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i !lr 'it'! j si j ft' g SATURDAY, OCTOHEK 12, 1839. Republican Candidate. FOIl PRESIDENT MARTI! VAX IHJSSEX. Slate Elections. The returns exhibit a complete triumph for the Democracy in Maryland. Five Republicans and three Whigs are elected to Congress. last Con gress there were 5 Whigs to 3 Republicans reversing the strength of parties. The Republicans have also secured a largo ma jority in the Legislature, in which the Whigs also had the preponderance. In Philadelphia county, the Democrats have added two thousand to former major ities and the returns from other parts of Pennsylvania leave no doubt as to the as cendancy of the Republicans in the key stone State. Judge Saunders. At Wake Superior Court, held last week, slave Nelson was convicted of the murder of Gabriel, anoth er slave, and sentenced to be hung on Fri day, the 1st of November. And, Henry S. Hill was convicted of the murder of Thomas Sorrel and sentenced but an ap peal to the Supreme Court was granted. The Raleigh Star speaks in the following merited terms of commendation of Judge Saunders' charge. to the Grand Jury. The judicial abilities of Judge Saunders are un questionably of the most exalted character, but his admirable qualities as a statesman, eminently qualify him for another sphere, in which his services, in our opinion, are Urgently required and in which he could be much more extensively useful. From the Raleigh Star. "The Superior Court of this county com menced its session on Monday last, ihc Honorable Judge Saunders presiding. We were favored in hearing the charge of the Judge to the Grand Jury at the opening of the Court, which was distinguished for its p3culiar force and pertinency and for its practical tendencies. We are not aware, in fact, of ever having heard any charge from a Judge which was better calculated to exert auspicious influence over the ope rations of the Grand Jury. It was utterly destitute of every feature merely adapted to the purposes of display, and directed delighted to honor, and cherished with a the attention of the Grand Jury, in a very j uJ''in'h of ailed ion that never knew abaie pointed and impressive manner, to certain ment died at A-hville (N. C. ) on Tues- practices prevailing in the community, which imperiously demand correction." Great Fire. A large fire occurred in Philadelphia on Saturday l ist, which des troyed about half the square between Chcs nut, Market and Front streets, and the wharves. Loss estimated at about S600,000 - several persons were killed, and some dangerously wounded. And, on Saturday last, another great fire occurred in the city of New York, which destroyed the entire commercial block formed by liurling-slip, Fulton, Front and Water streets, and a number of stores on the opposite side of Water street loss esti mated at about one million of dollars. vlrtifices of the enemy. Not long 6ince we adverted to the artful effort of the Opposition iri Mississippi to turn the mal versation of the banks created by themselves to their political advantage. The Federal candidates now before the people, who vo ted for those banks, and whose friends have mismanaged them, have raised ibe loudest shouts against the bank abuses, and cry out for a great National Hank fifty millions of the capital to be subscribed in Govern ment paper, to be made a legal tender, and fifty millions more to be subcribed by indi viduals in specie or its equivalent that is, in their own paper. This is the dis tinct proposition made by the leading Fed eral journal, the Natchez Courier, and ex plains at once the motive which led the Na tional Bank party to drive State banking to excess, and encourage their desperate speculations and most shocking impositions on the public. The scheme of the defeated, discontented politicians, Ins been to make the most of Hank abuses for their private interests, and then convert their mischief to account politically, by dccryiiv Ihem and urging another Bank of the Tjnited Slates us the remedy. The policy pursued in Mississinni is id. opted by the same party in Michigan The "wild cat banks," nurtured and mana ged by Federalism, are i;ow made to thrust out their cbws to rend the Democracy u a.body, after having by stealth for some time preyed upon the property of the peo ple. Globe. 