News & planters' gazette. (Washington, Wilkes County [sic], Ga.) 1840-1844, September 14, 1843, Image 1
MEWS & PLANTERS’ GAZETTE. D.. COTTIKG, Editor. No. 3.—NEW SERIES.] News and Plditters ’ Gazette. | . terms: Published weekly al Tiro Dollars mid Fifty Cents per annum, ii paid at tlife time cl Hubsrci bing; or Three Dollars it’ not paid till the expi ration ol three months. No paper t. bed.: continued,iifilcsf a’ the option of the 3 liter, w Jhi.nUiie setjlemeiii of all arrearages. • O” Litters, 6a business, must be postpaid, to insura attention. No communication shall he published, unless ice fire made acquainted with the name of the author. TO ADVERTISERS. Advert isemenls, not exceeding one square,first insertion, Secenly-fve CeiUs; and for each sub sequent insertion, Fifty Cents. A reduction will be matte of twenty-five percent, to those who advertise by the year. Advertisements net limited when handed in, will be inserted till for bid, and charged aceoroingly. Sales of Land and Negroes by Executors, Ad ministrators and Guardians, arc requii ed by lew, to be advertised, in a public Gazette, sixty days previous to the day of sale. The sales Pgjnsqnsi! Property must be adver tised in like manner, 7<*> *4- days. Notice to Debtors and Creditors of an Estate must be publislied/or/y nays. Notice that application will be made to the Court of Ordinary, for leave to selM.and or Ne groes, must bo pi.bifsLed for four months— notice that application will be made for Letters of Administration, inue ho published thirty days; and Letters of Dismission, six months. iSSaiT Asre-ifco ?:aits. POST OFFICE, ) Washington , Ga., Sept. 1, 1843. $ EASTERN MAIL. By this route, Mails are made :,pfor Raytown, Double-Weils, ( forth . “amack, Wai ren ton, Tin mi. ■, ’ ; :•< H.irzeiia. AHHVffI. Monday, Wedr.es-. ,y, 0 1 .day, at 9, A. M. f^LOj£S 1 Tuesday, Thursday. C .-.urJay, at 2J, P. M WEE 1’ . N MAIL. By this route, *?... ‘.a made up for all CHfi ces in So.nli-W: rn -neeg;., Alabama, Mis r-i-: i;r., Loi ... Florida, also Athens, Ga. .and t'. .A. ii.i-W .... ;1 part 0; the Sta'e. arrives—YvV 1 lay .-.'id Friday, by OA. M. c'ZjOs 1. j-.—*. ‘..i, 1 , • 1 1 j 1 nursday, at 1— M. C. MAIL. By this route, M b. - -ire made up for Danburg, Pistol Creek, and Petersburg. .ARRIVES. Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, by 1 P. M. CLOSES. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 0 A. Ai. LEXINGTON MAIL. e ByAhis route, Mails are made up for Ce v re v Ma-, .yjx'e Rights, Scull-shoals, aud Salem. as Ives —Monday and F 1 .day, a, 9 A CLOSES —Tuesday and Saturday, at 9 A. U. APPLING MAIL By tv Mailt- are made up foe Wrigli - ■ . While Uak, Walker’s Quaker Springs. arrives—Tuesday Ge'i.rday, by 1) A. M. closes —Monday ami Pi may, at 9 A. iu ELEERTON MAIL. x By this route, Mai .•> art? ms h up lor M-llo ryfjv.A?, Goosepo-.d., vv b’l os, I\l;il-Su,.;- , il .rr:- eb;? r.r. Kucker-viile. Ar. veu TANARUS: . a P. M., and Closes name time. LiNL.ULNTON MAIL By did rou e, ivi uls are made op for iieliobot.li, Stonsy l'our, Goshen* Double Branohe.', anu ■ Darby’s. Arrives Friday, 12 M. | Close ■ sa.ae ‘ ;me. 03* The Letter Box is the proper pi.ice .0 de posite all matter designed to be t*.inrpored by Mail, anil such as may be found there at the times above specified, will be despatched by first post. T ’ ; Wilkes Agricultural Society. AT a meeting of the Society, held this morn ing, it Was Resolved that Premiums be a vvarded lor the following Stock to be exhibited on Friday the 20th of October next in Washington: For the best Horse. Do. Colt, under one year old. Do. Cow. Do. Native Cow, which if she be the best Cow exhibited, may take both premiums. Do. Bull. Do. Boar. Do. Sow. It was further Resolved, that none shall com pete for the premiums who have not become members by paying the admission foe of One Dollar and signing the Constitution ; though all persons are invited to attend and exhibit their Stock. FRANCIS T. WILLIS, Secretary. XT The semi-annual meeting of the Society will tike place cu Friday t’i. 20th c f October, at -which time a public Adurcs.-; wifi be delivered b. a member of tiie Sociejy. Sepl ember 7,1843. 