Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-12-03

N"rder Of Reid Yesterday, man
10y the name OF Simkius, sailor, pro-
icsslng to he acquainted with the cir.
cumSiancos and perpetrators OF the
murder OF Reid, was examined before
the Mayor.
1T seems that he has been heard ON
several occasions To intimate knowledge
on the subject, and repeating his con-
versatlon yesterday, Mr.. Frazer, Cor
oner ofthe City, conducted him before
the Police
His story is substantially as follows
That on Friday or Saturday Reii was
missed from Thursday, Reid, himself
q the Swcde, (who was examined we
think by the lnquesD Pilot from
Hampton, and Ainsworth, were togetb-
er III the house, OF the latter; that Reid
was struck on the back of the neck
With poker, by the Swede, which
brought HIM on his face, and that lie
vas then choked to death, by Aius-
worth, the Pilot, and Swede, and his
body concealed under Ainsworth's
house. On the succeeding Thursday
night, at one O'Clock, he says. the body
was removed by Aiusworth and Sw EIDE
on horseback, aud then hanged upon
the dogwooi where it was it.lnd on the
Sunday following.
Sucb is Sunk ins' tale, in sub
I stauce-cxiremciy loose and rambling,
II must lie acknowledged, and which
report says, was received with allowance
by the examining authority. 1t assigns
ed no motive for the murder, either
of gain or proyocation OF any kind
, What increases It's improbabIlity, is
that Simkins attended the Inquest, at
which time he would mort naturally
have disclosed what he knew. and
where from seeing and hearing what
was going on. he mi ght with reasonable
ingenuity; have fabricated Il much more
( spacious tale. lie also ldborS under a
desperate character. Vet he relates
one circumstance, which is corLobora-
tive, lie says that IN getting the dead
body over fence, they let it tall the
head touching the ground first. There
was dirt on Tie head, as also on tire
arm, when examined by the Inquest.
Improbable as SImklns story seems,
| and is in itsell-we are inclined to
believe that the desired clew is found,
and that very possibly Sink ms will be
found In know more than he has vet
chosen 60 tell The hat which was
found, he says was notR d'S-but the
Pilpt's- His own hat he declares. was
taken off in the confusion, by the Pilot.
This circumstance may prove the
means OF farther discovery.
The Mayor issued his warrant for
the apprehension Of Ainsworth, and we
understand lie has been taken. SIM
kins viii be lorthoming.-R. Uhjg
r.=sr..-n
Congress- - The second session of
the twcnty-first Congress will open al
Washington on Monday, December
the sixth.
South Carolina is now as placid as
nun who has got through her novicIate,
and taken the black veil. Not whis-
per on the Pee Dee-uot a grOan fIom
! Catauba The qualification hurricane
is blown over, like September gale
and left few weeks behind. South
Carolina, like young female dream
ing OF giants, and Blue Boards, and
murders, amt stealeis Of beauty, has
now turned her head on the s'downy
pillow" and is taking a very comforta-
able afternoon nap.
A Baltimore paper informs us that
they have scarcely had day IN that
city this autum sufficiently cold to rem
der CLOAK necessary, or to stlfien the
Jaws olthe mosquitoes.
A iacetious person, by the name of
| New had his first child christened
Something, as this was something New.
When his second child was born, it
was chrIstened Nothing, as this was
Nothing New.
The New York handles wear shirt
collars and ruifles made of paper. The
ruiiles are plated with irons made for
the purpose and look as well as cam
brio ones They are worn but one
day; and are bought for half cent
F., piece,
H. Wake County n. C. pumpkin
weighing ejghty-siX pounds, and meas
nring TVS teel two inches round
was raised last season.
1t is stated i'm SilIiman's Journal
! that one thousand aud FIVE hundred
persons have ocen destroyed in this
/ country, by explosions from steamboat
boilers
/ Cmqdc.-Sir Isaac Coffin, has been
appointed Justice Of the Peace for the