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SATURDAY In advance, per year, $3 Vot paid in advance, 2 flot p-aid until six months have expir ed, 300 Hot paid till the year has expired, 350 No subscription received ur a less time than a ear,j anless the price be paid in'! advance. !; fif ifo fii twwi iiu .iii Iff 'X' 4 ill fc-. fdr .l-a" w ' T 111 II III II III ill I TEU 18 AS impoktam' to states as it is to individuals; and the glcrv of the state is vu --.-- ' -'J J'l 7 J. AT am. PROPERTY OF ITS citizens. BY WM. K. BAVIME. ADV2HTX8XNO ! j! Onesquareoftwenty-ei.s .lines or less, for one inser j tion, GO cents ; every sub sequent insertion, 30 cents xcept it remain in for sev .ral months, when it will j'" charged $3 for two "h$l fcrthre, &c, iI0 for twelve monthT. in KOTCHKISS' Vertical Water Wliccl. There are several hundred of these wheels in operation in different counties in North Ca rolina. For proof of their great advantage over the commo n nutter wueel, or any other wheels mv in n$e for saw mills, we confidently refer to tnose w no nave applied them t their mills. We can recommend them particularly for their su periority in cases 01 a low head jf water, or back tv.nrr. m .r .-!- we sun Keep a supply of Wheels, suitable for d.nwfninwnj ui water, at Wilmington, New- oetn, w-Miin-ion, f.deuton, and Fayetteyille , e .,c.i.- may aiso oe had of E. A. Brevard, wrt.il! ens, retersbur"- Y a Persons wi.hiu-r tn nKt i "!' ... - ; "- iit 10 use 1 no wheel, vyill be served on application to D. Mc- ,ciu wx-v-r,, r a etteville, N. C. r. McNeill, A. A. McKKTIf AN J. J. McALlSTF.K Vb"y 3, IS !'.. y FAYETTEYILLE, If. C, DECEMBER 15, 1840. INDEPENDENT AGENT. be . Z.T ' ? (' "ill , . .. " 111 st vessel or steamer. rpir .1-1 7 ." 1 j nuts, at as nouse in the olace ed to. without small commission as anv All orders promptly attend Dec. ft, ift ii). WILLIAM BRANSON, m. IVlI.Mlvrixnnr M f ? Olisorrpr. r:-. .1 t . . , . . Nef 1 is V iiLrioc. (.narlotte Hornet s ami sali.sburv Ut.i. ....... n .1. , want bills. tupj o munius siuu ior- Fresh Thomasto for sale by Hoc. 8, 1S19. Lime, just received and J. M. WILLIAMS. A. M. CAMP B ELL, 4 - -- J. JLi 1. 9 Commission 3Iercliant, MALE AND FEMALE SCHOOL. The Subscriber will open a Scbiwd in the i-ill..r. mervilU- Cumbtrland couuty. 011 Tuesday 1st January next. I erm of tuition ner session r,r - .... . ItuclimeiitR. Spelling. Reading. Writin;, f 6 00 Aritbiiu tie. tJeojrrai.by. Knilisli (iranunar, History. &c. 8 00 Latin and (Jrc-ek Lun-iuages. 10 00 Incidentals, 25 alk.y. n. Mclean. Sunnnerville. N C. Dec 6. 1SJ9 463-6t-id COSTUME HALL. Spring Jt iiinmer AV1IOI.KSALK ANH UHITAIL. ON hand and for s.de, the largest aort ife.it of Sl'IUNG and SUMMER CLOTHING, at iices very much reduced. COATS. Coats of every y.iriety, embracing all the latest styles, and of .111 improved cut and make, from "Jjcts. tn J, i, :i, I, (j, s.jp-iO, and upwards. PANTALOONS. Pantaloons of all kinds, from 7-j cts. to l, l,."0, J, 75, -,,.')(), and also it very f.ishionable style, the Lunartiiic stripe, as low iis .", ",00, . I , "iind U .irds. VESTS. Vests of every variety, comprisinij Silk, Satin, t?.shmere, Marseilles, Valencia, from ." ctf., 70 cts., ijjiJ, trJ, ."(). :, iin.l upwards. BOY S CLOTHING. Ahviyson hand the largest iind best assortment ef iiv"s Clothing ever otleied in this citv. A sileudiil assortme.it of CLOTHS and CAS SIMKllES of the best m ike, tos ether w ith a lare ami hinib'ime variety of SiLK and MAIJSEIL Ll'.S VES TINGS, which will be made up to order i i the best irminer, 0 per cent less than the nc custmned prices, and in all cases a neat and beautiful fit U;tr;tnteed. AT COSTLTME HALL. -DOMJGSTIC GOODS. Little b'ivcr Osnabursrs. Yarns ami Sliet; NORTH CAROLINIAN. WmII. Baynt, Editor mini Proprietor. PAYETTEVILLE, X. C. LOUISIANA Official returns. The whole State is now heard from. Gen. Walker, dem., is elected Governor by a majority of 990; Gen. Plauche, dem., as lieut. Gov. by a maj. of -125; and Mr Bordebm, dem., as Auditor, by 217 mnj. VIRGINIA. The State of Virginia General Assembly of the e.""" i-'iii me 1H.1-U us iiiinuji session at Richmond on the 3d of December. for s.de bv Dec. S,"lS10 J. M. WILLIAMS. JWurkct Space, Curncr of Pratt strict anil Centre BAlA'lMUlli-:. II. II. COLE. Iyj- Attichetl 10 ttit: aoovt-, 1 uuc ui n get and rror extensive SHIR TS FAC TORIES t b the country, embracing every variety and m ike, at prices which cannot tail to plei.se any ene wishiim to purchase. iZr' ONE I'KICC ONLY! A v ri 1 -2s" , 1 S 1 9. 