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The sale of Personal Property, in like manner,
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Administration, must be published thirty days, und
of Letters of Dismission, six months.
State of <;•(>.—Liberty County.
BY Elijah Baker, Clerk of the Court of Ordina
ry for said county.
James Dorsey, and Sarah Smylie, have applied
for letters of administration of the goods and chat
tels, rights and credits, that were of Archibald Smy
lie, late of said coua’y, deceased.
These are therefor*’, to cite and admonish all and i
singular, the kindred and creditor* of the said de
ceased, to file their objections, (if any there be) in my
office at Hinesville, on or before the first Monday, in
May next, otherwise the said letters may be granted
as applied for.
Given under my hand and seal at Hinesville, in said
county, this fourth day of .March, in the year
JL. S. of our Lord, eighteen hundred and thirty nine,
and in the sixty third year of American Inde
pendence.
pa 9 E. BAKER, C. C. O. L C.
Oeorgin -Camdpi County.
■**/■ HEREAS, Joseph Thomas, applies for lei
ff tersof administration of the%oods, chattels,
rights, anti credit* of I)yman Darrow, late of suiil
county, deceased.
These aro"thereforc,tocite and admonish, all and
singular, the kindred and creditors of trie said de
ceased, to file their objections (if any they have) in
the office of the Clerk of the Court of Ordinary at
Jefferson, within the time prescribed hy law, other
wise the said Joseph Thotnas may obtain the letters
applied for
Given under the hand and seal of the clerk at
1., S. said Court, this sixth day of February,
eighteen hundred and thirty-nine,
up 9 JOHN BAILEY, C. C. O. C. C.
Fifty Dollars Reward.
RANAIVAY from the subscriber in Hamburg
on theßßth, February, his negro man THOMAS,
he is nbnot 2H vears of nee. five feet 10 inches high,
dark complected, and pleasant countenance. He is
a blacksmith by trade, and has doubtless procured
free papers from some person, and bits gone to work
at that business cither in South Carolina or Georgia.
He is in all probability lurking ajtout Savannah, as
I understand he engaged in the steamboat “7 borne,’
—When he left, lie itad on a red flannel shirt, black
sattinet pantaloons, and new broadcloth coat ami new
le aver hat. Any (terson delivering said negro to
me, or will lodge him in any safe jail so that I can
get him, shall receive the above reward.
U. f.. TOWSON. Jun.
Hamburg S. C. March 24th, 1839—ap 2-3 m
GEORGIA LUMBER CO.VI’P.
fIAIIK subscribers, Agents of said company,
-M- offer to contract for delivery at Darien,or
elsewhere, of hard Pine lumber of the best
quality, sawed to any dimensions that may be
required, and at low prices. They will have
on hand at their depot in this city, a good sup
ply of lumber of various sizes.
WOODBURY & STACKPOLB.
Darien, Jan. 22,1839. 3w
Justices Court for I SUB.
A COURT, for the 271 t District, wilt be holden
at the Court House in the city of Darien, on the
4th Monday of each month—to wit
Monday 28th January, 1839.
Monday 25th February, “
Monday 25th March, “
Monday 22d April, . “
Monday 27th May, “
Monday 21th June,
Monday 22d July,
Monday 2bih August, “
Monday 23d September, “
Monday 28lh October, “
Monduy 25th November, “
Monday 23d Decetnlter, £<
A pannel of 7 Jurors, will be drawn at each term
after the first.
NELSON W. CARPENTER,
Justice of the Peace for 271st, District,
Darien, January 29st, 1839.
\>tv Spring Goods.
