites re­ mained during the exciting times, sav­ ing many lives and trains by his knowl­ edge of the topography of the country, tlie mod* of Indian warfare and the movements of the Indians. Receiving word that an attack would be made along the Santa Fe trail on July 20tn, he cautioned tlie teamsters to stop or return. Those not heeding the warning fell' into the hands of the Indians, and many of them were killed. On July 20 the post was attacked, and after three days of Incessant fighting against five hundred of the liostiles the Indians re­ tired, having lost a large number of warriors. During the first day's fight, the enemy drove off a large number of cattle nelonging to Mexicans and killed some of the herdsmen. Tbe number killed on July 20 lias never been known, for the Indians attacked all along the road. After tbe Indian raid soldiers were stationed along the route, for whom he acted as scout. In the fall of 1864 ho joined Blunt's expedition as a scoot, marching !»!• the Indian eountry. On the north fork of Ponv Fork creek their advance guard attacked the Indians about two o'clock in the morning, driv­ ing them ta their <aa»rk lar diane surrounded them. e#mpellin »* them t o c u t t h e i r w a y b a c k t o t i r e m a i n ' 4 body, meeting with a loss of three kilt- "j ed and seven wounded. After many ^ adventures and exciting encomitere tbe Indians retired to their camp*, hot still continued to be troublesome Word was sent to them In Angnst.lPR-". to assemble In preliminary meeting st the mouth of Little Arkansas, where; Wichita now stands. The Indians nofr coming Mr. Mathewson was sent by tli® government to travel among the differ- - ent tribes, and, if possible, bring them.g In, which he finally accomplished, lit ^ October, 1865, a regular treaty of peite* 'I was couclnded. Tlie chiefs and leading- ,1 men of the different tribes assemble'! and entered into a treaty of peace witl»Tvlj "Sinpagh Zilbah," as they termed him, ^ that if he wonld never act as a scout op qj a guide for the solders or take up arms {jj against them, they would never molest him, but allow him to trade wherever he wished among the different tribes, requesting him to remain with them, which treaty has faithfully been ad- '1 he red to, , |||1 Returning to Crow creek be engng«df in tradhig for Peck. Durfee 4 Co.. of i? Leavenworth, until 1866. when, at the*. .'4 request of the Indians, he re tor ned to Fort Zarah. In the spring he went to> Leavenworth, and was made tbe r#clp- lent of a valuable pair of silver mon»t- i| ed revolvers, inlaid with gold, frotn E. H. Durfee and others, as a mark ef* t their admiration of his bravery In stir-, VJ ing their teams during the exciting times of 1864. Continuing at the fori ' •> until the spring of 1867, the Indians V -] having again taken to the war path, he. Cic went to Leavenworth with his goods, and telegraphed immediately to the • office of tlio Interior'Department at Washington the true state of affairs. He was requested to retnrn and keep|fK| the other tribes from the nonhcni Cheyelines and tfloitx. who were on tbsi v^ war path, gathering them together/' ri where Wichita now stands. In a prtlla- Inary meeting. Finally at Medici**- A* Lodge an Indian council was held and . a treaty of peace concluded. In tha fallK-?>.'Jl of 1867 he returned to the .Indian Ter­ ritory and engaged In trading until 'V ^ 1868. When Sheridan and Custer, by their dealing with the Indians, caused - them to leave their reservations, he f'*J went to Topeka. Remaining until fall ;' i he returned to the Territory and en- '^.y> gaged in freighting for the govern- 1 ment, to Fort Cobb, where he remained until the spring of 1869. Hs then re- ^ turned to Kansas, bringing with him " v" the property of' William Oraffenheim, -, ^ who had been ordered out of tbeTerri- t | tory by General Sheridan nn^M^ false charge. He remained in 1W " """" " ~ nil of dealing with the Indians, had driven them from their reservations, when ho was requested to go ajneng them and assemble the Arapahoes and Cheye lines at Fort Supply, and ihe Klowas. Com- manches and Apaches at their regular agencies, preparing for the visit of tba Quaker commission. He traveled with them through the different tribes, and finally returned le Topeka. Remaining " but a short time lie settled near Fort - 1 Sil! and engaged In trading with th* | different tribes until 1174. during which ' *1 time the Iudis ns were la continual re- ' volt, owing to tlie taeainpetenejr af th« Quaker cetmnUsien la wade (stand tbe "4 wants and deiuaadsaf the tribes. Dtir- J ? ing the last five years aasaaf them be - j"*:; exercised a greater influence aver them ,;v^ than any one else, eoanaeltug then, ad­ vising with then, restoring peace and i harmony among the various tribes. * A Since 1865 he has been tastrpAantal in A)!- ransoming ever flfty oapttve women, ^ and children, and obtain!** then when; - * ; others had failed. He was instrumental ̂ in rescuing Helen and Heloise Lincoln.*,',v| whose proper natue »g FiUpatrl^k--1« r v. whose education Congress appropriated,. -J ten thousand dollai'tf -- receiving them ^ from Mr. Mattheur»ou with the under- standing that th^y were to be returned! _ to him; but the promise. like many others made by scheming government,-; (- officials, ha« been grandly broken. After many years devoted to trading f with the Indians, and to bunting an ! ' trappiuir. be in 1874 settled o« his farm , one mile from Wichita, and engaged In ^\^ farming, where he has since resided.. I- ;; He has acquired three fine farms In' Sedgw ick county, as well as some tine" building &ites in tbe city. Not feeling | able to content himself with the re­ straints of farm life, he takes occasion- , al trips into the Territory ou bunting \ t expeditions and helping settlers to se- lect locations. Bein^ conversant with <;< „*< >• •; ilS - '• the country he Is a valuable guide and assistant to those seeking a location. Mr. Mathewson is a Democrat, taking an active part in pe!i'lc«. In religion he is. liberal. He Is a member of the Odd Fellows' Encampment, and a Mas­ ter Mason of the Masonic order. He was married August 26. 1864. t» Miss Elizabeth Inman. daughter of Joseph and Charlotte fiiwan. of St. Joseph. Missouri, formerly of York­ shire. England, where she was born ift the vear 1842. immigrating to America in 1850. She is a woman of undaunted courage, and has been his companion among the Indians, pasting throngh many thrilling scenes of border life, being the first white woman that ever crossed th* Arkansas river. They havo no children Mr. Mathewson is of tall and com­ manding figure, six feet and a half inch !n height, noted for his great strength and wonderful power of en­ durance : forehead broad and of medi­ um height; features distinctly marked ithout angularity; dark h**ir and com­ plexion, and blue eyes. Modest in bis de lie a nor, he abstains from all boast­ ing; retiring in his disposition, ha avoids publicity, preferring (lie quiet and seclusion of a hunter's life. Pos­ itive in liis character. wiWndi ng in bis will, calm and self-pessesse»» in tlie moment of danger, energetic and per­ severing, be is a bright example ot that class of tuea who opened the coun­ try to the demands of i^rlttaallwa..:^^- Free of Chwfgaii • ^ All persons $nfferii*it from Cftugha* ^ * * Colds. Asthma. Broaishttia. L«M* of Voice, or any affect io:» of tbe Throat , ' an 11.iings, are requested lo call at attT Drug Store and get a TWal Buttle of ' Dr. King's New Discovery f»»r Ots- sumption, frse of thary** wbiwh wDI convince them of Us wonderful tuerlte and show what a regular dollar slab bottls will tbK C«& tarfe* „ . * \ " lr*--- *Y4V it *• '* - '• "V mm- ^ "id*. j * •?