North Carolina Newspapers

SATURDAY, NOV. 12, 1836. THE EMCCTlON. The following is the official statement of the vote for Presiden tial Electors, held on Thursday last, in the several districts in this county:- Van Buren. White. 1. Tarboro', 181 ID 2. Spicer's, 92 18 3. Armstrong's. 127 o 0 0 19 1 13 2 0 1 2 0 1 o 4. Rami's, . 5. Sharp's, 6. Barterfield, 7. Saratoga, 60 31 119 62 f7 72 47 37 44 57 27 04 35 70 8. Sparta, 9. Pender's, 10. Bulluck's, 11. Harrell's, 12. Harper's 13. Bryan's, 14. Logsboro', 15. Cherry's, 16. Maner's, 17. Forbes's, 1 173 90 Presidential Election. --We have but few returns. They are as follows: Republican. Whig. Halifax town, 40 85 Petersburg, Va. 129 Chesterfield co. do. 3S1 Prince George, do. 1 54 Philadelphia city, 3028 Philadelphia county, 7770 184 235 71 5746 6260 Lamentable Casualty. On Thursday last, a young man named John Mam air, aged about 14, son of Mr. Ed. D. Macnair, living near this place, while out hunting accidentally discharged the contents of his gun in his own body, of which he died the fol lowing day. He was standing leaning on the gun, which was under his left arm, when it sud denly went off. His screams were fortunately heard by some ne groes at work a little distance off, j who repaired to the spot and car ried him home. Sporting Intelligence -Tl fie Races over the Tarboroujih course, commenced on Tuesday, the 8ih November. First Diy. A sweepstake for 3 years old, mile heats, $100. No race. Second Day. Part of the Joc key Club purse, two mile heats, 5200. 1st. 2d. H. Maclin's b. h. Nelson, 1 1 J.J Daniel's b.f. Lady Ritter, by Marion, J. L. G. Baker's ch. h. Lit tie Peter, ly Escape, 2 3 3 2 Time 1st heat, 4 minutes 17 seconds. 2d do. 4 m. 20 s. Third Day. Balance of the Jockey Club, $400, three mile heats. . 1st. 2d. II. Maclin'sch. f. Agnes Nicholson, by Ton son, 1 1 Jas. L. O. Baker's ch. f. lsham Puckelt, by Arab, 2 3 Wm. G. Bulluck's b. f. La dy Green, byMuckle John, 3 Time 1st heat, 6m. 29s. o 2d do. 6m. 45s. Fourth Day Handy Cap Purse, worth $200, mile heats, best three in five: Jas. L. G. Baker's ch. f. Lit tle Peter, by Escape, 3 111 John While's b. h. John Champ, by Oanova, 1 2 dist. A. P. Thompson's eft. h. Craven, by Titnoleon 2 4 dist. John J. Daniel's b. f. La dy Bitter, by Marion 4 3 2 2 Silas Wilkinson's ch. b. . Conetoe, bv Ellipse, dist. Wm. G. Bulluck's b. h. Charles Brown by Muc kle John, dist. Time 1st beat, 2m. 2d do. 8 oi. 4s. 3d do. 2.n. 7s. 4th do. 2in. 10s. Express Mail. This Mai) will commence running on the 15th in stant. No letters will be sent bv this Mail, except such as have written upon th?m the words 'Express Mail." No free fetters nor letters containing money, nor letters exceeding half an ounce in weight, except public despatches, papers or pamphlets, will be sent by this maiL AH letters and public despatches sent by this mail will be chasged with triple the usual rates postage. Surplus Revenue. The amount of money subject to draft, in the Treasury, on the 31st ult. was $42,617,801 38 standing to the credit of disbursing officers, $4, 823,118 94. Suicide. A highly respectable correspondent in Lincoln county informs us, under date of 23d ult. that William S. Simonion, for merly a merchant near Beattie's Ford, &t for some time proprietor of Catawba Springs, committed suicide on Thursday the 20th ult. by cutting his throat. "He has been much distressed in mind, (observes our correspondent) for some time, occasioned by his own improper conduct." Ral. Stand. Bank in Salisbury. We learn that the Directors of the Cape Fear Bank have determined on establishing an Agency of their establishment in the town of Salis bury; and that they have purchas ed the Banking House of the old State Bank of North Carolina..i6. (T?The Superior Court of Law for this county sat this week, His Honor Judge Donnell pre siding. The only case exciting much public interest, was the case of the Slate, vs. Wyiiott