,
' could'ut mows It. • I, gut my hand down
;.far enough . to reach, . and, felt the
,fiy and
'Lair and ears of,some met rible attimal.".
"That was an awful loug_bight. ' And.
: when. - the morning did ctitte; . thkeritter till
' ed tho holler up -so letich, peril was but
'very Rule lighreotne' in where I was,;-- I
'-trietl again to . slto . ve - , ,,the animal towards the
' - rnowth of the log, but I found 'twas 110 use
- 1 11'.!,eritthrut move it.. At last the
, light
•comeln so much that I felt 'pretty sure it
was alitonstrobs great be;r that I had kill
ed. 'But I begun tO feel as if I was bliried
alive; for I Alhl ii afraid our folks would not
find me; and was - sure I" never could - get
, out myself. But about two iroues after ton
t rise, all •at iStice I ' thought - I beertr.some
.body holler -'.Wick;' I'listeneil and heard.it
: , again, amid I 'k new 'twas Tather'S -voice. ..1
-answered as loud as-.I cOuld .litiller. They
'..kept holl.:ring and I kepthillleriUg.. Some
-"times they would go further oil' and some
times come nearer.
.' My voice sounded so
very queer they:coulivnt tell where it come
• from, nor. what to make of it. At • last.by
going roved !minsiderable,. they found my
..voitilt , seem'erd to he some Where round the
liniller.tree, , and .note-by fatheNcome 'along
:,acrd
,put hisqunkl , Into ld s ta Imile.r-tree-,-- and
•called out - , . .
"Jack aJc - pia here r' •
...: .!'Yes, I be," says I, "an'd 'I wish • you .
would pull this bear out; sli I can - . gm. out
:Myself. . .
------ .lVolien they got us nuf'l was- ahont as
-ulna 'dead.as alive; . but they stot me on the
horse,. and led Me home and nursed me up,
-h,ad'a doehir to sernik ' leg- ag,iin,- tin . d its ; ,a.
' -pretty good legyet.." . , . .
w 'vas
fir....
"Here,hile Mr Robison ta ing a-,
mother•sip from Iti. tll la blur, . Major .P rant,
-glence'd at his watch and ,- lin,kit( up to
- Dortell Snow,- said .v,. ith -a • g rare-and quiet
' air,'". • . - . . • _
•'l)Jetor, I give the '1), , r.."1:3. yoeri."
Tranahtteil front the Spanish fo: t e Cin . einnati Re
publican.
•TIIE YELLOW ,SEJZPEN'r-=-DISCO ;
'VENN; OF, THE GrtrAC.o PLANT.
alit) fifi.y ; years since, a.mu
liittcrbluvo folk wed the current of the Orin
' • it - •
•-otto, t ) r:
•
yinittering 'many. dais , is•
those hot regi o ns, the Slave . travelled wit!
tho;uneasiness:.and •eautioii :i-nlan who,.
'lltheitnitist.or - savannahs abounding in - poi- .
.sonous•Teptiles, believes he might `rest his
foot, when 'least eNrieeted; on the scaly
- body, , serpent - .
much careevery - - tree';
"each: thicket-- - -or
= brambles appeareLto hiiik as so lii-t-M3T
• shelters for wild beasts, wheriFettemies,
the color of Which might be confounded
_
the foliage,slay iu ainbush; — ,
- !-Suddenly the paused,: be 'es - aSt - . himself
, upowthe ground, and preSsed the earth
even to the joints.of 'his liteba:' Without
--
only defence, he aWaitelthe result of what
- he .saw. -, Without — the convulsive- tremb
-ling "which - agitated his •body, any one
would• have believed than' he was dead. . •
. 'He hatkinst seen The most terrible of all
Lthe-serpents, -v,•hose .race is yet - found in
. -those•regions, tiltivas not certainly:l.-Mon
- strops animal—one of those-colossal, rep.
tiles which, when sleeping on the -banks of
,a , river, or in the
aspect of
present to
the ;traveller the aspect of the 'trunk •Of a
tree, ilsra-wn to the ground : by a , tern Rest.
Neither did it possess, the- gigantic pro
portions
much admire .w.hen.tfiey vontemplate the
. skins stuffed with "straw of sanie• or the
kings of Ohio.' • •
it was the Yellow Serpent.
' Whoever has seen its littleness, and ex
amined
itS thin body, could not believe that
• so weak a reptile could kill a partridge, al
- its bite will kill alMoi in such a
. .ktpanner,• - that-the wound'being made, :den'ith
ensues in less than three minutes„
, The slave knew -it and trembled.
• His immobility.was complete. For the
, whole American empire he would snut have
dared to raise his eyes. He would have
~given tell' years of his life to have found
• himself far-from sueb,;l,frightful enemy.—
Veltlier - did the serpent ifit've. 'Raised up.
linifie coil, he overlooked the-grass of the
-savannah, with his head dotted with spoti .
.of the color of ocre,, of yellow and orange:
' and•blue•as the clouds
1.-tif that .region, sparkled and appeared to
emit sparkles of fire like a brilliant stone.
, He breathed-the air with' voluptuousness,
.and offered, little by, little, every part of
this body. tm the burning rays of the sun.
.• Tor o-namignorant of the danger to stop.
in the proximity of this reptile, it would-be
a real pleasure to contemplate its delicate
:ness, the expression of its eyes, and the
• grace of its movements. ..Tbe serpent did•
not delay long in .beginning to leap,"draw
ing in the air rapid circles, prodecing -a
weak sound like sijk coming—in contact
with a wall. The slave trembled mk, and
more, when he heard a strange noise which
_'he believed came from the grass, which
. shook ,with force. His imagination pre
. 41eated an entire family of serpente,•reatly
- to cast4hemselves upon him. Fear obliged
s him to to - large Ids .sight. What was his
:astonishment on-seeing that the serpent sus- .
ctainettalefrible contest with a bird.!' -He
•
then knewithat his life.was not threatened,
and blessed Heaven ititthe 'sequel dispos
sing him to.flee; when, seeing that die rep
lest the greater part of its vigor, he
wished 6, be present at the tend of that
,strange combat.
- His ;post was not ndw dangerous, and
„ -- ...guriesity,detained.hiin. • • •
The combat .continued with ferocity: l r.
