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AN IN DIAN ATTL
TIRE Massacre nj Fort Laramie.

TIE Massacre NJ Fort Laramie.
FULL PARTIcULARs--LIEUT. GRArTAN, INVENTION
SOLDIERS AND THE UNITED STATES INTERPRETER
KLLRD-THE sAvAGEs REFUSE TO ALLOW THEIR
BODIES TO BE BuRIEp--s $50 600 OF THE AMERICAN
FUR coNPANY's GOODS APPROPRIATED BY THE
INDIANS.
From tho St Louis Democrat, Sept. 131
We have received through the me iium Of Mr..
LEROY lott, one Of the Sioux interpreters, who
came as sn express messenger from the scene OF the
United States troops at Fort Laramie, which pre-
sent the outrage In even more glazing colors than
could bavr been anticipated from the brief Notice
we have already published. They are briefly as
follows -
A Mormon emigrant who was travelling the
road, left, II seems, q lame COW which was unable
to travel; and an old Sioux Indian belonging to
roadside and killed 1t. The Mormon stopped
with his wagons a. Fort Laramie, acd so soon az
he learned that it had been killed he made COM
plsint to the officer at the Fort, and demanded
redress. The officer In command, Lieut. Flem-
ing, when the story was told him, at once sent
for the head chief of the oux-Mate-iowan
(tbe Beer and demanded that the Minnecongou
ed bin that If he would send file Of soldiers, he
would endeavor to have the Indian surrendered.
lfnf. Fleming then ordered out Lieut.. Grattan with
twenty two men, and the United States interpreter
Auquste Lucian, to accompany the Sioux chief to
the Mime gcu village, which was situated some
hne miles below the fort, ncar" Burdcsu's House."
The lieutenant, with his command, marched down,
in the wa.zhs.sie camp, where the Indian In quns-
ton was logged. Matte 10 wan then went into the
villsge and demanded the Indian, but the chiefs
would not listen TO him. They told him that they
would pay for the cow or they would replace IT, or
would leave The matter 70 bs settled By the sgsas
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Wsr ana crosses nad been given 70 those VINO mad aided
Ia tie capture q Raouset and many fair promises have
ger forth 10 the other disturbed provinces for meeting
srrearages to the public sroo, and officials who have
fought The battles OF the State for the several past
months without clothing, food pay Private letters
state that all tls glory 10 Santa Anna moonshne, aud
that few weeks more may tell the story o. his fate
Spanish hopes strong that in OF the fall OF the
chief, power may succeed which be moulded to
panish interests in their dying struggles banker
IN after their ancient mixes and lost power In Mexico
The Mexican ia in debt for supplies for the
past year. In every quarter Of the republic and they DO
not begin with the funds received under treaty
with the United states. This state OF pecuniary en-
baessment Is serious clog upon his foot in its path Of
power leaving the national defencs In the hands Of IN
dividual enterprise and individual chivary
Cur excitemsnts have lied under the cooling in
huences Of Pezusa assistance and the Galatians al
ready very nearly digusted with the task the. have
dersiep ecaue they d. MED the privilege Of giving
vent to their hatred But TO presaxve the appearance OF
consistency, they will follow the first bent Of their nc
ratioDs in the hope that secret AFRO may pierce the
heart Of the retiring Marquis that tho reception will
not fail In magDifcsnce, although not so much of tbs
heart may pinse 18th the ceremony At first
ticipated. The Marquis Pezue'a has ordered the
steamer Label scsuDto to he ready BY the l4th
en- beard Of which extensive preparations have been
made for himself and family, aud the day Of the ar
rival OF Cor cha the relieved officer will retire with the
maximum OF Cuban odum resting upon his head, which
may not be OF much consequence II he has conscen-
That IA Il bea Known to s,m.sf bat from the system
Of denial that has followed the most important OF his
public ac,shcse vital to the peace and safety OF the
vhitc population Of Cuba-we infer that he has dts
turbed mentor that will poison reflection upon the past
that he has most ex lordinary and reason
TO soothe and break down conscience the guar
Of the sop TIE CIRCLES avoid any display, pro or
con- leaving the work the responsibility With the old
spsniaras, as to tho reception Of General concha.
