FUIDft NOVKMBKK 22, 1833.
(JJ'Wn error occurred in our last paper in
ihe Trust Sale advertised- by Richard Mines,
-K-q. instead of the 10th November, the Sale is
to take place on the 10th December next, as now
corrected.
(JpWe learn th.it one day last week, at a
house raising at .Mr. R. D. Hart's, in this county,
an old tree fell and wounded several .negroes at
work one of them, belonging to Mr. L. W.
Lawrence, died in a few days.
General Assembly. We learn from Raleigh
that the Legislature convened, according to law,
on Monday last. In the Senate, VVm. D. Mose
w. of Lenoir, was unanimously re-elected Snea-
Ur-and Wm. F. Patterson re-appoinled Prin-( ft j wcre h npp:.renliy fell ns
cioal Clerk, and Wm. J. Cowan. Assistant C erk 1 . - .. . 11 . S
'm, .,r. . . . . . . n nntttn v ns in nnv ntlmr nlnon hut wn h
rrinctpal Uoor-K-eepr-r, i J . J .. i
Ii;lit, this .singular and sublime plienom
onon was witnessed in this place by ma
ny of our citizens. The whole atmos
phere was filled with luminous particles,
resembling stars in brilliancy, and falling,
for an hour or more, in great profusion.
The general tendency was downward,
but we arc informed that at times the ap
pearance was splendidly irregular, many
meteors shooting boldlv across the com
mon course, and diverging in various di
rection?. This circumstance is most re
markable. Luminous showers have been
known to fall in different parts of the
world, but we do not read of any in which
tiiis divergence from the common centre
of gravity was noted as a peculiarity, and
this fact inclines us to believe that the
phenomenon comes more properly under
the head of what lias usually been called
"shooting stars." Besides, all -showers
of this kind which we find recorded, left
tangible evidences of their fall on the sur
face of the earth, in tho form of colored
dust, or in particles of larger dimensions.
In this case, nothing of the kind has been
observed. On Wednesday we made
careful search in such places as the fall
had appeared most copious, especially on
the white horizontal tomb-stones in the
i nomas u. wneelei
aod Green I). Hill, Assistant Door-keeper. In
the House of Commons, Mr. VVm. J. Alexander,
of Mecklenburg, was elected Speaker on the first
ballot Charles Manly was re-appointed Princi
pal Clerk, and Edmund 13. Freeman, Assistant
Clerk Richard Roberts, Principal Door-keeper,
and John D. Cooper, Assistant Door-keeper.
The Clerks and Door-keepers in both Houses,
were re-elected without opposition. The Spea
kers on taking the Chair, returned their acknow
ledgments for the honor conferred, in pertinent
addresses. After organizing, both Houses ad
journed until the following day. On Tuesday,
Gov. Swain transmitted his Message to both
Houses.
We are indebted to the attention ofDr. Potts,
member from this county, for a pamphlet copy of
the Message, which we will insert entire in our
next paper. It is rather more lengthy than those
which have preceded it, embraces a greater vari
ety of topics, all of which are treated in the Go
vernor's usual brief and perspicuous styleand
although most of our readers will dissent from
some of his suggestions yet we doubt not they
will all give the message an attentive perusal.
Extract of a letter to the Editor, dated ia
(cigh,Auv. 19, 1833.
Yesterday the two Houses were organized, an
unusually large number of members being pre
sent. Mr. Mosely was chosen Speaker of the
.Senate without opposition: and in the House of
Commons an election was had on the first bal
lot, the vote standing thus:
For Wm. J. Alexander, 67
James Wyche, 32
Blank, 17
To-day we had the Message of Gov. Swain.
I shall be compelled to reject several of the Mi"
gestions made in the Governor's communication;
still tt is due to him to say that his message has
more the character of a State papr-r, than any
thing that has emanated from the Executive of
.North Carolina lor manv vpnr ra Ti, n..
ernor is decidedly popular with the Legislature,
... iv k easy 10 uiscover the elements of a fierce
inu an uncomnromisino- nnnnii;n.. vvu.i
these elements can be sufficiently reconciled to
y ... uu.MJu anu concertor whether the pub
lic interest wguld be promoted by such action.
uuu,c ai present 10 determine. It has evi
dently and perhaps verv nrnnriw ko ik u
ject of the Governor to prevent this state of
m.ng, oy avoiding those questions which were
calculated to array parties in the Legislature. The
gitai question relative to amending our funda
mental law has been untounhp,i,i
the subject of Internal Improvements which for
monins has been so vehemently pres.
sed upon public attention, h ..:,i.i
specihe suggestions and cnn(ln,i h;,jf i
S?tf !m '!flf.Cli0ns as vvere calculated to uke
!. oti Raines.
a state of progression as misht have be pcm.