THE SUBSCRIBERS are just receiving per brig
Amelia Strong, a large and fashionable nssertmenlof
SPRING AND M ini lilt GOODS,
Among which are Victoria black Summer Cloth; do
brown do do do green: do do plaid white drill, rib
bed cord; diagoniul and striped Goods for pants; sa
tin Valencia, marseiles, plain and figured Velvets, for
vestings. Together with a large and fine assortment
of ready made CLOTHING, suitable for the coming
season, which they are prepared to sell on the most
reasonable, terms at the old stand of
N. THOMAS & SON.
N. B. Alt persons indebted to the firm of N. Tho
mas & Son, by nois or account, are requested to bear
in mind, that the time is fast approaching, when they
will be called on for a settlement of the same—and
it is to be hoped that they will not be put off by pro
mises, but on the contrary be ready with cash in
hand to pay up, as the cash is much wanted by
N. THOMAS & SON.
The smallest sums thankfully received.
mlt 12-6 t N. T. & S.
Oglethorpe House.
THE Public is respectfully informed
TiifW that this eslablishmenlcontinuesun
j*JjJHder the direction of the Subscriber,
■who hopes, by unremitted exertions to merit a
continuance of the patronage he is grateful
for having heretofore received. The house
is large, airy, anil convenient, with spacious
piazzas on every side—the charges will be
comm'-nsurate to the times. The prevailing
sea breezesand pure air, render this perhaps
the healthiest and most comfortable Summer
residence in the State—salt water baths may
be had a short distance from the house—also
good stabling for horses.
R. *V. HOLMAN.
Brunswick, April 27th, 1839.
NEW GOODS.
SUBSCRIBER is just opening a fresh us
| JL sortimnilof select
; Consisting of thr following articles, viz : Irish Sheet
ings; Irish Linens; Linen Cambric 1 Mkfs; Russia &
Scotch Diapers; Curtain do; Bird Eye do; Linen
I Table Covers; Corded Skirts; English and American
j Prints; French Muslins; Picnic Gloves; Fancy and
Satin Scarfs; Gauze Shawls; Spun Silk Hose; block
and white half hose do; Cotton do; Footings, Edg
ings, and Insertings; Cat) Ribbons; Linen tint! Cot
ton Mosquito; Nettings; Marseilles Vesting; striped
Lasitngs; Linen Drills, and Georgia Nankeens, for
Gentlemen's Pantaloons. Together with n variety of
j other articles, all of which will be sold cheap for cash.
Ladies’ and Gentlemen, arc respectfully invited to
call and examine for themselves,
nth 19 H. W HUDNALL.
DDBOY STEAM SAW MILL.
WILL keep on hand a large supply of
I,EMBER of all descriptions. Cargoes
j will be sawed to order. Five wharves are at
tached to the Mill, and the Lumber will be de
| livered within reach of the vessel loading.
Apply to
P. R. YONGE ft SONS,
Agents,
Darien, January 22,1830.
NEW SPUING A SUim:i* GOODS.
i lIE SUBSCRIBERS have received in addition
to their stock a variety of SPRING & SUMMER
I GOODS, amongst which are
French l’uinted Muslins
Light Prints
Cheek'd, Cambric and Swiss Muslins
Black Gro tie Swiss Silks
Furniture Dimity
Linen Sheetings
Table Diapers
Byrdseye and Russia do
Cotton Fringes
Irish Linen
Dress Shawls and Scarfs
Linen Cambric Handkerchiefs
Parasols and Umbrellas
Corded Skirts
Silk Kid and Lisle Gloves
Silk and Cotton Hosiery
Ladies’ Corsets
Georgia Nankeens
Drillings, Vestings, fie. &c.
Which are offered on the uttual terms by
J. & S. 11. ROKENBAUGH.
Darien, March 20, 1839.
t?o~Parfaeralip Notice.
THE SUBSCRIBERS have formed a Co-partner
ship in the city of Darien, for the side of Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hard Ware, &c. &c. under the style of N. J
M. Caldcr & Cos.
N M. CALDER,
JOHN HUGHEY,
n. j. McDonald.
Darien, Feb. sth, 1829. mh 2G-2m
No lift*.
ALL persons indebted to the subscribers by note
or account, will please settle the same forinwith.
CALDER & HUGHEY.
Darien, Feb. sth, 1859. mh 2(>-2m
Notin'.
THE SUBSCRIBERS woul 1 inform the citizens
of Darien, ami its vicinity, that they will carry on
the HOUSE CARPENTERING BUSINESS, in
all its branches, building or repairing. All contructs
promptly attended to.