The ,bird kept in eons tent motion his sharp
4,talonS and wounded the - Serpenr.deeplr
withjtie pointed
Then serpent, beifig uch xasperateiT;
Araggeditself ithroalt t e 'gr a, and diid
-dad tho-eir-in nll dire , appealing to its
wbole - force, -- and 'Ohio g,. th - rowing himself .
towards „the river to e ivoid the blows of his
-enemy., ',.',l3trt4e rd followed Ilia, in the
~ withoutsetiapping hetWeen,the grass;,to
.the brink ,of the ,river, and attacked - , him
each time with renewed rage.
Only now and then the bird grantett,the
-.serpent, h. kind of trope:: It left the place
:of
, colll,bat,-covercil. with blood, .:ntcl flew
rapidity, to, a shrill), near .by.
picked some of the leaves, and swallowed
with 6ste some piece' of the : bark of 'the:
same tree, and, returned to the attack with •
the greatest cou,rage.' . •
The slave observed all, and could not
conceive how it.was that the'serlienrwas
%lmost dead, and the . bird Tull or lite.in spite
41' haVina his body covered ,With- , wounds.
-Uo asked,himself.what species of bird was
venoinous enough% to 'kill the yellow ser
, pent; he was lost in 'conjecture,: and• - bc.;
lieved himself ti) ho in a- dream. •. •
INo doubt remained: the . . serpent lay
ovithout . •inotion, being dea'd. The bird
also_ivas - cast down. his winks hum; do_wn,
r and his respiration was painful ; made.
an eifort...ilow towards the shrub,' est some
1 of the Ica . ‘es. :With Singular voracity; shoolc
1 wings iitid ret u rned to the field) of battle;
he rested a short tiine.mi thnleii.d body of
the" serpent, cleaning. his bloody beak on
his phones, and, causing the air to resound,
with .a shout of...joy,.direeted his 'flight to
wards. the south:,
Some months afterward:; a strange no
tice put the city ()I' Caracas in commotion.
It.was, a beautiful . morning in'autumn,
the people Ittirried si'ith much confusioo to
the r ptiblic-squari.- This was, arranged
die-Manner 4hat we see outs. to-dayat the
bull . -baitings; The multitude occupied all the
Steps and seats, and a military band exe
'euted popular music befoie what might be
called the stageW the Governor.
The Governor did not cause them 'to
wait long,. •A profound silence reigned.—
A Man approached the' line, the centre of
the squarr,•puvhifig with Iris hands ,d•easli,
which he rolled . to the same place. This
man likuswise carried on his left Shoulder.
a_portmonteau: 'Ile: saluted:the people,
opened the:sack, and. .tooli , ,out'll'efflober.
It was au..innocent q'frieutl Of
the birds, and frequently met- with in the
walks .and yards. The people ;began to
antihis it - Was only after muck trouble
that order was re-05,tablidle . di The:slave
iiway• the Coluber with disdain, and
made a gesture that he would explain the
circumstance. . • - '
an intru&ive reptile,. and was
here without my linewlvdge." .
tur - RetltiFtipt l m . his' pertniantev, and,'
1 1 1 Y • I
eAseien t
I
oo quatislng ea 1. •
wcie not disappointed. • - . •
. The slave. bared-his left drew
to it . the• head - of the serpent,
tliatelv catisetl blond, to flow. • -
The slave placed tlte,,portnianteau . whic.ll
cat-some. -leaves;-and - set himself-"
=ll-rmt-clintintiiiii):'.hi
Very soon they saw• raised alloy° his
livad a viper,.the , sight7of which astounded
the
,multitute. The •Lite of that reptile
causes 'a- slow'deatli,imi ar. inevitable. The
slave.excited its rage by_pressing its neck
with his 'finger; he applicd , it to his right
showed---to----tlre--spectaters - rtwo
deep wounds..
yet. lacked
. the principal, the last
proof. Tie. made a sign to the people, and
they restrained -their applause.•
_ln that moment the mulatto had arrived
at the height of his exultation: The hum
-1 le and 'idespised slave had just elevated
himself by the .force of 'energy and
ness, to a point to which no man-had tyrr
ed: -and by . that act gained the ascendency
over that immerous people, SS* contem
plated his looks•vith religiims silence;
But•the admiration vas complete .when
that man exposed to the-sight of his spec
tators the terrible yellow:serpent of the
coast, of . Orinoco. held. the 'reptile 'by
the back of its head,-in'-such a Manner" that
it could not wound hini, until he 'was. con
vinced that the • people had recognize4its
nature. 'He exposed his breast, `first swal
lowing some of the' te'aves of the portman
teau;. he irritated the reptile, which became
furious, and bit • him immediately over his
heart.
A' gene - ral shqut of horror resounded
through the whole square.
TheAlave smothered the serpent. between
his hand, and. tranquilly went to seat him
self upon a stone...
r The exhibition was concluded.
One hour passed 7 twO hours--and the
slave lived.
• They then asked him his secret, and he
pointed to the . portmanteau ; they wished'
to know in what manner jte made the dis
covery, ;Mil then he opened the cask by
the same side, anil drew out„thetblack ser
pent, and from the other.side a
wings were shortened.
The people' witnessed combat*le*
the poor mulatto learned to explainOtt,,
risk of his life, in the •savannahs ()PO' ,
ana. The bird killed .the serpentij:„
finished by . • consuming the leaves ,i)rifiitt:
portmanteau. • _
linietica, from that time, had one scourge
less in its -vast plains and:interminable
• •woods.'
The'Ooveinai ripproStilredilieUtAri rid
declared him'free i citi.the name of the peo 7
Pie, conceding the title of citizen, and
as
signing him an annual rent of 5,000 dol
lars. And gave the shrub, whose miracu
lous powers he had first witnessed, the
name of the bird which had'revealed it to
the world—calling it . Guaeo.
The leaf of the Guaco figures to this day
on all the ale§ of that country.'
Many, naturalists innocutate themsetyes
with this marvellous antidote, as tlib4r4 ,
means of preserving themselves frOreilte;
bites of the terrible
„reptiles which . ';infes4
that part fi r p „ ,
_. .
E to
MURDER -.1R ,1 ...:15EW O,4EANS.
