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Depositing a Jewel.— While taking
our accustomed ride on Saturday, in re
turning to the city byway of the old post
road, and when near the catholic cemetery
about three miles from town, we met one
of the most interesting and striking funer
al processions that it has been our fortune
to witness. It was not composed ofa long
line of carriages, preceded by the physi
cians and clergy, with cassock, gown,and
scarf, followed by a wain of people, who
from their unconcern hid evidently col
lected more to be observed by the living
than from respect io the dead. It was not
a pompous hearse, with its solemn pall,
and sable plumes nodding in unison
with the measured tread of its progress. It
was not the yet more humble funeral,
where the coffin is borne upon the shoul
ders of kind n ighbors, followed by a train
of wet ping mourners on foot. No bell
tolled the melancholly knell, No mar
tial band marched to the Portuguese
hymn. The corpse was not perfumed
nor carried in a polished sarcophagus, a
dorned with garlands of cypress inter
twined with flowers. It was not night
and no flaming torches were necessary,
either to light the path,or gratify the pride
ofthe mourners; nor would there have
been any if it had been. Though slowly
wending its way to the consecrated
grounds of the catholics, yet no priest pre
ceded it with the crucifix, nor officiating
minister followed vviih a vessel of holy
water. No attending monks or friars
were chanting psalms or the De profnu
dis, nor were any of the sisters of char ty
present to close the Miserere with a re
quiem. No minister wasatthe place cfsep
ulture to read the beautiful service of the
burial,—to cense and sprinkle the b >dy—
or to utter the solemn words, •‘eartn to
earth, ashes to ashes,” —as the body was
lowered into the tomb. No choir was
present to close the rites by the aulliem
Ego sum Resurrectio and the Si iniqui
tatis But though divested of the pomp
and circumstance offashion, and all the
outward symbols of woe—being in truth
the smallest funeral procession, the
most simple, and the most humble, that
we had ever seen—as we have already re
marked, it was the most interesting. It
uasa lone mother, with a little boy by her
side, and the coffin, containing the body
of her dead infant, in her aims, They
stopped us to ask where was the cemete
ry; and, struck by the peculiarity of the
case, we availed ourselves of the pause to
make some inquiries upon the subject—
remembering what the poet says—“ Men
can council and speak comfort to that
grief which they themselves do not feel.”
The woman set down the casket contain
ing the jewel she was about to deposite:
but she proved to be a German, and could
speak but a few words of English. But
had htr tongue been ever so well skilled
in English, it was evident she had grief
within thut does not speak, but “whispers
the o’erfraught heart and bids it break.”
Her eyes filled, and sobs choked her ut
terance, as she said—“l lost meine baby
—four week.” The little boy, however,
could say enoug-h to imform us that the
babe had died of some disease in thestom
ach, and that the mother, thus alone as it
were, was going to place, her darling with
her own hands, in the public vault of the
Roman catholic, cemetry —presenting us
a paper, which on examining vve found to
be th regular order necessary for every
interment. 'l'he mother then took the
precious burden in her arms, and brush
ing th ls scalding tear from her cheek, pro
ceeded in the direction we had pointed
to her. It was a touching incident, which
we beg leave to recommend to Mr. Sigour
ney for one of those pathetic lyrics which
flow so readily from her glowing pen.
Disease of Elephants.— No less than
8 or 10 of these monstrous animals, some
ofthem being of great cost have died in
the United States, of dropsy. A gentle
man connected with the operations of the
Zoological Company which controls the
splendid caravansnow travelling through
the country, says that it is well under
stood that the elephant is predisposed to
that disease, from the moment he touches
the American soil. It is thought that the
water, of which they require vast quanti
ties, may be remote cause. If they finally
live several years, and escape dropsical
effusions in the limbs, the liver becomes
the seat of an incurable malady. Living
insects,bearing a slight resemblance of a
flat fish, were taken from that viscus in an
elephant that died at the Boston Menage
rie the last winter. They were preserved
by the Society of Natural history, in
whose cabinet they may be inspected. No
tropical animal can long endure, the une
ven temperature of a northern climate.—
Scien. Tracis.
