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ASnBVILLB1 NEWS, published weekly nv ' ; EDITOR AND PROPRirTOR. j nrTF.P.MS. 7V A'drt lr nnnra.1 in ad VMcejTkr A'x ffjrra In -lx months r ! m'rtt DcOars at the rnl of Ue year. . rTAdwertlmrut lascrteat On Parprr : qT:irt oNaWr lines, fat tk-r5t,a?d twenty-Jirc Ctntf for each ubacqnent.lnM:rtia: -TTT-AJTCrtisement must be martetl with the number of inborn desiml. or thejr WiU bo con -' Unoel until onlcrcd out a! charred acconlin--' lr Frm these terms there will bc.no departure ''D'airoe. Liberal enntrtcts made with those Thi delr to adrerliM bj the year. ! - Marcus Krwin, ATTOHNRY AT LAW, r i ASUEVII.I.R. s c. ; Kobcrt ill. Henry iTTORNKY A T I A W AS IT E YtlslsFs, S. C. 7 David Coleman," Attorney nt Lair, : j nURNSVlLLE,' N. C. Mirch 3, 1853. tf. ! y. Lucius Tate, ATTORNKY AT LAW, MOKOAKTOK, S. C. May 5, mjL ' ' tf Z. 15. Vance, : ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASHEV1LLE, N. C. AtiCT'it 23, 1833. . 211 BAXTER & SILEE, Attorneys at Law. Will practice together in the Sn;H rinr an.l Cun If Court or t;hcriiv. .mjh-wi a" tffs; and will punctually atteirl to any Lumucv l coiotnittrd tothrtr care. ' JOHN llAXTEIt. LKON: F. SILKR; IInderonvit(. .V. C. Franklin, Macuacu .C &.j.tcmWrii Is-"'" 'S G. W. WHITSOH, STJKGE0N DEOTIST, : ASIinVILLE N. C. Dr. Hilliard lliv r.turn.-.l t Afi 'vil?. ift r n m?tvn!.l:i--bUnlruMrvtif jrnc Wt-k. J" ' "' P'ri-lv atb'ii'l t. ;i'l j,f.f. .n il i Ivill ., D.v. 0. 132, tf" Dr. Lester HAS returnetl hnra and nny ht-ronftrr hv found at hi Pni? Store, rca.ly to attend to all prf'ionl -alN. Aherillt. March 31. Samuel L. Love, M. D., A Graduate of the Phiki U lphU i.V.U-gu of Mcdi- .i cinv. I 0FFF.R3 hi Prof'Vi.nal M-rvices to the citizens of WjiyhcsTilU-and thr snrro-in lin-; r.nntry. lie may le found at th ridi-ne of his father nnr mile weif Wnynesvillu, unless proli-ision-ally absent. April 21, 1 S3:'., ty Dr. Iff. L. Neilson rvtunwd hnu. nnd Yeutiivl tli practice f iMtIi inc. in it -.ri"i bntneln- lb- can nl way le found either at hi reidenn 'n ilivt end of town, or at hi e n the pubiic uarc. unte. profes-lonally cns-irel - Ahevillc. S-p:iMiiNT 22. 13T i sutii Mcdowell, Dealers in l)rv doils, U iplvvan, Gro ccnesv 'nrkory, 5cc &c. ; AslfViUn, N. C WM. D. RANKIN & CO. Dealers ui Dryf Goods, Groceries, Hard ware, Crockery, &c. &c. ' Asheville, N. O. SJIITli, UAIISO A: VAC, Dealers in I)rv GchnIs irnvrie, and Merchandi t;a.r:il!v , anrviLi.r, x. r. T- jT7. PATTO.V, Keep alray n hand a WarT itck of Dry GooIs Gnerie llarlwn. Saddlery, CuL'ery.Catinir Irs Nails, &c. ; i ASHLV1LLK N C. I Eankin, Pulliam & Co., IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Foreign mnt Domestic staple nd I'ancj .'j Dry Gooda-and Clothing,. ; 131 MEETING STREET, J Charleston, S. C. j XTM. D. nAXKIX, ) S M CRAICMILE. 1U TV. rCUJAM, J ( A. D. SMITH. Sopt, 20, 53. : ; Eamsay' Piano Store,.; . COLCM3IA, S. C. ' ' Music and Musical Instruments. : rfTTl Grand Piano?; Hall, t,' Davw I ic Co.' Patent Suspension Bridge Piaxor, j Chickerings Travers ao-l other best tmaker Pianoa, at the Facto rt Prices. j ! i Columbia August 18, 1833 ly; ! ! GO WEE & SINGLETON 1 Receiving, Parwardlnc &, Commission i : MEBCHANTS, , j : gree:villl s. a j i Tcbrwy- 1351. ' 2C3-1 j i. AUSTRALIA GOLD MINES ! CHEAP GOODS. wp. nlcftitnre of informln'our friends ind cmtomers that we are now receiving .our spring: and summer stocK pi consisting of Iadl and ei-ntlemen' Dre Good of the latent style; ready 'made clot hinj; . Hats Caps! Doot arid rhoe; Hard ware; Qncen,ware; Bonnets of the-laU-kt fh!on; Book; and everything' usnallr kcitt-tu -re in tW section of the country. We think It unnecessary to mention in detail the manv articles we have and intend to keep on h and' and to make a ereat display in a newspaer ad rertihcinent hnt prefer skotriwrtke godrfs on our cffunUt, and pnving to thor xrlio choose to exam ine our goods, that we intend to sell cheap. We ask everv ieron who vi.sitonr village to call and examine our stock b-ftre tliey-purchaae. and se if ue don't compare in prices with both Jew and Gentile. We have alo on hand a large quantity of FooV.s CapLeLiy -Wrapping' Paper to ell at whoh-sale We I will take in exchange foroods gomljanes, linsey tow clth. fcitlurs. corn meal, wool, tal low, "flax seed, and cas. ' ; . PATTON & McKEE. Aieville. April 21. 