Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1869-06-30
Gtntral SuteIIigcnfr.
THE INDIANS.

The --latest Raid-Massacre Oh the
& Upper Salina-HOrrible Scenes.
Correspondence of the N. Y. Tribune.
SpILMAN CREEK, Lincoln County Kan
.sas, June 3.--Last Sabbath opened quietly
on the settlements of the Upper Salina
Rumors had indeed reached these border
settlements of Indian depredations on the
Blue and Republican Rivers, and near
Fort Hays, few days before, but they
were not generally believed. Many fields
of corn had been planted. Some wheat
and other grain was looking fine. New
Emigrants were pouring in, and many of
the. heads of families had left their women
and children toe attend alJusiness aat the
Land Office or procureprovisions atSalina
As miles distant. .. -f.
II was late in the afternoon when two
men named Alyerson and Zeigler were driv-
ing with horse team down the valley of
SpiIman Greek, some eight miles from its
mouth, when they saw body Of armed
men, riding by iours in regular order be-
hind them. At first they thought them
soldiers They were about so innumber,
and as they approached bore off toward the
hills in passing the wagon, keeping half q
mile distant until they had got below them
on the valley when they broke and charged
on the twomen and the wagon. Then there
was a race for life. The Indians wheeled
and circled round the tying wagoners.
One of them held the reins and urged the
horses to the gallop, while the other held
q rifle ready for any that might approach
too near After several miles race they
reached the timber, and, abandoning the
team escaped through the brush with their
rifles, where the Indians did not care TO
follow them. A short distance down the
creek, Swede and his wife, in Sunday
dress, were walking out. They were sur
rounded and killed on the prairie. Their
little boy had been quarter Of u mile be-
hind them. IIo ran back to n dug-out, or
adobe house, and reported that the Indians
were killing his father and mother Sever
al families clustered into the adobe and
closed the door, and the Indians were un-
able to effect an entrance. A Swedish
silvorsiuithSlrom Chicago, named Peterson,
had gone somo distance down tho creek,
and the beseiged inmates of tho adobe
hoped he was in search of help. About
sundownthe Indiansappr the adobe,
and one who could speak English, threw
the Swedes boots against tho door, and
called out with oRtlls that the mans body
would be found down the road. lie was
nearly cut in pieces. At about the same
hour in tho afternoon n party OF lG sur
rounded settlers house ut the mouth of
Spilnan Creek ton the the Salina.) An old
Swede and his two sons saw them coming
and took refuge with the two families in
the house. He drove of the Indians with
n shotgun. About the same hour of the
day similar party, evidently part of those
who had chased Alverson an hour earlier, |
emerged from the hills between Spilman |
and Bull Foot Greeks, chasing two Ger
mans ON horseback. As they reached the |
Wiley of the Salina the Germans were
oyertuken, riddled with arrows, and beaten |
TO death with war clubs These two men |
were butrecently from Lunenburgh, Han
over. One of them was named Wisliel, and |
his wife beautiful young woman, was
carried of, and is now in the hands Of Che
Indians. f.. Il
In full view of the scene Of slaughter of |
the unhappy Germans were several houses.
Al one of these were Mrs. Alderdice,
young and married woman, her babo, and
three other children, respectively three,
six, and nine years. Another woman, q
Mrs. Kinds, with her baby was in the
house. The husband of tho latter Was nj
the Land Office, rs miles distant. Alder
dice, together with the two MCssrs. Hen
derson and Mr.. Stery, were at Salina, 45
miles distant, getting provisions. In the
house we're couple of lrishmen. These
were armed, but started for their horses,
which were down in the bend. Tho wo-
men implored them to stay, but terrified
attheir fight, and without think
ing that their greatest safety
was in tho house, they gathered up
their children and fred Mrs Kinds had
her baby Ia her arms, and took Mrs. Alder
dice's second child on her back. Mrs. Al
derdice, with her babe at the breast and
another at her back, and her little boy and
girl at her side, started with tho 'othor.-
They fled down Salina River From the
bend where the house stood 10 the next
point,of timber was prairie stretch Of
three quarters of mile Ere they had
traversed great portion of IL, the Indians
saw then and pursued. What race for
life AS they reached the point Of timber
the Indians were close on them. The chill
dren were tired and the woman exhausted.
II can 20 nofurther,' cried the unhappy
Mrs. Alderdioe. Unable longer 10 bear
The double burden, and earnest 10 save
her own bnbo, Mrs. Kinds put down
he other child, and pressing her babe TO her ,