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LITE M s..

o. There are fifty.six daily pews.@
papers in the State of N. York. Their
circulation is eqoal TO about 10000
daily.-On the 18th ul.. Maj. David
Fore, OF Bedford county, had his barn,
new Wagon, windmill, quantity
Of gears and ten tons Of hay, entirely
destroyed by lightoing.--A young
girl at New York recently died with
such mysterious symptoms as to induce
post mortem examination Of the bo-
dy. 1t was discovered that her life
was terminated by the habit OF chew
ing slate pencil and India rubber, a
practice Of general prevalence amoGg
school children. --Forty-two acres
of land in the outskirts of the village
Of Syracuse, in the Western part of N.
York, sold lately for $42, 900. Seven
railroads terminate in this village
During the week before last, $3.50, 625
were coined at the mint. This sum is
nearly equal to the whole average coin.
age before l834.--The New York
Journal Of Commerce of Tuesday last
says, that about eighty emancipated
slaves, now, at Staten Island are short,
ly to sail for Liberia in the brig Lunar
which has been chartered for the pur-
pose by the New York Colonization
Society.--It is stated in the Charles.
ton IS. CO. Courier Of the 18th ul,.
that the Rice Plantations on the San.
tee, from the Canal to the mouth Of
the river, were all under water, pre-
senting the appearance Of an inland
sea. The consequence, il is feared,
| will be great destruction to Rice crops
in many cases amounting to total
loss.-The Huntsville (Aiabama)
Advocate mentions the reception, al
the post office in that place, Of mum,
Der Of electioneeriDg pamphlets, frank
ed by Martin Van Buren.--Tis in,
habitan,s of Louisville have commen-
ced building bridge over the Ohio ri,
yer at that city The ladies Of Gin,
| cinnati, it is said, made up Is pair Of
pantaloons and rs hunting shirts and
presented them to a volunteer corps
that recently loft that city for Texas.
"A cause is yet pending in Ea-
gland, Small VI Atwood, the costs Of
which already exceed $l5o.ooo.--
From 1880 10 1886, there have been
90 different Washing Machinss, and
nearly as many Threshiag Machines,
patented in the Uaited States.----It il
stated in Whites life of Samuel Slater,
that more than one hundred millions
Of yards Of calico have been printed
in this country within the last year
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HARRISON MEETING.

The friends Of Gen. VIM. H. HARR1-
SON re-assembled in the Courthouse on
Monday last, in conformity to a notice
published in our paper for few weeks
past, Capt. SAMUEL CocKEnILL resum.
ing the chair, and JOHN BRADY, Esq, his
place as Secretary, when PHILrP B.
STREET, Esq, after some very pointed
and interesting remarks, and as chair.
maa Of the Committee appointed at the
last meeting reported the following pre-
amble and resolutions, which were a.
dopted without dissenting voice, viz:
Il being the opinion ofthis meeting
that party spirit, good when restrain.
ed within sober limits, has in the pres
ent times degenerated into acapricious
and volatile temper, pernicious to the
best interests of the people, vi.iating
their opinions and corrupting the prin
ciples of their officers-that the bane-
full efec. Of this temper is dangerously
promo,edby elecling to high official
stations, men whose political principles
have been formed in the schools of par.
~ cahal or men who in official trans
actions permit themselves to be actual.
ed solely by the wish to advance their
party's cause whose opposition to or
advocacy of the measures of govern.
ment, Is prompted by no honest regard
10 the expediency Or inexpediency-
the eouslilutionality or uncons.ilu.ion-
ali,y Of the measure by them opposed or
sustained /; but by the desire ofpromot-
ing the power & influence OF their res.
pectiye parties; g. il being moreover the
opinion OF this meeting that many ofthe
prominent measures ofthe present ad-
minislIa.ion have been opposed or sus-
I tanned upon mere party grounds, inso-
much that the true interests OF the re.
public have been treated by those now
( ia sffilial stations as subyenient and
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From the New Orleans Bulletin.
Extract of a letter from an Ameriea,