2 (JOTTING & BUTLER, ATTORNIES, HAVE taken an OFFICE in the rear of Willis St llesteb’s Store. January, 1843. i 28 ► For &ule* n_gA The Subscriber offers for sale his Ruud possessions of .near fourteen iiliHw hundred Acres, lying in the county of Wilkes, twelve miles West of * Washington, on the Scull Shoal Road, on Kettle Creek. There is attached to the premises,’ a Saw-Mill in fine operation, and a Corn Mill on a small scale—a commodious Dwelling, a yvell of fine water, with other necessaries. Persons wishing to purchase would do well tc call on the Subscriber—he is determined to give a bargain. He would also offer £. Lo„ No. 241, iu the county of Dooly’. D. WATIES McJ UNKIN: Wilkes co., September 7.1843. 4i* 2 WAREHOUSE j an-d COMMISSION BUSINESS. AUGUSTA, GA. fSBI TNTJNDING to establish myself in August* in the above business, 1 offer my services to my frlbnds and the public, arid shall be in Au gusta, ready to receive consignments, by the middle of September. My charges will be the same an those at. other Fire-proof Warehouses, except that for those who consign me their Cotton, I purchase goods free of commission. Liberal advances made on produce in store. O’My office will be at Clarke & Roberts’ Fire-proof Ware ; House,> where all Cotton con signed mo will be stored. FRANCIS T. WILLIS. ’ August 24, 1843. . 52 STOVALL & SIMMONS, GS*3MISS!9N MERCHANTS, AUGUSTA, GA., nrUIE undersigned having associated thein selves under the firm of STOVALL A: SIMMONS tender their services to the public in the transaction of a GENERAL COMMIS SION BUSINESS at the Fire-Proof Ware- House lately occupied by Stovall, Simmons &. Co s, on Broad-Street. Particular attention will be given to the Stor age and Sale if Colton and receiving and for warding of Goods; and liberal advance.; made on Cotton in store. Mr. John Robson, of Madison, will make ad vances on Cotton consigned to us, and the A gents of the Georgia Rail Road Company will forward the same, anil despatch Goods to our customers. Checks on the different Banks and Agencies in the interior will be procured a“ forwarded to suit the convenience of cu* 11. ore in making remittance.’, When desired. PLEASANT STOVALL <HIBISNVILLI4 SIMMONS. Augusta, August 24’ h, 1843. 0: 1 AiJifiiS & HOPKINS, FIEE-PiliOF WAREHOUSE. AUGUSTA,WA., August 22, 1843. r|IHE Subscribers res'iectfuliy tender their JL thanks ;or :ie liberal patronage hereio.Nre ‘•tv - .. . d—i-.id again otter the.r services to their .rieudi and the jiablic in the VVAI’I'VHOUSE St GENERAL COMMISSION BUSINESS ;ii t'.is city. Prompt attention will be given to .be Storage and Sale of Cotton, forwarding Cos ds, purchase of Merchandize, shipment of Cel 100, &c. Proceeds of Cotton will be remitted (1 so ms r-.c ed by the owner) in Bank Checks ■ay.'ible at. VV .- liuigton, Greenesboro’, Madison, E.'iionton, Milled; v . lie. Covington, and Colutn or ,11 Brink No e by mail. Messrs. F. C. McKinley St Cos. of Madison, vviil act as our Agents lor the forwarding of Cot ton by Ra;r Road, make advances on Cotton eon : i.r-ed to vs, receive return sails ol Cotton,and pay over proceeds at Madison if desired. Mo.- -rs. McKinley & Seymour arc our Agents lor forwarding Cotton per Rail Road from Giseuesbo.o’. ADAMS & HOPKINS. John ill / dams. I Lambeth ! lom-riNs. 5 August 31. f)t 1 TU KieauliTS AHC PLANTHS. HAMBURG, (S.C.) July, 1813. I BEG leave to inform you, tbit I continue the WARE-HOUSE AND COMMISSION BUSINESS at.my old stand, known the Wa ter-proof Warehouse. Detached as it is iron: ob er buildings, its location renders it nearly as se cure from fire, as if it was fire-proof Tne floor have been elevated above the high water mark of the groat freshet of May, 1840. Planters will thus be secured from the possi bility of loss and damage by freshets. I avail myself of the present occasion, to re | turn my thanks to my friends and patrons, for I their liberal support during the past season. 1 solicit from them and the public generally, a con tinuance of this confidence, and assure them tiiat in return for their patronage, I will use my best, personal efforts to promote and protect, their in terests, committed to my charge. 111 addition to tbs assurance, I pledge myself that I will iti no cave purchase a uaie oi ce ’on, directly or indi rectly. I will attend personally to tire sab an 1 forwarding of cotton to Savannah or Charleston; * • • ■.l u ale o r Bacon, Flour, &e Stc., and to be receiving and forwarding of g. o ‘.ho up country. Having a fine wharf attached to my Warehouse, no wharfage will be charged on Cotton consigned to my care, ei'lier for sale or to be forwarded to Savannah or Charleston. My commissions for selling cotton, will be 25 cents per bale, and 121, cents for forwarding. 