HALIFAX
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HA1XTA2, J. C. h&2XX& 9, 132.9. f
BY JOHN CAMPBELL.
I.OMilTIONS.
Cr The Minerva, will be "printed
every Thursday morning at $2 50
per annum, in advance, or $3 if pa -ment
is not made within 3 month';.
II No paper to be discontinurd
until all arrearages are paid, unlej &
at the option of the Editor; and a
failure, to notify a discontinuance
will be .considered as a new enfrao-e-rjient
" i
Advertisements, makingtwen
ty lines or let;, inserted thre
times for One Dojlar, and twenty -fit c
cents for every subsequent insertion .
Longer ones in proportion. Allf ad
vertisements will be continued mi-,
less otherwise ordered, and eat h
continuance, charged,. -),
V Letters to the Editor 'must t e
post paid, or they will, not be atten 1
ed to i
SCOTLAND NECK
Private Academy.
MHHE subscriber having'deterrnih-
fcfe ed on the removal of the i-nstfi
tution formerly kept in Halifax 'tow i,
to the neighborhood of Scotland J
IVeck, begs leave to inform those
.concerned, and Parents and Guar
dians generally, that the Spring Ses
sion of the above Academy will cor i
tnence on Monday the 9th of Marc 1,
and terminate on Friday the 3 let f
July. This institution will incluoe
two departments Male and ' F d
mai e; and will be open to childn n
of any age. The course of studi o
will be as follows:
4th Class Spelling, Reading fc
Writing, w ith first Principles of n
Tith'metic. 2d Class -The: same,
.with the addition of English Gran
xnar. Geography and Arithmetic a i
yanced. 2d Class Including tile
studies of the 3d and 4th, w ith the
addition of Modern History, ; Ej i
domes of the Arts and Sciences, and
Epistolary Writing. let Class-
All the former studies reviewed,
vth the addition of Parsing and
unctuation, Geography from an At
as, Compositions on Selected Sub
jects,. and Irvings Catechisms of As
tronomy, Botany, Practical Cliem s
try, Jewish, Grecian, and Horn in
Antiquities, Mythology and Biogra
phy, with Ancient and Universal
History.
TheFemale Department will be
under the charge of Mrs. Norment,
who will teach, in addition to
ie
studies above enumerated, the mqre
oeculiar branches or Female Eduda
tion, viz: Ornamental Needle Wofk,
Drawing and Painting,-and Mu
tic
on the Piano t orte.
1 RATI S AS FOLLOWS:
Literary tuition, per Session, $10
Needle ff ork, j 5
Drawing and Painting, j 5
. Music when added to the a-
bove branches 10
'.With any of the above
omitted, 15
Tax for fire wood, per session,'
Q0
oo
00
00
00
50
Persons wishing to patronise the
above institution, will please send
their children, punctually, on (he jay
of opening the School, that all may
be classed, and commence their siu
AtK ni the same time. It will be
necessary, however, that the tuition
of each session be paid at the time
f entrance. Without this requi
sition, no pupil can be received.
Boardincr may be had in the imme
&ate neighborhood at $5 per month.
John Haywood inorment
Mh Februarv. 1829. J
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THE !
Washington City Chronicle,
WEEKLY jsEWSPAPERj
Published in the City of Washington
By ROTH WELL & USTIC
THIS paper has been established
at the seat of the general govern
ment, undet; auspices whih the
publishers think favorable to the en
couragement of a periodical demo
ted, as it is, to the diffusion of litdra
rv, scicntiffic and useful miscellaiie
ous information. Its object , has
Ven, as it will continue toi beL to
"promote the cause of letters, and to
spread, within its 4 range, a knowl
edge of all that may be new, in cr
esting and valuable, in science, lite
rature and the arts, together vith
the latest foreign and domestic in
telligence. Mere party disputations
are, "and shall be seduously avoii ed,
and nothing will be admitted but
what may tend to enlarge and in cr-'
est the mind, and improve and be ne
iit the heart. j
' A summary of the proceedings
of Congress will, during the ;cs
eions, be regularly given. j
rrThe Chr'on'icle is published
every Saturday; andis printed in the
best manner on a large sheet, fim
penal size.) Price $ 3 per anatun,
R. U J. nJTKN & CO.,
rp-XFORM their friends and the
fs public, that they ure rccjeiving
their
SPRING SUPPLY OF GOOD
which comprises a handsome and ve
ry extensive assortment of nearh
every article, New, Fathionable or
Desirable in the
DRY GOODS LINE.
