GREAT EXCITEMENT IN THE
CHEROKEE NATION.
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By the Fayetteville Stnge.dr''er' we 'ea'" ,"a'
..v.,, h,,d,ed Cberokees have turned out, to ier'
re, GU, the murderers Of the Cher0kee' " no A'''
lately been killed.


Tho circumstances, as we suppose "n'cn 'eu "
,h, dissemination areas follows:


On Sunday night, the End in's.' the house 0' MI
R. ]. Meigs, near Park Hill, and the Cher0SSs
Council ground, was assaulted by seven ar"e'
me, Who demanded admittance, and Mr.. NJ. sup
,o,;nu he recognized the voice Of friend. opened
the shutter Of one of the windows, whe h'e guns
we're presented at him; after short time he mace
hi, escape, when the villains robbed and aurheo
hi. house. On Tuesday evening, the 4'h INST,
the bodies Of two murdered men were discovered
obou, one mile from the house Of Mr.. Me'gs' anu
from circumstances the authorities we're led 10 sup
nose that the Starr" whom our readers nave
heard so much, perpe,rnted the n'roc'ous c','''e'
or murder and arson. The facts Of these MURDERS
and the burning of.he dwelling, arc Cleaned iro"
tho Cherokee Advocate, and ore undoubtedly true
but as to the perpetrators, VIC are unable TO say
positively, who they are.


The stage.drvor informs US that, while he stop
ned in Evansville, on the Cherokee line, 81 miles
North of this, on Sunday night last, that he learn
cd ,hu, the Ross party to the number Of 500, hne
turned out On the scout, and had declared their in
teniior of extermlnaling The offenders up tt
the time of his leaving eleven were rerorled tt
have been killed and eighteen wounded; he saw
The bodies Of James Starr, the father of the sup


posed offenders, and - Rider, besides Was


Starr and another man that were wounded aud ha


fled 10 that place for protection.


The greatest excitement prevails, and We can
not say where tho affair will end, MS such things
among the the Cherokees, will be nPt to dlsur
: tho quiet Of the two parties and may bring abol
considerable bloodshed.


> Gen. Arbuckle, upon receiving thislnformati"'
Immediately despatched Maj. Bonneville, from +
e Smith, who is to be met by Capt. Boon's comPan


Of Dragons, from Fl. Gibson. to the scene af a'
.ion, 10 take such steps as may seem advisable
D We will give the full particulars as soon as re
> ceived.