Providing for the worst. — The Journal
de Calais, states that an inhabitant of
Southampton has recently been amusing
himself by filling 14,000boltles with 6,'00j
copies of an abridgement of “Universal
History.” These bottles, v. 1 corked
and sealed, have by order, been placed iu
cavities in the icy caverns of Greenland,
in hope, should a partial destruction of
the globe again ensue, that they may sur
vive the wreck and enlighten future ages,
who would otherwise be ignorant of the
events which have come to pass in this
world. It is not stated what language this
bottle conjuror has chosen to preserve the
knowledge of the present race of man
kind.
The wife. — It is not unfrequently that
a wife mourns over the alienated affec
tions of her husband, when she has made
no effort herself to strengthen and in
crease his attachment. She thinks be
cause he once loved her he ought al way’s
to love her, and she neglects those atten
tions which engaged his heart. Many a
wife is thus the cause of her own sorrow.
The woman deserves not a husband’s
love who will not greet him with smiles
when he returns from the labours ofthe
day; who will not try to chain him to his
home by that sweet enchantment of a
cheerful heart. There is not one in a
thousand so unfeeling as to withstand such
an influence and break away from such a
home.
“• Cement or artificial Stone Coffins, as
prepared by Mr. White.' —We have here
tofore adverted to this valuable discovery,
as an improvement-which wi l doubtless
supersede all kinds of coffins hitherto in
use, dfwhatever durable wood constructed
—sycamore, cedar, locust, mahogany, or
lignum vitae. There are stone coffins to
be seen in the old cathedrals of Europe,
which are carved out of solid blocks of
granite, or other materials ; and in which,
made with much cost and labor, they used
to inter the bodies of their abbots, priors,
&c. But the present articles are made as
we have before staled, of the cheapest, and
at the same time, most durable materials;
a mineral paste or mortar of a peculiar
composition—which can be put in any
shape or mould while soft, and in a few
days is as hard as marble, and perfect!}’
air and waler proof. A glass window is
inserted in the lid while soft, over the face
of the corpse; and me outside is beautiful
ly varnished of any color; mahogany,
rose-wood maple. &,c. The sides of these
coffins are about one half to one inch thick;
and there whole weight is not much
greater than heavy wood.”
This would do in the country, but in
the vicinity of great cities there would
soon be no room for the living. A simi
lar project was proposed in London. It
was to employ iron coffins in place of
wood, the former being much the cheaper;
but the objection we have stated above pre
vented its being employed.
The Female horse thief — The girl who
was a few months since tried at our court
ofsessions, by name of Charles Stewart,
for horse stealing, and who, 5 or 6 years
before, had passed herself off as a man,
and had been a common sailor on board
several merchant vessels, has turned out
a thorough virago at the state prison.
She occasionally has a pugilistic set-to
with some ofthe keepers, and byway of
showing her superior skill and prowess
she knocks them about unmercifully—We
are informed by a gentleman who on one
occasion saw her attack a turn-key in the
prison, when he. was about to lock the door
of her cell; that she is the most furious
creature he ever saw, and that she does
not hesitate when displeased to assault
and beat any one who may be near her.
A beautiful specimen truly, of frail fair
and delicate woman.— New York Trans
cript.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE OF ‘A
BLACK LEG.’
One of the persecuted gentry having
fled from Judge Lynch at the South,
sought refuge in a small village in
Illinois. As ill luck would have it, his
real character became known or suspec
ted, and a plot was soon laid to clear the
place ofthe unfortunate gambler by the au
thority of Judge Lynch. A knowledge
of the design against him was communi
cated by one who thought a whole skin a
blessing, and undt?r the favor of the dark
ness ofthe following night, the “black
leg,” left his “ bed and board” for the less
genial, but more secure shelter of the for
est. 'Phe night of his flight was the one
set apart for his arraignment before the
inexorable Judge Lynch. His persecu
tors finding the game flown, started in
pursuit, resolved not to lose so favorable an
opportunity lor a little sport. The fugi
tive, hotly pursued, sought safety in the
top ofa forest tree, and would have esca
ped, but for the unerring instinct ofa dog
Daylight revealed him perched aloft,
and many entreaties were used,but in vain,
to induce him to come down, and stand
trial. Finding him inflexible, axes were
soon in requisition, and with western skill
applied to the trunk, which soon made the
tree undergo a vascillating motion seen
previous to falling. Still their intended
victim remained immovably fixed on his
dizzy perch, evincing no disposition to de
scend. The choppers began either tore
lent, or to fear the consequences, and de
sisted from their labor, when a sudden
flaw of wind finished what they had left un
done, and the ‘ black leg’ was seen rapidly
approaching the earth, though convulsive
ly grasping a limb of the falling tree.
