earthly voice Ihatliail frightened Tell on the evening alluded to, Ho snnlc down on a chair pale and guilt shuck". Hp saw that tho crime was known and that he was in Tim's power. Tim sa.w Iris-situation and commissoraled him. He promised not to divulge the crimo on condition that after surrendering the will and estate, he would Icavo the country. This was immeniately done and Tim and Eliza soon after left Farmingrtolo Patk for the Homestead of her falher-w'hcrc they still reside, surrounded by wealth and sincere friends. As for poor Benson he never returned to 'to college nor was over again seen in that vicinity. TAHIOTTS MATTEP.So Thomas Jefferson and the Mcchlenburg Declaration. We find the subjoined notice in the New York Whig, of a recent discovery in rela tion the Mcchlenburg Declaration of In dependence, which fully exhoneratcs Mr. Jefferson from the charge so frequently of lato years brought against him, of having plagiarised from that instrument. Several striking coincidences of thought and phrase being pointed out m his immortal paper, and in that which preceded it from the pat riots of the town above mentioned. Tho accusation wa3 so plausible that Mr. Jeffer son's friends were also somewhat staggered by it; but from the discovery of Mr. Force, it seems that ingenious roguery interpolated the passages in question for the purpose of injuring the fair fame of the Sage of Mon ticcllo, who had never seen or heard of the MechlonburgDcclaration at the time of that on the part of tho United States was writ ten and adopted: Mr. Jefferson Vindicated. For several years past, tho fame of Thomas Jefferson has been assailed with a charge of plagiar ism in the draft of the Declaration of Inde pendence. Tho accusation is in substance that he copied from tho Mecklenburg Dec laration issued in Mecklenburgh, N. C, on the 20th of April, 1774, (moro than a year before tho Declaration by Congress,) several striking passages and sentiments, and especially the coneluding pledge of "our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor." Mr. Jefferson, in repelling this charge denied that any such Declaration as that of Mecklenburg was ever issued at all. In this he was mistaken. The Mecklenburg Declaration was actually framed and issued on tho 20th of April, 1774 moro than a year before tho Declaration of Congress but Mr. J. had probably never seen or heard of it when ho drafted to the world this re nouncd, document. Peter Force Esq., of "Washington, in pursuing his antiquarian re searches, has discovered a North Carolina paper printed six weeks after the Mecklen burg Declaration, and containing thatdisre puted document but not the passages which Mr. Jefferson is accused of copying from it. These must therefore have been stolen from the National Declaration at somo subsequent period by some busy-body and engrafted upon its Mecklenburg name sake. The evidence was conclusive both Uhat there was a primary declaration at Mecklenburg, and that Mr. Jefferson bor-ro-wed nothing from it. As the accusation against him was a serious one and has been so thoroughly refuted we trust those who have aided to givo it currency will be equal ly ready to spread tho refutation. ni,iniiw.in,n The Lyncher Linehed. Tho Bridgeton (New Jersey) Chronicle of last Saturday, relates tho following individual of that town by the name of Richard' Hand, who. in company with a couple of chosen friends on the Saturday evening previous, proceeded to the house df Mr. Jame3 Brown, carrying in one hand a keg of tar, and in the other a pillow of feathers, for the purpose of ap plying them to Mr. Brown; but he (Brown being aware of the intended visit, had by him a couple of friends, who put to flight the body guatd of Hand, and took him with his tar and feathers prisoner. He was then divested of his wearing apparel and tied hand and foot, and had put upon him the same tar and feathers which he took alontr with him, retained until sunrise on Sunday morninir. and then turned loose, curious looking thing indeed, for tho world 4o gazo upon. Saturday Chronicle. Horrible Jlffair. An aged lady, resi ams in Christie street JNew York, was found in bed on Tuesday morning, with lier head dreadfully beaten, tho bed clothes saturated with blood, and an iron bar, with which the blows had probably been inflict cd, lying "beside her. Tho wounds she had received made her recovery doubtful. In an adjoining room one of the old lady' trunks, where she kept her valuables, was found to be overhauled and rummaged What makes this transaction more appal liner, is the fact that her own son Btronply suspected of inflicting the .blow with the intention of obtaining certain nronertv that had been withheld from him at'the request of his father, who is now ab ent at'St. Louis, Rio. oat. uiromcu. It is said