Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1829-03-20

frf'rr. q sher. ram Rafeigh, .;!ofch II, 1922
Hlessfs Editors The Raleigh On c. Star of ra l, inst
announces that "a Main Of Cocks will fought at Kortanp
I Courthouse ~ q for 1oD, the 3tii of April next"
stance f 80 years past where the pages Of newspaper
efn so,e1 with the announcement OF dis aominabe savage
kna oil sPort. Nor'appon went nearly ie whole hog for
our new PRESIDENT Living, ss quarters than
we do, yca of have bei;sr opportunity OF Knowing
whether te introduction of cock-sing is par, of tie
promised great 'reioHn are expect ,er our new dv
NASTY fee 10 fay Tc us with your opinion on the subject
here follows the advertisement from Tie Star:
SPORTS OF TIE PITT,
Main of Cocks will be fought At NORTHAMPTON Court
aosss for $lQo-to canneace Wednesday the 9Th
Nlsrri,, 1870. II At,
y Mr.. Smith in pursuit of Stephenson The dcfaul
ter, has arrived at New York in the shin Thomas
Robinson from London.
FRANCE I'VE have to hope much Improvement in
the state ofthe people OF this kingdom from tie IN
crease q ne,cpapsrs 1t appears that in the depart
fnent du Nord, 10 les than fourteen have been re-
Gently established.
The ST. Thomas Times, of the 18th u!. contains
On account of the execution the previous day, of
TIE iour remaining pirates belonging TO Las Dgmcs
Argentnas.
Sound Policy.-Notcs of the Ran!s ofthe Common.
wealth to the amount of Three h,,sl-et1 thousnad
DoarS, were burnt, at the Bank on FRIDAY last in
obedenc: TO resolution of the last session Of tITe
General Assembly, Kentucky Reporter.
The poorhave suffered exceedingly in the eli ,s dr
ing the late winter. a New York paper the journal
OF Commerce, Sicly observed that $500 persons are
now in the aims house of that city, and 5000 have been
relieved out OF by the commissioners; still there arc
mllthudcs, foreigners and Others whom the public
bounty has not reached
The city ofEew York, however, has an over .propor-
tion OF poor pcrsonsecause Oft great surplussage of
destitute forcigners-tey amount to nearly two-fftls
81 all who geek relief from public charities; and in
that proportion fill mp the poor houses AMI the prisons
the paupcr or criminal establishments
Oak wood was at ten dollars cord in PHILADELPHIA
and The Aurora said--At the meeting on Saturday
atcfaoon 2is Fcb) the following interesting cases
l~ere most respectfully voUchcd
II woman Of very tender frame, and whose mo-
dcs counenanco wore the mark OF extreme suffer-
ing, was sccr 20 stenl moment, when she supposed
the eye Of her Creator alone near bcr, to pick up
and greedly devour some boiled potatoes which had
been thrown into the street, with the sops Of ktch-
en-. Her feelings would not allow her 10 beg, but
starvation drove her TO pt|lon from the dogs.
respectable woshcrwomsu, voluntarily confess
cd to Of her employers that she had been driven
by cold and bungnr, to TIC terrible resort of pawn
ing part Of the clothing entrusted to her.
lady went to visit an old acquaintance, and
with some difficulty admitted into the house,
The friend, VINO with her in her youth had enjoyed
every a6iuence, wrapped in thin coverlet, sur
rounded by three little children begging their mo-
ther for something to eat. There had been no fire
IN the house for four days, and they had not par
tlcle Of food-the children blue with the cold and
the mothrr too weak to wa!b.