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MONDAY, Dec.,3p* 1840,
Temperance Oepartm&tt.
Temperance Notice.•
On Christmas day, at 3 P. IVf- tho'ann-
Mai moetihff.of the Cumberland county Tempo
ranco SodeW. wall beheld in the LcCtnre room of
tho First Prosbytcrianfhuroh; when the annual
Report will be read, "some changes ™
tution coiurifltod. Delegates,to'? llo § te *? Conven
tion appointed, and officers chosen, for the coming,
year. The members ofthe.Society art mvitcd'to
f SU ° nd ' S. ELLIOTT, Secretary.
'
The Executive Committee of the Cumberland
county Temperance Society* hereby :raspectl'ully
vomind the frionds.of Temperiince.throughout tlio
tho county, of the meeting of the State Temperaiiee
Convention to be bold in Harrisburg, on the 13th of-
January .ooxt. ' We hope that every Society in the
county vAM.b'e tvejl represented there; and that the
officers of each will See that this is the case.— s
These Temperance Conventions, in Pennsylvania,
have illwajis resulted in good.' It is said, that
nemo of our noighboiingcounlies have alroady ap
pointed a largo number of delegates to tho next.—
Let us not Be behind them in tho number that
ohall attend. : - ".
From the Journal of the .ime.Tem. Vnion,
: ! ECCLESIASTICAL ACTION.
At a meeting of tho (Now School) Synod of
Pennsylvania, Oct. 27, a letter from tho Ew Coni,
of tho N.Y-. Tempbranpo-Soeietydpducea resolu
tions, which urge continued and increasing effort
on the Church .in this noble-cause; and a recom
mendation, which the interest and-activity of tho
clergy, should never need—to present, the subject
of total abstinence to every church and oongrega
»lon wifhin.ifS bouAde,^hileast, onceh yean and
also that frequent, it, matters not how frequent,
meetings he held for fho presentation - of tho, siiK
joct; and that tho projected Cohvohtion at-Hams
'." burg, in January next, bo is numerously attended
as possible.
TEMPERANCE RESOLUTIONS.. *
adoptedit/ the (6]i School ) Synod of Philadelphia.
-The Committee to which was referred the
memorial presented by the Total'-Abstincncc
bTtlieTJynoiTorY^^^^^
’ manufacture, sale. and. use Of intoxicating
drinks, respectfully report the adoption of
the follbtving resolutions by the Synod,
1, Resolved, That it is decidedly their o ■
pinion, that tlie.ministers,.elders, and mem
- tiers of the,churches 11 ruler its care, and 6th
-ers abstain from all intoxicating drink? ris a
bevcragel ' ,- ;
" 2. Resolved, That-the, moljibers-of our
' ~ churches be earnestly exhorted and enjoin
ed tp refrain from the manufacture and sale
of them. : • ,
,3. Resolved, That a, renewed impulse
should, if possible, be given' to the progress
. of-the Temperance cause* to arr.estihe great
"And maiillbld'cviWarisingfrom the drinks in
question, tha,t a .wholesome reform becffect
.od-as widely as the bounds of our .country,
and the world, in the habits of all now given
to the nse of any alcoholic drinks.
4. Resolved, That this SyiiOtl would most
eSectionately nnd-firmly say tb life members’
of the churches, that they arevUtterly at q,
loss to. know how, amidst the-light which
beams on; this subject at the-present day,
any communicating member,of the church Of
Jesus Christ can reconcile i't with his Views
of Christian duty to manufacture, or to use
such drinks, or to sell them to others, or to
rent a public-house to any one intending to
engage in the traffic, or to sigri a petition to
the court to license any house in \yhich such
drinks are to be sold, and they tin most earn
estly beg their brethren seriously and- sol
emnly to consider the most important sub
ject, and at once and for ever renounce a bu
siness' so fraught with ruin to others* and
that may be a source of dcep-and bitter re
gret to themselyes on a death bed,
5. Resolved,, That;the above resolutions'
the-JPcEsbytermn, and. that
' the pastors be directed to read them from
their pulpits to of their charg'd;-
Extraordinary ProErcia of tlio Temperance
.- Beform&tloii In Baltimore. . .
t)ne of the most extraordinary
onnationa that has cvertakeif place iiutliis
country, Ims been in prperess'in'our city for
■the last nine months* ..Its origin we will
briefly! state;! Six or seven niei) who had.
foryearp, abandoned themselves to,the. bru
talizing effects'o’f'lntoxication, fornied a re : .
solutiofi whilc-in-a tavern, pnd surrounded
by every 'thing: io. tempt .their.Vmorh.id apper
. tites,Vtlmt henceforth they-would not again
■ toiicii, taste or handle slrong drink.L Acting
Upon this resolution atoncp, they formed, a
-Total Abstinence Society,”-the members,
: : of which, like themselyes. shoulifbe of those
who had once been habituhl drunkarda.—
This was the; first, step- The . next Was! to
go tp iheir otd boon companions; and by;ar
gument and persuasion, endeavor to bring
them into their ,association; 'Their suctess
was beyond expectation. ftlen who had for
years resisted the. entreaties''of friends, and
the prayers and
ilies.actedupanbysomß'newandstrarige
impulse, laid aside the cup of confusion and
ranged themsclves upon the side of temper
ance.. Thus, by steady and rapid accessions,
the society’grew' into - strength and import
ance, and, at this. time, numbers over two
■ hundred members.
