t0 shine like the mron its tail to
re3rli from the zenith to the hori-?011-lafid
volcanoes, earthquakes,
droughts, and epidemics, and
.orgons dire," of every shape,
from Kamschatka to Cape Horn,
are to be as thick as blackberries,
or "autumnal leaves in Vallam
brnsa." But we are not to be
frightened from our propriety by
ih.?ir hobgoblin tales. The uni
vjse is in good hands.
X. Y. Star.
New Rule for Subtraction. A
laboring man purchased a cow of
a firmer in the State of Maine,
for thirty dollars, one half to be
paid in cash, the other half in la
bor. One day while at work
threshing in the farmer's barn, not
knowing that any one was near
Iiim, he began to soliloquise in the
following manner: Take one from
tivo leaves three; and two from
two leaves four; and three from
two leaves five. Thai's the case,
and I am afraid, my master's cow
never will be paid for. The far
mer overhearing the soliloqnv,
stepped into the barn, and told the
laborer if he would prove it to be
the case he would give him the
cow, and pay him for w hat labor
he had done. The laborer readi
lv agreed to doit, and began in
the following manner: I have now
been married nearly four years,
the first year my wife had a child,
that's one from two leaves three;
the second she had another that
is two from two and leaves four;
the third year she had another
which is three from two and leaves
live. "Sow I have five to sup
nort, and I fear I shall never be
able to pay for the cow. The
farmer immediately paid him for
his labor, and gave up his note for
the cow.
CCJ' Diamond, weighing up
wards of 5 dwts., was found on
the plantation of Mr. Philip
Brooks, in the county of Prince
Kiwardc by one of his children,
who, it is supposed, was attracted
bv the rays of light emitted from
its surface. It has been examin
ed by several scientific gentle
men, among whom was the Pro
fessor of Chemistry at Hampden
Sydney College; all of whom
pronounce it the pure carbon.
The discovery of this great treas
ure appears to have been the
work of Providence; for Mr.
Brooks was a very pour man, and
besides, is much involved. Since
t!e discovery, however, he may
occupy the station that he former
ly did, as regards the riches of
this world. Mr. Biooks is dis
posed to sell.- Richmond Eng.
Knitting Machine. Tho?e
who have curiosity to examine
new and ingenious machinery,
rcay be gratified by calling at the
Agricultural Ware-house, where
tney may see a machine for knit-
stockings the operations of
which are performed with sur-P-ing
accuracy and facility. It
"the invention of a Pennsylvania
farmer, and has been patented.
should think it would be a
risl advantageous machine to
ir'tioduce into all public institu
lions where it is desirable to give
profitable employment to chil
Lx Boston Courier.
Perilous Adventure. From
J-r- Hoffman's very interesting
volume of 2 winttr'in the West,"
e extract the following passage:
'The banks of Lake Erie at
-eveland, which are high and
covered with sod on the top, are
composed of clay and gravel.
"" the surface they appear per
tly firm, but for the distance of
nearly arnje along shore they
'aye sunk or are sinking, to the
,r.eadlh of about 300 feet, and
'PPed off into the lake, whose
paters thus swallow building lots
; orth a great amount of money.
rAhe cause is believed to lie in
sands beneath, and it offers
angular phenomenon, to stand
the chores below, and, marking
'c sunken platforms ofearthbe-
c!avSee.VVhere ha,f an acreof
K -S n5tn l,,ro"8h the ndy
' cn n front, within a few inches
'surface of the water.
s, treacherous attribute of the
. 'e, suggested to my compan
though young, has
been a traveller in his day an
incident he had witnessed while
journeying through some of the
remote provinces ol Mexico, which
would make no feeble subject for
the pencil of Weir or Inman. He
had ridden with an English gen
tleman for many hours through
an unsettled country, where not a
drop of water was to be obtained
for their horses, when, coming
suddenly upon a clear stream,
sparkling over its bed ofvellow
sand, their weary beasts sprang
forward simultaneously to drink
from the grateful current. , A
break in the bank caused their
riders to rein up and dismount,
retaining at the same time the
loosened reins in their hands,
while their horses stepped down
to the margin of the brook. The
American finding that the deceit
ful bottom yielded as soon as
touched, jerked his terrified beast
from the fatal spot, while as yet
his forefeet were only immersed
in the quicksands; but the horse
of the Englishman, in his eager
ness to get at tire water, made
but one step to destruction. He
sunk floundering to his shoulders
before an effort could be made to
rescue him; and then, as in his
struggles to extricate himself from
the ingulfing pool, he heaved his
broad chest high above its sur
face, and the sucking sand drew
his quarters in a moment beneath
them the nostrils of the suffering
animal dilated with the fierce
death encounter, and giving that j
hideous cry, j
" Hie cry of steeds that shriek in
agony,"
He tessed his head frantically
above his greedy grave, his mane
fluttered for a moment on the shal
low water, and the bed of the
stream closed over him forever.