On Friday mointne . play.;:s.lnformation
nos .lodced„yvith on,t . 4P,Per police._that the
i„ , c s i..pd-:man-oltia4ound by a hunter i
(4,it ;the wood in' the rear of ..th'
Municipality. After the
.Coroneekirinest, the.bpdy:was brought.to
the-offiCe*the_high conetable,:whereititi
POW elpoiid' fOr:,the purpoie of being'
recognized. •IP-Itagdeepased is apparen4y,
about ,25 yeara.:44ite,_etout
.built,. hand
sonie.featuree,:atiliurn4nrly hair, and 'blue:,
eyes;. and had;: stabs through the
brept and abdOin.eti; : tind '.one' through - the.
iialrn,l6l .the hand; 'all inflicted by
a common-dirk.' We, forbear to make any.
remarks. but r from dice stepa tahen,. ; by his
.1101101 . the Recarder and that invaluable
TJ bir:..C*.T4,tt0.1c,..p..r,44:_..4-.n0....5eicv:0-o,ll;totilo,..':H.
•
• officer,. Ciiptaim is confi'dently
i \ltoped' that ihe strong lifirt of
.the laW will
,• I speedily overtake the author or. authors of
this diabolical tragedy, mid lnete-oitt to him
or them' the proper reward. ' , When , dis-
L coVereci,lheiidy'wasAleriticled of all
clbih
ing except a -fine.' flannel -under • shirt -and
shirt,-theqinhr of the right- hand coat
'sleeve, and a. pair .-6lAvoolen -soCks, which
were limit clean and .dry although it was
- lottutHira rively - irtiry-Mut-wet- -place,. to
j.wlich'lt was Most clearly transported by
the-murderers, afterAll'uwas e'x'tineC.
It may dot be • amiss to retilark' that the
. listrict in .theneiffhborhood of which the
I I body was found, is ' c '
one of 'the orOst respec
t table and quiet 'of the town ; and that there
are other reasons'to induce the belief that
the fiends of hell, if mbre% than one was
eenCerned-in the deed, transported thecorps
from a considerable distance.—New
Or-
L ,Thautia;
Prom the Richmond Compiler, Nter. 15
17111•ATII OF BISHOP SWORE.
For a week : past has . this conimunity, end
particularly that, of the Episeepal_Church,.
been kept in a - state , of:anxiety in cense
querice_.a. the, dangerouS.illness of the Rt.
Rev.:l4ctiArto entxxiso,Nlootiti - , (llishop
of - this UPiseopal,Diocese,) inLynchb,urg,
•
where he had - gone to iliSchargen -service
connected with his ministtirial.
-This anxiety was merged into deep dis
tress on Saturday evening, by the informa
tion. of Ilk death, wide'', molt place on
'Friday morning last, in - Lynchburg. ,•
IliS remains were brought in the boat
that-coniTyed intelligence
.01 its demie:
This event has sorely afflicted - ids church;
the less Of -60 goo d -, so venerable a minis
ter,- may • well bear fleavily. upow•its 'mem
bet's.; Litt the dispensation which so of--•
flirts them, imparts sorrow throughol:t74, l ,::
commu4iiy ; for everybody regarded The
' aged man of
,God with no mdinory feelings
of„veneration and att chment. For more
than fifty years has he .tilled the statidn of
a minister
ever
the Episcopal Chureh, and
ito prelaie engrossed 'a greater share
of the love of those •whose spiritunkivelfare
_he:lod-in,charge,. h is intercourse With
aui~.ci'Uzilia;, Iris siuiplit~ity;-,hiy .Mane-- ape
t, Main Li 'k hd; 4eit . rteirn (Is . 's: - and
is
de.jinrttjeitt,
cArfikiiitideil: the respect and 'nye • , 01.1/11 . .
IN 0 one. (101i10: Se(' the aged Biairop moving
:along. 'on( streets •with his old_ fashioned
and becoming dress, his: silvery leers.
streaming o'eriris - shon/ders, and his ,eonn-
Jenanee . beaming with the peaye_and love
bis h . eart„ wititeurrbitim
involuntary' loima ge.: - titere; Was A liartnia;
uy in'his::chariteter, - .. a beauty in his life
which gave lam. great influence- and made
him beloved, • What citizen is not 'pained
at the'refleetion that Ire wit), no li - tore: see
this gooff• man in our streets, that ho will
~not-again see hiin 'adorning with -meek and
una (reeled _grace - the_ sarred_desk,_or heat.
rani liis Tips precepts of virtne..and lessons
of truth and wiSdotn ?
•'W-ith peculiar propriet y may we say of
him, that he died " o f years and full_ of
honois." ' . At 'a ripe old age, after a long'
torm Of service,•which was faithfullyAlii
charged,-has he been . taken ,away from - his
flock and.the..commonity that loved him to .
rest in. the bosom of his God: When re
flecting upon his .death how appropriately
may we, exclaim; "Oh ! . that I may die
the death of the righteous and may.mylast
end be like his."
•Though at a distance' from thellhasoni of
his fond family circle, news Of his ( illness
came in sufficient time to 'enable- some of
its members, and
. atnong them a • devoted
daughter, to be present in his, dying - mop
inents, to soften with their tender mipiStra ,
Lions, the pangs of -death. 'ln keeping
With the gentleness of hisAife, he sunk into
the grave,quietly and calm, as a child going
to sleep. •.
The funeral took Place yesterday from
the Monumental Church, the same in which
the deceased had so long • officiated. The
crowded assemblage present and the long
.train of citizens which followed the remains
to their last earthly tenement, (in the new
c ity cemetary,) shoived the deep •attach-
Ment Mid veneration entertained for the de
ceased. • •
In . token. of respect fur the venerated
dead, the capitol bell,was tolled yesterday
forenoon.
