The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1834-08-02


young lad about 8 years Of age, came to
house in that place on the evening previ-
oua. The only account he can give of
himself 10 that he is from Providence, and
that he went to store Nth DR. Eaton.
He calls his name Henry Clay Lindsley,
or Lindley. He is of middlng size, has
light hair and dark eyes, and is dressed
in dark striped cotton clothing, and palm
leaf hat. Providence Jour.
FrRE.-The Bangor Wing, Of Friday
evening, says AT O'Clock this morn
ing our city was again aroused by the cry
offire, which was evidently set, by design
among a quantity Of shavings under a
shed so Immediately contiguous to the ele-
giant and nearly diminished house Of MIR
N. G. Norcross, on Broadway, as to
render it Utterly imp ossible to save thai
building with its entire contents, consisting
Of the materials in state of great for
wardness for finishing, together with the
tools Of the workmen employed. In the
space of less than two hours, property of
above the value of $4,000 was heap Of
-ashes. That our city contains within its
bosom den of incendiaries, is now so
manifest a. to be just occasion Of alarm.
Shoe Blacking Perhaps the best in
the world is Elder Berries. Mash the
berries with your hand in large kettle
Of water; set them in the shade few
days, until they ferment then boiling it
q day, filing it up with water After It
is cool, strain and wiring them through q
course cloth and then boil it down to the
thickness of molasses. Put small guam
tity with q feather on brush rub the
shoe till there is fine gloss. The same
will make good writing ink.
A particular account Of the last Nor
mon campaign in Missouri, is given in
the Western papers. The belligerents
seem to havo been mutually exasperated,
and to have approached very near to
general and bloody battle. The numbers
engaged in the contest on both sides are
much larger than we had supposed, be-
fore seeing these authentic details. The
NIurmons assembled late in juno in Clay
County, (Mo.) and were reinforced by
parties principally from Ohio, until they
mustered from 800 to 1000 men, armed
with "guns, tomahawks, knives, and from
two to four braces Of pistols each. y
Their design was to cross the river and
take possession Of Jackson COUNTY the
"Zion," as they term il, Of their faith
Their leader, the prophet Joe Smith,
promised them to "raise again." all who
should be slain in fighting the battles for
the possession of this Holy Land. The
jackson county people were equally de-
tcrmined to resist the passage OF the riv-
or, at oil hazards. A letter from a per-
son on the spot, published in Maysvile,
Ky. says that Jackson county raisod 800,
ard Lafayette 400, and that several hun
~ more were ready to come at mo-
ms=.'s warning. The feeling Of the peo-
ple may be coniectured from the express
sion of opinion in the letters quoted, that
had the Mormons attempted to cross the
river, not one Of them would have been
"left to tell tho tale. +" No quarter
could have been given, and we could
have killed most Of them before they go'
across the river.
There were some attempts at negotiation
The Jackson county people offered tc
buy all the lands OF the Mormons at 9
double price-which was refused. The
invaders professed peaceable intentions
and desire only to take quiet possession
of their own lands profession which ap'
pear to have got no credit.
In the end, however, they desistee
from the enterprise, and postponed the
crusade for the possession of their Zion,
for fAy or hundred years. They viii
take up their intermediate residence some
where else, and thus the battle, which
must have been obstinate and very blood.
y, was avoided.
1t is to be hoped, for the sake Of or
dinary justice, that means will be found
for making compensation 70 these delud
ed men for the property they are forced te
abandon, as we'll as for the damages the,
have sustained by being driven out.
Bait. Am.
Wheat in this neighborhood is gene
rally coming in pretty well. Rye is light
Oats have done well. The fruit croI
will be generally deficient not more
than one fourth the usual growth Of ap
pies. (GreenfieId Mercury.
Five students Of Bowdoin, soys thu
Portland Daily Advertiser, were few
days since taken before Justice OF th'
the Peace, charged with an assault ant
battery upon one Of their number. Thei
examination was deferred until Saturday
to give time for the respondents to com
,nunicate with their friends and counsel.
Alcssrs. Clay and McDufiie are state'
10 be ut the White Sulphur Springs. The
number Of visiters there already exceed