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FOR THE TARBORO PKESS.
TO W. N.
Reflections on a pack of Cardsi
Aye, there's the rubt Shakspeare.
This pile of pretty painted things,
My simple tribute craves;
Although amonir the Queens and Kings,
1 see a set of Knaves,
Yet in some other courts, wist.
The great and simple mix:
For knaves among the good enlist,
To play off ihe'irodd tricks.
Young hearts oft dream of wishes crownM,
(Dear Mary, once as I did;)
But when they wake, alas! have found
That hontrs are divided.
The diamond eyes that beamM but bliss,
Once held me in command;
And all I hoped or asked was this,
To bless me with a hand.
Oh! what a shuffling and a strife,
Succeeding years reveal;
Men toil within an ace of life,
To leave behind a deal.
There's no revoking death's stern lot,
When each last card is playM;
And sorrowing friends surround the spot,
That closes with a spade.
FOR THE TARBORO PRESS.
TO R. N.
Stand aside; the noise they make
Will cause Demetrius to awake.
Midsummer fflsfit's Dreamt
Jet 1st -Scene 1st.
Up stairs 12 o'clock at night the author lying
in bed a rroscheto flying round the room.
Enter "skeeter" the author rising gently from
his coucht
Buzz on buzz on, thou sapy little fly,
Whizz round this room as much as you please;
But if you bite me, you're as suie to die,
As uinepence is for a pound of cheese
Scene 2nd. m
The author in the same position listening for the
tormentor but he had sloped
Enough was said scarcely had I spoken,
When the tormentor fled away;
1 spose he thought he'd get a limb broken,
So he'd better leave without delay.
THE INDIANS.
Perhaps the most interesting documents
which, from year to year, accompany the
reports from the several.Executive Depart
ments of the Government, are thoe from
the officeof the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs, exhibiting the condition, popu
lation, moral improvements, &c, of the
various Indian tribes.
The American people taken in the mass
know but little of what their Government
is doing with their Red brethren of the
wilderness; they know but little of the
deadly wrong, the deep indignity, the
many excessive cruelties, they are daily
and hourly suffering at the hands of thoe
who claim to be their superiors and guardi
ans; but little either, of the many and
praiseworthy efforts that are making to
ameliorate their unhappy condition.
The documents transmitted to the present
Congress, furnish much valuable informa
tion aportion of which we take the trouble
to condense for the benefit of our readers.
We will begin with the tribes west of the
Mississippi, known as the Western Terri
tory, under the general superintendency of
Capt. William Armstrong.
Cherokees. This tribe has a constitution,
ratified by the people, and printed laws
based upon equality of rights. The govern
ment is considered permanently establish
ed. They are the most enlightened o!
all the southern tribes having paid more
attention to the education of their people,
and had more thorough acquaintance and
intercourse with the white people.
The country of the Cherokees is fertile,
producing corn, oats, wheat, grasses, &c.
Salt, lead, and iron are found, and will
probably in time be further developed.
The Cherokees raise a large number of
cattle, sheep, and hogs; various kinds of
mechanics are also found among them.
The greatest evils to which these Indian
are subjected, are those growing out of the
introduction of that curse of the human
race ardent spirits. Population of the
tribe, about 25,000.
Choctaws. Ths tribe, like their breth
ren, the Cherokees, "have made great
efforts to throw off the Indian life." They
have general inclination for education.
They, loo have a written constitution,
which has lately been printed both in tin
English and Choctaw languages, and circu
lated throughout the nation. The General
L-ouncil convenes on the 1st Monday in
October of each vear. The council about to
convene, at the date of the report, is
represented as likely to be a very impor
tant one, as the Chickasaws were abjut to
come into the council with them. This
body is the only representative body in th.
nation, and consists of forty members,
elected according to population. It has a
speaker, clerk, gallery, committee rooms,
&c. Members are allowed two dollars a
day, and mileage, for their services.
