Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-07-05

- wives are often stranglcd or buried
alive at the funeral of their husbands,
and generally at their own instance
Cases of this sort have frequently been
witnessed BY the white residents. On
one occasion Whippy drove away the
murdcrcrs, rescued the woman, and
carried her to his own house, where
she was rcsuscicatcd. SO far, however,
from feeling grateful for Der prescrva-
ton, she loaded him with abuse, and
ever afterwards manifested the most
deadly hatred towards him. That wo-
men should desire to accompany their
husbands in death. is by no means
strange, when it Is considered that it
is one ofthc articles of their belief, that
it is in this way alone they can reach
the realms of bliss; and that she who
meets her death with the greatest de-
votcdncs, will become the favorite wife
in the land ofspirits. The sacrifice is
not, how ever, always voluntary; but
when woman refuses to be stranglcd,
the relations often compel her to sub
nit. This they do from interested mo-
tivts; for BY her death, her connections
become entitled to the property Of her
husband. Even delay is made mat
ter of rcproach. Thus, at the funeral
of the late King, Ullivon, which was
witnt sscd by Mr.. Cargill, his five wives
and daughter were stranglcd. The
principal wife delayed the ccrcmony,by
taking leave ofthosc around hcr;wherc-
upon Tanor, The present King, child
her: the victim was his own aunt; and
he assisted in putting the rope
round her neck, and strangling hcr-a
service he is said to have rendered on
a former occasion to his own mother.
Not only do many ofthc natives desire
their friends to put them TO death TO
escape dc cripitudc, or immediate them
selves with similar view, but families
have such a repugnance to having dc.
formed or maiurcd persons among them.
that those who have met with such
misior'uncs are almost always destroy
cd. An instance Of this sort was rela-
ted TO me, when boy whose leg was
bitten oil by a shark, was stfaaglcd, nj
though lie had been taken care Of by
one of the white residents, and there
was every prospect Of his recovery
No other reason wrs assigned by the
perpetrators Of the decd, than il he had
lived he would have been disgrace to
his family, in consequence ofhis having
only one leg. When anativc, wheth-
CT man, woman or child, is sick ola
disease, their relations will
either wiring their heads of or stranglc
them. Formal human sacrifices arc
frequent. The victims are usually tn
ken from n distant tribe, and when not
supplied by war Of violence, they arc
at times obtained by negotiation.
[Capt. Wilkes
INQUIRY ANswEREp--Thc Mayor
Of Baltimore has received letter from
Babe, the pirate, now under sentence
of death IN New York, for murder,
making some inquiry in reference to
Abraham Johnson, the cook Of the brig
Orleans. who ha, just been convicted
of man,laugh!cr for killing James
Drummond. Babe was convicted for
killing John johnson. cook; he de-
mics being guilty, and wants 10 know
whether Abraham Johnson is not John
Johnson alleged 10 have been killed 10y
him. Abraham johnson has been
questioned, and says he knows no such
man as Babe, and TO his knowledge
never lied in the Lavinia; nor did he
ever sail in any vessel with him.
EJrLLy.-Slice thirteen large
apples very ihin without pairing them.
and to the juice add a pound and half
Of loaf sugar, rs much lemon juice rs
your taste may direct. Clarity il with
egg and boil TO "a Jelly, 1t is all cN-
cecdingly delicate palatablc and beau
tiful dish fit 10 grace any wedding la
BILE; the writer having partakcn of it
on such an OCCASION; the houskeeper
the aboye.namcd forming the centre OF
attraction NJ the time. It's also very
fine in sickness.
/! is stated that DR.. Mclaughlin, an
American citizen, has commenced "A ca
nal around the dangerous calls III tie
Columbia river, at Williamclt. Its
length will be about bali "A mile, part
ol the way through solid bed ofprim-
tive rock, and the fall 10 tie entire
distance will be about thirty five feet.
1t is contemplated 10 finish it in two