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TIE COLLIER SHAVE CASE ~

TIE COLLIER SLAVE CASE.-Th,
'h>r, which has been under investigation in this
New York Court OF sessions, for more than week
has resulted in the virtual acknowledgment %, the
clam of MI. Collier, the master II seens
however. that he is doomed to further cmbar.
rhssmcnt m the attempt to recover his prop.rty
'he slave, AT aprrvou, stage ofthe proceedings
confessed prNHlely that he had sl,scondcd from Mr.
Noi'rr, but his over jealous friends would not al
~" nm to make the admission in open court On
tuesday,, the recorder proceeded to declare hi,
opinion Is 10 the certificate of the slave whir had
"een produced on behalf of Gosley, and which
me- III" recorder could no, consider as applicable
10 me prisoner, nasmuch rs tie Abrahlm Gosl,y
lhefeih named, WAS described az 6v,. I..t th,,,
inches IA height, and the Abraham t;nsl,v oJ;,,
Nohtr, new present, wh> five feet caht inches
aud he could moi believe that Il growth Of fv. il,
ches hdi taken place since tho date OF In, ,.rt;
hcaie, although a medical gentleman had de,,,r-
ca thit there were cases ON record in which n,r
sons had grown more than FIVE inches after ,t,,;n.
ing the age oi II years, under the influence of
change of climate.
nc laws at the United States his honor said
made III ms duty to give upa slave TO his owner
on ihe proof OF the masters right in the prese,,
Case he had every confidence that the courts IN
MARYLAND would protect Gosley, il really entitled
10 freedom, aud ms certihcate-if really his
would be available TO him there. where tho
means OF verifying it were at hand The case
wasthen adjourned 10 one O'Clock.
At that hour the recorder announ ed that a
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-22

o. The Lexington (ky) Reporter annou"'
ces that Col. Johnson, the hero of the Great Cro'-
sings, has taken the field in propria person0-''
wing started, ON stump-speahtng tour, throus'
the mountain regions of " Old kentuck. ~
office -holders are evidently alarmed for their sa'a
ries.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-22

We have learnt within IA few DAYS past, ofan
act Of gallaniry on the part OF an officer of the
my, which We deem II our duty to rive 10 the
publ especially rs modrsiy. which j, the almost
inseparablc concomtint OF valour, has induced
him, in hiS official report, to keep himself entirely
ont of sight,
Our readers may rccueet a shirmish, some
months ago, between small patty OF L. 5. troops.
and u superior force of Indians, in the vicinity OF
~. Augustine, in which the latter were routed
With considerable loss. Brevr Capt. Dmick,
then Of The is, Artlll ~, commanded the Regulars
and, ia les uiicla report, gave n brief and tech
meal account OF the fight. brother officer, some
time afterwards, accidentally oycihcarine some
soldiers speaking with admiration of the par,
Capt ID. bore in the skrmish, was induced to be-
hcve that he had moi done himself Justice. His
suspicious were increased, when ON asking the par
ticulars from the Captain, he received reluctant
and guarded account oi the affair The officer
summoned To his presence the Sergeant who was
with the pary--there no other eonrmis
stoned officer Than Capt. ID. attached 10 ii j, and
learnt the following details:
La the midst oi the action, whilst Captain Di-
mich, ON horseback. directing, and bv his
GOODNESS ani courage, animatng his little p lrty, he
wdx su licnly, and as il by conccr, set upon from
different directions by two Indians OF huge stature
They fired simultaneously and wounded Capt Di-
mick IN the leg, AT the same iimo bringing dowlt
his horse. Dlssngagng himself from his horse,
with great activity, he gained his feet in time To
bling down one of his antagonists US, with lear
iul yes, they rushed to take his scalp, thinking
their fire had killed him. On seeing his com.
panion fall the other Indian took To nigh,, bu, not
ia time TO save himself. Captain Dimick wheeled
about. and with great GOODNESS, shot him dead
With the other barrel of his towng piece In
the mean time, the wounded Indian tiougl, una
Bile to rise, had seized gun, but before no could
use it, Captain Dimck despatched him with his
sword.
We give this little incident, from admiration of
gallaMry and presence Of mind, and on the mo>l
unq,Ir,lionable auhority--and with no view what
ever OF nominating Capt. Dmch 10, the Vice Pre-
sdcncy. We ara gratihed 10 he able to state thai
tho casualties of the service have presented an OPP
por,uny Of promoting this gallant officer, aud that
he is now a full Captain in the ID Artillery.
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-22

