The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, November 03, 1841, Image 2
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From the Milton [iV. C.] Chronicle. s
remarkable case of bigamy?finished }
villa ny. '
As the conductor of a public press we t
have never been called upon to record a ?"
case of a more perfect ami continued sya- r
tem of rascality than thai which we feel 1
1 1 4 - onr r/PAflAr< I 1 < U'ppk. 1
IXJIMHl It) my iMninu *? ?? t\.uMv.w .... ..
Yet, such is the peculiar and varied nature r
of the ease?stich is its deep depravity-? v
'.hat we are at a loss where to begin or J
where to stop. We put pose however to t
detail the circumstances as they have 1
come to our knowledge (confining our- |
self to the facts, us near as possible)?and i I
in so doing we intentionally* omit the! f
names of the unfortunate females who t
have been made the wretched victims of a t
species of villnny unparalleled in this I
country. Their eup of sorrow and niorti- I
ftcation must no*.v be full, and we will not i
run it over bv gazetting their names. I
It appears that a certain El ward C. Bo- I
ling, (sonof the Rev. Mr. Boling. minis-11
terof tlte M. E. Church, and a resident ofj i
this monte \ about 3 vcars since married j t
a Miss P . :i I.hIv <>f respectability as] I
we learn, and lived with her for nearly 2|i
years.. About 12 months ago he left his J1
home for the purpose of studying the Law '<
in Greensboro', N. C.?leaving his wife 1
behind. On his arrival in Greensboro', t
he changed his name and introduced him- <
self to the inhabitants of that town, as c
Sidney T. Smith, of Alabama.?he ex
hibited to the gentleman under whom he e
prosecuted the study of law, certificates t
purporting to lie from distinguished gen- r
tlemen in North Alabama, and which re- c
presented him as the son of a wealthy cot- t
- ton planter of that State. Ha oDlaineu v
credit to a large amount in the stores of h
that place; and pretended that Its; was in
daily expectation of the receipt of a large
amount of funds from his father, living
as above stated. Soon after, he informed
his acquaintances that lie expected his pa- c
rents in a short time to pass through it
Greensboro', on a visit to some friends p
in Southampton, Va. Again he protend- ?
ed to learn that his father was dead, but si
that he expected a visit from his mother;
and with a countenance indicating grief |?
lor his lost parent, he en'ered a Millener's a1
shop and bespoke for his mother a costly k
dress of mourning, while he wore crape '
on his hat! (Bold and reckless man! thus <'
to tamper with the wrath and thunderbolts il
of Heaven!) After this, ho succeeded, by it
stratagem, to become acquainted with s'
E- B , an accomplished young lady of 'I
Guilford county, and daughter of a gen- ?*'
tJernan of high respectability and of en- tj
viable property. He was pleased with "i
her; and with the cold-hearted ferocity of
a fiend fresh from hell, determined to make U
her the victim of his f ?ul treachery and P
deceit. By artf.iI and lilse represenia- "
tions, he uainf??l the confidence of her fa- tl
ther; and by warm and ardent professions
of regard and ^attachment induced her to ?l
consent to become his bride. He deter- at
mined in the black malignity of his soul
to become the spoiler of the peace of that
domestic circle where, before, all was a
tranquil happiness and joy. Like the ti
gaze of the Basili?k his treacherous eve <h
was fixed upon that fair victim, that she ei
might not escape. Now he stood before si
the altar and plighted to Miss B his tl
faith, and the nuptial lie was proclaimed at
to the world by the public journals?when ai
not twenty miles distant lived a lawful p
wedded wife, who, perhaps, at the mo- ti
ment of his marriage with Miss B , si
sighed wi'h a throbbing heart for her P
husband's return. If
The tale stops not here. Soon after his
second marriage. Smith alias Boling (n a:
young man of fair complrction and gpn- al
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leei uress.; iuiu 1113 new iiiupt-iii m?v mm
he had been sadly disappointed in not b
having received the funds from Alabama, d
which he had so long expected, still pre- b
tended that he confidently expected them t!