. A very large supply of
Groceries of all descriptions,
of evert qual
ity. China, Glass and hlarthcnzzare.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
and an assortment of TIN WARE.
Together with an assortment of Sole.
Upper, Harney, Skirting"and Bri
dle LEATHER Calf, Kip, Mo
rocco and Sheep Skins. Soaps;
Perfumery.
Ladies' Leghorn Hats and Sjraw
Bonnets.
Work Baskets, Brushes of all kinds.
Books, Stationary, Toitoise-frhell,
Ivory, and Horn COMBS. Paints,
Oils "and Drugs; Pocket Books;
Fur, Sealskin, and Morocco Caps.
&c. &c.
All of which will be offered at ve
ry moderate prices many of the
goods MUCH lower than they have
beeu heretofore sold in this market.
Thev have on hand a consignnu-nt of
HERRINGS AND' SHAD,
of the best, quality, which they will
sell at reduced prices. " '
Being confident that they can give
satisfaction to those who call on
them as regards the quality, style &.
prices of their goods, they respect
fully invite all who want to purchase
to-examine their assortment.
N. B. We will continue to buy
COTTON and CORN for cuh,and
to take them in trade or payment.
Those of our' customers who. wish' to
send their Cotton to Dunns M'll
waine of Petersburg, to be Stored cr
Sold, will find us accommodating in
our arrangements and anxious to
promote their interest.
R. & J. D. &. Co.
Halifax, N. C. Jan. 1829. 2
Saddle and Harness Ma
king Business.
KlIE subscribers ernbiace this op-
portunity of informing their cw.
torners, as well as ' the public gene
rally, that t y have on hand, and
intend keeping,
A General Assortment of Arti-
- elpc in their T.nr
which will be sold on verv moderate
terms, foi Cah; or on a short credit
-
to punctual customers. Those 'in
debted to us, would do.us a conside
rable favor by coming forward and
settling their accounts, as it would
be much to our advantage at this
time.
CLARK & LITCHFORD.
N. B. Old Work repaired with
neatness and despatch. C. &. L
January 30. C
Of Literature, Instruction and A'
, viusenent.
contets or o. 6 roR DEC. 1.
Fort Niagara, with an engraving.
The Woodsman, Henry, or the Cap
tive, Destructions of Jerusalem,
Manners in Venice, A true Fish
Storv, Envy, The Curate of Suryid
sio. Chances of Marriage, Pclham,
or the Adventures, of a Gentleman,
Patrick Henry, W oyer's Cave in
Virginia.
Poetrt. The Maiden's TFail,
The Saint's Rest, Winter is coming,
Nothings amount to Something, A
Farewell, A Drearii. to IV., S. The
Village Church, The Grave, Useful
Domestic Hints,
This work is published at No. 61,
Fulton Street, and maybe had ot
the principal booksellers and news
Carriers. It is published on the 1st
and 16th of every month, each num-
ber containing sixteen large octavo
pnn-eswith double, colums. and em -
beUUhLd with an elegant engraving,
at 6 1-4 cents per number being
,.r,nnoctionablv one of the cheapest
works ia the United Slates- Coun -
try subscribers will bo required to
ci ;h in advance.
trThe Cabinet will be forwarded
rerularlv to the editors of newspa
pers who advertise the Contents ot
each number.
New Vork, Dec 0. r
axWbop.FEATHEB8ASD
SSnS. OF COUNTRY
PRODUCE WILL BE 1
IN paYMEM i w
-'and
' lie nsuing
j-on at
l.i res,
iv. Esq. s.
in li j av in v-rv !
week at A?r. iliian Leigh's, in;
Greensville. Va. and the bailance oil
his time at the stable of the subcri- I
bcr,' in Northampton count). N- (.
and will be h t to mares tit' the re
dured price of Twrr.v t: Doll ars
the season, and Tktmv Dollars
to insure, a xnare to be in foal the
insurace money to b. demanded as
soon as the mare is discovered to be
in foal or thei propertv 'changed.
