The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-11-12

Ths dsonght has bad is effect only on the rivers
heseabouts The Mississippi 10 very low, and am
told BY some Of tho Oldest inhabitants" tina. she
hes not been 80 small and spare for the last seven
years. However, "there's q good time coming
~ the tribunical Mr.. Grheeley says and IL hoped
that before the freezing time comes rhe banks Of the
great river win be fuller Of water than the banks OF
Wall street are Of specie.
Speaking OF putty, which has riz lately, here we
are with our windows and doors all open 70 ad nit
the balmy breezes Of autumn, and men walk along
the road with their coats on their arms, or having
ley them e. home dseming them puld sS ,S.
cold nor'westers that are sweeping down Full
ton street just about row, but gentle southern
breezes, warmed up by the god Of day prevail and
fan our cheeks and shake our infan.ile locks"
However the freezing time will come in November,
and then no drop Of rain thereafter. but few gen.
tie snow storms until the lst Of Marcia continual
freeze; from which you may infer that We have
climate which can be depended on. T0ujours k
meme.
Talking Of the weather, reminds me of the In
dians-the original Know No.hings of the North
west. The treaty which was negotiated last year
with the WiDnebagoes. which was published in the
HERALD at the time, with all is details, has been
amended by the Senate and sent back by the Great
Father at Washington, for the confederation and
COZ cufrence Of that ilustrious tribe. The amend
nents give the innebagoes their choice Of tract
Of land on the Missouri river or tract on the forks
OF Crow river, tributary Of the Mississippi, forty
miles above the falls OF 81. Anthony-distant from
the Mississippi twenty miles west. The paper has
not yet been submitted to the Indians; but it Ia
pected that II will be laid Def them lin the
Of few months" Mr.. Pickwick says in the play.
The poor devils wish to know where they are to so,
and, like the Frenchman, they ask, "vat shall goY
went to Crow river and took up their resi-
dence, and have been constantly residing
there, and at Long Prairie and Watab, and
all along shore, ever since. The country they
occupied before the treaty, covered an exteu. q
SOC, COO acres but what they nov occupy ten
times that for their centre IS every where and
their clrcumferen,e nowhere. They occupy two
adjacent and circunjscent districts; and SO, like
moDarchs Of all they survey, they stroll up aud
down, and oil about, like man that "yotes' in
several wards on one election day.
missioner Ct fnolan Afairs would he ne e sbou. re
middle Of this month, with Mr.. Rice, our delegate
in Congress, ar d the Winncbago question might be
settled before the frost struck H. bus IL is under
stood that Mr.. Manypsnpy went back TO Washing
ten as soon as he got through with his talk to the
Chippewas on Lake Superior. This ia very much
regretted both by the whites ard the Indians: by
the whites, because they wish TO know Whistler a
geographical line Is to be drawn between them
and the Indians; ana by the Indians, because they
wish to have treaty, q blow out, kind Of Fourth
Of July celebration, where several beeves will be
killed. and they have gloTi,us feast, besides hav-
ing The honor OF sitting in council and deciding as
to where they are to go, and whether they will go
or not-ail at the expense OF our venerable and
good patured but vigorous and selfdstermined
Uncle Samuel God bless him desire you TO ia.
form the Great Father that the Winasbagoes want
a master, which they have not had since the elder
Lowry (who was appointed by General Jakson)
went out Of office. Then everything went well; for
If an Indian committed an outrage he was tied u .
to pest before tse agency house, and whipped, in
the presence Of such Of the tribe as choss to Wit
ness the chastsement. Now Indians do what they
dare do, and none get whipped nor warned of the
consequences OF their evil doiDgs, and the white
folks Of Benton county have to suffer what the
Winnebagoes choose to inlict. Tell the Great
Father, and Mr.. ManyEenny, to consult with Mr..
Rice, and give US new agent.
There will something come off shortly in rec ard
TO the Winnebagoes, Of which ! will apprise you in
time. Meanwhile l will chalk down such other
things as may be Of interest to your readers, and
srd them along too. JAYHAwK.