N B. They also contract now, for buildings to be
finished next winter.
mh 36 S. D. &. J. P WOODBURY.
$25 Rewind.
ESCAPED on the 18th inst. from my
custody, WILLIAM GREEN, under sen- i
tcticc of imprisonment in the Jail of Mrln- ;
tosh County, for harboring a slave. The
said William Green is about forty years of
age, fair complexion, and has a wild express
ion of countenance, lie resides on the
Honey Gall Creek, a Branch of the Alata
maha, in Glynn County, and is well known
in and about that neighborhood as a notori
ous cattle thief.
The above reward will be paid on delive
ry of said Green to myself, at my residence,
or to my deputy at Brunswick.
JOHN FRANKLIN,
ap 30 SheriffG. Cos.
Fresh Raisins, Aur.
BOXES FRESH RAISINS—AIso,
TT Preserved Ginger
Scott’s assorted Pickles in Jars
Fresh Sweet Oil, and
■Superior liriperiui and Young Hyson Tea.
Just received and for sale by
feb 26 J. &. S. H. ROKENBAUGH.
Darien Hank Bills.
BILLS on thealiove Banks taken by the subscri
ber for DRY GOODS—consisting of French,
English and American Prints; Silk Lawns; Cha 1 lie’s
Puramatta Cloth, (anew article for gentlemen’s
Summer Coats, &cA; 5-4, 4-4, 3-4 bleached and j
brown Sheetings and Shirtings; Georgia Nankeens;
white Jeans; coloured Drillings; Damask Table Dia
per; Birds Eye Diaper; Vestings; Bear Duck; Ho
siery, dtc. &c. Also, for Groc ries, Hard ware, Cut
lery, Hats, Shoes, Iron, or any other articles I may
have for sale. My assortment is now good.
SAMUEL M. STREET,
ap Bth Broad street, (Vivian’s Range.)
Notice.
A LL Persons having claims against the Estate
A of WILLIAM A. DUNHAM, late of M’ln
tosh county, deceased, are requested to hand in their
claims duly attested—arid all those indebted, are
likewise desired to make immediate payment to the
subscriber. CHARLES WEST, Executor.
Darien, April 9th, 1839.
Brought to Jail,
ON the 11th inst. a n--ro named ABRAHAM,
says he belongs to Mr. Potter, of .Savannah.
He is about 5 feet 6 inches in height, dark complex
ion, says his age is 23.
BENJAMIN GROOMES, Jailor,
MTutosh County.
Darien. April 10th, 1839.
DUNBAR MOREL,
Attorney at Law,
Brunswick, Geo.
OFFERS his professional services to the pu’ lie.
He will practice in the Courts of the Eastern
District, and attend strictly to any business entrusted
to his charge. _ £i P
Gentrri Agency.
THE undersigned renews the offer to his friends
and the public, in the transaction of a GENERAL
AGENCY in this place. He will attend to the re
newal of all notes, &c., that may be e trusted to his
care, in the Central Bank, for the customary fee of
One Dollar for each renewal; also, to the taking out
and forwarding Grants, for Fifty Cents each.
Uj” Letters enclosingmoney and Notes (post paid)
will meet with prompt attention.
JOHN R. ANDERSON.
Milledgeville, Jan. 8,1839.
~9*>m iramriroGs “
OF every deserption executed at the of
fice of THE DARIEN HERALD.
DARIEN, GEORGIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1839.
UNEXAMPLED
MAMMOTH SCHEME !!!
The following details of a Sciieml of a Lottery,
to be drawn in Decent ber next, warrant! us in declar
ing it to be UNPARALLELED in the history of
Lotteries. Prizes to the amount Have never before
itEEN offered to the public. It is true, there are ma
ny blanks, but on the other band, the extremely low
charge. ofsltO per Ticket —the Value and Number
of the Capitals, and the. revival of the good old cus
tom of warranting that every prize shall be drawn
and sold, will, we are sure, give universal satisfac
tion, and especially to the Six Hundred Prize Hol
ders.
