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AFFECTING CASE. OF SUICIDE.

IN Inquest was held on the ID June, before
Thomas Sterling, fs,. Coroner at the Siucc
house, i.ornscy, on tie body ot Mis-. Phoebe
uafiitt, a young female ot spccta5ic family,
who had drowned llcrsoifa day or twobefnrc,
near the New River head, Hornscy 1t APP
pcared that the deceased Young lady had
mostly lived with her family, and was of the
most unbIgmishcd reputation. She had form
cti 81 very ardent attachment for young man,
who, for very considerable time, profcsSed
the warnlcst esteem, and paid her the most
as.iruous attention, but from some cause or
othcr not c%paiucd, a very sudden alteration
took place his sentiments and he gradually
discontinued his isits-iinally absenting linn
self altogether. This conduct took such an
eject upon the poor girl, who in vain endea
vourcd TO obtain IN explanation, that She lost
her reason and became distracted. In this
state, She called on Thursday last on some of
her friends, and in language ut incohercncy,
complained bitterly ofthe neglect of her low
er, and said "Ol may cneNtr feel the pangs
Of Sighted love !" She, Oh lca' ing the house,
appeared more composed, and seemed anx-
iaus that the Young man sAould be reconcilcl
t1 her; however, She never went home, and
wandered in the same unsettled state as tar
rs iornscy, where she was observed by scN-
cral persons weeping il very tisc0Asolatc
inauicr, and passionatcly calling on the name
If him who had deserted her. No person
had appeared the Humanity to sooth or o.
ter her any assistance and on the break of
morning, the fqrr, man foun; her body Goat
ins down the stream quite dead ,th some
triiling love tokens tightly braspcd in her
hands. The body was brought on shore and
placed il the s'ucchousc, and was soon af-
ter recognized. Verdict, Insanity English
Pahe'.
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I6h'hI'a G50 97aetG7gS GCc0ratc2 on' of z
1fo"n.aiH II Granite N Mr Eaot lnIiG&.
Flora is situated about TO miles from
Bombay, $50 from Madras, and abovca thou
sand from Calcutta.-Captain S,e2lcy traTcll-
cd 20 it from the first mentioned Presidency.
Concltve, says he, the burst Of surprise 1T
suddenly coming upon stupenduons tenn
PIE, with large open court, hcwn mt Of t.c
solid rock, With all it's parts perfect and
beautiful, standing proudly alone upon its
native bel, and detached from the neighbur-
ms mountain by 4 spacious area all round,
nearly $50 feet deep, and lj0 feet broad ];
this 'lnrivallcd fame rearing its rocky head
20 a height of nearly iC0frct its length about
lF5 feet, oy g.! broad having well torEcd
doorway>, windows, stGircases in upper
ioor, containing line large rooms Of smooth
an! polished surface, regularly divided BY
rows otpl!iais, the whole bulk Of this i'm
mcnsc h!Gck Of ins2luted excavation being
upwards cf 500 feet III circumference, and
c%traoHdinaiy as it may appear, having be-
y0nu It's arcAa three handsome figure glllcr-
lcs, or vrandas, supported by rcguiarpllars,
with conp&i1 merits llcwn out OF tic boInda
~ scalp. containing 4 curious gigantic fig
ures oi the Hiadoo mythology: the whole
three galleries, irclosins the areas and
occupying the almost incredible space of
nearly 1.0 feet Of cXcavatcd rock being,
upon the average about IS feet inches broad
al ra'nd, and in height ii fcet and half,
While positively above these again are exca-
Hatcd FIVE large rooms. Within the court,
and opposite these galleries, or viuntas,
stands keylas, the pro'A, Nondcr.ull, tower
ing in hoary majesty fabric Of roci; surpassed
by no relic OF aiitiluity in tho known world
Ibis hrcI outline vii alpN!t ~ the read
cr some !Sca Of the Wonders IF i.Inra and
ittllcsatcini.c II dpnot c,,citvia the ".ind emo
tions ct a.ton'shment end delight, have
quite misunderstood my feelings. TO bui.d
the Pantheon at .Atlicns.eeSt. Peters At Rome
our own 81. Paul 5, OF Il i'ontllill Abbpv il II
task OF sCicncc and labcHr but We undrl-
stand how II is done, how it proceeds and
how It - finished ; but to conceive iaf a mo-
mcnt q be;'v omen, however numcYuas, with
a spirit hoh eyer invincible, and resources
however great, attack a solid mountain iycn,
in most parts $50 feet high, and eHct.vatng
by the slow process of the chiscl, Il temple
l'kc the ono have family desci.5>.., with
It's galleries, ui Pantheon, is yaay cia, and
mdiseliaabic mass of sculpture, and Ca, ) ing
- cadlc:S profusian--thc work appears be-
ycnl belief, and tic mind is bcwi!dercd il
&lnazcmvnt.
thihk the cavernad temples q .Iora far
s'npiss, II lahor, design, &c ANY otthe ancient
haiidh5s thAt nave impressed our minds with
admiration nor do ! thinn thcN yield the sn-
peTioiiF! 10 any thing We arg told ot III Egypt.
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wOrEArT.

