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\mv SERIES—VOL. IV., NO. II.
ATHENS, THURSDAY, NOV. 21, 18-50.
VOLUME XVIII. NUMBER 33
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BOUNTV LANDS GU.lRAN’TttkiD ANUj
EVSURED.
T IIC •nb-ciili r, wtn> ws« Snrji«v.nin Cul. Rt« |
I»(*n \n»IT* Regiment ot SouMi Guri.'im V.{
onteers, in the war n-rin-t Hie Cr.ek n-.'
winter, -pcio*, mrt swnmer. 1814;«uI «*t.<J«>!. I* |
From Arthur's Home Gazette.
The Tower of Death.
BY ROSE ROVER.
nntrnl at Camp Jack, Cun;
rnnsli,Hnd»deu. hmentst i
inter and spring, 1815, till ii
itli Britain , *nJ~ w
i th<? letter of a f.iir c
alurtij w« Uvo before
interesting aboriginal
t-n from the
. the 6th Military V>
Jdl&* Army, and attached t.. Gen. I'icknev'a Si..ft
winter anj spring 1815^ RuVin* the yr» mui^i..:i-
by his omn oath every mo! her in Xa-b'* ami Few'a
Regimcut-S and a large propria,n of those it. Col.
Thomas’ regiment, enc.impej sit Camp Covingtnn,
and in Gen. Black-he*r’* regiment id Darien, as
** well a» many o!t be fl*<rtil*r soldiers comma tided
by Col. II V. Milton and Gen. J*ck-«.n in Angu-i.
1814, pntticuUrly in Captain Twlgas* Company
ol lnfc»trv. Onptai " ' - "
and Capt. VrrtrU
8th R<
he rejH
in,-pit;.r tvu- ] murk of this lei
p" 3 *-1
itelor'a i'ontjamv c»f Gmlltf ot "the
it, United States At my,- believing.
IT"'
Imonties lor services
nurceeded in firry <
had tailed, and when
by Ibe spkMsr’* ban
there, and leaving tc
or heirship. In addit
fates on the subject.
the necessary for
identifying the nri
widow, nrplutii in
"'nT-pecftlil y offi-r- hi
i V'/iiiily Lands h>r the
the Secretary of the dm
-.1 mmrtT, hr ho* hr
in,tier everything
• ml hr pointed oul |
[•srn|H*«l tny uhsrrt
i-r i hiniis h»* ilirrei
liner pile of rocks
prrfrti tl.r
d miles 1
ihrri
i, Ic
bei
firayers of Pim-pa-noo, and ihe enlrca- j From the Albany Knickerbocker.
lies of llie burner* that he would spare j Rattle between Rattlesnakes aud a
his child ami sacrifice tiim, the unfeel- 1
ing O u wn-nie hound them Ingot Iter. { . . , -
ami with his own hands hurled them We v,sited on Monday afternoon, at
from the cliff to ihr rocks la-low. Fold- 3 o’clock, the Slate Geological Hall, to
ing each other in a last hut affectionate j witness an interesting ami gratuitous
embrace, they disappeared into the exhibition* got up by Mr. John Gehard,
abyss-before them, leaving the >4 r - I" a strong glass avire cage, in
limey iiK-ti- i crut-l liiilirr mi.) liU wreiclinl iniui.Mis j which lli.*re w.-rp fmlCLirp ratlle-
c'ouiernpla-1 to the bitter pangs of unrelenting re- i snakes, two of them six tee;t lung, and
1 am now I morse. And ’its said that Ouwa-t.ie | fourteen small one^ of various sizes, a
n M | became sensible of llic • enormil V and I l ar g e fat was placed. As Hr,
lays. A»»»l, | cruelty of ihe crime he h.id committed, **nie.e,I their den. the larger ;snakes
ic on horse-| iinmeiliiitelv after it was done; and • raised themselves and with their coal
will say, fori | r „ n , || |: „ hour he became the victim of I black eyes looking on the intruder,
escaped irotu the Uetuorse and Despair. And ere one)dropped tlteir heads, deeming mm an
i honrding~scliool. I moon had passed, his mangied corpse j unworthy antagonist. N«.l so, how-
lie companion of was found one day. on the same rock, | ever, with the smaller reptiles, for two
i'«. ; <n interesting {where. n little while before he had ! ur three ot them insicpitlv charged oh
. •Tl.wrog-iriiv.d- j thrown Lis daughter jhw! h-v lover.—(die rat and running ^u^tVir forked