His tormentors were horrified. But judge
of their astonishment when the tree which
fell partly over the bank ofa river, instead
of crushing the one who had accompanied
its fall, projected him by the rebounding
of its top, high again in mid air, and after
perforiningseveral somersets scientifically
he decended into the stream in a style that
would have done no discredit to Sam Patch
in the zenith of his fame; nor did he re-
I mum long submerged, but rose gracetul-
• V to the surface, and made for the opposite
“auk. which he gained, uninjured, and
I with a “ hurrah i >r Judge Lynch,” disap
peared from th- sight of his dumb-found
; ad pursuers.— Rochester Daily Adverli-
I ser.
• SOUTHERN CONVENTION..
We have said, that the Nullifiers are
using the abolitionists for the accomplish
ment of their fatal designs, the dissolution
of the F ederal U nion, and the formation of
a Southern Confederacy. While they
deny the justness of the charge, their con
duct furnishes accumulating evidence of
its truth. They now make the mad pro
jects of the abolitionists a pretext for con
voking a Southern Convention. This is
a device of the enemy. It is designed to
be the foundation of a Southern Confede
racy ; it is, quasi, a Southern Confedera
cy. It is an attempt.to array the entire
South against the entire North. It will
be in the power of such a Convention, by
the tone which it may assume, and by the
resolutions which it may adopt, to produce
a rupture between the States of the South,
and those of the North. And, assembled
for the purpose of acting on a most deli
cate and irritating subject, what guarantee
have we, that their councils will be con
ducted with the requisite calmness, and
prudence, and wisdom? At present there
is no emergency to demand, Dr to justi
fy a movement fraught with so much dan
ger. There is no salutary object, propo
sed to be accomplished by such a Conven
tion, which cannot, as effectually, and
more safely, be accomplished without its
instrumentality. It is proposed to give a
full, clear, and definite expression of the
public sentiment of the South, on this vi
tal subject? The public sentiment of the
South may be fully, clearly, definitely ex
pressed, by the press; ana in a less dis
putable, and more authoritive form, by the
Executive, and legislative branches of the
State Governments. In fact, our fellow
citizens of ths North already know, that
we claim from them, not as nations foreign
to us, butby the sacred obligations of our
common confederacy, that they prevent or
punish the perpetaation of crimes within
their limits, against our domestic peace
and safety. To this sentiment our Ex
ecutives and legislatures can give all pos
sible, peaceful development. Why then
should we pass over the heads of our tri
ed, constitutional organs, to create one of
an extraordinary character, imperfectly
constituted, without salutary checks, with
powers illy defined, perhaps unlimited
and illimitable? The experiment is full
ofdanger; it is designed for evil; let the
people beware how they form a quasi
Southern Confederacy; let them frown
down this inepiient movement to dissolve
the confederacy between the sister States
of the. North and of the South. It will he
time enough to form a Southern Confed
eracy, when the Federal Union can no
longer be preserved. Far, far distant be
that unhappy period! Never, Oh never
may it arrive!— Federal Union.
“ For the benefit of Science."— A bal
loon came down at Bordentown, a few
days since with the car attached, but with
nothing in it but a shoe, from which cir
cumstance it was inferred that some un
fortunate JEronaut had been all “used up,”
saving the shoe aforesaid. It seetns, how
ever, by the Philadelphia papers, that
both the balloon and the shoe, belong to a
certain Mr. Wise, who possibly may learn
wisdom by the experiment,—undertook
to go up in one of these contrivances of in
flated foolery, from Lancaster (Pa.) on
Saturday last, but so far from being able
to get up any distance, he nearly broke
his neck in attempting to get down. He
and his machine were thrown against the
roof of a tavern, where he was badly bruis
ed and taken down by his friends very
much damaged. The Balloon kept on
its voyage and was picked up at Borden
town as already stated.— N. Y. Cour.