To those disposed to adventure we recommend
early application beingmndeto us for tickets—when
the prizes are all sold, blanks onlv remain—the first
buyers have the best chance. We, therefore, em
phatically say— DELAY NOT ! but at once re mil
und /m>i3-mil to us your orders, which shall always
receive our immediate attention. Letters to be ad
dressed, and applications to be made to
SYLVESTER & CO.,
15( Broadway, New York,
fdr Observe the Number, 15b.
*700,000 !! ! $500,000!! $25,000!
6 prizes of $20,000 ! !
2 prizes of $15,000 ! !
3 prizes of SIO,OOO !
Grand Real Estate and Bank Stock
LOTTERY.
Os Property situated in New Orleans.
3Lj‘ The richest and most magnificent Scheme ever
presented to the public, in this or any other coun
try.
TICKETS ONLY (iso,
Authorized by an Ast of the Legislative Assembly
of Florida, and under the Directions of the Com
missioners, acting tinder the same.
TO BE DRAWN AT JACKSONVILLE,
FLORIDA. December Ist, 1839
SCHMIDT & HAMILTON, Managers. *
SY LVKSI.ER & CO., 150 Broadway.
New York, Sole Agents.
NO COMBINATION NUMBERS ! 1 !
100,000 tickets front No. 1 upwards, in succession,
The deeds of the Property and the Stock transferred
in trust to the Commissioners appointed by the
said act of the Legislature of Florida, for the secu
rity of the Prize Holders.
SPLENDID SCHEME! ! !
1 Prize—The Arcade—2B(l feet, 5 inches, 4 lines,
on Magazine street; 101 feet,
11 inches, on Natchez street;
126 feet, 6 inches, on Gravier st.
Rented at about $37,000 per an
num. Dollars
Valued at 700,000
1 Prize—City Hotel—l f,-2 fl oh Com
mon street, IJO feet. 6 inches, on
Camp st. Rented at $25,000 —
Valued at 500,000
1 Prize—Dwelling House (adjoining
the Arcade) No. 10, 24 ft. 7 inches
front on Nulchez st. Rented
at $l2O0 —Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade)
No. 18,23 ft front on Natchez st.
It tiled at sl2oo—Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto (adjoining the Arcade)
No. 20, 23 feet front on Natchez
st. Rented at sl2oo—Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto--No. 23, North enst
corner of B. sin Custom-house,
street; 40 feet front on Basin, and
40 feet on Franklin st. by 127 ft.
deep in Custom-house st. Rented
at slsoo—Valued at 20,000
1 Prize Ditto No. 2d South west
corner of Basin & Custom house
street; 32 feet, 7 inches on Basin
32 feet, 7 inches on Franklin, 127
feet, 10 1-2 inches deep in front of
Custom house street. Rented at
slsoo—Valued at 20,000
1 Prize—Ditto—No. 339, 24 feet, 8
inches on Royal street, hy 127 ft.
11 inches deep. Rented at SI4OO.
Valued ut 15,000
1 Prize—2so shares Canal Bank
Stock, SIOO each 25,000
I Ditto—2oo ditto Com do, do do 20,000
1 Ditto—lso ditto Mechanics’ and
Traders’ do do 15,000
1 Ditto—loo do City Bank do do 10,000
1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000
1 Ditto—do do do do do do 10,000
1 Ditto—so do Exchange Rank do do 5,000
1 Ditto—so do do do do do 5,000 j
1 Ditto—2s do Gas Light Bank do do 2,500
1 Ditto—2s do do do do do do 2,500
1 Ditto—ls do Mechanics’ & Tra
ders’ do do 1,500
1 Ditto—ls do do do do do 1,500
20 Ditto each 10 shares of the Louis
iana State Bank, SIOO each, each
Prize SIOOO 20,000
10 Ditto each 2 shares of SIOO each,
each Prize S2OO, of the Gas Light
Bank 2,000
200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO, of the
Bank of Louisiana 20,000
200 Ditto each 1 share of SIOO of the
New Orleans Bank 20,000
150 Ditto Each 1 share of SIOO of the
Union Bank of Florida 15,000
0000 Prizes. $1,900,000
TICKETS S2O —NO SHARES
The whole ofthe Tickets with their Numbers, as
also those containing the Prizes will lie examined
and sealed hy the Commissioners appointed under
the Act, previously to their being put into the wheels.
