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The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.

Some months since the Indiana papers
contained an account OF girl OF Is years
of age. ..from whose face and under the eye
clots of blood" would occasionally ooze,
together with pieces of cartilage and bone
leaving no mark or trace on the face; the
girl at the same time enjoyed good health
Several eminent physicians witnessed this
extraordinary case, and one of them, DIR.
Shuler, of Vincennes. writes the following
letter to DR.. Mitchell, on the subject
Enclosed are specimens OF bone and
cartilage, with a clot, that were taken
from the girls face. | regret have no
more TO send you. think you will have
received some before this time, from Gen.
Evans. The specimens that found are
smaller than most that made their appear.
ance. The largest of them owes its white.
ness, externally, to having been brushed
and is smoother than most of those which
saw. All the bones had some part Of
their surface smooth; but this smoothness
was generally on one side. The cartila.
ginous substances appear when dry to bp
OF two kinds; the one pale and transpa.
rent and the other yellowish, and more
opaque, as you will find by examination.
1t is probable, ] think, if the cartilage and
bone were properly analyzed, they would
be found 10 contain larger proportion Of
gelaiime than the regular bone of the hu.
man body; and the yellow places especially
to be composed principally of selatime
The cot incIosed is not fair specimen
it being smaller and of a darker color than
most Of the others. Many were Off dusky
white and of fibrous structures The
shades of hue were various, &c.
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and she coniriyed, by the means Of her falth'l
spy, TO learn also the plot laid against him.
is man had formerly been an acquaintance OIL
Italian, and some words that he dropped led
ann to discover that the Russian was in reality u
py; this intelligence Donna Teresa luckily re.
ceived in time to prevent the ruin Of De Rosny, tor
the Russian gladly compounded to return the
-noney, and leave France quietly, rather than be
denounced to the police. The vndct~e Italian,
enraged at seeing his prey thus snatched from
his grasp, inadvertently uttered some threats
which filled the fair Spanisrd with terror. and
finding it impossible to prevail on De Rosny &c
retire from the danger which threatened him. she
syaied herself of the romantic disguise in which
she had drawn him from the dangers Of the gam
ing table, to watch over his destiny; nor did she
lose sight of him from the moyren' in which She
informed him Of the Italians treacher rous designs
TIL she prevented their accomplishment.
In few months the fair Terese yielded to the
opportunities of her lover, and they were united
!, is said that DE Rosny made such an excellent
husband, that during the whole course OF then
long and happy union, his f,ir consort never ha'
the slightest reason to suspect his fidelity. kno"
not what credit the generality of my lovely mar
,ied readers may be inclined TO give this part OF
my story, hut at least | am sure they VIII agree
with me, that if it was true Of French nus
band, it could be little less than miracle.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
JOITNSON'S FAREWELL LETTER TO HIS
FAMILY,
BHde,ccN Prison, Sat. March 90, 1924.

Bride,ceN Prison, Sat. March 90, 1924.
Once more before | leave this earthly Prison,
\ write 10 you; perhaps you vii not get it while
l am in this world But my dear, thank God
that am quite easy and resigned to death, for
have great hopes in the pardon aud forgiveness
Iof Sod trusting in the mercies of Jesus Chris,
our Saviour, who is able to forgive all our SINS
NJ, dear, have done all in my power with pray
Icr and tears of repentance, and am in \ state Of
mind, that hope will make happy change
The clergy attend me regular every day. nm
preparing myself to take my sacrament on Wed
Inesday: you know what solemn thing ii is. Mr.
Onderdonk attends me- so hope with Gods help
all will be for my good; but still am troubled
for You and the children, but if you will commit
Iall your affairs to God, pray for his mercy and
blessing, you will find that all will work together
for the good for you.
Don't despair, God says he will help the widow
and fatherl, IS. Mr. Onderdonk has wrote to Mr.
Brown for you, and the Rev. Mr., ogllby has wort
to the Rev. Mr.. johnson in Newburg for to see
to you and the children, SO and see them the,
will help you to bear your trouble, My dear, fol-
Gods sake pray for patience, don't grieye for me
tor am so we'll supported by the grace of God
that hope Twill die happy happy death; trust
ling my self TO Jesus, who died for us all.
4 My dear, don't let the reports of the newspa
'lPers trouble you, they say every thing about u
d all, but God knows all things, leave all to God
MY dear, got your letter. am content that yo'
n are at home with my dear chdren.-God bles
I you all My dear, when you are able to go, MI
. rhorp will give you my bed clothes and books
land you must see Mr.. Onderdonk, and the Rev
:, Mr.; fetus, in the Bowery, wants you to csll NJ
n on him, he wants to see you; and MIR, Ogilby. TIL
e minister that attends me, wrote to Mr. Johnso
~ about you he wants to see you at his house, M
5ll Greenwich street, he says it will help yo
3 and the children. So my dear, you will find tn.
God will turn up friends to you, therefore be COZ
l. tent, trust to God and all will be for YOUR goo
9 My dear, since got my sentence of death al
, greatly changed II now plainly see that did M
live Cody life. You may thank Cod that yc
., have your health, and hope in God that my CHI
n dren will live in the fear of God and be comic
" to their mother. / know that have ruined Al
distressed you my dear wife and children, but
hope you will forgive me, and hope God VI
y forgive me also. My dear you have hard wor
s. 20 come through but you wont starve with hu
lglger, little will do you, short time will end
,dl}our cares of this troublesome world. May Il
;s Lord take you and my little flock under his car
.lunto. .-uch times as we will all meet in bett
',IIworlo. My dear, can write no more, my hal
" begins 20 tremtlc we must pa. 70. lime,
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
From the Baltimore Federal Gazette.
PRINCE HOHENLOE.

