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| J - w - & VV S JONES. AUGUSTA, Ga. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 12, 1840. Vol. IV—No. 30.
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A U « U 8 T A.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 11.
Hail Hoad Accident.
We learn by a gentleman who came passen
ger from Charleston yesterday, that the passen
ger train came in collision with a freight train,
going down, about four miles below Aiken, and
such was the force of the shock that the two en
gines, the first passenger and several freight
cars were much broken. Fortunately, however,
no person was injured.
. New Jersey Delegation.
By the correspondence of the Charleston Cour
iei, in this days’ paper, it will bo seen that the
Committee have at last made a Report in favor
of the Van Burcn claimants. Upon what evi
dence the majority of the Committee predicated
such a report we know not. When it reaches
us, however, we shall make such extracts from,
and take such notices of the Report and evidence
as will enable our readers to determine upon the
justice or injustice of the Report.
We learn that a gentleman arrived in this city
last evening, by the Riil Road from Charleston,
direct from New York, who stated, at the time of
his departure, no Inter news had been received
from Europe. We did not learn the day on
which he leflNew York, but suppose it must have
been on the afternoon of theslh instant.
Tho entire route of the Wilmington and Ra
leigh Rail Road, says the Charleston Mercury
of yesterday, is now complete, and the passenger
cars passed over it on Sunday last.
The Whig members of the Massachusetts
Legislature, in Convention on the 27th ult.,
unanimously nominated the Hon. Edward Ever
ett as candidate for Governor, and George Hull
for Lieutenant Governor.
Cur, Thomas Francis Carpenter has
been nominated for Governor of Rhode Island
by the Locofocos, in the place of Gov. Francis,
who declined the honor.
The evening edition of the New York Courier
& Enquirer of the 4th inst., says:— ,l The Cotton
Market remains firm with an animated demand
for export. The transactions of the last three
days embrace 3000 hales, of which 800 were
New Orleans, at a 10|; 500 Florida 7| a9 j ;
1550 bales Upland 7\ a 9j; and 150 bales
Mobile at 9 a 10| cents.”
Ccrsespondence rs Ihe North American.
New' York. March 3, 3 P. M.
Some eight or ten thousand barrels of flour
have arrived from Albany this morning, and are
landing on the piers. Sales have been made
from these arrivals at 5,75 lor Gennessee, and
5.50 for Ohio wnh round hoops—at these prices
there are still sellers. I’ennsyh ania flour may
be quoted dull at 5.50. Corn 58c, 561bs.
in Cotton, the movement is much as yester
day, rather mmleiate for the want of a fuller
stock, and more vessels to carry it away.—Pri
ces are steady.
Our wharves arc most unusually hare of ves
sels. Around the foot of Wall street, where >es
sels commonly load and discharge across and
over each other, there are now some empty berths.
Ship owners with their mouths lealizmg for the
good freights now offered, have to wail a long
while, and wish the wind was an shore. Cotton
to Liverpool % a Jd; and flou. 5.
Poor Manhattan lias more troubles to-day.—
The first Teller is oil, and they say his account is
minus some fifty or seventy five thousand dol
lars. This was not known at the Brokers’ Board,
and the stock sold at 86.
Exchange on Phil. a CJ; Balt. 5j a G;
Richmond 0 a Charleston 3 a Sa-annah
5J a 9; Augusta 7 a 8; Macon 8 a 10; Mobiles
a biy, New Orleans 4 a 4j,
Correspondence of the National Intelligencer.
New York, March 3.
From Canton, Whampoa, and Macoa, we have
f dates to November 6, with imporiant news. It
appears that a kind of treaty had been negotiated
between the Chinese and Uri ish to trade upon
ccrla.ii conditions, howe'er perplexing to the
British. The High Commissioner, Lin, after
this, however, wished the. British ships to come
up to Whampoa, and trade as they had done, hut
an Englishman must lie given up for a man kil
led some time before by ao English sailor—life
for life is the Chinese rule, no matter whether the
realiriminal be known or not. The Superinten
dent refused to give up the man, and, with three
ships of war. look a position at the Bogue, where
a great number of Chinese junks and fire boats
crowded about them, as it with the design of an at
tack. whereupon they were ordered to leave in 30
minutes; with which not complying, theVolage
opened a heavy sue upon them from both sides of
the ship, and killed about 500 Chinese, they
making no resistance. The substance of this
account has been received via Baltimore,you will
have learned belore tins where the parlies, how
ever, were made American and '■ hinese, which
is unques ionably an error. The Americans
greeted to stand well with the Chinese, and were
dri'ing a most profitable trade.
