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re From the United Slates Telegraph. Til K PESTILENCE. My heart grew sad as I gazed upon The ling'ring rays of the blood-red sun, Till lost behind the hill. All was hush'd not a sound was heard, Save the warning of the evening bird The lonely whoop o'-will. The evening winds blew chill and damp, And the flre-fiy lit his tiny lamp, To guide him on his way. My heart grew cold twas chilPd with fi-ar A hideous form was drawing near His eyes fix'd on his prey. I marked him as he hurried by His ghastly mcin, and his glaring eye; And noiseless was his tread. His poisonous breath nowfill'd the air, And all was horror and wild despair, For even Hope had fled. On either side as his victims fell, A cry burst forth twasa horrid yell, That seeniM to reach the sky: And his livid lips with pleasure curPd, Whilst he scattered death throughout the world, And heard the orphan's cry. lie gazed around with an eager eye, Then raised his fatal sword on high Each Iho't life's race was Tun. But a mighty voice rang through the air Crying cease thy work lhe nations spare Thy master's will is done!" STANZAS. The man who, in all wishes he does make, Does only nature's counsel take, That wise and happy man will never fear The evil aspects of another year; Nor tremble, tho' ttco Cornels should appear; He does not look in almanacks to sice, Whether he fortunate shall be; Let Mars and Saturn in the heavens conjoin, And what they please against the world design, So Jupiter within him shine. If of your pleasures and desires no end be found God to your cares and fears will set no bound, What would content you? who can tell? Ye fear so much to lose what ye have ot As if ye lik'd it well: & Ye strive for more, as if ye lik'd it not. Go, level hills, and fill up seas, Spare nought that may your wanton fancy please; Hut, trust me, when ye have done ail ihi, Much will be missing still, & much will be amiss. An interesting Scene. The Charles ton Mercury furnishes a graphic (Inscrip tion of a birth day colouration which took place in St. Peter's Parish, S. C. on the Otii day of last February. Airs. Sa'ah Lawton, a widow lady, being on that d.iy 77 years old, called all her children, grand children and great grand children together nt her own habitation, for the purpose of bestowing on them her last maternal blessing. After having receiv ed them in the most oflbctionaie and af iccting manner, and having gathered Iliem all about her, she said, "My chil dren, I have o,,g anticipated this day, with a fond wish to see you all before 1 d.e, and now 1 feel that it is n little hea ven below; ' for already had her children nnd grand children been making the house resound with praise to Him from 'rbleS,S nSs flow! a'lshe contin ued lhe Lord has done wonders for me; ";,a S'ven me a tamily eighty-four number: and. whnt gratitude, all my children and grand chil -Y"" grown, are professors, religion, and rmt nnn im .1:- ' bis family, but all contribute to the Im. pmess ot my life. Even those who have carried into my family, are also all rcli poua except one, and religion is the on ly thing he wants. .My eldest and young est sons are Ministers of the blessed anu two of my grand dnughte are ministers' wiroo :n i.:.. Had a son-in-law who was also in some ll r I 1 a . II ? . mm "u,y My family is healthy and Jinnnv nn.Ki m i- J W 1 a,m0Sl an uve "ear mo. Uh! when I look at you all, my heart is full rr 1 . . y . ,v" 7 fciummie to uou, to think how I am blessed with children and grand chil dren, affectionate and dutiful, to comfort c in my declining years. God bless yon, my dear children." Her eldest son between 50 and 60 years of age, then de livered a pathetic and interesting dis course, and his youthful brother closed 1!) St il- of (1 )- the exercise with a feeling and impressive prayer. Dinner was then served up, and fortv-four sat down to the first table, all except one being professors of religion. The younger part of this happy family filled the next table. Ral. Star. Artificial hands. Tho Salem (Mass.) Gazelfe mentions that Mr. Increase Hill, an ingenious artizan, in that town, has just finished a pair of artificial hands which in their admirable adaptation to the multifarious uses of those important members, are said to surpass any thing of the kind ever seen in this quarter. The unfortunate voting man to whose ne cessities they are destined to minister, came from the country, and has already tested their efficiency in various ordinary manipulations,such as writing, cutting, &c. A promising Editor. A Kentucky editor of note, speaking of a contempo rary in his neighborhood, describes him as one who far ten or fifteen years has been uttering falsehoods out of every pore of his hide, and who never sits down to write without having a swarm of pal-j pable and visible lies buzzing around Wis pen, and settling down upon it like a cloud of summer flies who, when he at tempts to reason, ambles but poorly; but let him once get fairly mounted on his hobby of blackguardism, and away he goes, like a Lapland