Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1817-04-29

1ireleville, and Chllllcothe, each 10 -.
500 barrels Some 81 these boats la !
ready received their freight, and were
scending the river. Price Of Flour 4, g.
hcothe. S. per b.. Corn, 81 cents II
bushcl.
BosroS, ARM q
Col. Mercer, distinguished fsders6s +
the State OF Virgins, Is chosen membe,
Congress for the District lately represer.'s
by Mr.. Lewis. l he latter has been cho~~
to the Stale Legislature.
The Democratic Press says that N.
Hester, member of Congress, and candid.
for Governor, has received his fol- nav i
5000 doIlsrs, after having left it till mon,
rose 10 par, and lie was re elected 70 80
gress, aad has given 1900 dollars Of il 81
the poor of Berks and Schuylkill coundes
The following fatal accident happensdSl
Reading on Wsdne sday last. Mr.-Eamn|
had loaded his gun with ball, which |.
TO ced down with difficulty, and on firing |,
The bricb-pin gave way, struck him in Il.
back part Of Tie bead. lie survived the !.
cident but about half an hour. He has lskl
a wife and FIVE children TO lament his loss.
Mr.. Dunn OF Albany last week sold s.
sheep fatted for the market, for SIS 81 each
hey are said to be of remarkable breed.
The following distressing accident happen.
cd in this town on Friday last Mrs Mar
Gould, aged So years, having hardly recoV.
cred from her confinement OF her 9Th child
had undertaken TO Go some ironing for her
family. While taking upa fat iron Der
clothes took fire and burnt with such rapidly
that her two young daughters, who were in liz
room, were unable 10 extinguish the fame
She ran down stairs to the kitchen, where her
eldest daughter " as, who made fruitless al.
tempt TO put out the fire. The unhappy
mother then flew up the kitchen steps into liz
Yard and thence into the street, crying "a
help. No person appearing who could afSou
her any relief, she ran TO the wharf, shoE
distance from the house, which was in Poplat
street, and lesped off height of ten or twelve
leet. Il happened 10 be low tide & there Wa
no water 10 relieve her distress. Two men,
who saw Der from Craigie's bridge, inmedf
aely came TO her assistance, and found hsl
still enVeIoped in flames, her clothes BEN
nearly consumed, and her flesh dreadhiF
burnt She YVES able to speak, and inqui.a
for her infant child. On being assured thalE
was safe, she said, - then put me into The wa.
ter and lei me die" On her earnest entreaiY
they dipped her into the water, and then car.
rled her TO her house She was immedialelv
attended by two eminent physicians and re.
celVed every attention from her friends, bit
death soon put an end to her suferngs. See
retained her senses TO the last and her con.
duct IS said to be such as to satisfy her a6lici.
ed friends that she was supported on this dis
tressing occasion, by the consultations and
and hopes Of religion, and a firm confidence
IN her Saviour,
On Saturday the l2th inst. some BOYS plsy.
ing al hide and seek, crept into the dark eel.
ar OF an old unoccupied house of Mr. Sum.
ner, in Roxbury Que Of them, thinking that
he had stumbled upon one Of his companies
caught hold OF a lieless human body. Oh
procuring lanthorn, il proved to be the bodY
u woman, that had apparently been dead
Tor two months, but in state Of perfect pres.
ervation from the frost. BY the side Of bes.
was found a small bundle, aud bottle con.
tanning some kind OF drug, part Of which i
was conjectured she had taken, to occasior
her death, though tie contents of the boue
were not very thoroughly examined. The
woman was not known to any person wit
saw her. A coroner's inquest was held bpoa
the body, and the verdict was that the womaa
came 10 her death from some unknown eaise
IL has been since ascertained that woma