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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-29

Farmer Will he issued regularly on tho first OF
each IN nth and mailed with great DESPATCH
\ calnpcicnl and careful clerk is employed 10
! enter lie names Of subscribers and keep the
accounts. 50 that we hop" Ia avoid all lnaccu-
racicS or ra;l,c o! complaints.
The aim and object OF the New GrTcSce
Farmer. Is to please and benefit all Of lis rca-
der<. and advance ihc interests Of Agriculture
and llor;ic'Iiure-iir hest Interests ni cOlllnu-
nifty. Many of lis present readers have cS-
pressed tie high ,!rarcr Of satisfaction they
have derived from H. pa.cS: and we i;"pc al
Of them are 50 we'll pleased with it that they
viii moi on!, rercw their own subscriptions
promptly, bat induce their nighb0rS 10 sub
>rrihc ALSO. There are thousands Of farmers
Ia h. found. who lave never seen th' New
;icm,.>rc Farmer: and if it was sllnwn them
aud lis character explained, h"ywnuld readily
Subscribe We conceive this TO he DUTY
), r Inc readers Of the paper ow'c I" their
j.hnrS. and 10 Heir country. - vol aS Ia
~. Let lII!- duty he done prompt Y. and "nr
rrrrns nf u>clnlI.r>s will b" greatly r%l"Hdcd.
AMI lie -:.!r,ar, Influence Of III" paper will
>G:m h" .nai.i:r-i throughout Inc Agricultural
""'i.uIr:Iiy
'i'ilr i:q"ui< 81 igrirn';ard Sar;r;,< Should
'sI''r"ly 'irnnr;,"r iii- paper: lnr unless
Iarir.r- Ei,r cM fm $wjCd, and %rr lhrf mindS
in'crr-tr; is tcr rn,ir>-i"n. liz. wi! not ari
cilirirs:lv 'nr il. ailanrcnirn. The Societies
iirncd !;.,' v"Ir im Western New York. aud
their :ii" cN..:h,'i..S l;'l." r"a'ly gIvr'ra new
iuipuis:. IA IT," r;G;,s.. IN S ~,,ium ni country:
aud il j. caniid"iiIy expected li,a much more
wiil Ir',onr ,i:'' ruu.;ii. >e;;>nn.
II will rca'iily h. :.""u 'lar the paper caImot
he Sustained a' 'il;> iaw I,rr" wilhnur Il very
large nj, rrir'irn list; ami y ii viii moi afford
The rX:,'I>. =! rur!n'i = travelling Agents
we m!Ii-' rc!y Z" ,H" y".nm'arv "!,nrlS ni til"
friends # ~" r'lrl>". Ia "!.!ii Subscribers. To
i'1%r '!l:I':.RS especially. we are already
"rca'iy i,.d"hIrt!. AMI We respectfully solicit Il
conin,a, of lIi"ir ralrinlic a>-I-lancr.
Post Aia>i, r. lave Il right /" rrmIl lnnmrv
Iir,n sul>ciiiic;< 10 publishers Gi papers free ri
Postage. So lha, Subscribers havr tnlv Ia
hand them their names. with the money, and
request them To forward the same
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'Ilc>trh tn inform us. as caryas possible. what
n:Iln!'"r of aprls are likely to be wanted at
i!.rir Offices, 50 that may calculate lIow large
ri, addition wi! IL, required.
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subscriptions received for less than one :Iar-
Cnun:" sr;S al back niinihcrs can sill be
furnished.
EA'TEiiAM & CR0SMAN.
Fob - Ill EuchcsIrr. " Y
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Eagehela Court Mouse, S. G., Aprh 2e t9At.

approved fixtures apper,aining TO farm
buildings and the keeping and feeding Of
stock, etc. cIc., and can do so by calling
on the above gentleman, Rhy don't he do
it?
Or when he sees The boards dropping
from his barns and oulbuidines, and like
heaps of rubbish lying in piles about his
premises, and need only mailing on again,
Why don't ne do il?
Or if he is afraid of the expense of nails
and is always crying upnn The maxim of
Doctor Franklin, to "save The pence and
the pounds will take care of themselves.
and he knows that the same Doctor Frank
lin also said lha, "many men are penny
wise and pc!nd foolish" and he is not care
full 10 think Of the prccept contained in the
latter, Why don't he do il?
1t is a saving Of nearly half the manure
of farmer'c stock, by keeping Them shut
up in yards, instead of running al large
through mos, Of the winlcr, Nhy don't he
do IT,?
1.-The knoa ,ha, manyor his fields would
be greatly : proved ny '!iIrhing, and by
the removal If large stunrs and sinr"s.
Why dcn'lkr do IL?
And wher lie knows that his PASTURE
would yield. nearly double the feed, and Of
a better quality, if the bushes were all cut
and suhdued, Hhy don't lie DO ii
Aud il he can add fifty per cent. to The
product of his clover fields, and even lis
pastures, byrar use of Gypsum, Why don't
hcdo il!
If farmer of fifty acres las lie should
have) use for corn shelIer, and one of the
many improved tanning mills. aud he has
moi already obtained both, Why don't he
do H.?
And if it's cheaper, actually cheaper, 10
burn dry wood than green, aud to use
stove instead OF au open Fireplace, Why
donI he do i.2
And finally. if every farmer is not a sub
scriber to an agricultural paper, Why don't
lie do it?-f,Grmer'S Gazette. .
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Il Torn for Shoes.-The town Of
Sioushton, in Norfolk county. Mass, and
only seventeen miles from Boston, is quite
celebrated for The manufacture Of boots
and shoes. The Boston Times states that
there arc very few families in town who
are net engaged in the business. The fe-
males as in the town Of Lynn, noted for
ladies' shoes, perform much of the labor.
finishing entirely the upper part of the
boot. In the year 1897 there were I74,900
pair o(bools, and 53,2j0 pairs Of shoes
manufactured in SIopehton-valued at
&4S7,i90. This speaks well for the indus
try in town containing mot more than
1000 inhabitants.
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eFg{SCegs<gsseOsgS.
ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.


