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& Whole JVo. 89S. Tarborough, ( Edgecombe County , JV C.J Saturday, May 20, 1843 VoK XIX Yo 30. The Tarborough IVcss, BV OEORilE HOWARD, L Is published weekly at Two Dollars and Fifty, Cents per year, if paid in advance or Three 1 Dollars at the expiration of the subscription year, for an j period less than a year. Twenty-five Cents ner month. Subscribers are at liberty to discontinue at anytime, on giving notice thereof and paying arrears those residing at a distance, must invariably pay in advance, or give a respon sible reference in this vicinity, - .... Advertisements not exceeding a square win ne inserted at OneDollar the first insertion, ana zo cents for every continuance '"rnd TI meats in like proportion. M dicial advertisements 2j per cent. niiin. y yertisements must be marked the number of in- sertions required, or theywill be continued until ntherwise ordered and charged accordingly. I.AttRrs addressed to the Lditor must re pi;M paid or they may not be attended to From the Oxford Mercury. THE LATEST RACE. Long years have passed since Gilpin rode The race so famed in story, And ne'er was found till Thursday last, A rival to his glory. We'll give the hero of ibis tale The simple name of Rider, And let some num skull judge him drunk. He drinks not even cider. He is a ran of stature Knmll, But courage nowise brittle; Indeed a little soul is tare. Within a frame that's little. Two jockeys were upon a trade, And many words were spoken; At length the buyer seemed to think That the horse was wind-broken. The vender, chuckling to himself, Affirmed the nag was sound, And asked our hero, if he pleased, To mount and ride him round. Up mounted Mr. Rider then, With feeling somewhat stout, But ere his feet the stirrups reached The gallant steed "put out." In vain with all his might be pulled In vain he bawled out "Wo!" The steed, in spite of word or rein, The faster seemed to go. The villagers rushed to their doors, Still onward fled the steed. The stirrups dangling at his side, Served but to urge his speed. On! On! both horse and Rider went, Out stripping even wind, So fast they flew that some affirmed They left a streak behind. All gazed with straining eyes to ee Which way would be their flight; They down acro-s the rail road turned "And soon were out of sight." And Rider murmured as he flew, "This is indeed a bother: If 'hu wind-broken horses run I'll never ride another." Sometimes when sudden dangers come The stoutest hearts will quail; And Rider trembled when lie found Hisev'ry effort fail. A negro with a wagon he Was now about to meet: "Jump nut and stop this horse," he cried Hut darkey kept his seat. Now this raised Rider's nap, and wrath Within his bosom burned, And as he passed he gavp a grin Which darkey quick returned. Still on he flew:he met a man It was one Mr. Brim And Mr. Brim said how dye do," But he spoke not to him. At length the horse began to fl .g, And Rider to cheer up: "Don't fall, my steed." he sdd, and put A foot into each stirrup. The horse's strength was wholly spent; He yielded to the rein, And Rider, glad his race was done, rut foot on land again. MARVIDALE. April 14, 1843. Henderson N. C. From the Raleigh Register. SPEEDY JUSTICE. ne negro who recently mui Joster of Louisburg, Georgia, The urdered Mr 1 - ' "uuiauui j, ucuiju, was HIGH "efore a Freeholders' Court, convicted, and 1 .1 ' "S a lew days after the crime was per petrated! v More Gold. XV e understand that a 01a Mine has been discovered on the wa "raof Middle Creek, in this county, by laJor William F. Collins, of this city, yhich promises ,a rich yield of the preciou neiai. ixai. ixeg. bought a large portion of the gold region in the Wes'ern part of this county, and is preparing o go to mining in real earnest. Ral. Slur. Afore Gold Gold has been discovered on ihe lands of Martin Jrmp. ahnm 12 miles from this city, which if proporly matSe, will no doubt prove a handsome for,une' The Role! is found in small parti- , ( .. , " cles, mingled with the soil16. he Mails. XC underhand that there no change in the arranp-empnts nf iIip .Mails in this part of the State, under Ul lage letting of Contracts. The Great Mail will go, as heretofore, by way of Wilming ton and Charleston, and the