The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-17

NJ BER u. 1857.
The Reported Massacre or rive Hun.
dred Treops by the Iadians.
The following is the letter from shs Rev. Thomas
Williamson, published in the 81 Paul Times, the
Substance Of which came by telegraph:
PaJUrazss, Oct. u, 1857.
A report reached this ueghborhood on day be-
tore Yesterday, that i've Hundred American soldiers
nass bee neen cut GU on by large party of Teesonwan,
nere by ntau from near the upper end Of Big
stone Lake. whose son-ju-law, (one of the upprr
stssitanxanl had just returned FROM a camp of the
iasnktonwap, on tho Missouri river. where be
heard the news.
lie reports that while hc was there number of
Ieetonwap came to the camp Of the Ihau K ton wan
" dance the SCALP dance, aud that be saw them
mounted on the dragoon horses, with the holsters
anu pistols which they had taken They said that
the L0Dg kures were going to war and not yery far
oni some iort GU the Missouri aud they proceed
eu westward, they campsd near q large body of
1ee ieetonwan, who, hearing thrir drums, In the
night surrounded the camp, and while tbey were
nearly all asleep, rushed upon them and kjI,rd
them With their knives and war clubs before the
Long Knives could get their guns or horses, and
not ous esca ell
IL is common for warriors to magnify their ex-
| T.,
this report; but II two or even one hundred of our
soldiers have been thus cut of IL 10 . sad Case
fear there 10 truth in It, 1t is very improbable
'nst not one should have escaped, nd likely you
VIII have some account Of 1t from other sourc Q
not far from the lime this reaches YOU You doubt
iess rememher that persons acquaipted with the
Sioux, almost without exception, apprehended that
trouble would grow out Of the neglect Of our gov-
| e'hment TO send q detachment Of our army to
Spirit Lake
The young man who brought the news to Big
stone Lake says that at feast which was called
Dy the lhanktonwan, he sat next to Ipkpadu,a
Who said to him. Last summer Won sis.itonw wa n
tried to kill me for killing some Long Knives
Now, Tar more Long Knives have been killed. but
was not present. have, however. found reIa-
tives among the Teetonwan, who will receive me
kinaiy lie confirms the report of the old ma n =
| entire blinddess, and says that beside himself
TWO OF his sous and sop-in-aw are in that re.
giop.
have confidence in my Informant that he gave
me the above news as he received it from the
father in-law Of the man who brought il from the
Missouri. a1d he believes it true but as he is not
acquainted on the Missouri river, could not learn
from him on what part Of the river the fort 10 sit-
uated from which the soldiers were going but 4,
was probably some detsc chment of the army march.
Ing to Utah. lie Gays the place of tue battle is
only hve or six days travel betveen two and thre
hundred miiss) from Big Stone Lake. As the mes
tenBers came express to bring the news il is pro
badly not more than two, or at least three week
| since the battle occurred.
They report further that q party Of the Thank
fonwan had recently returned from an unsuccess-
full xpedition sSAinst the Good Ventures sf Rica.
| rue who reside ON she Missouri above them That
having In this expedition lost five or six of their
soldiers, they purpose coming next spring or SUM-
mer TO cry to the SissitonwAn, Warpotunwan aud
nidewakantonwan for the help to extermina,e
| those their enemies. The Sissistcnwan are appre,
heDsive they will come in large numbers with a
view OF being present Ut the annuity payment and
| give much ruuble to the annuity Indians and
whites who live among them, and have sent to ad
wise the harpotonwan urgently to request that
the payment may bo made early and be over be-
| fore they come and thus prevent their coming.
| THos. s. WILLIAMSON.
