Farmers' gazette, and Cheraw advertiser. (Cheraw, S.C.) 1839-1843, July 22, 1840, Image 3
0 more than six months, that Gen. William Ilenry
H irrson is free from stain or blemish as it falls
to the lot of man to be.
1 am, dear sir,
Yoar old friend,
JAMES MILLER,
Hon. DaNIEI. WES3TSH.
Mil m ?ut, ! 91 ?l III
THB~GAZJ2TTS.
jikx ?
WEDNESDAY JIOJtNING, JILY 22,
Congress was to adjourn on tim 21s',
but owing to mismanagement at some of
the Post offices, our latest account is only
to the 16th, and that from a New York paper*
The Committee on elections had reported
in favor of the sitting members, an J . the
house had adopted the report with the aid
of the previous-question, 102 to 22, many
whigs refusing to vo:e, as time was not al lowed
I hem to examine the testimony.
The British Queen arrived in New York
on the 19th, bringing isngtisn papers to
July 1st. The collon market v.as active,
withou* a change of price. A youth 17
yeaisofnge ha J shot tvo pistols at ihe
Queen, without effect, as slie was riding in
Hydo Park with Prince Albert. The as.
sassin was immediately apprehended, but
made no confession.
Extract of a letfer from a commercial house in N.
York, to a hriu in this place:
"The steamer, British Queen, arrived to-day?
left July 1st The arrivals of cotton into Liverpool
during die month of June, had been heavy. Sales
.large and prices firm. It will probably have little
or no efi'ect on our market here."
Louisiana Election.?In the Congres
^ sional district embracing the city of NewOrleans
E. D. White (Whig) hr.s been
elected by a majority of about 1391) o\er
Leonard (Van H Ten.) In the second dis.
trict, Dawson (V. l> ) has been elected by
a majority of 13 over Morgan (W.) This
is a gain for the administration party. In
the third d stnc', the administration candidate
is believed to be elected. The B e
snysthe Senate will stand unchanged, 8
VVh igs 9 Administration; and that lite
Whigs will probably leave a majority of 4
n the bouse, giving litem 5 majority on
joint ha Hot.
Commodore Elmot.?'I he trial of this
"officer, u nil or various charges of official misconduct,occupied
several weeks of a naval cour.
martia now sitting in Philadelphia, andlattracted
much attention. In regard to the result'
the National Gazette says.*
We Irarn that the sentence of the Court
Martial, which recently tried Commodore Elliot
in this city on sundry charges, is suspen.
atcn from Ins functions for four years and withholding
of his pay for two years. Whether
the President has approved of the sentence,
and on what charges it is founded, we have
not heard,?but as far as we state, our information
is positive.
"We indulged the hope that our immediate
Representative, the Hon. John
Campbell, would have voted with the
fitate, on the pa-sage of the Independent
Treasury bill. Had there been a doubt,
as to the will of the State on that point,
he would have been justified in the exercise
of his private judgment, but as he
knows there is not, ne should have
deferred to the verdict of the State, and
^ voted for the bill. He could well enough
have given such a vote, stating at the
' ** i-i! -- -f ll..
time, lie die. so as representative ui me
State, but in opposition to his own opinion.
"
The above w!?ich is part of a longer
paragraph in the George Town American
of last week, we copy, not for the purpose
of entering into any discussion of
the Sub -Treasury question; but for the
purpose, as an impartial collector of news
and politics, of letting our readers sec
bow much ground of complaint the American
lias in the premises.
\Vhen the Independent Treasury bill
was before Congress two years ago, Col.
Campbell voted against it, and published
his reason* for doing so, at the time, in
the George Town Union.-the predecessor
of the American. Immediately before
the next election, lie addressed a circular
to his constituents, declaring himself
a candidate for re election, and stating
the reasons for his vote against the Sub
Treasury bill. From this circular wc
copy the following paragraphs.
Fellow Citizens:?Understanding that
groat diff'rcwc of op'nion exi>ts among
you iu r ilation to my vote on the lute44 SubTreasury
Bill," and holding myst IF responsible
lo you not only for the faithful hut for
the proper discharge of mv duties as your
representative, I adopt this method of communicating
somf of-thc reasons which inflii
cnceu ntoin tti.it vote?avoiding ft* tftt*
practicable, a repetition of argumens con.
tuined in my publislctl letters upon the same
subject.
i am in favor of separating government
funds from banking pui poses. Such a so.
