11
ME PORTER.
GEO. BAI9EgSON,S
Wednesday, - December 1,7,1843.
For President in 1844,
COIL RICIIARDII, JOHNSON,
91—Estiacx•sr,'
[Sabjactto clocision of a National Convention.]
Notice.
Vir: are requested *give notice to
the I einocratio Standing Committee of
Bradford-Oounty; , to'''tneet' at the Porter
once On the Saturday thti6th of Janua
ry west .at 1U ci'clack P. •M.
The Tarh]rt.f /543.
. T e federalists aic pretending to take
the held npon'the:tariff of. 1843, and io
make that the issue, They would have
the Peof)le believe that tlity are the fath
ersef this law; anti that its perpetuity,
depends', on the election of .11enrY Clay.
This comes with poor grace from those
who laid every obstasle-in the _way of
its passage, until compelled to' sustain it.
They made virtue of necessity, and sub
mitted to what they had , not the courage
to oppose any,longer.
The artifice'and management employ- ,
ed by the federal 'members of Qongress
to defeat .this bill; is fresh in the ,redollec
tioti of every one. Their opposition to
the bill, they pretended was in cense
-1
quence of the striking out of the distribu
'tidp clause. It was in the pnwer . of the
federals in the House to have passed this
bill at anytime; they , had a laige ma
jority; but instead of showing then the
attachment for the tariff that they now
do ; instead then of making it the issue
between the' democratic-and federal inem7
bers, they suffered months to pass, all
the while preveritieg the passage of the
law, and at last more 'federal; Voted
against it than democrats. Thus months
ofrime was wasted, at the expense of
`many thousands of dollars, in opposition
to what they would have us unler
stand now to be purely a federal measure.' ,
' The truth is the federals had but two
, objects in view during the last Congress;
one was to head Capt Tyler,, the 'other
- was to make -Henry Clay president.
—lt was - to secure the fast object, that
they opposed the tariff, in order, that it
might remain an open question, and be
the hobby for Henry Clay in 1844.
Had they suceeeded .in defeating . the
passage of this bill, they would. haiv
attributed it unto ; the . democrats, and
made ttp - dte issue accordingly ;- as it
now is, they set themselves up as- hav
ing passed thielaw,, and raise the ques
tion, whether it shaVor not, be continu
ed. The federalists opened' the last-con
gressional campaign with. their tarit
themselves, expecting to make as much
capital out of if, as they hail. out 'of the
fake lanes of 1840. Expecting to meet '
witli - violent opposition from the demo
crats, they made the attack ; _ finding
howeVer but little fight manifested by
the "democrats, and that the tariff bill
would pass,, and become a law - , before
the piviidential campaign Was opened,
and they lose their thunder, they. turned
against themselves, very significantly
observing "the tariff bill must not pass,
if it does, there is an end ofour president
making, the question bill'be at rest",
This resolution being broken, by the
votes of democrats-srifficient to pass the
law, a , new resolution - was formed, :to
continue to make lies a refuge, and say
that the democrats want thelaw'repealed
and. Henry Clay is in 6vOi• of its coun
tenance; so we have the issue; notjust
• the one that was expected but the best
one Out of the materials left. The fede
ralists would gladly have spent the en
tire „session of Congress in putting the
democrats in a position that would make,
capital for Henry Clay, and at the same
time Whine over and beWall 'the desola
tion of basin e squandering of pub
lic money, an he, rein , that has come
upon us by these rascally Rico focos.
Rws's • Don:Ga.—A young man in
IVlontieal Canada, having become intozi r
cated,- upon .his -sister's remonstrating
with him, felled he -, to the earth by a
blow, and trampled` upon her until she
Near E. Liberty, O. two men who had,
been to that village beconie intxicated,
,and
returning home with a jug of
quor, they gbt into a quarrel over: it
- When,one stabbed the other twice in the
breast with's clasp praiTe 4rum whichle
died in less - than half an h our.
Clay op 'the Tarli,lll-Rwaraltlon.
Our readers may hereafter expect from
Mn Clay Until the election, a new and
different set of opiniens. on the. tariff: 7l
. He is detitmined to be on the rightside.
The last given by him we find hi his
letter to the citizens of Pittsburg of_Dec.
