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10UNIAN:. J M ,J j ti a 1.' t j rHl POWEBS HOT DEIXO ATED TO TUB UNITED ITATEI BT TUB CONSTITUTION MOB PROHIBITED BT IT TO TUB STATES, ABB BESEBVED TO THE tl ATRi BESPECTIVBIV, OB TO THB KOM..- AmendltU lit $ to tie Constitution, Articlt X- dumber 29 ot Volume SALISBURY, N. C, JUNE 24, 1842. j Whole Number 1,123. 7 A p TEBMI or THE C II A S . P- PI 8 II B R , , , N Edkor mi Proprietor, Wutcbm Caeounub l published every Friday Morning, t 2 per annum m sdvnreox $3 50 If paid within three nvmfns-othprwlse ffl will iniMri II be charged. 03r No paper will be disconUnuod xcepl it the Editor' discretion, until til errearsgo are paid, if the subscriber ! worth the subscription ; ml the failure to notify the Editor of wish to ducon- linuo. t least osa moittb before the end of the year tubscribed for, will be considered new engagement. rT Advertisements conspicuously ind correctly In- iorted at $1 per square--(of 340 em, or fifteen linn tJt ibis sited typo) for the first Insertion, and 25 cent. (or each continuance. Court and Judicial advertise ments 25 per cent higher than the above rates. A de duction of 301 per cent from the regular ptices will bo made to yearly advertisers. 03" Advertisements cent io for publication, must be marked wan me num ber of insertions desired, or they will be continued til forbid, and charged accordingly. Letters addressed to the Editor on business musr corns f see or somas, or thrg will not be attended to. S1H9 CD W Hi Hi A 51 23 3 M ETHAN ALLEN L.N ENGLAND. Col, Ethan A Ufa was a man destined to strike the world as something uncommon, and in a high interesting. lie was but partially educated and but obscurely brought up yet no man waa ever more at ease in the polished rank tban he. 2i0 that be at all conformed to their artificial rales nd tie etinuotte : but na nia observed me aic tales pf natural good sens and Rood humor. IIis bearing was in total defiance oMiishion. and he .Jnoked and acted as if he thought ' tif, wouiJ be condescension thus to trammel liunself. I is well v kuowaJoal Jo. earjy Jife, injla ownjewintry, h acquired an influence over his follow men, and )es) .ihem to. some of thoost daring achievements. ' I Jo teemed to have "possessed all the ctorpenta of a-i hero--! devoted jrauiousm, a regime uu oaring mind, and an excellent judgment, Mil" conduct as a partisan officer is well known in this couotry, and was of great service to the ' cause of liberty during fne. revolutionary struggle. Us vti taken prisom-'i jJ carried to Englind - mhereliis cxcellentien?, lii shrewdness ana wit, ' Introduced Mm into the court rcgiotn. : A Iriend of) our earlier life, who was well acquainted with this part of the history of this singular nan, used to ,. take great delight in tri "-" us somo anecdotes of . . - i it'- i UOI. Alien, wnue a prisoner in ijonaea. , 'issirs before mentioned the firmans with which he re. vied the attenistJ pniaJmn fiqralhc J; 9,"t l r his country-ami thecautc rattre with winch hi -ir rtjlir4 to a irohtcman; "who "u wrcomwiwied by r 'tit ii try to- make- hint formal ofcra to juiw tlic i" llrifuix qause in America, i no incijfiit is ' -striking one, nd it will k:ar a trpeiition. s" Toe commiwiimer, amortgst the tempting lar ' ppsm's. rrorosed that if ha vrould cre the causi of tlie king, he miinl bsve a lee simple in half the State of Vermont, "lama plain man." said Cut 'ST Alien uf reply, and 1 have read but few books, kit I have area in print somewherrra circumstance thatWabl' reiniiidi me br'thd nroposai of your Jordship j it i ol a certain, charaelef that took certain other" character into an exceeding hich mountain, and allowed him alt the kingdoms of the ' ajith and the lorj, tUrwof, and told him that If . lifweuld (all down and worship mm, litis would be bis and tlsraical, pdded he,, M dMtt't era a foot Ilia interview with the King et Wimlnor i ' rDCOtioncjl as highly interesting. lit Majesty x askc4 Ibfl Stool hearttd mouniaineer, if they hail anf newspapers in America." Dut very lew, and 'these are but liuW read,", waa the answer. M flow ' - flien," sskedl the.Kih da thl common people . tnow of these grievances cj which they compla and of which we have just hern sdUkinj V " . m tthat,"aaid ha;I can tll your Majesty, that 7 ; prqpnpl aopio who have lelt tiw spirit ol iiocr iv ,1110 Oi -tf "W . crrrewsion is rmrriew oy n. luJiof the