The editor returns his thanks to the
gentleman who furnished the following
satisfactory information on subject which
At this time particularly interests the pub,
lie.
"In your paper of last evening is an ex.
tract from the New York Evening Post,
which states that Prince Hohenloe, whose
fame in the apparent miraculous cures Of
disease occupies so much of public atten-
ton" died at Lucernc, on the 2lst Of
January last, aged 81" Under the i'm
preston that the Prince is young man, !
was induced to consult German Go urt
Calender of last year, 1928, and find my
impression correct. A coup d'nl of this
numerous family may not at this time be
|uninteresting to your readers.-lt is OF an
cient date and is traced back to the ninth
century. 1t is divided into two lines or
divisions. the first, the Neusnstein line
which is Lutheran---the second. the Wal.
denburg line, which is Catholic. There
are three branches Of the Neuenstein line
wiz Hohenohe- Hohenlohe.
IOehringen, and Hohcnohe-K -Kirchberg. The
,Idescendants are numerous and include
s'1 officers in the military service Of Aus
. tria, Wurtemburg and Hanover. Thei
!, possessions are the Kingdom of Wurtem
u erg.-The Waldenburg, the Catholic line
.|also includes three branches, viz: Hohcn
I lohe- e-Bartenste,n, Observation-Disclosures
= 1|lagerberg, and Observation-Disclosures
n The descendants of this line are also nu
d dlnerous and include four officers in tn,
!. military service of France, Austria ant
II Bavaria. Their possessions are in th
e kingdoms of Wurtemberg and Bavaria.
j, The youngest brother of the reignin,
i rIprince of the House of Hohenohe Schil
oIlingsfuerst, is LEOPOLD ALEXANDER, borl
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lIHRRID MURDER.

The following melancholy details are
from an unquestionable source, and afford
strong view of the depravity Of human
nature:
Abont the Goth of January last, Mr. Jas.
Newton, Of Greenbrer county, Va. was
murdered by his own Negro, lad about
II or is years of age. The circumstan-
ces were these: Early in the morning the
negro concealed himself in the barn floor,
behind small door, until his master stoop-
ed to enter through the door, which he did
unconscious of danger; at this moment
the assassin gave him the fatal blow upon
the head with the poll of an axe, which
felled him to the floor, and on repeating
the blows the axe either flew off the helve
or broke near the eye. The negro suppos-
ing his attrocious design accomplished
carried the body and threw it into sta
BILE, behind young wicked horse the
body however manifesting signs of life, he
procured another axe, with which he crush
ed the scull in the most shocking and bar
barou. manner. He then went to the
kitchen, changed his clothes, and report
ed to his Mistress, that the young horse
had killed Master James. The distress
ing occurrence being known, the neigh
bors collected in considerable numbers
and an investigation of the circumstances
led generally to the opinion, that the young
horse had been guilty of the murder; this
impression was confirmed by the fact oI
blood, brains, &c. being found adhering to
the logs and roof of the stable. Two gen.
tlemen present, however, we're not fully
satisfied on the subject, and continuing
their researches, found blood in consider.
able quantity concealed under the barn
floor some feet from the stable on exam
ming the negro in relation to this appear.
anee, he endeavored to account for it by
stating, that being unwilling to have hi.
masters blood upon his feet, he had wipet
it on the straw, which he then swept int,
the barn floor; they then enquired wha
he had swept it with, he said the broom
which they found sticking up near tn
wall, and bloody. This singular positio
of the broom, he explained by saying. ths
in his distress for his master, he threw
at a chicken which was making nois
and it stuck fast; but as the gentiema
was not satisfied with his statement
was taken into custody. His Mistress no
recollected that he had changed his cloth'
that morning. The clothes were foun
concealed under his bed, and were in vi
rious places crimsoned with blood. H
guilt now became so clearly demonstrate,
that he confessed the fact, and told ther
that the last axe he had used, was hidde
on the wall plate in the barn, where the
found it bloody,
The villain gave as his reason for IL
murder, that when he and his young Ma
ter were at a neighbours last fall, huskil
corn, dispute arose between himself al
some ;person present, during which Ii
master ordered him 10 desist and be siler
5,uon vi, .efus;r~ % 20 ee his master to-
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
ON FRIDAY NEXT.