2d. He says that the revenue should
be raised exclusiiely by duties on foreign'
imports, and that in arranging a ,tariff of
those duties REASONABLE, MODERATE and
CEitTALN protection should be extended
to our domestic interests." From a
high protective tariff, Mr. Clay in order
to' keep peace with public opinion, has,
dtindled down to a reasonable; mode
rate and certain protection. We hope
to hear nothing:mere from the federalists
about Gen'l Jackson's judicious tariff.
We hope the Argus will 'stick the above
clause in their standingarticle on the ta
riff affix- the date, as:it ought the other
extracts on Clay's opinion. We suggest
that the editors leave -the balance of the,
divided column blank, to be filled up with
each new edition 4a‘' Clay on the tariff;
that in the end, their readers may wee
der at the vast and constant revolutions
in this rt‘n:l3 mind on this subject.
. THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.-
The report of Mr. WiCkliffe, the Post
Master General, is an admirNle docu
ment; clear - and full in its statement of
facts, and recommending such a reform
as he deems clearly expedient; leaving
others to the judgment of Congress.—
The following is a brief summary of
its contents. The anao,int of mail trans
portation for 1843 has been 35,952,-
805 miles, at a c ost
_ of $2,976,284;
that of 1842 was 34835, b9l miles, at
a cost of $3,1 - 10.183 , ; the cost !laving
diminished $134,499; while the num
ber of miles has increased 416,814.
.The aggregate reductions of the service
amounted to $134,253; additional
service, $89,555.
The total expenses of the Depart
ment in 1843; well; $4.374,713, in
cluding debts : in 1842, $4,975,370.
The gross revenue for'lB42, 84,548,-
246.
Thej', subject . of mail failures, with
its causes; is fully treated. Much of
the dimintition in thefrevenne is charged
to the interference of private expresses,
of which a full history is given, with
an exposition of the manner in which
they injure the service. Reasons are
.given why they cannot take The place
of the Department; the thief of Which
is that they would be confined entirely
to. the profitable mail routes of the
country, while the distant points would
be neglected. Mr. Wickliffe explains
and vindicates-his own action in the
mattet,•and,submits the whole to Con
=gress:
In speaking of the reduction of post
age, he gives a , full and most valuable
history of the British experiment, with
an account °fits results, in ; which he
shows that the mail correspondence in
consequence of it has , been increased
and-the revenue greatly' lessened, and
still the income . of the British post of
fice is greater than the cost of its man
asement./Mr. WiCkliffe has taken
means teProcure very accurate infor
mation from all the post offices in the
United States, of the -relative number
of letters paying different rates of post
age, which tie intends to submit to
Congress soon. If Congress Ciloosie . to
make the expenses of the Depattnaent a
charge upon the National Treasury, a
redUction is recommended. ! If not, he'
urges at leasta conformity of the rates
to the coins of the; United States.—
Printed matter should be ,more justly
equalized, the franking privilege re
stricted, and other ,modifications effect
ed.
A RELIC.—The New York Sun,
says that some workmen engaged in
digging.up the street, at the corner of
.
Houston and Bioadway, threw up an
old Mile atone on which was cut ..One
Mile to Ne;;;York!" Where the stone
was found is , now. the centre of the
metropolis::..
Tues. WiLsoN'Doart, now in' pris
on in Rhode Island, has been appointed
a delegate to the Democratic- National
Convention, to be held in May next, at
Baltimore.
YOUTHFUL DEPRAVITY:--A bo') nine
years of age, was lately committed to
the }lonia of!efoge „by
,Mayscir
~ Scott
of Philadelphia, Tor swearing, . stealing
and inioxication;f , ", • \
NEW PAPER.. new patter is abent
A. .}
to be ditablisbasit Williamsliort,
Col. Carter is to edit it. `l.-
Lutz ROBBERY. — A Most astound
ing robbery to the, amount - of $400, 000
was perpetrated in New York on Wed
nesday morning 13th inst. The bank-
I ers atabrokers of Albany bad intrusted
I 'their several packages .to Pomeroy's &
•
Co's, Express, which - were deposited
in a trunk placed the charge of Amasia
Copp of Troy. who left it on the deck:
of the steamboat Utica during'Ttiesday
,night, while he had retired, to his - berth.
