mmmm mm Whole Xo. 503. Tavhorongh, (Edgecombe County, X. C.) Friday, May lfi, 183 4. Yol X Xo. 33. The -Tarhor.msh Free Press," BV fiKOKOE HOWAHI), Is published weekly, at wo Dollars and Fifty Cent prr year, it' jkiuI in advance or, Three Dol lars, at the expiration ol the subscription year. For any period leN than a year, Twenty-Jive Ctrifs per month. Sulcriieri are at liberty to discontinue at any time, on Riving notice thereof and paving linear those residing at a distance must invariably pay in advancc.or g'u e a responsible reference in this vicinity. Advertisements, not exceeding 16 lines, will be in serted at 50 cents the first insertion, and 25 cents each continuance. Longer ones at that rate for every 16 lines. Advertisements must be marked the number insertions required, or they will be continued until otherwise ordered, and charged accordingly. Letters addressed to the Editor mubt be post paid, or they may not be attended to. QTAt the late term of the Superior Court for Pasquotank county, Judge Martin presiding, Mark W. Jones was tried and convicted of t ho murder of James IVilliams, in October last, and sentenced to be executed on the second Friday in June. It appears, from the re port of the trial given by the Elizabeth City Star, that the murder was commit ted at (he house of the deceased, and the only witnesses to the act, were his widow and son, a youth about 17 years of age. The deceased had called his neighbors together to assist him in moving a house that they had all left his premises ex cept Jones, who remained till after night, took supper and drank with him, appa rently in perfect friendship; and it was not until Jones professed some knowl edge of the art of juggling, that the de ceased called him a liar, and ordered him from his house, at the same time going to the door and opening it. Jones walk ed peaceably towards the door, and as he passed out, stabbed the deceased in the right breast, of which wound he died in a few hours. On Thursday, Levi Bright was tried and convicted for an assault and battery upon Ephriam Madrcn. The defend ant, in u state of intoxication, fell upon and beat his unoffending neighbor, who lived but a few hundred yards distant, be cause he rebuked him for swearing when the thunder was rolling over their heads anil the lighting flashing around them, lie was sentenced to six moths imprison ment which was afterwards reduced to three. On the same d y, Benjamin Davis was tried and convicted for receiving sto len property, and sentenced to receive fifteen lashes on his bare back and pay a fine of tea dollars. The defendant has taken an appeal to the Supreme Court. This case was tried under a late act of Assembly, making 'he accessary liable before the principal is detected. The punishment is as severe as it is upon the conviction of the principle a fine not exceeding 50, and whipping not exceed ing 39 lashes, or standing in the pillory not exceeding two hours. Suicide, We are credibly informed that George Pool, an old man 70 years of age, in good circumstances, who re sided near Pattonsville, in Burke county, committed suicide, on the30ih of March last. Mr. P. until within about a month previous to his disease, retained the health and activity of youth; but for the last few weeks, had been delirious, at times. On tins morning of the 30ih, just before dawn he arose from his bed, rush ed out of the house and ran into the woods, before the family were aware of his design. As soon as daylight appear ed his family, apprehensive thul he might injure himself, commenced searching for lii in. He was at length found hanging to a sapling by a hickory withe, with his knees touching the ground. No cause is known to have led him to commit the act of self destruction. Kuthtrfordton Spectator. Milton, April 30. A serious accident occurred in this place on Saturday moi ning last. As the Stage from Danville was descending the hill on the street from the bridge, the driver's foot board g;lVe way, and n passenger, Jacob T. Coles, Esq. of Piitsylvauia, Va. who was sit ting on the drivers seat and who had the reins in his hands driving at the time, was thrown from the seat and became entangled in the gear of the hind horse, and in that situation, Was dragged some distance before he became disengaged, lie was, in consequence, dreadfully bruis ed and mangled, particularly about the head. He was taken to Mr. Owen's Hotel,-where medical aid was immediately procured and hopes are entertained of his recovery. Spectator. The Lowell (Mass.) Mercury states that two lads in that town, somethit like seven or eight years old, undertook, on the 22ud ultimo, to make a display of fire works, in imitation of Dr. Divine, the Fire King. Having secretly obtained 3 or 10 pounds of gunpowder, they hid it carefully in their mother's garret; and in her absence, they commenced the expe riment by igniting small particles; but