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WIDOWS.
Our fried and Subscriber who made
ewjuiries some weeks, perhaps months a-
go,"itt widows
ly answered, will please to excuse the
delay, as it was necessary to take some
time for research, and we have been ob
liged to go from home on bosiacss in the
nean time. In addition to what we said
at the lime of the enquiry, we now pub
Jish the following clauses of acts, as the
only ones we can find on the subject:
J'Wfiere My wdow may enter dissent
front her husband's wffl,wiimnsit month
after the probate of such, slw may, with
in six months after probate of such will,
lb her petition in the court where the
"p potato of such will was made, and shall
rtcovsr, out of die estate of her husband,
one year's provision, in the same man
ner that she would have done, if her hus
band had died intestate ; which war's
provision shall be paid by the executor or
administrator, in preference to all other
claims out of the assets. .
1 "In all cases where a widow shall file
her petition for one year's provisions ou
of. Iter deceased - husband's estate, die
tawt of suchpcdtfrmshail be paid by the
executor or administrator out of the as
set 6f the testate or intestate : Prom.
dtTuimtiTvA if there should be a de
ncic:cy of Awts to pay the veary pro.
vWons and coat of petition, then die i
titi fner nhallpay the costs." 1 Heeltap.
i i cnap. iu, sec a?, r
's, Trom As JtutkirurMon Gezttt
i , BURKE SUPERIOR CpURT.
".i Wo attended tlws Surior Court ot
Burke last week.' Tlicre was no caw of
Jrualeieht i:njortance tried to interest
( our renders, except the case of tate, vi
John Duncan, who stood charged of the
. mtrdrf of William immcrsoii. j Dun-
can h-td bn ronfinci in J? iiw lt
A the ca)e wal taken up on Thurs
. ilai? morntnir, avhen tho Prisoner was
t hrotight !o the bar, a general rush win
m:wlj togrt in tho Court JIuusc, and it
ww iwn crowded toovcrllovving. They
thai prXvcvded to form a, Jury, but so
. niany jKirsons having formed, aiwl ,ex
frwu;d on' oinuion (Jut it took some
'tunc to' crt a Jury. The case wa then
opened by tho Solicitor, and they pro
Ctlcd w ith the testimony. There were
grout many witnesses inroduccd, and
their evidence m as very courrndictory,
so that we could not, if we were so in
fli'HJdivd n detailed statement ofil: we
will tlwr-fore, proceed to give tho sub
wt nee, us wuIIm u ran recollect: fimt,
Vliat was pruven on tho part of tlio
I'rinifr. I'lm Statu 4 unwed that tho
rrisoitrhad married tho sister of llw
dw:U, that on Sunday, tho Oth of Airil
last, the Prisoner went to a Kunrtay
.ruooi rauca the Tcar.hr.r out. and ask-
' xd him if tome of his family were not
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iV3uno::uunii,u c. :atuluay, Di:cn: .;i;n o, 1337.
there, and. on being informed tl iit two
of his daughters, Carolino and llzcL A
were there, he demanded them cf the
Teacher, they were sent out to him, ho
ordered them home, and told them if
they did not go instantly, he would 'cat
their hides tiu they might be tracked by
the blood,' holding in his hand a split or
shaved piece of wood which lie brought
with him. Rachel expressed some un
willinglcss to go; but they both started
with their father; the dece'd. a young
man 18 years of age, followed them, and
several other vountr men started just af
ter him: they had not4 proceeded far be
fore tho Prisoner commenced whipping
his daughter, Rachel, who was a weak
girl both In body and mind; ho whipped
her repeatedly on tho road; after going
a mile and a nau, tncy came mw ute
Prisoners enclosures, and near a still
house, he ordered the girl to go Into it,
IheyTfuseoVia
go ta there with their clothes, (meaning
their fine clothes,) while he was attempt
ins to open the door, they broke to run
but Rachel being lame, was soca oiught
her father, who again commenced
teatim? her with the Mit, and knocked
her down, she uttered loud and ropcated
cries; ahe roso to her feet henlio again
knocked her down with his fist, and die
ceased to hollow. " This deceased ho
had before entered tlio enclosures, tlien
came up towards the Prisoner and after
gctungwiUun a short distance, 7 or
steps of him. he, Uie prisoner, turned and
tnrcw at the deceased who dodged and
the dust was seen to riso beyond hinv
Hio Prisoner "then closed ori him,antl
made several , Umists, uie dec u. broke
and run somedistanee, met his brother
gave him his hand, and exclaimed 'Dun
can has stabbed me, I am dead!' he tell
to the fnround and expired in a few min
utes. On examination, it was discover
ed, that the dee'd. was stabbed in the
breast and also in the thiirh. This was
the evidence of the brother of the decVL, (
and several other witnesses. It was al
soproven "that the Pri-wner had threat.