183 tf Fall and Winter Goods. W. I. RAKIA & Co. Are now receiving and opening a fresh stock of iiVIiWER GOODS. embracing a haadsome lot of Ladies Dress Goods ' . j ALSO, Ilais Caps, Shoes, Boots, Black smith Tools, Hoes, Axes, Chains, "etc., Sugar, Coffee ami Mo- . lasses. Tlicr hopf; to be aide hereafter to keep their toc!; of G -! full, and invite tfu ir customers and all trmdent vi-iters to give them a call Th-v ,nake no promise to pell ehcaper than their n-ie'lSor. hxr will promise thai their cus t!ne can "av vofr thciu. .:t.der J7 (Inntlles, nsMir.l.ai i SMITH cVs McDOWRLLS. April 7. Paints. Whito Lea l, black lead, red load, rr's r.'n, chrutn-i jjrevti, chrome yellow, lincl oil, turH'tuine by th trallun, ciach varnih nndtcoj.al by tho piilun, tug. ther with a .-ral asMr:uimt of paints, dnv- and mcdi c'ai'4, at the liot!-- of I ' SMITH, KAIUD Sc VANCE. XoV. 21,. '53. Bis5olntion. i. I I . . .M-tir z iif.'ler II . . . J ii t ' ii : . .1... I. I ' i - .i .i I'm " :)" -.v ! i'; M l.v it ow.. Hniit itH.n: All per.i.- irvlebted to tlteuUive firm will call m W W. McDowell, who is authorized to make scttkin it. ' - J. M. SMITH. w. w. McDowell Jan::ary 2 IS51. The Last Call. All person indebted to the late firm of Smith Ji. McDowell are now lor the List tinu- called on to make settlement. Wc an cotnpelled to .make settlements, nd it will Iki at your cost if you .ion't call very yon. 1 Don't flatter yourself that this, is intended lor some other person. w. w. Mcdowell Janmrv 5th. 7S"4. For the Ladies. Now op-iied an I t"r sale, a very desirable lot of Lmuks iDunsci Good, latest styles. At, Wool Shawls, .f a superior qualitv. - V. D. RAN KIN & Co. Oct. 20. r , . - Furniture For Sale. Ti... .... L-imti ikiifM ttf I v on tinnd nt I i in -' - - - their hM in Asheville a lare quantity ol well .made and superior tiuished F iv v iiituvc, of the most fashionable kind, consisting of Ctairs, Cane and' Cushioned bottoms and other qualities. Sofas, I urcaus, . Guitars, aiid a number of Vio lins, IJoies and Strings rtbebest quality. Thot who are desirous of pure has ins any article oT Furniture of any de scription, will do well to call and see their.assort tpent In-fore pttrchaoius elsewhere, as they are de termined to sell at the vt r lowest price and on the best tenns . J. & J. lIILDCIlli.VN. . . ; ! ilttlirs Dress, Goods. 4 ) W have some U'autiful rx'ldins; swiss mus- fhn plain, dotted and embroidered silk tis.ue; t i .1.-..: liemarkably cheap. ALSO Colored dlK onpindio, tarlton, hew'c!, lawns, wLss and j iconot rolcs, a splendid article. Itiblions chemisetts, cajv, cuffs, collars, laces, edinc. tc, at low pricv. smith ci Mcdowell. April 7. J Boots and Shoes. "We ha vo: recently added to bur already ex tensive stock, "7 70 pair boots and shoes nnd feel conli lent in being able to meet the wants of our friends in that line; as we shall keep up our upply through ' the winter by onler, when jit is neevssary; and remember, positii cly will sell as low as any body. , ' ' I Sxtrrn, Baikd & Vasce. October 27. 1 T lie ladles hy callim? on Smith, d :i x- r:i r u:.n uauu Ou 1 ailCP, Cullili'l lull ui dch'qhted, for a rtiore handsome lot of .