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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1843
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
We are requested to state that a public
meeting of the Democracy of this County
will beheld at the Court House, on Tues
day of Superior Court week, (tlte 11th
inst.)
(JOur County Court was held this
week. It was well attended, as usual, but
nothing occurred worthy of special notice.
The subject of a public meeting, to respond
to the call of ths Democracy of Wake, was
agitated, and a general disposition manifes
ted to concur in their sentiments We are
under no apprehension that there are trait
orsin our ranks, and therefore we can un
hesitatingly avow our willingness to sup
port the nominees of the National Demo
cratic Convention, for President and Vice
President, regardless of the time when
held, the mode of appointing delegates, or
the manner of voting being fully assured,
that our Democratic brethren will wisely
and judiciously determine the bet course!
to pursue in these matters, as well as in l he j
sele tion of suitable candidates.
J"We have not an opportunity to m
spect the sage lucubrations of the Editor
ur,
the North State Whig, nor any of his
correspondents, unless it is through the I
columns of some other Whig paper; for !
the Editor declines exchanninir with us. and!
appears to have imbibed the spirit of his
patron, who cannot treat with ordinary
courtesy or civility the inhabitants of th
"Stale of Edgecombe." Happily we have
given the "conqueror" permission to g
into a "state of retiracy," and we feel no
disposition to crow Over him, nor his E.!i
lor; but as lhe3T seem sd rriuch disposed to
cry over spilt milk, and continue their
reckless charges and vain attempts to
disparage and ridicule the citizens of this
'county, we must say to them, and to
those who were surprised at the large
vote of Edgecombe, that we never witnes
sed, during the seventeen years we have
resided in Tarboro', so much excitement in
regard to an election, nor such a determina
tion td defeat or sustain a candidate, as v. uS
rnanifested ii Ihe recent election, by both
Democrats and Whigs, in regard to Mr.
Stanly. Several of his hitherto warm
Supporters, disapproving his public con
duct, openly abandoned him, and fiom fif
ty to seventy-five votes were all it was con
jectured he coUld possibly g t in the coun
ty; but the residue of his adherents, with a
zeal and energy worthy of a better man
and a better cause, rallied to the Polls a
larger number than even the most sahguinc
anticipated. Many Democrats, who usu
ally did not attend the polls, despite their
indolence and apathy, and the inclemency
of the weather, hastened to record their
indignation against the man, who had for
feited all claims to their respect and the
ick and the afflicted forsook their couch
es, to redeem themselves from the thraldom
of the vain and inflated individual, who
pompously and arrogantly proclaimed in a
public speech in this place four years since,
that he came not among us as a suppliant
for our favor, but in the spirit of a conque
ror and recently boasted that he had
thrice conquered Edgecombe, and would
conquer her again. He has fallen, never
to rise again his fate is sealed, and the
public honors he vainly imagined were
within his grasp, now deck the brow of his
contemned and underrated rival who if
he does not render himself quite so conspi.
fcuousand ridiculous in the public councils,
will no doubt add much to the dignity and
usefulness of the body of which he is a
member, and the benefits it will confer on
the people.
From tie Raleigh Register.
(JC. C. battle, Esq. of this City, has
been appointed by the governor ol Flot ida,
Commissioner to take acknowledgments
of Deeds. Mortgages, Contracts, Letters of
Attorney, and all othpr instruments under
seal, for the conveyance of property being
j.i icirnury or r tonna. a certificate
of acknowledgment by the commissioner,
me instrument as valid & legal, as if
maue betore the proper Officer in Florida.
filmingon, August 23 In no,ft
Very rtof our Town, and especially io
that part of it laid waste by the extensive
fire of April last, there are buildings going
up and jus' finished, dwelling-house,
stores and other things. A large propor
tion are of brick, and some of them will be
large, handsome, substantial edifices. On
Water Street alone, North of Prince
street, swept by the late fire, there art
about twenty-five brick stores in various
stages of progress We suppose there are
seventy or eighty buildings altogether.
erecting and lately completed; among the
lormer areihe Custom House, a large no
ter, and ihe Odd Fellows' School-house.
The buildings of the R;iil Road company
dest'oved hy the same lire, Machine shop,
Ware 'houses. Offices, &c, are nearly re
built, in an improved style upon the oh
ones, and other convenient alterations are
making at the Depot. Chronicle,
Counterfeiters. Two fellows named
Brown and Williamson have. B en appre
hemlad recently, Hrown at Edenton ami
Williamson near Windsor, lor passing
counterfeit money. The fi'lt point at
vhich they commenced their dirty work.
o far as we know, was at Norfolk, Va.,
from which they soon decamped, passing
through the several counties in their way
in this State until they arrived at Edenton.