THE DEVIL. KILLED
The . .. Raleigh C.) Rasp,..gives the
following aceberitiif a fellow being shot in
G 6 4 . 1*140- 61 .,i'',iti.th'e.disguise of a 'davit.;
.2 - .: -- .l9lMl,o,l.lf,;;!'digi:ti,4ed himself with a
-„-',lollthfdat*,(4M:tke'i-konee otati-Old lady,
• and
~fitiiihtened• thei!!:fitif:lifilY Of the premises,
I ;t49k;lhe cildiadys money, and eloped. .Ih
'•thi^act of retreating, he was met a mile or
•tivotfrom the house by a man with a guti,
who had been to attend a muster,. and was
' 'Wirt:returning honie, 'who, too, had taken
a little too much' of the " eritter.''. The
man upon meeting him, retreated., levelled
his, gun, and demanded...loo . 6'lles there?
". I •am the-Prince of daitness, but it is not
thee I inn after, Jesse Ilradlock,, I had but
one or two subjects and them I have • des
patched to the lower reaions." Jesse not
being disposed to let his • devilship -pass,
presented his gun and ordered him - not to
move. Satan commenced swelling, emit
ting smoke at the same time; and burning
sulphur. Jesse not liking the scent of the
Aul.pltur, fired, and . laid - the Satanic Majesty
-
, corpse at - his.feet! lle • then made his
timold lady, where he
"aY, IO the
found . .the•family . in •the-treatesi distress.. ••
Upon. inouity, he. , ..•Waja'.:,)lohat the devil
had been there, ;i4 ; r4ho;-;4l* . e compelled
,ntfr,. to r the --‘iiao#l.o.olaiection,-- or- be -
;A•4 04 oTAfr ifeOse informed
larii,:•thatfie had just_killedtlhidevil.
• • TherinimeiliatelftOOVlWroad,
tracked)iiiir by . , theAraelC4ihe elub . foot
Juntit.they_caine_ep._With_fiii-,hody,-when
lhey disrobed him of hid ., gaimeeta, took
. the -- - club foot; • iedcnOot.' , :, - o*.;,inoney
.10.h.101 . 1ie had . stolen, watifietlhiii,Abi, and
him as a ,man • who liadAived 'a
speighbor to their' for . nitin3"7:f.Sfe4ii*'';'::
TEM PTATION.
""Mark .the . ehiractO tit *every associate;
hick into it (with.a 'i . irketrating eye; endif .
you see the equilibrium of his triind.begin-
CU
Bing to fall on the . mitle . 4iinttortility and:
?lee, forsalte,his compan y,instantly, lest
you be assimilated . into his Practices,. and
be drawn imperceptably into those paths
which you .new detest and abhor. -Yield
but Obee to-the tempter, and
,a -thousand
.chalices to one' tharyou are undone. The,
principles that have been inculcated in child-,
;hood, and - followed tip- . day 'by' day,.'and
yeat by, year, will—b' forsaken, and the
gray hairs of ^theise 'Who have loved 'and
''cherished you• will be brought itr sorrow , to
ibe:grave. Ltterhaps 'you ;think the language.
Of- those .who address you, is too-Slrong--L.
- that their fears are .i.goundless. • Can it be?
.AnLtyngel's
.eloquence .Could not be too
powerful, when suclr a gem as thelmmov
tat . at stake. Were you trembling
on the verge of werninbling precipice, you
might well - • say, that strong , exertions>
your behalf were 'vain and futile. It is
not your body' alone that is in jeopardy.—
It is in the unseen' principle within , the
spark . lit up by the •Deity ltirroelkwhich
the .Atlantic- cannot , quench 'nor` the" Alps
conceal. -They consider no exertions too
great on, their. part to save
,the gem untar
nished,-;asimmticolate and -bright as , when
it :camp, from -its, Creator;hat , when..it
brirsts • • away - fr om `frail:-e - askerit may
wing its way.to holier worlds to .shine with
increasing splendor When the universe is
hlotted front existance. We appeal to you
young"men, and ponder the question well, -
can you be too careful of entering into dissi
pation? Turn away with disgust from the
appearance of, evil. - Parley not . with it.,
Look from it: Look frotn-i •w ill
be safe : and many hearts , will.be gladden
ed to see you come forth' into alitiire life,
purified 'by milterance 'to the, advice of those
in whom you - should put implicitconlidenee.
,
. •.,, • From 14* .V. Y. Suipla if .11e.)'cury.
**. , LOVE'S —VICTINI.
'--- Oh list to tne Lizzy,
You sweet lump of ennily,! . - .
. Lote - inakes ton - IlretsliWzy, - • 0 ,, .
.•ike sugar and Inanity. • • • '
.. M !.visioo-is reeling= . ....
..-
My ,„,„ii.s. all Writing , , • -
.And the sweet 'dream or fee l ing '
Is curillcil by churning; , ,
For. iny.lit;art 710:nth,rayjackrt, - • . •. ,
~..- '• I s,up nog . ilossto juin - ping.; • ,- - .' . .
~
- ,-1, ~
...4)-10 ,1 lqulis - -Op .4,Np:lio , - - ::;. .-- 'r , •
AV,411 it Ononpin4aod bumping' ; `..-
0 ;how rue:brio smile-4'4 . s my lat• kupPitoal!olll .
-
I crave notbing forthrt* . -IW-111-berlay...ulvationt--
1• - /
•
Oh tlizy•l'm worsted-- , ,
~• , -., •
---'.. I fea it all wet : . - - • '
• - , I.'artlone up in.il iairte - d;-,..- ' • -.I- -- ..•
A broken do - wit loser ~ , - ,
The joss of nsy, bosons,- - _ .
• ' Bane cut stink and vanish'il; .
loom; 'em - ' -
Vlteuirt' y true loveyou ; •
The world has grown droto'Y,
. •tm its sae",eloili of sorrow ;
Of life l-am wary,'
- `And-wish that the morrow - -
Would dawn outni
Where I'd gave net for you, ice for Susim, nut
I know 'tis a sun to-- -
—ll9t-l'in-twilt-on-tite notion;
. I'll throW myself into - , _
.. ~ _.
Theileep - arihrtroan ----
-Where the mud-, els aid cat-fish . .
On my body shall Hot, •
And flounders and flat fish • .
_ Select me NI diet ;
There %oimidly ni slumbrr
- "' - '-Beneath the rough billow, • -
• ,! And crabs wltimut number • '.. - . -
. Will - niuiNti o'er my pillow:. ~..
But my spirieshall wander through the gay Coral
. . .
-
bowers, - -- .
And frisk with a inerniaid—it 'shall by the Powers
tBrooas.