A Winter in the IVcst.
A Dog Story. Last week a j
large Newfoundland dog, kept
in a tan yard in the Northern Lib
erties, had persuaded a small dog
to play with him. and while they
were amusing themselves, the
smaller animal was accidentally
rolled into an open tan pit, in
which the water was quite deep,
though it did not reach within
eighteen inches oftheedgeof the
vat. The little fellow flounced
about terribly, but could not get
out and the large dog could not
reach him. Some of the w ork
men saw the whole occurence,
and felt disposed to watch at a
distance the movements of the
Newfoundland dog. He ran
round the vat in great concern,
then hastened to the building
where the men had been, but they
were not to be found. He then
ran back and took another mourn
ful look at his little play-mate,
and then tried again for help.
None was to be had, and matters
were becoming desperate in the
vat. The Newfoundland dog,
then selected a place at the edge
of the vat, where some of the tan
had been removed, and where
the edge was not more than twenty
inches above the water. He then
stretched himself out, and thrust
his fore feet down to the water,
edging himself along with care,
so as not to lose his balance and
fall in himself. This was a mat
ter of nice calculation, as the
weight of the puppy was to be ad
ded to that of his head and shoul
ders. At length he appeared to
have adjusted the weight to his
mind, fie then reached Out and
took the little dog with a strong
grip in his fore paws, and being
unable, of course, to rise up with
that weight hanging over the edge
of the pit, he drew himself back
with great efforts, and after con
siderable exertions, succeeded in
landing the half drowned dog in
safety and great and sincere was
the joy manifested by both ani
mals at the fortunate deliverance.
Philadelphia Gaz.
(jfThe Jamaica Despatch
states that the Governor of the
Colony has directed a prosecution
to be instituted against the Rev.
Mr. Taylor, a Baptist clergyman,
for persuading tlitf negro-appren
tices (as the semi-emancipater
slaves ore called) not to; obey lho
mlers of the Special Magistrates,
appointed by His Majesty to reg
ulate their proceed i tig. Such,
it is said, lias been given to the
people of one plantation by Mr.
laylor, that they are only now
making 12 hogsheads of sugar a
week, instead of 50, which'they
formerly made with ease to them
selves. Norfolk Her.
Brazil. The population of
this empire appears to amount to
5,216,666; of whom 2,0S6,666
are slaves, and of the free popula
tion, a large proportion are blacks,
mulattoes, &c. Altho' the slave
trade is prohibited by law, from
16 to 20,000 are annually brought
into the port of Rio Janeiro.
The number of slaves however
are annually diminishing, as it
appears that from one-tenth to
one twentieth die annually.
From Chili. Bv letters re-
ceived in the town yesterday, says
the Nantucket Inquirer per ship
Uncas dated Talahuana, Jan. II,
we learn that a few days previous.
the Arawcanian Indians from the
interior, with a Iarce armed Tdrce.
made a hostile and murderous
incursion into the town of Arauco.
They came upon their victims
unexpectedly, in the night time,
massacred about 500 people, and
carried off a booty, 2000 head of
cattle.
C7Notwithsanding the won
derful achievements of human
ingenuity within the last half cen
tury, a great ileal remains yet to
be invented: witness the following
account from a late London pa
per: 'A novel machine was a few
days ago exhibited in the Ken
sington and Clapharn roads. It
consisted of a sort of a carriage
wheel which carries a Rail Road
for itself, upon which the carriage
travels with great facility and
quickness. It was composed of a
jointed square instead of a circle,
and has four rollers, not touching
the road, and four feet which al
ternately come to the ground,
producing a kind of walking and
escaping obstacles. We under
stand it is the invention of Louis
Gomperts, Esq. Should these
machines be adopted, prohably
common Rail roads may be par
tially or wholly, dispensed with."