Archbell, indicted for the murder of a slave named Jesse, the properly of Mr. James Bobbins of this county. This case was taken up on Thurs day at 10 o'clock, Mr. Solicitor Stanly prosecuting in behalf of the State. The defence for the Prisoner was conducted by Henry Toole and John H. Bryan Ksqrs. The Jury retired after candlelight, and in about an hour returned a verdict of Manslaughter. We published a statement of this affair about the time it hap pened, collecting the particulars from public rumor, which had ex aggerated the matters as usual. IVashington Whig. Suicide. On Thursday morn ing last .Merril Miller, who was to have been hung the next day for the murder of John Whitaker, was found in his ceil, in the Jail of this City, about day-break, in the agonies of death. Medical assis tance was promptly obtained, but to no purpose. It is not certainly known, in what manner his death was produced; but the belief is universal, that he died in conse quence of some poisonous potion which he had taken. Levi Miller, the son of the de ceased, now lies in the Jail of Franklin County, under sentence of death, as an accomplice in the same crime! Friday next is the day appointed for the Execution. Raleigh Reg. (TMr. William W. Birth, of Washington City, formerly of this place, has received the appoint ment of assistant Engineer from Capl. D. U. Bingham, of Ala bama, w ith a salary of I200...&. Continuation of the Rail Road. We learn from the Compiler that the Kail Road, between Richmond and ' Fredericksburg, is now in use to Downer's bridge, about 4S miles from Richmond, leaving less than 16 miles of stage travel ling to Fredericksburg. The trip from Richmond to Washing ton City is now performed in F3 hours, and two lines run regularly each way every day. The hours frem Washington, are in the mor ning, at ball" past five, and in the evening upon the arrival of the afternoon train of cars from Bal timore. The hours from Rich mond are in the morning, at half nasi one "ring upon the arrival u f the Stages from the Soulh.-ifr. Cincinnati and Charleston Road About three millions of dollars have been subscribed in South Carolina alone, to this great enlerprire. We have not jet heard the amount of Stock taken in this State. We learn from the Charleston papers, that the Subscription lists are now to be forwarded to a Central Com mission, composed of Wade Hampton, David L. Swain, John Williams, Wm. Dickson, and U. Pi Letcher who are to meet at Knoxville on the 7lh November, ascertain the whole number of shares taken, and make the result known. If 40,000 shares shall have been subscribed (amounting to four millions ot dollars,) then the Company shall be regarded as formed, and the Central Com mission are to publish a declartion to that effect, and at the same time to appoint a time for the Stock holders to, meet at' Knoxville, in person or by Proxy, to elect Di rectors and organize the Compa ny. Should it appear that $4, 000,000 have not been subscribed, then the Central Commission are to direct the Books to be re-opened, and to be kept open till the 1st January next, when if the re quisite amount shall not be sub scribed, the Charters will be for feited. ib. Melancholy Casualty. On Monday last William Zimmerman of this place, a lad of about fifteen years of age, in company with his brother, had gone out on the su burbs of the Tow n for the purpose of gathering Chesuuts, and had climbed a few feet only from the ground when he fell, ran a snag in his body lingered until Fri day morning, and died. Lincoln Transcript. Petersburg Market, Nov. 3. Cotion In brisk demand at 161 a 17ic. the best quality readily commanding the latter rate. Int. IVashington Market, Nov. 5.. Turpeniiue, new dip, 3 50. Old 3 25. Tar,$l GO. Whig. Newbern Market, Nov. 4. Cotton is worth $15 75 a $16 here. The same quality in New York 13 a 20. Turpentine, $4 here; in New York 4 75 cash, 4 S7i at (30 days. Pork has