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Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-11-17
FiRs1 CLAss.

Cargoes scqUesferfd dt 3nf0erD IN 1907.
The cargoes sequestered ut Antwerp do appear in
the statements drawn up under the Empire This 0mis.
sion was suspected at the time when the statements
we're drawn up The Commission Of 1881 noticed them.
but only conecturaiy itpesuncd That "these cargocs
were comprceuded among those seized in virtue Of The
Berlin and Milan DEGREES enforced in Belgium;" and
that ey should be placed in The rejected categores or
~ those comprising the exceptions; If there YES.
sos not comprised either which the objects
Of any sentence Of the Prize Council Of any other
decision, they would form extraordinary and particular
cases, which should be clearly verified before an opinion
we're given on them We have verified these cases as
the Commission advised.
The Antwerp cargocs were scquesercd several months
have therefore only TO whether the Berlin Deere
extends 70 them
II it be admitted that the Berlin Decree ISSUED Nog
2la 1906 only became applicable to American vessels
after the Imperial decision Of September 1907 had rem
dered them subject dispositions from which the Minis
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
LYNcnBURe, (VA.) July 2.

THa SroRM.-It is impossible to give
any thing like minute and detailed
account of the ravages of the furious
aud destructive storm, with which we
we're visited on Saturday afternoon last,
hurried notice OF which appeared in
Mondays paper. Our information
from the country is entirely too par.
tial and limited 10 admit of it. We
have learned, however, that its first
traces are discernibe on the farms near
the base of the Peaks of Otter, 10 Bed.
ford county, (some Is or 20 miles
West Of this place., though in that i'm.
mediate neighborhood the damage is
comparatively trivial. Progressing east
wardly, with occasional deyia,ions from
a direct line, and gathering violence as
they rolled onward, the clouds poured
forth, from apparently inexhaustible
magazines, showers Of hail-slones-or,
more properly speaking, masses Of ice
stripping the orchards of their fruits,
and the gardens Of their vegetables
beating down the promising fields Of
corn level with the earth, the stalks
mashed into a jelly and the fodder
torn into shreds--sweeping off the
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
For the Intelligencer.

That man is an ungrateful being is
fact which cannot be denied. We
see him one day loaded with benefac-
tons, by the hand Of charity /; and, on
the very next, traducing the very per.
son to whom he is indebted for those
benefactions.
I have been led to these remarks,
Mr.. Editor, from a retrospective view
of what believe to be the causes which
effected the defeat Of Mr.. Cook at our
late election. 1t is we'll known to you,
Mr.. Editor, and to every other intelli-
gent man, in the county of Hampshire,
that the late amendment of our state
Constitution had the democratic effect
of extending TO number of our fellow
citizens me rights of suffrage-rights
which they did not enjoy underahe old
Constitution. And, that this Identical
Cook, and few other kindred spirits,
exer.ed themselves, in the Convention,
to the utmost of their towering abilities,
to have these inestimable privileges
still further extended. But having
failed in obtaining that much desired
object, and believing that "half loaf
was better than no bread" they voted
for the Constitution as it now stands
not dreaming that any person acquaint.
ed with the exigencies under which
they acted, and who was in favour Of
popular rights, would take umbrage at
their course. Elated therefore with
the proud consciousness Of having
faithfully performed his duty in the
Convention, by participating in procu.
ring thus much for the friends Of the
extension Of the elective franchise, Mr..
Cook returns to the bosom of his con.
stituents and all is very we'll. But at
the pressing solicitations Of a number
of his friends, he is induced to become
a candidate for seat 10 Congress,
whereupon number Of those ungrate-
ial beings who had no uote under the
old constitution, and who was measu-
rably indebted to him, for that privi-
lege, under the new, exercised that
very right in voting against him and
thus effected his defeat. Yes, Mr.. Ed
itor, verify belive that if every per-
sons vote, given at our late election,
and who had none under the old Com
stitution, was stricken from the polls,
Mr.. Cook would, in that event, have a
majority and therefore be entitled to a
seat in the next Congress Of the U.
States. But thus it frequently hap
pens. The ungratefuI, instead OF re.
ciprocating the benefits conferred upon
them, treat their benefactors with the
mos! frigid neglect.
"Ah! what worthless thing is man !"
II.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