FRANTIC is a l.Jautiiul Sorrel,
of fine Action, seven years old. n.vv
in the pritre of life, un.l rearly Fif
teen and three quarter hands high.
Tho subscriber will use groat exer.
tions to prevent accident ur escapes,
but will not be liable for eith- r.
Mares left at either stand will have
every attention paid them, and yrain
fed at the neighborhood prices, if re
quested. The season will commoner
on the 1st iay of March and en
lt dav of August. .
I R. CRUMP. Ja.
r . t or further, parti-:
Hand-bills.
Feb.
u"r'3 '"0''
4-
FOR SALE, AT
IN
THIS PLACE.
The fpllnxring Articles, to u. it:
bacon, I i me,
lEXtKZarGS, SH,
Stained Curtain Bedstead?,
LE A THE li, -
Waggon colla k?,
TOBACCO, iwiit wud iiiindlc,)
wholesale nud retail.
.1ISO- 77tc folio-s ing articles:
Bottle -Corks, Fly Stone, TernierieK
Lifjiiid Blacking, Ginger, Spico
Venetian Red, Red Lead
White Lead, Verdigris
. ... T t
y4" P yi'
:NVlmeSs: AllTu,m' Hent30
Ink Powder, Pearl Ash
Ground Paint Brushes
Assorted
Shaving Boxes and Soap
Spanish Whiting, Turkey Uinber
Crom. Yellow, Prussian 'Jue
Durable Ink, Staughton's Butt rs
Tooth Brushes, Mace, Snuil Boxes
Spanish; Anhatto
do Blueing
do Indigo
Spinning Wheels
Waggons ironed
do. I not ironed
Garden
Marrowfat
Early six week
Green Bunch
Shaving Brushes, Razor?
Blank Warrants
do. Notes
do.- Bonds j
Almanics
JUST RECEIVED, in addition
to the above articles. some Drab and
Blue Cloths end Cassameres, Vio
lins. Bridges and Strings for ditto.
Flutes.j Files, Brier Scythes, Spirit
Turpentine, country made Russet
and Black Shoes, Fur Hats, a com
plete assortment of Garden Seeds.
Candles. Waters, Gentlemen s an
I Ladies! Plaid Cloaks. Also a tow
bushels Ewepon Tea, an article
j which is .but seldom offered in our
market, and one that never fails to
; insure one thing that is. sought for
1 by all, viz: HE LTH, where it is
i regularly used. I speak not without
j experience.
All. df the above articles will be
.' scId very low, for Cash only
JOS. L- SIMMONS
Halifax, Feb. 6th, .18J9-
NOTICE:
E have just received a parcel
ot
on consignment, w
,-hich will be sold
low IXS & IIaRBis.
iHali&a- F. 2d, 133- --
331
I
XEIF'SPIiLG i
Gpods.
Just received, a supply of fashion a
Lie spring Goods among nhich
20 pieces Calicoes, all new style
Mit in and Figured Gros de Nap;
Black. White and Pink Satins;
Veil., w Bandanna Ilkfs.
Gros'de nap Ilkfk, some very
! ndid.
Men nnd Women's Liunen Hose;
Brown IVve Hkft; -
Brown Cambiics: ,
Brown French Drilling, Buckram;
Oil cloth, Denmark Satteen;
Bolt Ribbons, t a n c V V eatings &.c.
Ladies dressing cases, arid an ad
ditional so;,, lv of GROCERIES,
- CROCK EK Y. HARDWARE,
arid MEDICINES:
All of whah will be sold low for
rash, bv
J HEMPSTEAD, Jr.
Halifax, N. C. March 1829. 7 tf.
SOT ICR.
T February Court. 1829, the
JSubsci i',er qualified as Admin
itr;itor on the estate of Jfilliam B.
