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r?T._ niwnCTrarmmiijnii'1 vmv? o 1 k 'JM J1 .... wlion imprisoned in Newgate for a political ' pamphlet, commenced the lie civic, which was ? extended to nine thick volumes ito., and there he 1 also composed his Jure Divine. Other instnicc.", { 1 doubtless, might be adduced, were further evidence j * needed to prove the fact, which at first Si^ht we ] mijjht be little disposed to believe, namely, tbut i often the most adverse conditions cojiduce to itn- 1 portant beneficial results. 5 TIIE INDIAN'S OMNION OK JOK SMITH. The Indians have the greatest possible contempt | for Joseph ?Sinilli, and denominate him a Tslic ?11;. u* urhich signifies a rascal. Nor have j nahwav( ? ? other false prophets risen more highly in their estimation. A few years since, that notorions deceiver, Matthias, made his appearance one evening at the door of Keokuk's (chief of a neighboring tribe) 4 waikcon,' or cabin. He wore a long beard, which was parted on one J side of his chin ; a long gun was on his shoulder, j and a red sash around his waist.?Keokuk do- j manded who he was, to which question Matthias replied, that lie was Jesus Christ, the only true Cod, and that he was come to gather the Indians, i who were the seed of Israel. 44 Well," says Keo- i kuk, who is a very dignified man, 44 perhaps j*ou ' are Jesus Chr!.?t and perhaps you arc not. If you are Jesus Christ you cannot be killed. If you are ! not Jesus Christ, you are a rascal, and deserve to I be shot. Look at these two fine rific pistols; they were made in New York, thry never miss ! their aim. Now sec me sound them with the ramrod.?They have a tremendously heavy charge. Now I point them at you. Now I am going to ! fire." At this Matthias suddenly bolted, being ! unwilling that his claims should he tested by so ! novel striking a mode of theological argu. j meat. Tiie British Trkatv.? Extract of a letter j from Mr. Cushing to a friend in this town, dated "Washington, Nov. 9th, 181'J. j 44 I had the pleasure of seeing lo-d.ty the ratified j rtreatv, lately concluded between the Cnilcd States & .aud Great Britain. The treaty is fairly engrossed, in a thin volume of folio ruled paper, bound in crimson velvet, wilh -ribbons to tie the covers together, when closed; depending from which, by two silver or silk cords with large tassels, of the same materials, is the seal, five or six incites in diameter aud an inch 7 i thick The seal is contained in a silver l?o.v or j case, stamped on the cover with a beautiful raised impression of the British arms, and represents Queen Victoria on liorschack with a page holding the horse, and surrounding the figures the legend 4 Victoria Dei Cralia Britunuiarum Regiua Fnlci i Defensor.* The signature to the ratification by ; the Queen, is in a large and bold hand; Victoria 1 R. Tiie ratifications were exchanged on the 13th of Oct. lbJ2?the exchange."; brvig attended by j the signature and seals of .Mr. Everett aud Lord Aberdeen. I observe that the former has for motto, 44 Patria, Veritas, Fides;' and the latter, Xc Nituium.'"?Newburj/jiort Htrald. EXTRACTS jtrom Dickens' 44 American Notes for General ' ClRCl'L vtio.v." The American Character.?The Americans j are by nature frank, brave, cordial, hospitable and j affectionate. Cultivation and refinement seem but j io enhance their warmth of ncart and ardent en- : thusiasin, and it is the possession ol* these latter' qualities iu a most remarkable decree winch ren- , ders au educated American one oJ' flic most en. ' dearing and most generous of friends. J never j was so won upon as by this class; never yielded j up my full confidence and esteem so readily and j pleasurubly as to them; never can again make, | in half a year, so many friends, for whom, I seem , to entertain the regard of half a life. The qualities are natural, J implicitly believe, to the whole jK-ople. That tliey are, however, sadly sapped, blighted in their growth among the m;:ss, and that there are influences at work which endanger .