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Turborongh, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Friday, April 18, 1831
Vol X Vo si.
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Letters addressed to the Ldilor must be post paid,
or they may not be attended to.
Another removal of the Dcposites. A
letter, mailed at Chapel Hill, addressed
to u gentleman of this city, and purport
ing to contain -9105, reached our post of
ficii on Sunday morning last, with i he
seal broken, and the contents missing.
The person for whom the letter was in
tended, immediately proceeded to Chapel
Hill, and found, on examination, th ;i t the
letter had been broken open and rilled of
its enclosure by a lad, who bad, on the
night preceding the departure of the
mail, by some means or oilier, gained ac
cess to the place where the mail was de
posited. The gentleman recovered his
money; but the thief effected his es
cape. Raleigh Star.
Cherokee Emigration. We learn
from the Auraria (Geo.) liecorder, that
upwards of a thousand Cherokee Indians,
chiefly from that part of the nation which
lies within the limits of North Carolina
and Tennessee, took up the line of march
a few days ago for their new homes west
of the Mississippi. ib.
University of Pennsylvania. At the
Commencement held in Philadelphia on
the 27th ultimo, the Degree of Doctor of
Medicine was conferred upon the follow
ing gentlemen from North Carolina, viz:
Win. A. Armistcad, Robt. M. Bouchelle,
John W. Bond, Samuel C Bellamy, Ri
chard Coleman, John A. Cotten, Joseph
A. Drake, Benjamin W. Gordon, John
R. Gilliam, Benjamin J. Hicks Benj.i
min R. Norcum, Thomas J. Pitehford,
Lemuel B. Powell, James S. Robinson,
Joseph A. Smith, Richard Scales,
George Stokes, Z. R. Wall and David
M. Wright. ib.
The expected day arrived, the congre
gation placed themselves as in an amphi
theatre on the surrounding slopes, and
the preacher appeared ut the edge of the
water. Presently he raised his stentori
an voice, nnd as he paced his invisible
bridge with a step apparent unearthly
taught and warned the people. All ears
were open, and every eye strained from
its socket with astonishment. But alas!
just as the miracle worker seemed to
have wrought conviction of his divine
power in the wondering hearts of the
multitude, lo! he stepped upon one of the
detached pieces of plank, sallied side
ways, and instantly plunged, floundering
and sinking in the deep water mire: min
gling shrieks, screams and shouts of the
spectators, all in a rush of commotion
were appalling. The scene was indes
cribable. Even those who had spoiled
the miracle, were filled with horror when
they actually saw the unfortunate impos
tor disappear. They had not dreamed
that the trick would cost him more than
the fright, discomfort and disgrace of be
mg submersed and afterwards struggling
ashore; all along taking it for granted,
that his plank would enable him to swim,
however it might treacherously fail him to
walk. But the tale closes with the close
of his life, and the consequent close of
Mormonism in that vicinity. He sunk,
and long before the confounded assem
bly were in a condition to afford him re
lief, perished, a victim to his imposture.
05 .Mr. Martin Nisjdy, Mcnonist prea
cher, what is that! hung himself lately
in his own barn in Donncgal, Pcnn. He
was in good circumstances. His mind
was not, however. So much for fana
ticism. Ed. Star.
conduct and ill treatment of her husband!"
Singular Marriage. The Bridgeport
(Conn.) Farmer mentions a marriage
which look place on Friday week at the
old Pequonuok meeting house neither
party being over ten years of age! It was
understood that the parents of both par
ties had given their consent.
Unixamphd Depravity. A young
girl of Philadelphia, of only 14 years of
age, during the temporary absence of her
mother, rifled the chest of the latter of
J33G in silver! She had the money pla
ced in a band-box upon a cart, and took
lodgings at the foot of Chesnut-street on
her way to New York. On being arrest
ed, and the money recovered, she evin
ced the most hardened remorseless indif
ference. No cause for it is assigned, nor
were any accomplices discovered. ib.