The country owned by the Choctaws, is
between the Arkansas & Red Rivers, &lie
principally within the cotton region. The
staple of cotton is cultivated bv numbers of
the Indians 1000 bales being theetimated
product of the nation for the year liU.
There are several cotton gins and grist and
saw mills in the country. Population
15,000.
Chickasaw. These are partly amalga
mated with theChoctaws.speakingthe same
language. The country assigned to them is
on the Bed River, beyond the Choctaw,
where they are much exposed to the dep
redation of the scattered and marauding
tribes. The Chickasaws do not appear to
get along so well as their brethren the
Choctaws.
Population 5,000.
Creeks. The Creeks are divided in
to Upper and Lower Creeks, under one
chief, Roly Mcintosh. They have not
advanced as far as the belorenamed in
written laws, but are yearly improving.
They have lately passed a severe law
against the introduction of spiritous li
quors. They have a great wish to educate
their people; have several blacksmiths and
other mechanics; also some schools at which
their children receive a useful education.
Population 20,000.
Seminoles. These Indians are proper
1 y a part of the Creek Nation, differing but
little from them in language and customs.
Their location is between the North Fork
ot the Canadian and Arkansas rivers. This
country is represented to be very rich,
though not very well watered. The Sem-
inoles have but lately emigrated from b lo
rida, and have not yet had time to make
that advancement in education and civili
zation, that has been made by some of the
other tribes.
Seneca s and Shaw nees. Population a
bout 500.
Quapaws. Population 500. These
tribes are included in the Neosho sub-agency.
They have made considerable improve
ment, have blacksmiths and farmers a
mongst them, and a grist mill, at which
flour is manufaeiuied in considerable quan
tities. They have also a saw mill. Their
country is situated between the Cherokees
and the State of Missouri, and is rich,
healthy, and finely watered.
Sacs and Foxes. These Indians have
a farm of 177 acres under cultivation, on
the Iowa river, which produced last ye;ir,
many hundred bushels of corn, oats, pota
toes, &c, for distribution among the poor
and necdv. The Sacs and Foxes are but
little reclaimed from savage life, ihey im
bibe but few of the virtues of civilization,
whilst they are prone to imitate its worst
and most destructive vices These tribes
are situated within the Territory of Iowa.
John Beach, Esq. is the Agent. Agency
seventeen miles west of Fairfield. Popu
lation 6000 to 7000.
Sioux. A. J. Bruce, Superintendent
at St. Peters, reports, that if any change
has taken place in the condition of thee
Indians, it has been decidedly for the
worse. Whiskey appears to be all they de
sire, and they will sell all else they may
have to obtain it. Men who can thus bat
ten on the gains obtained from the degrada
tion of the ignorant savages, are too despi
cable to be called human beings. Unless
giving or selling liquor to the Indians is
made a high offence, punishable by fine and
imprisonment, it will be utterly impossible
to save them from total annihilation. The
Sioux appear to be the "Ishmaeliles" of
the North West. Population ne r 23,000.
Osages. The country of the Osages i
watered by the Arkansas, Verdigris, anil
Neosho rivers. It abounds with prairie
and woodland, and is represented as very
rich. The tribe subsists principally by
hunting, though the women cultivate somt
corn, while the men are engaged in the
chase. They have but little law, if any,
among them frequently rob their neigh
bors who are more honest than themselves
and for some years past have drank more
whiskey than formerly. They are gener
ally at war with the Pawnees. Population
4,300.
Chippewas. This tribe is the remnant
of that once powerful nation which inhabit
ed Michigan, and whose chief, Pontiac,
was so much feared by the early English
sHthrs of Detroit and Michilimacmac.
They are now much scattered number
3000 or 4000 souls, have made some ad
vances in civilization.
Besides the tribes above enumerated,
there are many smaller ones, the last re
maining remnants of once powerful nations
which inhabited the eastern slope of the
great Mississippi Valley. Inconsequence
of the grasping avarice of their Anglo-Sax-n
conquerors and self constituted guar
dians, they have been removed to eke out
a miserable existence among a people who
knew them not. After these, again, there
re others, who inhabit the extensive
plains eist of the Rocky Mountains; and
vho still retain their primitive barbarism
Krabsofthe Prairies. Of these, we may
m imerate the following as the most impor
tant.
