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1500 Bushels CORN,
20,000 lbs BACON,
For S.ile by
EVAXS $ ANDREWS.
SpiUn, N.U. 17 May, 1831. 40
Mrs. A. C. Howard,
now opening her spring supply of
Curd, in her line of business, and
respectfully solicits her customers and
friends lo call and examine them
amount her assortment will be found:
I'.ittern S.ttin-straw, Silk, & Dattcse bon-
:.ct, latest fashions,
Diamond straw Dunstables, plain do.
Children's dunstables and straw hats,
Leghorn and straw bonnets,
A:i assortment of Puffs and Curls,
Gauze & barege scarfs handkerchiefs,
Er'vaand yellow barege,
T biiat caps, capes, veils, fee.
SAs satins, and florences,
Straw and fancy flowers,
A great variety of ribbons, &c. Szc.
Ladies9 pelisses, cloaks, dresses, Sic.
trade to order, in the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets bleach
ed, dyed, or trimmed.
Tarborough, May 5, 1831.
npHK undersigned having entered in--
lo co-partnership under the firm of
Amlvctu Anderson & Co.
Take this method of informing the
public, that they have taken the store
ho!ic formerly occupied by John H.
Ma'hewson & Co. for the purpose of
carrying on the
Tailoring Business,
IN ALL ITS VAUIOUS BRANCHES.
And where they will he found at all
times, ready to accommodate those
who may favor them with iheir cus
tom. A II those disposed to encoura"-'?
'hem. sjia I have their garments mads
i' the neatest manner and at the shoit
est notice.
We tke this opportunity of infor
ming the public generally, that we
have reduced the prices on our work:
Coirs that have heretofore been S7 for
auking, we will make for S5, in the
iwh fashionable style; and other gar- i
meats in proportion. We therefore
hope, by our .strict attention to busi
r.e. to merit a share of public pat
ronasje. All orders to us from a dis
tance will be promptly attended to,
'ul executed with the utmost dispatch.
A XI) RE IV ANDERSON,
E. C. MIX,
ROBERT II MOODY.
Tarboro Feb. 7, 1S31. 25
5 HSWilHS-
RAN A WAY from the Snb-
Ascribtr's Cool Spring Plantation,
f'i l uesday evening, the 19th
int. negro man
sr
if
n!lh,ut vcr httle or any provocation.
. ,l')0V(; reward will be given to any
i who will deliver the said negro to
T''i .VeJsec'r " the above plantation, or
cf" -r l)ol!ars f delivered into the jail
iarboi ough. The above fellow is
p antl muscular, weighing at least
J.- (r - V 'hs. and has an impediment in
speech, or stutters in his conversa
A n ad considerably when confused.
al0ri ly Clt5zens are solicited to have
nitv i Ut anci arrcst him if an opportu
lu. i ul(1 offer- is expected he is
i King about in the neighborhood of the
f,!JVe Plaritation, or has gone to Hali
ilix county.
JAMES S. BATTLE.
Jaiboro. April 22, 1831. 36
Printing neatly eivcenlcd,
AT THIS OFFICE.
A3
Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, JV. C.) Tuesday July 12, 1831.
mm
ifisa.
XVK Suhscribers inform the Pub
lie, that they have just returned
trom New York, with a general and
veil selected assortment ol
FANCY AND STAPLE
1
Hardware, Crockery. &c
Which they are now opening at their
Uld btand, and which they offer at
their usual low prices.
ftTe highest prices given for
haled and seed Cotton, in payment of
debts or in exchange lor Goods.
D. RICHARDS.
IV M. TANNAIULI.
toro May 2, 1831.
rlIE Subscriber takes this method
of informing: his friends and itu.
public generally, that he has just re
turned from New-York with a splen
did assortment of
Weil adapted to the Siirinff & S u miner
seasons, together with a large supplyof
Hardware Cutlery, Ciockcry
and Glassware. &c.
Which he is disposed to sell low for
cash or barter, lie will rive the
highest market prices for COTTON,
baled or seeded. ..Com, beeswax, tal-
ow. &C. in exchange for jroods at
cish prices, or in payment of debts.
Those wishing to purchase coods at
low prices, would do well to call on
the subscriber at the rost-olhce. one
door below the store of H. &. S. D.
Cotten, and next door to Mrs. Gre
jrorv's Hotel.
N. II. ROUNTREE.
Tarboro', May 2,1S31.
Mrs. JD. Womble,
AVING been well patronised du
rincr her long residence in the
Town of Halifax, has recently made
arrangements for a permanent settle
ment, and will therefore find it her
interest, as it ever has been her plea
sure and duty, to execute all orders
with taste, fidelity and promptilute.
Mrs. W. is now opening her spring
supply of Goods, in her line of busi
ness, and respectfully solicits her cus
tomers and friends to call and exam
ine them amongst her assortment
will be found
Pattern Satin-straw, Silk, and Battese
bonnets, latest fashions.
Diamond-straw dunstables, plain do.