3'J 1 -1 y ynorX. tij JPiiic Fruit Trees. JOSHUA LINDI.KV. ortli arolinft romoloirieal (i.-ir.l.-i. -.! V ,.-..-;.. : 111 tayetteville with a lar-e axsortincnt of their finest fruits, consisting of Apples, reaches. Plums. Cherries Apricots, and Nectarines, selected from the best Nurseries and collections in the United States. He will remain for three weeks, except when duli verin- trees out of town In i his absence, orders should be left with Mr K J Hale I hose wantinir trees in the adjoining counties should im mediately address ine whilst here. December S. 1S49 5G3-tf JOSHUA LINDLKV. COMMON SCHOOLS. 1 e following persons were elected th Board of Super lntciidants of ,0111111011 Schools. f.r the next year They Hru required to meet on the tirst 1 hursday of Jamtary. 1.0. (that day beins; the .Jdofthc month.) at the Court House 111 I- ayelteville. at VI o'clock. KDVV'l) LKE WINSLOW, SIT.AS DOUOLASS ALK.Y -MUltCIIISON. JOHN KV NS ' HKCTOlt VcXKlI.L.' A. II DKWA.R' LAUCIILI.V BKTHUNK. December S. 1S4'. JNO. McLAURIN, C. C. C 56:!-2t TO CONTRACTORS. THK Subscribers will let out to the lowest bidder at the Court House in Whitevillc. Columbus County on the 8th day of February next, the contract for building a brick Court House in Whitevillc. on the plan of the Court House m Richmond County, except that on the ground floor there are to be six rooms instead of four. The plan and specificat ions will be exhibited to any person desiring to see tliwn. on application to either of the suheril.e- The terms of the contract will i- '" -"5-!" JOSIAH MAULTSBY JAMKS SMITH. A. V. TOON. Commissioners. Nov. 8.1S49. SC-" 8t It. W. HCardie, bookbiiidiii? busi- nkssat the new store next ilmirtu Mr Ucaslcy. Jeweler, wht-re he will receive and execute binding in any style de-fiivd- FAYETT EVILLE H O T E PAYETTEVILLE, IV. C. Tiii building, the largest and handsomest lintel in North Carolina, lias been leased by the Mil-cri!)er for a term of years, and is now open tr the reception of travellers, visiters, and boinlers. All the furniture and fixtures about the build up are entirely new, having been purchased within the 1 1st in.ith. The accommodations in J'H respects will be as y;ood as can be found in the Stjte. The single rooms are provided with ev vi 7 nercasarv convenience ; and the double room ft I ladies and families, are large and fitted up with cue All the substantial and delicacies aflorded by tlic m rket and the seasons, will be supplied at Hie table. The servants have been selected from among tin- bait to be obtained ; and experienced host ler have charge of the stables. The bar is kent bv a irentleman of experience ail courtesy,' nho will furnish all refreshments if ii.. i." .Mi.litv miiied bv travellers or ' ' ! - - 1 el Wiw Tli. ...;n. nmp vears experience in this vocation, will make every exertion to give satis, fiction to the patrons of the House. ANN BROWN. May .", is 19. r'--iy VALUABLE LAND l'Olt SALE. The Subscriber offers for sale the valuable Plantation on which he now resides, in Kob cson county, on the east side of l.'.ift Swamp, about two and a half miles from Antioeh Church, containing about 7W0 acres. 