cai1 mm n
% and succeded m separating them. Mr.
Garland picked up his cane und returned to
his seat. Mr. Bynum being at tie end of
the narrow aisle next to the lobby, or in the
lobby, near the fire-pluce, drew bis penknife
from his pocket anJ appeared to be
endeavoring to open it, but did not succeed.
He then called Out (o Mr. Garland,
uttering violent and reproachful epithets.?
Much Confusion was produced in the House,
but the Speaker having succeeded in restoring
order, the affair here ended. V
TBB DIFFERENCE.
We were yesterday informed of a sole
of real estate recently made'in the vicinity
of New York, upon U rms so extraordinary
as to be worthy ol special noie. The terms
/T* 1 C J
ot tne bargain, moreover, anora one; ot in*
strongest possible illustrations of the want
of confidence in the. present National Executive,
and the utter hopelessness and dcs.
pondency into which people will sink should
Mr. Van Buren be re-elected. The terms
of the sale referred to. were these; Tiie
purchaser is to pay for the pr p' i'iy sixly
thousand dollars in the event of Gen. Hur
rison's ejection, nnd only thirty thonsand
dollars should M r. Van Buren be re-elected.
New Yarlc Corn. Adv.
[Il may bo ^u-otioncit ? ihcr ouoli
a trans iction is not a mere trick designed
to influence the elections. .
. : \ Ed. Far. Gaz.
House of Representatives.
The report of 'the s- !i;pt Committee on
the fight between Bynum nnd Garland
was ordered t<> le printed on the 24;h
Apr 1, but the work not being done on the
26th. Mr. Campbell moved t? rccotvsulet
the vote ordering if. After some debate
-the mo*ion was lost, very few voting for
W it. Tho report, on the 27 was taken trj>
and postponed Jo May 1st.
On fhe27itr. The appj-Qpriado \ bill which
had so been so long up'in Commit!''? o! the
whole, !>eing still th" occasion of de'wte on
the Presidential ejection, the roajori y 'do.
termined to force the minority to close th?r
debate by continuing in session -4di they
should be tirod out. The se sion was
acc. rdingly continued aJl night and lilt 7
P M. the next day, wiili a rejv-tifion of ili'n
f rre enacted jvhcn a similar nthiOpt was
made some lim > ngo ; tin' mi mrijy refusing
10. vjote in comfmtee, and thus comp?
liing the Committee to r.se for was J o?
a quorum ; hut when a qmMwn whs t >k< n
in the house a quorum vote ); \s is usual
in su h attempts, Tie m.joriiy and not dm
tniiionty. were nbl ged to yield, and adjourn
without getting the bill out of committee ???
' *
CONGRESSIONAL.
We regret to letffn that the flon.-R W.
Pick'-us. who returned homo I ruin Washrngton,
a short time since, in ord r ro recruit
his strength, continues so indi-posed,
as to render his return to. Congress this
session uncertain ; and?hat ho haswitun,
to ( Ih> S|?ontfr of lUo t r?J? tV.lg CtiC
appointment of a Ch;?irn?nnof the Committee
of For ign R lat ops. hi his place. We
burn also that the trying climate of out
D> i< n d capital, "had iend Ted the lion. R
B R ?ett Seriously ill, hut wo a Id, with>
pleasure, that he is oil tl*i?*eovervvorper*
Imp*, by his time; entirely f,JC' v '< d.
Charlt sion Courief.
GENfcRAL OKf)Efc
J ^ %, 9 . * * T-'. ' %
Executive Department, >
' Colombia, 28 h prii, 1840. \
- Thrrfnghou the civilized woi!'?isines
teemed ttsnjje, for Stat ? to mouin for sthe
de th of their b ncfaclors
On assuming the high Executive ftinctionsofSo
tli Carolina; to which fho- Lieu.
t? nant Gov? poor has been < tn tt'uliohally
called, by the deajh of his lamente 1 pre Te?
cessor tho latoPatr ek Nob(e, there would
be a tier*'lie:Inn of his solemn duties, were lie
to pass unnoticed, this sorrowful evejp.
Ofth la e Governor Nobb-, it rn y he truly
said, ? he was first rn the hearts of. his c iuu
trytnenf--"^s name Oalt>w?aJ (>y a chas i:y
ol motive, Unit daarin.ed n prrme , arid in ele
powerless invective. IJnt' ring :bu.councils
<of the State at nn early period r?f his life?
for a series of y ars a R"pr?seu!ntive, and
Senator from Abbeville?ho his been successively
calf d to preside over each branch
of the Legislature, cs Speajterof lie Ffousc,
and as .President of/he Senate^ and, n
XPhififary requital, lastly honored with the
first office of the ?t?te.
Of his eminent virtues n? a man?his
mild and forbeariiig rule, as Chief Magistrate
?looking with deep respect to the execution
oftho laws, and at the same time, mingling
Executive clemency, with the rigid severity
of the law?it is unnecessary to spesik ; or
ofllie general fidelity and self-devotedness
with which he discharged ail the duties oi
the cheated and sacreu trust connueo^to
him : thf,y are fu'ly and gratefully nppreciated
by the intelligent people he so lung and
efficiendy served. v . ?
