Foreign Items.
Salomon Tlers-Iiell, Chief Rabbi of the Jews
n England, died in London, Oct. 31, alter a
ong illness. He was S3 years of age, and had
officiated a Chief Uabbi, upwardsor 42 years.
The celebrntcd Grace Darliug died at Datn
burgh, Oct. 20, ol consu option, in the 25th
year of her age,
Alien Cunningham, the well-known writer
etui assistant of Sir Francis Chantrcy, died sud
den!)' at his residence in London, oh tin; VI 1 1 1
vf October at the ugo ol'Oti. He had just
completed, it is said, a life of Sir Franci.
The Niger Expedition has been totally aban
doned. The Strte of Hanover lias p-rrmted eleven
millions of I'rns-ian crowns (jCIiOO.WO) for
a ceneral railway system of sixty German
miles.
The- wheat crop ofFrance in 112 has al
most doubled itsell'dtiring the Inst thirty year.,
and t'int of potatoes has been five fold during
the sa.nc period.
Com nr. M Luigier. a ynung astronomer
tit'nc'ied to the observatory of Paris, discover
ed nSn'it srven o'clock in tho evening of the
2Sth nit., the existence in the const cllnt ion
Prurm o'!i comet. extremely weak, ami with
out the appearance of a tail. At about ton min
utes pint ton o'clock, Paris time, the right ns
cention of this star was 1G hours ond 41 min
utes, and breal declension Cu) decrees and 11
minutes. The right ascension increased in fix
hours by fl minutes J13 seconds time, and the
declension diminished 20 minutes in same in
terval. At Constantinople a courier hnd arrived frotn
Bagdad with private accounts, which assert
that a British foice, commanded by General
1'ollock, had reached Cabul anil invested it.
They add that General Pollock had ollered
conditions to the inhabitants, which, if they re
jected, ho was determined to carry the tow n by
storm.
A letter from !?t. Petersburg of the 11th cf
October says, ' We have this moment recei
ved information that the greater part of the city
of l'ekin has been destroyed by fire."
Intelligence have been received at Constan
tinople, according to the Augsburg Gazette,
that the fohah of Persia had accepted the me
diation of Great liritain to arrange the differ
ences between him and the Ottoman Porte.
The Clejvleand Herald relates the following
touching incident connected with the luruinr
ot the t.teaiiiboat Vermillion, on Lake Eire :
A'liung the sufl'ereres wns a young man by
the u.miio of BouiNsox, mate of the schooner ()
Ino .nd a fine speeimen of Nature's noblest
work. Young and active, lie del igh'.ed in his
proloion, and bid fair to become an ornament
among those
Whose path is o'er the mountain wave.
Whose h 'nie is on the diep :"
And had but a day or two before united himself
sn tlj'o-t "holiest of ties, wedded love,' to the
fair girl of his choice; and was on his wav I
vithhi bride, to spend the "honey moon" with
his aged mother, who resides in this city, w hen
tleath, with all iu appalling horrors came upon
them butli, in a moment, anil tinnmoned them
lietice to "thai bo'jroe frotn whence no travel
ler returns."
The mother was anXiOUhly expecting their
arrival, '.ViVn the sad news of their untimely
Cite was Ci):ii!ntiilic.i.'"d to her. Folding her
hinds upon her breast, s,,? jilting her eyes to
Heaven, sbo cKclaimod in tho spirit ot the true
Chri-ti.in, "The Lord ;ne u?d tlie Lord hath
taken away, blevvd be Ihe nan," of the Lord ;'
then sinking upon her knees, held silent
communion w.th her God.
After rising, she wiped away the tears thM
liet'ewtd her eyes, nnd heard nil thoprirtirii'n.'s
of the mohiroholy event with a c i'niness that
surprised and comforted those who witnessed
Jt.
ViaatM4 I)i.MOns. e have seen a small
diamond which was found on the farm of T)r.
V Givini s, of Orange county, Ya It is of n
yellowish gieen color, weigh-, halfand upwards
of Hn eighth ot a carat, ami is pronounced hv .
cientil'c judges to le a diamond of the first j
water. W hen p,iished of its exterior crust, it
will no dou'Jt boa beautiful and brilliant gmti.
It was asserted some few yeors ago that a ilia
roond was found in one of the western States;
if so, this if .the second ever produced iu the
Uuitnl States. JVi(.' rifhstwrtf JhrtJJ.
fii.MiVi.AR, Tlie Bedford (Pa.) li:ip:irer i
says :
On .U.ndny, when the Wheeling l. :no stop
ped at the door if the stage o'lieo, it wasd.s-ov-cred
that a fine youngmore w h tli had ueen t o I
to one of the horses in the stage, had one of her
fore legs broken at the pastern joint so badly
that itwaslound necessary tokill heron the spot.