vOh Friday'jeypmhy ay;!these men’ held a
' public experience meeting 4 in. St. John's
Church, North"liberty, v,treef, ;,Th6; bouse
t was crowded with gratified spectators. The
meeting, was opened by an eloquent .and ap
' propriate address from Mr. Reese, andth en'
.many of the members of the.sUciety gnvifcin;
their experience of the ills of drunkenness
. and ; the blessings':. bfj-.jSolgietyi yiyere'
pleased, yvithi .the Tbipihjh.ke
marjjs-.brlhdpresidenli failure
-1 he -saidj-ihUt ihftifceeased- to lutye. any ipcmV.;
V trig when applied to them.: 1 They hadunade
asecohddecfarationVof'iridepemleueeyatid
- sacred honpr^ortuti#!! tltey4*ad.-£.hMte. to;
pledge,’fbr
tore J the dennkanfias c razy iian. . '.One
drunken rthant! hesaid/roold-notitraatan--
other; iftwo had a dispute and sough Tan
selves,
were hotfeVeeif-convicted insamty;VA
drankenhtanwptilci.be.puLoutoftheJuiy
box, sent away from the witness, stand, antf
«»e» he refuied a trial as a criminall v : He
was, to all intent’s ahd-'purposes crazy. Fhe
whole address abounded in points and an-,
tithesis. : It was gratifying to see n man .of
such. intelligence .and finc natural abilities
once more taking lire: true, place,lft iSqciety.
His remark, lhatsomepf oiir finest men were
to be found in the ranks,’every
one knoVys to be true* Some of., the' very
best mechanics are men whohabitually drink
and debase themselves* ..iThe experience of
. the secretary yvas given with much“feelijig.
He alluded to the iron bondage'iff which he:
had been held for years, and tram which he
had vainly endeavored,-time and again to
break. Often, he s'ajd, wdien he wo'uldJobfc
in. IheglasSat his disfigured face, bloated up
from the,effects of drinking, had He felt .lik’e
hiding himself away front the,light of- heaved.
In tho street, he was ashamed to meet a
frien'd, for he- was even conscious of his
loahtsom'e appearance. With tho fairest
prospec ts -before him , when lie.slartcd in The
.world, of becoming’ rjch; he had squandered
ht's earnings and neglected his un
til ruin stared him in the face. : Those who
had jtnown him for yeafs/ for, he was in pub
lic' business' and, was well known, could not
help remarking,with pleasure, his changed
and healthy appearance ofl last-Friday night.
He . was, externally and internally a new’
man.-.- A member of the society who sat
near, remarked that ho,’(the.secretary) had
been obliged to.haye his clothes altered, and
buy n new.hat in a few weeks after he quit
drinking, so.swelled up and bloated he had
been from the liquor! Many touching allu
sions, were made by.several o'if the',members
; to the,changed,condition of their families.—
A few months ago,-bne man who spoke,"said
that he was over one hilndred dollars in debt,
his wife and children in suffering;; want and
disgrace, and even hishwn-brothers’ ashamed,
to speak to him in -the street* ; He was peiVv
shaded to'join 'thc;new temperance.society,
and finally"-yielded to the persuasion.' So
soon as he' became perfectly sober,- he .began
to feel" a new, and' painful concern for his
family; but lie had no employment aod knew
not where to fin'd any... Finally a man, who
was a drinking mail', offered-to.sell to liima
horse- on’ a few months credit; if he would
give him security. He bffered a friend -who'
wasm drinking mah, but the owner ,of the
horse would wot take any man for, security
‘Valt’the nian wlifauteil' the security and got
the horse; and now said-lie*Tropi working
with my horse and .cart, ,I ,fiave got my- fam
ily comfortably clothed, have a barrel of flour
inmy house; good beds to. sleep, on, a good
fire; to sit by, and neai lyout of- debt?-,'--
. We were .forcibly struck with the remark
of a member in reference.to that awful dis
ease* delirium tremens, from which he had
suffered. I'had ratheivhe said; lie in Bal
timore ■ county jail’Tfor, twenty ‘years, than
have maiiidapoltt for'five minutes! An
other, who had , been a drunkard for fifteen
years, said that one need , not wait pntil he'
died to'experience the torments-Of.hell, iet
him; become a drunkard nnd get tlio mania
apottt, and he will prove its worst horrbrs.