00 of which are under cultivation. TIutt is a con venient dwelling on the pr misc. with ncess:iry out houses. Persons wishing to purchase Land would do well to call and examine the premises, as such land is seldom found iu market at the present time. 2l. .McUIll UK. December 1. !S4f. .riC2-.",t FRUIT TREES. TIIK subscriber takes th:s method of informing the public that he has at his Nurseries one mile from Ureens M C in siirht of the Salisbury road, a large ...... ,,iii v .f FHiriT TKKKS. of most choice kinds of Summer, r all. ana n iiiiit rru.ts. cuummiuj -(. reaches, riums. Apricots. Nectarines. Sec. I rices at the Nurseries. Aiples. er hundred. $10 00 reaches, ; Apricots, WW I'luins. 25 W0 X..et:irinesf " la 00 Ml orders and communications directed to the Proprie tor, post paid. Ureensboro'.igh. will meet with prompt attention. T1IOS. H. FKNTUKS". Orders left with the Editor of the Observer. Fay cttevillc. will be forwarded. December 1. 1849. 5tV2-4m T. W BETTON. T1IF. MOST EXTENSIVE SHIRT ESTABLISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES IS AT No. 179 lJallimorc st., near liglit, JS.1LTIMOUK, M,l. Where 500 persons arc employed, and a utock olOOO dozen shirts always on hand. Merchants and others visiting Baltimore are invited to call and examine the largest and best stock of SHIRTS that has ever been oflered, con- istin of all sizes and qualities, for men and teiys, which for style and workmanship cannot be sqrpaed. More than usual efforts have been made to render the assortment complete and desirable in every respect March 10, 1S40. 1 S25" EE WARD. A man by name Alexander Johnson broke and absconded from the Jail of Moore county on the I tith inst. The subscriber will give a reward of twenty-five dollars for the apprehension and de livery of said Johnson to him at Carthage, Moore county, or fifteen dollars for his arrest and con finement in any jail in North Carolina where I can obtain possession of him again. Said John son is about 45 years of age, 6 feet high, round shoalders, light hair, and intemperate. He is well known in Moore and a portion of the upper part of Cumberland county by the name of l5iK. Fighting Alexander Johnson, and no doubt wfll range considerable iu Cumberland, where game J plenty, as he is a great hunter. A. C. CURRY, Juilor. ept. 29, 1S9. f33-tf FOR SALE. Tlu- Subscriber offers for sale 040 acres of VALUABLE TURPENTINE LAND, lying in Cumberland county. on the west side of Cape Fear Kivcr. seven miles aborc Kay cttcville. and a half mile from the stage road leading from Eavetteville to 15alciSh. and is one and a half miles from the Cape Fear River, also within four miles of Nathan Kind's Distillery. There is on the land at this time. 20.000 -ood boxes cut: S.000 of which have been tended two years, and 12.000 first year's boxes. There is also timber enough . .,.. .i,;ni- nlso a. irood cooper shop and two log 'buildings for hands. The land will be found valuable for making Tar. Anv person wishing to buy. would do well to call on tlie subscriber at his residence. S miles above Kayeteville. on the west side of Cape Fear, who will take pleasure in showing the Lands. They will not be found inferior to any in thu surrounding country, for the production ot Turpentine and Tar. Call and sec. as a bargain can be had II ENK.Y II. KINO December 1, 1S49. 56-tf STATE OF N. CAROLINA, Cumberland Superior Court of Laic. Public notice is hereby given to all Suiters, Witnesses, and others, having business in Cum berland Superior Court of Law, that an Extra Term of said Court is appointed, to be held at the Court House in Fayetteville, on the second Monday in February next, for the hearing of such civil cases, now on the Trial Docket in said Court. Witnesses and others are subject to the same penalties for non-attendance as they would be at a regular Term. h D. G. McRAE, Clerk. rG'2-tC. Dec. 1, li0. JUST RECEIVED, Superior fine CASHMERES and colored SILKS ; shaded and silk striped Alpaccas; Cashmere Delanes, Fringes, &c, for ladies' dresses. Children's and boys' Boots. TAYLOR & UNDERWOOD. Dec, 1, IS VJ. 5f-'-yt. FROM CALIFORNIA. The steamship Crescent City armed at New York on the 7th inst., from Chagres, bringing 100 passengers and one million dollars in .'old from California, consigned to agents in the U. State, besides 100,000 in