of this tragedy, but learn that the par.
ties have been in hostile relation to.
wards each other for some months,
and within that time challenges had
passed between them, but no personal
meeting could be effected. Yesterday
afternoon they met casually at Chuck
atuck, when they drew their pistols
& fred. COVER was shot through the
body & died Immediately. Atthis stage
of the affair, Mr.. JOSIAH C.. PARKER,
the brother OF Cowper, fred his pistol
at WHITFIELD, the ball Of which pas
sed through the body of w. and killed
a free negro man who happened to be
standing near him. PARKER soon af.
ter fled, and came on board the Ken
lucky 10 the James River, this day, and
passed on in the steamboat to Balti.
more.o
We have since heard other details oil
this lamentable occurrence, which con.
firm the above statement, and are more
circumstantial, but as no one can well
be passive spectator on such an occa.
sion, they must be received with many
grains of allowance. 1t is said tina,
CowPEn saw WHITFIELD in the acl
Of assisting alady to enter her carriage,
and Immediately after shot at him, the
ball grazing his arm. WHITFIELD
then drew a pistol and was in the acl
Of firing at CowpER, when the latter
declaring himself unarmed, the former
waited until he had reloaded his pistol,
and then fred and shot him through the
body. When CowPER fell, JOSIAH C.
PARKER stepped forward to Whitfield
& shot him through the abdomen, and,
as was before said, the ball entered
the body of negro man, who was kill
ed instantaneously. The scene Of ac-
ton is represented as most horrible
presenting the view ofthree men, who
were, five minutes before in the prime
of life and strength, lying at a few PAGES
from each other, weltering in their
gore. WHITFIELD and CowpER, who
fell, and PARKER, the survivor, were
near neighbors. Those who particular
ly require the public sympathy on
this lamentable occurrence are the wild.
owed mothers of the unfortunate young
men thus hurried TO an untimely grave
Beacon.
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SEVERE CHARACTER.

be New-York Morning Herald
an account of a man by the name
|hn Allen Williamson, who began
|ess at the age Of II, being now
|32. He married young woman
e name Of Mary Taylor, whose
was somewhat marked with the
>pox. Mary was other wise a
'eisl, and had farm, two cows
horse, left her by her grandmother.
first month afterwards William.
bid the cows for half their value,
ode off with the holse to see the
This was. the last Mary saw
b. Mary cried for week, wip.
eyes, got married, and is now
ron with four boys. His nexI
/ was in the lower part of Massa'
ITS. lie was teaching school, and
ing round among his PATRONS
is capacity he prevailed upon
Walker the elders wife TO rur
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

wheat, rye, and oats, as If the scythe
of the reaper had passed over the fields,
and scattering abroad the nearly ripen-
ed grain, as if the processes of cutting
and thrashing had been simultaneous
work. In one word, the entire strip
ofcountry which was within the track
of the storm-supposed 10 be mile
and halfin width, and probably from
fifty to sixty miles 10 length--exhibi,s
most distressing scene of desolation
and ruin.
y y y
In Lynchburg, all were sufferers,
more or less. The gardens, many Of
which were highly cultivated, are en-
tirely destroyed, with the exception of
the few vegetables, potatoes, onions
and beets,-which were in measure
screened from the fury Of the tempest
by their subterranean mode of cultiva.
lion. Nearly every house in town lost
a portion of its window glass.-It is
supposed that not less than from Is to
10000 panes were shattered. A few
chimneys were blown down, several
diIapidated out.buildings Frustrated,
and many trees uprooted. Fortunate
ly, however, no lives we're lost, though
several persons received severe contu.
sions and bruises. Thousands Of birds
and domestic fowls were killed, and
the trees in the forests and yards, in
which the feathered tribe sought shell
ter, were Invested of the greater portion
of their foliage, and even their bark
peeled off, as though they had been
subjected TO a moderate cannonade.
The amount Of damage done in this
place andits immediate neighborhood
cannot, of course. be at present esti-
mated, with any thing like precision.
1t may, however, be safely stated at
S 10O,OOO-and we should not deem
double that sum an extravagant est.
mate.- Trginian.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
A CANcEn.-Mr. Thomas Tyren, of