to arrive inn short time; stated moreover
that he had bargained with a Mr. Edward
C. B'dinjr nf this county, for a tract of ri
land, and for which he agreed to pay Bo- b
ling the sum of 83,700?and thus got his tj
father-in-law to endorse thp payment of a b
bond of three thousand seven hundred o
dollars which he borrowed to pay for land, a
Now, Smith alias Boling, pretended to a
visit this Ed ward C. Ruling, to ratify the n
said bargain. After a short absence he d
returned hack, und In! Boliog had, hy hook
or crvxdt, tfo/rAjidp,! him nut <>f his money! h
He remained witli Ids wife n ffl\tn(fanft "O
concluded to go and spe Boling again: and tl
such was now the absence that his last ?>
wife bi-came uneasy?proceeded in quest ?>
of him, to the house of the Rev. Mr. Bo. d
ling, of this county, expecting to meet s
with him there: but she found him not? a
Mr.Smith was not known by any one of tl
the family. When there Mrs. Smith he- s<
.cameacquainted with Mrs. Edward C. Bo- o
ling?whose husband was absent also; the h
' two ladies remained together fer several c
days, and mutually expressed anxiety for ti
the return of their husbands,, never once a
. dreaming that they were the wives of one
and the same man\ Mrs. Smith alias Bo- s
ling finally returned home without hearing c
from fier husband?but Smith arrived c
soon ufter her return; told a smooth tale a
relative to his absence, and still complain- a
ed of his treatment from Baling. t
' The want of space compels us to pass r
over many events of imprest which trantv c
,T:. & pired after this last return rr.eriljoned, un- r
til his arrest. His new father-in-latv. en- s
raged against Doling, and unwilling that r
his-son-in-law should brook such injustice,'t
' > ? sought redress hy the force and power "f; ?
the law. He aernnHrtylv had n Writ is-! t
sued for the arrest of Bolino, charging
him with swindling Sidney T. Smith. On J
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Tuesday last (our County Court being in]
ession,) Smith, in connection with a f
'oting nuin, a relative of Mrs. Smith, ar- t
ived at Yanceyville, the county seat of i
his county, on his way, as he said, to i
Southampton, to take charge of several, <
legroes which he owned there, and to col- ;
ect a large sum of money thpn due him.!<
3ut on his arrival at the Court-house, he
riade out io the young nlJtn that his horse1
vas too lame to travel further?sent the
foung man on to Southumpton, staling
hat lie would return, and get another
ior?c, and soon lie with him. Thus they
larted. and the young nan is now, per-|
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laps, II walling OIlllWl S utiu* uuini|j a jiic- ;
luiicc in Southampton, or enquiring in.
rain alter lire properly. We have said
hat they parted?S.nith pretended to go
?ack. C'Ol. Lea, Deputy Sheriff, who'
tad ln en on the look-out fur Doling, was
nfiirined that he was in the village; on,
"iirther enquiry, lie learnt that Biding had'
eft town?some one had met him. Col.j
hoa mounted his horse and pursueil him;
le overtook Boli >g, who was on his wayi
o the residence of his first wife, and
lrouglit him to town. Imagine the feelrigs
of his new father-in-law who was in
Yanceyville, on that day, seeking Boling's
irrest, as he stepped into the Court-J
louse to observe the culpirt for the first
ime, and at a glimpse exclaimed: ilMy
lod! that's the man that married my
laughter!"
Holing having been brought before an
'Xi>minin<r Cuurt, was required lo give
tail, in the sum of $5000, with two or
nore securities, which failing to do, was 1
ommitted to jail, and the witness bound i
it appear at Guilford Superior Court,
rhere the defendant, Baling, will have i
lis trial before the Hon. Judge Nash. 1
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From, the Charleston Courier.