that Messrs. Prince Si Sons of Lone Island, have cot tho largest cocoo cry in tho United States, in which they are ni ims nme iceuintr one iiiunuu m huh dred and fifty thousand silk worms, whic is supposed to be capable of producing five Hundred uusneis oi cocoons, anu six nun .dred pounds of silk, j Singular Suit for Damdgii. Tho case of David Eaton vs.GeorgeiLjHughes.came on 'for trial in tho County Court at Poltsdam Fa. on Monday, 3d instant. It seems that Hughes, either to gratify aRrivato pique, or for somo mischief, procured a" horrible looking mask, and on aSunday evening When, Aliss Jano Eaton, plaintiff's daugh ter, was returning unattended from confer ence, he appeared before her with this mask upon Iris face, which so frightened the young lady, that sho fell senseless to the earth and it gavo her nerves such a shock, that she was confined to her room for several weeks and at ono time it was thought she could not survive. It was for tho expense attendant upon the sickness of thatplaintiff now sought redress. For the defence, it was contended that plaintiff had not made out his case, inasmuch as he - had not proved that tho mask was used by de fendant for the express purpose of frighten ing plaintiff's daughter. Defendant might have used the mask for his own amusement; and it was certainly not against the' law for a man to put on a mask, if he was in such a humor. Tho jury however, thought tho defendant was too old a child to be amused by playing with a mask, and gavo plaintiff $200 damages, a very proper verdict. Journal. The last Fight. Crossing the Hell-gate ferry the other evening,from Ilallett's Cove where we hud been assisting in tho con sumption of such a bowl of slrawbenies as Epicures never dreamed of with our an cient friend Shaw, we observed a man with a game-cock beneath his arm. Presently another mancamo along with a lobster, just caught and lively. A proposition for a fight between the cook and lobster was made by ono of the ferrymen, and accepted by both proprietors. The legs of tho cock were unloosed, and as the joints of tho lobster had not ben plugged, ho was game at any moment and at it they went. The battle was short, however since the ample mail of the lobster was impenetrable to tho spurs of his antagonist, and no tailor plied his shears with greater dexteiity than the little scamonster did his long tcstacious fingers. victory accordingly perched upon the standard of the lobster, whereat chanticleer was so crest-fallen that he made not the lightest effort to crow. N. Y. Com. Mv. Chances of Marriage. The following curious statement, by Dr. Granville, is ta- en from an English paper. It is drawn from the registered cases of 870 women, and is derived from their answers- to the age at which they respectively married. It is the first ever constructed to exhibit to le males their chances of marriage at various ges. Of the 87G females, theio were married: years of age. years of age. 3 at 13 28 at 27 11 14 22 28 10 15 17 29 43 10 9 30 45 17 7 31 60 18 5 32 115 19 7 33 118 20 5 34 80 21 2 35 85 22 0 30 59 23 2 37 53 24 O 28 30 25 1 39 24 20 0 40 From this statistical table, our fair read ers may form a pretty accurate judgement of the chances which they have of entering into the slate of matrimony, and, ef enjoy, ing the sweets (we say nothing of tho bit ters) of wedded love. On or about tho first of March last there was found in the narrows, about forty perches from the turnpike, in Union county Pa., a dare sorrel mare, aeeu about ten or twelve vears old. Stron2 suspicions are entertained that some person has been mur dered, as the maro when found, had the ap nearance of bavins been Killed very near or about the time she was discovered. Fresh oats was found in tho mare, and had every appearance of being fed to her the day before as far as can be judged; she also had the marks of a saddle. The forehead of the breast was broken, supposed to have been done with a hand-spike as one was lying near the place. Ono of tho shoes had the appearance of being recently put on as the nails appeared to bo new, Tho sud picions were so strong, that about 6ixty or seventy persons from Union and Centre counties turned out and made a search, but it did not result in finding any thing to con firm their suspicions. The boast is sup posed to have been led from the pike. It is thought that if it was published, that in case it should be as supposed, that it might meet the eye of some Inend Centra county, May 8, 1839. Jl Large Piece of Chalk. On tho South Eastern Dover Railway, in England, an enormous mass of chalk, of several thou sand tons, suddenly fell from the facing the rock forming the entrance of the tunnel throuch Shakspeare's Clifl'. No less than seventy eight men would have been crushed by the fall, had they not been warned