In obedience to the force of general sym.
palhy, and as n tribute due ;o the Communder-in-Chief,
the Magistrate, and the man,
tlie Major.Genera's througliout the Suite will,
cause the order to be extended to thiv'r separate
commands, requiring all the Officers
tri i?P?r ?(-io nvinl hnrlrrnrif nnniirnm'r <111 flir*
left nrtn, for thirty cLtys ; and that on th'?
16th May, the Commandants at the Citadel,
in Charleston, and the A rsenal, in Columbia,
iviil cause a gun to bo fired at every half
hour, beginning at sun rise, and ending a*
sun set: Anil the Executive recomnrv n Is,
that on the 17fh May the Citizens of th<Slate
assemble in their respective Churches,
to unite in condolence for the loss which
South Carolina has sustained.
By order of the Governor ;
BEAUFORT T.*WATTS.
Acting Aid-dc Camp.
The late rainr.?The prostrated and unexampled
drought of last summer and fall,
has been succeeded by drenching and, injurious
rains. The rain of Wednssday
smd, in some places, of Wednesday nighl
Jart, ^'specially,' ^ya? ? oer%n> for^nt. iivjn.
dt'ing the sections of country in which it
fell, and has, we fe . r, done serious damage
u> both co Ion and corn. Accounts from
Macon, Geo., state that thousands of. acres
i have been swept and mod) torn up by the
ruins. . - Char. Conr. <
FOREIGN. , i
New York. April 26. .
- five days later from eng.: 1
! . land?defeat of.tue brit. 1
i ish Ministers?triumph of
! the new french cabinet?
! affairs in the east, (fe". <fcc.
The packet ship United Slates, C >[>'
Bri:ton, arrived loday from Liverpool, )
' i whence s .e sa'ied on .Ihe 1st. We liave
' I received hy h?r London papers to the 31s
ul;. and Liverpool to and including her day |
i o p; i'inirThi;
Que m's Ministers were defeated on j
j the 26;h ;VI .reh in the House of Commons*
I by a majority of 16. in an attempt to thro w '
out Lord Si anion's bill for a reform of t-e '
Irish system ol registration. The tori -s regarded
it as a signal triumph, and although
the M nisters do net consider fh msi Ives
called upon by the occurrence to resign yet
it is daily becoming more evident that they
.n. H.1H1 t?v- if liven 10 Iihi alternative. *
j Th crs, the new Premier of Franee, has *
! played a bold game, and come off with fly* '
j ing colors. The debate on the secret ser']
vice bill was opened by him on the 24th
March, and rlose ! on the 27ih ft was. a
spirited discussion. Thiers, tn closing it, 1
boldly avowed that ho hid taken the Cabinet ]
by storm, and was wholly indebted for the
power of doing so to the revolution of duly.
He admitted his cabinet was of different
political ingredients,-aiid stated that no-o'her
coul J stand?thai the eus ernquestion *-ou'd
be settled without war?that the inviofahiliy
of the Turk i di Em; i would be maintain
ed, but wi !i >tr pr- ji d c?? to the just rights
of Mehcmem A4i. The three days deb,re
was brought to a close bv a vo'c, showing
the strong majority t)f c ghty-six in favour
of the Minis'ers.
Tlie defeat of tliP British cause I a temw
^porarv depression in the money and sro?k
markets* They however soon* recovered
. gain, and continued firth, with symptoms 1
of improvement.
The cot,on market remains w boat- ma- _
terial change. The m':;ri??r qtiali i A* J
' ineTican havh f.irt'K-r dt c i ied 1 8 I per lb. r
In o li? r k'tids prices were steady, no 1 the
trade more animated 'ban i. had been. 8
It is said ihat the Emperor of Morocco
ha? concluded a treaty with A'?d el-Ktder
for-1 he expulsion of tin? French in \friea.
A 16t:er from Constat) mop|e,\published *
in t'o London Morning Herald, slat' s that r
the S ahof P< rsia h id declared war nL'hins' '
T? 1 . ? i.L. uMtli 4 ^
I? >-? nriiMiij ' ii i??~ HI ii' > <> >>.
a I irge army in ihn direction n* B ig-la I, I;. "
was suspe-Kh) in Consent ?otinoj?!e. thai 1
Mnh'-m'-nl All hnd simulated arid bribed
the S iah to rn^ko his mov?,m,,nt.
