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ustus and Willis Austin, were then in Texas, and were anxious that Cook should go there, asthey particularly needed his services. Cook thought there was no more har in killing a man than there was in killing a hog?did not believe there wus either he!! or heaven, has killed and robbed 40 or 50 nun, and would this winter murder and plunder! as.many more. Johnston Cook is between 20 an 1 ,'30 i years of a^o weighs about 140 pounds,' & ? a o 1 ' ' has keen blue eyes, and is very narrow be- i iween the eyes, his lace and hands ur ; badly scarred with dirks and knives, wh cu In; got ; by fighting; has been stabbed through the muscle of the arm twice with a dirk', also in the hip, his hair is sandy, and one of bis fingers are broken. ?i Society is deeply interested intiic detec-? tection and punishment of such a viihin. j ~ * * ? - -1* ,t... ! . Uarier denies Knowing any mwg ui iuc-,? murder of Rives, alt ough the chain ofi i circumstance*connecting him with Cook, i j in his tragical deeds, are strong, and would \ i go far towards Ins conviction before an in- j < tclligent jury. lie is an illiterate man,! and no doubt was led 0:1 by Conk, who is ( a keen, shrewd fellow. t INFAMOUS V1LLANY AND TERRIBLE R E T R1 i BUT j ON. I Trie annexed revoking and liorrible story ' ?4 an over true tale"?comes to us from j ( the 4,Upton (fchig.) Journal." So c rcnm- : , stan ially is the whole account related, that I we think there can be no doubt of its truth ; j yet it is terr bly strange?"stranger than (ic j tion." It is not often that we publish sicemcnts so full of harrowing inienrst; but toe ; singularity o;'thec\ents ni their tbnou men?, ( imoar s to them a sacrificial solemnl y, like 1, that which hung about the corse of a Joan Arc, or a Charlotte Corday. Wha'cvtrj may be thought of tlie maddened hero sm of the desperate wife and mother by whoso ' ' i? i - .i-- - : ? 1i urvtt-l uauus.llie s iu^nnMijf tafisuwjinv : i was consummated, hiji^ingo cannot sufficiently execrate the immeasurable wicked. > i ucss by which it was cxci'ed. In the Spring ofl833, two young 'adies, j sisters, named L uisa and Ellen Ft ice. of tdangenoch Park, were placed by ihe.r wiJ- ' owed mother at tin; boarding-school of the < celebrated .Mrs. S.jertvooJ,between Pov.i'k ( l und Worcester, three miles from the latter 1 ' place. Louisa was then about 1G, and El. i iea 14 years of age. It appears that M s.; j Si was in the habit of assembling her pupils i ( and friends of both svxes every o h'-r week tor the purpose of performing Conner's of j ' sacred music. To these par ies there came,1 among o hers, two young merchants Iro n i Worcester, name J Harris and Benson. We pass over the cccurro.ces of three; years, dorm; which ti ne these two young ' crea'isres, naturally interesting, and gif.ed ' with sup#; ior ab:!i:ies, were singled out by j ( Harris and Benson for tiieir mark d an !. 1 undivided attentions ; thesn b oom n? oh- I < w * ? " ~ o vious, wif roaimtmic.i cd by Mr. S. :o l!ic?'t r, between whom ?in?i the young inn ' c :xn explanation took place, ami (he\ w?-re t ultim itely received at her house as tho fa- j turc husbands of her daughters. A bro h- i y or of Mrs. Priced dying in 1935, left them.1 , it seems, a sum of money, on condition ol their not marrying until they attained, res.; peciively, the age of t verity. fiv*s ; and as j he mother tcfuscd her sanction to "he inar. c riagc of h'T daugh ers until the arrival of , ; that tune, the circumstance was made a pre-; | text by their professed lovers to induce j them to consent to an elopment, and priva e ; y marriage; and in an evil hour, these twoi ( innocent girls, with all the fond a flee, ion of j young andconfiJing hearts, cmha.ke 1 thou future worldly hopes an 1 happiness in one 1 frail bark?the honor of their admirers? 1 and eloped with them before daybreak from < Mrs. Sherwood's house. They proceed-'' cd to a neighboring church (Hallow,) a;' few m.lcs off, the keys ol which they had i < obtained by bribing the sexton, who asserts j j tint he was totally ignorant of their int<v:-1 ( tions. Hero a inoek ceremony of marriage j was performed by an accomplice, who was . , drcsse l in tho habiliments of a clergyman, j They resided for some months af.er this in a collage in the suburb of Worces- 1 tcr; and herein Apiil, 1S37, Louisa, the .