Newspapers / The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, … / Sept. 29, 1838, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
H'hole No. 057. ! The Tarborough Prcss BY GEORGE HOWARD, J t published weekly at Two Dollars and Fifty 1 's " in iwlvrinpo nr. Three 2' Jatthe expiration of the subscription year. r r ani P'l1 ,ess lhan a J0' TuXnt.'-flpe ,' . mniiih. Subscribers are at liberty to I .. ..;m at an'v time, on mvinor notice thereof P, payinff arrears those residinr at a distance I nii'st invariably Pa.V in advance, or give a respon 1 Si'o reference in this vicinity. ,lvprtisenients not exceeding a square will be I; rted at Dollar the first insertion, and '25 ris fir every continuance. Longer advertise : ' jn like proportion. Court Orders and Ju ivl'il advertisements 25 percent, higher. Ad t!r.(mcnts must be marked the number of in l''rtVns required, or they will be continued until J,',rvise ordered and charged accordingly. I fttrrs addressed to the I'ditor must be post L i,l or they may not be attended to. 1 P"1 I Tin: fhowx. ;'jy rrirls of late (I think 'tis queer) 'inromitry and in town, j Will, when saluted with 'my dear, Cv lads who handsomely appear; Turn up their eyps and frown. 'Tis hard, I vow, that one should be ! So shamefully cut down, iii"n he is pleasant, land and free, !;Am! smiles then is compelled to see f A sad, sarcastic frown. ! I met sweet Ann sometime ago, I A svlph "f high renown, .Hi,M and hmv'd polite and low, Ami 'li l smile yon ask La, no, Slif passed me with a frown. liTbrre's nothing else that makes one feel More trifling and more mean jThan to meet with those who deal . '"In sprits and frow ns he wants to steal Away to be unseen. sAltwdavs since I called to see I A girl I lov'd but I sWns greeted with a frown f r she Vi li pouting lips was 'bout to lice, j When I pronoune'd good by. 'Enras'd and vex'd, I vow'd to be' j A partner in the game; j And now, the next that frowns at me, ,f By Jove I'm bound to let her see 'That I can do the samei ! Yes cirls, beware the next who try j Their talents to display In squint eyl frowns and looks awry, j llanir nio if I don't frown for 1 Can frown as well as theyi MU. IMUG'S SLAVE. The New Yoik Journal of Commerce says : "Tims Hughes the sl ve of Mr Dug, voluntarily came back to him, and j is now in custody ol the Police, and if his I statement he true in relation to his ab- scowling and robbing bis master, he w as actually coerced in it, and more as the in poluntaiily instrument of others, lhan of lis own accord. The whole matter will laid before the Grand Jury in a day or to, pending which, it might be improper to enter into further particulars." The Slave Case. If any tiling were wanting 0 0pe t,e eves nf t,e cjtjzr.$ of ti e Union, to the infatuation and danger f;:s intrigues of the abolitionists, the case i now before the public would be a suffi cient warning. From the facts develop ed, however unwillingly by the witnesses lefore the police magistrates, it would ap re;,r'hat the plans and operations of these sl If stjlecj philanthropists are organized iid extended to an extent as dangerous ond subversive of morality as the ancient ; societies of the dark ages, or the associa lions of the brigands of modern Italy. b would appear that under tlie name of - a '"Vigilance Committee," a band of spies, consisting of the most ignorant or the most j misguided, are kept in pay, whose busi- !5 Hess it is lo ascertain the arrival of every 'aveiii tiiis city, and the residence of his lister, and, as in the present case, to ca I J''e away the former, and plunder llie lat , Iff. It seems hardly possible tliat any one an seriously believe the theft commuted 'v this ignorant slave, who had ever been remarkable for trustworthiness, could have l)een prompted merely by his own evil dis tuition. Every circumstance connected Vll! the afi'iir seems to corroborate the be- 'hat those who instigated the flight of stave, also advised the robbery. When iTn so far lose the power of discrimina lln3 between right and wrong, as to open asylum for runaway slaves to inler- ,ere between the maslpr nnd his sprvanl. openly to glory in their guilt when cy employ spies, and act as spies them .s t0 Pry into the affairs of ever v stran- fcern the city when they fearlessly act accessories toconceal a theft, and shield justice, striving to make the j