NJ Fall supply of Satin Beaver, Beaver, Fur
w and WOOL Hats, is principally al hand. A.
monc them are the newest fashions and variety or
QUALITIES prices and shapes to suit all ages and elias
ses-nianniacturcd expressly for this market; an
examination is respectfully solicited.
JOHN G. MEM.
sept. 6w II
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Importanf from Herico The New Orleans
Zee, oi the 81 inst, contains the following impor-
tint intelligence from Mexico
MfXIco.-Wc have been favored with the sight
OF letter from the interior Of Mexico, in which il
Is sad that project is loot to unite the mon q
'hrrn states OF the Republic of Mexico with the
Republic oiTexas under one independent Govern
'rnmcnt. The letter is dated XlcatecaS, July
21l, 1886 and states tia, the ,li,allcclion through
the northern provinces of Mexico is great and
NtIIl increasing, and speaks of the advantages of
an independent state like that of Texas. The
states who appear 10 be in favor of an alliance with
Texas. are Tamaolipas, San Luis, Zlcatccas, "a
part Of Jalasco, Nucvo Lion, Coahua, Durango,
Smaoa, Chihuahua, Sonora, the territory Of Cali
lorna, and New Mexico. The principal object OF
all these states appears to be that of forming new
republic IA connection with Texas.
Tho division of Mexico is not a new design and
under the many favorable circ,siancrs, the empty
treasury, the distraction rcigning through the
country, the present situation OF Tcxas and her in
ev'able Independence. all tend to increase the
probability OF the project of an alliance between
these states. The letter shows evidently that
much good would be the result of the design.
1t also confirms the information which we have
gwen of the internal situation of Mexico
Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-09-22

Mai. Read, of Florida, has replied, in an ad-
dress, To the unmrtited npprobun heapcd upon
iin by Gen. Scott. Maj. Read Wa, the ealian,
officer who relieved the garrison in the Block
house on the Wnhlacoecher. lie places Gen.
Scott in an awkward prcdicamcnl. We do not
believe General Scott has ever apologised for the
unprovoked insult he offered to Mai Read and
10, winch, ii said, the latter officer had de-
marIcd personal satisfaction.
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nc subscriber viii ieeomnence her School on
'he '>aa ay oil october-Terrns as before
II. y REID
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i hWnS Ffost--'i'hr New York Journal of
Commerce sales.--future is reason to fear tina,
NE 'ioSi oil last tuesday ni.h, 9th inst has cut of
the hopes which were entertained respecting In
diah Corn and other Fall crops. Wch,yc had an OBJ
Po''"n'y To converse with persons from the mite
nor OF tins State and with others who have passed
through New England, and they say every thing
~ KILLED. The market people who come in from,
around the city bring the same report"
AZ uuca, On the 9th inst. the thermometer sunk
too ..
ihe Buffalo Journal of the 7ih .ays that a severe
""s' on Monday night swept all before it in the
SCUM towns OF that county. The same calamity
me Journal thinks, " has al,o been visited nnon
other, il not all, sections ofwcstrrn New York. II
So III" loss to the agricultural portion of our
people is 'rreIarabc; and the circumstance is cal
en'atcd To occasion the most serious apprchen>ion,
IN the public mind"
NJ Salem, on TIA" 9th, ice was seen in yario,
places.
III" Nr"bnrypou Herald saws that leo a, thick
ms window glass was seen in that vicinity. ON We'd
ncsd'y morning last.
Edfiy frost.-On Tuesday right Their, wa, y
very severe frost IN this vicinity, which Ina, / H.
It" '"eumbcr, squash and po,atoc vines, and
INJURED almost all all vegetable productions. Ear
" hosl we have called il, aud it wonl have
wv" !" ALMOST any other SeaSon but we have IA al
Oh, every month during the summer. In Smi,b.
n,'n ana Cumberland the top, of the houses look
ed as II there had been a fall of snow.
P,oridence Journal
'FoPs !" e'mo"t-Thc early frost in Yer
mont has nearly destroyed the corn, pot,,oe, and
h"rh"hcat IN several sections of the state
Tray Budget
FROM the Portsmouth az H. .Jouynak
""rfN Conn AND Snow BALLS On W,dn,s-
'ay mofn'n- we noticed in IA market WAGON. rom
'''"''g cor" N the milk. the strange sigh, of a
s"o" o"ff between two and three inches in diom.-
ter IL was formed from the frost which on ,h,,
morning was visible in cvrv direction around rs
o''S'',e' we lear the small hopes many OF the far
"'e,S ""a cherished ofthcr corn crop
rf's, m Ndme-ENtract Of "A letter from, F.,
town near Portland, dated Sept. Sth. TUESDAY
last was l'kc a winter day, and tho night fDlIow;n,
was 50 c"Id thai the vines and their ti,,its wcre
frozen. II is melncholv to look ON the dosol,,;n,
No' an 'ar ct corn is there any where in This
heisnoofhood that has arrived at a stat. ,y.n far
o"N'ng' Potatoes are about half grown. and cvc-
~ 'hih" nluCn III the same conl,ti,n
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PUBLIC NOTICE.