he i
l<'-a<Hrusiomet| to. During the pre
thy ol remark, jed, tlial he wet
oth-
il my atte
*e perpen-
n the bank of a little creek
a!lei with the road, and
hie much the wall of an
ires*. This frowning cliff,
a the height of an hundred
. he told me is called the
)entli.” On asking for an
:>f the causes for this fear-
lohl me that there was an
implicitly obeyed in ||,en ?el
bly s
I lie
below, ;
rcted with it, that
^uificant title; ami
briefly
this office, (Vo
. Ifon,
my oilier Agenl,
..bum in. bounty
iiihio tilkthey rt-
ue leyal lorm.—
•Hi their u^iK-y,
|M».-Uge paid,) al
runty, G*.,) ivrit-
‘ Bounty Lands,"
ting mi the ouUide of ilm> letter,
J to distinguish it from ot tiers, and
price they will give ine to insure llicir bounties,
luiyabie when M»ey r ceiv» the warr.mt, anil llarir
letter* niiall be atten.led to immediately, and, it
neceMsary, answered. There can •>« w»r pectilatinn,
speculation, nr tnuil in this hiMinces, as the law
pruliibita old debts, murtgngeM, Males,or.any ulliiu
claims, Imm t.. M ching or reeovenug imt «»I Ibcni
till they are i*««rd and held by urn owner. ATc-
licitouM provision! Whan these bounties are re
ceived by ‘ ‘ 1 .
I shall i
rile public
iv) •" i»m
While there v
menis'dti the banks of the Mi
and this portion of Tennessee
tamed Ralph AJ
cl so far in put
that lie go: be
but a few srttle-
uighi, il is suppns-
lie precipice to be
wail his poor daughter’s fate,aud that in
the desperation of the moment he had
thrown himself from the cliff.
Many are superstitious enough to be
lieve that the spirits of ;he ill-fated lov
ers and cruel father haunt these rocks;
and when the benighted traveler passes
the spot, he often fancies that he hears
in the wind, us il moans through the
tree tops, the despairing wails of Ou-
wa-nie, and the voices of his victims,
as they lell him they forgive him.
My brother and 1 had paused, while
he related to me the above story; am.
as l looked around at the rugged rocks,
and raised tny eyes to the immense pile
lowering high above us, I unconscious
ly dropped a tear, ns I thought of poor
1 Pim-pa-noo*s fate. Perceiviug
brotiicrcliided me for tny credulity
hut the legend was ail I
ongues,
ickly inserted WPir fangs in-
s plump body. Moni. Rat, grab-
bet one about fourteen inches long, with
its teeth and biting il through and
through the head, shook it with mad
ness and dropped the little monster
lead at his feat. The little ones re
ceded, and the large ones raised them-
d shook theirTearful rattles,
then slowly the most poisonous of all
ilie motley crowd, a yellow rattlesnake
four feet long, poised * himself, every
muscle of his hotly working in dread
ful contortions, then darling forwards,
it struck a fearful blow* with its poison
ous fangs into the rat, the venom fol
lowing the wound. Encouraged by
this effort, the large black ratller3 sev
eral times struck it, aud the rat went
round aud round the cage, only fighting
the smaller ones, who kept continually
biting its legs. The noise made by
heving that the legend was ail true;— their rallies and biasing, was lerri-
anti, without further delay, we resumed j hie, and the crowd ol beholders
ing bo
day w
yi.inl tliej
tided d
h of ass 1st a
it; and when lie
urroomhrd by a score of red warr
oiliiog was left him Inn submission or
iMtant dentil.
The feelings of these dark children
f the forests, towards the white usiirp-
r.- of their lands, were, at that time,
ny tiling but amicable, ami young Mott-
ney.
