The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-09-09

ST.. CLOUD. Mimi, Aug. 81, 1864.
To the Editor Of the Pioneer:
The driver on the Abercrombie stage
which came in this P. NJ informs US that
Mr.. Frederick Dunn, respectable citizen
of this city, was returning from George
town on Red River last Wednesday, in
company with Martin Lustig, Nicholas
Priser and Michael Miller, also residents
of this place. When the party had reached
point within about twenty-five miles of
the Fort, they were attacked by party
of Indians. Mr.. Dunn was MORALLY
wounded, but survived to reach the Fort.
Lustig and Priser were instantly killed,
and Miller effected his escape to half
breed camp about five miles distance from
the scene of the murders Mr.. Dunn had
one bullet through his right arm which
broke the large bone above the elbow,
one bullet through the ieshy part of the
left arm below the elbow, one through his
right thigh, two in his abdomen, one
through his head, and two arrows in his
back. Lustig had five bullets through va
rious parts of his body and Priser four.
Priser was scalped and his hands were cut
of. Mr.. Dunn was member of North
Star Lodge No. %, of F.. and A.. M,
and the craftsmen at Fort Abercrombie
gave his remains a masonic burial. He
leaves widow and five young children
to mourn his loss. Mr.. Lustig also leaves
wife and four children. Mr.. Priser was
a widower without any family. The party
left st. Cloud on Saturday, the 18th inst,
for Georgetown with two loads of freight
for Fort Garry.
1t is also reported that on Monday last
Indians were seen at small lake about
ten miles west of Mananah. A detach-
ment of Hatch's Battalion consisting of
ten men, accompanied by three citizens,
all mounted on government horses, left
Mananah in pursuit of them. When they
reached the lake six of the soldiers and the
three citizens left their horses and started
on foot. The horses were left in care of
the four other soldiers. When they re-
turned the horses and the four soldiers
were missing. Yesterday noon they had
not been found or heard from.
Of course these affairs create great ex-
element here, and our people are expect
ing another Indian raid.
This Upper Mississippi and Sank Valley
country has, within the last two years,
been PECULIARLY favored. First we had
the Sioux outbreak of 1862. Then the
drouth of 1868. Then the Presidents
proclamation of sale of all the lands be-
tween here and Breckenridge, so that the
shoddv spectators can invest their green
backs in the best farming lands in the
State, situated in country which is actu-
ally in possession of hostile Indians, and
so that spectators in agricultural scrip,
which has hitherto been held at SO to 60
cents per acre, may have an opportunity
of locating it on lands where there are no
taxes to pay at present, and, the way mat
tiers look, will not be for some years to
come. And finally, we have the greatest
possible inducements to emigrants to come
into this region, where they can have the
Chippewa Indians, whom Hole-in-the-day
is reported to be melting to rebellion be-
cause Mr.. Donnelly would not permit their
removal lest somebody should make some
money out of the Treaty. And after the
/" finally comes the draft" the inevita-
bic draft" And when that shall have
been closed out, am of the opinion you
will be able to see where" the last man
went down.
There have been some fourteen or fifteen
bears killed within the city limits and in
the mediate vicinity of St. Cloud, within
the past week, and the killing is still 60
ing on.
Crops are pretty we'll harvested and Sc
cured, and labor commands almost any
price asked o.