Tragical Event. The following tra
gical story of a Mormon preacher is giv
en by the editor of the Independent Mes
senger, on the authority of a gentleman
from the western part of the State o(
New York:
In a town where the delusion had made
numerous converts, the disciples were
summoned to assemble in u wild place,
circumjacent to a pond, on the water of
which, a gifted Elder announced that he
should walk and preach. The believers
notified their doubting friends, and great
things were anticipated. But it seems
there were n few wicked Lamanites, who
secretly set themselves to make mischief.
Choosing their opportunity, just before
the appointed day of miracles, they ascer
tained by means of a raft, that the pond
to be traversed was extremely shallow; a
thin sheet of water covering a common
swamp mire. This mire was found to
be of a consistency nearly strong enough,
except within a small central space, to
sustain the weight of a man. They soon
discovered a line of plank laid in a parti
cular direction across the pond, sunk n
bout four inches under the surface of the
water. These were so fastened down,
and locked together, and so daubed with
mud, as to be quite imperceptible from
the neighboring declevities. They re
solved on preventing the miracle by saw
jug the concealed bridge in pieces, just
where it crossed the deepest and most
dangerous part of the pond. This was
dune, and left seemingly as they found it.
Murder. We are shocked to learn
that John R. Wiggins, Esq. a talented
and promising young gentleman, resid
ing near this place, was on the lGth inst.
basely assassinated at Montgomery, Ala.
The cause, we understand, was a rivalry
in courtship. The account we have
learned is, that the murderer, whose name
wo have not heard, inviled the deceased
to a friendly walk, conducted him to a
lonely place in the outskirts of tin; town,
where, suddenly drawing a pistol, he shot
him dead; and mounting his horse, pre
viously stationed near the spot, made off".
P. S. We have since learned that Mr.
W. lived several hours, but could not
speak. That after three days pursuit,
the murderer has been caught and com
mitted to prison, and proves to be Aug.
Glover, late of Jasper county.. Geo. Jour.
The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser
of the 26th, states that an investigation
of the above case took place, and Glover
was committed to jail to await his trial
at the next September term of the Circuit
Court, and further adds: We learn that
the gentlemen were nearly related to
each other, and likewise to two of the
most respectable families in Georgia.
Riding o?i a Hail. The Westerfield
( Massachusetts) Journal gives the fol
lowing among a series of scraps histo
rical of that town in the year 17G1: Oc
tober 21. A number of persons in Tur
key Hills in conjunction with some in
the south part of this town, (Soulhwick,)
violently took Mrs. Phelps, and carried
her on a rail, blowing horns and ringing
cow bells. The pretence was, criminal
Colleges and Family 3Iatlers. Some
time since, Bowdoin College, in Maine,
had a quarrel with its President, and tried
to dismiss him, leaving the management
of its studies to the Professors. All
went on so well, that the parly against
the President insisted that such an officer
was unnecessary the College could go
on as well icitJiout as with a President.
Wo were struck with a coincidence of
argument a few evenings since. A wid
owed lady of our acquaintance, whose
daughters were old enough to be sought
after, was holding forth in their presence
and ours, in a very edifying manner, up
on the advantages and comforts of a sin
gle life. 4A husband is by no means
necessary said she, 'to the regulation
and support of a family. 1 manage
mine, for example, as well as a husband
could do.' We sat silenced, knowing
the art of management which our female
friend possessed; and we accordingly
looked across the fireplace to sec how
the argument operated with our younger
friend, for whose special behoof we were
sure it had been made. 'Mamma may
be right, and I dare say she is,' said the
young lady; 'we see in her, how well a
lady may manage and maintain a family
without a husband; but it appears to me a
husband would be necessary in getting
the family together.' U. S. Gaz.
GT'The Philadelphia Commercial He
rald ofihc5ih instant, relates the follow
ing thrilling incident which had just tak
en place in that city: The cry of murder
was heard! It proceeded from a building
in Race street, near 3rd, which arrested
the attention of our informant and others
who were passing by at the moment, and
many within the neighboring buildings
threw np their windows to ascertain
whence the cry came. At the moment, a
man in his linen was seen to rush from a
window, and course his way rapidly a
long the very eves of six three story buil
dings, crying as he went murder! mur
der!! murder!!! Every eye that beheld
him, snapped and flashed with horor, and
every bosom was heaved with agony!