A Gambling; Story.
friends sat over a game
this city fbi
rt’ul .
then by
seTisoinnb»*rt
really t«. retur
e. But
rappre-
nejrr, ontf'tlie rainy
oifimencc\'tTrey were
ag taken hi«
till tilt
him, they <
itd hon
tliei
‘l u«’"
il ihletlig«nl mu expert
qiiired tu le reUkei
of iwIriiMi-
ijt
•nil *11 Gen. I’i
Col. Sno.ljinv.i-* «i
era of the Florida
poMi*ge paid, «hi
nnniedu.tely a*;
u Render* Mill
orphariM, by coi
amt her*; set him at liberty, firs
him that il ire attempted tr» esc
rcitiru id his white brethren, 1 hi
add be fatal toliimsel
‘Cape was impossible while
Ihe red men continued to watch his eve
ry movement, the hunter thought it
most expedient dial lie appear perfectly
reconciled to his lot, and his cheerful
ness ami seeming contentment had lull
ed many of their suspicions, when the
tragedy, I am oboul to re!
end to*till, as to Ids earthly (
Montague became the pr»»|i
chief of the tithe. He vii
elf They played long, hue and high, and at
rs, length quit, one five hundred holla
or i the other’s debt. We have said they j h u g*
friends anti each knew the other
not so circumstanced ns to stand so
i a loss, although the excitement
bad led them on from larger bets to
larger still, until the event came about.
Ml have to lake my
note lor it.*said the loser, ‘and it shall
he paid iu thirty day?.*
I the- winner dry
ly, pulling a segur from his pocket and
piercing ihe twisted b/.'d with fiis pen
knife.
: loser snatched up a pen and
the note for $500, payable in thir
ty days.
arrect,* said the winner coolly
ig the note from Ins utiforiun-
WOMAM'S MISSION,
What highest prize baa woman *
"IfuKeo ton 1" Learning cries.
“ Show us her steamships'. her Macbeth t
Her thought-won victories 1*
Wait, boastful man, though worthy are
Thy deeds, when thou art true.
Things worthier atilt, and holier for,
Oh, not for wealth.
Her aJv«aty»jtt<
man from New York, who, with three of! Auccdole of n French Soldier,
his brothers, arrived here yesterday, at-: During one of Napoleon’s memorable
ter a four months* journey across the' cn,,5 P :,i S ,,s * a detachment of n corps,
country. He slates that about 70,000 j commanded by Davoust, occupied the
persons are on ihe road now. The fmir'p^ an '** 0 * Rugen, whicli_were suddenly
ate ndv
snry.
* Ian
»unge Ou-wa-nie, pi*
»l Ruck, •(« very npproprtJlie unm
will be seen.) but by him the h
gar Ned?’
Ned took the proffered segar, and the
next moment opened his eyes in aston
ishment ai seeing Tom deliberately
poking the folded note into the candle
for a light,
•Fire up, Neil!’ said Tom, handing
over the burning note.
Ned knew his friend, and lit his se-
, put an j gar in silence. The two friends separat
or. j ed with such a mutual exchange, of
V of the j friemllv sentiment ns might lie expected
railed in 1 on so remarkable an occasion.
Hear
! was treali
. t conmanioi
•d te
i slave that
• bee
Sight ha
j loot not Ou-wn-nie tool a daughter, or j
j had she. been less beautiful. 'But Pint* j
; pa-ium, the Star oil be Me
•dingly Iteamifui; «•«! ere one week i the course of the s
nRelapse*I, after lie first beheld her. I bn
fancy sketch, reader. The
wo trtenils have been separate wnn-
lerers fi»r four years, and met each
•liter again, for the first lime since
heir parting, the other day in Canal
ureel. Tom had been luckless, aud
tiifortunnlp, while Ned had been grad-
ping into flirt
them.'
PAVfO COOfER. M- D.
PnweTton. Hancock Co., G*., .V..v, J, IS50.
Not. 7,1850. 4t.
STARK & KRONER,
F8B1CI1 UOOT-TlAKERSi,
ON COLLEGE AVENUE. OPPOSITE THE P.0
JtneB•
IPJj* j f
arrange men
ivnd .in Jje’
if the be-t French Leather fn*ni
PYMee. *£ wifi haw uo.tilh*«hr fn
ly on hand the hr*t .nmtrried i* our fine. W# intend
- making a-Shiiu' but the rjst and most tWi'nmatde
BoaU and Slwe*; aud from our Iona experieucc in
the bn-dne.., vre feci warmmed in «a»io? we will be
able tn give perfect «4*-fbctiun' to all who qtiy be die-
d to (Kinwi
Athens Juno 13. 1P50.