This man,:we ,were told on that evening by
.one. vriip hearil hitn relate it on .a previous
occasion;, once,- after having-drank a quart
of brandy, felt symptoms of the approach of
this, terrible disease. I will never softer
from it again, he said, shuddering at the re
collections of the drunkard’s-madness; and
S to his drawer, he took, out a pistol*
d it, and after having deliberately fix ;
ed. a‘ percussion cap, placed the weapon, to
his ear, and, with ‘desperate determination,.
pulled the’trigger! The cap did not ex
plode, and his pistol dropped front his’’hand
to.the floor! He waa sobered at once.’ On
the next day. he todHds -pistol, unloaded it,
and then -tried, every- percussion- cap in his
box. -There was not-, one that-did. not ex
plode on the .first trial! Other, and many
interesting .statements were made by the
members; of personal experience. There
was one man who was ipying up for a ciip
pled and helpless daughter, regularly, suins,
about equal (0 what he used to Bpcnd, for li
quor-. He has now a fund’ for her of some
thing like two hundred dollars; • *We could,
hotbutreinarkthcwanderfulchangesw|iich
had taken place in’the countenances of tiiesc
men. Every face had a crilni, contented
look, and every eye had a human expression,
howunlikejhe drunkaril ? s we ! need not say. 1
’ For the first two :br three rhoiiths, doubts
and fears fur the success of this association'
existed. ,No : one would : believe that tqen
who had, for, so. many years, habitual
drunkardSiCpuUtpoSsiblybereformed.There
were too many instances of temporary refor-'
mJtions, to leave even the-shadow ofn hope.
But t now the most sceptical have.ceased to
doubt.. A new wonder lias appeared. There
is hope.for .in closing, this
notice; we will,'add that the. ** VVashington
Temperance Society,” as tliib.association' is
called, is made .up almost entirely of me-,
chaniCs. and laboring men; who have for a
long 6ine;f)«Hen
are about forming, .it Avat'slaled, auxiliary,
societies among apprentice;. boyß;i-n)Briy of
whom are made; drunkards through, the eb;
ticementahdexampleof.disaipateujourney
!men. Each bffe of the largebumber of men
who .form the society, Has - still bis drinking
.acquaintances, r ahU cbnstnrit persuasion .And
importunity is used ’to bring them ip. v Some
.will, station. tKeinselves near the accustomed
placesfof. resbrt for drinking, on the night of
the w ; eCkly meetings of- the .sbeieiy, anil urge
their bld -cbmpanions, whpin they.infercept
on-theirJWay tb the tavern, to go vyith them.
Thus; by constant activity And uritiring;
watchfulneßS. they are rtpirtly Svyellirig their
numberaand drunk
ards.- •;VVbBhallkeepaneyeupbnTthißav r :
sociafion. and
Our notice, presbnt them tc) our readers.J
, iidfa Sun of the : i6th in*t<y. i;y.
Fob* 1(lofrB9 .Of; PebiL'ANdTeto
■;; :CDE FROMTHE BRINK CA'rARACT. '-'
nvore truly awful .^|iart'VtHnt > T
ah^iittbtleat^
above l 'GehM'M,vin ;
lhefNjßr4li:'part ! ojF&
ilnsk; afew- MnCsptook^thte' : Bkiff
•eating lt«a'(feign 1
crokf the river./ 'Fbf^e^u’ifi^'^lq^p^.
had Wen thrown across a few fcetabove the
middle cataract, and at low water the' cur
rent For some distance" above the dam is
slight. When thewatcr is high, however, a
strong.curtcntseta over the dam thcojjgh its
whole lengtli; and; then-none but a" peVsoh
accustomed to manage .a boat: can push one
across. ,:The’,river wait Vcry-'higll.nlV the
evening in question. To addto thedifficul
ty, Mr. : Kidd had but little experiehce ilv the
use of oars, and when about halflyaymcross,
he lost command -pf-the- boafe and found.to'
his horror thethewas rapidly,<d rifting with
thecurrent, which,he,could notdoubt, would
awcep him with his.light,skiff over the. dam..
: The dam; as pAhave reiparked, is a. few
feet above; the fall,'the perpendicular
desPentof which is twenty-five feet, A few'
roils further down, are' the lower falls, with
a perpendrcaltir descent of eighty-four feet.
Betwcenthe dam , and. the." middle ’ falls, as;
Well as; the tWo' cataracts, (he current is ex-•
decdingly rapid and rough. ' Once '.over the
data therefore,' his' destruction w'As sealed;
for even Should Ids frail 'bark'" survive (lie
plunge-o.ver'the 'dam, and the descent of, the
Middle Falls.alid live '.through the inter
vening rapids, and rocks-'to the brink Of (he
XipWer -Falls, -it edit Id' l not, 1 - nor could’the
strongest vessel that ever floated surviye the;
plunge, eighty-four, feet down that-tremen
ilous cataract. ; .-' v’." ...