Enq.
It grieves us to see our New Orleans
contemporaries attackingthe ladiesas one
of them does in the following paragraph.
Such an attack is in our opinion “uncon
stitutional and void.” The ladies know
best what becomes them, and we hope
this ungallant interference will be remem
bered when the citizens of New Orleans
come to thepolls. We don’t know how it
is in that city, but there are few editors in
other parts of the country who could
meddle in this manner with a lady’s rin
glets without getting his own hair pulled.
But to the paragraph. We omit giving
credit to the paper out of the regard we
have for its editor.— N. Y. Cour, ty Enq.
A stranger to New Orleans w’ould sup
pose that the city abounded in gentlewo
men belonging to the ‘society of friends’
or as they are vulgarly called, ‘ Quakers’
—on account of the mode of adjusting
their hair; which assuredly bespeaks nei
ther fancy nor fashion. Instead of hav
ing their hair disposedofin braidsor plait
ed, or of having it in curls or ringlets
where the loves and graces might play
fully disport to decoy the affections oi the
admirers of beauty, our gentlewomen have
it cemented with pig’s fat, strained at the
roots on their forehead, to give them an
outlandish appearance, and then gathered
behind the hollow of the-occiput in a
drooping knot, fastened perhaps by a few
iron pins. Although ‘beautv when una
dorned is adorned the 2 mpst/*in the lan?
guageof the poet: every lady is-not such
a beauty as to depend solely on her natur
al accomplishments, without displaying
them to the best advantage; and no wo
man is ever considered orderly or useful
as a housewife who is not neat s in her
dress. Our ladies appear to have forsworn
any attention to their head gear; for few,
very few, wear even caps or have the
slightest ornament. How beautiful they
are in having their hair pulled back ; and
their eyes consequently strained and heads
aching from the useless pain !
AUGUSTA THEATRE.
OR HIS Theatre will be rented for one year,
term of . vcars to any respectable Lessee.
Ad tress ISAAC MOISE, Sec’ry.
5-F The Charleston Courier and New York
Courier & Enquirer will give the above 3 week
ly insertions. ...
AUGUSTA,
IV ED N ESD AY, NOV? 18,
The following is the substance ofthe testimo
ny taken by Mr. Hendricks, Coroner of this
County, in the case of murder, mentioned in
our last:
Thomas Stringfellow commenced an assault
on Pierce Gore. While they were engaged in
combat, one Hiram White drew a sword from
a cane and ran it thro’ the body of Gore, caus
ing his immediate death.
Neither has yet been apprehended. A
reward of S2OO is offered forthem. The Chron
icle of this Morning says, the deceased was a
Wagoner, and has a family in Putnam county.
—For further particulars see Advertisement.
The Negroes, tried for poisoning Mrs. Mur
ren, were also indicted for the Same crime a
gainst Mr. W. Bryson.
I Our citizens recently held a public meeting
1 in relation to the projected rail road from Cin
cinnati, whose proceedings we published in our
last. Our readers have seen what the late Gov
ernor said in his message, relative to the best
| route for it to the sea-board through Georgia.
| An intelligent friend, well acquainted with the
; topographical features of the country, through
■ which he traces a route for this road, gives us
the following, as he thinks, the best course for
it : The valley from Bean’s Station tp Knox
ville, 50 miles—thence to Maj. Lenoir’s to
mounth of Holstein on the Tennessee River via
! Sweetwater Valley to Athens—across the High
| wassce River at Calhoun—thence to McNair’s
—thence to Spring Place—thence to Bell’s at
' the Coosawatee Ford—thence down the valley
■ of Coosawatee towards Cassville leaving the
Mountain on the White Path road to the left,
where a track to Augusta to unite w’ilh the Geor
gia rail road might be found with fewer obsta
cles in the way than any other pass from Clinch
Mountain.