P 1 1 in i y . Ail those indebted to said
state. arc requested to make irnine-ui.-ite
t;ii:)ent: and all persons hav-
j nig clairiis r. gain.it sail .estate, are
lierebv requested to pre'nt the
.-auio, li'g.iilv- authenticated, within
the time presci ibed by law, other
wise this rioiice will be plead in -bar
of their reroverv.
JOHN T. C 'L ANTON, Jldviin.
Halifax county N. C. )
Marrh. '.l-2'K 7 -0w.
A valuable Country Seat,
FOU SALE AT AUCTION-;
Pursuant to an interlocutory-decree
of the court -of Eqnity,-for the
County, of Halifax, made at Fall
Term last; will be sold, at public
' miction, before the Court House in
1 the Town of Halifax, on Monday
' the 20th day of April next, that
pleasant and healthy country seat,
j known as LAUREL SPRINGS
j outlining
; 1 -L,
;nlji,ining tho Lands of F. Jonep,
W. STurdivant and others, and ly-
inj; 22 miles above lialnax, on. the
road to LouLiiurfr.
Terms made known on the day of
a E. B. FREEMAN.-; C. M. E. v
Halifax, March 5th, i;j2, trf.
. THE "
.-1 tctekti Cnhinet of th Ilefes Let
trts, HtuhtHishfd with Uncratings.
ON the first of January next, .a
work with this title will be commen,
ced in Philadelphia. It u ill be hand-:
somelv printed in the super rojal
quarto form, and be published every
Wednesday. It will be devoted to
polite literature, criticism, the fine
arts, pnerab intelligence, poetry,
&c.t The original department shall
be occupied by writers of respeeta
able talent, and the best selections
of 'foreign journals an'd domestic
magazines shall be sought after
Siekly sentiment and puerile verse
sliall be excluded its columns. This
journal will be one of a pure literary
character. It will be under the su
perintendence of a private club of
literary gentlemen, in Philadelphia,
of high cliaracter some of who.ta are
well and creditably known to the
public. The editorial department
wil; be filled by a gentleman of
much rest-arch and acknowledged
intelligence. The work will cer
tainlv commence with the first
week in January. The terms of
of sulrscription will be two dollars.
payable in advance. Add rest .Jon
K- Bi cwiXiiMM, Philadelphia
Edn-.rs of newspapers will brlund
enough
to give 'the above or$ or
- - , M
two insertions, and forward trieir
papers immediately for excharige.
Dec. 10.1HJB. "
SOTICE
E have for sale, on consign-;
nipnt a hundsnmp PA NX EL
GIG and SULK EY.
CLARK &. LITCHFORD-
Feb- 14. -
BTOXZCXI.
T February Court, 1 829, the
subsciiber qualified as Admin-
. . . .....
istrator. tie bonis non, on we .estate
of Milliard Fort, deceased. All per -
son having claimi. against ;
them, lerallv authenticated, within
thetinv prescribed by law. other-
this notice will be plead in bar
of their recovery. And those l.ndebt-
ed to said estate, will make ianje-
sltff nvmpnt.
J RICE B. PE.VRCE. j
Admintttator d. b. n.
Halifax County, N- C
Fcbr-arj,
hi-
Mirw R The following
ter from one' of the mrt ln.rl.lv I
... , .
.it . .-
repectalde citizens of Kentnrkv
to the Editor, detail- te rirrurn-
sianccs nttennins: the niurder'ol
the Editor-of the " Kentucky (la
zette Tlit murderer 'i the sun
rof Robert Wic.klitTe. th' Lawyer
of the hank of ihe . l"iiited States
the Inborn aud ronfident I
frieiil of Mr Clay A we do
not receive the Kentucky Report-
er, we are unahi to comply with
the request of our correspondent
otherwise .ne would lav the 'pub
lications, which led to Hie fatal
catastrophe, before our readers
Ve are not in the habit of pub
lishing accounts of murders, but
this is a case calling upon every
conductor of a press, and we call
upon every .citizen, to aid in ma
king known the facts and arrest
ing the fugitive:
U. S. Telegraph.
Lexington. Ky. March, 10, .