After they had killed her, they w ere surpi ised
at discovering that the entire font wim otT the
the other fore leg, having 'ouss od just w here
the hoof and tin: hair of the leg muted. They
went biiek along the nd Kiine distance, anil
fo.m.l the hoof about three feurths of a mile
from tow n, so that the Hnnnal had come that
dittanae w.thcul a fit, wiJ fitli the olhcr leg
broken.
YVrst-ETt .Vt-inonisis. The Wesliriin
ster Iteii says, thai the Wesleyau -Uetho-,i,.t,;'i(,i,,
their wealth, their numb, rs, their
.;.!, i. nd U.e peculiar orgiiliizatiull Ol'their so
, , u itt-t U- regarded us the most influeii
i .',.1 i iiupoiUi.l M-ctto'i of dissenters, (if dis-
liters thoy may U termed) from tho i:tttb-)
i shxd fh'irtr ot'trgliDrJ.
I J ' ... IL
At.iHNY Police. A Curious Case of Fr
male Deception. One ofthose strange and al
most unaccountable cases of deception which
we hear of once or twice in an age, was de
veloped at the police office on Saturday alter,
noon. A person who has for the Inst four years
followed the business of a tinker and teamster
alternately in this eitv.nnd who is well known
to nnny of our citizens, was brought up before
Justice Osltottrn,- elmrjod with hanging out
titNe signals beinir not exactly what outward
appearances would lead honest and unsuspect
ing persons to believe sailing under lulse
color..
About two weeks since this person was mar
ried to a very respectable and hnrd working
girl, who by her industry had laid up a con
siderable sum of money. The poor girl found
out in a few days that all is not cold that glit
ters that appearances are deceitful in short
that htr clear husband was a woman ! This
fact being ful'v established to the satisfaction)
of all parties, the faithless swain or rather de- j (TjP We have received the Exchange and Trade
ceitfuljnde was arrested, examined ut the po- ! Roister. published at Philadelphia. It is an excel
licc.and sen toj.til. A crowd of the curious I Wnl bigness paper, giving a correct hihI faithful
tM lowed her ladyship to her new balgings, j account of the monetary nff.irs, nnd the markets.
making many original and spirited remarks,
called out by the novelty of the case.
Xo other reason can be assigned for this
strange marriage alliance except the desire on I
the part ot the husband to possess hiinsrlf vi
the money w hich theubject of his ntliotions had
saved up from her hard earnings and unwearied
industry. Albany Citizi n.
CcniNo Brrr Ami Poiik The following re
eeipt for curing Bee for Pork is said to he the
very best now in use. It is given by the Kditor
of the Geriuuutown Telegraph, who remarks
that if this mode be once tried, it will bo used a
gain in preference to ull others. The leceipt
is as follows :
To 1 gallon water, take li lb. salt, Jib, su
gar, J oz. saltpetre.
In this ratio the pickle to be increased to any
quantity desired.
Let these be boiled together until all dirt
from the salt and sugar, (which will not be n
little,) rises to the top and is skimmed oil'. Then
throw it Into a large tub too cool, and when jkt
ficlly cool, pour it over your beef and pork ; to
remain the usual time, say four or five weeks.
The meat must be well covered with the
pickle, and should not be put down for at leust
two nays alter lulling, during wlucli tune it j
should be slightly sprinkled with powdered ,
saltpetre.
Islamis or Fish Bom:s. On good grounds
it appears to be intMssible to over-fish, so as
to reduce their apparent number. If men do
not catch them, they will continue to devour
each other. Immense banks of their bouts
area! present being formed at the bottom of the
sea. One in particular may be mentioned, ly
ing east of the Faroe Islands, this batik is com
posed uluiost entirely of bones, and it is two
milts ami a hnlflohg.
Iam.oitof Hat. Atono ofthe subterran-
enn exhibitions ttt .Unlock Baths, known astlio j
High Tor Grotto, it is the custom to place j
lighted candles on the sides at entering, w hicii
. , r. i . ii .i . . ' tr1 We hae aluavs in-iiud that a protective
are left burning till the Motors return. On t . . '
... , , , . , , t tai ill' Wds a deiinH-rstic meanire, and had, invaria' lv,
eiliifMiav week tlie gmde went into the orot-: , . .'