The population ofthe city of New York ap
pears by a late census, to be 269,873, of whom
132,522 are males, and 138,351 females—excess
of females 5,829.
Arthur G. Rose, Esq. has been elected Cash
ier of the Bank of Charleston.
Peter Bacot, Esq. formerly Cashier of the
Branch Bank of the United States in Charles
ton, has received the appointment of Cashier of
the same Institution in New-Orleans.
Capt. Pennoyer left Savannah in the steam
er Dolphin for St. Augustine on the 16th inst.
We presume he is exploring his way round the
Cape to Havana.
Original Brevity.— The following speech
was delivered by the Governor of Barbadoes, in
opening the session of the House of Assembly
—“ Proceed to your duties, gentlemen, I have
no observation to offer on any subject whatev
er.”
Jesse Hunt (late Mayor of the city of Balti
more,) has been elected by the Councils of the
City to be Register ofthe City of Baltimore, vice
Emanuel Kent, deceased.
The Wind distanced.— The New York Star
informs us that there is a line of Telegraphs,
projected by the brokers, in progress between
London and Paris which will transmit news in
an hour and a half.
Gideon Lee has been elected a Representa
tive in Congress from the City of New York,
vice C. P. White, resigned. The aggregate oi
votes -was, for Mr. Lee 10,037, for James Mon
roe 8,920, for C.G. Ferris 3,577.
We understand Bay Maria was sold after the
race on the 6th instant to Col. Johnson, of Va.,
for $3500.
N. P. Willis, Esq., ofthe United States, was
married on the Ist of October, to Mary, daugh
ter of Wm. Stace, Esq., ofthe Royal Arsenal,
Woolwick. Mr. and Mrs. Willis, immediate
ly after the ceremony, set off lor Paris.
Mr. Madison. — The Norfolk Beacon says —
“ Wc conversed with a gentleman, a day or two
since, who had lately seen this venerable patri
ot at his residence in Orange, and we are hap
py to learn that although Mr. Madison is exceed
ingly feeble, being strong enough to walk about
his room only, yet he is free from any positive
disease, and retains the full possession of his al
most unrivalled faculties. He is in the 86th
year of his age.”
The calls for volunteer military arrange
ments, in differents parts of the United States,
against the Mexican territory, has brought to
view the following section ofa law of Congress
passed on the 30th April, 1818, entitled “An
act, in addition to the Act for the punishment of
certain crimes against the United Stales, and
to repeal the acts therein mentioned,” which
we copy for the benefit of those whom it may
concern :
Sect. 6. And be it further enacted, &c , That
if any person shall, within the territory or juris
diction of the United States, begin or set on foot,
or provide or prepare the means for any milita
ry expedition or enterprise, to be carried on
from thence against the territory or dominions
of any foreign Prince or State, or of any colo
ny, district or people, with whom the United
States are at peace, every person, so offending,
shall be deemed guilty of a high misdemeanor,
and shall be fined not exceeding three thousand
dollars, and imprisoned not more than three
years.
The New Orleans “ Union ” states the amount
of Banking Capital in the State of Louisiana
io be nominally forty-nine millions of dollars,
■of which twenty-eight millions are paid in.
The New Orleans Union expresses the opin
ion that the Legislature of Louisiana will, at its
next a law forbidding the owners
of slaves- from emancipating them without an
express condition that they shall be sent to Li
beria. ’ “ .
Fitzgerald the Bank Robber sailed yesterday,
says the New York Courier <f- Enquirer, for Sa
vannah in the ship Empress. He was deliver
ed to the custody of Mr. Williams, an officer, on
the requisition of the Governor of the State of
Georgia. .
Texas subscription in Mobile.— The Mobile
papers say that in a very few minutes after the
adjournment of the meeting recently held in
that city, on the subject of the Texas contro
versy, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars was
subscribed by individuals for the assistance of
the colonists. A number oi volunteers were
■-enrolled at the same time.
POISON CASES.