* eld"st, gave birth to a daughter, ilie child ' of Mr. Benson, to whom s!ie thought her- \ self married. In Juno of the same year. Harris proceeded to Lisbon on business conuecieJ with !!? ; firm, whore cs it suu.se. queivly turned on', lie married a d ughvr . of Mr. Kent, a wine merchant of the firm j of Kent and Brothers. Ho returned to Kngiand in February of:!?:s year, bringing his real wife with bin), and purchased a.1 house at Kempsey, on the banks of the Severn. Soon afi-r Harris's return, Bi n. son left Louisa, then tne mother of two eh: I 1 drenp.vith whom and her sister he had b en constantly living up t/tlmt time,an J look up his residence in Harris's house,from whence ( he sent the unfortunate victims a letter,slating the facts in rclotion to the villany practised upon them, and offering in tlie name ' of himself und partner, to make a settle.; men! upon them by way of reparation. Words would fail describing the shock produced by the communication of this totally unexpected blow, which rohb?d them j of all that rendered life, in their estimation,! worth preserving. ; .hiiui died a fortnight af.er mt!ic iunalio i asylum, near Lhoitwioii, in the arms of her j sister. who?c mind it seems, was sustained j by her determination to execute a fearful! vengeance on the guilty causers oi their j .bitter sufferings, which she too faithfully j>er. formed. .Learning that iier pre ended husband | was to be morried on the 10th of March, and that he was Jo return frpm Worcester; to Kempsey on the preeceding evening in a gig with Harris, to the latter, she planu-1 cd and putin operation the following fright- ' ful mode of retribution. After strangling hct two infants, and leavng a letter on the table, s atmg that J site would not let them live to hoar ot their I mother's disgrace, she, dressed in man's i clothes, armed herself with a brace of pis- j fol?. nndjknowing the probable time ?rth?,;r approach, took her station in a small shru bery midway up a steep ascent, where t ro id overhangs ti;o river. On the approa of h gig. it appears that she disclirrg both tli' pistols, one of which took cfh ia h i bra;.: of Mr.Benson.who was drivi: an-J who ft;!I dead from h/s seat; thehor taking fu^h?, started of]', and before JM Harris could seize the reins to arrest hii plunged over the cliff"into the river, whe bo:h iiorso and rider were drowned. 1* poor girl was found quite dead, weJierit in I.or blood 'having slabbed herself,) aero illj Id doss body of Benson. The her and gg fl>atoa onto Gloucester brdg where they were taken out of the wate Har'iVs body was picked up near Tewk hurry ; lbs \oung widow, we regret 10 sa is likely soon to become a mother. Mr Price lor unatvly died within a month afti he dopment. Thus have die earthly hop* ~r r... i r.n.maturel IIVO 1'Uilll lU.'S UWII U.UOlkU jy...... , md two innocent and loviiy women, win j:i lt*r bright auspices, might have bee die ornament and delight of society, gor iowu to the grave in sorrow. CHEUAW GAZh i li WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1839. Minutes of the Welsh Meek Association.? I'iie following churches cau obtain the :opics of the minutes at this office ; viz. Te ill's Bay, Piney Grove, Cat fish, BrownsvilJ Antijr.h (M.) Buck Swamp, Bruton's For Bonnettsvale, Gapway, Salem, Little Pi Dee, BeaverJjm. The remarks of Mr. Calhoun on the subjo A thcp..b!lc lands cannot be read but with ir [crest. "Cal.iope" shall have a place next week. A small volume ably written has lately bet published in Philadelphia, entitled "Abolitit a sedition*' which seems greatly to d.slurbtl r.urvcs of abolitionists. Tne Washington Chronicle is suspends with a promise of being resumed, if subsci bcrs in arrears will pjy np. It was the success A theU. S. Tel-graph, and was conducted,; the Telegraph had been, with much abilityFhe excessive bitterness of spirit which cha icterizcd loth, and the recklessness with whit !irv mi=rer*L'sented and vilified all men distinction in the ranks political opponents probably the chief cause of their failure. Xcw Silk Paper.?A periodical has bet rommenccd in Baltimore by J. S. Skinner, ei titled "The Journal of the American Silk S riety and Rural Economist" 1 he prospecti ive have not seen. As soon as we got hold of :opy it shall appear in our columns. Air. Ski: ier was the first Editor ofthe