CDcd the winter before tto -kill the de
ceased, and the morning before the fatal
aCair occurred, he said that ho was go
ing to the school house after his children,
audit their protector mtcrtertxi, bo would
kill him. ' VV ben the lrioner was ar
rested two Urge knives were found jn
ms possession, one naving uie appear
ance of blood on H; and that he after
wards admitted, he had slabbed the dee'd.
But much of . this evidence wa. con
tradictcd by the Prisoner, who proved
thai on the evening before the homicide
wi comtniuea, nis wue ana aaugnicr
had left his hoim: that night the deceas
ed staid with him and they were friend-
1)1 next morning one of the daughters
returned Iwme, the deceased asked lief
if she was going to the 8unday Hchool,
i. .in' -i I,, . ii
sno ioia mm uiai snc naa unacrntooa ner
father was opiw to i
vised her to go, saying he had never
seen Duncan whip any of his children
except a son, and4that before ht wnlJ
see them abosedmo would kill or be kill
cd. t That when the Prisoner Rtarted
froin ttto school house, he was followed
N thetdee'd and others-ie jordered
ihcrnrciieatcdly to go baek; he at mo
tunc raised a stone on tle decoiised, who
replied that he could xm stones too, and
picked up one; the deceased still follow
d, drew off his coat and hat, and pur
sued with rocks in his hands, that when
Duncan entered his own enclosure, ho
ordered tho deceased to keep out, who
went round tho fence and at the lime Ra
chel was knocked down, came, up with
rocks in his hand., threw twice, hitting
die Prisoner 'once, (as ono witness said
on tlio head, another twi thelshouldcrd
when tliey advanced on each other, ono
of die witnesses said theadeccand struck
tho Prisoner. They further stated, that
tl.ey saw no knives j this! was the "evi
dence ; of Uie two daughters of the Pris
oner, and a man by the name of Jimmer
son, uie uncw oi tno deceased.' It is
proir to state, hxm-ever, that but two of
these witnesses saw tho transaction, and
they had previously given a ditlcrcnt ac
count of it, from what they swore. -r
v Wohavo now given tho substanco of
tho evidence; we have not attempted to
civo tho minutia. The cvidehco was
not closed until aficr night, , when the
Viurt adounied over till morning;, they
met at nine oc(ock and coinmeticed the
argument, J It was argued by Solicitor
Guinn, & Mr. Carson for the State and
GaiUicr and Caldwell for tho Prisoner.
Tho argument was not closed till ovo
nin. The Jue then dL "ivcred a charge,
in which he drew ali t!. t distinctions be
tween Murder and Mar. .laughter in such
a masner as to be tx;if.ctly understood
by the Jury. The Jury retired khd soon
returned a verdict, fiocLsg tho Prisoner
guilty of Manslaughter, , Sentence had
not been announced when we left, The
evidence was very coutradictory.V The
case turned on tho- crcdability of wit-
nossea, ii is not ior us to say whether
the Jury found correctly or not - -
4 ttsntarJohn Bttll-Ont dor-
ning when hit late Majesty's ship
Uesrjerus lay at tKe cape, a seaman
named Wolf appliw to Lieutenant
Stranajwav for leave to go on ihcre.