1 will also attend to the buying of goods per order. Very respectfully, yours, &c. G. WALKER: August, 1843. 52 ‘Bq'OUR months after date, application will be made to (he Honorable the Inferior Court of Elbert county, while sitting as a Court of Or dinary, for leave to sell all the Lands and Ne groes belonging to the Estate of Haley Butler, deceased, this 15th May, 1843. EPPY BOND, Adm’r. .Tune 1. mlm 40 months alter date, application will be A made to the Honorable Inferior Court of Wilketf’county, while sitting as a Courf’oi’ Ordi nary, for leave to sell ail the Real Estate of John S. Walton’s minors, lying in said county. I. T. IRVIN, Guardian. •Tune 15,1843. m4m 42 WASHINGTON, (WTILKES COUNTY, GA.,) SEPTEMBER 14, 1843. A FIGHT IN THE DARK. BY THE AUTHOR OF “COLIN CLINK,” ‘ TEXIANA,” ECr. ECT. Frankly admitting that duels of-every common kind, and some of a very uncom | mon description also, have been written | upon until the very name, when seen in print, bears very much the unsavoury char acter of a literary nuisance, I yet venture to add another to the number, since it may deservedly be considered the crowiling light, .both for its singularity and its barbarity, of all hitherto placed on record. The parties in this affair were Colonel —and a young man, 1 believe, a Surgeon j whom lie chanced accidentally to meet, one evening, at a liquor store. The Cofonel was a man who had ac quired for himself a “first-rate” reputation as not only a dead shot with either pistol or rifie, but also as being equally au fail and formidable in the use of the bowie-knife. Whichever he might fight with, was a mat ter of perfect indifference to him—as in any one of the three cases, his antagonist gen erally enjoyed some three or four chances, to the colonel’s one, of losing his life.— Hence, few cared to receive an insult from him, or, under almost any circumstances, to offer him one. He became, in bis neigh bourhood (and as far as a man can become such, iu that part of the world.) an object at once fearful) detestable, and arrogant in the extreme. Few men but wished him killed offhand, or hoped, that at the earliest opportunity, he. might find his match. The young rrlan, who, on the occasion I am about to relate, eventually entered the field with this uncivilized fellow, happened, neither by reputation nor in fact, to possess ihe horrible accomplishments of the colo nel. He was a quiet, unassuming citizen, with no farther title to the character of a du ellist than may attach to the majority of his fellow-men in those fighting regions. Tim inn, or liquor-store, in which the scene took place stood by the forest, al though an extensive patch of roughly ch ared ground surrounded it, and the night bfits occurrence having suddenly proved very rainy and dark, many of those who had previously assembled there were de tained beyond their time, while occasional wayfarers, to avoid the storm, added 10 their numbers. Amongst these latter were two individuals, one of whom, before bis en trance, was overheard, by some in the en trance, to say to his comp Hiion, with.a fear ful oath peculiar to certain people in tiie South— “By ! Major, I’ll raise a fight to night, before I go!” “No, no, colonel !” replied the other— “stop a moment. Is there any man here you have.a difficulty with ?” ’“No—not that i know of; but what does that matter?” “Then why go into a bar for the sake of picking a quarrel with a stranger, eitherto kill him or get killed yourself?” “Kill me ! —all ! ah ! major, don't grind coffee on my nose !—you couldn’t do it yourself!” Let any man try, and the way I’ll use him up shall be a caution, I tell von !” And so savinrr, the colonel strode in, and made bis way towards the bar, where ho ordered brandy, and while drinking it, cast his eyes around upon a respectable body of men there assembled—a body commonly called, according to this kind of classical American, “a tailisli kind of a crowd.” His general insolence of demeanour soon attracted attention, but for awhile he failed to fix upon any particular individual as his intended victim. Meantime, his friend the Major—proba bly another such major as he himself a co lonel—was observed to address him ear m.slly, but in a low tone of voice, though seemingly with the intention of keeping him ijuiet. These efforts failed—and with more brandy tame moie determination. Even tually, his eye fell upon two persons, one the young man