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Tempti*nce Deparlinctil
PLEDGE OP. Tri.E CUMBERLAND COUNTY
•
• TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. '
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, DO AGREE, THAT WE WILL
NOT USE ANY INTOXICATING LIQUORS NOR TRAFFIC IN
TIMM .4.S A BEVERAGE; THAT WE-WILL NOT PROVIDE
THEM AS ,AN ARTICLE OF F.NTERTAINtHENTTOICHR'
- PERSONS IN OUR VMPLOYMENT; AND THAT, IN ALL
SUITABLE WATS, wE'svi-LL "DISCOUNTENANCE THEIR
USEMPIOUGHCIVY THE COMMUNITY.
1=1:1
NOTICE.
.
-'. The. Munroe Temperance Society will
hold their monthly , meming, at the.. brick
Church near Churchtown, on. the evening
( 164
Of Saturda next, 'Nov. 27th. Mr. G. R.
Crooks •of the ' Cumbertand county, 'Peke
eranee Sock) s', wißaddress the meeting.
. .M. • CAL YELL, Chin. Ex. Com.
Pronuthe .ffarrisltrg Oironicle. •
FORTiIEtEMPERA-N("E COLUMN.
aOn -Saturday evening last I attended a
meetinguf the Walnut Grove Temperance
SocietyqThisSociety holds, its meetings
at i'schoeUteuse en the propertyot Mr.
Saniuel Bowman, in TuMberland. county,
• a out two miles•ficom'llarrisburg.
'The„ reason why 1 have-trimbled you by
referring to this subject, is simply to lay
before - the community .the pjedge - of
Anti-Temperance - society, which' has been
formed in the. neighb6rhOod referred to, for
the purpose of opposing the efforts which
.the friends of Tempevance are making., in
that region to crush the Monster- •'
and for
the satisfaction of those who might,,be dis
posed to doubt uhetlicr men could indeed.
be found, 'Who were willing, publicly and
unblushingly, to affix their names to a decla
ration whose avowed object is theititukanee
of the onward progress of the temperance
reform. Subjoined is their pledge.; which
I have no boubt will be considered a rarity,
particularly on account of the Sentiment's
embodied in it, to say nothing of its style
of c.omposition.j give it verbatim et
literatim: .
OYSTER'S POINT.
'"We the undersigned dosolemnly pledge
ourselves 'to, oppo , m what is called Alm
Washington't mperance society , °Hit 'other
words toFinence from spirituous
' liquors. We.(thank God) , have presence
sf mind andcsintse enough to..teinper our
u! 'AO; do oppose drunken ness selves, .”ailiiitkb - shap es and we believe in
I alfits v'i7•l Willfsupport it.. We. at the
morality an"! /Id to think spirits wh'enev
er it is•pttlitabi, •
same time ' int ' We -therefore. ; sign this
•
our-pledge.;" - - -
_ • of names•attached to
Mentingbpon it an.
the pledge ; while co . . and said fie under
individual,carnelorwar but declared that
stood - his name Wasloit, fear 'therefeee'
he bad not sighed For who Might be
of doing injhstico t2others
.have thou g ht. similarly cirobnistanced,
proper to naines.
• in connexion with this I iglit Merely,
, '
Say a - few • ivordOii referei on,to the .pro=greys of the cause in this re
. .
• The society w.li%eb holds'its meeting's at
the school-houSe named above, is not large,
but Is•gradtinlly gaining accessions to its
numbers. 'Mr..:Joseph PorgaS is Presi-•
dent,.who in -conuexion with Mr. Samuel
and'Jom•Boiliman and .a. number of other
acitiv friends, lire doing - all that can be done
to-crush the Minister in their neighborhoq,
There is -no_littl~_prejuiliee ekisting , illl%
minds of • mtiny against — Mc organization of
lOuperance'sotioties'; their prejudices are
however, honestly entertained, antiit:lST° bi
.topcid and - ex pee wi, tliat'-w heir Correct
firm iuibn 0141 ben -disseminated.
among them in-regard, to' the ohiect of such
organizationsi - that' all will -come•Nn and
yield a heirty support to the. principles' of
the society.
At Milton abouttwo miles South Of Bow
man's.'another society is'oiganized which is
alSo increasing, thongh not rapidly. An at
tenipt was made• here., to 'introduce -the
pledge into the' Sunday-school which met
with warm opi osition and linally resulted
-in the division of .the school.
The meetings of this society arc held in
an old stillhouse; the property of Mr. Heck,
who has .himself lately signed the 'pledge
and expresses a warn interest in the_pro
s.
gross - of' the eause.-
AboutTJFChtfriire - s - frtim-L-Rarrishurg, at a
place callcd - MeGuire's schoolhouse, anoth
er society has been, organized, W bleb is in
JC - floitrisiting condition—at their last nieet
lug fourteen - additional sigtottirei were add
ed to the pledge. There is, however, con
siderable .opposition, but notwithstanding,
the cause still progresseS. • 'Mr, Stayman is
President. • • •
'At Shiremanskiwn there Is — A floifrishing
society,:and at Wormleysburg a numbei
liat°e signed the . Ipledge, -- b.at either for, want
of interest in the cause, or siimeotherrea
soo Op.'s , have never organized. themselves
into a society; upbn the whole the feeling'
in this section
.of Cumberland county is
good, and the,eause is on the increase..
