Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-11-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

IsDIAS ISrERtIEw WITH THE PRrapxSr---On Mon
day the depusons from four of the tribes of Indians who
arrived hher last week n charge of Maj FITzPATRIcK In
dian Agent forthe Upper Plae waited upon the PHrnpEyY
They frat et the Office of the Commissioners of Indian
Affairs where COL LEA handsomely received them, and en-
braced the opportunity address them upon some OF the
topics which their visit from the deep interior Of The
continent and to impress upon them the desire Of the Gov
ernment for peace with the Indiana dee be told hem
they must have learnt from their journey founded any
thing like fear, but in benevoence and love of peace for
its own sake.
The visit 10 the PRESIDENT was not accompanied with any
set speech making, but consisted merely in ntroductons
We hear, however that the result was very satisfactory to
these poor untuored Of the Wilderness for prior to per-
sonay visiting their Great Father they were under much
mental solcitude and conssn lest in bis august greatness
be might not be gracious them On returning 10 their
lodgings after the interview the depression they had before
exhibited was seen to have them and was succeeded by
freedom and oyousness Of much in contrast with
their prior uneay posture Of mn for where they had sppe
hendsd encounerng the stern and perhaps harsh
Of an eIactns authority they found friendly greeting and
met with kindness and condescension which, with their
strong native perception, they felt be enthusiastically
genuine. ANl'HE}Nf ftl.8 Al@ NaKi aitG
Having learnt incidentally through their Interpreter that
Mrs. Lea had wish 10 them, they gsany responded to
the invitation, and in the evening marched the Comms
soners residence, the General Post Office literally in
full feather Here equally amused and amusing Col LrAs
household and crowd Of VISITORS sy remaine about an
hour. behaving with great propdety Of dsmesnor
These Indians are SONS Of those who met Col d. d.
MIrcHELI this fall at Fort Laamie and representatives
of the tribes Of the Aapahoes, Cheyennes Ottoes and
most westerly Sioux. There two three Iowas with
them, but these last rather inerlopers.
T. ~ ar or
talk council when shall be probably afforded an oppor
uny give idea Of the oraorica powers Of these chill
dren Of nature There might perhaps, be also war dance
MrsrERIoUs CAsR-On Friday evening last the passen-
ger train from Baltimore to Washington stopped at the White
Oak Bottom, about % miles east Of Washington to land
passenger During the brief soppage the Engineer bis
eye forward and observed object lying upon the
catcher On further investigation this found to be the
dead body Of without head. Naturally supposing
that the had been killed by the train search
Immediately made for the head but without On the
following day further and thorough search was made
but yet believe it has been found. This circum-
naturally leads the belief that the deceased
his death otherwise than the train and probably placed
upon the line of road in order to suggest plausible
for his destruction From papers in the pockets Of the de-
ceased he is asceraned have been named McCLURE
and had been working at the mine, ore-bank the
line of the railroad We have pt heard whether any in
quest had been held upon the body but suppose that such
must have been the The affair certainly very hor-
rbe one H &sie
The BUsISEss the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal con-
nues to be very brisk and good Since last report about
forty boats have arrived from above, laden with COAL wood,
bark, corn, -four, and grain Of these sixteen contained
coal, and bark the remainder divided among the
other articles Three of the coal boats Of united capacity
of two hundred and forty five tons down Friday
evening in tow of the steam-tug Virginia. which has
been put upon the canal for towing purposes by her
Messrs R. s. DESsr & Co., of Worcester Massachusetts,.
So far this experiment Of substituting steam far horse
power canal boats has succeeded WELL the Virginia
has proved her competency take easily six boats in Of
hundred tons each indeed it thought that she would
transport boats containing thousand tons equally we'll and
nearly fast half that quantity The Virginia has an
engine OF forty and makes rate of about three
miles an hour with her convoy In tow This is quite fast
enough fast indeed the safety Of the canal will admit
of BY the peculiar construction Of her padde-hee and
ingenious arrangement to smooth the in her wake,
her ripple reduced to mnimum almost annhilated.
The only thing in her action that be justly called obecona
BILE is that she mpes the water from her paddles forcby
the bottom Of the canal raise the mud circumstance
of some seriousness in passing cuverts Her smoke stack is
movable, and is easily lowered when passing the three
well has this boat answered. in almost all respects that we
think cannot be many years before towing boats canals
by horse power will be discarded.
FAILS BRIDeE TuRNrIKE CoMpAsr.--A new feature has
been adopted by this Company the management of their
affairs Thsis to copy the English plan Of renting farm
ing out the road at much per annum the enee give
bohd and security for the faithful performance Of bis pua
tons The rentee receives the tolls by paying so much per
annum, the company still engaging ITSELF understand
to keep the road in repair W. ~.
CIRCUIT COURT.
The KoscIusKo cause, which was so fully argued at the
last term Of the Court, decided yesterday in dpor of
sures Of the late George Bomfo, his administrator de
bons non, and to them, against the parties claiming
be the next Of kin Of Koscusko.
MoRsEIr, j., delivered an able and elaborate opinion,
concluding with order that the bill be dismissed as to the
sureties but retained the administrator Of COL Bonn
ford for account of the assets Of his estate should the
compainants desire such account to be taken.
DUNLOP j., concurng entirely with his brother Judge in
the views expressed by him. delivered his request sepa-
rate opinion upon Of the points in the cause
We understand that the counsel concerned for the
ties have requested copy Of the Courts opinion for pubca-
ton in this important and interesting case.
Counsel for the complsinans 7ochman and r. Johnson
Redin, Marbury and Core for the sureties.
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