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From the Knickerbocker.
October.
f-ol«mn, yet beautiful to view,
Month of my heart I thou dawnsst here,
With sad and faded leaves to strew
The summer’s melancholy hier.
The moaning of thy winds ! hear,
As the red sunset dies afar,
And ban of purple clouds appear,
Obscuring every western star.
Thou solemn month ! i hear thy voir e
It tells my soul of other days,
AV hen hut to live was to rejoice—
When earth was lovely to my ga/e '
<lh, visions bright —oh, blessed hours,
Where are lluir living raptures now !
I ask my spirit's wearied powers—
I ask my pale and fevered brow !
1 look to nature, and behold
My life’s dim emblems rustling round,
In hoes of crimson and of gold—
The year’s dead honors on the ground i
Anil sighing with the winds I feel,
While their low pinions murmur by,
How much their sweeping tones reveal
Os life and human destiny.
W hen spring's delightsome moments shone,
'1 hey came in zephyrs from the west —
They bore the wood lark’s melting tone,
I hey stirred the blue lakes glassy breast j
Through runnier fainting in the heat,
They lingered in the forest shade ;
Hut chang’d and strengthen’d now, they I cat
In storm, o’er mountain, glen and glade.
How like those transports of flic hreasl
U hen lile is fresh and joy is new
Ndt as the halcyon's downy nest,
Ami transient all ;c they are true 1
1 hey sl;r the leaves in that bright wreathe,
Which Hope about her forehead twines,
'1 ill Uriel's hot sighs around it breathe
I Imn Pleasure's lip its smile resigns.
Mas. for time, and death, and earn —
What gloom about our way they ding ?
I.ike elouds in autumn’s gusty air,
The burial pageant of the spring.
The dreams that each successive year
Seemed bathed in hues of brighter pride,
At last like withered leaves appear.
And sleep in darkness side by side.
Philadelphia. \V. (J. C.
From the KJinburgh Literary Journal.
Thu Tiger’s Cave.
AN AnvENTCIIK VMONn Tilr. MOUNTAINS OK QUITO.
On leaving the Indian village, wo continued to
wind round ( himborazo s wide base; lull ilssinivv
crowned head no longer shone above us in elear
brilliancy, for a dense fog was gathering gradually
around it. Our guides looked anxiously towards
il, and announced (heir apprehensions of a violent
(dorm. We soon found that (heir fears were well
founded. The thunder begun to roll, and re
sounded through tile mountainous passes with the
most terrific grandeur. Then came the vivid
lightning; Hash following flash— above, around,
beneath, —every where a sea of fire. We sought
a momentary shelter in a cleft of the rocks, w hilst
one of our guides hastened forward to seek a more
secure asylum. In a short time, he returned, and
informed ns that ho hud discovered a spacious
<’«vern, which would iifl’ord ns a sufficient protec
tion from the elements. We proceeded tlii her
immediately, and, with great difficulty, and not a
little danger, at lust got into it.
When the storm had somewhat abated, our
guides ventured out in order to ascertain if iI were
possible to continue our journey. The cave in
which \vc had taken reluge, was so extremely
\lark, that, it we moved a lew paces from the en
trance, we could not see an inch before us; and
we were debating as to the propriety of leaving il.
even before the Indians came hack, when we sud
denly heard a singular groaning or growling in
(he farther end of the cavern, wiiichinslantly fixed ’
all our attention. Wharton and myself listened 1
anxiously; lull our daring and inconsidoraleyoung 1
friend Lincoln, together with my huntsman, crept
iibotit upon their hands and knees, and endeavored 1
to discover, by groping, from whence the sound 1
proceeded. t
J hey had not advanced far into the cavern, he- 1
lore we heard them utter an exclamation of sur- 1
prise; and they returned to ns, each canying in '
Ids arms an animal singularly marked, and about
the size of a eat, seemingly of great strength and
power, and furnished with immense fangs. The
eyes were of a green color; strong claws were
upon their teel ; and a bloodied tongue bung out
of their mouths. Wharton had scarcely glanced
at them, when he exclaimed in consternation, “We
have come into the den of a— ’’ lie was inter
rupted by a fearful cry ol dismay from our guides,
who came rushing precipitately towards us, calling
out, “ A tiger ! a tiger !” an 1, at the same lime,
with extraordinary rapidity, they climbed up a
cedar tree, which stood at the entrance of the cave,
and hid themselves among the branches.
Alter the first sensation ol horror and surprise,
which rendered me motionless for a moment, had
subsided, I grasped my tire-arms. Wharton bad
already regained his composure and self-possession;
ami be called to us to assist him instantly in
blocking up the month of the cave with an im
mense stone, w hich fortunately lay near il. The
sense of approaching danger augmented our
strength ; for we now distinctly heard the growl
of the ferocious animal, and we were lost beyond
redemption if he reached the entrance before we
could get it closed. Lre this was done, we could
distinctly see the tiger bounding towards the spot,
and stooping in order to creep into his den by the
narrow opening. At this fearful moment, our
exertions were successful, and the great stone
kept the wild Iteast at bay.
