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Tarborough, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Saturday, October's, 183 .5.
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Trouble with the Florida In
j:.., The St. Augustine Iler-
,' oF Vu-uiuJTlh, suites that an "-- means ol Ihacon
aid of Ai'o i - I . itiaction of air, r fleeted by the
oi-nress had nt an i t tl .it th.i.;
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n,re Iroml'ort Kinu, with des-.
pl.ue, in ii 7
n.t.lie- lnr n. Ufii. Clinch,
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cjinmandinstlie U. fcutes troops;
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tionof tlie murdeJ ot I nv.ite Lal-,
U(I,,of the 3d Artillery, who wasj
emnloveti in carrying the mail,
from Fort King to Tampa la .
He was met, on the evening of
the Ctli inst. near the flillsbo
muuli biidge, by a party of six
Micasukv Indians. He approach
ed them in a peaceable manner,
when one ol them seized houl oi i
the bridle of his tniiie, and aim-
tlier shot him. He was then
scalped, his bowels ripped open
n-idthrortii into a nond in the vi
cinity. The nude was shot, and
the contents of the mail, and the
saddle and bridle carried away
bv the murderers. The cause al
leged for the outrage was, that an
Indian had been killed in a skir
mish with whites, and his brethren
uere determined to sacrifice the
first white man they should meet.
A detachment was forthwith sent
out in. pursuit of the murderers,
!mt rpturnpd without :innrehenflina
them. A meeting of the Indian i
chiefs was forthwith convened by
the Indian auent, and it is proba
ble the murderers will be taken
and handed over to justice.
A. Y. 'J 'im.es.
C7The Aikin S. C. Telegraph
of the 1 1 th inst. says:
' Judye Lynch, pinned it into a
chap a few days ago, down into
the Runs, in this district. We
have not heard all the particulars.
The fellow was found in the cotton
fold with the negroes, and w hen
detected feigned partial insanity,
lhere were two others of the like
ttainp ('elected about the same
time in Oransreburtr district. We
itam that Judge Hang presided
l''ere and passed sentence on
them."
bing(ton, Fa. Sept. 5.
Tho mas Hunt, confined in the
Jid of Uuse County, on a
ui uurii vadium i, un ti
arRe of negro stealing and of!
J'ng connecb.d with a gang of
nP5i' stealers in North Carolina,
Virginia and Kentucky, escaped
horn prison on Wednesday eve
r'inS, the 2nd inst. He had been
committed for trial at the next
Circuit Superior Court of Law
ami Chancery for Russell County,
!ich is to "be held on the third
londay in the present month.
Hunt is about 27 or 28 years of
a5- ot lender frame about ix
Icet high and of a very dark
coroplexinn. One of his upper
teeth has a piece broken off.
i,e is one of the most consum
",;,,f! scoundrels in the country,
a'id every exerlion should be used
!u hi-iug liim io justice.
Statesman.
Perpetual Motion. A cor
rp5ponJeit oftlie Huston Courier
-Ues that the; long sought princi-
j 01 perpetual motion has at
j-''h been discovered by An
'rp,v Morse, Jr, a vounir me-
in liluomfitdd (Me.) The
" ,Jiiigi8 the description given
'f the general principle and con-
chine. In this ae ot hoaxes ami
tuimbogs, we he it to be purlieu
larly recollected lh.t we express
no opinion in relation to this mai
lt' r.
'This machine is propelled by
air, acted upon hjj the changes
of temperance in the atmos
phert It cousins of an air cis
tern anil pi-Jon a reciprocating
rack, with it pinion wheels for
giving motion a drum, with its
puilio; Irani which the weight
ii imipI)iIiiI niul rriiiilpil rnT
vvheel and catch lor maintaining
I
power whtels and axles, requir
ed lor condensing the. air and
levers for changing the direc
tion of the power.
The operation of this machine
is produced as has been already
suggested by means, of I he. con-
o .
tine. 13 v' tni p wer, .a weigh;
. ,
,s k r, constantlv wound up, so
, .WiitialK- nn.l .mi.
(()nn,v aa am i(eep jR m
tiu any 1,,-, lo which it
js .,,,.,1. n shoilf ,he
clljlu, enlirey ,e r'uaicd by s
own mot ion. "
ll i added that Air. Morse in
tend lu)rtly to embark for Kng
lai.d with a view of claiming the
twenty thousand pounds ofFued
by the Hnti-h (oVernnieut for
me coumi ucuon oi a sen-moving
machine.
jJMln a cao lately adj-onca
ted ii 'h-' supreme L.tiuit ot
Pennsylvania, the principle was
laid down by Judge 1'ox, that an
assign merit by a partnership firm
of a part of their property for the
bent lit of their erediloi-, and
which slipu!a!( d fur a release a
an equivalent lor the assignment,
was faudutenl ami void, cv'n
though the properly was the pri
vate property of the isignu: s.