We learn fiom the Pad lie that in Bolivia a
revolution hail taken place in favor of Gen. Manta
Cruz, wlto had left Guayaquil (where he had
g me after his defeat by the Chilians) for Quito,
But via bad declined ratifying the treaty with Pe
ru. i,. l had appoint-d a plenipotentiary to nego
tiate a new one.
A defalcation to the amount of >SO 000 has
be n discovered in the Manhattan Bank, in the
secountsof the Ist Teller, Mr. Newcomb. When
called upon to account for the deficiency, he im
mediately left the Bank, and has neither returned
nor been found. This has created a good deal of
sensation, for Nr. Newcomb was a highly trusted
officer.
The Whigs held their Ward meetings in (ho
city last night preparatory to a general organiza
tion for the charter election. These meetings in
dicate great spirit and activity. There is no fal
tering in New’ York; and, if judicious nomina
tions are made all around for charter oificers, the
Wings will give the Locos here a good fight for
the possession of the government of the city.
The news from Philadelphia has had a depres
sing effect upon U. 8. Bank stuck, which has
gone down to 70. Manhattan sold at 86.
Nkw York, March 4. 1840.
The principal subject of conversation in Wall
street to-dav has been the newly discovered defal
cation in the Manhattan Bank. The stock sold
ut the board for 80 cash, and 85 on lime—a de
cline of six per cent, since yesterday. Nothing
lias been heard yet of the absconding Teller. The
amount of his defalcation is stated to be $49,300.
The cash of the bank, however, has not yet been
counted, and, therefore, it is not positively known
whether any further loss has been sustained.
No foreign arrivals yet. It may be that the
Great Western will bring the next news. If so,
it will he forty days later. Some apprehension
begins to be felt for the safety of the packets now
so long due.
In the Pennsylvania House of Representa
tives on the 3.1 inst., on motion of Mr. Church,
the Committee on the Judiciary were instructed
to inquire into the expediency of abolishing im
prisonment for debt in all cases—and on motion
of Mr. Lee, a select committee was appointed to
ascertain the number of memorialists for, and the
number against a speedy resumption of specie
payments, and to mike a report to the House.
The latter, in my opinion, will be found far in
the majority.
The resolution offered by Mr. Wilcox to raise
a joint committee to visit the United States Bank,
and investigate it, was taken up and debated
some time, by Mr. Hopkins in opposition to
Messrs. Bhoaiihkaii, Heooins, Church and
Butler, in favor, when, on motion of Mr.
Flenniken. the further consideration of the sub
ject was postponed for the present.
On the following day, Mr. Lee, from the com
mittee appointed to ascertain the number of pe
titions f r and against immediate resumption, re
ported as follows,
For immediate resumption, 1357
Against the same, 4049
In favor of small notes, 3972
Agasnsl the some, 352
The New York Journal of Commeice slates
that the United Stales brig Washington, Lieut.
Fiazer. sailed on Wednesday morning, 4lh inst.,
on a cruise, in search of the European packets
lung due.
Correspondence of the Charleston Courier.
Wasbi noton, March 6.
The Report from the Committee on Elections,
in the New Jersey case, was made last evening,
under the order of the House, that they should
report, forthwith, the names of those individuals
who received the greatest number of all the legal
votes at the late election. Tile report is a long
one, and manifests a disposition to comply strict
ly with the order of the House, as the committee
understood it, though they had designed to take a
somewhat different course. They report that
Messrs. Vroom, Dickerson, Kile,Ryall and Coop
er received the greatest number of legal votes.—
Much agitation was created in the House by the
report. Mr. Fillmore, on the part of the minori
ty of the Committee, moved to re-commit the re
port, but Mr. I’etnkin obtained the floor, after a
long senflio for the right to it, and moved that
Messis. Vroom, Dickerson & Co. be admitted, at
once, to their seats, and. thereon, he moved the
previous question. The House was in a great
uproar for the remainder of the silting. Many
attempts were made to adjourn, but without suc
cess. The adminisl alion seemed determined to
admit the Jersey members before the adjourn
ment, but, between 8 and 9 o’clock, they yielded
to a motion to adjourn. The subject could nut
be taken up to-day, without a vole of two-thirds,
which could not be obtained. It will come up,
on Tuesday next, in course, when the Jersey ad
ministration men will be admitted as tbc sitting
members.