married on Tuesday, by the Rev. VIM.
Ash, Thomas hlowiltlo Charlotte Couroy
both ofrhis city
The above marriage was cOnsumma'
ted in this city on last Tuesday week, and
thereby hangs tale which may be worth
the attention of the lovers of The marvel
Ions. Mr.. Mowilt is a respectable boss
shoemaker, who keeps several men en-
pluycd, and among the rest was one nam
ed John Pelsing, who had ingraliated him
self so much in his favor by his faithful
ness, industry and sobriety, tha, he took
him in partnership about three years since,
and had no cause TO regret his kindness
From thai period Mr.. Mowi!t and Mr.. Pei
sing were constant friends and companions,
and boarded in the same house until about
- months since, when one day they were
subrpucd fora coroncr's inquest, which
was about to be held on The body Of man
lha, had ilccn taken out Of Maiden Lane
dack. Tie deceased had all the appear
ance Of having been regular dock loaler,
and it was the opinion Of all present thai
he had fallen into tic slip while in state
Of intoxication; but the vcrdicl-which
was given in 4 few min2lcs-was merely
found drowned
The jury being dismissed. Mr. NJ. lur-
ncd round 10 look li'r his friend and fellow
Juror, who had been TT his side till that
moment. but he WAS gone; and he thought
he saw him running al almost full speed
NJ Maiden Lane. This struck him as he
inc curious; and it also reminded him Of
another curicus fact, (at least curious as
taken in conncrlinn with his sudden HI ght)
namely. that when Mr.. PcSins had FIRST
glanced ~ lhc face of The corpse, he star
ted. and turned deadly pale. Mr. VI. then
proceeded rdioh hi~ boarding ho; e, and thence
IN his Store to look for his Partner, hut he
was 10 be found at neither; nor did he re-
turn that night: nor - next; nor The next;
and two months .ssed away withou,
bringing any intelligence Of him, during
which lime Mr.. Mowilt had fully made up
his mind that there was snme mysterious
conucrrinn between his friend and the man
thai was found drowned and that in ccnse-
Qnencc hereof. Nlr. PcIsine had iu all prob
ability made away with hims"'t.
Well. s0 matters
day in last June. VIII,
Muwtls store. and :: he
She was told the particL.
land hasn't he been hero
quired .Ncl since" "-e. ...'
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T.'hr following Story, though almost in.
crs.:::!!.!,. !, r,ra'i IN the English papers {:
Err" Ill. ii2i',... II Stirling. blind
old hc,aar !.;.ue I - Ill hc country round
hv ii" ra#.s..o! ;::'i;,i AIick, who possess
Is Il n.cmGryc!' ;!no,' Incredible strength.
Ii waa observed with istoniShmenf. that
when he was il;ln, and obliged by The
death of his parents, 10 gain a livelihood
hv begging through the streets of his na-
live ruwn of Stirling, he knew The whole
of the Bible, both Old and New Tcsla-
mrnts by heart! from which YOU NAV re-
pcal any passage, and he will tell You the
cI,aptcr and verse, and he will repeat to
yoa tie passage word for word. MOI long
sirrr IL gentleman. 10 puzzle him, read.
with Slight verbal alteration, n verse of
the Bible. hick hrsitaled moment, and
then told wherr ii was 10 be found. bur said
il had mol hcen CORRECTLY delivered, he then
gave 1t as il stood in the hco., correcting
sIic',i crrcr Iha, had hccn rrirpoSeIv intro.
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PROSPECTUS OF TIE
N;cyy 6Scsscscc r T. ZEE G r.
AND
GARDENERS JOURNAL,