There was a small open space, however, left
between the lop of the entrance and the stone,
through which we could see the head of the ani
mal, illuminated by bis glowing eyes, which lie
rolled glaring with fury upon us." Mis frightful
roaring, too, penetrated to the depths of the cav
ern, and was answered by the hoarse growling of
the cubs. Our leroeious enemy attempted first to
remove the stone with his powerful claws, and
then to push il with his head from its place; and
these cllorl.s, proving abortive, served only to in
crease his wrath. He uttered a tremendous,
heart-piercing howl, and his flaming eyes dinted
light into the darkness of our retreat,
"Now is the time to lire at him.” said Wharton,
with his usual calmness ; ■■ aim at his eves ; the
ball will go through his brain, and we shall then
have u chance to get rid of him.”
1 tank seized his double-barrelled gnu, and Lin
coln his pistols. The former placed the muzzle
within a few inches of the tiger, and Lincoln d el
the same. At AV barton’s command, they both
drew the triggers at the same moment ; imt no
shot followed. The tiger, who seemed aware that
the flash indicated an alUiek upon him, sprung
growling from the entrance, but, feeling himself
unhurt, immediately turned back again, and sta
tioned himself in his former place. The powder
in both pieces was wet.
“All is now over,” said Wharton ; “we have
only now to choose whether we shall die of hun
ger, together with these animals who are shut up
along with us, or open the entrance to the blood
thirsty monster without, and so make a <piickci
end of the matter.”
So saying, he placed himself close beside tlu
stone, which, for the moment, defended us, am
looked undauntedly upon tlu* lightning eyes of tlu
tiger. Lincoln raved, and Frank took a piece o
strong cord from his pocket, ami hastened to tlu
further end ol the cave; 1 Knew not with what de
sign, hr soon, however, heard a low, stiller
groaning; and the tigr-, which had heard it uls,<
became m .re restless and disturbed than ever, lb
went backwards and forwards before die cm me,
ol the cave i,. the mod <-d.l and impel u ms unn
tier; then stood still, and- stretching out be me
in the direction of the forest, broke forth into a
deafening howl.
Our two Indian guides took advantage of this
opportunity, to discharge (several arrows from the,
tree. He was struck more than once; but the
light weapons bounded back harmless from his
thick skin. At length, however, one of them struck
him near the eye, and the arrow remained slick
ing in the wound. He now broke anew into the
wildest fury, sprang at the tree, and tore it with
his claws, as if he would have dragged it to the
ground. But having, at length, succeeded in get
ting rid of the arrow, he became more culm, and
laid himself down, as before, in front of the cave.
Frank now returned from the lower end of the
den, and a glance shewed us what he had been
doing. In each band, and dangling from the end
of a string, were the two cubs. He hud strangled
them ; and, before we were aware what he intend
ed, he threw them through the opening to the tiger.
So sooner did the animal perceive them, than ho
gazed earnestly upon them, and began to examine
them closely, turning them cautiously from side to
side. As soon as he became aware that they were
dead, ho uttered so piercing a howl of sorrow, that
we were obliged to pul our hands to our cars
The thunder had now ceased, and the storm had
sunk to a gentle gale ; the songs of birds were
again hoard in the neighboring forest, and the sun
beams sparkled in the drops that hung from the
leaves. We saw, through the aperture, how all
nature was reviving, after the wild war of elements,
which had so recently taken place ; but the con
trast only made our situation the more horrible.—
We were in a grave, from which the e was no
deliverance; and a monster, w’i'rsc than the fabled
< 'erberus, kept watch over us. The tiger had laid
himself down beside his whelps. lie was a beau
tiful animal, of great size and strength; and his
limbs, being stretched out at full length, displayed
his immense power of muscle. A double row of
great teeth stood far enough apart to show his
large red tongue, from which the white foam fell
in largo drops. All at once, another roar was
hoard at a distance, and tile tiger immediately rose
and answered it with a mournful howl. At the
some instant our Indians nattered a shriek, which
announced that some new danger threatened us.
A few moments confirmed our worst fours; for
another tiger, not quite so large as the former,
came rnpicky towards the spot where we were.
The howls which the tigress gave, when she
had examined the bodies i f her cubs, surpassed
everything of horrible that we had yet heard ; and
the tiger mingled his mournful cries with hers. —
Suddenly her roaring was lowered to u hoarse
growling, and we saw her anxiously stretch out
her head, extend her wide and smoking nostrils,
and look ns if she were determined to discover im
mediately the murderers of her young. Her eyes
quickly fell upon ns, and she made a spring for
ward, with the intention of penetrating to our
place of refuge. Perhaps she in'ghl have been
enabled, by her immense strength, to push away
the stone, hud we not, with all our united power
held it against her. When she found that all her
dibits were fruitless, she approached the tiger,
who lay si retched out beside his cubs, and he rose
and joined in her hollow roarings. They stood
together for a few momenta, as if in i onsullation
and then suddenly went oil'at a rapid pace, and
disappeared from our sight. Their howling died
away in the distance, and then entirely ceased.
Our Indians descended from their tree, and
called upon ns to seize the only possibility of our
yet saving ourselves, by instant flight; fur that
the tigers had only gone round the height to seek
another inlet to the cave, with which they were
no doubt, acquainted. In the greatest haste the
stone was pushed aside, and we stepped forth from
what we had considered a living grave. We now
heard once more the roaring of the tigers, though
at a distance; and, following the example of our
guides, we precipitately struck into a side path.
From the number of roots and branches of trees,
with which the storm had strewed our way, and
the slipped ness of the road, onr (light was slow
and difficult.
