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S ATURD A VM C h 19, 1836.
(CPThe Spring Term of our
Superior -Court commenced on
-Monday last, Judge Settle presi--ding.
There were no capital ca
ses, but an unusually large num
ber of indictments for minor of
fences, which occupied the time
of the Court from Monday until
Thursday night.
, (jpThe Hon. Jesse Speight,
Representative in Congress from
the Newbern district, passed thro
this place a few days since, on his
return to Washington City. Wc
yere much pleased to learn, that j
he had almost wholly recovered J
from his late severe indisposition.
Washington, March 16. We
-are gratified to announce the con
firmation of the nominations of It.
U. Taney as Chief Justice of the
United States; P. P.Jarbour as
Circuit andSissociate Judge, and
Amos Kendall as Post Master (Je
neral. The vote in favor of Mr.
Taney, was 29; in favor of Mr.
Uarbour, 30; for Mr. Kendall, 25.
There were some absentees, who,
we understand, would have voted
for the nominations, Theinjunc
- lion of secrecy was taken off, and
we will, therefore, be enabled to
give the vote from the journals,
to-morrow.
We are gratified to state, that
after several weeks of severe in
disposition, the Postmaster Gene
, ral has so far recovered, as to be
able partially to resume the duties
of his department. Globe.
CONGRESS.
Senate. On the 4th inst. Mr.
Benton gave notice that he should
introduce his "Expunging resolu
tion in the course of a few days,
soon as the Senate .should be
full.
Mr. Preston offered the follow
ing Resolution, which lies one
day for consideration:
Resolved, That it is expedient,
the States of Maryland and Vir
ginia assenting thereto, to retro
cede the District of Columbia to
those States, with such reserva
tions as may be necessary for the
Government.
House of Representatives. ...The
principal business before the
fibuse for several days, has been
the discussion of various points in
the contested election from this
State, between Messrs. Graham
and Newland.
G3The last Kaleigh Standard
contains the following remarks on
the ensuing election for Governor,
which we doubt not wiil meet
with a hearty "response from the
democratic party generally:
Governor Spaight. It will be
seen that we have placed the name
of His Excellency Richard D.
Spaight under our Editorial head,
, as a candidate for re-election as
Governor of the State. We have
done this in accordance, so far as
an expression of public sentiment
has yet been developed, with the
imiteo", and harmonious voice of
"te Democracy of the State.
cThe manner in which Gov.
Spight was elected by the Legis
lature last winter, was as honora
ble to those who conferred; as it
must have been flattering to him
who was the recipient of the dis
tinguished compliment. Gov. S.
neither sought the office, nor was
aware of art intention to use his
name in connexion with it, until
apprized of his election. It was a
free-will offering from the repre
sentatives of the people of North
Carolina, to one of her distin
guished sons, whose long and
faithful advocacy of her principles
and her policy, and whose un
swerving fidelity to her true inter
ests; afforded a sure guaranty that
bis discharge of the Executive du
ties would be in entire coincidence
with the desires and expectations
of the Republicans of the State.
And now that the period ap
proaches when it becomes neces
trt riozlfrnate a candidate to
be voted for by the people, as Go
vernor, for two years from the 1st
January next, but rSiie opinion
appearso be entertained by the
Republicans in all parts of the
State, as to their man. Public
opinion un warped by central in
fluence, and untainted by the
promptings of nightly conclaves
of members of assembly but
springing spontaneously, as by
one common impulse, fresh from
the Democracy of the State has
proclaimed, with a unanimity sel
dom witnessed, RICHARD D.
SPAIGHT as the candidate of
the Republican free-men of North
Carolina, for re-election as their
Governor.
And in announcing Governor
Spaight for re-election, we do no
more than make known the wish
es, and resnond to the voice, of
j- - - .
the Republicans of North Caroli
na. From all sections of the State
we learn that our friends are ani
mated with the most confident
hopes as io the result of the Au
gust elections. Gentlemen of the
best intelligence inform us, that
Gov. Spaight will beat Gen. Dud
ley in his own District, and even
in his own county, by handsome
majorities; indeed, the Republic
ans there appear to be gratified
that the whigs and nullifiers el
bowed Mr. Meares out of the
way, and caucused Gen. Dudley
into his shoes, as they say Meares
have been a much more formida
ble candidate than Dudley. While
Governor Spaight, in his district,
will doubtless double his opponent.
Intelligent and candid whigs, are
themselves constrained to acknow
ledge, that the contest for Gov
ernor promises to be but a boot
less affair to them."
