New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-03-11
INTERESTING FROM PALESTINE.
THE LATE OUTRAGE UPON MISSIONARIES.
Auocious Treatment Of the Women.
A DETAILED ACCOUNT.


and their families Was, with the last post, doubtless
sent Of by several hind, .ymps,hizng friends.
A.in nv as. letter gave only brief notice Of the
affair viii narrate the particulars Of the outrage, IS
related 20 me BY The witnesses and sufferers, and slso
note some Of the incidents Of the past three weeks.
For the information of the reader it may be well for me
here glance the mission Itself a; least 90 lar a. s
object names and dates concerned.
The American Seventh.Dsy Baptist Missionary So
c:ety commenced their mission at Jsfa in May 1914.
minister and lsyman were sent out the s;ter 10 "a
Dor in an Industrial department. These, with their
families were a company of SIX. They found here TWO
families Of ike faith engaged agricultural and indus'
trial missionaries independent of any missionary or
ganzstion.
Previous 70 the late attack were five families,
nun berng eighteen souls Connected with this state
men may be proper here TO refer 10 the s"Hat'0" Oh
the gardens occupied by our people. By references
70 DR.. RobDson's msp there is seen marked ndge I"
and east Of Jsffa sboI bali an hours walk running
north ard south; the gardens extend from the sea 10
this ridge and few lie beyond it on the slope east
ward in the valley of Seemie. Through this Way
runs mighty Winter stream which, during the rams
courses sopg places from twenty TO thirty feet deep.
This stream Is formed of two others, one IRON the
uountairs eastward and the other from Ramah IN the
scuh.esst; il runs west and north OF iazur, uniting
with the former lust northwest OF the visge anu so
on for two or three miles til il unes with the AMEN
River. ain thus particular, as the map here Is de-
iective. On the rdge little northeast OF Jana Is the
garden purchased by Mrs. Minor. II has western
slope. Here is new house built by Mr. j. A. Stein
beck and Fix rods north OF the house is the
cemetery neaty inclossd by a high stone wall Hence
is very beautiful view Of the sea- town aud surround
ing country. South Of this place three quarters OF
mile is Mr.. Dcksons garden. IL Is east OF Jana,
faces the rising SUM- its western limits being the top OF
the bill ana eastern the river or Winter torrent II
comprises of nearly thirty acres For tue sake
OF associations and the nice arrangement OF the pace
We have often called il the New England Farm IN
sharon" Both gardens are about half an hour rom
the city, From the hight western limit OF Mr. Dick
sons garden is obtained one Of the most enchanting
views to be had any where IN Palestine Standing here
with the advantage OF the morning sun, the city OF
Jaha its haIbor and shipping, the gardens and the
." Great Sea present delightful view; and then in
the afternoon ami especially near sunset the greatvae
of Sharon and the mountains of Ephraim eastward and
stretching north and south nearly fifty miles each way
with Arab villages scattered here and there the powed
land in seedme and the waving felds of wheat near
harvest afford scene which the eye loves TO rest
and ravish ITSELF regrettpg the obscuring OF those
golden and varied hues of light. The interest OF the
scene is greatly enhanced with the Bible in hand and
the pre- pheces in mind which orete the future pros
perty beauty and glory Of the land, respecting the
fruits ard appearance of the country and the moral
condition Of the inhabitants.
Previous to the late mournfu affair, events have
ranspned TO alarm and apprehension OF some
thing serious though by no means serious as the
anil aspds hah
upon women-C Christian women-such as has been
perperaed; for We have all along been assured that
in these respects, there danger We have
however all suffered more or less from petty thlevng
and the families in the frontier gardens have sustained
quite severe losses from bold attempts and attacks to
wrench their precious substance from them. Money
clothing, provisions, and particularly animals have
been taken of by day and by night, by the hand of
the spoer IT ere have been several instances Of in.
suit and violence offered TO the persons Of families,
but hitherto We have been mercfully preserved.
Thieves broke into the house and then into the tent Of
bIrs. Minor, and took of clothing. Again her house
was twice attacked, and servant slightly wounded by
a musket shot, but the report of firearms and the
Of the people in the yard frightened the rob-
bers away. Within year and halt the yard-wal
on Mount Hope has been twice broken through, and
fine flock of sixteen sheep taken Mr. Dickson's yard
wall was dug through, and sporton Of the feck taken.
Stone walls OF two and three feet thickness seem to be
nothing accounted Of by the people whose hands are
against every man. Mr.. i. W. Steinbeck the deceased
was often attacked while watching his flock. For the
most part, be managed TO evade the horsemen and
thwat their design upon his cattle. In this he was
quite expert, vet person he suffered several severe
besngs, wholly upprovoked on his part, the object
being to disable him in order to take his flock The
consequence of these injuries several weeks sick
ness, but after his recovery he again to his EN-.
ployment in his usual quiet way, always with meek.
and diligence. Fooled in every attempt upon bis
flock in the daytime, they directed-as the sequel
shows-a deep, dark plot against him in the night 1t
was literally the coming of the thief in the night to
" steal 10 kill and to destroy" The shepherd was
smitten and the flock scattered
The night before the attack several men were heard
prOwing around the house Of Mr. j. A. Steinbeck Int
were frightened away by the loud screaming of the
fellah family living on the premises. On the night of
the lth three men knocked at the gate OF Mr.. Dick.
sons garden and demanded entrance on the plea Of
searching for lost COW, which they said neighbor.
ing shepherd had informed them was with the flock
within. They told that there was no stray animal
n the yard and were requested to leave and a. they
loitered about and said they would wait outside till
morning Frederick told them thai they were there for
no good pu1ose-they were thieves and must be OF
forthwith. +. and ID. went upon the house-top to
watch their movements. The men went north for
quarter OF a mile, and then turned eastward to the
nVer. 1t 10 supposed they came TO ASCERTAIN the
strength of the house, and to Know if Mr. Henry Dick.
con was al home. lie that night with his sister at
Mount Hope in the temporary absence of her husband
al Jerusalem Alter little there was no se again