Litchfield enquirer., 1830-11-04

1 4 Frontier iacidenf.-Soneiime in the spring of 1915, Samel Cecil, residing on Station Camp Creek Tenn. abseat in .the mountains. His wife being out of meal started of to neighbours to borrow some taking with her two older children to assist tn carry ing the meaI and leaving three younger children (the eldest daughter, and the two youngest bOys in the house, which she fastened up for their safety. Short y aer her departure, Mr. Cecil returned, unbarrcd the door, and being fatgued; laid down and soon fell asleep. The young children being thus al liberty fol- lowed thS track of tIier mother When she returned, she found her husband home asleep, and the chiI- dren missing. They then tracked the little wander erstO certain Greek, and it was feared tbey had Ga- en in and drowned in attempting to cross The coun- try th'Hly settled but like friends the people all turned and searched the creek, the mountains and the valleys, for several days and nights but all in van The bereaved parents were almost inconsoInbe under their reflections that their little ones had perished with hunger and cold, were drowned, were killed by wild beasts had been carried off by the Indians. All remained n melancholy mystery until few days since, when one of the childreH now a young man, presented himself the parents; they listened with eagerness to his story, impatient to know the fate of the other He was but four years old when kid mapped, and could tell but little of the circumstances. He said Cherokee Indians across them and took them off. His younger brother died of fa- ligue, for want of milk proper food. They were taken to Arkansas, beyond the Mississippi From his sister he learnt ks and something Of the nry where hls parents ved and by inquiry had been ena- bled to find them. He said his sister was married few days before his departure, to Spaniard great dstamce off.-Kentucky paper.
 Indian Murder aud Execution,--We are indebted to gentleman of this town for the following extract of letter from the Post Master at Upper Sandneky, dated Oct. 9th, 183O:-~" Yesterday Wyandou was executed for murder, committed on another Wyan- dou Monday night last. On Thursday, the tencc was pronounced, and yesterday, tFriday,) in presence of large of both whites and In dians he was executed, at a quarter past 4o'cock, P. M. He was shot tkneeliug by his gravel by six men appointed for that purpose. He was condemned by the voice of the nation. Three Christian men and three paga"s were chosen as executioners"
 SGndusky Clarion
 Literary Conuention.-The Convention on Literary subjects invited, only few weeks ago. by the Trust ees of the New-York University, which commenced its sessions in the Common Council Chamber in this city on Wednesday last, adjourned on Saturday, alter
 
 year, with the intention of rendering such assemblies annual. Although from the novelty of the plan, and partly on account of the shorsness of the notice, a very large assembly of gentlemen was not to he ex- pected, the number very considerable. large part of the principal institutions for learning in this part of the Union furnished president, principal, professor each and there were many gentlemen of intelligence present not immediately concerned in public education who took lively interest in the de- liberations and most of whom took I.art in them.- The subjects presented were various, and the remarks offered had generally something original or striking and many have expressed high qualification at the marked success which 1t is considered has attended this hitherto ntried experiment. No doubt the conn- try at large will be graied at the result as it encour- ages the belief that annual meetings of the knd will be the consequence, whose proceedings, being Of course published in due time, will be difuscd through the country, greatly to the public benefit,
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