Amounts fro'T? C'iY34 (sa\s the Liver. s
Constantinople, which sianyth it (ho Ru s'- r
ans had tfeecn 4i jited in ai^a e npi to m ike *
thepiS'-lvi-s majors of n ^Vthaf ?'oon rv, P
.'nd t'a?f a sio'Ctttyifon oI e?ld and Jempesto v
ons weather had come on, wJiich Was a t?n- a
ded with great losses both of infantry nnd u
cavalry, so mtf*h so thai theohj??et of the ex ''
pedkibn fort o pr*en year was considered c
.'o be vholjy frustra 1
Tin* London gossips have go? hold of a 1
rich and rare subject* which wi'l last them
for somo time 'o come. Queen Vc'oiL >s. 51
they say, in a very interring situation, and, 1
as Appearances, indictfe, is in a fair way to *
perpetuate fhe Brunswickdin*. ! *'
Lord HJ' has ived her majesty's in- *
efrntetions to Qr fer the cavalry of the; British
army to jw-e.ir mustaehios ; t!:e *or for, will,
consequent, be issued forthwith. '
There have h-*en snv'Til ? '"hquaki'S in f
various' paj-iR ofScoll nrf? In-relation
to the Boundary Quqs'ion,
tnere appeals to he very ?a.'d in ff.e English
pap rs?' an I qijde.ns I the ?r? P ir|iam"ir. 1
f t-f . e :_ii J J I
1(1 spo (King upon u s11tij ri wiuck miruuuiuu
hBmndurv qu? stion uic-;Jcctdly, Lord r
John Russell said : 1
There wen* two S"pir;it^ and distinct f
<jU"5'ions involved in these discussions with '
the United St The first had reference '
to the bouniiry, and die olh- rto the agree. r
ment wlrch had been" entered a*o pending '
the negatia'ions ; and lie did not think that, '
etdVcronfhe gen' ral question, or on the
question of agreement, a serious quarrel j
would take place ; nor did he in the J,? l9! de. {
gree-anticipate ha thebarinony of die two
countries was likely to be interrup ed. Tin* (
governmentsof bo'h countries were oo sensible
of the a fvnntagesof peace to wish for
its termination, and b th were p'*rf *ody convinced
that there was nothing in the b un- s
dary question which could not bn amicibly 1
arranged if both part cs were determined to 1
libido by the principles of Juj'ice.
Railways, in England.?Mis of railway
) now completed and open, 6321 2; expect- J
ed to be completed this year, 6301-2 ;'mak
irg 1318 mil-s in operation next New
Year's day. Remained to be cornph t 'd J
413 miles. Railway Acts have been pass
cd for 1,729 miles. A.wHMt of capital to
be raised this year ?5.991,500, whic h is 1
considerably less than ;i>o calls o! list }e:r.
FRANCE. '
Paris, March 20?Toe Thiers' Ministry
have carried their motion in the Cham- .j
ber of Deputies, for the; grant of a m llion
of francs (?40.0-10 sorting-) secret service;
money, by a majo i:yof08 ; the nunber
being, for the grant 245, against it 1G0.
Tiiis wes not only a signal, but every un
expected, triumph of the Thiers administra
tiorh for the most sanguine of their Suppor- j.'
tors did not anticipate a greater majority j
than 15 at most. The circumstance is re- 1
garded as decisiveof the s'ubillry of he new
ministry, and produced a favorable efFect on !the
French fund-?.
, Advices were received in Paris on Wcd
nesday, confirming the news of a declarat,
l ion of war by the Emperor of Morocco a?j
[j gainst Frmce. It was supposed that the i
, Bey of Tunis would unite with the Enr>nerr>*1
' """-^'^s^sssgsssg??'
and the Emir Abdel Kader to endeavor ?o| nt
d ivo the" tnfid 'li" out of Africa. It was I r?likewise
rumoured that A 'mini Rosamel I r
would be sent with a squadron to bombard j ih
Tangiers. Thus tbe war in Africa, is .to su
rommencft in earnest. The Arab tribes I""
friendly to Franco, are Jo be supplied with nc
f od, cloth e, an / arms, at the exp-nso of
the French G ovcrnment.
- T
Public Expenditure from 1824 to 1838. ,rr
Le'tor from theS rrctary of the Treasury, '*
tr insrniltiug a statement of expenditure. A
exclusive of the public debt, for each y< ar, 1,1
from 1824 to 1838* - "r
June 28, 1838.?R"ad, and laid upon c<,
the table. * . er
freasurty Department, June,27,1838. w 1
Sir : lu obedience to the r solution of **
he House of R presentativeg of the 25th infant,
I have the honor to day b^fae he ^
Ho s a statement showing the amount of '
* 2*11
xpenditure, ex dusive of the publitf debt,
for each year, from 1824 to 1838.?*
1 am verv respectfully,
v ii- .
l our obf servant.
LEVI WOODBURY", '*
Hon. J. K Polk. l t
Secretary of the Treasury. nf5j)caker
of the House of Rjjpr??s??nfa:ivc8.
3 atement sTtowrng tne amourr of expebdi. jn
> tur-s of th ; United S at'1*, exclus ve of
the pu'djc dobt, for each year, from 1824 (
to 1837 inclusi ve, stated in purgmnro o' d
a resolution of tho House of R' pres< ntaives
of the 25t i June, 1838.
*u
For the year 1824, 815,330.144 71 co
Do 1825, 11,491,459 94 gr
Do 18-20. 13.002,316 27 >d
r\ . ? i.? c-'t im" ix,i
UO ln?w, . *.C,U
Do 1828, 13/296,041 45 m<
Do 1829, 12,6 i0.46) 62 ??u
I)o 1830, * 12,2 2M,533.33 of
Do 1831, 13,864,'67 90 t <
Do 1832, . 16,516,388 77 hv
Do 1833, 22,713,755 11. en
Do 1834, * 18 425,117 251pr<
Do 1835, . 17.514, <5? 28 "c
Do 18 6, 3 ?,9ti8 l6l 04 for
Do 1837; - *39,164,715 37 ot
NoTE.-^Th*k foregoing snmatnerude pay- ^
nen's for trust fun Is and indemnities, which, *
h 1837, was ?3 610,404 36 ' S
T L; SMITH, Regitfier.
rREA URY DEPARTM lf\
Register's Otfic?, June 27, 1831.
