, 1864-08-19
FROM THE !" EST e KN
FLAINS.


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Inc Western PJafns-Brutal Murders
Of White settlers.
Sr. LOUIS, Thursday, August 1s.-Inform-
alton from Fort Riley says tue Indians hare
transferred the sccne of their outrases to the
Flatte route, where their depredations are
tecon4in.: quite numerous and very destrac.
five to life and property.
On the Santa Fe route two companies Of
the LIST Colorado cavalry had their horses
stolen.
About sixty Of the Prairie tribe Of the
PotraWatton les have left their reservation,
going southwest. Their agent reports that
their Intentions are friendly, but general
apprehension exists In regard to their move
1rents The Kaws hare acquiesced IN Gen.
B.unt's proclamation. OF the moTements
west from Fort Kearney, we learn shat the
| savaees are numbering and plunderiug de.
fenselcss emlsrants on the Platte route, and
| move in such numbers that no train can re-
| sist them. The trims Of Young s. Hollister,
IN en- with government goods. drawn by $50
| catt1e, were captured near the Big Sandy.
It Ia thought that the men escaped.
The MarYsvf1le Enterprise Of the l0th says
| the Sioux were numbering the people west
| Of that t}ace, ind the int.nsest excitement
| existed among the settlers. Marysville vas
| iull Of refugees, and they were also cro #dlng
| In from all quarters. Ten OF Mr.. Eubank' i
family, at Enb4nk st+uon, were mass esred;
Patrick Burk and Mr.. Butler were killed at
Pawnee Station, Several others were mur-
1rred ut or near Oak G-oge. A grown
| daughter Of Mr. Roper fslsupposed- to hav c
! been taken captive from Oek Grove. These
miles west Of Marysy1lle, which is only nine
ty miles west Of St. Joseph, Mo.
'LEAyENwoRTH, Thursday, Aug: Is -Ke1ta
| bic news from the scene. OF the Indian out
| iages is aca1ce. They seem to control the
country IRON point about seventy five
miles east Of Fort kearney 10 the forks o.
| the Blatte River, and from the Platte south
to tie Arkaneas RtveE->.
! A number Of trains have been captured
| AID tic conductors killed. a large amount
| Of property has been DESTROYED.
Gen. Curtis is ut Omaha, organizing an ex
! peditiou against them, and portions Of TIT
Kansas and Nebraska militia are In motion
| on the overland stage ionte
ST. JOSEPH, No, Thursday, Aug 1S.-Tht
papers arc full of, accounts Of Indian atroci
| fits on the plnfns. -Four trains were car
/ tured and burned on the Little Blue, and al
the stock driven of, consisting OF 40 cattt,
aua IL large plumber CT mules The men be
longing 10 the trains escaped.
Mr Knight reports seeing between siSt'
,Julesbnrg and Little Blue, only porrio..o 0
4. them scalped. No ranches ara left stanGiu:
between Big Sandy and Little. Blue, and ION
are fnh8 8b1ted between Fort Kearoey an'
Denver City, all tue people having hed-
The Indians are we'll mounted, and mos
Of them are armed HsitA long range guns
l. The ineHectfyeness Of the men accompany
Ing the trains against the Indians seems t
be In consequence Of their being a1med onl
with 1eyolTers. -
| The indications point to the unanimous rt
nomlnation Of Ben. Loan tor Congress lfo1
| tho northwestern district Of Missouri.
Denver, Col, Thrrada5, Aug: 18th
regiment Of 100 day cavalry, authorized b
the Var Department three days ago, to fiEs
the Indians, is already more than half 4 i 2ea
1t Is expected to be In tue d<ld In leeStasa'
ten days Il wlll operate sle9g k 'gE teS evafiss n
NsN and wagon szaire. With ii: co-oper1
he troops on the !, E*3t = Il n0ps
anj the Indiana severely eh'st,seA 49,. T..
| It present trains and n,>" eoacaea al
, stopped. ,o,+ ssxtenatve romb
nations et Cbeyenpea, Ara a1ces, hiowa
smr4 su1 1tamanches, Utes and saakes n"
p 9f Tnr cf exteIminatlon against the whits..