40— tt
El Dorado,
,R Adventurer in the Patfi of Empire, hy Bayard
Taylor—* new »uppiv jttst-- *' ■ *
liiib.
ng hunter’s bold lieatt yielded
te Iknuiiv and gentleness of the
of the Morning, am) he became l»er
i. - Nor was his loved imreiurtied.
Tbe white
t hands.
friend Tom, for ji
of a third perso
note inimediaielv
the two Irietuls u
•lay, at
note nj*a
the f
ritlent
is! his
I by :
many times, during itis captivity, it was
proved that bis heart knew no fear,:—
Tlie.heart ol the Indian maiden was
therefore given in exchange. Bur as)Tom
Prm-pjottoo confessed her love, her *0, yes, here it is, see—your note
iieauiilui features were clouded with i given to that firm on the levee. A
sorrow, utid from her soft, tiark eyes) small business transaction. brought il
there started two glisiefiing tfrojts that into my possession, and by the \yay,
rolled slowly tlown her smooth cheek, Tom l should like to have money
pay il pow, Ned, indeed 1
in two or three vyeeks^i
struck witnessing the. fe
test. Slowly the fat's legs begi
swell as the poison look effect, and
they soon became of such enorn
size, as to he powerlossj when be d
god himself round, still showing deter
mined bravery, as the numerous bites
the smaller slinging monsters
At last exhausted, nature be
gan to give way slowly, as his body be
came benumbed, his eyes grew glassy,
he ceased to walk over the reptiles, and
the Idles the little wretches continued
to give him, were unheeded, for he
stretched Idiuselfnut and died,, alter «
forty minutes’ fight. None of them ate
of his body, for their snaknships will
not partake of food again tili.npxt spring.
Speaking of snakes, Canada,
it is almost universally iudieryd, Inal
snakes possess that power of fascination
which has so often been denied them
by naturalists. Many people have had
the fact demonstrated uRlhcjn by being
witnesses of il r and this was the case
with mo. One summer day, when
strolling through the woods, says a wri
ter of • note,'1 came to the edge of a
small pond of water, <»» die surface of
which floated a frog in a state of motion
less repose, as it basking iu the sun.—
I carelessly touched his back with a:
stick, but, contrary to tny expectations,
he did not move; and tut viewing him
more closely, l perceived that he gasp
ed in a convulsive manner, and was
affected with a tremor in his hind legs ;
1 Soon discovered a black >nake coiled
up, laying near the edge of the pond,
ami bolding the frog in thraldom by tbe
magic of his eyes. Whenever he mov
ed his head to one side pi ihe other, his
destined victim followed it, as if under
the influence of magueii'c attraction;
sometimes, however,’ recoiling feebly,
but, soon springing forward again as if
he “ felt a strong desire with loathing
mixed.” The snake lay with his mouth
half open, and never fbr**a moment al
lowed his ex es to wander from Ins prey,
otherwise the charm wpuj*l have been
instantaneously dissolved. But I de
nted to affect this, and accordingly
hip
Suffering of California Emigrants.
The papers received by the late ar
rival from California, give deplorable
accounts of the suffering of the overland
emigrants. We subjoin a few extracts,
which are truly heart rending. A
statement from Col. Waldo, who is out
with a relief expedition sent to their as
sistance, says:—
•‘ From Boiling Spring to this place,”
—Great Meadow—have inct with but
ho have any provisions at all ex
cept the poor animals which have work
ed from the Slates. Footmen who
comprise nearly one fourth ol the num
ber now on the road, are not blest even
with such food as this; but are reduced
to the necessity of subsisting on the pu-
trilied flesh of dead animals which so
abundantly line the road. This has
produced the most fatal consequences.
Disease and death are now mowing
them down by hundreds.
Those emigrants that are yet hack
several hundred miles must receive re
lief, or die by starvation ; and to whom
can they look, hut to citizens of Cali
fornia for their salvation. The laud of
• heir homes is too far distant to rend
them any aid in this hour of distress and
danger.