Tribes.
Population.
12,000
20,000
30,000
20,000
16,000
17,000
18,000
700
30,000
Pawnees,
Cumanchc's,
Pagans,
Appaches,
Assinboins,
Gros Venires,
Eutaws,
Crows,
Blank Feet,
The report of the
Commissioner con
tains a statement showing the number of
Indians "indigenous to the country west of
the Mississippi," to be 228,000 besides
about 80,000 who have been removed from
the east of that river. These, together
with those still east, f being about 25,000)
make the total number of Indians within
he territory of the United States about
333,000. Banner and Pioneer.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer oj Tues
day. J2 Serious riot in Philadelphia. Sev
eral Persons Injured. A dreadful riot
and fight occurred yesterday morning in
the vicinity of South and Seventh streets.
It seems that a Temperance Society, com
posed of colored persons, determined yes
terday to walk in procession, the object,
as is said, being two fold, to celebrate the
Temperance cause, also the Anniversary
of the Slave Emancipation in the British
West Indies. They mustered in consid
erable force, probably fifteen hundred in
number, carried banners and wore badges,
the principal marshals being mounted.
The crowd of lookers on was also large.
Some of the banners, it is said were ratiier
inflamatcry in their character, and had lit
tle to do with Temperance. Much mis
representation was also circulated as
to their objects and designs, and a consid
erable excitement was the result. The af
fray was first commenced by boys. They
threw stones at some of the colored people,
who retaliated, when while men took part
with the white boys, and the disturbance
soon became general. Men and women
mingled with it brickbats were thrown
in showers, a number of persons were
knocked down, and several of both colours
were seriously if not fatally wounded.
The principal fight occurred in St. Ma
ry Street above South, and between Sixth
and Seventh. About two hundred persons
were engaged in it, and it raged most vio
lently for a time. The blacks fought with
desperation, and drove their assailants back
more th in once. They were ultimately
compelled to fly, or take refuge in their
houses. The procession was torn into con
fusion, and most of the banners were beat
en to pieces. A white womin was knock
ed down with a brickbat and much injured
a white man was stabbed in the eye and
had an arm broken; three or four of the
blacks were also frightfully cut and man
gled, and there were reports that more than
one life was lost. The shops in the vicin
ity were closed, and for a time the scene
was frightful. The Mayor was on the
ground early with his officers, and exerted
himself in the most praiseworthy spirit.
Several of the ringleadeis were arrested
and committed.
We passed through the battle field about
four o'clock in the afternoon. Groops of
persons, of both colors, were assempled at
ihc corners, fights occasionally took place,
and ever and anon crowds would rush in
various directions. The stores and houses
in the neighborhoods of Lombard, South,
and Fifth Sixth and Seventh streets were
closed, and apprehensions were expressed
lest further outbreaks should take place
Several arrests had just been made by the
Police Officers principally of while per
sons; and one or two of them were rescued.
Ve observed with mortification that the
ifficers were pelted with brickbats as the)
proceeded along Fifth street by Walnut.
They nevertheless behaved manfully and
worthy the agents of the law.
At one time, about 12 M. there could
not have been less than five thousand per
sons either in or about the scene of excite
nent. A butcher early in the morning,
vvas violently assaulted by some blacks in
Seventh street bv Shippen, and his rn.au
was dreadfully injured. We had the ac
count from his own lips, and he affirmed
that he was passing quietly along when he
was attacked. The court at the west of
the African Church in Lombard street a
bove Fifih, was crowded at one moment
with assailants, who battered the doors and
windows of the houses. The tenants, col
ored people, were driven out, and but for
the interference of the Police the houses
would no doubt have been torn down.
The most exageraied stories as alleged
outrages were in circulation, and these ser
ved not a little to add to the excitement.
The half grown boys were evidently the
principal mischief makers.