& pa ration I believe to he correct in principle,
and ifenrried into effect, would I doubt not
prove beneficial in practice.
- f voted against ilio Sub-Treasury Bill
recently rejected* in the flouse of Itepresrelatives,
because it contained a provision
which required after a rertain time, that all
the government duns should be collected in
government paper or in gold and silver exclusively.
*. *- * *
The state of ray health, having recently
b"<1 a severe attack of fever which has left
tijj very fcebl *, and old associations s:i I
\
cherished Ibr rhe geuiloman opposed to me,
would have rendered it agreeable to have
declined a re-election. But understand ng
I that my vote on the lat'*Sub?Treasury Bill
j was disapproved of,and tinding a candidate
: in the fhdd on my return hom^, I felt bound J
in honor to allow my name again to be (
presented to my constituents. *
Here then it is plain that the issue j
made before the people, of the Pee Dee g
Congressional District, was, whether or j
j not they would, by their votes, sustain J
'j their representative in his vote against
1 the ''Independent Treasury" bill. Col.
! Campbell told them that he felt bound i
in bono? to let this question be brought 1
11 fairly and directly before them, and what [
t
! was the result? He was elected by an (
I increased majority over the respectable '
gentleman who had been- his opponent t
at the preceding election. He was clear- '
ly elected then on the very ground that
he was opposed to a Treasury bill con.
taining a provision that the public rcve- 1
nuc should, after a time, be collected in jc
! specie; and the bill passed at the late (
| session, for voting against which com- y
j plaint is now made against Col. C., i
! did contain such provision. Had he t
; vot d for it, the vole would have been a '
f
! most marked contempt for the will of his
constituents expressed at the polls, and a {
direct contradiction ot the professions
on the strength of which lie was elected. 1
I . . <
Whether or not the vote was, in itself
c
considered, right, we do not now inquire, j
I But it was such as his constituents'knew i
when they elected him he would give, t
and such as their vote at that time bound
i him to give. Let, tlien, justice be done. (
As to the doctrine of the American, \
i that a representative in Congress is
1
j bound to regard the will not, of his own 1
constituents, but that of the constituents 1
i . 1
; of his colleagues, we suppose the editor ,
*
; will find not very many to agree with j
| him in it. 1
'nR\TiI Oh* THR HON. JVS. R. i
"I'RINC.r.li. i
We record w?ih unfeigned sorrow the 5
i .
, sud I' lj decease of thy excellent and highly <
, esteemed collect ?r of our por\ the Hon. 1
J unes R Pringl". Oil Friday evening last, <
lie was unexpectedly attacked with an ap- (
poplerrie fit, and .he next day was a corpse. 1
Mr. Pringle was a. gentleman of high Intel. 1
ligenco, lo'iv character and amiable deport,
men'. While President of our Stale Senate *
Jin 1819, he received the appointment of I
collector of the Cus oms from President 1
; Monroe, and for upwards of twenty years c
j discharged the duties of that high and res- ?
j ponsibje trust with fid?d.iy, dignity and courtesy.?Char.
Cour.
We learn that a letter was received in this t
ci y, ye>Usday, giving the information th:<t '
ihe Hon. Jas. It. Pringle had been nomi- |
nated to the Senate, as Roceivr General, v
and Dr. Joseph Johnson as Collector.? t
Piie melancholy donth of the former gen ?
I - J . .. - /V I '
tlcmau, oi course, leaves ine omcu ui iv>
ceivcr Gcn'-ral yet vacant.?Ibid. t
' i
We regret to learn that the Rev. Ed .van! t
Thoinns, Rector of the B ggin and Straw- j
berry Chifrches, in St. John's, Berkly, dc- i
! par ed this life, at Whiteville, on Saturday c
last.?Ibid.
g
Sub Treasury Ahoy!?The Collector s
gives notice that on and af;rr Monday next J
fie will demand a quarter of all pay men s i
for duties, in specie. . j
\flcr the 30.Ii of Juno, 1341,one half {
of .he revenue must be paid in specie; after t
j 3'Jth of June, 1812, throe fo'irths; and a for i
j the'SOth June, 1843, the whole. Then the <.