^^Ihcm still more, and give but little present promise of their healthy restoration, is a truth that ought to he tol<lA New Yout Society.?'Die tone of the best so. cicty iu this city is like that of Boston ; here and j there it may lie, with a greater infusion of the mercantile spirit, but generally polished and re- I lined, and always most hospitable. The houses i and tablcsarc elegant; the hours later and more J rakish; and there is, perhaps, a greater spirit of contention in reference to appearances, and the I display of wealth and costly living. The ladies are singularly beautiful. Before I left New York I made arrangements for securing a passage home in the George Washington packet ship which w.is advertised to sail in June; that being the month in which I had I determined, if prevented by no accideut, in the course of mv rumblings, to depart from Ameri? I never thought that going back to England, j returning to all who were dear to me, and to pur- I suits that have insensibly grown to be a part of j my nature, I could have felt so much sorrow as I endured, when I parted at lust, on board this ship, ; with the friends who accompanied me from this 1 -1 .1 I,|nf.p S(, f.,r / city. 1 never mougni im; u.....v ~.v , away and so lately known, could ever associate i itself in my mind with the crowd of affectionate 1 remembrances that now cluster around it. There are those in this city that would brighten to me, j | the darkest winter day that ever glimmered and j went out in Lapland ; and before whose presence 11 even Home grew dim, when they and 1 exchanged ! that painful word which mingles with every I | thought and deed, which haunts our cradle head ' , . . t I in infancy, and closes up the vista ol our lives in : , age. I A Native Chieftain.?There chanced to be i 1 on Ixiard this boat, in addition to the usual dreary . 1 crowd of passengers, one Pitchlynn, a chief of the j Choctaw tribe of Indians, who sent in his card \ | to me, and with whom I had the pleasure of a ' A lon<* conversation. I ; i He spoke English perfectly well, though lie had j ' not begun to learn the language, he told me, until j he was a young man grown. He had read many , ' books, and Scott's poetry appeared to have left a ! 1 strong impression on his mind, especially the open- J < ing of " The Lady of the Lake," and the great t battle scene in " Marmion," in which, no doubt, I from the congeniality ot the subjects to his own ' pursuits and tastes, lie hid great interest and do- I light. lie appeared to understand correctly all lie 1 had read, and whatever fiction had enlisted his s sympathy in its belief, had done so keenly and < earnestly, I might almost say fiercely, ile was < dressed in our ordinary evcry-day costume, which hung about his. fine figure loosely, and with indif. . I fcrent grace. Un my telling him that I regretted < not to t^e liun :u las ownamre, uc mrtv* uj> uu> > ight arm fur .1 moiricnt, astliough he was brandish-1 ug s?<*nic heavy weapon, and answered, as he let it all again, tli.it his race were losing many things i , reside the dress, and would soon lie seen upon the j 4 sarth no more ; but lie wore it at home, he added, | jroudly. J He told nic tliat he had been away from his J 101 nc, west of the -Mississippi, seventeen months; j md was now returning, lie had been chiefly at. r Washington, on some negotiation* pending between [ g Ins tribe and the Government, which were not set- j( tied yet (he said in a melancholy way,) and he feared never would be; for what could a few poor Indians do, against such well skilled men of business as the whites ? t lie had no love for Washington; tired of towns 1 and cities very soon ; and longed for the forest and i the prairie. t I asked him what he thought of Congress ? He j answered, with a smile, that it wanted dignity in an Indian's eyes. ' \ * He would very much like, lie saiu 10 see i^ug- ; land before lie died ; and spoke with much interest , about the great things to be seen there. When I , told liim of that chamber in the Ilritish Museum < wherein are preserved household memorials of a race that ceased to be, thousands of years ago, he was very* attentive, and it was not hard to sec ( that he had u reference in his mind to the gradual ] fading away of his own jicoplc. . This led us to speak of Mr. Catlin's gallery, , which he praised highly, observing, that his own , portrait was among the collection, and that all the ( likenesses were "elegant." Mr. C'oojkt, lie said, , had painted the red man well; and so would I, lie ( knew, if I would go home with him and hunt buf- , falocs, which he was quite anxious I should do.? | When 1 told him that supposing I went, I should ( not be very likely to damage the burtalocs much, he took it as a great joke, and laughed heartily. lie was a remarkably handsome man; some years past forty, I should judge, with long black Jiair, and acquiiiuc nose, broad cheek hones, a sun. i barm complexion, and a very bright, keen, dark, j and piercing eye. There were but twenty thous- i and uf the I'hoe taws left, he said, and their num. ! bcr was decreasing every day. A few of his bro- J tlier chiefs had been obliged to become civilized, and to make themselves acquainted with what the whites knew, for