air, and iie breer of heaven.' " That ws too fifffttativcaan ansvrer from M matter of fact rnsn,' to a plain que1i6fl,n, Vi4ncd the King, " Well, tg be plain," answered the rebellious sub lect, among our people Hie Tale or wrong is car ricd from man to man, and from neighborhood to . ticighborhood Vita the Speed of electricity; my t countrymen fcfl nothing clue o ot tho aun dance of the heart the mouth speaketh. I will add, with great respect to your Majesty, that such a people cannot be put down with the sword. , The King made a long pause, as if strongly im prewW witrrthe troth trf hie remarks. At leu-jib, changing the suhjoet, he asked Coir Allen if he knew IV. Franklin ani being answered in the aQirmative," inquired concerning his experiment with electricity, atsd exprcswej a curiosity to expe rience an eject rio sliftra. The llriijth woveiyign ?cmo! to take pleasure in the conversation wliirh ha ke4 up for more than nn hour, and at length made Col. Allen promise to visit him with his emin 1 "yman, I)r. Fnnklm, ot hu pain: IrwLondon. &me weeks after that, he was reminded of his promise by the nohlem in abovo mentioned, and an hour fixed for theAime bred philosopher of Amen ta to explain the rnWorice of a new discovery in the science to the toy ol family. They attended accordingly, and wild an apparatus chiefly of M wn invention, Dr. Franklin cxhibitod many of hose Bimplo and amusing experiments, for which e was so. noted, and at which tho royal children, vcnt,wof a largo growth, wero much delighted. In this playful wav. Dr. Franklin look occasion Io convey instructions aa to tho properties of iIiik' 'onishing fluid. While llio loyal habitation was thus in a most unkinily uproar, the Premier was announced as in waiting. The King seemed for a mnment disturbed. I forgot my appointment h the ininistnr," eail ho, " hut no mnttrr, I will Cfchrw Uisincss for once, nnd let North ace how are cmployrd." Accordingly the minister was "shored in i;i.i.. "... .1 .-. 'eluded that he should have a sh.ck. Allen .iTT1 a ,l10 n,' ,0 "member how he had us across tho waters, and to give him a - 111,8 r!mr?" 5 whether it was designed on the hint of bis friend or not, was not ascertained, but tho charge waa so powerful on the nerves of his lordship, as to mako him rio o in it,. knn.. at which all, especially the princesses, were almoit convulsed with mirth. " ; Some i of Col. Allen's happy retorts at the clubs iiu nwnionauio parties are still remembered ni;d oftoii repeated. On one occasion he was chal- Innnftft I r m iUM.f I . t. i . i r u i j w"m u7 ,,w oeauuiui uutchess of Rutland, who seems to' have been particularly pleased with his independent manner, you must qualify your glass will, t0a " obsnrved the Indv. I be V armounter. very unaiTcctedlv nbvrvnA it..t he was not used to that sort of corcinonv. and was atraid he rnijfht give offence. If, howaver.llie lady would he so good as 16 suggest a subject, he would endeavor to give a sentiment. ."O.m" said she never mind the subject any thing will do, ii j treason in it. tcii," M savij " rnay uo ior a truth ir not lor a toast," and fixed his eyes adoringly an the far-famed court . beauty, he proceeded : "If any thing could make a double traitor out of a good patriot, it would bo the witchcraft of such eyes as your ladyship's." - The blunt sincerity with which this was spoluJn, together with its exact fitness to the occasion' and the person, caused it to he long hailed in .the bean mondo, as an excollent good thing t and although it had the effect of heightening for it moment that beauty to which it waa offered as a tribute, it ia said the fair Dutchess often afterwards boasted of the compliment as far bevond all this emntv linmnnn Vhe had received from the glittering coxcombry of Bhoceo Jonos, the some whajcelct rated financier, once fought a duel in Khode Island, and the Go veroor issued a proclamation for his apprehmuiqtr . ooocco,-navtng retreated to Virginia, issued I couutcr proclamation for the apprehension of the Governor, and concluded it by saying that the next time be bed occasion to fight a duel, it should Dot be in tho Governor's bilk trifling Slate le uWJ ftkltrrouiltf . i' ' r ' " f sav that the neonlo of Rhode IsUnd have no reasooto complain of their oia manor; becaiDe under itfAcy have bun gov jtrnti nil. We oo not inquire whether the prfb pie have been governed well ax not: Are they permitted to rottrn thtrnttlca. is the auestion. 