been selling in this market during the week at $10. Spectator. .Voney Market in New York... The ew York Express of Satur day gives a latneutable account ot the pressure in the Money Market in that city. It says: The past week has been one of severe pres sure upon almost every business mail in the community. Encour aged by the hope that the secreta ry of ihe Treasury would do something to relieve or lessen the pressure stocks on Monday and Tuesday advanced a little. The hope, however, of relief from the Treasury Department was soon found to be false and it is, if pos sible, worse than it was a week since. The rates of interest are very high, and confidence materi ally impaired. Some of our hea viest firms unable to contend with the storm, have been compelled to j yield to it nolwithttandiug their j means were abundant to meet all their demands. Our Banks have j been compelled to be more rigid j than usual in their demands it! having become necessary to square up their accounts and cur tail most of their business. Wall street for the whole week has been flooded with the best notes in the city at 2, 2i and in some cases 3 per cent a month. Twenty five Lives Lost in the i St. Lawrence. During the late' gale there was a great deal of dam age done to the rails that were passing down the St. Lawrence to Quebec. Lake JSt. Peter's is some fifty miles Relow Montreal, ami its navigation very dangerous in bad weather. In addition to the loss of property, twenty-five persons have been drowned One raft of red and white pine, belonging to Messrs. Ponpard and Raymond, totally wrecked, from which twelve men were lost, among whom were two brothers of Mr. Raymond. Another raft, the property of Messrs. Rogers anil Thompson, of Pertb, was found scattered upon, the beach, and all of the crew, thirteen in number, have perished. Eight of the latter crew were found upon the shore in an awful slate of mu tilation, amongst whom waS the pilot Jeremiah Campbell, one of the oldest and most experienced pilots on the river. Alex. (Jaz. (Postboy, the great North ern race-horse, was beaten at Canden on Thursday in a four miles race, by Col. Johnson's bay filly Atalanla, in two heats. Bets were ten to one in favor of Post boy , Garrison's Cippus also ran, but was distanced the second heat. Pet. Int. Meteor. The Boston Gazette informs us that a brilliant meteor was seen at Greenfield, Mass. on Sunday evening before last, be tween seven and eight o'clock. It crossed the horiion in a direction from North West, and disappear ed in the South West. It had the appearance of a ball of fire nearly as large as the sun, and left a lu minous trail behind it. Two or three minutes after it disappeared, a loud explosion was heard, which shook the buildings in the village. About 1 1 o'clock, the same night there was another similar appear ance and explosion. A meteor was also seen the 5auie evening ai nioany, imii is represented to have appeared as large as the moon, and to have aii .. .. i... i. made a noise resembling distant thunder. foreign. From Mexico. i'he arrival of j the schooner Creole at New Or- lomc fn m f Ii ni rwr tt flit iHili ItUIll IIWUI I UIIIMIVVf W lliv, VIII . . r m . lost, brings news Irom Mexico of , ,i , 4- some interest. V e compile Irom v n i .i In ipiv tlrlHHiis rianprs Hie an - nexed items of intelligence: It see.ns that the Mexicans are commcntiug operations in gooil f . . earnest. Catit. Cormier slates that, previous to his departuie, news had reached 1'ampico, (on ; the ) c iiKt ml llinf C rhon i were on iheir march fr..m the city! 0t" 6a,,anl officerS or odkrs of Mexico lor San Luis de Poiosi: PJs,es,s- the 1,500 men, who have been I , " the preceding columns, and under training at lampico, were . bfllo7' thrown together also to march for the same place, a " l,,e Purulars we have been and form a junction with them. I al,,e to atl,er' rdal,ve to com llealsorela.es that besides these i ". progress and termi trior. tin in c runs vnlnntppr mm- : r.:...i uere ,,l ir,h mn. .