THz CROPS IL rHs SournwEsr.-The Montgomery
(Als,) Mail learns some facts about the crops in
| the Southwest, from a traveller on horseback
through Central Missouri. Central Alabama, North
Mississippi, West Tennessee and small portion Of
Kentucky. 1t says:
| Along this whole route, with the exception of a
| strip not exceeding thirty miles In breadth from
the west to east, the crops appear to be unu-
sually fne This slight exception Is in q portion
| OF interior Missouri of which Warsaw 10 near the
centre; in parts Of this region owing to the long
drouth, mucn Of the corn had to be cut down for
| the fodder merely. The lvwest current price for
| corn along this route was given in 0bion county
Tenn. where 1t could be purchased at IS cents per
1
sowing fully as much wheat this fall W. they did
last year. In West Tennessee aud North Missis
| sippi. the cotton plant attained large and vigor
| ous growth, but the bos were unusually hack ward
| and it was impossible to obtain near an average
| yield. Through this region frosts had killed ths
cotton Of the lew lands, but in some higher locali
tics the leaves were still green. Much cotton
| in this section will be cut of immaturey in thu
boil, than in any late previous year; but clear and
warm weather during the early part of this month
would probably cause more cotton to open thar
had been picked previous to the lst inst. In Ala
bams the weed did not attain so rank q growth
generally, (this applies 10 the counties of Fsyette
| Tuscaloosa. Bibb and Autauga) but a small pro
portion of the boils would he destroyed or lateri
ally Injured by frosts. Killing frosts, on the low
lands reached down to latitude only few miles
north of this city. Even with the most favorable
weather possible for the opening Of the bolls al
average crop cannot be gathered in the portions o
| the State traversed.
Extraordinary prices for horses, mules and pork
were counted Oh by the fenuesseeaus number
of drOyeTs had gone on from that State to Missouri
| for the purpose Of buying up mules and horses
| aud the most extrayagant prices demar ded
| in Tennessee. The farmers of both Kentucky anc
Tennessee complain Of the death of large number,
Of their hogs aud are confident that the prices OF
pork this winter will be very high.
CONVENTION OF THE DISCHARGED RAILROAD Run
NERs.-The railroads having, In accordance with a
resolution Of the Cleveland Convention, discbarg
ed all runners the discharged runners of all roads
centerifg at indianapolis. Ind, held convention
in that city on Tuesday last, and resolved on al
| attempt 20 break down the combination formed af
Cleveland. For this purpose they determined to
unite upon certain routes and solicit Passengers
and freight for them. They resolved TO use their
Influence for the BellefoDtaine and New York Cen
tra route to Boston, New York, Philadelphia Pitts
burg, &c; for the LawreHceburg route for Cincin
natl, Lexington, Baltimore, Washington and all
| southeastern points, and for the Terre Haute and
Iph lin nd Z ha nd
Louis roads for st. Louis, Alton and all points in
Central and Southern Illinois, aud all towns on
the Mississippi rs far north as Galena.
All lines other than those for which they work
are ignored by them and while they are not rs
quired to tell the truth about all roads to those
seeking information Of them, il is understood that
they not to state positivs fasehoods in regard
TO rival routes.
The want of all posters at depots, of hand bills
runners, agents, &c, they say ID seriously felt by
the trs veling public and this new combination
will have the field entirely to Themselves they
confident of being able TO send the greater portion
Of the business over the routes they have selected
| EXCITEMENT AMONG 1HE SAogMAKERs OF LYNN
A meeting OF tho citizens Of Lynn was held on
Monday evening, at byceum Hall. to "devise mea.
surcs TO meet a hard winter aud hard times. ,
ihere were abont ,.np persons present. A debate
took place upon series Of resolutions which we're
presented, containing severe denunciaton Of the
action Of the shoe manufacturers In sending their
shpcs into the eonntry 10 be made. The meeting
was n very excited ons and some Of the speaker
were exceedingly harsh in their denuneiations oi
the manufactures. One young mau recommend
ed stntioning force at different points to seize all
Shoes destined for ont Of town workmsn.
REryroRcEMEvrs PoR IyDA-In Th0cker's Orer
land Nf,ry flnd some valuable statistics respect
ing the dispatch of rrinforcements to India From
those we gather that eighty -four ships, having on
hoard force of 32.6C4 men. have left for India
since the news Of the mutuies. reached home: in
Gliding the men sen, by the Suez route number
ing sO4 the total amounts to n force Of 33,36S OF
flcers and men. Added 10 these, there are fonr
the total 3S.129. With the other regiments under
orders, the Orerldnd Nescs calculates that 40 000
men will have been dispatched by the Home Govern