Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-03-31
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

died, after q long illness, at Mrs Makers hote,
took place at one O'Clock, p. m. The cofan Of
nne mahogany was made by Mr.. A, Buchly nm
placed
The body was placed in the coffin and bearu.
fully decorated with HOweTS From an e,rIv 49,
until one O'Clock, the house was crowded. ,.,i,h
Visiters, who desired to see the cornse before 20
vas Inferred Upon the arrival of the Rev 1
l Sm.n, tne minister selected for the occasion,
tne ceremony began with a short PRAYER, After
which Nasharo-l lad a-ho-he big chief, of the
TePPah band of Pawnees delivered a shoT, Id
expressive Of their aHiction from the death
% 'ne young brave. The coffin was placed in
the hearse, and the Pawn-es followed as MOURN
ti> In coaches; after %, in the Souxs aud delepa-
IONS OF Other triees; then long line of car
RACES containing ladies and gentlemen who were
invited tc attend the funeral
-, poh >rTiting at the Congressional Cemetery
Ine pIoceNfrn Was formed. headed by several
CttseFs ceiling -. pail bearers, who bore the
.U'P,s,, 70 the grave; then followed the minister
MI.WIx, Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs
;1HaJor DennIsOn. agent of the Pdwnees Mr.. Al
tls, Interpreter of the PawneeS Rev. Mr. Will
ndmson. a interpreter of the Sioux; then the
fawnees, Sioux and other delegations in line
After the coffin was deposited in the grave, the
fomahawk, war club, mOcCaSins, and iIinkets of
me deceased were put in and over all his buffalo
robe. Again the Rev Mr. smith addre,Sed the
throne OF grace with short prayer that the death
OF The stranger might open 20 the hea + of bis
brethren a way for the Holy Spirit which should
result IN their eternal good The prayer being
concluded, Le-itz -a-nashaTo, (Sword Cbief) Of
tbe l-oup band Of PawneeS, SPOKE as follows:
- feel very poor now, that INV Young man has
dird IL makes me feel az if the Great Spirit Is
not pleased with MS; but He has done it, aud W.
oIr satisfied. The Great Spirit has taken him
We feel satisfied, too, with our Great Father
now that he has done all this for him. and buried
on, young brave like one of his ~, at chiefs;
and We feel glad that all these white men aud
women are our friends, and feel much fl the
poor Indian. When we 90 back orr people will
nov understand this mysterious act IF the Great
spirit But we are very tire ii now; want to
20 home and tell our people that the Great Spirit
took him; that while he came TODD GOOD business
Tor them, he died, and he sleeps in o,Ir Great
fathers burying ground. We hope our Great
rather VIII settle our business and let uS 20 la
our villages. We will feel poor when we think
nat we have left our young man behind us; but,
-hiS mourning -
Rev. Mr.. Smith here made some remarks er-
perslye of sympathy for the Ind ans in the loss
OF their brave; and was followed by Mr.. Mix,
Acting Commissioner Of Indian Affairs who 81 lid:
Wish to impress upon their minds that the
ntath OF their brave the act OF the Great
Splr1t, and u should make them better Indians
as II shows his great power The buryinu of
Their brave, and the sympathy of our people aud
the Kindness of their Great Father, hope will
induce them when in their villages To teat our
people, men, women and children, kindly 7 he
Pawnees are a brave people, and the Great Father
Will set mark on this grave, so that IL any of
their braves ever come here and wish to see the
spot where the young brave sleeps they find
The remarks were interpreted by Mr.. AIIis,
they have great confidence, he having gone
among Them in 1868 assistant missionary
and lived among them till about four wears ago
when he removed TO iowa
Rev. Mr.. Williamson who iuterpretsd To the
Sioux, Is an Indian missionary.
We are infoi med that the deceased requested
MAJOR DenniS"a, two days before his death to
have his grave dug and prepared for him imme-
diately. -
TIE NV DIRECTORS OF THE CHESAPEAKE &
OHIO CANAL met yesterday at the CITY Hall for
the purpose of organizing and of making various
subordinate official appointments. Mr.. l.