M:"f.5! r-??U?C!ed Wcr, that Ireat
, aut-"ea the commencement
,nT .J Present Wearances it may be
uiaime structure when
u.J J.;! e c1rfa,,.ab,e a,ike Ihe liberal
- i o.-lc anu 10 me taste of thegentleme
who superintended it. b
'n advise ou from time to time of what
nut discovering nnv tluii" unusual. On
Tuesday night tho weather was unusual
ly warm for the season, Farenheit'a ther
mometer standing at 70 at 8 o'clock, but
during the night, and probably about the
commencement of the phenomenon, it
fell 25 degrees.
As early as the year 472, in the month
of November too, a phenomenon of the
kind took place near Constantinople,
when, as Theophancs and others relate,
"the sky appeared to be on fire." A
black dust was deposited. A fall, exact
ly similar, took plnce in Canada, between
the 3d and 4th of July. 1814, and another
at Montreal, in November, 1819. In
1110, "inflamed substances" fell into and
around lake Van, in Armenia, which
stained the water of a blood color, and
cleft the earth in various places. On the
5th of September, 1819, a like phenome
non was seen in Moravia; and history
luniisues many more, in all these cases
is goin2 on.
. The Phenomenon. The papers receive! ,?
"ng the week all speak of the' rema Eble p
nomenon noticed in our last paper. It doub!
less was nK0.i u u... .LJtt .. r0UDl
-"-'feu uuuuiiuui me united Nto,
Ihe followi,,; ' " wc cPy
From the Ne wbern Spectator.
Mdcorkk Shotcer.-On Wednesday
oormng, between three o'clock and day.
deposite was left, in most instances so
plentiful as to admit of chemical analyza
tion. Since the above was written we
met with the following account of a phe
nomenon wnicli was seen in Uumana, on
the 12 of November, 1799, with which,
on various accounts, we are inclined to
class that of Wednesday, though soma of
the accounts which we have heard do not
authorise this classification.
"On the 12th of November, 1799. there
was seen a very remarkable exhibition if
shooting stars, at Cumana, in South A-
merica, and over most of the West India
Islands. The following account nf it
from the pen of a gentleman who wit
nessed it. Ho says, 1 was called up a
bout 3 o'clock in "the morning, to seethe
snooting ot stars, as it is called. The
phenomenon was grand and awful. The
wtiole heavens appeared as if illuminated
with sky rockets, which disappeared on
ly by the light of the sun after day-break.
These meteors appeared as numerous as
the stars, flying in all possible directions
eXCent Irum th nurtli i. ...!. 1.
r ...... v-miij, luwurus which
they all inclined more or less, nnd nm
of them descended perpendicularly over
me vessel we were in, so that I was in con
stant expectation of their falling on us.' "
A writer in the Kichmond Whig accounts for
the phenomenon thus:
"The recent frosts killed the vegeta
tion which on the return of tl ifi nri3iiit
warm weather, decomposed so rapidly as
trk tlirnlin . l. ! .l ' . "
i, ow,,,u,oc ur wiiu its miasma.
Electricity, nature's agent to purify the
air, was brought into actionand its op.
eration was the phenomenon witnessed."
The Norfolk Herald, remarking on the phe
nomenon, observes: v
"The coruscations were unattended
as far as we have ascertained, by any de
lation so that they were entirely harm
less; had they been meteorites, each char
ged with a stone or metallic substance,
dreadful indeed won H U V
fee: our houses wouldFaveb " K
ncontmently to the dust! The- were an
lwnR more, however, than smnU IV,
called, which according to the theory of
Do Luc, proceed ironra phosphoric lluid,
ascending from the surface of the earth,
until it reaches the region above the
clouds, where, from the dryness of the
air, it takes fire spontaneously, as phos
phorus, in its ordinary state, is known to
do when exposed to the atmosphere; aud
ignition having once commenced, it may
be communicated backward to succes-
sivo portions of the ascending column of
the fluid, till it arrives at a portion of the
atmosphere sufficiently moist to extin
guish it, or at some point where the col
umn itself has been broken and separa
ted which would exhibit precisely the
appearance of a falling star."
