VOL. II.]
CHARLOTTE, C. TVESBdY, OCTOBER H, 1835.
[NO. 54.
PrBI.TSIIEI) WEF.KI.T
By LEMUEL inXGIIAlVr,
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insertions, or they will be continued until forliid,
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PROPOSALS,
l«R ?CnLlSHIXC, WKV.KLT, IN THE TOWX OF FAY-
ETTf.VIl.I.K,
A liELlGIOrs I\flFEn,
TO BK e VLLKh THE
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CONniCTKI) MY
KKV. KORKHT. II. MOHHISON, A.M.
, NOR'I'II-CAROIJXA
24 © m m w a
(For the benefit of the Oxford Academy.)
SECOND CI.ASS,
To be drawn positively in Novcnil)cr next, and
completed in a few minutes.
B. YATES & A. MMNTYKE, Managers.
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1488
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Prize of $20,0U0
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1,990
1.000
500
100
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THK importance of periodical publications
lias l(;nj>' bi-c n felt ^nil acknowledj^ed. Hy i
llu m ii.ti l! ncr is diil'used, error corrected, I
pr'-'jii(iice rcnioved, ^ ice restrained, and virtue '
r.licrislK d, to an extent worthy of rcj^ard. As i
men t'^ el a dc e]» interest in whatever relates to
their political rights an«l temporal prosperity,
veliiolcs of worldly news liavc, in all civilized
countries, bei n souij^ht with ea{^'erness and sup
ported with liberality'i
Ilut as the chiims of Jehovah, the interests of
the Soul, and the solemnities of I'ternity, far
surpass in majiTiitudc !ill otlier things, it is rea
sonable to expect that religious ])ublications
woidd rise uj), g.iining patronage among men
and exerting a bem fieial influence in forming
their characters. Ilnppily, the present age is
beginning to an-wer this expectation by a
growing anxiety f(.r religious knowledge, and
a lovely display of benevoK nt enterprist. M e 1
live at a time when plans for public good are
boldly conceived and fearlessly cxecuteil. To ,
bless others is l>econiing the ambition of the '
higliest and tlie recompense of tlie lowest, 'f’o '
stop the growtli of human misery by opposing,
»he iiiairh fit human eorru])tion, is now attemjit-
td ill :dniost every land. 'I'o carry, “far as the
curse is found,” tlie tidings of peacc ai. l the i
means of |)uritv, unites the strengtli of a thou-1
sand hands, and engages the j>rayers of ten j
tiioiisaiid liearts. }
Tlii se eftbrts are not without success. The i
cause of truth prospers. 'I'lie kingdom of rigli-'
teonsness advances. The works of darkness
'.gi\e v.ay, and unnumbered triumjihs of the
gospel jiromise the ajjproacli of better times.
iUit the work is only begun. Millions of the
human family ure yet covered with darkness,
guilt, and p ilution. Thousands in our own
country know nothing of the way of life.
’I’o ( i.ristians the cry for help nuist be rais
ed. 'I lay are the honored instruments Uy
•whicli Christ will sot up his kingdom in tlie j
■world. His standard they arc privileged and i
to follow, and to do so without dis-i
ina'. and fight under it witiiout defeat, they ^
xnu^t art vt courcrt. To secure this they must I
know tlicir-reliitive strength and moviments. j
In a Wi ll-organized army there are watchuicn ,
to lo(ik out for danger, and niessengers to re-1
port the acts of each division, and the success ,
jf evi ry attempt; so, in the host of the Lord
thire must be heralds to bear tidings of what
is doing, and sent lu Is to guard against hostile
iiuasions. 'I lie army of (’liri.it is not draw n up
'* in one field of battle. It is scatte red over the
f vhole earth. Ilcnee the necessitv anil useful-
ress of reljgious papers, by wliich (’)iristians in '
, fvery coimtry m:»} know what is eil'ected, w hat;
renKi:;\s to be done, and iiow to co-operate with
. caeh -itl'.ir in iio.ng- it. 'I’here is no otlier way
in wii'.i Ii to make known the wants of ex ery
section of the (',i. ;ri li, and to insure concentra
ted and vigorous exertions among' the friends
of Zion. Aceordingly, in all parts of the
Church, and among all denominations of i;hris-
tiaiis, such l ublications are rapidly multiplying
uIhI cheerfully ssipj)ort d.
