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' . - S . ' ' f-- . ' ' V-; . ' . . . f- i--:' mi ' ) s f t - Humour. I A )tk has been lately published in Iglaiul, enlitled. " A Treatise on A- teiations of rood, and Culinary 'K-.hiti.u, ti, . V,mulent So- .fcifV.. ;.f. i n...... AVi,,o ririLaous liquors, Tea, 'Coffee, Cream,' Mustard. Pen. j win v.vi... , .... fi , " ' j i . - sii; I):, 1.1.,., ., Ji'r articles. 'employed mtV-menuc econ- Mv; Ah J methods of detecting them, ?r FniJitEiiCKAcccM, 0 errtive $r misK . .r rl 1'ijk tical Chcm y ..... v." ior. &c c. Lon- iia -Wnf k has lccsevicwed at swine th by the Editor of iL'at ably con tra Journal Blackwood's Edinburgh ..MKU'i)Mi...fM,l..rii.JoM? Has it been from mohves ol r r readers, ft letter pn'blielird f in the ). fr Mnrch, jiurportirg to be from old lady, who, it appears, had ail ig, cnconBCiotw or narm, rnjoyen if P-nnd Jlnnr oft Ins lite to her rfearra tcnt untiLjntcrriiiiteO by Mr. M. hose new Philosophy opened tier 19 lo hei danger, caused her to starve inn) from the dread of lieTrtg poisoned the use r the very .aliments, which hitherto kept her in existence. p DEATH IS IN THE POT." -Ve bless our stars that the knowledge the art f cookery does not constitute f part of our Requirements. Wc arej ithorGughly convinced a priori of Jhc 'ousting character of its secrets and impurity of its details that wc are 'He sure, n more intimate acquaintance l ?fh them wou!d have embittered our X.J ; - ' . . i . a t'.nn.i' c.r.l l. vA'ilvalrnvpil ffirfrpr 1 I,.xlil. Iaii. nf kiik ctnmarl. i ' ftmnkeitapoinf, therefore, uniform- .botl,c ' brouglit it forth from the press jftolidl our suspicions, and to discuss n f)"mb!rI . sT,:ire : , 1 savory dish that may boJ placed be- Jowwr-Iikp bottle, Mr. North, so green f us, without asking any questions th? "m, "ntU. lie grasp -tut its ingredients. It is really much Y,a knwbe buttle well, it be o,ig,d V frc agreeable to be allowed quietly to ,n niothereforc me. He put it to his take a Stewed cat for a rabbit, tU.nBoap- heP(I;e, d"blct " a tea be made 'joi( aefmn. accessaries tof00" fs cautiously as if it had been the Jf deception.. VVhen we have finished lack.ilrjjp, Jie taatod 1 1, and again re. iisallad, we arc by no means anxious th-se homble words. Mrs fmati -ny-prooftr however clear, Irollope, ya arc .paio,iaf It ha" ?i it was seasoned with a preparation he ?,on ,f,Im,;d " peculiar disagreeable ' .fWhale'rbliibbtfr, instead of Florence i8m1eH;, ,,!tit5 l'!f ,1,refth f !ab'it,,' d, unk- And we should consider ourselves; ,L ihmight I. has5 it come WpV a triflSno- nhliiralinn t nv t0 th'9 I 1 1,0 Btnell tVCr SCCined to Diy amtird nitured friend." whi,iu.I,SU9Pec,i"S 9ouI. ,n:i9t .fragrant and ...t'A.i.1 m .i..,,-f ' that the 'Reindeer tongue, which yjes so pleasant a relish to our break ;jjt, bad been recently abstracted fnim 1 1, jaws if some distempered poodle.-t- 1(fortuncs of this kuid, it is impossi. 'iifor human sagacity to prevent, while prr are perhaps toe grievous ior numan -I ience to Liar. Our best refuge, ireforp, is bur ignorance, and w here - i U i i : ill Bione ConstllUteB our iiHpiimbi, f fciy we must agree witn tne poet, mat indeed folly to be wise, i Blackwood's Edinburgh Mi gazine for .' J March.,; r,,i- .'UailM J in an elderly Genilewomsn to Mr. Chri&to. lit-. nher North.' - yi)EAn MB. JiORTD, M much fear this is the last letter you , ? 