New York Clipper (Jul 1858)

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Vol. VIr-N* 17. NEW YORK, SATDADAT, AUGUST 14, 1858. ■ . ■ ■ •; t • . ■ ■ '-'I «.v '-• • 1 ' :• ■ ^ .. ■r.-./.,.<-1 ■ I l;t ! < "'i f J* ;i -. I- ■.,.<« PUBLIC GYMNASIUMS. Now that Indlvldaal enterprise hoi done so noob to- irards ppalatlslog oat-door aporta'ud aihleilo «x«roleea, 1 It not time that the pabllo anthorltlea ehonid do aome- ihlDg towaidj or«atlog a atill greater Interest In naltera )f (Uf kind, In vhloh the pbytloal atraotore of mankind la eo deeply lorolved t Why not oooatrnot pabllo gym- naaluma, where thoaa who are aoable to pay for private iDatroolIoa oan have the uae o', and eojoy the eame, wltb- oat prioe. Oar engravUig repreaenta one of theae pabllo InaAatlons In London. The apparatoa la koloaed, and a keeper is la attendaaoe to preserve order. The regala- tlona to be obaerved by the pnblto ere Inaorlbed opoa a large board wltbln tbe ground. Among theae, no peraon la allowed to oooapy aoy one part of tbe apparataa ex- olnalvely longer than flfteeo nlDatea; any peraon wllfally djunaging the apparataa wlU be proaeosted; nse of groea . - !\ 0 or aboalve hngnsge fa to be pnntabed by exolntloil ilmii - > the gymnaalam^darlog that day; and Iba pabllo an k^.^'h qneaicd, by another regalalloo, to Matit tbe kaeperJlf* required, In maIaUtQ|ag order. We hope aoon to ■•« •' move made here, by wbloh the pnbllo gymnwlam mtf " beoome one of the flitnres of the Weitem World. ^i FATAL INDIAN FIGHT. wutiEt roi TBI nw toii airrn, BT BTD. SBAFRR. Thi BoeDPS I am aboat to derorlbe happened In tbe lOtiaty of Venwert, Oblo. Clear through tbe coaoty :ana a beautirul eandy'ridge from eaat to west, Tbie Id'ge la biglier and more dry than tbe reat of ibe ooanty, md for this reaeon the land le now more valuable tban n other portions. It la called Sugar R''dge, from the )leasant eager maple grovea that court tbe gentle )reezeB, and refreah tbe weary traveler with a anmpiuoua ihsde. This ridge la eeveral miles wide la aome plaoeK. md tbe roads are never very had. Tbe nortbrro and reatern part of ihls ooanty la atlll «lld and anaopy, wltb trge foreeta. Tbrongb theae foreats atlll roam ibe deer, war, wolf, and wild oat. It was oa Ibia lonely ridgp, ibont six miles ttom tbe pleasant town of Yaowrkt, wbiob lonnty seat la eltaated In tbe oeatre of tbe eounty, that me of tbe most terrlflo haod-to band struggles ever wa« oaght. Tbia fatal combat ooonrred In iha year 1837. md many of oar oUlzena have a vivid rronlleotlon of tbe iloody trantaottoD, Qalte a number of duula have been 'ooght by ladlana In thia coonty. Among tbe nnmber, waldeB the one above referred to, waa a oootfat between Beartkln and Cherokee. Thla light only leatfd a few Blnutet. A apeotator of the scene iDforms as that tbe itrokea of the knife end tomahawk were eo rap'd that It ras Impossible to follow the blows wltb tbe eye. Uaoy ilowa were waid«d off with tbe dexterity of a boier. Iparriog, parrying off, and preventlDic tbe effeols of the )10W8, was a afllenoe among the ludlans, carried to a [Teat degree of perfeotlon. In Ibis Bubt Cherokee waa mooked oat of time, and after beldtc hacked np bsdiy, ;rle4 "ago," and tbe fight ended. Cherokee laid arouod alth tala aorea for a long time, while Seankhi received inly one savere gash on his arm. On this dellghlfal ridge, where we now tpark tbe lovely ^alefaoed naldeo, a fine foang chief wooed and won the leait of (he beeatirol, Ark eyed lodlaa belle of Sugar lldge. Their honeyed interviews ot paaaloDed eoetaoy md para love, we will not attempt to delloeate or nar- rate ; bat, as other lovers, they eijeyed a good tine gen- irally, and rambled tbrough flowery grovee, and made kappy vltlts, and paaaed tbrongh pleaaant actines. But It b said " the ooarse of tne love never rnoa smooth." An irll day cane upon them. Another youog chief, of tbe kighest lodlan penonal attraotiODS and tasoloailona, fell Into her soolity. Her cbarmlog, lovely conotenanci), tlaaUo step, One form, bewitching oDtloements, amiable Ismeanor, Intelllgenoe, and pleaflogooDvers«lloa.oaaai'd bim to admire end then love her. He offered her bis band. She told blm that It was Impossible for her to so- eept blm,'48 her heart and band was alven to aooiher. Bla lofty prldejeas mortiSed. In ralky glcomlOFsa be Iras seen waDderlng abont He soon began to bate bla rtval—then Tengeanoe Bllsd bis boson. They met, rage i&d Jeoloosy mode them enemies, and then revenge— iveet revenge. The diaappolnted lover cballeogrd tbe other to ttraggte In deadly oonba^liad the Tlotor take the beauty. Bravery, and a eonse of lodtan honor, caased tbe other to Immediately accept the challenge. Three weeks previons to battle, lbs time and plaoe were eppolnied, aod tbe prellnlDaries of the fight ar- ranged, and both men went Into aotlre tralntog. A part of iba coDdltlons were, that tbey eboold fight with knlvea and tomabank*, and that they aboald Bgbt nntll one or tbe otbpr eboutd fall In death. Tbe two heroes of our oairatlve were noble' yoaog oblela. They were modele of pbyaloal perfeotlon. Tjiey were near one size, and about tbe eame bodily pr6portlons and strength. Stand- ing near six feet—weil-muuMed limbs, lined with corded elnewe, and mnaolea of a texlare that would vie wltb the muaoleof tbe dlsolpleaof tbe prize ring. Broad ehoal- <tere, fine cheat, narrow lolnii, and every other iefyl opoitiut of .maaole that could ooottibute to beanty, Ktrengib, activity and endoraDce. Thua they atood at Ibe bead of their Irlbea—In valor nntqoalled—In acbleve- meniB tbe Brat of tbe moat daring—laden wltb trophies of eavage honor, and the heroes of tbe lodlan prize ring, tbey appeared the pereonlSaatlon of courage, nerve, eel- enoB, strength, activity, nutole and endoraoce. Aa tbey met, tbe Ore of their eagle eyes fliabt d ea they glared at eaob other. At the appointed time, a large number of lodiaos assembled to wltneta the conteit, and see an open field and a fair figbL Also a few white men were rpeota- tors of the aoene. TBS noBT. Round 1, His two oombtltnia nma tofclber ilk* Itooi, «Ub * lerribl< itaook tsd motl ttrrldo blows. BoUi blows were piRlsd off wiib uuiDlibisi iklll i- Torriflo O(euo(. Blov alter blow wltb Itnubiwk aid kDira. Now oaUlog a|ub upno ifa«boa—now npoDMwarm. bow gpoo tha brml —DOW oaioblDy klowi—now parrjlof off with Uetomtbawkor kalfo, •• It wu ooDTODicBl, aod loneUnxa wbsn ibcM filM, tb«j oiofbt a blow opoD lb« •rm, to ibleld a mora hitl ipol at wbloh wu tiatd Iba wetpoD. Tbna ibtj roggbt with Ibe datportUoo aad ftirj ot Ultra, aod ai Iba- aama Uae Iba skill or Ibe boitr, for aotr bur aa boor, wilb roDod asooerduig rouod wllb Ibe rapldil/ of Hfblilag. Tbn wore oorered with woaodt aad drlpploi with blood. Ibeir faoM, breuia, abnaldtra ano arioa all ool op with Daof faibia—with woood) tll|blaad 4>ap, all nlaoded lo(«tetr-« moat bloodf apeolaale. Lu). ariar aome baid Bibtloi and nasf Ibrosis, wonodf, aad aparrint, bolb taw Ibe marfc eipo«(d hi lb* olber, agd wlu a atroka lite a Owh of ll|blolDi, ib«r tptd Ibt drlppiof koife, wblob, borne b7 etob wllb all Ibtir oomblted ilrts|tb, wtol bona to ibe betrt or eiob, Jiwi alta'og a wall maiDl i arrj or Iba arm. With Iba