Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-09-10
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nina. search was made for her, but she had made
her escape. Hef children were all found dead.
from poison administered by their unnatural moth
er. On "Wednesday the I'd inst. Col. Wood Of Ran
dolph, Ga with only thirty eight men under his
command, discovered a large party Of Indians IN
swamp. The savages challenged him to come m
to the swamp for a s.faIr-fght." Notwithstanding
his ;nfer;ortv in numbers, he boldly charged upon
them. After a desperate engagement, hand to
hand. the savagss fled in all directions. Twenty
seven warriors were found dead on the field OF bat
lie. and many moro we're supposed 10 have been
killed add wounded Before their flight they stran-
eled their children by stuffing their mouths and
oos,rils with mud moss. The children were found
in that condition after the battle was over-Fior-
dian.
CHARLESTON, Aug. Is.
FaoM FLoRrpA.-The schooner George Il
Mary. Capt. WILEY, arrived here from Jack
sonville. (E. F.) this forenoon. CAPT. W..
furnishes the following information:
Major WILLIAMS, was killed on Monday NOR
sang last, by body Of 200 Indians. at St. Arthnrs
Bridge, While on his way from Black Creek, to Non
ar9ssi;le. Ills Son-in-law, who was with him at
the time, made his escape and returned. MAJOR
~. il said to be the individual who struck the first
blow with the Seminoles, having killed one Of
them in an affray in dispute about cattle. The
0eS1S
his so"-in-'aw to escape.
We understand that Major w. was the kee-
per Of the Public House, at Picolara.
REAL HAvANNAs.-In the manufacture Of the
genuine Havana cigar no great nicely is observed;
this is sufficiently shown by the following account
Of it given BY a recent traveller who witnessed the
operation at Woodvlle's celebrated establishment.
sUnder long open sheds were seated, each at q
separate table, number Of negroes, and the leaf
and cut tobacco supplied to them by young
black urchins who skipped about with incredible
actiy ity, considering the state Of the atmosphere
upon portion Of Hattened leaf the cut herb was
placed and then by the application OF the wet nm
gers of the operator, whose saliva was in constant
these materials speedily rolled into
cigar the twist at the top being given by placing
it between the back ee,h. In spite of the disgust
feel at thus learning the art and mystery Of their
bought some bundles Of the "best We
lows" and few Of the smaller sort called pahilos
80 extensively patronised by the ladies' Of Cuba.
HrsroRicAL.-John F. Watson, Esq. in an
article published in the Saturday Chronicle,
speaking of PENIS Treaty with the Indians,
and the Treaty Elm, SAYS
ssIf my assumption or conjecture be true, i
It will then sufficiently account for the hith-
erto strange fact, that in SO important a mat
now as Philadelphians, and even as Penn
,ylvanians, occupy, we have no original trea-
" formed at the Treaty tree TO show! We
rave hitherto been looking for an alleged in
,trument of writing, which had no existencel
It that time, because it was not then neces-
,ary, nor then executed. But the fact is, as
,ecords which Inspected last winter at Har-
.isburg, will show, that the actual treaty made
or the lands of the present Philadelphia and
ldjacent county out to Susquehannah, was
made in the year 1886, by Thomas Holme,
IS President of the council in the absence of
William Penn, who was then at home in En-
land"
WELL PArDoxuED NEwsrAPEas.-ssVherev
says the Poughkeepsie Telegraph,
ONT as needle 10 the pole, to enterprise and pub
c spirit in place. There - no 1istakc in Il.
. = So accustomed have We become to Judge
this matter, that all that We wish u see, when
e hear thriving village spoken Of, is well con- p
ucted paper from it, and promise to tell by it Z
neither tire report in its favor 10 correct not.
has many advertisements comPactly set. and Of q
6erent kinds, will answer that there are men Il
the right kind there. But if the paper Is barren
advertisements, the matter set in large type, we
It it down that the report is farronadc." 10
CINCINNATI, Aug. 3Oth, 1886. s.
HlcH HANDED RoBBERr.-On Friday night
st, Mr.. B. F. Wood, Of this place. was rob
ed in Madison. Indiana, of $3.50. In Bank a
ills, by two villains, who, it is believed, had O
,ne on the same boat, aud went on shore IL
the same time with Mr.. w. for the expressl e
lrpose Of committing the outrage. He had Il
# the boat but few minutes, (about 9 o. v
ockJ when he was violently assaulted r,