A CANcER.-Mr. Thomas Tyrell, of
Missouri, advertises that cancer upon
his nose, which had been treated without
success by DR.. Smith, Of New Haven,
and the ablest surgeons in the Western
country, had been cured in the following
manner He was recommended to use
strong potash made ofthe ashes of red
oak bark boiled down to the consistence
of molasses, to cover the cancer with it,
and in about an hour afterwards to cover
it with plaster of tar, which must be
removed after a few days, and ifany pro-
tuberances remain in the wound apply
more potash to them, and the plaster a.
gain, until they shall disappear, after
which heal the wound with common
salye. Cautery and the knife had been
previously used in vain. This treatment
effected a speedy and perfect curc,-N.
Y. Com. ADV.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
From the st. Louis Bulletin.

PETRIFIED BUFFALo.-This extraor-
binary curiosity was discovered about
two years since by some irappers belong
ing to captain Bent's company, lying on
the side of one of the beaver dams of the
Rio Grande ofthe North Ia stream emp
tying itself into the Gulf of California;
whose waters, it is said, possess the pet
rifying qualities to IN eminent degree,
its shores Astounding in specimens of va
rious animal and vegetable productions
in petrIfied state. The petrified Buff.
alo is described by those who have seen
it. to be as perfect in its petri6cation as
when living, with the exception of hole
in one ofthe sides, about four inches in
diameter, around which the hair has been
worn of, probably by the friction of the
water, in which it must have lain for a
ges past to have produced such a phe-
nomenon. The tail, though concerted
into almost smooth surface, may be ca
silly dscerned. The horns, eyes, nostrils,
mouth and legs. are as perfect in their
stone us in their pristine state.
The country in which this rare speci-
men was found, is inhabited by the Eu-
teaux, a rowing tribe ofsavages who sub
sist. great proportion of their lives, on
insects. snakes, toads, roots, &c. This
tribe being particularly hostile to the
whites, renders the acquisition of this Gu
riosity an undertaking not little hazar-
dous; Notwithstanding this, and many
other difficulties to be surmounted, such
as distance, expense, &c. our enterpri-
sing citizen, Captain Charles Bent, con-
templates procuring and bringing it to
the U. States with him, on his return
from Santa Fe, during the ensuing au-
tumn. We heartily wish him success in
his praiseworthy undertaking.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
A SUBSCRIBER.
ITEM s