nor win the daughters Of Cuba il singular the per
tinscy ~ ain "a miles to thu political opinions aud
feelings which they ceem Of importance 70 the welfare
ard pros eiy Of Cuba There ars many youus ladies
in Havana since tho fatal 10th Of August who havs not
catered the ball room. shc~n thsmsev~s upoa TIE
asac .sPiss,s 'm ssjy We nsiS dsss.bu'si :, The
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Total. !. ..45O, 0gi s,l0l ,26S Ala, 49

Tie shove viii for estimate of the pro1uc-
ton Of the present year, with perhaps, small per
ceptage Deducted fTor the total yield of barley I'D
buck eat very little Of which, IL will be observed is
produced. Any deficit In these crops viii be more than
compe for in the increased ied his Of
the crop OK peas, beans and oats
The following table recapituatss the whole quantity
Of grain produced throughout the six New Engani
States in 1880 ard the estimated yield o. the present
season, given in the above tables
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The abovs table shows q decrease FROM 15lq- 50 Of
3,l26 S66 bushels, nearly third In this whole
New En- gland corn crop Of the present year.
The following table shows the quantity. In bushels,
Of peas and beans, Data, barley ckwheat. pro-
duced for the year ending June 1850 which viii not
much exceed the qusntiy raised the present season.
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DEATH FROM ENTERING WELL.-Goodman
Green, coored man, and an Englishman in his en-
ploy, on Friday morning, the 10Th inst, entered
we'll in the town Ct Cortlandt, about two miles
brated Dr. Fitch, and there lost their lives by the
effect Of carbonic acid gas. They went down into
the well der the full knowledge that candle would
not burn there ard quently that there was the
utmost certainty as to the result. Tee co'ored man
bad for many years been ems aged in digging and
cls aiming wells, and It IL surprising that BE or any
ore should run fearful! risk as to descend into
the deadly gas in which candle would not burn
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BARBEcUg AT ERK, PA.--Ths citizens of Erie
have given notice that roasted OK viii be eaten
to morrow by mass MEETING in CELEBRATION Of their
triumph in the recent decision " Ne Supreme
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interpreter, the chiefs requested him to stay b.
tween the camps, TO prevent the young men hon
and barely escaped with bis life.
At my house we were placed In bad situation.
There were with me Mr.. Antoine ReynA and Mr..
Samuel Smith, with Ave others, and all We could do
out. As Ar. R. was standing in the doorway Of the
house an Indian rushed on him, and tried to kin
him, when another Indian, the Quick Bear, tried to
kill the first Indian for rushing on q white man
but some one caught Quick Bears gun, and its CON
tents went into the wall Of the house. By this timo
party had collected outside OF the house, who
tried to force their way in, but some Of my friends,
the Quick Bear ard others, stopped them.
After the battle, the chiefs came into my house,
and said thst az the young men had killed all thu
soldiers that had come to fight them, they would
nov 90 ar slaughter the rest OF the soldiers at the
fort, burn all the houses, and kill all the whites
on the river; but I told the chiefs to stop Thorn
from SO doing, assuring them that since the soldiers
bad commenced the quarrel it would be overlooked
by government But they then rushed into the house
and DEMANDED OF me to give them everything thsy
waited. To save our live, gave them everything
had in my store, to the amount Of two thousand
dollars.