who was to be slaughtered, to whom allusion has already been made, and the other an aged one—perhaps his fa ther. They were engaged in close private conversation, the younger of the two being then the speaker. The colonel seemed to listen attentively, and having drawn some what nearer, very soon exclaimed aloud — “It is not tiie case 1” Many turned their heads towards the speaker, with a slight expression of surprise, as beinr unconscious who he was addres sing j hi’ iVi u.a In nvy si 1 ulooi, ’ut j kept his eyes upon him,beckoned him back, | but in vain, while the individual really niuai interested in this commencement of the attack was too absorbed in his own dis course to hear, or to remark, the exclama tion at all. By and by, the colonel a second time spoke, but in a louder key— “l say it’s false !” On this occasion, the young man almost involuntarily looked up,and his eyes met those of the colonel,-for towards him were many directed. But he scorned not yet to comprehend that his private conversation with his aged friend was alluded to. It was, therefore, immediately afterwards con tinued. By this time, scarcely another voice in the room was heard—suspense as to the re sult, and curiosity concerning this unac oountable conduct, having produced consi derable sil. nee. For the third time, the colonel exclaim ed— “l say it’s a lie !”*aud at the same in PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING. ! stunt, fixing his ryes, with an expression j | of perfect ferocity, upon his predetermined j | antagonist. Many others also looked in j the siune direction. The young man could no longer remain deceived. Ho mildly but determinedly asked— “ls that addressed to me ?” “If is!” roared the colonel. “I say a j gain, it’s a lie !” A steady look of utter contempt was the only answer he received ; and he that gave it resumed his discourse us before. Several now shrunk hack, confident tiiat a fight would ensue, and anxious to keep out of the way. Some minutes elapsed ere the intended murderer opened his lips for the fourth time, and.then it was to de nounee his victim ns “himself a liar and a I coward !” The latter, thereupon, deliber ately rose frojn his seat, ami advancing, with the utmost apparent composure, to. wards his antagonist (who, probably, had no idea.ofsuch a salutation from such a man) struck him boldly in the face with his. fist, and instantly fell back, to stand upon his defence with the knife. The colonel rushed forwards, like a ti ger, but his friend, the major, seiz; and him and all interfered to prevent the irnmed; ate effusion of blood. This being effected, a challenge was immediately given by the colonel, and accepted, and the morrow morning was proposed as the period for the meeting. To the surprise, however, of some of the bystanders, the challenged par ly insisted on an immediate decision, and that the combat should terminate only with life. “To kill or be killed,” said he, “is now my only’ alternative, and the soonerone or the other is done the better.” On hearing this, the colonel also furious ly demanded an instantaneous settlement of the affair, said his friends had.no right to prevent it, and swore that if he did not conclude Ihe business at the first shot, ho would consent to stand as a target only the following two times. Both parties were, of course, by this period, highly excited.—- Different propositions were loudly vocifer ated by as many different parties present, until more than one case of “difficulty” of this kind appeared likely to be brought to its “sum total” before the morning suii. It was suggested that they should go out on to the clearing, have two blazing fires made at a proper distance, the combatants being placed between them, so that they could see each oilier against the light behind—or that they should fight by the blaze of pitch pine splinters—or decide the question, at once, across a table. In the midst of all this uproar, the young man challenged was questioned, by several of the more temperate persons present, as to his knowledge of the character and re putation enjoyed by his antagonist) the co lonel. Ho replied tiiat he knew nothing whatever concerning him, and had never seen him before—two facts which, in his opinion, highly aggravated the repeated and intentional insults lie had received.