it was their only chance of cxis. tcnec. Ilut they were not many; and the rest were as they always had been. He dwelt on this, and said several times that unless they tried to assimilate themselves to their conquerors, they must be swept away before the strides of civilized socic{y When we shook hands at parting, I told hiin'he must come to England, as he longed to sec the land so much ; that I should hope to see him there, one day, and that 1 could promise he would be i j well received, and kindly treated. He was cvi- J dently pleased by this assurance, though lie re- | joined, with a good-humored smile and an arch shake of iiis head, that the English used to he very fond of the red men when they wan'ed their > help, but had not cared much for them since. He took his leave; as stately and complete a j ( gentleman of Nature's making as I ever beheld; j and moved among the pcop'c in the boat another i kind of being. , We learn I'rmii the Frederick Citizen that two German pedlars, who had been ' travelling together as partners, arrived in that city on Tuesday morning last, and 1 departed again in the afternoon, taking !) the mad to Baltimore. When near the j Monocnov, the voungcr of the two at " . 1 tacked tho elder with a heavy stick, which he carried, so successfully as to fell him to the ground in a state of insensibility. He then rifled the pockets o ' his 1 victim, and took to flight. In tho mean i * O time the injured man, having sufficiently : I recovered, proceeded to the nearest house j i and made known the facts. Pursuit he- !< ing instantly made, the robber was overtaken and committed to jail. On Thins- < day he was tried in the county court, con- i i victed, and sentenced to the penetcntiarv i for seven }oars and six months.?American. ' From t/ii Alton Telegraph. A Warning to Kkcordkrs.?Dniing ' the present term of Hie Circuit Court in j this county a suit was tried between a;, citizen of this place, as plaintiff, and John T. Lu k, Esq. as surety, as defendant,' upon the follow ing state of facts : I The plaintiff had bargained for the pur- ( chase of a Iiojsc and lot in Upper Alton ; !, before paving the consideration monev, | i.i-. urnfn frt llm Beeorder f\Ir. 1 IJ Id flllUIMV V ff !?/ * ... ...w ^ ( Lusk) In know if the lot was encumbered j by cither deed or mortgage. To this the ( latter replied it was not ; and subsequent- ? lygavea ccrtiticate to that effi et, charg ing the plaintitFfor the search. After re- ! cetving the assurance from Mr. Lu<k that I ! the l<?t was unincumbered by either pre- | vious deed or mortgage, the plaintiff paid I the consideration money, three hundred j dollars. A short time subsequent to the ( purchase by the j>laintiif a suit was uisti. , ^ tuted by a third person to foreclose a inert- j j gage upon the same lot and premises, ' which actually existed, and was on record , in the Recorder's office at the time that i i. Mr. L. gave the certilicate above referred ; O , II to. . I Ujion the procceJings to foreclose the | mortgage the property was sold, and the t plaint ill'lost not only the consideration j j, money paid for the same, hut in addition , j, thereto about a hundred dollars expended -j upon the premises in improvements. The > suit was brought upon the official bond of * Mr. Lusk to recover the loss to which the plaintitf (tail been subjected by the incurreel information given both in the letter , tnd the certilicate of Mr. Lu?k as to the (| ot in question being unincumbered.? f] The defence set up by Mr. L. was, (hat it n ivns no part of bis duly, as Recorder, to make these examinations and give stu b a 4 '* * ?t... uie nrinn. icriincnie as mc uiiu mnvn j ^ wily the foundation of litis action ; and (| hat consequently no action could be r maintained uj?on his official bond, His r Honor Judge Hrcc.se decided to the reverse; and after able arguumnts on both f) iides the jury returned a verdict in favor if the plaintiff for three hundred dolluis Jamngc*. M 'i'he rase, we understand, will go up to ^ lie Supreme Court ; and as it is the first ? . >nc of the kind brought in our State, uutually creates a good deal of interest, | en ERA W GAZETTE. 