11 their existing inititudons deprive' them of this w , Pv-w.U is their duty to amubs jt. The right of aeil-goverameot was Hie huge on which the Revo lution of 70 turned, and it is the birth right ol the. Majority of the people o each of tho y ailed States. TUmry Oie. A Frencaa'who wasexhib itintvsrjoua sac rod relies and other curiosities, produced a aword, which' he assured his suitors was do sword dat ualsam had wei be would kill vr rw,,nji?jianifiBa4ii- word, but only w ii ieJTon, Her weH die 1 " .id ver one he wfthed for." . The Picayune us that a lover once found his heart beating so violently for his lady leve, that he became reduces to a conviction that Vulcan had established a blacksmith's shop in his breast, ma king an sovijof his heart, ... Cure for Fovnicri forir-;Xeki A Jwge letlle (water and boil. Lead tho horse to the r kettle, it be be able to walk ; if not take the water ' to the atabte. Commence with a awab and wash . the fetlocks before, then the fetlocks behind, then ! w ish tho legs in the same manner, then the ahoul ders and body, rub tho horse dry, and ho will be well in a lew hours. There is no danger of scald ing the horse if tho above directions bo pursued. This remedy is on the authority of one of tho beet farmers in this place, snd is worth to every farmer double the price of his subscription to this paper. Bott in arses. vpply spirits of turpentine to the hollow ot the breat, warm it in with a shovel, it will rout them immediately. hot, For Cioii. Put intoa hotllo three gills of spir i:s,say whiskey; .spoonful gunpowder ; lopooMiili cayenne pepper, or 2 of black, add if convenient wild turnip grated ; turn it down and move it live ty. If it is. an obstinate case, repeat the do?p, and he is well in cither wind, bloat or gripe colic in short metre. ' Tie Worms When tho horse Ioes his appc- tile, and his coal loo',s bad, ho probably lias worms. Give on ounce of lino aloes in a half pint of m hi-. key. Miss one day, and give iialf this quantity and he w ill cat like an Indian. - An 'Echani niner contains a notice of the ,10 oar,hw0rm gnaws the hcai t that poverty des marriacool Mr. Gallop to Miss Moon. Uecxpeer, ,. hatit pnI ukes its portion. Earth baa this is the only example ofa man G illoping to the re,urned 0 eimhlho ppint j, far ,h- 5Iooa-- A efnihmm describing the intellectual charac ter of mioiher, said bis mind had (he dyspepsia ; the ideas went through it without digestion. It is said thnt the temperance men nre getting so strict thai they will not write wilh blue ink. f " - Tim rentilo in lnniian form should he avoiiled ; care miy rul out the slime 'of a snnil, hut not tiio slime ol" a slanderer . lis who can taV mlvico is sometimes superior to him who can givo it. Mr. Hallle, of the Caddo Gazette, battles man TuJIyi He has won upon our good opinion mighti ly, for ho is evidently a mnn of wit and talent. Ilo gives some advice to candid ates for office, which may answer very well for people in this region : " When you get in a house, make yourself por. fectly " at home." Tell the " oi l mnn " that he lias a better crop than most of his neighbors. Flutter the madamo extol her buttor, inquiro into the process by which she "makes such exqui site butter, bring in your saddlo blanket, and spread it on the floorend lay down on H,-gct tho children around you, and it might be more 'irrntifvinir to them, sweet little souls get thorn on vou. itivo them your watch to play w'th, and if they happen to orenK 11, wnicn 111 an primmm they do) laugh until you ff lit your sides, kiss the oany, ana men, u you happen to hav a clean wipe about you, wipe its. none; and, on your oopnrturo, give the children a' dollar apiece to buy canay.;' :. .- . From'(ne Dublin Unittrtity Magazine 4 ; songI , V " lev a. p. a. imris. Oh ask me not I To days' long' gone Those pleasure sounds belong : i Some memory wakes with every tone, 1 I dard not sing that song. I learns J It first in boyhood's hours In youth's exulting Msy ; And sung it oft a midst tho flowers .H That strew lifo's early way. . When those days fled and manhood's prime Brought care and striro along: -..- : Still in repose of even-tiirjj, " ' I've southed me with tkat song. Tear , tlat now no man can hoar. ' , To limits thst have fl'l v. ' v I'va sung that song, to thoso moat dear, Deep loved and earty dead. Boyhopd's glad sports yorilli's ranislicd dream And manhood's calmer hours Come with each aote on memory's stream, A wreath ol withered flowers. .