- ' tX "it. :n- aress gouus, such as suit roues, mik uim turkey, red plaids, satin plaid printed bcrage, swss muslins; plain, dotted & embroiderct'NconeiV, cambrics. &c. can rarely lo mc with. April 7. ' FALL AND WINTER James W. Patton,! AS&EV1LLE, K. C. IS now receiving his Fall and Winter Goods a very large assortment decidedly better than any fumie'r1 offered by him in tids market; to which Tie -would respectfully invite the attention f hi friend and customers and the public gene rally. His stock was :s lected with great care, i ly himself in the CJties of rew l ork, Boston ana PhiladehiM-- - Jiasig ieeu long luthe busi nesa he Hatters himself he can suit the wants of the country. His stock of Dry Goods is Very, complete, and To the Ladies He ,oflWs a handsome assortment of Dross silks, cashmere robes, mouse de fames, berage delaines, brocade and plain alpaccas, French, Sco,tch and English Kinshams and prints; 'Iongand square shawls, of every size and color, loih cloaks ladies cloth for cioaKs, ti minimi: for cloaks; dresses, sacqnes; hotmeis, etc. French .flannels of vari ons colors, tor sacqnes, &c. Silk, 'wor sted and cotton hoso; missos silk and cotton under garments. Kid, beaver; silk, woollen, and coiton gloves. &c. 1 1 To the Gentlemen IImiAWs bioad cloths, cassi meres, vest ings, &.C, of various qualities, prices and colors. Ready made clothing, con sisting of coats, over-coats, pajib?, vests, shirts, a fine assortment; fine silk hats, Ivossuth, Magyar, and wool hats; silk and cotton plush, cloth and glazed caps. BOOTS and SHOES, a large assortment, not only for gentle men, but for their wives, mothers, chil dren and sweethearts. Of Crockery and Medicine lie has a g,)(l Murk, comprising ail usu ally cal'ed for in this market, with many new artirles just coming into use of the various patent medicines, of known re putation. Groceries Always on hand, at lowest market prices, such as sugar, white and brown; cotlee, Java, Rio, &; b ark and given teas; pepper, spice, g inner, pickles, sal era til's, soda, flour, cheese, &e.,tfcr Of Hardware a large assortment, consisting of razors, knives, knives and loiks, chisels, scis sors, braces and bitts, augers, gimhlets, tiles, axes, dnwing knives, cutting knives, locks of vaiious kinds, black -milhs fOols. carpenters tools, shoema ker's tools. &c. Saddles fly And Saddlery, a large assortment, fur cfnriV men, vvoineu and boys. With a variety of Goods not enumerated; all of which he oilers on the mest reasonable terms. Ills business havinir increased, aud his sales beiri large, he. is enabled to sell on very small profits particularly for CASH Country, produce will also be taken i:i exchange for goods, at the mar ket price such or wool, feathers, rags, beeswax, tallow, flour, corn meal, bacon, lard, good linsey, beef hides. &c., &c. ', 4 Asheville Oct 13.-1833. tf Ready Made Clothing. Received and for sale, a large lot of Ready Made Clotk'uv;. Call and see at . . W. D. RANKIN fc Co's. Oct. 20. t , Small Pox. DR. J. P. 150 YL, of the E;igle Ilotel, has jnt received fr sh "v.iccine matter," which he will insert upo'i applicatioa. - Surely noiu will let the opportunity pass to use the only preventive against this "loathsome disease." Ali'-vilhC March 2. Wool Wanted. We want to buy ten thousand pounds good clean washed Wool, for which we will pay "oods at very low prices. W. I). RANKIN & CO. M;iy2G, 5G. . nmii school, The undersigned wi'i commence his second ses sitn. at Marion. February -7th, instant. The Sehool is designed, nnd the Trineijul isdetennin tsl it shall be itiw of Aizh rra.V. cmbracinsr all the studies usuallv taught iii our Colleges The liga tion is healthy the village neat and attractive. Tuition per Session of 5 Months. For Stxd'dng, Reading. Writing, Primary Arithmetic and Geography, S 5 00 English Grammar. Arithmetic and Geog- riphv (advanced.) Natural PhUosophy, 8 00 Higher E.iglbh Branches, 12 00 Lansuages. . Declamation and composition will receive due attention -during the session. Elocution tanht bv lectures. Students charged from the beginning of