-binrr from d.flVient parts of the countr, so thai, vhen united, they wi make a very formidable force. He confirms the recent statement made by Capl. Arnaux, of the Emperor "that whatever dissen sions or parly feelings may exist among the Mexicans, in other res pects, they appear to be unanim ous in the prosecution of this object." Capl. C. represents 'lampico as perfectly tranquil. The approaching campaign a gainst 1 exas was the engrossing topic of the da, almost to the en tire exclusion of every other. Voluntary subscriutions were being made through all the prinri- pal cities of the Republic, lor the purpose ot aiding the Government in putting an end to the war in 1 exas. i he contributions con tinned to be small. A convoy left Mexico on the 22d August, under the conduct of Col. Francisco Gaiay, trans porting the munitions, the luien and military stores ot the army against 1 exas. The message of the President of the United Slates, relative to the OtieStlOn of tin ;n lilnuvU'ir. ( . . -t ment ol the independence of Vex as, seemed to have made great im pressiou in Mexico. There came passengers in the Creole, Capt. Greene, officers and crew of the United Stales cutter Dallas, which was lost in the Ray of 1 ampicw on the 24th ult. She struck in attempting to go over, and drilled to the north side of the Ray, where she was abandoned. Happily, no lives were lost. The Teiuan army is encamped on the Labaca river, in two brig ades of 2,200 men, under General Rusk and Green. All the men are volunteers from the Untiec States the Texans having relireo to their farms, reported to be in high cultivation with good crops A Texan armed vessel lately cruis ed along the coast of Mexico with out meeting a Mexican vessel. The Texans are now equipping two armed vessels at Galveston- the schooner De Kalb, to carry 18 guns, and the schooner Viper, lately the Passaic, of New Or leans. National intelligencer. Canada. The Parliament of Lower Canada has been dissolved by the Governor, owing to the op position of that body to the de mands of the king of England. Awful Death. A Protestant clergyman of Hirschberg in Sile sia, was killed in his pulpit: a thunderstorm burst over the town one Sunday while he was preach ing; the top of the pulpit was sus pended from the ceiling of the Church by an iron chain; the lightning struck the spire, pen etrated the roof, and deceuded along the chain. The wig of the old man, who was continuing his discourse undisturbed, was seen in j a hlairt hp m'kpH his hniwtc ti Lie! head, gave a convulsive start, and sank back dead in his pulpit. POSTSCRIPT. rom the Petersburg tion. Constella- Florida. .We had heard through . . other channels, Delore meeting j with the annexed annunciation in . the National Intelligencer, that j Gen. Call was about to be reliev- ed from ibe command of the Flor ida army, and that Gen. Jesup was to succeed him. We have heard various conjectures as to the cause of his being superseded. Late accounts from the scene of ; - . operations in b Ionda, state, that ' n, . , , , Gen. Call had recently suflered a . . , . r, ... J ' violent attack of bilious fever, and ! . . ... V j that he was still unable to perform active duty. To this cause, and . ! vtrv no5sih!v bv hi own nVsirp. , J r . J .. , , . ; n,aV be fairly attributed his being ..J . , ; . . . I ItllV. 