Jl distressing Occurrence. We
learn that on Thursday the 10th
inst., two little boys, one aged ten
ytars, and the other between six
and seven, sons of Arthur S. Got
ten, met with an untimely fate in
attempting to cross Conoho Creek
below James Mayo's Mill in Mar
tin County. They were not mis
sed until dark, when a search was
made for them, and one of their
Caps found about ten steps below
the foot-way. They were then
dragged for, but in vain; the water
being deep and the night dark.
Next morning the search was
renewed, and they were found ten
or fifteen steps below the foot
Bridge. .
Thus has it pleased an Allwise
Providence to cut short in the
bloom of life, these two children;
thus it may be said that "in the
midst of life we are in death."
Halifax Adv.
QOT'VUe last Washington Whig
contains an article in which it ob
serves: We allude to the Small
Pox, on South Creels, in this
county. 'We understand there
have been several cases there, and
one or two individuals have died.
Notwithstanding this contagious
disease, so horrible in its effects,
is within a few miles of our town,
nothing has been done to stay its
progress."
(TWe are pained to state, that
Abranam Baker, Esq. a member
'i it P ' .
of the House of Commons in our
last Legislature, from Brunswick
county, was shot in his bedroom,
as he was retiring to rest on Wed-
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shot lodged in his back, and the
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,a .caicu, win prove
mortal.
wne oi his own negroes i
is suspected of having perpetrated
the deed. Raleigh Register.
ttTA fire occurred in Charlotte,
N.C.onthe22d ult. iu the Cabi
net Shop of Joseph P. Pritchard,
which was destroyed, together
with two other small buildings.
One of the buildings, says the
Charlotte Journal, was erected
previous to the Revolution was
once used for all the purposes of
Court House, Tavern, Store, he.
and is believed to have been
consecraied by the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence hav-
and signed
(t?Cotton is selling at
etteville for 17 cents. ib.
Fay
(Counterfeit half dollars are
circulation in Stokes coun
in
ty.- 1'6.
The Patrick Henry. An ex
travagant and unaulhenticated ru
mor of the loss of the Patriru
Henry in Chesapeake Bay with
three hundred nassen tiers on
board, is afloat. The best inform
ed on the subject place no reli
ance in its accuracy. Pet. Con.
Petersburg Market, March 14.
Cotton 16 a 17 in demand.
ffcj We copy the following from
an interesting article in the Pe
tersburg Inlligencer, headed Rail
Roads and Manufactories:
"It is gratifying to observe the
spirit which prevails in Peters
burg, in favor of Rail Roads aud
Manufactories.
After the establishme.it of the
first Cotton Mill in Petersburg
several years ago, which proved
very profitable, the Merchant's
Company followed with a Capital
of $100,000, and both have con
tinued in successful operation.
Another mill, it is said, is propos
ed to be added to the latter estab
lishment soon. Still more exten
sive Cotton Mills have recently
been put in operation by the Ma
toaca Company, which has erect
ed several large buildings for
Manufacturing, expending thus far
a Capital of $150,000; audit is
now proposed to erect a Paper
Mill and make preparations for
other works, to employ the great
water power belonging to that
concern.
Within the last lew weeks, a
new Company has been formed
with a Capital of $100,000, for
the erection of other Cotton Mills
at Fleets, adjoining the town, and
another Company is commencing
the establishment of an Iron Foun
dery, and Machine Shop, in the
same vicinity.
A fire and Marine Insurance
Company has also been establish
ed during the present year, and is
now in operation.
When, in addition to these, it is
stated that about $250,000 has
recently been subscribed by Pe
tersburg to the Raleigh &i Gaston
Road, when the books were first
opened, we may say that our town
exhibits no deficiency of public
enterprize."
INDIAN WAR.
Battle with the Indians. The
Charleston Courier of the 10th
inst. says: The following extract
of letter received in this city from
an officer in St. Augustine, dated
5th inst. furnishes some details
which supply the want of com
pleteness in the following account.
It appears that Gen. Gaines had
proceeded from Camp King to the
banks of the Withlacoochie, with
8 days provisions, and on arriving
there found the Indians in consid
erable force on the other side of
the river. He fought them for
two days across the river, and on
the third day having formed an
ono fr th Vr r
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iiiciu auu5 me umacoo-
chie He succeeded nd the
dians had the temerity to attack
h:m :n i,:a .nrtnA .i,
he commUtPti crrt JiL.
mons lhem havins kil,ed 300 r
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uuhiuci. Alienate mams
xvora romMraA
from the wacons
and fired among them.
