The Sun. — 1838-12-26 (London, England)

MURDER AND SDICIDE.—The• three Menomonee Indians, Pishish, Pe ke-kem, and John Pero, confined in the county gaol at Depere, on suspicion of murdering S. Wilcox, at the Grand Chute, in July last, are all dead ; the first having been murdered by the last two, and the last two having committed suicide. The murder of Pishish was committed on the night of Thursday last by Pe-ke-kem and Pero, who, it-. confession, stated to the jury of inquest, through an interpreter, that in the night they were cold, and could not sleep—that they got into conversation about the murder of Sho min (the Indian murdered at the payment), and of the murder of the white man (S. Wilcox) at the Grand Chute. Pishish told them that they would both be hung, and he would be set at liberty ; that it was their fault he was in gaol. They (Pero and Pe-ke-kem) then, concluded to kill him, determined that he should die as well as they. Accordingly (as in this situation the body was found), they cut his throat from ear to ear, and ripped him open on the right side. Verdict of the jury, " That Pishien came to his death by the hands of the said Pero and Peke-kem." On Sunday last the coroner was again called to hold an inquest over the bodies of the two last-named Indians, who were found dead in their cells in the morning by the gaoler, having hanged themselves. Pero was found. suspended by a strip from his blanket, which he had torn off and twisted for the purpose, from a grate in the door of his cell, about three feet from the floor. Pe-ke-ketn hanged himself with his belt, which he fastened to a spike in the side of his cell. Verdict of the jury, " That the said Pero and Pe-ke-kem came to their deaths by horging themselves.  MONEY MARKET, &e., Dac. 6. A further improvement took place in SteAs of most descriptions to-day, when a fair business wa., transacted at the advance—Delaware and Hudson west up per cent. ; Vicksburg Bank, 4 ; Bank of Kei:Aucky, 1 ;American Trust Company of Baltimore, ; Mohawk Railroad, ; and Haarlem Railroad, 1 k ryer Cent. United States Bank closed at 1194, the previous price, and Stonington Railroad at 24i. The Bank of the United States are drawing on London at 10 per cent. premium, and private bills are held per cent. higher. On France the rate to-day ranged at 515 f. to 5 I7if. The Mobile banks had ceased checking on New York on the 29th ult. A correspondent of the Journal of Commerce has furnished that paper with the following statement of the cotton crop of 1838-9, in which he states full confidence may be placed, as far as it is possible to arrive at any degree of accuracy at so early a period of the season. The state of Louisiana, according to the communication referred to, will have a considerable excess, while Mississipi may poulbly be 10,000 bales short of the growth of last seasc,n,-but that even is doubtful. North Alabama and Middle Tennessee fully one-fourth short of last season. Western district, a good crop, equal to last year. Florida, a considerable ex cess, South Alabama, less than 280,000 bales. Georgia and South Carolina decidedly short of last year's growth, and will T:ot exceed .53,000 bales. North Carolina and Virginia aLout 45,000 bales. (From the Commercial Advertiser.)