the month in which they enter. No deduction for absence. un'ess during sickness. The morals of the pupils will be strictly guarded.. A suitable Assistaut w-'ll be procured. Boarding is rery cheap. Come, you iAal ccmr.carltf. T. P. THOMAS, Principal. Marion, N. C, February 23, 1851. Look Here, Gentlemen. : WE aain call on all per-: son indebted to us to come forward and make settle ment. We are compelled to pay our own debts, and must a L- thosi! indebted toll do the same. This notice is for ALL. We uon want to run vou to cost, but must have cash. This btbolMtei... !;:sTU&UcD0WELI,. Asheville, Oct. 6, . '" ' : VlYaxilccI,' At this Office, a boy to learn the IYintirjg businsES. Apply aocu. . ' GEIV. S A .HUE D JD A. L E . IU3 GREAT CANOE FIGHT.' ' ' In 1784; when Samuel Dale wa3 veTa bor. His father moved from Virginia, and madet settlement near the site of the present town ot Greensboro, Geo. But a few days had elapsed"" when the subject of our sketch a youth of sixteen summers found himself an orphan; and, in virtue of hisseuiority, guardian of seven brothers and sisters. Disnosinc of mem in me oesi manner nis limited resources would allow, he joined accompany of volun teers, raised to repeithe invasions of the Creeks; ana nere commenced -that ; mibtAry career, which only closed when the difficulties of his ;! country . ceased. We do not propose to fol- l low it up. V hoever is acquainted with the history of the Indian wars rwith the bJoody battles of Burnt Corn and Holy Ground the terrible massacre of Fort Minis the hazard ous expedition of Claiborne, and theSeminole campaigns of Jackson knows enough to ap preciate the iron nerve and daring intrepidity of Gen. Dale. We will only notice a few of tlwse remarkable adventures with which his life is so replete. His celebrated "Canoe Fight," in the Ala bama river, in which - he and two.' of his company brained, with clubbed rifles, nine I .dian warriors, in fair and open combat, is a kind of household word with our old" settlers. Every old crone on the: river could relate to rou the incidents of the bloody conflict; while her aged partner, whose head had whitened nith the growing improvement of his, State, tvould hobble down the bank, and point out the very spot in the bright waters where the, Iwo canoes met; and if, perchance, the reader las ever made a trip down the river, on that degant .boat which bears. Our hero's name, (Sam Dale,) he has doubtless had designated :o him,; by the courteous captain, the time lonored old beech which marks -the spot, as' well as the high projectiug bank which had previously sheltered the name-sake of his boat bin the fire of the Indians. ' . Soon after the bloody tragedy of Fort Mims, .oany of the whites, urged by their defenceless condition, and the increasing hostilities of the Indians took refuein Fort Madison. As Gen. Claiborne was prevented from, marching to tlu ir aid, by the hostile movements of the en emy about St. Stephen s, Capt. Dale and Col Carson were left in command of the Fort. As soon as his wounds, received at Burnt Com, were.sufliciently healed, Dale determined to change his line of conduct 'from defensive t offensive. With seventy men, he proceeded -outhwestwardlv to Brazier's landincr on the Alabama. Here they found two canoes, be lonffinir to a neoro, named Csesar, who in formed them that there were Indians above there, on each side of the river. He also ten dered them the use of the canoes, and proffer ed to act as their pilot. Captain Dale unrne diately placed the canoes in charge of Jere miah Autill and six men, who wire ordered to keep them parralhd with the party on land Arriving at the mouth of RnndonVQreek, the canoe discovered a boat, filled with Indians, who, however, immediately paddled to the shore nnd fled. The land oartr. findinsr it - - X i - impossible to continue their route, on account of the thick cane and vines, were , ordered to cross over, and proceed upon' the other side While they were effecting a passage, Dale and several of his men kindled a fire a short dis tance from the river, to prepare their dayV meal. Thus engaged, they were fired upon byva party of Creeks from an' ambuscade.