. " , , . ,. len ui tio'ted hv our ahlcst and in"at di-tiiiinih
to w itli n gentli ninn, leaving the candles burn. , .... . ,
, , ; nl men. 1 liotn a J, lie ami. the Rreat aposile of
nig as iimoiI. ntul on Ins return was surprised I ,
l drum, ia v, I.ks leii S"ti, t-inr ijunteil us a supper
to uiei t a sedate looking gray olil rat, WHlkiiio I , ' , , , , .
J 1 I tf i.f F rH Ira.l ..r low Oll'liH I lliillillil J tti r..,i
leisure'y ofl' with one ot the burning candles.
On being observed, heijuickly disappeared un
der a ledge of rock, taking his light with him.
J'nglish pajtrr.
On being observed, he ouicklv disanpearoil un-
I 'I
"It is Yri.r.Ait." The following is extracted
from Lockhart's Life of Sir Walter Scott:
"Lest I should for'-ot to mention it. I nut I
down here a rebuke which luter in hie Sir
Waiter gave in my hearing to his daughter An
,ie. She happened to say something, I forget
w lijt, t.'itit she coti'd not abide it it was vul
gar. "My love," said her father, "yon t peak
like n Tory ) oi:Og lady, i!o you know after all, '
the mi suing oft.'Ms word vulgar ? 'Tis ordy
iiuh.'i.oii notl.ing ti'al is coininot', except wrck- !
td.
iies, can tleservo to be spoken ol in a t( ne
of conteinut ; but whet: ou have lived to tuy
years, you w ill be disposed to nree with me in
thaukni" God that notion" re-Hv worth havino
or ear.M'r alm'.it iu this world is ?)ieo?;mot."
Cm ii mnv Dr. Kdwanl Young wrote
the Pillowing verses on the famous painting of
the Crucifixion, hv .Urhnel Anrrrdo. who oh-
I ' '
f taiued h ave totreat a malefactor, eond'emned
to bo broke upon tho wheel, as ho p'eased.
Tho man being extended, this wonderful artist
dirrcfoil that be should be stabtied in such parts
of too ho,'v as ho apprehended would occasion
the n, nst ( xerue uitinL' tor'oro, that ho might
represent the agonies of death in the Kst
natural manner.
While bis Redeemer on bis canvass dies,
SiVolw-d at his feet bis brother Wittering lies ;
The dar tig artist cruelly serene,
View the pale cheek and the dilnitcci m en,
!! diii a off hie by drops, and deaf to cries,
Hvau -isn'S every spoil as it flies.
lie todies tornn nt ; ihvis in mortal woe ;
T. t.mc up i-v.-ry pang repeats hit blow,
E a ll lising anoi v, each dre nllul trace,
Ve warm transplanting to bis Savior's f.ic.
( g'oiious ll rl't1. O nob'y wicked draught !
W I h Us full charge of death each feature Ir aught !
Sm h wondrous f.-e the magic colors Ivoa s,
I'lom Ins own bkiil bea ailM, in hoiror lost.
We ate ruined not by what we reully want, but
by what we think we do; therefore, never go a
broad in m aieh of youi w ants if they be real wants
ihcy will come home in nostril of you; tor Ire that
huvs wl.at he does not want, will soon want what
h r.fo.ot buv,
THE AMERICAN.
Saturday, ,W, SO, 1842.
rjj" We have jo-t received sixty reams of print
ine pnprr, similar in sire and quality In the sheet
upon which this Is prime.!. Also 3(1 reams of sti
per Royal SI by 2 inches, wh ih will be sold at
cost and carriage fur ra-h.
rj" There will be services in the Episcopal
t'hu ch, in this ibirp, st 10 o'rlnik en Sunday
morning next, by the Itiv. Mr. Lightucr, of Dan
ville. ArPOINTMUT II T Til AtTOIIHT GkMSIUI..
j EnwAini H. IUmit. G i , to bo Deputy Attor.
1 ncy Gei eral, to prosecute for the county of Coluin.
The rli ction in Mirhie.iri h ive gone for the
democrats. Wh.it a terrible revulsion in the whig
rinks smco IS-IO. Thcv lave re ire ,1 v a uti'e loft.
rrjj The share of Po'!'.- lv uiia. of iho PuMie
I.aiiils, i ft,()3i:l. whicli Mr. Mnt.n, the iSiale
Tri HMin r, ii nuti.oriaod t ' receive on Peleilf of ihe
t'linnnonwi allh. 'J'he ti.iretlo says, the pro.
portion to wliirh New Jc.sm U infilled, is 1.D12.
'J'lns;n ina loi.ks snuiii, t -lie-sure ; but like n
srxiou in a time of hr,ilili, the stale niny say, "ihi1
sni:il!et f.ior ihankfully received," ih,.uyh
fr u f and dentil to tlie )..i.ur.