'WIhen care Gsad sickness msing tie 6som,
: A miaistering ahge!tfoH'
oh, trust for aye her faithful heart,
1t throbs thy sorrows to beguile;
Her every word is touch'd with art,
70 wreath round misery's brow the smile.
She hath her sinile--she hath her tear,
And both sac chcerly grants at will,
Her smiles the clouds of woe to clear,
Her tear the storms OF grief to stlll.
Is thine heart of feeling tone'
To woman Ace in gratitude
Her voice shall stiAe suticrings moan,
And wrethedness shall fade subdued.
Did'st trust thy mother, tender care,
Didst trust thy sisters loved embrace;
Then trust in woman, kind as fair,
With virtue nantling o'cr her face.
Her eve with cheering truth is bright,
The bloom upon her check is fair,
Thy grief worn breast with smiles to lig'it,
And plant the rose of gladncss there.
Then, trusting man, shall hope still bind
Her golden folds around thy heart;
In womanss face thou then shalt find,
To bliss alone her smiles impart.
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SUN, air, and dust A light grey was ii,s uus
er coat, which had been new when a aiieion'
fashion prevailed, altho' that assertlon' aoes ~,
not, of itself, prove it to be very oid. he
trowsers were of tow, or cotton DaSSnn5,
Whether stockings covered his feet Is a suo-
iect Of doubt, but it is certain that the snocs
brourht by the 1ibcontes to deceive joshua
could not have been more worn. In height
the stranger was about five feet six inches
plump and round in form, and although come
ly but rather cficminate, Oh one SIDE oi MS
lead his hat was worn in that sort OF care
for-nuthing way, that would lead you to ask
- what independent feeling fellow IS mat
Is this the office Of the Village Record, en-.
auircd he, in accents somewhat peculiar ana
which ahewcd that he was from distant
ucighbcrhood, and a few who had ever been
in New England would have hesitatcd mo-
ment to guess that he was a yankee.
Il have had Il plaguy long walk, and a iool-
sh one tuo'--said he, for set out to come
here, and the first knew had got to va
Chester, and then was almost as 1ar from
Westchc ster as | was when lett fhiladei-
phia." Thcrc was an altlessness--a smpli-
CITY about the mad, :hat awakened KIND feel
ings towards him, and | am not sure that inc
Yankee tonr upen his tongue, did not, IKE
sounds familiar IN childhood, make something
in his f!yor.--He was evidently poor--yct
there WAS nothing of solicitation IN his LOOKS
so far otherwise, besides the cpcl, OF his
hat, there was that III his air which said as
distinctly rs an air could spcak--'l care not
"A - for any bodv.' Iic had como to find
tho Village Record Office, old Robert tho
Scribe, or Iohn fiarHuod. 'Hecann9t, SURG
~, be al ordinary loarnEymm printer
thought H. for such an one would certainly
haze known, OF at Least cnGuired, where the
Record was printed, and not have mistaken
Chester, t'os Wcstchcstcr. And this is Mr.
Miner, I suppose said he carelessly. 1t is
nv name sir, said H. and vino NAY i be that
asks I'ou have heard the BOSTON BARD
'sposc'--sad hc Certainly, often, ard with
ply44urc.--This Was our first pc, 0nal snow
lc!sc oi that cHeeatrick oliild u gciius and
misfortune. Where is he now,
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say, "yoa arc welcome" always awaited
you. Thus this amable family secured and
enjoyed independence and happiness pure and
without alloy.
At length in the spring Of the sixteenth
year Of his residence at the Hermitage, Gus
tavus took journey to the eastward it was
the first time he had been from home any
distance, since his settlement among rs. lie
remained about two months, and brought
with him when he returned, a pale, sickly,
detected looking boy, wearing a badge OF
maurning.--A few days after, c,cral of the
aged villagers went down to the island to
spend an afternoon and evening and when,
after tea, the little circle was formed en- the
1 green before the cottage door, Gustavus laid
aside his l1utc, and thus addressed himself to
the company
81 am about, my friends, TO let YOU into
the history Of portion Of my life, with which
vou arc unacquaintcd; this gratitude plomp-
ted me to do long ago, but pru'Ience forbade
it; now tn. necessity of silence does not eX-
ist. lou knew not 16 Years ago, to whom
YOU were opening the bosom OF hospitality
when my yolug friend and myself receive cd
YOUR welcomc-wc lived happy with you--
YOU know every incident OF our lives since
then, but shall now know more than this
Ny father was the wcalthcst farmer in the
country where he lived, ana was the oldest
oi two only sons.--Thc parents OF NJ ltlld%
we've our tenants; became attached to her
ansl when found that the penalty of mar
rsing her was tlisinhc1itance, ! CLOSE to IN
cur lt.-but persecution followed US not only
from or home. it pursued wcievcr we
vert, uutlin disguise We effected ourcscape
hther, nod found rcposc where the arm OF
y
lctrrat. know that ! only confirm Your
coaicctuics when add, that the friend who
accompanied me to AlcSbuly when first
Gang. n9w Sits beside nc--it wi.s Matilda.
'Iv brother inherited .hc family estate,
wliien wss worthahunircd th0usandatlca
he increased his wealth by marry ing a wo-
man whose wealth was the only attraction
s3c possesscd and While Matilda and mysclt
were left to set out in life with hut he shh and
industry ic rolled in wealth But mark tac
issue. He, my um'0rtunc brother died three
months ago, bankrupt and broken hearted, OF
q disease, the foundation of which was laid
Nv Incorporate habits.-- His estate pass
eI into tn" hands of gamblers, sharpers, and
horscjockies and his wife absconded with
4 menill, and left behind this poor child, beg
gard and disgraccd. While /, and he rai,-
cd his eyes to heaven in thankful alteration as
lie said i. am happy in the possession q i
virtnous wife and have all this" pointing to
histincly cultivated lands and blending Aocks,
" "bcs;dcs.o
What alesson for tho proud and graspilg
How oiienis virtue and all the noble and gen
crous and delightful icclinSs Of our nature
sacrificed at the shrine of wealth' And how
doc that wealth prove a curse to those it is
intended to o!css
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GENERAL REGISTER.
Dry Good Merchants.

