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knifed them both, and though bleeding from !
live wounds he retraced their trail nine
miles, crept stealthily to their camp, brain
ed throe sleeping warriors, and cut the
thongs of a female prisoner, who lay by
their side. While in this uct, however, a
fourth sprang upon him from behind a log.
at such a disadvantage, and exhaus
ted hy the loss of blood, he sank under the
serpent-grasp of the savage, who with a yell
of triumph, drew his knife, and in a few
moments would havo closed the contest.—
At that instant, however, the woman drove
a tomahawk deep into the head of the Indi
an, and thus preserved the life of her deli
verer”
NEWS m BAZtTTL
PRINCIPLES aiul WEN.
WASHINGTON, (i A.
THURSDAY, JULY 22, 1841.
FOR GOVERNOR,
WILLIAM C. DAWSON.
Distribution of the Public
Lais ds.
Although this lias been considered an
administration measure, and has generally
received the support of the Whig press, we,
individually, have never felt ourselves jus
tified iu advocating it. Its expediency we
think doubtful at the present juncture, when
the national treasury is empty and the gov
ernment is obliged to borrow money to de
fray its expenses, and to pay the debt in
curred bv the extravagance of the party
lately ousted from power. On a careful
inspection of the arguments of its advocates,
we have found nothing to work any change
in our sentiments regarding this measure,
and we are pleased with the course taken
by our representatives in opposing it.
We think, however, that the Loco foeos
should be the last to oppose this measure.
It is not new ; a plan identical or nearly i
dentical with it, has had the action ofCon
gress upon it before, and met the approba
tion of that body, but was rejected by the
President. That was when the Loco foeos
bud the majority in Congress, and no mea
sure could pass without their consent and
approbation ! Yet was this very measure,
which the Locos now and their Journals so
violently abuse, carried through Congress
by Loco foco votes. Then opposition then
sould havo prevented its passage ; yet
they saw no evil in it, it was permitted to
pass, and only failed to become a law by
the arbitrary conduct of a President notori
ous for similar proceedings.
Above all, should our opponents in Geor
gia be mute on this subject. This is the
very distributive policy practised by them,
in relation to our State domain, during the
years of misrule they were in power, and
for opposing which, Governor Gilmer was
turned out of office. The proceeds of the
public lands, belonging to the State, which
if placed in the Treasury, would have per
fected, without burdening the people, every
public work undertaken by Georgia, even
that most expensive of bubbles the Western
and Atlantic Rail Road, have been distri
buted with no other effect than to foster a
speculative and gambling spirit among the
people.
In fact, a great part of the embarrass
ments now pressing the State, may be tra
ced to this very democratic measure. Who
believes if the proceeds of tip public do
main of Georgia had been placed in the
Treasury, that it would have been in its
present discreditable situation ? This State
has had the means of being, in pecuniary
matters, the most independent in the l. nion;
yet, through the mismanagement and waste
of those means is compelled to appear in
the servile attitude of a borrower, cramped
in her enterprises, and doubtful in her cred
it, and for this the Loco foco party with
their distributive policy, may fairly be
made chargeable.
03* Gol. Haynes, of the Standard of Un
ion, took upon himself, a week or two since,
to belabour severely, Mr. Bell, the present
Secretary of War, on account of a report
from the War Department adverse to the
claims of “ the bfys” for horses lost during
the Florida War. It turns out, however,
that the report wasfoade hy Mr. Secretary
Poinsett, that first-rke Democrat and espe
cial favorite of Ml Van Buren—so the
Standard has inadvefently been chastising
its friends ! We refq our readers to the
extract from the Soutkm Recorder on the
subject. \
03” We have recei\l| the first number
of anew weekly publiinon called “ Jon
athan's Miscellany, ‘ bA, a republication
of the miscellaneous moi r 0 f that excel
lent paper “ the BrotheVmathan,” j n a
* more convenient form foijmding and p rc _
serration. It is a neat (#rto, published
by Wilson &Cos., 162 NaA. s t.. e[ ,t ; New-
Ymk. Price 150 per ail...
rent THE NEWS & GAZETTE.
To the Whig Voters of Wilkes !