Brengle, of Frederick county. Md was appoint
cd President The Board was full, every direct
or being present. Earlier in the morning, before
the organization of the Board, Mr. Mauisby the
PRESIDENT OF the late Board, in pursuance Of the
views OF his colleagues and distinguished cOun-
sci learned IN the law, called upon the Secretary
MI w ;. Ringgold in his room at the CITY
Hall, and proposed to him to vacate and tempo
rdIly give up possession of the books and ar
chlyes to him. Mr.. MauSby. With this NJ
declined TO comply, when Mr. MaulSby took IN
the journal and carried il into the Treasurer
room, and deposited il in the money vault there
IN, locking the door of the vault and pntting the
key IN his pocket. He then returned to the sec
retary's room and employed himself in finishing.
letter 10 MIR BTenyle, on the subject Of the dif-
ference OF views between the old and new Board
When he had completed this letter, Mr. Ring
gold not being In the room at the time, Mr. NJ.
arose and left il, locking the door and putting
that key also into his pocket
Inc new Board subsequently organized but
In the absence of the legal adviser of the Com
Pany, w alter , Cox, Esq, of Georgetown, con
ciuded 10 take no action on what had been done
but adjourned TO this morning at 10 O'Clock
We understand that Mr.. Maulsby not only con-
tests the legal validity Of the election Of Direc
TOTS held on the 18th instant, but insists on the
application Of the moneys in band 10 the certain
specific objects to which they are claimed to be-
long.-IHfsNigsHesT.
The RIvER-In the mouth of the canal large
schooner from North Carolina is at anchor loaded
with shingles
AT Harveys wharf, the scbr. Raven, of Boston.
j. unloading l15 tons Of ice from Bridg port, Me
for the Messrs. Willard
AT Stone Nagruder's wharf arrived this
morning the schr Mott Bedel, Capt Seam,n
from New York, with cohsignments to Wash
in2ton Tor W A. French, Campbell Il Covle
WI Drury, JnO. Alexander, Murray & Ran
dolPh, c. Woodward W. r Many q Wilson
b Jo>t, George CIendenin, j + Callan A Kid
oie, b. Brown, Barbour Semnes, Geo. VIII
hou q, Noner, Lieut. Paulding, G W. Small
wood. Murray x SemnIeS Naval Stor-k,enet
Zelph English 4 Co.
The gillers at Hunters landing did not have
a. GOOD success Yesterday usual the largest
Laul made during the day bsing $50 shad
At Alexandra the harbor i Killing up with
vessels, light, from the Northern ports, waiting
Tor cargOes of coal
The arrivals Of fish are increasing prices rang
ing all the way from ali To >s11 per hundred FOR
shad No quotations OF herring
W hat a precious set OF chaps those New York
Custom House clerks must be We saw the
papers of a New York packet schooner to-day
wherein permission was given TO her captain To
sail between New York and Alexandria and
Washington city, in the State Of North Carolina
We are now prepared to hear that New jersey j.
in the United States.
The PISTOL FIRING Er:DFNiC-The occur
renee at the Theatre last night. though happilv
attended by no fatal result, was significantly H.
Iustrative Of the dangerous facility with which
'he murdsrons pistol may ~ drawn and dis
charged by the most unsafe hands Mr. Johr
wagner, worthy citzen, hut who, il appears
had been drinking rather freely, was leaving IN.
Theatre. with his children, and just as h. was
passing the ticket Office he drew 2 small noe k.t
pistol, loaded with powder, apd discharged il at
Tind6m- OrtCer Williamson attended the lin
qnrHl to his HOUSE AMI left him there.
MI Sandru-, the dOOTkerper, states that there
was no d iriculty between himself and Wagner.
and that Wagner did not shoot AZ him al ali, a.
has been reported 10y