GA German paper represents tina,
Of all the Provinces of Poland, Caiicia
is at present the most prosecuted. All
her dungeons are filled with prisoners,
grooming under the most barbarous
treatment.-A single manufacturer in
the city Of New York, consumes up.
wards of $1,000, ia gold and silver,
weekly, in providing for the elegance
of the rich and greal-or $50, 900 per
annuml Ofthe whole quantity con.
sumed Throughout the country, it is i'm
possible to form any idea.-Hastor
NJ. Childers, esq. Of Louisiana, who
recently died, by will manumitted
thirty.one valuable slaves, and made
provision for their conveyance TO Lii.
IBERIA. He also left a handsome legacy
to the Colonization Society.--The
Grand Jury Of Richmond Co. Geo.
has Mr.. Slaughter, for foreman, and
Mr.. Ketchum and Mr.. Bottom, for as.
sistants, and two of the members Mr..
SINNERS. Wo! to the poor culprit
who falls into or attempts to escape
from such hands.--A foreign paper
says--Lydia Chamberlayne, aged 81
years, recently had the power of speech
restored TO her after being deaf and
dumb for 16 years. 1t took place
suddenly, on coughing up fleshy sub.
stance from her throat OF lungs.-The
Norfolk Beacon, Of the 26ih, informs
US that orders had been received at the
Navy Yard at Gosport, to fit out the
North Carolina "a, immediately.-An
abolition gentleman went into Burke
county, Georgia, and harangued the
negroes in favor Of immediate emanci.
aption. An overseer of plantation
caught him tied him up on the spot, gave
him fifty Iashes and let him goa
young lady of talents is preaching al
this time in Connecticut. She is Of The
primitive Methodist persuasion.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
From the Richmond Wing.
STONE Eater

A negro boy about years Of age, the
property Of a person living in Hanover
county, has been in the habit, for six
months or more, of eating pebbles
of them as large as the end of ones
thumb, and of an uneven surface. After
having eaten quantity, the stones may
be felt, g. even heard to rattle by striking
the abdomen. The writer has seen the
quantity of two gallons voided in the
course of two weeks, of various forms &
dineonsions. The boy appears to enjoy
good health-is hearty and as sprightly
as most children of his age. Every
means that could be devised have been
resorted to, to prevent the continuance
ofthe practice, but in vain. The facts
above stated. if required, can be proven
by sending highly respectable PERSONS
and should you deem this communication
worthy of a place in your columns. it
may be inserted.
SUBSCRIBER.
N. B. The boy described above, would
attempt to swallow pebbles so large as to
be unable to get them down, and on one
occasion was found with one so large,
lodged in the gulle;, as to require ilnme-
date aid TO save his life.
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11
A TALE OF BLOOD g. MURDER
NORFOLK (Va.) July 8, 1885.

A correspondent writes US as FOL.
lows, under date of July /: "An af-
fray took place yesterday afternoon, a,
Chuckatuck, in Nansemond county,
between two highly respectable young
genllemen, Mr.. SAMUEL WHITFIELD,
Jr. and Mr.. WILLIAM II. A. p. Cow
PER, both Of Isle Of Wight county,
which resulted in the death Of BOTH
| am not informed of all the particulars
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

children. Williamson carried her with
him, to the interior of Pennsylvania,
where he gave evening lectures on
grammar & elocution. One morning
early, be go, up and left poor Mrs.
Walker asleep, and ran into Maryland
with Biddy Leiper, who was nice
Dutch girl. This was for love entire-
", as Biddy had nothing to call her own
but bible, which her mother had left
her. Williamson sold the bible for a
glass Of brandy, stole horse in Mary.
land, decamped to Western Virginia,
and set up for politician. This trade
he found the poorest trade of all. He
soon re-crossed the mountains got into
North Carolina, and went a digging
for gold. He was much pleased with
this business, and pictured to himself
a long vista Of wealth and grandeur
He got up early and dug deep, made
trenches, worked hard until his eyes
fell upon the wife OF a nsighboring
small tobacco planter. He got &C.
quainted with Mrs. Nepler, the plan.
ter's wifs-asked her one evening to
walk GU. with him and she did SO !;
both walked away, leaving the tobacco
planter the gamer by tongues less
noise in his domicil Williamson next
day came up like duck, in Savannah,
where be was captain OF a small coast
ing vessel that traded to ST. Augustine.
From St. Augustine he ran away with
John Fields fourth wife to ITALIA
hassee--from Tallahassee into the
Greek Nation with widow. Here
he set up a grocery, married the
chiefs daughter, got piece of land,
left it, daughter and all, and taking a
long dive, came up, like another duck,
some where in Oneida county, New.
York.
The SLAVE TRADE.-Itis stated
that one or two persons of great com.
'mercial respectfully, to the eastward,
have been discovered fitting out ves-
sells at the port Of New York, for the
purpose of carrying on the Slave
Trade between Africa and the South.
ern States. The Morning Herald OBJ.
serves :-"This will be one of tue
most important trials that ever took
place in New York. The idea that
protested Christians, in a Christian
land, should be engaged 10 robbing
and plundering, and carrying off hui
man creatures from their native coun.
try, to sell them for filthy lucre at the
south, is not the mos. gratifying to a
true lover ofreligion, morals, or coun.
try. 1t is, besides, in direct contraven.
ton ofthe laws Of the land, and if the
individual or individuals implicated
should be rich, should have given
much to the Abolition or Colonization
societies, we trust that fhase cireum-
s.aaess VIII not be allowed to weigh
much with an homes. and conscientious
jury. To steal, carry away and sell
human beings in one land, at the same
time that the same individual is preach
ing, praying, and subscribing for their
emancipation in another, may be a
sample of permitting not the right
hand TO know what the left doth,' but
1t shadows forth a higher degree of by.
pocrisy than all can approve"
BickneWs { Philad.) Reporter.
Er1r11
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