; Mr. Kidd, Was pcrfectly nted w"ill
the localities, andjuliy aivapp .bfTthe awful
perils of hia-aituation. In"the darkness of
the night, (here was no eye save (he eye of
Him to whom (he midnight’is ;as noon day,
that could see; and' no hand ' save ' His
that . could save him;—and! a 'speedy and
terrible death seemed inevitable.' But that
"eye did see, andrthst'hand was •stretched bu t
to save and guide his little.vessel to a point
of the-ilara-somewhat higher' than the rest;
where oyer,it,
it: grated:arid finally'stuckjasif'" ■ :
r But (lie terrors'of’his situation were eveji
now but slightly Tbe' rlvcf hhd
been, rising for .some -days; and,' lie had
reason to suppose that it was still rising.
His boat robkeil ‘by the 1 ' buireht .which'
was sweeping under and- urpuiid hitti; assur
ing him how evenly balanced” it was upon a
pivot; how slight- an additional force would
destroy its equipoise, and bow small a - rise
A wave -raised l by a
the gust of wind itself'mighfiflirW it. froih
its balance, and consign if ana jdint ! to - .th‘e
terrible destruction over which’they were
suspended as-by a single,hair!:. Before and
behind,and around him were the-mad waters
•of the Gcnessee, plunging' by. suc
cessive thb erags and down- the
catnraclsTnto the dark yawnirfg'chasm be
low the Lower Falls, overhung,, with" itheir
cloud _of spray,- which even then fell- upon
him, and sending up'their stunning and ter
rific roar, as if spreading the pall and sound
ing the requiem 61 theirintended vicdin''h-i
l
But —! —- v.-- - -:-—"
“Hope-springs eternal in tlio human breast,” .
and its foundations .were- not .congealed-’ in'
genial influedVc even by the terrors which
him for the tour hob i s during
which his-rescrie was delayed 1 .
He commenced shouting for help, and
though no voice answered him from the shore,
and trough the roar of the waters alniost
drowned his. own, he continued it, resting at
intervals to gatlier strength to give more en
ergy to his shouts, for about, three hours; at
the .end of which the Master Miller, taking
his ruuridsputsidc the mill about ten o’clbck;-
td see'that all was safe before retiring, for
the-night, heard one of his-cries,' He sup
posed-that it was from some person on -the
opposite side of’ the river, and was at-first
disposed to disregard it. He beard the voice
again, iind thinking that it sounded like a
cry of distress, determined to cross over and
afford what relief might be in his power.—
"He ran down for.his boat and finding it gone,
and the cries -beingscontinued,"lie' returned
..to the mill and rallied the hands. It'was
then found.that Mr; Kidd was missing, and:
the tru(li respecting him :was at 'oricticou
jeetufed. On going down to-the: bank ol
the river one of the parly after a while dia,,
covered a dark spot on (he edge of tire dam,
& h.p doubt liow. remained rcspccting Kidd’s
situation. ■’>
, To .rescue .him from U; : if'possible, .was.
now the, object. Some time waV.spent in
trying.to construct a raft; but as an ■attempt
to bring him off by a craft so unmanageable,
would be attended with vastly more danger
to those making it.'than chances oP'.deliver
ancetyhim, the profect was-abandoned. ■
One of the party npw. volunteered an at
tempt which his courage, made successful.—
With a long pole in. his hands; and jia; long
rope made fast by one ehd tp his boily, which
his couirades were to pay out as the- phrase 1
is. as he advnncedj.and with' .which he Was,
■th>be drawn back if 'h'<f''’bfaVe|y.
Vcritured into the wafer.
sldwly,andcautiouslyalpngth'einner.si§pi|
of- theid.am, he at rthe’.boat
stili'suspended and : its jwilf
doomed passengerlwhcre it was first so prov-
by.means of rope,
pole and oars; the whole weresafelj brought
ashore, anti Mr: Eiddwms restored ns itavere
to life; after enduring the meftfal suffcrings/
the perils andtcrrors of hisawful sitUntidh; 1
more painrul. if possible, tlian' ileatli dfself,-'
fori about fdbr hours'! ; -Surae:Tdea r bf his in
ten fTprings -du ring .f hat tinre. may be
theifactlhathehnsbcen 'sick'
in conscqggp|tsof : ’tiie^^er’siqd£.;’f'H.e L '.iß
wUhV fit bf sickness. ! ;
f '■ :,Wc have not learned the name pf. the firaVe*
and generous man through whoße agenc’y his
rescue *
‘ MVUDER SpVbAH;
, The following lffir -k .O^ 1
toMV.Suyii.a&./M^
ened by recelit rumors thatthrs ujifortuiVate
nnUe'tiiaijtlblid
injs:,„.vs^yci • ri-tii- ■*:•■■
.; *-T I) #'. :df lsap)pe ti fttri cfe itij; tWcL
eS'fdri aniljwe are sorry; to is
hbVcertainhetKas ~ ) jden^^'^r)»ii q uBli'
murdem!,
led-tolhc at)prehop?ioaof«:Hb&^
rfn>’
- had.
recently, had,in his possession a goTd watch,
and.been unusually flush of money, and a
remark he made when purchasing lumber to
floor a celler—that he had paid : off a inort
"gage Mri Spydam held oil his-property; but
did not darie-to take/it to the Clerk’s Office,
to be cancelled for fear he shoiild be suspect
ed of being the murderer.of Mr. Suydrjm.
