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Tarbovough, (Edgecombe County, X. V.) Saturday, Jlpril 6, 1833.
Vol. IXJVo 32,
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Georgia and the Missionaries. h is
probable from the following statement
which we extract from the Milledgeville
Journal of the 21st inst. that the troubles
of Georgia with the Indians and Mission
aries are not yet over:
"One of our new counties seems to be
in a hopeful way; a gentleman of high re
spectability there writes to us that thc
Federal and Indian parlies united in this
county, and succeeded in electing their
officers. Three of the Justices of the
Inferior Court have Indian wives. The
Sheriff refused to take the oath to sup
port the laws and Constitution of Georgia
or to leave the State. He was seen or
run a number of times by the Guard, but
they could never get hold of him. Hav
ing such a Sheriff and such a Court back
ed by the Missionaries, we may reasona
bly expect many and serious difficulties.
The Sheriff says he 'goes the whole a
inount for the Indians.' And I am cre
dibly informed that the Missionaries are
more unmeasured in their abuse of Geor
gia than ever.' "
Hon. John Randolph... The Richmond
Times relates the following incident,
which recently occurred in the Senate of
the United States:
"It is reported on sound authority, that
while Mr. Calhoun was speaking in de
fence of his resolutions, John Randolph
sal eyeing Webster. A hat was on the
table before him, which obstructed his
sight. Take that hat away! said Mr. R.
It was removed, arid the keen eyed de
scendant of Pocahontas sat himself to
watch the motion of Webster; throwing
into his face that piercing gaze, before
which he had quailed in past lime. When
Mr. Calhoun sat down, Webster rose and
faltered, and blundered, and sat down ut
terly demolished. 'Aye,' said Randolph,
'he's dead! he's dead,"Sir! He has been
dead an hour ago. I saw him dvinrr
muscle by muscle.' " .
Major Eaton. The Washington cor
respondent of the Journal of Commerce
says: The notice in the Washington pa
pers, from Dr. V. Randolph, disavowing
the publication, not the authorship, of a
letter to his brother-in-law Major Eaton,
refers to an affair which has made much
talk here. The letter alluded to bears
date in February last, and was issued in
a handbill here "last Saturday. It char
ges Mnj. Eaton, in terms too gross for
the public ear, of crimes and misdemea
nors, for more aggravated in their cha
racter than any of which his worst ene
mies even in times of high political ex
citement, ever accused him. The cir
cumstance is not worthy of a thought,
except as it is connected with the memo
rable dissolution of the Cabinet, in 1831;
and also with the removal of Major
Nourse, from the office of chief clerk of
the War Department. The reason for
removing Major Nourse, and appointing
Dr. Randolph, was the propriety of allow
ing the Secretary a chief clerk in whom
he had implicit confidence. It turns out
that this mutual confidence between the
clerk and the Secretary has led them to
a mutual understanding, from which the
public will reap quite ns much as the
parlies themselves.
Commerce with Pi
eminent has succeeded in i,s negotiation
will. Ponugnl, d American rice, lor
merly excluded by a discriminating duty
i luvor ot the rice of Brazil, is admitted
mo mat Kingdom upon ennnl In tm a It.,
superior quality will command the market
Fatal Accident We are informed,
says the Iluiherfordton Spectator, that
Miss Martha oung, aged about 17,
daughter of John Young, Esq. f BlJn.'
combe county, was drowned in Swannano
river, on the 22d ult. The circumstan
ces intending the accident as we learn
nre: The deceased, in company with a
Mis Bryson, a young lady of about her
own age, lef, Mr. Young's house to at
tend school over the river, and while in
the act of crossing it, on the log extend
ed across as a foot bridge, Miss 13. grew
giddy, and became so much alarmed us to
tall off herself, and at the same time,
overturn her companion by whom she
was led and assisted. Miss 13. was borne
down by the current some distance ami
washed on shore, where she lay for aboui
half an hour, insensible, and by her cries
alarmed I he near neighbors, when she
was assisted home, and ihe body of Miss
Young sought after, but which was not
found until several days afterwards, and
about ten miles below where she fell in.