The next day they went to the post Of the Amevi-
can Fur Company took oil the goods that were sent
to tnem by government and pillaged the store. Ths
situation OF the traders and OF Fort Laramie 10 pc
rflous in the extreme. was requested by the CON-
marder OF the fort to bury the deal soldiers since
be bad not men enough to detsch a party for that
As far as know any thing about Indians. thiak
that our g veTnment ought to send five hundred
mounted men, veteran troops to keep the Indians In
subsection and one company Of infantry to guard
the fort. TIE Ipdians, In the recent battle, after
killing oil the soldiers broke their cannon to pie ea
and carried OF their muskets and animals. Az for
placing the infantry on prairie to fgat WITH In
daps, II Is just the same as putting them up tar
gets to be tbot at There were about one tn ,usnnd
Inc ians in the battle. JAMES BORDEAU,
Per SAMUEL SMITH.
Witness that the above Ia correct, the nadersignea
being eyewitness
ANTOINE RRYNAL, SAM'L SxurB,
ToFIEL GR0rH, Paul VIAL,
PETER PEW, ANTONIO LAHoNB.
Copy of . letter from the commander Of Fort La.
ramie to James BoHdeau:--
Fort LARAMIE. Nebraska, Aug. 20, 1854
Your letter Of the 10th has been re eived by me.
and in reply ] say that | am unable to take further
notice at present Of this unfortunate transactcu:
end wish you to speak to the Bear aud Other
chiefs With reference to the matter. Make the best
terms with them you can for the present, for your
own safety, and the safety OF Others likcsias un-
protected in the country. wish yo1 to use all
means in your poser 90 procure the restessti,c VI
the bodies of those who have been klned. Your
obedieDt servant, II. Il. FLEMING,
Second Lieut. Sixth II fanny, Comuas Tag.
~ JANIS BosDsAu, saSpss PVist NehuAskL
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psepas b. The favor Of he powers Asy hate aad thsy
have said that they Win rot participate n thee thi
until the blood wan only shed nj atArsa Ia avengd or
the county enjoys the iom TO which it Is entitled
Such being the mothers and the daushtcs OF the land
freedom may dssrar OF its acquisition IN tme-an-
other star I, tlsze la her ooronal
Our markets vi be best il!ustrstsd BY the CONNER
cis report send you herewith. TIE demand for pro
ducts OF the Unied ntes good The health OF the city
Is in the country there need Of the ply
sicisn The crops con,isns TO prosper and give en-
the planter that he win have abunjan %
10 the assess suts Of the royal payers st Madrid
And waiting r 'sirouhlen 70 come hcus and re-
his duties, but in the meantime, ~ in duty bound
pr ay that the HERALD be sent this va Concha Is
above mearness, and will lot Us read, PROBABLY.
NAuA MAS.
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81. Pctersbur: as il il.

4 -, a,
u 'e''ef appears IN the hIbeFheid Gazette,
from ncrtmund, dated June ls. The wri-
ter says:
sThc f,roran or ,.,,o ,,,,;,o ,,,,,r.o
torv whn bas hicIv r,,n-nnJ eror :, DE-
t,rsburg has g;ven ,on tbc sonow;na s,a,e
,nont. rvervtb;na Iooca rn,. yarn o,oo,,',,
in 81 petersInr, I, nr.aUJ ou, os Jnn"yy
Tho c;,, "nco GO hcsW,i,'L nnd r,n of I;r'
is M lancer 70 ho rrcngni1od Tbo na,acos
,rr cony.r,od in,o La'racL, tn;Jops 80
hrokon dawn ,be stroots coynr.d ,,;tb toa,s
for move th,n ao 400 n.shLea,s aro ss;J ~
have come from tbe Goysrnmnnto nS Dr.
hurg and pcr,n from ,bo,r .,.n,rs .,d no.
mad encamnmc,t. and IN have entered :,
petersbnrg fnr tbe nrotection Of the ci,v
where tbey make a h;dcons imnrcssion =
Whether thcir numbers arc really GO ,,rcot
"a ASSIGNED I cannot take mon mvsels IN
affirm: but thew mirbt II every man had
been broucht Tor t6e Rasbnceys in ts4s
were set down in the census 1000 f,miljes
They have still the Tartar wranons of bo,.
