The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-08-21
LATEST FROM THE PLAINS.

Details of the Indian War-Nanies of the
Killed - Horrible Atrocities of the
savages-Utter Inefficiency of the Mill
tary Force. uI .i.-. ,
LEAvENwoRTH, Kansas August 20.-A letter
dated at Fort Reno, July 81, fully sustains the
reports of the hostilities of the Indians, and the
entire inetficiency of the military force now
there to protect the toute. The troops have had
hard time Tney have fought the indians four
times. From the Platte we learn that one train
Der OF Others wounded. ..-f. .a -ln'
The Indians seemed to do all the damage pos
sible. They killed Mr.. Flood of Leayen worth,
cut his head off and set il up in the dirt by the
side of the road. The military there afford no
protection to the people. They are afraid to
go out of the stockade. No mail has been re-
celved for three weeks, and no one knows when
the commander will send one. They allow the
emigration trains to start on this road, and then
afford them no protection. They are badly
secured. The Indians are again hostile, and are
attacking the whites at every point. The escort
accompanying Sawy yer's party was attacked near
Crazy Woman's Fork, and five soldiers were
killed and a large number wounded. ALI the
wounded who fell into the hands of the savages
were scalped and tortured in the most barba-
An emigrant train encamped with the Chey-
enne Indians, was attacked by large party
of Sioux, and all the white men of the party
killed, and the women and children carried OF.
Colonel Sawyer and his wagon-road party were
harassed by Indians for over one hundred miles,
and were Obliged to encamp every night on
the hills away from water. The party is now
eneamped at old Fort Reno and at Perry Fort
on JeWeller river, closely besieged by the Sioux.
Nearly all the stock on the road has been run
off, and great deal of suffering Is inevitable
This route is impossible, and If those on the
way escape with their lives they will be fortu-
nate. The following persons were killed on
Reno creek, branch OF Tongue river:-- i1snr
George L. Joelsberger Company A, 2d Bat,
talon, 8th infantry; James Donaldson; Pierce
Gassonett, William Donare, Henry lArizon,
Massachusetts,, and one unknown, on Cedar
Fork; Wagon-rnaster billion, on Crazy Womans
Fork; Lieutenant N, H, Daniels and Corporal
Cullen, 18th Infantry, on Dry Fork; George II.
Moore, S. Carr, Carlinville, Illinois; William II.
Dearborn, Stoughton, Wisconsin,; Hiram H.
| Chambell, Champion, New York: Charles ID.
Barton, Council Bluffs, Iowa; Jack Hustid,
Musestine, Iowa.: John Little. Arkansas;
| Stephen Carson, Howard county, Missouri;
| William Hockwell,6 & Montreal Canada; John
Slose, residence unknown.
Two bodies were found and two graves OF un-
4 known persons. This massacre occurred between
| the 18th and Goth of July An the military posts
4 on the Platte have been transferred nom MIS-
souri, to the. Department of the Plains. Ihey are
i we'll garrisOned and are being strongly rein
/ forced, TO guard against any interruption on tne
Platte route. This is the only route thas inc
Government has promised to protect; wore ma mas
1 been sent tothe Chief Of the RottaWattom tIipe
by the disaffected tribes on the goruer, Chat As
soon as their corn was gathered Iney WVuiu VaAe
up the war tran,