American Farr ?r. Every one acquainted with the merits hat work must know that he is eminent [ualitiod far the duties which he has now u lertakon. Mr. Wise's speech of which a sketch w >e found in the proceeding columns was d ivcred on tlie motion to appoint a committ* .0 inquire into the defalcation of Mr. Swartoi Ihie speech is by an able awl bitter, thour loubtless honest party leader whoso avowi win was to convict a government officer of u faithfulness. I lis statements are therefore jo received with ;?llowance for the colourii .vliich his strong prejudice led him, perhaps i iensibly, to give them. But after all the ailov ince that can be made on this score, theskett )f the speech, and especially the speech itse .vliich was very long, must leave on the mir an unprejudiced reader a strong impressii unfavorable to the Secretary ofthe Treasur The present and preceding Administratis viewed, according to their wishes, as a "Unit ted in operation as perfect a system for co dueling the financial operations of the Gover meat as heart could wish. For thei'mjurious ( fccts of their officious and unskillful tampern with it they must expect the public to he them to a strict account. And if they a dealt by a little severely it is only what tin deserve. Congrccs. The journals of both hous continue to he destitute of interest/ The North Carolina Standard, publish it R thigh, has labored most a?sidiously f months to identify the Southern Whig par with abolitionism. The editor is surely hardri fur charges against his neighbors if he can i vent none more feasible. He must also put very ]o-.v estimate upon the intelligence is f readers if he supposes they can believe sui charges. A enrrpKr>:?mlmf i>f rhp (thnrlpfdnn !Wnrc " i ry proposes the melting of sand, and tin moulding it into b.ocks of a suitable 6ize, as material for building. For durability it woe be equal to the best stone, and where sai can be .obtained, the cost, it is said, would n be grea'. A son in Moris county N. Y. lately kill bis father with an axe. The lather fii strock tiie son who was only 10 years of a( for some ofience, and the lad immediately i turned the fatal blow with the axe. Gen. Steven Vanrenscllear, died suddcr on the 'id inst. at his residence near Alba N. Y. He had been in bad health for soi time, but was convalescent. The immedic cause of his death is said to have been Strang lation from a fit of coughing. The Abolitionists seem determined to se out a vessel to Liberia, ana oiner colonies thy Colonization societies lor the purpose bringing home discontented Colonists. Tli ne.xt endeavour we suppose will bo to relea paupors from poor-houses. Mr. Henderson (Whig) has be elected U. ??. Senator by the Legislature Missi$?ipDi, ;n H T Walker resign* Km W , . . ib. i Tho St. Augustine "News" states that s he. parcel of Moras Multicaulis trees sold at auc< cli j tion sales in that town, Jan. 26th, brought fron n;i i 87 to 8*21 each. rot | to- | Three children, bitten bv niud dogs, hitch O j * O sv ; died in C hester county Pa. ir. I m SOTTHCABOLINACOLLtGE. re The friends of this excellence and invaluable [1U : State institution, will be gratified to learn, thai ; provision was made by the Legislature, at its J*.1 late session, for the appropriation of two thou. aS> ! sand dollars, and the surplus of Tuition Fund. j annually, tor the increase of the College (b 1 Library?to be drawn and expended undei r. ; the authority aijif direction or t o Hoard o s- | Trustees. 8. Carolinian. >' XTjOKIUA U'.VK. al: Sacannah i'V6. 1JS i From Florida. The follewingis art ^x' tract of a letter from an officer of the arn.'v .. to a gentleman in this city, dated 1 " /-v ;n Camp nkar the Oklawaha, / ie 5 m les from Pilatkn, Jan. 24 18139. $ I will give you a short description of oar land of tlowers. Lord ! what a cognomen for Florida ; in the first place, after crossing the I, Oklawaha river wo cut a road to Lake __ ; George, as perfect a barren as lite foot of man ! ever trod upon, scrub oak as high as a man's ? head; this occupied us five days, and then we _ camped at Silver Springs. Expectation was ,jr h'gh as to the probability of catching Indiins, in fact, we had been informed by our Indian r" guide, Tomoka John, that there was a large ie, body of refugee Creeks waiting to give us a k, reception. Our blood was up in sp:te ol scrub oaks, and no water, besides a broiling sun?we marched and marched?advanced and retrogaded bet "de Ingun no dar." Well i says our M.