THE YOUNG DIJITEER
I` In one of the markets in this city was a .
y ming lin ho . his, J nduStry• - and
energy, had .- estaidished rut•Jdnr self x-,'
-etill:ent • ,repitatjOn.,,, and. r acquire4 •'-soine
Jiripe'rty.-.HeAtarl also o:loverY,•wife l , and'
two, 'sniall.'yhifdren. His . business .went
well ; he was respected arid esteetned in
the market,.and at home he was beloved
•and happy. araired atsuch a point
in _his affairs that he begat:
_to feel that lie
nil& relax himself. occasionally- front so
severe 'an application to 'business.' lie
ther - efße 7 i - filluled• - liiinsel( — more in -Et - odic , .
tidily With his aesuainthfice, drank -with
them, and smoked cigars, Mfine he was
aware of being in danger, the prosperous
.and - loopy -.yonng- butcher..had .beeotne a
drunkard. The happiness of his •family
was •130011 turned to sorrow, and in his busi
_ness'one disaster fidlOweffatitithCrTiliifirlie
was out of business, out of money, out of
credit, and of every Thing which ph-I'olloli
able intin:corild desire. -in ajew, : montlis
he was a filthy ,worthless . loafer. The re
monstrances of his friendi had been of no
avail—iown he •ivotild go to the hottom,of
infamy:. When he was fairly at the bot-•
torn, another butither who had witnessed
with great regret the rttin of his young
friend thought' there was hope; even from
the . desperateness of the case. With a
feeling of brotherly kindness which
tinguishes many of that occupation, he col
lected together a stibscription of fiityrdol-
Jars, ttr•be °Med as a capital to - fire -- fallen
!plan on condition that he would: reform.—
He•them-spoke to the young man, and with
encouragement roused him a little Cron) his
stupidity; took him to his own house until
he had become sober, and then invited hint
to . the i Washington Tempe since meeting,
where' after understanding the•matter fully,
the • ybung man signed the temperance
pledge, and abjured intoxicating drinks for
ever. With the fifty dollars he,. bought a
stall and recommenced his business, which
he follows with his forther energy. • Pros
perity IS with him, and all is well,again.—
His Taihilrate - lifted-from poverty to.plenty,
and his happy wife does not cease to pray
that the blessing of Heaven 'may rest on the
man who restored the young butcher and
made him ti husband and father again.—
..
Journal of Conimerce.
Intemperance,
Saturday, the 16th ult., Mr. Edward'Pool
• toll, who was at one time a circuit preacher
in' the Methodist connection, killed . him
self at the house of Mr. William Karns, in
this city, by cutting his throat front ear to'
ear And'to the . very bone,, with his packet
knife. The, cause of this dreadful.act Was
intemperance. • 'Having been previously
acquainted with Mr. - Karns, he 'came to'
his house on the day'he committed the fatal
deed, and was invited•to-remain . until Mon
day. He .seemed 'deeply dejected, spoke
mucli'of - his past excesses, of the loss of
his religious consolations, and 'the, wreck
of his usefulness as a' minister and a man.
At his 'request, me. 'Karns drew up his .
will,. Poulton giving as a reason for the, re
quest, that he did not know how soon he
.might die. By this instrument; the pro
' pony of the deceased, arnoultkingstO several
thousand dollars •in cash and notes, was
devised to his brothers, residing in - Eng-.
land, of which country Mr. Poulton was a
native. Sono after, :•Mr. Karns, having
some businea c to transact out of doors, in
vited his guest to amuse himself witirsome
books which he brought, giving him at4he
Same time the pledge of • the .Washington
Total Abstinence Society to look over.--- ,
On the return of Karns,
,Poulton told
that ho had signed the pledge.during his
absence,. and the•.act.liad_given much relief
16 his mind. Mr.. K.. congratulated him
warmly upon this .triumph over appetite,
gave him a. cordial shake of the hand, and
spok'e encouragingly of. ihe future. SooO .
after teazas annotmeed,but
dined goinglo the table, and . waslleft a
lone in ihe room. A few inomentitter,
letter.inviting Mr. Karns. - to attend a tem
perance meeting •at Freeport, Was put in
hands; and goingolireetly to the sitting
room forldi.speetactesi he discovered-the,
unforttinatelPoulton ip . the very act of Com-.
mittingself-murder, grasping firmly in one'
hand,the knife ; with Avhich ho was cutting'
his throat, and_with the other holding his
...•
EMI
chin. Mr. Karns immediately leaped, for-.
'ward and seized his hand,'butit,.was so
slippery with blood, that he, found it im
possible te retain It.. With a 'strong e ff ort
Poulton broke from his frien dly grasp, and
made desperate ,'efforts to take the life 'of
Mb man . who wotild preserve his. Air.
~.,4rnd found it •necessary to call help, but
before any assistance could arrive,'Poulton
succeeded in
,severing the carotid artery.,
and fell to the:floor, a bloody and mangled
- cifircise - ;: . - V* har 4 horrid,,commentaly upon
inteinperance! It is ,worthy of remark,
also, that this man: tisk(', no intoxicating
( -14--4
beverage but beer: vas
_This-chat ruined
his:, character,'dest 4ed his' happinessomd
droge - him', from. retahedness to ' despair,
and from .despan 'to:suicide.Let the beer
tippler take Warning !'--=Washington Ban
ner. . ~
PROSPECTUS.
OR . TIIE •
•
State,_Capitol Gazette
E editors of the State Capitol Ga
zette, at the-urgent solicitation of numerous demo
cratic friends in almost every county.'of the com
monwealth, have comeio. the concluSion, to .pu !dish,
during the sitting's of-the approaching seSsion of the
legislature, the
StatCapitpl Gazette,
The .Daily Gazette will",be. 'printed- on a Royal
sheet:bf fine paper, Which ivill be Sulliciently large
to 'contain fi 1 reports, of - the proceedings of both
braneheSirthe legislature. "In carrying out our in
tentibn of publishingli, daily paper at - the scat of go
vernment we will cif course subject ourselves to heavy
expenditures, 'and - will consequently expect the - dc- -
tnocrecy of Pennsylvania to rail around us,-and
sustain-us in our undertaking. To enable . us' to
give full reports of the proceedings of the legislature,
We have made arrangements -for placing in each
House a ComPetent stenogrepherr the ability and
professional experience of whom at least, is univer
sally admitted both here and.elsewhere t In addition
to this, we have enharred, at a, considerahle expense,
the valuable services of our late Washington corms
.gondent, whose style of writing, the:fcircible, ener
getic, and fearless nianner in which he laid bare the
doings of Federalism, and the liiithful predictions
which he gave; during the extnabrdinau session of
congress, is familiar to our numerous.readers, many
of whom have cheerfully admitted to us, in -person,
that " Cleon" is one of .the best political writers of
-.the day; and have "uted us:pgain to procure his aid
•as our. correspondent ' t . the 'seat of the, general.go--
BE
As regards the:future course .Of the' Gazette, we
untt&eOary e-ay more "than'Alifte it i~cill
always be finnul, as lieretofbreri,varra - supportcrpf
the great principles of Democracy, and hattling'faith:-
fully for the - Welfare, promotion 'and' , happiness of
the people.at large. The banking, sY'stein, as it, is
at present conducted, believing, ris we :do, that it'is
calculatcd to,spread.distress, misery, and ruin in ev
.cry Jommunitywhere its polluting influence is felt,
Shall continue to -meet from the Gazette the same
determined.oppesition_that it always has met with t
until the hired coalitions and cOmhinatiOns of-bank
-erg,- speculators, and stock jobbers, shall -be made to_
at — t
feel that will of the People- -is su puma ,
E. Ha
ving been the ardent and zealous supporters of the
re=election-of our present, worthy. .E,xceutive, David
11; -Porter, it shall be.our pride and pleasure to give
Co his .administration, a• firm, decided, and honest
support._ •
In publishing a daily paper, we arc well.awarc of
the very- heavy responsibility that will rest upon
us, as its editors and conductors. We are firmly
- Convinced, however,. that a democratic. paper at the
~seat of qovernment, is much needed, and at the sug--
gestion of our democratic friends, we have been in-
duced to commence the 'undertaking,, provided a rea
sonable 'encouragement is given' to Warrant it. The
very moderate terms'at which we offer our daily pa
per to subscribers, must convince every one that the
object is not to realize therefrom an extravagant
compensation for our labors. On the other hand,
we shall be perfectly satisfied if our expenses do not
fall behind out income.