■ On his, .arrest yesterday his replies to the
questions put to him were confused and in
coherent; and;' in consequence 'the Mayor
determined his house should be searched,—
During the Search, one of the officers obser
ved (hat .they ought to take up the. floor of
the cellar, which had been laid down, m the
nightVsincethedisappearanceofMr.Spydam;
Robinsnnendcavored to -dissuade them .from
it,'saying that the house would
fall down. The officers, however, persisted,
and there found buried three feet under the
earth the corpse of Mr. Suydam; the head
bearing'' evident indications 6T violence,
which had caus'cd 'lds death. All inquest
was silting on tlie body at 7 o’clock last
night. ' Theconvictiqnwas general in New
Brunswick—-indeed, we hardly see how it
could be otherwise—that RobihsonWas' the
murderer. The, mortgage deed'was found
in his possession; with his signature torn-pff.
We need scarce' add, that thd highest ex
citcnvent-in consequence prevailed in the
quiet town of New Brunswick. '■
■ ..The following further-particulars of this
horrible affair arc ftirhished the.Reporter
of the New, York Express: ■- .
. The presumed iiiurdcfcr is namedPctcr
Robinson, and' bad resided ih' Ncw Bruns
wick between 12 and.l4 years* He has also
two brothers, William and James, the one a
shoemaker, in the same place; the trade of
the ydungcrone we did. not learn’. -
Soine timfe since Mri Suydam sold to Peter
a lot of ground; on. a bond and mortgage,
foi-,5780, and advanced him some money to
Build a house; the house has remained only
partly finished; although occupicdjjy him;
jiis wife and'a bhild, about five years old. '
On Thursday the' 3d inst. being thanks.-
giving day, Mr. Suydham left home about
9 o’clock in the morning, sayingjlic Wasgoing
to-the’bank, and would return (ii-iimc for
cji'urch,—since .which time, until yesterday,
his.fate remained. a.mystciy,.jiji(..tidings what
t)ic testi
mony of some, persons in this city,'who were
positive they saw him herebn.the day lie was
missing. This was, however, subsequently
contradicted, it having been proven.-to be
;the’ day previous; which visit was known to
his friends, : _ '.. ■
■ Oh Sunday last, Peter Robinson, met Mr.
Edwards, jr. of New Brunswick, and told
him he had paid the mortgage upon his house
and lot,,and had also .got- a gold watch,
showed him. He also staled that
he was’afraid tn.go to get Ids bond cancelled,
lest they should suppose; he murdered Mr.
Suydam.;. . r .: r .
= iEdmonds-told=bis-falbenJ.ofrtlie .cbiiyersa
tidn, ant! it'struck.him as being very strange.'
thnt.he Bli'imld.have;sp .'much money .‘when
he had only h few days before sold himlum
ber, for Which he"waulcd~credit.
Mr. Edmonds continued extremely uneasy
throughout the night, and on Monday even
ing determined to, see Robinson.,,.He did so,
and questioned him, very closely about the
money with which he paid liis mortgage;—
he insisted that it had belonged to bis wife,
and 'had beeri in, the house for 18 months.
That he: paid .Mr- Suydham himself at his
priyale’house, and went in by the hack door
—that he paid exactly $7BO, and Mr; Suy
dam said nothing about the. interest, and the
mimey consisted of $3OO in gold and the
Sat m State Bank notes., Mr.-Edmonds
was, however, unsatisfied with this story,
arid told, him he believed he knew something '
of Mr. Suydam’-s death,-but he would not
make bis suspicions public, if he could give
a Satisfactory account of bow he became pos
sessed of the money. Robinson turned very
pale at the time, but soon after rallied and
promised to see Mr, Edmonds, again at 1
o’clock. He called upon.him at the time,
but still his answers were unsatisfactory!
". Mr. Edmonds then went to the Mayor and
£6ldlirftrhia"^spicions:,--aiuL-theyAVAnflac
companied by another person to the’prison
er’s house. He was-then questioned about
the!, bond-and the mortgage, and asked- if
they were: receipted;; he ..said they were and
upon-being pressed produced fliem, and also
fbe policy of insurance; the seal was torn
froriiThe bond, bbt.it was not receipted. .He
waf jasked when he paid the. bond;’ he then
Taiifli'e paid itfo-Mi:. Suydam lat ilie Hank',
a short time after it was executed;lt appear-!