We hud proceeded thus for about a quarter of
an hour, when we found that our way led along
the edge of a rocky dill’, with innumerable llis
sttres. We had just entered upon it, when sud
denly the Indians, who were before us, uttered
one of their piercing shrieks, and we immediately
became aware that the tigers were in pursuit of
us. Urged by despair, wo rushed towards one of
the breaks, or gulfs, in our way, over which was
thrown n bridge of reeds, that sprang up and down
at every step, and could he trod with safety by the
light foot of the Indians alone. Deep in the hol
low below rushed an impetuous stream, and a
thousand pointed and jagged rocks threatened de
struction on every side.
Lincoln, my huntsman, and myself, passed over
the chasm in safely ; but Wharton wits still in the
middle of the waving bridge, and endeavoring to
steady himself, when both the tigers were seen to
issue from the adjoining forest ; and the moment
they descried ns, they bounded towards us with
dreadful roarings. Meanwhile, Wharton had
nearly gained the safe side of the gulf, and we
were all clambering up the rocky elilV, except
Lincoln, who remained at the reedy bridge.
Wharton, though the ferocious animals were close
upon him, never lost courage or presence of mind.
As soon as he had gained the edge of the cliff, he
knelt down, and with his sword divided the fas
tenings by which the bridge was attached to the
rook.
Ho expected that an effectual barrier would
thus be put to the further progress of our pursu
ers ; but he was mistaken ; for he had scarcely ac
complished his task, when the tigress, without a
moment's pause, rushed towards the chasm, and
attempted to bound ovt r it. It was a fearful sight
to see the mighty animal suspended, for u moment,
in the air, above the abyss ; but the scene passed
like a llasb of lightning. Her strength was not
equal to the distance ; she fell into the gulf, and,
before she reached the bottom, was torn into a
thousand pieces by the jagged points of the rocks.
Her fate did not in the least dismay her compau
■ ion ;he followed her with an immense spring, and
, reached the opposite side, but only with bis fore
claws ; and thus he clung to the edge of the pre
cipice, endeavoring to gain a looting. The In
dians again uttered a wild shriek, us if all hope
had been lost.
Hut Wharton, who was nearest the edge of the
rock, advanced courageously towards the tiger,
and struck his sword into the animal’s breast.
Enraged beyond all measure, the wild boast col
lected all his strength, and, with a violent effort,
fixing one of his hind legs upon the edge of the
cliff, he seized Wharton by the thigh. Thai he
roic man still preserved his fortitude; he grasped
the trunk of a tree with his left hand, to steady
, and support himself, while, with his right, he
, wrenched and violently turned the sword, that
[ was still in the breast of the tiger. All this was
r i the work of an instant. The Indians, Frank and
I'! mvself, hastened to his assistance ; hut Lincoln,
. : who w as already at his side, had seized Wharton's
r j gun, which lay near upon the ground, and struck
i so powerful a blow with the but end upon the
c 1 head of the tiger, that the animal stunned and
. j overpowered, let go his hold, and fell back into
i, the abyss.
t\ ' -----
•r j Tim Maull Monk InrosTuiiE.—We stated.
more than a year ago. that we had been requested
ic ! to prepare her manuscripts for the press, exposing
d 1 her own imposture and the conduct of her e'it/ur
ic iu this city. iSubHcqaently, and since we have
at i made any publication upon the subject, Maria
ic i Monk has voluntarily made u full confession, to a
r- j Protestant clergyman, u friend of ours, under eir
■d cum lances of manifest sincerity, of the whole
o, ! imposture, and all the particulars, before (ho bi
le I ception of the plot, during its progress, and to the
•e end. The details of the story, she savs, were
n- chi, fly a from the lead. ch aracter oi the
Fu <[u« i'on • j>ut t• • her l»\ tin* j>rc\*K»u- court - : u v»h>
%
» had her in keeping in this city. These question*,
I endless in number, and of every form and charac
s ter, constituted tlie web upon which, Iroin time to
5 time, she wove her tissue of lies.
t But even litis is not nil: iSince Marin made three
s confessions, she covered her friends and abettors
i with shame and confusion, by givijig birth to
- another child! The circumstar,ecs rendered if
i- impossible for”her to charge this tccond result of
i illicit love upon Father Fhelan, and so she chose
i! to east the paternity upon one of her special friends
- in this city—a gentleman, by the way, whose eyes
i 1 had been previously opened, and who is just as in*
. nocent in the matter as Father Phelan himself.
c Nor yet is this all. The celebrated Mias Par
i I ridge the other pure vestal introduced to the writer
1 of this article by the head of the famous coinmij-
I tee, with Maria Monk, has also since become an
- unmarried mother! With those facts we take
, leave of the subject, as wc trust, forever. —iV. Y.
s Cum. Adv.
\ CHRONICLE AN!) SENTINEL.
AUGUSTA.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 27.
New Jersey.
The Baltimore American of the 23d says: The
returns have been received at Trenton, at the Sec
retary of Slate’s Ofllcc, from the election districts
embracing Millville, Deerfield and South Amboy,
the vote given in each of which places has been dis
allowed on account of illegality in the proceedings,
the consequence of which is, that the whole of the
Whig ticket is eloeted by from 300 to -100 majority.
The Tallahassee Floridian of the 20th says:
We have no Indian news this week to communi
cate. Gen. Taylor, with his two companies of
Dragoon*, and Capt. Hatter’s command, we learn
arc on the Apalachicola, awaiting the expiration
of the time appointed for the removal of the Apala
chicola Indians, the 20th of this month, Wc are
informed that the Indians have become reconciled,
and will observe the treaty.