The stormy contest for the Presidency in
1840, with all its bitter asperities has pass
ed and it is a subject of congratulation with
every good citizen, that a sober and reflec
tive calm has pervaded the once boisterous
political elements siuce that eventful peri
od. Far be it from mo to disturb this aus
picious and long-hoped-for tranquility ; but
as we now constitute a majority, upon whom
are devolved, for a time to come, the desti
nies of this great nation, it is our duty to he
active and vigilant, and to adopt such mea
sures as are calculated to carry out the
great principles of governmental policy for
which we have so arduously and success
fully contended. An important step in the
accomplishment of this object, I conceive to
be, the selection of efficient and faithful a
gents to represent us in the public councils;
men to whose political ability and moral
integrity we can safely commit the inval
uable interests of onr cause, and with whom
the country’s weal will prevail over every
other motive.
On Wednesday next, a meeting will be
held at the Court-House, in Washington,
the object of which is !o nominate a Ticket
for the next Election to the General Assem
bly, and without pretending to dictate a
course for any one on that oecasiuii, 1 would
respectfully suggest to your consideration
the name of one in every way calculated to
do justice and honor to the party, JAMES
M. SMYTHE. The reasons that should
induce us to the nomination of this gentle
man to a seat in the Representative Branch,
are manifold, and too obvious to the people
of Wilkes, to need enumeration. His high
order of talents—his irreproachable integ
rity, recommend him to our favor ; and his
zealous and distinguished services in that
memorable struggle which prostrated .he
reign of a heedless faction, and revived the
long-dishonored doctrines of Washington
and of Madison, claim it at our hands as
but an act of justice, and the reward of a
grateful party. A WHIG.
TOll THE NEWS & GAZETTE.
Mr. Editor : —By request, the following
is bund, and you for publication :
Rocky Cheek Academy, Wilkes county,
July 10, 1841.
To the Trustees of the above named Institu
tion :
We, the Committee appointed by you, to
witness the Examination of the Pupils, on
yesterday and to-day, under the care and
tuition of Mr. Foote, submit the following
Report -
After witnessing an examination of all
the classes, many of which have been stu
dying the highest branches of an English
Education, we cannot attempt to draw a
line of distinction between any. The good
was best, and the worst, if any there were,
deserved a place, nowhere so w 11 as the
very best. What is singular, because not
common, the pupils did not answer, as if
the faculty of memory alone, had been cul
tivated, but they gave the most ample and
satisfactory evidence that all the faculties
of their minds were under a regular and
systematic course ol careful and assiduous
instruction. There was no part of any
study, how minute soever it might be, but
appeared to have received its proper share
of care and attention.
When requested to be present at your
Examination, we did not expect, for it is
scldomly ever the case, to find so many ol’
the higher branches, among the studies
taught—but disappointed as we have bet n
in this expectation, the pleasure afforded us
in witnessing the proficiency made by the
pupils engaged in the study of them, was
equal to, if not greater, than any we have
ever experienced at a similar examination.
Os this proficiency to answer understand-
any and all questions propounded to
them, we feel bound to say, and take great
pleasure in so doing, that it cannot be sur
passed in any institution within our knowl
edge, of the like kind in the county.
Great credit is due to both Preceptor and
Pupils — to the first, for the care he so man
ifestly has taken to advance the young
minds committed to his charge ; to the lat
ter, for the diligence and application they
most evidently have brought to bear upon
the studies in which they are engaged.
We take the position, and in this manner
make it public, that the standards of ac
quirements and proficiency in our Acade
mies, have been and are now 100 low ; in
doing so, however, we will claim for this
institution, tho honor of being aii highly
honorable exception to the assertion.
In thus testifying to the eminent quali
fications Mr. Foote has so successfully
brought to the discharge of the duties im
posed upon him, as Rector of an Academy
on the high ground this occupies, we mean
no vain adulation, but wish to bo under
stood as asserting that which we candidly,
sincerely, and honestly believe.
In conclusion, we must be allowed to
congratulate you, gentlemen, and your
community, in possession of so great a bles
sing as your school now is. To make it
permanent and useful, you have but to con-
tinue as vou now are, progressing.
