)Yholc Xo 3l0.
CBdgecombe Cotinty, X. C.) T,iesdaV, July
19, 1831.
Vol VII Xo 43.
The North-Carolina Free Press"
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gn; at a distance must invariably pay in
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ia tliis vicinity.
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e. iiion, and 2.5 cents each continuance.
l)on?;--'i" ones at that rate for every 16
jint Advertisements must be marked
tK. number of insertions required, or
cV will he continued until otherwise
c'ri!iTiJ- ll"Lcttcrs addressed to the
j'j ::rr-nisi le post paid, or they may
f;ot !,e attended to.
1500 Bushels CORN,
20,000 lbs BACON,
For Sale by
VTANS $ .INDUE TVS.
Sparta, N.C. 17 May, KS3i. 40
Mrs. A. C. Howard
lS now opening her spring supply of
GjihIs in her line of business, and
rc'jK'd fully solicits her customers anil
f;ic:uls lo call and examine them
s-ri it hrr assortment will be found:
IV.tern Satin-straw, Silk, c Battese bon-
ntt, latest fashions,
Diumuiul straw Dunstablcs, plain do.
Ciii'ii eiiN dunstablcs and straw hats,
Lwhoni and straw bonnets,
Aiavortmcnt of Puff and Curls,
G-iuze & barege scarfs & handkerchiefs,
Brcuuand yellow barege,
P.bkct caps, capes, veils, fee.
Sis, satins, and florences,
S :uwand fancy flowers,
A great variety of ribbons, &c. &c.
Ladies' pelisses, cloaks, dresses, &c.
jr.acle to order, in the latest and most
approved fashions.
Leghorn and straw bonnets bleach
ed, dyed, or trimmed.
Tarborough, .May 5, 1S31.
Co$artnerslnp.
rPHF, undersigned havingentered in
A to co-partnership under the firm of
dmh'CiV Anderson & Co.
Take this method of informing the
public, that they have taken the store
house formerly occupied by John II.
Maihcivson & Co. for the purpose of
carrying on the
Tailoring Business,
IS ALL ITS VAKIOUS BRANCHES.
And where they will be found at all
times, ready to accommodate those
nho may favor them with their cus
tom. All thoe disposed to encourage
them, sh ill have their garments made
in the neatest manner and at the siioit
cst no! ice.
We take this opportunity of infor
j511": the public generally, that we
'ave reduced the prices on our work:
toils thai have heretofore been S7 for
waking, we will make for $5, in the
rcost fashionable style; and other gar
ments in proportion. We therefore
"ope, by our strict attention to busi
ns, to merit a share of public pat
rnage. All orders to us from a dis
,ance will be promptly attended to,
'J executed wit h the utmost dispatch.
J SDR E IV ANDERSON,
F- C. MIX,
KORERT II MOODY.
Feb. 7, 1S31. 25
S25 SWASIS.
frj) KAN A WAY from the Sub-
vuy 'w llJ-r s vooi spring rianiaiion,
on Tuesday evening, the 19th
"isi. negro man
. WW (Mi m 1M MM
iheh!UtVCry littlc or any provocation.
K-r ve rewa,"d WH be given to any
jtiy r ! Who wiu deliver the said negro to
7"i;rVen',:r n tllc ahovc plantation, or
f r Ix)otlars f delivered into the jail
,t 'arborough. The above fellow is
liQJ1"1 "uscular,"weighing at least
liis l 0 lbs. and has an impediment in
tion ,ee, 0r stutters in his conversa
Allua? considerably when confused.
a look citizens are solicited to have
itv i Ut and arrest him if an opportu
lijik' lUld offer 11 is expected he is
Mi-i ,.,nK about in the neighborhood -of the
f,ve I,lantation, or has gone to Hali-
T JAMES S. BATTLE.
Jboro', April 22, 1831. 36
Minting neatly executed)
AT THIS OFFICE.
HK Subscribers inform the Pub-
Vo , A "le;Jiave returned
well selected assortment of
FANCY AND STAPLE
llavdwure, Crockery, &c.
Which they are now opening at their
Uld Stand, and which thev oiler at
their usual low prices.
ttT1 The highest prices given for
'ied and seed Cotton, in n.,,...
debts or in exchange for Go.-ds.
ti. RICHARDS.
IVM. TANNAIIILL.
larhoro', May oy 1831.
i w
XiiK Sllbscriber lakes this method
of informing his friends and tin-
public generally, that he has just re
turned from Nno-York with a snlen-
did assortment of
Well adapted to the Spring & Summer
seasons,together with a large supplyof
Hardware, Cutlery, Crockery
una blasszvare. a?c.
Which he is disposed to sell low for
cash or barter. He will
ligiicst market prices for COTTON.
baled or needed. ..Corn, beeswax, tal
low, &.c. in exchange for goods at
eish prices, or in payment of debts.