Jons Qti.v r Adams has been nominated by
the Whigs of Plymouth, Mass, for re-election in
Congress.
The Charleston Mercury, of yesterday says;—
‘■We have the happiness of announcing that, with
the exception of a few cases not of re 'ent origin,
the Stranger’s Fever may now lie said to have left
our City, and in the opinion of all Physicians, our
absent friends may return to their homes in safety,
and strangers may renew their visits of business.
The dull calm which prevailed in onr streets is
agtin broken by the enlivening sounds of active
in Instry; Fast Hay and the wharves are again
alive with the aiding of loaded drays; Cotton is
arriving in quantities from the country in wagons
an Iby the rail road ; the number of workmen on
the new buildings erecting is increasing again to a
lull compliment; their work is rapidly advancing,
and Charleston again w-’ars the old busy and cheer
ful October aspect. The temperature of the air is
cool and pleasantly bracing. There has been a
s'ight frost on the Neck, preceded by several frosts
in the neighboring country. 1 ’
Steam Packet, Neptune.
The Charleston Mercury of yesterday says:—
“ Considerable anxiety has been experienced here
for the last two days, on account of the non atri
val of this vessel, from Baltimore. By the steam
packet Gov. Dudley, arrived yesterday from Wil
mington, wo learn that the Neptune went ashore
on the Horse Shoe, at the mouth of the Cape Fear
River, on the 23d lust., with a pilot on board, while
putting in for a supply of fuel. She will he g, t
off without injury ; her passengers were brought
to this port in the steamer Gov. Dudley.”
From the New York Evening Herald, Oct. 20.
Money Market.
Friday, October 19.
The money market is in a most interesting and
curious position. Since the sailing of the Great
Western, the fluctuations and decline of the stock
market have been considerable. To-day there was
some firmness, with a tendency to rise, but the
general character still remains the same.
This decline in the stocks generally, is attributed
to the unexpected success attending the loco-foco
tickets in the recent elections. W e have already
explained onr views on these points, and need not
here repeat them. The agitation in the stock mar
ket in Wall street, is no true criterion of the money
affairs of the nation generally. Fancy and other
stocks had advanced too rapidly, and too much, to
sustain themselves.—The real condition of com
mercial affairs is host seen in the movements of
prices—or the variations in values.
Since the resumption of specie payments, the
general prices of commodities have held their
ground—and some of them have even advanced.
Within«few days, flour alone lias declined, but
this has been caused by its too sudden rise on the
intelligence received of a probable demand from
England. It has since fallen back, and will very
slowly advance in price, with the season, or the
natural increase of the demand. Cotton also stands
firm, as muih from the power of the large holders
on the other side, as the prospect of the present
crops. Tobacco is rising. The other elements of
price generally arc healthy and steady.
If the great staples of commerce thus maintain
their position, who cares about the rise or fall of
fancy stocks! the losses or profits of bulls and bears!
Not we.
To day considerable transactions took place in
foreign exchange, for the Royal William steamer,
j The United States Bank has been drawing for
| several days at 1091. This causes all other draw
ers to come down to the same rates. But for the
United States Hank, the rates of bills would ad
vance at once to IUU. Vet this rise would only
be temporary. A general opinion prevails that
foreign exchange will full to 107, or S or 9, as soon
ns the bulk of the southern cotton lulls areprccipi
' I laicd into our market. The Ist of October is the
! close of the year of the south, but cotton exchange
i will not become plenty for some weeks to come.
The movements ol the United Nates Bank are,
therefore, looked to with great interest—and have
’ i become matters of deep speculation. That insti-
I union has a large amount of funds in Europe—
probably *l5 000,000. In addition to the cotton
. I consignments, held os collateral indirect!v, it has
1 disposed ol large musses ot stale securities during
5 j the present year. The bank here is, therefore,
>' 1 drawing at 109A from several motives. It mav be
i’ anxious to procure its European funds on this side,
i ! tor the purpose ot preventing any sudden export
> i of the present cotton crop to Europe.
i his is about the season that large quantities of
c ; exchange go out to pby tor goods, or to purchase
- them. It some institution did not step in, and draw
c ( on its own resources, either the cotton or the specie
e mint go to meet the wants ol trade, and restore the
e balance of payments.
o I lie measure ol tin- bank, in drawing at 1091. is.
therefore, conceived with the usual talent and skill
of Mr. fluidic. The southern banka, no doubt, join
in this policy, for they ant identified in the same
cause— riz. the maintenance of the price of cotton
in Liverpool, and the preventing of any of our spe
cie from going back to Europe.
The position of money affairs in the northern
slates is, therefore, very steady and very healthy,
in spite of the untowardness of the elections. In
the southern stales, efforts and assurances arc ma
king by the hanks to resume in January next. —
We allude particularly to Alabama Louisiana, and
the southwest generally. These efforts will, how
ever, depend entirely on the operations of the cot
ton markets of Europe. If these honks can, be
fore the close of the year, realize their cotton funds,
they may resume at the period designated—if not,
not. In this view, the activity of the iiianufact ti
ring body of England will exert a powerful influ
ence on the movements here.