Ho in icidc O n fSn t n d ay
'asl Ji'titrs ImiIIit, Joslmn
W. Coelirun, Dovhs O
1 1 a n luti. Ja;in4s II. Myrovcr,
John WatMil! and .Marcus
Heard, repaired to tli liouso
of J use? ill Ilubhaid, with the
view of nri estirij; liiin, on a
charge of a high misdemean
or; and on tin attempt toes
cape, several guns were dis
charged at hirn, which killed
him inmiediately. As the
suhject will undergo u legal
investigation, as putilic jonr
ii.dists, we forbear to oilr
any opinion on this melan
choly transaction.
A Coroner's Inquest was
held on the body, on Satur
day riicht. The verdict of
the Jury id as follows: "thai
upon the examination of the
body of the said Joseph Hub-
, , , I i I
hnr hi'Y flml l,Klt 1,0 lin
to his death by wounds re
eeived by being shot, will)
two buck shot, which ap
peared to enter his 'chest,
near the region of the heart,
and one in the head, by some
person or persons."
Fay. Jour.
flFive thousand dollars
reward has been offered by
an enactment of the legisla
ture of Mississippi, to any
person or persons who shall
arrest and bring to trial, and
prosecute to conviction un
der its laws any person who
shall utler, publish or circu
late within the limits of that
state, the Liberator, or any
other papers, circular,
pamphlet, letter or address
of a seditious character. On
conviction of such offender,
the Governor is authorized
to draw his warrant on the
I reasurer for the
same.
Accident. As the loco
motive on the Patterson rail
road with a train, composed
of transportation and pas
senger cars, was approach
mg the depot at Paterson
last evening, an axle of the
leading transportation car
gave way, which overturned
thai and the next car in train,
nd threw. the third off the
track. The loco-motive and
passenger cars remained
upon the track uninjured,
though the passengers felt. a
shock ny the concussion.
Mr S.mnr fl. 1w,1l,.fnr (1f"V"' ne retraced ms steps,
l,l, till lylIJ.IUvl.'l l I NT t
, ' . passed iNewnrk on his way to
the transportation car, a ve- Kew Vork.mid lodged on Lo
ry industrious ant) sober day or Thursday . evenin-last f we
man, was seated on the car
at the break, and unfortunate
ly was crushed to death un
der the load. No other per
son was injured.
Curious Manuscript. In
a list of ancient lih rai v ni.ni
uscripts and remarkable
manuscripts, recently an
nounced for sale by the
.Messrs. Southorby, of Lii
don, is one with the fol!ow:
irig title:
A letter from the E;irl of
Bath to Lord Norn s Mated
April 16, IGoM being "A
proposal for the sale of the
Province of Now Jersey, a
country almost as large as
England, belonging to the
late George Carteret, for the
small sum of between 500U
and 0000 pounds."
Thus it appears I hat one
hundred and filly-four years
ago, the whole tate of New
Jersey was offered for sale
for l he sum ot about twenty
five thousand dollars.
l. Y. Gazette.
. Melancholy fate of Matthias
the Prophet.--'e have ju?t re
ceived tlie melancholy pariiculars
of the death of Matthias the
Propl.t t, which we hasten to give
the public.
When Matthias had completed
his imprisonment at Sing Sing,
be came by stealth to this city.
His first inquiry was for Mr.
Western, his former counsel, He
told him a piteous tale of his des
titution.. 'I had' said he, 'only!
half a dollar in my pocket when
I left Sing Sing, ami that I paid
lor ;ny 'passage down.' Mr.
Western being a benevolent man,
and having a kindness for Mat
thias in spite of his imposlures,
v-iy readily put his hand in his
pocket, and pulled out three dol
lars 'there .said he, 'Matthias,
there's three dollars, leave off all
vour nonsense, and t;o to work.
You have 1 see cut offyour heard
but your whiskers yet want a
good deal of pruning." Matthias'
heart melted. He gave Mr.
Western his left hand. 'Here's
my left hand to yon Mr. Wes
tern, in token of my gratitude
my red right arm I must reserve
for my Father in Heaverr, whose
work ham called upon to per
forin.' Matthias then went to his wife
and children. She would not re
ceive him, she would not live with
him, she utterly refused lo have
any thiHg to do with him. Mat
thias bore it patiently. He
stretched out his left hand put it
on the head of one of his boys
and ejaculated a blessing.
From this place, he went in
search of Isabella, the black wo
man who is still a believer ill his
divine mission. They talked, and
prayed and mingled their tears
together. Finishing this scene,
he tookiiU departure to Newark,
to see his brother who lives there
The fiublic papers have told us
what befel him at Newark. He
was compelled to leave that town;
such was the excitement of the
mob against him.
