The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-02-07

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ball pierced the keg, and le. down the
contents into the tub.-GWestfield Jour.
Extract Of . letter dated Matches Jan. 4.
esterday was-a. great day here
Foster, the murderer OF his wife, was nc
quilted and set free, but it was only Tor a
minute or two. Perhaps you may have
heard oi him before. lie was tried for
the murder Of his wife last year, who he
killed with IA negro whip. lie was q
planter and is worth 80 or $4,000 and
gave Eli Huston, one Of our first lawyers
$1,000 10 get him clear Of the gallows.
Yesterday at 3 O'clock he was set free,
but the moment he made his appearance
outside ofthe Court House, a mob, com
posed OF the most respectable citizens OF
Natchez and the surrounding country,
laid hold of him, took him out to The edge
If the town and there stripped him, gave
him one hundred and Gtiy Iashes well laid
on with three good COW hides. None
but gentleman ofgood standing flogged
him, after they had done so until his back
was cdt To pieces, they got tar barrel
warmed it and poured It all over him,
then laid about two bushels OF feathers on
him; after this they made him walk through
all the streets in the city followed by
drum and about one 1000 people, with
all the yells and cries of kill him, whip
him again, SC. All this wns an eye
witness to. Whilst whipping him, some
of the crowd called out:ior mercy, when
one of our first lawyers rose aud said,
"his wife called for mercy when he was
killing her and he did not hear her." 1t
was the intention OF the populace to have
taken him to tho river and put him; 10
canoe without oars, carried him out into
the middle Of the river and then let him
go.-This they did not do, on account of
it having been said among tho crowd that
there were several waiting OH the Bluff TO
shoot him. What else. will be done with
him | do not know ."-.MercantiIe .adrer-
iiser.
A LAUGHAnLE ADVENTURE. Not long
since, n reverend clergyman in New
Hampshire, (not Vermont, rs the Con-
cord paper has it being apprehenslve
the accumulated weigh, of snow upon the
rool Of his barn might do some .ldamnge,
resolved to shovel it of. Hes therefore
asccnded il. but having first, for fear the
snow night slide OF al once. hinselfswi,h
il, fastened to his wuste one end Of rope,
and giveing the ether to hia.wi:e, he went
t" work :; hut fearing still for its safety,
"My dear" raid he. "tie the rope round
your waist" No sooner had she done
this, then off went the snow, poor minis
ter, and all, and up went his wife. Thus
on one side oi the barn the astoundrd
and conlounded clergyman hung, and
or the other side hung his wife, hish and
dry, in majesty sublime, dingling aud
dangling a. the end Of the rope. At that
moment, however, Il gentleman luckily
passing by, delivered them from their
perilous situation.
SwAr.-The New York Star sny. -
"rhe Rev Barnabas Bates, we learn, has
been invited to Washington to take the
place of the Rev O. Is. Brown, who is to
occupy the situation held by the Rev Ii.
b. in our Post Office. AS long as this
appointment is KEEP, within the pale Of the
Church We are satisfied"
The Nassau Gazette Of the 27th ul,
states that "Capt Ktson, Of the Royal
Engineers, who has lately returned from
the United States, we understand has, by
order of the British Government, con-
traclcd with persons in that country, for
building the Light Houses long ccnten-
plated, one Of which is to be n, the Hole
in the Wall, the south point Of Abaco /;
aud the other on Gun Key, near the Cat
Keys, ON the east side of the gulf Of Flor
ida I; and are To be finished in u given
time in the course Of next year, provided
The metal covering Of the roof, sc. Is sent
out from England in time. The work
Ten who are TO construct these erections,
i, is said, are expected soon to arrive from
the United States.
y. Y. Mer. Adv.