Theierms'of the Daily Gazette, are such as, will
compel us to adopt the CASII SYSTEM; which rule
'
—The semi-weekly State Capitol Gazette, (double
royal size) will be published us heretofore, during the
sittings of the legislature. •
. .
.
Any person sending four subscribers, accom
panied by twelve dollars, shall receive a copy for
their trouble, gratis.
Persons subscribing for either of the above papers,
arc requested to send in their-orders ork t or before the
25th of December.
DAILY GAZETTE (Royal sheet) for the ses
sion,' - - -• $3 00
SE3II-WEEKLY GAZETTE, (double Royal)
• do. 2 00
HEN.
--.. LOCK & BRAT'POR . , —
. -.Editors 4. tors.. propric
.__
ITarrisbu'rg, Nov ; 5, 1841.
IfEr 'Editors with whom we exchange,
will confer a favor by giving the_foregoing
,a few insertions, which, at any time, will
be eheerfolly reciprocated.
PROSPECTUS
OF THE
DAILY KEYSTONE,
TERMS Two DOLLARS FOR-THE SESSION.
THE undersigned being fully aware of.the
importance of having a Daily Democratic
paper, puhlished at the seat of government
.1 of Pennsylvania; during the sessions of the 1
I legislature, incompliance with the request'
of 'a number of their democratic friends, pro
pose to publish - the KEYSTONE DAlLY,during
the approaching session, on a royal sheet at
the low price of two dollars for the session, 4 ,
Or two cents per single copy. •
The great object to be attained by the
public:ation of a daily paper at Harrisburg
during 'the session of the legislature, is to
give reports of the debates in the two Houses
on all important public questions, more at
I length than has heretofore been customary,
and to get those reports out before the pith
• lie, more expeditiously than'by the slow prq
-I,cess of a semi-weekly parodic There is an
anxiety in the minds of the .reading public
to obtain : the earlieSt information in regard
to all pnblic movements ; and as the meas
ures
,to • brought forward and discussed, at
the approaching session of our legislature,
• will be of the very 'first importance 'to the
people at large, we conceive that there can
'be no more suitable time than the . present,'
for the commencement of an :enterprise of
this kind. .
As one of the proprietors'of the Keystone
is a professional stenographer, and has long
been engaged . as a repoiler in congress, in
-the convention -to amend-the constitution,,
and in the: state-legislature, he - confidently
RiPes that he will be enabled to conduct the
legislative department •of the paper; in a
manner entirely tiefactory. to
.those roem-d
herii whose 4 - larks . he 'may'report and the
puAlic-at-lar . He will be assisted,by com
petent reporteri;and will at all times attend
in one house himself to ensure faithful. and
accurate repo - Tts of debates in the legislature'.
The other.proprietor,will. take charge of the
TERMS
- 7 - 7. •
torial department of dm paper, and as he
heretofore had considerable experience .
in conducting a democratic joiirmil, iii,ano
ther.part of the state, he hopes to be able to
make the lieystone , acceptable .not only to
his politieal friends, but to the reading public.
We shall also have a correspondent at Washing
ton, who will give a daily synopsis of the -business
transacted in-the/national , legislature; and_an ac
count of the movements which may be made
at the scat of, die general government.
cO-A.s we shall incur. a. very heavy expenditure,
over and above. our ,own labors, in getting - up our
'daily,- and in employing reporters, correspondents,
&c., we trust our friends throughout the state will
exert them Selves tO,glyn . ous,paper as wide a cireu-.
lation as possible.
The low rate at which we have placed our
daily, will make it necessary for us to adopt the CAEIII
tyrsimm, so far at least as it is concerned, and require
-payments to be made toit during the first month
of the session. ,
The semi-weekly keystone, (double rord.sizii)
will be published as usual during the session 0.7tw0
dollars. . ' •
CO - Post masters and others sending us* five sub
scribers accompanied by ten dollars, will be entitled
to a copy for their trouble. • ••
Editors with whom we exchange will confer . 41
favor upon us by giving the above a . few insertion's
in their papers.
• ISAAC G. McKINLE Y,
•• • J. M. G. LESOURE.
.Harrisburg,_Oct._27. _lB4l. _ ,
• Ntray !=tlfteep.
Came,o the ,premises or, the ril4Beriber, nolding
in Allea towiiship, Chintherland comity, adjoining
Beltzhoover's mill, in August last, and was taken up
on the .ISlth just. , •
,15 tread d Slice-0.- •
The innrks are, n slit-in the left,ear and a bit out of
the right--one of them has a b.:11 . 0m The owner is
requested to some forward, prove property, pay
chimps and take theninwity, or they will be disposed
of nettOrdiag to law
JOHN WESTFALL,
November 17, 18.11.-31.*
. .
• • •-• .