— They accordingly advised him on the sub jrct of the colonel’s prowess, and urgently recommended him to adopt the follow ing two courses, —to select no other weapon than-the rifle, and to defer the decision un til daylight. By no other arrangement could he possibly have a chance. All was in vain, as he firmly adhered to his previously determination : and equally vain were the painful and even pathetic re monstrances of his aged friend. Reconciliation, even during the space of a few hours, being thus rendered impossi ble, and all the already proposed modes of fighting being rejected or unattended to. a new proposition was made, it was distinct ly—that iri order to disarm one ofthe par ties of bis decided general advantages as a duellist—to prevent the other, as far as pos sible, from being butchered as wall as in sulted,—and, in short, to place both upon as perfect an equality as possible, the fol lowing articles ought to be agreed to : That tiie landlord should give up the use of a large, empty room, that extended over the whole top of his house, and allow every window to be closely blocked up with shut ters or boards. That, when this was done, the duellists should be divested of every particle of clothing, armed each with a brace of pistols and a bowie-knife, and then be let into the room—three minutes being given, after the closing of the door, before hostilities commenced, the expiration of the time being announced to them bv three rapid knocks upon the door. W.ill it be believed that this arrangement was instantly agreed to ? But so it was.— t j And a i durable parly iinn l.ately procce- j i ded up stairs, some to make the needful ar ’ rangerfsr-nts, and others to listen to this un seen fight, and await its exciting result. Savage as men’s spirits tnay be, such a seen? of preparation as this was enough to silence, if not to awe them. While it was passing, no man spoke, but all looked cu riously upon the fine muscular persons that were soon, in al! probability, about to cut up each other alive. All things being ready, the door, which had cautiously been kept closed, to prevent the interior ofthe place IVom being seen by the duellists, was opened, and ihey entered the room of death together. The old rr.?., w hose friend one of them W'as,\vept :• ‘■ it bm°b.'.'ess, but by an involuntary a .ie-i;uv ihe young man passed out Os his sight, evi dently besought heaven to assist the insul ted and the innocent. Thedoor was closed. The time-keeper drew out his watch, and kept his eyes steadily fixed upon it. The assembled party employed that brief period in offering and accepting (in whispers) bets of from one to five hundred aud mere dol- I lars, as to the result. According to spor- | I l' n g phrase, “the colonel was the favorite,!’ I i though the backers of neither one nor the other appeared inclined to oiler very long odds. The time-keeper closed it is watch, and gave the signal; at the same moment all the lights on the landing and staircase were extinguished, in order that no ray might pass through the least crevice into the in side of the room. Everyone expected, upon the giving of the signal, to hear the com mencement of the strife ; but they listened in dead silence to no purpose, not the r< nrti test sound, even of a footstep, could he heard. And thus they w aited five minutes, and ten, and twenty, and yet the combatants gave no sign, After the lapse, as near as it might be conjectured, of halfan.hour, or thereabouts, one pistol was discharged ; and although the listeners had been in the con tinued expectation of it so long, yet when it did come, a sudden start of surprise ran through them, as though each man had in stantly felt that he might have received the contents himself. And then followed a hasty step across the floor—another pistol report —the clashing of knives, and a brief but seemingly desperate attempt to wrestle, which quickly terminated, and all again was quiet. “It’s all up !’ whispered one—“ I’ll hot drinks for tiie crowd !” “Taken!” said another—“l begin to want a julep!” “Fifty to forty the colonel has killed him !” remarked a third ; —“he was a very nice young man, but he can’t come it this time !” And thus would they have gone on, had not the third report been just then heard, followed by a prolonged conflict hand to hand, and knife to. knife, in the course of which the fourth pistol was exploded. The strokes of the knives began to grow less fre quent, and more faint in sound ; but ere they had entirely ceased, a heavy body dropped with a dead sound upon the floor of the room. Another instant, and there fol lowed another fall. Some individuals present were foi open ing the door immediately ; but this propo sition was overruled, on the ground that if , the fight were not yet over, the most able ; might take advantage of the appearance of ( the light to kill the other, even lying on the boards. About half-an-hour was, if I re-collect a right, allowed to pass in close and atten tive listening to catch the most distant sound from within. None was heard ; and at the expiration of that period, amidst a crowd of the most horrible of anxious faces, the door was opened, and the whole party rushed in. Towards the remoter end, and not far from the wall, lay a heap like red cloth. It w’as composed of the gashed and bloody bodies, of the duellists ! One lay across the other. They were taken up, arid something like a distant murmer of applause followed, when it was discovered that the colonel was un dermost ! But many who best know him spoke out right their gladness, when an examination proved that he was perfectly dead. Both bodies were so mangled, that it was next to impossible to handle them without touching the wounds. The best of it was, however, that the conqueror of this fearful white savage was found to be still alive. He was taken down stairs instantly, stimulants were given, and be began to revive. His body was then carefully washed; after which, being cau tiously wrapped up, he was conveyed a way to the nearest surgeon’s sometime af ter midnight. The room exhibited a spectacle not to be described. Tbe young man eventually recovered en tirely from all his wounds, and was often congratulated on having rid the country of a monster whom few dared to attack. This was not all. During Ids convales cence, inquiries were frequently made oi’ him as to the mode in which the fight was managed ; and he accordingly gave the foi lowing curious account, as nearly as tile writer can remember:— “When the door was closed,” said he, “we were surrounded by the most profound darkness. It seemed for some moments to confound the senses end be close to my eyes. During the three minutes allowed before the battle might begin, my principle aim was to get awav from mv antagonist into'another part of the room, without his | kivi ‘ ■ , and to stand there by the wall until, perhaps, he souid make some move j men;, by the sound of which I could be di- , /eoted in my attack. The crowd outside j was as still as death. I held my breath. ] and treading so light that I could *riot hear my own footfalls. I stole away towards that side of the room on which I entered.— Whether he had calculated that I should naturally do so, and had therefore taken the same direction, nobody can now tell ; hut no sooner had 1 stood still to listen for him, than 1 found ho was somewhere about me—l could hear his breathing. With the greatest caution and silence, I hastened to another part,.expecting every moment that he would run against me, or I against him. , vtid in this kind of manoeuvring, sometimes : to gst away, and sometimes to approach, ■ if Pruncied, though why I know not, that advantage might be gained, the greatest part, of the silent half hour you speak of was spent. “At length, having safely reached the opposing side, l stood still, resolved not to move again until he either approached, ha i Ving perhaps found roe out, or by some means or ether l cauld-tL coyer bis position HI. .3 . Si APP I 2 Ml , Print er . lin the loom. Having now got beyond his reach, I felt that to be motionless on my | part was the wisest step ; and calculated’ ( that his passion and fury would soon lead him on tothe exhibition of less caution.— Nothing of the kind occurred, and yet the first ball discharged was mine. A mouse could have been heard to stir ; but we wer** perfectly logt to each other. “Eventually, whether my eyes had be come more accommodated to the blackness or from whatever cause, but true enough j it is, I perceived a pair of eyes on the otlu side nearly opposite me. They shone like those of a hyena in the night. I fired ie stantly, and rushed forward. The fire b shewed me the colonel crouched down a. gainst the wall, and must equally have >1: rected him to mo. He fired as he advanced, hut missed. We were almost close togeth er. The empty pistols were thrown down, and the knives used. He rushed on with great ferocity, and tried to grapple with me, but I slipped out of his arms ; and for an instant, being quite separated, both stood still, listening for the place of the other.