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Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, N. C.) Tuesday, October 18, 1831.
Vol. VIII No 9
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Rise in Staple Goods. Ex
tract of a letter from a merchant
of Columbia, S-C. to his friend
in that town, dated New-York,
Sept. 1331:
"Dear Sir: 1 have forwarded
you some New-York papers,
and now discharge what I feel
to be a duty, in stating to you
the state of this market: this I
could do with some accuracy, by
saying at once that there is an
advance of 20 per rent, in all
descriptions of staple poods,
such as are indispensable to
planters. I will however go
more into details. Since Sept.
1330, nails have advanced 1
cent per lb. bar lead 11 ets.
bale roping 3 ets. &c.
"Hardware has advanced in
price from 10 to 20 per ct. all
descriptions of domestic goods,
such as brown and bleached
homespuns, striped homespuns, I
checks, tickings, negro cloth
ing, &c. have advanced 20 per
cent, in 12 months, and cotton
yarns 25 per cent. D utile blan
kets and coarse woollens 20
per cent.
, "Thus far the holders of goods
are more than usually firm in
. I 1.1 . I 1 i '
what little we may have made
in the whole course of our lives,
but the idea here is to hold on
with one or two fingers, and ga
ther with the other eight or nine.
j Custom House Duties. It is
stated in the New-York Mer
cantile Advertiser, that the a
mount of duties secured in the
Custom House in that city for
the quarter which ended on the
30th June, is now ascertained
-to be upwards of 85,500,000
which, added to the amount of
the preceding quarter, makes
nuicunuunutj minions tor the
first six months of the pre
sent year.
Steamboat Explosions. The
last number of JSilliman's Jour
nal of Science contains a re
view of Professor Renwiek's
treatise on the steam engine.
A list of explosions of steam
boats is Jd down making the
whole nuHer 48 of these, 8
wf?re higP pressure, 27 low
ineir prices wnetner this will ious amj those who arc totally
continue throughout the sea-; unacquainted with the charac
6on, is doubtful, at least as re- ter of C()orc(l Baltimorcans."
gards imported goods Ameri-1
can goods will maintain their j prom Southampton. The
present prices, or may probably Richmond Compiler says: We
advance. understand by letters "from Jc-
"Lvcry thing appears to be im- ru,a,lin, ,l.at a negro girl of a
provmgm this country-stocks, l)ont 1G or 17 veas of hns
real estate, manufacturing csta-1 lH?en produced na a witness be
l)hshments,ull do well. Every forc t!l0 Coilrt of Southampton,
one speaks with confidence of j who stales that she has heard
what he is to clear this week, or the subject of an insurrection
this month; the idea wuh us is, mentioned among her master's
to hold on with both hands, to folomnn Parknr' slHvre fi.wl
pressure, and 13 not specified.
On the 8 of high pressure, 74
persons were killed and 14
wounded on the 27 of low
pressure, 95 were killed and 29
wounded on the 13 not speci
fied, 85 were killed and Gl
wounded. These explosions
took place in 1824, '5, '(5, 7, '8,
'30 ami '31 none in 1829. To
tal killed, 254 wounded, 104.
Rapid Tra cell ins. The
Charleston, S. C. Raif Road is
now completed to Ten Mile
Branch, and parties of pleasure
travel upon it in n steam car to
that place, at the rate of about
33 miles an hour. For about
two miles, on one part of the
route, rails are laid on a per
fectly straight line through a
pine forest, at the distance of a
few rods from the State road,
and exactly parallel to it.
Blacks in Baltimore. The
last Baltimore Chronicle con
tains the proceedings of a meet
ing of the people of color of th-at
city on the 2Glh ult. held in con
sequence of the very unpleasant
excitement, originating from
suspicious reports "that had
been entertained and propaga
ted through the city, for the last
few days." Like most other
meetings, it professes to be
"numerous and respectable."