hands of passengers. A Constitution for the State of California has been adopted by the Convention, and was to have been submitted to the people on the 13h ofNov. last. The steamship Alabama arrived t New Or leans on the 3th instant, from Chagres, with 'JO passengers. A Governor and two Congressmen were to have been elected on the Kith Nov. last. Thos. Jiutler King (whig) of Georgia, is said to have resigned his seat in Congress from Georgia, and is a candidate for Senator from California. From the Union. Haiti more, Dec. 8. The arrival of the Crescent City steam ship at New York, has caused quite ati ex citement among fathers and mothers, sis ters and brothers, and all who have friends and relatives in the land of promise. It was rumored here tins morning that T. Butler King had passed through to Wash ington city; but judging from the following from the Pacific News, -it is wholly un founded: Hon. Thomas Butler King's health con tinues to improve daily, and we learn, with unfeigned satisfaction, that he has yielded to the earnest solicitations of his friends to be returned to the United States Senate as one of the first representatives of the l)Sv ftat.o. ( .'iiljfurnia. To this end, he Georgia, and as he puuncVT w?vlur Jri.in the meeting in Portsmouth square, in June last, he has emphatically taken up his re sidence with us. Mr Brown, tine of the reparters of the California State Convention, has arrived in the Crescent City, bringing with him manuscript reports of all the debates, which he has contracted to have printed in Eng lish and Spanish. Private letters bv the Crescent Citv do not dilion newspapers. Private letters state that provisions were becoming very scarce, m. I tb.it if relief was not soon obtained, a famine might be anticipated before spring. The immense number of emigrants pour ing in from the plains, and the stoppage of the shippage of provisions from this coun ti v, were the causes i f this fearful antici pation. LIBERIA. The Rev. Mr Gurley, for merly agent of the Colonisation Soc iety, who is now on a visit, partly of an official character, to Liberia, in a recent le.tter, says: ""President Roberts lives in a very com modious brick house, furnished with taste j and elegance, and the hospitalities of his mansion and table are set off w ith a refined nud breeding which commends him and the Republic, over which he so ably pre sides, to the respect and confidence .if vis itors from the whole civilized world." Speaking of the appearance of the town of Monrovia and the beauty of its ornamen tal trees, as well as the great improvement which has taken place, Mr (J. says: "The beauty of these large trees, (the orange,) loaded with fruit, as well as that of the heavily laden coll'ee trees, one of the handsomest trees you ran imagine, with the deep green of its magnificent leaf, it w ould be difficult to describe. NY hen I behold what has been done since my for mor visit to this coast, the most substantial and convenient houses and stoics that have been constructed, the general aspect tf health, contentment, and hope which this people exhibit; the great good order and respect to religion which prevail, I am impressed inoie than i ever was with the vast dignity and beneficence of the coloni zation of Africa." Ahkkst of Mns Miller. This woman who took care to have herself reported as having jumped over Niagara Falls, has been arrested at Syracuse. She was run ning away with ay'oungman named Blake me and had contrived the suicide to cover her retreat. Rochester American. v vol.. io - - i .y Liberal deduction 1T- I, u advertisement QOHi, :by the year or six rpor tb BOSTON TRAGEDY examination of the mutilated body further developments A I in uie Jioston papers of Monday morn- . iu auuiuouai intelligence in re lerence to the terrible developments which have caused so much excitement in mat city. . J he following summary from ",w,i:'15 ciear ami comprehensive: In the early part of the month of Nov lir. ueorge Parkman called at Professor