Extract 81 q tetter from an american
citizen at Mstamoras.
81 tell you these people (the Mexi-
cans) are determined to 60 into it
stronger than ever, and are already
rails ing recruits.
"Many Of the officers would not re
turn who have experienced some hard :
ship, but others looking for promotion
would. General SEsMA has return ed,
and is here on his way to Mexico !; he
is appointed Secretary of War; UR-
REA and GARRAy are supposed to be
at La Bahia, on their way to this place;
General FILAsoLA is at the Nueces, on
bis retreat to Monterey. That place
is to be his headquarters un Ill he re.
ceives his advices from the General
Government. Soldiers and officers are
coming in daily, apparently worn out
with fatigue and hunger, and hide
themselves with shame. On their ar
rival, no firing Of rockets, no rejoicing
with bells, no balls given, no pomp &
parade with escorts into the city /; they
sneak into town after night in as seclu-
ded manner as possible,as If ashamed
Of what they have committed"
Another letter from Velasco, dated
23ih Of May, says, tive have General
SANTA ANA still with US as prisoner,
and ! believe he will yet remain so for
some time. He has, however, made a
compact with the Texan Governme nt,
the basis of which is--,he evacuation
VI vic IrrrItory 10 the Kio Grande, SOL
emn pledge not to take up arms against
Texas, delivery of prisoners, and the
liberation of Santa Ana himself when
the Government Of Texas shall deem il
ex2edient. The People are much in.
censsd against him, and the Govern.
msnt has with difficulty, saved his life.
81 believe the war is ended, and that
the fate Of Texas is settled. Now we
alone wait for he tranquility of Mex
leo. A great revolution threatens her."
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LyncAing a Jsrssyman in Georgia.

| Ly"CHsHg Jerseyman sn Ge0f9 s0'i
Under this head, we have read the
proceedings Of meeting held at Hills.
borough, Georgia, on the 9Th instant
the object Of which will be seen by the
following extract:
The committee retired. and after de-
liberation, made the following report,
which was UNANIMOUSLY adopted, viz a
The committee TO whom was referred
the case of the Rev. A. w. Kitchell, re.
port That upon examination they find
sundry certificates and other papers of q
suspicious and spurious character, and
have thought proper to retain the same
IN the hands of the Secretary until fur
Their Information is obtained concerning
them.
The committee would advise that the
said kltchell should be rode around the
village on Rail, with band of all kinds
OF music, playing the Rogue's March
that his head should then be tarred aud
teathered, and again rode round the viz
lage as before--that he should also leave
the State within ten days from this time,
under the penalty of Lynch's Law"
A further Committee was appointed,
informally, to carry out .hs recommen-
dalton adopted by the meeting. Kit
ehell was accordingly stripped, his
head shaved, and covering oftar and
feathers substituted, and he carried a.
bout the town to the music Of the Call
ithumnian band. Upon which, the
editor Of the Newark IN. J.) Adver-
tiser remarks:
"The individual who has beeA nus
barbarously treated by The citizens Of
sister State, is member of one of
the most respectable families in the
State of New Jersey /; a graduate Of
Princeton College a licenlia,e Of the
Theological Seminary, and young
man OF distinguished worth ! amiable,
unassuming, and we hesitate moi to be-
lieve, anofendiag. We are assured
by friend who has an intimate knowl-
edge Of his whole history, that there is
nothing obtrusive or offensive in his
manners or sentiments on any subjects
and moreover, that when he left home
a year ego, he was decidedly opposed
TO the views Of the Abolilionists as a
party. 1t is moi at all probable therefore
that he has given any just offence to
the people OF Georgia, and most GER
tainiy there could have been no just
cause for such unceremonious, inhu~
man, and savage treatment. What
would be the feelings Of these high
minded Georgians, if the people OF N.
jersey were lhns lawlessly TO abuse a
citizen Of that State, on any pretext
whatever tfan American had bses
40 treated in Mexico, il would have
been deemed abundant cause Tor cell
upon the government for The punish.
meat OF the offenders; aud, 10 truth,
such breach OF every principle OF
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cogdoches, in Texas, he became very
much excited, and declared that such a
step would be considered by him as an
insult to the Texan nation. and resisted
accordingly by force of arms General
Houston, it is also stated, is in favor of
preserving the integrity of Texas as
free, sovereign, land independent repub-
lie, and decidedly opposed to it's annexa-
ton to this country. --Charlestown Free
Press.
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Late from Texas.
New ORLEANS, June IL.

NEW ORLEANS, June IL.
LATEST FROM TExAs.--By a gentle-
man, who came passenger in the stea-
mer Native, eight days from st. Angus
tine, (Texas,) we learn that Brigadier
General RusK has made requisition
for every third man resident in st. Au-
gostine, to supply the places Of those
men whose terms ofservice had expir.
ed, and for the purpose of continuing a
vigorous pursuit of the enemy, whose
retreat was much retarded by the num-
bers oftheir sick. General Filasola is
commando rim chief lat presently of the
Mexican army, in Texas, and is concen'
treting his forces at San Antonio. -Ad-
vertiser.
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Late from Georgia.