ed,! however, that the policy of insurance
was deposited five mouths subsequent to that
time. . ' :
■; J|e- was. then conveyed to -the,office of
thejusticeto be 'examined in due form and
some;otliqrs returned to (he house.to insli
(ufea search, a Strong suspicion thjen cx-
that, there hadheen soine foul play.—
Every part of the houseuridertvent the moat
rigid examination, but no (races could be
found; iii.'thc' bafck; cellar they discovered a
hole.bencath the flooring, but nothing could
be found. ’Some workmen were . then .(em
ployed in the house, and .the. flooring,of the
front cellar' was discovered to have been
just laid down-die carpenter sai# itihad
bcen dpfte previous to hip cpming therc, for
Robison' hail . put', it. down hiniself r iand
worked, at itthe whole of The; Wednesday
night .before. -
v.' uponthenarrnwest plank, am)
tnkingthat-Tip, fdrcVd h stick through the
carthhndfound.itcameincohtnct wilfißOinfe
liardbubstance, about -3 feet.below the. sur
face;. theyiimpiediatelj.,commenced digging
and soon drew' fWh the; mangled remains of
the unfbrtunnteMr;Suydani;—he was com
pletelydresscdpcxcepting his lint, which
haS ''fioE Vet been■ ■ discovered, ; , The body
wasinmduUbjcd position, the hole,not.being
OufficioVitly lalrgc to suffer,itl.to. Jay; at-'-full
lenglh... ‘ ■,
,-;lTHabea(l' presented a spectacles
there being one deep wound bh :the back, ns
thougli giyeh:wi(h a haihmer.or,- the'hack of
>n h*e, and two- large cuts .across the top,
evidently dohewitlilheedgeoftheinstru
nicht. ■
■ ? .The e vldc nfce : cli til cdupon
dtph,^)ea.ves*^s’i : t}e; of .tiieipYiionefys;
euiltr ’'Thy ybungeh brother fesUfied thht
a jobTpr him, butthaf.tic' mwst not.^M
thirig.aboufi(;V;l|e;th.en^^
gi ycdiiin.'. 30< doll wh : if‘*hei would *bnrir ! lhe'
irv-i
and as he had the policy of insurance, it would
be all right.
.. Williani; the other brother, upoh, whom
strong suspicion festa as having been con
nected with Peter,' said he went to the house
about ,10 o’clock on the Thursday morning,
when Peter told him he could not let him in.
■This Witness prevaricated, very much. •
The strongest proof, however, was in (he
testimony of Mr. Evans, a'jeweller, residing
in Newark. He slated that one -day: Inst
week, Peter,chine,tp his store and exhibited
a gold watch, chain and seal, which he said
he wanted 'to,exchange for a thinner one, ds
it wad too-large; aim then gave his name
William Bower or Brown.’ He chose a gold
lever watch; and said he warited’somo silver
spoons; that he- had a sister abont to get mar
ried; he chose a set and ordered them (6 be
marked with th'e initials P. A. R‘. (the pris
oner’s wife’s name is Ann.) He-said he
•also wanted some ear-rings & other jewelry,
& would comple'c the bargain wheir he came
next day., as'living
with Ilia wife in.the neighborhood; and had
a good job of work in'New Yorkas a house
carpenter. He returned the next day- and
complained .that the Watcli.did-not keep good
time, and the spoons were not heavy enough.
Witness offered to. exchange them, but, lie
had not returned.
The watch the prisoner exchanged vims
produced and the spoons, a'ml also the watch
foufidin his possession, all of which - were
identified by the- Witness) his clerk also
swore,to the prisoner’s identity.
The prisoner listened unmoved .to the
whole "of the proceedings, and remarked as
he-’was being conveyed back to. prison, (bat
supposing lie did kill Mi - ., Suydham they
could not prove it. He is about 5-feet 10
inches high, exceedingly' slender, with, a
.large head and extremely small.features; and
a full hazel eye. There .is nothing,unpre
possessing in Ins appearance, indeed the ex
pression of his countenance is rather pleas
ing than otherwise, and is of n pectiliary
iu|mless and inoffinsive character,Whichap :
pears to have been-the'general opinion of
liiin. He-is said to have belonged to : the
Presbyterian .church, and to have 'attended
there on the clay o£, the murder.
Upon a further scarcifof the house marks
of blood were distinctly visible on the floor
.gnil Ihc-stairs,although (JieyJiave been since
carefully- paintbd ?ovcrV: : lhe dcmt- JiaB- hlso
been jdaned where it is supposed blood marks
have been.'' From allih'e circumstances of
the case, it is generally believed (hat :Rob-'
inson must liavc enticed Mr.-Suydham: to
the house, for the purpose, under the idea of
paying off Ins'liabilities, ami this-'presump
tion is strengthened by the fact of-his hav
ing the whole of'the papers in Ids possession.
The 'mur'dep, too, must have b'eon commilted
aboqt 10 o’clock in the morning, on the first
floor; probably while Mr. Suydham was in
-the act bf writing, (he blow at the back part
of the head was ; givcn, and he'was despatch -
ed by - the-two cu Is ore (lie top. niiddnigged
from tliat-rooin to .the cellar, .where he was
found; the traces of .blood are now- visible
upon'the stairs. “
His wi('e,.we, hear, left home bn the Mon
day before) the fatal dgecl, anil only return
ed last Saturday. ,'l’he prisoner, it is believ
ed lias never slept in..the .house,..since, bill;
, has lived with Ids -brother, where Ids wife
also went on her return. - " :
Tub M’Grew Robbery—Robbery of the
Oneida Bank—The Wife - of Harvey
„ was from Philadelphia.