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To be shot dead is one Of the easiest modes
Of terminating life, yet rapid as it i, the
body has leisure TO feel and reflect. On the
first attempt by one Of the frantic adhcrcnts
Of Spain 10 assassinats VIM Prince Of Or
angc, who took the lead in the revolt Of the
Netherlands, the ball passed through the
bones Of the face and brought him to the
ground. In the instant TINT preceded stu
pciactiyn, he was able 10 frame the notion
that the ceiling Of the room had fallen and
crushed him.
The cannon Shot which pIunetl into the
brain Of Charles XII. did not prevent him
from sgiziug the sword by the hilt The
idea ofau gttat r, tie necessity for defence,
was impressed on nim hy the blow which
We should have supposed too trcmcnlou, -
leave an interval for thought But it byno
means follows that the infictng Of fatal yio-
lence Is accompanied by pang From
what is known Of The first effect of gun shot
wound, It is probable that the impression is
rather stunning than acute. Lnlss. death
be immediate, the pain is as varied Us the
nature Of the Injuries and these are past
counting mp.
But there is nothing singular in the dying
sensation ti+eHsh Lord Byron remarked the
physiological popularity that The cXprC ssion
is invariably that Of lanEuor, while in death
from stab, the couutcnancc reflects the
traits otuatnal character, gcntlcnys, or fc-
rocity, to the las. breath.
Some Of these eases are Of interest, to
show with what slight disturbance life NAV
90 under amortnl wound, till it finally comes
to a sudden top. \ foot soi1iorat Water
4 g.
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vessel OF war there ofthc size of the Cyane-
he would compel him to dcsst. Capt. Hol.
Inns, in reply to the note regretted that
Capt. Jolly had not tuo just such, an he be-
llevcd that the United States could yet Dos
session Ct them on the same terms as they
got the Cyanc. There was a good deal of
anxious looking for the British mail steamer
Dee, then hourly expected, and remarks
were made that when she arrived hostilities
would Immediately be suspended. Just as
the town was to be fired the expected mail
steamer arrived, but much to the sunrise
all Of the Englishmcn, the work of nj lacinp
and setting fire to the town went forward
When It was all over, the British mail steam.
or lett for some other port, having the Ber
mudas in tow.
The burning and plaging party were on
shore nearly half the day, and passed the
time IN great glce. Many of them were SO
much intoxicated that it was not an easy
matter to get them on board again.
number the residents of Greytown came
to New York on board of the Promotbeus
being provided with free passages by the
agent.
Two persons were said to be missing and
there were apprchcnsons that they had been
burned IN the conllagration
The ii. NJ. b. schooner Bermuda. and
west India Co.'S Mail steamer Dee, Il Brit
lsh merchantmen, were witnesses of the
scene, laying in the harbor at the time.
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An Architect.

lhcre ~ an excellent story ON record OF
an architect repudiating any connection with
the building fraternity, in the case of the
late eminent and talented Nr Alexander,
the architect Of Rochester Bridge and sew
eeral other fine buildings in the county of
kent. lie was under cross examination, in
special jury case at Maidstone, by Serge.
ant--aitcrwtlrds Baron-Carrow, who wish.
ed to dctract from the weight Of his te.ii-
mony, and who after asking him what was
his name, proceeded thus -
You are builder, bcliey.,'
NO, Sir, ! am not u builder, am al arch
itect.'