1 Evtro~t ,r a tas.~~ - .'.- Suite. vi
the State Rights Sentinel, dated Co
lumbus, June II;
IA rumor has reached this place
that battle was fought yesterday
morning by 1000 men under Genera al
! Moore, from Alabama, with about l :
200 Indians on the Alabama side, a.
bout IS miles below or south west OF
this place. 1t was known that Gen.
eral Moore with his army left For,
Wilkinson for that purpose, and OK
pected to encounter the enemy yester.
day morning that considerable fir
ing was heard in the direction where
the Indians were encamped. The anx
iety to hear the resul, is very great. II
any news arrives by morning,I will add
it at the close"
June 1s.-"An express arrived here
last night, stating that the Indians had
attacked Fort Jones (about 80 miles
below and near Roanoke, in Georgia, }
and that the fort was surrounded by
Indians in such numbers as TO prevent
or render retreat Of the few men
there very hazardous. 3'bis is the
mornings report. No news from
Moore's army yet"
From the Milledgeville Recorder, June 81
1t is stated, by the Columbus Sem
tinel, upon what it believes respecia-
Bile authority, that Neah-Micco has
come in to Tuskegee, with some three
hundred Of his party. We hope the
report may prove true.
The army is still waiting for arms
and supplies.
Since writing the above, we have
been favored with the following items
Of news,received by the last mail, from
most respe stable source in Colum-
bus:
NEAH.MATHLA {.he great warrior
Of the Greeks, and a. :he head of the
hostile party,) and his son, have been
taken prisoners and brought to Fort
Mitchell, by Gen. JEsyP. Gen. JEs.
UP marched from Tuskegee with seven
hundred white men and five hundred
friendly Indians. They passed near
NEAH.MATHLA's camp, aud sent sew
eral of their Indians TO him. They
succeeded in decoying him little from
the camp, aad took him and bis son
prisoners. This morning Gen. SCOTT
was sent for from Fort Mitchell, and
has gone there.
Should the above news be correct,
land there is the best reason 10 credit
nO NEAa-MATHLA's capture must
have a powerful influence in bringing
the hostililies TO a close, as he is the
very soul OF the hostile party.
The troops at Fort Jones, we are
informed by the same authority, con-
sisting Of the Gwinnett, Monroe, and
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THE HEsslAN FLY,

An interesting article on the subject
ofthe Hessian fly, will be found on the
frs. page of this paper.
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ISAAC Ross, Of Mississippi, has left
his large Estate, FIRST, to his Daughter,
during her life; then his slaves, over
Fl years of age, are to elect whether
they will 60 to Liberia /; ifthey decide
in favor OF emigrating, then his plan
tation is TO be sold, and, together with
the proceeds Of the crops since his
death, TO be applied 10 the removal
and comfortable settlement of the ser.
wants, and to the establishment nf an
Institution Of Learning in some place
an the Colony. la this arrangement
some IL or Is 900 dollars is reserved
for Grand Child. Should MAORI.
ty OF the slaves, over FL years, decide
against going TO Liberia, then the
whole estate, including the slaves, and
excepting the mansion house, and some
land around it, is to be sold, and the
proceeds applied for the endowment Of
the said Institution of Learning. - Go
! sias Of Lib.
1t is stated by a writer ia the United
States Gazette, that the present orders
from the United States to England, fol
rail road iron,is greater than the whole
amount Of iron TO be manufactured
there for the next three years.
BY the recent rise of iron in En-
gland, immense fortunes have been
made, q single individual having real.
lied 100000 sterling.
1t is indeed surprising, that with the
immense mineral resources OF this
country, we are compelled to use for.
eign iron, either on sccoun. of its quail
ity or cheapness.
| Whatever dreams may be INDUCED
about golden era in prospective, nc
one can doubt that this 10 emphatically
the iron age.-RicA. Compiler.
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Mr.. " HITNEY.