Cd
This-sain is subject to s:n ill variation on the iq
ctflcment of i he accounts of t!io Troamrer. ruj
^ ^
Vein tho Buffalo Com. AJvertiscr ofS itunlay
Destruction of Brocks Monument.?
. \V I
5v?'ry tourist will remember Brock's monu- ^
nent, which orowns the heights <>f Queens- ^
on, and ados so much o th? p'c uresque
icnuty of ti h liui'isfMpo. Ycsjerd i v morn- '
n" about 4oVlo k, the inhniuitinU of Lewis e
~ * r* i u tor
on and Q leenston wro nrous <! by a re0
t like Tlint of the heaviest artillery. On ^
joking our, a column of smoke was seen
lowly ascending from the ..til rimnuin' nt,
i*-Orrf'trO nwuv, tfie obH -trnrr Trjw 8U
r w as djs' overcd to be rent and sham red
rom *Vurr t to fBunJation s one." What1
lossib!1' motive c<vifd have indued tins p()
rorsc than Vara'al ni f -ige, we tire at j|ja
1 loss to im ?fi e . No manwas more
n / .
inivers illv re-pectp-1 on both sides of th<lie
than''Geo. Sir Isa ic Bro 'k. B Hive. % i
:o ifte^us, and iiumane ton degree t int re. to
nin led on- ofa preux chevalier of form r an<
imes, be com man led he esteem of his ra
ouiitry's enemies ev**n in the time of war;
in J had his life been spared and h<- con in
i<; I in command, the escutcheon o.' tnjf. 'or
iji'J wool I uol no^ br stained by the ruth no
ess at'rocitifcs p"fpetrAfed bv her lures and ed
v;i?je aili's, in the.camp ugns of '13 and bo
I4?i-Nought but. the must'wanton and fieri wf
lisli malignity conl i b 'v?? prompted any our ers
"US Hftcrifr?riously ?> diS urb tll<! rrposu of
he gallant and honor d dead.
t'.t
A Big Boy. yr
- A boy is being exhibited at Albany Irss * r
han 4 years ol-l, who weighs nbbu' 100 lbs. fo1
w ' ? . .. . ,.p.
ie is about lour leet m height, ntld has ine * "
nuscular strength of .1 hoy of 16. uTh? *LJ
niixl and general expresron of the f.cc
exhibit the sprijjh loes* and prying curios ry
>f ilie child oi six or v^ht years, while' th
W'f, whiskers, -voice aud physical linea- s '
nciits, arc tlx.se of a mm of 25 or 30 "? ,lt
fe is t!?e sou. of Mr. Deoslow B.irber, ??l v'
t chinond, Ciii'tcn ten Co. Vt.
' on
Savannah, .'.pril 29. From Florida. I,(J
3y the steamboat Forrester, C?pt. VVam
i tssic, arrived yesterday nli?Tiioou, we re
reived tlx* S". Augustine N?*ws and Bruus- ""
vick advocate of Friday lust.
We learn fioman officer, thai two Indi. ,vVI
ins came into Tampa from Uospnatko, ami J'1
?t (ted that they were anxious to come in with 1,1
heir follower", in c*?ns? quenc? of a misun lu
Jcrstanding between thein aud sam Joix s
mdWIdCat.
One Indian was killed, and one taken ?';
wisoner, by Capt. Holmes, of the-7th In
I'mfry, about a week ago who struck upon ^
heir trail. Sixteen bors *s wiero also cap s 1
lured, . 1
it is said that overtures have been mad** '
o Gen. Taylor, by tbe chief Indians who *?r
figured in the massacre at Culoos ihatchi . '*r
f (ll
!o permit them to come rn and be transporti
. a' ' 1 oi
i'd westward.
in
Our readers will peruse ivi'h. in'eres'. the nt
following farewell loiter from iMa l uni' V-a. 10
purci, This distinguished lady dep r s for
Europe lo day. .>lew Orleans liee.
?_ * o I
New Orlkans, Marcii 30 h, 1840. s<
?
As I am about to leave ihe ITnilt d S ates,
and return to Europe, I think it mv duty to
tender my ttianks and f?rew? 11 totho American
people, and I request you to permit m? R
the. use of valuable journal as a medium of m
communication. ol
Compelled to fly from my unhappy coun- th
try, to abandon my family and friends, with. h<
out support, without protection, my thoughts
were naturally directed to America. From
infancy I heard of the glorious country to el
which or? of my mjcestorr hod given his w
??r-""
i; I had learned in ttyider childhood tn
sjMici and clireiish if, as my second couny;
I h.?d been constantly told rtiQi it was*
i' refuge of rmsfur.uno ; Hint all who had
fTcnH tor liberty, would find hospitality 'in I
election t'ier?*. i imagined thai it Would
i' refuse to adopt an unhappy exile, a defendant
of Amergo Vespucci, aud i came
II of confidence, to ask of it an asylum,
hi; tit.'e of American cozen, a spot of
ound where I might pass a tranquil ?*xcnco?this
was all thai 1 asked from the
<n riean people, it was however, more
an the government could constitutionally
are.
