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HosrILlTIEs COMMENCED IN THE INDIAN CouN.
TRY.-The st. Louis New Era of the 18th saws :
We have been permitted to sec letter from the
United States Blacksmith at Willow Creek,
(Pawnee country, to his friend, in this city, dat
ed on the 29th June, giving an account Of the
murders committed by the Sioux Indians upon
the Pawnees, and upon the wife of the Black.
smith. His wife was shot an Tuesday morning
the 9th, about O'Clock. The husband had en-.
deavored to save her by shutting her up in The
shop, but she had not time to bolt the door, and
was burst open. She was killed, and they fell to
whipping the Blacksmith, without doing him Sc
rlous injury, having their guns all the while cock.
ed, ready TO fire. The Indians had also killed
Lashapel the I. S. Interpreter, who had been in
that country for Is years; Capt. Blue, first chief
of the Pawnee Tappages, and father-in.aw OF the
Interpreter; son-in-law of the chief Moulin, and
several other Chiefs and Braves, Young men, wo
men and children.


1t Is also stated, that out of Al lodges, 81 Of
the largest were burnt, and most of the horses
were stolen or killed on the spot. The Pawnee
Indians had left their villages to 60 on their spring
hunt. Willow Creek. from whence this letter is
dated, Is l5O miles up the Platte river, and the
Sioux are $50 miles above it. These Indians e3.
noited hostile feelings on several occasions dur
ng the winter, and this attack on the Pawnees
had been expected for some time We are told
that the United States are bound. by treaty stipu-
atlons, to protect the Pawnee tribes from such
nvasons, and are surprised that some efforts have
not been made to prevent these murders. If the
Indians are not entitled to protection, certainly
those IN the employ Of the Government may