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FROM IRELAND By the ship Gem from
Londonderry, we have received files of the Dub
lin Evening Post and Belfast News Letter to the
7th May. Their contents relate chiefly to
pumberiess outrages committed in differen:
paris of Ireland, du:iog which the insurgents,
who wore masks, and were armgd, not only rob
bed several houses, but maltreated the peacea-
ble inhabitants. In one night, sixteen houses
were attacked and robbed by an armed baaditu.
in the county of Kuikenny. Where resistance
was offered, the robbegg used their bayoasts,
and several had fallen victims to these attacks.
Trey even carried their diabolical system so
far as to sab cows aad pigs, and cut the throats
of horses belonging to those marked out for re-
venge. The perpetrators of these crimes as:
saomed to themselves the right of retaliating,
for murders said 10 have been committed by the
oflicers of police, which had not been sufficient-
ly punished Oy the established authorities.
MN. Y, Eve. Post.
cries
From the Crawford Messenger, June 11.
TRIAL OF JACOB HOOK.
© At the court ol Oyer and Lerminer which was
held at Warren last week, came on for trial the
indictment acainst JaceB Hook, for the Killing
ot Benjamin Wallis ; and alter a hearing of sev-
eral duvs, thie case was submitted to the jury,
' wire ater retiving aod consuciting for about
twenty minutes returned a verdict of not guiiy.,
The circumstances of the case, as we have
heavd them stated, were thus, A warrant to
arrest Hook had been issued by a magistrate,
directed to the Sherifl 5 witich Lad not Leen de-
Scott, the corpner of the county, and who acted
iff.
who lived about 4 wiles from Warren.
be an itlegal attempt to injure and illireat him
by a combination of persons hostile to him, of
whom he stated Scott to be one ; but that he
would submit to the arrest of the Sheriff or ofj-——About 10,000 people witnessed his melan-|by the Rev, James Linn, Mr. GEORGE EA
|KINS, of Lamar township, to Miss MARGA-
RET CARSON, of Spring township,
Scott went back to Warren for
assistance, and returned to Hook’s after dark
with several persons in company and found his
liouse locked. After informing Hook of the
object of 1heir coming, and demanding admit-
tance, and he refusing, they broke open the
door ; in the doing of which a gun was fired by
look, as was understood ; and Wallis killed,
end another of the company woundeds Upon
the trial the conrt decided that the deputation
under which Scott professed to act wasiliegal, (flashes of lightning, with the tremendous peals, Gen. WM. H. WINDER, in the 49th year of
and gave him no authority to execute the war- [of thunder, were well calculated to inspire the|Pis age. He was a distinguished Lawyer tho
rant i: Hook, even if that warrant were{mind with solemnity and awe. The sain liter-{MOst unfortunate General,
good, to which there several objections raised,
bat which the court thought unnecessary to de-
cide. The case then resolved itself into aa un-
authorised attempt of several armed persons to
break open and enter Hook’s house against his
willy efter dark—and upon the illegality of that
attempt, 2nd the legal right of Hook to resist it
(the morzl right contd not come in question)
we understand the acquittal took place. The
case excited great interest not only in the coun-
ty, but elsewhere. There were scven counsel
for the presecution ; and for the defendant sis,
among whom were Mr. Baldwin of Pittsburg—
and Mr. Farrelly of this place,
From the Venango Democrat, June 15.
SUICIDE —On Wedeesday morning last, a
man named Jaren Dunn, a very respectable
citizen of Warren county, put an end to his ex-
fuitence by henging himself io bis own barn, It
appears he was subject to a weakness of mind
when any thing troubled him, from ap injury he
bad once received in the scull; and bad the
misfortune ta be called on the jury in the case
of Jacob Hook, for life and death, who was ac-
quitted, but some of his enemies had the im-
prudence to casi reflgetions on Mr. Duna as to
the decision of the jury, which is supposed to
have been tiie cause of his committing this hor-
vid acta lic has lefta wife and seven children
to mourn his untimely end.
— §
FROM THE CUERAW | SOUTH CAROLINA] INTEL-
: LIGENCER.
MURDER AND ITS PUNISHMENT.