It appears that the judgments of God
have pursued them from the time they
set oul up to the present hour. First
Cholera—-then starvation—next,
starvation and Cholera. The day has
now passed when any one will have
the hardihood to say, that there is no
suffering amongst the overland emigra
tion—at least no one that is within 200
miles of this place will make such a
•lrclitralioh." No' orie think* of
•Id, but of bread. This is the cry of
brothers started with t
teams, plenty of provisions, clothing,
money, &c., and arrived in Stockton
with the loss of almost everything.
He states that on both branches of
the Platte the cholera prevailed to a
horrible extent, hundreds dying daily.
| The waters of the Platte are thick arid
j muddy, and he attributes the escape of
; his party from sickness to their prccau-,
1 lions in boiling the water, clearing it
j with isinglass, and making it into lea or
j coffee before drinking. The graves of
emigrants he says, were thick at every
ping place near the’Plutto. In cross
ing the great Basin, this side of the
great Salt Lake, their sufferings were
ordered to evacuate. They embarked
with such precipitation that they forgut
'f their sentinels, who was posted
etirctl spot, and so deeply absorb-
the perusal of a newspaper, enn*
Jg a.» account of one of the emf»o-
splenditl victories, ns to he totally
n scions of their departure. After
pacing to and fro, for many hours upou
liis post, he lost his patience, and re
turned to ihe guard-room, which be found
imply. On inqu'ry, he learned with
fespatr what had happened, mid cried,
“ Alas ! alas ! 1 shall he looked u(h>u
is a desetter, dishonored, unhappy,
wretch that I am.”
His lamentations excited the com*
passion of a tradesman, who look him
to his house, did all iu his power to con
sole him, taught hitu to make, bread,
lor he whs n baker, and alter some
months gave him his only daughter.
Justine, in marriage. Five years ap
proach the island. The iuhahitatiis
flocked to the beach, ami Soon discov
ered in the advancing ship » number of
soldiers, wearing the uniform of the
French army. *• Ijtim done for now,
•*my bread is baked,” cried the dismay
ed husband of Justine.
An idea, however, suddenly occur
red to him, and revived his courage,—
He ran to the house, slipped on his
uniform, and seizing his fire-lock,return-
w ho, foMbree° whole l^ 1 lo ,lw ttcnch niM * posted himself «
indescribable.
The suntl was knee deep, the sun
oiling hot, not a tree was to be seen,
there was no water, oncl their provis-
were all gone. Fortunately, after
passing over about one'hundred miles
fthis hideous desert, they came across
; man who had gone forty miles fur
ther, found a good spring, and telu
tih two barrels of Water. This
ir be first sold for $1 per gallon, then
$1 per quart, then $10 per pint, and a«
the emigrants came along, each choak
ed almost to death and completely ex
hausted, his prices raised, and no sum
he could name withtfFthe power of the
poor emigrant was refused to he paid.
When the water was nearly all g<
man came ah
:q>oi m menu
J; . r I hold a note [threw a I; ^ ^ , .
against you for five bundled dollars?* I p«*nd. It fell between the two animals
said Ned. j—the snake started back, while the
•No. indeed. Why, how so ?’ said I frog darted under water, and conceal-
amazement,
vs, here
„ Harper'* ,Ytw dffonlhltj, .Yj
tLLh#T(crirtd» fiiSt a« iwiri bv
f ▼ CHASE* PETERSON,
<epC tt. Signof the Mammoth Book
BEEF! -
OMOKF.D Btef, fre«h am! firm, in*! received a
O Armlet ' "* *
April ll.
) formic by SUMMET.TKAilHELLA CO.
SHEET 1HGN.
iJJSSIAN asd A tncrimn rbfet lr»a <
constant ly o
’iwr.by Sept. 18.. ' T. BISHOP.
WOMAN S FRIENDSHIP^ '
ilebr'
CllASEA PETERSON.
COBBS PENAL CODE,
T , 0R the um of.Jwfiees of Um Peace. jo*t received
£ and formic by CHASE A PETERSON.
Aug 51. * Sign of th« Mammoth Book
as if reluctant to quit a pathway
soli aud full of. lien my. And what
caused the sweet maiden*sjenrs? ■Alas,
•lie - wa* destined * for one of her nwaj
race; nml she knew well that lier tron-
bearted father was never to he moved
from his purpose. S)ic wa* tr> become
the bride of- a oeighborttig chief wheft
tow had passed away, and the birds
t began . to sing among the greeu
; hud nothing, save death, could
change her. destiny. - And death-.she
would Seek soouer than become the
wife ami the slave of one she hated.