Bui I was tol l ihat the nation itself would
eerfuily do wliatpongrcss-bad not the |mw.
to accomplish ; I was informed iliat the
5rl J must not believe that America had
fused an sylurn to the d< seendant ol
merigo Vespucci. I was advised to "pplv
i|?e people. Til*'Senate of the United
ales, through tlx* committee 10 whom ihe
hi c. In I be- n referred encouraged mo to
uk" this iippe .l, and stated that it could
?t fad to be favorably received. On this
ension, the S> nate itldf set a grwrotis
ample, and in the coursd of one of its si *
igs. a na ion >1 subscription was opened in
y behalf, l<? which many of ihe members
that illustrious body contributed- munie
iuiily* This noble example vv.w imitated
various p ir's of the Union. In many
ites, lis s of subscription, wore filled with
e most honorable names in the country,
d in a short time, a very consid- r <bl
lotiril was obtained. Al'hougli ihe sum
i?serib"d fir exec- d d my expcct.ilfon, I
uid tjpt d ecive my sell by accepting as >
eat national gilt, tnat which bad proceed
from the generous impulses of a ceit in
mlier of individuals. My ohj< ct in romz
?to America was not to acquire weahn.
t to cHjiain from the nation itself a spot
ground, where I might find repo?>e from
5 la igues of my troubled existence and
<1 111 I AiV* D .I .. lit, ... .'I. ft I,
? ?ti |M ?u?; Ilill 'imiUULMI M vT ril'lt
ol Amerigo Vespucci would have be? n
iud nl ir r?.i onaj donation, she cannot
c? |?i mdivulu il tributes. [ h:?v>, there-'
v, tli-iermi te> n ft) receive the am? u t
l.e subscription# collected in'-my br-Kall.
i 1 request you, sir, to make known my.
?o Uhon o the public through the columns
y??ur journal.
I is my wish i! at dioso gentlpm n vrlie
ie b<-eu kinJ enough. to undertake the
legion o< subscriptions* may decline r<*
tv.ng t1?? sums subscribed. With regard
die nfnount already collected,' it will be
imbyrscd by the leposi ories to those who
ve contribu'ed il. ;
I cannof terminate this eommim'tation
tbout < xp easing rnv heurtf It gr.i itu'lf to
from w.iom during my residence in the
uted Slater, I have received kindness and
critinn ; I th ink them from my inmost
jl fc?r til" friends'bp thev have displayed
me and on he so I ol'Oid Europe, I shall
n inoally cherish the reco!l<*ot:on of their
ldiiess.
Accept, sir.l'?o nssuranre of my dis in
iahed Ciiim <1.
M. & AMERICA VESPUCI.
An A I mi n<st ration meeting wjs apinted
to be held <n Charleston on tlaO 7fh
it.
A Van Bur.oo Convention was to As
nble in Baltimore on the 5h. ostensibly
nomina'e cnndida'es for ill" Presidency
d vice Presidency?really, to fix Oport a
ndid it?; .'or the la ter office.
An awful Death.?A man nnmrd Tay,
recently uent in o.th woods in Adams
noty.(Illinois,] iocui timber; a togkjiorkhun
down ami rolled upon h;? thighs,
Iding him ir? that position until he <!|'-d,
iicl?, from : pp"nm>c ?, was not until sev.
tl da\s after : fie accident
Emigration ?From present appearances
i number of persons emigrating, tlFs
ar, will he unusually larga. Tue main
earn of emigration st II con inu' s fo run
vnrds :li? United Suites.' Already sev
il hundreds have s'iilcl, und bertha for
reral hundreds moro arc engaged.
London p iper.
Mr D. C. B- h, fo'inerK I MasS'Cht*
t;s, vv.is bund dead in h ? li- d in hi> sfere
A li'Mis, (4 o. d.l the I-lt!.? uli. The
rdict of the Coroner's jiny is ft that the
cased purchas-d Inu innum on die riigh
i which il -is supposed ho died, lor the purine
of relieving his pain."
On Monday die 2 I March, rhroe lit. I"
>ys, -oiis ol regpecinhle p-weiit* residing in
Mite, [the eljes' only twelve-years of age)
io ha i b"en reading the romance of Rob
son Crusoe, left, their homes m company,
search o:'un uninhabited island, where
ey rnigh; enjoy the sweeis described by
t? au iior of ihat work.?The young Crues
were armed willi a blunder-f>uss, pisf<.
swords, &r. and provided wilh sundry
icessarics, such as rid dles, thread, twine.
*. They wended their way to the sea
ore of S d'fleet, in search of a ship to hemem
to an island whereon they might build
hut, dig a cave, breed goals,-and fe ?st on
apes; ih? re they were overtaken by i?
ether, and d'-privojof ?h?*ir arms. They
en chann el ih?*ir route,'and w??r? finallv
erakeuhy Mr. Honth, who had been sent
>trarch of them by their unhappy parent s
*ar Uorncastle, -md were conduct qd salel.
their homes.?Lincoln (Bug ] Merc.