Leghorn and straw bonnets,
Elegant turbans, &c.
An assortment of purl's and curls,
Gauze ll. barege scarfs c handkerchiefs,
Straw and fancy flowers,
A great variety of ribbons, cc. &c.
AH of which she is disposed lo sell
at her usual low prices.
Ladies' pelisses, cloaks, dresses,
&c. made to order, in the latest and
most approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets bleach-
ed, dyed, or trimmed.
IlaliPix, June 2, 1S31.
42
ryMIE Subscriber has purchased from
Mr. S. L. Hart, negro man
Advertised in this paper as a runa
way and hereby gives notice, that
if said runaway will surrender him
self he can either go to work for me,
or I will give him a permit to seek an
other master.
JAMES E ELINOR.
April 9, 1S31. 34
Just Published,
At this Office, (with additional notes)
a second edition of the
Patriotic Discourse,
' DELIVERED BY THE
Rev, JOSHUA LAWRENCE,
At the Old Church in Tarboro' N. C.
on Sunday, 4lh July, 1S30.
ALSO,
The North-Carolina Whig's
For the Kehukee Association.
Pi ice, 10 cents single or, Si perdoz.
Tarborough, April IS.
MERCHANT TAILORS,
HSU to inform their friends and
customers, that th ev harp inf
received from New-York, a new and
handsome assortment of GqoJs in
their line of business, suitable for the
season....such as....
Superfine blue and black cloth?.
Brown, olive and steel mixtures,
An assortment of Casimeres,
Bang-up cord suitable for riding panta
loons, 1
Plain black and fig'd velvets for vests,
I lam black and fancy silks for do.
Dark and light col'd valencias,
Plain white and fig'd quilting,
Cotton flannel for draws and shirts,
Patent suspenders, pocket handker
chiefs, White and fanrv rnvat Kio, i a
Buckskin gloves, cravat stifll-ners.
Together with a complete assortment oi
l aiMiMINGS, all cf which they are
disposed to sell low.
CCF Gent emeu's clothing made
at the shortest notice, and in the
neatest and most fashionable style.
Tarboro', Oct. 13, IS 30.
rpHK Subscriber informs all those
wisning to send Cotton to Hill's
Ferry to be shipped to Norfolk, that
his warehouses will be open for the
Reception of Cotton,
By the st of October next.
Hi
avinr neen nnnnmiH
Mr. James Gonnnt. hp
give his personal attention to the re
ceiving and delivery of such articles
as may be forwarded to him, and Cot
ton sent to him to be shipped lo Nor
folk shall meet with all possible dis
patch. Storage of Cotton, 2 cents per
bale all other articles in proportion.
IVI1ITMEL II. ANTHONY.
Palmyra, N.C. Sept. 2S, 1S30. 7
II.. ii ...
By the Subscribers, a quantity of
torn, liacon, at Lard,
Which they offer low for cash.
D. RICHARDS $ CO.
Tarboro', May 23.
Stale of .North-Carolina,
EndECOMUE COUNTS".
Court of Fleas Quarter Sessio?is,
May Term, 1831.
Patrick S. Cromwell ) Edition tore-
vs. v move Admin-
Asa Pate. ) istrator.
TT appearing to the satisfaction of
- the Court, that the defendant is a
non resident of this Stale: is there
fore ordered, that publication be
made for six weeks in the North-Carolina
Free Press, that the sid Asa
Pate annear before our said Couit
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be
held for said county at the Court
house in Tarborough, on the fouith
Monday in August next, then and
there to plead to issue, otherwise the
said petition will be taken pro con
fesso and heard ex parte.
Witness, Michael Hearn, Clerk
of said Court, at Tarborough, the
fourth Monday of May, A.D. 1831.
MICIIL. HEARN, C. C.
Price adv S3: 50. 44
Stale of .'Vorlh-Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTY.
Court of Fleas Quarter Sessio?is,
May Term, 1S31.
Joseph Bell )Jtfdeal At
William. Collins, tachm''
Louis D. Wilson summoned as
garnishee.
T appearing to the satisfaction of
the Court, that the defendant i
not. an inhabitant of this State: is
ordered, that publication be made ii
the North-Carolina Free Fress, that
the said William B. Collins appea
at the next Court of Pleas and Quar
tcr Sessions, to beheld forsaid coui:
ty at the Court-house in Tarborough
on the fourth Monday in Augu
next, and plead, answer or demur, o
11 be heard ex parte am'
judgment rendered accordingly.
Witness, Michael Hearn, Clerl
. m i 1- . 1. .
of our said Court, at laroorougn, in
fourth Monday of May, A.D. 1831.
MICIPL HEARN, C C.
Trice adv 3:50. 44
In the Constitutional Whin-of
the 23d instant, it is staled that
"We now learn from a source
of credir, that Mr. Dorielson
has been dismissed, that he pas
sed through this city on iMon
thy 'hag and baggage' for
Tennessee, whither Mrs. Dnn-
elsou has preceded him, 'not to
return and that the cause of
ihis rupture between Uncle and
nephew, was the positive refu
sal of the latter to bow to the
mandates of Gen. Jackson, in
associating with which is now,
the sine qua non of Presidential
favor."