On the whole, we must say, that in spite of pol
itics—or panics, or untoward elections—this coun
try is gradually—we may say rapidly—recovering
from the extreme depression of 1837. We have
the elements in greater abundance than any other,
and wc recover in a Our elasticity puz
zles and mystifies all English financiers. In the
commercial history of England, they have experi
enced revulsions as severe as was ours of last year.
We refer particularly to that of 1818-19, and
again to that of 1825-6. The sufferings of the
commercial classes in England during these peri
ods. were much intenser than anything ever seen
in this country. Vet the panic and pressure of
those periods were not greater and wider than ours.
In fact, there is no people so elastic as the people
of this country. As the old song says,
If we fell, we aye got up again,
And sae will Lie yet—
And sac will be yet.
Batciii)at, October 20.
A great disposition to buy on time wasmmifest
at the Slock Exchange to-day, and sales were lar
ger than yesterday, but at a decline in prices. Uni
ted States Bank receded J per cent; Phcnix Bank
i percent; Kentucky Bank 1 percent; Mohawk
Kail Road 2 per cent; Paterson Rail Road 1 j per
cent; and Ilarlaem Rail Road closed! per cent
under yesterday’s rates; Boston and Providence
Rail Road fell off I per cent; Stonington Rail
Road j- pfcr cent.
From the Sew York Express, of the 22 d.
Disgrace!'nl (dot.
Last evening the disgraceful force of Fanny
Wright and Co., was again repeated at the Ma
sonic Hall, and wc venture to say a more brutal
scene never disg aced the annals of the great
Commercial Emporium. At the usual hour for
the commencement the Hall was filled to over
flowing, and not less than 5 OCO tickets probably,
were disposed of at the usual price of one sliding
each. At the commencement of the Lecture,
some slight interruption took place from the hoot
ing and hissing of the crowd, but this was speedi
ly put down by the interference ofu large body ol
the Watch who had been ordered in attendance
by the Mayor. The Lecture proceeded and was
gone through with, without further interruption.
—The crafty Fanny, carefully avoiding through
out any allusion to Politics on either side of the
question.
At the close of the performance, nearly anhour
was consumed before the male portion of the au
dience retired from the Hall. By this time the
crowd without had increased to a most fearful ex
tent, —not less than 10,000 persons were assem
bled in front of the building. A large number of
females who, (to their shame be it said) had at
tended the Lecture, now uttera| ted to effect their
egress. This movement was not effected without
the most degrading insult, and partial and person
id violence Irorn the mob.
The bonnet < f each female was upturned as
she passed, and the most disgusting epithets ap
plied to each passerby; the crowd eagerly search
ing for the object of their increased and outraged
passions. At length the Heroine of the hour
made her appearance, as she passed down the stair
case and the long passage way, no symptoms ol
p -rsonal violence were exhibited, but the feelings ol
the assemblage were manifested by means and
groans, loud and deep. As the fair Fanny reached
the street door the whole crowd made a simultane
ous rush toward her. Being surrounded by that
body of the police she was in a measure protected
from violence: but yet so great was the pressure
that she was lifted from her feet and forced along
the walk to the corner of Anthony street. Down
this street her supporters were forced, and the
watch forming a double file cordon, for a moment
stayed the violence of the mob, till the modern
Hecate was hurried into a coach, which was fortu
nately at hand, and she was hurried off, homeward
bound, amid the'horrid din of oaths, and shouts
and imprecations of the outraged multitude, thous
ands of whom followed her even to the door of her
lodgings.
The scenes of violence did not end here. Sev
eral females who were at the time passing on the
west side of Broadway, were assailed by u band of
rullians, and most shamefully treated. Two of
their number, viz : William Taylor and John 11.
Miller, were secured by the watch, and safely
lodged in Bridewell. Excitement and violence
seemed now to reign in every quarter. Officer
Benjamin Hays, with a friend, were passing down
Pearl street, and when near Centre street, they
encountered a mob of about 100 persons, who
hud assembled seemingly with the determination
, to end the night in riot and confusion. Mr. Hays,
with accustomed daring and promptitude, rushed
into the midst of the rioiere. and at the imminent
peril of his own life, secured two of the ring-lead
ers, Alexander Fanning and David Knapp, whom,
with the aid of the Watchmen, were safely
lodged in prison, and the mob then dispersed.
Latest a kadi no of THE Tauiff.—The fol
lowing articles it appears are henceforth to be ad
, mined free of duty, viz: shawls, scarfs, tucker
. chiefs, hundkcrchifs of silk alone, and without
embroidery or other work done by hand. Silk and
f worsted Merino ihatvls; silk and worsted middle
or field : carded wool in the borders, without on
, ! broidery or other work done by hand the compc
f nent material of chief value, silk, Shawls of silk
• and cotton, without embroidery or other work
done by hand ; component material of chief value,
, -i‘k- Sticks, cravas, suipetiders, n ghlcaps,pur
| scs, and buttons of silk, or having silk as the com
. ponent material of chief value; ribbons, not made
up; bra d, not made up. Braids, or fillets made
, up for the hair, are classed as millinery. Galloons,
. charged as bindings, are to bear 25 per cent, ad
valorem duty. Luces, lace veils, luce shawls, or
, shades ot silk (or thread) a: c liable to a duty of
12 j per cent.— New York Courier andEwju.rcr.