-jor to Sampson, (negro guide.) you ctjsce there are no Indians here, where arc 1- j they? Well niassa you sec dey are all gene : if dey no in de swamp dar, dey o'otr todder | side in de big hamnioik, water all aroui d if uey no dcre, dey must be yonder (pointing Si.uth,) ifdey no dere Eh!! dey must be ail -n gone, me dono where?so ended the grand >n expedition (to the Oklawaha) consisting ol ie twe've companies. After this the whole of my regiment ! on this side went to Key Biscayne and j Fort Pierce, excepting my company, which is here building a picket work. I came near nabbing a few of the scamps the oilier day or five oftliem had fired on a teamster, shooting as him through the right breast, wounding him _ badly. This was up Deep Creek, about two miles from which place I was at the time. I r* started immediately with twelve men and th came up with the wagon, which was stripped of of its cover; all the corn bags being emptied jg and the bags taken. We traced them up. [ wards of a m:ie by the grains of corn spilled j and their trail, when we lost them in the worst ; swamp that white man ever saw. But .two -n J days afterwards came our part of fu i and n- I plunder, I was ordered with my whole compaj ny to reconnitre Deep Creek down to the " 1 Oklawaha river, a distance of three or four iS | miles. a j After arriving at the mouth, we saw a small n- ; fire. A tree was felled immediately, and wc n_ i crosscdover to see what was the matter. We . j soon discovered we had pronounced upon them ! unexpectedly. They left every thing " in slaty j lu quo," in the midst of their cooking ; coonp. ; ti was on trie lire?cups and pot's were filled j with water?even powder-horns and pouches, .,j 1 bows and arrows, petticoats, mocassins, cloths ?xc ; strewed rmcKiy rounu every uung did uot corn to carry oft* was pitched into the ?c creek. I warrant they will rue the day they stole the wagon. We got back the identical , | cover and care bags. I did really pity the ' J poor devils for theirdestitution,?we took thorr | =?]). The w ar is stopped for want of argument, n- ! We can do nothing, for no one knows where t0 ! the Indians are, and of course we-cannot l inovc against lliem. i g I ? . P.- j N. ORLEANS, FL'IJ 7 V- | DREADFUL EARTHQUAKE AT JIATIMQI K. :h } % the Paulinp. which sailed from ^t. Pierre jj | in the Island of Martinique the 12th, i n forma! j tion is brought, giving the particulars of a tor 1 j rible earthquake which visitQ] thiii island, n )n j the 11th instant, and spread havoc an! ruin y, over the whole French OoFny. Tlie vessel ns i having left the day after the disaster, the ? whole extent of the damage had no' ' j not been ascertained. The devastation, hown j ever, was immense. Accounts were corning n- i in, describing the destruction of building:-, the ,f. ! laying waste of plantations, and the swallow. ' ! ing up and burial of many families. Of the towns, Port Royal appears to ha- c been the 'Id greatest sufferer. Numbers of buildings were re demolished, and multitudes of Jives lost-? ay The last shock of the earthquake loft scarce " | a building standing, and tm wnoic c:ry may i be said to be overwhelmed. Four huodrei ; persons, it fs suppose*!, were buried under lfit ruins. Of these, three hundred had been . withdrawn from under the wrick and rubbish ; j i and excavations wore going on to extend re. j hef to others in the same situation- In tin: or town of St. Pierre the shuck was not so sevty : ere as at Port Royal \hc commotion 1 tsted a jn about five minutes.?Several houses were thrown down, and many shaken into a shattered that tofcring condition. The numbei a ot lives lost was very small compared with the lis ! destruction at other points. The Governor o Bh I Martinique had issued his proclamation. calI ling upon the citizens to succor each other ir I their frightful disaster and promising the syniu j pathy and assistance of the French governen j ment. The call had been answered witi alacrity, and many of the citizens had joiuec 1 a : the garrison and marines in digging tin th< dd ; ruins, opening the streets, propping up buildnd ; mgs, an; repairing the desolations whicn the 0t ' calamity had made. For fur: her tmd complete aecounts we must await the i.ext