witch astride a broomstick! Mexico. By the arrival of the schoo ner Crawford, at New Orleans, informa tion is received that the city of St. Louis dc Potosi was taken by Gen. Montezu ma, with JUUU men, alter a sanguinary battle. The city was defended by about UU men, with nieces of artillery, and made a desperate resistance. The loss on both sides was great. The citv of Victoria also surrendered after an action of two hours; the government troops lo sing 20 or 30 men killed and wounded. Soto la Marina declared in favor of San ta Anna, and the troops left for its de fence marched for Matamoras to defend that city 500 men, it was said, were on their march for the purpose of redu cing me place. Cancer. Mr. Thomas Tvrrcl. of Mis souri, advertises that a cancer upon his uoc, wnicn had been treated without suc cess by Dr. Smith, of N ew Haven, and the ablest surgeons in the western coun try, had been cured in the following man- tier: lie was recommended to use stronrr potash, made of the lye of the ashes of i i . ..... reu oaK DarK, boiled down to the consis tence of molasses, to cover the cancer with it, and in about an hour afterwards cover this plaster with tar, which must be removed after a few days, and if protu berances in the wound apply more potash to them, and the plaster again until they an disappear, after which heal the wound with any common salve. Cautery and tne unite had previously been used m vain, this treatment effected a snetidv and perfect cure. A scene from real life. The Georgia Constitutionalist says: At a company muster the Captain, after exhausting all the military manoeuvres of which his tac tics consisted, thus bespoke his gallant company: "All you chaps as is in favor of nullification, step forward five paces in front, and all you as is agin nullification, keep your places in the rare' Where upon all the men in the Captain's com pany marched forward except live men, who kept their places.' 'D n you,' said the Captain to the said five, 'I'll sell you Cur niggers!' Instantly four of tl joined their comrades in front, but lhe nun man swore 'he would be a nigger before a nullifier.' bb Otitis a fact worth noticing, that eve ry man who carries a watch on a sunny day, has a ready and efficient means for obtaining fire, when the sun is near his meridian altitude. If the chrystal of the watch be opened and filled with water it forms a piano convex lcnsf by which the solar rays are reduced to a focus which being thrown on any dark color, cd combustible body, will cause it to take ure.kalem Register, Commission Busmen IN NORFOLK; fpllK Co-partnership of Gordon $ Toivnes having this day expired by limitation, the Subscriber takes this method of tendering thanks for the liberal patronage he has received from his friends heretofore, and to ask a continuance of their favors. JAMES GORDON. Norfolk, 1st Sept. 1S32. 3 4 EcOOI- HESSE. TIIK Subscriber is under the disagreecable ne cessity of requesting those who owe him, to owe him if possible no longer than May Court. This he requests not from choice, but necessity compels him to require either cash or note for the debts due him in this vicinity by lhat time. C. JVINDHOM. May 20th, 1S32. 39 Five Cents Reward. RAN A WAY from the Subscriber, on the 29lh of August last, an indented mulatto girl, named tempi: JONES. In the 20th vear of her aire. 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, stout built, and bright yellow complexion. The above reward, but no charges, will be paid on her apprehension and delivery to the Subscriber. All persons are hereby for bid harboring or employing said girl under pen alty of the law. STEPHEN HARPER. Sept. 11, 1S32. 4 3 fgHE Subscriber being about to lake a trip to the South, respectfully informs those con cerned, that I have left Mr. Daniel Knight my'agenl, who will attend to any pecuniary mat ters of mine as fully and effectually as I could were I personally present. Mr. Knight is au thorised to institute legal process in every case where claims have been of a long standing, if not paid immediately. I have also left all my professional business in the hands of Wm. Sutton, Eq. to whom all those whose business I have in hand are for thc present referred. D R jXES. Tarboro', Sept. IS, 1332. 5.4 Millinery, ec. rMIE Subscriber informs her friends and the Jl public, that she has just received her Spring Supply of articles in her line of business, viz: Pattern Silk and Satin-straw bonnets, Leghorn, Dunstable, and Navarhio do. Elegant hair puffs and curls, I lead dresses, ornaments, &c. An assortment of wreaths and flowers, Gauze and crape shawl and handkTs, A great variety of ribbons, cc. &c The Subscriber still carries on the Millinery & Mantua-making business, in all its variety. A. C. 'IIOIVARD. May 5, 1S32. H KUNIlWAIT. COMMITTED to tl 1C inil nf EdtTprnmhp nnun v 1 j ty, as a runaway, on the 22d day of June last, a negro boy who says Jus name is AjUAM, and belongs to" James B. Tartt, of Alabama. He is about 30 years of age and dark complexion. The owner is requested to prove property, pay char ges and take hn.i away in the time limited, or he will be dealt with as the law directs. C. JVINDHOM, Jailer. July 21, 1832. . 