-2- Retreating to the river, so as to gain the cover of the projecting bank, they discoevred a large .flat-bottomed canoe, "containing eleven "armed and painted warriors. The party behind them now retired, leaving Dale to choose Ins own course towards those in the boat. As both of his canoes were on the opposite side, Dale qr- doi-pd the larger one to be manned! Two of - o m thVwarriors now left their boat and swam for shore, but a ball from the unerring rifle of James Smith pe if- rated the skull of- one, who immediately sunk; the other gained the shor and escaped. Eight men had, .in the meantime,-manned the larger canoe, and were ap nroaching the Indian boat; but coming near pnniurh to. see the number of rifle-muzzles over the edge of the boat, they hastily pad dled back to the shore. Dale, exasperated by this "clear back out," as he termed it, of his. men, shouted to them in a scornful tone, 'to look .and see three brave meii -do what eight cowards had shrunk from," and followed by Austill and. Smith, sprang in to the smaller canoe, which the faithful Caesar had just brought over. Paddling their' oanoe diiect'y towards their enemies, they " com menced the 4,Canoe Fight'' proper so cele brated in Alabama tradition. . When within twenty paces of. the Indians our heroes arose in their canoe, to i give them an opening broadside; but unfortimatcU, the priming of their guns was wet, and they failed to fire. Had not the same accideut befallen the enemy, the result of the canoe fight might have hoen verv different, . Dale now ordered Csesar to biino- his boat alongside fie other, and hold thpm too-other' The warriors confident of their streri"lht and eager to grapple with three men, whose guns would not fire, allowed their boat to move leisureJy along with the current. As the two neared each other, the chief arose, and with an ejaculation of defiance to 4Big Sam," leveled his gun at Smith's breast; but bpforo he -could draw trirrzer. the latter direc ted a blow at him, which would hare proved fatal had it not been adroitlv avoided. The canoes came together with a jar, which threw Ancrill dirrhtlv out of ins balance, and ere he could regain it, a well directed; blow from a war-club prostrated him across the boat. A . . - . r e t :' i : . ualf dozen powerrm arms were rasstru w com plete the work, when the heavy rifle of Dale camo down upon the head of the Chief, wit! a force which sunk it deep in his skull. , Smith had not beep less active;: and hn trusty barre had fallen with like effect upon the skull o another warrior, and the two now felt their death throes in the bottom' of the canoe.' Au till had in the meantime recovered, and added strength to the work of destruction ine ook Caar held the boati together ; with ?n iron Ta5P, and with ona foot in cach our heroes iougnc. i wo successive oiows jrom Austins rifle despatched two - of 'the' enemy, one of whom fell overboard. Thinking to make sure of his foe by a second stroke,' Ausiilj leaned forward to strike, when he wns again pros trated by an Indian club.- The Exulting sav age, never forgetful of a scalp,: raised the war hoop seized bis victim, by the hair the scalp knife glittered in tui air, when another timely blow from Dale's 'clubbedTifleoJivided his skull. Tradition savs,that so great was the force of ine oiow, ine ssuiwas spat irm tnei crown to the vertebral column, Iri the meantime Smith; t th other eod of the cianoegrappled with twai VattiQrs ;'He was a powerful man; "but the chances were agamsi iiim.