Il required but little persuasion from
tbe hunter lo induce Piwpa-ndtt to con
sent. I o fly with him inwards the homes
of his breihrcu, though both acknowl
edged that the attempt would be almost
hopeless.
Obe night ; then, in the month of-Feb
ruary, they'mounted two of.ber fath
er’s fleetest horsds, anil commenced
their flight, . The night was dark, else
they might have escaped. But being
unable to see their way, they got.lost
ibe. forest, and wheu they reached
D ividend Ml «o^Th* Board at t*n
bar* this riay drdamlSKMfairowJdiTi
Oct, SI. ’ * 'IK.-TPTTT, Cpfcfer.
all.
The following is an extract from a
letter written by S. B. Bright, one of
the emigrants, dated
Salmon Trout River, Sept. 22.
Some noble fellows have already per
ished for want of food. Others are eat
ing cattle chat they have found dead by
the road side, which have died hy the
double cause—disease aud starvation.
The most common food used fora num
ber of weeks have been lame and worn
down cattle—which, if every particle
of tallow was rendered out, would not
make one candle! Others have eaten
their dogs and horses !
There is at the Sink of Humboldt,
and also on Salmon Trout
for sale at one dollar per pound, but the
people are out of money. I. do not
mean to say that beggars are out of
money, for this is a common case, but
tho.e in good circumstances
Slates, whose misfortunes have beep
brought on In various ways. Whole
teams have been lost in crossing tbe
various deserts. The immense crowds
of stock have eaten up the grass and
willows, and for days 'past they have
had nothing lo eat which lias much re
tarded their speed.
Mriney, teams and parts of teams,
( have been stolen by the Indians. Ma
mmals ny emigrants have been killed by them.
Others robbed, and even killed some of
the Indians; so you see there remains
no brotherly feelings on the road be
tween the red men and the whites.—r
From the best, estimate of my own, and
from others tlpit .daily pvertake me,
there must be some filteen or twenty
thousand souls yet behind, impeded by
days and nights had drank but half a
pint of fluid. He was almost dead, and
begged for some water. The answer
was, “ I have not enough left to last
myself and animals back to the spring.”
$50, SI00, S500, $700, was offered in
succession for one little cup full of wa
ter, and the dealer refused it l The
wretched emigrant threw down $700,
all he had in the world, and by main
force grasped the cup and quenched
his thirst.
This statement scetns incredible, but
my informant is a man of intelligence
and probity, and his word cannot be
doubted. Soon after leaving the water
trader, the party came across a compa
ny who had a little flour, which they
would not part with until the offer of
S40 per pound tempted them to sell.—
One barrel of flour was sold for SS00,
and glad enough was the purchaser to
get it. Upon nrrivittg ai Carson’s river,
they found provision* plenty, but very
high. Flour was 32,50 per pound.—
w fe meal of two small pies, coffee,
and some pilot bread, cost them $11 per
man. Provisions, il wasexpected, would
soon be much lower on Carson’s river,
as my informant met immense trains of
provisions on the way from.this valley.
Whilst crossing the Sierra Nevada
mountains, the party was enveloped in
a snow storm, and at the last pass, the
snow fell six or seven inches tn one
night. This pass is not over 150 feet
in width, anti is on the side of a deep
declivity. Above the road, the rock 1
towers almost perpendicularly, 250 feet,
whilst below it is almost equally ab
rupt. At the bottom were seen innu
merable carcases of mules, cattle and
wild animals. My informant says it is
the almost universal opinion at Carson’s
river, that not one-third of the emigra
tion can cross the Sierra Nevada moun
tains before the winter sets in and ren
ders the road impassable. He thinks
they can winter very well in Carson’s
entry at the moment the French were
landing.
Who goes there ?” he shouted iu tx
voice like thunder.
“ Who goes there, yourself?” replied
e in the boat. •* Who are you?”
“ A sentinel.”
•• How long have you been on guard?”
“ Five years,” rejoined our man.
Davoust laughed at thequami reply,
and gave a discharge, in due form, to
his involuntary deserter.
Tbe Great McDonough Bequest.