Me. Burwerr Hancock, overseer, on the
plantation of Mr, Hay, in the upper part of this
district, was inhumanly murdered on Wednes-
dag the 19th of May, by a negro feilow named
Isaac,
The most authentic information we have
been able to obtain relative to the transaction
gives the following result. Isaac complained of
not being well in the morning, and made this
an excuse for not going to his accustomed work ;
the overseer supposed this to be a mere subter-
fuge to avoid labour, and insisted that he should
go to work at once, observing that he Kkmew
him to be a sullen rascal, and nothing but the
rod would answer him. The negro continued
to refuse working, when the overseer struck
bit with his gun,and afterwards with a stick ;
he then turned from the negro, and as he turn-
ed, the negro struck him with. the hoe on his
head and knocked him downy exclaiming % damn
you, I’ kiil you !” the negro continued to beat
He
then made pursuit after a negro woman, who
had obseived the scene, it is said forthe purpose
of killing her also, and was making her way to
give information, but her cries brought (a her}
assistance another negro, when Isaac fled to the
woods. ) i
and on Saturday was tried by a board of free-
Lolders, who sentenced him to be hung, have
Lis head cut off, and his body burned. This was
accordingly done, and bis head stuck cpon a
pole, and carried about as a moving monument
w viliany aod crime.
This may appear to seme of our northern
friends as monstrous and inbuman ; but let it be
impressed upon their minds, that our situation
djgpands a rigorous treatment cf aves; and the
He was taken on the Friday following,
‘most exemplary punishment for their offences,
ind that therefore we are oltentimes compelled
to sacrifice feeling to necessity.
— en
MR. CRAWFORD’S MURDERERS.
A lctier dated 15th April, from a gentleman
in Mexico, states that three of the murderers of
Mr. Crawford had been taken and brought to
that city. The executive, says the writer,
ware so indignant at this atrocious affair, that
they were hanging ¢ like fury,” and do not
mean to let a rascal escape condign punishment
that is deserving of it. Three assassins and
highway robbers were strung up the other day,
and twenty four are to be dispatched next week
ina similar way, so that we hope a stop will be
put to murders and robberies in luture. A
captain was also publicly shot the other day for
attempting to seduce his corps from its allegi-
ance to government. In short,a syst ts pur-
suing that ought to have been adopted may
years azo, and which cannot fail to produce
iranquility and security.”
N. ¥, Eve, Post.
——$ Ge
FROM THE FRANKLIN GAZETTE, JUNE 10.
We learn from Chester, that the three men
taken upat Woodbury on suspicion of being
councernea in the murder of Mr. BonsaLL, and
examined yesterday at Chester, have been re-
cognised and identified by Mrs. WARNER,
whose house was robbed at the time of the
murder,
—d
EXECUTION.
The Indian, called Geo. Henry Washington,
ed the justness of his sentence.
unwilling that an applicatien should be made
to the legislature to commute his punishment.
choly exit.—N, Y, Eve. Post, :
et Wenner ¢
From the Buffalee (N. Y. ) Patriot, June 1,
THUNDER STORM. ;
On Friday morning last, there passed over:
this village the most severe thunder storm with-
in our recollection.
and 1 o’cleck, and with a short cessation, con-
tinued until nearly day light, accompanied’ with
wind, rain and hail. The incessant and vivid
ally poured down in torrents.—Good judges
compute the fall of rain at 6 inches! [hree
dwelling houses were struck by lightning in
this village, belonging to Mr. Isaac Kibbe, Ba.
rent P. Staats and Gilman Folsom, jr. In Me.
in the others,the damage was pot greats No
person was scriously injured. The storm ex-
tended to all the adjoining towns, in great sever-
ity. ‘We have had a few days ef summer like
weather since the tempest, As an instance of!
the backward season, however, we mention, that
zpple and cherry trees are now in the blow.
Since the above was in type, we have been
um; was slightly injured by lightoing.
From the Carlisle (Pa. ) Herald, June 17.
ACCIDENTS.—On Saturday last, a stran-
ger was picked up lifeless, in a lane between the!
plantations of Thomas Fisher and Jonathan Bell
near the Conodoguinet creek, in Eastpennsbo-
rough township. From a paper found in bis
pocket his name is supposed to be Join Riley,
and some say a resident of Allen tewnship.
An Inquest was held over the body, whose ver-
dict was, that he was killed by lightning during
the storm on the Tuesday preceding the day on
which he was found.
lately convicted of the murder of his wife, wasjmings, Hiilyard & Co. will shortly make its ap-
livered to the Sheriff for execution, but to Asajexecuted on the 8th inst, at Tolland, (Conn.)|pearance. It embraces those interesting peri
His appearances and behaviour ever since hisjods of our revolutionary struggle, when the bat-
also sometimes as a Kind of deputy to the Sher-{imprisonment, thongh quiet and submissive, isjtle of Trenton, and the surrender of Buigoyne
He went on the 25th Maich wo arrest Hook, {stated to have exhibited something of thelgave new spirits to our desponding country,
Hook {proud spirit and stout heart of the Indian.. Heland shifts its scene accordingly.
would not allow him to arrest him, denying his|said nothing at the place of execution, but pre-{part is said to be accurate, the sketches of real
authority, and alleging the whole proceedings to{viously confessed the murder, and acknowledg-icharacter animated, and the fiction happily inter
He was evenjwoven.
stant,
I THOMPSON, daughter of Mr, Moses Thomp
It commenced between 12),
age.
