American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-06
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WAsHNGToN, Oct, ., 1910

NASHINGTON, CGt' - $780,
This morning, between 10 and II O'clock "
LARGE number of ladies' and gentlemen as'el'l-
bIed at the Apollo Hall, to witness 'lo pro-,
ceednys incident to conference ucI"''" '.''
Wnnebagoes and the Government CGtn"l'S-
sionc-s Little HILL as he is calico, was I'o o. p
,or IN the occasion, and, as soon as Judge "a
.;hba5 Indicated the period for business, he
s,o,nod forward. and shook the Commissioners
tto hands His dress consisted of grecnishI
%yoLskin Iegoins, which fitted close, with nee
9osins Instead of having shirt inside, like
white folks, it was outside. and hung below
Ss loos. Around his head was tancilu band
nfcloth and tinse, and 4 tuit OF black feathers.
Uisoueue appeared to be madelui horse hair, and
-eoch more than halfway down his person.
His face. of course, was painted, but not so cX-
trayaqantly as the others, He was rather
graceful, than otherwise, and his gestures were
ANYTHING but awkward. There are many bet
Ter elocuLionists than he in Congress, but, at
the same time, worse. What he said, was IN
!erpreted. That there might be no mistake u
bout a bargain, the orator handed to the Com
missiouers a proposition from the Indians IN
writing, telling what they would DO ana what
they would not do. And to guard the ave-
nue. of deception, they said they expected a re-
nh in writing Little Hill was sick, and, after
shaking hands again with the Commissioners,
he left the hall. Judge Parish, in reply to for
yoerly cEpresscd desires of the Winnebagoes, in
formed the delegation that theydId well IN wish
mo to be removed farther from the white peo-
ole, among other reasons, to prevent the white
water from being brought to their wIgwams.
As an inducement to remove, the Judge an
formed them, as they were already aware, that
the nation was fast diminsalng-sX years
ago, they numbered five thousand, now but
two thousand including women and children.
They receive from the government, every year,
what amounts to nearly hundred thousand
dollars The desire of the government, he
said, was to remove them where the whites
would not interrupt them. The proposition
was delivered to them, and they promised to
give it due deliberation and render a full reply.
The council then broke up, and many OF the
Indians, in passing the Commissioners, shook
hands.
Lafontaine, who was arrested and commit
ted to prison on the charge of stealing, week
ago, fifteen dollars from Mr.. Duling, was this
morning admitted to bail by Justice Smith, in
the sum of S266, and consequently, he is now
at large.
Anoccurrence of discreditable complexion
took place last night, at about 10 O'Clock, at the
door of the Foundry Church, in this city
From what | can learn, it appears that score
of those 'nice young men" who usually choke
up the doors of free churches during revivals,
undertook to force into the house drunken or
crazy man. They were spoken to OH the sub
ect, when one Of them struck blow, and this
led to a melee. Several arrests have already
been made, and in day or two, the whole
matter will come before magistrate. b.
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