On the arrival of the boarat 2 o'clock,
'Copp left the trunk still on deck unat
tended without charge or notice to ally
person, and proceeded to report its ar
lival at the office of Pomeroy & ,Co.
where he was understood to say it was
left in safe charge, when he went to sleep
—at half past 6 he took boat for flridg
port and returned home by the. Housa
tonic train Wednesday night. The
agent thinking the trunk safe, did not
send for it till morkng, when it ,could
not be found. ,
Sutcme.—Dr. MaVti one of 'the most
respectable physicians, in Raliwa:c=, New
Jersey, 'committed said e on the Sth
inst. He arose in tke ro rning;atlended
to his business as ug al, and appeared
to be in good health and spirits but had
not been long up when he was found in
his bard, weltering in his blood 'and his.
throai cut from ear to ear with a razor.
DEATH ON THE RAILR”D.--WC
learn frowthe Ship' pensburg Democrat
that a young man named David Payne
was killed on the Cumberland Valley
Railroad betWein Newyille and Ship-•
pensburg. The whirls of the lOcomo
tive passed over and, crushed both of,
his legs and one arm.
ihnnornonza.—John Bronker of
Lockport, N. Y. died of hydrophobia
on Thursday :week. Heitad been bit :
teri by a mad dog about ten weeks be
fore. The Trustees of the village had
authorized the destruction of all dogs
running at large, and , nuMbers of them
had been destroyed.
FRozc TO DEATII.--, m. Christer
was frozen 'to death at Great Bend
Susq. Co. last week. He was left in
the woods by his comrades who had
been to a- "chopping bee," too much,
intoxicated to get home and was found
the next morning to far gone for re
covery.
BOSTON Etscnoss. 7 ,—The Boston.
Municipal Elections took place on the
11th inst., and resulted in a triumph of .
the whips, who re-elected Martin Brim
er to the MayOralty by a majority of f
2,484. •
BERES COUNTY BANK —The relict
notes of this bank are no longer taken.
by the State authorities, , county
Treasurers, or business men generally.
The reason is an over issue of about
$lO,OOO. ' •
MARRYING YOUR %‘• IFEW I DAUGIITE •. 1
—The Supre►ne*Court of C ontieciicut
have decided that the affinity between
a man and. his wife's daughter ceases on
the death of the wife so that a man way
marry his wife's daughter.
,CONGRESS.—Wheneyer in) , business
Of interest , or importance to our read
ers, shall be transacted in Congress we
shall. endeavor to keep'them advised
of it.
Pitoptiri‘ .. *lLLEit.:—The end of . the
World prophet has hired the theatre at
Buffalo, where he intends to deliver a
ries off leetines if the world Fasts long
enOttah. - . . .
RELIEF NOTES.—The State Treas.
urer on the last day ,of November, can
celled $lOO,OOO of the, relief notes' of
the Commonwealtt► 's4oo,oot) have
now been destroyed.
PAVING THE FWDLER.-A person
named Ole Byll,is doing wonders on the
at New York and Philadelphia,
and 3kddling money into his pOckets
at a great rate.
MRS. MADISON, the respected wid
ow of the, late. illustrious President
Madison, has taken,her- residence, for
the winter season,. at Washington city.
J. GLOSSDREIOTER t : edinir",,pf the
York Gazette has been. appointed As
sistant Clerk of the Honse of Itepreseit
tativis, at' Wash '
POST MASTER REMOVED.-GOO. W.
Parsons, Esq., has tieen appointed Post
Masteriat Lock Haven,, ctinton,bo. to
the Place or 0.1). Eldred removed.
- Anima READ, our mem
ber in Congress we understand, is in
quite feeble health.: •
, • J.
The abolitionists iii this county have
'acquired additional accession of strength
to pull' them down. +he Argus Whig
'concluded it this late day to uphold
What issight. and coildemn what is be
lieved to be wrong, have put; out a' feeler
for the abolitionists ;triow for a:nibble.