Since we promised to report the Poison cases
lately investigated in this city, we were request
ed by the Court to postpone the publication till
the fellow, Tom, was tried, who furnished the
poison. But Tom, on examination before the
committing Magistrates, last evening,Jwas dis
charged as to the offence for which his supposed
confederates are to suffer. Being thus taken
unawares, we have had but little time to digest
such a report as we wished topresent, and must
postpone giving the results of the experiments,
made by Dr. Ford, of the Chemical Chair of
the Medical College, on the contents of the
stomach of Mrs. Murren, and the substance
found in the gruel given to Mi. Bryson. Os
these, we can only say, at present, that arsenic
was found by all the numerous tests, to which
they were submitted. Indeed we saw the arse
nic, found in Mr. Bryson’s gruel, reduced to its
metallic state. We think it may be beneficial
to remark here, that death can scarcely be produ
ced by exhibiting arsenic without detection, if any
suspicion exists. It is easily detected in the
stomach and intestines in substance, and besides
other circumstances, their unusual preservation
from putrifaction, in such cases, is a strong cor
roborating proof of its exhibition. The mucous
membrane of the stomach, recently examined,
was so sound and strong as to bear pulling and
tearing up from its adhesions, and the whole
body was so remarkably exempt from putrifac
tion, that in the absence of other proof, that fact
might have been given, in a professional exam
ination, as strong circumstantial evidence oi
the cause of death For the benefit of those,
who may suspect foul deeds of the kind, and
find a white substance, of whose nature they
are ignorant, we repeat the popular experiment:
Heat a piece of iron nearly red hot, and put
some of the white substance found on it. If it
is arsenic, it will emit a very perceptible scent
of garlic.
State vs. Katey, a slave, for poisoning, or at
tempting to poison Mary Murren. Present,
Justices Thomas, Marshall, and Shannon.
Testimony of Amy.— Witness saw Katey have
some white stuff in a paper, when Mrs. Murren
was sick—thinks she would know it again. Ka
tey kept it in her room—saw Katey put it in gru
el for Mrs. Murren on Friday before her death.
It made her puke a great deal—Katey poured
it from a smaller paper —gave it to witness
once and requested herjto put it in, and see what
that would do—asked witness to try and get
some of it and put it in every time she w’ent to
the kitchen for gruel. Katey said to witness,
that she led such a life—lived in such terror and
confusion, she would do something to have a
better living—she w’ould sell the clothes off her
back, but she would have better limes. She got
the stuff from Mrs. Gardner’s Tom at Hewson
& Bacon’s—said, she got it to kill the rats, who
were so bad she could not rest for them. When
she put the stuff in the gruel, no other person
was present, but Katey’s little son, who did not
see the poison put in. Katey’s son Daniel
brought the cup for gruel into the kitchen and
while, he was gone to the hydrant for water,
Katey put the stuff in. Witness does not know
herself that Mrs. Murren drank the gruel—did
not see her drink at—but Daniel carried it to
her Katey told witness to ask Tom for the
stuff to kill rats, —Tom brought it and gave it
to witness, who handed it to Katey through the
window. Tom told her to be careful, how she
gave it to the rats —it was dangerous stuff. Wit
ness does not know of Tom’s being there be
fore or after. It was after the reception of the
white stuff from Tom, that Mrs. M. got it in
the gruel. Witness did not know what it was,
except that it was to kill rats. When she saw
the big paper, brought by Tom, afterwards
opened, its contents had been divided in small
papers by K. K. brought the little paper given
to witness out of her room and she put it in the
gruel. It was before K. had put it in the gru
el, that she gave some of it to witness.
Never saw Mrs. M. drink any gruel with this
stuff in it—never knew K. give the powder but
once, on Friday before Mrs. M. died—she died
Sunday night. When Tom brought the stuff,
witness was washing in the yard, but she took
the paper and handed it to K. through the win
dow. K. had told her about the stuff for rats—
did not, however, say the little paper was what
was got for rats, but witness knew it from pre
vious conversations; and K. told her, whenever
she went for gruel, to come to her foi the stuff.