their danger in time to make their escapo By the previous falling of some particles This accident has afforded a rare treat to the geologists, as it has laid bare tho verte bra of an immense animal, and it is hoped . . .i i r .1 ....li f i inai on me removal oi wo lauen ruooisn the remainder of the skeleton will be found A Passenger ihltn Awkward Predica-' inent. A gcjrttlcman, Mr. It., who went out in the Erie sTeamer last week, from Bttffajo, had take'n a berth in one of the stato'rooms on deck, the slato room next to his having been secured by a gentleman and his wife. Mr. It. wishing to retire early went by mistake, into the married gentleman's stale room, and thinking it to bo his own stowed himself away very snug, ly in the upper berth, and was in a short time sound asleep. Tho lady who had been reading in the cabin wishing to go to bed, and not seeing her husband at hand, went to her stale room, and was surprised to find him (as she supposed) asleep in his berth. Not wishing to awake him 6ho un dressed herself, and was just on the point of ffettinir into her berth, when tho suppo sed husband sprang up and exclaimed, who's thero 1' As may naturally ho sup posed, tho lady screamed and crouched in one corner of the small room, and it hap pened just that moment that tho husbpnd made his appearance. Being rather a testy gentleman, perhaps withal occasionally haunted by tho 'green eyed monster,' ho did not want for an explanation ; but seiz ing tho tresspasser by tho shirt collar, pulled him from his berth, and without even stopping to venture a remark upon his questionable situation attempted to thrust him upon deck. Mr. It. on the other hand, having too great a respect for decency to greet all his fellow passengers sans cullottc, was compelled to defend himself against'bc ing thus summarily disposed of and while endeavoring to push him through the door, the married man himself was forced upon the deck, and locked out of his own room. Tho Captain and a crowd of passengers immediately assembled Mr. It. threw open the window tendered an explanation, it was accepted, and was permitted to dress and retire. The chagrin of the testy gen tleman cannot be described. He not only made a fool of himself before all the pas sengers, but had very impolitely exposed a passenger in tuo very.iaceoi his own wile, who like a virtuous woman sat passive du ring the whole ridiculous scene. Heal Trasedu. Most of our citizens who have visited tho theatre in this city, will recollect a young man by tho name of Lowe, who played at tho tho Pavilion thea tre, and subsequently at the National. Ho possesed considerable talent for low come dy and generally personated vankco charac- i .l -.1 ' f . " I . r ters wnen nicy wiuiin ins reacn. a lricnu who was at Louisville on rnday evening, has given us the following particulars of his "closing scene." On the evening in question, he represent ed principal character in the drama of "The French Spy." During the first act he was required to discharge a pistol at another character, nixHetrenWin hastes The poor fellow fired his pistol, and drew a bayonet at tho moment he commenced a relreat, looking it the person whom he fired. With ns countenance turned to tho rear, he run against one of tho scenes, the bayonet was forced into his body, lie staggered irom the stage, and expired within twenty minutes. 1 lie scene is described as one ot the most painful which could possibly be witnessed. I he unfortunate man, with the dress, dis guise and ludicrously painted face of low comedy, in the agonies of death, the fright ful group gathered around him, and the play still proceeding upon tho stage, formed one of the most singular spectacles which pen ever atempted to describe. (Jin. Uepub. A Tradition. An aeed Indian by the name of John Liscom told an elderly lady, now the oldest living in our valley, of a great flood that happened when his grand father was quite young. TIV0 waters cov ercd the valley with its crested foam from mountain to mouutain&lhat the Indians fled tho very summit for their lives. That upon the subsiding of the wators, the ground looked "liko a vast snow bank," covered with an immense quantity of fish, and which in order to avoid unpleasant conse quences, they buried in largo holes. . Of the correctness of this tradition wo do not judge, but tho external and internal appear ance of the valley, afford3 the clearest evi dence of rude and mighty convulsions, of of some torrihlo sweeping of tho waters, some grand deluge which changed the as pect and rendered the locale which it now presents to our view. JVilkcsbarre Advocate. Camp Washington. The Trenton State Gazette of Fiiday states that the whole number of dragoons and mounted artillery at the encampment, is about seven hundred. The troops drill in companies