The House was engaged upon private bills to
day.
In the Senate, a storm was raised and is still
raging, in relation to the language employed by
Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Walker and others in
their late speeches on the Sub-Treasury. It
seems that some of the workies at the North have
taken exception to the doctrine that the wage i of
labor ought to ht reduced. Mr. Davis, of Mass.,
in his speech, imputed to the Senators, on the
other side, the argument that credit would he de
stroyed, a true metallic currency established, the
banks prostrated, and wages reduced to the stan
dard price of labor in the old world, by the Sub-
Treasury bill and the doctrines of the administra
tion. Tnis Mr. Buchanan has denounced as a
false representation of his speech. &c. Some ve
ry unpleasant personalities followed between him
and Mr. Davis. Mr. Preston staled that he ap
prehended the general argument of Mr. Buchan
an in the same way that Mr. Davis did. but bis
open and warm disclaimer of those radical doc
trines was a subject for congratulation with him.
I suppose the resolutions against assumption
will pass this evening.
St. Augustine, March 6.
From the South. —The steamer Cincinnati,
Smith, arrived this morning from Key Bi cayne.
She brings no intelligence other than that signs
of Indians are frequently seen around the posts.
When the steamer was Northward of Fort Lau
derdale, a white flag was discovered ashore,
waved by a small party of Indians. The surf
prevented all communication. The annual hum
bug of this Indian war, in shape of “ flags and
treat’es,” we do hope will not he reviveo—hut
that some active measures for operations through
out the country be promptly entered upon to
bring the graceless outlaws to a sense of duly.
The posts Mouth are isolated and feebly garrison
ed. and utleily inadequate o the purposes of ex
amination, &c.—the enemy therefore, can, with
perfect impunity, approach the beach and rove
where they please.
From Middle Florida, we learn, on the 22d
ult.. that a detachment of volunteers, under Lieut
Wlicdan. were in pursuit, on a fresh trail of In
dians, near the Calico Hills, in the vicnily of
Magnolia. Suddenly they came upon a numer
ous body of the enemy, and. at the first fire, Lieut
Whedan was killed His men retreated, leaving
| their officer on the field. On learning the intel
ligence, a body of regulars were sent out to bring
tfie body in. Lieut W. has left a widow, whose
shrieks and lamentations were truly heart-rend
ing, on hearing her loss.
Practical Agrarianism. —The following is one [
ot the fundamental laws of Norway,
“ every hum m being an equal amount of
properly on arriving at twenty one years ; and
previous thereto, equal food, clothing and edu
cation, at the public expense.”
Regular Meeting.
Council CiiA3inF.ii,>
Saturday, March 7, 1810—10 a. .m. 5
Council met—present Hon. A. Camming,
Mayor, Aldermen H irper. Crump. Dortic. D’An
tignac. Dye. Jackson,Thompson. Hitt and Parish.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
continued.
The petition for a Pump to be sunk near the
intersection of Jackson and Walker streets, was
granted, and the pump contractor requested to
give immediate attention to it.
The communication of J. 11. Spencer respect
ing the removal of trash from the old trash wharf
agreeably to his contract with the river bank
committee was read. and. on motion, it was or
dered that bo lie paid $295 on said contract, and
that the matter he now ref'rred to said commit
tee, who shall have power to release him from so
much of the original contract as relates to the
removal of the jettee below the wharf, and report
on other matters connected with the contract.
The following communication was received
from the keeper of the Upper Bridge:
The keeper of the Upper Bridge represents to
the City Council, that the South Carolina road
leading to the Upper Bridge has liecn shut up
since Monday last, 3d March, and that during the
past week no wagons have crossed the bridge,
except those with wood, which came through by
a private way. Respectfully,
JOHN T. TAYLOR.
Which was read and ordered to be published.
The following communication was received
from the Clerk of Council:
To his Honor the Mayor, and members of the
City Council of Augusta:
Gentlemen—l have the honor to present to
your honorable body the following comparative
table, exhibiting a view of the present and lust
years taxes. I have the honor to he your most
obedient servant, 8. H. OLIVER, Clerk.
CO3IPAUATI VK TABLE OF TAXABLE PHOPERTE IN
THE CITT OF AUGUSTA.
