Whole No. 03 9.
Tarboroiigh, (Edgecombe County, N. C.) Saturday, January 21,
1837.
Vol. XIII No.
The "Tarbnronxh Press,"
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I Letters addressed to theKditor must
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I AT COT,
CERTAIN.
i King fyEdmondson
Have now on hand a variety of
! Spring and Summer
Hardware, Groceries, rc.
All of which they are willing to dispose of
At cost for Cash,
Or at a very small advance on a credit to
punctual customers. All persons wishin?
to avoid paying a large profit on CjoU,
should not fail to avail theinseU v.it of this
I Great Opportunity
i"Ve would further say to our customers, we
: do this for the purpose of making room for
A larger Stock of Goods
In the Fall. Call at the sign of 11. King,
pwliercthe bargains may . found.
I Kins; & lidmondson.
Tarboro', July J.st, 183G
II. JOHNSTON,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
Is now receiving from New York,
A Splendid Assortment of
; IN IIIS LINE OF ECSINKSS,
I Suitable for the approaching Scn$on.
jj Gentlemen wishing to pmrhase the most
fasliionable ami best goods, at a sna'l ad
' vance on the cost, wid do wt-ll to call and
examine his Stock, as l.e is determined In
&( !! very low for Cah, Ir on a short credit
; to punctual customers.
Among them are.
Superfine blue, hlack.'tind brown Cloths,
1 2d quality do. of all ti e most fashionable
' colors,
Sup'r corded and plaid fancy Cassimeres,
j While corJed &i drab drills for pantaloons,
1 Crapt Cainblets and Bombazines for thin
! coats,
: A superior assortment of Vesting, of eve
ry description,
Plain brown Linens for summer jackets
and pantaloons,
- Plain black and fancy Stocks, (a large as
sortment,) Fancy silk Handkerchiefs,
Black silk Cravats, linen Collars,
Plain and ru filed linen Bosoms, a new and
superior article Suspenders,
f Silk Shirts for gentlemen, a new article,
Also, most every other article comprising
vf gentlemen' wear.
' He also keeps on hand (or Ins own make;
a 6moll assortment of
I Beady made Clothes.
I He has on huid a few best white beaver
Hats, wnicn will oe soia ai iew ioik cosi.
i v loins can nave tnem mane anu inmmeu
in the most fashionable manner, a.id at
tlm cVinrtocI itnlki-o
Tarboroiigh, April 14lh, 1836.
State Bank
Of North Carolina.
PURSUANT to n Resolution of the
Stockholders of this Bank, ut their
last annual General Meeting, all person
having claims on said Bank for Dividends
of Capital or Profiig D-posites, or Notes
issued by the Principal Bank or its Bran
ches, are earnestly desired lo present them
for payment to the Treasurer of the Bank,
oti or before
The first Monday in De
cember next,
Otherwise, they will be hatred, as the
StocLholdeis will then make h final divi
dend of i he effects of tlo Hank,
S. F. PATTniiSONtPre$l.
Kuleigh, Dec. 23, 1S3G. 1
Scotland Jeck
Female Seminary.
THE public are most respectfully in
formed that the Examination of the
nt.ove named Seminary will take place on
r nilav, the Iblh i si. at the resilience of
the subscriber, at which time Parents and
'tiiiardiaiis are particularly invited to at
tend. The Exercises of the institution
will recommence on
Monday, the 1G4 of Janu
ary UtVf,
Under the direction- as heretofore of Miss
lluwan, "of New York 31 its Hanks, of
New York, will superintend the Music
Department.
' he following will be the course of siu
dies Heading, writing, geography, gram
mar, spelling, composition, arithmetic,
ancient mid modern history, history of the
United States, rhetoric, Ioic, natural phi
losophy, astronomy, mora! and intellectu
al philosophy, natural theology, elements
of criticism, chemistry. and botmy:
For the above branches per
session of live months, $10
Latin, - - 5
Drawing, - 5
Flower Painting,
Painting in oil colors,
French,
Music,
Board, tier month,
8
10
10
15
Lent. L. Varkti
Dpc. 9. 183d 1 X
MERCHANTS.
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i
WE have irppoi 'ed by the ships Hark
Away. Marmora, Geoige Wash
ington, and Hibcruia,
The heuviesl and best assorted
STOCK OF EUROPEAN
GOODS,
Ever in our possei-slm. Our assortment of
American Goud,
Is very extensive and complete. These
Goods we will sell WHOLESALE, we ve
rily believe as low, and in some instances
lower, than similar Goods can be bought in
any Northern Market, and on as lii-en.l
terms, thereby saving to the Country Mer
chant, Insurance, Freight, and other inci
dental expenses.
l'aul, Mollan $ Co.
Petersburg, V.i. Sept. 12. 37
Joticc.