Thre they were overtaken by their pur
suers from Norfolk. They had passed
these not s in Camden, Pasquotank, Per
quimans and Chowan coiinlie-. William
a m eluded his pursuers uinil he got into
Bertie, halving passed through Plymouth
No counterfeit monev was found on the
person of Brown at Edenton, having, it
is believed, made way with it before his ap
prehension. A batch of these bills amoun
ting to 4,100 dollars, was found near the
road a short lime before Willianson's ap
prehension All the bills circulated by
them were of the denomimlion of 330 on
tilt Far mer's Rank of Virginia, of which
heretofore, there have b'-cn but few if any t
counterfeits. These fellows will be enti
tled to a whipping at the public whip
ping post of ech county in whii-h thy
a,SC(i l0!jt. bj,jS) ., lhen mul bl. luniUt
over to lh; authorities of Virginia, to serve j
a term in the Penitentiary. They are be!
Iieve I to be only a part ol a gai.g l v
I nns, in league to carry on their wicked j
designs. Br nvn hails from Kentucky,!
but the whereabouts? of Williamson is not'
iat"d. Ntwbcrnian.
Completion of the Bridge over the
R.anuke --We learn that the Cars las!
night passed over the Bridge just erected
over the Roanoke by the Petersburg Rail
Road Company. The completion of this
Bridge has placed the Petersburg Road on
a pennament footing. It is now entirely
independent of the machinations of its
Portsmouth neighbour, and, with a perfect
connection with the Wilmington Road, has
before it, we are justified in believing, a
career of uninterrupted prosperity.
The Roads from Acquia Creek on the
Potomac to Wilmington are now in as
good order aa iiuii Roads can be, and the
comfort and expedition with which they
transport travellers, must ensure them
nearly all the cuvoin of the travelling pub
lic.
Petersburg Int.
Jl Fatal Duel A hostile meeting took j
p!ace at New Orleans, on Saturday week, j
between M r. Labranche, lately elected aj
Representative from the Stale of Louisiana
to the next Congress, anil Mr. Hueston.
editor of the Baton Rouge Gazette tn
which the latter gentleman was mortally j
wounded, and expired about tive hours;
subsequently to the meeting. The afi'drl
originated in a publication made by Mr.
Hueston; for which Labranche had assaul
ted him, in the billiard-room of the St.
Charles Hotel, on the Wednesday preced
ing the duel. The fiht took place at the
distance of forty yards the weapons used
being double-barrelled shot-guns, loaded
with ball. Mr. ilutston was not wounded
until the fourth round. Nat Int.
From thtN Y. Journal of Commerce
Two murders are reported by the
Southern paper s one, the wife of Harmon
(iarret'e, in Lauren's District, S. C, by
two negroes, who choked her and threw
the body on the fire. The negroes were
tried and sentenced on the spot! A girl
of 18 vvas found murdered in Caldwell
Parish, Louisiana, on the 2d inst.
Jl Homicide. Th" Louisville Kentuck-
lan say.: '.- son ol tne late Judge noyle
duiing the f lection, hail an altercation with
Mr. Greenwood, clerk ol the election, and
shot him. The polls were closed till alter
dinner, when Greenwood said he would
like to vote, as he had not rtlany hours to
live. He voted and died the same evening."
Dreadful Railrotd Accident. Last
evening, about six o'clock j Miss Mary
Miller, a young lady residing in the vi
cinity of Second and Coau.s Streets, while
walking on the Columbia railroad, near
where it. crosses Schuylkill Seventh street,
was knocked down by the horses attached
to a pleasure car, and fell upon the road in
such a manner that two of the wheels of
the car passed directly over her neck, cau
sing insUnt death.
She was walking at the time in company
with a gentleman and n female friend on
the pathway between the two tracks, and
the conductor of the car, as he came ud,
called out to them lo get out of the way,
when she, losing her presence of mind
rushed upsn the track directly before the
horses. fail. J. &. Uaz.
Jl Confessi6fi.--The Rridgeton (N. J.)
Chronicle savs that the black girl arrested
on suspicion of poisoning the late Enus See
ley, E-q and attempting to poison Mrs
Sueley, has made a confession of the fact.
