Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1832-05-18

rs be bound, This was done, when, on say.
ing the fit had lefthim, he was unbound. This
was repeated three times. After being loosed
the third time, he siezed scalping knife from
the fire place, and stabbed Reynolds 3 times.
Reynolds wife, who had gone TO bed, being a.
Weakened by the noise, got up and on entering
the roam found her husband on the floor and
Drouillard over him holding him by the hair
with one hand, having the knife in the other
She instantly siezed siezed d. by one arm,
while her husband wrenched the knife from him
and threw it out of his reach. d. then threw
r.. TO a corner of the house where there was an
axe, which he and Mrs. r. seized hold of at
the same time. Not being able to get it away
from her husband by the throat with one hand
holding him by the hair with his teeth. Rey-
noldanow called to one of his children to hand
hin, the knife, which having obtained he cut
DIS throat, who instantly expired Reynolds
died the next day. Both these unfortunate
fhen left large families.
RussIAR NAVY One day when was on
board the Azof, man fell from the main yard
into the sea, narrowly missing the Admiral's
barge, which was alongside. On rising to the
surface, the Admiral applied his cane pretty
smartly to the mans shoulders; and on my ex-
pressing some commiseration for The poor fell
lows misfortune, the Admiral exclaimed, "Ah
tine id rascal! he was near breaking my barge
to atoms. - ms Journal q Fan Officer inthe A.
fhanoenm.
A GREAT MANS PATRONAGE; The Prince
of Cont was embarrassed for want of moneys
would to heaven that the want were confined
rF raf, AL
longer to trust him. His coachman came to
his highness one morning.
sThe horses my Lord, want hay and corn!
Give them hay and corn, them said the
Prince. .Go :.
sBut, my lord. the farmers and corn chand-
lers refuse to supply me any more till their ac-
counts are discharged
sAh! that alters the NATTER quoth the prince
very gravely.'
nut, your highness, what shall the horse
have?'
'Have!-cail the steward
The Steward appears.
so, the corn chandler and farmer, refuse
us credit--the rascals--do thcyH said the
prince.
'Yes my Lord
'Humph! Who does give US credit
mo one, your highhess'
No onen
Eyes. now think Of it, my lord, the pastry
cook does
Honest fellow, we must encourage BIN.
cries the prince. g Coachman, your affair is
settled-- GIVE the horses Ghecsecdkes and Gus
taras.
INDttN HosTILITIEs.--The Sag and FoS
tribes Of Indians who were ren;os ed to the Yves
of Mississippi have recrossed by fotce and as
sumed their old possessions in Illinois, tn
Governor of which has called out the militli
10 assist the U. S. troops, his proclamation
cites the following letter.
FoRr Armstrong;. April 10. 1882
Dear Sir:=SThe band OF Sacis. under Blacl
Hawk, Joined by about one hundred Kickapoo
and few Pottawatinies, amounting in all ,t
about FIVE hundred men, have assumed hos
tile attitude. They crossed the Mississippi a
the Yellow Banks, on the 5th instant. and ar
now moving NIB on the east side of Rock Rive
towards the prophets Village
n
The regular fort under my command is to
small to Justify me in pursuing the hostile pai
tv. To make an unsuccessful attempt TO coe
cree them, would only irritate them TO acts
hostility on the frontier, sooner than they prot
ably contemplate.
Your own knowledge of the character
these indians, with the information herew't
Submitted, will enable YOU to Judge OF Il
course proper to be pursued. think the fro'
tier is in great danger and will use all NEAR
at my disposal to cooperate with you ~ pr
lection and defence.
n
With great respect,
Your most cbedient servant,
H. ATKINSON.