The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-08-26
mo. 3OS.
LYNcBING AMONG THE INDIANS.


Extract Of letter TO the Editor OF The
ST. Louis Bulletin, dated Fort Union, mouth
of Yellow Stone river, June 26, 1896.
~ have only time to add brief account of one
of the most tragic scenes that this land Of lawlsss
violence ever produced
We were startled about 2 O'Clock in the morn.
ing by report of guns in a small fort occupied
by half breeds from Solkirk's colony. On inquir.
ing the cause, va were told that half breed fam.
lily by the name Of Duchamp, had murdered ano.
thcr half breed (lack Ram) and that the French
yoysgeurs, headed by the half breeds, wers deter-
mined TO exterminste the whole Of the DuchsmP
family. Daylight socn after dawned and We be- /,
held the little font surrounded by the French and
halt breeds, vino kept up continual IRE on Tho
Duchamps, who had taken refuge in one Of tho
block houses after vainly imporng 'that their
lives m ght be sparec-unt, finding that thOrs was
no mercy for them, they seemed TO become despe-
tate and reckless Of consequences, and resolved 10
sell their lives az dear possible Ihe coulIct
was long and despefate-bGth Pauies seemed 10
thirst for revenge. A Frenchman soon succeeded
in setting fire to the fort, and the wind being high,
the flames spread with fearful "a pidity. TIE Du-
champs defended themselves with q gallauiry
worthy Of better fate; their Wells OF defiance
might be heard rising high above the fierce roar
ing Of the flames aud even " list surrounded by
SUN pAtHg HoliDls - AtISg POSscseSG
and elaboration that was but syldent from
their deadly aim, The scene was now awful. and
sublime, The block house completely envs-
Hoped in smoke and fame, and yet the inmates
saa ruander Ike seemed to be IN their native els-
ment, and 10 defy the power OF their vlndlclye en-
emics. The dark form might be seen fitting thrs'
the fire, ard gazing eagerly around to catch the
slightest glimpse OF a foe, on whom lis gun might
be brought 10 bear, Let the smoke and flames BY
which they were surrounded servo as curtaIa
to hide the horrd catastrophe.
There were eight Killed and several wounded
the Duchsmps were completely exsrmnatsd,
with the exception OF a few small children The
number killed is not ascertaIled.'
Something for the Curious.-1n the great
valley between the North and South Noun.
tains in Pennsy Ivania, commonly called east
eFn ridges, well was dug some years since
in Franklin county, and another in Cum
berIand county, 80 or 40 miles from the
former, which led to a discovery atfordlng
a subject for interesting speculation. Alter
proceeding in each instance to the depth
of about 80 feet, the bottom Of these wells
suddenly gave way, but fortunately when
the workmen had retired torrent of wa
ter gushed up. A lead with fifty tathoms
Of line was sunk without finding the least
obstruction They remain at this tlmo
untouched and of unknown depth Tho
presumption is, that there is subterranean
lake in that quarter and bow far II extends
under the base Of the vast primitive noun
tans situated between the SusqueAanna and
plttsburg, will never be ascertained, unless
by some terrible convusion Of nature they
should be precipitated IN the tremendous
abyss.-AHeghany Magazine.
In looking over file of old papers few
days since, we met the following extract
from an English paper Of l7s5-which ex.
hbits the feeling OF contempt, which ths
English al that time felt or feIgned towards
General Napoleon Bcnaparte.- Bos. Paper.
.SirGgcd or Lost.--A little thin, salloa-
looking man known BY the name of Bona.
parte. The last time he was heard Of was
when lie set sail from Malta. The Poles
and Russians report that he is gone 10 the
Black Seattle Germans say he is gone to
Trieste, 10 march 10 Nlenna-the Turks
that he is gone to the Greek lslands-the
Portuguese that he is TO land in Spain TO
attack Portugal, the Italians that he 10 gons
10 invade Napes--ihe Irish that he is to
land in ireland, and the English tha, he is
gone to the West Indies. In fine, every
country fears he is gone. Whoever viii
give such intelligence as may enable Ad-
miral Nelson to bring him to ST. James,
shall be handsomely rewarded.
, \. b. 4 handsome reward will also be
given to any one who will tell where Ad-
uiral Nelson is.
/ Something Curious,-Tho following were
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