1 il receive from your 6ld friend. I'm awa, Kit ! to the land o the ? J? and that too, under Hie influence fV'I1 complication of disorders, which lvo beeta.iunderminding, my constitu fu';tt, (originally a sound and stout one) j"! npwartis ot nan a cenuryviijooit iJy Qursel, my much respected faaand 1 1 hk no more of your rheumatism. '. j . . . .. . . - . A . i vjat, btiieve me, is a mere trine, out jhk if' what you have been doing, i;e mv icwu ui iiiji yiu mat jrur were born) in toe eating and drink way, and . trembler I know, my ar Kit, that ybu never were a gor- nnizer, nor a sot ; neither surrly s I, but it matters not, the most ab- mious of us all, have gone through rful' trials, and. I have not fek.il! in ores to cast up the poisonous contents my hapless stomach for nearly three re years. You would' not knovv. me ,v j I had not the slightest suspicion myself in the looking-glass this morn- Such a facs : so wan and. wo be e ? No such person drew Priam's tains at dead oLnrgiit, or could have - A Kim liutr liid T'rrtv' 'rt o litt.f ' ItlWell, here we come to the point. I ' ;'nrrnbcr now, perfectly well, that 1 ifve been out of sorts all my lifetime ; Ml the causes of my continual illness, Hve this day been revealed, to mc, yjay my tnelanc holy fate be a warning you, aiid mil your dear conlribulors, I iStt ol'ran whom tlio world could ill lire atihia crisis. Mr. Kdilor, , 1 .. ; J have been poisoned. You must know, tLat I became uer- "Jiii" J nujuaiiiieu, u iew weeus ago, fite accidently, with that distingtiifihcd lemist, well known in our metropolis J .1 - T".t ... il n It inr mme oi ueatu in inei'jciiiwj ?'." i . j .... .... . . - . - rp voinniccrea a visit to me at break riu rri.:.j V...t .... -i mi, inoi xuuiDiiiiy, iiu , uccrpieu, rn. .1 Jtst as I bad; poured out the first p of ua, and was extending it cra- lusly on irds hira, he looked. at me, Jicderjck A cennt, Pperatlre Chemist, he. J RtiJ willi a low, lioarse, luisky .voice, like Mr. Kent)', aflud mo if I were not excessively ill? I had not Had the least suspicion of being so, but there was a terrible something in Death in the Pot's" face, which tolST the I was a dead "man- nmeuiatery go up, i mean . . . . , strove to get ip, , to line t the uen ior clerirvmajibul I Fainlcd -away. On awaking from .my swnoi: 'beheld Death in the Put'' still stating with his fateful eyes-ami croaking out, ball' in soliloquy, half in Tetc-u-tete, here is ii!t a lite in London worth ten years purchase." implored him to speak plainly, and for God h shkc not to look at me so malagrogurously and plainly enough ha did then speak to me suit. Mrs. Trollope, you are poisoned.'' l Who " cried out convulsively, ' whohaa perpetrated tlie foul deed? On O......I, a...i'i r'?'' h ' ""'Mj. -1 , 1 1 sneak.! -Have joti any nrool ot aeon heaven, or earth or the waters widen piracy Yes. Madam. I Ii8ve proitl's, the earth, any one particle of mutter .reputation, whitb is taovalu'ible to be' thro'wn a clamtijKs Proofs. Your, wice merchant, that is not impregnated with de.th ?, we C;ilftvJjat;he4and ypur brewet, your baker, your conlect-j What means this oespcrato mockery ? Sc-A poet ofchiyulryeorntxised Wcrftch-pennv ioner, yonr irrocer, ay,yoitr very hui' !i : eri are In a ' league against y . if, and, Mrs. Trollop,! you are jni.:!otcti " Wken-iOh : when was the .t;u dose administered i .Would an emetic be of no'-avail ? Could you not administer Here mv voicto was clinked. and nothing was audible, Mr. 