1839. 1840.
r A \ r —■ A ~~—x
White Males, 675 686
Carriages. 172 • 166
Real Estate, 1‘454.650 1,442,500
Owners, 340 358
Bank Stock —taxable, 3.106,625 3,025,500
Merchandize, 1,731 445 1,535.420
Tax, s2l 624 74 $21,143 85
The following reports were read and received:
The Mayor reports the expense of grading,
cleaning and filling up the several streets contem
plated by the resolution of instruction, and the
removal of an accumulation of trash at East
Boundry street, $194 42
For the hireoffive carts, five daysoach,
previous to the establishment of the
present arrangement of the 12th
February, at $2 per day, 50 00
$244 42
Since then he has made an arrangement and
hired five carts at $1 50 per day each, the owner
to find every thing.
He is under the impression that the amount of
work done, would, under the old system, have
cost much more, and not have been so effectually
accomplished.
The vouchers for the above expenditure are
herewith submitted.
(Signed,)
A. GUMMING, Mayor.
Augusta, March 7, 1840.
The Mayor reports that the title for the pur
chases of the moiety of the upper Bridge has not
been submitted to the Attorney of Council, and
not yet been returned to him.
The following note was received from the May
or and read :
The Mayor notified Council that he will : n a
few days give public notice of ins intention to de
cline a re-election to the office which he has the
honor now to occupy, and hopes that the Council
will believe that he is not induced to this course
from any want of devotion to the public service,
nor an unwillingness to discharge all the duties
of that olfiee.
The Committee on Accounts acknowledge the
receipt from the Collector and Treas rer of
thirty-eight hundred and fifty dollars and seventy
five cents of mutilated City Scrip, widen they
have burned under the order of 6th October,
1838. which they request may be entered to the,
credit ot that officer by the Clerk of Council.
Os the denomination of 6$ $195 60
“ “ “ “
« » “ “ 25 3to 00
•i “ “ “ 50 760 25
“ “ “ “ 1.00 843 50
“ “ » « 2 00 735 00
<• “ “ “ 3.00 688 00
$3,850 75
Signed. A. GUMMING A
G. T. DORTIC. 5-Committtec.
T. S. HARDER,3
Augusta, March 7, 1840.
The Committee on the J til Report, that they
have visited and inspected the Jail, and that they
take pleasure in slating that every part is in the
best order. The comlirion of the rooms and en
closure are rlean, and the officer under whose
superintendence it is placed is dcsening of great
credit for the manner in which he discharges his
duties.
(Signed,) P. CRUMP. ? p
‘ W.E. JACKSON, 5 Com ’
Augusta, March 7, 1840.
The Clerk of Council reports a cash balance
in the hands of the Collector and Treasurer,
agreeably to his hook, of $27,355 07, which
amount corresponds with the balance exhibited
by the Collector and Treasurer. March 6. 1840.
The following returns from the several oificers
of Council were received, with the Collector and
Tre surer’s receipt annexed to their names;
City Marshal, fines, guard house fees,
Ac., S2BO 18
Keeper of Magazine, storage of powder, 131 25
Jailor, balance cash received, 110 00
Clerk Lower Market, fees and scales, 93 5(1
do Upper do do 10 50
$625 43
The Collector and Treasurer has receiv
ed from Lower Bridge, since last re
port, $1917 00
From Upper Bridge, 67 55
$1984 55
The Keeper of the Hospital reports: 3 receiv
ed in the Hospital; 2 discharged; 4 remaining on
this date.
The Sexton reports the death of 2 white per
-1 sons, one of which wa* a child, and 7 blacks,
three of which were children, during the past
month.
The following resolutions were offered:
By Mr. Parish:
Resolved, That the Mayor direct the Collector
and Treasurer to pay in full, the notes running
to miturily at the Augusta Insurance and Bank
ing Company, and at the Mechanics’ Bank, in
City Scrip.
By Mr. Dortic:
Resolved, That the Bridge Keepers lie made
accounting officers, and that they pay over the
receipts of the Bridges weekly, to the Treasurer,
when called on, and lake his receipt for the same,
and make their reports monthly to the Clerk of
Council, producing the reccip s of the Treasurer,
as vouchers for the amounts paid him at different
times during the past month.
By Mr. Jaekson:
Resolved, That the Street Committee Ire au
thorized to receive proposals, and contract with
In* lowest bidder, for furnishing, planting and
boxing two rows of shade trees, under direction
of said Committee, in the Centro of Broad-st., on
each side of the drain from the Lower Murke # lto
East Boundary street.