. :
VVe understand that the Commissioner?
Roads, in L xing'on District, have re lved
not to grant any Licenses to Retai
pirits.
S. C. Temperance Advocate.
A ship new* ceporier of the Nov Orleans
ulletin, I defy dropped asleep while s?ti????.
i a chair in the window of the pr ntinf
flicc, three stories higli, und^fWl out upor
W! pavemen'. His skull wus fractured au<
9 soon expired.
Jumping the Hope.?The Boston Trnv
Her states that a little school girl bantered
ith Iwr comrades that sh ? could "skip th<
Z - ' " ,
rope" cue h'.ndred time3 on one fodt w iiiioi
! s opping. She performed'her boast, bi
! it neaijy proved futal to her. She jve
t;<kfn into (he school house and from thenc
(0 h'T home, covered with blood. Not or
ly ?as the foot on^wh'cii the skipped lath
ed hi blood, but keiuded from every por
in her skin, arid stood id small drops a
over her ho lyr arms and face. She re
' roamed in dn extremely dangerous state fo
several days, hut is-now recovering.
Larg i age Lawyers.If a moruvoulc
arcordmg o |.?w, give to another an orange
instead of savii g,." I gne you that orange,'
winch 0110 would think would be what i
cnlk-d, in legal phraseology, 4 un ubso'ot
conveyance of ail right and title therein^'
die phrase would lun thus ; "I give you al
and singular my estate and interest, tigh:
title, and claim, and advantage of ar.d in tha
orange, with all the rind,, skin, juice, p'ulf
and pips, and all right and advantage there
in, with full power to bite, cut,suck, oroth
erwi>o eat the same, or give the same away
as fid y and effectually as I, the said A fi
am now entitled to bite, cut, suck, or other
wise the same orange, or give the sam<
away, with or without its rind, skin,juice
p lp, and pips, any thing heretofore or here
af.ef, or m any other deed or deeds, iostru
nn nts, ol what na'ure or kind soever, to iia
contrary in any wise, notwithstanding
Havana Police.?A friend visiting Cit
ba for h'8 health, writes to us that six weeks
experience has convinced him that the right;
of pfe rsons and property are little infringe!
upon in Havana as in any ci;y in the yvorIJ
Durriig all the indulgcnoir s of the hoi difys
he leaned of only the following instance;
a here the police could show its prorr.ptnes;
nvf etfiCiftncv ;
During the*past four week, Mucquerade
flails have been frequent, and those at th<
p ? TT*-. i,f ?irnr>u nf'nrrlnr
1 UWII I IIC'UIIC liiivi; uti 11 xti intj ^ n 1 .VJI'JV/-.
by sus*thousand people within the wid'a, be
s d<i?lhp immense c'rbwds of those willi aiu
without niasks, nightly fre^uen:fog the cafes
stn ets, <fcc. hi the iritmediVr* neighboring
of the building. Not the slightest disturb
anee oecurh d beyond that of a-fist y ruTIm'
between some young -foreigners anjd a par
c?'l of natives., !n' an ohscore s're^t, ho v
ever, some distance from the Tin aire, ;
I <!ispu'o bevveen a fn her and son was* rertr.i
.i:lod hy the latter killing the formed or at
you would terin.it in ihe Utnkd States oi
Engl ?nd, he committed manslaughter
Tinswason tfic 3d instant, and fhe day nftei
to-morrow "f.o is to he executed !
Street robberies had beon forborne ?dan
of such rare occurrence, that when,' somt
vw-i-ks s>nce, two or thrre had been Commit
ed, the police were taken- qu'to nnwnres
OiM* day, tio-wc\*er. a mulatto f'e!!o\V very un
ceremoniously desired a gon'.lemart to givi
up 'us b tg ol mo.vy nt eleven in the morn
nig, but he wns quickly overpowered', tokei
before the authorities, tried and sentenced t<
be ti <! on horse! uck and receive two hun
dr d fashes at the different corners of th
si re*- s. and th' n to l> ? put in -tku " chai
ganji" for six years. This sentence \vn
carried into execution before*# o'clock (I
the Kf.ernoon of the same day on wh eh th
ro!)l)< ry was aftcmptod 1
N. (). Com. Bulletin.
*'A Defalcation."?About "two week
ngr>, n stage driver named E\afis wa? nrraigoed
before a magistrate ip Leake coun
tv, (Miss.), upon a charge of robbing th<
stage of a pair of saddle bigs qontatfliflj
two Iron lied dfjlars in specie, When- r.p
pealed to to state, whether be rOmniiftoJ liu
robbery, and how he came to do i* hfS re.
p fed?
Well, squire, I acknowledge that. T hqv<
?;oi it, but it was all in slver, an?Ji fpul*
bear die tempting stuff jiii^lin|j for miics
If :t b (1 been paper, I couU! have s'bdJll
bur <poul 1 not resist my fondness for ih<
metallic. But, squircy you must recollec
I'm an office holder, ond I'm ins'meTed l><
tfm lawyers, that you cftn't .muks more oa
of ilrs hnu a defulcnl'on, any - lloW j wbicl
wc till know not on'y wiff'not rend n mat
- o the penitentiary, bai will not prevent hm
*from'being respeuted according to h-s geu
er I merits." .