— I think he must have heard me, for he fir a second time with such effect as you ab have seen. Nothing but liis knife now r< inaincd ; 1 had knife and pistol. We wen so close together that he was upon me al most as soon as his pistol-hall. The latter staggered mo a little at the moment, but 1 met him with the knife, and from that time we never separated again. My object was to keep him from closing upon me, until I could be as certain as darkness would per mit of using mv last ball to advantage. In consequence of tiiat, I retreated in various ways, both still fighting, sometimes on the open floor, and sometimes knocking our selves with violence against the wall. “I was growing faint, i found my strengh failing, and then I fired mv second pistol. The light instantaneously made, shewed both men redder than the Indian in the field of battle, [heard that ho stag gered, and rushed with all my strength upon him. He still fought a little, but suddenly dropped before me, and more than that I do not know.” Such is the tale, as nearly as the writer can remember, that was related to him.— Should it be said tiiat he met with a roman cist, in that case, his only hope is tiiat lie may meet with another such every day of his life ; though his firm and well-founded belief is, that all the detals arc perfectly true. Important to Bachelors. —The London Despatch, in reply to a correspondent, has the following grave advice to Bachelors: “ A bachelor (Birmingham) may address a lady as “ Madam ; if however, he claim an acquaintance with her, he may employ the terms “ dear madam and should there be a little bit of tender attachment, “My very dear Madam but in case of being in love, and an interchange of affec tion be evinced, something like the endear ing term of “ dear girl” may be used.— Always use “dear girl” when the object addressed is over thirty, for at that age wo men like to be thought young. When a man is head over cars in love, and the wo man he addresses is in a similar predica ment, the more extravagant terms used to convey his passion, the more will his suit be admired. Remember, always address a woman over thirty, as “ my dearest girl,” or “ charming girl.” Interesting to Daughters. —Dr. Franklin recommends a young man in the choice of a wife, to select her from a bunch, giving as his reason, that where there are many daughters, they improve each other, and from emulation acquire more accomplish ments, and know more and do more than a single child spoiled by paternal fondness. Dr. Franklin was a philosopher. Families blessed with an abundance of daughters should raise a monument to his memory. Editors. —The business of an editor, says the N. Y. TelegrapK., who attempts logiv ■ to his readers something new every day of publication, we believe is greatly underra ted, especially by the more learned of man kind. -They do think it a very easy matt: : to write for a newspaper. Let them try it, Let some of our ablest men or women, make the attempt to write for us, one single art: • cle each week, without fail—an article, mind, which they shall not hesitate to put their name to, and let the world know, it is theirs ! We Veriiy believe they would find it no easv matter. Yet sucii ;s inr position ’of an editor. With only a modicum of i brains perhaps, he must not only u rite one article, hut haifa dozen; and what is more I and worse, too, his name goes out attached to them nil.. Really, the public should judge laritably of an editor’s efforts. It would | - strange if he never said a silly thing— very strange if he never said an unwise one —passing strange if he never said an un wise one —passing strange if’hc never said an erroneous one.” His opinions of trans piring events are expressed hastily, usually on the spur of the moment, be fore time is given-for thorough examination, and the wonder is that they are so uniformly such as their authors are willing to stand by, af , ter mature deliberation. The London West t minister Review says, in truth to write a ; good leader on occurrences of the hour, a $ cute and ready in its arguments afid iiu morons or forcible in its illustrations, with 3 the brief statement of facts, and tire skillful a management of personalities, which it de . mands in reference both to the m. wspaper b and its party, is the most difficult of a I kind* l of composition. [VOLUME XXJA.