K. said she must have more peace—could not
live such a life of terror and confusion. Till
K. gave witness the stuff to put in the gruel,
she thought it was intended for rats. Witness
saw Mrs. M. about Sin hour after the gruel was
carried up—she had vomited very much—used
two basins. Witness denied ever asking Tom
for Arsenic or getting any from him for herself
—never sent for any, and did not know K. had
sent. The paper, in which the white stuff w r as
given by Tom, being brought into Court, wit
ness recognized it, a wineglass used by K. and
some other articles.
Testimony of Tom.— Says he gave Katy arse
nic about three weeks after Mrs. M’s. death,
who died, he thinks, about tbe last of August.
Amy came to him about eight days before Mrs.
M’s. death- wanted something to kill rats—
said they were so bad her children could not
sleep. Witness told her, he did not like to gife
her so dangerous a stuff—Amy begged him ve
ry much—he consented, but did not give it at
that time. Amy sent a little boy sot that thing.
He did not send it by boy, but carried it himself
—was afraid the boy might do mischief with it.
About three weeks after that, Katysentsame boy
her son, to Tom to tell him, she wanted to see
him very much. When Tom went, she told him
she wanted some of the same stuff he gave Amy
to kill rats—they were very bad. He carried
the arsenic in a yellow paper, double envelope
and recognized the paper in Court. It was a
bout li oz. he thought. No one was in the
Store when he got it out. Asked Johnny, a lit
tle white boy in the store, to give it to him, but
he did not. Never gave any to any other per
sons. Hearing Mr. Bryson’s servants were ta
ken up for poisoning, and much talk about it,
concluded it must have been done with what he
gave Katy—it troubled his mind, and he said
he thought he ought to tell he gave such stuff to
Katy. He told his young master, not because
he feared he would be implicated and punished,
but because his mind was not easy and he
thought he ought to tell. Witness was not ve
ry intimate with the women, but did not sell
the stuff to them. Met both in the yard—Amy
was washing—called her at the inner gate—told
her to take care—it was dangerous stuff—wa>
never in the yard before—no body else was
present or saw him that he knew. Daniel was
sent once to witness by Amy and twice by Katy.
Gave the stuff to K. after Mrs. M’s. death—to
Amy before. K. did not send for it till after
Mrs. M’s. death. What he gave Amy was in
but one paper, and that was about 8 days be
fore Mrs. M’s. death. She had spoken to him
about it, and sent for that thing he was going to
send her.
Testimony of Drs. Ford and Dugas.— Mrs.
Murren died 16th August—both attended the
post mortem examination, which was made with
in the last three days—had seen her in her first
illness—symptoms' then warranted the belief,
that she died by poison. Both testified, that
cases were on record, when the substance was
found in the stomach &c. years after death by
Arsenic. Dr. Ford was present, with Mr.-
Moore, Col. Cumming, &c. when the articles
shown in Court, were found under Katy’s bpd
—hastily tested a portion of what was in the
paper and vial—satisfied it was arsenic as- ’
terwards reduced a portion from state of oxyd
to a metallic state—found these papers, A.c. af
ter Bryson’s burial—day after.
The boy Daniel, Katy’s son, apparently a
bout 11 or twelve years old, testified that Amy
sent him to tell Tom to come there—she want
ed to see him; and Katy sent him once to tell
om to go there. He did not know whether
Tom went to either.
Verdict, Guilty. ‘
State vs Amy,. for poisoning, Ac.
Tertwwny of Capt. A. Cumming. -Before
Amy was arrested, on being taken to the jail, ►
she confessed to Capt. C’ that previous to Mrs.
M. s death, in August, she had given Mrs. M.
laudanum—Mrs M. did not ask for it, but she
gave it to compose her—about half a tea spoon
full—knew laudanum was a dangerous thing
in large doses—that she received from Katy a
quantity of white truck— putit in gruel at request
of Katy for Mrs. M. on Friday, but believed it
was not taken, but thrown away. Mrs. M.
puked very much, and on Sunday died. Capt.
C. believed from her confession to him, that
that Amy knew the white stuff was poison—she
did not distinctly say so, but he could not draw
any other inference from what she did say.
Katy, she said, assigned as a reason, that they
might both have better times.