cosier s lecture room, in the M College in north Grove street, while the professor was engaged in delivering a lec ture before the students, ami ro until the lecture was over and th b..i,.nic I t II I e - nwoviu,! nau an uir. IJC then asked Prof. ster lor the mnnnv di... put so favorable a coloring on the con on ol affairs in California as do the to the Indian Enterprise. Two flats, laden with hides, pecans, beeswax, and dried fruit, from the country of the Creek In dians, landed at Van Buren (Arkansas) on the 10th ult. The paper of that place says: "The boats, cargo, and all. are tnetruits of Indian enterprise. It is a new feature in our trade to b"e supplied by the whole sale with dried fruit by our red brethren." Web- money due him, and after some conversation, in which both parties were excited, Prof. Webster desired him to wait until the 23d of Nov.. im nil ih. tickets for the lectures, enirasred bv thP students, hail not been paid for, but would in an nroualiilitr lie lv tb it i,.io n arkman, it is stated, left the buildinsr a good tleal excited On Thursdav after noon, Not. 22d, Dr. Parkman called at the residence of Prof. Webster, in Cam bridge, who being absent, he left word with his, wife that he wished to have her husband call at his (Dr. Ps) house next morning. On Friday morning, Nov. 23, the day after, about 9 o'clock, Prof. Web ster called at Dr. Parkman's house, in Walnut street, and the doctor bein-out. I.n IV 1 r.. ! I . P . . ni in tnai ne would pay him if he would call at his room .-it tho . ..l. lege soon after 1 o'clock. Dr. Parkman, Prof. Webster states, called at the Medi cal College about U o'clock, and was paid by him (Webster) $483 64, which amount was to take up two notes and cancel a mortgage. Dr. Parkman gave up the notes, but had not the mortgage with him. lie, however, said he would go and cancel it. This transaction. Prof. W. says, took place at the counter iu his lecture room. and that Dr Parkman left the room through the door near the main entrance building. As early last week as Tuesday, Prof. Webster's apartments in the college were searched by the police in his presence, and nothing was then found furnishing any clue to the doctor's sudden disappearance. The suspicions, however, seemed still to in crease that Dr Parkman had never quitted the college buildings, and, as there was one part --.onlf directly unUer c.owi 'i'toi.' "Webster's laboratory, the on ly access to which was through a water closet in the laboratory, ami as Dr Henry J. Bigelow, Professor of Surgery at Har vard University, was desirous that all sus picions should be cleared up, as far as was in the power of those having direction iu the building, he directed Mr Ephraim Littlefield, the person who has charge of, and w hose family resides iu a part of the building, to effect an entrance into the vault without forcing the lock of the clost door. To explain how the entrance was effect ed to this vault, we will state that the college is built upon walls which rest up on piles, ami that the tide ebbs and Hows through apertures underneath the base ment floor, between the compartments formed by the walls. One of these com partments forms what is termed the vault underneath Prof. Webster's laboratory. There is a trap door to the compartment next to that used by Prof- Webster, situat ed some 40 feet "from the water closet. Littlefield descended through this trap door on Friday with a crowbar, and knock ed an aperture in the wall near the water closet, and discovered, about 4 o'clock that afternoon, portions of a human body, which had been washed by the sea. These portions were the pelvis, the right thigh, and the right leg, Littlefield immediate ly proceeded to l)r Bigelow's office, and acquainted him with the fact, as we under stand, in the most excited manner, saying I have found it;" anil repeating these words so often that Dr. Bigelew took hold of him and told him to be quiet, that he acted like a crazy man. Dr Bigelow went to the city marshal's