The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-09-03

CHERoKEE LANDS. We learn from Gen.
K. VI. Saunders. who returned few days
since from the Cherokee Nation, that him
self and the Rev. mr. Posey, the other
Commissioner, succeeded IN contracting
with claimants for reservation OF land, IN
81 cases, of640 acres. that there are three
or four cases. IN which they expect TO meet
with no difficulty in obtaining: that the ap-
preparation by Congress. S23,0uwlll more
than cover the pure and attending ex
penses: that It will be necessary for the
Commissioners again to visit the nation,
to pay the money, take econveyanres, &c.
when they expect to make hnal ad
iustment Of the whole business; and that
q part Of these lands have already been
sold by the State bot a large proportion
are yet TO sell, some Of which are vslu-,
able w. Carolina.
Washington Post Office. Nearly one
page of the National Journal of Wednes-
day is occupied by a detail Of the pro-
ceedings of the citizens of that place in
reference 10 the refusal Of the Postmast
er TO deliver their letters to Thomas NJ
SchofcId.--th person who was recent
y dismi issed from the Office Of penny
sons had signed certificate authorizing
Schotield To call for and receive their
letters; the postmasters refused TO recog-
Dize him as their agent; meeting was
held and COMMITTEES appointed to as
certsin from the postmaster the reasons
Of his refusal; these not being very dis
tinctly expressed nor very satisfactory SO
far as understood, an appeal was made to
the PostmasterG GeRerai. who declares
that he sees no cause for his lnlerpos'.ion.
The aggrieved citizens then resolved that
additional authority be given to Scholfield,
and signed by each individual separately:
and here the business rests. The letters
Of the Postmaster General afford rather
singular specimens Of logic as we'll as cour
tesey; but we have not room to lay them
before our readers. Bost. Courier.
Benefit Of COrsets. A lady was thrown
out ofa gig in the streets Of New London,
q few days since, the wheel of which pass
ed directly over her breast. but 10 the ev
erlasting credit of her corset be II spoken,
she escaped without the slightest injury.
New Haven Register.
TURN Our. Miles King, Navy Agent
at Norfolk, Va. and an excellent officer,
has been turned out 10 make room for Nash
Legrand, member of the Virginia execu
tive council, for which purpose mr.. Lc
grand has been imported into Norfolk. mr.
King was held in the highest estimation as
an excellent officer; his successor is un
known. and the occurrence has excited a
mOng large ma ority of the inhabitants
of Norfolk, surprise and regre'. This is
a way General Jackson has of shewing his
acknowledgements to the people of Nor
folk for their extreme civility 20 him, on
recent occasion.
At lIilltown, Pa. a mrs Funk, 10 attempt
ing t0 drive a swine which was in the road,
into an adjoining field. was tnrned upon By
the animal. In endea vouring to.escape .her
feet ught and she fell The beast sprang
upon her and in an instant thrnsths tuskN
INTO her abdomen, Broke one Of the malr
arteries and mangled her in such mannc'
that she died in five minutes. Her hns
band was pear, ant before he could affor
her any relief, the fatal act had been ac
iomplished.
Luck. A person in New York has draw
$1,000 in a Lottery Three others on boar,
he steam boat Citizen, purchased from u
passenger on board. one quarter Of = Tick
1T which drew the Capital prize Of $4,000
IN that city on Thursday.
AZ camp meeting in somers. Conn
here were IN constant attendance no less
han ten thousand persons. young wo
oft al G.
senseless and remained in that state near.
ly two days,
The Baltimore papers states TINT about
Twelve hundred and fif'y girls and thirteen
hundred and fifty boys, walked in the Sun
day School Procession in that city on Mon
day. ........
PirrsBuReH, Pa Seventy fvo years ago
General Chen MajGr) Washington, made az
excursion into the Western WILDERsEss. a.
descends The Monongahea river in a canoe
To It's confluence with the Allegheny, wrote
Governor Dinwiddie, that he considered "thc
lund in the fork" (the present site of Pitts.
hurgh) as extremely, well suited for a fort
as il had the abs olute command Of both rivers
The "lsnd in the fork" which Washington
examined with a soldiers eve, and on which
he recommended The erection Of military
post to overawe the naranding savages Of tho
neighborhood is now one of the largest inland
towns in the U States containing about 20.0G,
inhabitants. the depot ofa pnpn OILS country
and possessing a manufacturing capital of ma
nv millions Of dollars. The amount of mer
chand!zs which passed yearly through the
warehouses of the city 50 long ago as 1915.
was estimated at about $50 600.
SUICIDE. Letters from New Orleans men
| ton that w. McF Saul. Cashier Of the Bs nj
Of Orlenns bad committed snlcIde by shooting