Qj- Two of the thiee men who attacked Jiide
Jones, in attempt tia to mli his house, have leon
I nn.tct.i.l 'I'l.au .. ... a . t .... AA - ' .1 I .1
.....r..u. ii. j "in. at nine imiKnuni ity uv
Juilj-e. They were taki u at Gormantown. One
of them hore the marks ol some severe liruira a
buiil his eyra and bead, which he eviilemly re
ceiv,., frnni the Jmlues's loddeil whip, hut which
ho said he had received from an Irishman, for ny
ir.R 'hut Si. Patiiik was a Scolchnun.
,. ,, , BKin t,r,.n jn,!iCr.l for
f,BhiinB a duel with the Hon. T. F. Mar-hall. Me
plead ftoilty, nnd was oornmiiled to the Temls,
there to remuin until the day of his senienro. A
petition for hit unconditional pardon has been tent
on to the Governor.
ffji The mvstory of the death of Mary C. rfoeers,
of New York, the beautiful riaar girl, wh se bodv
was found in the North River, near the rilv, ah,mt
a year since, hag lieon explaii ed. It si-ems she
was tukon to the hon-e of Mrs. Loss, rtear the citv,
and died under the tie ilieal tiealuient of a vouni;
phys ciiin. Mid w a nf'ei vk ards thrown into le river.
Mrs. I.of, when on her de oh he 1 frotn a wound
rnlived .y an accideii' ,: disci a'C of a Clin, sent
for nn officer oft
lii . and made the coi.fis-
sion.
Sniitl ern n an. nnd in railv life id polertam
. r i t . .
iintiiii.lia ntili,viir.iliU to llip iloetriliH of iiroteetion
I I ' r
i 10 our nini.ufuctur. ; hut he was also a true pa-
trim, and when he aw hy t'i erienre 'he tods ilv
of th ' protective policy, he frankly acknowledged
his error, and hei ame the warm friend of the man-
j ufic'uior and the mai ufuciuiiiiij interest, in proof
ol which we refer to ihe foil. . tun fitiacl of a
le'ler to a fiend, which nuy be found in his puh-
likhed wotks :
You tell me I am quoted by those who wish to
enminiie our dependence on Englnm! for manufac
tures. There was a time when I nii"hi have heen
0 (,Uoted with more c mdor. Hut within Ihe thii'y
jeats which have sotce el.ipsed, how ote rirrum
st , ices chinird! We were then in ie.cc: out
independent place anioni! unions was acknoivled
ced. rominerce which uiTerJ ihe raw mateiial
' in i xehiini!e f..r the nnne itia eiiHl aln r receivmu
i the tnsl loneh of industry, was worth ol welcome
i to all nations. It ua expected that llioae, ospeci-
ally to whom n-nniificlutintr it iln-try n iniH.r-
, Mnt, would chi
the fiiendhii of such rtistiv
..- nnd particiilarlv cult vale their
i .ii justice and friendship. Co
llie ipieotion seeiin d legitimate,
' mi is, I y c vety
m ace hv every
; '
j der this prospect
In Iher, will) l-!i nn immensity of unimproved
j lanJ. courtiiiK iit huri J of bushjndry, the industry
I "f imiicnhuie. or .!.ut of inatuifjclun , w u!d add
most to the national wa alth."
Th s w:'S Ihe st no of things in 1 7 s.r, when the
notes on Wginiii were fir-t puMi-hed; when the
ocean bring 0111 to all ualions, and their common
light in it acknowledged, and exercised under ngu
lutinns, sanctioned by the assent and usigenf all,
h was thought that the doubt might claim some
consiileiatii.n. We have since experienced what
we did not then believe, that there exists both pro
fligacy and power enough to exclude us from the
field of itiwiehange with other nations That tn be
indi pendi nt for the comforts of fife, lef must fa
bricate them our nt Ire. We must now place the
inauuf.ictnrer by the side of the agriculturalist. The
former question is suppressed, or ratio r assumes a
new form (lie giand inquiry now is, shall we
make our own comforts, or go without them at the
will of a foreign tiation ! Ho, lb. ret, we, ho i.
now auamst d snnfitic inatiuf if tiro, must lie f n
rooming us either to deieudence on th at foreign
nation, or to be clothed in kin, and live I ke wdd
J beasts in dens and csve ins. Lijtnenci) ha tn jhl
. J. au -jrastHP
me that mnnufartiires arc now as necessary to our
independence as to our comfort "
' jnsrELLwrT"
Killtnrlal, Coiiilenaeil anrt Selected,
Second eiop of strawberries have I eon fur sale in
the New Yoik market this season. And what is
more, a second crop of shad has hern gathered.