'hE W inter Session of the subscribe,'s Scbool
VIII commence on Monday, the third day of
Notwithstanding, IN his family, washing. can.
dicD Nc 'neuded,l will be eighteen dol airs month
iuItion twenty dollars session: payment as here.
otore. rN : BEN
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CASH FOR WHEAT.

fces,) will give the highest market p,icc to,
Wheat throughout the Season.
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roHi.IGN INTELLIGENCE.
LATE.. Enron SPAIN.

BOSTON, sept. IL
b. the arrival OF The slip Ariosio, capt. Black
Icr, from 81. Ubes, which port she lief, on the 9th
nit. hle,,rS. 7 oplf have received file ofthe Lisbon
Euy,i.h Journal to the 18th ntimo, which con-
iains important information relative To the Affairs
Of Span.
Disturbances still continue in Spain, and IL
seems now highly probable that the existing 60
yernn,ent will be oycrthrown. The constitution OF
1912 has been solemnly proclaimed at Cadiz, Sc
vile and Badajoz, well rs Maagn. In Seville
on the receipt Of despatch sent 10 the authorities
by the civil government oil Cadlz, they called to-
crther the superior officers OF the National Guard
and made them acquainted W til what had occurred
NJ Cadz,--the proclamation OF the constitution Of
1912. II was then agreed that all the corps in Sc
Vile should be drawn up. in order to ascertain the
spirit they were animated with. The result was
that commissioners were appointed by them, who
expressed the following wishes those Of their
constituents, viz -
Ist. That the ministers should be dismissed
well General Cordova, and "A commander in
chief appointed, worthy the confidence of the ma
ton.
"a. That constituent cor,es be convened up
on the principles laid down in the constitution of
1912, and
3dly., That obedience no longer be paid to the
existing government.
As lar as related TO the Two first articles, the
civil governor had given way. And the third,
the open rupture with the existing government, it
sill under consideration.
We gather from these papers that Madrid is in
a state of revolution. The Rcsista, "A Lisbon pa
per- OF August 9th, states that intelligence
had been received that ii revolution had
taken place, which caused considerable blood
shed, the result OF whic, was the dismissal
OF lstniiz, and the appointment of Mem
d'zabal as prime minister; the Queen pro-
missing to give to Spain constitution With two
chambers. This, however, is denied by the Lis
bon Journal OF the 18th which SAYS, " we regret to
find that NJ Mendizabal is not in Office and on the
contrary that the present ministry are continuing
their career Of mischief and anarchy, and have
now declared Madrid in state of scigc" Olc
Of the tumult in Madrid is said to have been
the pos,ponement Of the meeting of the Corles
from the llh to the 18th of August.
Madrid, August 5lh.-We are assured that the
French ambassador at this court has declared, that
FIN consequence oi the insurrcctionary move
men,s which have already commenced, the cxs-
ting fundamental laws should be supplantcd bv
the constitution Of 1872, all diplomatic relations
will Immediately BIZ stopped with the government
thus established and passports demanded.
lsturz, the president OF the Spanis, ministry,
is confined to his bed with a violent lnllamnatorv
fever.
These papers contain intelligence of the death
of Lieut.. Gen. Evans, the commander of the Eng
lis, division in the North of Spain. He died from
a sickness under which he had been a long time
lingering.
Every thing was quiet in Portugal.
Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1836-12-07