If they bite, ,then so much gain for HMl
ky Clay. 'Whatever may be resultlof
this fishing" oieration, - we hope the - Ar,
gus will at' least make an experiment of
upholding whakis_ right. The want of
practice may; Make it, rather 'awkw ard
and tedibus, but perSeverence will over
come them. '
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION. — The
State , Central Committee haVkissued a
circular givitig notice that a State,Tem
peraece Colive:Won will be held
,at
Harrisburg on the 10th day, of Jaime
ry 1844. They request that all also
ciations who do not send delegateis t.
the proposed Convention, addreis a
letter ~ To the President of the State
Temperance Convention" containing
the names of their officers, and the
number of members belonging t the
Association, - together - with any ther
infoimatton they may think, prop r to
lay before the Convention. , -
IMPORTANT LEGAL DECISION.ThE
Lewistown Republican says:-."An
an-adjeurned Court of Common Pleas
in Froltlin, Venango co.,'on the 23d
ult., his Honor Judge Church, presid
ing. it was decided, that when proper
ty had been levied on by an exeeution
from a justice of the Peace, antl'a bond
given and the property returned t fr o the
defendant, according to the provisions
of the rani passed, in 1842, to prevent
the property from being sold for , less
than two thirds of its - value, it, was
still liable and might again be levied on
by another execution on another !judg
ment. '
BROTHER:CHAPMAN, of the Stisque
henna Register, who keeps a Bache
lor's Hall, appears to be in trouble.—
His last paper contains an advirtise
ment for a girl "competent to wasli,
iron. and bake," with the very signifi
cant termination to •..Enquire at the
office.of the Susquehanna Regidter."
We hope he maybe successful.
A CHANCE FOR TIIE Wid
ower;aged 30, residing at Danville,
Pa.
Pa. advertises for a wife who can wash,
bake and mend stockings. The adver
tiser says he is 5 feet 114 inches in
height, and good tempered. Add4ss
"Matrimony" as above. Applicants
above 30 years , cif age not attended to.
•
TIIANKSGIVI*O.—Last Thursday,
•
the.2lst inst., was generally observed
by our citizens; as 'recorrirnended . by
tfie „ Executive, by closing. the stores.
shops, &c., and the general suipen
sion_of all secular pursuits. '.SerVices
were held in the Episcopal and ?res.-
biterian churches. . $
SCHUYLKILL COUNTY.—Charlesi Frai
ley has been chosen as Senatorial; and
Judge Rahn, as Representative, Dele
gate to' represent that County in the
4th of March Convention. They are
instructed to support the Hon. D. A.
Huhtenburg.
far W enl a man, to vindicate his
character, resorts to impiety, what was ,
suspicion is made confirmation. f This
is our answer to the hot-brained and fren
zied appeal of j
John:,Quiocy Atlnts in
defence of tie ry Clay. 1
ANOTtitlt. DfIIIRDER.---A murd
committed near Easton Pa, on tOe pct.-
ciness.
..-d for
son of John Seitler by Frederic
r-te was arrested and commit
trial.
DEAn.-L-Three persuns inju
the explosion sin. board 'the -ste.
Warren. hav e- since died from I
inflicted. 1 . , ,
The last Argus has in its edit
article copied from the Laboiet:s
cate ; at least it looks very m
it by its billingsgate and chaste
liry. •
SAD . intea
take aipinch of snuff, took hie 's
pinch,and,found his mistake
she was. not to be sneezed at.
NOT Aeoiruso.—The bill
ish imprisonment for'dgit it
failed 'in ;the House - of Reprise
by a vote of 38 to 111.,
Neie
paper states the debt,of Leta
be $24,068,000!
.Ee
GEN. BERTRAND left for F
the 24th ultirixo. •
'Throvorsro.—A young woman aged
.18i Was . drowned in Tonawanda creek,
near Buffalo, on Sunday, 10th
The deceased, with - three female cam
"pationsof her own age, were endeavor : .
inglo force their way through the ice
in a small canoe, which unfortunately
ppset,and precipitated the whole four
into the creek. ,Three of them were
savedhy the aid of a'brOther of the de
'ceased, who was compelled thus to see
his sistei drowned, before him, without
being.able: to rescue her from a watery
:ve.
PA/MIER KILLED BY AN:Yr.-A pan
ther, nearly eight feet in length'from
tip to tiP i twas'shot by a boy 12:years
of age, in Warren,,Mass., last month.
On coming the ground, the animal
Mide fight, but the lad, by ,the aid a ,of
his raccoon dog, and by dint of belabor
\
invite varmint "-over the back • with
a stick of wood, succeeded in dispatch
ing hitn. ,
Roemn.t.tAccus.criol.-m an nam.
ed Crovielman; \ at Utica, N. Y.; has
been arrested u.pcin the;charge of whip
ping his son'to deaiklast summer, and
then tilling another y,on \ th who was a
spectator.
