The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-24
NUMBER 5.
Deferred Articles.

The bitter b,t.-Recently, in this City,
successful attempt was made to break III
to a Smoke House, but the Rogues were
50 handsomely tricked, that the circum-
stance deserves passing notice. The
building was situated on the line Of a street
or alley, and was very securely underp!n-
ned with rock. The Rogues went 70 work
Of a dark night, and, after several hours
severe labor, removed the rock work 80 as
TO effect an entrance, But when they got
in at the hack, they found the front door
open, no meat having been kept there this
Season, and, as is stated, no lock upon the
door-the house being only used for :.
waste room.--Rdieigh Register.
Conplimeatary.-A distinguished citi
zen of Ohio told the following anecdote at
the Commencement dinner at Hanover, &
few weeks ago. Il is good enough to re-
peat. "Amt You q very moral people IN
New-H Hampshire asked western gentle.
man of an emigtant from the Granite hills.
The latter felt highly gratified II the COM
pliment upon his native Siate conveyed by
the question, and was prompt to reply
:" Certainly we are, very moral people"
= Well, should think 50, for you turn out
roSueS enough eoery gear 10 purify GHg peo-
pie in Chrtstendom. - Ciaremont Eagle,
Hidden Tredsure.-We learn that a
young man named Lewis Brigham, il
Marlborough, (Mass,) about ten days
since, in digging for woodchucks, unearth-
ed a metal kettle, containing near three
pecks BY measure, Of old coin, Of various
denominations, about one-thlrd Of which
was gold, and the remainder silver. The
vessel was 50 completely decomposed as to
be Of no strength, and barely 10 retain its
form. We do not understand whether the
exact amount Of the money has been US.
certained or not.
A Great Bargaia.--At Brooklyn, last
week, washstand and contents were
knocked down at eighteen shilliugs. The
buyer on examining his purchase, found in
a drawer, among a parcel Of rubbish, a roll
Of bank notes amounting to 5000, and
doubloons worth $1,000 more.
The Surrogate took possession of the
money in behalf of the estate to which the
stand belongs, but the finder intends to test
his claim to the money.
Isaac Kidder.--The Boston Courier
tells pretty fair anecdote Of this indiyld.
ual. He was a graduate of Harvard
Isaac suffered quite badly, but he was
chap Of considerable humor One day
while crossing a meadow, he came to a
ditch; 50, said he to himself, " I-I-Isaac,
LII bet yo-ou ha-ha -haf pint y-o.o.ou
can't J-l-ump over" I" Done !" said he,
g done " So going well back, he started
and running smart, he gave a leap and
went over. g Now" said he, ''I-Ilsaac,
You o-o.owe Hle half pint. Ye.e-s, but
ILL Il bet yo-o-ou another ha-a-half pint
yo-o-ou can't lump ba-back again. -
9 Done Y said he, and not using the same
aXertion, he struck his toes against the Cd.
posite bank, and fell SPRAYING into the
ditch. When he had got himself cut as
well as he could, he shook himself and said,
Now, l-lsaac, yo-o-ou and | are square p
Roc.-This word, if we mistake not, is
If German origin, and signifies master or
1t seems, however, that the
Hoosiers use the word to imply cotfon
bread. A clerk in q store in Indiana fresh
rom Yankee land, had his gravity put to
he test BY Young lady requesting him,
ltter purchasing calico frock, to throw
n the boss,
A San Patch Leep.-On Friday night
asst, about twelve o'clock, lad about ten
years old, at the western part of the city
rot out of bed in his sleep, and suppos-
ne himself on a wharf for the purpose of
bathing jumped. out of window in the
third story, and landed in the yard, brick
ed, sustaining no other injury than sprain.
ng his wrist.-BoSto Daily Advertiser.
An Erecution.-The following para.
graph has appeared in several of the pub
nc prints;
Dir. james c. Birney recently executed at
Louisville deed of mAnumssion to twenty slaves,
hich descended II hi from his father"
A Philadelphia paper tells the story In
this fashion:
MI. James G, Birney, recently hung at Louis.
vile, gave deed Of manumission TO twenty slaves
which had descended to him from his father"
Stopping the Press to get harrled.-Ths
apology appears in the Branch
County (0hio) News:
Our paper comes out rather late this
week. Cause w Boss printer got mar
red, aHlFands been drinking the wine
$3.50!