I golden age wdi he ushered in in all ts golry; t
j Ac toto surgel gens aurea nitmdo.
Jour, of Com. i
RUFFLED OATS.
Mr. Green Hill, of Wake county, near I
Raleigh, has recently exhibited at ihe office {
oftho Raleigh Register, sundry stalks of this 5
gigantic species of the O its, measuring six 1
foet eight inches in heiiit.
Ashboro' (JY. C.) Citizen. 1
?_ i
Hydrophobia. ? Wc learn that two men *
have dio.l of this dreadful disease within a I
short time, in the nolhern putt of Philadelphia
cou ty. Wc know rot how many 1
lives would need to be sacrificed to rouse
the people of the c;ty to any efficient mcos- <
tires for protecting thenis'lve*.
Philud. Norl. Amcr.
Mineral Riches of Virginia.?Bitumln- ]
j otis coal occurs at inioivals over a tract" of
I 35 iniits from Sou it Anna river near its
mouth, to ihe Appomattox. In some pin.
j ccs the coal seam is found 40 feet thick.
li is found in abundance vvitlim 13 miles
t of Richmond, in Henrico, in Chesterfield, in
j Goochland, IWhaitan?on James river
I and on l!ic Tuckaiioe. At Midlothian pit,
j in Clreterficd county a shaft has been penci
trated M-icmU
| Iron is found injn vanous
j parts of the State. There are seven mines ^
! of it in Spotsylvania, near the junction of
I the Rappahannock and the Rapidian rivII
ers.
i
| Of go!.! nrrncs generally less valuable than
iron there arc 12 in Goochland?13 in Orange
j?11 in Culpepper?26 in Spots\lvania
j 10 in Stafford, and G in Fauquier. Total
gold mines, eighty ! ,
l ucre are also l ive copper mines in Fauquier
cqun'y. Tin mineral resources in
V irgmia are truly most extensive anJ valuable.
Six dozen peaches, raised in a green house,
j jin this city, (add in Boston yesterday, at
I lour dollais a duz"ii.?Salem Caz'tir.
I
CONGRE^BIONAL. .
Corncspondcnce oftho Charleston Courier.
Washington*, July 8.
Thebankrupt bill is dead. The House
resterday naileil it to the table, by a decisive
vote. It was read twice as a Senile
bill and Mr. Pickens then moved to
ay it, on the table, giving as a reason foi
Jus course, the want of time, at this late
itagc of the session, for acting on so important
a subject. lie also suggested
bat immediate action on the hill was the
ess necessary, as it was not to go intc
>peration till the 1st of February next.
1 he motion was agreed to?yeas 101,
lays 89. There were about a dozen
ivhijgs in the affirmative?so it was *not
listinctly a party vote. It is possible
hat a re-consideration may be moved tolay,
but without any chance of success.
Phis meusure which lias attracted so
nuch public attention, and which was so
ong and carefully deliberated upon in
he Senate, did not obtain even a hearing
n the House.
Mr. Tkipi.ktt moved a call on the
War Department for a detailed statemenl
>f the expenditure in the Florida, war,
o be laid before the House at the nexi
iession. lie said the appropriations had
>eeii twenty millions, but lie wanted the
terns of expenditure. It was objected
hat the report would make a volume a*
jig as the Bible, but the resolution was
igreed to.
The navy appropriation bill was taken
ip and debated.
An amendment, appropriating sixl)'
housand dollars for a third steam vessel
>f war, was agreed to. This sum is o'
:ourse intended only to commence tin
reparations for the vessel. An effort
nade to strike out the appropriation foi
he construction of a dry dock at Neu
k'ork. There is an existing law for this
vork. Three dry docks were authorizet
iome years ago, one at Charleston, nuo
:herat Gosport, and a third at Neu
fork; but the construction of the lus
las beeu delayed. Mr \V. Tiiompsoj
moved to amend by adding an appropri
ition for a dry dock at Pensacoln, <im
,vent-into a series of statements and ar
guments as to the itn; ortancc of tlia
place as a naval station, in reference tr
the commerce of the Gulf of Mexico. Tin
notion, however, did not prevail. Tin
.Vew York dry dock was*resisted on th(
ground that the Treasury at this tinu
:annot bear the expense;-that it was uu
necessary for the navy, and that floatim
Jocks could he built at a twentieth par
>f the expense, whenever wanted. Bu
he motion to strike out was lost. Tin
)ill wa9 finally reported and passed.