office that afternoon, and informed Mr Tukey of the discovery which had been made, who immediately, with some olli cers, proceeded to the college and found it was so. Mr Tukey then gave directions for the arrest of Prof. Webster, and officers Clapp, Starkweather, and Spurr, proceed ed to his residence in Cambridge, in a car riage for that purpose. Upon alighting from the carriage, a short distance from Prof. Webster's residence, the officers found at the gateway a gentleman opening the gate to leave, and Prof. W. standing in the doorway of his house. The officers and the Professor went into his study, and Col. Clapp informed him that the relatives were desirous that a further and more thorough examination should be made of the college, and wished to have him pre sent at the time. Prof. Webster put on his boots, coat, and hat, and accompanied the officers out of the house, without see in" his w ife, and took a seat in the carriage with them. A genera' conversation took pi ice between the parties, in which the subject of Dr. Parkman's disappearance was but slightly touched upon, and Prof. Webster said the family must be much pained. In answer to a question whether he had a receipt for the money, he said ihnt l.o imctPil in lli- Parkman's honor to l I I V ijvv--- v- -m have the u.ortgage cancelled. He wished which ish riajrc jh Craigie's to have the cariiage stop at the house of the toll-gatherer, who saw Dr. P.,ikman Moer the Dritlge on rndav afternoon. was not "ranted. Th r-.ir. was driven to I.ewereft -i -... - - - - ' ' v mrough k bridre, and arrived 1 1 .-.. ,.K . .i. When Professor Webster got intothe office, he asked, "What does this mean? hit am I here Tor?" Col Clapp replied, that he was arrested on charge oMiaviu- mnr- tt'V- ,C,,V" (5eorSe P',rk",:"'. at the Medical College, in North Grov f-DU on Friday. All the reply which he made jvas, "Why is this? what is it for?" He asked to have his friends Messrs IW. ter and Prescott sent for. so that hi r,;i.. could be informed where he wa. The of ficers, however, persuaded him that it would be belter to have the intelligence communicated in the morning. He was men committed toiail bv ronst:il.U iM-, -ou ouicer spurr proceeded to the oenceoi ft. jj. Parker the C( attorney, and informed him ot what had been done, and also notified Coroner Pratt of the. discovei-v n.i.l.. . i... ..n About 10 o'clock Mr. Parker. Co..,n..,- Pratt, Dr. Martin Gay, and Mr Kindle v visited the jail office. " Prof. Webster w as sent for by Mr. Parker, and he returned answer that he was unable to come. He was, however, brought un into the office: and appearing faint, some water was offer ed mm, but he refused to drink. Mr Parker resi- ed, the jury adjourned to meet on Wednes day next, at 10 o'clock, for the purpose of hearing evidence. It may be well to state here, that the dissecting room attached to the college is a small budding built against the west end ol the main building, and is wholly tlistinct from Prof. Webster's apartments, a wide entry way being between them. Yesterday the officers, in continuing their search, found a pair of black ribbed pantaloons, w ith the name of Prof. Web ster w ritten upon the lining, a pair of slippers used by him, and a saw belonging to him, upon which there arc marks of what is believed to be blood. The bottom of the slippers bore the appearance of hav ing been used in treading down tan. Dr. Jackson, it is reported, has tested the spots found upon the stairs, and pronounc ed the stains to have been causetl by blood. i ne auove are all tne lacts we have been able to obtain in relation to this nxeat mystery. Prof Webster, it is stated, has been in his apartments at the college during the past week, and while in there has bolted the doors on the inside , also, that he has had fires in places wh in the habit ol having them. It is known that he had been home to his family every evening, and during the week just past paid a visit to the Rev. Dr. Parkman, a brother of Dr. George Parkman, and had it ionir conversation m rtliiiti t. i; ...! -1-..CA-. o ,. r J . 