North-(,'aroliua, containiig a population of
more tiiaii six himdred thousand, and manv
flour sliiiig Cliurchi s, has iiat one i-hc/i jajnr.
■\Vliy t>.is lamentable defieii ncy i’ ,\o .state in
the union, of equal imixn tanec and respeela-
Ijilit}’, but supports one or more.
TJie e.vperiinent is now to be made, whelhcr
4 the peoph of our state arc willing to patror.i/e
I such a publication. That they are rielily a'oie
none w ill preti nd to deny.
'V 'I'he editor of the TKi.Etinami will use every
’ Jcxertion to make it a faithful journal of n ligi'-
.. Iciis intelligrnce, and an inipartial advoi at 'uf
liristIan do( trine and vital pi ty. Me w 111 have
f f Li torc him a choice selection of the bi .->1 pa-
pel’s and m;.gazlne.s in this eoimtrv, and some
'I'W of the ablest foreign journals, froi'.i w liich he
V hopes ai all tinii s to be able to pn •■( nt an in-
I 1 t( resting abstract of usiful inforr.iatnn. Mr
, will also be aidi (I by original coniniunlcation.s
by some of the most ilislinguiijlied genth iiieii
iu this ‘■t;ite.
As karniiig and religion adorn and jiroinoti'
••rii-h other, and cannot lie separated without
TiiMtllating both, the columns of the Tch graph
vdl be filled in jiart with select literaiy lueccs,
di signcd to increase the knowledgi- aiid grati-
f\ the taste of all its la aders. And 'isCliris-
tiansowc many ot' ilielr diaic^t |i,'l\i[( ”es to
i.' till'admiraidi-i on''itiitlou of oiir w i.» and li.ip-
r I'.' go'( i-mii. lit, and an- (K i ply inti-resiid m
Its jirosp rity. a f.illil'ul 1. tail of polltieid
lift c (U)iiiestie and foreign, will at'all uine.s
be givt n.
' \|)pvopria1e remarks on Agr'cultural Im-
pi'o\ einents and Donustic Ec(^iiomy wiHocca-
!jloiially in- insi it( d.
And “lastjmt not Kast,” the iiii]iroveinent.
vl'jrnl’y and useliilni s> of ilu- rm.ale ^l x will
hiid a willing and sincere ad\ocate.
'I'iic paper will be large, neatly printeil, and
"lt!i the l)Lst t\pe. No ad\eriiDements will be
liiiltuil.
'I hc fust niinilu r will be issued :is soon as a
^ suIVk , lit imiuber of subseribers is o!)taint d.
C.j I’riee, three dollars a \ ( ar, or two dol-
'ir, aiu! hf’ty ce)its, if paid in aihance.
j Jiili/ 1, li-
s^wl'script;Misreci.l\ed at thj'' I 'l'Ci,
15,870 Prizes,
26,970 Blanks,
42,840 Tickets
20,000
10,000
10,000
3,980
18,000
9,;ioo
1,800
9,300
. 4,650
14,880
()9,750
$171,360
$171,360
1 his is a Lottery formcil by the ternar}- com
bination and pernmtation of 36 numberk To
deleimine the prizes therein, the 36 numbers
will be severally placed in a whee l on the day
of the drawing, and five of them be draw n out';
and that ticket having on it the 1st, 2d and 3d
drawn Nos. in the order in which drawn, will be
entitled to the prize of ?>20,000, and those five
other tickets which shall have on them the same
Nos. in the follow ing orders, shall be entitled to
the prizes aftixed to them, respectively, vi/:
The 1st, 3d and 2d to $10,000
2d, 1st and 3d to 5,000
2d, 3d and 1st to 5,000
3d, Island 2d to 1,990
3d, 2d and 1st to 1,990
The 18 other tickets which shall have on
them three of the draw n mmibers, and those
three the 2d, 3d and 5th, the 2d, 4th and 5th,
or the .m1, 4th and 5th In soiiie one of their sev
eral onlcrs of C(imbination or permutatioi), will
each be entitled to a prize of
Those 18 other tickets w hieh shall have on
them three of the draw n num!)ers, and those 1
three, the 1st, 2d and 4lh, the 1st, 2i! and‘5th, ;
or the 1st, 3d and 4th, in some on«^ of their sev- >
eral onlers of combination or pernuitatiun, will j
each 1)1 entitled to a prize of ^500.
