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Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

~ trend NJ Milford, State or Drl..
ware, writes to %, under date az an.
Gath alt. in relation 20 the late storm
~ tollows:-" II 10 sskl bv the old n."
pie Of our town that they have meyer
before known 80 much damage don. nv
= sferQ- Orr farmers adjoining this
bay have met with heavy losses Of cat.
tie, sheep. and hogs. Some have los,
al. and others frem so 20 20 head each.
which, added 10 the injury rcsuft;nc
from the overlooking Of their farms by
the salt water, has rendered IN. dam.
age very great. The tavern house ON
Dar beach was prime ipali yblown down.
bot the family which resided in II, con-
s'st'ng OF fosr or five person., escaped
any 'ojury, except what they suffered
from cold. The tide extended a mile
above the tavern, and of course invu.
dated the house 80 much n 10 make il
necessary TO repair to the second story
Tor shelter. Several other houses near
the bay weee much 10 the aame conJi.
tson. A poor black woman and her
two small taildren have been found
drowsed on Slaughter beach; and the
marsh is literally strewed with dead
cattle. We are out of fuel, and or hsy
and oats Tor ous horses. and We are
likely tn remain SO for some time. as
our farmers are unable. on account Of
the high banks OF snow. Ia reach the
place. Our poor class Of citizens are
IN distressing condition. The tide
uowed over our wharvcs, and into our
grauaries. and has done considerable
damage to our grain. There We. n
poor fellow near the beach. on the
Kent side, who last all his cattle, hogs.
poultry, and fencing: and no and his
aged mother were near perishing, but
saved themselves by repairing 10 the
second story Of the house, and there
covering themselves with blankets. &c.
The accounts from Milton, twelve
miles below Milford. represent the
damage done in and near the town to
amount Ia seven or eight thousand dol.
lars. produced by the tide sweeping
oil an immense quantity Of cattle, wood,
bark, &c. and by driving vessels on to
the wharves, and two Of them are said
to be high and dry in one Of the streets.
At MilisbOrough, where the tide was
never before known 10 reach, the for
mace is said to have sustained damage
TO the amount Of eight or nine thou
sand dollars -
From Murderkill Greek. down To
Lewes. the damage, il is said, has been
generally very great. Del. Gas.
Neighbour IIigg,ngs came in rubbing
his hands last "Wednesday morning,
and exclaimed, "What a sninying
cold night we've had-they have a mo.
nitor at Tom Taft's, and by that i,
was 10 degrees colder than noihin Q. I"
lkeene Sentinel.
Theweather was uncommoniy cold
about that time. man. il is report.
ed, went into 4 store in that vicinity
not long since. fprobsbly the same
morning. and assured the bystanders
that Squire IS Mahomefan was s
degrees below Cesar.
Prospects as TO the Ueaiher.-Phe
Albany Daily Advertiser mentions
that the Shakers Of Watervliet pre-.
dict q very uncommon degree of cold,
after the eclipse Of the sun on the 18th
February.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

adjoining the land. of Thomas Raisfsx era
bsnrs Hammond. sBd The other eon,sis.
inx - ACRES, sdjo'aisg the said The
mss FstFisE sad ik- hssrssi Fsrm. Tstma
of ssie, one third of the purrhSss monsy 10
DO 2sid 10 hand. end the residue In too =.
qusi anonsi psymeBts--bo end deeds of
trust on the lands TO secure the deferred
payments. The sale wiIl be made ~ The
Mil belonging TO Dowpsy's heirs. nssT The
lsBds 10 be sold. 81 u O'Clock, A ~
John = MAGlLL, -. v.e.p o.
Ian Z ieat ia
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

Our ship news department continues
20 record distressing disasters by sea,
and will be fSand to be more than IN.
ssually interesting 70 the general res-
der. II Bet. Pot. FEB. ?.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

The population Of the Territory Of
Arkansas is sscefiaibrd 10 be sboa,
$4,000, an inerease OF more than TOO
per cent. since the census ~ 1870.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

FOR SALE.