BANKRUPT LAW:
In compliance with the request of mer- .
anlile gentlemen, w? publish the follnwig
brief summary of the different steps or
roreedings to be taken by a bankrupt in '
btaining his discharge under the provi- '
ions of the present act.
1* An inventory must be carefully pre- '
arcd containing an accurate statement, <
pcording to the best of the bankrupt's )
nowledgo and belief, of his creditors, '
leir places of residence, and the amount |
uc to each; also an accurate inventory of <
le bankrupt's property, rights and cred- r
s of every kind, and the location and '
tuation thereof, and of every part of it.? ?
'he petition ernboyditig this statement, (
id a declaration of the bankrupt's inabili '
r to pay his debts, must then be drawn ?
rid verified by the oath of the bankrupt, o
? be taken before a district judge of the c
.States, or before a commissioner ap- ,
ointed by the court for that purpose, or t
pforc a disinterested state judge where s
le debtor lives. fSec. 7.1 This welilion e
lay then be presented to the district court f
I the district where the bankrupt resides, s
: any time. Sect. 1.6. c
2. On this petition being presented to I:
le court, the court will thereupon order t
hearing as directed inSect. 7, and no- t
ce is thereupon to be published by the c
abtor, in one or more newspapers print- s
1 in the district where the debtor resides "
ich paper or papers to be designated by s
io court, which notice must be published r
l least twenty days before the hearing; t
ad the notice must state the time and a
lace of the hearing, and all persons are I
tereby notified, a.id may appear anil i
low cause, if any they have, why the 1
raycr of the petition should not be gran- f
id. t
This hcarimr is to be before the court,
o
nd is Id be upon testimony under oath or [
dirmalion?and where the testimony is i
ritten, the depositions must be taken c
' fore a district judge, commissi"n''rs or (
isinterestr-d state judge. (Sect. 7.) The a
mkrupt should be prepared to attend i
lis hearing with his counsel. r
This is n preliminary hearing. 3
3. Upon the order or decree of bankuptcy
following the hearing, the debtor
ecotnes absolutely divested of his proper- I
? ; assignees are immediately appointed
y the court hy or !er, and all the property d
f the debtor is vested in the assignees so e
ppointed. Provisions is not made in the li
ft for creditors naming any of the assig- t
ees, but the court will exercise proper l
iscretion on this subject.
4. The assignees having been appointed
y th? court immediately after the decree
t bankruptcy folfo?4?H; the hearing, it is s
heir duty to proceed at once to take proof li
f debts, and to reduce the property, &,c. [
f the debtor to money; ai d declare a i
ividend or dividends, so as to have n
peedy settlement of the bankiupt's estate
s required in Sect 11. The bankrupt in d
he meantime must at all times hold him- f
elf in readiness for examination under j
Hth touching his property and debts, both i
efore the court and assignees. The i
ourts are to prescribe rules and tegtila- ,
ions as to the proving of debts before the I
ssignees. i
5. The bankrupt having made a full <
urrendernf his property, and having f
omplied with such orders and rules of ?
ourt as have been prescribed, and the ,
ssignees having discharged their duties c
nd closed the estate, the bankrupt must t
hen give public notice in some public j
icwspaper designatetUhy the court, to all i
reditors who have proved their debts, and t
>ther persons interested to appear und (
ihow cause why the bankrupt should not i
eceive his discharge and a certificate <
hereof. Which notice must be published i
it len?t seventy days before the time of
h?' final hearing. i
The court in certain cases raaj' direct I
>crsonal service of the notice. i
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6. After the expiration of ninety days it
'rom the decree of bankruptcy, and afier i
.he publication of the notie'e, and compli- s
ince witlt the other provisions first men-jt
lioned if upon the final hearing no ?uffi-|(
cieat cause be shown against the discharge j
and a majority in number and value of the
creditors who have proved their debts do
not object to a written dissent?and upon
petition for the discharge, duly presented
for that purpose, the court will grant a
full discharge of the bankrupt from all
his debts and grant a certificate thereof,;
under the seal of the court which will be;
valid against all suits and claims against
the bankrupt up to the lime of his banknip
icy.