Le Cu.vpf.ai7 m; Faille.—An amusing in
’ ; stance ol the blunders of our transatlantic con
i temporaries is contained in the following notice in
, the London Court Journal:
’ Her Majesty looked unusually well, and appear
• ed to be in excellent health and spirits. Her Ma
• jesty wore on this occasion the elegant hat lately
t sent to her by the TState' ol Massachusetts, through
' j their honorable representative, Carl King, Esq.,
; which came by the Great A! estern. This truly
, beautiful hat is made of a grass peculiar to that
State, called June grass, on account of its springing
. up and decaying in that month. The hat was
t universally admired by all the Indies in attendance
on her Majesty, who very graciously allowed each
t ol them to try it on, they all expressing a great
' desire to avail themselves of the first opportunity
r they ever had of wearing an American hat. We
p calculate, as brother Jonathan would say, that if
a 'he hats usually worn in the Sriatc of Massachu
setts arc all as handsome as the one sent to her Ma
. ibe yoinq; lidies ’com be worth looking
>
Mississippi and Red Rivers. —VV ith the view
to shorten the navigation of the Mississippi, a chan
nel was cut in the year 1831 across one of the great
bends, just above the mouth of Red river, hy which
a distance of thirty miles has been saved. This is
now known as “Shreve’s cut-off.” It has very re
cently been ascertained that in the short period ol
five days, bars were formed at the mouth of Red
river, at both entrances of the bend, leaving only
three feet on the one and three and a half feet on
the other.
An interruption to the navigation at this impor
tant season, when the inhabitants of that section
of country, bordering on Rod river, arc collecting
their supplies of provisions, bagging, rope, &c.
from below, and gathering their crops of cotton,
wotdd prove highly injurious to the mercantile as
well as planting interests. Upon the representa
tion of these facts to the War Department, by the
Chamber of Commerce of New Orleans, authority
was given to employ the dredge boat at the Balizc
to remove these bars as soon as practicable. The
application was received on the 4th instant, and
orders were transmitted on the same day by the
Engineer Department, to Captain Shrcvc, the su
perintendent of the improvement of the Mississippi,
to repair to the spot and give the necessary instruc
tions ; also to Captain Hale to proceed at once
with the dredge boat under his command, and com
mence operations. The promptitude of the War
and Engineer Departments in complying with the
request of the Chamber of Commerce evinces a
regard for the interests of navigation, and is deserv
ing of the highest commendation.
Mysterious,— The Coroner has been for two
or three days engaged in the investigation of the
case of the body of an unknown white man found
on Friday morning, in a cask, at Pier No. 1 North
River. A carman named Sampson states that
about 7 o’clock on Thursday evening he was stop
ped by a gentleman, who wore a pair of gold spec
tacles with whom he bargained for 25 cents, to
take a cask which was standing on the corner of
Broome and Worcester streets, to the steamboat
landing as above stated. The carman was told he
must handle the cask carefully, as it contained
‘ bottlesthe carman who was somewhat experi
enced in the matter of “pickled bodies,” on taking
hold of the cask surmised by the moving of its
contents, that all was not right inside, and at once
refused to have any thing to do with it, and return
ing the gentleman his two shillings, drove off.—
Shortly after another carman came along, who
agreed, and carried the cask to the wharf. It was
p aced on board the steamboat, addressed “Boston,”
but by whom no one can tell. The Captain, on
finding it on board, had some suspicions as to its
contents, and ordered on shore, where some per
sons. prompted by curiosity caused it to be opened,
and the body was discovered.
Prom tiic Frontier. —The St. Louis Repub
lican states that the small pox is said to bo raging
;o a dreadful extent among the Choctaw and Chick
asaw Indians. A great many have already fallen
victims to it.
A DLooB-TinusTY Slave.— A runaway slave
belonging to the estate of Captain Pigott, of Beau
fort, N. C. was lately captured by one Amos Small,
who undertook to convey him to his former master,
On the road the slave overpowered M. S., knocked
out his brains with a stone, and, dressing himself in
the clothes of his victim, bent his steps to Harlan’s
Creek. The next night he was recaptured on
Boguc Sound, and after a careful investigation by
a Coroner’s Inquest, fully committed for the mur
der, and will doubtless suflcr the extreme penalty
of the law,
Ihe Last C ase dut One.—A very absent car
penter, being desired to lit new logs on a some
what decayed chair, by a strange coincidence set
his own thereon and made a new pair for himself;
never awaking to a sense of his error till the crazy
P-oce of furniture sneezed, opened the door and
walked quietly and deliberately out of the room !
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Charleston, October 2G.
Arrived yesterday. —lir barque Acadian, Auld,
Halifax j U L brig Planter, Smith, New York ; schr
Reaper, Knowles, Newport, (R I;) Steam packet
Gov. Dudley, Ivy, Wilmington, (N. C.)
Cleared. —Brig Lancet, Kruse, Philadelphia; brig
Ward, Card. Wilmington, C ;) schr Financier,
Bangs, West Indies.
Went to Sea yesterday.— Brig Ward, Card, Wil
mington, (N C ;) schr Financier, bangs, West Indies ;
steam packet North Carolina, Davis, Wilmington,
tN. C.)
Savannah, Oct. 25.
Arrived —Ship Nathaniel Hooper, Freeto, Boston ;
schr Wanderer,Merwin, New York ; schr Bold Com
mander, Adams, New Haven; steamboat F ree Trade,
Croker, Augusta ; steamboat Hamburg, Wood, Au
gusta ; steamboat South Carolina, Gould, Augusta.
Below —Brig Georgia, from New York.