She has admitted that she mixed arsenic
with the butter, with the design of destroy
ing both her master and mistress. The
only motive that can he assigned for the
horrible act, is, that she was aware that
there was money in the house, and suppo
sed that she could effect her escape, with it
.fioriKi; tvorp nut of the wav. She made
an attempt to break jail," but was unsuc
Cessful.
Alleged Attempt at Seduction by a
Clergyman! 1 mentioned several days
ince that an Ecclesiastical Council was in
vestigaiing the serious charges brought
against a Minister of the GospeK residing
in Southwark the Rev. Edward Covel
f tho Third llantist Church. The
investigation has closed, and the Reverend
irenlleman is declared lo have been proven
.r,,;iti nf "Traducinir the character of
members of the Church" and "Attempting
to violate a female member of his congre
gallon," named Miss Hubbell! Not satisli
ed with this result, about 200 of the mem
hers of Covel's Church express their readi
ness to stand by their Pastor, and if the
decision 'cannot be reversed, to form an in
dependent congregation.
Ph iladephid Trib fine.
Singular transaction. The Cattarau
gus Whig gives an account of a series of
outrages perpetrated in the town Of Machi
as, near there, upon a family named An
drews. E it ly last spring their house war
entered at different times, ami robbed of
many articles. The barn was set lire to.
and burned to the ground; and twice an ef
fort was made to burn the hou-e. A wck
or two since, a shingle was found in the
house w li ning the family to quit it, or
thev would he murdered; and on Thurs
I iv night, the 27th ultimo, Mrs. Andrews
vas ,iw,ikenel by a noise outside of the
dwelling. Looking out cautiousl v she ob
s- rved a man fixing a sort of : scaffold in or
der to reach a window; and, quietly p s
s.-ssing herself of an axe, she waited until
loe. iellow had raised Uie window and
thrust his arm in, when, with one blow,
she nearly severed it from h.s body. The
thief fell back to the ground with a groan,
and was carried offby his comrades, who
were traced by the fallen blood full twelve
miles, when all trace of them was lost.
New York paper.
New use of the Tomato. The Cheraw
(Geo.) Gazelle slates that, in addition to
the advantages, of the Tomato for table use,
the vine is of great value as food for cattle,
especially cows. It is stated that a cow fed
on Tomato vibes will give more milk and
yield butter of finer flavor, and iii greater
abundance, than on any other long teed
ever tried. It is thought, too. th it more
good food for cat'le, and at less expense,
can be raised from a given quantity of
ground planted in Tomatoes, than from any
other vegetable known in the Southern
country.
Business A gentleman called on Fri
day morning of last wiekatthe counting
house of one of the Iron Merchants of Phil-
adciphia, to purchase fifty tons of pig iron.
In the course of the negotiation, the mer
chant was led to inquire to what purpose
the iron was to be applied?
"To make weights for Yankee clocks.''
"Why what can you do with so many
clocks."
They are shipped to England."
Think of that! Fifty tons of iron for
clock weights, each clock requiring, prob
ably, less than five pounds. We saw it
stated some lime since in an English paper,
that these clocks were being introduced in
to the Manufacturing Distiicts of Great
Rritian, and almost every workman was
becoming the owner of one of them.
THE TIMES.
The Rev. Bishop Andrews, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, in a well
written letter lately published in the South
Western Christian Advocate, alter disclai
ming the intention to discuss the question
of Bank or no Bank, or at all to engage in
the political strife, because it is aside from
his habits of thought or speech, says:
" The substitution of gold and silver for
the pretty pictures which had circulated as
money aforetime, has removed one cause
of restless and feverish suspicion. A man
is not afraid to receive money in the morn
ing. for fear it will be worthless before
nigh' ; nor does he apprehend, as I have of
ten done, in passing through this country,
that his money will be out of date in travel
ling twenty miles. Confidence in the cur
rency of the country is a very important
element in the promotion of individual and
neighborhood confidence. To be sure,
the value of property has decreased; or,
more probably, it has settled at its real and
proper standard: but this very thing may
work good for the country. The people,
losing sight of growing rich at once, will
be content with God's method of getting
property. Having given up the notion of
being nabobs, they will learn to be content
with that independence which results from
their industry and economy They will j
turn attention to home improvements and
home comfort; their negro houses will be
Comfortable, and the feeding and clothing
will improve. Instead of depending on
others for their bread and their meat, they
will avail themselves of their many advan
tages of soil and climate for raising their
grain and their own stock. Already this
is done on a large and increasing scale, so
that I found provisions much cheaper in
Madison County, Miss , last winter, than
they are in middle Georgia. This state of
things will of course he favorable to the
(daims of religion. The people, coming
down from the lolly visions in whi'-h they I
had been indulging, and having become
sobered from the depletion through which
they have been passing, will be more apt to
take time to think of deaih, heaven, and to
give to .le-usand his Gospel an impartial
and cordial reception With such a cur
rency, there will be fewer temptations, be
cause fewer opportunities for the display of
rascality. The whole apparatus of cosily
bank e lifives, and the long list of bank of3
cers, may be dispensed with; & the commu
nity is saved from witnessing what is, per
haps, after all, the great difficulty of the
system, at least as the people of this coun
try have seen it exhibited, corruption of
morals, and the pros ration of the greit
principle of honesty between mm and man.