It cannot but strike the most
indifferent observer of late e
vents at Washington that this
attempt to direct public atten
tion to the private relations of
the President and his house
hold is uncalled for and indeli
cate such a one as must be
condemned by the honorable of
all parties. Upon the supposi
tion that the fact is as stated
that there was such a disauree-
ui,u i in i Kj wus such a oisa
! mem ,n ll,e views of feelings of
the President and a portion of
ins household as to make a se
paration from him necessary
it is difficult to perceive what
interest the public can take in
such an event. But wn fmd
satisfied that the whole state
ment is unfounded in fact, or at
least made to convey a very
unjust idea of the relations at
lius time existing between the
i resnicnt and Major Uonelson. less in building. A ves&el of
We had the pleasure of seeing any size can sail on the open
the latter in this city on Sunday 'seas or in rivers without anyo
last while on his way to Ten-jther aid than this lever. One
uessee, .and of conversing freely j wheel placed within the vessel
with him on many of the top-; is enough. A power sufficient
ics which the opposition of;to keep up the motion of tho
his Uncle are anxious to rep-j wheel is enough. The greater
resent as pernicious to the 1 power is in the wheel, and this
future harmony and succes of force is equal to one hundred
his administration. Not nil
word escaped him which im
plied the slightest rupture be-
. -
twecn him and his uncle, or
winch mdicatecj that there was 'another vessel, rocks, or light
a suspension of his relation to ning, and can navigate inali
him as Private Secretary. We j seasons. Halifax Adv.
understood him to say that it
was probable he and his fam
ily might return to the city of
Washington in the fall.
Raleigh Star.
Outrage. The Warrenton
Reporter says that on the nisht
of the 18th instant, Mr. James
C. New, bar-keeper of Col J.
C. Green, an aged and respec
table inhabitant of that town.
received ablowonthe forehead, !
which fractured his skull in;
such a shocking manner, that
there is no hope of his recovery,
The person upon whom the
crime is charsod, a mulatto fel
low, named Joseph Fogg, has
delivered himself up, and is
now confined in jail. ib.
Faurttemlle. June 28. A
U - - O -- -- - 14
number of buildings have been large portion of whom are sup
commenced in the neighbour-; ported by silly and inexperien
hood of the market, and by the ced young men, who liavn no
Fall, we hope that that part of means of administering to their
:he town will be pretty thickly j extravagance, but by embezling
-ettled. A store house nuntjor stealing the Drooertv ot o-
'v Mr. Daniel Sutherland, ap
pears to be almost ready for a
tenant, and will be finished
joonerthan any other entirely
mow building. Nearly a dozen
ld buildings have been remov
ed, most of which are occupied
Vol. FIT JVb. 47.
as stores and shops. They
are small, having been got up hi
the most expeditious manner
possible. We hear of a good
number of respectable buildings
which will soon be commenced.
As a circumstance highly
creditable to the character of
our coloured population, it
ought not to be forgotten, that
among the discoveries of Goods
pilfered during and immedi
ately after the fire, wo have not
heard of a single instance of a
ny thing being found in the pos
session of a negro. Obs.
A Good Motion. In the
House of Representatives of
Massachusetts on Friday, oil
motion of Mr. Emmoxs of Hins
dale, an order passed, request
ing that every member of the
House give the amount of one
day's pay to their suffering bre
thren of Fuyetteville, (N. C.)
The Wonderful Lever. A
correspondent of the Baltim
ore American fiives an account
of, what he denominates, n
wonderful discovery in me
chanics. It is intended to su
persede steam, and to move a
boat by the r.rere efficacy of a
new lever. It is stated to be
the opinion of the best inform
ed persons, who have examined
this invention, that it will, by its
great advantages and its great
economy, prove a certain and
rapid growth in navigation. In
taCt a Vessel ShVS tllP. n.irrpa-
'pondent, vvill cost three times
rope will be completed in 15 or
j o
lis days without any risk except
J J s..uj.
j that of coming in contact with
A Great Haul. On Friday
night Aid Strong, assisted by
Messrs. Merritt, Homan, B.
Hays, and a host of Watchmen,
made a sweep on the notorious
Five Points they scoured hou
ses and cellars sans ceremonie,
and saw things
'Horrible and awful'
Which e'en to name wad be unlawfuV
No less than seventv fnnr
persons of all colors were ar
. j -
rested, of whom 54 were sent
on Saturday to the Penitentiary
for sixty days, including 23
white and 29 hlnrk wnmnn.
one white and one black man.
Neio York Mer. Adv. -The
number of females of a
certain class in the city, is estim
ated in the report of the N. York
Magdalen Sociptv nt 10 OHO
thers.
Either Way.-"Will you
have me!" said a young man to
a modest- little girl. 'NTo,
John," said she, "but you may
have me, if you will."