- And one, who heeds my voice no more .. i,"" To hnn Uiose notes belong! . Even now mine eyes are running o'er flow can 1 sing that son; ! ' Male Home Happtt.h is aduty devolving upon every member of a family to eqdoavor to make-all belonging to it hwppy. 1 Jbia may with a very tittle pleVmnt exertion be done.' Let every one contribute something towards improving the grounds belonging to their house. If the house is old and uncomfortable, let each exert himself to render it hotter and more ideasanU If it is cood and pleasant, let each strive further to adorn it. Let flowering shrubs and trees be planted, and vine and woodbines Iwmfied around the wiridows and doors; add interesting volumes to the familv library ; lit.Ie articles ef furniture to replace those wnica are last wearing out ; wail upon, and and cipaia the wants of each; and ever have a plea sant smile for all and each. - Make home happy I Parents ought to teach this lesson in the nursery, and by the fire-side ; give it the weight or their precept and example. If they would, ours would be a happy and more virtuous country. Drunkenness, profanity, and other dis gusting vices, would die away ; tbey could not live m ins iniiuence or a lovely and refined home. , Does any one think, I am poor and have to work hard to get enough to sustain life, and cannot find rune to spend in making our house more attractive, Think again 1 Is there oof some time every day whicii you srHjnd ia.idlM&-orrwkwg,-r Kfeaes,wuiB cnljtlii be spent about your home? Flowers are God's smiles," said Willrrorce. and they are as beautiful riesidetrrecotmgeastheparacrV and may be enjoyed by the inhabitants of one as well as the other. There are but few homes in our country which might not bi mado more beau tiful and attractive, not to strangers only but to inmates. Let every one study then and work, to make whatever place "they m iy bo in, so attrac tive, that tho hearts of the absent ones bhall go Lack to il as the Dove did lathe ark bf Noah. ' i v', It is generally agreed now, that Eq. at the enI of a man's name, in many instances, is hko the " quirk " in a hog's tail more for ornament than use. Tray, can you tell mo (he way to tho peni tentiary f " asked a stranger. " Yes, sir pick the first man's pocket that you meet." Poterta We always say, "You need not be ashamed uf poverty it is no disgrace," and I moat truly have wo spoken poverty is no dis- ' grace ; but why do we, who preach, treat it as if it were a pestilence I shrink from it proclaim it ;nsult it chastise it betray it loath it abandon it? We shame to greet that "shabby looking" man, or bow to that ill-dressed woman," bocause we have not industry to separate the chad from tho wheat because wo are too ptone to honor the garments woven by men's hands, rather than the creature stamped in tiod's own image b cause we want moral courago to Walk erect in . tho right path, unless it bo the chosen highway of j the great powerful. The gravo is the poor man's I only sanctuary, he can lay him down there, and 1 nAittir TmI nur Innr IIim rKitlnoaa nr Inn urnrlji i . - reach of pivcrty. " Do you ever play cards 1" inquired George III. of llorne Tooke. "Please your Majesty," was the reply, " I am so little aeouamted with court cards, as not to know a king from a inure." 1 Mutual A fiction.- The pursuits nnd the after. tmns wnicn iwo ncans ro.ess in common, are i like objects placed between two mirrors, which 1 each rellects to, and receives back from tho other, in endless variety and multiplied beauty. j T,ord I.acon said that he who vvUhcd to live long, should change tho position of his body nt j least every half hour. Bore. One who incessantly talks about himself when you only wish to talk about yourself. Egotism. The more any one speaks of himself, tho less he likes to henr another talked of. lltpy's IVnfiafor. V"hctIior Mr. F.py has found out tho laws which rcgulato storms on the great scale or not, he line hit upon n littlo matter by which wo think he will make the laws of tho wind oh a small scalo serve the public, and fill his pockets. It is that thing so long sought in vain, a remedy for smoky chimneys, and a general ven tilator. It consists of nothing hut a metallic cone placed on the top of tho fluo horizontally, with n rt vein to keep the point of the eono to the breeze. 