D. E. BUTLER, ] £
ELI I>. NORTON, ! 3
LEWIS SLIJSBER, f | 2
LEROY BOOKER, J I*
P. S.—Will the. “ Index,” and such oth
er papers as feel an interest in these things,
copy the above publication ? By so doing,
they will much oblige tho friends of tho
Rocky Creek Academy.
FOII THE NEWS & GAZETTE.
FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION
AT lIHHOBOTH.
By previous arrangement, a goodly num
ber of citizens, of both sexes, of the vicinity
of Rehoboth, assembled on Saturday the 3d
of July, to celebrate in a becoming manner
the 60th Anniversary of American Inde
pendence. An appropriate and interesting
Oration was delivered by I. T. Irvin, Esq.,
and the Declaration was read hy Mr. Leroy
Booker. After partaking of a sumptuous
Barbaoue Dinner, the following regular
and volunteer Toasts were read, accompa
nied by loud and repeated cheering.
REGULAR TOASTS :
Ist. The Day we celebrate. —Too sacred
to be polluted by political sentiments or
party discussions.
2nd. The Signers of the Declaration of
Independence. —Men who chose to die free
men, rather than live slaves. May we ev
er feel grateful for the inheritance willed
us in ’76.
3rd. The Constitution of the United States.
A terror to tyrants, a blessing to freemen.
4th. The memory of Washington. —His
glory, is the common patrimony of increas
ing civilization.
sth. The surviving Patriots of “Id.—Vic
tims of persecution. May posterity always
be proud to acknowledge the sway of their
principles.
6th. The memory of Lafayette.
7th. The Governor of Georgia.
Bth. The Rock of Plymouth. —lt should
ever he celebrated as the Thevmopala: of
America, where a handful of men held con
flict with ghastly famine, sweeping pesti
lence, and the wintry storm, and were not
conquered.
9th. Tho President of the United States.
10th. The Army and Navy of the. United
States. —The guardians of our National
flag. I Inder their protection may it ever
wave, “ O’er the land of the free and home
of the brave.”
11th. Education. —May parents ever be
mindful of this Get, timt wherever there is
an unimproved mind, there is an unknown
amount of lost usefulness and dormant en
ergies.
12th.— The Farmer. —The Directors of
that Bank which never fails to declare a
dividend.
Ith. The Ladies. —Kind Heaven’s no
blest work and best gift to man.
VOLUNTEER TOASTS 1
By L. Slusser. Common Schools. —Our
political ana religious liberty depends up
on their perpetuity ; may they ever be en
couraged by a free, liberal, and enlightened
people.
By a Guest. The Fair Sex. — The pro
moters of virtue, of peace, and intelligence,
May every one try to make one happy.
By J. it. Elliott. The Day we celebrate.
May it never be forgotten by the Ameri
cans.
By James W. Hinton :
To the Orator of tins day,
I may be permitted to say,
That with all my hear., 1 uo believe,
To Democracy he will cleave ;
This is an honor to Isaiah T. Irvin,
For his principles are worth preserving.
By E. P. Norton. The North and the
South. —May those fanatical demagogues,
who wish to disturb the happiness of either
portion of our beloved country, meet with a
just condemnationJVoni an enlightened peo
ple.
By Thomas Holliday, Esq. The Fathers
of our Country. —May their heroic deeds
never be forgotten.
By J. M. Combs. Short shoes and long
corns lo the enemies of freedom.
By a Guest. The ilarricane Corn.
Huzza !
By 7 a Guest. The Orator of the Day. —
May his eloquence always he exerted for
his country’s good.
By Col. H. A. Ramsey. Lewis Cass. —
Asa patriot and a statesman, no eulogium
can reach him.
By John Lyons. May America, as one
of the proudest nations upon earth, show to
the British Colonies, that she stands upon
the deeds of her sons.
By Charles R. Danforth. The Father of
our country wo venerate ; though dead,
will ever live in the memory of freemen ;
Washington’s imperishable fame will ever
be sung by poets ; historians will ever tell
the illustrious deeds of that hero and pat
riot.
By J. A. Itcay. Beauty may command
and deserves our admiration, hut at the
shrine of virtue let us fall down and wor
ship.
