The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1822-06-18
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SOUTH CAROLINA.


Madness is in their heart while they live, and
after that they so TO the dead"
ANOTHER DUEL.
The following is the postscript Of letter re-
ceved in New York from Augusta Geo. dated
May 80 The provocation was so great, that
we presume the challenger felt his honor gross
| ly furnished.
p. S. Day before yesterday in the morning
4 duel was fought on the opposite side Of the
river in ;. 6. between a couple Of young
men from Milledgeville, Lawyers BY profess
sion, BY the names Of Hepburn and Howard, the
former of which fell mortally wounded and ex-
PRED the next morning, he was shot through the
abdomen. The cause of the duel originated
from some disrespect or insult from Howard to-
wards young lady at public ball which wss
nothing more than refusing to give or withdraw
his hand from the lady in performing some part
ofa cotillion where it was necessary their hands
should be connected, which Howard asserts
was IN retaliation for the same insult put on
him by the lady in the same way few moments
previous. The lady being partner to Hepburn,
he resented the supposed insult, challenged
| Howard, fought and fell.
VIRGINIA.
IGNORANCE AND SUPERSTITION.
The following occurrence, which recently
took place at Deep Creek. Norfolk county, Va.
will prove that the DAYS ofmental darkness are
not yet over. A labouring man, named Joseph
Lewis, went TO the dwelling Of a mullatto
named Jack Bass, with his gnn and shot him
dead on The ground, that he had bewitched or
" triclled," as he called it, Lewis wife. An old
bag of Cassandra, at Portsmouth, was accessa-
ry to his ignorant minis being bcwldered with
this ridiculous idea. lie is committed for trial.
MARYLAND.
Baltimore, June 8.-Last evening very IN
happy occurrence happened on board one of
the hay packets, laying at BOwly's wharf
ibout ii O'Clock, two persons came on board,
IN frolicksome mood, and went wrestling on
leck, while the captain, Lewis, was asleep in
the cabin. Awakened and alarmed by the noise
ne came on deck, drove one ashore, and in the
.cufile, the other fell overheard and was drown
ed-who on examination proved to be has oUn
son : The reader can Judge of his surprise and
establishment at SO lamentabe aud heart-ren
ding a circumstance.
ELEGANT AMUSEMENT.
Baltimore, June To Sportsmen.-My IA
vorite chicken Mad anthony can, on the second
Saturday in May next, whip any fowl Of his
weight in the U. States for any amount-fght
agreeably TO the rules of cooking.
Joseph Jarris, jr.
CiarhSOurgn, val Aprll ~, 1877.
.Nessrs. Editors understanding that Joseph
Jarvis, Jun. has advertised he has fowl able to
whip any, of equal weight, in the United States.
This IS TO give him notice, that the undersigned
will meet him at Bridgeport on the day be has
appointed, and fight him from one TO five hundred
dollars. Fleming, .Muse and Bal.
Harrison County, April 80.
y. u. Bal against the feld.--.nOrn. ChroR.
PENNSYLVANIA.
Mr. John Fulmer, respectable grocer in
the Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, was struck
dead by tightening about eight O'Clock on Sat
urdav evening, near Nicetown. Mr.. Fulmer
was on his return TO the city, and alone in his
Dearborn-his situation was discovered by the
gate keeper, who after repeatedly calling for
his toll, thinking Mr.. ]. was asleep, got into
the carriage to wake him-and found him life
less.