How SHALL WE LIvEl-Flour III or
Sl2a barrel Rye 81 so per bushel !;
Corn do; Butter IS cts per pound Po-
tatoes 80 aud so cts per bushel /; Wood
higher than ever-thcrefore how shall
we livef We will be marvellously kind
as well as marvellously wise and tell
you. In the first place eat nc cakes,
pies, or things of this kind, but live on
plain and wholesome food. Buy no
little nicknacks, such as nuts, ~raisins,
&c. In the next place be economical
in dress. Brush up and mend the old
Goa and wear it a little longer ditto
your other garments. Get your old
hat ironed over, and let it last an extra
three months. Wear cow-hide boots
instead of calf-skin--they are not only
cheaper, but better for cold weather.
Avoid unnecessary rides. Stay at
home, and if you are without n home
and are bachelors, get married forth
with, and provide yourself with one.
Save wood by making your dwelling
tight, and Ivy using stoves aud keeping
your doors shut. Follow these direc-
tons, and il you don't get along well
enough, it is because you are lazy, and
we must be pronounced poor theoreti>
cal economists Gas.
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examine and weigh, select and reject
this you would deem not worth say
ing, and that you would consider too
profound, while / should take my
thoughts as they rise, and follow tho
current. content to hit the general level
o. my readers ordinary understand.
ing" Look into the leading articles
OF the journals, and you will find this
mediocFisy a little elevated. The sub.
Jeca IS more fully treated. but carried
forward from day to day-in a word,
the cistern 10 empsied as il is filed. by
a casual stream oil events and obserya.
tons, and thus the thirst OF the multi.
tude Is slaked. This Gems a low est.
mate, but. taken in its aggregate, a
prodigious sum Of information il thus
diffused.
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token of recognitlon-a compliment
which Mr.. Pickwick returned by kis-
sing his hand TO the lady.
The proceedings had not vet com
mencei and as an inactive crowd is
generally disposed to be ~jocose, this We
ry innocent action was sufficient to a.
waken their fa~cetiousness.
"Oh you wicked old rascal" cried
one voice, choking after the girls arc
you'll"
"oh, you venerable sinner cried
another.
"Putting on his spectacles to look
at a married 'ooman !" said a third.
see him vinking at her, vid his
wicked old eye, shouted a fourth.
Silence" roared the mayors at
PENDANTS.
"Whifin, proclaim silence" said
the mayor, with an air of pomp befit-
ting his lofty station. In obedience to
this command the crier performed ano.
Their concerto on the bell, %whereupon
a gentleman in the crowd called out
"mufiins - which occasioned another
laugh.
Gentlemen" said the mayor, at as
loud a pitch as he could possibly force
his voice to, Gentlemen, Brother G.
lectors of the Borough of Eatanswill,
we are met here to-oay, for the pur-
pose of choosing a representative in
the place of our late"
Here the mayor was interrupted by
a voice in the crowd.
"Success to the mayor!" cried the
voice, and may he never forget the
nail and sarspan business, as he got his
money by"
This allusion to the professional
pursuits of the orator was received with
a storm of delight, which with a bell
accompaniment, rendered the remain
der of his speech %inaudible.
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A THRILLING INCIDENT.
BY w.

MY leellnSS were very poetlcal as L
walked slowly towards the door of the
village church. | entcred.-A popu-
lar preacher was holding forth, and
the little meeting house was much
crowded. /, however, pressed up the
aisle, until | had gained a position
where | could have a fair view of the
faces of nearly all present. Many of
the congregation looked c%uriously at
me, for | was a stranger to them all.
In a few moments, however, the atten-
ton Of every n present appeared to
be absorbed in the ambassador of grace
and | also began TO take interest in his
discourse. The speaker was fluent,
and many of his lofty flights were even
sublime; but almost any thing was cal
culated to affect my mind then. The
preacher spoke Of heaven and its joys,
and the blisslul Genes with which we
were surrounded on every side. The
music of the wood and the fragrance
of the heath seemed to respond to his e.
loquence. Then it was no great stretch
of the Imagination, to fancy that the
white handed creatures around me,
with their pouting lips and artless in
~nocence, were beings of a higher
sphere. While my feelings were thus
divided between the beauties and bles-
sings of the two worlds, and wrapped
in a sort ofpoetical devotion, detect>
ed one fair lass with large black eyes,
in stealing several glances at me OF the
most animated character. need not
describe the sensations experienced by
a youth, when the eyes of a beautiful
woman rest for any length of time on
his countenance and when he lmagines
himself to be an object of interest to
her. | returned her g~lances with IN
terest and threw all the tenderness in.
to my eyes which the scene, my medi-
t%ations, and the preachers discourse
had inspired in my heart. | doubted
not that this fair young damsel posses
sed kindred feelings with myself-that
we were drinking together at the foun-
tain of everlasting Inspiration. How
could it be otherwise? She had been
born and nurtured amid these wild and
romantic scenes, and she was made up
of romance, o fpoetry, of tenderness.
And when | thought of woman's love,
her devotion, her truth, ! only prayed
that | might meet her where we could
enjoy u sweet interchange of sentiment.
r thought of Sappho-and the ardent
g~lances of this young maiden remind
ed me of that creature OF passionate
affection. | thought of Werter and
Charlotte, and could not doubt that the
village maiden and myself were capa-
bic Of enjoying equal transport in each
others society. Her chances continu-
cd-several times our eyes met. MY
heart ached with rapture. AT length
the benediction was pronounced. |
fingered about the premises until saw
the dark eyed girl set out Tor nome
and on foot.
"Oh, that the customs of socIe-
ty," ~soliloquized |, would permit, for
we are surely one in soul! Cruel Tor
malityl that throws up a barrier be-
tween hearts made for each other!
Yet | determined to take the same
path. / followed after her. She look,
ed behind, and l thought she evlnced
/ some emotion al recognizing me asthe
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[vol. xxxvII---No. "A.