By A. A. J. Riddell. May the flame
which has been enkindled upon the altar
of American Independence, never bo extin
guished until its beams shall have burst
upon and shall have eradicated the mid
night gloom that enshrouds the minds ot
the degraded vassals of Foreign climes.
By Allen Holliday, Esq. May Judge
Garnett Andrews, live to be fully convinc
ed that he made an unrighteous and uncon
stitutional decision in the Oglethorpe Supe
rior Court, by rejecting three Universalist
witnesses, on the ground of their religious
belief, and may lie give the people of Geor
gia full satisfaction for the same.
I?}’ J. A. Reay. Proscription in conse
quence of religious tenets or public senti
ments, does not accord with the genius of
liberty..
DARIEN BANK.
It is time that the State should be aroused
to the critical condition of this institution,
in which she holds stock to the amount of
8350,"000. The affiiftrs-of the-Rank are in
a most hopeless condition, no doubt utterly
insolvent, and wo believe that unless the
Governor gives it his immediate and zeal
ous attention, that the State treasury will
be called upon for a large amount of money
to make good what the Bank will fall in ar
| rears to her creditors, and which the State,
as a stockholder, is hound in honor to pay.
There are now a large amount of judge
ments against the Bank, some of which are
pressing her for payment—the hanking
house and nearly all of the bank property
in Darien, is levied upon to satisfy 350 ex
ecutions from the magistrates’ courts-drafts
on New York give some three months since
to bill holders in payment, are daily re
turning protested fur non payment —and fi
nally, a fair prospect of forfeiting nearly
or quite $200,000 of her own hills, which
were pledged with John Dclufield in New
1 urk, to raise some insignificant amount of
money. This Bunk has been a public nu
isance for nearly twenty years, arid the
people should allow no man a seat in the
Legislature, who would not pledge himself
to abate it at tlm next session. It is the
i business of our Governor to look into this
matter w ithout d-day, and protect the State
from further lows Wo learn from good
authority, that his Excellency has been ad
vised by one of the State Directors, of the
critical situation of the and that he
has promised to look into it. We hope that
he will not neglect it. We shall pursue
this subject further hereafter.— Augusta
Chronicle.
Custom House Commission. —Mr, Hen
shavv, who was appointed to the collector
ship of Boston, by President Jackson, re
marked two years ago to a gentleman of
New York, that during the period ofbis
continuance in office, knowing from vari
ous circumstances that there was some
thing wrong in the New York custom house
he calied upon the administration to insti
tute an investigation with a view to the dis
covery ofthe wrong Mr. Henshaw stood
high in the confidence ofthe administration
yet his call for an investigation was disre
garded. A developement of the corrup
tions of New York customhouse, whatever
they were, was left, for the Whig adminis
tration, and to the honor of the country, be
it said, the work has been entered on by
that administration with promptitude and
vigor. The business of the la-st administra -
tion was to halo official corruptions under
a veil of Egyptian darkness ; but it is the
business of the present administration to let
in upon them the broad sunshine of heaven.
THE GAINES’ CASE.
The public attention has been, for some
time past, directed to an important suit de
pending in the District court atNewOrleans
in which Myra Gaines, the wife of Gc-n.
Gaines, was a party, involving the right to a
very large landed estate, which was claim
jed by her as the heir of Daniel Clark. The
same property was also claimed by Caro
line Barnes and others, who maintained
that th. ir ingiit accrued to them as heirs at
law of Mrs. C! irk, the mother of Daniel
Clark, and that Mrs. Clark inherited it as
the next heir of her son, as well as under
his will oflSli, in which she was consti
tuted his sole heir and legatee. The suit
was brought by these heirs of Mrs. Clark,
against Mrs. Gaines, for the recovery ofthe
property—it being alleged that the latter
was in possession of it, that an amicable de
mand had been made to deliver up the pos
session of said property, and that the plain
tiffs were the owners of it. The defence
consisted in tho denial of these allegations
and after a fu'ii and very able discussion
ofthe various questions involved in the
ease, on Monday, the 25th June last, decis
sion was rendered in favorofthe defendant.
The points upon wicli the case turned, leave
the question of heirship still undetermined;
and consequently, the right owner ofthe es
tate is still not designated. So that, so far
as our insight into the matter goes, neither
party to the suit is placed in any better or
worse position, than before it was com
menced.—Baltimore Patriot.