POTATOES, POTATOES.—2S bbls. superior
Irish Potatoes, just received and for sale by
oct 27 W. E. fc J. U. JACKSON.
BALE HOPE.—2OO coils Bale Rope just received
and for sale by
oct 27. W. E. & J. V. JACKSON.
IRON FOUNDRY & MAJIIINE SHOP.
rrMIE undersigned has the pleasure to inform his
JL friends and the public, that he has now in suc
cessful operation, his NEW FURNACE, constructed
on the latest and most improved principle, and is
prepared ro receive orders for CASTINGS of all
descriptions, which he promises to execute with
neatness and despatch, and at prices that will not
exceed in expense, any that may be imported.
His MACHINE SHOP will be in operation about
the middle of November, and will then be prepared
to receive orders for STATIONARY and LOCOMO
TIVE ENGINES.
ALSO,
All kinds of MILL and MACHINERY WORK.
All orders from the country will be regularly at
tended to.
Apply at the Establishment, corner of Columbus
and Nassau streets, Hampstead, or at Mr. Wm. Pat
ton’s counting house, Fitzsimons’ wharf, where or
ders and notes may he left, which will be attended
to daily.
THOMAS DOTERER.
oct 27 tw4w
! Georgia. Columbia County;
WHEREAS Owen W. Baldwin applies for Icl
* 7 ters of administration on the estate of Thos.
J. Wright, late of this county, deceased.
These are therefore to cite, summon and admonish
all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said
deceased, to be and appear at my office within the
time prescribed hy law, to shew cause, if any they
have, why said letters shall not he granted.
Given under my hand and seal at office, this 23d
day of October, IS3S.
oct 27 GABRIEL JONES, Cl’k.
EXECU TOll’S SALE.
be sold at the late residence of John
! y 7 Perry, deceased, near Wrightshoro, Colum
bia county, on Tuc b.v the 4th day of December
next, between I’m ; ■ ful hours of sale, all the per
i-liable property i ' J deceased, consisting of coni,
fodder, the present ■nupof cotton in the bale,horses,
hogs and cattic, plantation tools, household and
kitchen furniture, with other arricles too tedious to
enumerate. The negroes will be hired till 2oth
December following. Sale to continue from day to
dav till all is sold. Terms at sale.
BIRD PERRY, Ex’r.
October 27, 1838. td
LAND FOR HALE.
ITPWARDS of six hundred acres in Columbia
J county, 14 miles West of Augusta, lying on
both sides of the public road leading to Wrightshoro,
and in sight of the Georgia Rail Read, about one
I half of which is under fence and partly in cultiva
tion, with dwelling house, gin house. &c.
Persons wishing to purchase, will please call and
view the premises. The terms will be made at com- !
j modeling. MARY WALTER.
1 ocf 27 u -4
FRENCH CAPES, COLLARS, Ac.
rfSHE subscribers erenow opening a splendid as
fl sortment of French Capes and Collars, to
which they would invite the attention of those in
want. They have also Just received line French
.Merinos; Urn de Nap Mu linos 5 English Merinos,
common and line ; Plain and figured Chally ; Muslin
de Laine, kv. &c. G. H. NOBLE Sc Co.
South side Broad-st., opposite Planters’Hotel,
oct 27 ts
A V r ANTED TO HIKE, a lirst rate MALE
V y COOK—one that can come well recommend
ed both for honesty and as a good Cook. Also, one
female servant, that cun be recommended as a first
rate House Servant. Good wages will be given for
the above description of servants. Apply at the
American Hotel, Hamburg, S. C. 6t oct 27
Li EGAKS.—SS,OOO Segars, various brands, just
tjy received and for sale by
oct 27 W. E. & J. U. JACftSON.
J'UST received and for sale by PETER GOLLYj
Broad-street,
2000 selected sweet Oranges
100 gallons fresh pickled Oysters
100 boxes fresh Raisins, in whole, half and qr.
20 do do Lemons
ALSO,
A supply of Irish Potatoes, Apples and Onions, See,
All of which will be sold on reasonable terms to
suit purchasers. 6t oct 27
aTWatch stolen;
O TOLEN from the Planters’ Hotel, on Sunday the
IO 14th instant, a Gold Watch, with gold face
makers, Lecoutre Sc Francois, a Geneva, No. 15,763.
VV hen stolen the crystal was broken out—applica
tion lor a new glass may lead to the discovery.—
Twenty dollars will be given for the recovery of the
Watch, by applying to Mr. Hale. 3t oct 27
SPLENDID BLACK - SILKSI
SNOWDEN 4c SHEAR have received this day
from New York, a large supply of superior
Black Silks for Ladies dresses of the richest lustre,
to which they respectfully invite the attention of
the Ladies. oct 27
Additional Supplies of "
SNOWDEN &, SHEAR have received this day
from New York, additional supplies of superior
Three Ply and Superfine Ingrain Carpets, to which
they respectfully invite the attention of the public.
oct 27
N OTICE. —The Stalls in the Market Houses 1
will ho rented at the lower Market, on the I
Ist Monday in November next, on the usual terms.
Tim* of renting, 10 o’clock A. M. By order,
oct 26 2t GEO. M. WALKER, Clerk.
NEW STORE AND NEW GOODS.