'hekaw, Tuesday, Novbmukr 20, 1>"*42. j During the absence of the Editor payments clue ! a him may be made to Mr. Wkstkuyki.t. The Editor is absent and docs not expert to , cturn for some weeks. In the mean time the inide of the paper will consist chiefly of matter scccted and furnished by the Printer. TO PRINTER*. - - * T? t J _t Wanted at imsomcca i rimer 01 goon ciuiau i tr and industrious habits, who has served a regu- I ar apprenticeship to the business. None other iced apply. Letters, jioslagc paid, will be at- i ended to, on the return of the Editor, al?out, or jerhaps before, Christmas. The Legislature of North Carolina assembled | it Raleigh on the 22d., when Lewis 1). Wiu j >on, Senator from Edgccomb, was chosen Speak- I :rof the Senate, and Calvin Craves, of Caswell, ; Speaker of the House of Commons. Steamer Utility.?An accident occtircd to ' lie river steamer Utility, on Thursday evening j last, by which she will be detained near, or quite j i week. The Pipe connecting the boilers gave 1 way near the slarboard end where there appears to have l?een a tlaw from the time it was cast.? . . , 1 Uapt. Gulliver left town with it in the Anson yes- j terday morning, and will be back with all possible despatch, and probably with a copper pipe. Wc regret that this extraordinary l>oat should have to lay idle for a day, and especially at this season of the year when freights arc abundant at Chcraw, j with a full share of what is going up.? Wivyah Observer. j Wc copy the following from the Yorkcillc Compiler of the 19th instant: 44 Agricultural.?Wc have seen a certificate to the CilVct, that Mr. Latta, of this district, pro- i duccd from ofT two and tlirc<? quarter acres of J land, which has been cleared 1G years, 3u0 bushels | of shelled corn. One measured acre of the above, gave 10J bushels and 11 quarts. Our down coun- ! try friends, who arc so much in the habit of brag. | ging on corn, wheat, potatoes, turnips, and beets, \ would do well to bcrt this before they say much j more on the subject of agricultural wonders. This , was not done for a premium, not coming under the provisions of the Society, and may therefore be looked uj?on as a necessary result of paying proper attention to our old lands. " The production of wheat by Col. Wright, of 38 bushels to the acre, is very appropriately hand, led by the committee. " On the day of the exhibition, potatoes were cxlii >itrd by Mr. E. W. Sm th, some of which weighed 3$'is. " James Llrian, Esq., exhibited a very large specimen of winter turnip, something less than a >*urd in circumference, say between 19 and 20 inches. These vegetables turn up here to jierfection. 44 ('apt. J. 1). Gore exhibited an enormous radish, the largest we have ever seen; but wc bear even it has been beat, having beard of one radish which four children had hern eating all day, and Ihcn there was any quantity left. 44 Our friends must not think wc arc inclined to Ik: marvellous on this subject, for these are facts well authenticated." The following communication was received too late for insertion in last week's paper. [communicated.] Mr. Editor :?It may be seen, at any time, that the streets of our town arc now nearly as much thronged with hogs and horses, as before the stock law was pissed. And 1 would rcsjicctfuliy ask llie honorable Town Council, if this is meting out rqu il justice to the citizens of the town ?? How does the case stand ? On two separate occasions have the sentiments of the citizens been asked and obtained on the propriety of the law, and both times it was expressed in favor of the law. At once the greater portion of those that owned hogs, disposed of them, some in one way ami some in another?many however at a sacrifice. If now , tlie law is to be considered a dead letter and in no way binding, it is to be hojied the town authorities will in so many words say so, so that all the citi- j zens may lie placed on the same footing. As it ^ now ojicrates, the restriction is a bounty to those who disregard and violate the law, at the expense if the law-respecting and law-abiding portion of [he community. The general plea assigned, is that the officer invested with this business neglects bis duty. This is an idle and ridiculous reason ; for icrtainly an officer can be got who assuredly will Jo his duty, and that faithfully and promptly. The Tcncral feeling of the community calls upon the Town Council to act decidedly "in this matter, and :o give notice that all may violate the law with>ut injury, or to have it properly enforced. A Number ok Citizens. From the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser. Tiik Closing Scenes in the Like ok John C. Jolt.?An application to the Chancellor to review his decision and allow a writ of error having ailed, the gallows was erected early in the mornng, directly under the convict's window. The mise of preparation attendant on this work could e distinctly heard by all the prisoners in the ad. Dining cells. The i?osition occupied by the gal. ows was the same given to it at the execution of j 'oleman and Russet. Fifteen times, it is said, I Irs instrument has done