We have before acquainted our readers of
an-extensive, robbery which took .place in
Cincinnati, from the jewellry strive of Mr.
McGrow. Since that time the whole prop
erty has been recovered,. The Republican
states that it was given up to .the Marshal
by the wife of the burglar, whose name is
Haivic. He is an Englishman by birth, and
resided for a considerable time in Canada,
during which time he and another individual
robbed the' Oneida,(New York) bank, of
SI00,000;'the money was divided between
them, and this man Harvie remained in die
neighborhood without being suspected for a
considerable peried; he at length commen
ced purchasing property, ami. suspicion, fell
upon-him.—Wliencalledupunbytliebatik
officers, he agreed for the'sum of .ten thou
sand dollars, and on condition that they
would riot prosecute him, to divulge the
whole matter. The circumstance ivas known
to some persons here, and they knew Har
vie, and as soon as they heard of McGrew’s
robbory diey suspected him, aad communi
cated their suspicions to thsMarshal and Mr.
McGrew. /'
When the Marshal, on the neXt morning,
went in, the wife immediately Said, ‘T pre
sume you are, an officer, anil I know what
you cariie for, there are the goods,”—point
ing to them. She is represented as quite an'
intelligent and interesting .woman;, says she
is from Philadelphia, and, that she married
Harvie -affer the Oneida Bank robbery--?-.
She did;nrit appear disposed to pconceal: any:
thing about the -She said-hep.hus
band'.. had, no - accomplices Cin . the. business,
that he Went'lo: the’ store .between 7 and.vS
o’clock, and .brought home one hand kerchief
full,; and then returned end, brought'home
another, all,before 8 o’clock. .
When naked why she continued .to live
with such n man, she saidhehadbeen kind
to lier 7 he was.also intelligent andagenf/e
-man in his manners, and that ,hcr.- attach;,
ment for him was such, that sho could, not
leave him. •' Shesaid Blie bas pft'On talked to
him of the' danger to wliichiie exposed him
self. but. all to mo puipoßc.; ,\Vhen some
thing was; said in her presence of the prob
ability, of Ilarvie . haying been the peison
who -bad . stolen'thevolpakn and- coals, that
have recently bccntakeiv front various hous
es in
apparent inaignalton, and said her husband
never engaged in Such ■petly tbdftii—iVitl
t'ouiitK .'' .
• 'MaNofAcTdres of Massaciiosbttb.— The
following feurtiinarv of ■ som e'o ft h e ninriufnc
tiurcS 'of Massachusetts is cfompileti ffom n
.document issued by tluf valuation committee
oftliatcommontveolth:nSo9co^ton^rnptor|es, :
'ATBB;’;!pdtBBST^
'wmferswtW^^
;y,prfc H^&op 1 .^ 0 , Sjl ■'■ *-"
Rep'ortofttt^
Mi'. Poinsett, injhia gives' full
account of the operations of the army dur
ing the past yeaf.: He says} the design en
tertained by the Depart ment, of keeping the
regiments entire,and concentrating thetruops
whenever it.is practicable to do so. bhs been
persevered in with the inosUb.eneficial re
sults. ■:
He recommends
men be b ujjfejaothe inost.dUraideipaterials,
and
bedsteads.inlis.Upf.tlieuoublenridtreble
bunks Spiv, in'use. ; '
In regard'totlie tnaratime frontier of the
Gulfot NleXicplit is rdcoTrimended the ad
ditiunto the, permanent fortifications rplan
ncd for its defence,; and now being erected,
the establishment of a depot,.somewhere be
low the ■ falls' of Ohio, for, armed steam ves
sels."' This would seem-to furniah the best
means of bringing the vast power of the up
per country to the defence of the coast, and
of 'Using it, when there, in the,most~eflicient
manner. ;r,'/-■ P. ■ :■
Experiments have been madeatOldPoint
Comfort to testthe' utility, of hollow shot.
A stone wall was crccted/for the. purpose,
but the shells broke, against .it, making but
little impression. r ‘; .
, Permanent-works, he-thinks, should not
be the only- defences .. relied .bn, but steam
vessels, ot,light'.draught of wafer,capable
of carrying two gunsfur throwing shells- of
eight or ten, inclics diameter, a.mf.sp .con
structed as topresent ismall surface to the
fire of ah enemy, shb‘u)d be used'.' ' ;
Percussion locks for muskets he'considers
much superior to 'tlipse now in use, and ad
vises their being adopted by the Army.’,
■ The ad vantages of'separating the Staff-of
ficers from the line: of the army, end tlic
very, serious inconvenience'' to tlic ‘service
from the present system,' is strongly - urged.
