American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-08
Baltimore Gltpper.

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Judge Cranch, it is said, Is lying i'll. This Is
especially to be regretted, az he may not rcco-
yer M time to preside in the Circuit Court,
which will sit in a few days.
The Gran Encampmeut Of this District last
Mght granted charter to Oreu subordinate
Camp, TO be called after james l.. Rldgely,
ESQ. OF Baltimore. On Friday evening, the
Camp will be instituted in the room occupied
by Friendship Lodge, on Twentieth street.
Another conference with the Wtnnebugocs
took place this morning, at Apollo Hail. The
Government, through Judge Parish, offered to
them, in exchange for the lands they now oc-
clpy, eight hundred thousand acres north Of
The St Peters and west of the Mississippi
wherever they may select, and, in addition
Sl50,000; not all cash, but in something cqui-
7aient, so as to foil the whjskey dealers, who
rob these poor creatures by wholesale. The
Indians make a brief proposal: S4OO: 900 for
their lands, 800, 600 of which is to be cxpcnd-
ed in the purchase Of a suitable country for
them.
The conference closed without coming to a
bargain.
Little Hid, as on the previous occasion, was
the orator on this, and a fue one he is. He
spoke with much energy, and his gestures were
in accordance. As an instance, he called on
the Great Spirit to bear witness 10 his sinccri-
ty. and, sutmg the action TO the word, point
ed with the forehnger of tho left hand towards
heaven, while he placed his full right hand on
his heart. | noticed this position as he spoke,
and discovered By tie Interpretation, the rea-
son.
H. b. Sweeney and Charles S Wallack have
been announced as candidates for the vacant
seat in the Common Council, occasonGd by the
recent death of Mr.. Burche. One Of them is
a clerk or teller in bank, and the other law
yer; and think, clerk in one of the public
Offices. III lived in the fourth ward, know
who Id vote for. Perhaps Idrun myself, and
beat them BOTH
typographical error occurred in my letter
OF yesterday, am made to say ''thc law gives
the MAJOR authority to issue a proclamation"
to conhne dogs. 1t should be ''.Nayor - for that
highly respected officer is Colonel. And here
please correct misapprehension;-tI dog lax
IS two and five dollars, as have been inform
ed, according to sex. However, ten, fifteen,
or twenty-five thousand dollars could be raised
by taxing those quadrupedS, which run abroad,
barking in the very face of law, and thus the
funds Of the corporation be increased.
in reply to several questions as to what
should be done with regard to dogs, which are
50 NUMEROUS as 10 iTlghten children on their
way to school, it may be of interest to state,
believe there is a law which requires complaint
TO be made to the Mayor, if the dogs be 'vi-
clously disposed" or SIN any way dangerous"
The Mayor then notifies the persons owning
the animals Of the fact, and requires them to
be confined If the order be not obeyed, fine
o! twenty dollars is imposed. There is one
difficulty about the matter, for which the law
does not nTOV ide-ViZ. the tainmpnt If tho |
names Of the owners of the dogs b.