oeee.'eu uSt"oen .ie HeAicaN'
troops, sta'ionea al Galveston, and
some cit'zeos OF Inc Uoiteo states,
mere were SIX men Riiieo, "ne'her
americans or Mex,cans, II IS not sta
Aeo.-~ Nat. lnt', July =.
UNCERTAINTY oS THE LAw.-ous last
exchange papers furnish us with two re-
markable instances Of the GLORIOUS un-
certainty ofthe law"
Th. sro, o..urred - Norf,,t r..
- sr,,:s o ~, :" .so''o'n ~
fs~ ,r;.a .ha. 10y ~. WIZ was .a ~
.aa,ans 800 ~. ,iao a -; ;san.;sa , ~
,bs nsni,en ,vH oh,s;aad p : Dam rial !,
ssh;ah con,;na - fam d.us ~ ~
,',ns 800 s sa,so a.,;,,,. aaJ s.pso 80, ~
.,;.,s ,a,.s. $50 s ,;.a,,,"n,i H. 49,
n - 49,. 80 sa.,;n .,;I, ana.... 80, =,
~ ,,snns o has hssn shonaed - Mans :.
a,aad .ono,u Tuonid bo ann.;nn
- ~ ~, h;msolf e ~ hana s;,,
a ~ 49, '
The second case occurred IN Port
charged with murder, was actually re.
leased, in consequence OF the clearness
by which his guilt could Dc established!
The mans name IS jacob Skinner,
Mr.. John Jennlngs, the Fosf Master
Of Port Gibson, with the most cold.
biooded deilberatIor--shootIpg him
dowp, IN open day, IN the presence Of
cstioni I, seems he was twice ar.
raipned. but so clear was his guilt, and
20 decided and universal was public
sentiment against him that a iury could
M, be obtained to sit upon his case.
Re was then discharged under the pro.
an,;,le !, nr;soner accused of,reason or
felony to bis discharge from imprison,
| nent, unless he is brought to trial al
!ne SECOND 'srm al'el ms IoM'n,',nen'
should not be resorted 10 IN such case,
= '1e ' " 49,
M, m.az uon ana Will ~,
- 100 wh;o Con,n,;.sonsro
.rs.s dacar;,ated a. ,he late session Of
~ conusc,;cn, I.so;sla,ure
~ A1 -. -
~. COCOON no. h..n nark
u NY goass wh;rlu;nd. hail and
~ oa, h;aas d;ea.an,
800, ,' g u sas,,. w. r.h;.h araa,
aa.s =, .no - S .ans,,u ~ haa 49, 60
sioned, as wen as Unpleasant vicissi-
kudes 10 the temperature of the air.
We are informed that saoso has been
(een west of the Allegheny, since the
aays have reached their greatest
eDgth.-Frank. Wing.
==
A ComET AT LAsr.--A comet is visible
ear the small star marked sixteen in the
aad of,ba constellation r,eo Miro,
-.
New York, June "a.
Pcep;ns Tom of Coyenfru.-The
male part Of the fashionable or shop.
esistible fit of laughter. OF discovering
q o iancy store keeper 10 broad.
y mao oeen 'nau'ging IN most SIN
az ana mofoio curioslty' lmpudent
splfltiess, ihat Of ooflng holes IN
moor, near Inc counter, ana repair
70 lne cellar ior astronomical oo'
9, when inc store was iuli. Inc
-al mas Deeh comPei'eo 10 nee the
nIry Tor thls unmeh'iohapie ohence,
,shmen, ior wnlcn IS not PROVIDED
by the Revised StatueS. ne ex~
South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-07-11