Those 18 other tickets which shall have on j
them tl'ree of the drawn numbers, will cach be I
entitled to a prize of f 100. |
'i'hose 186 tickcts w liich shall have two of the
drawn iiumbi rs on them, and those two the 2d
and 4th, in i itlier order, w ill each be entitled to
a prize of §50.
'I'hosc 186 tickets which shall have two of
the drawn numbers on them, and those t\\ o, the
3d and 4th, in cither order, will each be tnti-
tied to a prize of ^25.
All others, being 1488, having two of the
draw n i.umbers on them, will each be entitl d
to a prize of ^10.
Andttll those 13,950 tickets, having but one
of the drawn nundjers i,n them, will each be
entitled to a prize of !?5.
No ticket which shall have drawn a pri/.e of
a superior denomination, can be entitled to an j
inferior jjrize.
Prizes payable 30 days after the drawing, and
subject to tlie usual deduction of 15 ju r cent.
M hole 'l ickets, j'j 00
Half do. - - - - . 2 50
Quarter tlo. ..... i 25
Packages of 12 tickcts, embracing the 36.
numbers of the Lottery, which must of neces-•
sity draw at least i*i21 25 nett, w ith so many j
chances fi.r capitals; or shares of packages may
be had at the saihe rate, viz ;
Parkagcs of w hole, - - . 60
Ofiialves, 30
Oftiuarters, - IJ
CC>'’ t)rdvrs for I ICKI'-TS reccivcd at this of
fice.
I'ur t/i€ hencfil nul enctntragciJiait of
3iE(llVMSM
in the Vcbtern j)arl of North-Carolina. .
SC JIEMK:
'J'lCKKTS, at S'2.
Nol hco Jiltin/i.s h) a Prize.
1 I’ri/.e of 5J500 (I'haton and Cotton Saw
- - -. - is >.500
1 do flu ) (Taniily Coach) - js 3U()
1 lo . . is 250
I do ?l«i> (do.j - - 'is I,y()
1 !.' HZj (do.) - - is 1.30
2 i.o (Side lioaitl CuUon .Saw (.in)
is
2 do ((iig and Sociable) is l(iO
2 do ?20 (lU dsl.ad,-) - is 40
3 'lo ?-14 (u set ( f Taldis) is -I J
2 ilo ;sl2 iiu!-iir ('!;.>ii-v) is 21
3 do ^10;l\^u Ladies' WoikT.ddes and
one I'l llibroke) - i:,
1 do fK (Itellow S top ('l;ulle) is ,S
lu 111) ('1 I’liuiglis, 2 Street Lamps, and
'2 l.anl Cans) - is 6u
10 do i'i (il;its) - - is 50
1 do >1- (t'aiidlestand) - n .j,
1 do S', (do) - - is ;i
20 do (d,.,^ . . is Co
;')0U do ( :> cast .'.tei.1 .V\e-. and 275 pair
''Ih'cs; - - is (iou
■131 do $1 (T n >\aiv, .K weli v, Shoes, \e.
. - -'is .I.".!
S072
Tick(fs ran b.. had in Cliarlottc of the uinler-
signed Comiiiisk.cinefs, 1 \ h tter, postagi' paid,
iiiclosiii),^ tho nviiR V; or tVom their agents in
Salisbur\, Statis\i"||e, ( oni'ord, l.lncolntoii.