4S Gins and Fanning Mills. nPHE Subscriber resnectfnlK i lie, that he continues to manufacture at his shop in 1 arborough, near the bridge, Gins and Funning Mills, Of lhe latest and most annroved coristrur.tinn. He will make his work, as heretofore, in the nest manner and as expeditiously as possible. rersons win piease apply to Mr. Benj. M. Jackson, in my absence. , , ,T JOHN JVILSON. I arboro', Nov. 2S, 1S31. 15 O Catch the Swindler! N Wednesday, Ihe22d hist. I hired my horse u.gic gig 10 a man by lhe name of JOSI!Pri FANNING, 0 Tyrrel county, But ate of Edenton, shoemaker by trade, to go to Plymouth. IJe stated that he would be back early on T I hursday morning, but has not yet re turned. He has not been at Plymouth; I have heard of h,s having been on the road to Wash! .ngton and afterwards on that to Tarboroo-h He is a clumsy built man, light hair, blue eves' and is supposed to be about 20 or 21 years of CI' with hlc or no beard. Had on JeThe 'f'l away a white chip hat, brown Holland iacket and blue pantaloons and vest. The hose is ' .ma l bay, stout built; has a white star on the forehead and h,s hind fetlocks are scarred bv wearing fetters.- The gig is painted black iZ limber shafts and but o",.? step; the body is e vere" Th c ,hc "e'boart handles "h CaMe Ca"VaS anJ ,ry I will give a reward of Ten Dollars to anv Sn ,W,k 7'" SiVE me such information ,han may get the horse and gig back again. Address Gardner's Bridge, Martin Countv JV V August 25lh, IS32. Y '3 C- IP. SSTiLSHS & (DO Booksellers, Stationers, And Blank Book Manufacturers, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. May 1, 1832. 02 Commission Merchants, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA. p ESPECTFULLY offer their services to thoir " friends and the public generally, and 10,)e by strict attention to business to merit a of patronage. May 1, 1S32. ITU a view to the more efficient prosecu. linn nf t Ki r I I lni.mncc lir Cuk !U. i Established a Boohbindery. Having procured the best materials from ih6 North, and employed a Workman who comes well recommended, they are prepared to execute on moderate terms, all orders in this line. Account Books, Records, &c. ruled and made to order: and every kind of Binding promptly executed in the best and neatest manner, on rea sonable terms. j GALES SON. QBeing Publishers of the Reports of the Supreme Court, such of the Subscribers to that Work as chuse to send their Nos. to him to bind will have them carefully attended to, and lhe Indexes and all deficient numbers supplied. Raleigh, August 2, 1S32. I have Received A Consignment of 9-i Crates of Earthenware, By the late arrivals of ship .Madison, Capt. Wood, and Anacreon, Capt. Lenox, from Li verpool, viz: 20 Crates assorted white ware, - colored 15 blue and green edge plates, 10 ,, white chambers, 3 painted ditto, 2 ,, printed ewers and basons, 1 ,, white ewers, 9 white hand basons, 3 colored bowls, pitchers, 2 ,, painted tea cups and saucers, 1 soup tureens, assorted. The above are entitled to debenture, and will the sold as low as any Importer can sell them in me u. states. Jllso, in Store, Dinner setts complete, light blue, black; brown, green and pink, First quality China tea setts, white & gold, Second do. do. in great variety. And an assortment of Glassware. V ru ,r n' K- MM KINDER. iNorfolk, Va. 26th June, 1832. Lost Pocket Book. QN Tuesday evening last, somewhere between Sparta and Barterfield, I lost an uncolored SHEEP-SKIN POCKET BOOK, Containing various papers, the nature of which. I do not recollect some of them are valuable to mc but could not be so to any other person, and about S30 in Cash. ' Among the money there were one SlO, two wS5, and two S2 bills South Carolina money, on the Charleston Bank, I believe. The balance of the money was N. C. or U. S. bills, but I do not recollect them well enough to give any accurate descnption. The finder will be thanked and handsomely rewarded by leaving the Book at Sparta, or with my father, near Barterfield. c r . , B- A HINES. September 20th, 1S32. 6.3 T"? CoPar,lnershiP heretofore existing in this place, in the name of , 5 v JV. U. Konntree & Co. Julv lastTni'0"!611 dlSS,Ved 0n the 14- Of t authorised to SuTuT. bSlnSS 7Z IT N H. ROUNTREEy btantonsburg, N. C. Sept. 3, 1832. 3.3 g20 HSWAED. RANAWAYfrom the Subscriber, on rn n,?ht Iast' m by ORAIV r , o ' 3.b0Ut 18 years - of age, 5 feet 3 or 4 inches high, swarthy com- Diexion npQ.IiT 1 1 -r down lnb i i 1,llc uraa lace ana down look, no beard, straight hair not v-rv black, very full hrMSt-Ltnrtt.:.u i.TL 01 ST. !-C0U0" Rothes "and black nais 7 f anU.W"1 Prbabl' ""P1 10 pass as a free man. A ro.,r.wi e w, J.. win be givcn, if taken w th in any person who will five's d bov oil e Tarb:roue2rh''S,d,':,S a half from bridge. J if ?l 'he RaIeiS road, near Cotey carrj.ng off said boy, under penalty ol the law. P. JENKINS Frinting neatly executed, '
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