New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-03-25
Remtzi.cence Of Pittsburgh, &c
Correspondence OF The NeW-Yorx Tribune
PrrrssuaGH, March Is, ls4s

Correspondence OF The NeH-Yorx Tribune
Prr-s.uagH, March Is, les.
rev Historical work entitled The Back
woods. o, the Sources OF the Ohio, has been an
pounced BY a young Physician, who has spent
some time in collecting Information from oio set
tlers and authentic documents. ! hare net seen
the manuscript, but "reminiscences have from al
old citizen CT Pittsburgh will give you some ldea
OF the kind of work that may be expected from
such sources.
In early times, when old Fort Du Qiesne stood
at the confluence of the Allegheny and alononsa-
bela Rivers, the head of lc belle ri5srs, the plot
on which the city stands, was covered with dense
wood through which various cattle trails ana
paths led The Indians closely watched the OFT;
but occasionally were picked OF or wounded IN re-
connoitering aEd watching to way-lay The settlers.
It happened that an Indian belonging 10 o0e OF
these marauding parties vas wounded ana render
ed hers du combat Not being able to escape, ne
dragged himself to large tree growing on The
edge OF one of the paths and watched his opFortu-
nty Soon after young ,vornaa belonging TO Inc
Fort came eions driving cows, but reaching the
tree where the Indian was concealed, was elled BY
blow with a club and killed. The alternative
being to starve or eat her, he proceeded to slice
of the aeshy part of the thighs and ate it raw!
Thus he wss found few days after, and paid the
penalty with his life. This took place just about
where Dr.. Brrce's Church now stands per-
i,aps scr:c of your readers know the location. How
few who now pass the spot know the tragedy once
pcrpctrated there.
4 public meeting has been called to concert
measures for the construction Of a Alacadamized
road 10 intersect the Nationa. rocd at Cniontown,
Faye.,e County The navigation is open TO Brount-
vile. No change of importance in the markets
Exchange on the East plenty at TO par premium
Yours, SC. Anon.
The S1REEr5.-The manner in w,.ich certain
neatrey newspapers, &. e., newspapers under
false colors,) find fault with the Street Contrac-
tors, is perfectly outrageous. They seem 10 be
rabid and erocious because the old system of street
cleaning, which cost sl29.000 per annum, has
been abandoned, BY the aid of Wings, for one far
more economical. 1t appears the Contractors are
expected to take the snow, as well as the dirt, out
of the streets. This never has been done by the
authorities under any administrators. Why then
should the Contractors how be called upon TO do
III The season has been an extraordinary one and
nothing can be more unjust than to make these men
res ponsibe for the action of the elements.
D' Beach's Sun says that the late murder Of
Corlies is warning against Gambling and In
temperance Very good but think Licen-
tiousness is the vice more especially pointed at in
this case than Intemperance We have NOT heard
, That Corles OF the Coltons we're Incorporate.
Dare not The Sun look the real truth in the face
What interest has it in opposing by every under,
hand means, the passage af e law ina;csing pus,
| ishnen. on deduction and con ugal inhdelity
10 The Meeting of Mechanics in relation to a
Lien Law a, National Hall on Wednesday even,
ing was very respectable, and its proceedings
moderate in tone yet firm in purpose, we trust can
not fail 10 be effective. AS the Mechanics OF ouI
| CITY ask no more than has already been accorded
| to their brethren in majority of the States, we
cannot doubt that their prayer will be granted
10 The SPORTING CHRONICLE, aweekly pape'
devoted to nmusemen,s, at 50 per year, has just
been issued from The Spirit of the Times office
| Berclav-st.-Will;am /. Porter Editor; John
Richards, publisher. We regret to see Pug'lisn
announced as one of the Sports to which the
Chronicle is to be devoted.
| T We ask attention to the advertisement, in
another column, of the Sunday Morning Bulle
tin, the new, spirited and handsome Sunday pa.
per, the first appearance of which we noticed .
few days since
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