One wheel will contain the whole of the Numbers
the other will contain the Six Hundred Prizes, and
the first COO Numbers that shall be drawn out. will
be entitled to such Prize as may be drawn to its num
ber, and the fortunate holders of such Prizes will
have such property transferred to them immediately
after the drawing, unincumbered, and without any
Deduction !
JjT Editors of every Paper in the United States, in
the West Indies, in Canada, and other of the British
Provinces are requested to insert the above, as a
standing advertisement, until the Ist, of December
next, and to send their account to us, together with a
paper containing the advertisement.
SYLVESTER & CO., 156 Broadway, N. Y.
May 21,1839. until Dec. 1.
FORGET TIIEEI NEVER I
. Forget thee 1 Never! Memory’s thrilling power
Before me wakes the shadows ofthe past,
Unbid, the spectre forms around me lower
Their voices deepen, ns the trumpet blast,
Calling unnumbered legions to the charge—
And the upspringing fountain that before me
Pours forth o’er my crushed spirit its sweet stream,
Is tinged by gloomy thoughts, that hover o’er me,
\ exing my sottl e’en as a troubled dream,
When sleep broods deeply o’er us; and at large
Roves the freed soul, above the damps and gloom
1 hat chain us here as in a living tomb.
Forget t life I Never! Once thy sunny smile
Was ull my heaven of hope, and love, and joy ;
Changing, alas! too soon—the serpent vile
Stole to my Eden, and with traitorous wile,
All its bright glories with n breath destroyed !
Lonely 1 wandered o’er the raging sea—
-1 sought the tented plain, the Imttle’s din,
To lose in busy scenes all thoughts of thee—
Blit the dark vision fades not jfor within
Remembrance ill my inmost spirit stirs;
And when gay pageantries arc flouting round
And thrilling music pours her sweetest sound*
I’liy ringing tones still unforgotten rise,
And mingle with their sweetesj, melodies ! *
I hear thee in the night breeze! when the foam
Bears my light shallop farthest from thy home I
Still in the joyous dance thy form appears,
In ail the loveliness of former years—
Hence! Phantom! //cnee! O how tfty spirit craves
One. deep, deep draught of Lethe’s chilling waves!
That boon-denied, why should I pant for gain,
For fame, for glory, since their joys are vain I
Ambition,lovcl uye, all that earth can give,
If ’nnd the ruins of the past I live
Mudly enthralled, when shall my soul be free,
And in forgetfulness lose sight of thee 1
When lose the torturing hope, the anguished fear,
All the remembrance that assuils me herd
When ’ncath yon moss grown sod 1 slumber, lone,
4 nd busy memory leuves her ancient throne—
Then ahull sweet peace, at length, assert her reign,
And the sad spirit endless joy uttain !
NORTHERN IIARP.
THE SPELLS OF HOME.
There blend the tics that strengthen
Our lieu its in hours of grief,
The silver links that lengthen
joys visit w hen most brief!
1 hen, dost thou sigh of pleasure?
„ O! ao notv3mv roairil ” v
But seek that hidden tguasure
At home, dear home. K
By Lhc%h green light in the wbody glade,
On the banks of moss where thy childhood play’d;
By the waving tree through which thine eye
First look’d in lov#to the summer sky;
By the dewy gleam, by the very breath
Os the primrose-tufts in the grass beneath,
Upon thy heart there is laid a spell—
Holy and precious—oh! guard it \\fell l
By the sleepy ripple of the stream,
Which hath lull’ll thee into many a dream;
By the shiver of the ivy-leaves,
To the wind of morn ut thy cascmcnt-eavcs;
By the bees’ deep murmur in the limes,
By the music of the Spanish chimes;
By every sound of thy native shade,
Stronger and dearer the spell is made.