"NoAcirV'iAl Btraagwayi,
"1 caastt albwyeutoo oo there.
Tou know the Iast time ypa got
leiTcrycj caste onboard drunk;
and such ccaductcaamt bs pcr.T.it-
ted.
it
"I pror.'si yc3r ttrr I won't Rti
drunk." faiJ Violf. " 1 :
VWhatdoyou rwantto'doMibre?
inquired iSlrtnjewavs.-. I
want to fightA r - j r .
"To fight!" repeated Sttnge
ways: ''a pretty errand truly 'Aud
with whom, ' pray, do you crkn to
"With blxck Samby, the itizf.
fighter, Sir." He challenged tie to
a . match before I joined the tYip,
and has been taunting me rveriince
insinuating that lam afraid to tind
to my bargain. : This is the item
ing on which we were to meet Vir,
sod if I do . not attend, they a ill
call me coward. ' , j ,
"It is extremely foolish tn yq to
enter into any such engagencnt,
sir' replied Strangewtys; ut
what you say is true. it you doaot
autna, tnose uape lown ituics
may impute it to cow erdice.
promheme yotr won't get drunl
i promise, sir."
'Mhrn you may go." - f
Wolf accord inily went on sh
and alter an absence of about
hour and a half, he returned wi
out having xasted-adrop of liqu
As soon as he got on deck he w
to Strangeways and reported hi
elf. .
"I ao come on board, sir, s
ber.M
"Well,- replied Strangewayd
Mlam glad you have kept yoi
word. Did yon fight the match
"I did, sir."
"Was iFilong onern ,
"Fifty minutts,sir, by a watch. V
'S ho couqueredr'
"I did.ir.'!.. ,
"Didvou punch your opponen
severely: '. . - .
; Why, .ir, I teit him.u.d thart
jusraaying tnoiign."
Iliglit! You may retire, sir."
"1 hope, air, you will have no
objection i tojet jnc go ashore again,"
said Wolf, still i lingenng tn the
neighborhood of the Lieutenant.
"What! it present?" "Yes.
sir'r-'fYhy what do you want to
dofhore no w?'-Gtt drunk, girMuW
replied VVolf, with the gravest pos
sible exprcssiotj of countenance;
while' Strangeways' burniato
immoderate fit of laughter. ,y
I go," sir?" continued Wolf, when
he thought the Lieutenant ha suf
ficient time to indulge hismerri-
ncnt. . , i '
y t is contrary to all ru1e,,, said
Strahgeways scarcely able to artic-
ilate lor laughter; "but since you
lave kept your promise sofaithml-
, I win permit you tor mis once
co.M "Thank yoti, sir," said
to
Wolf, with tho same immovable
gravity of countenance, and jit a
few minutes was seen pulling off in
one of tho Malay boats which atten
ded the ship with fruit. He ken his
word as faithfully on this as tn the
former occasion, apd towards eve
J.
ni::
0 -v nu tJtUUl III ft
stale of the "mc't blissful dLlivion."
Tlitodort Jloct
ycntleman Ja'Je, or VacA Brag
LOUISVILLE, LTNCINTfATI, AKD
CHARLESTON KAIL P.0AD.
- The following I jentlemen have been
elected Director! for die ensuing year,
at the recent Mcttingof th Stockhold
ers at Flat Rock! ...
r(miAytAUjrfaILY.IIayr.e,
amcs Ilamiltor Mitchell Kin2. Kcr
Doyce, Abraham Blandin?, It T. El
more, Wade HinDton. Wra. llarocr.
E.G. Milk ThosF. Jones. JobC. Cal
houn, and Win. Eice. ;
From North Carolina-J. F. E.
lardy. T.J. Fortev. Peresrrihe Itoberta.
and Charles Bartig. ;
rvtn Tenncisec Wnv u. Roeso,
G. It Ramsev1. Thomas W. Humes.
and Alexander il Sm .h. ; , ...-
' Frmm Keutuc vllobcrt Wicklifle.
