The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1837-07-15

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Reported great loss Of Lives on ih'
Lakes. Gentlemen who arrived at New
York on Saturday direct from The West
state that report had been received al
Utica by letter, from a gentleman in
Michigan to his father, that the steam
er Monroe, which left Buffalo on the 9Th
Of June, for Chicago, with five hundred
passengers, had gone upon rock some
where in the upper lakes, and all on
board had perished. The report was
brought by Indians from the immediate
scene Of The disaster, and there is reason
10 hope that It may prove false. The
Monroe is boat of FIVE hundred tons
burhen. A slip from the Albany Journal
of Friday evening says: /: "The passen.
gers by the afternoon cars from Utica,
say that the steamboat Monroe, which
left Buffalo on the 10th ull had been lost
on the upper Lakes, and that Of three or
-four hundred passengers, on board, only
a few had been saved"
Deaih ofa Missionary. DR.. Benedict
Sutterlee, one of the Missionaries sen.
under The direction ofthe American Board
Of Missions, to the Pawnee Indians in the
Missouri Territory; is supposed to have
been murdered, about 75 miles from
Cantonment Leavenworth, by two Indians
who had accompanied them hence to an
other tribe, for the purpose of negotiating
a treaty of peace. He accomplished his
object, and the two Indians returning with
out him, stated that he renamed behind
because he did not wish 10 travel so fast
as they did. Papers and other articles
were afterwards found, which left no
doubt that he had been murdered. The
tribe continue to be friendly, and this was
the act Of these individuals from person.
al motives. Mrs S. died before she
reached the missionary ground.
Death from Bee stings. The Norwalk
(Conn,1 Gazette says an old gentle
man in Dnnbnry, Mr.. Eliaklm Peck,
who was ding in one 10 Sc .wag-
on, by some means or other, accidentally
brought his wagon in contact with a bee
hive, which was thrown from the form
upon which it stood 10 the ground. The
bees instantly attacked the horse and his
driver, and stung the former so dreadfully
that he died within an hour in the most
excrutiating agony. The old gentleman
still lives, but it is not expected that be
viii! recover.
The Haverhil Gazette adds another
to the catalogue Of accidents occasioned
by powder on tide 9TH. Leonard BacheI-
der, son of Mr.. George Bachelor,
aged about Is years, went out about sun
rise to a tent which had been prepared by
the lads of the neighborhood, for juven-
lie celebration. He had loaded small
cannon heavily, and on discharging
it, it split, and fragment str uck him in
the forehead, which ittore and mangled
in the most shocking mapner,; his hand
and fingers were also torn and burnt
He has not been able to discern the light
since The accident, but retains his reason,
and hopes are entertained that his life, and
the light of one eye at least, may be pre-
served.
DROWNED in Rowley River, on Mon
day afternoon, the Sd inst, Roswell H.
Reed, of New York, aged l8, and New
ell A. Palmer, son of Mr.. Daniel Palmer
Of New Rowley, aged II. Reed was a
student at Philips Academy, Andover,
and had accompanied brother Of Palm
er to Rewley, to spent the fourth of July.
Mr.. Palmer, in compnny with his sons
an Reed, went down the River on mon
day for health and pleasure. On their
return they went into the river TO bathe. =
Palmer could not SWIM and beng unac-
quainted with the channel was preciptal-
ed into deep water and sunk /; this was
perceived by both Mr.. Palmer, and young
Reed who being good swimmer went
fearlessly TO :he rescue; but no sooner
had he reached the spot than he was seiz
ed by Palmer, with the convulsive grasp
Of death, and both sankto rise no more
Mr. Palmer went instantly in a boat Il
wait their rising, and give them assistance
but waited in vain they never appeared
, and both met in this sudden and unex
J pected manner, watery grave. Th'
body Of Reed was soon taken from tn,
water, bat Palmer was not found uuti