Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-07-18
MORNING LEADER


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On the 2sth ultimO family named Dus-
tin, travelling over the Minnesota plains,
were assaulted by Indians and some Of the
number murdered. Two days after the
bodies we're found, presenting horrible
spectacle. The st. Paul Press says.
a Amos Dustin, the father, was sitting
in the front part Of the wagon, dead, with
an arrow sticking in his body, and deep |
wound in his breast, probably made by a |
tomabawk or war club. His left hand had 1
been cut of and carried away by the lndl- /
ans. -,
a Beneath his seat crouched little child
of six years. who had concealed herself
there when the attack was made. The life 4
blood Of her father had streamed down,
covering her face and clothes, and her
shoes were literally filed with blood thst
had thiekened from the mangled body.
She says that the Indians saw her, and
looked quite sharply at her, but did not
offer violence. I'll probable that she Is
mistaken about this, as she is the only
member Of the family uninjured, and from
the displays we have had Of savage ferocity
we should not infer that they would know
iuglv snare a victim in their power.
ain another part Of the wagon lay the
corpse Of Mrs. Dustin, the grandmother OF
the children. An arrow was in her body
also, and her head was hanging over the
side Of the wagon, her long hair disheye!-
led and streaming in the air, filled with
the clotted blood that had flowed from her
wounds.
HThe mother, and child twelve years
ofage, were in the wagon, still alive, but
so badly wounded that no hopes are enter
tanned Of their recovery. For two days
tbev had lain and suffered beside the dead
bodies Of their friends, unable to procure
sustenance or assistance.
INDIANS MEEAECIEG THE SETTLEMENTS.
uIndian camp fires were seen in several
places in Hennepin county last week, and
on Friday a party Of seven Indians was
discovered at Madison Lake, eight miles
from Minneapolis. They were first seen
by farmer and his son, and as soon as
thew saw they were discovered they
dronped in the brush and concealed them
selves. The farmer fed, and collecting
twelve or fifteen Of his neighbors, they re-
turned TO the place where the Indians had
been seen, and followed their trail, which
led around the lake until within six miles
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search was abandoned. We have not
learned whether it was afterwards resum-
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BOUNTY OFFERED FOR SIOUX scALPs.
The authorities are organizing scouting
parties to hunt down the Indians, and
arms have been generally distributed to
the settlers. The Press says:
"The Adiutant-General offers a reward
of twenty-five dollars for each scalp Of 8
male Sioux delivered at his ofFioe.
" This order is dated on the 4th instant,
and the bounty was claimed in one in
stance on the 9th. Itseems that on the 4th
citizen was out hunting about twelve
miles beyond Hutchinson, and discovering
three Indians succeeded in killing one and
making his escape, though not without a
severe wound from the gun Of redskin
When the news reached Glencoe a party Of
soldiers went out and secured the scalp
Mr.. Bates, the sheriff of Mcleod county
brought the trophy to the city, and asoer-
tanning that a bounty was offered, handed
over the prize and obtained the money