Another letter states that one of
the officers said to be wounded on
our side is Lieut. Iiard-
The force of Gen. Gaines when
he left Tampa Bay was 1 140 men,
composed of militia from Alabama
and Louisiana. Gen. Scott was
between CO and 70 miles from
him, and the - Indians between
them.
St. Augustine, March 2.
Gen. Gaines, we learn, had joined
Gen. Clinch with 1100 men on
the 24th February from Tampa
Bay via the upper crossing of the
Withlacoochy, and had started
Ing been drawn up
with its walls. ib.
back again for Tampa with eight !
days provisions, by way. of the
lower crossing. We understand
that Gen. Gaines came through
the scene of the massacre of the
gallant but unfortunate Major
Dade's command, and that they
found and buried the bodies of
7 tjfficers and 98 men. It is sup
posed that seven of this fated band
had crawled off and perished in
the woods, or were taken prison
ers. The ceremony of consigning
them to their graves is presented
as solemn and impressive aud the
effect produced upon those present
are such as never will be forgotten.
Every officer was recognized.
The Indians had not taken their
clothes nor the jewelry. They
had taken away the arms and
belts, but had left the cartridge
boxes.
P. S. Since writing the above
we learn officially, that Gen.
Gaines had been attacked on the
night of the 29th February, by a
bout 1500 Indians as he supposes,
and after two hours hard fighting
he succeeded in beating them off.
The loss on our side is 4 killed,
and 20 wounded, among the latter
two officers. Gen. Gaines is in a
dangerous situation; to use his
own expression, "his wounded are
increasing and his horses decreas
ing." He is short of "provisions
and entrenched and surrounded
by the enemy.
The Creek Indians. The Tus-
caloosa-(AIa.) Intelligencer, of
the 20th ult. says: "We under
stand that recent information re
ceived by the Executive of this
State, induces the bjelief that these
Indians are making preparations
to commence hostilities against
our citizens: in consequence of
which we are informed, the Gov
ernor has ordered out one thous
and mounted men, to be stationed
at different points and act as a
corps of observation for the pro
tection of the Inhabitants near the
Indian locations in the Eastern
part of this State.
We learn further, that these
men will be ordered, mostly from
Madison, Jackson, Limestone and
some of the other North Eastern
Counties."
Wild Turkies. An elderly
gentleman in the vicinity of Pros
pect Hill, Richmond county, N.
C. has caught sixty two Wild
Turkies in one pen, this Winter.
The most at one time was twelve,
and the least number was six,
which was two days ago. Who
has beat this in the State or else
where? Fay etteville Observer.
Expensive Living. We had
thought the prices ofeverj' article
of provision in our market Jiifih
enough; but in New York it is far
worse, viz: a pair of ducks $2,50;
pair of chickens Si, 50; beef 12 to
I G cents per lb. eggs 6 cents each.
In Mobile, we learn that beef is
worth 37i cents per lb. a fine Tur
key $5,00; and eggs SI, 50 per
dozen: w.
C?"The Convention of Arkan
sas has adopted UA Constitution
and System of Government for
the State of Arkansas, and
despatched a Special Messenger
to Washington, to lay it before
Congress, with a request to be
orlmillnJ I ! 1 1
auuuucu, as speeuiiy as possiole,
into the Union, on a footing with
other States.
Banking Capital. We learn
from the Richmond papers, that
the Select Committee on Banks
have recommended to the Legis
lature four new Banks one at
Richmond, with Branches at Fal
mouth and Portsmouth one at
Norfolk, with a Branch at Farm
ville one at Petersburg, with a
Branch at Clarkesvilleone at
Lynchburg with a Branch at Ab
ingdon. Also, to increase the
capitals of all the existing; Banks
the whole increase recommend
ed being about $7, 960,000, mak
ing the entire Bank Capital about
$13,000,000.
-
(tWe learn from Mississippi
that the Legislature of that Stat
besides increasing the banking
capital of tle institutions now ex
isting, is about to establish a State
Bank, called the Union Bank,
with a capital of from twelve to
fifteen millions of dollars.
The Fire Burning. It is now
a period of more than seventy
days Tnce the calamitous hie ol
December, and while we are pen-
ni'ig this paragraph, the smoke
from the ruins oi the American
Publication office, (next west ol
the Merchants Exchange) is issu
ing forth anew from under the
snow with which the cellar of that
building is filled.
JV. Y. Corn. Adv.
Cotton. The receipts, as we
learn by intelligence from New
Orleans to Feb. 20th, would fall
short at that place 90,000 bales as
compared with the last year. At
Mobile there may be a gain of
from 25 to 30,000 bales. The
operations in Liverpool are pre
dicated on the supposition that the
crop will this year be 1,400,000
bales, whereas, it wil probably,
not exceed l,250,CCb0.
jV. Y. Star.