- Trc iron clutches of one of his assailants are up on his throat the tomahawk 'of the other above his head ! i He sees his danger; with a lesperate effort he gets both feet' in on canoe, and draws one Indian after him, while the sud den movement separates the end of the boats and leaves the other behind, to:meet the fate of those who had already "come within the range of Dale's and AustillV rifles. -: Smith "now" had his eViemy in hispowerj and spon des- patcjieu iiiiij. iue couiiici.iitrw( oecame equal three to three. The savages, reduced in number from nine to three, now fought with an energy of despair. yLight; and active, they avoided many ot the blows of the whites; and aeait, in return, sucn wen yoirectea oqes, tnat they were beginning to tell irHheir favor, when Dale, calling to Caesar to hold the boats firmly together, sprang pxvbn one of the seats and dealt a blow which shivered ai club which h id been directed to meet it, and levelled another warrior, ine remaining two were lett-to nave destruction meted to tlvem at the hands of the victorious Dale; .who, while .'Smith and Aus till leajw J Vf on their bloody and brain-Bes pattered rills, d"spatehed them at two sue- cessive blow. During the whole of "this san guinary conflict, the heroes were encouraged by the continued cheers of the comrades, on either bank. Of the nine warriors. Smith killed, two, Austill two, and Dale five, j "Hav ing laid them all low," says Mr. Pickett, "these undaunted Americans began to cast tnem into the bright waters of the Alabama their native stream,! now to i be their grave, .Every time j savage was raised up from the bottom" of the canoe, and slung into the water, the j Ameri cans upon the banks set up : shouts long and loud, js some siignt revenge, ior tne pageoy of Fori Mims. The Indian canoe presented a sight unusually revoltings.everaE. inches deer in savage blood thickened withielodsof brains and bunches of hair, :etc." A few years previous to the canoe fij,'ht,' Gen. Dale was engaged Jar another hand-to-hand rencontre, hardly less exciting. fThereis so muqh of the spirit of w;ld adventure and romance connected with the incident, we are surprised-that it lias not, ere. this; been made the. basis' of oiie of our .th riling border tales. When the Indian hostilities, first began to as sume a threatening attitude, in consequence of the Ga.phin'ton treaty a white woman was seized by a party of Indians, and carried into captivity. All attempts towards recapturing her seemed fruitless; indeed, so rhany similar cases occurred, 'that they failed to excite that interest which we would naturally expect. Dale, however, having gained some informa tion as to her whereabouts, determined and with him determination was but another word for accomplishment to rescue her. Setting out alone, his experience; Ju trailing soon brought him upon the heels of the savages. Finding himself near them,' with his'charac- teristic. coolness he stopped at a springto drink and refresh himself previous to beginning his work. While stopping to drink,, two of .the party, who were nearer than he thought, sprang upon Ir.m. f W ithout attempting to rise, he drew his hunting knife, and with, an under stroke, killed one of his : -assailant; J suddenly, he threw the other; from him, ard ere he could regain his feet despatched him. Thus much accomplished, lie took the. trail of oth-rs-T followed them many miles came ut on them asleep knifed three of them cut tne tbonusot the captive; woman, ana. was about.; to commerico his triumphant march homeward, when another warrior, whose posi tion: behind a log had screened him from view, sprang. upon him. Weak from the loss of blood, and in the deadly grasp of the sav age, Dale would now have fallen by the hands of a foe whom he bad ever conquered, had not the liberated woiran snatched up a tomahawk and split the Indian's skull. The mutual de liverers, having exchanged