1 he direction winch tho wind gets by passing over the cone, produces a vacuum at tho large end which is the outlet, and to creates a draft. The effect is altogether surprising. Sumo places which were odious wi'h foul air have boon rendered perfectly 'sweet by tUis single apparatus, aud chimneys which were given over by all tho doctors as incu rable, have been brought to regular acfton. our. Com. . - ... ' Two citizens, courtinythe daughter of Themis tocles ha preferred the worthy man to the rich oiio and assigned this reason i "I had ra her she should have a man without monoy, than money without a miin." Or as Culwer says " The mate ior beauty i should be a man. not a money cheat." ''"'"'"' ' ' . f , Poverty. IC S not poverty as much m pretence that harrtwes a ruined man ;rtho straglo between a proud mind and au empty purse, the keeping up a bollow'show that'tnust soon come t an end. 'ilave tho eooage 'to apucarepoor, auid "deprive . poverty o its sliarpesfating. V -! 1 A Beautiful Extract However dark and dis consulate the path of life may secm.tn any man (here is an hour of dnen and undisturbed renose at hand ehen ttle body may sink into a dreamless slumber. Lot not the imagination be startled, it this resting place instead of being a bed of dowo, aliall bs a bed of gravel, or the rocky bed ot the tomb. No tn itter where the poor remains of a man may bo, tho reposed is deep and undisturbed ; the sorrowful bosom heaves no more ; the tears are dried up in their fountains ; the aching head is at res, and the stormy waves of earthly tribulation roll unheeded over the place of graves. Let ar mies engage in fearful conflict over the very busom of tho dead, not one of the sleepers heed the spirit stirring triumph, or respond to the rending shouts of -victory How quiet thorn eountless millions slumber in the arms of their mother earth I The "voico "ofttiunder' shall not awaken them; the loud cry of the elements the winds the waves nor even tho giant tread of the earthquake, ahull bo able to cause an inquietude in the 'chamber of deith. They shall rear and pass away; the last great battle shall bo fought, and then a silver voice at first but just heard, shall rise to a tempest, and penetrate the voiceless grave. Sr or the trumpet sha I sound, and tho doad shall hear his voice. "Mop.. . , . A Qualer Answer Marsha does thee love rne?" asked a quiiker youth of one at whose shrine his heart's holiest feelings had been offered up. " Whyi Scth," answered she, " we are command ed to love one another, are we not 1" , j Ay , Martha, but does thee regard me with that feeling the world calls lovt f , " I hardly know what lo-tefl thee, Setb, 1 J)WLrpa,,JLfea one. 1 nave tried to bestow my love on ail ; but 1 may have eometime thought, perhaps, that' thec was getting rather more than thy share. The Mormon prophet, Joo Smith, and hie prin cipal counsellors have taken the benefit of the Dankrurrt Law. vyonderjf, by. tho. operation ,0 this law he lias got a clear quittance of his debts to the 1) I T We suppose that Whig legislation is supreme in " themdiggins. jario.(Afa.) cr aid. , An individual who, among the panic strtckon, went into ono ol the banks to" draw the specie for 605 of noted, had his wntch, worth $200, taken from hia pricket. Proving that the drawing of specie is not always a profitable operation. Sub Marine Experiments.-' Captain Taylor is at Buffalo, stirring up the waters, Ono of Tay, lor's rockets was attached to a large yawl, and a most magnificent explosion shortly after took place, throwing up a largo body of water, and tearing the boat into a thousand splinters, mmy of which were thrown from twenty to sixty feet into the air. This futty established the efficiency with which these rocket might be used in blowing up hostilo vessels in case of war. Solomon's Temple. A loiter from the frontiers of Syria, datod March tho 5th, says : "An American missionary at Jerusalem has been exploring tho vaults under the Moq'io of Omar. Ho was let down by a rope at mi inight through a well 60 feet deep, and then waded up to the neck in water to tho dry ground, lie is of opinion that they are not Ronmn, but are the ori ginit cryjils oTfcolomona lomple. A Sign.OM of our sturdy canal navigators and a tealous whig, just beforn the Presidontial jlnciinn, Inunrhrd a new boat and failed it " Hard Times That of course was to help