Wilmington Company will receive about 85,000 for carrying it, instead of S44.000, as hereto lore. We are glad that they are to something like a fair price. get Before the Superior Court held here last week, Sandy and John, slaves, were tried for arson, the first as principal, the second as accessory, for setting fire l the store of H. M. Cowan, in January last, after they, with another slave, who turned States' evidence, had entered and robbed it. Sandy was convicted, and was sentenced to be hanged on the 19h of June. John was not lound guilty of arson, hu was afterwards indicted for burglary, con icte 1 of that, and sentenced to be whipped at two difl'e ent times. The counsel foi Sandy, Messrs. Toomer and Baker, took an appeal on a point of law to the Supreme Court of the State, so his sentence will no' he carried into effect at the time appointed Bill Scott, the free black indicted for the murder of Madison Johnson, had his trial postponed until the next term, in con s' qoence of the absence of a material wit ness in his behalf. Wilmington Chronicle. Narrow Escape. Phillip Sneed, (son of Mrs. Mary A. Sneed of this town,) a child six or seven years of age, made the narrowest escape from a watery grave, on Monday last that ever became our lot to record. It appears that the child was fish ing in Country-line Creek, when he casu ally fell into the water, which measures 16 feet deep: he could not swim, and sunk under the water, but it seems that he held in his hand a small reed fishingpole, around which his arm, in his first struggle, became wrapped and which on his rising to the surface of the current, brought him on his back with his shoulders reting on a por tion of the reed in this position he floated down the stream to a distance of two hun dred yards or perhaps further, when hi cries -alarmed Messrs. Robert Singleton and Thomas Mansfield, who ran to his rescue the former of whom, arrived first. did not hesitate to peril his own life to save th it of the little sufferer such noble da ring is worthy of all praise with the as sistance of Mr. Mansfield, Mr. Singleton was enabled to bring the little boy out of the water alive. When Mr. S reached him in the mill pond, the little fellow was in the act of sinking, and must have gone down to rise no more had hts benefactor been three minutes later getting to him as the arm disencumbered by the small fishing pole, with which (we should have remarked above) he paddled the water, had now lost its power, and no'hing but the reed and great depth of water buoyed him up. Surely Providence interposed. Milton Chronicle. Extreme old age. 'There is now liv ing in Moore county, a black woman, the servant of Dr. Chaimers, who, from tin- questionable data, is ascertained to be about 1 1 6 years or age. She was wet nurse to Benjamin Williams, who became well knwn as Governor of this State, and as he was born just abouta century ago, it fol lows that the nurse must be about the age above stated. She has been a remarkably healthyrand active woman; never took a dose of medicine in her life, has retained her faculties perfectly, and ahout seven years ago, walked eight miles to Church. Her sight has been so good, that she has never used spectacles. Her daughier and her grand-daughter, boih old women, sit by her with spectacles, whilst she is able to sew without their use. Such instances of longevity, which are not rare among the slave population of the south, are evi dences of that kindness and care so gener ally extended to them by their masters, of which the abolitionists of the Norih know, or affect to know, so little. Fayetteville Observer. State Debt of Arkansas. The whole debt authorised amounts to 53.660,000, ol which only 52,676,000 were issued. These bonds were issued for banking pur poses, and the loans made by the banks were mostly to planters, secured by mort- ; gages of their plantations. As the bank willing ' hj.:.. rv u i ins mortgages, the debt is in a fair way of being gradaallly extinguished: and the r.i . .... . o indignant manner in which the Supreme Court of that State, in its decision, last win ter, rejected the idea of repudiation, speaks well for the public sentiment of that State. I'his indication is the more striking, as it came from a Court whose Judges are elec