10 A contemporary says this individual
publishes letter in the Globe, which
sIledges that he resided in Philadelphia
in 1915, and consequently was not the
Whitney who in that year wos President
ola Bank at Kingston in Upper Canada.
His statement, we have no doubt, istrue,
and he thus gains the advantage by dis
proving ONE accusation, Of leaving the
inference that others are false. His par
t;zans will not fail to avail themselves of
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M Mississippi each s7a'0'0 's' 800
h Ili'noi. each $4,000 $4,000
S 4 S;; $:$'''''' each 4'' 900 4''. 800
S Ssm garssv each $4,000 Acc, 600
Indiana 6I2000 579, 900
M Ma,Vs each 100000 eel,o 900
s. cafHI'"' each $4,000 744,ooO
| Massachusetts $4,000 992, goo
S S:s s::s':' e'' 900 1914
| Ohio 1929 900 1870 600
Virginia 1,555 600 1876 900
Pennsylvania 2,o4I 900 9,3l4 900
| New York 1857, 900 S,so6,000
The Virginia delegation were thus di-
vided upon this bill;
! FoR THE BILL.--Messrs. Claiborne,
Craig Garland Hopkins, johnson, Jones.
| McComas, Mercer, Morgan, Patton,
Robertson, Taliaferro-12.
AeArNsr Ir.-Messrs. Beale, Coles,
Dromgoole Loyal Mason, Roans, Wise
-.
| ABsENr.--Messr Lucas q Bouldin.
| NJ. Lucas voted in favor Of the third
reading ofthe bill.
The Slavery question was indefi :
| nitely postponed by the General AS
sembly Of the Presbyterian Church on
the 9th inst. after warm and some
what acrimonious debate. This dis
aS8aa, 8 Rs gssgss. Ssi gEs H6
tionists. The Southern members wish
ed to take the ground that the Church
has no rightto legislaie on the subject,
because the Scriptures have not, and
because it is civil Institution. The
majority however, could not be brough.
TO sanction their proposition, aud we
augur no good from the disposition it
manifests. The continued agitation
of the question will as effectually rend
the Church as legislation could, for il
is unreasonable to suppose lhs South
ern Churches will consent 10 meet as
brethren those who make their meet
ings occasions for vililying and abus-
ing characterization Spectator.
-
T A public meeting 10 to be held in
Georgeto wn. ID. CO. on Monday even
ing next, to deliberate on the question
of retrocession, and to devise measures
for Recommending that portion ofthe Dis
trict with Maryland.
G 1t appsars from our late Washing
ton papers that Gen. CLINcH has resign.
ed his command in the Army, and his
resignation has been accepted by the
President. The conduct Of the campaign
in Florida is now placed entirely under
Cen. CALL, the Governor eff that Terri
tory.
" From the newspapers 1t seems
that the only three persons living. who
are sons of the sgners ofthe declaration
of independence. are Gen. William II.
Harrison, John Quincy Adams and Gen.
Morgan Lewis of New York.
xzB
o. A Patent has been taken out in
England. by a celebrated tanner. for tan
ming with blackberry bushes in lieu OF
oak bark.
D- We learn from the Richmond Wing
of Saturday. that Burdick and Hoffman.
apprehended for robbing the mail be-
tween Richmond and Petersburg, have
been sentenced to the penneptiary by
the Federal District Court Burdick, as
the actual robber, fos ten years-Hoff-
man. as the receiver of the plumber,
knowing it to bs stolen, for one. Bur-
dick was found guilty by jury--Hoff-
man confessed and threw himself on the
mercy Of the court.
It 10 said that when Gen. Houston
read Gen. Jackson's order to General
Gaines, respecting the occupation of Ma
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part of the Stewart companies, while
scouting, had another b rush with the
Indians. They were overpowered,
and had to return to the fort.
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TIE INDIAN WAR.

1t is now said, that the purchase of
negroes from the Indians, by the Slave
Traders Of the South. with permission
from the President ofthe U. S., has been
one OF the principal causes Of the Indian
war in Florida, which has already cost so
many lives and dollars.--lb.
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Congress adiourus on Monday next.
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~ The communication of "HoLsEs'
will be attended to in our next number.
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% The papers from Harrisonburg and
Staunton, represent that the farmers,
with some few exceptions. will have
good crops of Wheat and Rye in their
counties Rockingham and Augusta.
% The report that Gen. HousToN was
about to be supplanted in Texas by Gen.
HAMILTON, is, as appears from an arti-
Gle in another column to-day .unfounded.
Gen. Houston left New Orleans on the
9th ult. for Texas.
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We have been requested to call the