Snow. Wc had a slight fall of snow
at this place on Friday night last. We
learn from the passengers who came
down in the Western stage on Sunday
morning, that snow was observed un
Thursday night ubut 150 miles west of
this village. Chapel Hill Harbinger.
Raleigh, Nov. 15.- The United States'
Circuit Court for the District of North
Carolina commenced its Fall Term, in
this city, on Tuesday last, and adjourned
on the billowing day present Chief Jus
tice Marshall, and Judge Potter. The
only cause of importance disposed of by
the Court was that of the U. S. vs. James
Butler. The prisoner, who was a mail
carrier on the route between Salisbury
and Fayettcville, pleaded guilty to a
charge of stealing a letter from the mail,
and was sentenced to ten years' impri
sonment. Star.
Fatal Accident on the Camden and
Amboy Rail Road. Yesterday, as the
train of cars, proceeding from this city,
drawn by the locomotive, approached
Whitcstown, travelling at a rapid rale,
the fore axletree of one of them broke,
and the consequence was, that the cor
next behind was jerked from the rails in
stantly, and overturned. One of the
passengers, Mr. J. C. Stcdman. of Ra
leigh, (N. C.) who had his head out of
t .....
the window, was killed on the spot, the
top of the car just catching his neck and
breaking it. One other gentleman from
Pennsylvania was very dangerously, and
five others, including a lady and child,
were very seriously, wounded. There
were twenty-four passengers in the car at
the time. The overturned car did not
become detached from the train, and
was therefore unavoidably dragged some
distance, though the engineer was very
prompt in stopping the locomotive. The
passengers in the car of which the axle
tree broke, received no injury.
Philadtlphia Penn.
John C. Stedman, Eq. whose exist
ence has been so suddenly and shocking
ly cut off, by the late accident on the
i-nmcien and Amboy Kail Road, was a
native of Chatham county, North Caroli
na, but had, from his youth, been a resi
dent of Raleigh, where he had for seve
ral years carried on an extensive business
as a jeweller and silversmith. He was
also an able and active magistrate of the
county of Wake, Clerk of the Superior
Court, and an enterprising and useful ci
tizen, taking great interest i
had a tendency to improve the Seat of
vjovemmeni or the State at large. His
untimely death will indeed be long la.
mented by his family, and numerous rel
auvev and he will be deeply regretted
by all who knew him, as an upright and
worthy citizen. Nat. Int.
Clerks of Courts.-Wh have heard of
several instances in whiM .1 ...
lure ves? lhe right of elec L Clerk
m .he people, ha., been called in qumion
And we be eve the decision i, 1 -r
Iv bepn ihnt ,uL I ueFls,on "as uniform
In onr I, Is ""constitutional.
for i hp P B KP,ed a casc sported
tor 'he Oreensborouoh Pntrm. i ,u
Rutherford Spectator . j u
Which judnnPN"ai:fi.n?0,he..'n
q p v. '""wu oecnieu, at Lin-dersonU?rn0-
C0Urt' lhal Ln Hen
retab "i, ,encun?bent, s entitled to
that Judn q," t' We un(Jerstand
mat Judge Strange has made a similar
decision in ii n . . o'uiiinr
v 1I,ccourse oi nis present cir
wtFayeltcville Obs. C,r
Alabama. From the tone of our ja
test Alabama papers, we arc incliriod
believe that the laws will ho permitted to
take their course without opnosltir.n ...
- I'I""MMJU. fill
that the Oreek controversy will be
cably settled. Newbcrn Spec.
ami.
Nathaniel 31 a con: The Richmond
Compiler says: The venerable N;tth:,n.
iel Macon, is as active now that 1 ,;,
lived some three score and teu years, as
when scarce thirty summers had p:)ss,,,j
over his head. We understand tiiatd,,.
ring the last season he was in at tht
death of some sixtv foxes.