They have their Chairman and
Secretary- their preamble and
resolutions all in the usual
form. The resolutions dn nnr
jfonn Us what were the reports
in circulation but thev dis
claim in the most solemn terms
all the designs which had been
falsely ascribed to them. They
"challenge the most rigid inves
tigation as to the truth of those
vile reports, which have recent
ly been so industriously propa
gated in this city, by the credu
somc 0f the neighboring ones,
fur the last eighteen months;
and that at a meeting held at
Raccoon Meeting-house, in May
or August last, some eight or
ten of them expressed their de
termination to unite in the
scheme. Her testimony was at
first disregarded, and all wdio
were arraigned upon it, were
acquitted v 1 1 i 1 s t i n S u s s c x , fi v e
or six were convicted upon the
same testimony. At a subse
quent trial, however, in South
ampton, three convictions had
jtaken place upon the evidence
nf thn nprrro n r . Thesn in
addition to the 23 previously
condemned, amounted to 2G
13 had been executed on the
21st inst. 3 had been recom
n o
mended to a commutation of
punishment, and 2, a woman and
a man, remained to be executed
on Monday last.
Free Blacks. We under
stand that the citizens of South
ampton are very desirous of get
ting clear of the free people of
color -several of whom are
equally anxious on their part to
leave the county. It has been
reported to the Colonization So
ciety, that 200 colored people in
Southampton arc desirous of
emigrating immediately to Li
beria and that many others
are also desirous of a passage
to the Colony. We have seen
a letter upon this subject, which
states that although the Coloni
zation Society have just appro
printed $5,000 towards an ex
pedition from the West, the
Board have resolved to send an
expedition from Virginia, to take
off free persons of color from
the lower counties of Virginia
and South-Carolina and that
a committee in Norfolk, of which
Mr. McPhail is chairman, are
authorized to take measures to
this effect. The Norfolk com
mittee is requested to appoint
an Agent, to collect the emi
grants and to raise the funds.
Richmond Euq.
Riots at Providence, R. 1.
The northern papers cive a de-
tailed account of a very serious
disturbance which prevailed in
the town of Providence. U. I.
from the 20th to the 23d ultimo,
and which resulted in the death
of five or six of the citizens, and
the wounding of several others.
The riot originated in an affray
between a party of sailors and
colored people of dissolute cha
racters; in which one of the for
mer was shut deait and four
others wounded. As soon as
intelligence of the death of the
white man was spread through
out the town, a mob assembled,
and, in spite of the authorities,
demolished three or four hou
ses in which the blacks resided.
To restore pea c and prevent a
recurrence of similar outrages,
double the usual number ol
watchmen were ordered on du
ty; the Governor, Sheriff, Town
Council, and many other re
spectable citizens also turned
out; but the utmost exertions of
the civil authorities to maintain
order having proved inade
quate, the Governor called out
one of the military companies
to aid in suppressing the tumult.
On reaching the place of disor
der, this company was assailed
by various sorts of missiles, and
several of its men were wound
ed by large stones; and, being
loth to fire upon their adversa
ries, after bearing most patient
ly several furious attacks, they
were constrained to retreat, ra
ther than resist, under the hope
of restoring peace and order
without bloodshed. But the
mob continued their work of de
struction until near morning. A
few of the rioters having been
seized and confined in Jail, an
attack upon the prison for their
release, and a repetition of the
destructive scenes of the pre
vious evening were threatened.
Upon receiving information of
this, the Governor ordered sev
eral independent companies to
hold themselves in readiness to
prevent the execution of such
designs. Intimidated by the
superior force that had been
thus put in requisition, the mob,
although they assembled at the
approach of evening, dispersed
without comm tting further de
predations; not, however, with
out expressing a determination
of increasing their number and
accomplishing their purpose on
the ensuing evening. When
the hour arrived, the mob, a
mounting to several hundred in
number, accordingly assembled
for the fourth time, and the
work of destruction of build
ings and other private property
went on as usual. The mob
had experienced leaders, and
touched no house occupied by
orderly people. The alarm
bell was sounded, and the mili
tary, numbering about 400 men,
repaired to the scene of riot.
Here a moderation, firmness,
and forbearance was displayed
by the troops worthy of com
mendation. The rioters were
first deliberately ordered to dis
perse, which they answered
with insulting menaces and a
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violent attack upon a house in
the immediate presence of the
military. A part of the force
proceeded with a view of check
ing the assailants, but were
soon compelled to halt by a
shower of stones from the mob.
Two vollieswere now fired over
their heads, without any other
effect than producing repeated
vollies of stones in return. Af
ter being thus assailed until se
veral of the soldiers wTere se
verely wounded, and enduring
as long as endurance could be
called a virtue, they were order
ed by the Governor to fire a vol
lev of balls into the mob. Five
or six fell dead, and several
were badly wounded. In a few
minutes afterwards the mob
dispersed, and quiet was again
restored. Hal. Star.
