The New York herald., 1845-09-20
Antl-Rent Trials.

AntI-Rent Trials.
- From the Albany Argus, Sept. 10
TRIALS AT liUDsoS.-On Wednesday the empanneL
ling OF the jury in the of the People Boughton,
was completed and the opened By the District AT
torney in the afternoon.
Sheriff Miller examined in relation t. the assault
upon hm by the Natives and the forcble distraction OF
his papers this being the robbery particpation in
which is charged against the prisoner The punishment
is not less than 10 years in the State Prison.
The trial. 1t was.thought, would the entire
week
DELHI, Sept l6.The Grand Jury came into Court
and presented indictments against ~ ndvidualsI for
being disguised and armed and conrving the
execution Of legal process All but of these had been
presented former indictments at this term OF the Court
Two only are in custody, John Whitson, Jr, and VIM.
Reside. Five presented for appearing disguised
armed and for riot and conspiracy kdnap-none Of
these are in custody All but one had been presented in
conspraev and appearine disguised and armed one ony
OF whom in custody. Jason Sanford This is the 4h
Indictment against this term. The whole number
! indicted to this date is one hundred and one. Some
have been indicted for different offences, appear
ing disguised SC The prisoners, with the exception of
two, are in good health visited the log jals Cor
hns) to-day Fifty prisoners confined in the two
bins side Of each place prepared for them to
lodge and the other for eating and exercise There
two tiers Of berths enc above the other in each. On
conversng with the prisoners, learned they all
IT to the Jail They permitted to exercise in the open
All, under the charge OF guard, and permittea to
commune with their friends in the presence of the cap
tam OF the jail Esquire Mckinney supervisor of Ma
sonvle, came in last evening having in custody VIM.
Mascrpt, who left by Deputy Sheriff Salisbury
OF his Ill health, at Masonville VIM Bryant
plead not guilty to two indictments, and Chauncey P.
Wolcot to and their trial is put of until the Court
of Oyer and Terminer which sits next week. Miss
Davis the person who cooked the provisions for the In.
dians at the Earle SALE is before the grand jury this
ing
omitted to mention BEFORE that Sunday after.
there is preaching in the log cabins to the prison
ers.
New Posr OFFICE LAW The following conlnlu-
nicaion from the Postmaster of this city, makes
system OF cheap postage has been attended here While
the loss to the has been but 2o per cent the
Of the Office being gradually the increase, the loss Of
20 cent will soon disappear We do not understand
whether the receipts of the Office include the postage
charged to the government not At any rate, it is ev
dent that the other post offices do WELL the depart
ment will readily sustain itself at the present rates
Whole number OF letters originally mailed at this office
for the month OF july. 2002o
DO, ior Is days Of sepember, - II si9
IS Showpp proportionate inc reass in septcmLcr over
| the two first months OF 1t per cent.
Whole number OF letters originally mailed at this office
for the New ok city delivery, for the month OF
| July, -. 80 20
Do for the first Is days OF September 2,s9s
Showing aproporionate increase of about per cent
for Sept over the two first months.
Whole number of letters originally mailed at this Office
for Boston delivery, for July, 262i
Do for the first is days Of september, 5oa
Proporonate increase in September over the first two
months, l5 per cent.
Estimated increase in T. number OF letters mailed at
this office since the LIST of July compared with
ponding months in 1874, 100 per cent.
Estimated reduction in receipts of this office for the
4 quarter ending October lst compared with
| ponding quarter in 1884, IS per cent.
Estimated reduction Of postage the business of this
efce by the new law, 62t per cent-Proridnce Jour,
| Sept IS.
