New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1844-11-13
ITEM. OF INDIAN NEws-From the Arkaussa
Intellgencer Of the 18Th ult We gather the follow

ing:
Ii appears that tie report Of the death of George
Lawry. the second chief OF the Cherokee Nation is
untrue, although we learn by the Cherokee Ado
cate ths, he is in a critical state of health.
We learn that the Cherokee Council have elected
some OF their Circuit Judges, will elect Chief Jus
tee, and then probably adjourn until the return Of
Mr.. Ross-Mr. Lowry, second chief, being too i'll to
attend on the Council
The Chckasaw annuity will be paid some time il
November. The Choctaw annuity will be paid
about the same lime. The Creek annuity will be
paid about the 1st oil November.
The dead body Of a Cherokee Indian was found a
few days aimee near Evansville, hanging over fence,
with several wounds upon it, which appeared 10 be
inflicted BY knife. He was no doubt murdered.
A command OF L. s. Dragon, passed through
Van Buren, few DAYS ago. on their route 10 Little
Rock, with two prisoners in charge, whom they were
taking TO the custody of the L, ). Marshal. One
mas Corporal Kinney Of the 9Th u. 5. Infantry, for
killing Hardag-, Creek indian. The other was
named Harvey Wyatt, q white man, married 10
Cherokee womsn, who was detected in pasaing
counIef gold in the nsie hborhood OF Fort Gibson.
The spurious pieces were IS and $40.
INTER- STING TO THE OWNERS OF REAL Es.
TATE The Superior Court, at the last term, held
az Rochester, have decided question Of grea, i'm
portance TO this City, which was argued here in
May last by Hon. Daniel Webster On behalf of the
ADVERTISEMENT Committee, and By Robert En-
met, Esq. for the Corporation. After upward oil
thirty years recognition of the validity Of the act
under which streets and avenues have been opened
and improved, and titles TO property amounting in
value 10 several millions have been passed, and OBJ
lection was raised that the judges of the Supreme
Court in appointing Commissioners of Estimate and
Assessment and confirming their reports under that
law. did not act Judici0Hy, but as Commissioners
of Highways, and therefore That they had acted in
violation OF the clause in the Constitution Of this
Stata which Drnhihts tho Iuduac NJ no Suprernp
Court from holding any other office.
This objection, which, il valid, would have made
void ali ths proceedings under the above act Of the
Legislature and put injeopardy every title acquired
under them has, after full consideration, been de-
cided 10 be untenab!e, the Court holding, no donbt,
that ell their acts under that law have been Of q
judicial character. This decision will enable The
holders OF property on Madison avenue, Thirty
seventh, Thirty ninth and some other streets which
have been kept in suspense for some lime By the
objection, to go on with their improvements.
Commercial Advertiser
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AND DEATH.-Mr. John
Lux for many years past citizen OF this City, met
with an accident last week, which resulted in his
death yesterday. In jumping from his buggy, he
was go unfortunate as 10 break his leg above the
ANGLE, from the effects Of which it was supposed he
was recovering. Yesterday, however, he was
seized with the lockaw, and no aid could save his
life. Mr. Lux was very generally known in this
City as an honest, warm hearted, generous man,
and there arc many friends who lament his sudden
and melancholy death. st. Louis Repub. Oct. 80.
NEWSPAPERS IN WIscoNsIN-T are now
thirteen newspapers published in Wisconsin-hve
Wing, six Democratic, one Aboiitlon and one Neu-
trail Four Of the number are published West, and
nine East Of Rock River. The population OF Wis
consin does not at present much exceed the number
in some of the largest Counties in thu State OF New
York; vet 10 one County in New York Except the
City) supports within lis limits any thing near the
number OF papers which sustained il this Terri
tory. City papers at the East are as well patron
lied in the West, i'll proportion TO population, as
they are in any other portion OF country The in
ference therefore may be fairly drawn, that the in
habitants of Wisconsin are reading people; that
thew are not b9hind the age, at least far the
means OF acquiring knowledge OF passing events
is concerned [Southport tWis.) Herald.
RUNAWAY SLAvEs.-The St. Louis Era says
Officer Couzzins, of this city, returned last even
ing from trip to the Canadian line. Some two
weeks since, five or SIX negro meh, belonging to
different citzsns of this place, were missed, and
it was thought they had run away with the In
tenton of reaching the Canadas. Mr.. Couzzns
and some two or three other persons started IN
pursuit When e short distance on the usual
route taken by runaway slaves, they atruck their
tail and followed in hot pursuit until the negroes
crossed the line, which they did some twelve
hours ahead of the officers. From every circum-
stance connected with their going off, there is
the best grounds to believe that they were assisted
and persuaded to do SO by Abolitionsts, and it is
stated that white men accompanied them along
the whole route.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.-On the Gath Oct. the fine
sugar house of Messrs. Joseph A. & T. A. Feree, OF
ST. Mary Parish in this State, together with about
sixty. five hogsheads ofsugar was entirely destroyed
by FIRE, which was communicated 10 the roof by a
spark from one of the chimneys. So rapidly did the
flames spread that there was not even time to save
the sugar in the Pargery. The machinery was
greatly damaged also. The works ore said 10 have
COS, over $4,000 and there was no insurance; and
what makes the disaster trebly serious is the fact
that there are vet upward Of FIVE hundred acres Of
cane standing, which may suffer from frost.
Newt Orleans Pic.
B% Major CHASE, the Superintendent of the
ior,hcariops along the Gulf OF Mexico, is said 10
have made very important discovery, and Is about
10 obtain a patent for it. He has discovered mode
Of making composition, which he tyles Argyll
lous Mas,ic," and which is decidy superior TO any
other known cement. 1t is expected to prove inya-
liable as covering for roofs, terraces and side
walks, as lining for cisterns and cellars, and a
cheap and eficacous covering for piles, as it not
only ressts the worm, but preserves the wood
Il List Of Officers of the U. S. store-ship E'e,
arrived at this port on Sunday, from Norfolk, bound
10 the Coast OF Africa Lieut. Commanding Chas.
C. Turner. Acting Midshipman, E. Donaldson
Passed alidshipman, H. A. CIawson. Midshipmen,
N. B. Harrison, Z. w. Hays. c. w. Poor, w. II.
Bloom.
Boar SUYK-The steamboat Bourbon, Captain
Rolton, running on the Alabama River, sunk OF
Monday night last, on her downward Tip, by stTik-
ing snag al Old He'll Shoals, about twenty miles
above Selma. The B. had on board about LOO bales
cotton. 1t is supposed the boat will be raised
n. D. Pic. Nov.3.
MuRpER.-At Helena, Ark. on the 9TH ult the
day of The general election, man by the name o.
A. W. Boland, killed Simon B. Fisher with a large
bowie knife. Boland was Immediately arrested,
and the rcuit Court being in session, a true bill
for mu; r was found by the grand jury against him,
and his u al fixed TO lake place on Monday the 18th
ult. n. y. PIceyune.
F1RE-About 10 o'clock on the night OF the 4th
inst. FIRE htoke out in the machine shop Of Jacob
Saunders, Jr. OF Homer village, which consumed
the building and nearly all OF its contents. The
loss estimated OF about $500, and there an In
surence an some portion of the property.