By the gathering round the winter hearth,
W.icri twilight call’d unto household mirth,
By the fairy tale or the legend old
In that ring of happy faces told;
By the quiet hours when hearts unite
In the parting prayer, and the kind “good night;”
By the smiling eye nnd the loving tone,
Over thy life nas the spell been thrown.
And bless that gift!—it hath gentle might,
A guardian power and a guiding light!
It hath led the freeman forth to stand
In the mountain battles of his land ;
It hath brought the wuriderer o’er the seas,
To die on the hills of his own fresh breeze;
And hack to the gates of his father’s hull,
It hath won the weeping prodigal.
Yes! when thy heart in its pride would stray,
From the loves of its guileless youth away;
When the sullying breath of the world would come
O’er the flowers it brought from its childhood’s
home;
Think thou again of the woody glade,
And the sound by the rustling ivy made;
Think of the tree at thy parent’s door,
Arid the kindly spell shall have power onccmore !
Jokes among the Indians. —The fol
lowing anecdote is related in the Travels
of the Missionaries in Southern Africa:—
On one occasion, while the missionaries
were at dinner in their town tent, some of
the native chiefs and their wives being
present, one of them seeing Mr. Read help
himself to u little cayenne pepper, its red
color attracted his attention, and he asked
for some of it. On getting the cayenne, he
instantly threw a quantity of it on his
tongue, but on feeling its pungency he shut
his eyes, clapped his hands upon his mouth,
and holding down his head, endeavored
manfully to conceal his pain. When he
was able to look up, he slyly touched Mr.
ReaJ with his foot, to intimate that he
should say nothing, but gave the same dose
to the others present.
Another chief next got some, who also
felt its powers, but understanding the joke,
as soon as he was able to speak, be asked
for some for his wife; and thus it went
around to the great diversion of all after
wards. We have known the same trick
plaved upon each other by the stern chiefs
ofthe Nortlt American Indians, with mus
tard, of which each took a spoonful, when
dining at a white man’s table; but, though
the pungent condiment caused the big tear
to roil down their cheeks, they scorned to
show that they felt pain, until it had gone
round, and then they smiled at each other
with taciturn gravity. — London Paper.
The Black Death of the Fourteenth
Century. —Our renders, we think, cannot
luil of being entertained hy the translations
which we give them from a curious and
highly valuable work, giving minute and
authentic particulars of that terrible pesti
lence, which spread desolation over the
earth, and which, it is believed, destroyed
one-fourth ofthe population of the whole
world, visiting England with such peculiar
severity, that, it has been asserted that thrcc
fourths of the whole people perished.
Cairo lost daily, when the plague was
raging with its greatest violence, from 10
to 15,000; being ns many as, in modern
times, great plagues have carried off during
their whole course. In China, more than
thirteen millions are said to have died, and
this in correspondence with the cerlainly
exaggerated accounts from the rest of Asia.
India was depopulated. Tartary, the Tar
tar kingdom of Kuptschack, Mesopotamia,
Syria, Armenia, were covered with dead
bodies—the Curds fled in vain to the
mountains, lit Caruinaniu and Ccsarca,
none were left alive. On the roads, in the
camps, in the caravansaries, unburied bod
ies alone were seen. In Aleppo, 500 died
daily ; 22,000 people, nnd most of the ani
mals were carried off in Gaza, within six
weeks. Cyprus lost almost all its inhabit
ants; and ships without crews, were often
seen in the Mediterranean; as afterwards
in the North Sea, driving about, and spread
ing the plague wherever they went on shore.
It was reported to Pope Clement, at Avig
‘non, tliat throughout the Enst, probably,
with the exception of China, 23,840,000
people had fallen victims to the plague.
Merchants, whose earnings and posses
sions were unbounded, coldly and willingly
renounced every particle of their earthly
goods. They carried their treasures to
monasteries, and churches, and laid them
at the foot of the altar; but gold had no
charms for the monks, for it brought them
death. They shut their gates; yet still it
wus cast to them over the convent walls.
