The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1818-06-02
WASHINGTON, NAY %

the size OF the hail stones and the quantity
that fell, any other remember red to have
occurred here. A great portion of the hail
stones were larger than nutmeg, and we
fear that The grain,c and fruit within its
range have suffered great damage, il not to-
tai ruin. The window glass exposed TO the
hail was generally demolished, and it will
require some thousands Of dollars to repair
the damage ofour shattered windows. The
storm embraces perhaps two miles in width
lit approached from the northwest, and
went off in the opposite direction.-Its du-
ration here was about ten minutes.
Melancholy Occurrence.--On the 10Th
inst sloop left Charleston, sc. for the
Methodist Camp Meeting. About four
hours after she sailed, and when within five
miles Of the landing. the sloop, in the act of
jibing, was struck by heavy flaw of wind,
and Immediately upset: eighteen persons
were on board at the time. seven Of whom
were drowned. The Charleston papers
state, that several OF those who have perish
ed were valuable citizens, and some were
respectable strangers. Tie body of one
had been found. This unfortunate gentle
mar, was Mr.. RosERr ALEXANDER.
~ Y Com. advertiser.
A Vermont paper gives the names o:
hisrty-sar couple that have been married
in the little country town Of Barnard in that
state, during the year 1877 upon fair
calculation we may be permitted to indulge
the hope, that before the present year ex-
pires, the little town of Barnard will count
at least six and thirty new noses
The number ofpoor maintained or relieved
in England and Wales is about one million
(the sum raised for this purpose annually.
above 100000 of dolls Almost a 10Th
part of the people belong TO friendly soce-
ties. The average is It's Inhabitants to esch
square mile [64o acres
Nearly half the people are engaged in !
trade, manufactures, and mechanical employ,
ment.
Kdnottins.-A gang of -Kidnahpevs
have been broken up near Amboy, having /
nearly thirty human beings, with black
skins, IN this Infamous banditti, one is said
% be New Jersey Magistrate, ar d anoth-
n Lawyer. tits pity that some Eota-
~ bay could not be found for these children
81 Beelzebub
A New-Orleans paper advertises fe-
male cook for sale "honest and free from
price $500.
Virginia SiaDer1. = In Mr.. Relf's Gazette
asst Thursday appeared a history Of Kidnoh-
hing, which he justly requested should be
published in every newspaper in the union /;
wish these facts should also be equally
known
In Augusta county, Virginia, man some
line since took colonred boy, about IL
years of age, his slave, for the most trivial of
Fence, bound him across barrel, and sconr
yed him until his life appeared extinct
After lingering few hours. he was burri-
ed in hole dug under fence in the field.
No notice was taken of the murder. and the
negro killer retained his hu6lick office.
A slave ran away from a man in Augusta
county, Virginia-he was pursued and
man tied the slave to beam
n an old clubhouse, and logged him with
! large Wagon whip, until two physicians,
who had been told Of the circumstance, en-
ered, and assured the slave.tyrant that
few more strokes would extinguish his lie.
In this situation, after being released, he
was driven more than 90 miles, TO the slave
holders plantation.
A man in Powhatan county, Virginia,
laid his slave across fence, on court day,
near the court house I; balanced him by one
rock tied TO his neck, and another to his
feet in this situation he battered him TO
death. The negro-kilIer, though j, was
done before the whole county assembled,
received no other animadversion than q |
volley of oa,hs.
Ers,act Of a letter from vireixia.
Last Sabbath heard Mr. Cornelfe 5,
from the Missionary Society, on his way
o the indans--he spoke we'll on the value
If an immortal soul know not when my
ceilings were so harrassed, as on my way
nome from the stone Westinghouse, TWO
wretches were driving about 80 men. wo-
nen and children the men mere oil chained,
With wretchedncss- and despair in their
ooks.'
This can be proved by persons now in