Sun Flower seed. li may be beneficial
lo some of our neighboring farmers to be
informed of the profits arising from the
culture of the sun flower. We see in a
northern paper, the advertisement of .a
gentleman of New York, who wishes to
purchase ten thousand bushels of seed,
lor which he will pay the 'highest price of
corn. If his statement be correct, that
our lands will produce twenty-five per
cent, inore of sun flower seed than of
corn, and that its cultivation requires less
labor, we think that ihe interest of the
farmer will prompt him to plant it. From
all that we hear on the subject, we con
sider it a promising and profitable pro
duct, if the market is certain. On this
head we have no information.
Nncbcrn Spectator.
The Pic Nic The Charleston Cou
rier of the ot li inst. says: An elegant en
tertainment was given yesterday, by a
number of the citizens of Charleston, un
der the patronage of the ladies, in honor
of the military and naval officers on this
station, at Belvidere, a beautiful country
seat or villa, on Cooper river, about three
miles from the city, formerly the resi
dence of the late Col. Shubrick, and now
in the occupation of Dr. Joseph Johnson,
who politely tendered it for the occasion.
The company began to assemble about
12 o'clock, and had generally arrived by
2 o'clock, P. M. The greater propor
tion of the company were conveyed in
carriages, but many of them on board
the United States steam boat, which con
veyed their military and naval guests to
the festive scene. The number who
partook of the fete, was estimated at a
bout 1200. Among the guests were
Major Gen. Scott, Col. Bankhead, and
Major Ileileman, of the army, and Com
modore Elliott, Capt. Zanlzinger, and
Capt. Mcrvine, of the navy. The spec
tacle was one of uncommon interest and
attraction where beauty and fashion,
elegance and taste presided, and paid a
grateful tribute lo valor and worth. The
splendid mansion, at Belvidere, was
thrown open for the reception of the
throng, and its spacious rooms were de
corated for the occasion, with various na
tional and other flags, tastefully inter
spersed with wreaths of evergreens and
flowers. Marquees were placed at inter
vals about the grounds, whence the bu
gle occasionally sent forth its martial and
spirit stirring notes. The repast, com
posed of rich viands and choice wines,
was served up under a canopy partially
formed by the wide spread branches of
embowering oaks. Bands of martial
and other music were in attendance, and
dancing, both in the house, and on the
lawn in front of the mansion, was kept
up throughout the day. The ladies pro
menading through the broad avenues
and adjacent grounds, gave them quite a
picturesque and animated appearance.
Towards evening a fancy lottery was
drawn, "m which the ladies alone were
allowed to be competitors, and which in
its capricious distribution of prizes, con
stituted a source of much' amusement.
During the day the U. S. schooner Expe
riment, handsomely decorated with na
tional flags and signals, was anchored in
the river, immediately opposite the villa.
The day, although at first cloudv and
threatening, turned out very pleasant, and
was occasionally enlivened by gleams of
sunshine. The comDanv broke un late
in the evening, having passed a day of so
cial enjoyment and unalloyed festivity.
The Donaldson A cad emu and IMnnunl
Labor School. This Institution, project-
hi oy the presbytery of Fayetteville. and
recently incorporated by the Legislature
of our State, appears, so far as its objects
nave been made known, to have met with
considerable share of public favor.
From all we have learned respecting this
academy, it seems destined to be a pub
s;.. u. .i : r . 1
..v miaiug; iu i region oi country, anu
probably to many future venerations.
The T rilStees ll:1VP Inpntnrl it nn TImw
Mount, in as healthy and advantageous a
situation as could well be selected for it:
and we learn, that they are resolved to
spare no pains or expense;, in making it
an institution, worthy of the patronage of
li the triends ot solid education and
sound mora s. More than Slfl OHO mvp
already been subscribed for its endow
ment; and steps have been taken for in
teresting the public in the augmentation
ot its tunds. J he I rustees, at their re
cent meeting, in this place, have entered
into a train of measures for carrying its
exercises into as speedy operation as the
nature ot i tic case will admit. We un
derstand that their proceedings will soon
be laid betore the public, and that from
these proceedings, it will appear that they
are guided iu their measures, by the most
enlightened and liberal doIicv. We
heartily wish them abundant success.
Fayetteville Obs.
Education. Seven thousand dollars
have been subscribed at Marietta, Ohio,
to aid in the establishment at that place
of a Manual Labor School, a principal
object of which will be to prepare voung
men lor teachers ot common schools.