Among tho London literary advertinemenls we
notice a copy of the Uihle for sale by suction, which
is described as being in ten folio volumes, with
2372 engravings, and having cost upwards of seven
hundred puineas.
Two individuals quarrelled about church matters
in the St. Louis (uthedrnl at New Orjeans, and
blows were struck in presence of the congregation.
They are to muko the matter worse by fighting
a duel.
Small Coin. Pr. Riddle, of the Mini, in New
Orleans, proposes to coin a three cent piece of a
composition or alloy of silver and copper. Tho
size of the coin w ill probably liethatofa half dime,
but thicker, and its color nearly that of silver.
The celebrated poet, I.nniaTcick, his been struck
with apoplexy, at Potsd on, in Prus-un.
In Lehigh county, Pa., on Sntunhv hist, John
Hover, aged 30, was Taught in the w atet wheel of a
mill, and crushed to death.
F.xl inordinary Ih'tidrnd. It is raid that the
Fairninglon Camil Company, in Connecticut, have
this year nude their fust dividend. They mowed
the tow path nnd divided the buy !
Mr. Lewis llemdict of Albany, the acent ap
point! d by (iov. Seward to receive New Yotk's
share of ihe proceeds of the Lrind S iles, has return
ed from Washington, with 1,071 in hit pocket.
This is the portion of New Yoik Mate.
Fine Spurt. Two gentlemen of Pav.uinnh, Geo,
recent'y shot 127 snipe, in five bouts ntul a half.
Col. Webb has been nguin indicted for his duid
with Marshall. The indictment is believed to he
correctly drawn. Col. Webb give f 10 000 bail
for his appearance.
A (Utiriuut Minnrily. In the m xt Stute Senate
of Maine, consisting ol 31 niemlers, there will be
but one Whig.
A New Jewish Synagogue wa ronerruted on I
Fiiday, at Ksslon, Pa.
A cebbrateil English physician says that milk,
when allowed to boil, loses most of its nutritious
quahty. It may be uudu lukewarm, but tou.-t not
be boiled.
A cup of strong coff e is saiJ to be an antidote
against the effects uf laudanum.
The Newark Advertiser of Nov. 19, says, there
is a rumor in tuwiuhat Mr. Miller died of apoplexy
that morning.
Organ Sunk. The organ intended for the Trin
ity Church, in Lluffalo, has been sunk in the canul
near Lockport.
Sal'y Simmons, the last of ths Pawkanauket Iribe
of Indians, died at K.drhaven, on Saturday last, of
inletnierunre, in the SOth year of her age.
lliiii'di for Hard Times. Matri monii is said
to be better than no money. It's rAnoyc to a ba
chelor. Wherever I find a great deal of gratitude iu a
poor man, I lake it for gran'ed there would be as
much generosity if he was a rich inun.
t'llMMCni'lTtll
Kditor Suiibury American .-
Sis As seveial gen
ihemen have been named by the Detnoeta ic papers
in different parts of the state, as suitable persons
for Speaker of ihe House of Representatives of this
state, at the coming session, permit me to add to
the respectable li-l already mentioned, the name of
TiroHiiK R. It an it, of Clearfield county, as a
suitable person In fill that respectable station. Mr.
Tti.rret is an timleviating Democrat, a clear headed,
strong minded man, and iu fict poises ing all the
requi-ite qualification to make a good Speakir.
Should he lie elected, he will, no doubt, discharge
the duties to the s nisfaction of his fellow members,
sud with credit to himself mid his constituents.
A DEMOCRAT.
Mr. Mn.Lt. the eiui ofthewor'd prophet, is put
ling up a s did brick wall around his farm, near
White Hall, New York, which will probably en
dure for a thousand years. Apera m offered him
f?,000 for the farm, and not to laVe possession till
sfti r 1S4 t; the ptudent prophet refused, however.
alb ging ihit kiich an offer, depending, at it dot s,
upon a fotute event, is nothing more than gambling.
Di speralr Alluekanit t'om n(rui llrpnlse.
