, 1863-07-11
TIRE INDIAN WAR,
The Murder of the Dustin
Family.
The Sioux Growing e
Desperate.

From she persons who found and burie,
tne members Of the Dustin family, who's
murder We chronIcled in Fridays Press, v
liafn .some particulars Of the scene, whic
shows the barbarities Of last Summer are befn
1e-enacted: The family were travelling in 4
6ren lumber box-Wagon, and wore sftacko
on Monday, the 18th Ilt. It was NOT until tt
"Wednesday following, that they were Found
and the sight Of their decomposed and mane]
ed bodies was truly awful. -.
Al Amos @ 7 19sxt1n. tie father, Eas sitting in tn
Hont part Of the wagon, dead, with al AFRO
e0cking IN his body. and deep wound in hii
breast, probably made by toInahaHk or wn
club. His left hand had been cut Of and car
ricd away BY the Indians: -
Beneath his seat, crouched a little child d
s1x years, who had concealed herself. .ther,
when the attack was made. The life blood n
her father had streamed down, covering he
lace and clothes, and her shoes were literally
| dlled with the blood that had tfick1ed from In
maueled body. She says that the Indians saw
her, and looked quite sharply at her, hut dlt
not offer violence. 1t is probable that she i.
mihtaken SPOUT this, as she is the only mem
plays ne have had Of savage ferocity. "
| should not infer that they would knowfnpis
spare victim in their power.
n another part Of the wagon 1ay the corpse
OF Mrs. Dustin, the grandmother Of the chill
dEen; An arrow was in her body also, and
wagon, her long hair dlshevelled and stream.
ing IN the air, filled with the clotted blood
that had flowed from her wounds.
Inc mother and child Twelve years Of age
we're In the wagon, still alive, but 80 badly
wounded that no hopes are entertained Of
their recovery. For two days they had lain
and suffered beside the dead bodies Of their
friends, unable to procure sustenance or .as-
Indian camp fires were seen In several placss
IL Hennepin county last week, and on Friday
2 party OF seven Indians was discovered at
They were first seen by q farmer and his son,
aud as soon as they saw they were discovered,
they dropped In the brush aud concealed
themselves. The farmer fed, and collecting
twelve or fifteen OF his 'neighbors, they rs.
turned to the place where the Indians had
around the luke, until within xix miles Of Mia-
utapo]fs, where. losing the trail, search was
abandoned. We bare not learned whether It
was afterwards resumed. - r. :.
Previous to these late murders and dI3coy-
eT3es, Adjntant General Malmrpa had sent cut
Ten MUNICH, who started on the 18th of May
TO inspect the frontier counties and ascertain
their wants. As the result of his tour. the
militia companies we're armed. and supplied
With ammunition, In the western part Of Farl-
hanlt county, in the whole OF Blue Earth, In
the western township of Nicollet ,fn..he whole
y: 1EuHAy IL tAlk VI GloIeJt III tQe WQO4t OIL
Mcleod, in the western company districts of
Carver and Wight, in the vhole Of Meek
er, in nearly all Of stearns, and in the town of
Sank Rapids, In Benton county-fo1ming q
line Of dtftnces from Sank Rapids to the
Iowa line. Arms for companies in these locaI-
ilies we're Issued previous to these late distur-
tances, though portion had not reached
their destination at tlat time In order that
the people might be amply Protected from
tavage focs, the State authorities did not wnIt
for the companies tq, be mustered and uni
of their course is now manifest.
An order from Adjutant General Malmros
viii be found elsewhere In our columns this
morning, calling for yolunteersconts to enlist
Tor sixty days, unless sooner discharged Tbev
are designed to ecour the Big Woods from
Eauk Centle to the northern line Of SibIey
county. It Is proposed to have one C4ptain
Tor every forty OF sixty men, who will divide
Their force Into squads Of not less than fiye,
Euch man Is to arm, equip, and subsist him
eel, md viii receive for compensation one
dollar and fifty cents day.
In addition to this the Adjutant General of.
fcrs reward Of twenty-five dollars for each
scAlp Of q male Sioux delivered At hIs Office.
This order Ia dated on the 4th inst, and tho
bounty was claimed In one instance yesterday.
1t see1us that On the 18th d citizen was ont
hunting about twelve miles beyond Hutchin-
son and discovered three Indi4ns, succeeded
IN Killing, one and making his escape, though
not without severe wound from the gun of
red skin: When the news reached Glencoe,
party Of soldiers went out and secured the
Ecaip. :Mr. Bates, the Sheriff Of Mcleod
county, brought the trophy to the city yester-
day, and ascertaiaing that a bounty was Of.
[tred, handed over the prize and obtained the
money.