In the Senate, a bill authorizing thi
Secretary of the Navy, at his pleasure
o put an officer on furlough, with hal
jay, was discussed. It was opposed a:
onferring too much authority on the
Secretary, and was laid on the tabic.
Washington, Jui.y 9.
In the Senate an abolition memorial
vas presented for the first time, these
hree months'. It was from the anti-s!a
?*gy society of East Pennsylvania, ant
>rayed that the people of that Common
vealth be relieved from all obligations
o support the institution of slavery, b}
;iving up fugitive slaves or otherwise.
The question of reception was laid or
he table. The rule of the House prohib
ting the presentation of abolition peti
ions has worked admirably well, by dc
wiving the abolitionists of facilities and
nducemcnts to keep up an cxcitcnieul
in the subject.
Mr. Tatpan's joint resolution, propo
ling an amendment to the Constitutioi
o as to limit the term of office of tin
udgesofthe U. S. Courts, was taker
ip, and Mr. T. made a very able speec!
11 its support, lie dwelt on the proprie
y of conforming the judiciary departmen
o the principles wiiich regulate our othci
nstitutions. He wished to bring it un
* " ? ' l .1 _
ler the control ol the people, aim renuei
he Judges responsible to public opinion
rhe tenure of good behaviour he consid
:red as equivalent to a life tenure, an<
t afforded no guaranty forabilitv, inde
O # * m
lendence, nor integrity. He promise;
.0 devote his life and best efforts to thi
;rcat reform, and doubted not comnlct;
success. The change would lie said ccr
> i i. - i- !? ,I.t_ i:
[atniy ue maue in uuo nine.
The army appropriation bill was takci
jp in committee of the whole, and an a
mendment was ottered, appropriating 43,
300 dollar! for the purchase of seven site
for Marine Hospitals on the Wester;
waters. This question was debated th
whole day, without any decision.
Mr. IIuNTETt's letter to his constitu
cnts, which you will see in the newspa
pers is the subject of much remark here
though his neutral position in regard t
the presidential contest was before wcl
known, and his motives appreciated an.
respected.
"Washington*, Jl*lv 10.
In the Senate, there was a long discus
sion of a bill to publish a stereotype edi
lion of the laws ot the United States, t
be compiled under the direction of th
Attorney General. The bill was rejee
ted, which is to be regretted, as complet
editions of the laws arc now rare, eve
in this, and can be procured no whet
without considerable expense and trot
bhT?MTr4r^4IJ'-italed that in his Stat
there was but otic perfect atu
A struggle ensued between Mi*. C In*
-..-1 M.. X,?.. fhrt niMnrlfv nf }?I1S
it I 111 ill i 1 /i tTA .>) 1UI till |M lui 11 j v? wv...
iiess?Mr. Tappav, wishing to take up Iii
joint resolution for an amendment to tli
Constitution, so as to limit the term c
oflice of the federal Judges. The lattt
bill was taken up, and Mr. Ci..vv move
to lay it on the table, which was los
Mi?. Ci.ay intimated that the majorit
wished to give the mileage bill tiie go b'
That was a practical measure, lie sail
upon which the public expected legish
tion. As to the aarcndment of the Const
tution, no one suppose 1 thai it would b
acted on.
BMMggMmU*-? ILM ftj.L-H. i-H H'lUfiL' li&lM.1 _JLSWHBWW
In reply to Mr. Clay, Mr. Allen, Mr. j
Clay of Ala., and Mr.' Walker, insisted
on the necessity of a change in judicial
tenure. Life tenures, they said, were
: inconsistent with republican institutions.
. We should have no officer who was irres
ponsible to the people, still less should
> we tolerate an irresponsible department
of the government. The change was
; demanded by the Deonle. Immediate
l/ II I
success was not to be expected-, but the
I work of reform must be commenced
i somewhere, and at some time; and, in
their opinion, this was the place and this
the time. They wanted to see the vote
on the subject, and see how the senator
i from Kentucky would vote.