7. At the hearing last mentioned, the
court before whom it is had, may, if they
are of lite opinion that the bankrupt, has
not complied with the terms of the act
or been guilty of any fraud, or if a majority
in number and value of the creditors
who have proved their debts, fde a written
dissent to the discharge, refuse a discharge
and certificate; in which event the
bankrupt may, if he thinks proper, demand
a trial of the facts before a jury; or
appeal from the decision of the district to
the circuit court. The appeal is to be
tried at the next circuit, court here after'
to be held, either by the court or before a
jury at the debtor's option.
TO, ? r . _? ... i.:?r. t r .Ti ,
j. uu lui ins niiitii nc-iu iuiiuw, aic ^iven
f.?r the purpose cheifly of making more
intelligible the mode of proceeding in order
to bring a party before the court under,
the act. 'Flic district courts will pre
scribe the precise forms to be used to
bring a parly before the court, and for
subsequent steps to the final discharge* of :
the bankrupt; and this duly required of <
them by the act, renders it unnecessary as
well as improper In attempt to give Iter a
rntnplpte set of forms.
Form of petition for bankrupt applying .
under the voluntary clause. i
To the Honorable S. R. B., judge of the
listrict court of the United States, in and i
rorthe district of The petition of <
respectfully showelh, that your pcti- I
ioncr is a resident of the of in the
:onnty of and state of and that i
four petitioner has become unable to meet ?
lis debts and arrangements. And your t
leiitioner further showeth, that he is inlebted
to the persons and in the sums t
nentioned and selforth in the schedule of r
lebts hereto annexed and marked ''schc- t
lule setting forth a list oT petitioner's t
sredilnrs, their residence, and the amount t
lue to each,'' and signed by your petition- f
r, which schedule, according to the best s
ifyonr petitioner's knowledge and belief, \
onlains a true and correct list of all your
etitiouer's creditors, their residence, and a
he amounts due to euch of them; which t
chedule signed as aforesaid,your pclilionr
prays may be taken as a part of this his
letitition; which debts your petitioner ;
howelh have nouin whole or in part been 1
rented in consequence of any defalcation (I
?y your petitioner as a public officer, or as I c
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ee or while acting in any oilier fiduciary I
apacily: And your petitioner further C
haws, that the schedule hereto annexed 1
nd marked "inventory of property," mid .v
igned by your petitioner, contains a cor- t
ect inventory ofvour petitioner's proper- s
y, rights and credits of every name, kind I
ind description, and the location and situa- \
ion of each and every parcel and portion t
hereof, to the West of your petitioner*^ t
tnoledge and belief, which your petitioner
trays may be taken as part of this his pe- s
ition. t
Your petitioner therefore respectfully i
trays, that he may bv decree of this lion- t
irable court, be declared a bankrupt ac- s
ording to the provisions of the act of s
Congress, in such case made and provided v
ind that such further order and proceedugs
may be taken as are provided for diecled,
or required in and by the said act
if Congress. Dated, &.C.
Signed by the Petitioner.
Form of jurat to the foregoing. <!
J lilted states ol America, (
District of $ ss. On this (
ay of A. D. 18 .personally appear- I
d tlie petitioner above named, and r
icing duly (sworn) made solemn oath that t
he foregoing petition by him signed is I
rue. District Judge, r
(or such other officers as may be' a
authorised by the courts.) t
Note.? If the list of debts and property s
hoitld lie brief, they mnv he stated in the
lody ofthe^sUlipn and the scliedules dis- >
leuscl ^ -V . 1?