'North, But the sighs and sobs of your poor Trollope. .U'v: v At last I became more composed, and Mr. Accum asked me what was, in gen eral, the first thing I did on rising from bed in the morning. Alas ! I frit (hat it was no time for delicacy, and I told him at once, that it was to take off a bumper of brandy for a complaint in my StOmaCIl He asked to hok at the delicious." - 4 Death in the Pot" then told mc. that the liquid I had been in nocently drinking every morning for thirty years, was not brandy at ail but vile distillation ol Iiritish molasses over wine lees, rectified over quick lime. nd mixed with saw dust Ami this is what a sad solitary unsuspecting spinster had been imbibing as brandy for so many years ! A gleam of comfort now shot ! across my brain, I told Mr. Accnm that t had during my wh;h life, been in the habit of taking a smallish gl-iss of Hol land before going to bed, which I fain hoped might have the efft-ct of counter acting the bad effects of the forgery that had been committed against me. I pro duced the bottle, the while globular one you know. Death in the l'ot tried St tasted, and ala! 'instead of Hollands,; he pronounced it vile British ir.alhto be.-.Uh ! the weight of lead and spirit, fined by a solution of soh-ascctate of cop;ier that has passed through my of lead, and then a solution of alum, ; and strengthened with grains of para-jSand disc, Guinea 'ppci' capsicum, and ther acrid and aromatic substances These are learned words, but' they made a-ttrrible impression upon my memory, Mr. Accum is a most amiable man, i well btiieve. but he is stranser to nitv. " Mrs. 'l rollope, yon have been poison- cd," was all fw would utter. -H ad the l...l .. .. ...l II II. ....l lw. :.. . Ill .lllll.V Mill! I lllll.illlln lit I II I'l llllllll I III"! I- ivftiitd lipfii ,if I'm lint tlmv wr tmilAtinv. nn.l ami n,p ,rf.nr Feeling myself very faint, I askod, ... . A . ... . ... .J. naturally enough for a woman in my r. i . .;. . v . . ..." Clrew bla'.k as h-- w .'s si'ininc, It '" l'' tne iiii. Mint ui si tiiiiS3, 3 .1 il. i v u nun i ii-1 I- i .i i hellisli liquor, pardon my warmth, and u I.1!.-, t!i.,.....( v e . .. ,i e ,u: . mat nui.ii i au un u ill aim y .1 111 i; nil in.i .. . ... nv Vl'nra. Mv thirst W:m nnw nt,il.M:. hie, and I weSecched a glass It came, -and. Death in the Pot detected ' ' ' . at once the murderous designs' o.rtbc brrwer Cocuhis hulicua, Spanish juice. Iiartshornc shavings, .'orange powder, coppcrafj-opiurHf tobacco, mix vmirc, hiiuiiuoii, uir a Si.im oi if. h ,cu mcuc uou i.uiy zuu, Biiojccieu io , lchnol, to the highest in Colics wo brought, but Mr. Accotn was at hand j the test-act, andound them to . he con-; witnessed, on the purt oF tha students, tasnatch the devdly , draught from my ;forrnists. But :I have no trust in chr- a deportment genteel, correct and ex-lips.- He tasted '-what ws used to; he-mistry. His quarter-loaf looked like a emplnry, and a sniiml and ripening scliol called my genuine old port. chipcut off the Comer of a stone block, arship. Thesa fruits are most happily And in tbe swawl of heaven his fi.ee Tt-vvas a manifest shain loafi After ho.'