Those wishing to purchase goods at
low prices, would do well to call on
the Subscriber at the Post-oflice, one
door below the store of R. & S. D.
Cotton, and next door to Mrs. Gre
gory's Hotel.
N. II IW UN TREE.
Tarhoro', May 2,1831.
Mrs. 1). Womble,
HA ING been well patronised du-
uci iuii icaiuenee in me
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 promptitute.
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,
Klegant turbans, 6cc.
An assortment of puffs and curls,
Gauze & barege scarfs & handkerchiefs,
Straw and fancy flowers,
A great variety of ribbons, &c. Sec.
All of which she is disposed to 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, dyedj or trimmed.
Halifax, June 2, 1S31. 42
rjlIIE Subscriber has purchased from
Mr. S. L. Hart, negro man
Advertised in this paper asa 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 ELLINOR.
April 9, 1831.
Just Fublhhed,
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.
oil Sunday, Alh July, 1S30.
ALSO,
The Xorth-Carolina Whigs
For the Kehukee Association.
Price, 10 cents single or, $1 per doz.
Tarhorough, April 13.
MEIlCUANf TAILORS,
yyiSH to inform their friends and
customers, that thev have just
received from New-York, a new and
handsome assortment of Goods in
their line.of business, suitable for the
season.. ..such as....
Superfine blue and black cloths,
Brown, olive and steel mixtures,
An assortment of Casimeres,
Bang-up cord suitable for riding panta-
Plain black and fig'd velvets for vests,
I lam black and fancy silks for do.
Dark and light col'd valencias,
Main white and fig'd quillings,
Cotton flannel for draws and'shirts,
lutein suspenders, pocket handker
chiefs, White and fancy cravats, hlack silk do.
Huckskin gloves, cravat stifleners.
m1" with a complete assortment oi
1KIMMINGS, all of which they are
disposed to sell low.
(O Gentlemen's clothing made
up at the shortest notice, and in the
neatest and most fashionable style.
Tarboro', Oct. 13, 1830.
rjMiE Subscriber informs all those
wishing to send Cotton to Hill's
Ferry to be shipped to Norfolk, that
his Warehouses will be open for the
Iieceplion of Cotton,
By the 1st of October next.
Having been appointed Asent for
Mr. James Gordon, he promises to
give his personal attention to the re
ceiving and delivery of such articles
as may be forwarded lo him, and Cot
ton sent to. him to be shipped to Nor
folk shall meet with all possible dis
patch. Storage of Cotton, 12! cents per
bale all other articles in proportion
fVHITMEL II. ANTHONY.
Palmyra, N.C. Sept. 2S, 1830. 7
By the Subscribers, a quantity of
Corn, Bacon, &z Lard,
Which they offer low for cash.
D. RICHARDS S? CO.
Tarboro', May 23.
State of Xorth'Curolinu,
EDGECOMBE COUNTV.
Court of Pleas $ Quarter Sessions,
May Term, 1831.
Patrick S. Cromwell ) Petition to re
vs. move Admin
Asa Pate. 3 istrator.
T appearing to the satisfaction of
the Court, that the defendant is a
non resident of this State: is there
fore ordered, that publication be
made for six weeks in the jVulh-Ca-J
rolina Free Press, that the said Asa!
Pate appear before our said Court
of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, to be
held for said county at the Court
house in Tarborough, on the fouithi
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.
MIC II L. IIEARN, C. C.
Price ad v $3:50. - 44
State of Xortk-Carolina,
EDGECOMBE COUNTV.
Court of Pleas Quarter Sessio?is,
May Term, 1831.
Joseph Bell
vs.
Judical At
tachment William B. Collins.
ivvbssu... -
Louis D. Wilson summoned as
garnishee.
T nnnpiarinsr to the satisfaction of
UlVy v--7 - - -
irtf aii in tin hitant of this State: Ills'
iu i .mirt. tnat me oeienoant is
livji. ai - .
ordered, that publication be made in j
.i TVT K tn. -l t- i roa Procc ti o t
the said William n. uollins appear
at the next Court of Pleas and Quar
ter Sessions, to be held for said coun
ty at the Court-house in Tarborough,
on the fourth Monday in August
next, and plead, answer or demur, or
oaiicf will be heard ex parte and
.... 11 n I
iudment rendered accordingly.
Witness, iviicuAx. .
of our said Court, at Tarborough, the
fourth Monday of May, A.D. 1S31.
MICIPL.HEARN, C. C.