its dreadful service. On t was hung Peter Robinson of New Jersey, and t is said that it has travelled as far as Ilostun.? ['here is no scaflbld ; the culprit stands on the [round, and is lifted up by means of pullios, and , rope to which is attached a weight of about 230 ounds. This weight is held at the top of the ross piece by a small cord, which is cut by a latchot, when the weight descends, and the oomcd victim is suspended with a suddenness j fiat is su{>|>OoC<J to destroy at once all conscious- j CPS. The last night of ihc prisoner was spent in pre. i aring an answer to Governor Seward's. letier,! nd vindicat:ng hiinsrlf from the guilt of wilful | inrder. This letter was scaled, to he kept for his ! li;M until it shall Ik; old enough to understand its ontcnts. The Rev. Dr. Anthon was for a long time in ie cell with the prisoner, and left him alone to his j wn reflections at about 10 o'clock. A few miu-1 tes before II o'clock he was visited by his coun- j i 1, David Graham, Robert Emmet, and Dudley j eldeti, Esijrs., who remained in his cell about J ulfan hour. Dr. Anthon and Samuel Colt now I i itcicd the cell, and made preparations for the j ^ is oner's marriage. Ilis brother soon left the ' ] prison, and a? Un minutes More twelve returned \v ill) 11 iss IJcniihaw and John Howard I*ajne, ill whoso presence, whh the addition of (he counsel, Justice Mcrritt and the idieriff, the marriage ceremony was performed in that narrow cell by the Rev. Dr. AnlJion. What a bridal scene! The marriage hull a prison cell! The prospect fiom the bridal window the bridegroom's gallows, on which he was sentenced to i'ic a felon's death in a few short hours. What an anticipation for a bride! Ere the set of sun to mourn over the ignoininous grave of him with whom her reputation* and for. tunes were just linked by the sacred ties 0i love and matrimony ! After this ceremony, the prisoner was left alone with his bride for the space of nearly an hour.? Their parting scene called forth the tears of spectators who Were all unused to the melting mood. He kissed her, strained her to his bosom- for the last time as she left his door, and with eager eyes and an aching heart, watched her receding form as she faded from his sight. At Colt's request John Howard Payne and Lewis (iaylord Clarke, his personal friends, weie admitted to bid him a final adieu. They remained in his cell hut a ft*w minutes, and then with tear? took their farewell leave. Samuel Colt, then went through the same painful and affecting scene, and left the prison with Caroline Colt. The prisoner now desired to sec the sheriff and emphatically denied to him any intention to kill Adams, asserted with much feeling his innocence, and begged the sheriff to postpone the execution. The sheriff told hi in it was impossible to delay any longer ; that he must prepare himself to die at four o'clock.? He now set his watch by the sheriff's, and requested to see the clergyman. Dr. Anthon went into his cell and remained about ten minutes, exhorting him, at parting, to die with Christian fortitude.? The prisoner seemed calm and determined, and said he was prepared fo (lit? with firmness. The prisoner now desired to be left to himself until his last minute?his door was locked r?t half past two. A few minutes before three one of the deputy sheriffs opened the door to see that all was right, when Colt was walking his cell. lie was i not seen again alive. | The excitement among the spectators within I the prison walls, and the crowd without, had ncar| ly reached its height. The spectators began to gather round the gallows. The officers, with theirstaves,arrange^ themselves in two lines, forming an oj>cning through the crowd for the passage of the prisoner. Some began now to look frequently at tiieir watches, and those who had not watches as frequently to inquire the time. It wants now but fifteen minutes of the fatal j hour. Every spectator has obtained his place and stands with eyes fixed upon the corner round which the culprit is expected to turn and pass up to the gallows, with the halter on his neck, and his attendants, the clergyman, and the sheriff and dep. uty, through the long narrow way formed by the mass of eager sjicetators on each side. " How much time is there left ?" was the common inquiry ; and the answer was" Only ten minutes.'1 Within the prison yard all is still. The officers on duty arc silent; not a man moves. The stillness of death prevails round the gallows. But without the prison walls the crowd, which had now increased to a great number, and which had throughout the day been horribly boisterous, sent I up a continuous and