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The following affecting gaccount of the state
Of the labouring poor in Manchester is Civ
en- by an able correspondent ct a morning
Paper.
81 have gone within the last two days
into the qnarter of the town where the dis
trcss principally RACES and taking merely
two streets--apparently fair standard of
the population Of the rest--l certainly wit
messed scenes Of heart rending misery,
which, whether they be said to ap-
proach the crisis of starvation or not, must
speedily produce disease and mortality
more slow but as certain as starvation. In
only four houses in these two streets did
sec any any thing like furniture ,--not for
comforts, tor these are no where to be found
but tor actual and partial necessities
Squalid wrctchcdncss characterized the in
mates, and clothing was barely calculated to
hide their nakedness tho women and chill
dren were miserable aud desponding to de-
gree, and these females, in the proportion
OF four to five, were wrapped up in single
garment. Still, however, in the relative ra-
ito, woald say Of five to even estimating
tamllics,) some miserable pittancc was com
ing III from the earnings of one or two of
their number, ] saw twelve and fourteen
individuals of whom six were children, pen
ned up i'll single room, and a stool, and a
small wooden spinning wheel, or hand loom
were the only articles it contained. The
resting place if there be such in shed of
misery so circumstanced, was in a corner,
and consisted of straw, that from its varied
colours seemed TO have been picked up at
different times in the streets and stables
This is not single picture it rather dcs-
crbes class of inmates forming the ma
iority of the families in the the two streets
|: visited. In many instances this straw
was absolutely without covering, but il,
others there was dirty and torn piece
Of blanket, or cloth or calico,--otten the tat
tered fragment of some article of dress
In these cases, however, with few excep.
tions, Undoubtedly there were some.
should say in the proportion of one-iifth :
some part of the family was earning some.
thing where there were four or six chill
dren, one or thrcepence day at some sor
of employment and in others, the men o
.he woman with their wheel, working ny
some worstead or cotton, which I under
stand would after the days work, produc,
Sd or 4d for labour. This lamentablc effor
of industry appeared just enough to enabl
them to eke out, with whatever charity ad
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presented it to me in the days of our pros
perity-when was a happy and guiltless
man, unsullied and unstained by inramy and
dishonour--carry my blessings to my little
ones, and God grant that they may forgive
their wretched father"
His emotions prevented him from pro-
ceeding, and he gave vent to his feelings in a
food of tears-he now lay silent for some
time; the approach of death was visibly rap
i'd: and ventured to remind him that his
earthly career, was fast drawing to a close,
and that if he had any other requests to
make would conscientiously attend to them
81 have no more" said he--"sce my aged
mother and tell--'' The words fall
tered on his tongue-he seized my hand
and giving it a convulsive grasp-expired--
the victim of gaming.
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Mr. Snickersnec, my good friend, I shou,d
be very glad of the 'whisk' of your pen. !,
would be ofinfnite service to me in nv nrss :
ent affairs" "Anan!" II say, Mr.. SnicI
ersnee, shall be greatly obliged to Won ;f
you will endorse tor me to small amnun, -
"Really, sir, ! don't exactly comprehend
you !" Il wish you would, if you please be,
come security for me. for two or three hun.
drcd dollars" "That-are is thing cam
do possibly. shall be glad to helh We anv
way in the world-if ye want barrel of
pork, or hogs;t Of cider, shall be glad to
let ye have 'em for cash, as cheap as anv
other man, don't care who t'other is.n.
Good bye, Mr.. Snickersnee."
Thus bafled, you walk home, and debate
with yourself which way to turn next
You ruminate on the cold, unaccommodatinp
disposition Of mankind, and if you have anv
spice ofthe cynic about you, you cannot hcln
comparing them to the tortoise, which draws
its head within it's shell. and thus secure
cares not a fig how the world wags without
In this state of feeling, you would be apt to
discard the whole circle of your species
were it not for a few cheering rays os
kindness, that you have here and there met
with, and still hope to meet on the journey
of lite.
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JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
[PrHLrc-No. 75.]