The scene in the vicinity of Sixth street
and Small was deplorable. Human beings,
ot both colours and sexes, were there seen
in conditions of misery, wretchedness and
alarm, melancholy to contemplate. They
knew not at what moment a rush might be
made upon them, and hence they trembled
not only for their little stock of worldly
goods, hut even for their lives.
The police officers were scattered about,
and as far as we could discover, conducted
themselves becomingly. The numbers,
however in the event of anything like a
general fight were greatly against them.
It was reported that a sailor (white,)
was sadly injured that a dirk was found
upon a black who was arrested; that a col
ored child was - killed. But the reports
were so numerous, and many so utterly
unfounded, as we took the trouble to ascer
tain, that we think it right, until the ex
citement subsides, to caution the public a
gainst attaching too much importance to
many of the stories that are put into circu
lation. Further Particulars. Lives Lost.
A little befoie five, we again visited the
scene of tumult, and in Sixth and Shippen
5tre is, we saw a white boy carried along,
the blood stieaming from one of his legs,
he having been shot by a nejro in a neigh
boring alley. It appears that several bos
went up this alley, and were busy in the
general excitement, but we could not learn
that they had committed any violence.
i wo shots were fired out of different win
dows upon them, and three of the boys
were wounded. One is reported to have
since died but we cannot vouch for the
truth of the statement. A large crowd of
white persons soon collected in the alley,
and a negro having been seen on a roof, the
house was entered, and efforts were in
progress to capture him, with evident inten
tions of taking summary vengeance. Mr.
Harman Yerkes soon appeared on the spot,
ascended to the upper part of the house and
took the negro, who gave himself up on
learning that Mr. Yerkes was a Police Of
ficer. Mr. Y. then endeavored to escort
him through the alley assisted by another
person, probably an officer. The negro
was struck over the head by the nearest of
the crowd, but Mr. x. succeeded in get
ting him to the corner of Sixth street and
W asmngton Square wheie a large body
of persons met the police and negro, took
him by main force, struck him down with
pieces of wood, trampled upon him, and
he was dragged to the office at length by
some constables who came to the rescue,
but we learn that life at the time was all
but if not quileextinct. It seems also, that
another negro had been taken by some of
the bystanders near the scene of action,
and killed in Lombard street. His dead
body was conveyed to the Mayor's Office;
and we fear that before we go to pres, we
shall be compelled to add some further ac
counts connected with these deplorable
circumstances. We indulge a hope, how
ever, that the efforts of the pioper authori
ties will piove effective.
Postcript. The Disgraceful Riots
Continued Ji Church. Hall, and Hous
es Burned. Philadelphia was a scene of
deep excitement last night, especially in the
vicinity of the riots, embraced within Fifth
and Seventh and South and Pine-streets.
Some of the scenes just before sundown
were appalling. Uur account in another
part of our paper, left offal 4 o'clock. At
6 vve repaired again to the spot, and re
mained there for several hours. Before
sundown, the black males had utterly dis
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appeareu. run wnen one was discovered,
he was chased by thousands, knocked
down, jumped upon and struck with blud
geons. We witnessed a scene of this
kind at the corner of Sixth and Lombai di
stress, just before dark. A tall mulatto
came rushing forward for his life, a crowd
screaming ai ms neeis. ne iell just at the
corner as he crossed the street. We saw
one man jump upon him, and several others
strike him as he lay. He regained his feet
again and bounded forward, running down
Pine street, and dashing through the entry
if a house. The family within were dread
fully alarmed, the crowd paused for a mo
ment, and vve believe the poor wretch e
aned. Not long after, we saw another
man, said to be while, with his clothes half
lornoff him, and his shirt sleeves bloody,
dso nursued bv a crowd. He sought re-
luge in a store at the corner of pine and
Sixth, his object being as he said, to escape
the police At sundown, the crowd must
have extended to 5000 or 7000, a large
porti.rt being of course, mere spectators.