Thursday morning about 2 o'clock, the residence
of ludge Jones, of the Court of Common Pleas,
on the Wissahickou Creek neir the Manayuuk
tad road bridge, was forcibly entered by three
ruffians hre k ng through the front door, and pro
ceeding up stairs toward the bed clumber by fore
ing through one or two of the interior doors. The
consequent nni-e attending the breaking in, tlarni-
...l .1... .. v,..i.. - ...: i.. .. i.. .i. . :..i.. i .:.i. i
-u inc s uo,r i.iiiiiiT,-iii ii uie junsr, ai intii nun
a loaded whip, left his room, and upon the landing
of the st or-way discovered three men masked, cue
aimed wi h a musket and the otlnr two widi rluls
one of them h vngs tight in his hand. The
Judge at onre made an attack and levelled one of
them to the floor, at this inslutit the Judge waa
struck a blow on the side of his head by one of
ihe others, who, in his fall grasped the assailant and
iliagged him to ihe floor with him. In the slrug-
gle which ensued, the judge U'ing uppermost, they
were pieeipilaied down the stairs, when the judge
finding theliglu had heen extinguished in ihe me-
lee, and one , .f the villi nis having fired upon bun,
(which toriutialely missed liim,) he made bis es-
cape by the window ot his bath room and made an
alarm. In the iutervtl of his absence fiotn the
house the villnnn w. nt away, nnd as far as ascer
tained look noihmg w iih them. That theirohjeet
was plunder, l y de-peratit and fatal nieusuies, if
necessary, tlM're cmlir tm ihntbi, in which th y
were signally defeated by the iouiaae and dilrimi
nation if the juJe.
The judge though severely hurt is not consider
ed dangerously wounded. His head and one of his
legs ae considerably injurej. He did not attend
court yestetdny. '(. C'ai.
From the Danville. Democrat.
It is with feelings of pleasure that we give pule
lirity to the following letter from Mr. Jouw C.
linrit, still finth. r exculpating Judge Lr.wn from
any participation in the C. S. Bank bribery busi
ness ofl40.
Tu the F.ilitnr of the Democrat,
Sir : Having noticed in a pamphlet, recently
published, (I presume by S. I). Ingham, Esq.,) on
the subject of the resumption resolutions, of tlie
spring of IS40, that my name is there introduced
as a Director anil Agent of the Hank of the United
Slates, for tho purpose, I would suppose, of iticttl.
paling the Hon. Ki.tts Lewi, endeavoring to show
by inference from my testimony before the Com
mittee, th .t the testimony of the Judge wns nn
true, I deem it doe to that gentleman, as well as to
my own reput ilion. to Mate, thai at the time t,f r"""1"'' when I left New-York, and which is now
(he passage of said Resolutions I was tint a Di- j published in the Argus of this morning. You will
nclnr in laid Hank, nor dnl I awn a sin;e share , "''erefore see that it is out of my power to violate my
of stuck neither wan I employed by an officer or ' "B,h "f",r"'e by allowing a writ of error in thecase,
Agent or that or any other U.mking Institution. I j ''ve" ir'1"' "I'l,,ic ''"" w" reguUly l.fore mo
did not ice. ive, directly or indirectly, any compen- j nn "Pl'heation upon notice to the Attorney Gen
sntion whatever, having merely slopped a few day. eraI- ISVi,'",r woM tl,e ""-wance of the writ
on my way home from the city, and feeling great ( l,ln- ho execution of the sentence, as I could not
anxi.ty on my own and brother's account, having i r,'rllfv 1,iat l,,rra wn probable cause for slaying
m.ido extensive purchases of property, ami bcliev- ' 'he proceedings, and ihe Governor would not In
ing ihe passage oflbe Dill would have a beneficial J 'erfere without such certificate,
effect on our future interests, and the interests of I "I have never heard any lawyer, except the
the community generally, was willing lo devote any ! counsel for the prisoner, express any doubt as to the
leisure lime I had, to aid in its passage. j legality of the conuction l-cfi.te the Court which
As regards what I s.iid in mv Icl'ers to Mr. tried him. Nor have I been able to find any mem
Handy, in relation to the Hon. Ellis Lkw is, I i her of the Court of Errors w ho should have voted
:id not mean to insinuate, that ho was influenced, i I" reverse the judgment on the ground of the or.
in bis leaving H.irrisbnrg, by any improper motive, j gini..itinn of the Court. It is perfectly natural
I knew him to he the warm and realous friend of 'h-t the friends of this unhappy man should endea
the Slate Administration and the Improvement sys- vor, if possible, to slay his execution ; but their
tern neither of which, in my opinion, eonld pros, anxiety lo preserve his life cannot excuse tho offi
per without the pass.igo of the Uill to which Ire-' cers of justice in making the liws bend to their
f. rred. For these reasons I inferred, without sny j wishes ; although the course w hich has been pur-
intercourse with him, that be was friendly to Ihe
measure; but when I found on arriving at Harri
burg, that he w is unfavorable, or so indifferent as
have gone home, I spoke of his absence as
"mysterious" without the slightest intention ot con- I Supreme Court, or to any of the eight Circuit Ju lg
veying the idea that there was any thing improper j for ,,,c alloance of a writ of error ; arid if any
in bis proceedings. j ",,c "f those twelve officers had any doubts as to the
It m .y be proper to add that I Micve he had no legality of the ronvietir.n, be wou'd of course have
knowledge whatever of the Itrodhead tiansactions, I allowed the w rit They have tried four or five,
as will appear by my testimony before the Com- ! " 1 have failed ; and if they were not sati-fi. d with
milee.