oootdI- alooaur tiroog mra Ibej nuilared an«tlbalaaotaalber,4Uid bolb fell dtad togeibar opoo a well roogbt fltld. Tbey were taken np, and after dns preparattons, with all the honors of Indian oustoni, malted and going from tbe death rtroggle, tbey were burled apon the i>pot where they lelL Tbeir graves are to be reen to thla day on one of tha moat pleaaant pieces on Sagar Ridge, "near tbe pabllo highway leading l^om Vanwert to Delphos. Tbe traveller and paase^by polnli to their resting-place, and narrates Ibe glories of these two Indian bravee. Here slumbers the pride ol a doUog mother, and the blaeted bnpps of a atrlcken father. The fair boy grow np a noble youth. Like a well-onltlvated tree, aeekiog a deep base, and bearing a high and floarlsbleg bead, as he wu be- glnolDg to bloom with the glories aod vlrtaee of man- hood. Like tbe lofty pine that waa beglaolog to rise In ila grandeor, and overlooking the aarroandlog trees, beoontng tbe glory of tbe forest, when, alasl a fiery bolt, let loose l^om tbe floating batteries of the olonds, lays Its aymmetrloal form and branches in a»bes. But does be perish alone t Ab I tbe hopes, joys, and prospects of tbe mother who dandled him upon her knees—of the father that looked open blm with a bosom swelling with pride, and tbe fair maiden that gazed npon htm with eyes of love, were crashed together with his bleeding heart and laoereted body, that has lon^ since tnrned to dost, and over whose heaid now smiles the green f od, regardless of tbe hf ro wboae breast It coven. What a beart-plnrolng spectacle, lo behold tbIe solemn group wllb their friends, aa la the agony of despair they olothe that hero form with tbe clod—ebroad-mantle of death. Ton behold the beart-reodlog convulelons of grief, as they gaze upon that face for the last time. At ibe base or the mound be sleeps bis last sleep, while the gentle zephyrs wave,tbe bloomlog flowers and nodding groas, softly aod slleiitly oaatiog their fragrance over thla mighty chamber of death. Here now la pillowed the poor Indian I Tbe battle-ground was near tbe cherished graves of tbeir fethere, whose rplrlts were gathered to view tbe oonteat Behold tbe beautiful monnd that riees like a temple-the massive heap of mouldering olay, where sleeps the mighty warrler, tbe fair iqaaw, the beautiful maiden, tbe mighty ohleftalu, and friend and rival, la one everUallng bed. Tbe fair maiden returned to her wigwam to die of a broken heart. No noble, youthful chief, retomed from the bold feats of war to wrap his .love In strong, bnt ten- der arms of affeotlon. No love-beaming counteDance, retorned from tbe suooeeafal pleasares of the obese, laden with wild game to be dressed by her finely moulded bands, while her smUIng, obarmlog face painted the glo- rious love of an lodlan maiden hear^in all the parity of nature. No majestic and symmelrlcabform to real when weary apon the fura spread q.ut apon the floor of the oabla by gentle bands, and lolled to sweet repoM by the bird-like oarrolling aonga of the gentle voice of the queen- Uke.lll|,pf Sagar Eldge. T h e fcj gf of the Indian maid Is Inoomolable. Her frluidik\B7''to cheer her up,to make her happy) bnt, alas I sm.spenda her time weeping upon bla grave. She talks of blsHoblenesa—of his love—of his greatness—of bis mslanoholy death.' Uaoy Indian braves wpire (or her levely band, bnt tbeir attraotlons fall at her feet na- nolioed. She has her besrt entombed In the cold grave. She dreama of meeting him In tbe splrlt-land, where they oan forever roam over celestial plains, grovea and splen- dors, and repose In the lofty wigwam oftbe Qceat Spirit, and drink from the guiblog (ooDtalna of Elyslan's rosy moantalni, and loiuriate on venison brongbt Iron the hnntlog-grcund of the lodlaa'a Heaven. 