MR. RIVES’ AMENDMENT.
The Loco-Focos voted against this prop
! osition. Messrs. Walker and Williams
| and eight Administration Senators voted for
| it. Which is the States Rights party now ?
Mere was a question of the power of Con
[ gress to establish a National Bank within
| the limits of the States; tho amendment
| denied the power, and the Loco Foeos voted
| against this denial! This was not only
| contrary to all their long repeated profes
sions, but directly in the teeth ofthe princi
i pie asserted by their votes in the Senate in
1832, as shown by Mr. Walker, of Missis
sippi. Consistency is a jewel ! Are we,
then, to understand that they have turned
their backs.upon themselves, and abandon
ed also their pretended regard for the rights
ofthe States ? If, then, a Bank is to pass,
assorting the branching power without state
assent, let Loeo-Focoism, hereafter, ever
more hold its peace. If it he obnoxious to
South Carolina, she can nullify no more,
for her redoubtable champion must accor
ding to his vote, be against it, and be cer
tainly never changes !— Madisonian.
Dimes and half dimes. —A notice lias
appeared in several ofthe papers, warning
the public against counterfeit dimes and
half dimes, which they say may be detec
ted by the circumstance of having the figure
of Liberty without the circle of stars. We
learn from the best authority, that this dis
tinction is salacious. The figure of Liber
ty was introduced upon the dimes and half
dimes in 1836, but the circle of stars did
not appear untill 1838. Half and quarter
dollars, with the figure of Liberty, were
first coined in 1833, but none were ever is
sued without tho stars.
Laughable but riot Very Comfortable. —
The Wilmington Register notices the fol
lowing circumstance : “A horrible acci
dent liked to have happen’d a few days since
that would have thrown consternation in the
midst .ofthe inhabitants of our village. A
j gentleman, wishing to take a of soda
j water, and having hut one tumbler eonve
nient, first drunk the soda, and then took
the aeitl ; an inward <*fll , rvesCMii‘ was the
; consequence, that made him spout like a
whale,and he came very near collapsing
■ a flue !”
7 ——-
i The Indians. —Bancroft iu his third vol
: umo ofthe U. >S. History, in speaking of
J the number of Indians, remarks, that there j
arc many false notions prevalent respecting j
the tribes of Indians once resident to the i
eastward ofthe Mississippi. Their Uimin- j
ution lias been far less than has been usu- i
ally supposed. They have been exiled, |
not exterminated. And it is certain that
; the Cherokee and Mobilian race have great- |
| ly increased in numbers since the discove- I
Iry of the country. The whole number of
Indians that inhabited the country east of!
I the Mississippi, Bancroft estimates at about
! one hundred and eighty thousand.
From the Millcdgeville Recorder.
Our neighbor the Standard has caught
| himself at lust, as perfectly as his worst en
emies, (if lie lias such) could possibly do- ;
sire. It is really one of the best things that j
| has occurred for years—certainly the rich- j
, est incident ofthe present campaign. Our j
! readers will therefore prepare themselves !
j for a good laugh, and our neighbor himself
| to he incontinently laughed at.
The reader is a ware,, that in our last, we ]
’ published part of a report made by the War
j Department, in relation to the losses sus- j
tained by the Georgia volunteers in Fieri-’
i da. This report is harsh and severe in its
I terms in relation to claims advanced bv
those troops, for indemnity for losses in the
public service, and charges, in so many
words, unfairness in the w hole transaction.
General Nelson, the commander of those
forces, lias pursued the course to be |
expected, on the part of a high spirited of
ficer, jealous of the honor of his command :
and has at once called on the Department
from which the document emanated, to
point out definitely the parties implicated
and establish the charges if it can. Such a i
course was demanded, on the part ofthe as j
sailed, and some such course we were very j
sure would be promptly adopted by Gcner- |
al Nelson. His grounds are therefore not. j
only entirely proper, but such as were do- ■
manded of him by every consideration, that
could influence un honorable and high spir
ited officer, in maintaining the honor anil
reputation of hiscommand.
