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PkRiLous REsCuE.

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PERiLoUs RESCUE.
Aeovr~spooseus II the Boston Mercantile Jour
naI, writing from Old Towr, village on nm is
isnd In Pcnobseot River. Maine, aud the resi-
deuce Of As0a' 80 d the pe"os'sos tribe Il In
"it 10 not lsug since two OF their email
boys. in attempting 70 esoss the river near
fan OF 70 or - feet depth. were carried
down BY the current nearly 70 its brink,
whes 81 old Indian. aamed Sabbatis, start
ed IN his bark TO rescue them He reach
ed the verge jnst in time to seize one Of
the lads BY tie hair. when he found him
self rapidly borne down BY the essrent-I
There vas but one instant % save himself.
for II his boat was swept down sideways,
he Was sure Of bis fate. lie grsppied hs
paddle Nth the energy Of desperation
set the boat 10 the proper direction by
single siroke-snd tssesndsd The rapids IN
safety. The canoe wss dsshed into
hundred pieces before be reached the
shore. but he succeeded 10 saving his osn
HE and that Of the child IN his hand. The
other vac lost Very few White men could
have accomplished such feat Two Bos
ton gentlemen undertook, the other day.
TO eross the little interval bet~e Old
Town and the indisa lslssd IN . birch.
and were both turned cut neck and heels.
into the water. slmsst n soon ~ they had
stepped in"
| HomieiSe.-The Savannah Georgian Of the
9th, mentions that Col Daniel IL. Braiis-
ford, Of M'fptosh county, Of that state, was
shot down in the public road, while engaged
in the discharge Of some official duties, by
man named Forbes, who had formerly and
for nine years, acted rs the ovsrseer Of Col
u. The perpetrator has been arrested and
committed to prison.
Clergyman Drosen>d.-The Arkansas Ga
zctte Of the 9Th inst contains a communica-
ton from A. ID. Smyth, narrating the death
Of WIN. A. Boyce, travelling preacher Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church.-Hc was drown
ed during The late freshet near Big Red River.
in small drain which was flushed by ex-
ccssive rains. The same writer states that a
report prevailed that the Rev. Martin Wells
had been also drowned in forcing his NAV a.
cross the Washita river. lie expressed, how
ever, hops, that the latter report may have
originated in the one alluded TO above, and
that il is unfoundcd.
Mr.. John r. CheyBey, Of West Bradford
| Chester county, Pa. lost his life on Wedne.-
day, while engaged in his own field, plough
ing. In extricating one Of the plough horses
that had become entangled in the trace chains,
he fell, aud the plough passed over his body,
the point making deep ard fatal inc ision in
his thigh. lie died the same evening.
| The New Orleans Argus states, that lady
Of that city met her death in the following
manner Tho night previous, her husband.
apprehensive Of burglars, placed gun, load
/ cd rrrtlh hs@ hot ahaN h.,
ing the door, without removing the gun,
would receive the contents. The lady upon
rising in the morning. forgetting the trap,
opened the door, and instantly fell corpse.
a Fsef.-A gentleman, formerly Of Yer
mont, but now living in the State of New
York, having been In poor health for about
two years past, repaired 10 the Riehfeld IN.
W Springs. Amer drinking Of the waters for
two or three days, lac was taken with retch-
ing and yomiings. In one Of these turns
he threw up living snake, upwards Of two
feet in length. and Of the diameter Of COM
mon sized thumb. This may be depended
upon Is fact.
Distressing .7eeidenf-A most distressing
accident happened 20 the Senior Editor Of
this paper on Saturday last-in GoochIand.
about twenty-five miles from this place
While loading gun, end in the act Of pour
ing out shot for that purpose, IL went of and
scorched his face severely, and we fear from
all we can learn, injured his left eye materi-
Z ally II Richmond Wig, Sept. 2.
II We are happy 10 inform the friends Of the
Senior Editor, aud the public generally, that
the accident which happened TO him the other
day Is not likely to produce such serious con-
sequences - were at first anticipated. His
eyes, though ~ first they gave him excessive
) PAIN have received no material injary.
EAsHvILLE, AucuST %
! u Fatal .g6er.--Nr. Patrick ~. Brady. of
, Pulaski, late candidate for Representative
, from Giles county, after an alteration with
I a number OF persons. on Tuesday last, was
, killed on the evening of that day, by tit !,
: supPosed) Mr.. Henry &. Lester. MIR les
; ter, and n number Of others. were arrested
: Tor examination, but the result We have not
2 learned.
: Augusta, (GEo.) are. %.
G Johh Milton was brought TO the bar of the
: Nuscogee Superior Court Oh Thursday morn.
3 ing last, for the murder Of Mai. Camp the
4 trial lasted till Sunday morning. when ,hs
4; Jury brought in a verdict Of Not GuiRg
IL
c Captain Beekman arrived nj New Yorl
E from Carthagena. states that Col. Uoodbin,
, formerly Of FloridS. hrs wife and two daugh
} tiers, who resided an the Beighborhood Of the
c city, had all been recently murdered by 4
n gang Of slaves.
Il u appears that the Rev. NJ. Avery ha,
q been compelled 10 yield 10 the popular sx
b citement against him, which has continued
c und'minishod, from the time Of has trial. m,
: papers announce his determination to sb.n
G don the exercise Of his functions a. a Minis
d Ter, and retire 10 the bosom Of MS "patrrna
home until the public shall be more dfspos
ed TO do him justice. A Connecticut pale
states that, on smbarking 10 tire steamboat >