People would brook no impediment to the
last pious work to which they were driven
hy despuir. When the plague ceased, men
thought they were lingering amid the dead,
soappttlliug was the living aspectof the sur
vivors in consequence of the anxiety they
had undergone, and the unavoidable infec
tion ofthe air. Many other cities present
ed a similar appearance; and it is ascertain
eiF-that a great number of small country
towns aud villages, which have been esti
mated, #ud not too highly, at 200,000, were
bereft of all their inhabitants.
In many places in France, not more than
two out of twenty of the inhabitants were
left alive, and the capital felt the fury of the
plague, alike iti the palace and the cot.
The church-yards, were soon unable to
contain the dead, and many houses, left
without inhabitants, fell to ruins.
In Avignon, the Pope found it necessary
to consecrate the Rhone, that bodies might
be thrown into the river without delay, as
.the church-yards would no longer hold
them; so likewise in all populous cities,
extraordinary measures were adopted in
order speedily to dispose of the dead.—ln
Vienna, where for sometime 1200 inhabi
tants died daily, the interment of corpses
in the church yards and within churches
was forth with prohibited, and the dead
were then arranged in layers by thous
ands, in six large pits outside of the city,
as had already been done in Cairo and
Paris. In many places, it was rumored
that plague patients were buried alive, as
may sometimes happen through senseless
alarm and indecent haste; and thus the
horror of the distressed people was every
where increased. In Erfurt, after the
church-yards were filled, 12,000 corpses
were thrown into eleven pits; and the like
might, more or less exactly, stated
with respect to all the larger cities. Fu
neral ceremonies, the last consolation of the
survivors, were every where impracticable.
N. Y. Literary Gazette.
Panther Fight on Grand River. —A gen
tleman of our acquaintance has lately recei
ved a letter from Col R. P. Bowie, of Iber
ville, containing some interesting relations.
We are kindly permitted to make some
extracts, after apolgizing to the waiter for
publishing that to the world, which was
meant only for the eye of a friend. The
letter is dated Nov. 13th, 1838, and after the
mention of some minor matters the Col.
describes the appearance of a man he en
countered in the woods lately, while on a
hunting excursion, in the following words :
“ I saw an old man in the woods, that
has lived there three years, alone—he says
he has seen no human being before, in
twelve months ;an odd old fellow, who
neither know the year, month, or day—
when 1 found him. he was digging potatoes ;
he has about six hundred head of hogs,
thise, with his gun and dog, are his only
companions—his heard is perfectly white,
and about eight inches long—he comes
nearer my idea of an old patriarch than any
thing I ever saw —he was dressed in buck
skin, and appeared contented.”
There is doubtless a history of some in
terest connected with the life of one, who
at an advanced age, thus contemns the
sympathies of the world.—We should like
to hear the old man’s tale, under the shade
of some tree, by a streamlet in the forest.
The following notice of a “Panther Fight
which came off; lately, on Grand River,
speaks well for the powers of those enga
ged in it.
“Mr. Carr hearing a hog squeal about
dark, took up his gun and went out to see
“what was to pay.” On his arrival in the
cane, he found a panther rather busy” in
making up to him. He attempted to fir*
his rifie, but it snapped—he then •’
the animal on the nose with
barrel fell out of the stc-*
panther jumped b*:
seized the hoc
pose of •>’
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ted by the untoward nccidcnt, went to his
house, repaired the damage of his gun and
came hack to the scene, with his wife, and
j a young- girl one of them having an axe,
j and the other a tomahawk,
j On arriving, they found the panther be
hind a hunch of palmetto, where he could
not be seen distinctly. Car gave up his
gun to the girl—took the axe, and cut the
palmetto down—at that instant the panther
leaped upon him—threw him down—bit
i him in the head, and was aiming his mur
derous teeth at his throat, when Carr caught
him by the under jaw, and held him with
his hand in his mouth —Mrs Curr then
mounted the panther, tomahawk in hand,
and gave him several blows; a little dog.
also, seizing him at the same time.—The
panther let go Carr, and gatheting the dog,
retreated into the cane-brake again. Carr
and his family then went home, and sent
for Capt. Ives, who came over with his
gun, and a line bull dog—put on a thick
coat, (how cooly calculated) and repaired
to the battle ground. He found the pan
ther as nimble as ever, and quite enraged,
for he leaped upon him so soon, that he
hadn’t time to fire his gun—his trusty bull
dog, however, dragged the •‘varmin’t ofi',
after he had stripped Ives’ coat into tatters.
