Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-10-29
Pedagooiet-The Conco,d C,,o,

Ae""Soyt TIC CONCORD UaZette
relates veryood anecdo,e of Rev. Mr..
Shaw, formerI of this state. 1t seems,
mat some biten years ago, when Hon.
George Poine xter, was Governor Of
mississippi 'Arritory, Mr.. Shaw kept
school in ,hYicinity of His Excellen.
cy's residenG. On one occasion he
wrote home his friends in Massac hu-
sstts, that h' had just ,fcruied pupil,
to punish bid for fighting 10Th and
beating the Focernor !"
The Indi,na Times has in its office
an affidavit of Mary Bunk, stating
that she hadbeen induced by Mr.,
to sweaf falsely against her father, in
Sullivan County, accusing him ofbeat-
ing, with intent to murder her, after
having attempted horrible crime; all
winch she swears is false, but for which
her father and mother are imprisoned.
Such depravity can scarcely find pa.
rallel IN the annals of crime.
The Ex-Dey of Algiers is an object
OF much curiosity l. Naples. He has
lately had a hint from the Neapoll,an
government. that he has not only ceas-
ed to rule kingdom, but that even
ms rule over his own household is not
absolute. One of his servants having
offended his Ex-Deyship. was senten-
cod - -i--.,., ,."N' r,oapon,au -poI
ter was desired to bring a cart to carry
away the body. Learning that the ex-
ecutiSn had not yet taken place, he
brought an officer OF police instead Of a
cart, and the Dey was no doubt much
surprised TO learn that he could nni
have his way, even in so small "a matter
as beheading his own followers.
Two women of. genteel appearance
went on Tuesday into wholesale Leg.
horn bonnet wa, ehouse in Philadelphia
and asked to see some hats. They
were told that none were retailed It,
the store, bat they eventually prevailed
on the person in attendance to permi,
them to look at some. They sieZed
I opportunity when his back was turn.
ed 10 escape with two of them.
A Savannah paper of the 3Oth uIt
states that Mr. Hunter aged So year.
died there, who lived in the city when
only three houses of business were
! there.
| A man named Nehemiah Water.
charged with the murder of Dauie
jackson. escaped from the jail in War
/ rem 20. Pa. recently. A reward oil
! 500 is offered for his arrest.
/. An action for seduction has beer
tried in Delhi. The defence was thai
the general character of the plaintiff
! daughterwaS bad. TIE jury gave ;
vcrdictrfpr the plaintiff of $500.
| The Philadelphia Chronicle speak.
ing of the person now engaged il
the task of walking 1000 miles in lS
successive days says. The Yorkshir,
Pedestrian, when once fairly started
walks with so mach regularity that, a,
particular turn in the garden, he
was observed to place his foot exactl,
! in the same spot, in eighteen success
sive circuits making three miles. II,
carries short stick in his hand
which is on the inner track, and scarce
~ lifts his feet from the ground.
We learn, says the Philadelphia In
qulrer, that Newsam, the pedestrian
accomplished his 1000 miles yeste, da
afternoon, that being the Afternoon
! of the 18th day since the commence
ment of the feat. He is, said to hav
! been insulted by some individual to
wards the close ofhis journey, when h
stopped and chastised him, and ther
went on his way in triumph.
The Nashville Bauner of the 23,
ult. says the public there have bee,
thrown into a lerment Ivy poitica
pamphlet, supposed to reflect seserel
or lady otthat city.
The public expenses OF Nashville
TIE. for the year ending 2Gth Sep,r
amounted to SIS, no so.
Mr.. Sega is engaged in Boston il
preparing work on dueling, and tn
best means TO prevent crime and abol
ish the punishment Of death.
! A Nashville paper says that snak,
has been caught in the nelghbourboot
ofthat town having two heads perfect,
distinct
Another gold mine has been dscov
cred about g. miles from Gainesville
Harold county, Ga. 1t is said t. b,
more valuable than any ever before
discovered.