arrival, as j ths Pauline left too soon to ascertain all the ed i dreadful particulars.?Bid lei in. :st 1 l 8?! ?Yetc V.i 20. '6* j I Storm in New York.?One of the sever C6t gaies we nave ever had, visited mis cin on Saturday afternoon. The day previous ?ly (the weather was ruild, with a breeze from the ny eastward, and no indications of a storm.? neJ In the course of the night rain commencet \ falling, and the wind at the time was quite i fresh, inclining to a gale. This descriptor lu" I of weather continued until 2 i\ M., whet ! there was a dreadful uproar of the elements ' By 3 P. M. a regular gale was upo.M us fron n(j j the ?S. S. E. For an hour and a half! there wai j a constant rush of wind, and at times, ragcr of j with terrific violence. Up Maiden Lane of, Bread, Sutton and Beekman streets, Peel eir j Slip, &c., we saw boats plying and cottor l8C i bales floating; and when the water subset J ded, some hundreds cf tousoficc were Mt h ; the streets. i A great many cellars were filled with wate j and the damage in tho aggregate must h< j very considerable. Many "j creons, howevc >d | rr>c^'ir?d.th0,r gc"'Js :r| narf i | The Baltimore and Philadelphia papers ; contain accounts of injuries from the same 1 j storm botli in these cities and in the intcrroe: diate country. Losses of bridge?, mi!!?, p ; house?, horses, cattle are detailed. i New York J a v. 30. ) I Of the ualc and storm we have a wide, i spread record of havoc. Albany lias met with , . sad losses, even amounting to one million of t i dollars, it is stated. The Steamboat. North , | America, at the wharf there, is nearly destroy. ' ed. A great deal of flour in store has been spoilt. Troy and Cattskill also sutler severe[ ly. All aiong the Hudson great damage has 1 been done. 1 | St. Augustine Jan 'JO. i Capt. I.. J. Heal!. 2d Diagoons, on a scouti in_r party from Port Butler, captured two men. ! two boys, and twelve Indian women, o:i the . j J 1st inst. near Atkapopku Lake.?Xcun*. i* Extract of a loiter, dated "Tallahasse, Jan. 13,1839. | Tii-j tru**'pf? keep t!ie Indians well employed j between the Oscilla and Suwannee. Ab?>ut ,) thirty Indians Cere attacked near Magnolia ! by the citizens of lplace (ten men,) six j were killed, and U\ o shot in crossing the 1 St. Marks river." , ?To D. \V. Whitehurst. Kt'y' , Pennsylvania.?By a recent .2,'hssagc of : | tlic Governor of this Statc.lo the Legislature thereof, it appears that the aggregate o. the Sl-ite debt is 830,55*2,30 1, (including in tip* computation the sum of 8*2,857,511 received bv t!"?o deposife l?:!l from t!io [Jailed States )? , ! This would be a large debt if Uio State did not ! ; hold property and funds more than sufficient to j represent if, which arc stated by the Governor | ; as fallows : ' The public works, canals, I railroad?, &c. $>'25,109,011 92 j Bank slock 2,1 OS,TOO 90 j Turnpike and bridge stock "720.39G 53 j Canal and navigation stock 523,000 00 j'Rail road stock 179,501 59 : Money due on unpatented lands 1,000.600 00 * , . . ! j Estimated value of public j property. 831,652,903 00 j Flour fur England.?Fur several years past j this country lias been &:i importer of Bread i ; stuffs from Europe, at a cost of some millions ! I uf dollars. * change cf circumstance has,! | lias, however, recently taken place, and not- ( : withstanding she price which Flour bcais in t I the United States, shipments arc going forward fosomc extent for the supply of the wants of j j the British people, arising from the shortness : ! off heir last harvest. i We have ascertained from correct sources i | that the quantity of F.our which has been j i bought in Baltimore for the English market,') i shipped and shipuing, is about i0.009 bbls. j The Richmond Compiler states that wit!jl>. 11he last two weeks there have been purchased ! in that market 10,850 barrels of Flour, at an , j average price of 88 12$. which are now goi ini* on board the following vessels loading in : Janics river, for Liverpool. viz : ship Luciila, 4650 barrels; brier Ark, 3,2(KJ. ar.d brig Carth; | age 3000. 1 j In Philadeipliia, it w'il be seen by a report 1 j in another column, about 22,000 Ibis. have been bought for the English Yn irket j j The quantity taken :ti the New-York mark! ct is not known. The whole foreign export ' from that port, between the 1st and 63J in | slant, .vas only 8022 bb's.?