American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1826-03-31

MILLER of Woodstock Va in the 23d year of her age.
The of this young ladys death truy heart rendng
nativity and Baltimore accompanied by her father,
to learn the business Of Mlner. On Thursday, the 10th
inst she felt unwel and went stairs; seeing bottle on
the mantle piece, and thinking Lavender Compound,
she took swallow OF it, and uspectng something wrongs
inquiry, proved ta-be Corrosive Sublinae-nedcai
aid as called n but all no efect-she suffered excrucia.
ting pan until the eighth day after the circumstance, when
her spirit left the tenement OF clay tor better world Thus
have another warning against making use OF or leaving
dangerous medicine in the reach of such as may not
know the consequences that follow taking SO strong poi
SON.
A gentleman who resides CarroPs Manor, Elkrdge,
in Friday night on business and being at Mr.
Cuge's Tavern where he put up, heard some gentlemen
talking of the melancholy death of Miss Miller by poison
from Corrosive Subma,e account OF whose deatn ID
paper to-day and recoecng that as he was ABOUT
leaving home he had given some medicine to aneghbor Tor
two of his negro children and that he had Calomel and
Arsenic both pape unmarked and warned by the unap
py fate of Miss NJ. of the probability OF an error beng
committed procured horse from Mr. Cuge and rode 10
his Deighbors house, distance of twenty miles, when TO
his great distress he found his fears but two well realized
he had given the Arsenic instead Of the Calome-one OF
the children had died. but the ot.r fortunately was seized
with vomiting and had elected humber of worms, which
it supposed must have sucked in the poison and mus sa
we'd the chld's life. Baltimore Chronicle.
DIED-ln the city of New York. the goth inst in The
18th year of his age DON THOMAS STOUGHTON, his
Catholic Maesty's Consul for the State OF New York, which
official situation he held for thirty years.
From The Beiefonte Patriot.
DIED-on Wednesday the 18th Dec at his residence
in Mifn county, Penn, WIN. BROWN, Esq in the 8otif
year Of his age He born in the 1888; IN the
then Province Of Deaware and first visited kshacoquas
valley in 1885, accompanied by relatives and were the
first white settlers in that valley. In l758 he entered the
army under Gen. Forbes and served during the Whoe OF
his campaign In 1862 he returned TO kshacoquilas val
ley, ami settled his armbut was forced IN the course
of the year retreat, by the hostile dlans, who
took possession of the country III l7o3 ne again feur
ed to his farm the valley where he has ever since resided
He appointed in 1853 magistrate by 1eorge the 90
which Office he held until the commencement OF the Rev
oluonary warwhen renouncing his allegiance to the
British Government he elected justice OF the Peace
under the confederation, and hled mat once unt l76S
He was an ardent whig and in the strug
gle for INDEPENDENCE and emneny useful i'll his civil
and military character. He was actively and constantly
engaged repelng the attacks of the hostile indians and
in protecting their lives and property During the
test he was also employed commissary of the Militia
for wide of country including the settlement ii
which he lived and often contributed largely from his own
the subsistence OF the troops engaged III ual
arduous struggle.
lie represented the citizens of Cumberland county, in
the house of Representatives, from 1888 till 49, and upon
sociate Judge for Mn county, in which office he conn.
ued until his DEATH The dangers which he encountered
during the Revolutionary great and trying Sit
uated the remotest frontier and surrounded p inoas
he lived in state of continued alarm Large bodies OF
troops frequently quarered at his resdence-sen
nels placed around his house, and IN ms harvest hea
protect his family and reapers from the sangunay at
tacks of their savage enemies Ills friends and neBhbors
were frequently massacred carried away captive from
the immediate vicinity of his dwelng-whch afforded ar
asvum to hundreds driven from their homes by the Indians
Logan the celebrated indian Chief noticed by Mr. Jefer
son and called the friend of the white men, lived for
raj wears in cabin upon his farm, at spring which still
bears his name He furnished the family of Judge Brown
with venison for about three years prior to T7 and
the truth of the honesty and amabe qualities of this Indi
an forming an exception to many of hrs red brethren
Judge Brown has often borne testimony.