All well, architect or builder builder or
architect, they are much the same sup
pose"
4 beg your pardon Sir, cannot admit
that consider them to be totally diacr
ent'
oh! Indeed perhaps Y II will state
wherein this great difference consistsy'
An architect, Sir, prepares the plans,
conceives the design, draws out the spccih.
cation IN short, supplies the mind the build.
er IS merely the bricklayer or the carpenter
the builder, in fact, is the mcchsnic, the
architect, the power that puts the machine
together, and sets it going
Oh very well, Mr.. Architect. that will
90; and now, after your very ingenious dis.
tnctlon without difference, per.isps you
can inform the court who was the architect
Of the Tower of BabclY
And now marx the reply, which for
pronp'ne,5 and wit is perhaps not to be
rlya!ed in the whole history Of rejoindcr:-
There was 10 architect, Sir, hence the
cou!us.Onn
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GETTING INTO SOCIETY. line PhilAdelphis
Ltdg6r, in very sensible article, speaking
| Of Americans who do all they can 10 nourisI
feeling OF social caste in this country.
which they call Society" says
at is principally with the female sex that
this mania RACES. A young man narrcs Il
half educated girl, both being perhaps, not
worth thousand dollars. In me, partly
10y good luck, and partly by GOOD manage
meut the husband amasscs fortune.
Now, all al once, the wife, hitherto anxious
only for money TO bring up their children
properly, and TO smooth then. ID age, begins
to talk about position But, instead Of
seeking that position, by cultivatng the
mind and maaners She think, to obtain il by
securing admission into this, or that set Of
ARBITRARY exclusives. 70 bc invited to Mrs.
Flummery's balls, or to have Mrs. Preten-
sion on your visiting list, is what the deludcd
woman believes TO be getting into society.
W hat slight she euduros, what meainess sh.
desccnds to, what intrigucs she undertakes il.
order 10 achieve these ends She follow,
Mrs Potphar 10 Newport, and takes box
at the opera behind Mrs. Dash. She puts
her coachman into livery, hires q French
nurse for her children, and purchases pew
at the Church Of the Rev. Mr. Cream
Cheese Bye and bye she fatters herself.
because she knows all these silly people,
that she has obtained a position" that She
las got into "socicty' And yet, she is.
perhaps, just RS i!terate, as mean, and a.
vulgar as cycr for her French dinners do
not make her less selfish or less polite at
heart. In truth she is often more hard TO
her servants, more the slave Of envy, and
altogether less worthy thsn when she was
comparatively poor, and when She though;
more Of her husband aud family ,lan of
getting IN society"
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HANDSOME CoEN,-Mcssrs. II. Mason & Co
offered on change to day, sample of q, 600
bushels Western Corn, the finest parcel
which has been exhibited this season, The
color is very bright yellow, and the Corn
is not only sound, but very clear II came
from Mason county, H., and we take more
pains to notice it, because Of our former ar.
tcle in reference to the slovcnly manner in
which the Western Corn is mixed and pre-.
pared for market The sample in question
to-day, would have brought fully ) cents
per bushcl above the best sample of West.
orn mixed offered. If farmers at the West
could see tho importa GO of cleaning their
grain aud forwarding il in good condition,
they might enhance its value here sufficient.
" to cover all the commissions and CHARGES
at this port.--Ncr York Jou,aai qt CON.
RCrc6.
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The \ Kerosene has one Of thc propcrtics
o! benzolc, namely, that Of rendering com.
mon air when passed through il or il vapor.
II gas suitable for Illuminating PURPOSES II
was therefore at first taken for bcnzolc. but
recent Investigations made by American and
European chemists have proved that It's spe-
ci!ic gravity, boiling, and congcaling points
chemical composition, &c, differ widely from
those Of bcnzol', or uaptha. IT. lover den.
sty and boiling point, and greater volatility,
give the Kerosene a great advantage over
bcnzOlc, which. in cold weather is certain 10
condcnse in the pipes conveying the air va.
porizcd by it. On the other hand yas ligh.
Of great bTiliancy il produced from the \
Kerosene, and steadily maintained during
the coolest periods Of Winter, aud even when
the gas pipes pass through ice.
Like the foregoing, the B Kerosene is q
splr,uou5 hydro.carbon but it has great
er specific gravity aud higher boiling point.