DCRSUANT 10 d'erve ms.le By tho
- winehesisr Chsnerry DfstrieI Court. IN
the suit of Beiss'y Do~ne and samuel Dow
ney, compliments. sgs'Hst VA. y. F,ood,
sheriff Of Jenssson county, sDd 80 sseh, ed
ninis,rsios ef w,ti,sss Downsy. decd. end
others. defendants, . shalt sell - public cue.
iion. 20 the highest bidder. on HsdnesdaV ne
Esd dsy Of February. 1891, iwo sslusbIe
TTaets Of Land ~ jefferson, zee eonsStnioR
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

On Erid>y fss. = IN ssivsseed age, Mr.. TO-
sAs MskINxxy. cf Boiivsr.
~ s'r~sevillc, Tesn. On sh~ 23i J.a. Ls~ss
" Dccsisse, Es9. Formerly q tk;s tow, IA thr
2ssh ys>~ q Ms -.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10
Five Senators abseni.l

We understand that on Monday the
President nominated 10 the Senate,
Col. Henry Ashton Of this city. to be
United States Marshal, for this Dis.
triet. in the room OF Tench Riugyold.
whose term Of service expired on the
3ist ult.
The nomination was yesterday con-
6rmed by the Senate.
lNst. Int Feb 5.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

United States Bank The amour,
OF specie in the vaults Of the United
States Bank, on the first day Of the
present year. was upwards Of fen mil
lions eight hundred thousand dollars.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10
THE FREE PRESS.


Tss srAssu.--Ssca ~iesrv. Il - aid. ha.
sct sec~ seca - f<ss dszs~x shc he - y-.r.-
The s"cv which fell sboa ~ lssh ul,. is ssi.,
here. a.d the si~iSaisx h sid to be better nov
than as ANY time hcrtoforc since thr m~s-u<.b,r
NOV saorm. We h~vc never scen - many s,e;rs,
In motion, Old G.bries which hs-c lain sio~p.us
Tor years. have been arUased and bruayhs lotto re-
ae~c'' hhe--'hey asc s-e~ aying sboal our street.
b" all directions, ssd t~vcr>iag every road in the
nc'sh'oarioo<i. osd md young. the sc,ivr and
the decrcp-d, have all taken advantage Of thu
snow to 'uakc visits Of pleasure or business h
has been ssssoo Of gaicsy aad psrasurc; bu, NC
thi"k 'h~s 'hos~ most fond Of FUN and frolie. arr
sss'.:ed, aud thss the dspsrtarr Of the snow vin
not nov BE- resrrtt-si.
Whilst the winter has thus Afforded amu,c,n.p,
and pleasure TO some. they should no, forget ,I,a,
1t is season Of suffering IN the poor and needy.
The weather is still extremely cold, and NO
prospect at present Of my abatement Of its .r,c-
rity.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10
NUDGE PECK.

NUDGE PECK.
The impeachment case has at length been final
~ disposed u, by sequittai Of the Judge. a,
viii be secn BY The following.
WASHINGTON. ZEN. /.
The High Court Of lmpeac hment
yesterday pronounced Judgment up.
on the article Of Impeachment exhibit
ell by the House Of Representatives a
gainst James NJ. Peck, District Judge
Of the United States for the District Of
Missouri. We have never witnessed
a more digni6ed proceeding in any
public body than that by which this
question was decided. The article c(
impeachment being first read. aud the
assembled multitude on the floor and
IN the galleries hushed to the profou nd
est silence, the Senators were called
upon in succession, and the question
put distinctly to each Senator, by the
presiding officer, each Senator rising
IN his place. as called, and answe ring
Guilty or mot Guilty!' Whenrvery
Senator present had solemnly answ err
ed, the President Of the Senate rose
and announced that f,cenfy .ftco Sena.
tors bad pronounced the responder,
Not Guilty, and fi0enty enc had ::
nounced him Guilty. Two. thirds Of
the Senators not having affirmed the
presentment Of the House of Represen
tat'ves, Judge Peck was of course
declared to De Acquitted Of the arti.
Gle Of. Impeachment preferred agains,
him by the House of Representatives
and then the Court was adjourned by
proclamation, sine die Nat. Int
The Judgment Of the court Was expressed
IS follows
GUILTY -Messrs Barnard, brown, Clay.
ton, Dickerson. Dudley. Fills. Forsyth. fIxvpe,
iredeil, Kane. Ktng, Livingston, M'K,niey,
Poindextcr, Robbins, Sanford, Smith, or s,d.
smith. ct s. e. Troup. ~ Ter, Woodbury.
81.
NOT GUILTY --Messrs. Barton, Dell,
Burne', Chase, Foot. FreIinghuysen. Grun.
dy, Hendricks, iIolrpes. Johnston, knight,
Marks, Naud@iD. Noble, Ruggies, seymour,
shsbce, sprague, farewell, Webster, white
illey-22.
Five Senators ahssnt
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