Mr. Clay, oi'Kv., said he would tell!
i gentlemen how he would vote. I am I
against it, said he, and will give a certificate
to thai efi'ect.
Mr. Calhoun said if there was any one
> principle iti the Constitution which its
i iramers considered as fundamental, it
; was the life tenure of the Judiciary. lie
was under the impresion that the change
; proposed would be eminently disastrous,
t But there was no time at this session to
go into Che consideration of a subject of
t such vital importance. Every member
I of this body would wise to study the
; question deeply before he gave his vote,
I and every member would wish to be
> heard upon it. Finally, the Joint Resolui
lion was postponed till Monday, and the
Mileage bill was taken up. 13ut the
i hour being late, the Senate adjourned.
The House rejected the Joint Resolu'
tion from the Senate f ?r the reception
1 and disposition of the presents from the
f I hnaum of Muscat and the Emperor of
J Morocco.
' AY ASH 1NGTON, Julv 10. j
[ In
the Senate to day, the bill from the ;
j ' House to regulate and* equalize the mile-;
age of members ol Congress, was taken
no as in committee of the whole and af'
1 . . . ? .
? ter various amendments nau ucen auup- |
t d was ordered to be engrossed for a j
' ! third reading. The principal amendj:
incuts were to calculate the distance by ;
t!ie "shortest mail route," instead of a
^ straight line," and that the distance
charged by each member should be pub
s J lishe.l at the end of the session: that :
s ; members of Congress should be allowed j
[ j twenty dollars per session, in lieu of sta \
[ I tionarv: that a member absent at any J
' j time when the yeas and nays were called,!
i sball forfeit his compensation for that
? day. The vote on ordering the bill to
, : be engrossed was?vcas 31, nays 9, as
t o . * j
follo.vs:
Yeas?Messrs Allen, Anderson, Ben- ;
ton, Brown, Buchanan, Calhoun, Clay ofj
' Kentucky, Crittenden, Cuthbert, Davis, ;
Dixon, Fulton, Hubbard, Huntington, j
King, Linn, Lumpkin, Merrick, Mout- !
k j on, Pierce, Porter, Preston, Roane-, !
' j Smith of Connecieut, Strange, Tappan, !
Walker, Williams, Wright, and Young i
I ?31.
Nays.?Messrs. Clayton, Henderson, j
Knight, Norvell, Smith ot Indiana, Stur j
i"1 geon, Tallmailge, Wall, and White?9 !
1 1 T?I? 11 |
v-'y I
I;i the Senate to da/, the bill to
' equalize tlie mileage <?f members, was
read a third time and passed. The joint resolution
authorizing the President to ac- |
cept and dispose of the presents received j
from the Iinaum of Muscat and Emperor
of Morrocco, was taken up, and the !
J amendments of the House concurred in. |
* Liberia.?Tiio Governor and House of'
Assembly of Liberia,.have offered (for the en- ;
. couragcment of Agriculture in the Colony)
i ' the following premiums, to be paid fin money, i
, For the greatest number of Coffee
J Trees over five thousand, raised in
any one year, and in the best con. I
1 dition, 8100 00 I
" j For the second best, of said number,
I and condition, 50 00
r j For the greatest number, as aforc-1'
said, over five hundred trees, 37 50
r For the greatest number, as aforesaid,
over two hundred and fifty
tre.*s, 25 00
j For the greatest number, aa aforesaid,
over one hundred trees, 20 00 |
" For the- largest quantity of manufacl
j tured Sugar, of good qual'ty, 50 00
s i For the best plantation of orange
; I tree?, in good condition, 25 00
. j For the best plantation of lime trees,
| in good condition, 25 00
' For the best plantation of plantain
| trees, in good condition, 25 00
' 1 * on nil
" : For the best acre ot u-iBsaurn, w
" I For the best half acre of ihe same, 10 00
s i For the greatest quantity of good
11X Indian Corn, 23 00
e For the best acre of the 6.imc 13 00
[ For the second best acre of the same, 10 00
' For the largest number of neat cattle
not 1 ;S3 tban live, 23 00
I For the second best, do do. 13 10
' , For the largest lot of, and best con0
i #ditioned hogs, not less than five, 10 00
1 ! For the second best do, - 5 00
.i! -
FIRST PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PLOUIHNG.
