The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-01
More Indian Atrocities.


By the way of Salt Lake we have the report
of another horrible Indian massacre. man
and his two daughters, fifteen and eighteen
years of age, living near Glenwood, in Severn
Valley, were murdered by a marauding band
of Indians led by the chief Black Hawk. The
old man was dubbed to death on the spot, but
the young girls were taken captives and re-
served for more horrible fate. They were
led away a short distance from their homes
where their persons were violated, after which
they were put to death with all the excruciat-
ing tortures which savage ferocity could in
vent. Among other things it is reported that
rough pine knots were driven into their bowels
while they were in the agonies of death These
atrocities were committed at distance from
any garrison, and in locality where the
settlers are far removed from each other-too
far to render timely assistance in case of Indian
raids.
The Cheyennes, whom General Custer was
reported to be pursuing on the Smoky Hill
route, had not been overtaken at the latest
reports, but had taken the war-path, and were
numbering, pillaging, and burning wherever
they went They are supposed to be making
their way to join the mere northern Indians.
Our cavalry is not in condition to pursue,
being without forage, and the grass not being
sufficiently forward to afford subsistence to
the horses. The hardy ponies of the Indians,
Injured to prairie lite, will thrive and grow fat
where horses accustomed to feed on grain will
starve to death.
General Hancock is reported to have burned,
on the 10th inst, the Cheyenne village near
which he had been enoamped for several days.
This is the village which was so hastily aban-
doned by the Indians Immediately after their
conference with General Hancock. They pro-
fessed to him that they were desrous OF living
peaceably with the whites but few hours
afterwards abandoned their village and started
upon their career of murder and pillage. they
attacked the stations on the overland route,
killing the men found there, and securing
fresh horses. The more northern bands are
still threatening various points, although no
recent outrages have been reported as having
been committed by them. Nearly all the
troops we have on the frontier are shut up in
forts being surrounded by hostile Indians
who are striving to entice them out OF their
works for fight. Such troops as are at liberty
to seek the Indians are held in check and
rendered almost useless, by the want OF forage
! for horses The consequence is that the In
! dams roam about as they please, driving the
settlers from their fields, and carrying deyas-
tation along the border.
The truth is, there are not troops enough IN
the Indian country to give security TO the
settlers, or to intimidate their treacherous
enemies. The Indians laugh at and deride
any force they have yet seen, and will con-
tinne TO do so until they are taught better.
While soldiers by the thousands are idhng
in the fortifoations about New York, Boston !4.
Philadelphia, and other northern clnes,
few paltTy Indians are devastating our Dor
der, and decorating their weapons will
the scalps of peaceful settlers, or the few
soldiers who are sent out there to Whet TI the
appetite of the bloodthirsty foe. The hor
rible atrocities of the Indians call for prompt
UiS and energetic yc' action and our coast dsfense
should be drained of the last soldier, !
necessary, to put speedy, end to to-, sGsf 1S
ba1barous warfare. Bad faith with th'
Indians has led to this UNHAPPY state o
affairs, and in permitting it to continue, the
Government is breaking faith with mos,
pioneers of civilization on the pordeE "non ION
humanity to the Indian, as well as 70 !r
white man. demand that the Indian oamPalgi
this summer should be short, sharp an