Estate of .Ibrallam. Keckler; decd:
of A(lininistration on thO r
J•7A estate of AM.:Mani Keeicier, tote, of Dickinson.
township, deCtl,: haver been issued in due forth of
law, to the subscriber residing_ in said towoship:
NOTICt: is here by given, to all,permnsltaving claims
against said - est:it e,40 1.111:9, tit 111(111 properly-authen
ticated for settknomiti and 'all - persons indeltted a're
reqUested - to make payment to the subscrilter.
• ' • 011 N ICECKI EW', A dol'e.
io
• , '
,'E.slalt of Hurls, dee&
LETTBIth•TE:STS-M E NTA RY
: - estate of Jo'sepli 'Hays, late of the borough of
-Carlisle,--deed:, have lieea IS! . 11 . 121l-ist-due-for,m of la w.
to the 'subscriber;, esidiqf in said borough: NOT: Cr.
is hereby MI to all persons hating claims 'against
said estate to present t.lint for Eettlemei3 2 and those
inalehled are requested to tat tke payment oat or before
the lirst of January nwo, to a •• ...L.
7 JOUN HAYS, Exr.
___Carlioe,,No%•. 10, .1541.-.—fd,--- ; _ •
Sheriff's Sales.
It Y l, - ,, v , l ,:: ' , iie to o ..f. sl il ' i l ri ' •?;„l : . r i i s l s s „ e ° d l.. n e t m o " f t i t u l l i l e i j 1 ';-
jmor k
I,l!4ils'': Uiurt of pp lwrlatal county, will be ex
posed to public sa . t the Court House in the 4o
roti-gli oh Carlisle, on .Saturday the I tilt day of De
cember; A: - 1):* - I 84 I,.itt. - 10 o'elhek, .N. At. - , --- th - o - ful
lowing described i;Otil estuto, vizi• - •
I. l ract: of Land s - itnate, in
South Middleton township, Luniberland county,
_ronistiniog '25 noes nioat or ttsF ' adjoining' lands of
George,Cml,:jr., James Noble's devisee!: and others.
•
Also, a• Lot of Ground situated
within said borough, containing 5 acres more or less,
adjoining • lands of JaThes Noble's ,ilevisees, Jaines
llionilton, the, Walnut Bottom youirand \Vest street.
- Also, a 'Lot `Of Ground within
said borough. containing 5 acres more or less, ad
joining the yValmit Bottom road on the strait, %Vest
street on the west, other .property of Jacob .Cart on
the north, and Pitt street on . the east. . •
•
—Also„n_Lot of Ground situateel
within the said borough, containing e acres and 80
perches, more or les•, adjoining the above mention
ed property on the smith, • We4t - su•eet on the west,
It. Angney on-the north, mid • other property' of Jai
cob Cart oat the east, baying thereon erected a chit+
house and press, and a varietyol:ipple trees, cane('
Cart's Orchard. •
Also, a Lot of Grottod situated
.within the said borough, coutainiug ‘2 acres and SO
perches, rnovi: or less, atljeiliceg hind of Isaf.c Shaef
fer on the 'north, the above nit:taloned property oil
the west and south,
awl street on the e:, t,
wise called Cart's Orchard.
Also, a Lot of 'Ground situated
iii said borough, containing 60 feet in breadth nail
'240 feet in depth, ntore—nr le'ss, adjoining n lot of,
David Shrum on the fibril', the Detail spring on the
cast, au alley on the south, :oat cast street OR the
west, !toying thereon everted a one story Log house.
Also, a Lot of Ground situated
in said'borotigh3vontaining 60 feet in breadth, and
240 feet in 'depth, more Or less, having thervon erec
ted st large ta 0 story Brie): hou se,n two story Log
Douse, 11 log born and other out houses, adjoining tv
lot of 41. Reed . on.ll,te , Y , t Yon4 l 'cl streY l on the
oti the east, and ' "
s6nth.
All or the above property seized at.'
cention as the property 01.1de:oh-Cart.
• 'PAUL 11ARTI.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE,
Carlisle, Nov. 15, 15.11.-31.
Orphans' Court Sal' -----'
pursuande of nn order of the Or . plmns'
Camber:nod comity, ail: be exposed to pull:
on the premises, on Saturday the lig) of Deci-
nt 1 o'elnek in the afternoon, the following desc,
Ta.14.01' 11.11.117),
part of the real estate of Elilabeth Commit, deed.
situate and lying in the township of North Middleton,
county aforesaid, bounded by lands of. Henry Crall,
George licihl, David Brceht and the Conodegoinet
creek, centaining •
145 Acres and pO, Perches,
strict measure.. The improyetuWlaria
Two Story
• • HOUSE; 49 1 . u.,.
•S' Double. _Log Barki . a.q!:4l..z.-
The laud is all cleared, evceptnbout 40 acres. There"
are'about 12 acre's of first rate meadow. There is
good Apple Orchartl, , and a first rate well of water:
Said land" is ofthe finest quality of slate laud, and is
about 9.4 miles from Carlisle.
Ihe terms of sale are as follows: One half of the
purebase‘money to be .paid„,.on the first of April next;
whenyossessioa will.bc given to, the purchaser, the
balance of the purchase money to be paid in two'
equal annual payment 4 thereafter without interest;
the purchaser to give approved security in the Or
phans'. Court by recognizance on,the confirmatlon of
the sale tor the payment of said purchase money.
• JACOB ZEIGbER, Trustee...
NoV.. to, .
Six Cents "Restard.
Itan i away from ttie subscriber, residing in Lees' X'
-IS.Oads,-Southampten - township, - Camberland cOutity'
of the 15th dr:October last, an indented upreatice
girl, named Martha AleGuircr she is about 17 years'
of age, stout built, anti IS fair coinhlecteil~ Slie had
Ini, , when Ate went away a calico frock and othet
clothing not recollected. Any, person apprehending,
said receiethe above. reward, but no At- ,
peds'es... I hereby fOrwarn all—persons froin 4014- •
tug her, as I am detertnined to . prosecute according;
to hiw..
WILLIAM MAXWELL
November 17, 1841.-91.
- --Te,mpertuice A.lmanacs
MUST rexeival and fur snlo . by
e s. ELl,lO'l4.