Dear Sir: An unfortunate oc -
currence took place in thU town
two dvs since, which marks tb -
,. . ' "-" "?.
Mndictive character of the coah
k :ti' n
tion party here. Thomas K
EoouinK Esq Editor of the Ko.-!
turky Gazette, was on the day
before ye.-terVI;iv , inhuinahlv iriur-
dered 111 his own office, by Charbr.x
Wickli'fle, a ton of Kobert Wick
liffe.of this !acc. 'The circum
stances arc - these -A publication
appeared iu the Keporler. sin'od
" Coriolanus,' whih was r
tremely vituperative and ab'isivo
in its character; the wj-iter assai'
ed the character ofvsoine individ
uals without naming them, in th
most virulent manner,
but mad-
the allusions so pointed that they
could not be mistaken
A publi
cation appeared in the; Kentucky j aij(j worths of. severe ptinisfi
Gazette, addressed, to 'Coriolu- j mpnt vet , "he civil process un-
nus, in v-. uu ii wruer ureaieu j
with merited severity the author
of Coriolanus, and concluded bv
cnauenging rum to come out un
der his own signature,- and " Uen-lutu--''
would do the sarne Voting
WirklifTe, after this publication
made xits appearance jin the (ia
z( tte, called on the editor to give
up the- autho'r , of LDe?itatus "
Mr. Denning infarmea him that
no one e:cept the author of "Co
rirdanu," had a right to make
such a demand. WickhtTe then
avowed himself as the author of
"Corilantls." Mr. Benning told
him to remain in his oflice and he
wou!rI gojut and looli for the au
thor rof "Dentatus;" -after being
absent some time, he returned 3c
informed- Mr. Wickhfle that he
had not been a' to find the du
thor, but that by 8 o'clock, the
next morning; he should be given
up, and when he ( WjcklifTe) learn-,
ed his name, he would be one of
the last men he would wish to ; who was more prompt and atlen
hear from, and that :he thought i tive to his duties t ban the. present
the piece, of which he had avow--ed
himself the author: was but lit
tle credit to him; .upon which
Wickliffe called him a darn'd rav-
cal atid .Mr B. raised a small
stick, which was the only weapon .' -the. purpose of robbing ttioso
of defence he had Wickliffe who arc returning borne from par
wrested the aick out of h'ii hand.' tn theatres, Ac 7 bey go
Benning retreated towards the in sjuadi of three or four epy
door, and vhi!o retreating, ick-
r
anit iiii-j ifirertim, i .c-
leliberately polled a pi-tol
his bosom -nd shot Benning
hfle d
fVtim
through tlic body. Tho ' wouud
j v,a, mortal and he expired twen-
tv r.A h,tir 4frer reir. iv;n it in
! - av,r. hi : d,:,f,
ii."-' VifV. w . -
Wickbffc was arrcste, and taken
"bsfore to justices, ai
nrl l,.!.f i.i
bad in
a roco-nizaiice of CGX0
lc shooting - with 'ar nteiit to
kill. After Mr. Bern
ing s ueath -a
warrant was iv
ued ug
iin-t Wirk-
murder, but
capc Mr
. i
htiefor the crime of
! he has made his escape
( Uenning nas a younp nun, wrio
i had beer.' roamed but arhurt
( time, be was kind and benevolent
J in hi te.elmes, much t,-.;nnesn as
j an cjitor. .-id ereat ri.oral worth
O -
a niJn- ar,d he has ftljen a vic-f
. . ' f, "ar :Il'a;cjye rnr. 'j.
! t which mark hV character oflnam-d McDauicl.rum Randoljdi.
j the aristocracy here
?m however. . that 1
j this way put down X
tiC pres. and quench
If they iTna-hc-y
can in
e liberty of
tte spirit of
Nyc inrpiirv here, thev are nrnta-
i
! kt o The
Oazette ha!l re is
defianee 'of the ; ct t
taineJ m
. t....t of i ic foiisa on mi
1 their Milub zzd dazecr. Th
:cic
.