ted every 4 years. The Philadelphia Sentinel has the follow ing paragraph: United Slates Bank. We have recei ved intelligence that a number of London capitalists have arrived in this city direct from E igland, for the purpose of reviving the United States Bank. If the arrange ments can be perfecled, it is presumed that the bank will resume business on or before 'he 15th of May ensuing. Shocco Jones. This celebrated individ ual held a meeting a short time since in Co lumbus, Mi. Shocco has a way of his own about all things. With genius of a superi or order, an intellect commanding and sell relying, he moves straight onward to the accomplishment of the high purposes which he has in view, without being tram pled by precedents, or opinions of other nen. Therefore Shocco organized his meeting without either chairman or Secre tary, and as he regarded his hearers all of qual dignity, he requested that each one -hould consider himself a President of the meeting and responsible for good order. fter Shocco had made a speech, the meet ing which was one of the largest ever held there, adjourned. It was not decided who hail the most friends, Calhoun or Van Bu en, but there is no doubt that Shocco had more than either. Mobile Herald. (0Uacob Ridgway, died at Philadel phia, on Ihe 30th ult, in his 75th year. He was the wealthiest in the city, owning a large number of houses, and keeping in his employ about 200 mechanics. His es tate is supposed to be worth 4,000,000. He has left oneson and two daughters. Horrible. A shocking and unnatural murder was committed a short time since in Lawrence county, Mississippi, by a mo ther on her own child. While the child was asleep, she procured some lead, which she melted and poured down his throat The cause of this inhuman act is not slated. From the Concord (N. H.) Courier. Married. In this town, by Deacon John B. Chandler and Miss Maria French, Deacon John B. Chandler to Miss Mari.i French two non-resistants married by themselves to themselves all on the Sab- baihday at the breakfast table, calling up on (!od and the family present to bear wit ness to the act. The lady who has in this case adopted the creed of Fanny Wright, affording a most striking illustration of the old max im, that "extremes meet," is a highly res peetable young lady, formerly a resident of this town, and a member of Rev. Mr. Campbell's Church. Pretty Keen. The Albany Patriot says, "One of our own Methodist clergy men last Sunday remarked that if all the world believed the Second Coming was to take pi ice on the 23d of April, 1843, at 3 o'clock, P. M., two thirds of them would delay all preparation for it till half past fwol" The Boston Atlas says: "We learn that at a meeting of the proprietors of the Tiemont Theatre, held on I uesday even inc, it was voted to sell the Theatre for the i sum .of 550,600 to the Baptist Society of i hristians, under the charge of the Rev. Mr. Colver, now worshipping at the hall under the Boston Museum." More Trouble. We learn that a gen tleman from Washington county, in this State, over the Lake, arrived in this city last night, with a demand upon Governor Mouton for a detachment ot troops to aid in quelling a most alarming insurrection, attended with serious loss oi life. Ihe facts, as we understand are as follows: Several hundred men Irom Hancock county, Mississippi, joinea Dy many irom Washington county in tnis Mate, had for med themselves into a body of freebooters, for the pillage of property and the destruc tion of life. It is stated that they are well organized and armed, and are regularly encamped. Many lives have already been taken, and extensive robberies have been committed. VVe take it for granted that a detachment of troops will be ordered to the scene of dif ficulties, in accordance with the demand made upon the Governor. New Orleans Tropic. The Bankrupt Law, in Missouri Our renders may remember that Judge Wells, of Missouri, decide I the bankrupt law was unconstitutional. Ever since that decision, the law has been inoperative in Missouri; but we find the following in the St. Loui Republican of the 26th ult: 'The opinion of Judge Catron, of the United States eircuit court, affirming the constitutionality of the bankrupt law, wa delivered in the court on Monday, at 10 