The North Carolinian

INTERESTING INCIDENT.—The delegation of Chippewa chiefs and warriors were shown around the Capitol on Friday by their intelligent agent and interpreter, Major J. B. Martell. From the Capitol they proceeded to the statue of Washington, followed by a crowd of ladies and gentlemen. They went up to the front of the statue, and gazed at it for some minutes, with looks of deep interest depicted on their painted faces; then sitting down facing the statue, one of the chiefs, O-ska-ba-wiss, filled his splendid pipe of peace and held it out towards the statue, saying: "My Great Father, we all shake hands with you; we have travelled a long way through the great country that you acquired for your people by the aid of the Great Spirit." Your people have become very great—our people have become very small; may the Great Spirit, who gave you success, now protect us, and grant us the favor we asked of our great Father who now fills the high place first occupied by you."

This simple supplicatory address was faithfully interpreted to the bystanders by Maj. Martell, who, in his gentlemanly manners, appeared there, as he does everywhere, exceedingly well—National Intelligencer.