^orm of petition by creditor under the v
compufijhry&torixions <>f the act. p
To the ho'niwfble S. R. B., judge of the
listrict court fl if the United States, in and
or the V*?' district ??f The
>elition of of the of state t<
if respectfully showelh, that il
tow a resident of ^ within t ie c
listrict of being a trailer, and actual- j<
y using and exercising the trade and bust- e
less of a merchant,is justly ami truly in- il
lebted to your petitioner, in the sttrn of ti
ive hundred dollars and upwards, and nl- o
;o owing debts to the amount oftwo thou- c
anil dollars (and upwards,) did lately ii
lommitanact of bankruptcy within the o
rue intent and meaning of the act of Con- ft
tress in such case made and provided; and c
four petitioner further showelh, that in o
ho month of IhsI ii it ^ l itto
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leparled from tfie state of where he is e
in inhabitant, with intent to defraud his s
;reditors, (or state any other act of bank p
ruptcy specified ijj the act), _ v
In consideration whereof, your petition- t!
er humbly prays, tJiat the said may
by the order and decree of this court, be t<
declared and m^dc a bankrupt according h
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o the provisions and true inJ^^8W,.meanng
uf the said act of Congress; and. that
iuch further proceedings may be had in
he premises as are directed, provided for,
>r required in and by the said act.of Gonjress.
Dated, &r. - - .
(Signed)
The form, of the jurat to this petition may
bz the same as to the precccding.
War Steamers.?Instructions have
been issued fwr building at our navy yards
the following steam vessels:
At Norfolk, one al medium size, say
between COO and 700 tons; and one of 300
tons, to he propelled by Lieutenant Hunter's
paddle wheels. The engine for the
latter is to be made at the Washington navy
yard, where it is understood work equal
to anv in the country has been turned out.
At Philadelphia, one of 600 tons, to be
propelled on Captain Stockton's plan/ one
of medium size.
At New York, one of medium size, 600
to 700 tons.
The description of engines for the medium
steamers has not yet been determined
upon. The commissioners of the navy
have opened a correspondence with the
most experienced and scientific gentlemen
in the country as to the .best models, and
have collected a large amount of informa-j
tion upon the subject, which will be increased
by further communications*before
the time arrives for making a decision.?
They will, by these means have the aid
of the best experience the countrv can af
i u 1 u v
Captain Stockton and Lieutenant Hunter
will each have* ns a matter of course
a general superintendence of the building I
of the vessels on their respective plans, i
Army and Navy Chronicle.
The Grogan Affair.?We find in the
Montpelier Watchman of yesterday the
correspondence between Gov. Jenison, of
Vermont, and Sir Richard Jackson, actng
Governor of Canada, on the subject
>f the arrest of James W. Grogan. It is
highly crcdituble to both.
Govenor Jenison wrote on the 29:h of
September, briefly describing the outrage,
md requiring immediate investigation and
he release of Grogan.
Sir Richard Jackson wrote in reply on ;
lie Gth of October, at Kingston, thut irn-1
nediately on receiving intelligence of.the '
ransaction, and before receiving tire let-1
er of Governor Jenison, he had directed 1
lie matter to be investigated, with orders}
"or the immediate release of Grogan if it j
ilmuld appear that he had been seized ,
vithin the United Stales.
On the same day Sir Richard wrote
gain, and his second letter we give cn-^
ire.
Government House, Kingston*, ) j
Gth October, 1811. )
Sir,?Since I addressed- to your Excel-'
orii'\' mv ilficrvn lf?l? <il* lliic mnrninir. Ti
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laic received from the law officer of the}
r uvii at Montreal a report, from which
I appears that the evidence which they
lad obtained on the subject proved that!
irogan's arrest took place, as was al-j
edged, within the territory of the United
States. In conformity, therefore, with
heir instructions they had taken steps for
letting Grogan at liberty, and conveying
iin) to the frontier in the neighborhood of
vhich he was arrested. 1 am informed
hat Grogan left Montreal accordingly on
he 4th inst.