But our neighbor, always on the lookout
for something out of which to make politi
cal capital, shouts with delight, that at the
commencement of the new state of things at
Washington, one ofthe first public acts, so
far as Georgia was concerned, should be j
this harsh and most disrespectful attack on ;
a brigade of her citizens—the Cherokee !
boys, as is the favorite phrase of the Stan- :
dard. llore isa mitto crack, liar our neigli
i bor ; to arouse Cherokee against tho pres
| ent administration and Mr. Dawson; how ;
j delightful! perfect milk and peaches to the !
Standard. Well hear him, hear him.
•■Well! Harrison was elected—instul- j
led—and died, but not a word about the ]
horses. Tyler came in, Congress assent- |
bled, but no bill brought in to compensate I
the boys,” for the horses, whose importu- !
nity we presume became more-pressing,
and with tho Governor’s election ahead
something must be done to quiet •• tho boys”
for another season, and enable Mr. Daw
son to take another ride upon the dead bur
ses, on the first Monday in October. So lie
made a call upon the War Department,
and received for answer, tlie report which
follows, and which tells “ the boys” in no
equivocal terms, that they are never to be j
paid : and worse, it sets them down, cn mas- i
see, officers and soldiers, as a band of cheats j
and swindlers, combined together for the 1
corrupt purposeofchiseling the government;
and this is the end of all the hopes excited
by Mr. Dawson, and of his mighty exertions
in behalfof our gallant soldiers.”
Hear him, hear him ! Again, “Secreta
ry Bell’s Report holds the Volunteers up to
the country as base, and undeserving the
consideration ofthe government,” &c.
Now is not this too bad, that Secretary
Bell should thus assail Georgia through her
volunteers, and hold them up as thus base
and undeserving. It is too bad—altogeth
er unsufterable.
But suppose now the tables are turned ,
and upon enquiry, it is found that the abu,
sive Report and the harsh charges proceed
not from Secretary Bell, as the Standard
supposes, but. happens to be the handiwork of j
our neighbor's dearly beloved Secretary, Jo
el Poinsett.
Suppose on further inquiry, it turns out
that the whole action of the War Depart
ment, terminating in this abusive report, is
not the work of the present administration,
but ofthe Van Buren dynasty, and its trus
ty and well beloved Secretary of War ?
What would our neighbor say to this ?
Where would it find itself, or how upon the
face ofthe earth will it find a place to creep
out at ? It can’t do it. There could be no
escape, it would have to reap the fruits of
its own maledictions, and “ stand and take
it” with all the meekness of its nature.
Well, gentle reader, just the case we
have put is the actual state of affairs. The
report is made by Mr. Poinsett’s depart
ment, by his order, and addressed from a
bureau in his office to him, the Hon. Joel 11.
Poinsett, Secretary of War. And all the
investigation made to arrive at such a re
port, was made under his administration
of the department, and the report placed on
file in the War office, hy his direction.—
How stands tho ease now, neighbor ; will
you repeat the dose of last week, now that
you are informed that it was your bull not
ours that has been goring ? Or will such
a change of parties, as illustrated as afore
said by old zEsop, make it quite another
matter, and altogether change the decis
ion ?
This is certainly an unfortunate scrape, j
into which the Standard has unwittingly |
thrust itself; it has belabored its own friends j
und their conduct, as heartily as could be !
and, fired by its most vindictive foes. We
are sorry for'its situation, but can only givo
it the usual consolation in such eases ; you
have nobody to blame but yourselves, it is
a misfortune of your own making, and you
have no body to blame but yourself for the
consequences. We leave the Standard to
got out the scrape as it can. Its ingenuity
is not scanty ; ami we have no doubt all
that tact and talent can do will be done in
the attempt to do what can not be done, that
is, to extricate itself from the pit into which
it has fallen, and which its own hands dig
ged .