DIED,
" In this place, on Tuesday evening Inst at -advanced
age, Mr. George fV. Wood man,
chant.
prices Current,
dt Tat borough, Norfolk, and New Yorh
NOV. 18.
Bacon,
Beeswax, -Brandy,
apple,
Coffee,
Corn,
Cotton,
Cotton Bagging,
Flour, superfine,
Iron,
Lard,
Molasses, -Sugar,
brown,
Salt, Turks IsPd
Wheat,
Whiskey, -
per TarborofXorfotk.
lb. 9 10 9 ic
lb. 18 20 19 2o
gallon. 40 5.5 33 34
lb. 13 17 12J U
bushel 45 50 63 66
lb. 12 12 13 13!
yard. 15 20 14 20
barrel. 600 650 625 650
lb. 5 6. 4 5
lb. 8 10 105 11
gallon. 40 50, 32 3.5
lb. 10 12 8J 11
bushel. 70 80 40 45
bushel. 70 80;
gallon. 40 50 32 34
y io
22 S3
12 i;
66 r
H u
11 20
500 650
n9 li
7i 9
50 51
112
JYoticc.
HTHE Subscriber wishes to employ one or two
JOURNEYMEN TAILORS immediately.
The highest prices will be paid, ami constant
employment given.
He also wishes to lake as an apprentice, a boy
of about thirteen years of age
COFFIELD KING.
Tarborough, Nov. 21, 1S33.
JYoticc.
HTMIE undersigned, as Trustees of DAVID
JiAIiNES, have at length sold all the pro
perty, collected all the debts that can be collect
ed and paid all the claims as directed by tha
Deed of Trust first to be paid, and find that there
is a balance of 405 27, to be scaled between
the different claimants in proportion to the a
mount of their respective claims. They hava
also deposited an account current in the County
Court Clerk's office, for,. the inspection of thoso
concerned, and request that they will file their
respective claims in the said Clerk's office by
the 1st January next, at which time the Trustees
wish to make a final close of the business
SPENCER L. HART.
inLtrLE' Trusues-
November 19lh, 1S33. j0
Boarding School for Bom.
f HE : Subscriber proposes to open a Pnvate
i.u, ,or isoys ' BRIDLE CHEEK,
his mother's residence, on the first Monday in
t"uYy neX'- N,, siUmion in ,he S 'm mum
healthy, or agreeable, and none more convenient
lo Parents or Guardians below, who vi.it .his
sect.on, lor it lles only four miles south of War-
ren.on, one from the stage road, and five north
of Shocco Springs and the Shocco Female Aoad-
able, and she prepared to ..ccommbdale fifteen or
went, boys to whom (particularly small ones)
she would p,y gre.n attention and supply with
every comfort they enjoys tlcir horned
,nd Ifirt", I"'0 1 , P-rmiseS ,0 devo,e "'.
and d.rect his abilities exclusively to the im-
More than ordinary care will be taken properk
o learn them the rudiments of our langLe-.o
mSS r COr,'CC, Pr""cilior Pen-
manship, Geography, common Arithmetic, ami
heapphcat.on ot the Rules and Notes of Kn-
!i'nrm-ma-': mre al,en,ion sha" be paid than
generally ls in common Academies. He onlv
lerarnT 'i'T bLra"che3 of educlio.. he
a ,X ' 'inTC Ude '-h.e en,ire La"'" coune
T ,Ur Yn,Vfr.S:"eSi Greek Grammar,
TERMS.
kvcry expense of Board and Tuition ner an
num S100, half tn h u u,"on Per an.
June and half 1-
charo-o ivill u ft, -"vance nis son, no
wi n"L J"3116 or U,ilion- Thy scholars
:l0a l term., cLges i.
1 r----" uiuir siuuies.
ise t'ho s!h re,d ,hat ,hose wh intend to patron-
fore Chri 0' TkB ?nVVn lheir int'i" be'
Kii T"" mas'f'-nl3 a number large enough
aifed K ,h.?,!'ublcrib i" undertaking it be ob
lained, it will not be opened.
Utters must be directed to Warrenfon, N. C.
PrMt.n. i tv Ty3f. S. RANSOM.