AN ACT further to amend the charter Of George
town, in the District of Columbia
Belt enQcted By ne Senate and House IF
Representatives Of the Unned States Of H.
merica in Congress- assembled, That, the
Levy Court of Washington County in the
District of Columbia, shall not possess the pc
wer Of assessing any tax on real orpersonal
property within the limits of the Corpora
tion of Georgetown, nor shall the Corpora.
tion of the said town be obliged to contribute
III any manner towards the expenses or cx-
penditures of said court, except for the one
fourth part Of the expenses Incurred on ac-
count Of the Orphans Court, the Office of
Coroner. the jail of said county, and one half
of the expenses for the opening and repairing
Of roads in the County of Washington, west
cf RocS creek, and leading 10 Georgetown
ProliGtd ai7v0pS, that nothing herein con-
tanned shah be construed to prcvclt the said
Court, or the collector by them appointed,
from collecting all taxes which have been
levied by the said Court Oh real and person
al property within the limits Of Georc cetown
before the passage of this act. and of ppro-
printing the same according to present eX-
isting laws; but that it shall be tn, duty Of
the said Court and the, are hereby adthor-
izcd and directed to use ill tho powers with
which they are now invest d. for collecting
the said tax: .4nd Hrorided .fHrthcr, That
all laws now in force, winch make it the du-
ty Of the said Court to provide for the sap
port of the poor residing within the limits Of
Georgetown, be. and the same are hereby,
repealed, and that henceforth il shall be the
duty of the said Court to provide for the sup
port of such only of the poor of the county as
reside out of the limits Of Washington.
SEC. ., Ind be il fuj1lsr enacted, That
the said Corporation may for the general pur-
poses mentioned il the charter Of said town,
and for the support of the poor annually,
lay tax on all real and personal property
within the limits of Georgetown, not ex-
ceeding seventy cents in the hundred dol
lars, any law to the contrary notwithstand-
| ing.
SEC. 5. .lnd 6cU farther enacted, That
1 this act shall commence and be in force from
and after the passage thereof.
JOHN w. TAYLOR,
Speaker Of tho House Of Representatives
JOHN G. CALHOUN,
Ncc-Presidcnt cfthe United States, and
President of the Senate.
AprnoyEn-MAY %, 1926.
= JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
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lpuBLIc-No. III

AN AcT to authorize the Judge of the Distrc
Court Tor the Western District of Virginia, to
hold the District Court for the Western Dis
trict Of Pennsylvania, for the trial of certain
cases.
Be il enacted By the Senate and House Of
Representatives. Of the United States of.i-
merica in Congress assembled, That the
District Judge for the Western District of
Virginia is hereby authorized and required
to hear, try, and determine, all causes now
pending in the District Court for the West
ern district of Pennsylvania, in which the
Judge Of the said last mentioned District
Court had been concernd as counsel before his
appointment, in the same manner, and at the
same times and places, as the said District
Judge of the Western District of Pennsyl-
vania might or could have done had he not
been concerned as counsel therein.
SEC, 2. Ind 6e. it .fwrther enacted, That
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At the solicitation of an injured citizen, we
have been induced to copy the following
that glaring and intolerable act of injustice
may be exposed.
From the .2mcrcQn !Tatchman.
" Happening few days ago at St.
Georges, ON a visit to the canal, and having
learned that Captain James Henry had com
menced the business of tavern-kecpinS Ill
chat place, | was induced to put up at his
house ; and from my knowledge of the quai-
tications of Captain Henry and his lady, tor
a situation of that kind, | was pleased 10
hear that he had obtained, what l considered
an eligible situation for his business. had
not been long in his house, before ] called
for some brandy and watcr--and to my utter
astonishment he informed me that he couM
not sell me any ardent spirits, SHAT ma
jority of the Judges of the Court OF Com
on Pleas, who have the power of granting
tavern licences, had thought proper to &c
stroy the license of the house he occupied.
The idea of the lcencc OF Respectable
honse being destroyed, without some pait'C
ular cause for it, and particularly so. soon AZ
ter it was first licensed and deemed necrs-
sary site for a house for public accomnoua-
ton, induced me to inquire what were the
causes that prompted the Judges to an ACT
of this kind and when ] heard him rela'e
his tale, was truly confounded. and began
seriously to reflect, whether it was poss'o!e
we lived in IA land where every white man
is alike free, and subject to the protector,
and encouragement of it's salutary laws; ana ,
whether it was possible its members cou'u
be SO subject to the whims and caprices o.