An A"nuiar Eclipse ofshe Sun. will TIC place
on the 18th day Of February. at II O'clock. mi
nutcs, IN the forenoon, visible as follows:
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

Prospects as TO the Ueather.-Phe
Albany Daily Advertiser mentions
that the Shakers Of Watervliet pre.
dict very uncommon degree of cold,
after the eclipse Of the sun on the 18th
February.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

We have received a pamphlet copy
81 the Proceedings Of "the Friends Of
Liberal Principles and Equal Rights. -
at Rochester, NEW York. on the 9Th
and 18th January last. The FIRST thing
done, at the second meeting, (the first
being an informal or preparatory meet
ing,) was TO pass the following resOlu-
ton:
" Resolred, That the deputy JsiIos be re.
quesisd 90 release ell the persons now in
close confinement IN the jail Of this coOa,y,
Tor debt. and that this meeting pledge igssli
10 psy the amour, for which ssid prisoners
are confined"
We do not know when Ne have seen
a mere consistent opening Of a meet
ing than this, considering that one
main object Of the Hs~sting vas 20 pro-
mote the cause Of liberal principles, by
abolishing imprisonment fer Debt
The remainder Of these Proceeding
consists Of series of protests against
legal Feeogniiions Of certain religious
assges, and especially against the ct
tempt to stop .he Mail from TAsei;lne
on Sundays. II Nat. Int.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

we understand that ar~port has go, into eireu-
i~tion, stating that the scarlet fever Is prevalent
~ this town We arc fully authorized in saying
that the report entirciy ~i,hou, foundation In
fact No case Of that disease exists or has exist
cd within our town OF its vicinity.
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

The GolI Disecrs and the State
Guard Of Georgia have had a hostile
meeting. The Gold Diggers were
repulsed, after ono Of their COMPANY
received three bayonet wounds, from
which it is not likely he will recover.
Nat Int
Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1831-02-10

NUDGE PECK.
The impeachment case has at length been final
~ disposed q, by an sequittai Of the Judge, a
viii be seen BY The following:
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
PEKIN.

PEKrN IS the capital of the whole Chinese en- lplie, and the ordinary residence of its soyer |eigns It Is situated in fertile plain, at dis tance of twelty-six miles from the Great Wall. It IS in the form of long parallelogram, and is divided into two cities; the Tartar, or more pro- perly the Mantchoorian city, contains the impe- rlal palace, and forms, along with the other or Chinese city, an irregular whole, seventeen miles in circumference. The walls of Pekin are fifty cubits in height, and conceal the buildings from the view; the gates are not embellished with statues or with sculpture, but their prodigious height gives them at certain distance an air of grandeur. The arcades of the gates are of marble, and the remainder of broad bricks ce- mented with excellent mortar. The greater partofthe streets are instraight lines the largest are l20 feet wide. aud nearly three miles in length, well aired, clean and cheerful. The whole street is generally occupied with shops. in which the silks and wares of China are sold. The fronts of the houses, which are very low, have nothing gloomy in their appearance. The magnifcence of the imperial palace does not consist So much in the imposing elegance of it's architecture, as in the multitude of its buildings, its courts and it's gardens. The walls of the pa
 lace comprehend a little town, inhabited by the great officers of the court, and great quantity of mechanics, all isa tic e'npefors service. F
 ther Artier,a French Jesuit who obtained per mission to visit the palace, says, that it is a league in circumference, that its front is embel- lished with paintings, gliding ard vanished
 work, and that the furniture and ornaments of the interior comprise every thing that is most rare and valued in China, India, and Europe.
 The gardens of the palace form a vast park, in
 which, at proper distances, mountains rise twer- fly or sixty feet in height, separated from one
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
AGENTS FOR THE ADVOCATE.