Wnx IUchardsodLt James Taylor, aud
ohn B. Casy, ' ' r -
Gon. Hayno wris unanimously re-elcc-
ed President, and CoL Edwards Treas-
i By the report of the Tresurer it appear
ed that the amount received from South
Carolina subscriptions was $24,818 35
ctL$ from the Iorth Carolina subscrip
tions CWWQ; from the Tennessee 1 sub
scriptions $18,(105, and from the Ken-
ucky subscriptions 8 ia0,TotaL
t2G3,423 SSctsj; Expended $0407 75
cts. Balance o haud $19865 30 cts.
The. foreoba statement does not in
clude 5 1,75 of the South Carolina aub-
saription, yet in the hands of tho commis
sioners, nor $ 0 tlio Ohio orCincin-
nati subscription, which may have to be
returned, as Ohb is no longer a partner
in uib grcai cruerpnze.- i ne expencusure
in the several states has been as follows;
vis South Carolina, 43,149 79 cents:
North Caroliaa 1,405; Tennessee $$r
071 123 ccntsi Kentucky $7,1000, ; South
Carolina has Nhscribcd upwards of $4
9,000; IHdrUT Carolina upwards of
130,000; TCnnessce upwards of f3C0r
000; Kentucky nearly $290,000, and
Uhio $30,01
The Prciident is to receive a salary
of $0,000 per annum, but Gen. Hayne
has generously declined to receive more
than $4,000 and his travelling expences,
during the ensuing year, in consideration
of the monied embarrassments of the
times. He of course refuses any com
pensation ipr the past year. Tht Treas
urer s salary is fixed at 92,000 per an
num. The Eiisinecr department is re
organized, Major McNeill at iu head,
with a salary ot 38,000 per annnumV and
$2,000 for his travelling expenses.
There are to be under him 4 Brigades of
engineers, each composed of a chief, a
surveyor, a draughtsman and a Jevellev
with the nccessar operatives. Mr.
Checsborotih, is bead of the Western
Brigades with a ialary of 3,000, and
Mr. Drayton ofAnc of the tJ. Carolina
Brigade with 9 salary- of 2,5tH) per an
num. Mr. cVlcock w ele;ted by the
vuvt UllKUlWvi uis tuiaisiaiii, nun a
ppr annum. CaptAVil-
liams, thouVldy esteemed, skilful and
scientific Associate hnirincer, is to con-
anue ohJButy until the end of the year,
nd to leecive $0,000 for his past and fu-
iresTimorthenrtJlcrimnate- his
tion with the Company, its finan
t admitting of the continued and
s mtilaneous employment of two such
ein!m Enrineers as Maj. McNeill and
Oei Hamilton. CoL Blandinir. Mitch
ell Kik Esq. and Ker Boyce, Esahave
been ;rpointed a committee of the Board
of Ditctors, to nceotiate with the South
Carol Ja Canal and U. R. ".Company for
thcputhasc ot the Charleston and Ham
Durg;sLaii itoad; the committee was
to hat; met in Charleston on Monday
last. 1 w' - .
Knoiville, the valley of the French
Broad, Ttho Butt Mountain Gap, and a
point ator near Columbia, are ditinitcly
hxedonas the route of the road. In case
tho Chlcston and Hamb urg road is
purchasid, a branch is to be immediately
xtendci to Columbia, to bo continued
link by Ink, throueh the centre of tho
State tofeirds the Mountains, and as far
as the mkns may permit If that pur.
chase is tt made, tho lload is to be be
gun at Charleston.