ARTIFICIAL MOUNDS IN GEORGIA On the northern
bank OF the Etowah river, in Cass county, hes the
plantation Of Col Tumln which contains artificial curl
ositics and remains Of which there authentic history
tradition. These consist OF three artificial
mounds ditch two exeavated basins large deposite of
human bones, broken jars, sc. &c The rumors which
examining the place. The small mounds are stua
ted about one hundred yards from the river in line pa
rae to it. and form the base Of triangle with the largest
mound from which they are separated by space Of
about thirty yards The circuit of the Target mound is
about 1000 feet and its height about 90 feet The circuit
OF the other two is about 600 feet each the height
about 30 feet ditch about 40 feet wide from 90
feet deep and between two and three thousand feet in
length, formerly communicated with the river above
and below the mounds, enclosing several upon
which they are situated, with the waters Of the
| river every side. The two ends OF the ditch
where they communicate with the river have been f
led up for distance Of two three hundred feet
| though it had been done by beseging force With
these exceptions and small space the road eros
ses, the ditch is average of from Is to 30 feet
deep in which large trees grape vines and bushes are
growing and which we found i daicut to cross Com
nuncatng with this ditch the outside, two
yations which covera space of about two acres each
from 30 to 30 feet deep evidently the places whence
earth was oh tained to form the mounds The group
closed by the ditch rewn with fragments of earth
jars and human bones, which have been exhumed by
the plow. Col Tnmlin has several curious articles
| which have been found about these mounds, among
which area stonem representing person in de-
votonal supplicsting attitude-a very large
pipe, representing human figure in sitting posture,
holding which forms the bowl of the pipe-ston+
weights, from two ounces to two lbs So &c. We sunk
pit about three feet deep in the top of the largest
mound and found the earth mixed it'll pieces of decom-
posing charcoal and burnt clay As stood upon this
summit and contemplated the works and remains by
which we were surrounded, the question naturally
arose in our irind-who made these excavations, and
| constructed these immense mounds Of earth What
was their object and where is the who made
them FIVE ask the race OF Indians who dis
appearing in the West they with silent shake
Of the head they speak it is to tell that their fa
theirs knew nothing OF their origin If we inerrogate
history, it is and last appeal to
fancy. Immediately the plain swarms with life, the
desperation OF last hope for the and chill
Dire to and iron the river carrying water TO
their iamishng defenders The plain be yond the ditch
groans with the number and weight of the opposing foe
who bent upon the cxermnation OF this remnant of
an ancient but now fallen Beside us stand the
counseors and priests OF the naton surrounded by their
false gods, TO whom they offering sacrifices. But
councils prayers, and the smoke of sacrifices
vailDgfamine adds its horrors to that OF and after
days and nights OF toll and suorng the invading forces
have filled in and crossed the ditch at either end and
now, by an indscriminate slaughter they extinguish
this last remnant OF the race. Centuries pass away
immense forest trees the ditch and the mounds
the bones Of the slaughtered and the fire Goals
upon the altars crumbling into dust, and they
iorgotten-.4ibany (Ga) Patriot 10Th inst.
MELANCHOLY. Wednesday last, about noon
the oldest child OF MIR. Isaac Roberts, residing AT
Longhil promising lad, few days five years old
was found dead his lots about 200 yards from his
dwelling house The particulars, we learn them
that his little sister, about five years Old came into the
house and told Mrs Roberts that her brother bloody
or eedng. Mrs. r. imme ediately ran out and as her
little daughter was too young to tell exactly where he
she called his name but obtained no answer. After
short search, she found him lying the ground in the
lot where the horse and again calling him BY name
received no answer She took him in her arms, ran 10
the house and from thence to the barn, where hired
at work and sent him for doctor then carried
the child back to the house and commenced DahnB MS
head In about half three quarters OF an hour Dr
Woodward arrived, who found tnat the boy was dead
and examination discovered extensive fracture OF
the skull side Of his head back OF the right ear
inches in length and portion OF the bone forced
into the brain. This wound such might be, and
| probably was caused by the cork on horses shoe
From blood being found on the horses feet more patti
cuarly his right fore foot and leg il is supposed he
must have struck him with his fore loot The horse is
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