T J I
 The following gentlemen have been appointed Agents for this paper. Col James ScuiI, P. M. Pine Bluff. Col II. Bostoet F. M Batesvile Mai. J. WoJ, P. M. lizard c. H. isobert Sp,ith, r. II. Jackson, Lawrence co. N. .Uenetee, r. M. Conway county. Thomas .lfathers, do. do. .arttur Clarke. r. M Morrison's Bluff, Col. L. ", ClGrke, do. do. .Mark B ean Crawford county. 7hon,as Hubbard, Hampstead county. Col. John Cfark, Seyier county. T. Farrelty, Arkansas county II. [. Biscoe, Phillips county. .Tohn T. Foster, P. NJ. St. Francis county. George r. Laacton, Miller county. Wan. D. Ferguson P. M. Greenock, Crttenden co.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
LITTLE ROCK, A. T. WEDNESDAY,, MARCH g. 1881.

ty dollars. in addition to unexpended balance of appropriation for invalid pensioners of twenty nine thousand two hundred and fortysix dollars ninety five cents.
 For pensions to widows and orphans, five thou sand dollars.
 APPROVED, January 27, 1881. {e.1
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
BY AUTHORITY.

AN ACT for closing certain accounts and making appropriations for arrearages in the Indian De- partment.
 Be eaacted by he Senate and House of Repre- sentatioes of tte Uted Sides of 4ngerica in Con- 8resS assembled, That the of sixty thousand dollars be, and the is hereby appropriated to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not oth- crwise appropriated, for arrearages in tire Indian Department, the same to be applied to the payment of balances on accounts presented and settled by the proper accounting officer, and actually due, which accrued previous to the first day Of January one thousand eight hundred and twenty nine and to no other purpose
 SEC. 2. .And De Il further enacted That for the purpose of settling and closing the accounts in the office of the Second Auditor relating Indian af- fairs, prior to the date of January, thousand eight hundred ana twenty mine, the President of the United States is hereby authorized to direct transfers to be made from such balances of moneys heretofore appropriated to carry into effect certain Indian treaties as no longer required for tfeir several objects to the credit of certain other heads of indian expenditure, under which balances accru- sngprevously to the above date remain due to cer- taIn individuals and appear upon the books of the Second Auditor; also to direct similar transfers to De made to and from the several specific heads of contingencies of the Indian Department, pay of a. gents sub-agents and presents to Indians; and al- so of the sum of five thousand and fourteendollars and fifteen cents from the head of subsistence of The army, to the head of Indian expenditure under winch that amount was actually applied and expend
 
 be made unless satisfactorily appear that the spe- clhc expenditure actually made for the service ot Indian affairs, in good faith, hy authorized a. gent of the Government and before the date a. ioresald, and that the balances from which such Transfers are authorized to be made not ee- sary for the specific purpose of their original appro- praton.
 SECTION 3. .fndb i further enacted, That the secretary of the Treasury be, and is hereby au- thorized to pay to Mark and R. H. Bean of Arkan- sas, out of any money in the Treasury, not other- wise appropriated. eight thousand seven hundred and forty weight dollars and twenty y-fve cents, for supplies furnished to the emigrant Creek Indians by direction offormer 1ndian agents Propided That the sald Beans shall first present sufficient evidence to the proper accounting officer, that credit was ori- Elnally given by them to the Government of the United States, and that no part of the amount has been received by them, satisfied, directly or in- directly, from the agents through whom they sold or contracted.
 APPROVED, January 27, 1881. Fl
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
TERMS.
 

THE ADVOCATE IS PUBLISHED EVERY WEpNEs- DAY, AT THREE DOLLARS PER ANNUM, PAYABLE IN ADVANCE, oH FOUR DOLLARS, IF NOT PAID UNTIL THE END THE YEAR.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09

AN ACT making appropriations for the raymen, of
 revolutionary and invalid pensioners.
 be H enacted by the Senate and House of Represen- snstpes of the Uited Sides of 4merieG ns Congress assembled That the following sums be, and the are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any mo- aey Tn the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated viz:
 For payment of revolutionary pensioners for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, one million eleven thousand one hundred dollars.
 For paying the invalid pensioners, in the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty one two hundred snd seventy six thousand seven hundred and twsn-
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09
WAR DEPARTMENTS,
 Washington, .Noc. IT, lS30. PENSION AND BOUNTY LAND REGULA'