ON FRIDAY NEXT.
Then must bid you all adleu,
This is the weeping day,
! That God may heal your broken heSr's'
And wipe your tears away
! To Heaven hope my soul will go
God will go and see,
And all my children here below,
Will soon come after me.
My dear. bid you all adieu,
leave you in Gods care,
For in this world I'll nev'r see you,
In Heaven I'll meet you there.
Call on Mr.. Carter, No 1856 Mulberry stree
he attends on me every day, he is good irleh.
Iof mine, he will do something tor your heip, VIII
your family. lie i, with me TO my dying mo
ments, one of my dvines'"
| Previous 10 Mrs. Jollnsons receiving the above
letter from her husband, she wrote him the ioi
lowing from Orange county.
Ne,vburg, the 9Th March, 1924.
Dear Husband-I now write these few lines t.
inform you that me and the children are All wei
II ,ast Monday sent you q letter and received NJ
answer. l should like when you get these few
ines, that YOU would answer it if you are able tr
lv rite ifnot get SONG one 10 write for you, and lei
Imc have the pleasure of hearing once more iron
Iyou before yon die. Dear husband have got al
1.-The fields that is under crop, sowed with clover
land timothy seed We have got all the head oi
1.-The hll between Mr. Hasbrook and us. We have
got the stones dragged and made the fence uT
ourselves, and we have got plough at collars
las mentioned TO you before The barn VIII be
lup upon Monday next, the cattle Is all well. MIR
M'Intyre and great many others say that the,
will come TO New York, they all wish to go IN and
see you. The people say that come to N YORK
lther there are more writing going than you could
think of. hope God will have little more
guide in your hand than for to let you write any
Thing about your life. 1t is bad enough now
don't let them have any speech nor any life tc
lhaye printed in books when you are dead. AND
lyou have so much printed now it would take hall
la tlay for to read il. Dear husband make your
lprsyer to God and die innocently, as believe yo,
lare and make none to the public for they can
not relieve your poor soul. My dear husband
II should like for to see you, but it is 80 long !
Journey, I think would hardly stand it. My
feelings is as near you as ever they were, and my
blessings and Gods blessing attend you forever
land forever. Amen. Dear father, mother has al
most broken her heart crying about you wrote
those few lines to you for the last that ever you
will trouble US for, it is my earnest prayer bof
night and morning for the Lord to rest your sou
lin heaven. Dear father ! can do nothing to help
you, but to pray to God for to forgive you, and
take you to himself. can't say no more, bu'
let US hear once more from you before you die
for Gods sake. MARY JOHNSON.
.,John, William, Henry and James pray night
and morning for you, they would like for to see
you but it is impossible they all join saying, dear
father farewell. AIN your loving wife.
ELLEN JOHNSON.
sIr. Lows ha. made good fence round the
barn yard, and fence between the two fields
that is before the door. Robert and Ellen Low.
send their kind love to you, and hope God viii
bless you.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
BERLIN. Dec. A.