Sickness in Washington Ci
ty. Extract of a letter dated
Washington, Sept. 26:
"This city, at this time, is a
great hospital. The most pre
vailing malady, is intermittent
fever, not generally severe.
Since Friday, every member of
my family has been down ex
cept our servant. I scarcely
know a family in which there is
not a patient. J lie President
has been very unwell, since he
returned from his visit to Mr.
Carroll."
Another death by violence.
The Kentucky Reporter of the
21st ult. says:
"We understand that a Mr.
Robinson was lately shot and
killed by Dr. Pierce, the mem
ber of the Legislature elect
from Russell county, in this
State. The circumstances are
of the most painful nature, such
as need not be detailed, as they
relate to an aggravated case of
seduction, which resulted in the
death of the guilty individual."
Supposed Murder. The
Doylestown (Penn.) Democrat
says:
'Considerable excitement pre
vails at this lime, in the lower
section of this county, on ac
count of the supposed murder,
by poisoning, of Wm. Chapman
at his residence in Andalusia.
A villain of no ordinary charac
ter, named Lino Amalio Esposy
Mina, has been arrested in Bos
ton, on the charge of swindling,
and since his arrest, circum
stances have been developed,
which will most probably bring
upon him a more serious charge
than that of forgery. It ap
pears that he had become ac
quainted, by some means or oth
er, with the family of Mr. Chap
man, who was an English gen
tleman, and had a school at his
residence, on the Bristol road,
for the cure of impediments of
speech, and that the villain a
bove referred to, was in the hab
it of intercourse with his family.
Mr. Chapman took sick some
time in July last, at which time
Mina was assiduous in his at
tention to hira. He died, how
ever, and, in about ten days af
ter, Mina married the widow,
who, report says, he induced to
believe he was the son of the
celebrated Gen. Mina, and a
foreigner of distinction. He
procured all her jewellery,
plate, of which she had a largo
amount, horses and carriage,
and other valuable articles, and
took them to Baltimore, where
he converted them into cash.
Mr. Ross, prosecuting attorney
for this county, receiving infor
mation of the facts, proceeded
to the place last week, and had
the body taken up, and an exa
mination made by Dr. Hopkin-
son of Philadelphia, assisted by
JLr. Uoates, or Bristol, tor the
purpose of a chemical analysis
by Drs. Hare and Mitchell, of
the city.
"The Governor has made a
demand for Mina, and we may
expect to have him here shortly.
A forged draft for $1000,
drawn by him on a merchant in
Philadelphia, had been intercep
ted. Several letters from him
to Mrs. Chapman have been ly
ing in the post-office here for
some time. The lady of Mr.
C. left this county on Monday
or Tuesday last, since when
she has not been heard of. It
is unnecessary to state any
tiling further, as the facts of tho
poisoning, which are said to be
almost positive, with other evi
dence, will be
on the trial."
brought forth
Riot in New- York.-The N.
Y. Journal of Commerce says:
"An affray of a riotous char
acter took place in Hester-street
on 1 hursday night. A person
by the name of Hall was stand
ing on the side walk, convers
ing with a Mr. Palmer, when a
man who knew Mr. Palmer ap
proached and addressed him in
threatening and abusive lan
guage. Almost immediately
four individuals rushed out of
the house, No. 28, Hester-street
and commenced an assault up
on Palmer, who concluding that
the better part of valor was dis
cretion, sought safety in flight.
Foiled in their design of chasti
sing Palmer, they directed their
attention to Mr. Hall, knocked
him down, tore his clothes and
beat him severely. The cry of
watch being sounded, the watch
men in the vicinity repaired to
the scene of action, when they
were attacked with such vigor
and violence by several persons
who issued from the house, that
it was deemed advisable to wait
for a reinforcement. An addi
tional supply having been ob
tained, a charge was made up
on the house, which resulted in
a general battle, in which hats,
caps, noses, heads and faces
were treated with little ceremo-
rm.t 1.1
ny. The engagemesr. resulted
in the capture of 12 of the riot
ers. One of the watchmen was
very severely bruised. n
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