[Bait. American. An Important Kumok.?The following is . | an extract from a letter from a gentleman, ' j holding an official station in the Provinces, to ' another in Bangor, Me., dated 1 FRHDERICTON, Jan22. ! A report is current in town, that Sir John ; j Colborne has express orders, should any furtli' i er attacks be made on the Canadian terr.tory, J to follow the vagabonds wherever they may 'go. If this is the case, and I do not at all doubt it, it will require great discretion on the j part of the United States citizens to avoid a , | war.?However, we shall continue to wish for peace until war-s declared, which I rather ! i'cnr is nearer than many suspect it is." Extraordinary?The St. Louis Gazette [ j of the 11th inst. says as follows : We arc informed upon the best authority, 5 that on Monday morirng last, the water of ^ | the lake o:i the American Bottom, opposite to j this city called the Grand Mirias, covering j more than one thousand acres suddenly disap ! peared, leaving nine tenths of its bed entirely I bare. It has since filled up gradually; but on j Thursday about ono foot below its ordinary j height. The fish in the lake appear to have 1 to have all been drstroyed, thousands of them ; being now floating on the surface of the lake. ' While the water was out a huge fissure was discovered in the earth at the bottom of the lake ex'endingfrom bank to bank. Mrs (drove, a rpiakercss, is row giving ' lectures on Anatomy to the ladies ot'Provi. d^iicc. i 1?1* audience at Hoston were so |! pleased that t!?ey gave licr a patent 'over i watch and a s"t of Anatomical plat' s. We f| Americans are certainly a qneer peopie. 'i -Mr. Mackintosh (son of the late ?S;r *!.lames Mackintosh) who sper.t some moods of lu-.f winter in litis country, reJ: turned to it in the steampaekot Royal W 1!. . | tarn, I itely arrived, and has taken up his .; residence in this city, in the capacity of i : Attache to iho British Legation in the I; United Suites.?Nat. Lite/I. Judge Kmg late presented at an anti| .Mormon ineettng in Ray county. Ho is ; the Judge nfilwitCurcuit, at: J the .M rmon : prisoners, now iu jail, are to be fried before him. Truly, they have an excellent chance ; for a fair an i impartial trial.---.JWu. Adv. New York Annual Bill of Mortalitv. j ? I he annual report of City Inspector, . i Henry G. Donne!!, was submitted to the r1 Common Council last evening. The ; J whole number ol* deaths, not including still * births, during the year 18*38, was 7533; or ': including still births, 8053 ; being 679 less %! than in 1937, By consumption 12*25; marj; nsinus 470 ; cholera infantum 437 ; con,! vuhions 636 ; dropsy on the brain 368. Of . | the whole number deceased, 3901 were i ! white m iles, 3105 white females, 313 col3 ! orcd males, 314 colored females. * | Under 5 years of age, 3935. (more than ' iialf, without including still.births ) Ouly |? one readied the age of 100. The greatest number of death* in any one month, uccur. i 1 reu in July.?Jour. Coin. Jan. 22. Forcing Mulukkiiv Trkus.?The rage "9; for growing Mulberry trees excites the most I' sober people- \ uumber of luge gr?en houses, c r.fCrvp.'or^,s, c^co "'r-'i'ic^i other establishments have been fitted up m i this town for growing these cos ly tree j during the winter months, and the culinary < departments and even some of the ladies'.* i parlors contain the germs of fu'ure fcrests , j of Mulberry trees. In three or four large ! establishment, there cannot be less than ; ! two hundred thousand cuttings out, part of! ; which have sprouted beautifully, and by the < I month of April they will amonr.t to somej tiling :n the shape oftrcos. The purpose ! is to increase the shrubs in s:z-, so ibu w lien the spring opens they v. ill answer to ! lay dev. n or put out in die shape ofcisttmgs. I A box two hot wide and four fed long. | with a foot ofeaith, wi'l contain over one ' itun Irad cuttings, which can bo placed in | any warm corner. In three months! i they will have grown sufficient to mullipiy, j j by laying tlrm down, into nearly a thou. ! sand trees, hy next au'umn.? *'orlhamptjn : Courier. rr!j.1 ;>ic/iinn Tiili J II V. ill lllC ! """ * J ! j case of Cliaum.vy, Nixon nnJ Armstrong. i returned in'o Court yesterday nfier an ah-1 j scnco of forty e ight hours, with n verdict | of'' Guilty of MurJer in the .Second Degree" against Chuuncey ; and" Not Guilty" with regard to Nixon and Armstrong. One ( : of the Jury also stated that ho was requested to say, liiut a resolution had been unani- i I inousiy passed by the Jury, recommending j j Dr. Chaunrcy.to the mercy of the Court, I j The convicted defendant was then placed j ifi Custody ct the sheriff, while the ac i quii.