Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-04-30

INDIAN WA n Serenity persons
killed or taken PriSOneys-Thc Minnesota pa
pers bring US the particulars of the recent mas.
saerelat Spirit Lake and other places in A[in-
nesota, ofwhich accounts have been received by
telegraph:
Troops left Fort Dodge ON the 24th of March,
and after march of six days arrived at place
called the "Celony," settled by Irish cmigTunts
There they found that the place had been attack
ted by band of Sioux, and seven persons
/ killed, three wounded, and four women carried
off captiyes. Among the killed was William
! Wood, George N. Wood, Mr.. Church and DO
siah Stewart The attack was without provo
cation, and unexpected by the settlers. William
! Wood was an old resident of Mankato and a
trader at Springfield.
/ They then proceeded to the house of Mr.
Thomas. Several families had here collected
| together and there were- some eight or nine
rifles in the house. Umpashota, an old Indian
chief, well known in this neighborhood, ran
/ past the house shouting to tho inmates, several
of whom unfortunately yentured to the door to
see what was the matter, when about twenty
Indians, posted behind haystack, about five
rods distant, fired upon them, killing son of
Ar. Thomas, aged 10 years. Mr. Thomas Vas
| wounded in the arm, rendering amputation ne
ceSsaTy David Carver was shot through the
arm, the balllodging in his side the wound is not
considered dangerous; and Miss DruselIa Swi-
| yer received ball in her shoulder the ball pas.
sing out upon the opposite side.
/ The troops found about twenty-five men, Wo-
men and children upon the prairie, some of
whom had been wounded by the Indians They
were without provisions, scanty clothed, and
exhausted by fatigue.
At the commencemento of the fight, Mr.. Wood
went out to the bank of the river to talk to the
Indians, aud as he turned about to go home, he
was shot dead, and Immediately set on fire his
l,oflv SVhan fntJn6 bpi0ur oyrff1ll,y
next called at the house of Josiah Stewart, and
shot hinl in the head. His wife begged for her
life, to which they replied ''nepo squaw," Qtill
squaw,) and shot her also in the head. Her two
little girls were killed with war-clubs. John
Stewart little boy, eight years old, hid himself
behind a log, and escaped. Major Williams has
taken him home, and will bring him up. He
has now good protector.
! The doors were instantly shut and barricaded
Some Of the inmates engaged themselves in
lmoulding balls-others in loading the rifles,
while John Bradshaw and man named Markham
fired upon the Indians without. Their chief
and n number of others were killed-the exact
number is not known. twas reported by nm
Indian to q man named Shingley that nine were
killed and five wounded. Towards night the
Indians Withdrew, carrying their dead and
wounded with them. No white person was
killed after the first fire. One In2ian WINS shot
by Mrs. Church, who loaded guns for the men
in one Of the houses
The men, sent to Spirit Lake have returned
They have buried twenty nine bodies; two were
found burned, besides, tits not known, of course,
whose skeletons they WERE They first visited
the house of Mr.. Thayer, and found two bodies
those of A. Noble and Air. Ryan. They then
visited the residence of Jonathan House; here
nine bodies were found, dreadfully mangled-
men, women and children. all Unfortunately
murdered. The body of Jonathan House is re-
! ported missing.
The next house was Changers near the Lake
Here probably sharp conflict ensued. A man
named Snyder was found dreadfully mangled
with broad.axe. The Changers have one
missing, probably both killed. The body of n
man was found upon the Lake near the house,
so mangled that it was impossible to recognise
him. Signs indicative of fight were seen
about this house.
They next went to Mattock's house, where
eleven were fonnd. This house had been burnt
The men and women shot, and children toma-
hawked were some twelve persons-and one
missing.
The Indians have taken four women pris-
oners 1t is supposed that about seventy per-
sons have been killed and taken prisoners.
On the 18th, the citizens of Mankato, learn
ing of the oatragcs committed by the Indians
on the WatOwan, mustered nearly fifty men,
and started for thatpoint On Sunday morning
they discovered new traces of the Indians, near
the residence of Mr.. Slocum. As they APP
|
ton to fight, the MankatO men fired upon them
killing some, but the number is unknown. The
Indians retreated behind the trees. Another
conflict occurred-fiye Indians killed
The Indians then retired to block house,
and, on one of them making his appearance, he
was shot by Mr. johnson. Just as the boat
was leaving st, Peters, n messenger arrived,
bringing intelligence of battle on the Wanto-
wan about thirty miles above Mankato, between
the volunteers under the command of General
Dodd, and the Indians, in which the latter lost
! 12-whites none.
wEDD1Se GlrTs.-We take the following ex-
tract from a late Paris letter to the New York
Journal Of Commerce:
The approaching marriage of the daughter of
the Sultan of Turkcy-with the son Of the Vice
roy of Egypt, has given rise to large orders
among the jewellers of Paris. Vast sums of
money are expended on the jewels and the gold
and silver services, which are being prepared
for the wedding gfts-cups and sancers of gold
enriched with diamonds and emerulds of im-
nense value, each article costing not less than
10000 TO 10000 francs; small porto tGSses Qittle
waiters) for coffee, likewise of gold, ornanented
with precious stones; round walters, in silver Of
one meter and a half, Weighing eighty pounds {;
| geously-wrought silver; scabbards and hits of
swords in gold, incrusted with diamonds &c.
The armlets, necklaces, head-ornaments, grace
full and beautiful wIeaths of jewels Initiating
flowers, intended for the decoration of dresses,
and executed by Sarrazin, No. 10 Boulevard St
Denis, arc exquisite specimens of the perfec-
ton to which the art of combining and setting
precious stones has reached in France The
tiny slippers, entirely covered with diamonds
for the Eastern bride, are fairly-like 6yeu1 Of
great value.
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TnE CrvIL WAR IN AFmcA.-The corrcspon-
dent of London paper gives the following
shocking account of a war raging among the
Zulu tribes
On Monday last dreadful struggle took