1 fTVe hear that contracts have been made in Wayne county, in this State, for the delivery of Corn at 30 cents per bush el. Wilmington Chroi. (KfTh'is blessed ag of ours has been de signated in a multiplicity of ways such as the Ageot reiorm the Age ot travel tne Age of steam, and various other cognomens are applied, as expressive of the spirit that lias made its impress upon the day and "'incralion. But none of these in our view, are sufficiently comprehensive, none of these range as far and wide, as high and low as to give a character to the true spirit of tltc age. We have felt a philanthropic desire consequently, to have some term used, cxprcssi c in itself, and most apt a illustrative of the ruling passion of the time. We propose therefore, that it should be called the JJge of people's med ti 'ling with other people's business. If this is not thought to havoscope i nough, let something be proposed more apposite. lb ffTPEvcrv mile added to the line of rail way on the Wilminglon and Roanoke Road, shot lens by so much the distance; between Charleston and Norfolk. Hut a little time since, the Southern mail was early when" It reached Portsmouth by 1 o' clock, P.M.; now, .since tlie completion of another section of the Wilmington railroad, it arrives at 11 A. M. What a change from the old jog trot system of horses and stages! When they were in vogue, our mail communication with Charleston was acomplished in six days now, rail reads and steam boats have brought it to less than two; and when all is done, the time will be reduced to a day and a half! Then, there were fre quent failures and interruptions of the mails; now they rarely ever happen. All this may he said to be owing to the excel lent way the Wilmington Railroad Com pany have of ordering their affairs. Their steamboat line, for example, has upon it just the kind of boats for the purpose not unnecessarily large, but strong i nough for ocean navigation and the roughest weather, with both of which they are lound to contend admirably rarely be ing out of time to hit the departure of the tail road cars at Charleston or Wilming ton, and suffering no d-l-y by accidents or breaking down but performing their trips with a regularity ami speed unsur passed by the older lines ot the north. We have no reason to fear, that when the Wilmington railroad is completed, the travelling between Baltimore and Charles ton, via Norfolk, will be allowed by com mon consent to be the most agreeable ol any on the whole ol the great Atlantic route. Norfolk I Icrald. Death of General llaync. The ink is scarcely dry with which we record the death of one eminent citizen, before we are called upon to register the demise of an other. It is with feelings of inexpressible pain we have to slate thai General Robert V. llaync one whom both the State of South Caiolina and the City of Charleston 'nay last, alter a lew days illness, ot liilious Fever. Gen. Ilavne was in his dUih year. Tims jus perished in the ripeness of hi.s faculties and the maturity of his usefulness, a citizen who was identified, through a long and prosperous public career with almost every scheme for the advancement of the commercial prosperity of our City and the political elevation of our State. Charleston Patriot. From the Philadelphia Inquirer of Tues day. A DREADFUL TRAGEDY. .7 Daughter murdered by her own Father. The whole city was yustcrday thrown into consternation, in consequence of the murder of Mrs. Peake, the young and interesting daughter of James Wood, Co'ifei-tioner, in Chcsnut street, opposite the Slate House. The murder was com mitted by her own father who shot her in the head with a pistol, the ball passing entirely through her head. The fatal .