John r. Brncklc, corner OF Market q Queen
streets. 4,
William M'Caullcy, Brandywine, north side
of the Bridge.
John M'Clung & Co. IS market St.
John M'Lear, So market st.
Joseph Pogue, 101 market st.
Allan Thomson, 43 market st.
John w. Tatum, 50 market st.
Chalklcy Somers, 81 market st.
IN PHlLADELPHlA.
p. Mcndenhall, POI, market st.
Richardson & Bonsall, 101 market st.
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GROCERY Stores.

James e. Allen, corner King < Third SITS.
Joseph &. Gilpin, as, market st.
James & Samuel Brown, 8 High st.
Clement & Gordon, corner of Market and
kcnact.
James lroan, corner ShiPlcy & I'd sts.
Josiah H. Cipn, corner market y I'd SITS.
Peter Horn, corner king and front sts.
Moses Morrison, market st. cor. front.
Arthur Murphy, 10 West front 81.
John Rice, Brandy dywinc, south of bridge.
Samuel Sappington 4 Co. ) west front st.
Samuel Stroud, corner ot front and orange.
George Williamson, 10, high ST.
Richard " illi1ms, corner king 4 queen SITS.
George Winslow, i79 market St.
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EAsAzoNABEE 1zAr STORE,

No. 93, 1IQrkct-St Wilmington,
Where he is, in connexon with his BooKs alif
ST4TIoHArY. continually offering for sale COZ
lection Of HATS, sercfed from the yer, ias'o'a'
bic Hat Store of Mcssrs. e, g j. H. BHthty y .
posi,e Girard's Banking House, PhiadclPh'i Z.
rs good quality as can be found in any part . :,
the Union. Aicssrs Bulk!cy say" they wa
Warrant their work; and they feel thcnse!NtN
tiaucrcd b. the high distinction TO which 'he y
perior;y OF their culors has attained, i'll the Gs.'
niation Of those who have already favored io'''
with their custom Their principal aim y y y
please, not only by the excellence OF their ''a's'
bat by suiting them also 10 the various tasU'
which always prevail in a community ana "
though they give their establishment the epl'''
FAsuloSAnLr.' they do not intend to pFe'ty:'
those from ca ling under the apprehension ~, l,
;hty wil no, he suited, who do not coincide :.
their views of taste with those WHO folio" ~ W.
cl'ansetil course ct fureisn fashions. bo'l ""g
be suited"
J. Scott has among the variety Of lis sa'n r.,
THE CORTf5-IIiH Low OVAL ~
DEEP o}Ai.-t.iE MElntM.
CT Gentlemen prctrsiHg any other s.aI y
quality OF Hats than th'se on hants, caf, " ies
ing their order, b. furnished With them " ~ i
or three days Country merchants supp''e"
short notice ai,G on reasonable terms. r
July 3o--"
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Boot and Shoe Manufacturers.
Thcophius Jones, q market st.
Val. M'Ncal < son, 86 and 100 market st.
William M'Ncal, king St.
James Grubb, - east front st.
James Simpson, - west front st.
William White, so market ST.
Yhomas NirAcn, Z 5 market st.
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China, glass & qucensware stores.
David Smy tn, 68 market st.
Joseph Mcndcnhall & Co. corner OF king
and Second streets.
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a. Q. ..A 4 SIZE q. .E g. & sE9r !. AJ1ELl OIL
JOSEPH SCOTT

Invites the attention OF those who may wish an
article in which beauty, durability, and cheApaeSs
are combined. to cali at his