I lie magistrate could nol recognise th
. tcelrnienJ distinction" which be drew, bu
scut the poor fellow to the"4' lockup."
U Aft. 2*5 0 ICQ cf&
EEP1ALE ACADESV. *
Teacher Wanted
THE above named institution is situated i
Uennettsville, Marlborough District, S. C
and has bona for the last eighteen-month j, undc
the superintond.ince of the Misses Simpson, wh
imond. nt tho close of tho present session, t
relinquish tho station, ami spend the summt
at tho North. To supply this vacancy, th
T.-ustreos aro desirous ot' employing a Tcachc
whu is qualified to teach all the branches, whic
aie necessary to complete the education efyoun
Ladies. To such a otic, they offer the who
proceeds of the Academy, which have bten ft
il-.c past year equal to $1,503. The clcctic
will tak place tho Sth of Jur.o next. Commi
nic xtioiis addrnsKsc'd to tho Subscriber, (postaj
paid) and received prior to that time, will 1
attended to.
To applicants who live at a distance, it may I
fail, that Bcnncttsville is a-very healthy ,plac
and entirely free from the autumnal diicaa
which are usually to be fohnd in the towns m
villages of the South. It is remarkable for i
jood .society a> d is in aH other respects a vei
desirable location.
. ' E. P. ERVltf
"Secretary of the Board of
Trustees
May 1, 1840. . . *
> 26 4t
i K-iummcr Resident* for
SALE.
AS I intend tn move to my plantation tli
slimmer- I will sell my summer residduj
U Gofer Hill at a very roduced price. It
a cVtry respect wel!#ca!cul4cd for asummerre
1 iJcncer Th ? Hodse in large and a largo passa;
15 feet wide bat ween tho Houses with a vrii
died and piaxia.
Any person wishing to purchase a ,siimm
retreat near Cheriw will do well to examine tl
ih it will be eeld^rcat'y boiow its cost and val
tnd thu placo is known to be perfectly health
, * U.S. UARLLKE.
Chorr.w May 5, 1840. *
e " SS it
The regular meeting of the Chatham
ig. Society wHl be held at the Male Acadetay
' to-morrow (3at?rday) evening. half paat seven
o'clock.
The publte are respectfu'ly invited to ?t
j tend. '
B . VV. L. T. PRINCE,
II; ' Secretary*
.. j May, 81840*., v .0 . , *j
r 1 ? 1 ?l ' i ji i||y
CJEJLEBAW CLttHf!*!.
( r' ' Friday Way 8. v
ahtICLES. Tee} & C. | 8 C
Beef in market, lb 0 5 a 0 7 .
s j Bacon from wagons, ll>
?by retail, lb II a JS
>? j Butter lb 20 ? 25 M
.. : Bcc?\ra.t . lb . 20 a
1 yard * 18 a 25
? ! Bale Rope lb 8 a 10
;i Coffee H> 12} a - 15
, Cotton, lb 5 * f 8$
' Corn, Koarco btasb a 75
* .' Flour, Couutrv, brl ? 5 50 J
* ! Feathers fm wug. nono lb 4j o 50
j Fodder. . . lOOJbs 87 j a 1
, GIas<*, window 8x10, 5<n\ 3 11.) a 3 37J
j , ? 10*12, 5'Jfl :i 50 a 3 73
i Hides, green Jb 5 a
s I ?-dry . lb i'J u
't , fron 1 OOILs 5 20 a C 50 1
- j fnrfigo lb *75 a 2 50
. Lirno ' cask 4 a 4 50 .
[t ; Lard scarce lb 11 a 1*1
; Leather, solo lb 24 a^ i!3
Lead, bar ib 10 t
I Logwopd If) 10 a 15 j|
j Molasses gal 40 a 43 \
*}.? , N.O. gel .35 '? -40
j, Nails, oul, assorted 1^ a .
i , wrought lb . 16 a 18
Oats fcush 40 a" $6
Oil, curriers gal ' * 75 a 1
t i ?,'Iamp . - -gal 1 25 a *
u ! ?. liu&eed troi 1 [(J a 1 2p
s j Paint*, white lead W 3 25 a 4 55 ;|
| ' Siaji. brown * Jo 3 a. X'j
[ Park . tOOlbs 5 50 a 6'
- Rico ; l'X'lbs 5 ' a 6-50
31 Shot, . ' -j*" bag 5 25 . a $ 5'J
] ! \ -t lb liii a ,13
j Sugar' ' lb "fc4 a 12J
J Salt- " sack 2" JO a *
' ! .* v bush 1 00 a . *
? ! Sfteel, American lb 10 a _
J | , ^nplisii lb .14 a
?*r-, Gcftniu lb '12 a 14
9 i Tallow * 1(> \ H $ .
