Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-03-11

A "Reminiscences, connected with the United States
Hotel at Chicago. which was burnt only few daysi
since, shows the astonishing rapidity with which /
Chicago has grown into large and fourishing city
Only sixteen years ago. on the spot where the Hotel
referred to stood, there were seated the u. s. Com
missODers, with three thousand Pottawatamas In
dams, arranged on the ground in semi-circle be-
fore them, the men in front three deep, and the
squaws and papooses in the rear. The indians had
met to receive their last payment, and the Govern
ment had decided to make the payment to the heads
of families, rather than to the Chiefs. The chiefs
objected to it, but the Commissioners answered
there could be no change Then with gloom upon
his brow. an aged Chief named Mattawa, arose and
broke forth in a lamentaon, saying that the Pot
tawatamas must go far away, no more to roam their
own loved praires, shoot the canoe across their
noble lake s'The white man has Gomez he said,
and he will build great town, and many houses
will cover the fields of the Pottawatamas" In sad
ness these Indians led off to Council Bluffs, and
afterward to district set apart for them on the
Arkansas. And sixteen years have passed, and
large busting city of the white has usurped the
place of the Pottawatamas.
ENGLAND AND SPAIN-The London correspondent
Of the National Intelligencer mentions that lntorma
ton from Madrid had been received 10 The effect that
England has very recently addressed note TO the
Spanish Government, declaring that If any attempt
were made to deprive Spain of a constitutional re-
gme England would consider herself no longer bound
by the uuadruple treaty which secured Dona Isabella
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question of dynasty was not resolved.
A SHOCKING CAsE-The New York Tribune gives
letter from ashington, in which this statement is
embodied the scene being Georg ia: young man
of disSoute habits who had the reputation of being
hard task master, visited of his planatons-an
Island some distance from the Main Land After an
absence of some days his friends became alarmed and
proceeded in search of him. No dings could at first
be heard, the negroes all denying having seen their
master. At length, on the promise of reward and
pardon, one man confessed that his master had been
murdered and that he was buried in a certain spot -
The body was found in mangled condition, and five
men, who upon examination. on the spot, were con-
sdered the criminals, were forthwith removed 10 la
ren, the nearest city having Jail.
1t was at once decided that the gentlemen in the i'm
mediate vicinity should form themselves into Jury
and decide promptly upon the guilt innocence oil
the unfortunate negroes The verdict was Guilty
and sentence of death" passed by the tribunal
Pending these proceedings, the Judge of the Clrcul
proceeded TO Darien, accompanied BY one or two able
lawyers, in the hope of putting stop TO such iIlega
proceedings; but, finding he had no influence, he re-
turned, and the were shortly afterwards hung BY
one OF the leading in the county,
| A letter from Rome says :-'' Miss Cushman ane
five other ladies, including Grace Greenwood. Mis-
Hosmer, the young sculptress-a funny little fellow
bright, wide awake. and short pie crust-Nlis
Vaughman, Miss Hays, &c, are living together Ek
the Happy Family, in the Corso. Wicked wit
call them the strong minded party They have
receptions every Wednesday evening"