Weekly American. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1858-1858, 1858-01-09
CAL INTELLIGENCE.
AND DARING NEGRoEs- HIaH-HASDED

IL clothes in the public street. She fastened
" yie and informed her parents of the matter.
ling ia that Immediate neighborhood, she was
tabled to point out the negro to her mother and
lothers 1.-The latter started in pursuit, running him
70 Mr.. Ruey's stables. He was hunted for some
n he, but could not be found. Meantime the negro
lad induced some ten other negroes to make com
45n cause with him, and they sailed forth, armed
With stones and such other weapons as they could
Jay their hands upon, making desperate assault
Upon the brothers and friends of the little girl,
ing, at the same time, the most profane and vul-
gar language, and applying the most insulting cpl
hets to them. The father of the young men, who
followed after them, was struck in the side by a
itone, and upon demonstrating, or attempting to
o so, was assailed with the most foul, and loath-
Eome and disgusting language which 1t is possible
conceive or utter. In the earlierspart Of the
same evening these same negroes, entered the
dwelling house of Mr.. Birch, on + street, and
made most insulting proposition to his wife, use
ing the most profane imaginable language and be-
.aaving in most outrageous and brutal manner,
.ipding up their rascality by sezing little girl
and pulling her clothes over her head Mrs. Birch
was very much frightened, and before she could
summon assistance the negroes escaped. There
have been several very serious disturbances occa-
stoned by the violence Of these niger rowdies.
lOn the Sabbath day they congregate about the
corner Of 9th and streets, and engage in games
Of ball, wrestling, Jumping, romping, &C., to the.
annoyance Of the residents stimulated by frequent
draughts of bad whiskey, which they manage to
ptain close by, although there is no tavern or
nblic house or licensed shop in the neighborhood.
The police have frequently been called upon to
ldisperse them and have most unceremonousy
scattered them in every direction and pursued
them to their dens. We hope they will continue
to watch them defeat their attempts at lawessness
and teach them that they cannot outrage deccncy
Dand propriety, with impunity.
HARD CASE Who is REspoNsIDLE9-A widow
lady of our acquaintance, who by constant toll
and the labor of many years, as seamstress, had
laid by small amount from her hard earnings,
purchased with the means thus accumulated, lot
Of ground. She went regularly, once year, to
the collectors Office, to pay her taxes. About five
years ago, the Collector commenced to fail to make
out her bill for the full amount, and though ahe
was ignorant OF the fact, small balance was year.
ly accommodating against her. The amount not in
serted in her yearly bills was very small less than
one dollar, but for this amount, which would have
been promptly paid, If properly embraced in the
bills, and of which she was utterly ignorant, her
property was advertised and sold. But for the in
reference of friend in her behalf, her little prop
erty, for which she had toiled for many years, ply
ing her needle early and late, would have been lost
to her; as it was, it cost her between fifteen and
twenty dollars to retain procession OF that which
was her own. Is it any excuse to say that it was
mistake? Those who make such mistakes ought
TO be the sufferers-not the widow and the father.
less! There is day coming, when those who
have wronged the widow and dealt fouy by the
orphan will be exposed before the assembled uni
verse, however secure they may imagine them
selves no,o
There is an eye that never sleeps! He will
avenge the widow and punish those who
wrongfully deal with the orphan.
The INDIAN INTERVIEW. last day of 1857
proved to be fine one, contrasting strongly with
the rain and gloom of the three preceding days.
and the people, regardless of the mud, thronged
the streets as il glad to catch a glimpse of the
warm sunshine.
Happening in the neighborhood Of the Presi-
dents mansion, we noticed the delegations Of
Indians, now in our city, moving in single file
toward that place, and having disposition to
spend a few moments pleasantly, we joined them.
Having reached the Presidents, they we're shown
into the east room, where they formed three sides
of a hollow square, in which position they re-
NAMED during the interview We found large
company of ladies and gentlemen assembled,
among whom we noticed many distinguished per-
sons both of our own and other governments.
After waiting few moments, the President
entered and was pleasantly received by those
pre resent, though none evinced more pleasure on
seeing him than did the Indians. They we're in
troduced to him sepa rately, and the President in
a neat little speech, expressed satisfaction at
meeting with them, and gave them hearty vel
behalf of the tribes they represented, and enter
tanned the assemblage with some genuine speci.
mems Of Indian oratory. The interview lasted an
hour and half, and was attended with many
pleasing incidents.
MoRE RowDYIsx-0n Saturday, about half
past four or FIVE o'clock in the afternoon, a num-
Der of persons, rallyng to the cry of States Hose
or Regulators made an attack upon the Union
Engine House, with short muskets, revolvers, and
other weapons, thereby endangering the lives of
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