Testimony of Tom.— Amy asked him for arse
nic and knew it was poison—eid not give it to
her when she first sent for him. She sent again
for that thing—- wanted it to kill rats, she said.
Tom gave some testimony about the envelope
giving it to Amy at the second gate, and cau
tioning her about its dangerous nature, Ac.
The professional testimony given in Katy’s
case was read, by consent, in this.
Verdict, Guilty.
State vs. Daniel, for poisoning, Ac.
Testimony of Amy.— When Amy was offered
as a witness,Counsel objected bn several grounds
to her evidence being received, but the Court
permitted her to testify. Before giving her
evidence, the Counsel for the State solemnly
cautioned her about telling nothing but the truth
—she had, he said, been convicted of a terrible
crime—there was no hope for her in this world
—she must die, and not to die with a lie on her
lips. Witness had seen Daniel with some of the ’ ’
white stuff. He brought it to witness, by re
quest, as he said, of his mother. It was folded
in a paper. He told witness, that mammy
wanted her to put it in the gruel. This was the'
week Mrs. M. was taken sick—witness thinks '
it was on Thursday Daniel brought it to her—,
believes Mrs. M. drank of the gruel—does not
think Daniel knew any thing about its nature.
He only said, Mammy says, put it in the gruel.
Friday Daniel put it in once and his mother
once. Daniel threw the paper in the fire. The
gruel was carried into the house. That was
the day Mrs. M. vomited so much. Does not
know what Daniel did with the paper brought
to her on Thursday—she left him in the kitchen.
Katy went to her room for it and gave it to D.
to give witness. It was before dinner Mrs. M.
drank the first gruel, and it was shortly after
breakfast D. brought her the paper. Mrs. M.
had puked a little on Thursday before she drank
the gruel, but more afterwards, and still more
on Friday. Witness never heard Daniel com
plain of bad treatment, except scolding. Does
not know whether D. knew what was in the
paper or not. In a conversation between Katy
and witness, when Daniel was present,he asked,
j what is that you say. mammy 1 Katy ordered
him to hush, and go about his business.*
Testimony of Tom..— Amy sent Daniel to him
once, and asked him once herself. What Tom ’
gave Amy was for herself—not Katy—to kill
rats—thinks Daniel did not know the nature of
what he asked for.
Testimony of Katy. —Does not know of Dan
iel’s ever having any of the white stuff— merer
gave him any to carry to Amy—never saw him
with any, or put any in the gruel.—Did not know
of Amy’s having any, till Amy informed the
magistrates of her giving some to the rats and
the rest to her. Did not see Tom at her house
—never sent to Tom for any thing to kill rats—
never saw, nor spoke to Tom, last summen
Verdict, Not Guilty.
The Court, on yesterday at four o’clock, sen
tenced those convicted to be hung—Amy on
Friday, 27tb inst., and Katy, who is pregnant,
on the first Friday in April next.
Counsel for prosecution against Katy and
Amy, Crawford, Clarke— for prisoners, Mil'
ler.
Counsel for Daniel,
Crawford — for him, Miller Clarke.
|| Cross-examined, Amy contradicted some of her form
er testimony both in Cour t and befors the committing mag
istrates. The only evidence that indicated any thing like
gniltin Daniel, was his saying to Amy, as she now testified,
that when he brought the paper to her, lip said, put it t» <tnd
try that »" the old lady, and tee what it will do. She had
before stated, that she did net believe that Daniel knew
what the powder was, and that he only said to her, mammy <6.
says, put it in the gruel. She bad ascribed a similar ex- -
preaiieu to Katy.
It appears by the English papers, that
a project is under consideration for ma
king a new Canal from Liverpool to Man
chester. to run parallel to the Railroad,
and with a view of running passage boats
on the system used in Scotland, viz; nine,
or ten miles per hour, at a much less rate ~
than the Railroad can afford.
Several trials have been made to estab
lish these boats on the Canals of the Uni
ted States, but as yet without success.
With a view to promote the use of them,
a Canal boat, built at Glasgow, has, we
learn, been shipped on board the John
Marshall, for this port, and may be daily
expected to arrive here.