congratulations up on their fortunate escape.; A16- soau in the midst of "their -rejoicing friends. General Dab, in after life often said that he had given tip all hope of life in this instance, and could hard ly believe that the .weak; emaciatedj female whose captive thongs he had just cut, could be his deliverer. j The biographer -of Gen. Pale, John F. II. Claiborne, of Mississippi, cites; the above in cident; and vouches tor its truth. . The tales of knight-errantry could ! hardly equal it, in romance and wild ness of adventure; and no Bois-de-GUbert of the Mfddlo Ages, in "pan oply complete," could boast .greater triumphs of his lance, than could Gen. Dale of his hunt- mg Kniiu . i J f v. Geiu Pale on' account of his great size and strong; tii, i was knowiir to tho Indians as "It is a terrible thought to' remember that nothinn- can be forgotten J -I have somewhere read, that jnot an oath is uttered that does not vibrate through all ftitne, in the wide preadingLcurrent5 of sound--not I prayer lisped, that its record is not: also to be found stamped on the laws of nature by the indelit ble seal of the AlmightyV will. T - ; ' ' ; 1 ' iV A ..." Vrr; .' ?app;.:fyim.-0PP" is no scs and persecutes; no, there can be no repose for him. For the sighs of the unfortunate cry for vengeance to Heaven. y An eminent physicrari hits, "rccentlyjdiscoT ered the nightmare,- in'ntn cases 'pot- of ten is: produced from owing a bill to tne newspaper man. a General Piercers Ad uiinislra tion a Rod ; or Terror to , ; 1 r . I J s JEviii Doers, - ty In our naner of vesterdav a tm1A ; this "connection, the Stupendous fraud npoa the treasury which bas so lopg engaged pub lie attention, and at last been brought to' so"- . tragic an end. Numerous other cases have a occurred in which the vigilance of tie ofBcers of the government ha brought the guiltv par-; : : ties to condign punishment. . They; hav o ; far escaped general toticr opting to the over- '; shadowing' iBuencelon the public mind of the1: j one above alluded ol J Ond of these deserve v ftpecinl attention b&caueo of the social an( ok- fieial positipnof Its -peitrator-V-l!'iu'':' to the case recently brought to light in tho ' city of Lancaster, Pennsylvania, In )vhich 7 the faeU arc Understood to be briefly these: v ; ! ' A- trivial circumstance which . occurred j: some months since induced a slight feeling" of v distrust as to, the genuineness of a; certain pen- sion claim which had. been admitted a num- ! f; ber of yt-ars ago. The matter was quietly but r thoroughly sifted, , and it was discovered that H it and. some twelve or fourteen other similar ft claims had " been established years since by perjury and forgery, and . been regularly paid to tiie present timer and; that between forty ; and fifty thousand dollars had thereby been '' abstracted from .the public treasury. "Tho j proof against the persons suspected was deem- j j ed conclusive. " The respectability of the par- . ties induced strenous efforts, on the part of ' their friends to persuade the government to I abandon tho prosecution. Application for this purpose was tirst made to the Commis sioner of Pensions,: then to the Secretarv of the Interior, and finally to the President of the United btates without avail. The stern answer was, that the. public weal" demanded that the parties should bo brought to justice, and that no considerations of syrnpa thy mere ly would be allowed to impede the duQ;exc- cution of the law. :! The parties were accor dingly arrested, but released by the StatV judge on a writ of. habeas corpus, and admit- , ted to bail in the sum of $7,000 each. Find- Ly ing the intercession of friends unavailing, two y of the parties, Gen. Ford and Judge Voridcr- smith, forfeited their recognizance and have fled the country.' This fact as fully estab- L , lishes the guilt of the parties as though a,ver- , dictdiad