Indebtedness, in Philadelphia and New
York alone, arising from the late elec.
tons, were held mp to public view
The warning would be one not easily
forgotten, could we arrive at a know.
ledge or but part Of the misery which
is now endured from the cause Ia which
we rcfer-could we hear but of a por-
ton of those who are now cursing their
folly in yielding to the force of exam.
Pile and the impulse Of excitement, and
in hazarding that which it has taken
years to accumulate, upon mistaken
hopes and delusive assurances. The
suffering has not, unfortunately, been
among those able to bear il. Poor
men have been drawn into the common
vortex, and have not only their heavy
losses to regret, but have q deeper evil
to experience in the effect of disap.
pointment upon their energies and in
the unse,tling Of their habits. There
are few aware ofthe enormous hazards
which have just been decided and of
the astonishing extent to which the
madness ragged.
1t is time that the press, to whatever
party it belongs, should speak u on
this subject. II has no partisan dis
ti%nctions. The betting mania is as
strong on one side us il is on the other.
Every man Of a rejecting philanthro-
pic spirit should do his utmost to dis.
courage and to eradicate il. Ii the
wealthy must disburse a portion of
their s%uperfuous ear OIL the eve Of
elections, let them do it in a manner
creditahle TO themselves and beneficial
10 the community, by aiding the poor
to pay their taxes, and disseminating
useful information among the people
and when argument fails, let not the
offer TO bet, the irritating banter, be re-
garded as a sufficient substitute for rea.
soning. Surely there is excitement
enough in a struggle which decides the
policy and character OF the govern.
ment ola great nation, without adding
the u~nwholesome agitation Of unneccs-
sary pecuniary risk.
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stranger of the day. | quickened nv
pace, and she actually slackened hers,
as if to let me come up with her.
"Noble young creature I" thought
|, her heart is superior 10 the shack
les of CUSTOM"
| at length came within a stones
throw of her. She suddenly halted aud
turned her face towards me. MY heart
swelled to bursting, and my eyes filled
with tears of rapture and tenderness.
| reached the spot where she stood
She began to speak, and | took off my
hat, as if doing reverence to an angel.
"Are you a pedlar7"
"r,o, my dear girl, that is not my
occupation"
"Well, don't know" continued she,
not very bashfully, andeyeing me stern.
ly, " ! thought when | saw you in the
Westinghouse, that you looked like a
pedlar Who passed off a pewter half.
dollar on me, three weeks ago SO | de-
termined to keep my eye on you.-
Brother John has got home now, and
he says if he catches the fellow, he'll
ring his neck for him and amt sure
but you're the good for nothing rascal
after ALL"
The last words were uttered with a
furious scream. Reader, did you ever
take a shower bath?
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properties, aud thereby effectually pre-
vent the chappirg of the hands. Any
other acid or oily substance will an
wer the ssine purpose. There are
some very delicate hands which are
never chapped.-This exemption from
the complaint arises from the greater
abundance of perspirable matter which
anoints and ~softens the skin. Dry
and cold hands are most afflicted with
this complaint.