dissonant shout as of ten thousand voices. It seemed like the hungry cry of an army of wild beasts, eager for their prey. I At length, within five minutes of the appointed time, three or four men arc seen running round the corner to which all eyes are instantly turned, and the stillness within is broken by the eager cry of 14 There comes Colt!" 44 Colt!" 44 Colt!" Mr. Campbell of the Folicc Court, the foremost of the men who came round the corner, runs up to Justice Matscll and says, 44 Colt is dead." He runs up to the line where the prisoner was expected to pass, exclaiming 44 Colt is dead ; Colt has made way with himself." This announcement seemed to be received as though it were the echo of a presentiment in every breast; and every i one seemed to say with the kccj>cr of the prison, j 44 As I thought." While the crowd was rushing to the prison door, and while vague rumors were afloat that Colt had cut his throat, that he had taken Prussic acid or some other poison, and while every mind seemed > I wrought up to its utmost pitch with the excitement i of disapjjointmcnt and horror, as if to add to the terror of the scene that moment rang through the ! walls the cry?44 The prison is on fire ! The pris. on is on fire !" At the same instant a broad stream of flame and smoke flared up from the wooden cupola, erected on the top of the prison, while the crowd rushed in from the gate, in Franklin street, filling the prison yard. Little attention seemed to be paid to the fire ; the general inquiry was, 44 How did Colt kill himself ?" In the meantime the engincs arrived?and the public mind having been satisfied that Colt had stubbed himself to the heart with a knife, the horror and terror that had before prevailed seemed to be c hanged into confusion and alarm. , At precisely five minutes before four the door of Colt's cell was ojH'ried, and I)r. Anthon was about to enter when he star'ed back with trembling and outstretched hands. Again he looked in at the ! door and again started back. The sheriff then entered the cell and found Colt stretched on his couch, lying on his Iwck with his mouth and eyes partly open and a small dagger still planted in his heart. The sheriff placed his hand on the face of the dead man and found it still warm. Several were admitted to see the body in this state, when the | coroner took the key and locked the door. At seven o'clock an inquest was held on the body in the room of the Court of Sessions, an account of which will l)e found on our first page. Probably before five o'clock intelligence of these events had reached every part of the city. A runior was very prevalent also, that Samuel Colt had been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to the prison, with a view to divert the attention of spccta- J tors and thus attempt a rescue. Hut Mr. Colt has not been arrested, nor is he in the least sus I pecfed by the magistrates of committing an act , so foolish. The probable or certain cause of the fire was accident. The watchman in the cupola was or- j dcred to keep within his room all day, but just before I o'cloek, he went info the yard to sco the exccution, when the cupola took fire. It is a noticeable coincidence, however, that a friend of ours was earnestly assured, yesterday morning, by bis housekeeper, that the prison ivould l>e fired. Wo do not know whether his C arcJiction was made ou the strength of a dream ' or merely under the influence of one of tho.v < ?<rong, indefinable an<l unaccountable impressions , which soft*.-times do so wonderfully precede \ event*. i At every earner, as we walked home yesterday j afternoon, were knots of people fazing up into the ( sky, where tile planet Venus was distinctly visible, i Many seemed to regard it as a portent, or at least j j us a rare and strange occurrence; but they were | wrong. Venus is often seen in broad day light at I j this season' of the year. I [Thus lias terminated this eventful tragrdy, ( which has few parallels in the history of crime, ' Though the miserable culprit has, on finding all I .his repeated efforts to free himself from the firm * gnu>7> of the law futile, added the crime of self, j < nuirdcr to his other atrocities; yet the majesty of 11 #1? 