Novel Rail Road It is stated
in the English papers that one
part of the London and Greenwich
Rail Road will go over three
thousand arches, and it is intend
ed to make these arches to serve
the purpose of cottages and that
they shall be inhabited. This is
certainly a novelty, and one of an
agreeable chancier, that carriages
full of passengers and goods will
go over the tops of human habi
tations at great speed with the
most perfect security and conven
ience to all parties. To get clear
of all smoke arising out of these
residences of men and women,
which would be a great annoy
ance on the rail rovl, the apart
ments or arches will be warmed
by gas stoves, which will yield
l'ght and heat, and without im
pregnating the atmosphere with
any noxious impurity.
(7The Earl of Dundonald,
long familiar to the publick for
his radical politics in England,
and for his naval exploits in South
America, when he bore the titlle
of Lord Cochrane, was called
upon, during the last session of
the British Parliament; to give
his opinion, before a committee,
on the practicability of steam nav
igation to India, on which occa
sion he made an extraordinary
statement. He said that he had
discovered in quicksilver a sub
stitute for steam, and that it pos
sessed superior advantages. It
would not, for instance, require a
large quantity of fuel, and the
ships, in which it should be em
ployed, might be navigated with
vails, and would not differ in ap
pearance from other vessels. Had
this statement been made by one
mknown to trie public, it Would
probably have been disbelieved,
.r attributed to the workings of a
disturbed imagination; but the
Earl of Dundonald is so well
known as a man of extraordinary
talents, that there is less occasion
to be sceptical about his discove
ry, especially when we reflect on
the wonderful improvements ef
fected by modern science. He
added, that the vessels would be
propelled without paddle wheels;
but that not havlucr secured his
patent right, he declined giving
an explanation of that part of his
plan.
After all, it may, like many
other things, come to nothing;
but should it be realized, it will
probably effect as great a change
in navigation, as was wrought by
steam; since it could be applied to
long voyages as easily as to short
ones; a desideratum in steam, ow
ing to the vast quantity of fuel
required. Bait. Gaz. '
G5Sugar is now being extract
ed in France from cornstalks as
well as from beets, but in very
small quantities; less much than it
could be in the United States,
where our hot sun brings the
maize to perfection, and gives to
it therefore more saccharine
matter.
A young girl was, lately dis
covered on board of a Belfast ves
sel lying at the London docks,
disguised as a sailor, in which vo
cation she had been acting for
many years. Her story is quite
rdmantic. Love for the captain
of a vessel led her to the sea. to
join him in America, where she
tound his grave. She had since
voyaged in the Mediterranean,
and is quite a practised tar; her
hands as rough as boards, her skin
swarthy, and her "poll cropped.
She mounts the shrouds as nimbly
as a monkey. A sailor striking
her, and her crying, led to the
denouement by some gentlemen,
who immediately investigated her
case, and took her under their
protection. The sailors knew
her sex, but her chastity was in
vulnerable to them.
A'. Y. Mer. Adv.
MARRIED,
In Martin county, on Thursday
evening, the :23d inst. by J. Ballard,
Eq. Mr. William Howell, of this
place, to Mist Eliza Cocficr, daugh
ter of Jesse Cooper, Esq.
Prices Current,
At Tarboro and New York.
Al'R.27. prr Tarboro'. New York'
Bacon, lb. 8 10 8$ 9
Beeswax, lb. 18 120 19 20
Hrnnrfv, apple giilfn GO 70 35 38
Coffee", lb. 13 If, 10 13
Corn, bush. CO G" 64 70
Cottun, lb. 15 15 16 IS
Cotton bag'-fl. yard. 20 25 18 22
Flour, supf. "bbl. 600 G25 GUO 537
Iron. lb. 4 b 3 4
Lard, lb. 8 9 7 9$
Molasses, gU'n 35 40 21 30
Suar. brown, lb. 10 I2J 6$ 10
Salt, T.I. bush 60 65 35 37
Turpentine, bbl. 175 180 275 312
(Yheat, bush. 70 80 80 88
Wlnskry, bbl. " 33 40 27 28
15.000 Dollars worth
OF CffOOBS,
Of every description,
For WHOLESALE or RETAIL
at nearly Cost, by
Knight, Garrett $ Co.
No. 1, Broadway.
Tarboro', April 30, 1835.