sains ol iniquity subservient to their ,es5 ends, is it so great a severity to r"?ct t,3tn of going a liule, and a very Tarb liule further, and prompting the theft it- We are disposed to stretch the mantle . ..,.y over me errors of our fellow men as far as its dimensions will admit. Here we fear to stretch it too widely, lest .1 should be rent in twain, and exhibit still greater iniquity than we are led to be lieve. Nevertheless, this matter should be well ami thoroughly sifted. Where .net. so far forget what is due to themselves, their standing and respectability, as to con sort with felons and give their couniename to crime, the flimsy veil of fanaticism with which they seek to disguise their designs and are themselves blinded, should not suffer us to forget the turpitude of the mentis used to accomplish most erroneous objects. A, r. Star. ff7Bunker dill is, in part, to be demol ished for the purpose of erecting buildings upon it. The proposed desecration makes, i good deal of noise in New England. Good out of Evil In consequence ol the excitement growing out of-the attempt to grade off the surface of Bunker Hill, a full meeting of the Monument Association was held Saturday morning, remonstrating gainst the same, and resolving to com plete the monument within a year. The meditated act of desecration has had tin good eirect to stimulate the citizens of that quarter to accomplish whai has been too long procrastinated. Ar. Y. Star. 0C?Twn of the gifted young poetesses fiat adorned the columns of the Louisville (Ivy.) Journal have abandoned the muses. fr Hymen. Their sweet poet;y drew around various admirers, nod their pens have made their fortunes. ib. Extraordinary Trial. The late Lon don papers contain a report of the trial ol Houoria Mi Carthy, before the criminal court at Cork, (Ireland.) for offering a c hild, aged about eight 3 ears, to an apo thecary for dissection, and proposing to put the child to death. She is represent ed as an ill-looking haf:, aged about fifiy ears. The b y was 110 relation of hers, but she had had possession ol him for about two years. Where she obtained him is known only to herself The boy, when she brought him, according to con tract, was made drunk with whi.-key. Sen tence of death was recorded against her, and tlie boy was taken in charge. We do not recollect ever lo have heard of a case parallel lo this. Horrible Jllurder. It becomes our paiutul duty to record a murder perpetra ted in our city on the evening of the Gih instant, under circumstances of horrible atrocity. The scene where this heinous tragedy was acted, is a small grog shop on Uiiod street, near the corner of Tcheupi- loulas street. It was owned by a woman named Airs. Doyle, who employed a young man lo assist her in the establishment as bar-keeper. Circumstances had occurred about the house w hich excited the suspi cions of the police. For this reason, a watchman was stationed near llie premises to spj ihe movements of the inmates on the night above mentioned. At an early hour, near tlie dawn of day, a man was seen stealing out of the front door of the house, with what appeared to be a bag upon his back. The watchman hailed him, and started in pursuit, when the sus pected person dropped his load and ran back into the house. The watchman stop ped lo examine what the fugitive had dropped, and found it to be a quantity of mud and dirt wound up in a blanket. 1 he circumstance seemed rather mysterious, and the watchman, after calling to his aid a reinforcement from llie guard house, commenced a searcb of llie house. Th plank floor was raised, and the body of a man, murdered and mangled, was found in a bole dug for ihe reception of his body The grave being filled by the corpse, ren dered it necessary to carry off the surplus dirt, w hich led to the detection of the mur derers. The unfortunate victim was a sailor, named Gollief, who had a few days previ ous taken his discharge from the United States Navy, and received his pay, amount ing to $150 or $200. The woman of the house was arrested, ana three men, her as sociates in crime. Their examination oc enpied all day yesterday before the recor der, Mr. Baldwin. We cannot learn the particulars, but so lar as can be gleaned from different sources, it appears that the sailor came into the grog-shop intoxica ted, and, in paying for a glass of liquor, exposed the