From Newark he retreated into
the country, and took his journe
towards Lancaster in Pennsylva
nia. One evening, however, in
one of his dreams, he heard a call
from Heaven as loud as the las
trump, saying, "arise my Son,
gird tip your loins go to Baby
lon (meaning New York) that
wicked city, bear w itness against
the harlot w ho tn ; in her island,
and saitb: 41 am mighty, who
shall prevail against me?' " Per
suading himself of die reality of
I l. ! . . .'. -'. I I I
cannot discover exactlv which in
a small house bv the way side.
There he fell In with a couple of
men to w hom he opened his mind,
and wished to persuade to accom
pany him to New York on a
preaching excursion, as Jonah
went to Ninevah. The men
would not believe him. 'Well'
said Matilda after a great deal of
his fanatical nonsense, 'to remove
thy w ant of faith I will show thee
a miracle. Let ou and I jump
from the deck of lite steamboat
iotothe North Kiver, and verily I
will save ihee and me from the wa
ters.' He had so worked upon
ti e imagination of one of the fel
lows that he came along with him
in PowJes Hook on the morning
of Tuesday or Friday last. They
both embarked for New York.
"When the boat was half across the
river, two men were observed to
in nip oil" into" i be river. One of
the men according to the account
of the boatman, wore a frock coat
curiously made, ami was slender
in his person. This was poor
Matthias. The other was rescu
ed, but he did not recover his life.
Ma". bias' body bus not yet been
found.
Thus ends one nf the greatest
impnstei':; that has appeared for
years. .V. 1'. Herald.
Richmond ', Ay, Sept. 5.
JWelancholy Occurrence.
Judge Peter W. Taylor, of this
county, in a fit of mental derange
ment, shot his nephew, Tallon
Turner, son of Harnett Turner,
on Thursday morning last. The
Judge's nephew, a promising
young man, aged about twenty
years, learned from a servant that
his uncle was unw ell, and 'in coin
yany with Samuel Coons a cous
in of Judge Taylor's, immediate
ly determined to go and see him.
When they arrived in sight of his
dwelling, they discovered him in
the yard; but before they got with
in speaking distance, he walked
into lee house,, and as young Tur
ner, who was foremost, stepped
into the door, Judge Taylor step
ped before him, and instantly fired
a pistol at him without uttering a
word, aud then snapped a second
pistol at his cousin Coons. The
ball entered young Turner's right
breast, and passed out a little be
low the point of the shoulder
blade. The pistol was well char
ged with a large ball and buck
shot.' The wound is supposed to
be mortal. Farmers Chron.
Easton, Pa. Sept. 3.
Most Melancholy Circumstance.
It is our painful duty this week
to record one of the most distress
ing accideius that has ever occur
red in our neighborhood. Two
daughters of Mr. John Christman,
of Saucon township, Northampton
county, one aged 19 years and
the other 13, came to Easton on
Tuesday last, in a light wagon,
drawn by one horse. On their
return, when a short distance a-
bove South Easton, on the berm
dank of die Lehigh Canal, the
horse became frightened at two
men who were lying asleep by the
road side. The way here is very
narrow, and there is a perpendic
ular wall of at least four feet from
die surface of the road to die wa
ter in the canal, which is here at
least 7 or 8 feet deep. Over this
wall, and into the canal, were the
ladies; .together with the wagon
aid horse, precipitated. Two
men; fishing in the Lehigh neai -L
(he spot, hut so lar below as not
to see the accident, heard a terrific.
scream aud hastened up the bauk.
..v I........ I rni I.. I. ..I.i
iu iciiui nit? iTHiise. i uey ut'iiriU'e
a bonnet floating on the water,-?
and the horse, rendered furious b il
the fall,' kicking and plunging inl
ine most awful manner.. Assis-ll
tance soon arrived, and the bod-f
ies of. the unfortunate girls were--
taken Irom die water but life2
was extinct. It is supposed thatJ
in backing off the wall the w agon '
and horse were precipitated upon
them, and their deaths were no:
doubt hastened by the furious
struggling of ihe horse. "They .
were lovely their lives, and in their
deaths they were not divided."
Gazette.
OThe Fayette, (Mo.) Demo
crat, of the 2Sth tilt, says: "Gen. o
Ignatius P. Owen, of this plat e, i-
was shot yesterday, aooul l x: -i
o'clock, by Mr. Joseph Davis,
with a Ville. General Owen, we
understand, died immediately, thej
ball having passtd through his.5
heart. As Mr. Davis is now ij .
trial, we forbear further pariicu
lars for the present."
A few evenings since a -lad in
Baltimore lei! Irom a lour story
window, in which he had got
asleep, aud landed on a brick
pavement, without any more seri
ous injury to his person thru that
it awoke him.