' Tea imperial lb 1 " a 1 37
' j , hyson lb 1 a 1 9S
( Tobacco, manufactured ti> . 10
1 j I . H. Wl, Ll?, I _ ,1 I
\[- Tiic Rrvfift foil a few fcet since our last; but
} I there was much rain last night and today which
r 1 will Aiisc it ag-iin* The rain coutiuucs at 11
: o'clock.
r1 ______ ?? 1
I a ? 1 1
' * ARRIVED *
o May 1th Steamer Qocdla, Christian ; Gcorjgc
Town 2 days with'. Merchandise for'McKujr $
McCaskill, D. Malloy, J". C. Wadswortb, V.
* Jolmaon and F. Long of tbi* place. I). C.
- j Lilly, C. Windham, W. W. Kims, T. S. Litlle
g E. Godbold, AlcCorkhj Colo. T. Fuller, John
Maid, J. B. McDanief and J. A. Jolly of the interior.
' " /
May SibOeeota'a Tnw Coat Jno. Irwin, with
D j Merchandise for A, Blue and J.C. Wads worth
i. ) of this place, and & Stsam Engine See. for the
e ! Fulton Steam JUill company.
n! . ; departed
# f May 5llr Sleainor Oseoln, Christian ) Gcor^J
^' Town with 40-1 Dales Cotton 20 Dales Cotton
0 ! Yam and Sundries?for A. Blue, R. T Powell,
j McKay & McCaskill, D. Mallny, J. C. Wad*,
worth, D- S. Harilee, XV. I*. Keudall, and Other*.
J m Silk Worms' Kggs,
- Of the If el kit ids and quality.
I can supply Silk Worms' Egjp in roodr rite
^ . quantities of tho following varieties ;
V 1. Hardy gr?y and white worms, orange coJ
coons'."
- 2. Ciay vror e, mostly sulphur colored co
q L coons.
K j 3. Two crop wliite. .
I 4. Mammi th* sulphur.
H. Pea wnt.
D | . The three first narnod varieties are from a pox
-VvnHi fiL
1 'ifcctly healthy slock, and Iwye Deeu raireu ju
,, I the south for several years. '/l?e two la.it, iut
, ! troduced from the north a year ag?, w?ro no
j entirely exornpt from disease lust ?ununcr but.
" | a^lhe greatest cars was taken to h?ed .oitfy
1 . from tho boat cocoons, it is believed tiiyrg will
y ! I?e little or no sickness amor??t tjictri iu fu trrr,
l ' frotn any ho'reditary-tajjit. .The eocooca of the
l i pea.nut were very heavy and Knu. Of those
j two varieties bo were , only a limited number cin
1 j be'snpplied to each aplicai(t. f
1' The oggs may be forwarded by rtMiTto ptirrfnL
. seisat their cost and ritk of carriage; or they
will bo deposited in Ilichmoiul (if so dosiro<0
_ 'Cotton and Clarke's, free of expense, witbiu
j two oi tlireo days after ike ordfr has been, re'1
, coivcd, and where they jtfill be kept in h cool
L collar unfil called tor. Or in case the purchaser
?.rttrtKf {t. thrtfmnv remain in tnricr.honse
m Y ? , . .
until nearly tho time they aro wanted- to be
. jJiutched?there will he no danger of thoir
! hatching. even in June or July, in less than two
weeks aAcr being removed from the ic^, if kept
i there In propor manner, aa these cg?a wiff hi-.
The oggn will in all cases bo warranted' to bd
it I in the best condition -vvheo they aro forwarded,
7. j (with the flight exception stated aa to tho last
>r ; kinds; but it'it shall a-ppcur that they arc not,
o ; th-a purchaso money will borefupded.
,o j For the three first named varieties, the charge
?r , will be ?5 per ounce?for tho other two varft!
' tiee, ?10 per ounce, the cash always to .ho tent
r, j with the order. When clean eggs aio-not tent,
h the paper on which the y are deposited Will bo
Z ! balanced by cn equal quantity of the tamo
!o kind. '
>r j THOS. SL PLLASANTS P. AJ.
1,1 : Peaverdam. Gochland Co., Va. Feb. 1840.
a* t Egg" this year's laying, and which will not
1? j hatch before 1841, will bo supplied as above
)C ; to ail orders sent with the payments before May
1 1st. at one fiflh of the above named prices, upd
>? tho good quality-and condition of tlie eggs
c? j warranted, . w ?
' Rofcrreuce Edmund Ruffin, Petersburg.. Va.
l<i j . Gideon IV Smith, Baltimore,
ta j Dr. Etias Marks, Colutnbki, Si. C.
y ! ' David Thomas, Cayuga, N. Y.
j Samuel R. Cummere, Burlington X?
tvr ^
ivew JJTOOU5. V
> Jc&a ?. WafiCT?5rth,
~ | AS Wow ia'Store a^jrppjj cf
! GROCttlES,
ift l ufty GOO^S, *
pc /UKZW't/j*:,
is SHOES, '. ,K
?. - HATS,
K*j . BONNETS, < . .
SADDLEUY.
. CROCKERIES, .
7 t GXASStf ,iJ2?, ?fre.
IS I ' "
ue ALL of which will bs.sold at-thn lowest maffcofc
y, I price. tWeoiia wishing to pu rebate ir; thtf'
I market wllltfa welt to call,
f' A'p^SO.H-KMO. ' .
' * i?r. 1 ?