Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1830-08-13
SALEM TRIALS

four prisoners were araIgned; and tho trial
of the younger Knapp, on an indictment for
aiding and abetting in the murder, was then
ordered. A traverse jury was impannellcd
about IL o'clock, after sixteen preremptory
challenges, and several for cause. The At
torney General then rose, and suggested, that
with leave and appreciation from the Court,
the Hon. Mr.. WEBSTER would close the cause
for the commonwealth. The Attorney Gem
eral thon opened the cause to tho Jury, and
the Court adjourned.
In the afternoon tho examination Of wit
ncsses for the prosecution commenced, with
the testimony of the man servant of the 6e-
ceased, and tho Hon. Joseph White. Four
witnesses were examined on the part of the
Government. chiefly to prove the killing, and
tho circumstances of it. The most remark
able occurrence of the day was the introduce
| tion of Joseph Jenkins Knapp as a ,oitness.
He refused to testify, and then the Attorney
| General declared, that the pledge of the gov
| eminent, which had been given to him, was
| redeemed 1t sunderstood that the nature o.
| tho pledge was such that it was indispensable
| to give him an opportunity TO testify " at the
| trial" The most important portion of the
evidence will probably DO given to-day.
Taking the bull by the hornS.-At a recent
pennng of some two thousand cattle from the
pine plains of Hancock county Mississippi,
| for the purpose of marking and branding the
calves, number of citizens were resent in
the pen, to view the horned multitude As
1t frequently happens on such occasions, Sc
veral large bulls became furiously mad, on
| finding themselves crowded on every side by
| following competitors. The mammoth of
| the pen not being able to find combatant to
meet him face to face but had driven all till
he was weary ofpursuit, in the ma ximuni of
his rage sprang with the utmost fury at a
little boy who stood at some small distance
| from him.. AT this moment Gen. PRAY, a
spectator, seeing the danger the child was in,
leaped at the Infatuated beast, seized him by
the horns, and with one effort, Frustrated the
huge animal az his feet. The monster strug-
gled for bliefporiod and expired On exa-
minntion, his neck was found to be dislocated.
| An instance of physical power and daring
| courage, seldom exceeded.
traveller in Montreal says The first
| object which attracts and long monopolzes
attention, Is the sublime and elegant cathc-
dral, built, as is most of the city, with their
admirable hard and smooth lime stone, which
| splits like our granite, and is far more easily
| hammered. In this cathedral sometimes as
| semble congregation of seven or eight thou
| sand, and three or four thousand more might
| be contained in it; it doubtless exceeds any
| church on the continent of America, unless
1t be one at Mexico. In exterior it is not sur
passed by any one in France, in the interior,
those of Rouen and Notre Dame have the ad-
| vantage.
| writer In the Charleston Mercury states,
that during the whole time OF Mr.. Cheves'
residence IN Pennsylvania. he did not take
the smallest concern in politics.
BY statements in the New York Daily SEN
| tinel (the paper of the working mem 1t APP
pears that at some of their recent ward m ct
ings in that city, the most violent and dis
graceful riots took place.
The Columbia Telescope states, that Lang.
don CheceS is n candidate for a vacancy liz the
! Court of Appeals, in South Carolina.
Stra,o paper.-We are much pleased with
the specimens of this article which OCCASION
| ally come u us around newspapers. 1t is
soft and plable, and far stronger than. any
other WI apping paper.
A Southern paper offers premium of one
| years subscription for the name of the person
who makes the most noise aud Disturbance
| in running in and out of the Methodist Church
during service on the Sabbath and will also
insure him steady employ for at least one
year, in treading out wheat, or wearing down
the tow-path on the canal
There Is now living at Snailwell, Eng q
woman named Twiddy, aged I0S. Her Ell
dest son is now living, aged "a, and heI
| youngest son is upwards of "a, and GRANDPA
Their to eight children. Her faculties remain
| good.
Suicida& John Castillo, native of Ireland
and a carriage trimmer, was found dead in his
bed at Raleigh, N. G.. 18th, with his throat
cut, and razor in his hand.
Nine slaves lately stole boat near Beau
fort, N. G. and attempted to escape to the
Northern States, but were overtaken.
| A reaction in favor of Bolivar appears &c
have commenced in Colombia. He has
been earnestly requested to delay his depar.
| ture.
| A physician is stated to have recovered q
| person who had drank too much cold water
| by making kim drink hot water.
| A poor man named Gregory, had his cabr
| in Cumberland CO. n. c. struck by lightning
lately, and three ofhis children killed.
| A black woman has been committed fol
trial at New York for throwing some Iiquic
| into the eyes of a printer, which prevented
him from seeing at all for three weeks, anC
the sight of only one eye is now restored.
Miss Jane Atkins of Westerlo, N. Y aged
| about 20, was thrown from her horse, and al
most instantly killed, her neck being disoca.
! ted.
In huntington co. ia. loth ult. James
| Hollingshead and his wife were shot while
asleep IN bed. Neither was MORALLY wound
| ed.
In Broadway, New York, a company of mi
mature automata, are exhibited, engaged in
manufacturing China ware.
A Directory for 1880 has just been pub
| lished in New York. 1t contains $4,000
names, in correct alphabetical arrangement
The Directory of the present year contains
| seven thousand names more than that of the
| last
In Michigon, eight counties have recently
been named Jackson, Calhoun, Van Buren,
lngham, Branch, Eaton, Berrien and Barry
The thermometer ranged at Quebec on the
10th ult. at l02 degrees, and at Rochester on
tho 18th at 90 degrees.
The cabin of sloop Telegraph, Of Maine
was robbed Of the captain desk, at Newport
29th, containing $l025,proceeds of the cargo
oflumber.
40 children, under l year Of age, died in
New York in the three weeks ending on the
24th ult
American Sunday School Union.-Thert
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