Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-28

although he sneers a, The peaceable disposition of keo
kuck and swesis he will convince other nations OF tne
nvinciby Of his warriors He sent word TO the Sioux
that he had murdered the woman chief and was coming
upon them with warriors more numerous than the trees
of the forest. To whom the Sioux replied he would he
met by warriors as numberess the leaves upon those
| trees.
Young Black Hawk is abou, 80 years of age, and al.
together the most handsome Indian in his tribe pass
ing 10 The S,orx country ha crosses the Pottawaame
lands which will be neutral ground, long neither
party iniringes upon the rights and regulations Of The
Pottawelanes.
! DorsGs ~ MISSISSIPPI On the 9Th instant, the de.
putty sheriff of Warren county, (hlissssIpp according To
the Vcksburg Wing, proceeded 30 Big Black 10 levy
an execution The property Of William tokes.-
FoIkes had threatened 10 kill the sheriff or any officer
who entered his premises 10 disrain his property and
some time pre yiousy drove off constable, lie de-
putty sheriff. Mr.. Stafford arrived with double bar
relied shot gun and two pistols, resolved 10 execute
the law, repaired with two unarHed assistants 10 ihe
| gin house. where Folkes cotton was stored fnkes
heard Of his arrival and sent him word that he intend
ed 10 Kill him as soon as he loaded his gnn and eat his
dinner, and in accordance with his threat he was snon
seen marching TO the gin house with Inc gun on MS
shoulder. Stafford him coming, and 10 avoid ex
posing his assistants Danger he marched out into The
Gsd and ordered FokPs distance Of forty yards not
10 advance further. Folkcs Immediately ieveied ms
gun and look aim but his cap BURST whe Stafford oil
the instant EDGED several buckshot IN the arm and
side of his sssallant. Fohes insnedinely commenced
applying another cap order TO take another hre, but
when he Stafford take aim with the other barrel,
lie commenced retreat Stafford pursued and caught
! him. and dsarmed him Of his gun, well as two PTS.
tolls and knife, which he Ind in his bosom and alter
conSuering The outlaw, he retained 10 town With pro-
pcIy satisfy The execution.
After conquerlng Folkes and convincing him that the
law in Warren county "musI have its course Mr. Stat
ford down with bis antagonist, and while his aids
I tsprI
and clattes. the two had hong and friendly chat
politics and matters and things in general
very able writer in the Pinry Woods Planter states
the interest banking capital paid By the people of
Mississippi a, Sc I2S 900 per annum His enumeration
the various classes of hpbnnls singular but pro.
badly justhe says there in the Stale thirty 1--WE thou
sand free white male citizens over twenty one years OF
age; Of this number he estimates that thousand
engaged in mining liquor, seven hundred and fifty in
milking paper money about thousand 10 the audabe
occupation of PLEADING ta", expounding The scriptures,
manufacturing pills. and teaching The young idea how
10 shoot-the aggregate number OF iders is esmaeds
three thousand hundred and forty leaving thrtyon
thousand three hundred and sixty persons engaged in
agriculture, commerce, and the mechanic arts
Worth. Eastern Boundary We learn by gentleman
from Portland, that the consultation held at that place
last week by Mr.. Forsyth Secretary OF Stale with Go.
vernon Fairfield, Elk Governor Kent and other gentle
men, relative to the appointment Of Commissioners by
neutral power TO re examine the North easlearn
Boundary ine did not result in the adoption of any
measure.-Bahiniore Post
MYSTERIOUS Some discrepancy in the rumors rea.
tive to the absence Of Mr. Miller, the clerk and agent Of
MIR Slenberger, 10 whom we alluded yesterday exists,
which according present appearances ought not TO
be construed unuvoraby 10 the reputation Of the abse
tee. From what we can learn The actual amount unac'
counted for and in The possession of the young man IS
about $50 000 other al his cormand and OF large
n,nouD ha We been untouched He also ausaced bust
ness up the time of his disappearance, whchrequired
the payment Of large OF money thus CONCENTRATING
TO extent The opinion that his absence is InVolun
tary The last account Of him is up to the afternoon OF
Tuesday tn inst when he left the Astor House. l.
os,ensbly 10 proceed to Newark n. j., where number
of cattle belonging TO Mr. s. were at pasture. AT this
point it possible the mystery will be explained, and
lay nr two will suffice to unave the whole Ball Post
| Unprcecdcnted Height Of Sheep and WOOt-Wlen the
sheep al Spout Run were sheared, The 18th of May
last yeurng and five OF The e:ocs were weighed
as follows The la bs his fleece lbs; Is eve 1876
lbs fleece lbs; Cd 10 lbs; Sd eve 100 lbs fleece
7 lbs; 9TH eve l64 lbs, fleece lbs; 9th eve Ia lbs,
fleece lbs Only two considered at all above the
average weight of the flock The wool was clean wash
ed otherwise the leeces would have weighed from =
10 | lbs; and the all sucking lambs These
two considerations taken into view is believed TO be
the greatest exhibit of weight of carcass and fleece ever
made in the IT, s. by flock of ewes. These sheep
were raised aud improved by my friend MI Thomas h.
| BuIwell of Spout Spring, Clarke connly,Va
[pinehssttr Vrsinian.
trial. CONVICTION ana sentence ITO 10 Nontls
prisonment and $40 fne) of VIM. Lyon Mackenzie OF
| the S Circuit held in Ontario county, may be justly
considered triumph of the laws and OF civil govern
me nt and will atone in for that nnjustifabe
outbreak that rccklessness OF law and public opinion,
tina, illegal attack upon neIghbourng and friendly
power which nearly drove US into a war with England,
and caused sacrifice of human life and treasure
There are many who impule patriotic motives 10 Mac
kenze who believe that The people of Canada were op
pressed and sympathy every where invoked in their
behalf Without credtng 10 any extent The operation
Of such motives should be nevertheless understood,
that the laws and treaties of this country with foreign
movers must not be violated with mpunity, no matter
how strong the sympathy that may be got up IN behalf
of Deighbors
We may regret their oppression. if il really exists,
which we have always doubted, but we in this country
are not called upon redress the wrongs of The whole
world al the sacrifice Of our own peace and prosperity.
Another person by the OF Case has been convicted
for violating our neutrality laws and sentenced to
wears imprisonment Other trials shortly to follow.
and we hope before The whole terminates 10 satisfy
own people veil foreign powers that we are wlia,
we profess to be, a Gooernmcnt Of laos
". y. Star, June 25.
THE PRESIDENT.
from tie York (Pa.) Gazette RI ycSterdoy)
! On Friday afternoon last Mr.. Van Buren, arrived al
Whitehall in this place. his way the Safe Of New
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