1..... I.ns luvn vinHicntpd nnd a f/llLTantCe af- | ' tut ian iiuo "vv? ^ ? forded to the public for the protection of human life. Governor Seward, and the other function- , arica connected with this painful caae, hare done f ( themselves credit by the hrmnciw and impartiality J with which they have resisted ?bc sfrrniww efforts of tike culprit?backed as they h>ve been l?y tiie wealth, talent, and influence of friends-? to procure | his release.] I , Senator Rives opposed to Clay.?A dispute | has been going on lately among some of tin? Vir ginia papers, s to the present position of Mr. S<?nator Rives. The Charlottesville Republican,? I Mr. R's or-jar,?settles the matter, by stating that ^ lie is unalterably opposed to Clay, that be holds ? to the doctrines of the old republican party, of opposition to a National Rank, Protective Tariff, j See. This settles the question of a democratic majority in the U. S. Senate, after the 4th March j next.?Baltimore Argu*. Romulus VV. Nichols, n promi>ing ( young mnn of Gaines, near Rochester, I while out gunning a few days since, on ' climbing a fence his gun accidentally * went oft; and its contents of shot were ' discharged into his heart. 1 A Temperance Procession in Frederick city, Maryland, which came off on Tuesday, the 8th inst., is said to have hcen j one of the largest and most important J spectacles that has been witnessed in that ' city for many years. From numerous j sections of the surrounding country came | different temperance representations, who 1 swelled the concourse to a very targe 1 number. The Citizen says: 4 The sight of this great Temperance Army, as it moved through the principal streets of the town, with banners flying and music playing, afforded a full and sufficient guaranty to the friends of the cause, tl at the time is fast approaching when King Alcohol will be dispossessed of the Inst remaining portion of territory to which he can yet lay claim in Frederick county." An address was delivered by L. P. W. Balch, Esq., which is spoken of in high terms. A young gentleman at a temperance meeting, on being asked to sign the pledge, excused himself by saying, " 1 am not quite ready," At tho close of the meeting he proposed to one of the young ladies present to see her home. " I am not quite ready," was the laconic reply. Singular Arrcst.?A couplo of rob- , bers were nicely caught, near Louisville (Ky.)afew days since. It appears that about two weeks ago the stage between Lexington and Georgetown, in that State, was robbed, the trunks of two of tho passengers having been cut from the boot < and rifled of their contents, and the rogues, ' as was supposed, had made their escape. On the evening of the second instant, the stage from Lexington was stopped a few < miles from Louisville bv two men who I took seats for the latter place, but had no * sooner entered than a passenger seized one of them by the throat, swearing he had some of his clothes on, and said he wasonooftho passengers robbed l>v him. . The companion of the fellow attempting , to aid him, they were both secured by the | "insides," and upon the arrival of the < stage in town delivered over to the proper ; officers. 1 ? i On the Oth instnnt, when the stage of the Wheeling line stopped at the office in Bedford, (Pa.) it was discovered that n mare which hnd been tied to one of the . I I?1 r I r PAIR of handsome, yonng ft?ney?. Alio; i hire f??r iLw ensuing year a Sboenukcr. ' ** Apply at tliifi Office. Nuv.vn>, m:, a u stage-uorses nau uncui n?:r ioic i? >ii?nb,, and it was found necessary to kill her.? , On a subsequent examination it was as. certaincd that the entire foot of the other fore-leg was off, having separated where it united with the pastern joint. Search being inade, the hoof was found at the . distance of three-quarters of a mile from where the stage stopped, and the nnimal ? had come that distance in the painful sit- c uation she was when her life was taken. 2 The accident is supposed to have occurrod ( at a bridge about two miles west of Bed- ' ford, but that the hoof was nut thrown olT 1 until the animal came tq the place where it was found. A singular circumstance took place in / FishUke township, Maine, last week? t The facts are given by the Portland < American as follows:?A married female, beyond the meridian of life, and whose 1 name is Ann Wrath, had been ill for some '' time, and on Thursday, the 4th tilt., her friends and family assembled nround her. and took their mournful farewell. She appeared to expire about five o'clock that afternoon. The ceremonies of laying _ out the dead were duly performed, the bandages were placed beneath her chin to) j. tier head, and every preparation was ina.Je j t| Tor the solemn rites of the burial ground. I h The sexton tolled his bell; but, nl half post j eight o'clock, some Minutes before hisj h work was accomplished, she reared ht*r I lend in astonishment, and was ainnzed to " ind that she was able to partake of the rereshinents for her funeral! Effects of the Rebellion.?We /y earn that highway robberies are quito t0 :ommon rn the roads nhout Chepatchet, n Rhode Island. A friend told us ycslcr. lay of throe which occuried recently.? \n ncrpiainlnnce of his vm rwhng in ti <vagf>n on I he Worcester randt in the efenng. when a footpad seized his horse, and mother the man, and wilh pistol* damanled his money or his life.