bLfL:Ns Ice. q
A dreadful event, on which our public journals
have observed strict silence, took place in this
city on the occasion of the solemn entry of the
princess royal. To facilitate to the crowds of
people the passage of the Spree, a temporary
bridge had been constructed, destined exclusive.
ny for foot passengers, while the great bridge was
Iopened for carriages and persons on horseback
The coachman Of a rich Jew, Mr.. Eplram, wish.
led to pass the temporary bridge by force The
people opposed this attempt During the strug-
lgle which ensued, child was crushed to dcatl,
under the wheels of the carriage, and a woman
who ran to its assistance met the same fate. The
fury OF the people then excited to the highest
lPitch' the coachnan was dragged from his seat
and instantly massacred; but the horses, beater
on all sides, became ungovernable, and rushed
forward upon the bridge, which was vered with
People The balusrade, too weak TO sustain the
pressure OF SO many persons, gave way, and many
individuals tell into the Spree. We have unfor
'unately to lament the deaths of 10 persons-bul
thr number of those who have been more or less
seriously wounded in consequence of this acci
dent, is still more considerable. The Jews car.
lrlage was broken to pieces by the people.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

Galranism, The sentence of the Court
having determined that the body of John
son should be given to the surgeons, the
opportunity was embraced 10 repeat some
Experiments which had been made in Eu-
rope, to ascertain the power of galvanism
upon the nerves and muscles after death.
A Votaic battery of greater force than is
any where else recorded, (sss pair Of
plates of inches) was accordingly pre-
pared by the Professor of Chemistry, in
the College of Physicians and Surgeons,
DR.. MNevin, who conducted that part of
the experiment while Drs Mott and Ste
vens performed the surgical part. The
body was brought to the College theatre,
about an hour and half after the execu-
Ition, (of which time it had hung three
quarters Of an hour) and before rigdity or
GOODNESS had ensued. The experiments
were Immediately commenced, and wer,
,leminently successful. All the results re-
corded by D. Ure of Glasgow, in the case o
1.-THE murdered Clydesdale, were produced
here, with the exception, owing to acci
dental circumstance, the action of respira
tion. The arms, legs and body, the mus
cles of the face and neck, were strongl,
excited and thro" into convulsive motto,
the heart also was made to contract
and nervous twitching of the mouth
which was remarked in the man while liv
ling, recurred OIL the application Of tn
, charged wire. We are promised detail
,, description Of the experiments, which viii
not fail to interest scientific men. as tn
!, manner and success of them rebound t
) the credit Of the profession here.
". 7. .americnn.
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the liberty Of slapping his jaws. This at,
front was too great to be forgiven ana
could only be washed out by blood.
Mr.. James Newton and his sisters Han
nah, both pretty we'll advanced in years
and both single. had supported unblem'sh'
ed characters, and had taken pains to ed
ucate this negro, who with themselves con-
|sttuted the whole family. They lived on
Greenbrier river, some or 8 miles from
Lewisburg. On the 18th inst. the negro
was to have been executed at Lewlsburg.
New YoRK, April s.
Yesterday John Johnson, who was some
time since convicted Of the murder OF
James Murray in the month Of November
last, was executed. The salows was e
lrected near St. Marks Church about two
miles distant from the prison. An I'M
|mense concourse of people attended on
the occasion. The prisoner was taken
from the prison a little past twelve O'Clock
lby the Sheriff and his officers, and was es,
corted by body Of infantry and troop
of horse, under the command OF Col. Sp'-
Ger, to the place of execution. Two cler-
gymen. the Rev. Mr.. Onderdonk, OF the
Episcopal church, and the Rev. MIR. Ogllvle
|of the Presbyterian church, rode with John
son, it is said by his desire. The execu-
ton took place a little before 2 o'clock
and the wretched man died with scarcely
Ia struggle. We understand that he per-
severed in declaring that he did not actu.
ally kill Murray, but that he aided in the
|perpetration of the shocking deed. Very
little reliance, we should imagine, can be
placed in the assertions of man who, in
the must solemn and appalling circum-
stances, and apparently under severe re.
morse of conscience, can tell contradictory
stories of such transaction.
johnson was born in Antrim, Ireland
and married his wife there. He was az
years of age, and has left S children, -four
boys and one girl.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

Some time ago the house of captain of YES.
|sel, who resides in the Bowery. was robbed, and
Ia note left on the mantle piece running thus;
"The DEVILS compliments to the captain and
he has only taken at this time jug Of brandy, a
pair of candlesticks, &c. but at his next visit lie
will take the captain himself"
1t seems from the complaint of lady yester
|day, to the Police, that the house has again been
robbed. The Devil alluded to, had called, &C.
cording to promise, but as the captain was at sea-
he consoled himself by carrying away trunk CON.
tanning about seventy dollars in money, several
valuable dresses, silver spoons, &c. The Officers
lot Police have gone in search of his Satanic Ma
jesty, and we think that as they are match for
him, he will soon change his quarters TO a more
cool situation on the borders Of the North River
We expect he will return all the articles ey
cepting the jug Of brandy.-N T. Paper.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