-hot was received about ten o'clock, and at a few minutes before eleven, the unfortunate lady expired. An examination was made of the corpse by Doctors James Hush andG. Emerson, who wcie immediately called in, but who declared, from the first, that the wound was necessarily mortal. A colored servant ol Mr. Wood, ol tne name of Joseph Seymour, was one of the first to enter the room in which Mrs. Peake was lying. He found her prostrate on the Hour, lying on her face, her he.di covered with blood, two or three pistols near her feet, and her father landing bul a few paces oft. Wood was immediately conveyed to an adjoining room, and de tained until Mayor lioacit and the Attor ney General (Mr. Barton) should airive. lie unhi situtmgly avowed that his daugiitc r had f.dien by his hands; said that l'eake had stolen her from him, and that he had acted justifiably in doing what he had done. It was at first supposed that he had taken noison i soeeiallv as his frcnsv subsided . V into a perfect stupor. W hen awakened from tins, ho stated, in reply to a number of questions put to him by the Mayor and Mr. B.irtun, that he had taken three glas ses of brandy, and that about ten minutes after he had taken the last glass, he had en tered the apartment in which his daughter was sitting, had placed the pistol close to hor head." and fired. When taken to Moyamcnsing, he was evidently under the ctfects of the liquor; K.it is believed that his mind had been W:inrpiL in conscnucncc of iho. clonemcnt of his daughter, and hei - i .,. , mnrriae with Mr. I'cake. Further Particulars. Since tne aoove was prepared, we have obtained some ad ditional naviculars, and of a confirmatory character; and it is also proper for us to state that the foregoing facts have been de rived from the highest authority. The Sheriff reached the seene of the fatal trage dy at about 10 o'clock, and the Coroner and Mayor a fuw minutes afterwards. The victim was prostrate on the floor, and uttterly senseless, while the blood was oozing from her head. Apparently she was not entirely dressed. Her lather stood beside her with the discharged pistoi in his band. His words were "1 shot her Pm the man I'm the man." lie was in a phrenzied and greatly excited condition. Mr. Wood is an Englishman by birth but has resided in Philadelphia fur a number years. For a long time he kept a Confec tionary and Fruit Storo in the A rede, where, it is believed, Mr. Peake became acquainted with the daughter. Il: was habitually temperate, mild, and affable in manners. Very successful in Ins business, he a few years since purchased the bouse in Chcsnut street and lilted it up in the most splendid manner. His children in all, wc!C three sons, and the daughter whoe untimely death we have ju-t recorded. She was about 22 years of age a mild and modest girl, with line eyes, and a tole rable share of personal beauty. She was constantly in attendance at the store, or en gaged in some business connected with the establishment; and apparently mingled but little, if any, in female society. Mr. Peake is a boot-maker, in Sixth street above Chcsnut. The father objected to the match, and as some allege, on insufli eient grounds. The marriage took place privately on Sunday fortnight, but did not transpire until Friday evening last. On hearing of the circumstance, Mr. Wood was so much distressed in Ids mind, that he closed his establishment, which remains closed up to this time. On the same evening as we are informed his daughter became so much alarmed probably at her father's manner that she esc. aped lhrough the trap door in the roof of the bouse, and descended through a neighbor's house into the street. She lied to her husband, or to the house of one of his friends, with his consent. On Sunday evening, some ladies in the neigborhood called on Mr. Wood, with the kind inten tion of effecting a reconciliation, if possi ble. He wished his daughter to return, and when she came home, would not con sent to her leaving him again, as (he said) he wanted to talk with her on the subject of her late improper s'ep. She lemained, therefoie, with I. or father, never more to leave the house, unless to be carried out a corpse and to fill an untimely grave. The Coroner's Inquest was held last eve ning. Hi l rial tor li-.imiciuc. he trial oi ui- chard C. Gwatkin, indicted tor the murder j of Pitman, at the White Sulphur Springs, in August, lS.'3Sf took place at Lexh.g-jAl ton, Ya. last week. The trial occupied something more than four days. It. resulled in the conviction ol the prisoner, who w is sentenced to eighteen year imprisonment in the Penitentiary. Norfolk Her. Norfolk Market, Oct. 7. Cotton, ! 