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THE MARCH OF LIFE

Is so truly interesting to us all, that useful
hints will he accepied-take these suggestions,
proceeding from sensible and liberal mind"
"In our progress through the world thousand
things stand continually in our way. Some peo.
pie meet US full in the face, with opposite opin.
ions and inclinations. Some stand before us in
our pursuit of pleasure or interest, and others
follow close upon our heels. Now we ought, in
te first place, to consider that the Toad is as free
for one as for another and therefore we have no
right to expect that persons should so out OF
their way to let us pass, any more than out OF
ours. Then if we do not mutually yield and ac-
commodate a little, it is clear that we must all
stand still, or be thrown into perpetual confu-
sion of squeezing andjustling. If we are all in
hurry to get on as fast as possible to some point
of pleasure or interest in our view, and do not oc-
casionsy hold back when the crowd gathers and
angry contentious arise, We shall only augment
the tumult, without advancing Our own progress
On the whole it is our business to move onwarts
steadily but quickly, obstructng others as little
as possible, Welding little to this mans preju.
dices and that mans desires, and doing every
thing in our power to make tue journey of life
easy 10 all our fellow travellers as well as to our
selves n--Nrs. BarJauH.
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From the Port Folio.
THE TWO HARPE'S.

Many years ago, two men named Harpe sp
peared in Kentucky spreading death and tcrro,
wherever they went. Little else was known o
them, but that they passed for brothers, and came
from the borders of Virginia. They had tire,
women with them, who were treated as thei;
wives, and several children, with whom they ira
versed the ihinly settled parts of Virginia into
Kentucky, marking their course with blood. Nei
lhcr avarice, want nor any nf the usual induce
men,s to the commission Of crime seemed to go
vern their conduct. savage thirst tor blood
a deep-rooled enmiiy against human nature
could alone be discovered in their actions The,
murdered the defenceless beings who fell il
their way, without distinction OF age, sex, or CO
lor In the hight they stole secretly TO the cabin
slaughtered its inhabitants, and burned thei,
dwelIngs-whilc the farmer WHO ef, his house
by day, returned al night TO witness the d, Ing
asonics OF his wife and children, and The coEfa
grxtion OF his possessions Plumber, as shsvs
said, WAS not their object; they took only wha
would have been freely given To them, and nj
more than what was necessary To supply the i'm
mediate wants Of nature; they destroyed with
out having suffered injury, and without the pros
pect Of benefit. negro boy riding to u mill
will, bag of corn, w;ss seized by them, and hi.
brains dashed ont against a tree, but the horst
| which he rode, and the grain that he carried
were left unmoesed. II seems Incredible thai
suci, atrocities could have been often repeated il
a country famed for the harlihool and g.llantrJ
Of its people hr. that part uf kentucky THc,
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TIE STAGES OF HUMAN LIFE