^d were set at liberty. ' J The Court room was crowded i;i every j par?, from the moment of the appearance j of the Jury, until after the adjournment;! ar.d as Nixon was on his way to the sher-; ill's ofiico, an attempt to create a riot, j when he was promptly arrested and taken I 1 before the Mayor. Quite a crowd lingered j1 in the neighborhood, but wo ?rc rejoiced I :o be able to state tint nothing like a dis- i turbunce took place.?Philadelphia En. 1 qnirer. The Stale L>.;bt of Virginia now amounts j to $.5,235 $53, and a loan of $3,320,020, is necessary to provide Cur subscriptions already made by the Legislature; so that , with some additions thereto contemplated by existing laws, the aggregate amount of 1 actual debt wi)J be $9,024,170. ! I bank of hamburg. At a recent meeting of the stockholders j of the Bank of Hamburg, S. C. it was ! unanimously resolved to increase the enpi; tal of the Bank, from three to'five hundred j thousand dollars, under the provisions of the , charter; and according to (he resolutions j adopted at the meeting, four thousand j j shares arc to be sold at publ c auction on | the 8th of March next, payable on the 1st I of Nov< ruber next. i i Mathematical.?The following queries j are propounded by tho New York Whig. They are to he solved by the rule of "Simpie Consideration." If three sub.'.rcasu- j j rers run away in one month, how !ons? will! j it be before tho sub treasury is ia full ops- I j ration'( j Again: If the above three carry ^>fTi ; S3,000,000 of the people's money, and j ; the treasury contain 840,000,000, how long I will it take a host of subtreasurers to bank, j rupt Uncle Sui.i ? j A rare Cotton Stalk.?The San Augus. j j tine, (Texas) Herald of thb 28ih Nov. says, j they have in their office a Cotton Stalk, I | raised on an upland farm, by Wm. Todd | I Esq. of Shelby County, which is thirteen ! feet six incites in heigh', and yielded 400 | bolls. j . ! ?CHIkxwtocFCOTRENT? February 12, ; Beefin market, lb 4 C I Bacon from wagons, lb 10 11 by retail, lb 15 18 ! Butter lb 15 20Beeswax lb 22 24 i Baff23neJ yard 18 23 Bale rope lb 10 12$ I Coffee lb 12$ 16 ' j Cotton, 12 15 i Corn bnshel' 75 100 I Flour Country,' brl 650 800 ' Feathers from wagons Jb 40 45 , Fodder. j 75 100 ' tildes green It 5 or: lb Id Iron 1001'.s 5 50 650 Indigo . lb 75 250 j Lime cask 3 50 1 It) ; L ird jb 12$ 15 J Leather sole lb 22 25 Lead b:.r lb 101 I liOgwood tb 10 15 j Molasses gal 45 50 { j Sew Orleans * gal 50 62$ i Nails cut assorted i'o 7$ b; wrought lb 16 18 | I Oats bushel 50 | j Oil curriers gal | 75 100 j lamp | 125 iinsccJ 110 125 , Fain's whito lead keg 225 452 Spanish brown lb 8 12$ > ' Tork J001b? 600 80(1 ; Kico lUUlbs 550 625 , Shot, Bag , 250 lb 225 Sugar lb 10 12$ j 18alt pack 325 350 i I salt bush 100 1251 ; Steel American lb 10 12$ English lb 14 German Tb 12 14 1 Tallow lb 10 12 j Tea imperial lb 100 137$ hyson lb 100 , Tobacco jnaiiuSaolurvd lb 10 50 1 Window glawb x 0 oOfl 31 3$ i 10 * I 31 j -i i ! OH A KCliSTT3".V"rRlCES_CURIUJN l-. j i February 9, 1S39. j | Bacon, llanir, lb. 11 a 12$ j Shoulders and Middling, 13 a 11 ! Coffee, Grocn Prime Cuba, 12 $ a 13 ! Ordinary to Good. 10$ 12$ i Porto lltco, 12 a 13 | Cotton, Upland, Inferior, !? a 12$ | Fair, 13$ a 11 Good, l la 15 | Lard, lb. 11 a 15 j Molasses, New Orleans, gal. 35 a 37 > flivanua, &c. sweet, 30 a 32 t Nails, Id to 20d, lb. 6 a 6$ j Sugar, Louisiana, lb. 7 a 8 ! Havanna, white, 11 a 12 ! Brown, 7$ a S ; Muscovado, 3 a 0 I 2 I St. Cruii, 10 a 11 ' ' T'nric TFJ , 7 a ? ' Moras Multicftulis, Or genuine new Chinese Mulberry. 