those, who, by the will of the people, si1 III
authority over us. ,
! 1t appears that the house occupied ny MI
Henry and belonging to Mr.. John sutton,
was licensed for public house by Judges
Booth, Cooher and Stou., in the spring OF
1925. In consequence oi'the location OF ths
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Phiiadeihhia, lime 27.--Hay was yester-
day sold in this city at t7po dollars per hun
dred weight, which is at the rate of forty
dollars per ton. The price usually asked
is from 80 to IS dollars pei ton, although it
is supposed that in few months it will
reach fifty. Our farmers have been pccu-
liarly unfortunate in their summer crops
There was little or no rain until about two
weeks since, until which time, the growth
of the grass was greatly stunted. lust AS
the mowers had finished their work, the
rain commenced and has continued ever
since with slight intervals. In consequence,
small as was the crop, the quantity of hay
is, in quality singularly bad. y gentleman
in the neighbourhood Of Whitcmarsh, Mont
gomcry county, assures US, that field from
which he has generally obtained thirty ton,
at this reaping, has only produced Ave-
The winter grain has in some measure be-
come injured and is fast ripenng, it is fear.
ed that if the rains continue, a time of scar
city. in Philadelphia, viii occur during the
coming winter, the like of which she has
never before experienced. At all events,
-four may be expected to advance in price,
I0urnak.
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Shawnecs, of seventeenth November, clgh-
teen hundred and twenty-five, namely =
For surveying the lands granted to the
Shawnees, by the second article of said trea-
ty, one thousand two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For the payment of the sum stipulated for,
and by same article of said treaty, tor the
Improvements abandoned by the Indians, on
the lands ceded by them, and the inconvc-
niences of removal, fourteen thousand dol
lars.
For payment Of the claims of the Shaw
nees against citizens Of the United States, as
provided for in the fourth article OF the said
treaty. eleven thousand dollars.
For carrying into effect the provision OF
the said fourth article, relative to a black
smith, including the expense OF tools, iron,
and the erection of the necessary buildings
for the backsmith's quarters and shop, two
Thousand FIVE hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses incurred in the negotiation
of said treaty, one thousand six hundred dol
I lars.
TO carry into effect stipulation contain
ed in the treaty concluded at Prairie du
Chen, nineteenth August last, with certain
tribes of Indians, for holding two general
Councils with the Indians, on Lake Superior
and Green Bav, Gas per accompanying copy
of n detailed estimates estimate for these,
and the other objects which follow, furnish
ed bv Governor CasS,) twcnty-seven thou
sand dollars
For carving into effect the stipulation OF
the fourth article Of the treaty with the Mi
amies. of sixth October, eighteen hundred
and eighteen, providing for gun-smlth tue
annual sum of six hundred dollars.
:, To carry into effect the provision OF tie
same article of said treaty, for the delivery
of one hundred and sixty bushels of salt, an
nually, to the Miamies, the annual sum of
three hundred and twenty dollars.
To carry into effect the provision OF the
third article of the treaty with the Della
wares. Shawnees Pottawatmies, Miamies,
Kickapoos, Eel Rivers, Weas, Piankeshaws
Kaskaskias, of seventh June, eighteen hun
drcd and three, for the delivery OF one hun
,lred and fifty bushels OF salt annually to SAID
Indians. the annual sum Of three hundred
dollars.
For arrearages of salt due to the Indians
under the provisions Of the treaty aforesaid
six hundred and forty dollars.
For the payment of the annuity secured tc
the Christian Indians, so called, in considc-
ration of the REIMBURSEMENT Of their title t
three sections OF land, in Tuscarawas county
' Ohio, by the agreements entered INTO With
Governor Cass. for that purpose, filed in tn,
General Land Office, and by the act Of Con
= gress of twenty-sixth Of May, eighteen hun
dred and twenty tour, (sevcnth section,l tll'
annual sum of four hundred dollars
JOHN W TAYLOR,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
JOHN G. CALHOUN,
Vice-Presidcnt of the United States, an,
President Of the Senate.
Arpn0yED--MAr 20, 1896
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TzfE WErMINGTONIAN.
DELAWARE ADVERTISER.
Thursday, July 6, 1926.

The city of Charleston, S. Carolina, has
been visited by most destructive conflag.
ration. The fire broke out about O'Clock,
on the morning Of the 24th June, in the house
of Saddler, and the flames had made such
progress before the alarm was given, that it
was with much difficulty the proprietor and
ais workmen, who slept upon the premises,
made their escape. The wind blew fresh,
and the devouring element baffied all at
tcmpts to arrest it; and in few hours
81 stores and dwellings were reduced to a
heap of ruins. There were no lives lost, al
though a partial explosion of gun-powder
took place; but the loss of property was We.
ry great, exceeding 100000 dollars.
