The New York herald., 1874-07-12
THE RED FIEVDs LET LOOSE.


Detailed-HorribIe Crueltics-Scalp-
ing-Pulling Toenaus Out-Pfnning
Victims Through Their Bodies cGc.-A
Number OF skirmishes, q MI Over Thirty
Indians Killed or captured-Licuten-
ant Brown, OF the Fourth Infantry,
Wounded.
From our Western exchanges we gather the fol-
lowing TO the alarm on the Kansas frontier
caused by Indians on the warpath. The St. Louis
Globe of Thursday had the folio wing dispatches -
A NUMBER op CITIZENS scALPED AND ONE MuruArEp
NEAR DODGE CITY.
DODGE CITY. Kansas, Juye
The Indians are very bad out here and people
are terrOr.stricken. Up to this time nine hunters
and four other men have been killed. scalped and
mutiated. One man murdered ana scalped
only six miles from town, while on his return from
trip to Camp supply. Alter killing him they
here. Their nendl5h cruelty has no bounds A
hunter by the name OF Dudley was captured the
other day. They tied him to . wagon wheel tore
him from ear ear cut his hands OF at the wrist,
and then stased him to the ground with picket
pins driven through his breast There were eye
Witnesses to this savage deed.
A BATTLE ON YHB CANADIAN RIvKR-ELEvRN IN
DlANS KILLED.
One OF their boldest movements was an attack
on the trading posts OF A. Q. Myers and Charles
h Rata Co. down On sae CANADIAN ona pana - an0ut
stockade and the other is made OF heavy adobe
walls. There we're only eighteen men inside to %
the lighting, and the most Of these hunters, who
are brave men and dead shots. TWO whites were
killed outside the walls and one inside Eleven
dead Indians were lett on the ground. Desperate
enorts were made by the REDSKINS to get their
fallen warriors away, but the hunters Kept up too
deadly fire on them and they had 80 leave them
where they lay. Doubtless many OF the wounded
they carried away alterwar died. Before leaving
they KILLED all the stock outside OF the stocKade.
THE SITUATION DESPERATE AND HELP CALLED FOR.
Yesterday man arrived from these trading
kkatn. He slipped through the Indian lines and
was paid Sl00 to make the trip. Myers and Rath.
in their letters appeal for help ss tne indians are
tio thQPa An
get 1000 warriors together in short time. They
fear the posts will be captured, the stores de-
stroyed and everybody massacred A party Of
iorty men LEFT here to-day 10 go TO their assist
ance. T1ey wanted An escort Of soldiers to 30
The Indians have also burned q railroad bridge
twenty-five miles west OF here. The situation is
ing for the arrival OF troops-the only hope Of pro.
lection against the Indian butchers
DEPREDATIONs NEAR SYRACUSE, KANSAS
SYRACUSE Kansas. July 8, 1874.
On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad,
Indians Is the cry on all sides. Yesterday Albert
tney are burning the railroad brlages and driving
Oh the stock in our very midst. on the 81 they
Emigration is entirely stopped. Usually from
fifty TO one hundred wagons passed daily.
We expect an attack at any moment They are
working all aloIg the railroad from Dodge City "
Lesenaer was killed two miles east OF Sargent, at
a deep chasm, in which the cowardly wretcnes hid
themselves They do their work In the day time.
Lesenger was a good citizen and respected by al
VINO knew him.
Later from the Seat Of War.
The Milwaukee Scnti,!cl OF the 9ta has the follow.
Ing later despatches:-
MURDERS BY THE RED FiENDs NEAR FORT GARRY.
MINNEAPOLIS, July 81 40 A. NJ.
A Fort Garry special OF last evening SAYS thaS
two half-breed families ut ST. Joe, Dak were at
sacked on sunday Dy a band OF about 100 mounted
sioux Indians, d. W. De Corne aud Baptiste De-
COrne killed and their houses and wigwams
burned. Two women escaped namely, Mrs En-
merng and Miss Mayer. company OF united
states infantry Is en- route Tor st. Joe.
Another speciai from Bismarck announces that
on the same day thirty Sioux appeared two miles
south OF Fort Lincoln and ran or thirty i've head
OF stock from the farm Of Frederick Guard one Of
the indian interpreters. There being no cavalry
at the fort their raid was successful.