I beg to assure your Excellency that I
ihall nevertheless continue the iuvestigaion
which 1 have directed, and if the inormation
conveyed to your Excellency
hat officers or soldiers in her Majesty's
service were implicated in this affair,
hould prove correct, I shall not fail to
'isil the offence with the utmost rigor.
I have the honor to be, 6cc.
k. JACKSON.
His Excellency, S. H. Jenison.
More Corresponce.?The Salem Relister
publishes a correspondr \ce between
dr. Isaac Chase, America., counsul at
yape Town, Africa, and Real Admiral
Cing, commander-in-chief of the British
iaval forces on that station, relating to
lie treatment of Capt. Webb, of the Saem
brig Cherokee, which vessel was vey
roughly overhauled some time ago, by
boat from the British brig Curlew, on
he old suspicion of being ccgaged in the
lave trade.
.Mr. Chase forwarded a copy of Capl. I
Vebti's statement to Real Admiral Kingl
n the 20th of March. The answer,.
,'hirh is all that could be wished or exected
we give below:?
II. B. M. S. Southampton, )
Simons Bay, 23d March, 1841. J
Sir?I have had the honor to receive
i-day your letter of the 20th inst., with'
s enclosure, reporting the reprehensible'
onduct of an officer belonging to her Ma-!
;sty's brig Curlew, while boarding and
xamining the brig-"Cherokee," under i
be flag of the United Stales, and feel exreme
regret that any officer under my
rders should have acted in the manner j
omplained xif by Mr. Webb. A strict i
ivesligation of the matter shall be made
n the earliest opportunity, and should I i
ml the complaint established, I shall
ertainly inflict u severe reproof upon the
ffemler, my instructions to the squadron i
n assuming this command being that ]
very proper moderation and courtesy I
hold be observed in performing the tin-,/
ileasnnt duty of boarding the merchant
essels of friendly nations, and especially
liose of the United States.
It is gratifying for mo to observe the 1
jmperate language used by Mr. Webb in( ]
is representation, and the friendly con- .
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yqo nave expressed far ?ieut:
Ross, while bringing the subject under
notice. I hat^r'the bonor'to be sir, .
Your most ob't humble servant,
(signed) % - \ E.fc. KING.
Real Admiral and Commander-in-Chief.
To Isaac Chase, Esq. Consul fur the M
U. S., Cape of Good Hope.
Napoleon's sacrifice of human life.
?Never was tbpre a conqueror who firedmore
cannon,.fought more battles, or
overthrew more thrones than Napoleon^
H , f a,, a /i(i nn<it o i n eooioto iUa Aa * ' ?- < . ? A'-%.
yui ?? ^ 11 nir, uf g?wx^uiHM
quantity of his glory without weighing the '
meanB he possessed, anil the results whicj*"he
accomplished. Eriongh for our present
purpose* will be gttined-if we set before
us the mere resources of "flesh and. 'Vr'."
blood, which he calletWnto.play from ifw
rupture of the peace of Amiens in 1804down
to his eventfu) exit.~,At that^ time-i&*
he had, as he declared to-Lord-Went-?'r-i.
worth, nn army, on foot^jof 480.000.-^-.
Here followed a detail of the different levies
made from 1894 till 1805. (Tot^f of
men, 2,794,*005.) Thie detail, which^Ja/--*. ^
! derived from lN'apnleon's official jaornirf, '' !?
j the INIohiteur, under the several dates is
deficient in the excess which was raised ^
beyond the levies; but even if wc deduct ' 1
the casualties, ns well as ihe 300,000 men '
; disbanded in 1815, we shall be under .the-;. " :
mark in affirming that be slaughtered %- :r<
500,000 human beings, and those all .
Frenchmen. But we have to add tbotisands
and lens of thousands of -Germans,
Swiss, Poles, Ilalians, Neapolitans, anfl-ll~ -*
lyrians, whom he forced under his-eagles; ' and
at'-a moderalecom putation those cannot
I have fallen shortof 500,000. It fs.obvi1
ouslyjfcsl to assume that the number who v
fell on the side of his adversaries was equal /
! in that against which ihev were brought,?'
