Arkansas intelligencer., 1844-07-20
Items of Indian Affairs.

Items of Indian Affairs.
Seminole and Greek diGcuhies--Maj. Arm
strong the Acting Superintendent, is instructed by
the Indian Department at Washington, to convene
the Agents and Sub-Agents of the Western Su-
perlntendency. and with himself at the head, will
constitute Commission for adjusting the difficult
ties between the Creeks and Seminoles. ANY
number of the Agents and Sub-Agents with the
Superintendent can constitute the board, and is
authorized to conduct and conclude the necota-
tons.
This Commission is instructed to be governed
by the 4th article of the Treaty concluded 18th
Feb, 1888, which will, we think, place the Sem.
inoles as constituent portion of and under the
Jurisdiction of the Creeks.
The Board will not, we learn, convene until
sometime in October next
Appropriaion for the Semimoles.-The Govern.
mont has appropriated $4,000 to settle the
claims of the Semnoles for lost cattle, implements
&c.
Trade IN the Indian Country.-The Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has decided that all white
persons are required to procure license and to en-.
ter into bond, to trade IN the Indian country, ex.
cept they arc members of tho nation in which
they desire to trade. And to be a .'member of
the nation" he must be married in the nation. and
a lawfully recognized citizen of said nation.
IT white man forms a copartnership with
native, still he is required to procure license and
enter bond before he can be a lawful trader in the
Indian coutry.
Elections IN the Chociaw nation.-At the regu-
lar election for Chief in the Puck shu-nub-be Dis.
trlct, Choctaw Nation, Col. THOMAS LEFLooR was
elected over the late incumbent, COL JAMES
FLETCHER, by majority of 800 votes.
NIr-UK-A-CHEE was elected Chief of PusA-naa.
ta-ha District, in the place Of Col. ISAAC Folsom.
who resigned.
"A ball play nMe Ckocta,U nation--A bail pla v
will come off on Tuesday 23d inst, at Yok-na
Chtk-ma, near the District Council House, about
Is miles from the Choctaw Agency, between the
Honk-howlers and Hoo-Ia too shers on the one
part and the Porteau Indians on tho other. The
players and their friends will meet on the ground
on the evening of the 22d, when will be perform
ed the usual ceremonies. dancing, con;uring &c.
The ball will be thrown up precisely at IL O'Clock
the mex; day, when an exciting play is expected
to come off. The citizens of the State are inyit-
ed TO attend. Those who have never witnessed
this sPlrlt-stirring among the Choctaws,
will be well paid for their trouble and highly gra
tilted by attending.
"C0nduci Of achite folks in the Choctaw nation -
"A white man by the name of JOHN LEWIS, who
with his family was travelling on the military
road-making tracks for Texas, was oyertaken
near Col. Mckinney's by another white man
named SHAW who 'lightened him. Of his wagon
and tilted LEWIS EamiI y--seven women and chill
dren, and one at the breast--out upon the road.-
The deplorable sight of his suffering family rem
dered desperate tho i'll used father, who "borrowed
pistol" returned and re,ook the wagon; but he
had no sooner installed his interesting family in i,
than SHAW returned with several armed men. and
after 'discharging several rounds" compelled the
unfortunate LEWIS to surrender his castle. He
with his family are now encamped in the nation
IN an almos: starving condition, depending on the
liberality Of the Choctaws for subsistence, and
appeals to his white friends to "come and heIp
him Off"