Kibbe’s house two large mirrors were broken gf
informed that the Tannery owned by Mr. Ketch-
SURGICAL OPERATION.
Hospital to be opened. An incision was made
a little below the caradic orifice of the stomach,
which exposed the animal : it immediately col-
ed itself back from the pening, out of sight
An assistant put his fing r mio (be wound and
drew out a snake two aod a half {eet long, and
eighteen lines in circuraference. It lived sixty
Last year a rattlesnake was killed on Bul
liard’s plains, in the parish of Feliciana, which
had not less than one hundred and thirty-seven
rattles. If the generally received dpinion, that
‘he number of rattles denote the age of this spe-
cies of the serpent race be correct, the snake
must have been as many years old as it had
rattles, The oldest inhabitants of that section
of our state, had never previously seen one with
more than forty rattles. The longevity of the
rattle snake probably depends on the nature of
the soil and climate in which the creature so-
jeurns. The rattle snake alluded to, was per-
paps entitled to a pre-emption right from the
Land Commissioners at St, Helena Court house,
as the first settler of Bullard’s plains.
Louisiana Adv,
We understand that « Saratoga, a tale of the
Revolution,” now in the press of Messrs. Cum
‘I'he historical
——, HS:-PATH-
MARRIED ~Qn Thursday the 10th instant,
DIED~On Thursday evening the 10th in
after a short illness, Miss SARAH
» of Spring township, 10 the 16th year of he!
——At Baltimore on the 24th of May last.
ERT RI I
A surgical pperation was performed at Saint
Louis Hospital in Pavis, the last season, on a!
peasant of La Fere, who swallowed s small > Patrick Cambridge, Trea
tile two years before. Tortured by excruciating
pain, the man, last season, entered St. Louis rer, in account with Centr
hours.—The patient feit great relief ipgucdiate-
ly ; his recovery was re d, 2
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TO COLLECTORS
a.
| AUDIBOR'S RPOR
Of Centre county.
county, from the 8th of Jan
uary 1823, to the 8th of Jans
uary 1624
»
fe
Dr.
@ 726 19
g R i
2768 TQ.
To ballance due at last settlement
cash received frog collectors
“ do taxes on umscated lands 1055 61
“ do John G. Lowry bal- ih
lance of bis bond § 150 28 |
“ do P. Wohlfar! road taxcs 3.70
“ do Jobn Moyer do "1468
i“ do A. Kieckner on duplicate 60
«“ do S. Harris, house rent 1121 4 00
Ballance duc the Treasurer 963 49 ©
$5673 98 |
By amount of Comm’rs orders paid $5437 79
do Road orders do 17 80
do His centage on money rec’d 174 19
do Expensss to Philudel- 5
phia collecting unsca-
ted land taxes
By ballance due the Treasurer
— re ——
We the Auditors of Central
county having examined the
treasurer & commissioners
accounts do find them as’
above stated. Witness our
hands, January 8th 1824,
William Kerr, =
H.L. M'Meen, |
James Crawford,
Auditors,
NOTICE
Farmer’s and Mechanic's
Infantry,
ATTENTION I!
You will parade in Citizens uni-
form, viz : Blue Coat, White Pan-
taloons, White vest, black cravat ol
stack, black hat, and boots or black
stockings and shoes, on Saturday the
3rd day of July next, at 8 o'clock
precisely, in front of the court house
in the Borough of Bellefonte.
It is expected that every member
will be punctual in attending as the
constitution of the company is to be
considered, and the arms and ac-
coutrements distributed.
JOHN ARMOR, Cajpitain,
June 21. -
LAWS,
A new Stone House of Adam Eichelberger,
on the Lisburn Road, about 2 miles south west
of the Harrisburg bridge, was struck by light-
oing the same day and entirely consumed. The
family were in a house adjoining, and were un-
conscious of the stroke, until the crackling
scene of conflagration.
A Barn near the Blue mountain, on the Sun-
bury Road, was also consumed with the stable
annexed.
