Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1856-09-11
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LAwEENcE, X. T. August Is. 1856.
r..>a Fl have something of interest to
,.,. AID nothing 10 do. 50 here goes first for
..aar news. The Rufiau> have been eem-
III. ~ rs Eo- some time time. and forming
a-~> or forts ioc protecting themselves they
:.- >-.., ya, and steal our horses and cattle,
-s q, o.: ogr provisions, &c. Some two or
.--s weeks a-o enc Of these ruffaus took
--- a-i load Of provisions from man Al To
.,,- a-. '.aye it IL 10 one Of their block
s>s IL O>ua,t0mic. About thi. time the
rr.a-y .. Franklin fell upon aud beat one
.r.- yoan- men. and robbed him-stealiug
-,.> -.. burning frcc->taIe meas houses, had
g. .. .- every day occurrences Our people
SIS .a.- MS was bay the beginning and no
ed predict the end, If these lawle>>,
.-.=c>s scamr> were permitted longer in the
---.-y. Two Of our f.ec->ta,e companies
g.- >sut down 10 Oswa,romie 10 Eelthe team
- .ooh from the mau 4, Topeka. They
.-- ,ae;v b.ock house Or for: built on high
-s-. from i, they saw our men before they
. -.2a them AMI deserted il, and ran 10
r. woods. Oar men marched up and took
rss>>.r-. They fycri large quantity o.
ss>a and -four. some o: which the enemy had
.-9- tewu the well! and quantity Of gro
--, .-a1 account book taken from this
e &. ,.e >ack.a- in May last, and lot o.
se. >.c,.u az tie same time, and other
- Ta,r bccu-h. away what they couidin
-.v <ayt the rest, including about l0o0
>7t aa,oa and some aour, they burned
u q. te->s sad came home.
l GAY @. ;vo before this, frec-state man
5is ->,@a.,e<i N Iowa Creek, aud about this
30. 7s - acc fryc->tatc Captains by nsmc Of
-.s, ess ,ha. near one Of their forts. OF
8-s--,.e C-cek. Our leading men thought
les, 20 Keep :le b,.l in motion.
-. Ms-5ay a.-a. il was agreed Wc should
'saa gg ,le -.a q Franklin, about toar miles
'1 lis r.4ca Our forces consisted ct one
''1-a-y rem Iawreuce. and cue from Va
l,s- sri Franklin. and what volunteers we
'l4, .-.- ,sct As most Of our men were
\ 60 -eerey3-and armed with re-
'a, as 3,atieb2rrsllcd Sho. gan, of |
>s7.l We numbered about Is cavalry arm
3. r'- ,E-c.se->. and atoal 30 or 80 ca foot,
&2e. -.e,.y u.sa Sharp'> rifles and Soule -
a"srs T-ei~s consisted Of about 50 men in
''s -s-sg G, fort. and armed with one can
.t al :. o. ID L. : m1>keTS. After
4 1laz7,-c alolE some time. Se were dCasR
n als -.er, 10 rods in the rear OF the
" il, ay.>.og I waS in was ordered 70
p 7;oa q fence aboat l0o feet from the
as t.. a:asy d.rl>ioa bejuy similarly Dis
NJ .-sy we're given 10 minutes 70 sur
--; l-. &e.a- -, the firing commenced
's a->,,,i about our ears Soon
--' Us 80: on nv Iets, and died SION after
4 ~ r-l, was no-;ally wounded
-'',g : i mar seem, and it does appear -
-s- %; u zeeea men that usreg ssReissd
.@5s7se- before in their lives, should take is
F-c,y osa part, think l took as
.A- -s -..e-a were shooting squirrels
% - 20 'ea2-le, en- have IT, &c-
A.s 4p tae Ire fo> aloat Il hear,
'-'s .ss.-ei 10 -g;vv@L
III 'ao'E .-o& the o'd Inds4R method ot
c oa.- Procuring = Wagon. We
1H:- lar f-oa = stack asd two men
.e se, A-5 fasr o~ Eve Rorr Ct Is
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