JUST RECEIVED, and for sale, ait
Assortment of
ly wholesale (v retail
aitly io
Isaac 1). Brady.
Jul v 7th, 183f.
Chinese Mulberry.
THE subscriber has lor disposal seve
ral hundred rooted trees and cnt
tings of the noted Morns Mullicuules, or
New Chinese .Mulberry;
Found doubly advantageous for silk cul
ture, and one of the trmst beautiful orna
mental trees, of moderate size, the eye
can rest upon. Of the ease of propaga
ting this tree and its rapid growth the pub
lic may judge when iidonued that from a
small rooted plant, for w hich a dollar was
paid at Baltimore about four years ioce,
the subscriber has disposed of a large
number, and has yet as above stated, and
that his first propagated trees are near
twenty feet high aud beautifully propor
tioned. The leaf is a dark green color
and often 10 inches long and 1 1 broad.
The price, (now redm ed) is 50 cents
each for plants upwards of 5 leet high, and
proportionate for those of a smaller size &.
whtn a number are taken at a time.
SIDNEY IVELLER.
Ci iuklevville, Halifax countv, N. C
v Dec. 15, 1833. i
P. S. Mr. Geo. Howard is my Agent for
vines ami trees at Tarborough and vicini
ty, and tbose desirous of any plants would
do well to make early application, so that
they may be included in a box about to be
sent to Mr. Howard. 6' IV.
Strayed, .
Tt 6tolen from the lot of the Subscri
ber, on Thursday night, the 10th of
MOLASSES,
w&mM
November, 1S36,
A dark bay Marj,
About 15 hands high, and tdind of an eye.
Any information respecting 'her, given to
the Subscriber living near Tarborough.
will be thankfully received.
Henry Shurley.
Nov. 14th, 18S6. 45
Miscellaneous;.
Dreadful Shipwreck. The
barque Mexico, C.ipt. Winslow,
sailed from Liverpool on the 25th
October last, having oit board a
crew consisting of 12 men and
104 passengers, in nil 1 1 C souls.
She made ihe Highland lights on
Saturday night last at 1 1 o'clock,
on Sunday morning was off the
bar, with 30 or more square rig
ged vessels all having signals
living for pilots, but not a pilot
was there in sight. The Mexico
continued standing off and on the
Hook till midnight, and at dark,
she and the whole fleet of ships
displayed lanterns from theiryards
for pilots. Still no pilot came.
At midnight the wind increased to
a violent gale from the north west,
the barque was no longer able to
hold to windward and was blown
off a distance of some GO miles
At this lime, six of the crew were
badly frost-bitten, and the cap
lain, mate, and two seamen, were
all that were left able in hand and
reef the sails. On Monday mor
ning, at 1 1 o'clock, standing in
shore, they made the southern end
of the woodlands, when she was
wore round, and headed to the
north under a close reefed main
topsail, reefed foresail, two reefed
trysail and forestay sail. At
four o'clock ihe next morning, the
mate took a cast of the lead, and
reported to Cfipt. Winslow that
he had 15 fathoms water. Sup
posing from the soundings, as laid
down on the chart, that with this
depth of water, he could stand on
two hours longer with safety, the
captain gave orders to that effect,
aud was the more induced to do
it, as the crew were in so disabled
a Mate, ana lite weather so intense-j
ly coiu, mai it was impossible lor
any one to remain on deck lon
ger than hall an hour at a time.
The event has shown thai the in
formation given by the a ate, asj
to the depth of water wa incoi-,
reel: his error orobahlv arose
: from the lead line being frozen at
the lime it was cast.
; Fifteen minutes afterwards the
ship struck tiie bottom, twenty-six
miles east of Sandy Hook at
Hempstead bech, and not more
than a cable's length from the
tthore. The scene that ensued on
board, ue leave to the reader's
imagination. For one hour and
three quarters she continued thum
ping heavily without making any
water, the sea however breaking
continually over her. Her rud
der was now knocked ofl and the
Captain ordered the mainmast to
be cut away. The boats were
(hell cleared, the long boat hoisted
out, and veered away under her
bows with a tout hawser, for the
purpose of filli.f-g it with passen
gers, letting it drift within reach
of the peopie, who crowded the
beach, then hauling her back a
gain, and thus saving the unfortu
nate people on board, but this in
tention was frustrated by the par
ting of the hawser, which snapped
like a thread as soon as the boat
was exposed to the heaving surf.
The yawl was next got alongside,
and stove to pieces almost instant
ly. At 7 o'clock, the same mor
ning, the ship bilged, and filled
with water. Orders followed
from the captain to cut away the
foremast; and that every soul on
board should come on deck. In
inexpressible agony they thus re
mained uatil four o'clock this af
ternoon, when a boat was launch
ed from the beach, and succeeded
in getting under the wreck. This
boat took off Capt. Winslow aud
seven men, and succeeded in reach
ing the shore with them in safety.