FINHE subscribers'having taken one of the new
X stores on the Soutli side of Broad-street, two
doors below G. R. Jessup & Co., and directly oppo
site the Planters’ Hotel, would inform the public
that they have received and are now opening an
extensive assortment of staple and fancy Dry
Goods, which we are disposed to offer at wholesale
or retail, to our friends and all who may favor us
with a call, on as favorable terms as can be obtained
at any similar establishment in the city. A share . I
of public patronage is respectfully solicited. \ ■ I
oct 26 ts G. 11. NOBLE & Co._
STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS,
A ND MILLINERY ARTICLES.—A full supply
1 V can be found at the lowest market prices, at
oct 26 ft Mrs. C. HOFFMAN’S.
A CARD. —Mrs. C. HOFFMAN respectfully in-
J\_ forms the Ladies, that she is now able to at
tend to any kind of business in dress making.
oct 26 12t
GEORGIA BAIL ROAD.
■\TOTICE TO CONTRACTORS—ProposaIs will
I n be received at this office until the 20th day
of November next, for grading the 14th, 24th, 25th,
2fth, 27th and 2Sth sections of the Madison branch I
of the Georgia P.ail Road. The work to be com
pleted by the Ist of June, 1839.
J. EDGAR THOMSON,
Chief Engineer.
Engineer’s Office, Greensboro, >
October 2Gth, 1838. 5 if
(£/’ The Charleston Courier and Savannah Geor
gian will copy the above three weeks.
NEW GOODS.
Fashionable Fall and Winter Goads,
Just Received by
WH. CRANE, among which may be found
a the following arriclos :
Black Italian Matteoni Silk
Do gro de Paris, gro de Swiss and gro de Rhine Silk
Superior black 4-4 gro de Swiss Silk 1
Do do gro grain do j
Blue, black, plain and figured do I
Fashionable figured colored do I
Blue, black and colored figured Bombazines *
Do do plain French do 4
Rich embroidered Thibet Shawls
Plain colored do do ft
Black embroidered mourning Shawls
Half mourning Thibet do
Plain black Chally do ’
Do colored do do *
3-4 and 4-4 black twisted silk do ft
Colored worsted Crewell half Hdkfa j
Ladies figured silk Cravats j
Gentlemen’s 40 inch black Italian Cravats 1
Superior Gauze Boas, a new article I
Linen Cambric and Linen Cambric Hdkfa I
White, black and green Gauze Veils I
Fine black Lacc do I
Chencle, cord and zephyr Worsteds I
Bine, black and colored Velvet Ribbons ■
Embroidered Sattin Bonnet Ribbons, Paris stylo ■
Fine French Artificials « I
Narrow Sattin and Gauze Ribbons I
Do worsted and silk Braids ft
Do fine Linen Tape, for trimming I
Gold end Linen Tape and Bobbins I
Taylor’s and Clark’s Spool Cotton I
Cambric and Swiss Edgings and Inserting! I
Colored worsted Edgings ft
Black Silk do ft
Brussels Thread Lace Edgings I
Superfine Irish Check Muslin I
Plain, striped and figured Swiss Muslins ft
Mull Check do I
Muslin de Laines I
Dark French Prints I
Small figured black Merrimack Prints I
Do do blue, brown, red and ruby ground ft
Merrimack Prints ft
English half mourning Prints ft
Plain and figured English Merinos ft
Figured silk Velvet Vestings ft
Silk-bound Cradle Blankets I
Superior blue and black Cloths I
Colored and Cadet mixed do ft
Blue, black, brown, drab, steel and Cadet mixed- ■
Satinets |
Superior Kentucky Jeans I
Fine fancy Cassimeres I
Striped and plaid Lindseys I
Red and black mixed do I
Negro Cloth and coarse Satinets I
3-4 7-8 4-4 5-4 and 6-4 brown Shirtings S: Sheetings I
Superior Cotton Tickings and Canton Flannels J
Cotton, Worsted and Woollen Hosiery j
Woollen and Buckskin Gloves j
Together with a general assortment of fashionable I
fall and winter Goods, which will be disposed of at I
reasonable prices at No. 231 Broad-street. oct 9 I
BLANKETS AND NEGRO CLOTHS. I
SNOWDEN & SHEAR have just received from E
New York, a very large supply of superior I
Rose, Whitney and Duffel Blankets; also, a very I
large supply of superior Kerseys and Linseys, smta- I
blc for male and female servants, to which they res- I
pectfully invite the attention of planters, sept 2S |
FASHIONABLE BONNETS. 1
SNOWDEN & SHEAR have just received from I
New York, a large supply of Ladies’ superior
Victoria Cottage Bonnets, of the latest style and
shape ; also, a supply of extra quality colored straw
Victoria Cottages and Misses Hoods, of a large size*
to which they respectfully invite the attention 0
the Ladies. sept -
ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES^
SNOWDEN k SHEAR have received th|- da - j. I
from New York, large addi“ ona l supplies
I fancy and staple Dry Goods, comprising a gr«>
1 variety of articles, suitable Or the present sea.' 01 I
which with their previous large supplies, niak*-
their assortment worths- of the attention ot conn,
merchants and planter*, "’ho will be supplied on
most reasonable terms. ° ct I
fcumtcre DIMITIES. ft
SNOWDEN iV SHEAR have received tins W* ■
from New York, a large supply of supW_ H
1 Furniture Dimities, of extra width and q uallt - ■ I
Also, Marseilles Quilts of extra quality, and ft
line Straw Bonnets, of the mo;t fashionable H
and of I
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