, ire itie. : linett who ni:u ntly
rl.
of 1.11 Altfi itf.h'r t
A youncr I.idy. pretty, but quiz-zica!,-
not lonjr since arrived at
Savannali mm N York, ant!
madp a visit to.a nlUfe in the in
terior oC:OJrorjria,-in male attire.
She repre-ehtei herself. .fas
ter Thompson, and thtr ' nephew-of
rpcncz-tatiln irnnllunuin it. .l .
-
village. Who humoured the iokc.
The precious Tomboy, it iVaid,
has returned to the north -alter,
quizzing tke Cieorgian crackers
anl milking fun of their lioniiis;
Host on Ptitriot
During the lat f.ur e.irs,
assachuH'tts has iticorporated
thirty banks, beintr inore than
i seven each year. -Some of h m
j could not go iuto ''orration for
want of capital; and others were
broucrht into beinir, but live u
; miserablhreo per "rent. life,
The first Bank incorporated
' 1 .1 r
( m ..Massachusetts was the Ma-
, n , rri
.sachuetts Hank. I his tas
, i 1 m, ,
rantrJ 1,1 l?84 T,bey have
! nmy 65 banks, pood, bad, and
j indiflerent, '
Thd Philadelphia Chroni
cle, spenkinor of Stephenson;
the Hanker s cao,- sav, w lie
ther he lie cuilty of all the
crimes imputed to Jiim lv the
E 1 ur 1 i s h new p a pe r s rt w 1 1 at
is "exceedinurly difiirult to be
lieve, as innocrnt,. coippara
lively, a he is snid fy Iriv ro
presenteil ' himself r-lii seVore.
was aii act of labss violenre.
der which he is in.nito(lMn.iV.
detain him until demanded by
the Government of Great
Hritaiu. -'
j The New York Enquirer says:
i Piracy.' The Ire-idnt. on
hearing of the lat atrocious pira
cy. rd"red tbes!oop of wpr.Natch
ez to ail in V hours, with instruc
tions to the West Indf.i qia'lrori
to scour the coast, and ViVit "every
port here thertjaraiffef inav lo
conrcalej! Thin looks lik energy.
We knew at the time t hat. a
monjr the fir-t acts of the pr ent
Secretary of th Navy, was t le
spatrh the Natchez as stated
But kuowinp that the pirate4?
triijht avail themselves of t he no
tice, we waited until now .foro
we announced it. The merchants
of the United States 'may 'ret as
sured that . there never vet baa
been a brad to that . department,
Secretary. V. .S. Telegraph.
Another nec int'.hod devised to
tmike'i money - There are fert-on3
pro1' ling about our street - at 'night
-a gentJe.nMti anearj-aji, .sudden y,
. . . ----- - x
" t - j,
j rrtlnt' u drunk rush against ,
i Mc gei.tlem'an ui stcjrs v-udtv
imagining they v ere what they
pretend to be. i e nr a tate of 'in'
i el.n at ion; ooe of t be Miuad Adlows,
the ienlieuiiu. and sayv - ryti
insult.t nie, anH JI rravsa-
, titaetiur.. ami at th'? sarnc timo
commences oaiue. i.ue genua-
. . i . .
ami, of course, defends mni-eii.
The -others-. ieiea.lle soul4-, rusli
If, diake peace ; Ttiey succeed V
after considerable diffictxlfy. Tho
ifenlletnan walk h'-rtfco. and lof.-i
! i, i - .t'r't fin. I ofule! LntJc are. mis
'rS?-7-V
x
I il jmicne . s iduen rencouo-
iter took pla last cdiMrJay
i .. . , . . .:.-.
nieht, near hufiitnon, wiwu
Urik-th Me-er and a tomiz man
in which the latter receirfd tab
it h knife in the abIom,nf ot
vihich he died oo Thursday uiebt.
Messer ha not beerr taken. 'I bo
Iwidy of McDaniel r a -v carried to
'fanifolph by his ooclc. bo
-ith hioi, when the unfortaaato
ccurrcnCc iook place. .
-r ' i :
--r 52 oO u paid ia advance. !
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