Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-05-05
Further Particulars Of the Indian Massacre


a communication from Major Williams,
Of Fort Dodge, to Gov. Grimes, giving
detailed account of the expedition of VOL
unteers which he commanded and led TO
Spirit Lake, the scenes of the first of the
recent Indian ndSSacres.
the Indians are said 10 have about tow
hundred strong-that they commenced
their depredations Oh the settlers in the
southeast corner of Buena Vista County,
and proceeded through Clay, Dickinson,
and Emmett ties-demoIishing every
settlement, killing the cattle, and violating
the women. But they did not commit any
murders unul they reached Spirit Lake,
in Dickinson county. where the settlers
numbered forty, not one OF whom, it is
said, Is left to tell The tale From Spirit
Lake the Indians crossed the State line,
and attacked Springfield, IN Minnesota
where nine settlers were murdered and
four women taken prisoners. Twelve OF
the settlers around the lakes that border
Minnesota are missing, and also four from
Big Island Grove, on the Upper Des
MONIES.
/ The volunteers under Major Williams
pursued the Indians as far as the State
line, where they were informed that a
company of soldiers from Fort RIdgley,
on the Minnesota rivers, had attacked the
Indians and killed twenty of them, two
of the vounteers-Cap,. Johnson and Mr.
Blrkholder-of Fort Dodge-are missing
and il Is feared have fallen MO the hands
Of the Indians.
From L correspondent of the Dubuque
Express .ve also learn that the attack of
the Indians on Springfield took place on
the 18th uIt., and that all the Inhabitants
Of that village were murdered except tow
men, and several women and Children
The names of Mr.. Stewart, Mrs. Stewart
and TWO small children (girls:) Mr..
Woods, young boy, a son OF Mr..
Thomas, and wounding Mr.. Thomas, Mr.
Craven, and TWO or three women. Nine
Indians were killed IN the attack
The name OF those known 10 have been
killed al Spirit Lake are A. Noble, wife
and child L. Rlan; w. w. Mauock,
wife and two children; Robert Clark, of
Waterloo T. II. Harriet, j. IIarshman,
/ Rowland Gardner, wife and boy --
Chopper; Mrs. Harvey Luce and TWO
children. Among the missing are: Mrs.
Thatcher, Joseph Howes, Sardis Howes,
. daughter of L. Howes) three children
of Mr.. Mattocks, and Harvey Luce
/ Four of these are known to have been
taken prisoners.- Madison Patriot.
TEA AND SUGAR These two articles
are likely to be even more expensive than
at present. The war III China inlerferes
with supply of tea and the shortness
OF the sugar crop causes the high price OF
/ this commodity. Al tea auction IN New
1 York, recently, there was a very sharp
competition, and 6,109 packages We're
sold IN about fifty minutes. The Courier
and Enquirer remarks:
The sale Of teas by the auction to-day
must force a sigh from. the inveterate tea
drinkers. just think OF it. \ cargo of
tea sold IN titty-tNo minutes, at prices,
under the hammer, which carry the mind
back 10 the time when the Central Flow
rey Empire was a greater mystery than
now-when the precious herb was deliv-
grudIngly as it were, 10 the - out
side harbarians, at a single port. So
/ large and rapid has been the advance in
the price Of teas, that vessel from China,
which was detained for weeks by head
winds, and finally sustained extensive III
Jury from the elements, nevertheless net
led largely increased profits to her own
ers III consequence of the delay
/ The prospect for cheap sugar is even
more unpronising. \ letter from Ha-
yana 10 the New York Times dated April
9th, SAYS:
l. Is now pretty well Acknowledged that
+ the sugar crop III lhis island viii he sho.-
ter at least by one-fflh than last years.
Interested parties are doing their best to
conceal the truth, but the time is fast ap-
preaching when the official statements
must be published. A large number OF
estates have already finished grinding,
particularly III the vicinity Of Alatauzas.
Throughout the whole island The came has
been more OF less injured by the strong
winds and excessively hard rains. In nd
dltIon 10 these calamltes, the frosts bit
the young growth. | have heard also
that the yield has been quite small. com
! pared with that of previous years. to such
an extent that many of the estates have
made at least thirty per cent. less than
+ last year. This has had the effect of
raising prices to the present exhorbilaD,
standard, from which they will nor abate.
ARREsr OF CoUNrERFEIrERs.-O o.
the most extensive bogus coin mInts in this
part Of the county was broken up yesier-
day. through the foresight and vigilance
OF Mayor Weaver, High Constable Ha-
que, and their associates. The manufac-
tory Is a tavern on the Allegheny side of
the river, near Herr's Island. called tho
:. Raftslnan's Home" kept by one VIM.
Culbertson, and the coin manufactured
was gold doIlers and silver halves and