4LARG? tloc.ll o? best Southern raised lately pat into tho iiand.s of the subscriber for disposal, at-thirty dollars a thousand, for bud?, and twenty cents a fool for main st ;rn and root. And discount for large trads, say five per con?, for tire hundred dollars worth, ami ten for one thousand dollars dr More. Dat as the price is still rising, (now fair cents a'btid in manv pl.t. c. s,; owing to tiie very inadequate supply lor tlw increasing demand, it isSsuggcstcd that, to *tc. vent disappointment, those n it immediate'y anp'yirg to secur* at above prices, sho .Id expect ua advance and s .y in ord'*r 4,at gain* mtis." Again \ ns the season is advancing, arvl. little tiiiic for negotiation, as ;o distant deliveries against early (best) time of spring planting, it is staled that no quota is to be forwarded until j> jyir.cnt is/7rs/ made or stevred at plica whit it r ordered : siv here. Enfield, llalifx, Pctt rsburjf. Chcraw, Charleston, Baltimore, or any plana iu our country, accessible by water or full, kj ui conveyance. % SIDNEY WELLE it. ' Bri>ik/tyi'il/e, Halifax ca., ? N. C.Jan. 2 J, 1839. $ 18 ill Administrators Notice. THE Croluors ofII.rani Tryoa deceased are requested tb call xiutf receive on their debts 25 per cor/. The ncxfsnd last dividend, will, it is hoped, be made ia a few mur^hs. Some of tlie debts ar-.s not yet collected <?:iu a little property is unsold. ALX. CR.\!lt*l. Aaiiir. C'icia\v, Feb. 12,1839. 13 if To Builders. c H JlROPOSALS will be received lii! ;!vc lint* fi of March 'or building on the 1/ot ofiho "C'heriVv* Presbyterian Society" a Si'&;iou lfouao according to a Plan and specification* which runy bo seen at the Bookstore of Mr. IVmco tfr learned bv addressing O. II. DUNHf*. Cotiiinui of * Coin r?;ltcc. Cfccrav, Feb. 13. 1839. 13 if For Sale. TWO lots in Powo Town, one udjoiningr Mrs. Oolin'sand fronting Alex. Melvo EsqrV. tho other in the rear, whole six hundred f'Ct by one hundred, xci 1 be sold cheap, app!/^ J. HERVY. Cher.uv, UthFeb. 1833. 13 2t Law Notice. Alexander graham and j.w. niakr. ney, have entered into'copartncrshi i 4o practice Law-under the name oP'Jtfrhwu A: Blakencv. Office on Maikct Street. A. GRAHAM. J. W. BLAKKNEY, Cli--raw F? b. 33.1839. 33 tf Notice. McIX'IOSH has taken the Store lately occupied by A. P. Lacoste Esq. and i* now offering tor sale a dosiraldo 6tork of goodf, consisting in part of the following. Sail, Sugar and Coffee, Molasses in fids and Barrels, Swccries and"English Iron Rico, Chocs s, Mickerc!, Tanners Linseed ar.J Sjierm Oi\ White Lead, Window GlaswyutJ IN t/t Uiyging, Rope and Twino, (jut and Wrought Nails, Sole Loatlier, Old Madeira. Sicily and Malaga Wines, Steel Trace Chains, Axo* Weeding Iloes. Loaf and Lump Sugar dec. dtc. With a general assortment Gf l?fy Goo g, Hals, Shoes and Hardware, all of which will fee disposed of at the lowest prices for cash or oil the usual time to responsible and prompt per. sons. Cher aw, Feb. 2d, 1539. Persons indebted to tho late firm of B. Mcln trwh &.Cn.. am nnrni?Rtlv In ;in<l settle their accounts. 13 if Received by last arrival of Steam Boat. copies Missouri Harmon}', B Anthon's Horace, Luthor on Gal. ations, Knox's History of the Reformation in 8c thnui Notice. IN pursuance of the third section of the swt of tlie last cssion of the Lejji>lafurn, rnfu tied an act To authorise the 'ftfriii.iTion of tin? Charleston, Georgetown arxl Al S-iin'* R:hl* Roid Company" Book< -6f su ncr:ptiou Stock in said company will He opened-in tii * pi ice at M virj's Hotel o.i tin first Mo day in Marck next. A. P. LACOSTK. D. MALLOY. J. C. WADSWORTC!: Connors, for Cheruvv. Chcravv Feb. 13,1839. 13 8? South Carolina-. Thomas Stubbs, ct uS ) Bill for partition vs.- / for vjauiuvi iffcVA/uiiivi ( ?? u>? j It appearing to the satisfaction t)f the Court, that Roderick McNairorid wife, a.id AteA.-.uder McDanicl, defendants in the abuvo stated case. I are absout from, and reside without the limits of the state ; It is on motion of Dudley, complainants folici. tor, ordered, that tho said absent defendant* do appear, and plea, answer, or demur, tolhe tornplainants* bill of complaint, on or before the firi.t day of July next, and in default thereof, that llio complainants' bill of complaint, as to them, 'bo takon pro confcsso. It is also ordered, that, notice of this order b? published in the Clteraw Gazette, twice a month tor the space of thrco months. G. W. DARGA*. Comm. in Cquily CherawDj^rtefc Jar.. 14,1839. * 10 2mfS.ii Notice. PERSONS indebted to tl>rt l&lato-of DsftM' O. Coit, lute 9.' Mavib'?rcu;:L L'Mrict, ar??* requested to make payment ho liio ik-v. J..?C j Coil, whose receipt* will be received by sm: for all payments that may bo inado between tint' time and the 15th of March nost. JOflN CAMPFELL. 4 dminiitraidr* 1 ha'-irv I'Jtl*. ISW. / Vj 1