Nov. 10th, IS 13.
Yours, Ki:
JOHN C. BOYD.
Since the above was in tvpe, we have been re
quested to publish the follow ing affidavit of the
Hon W. DnSAt.ii90.ir, in relution to the same sub
ject. Mil. Cook : I have seen the pamphlet of Sam
uel I). Ingham, on the subject of tho resumption
resolutions, passed by the Legislature in ihe spring
of 1810, in which be states, that when examined 1
is'iore me lyommniee. I tueaomi "nun mi recuruu
,
as to a le'ter which be stales wns written by Judge
Lewis to Mr. Cham' ers. Knowing that his state-
uf- I ' i .. 1 l : i.:. .......
meuts, so far as he connects mv tiaoie wnh Ihe )
transactions rehired to, are untrue, I have thought
proper to m.ike the following statement :
11
I. That Thomas Chambers never exhibited to
S. D. Ingham, or to any other person in my pre-
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seller, uny ivnei 1111111 juoue i,rw in ii-imiiiik 11, auv
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manner to the purchase of the R porter,
'!. That no answer lo any such letter was writ
len by Mr. ('handlers, or dictated by Mr. Ingham,
or written or dictated by any one else, in my pre.
nonce.
3. That I bad no conversation with Judge Lew
is or any one else at any time on the subject of anv
improper means to procure legislation, and that I
had nn knowlc !ge whuoover of Broadhrad's mo
ney transactions.
4. I was not more tho sub-agent of Thos. Cham-l-ors
than ihe Hyn. S. P. Ingham was. I came to
Harrisburg, partly on account of my own business
interests, and partly at the solicilttion of Mr. Chnm-l-ers
and among others of Mr. Cnrrvell, as stated
in mv testimony before the Committee.
5. That, although I sit nn the same bench with
Judge Lewis, I do not live in the same county, and
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thai I onlv see him occasionally, and have at this
III ir n ri I I IHI T I I'limorisv nullum!, ii,s,ni;,iiji.
1 J
ol Ins chums against the estate of mv hrolher-iii
law ; that there are no relations between me and
j the Judge that would prevent me from disclosing
the tru'h ; and I make this sta'einent without sny
previous conutation or corresp indence with Judge
Lewis. WM DONALDSON.
Columbia County. ss.
Personally appeared before the suhscri!er, one of
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llie Jiis ices of ihe I cace in and Tor the sud county,
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niinin , oiii.iiiisfiii, v, in. i, i m mi i y t-iiiii aieoiu
ing to law saiih that the foregoing statement is
true. Witness, my hand, this I7lh day of Nov.
IPH.
Sworn and subsenliod licfore me this 17ih dav
nf Nuvemlr ISI3.
j WII T.I M KITCHEN J P
Cj" We trust lhat those papers which have
copied Mr. Ingham's statement, will do Judge
Lewis the justice uf inserting the aluve communi
cation. II X I.TIM OH K .11 KKET,
OKce of the IIlti moh i A :hic s, Nov, 51.
FL' 'CH. Small sales of r-usqnehanua Flour at
' 1,11 i. one now in market,
j (iRAIN. Wheat is very sri'ce and wanted,
, Sales of lintiicd parcels of Md. reds t i div at 7.) a
' 83 cts. ftir good to prime parcels and at .r0 a 7. S
cts. fit inferior to good. A cargo of prime I'enna
: red was sold to day at 87 cents, f r shipment, and
, another lot, not prime, at WI cis. Sales of new Md.
while Com at 43 s 41 da. and yellow at 45 cts,
We quote Md. liye st 45 a 5-H cts. sale of Penn.
at fit cts. Sale of Oals ol 21 a rts.
WHISKEY. Sabs cifbhds. at ?1 and of bids,
at els. Tlie wagon pruc I'fbbts, is 19 els. ex-
elusive of the I a.tcl.
train the A'. Y. Tribune.
The f.nat Kerne
Yesterday Cotr, Ihe convicted murderer of Sam
uel Adams, was sentenced to be hung ; but he
chose to take upon himself the office of execution
er and rushed into eternity by staining his soul with
a crime as black as tint which brought upon him
the fate he so desperately sought to shun.