-eviueiv'e of the excellence of iIia im la It mil (tiifi!.nl ,liTnn m iha A .. : ... .. . b?andv iavig foum my- mutnnsa h " . ..Vi. i . ' " mockeryr never more shall I be thrown l!r",c,P,e M T. a i t h v I . oir y guard. -Iin-alung weaker W M? Maih.me are t but my ears t n'.c: Ifti .... . - , , ,.- able and J - -SI II (I VI;lkl'l-. fin lurovvnll I Itcit'i trlnt i r. ' " ' and ! heard no more. 1 confessed tiT -oaeienee jHlCll WTC the sIlOCKIIig Words he ks'pt I minor poems of Walter Scott. Tin; only silt-vis- repeating to himself, and then again, of die reiyi-ct-we t el at having wasted iime Mrs. Trollope is poisoned' May I ji'.' ""Jf the havinjr il morpowr to waro " " w 1 1. . . loihers not tn rea l it. : It is one ot tliose miserable not have a SIDgltLCUp Ol tea, Mr. At-j Co. pi -ics which disgrace ;Uie British preus, 'snd cum,!' I. asked imjdoringly, and the which the cupidity or stupidity of some of our chemist shook his head, jle then open- iPhilM? "c t0 Bive. at Scco' M, ... -,, 1 ' - to their counti-vmcn.'. - CU the tea-CaddyV atltl empty ing its con-j Tl'c principal poem jjt lhe collection is entitled tents, rtlbbed my best gTFen tea bet ween 'The Search alter Happiness The story" isshort- his hard horify palrnsf Sloe Ieavcsi;th'-s"Mau7.H,Pl,s,,u,?e,nF a,ctol . V . .ciiniii. B.lvispil hv his inntnpp ( who 1 t iv,tM .. "feeftth in.ttiej'o, and while thoi H-lcareS, MAilc, color-, ed with Hotch pink, and with the fine gceci bloom lot" verdigrho ! Mnch, in the course of youi' regftlav tiTi:,.- you must have swallowed ! ' th ! Mr. North, Mr. North, you knw my ago, and neve; once, during my wlioie existence, have I tasted coffee. " I have been delu ded by pease and beans, sand, 4,ave' and vegctablevpowder !" Mr. A. called it sham coiree, nst in. famous stulf', anil unlit for huui;uTood ! Vlas ! the (lay that i was born Indes- nair f -.n't troil foi o n ljua nf vtntcl' Ull.l I . i- . i . just as the Hpa'kUiig; beverage wa about to touch my paie quivering nps, my . ur mat n..: m hc m an. , . friend; for-lmust call llim so io Spite j XUcy ieiwa. an l iheywr'J, and they stripped of every Ihinjr, HnfcMfeml, awl twi''SrunibbooUM it, STIlirtCll It out ofhis IllOUth, With a j w the king it.'sapriomted with sorrowand shame m.ist alarming Countenance. " It Comes Went bark to Se'undib aVsad as became. .nit nf t Ip til risfpi n i' U a ih-idlv Dui. Sucl1 19 w''elieit S!uff lint i palmed upon out O le,l c istei ii is a (Jt a.liy pou the ,iter.iry M;c m (he 1(lctit;n of VValter t)n." Here threw mysell on my knees ( Hcott. it hcj-eally did write that poem, he had before this fnei:rable man sind, cried. better hmg Jji his harp, aivl if that w.ll i.m cure Mr n,.ntb i. tl... .!.. ia,r.ri i .i For mercy s sake give me the very smallest piece-of bread and cheese, or 1 icaa support mysell no longer.-. Are we, rv arc we not-, to. have a morsel of break fast this dayt" He cut off about an inch long piece of cheese from that i dentical double ; Gloucester that you 'yourselfj- MrNorth'fVchoso -'for mci!' on vour last, visit to London, and declar ed jfiat if Jiad been rendered most poi sionouV by the anotte used to colour it. There isliere, Mrs. Trollope. a quan tity of red lead. Have, yon, ntadatne, never experienced, after devouring half a pound of this cheese, ah indescribable pain in the region of. the abdomen and of the stomach, accompanied with a feeling of tension, which occasioned much restlessness, anxiety, and repug