The immense estate left by Mr. John
McDonough, of New Orleans, one half
of which is said lo be bequeathed to
charitable and philanthropic purposes
in this city, is beginning to attract much
attention and speculation, and further
tidings will be looked for with much in
terest. We learn that Mr. McDonough
left Baltimore upwards of fifty years
since, prior to the cession of Louisiana
from Spain, and that the basis of bis
fortune sprung in part from that event.
A large number of the Spanish land
holders had strenuously opposed the
cession, and when it was effected, were
so indignant that they sold out their
possesssons at any price almost that
was offered, and iu lignautly quit the
country. Mr. McDonough thus became
a heavy landholder, some of which lie
purchased at such low rates that the
cost for making out the deeds was al
most as much as the purchase money.
He subsequently became an extensive
planter, and thus increased his wealth
until il was estimated at the immense
amount of $ 12.000.000.
The National Intelligencer has the
following relative to Mr. McDonough
and his immense estate:—-
We learn through a telegraphic com
munication to the Rev. Win. McLain,
Secretary of the American Colonization
Society, that Mr. John McDonough, of
-New Orleans, has bequeathed to the
! Colonization ~
alley. Hie per.y eT pec led l„ meet!
- • J J - * d 1 1 ie nel1 r * vet,,,es °> his estate during
' forty years, but not to exceed twenty-
farthest, I can make myself ready, for
Cancel this, and draw me a new
note for thirty days,* says Ned, very
gravely,taking a segar from his pocket,
and piercing the end with bis knife in
precisely the same style Tom had used
four .years ag.t.
•AILcorrect,* said Ned. as lie scat
tered the old note in torn fragments on
the floor, ami received the new one
from Tom. * Have a segar, Tom ?’
Tom took the segar, and as he did so
an idea of Ned’s design flashed upon
his mind.
• No, Ned, no—-I remember~yes, I
see what you are at; but mine was a
gambling debt, and this is a responsi
bility of regular trade,’exclaimed Tom.
rising, to ; prevent the conflagration he
saw was about to take place.
* Mine was a debt of honor, and so is
yours,* said Ned, with a facetious so
lemnity. , • 1 will pay yours as you
took the the liberty of paying
sell among.the mud. It is assert
ed by -some, that snakes occasionally
exert their power otJascinutwu upon
human livings, and there
to doubt the truth’ of U»i*- An «'
Dutch woman who lives at,the TweJ;
Mile Cieefc* iu the Niagara district, various causes, and unless some imme-
sometitnes gives a minute account ofj dmii; relief is rendered by your great
the manner in which she was charmed J au( f God-like enterprite, they will eifh-
hy a serpent; and a farmer told nie C f he cut offhy the Indiaus, or perish
that a similar circumstance once occur- j j n ti ie snow on the East of the moun-
‘ his daughter. It was on a warm
with, and thought they were provided
for every hardship. He says lie has
travelled extensively through Europe,
but no scenery there equals in sublimity
and beauty, many of the views on the
land route across this continent Nev
ertheless, ho declares he would give all
he possesses in the world, or all he
hopes to possess, if he could only ban
ish from his memory the, many horrors
he felt and witnessed on his terrible
journey. Yours, trulyw G. P. \V
nibern M cello* la Marshall Co an it. Ml**
»tW»fl v ;
Marshall county, Mississippi, is one
of the richest, most populous and
lightened counties in that State. So
the ‘precipice, liefbre mentioned, they mine,’ and he thrust the paper inn* the
heard the wild whoop of Ou-wn-nie!caudle .blaze. Handing it lighted to
and his warriors; and ere they had time! Tom—* fire up !* _ he exclaimed, in di-
l»-deiertnine any on course, they were! reel'imitation of bis old adversary
surrnunded by the demon father and his • brag.* four years ago.
warriors.': Reader, (bis anecdote is truc^—N. O.
The ft t*ry ? :«vs, thatin spite of the j Paper,
summer day. that she vna.sent.io spread
wet clothes upon some slu;ubbery near
the house. Her mother iNiticeived that
she remained longer than was necessary,
d seeing her stand unoccupied at
me distance, she called to her several
times, but no answer was returned.—
On approaching she found her daugh
ter pale, motionless, and fixed in an
erect posture. The sweat rolled.down
her brow, and her hands, were clenched
convulsively. A' large rattlesnake lay
on a log opposite the girl, waving bis
head from side to side, and kept his eyes
steadfastly fa3ieried upon her. The
mother instantly struck‘him with a
stick, and the moment he made ofFthe
girl recovered herself and burst
tears, but was for some time so weak
and agitated, that she could not walk
home.
