New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-06-12

heard of. This is another fact which should not be
| forgotten.
| Rescued from Indian Captivity.
| The reader may remember that when the Indians
| attacked and massacred the inhabitants of Spirit
Lake and Springfield Iowa. in March last, they car
ried into captivity four women-Mrs. Marble, Mrs.
/ Thatcher, Mrs. Noble and Miss Gardner having
killed the husband of Mrs. Marble and the entire fam
| lily of Miss Gardner Mr.. Chas E. Flandrau agent
of the Mississippi Sioux, arrived in st. Paul, Mime
sofa on the Both ut., in company with Mrs. Marble
she having been rausomed through the influence OF
Mr. Flandrau, for consideration of powder trinkets
and gun. The history of her sufferngs and adven-
lures detailed in the st. Paul Pioneer, is highly
interesting and exhibits the atrocous barbary of the
Indian character in its worst eolors
After concentrating the massacre, the Indians
started westward with their prisoners, squaws and
PLUMBER and marched rapidly every day for upwards
of a month, stopping finally at Skunk Lake, west of
the Big Sioux, and about l25 miles west of Spirit
Lake. Mrs. Marble estimated the distance travelled
at four or FIVE hundred miles, probably owing to the
tortuous course taken to avoid pursuit. During this
long journey the white women were treated in the
most barbarous manner, compelled to carry heavy
packs, beaten and threatened with death when their
strength failed, and forced to perform mental services
in the camp. ..|
Mrs Marble had to carry two bags of shot, weigh
ing Is pounds each, and Indian child in addition.
The snow was very deep. the squaws had robbed the
prisoners of most Of their clothes and they suffered
severely from cold and hunger, often being glad to
snatch up and gnaw the bones which the Indians had
1 thrown down after finishing their repast. They had
little to eat besides horseesh. Often the wretched
captiyes would sink down in the snow, seemingly
4 unable to proceed step farther, but loaded gun
would instantly be presented and alternative left
4 but to go on or suffer instant DEATH Mrs. Thatcher
4 was in delicate health and utterly unable to do the
work required of her and sustain these terrible hard
ships. When they reached the Big Sioux river the
Indians feed trees into it from the banks in order to
4 pass over and while crossing Mrs. Thatcher was
4 thrown into the stream She swan nearly to the
shore, when an Indian deliberately leveled his rifle
and shot her through the head and her body foated
d away with the current The squaws hailed her tragic
fate with loud shouts of joy and exultation.
After they had remained at Skunk Lake about five
. days, two Lac-qui Parle Indians, employed by Mr.
Flandrau, made their appearance in camp and sue
ceeded in negotiating Mrs. Marbles ransom, but
could not obtain that of her companions who still
main in captivity.
i The most vigorous aud decisive steps should have
been taken long ago for their recovery and the pun
ishment of the savages, but the whole matter i
SEEMS has been left to private efforts 1t is shame
9 a burning shame, that our War Department has no
sufficient energy to deal with such case in tn
: proper manner, and not permit band of maraudin
: devils to pounce upon border settlement, COMM
wholesale murder, carry away and maltreat helpea
women, and then, retiring into the wilderness hui
bred miles or SO, sell them back at their eisur,
O Three months have elapsed since those women wer
g abducted and had sufficient force of dragoons pre-
Q perly provided, been sent Immediately in pursui
they would have been rescued long ago. and the Ii
|. dams who committed the outrage might have bee
IS exterminated, as they deserved.
y THE GREAT RAILROAD CELEBRATIoN.-0n the st
! ipst at O'Clock in the morning the trains brngn
the guests to the railroad celebration arrived til
shore opposite ST. Louis and were met and welcome
y by the Committee of Reception and the Mayor. Tl
n guests of whom there were about 1900, passed IL
remainder of the night several boats in the rive
IT which, on the following morning, cruisedup and dow
s to give them view OF the city. The various civ
and military associations of the city assembled to
them and not less than ten thousand persons atende
r. the ceremonies and Festivities which occupied tt
/, entire day.
!. Hon Edward Bates was the orator of the occasic
# to welcome the guests to ST. Louis The press WI
represented from all the principal towns and cities
d the North, and few Southern cities. The followir
q gentlemen appeared upon the platform erected f
4 public speaking
.. Hon. Francis Thomas Ex-Governor of Maryland
N Hon Fayette MeMuen, Ey,M. c. and newly a
pointed Governor of Washington Territory; May
Pitcher, of Louisville; Mayor Address, of Chillicoth
IL Mil nfT, prnf N p1nl
Us S. L'Hommedieu, Hon. Mr. Flagg Hon. r. n. CO
of wine, of Cincinnati; Judge Lee, of Baltimore; N
nd Sidenstrcker, President Of of the City Counc
:. of Baltimore; Hon. Edward Gates, Hon. L. NJ. Ike
~ nett, Hon. Trusten Polk, Hon. Jas. S. Green En- &c
u ernor Reynolds of Illinois,
" w ExPLANAroRy-The following card appeared in t
'' Baton Rouge Gazette of the 10th inst. and we ia
pleasure in repubishng it in order that the true
at sition of most excellent gentleman may not be m
on understood s5
all BATON RouGE June 8, 1857.
nc Messrs. Editors Gazette and Comet Perceiv
a' in the published reports of the proceedings of t
as American Convention held in this place on the
he inst, that my presented as candidate
the Office Of State Treasurer allow to say throu
your columns, that while 1 fully appreciate and Il
oy grateful to those friends who nominated and suppo
ed me for that office, the same was done entirely wi
VI out my knowledge concurrence had persistent
refused to have my placed before the convent
TT, as caddate for Auditor, and had no idea that
in would be brought forward in connection with the
Il, fee of Treasurer.
'n Respectfully, obedt servant, DANIEL. D. AVERY
M ~
The MISSION TO Russia OFFERED TO Cor. Pr,
ENs.-lt seems that whether he accepts it or not
Nd mission to Russia has been offered to Hon. F. W. PHI
of Gus, of South Carolina The authority is the tollc
no. ing paragraph from the Columbia South Carolina
at We understand from gentleman, (who has ST
tie iettefJ Inat Flesluehl mas tIueieu
experimentation to Gov Wright, of Indiana, bu
to Hon. f. W. Pickens, of South Carolina and I
m, | in he most terms Whether Colo