j The season is now opening 'o commence
! your ploughing; every farmer, nnd every
i- J farmer's boy feels perlmps as if ho knew
o j how to hold nnd drivo the plough, better
e ! than the man who writes; nil this nmy j)e
...? i. _.i i ,
true; ho Knows mm no snouiu muvit ium
c his furrow \vi<Jpr than the plough.shares
n will cut dean ; but always as much harrowe
er as stiffness of the soil shall render necosi
sary, to lay his furrows smooth an 1 light,
e and free from clods; in all such cases of
narrow furrows the cx r i expense of plough -
ir? will bo saved in the expense of hari
| a-- j? .
i- rowing, with this advantage to the crop
is that the harrow pulverizes only the surface;
iC but tiiC plough, when properly, directed
>f renders the earth mellow, to the whole depth
T | of the furrow.?This again involves the
d questions, how deep is Scsi? To this I shall
t. reply particularly, as ^ has become one of
v the most iiripoitant questions in field bus*.
v, ban dry.
I, Tne ploughing deep is of the ulSjost imi
porta nco to make land productive, r\o one
i- (who is a good farmer) will deny. Vet
ic how dep orahlc is it to sec so many of o-ir
fanners, instead ut tlieir jau h
m
persist in the old ru nous practice of merely
skimming it. Soils of the best quality nny 1
be very shortly impoverished by shallow, f:
ploughing: while on the other hand those of tl
an inferior quality maybe materially im- r<
proved by judicious ploughing. Why, it g
may be asked, are swamps and bogs So fi
inexhaustibly fertile after being drained? t!
One simple reason is because they are b
possessed of a soil of very considerable ti
depth. Then why n >t plough deep, in or- g
d?'r to increase the d :pth of soils of uplands.
Lands which have been ploughed shallow t|
on rec'iveing the first deep ploughing will
generally fail in some measures in produ- (j
eing a good crop, in consequent: of turning r,
up the clay. This lias disheartened some
that have made trail of it, so as to abandon
it immediately again. But the action of ?
the sun and atmosphere on the
upturned clay, will contribute gretoly to
its fertilizations. This being ploughed down, ti
and the former surface tnrned up again \
with the addition of proper manures, will b
give land a deep soil and render it fi rtile t
and productive. ' I
But few per3on nrc aware of the length l<
to which the fibrous roo's of grass descend c
into the ground. It has been discovered, u
with very few oxcep ions, that they reach v
to the bottom ofsoils, however deep;
consequently plants growing in deep soil
will be much better protected against the ((
ifivcts of drought than those grow.ng in a ^
sliallow so,'!.
1 would suggest, therefore, that land in
ordinary cases, be ploughed not less tlian
eight inches deep. Will it not be much
better to suffer partially in one cr->p, and 'I
thereby to have afierwarJs a manifold n
increase; than to be ulways to ling, with ; '
very imperfect returns for our I ?bof.
These statements here given contain the ?
outlines or fir.it principles of good ploughing
and the inhiute attention of cvrry farmer j
will soon discover the mode which shall
he best adapted to his d.(F rout soil, and
ddlbrent crops, with ibis general principle, "
to deepen his soil at every ploughing, as far <
as the nature of the substratum, or under '
^ ^il inrfili/i enfuft. nf hi?j rrn-i will admit! !
aU?if I'll'l i I rv? Of*iv %j ?? |?iv . . ?.|r _ r
and therefore, in this way, ho may soon I
bring his farm into a deep tillage. The (
success of one-hajf of any one of his fields,
under a regular deep till igo, compared ,
with the other half, under n shallow tillage,! t
will ho ihtf best convincing argument in J
favor of deep ploOghing that ran he laid j ,
before the practical farmer- Try and j (
see.
GENERAL SUMMARY".
It is said di it Stephen Allen, Esq., of
New. York, will be the Receiver General of
public money, under the Sub-Treasury Act.
7 he Government of the United Sta'es
have ordered some Rifles and Pistols of
"Colts Patent Fire Anns Manufacturing
O |
Company," fur the Ininum of Muscat*
The Cambridge Md. Chronicle of the
11th says,?We regret to learn that in
consequence of the recent heavy rains,
and the longcontinuation of damp weather,
some of our f miners are likely to incur
serious loss in their wheat and oat crops.