JX. Y. Star.
Remarkable appeara7iie of thei-
Sun. The present appearance ol!
the disc of the sun is somewhat w
unusual; there are to be seen a-is
. . . t
bout twenty distinct spots on its0
surface, one of which is ery large;
and towards the edte of the sunv'
may be seen extensive ridges ol u
whitened revation, w hich appear d
like ranges of mountains. The e
large dark spot above alluded to,
may be seen to change its shape .
ami size while viewing it, thereby
fully proving them to be produc
ed by the smoke of volcanoes.,
.May be so, and may be not 1
Providence Journal.
Genuine JVit. The following i
anecdote may be relied on as a
fact: A gentleman from South
ampton passing along a street in
Baltimore, came face to face with
a negro man whom he well knew,
and who had been for several
years a runaway from one of his
neighbors. "Aha! Mingo," said
Mr. "is that yon?" To width
Mingo promptly replied,. "No
massa, dis aim me;" and brushed
past his old acquaintance in great
haste. Norfolk Beacon.
Cochranhes in South Hadley.
For a year or two past, a small
number of deluded persons have
held eccentric religious exercises
on the Sabbalhat South Hadley.
Their singularities having become
known, they now weekly attract a
large number of persons from the
neighboring towns to witness their
absurdities. They partake of the
character of Perfectionists, Sha
kers, and New Lights, but a gen
tleman of veracity informs us the
belong to a sect known as Coch
ranhes, the cognomen of their
leader; Their meetings are o
pened with dancing, exhortation
from any one follows, singing suc
ceeds and exhortations again are
introduced and dancing with in
struments conclude the exercises5
which are often protracted till
midnight. . It is a sort of demo
cracy in religion, w here any man
who pleases is allowed to declaim
and exhort his brethren.
Cochran, the founder of this
sect, u.ade some commotion by
his licentiousness and the delu
sions with which he infected the
people of Maine aid New Hamp
shire, a few years since. He was
an officer in the army, an unprin-
:,'Vd:nii'supj)iy of
Spring Goods,
Which for quality, .variety, and
CHEAPNESS are not surpassed
by any retail store in this State,
and will positively be sold on as
accommodating terms as any store
in this place.
J. TV. COTTEN.
Tarhoro,' 14th Ma v. 18M5.
VEUY BEST
Cotton Yum and Twine
FOR SALE.
TM1E Subscribers feel grateful
for the liberal patronage which
they received the pasi year, and
hope by assiduity anil punctuality
in business to merit a continuance
of past favors.
They now have and expect to
keep constantly on hand the
Vtry best Cotton Yarns,
From Nos. 2 lo 18 inclusive.
lso, various sizes of Ihe best
Cotton Seine Twine its dura
bility and strength has been fairly
tested, and the Subscribers feel
no hesitation in pronouncing it
inferior to none, if not superior to
any in market. Both the above
articles they expect to deliver to
purchasers on as liberal terms as
articles of the same quality can
bp procured elsewhere, i hetisu
d charge for conveyance will be
made.
Terms of sale for all quanti
ties of Yarn over one thousand
pounds, six months credit will be
Mowed for any quantity under
one thousand pounds, four months,
the purchaser giving note (with
out interest) at the time the Yarn
is delivered, pay-able at the above
slated times.
The proprietors of fisheries will
do well to apply to the Subscri
bers for twine for the future, as a
very liberal credit will be given.
Messrs. Hassel & Williams
will act as agents for the Subscri
bers at Williamston Mr. Benj.
Bell, at Greenville and Messrs.
Simmons & Eure, at Halifax
where Yarn and Twine can be
bought on the same terms as at
the Factory.
BATTLE BROTHERS.
Falls Tar Jan. River, 10. 1835.
JVo less than
SfSSS, Worth
fl tttrntf Itart f f if I n tt 1 .
strange. We were told the fol
lowing singular story by a plan
ter of high respectability on Fri
day last. Early in the season he
purchased work horses for his
plantation, and riow at noon they
feed in the open air. The poul
try, as is customary, assemble
where the horses are fed. A fe.v
days ago, hens with their broods
of chickens approached the
troughs where the horses were
eating, when it was observed that
one of the horses left his food, aud
by moving his head near the
ground, collected the young chick
ens in a huddle, and grubbed
mouthful of ihe brood, which he
actually ate. Nor did he stop at
that, but before relief could be
.'forded, he got a second mouth
ful, which he also ate. The gen
tleman added that his slaves have
lost many of their young chick
ens, aud the . horse is accused of
having devoured them. This
must be a Kentucky borse for
Kentuckians are said to be half
horse and half alligator, ami the
one vve speak of appears to have
,nuch of the latter animal in his
composition, with a little touch of
die snapping turtle.
Louisville Jour.