"Circular of General Avizard, COM
manding the Finisterre subdivision, to the
officers and soldiers of that subdivision,
whether in active service or not"
"BREsr, Feb. /, 1894.
"I have the honor to make known to
you. on behalf of the Minister of War,
that military men, electors in the depart
ment, must perceive how absurd it would
be to pretend to defend the King with their
swords, and yet to act in a contrary man
ner, by voting at the approaching election
in manner opposed to his interests and tt
those of France. l am willing to believe
sir. that you are impressed with this grea
truth, that you will in effect, vote as sol
dier frankly devoted to them. If it wer,
IotheraCise, which l can hardly imagine,
am authorized to declare to you that yol
should renounce at once the military ser
|vice, for the loss Of your occupation will
be the inevitable result of disloyal conduc
on this occasion; but the proper senti
ments OF the officers in Fnisterre does no
'Ipermit me to suppose, that any one oftheR
would expose himself to the just dissatis
faction of which the government woul,
visit upon him the effects, if he should no
act according to his oath.
4 The Marechal de Camp. commandin
; the division, AWARD"
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
To the Editors of the National Intelligencer
A CARD


A CARD.
Gentlemen: As various, aud in some instances
reports circulated in the pubic
prints, relative to an extraordinary cure, effected
n ,be person Of one of the members of my con
grega,ion. calculated to make an erroneous i'm
preston on the minds Of persons It distance,
have considered it Difference due to the puo''
from me, as pastor Of the congregatlon' 10 give
brief and correct statement OF the occurrence
The simple fact is this Ann Matt'ngly
who has been, for the six years last past, affict
ed with most painful internal disease, which re
;sted the mower of medicine, and baffed the skill
|cf the physician, was. a. an early hour on Wed
nesday morning, the 10Th inst. after receiving hol
communion, nstantaneously healed, and restored
To perfect health, which she has continued to en-
iov since to this date. She resides with her bro
iher Capt Carberry, the Mayor OF this CITY
circumsantial narration of this extraordinary oc
currence, properly authenticated. will be publish
ed shortly. WILLIAM MAilHEWS'
Rector of St. Patricks's Church.
Washington City, March %, 1884.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

,7th AUGUST, l7s4--now in his thirtletl
wear, He is Diocesan V'car at baH'oers
in Bavaria, and the Prince Hohenlohe' VINO
i, the subject of SO much public attention mt y,
H. f,ther,s brother, Prince Charles Philip
Frances. Knight of the Grand Cross OF
Malta. born 18th October, l743, IS the
pr;nr. Hohenlohe stated to have died in
January last, at Lucerne, rISa aged s,sa,y-S"f yT
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08
Foreign Intelligence.

PARIS, Feb ia horrible murder has
lust been committed at CARMEL near Paris
Twenty two robbers entered a farm house
and murdered the master and servants
to the number of eleven persons. A little
girl only ten years Of age. escaped the
miscreants. by hiding herself in a dog
kennel. She recognized the voice Of one
of the assassins as the farrer attached to
the farm. On the following day the Mag.
strates proceeded to the spot-The farrl.
er's wife stated that her husband had been
absent for several days; but Gen d'arme
as he was going away, perceived one of the
farmers children, and enquired where hi.
father was. The child repled-My Papi
is busy with some persons counting money
in his cellar: and the twenty two brigand
were there taken into custody, and com
mitted to the prison of Versailles.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

The stamp duty on every newspaper pub
|lishcd in Great Britain, is four and half
pence. Fifty or sixty years ago. it was only
Ia halfpenny. The present duty is about
three times the whole cost Of daily Ame
rican paper. The stamps, Of all sorts, yield
nearly thirty millions of dollars per annum
to the British treasury. Almost oil public
papers, or contracts between individuals,
require to be stamped. In 1866, Brit
lsh newspaper cost two and half pence
the price now is from seven pence to
ten pence, of which four and half pence
goes for the stamp.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

God give my charge, my dear wife ana cnidlen hsn
Oh! Oh my prayers. May God 'ake .,n"I anu lis
lvou all till We meet again in IIeaven.-farewel.
The Wilmingtonian., 1824-04-08

DR.. Walsh of Lansingburgb, VINO s1s ,ns
arrested last summer on board one o' W
North River steamboats, on a charee
and taken back to ueoiif;w fnr
whence he had just arrived, was tr'sa anTl ID
the alleged crime, but as the jury coa,n Dr;.
not agree in the verdict, the unlucSyF