Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-08-30

CuAnLxsrcS, Aug. p.
1t Is rnmored lsays tho Augusta Ckronicie,j with
much confidence. thar Gov. GrMER attends resign
ing his present office, and that the rival candi.
dates for II, when vacated, will be the Hon WiLsoN
LuMrxiN' OF Walton county, and Judge CLAYTON.
of Athens.
=, we ere informed by our correspondent of the
NEW orleans Bee, that atrocious murder was per-
Petrateu in that city on the 9th upon the per
son OF Mrs. CREvoN, widow lady of advanced age.
Shc was Killed in her bed. by eleven strokes of
hatehet and knife, on her head, breast and s,om-
ach Is supposed the murderer had sccrcted himself
IN the house, at an carly hour. as no noise was
heard by two youngpadics who slept in adjoining
apartment. O bunch of keys taken from under
her pillow by means of which purse containing
FEW hundred dollars in specie obtained. No
trace OF the perpe:rator had been discovered.
Another murder committed the sane evening
upon the person Of J. Z. LEWIS, by p. RIDER, who
had been arrested.
a correspondent, Of tho Savannah Repu5lran
VINO writes itoiD the Indian Springs under date of
| the 18th inst. states that the Gold diercrs have
obtained million OF dollars worth of the precious
metal, one iith part of which has been dug from
single branch in the Cherokee nation He also
states that the Indians are anxious to bring their
controversy with Georgia before the Federal Court
and that Ross the Cherokee President, has gone 10
see Judge JOHNSON on The subject, and If he fails
IN his application TO him, will proceed on to the
Chief Justice for redress.
| Mr. Ross, VIC understand, Inns arrved in this CITY
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From ths Wen York Journal Of Commerce. Aug 81
| HORRIBLE ATTEMPT TO PoisoN.-A number of
ami!es residing Forty first street neat the Ninth
Avenue, were taken suddenly sick on Saturday nipht
~ such manner as led tn Suspicion that they had
been poisoned 1t was soon ascertaincd that, the
water in the well had been poisoned by throwing
arsenic into 1t, and the timely discovery prevented
any OF the serious conssque which otherwise
might have ensued VINO the perpetrator or per-
petrators Of this arocions deed are. is not known
but it is hoped tina, they will be brought to light,
and punished as they richly deserve. 4 number of
ANIMALS III the same vicinity have lately been poison
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| Yae Seatng Business Few persons eycept those
concerned, aware Of tho large amount Of capt al
now employed in this branch of our commerce Il
Is cheering fact that We can enumerute ten zeal
ing vessels which all owned and mostly nayp..
ted by individuals belonging to this place; and that
they brought INTO the port, the past year skins A.
mounting to the round sum Of ono hundred thousand
dollars The schooners Harriet Cap,ain G. Dav;J
son, Breakwater Captain ID. Carew, the new and
elegant rchooner William, Captain p. Wilbur and
Free Gift Captain J. Hail. sailed from our hsrbor
the past woek, bound to the South Seas: and tbir
return will probably incr ease our income in a nncb
larger ratio. They are commanded by fine men
and all OF them manned by young men Of ntciInence
and activi'y-Stoninston Paeair,
The Montreal Gazette Of the 10th inst in speak
ing OF the harvest IN both Upper and Lower Canada
says "For the last few days we have been b,essed
with pleasant cool dry weather. accompanied with
gentle but ,nvgorating breezes from the northeast;
during which time great proportion of IN. rrain
crops IL the neshborhood have been cut down and
safely housed in good order. Some small parcels OF
Lower Canada spring wheat have appeared in mar
kct-Rnd been sold al about 6s. per mnot. Best up-
perCcnada wheat, of last years crop. fit for imme
SI2t isIs shipping still commands 6s Cd to IS. Cd per
, f'S -Sr""nSs IRON all parts OF Upper Cana.
da, relative to the wheat crops are of the mos, ,
lying nature; aud the injury likely TO be- sus' aimed
from the occasional rains of the last month will he
much less than was originally contemplated" 80