Whiggery. The same individual has jut launched another boat, and having partially, if not quite, recovered from his political fever, has named it " Harder Times." Starling Children in the World. The follow ing extract from the works of n living writer, is replete with aound philosophy and common scuso It is well worth tho attention nf parents: " Many an unwise parent labors hard and lives sparingly nil his life for the purpose of leaving enough to givo his children a start in the world, as it is called. Setting a young man afloat with mon cy left him by his relatives, is like tying bladders under tho arms of ono who cannot swim; ten chances to one he will lose his bladders nnd go to tho bottom. Tench him to swim and he will nev er need the bladders. Give your child a sound education, and you have dono enough for him. See to it that his morals are pure, his mind culti vated, And hia wholenalure made subservient to the laws which eovc.U man, and you have given what will be of more value than the wealth of the indies. You havo given him a start which no misfortuno can deprive him pf. Tho earlier you tench him to depend upon his own resources the hettrr." x:t?2ll:32:tcs. Frow the N. Y. Sun Ef trat June ARR I V A LOP THE COLUMBIA. From the best information received by the last mail fro'ii' llsmburg, the lossot the three principal hro offi ces jn London sre jE3(K),Ot)0 sterling, 2(K),tK)0, " JC150,(KX) s sum much grcstor than wss at first anti cipated, but wjnch will be ptiJ in the course of this week. The iiHKsofthe Hamburg flrs ofone and the' Prussian firs olflco in Hjmburg, are much heavier than -tbo above. i .", . : IRELAND. A piece of gold, weizbins five ouncos and a half, the heaviest piece ot unwrought gold yet found In Iruland, was picked up in the Wicklow mines recently. .. " . - A baker in Uullast announces that he lias imported a large quantity o( flour from Ainorica, advertising that no can sell ix and a halt pounds of the bust bread ever made ia Ulster, for one shilling." - : FRANCE. Oiie hundred ond I ien prrtons kdlti end mSv maimed and wounded.'-A ileptarsblo CxUstropho took sitae, on Munday evening week, on the Versailles and meuuwr iviuwty, oy wmcn one hundred and twenty persons wero .killed, or have sines 2iod ot tlioir woundV, and many maimed and wounded. In honor of the Kins's fete, the waterworks in iCe gardens of Versailles were plsyinr on Sunday, which attracted immense crowds from Psris. The train to which the dreadtul accident occurred lelt, Versailles for. Pans at half past five o'clock in tho aftornonr.. and waa Crowded with ptjsftngers. " There were," ssyr one " sccount, - seventeen or eigntecn wagons, with two en gines beforo sod one behind The velocity was ex cessive."' '.'-" '1V. , When between Bollevne and Mruitrm. th '(' of the first machine broke, and, atopping,"tbe secon' J1 nnoTcr i. Killing ino sioxer.ant breaking the hrst" iiwwuiio m pieces, spin its ure on me ground. Instant ly six or seyen wagons were broken io piocsa, and tho icti,iuuuib5 ow me live ure ot tne broken engines, hurst into flames. It is the eiibtotn on the Ift IUn Ilailroad for the doors of the wsirous to be cliwe.l. with. . out any possibility of opening them, except by keys in tha haitfla r.t fl, M K . ' .... w uiva wwiuiiiuii, , au conuuciors wero fortbeomiag, and thus the inmstes of throe of the wa gons were burned." From this aseotinf, it is closr that, but for the custom of lock ia 7 tho panscairera ia tbeearnage8,so awfhl B fort of hie would not have" taken place. AXorHEn coxsrinACY to Assassinate .1 THE KING O, THE PRBNJJlC Another conspiracy bss been detected to asnainjito the King of the French. A, number of persons h iva beca arrested in Paris, amongst others the notorious tonsidore. Amon the projectiles seizod 1 . intended for ths destruction of'the king, by being ' thrown into the carriage, and to svaasinsio, of couVs ss many of bis fcmily as might happen to accompany him. It is stated that the intormatioa Which loJ to tire detection of this plot was given by tbo mistress of one or the con'pirators, who has been since uiurdercd and kns Iwvlw tKMMt.1, ik. V ' . aavs wrv sj w 111 wtv l IIIIU UIQ CTVlilUa " The following l ttor c3nUins an accurate account of all that bad transpired in Pans, relative to this odious attempt at assassination: . " ? ' : - 'i. .Paeis, Msy 7. A rumor prevailed yesierdav that a nmnior the king has bcVo discovered, to which, how " uuio creuunce wss aiucnod, the more supecially last night, and the absence of all allusion whatever to it by any ol the journals this morning.