Murder in Sussex County —A Son mur
dered by hi 1 other !—We learn form Sus
sex, that a most horrid and brutal murder
was p rnetrated in that county on Wednes
day, the 30th of June. William Hearn,
70 years of age, of Little Creek Hundred,
committed the horrid and unnatural act.—
He murdered his own son, a young man,
bv the name of Joseph llcarn. about 30
years ofag . The particulars as stated to
us as these -It appears that there had been
-some misunderstanding between the father
and sun,when itis said, the son threatened
to murder his father and mother, and burn
the house. The father it seems, was ap
prehensive that those threats would be exe
cuted, and after his sou had retired to bed,
deliberately took an axe, went to the bed
roem of his son and committed tho heart
ieuding and unnatural deed by striking
ilie* unfortunate deceased five blows on the
head. The perpetrator of this most atro
cious act has been committed to jail, ‘at
Georgetown, to await his trial, which will
take place iu October next. — Wilmington
(Del) paper.
SINGULAR VISIT.
The residence of Mr. Morris Newkirk,
in the northerly part oftliis town,was \ i.si ted
on Tuesday last by u large swarm of bees,
who have since taken up their abode
with him, insidehis dwelling, and gone to
work like peaceable and orderly citizens.
Upon the arrival ofthe company of stran
gers, they attempted unceremoniously to
enter at the hall door, but it being inconsid
erately s’hut, they alighted upon the out
side of the house, completely covering it
and as if determined : tube toiled in tliei
object obtained acec: - through a knot hob
in the siding near the top. much to the con
tusion ol the w asps and oilier insects, whom
they slew and dragged out in great num
bers. I laving obtained possession of their
new home, Mr. Newkirk has enlarged the
field of labors ofthis interesting little colo
ny, by giving them access through the wall
into a room in which a hive lias been placed
for their special accommodation. They
are perfectly docile, and apparently much
pleased with the attention shown them, and
evince a disposition to take up a perma
nent residence.— Goshen Republican.
L : ghtning rods should not be painted. —Al 1
tho metals are good conductors of electrici
ty. Oil is a non conductor. The electric
fluid, in passing along a conductor ; is con
fin- and alnjost entirely to its surface. V.'herc
that surface is covered with oil paint, or a
ny non-conducting substance, the passage
of the fluid is obstructed—it accumulates
upon tho rod, and is very liable to leave it
and strike into the building, or to some other
object which may present abetter conduct
ing surface.
Longevity of the Ed. —At tiie close of
the last century an eel. from throe to four
inches long was put into a small well in
England. From that time it enjoyed itscli
and seemed to thrive, though in this circum
scribed habitation, till a few days ago, it
was noticed to be less lively than usual,
and iu a day or two after it w ; as found life
less ut the bottom. When taken out it wa
about a yard in length, and in thickness a
bout that of a man’s wrist. After being
thus known upward of forty years, it ap
pears to have died purely from old age, be
ing found quite gray on the back and head,
‘l’iie only remarkable incident in its histo
ry was that on a voting eel being put in the
w'ell a few years back the aged possessor
of the limpid pool show’ed so little relish
for company, or its new associate, that it.
destroyed the stranger.
Mr. Editor :—The following ticket will,
I believe, meet the approbation of a major
ity of the citizens of Wilkes county.
for senate.
GEORGE W. CARTER.
representatives,
JAMES M. SMYTHE,
1). G. COTTING,
GILBERT H. WOOTTEN.
elVflrr.
ran f IE ft- lends of the present Administration in
-8 Wilkes county, are requested to meet at
the Court-House, on \Y ednesday the 28tli inst.
at 12 o’clock, M. to consult upon the selection of
a Legislative Ticket lothe next General Assem
bly, Slier® &c. July 15, 1841.
JYotice*
SN accordance w ith a suggestion of the Gcor-I
iri. Baptist Convention, the Baptist Church j
ii. ms place has resolved lo observe Saturday j
the 24th instant, as a day of Fasting and Prayer!
in reference to the general prosperity of the!
Churches.
Christians of other denominations are invited]
to unite with us on the occasion.
An appropriate Sermon will be preached at!
11 o’clock. July 22, 1841.
mouths after date application will b'j|
“ made to the Honorable the Inferior Court otS
Lincoln county, while sitting as a Court ot Ordi J
nary, for leave to sell a Tract of Land, known a.®
the Walton tract, belonging to the Estate n fl
Win. Parks, late of said countv, deceased.
WILLIAM M. LAMBKIN, Ex’r. ■
June 3, 1841. mini 40 J
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