1' U I V III A OUt I 11 .J I ClIUU Itlg i in that climate, a vigor of consti- tutioil which it Seems but a few nation ol the second I Innda cam- 1 Paf? against the Serniiioles. It ; ,,a,s 1.''lf,,a.s dW 'f f rM from j j cal difficulties, which proved in surmountable to the gallant ofh cers to whom the prosei u i ui of those campaigns was severally in trusted. From the National Intelligencer, November 5. We learn that an express star ted from ihe city yesterday mor ning to Jlorida, to relieve Gov. Call from the command of the ar my, and assign it to Gen. Jesup. will ip i mi w MARRIED, In this place, on Thursday eve ning last, by Rev. Samuel Harris, Mr. Agesilaus S. Foreman, of j Virginia, to Miss 'hlha Dancy, i daughter, of Francis L. Uancy, : Esq. DIED, In Greenville, Pilt county, a short time since, Mr. Joseph B. Judkins, a cilizen mucb respected and esteemed by all who knew him. In Pitt county, recently, Kir. j Edmund Ricks, a soldier of the Revolution. JYoticc. The Sobsoiibers continue to transact Comm is inn H nsiness IN NORFOLK. All produce left with their Agents, Messrs. Simmons &, Enre, HALIFAX, Will be forwarded wiihotrt delay by the wagons now i tinning from that place to Gaiv's Depot, the present termination ol the Portsmouth and Roanoke Rail Road. The waggonage is 20 cents per bale on COT TON, nd the Rail Road freight from Gary's Depot to Norfolk is 25 cents per 100. bs. Jtimcs Gordon Co. Not. 7, 1836. 44 Jit Tarboro' , Ay',- , SEPT. 7. Bacon, Brandy, apple ColFee, t'orn, Cotion, Cotton bag'g Flour, supf. I ron. Laid, Molasses, per lb. Ib. pall'ii II.. bush. lb. Villi). "bb. Ib. lb. gall'n Ib. 1 i.y in 4: l:t 65 15 20 2 So 16 70 -8 -4 5 12 ir, U i- 60 r,- 2u.i 27r, 1( 15 Sugar, brown J Salt, T.I. Turpentine, Wheat, Whiskey , H'ush !bl. I'M!,, bbl. Ss ( 1C, Coffidd King, MERCHANT TAILOR, liMi removed io hh Iishmcnt, itFHi ly "W'sre the (;,, ! the m.hii ur,L i! '". -s ,,iH,"!sit'"i i r '"'tftuini up ic ....... ing a handsome a.ioi'tiiti.t of Full and II inicv Of a beautiful ami supe.ior q,,airv. whi(, have been si-leYied wi.i, ,,,, j,,.,, care ,n ,,e norlhen, cii-s, ,! vil L(, male up r or.ler i sh.., t ,ijCl. Mll . tlie no-i lasbioiiHble style mei. a: Superfine blue ani block Cloths, Invjv,!, preen anl brown Ho. .. Clarence brown and mulberry do. ,, Olive ftnti mixt do. Polnsfci rihhed (. siineip, Plain Mack and n.ixt do. n. Lnvenoer, Zebra, i'kii.l iGrt-cian d Striped aiiJ corJcd do. 0f various colors, Plain Mack and figured Velvet, Brocade Velvets, h superior article, Plain black and figured silk. Wiiiii'o, Hi "own and dral Petersham ' Blaok and brow,, oat hair CamMeU, Als,a beautiful a30rlinento;'?rock1'soo very superior, ' Bosoms Collars, Gl.ives, S'ip-iider. Lc. He trusts by due attention to Ihm.m, and his long txperience therein, to jnve due satisfaction to lliuse wh m;v favr bim with their ordeis. Me will keep con stdntly on band an assortment of seasonable Beady made Cidlwvj:. ofj Of the best quality, manufactured l.v him- s It and warranted. LSO, tltre- or (our Journeymen Tailors of the first class, wanted. Tarboro, Nov. 10th. 183d- PIANOS, ' 63 I-'I-ECIED by the very fiit Mimit-kin "! k3 United State-, fnAKi.ES Ki IIoR!, Eq. of ,ew York. Tie Subscriber ha-1 just received- 7Vo Pi ancs. Of very superior June and finish. Tbey have been examined by fiv- or sis musicians, wlio pronounc tlieni fnsttaie; several of -ihe oldest and motl exicri(ii ced cabinet makers in this place, w ho have carefully examined t.ie exterior, urdiefita tingly declare them far ahead of n thin!; of the kind they hate ever een in Peters burg. For the quality ol these Instru ments, 1 refnr tn Charles E. Horn, Eq. New York Dr. Thomas Robinson, tVimhui?; Dr. Tlobert I'.mmel Robinson, d ; Wm. M. Robinon, F.'q , P.ichn.nnil; Charles Berg-, Eq., Professor of Moeie in this place. Kdivtwd P NA ikoksellcr. Pelersbnrc, Va. -u 23. M 2, is Iwful Disclosures , BY MARIA MONK, Of the Hole! Dim Nunnery, MONTREAL, MEVISF.D. with an Appendix, con taining !rt I. Reception of the fnt edition. J'art II. S.q.iel her ' rative. Pari III. Rewi w of the case. Also, a Supplement i,niop more partic" lars of the Nunnery utu pioimtls. l'luS trated bv a plan of he Nmmery. FOcM0.by A AND NORTH CALOLINA FOE For sale at this Office at the prices, viz: 10 cents each, 75 cents a dozen, 4 dollars tor ball' a groce, i"7 a grore, October, Ib'-ti 1 K jrfS r- 4 " Constables' lllmiksjor sate AT Till- OlFICi;.