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the said Judge shall receive for his services,
eight dollars per day, for the time he shall
be employed in holding said Courts, and ira
yelling to and from his place of residence,
to be paid out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated.
AppnOvEp-AIaY 20, 1926.
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Laws or T1gE UNION.

PASSED AT TIE FIRST SESSION OF THE
NINETEENTH CONGRESS.
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TIE CheGh Side ofthe Coach.--A ludcrous
circumstance occurred a few days back,
which excited not Il little merriment, accom-
panied, however in the sequel with con-
siderable inconvenience. Our readers are
aware that coach proprictors have lately cs-
tablished doublcbodied coaches, in conse-
quencc Of the great influx of visitors from
the cnntinent,and the quantity who daily ex-
port themselves from this country. 1t hap
pened that Frcnchman ofno ordinary stat
IRE had booked himself at Canterbury for
London, by one of these convcyances, and
the book keeper, fancying to himself the
awkard situation his customer would be
placed in by sitting at the back of the vehi-
Gle, with both seats crowded, pitied the
length of his legs, and placed him inside the
front body, which had only one seat Mon
sieur made himself very contcnded and the
coach logged on until changing horses at Ro-
chester he aligbtcd from his seat, and hav-
ing paced the pavement few minutes, min
utelv examined the coach, until espying on
the door of that portion wherein he was ac-
companed, the word "Chcap-Sidc," he
| fiew into violent rage. Wat" said he,
you pu. me here fort | pay de best
price, and ! will not be disgraced by riding
cheap side Of dc COACH" In vaid did the
coachman and passengers cndeavour to ap-
pease his anger the Frenchman was inexo-
rablc: he would hear mo nothing;" he pay
Won good price. and would ride in the 9TH
cr side" Words and persuasions were of
no avail hi, wrath had prcdominated O.
yer all reason. What was TO be done He
would not hear Of Cheapside the coach,
too had been detained longer than its usual
time, the Frenchman without moderating
his choer, aud the passengers cursing him
for fool at last AN arrangement WAS made,
and he proceeded in the hinder part the re-
nader Of the journey.-London Paher
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Contrary to the expectations, and we may
say wishes, of nine tenths of the people Of
Delaware, AHchae. A14hony, who has been
found guilty Of the murder of Mrs. Zebly Of
this place, i'll February last, and for which he
was condemned to be publicly hanged on the
lst instant, was, upon that day PARDON
ED by the Governor of this State. we, as
we'll as all with whom we have conversed,
are totally at loss to account for this act
of clemency OH the part Of the executive, to-
wards this hardened, blood thirsty monster,
who could, in manner so deliberate and un-
provoked, destroy the life of an unofending
and helpless female. The fact that he, and
no other, was the murderer, was clearly and
distinctly proved in the course of his trial,
or how could an enlightened jury have COIL
demned him. There is no question of his
guilt. Every one who saw him i'll prison,
was shocked at his levity. and pronounced
him a hardened villain. He is now un-
shacklcd and again let loose upon society," to
glut his bloody appetite upon the first de-
fenceless victim who may fall in his way, and
We should not be surprised, very shortly to
hear that another atrocious act OF murder
had been committed by his hand for what
will such a wretch not do, and where, we
would ask, is our security against monster,
who would boldly, in the face of day, and
III the most public place, enter house and
even without the expectation Of gain, mur-
der a mans wife III her husbands absences
The reasons which induced the Governor
to exercise this prerogatve in favor of Ma
hony should be made known to the public,
against whom this man has offended, that
they may know them;and that the indignation
may be ayerted, which is as unsparingly
poured upon his head, as upon that of the
malefactor.
