The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-08-29
NDFNT: 0SKAI0OSA KANSAS SATURDAY, AUGUST %, 1869

TIE wifs of Sheriff BUws three Sc.
q 1ive Ines ~ oj the fA ki4 led
to urnl Ia hol5s Her hus and Jas
hit Zen under ,5SAodH The busf PAS
sssd by this ro:nSS\ ~
HE Offices Of the Journal. TS'6sne.
and, Repv6lican were. Of course. leveled
to 0e ground. John Speer. Jr.. OF the
zHezxne, started for his home from the
Office after the rebels came in. Ar,
! -Merdock.r PRIMER 4, the once. tried
to induce him to accompany him into a
well ueat by. .tos safety .but be veuld, 90
nothing but e home to defend tte
house. which he did and was killed.
Murdoch went into the we'll and was
saved. A younger SOB Of John SPsfr,
ST.. killed arebeI and lea. Il 'Ee'V'
Guests at the E,dridge were ordered
out. their rooms pillsged. and some OF
the people shot. Two men from Ohio
were Monndtlftilpre Ind srs ,,oSjih this
City, Only tie presence ami pere'np-
tory orders Of Qaunllie prevented the
Lad hssn =, "s,cI.a.l ~ M out on the s,reet.
The rebels we were told there was a negro
baby still in the house. but they said,
I'VE VIII ou,n the rIa W H'..s
'.ha.t ota. uR ,aa. u "1s T.,nsi u h,.ct - he
heart or its musderers., ty,.a -, ,.
The books Of the County and Dis.
trict Clerks were burned, but those Of
the heg'sler o. DEEDS we're eie we ss's'
1 T.ss f w. 80. s1'
robbed -,
In The Eldridge s.ore, James Eldridge
and James Prime gavs the rebelsial the
money IN !he sass ana were immaculate
TLs Ios. = ...h II. !. .s;;m.,.a ,. .,Ao.o
600 and in nronert = and all =, az 600.
coo. This is q low enough estimate. -
F,om other sourcesL we learn tha.
Gen. Lane ESCAPED. into co,nfield in
lime TO save his life. 50 =.
Rev. Nj. Fisher. Chaplain Of. ,he 5,h
Regiment. was a. home sick. but went
;nto the ..,,.r Hsrh.d b.a ,.h.rcesof
a 10, Of coptraband. and the rebelshad
a nnaar,;cplar .n;;,e ~. :, him -, and .ou.h, e.,
him II. .-an,;.,o...,.u..,,..
,bs n.rlo. III. n,u,dsrers ..,. fo.
h;,,s NJ. E;.s., ,,;aa,,a ,.h :,
ts,;s,s i. b.a is...,.d t..,,. IT, .sl..d
for a cellar. She lola ,,,sm here w.s
ono ..J ..x. ,,..., ,.,, ,n .x.m;,
!. r. Co., a,s
' "'! "' " !. e"""e' ''' WI"
them she had noue; but 'uipIsiiei them
with the oil TO gil the lamp. Her cool I
ness comnl.,a,v dac.;v.l a.. m,,is,.
-; -. ~,
"'
was >" 'wPssscSs t''as "c was not seen.
The house was set on fire, aud after
the upper part had burned aud fallen
!, tho Wiz, b.,,n., .h,.;,.
- s ,"' p' "'.' '"' "''o'
oya private door. IN con
ceaiing her husband in il, and thus he
reached the garden. remaining covered
with The c.fne, and o,bs, ,L;o,. 70.
-, g.. ~.
"' WIZ 0"''' '"' "'ee"e'
often bang very near him.
But We canno, find room for all the
incidents. and mus, conclude with the
ai,o~;,, from ,h. H,ns.. c;,v ,.,,..,.
Mr. =; :. fHcn' o. Ine noase OF ".
s''", "'o "s" A"o.n uC"A'e"e'
~ La"'e"es' ~, was most o!u.a"y met
- 80 .' "o "'e'S.eS ou'cne'cc "'.
:" ,ne presence " ns "aas w"e a"d
""a '"sn,n'eu VIC .'ouse o's'
.I: go WIG u"us''"oA 'oieH0se tue
4ous, "nen 'He! '"es.Snea "cf WIN
!. es"'h - quo oil .o' "es's.'-
-" snsa oesSSe Tue poor coon OIL eak-
'ns Neal tne Datn'ns aoa,e' ms "'','a-
,u'e' aut 'i'' "ey refused, 'ea'in5 Ms
ooa} !" oe Sops""eo |" ashes ""h he |
'"s'l,"s' he was noble young man
:. 'uuse carpenter WAS shot oy' the
.lenps' ana .1eo psfsued from one TOO"
70 AnotaS q ni' house. and shot as i'e
vent 'us l'Ie'olood gushing from him
= ~. every s.ep-ap .he STAIRS aud down
'o'o tpe CeuaI-u6tijh ne lcIl IN Bbe ag0n. l