becoming tired of this wearisome mode of proceeding, the oldest boy hurled a lighted match into the general maga zine, and sung out "every boy take care of himself." Every window in the apart ment was instantly blown into atoms, the roof badly shattered, and the whole tene ment shaken to its foundation. The large boy was picked up on the chamber stairs, and the smaller one picked himself up in the street in front of the house, ha ving been blown through one of the win dows, both of them perfectly safe and sound. Ral. Star. (TTAn attempt was made not long since to poison Judge Wallaek, of Law rence county, La. and all his family. The family all sickened soon after taking the food containing, as was supposed, ar senic. But the quantity administered, was probably too much defused and of course too little of it taken to cause death. The principal cook in the family was un der suspicion, for having made this atro cious attempt to destroy life, and is now lodged in jail to await her trial. resolutions against the new made Clerk, and adjourned. The Court proceeded to business. President Judge Goodenow ordered the election to be put on record. Associate Judges Henderson and Bur goyne dissented. The Clerk pro tern. hesitating, Judge Goodenow ordered him to hand up the book, and he would him self make the entry. Henderson dared him to do il; and assuming the warrior, drove the President from his measure; on which he said indignantly, '! adjourn the Cuurt," and made a quick retreat amidst cries of "Let him go" and peals of ap plause. Henderson, at the suggestion of the Bar, adjourned regularly. Ohio State Journal. Cincinnati Trouhhs. Wc learn from the Cincinnati Gazette that considerable excitement prevailed in that city on Mon day last, in consequence of the appoint ment by the Court of Mr. Samuel II. Goodin, to the office of Clerk of the Court of Hamilton county, which had been fill ed by a pro tern, appointment for the last two years, in consequence of a disagree ment between the Judges, respecting a suitable person to fill the vacancy. The election finally took place on Saturday last. Judges Goodenow, Cilley, and Burgnyne, voting for Mr. Goodin; and Judge Henderson voting for Samuel R. Miller. On Monday morning, previous to the assembling of the Court, a meeting of the Bar, and another of the citizens, took place at the Court House; each of which resolved against the appointment. On the opening of the Court, the Journals of Saturday were read as tar as entered; but there being no entry made of the election of Clerk, a scene of confusion occurred which ended in an abrupt and instanta neous adjournment. A private corres pondent thus describes the transaction: "Since I have known this 6weet city, it has not been, with few exceptions, (say six) in such uproarious condition as to lay. Handbills were posted this morn ing, culling the citizens to meet at the Court house, to decide the fate of the Clerk elected on Saturday. The house was full; and Ex-Judge Voodruff stated lo the meeting, that the brother of the Clerk elect, had offered him, while Judge, one thousand dollars to gain his vote for his brother. The offerer, pronounced the accusation false, amid a shower of hisses, curses, &c. The meeting passed Atrocious Act Yesterday evening, about G o'clock, as the steamboat Splen did was leaving the landing, a shot was fired from a house near the wharf from which the boat started, and killed one of the passengers. The boat immediately returned and the corpse was brought on shore. This is the third time, and from the same house, that persons have been shot on board ol boats leaving this place. In the former cases, two persons were wounded. Three persons are now in jail, taken up on suspicion, and the Cor- roncr s inquest is yet investing the mat ter. We shall therefore say nothing more on the subject at present. The cit izens of Natchez, we have no doubt, will take care that no more atrocious acts of the kind be perpetrated, at least from the same house. The man who was killed was from New Orleans, in which city he had been working at his trade black smith. His name is Barney Norman, and is said to have been a man of good character. He was formerly of Little York, Pennsylvania, but previous to go ing to N. Orleans, had resided at Yellow Banks, Kentucky, to which place he was about to return when he was killed. He was about 30 years of age. We shall en deavor to be well informed concerning the whole transaction, and the causes, from first to last connected with the death of Mr. Norman. Natchez Paper. Dreadful Accident By an arrival from Upper Mississippi, we learn, that the steamboat St. Louis, bound for Ga lena, collapsed one of her boilers on the 12th inst. by which twelve or fourteen persons were either killed or seriously wounded. The accident happened while endeavouring to pass the Des Moines Rapides. A pretty good Haul. The Darien