nance to food ? Have you never felt, af ter a Welch rabbit of it, a very violent cholic ?" Yes ! yes, often, often, I exclaimed. " And did you use peppe; and mustard ?" I did even so-" 44 ' Let me see the castors." I rose, from my knees and brought them out.. He puffed out Rr little pepper into tlio palm of his hand, and went on as., usual " This, madam, is spurious pepper al together, it is made up of oil cakes (the residue of linseed, from which the oil has been pressed,) common 'clay, -and perhaps a small portion of Cayenne pepper (itself probably artificial or adul terated) to make it pungent. But now for the mustard," -at this juncture the servant maid came in. and I told her that I was poisoned, she set up a pro digious scream, and Mr. Accum If fall the- luuHiaril pot on un; iaiitt. Dm n is needless for me to prolong the shock, ing narrative. They assisted me to get into bed, from which I never more ex pect to riic. My eyes have been o penrd, and I see the horrors of my sit uation. I now remember, the most ex cruciating cholic. and divers others pangs whicli' I tlioiisrhi r.oihine: of at the time, Hut 'which must 1 have been the effect of deleterious solids and liquids which I was daily. introducing into mytatotnach. It appears that 1 have never, so much as once, either cat or drank a real thing, that is, a thing being what it pretended body ! Oh ! too, the gravel and the .! But it is impossible t deceive o-line' now. This very evening some bread was brought to me. Bread! I cried out indignantly. Take the vile deception out of my sight. Yes. my dear Kit, it ;was a villainous leaf of clay and allum ! 1 But my resolutioihis fixcd.-and I hone ,to uic in peace, llehcetorth, 1 shall not ! allow one particle of matter to descend 1 t a l I., i r . ,i .. IIIL HIT nillllllllll illll'ifllV I ll'l'l III V I i SfIf 4 T tbn ptb flani.lw ' ivi I Arr.im seldom IpnvM mv hd.w'o , o...H yesterday brought with him several' eatables and drinkables, which he as- ...! . l. l..l i , i . SI S a . ." . . -. , ' inJi.oil lias Imon l... .lot.i., P : . uounj m i clTu i M V t -enni i iiin SUbAlNNA I ItOLLOl'E. t , 0 , , , , . I l s- I have opened my mistres; !,, ( 1 1 .1 , . 1 .1 1 letter to.add. that sric died this ovrntng ... . ,,,,.S intieiaoiMhin my llollamls bit in niv..WIl"sn Brnnucea inem. rresulent, Tro .I- l!?'ut T'r past eight, in excruciatd r I. . . . ing torments. SALLY ROGERS. S iUC:i AFTEH IIAPPISESS;'- Abookhts Seen lulelv published kt Philadt 1- :pni;i, ji.tf porting to he a collection tit'some of 'he 'tis (well wi.h itmt JiitcntiWUf';-A t? VsUingA for J hn of tonsii ir-, WhoaVyor3,Jcin liooll . . .1. l: t . ' - . I v;s nui K.110W u:r,i yes vs jr. . I vas remember (Lit yon year 'or two ' 1 saw himat von 'itaee called V.iterl-vj ''. -15 it 0n'l)c li'4l with him oij damn San gun . ; , ItofuC- I Jd like (ley call him Weltinpfton, v . 