Livington Palmer, and Hiram Mann,
convicted of treason, at Toronto, U. C.
are sentenced to be hung on the 20th
inst. The act of treason consisted in 1
distributing commissions for the Patriot
# J
service.
4
Execution.?Five negroes concerned j
in the murder of Mr. Alexander Atkin. j
son, were executed on the 6th of July,
on the plantation of the deceived, near,
Brunswick, Georgia, where the murder '
| was committed.
Bunker Hill Monument.?The Bunker
Mill Monument Association are about
-miking a last effort to complete the
structure under their charge. It is built
of hewn granite, 30 feet Square at the!
base, and, when finished, will be 220 j
feet high.
Receiver General.?We learn from the'
i Boston Post, that Issaac Hill, has been [
nominated to. the Senate by the Presi :
dent, for the office of Receiver General of.
New England?to reside in Boston.
Union City, (Mich.) 27th June.
| Tiie wheat crop will be light all over
Michigan. J f two-thirds of a middling;
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crop is gathered, I shall feel satisfied.;
j The insect (commonly called the 44 Hesj
sian ily?*) has made great havoc in many i
places. Latterly a new enemy has appear, i
! ed, ? called the 44 anfhor worm." They;
; vercneaily as numerous as I he flics ofj
; Egypt. So annoying and plen-y have they j
hoon, thai they would inunda'o whole fi< l is,
i und the farmers have in some instances,
i made trenches around their fields an I houses,
lo suvo themselves* They move in a mass
! from one field to another. After finishing
! a repast and crossing a road, the card) is
I rioi ly obscured fjr many ro Is.
The Wheat Crops.?The Salisbury (N.
IC ) Watchman, snys tho wheat crops
have exceeded I he expectations of faruvrs,
j in his neighborhood. That notwithstanding
the appearance of the chinch bug in the
I spring the yield of wheat has been good,
' and tolerably abundant.
| The Edjcfield Advertiser of the 18th
j ult., says,44 in several sections of the coun'
try, which wc have recently seen the fields
| give promise of an abuft'iant harvest of
i wheat and oMs."
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The Greenville Mountaineef, of tlic
16 h Juno, says* (speaking of tile lute ruins,)
great damage has been sustained, but we
arc gratified to learn that many farmers
will realize tolerably fair crops, and that
nothing like a great scarcity ot wheat will
be experienced.
The rend/eton Messenger says, the;
wheat harvest is over, and from information
received, wo think the crop wiil Ikj somewhat
like an ave&ngc one, but will fall nearly j
one half short of that made last year, which
j .vas extraordinary in this section.
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Tlic Richmond (Va.) Compiler, of thef
2;h, says,14 A gentlemen who has travelled
oin some distance ubove Lynchburg on -J
le river, to this place, taking the South side
lute, represents the crop of wheal as very
oqJ. The lowlind crops were extremely
ne, while ponions of those of the uplands *
ie bugs and fly had done some damage;
ut ho thinks .quite portinl; with thntexeep- .
on the highland wheat he represents a#
ood." . * M
We have now on our fable a Blood Beet
ml measures 23 1- 2 inches in circumfernee
and weighs 111-2 pounds. It is fromt
ic garden of the Rev. Mr. Spain, of this*
\nvrr. It is one that had been trousplanU J
d, had only ordinary culture, and had not m
one to seed when taken up.
S. C. T<rmp-Adv.
The Schr. Comet.?Tiie negro cap.
irod along with the mother and daughter of "* i
Vild Cat, by Col Harney, was cook en
oard the schr. Comef, which was wrecked
wenty months snce on tho Florida coast.
Ie pussess by the name ol Sam, and is wiv
[) be from Cottn -cticuf. All the crew ex. i
ept him were massacred by lire Indian*,lear
New Smyrna', as letters .indicated ,
vhich wore found near their remains. *
The Health of the City.?Inquiries i>nvMtg
b en addressed to us from several quar.
[ rs relative to the health of the Crty? we are
iappy to state that it continues unimpaired,
nd that the prospect for the summer is m
Peering one.?Charleston Loifr.
Appointments.?We learn- that the fIon.- l?'nry
Deas lias boon appointed Colhctor,nd
Dr. Joseph Johnson Receiver Geo?rnl
or litis C'ty. ii is very ^confidently said
h it the former gentleman will decline &hy
ippointmcnt.