By Mr. Parish:
Resolved. That the Collector and Treasurer be
authorized to pay Mr. P. Crump, iwo thousand
dollars City Scrip, in part and on account of his
contract for erecting a wall around the grave
yard.
By Mr- Harper:
Resolved. That the sum of fifty dollars he ap
propriated towa ds making McKinnie street pas
sable, fiom Green street to South Boundary
street, under the superintendence of the Commit
tee on Streets. ,
Relered to Street Committee, with instruction.!
to report.
By Mr. Hitt:
Resolved, That twenty dollars be paid Charles
Turner a destitute man, and that the same he
handed him by the City Marshall.
Council adjourned to meet at half past 7 o’clock.
HALF PAST SEVEN O’CLOCK.
Council met—Present the Hon. A. Gumming,
Mayor; Aldermen Crump, Harper, Hitt, Dye,
Dortic, D’Anlignac.
The following hills were severally read and
ordered to be paid:
On account of Engines, $1565 00
do Health and Hospital, 335 21
do Bridges, 315 97
do Salaries of Officers, 305 01
do City Watch, 424 00
do Jail. 48 20
do Streets and Bridges, 258 24
do Incidental, 216 12
$3527 75
The following resolution was offered:
Resolved, That a p oper respect for the opin
ion of those whom wo represent, added to the
manifest loss that would result to the city from
the adoption of the resolution providing for an
union of wharf interest, makes it incumbent upon
us to rescind that resolution, and that the same be
and is hereby rescinded.
The yeas and naya being railed for on this re
solution, they were taken, and on motion that the
Mayor he allowed to record his vole on this ques
tion, it was agreed to, and the yeas and nays
stand as follows:
Yeas—Messrs. Crump, D’Antignac,Dyc, Dor
tic and the Mayor.
Nays—Harper and Hitt.
So the resolution was passed.
Council adjourned.
S. H. OLIVER, Clerk.
From the Albany Evening Journal.
Expenditures ol the Federal Government.
It is still a mystery to thousands how the Fed
eral Administration has managed to increase its
expenditutes from twelve millions of dollars per
annum, in each of the yens 1827 and 1828, un
der John Quincy Adams, to more than thirty-live
millions (after deducting for the redemption of
Treasury Notes) in the years 1837 and 1838, un
der Martin Van Buren. The increase of onr
population during the ten intervening years is
not equal to fifty per cent., while our Commerce
and Revenue have increased in diminished pro
portion. How, then, have our National Expen
ditures been so inordinately increased 1 The
thirty five millions per annum, aforesaid, include
no portion of Ihe vast sums stolen by Sub-Treas
urers, or peculated in variousways. It embraces
only the moneys drawn from the Treasury in nnr
suanco of regular appropriations. Woore has
the money gone 1 We are enabled to discover
in port by a recent Report fnrn the .Secretary of
the Treasury, in obedience to a requisition of the
House of Represenlati'es last winter, calling for
tlie amount of Annual Disbursement, under each
material head of Expenditure, from !835101838
inclusive. We hive not room fir the whole of
this statement, hut we notice a few items at pre
sent, and may recur to the subject airain r
For “ Compensation and Mileage to U. S. Sen
ators'’ ttie Treasury has paid—
In 1835. In 1836. In 1837. 1838.
$109,540 $94,188 $95,627 $175,728!
It will he remarked that the .Senate was a Whig
body in 1835, but had become bitterly Van Bu
rcn in 1838.
To “Officers of the Senate," $12,452 were
paid in 1835 and soup to $18,753 in 1838.
The “ Contingent expenses of the Semite"
were SBS 550 in 1835, and had swelled to $127,-
823 in 1838.
The expenditures of the House have been in
creased in nearly equal proportion—its “Cnnlin
g-nt Expenses." for instance, from $199,950 in
1835. to $373 960 in 1838.
In the Treasury Department, the salaries have
increased from $246,201 to $337,013, and the
■“ Contingent Expenses" in propurl ion.
In the War Department, the salaries have in
creased from $84,328 to $122,111.
In the General Post Office, under the manage
ment of that eternal babbler of economy, fidelity
anil efficiency. Arnos Kendall, the salaries have
increased in three years from $91,288 to $136,-
996; and the “ Contingent Expenses" from $9,-
140 to $23,680.
The Territories are found very convenient
for pensioning off and stall feeding damaged pol
iticians, who cannot be provided for, or will not
bcevtdured where they are better known. For
the Government of lowa Territory alone, the U.