contents of his purse. The sight excited the copiuuy 01 ine ouipy kppninrz the shop. Without much persua- elnn she decoyed her victim into a back apartment, where he was induced to drink ovough, (MgecombeVounty,ACJ Saturday, September 29, a cup of hot tea drugged with laudanum. I he dose tok effect immediately, and in ihe state of stupidity and paralysis into which the poor sailor was thrown, the wretches robbed him of his monev. and then put him to death. The awful catas trophe should be a warning lo all sailors and boatmen lo beware of 'the haunts of dissipation and vice. They may take this as a specimen of the fate thev mav exneci in such places. wV. O BulUtin of Sept. S fJC?"A subsequent account savs: One of the accomplices named Smith, who has surrendered and made a confession, states that the proposal to murder Gotlief came from the woman of the house, Mrs. Doyle, lV sao He had a watch and must be Irugged. One of the gang, Johnson, pui 1 phial of laudanum into the bottle of nor. ter she gave him. He soon after fainted nd vomited, and shortly died, as they say. Smith recommended to go to the police, and put the best face on it. Mrs Doyle was alarmed and refused. The cul ling up was then adopted. A person who emoved the dirt 10 make a crave under the finor, while carrying the same ofl'iu a blanket, was taken up, and this led lo the detection. Smith, Johnson, Divis and Mrs. Doyle, are the parties implicated, and are all in prison. The Editorial affair at Darien. Geo. Our readers will recoiled an alarming handbill of a threatening character to ward a. Mr. McCardell, Editor of the Da len telegraph. It now appears thai the itizens of Mcintosh County, without dis miction of party, have had several meet ings at the Court House, at which it wa unanimously agreed that Mr. McCardell lionld desist Irom his practice of introdu ing aud aspeiVing private character in his taper, to which he assented, and there the matter rests. Great Sickness at Knoxville, Tennessee. The Cincinnati Post of Sept. 11 says: "It is with the most sincere regret we notice the great mortality which prevails in this ity, in proportion lo its population. The Kegiter ol the 5th instant, contains ten deaths, among whom we notice the name of D ctor James King. The Mayor of the City, Col. W. B. A. Ramsey, who is also Editor of the Register, issued his Proclamation for "a day of fasting, hu miliation and prayer," which was appoint ed for Friday last." fX7The deficit in the cotton and corn crops of North Alabama and ' Tennessee, will be made up by the prosperous condi tion in South Alabama aud Mississippi. The Sugar and Cotton crops in Louisiana, after all the waitings aud lamentations, will turn out most abundant. Indian Movements on the Sabine. By News at New Orleans direct from Fort Jessup, we learn that a considerable body of mounted Indians had left the location on the Sabine assigned to them by the U. S. Government, and had advanced within 15 miles of Nacogdoches, Texas. Gen. Knsk was proceeding against them. Gen. Houston had requested the loan, from Fort Jesup, of some pieces of artillery; but had been refused by Col. Many, who, however, had sent a guard unto Lieut. Henry to ascertain the true condition of affairs; aud it was expected the 3d regi ment would, on his return, enter Texas if necessary. More Lynching. Two kidnappers of negroes, who attempted to seduce a cou ple of negroes near St. Louis, Mo., were caught in. their own trap by the negroes exposing the plot to their master. The kidnappers were bound fast by the arms and then whipped out of the Slate, a dis tance of three miles. Melancholy. The Spirit of the Times relates an instance of a young lady in Phi ladelphia being struck blind to the earth by intensely gazing at the sun with the naked eye, watching the approach of the eclipse; two hours after the occurrence she remained in total darkness and suffered great pain. VVe should be glad if the Times would ascertain and let it be known whether the sight has been restored, and, if so, "wlial means were used to accomplish it. Baltimore Sun Horrible Tragedy. A. man named Seet, living near Clarksville, Tenn. was recently killed in a struggle by his ffwife. It is stated that he was in the habit of get ting drunk and brutally chastising her. On this occasion she seized a knife, ly ing near, and severed at once the principal veins