The attempt, however, was atten
ded with such imminent danger,
that none could be induced to, re
peal it. And now, the horrors of
the scene was indescribable. Al-
readv had the suffer irtfTS of thp tin-
" , d - -
happy beings been such as to sur
pass ueiiet. from the moment
of the disaster, they iiad hung
round the Captain, covered with
their blankets thick set with ice,
imploring his assistance and ask
ing if hope was still left to them.
When they perceived that no fur
ther help came from the land,
llteir piercing shrieks were distinct
ly heard at a considerable distance,
and continued through the night
until they one by one perished.
Ihe next morning the bodies of
many of the unhappy,, creature
were seen lashed lo different parts
of the wreck, embedded in ice.
None, it is believed were drowned,
but all frozen to death.
Of the one hundred and four
passengers, two thirds were wo
men and children.
JV. Y. Coiirier.
Commerce of North Carolina.
An anonymous writer in the New
bern Spectator, savs:
"That 1149 sail of vessels, av
eraging 100 tons each, passed out
of the inlet at Ocracoke during
the year ending 1st October last.
The same writer estimates the
value of their cargoes at more
than four and a half millions of
dollars, or nearly 4000 dollars
per cargo. This we consider ra
ther "over the mark."
ttroad Convicted. The trial
of Philander R. Broad, for lead
ing on the attack of the Indians in
the Creek Nation fast summer,
upon the mail stages and their
passengers, came on at the present
tprm of the United States District
Court now holden in this city,
Judge Crawford presiding, and
late on Thursday niuht, was ter
minated liv the Jnrv's rpnHrlim
a verdict ol guilty. Mobile Adv.
Jlobile Monty Market. Let
ters were received in this cily on
Saturday, from Mobile of the 18th
inst. by the Cxpress Mail, which
state from twenty five to thirty
mercantile houses had suspended
payment, in that city, within two
days A. Y. Aler. sldo.
CyKxtract of a letter dated
New Orleans, Dec. 20. "The
Sugar market has improved, ow
ing to the late heavy frosts that
have entirely destroyed a large
quantity of Canes, and now it is
positively ascertained, that at least
30,000 hhds will be lost, which
will leave the cropat about 70,000
hhds, and a great deal of the last
made is bad suar."
A Heavy Hall. The New
York Express slates that H. M.
Andrews Si Co., of that city, de
manded the specie at the counter
of the Phoenix Hank, on Wednes
day last, for upwards of a quarter
of a million of dollars, which that
house had on deposit at that in
stitution. The money was paid.
Bribery of a Member of the
Ohio Legislature. The direct
and indirect steps by which our
"grave and reverend signiors" of
different legislative bodies from
Congress downwards are ap
proached by bribes are of such fre
quent occurrence that it seems al
most superfious to notice them. A
Mr. Strong has been recently ar
raigned at the bar of the Ohio
House of Representatives for hav
ing offered to Mr. Cushiug, one of
the members, the sum of $1000,
if he would individually promote
the success of the contemplated
improvements in the Muskingum
river navigation with Lake Erie.
The examination was going on at
the last accounts and Mr. Strong
disclaimed all improper motives.
South Carolina. The Legis
lature of this State adjourned on
the 21st of December. During
the session several measures of
importance were adopted. A
rnougst ihe m, was the subscription
of one million of dollars to the
stock of the Louisville, Cincinnati,
and Charleston Rail Road Com
pany, and the grant of banking,
privileges to thatcompany. These
acts place beyond doubt ihe ac
complishment of thai stupendous
undertaking. Nearly half a mil
lion of dollars of money were ap
propriated to various, objects (of
which sixty thousand dollars lo
the College,) still leaving a sur
plus in the rich treasury of the
Slate.
Dreadful Calamity at Troy.
Five persons killed. Avalanche
of Clay. An avalanche of clay,
similar to that which occurred at
Troy on the same spot last year,
fell Sunday evening at 7 o'clock,
a distance of 500 feet from the
high grounds in the suburbs, and
after reaching the level plat of the
city, continued from its impulse lo
move 800 feet farther, covering
op acres of ground. It was ac
companied with a cataract of wa
ter and sand, which kepi up a ter
rible roar.
The Troy Budget, from which
we take the account says:
The mass moved along with
great rapidity, carrying with it
two stables and three dwelling
houses, and crushing them aud
their contents in thousands of pie
ces. The stables aud horses were
moved to the distance of over 200
feet into an hollow on the corner
of Washington and Fourth streets.
In its way the avalanche also
encountered a brick kiln, burying
it partially over and crumbling it
together, from which a few minutes
alter ihe flames rushed forlh and
lit up the city as with a great con
flagration. The signal was the
first intimation that was had of the
catastrophe to those in the imme
diate vicinity.