Bt:ites paid in 1838 the enormous sum of S7B,
9/6; which is more than the entire annual tris
bursernents of either of the Wtiig Governments
of Connectirut or Vermont.
The expenses of the Judiciary of the U. .States
have not increased. They were $405,669 in
1835; $352,433, in 36; $399,708 in 37; and
$378873 in 1838.
On “ Pnbtic Grounds ,” there were expended
$6,100 in 1835; $44,500 in 36; $47,564 in 37;
and $35 496 in 1838. Three-fourths of tills is
thrown away, and rhe remainder not needed.
For “ Building Custom Houses," there was
expended the sum 0f5363,639 in ’35, $376,950
in ’36, $174, <OO in ’37, and $264,325 in 1838.
A good portion of this is shamefully misapplied
and wasted—being paid to'partizan Inspectors,
and other mere lookers-on, who receive large sal
aries and earn them in electioneering for Van Bu
ren.
Under the head of “ Additional Compensation
to Collectors, Naval Officers, Surveyors and oth
ers,” there wore paid $80,300 in 1835 and $190,-
354 in 1838. As these gentlemen are all paid
very good salaries by law, we believe these “ Ad
ditional” thousands belong in the same list with
Mr. Barry’s Extra allowances” to Mail Con
tractors for valuable political services.
Under the head of “ Smil/isml Lr/raci it
appears Ilia', that interesting and stern-souled
Patriot, Mr. Richard Ranh, was paid $15,000 in
1830 and'37, for going to England and getting
the money bequeathed in trust to the 11. Stales
by Mr. Smithson. The duty might '■•ell and
properly have been performed by our Minister or
Consul at London without an expense of fifty
dollars, but it was necessary to pay Richard in
some way, and no opportunity offering, one was
created
The increase in the cost of the Army, Navy,
and Indian Uepatments is enormous, hut we must
leave them for the present. We will congratulate
the country, however, on our discovery of one
item in which a saving has been effected. For
“ Suppressing Piracy and prohibiting of the
Slave Trade,” there was expended in 1835, sl,-
915 ; in ’3O. $660; in ’37 $974; and in 1838,
RpH Dollars, licing a reduction of more than
ninety per cent, in three years. We believe this
branch of the public service. (Suppreaion of the
Slave Trade) is not a special favorite at Wash
ington Just now, though the Trade itself under
the flag of the United Stales, is now more ex
tensive and demoniac than ever. But we will
not stand to scrutinize motives, where wo have
discovered an actual, no-mistake saving of the
Public Money. Hurrah 'or Van Burcn Econo
my, Retrenchment and Reform !
Circumstantial Evidksck. —A writer who
opposes the infliction of punishment of death,
especially when the guilt of the accused rests upon
circumstantial evidence, cites the following fact:
—“ The Journal du lias Rhin mentions that a
man hud just died in the valley of Munster, w ho
confessed in his last moments that he committed
the murder of a person named Heinrich, in 1819.
for which his wife and sou were convicted and
executed at Colmar. These persons protested
their innocence up to the last moment; and it is
related of the son, that when on the scaffold he
said to the clergyman who attended him—“ It is
impossible (hat Cod should allow this execution
to take place, for I always loved my father, mid
am perfectly innocent.”
A Case of Elopement.
A correspondent handed into our office yester
day an extended statement of a transaction, of
which the following is the substance. Dr. J.C.
Bloat, lie says, came to this city from Ulster
County, where he married his wife, who is an
excellent woman, and of a wealthy and respecta
ble family. Soon after his arrival here he united
himself to the Methodist Church in Second street
of which uC was for a year or two an active mem
ber. Ho was then for some cause discharged
from society. Ho was always handsomely dress
ed, but report said it was at the expense of the
tailors. His practice being inconsiderable, he
could not, or did not support his family. The
last place he lived at with his wife, was at No.