\ork\il)e 01'I .all'asti r ; who pledge tlumseh is
to pay the prizts as set tbrlh in' the sclieiiie,
thirty days attar the drauii'.g, or rctiiml iIk
money to pnreh;,sn-s ot tickets, pruxided the
scheme shall notue drawn.
J SWI’L. Hr.NDl'h'SOX,
I KI NDHICK,
I JNO. I't)'. M.
I». F,vp!anal(,ry il.s-id ijill cm Le had of
tie-
lalSt Ol X»^,Uei*S
Remaining in the Post-Office at Charlotte^
N. C. October I, 1825.
A. M.
Amze W. Alexander, Catharine L. M’Knight,
Ozwald Alex;.nder, Mr. Mathieu,
Mrs. .lane II. Alexander M aher &. James Miller,
Kobirt Allen, Thomas Marks,
Elisha Askew. Alexander Moor,
IL Hugh M’Dowell, 4.
.Tames Pleakney, M’Inulty,
K. Bronson, Joseph JVl’Ciillocli, 2.
Martha IJlack, William Miller,
Hichard Bonds, Brazcl Muse,
.Ino. J5ariiet, jun.- James Morris,
Martin llrim, M’l.eary,
fien. llernard, M’Kee,
James M. Brown, Alicia M’Call,
VAm. Black, M’Lcarv,
S;umiel Becket, M’Culah,
Ifichard Bartlet, Moore,
Allen Baldwin, Maxwell,
Mr. Brevard, Esq. Michael Morris,
Mr. Baldwin, M’l-ure,
Itobert H. Burton, Hannah Mason,
Stephen Bellew. Joseph M’Ciinnes,
p John M’Cord.
VVillhun Calhoun, p
.lob Canon, !
>\ ilham Can’, i, x- ^
Phebe Crooner, J^^n.es C. R Neagle.
Alexander Craig, John Osborne,
A exander Cooper, Alexander Osborn,
Davu ox, ,, L. orr,
l)uvid Chambers, j^hn Ow.
\ incent Cox, p
Aziu-iah Cockburn,^ Miss Parish,'
Col. James Chcsnut. Person,
D. William Pyr.int,
(ieorgc Dellancy, Samuel Porte’r.
James Dinkins, ' H.
Andrew Dunn, William Kivc-s,
Miss Jane B. Dinkins, Sophia Boss,
John H. Davidson. James II. Hobison,
E. Margaret Rogers,
Edward F. Elliott, Joseph Head,
Kobert Erwin. David Kea,
E. Andrew Bea,
Mrs. Mary Fullon, Jonas Kudisill,
.lohn ^L Fulwood, t«.
Samuel Fair, John Springs,
Ann Eliza l'(n’syth, John Sing, jun.
Henry Foster. Jos. Swann, sen. 2.
Ananias Sing,
John Goodman, 8niyth,
Alexander (iarden, 5. O. Sammons,
W illiain M. iiles, ^>ary Ann Spear, 2.
Aaron (iriflee, James 11. Simnionton,
Janies W. (lallowav, Sprmgs,
Samuel (dcnn, ' Horatio Sngg,
Thomas t.illespie. James M. Smith, 2.
.. W. Shaver,
Thomas Hutchison, >
\Villiam Hall, Kichard springs.
Maxi lllende. son,-
S inue ilennigan, inian. H. Smith,
Lhza ohns ^v-.lliam Shelby,
.Icl'u llaiiret, t
ValentnKSlipp,
•lol-n Hipp,
Sarah liavnes, i t n
M illiam Henderson. y
J" David Vance.
John Jones, \v.
illiam Jamison, Wilson and Davison,
Thomas J. Jerome. James Williamson,
K. Alexander W ilson,
Hubert S. Kimble, 4. Wardens of the Poor of
'I'liomas Kline, Mecklenburg,
Green B. Kendrick. John M. Wilson,
Leander Z. Williamson,
William I.ucky, W illiam alker,
John I.iltle, 2. John W'itherspoon.