I do not say thatth -se things are necessari
ly so; or that the system of banking could
not be carried on without these lesults; bui,
taking the good old rule, that the tree is
known by Us fruits viewing this question
in its moral apet alone, an actual exam
ination of the history of the banking opera
tions of ihe country (or the last ten years,
affords very little which is favorable to
these institutions, or complimentary to hu
man natuie. There may be many argu
ments used against the rrutdlic cur
icncy. 1 have heard one argued pretty
confidently viz: the inconvenience of car
rying it from place to place. Now, this
may be a very weighty objection vvnn
Mime: but, as to myseJh, I hive never been
much burdened with its weight. And
now I bid adieu to 'Jice institutions, wish
ing them more specie in their vault, and
more honety in their management."
Specie of he IVurld. The entire specie
of ttie world is estim;it"d by the Jacobs at
SI, 900.000,000. In Europe there is suppo
sed to be SI, 000,000 000. Mr. Menll, of
Un.on. Pennsylvania, says that, according
to the best authorities, the paper circulation
of Europe is fourteen times the specie cur
rency. Washington Market, Aug3l. Corn
wholesale, $2 75 per barrel. Bacon
S cents. Lard, 7 to 8 cents. Naval stores.
New dip; SI 85; Old; 1 70. Scrape,
70 cents. Rep.
COMMUNICATEE).
Elder Blount Cooper will preach at
T;irboro', on Friday, the 25th inst: on his
way to the Kehukce Association; which
will commehce its annual session at the
F.dls Tar River, on Saturday, the 30th
inst. being the Saturday before the first
Sunday in October.
Eider s John Sludler and James Wilder
will preach at Sandy Grove, on Thursday;
2S.h Sept ; Friday, at Sapponyj then at
the Kehuke Association, at the Falls Tdr
River Tuesday, 3rd Oct. at Hardaway's,
,ul at mgnt n 'lai
CJonetoe; i hursdaj;
in Tarboro'; Wednesday-, at
at Cross Roads; Fri
day, at Log Chapel; Saturday; at Spring
Green; Sunday, at Kthukee; Monday,
at Picot; Tuesday, lOih, at Morattock:
Wednesday, at White Plains; Thursdays
at North Creek; Friday, at Concord; Sat
urday andSundav, at Bethel; Monday, at
niih', iu Washington; Tuesday; 1 7th, at
Grimlle Creek; Wednesday; at Great
! Swamp; Thursday, at Tison's ni. h.; Fri
day, Saturday, and Sunday at Weadowj
at the Contentnea Associdtidri;
DIED
In this place, on Saturday last j aged ibout
trr e years, Ja mes Thomas, son of Mr.
James Mahagan.
In this county, on Sa'urday evening
last, Mrs. Priscilla Dupree, wife of Mr.
Willis Dupree.
TF. Harris,
(Late of the Firm of Warren Harris 4
Co Norfolk,)
ILL. on the 1st of Oct next, open
a House in the town of
Petersburg, Va.
For the purpose ol transacting a general
Commission and Forwarding
BUSINESS.
Produce of every description sent to them
will be il i-p se ol lo the. best advantage,
and all orders promptly attended lo.
Sept. 1, 1S43. ' 35 3m
JYoticc.
HP HE subcriber is desirous to sell his
House and Lot at Rocky Mount.
Tne situation is well calculated tor a Store
or a mechanical business of any descr ip
tion. Th ;se who wish to purchase will
do well to call speedily and examine for
themselve. Terms will be made accom
mod at ing. A. J SKINNER.
Sept. 1) 1S43.
35 5
At Tnrborouirh and New York.
