Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-05-28

In the Senate Yesterday, it is understood, the
nomination of John Randolph, of Virginia, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten-
tiary to Russia; of E. A.. Brown, of Ohio, to be
Charge d'Affaires to Brazil; and of John Hamm,
of Ohio, to be Charge d'Afaires to Chill, were
~severally confirmed, without any formal OPPOSE
ton.
The nomination Of Samuel M'Roberts, to be
attorney of the United States for the District OF
Illinois, rejected a few days ago, and reconsld-
cred on the next day after rejection, was yester-
day again taken up, and confirmed.
The nomination of Samuel Herrick, also as
Attorney of the u. S. for the District OF OHIO,
which was rejected some time ago, was yesterday
reconsidered and confirmed.
The denomination of Mr. Noah to be Survey
or of the port of New York, has not yet been act
ed upon. Nat. Int. Of Thursday.
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The Usage Indians The following amongst
Other interesting particulars relative TO the Osages,
have been furnished by a correspondent to the
Editor of the Mobile Register
1.-The Osages are a tall race of men, and well
formed; their noses are aquiline, almost without
an exception, and the general resemblance to
each other in person was 50 great, that they APP
pedTcu d SCI Vi meU CdSt III OuC iHOulu- ihS WV
men place their children soon after they are born,
most part of the time, hand and foot. until they
are able to walk. This practice tends to hatten
very much the back part of their heads, and prob
ably renders them so very straight in their persons.
The color of the Osages is much lighter than any
other Indians l have ever seen; and they have.
in the place of black. so common among other
Indians a light brown hair. The men shave
their heads to the skin, leaving only a small tuft
of hair, with a triangular base, on the top and
back part of the head; to this tuft they attach
feathers and other ornaments; each a token of
some particular exploit. The one who bears the
highest mark of distinction, is the greatest war
chief"
"To give you some idea of their speed in trav-
eling-a young warrior was despatched, on foot,
from Col. Choteau's with an express to the Greek
Agency, a distance of about forty miles; he start
ed at IL O'Clock, noon, and returned with an an
swer between 9 and 10 O'Clock on the same eve
ming; performing a walk of nearly eighty miles
in less than ten hours! This happened while | was
among them. 1t is, indeed very common for the
men and women to proceed with their skins,
from Clairmont's village to Col. Choteau's, do
their trading, and return home, on the same day;
the distance of going and coming, being not less
certainly, than seventy miles,"
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Breach of Promise Of Marriage.-A case of
this kind was tried at the May term of the Coun-
ty Court for Queen AIMS County, Md. in which
Mary Lewis was plaintiff and Woolman Gibson,
defendant. The plaintiff according to the evi-
dence was aged between 90 and so years, and
had resided for some time in defendants family
in the capacity of house keeper: he being a wild
over, aged about 70. On the part of the plain
tiffa witness was produced who testified that he
had been called by defendant to write a contract
of marriage between the parties, who were pres
ent at defendants house. While preparing to
write it, the business was postponed. on account
OF opposition or remonstrance from defendants
son. On his cross examination this witness stat
ed that defendant was over seventy years old
was a healthy man-did not think that he was
particularly good looking-was not a remarkably
hansome man-did not think him the homIiest
man on Kent Island"
On the part of the defendant, a paper, signed
by the plaintiff was produced, of a date subse-
quent to that of the "contract" and acknowl-
edged the receipt of ten dollars Gin full of all
demands for wages. and every other considera-
ton" The Court however instructed the Jury
that this RECEIPT did not embrace the item of dam
ages for breach Of contract, surprising one to have
been made; and after hearing the arguments of
Counsel on the case, they returned a verdict of
$3.50 for the plaintiff: Bak. Pat.
A court IN Ohio has decided that an Insurance
Company Is not liable under the ordinary terms
policy, for loss occasioned by the bursting Of
the boiler of a steamboat, when 1t takes place
without the agency Of any violence from the Gle.