WILLIAM SMITH, P. M.
A iiivst vute Favm i'w sule.
rpilE sub.scriber ofiers for
sale that tract of land,
(commonly called the Lee-
Jjcr tract,) lying in York dis-.
trict, Soiith-C;ir(dina, on the Catawba river,
and containing about
One Tfwiisand andSixtij-six Acres.
The quality and local .situation of this land war
rant the subscriber ii. recommending it to the
cotton planlir; and he requests all those wlio
w ish to vest funds in that kind of pro])crty, to
examine it. A further description is deemed
unneco.ssary. Terms may be know ii, on ajijili-
cation to the subscriber, li\ing near centre
meeting-house, livdell c(nint\'.
A. J. WOKKF..
August 2.1, 1825.—r,m60‘
WIMiSOii
TAXCY CIMII! MAIihVd.
\MM.IAM cn.VllUIKirsI;
nA\ INli coinnit need the abo\e business in
the tow n of ( harlotte, respectliilly solicits
a sh.iri oriMibllc patronage. Mis work will bo
luatly and duralily conslriieted, and vdl be
disposed of on a( comiiHKlating terms.
Si.TTiim and M uitim; CiiAins, made to or-
dt r, can be had on short iu tici\
Cliarlotte, 1 eb. 5, 18J5. Ivt73
.V v.auiuw.x.
V FAMILY of Negroes, consisting of a fel
low, his w ife, and se\eral children, would
l.e (lisi)osed of ujion the most acconnnodating
t(Tins, b\ appl\ing.to W'.J Polk, or lo Dr.
Samuel ilenderson.
July 9, Ls:.',.—tf.
MI.CKI FMillic; f'Ol N l V.
Win. J. Alexander^ Original Attaclunerit,
r.v. y h \ ied in the hands of Jus.
David Martin, j Kirk and W'm. Lucky.
IT is ordered by Court, that advertisement be
iiiade fur tliri e months inthc Catauba.lonr-
iial, for the dtfendaiit to apjiear at the Novem
ber Term of this Court, in 1835, and there to
ivi)le\ J and plead to issue, otherw ise judgnu nl
viil be ! ntered against him.
'i’est, ISAAC AI.LXA.NDLi;,
jmlOO^'/ice uuv. ii
]M1SCELLANE0US.
ANCIEJST LIVING.
The followilig is an cxiract from the
Journal oi'the celebrated Klizal'eth VVood-
ville, previous to her marriai^e with Lord
Grey. She wa*5 afterwards Queen to Ed-
^yard IV. and died in cojifmeinent at
Soiithwark, under Henry Vll. in 1486.
It is takeri from an ancient manuscript,
preserved in Drummond castle, and com
municated to the public by lady llroLher-
ham
Monday^ A. M.—Rose at four o’clock,
and milked the cows with Cuthariiie ;
Hachael, the other dairy maid, having
scalded her hand in so had a manner tlie
day beibre. Made a poltice for Rachael,
and gave Robbin a penny to get some
thing from the apothecary.
Six o'clock.—The buttock of beef too
much boiled, and beef a little of the salt-
est.
Mem.—To talk with the cook about
the first fault, and metid the second my
self by tapping a fresh barrel.
Seven o’c/ocX'.-—Went into the paddock,
behind my house, with my maid Dorothy :
caught I'hump, the little pony, myself,
and rode a matter of six miles without
saddle or bridle.
Eight o’clock.—Went to walk with the
lady, my mother, into the court yai-d ; fed
twenty-five men and wonu'n ; chid Roger
severely for expressing some ill will for
attending us with some'broken meat.
Ten o’clock.—Went to diniiei’. John
Grey, a most comely youth ; but whui is
that to me ? a virtuous maiden siiouid be
entirely under the direction of her pa
rents. John ate but Utile, and stole ma
ny tender looks at jme—said woman would
never be handsome in his opinion who
were not good tt'mpered. 1 hope my
temper is not bad, nobody linds fault with
it but Roger, aiui he is the most orderly
man in the whole family. Joiui (irey
likes white teeth—my teeth are of a pret
ty good color. I think my hair is black
as jet; and John, if I mistake not, is of
the same ojiinion.