DH G—
Ninety-one persons died in New-York, in the
week ending May 22 : of these 12 were burned
or scalded to death on board the steam boat At-
na, 16 died of consumption, and five of the
small pox.—2D, Press,
—S—
noise of the burning edifice drew them to thel
friends, and the public in general, that he has
The acts of the last session of the Legislature
hase come to hand, and are ready for distribu
tion. Persons entitled to them will apply in per-
son, as it will be neccessary to take receipts.
John Rankin, Proth’y,
June 14, 1824.
REMOVAL.
THE subscriber respectiully informs bis
removed to the house formerly occupied by
Mrs. Mary Lewis, and next door north of Jo-
'seph Butler’s Inn, where be intends carrying on
the
Tayloring Business
FROM THE BALTIMORE PATRIOT; JUNE 5.
BartiMore SHoT.— We looked into the Shot
Tower yesterday, says the American, and were
not a little gratified to find the establishment in
full and complete operation. The process ol
drying, polishing, assorting, &c. was geing on
with its accustomed regularity, and a constant
stream of shot, at the rate of a ton per hour,
was pouring from the height of one hundred and
sixty feet into the cooler below.
of the partial damages sustained by the receut
fire are to be seen—and the company are now
prepared to furnish shot of the best quality and
of the different sizes, on their accustomed lib-
eral terms.
———
ing its banks.
are very doubtful.
pape
end of March, Bysiness very duil.”
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No vestiges)
A letter from Natchez, dated May I, says 3}
—« We haye had excessive rains here this
Spring, and the Mississippi is again ove: flow-
Much damage is alreadly done,
and the water is still rising. Prospects respect
ing the ensuing crops of cotton on the upland,
The weather Las been re-
markably cold for this climatg, since the latter
in an extensive manner. All orders in his line
of business will be thankfully received and
punctually attended to. All kinds of country
produce wil) be taken in payment at the mar-
ket price.
John M’Kinley, jr.
i Bellefonte, June 17, 1824,
Six Cents Reward.
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the
night of the lst instant, ap apprentice to the
BLACKSMITH business; named
Daniel Ebbs,
By the act of the 11th of March 1822, the
power: of collectors to collect county tuxes ups
on warrants issued previous to the passing ©
the act, was limited 10 two years; that perig
has now elapsed, and as it is presumed that the
-ollectors have received the amount of their |
respective duplicates, the Commissioners have
lirected meio give this notice, that unless they
come forwdrd on or before the first Monday of
August next, and discharge the ballances due
by them, they will be proceeded against imme-
diately thereafter, without respect to persons. |
Collectors of 1822 will consider themselves ine
cluded in this notice, more especially as John
Keller and James James collectors of 1823 have |
shown that it is possible to collect the amoon
of.Jarge duplicates within one year at farthest,
The former has setiled and paid his account in
toto.
JAMES M. PETRIKIN, Zreasurer.
June 10th 1824.
Henry E. Benner
Tailor,
Respectfully informs his friends and the pubs
lic generally, that he has commenced the
W1lL.ORING BUSINESS d
in the house formerly occupied by Wm,
W. Pouer, Esq. as an attorney’s office, and one
door south of the Centre Bank of Pennsylvania,
where he intends carrying on the above busi.
ness in all its various branches. All orders in
his line of business will be thankfully received
and punctually attended to. bi
JARDING
CA 0 of
The subscribers respectfully inform their
friends and the public generally, that they haye
erected a Te
CARDING MACHINE
in Milesburg, which is now in complete oper
tion. Having engaged Mr. John Douglass, a /
person well acquainted with carding, they have
uo doubt but that they will be cnabled to giye
general satisfaction. ‘Wool will be carded inipy
rolls at Six cents per pound, if paid before tlje
first day of November next ; it not paid the
Seven cents will be charged. One pound
grease is allowed to every ten pounds of woo,
which must be brought with the wool. Wd
r grain will be taken io payment for Carding /
at the cash price, it delivered at the Milesbure
Mill, ;
THOMAS & FRANCIS POTTS
Milesbure, June 11th 1824. a
Creditors take Notice
THAT I have applied to the judges,
Court of Common Pleas of Clear ficid coun
the benefit of the insolvent laws of this @
aged about eighteen years. :
hereby cautioned against harboring him at their
peril. The above reward, but no charges, wi
be paid for bringing said runaway back to
JOHN LONGWLELL.
/ Spring Mills, Potter township, 4
June 5, 1324, i
All persons are]
monwealth, and they bave appointed Mond
the 5th day ef July next, at the court house in.
the Town of Clearfield, for the hearing of me |
and my creditors, when and where you may at
tend if you think proper. y
James Blair,
June 3d, 1824,