Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1824-06-24

portion of the Qmpaw Indians had
visited Little Rock to receive the an.
nuties thar were due them. Itappears
that the Qnapaws own a vast tracl
OF land on the south side of the Ark.
ansas river, comprising several mil
lions of acres. IL was generally ex.
pected that they were ready to cede
their lands; however, they were MOI
| willing TO sell them.
Three Of the principal persons, a.
mong the Osages. who had been con.
cerned in the murder Of Major We'll
born and party, had been sent to Mr.
Choteau's trading house, for the pur
pose of being forwarded to Col. Ar
buckle, who had twice demanded
their rlender.-Un Unfortunately, how
ever the boat, which was to have
carried them, sailed before their arri-
val at Mr. C's, and they returned to
their nation. We are informed that
the Osages are greatly alarmed at the
removal of the United States troops
to the mouth Of the Verdigris, which
is within so miles oftheir village; and
there is, at present, but little doubt
that all the murderers will be given
up.
Amongs. the Cherokees, it was said,
thai some of Creek Indians who had
intermarried with them, had murdered
a white man by the name of Hart.
The Shawnees, Delaware, sc.
were very peaceable. The last ac
count stated them as assuming quite a
hostile attitude
The steam boat Florence arrived al
Little Rock on the 5th of May, with
a detachment of ". S. troops under
command of Lit. Philbricks.
1t is not possible to read the follow
ing PICTURE OF NEW YORK
without commisseratiug its inhabitants,
and all those whom business shall com
pei 10 visit it at this season. We ex-
tract the following from paper print
ed in that city; none but "a suffering
eye witness could so feelipgly and
infinitely detail "unuterably noxious"
condition of that city. We shall
watch the papers, and when we see
any evidence OF Improvement we shall
notice them, that SO our citizens may
embrace the safest and best opportu.
nifty of going thlther to transact their
business. Nobody can or will think
of going there for pleasure until the
cool weather comes or the police do
their duty. Dem Press.
From the ~. York american,
June 8, l924-The sarcasm is just as
it is keen. There is not mach dan
ger of having the Yellow Fever in
New York two years in succession;
but we can scarcely fatter ourselves
with exemption from it oftener than
every other. year. The year before
last, we had pretty serious affair Of
it, and the people became marvellous
ly frightened.
The spring so far has been quite
cool, and every efficient effort, (such
efforts as last year preserved the
health ofth city, is deferred and put
off until thermometer stand higher"
When we feel destruction coming.
then we will set about our defence;
when sickness wasteth at noon day,
and death, subtle and teneous as the
air we breath, grapples and Stays its
victims unseen, and without remedy,
then will we search into and remove
the causes of the pestilence-but not
till then, such is the infatuation OF the
people of New York, and to such
calamities dose their selfish ',nconcern
ofthe common good Of all infalllbllily
lead.
For one, am so nearly afflicted
unto death with vile smells of all sorts
wherever / goin this goodly city, that,
whereit not gift ofmy maker, (and
very bounteous gift it is) l should
almost wish / had not got any nose
But | have got one, land very sen
Sible nose it isl and ] have also got
into New York and / can't get out "a
gain very well just at present 1t is
therefore a thing of some consequence
to me. as well as others, that we keep
the streets as clean as possible
Old slip, on either side of Frank
lin market, is atnutterably noriouS
1t is impossible for man to go down
Old slip, without contracting immedi-
ately. violent nausea of the stomach