The plan contemplates the expenditure
of twenty thousand dollars, one half of
whiuji it is believed wilt be raised in the
Eastern States.
Razor Paste. The Carolina Watch
man states that common candle snuff,
clean of grit, spread on a razor strap, pro
duces an edge in the quickest time of any
thing ever tried; superior to Pomeroy's
or any other. To be spread with a knife
and renewed not oflenur than once in se
veral months.
Another Munificent Donation. W
are informed by a gentleman who left
Washington City a few days since, that
just before his departure, intelligence had
been received at the onice of the Coloni
10,000 from New Orleans. Mr. Ireland
of that city, lately deceased, has left by
his will to the American Colonization So
which is valued at 30,000. This makes
$20,000 from New Orleans in one year,
for this noble charity. N. Y. Obs.
the kind in the United States. They fin
ish from the bar seven hundred axes per
day. This unparalleled rapidity is by
means of an ingeniously constructed ma
chine, with which the head and eye of ihe
axe is formed, and after a few strokes of
the hammer, is ready to receive the steel,
all which is performed in a few seconds.
The factory went into operation about
five years ago.
The Scuppernong Grape. Mr. Tmri
Spruill, in a communication for the Hali
fax Advocate, says: The discovery of
the Scuppernong Grape has been, no
doubt, a subject of much inquiry, particu
larly with the intelligent agriculturalist:
and as it has never appeared in the pub
lic prints, I now, in my weak manner, at
tempt to make some remarks concerning
it. According to the best information
which I can get, the Vine was discovered
about 70 years ago, in an island on the
east side of Scuppernong river, in Tyr
rell county, by some hunters whose names
were Alexander, (an ancient name in that
county) in the month of September. Af
ter tasting the grape they were so much
taken with it that they put a mark bv
which they might know it again. The
next spring they brought it home and set
it out I was at the place in January last.
and it is now living and in a flourishing
condition; all hough it has been much ne
glected. For a long time the grape was
cultivated in a crude state and was a
source of some trade: it has not been
more that thirty years since it was first
made into wine, and at this time it is a
source of much profit. By this single in
cident our country is blest with one of
the most delicious beverages the world
can produce. I could have procured
certificates of the above facts, but did not
think it necessary. If however it is
doubted, can do so at any time.
Wonderful Preservation. On Mon
day evening the 18th ult. a Mr. Smith
drove up to the grist mill of Mr. S. Leon
ard, in Louisville, leaving an old lady 84
years ot age in the cutter to hold ihe
horse while he went into the mill. The
horse commenced backing, and notwith
standing the exertions of the old ladv.
they were all precipitated down the gulf,
a perpendicular fall of more than 40 feet.
And, strange to tell, neither the old ladv.
nor the horse, were in the least injured.
The cutter was dashed to pieces. On
some one calling to the lady if she was
alive, she rephd she was, but that she had
lost her candles!
OOn Saturday, the 2d inst. Mr.Thos.
U. Campbell, of King and Queen coun
ty, Va. rode to where his negroes were
cutting wood. The negroes had kindled
a fire immediately by the side of a large
tree they had cut down. The tree was
kept off the ground, and prevented from
falling from the stump, by its very large
and spreading top. It being extremely
cold, Mr. Campbell very incautiously sat
down by the fire to warm himself, whilst
the negroes were engaged in cutting off
the limbs. He was scarcely seated, be
fore the tree suddenly turned, fell from
the stump, and crushed him to death.
Rahigh Register,
Lock Jaw. A late number of the Erie
Observer states that a young man named
Richard Moninton. of WaterfonL Pa.
zation Society, of a second legacy of died recently with the lock jaw, occasion-
eu by running a nan in nis toot. A cor
respondent of the same paper, recom
mends as an enectual preventative of this
ciety one-third of his estate, the whole of most terrible disease, the application of
strong lye, applied as warm as it ran bo
borne. "If the wound is in a pari of ihe
body where it cannot be immersed in the
lye, apply cloths well saturated with
warm lye: thev should be frequently
A larve Establishment. Thp ayr fne
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tory of Collins & Co. at CoIIinsville, (for- changed,' and the application continued
meriy canton,; Connecticut, is tne most until the pain is removed.
complete and extensive establishment of
Pennsylvania paper.
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