Jl Still for sdlcT
4 GOOD STILL, holding 120
gallons, may be purchased
cheap bv applying to
GEORGE COLMERn
Greenville, Pitt Co.
April 22d, 1S35. 18 3
Again!!!
AS USUAL, I am purchasing
in the cities' of New York and
Philadelphia, an extensive assort
ment of Spring and Summer
GOOBS.
It is almost unnecessary to ay
that the stock will combine the two
MOST IMPORTANT ATTRACTIONS,
Fashion and Cheapness.
Economists will do well to wail
and examine a beautiful and rich
assortment of Dry Goods,
At the itery Lowest Prices,
Before they determine to pur
chase, as the same cheap system
which has hitherto been so well
sustained, will be uniformly ad
hered to.
JAS. fVEDDELL.
16th April, 1S35.
Bargains! Bargains!!
Neiv Goods! New Goods!!
Cheapest, of the Cheap, or a leetle
cheaper than the cheapest.
w
E presume to inform the
nublic irenerallv (bel'ievin?
r t r i j r
that we have an equal, right with
our neighbors, so todo,)thatwe
have just returned from, New
York, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
(and came very near going to
Boston,) where we purchased the
Most splendid Assortment of
Spring and &umnler
That ever decorated the shelves
of any establishment in the city
of Tarborough, (none excepted,)
and are now
Selling off at nearly Cost,
For Cash, and at a Very small ad
vance on a credit. Among our
assortment may be found
The most beautiful Prints in the
world,
French Muslins, Ginghams, (new
style,)
French Calicoes, printed Jaconets,
Figured chintz Calicoes,
French BombazettS, Bombazines, .
Circassians of various colors and
qualities,
Crape Camlets, colored satin doe
skins, bird eye London do.
Silks of every description, silk
Shawls, silk dress Handkerchiefs,
tiro de Naps, Gro de Berlin,
Pink and blue Satin, watered,
Gro de Swiss, Poi de Soi, figured
plaid Gro de Nap,
White Satin, blue black do.
Parasols, Fans, Bead bags,
Jaconet and mull muslins, cnecked
muslins, swiss and book muslin.
Robes, corded skirts,
Ladies and gentlemen's Gloves,
Cotton and silk Hose,
Broad Cloths, blue, black, claret,
brown, drab and green,
Cassimeres, fancy plaid, striped, di
agonal, drab, ring-streaked and
speckled,
Stocks, of various qualities,
Rouen Cassimeres, cotton Cassi
meres, Beavertines, plaid Linens, ribbed
Linen, for summer wear,
Furniture prints, birds eye Diaper,
Drapery, brown Holland, Oznaburgs,
Ticklenburgs, brown Linen and
white do.
Drills, Lasting, patent Thread, Tur
key red,
Ladies, Misses, and children's Shoes
of every description, dirt cheap,
French kid slippers, spring heePd
Pumps, prunellas, morocco, leath
er, seal skin, &c. &c.
Gentlemen's boots and shoes of eve
ry description, buck skin, calf
skin, seal skin, horse skin, cow
skin, and what net, Major Down
ing's, David Crockett's, Jim
Crow's, Zipp Coon's, Gen. Jack
son's, Van Buren's, Nullifiers,
Union, consolidation, and amalga
mation, About 200 Ladies and misses straw
and Tuscan Bonnets,
Straw cords and tassels,
Palm leaf Hats, from 18 cents to S3,
colored and white, spotted and
speckled, &c. &cc.
HARDWARE & CUTLERY, of
every description,
Guns, Rifles, Pistols, Farming uten
sils, Castings, Iron, Nails, Salt, and Steel,
100 bbls. Whiskey and Rum, Brandy
and Wine,
Sugar, Coffee and Molasses,
Upper and under
Leather, Harness
and Skirting Lea
ther, Saddles and
Bridles, Saddle
bags, travelling
trunks, travelling
mTo bags, harness, bri-
,IVV A 1 hifc vniir. and
riding and gig whips.
About 2000 shell, horn, arid brass
tuck and side Combs,
Head Pins, guard beads, bead guards,
Gentlemen's and youths fine fur Hats,
cloth caps, hair caps and chil
dren's fancy caps,
Drugs, medicines, paints, oils, white
lead, ptitty, window glass, candles;
Earthenware, china, jugs, jars, stone
pitchers, tin ware, flax,
And daily expected,
A quantity of prime Pork, corned
Beef, Flour, Herrings, Alligators,
snapping turkles, sea sdrfi'ents, and
the whole generation of vipers.