Eleven o'clock.—Rose from the table—
the company all desirous of walking in
the fields. John Grey wouUl lift me o-
ver every stile, and twice squeezed my
hand with great vehen’ieiice.
I cannot say that 1 have any objection
to John Grey ; he plays at prisonbars as
well as any of ‘he couniiymen is re
markably dutiful to his parents, my
lord and lady; and never misses church
on Sunday.
Three o’clock..—Poor farmer Robison’s
house burntdown by accidental lire. John
Grey proposed a subscription among the
company, for the relief oi the farmer, and j
gave no less than four pounds with this
benevolent intent.
Mem.—Never saw him look so comely
as at that moment.
Four o’clock.—Went lo prayers.
Six o’clock.—the hogs and poultry.
Seven o’clock.—Supper on the table, de
layed till that hour on account of fanner
Robison’s misfoi lune.
Menu—The goose pie too much baked,
and pork roasted to rags.
Nine o’clock.—The company fast asleep:
these late hours disagreeable. Said my
pra)ers a second time—John Giey dis
turbed my thoughts too much the first
time.—I'cll asleep and dreamed of John
Grev.
Uemarkohle Echo.—I'he Kditor of the
liosKiii Ciijizette, who has lately bc(.*n on a
lour lo the north, gives the I'ollowing pur-
ticiilars of a surprising echo, wliicli lie
had occasion to observe iii his rumbles:
“Whenl uas enjoying a bu'.h in the
ci'ystial waters of Lake (leoi ge, uftcr the
fatigues of the ilay, 1 sav/ the Hush d' a
cannon and heard the report, which was
attended with iht: most wondeiful eclio i
ever heard or read of. I'he discluuge
was repeated several times, which-gives
us a fair opportunity lo nulic.e moi-e jiwir-
ticularly the phenonieiioii. A tiii'ee
pounder was loaded witli a pound cart
ridge, placed ncai- tlie hotel at the head
of the lake, and j)oiiited to a Ijieak in the
opposite iiiouniains. 'i'he noise at the
discharge was at iii'st that of a common
discharge of such a piece of oi driance.—
'I'he sound then entered luio the defile of
the mounlaiii.i like the rushing of a strong
w ind : then seeming to turn alinosl at
right angles, Kjok a north eusteiii diiec-
lioii, along the base of the range (jf iiiouti-
tains, and passed through lhi'_: distinct
changes of sound, each louder tiian llie
preceding, and at Ictiglli wei.t oil' in dis
tant but distinct re\ei-berations. Tlie
whole continuance of the ec.I.o was more
than a minute from tlie dischai’ge of the
gun—some, who took notes, saitl neariv
iwo minutes’, but it was certainly more
than one. Alter the first report, thnc
was nothiiij^- in the sound like ihe dibiaiit
discliatgeof a cannon, but it was very
niucli like a let l ifu: ihiindcr burst in the
Alle|!;hatiy Mountain. 'I'he largest park
of iU Lill'.’i v ii\r\ gji iJoitou comjiioii dis
charged at once, would make but a faint
noise compared with this echo from the
report of a single three potmder. A large
numbei- of gentlemen and ladies from our
city -witnessed the phenomenon at the
same time with myself.”
A JREMAKK ABLE DUEL.
The following relation was comnmniciited for
the Essex Ui gister, by a ’Fravcller, .as furnish
ing a curious fact in Natural History.