The three dwelling houses de
stroyed were of light structure, in
two of which we are pained lo say,
were Mr. John Grace and wife,
and Mrs. Leavenworth aud two
children, whose lifeless bodies,
with theexception of Mrs. Leaven
worth, were taken from the ruins.
A liltle boy, child of Mr. Grace,
was taken out alive, bare-looted
j aim udi e-iieaueu, aim very nine
n..A U I i..,J 1
Hurt. 1 his escape is miraculous,
as the building! were shattered
into a thousand pieces. Another
body was found, name unknown,
which make five killed. Mrs.
Leavenworth was barely alive al
ihe last accounts. The Budget
edd:
The avalanche passed over ka
public highway which leads lo the
mill and nail factory, and might
have carried along with it some
straggling traveller. The city is
piled up in masses to the depth of
from 10 to 40 feel over a large
surface. It must have moved
with great rapidity, aud it is fortu
nate that it had not happened at
the lime when the laborers were
employed in digging from the hill.
Al the lime it was snowing freely,
and this morning the scene was en
tirely covered with a w hite veil.
The scene that presented itself
in the early part of the evening
was awful in the highest degree.
The horrors of an earthquake
could not have presented a more
dreadful spactacle. In ihe midst
of a mass of convulsed earth, a
multitude of human beings were
moving lo and fro some carrying
torches and others digging a
mong the ruins, r and dragging
from the midst the remains of
some lifeless body, or were rescu
ing some one in whom life had
not yet become extinct some
were crying 'ho! ropes, ropes!'
'help,' 'shovels,' Jkc. While ihe
scene was dimly illuminated by
the flames from the burniug brick
kiln, which, is yet smouldering
like an almost exhausted volcano.
The scene must have, been wit
nessed to be realized we can give
but a faint description ol it.
Five large trees were precipi
tated froiii the hill, some of which
are now standing erect at die bot
tom, and others in a sliuhilv in
clined posture. The whole is
considered a singular phenome
un, and its immediate cause is the
result of much speculation.
A. Y. Star.
Expansive, power cf water in
freezing A remarkable evidence
of the expansive power of water
during the process of congelation,
was lately offered in Cincinnati.
-Ue learn from the Whip of that
city, that a large iron anvil, weigh
ing upwards of three inns, was
left lying near . the door of the
iron foundry of Messrs. Haikness,
Vorhees k. Co. exposal to i,e
weather. It was perfectly solid
and sound, with the exception oT
a very narrow fissure in the cen
tre of one side about five inches
in length, and reaching in lo near
ihe same depth. During ihe re
cent rain this crevice became fill
ed with water, holding perhaps,
not mare than half a gill. During
the Severe cold of the night of the
20th inst. this water became fro
zen, and its expansive force' "du
ring the process completely' sever
ed this huge mass of iron into tw o
parts! A more striking instance of
llie tremendous power thus exer
ted by water, has perhaps rarely
if ever occurred.
The Florida llrar. The Jack
sonville Courier says, "From the
present prospect ihe war is not
likely soou t terminate. The
enemy is apparently as far from
being subdued and removed, as
they were a year since. By dri
ving them South, the war is pro
tracted. More time is necessary
to reach them, and greater ob
stacles lo be surmounted, in tran
sporting provisions to the points
at which they are required, and
all the difficulties of the present
campaign increased. Until some
different plan is pursued than the
one of spending one w eek in pur
suit of the enemy and the next in
returning for provisions, Osceola
will find no difficulty in making
good his five years. For the cre
dit of our Government, he has
been able too long to set at de
fience ihe whole power of the
United States."
Cuba. State of the forces em
ployed to put doicn the rebels. By
the New Orleans correspondent of
the Courier, we learn, through an
arrival al that place from Havain,
that the Constitutionalists at San
tiago de Cuba had been for some
time blockaded by the frigate Can
tivo and a brig. The frigate Hes
tauracion left Havana on ihe 9lh,
with two transports, carrying war
like stores to Trinidad, and a
corvette left the I Ith, to join the
Caniivo. " The military chest,
with $300,000 for the service of
the army, leftthe J 2th for Kosario,
three days passage from Trinidad,
where about 3000 troops are be
ing concentrated. Among the
troops embarked are the two fine
elite columns of chasseurs and
grenadiers, 2600 strong, together
with the artillery. The cavalry,
500 strong, arrived al Bayamo by
land, and was joined by the 2d
squadron of the Trinadad lancers,
and lhat of las Villas. The w hole
force employed in this expedition
may amount lo 7000 infantry,
1000 horses and 0 field pieces.
The troops are all highly discip
lined, well paid and provided for,
aud devoted to the cause, which
indeed every one advocates who
ha; common smse and anything
to lose iu the island.
Lorenzo, the chief of the rebel
forces, has but 2000 regular
troops, and the population of the
towu is against him.