IL ln incapable OF yapOrl.ing atmospheric air
passed through it in sufficient degree to
Afford light II however gives q beautiful
white hight when consumed In a proper
lamp.
The c Kerosene il nn essential oil, which
Is also admirably adapted for lamp. Of pro-
per construction. The three liquids arc sep
aruied the one from the other. at one and
,.'e same distiIlaiion, and the yield even from
bituminou, rocks or shalc. l. cqual 70 forty
gallons per ,un, exclusive Of quantity Of
mineral tar, which is applied 10 the manu-.
iacturo OF a superior hydraulic cement and
other useful purposes. The a and B kcro-
sene eXerc ,e but feeble action on gutta
pcrcha ana India rubber, while the c Kcro-
scne Is perfect solvent tap tl4e-4 -lfl,-teit-
ces:
Inc pecnllarilics Of these liquids are no
doubt derived from the nature Of the mate
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Nj solomon Sturgcs, Of Putnam. Ohio
and hi, brothers, f. T.. and +. Surges Of
Mansfield, have purchased one hundred
thousand acres Of l"Id IN Northern Illinois,
for farm, aud have already commenced it.
cultivation on Az extensive scale. Nv the
aid of the most improved implements, Of
hnsbaHdry and the employment Of steam,
they expect 10 put in about hundred acres
a day. 1t is said there is an elevation on
which o lnau may stand and overlook a cir
cumitrcncc Of thirty miles Of country. as
beautiful and even a. the eye ever rested ap.
on. This u Intended 10 rs a mode. farm.
and the most extensive in America. The
pr0PretoIs are possessed ofuulimited means.
and are abUndantly able to make il lust what
their taste or ambition may Indicate II
they intend 10 employ men enough to farm
this tract well and makcil produce as much
rs is capable 'r doing, We have no doubt but
that they viii finish for themselves a very
rich place; but even then We doubt the
moral right TO using 50 much land. We are
by no means Of the vote yourself "a farm uar.
ty: but We cannot soc how one man can
find il in his conscience TO hold 10000 acre,
of land unless he makes it produce for the
benefit Of his fellow beings all they would
make it produce il they had it. lie need
not give it away but ,oll IT, and cucumber
less Of God, carth.--B Bhoiing Yimes.
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In Captain Mayne Rcidn interesting book
called Young Noysgers, he speaks Of the
seeds found in certain species orpincs. and
used by the Indians for food, and says.
Several species found In the mountains of
North Mexico and through those desert r..
g!ons where hardly any other vegetation ex.
lsts, have edible seeds upon which whole
tribes Of Indians subsist for many months
in the year The Spanish Americans call
them pinon trees, but there are several spc.
cics Of them in different districts. The In.
dians parch the seeds, and sometimes yound
them into coarse meal, from which thry
bake avery palatablc bread This bread (.
often rendered more sayory by mixing the
meal with dried prairie cricket-. a species Of
coleoptcrons ins-cts-that is, insects with A
crustaccous or shc!l-likc covering over their
wing.-which are common in the desert
wilds where these Indians dwell. Some pra,.
RE travellers have pronounced this singular
mixture equal to the be., pound cake.
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liar to elephants, he travels in the day time
ao@H the wind; thus nothing can follow up
hls track and he stand with cans thrown for.
ward, tail erect, trunk thrown high in the
ar, with It's distended tip pointed to the spot
from which he winds the silent bus an
preaching danger. Perfectly motionless
does he stand, like statue in ebony, the
very essence of attention, every nerve of
sense and hearing stretched to its cracking
point moi muscle moves, not sound Of u
r"stiihg branch against his rough sides; he
Is mute figure Of wild and fierce eagcrness
Meanwhile the wary trackcr stoops to the
ground and with a practised eye pierces the
tangled brushwood in search Of his colossal
feet Still further and further he silently
creeps forward, when suddenly crash
bursts through the whole jungle; the mo-
ment has arrived for the aiabushed charge.
and the elephant is upon him.