On reaching the parapet he fell, heels o
ver head, over upon the roof of a second
story house, and from thence to the pave
ment. As he fell a shriek from hundreds
of voices announced the awful catastro
phe; when instantly on striking the pave
ment, his fall on which sounded like the
cracking of bones and the crushing in of
the skull, he sprang upon his feet, end
wildly ran, still crying, murder! murder!!
He was overtaken, nnd found to be in an
extreme slate of nervous agitation, and
still impressed with the belief that he was
pursued, and that his life was to be taken.
After awhile he became a little compos
ed, when he begged to be taken to the
Hospital, saying he had always heard
Philadelphians spoken well of for their
kindness and the Hospital especially as
a place of great excellence. He was ta
ken there. It is said this unfortunate
person is from Long Island, and that he
came into Pennsylvania to seek employ
ment. Failing to procure it in the coun
try, he concluded to return to New York;
took logings and requested to be awak
ened at 5 o'clock in the morning, in time
for the Steamboat. This extraordinary
occurrence happened about 9 o'clock on
Thursday night last. Not a bone was
broken.
Q7David Crocket and Henry Clay
were recently both in Baltimore. David
said he could grin the buttons off from
Mr. Clay's coat as easy as he could the
bark off" from a sycamore uee in Tennes
see; but he declined, because he did'nt
want to make a Quaker of him.
Dreadful. A tobacco chewer, in
twenty years, throws from his inuuth
more than 4 hogsheads of fluid uses a
wagon load of the weed, or 10 wheelbar
rows full of quids.
G75" We learn through a correspondent
of ours, from Ashe county, that, at the
late Superior Court, Judge Strange pre
siding a prosecution for Assault and
Battery, committed on a girl, by hug
ging fur too closelylV. resulted in the con
viction and imprisonment of the defend
ant. Salem Reporter.
?A Dutch Magistrate in New Jersey
lately fined a young lady five dollars for
wearing man's apparel, contrary to the
statute. She was on a visit from New
York, and wore panta-lettes, which the
unfashionable vandal mistook for pantaloons.
Monticcllo, the late residence of Mr.
Jefferson, was offered for sale, on Tues
day last according to notice previously
given. There were but few persons
present, in consequence of which, a pub
lic sale was not effected. It was, how
ever, afterwards sold privately to Lieu
tenant Levy, of U. S. Navy the same
gentleman who lately presented to Con
giess, the Statue of Mr. Jefferson. We
are happy to learn that Lieut. L. intends
to commence immediately such improve
ments and repairs, as will fully restore
the buildings, &c. to their original condi
tion: after winch it will be accessible to
visiters once a week. For the present
however the proprietor docs not wish the
public to visit the premises. Due notice
will be given of the completion of the re
pairs, &c. Advocate.
CGAn act abolishing imprisonment for
debt has passed the legislature of Massa
chusetts by large majorities in both bran
ches. It consists of but two sections,
and, is to take effect on the 4th of July
next.
The New Orleans Bee states that the
"Citizens Bank" of that place will go in
to operation, notwithstanding the failure
of the bill in the legislature to pledge
the faith of the State, for the repayment
of the capital to the amount of twelve
millions. According to the Bee a loan
of the whole amount of capital has been
negotiated in Europe, on the bonds of
the subscribers alone.
The Ccnadas. We should not be
surprised if Lower Canada should, ere
long, shake off its allegiance to England.
The Parliament in the Lower Province,
led by the speaker, seems to go all
lengths against "Lord Aylmer, the gov
ernor, and the majesty of the mother
country which that arrogant functionary
presumes lo be centered in his own person.
Swn thousand and eighty illegiti
mate children were born in Paris, during
the year 1832. This amount is uot far
from the average rate of natural birtbs
in that splendid but profligate city.
A Balloon Ascension at Baltimore, on
Wednesday last, by Mr. Mills, a young
Baltimore Mechanic, excited much admi
ration from the multitudes who witness
ed it. The ascension took place at
10 minutes before 5 o'clock, P. M. the
balloon was visible for about half an
hour. The adventurous scronautdescen
ded safely at six o'clock, at a point about
16 miles from his place of departure; his
ureatest elevation having been about a
mile and a quarter from the earth.