YFyHE many mpositions which are attempted in I relation to Pensions and Bounty Land Claims, has caused the Department of War to establish regulation, which declares that attention will, in future, be given to applications from persons who act as Agents, unless they are known at the Department, are vouchedfor respectable per sons by some who s known.
 Notice of this regulation is hereby given; and that all may be informed thereof, 1t is requested that publishers of the laws of the United States in the respective States will insert the same, the front page of their respective papers, for three months. By order of the Secretary of War,
 [ L. EDWARDS,
 Fyrs C7erk, Pension OGoe
 WILLIAM GORDON,
 First Clerk, Bounty Land Office. Nov. ls, 1890. lssvda
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09

AN ACI for closing certain accounts and making appropriations for arTearages m the Indian De-
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09

A MT. Gridley, who adyertises some land in Georgia for sale, among its recommendations, says: The lard is said to bcre1y valuable but I never had the extreme pleasure of getting ucar- CT tlan half mile of it, not having prepared myself aith canoe. lt warrantedto yield from 30to 40 bushelsof Bull Frogs, to tie acre, and alligators enough to fence the tract.
The Arkansas advocate., 1831-03-09

Difference of 1aste.-Brotber Ide of the Yer. mont Journal has recently fallen most 1dcspriiy' in love with the Queen of Finland because sine is "Clay raon." He sayshe 1would kiss her hand with the most profound respect provided he could have an opportunity. Oh fc, fe S- meon--we had rather kiss one of the apatrIdge- built" rosy checked Greeo Mountain girls, who not only mear domestic manufactured dresses, i,nt na0aanfdet,xe them with their own hands.
 Vermont Republican.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-04

proceeded to the place last week, and
had the body taken UP, and an examina@
ton made by DIR. HoPkinson of Philadel-
phia, assisted by DIR. Coates of Bristol,
for the purpose Of chemical analysis
tny Drs. Hare and Mitchell, of the city.
Ihe governor has made demand for
NINA, and we may expect to. have him
mere shortly. A forged draft for $1,000,
drawn by him on merchant in Pbiladel-'
phia, had been intercepted. Several let
tiers from him to Mrs. Chapman, have
been lying in the post office here for so,o.
time. The lady of Mr.. C. left this coun-
ty on Monday or Tuesday last, since
when she has not been heard of. II Isl
unnecessary to- state any thing further, as
the facts of the poisoning, which are said
to be almost positive, with other evidence,
will be brought forth in the trial. Great
praise is due to those who have been ac-
tive in sitting out this business, and thus
bringing to justice an accomplished
scoundrel, whose crimes are Of the great
est magnitude.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-10-04

which was appointed at the previous Con
vention, purporting to give a history OF
the progress of anti-masonry during the
last year, was read. A committee was
appointed to report on the subject Of ma
sonic penalties for disclosing the secrets
of masonry; another to prepare resolu-
tons another to prepare an address to
the people ofthe United States. A re-
commentator was adopted that the Con-
vention 60 into committee of the whole,
at l2 o'clock on Tuesday, to nominate for
President and Vice President, and that
the vote be taken for each candidate, by
ballot, without previous nomination; three
fourths of the members present being ne
cessary to constitute choice. A letter
published in the Daily Advertiser says
From subsequent indications, there is
no probability that a nomination will be
gone into until Wednesday, many Of the
members not being prepared. There is
evidently, judging from the freedom with
which the members at Barnum's, and
elsewhere, converse upon the subject, a
considerable division among them, as to
the proper candidate, but it seems to be
narrowing down to two or three individ-
uals.
Poor John Quincy Adams seems to be
entirely forgotten by his friends-or rath-
er to have no friends among the antima-
sons, notwithstanding that he has lately
come out so Justify on that subject.
The correspondent of the Daily Adver-
tiser, in relation to Judge M'Lean, says
'sLetters are known to be in town from
Judge M'Lean, and l presume they are
known to all the Convention, in which he
positively declines nomination though
he is not unwilling to receive the nomi-
nation were there less number of can
didates in the field. He has given no re-
fusal, founded upon any disapprobation
of anti-masOnry, and avows himself OPP
posed to secret societies, and his objec-
tions to nomination., so far as they are
founded on his relation as Judge, are
highly honorable to him. In other re-
spects, suspect he is too timid to risk a
nomination. AT any rate, his open dec
laration seems to be considered as having
put him out of the question, though some
Intimate that he will yet change his mind
and accept"