'Upon this repty Soliinauii Ic ves Moaiwitr, and fin:liii; Mr Dull, aski him if lie is happy, John ao s .vers in h; Cu.storn try jrowlm strani. Where upon the Suttaiin tuk.es his leave in the followiiij -ifgj;U s;anz i : -, ' ,. Seignior, I kis your nan!s, si fare you weH i ? Ris.and In; d t, quoUi .luhn, and ro to hell,' ' The lei, inste.td oKdt)iiifj as he ia'bidilen g.jes to S ;oll;i!;l, purlnps by mistake; but not iiiccimfr w.tll any s.i:;bia'-'ioii tliere, lie depart ! for T'.rin, and seeing an Irishman in a frolic, lie C()inm.ll)(.e(l his ftrfMU to 8Ll.ip ljini ofhis shirt, 1,1 " "e c:iro tnes scnbemli, asK Mr. .let-- fries, who ijw, II, fisted for the office, to hang him by its siiks. Such friendly act wuuid secure a pul)lic'.itin. I!? Undoubtedly is , tlicJifflspiiiij' ol sonii miserable acrjbler, who 'h.is'assumcil his name, in. order to mcvive the CO mmuhity and en rich the boiliseller. ; : 11 - - '' - . - ,y r'.lmr. a v-- J) oiliest ic. , Mll.KDGKVittK, OKO. JULY 1 81 . VII A MPT IU ntl 1 B'!IJ The Trustees of the University of Geor gia convened &t Frauklia College for the purpose nf attending an annual examina tion of the students. I he-exercises com. meacedon Wrdnenlay the U iust. & con tinued Until Wednesday the 211. consis ting of an ex&niination of the Grammar School, of the FjeiliinaD, Spohomoru and Junior elilsses in College, elocution and conferring degrees. The who e number of student amounted to one hundred and sixteen, sixty-six of who belouged to the Grammar School In giving to ihe public a general view of our proceedings, and of the prospects of the institution, wo feel an interest equal ed nnly uy tne gratiueatiou winch wj ex perieoced in the exereines of the occasion Che result was such as to be particularly (Uttering to the pride of Georgians, and cannot fail of securing the best wishes, and nn enlargod encouragement, front the friends ofliterature in general. The Col lega had been so long 'depressed the efforts of its patrons had so often proved abortive, and their hopes been so frequent ly obscured by the gloom of disappoint meat, that the sustaining hand of per severance had almost .lost its impulse. The causes of such long depression re not now necessary (o bo enumerated. The evils have foaml their corrective in the interposition of the Legislature, and in .I:-.. i-a fyumtinn iifrima:. Tli present brightening pruspeuts of the insti tution, however ara more immediately attributable to the fortunate selection of officers. t he Presidency is filled by Dr. Mo ses Waddel; Profdinorship of Natural Philosophy and Chemistry, by Dr. Hen ry JiciisoN . Professorship of Mathe matics, by Air. Alonxo Church; A. Tutorship, by Mr. E. J .Kilfatrisk Until the late meeting of the trust, the Professorship of Languages was filled by Mr. John It. Goldino. That gen -tlemiin having resigned, hisvacaucy will bo supplied by two Tutors, Mr. K Pa trick being one, and the appointment of the other vested with the President as occasion may require.. Tho Grammar School in future will be unuer the Uee torship of Messrs. Moses V.' Dobbins and Edenezbr Newtos. This depart ment is regarded asan i.nportaut nurse ry, having euabled ui on this occasion to transplant sixteen promiDihg youths into the Freshman cla in College. The i munificence of tho last Legislature has enabled us to erect a suitable building for its accommodation. For this bene diction, wo take this opportunity of ex pressing our siucero acknowledgements. anA of ,enn ouf PrrtiU.for a more nn'rnnrirtl ftn.l irrulpfnl rouanl in tlm :isT . .V .IV " ..'m: T ment. From the lowest class in '. tins - ....... 