Ives was afraid to shoot then, for fear of
killing his dog, and had resort to a Bowie
knife, with which he. dispatched him. This
is the only time of late years, I have heard
of the Bowie knife being used for the pur
pose original intended, and for which
alone it was invented.
Reasoning Power in the Ant. —Kalin
relates ( Travels in North America) that
the Celebrated Dr. Franklin told him, that,
having placed a pot containing treacle, in a
Closet infested with ants, these insects found
their way to it, and were feasting very
heartily when he discovered them. He
then shook them out, and suspended the
pot by a string.from the ceiling. By chance,
one ant remained, whicli after eating his
fill, with some difficulty found its wav up
the string, and thence reaching the ceiling,
escaped by the wall to its nest. In less
than halt an hour a great company of ants
sallied out of their hole, climbed, the ceil
ing, crept along the string into the pot, and
began to cat again. This they continued
until the treacle was all consumed, one
swarm running up the string, while another
passed down. That one ant must have
communicated the situation of the pot to its
comrades, and guided them to it by the only
road by which it was accessible.
Important from Philadelphia. —We re
ceived, yesterday, via Trenton, (N. J.) our
files of Philadelphia papers. The follow
ing is the most important item of intelli
gence we gather from them,
“A lady, aged sixty has applied for a di
vorce because her husband insisted on lick
ing the molasses stopple every time the jug
was used, a perquisite which she considered
peculiarly due to herself.”
Running a great risk for nothing,” as the
loafer said, venhe picked the editor’s pock
et, and found an iron-tooth comb, and a
piece of Tennessee poetry.
Wei.i.erismb improved —“We have many
fiery trials to pass through,” as the fly said
when he burnt off his wings in the blaze of
the candle. “Ttue,” said the candle, “but
you shall enjoy the light of my counten
ance.”
“My business requires haste,” as the
cannon ball said when it took off a man’s
leg. “True,” said the man, “and I am
very sorry I stood in your way.”
“I have raised you in the world,” as the
hawk said when flying off with a chicken.
“I shall neverforget you,’ replied the chick
en.
“You arc a base villain,” as the officer
said when he arrested a thief. “Then the
less you have to do with me the better,”
observed the rogue.
“I love you dearly,” as the cat said when
playing with a mouse. “I cannot recipro
cate the favor,” responded the mouse.
“Let us draw together,” ns the fisherman
said when pulling in a salmon. “I fear our
purposes widely differ,” answered the fish.
“I ask your pardon for the mistake, as
the pickpocket said, when withdrawing his
hand from a gentleman’s fob. “Government
as the most competent to grant your re
quest,” replied the gentleman.
“You gave me much trouble,” as the
loafer said when his teeth ached. “You
give us no employ,” answered the teeth.
“I am above much villainy,” as the man
said when standing on the gallows. “Wc
desire not your elevation,” answered the
multitude.
Contentment. —ln Vienna, a magnificent
house was built by a nobleman, on the front of
which is a stone with this inscription : “This
house was erected by D , to be given to
the first man who can prove that he is really
contented.” One day a stranger knocked at
the gate, and desired to speak with his master.
“I am come,” said he, “to take possession of
this house, as (find you have built it in order
to bestow it upon the man who is realy content
ed. Now, lam in that state, of which lam
willing to make oath. You will therefore
please, sir, to give me immediate possession.”
The Count did not interrupt him till he had
finished his speech, when he replied ; “You
are quite right, sir, with respect to my inten
tions, but as I do not discover the least preten
tion you have to the character of a contented
man, I beg you will retire. If you were quite
contented , you would not. - “
Pon