o'clock; and it is final a to the cases ari sing under the law in this State. He af firms the constitutionality of the bankrupt law, and reverses the decision of Judg Wells, in the district court, in the particu lar case upon which an appeal was taken." (T. man was convicted last week, in Vermont, for bigamy, and sentenced to two years imprisonment in the State prison After the trial he was handed over to th sheriff of the. county in which he was tn ed, for commitment. The said sheriff gave to the culprit the necessary papers to gain him admission into pris n, telling him to go present his credentials, and fie would undoubtedly gun admission. On his way to the prison he stopped at Woodstock, when some less honest than himself, en deavored to persuade him to runaway; but heir sympathy was of no avail, he deliver ed his documents faithfully, and is now ex patiating his crime in prison. Boston Democrat. Murderer Sentenced. In St. Albans. Vt , Eugene Clifford has been found guilty of drowning his wife in Faitfield Pond, in October last, ami sentenced to one year's olitarv confinement in ihe state prison, and then to be hung. From the N. V. Journal of Commerce Land Ho! The whole crew confess now that they see land. Trade is good in all its departments. Dry goods have with in a couple of weeks fell the influence, and strange as it may seem, have really advan ced; some articles, ten per cent. At a large sale of French goods yesterday, bet ter prices were obtained; and the expecta tions of the owners being realized, the lots were extensively duplicated. Groceries have cone well for several weeks; and as to stocks, they have advanced quite as much as the bears could endure. VVe shall all do well enough now, if only we mind the following negatives: 1st. Not to be in ahuiry to get rich. 2. Not to contract more debts than we can conveniently pay. 3. Not to engage in any business out of our regular occupation. 4. Not to speculate in stocks or lots. 5. Not to be extravagant, nor idle. c J . r .1 w mcnt ot the imoosture ol his wnlt 10 sheep's clothing," is published in the Lsi Chai lesion Courier, by the Rev. VV. T. Branlly, and Dr. M. T. Mendenhall. Ap pleton was received in Charleston as a li centiate Baptist pieicher, and introduced u 1 a a e -i ow, and ran away with her. The Rev. J. C. Harrison, of Bordentown, N. J. who vave him letters of recommendation to Dr. J&anlly, now writes him that Appleton has been previously married thiee limes, and all his wives are now living. The first, near Richmond, Indiana; the second, in Y.rk, Pa ; and the third, in New Brunswick, N J. VVe believe it to be the bounden duty of every Christian and Tem perance man, as early as possible, to por tray the villian in his native deformity. So. Ca. rem. Jidv. From the New Orleans Tropic. Im port ant fro m Yucatan Four hun dred Afexicans killed in Battle! The schooner Rosario, Captain Ducey, arrived at this port yesterday morning, four days from Camp' achy. Jut before the depar ture of the Rosario, information was recei ved at Campeachy of the total discomfiture of the Mexican army, intended for the in vasion of the interior of Yucatan. Th facts of the case, as we have been enabled to gather them from the most reliable sour ces, are as follows: Gen. Lemus, the traitor formerly in command of the Yucatan forces, had been placed at the head of the troops, 2000 in nnmber, and landed at Telchac, for the subjugation of Yucatan. Telchac is a small village on the northern coast of Yucatan, 160 miles from Campeachy, and 30 miles from Merida. It was presumed that Le mus was so well acquainted with the coun try, that he would experience but little diffi culty in making his way to the interior, al though it was well known that Gen. Ller go, with 2,500 Yucatanos, hastily gathered together, had determined to oppose his ad vance. All proper preparations having been made, Lemus took up his line of march from Telchac towards Merida. The road, it seems, was a strange one, skirled nn ea-h s;de with low swampy ground Llergo with his force retTfl'ed until the Mexictns h;d advanced to a small village eightee 1 miles from Merida, when he at tacked the enemy most unexpectedly in front :n I rear with extraordinary vigor. The Mexicans for .a short period, defended themselves with