and arteries of his neck, causing death in a few moments. Bait. Sun. (t7A Frenchmannamed George Morelle, committed suicide at a tavern in Freder- 1838 icksbuig.Va. The Arena of that place says--" There is a certifirate from St. John's Lodge, Gibraltar, stating his losses by piracy, and commendiug him to the kindness and assistance of ihe Masonic fraternity; and il seems, from memoranda which he kept, that several Lodges in North Carolina and Virginia hud minis tered to his wants. The certificate alio ded lo says he has a wife aud three chil dren." Dreadful Accident and loss of Life. A load of hay, upon which a young m4ii was seated, caught fire from the M imes of tin horning woods in ,ew Jersey, and the young man, the horses, the hay aud wa gon were consumed. Yellow Fever. 'VUe Mobile Board of Health, under dale of the I3ih inst. an nounces the existence of yellow fever in thai city. Two cases had occurred, but not much apprehension was felt that it would assume a very maligiMiit form. 'The fever now exists at New Orleans, Mobile, and Charleston, and the officers of our port cannot be too strict in the inspection of all vessels arriving from either of these cities. bait. Sun. Severe drought in the IVcst. We learn from a Western Journal, that in Flemings burg, (Ky.) about two weeks ago, water was so scarce, that it cost Messrs Fogg and Stickuey of the circus there, 12 ner day for a sufficient quantity for their hor ses; there being none within three miles of (he place. 'The farmers in the neighbor hood expected if the dry weather continued many days longer, to be compelled to re move all their cattle from thai section of the State, lo some place w here water could be had. Equinociial Gale. The prognostics of an approaching gale, which we noticed in our last, have been amply fulfilled. The wind continued blowing heavily from the Eastward, and the rain descended in tor rents from G P. M. on Tuesday till 12 M. on Wednesday, when the wind suddenly shifted to ihe opposite point and blew with immense violence from W. N. W., gradu ally hauling round to N. N. W., with light rains, during the remainder of ihe day. The rush of water down ihe Chesapeake and James river, caused by ihe gale, soon flooded our harbor to excess, and the tide rose rapidly lo a height w ithin a foot of the great tide in 1831 , ovei flowing many of the w harves and sweeping off conside rable quantities of lumber. The water rose above the first floors of some of the warehouses, but timely precaution had been used to remove the property on them beyond its reach. Some ornamental trees in the streets were blown dow n; also, fen ces; but we have heard of no injury to houses or the shipping in the harbor, nor of any accident worthy of a particular notice. JSorjolk Herald. A .GENTLE REPROOF. By S. Sleeper. Zicharia Hodgdon was naturally an ill-natured man. It was want of it flee lion, more than a corrupt and ungenerous heart thai led him to consider his wife in the light of an inferior being, and to treat her more like a slave than an equal. If he met any thing abroad to ri-flle his tem per, his wife was sure to suffer when he came home. His meals were always ill cooked, and whatever me poor woman did lo please him was sure to have a con trary effect. She bore his ill-humor in si lence for a long time, but finding it to in crease she adopted a method of reproving him for his unreasonable conduct, which had the happiest effect. One day as Zi-tchariah was comer to his daily avocation after breakfast, he pur chased a fine large codfish, aud sent it home with directions to his wife to have it cooked lor dinner. As no particular mode of cooking it was prescribed, the good woman well knew that whether she boiled il or made it into a chowder, her husband would scold her when he came home. But she resolved to please him once, if possible, and therefore cooked portions rf it in several different ways. She also with some little difficulty procur ed an amphibious animal from a brook back of ihe house, and plumped il into the pot. In due lime her husband came home some covered dishes were placed on the table, and with a frowning, fault finding look, the moody man commenced the conversation. 'Well, wife, did you get the fish I bought?' 'Yes, my dear.' 