Preparations for his execution were made at an
early hour in the morning. A messenger had
gone to Albany with sn application to the Chan
cellor to review his decision and allow a writ of
error; by the morning boat he returned with the
following derisive letter addressed to the Sheriff:
"Atiur, Nov. 17, I9,
"DsAn Sm I heard the question upon the writ
of error in Colt's case argued at great length at
New-York, and came to the deblierate determina
tion that there was none of them of which ther
wns any room to doubt, as you will see frotn niy
wiitten opinion, which I left in the hands of Colt's
j sued in this cae has plnccd not only those officers
but the Governor in the most piinful and trying
situations. The prisoner's counsel had the right
to apply to the Chancellor, the three Justices of the
that, they should have applied lo othrrs ; but not
j ask those who have fully examined the subject, nnd
t have no doubt, to violate their du y by acting a-
gainst ihcir conscience.
"Yours, with great respect.
B. HYDE WALWORTH.
J. C. Habt, Es.t."
Colt wiseng'ged nearly all night in writing a
reply lo the lett, r of Governor Skwahii, which it
I is said he ordered to be left sealej until his child
should I old enough to understand it. He was
1 under the care of Deputy Sheriffs ultee and t,reen,
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i arm in inc morning was snaveo ano uresseo, ami
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received a brief visit from his brother. The gal-
i lows was erecieo in ine renire oi me orea. ii was
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. the same one used at the execution of Itohinsnn in
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.New-Jersey, and bore upon it marks of lwcle
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strokes of that hatchet, which nevet falls but it
. ... it. . i
; sends o eternity a human soul. It consisted snn-
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ply of two upright jmsts, and one travcrsely plced,
wi h a rope over a polly one end being attached
to a heavy weight, and the other being formed in-
j to s noose. At I I o'clock Dr. Anthon, in company
I with Samuel Colt, visited his cell, and made prepa
' rations for bis marriage wi'h Miss Henshaw, which
j was soon after performed in presence of Samuel
i Colt, David (Sr.ihim. Robert Emmett, Justice Mcr
' rtit, the Sheriff, and J. H. Payne. After iheit
. marriage they were left alone for nearly an hour
At half pasl 12 Dudley Sehlen went into his cell
! and at 1 Colt look a cup of coffee with his wife,
i His brother Samuel soon after arrived and en
, tered h i cell. He was still engaged in earnest con
! versation with his wife, who was sitting on thr
I foot of the ld, convulsed and in tears. At Colt.
1 renuest. John Howard Pavne ami T.pwij fani'luri
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! Clarke then went into Ins cell to take their leave c
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! mm. Cult appeared exceedingly pleased to so
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! them ; shook them cordially by the hand, and cot
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versed with
apparent cheeifulness with them fe
1 five minutes, when they bade liiin farewell, both c
i them in teats. Coil's brother Samuel, and hi
, wife remained III the cell about len rnmuivs longer
! whin both left. Hisbiother was deeply allected
i and looked mote ghastly even than Colt hiinsell
i His wife could scarcely support herself, so violen
' upri tir f...imr.i Kim .l.bJ m Ik. .1.... nt it..
i ci'll for a minute (i kissed her passionately
: 1
' sttained her lo bis boson, and watched her reredint
i form as she passed into the corridor. Here shi
: mo, si un I s .bhc.l c wivulsiielv ss though her h.'ir
i would break, for five miuii'es. At last she was h
' away by Colt's brother, and his friends followeil.
He then desired to see ihe Sheriff, who went in
I In his cell. Colt then lold him emphatically that
he was innocent of the murder of Adams, and thit
. he never intended to kill him; he also told him
j that he still had biqies that something would inlet
j vene to save him frotn leiog hung, and begged him
not to execute the sentence of ihe law upon him.
The Sheriff told hita to banish all hopes of tli it
kind, f.r he mu-t die at four n'clock. He then re
quested to see the ShenlCs watch, and set his own
by it to a minule. He then asked lo see Dr. An
ihoe, and ihe latier went into his cell, and remain
ed in prayer with him fir about ten minutes. At
ll close uf this, Colt again tent for the Sheriff,
and said to hun, "If thete are soy gentlemen pie
sent whowishto see ine, sod take their leave ot
nie, I sh ill In- happy to see them."
This waa announced by the Sheriff, and sll pre.
sent wnh one or two exceptions passed up to his
cell do r and shook him by the hand, ami took their
leave of him. To one gentleman connected with
the press be said, ' Fie spoken har.hly of some ol
the nss, t ut I -: nJ, you , . u Wa