Important Law Case. Consid
erable interest has been created
for several days by a suit in the
Common Pleas, brought against
the Corporation ly Daniel V.
Lord and Kufus L. Lord, for
goods and property destroyed by
the late fire by blowing up the
houses, by order of the Mayor.
The amount of damages being
laid at $252, 19S 69. At the
time the order for blowing up the
houses was given, thirty or forty
persons were employed in the re
moval of goods. Considerable
testimony was given as to the val
ue of the property, the annual a
mount of sales of that house, Sec.
&:c. The defence set up was, that
the law for blowing up buildings
for staying fires did not contem
plate to protect personal property.
The jury brought in a verdict for
Daniel W. Lord. $15G,274 80
and R. L. Lord, $'7,168 50. We
learn lhatYimilar suits involving a
million of dollars will be brought
against the city.
A. Y. Paper.
Latest from Europe. Liver
pool dates to 5lh February have
been received at New York. Cot
ton had declined id per lb.
The British Parliament was
opened on the 4th.
Not a syllable in the French pa
pers about the Indemnity. They
look upon the quarrel as at an end.
On the 17ih January all the
convents in Madrid were closed,
the inmates released from their
vows, and sent home to their" fa
milies. In six months there will
not be a monastery or convent in
Spain.
Four hundred millions of flor
ins, it is said, have been appropri
ated for the foundation of an esta
blishment for Jesuits in Austria.
Republican Nomination.
FOR PRESIDENT,
MARTIN VAN BUREN, of N. Y.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
RICHARD M. JOHNSON, of Ky
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FOR GOVERNOR,
RICHARD D. SPAIGHT.
(tJThe Rev. James Delk will
preach at Conoconary on Tues
day, the 29th of -March; at Law
rence's meeting house on Wed
nesday, the 30th, and at night in
Tarborough; at Williams's meet
ing house on Thursday, the 31st:
uai uaniers meeting house on
Friday, the 1st of April. Com.
" " 1
MARRIED,
In Chowan county, on the 25th
-It. by the Rev. Wm. IX c.,rna
John L. Foreman, Esq. of Pin
iimy, io .yjiss Martha E. Hus
'. ins, daughter of Raker Hoskins
&q. dee'd. '
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biyrff Rail Road at Blakely, to WilU;
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the river by a liridae, is now about lot;
conitructed to MaUih.
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inpton is now in oiN-raiiun, thence to t'uio-
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Steamboats; thence via FREDERICKS
RUHG TO RICHMOND, a
portion of the Rail Road is fiiiilied-ai,j
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March I, 183G.
One Cent Reward
RAN AWAY from ibr S.b
scriber on Fi i'ay ni'lit the
inst. an indented white
named
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About 18 years of ace, 5 fed '
or 7 inches hiiih. The above reward
no charges will be given for Ihe appreheD
sion and delivery .f said hoy Io rat. A"
persons are forbid crediting himoii uiv'
count, as I "ill tut pay any of Iih debts.
James Ellincr.
March 15, 18S6. M
WILL STAND t!:eenM.in?a-oni
Robert Bi-lc!-er' Store, t"lf
west of Spuria at Gray V iLiams .'
at home, tie will be let to time at Tnrt
Dollars the leap, and Seven !iar to i"
sure a mare to be in foal with 25 ""'
the Grooia in every instance- .1"'"
time so that there will be no uiUtak '
ding him, if people will take nonce of
days of the month. He will remain
home until the 25th of Mah-ih
and 26th he wHI be at BclcherV-t"
. - . .1 L.tnO 10 rc-
and 28lh at Williams ,l)rt
main until the UHh of Apnl-M iw
11th, 25th and 26th of each w"lh ';i.
chers-the 12.h, 13th, 27.1. and 2st Jj
Williams's, until the In of Jul. "
will end the season. Any person can
put by the leap, and then go on by I
surance, mares foil-np to take ii
time during the sea.-o... Ihe leap m.
ivill be due the 1st of July, whether w
or not. The insurance money w.
the 1st of January, or as ..o" a V '
ertv is transferred before the tae "
tained. Any person punmff W ,ne, fV;tJ
ranee and fail toudhm
the insurance money. Ail ra
kp t movent accidents, but oth
any mat may nappen. .
LEANDER is now J" k i.
order. He is not inferior to aj '
thco..nty as a foal getter- '
known as far he is khu-.
which should be sufiiciei.t loonn.
from a distance at me pi ." ...
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