1 ' 1 Ik . . mtors ana ueetors, appear from . . . nmi prncuco ,n uo novoteil to tne cause ot tne institution Jtealdus ln the iaculcftiiua -and virtue, indefatigable an unyielding in tho preservation of iuJuj- try and order. On th-s j2lht, the decree of A. D was conferred oir ljlizur Newton, VVm. V. Caraes, and Lerny Holt , aai .hat of A. I m mm fe It - - M. on Henry Hull, Thomas V. Poster. Jiseph M. Wolloy, Milus C. Nibi;t, KljfirfPZ'r fewton, and Jihez P. .VLir shiiil, all alumni of 7 PraiikliiiOollegL', The degree, of D. D. was Tikewiso con ferred on the Rov, J'raucis Cummius, A. M. .of Greene. v 1 On this, and the p're.ceedinfr dij', t!ie Sopho more and Junior classed were exercised in elocu tion, by the delivery of origin! ami select ora. tions. A very respectable and enlightened audi lory hnng ' Wnessed the exhibition" we make no further comment, willing' as -we are to abide he decision of the most correct taste and the most jsaloili criticism, conscious that the aioa fastidious e.;ir received noiTence I A sufacient pjrtioil of tlie annai-itns his art i iyeit ijTTiU i neceMSHry i ! ... ii : . .' r . : . tary jnstPLcumi io Chemistry 'hilosonhv. Thirf w4 m,,7 and experimental I'hi i . in trance in m atyie. si s'incriQ ! style, .sf dMnerioesfrivork. maiuhirr Vind;;(t;ie diractim tr ?r-rl son.. The IJol i.;k..... J. . "-r elected and contains enough j'M Cl "'A of so d. and ornamental edur.ii, ' 'U. I',, uon.iiaye and wdi be Kraduallv . r i crease of both. . B U "y m"de i i ,,. ...c Luuvins-nave organized rlvV Rr he promotmn f virtue and s',r ;'i conducuntf them , the true apj t B1B" U ri. -....t .... t ""'""" Hiaiuy enternrize uu;:( 1 lie next rnlWiatc term ; Monday itoUJiV July.-ne'e win ue eipecteu to rettun with m, nct ." klUppl'cauts for admission are reCl"l " 7 4 appear at that tin.e ""-uuea v, - With the means now employed. an,l ,i ronngq of an enliKhtened rablic d tier Providence,; to communicate a' p... 'tT' lege science as solid, morality M Dur ' mfU Kion as ratibnal, as those professed or by any people. . r Priistl uy order of the tloir-t, -A S - B fi CA.Vil'Il'-.i.i t Qmmn Jlihen; 22J June, 18J0. ' - For admission- into the Freslrm didate shall be able to rc.,.Tr, Zl if! 1 C Cornelius Nepo,, Cesar's ZZ lAtroQiiction, Tiicero. Vireil Si i i , in Greek. hav'e a knBfcdS&Jf?' write -.sd.pll correctly .wdbe&Jfe. Arithmeti s .tar as nronorHu., 1 lea "li IOTJPj JCSE Jlorriti Uepraxily.-U h xvi-i, f,,' or sincere regret that wo announce L death of capt. Joseph March, (,f Hampshire, a gentleman who hWucenia this country tor the last eight or months, antl was tiniyersally es'fe. metlbv those who knew him for the mihlncsi ,If his demeanor and the correct nes ,j il deportment. Ho was killed on Tours day evening last by Mr. Samuel WiL liams, who had resided for a slum tmj past in the 6tatj of Illinois. ye made some inquiry into the circtiawan. ces which led to this imfoitunato Sonn difTerences existed between lip parties tlunng winter, about pecuniary affairs, which, however, wore all. adjusted and settled, and the parties ap,.e r-ilm at least civil terms, nn i tha Ian i igV ot ten days, when a new sub ect of .h etude arose, also about money matters. Tho unfortunate man conceived tint capt. March had injumf him, anl oii tained his property in an ..improper mvi- ncr, and being id an embarrassej st ua tion, he felt tho supposed injury "very deeply, and allowed his passion to to so much raised as finally to commit the. fatal 'deed... On .Tiiutsdav evenine -a- bout sundown he crossed Irutn lllinios to' St. Louis, conversed with. cant. March at the back dor,mnd in the