CANAL CCECISSIONERSerke, Cana
Commissioners elected enter upok thei
duties of their office on the second Tuey
day of January.. They decide, by dra
ing lots, which shall hold his office on: 1
which two, and which three years.
' DEFALCATION IN NEW JERSEY: Till
Trenton . Emporium Baps:—lt is ru
mored, that in looking,over the, account s
of the late Treasurer, Isaac Southard, I t
has been four that .he is a defaulter tb
the amount of $2643. '
THE WHOLE Hoo.—During the pas:
season about 250,000 hogs were slaug
tered and packed at Cincinnati 311
Covington. About 70,000 were 1.611 1
dered almost entirely into lard: •
FALL RIVER.—The ravages of th
Fall River conflagration have. been re
paired ; one hundred and fifty five new
buildings . now occupy the place ofthosS
destroyed by fire.
HYDROPHoBIA.—A Mile daughter o'
Wm. Davis, of Zanesville, Ohio, latel
died of Hydrophobia, produced by th
bite of an infuriated cat.,
TEXAS.It is upon the•authori
ty of the Madisonian that botli Texas an
Oregon will be annexed to the Union
SMALL Pox.—There are ,from neigh
hundred to a thousand cases of small . po
in Cincinnati.
RE-ELECTED.—Sapta Anna has been
re-elected President of Mexico.
A. correspondent, of the, Savanna!
Republican, writing from Jacksonville,
(E. Our farmers as yet;
have not bro ught in much produce, and
our,. planters ' are late with their cot . to,n.
By the way, a wont about ,cotton
Our crop's tlireughour the territory, un
like your own, are far below fair. The
gale in the West and Middle, and the
catepillar, and red-bug in the Eastand
South, have done much mischief. Ind
penury stares many in the face. The
new settlers will suffer severely. The
provisions:&c., that they brought into,
the country are' now gone, and the 4e
struction of their
,crops leaves ,theiz i t
without the means of 'procuring any
subsistence for the next year, whateil
er."
The St.'oA.ugusiine News states tlOt
Henry Gray, a Philadelphian, and mate
of the schr. Thomas Dail, who Was
.reported as havinglost his life on Alo•
quito Bar, is alive and- doing well I:4
He is the only one of the' four, who
were in the boat at the time she swarni
ed, that. succeeded in reaching - tke
shore. I
r was
A PLACE vdn AN OFFICE•SEEKER.
A correspondent of of one of the papers,
writing from Washington, says
•' The city- still swarms With office
seekers, and members-are almoist teazed
to death with them. The poor fellows
have all had large promises. Some .
years ago, an applicant after expending
nearly, all his money, went to the ment-:
ber at whose 'instigation he came .on.
end said, A , Sir, I am happy to inform
you that I. haire at last -got a place." . .
"Ahi I ant glad to - hear-it: Wilere.lis
if?" In the Moot honii," replied his
victim." • '
1:1 by.
raboat
=I
=I
Aavo
eh like
ocaba.
ding to
t ifotat'a
en told
DEATH In A. FREEBOOTER.-•A Texitn
Freebooter of Shreveport, named Pete
Whetstone, who is said to have robb'ett
and killed more than , twenty persotis,
was shot dead in his cabin by an urn.
known' man. on the sth of November.
The person had been threatened with
violetee by. Whitstone He went[to
the cabin of the latter, and finding the
door closed, knocked , for admissio4:.
As -seen as Whetstone, open the dobr,
the stranger discharged lead of hnek..
shot.in his breast, when Whetstone*"
instantly dead. •
•
o abol
eorgia,
tatives,
Orleans
tana,l to
ance on
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Late from Florida.
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. .
• MdillarY Meeting
Ai `a meeting of the -ofrieerL,
votes of•the let Volunteer Etatilli.