234 Second street. His wile finally left him and
suppored herself by teaching school. Since
that period Bloat has had offices in different pla
ces, but not succeeding in obtaining a practice
sufficient for his support, he hired himself nut as
a clerk in a drug store, and procured bis board in
a private boarding house in the Bixlh avenue,
where also hoarded a Mrs. M. and her mother, la
dies of wealth and high respectability. Dr. S.
here passed liimsel" off as a single man, amt be
ing of rather pleasing appearance and address, he
soon won the confidence of the old lady and her
daughter, lie informed them that he owned the
drag store he attended, and he having been seen
there by several of the inmates of the house, and
also by the young lady and her mother, they
did not doubt his ownership of the store- He fi
nally informed them that he had so much prac
tice that he would be compelled to sell out the
store, which it was understood he said lie did, and
was then | ermitted to put up his name on the
frontdoor of his boarding house. The mother as
well as daughter became so fond of the Doctor,
that he proposed to marry the young lady Mat
ters were going on smoothly in this way, when
our correspondent informed the landlady of the
house that the Doctor was a mairied man—and
the landlady imparted the intelligence quickly to
the Doctor, informing him also that he must leave
the house. The mother and daughter were also
advised of the Doctor’s married slate, as well us
of gome other matte's of a disr putable charac
ter concerning him—hut they were too much at
tached to him to believe a word to his prejudice.
Whilst the old lady was gone to inquire into
the character of the lover of her daughter, the
doctor proposed to the young lady to leave her
house, go to Newark, New Jersey, with him,
and there get married; and when the mother re
turned. the daughter and her lover had disappear
ed. In a day or two, however, she received a let
ter from the doctor informing her lhat himself
and her daughter bad taken board in a hotel at
Newark; and that the first thing they thought on
using in (he morning and the last on retiring at
night, was their mother. This letter was direct
ed to the care of our correspondent, requesting
him to band it to the old lady herself. It was
handed accordingly, when the old lady remarked
that she was afraid the doctor had married her
daughter, and proceeded with the utmost haste
to Newark. In the interim the doctor’s wife hud i
been apprised of her husband’s conduct and of j
his hegira with another lady to Newark, and she I
also hastened to find him there. And there to !
be sure the doctor’s wife and the mother of the |
young lady met the doctor, who was not particu
larly pleased at the interview. The doctor's
landlord in Newark getting information that all
was not right with his guests, had the doctor ar
rested for his Isiard bill and lodged in prison.
There the rival parlies met —the doctor refused
to speak to his wife, saying he had obtained a bill !
• divorcing him from her, wide;-, the young wife
believed to he true. Much confusion ensued, [
tears flowed, as is common in such cases—the l
daughter refused to return with her mother and
said she would die in the doctor’s cell rather than
leave him—for she knew that the charges against
him were false. After much resistance she was
fin-lily prevailed upon to accompany her mother
to this city. The magistrate in Newark (contra
ry to law, however,) look Mrs. Bloat’s affidavit
that she was the wife of the doctor, who at the
last advices remained in prison. The old lady
and her daughter on returning hither changed
tlieir hoarding place, the better to keep secret
what had occurred, and prevent their friends
from knowing it. It appears, however, that the
doctor and the young lady were not married, but
merely lodged together as husband and wife for
three successive nights.—New York Sun.
Characters and Manners of Different Na
tions.
Moiesjlioinimim multorum spectavit —Horace
lie looked into mankind.
[The following is the picture of different na
tions, in miniature, sold in the streets of Paris on
a sheet of paper, decorated with large wood cuts.
Curiosity will be gratified by reading the quint
essence of the Judgment and prejudices of
Frenchmen, respecting themselves and their
neighbors.]
In Religion, —The German is unbelieving ths
Englishman devoutthe Frenchman zealous;
the Italian very ceremonious; the Spaniard a bi
got.
In k-eping his word. —The German faithful ;
i the Englishman safe , the Frenchman giddy; the
| Italian cunning; the Spaniard a cheat.
In giving udvict. —the German slow; the
Englishman the Frenchman precipi
tate ; the Italian nice ; the Spaniard circum
spect.
In love. —The German dbes not understand its
the Englishman loves a little here and there; the
Frenchman every where ; the Itnllian know*
how one ought to love ; the Spaniard loves tttK
iy-
In eternal appearance. —The German is tall;
the Englishman wsll made; the Frenchman well
looking; the Italian of middle size; the Span
iard frightful.
In ch ess. —Tile German shabby; the English
man superb; the Frenchman changing ; the Ital
ian a tatterdemalion ; the Spaniard decent.
In manners. —'l he Gorman is clownish; the
Englishman barbarous; the Frenchman easy;
the Italian polite; the Hpanimil proud.
In keeping a secret. —The German forgeta
what ho has been told - r the Englishman conceals
what he should divulge, and divulges what he
should conceal; the Frenchman blabs every
thing; the Italian does not utter a word; the
Spaniard is very mysterious.