Are gradual and progressive, each is charac.
tersed by some striking peculiarily-take them
as described by the pen of an eminent physician.
"Behold the Child whom you lately fonded in
your arms now contending with his p]ay-fellows
in boyish sports Again-observe him who lately
returned from school with his satchel in his hand
now painting foremost in the chase And now
see Manhood stamped upon the downy cheek !!
Let us likewise remember the equally gradual
dcclension. At length the sturdy son supports
bis feeble Sire For he who in his youth was
swiflest in the race, is now scarcely able to up.
hold his tottcring limbs. The man of war, whose
sturdy arm welded the blood thirstng sword Of
battle, is now bending under the weight of his
own body. Behold his sinews are dried up and
tie purple current that bounded in his veins, now
heavily and scarcely creeps along In every part
alike the powers Of this wonderful machine decay
The teeth, designed both for and ornament,
robbed OF their beautiful enamel, become unssh ht
iy, and drop out Of their sockets. The penetra
ting eye that searched into the very abyss o.
thought, is altogether useless or but dmly dis
Germ the rays of light. Manly forttude is now NJ
more, and wisdom itself re,ires from the decaye6
mansion.'-Dr. Hugh Smith.
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WHAT is TINE.

ask'd an aged man, man of cares,
Wrinkled, and curv'd, and white with hoary hairs
Time is the ,carp Of li!e," he said o tell
The young, the fair, the gay, to weave it well !"
ask'd the ancient, venerable dead,
Sages who wrote and warriors who bled;
From the cold grave hollow murmur how'd,
" Time sowed the seeds We reap in this abode -
ask'd dying sinner, ere the stroke
ofruthless death life's" golden bowlhad broke,
ask'd him, what is time =" Time," he replied
Eve lost i Al .he trecw.e," and he died!
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ask'd the golden sun and silver spheres,
Those bright chronometers of days and years:
They answered, Time is but a metor'S glare"
And babe me for Eternity prepare
ask'd the seasons, in their annual round,
Which beautify or desolate the ground;
And they replied, (no oracle more wise,)
otis foly's Jlank, and wsdom's brightest prize
ask'd a spirit lost but, o the shrek
That pierc'd my soul shudder while speak
1t cried, "a particle! speck mite
OF endless years, duration infinite"
OF things ,animate, my dial
Consulted, and it made me this reply;
"Tlme is the season fair for living well,
The path to Glory or the path to He'll"
ask'd the Bible, and methinks it said,
"Time is the present hour, the past is fed;
Live! live to-day to-morro,c never yet,
On any human being, rose or set !''
ask'd old father Time himself at last,
But in moment he few swiftly past
His chariot was cloud, the vieuless wind
Ills noisless s,eed, which left no trace behind.
1 ask'd the mighty Angel, who shall stand
One foot on sea, and one on solid land;
"By Heavens great King swear, the mystery
o'er!
Time 1pas''-he cricd-"bu time shall be r
more p'
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that they are the children of God while destitute
of it. But how much was l disappointed, when
some to whom made known my discovery, told
me with great deal ofcoldness and indifference,
that they knew all that befor. others told me
that it was cold legal stuff, and they wanted an
other kind of doctrine and others told me, that
had good natural temper myself, which was
the reason talked so much about but ought
to remember that nature is not grace. The last
reflection had frequently cast in my teeth; and
it was in vain to reason with them; for told
them that my temper was naturally bad, and that
which they ascribed TO nature proceeded from
grace 1 told them also. that if it were the mere
offspring of nature, it was not to be for that rea-
son undervaued and neglected; that God was
naturally good, and that Angels were naturally
pure but we were not on that account to despise
the goodness of the one nor the purity ofthe 9th
er. But all that said was to no purpose, they
still persevcred in justfyng themselves, and re
presented what considered as " every thing" al
nothing! Now. would be happy to see an es
say on the origin. influence and cultivation OF TEN
per as it appears to me, it would be desliera
tum that is much wanted We have many excel
lent pieces upon religion, wit, humor, &C. b'l
do not recollect of ever having seen any thn
, of literary and religious cast worthy OF motto
upon temper. 1t would crafty me much If sotn
able correspondent would employ his pen, an
write something for your useful miscellany on th'
subject, think he would edify and entertain nj
ny of your readers L.
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FUTURlTY-DY mrs. HEMAN.

'--------There is Joy
WHO shall look thro' the far futurity,
And, as the shaduwy visions of events
Developc on his gaze, midst their dim throng,
Dare wit, oracular mein to point and say,
This will bring happness."- "-Who shall do this
Why, thou and ], and all There's One who
sits
In his own bright tranquility enthroncd,
High DER all storms, and looking far beyond
Their thckest clouds; but we, from whose dul
eyes
Agran OF dust hides the great sun, cen we
Usurp his attributes, and talk, as secrs,
Of future joy and grief!