1 a 13 cents; Coin, 70 to 72 cents; liicon, (hog round) 11 to 12; Lard, 12 to 13 cents. lie ra I d. Washington Market, Oct. S. Corn S3 a S3 50. Paeon sides 11 rents, hams 12 cents. Lard 1 2 cents. Naval Stores very little turpentine coming lo market. Wc quote New at 2 (i5 a b2 j i o; win, o a tij 'lar, bl 30aM dO. Iish shad, 10 Herrings, cut, Mi to SG 50 whole, S i 50. Hep. In this place, on Tuesday evening last, by Uev. Air. Stratton. Ilcv. Thomas R. Owen to' Miss Mary B. McCottor. In this county, on same evening, Mr. James S. Long to Miss Wealthy Jinn Howell, daughter of Eli Howell, dee'd. Also, on Thursday evening, 3d inst. by J. J. Pippen, E-q. Air. Lewis Pender to Miss Mary Ifyman, daughter of Kenneth Hyman, decM. ANo, on same evening, by S. 15. Stntnn, Esq. Mr. Pollard Edmondson to Miss Susan Howard, daughter ot Mr. James Howard. Also, on Tuesday evening, ld inst. bv I). Williams, Esq. Mr. milium H. Hincs to Miss Malvina Mercer, daughter of John Mercer, Esq. DIEI, In Pitt county, on Tuesday, 1st inst. Mr. Benashley Jllkinson. Jit Tarborough and Aew York. OCT. 7. Bacon, IJrandy, apple, Co flee, Com, Cotton, Cotton bagging, Flour, Iron, Lanl, Molasses, -Sugar, brown, per Trboro ATew York. lb 11 13i 10 11 gallon 80 100 42 48 lb M 10 i 13 bushel 53 GO 73 80 lb 9 10 12 13 yard 20 23 15 21 barrel $6 7 .$5 lb 4h 3 4 lb 11 125 13 15 aallon 50 55 S3 41 lb 10 m 10 bushel GO G5 48 50 barrel 200 225 225 238 bushel C5 75 120 130 gallon G3 70 42 4 4 Salt, T.I. -Turpentine, Wheat, Whiskey, - Nashville Fall Races. The Hares over the V.nLL COMMKNCK on Wednesday the l:M day of November nest, and continue Til lilK DAYS: lt. A Sweepstake lor I w o year olds, vSlOO entrance, half f.nT it, Ihree or more in make a race, mile beats. 2nd. A Sweepstake loi ihree year olds, 3100 entrance, half lorleii, throe or more 10 make a race, mile heals. To name and elo-e in both, on Monday the 11th Nov. &tco2:d liny. 1st. Proprietor's Pur e, 200, $15 en trance, two mile heals. 2nd. A Sweepstake for three year old, S200 entrance, hail forfeit, mile heats, t: ree or more lo make a race. To name aod close as above on the llib Nov. There! I5;;y. Jockey Club Por-f, tf.-.OO, three mile beats, 20 entrance, utj-:c,t lo the usual discount. Jj'-tters f entrance to be addressed lo to Pi i pi ii tor, at Nashville, N. C. Sl.ibles yod litter furiii-iu d grati. JOHN S JIR RING TON, Pro'r. Nashville, No. Ca. yih Oct. 1839. 1 he No. Ca. Standard and Spirit o!" the Times will publish the above till the 9th Nov. and lorward their accrunts to ihe Pot master at Nashville for payment. fJL(isomc 1' niicral. inffHE FI-NKUALoI our latp brother Ji. Ihn(tshliy Jlfki ns'in, will (aKe place Oia SsiSMJav, tliv 20 ill his Itte rendence at Ben-hero', F j tiiU s nw ibwesi of Gieeuville. on tin , ,,ad b adii g from (reeo villi; to Tai Ikhii'. M cm ' t i .d" tin Fl" itt-re il of the difiT. r ent ;.dj c ni Lodges, are le.-peelfully in vi ted to a! liMid. Dy oi .h r of Sharon Lodge, No. 7.. nuNJN. m. see nr. O. t. 7, !S3f A "FT -iT .'rrrj Of tht- Establishment at.d other sv;hhy ooi. it. b ju removing to the V.v,) llis lesidciice b iesr healthy and df si simation (dear II msons Hridnc, P. () fur a Academic Institution or S.ik Kstablivho.ent. ALSO, at Auction, Trees asad SSiuis. iT Y virlu- of a D 'ed of Tun! to mo r . ren'ed for purpose iheieo n.c; .liun- d. I sh di juocpfd to s. (I, on Friday, the 25th of Ochiher Jic.ut, at the re-id nee ol M. U Garkktt, Containing 2 JO Hcrcs, Whereon said G u retl reide torrihrr with all Ids Household and Kitchen Fur niture, H oses, Moles, Citlle and Siook of ail Umd-, ami Crop of Corn, Cotton, &.c. AL-O, same ti.ne at;d place, large quimHisj of MULTiCAUilS mi m DUOS Will hp sold at auction in small lots, t suit 'all that miy wish lo embark in the -ilii enhurc. A commo duting eondiiions ol ptvoient will be made by rnyM If and S. WELLEU of n.inkteyvdle, ll;.!:f.x county, who will cdfer hi qootas of Al ii tidulis, alter those growing on the prem ises ate sold. ' HENRr SIMS. September 30, 1S39. 