The Alta California of October 1
says: A gentleman who has already
the State some some service,”
came down to this city on Wednesday,
nd represented the case to Col. Collier,
the collector of the port, and we are re
joiced to learn that that officer assumed
the responsibility and stated his wil
lingness to tarn over to Gen. Smith the
sum of $100,000, to be disbursed by
hitn for the relief of the suffering immi
gration, assuming the responsibility of
accounting to the Government for the
same. We regard this determination
in t he Collector as praiseworthy
extreme and perfectly justifiable,
have not the slightest fear that tbe Uni
ted States Government will ever
demn him for such an appropriation of
the funds.
[Correspondent* of the N. American and U. 8. Gas]
Great Suffering on the Plains—$700 of
fered for a Cup of Water, and refined—
Flour 340 per pound—The Cholera on
*• Well, farmer, you told us your
woods was a good place for hunting,
we’ve tramped it for three hours, and .
found no game.” ‘‘Just «<>-—well I cal-1 , Platte Riser.
cdlate as a general thing, tbe less game 1. Stockton, California, Sept, 30.
there is, the more banting yoti have.” i I have just conversed with a gentlc-
isand dotla
added that “ the will is complicated,
and its validity doubtful.”
Mr. McDonough was a native of Bal-
a merchant and plan-
interest has been felt to know the pr<
bable course of the citizens of this large
cotton-growing county on the subject of
slavery. This county is the residence
of Mr. Roger Barton, a very able and
influential gentleman, who has been the
choice of North Mississippi for the Uni
ted States Senate for some years past.
A numerous meeting was held at Holly
Springs on the 14th of October, which
passed resolutions in . favor of a State
Convention of sending delegates to the
Nasfjviile Convention, and also the
Merchant’s Convention, to be held
Charleston.
The following resolution offered by
Maj. Roger Barton and supported by
ter, and settled in New Orleans while
Louisiana was a colony of Spain. Dur
ing some forty years of successful busi
ness he amassed au immense fortune,
estimated nt several millions of dollars.
Like all men who have become rich by
industry from small beginnings, he was
frugal, exact, and what the world call
ed parsimonious; but with these quali-
* j ties he blended the apparently cotilra-
lictory one of liberality ; for he sub
scribed tnunifficently to the benevolent
institutions of the country. He employ
ed a clergyman for regular religious
services for his numerous slaves, to all
iin he gave some education, and at
lime liberated anti sent to Liberia
eighty-five ol them, making ample pro
vision for their irans|w>rtation and set
tlement. Yet ibis man was announced
in the telegraphic note which wc pub
lished yesterday as a “ miser.”
Mrs. Sarah Graffarn, mother of the
male of the hark Gcorgiaria. (one ot
the persons condemned by Roncali to
the galleys in Spurn.) has sent a memo*
_ _ . . rial to President Fillmore, praying Ids
Gov. Matthews, was unanimously adr I intercession for the relese of her son
opted : ) from confinement in Spain, to which he
Whereas, Southern Legislatures, has been condemned. She says that
Southern State Conventions, a Conven- during on interview personally had
lion of the Southern States,and|the people ; with the Governor of Cuba, your ine-
oftbe South in their primary assemblies,: moriahst was informed that a simple
haveall repeatedly expressed their strong requestor demand made by the Gov-
disapprobation of the measures lately ernmeui of the United Stales upon tbe
before Congress, touching ibe subject of Government of Spain, would effect
slavery in connection with the Terrilo- their relese without a murmur,
ries acquired from Mexico, and have ; ■ •' 1
failed, of their intended effect, now,! An old lady had unaccountable aver*
therefore, sion to rye. ami never could eat it hi
Renohed, That if we have to choose any form, till of late they have got.* she
between a disgraceful submission to said, *io making ii into whiskey, and
said measures and secession from this I find 1 can, now and then Worry dow$
Union, that we prefer the latter,'* a little,”