Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-05-07
Rates of Advertising.
The Indian Troubles in Minnesota at an
end

| Our advises from St. Paul are to the 22d inst
which contradict, the various rumors regarding In
dian outrage on Blue Earth and Wantonwan Rivers.
The following is letter from Gen Shields, published
IN the st. Paul PtoReer
FARIBAULT, Rice Co, NJ. T.,
To the Editors ofthe Pioneer and Democrat
GENTLEMEN: --Rumors have been in Circulation
in this region of the Territory for several DAYS that
a band of Indians in the vicinity of Msnkato
burning houses and killing settlers. The postboy
has this moment arrived from ST. Peters and Others
have come in from the Blue Earth country and all
state there is not the slightest foundation for those
absurd reports.
l hope the papers of the Territory will hasten to
correct any false Impressions this subject as we
know if they get into circulation in the East, they
Will have the effect to deter emgrants from bringing
their families to this Territory, You may declare
with truth that there is neither hostility or sign of
hostility amongst the Indian tribes in this Terri.
tory.
Yours Truly JAS. SHIELps F.
The accounts Of the murders at Springfield, Min
nesota, however, are confrmed--with the exception
that but of the brothers of Wood is killed the
other having He'd TO Mankato, where he is in safety
The Pioneer also states that one family named
Granger, in the town of Emmett, have been muir
dered.
The runner regarding the st. Peter volunteers hav.
ing had an engagement with the Indians 10 contra
dieted by another rumor. 1t is said however there
was fight but it was with friendly and not hostile
Indians. The truth of the matter will come out
The soldiers from Fort Smelling did not reach
Mankgts till the lSth having taken seven days to
march thither. OF course they useless when
they arrived there.
Chas. T.. Flandreau, Esq has written long let
ter on the Indian troubles, giving history of the
refractory tribes and assuring settlers that the Sioux
Indians of Minnesota had no hand in the outrages.
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BORN TO GOOD LUCK-The ST. Louis Lea
der tells the following story
Not over dozen years ago, a merchant in
this city, well known and highly respected, fail
ed i'll business, and after settling up his affairs
gave to his principal creditor deed of trust on
certain estate, to secure the payment of $l2 900.
At the time, the property was barely valued at
that so the creditor put the deed in his safe, and
there, so far as he was concerned, the matter
ended. The merchant, broke down, disappont.
ed, poor but yet enterprsins, won't South, visit.
ed California. Mexico and South America spec
ulated, made half a dozen fortunes end lost them
again. A few weeks since, he returned to this
city, sick, travel-worn, needy and disheartened
By chance he met his old lawyer, a gentleman
high in his profession, and who is deservedly
respected. After the first greeting, the lawyer
=" ala glad to ses you back, and as
you seem to be in want of funds the sale will be
Just in time"
The merchant looked hard at his friend and f.
naly said, ''Sale! what sale7 have got moth
ing to SELL"
nonsense, my dear fellow, you are richer
than you imagine. Don't you remember the
Iced of trust 1 drew up for you some twelve
years agol''
81 do, what of it? Z"
"Well, at that time the property would not
have realized that sum, so it was let lie but it
S now in the market, and I expect to close "a
contract for its sale this week"
You amaze me what price do you expect to
gotl'.
II have asked $780, 900, and shall get it too
Your old debt and interest will amount to $2l,-
300 or thereabouts, so you can have $65. 600 to
go on upon
The sensations of the party may be "more ca
silly imagined than described" as the penny-a-
liners have it, but one thing is certain, Mr.. A..
went home happier man than he had been for
tan years at least.
Reader, what we have here related is simple
fact and more, the occurrence is not week
old.