Daily National Democrat

British Columbia.—We have dates from
Victoria to July 9th. On the 1st inst., at
Victoria, “Captain John,” chief of the Hyder
tribe of Indians, was arrested for killing the
Tongass Chief. In company with his brother
and another Indian, he quietly proceeded to
prison, but on an attempt being made to
search him, they all drew knives and rushed
upon the police. In the conflict which ensued,
“Captain John” was shot through the heart.
His brother was also killed. The police had
their clothes cut, but suffered no further
injury. The Gazette says that the chief was
super eminent, even among his dark and
treacherous race, for bloodthirstiness and
cruelty.

The British Colonist says that information
was brought to Victoria on the 6th, that the
Fort Rupert Indians who had left there on
their way home, had murdered or taken cap-
tive every Cowichan Indian they came across
on their way up. In nearly every case they
had disemboweled or otherwise disfigured their
victims. Eight Cowichans are said to have
been thus murdered. These atrocities are
said to have been committed in revenge for
the murder of the Fort Rupert chief, about a
week since, by a Songish.

Gov. Douglas has at length resolved to
bring the Indian tribes under proper rule.
Sergeant Board, of H. M. S. Ganges, had
been killed by a Hyder Indian at Esqui-
malt.

Two mammoth cedar trees have been dis-
covered near Esquimalt. They are each
forty two feet in circumference.

The general mining news is deemed as fa-
vorable as usual.