, 1864-08-26

TF1om the Nebraska City Press, 17th.}
Capt. Haskell and Dr.. R:naer, lust from
Beatrice md Big Sandy, bring vAlu ible re-
ports t.ona the sccpe Of 1ndtaa tronbles. O1
The 7th lust, several na7hading bands Of
B.nle, Sioux azd Cheycnue5 made IN attack
on stversl ranches between Atchisoa md
Fort ksa: ney: At Uhleg's ranch u Indiaos
killed Tleo. UnleE and another IN. ,IDe
Ubank IVES also Killed about one mile from
tbis ranch. Sixty-nine miles from Dcatrfce,
Ct rahch ow1ea By Alr. Comstock, uur7ey
Butter aid II: C. Kelly wero killed. and two
men waunded. George Hunt, shot through
the leg, Is at Beatrice, doing well. The other
vas shot with arrows through both arms.
and stab5td in the back.
IT Ubank'e, three men. three women and
one child were killed. Also, Laura Roper is
missibg, supposed prisoner.
One temaIe BODY .:as found on the road,
the other in the Little Blue. Tbs te1ualo
bodies We're s:slped and otherwise .nutilated.
At PaWuee ranch, eighteen miles above
Ubanke, and fifty miles from Kearuey, 2.
Burke, Of Beatrice Was shot In the blck Of
the head while rioing, the bali coming ont at
his mouth. The 1ndians ecalpcd him alive
and lefi him. He succeeded iu reachIug the
Pawnee r,nch, where be died. At Elm Greek
EiK Fagdrs were captured, Six Eeamsters
k1llel-one Of whom was nliye the next
morning, though be had one arrow In tue
head and another through tleEs.omach when
found. When he was 1ouId lie was sitting
1h the grass asking for wafer, after drinking
Which the arrow was dram from his stom-
ach, and he uied One wagon belonged to
Mr. Waters Of Pawnee; the other i've were
loaded for Denver. The Indians left the
-four, taktng the bags, and the tea and coffee
We're scattered over tue ground EXIT.
ALothsF unknown amau Was founl killed
on the Sth inst, this side OF the iuuc.ion,
At Pawnee ranch, two trans and passrny yera
q one mail COACH, and several ranch tncn,
are fortified. The Indians attacked them on
the 10th, hut were repulsed, with loss of one
Four 1ancbts have be; burned.
Col Jeunisup, from Kansas, passed by the
Biz Sandy, On bis Hay up. With 500 soldiers,
thee pieces uf artillery, and full supply
trains
He expects to 80 to Fort Kearney and wait
fur The 1alanca Ut his co;1mand, which Ia to
consist OF J, 1,CCD Men. He will auard the At
cbiscn and Fort Keurney ro.1 aud ecour the
adiacehs part vi the country tor the eayages.
Frem the best information that could be
obtained, q force OF nbout ZOO sioux is on-
camped on the south side Of the Republican
Fork, on White CrecE, abcuf 80 miles from
Nebr*s City. From their headquarters
they send out small bands, who fall back on
the Il ain body with their l,luader
=, Dr.. Rtnrer and Mr Weston took out two
thousand rounds of fixed nmmu oitIun and
muekets for the supply Of the people supos-
Cd to be In danger. One COMPANY from
Pawnee, and one from Nemaha, went out to
Beatrice, but will probably return, owing to
~snl Of supplies.
LATEsT.-A letter received last night, from
MIR. Majors, at Fort kearney, announccs the
arrival ol Gen. Mitchell, Hbo>has haa one
bsttis with tue Indians, In winch he killed
sixty. Mr. Majors regurds the War as gener-
al ard Of Ii serious character.
TIE OUTBREAK NEAR KEARNEY.
The Denver Fe,,s Of the 5.h sa5s, three
trans were robbed and burned. Fourteen
pen ons were killed auu it is supposed that
txa or tprie women and some children eerc
tnkcn prisoners. Mrs. Smith was travelling
alorss the road about that time, Of whom
netting has been beard.
About the debris OF the burned trains
were found This m1rnipg packages or boxes
marked "Evans d Baker, aud n line caue,
upon the bead Of which WIS engraved Nv.
e. James.n It's supposed tint James was
killed. Denyerites will remember him 81 ut
one time the lessee of the old Denver hall.
The impression prevails that n ;ne Of the
t'airs belonged to, or were bound for Colo
1ado.
Detachments OF soldiers moved ut once
from Kearney and Cottonwood for the scene.
Thoee from tic former post, with the settlers
and tea1nateIs in the ne,ghuprhood, repulsed
asecond attack Of the Indians IN the after-
DooD. The sayages numbered about one
huntred snd f1fty.
The troops in the neiehborhood are not
numerous, but can douhtiess Keep the ro4d
open, and will be reinforced soon