unusual bravery, and were slaughtered in large numbers. Mora than four hundred fell on the li Id, and the balance took refuge in a stone church, and such other building as promised protec tion. The loss of ihe Yuca'anos was com paratively quite small. About the lime the Rosario left Campea chy, the report reached that place, that, beyond all doubt, the entire Mexican force would be annihilated, as all chance of re treat had been cut off, and their situation, in every patticular, was most perilous. Later f mm Mexico The Mier Priso ners We were shown yesterday, says the New Orleans Tropic of the 4th inst., a h tt-r from an American citizen at Mexico, t' a gentleman of this city, which confirms the melancholy intelligence of the fate of the Mier captives The inhuman barbari ty of Santa Anna's first order for indiscri minate murder was mitigated by a sen tence of decimation. The survivors of the revolt of the prisoners at Saltillo, after their capture, were decimated and shot upon the er spot of their h roic attempt, to escape from an infamous bondage, more painful than death. The following are the names of the unfortunate men who fell victims to the cold-blooded and atrocious edict of anta Anna. ("apt. W. N. E;S'land; Ser g ant J. N. Mc Thompson; Privates E. D. Cocke, formerly an editor at Houston, Texas: J. N. Tot rev, Thomas L Jones, of Austin, more recently of Houston; J L. Slwpperd, Henrv Whaling, W. H. Cowan, C. H. Roberts, E. E Etz, J. Tonbul, K. II. Duham, K W. Harris, M. C Winn, P. Maher, J. L Cash, and J. N. Ogden. These men, wilh the others, were compel led to draw lots, and were deliberately shot on the 25lh of March last. In addition to the above statement, we had a conversation, yesterday, with one of the vouths taken at Mier, and liberated at the city of Mexico, who was present at Sa lado, and witnessed the daring deed of 0 prisoners to escape from ignominious thr - dom. Five Texans and twenty-three Mexicans fell in the struggle, Dr. Bren ham, Fitzgerald, and three others. About 131 of the survivors !ook the route for Texas, and had travelled about 300 miles, when, forced by hunger and thirst, they stopped in the mountains near a spring, to which they had been conducted by a shep herd, and where two other shepherds were engaged in fattening flocks for market. The Texans remained here three days pre paring meats and provisions for their jour ney. In the mean time the alarm was giv- en to a large force in pursuit, . . " 1 The Mexi cans, in large numhers, took possession of the heights, surrounded the Texans, and the latitr surrendered without firing a gun. Those who did not fall under the sentence of decimation are in Mexico, and their des tiny may only be conceived by the exam- pies before us Every inch a Man. The Louisville Kentuckian has been furnished with the ; following item by the gentleman who ista- K,"K l,,em,!";sui "Ieil7- Fcmraciuss a man who is do years oti; ne nas oeen married three times; by his first wife he had eleven, by his second wife he had ten, and twelve by his last wife,. making thirty thr e children, and his wife now in a most interesting state. Twenty three of his chil dren were boys, and ten girls; nineteen boys and six girls are living. He married in his ISth year, and remained in a state of widowhood three years. Signs and IVonders. K Mr. Blind man, pilot on a flat boat, on the Ohio, re cently saw a most wonderful sight in the heavens. He was watching, eagerly, the comet's tail, when all at once he saw the tail curl up, and form in big letters, the word PAY! He didn't pay much attention to it, but in a few minutes he looked aroundgain, and saw distinctly in the same place, the word THE!! Astonished at this, he ran below to inform the c-iptain and when he got back and look ed up at the tail, he found that it had chan ged again, and had formed the word PRINTER!!! Whereupon he and the captain marvelled greatly, and did resolve, instantly to heed the admonition, and as soon as they got home, to go and pay the printer. (3One of the Boston papers statesthat he Boston ladies are holding lemonade parties A large punch bowl of water is provided, which is sweetened by the young ladies all placing their lips to the brim. The old maids then look into it, and thn lemonade is "done did." .