Here then are our data for asserting, that
the latter years of his glory .was ptrrcfiasK^V/;
cd at no less expense than OO.OOOjOOO qf
human lives. This horrible.inroad oil the
fairest portion of the population c?Europe,
resulted in the abandonment of
every conquered territory, the bringing".^5?;
of foreign enemies twice within 24 months
under the walls of Paris, and the cfssure ;
ot his name from the records of domin* .
ion.?Paris paper.
'
Nine . States a Day.?Some .'ge'nlter -men
On board the steamer Diamond the; ,
other day, were conversing about ibe
derful power of steam, the grcatfa<niiUes f' v
it had given to travelling.- &,6.. ; Ofe&.
flmvin'tv fomnt-h ft.l 4 t* .? * ?- K' i?* "
itiuut jvtu ijiawa lUrtU Ullglli ^leavg
New York ih the morning, and arrive ihe
same night in Baltimore, thus being in'five
Slates in one day. "Only five, is it yefcA)~
say?" said an Irishman present, "and its ., meeself
who was in nine Slates on Monday
last." The company were incoeiloIons,
and called on Paddy to explain how
such a thing could be pbssible^whrch he
did as follows; "Well ye see gentlemen/* .
I married in [New York last Monday' ?
morning at 5o clock; and went." with- my
dear Bridget to Baltimore the same day,'
<fc sure before 1'got there, lira's after get tijig
drunk as a haste, so ye persave i was in
the State of New York, the state of Sobriety,
the state of single Blessedness, the'wT*
State of New jersey, the st8te of Connubial
Felicity, (that's what ye call matrT
mony) the Stale of Pennsylvania, the State
of Delaware, the State of Maryland, and" ,
state of Intoxication, all in one day,, and
the whole of which was owing ,to the
wonderful power of stame.
If. Y. Eucning Mail.
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LiriXG Testimony.?-We should hate
to.be counsel in a case like the following.
A metfiber of the Society of Friends. yv'aji
called to gi ve testimony in case of assault, "5
&c.
Pn.1 n?!l_Vi,ii ivurA nroeflnf -<1nrtn? An - '
vwu 111*11 * "u ? v? w Vk'v?i? ? llg . HIV " ?t,
affray, and Iiave heard ih.e proceeding wit- "' '
ness's account?
Friend?Yea,
Council?You perceive the contra^iclo-X
ry statement of live aflfair, as testified by '
those who have already been examined,
both as regards the manner of the assault i
and the manner in which - the plain tiffV.
coat was torn. One says it was torn horizontally,
another perpendicularly; others * ?
again transversely and diagonally, and
some give it incisions and contusions.?
You will, therefore, have the goodness, to
represent to the court and jury the precise
manner in which the assault was made,,
and the coat torn. My clientreltea-maia-''ly
on your testimony for redress.
"Step this way," sai-J the witness, "and
I will be brief and explicit (Placing his
hands on the lawyer's cholar.) The manner
was thus?Friend Patrick seized the
coat of friend Andrewin thisway,and according
to my apprehension, being in a
mind not savoring of peace. After various
words of vanity spoken by Patrick,
whichit would be unseemly to repeat, he
shook him after this manner! And sis to > ,.
the coat, (suiting the action to the word,)
he rent it greviouslyH'
[New York New Era*i > .f >
A very ignorant woman who seldom at
tended divine service, one day happened
to go to church, when she heard a sermon
from Luke xiii. 3. "Except ye repent
ye shall like wise perish." On her return,
some of her neighbors enquired of
her, what was lie minister's text??"Oh,
|a!" she exclaimed, "a dreadful?dreadful
text!?except we pay our rent we shall all
be turned out, of the-parish.
The Professions.?It is calculated that . !
here are in the United Slates 14,012Lawyers,
14,660 Clergymen, and 10,332, Physicians,
exclnsive of quacks: