New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1853-07-06

THE FRONTIER INDANs-APPREHENsto or
| ENcROAC IIMENrS. Since it was announced by
Col. Benton, and after him proclaimed by sew
eral of the presses friendly to him, that large
portions Of the Nebraska country are open to
white settlers, a feeling Of apprehension has
arisen among the Indians, lest the lands they
had supposed theirs might be entered on by the
whites As already stated by Western paper
application has been made to the post at Fort
Leavenworth with a view to such protection a.
| the Commandaut there might think fit to extend
70 the Indians in case Of necessity.
The apprehension in question IS not confined
to the Nebraska tribes. The Cherokee Advocate
OF the 10th, referring to an arrest made in the
Creek nation, by the Marshal Of the Western
District Of Arkansas, and the rescue of the
prisoner by order Of a Greek Chief. remarks
- We regret that the interest Of the Creeks
| as nation should be put in danger by the pa
triotism, though thoughtlessness Of one Of It's
Chiefs. Situated as the Indians generally arc.
subject to the oppressive hand of power, we
greatly fear that this act of the Chief may lead
70 something that will iniure the people
:. The Cherokees or Greeks, MS nations, cannot.
with safety to themselves, oppose force to the
operations of the United States laws, however
unjust the people may conceive them to be-we
are weak, they are mighty Any act on our
part that might lead to rupture would be the
very thing sought and desired by our white
ueighbors who look with enyious eyes upon the
beautiful and rich country possessed ty the
Greeks and Cherokees
However much we regret the act ot our
neighbors, we believe that the course pursued
BY the United States Court and its officers to-
wards the Indians, oppressive and moi warranted
by treaty Stipulations.
The whole of the Creek difficulty has arisen
from the construction given by Judge Ringo TO
the Intercourse Law, regulating trade and
intercourse with the Indian tribes
., Ii as great efforts were used to prevent the
bringing TO our line by their own citizens the
great quantity Of hell's distilled liquid, as there
is to find out and drag to Van Buren,, some poor
lndian who may have given to a friend dram,
there would scarcely be any use for the United
states Courts Mt Van Buren, We have no doubt
ms honor, udge Riugo, by his decision, designed
good 10 the Indians; but rs we remarked to
INN We feared the execution would lead To Just
such q result as that in the Greek Nation rSt
Louis luteligencer, Goth ut
\ very destructive fire occurred ia Pittsburgh
on the evening the 18th ut At halG-past nine
O'clock the canal boat Charles Dunn caunhr fire.
in the basin and the flames soon communicated
10 Alr. Shtnes warehouse, filed with large
and valuable assortment Of goods, consisting If
dry goods, bacon, flour lard glass, whisky, and
other merchandise The entire building with
its contents were destroyed--hllly covered by
insurance, principally in the East Mcssrs
Clark X Shane were insured for so, 600 in the
Western, Delaware, Mutual, and Citizen offices
Messrs Mullony & Little lost 1000 boxes of glass
which was insured for $1,000 Mr. VIM Bingham
sustalns small loss, but is fully insured The
total loss is s. 900 or $4,000, mostly covered
by insurance. At halfpast ten o'clock at night
a large crowd Of persons, drawn to the vicinity
Of the lire, congregated upon the bridge across
inc BASIN, near the fire 1t unfortunately gave
way from the immense weight, and some two
hundred or more were precipitated into the
water Many were seriously injured, hut 50 far
A. aseertained no lives lost \ man named
Michael Irwin, OF Smith6eld, was killed hy the
falling Of sign on his head During tho ire
man named g. 2. Gracey cut Thomas CIuskey
with knife, and he died in a few minutes The
murderer made his escape
An exchange says the rebellion in China is
one which has long been brewing" Ii will GER
tainly have the effect of bringing great many
10 their 6icr \ y Pick
We should think ii would be far more likely
TO lead them into the ranks ol the teatotallers