We have been requested to call the
attention Of the citizens of the surroun
ding country to the notice which has
been given by the Colonization Socie-
ty, that collection will be taken up ia
the various churches, Of every demon
ina.ion throughout the Union, in aid Of
the praisewortby objects Of that Soci.
ETY., either on the Sunday previous to,
or that Immediately succeeding the
4th Of July. We trust that this meth
cd Of increasing the funds Of a society
SO worthy Of support as the Colonial
ton Society, will be encouraged liber-
ally by our citizens. WiacA. Rep.
White Slausry.-In the parish OF
Marylebone, the paupers, under the
present radical management, daily wa.
ter no less than 294 ,2O6 square yards
of ground (thess poor fellows are
yoked to heavy trucks, which, when
filled, weigh upwards of 1900 Ibs.)
This immense tract ofground has to be
twice gone over, and the water pumped
up from deep wells, BY men who, from
old age, ought to be exempt from such
toll. One of them, yesterday, sunk
down in an exhausted state, and Bit
terly observed, that he would gladly
exchange his form to that Of beast,
for he should then be protected from,
such crueIty.-The poor old man was
upwards OF sixty years of age, and had,
he said, paid rates 10 the parish 10 a
very large amount. The aged are
made to drag i, about because q saving
is thereby effected i--of some few
pounds for horse hire.--Pity that there
is no society for The prevention of Cru
city TO paupers.
London Herald, May 10.
Another Revolutionary Hero gone!
Married, in Georgia, Shy John Mp
Gehee, Esq. MIR. DAVID HoDoE, aged
one hundred dad too gears and too
months, to Mas ELIzABETH Rally,
aged forty years, both of Columbia
county, State Of Georgia. Mr.. Hodge
was at Braddock's defeat, and served
throughout the whole period OF the
Revolutionary War.
Washington Neps.
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Texas could have been purchased for a
less sum than dollar an acre, are nov
selling readily for to 5 dollars.
SrEAMBoAT DISASTER. The steamer
Rob Roy, H. Findren master, (says the
Wheeling Gazette on her passage from
New Orleans to Louisville, having stop
ped the engine to oil the rist and ship
bilge pump, about four miles above Co.
lumbia, Arkansas, on The III ult. COL
lapsed one ofthe fuesslh her larboard
boiler. teasihlS iagE AaaRal e. ths head at
both ends. the stea@ Smatss taletaes i ~
& carried every thing before them.fofe
& eft. From letter. written BY t thhss clerk Glfi.
after the accident we lenrn iha ~, s"e ~" !,
eight slightly scalded seyen--all from
among the boats crew and deck passen.
gers. The letter says: The time from
taxing on and letting on steam was not
more than two minutes. The boat was
run ashore as soon as practicable. and
every possible exertion was used by the
passengers, physicians of Columbia and
boats crew to relieve the sufferers, who
are as comfortable as circumstances can
render--in good houses, with Eve doc
tors in attendance. We are very deep !;
nothing injured except the boiler Of the
boat 4; freight in good ORDER
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II 10 said that when Gen. Houston
read Gen. Jackson's order to General
Gaines, respecting the occupation of Ma.
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S. COCKERILL, Chairman.
JNO. BRADY, Secretary.

O. In our last number we announced
the passage through the House of Rep.
resentatlves Of the Opposite bill, and to-
day VIC have the pleasure ofsaying, that
it has received the signature of the Pres
ident, and became law of the land on
yesterday, lst'of JulysAs it now stands,
it deposites the surplus revenue among
the States, instead of making loans. Its
passage must be considered a great tri-
umph over prejudice and the corrupting
influence attempted by Benton and Co,
The objections made by soma to this
Bill here, that the money ought to have
been appropriated in preparing our coun.
try for war, mast, we think, fall to the
ground after close examination of the
amount now appropriated for that pur.
pose, as greater sum has been appro-
priated than can possibly be expended in
one or even two years. To Judge FROM
our exchange papers, we should say thai
this Bill is highly approved by a vast ma
jori,y Of all parties. From the following
State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1831-1836, 1836-09-26
VIZ. ANTLsLAVERY SOCIETY.

A special meeting &c this Society will be
holden at Montpelier, on WEDNESDAY, the
lJNrday of October next, commencing at
one o'clock, =. NJ. in tile Free Church and
continuing, by adjournment, through the
evening Of that day.
Addresses may be expected from one or
more of the Agents of the American Anti
Slavery Society.
Members of Anti-Slavery Societies, and
others, of both sexes, are cordially invited
to attend.
BY vote of the Executive Committee.
G. l.. KNAPP, Rec. Secretary.
Montpelier, Sept. II, 1896.
70 The Secretaries of the several town
ant-slavery societies in this State nre spe-
cially requested to forward TO the subscri-
Der by their Representatives the names of
the officers aud the number of members in
their societies, respectively.
G. l.. KNAPP.