garden of the boardinr; house : sonic w-trmtli a$ perceived in their conversation, birtllie subject f it was not uiiderstoodiby ny one. in fact no one that was arq'iaiiiM with them recognized who .'hey wen:. After they had been in conversation coriplo'of hours the. report "f a pistol V:m liearil. and fli iiiM'i.ms in tuff UillJC rustled out, discovered tlio. oudy.of cap'. . March and that the other person lii fled. No doubt existed at tli, ti.ne'wto hatf perpetrated tho deed, but ihp suhi: quent conftssioti of the miserabl' man has explained the transaction. William fled from St. Louis, and on Friday af ternoon, at Belle Fontaine, termiiulcl his own existance with a pistol. Ho left a written statement that he' liar suf fered in uVies Irom capain M uch, that he had demanded honorable sutisfactwn and it had been refused, ami that lie took revenge. He also states that he intfii ded to have taken his own life on tho spot, but the means were wanting. Thus has terminated this dreadful af fair, and hurried two fellow mortals in to the presence of their God. It isM justice to the friends of capt. Mirrh to state, that it evidently appears nai w conduct throughout was correct and im orahle, and that Williams was ernes and led on to the dreadful deed by sop-, posed grievances and misconduct, w.iii in fact had had no existance. Capt. M had no arms about him, an 1. fr . general character and di'putinenf, the last who vvould. knowingly ami wil lingly iiijutcd another. Uazclta. VSVAT. ftMlN'A.) inc r !7c i urus, i oc cranes nromises a more abundant I'1'"' OH ihan that of the last scssoni. There are Ll....it OX .wi.no. nntliT rultll c. tvliirli '" j the last vintage yielded upwards ol i M..ur.a ,.r .;.' hi'aidi n vast ijuan't-j i lllllll3 .i mv, v.j i . .- ,p. . e .l n:lPllll4l'S. " j1'!" 9 ul li v K . re, Hiiuaiinii in uiiijjiiinii. , p . e ; Willi the ...river ; u "iu u,v of strangers, nt! a great fid retreat to t I who live in its -vicinity. ITio inte"'iu'-. ll- MiSili. I... tvin from llK1 14".-, 11 IIO.I IIU, . .,f liij iJinriipv. finds a source of ttuej,"1 :'.n..t;,, minp-led with deliffbt i cu" l" ...... Mil . " , l, Iv Llcndii tho beauties ol nauirv tl'T. UI II lail 111 OH tlio,abode of rural felicity. V'tLri-(;Ti)y." 'n-.inmm Ha t juor, Bsq- ol mil, ion, in this county, driving . ehai.-. . r scqnenecof thj lnrie nkmf hiy. 7rrj- pi ice cuiit'n it iiimi - . ,i.- t;er w" d w therebv so much injured, tl a . . u '. i ri .. .I-,,..' .. nf-.ir S()'l"l 'V , intfjfi a state oi inseni'vj . , fx ui tne lam, nrti iiif- - - ,.. ., ... u ir. iim " ...u t"i.;a was Kin l am "", ... t'tiu jcai, ui 'ti-' . c . i.:- .i.i-..,:. r..iuniM. an. 1 1 trifiJl ,'il Ills Ifc.lll"-...' uevoleiit iii-his iTUercotire Wttliioci'rfy. remains were ;a Uenii., .-V,.' ni3 hred , .1. . 10UI - - 'to the fa ndy bu-fim? R r""'','-,), .'J ?rrw.t-:-vv 1 ,Tr. Tate delrverc 1 u i lirl" , .1.111,1.. .M."i"., - i..i-r tlwe- ' 1 . U..C k'we-sco in w-iw ,,-Vr-'-'; - 1 .' , . . ;. ) Tt - - r - ' . " ."y ., :'- -r-r ' it fiw.j C;ipiy rmn, to rob him of his warm sTiirt, ' ' L ' . I tfd we it hiabldX ' . MelccoRlingly.' .sets upon j;.' ''',,." '.' ''."'. ''! - -' " ' . .. . . ': - . - rrr .".la -. -f ' . . . m . , .
The Raleigh Minerva (Raleigh, N.C.)
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July 28, 1820, edition 1
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