New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-08-07
TIE GREAT ISDrAs CouNcn.--We copy the
f,lowing from the St. Louis New Era, of the
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Tue Great IxpIAS CouNcII.--Wc copy the
elowinq from the st. Louis New Fra, of the
18th instant
ave learn from the Van Buren, (Ars) Intclli-
rencer. of the 18th that the great Indian council
ss,Tah. lequah, in the Cherokee nation, closed It's
delberations on the Sd inst Delegates from the
Cherokee Creek, Chickasaw, Delaware, Shaw
noe. Piankasha, Wea, Usage, Seneca, Stock
bridge. Ottawa Chippewa, Peoria, Witchetah,
pottowatomc, and Seminole tribes, were present.
The result Of their deliberations was compact,
binding upon each nation, party thereto, cmbrac-
;ng the following objects: To maintain peace
and friendship among each other. To abstain
from retaliation for offences committed by nd-
riduals. TO provide for the improvement Of their
people in agriculture, manufactures, and other
ants Of peace. That no nation, party to this com
pact shall, without the consent of the whole, sell,
cede or in any manner ALLEVIATE to the United
States any part of their present territory. 10
eovidc for the punishment Of crimes committed
hy the citizens OF one nation upon the citizens OF
another. To admit the citizens of one nation to
citizenship in any other nation, party TO the com
pact. To endeavor to suppress the use OF ardent
spirits within the limits Of their respective ma
lions: and to prohibit lis introduction by 'he
citizens ofone nation into the territory OF ano'cr'
ANOTHER DESTRUCTIVE FIRE At ST. JOHN
The 81. L4uis IN. b. New Brunswlckcr, Of the
Goth, has the following:
At three O'Clock this morning destructive IRE
broke out in large building owned by Ar. ..
Ansey. and occupied as tan house, bark mousse,
&c. and fronting on Kings Square. 50 RAPID was
the progress Of the flames, that IN q lew minutes
the whole building was on fire. winch instantly
communicated to the adjoining houses, and IN a
very short time all the buildings fronting on the
SQUARE TO the eastward OF the tan house, and
those on Sydney street. were cnveopcd IN flames
The progress OF the fire was so rapid. that many
persons escaped with barely their lives-leavlng
everything to the destroying element.
About twelve buildings have been lad IN ashes
bv this unfortunate occurrence, but we have not
w., been able 10 ascertain the names Of all the
sufferers. or the amount OF insurance effected on
tbc buildings destroyed but we fear that very
few of them were insured Mr. Anslcy, vino is
,be heaviest loser had nothing insurcd--llis loss
Is very heavy. Besides three tan houses, he lost
all their contents, with steam engine, apparatus,
&C., having saved nothing
HorRrp MuRDER.--Welc learn from the Bloom
inpton la.) Democrat that most brutal murder
was committed in Greene county abont eighteen
miles from that place, last week. under the fol
lowing circumstances:-'l'he wife Of Mr.. James
Graves, while passing from her residence to
neiphbor's, through small strip of woods, was
attacked by some demon in human shape, and
stransled to dea.h. Her neck was broken, and
her liielcss corpse dragged TO a hollow near by
and thrown in. Suspicion rests upon deaf and
dumb man by the name Of Nations, who was
poughing in a field near the scene of the muir
der at the time.