Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-09-22
From Washington.

Jones and ri. VI. c. Brown. who have been
engaged rs United States surveyors, Tor the
last twenty years, have Just arrived in Wash
ington having recently completed the sur
vcv Of the boundary lines Of the Choctaw
and Chickasaw country.
In 1855 - treaty was made with III" Nhac-
taws and ChickaSaws. hy which The former
were t. receive SGUu. 900 and the latter 500.
600, in consideration of y perpetual lease OF
territory from them on which 10 locate the
Nchitas, Comanrhes and other wild tribes OF
Indians. The Comalchrs of the Texas re-
serve have already reached there, together
with the NichitaS and other small tribes,
who appear to be satisfied with their new
homes. The entire area Of the Choctaw and
Chickasaw country embraces 20,5Uo,oOO
acres. which, ~ to value. will bear Il fair
comparison with that Of any western terri
tory Out of this about S,uhO.Dn0 acres are
now set apart for the location ut these wild
tribes.
While it is stated here among anti-l.e-
compton men that the democratic members
of Congress will undoubtedly 20 into a
House caucus. it is also asserted that the
anti Lccompton members from Pcnnsylya-
mia, New York and New Jersey will not
1t is said that the latter will support Mr..
Forney for the clerksl,ip if he desires the
position. and this point being gained, they
will 60 for republican for Speaker.
Up to three o'clock to day no dispatch was
received from I'"1sacola concerning the T..
States steamer Fulton, reported Yesterday rs
not bilged The vessel is not Of much nc
count, but her engines are excellent.
The John Adams, which was under or
dcrs for the East Indies, las pnt into Rio
Capt. Mason reports the ship To he unsea-
worthy.
Comptroller Medill and Auditor Atkinson
are to he absent for Il few days to attend the
Ohio State Fair
The revenue from imports may be expec-
ted to fall off for some months to come, rs
compared with the revenue of the past SIX
months. 1t may be doubted whether there
will remain any surplus in the treasury ut
the close of the fiscal year. la one estimate
lately made in Il New York paper, whereby
a large surplus is made 10 appear. the suS-
pended appropriations for the P"St"iilcc De-
partmcnt. amounting to over ten millions, are
omitted
How TrcrMsEu WAS KILLED. WcS-
tern Christian Advocate OF this week contains
an obituary notice, by Rev. \. Wright OF the
Ind. NJ. +. Church. Of Isaac ilamblin, Sr, who
died at his residence near Bloomfield, Ind.
few months since, aged about ST years. Mr.
IIamblin was man If deep plety and I'M
questionable yeracity. He WAS in the battle
of the Thames. and the writer gives the fol
lowing as his statement in regard to the man
ner in which Tecumsch was killed:
He SAYS he was standing but few lcct
from Col, Johnson when he fell. and in full
view. and saw Tie whole If that part OF
the battle. He MAS well acquainted with
Tecumseh. having seen him before the war,
and having been y prisoner seventeen
DAYS. had received many cursing from
him. He thinks that Tr"nmseh thought
johnson was Harrison, Is he often heard
the chief swear that he would have iiar
ison's scalp. and seemed to have special
hatred toward him. J"hnSon.a horse zen
under him he himself being also deeply
wounded in the fall he lost his sword, his
largo pistols were empty, and he was
entanrled with his horse on the ground:
Tecumseh had fired his rifle ut him, and
when he saw him fall. he threw down ms
Gun and bounded forward like n tiger sure
Of his prev. Johnson had only side pistol
ready for use. lie aimed II the ch'ct over
the head of his horse. and shot near the CEN
Ter Of his forehead When the ball struck.
il scanned 70 him that the Indian jumped
with his head fall fifteen feet into the AR; as
soon rs he struck the ground, n little French
man ran his bayonet into him, and pinned
him fast to the ground.
THE Mexican TRRATY.-'rhe y. \. Com
mercial Advertiser correspondent at WASH
ington says:
"The Mexican negotiation has proved to-
raj faiIurc. am quite certain that Mr.. Me
Lane has no confidence in lis ultimate success.
or in the stability of the luareh Govern
mcnt though he believes that the Liberal
ISIS. rs party. may and Ought 10 prevail
~ treaty can be made. even with the pres
ent unstable government NJ Ner. Cruz. which
"a, .iv, r. the United States fn0tho!d III
Mexico, even by risat Of way with power To
maintain troops for their protection, and still
less is there a probability that Mexican ter
ritory will be- cedcd 10 the United States
But SUPPOSE We should purchase snch treaty
form the .Juarez Government? The qnes-
t;on would arise in the United States Senate
y neither that Government has the right t"
sell The plan Is, ~ doubt, I" obtain ounces
,ions from Juare1 AMI then maintain them
by a resort to force, against any person IN
Mexico"