SEPT. 2.
Bacon,
brandy, apple,
Coffee,
Uorn,
Cotton,
Cotton bagginjr,
Flour,
Iron,
Lard,
Molasses,
Sugar, brown,
per Tarbori. New York
7 8 4 5
gallon 40 50 40 50
lh 13 15 9 13
bushel 55 GO 47 52
lb 6 7 G 8
yard 20 25 15 1J
barre $5 5$ $5 5$
lb 5J t 3 4
,b 7 8 7 10
gallon 27 35 18 20
lb 8 10 G 9i
bushel 15 50 32 33
barrel 1G0 170 225 238
bushel 65 75 100 110
gallon 35 40 20 25
Salt, T.I. -Turpentine,
wheat,
whiskey, -
China, a l,tns t ml Earthenware
o
JAMES I. SMITH,
IMPORTER,
Sycamore Sreel. Petersburg, Va.
Has how open a full Mipply of
niMNA of various kinds and q-iali'jes
(JL SS pin. prt?sM and plain
K A KT H EN W A U E, o! every description,
He will Mipply him-i It with Goods by
mp'irtaii. n Porcba.-rs who may favr
him w th a call, may depend iipon hiving
Goods of the bpHj qualify packed with
giet care and op n reasonable t-ims.
Aug. 2S, IS4:$. 35 G
UlcIIivnmc, 12 ro was Icy & Co.
PK TKRSIUJUG, Va.
ini" VK received their Fall Supply nf
Bil GIlOrERIES, which includes a
heavy Stock of
COTTON BlI,fii
Hale Hope, and Tivhi
bole and Upper Lenlker,
CalJ and hip .Stu.s,
Wiih every other article in i heir Line
yhich will be sold on their unal terms.
Orde rs from tl.e'it- !'ri nds at a liisiuu'ce
will meelp'on pt a'tention. Strict atten
tion will always be given to the
Stt!r of lroducc.
Cotton Plan' rs who have not before di-n-ctt
d their atjention to this market, are
requested to give it a trial.
iigut J 7, IMS. 3i
To Country Merchants-.
Clinton Levering, Importer,
Lombard Street, between Light and
Charles,
VS for sale a very large and com
plete assortment of
China Glass, and Qiissnsivarc;
Of his own importation. I re -h rorri the
manufacturers, consisting in part ol
300 crates printed and painted Dirlncr,
tea and Toilet W.MK,
100 caes Rr.glhb, French &. India Din
ner and Tea WARE.
500 crate common Teas, Plales; Twlf
lers B -wk &c.
15 casks Lustre Pitchers, Mugs and
Tea Sets
Id caks Fancy Toih t Ware and Pitch
ers - v-rv hands me
25 while Grani'e Dinner Tea and TOI-
LE T W R E
50 casks China 'iVd e, ehrtmelled
raispfl. fig'd and while
1000 boxes English, American, and Ger
man OL SSi tumblers wine-, &c.
5 kilns Bdtimore manufactured StOne
ware, v;z: .logs. Pitchers, Jar? and
Pans, for a!e at faerory prices
too doz black Teapots, fi e proofj oval
and round
1000 hlf br.xps Window GLASS, assort
ed si? p
500 boxes German PIPES
In addition to the above, my stock will
be constant ly rpph-nished t hroujfhor.t.the
tall, by new importations direct Irom Li
verpool, of npw patlerns I am determi
ned to s-e 1 1 low for cash or to punctual
eredit buvers.
CLf VTO V L K VE R ING,
Lombard si bet ween! AghlSf Charles sis.
Baltimore, Aug. 17 31
Anchor ISoItisig Cluihs.
Petersburg, Virginia. July 29. 1S43.
Edwin Mimes V Co,
ttWILL OPKN on M. nd.y npxt, one
Case of Anchor Brand Bolting,
square meshed, and the best article made;
and have for sale, at fair pftces, which
are very cheap, a lull assortment, from
No 1 to 10 The acting par tner havin
been in t tie trade, moie man twenty jive
years, hazard-.- nothing in ying t'tat the
pircel now offered, is nut inferior to any
ever sold hy them.
Cotton Yarn.
111 1 1 E subscriber has just received a
quantity of Cotton Yarn, different
numbers, which he will sell
At Reduced Prices,
On reasonable and accommodating terms.
GEO. HOWARD.
rarhoro Feb 2, 1843
ConsUibles' lilanks for sale,
AT THIS OFFICE.