Bank Agency at Auraria, a few days since entrusted to a merchant of that place between GO and 70 lbs. of Gold, to be conveyed to Savannah. The last news from him. in a letter from himself, was, that he was in Charleston and in tended to take shipping for some foreign port. This was at first believed to be a hoax, played off by himself, but is now believed to be "too true to make a joke of. .We think the Agent is not to blame, as the absentee stood high in this community, and the purse of several oth er of his friends have sustained damage. We understand he had gold and money to the amount of twenty two or three thou sand dollars! IVestem Herald. Novel Feat. -The York Pa. Republi can of Wednesday mentions a novel feat, performed by a Yankee at that place a few days since. Early in the morning an argument took place between a Yan kee stranger and a resident of the bo rough, in relation to the merits of mason ry ami anti-masonry. At last the oppo nent of the Yankee being somewhat irri ated, offered his antagonist five dollars, if he would sit upon a post at the door of the Hotel, in the open street, and lecture upon anti-masonry from that time until the setting of the sun. The Yankee met the proposition at once; the money being staked he mounted, not the rostrum, but the post, and there he sat reading anti masonry to a multitude of boys, and now and then to a passing adult. Towards noon he was offered one dollar and a bottle of wine if he would get down, which he refused. About noon he whs offered two dollars and a half if he would descend, but he stuck to his bargain un til the sun had entirely descended tho horizon, and he obtained his five dollars before quitting his post. Important taw Suit. On Wednes day last, the action brought by Elder Charles Giles, against Dr. D. L. Malisoti for criminal conversation with the Pluiu liff's wife, came on lo be tried before tho Hon. Ezekiel Cowen, Circuit Judge, at Whitesboro.' The trial lasted twenty hours. The high character sustained by the plaintiff, the peculiar character of tho defendant, the length of lime the suit had been pending, and the excitement it had produced, all conspired to produce a deep feeling in this community, and to call to gether a vast multitude to witness the proceedings. The evidence produced on the part of ihe plaintiff was a chain of circumstances extending through a period of 18 months. The plaintiff's wife was forty five years of age, and yet appearing like a lady of thirty two, and the defend ant was about thirty. He was a boarder in the plaintiff's house, for a part of tho lime, and was his family pysieian. The plaintiff resided at York Mills, and was necessarily absent a part of the time. Under such circumstances, the defendant began to practice his seductive arts upon the wife, which were continued unknown to the unsuspecting husband, until the un happy victim was entirely ruined, and the peace of the plaintiff forever destroyed. Il appeared that the defendant was poor. On Friday morning, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for two thousand five hundred dollars damages. Utica N. Y. Elucidator. Dreadful Accident. We learn from Andover that a dreadful accident occur red at Poor & Blanchard's Saw Mill, on Thursday morning. Mr. Samuel Upton rose before daylight to attend to bis bu siness of sawing lumber. The logs were drawn to the mill as usual by water pow-er--a vertical shaft being set in motion, from which a rope is attached to the log. It is presumed that after the shaft wus in motion, he attempted to arrange the rope, and his hand was caught between tho rope and the revolving shaft. His body was thus drawn towards the shaft, ind the rope passed round his body and the shaft several times, compressing the ab domen and chest into the least possible compass. A more dreadful death can hardly be imagined although it is pre sumed that his sufferings were not of long duration. The person who had been in the habit of assisting him in his labor, is supposed to have entered the mill about fifteen minutes after the accident hap pened the log was then drawn up to the shaft, and its revolutions of course had ceased. Mr. Upton was a worthy man, of about forty years of age, and has left a wife and four young children. Mer. Jour. Extraordinary Death. In New York, a few days since, an infant only six months old was killed by a cat having sucked its blood from the nose of tho child, while asleep in the cradle. Tho child was found with the blood in its nose, warm, but lifeless. The cat remained in the cradle with its mouth and nose im mersed in blood, and so gorged as to be unable lo leave the place. A medical examination took place, and the result was, from ihe loss of blood by the child, and the great quantity found in the cat, which was killed, that the life of the child was taken bv the cat.

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