Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-07-19


the Other digestive organs were lound 10 eA"'o-
i, not the slightest indications OF the presence
of ony poisonous substance! The surprise, q
probably in their excited state oil mind ana'hs,
The supposed criminal,-the disappointment OF
the spec,ators was extreme. The resulS.of 'hr
was however irresistible in pronf
that the death was occasioned BY apoPlexy,
no, by poison, and the mans LIE was saved
for i, is scarce to be doubted that jury wouio
have convicted him upon the evidence OF Inc
circumstances which we have enumerated.
II will be asked, how is the circumstance Of
the sickness Of the wife's relatives, which was
evidently caused by the meal which the man
urged them so earnestly 10 take, 10 be account,
ed for. i, is explained by q singular TACT, Of
which one or Two other instances are known 20
have occurred. The beans OF which me mea'
was principally composed, had been oaKeo IN
earthen vessels, and were allowed TO grow cold;
they had been kept long enough to have turned
acid 10 a slight degree, and when they were
placed in the oven to be reheated, the acton ot
the acid OH the sides Of the jar, deeomposrd the
glazing with which The interior Of the Jar was
coated, and Of which sulphuret OF lead Is The
chief ingredient; a poisonous substance was
thus developed. aud infused INTO the contents oil
the lar, and those eating ut The beans were al
tackled with SYMPTOMS Of illness more Or less Sc
we're, according 10 the part o(the jar from which
the beans were taken Of which they ate. Alter
this, IL was no, difficult 10 admit, that the ar
senic found in the mans possession, might nave
been purc hased for the destruction Of rats, as
he had constantly averred was The case.
From the little Rocky 4rkansaw Gazette, June H.
SERIOUS DISTURBANCE WITH THE INDIANS
We are sorry to learn,by several gentlemen from
the Post Of Arkansas, that serious distur-
bance has recently arisen between some OF the
citizens of that place and party q inc'ans'
who were encamped iE that vicinity, which IN
fortunately resulted in the dea,h Of TWO Choc-
taws, who were Of the party. The particulars,
as related to US are briefly these:
The Indians had procured quantity OF
whiskey which they carried 10 their camp, Oh
the south aide Of the Arkansas, opposite the
town, where they became exceedingly drunk, u
we've very troublesome 10 Frenchman, near
whom they had enc amped. In consequence OF
some threats which they made, he became al
armed and went over 10 the Pos, for assistance.
A number Of the citiz-ns voluntarily returned
with him for the purpose Of afiordlng him pro-
teciion; and soon after they reached there, from
some cause not known to us, two Choctaw In
dams made an attack on Richmond PeeIer,
with their knives. One Of them was shot down
by him, and killed on the spot, and the other
was knocked down and secured by Mr.. Max"
well. These TWO were the only Choctaws who
were Of The party; and aware that there were
party of 80 or 40 warriors Of that nation en-
campe6 within about 90 miles Of the spot, the
surviving Indian was confined and placed under
the guard of two men-Preler, anu French
man named Francis Lafargue-with a view OF
preventing him from communicating the news
Of the dea'h Of his companion 10 the main par
", before the people could have time 10 collect
in sufficient numbers 10 pro- ct themselves
from any retaliation tina, might he attempted
by them. The Indian was Carried across the
river in the course of the night, and next morn
ing was found dead-wilh his hands Tied. and
his head shockinglv cut with an axe Or hatch"
et-io all appearance most inhumanly muir
dereu. The perpetrators Of the deed are not
known, though il is suspected that several
were concerned in it. psrler aud Lafargue
were arrested and committed by Bill ]. Lewis,
Esq bu, were subsequently, brough, before
Judge Hail. on writ Of habeos corpus, admitted
to bail, for their appearance al the next Superb
or Court, 10 answer such charge as might De
exhibited against them at thai Term
Serious .appre nsions, we understand, are
entertained by the citizens Of that place, that
the Choclaws will attempt 10 avenge the death
VI thC wv iHuiaHSS anu S"o'"S "s'> ~N~' " T.
out every night for same time past, 10 give the
arm on the least approach Of DANGER
This disturbance, we hope, viii! have the ef.
f-ct Of causing The removal Of all the numerous
slrolling parties OF Indians, who are constantly
proving through the territory, killing up the
game, and committing petty drpredations OH
the property Of our ci,izeus
1t ought also TO have the fleet of bringing 10
punishment those VINO, for little paltry lucre,
are in the constant habit u selling spurious Ii
quors to the Indians, and thereby jeopardizng
their own and rteir neighbors' lives. They
are the principal ins'iga:ors of these disiur-
Dances; and our grand jurors, and all good clti-
zens, ought to take every lawful means. to cause
he law. prohibiting illici. trade with The In
dams TO De rigldly enforced against them.
few examples would have good effec, i'll corr
rec ting this glazing and growing evil.
'The post rider on The route TO Monroe {. Fl.
informs, tina, genil. man few days ago who
was direct from the Cnociaw village in Bayou
Bartholomew; and wassinformed by him, that