An earnest appeal is to bo made to
the! Legislatures ot Tenncssco and Ken
tucky fot their concurancc in the Bill
Or 83 After 3 ftiokrus
granting Banking prrvilegcs, and' for
liberal subscriptions on tho part of these
states- and a similar appeal . to - North
Carolina for pecuniary aid, . - t -. ; " :
To giye tho greatest jpossiblo efTect ).
to the appeal the President of the com-
pany was appointed a commissioner to
the legislature of Tennessee and Ken
tucky, ask mloehalf of tho Company -;
the assistance required, f We learn that i,,
tho surveys have been of the most sat
isfactory character, and the result of the ,
whole proceedings hat'tbeen to. inspire j
fresh confidence in the enterprise. No)'
instalment on the Stock will be calld for -,r ,
at this time. : The Directors adjourned v
to meet fa Columbia on the lit Monday
of December next, and the annual mee a
ting Of the Stockholders will take place
at Ashvillc in October. ' A special rooe ,f
tini of Directors wm also resolved oa
at Lexmgton to September nexL '. - ' !?T
wp"'islBftsjBjftjnjnBBSft' i -
CURRAN. When a boy, I was one
mornincr plavinff at marbloa in the vil-
(aee ball-allov. with' a lisrht heart and
lighter . pocket. fThe' giba and the 'jest '
wont ily around t when ; sddenly a-.'j
remarkable: andiyery-. cheerful aspecL 4l-
ms intrusion was noi mc leasi resirwni .
upon, our merry little assemblage.1 Ho 1
wis a benevolent Creature and the J
days of infancy (after all, the, happiest '
we shall ever see) perhaps roso upon his '
memory. God bless him ' I see his fine
fonn at the disce of a half a century "
just as he stood before me in thellttllo
all-alley in the days of my childhood. .
IFis name was Boyset he was the rectof '
of New Market To me betook i par
ticular fancy, ' l was winningand full of.;
waggen", thinking every thing t5.ttirw
eccentric, &by ho meansa misor of my
eccentricities; evcryone. wa s welcome f
to share of them, and I had pleanty to
spare mier navuig incline me coro
pany with them, some sweetmeats
easily bribed me home with mm. I
learned from poor Boyse my alphabet
and grammar and the rudiments of, the :
classics. . l,.fli ; - '
He taught me alljbc could and -then!
sent me to school at Middleton. Ia
short; he made a man of me. 1 reeeoU
lect it was about five and thirty years
afterwards, when I had risen to some
eminence at the bar and when I had a
scat in Parliament, on my return one '
day from court, I found an old gentle-
man seated alone in my drawing room
his feet familiarly placod on each side
of the Italian marble chimney , piece,
and his whole air bespeaking f .the
consciousness of ene quite at borne.
lie turned round it was my friend .of
the balLalley. I rushed -instinctively
into his arms, and burst into tears.
Words cannot describe the scene which
ollowed: "You are rurht, sir. von are
rigbl?rhechimney piece is yours.
the pictures are yours. You gave me
all 1 havemy friend my father my ;
benefactoV!" He dined with me, and in
the evening I caught the tear glistening
iii his fine blue eye, when he saw the
poor little Jack, thecreature of hisboon-
y, rising in the House of Commons to
reply to a right honourable; Poor
Boysche is now gone; and ne aoiter
naa a larger acposueoi pracaoai ocnev
olenc in Uie court above This is his
winclet us drink to his memory?
The Poughkeepsie Journal, a thorocurh
Van Buren paper, thus announces the
defeat of the party jJL
Shrouded in habiliments of wev and
with a black flag floating at our mast
head, kindly hoisted for urby si aid-
night loco-foco, we proceed, as in
duty bound, to furnish our readers' with
the result of the conflict, from which
we have just emerged, bruised, battered
and beaten. -
The joint forces of Whigs and loco-
foes have left us in a forlorn minority
with scarce a ray to iiirht us on our
cheerless path, and without a beacon to
guide us to a heaven of roast, where
wo can repose in quiet, undisturbed by
tho rejoicings of our merciless foci We
arc down there is no help for ns. The
predictions we have so oft kid .before
our friends have been "disregarded, and
now they see them to be1 fearfully true
The contaminating touch of the loco
focos, against which we have warned
them, has. worked out its poisonous res
ults, and iiicstering sore, the product of
an. ujihallcmbrjgc wiUiUyt?tjc
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