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UNFORTUNATE AFFAIR.

ONEORA Viva Il al l. lhNs
On Saturday last man named Hennis
resident Of Elkrun township lost his life
under affecting circumstances He had
been to town IN the fore part Of the day
and became considerably intoxicated, as
is said to have frequently been the case
with him. When he returned home, he
went to the meadow Of Seth Mcclure,
where there were number of hands at
work making he hay which Hennis had
previously moved for stipulated sum
He told Mr. M. that he had not received
enough for cutting the grass, g. at length
became very abusive in his language.-
Mr.. M. then requested him to 60 away as
he kept his hands from work, but he re-
mained for near an hour. At length he
80 far provoked Mr. M that he told him
he must go, or something like it, about
the same time striking him with the han
die ofhis fork on the side of his head
Hennis then started towards his house,
p but before he reached it, fell Upon ex.
animation it was ascertained that his
skull was broken and that he could not
survive. These are the reports mostly
in circulation. HennIs died on the next
day.
Mr. Mcclure has always sustained the
character of a worthy man in this cOun'
ty and has been a resident for many
years; but in an unguarded moment he
struck the man blow, who was doubt.
less abusing him, which result ed 10 the
loss of his life For this act he has ex.
pressed much sorrow and regret.
left the place, it is said, sometime on Mon
day eyening.-N Lisbon AMrOrG.
We have very recentiy published an
account of certain hostiliies said to have
taken place between Indians and Whites
on cur Northwestern frontier. The Mis-
= souri, Republican Of the 9th instant, re.
ceived yesterday, furn ishes the following
key to this new alarm of Indian hostili
ties, which it appears 10 this case, as 10
so many others, were mere brawl, ow.
ing its origin to the depravity and brutal
i.y of white men.-NGt lnteIhgencer.
1--WE have been informed by gentle
man who was within thirty miles Of the
scene Of this affair, that 1t originated in a
drunken trolic at a grocery kept By one
of the aOhite men. There were several
white men and several Indians at the gro
cery.-They got drunk, fought, and two
oft whites were reinforced and one ln.
dian was killed We had these particu.
lars from gentleman who came from the
immediate neIghborhood."
It is announced abroad that the Royal
Society Of Northern Antiquaries, at Co
penhagen, are about publishing by sub
scription a work which is TO throw new
light upon the discovery Of America; it
- will be entitled Earthquakes America.
ne," or collection of the accounts extant
in Icelandlc and other Scandinavian man
uscripts relative to voyages of discovery
to North America, made by the Scandi'
navians in the 10th and following centl.
ries. 1t is declared that it will comprise
testimony, the most authentic and irrefra
gable, that North America was actually
discovered by the Mortimer towards the
T. close of the 10Th century, visited by them
repeatedly during the 18th and 18th,
(some of them even making settlements
as colonists,) re-discovered towards the
close of the 18th, and again repeatedly
resorted to in the course oil the 18th. II
is said moreover that what serves ia no
small degree to enhance the value of
these documents is the great apparent
probability, amounting indeed almos TO
certainty, that it was knowledge of these
facts that prompted the evermemorable
expedition of Columbus himself! We
give this report as il reaches US in Pa
ris paper, and look eagerly for further in
formation. National Gazette.