The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1836-08-12

runaway from town some weeks since made
their appearance in the vicinity. A party,
: in number, Immediately went in pursuit
Of them and succeeded in oyertaking and
capturing two; the third escaped. They
had a supply Of pork, rice aud -four, and
bag containing ropes and brides. On be.
ing brought to town they were examined
by the Mayor, and from their contradictory
statements and other circumstances, suspi.
cions were excited that they were spies,
and connected with negroes IN town. On
a further examination sufficient was elected
to induce the bellefthat plo, was fast ripen.
ing TO maturity, among some OF the negroes
to run off and JOIN the Indians some time
in next month. Several negroes are now
in confinement, and the plot thus timely dis
covered has been nipped in the bud.
Gen Hamilton and Teras.-A CORES
poBdent Of The New York Evening Star,
short time SINCE, stated that plan was con.
cocling in Washington to deprive Gen.
Houston Of the command Of the Texan ar.
nv, and confer i, on Gen. Hamilton Of South
Carolina. Gen. Hamilton has promptly
denied all knowledge Of II, and states that
he is incapable Of robbing Gen. Houston Of
a command to which be IS so justly entiiled
by his bravery and gallant bearing.
Postage.-The amount of postage accru.
ing at the various pos;-ottices ~ the | uted
States during the year 1885, was 81 ,96l,.
s2I s.; of which s445, so accrued IN the
State Of New. \ ork :. s245,l97 IN peunsyl.
yauia Sl74,39l in Massachusetts; Sll9,.
2j5 IN Virginia aud Sll4,25l III Ohio.
( The following amounts were received at
the following cities, VIZ; New. York, $685..
O97 Philadelphia, 1921, l52; Boston, S7s,.
65s; Baltimore, $50, i94 New Orleans,
$50, 3l2; Charleston, Is. c., 500, 75l Rich
mond, (Na.l so, 1922 Mobile, sl9,23i.
Sons of The Signers Of the Declaration
( fIadepeniercc. " believe there are sons
Of the following signers Of The Declaration
Of Independence now living, namely, Rich.
ard Stockton, Thomas Willing, Benjamin
Rush, George Clymer, James " Ison, Fran.
els Hopkinson, George Read, Thomas Nc.
Kean, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Ben
lamin Harrison, and daughters Of Geo. Gin.
ton and Samuel Chase. Probably there
are other children Of some of the signers
still living but the above are ak that We are
al this time aware OF.
+ Colonel VIM. P. Duyali, formerly Gov.
ernor Of Florida, whose son was murdered
at Goliad, by order Of Santa Anna, publish.
es letter in the Louisville journal, IN
which he Announces his determination OF
ayenging the death Of his son. lie will give
up his professional busuess-wortht ten thou.
sand dollars year, for the sake of command
ing 1900 or 1900 Kentucky mounted men.
Singular and Sudden Death.-The Lou.
isylle City Gazette Of late date says" MF.
( White, of the firm of Woodruff aud White,
of this city, while examining ee.hlve yes.
terday morning, was stung on the temple
by bee, and Immediately expired. He
was in the enjoyment Of good health in the
morning, and was Buried in the evening""
! Costly Administrations. Call, OF Elori.
( da, 80 despatch communicating officially
the relief Of the party in the Block House,
states, that they had been fired upon inces.
sanity by the Indians; that the logs Of the
Block House were full Of balls, some Of lead,
some Of pewter, and some Of siirer--of the
latter no had obtained one, cut out from
the logs, but he Is at loss whether TO con.
slider the use Of sach bullet as evidence
Of short supply of ammunition, or a super.
stliious belief in the efficacy Of silver balls.
The latter notion belongs rather to the for.
ests Of Germany, than TO the morasses Of
Florida.
The following are very appropriately la.
belled Goods Of Life the greatest plea.
sure Of life is love the greatest treasure is
contentment; the greatest possession is
health the greatest ease Is sleep; aud the
greatest medicine is true friend"
The Sussex Register says, Jno. Brown a
native Of Ireland, but for the last fifty years
citizen Of New Jersey, died in Mansfield,
Warren county, on "Wednesday, the 22nd
ult aged one hundred and forty ycars