Tiio Hon. Isaac Hill has been appointed
Receiver General for Boston.?Ibid
The St. Louis Gazette mentions that tw<r?
iteamboats have been chartered to bring
lown the 8th regiment of infantry from
Prairie do Chien. This regiment is 640
erorig, and will be stationod at Jefferson
Barracks till September,* w lien itwdfpro*
:eed to Flond i. '
The Frederick Examiner of yesterdfay
rnys?Tiie wheat and rye hereuboutisnosr'
generally cut. From our own observmioo
luring a sojourn in the country for a week or'
! wo, we are inclined to believe that the crop
of wheat is very good, the crop of rye i?
generally very defective.
PENDLETON, July 3.?The oat crop
n this district will be unusually productive*
The farmers are now harvesting; and all
agree in ihe opinion that more oats will be
made than have been made before Sor tey*
eral yoars,The
Richmond Star gives an areouuf t)t
an .aged man, in Fluvana couuty, V?M who
was killod and partly eaten by his own
hogs which lie had gone to feed.
A drunken fellow who lay across the rail#
of a railroad >?t Albany was run over end
killed on the 22d. June.
Gov. If ill of New Hampshire, and Mr*
Niics, now Post M ister General and oncef
Senator ia Congress, woro both printers.
A severe drought prevailed in New Vork
and some pnrts of New England, about the
first of this month*
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DIED,
In this County, on Tuesday evening last, after
a loner and painful illness, Mrt. Elizabeth
S. T Po u>e, coo sort qf William E. Powo, Esq.
She has lefts hu>bind and a large family, beside*
many relatives, friends and acquaintances,
to mourn their loss,
. [Salisbury (N. C.) Watchman.,
CHER AW PK ICE CURRENT.
Wednesday, July 23.
a stici.es. r?a | $ C. | $ C
Reef in market, lb 0 5 a 0 6
Bacon froin wagons* lb 9 a 10
by retail* lb II a 19
Butter lb 15 a
Beeswax lb" 20 a 23
Bagging yard * 18 a 23
Bale Rope jb 8 a 10 <
Coffee lb 12$ a 15
Corro.v, lb 8 a / r8$
Corn* scarco busli 75 a ?7$
Flour, Country, -brl a 5 50
Feathers fin wag. none lb 45 a 5U
Fodder, 1001b* a 1 25
Glass, window 8x 10, 5011 3 25 a 3 37|
., " 10x13* 50ft 3 50 a 3 75
Hides, green lb 5 a
.dry lb 10 a
fron lOOlbs 5 50 a 6 50
Indigo ib 7b a ? w
Lime cask 4 a 4 50
Eard scarce ib II a 12A
I?cather, sule Ib 22 a 25
Lead* bar ib 10. a
Logwood ib 10 av 15
Molasses N. O. gal 40 a ,45
?- . gal 35 a 40
Mails, cut, assorted lb .11 ?
, wruyght -lb 16 a 18
Oats bush 40 a * 50
Oil, curriers gal 75 a 1
?, lamp gal 1 25 a
?, linseed. gal f 10 a 1 25
Paints, white lead keg 3 35 a 4 52 ?
, Span* brown lb 8 a 12
Pork lOOIbs 5 50 a 6
Rice lOOIbs 4 a 5 00
Shot, bag 2 25 a 2 75
, ib 10 a 12
Sugar lb ( 8 a 12$
Salt sack 2 00 a 2 25
?- bush 87| a 100
Steel, American lb 10 a
, English lb 14 a
The River has fallen 9 feet since this
day week, but is still boatable.
Bacon at Ten Cents.
- hams and shoulders,
" e..?r.T>T/Mj Article, of jnv own
A* tn l uurtuivo ? , r
curing, for sale at 10 cents task, or to approved
purchasers'at 12$ cents, on a credit until
the 1st January next. A. P^J*AC0STEv
July 22. W 36?>/
Dun lap Marshall
OFFER for sale at very low prices a fina
stock of negro cloth and blanket??they
al.'O off?r by Hhd.Ticr.ce or Dbl. very fine H'
(J. and W. J. .MoIhnsc*.
J.tnuarv 3, IS 10, # tf.
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