The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1837-02-17

couniry.-ArkdnSdS Gazette.
SINGULAR FATALITY-4 Dream.-On
Sunday night last, workman by the name
! of Cunningham, who was employed IN the
glass factory of Mr.. Seymour, Brooklyn,
dleamed that he saw the clouds roll away
IN the sky-the heavens opeuing-and
I being like the Son OF man descending to
the earth, surrounded with numerous spirits
aud angels. Ia the morning " hen he awoke,
( he told MS wife, Mrs. Cunningham, Of his
dream, and said to her" My dear wife,
do believe am called hence feel that my
day IS come"
"Oh now. husband, why should on talk
so Ii is only dream"
lie resumed his composurc, sat down TO
breakfast, eat silently with his family, and
then rose up to 90 to his work. Before he
LETT his apartment, he looked back, and be.
held his wife gazing after hun. Tie lmme-
dia,ely returned, and bid his wiie an atiec.
tionale farewell" Farewell" said he, any
children, for DO believe ! am called hence,
aud snail never see You again
HIS wife endeavored TO smooth over the
grief which preyed upon his mind IN conse
quence OF the dream.-'Twould Dut do. lie
ven, TO has work at Mr.. Seymour's factory.
T lie vas attentive as usual, but extremely de.
pressed IN spirits. But the denoameni came
al last. In the middle of the afternoon he
was caught IN The machinery, and his whole
body torn 10 pieces.
/ THIS singular incident - exactly true in
every particular. We had the facts yesier
day from gentleman who received them
I from Mr.. Seymour himself. Ot us truth
there Is no DOUBT. 4 great excitement Is
created IN Brooklyn. Can any philosopher
or divine explain the phenomenon OF his
dfeam-hs preseuIlinent OF death-hls feel
lngs-or the sad catastrophe VIII Pro.
fessor Sllllman, or any other Saran go and
examine Mrs. Cunningham and her chil.
dren Ii should be inquired Inio.
Death IF a Miar.-A singular and most
eccentric Old mlser named John feargaIn,
died lew days since at Charlottesville,
Virginia, aged near 20. lie bad come 10
1--we there from some other county Of the
State, about 1895, and after following Sad.
Ing, kept liquor shop, 10 which he ven.
ded chiefly 10 the negroes, and accumulated
much money. From some dispute wlth the
CONVERSELY students, be had for many years,
a cham on his door. and never aeut 90,
except al night, and had no communica.
ton with any one except they wished to
purchase. lle lived ~ the utmost filth aud
srclus,on, and ate only corn bread, cheese,
and bacon saylnL that stops killed people
yet he sas known to give money Tor char.
~, and vas polite TO all fhg, he admitted
INTO hl. room. He wore constantly buck
skin breeches and coat OF the same, ard
hrs room was filled with troken furniture
barrels, &c. and dirt and rubblbh, which had
been accommodating Tor twenty years. He
slept on a miserable bed up stairs, under
deer skins. Ills ueIghbors, On Saturday
evening, hearing nothing from hIm, broke
open the door and found bun dead with hls
head on the ashes and much burnt-haying
doubtless died with apoplexy. Search was
soon made for hrs riches, and four or five
pots were found buried two feet under the
floor, containing near $4,000. Ii - sup
posed there IS more. He had no relations,
add is supposed to have come from Scot
land. Ills whiskey, from lis age bad great
repu,e and was called ieargain. Franklin
and Pope's works were his ioyorIie books
lie read the papers much, but subscribed TO
none.-Raieigh Register.
One 81 Cupids Vionms. young man,
Of one u the principle towns Of the depart.
ment OF the Eure, became enamonred Of the
daughter Of worthy man who kept pub.
tic house IN the outskirts of the town. The
young woman returned his passion and he
~as IN The habit Of visiting her secretly,