The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-09-21


relative TO this lady, who It will b. remsm.
bered was one Of The female survivors Of the
III starred passengers on board the Pulaski
has Just came TO our knowledge. Miss La.
mar, saws gentleman from Charleston
whose life was saved on the same portion oI
the wreck was our guardian augel, cheering
the despouding, allesiatlng the sorross oi
those who had seen the waves Of The ocean
close oyeI their nearest and dearest relatives,
aud administering hope aud consolation even
To the veteran sailor, 10 whom scenes ei ter
ror and dismay had long been familiar. 30
great, IN fac, was the confidence she inspired
IN the hrart Of every member OF our uuior.
tuna,e band, thai those whose fate II was
never TO reach the shore alive, when they
felt their hour approaching requested as a
favor, that they might be allowed 10 res,
their heads upon her lap, and breathe OF,
their dung momeuis with all the consolation
she was capable OF atIofd,ng. And thus all
those Who were unable IL survive the har
rnrs of that awful hoJr, with their last look
turned towards her who had never qua,led
or hlenched beneath the teftofs 81 The scene
although the sioutesl hearts had failed, and
the boldest lrembled 10 anticipation OF their
fate.
How do .he glories Of Catharlne, Sema
rilnis, or a Margaret de Naldehar, pale be
fore the virtues Of such woman. Let those
Who bear the Eame OF Lamar, heucs forth
cherish It more proudly, than Il II conferred
wealth. OF power or mobility upon the pos
sessor.- Boston Times.
Cap,me Of a PIRATE by The 4. S. Ship
Cyanr. -- By the ARRIVAL, last evening, VI the
bark llelIespeni, Larraboe, from Ofaiara.
IcnertEe, We learn that the L :. ,losp ui
war Cyane, had left the port Of 81. Cftz,
treneude) having been lnioru'rd 81 piracy
committed upon an Enslish bfig BY Span
lsh practical brig she touched al the Wee
tern lsands, and there receiving ihe addi.
uonaI Information that the pirate sss bound
ia ~. Cruz, she bore aSay tn pursuit. aud
found her lyiug al anchsr sn tac barber.
THIS intelligence va, communicated 10 lhr
EugItsh Cunsul, and the Whole erns Of the
pirate we're arrested aud carried h.lofc the
tribunals a, 81. Cruz for ,ral The ty@se
Ieil again on thu 2ja july f~r Madeira. on
her way 10 Taps ,efs.-Ner York Erprsss.
Presidential EsraP As youag lad,
81 Pb Adolphia, 90 a stsll % her iFSenos ~
lhls plues. ard Nl.s Rohrer Il THIS cat, ,
acre lo"kng over the pgectp.eu OF 4" w @od
wards Rock. she fell doWn the prcc,gtce
inIo the Cnnes'oga Tiser. Tic heIZht ~
the -, 1 above the riycr. lnlo winch ia. To-.
dy ici, - o. feet. almost perpendicular.
lhe y alter sas abaul feet drsp ~herr shc
lell. ami vii - sotae ncasuFc account Tor
her mtfaculuus escape To- hat = msssi
eatfaotd,narS, after etusi ,ue ifom the "a
ter She os+lasea that shg va. mol q, all hurt.
/ has is cstisbl, nae Vt lsr msssi pros .ds n,tal
escapes se hase beard II. Mans Years
ago, Solns a.au q sea 4 W, Fauc ,ss-iis.
wa, looking over The saac got ~hsrc TIE
lazy tell ttum. aud d. Tie maupss ,sil Goa 70
Ia psrcipice, tu' sas INSTANTLY killed. Tso
pihrr rtsvs q. arctsrui q, tire ,amr sfui are
fresh 10 auf pss mnry aad "a zach iH~ gen
ticpru barrel, ceageI a,lA lite Laagas
Ter "a. Jguraai.
Biorkude n Nrneo by Frascc. r. The
Nes iofk Couuef aui 1 qmrsr, 81 So
irip,sf s. safs--' We un.r+-tard ihat at
the stated u,sellug al The Chau,t~r Of Com
mefee, held testctdls, cemmp,tcs " that
b.slS aas appointed To adde's. the President
on the su1 jet IL the cVsi,n. blockade - ,he
ports u Msseo b France to ,nqultc into
the course kioh the Goyerumsni had akrn
and intends 10 t-ke IA relation 10 thu,
measure, and 20 represent the large cen.
rctetal lnlsres, which tat ted. Tins step
. certainly pfopef, 20 wha'etcr polut ol
WENT lscsnslaeryd.' - Nat isf.
Ven DIaeorgry Of LIad n RaAdoiph.-
Some o. our et,zens grumAlcd al tho late
valuation laN, bot Ne perceive Il has
brought 10 light upwards II thirty tkrco
thousand acres Of taxable land never before
heard Of IN the finances o. tic country. The
number OF acres listed Tor taxatian ~ tho
year 1896 eas io2 075. valued at 81.
400 ~ the quantity ~ 81, under the
new law, was 43j 800 acres, yalurd At
$3.50 -, shosiAI an increase ~ 30. 204
acrrs, ard larger amount NJ saluauuu by
sl44016 Tie average valuation per acre
vas VI - nov 4 IS s. %. Tho 10
crease o. valuation "a town property 10 S.,
677, VIZ FROM Sl0,08i TO Sl0.67I. The
total valuation 1T real estate ia this COUNTY
- now s00l,1o5 including town property
The numbsr Of White Poll. il ,lgj Black
polls 5s2, "a all l,7i7. So that, at q crnt.
~ the hundred collars valuation cur land