Price adv S3: 50. 44
KPThe Cape Fear Recorder, after
lamenting the burning of the capitol
and the h.ss of Canova's Statue, men
tions the following interesting fact:
"Alfred Moore, E.sq. one of
the members from Brunswick
county, made n motion in the
first session of the General As
sembly, after the Statue was
conveyed to Raleigh, that it
should be placed on rollers, and
that the doors of the canitnl
should be enlarged, so as to
rentier it practicable, to move it
irom the edifice, in the event of
a lire. The expense was esti
mated at 81200. The motion
of Mr. Moore was renewed at
the following session, and was
grounded on his observation of
the carelessness and negligence
of the menials and workmen
employed about the capitol
and on these facts he predic
ted the event, which now affects
so extensively and so deeply,
the inhabitants of this State....
and he rung and re-rung this
prediction in the ears of his col
leaguesthat the capitol would
be burned! The warning was
unheeded; and we now natural
ly enquire on what defensi
ble grounds was it so Is it
not to be imputed to those nar
row views of economy, which
are not only opposed to the
counsels of liberal patriotism,
in instances such as this, but
also too often, shed a blighting
influence on the lasting inter
ests and general prosperity of
the public?"
It is suggested in a Phila
delphia paper, that the loss of
Canova's Washington may not
be utterly irreparable, as proba
bly the original model still ex
ists at Rome, and if so, a com
petent artist might be engaged,
at a comparatively moderate
price, to execute a statue inferi
or only to the first.
CTA daily paper is about to
bo published in the City of
Washington, avowedly to advo
cate the election of the Hon.
John McLean to the Presiden
cy of the U. States. ..Phil.Gaz.
Voice of New Hampshire.
The Republican Members of
the Legislature, to the number
of more than one hundred and
fifty, being nearly two thirds of
that body met in convention on
Friday last. This convention
unanimously passed resolutions
approving the nomination of
Andrew Jackson to the Presi
dency, and recommending a
general convention of republi
cans friendly to .the re-election
of Gen. Jackson to be held in
Baltimore in May 1832, for the
purpose of nominating a Vice
President. The Veto of the
President on the appropriation
from the Treasury of money to
build the Mavsville road, was
approved, and the re-charter of
the United States Bank was
disapproved without a dissent
ing voice. Concord rat.
' Gold Mines in this County.
We are informed that a gold
mine has been discovered; on
the lands of Mr. W. Davis, in
this county, " about 24 miles
West of this place. It has
been slightly examined by
gentlemen engaged in the min-
O
ing business, who expressed an
opinion thai the gold which
had been collected was remar
kably pure, and the quantity ob
tained from bushel of earth
as much as could have been ex
pected from the hasty and im
perfect manner in which it was
"panned out" Halifax Adv.
Suicide. Robert Cochran
jr. of Rutherford county, put an
end to Ins own existence on
Sunday, the 12th instant, by
hanging himself, with a bridle,
in his barn, while his wife was
at church. Hal. Star.
Magnanimous.-
The Ox-
luru examiner states tna,t a
number of very small boys; stu
dents in the VVilliamsborough
Academy, Jiave contributed a
bout 25 or 30 dollars for the re
lief of the sufferers at Fayettc
ville. ib.
C, 1 I7 . .
Nembern, July 6...The unre
mitting attention of the Post
Office Department to the inter
ests and acommodation of the
public, is entitled to general
approbation. We now receive
our letters and papers from
New-York in four days, and
from Philadelphia, in three; and
the Charleston mail that former
ly arrived but once in seven
days, is now received twice in
six. Air. B:own, of the De
partment, passed through this
place a few days ago, on his
way south. He is inspecting
the Southern route for the pur
pose of acquiring such informa
tion as shnll tond to bestow on
the transmission of the mail all
the advantages of which it is
susceptible..
Zfv7ic....The New-York Jour
nal of Commetce notices tho
following important decision:
The Superior Court decided
at the last teim, that the mere
acknowledgment of a debt that
was barred by the statute of li
mitations, was not sufficient to
entitle a creditor to recover, un
less there was a positive prom
iae on the part of the debtor to
pay the debt.
-Fire. ..One of the most dis
astrous fires ever known at
New-York, occurred at New
York on Monday night, 4th insr.
125 families were rendered
houseless and utterly destitute.
Potatoes. ...A London paper
states as a fact, that taking up
the potatoes intended for seed
next year, before they are ripe
...that is, before Ihey are full
grown, and exposing them to
the sun for a month or six
weeks, and at planting time, ob
serving the eye end and placing
it upward, wiil secure without
any other trouble or expense, a
crop of every variety of the po
tato, six weeks earlier than the
same variety of the potato, if al
lowed togrowripe,will produce.
Plugging Trees.. ..Prof. Ka
finesque recommends as a sure
mode of destroying caterpillars,
the filling a hole bored one third
through the tree with a gimb
let, with the flour of sulphur,
and plugging it up. The sul
phur is carried into circulation
by the sap, and is exhaled in a
gaseous state, while it poisons
ana Kins an caterpillars ana in-
j - -
sects on the tree.