been found against them bv thViurv ' of their own selection: and wo doubt 'not' whether a better moral effect is not thereby ' produced; flr, as it is,' Etbey will ever bd ref f membercd by the com hi inuity in which , thej lived as objeets of contempt and disgust, unmit- ; . igated by any of that feeling of sympathy and commiseration -which incarceration within the I . walls of a prison, however justly imposed, in- ' ! variably begets in the human heart, v y . ' ' These frauds were ingeniously contrived : y and executed, but not -less -skilfully detected and exposed; and their results convey lessons which it were we'll the wrong doer should heed. ;;; They, show, also, that under a virtuous and . just administration, fraud; however artfully conceived and accomplished, will be ferreted out by efficient and vigilant officers, and. bo .tiuuseu unu nuuisuea wunout respeci 10 iiio rank, posit'on,; or respectability of the perpe '.: trators.-r Washington Union. :i y. An Ukhealthy Place. Thelcmpcrance law of Massachusetts prohibits the sale of liquors except for medical 'and, mechanical purposed The Liquor agent of New Bedford has jut published his quarterly report of the work,, done in his department for the three. month ;ending.on the 23d of January, from which it appears that 1,85 gallons of bran, ! rum, gin, whiskey and alcohol were sold during -the three months for raedicaj and mechanical purposes. Also 4,984 gallons' of wine, ale, stout, porter, and beer, during the same peri- . od. . As New Bedford carries on mechanishi but limitedly, it must bo ah awful unhealthy -place The number oAloses of liquor medi cine swallowed during the last quarter exceed--- ed 400,000, and that by a population of les than 15,000. As wKae oil is the I principal, 'traffic of the place, 'perhaps jhe alej, whiskej , and wine is mixed with the spermaceti for th? mechanical purposes ofl spiritual I, incuura tJCn. :' "Ax yy '" ,---'-"'. v, : 1 An RtrsstA Vrii nonsE.-Jn Uisteppcs I of Russia it is not rare to see a two year old, colt rush singly to attack a band" of four or, five wolves, kill one or two of them, lame the rest and spread theterror of his riamcth rough out! the country. The wild horse strife with his) fore feet like the stag and not with his hind legs as is popularly believed. He. drawa , him self up to his full height against his enemy,! pounds hinirbeneafh his murderous pestle,, then seizes him between the shoulders with his formidable incissors and tosses him to hi-i . . mares to make sport for themselves ana tneir offl)Ting.irou$chottl f WoTdi.x j ,!, ; - fj!: j j I AppREiiENOn DirFicrLTV wiinl Prar. t y Tlie Washington correspondent of the New York Herald says that so far from the corres pondence with the Peruvian Government. hay- y ing only continued down to last December a I by the documents sent iii to-day would appear, j it has Tone on to the present time with incrcas- ing Dltierness, liu it uas afc ieiij;ui pjareii.uy held upon the subject this week, the result of which has been the draying up of a despatch j by Mr. Marey, directing Mr.' Clay to inform the Government of Peru that unless fuU indem-' nitv is given for past outrages the Pacific I Squadron will immediately proceed to fTeiu ana entorce sausiacuou., , Dr. Kin, the newly, raadoI&shop of Califor- Inia; had his combativeness'l greatly excited in crossing the Isthmujw-ylle writes back, to his : Albany friend.1t is said, that no man should yenture inai journey yriuioutr a revolver. fSmlxD--Tne difficulty between lion. Jer. I ir. 4... ,A .,,, ,;.- -.-irn tT-l-li ktifc .'5W Clemens, ana j u on. x i rns, " v w yt.hninrhf would terminate in a duel, , has been settled at the mstance of niutual (riends. - f t r ;:'-.y 1 . . . ' if . r- V. It: ,i !' J 1- ty
The Asheville News and Mountain Farmer (Asheville, N.C.)
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