The above Goods were pur
chased with cash up and no grum
bling, which enables us to sell
them a leetle cheaper than the
cheapest and as such we are
determined to do so, not caring
to make any thing more than
sufficient to keep us from starv
ing, having no heir nor poor
kin to provide for. We particu
larly invite the Ladies (6 call and
examine our splendid assortment
of fancy Goods, and see if we
have nothing that will please
them: Should we be so fortunate
as td have an article that will
strike their fancy; they shall have
it at their own price, provided it
71-- -Art
be within the bounds of rea?fw
We purchased our fancy Goods
especially for the Ladies and we
most smcei;ely and religioiHy
hope, to , please ( them in some
things ai least. In conclusion wc
will ;jdd that we have no sea ser
pents, snapping turkles, nor alli
gators for the Ladie -we shfl
reserve them for our own special
tooth, for an occasional snack be
tween meals. Onr friends and
the public generally will recollecjt
that we are selling ofSf at nearly
cost, for cash, &c. We shall do
likewise at our establishment on
"Cokey," at the residence of
J. C. Knight, Esq.
Knight, Garrett Sf Co.
No. I, Broadway.
Tarboro. April $0, 1835. -
JSdroucfies.
JUST RE
CEIVED, di
rect from the
manufactory at
the, North, sev
eral light 13A-
ROUCHES, intended for one or
two horses. They are of differ
ent Qualities and prices, and will
be sold on accommodating terms.
These Barouches were manufac
tured expressly to order, and the
work can be warranted.
ISAAC BRADY.
Tarboro May 1. 1835.
NEW AxP FASHIONABLE
jIillinary, Sfc.
ARS. A., C. HOWARD in
forms her friends and the
public that she is now opening
her Spring Supply of Goods,
among which may be found al
most every article applicable to
her business, viz:
Plain and fancy colored pattern Silt
Bonnets.
Fancy t Tuscan, plain and open
straw do.
Misses and children' do.
Plain, watered and figured Silks and
Satins for dresses, , ,
Plain and figured ,.Bobbinett", Swiss
muslin, blond Gaaze, do .
Fancy caps, capes, Shawls, neck:
Handkerchiefs Veils, and scarfs, .
Fluted Laces, edgings, insertjngs.&ci.
Puffs and Curls, fn great variety,
Silk and straw cords and tatfels,.
Ribbons, t Flowers,, cc. fic. in great
abundance, and at various prices.
The above Goods having been
purchased on very advantageous!
terms, and selected by herself,
she can with confidence recom
mend them, as being of excellent
quality and also remarkably cheap.
She invites Jin examination of
them, as they cannot fail to please.
,,. Tarboro,' May K 1835. .
Thomas L. B. Gregory
Portrait f-alnter,
VVILL remain in Tarborough
three or four weeks, and cari
be consulted at Mrs. Gregory's
Hotet, when not professionally
engaged. April 3, 1835.
Stdte of jYorth Carolina,
MARTIN C0U5TY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
APRIL TERM, 1835.
Lovick Modlin f Attachment)
vs. Levy oh
Joseph H. Adams, 3 Land.
TN this case it appearing to the
satisfaction oif the Court, that
the defendant is not an inhabitant
of this State, it is ordered that
publication be made in the Tar
boro Press, for six weeks, giv
ing notice to the defendant that
his land is levied on.
Test, . K
JOS. D. BIGGS, Clk.
. Price adv Si: 75. 18-6
Stale of North Carolina
MARTIN COUNTY.
Court 0 Picas and Quarter Session
APRIL TERM, 1835.
Levi Fagan, trusteed Attachment
of Horace Ely, J P. D. Sey
vs. , j movr $wn
Joseph H. Adams,j moned as
Garnishee.
TN tHis case the Garnishee ap
peared in open Court and ac
knowledges that he has monies
and bonds sufficient fo satisfy the
Plaintiffs' claim; say S132 62,
interest having been calculated up
to 14 April 1835, and costs
It is tnerfore ordered, that publi
cation be made in the Tarboro'
Press, for six weeks, for the de
fendant to appear af next term of
tiis Court and replevy or judg
ment final wilt be ente red up
against the Garnishee.
; Test
iO& D. BIGGS, Clk.
j Price adv. $2: 75. 18 6