Travelling through one of the Southern
States, my attention was attracted by a
singular rustling In the thicket which
bordered the road. I stopped my horse
to learn the cause ;-and soon discoverd at
a few paces from the track, a rattlesnake'
of rather more than ordinary size, in a
coil, siich as those reptiles always throw
themselves into, on the approach or-at
tack of an enemy, exhibiting evei y sym-
tom of extreme rage, and displaying all
those terrii)le beauties for which its spe
cies are so remarkable when under the
inlluence of passion. No cause for its
disorder was at first visible ; in a short
time a black snake ilarted from the sur
rounding bushes, rapidly across the fold.i
of his antagonist, and disappeared on the
other side. The rattlesnake did not fail
to strike at his daring assailant, but with
what success the rapidity of tlieir motion
prevented me from determining. The
i|altlesnake remained in his coil, perpai rd
lor another insult, which was accoi'ding-
ly soon oll'ered by his black foe re-a|.'pear-
iiig, and again gliding across him with
almost inconceivable raj)ldity, while tho
same attempt as formerly was made tor
punish the aggression. Tliese move-
mer.ts were several times t» pealed witU
no apparent advantage to either partv.—•
'I'he black snake seemed once or twice
struck,witli the fangs of his enemy, iind
yet returned with undiminished celerity
to his subile assault. The density of the
'underwood wotdd not i)ermit me to fol
low with my eyes his retreat,- and hov/ev-
er great my curiosity to ascertain liow
he employed the time of hi.s absence, F
could not prevail upon myself lo inilulge
it by entering on so fatal a batth' grounrl.
At length, the rattlesnake In one oi il.sai •
temjjis to revenge the insolence of his as
sailant, struck his fangs deep into hi»
own body ; he extracted them, streirhed
himself with e\eVy aj)pearanci; of agony
on the’ground, and turning on his buck,
in a short time expired. The cu.fty vic
tor once more appeared, and solxing-thc*.
lifeless body in his mouth, dragged
from the sccne of action.
A wager was made a few days ago, by
two tradesmen of this place—one of them
a close set little one, and the other a ve
ry tall huge man, in consequence of the
latter boasting of his superior strength ot*
body, by which the little one undertook
to carry, a considerable distance, two
.sacks of wheat, each to containyor/r bush
els, GO lbs weight each. The little one;
accordingly procured one sack, and put
four Inishels of wheal inio it, and then
drew the second sack over it, and con
tended that both sacks contained fou’*
bushels, which he carried with ease.
The big man, at first took It very ill, utid
cavilled a goofl deal at being taken in by
the little one, but the stakeholder hav
ing decided that both sacks did contaitt
the quantity of wheat agreed on, and that;
he had consequently lost the wager, he
checrfully consented to ()ay it.—Boston pa.
Two Knglish merchants meeting on**
day in a coll'ee-liouse, one of them in tlie.
course of conversation, entered into u
|K)inpous display of the extensiveness of
his business' and among oilier things as
serted iliat tlie mere ink consumel ijy his
clerks amounted annually to at least 30
pounds sterling. 'l'h(‘ other; by way of
trying ihe old adage, “ to'shame a liar,
tell a greater li(>,”—replied, poll! do you
lioast of that trlile —why I save more
than double the sum every year by order
ing my clerks lo onnt the strokes of the
t’s and the dots of the i's
.7 rcri/ ill-vscd Jwl^c.—Uiu\ Chancellor
I'^ldon, in a speech whirh iv: lately deliv-
ered in the House oi Lords, stated as a
lact, which he a|)j)eared to consider a
grievance, that, during the 22 years that
he had held tlu‘ oilici* ol Loi'd CMianccI-
lor, his salary had not exceeded 14,0i)0
liounds sleiling (S''6,oOO) a year! exclu
sive ot whal he received as Speaker of
the House of Lords,—A>//. hdcll.
A report has been current in tiip city
lor two or three days, and ljclie\t?d by
iiiati), that the (.\>H'itclla/inu brought in
telligence from Oiiba of the landing of a
French force on the eastern shore of that
island, near St. Jago, and that the return
home ol the frigate, wiih C'om. W’arring-
lot), is connenceted wilh that e\ciit., \V'e
iiu iition the circtimslunce lo slate, that
wc iiave taken some jiains to ascertain
wlielher I Ik re is any truth in the rumour^
and are Sv.'.is‘l(;j it. i-j aiio>-'eiher u*i»
I'oundvc!. Int.