- Th?y got ibout sixty dollars. From another man, i few nights before, they took a much arger sum. This money ought to be refunded by certain sympathisers here, who, o support the rights of (ho peofde. have June more lo roo inc peopie 01 uwir ngni? ban they wjll ever be able to undo. Wo trust, however, that when the new Condilution of Rhrxfo Mnrrd has been adopt;cJ, order will be restored, and the laws rn;ain their supremacy.?M, I'. Journal of Commerce, florruilf. Outrauh.?In the Ruftmsna fowa) Gazette, we find the moat extraordinary relation of circumstances thai vc believe ever went forth in type. Ait >ld man Jived alone, and had forbidden a laughter, who lived near, and her hu?>and, or even their children, ever to approach his place, on account merely of mine whimsical pique that the old wretch iad taken against his child. One morrtng the inhuman being found his grand: lit id. under three years of age, climbing ipon hi/ garden rail, nnd he deliberately vent fcr hu" rifle and shot tho hoy dead. Fhe victim Je!' inside (ho fence. The dd man reloaded sat watching. Not ong after, the mother eame seeking her :hild, and the minute ?toucher! her "at her'a garden rail, as she did with a ihriek the instant she perceived har dead rhild, tho old brute shot her in the tem. )lc, killing her dead on the spot. Tho innry maniac (as ne is now nccounted) >hot the father also when he esmc, and . r. _ ,k le is now in prison 10 answer ivr ruv uuw nurdcrs. November 29, 1842. \rticle*?. reb j ? c. | $ C. Jecfin market, lb 0 3J i 4 Jicon from wagons, lb 7 a 74 by retail, lb 7 a 9 latter lb 12| a ]5 Jeenwax lb a - 25 Sagging yard 29 a 25 lulo Rope lb 10 a 1*J| /offce lb 134 a 15 ^otto.f, lb 5| i c) Jorn, bc ;rcc bush 50 a 62 Flour, Country, bri 5 6 Feathers fm wag. none lb 9a 92 Fodder, lOOfbs 75 a 1 00 Jlass, window flx It). 50ft 3 25 a 3 374 , 10x12, 50ft 3 50 a 3 75 Jides, green lb 5 a dry lb 10 a iron lOOlbs 5 a 0 indigo lb 1 a 2 50 Ljino cask 4 a 4 50 Lard scarce lb 7 a- 8 Leather, sole lb 22 a 28 Lead,bar ib H a 'JO Logwood lb 1# a 15 Molasses If. O. gal 35 a ( ' 4S , Kal 28 a 53 Mails, cut, assorted lb 7 a 8 i ??aa???? Tiiic River m navigable for Steam Bouts. ????1^??WMfc CR(H'KERV A. GLASS WARE. JUST Received from New York on consign" mcnt a splendid assortment of Crockery and Glass Ware, comprizing the newest and moat fashionable patterns. Among which are Fine Granite Dinner Sets of French and English Fat'ern*, Super Cut Square Tumblers, Fine Mirror Out Dishes. Together wilh a general assortment of fine Crockery and rich Cut Glass Ware which will be sold at a low price for Cash. ALSO, Common Crockery and Glass Ware by the Cask and Crate, put up to suit the country [rade, which will be sold at a small advance hi the invoice, upon accommodating terms. FRANKLIN TURNER. on . o art ? 4 e i>ov. \rj, iw, o ii NOTICE. TWO MULES, one a Dark Bay Horse and the other a light Sorrel Mare, caino 1o iny house about the first September last, and are itil1 there. Theowner is requested to como and take them away. They are mules that were traded by Jno. M. Davis to a Mr. Parsons of Anson County, N. C. JAMES W. Hll.L, J near Society Hill, S. C. Nov. *29 1842. 3 3t LINSEED OlL,~ COPAL and LEATHER Varnish, for sale at .he New Dkuo Stoke. VAltftlSII BRUSHES, \ND(Paint Brushes of all sixes, for sale at the Sew Drug Store. rHE Subscriber has received and will keep lonstantly on hand Cotton Yarn at wlioicaalr, it the lowest market prices. Also?Cotton Xsnaburgs, Cotton Batting, Candle Wick, Seine and Wrapping Twine, from the M?nuactorv of Rockingham. GEO. GOODRICH. Nov. 29,1842. 3 tf SHERIFF'S ELECTION^ \ W Rlortinn fr\r Sheriff*fnr f'l-enf erfiidd Dis. rict will be held in the Town Hall of Cher*i/r >n the second Monday (9th) of January 1843. n,c Polls wi 1 be opened during the legal lours, and t tie election conducted the same M or members to the L"g:slaturc. T. A, It RYAN, A. MOORE, \V. H. WING ATE. Managers. Choraw, Nov. 2o, 164*3. 3 if Notice. TRAYED froVt the Town of Darlington o? ic 10th inst. a small Bay Mare, about fifteen a tide highi five years old next spring. Said lare Racks under the saddle and carries her ead rather down, no other marks recollected. , liberal reward will be given for suck in for. latiun as will lead to her recovery. GEO. U. MOVE. Nov. 23,1843. 3 3t * rtu? v*n:nv a rmniT