The Mayor and Sheriff had a body of pol
ice there, but they seemed as a handful
compared with the multitude. The great
est object was the "Beneficial Hall," a
four story brick building, not finished, in
Lombard street, below Seventh, and sur
rounded by a cluster of frames. The Pol
ice filed in front of it; also thousands of
persons. The deign it was proclaimed on
all sides, was to set fire to it. False alarms
were raised frequentl y throughout the
evening; but about 9 o'clock, and to the
surprise of many, the flames were seen cir
cling through the roof, and in less than ten
minute- the whole building was en fire.
The walls fell on all sides with tremendous
cr shes, and it was feared that some of
tho;e below, were either killed or wound
ed. The frames adjoining were - mashed
in, and were also injured by fire and vater.
The Hall was utterly destroyed. No ef
forts were made to save it. The firemen
were on the ground in force, and played
on the surrounding property.
About 10 o'clock, the little African
Church in St. Mary's street below Lom
bard, and between Sixth and Seventh, was
also set on fire, and burnt to the ground,
with one or two adjoining frames. While
those properties were burning, the excite
ment of the crowd was comparatively
calm. The spirit of disorder seemed ap
peased for the moment. Thousands of
spectators looked on quietly, while hun
dreds round expressed themselves pained
and shocked at such deplorable scenes.
The picture indeed, was a most melancholy
one for the character of Philadelphia.
Numerous arrests were made in the day
and in the evening, and cases of distress of
the most touching and hrart rending char
acter, passed under our immediate observa
tion. Mothers were in- agonies of fear
and apprehension, while children scream
ed with fright.
The stars shone brightly and beautifully,
while the work of destruction and outrage
was in progress below. At a very late
hour the throng was still large, and fears
were entertained that the work of vengeance
was not yet done.
One of the blacks supposed to be killed
recovered somewhat in the course of the
evening. The boys who were shot with
fire arms, were, as we understand, taken
to the hospital, and their wounds were only
slight.
Jin apparition.. .The Concord Statesman
publishes a singular story, related by twd
persons under oath, of a confession recently
made by a person named Samuel Matin, of
Benton, N. H., while on his death bed, of
having aided 40 years ago in the commission
of murder. The two persons who relate the
story were watching with the deceased on
the night of his death, and the most remark
able part of their story is, that before the
confession, a strange looking man suddenly
appeared in the chamber, standing directly
between them and the bed, the room being
at once lighted up with an unearthly crim
son light," and looking at the sick man.
The sick man was dreadfully frightened
and agitated, made the confession above
mentioned, describing the place, but not
the names of parties, and immediately died.
1 he stranger disappeared, and the witnesses
were tremendously frightened. Inconse
quence of this story, an old rumor has
been revived of the murder of a carpenter
named Hogdon, by a man named Noyes,
who is since deceased, to which murder it
is conjectured that Mann was an accessary.
Cholera in India. Perhaps the indis
position of the Anglo Indian Government
to prolong the war may be strengthened by
the appearance of a new and most fearful
enemy the cholera of whose ravages in
various portions of India the' most distres
sing accounts are given. At Calcutta,
Bombay and in the Deccanthis pestilence
was raging fearfully; and we have before
us, in one of the Irish papers, a letter from
an officer of the 22nd regiment, stationed at
Camp Kuriaehee, which says that in the
course of one month Jhere were buried,
from that regiment alone, the band-master,
sergeant-major, three sergeants, a hundred
and twenty men, twelve women and twen
ty children. To bur) nine men a day"
he says, was our allowance; sometimes
three in a grave. One hundred and sixty
recruits from England having joined, it
whipped them off very fast."
N. Y. Com.
(jThe Madison (Indiana) Courier
says; "our mayor is a cabinet-maker, our
marshal a blacksmith, the city attorney a
plasterer, the secretary a carpenter, the
assessor a pattern maker, the collector a
tobacconist, three of the nine councilmen
are tailors, two are carpenters, one a mach
inist, one a wagon-maker,one a mill-wright,
and one a fan-mill maker. Let any other
city in the United Slates beat us, if they
can. Who will say we are not working?
men?"
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