- I find, how. ever, upon inquiry, that ths tact is but too true that a discovery his been made by the police, which leaves no doubt of the existence el a olot. not onlt. til ' mil 9t Im, tbo king, bat to involve in the same fate ss many mem. l .ingi ijc win oij inaiesiy st tho chosen moment lor the pHttmg,the, atrocuf plaid of the ConTpirstorsinto execution. It appears that during the summer months, the king is in tne habit of driving out iroat Nsuilly in a largo open caleche, accompanied by the Queen and othor members of the royal family. Upon such occasions, tho carriage is onattendod by a military escort, snd the horse are driven at a merely ordinary pace. These circumstances seem to have auggested ths idea of an iniernsi mscnine, ana one has been invented of a aim pie character, being in form an ordinary sited ball, -calculated 10 burst uporT falling, and shatter every thing near it with irresistibto lorce. Tiia principal material ia said to be a fulminating powder, of a very' poworlul character. Tbe instrumoats for working the " maicrials, ind some balls, were found upon the premises , : ailjscent to Considere's wins shop in the Rue Mont- mitre. This Uontidcre, has boon twice tried for com. . pltctty in plots to murder tho King snd each time scquiited. Us wis one ot those tried ia connection wiUi Qnenisset . Considers has been srrestcd, with seven others. This conspiracy will lead in aH probability to wore stringent laws. The police authorities complain that---tey havo no prevenuvo power they say that no matter how strong the moral certainty may be on their - minds that marked and suspected persons are plsnnin? wickedness, yet that they canuot.interfbre; and then -when tho plot comes to liirht neonle aik what tha police were about! Ol what usa aro they I And what hu been done with the secret service money, voted far preventive objects! Upon the other hand, the abuses to which so dangerous a privilege might give rise esnnot be lost sight of. I'p to Thursday night tho loiice f umiiiivu m ignorsnce 01 what was hatching. The Gaxttte is Tribumux of the 12th confirms the slleged discovery of tho cwpjejrJonned fnr th hmTpc of asiijslailing ILo tin?, iiie inveeiujsiRw wnicn commented fmmedistl after th discovery of the projectile-, bombs, &c, jn tho passage Violet snd other otacea. ia atill miratifwl with activity. The number of arrests to ths present time amount to about ten. All th nhio-i mA nave ocen upposiled in the Registrar s office. The projectiles are made in a perfectly new manner. A stone bottle, not very thick, serves as the envelope : this 1 covervd outside with a thick coat ol iuflsminablo insilor whuh applK'd to tho extremity of those " ' matches called cbeimqaes allemsndes. Inside-a quan tity of powder snd bullets are strongly prewed togeth er, to as to produoB a terrible explosion, . if the intlsm mib'o coating of the bolle should come in Contact with any rCBinlin body. Numerous witnesses have been alroaily heard, and they arc soon to be confronted with the prisoners. GERMANY. Awful Conflagratum Destruction of oneJiftK of the Cify of Hamt urgbj Fire The city ot Hamburg, one ol the" most flourishing on the continent ot l"unpo, is a heap ol ruins. Her merchants were rejoicing at the prospects hold out to ihem by the promised im provements in our commercial tariff: now, iluy aro, mourning over tlicir richly stored warehouses in ashes, their houses devoured by the flsmes, and their pros pects of increasing prosperity scattered to tho four winds of heaven. Tho lire, which broke out on Wednesday night, the 4th inst snd which, there is every reason to beliee, was the work of an incendiary, extended to ftrty two streets, most of which were reduced to ashes. On a rough calculation, the loss of property wss from three to tour millions sterling, but it is believed that the to tal loss will bo double that amount. No person can tell bow many lives wero lost, but a great number of persons must have perished. The canals through tho City w ere dry, so tint no water could be found. The i f -- I - A A 1 , V," ' .v.
Western Carolinian (Salisbury, N.C.)
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June 24, 1842, edition 1
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