Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-05-05
NEWPORT, APRIL rs.
Rbole- Iaand State hLsS7isn

received from lLC uEHIiS Sbl lOWDS, IL
is now afcertained, that there is no
election for Governor or Lieutenant
Governor And that Henry Sher-
bruno, Eiq. is elected rreaiurer.
1t does not become Federalifts to
b9ayf, and it is imprudent even to be
fanguine in expectation bur it is
clear that ! change in the public
mind, gradual, bur certain, is about
to 5e effected. Mr.. Jackfon, the
federal republican candidates. had
more votes than either OF his demo
cratic ebtonentt, and the victory Of
Col. Sherburne mutt be regarded as
the victory Of printipk. Of that prin-
ciplc which looks to a mans ftnefs
to fill an Office; to his PeytSnaI mer-
II, not to his party attachment.
The following melancholy article
is copied from the {" PennEyEyania
CorrePondtnt," printed at Doylftown,
in Bucks County, Penpfylvania.
A man living on or near the Dry
Lands, who had to pay the fun Of
fsoo about the frf of April, called
On his neighbor who kept public
houfe, Informed him of the payment
he had to make, and obferved, lie had
the whole amount, at his own houfe.
except EI5 which he wifhed to loan
for few weeks, the landlord very
chee4ully agreed TO lend the fun
required, ifating thar he had it not
in bis pcf1tflion, but expected TO 60
abroad the next day to collect the
money, and would return in the e
vening, when his neighbour might
call and receive the fun wanted.
With the Joy which an honef man
derives from the expectation of be-
ing able to fulfil bis contracts, did
the neighbour call at the time aPpoin-
ted the landlord had not returned /;
he therefore waited expecting him to
come in sat the requeft Of the
landlady, he concluded to retire to
bed, and if afeep, at the return of
her huiband, he was to be called up
it being late he foon fell aAeep-
but had not 1ept long before his
Plumbers were difturbed by terrific
dreams he awoke his bed fellow,
"a pedlar who had taken his lodg-
ings there for that night only) and
inf ormed him he had dreamed his
houle was on FIRE, and his wife and
children enveloped in the flames. The
pedlar intreated him to lie down and
quiet his approximations but expof-
tulations are unavailing to man
whole imagination is diiordered from
the idea that his family are in immi-
nent danger. He would 60 home,
and the pedlar feeling ihterefted IN
the interpolation, of the dream, agreed
to accompany him taking along
pair of excellent pifols with him,
well loaded.-The night was dark,
and as they approached the houfc
bright light excited new and ftrong
fufPicions. Each taking pifol, they
cautioufy approached the lighted
window, where with afonifhment
they beheld three men with blacken-
ed faces, counting money at a table;
each cf the fpeGators fingled out his
man, and two Of the midnight plum
derers fell life!efs on the floor the
third was met at the door, and was
Immediately difpatched.-"Reader
you have tears to fhed, prepare to
thed them now. The agitated huff
band went into his bed chamber,
where the wife Of his bofom, and
three young children were weltering
in blood, and cloGng their eyes in
death, having be,n inhumanly butch
cred |" in the unfufpeaed moments
of feep," by the three perfonS before
mentioned.--My informant could
not give the names Of the parties,
but itates, that on waihing the black
ened faces Of the deceafed robbers.
they proved TO be near neighbors of
the owner Of the homie, and were in
timate family connections.
The President of the United States
has nominated, and the Senate unani-
mously advised and consented thsretn.