In vanity. —Tho German boasts little; the
Englishman despises all; the Frenchman praises
everything; the Italian values little what is of
little value; the Spaniard is indifferent to all.
In Eating and Drinking. —The German is a
glutton and a drunkard ; the Englishman a lover
of sweets ; tho Frenchman deli: ale; the Italian
inodarate; the Spaniard niggardly.
In offending and doing good. —Tho German
does neither good nor had; the Englishman does
both with reason; the Italian is prompt in ben
clicience, but vindictive; the Spaniard indifferent
in both respects.
In Speaking and Writing. —The German'
speaks little and badly, hut writes well; the
Frenchman speaks and writes well; the English
man speaks badly, hut writes well; the Italian'
speaks well, and writes much and well; tho Span
iard speaks little, writes little, but does both
well.
In address. —The German looks like a block
head ; the Englishman resembles neither a tool
nor a wise man; the Frenchman is airy; the
Italian is prudent, but looks like a fool; the
Spaniard is quite the reverse.
In laws —The German laws are indifferent:
the Englishman has bad laws, hut observes them
well; the Frenchman has good laws, but observes
them badly ; the Italian and Spaniard have good :
laws; the former observe them negligently, the
latter rigidly.
Sirvanls are companions in Germany ; slaves
in England; masters in France; respectful in j
Italy ; and submissive in Spain.
The Women are housewives in G irmany;
Queens in England ; ladies in France; captive*
in Italy ; slaves in Spain.
In courage —The German resembles a bear; .
the Englishman a lion; the Frenchman an eagle; .
the Italian a fox; the Spaniard an elephant.
In the Sciences —The German is a pedant, the
Englishman a philosopher; the Frenchman has a
smattering of every thing; the Italian n profes
sor: and the Spaniard a profound thinker.
Migivjicence —ln Germany the prince* are
magnificent; in England, the ships ; in France,.
the court; in Italy, the churches; in. Spain, the
armories.
Husbands —ln Germany they are masters; in'-
England, servants; in France, compeniena; in '
Italy, schoolboys; and in Spain, tyrants.
The two Coubultatioxs —[A Fact.] Lord
Egertou, who possessed and resided in the Hotel
de Nouillcs, Hue dc Rivoli, united to singularly,
original habits and immense fortune, by which
he was enabled to gratify them at any price what
ever. The Hotel de Noailles was doomed to >
demolition, alter his Lordship had inhabited it a '
considerable portion of his life, for the new im
provements in that part of the city, projected and
in process of execution by the municipal author
ities. The magistrates accordingly sent anintU
mation to the noble occupant to that effect. But.
they tud never taken into account the possibility
of his disagreeing with them. He was old, in
firm, and consequently, did not wish to have his
household economy deranged ; he was, moreo-.
ver, one of the most obstinate English peers 4n 1
existence, and. to increase the difficulty, he was
enormously wealthy. He received the city ar
chitects very politely, hut he assured them he had
neither time nor inclination to overturn his do
mestic arrangements for the sake of embellishing
the capital. The magistrates then determined to •
eject him, and accordingly, a legal process was
instituted. He was nut slow in deciding on the
course he mount to pursue—He sent foe a phy
sician.
“ How many years,” said be, with the utmost
gravity, “is it possible for alt the efforts of the
faculty to prolong my existence !”
“ Five years,” replied the astonished physi-.
' cian.
“ Without flattery and without false hopes?”"
again asked the noble earl,
“ Without either,” responded the physician.'
“ Well! vou may go.”
Ho then sent fb. bis solicitor, and showing him'
the legal process served on . him by the city au
thorities, said,
“ 1 low long can you undertake to protract the
defence to the suit? Tell me nothing but the
strict truth. Consult all your streng h—review
all your resources-beforo you reply,”
“ I promise you. upon ,my honor as a gentle
man,” replied the lawyer, " that it shall be con
tinued through five clean years, if not longer.’!
“ That will do. You may go now.”
Lord Egertou despatched a certificate of these
two consultations to the Hotel de Vide, where
the magistracy sat, w ith his compliments, and a
request that they, would give them due consid
eration. They ilid consider them, and stayed
the suit.
Lord Egerton died in 1889, and the Hotel de
Noailles was then demolished.
DIED,
In Greensboro, on the Bth instant, after a short
illness, Lewis P. Thompson, M. D., formerly of.
Pelawart county, Pennsylvania.