The Virginians who are supporters
Of DIR. Van Buren, profess to be en-.
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MR.. w. c. RIyEs.

MR.. w. C. RIYES.
The Enquirer of Friday, says-The
Georgia Southern Spy may put himself
at ease about Mr.. Rives. We are dis
tinctly assured that he will not ''suffer
his name to be used in any manner tend
ing to injure the party to which he ba- :,
longs. He will not consent to follow in
the wake Of Judge White, or any other
parsonage, and to do aught to endanger
the success of the Republican party
"Mr. Rives can wal" he is every
way willing to wait. The Spy refers to
the Vice Presidency. Now, we. know
that Mr.. Rives does not wish to be run,
and hopes that he may not be consider
ed as candidate for that Office.
% So MIR. Rives scan wait"-weit for
WHAT The Vice Presidency we suppose.
Then if Van Buren, and johnson get
once seated, he must have goodly share.
of"patient bearing" in his composition,
or he will become restiff under such a
compulsory process and amalgamation
having the high sanction of the chief of
fcers of the nation, the abolitionists may
then boldly urge their schemes, and the
amalgamist triumph in his preferred liber-
tinism. So we 60.
The question then is settled; and John
son is not the only one who must feel
deep interest in the elevation of their Off
spring in the scale of social intercourse.
But such is the tendency of Party, that
equally the good and the evil of our being
must now yield to its dwelling and des-
tructive influence. The process of amal-
gamation is already too conspicuously dis
played in many places for the well being
of society--and how will it be when prac-
tically sanctioned by the second officer
of the government
g A portion of the Washington and
Baltimore Rail Road is finished -Cars
are running on it from Bladensburg TO
Baltimore.
T We have often WONDERED why the
Editors ofthe Richmond Enquirer should
have preferred Martin Van Buren, to all
other men for the chiefmagistracy ofshis
nation that Gen. Jackson should have
preferred him is easily accounted for.
Mr.. BENTON says, if the office of Chief
Justice were offered to him, ''HE WOULD
NOT ACCEPT IT," Agood determination
Glr The st. Louis Republican of the.
23d states that the Cholera has broken
out with considerable fatality at Palmyra,
II deaths out of about 25 cases having
happened. Among the number are Dan.
iel Bradley, sheriff of the county, and
Capt. VIM. Massey.
~ The following remarks, which
we nnd IN the Richmond Wing OF the
3oth ult., are truly characteristic of the
party devoted to Jackson Van Burenism.
not only in Virginia, but throughout the
Union. Towards Mr.. Leigh, there is in
the Enquirer species of opposition dis
played, bordering very closely on perse~
cution--a party vindictiveness altogether
unbecoming the high character of Virgin.
ians. However, it is making him friends
in quarter where he had least reason TO
expect them. BY pushing the right of
instruction too far, the right itself will be
brought into contempt. For Senator
to be instructed, the instructions must be
and constitutionally given. If
given for party purposes only, they ought