7u,t ,lu . ""essor eoster. stating un- den disappearance. On Friday, the morn tier what circumstances he had been ai res- I im- d" tb. liVlltllllir . . ...f.r..J. I.M ..... n i i ... k . i..i i c , . r . w o v" vrmii n ivjs urrest- i-u,iiu wiiduiau ueen lounu, and express- i ed, he came eu tue nope mat ne would be able to explain the matter, and prayed to God that he might be able to exculpate himself. Mr Parker said that they were going to pur sue the examination at tlnTcolfage, and asked him to accompany them, and he did so. The officers, Professor Webster, and the above named persons, then proceeded to the college building, where thev arrived abiiut hall-past ten o'clock. The pieces of me uouy found in the vault in the after noon were then brought up into the labora tory, and exposed to view in Professor VY ebstcr s presence. A jaw -bone, some artificial teeth, particles of rold and silver. and some buttons, found by the officers in a furnace used in the laboratory, were shown at the same time. A number of oth- over to the citv iu comn.tnv with a friend, with whom he conversed as freely and cheerfully as he ever did. The night he was placed in prison he was in quite an excited state of mind, and raved somewhat: he however. ronl...l down iu the morning. He was seen by Dr Clark, the city physician, on Saturday af ternoon, whom he requested to seethe faculty in relation to the regular lecture on Tuesday, w hich he should be unable to deliver in consequence of his arrest. The characters of the two men. Dr. Webster lias been professor of chem istry in Harvard University since the de cease of the late Dr. Gotham, a period of over twentyjive years. In this capacity he is a member of the Farultv Mudi -'.". - - - - - . , - - -v-.aiv I IIV er persons were present. Prof. W. said ! in the Harvard Medical School, which ha nnthinn t I ai-WI. ..... . : I i ..w....,, cmti vriiiiu- was saiu io nun. lie was then conducted to the room adioinin r 7 tw i . u v v-i mtiutii. i5rt r aiici ? room men la at his lectures. this is connected with the laboratory by a stair case. Upon his entrance into this room lie said, 4This is where I make examina tions." This is all the remark he made while in the college. The examination having been concluded, he was conducted its location in Boston. He is nrobahlv not far fniju 55 years oJ" n-fe. jililuiuuii hisil;.n fession is respectable, but not brilliant. He is a man of varied accomplishments, and of elegant tastes Asa member of society iu Boston ami Cambridge, he has always enjoyed an unusual popularity. His musi cal talents are of a high order, and he has done much to elevate the standard of musi cal taste in Boston. His house has been back to his cell in the iail The police were put in possession of the j distinguished as the seat of generous hospi- portion of the college building occupied by Professor Webster on Friday afternoon, after the discovery hail been made, and they were engaged in searching the pre mises that evening, Saturday ami yester day. On Saturday afternoon officer Fuller discovered a tea chest stowed away in a nook in the laboratory, under some shelves, w hich was found to contain a portion of a human body, comprising the back and ribs, and in between the ribs was a le ft thigh. These were covered over first with tin, and over that was a layer of min eral substances. In the chest was also found a large hunting knife. Saturday morn ing the officers discovered tracks of what they considered blood from the counter in the lecture room upon the brick floor of the room adjoining, upon several of the stairs leading from this room to the labora tory, and upon the floor of the laboratory to the water closet, do-.vn which it is be lieved the portions of the human body found were thrown. About 4 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, Coroner Pratt, iu company w ith several gentlemen summoned as jurors, visited the College, and