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ed to it, something amounting to the lowest
condition of human subsistence. This
Is not starvation, but how far is it distant
from it /. 1t will inevitably produce disease
and not moment is to be lost III arresting It's
progress. In no single instance, although
some ouerulousness was expressed against
tbe manufac cures who had not Kept on their
work, and who, it was said, had made tor
tunes 'out of the sweat of the poor peoples
brows, was an opinion uttered that violence
would retrieve their situation. They GER
tainly complained of power looms, and could
not disconnect their present condition from
the increase of machinery /; but not IN SIN
gle instance, i repeat, was any desire to dcs-
troy them expressed. The poor creatures
had heard with joy that the Corn Laws
were as they said, repealed-that bread be
cheaper, and that the people OF London
were sending down "A million OF money in
gold' for the relief of the country. The
knowledge that something was doing TOR
their relief, has undoubtedly, had most
beneficial operation and if those at dis
tance, who are so humancly giving it, were
only to witness the gratitude with which ev-
cry mite of relief is received by these sui
fering familes--how the children crowd
round the mother to get their share of a
coarse loaf, and the appetite with which the
parts of it torn asunAer at the instant
are swallowed, they would feel the consol-
alton that every shilling of their subscription
has for one day, at least sustained human
existance, in one family on the eve of perish
ing"
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-01-26

A ludicrous circumstance occurred,
few days back, whicn excited nc
little merriment, accompanied, howe
yer, in the sequel. with considerable
Inconvenience. Our readers are a.
ware that coach proprietors have late.
ly established double bodied coaches,
in consequence OF the great influx OF
visitors from the Continent, and the
quantity who daily export themselves
from this country. 1t happened that
Frenchman OF no ordinary stature,
had booked himself at Canterbury for
London, by one ofthese conveyances,
and the book keeper fancying to him
selfthe awkward situation bis customer
would be placed in by sitting at the
back of the vehicle, with both seats
crowded, pitied the length of his legs.
and placed him inside the front body
which had only one seat Monsieur
made himself very contented, and the
coach logged on. until changing hor-
ses at Rochester, he elighted from
his seat, ard, having paced the pave.
ment few minutes, minutely exam
Ined the coach, until espying on the
door of that portion wherein he was
accommodated, the word Cheapside ,
he few into a violent rage, "Vat,"
said he, .'you put me here for: l pay
de best price, and l will not be dis.
graced by riding cheap side of de
coach In vain did the coaehman
and passengers endeavor to appease
his anger; the Frenchman was inexo,
rable; he would hear nothing; he pay
Won good price, and awouid,ride inthe
other side. Words saH6 persrasions
were of no avail; Ibis wrath had pre-.
dominatetsever ailreason, .Whatwas
10 be donef He would not hear of
Cheapside; the coach, too, mad been
detained longer than its usual time,
and in this dilemma it remained-the
Frenchman, without moderating his
cfoler, and the passengers cursing him
for fool; at last an arrangement was
made, and he proceeded in the hinder
part the remainder of the journey"
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-01-26
Police Office. London.

O'~SN ~ ~
Disappointed Loue.--Mr. Owen
Mccarthy appeared IN custody before
the Bench. to answer the complaint OF
Mrs. Margaret Reading, spinster.--
MIR. Owen Mccarthy is five feet two
without his shoes, and sixty seven
years old; but--as he himself observ.
ed-"sound as the big bell of St. Paul's
both in mind and body" The lady
has seen sixty five winters pass away;
and in all tina, time she has so conduc-
ted herself that no living creature can
say, "black is the white Of her eye"-
at least that is her opinion: and surely
she ought to know.
1t appeared by her evidence that Mr.
Owen Mccarthy and she reside under
the same roof, and have for many
years been upon the most friendly
terms; till, in an evil hour, Mr.. Ow,
en- Mccarthy, who was then a wild
dover, took unto himself second
iove-a second sUife he called her; but
Mrs. Margaret Reading declared ii
was no such thing. Well, this second
wife. or mistress, be it which it will,
according to Mrs. Margaret Readings
account, is "a born DEVIL" and takes
every opportunity of treating Mrs,
Margaret Reading in the most ridicu.
lous manner-such as calling her a
frumpish cid fool, splitting at her as
she goes up and down stairs, &c. and
in all this Mr.. Owen Mccarthy, for.
getting the kindness that formerly ex,
listed between them, encourages her
One day Mrs. Margaret Reading
went up to their apartment, deter
mined to give them the telling of some
of their faults; but she had scarcely o
pened her mouth, when Mr., Owen
M Carthy bounced up from his chair
and gave her such push, that she
tumbled down, rolled on to the land
ing place. and It was Gods mercy
| she did not trundle down stairs.
This was the assault complained Of
and she called upon the magistrate to
punish bin severely
Mr. Owen Mccarthy in bis defence
said, "May i;pIase your honor, when