The enlistment of boys,.the same as for the
Navy, is considered to be worthy'the,atten
tentibn of Congress. ■ ' ' _ -
..I He rccomniends 'the erection of barracks
at different points on the Northern frontier,
and also a sU'oiig.wall at the outlet of Lake
Champlain. ■ - •
The .M.litary Acadamy, at West Point,
has been conducted in a manner,liighl jr cred- -
■ table to the superintendent, and ;sausfacto
been inade’to loifui cc - discipline,, atul to instif
into the minds of llie cadets a UV> c Of order
and abigb sense «f their moral and religious
duties; ami it is believed that the standard
of discipline,morality, and religion at. this
institution, is equal to that of any other cdl
legc or academy.in.tho UnitedjStatcs; while
the mathematical Soil military studies, as far
as the theory is concerned, am as cupiplete
as those taught in any school in America or
Europe. , ' ■. ■. '
, A-new edition of. the Army 'Regulations
lias been drawn up, ami :is about to be pub
lished , with socli amendiiiculs and additions
as the experience driluilabt four years has
dictated. ‘ ’ : .
r Tliir regular li onps-now in Florida amount
to about 4,5()0 died; and the niilitia in .ser
vice to about 2000. lie recommends' that
authority be given to the Executive'to en
gage the services of this description of troops
tor a twelvemonth, or during the continu
ance "ofhostil ties in Florida, The term, of
three months its much too shortfo.eiistire
efficiency; <and frequent,enlistments are a
a fruitful source of insubordination, ns well
as of great additional expense. ~
7 The number of Indians emigrated from
the interior to the West, since the year, 1836,
amounts to very nearly 41,000, of which
about 5,000 were removed during the past
season. ,
The number of pensioners of every des
cription now on the rolls in alt the Stines
and. Territories, and.in the Disnict of Col
umbia, (except- those' paid out of the-Navy
pension fund,) amounts to. forty-four thou
sand three hundred'.- and .ninety-four}, of .
which two thousand and seventy-two Cases
hade been admitted'to the pJriod of lliu-last
unnual, report. . ' -
The total suln drawn from the*Treasury
during the pastyear, to pay pensions, a
muunts to twu.inUJion furty-eigiit thousand,
'six hundred arid sixty-three dollars; cxclu
sive of tlie-Nayy - pensions,——.—i :
, He says of the exposed condition ,of the ’
archives of this Department:—Many of them
are kept in small buildings, at an inconve
nient: distance fi'oin the War Clfficc, andaur
rounded by combustible materials. A plain
lirerproofbuilding,!, capable. of containing
all these detached offices, might be construct--
ed for a sum, the interest un wliich .would,,
not‘exceed .the amount now required for.
paying the rents of thuse how occupied. jTur,
the 'Messenger. .
VAntOLOtp.—The New Yuric E vening Star
states that there is a great.dcal of variolimFJ
prevailing in. that, city at present,.and adds '
that in many instances it'lias proved fatal;
and may i n fact, be~ tennerHs trial I -pUx-inti
’milder state.- Thc-game
of the subjectof prevention,hus the following;
>■ ‘.‘Nothing is uhbre easly to prevent the'cdn-'
tagion-than vaccination. : -lfchildren, arnfa
dulis werc yaccinnted again and'again-until
they can no’longer-fakbdti; they will be en
tirely safe from varioloirhor small-pox. This’
vaccination is-attended:with: no rnconven- -
icnce, no pain, no sickness,’no hindrance ;
from business. We have heard of a physi
cian who, whenever hej\ad.fresb matter, vac
cinated his children. If they had a posthole
with' inflammation,'f • ilhein..,
again, .Until, itprodnoed-ndlbbgeranycficct
oil the systeul. and thdy - were-.peifectly
shielded . from Jlye contagion., ! ‘SihaU.-pqX (;
and : varioloid are disagreeablelind'dangcr-. ’
ous 'preybhtivCs :
strongly -urged in a populseo city. . PetspnV
'.whose blood is inipure. grtss and-viih. wlt
be'innreliable'to;inflammation.ahd‘sev<n'e\
attacks in.caseoftakingthiß diSeaSc. - Pu-^
rify ibe: ilopdiigtef, rid. 6f>gross humbrsin
time; take cooling medicincy live plbihpml'“>
sparingly,and’a v uidcxcitihglrquorB.':Phy--
sician-s and.dispcnwries shuuid bc prnvidcd
amply, with fresh vnccine mattbr, ahd r
:.vu - j a.-
iJliclunoMon tb?
:vacancicSv ; wl\ic^^
'by tlieXcKialaturfelhcn ln session;: Twon- 1
ty-fhrce. Electoral yotef.worie cast fur Mar-;:
tin Von - Buren;foi; ( | > reMdcniU«in,il -twenty-.
two votes ;for.'l|isKarVl M,i JphhsoiitfolvVi ce.-
President.; :Atthur,smithi of
; Tinti
Prcsidchti instead Of 'tJoK ififctisoh'/vIv-'t": 1 v-'t": ■"■
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