Bradford county, 2d Brig, ga l 7N
V., convened at the publi c
A.' I. qerould, in East Smi t h e , ~
°4l
Saturday, Dec. 16th, 11343 ,
Maj.' ENOS CALIFF
President, Surgeon Wm, j oß‘
Capt. J. F. Gn.cirr e p 4 . 1
and. Lieut. H. 41. Pite/psland J. p
-'‘
for Esqrs., Secretaries, o ne
of Col. W. E. Barton, a coma;
nine. were appointed to draft NC
expresisive of the sense of them ev,
Whereupon the chair N'
the following continjttee: -
col. W.
E. Bajeop, Theadorell'
46r;Capt. O. g',NVVatuess,S
Benedict, Fanning Cole. Li eu.
„.
Wood, N. P. Stacy, L. T
• $a
il,
and S. H. Martin.
The committee after retiring l et
ishort time returned and repor te d
ffollowingpreamble. and resort,,
which which after some discussion were,.
ed without a dissenting voice.
Whereas, It is declared in the .
amble to the constitution . of th e u
States, that one of the great and
ins objects in forming the constiNn
was to provide fox the coomondef ,
And whereas, it is also deciarelia,
second article-of the amendments y.
constitution, that well regulated,
tia is necessary.lo the successor:
State." And whereas, it is farther
dared and prOvided in the 1 5 5th.
cle of the Bth section of the comer
that Congress is invested with fall,
to provide' for the organizing,
and disciplining the militia. ,
fore
Resolved. That in the Langiv
the Revolutionary Patriots who
the constitution, a well regulated.
Via is neeeksary for the safety of
Republicdl
Resolved, That a well ditcip
and efficient militia is the - only
tutional and safe defence of oar
ties and Independence..
Resolved, That the militia In
Pennsylvania is defective in may
appeals, and requires. a thorough n
to make it effective, as the coma.,
contemplates.
_Resolved, That the la‘-pusit
th session of 1841, ab - r‘g
company trainings of the militia
out increasing the fines at the bat •
and Regimental' parades, and die
of last session reducing the militia:
to. fifty cents a day, will have a!,
tendency to discourage enlistmena
'volunteer companies, and - will ev •
ly destroy the whole volunteers . ,
Resolved, That under a repo.
form of government, where every
is a citizen aoldief—severy man
be compelled to perform milimy
pay an equivalent for the simpoq
system that protects him in his -
and property.
Resolved. That we confider
Military Academy at West Pcis
- aristocratic and anti-republican ii
tPtideney. not consistent with oar •
of government. and that the law
ing it should be forthwith_ repealei
Congress.
Resolved, That the member'
Bradford county_ to the State ti,
tore he requested, to use their ir
exertions - to procure a "revilipsof
militia law of this State at the •
fression.
) Resolve That in the "
Soldier " --tkpuhlished at Philadeb;
. we have a fearleas'and'efficient . „
cate of the miltia and rolunteery•
and should' he.patronized by
militiaman in the state and Union
Resolved, that a, copy of the
ceedings be sent to each of ,
_qr.
ty representatives. •
Resolved, That the preee .
this meeting be signeil by the o , ;
and published in the Porter and
at Towanda, and in the Citizen , .
Philadelphia.
( Signed by the qffieen.)
Distressing Geenrreste.
A youth, named Thomas Taylor
-of.: Mr. Francis Taylor. rbieOl
Goochland Court House, Va.,lotn
a most melancholy accident on tite
ultimo, which caused his deli)) ta.
,Friday following. Being old sin
;gun in pursuit of game, he fell':
and joined a i party engaged in to
hunting—a large flock was eu:.
and the party separated to y 0
up. You g Taylohearing. the!'
ing of wha 'he eonceired toles' '
endeavcire to creep in shot 01 it
assistance of a small g ully., It'
Innately happened that the soaad
ceeded from one of thetitiatsmea :
likewise, took. Taylor's ceifirf
that of a turkey. While they eel..
this position, each trying to ge t '
of ilte other, the unfortunate youth
.ed hls head some inches &re the,
ly; when he was -immediately
.1°
the .huntsman above alluded to.
wounds were not thought dan'
.until Sunday ,night, when int il° •
began to• spread rapidly , and 1: ,
ted in death, by suffocation, on
FROZEN TO PEATIE. - " Ihe
a man Ant picked up on i'ridg
the Paterson N. J. Radio
He is 6UPPOSed to have frozen t 0..,
in.a State of drunkeness ; 0 191 0 ,.
of Newark, by the name of j •
Faulkes, and has left a wife