Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1820-08-01

are resolved 10 give IL tnaf support and
protection which its foflorn situation re-
quires. The child is female Of an In
teresting appearance, and named, accor-
ding TO the Indians, Marie Louise.
From the Pittsburgh Republican, July IS.
English grain, corn, aud most kinds Of
produce promise an abundant harvest.
The general prospects Of the agricuItur-
aiist have not been as good for many years.
In some part of the county the grass is
light.
Some damage was done to corn and
wheat, 10 Chazy, on Wednesday last, by
violent hail-storm. Its effects we're,
however, confined to a small tract Of coun-
try.
A ludicrous circumstance occurred in
Peru, few days since. A Mr.. -,
aud his family were alarmed In the night
by an unusual noise; dis wife was dis
patched 10 neighboring house for assis.
lance. On the arrival Of his neighber, the
poor man was. found standing, with his
back, not like James Fitz James, against
a rock. TO fight with desperation, but a.
gainst the wau, ready TO die with terror.
Upon examining into the cause Of the dis
turbance, twas found TO proceed from an
old cat, who had, rather unadvisedIy,
thrust her head into mug or pitcher,
and unable to eytricate ii, had thus gone
about creating disturbance and terrify.
ing the poor family with the fears of ghosts
and hobgobiins. Itmay be proper to men,
ton that the cats head was safely deliv-
cred, but the operation proved fatal TO the
! unfortunate pitcher, which it appears, re-
ceived the greatest injury In the fright.
ST. LOUIS, June %.
"Tn life ne are in death. The Jour-
naiist has seldom to record catalogue Of
greater domestic calamity Than occurred
few miles west Of ST. Louis, on Friday
morning last.
Mr.. Michael German, native of
Queens county, Ireland, and only few
months from the Emerald Isle, with an
amiable group Of children, most of them
arrived to manhood, had purchased a
plantation in our neishborhocd. Their
] prospects we're fair; independence, health,
and every wished for felicity was. 10 view.
until the iransitory CLEAN vanished by the
following accident.
On the morning above mentioned, the
eldest sons of Mr.. German, Thomas and
Patrick, descended into we'll they were
digging, aud had previously penetrated
about 80 feet. Apprehending no danger,
they with VIM. Neal and Thomas Kin
cheio, hired laborers, who descended to
assist them, fell victims to the fixed air,
which had accumulated IN the short peri
cd Of 20 or 80 hours.
Mr.. VIM. Tharp, who resides near the
Germans, had the intrepidity to 60 down
&. the bucket. and brought up the four
saen, one after the other-bled them, but
alas, they could not be brought to life.
Mr.. G. left Queens county, Ireland, 90
the 10th June, 1919, and arrived in ST.
Louis 4th Dec. following. All the above
named, we're from the same neighborhood.
Michael German, the unhappy father,
expresses feelings Of gratitude to his kind
neighbors, especially to Mr.. Tharp.
RALEIGH, N. C. July 81.
The notorious Anthony Metcalf is now
confined IN Person county Jail. tits hoped
some of the friends Of the numerous women
he has married, (to say nothing Of his 9TH
er offences, will come forward and prose.
cute him with effect. AS far as the histo-
ry of bis life is known, he was raised 10
Portsmouth. Va: when quite Young was