several reporters of the press were also admitted. The coroner proceed ed to the laboratory, where upon some pieces of boards the parts of the body w hich had been discovered were placed, and they formed in appearance the whole of a hu man frame, with the exception of the head, left leg, and feet. The following gentle men were then sworn in as a jury ol in quest 'to make true and diligent inquiry as to how and by what tm ans the body be fore them came to its death :" Osinyn Brewster, foreman ; John L Andrews, secretary ; Lewis Jones, Tho- laiity, were surrounded by a singularly lovely family, he has appeared to enjoy the highest delight in the courteous enter taiument of a numerous circle of friend. With a mild, kind, and unassuming dis position with emiently social feelings, and manners ol uncommon affability he proba bly had not an enemy. His character was far from any stain lie was the last man in the world w ho would be thought capable of committing a crime. There is no doubt that he labored under one defect which may have lead him to the dreadful deed which he is accused. With expensive habits and a love of luxury, he had no skill or ability in the management of pecuniary affairs. Hence, he is known to have been generally in a state of great embarrassment. We have it from the best authority that this has at times brought him almost into a condition of frantic excite ment, which led to the apprehension that some desperate act might be the conse quence. It is possible that the repeated demands for the payment of the mortgage alluded to, acting on a morbidly nervous temperament may have produced a parox ysm of sudden frenzy' which resulted in the crime, which cannot bethought of with out a shudder, nor recorded in connexion with his name except with a stilling, heart breaking emotion of agony. The deceased was about sixty years of age. He belonged to one of the wealthi est and most distinguished families of his native city. mas Itestieaux, Pearl Martin, llarum Merrill. . . Pol lions of the body were then viewed by the jury, and the 'substance from the furnace examined and then passed over toDrS. Winslow, Lewis, and Ma. tin Gay, surgeons, and Dr. Charles Jackson, che mist for microscopical and chemical ex aminations. I -l-ree towels and a -roller,' haviii" snots ol uioou upon toeio, wiu,u were found m the vauu, were exiuuiteu iu the jury. 1 he jury, al ter which, made an examination of the laboratory, the room and closet in rear of the lecture room, and the lecture room, being the apartments used exclusively by Prof. Webster. In the examining room, as Prof. Websier turned it, were found some codfish hooks, arrang ed with pieces of lead iu the shape of grap nlinsr-irons. and a larjre Turkish knile, in a silver scabbard, which had been found in a drawer of a small table- The examina tion of the premises having been conclud- Great Quii.t. There was exhibited at the late Mechanics' Fair hel l at Chictigo, III., by Mr C.Taylor, of that place, a quilt composed of 9, 800 pieces ol silk, each of which was about an inth square, and all " . I I I . It A seweu wnn exceeuing ueauiy ami neat ness. Its chief charm, however, was the great skill evinced in the ingenious blend ing of colors, so as to produce a proper ef fect in the representation of the various figures which ornamented it in every part. A biilliant sun shone in the centre, the moon and stars beamed out from one cor ner, while in another appeared a storm in the heavens, with lowering clouds and flashes of lightning Around the border were various designs illustrative of the season and of the rapid grow th of our western country. At one place appeared a barren heath, with the Indians and hunters roaming over it; next, a trading post, as the first entrance of civilization; next a military station, with ' glorious banner of our country stream ing from the tlasr-staft; then a city, and steamboats ami vessels gliding in and out of port.
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