'I should like to know how you have cooked it I will bet any thing that you have spoiled it for my eating. (Taking off the cover.) I thought so. What in creation possessed you to fry it? 1 would as leave eat a boiled frog.' Vol. A'lF JVo 39 'Why my dear, I thought you" loved it best fried.' Yoij didn't think any suck thine. You knew better I never loved fiied fish why didn't you boil it? 'My dear, the last lime we had fresh fish, you know I boiled il, and you said you likedjl besi fried. Bui 1 have boiled some also. So saying she lifted a cover, ai'd lo ! the shoulders of the cod n'nely b iltd, were neatly deposited in a dish; a sight wliuh would have made an epiinre le- jon-e, but which only added to the ill-na ture ol her husband. 'A prettv dish this!' exclaimed he. 'Boiled chips and porridge! Il you had not been one ol the most stupid of womankind you would have made it into a chowdei!' His patient wife, with a smile, immedi ately placed a turreeu before him contain ing an ex client chowder. 'My dear,' said she, 41 was resolved 10 please you. Ther is your lavorite 'lish.' r avorite dish indeed!' grumbled ihe dis- couditted husband, 'I dare say ii is an un palatable wishy washy mess. I would alher have a boiled frg than the whole.' 'This w as a common expression of his, and had been autripated by his wife, who as soon as the pieltreuce was expressed, uncovered a laigedish near her hu-hand, and there was a large bull-frog, of porten tous dimensions, and punga b us aspect, lietched out at full length! Zchariah piuiig from his chair not a little frig hie ti ed at the unexpected apparition. 'My dear, said his wife in a kind en treating tone, 'I lope you will at length be able lo make a dinner. ' Znhariah could not stand this. His surly mood was finally overcome, and lie hurst into a hearty laugh. He acknowl edged thai his wife was right aud that he was wrong, and declared that she should never again have occasion to read him such another Lesson and he was as good as his wotd. Women. Women make their advances as Time makes his. At twenty, when the swain approaches to pay his devoirs, they exelaim, with an air of languid indiffer ence 'Who is he?' At twenty-five, with a prudent look toward ihe ways and means, the question is 'What is he?' But thir ty, much anxiety manifests itself to make the hymeneal selection, and the query changes itself into 'Which is he?' But at fry ihe anxious expectant prepares to seize upon any prey, aud exclaims- 'Where is he?' Singing by the Lump. A clergyman some lime since arose in his pulpit, aud gave out ihe psalm thus, 'Brethren let us sing the thousand and oneih psalm." 'A parUhouer exclaimed, 'there been't so many in the book. ''Then sing as many as there be,' exclaimed the clergyman, ta king his seal very complaisantly. lial. Rtg. jrozttsxt The following are further" extracts from late foreign Papers. Spain. The Constitutional publishes a letter of the 31 st July, from La Juuquere, stating that the news of the taking ol Sol sona had been received there with great joy. The Chrislinos had undermined and blown up the foundation of the Bishop's palace and the fortified convent, and a number of Carlisls had perished in the ruins. The united losses sustained by the Carlisls at the engagement of Liadur (where ihey were commanded on the 25th by the Count d'Espagne) and that of Sol sona, are estimated at 3000 men, among whom there are 6 Generals, and 29 field officers. The losses of the Chrislinos are rated at not more than 500 men. - Egypt. The Semaphore of Marseilles quotes a letter of the 17ih July, from Al exandria, announcing that, after a sangui nary engagement, Jhraham Pacha had finally subjugated the rebel Druses, who had been driven from Haouran, with ihe loss of 4000 men killed, and 2000 taken prisoners. Lamentable and Mysterious Death of an American Merchant. Last night, at 8 o'clock, on inquest was held at the New castle Coffee House St. Mary-at-Hill, Bil lingsgate, before Mr. Payne on view of the body of William Boake, Esq. an Ame rican merchant, who was found drowned in the Thames, off Billingsgate, on Thurs day, morning last, with such severe maiks of violence on his person as lo lead lo a strong suspicion that he had come lo his death by unfair means. The deceased be longed to ihe House of Hart & Co., at wealthy firm of New York. London paper. M
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Sept. 29, 1838, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75