8be ia seen, like a ghoet, at midnight, weeping open tbe bero'a gtave. A few more fleeting months and the fair Indian girl dlea of grief, and her friends think she la now bappytritb her In- dian lover In Heaven. Frnos (b their asnes t The gravea of onrobteftaloi aito a'lil held itored by the Indiana. They tan waned tli«>d« face, who owns the farm open which these relloa an to b« found, twrart* plow over them or diatorb their remalna, for If ha doett death, tbey threaten, will be his portion. Tbey ar« lilU Qodlstnrbed by the plow or the wnlta nan'a rads baniUl And oocessonally at the present day, some lone IndUa takes his tarn, and Is aeen^a lonely wanderer, from hb dl» tant home, paying homage to the lUaatrlons dead. F«ti many yeara tbeir blood red emblema ot the tomb, stained by some roots known to the lodlaai^ were remalidog ' potted.abovo their gravea—a flt eoalga of oaroage. These are the relics of a ones bold aod powarfnl natloo. Thiaraoeof beings Is fast passing away. A few mora yeara and the poor Indian wlU live only In hiatoryand aoDg. Howtbesoenebaaohangedl Oaoe, where wa io« / live and eoJoy the blessing ofoIvUlEatlon, was an ImBieua forest, where roamed tbe fearless Indiao. Here with active limbs he porsaed the leaping deer-bera he ptdi '' died his little canoe along the banks of the St U»tj$,tSli , bathed his noble form In Ita dark water—here the.blulu./' fire gleamed npon the aoalptng knives aod the dark eyw '■> ■. of the chief and warrior—here the ieloqnenue oif the oblld'" i of nature waa heard—here tbe tawny eons and daa«bl«m ' of the forest gathered aroond the flreiide of tbe wigwam •ad offered op their prayer to the Great Sptrlt—here waa ."' the theatre of tbeir national dances, their war iuatt, love danoea, tbeir fierce warwfaoopjtiietr bloody flglita^aM their death songs—here they amoked ibeIr pipe of pea^,. and here iheyouog lodlan lover wooed and won bla dark ' maid In tho smiling aantUoa of fe anomer'a morn, or be- ' neatb the refreshing ahado of aome wild romantic grore, or arnand the wigwam blue, or«' Jy nocritthl <il9M." ' Vanwert, 0.. July 20,1888. ' ^ VfBWTtaa roB THI'OBiMrioiiSHiF.—Hiwi8wom'<'>v itiDLoKOiiui.—The match between these men, forXloa ' aod theobaDpIoDsblp,oametoBaatlatactory termloatloii last week. In a field adjoining the railway station at Ka(> dal. In preaenoe of an Immense oonocarae of speotatorairTi/;, ,i Bopnd 1.- After a long struggle, Hawkswortb havlnp the better grip, and befog mnob the alronger man,' bla opponent by a " bipe."—Boded 2. HawkeworUt tiding the bipe, bat was oompletely foiled, and wi tatlly thrown.—Bonnd.8. Loogmue topped bits' sllybyacrosi buttock.—Boond 4 aad loat.-'U afteraaevera attpggle, greased bis manolevwiy b^ i Bwloglog bine, and inns matntahis bla poetUafi as Oham^' plon of Eoglaod. Tbe belting was S to 8 U LoogoM. m'tLjf^Julf 18. , / Hnivr WnoBT Bions.—In reply to tbe Pongbke(p<' sle challenge In onr last, we haV«i;r<iMlved tbe following,. In reply, with tbe materoiU panat'aDonia appended:,^ . . ' . BoasovViAagtiltlbiUIH, ^ Ma,qtnsF: isoiioedhiibeOMhlbe batwaieb •ppMiadaaiir. tbtrbted or ••btarr wtltbl babfii" IwllltscaplUiebtl. Tba paMaa ekaDtstlaf, wbeaa Diaie rea dli'. Doigife,iiti<d ibalaaaaaaaaihe batwaa a£«jpMa.abrltHerM dailtra woold be potud. AH»waialo|Ofi«iUHllilHaHiabrbe|ial DpIelbabaidtofiaaadUaref ibaHiwToai (kiMB /latoaa aa Ibt Olber fatly for wards lha IbrMt, a bka earn wU tomfdiaWf B4* 0)1 I .1 I'Ul •/ I. I