twice a day. and parade about hall an hour before sun down. At the parade'on Monday, a soldier whom tho spectators had observed bound to a tree, was brought out before the troops drawn up in a line, and an ollicer read that ho had been found guilty of de serting his post while in Florida, and that ho was sentenced to be shot in the presence of tho army. Spectators, who had visited tho camp for amusement, began to think they were about to see a tragedy, until tho the officer announced that the Piesident had commuted tho punishment to confine mcnt at hard labor in menial services, about the army, during the whole term of his en listment, to have an iron chain and ball fas tened to ms leg, to be allowed no more clothing than was absolutely necessary, to receive no pay, and at the expiration f his term to be dishonorably discharged. Public Ledger. At a trial which recently took place in Kendall county, Ohio, a Miss Lasher re covered $130 from a Mr. Smith for refusing to marry her according to agreement. Tho defendant insisted as his excuse, that his inamorata wore falso tcclh, and falso curls, to boot, of a different color from her own natural hair, and that with all duo deference to tho court, lie did not agree to marry any such things as these. But Jho jury gallant ly decided that falso teeth and curls were very good things in their place; and that even if tho plaintiff wore them, 'a gal's a gal for a' that,' and so mulcted the defend ant in damages. Jioch. Dai. Adv. Unparralleled Speed. Ono of the most extraordinary feats ever performed by a human being came off on the Hunting I'arii bourse, riuiadelphia county, James Brown, proprietor,on Monday of this week. It was wagered that Abram JVastrand could not perform twenty miles in two hours and a half. lie is aged 22 years, 5 feet 7 inches high, weighs 142 pounds and is a native of Jamaica, Long Island. Ac cording to appointment he started, the bets being two to ono against him. The follow ing table will show the time of each and every mile. Miles, Min. Sec. Miles. Min. 7 7 7 7 7 7 8 7 7 Sec. 20 18 23 2G 29 39 01 51 C3 8 32 Being added up, makes two hours twen ty seven minutes and twenty nine seconds; and is moro than eight miles an hour, for two and a half consecutive hours, and faster than ordinary horses travel on good road3 with light vehicles. At the close of the heat ho was comparatively fresh, evincing not mo sngniesi symptom oi distress. 1 imes. JJ'attr Cress. The grateful and salutary qualities ol this vegetable are too well mown to need dcscnption; but, at certain periods of tho year, when, perhaps, the cress is in its best stale for the table, it is common for the under part of tho leaves to have a white gelatinous substance adhenng to them, which cannot bo removed by wash ing; and small snails aro also fixed on them. It may be useful to many to learn, that, if the cresses are put into strong brine, made with common salt and water, and suffered to remain thero ten minutes or less, every thing of tho animal or insect kind will be detached from tho leaves, and the cresses can afterwards be washed in pure water.and sent to table. Small sallads, cabbaccs, cau liflower, brocoli, celery, lettuce, vegetables of all descriptions, by iho same simple method, may be freed from slugs, worms, or insects. If a iar of brine is keni for the purpose, and strained after being used, it will last many weeks, and the expense, of course, be tritlinjr. Gardner s Gazelle. Jlemarkable Longevity. Mr. Adam Rogers, of Bangor, has published an ac count of the longevity of his father's family, wnicn snows tne ioiiowinr remarkable re sult. They were all born and brought up in Marshficld, Massachusetts, and consisted of six brothers and four sisters, who died at tho ages set against their respective names. Timolhy Rogers, 100 years; Is rael Kogers, 100 ; l'cleg Rogers, 107 ; A mos Rogers, 85; Zachcu3 Rogers, 97 ; Ad am Rogers, 101 ; Lydia Lewis, 90; Betsey Talman, 100; Eunice Ford, 100; and Jane Oldham, 100 making their aggregate ajjes 088. The Count Do Sufvillicrs has presented to St. John's Church, in Thirteenth street, Philadelphia, a beautiful painting of Mary Magdalene. It is placed in the northern gallery a rich ornament indeed. Ancient simplicity. Paulding in his life of Washington, gives the following little anecdotoofthemotherofthis great man:'Slie was once present and occupied the seat of honor, at a ball given to Washington at Fredericksburg, while in the measure of his full earned glory ,and when 9 o'clock came; said to him, with perfect simplicity, 'Come, George, it is time to go home.' " A Snug Alloivance. The Hereditary Grand Duko of Russia is said to be allowed by the Emperor $204,000 a month during his tour. The Duke is now in England, where he was received with all tho honois usually paid to royalty. They have a steam boat plying between Buffalo and Chicago a distance of 1047 miles which performs tho trips in sixty hours. So says tho Buffalo Commercial Advertiser. At that rate she would cross tho Atlantic in a week. She is called the Illinois; and if what tho Commercial says of her is true, thero is no moving thing in this world that can beat her. One hundred tons of maple sugar have been made this season, in onejringlo county in Ohio, It is said to bo equal to the purest Havana. 