4i 2 Notice. . . J WILL SEI.L.Tr.of,d,inI county, on the public road I. , from Philip Store to Knrield, coui-'"5 iug by ac.uil survey ' 1 al" 483 1 Acres. On which is a comfortable D wcllinr B 8 t ZJL ItilL And out house. The mnt of d, j is unci ared, and I. cavil v limb. i.,.t .. . n n n ill' :iiiii ii inir u'ii hii. ... . i . i i. -.. . i of the Hail lioad. may . tf r it. duf-mf., . 5 . . . l t . I" i : 'M favoiable bargain in thLs land, ii Hj .j 1 -tion is eai ly made. J.I MRS J. philips. October 0, S3). 4 7 OF THE jflaUirai'Jis Trees And IsvM ut'Hiiils, For cash or approved credit, al Lhii.klev ville, Hi the iiitioduccr of t.'ie Plant into Xonh Carolina. wlll E subscriber, detensiimed lo sell jj growing Multicaulis lo pLuilers (odv' uas refusetl repeated good ofk-rs f(0';,i specuhitors for his whole crop. Ami a$ N-veinber approaches, when leaves good time lo plant, be ibiuks proper, re specifully lo notify the enter prizing puhlic e-peci.illy those aw ate that Silk Dught tol,e' and sooner or later ivill be, the staple ol tle Slate, iusie.-ul of now profitless Coitou, iliat he is selling, and expects lo condime sel lings lots of Tret s and Buds, ii Apr 1 next, or time of planting is over. Uut he would suggest to those now being, or ex pecting to be fellow-cultivators of this most precious plant, (a plant seemingly desi.ej by Providence to bless all the laboring poor of our country, and sae it millions of dollars annually, after some millions of trees are yet propagated.) that early At tention to buying and planting is general ly cheaper, and surer lo succeed. Yet, ba ing different years planted successfully from October till May, be considers ihe exact period of planting not essential. He has several hundred thousand Hudson old Trees and last year's Uoots of such ns succeeded well the last Spring, which pro- ' ved so fatal lo those of a different descrip tion. These large and well maturcl buds, sure to succeed well when properly managed, be is now selling al $10 a thou sand; and Trees, averaging four feet l.idi with 50 matured buds, al half a dollar each: and proportionate, from a dollar down to 15 cents for a rooted layer. It is seen Hi. ii this is under Northern pr'ne?, Trees of 3 feet there :;mnn:nihiii; ;r0 c;-uts each, and Buds 2 cents each. I! it wi;i e resoUed to keep selling al ti:r Imv et market price, yet be expects to r.e will) the market, after the present money pressure has abated, and Planters as uell is speculators come forvvnid lo get llair r -u;.p!ies. No greater abalrrmnt made mi So. 000 than t n vo the nhiecl bein to oillose t!ie b!esing of t he Silk cuhme, audio extend the facilities thereof t the moral and induiriiu and to stall ; it is said: ".Make tY-trs according l" means, smd a prompt answer vi runrpl ince, or otherwise, vill be g'uen.' Ai.d to acrommodate those not having fund.- at romanml, a year's indulgence "ill he niven w'.th iut interest, on good bond aul security. 'J'eit percent, will be drdixl'd for all cash p lymeots, made on dcliuiy. Str.oigers al a distance, to coi.!im !:' gains must pay or advance one f:fh, er give gool reference as to reqmndbilny. Also, the choicest f more than For sale mi above stated c iid.lit,i' ; payment. Well roo'cd plants at a q 'ir ter of a dollar ear b, e.x-cept fur two k v'.z: :Ttr'.oo's V'nciuia cedlug aurl , lei's llalif.ix, which, on account of d;t,r o-coli.r excellencies are xdd (as wiaoe) at $1 each ro- ted plain, and ylO a hundred for Cuttings of live biuH tn. or two cents a hud. Duds of olbtr kiT"- at rates of half a cent each, but cutting'1 the Isabella, Catawba, Scoppernoug some other choice kinds, given to l' -0i : wishing thtm, aod tradintr idi the . s.-riher siDjYEY ivrJui- , Hriukley ville, Halifax c.-nuiy, V L - I September, 1639. ) (TT-The subscriber having been app"' ed Agpnt at Tarboro' for Mr. WrHer, orppared to receive and forward ordrrs b'f Multicaulis trees & buds, or Grape unes. j (hnrge llowariL j ji Cotton Gins. ! rqriIIK S ihscriber (dT-rs for nle on vrrv moderate and accommodating tenr- Trvo Collon (Jin?, One of 37, a-ol the olher of 40 saw--tf re boil, in pfime order and rea'i) immediate use. rr rtr ,r n ORG. HOIUIRU- Tarboro, August 1-
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