1 0 52 11 2 7 03 12 2 7 11 13 4 O 14 14 5 7 12 15 0 7 00 10 7 7 12 17 8 7 17 18 9 7 11 19 10 7 21 20 Q1JH SCRAP BOOK. The destruction of tho Kenncbcck dam, at Augusta, Maine, it is said willbe at least $300,000. The death of a printer is thus chronicled in an English paper" George Woodcock, Iho of his profession, the type of honesty, tho I of all; and, although the rj of death has put a . to his existence. cvnrvnri.; life was without a ." Mrs. Rachel Linthicum, near Swcetser Bridge, Maryland, lately hung herself in tho garret of her residence Arrangements 'havo been mado to carry tho mail from New York to New Orleans in ninu dayo. They were crying " hot com" at Grand Gulf, Mis3. on the 22d tilt. 2,439,783 yards of cotton cloth wcro manufactured in Lowcl, Mass. in two weeks. Tho Maumco Express says a child has been born out there with three legs. A Test of Thrift.' Will you let mo havo a few articles out of your store on credit?' .asked a now customer of a Quaker merchant. Well, I don't exactly know. When thee resets thy fenco in the spring, docs llico set it outside of where it stood before?' Why, I set it outside, and clear up the row where it stood.' Does thoo ? Well, thee shall have credit in my store for any thing thee wants.' ' Mother,' said a littlo fellow the other day, ' is there any harm in breaking egg shells V 1 Certainly not, my dear, but why do you ask ?' 'Cause I dropt tho basket jist now, and sec what a mess I'm in, with the nasty yolks.' A live Hog was lately sold in Albany for $200. Ho weighed sixteen hundred pounds, and measured 8 fect 9 inches in length. Ho was 2 years and 8 months old. The corner stone of the now edifice for the General Post Oflicc in Washington was recently laid in presence of tho Prcsidsnt and heads of Departments. We learn that the residue of tho stock of the Wyoming Bank will be sold at public salo on the first of July, at Willfsbarrc. The Grand Jury of Newcastle Citadel, Upper Canada, has presented Lord Dur ham's report as a public nuisance- Tho Now York Common Council have passed a resolution inviting Colonel R. M. Johnson to pay a visit to that city. The Millcdgevillo, Georgia, Journal brings out Gov. George M. Troup, as a candidate for the Presidency, to bo support ed by mo etaio Kighls party ol that state. A western paper says that a man in specs wa3 not allowed to voto at the recent elec tion in 1Vi vv.V"nrV. nn iht. npmiml if file not being natural eyes' d. The Trenton Emporium states that thero aro now about 700 men at tho oncampment, and that it is rumored that the troops ex pected from Florida will not arrive on ac count of new attacks being apprehended from the Indians. Tho Scarlet fever is unlit In r-iirn willi great violence at Capo Cod. No less than 78 steamboats arrived at Pittsburg during tho ten first days of tho present month. Virginia papers stato, that tho wheat har vest has commenced, and that it was nover more beautiful or abundant. Nothing but the weather in getting it in, can cause any injury. Several children have recently been bit ten by mad dogs at Charleston, S. C. A College of Teachers will assemblo at Cincinnati"!, on the first of October. Septimus Hunter, tho quack doctor, con victed in the case of the unfortunate Mrs. Cossens, has been sentenced to ono voar's imprisonment. Nathan Smith, recently convicted at Lowell, for the murder of his wife, com mitted suicido a few days since, by hanging himself. It is stated that several little German Minstrel Girls havo been arrested and im prisoned in Buffalo, undor the Vagrant Act A very ungallant law, to say tho least. McKenzie, the Canadian Patriot, who is about to bo tried at Canandaigua, will plead his own case. It is stated that the two Giraffes imported by Messrs. Macombcr, Welch it Co., cost thoso gentlemen $30,000. A Bear woighing 300 pounds was shot in tho neighborhood of Bridgeton, N. J. a few days since. TheEasiern Whig mention a stalk of ryo measuring 8 fect 5 inches, raised on a farm near Allentown, Tho Scarlet Fever is said to prevail at Norfolk, Va., to a considerable extent. Santa Cruz, tho Ex-Dictator of Peru, is about to visit this country. Cucumbers were served up at the Eaglo Tavern, Lockport, on tho 10th of May, and musk melon on the 10th of Juno.
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