Edited by ]. J. THOMAS. and NJ. b. BArnHAM
i.s;.,rd by D,yp TuoN,s and Others.
;;.rruAu & CEosuAy. Fropririors, Rochcs-
Ter. n. Y.
Vn,umr 2,I for ISL. III parcs Monthly, with
Cuts.
Tho Chcorcs; Agricultural paper in the Union
Vrrus-Dnly % cents Il wear. (in advance.)
Srvru cprirs. for 50; twelvcs copies for
-. ,,,nurv.t;y. comics for $40; TO Post Mas.
,crs and oli,cr Accents. who send money free of
nos,,rr
"Thr New. GrrrSrc Farmer" has passed
through the li,sr wear of lis publication with
vcry lia.rriug success notwithstanding ;ile OPP
poSiun iniiuai:cnS which il has had Ia cncann
Ter: and white the publishers express their
gratitude for IN. ;ls>i>Iailrc ana support they
have thus far received. th"r would HOW with
rcsrwcI confidence. appeal 10 tie friend: Of
Agriculture for aid in behalf of i!:c Second
Vuln,nr The successful rr-csta! a!Iisi:incnt of
H.. (;rErSTr FAHNii,riu i;s n,yn Ns,,rc
S,v nmJ .t ., is crougmirni yricc is 4 source of
,,,r, .r,,;cc,,ion ia tho friends Of irrnrnyc-
,n,.,; il Western New York and the r,lh.
I;shors r,t;er themselves lI,a, their efforts Dire
,..,; ,,,,,rr.,,.i;,,cd and will uv, on he uure-
,,,.. ,oI
I, i nav, r,;,I,. nrovnJ lin, t,,e .. S,w Grrr-
.,.,, r,r,,,o. r,,, hn .n.,,;und =, .rrire which
,,cc, !, ,,;,I ,y,r rr,rh Of aIl and tie renu
I. t,:.J c ~,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-29

Cayenne Pepper SAP Dust.-The ST..
Louis Bulletin says: "a gen,lman orthis
city brought us bottle containing a quan-
THY CT bay wood saw dust, which he had
bought for Cayenne pepper. The dust is
so near the color Of real Cayenne thar the
best of Judges would be deceived. To-
render the deception sill moro certain,
small sprinkline of Cayenne is found upon
The top of the counterfeit. This boats
wooden nutmeSs and wooden hams" all
holor."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-29

Effects of State DeJtupon Emigration
Among all the other evils entailed upon
some Of The new States by the immense
debrs which they have so heedlessly con-
tracted, is one which is just beginning TO
command attention, and which cannot DO
otherwise than disastrous to the prospects
oe those States. Tie thousands OF emi-'
grants who are every year seeking new
homes iu The unsel'led regions of the west,
are beginning 10 hear the frightful sound
of raxulon. They are discovering The en-
cumhrauces whcI, will rest upon their
farms, and their clog cabins" # they Pur-
chase in the States of Illinois or Indiana.
They see that their title will not be alto.
gerber free, bur tina, there is heavy ground
rent to be paid yearly by them and their
posicrly, or else that they will suffer the
reprnach Of residing in dishonored and
bankrupt States.
The consequence will be that the troops
Of settlers will turn TO the right and the
left 10 avoid those States, or will press on
beyond them. and penetrate those wilds
which are vel free, and over which the Ill
umcned bird of n corrupt and inflated cre-
din system of debt and taxation has nor yet
spread her dreadful wings. The indebted
States will thus find that all their splendid
schemes of internal improvement, the glo-
ries of which have been chaunted in such
strains by the specula'ors, will not 60 one.
half so far in wooDg settlers upon their
lands, as the harsh sounds of debt and tax.
alton will in driving hem Of. This should
he a (orcblc example to the other new
STATES 10 avoid the pit into which their
ncislbors have fallen. When will tho
world learn all the miseries and mischief
which now from debts, either public or Prl-
vate.-Sun.
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E.ges.YSERS' EsEGE.sTEEs.

NDNp! iijNS of the Farmers Register.
z for tie Ninth Eolvune. tu be c"lnncn-
ccd January. ISL.
.Aricic |. 'rnc Farmers kc"IStcr l. p"b.
lshc;i in nloaihv numbers. oI Ill large "c,aTo
pagrS each, nj 81 Il year. pay,bic IN aie0arc.
See also "Preaums" below. Ii Is udw
also issued (and consisting OF nearly The SAM"
matter! weekly i'll IA single sheet of III pages
octave. Price an conditions the SANE ior
both forms "i publication.
[l.-ii u,aii payments must b" paid II, baii
notes or checks, OF par vare in Eirginia-nr
otherwise of i city bank of tine S;a,c III which
the subscriber rc<ides:- and all letters Ia
the publisher. (eXcept SucI, as contain articles
for puhiicaIion.) must b. o<t paid; and the
publisher ASSUMES the risk of loss by mal-rar-
riage olall letters and rc,ntlanccS conforming
to the orrgnil. conditions, and which lave
been pr0ycdy cOmmiHtd TO the mail or 10 lie
hands OF p"slimaStcr.t
lll.-ita subscription is not directed 10 br
discontinued before the first numbero the next
volume has been published, it will be taken a.
Il continuance for another ycar. Suhs'rir-
tionS must commence with the bcginnin" Of
some one volume, and will not be taken for
less than years publication.
w The ,,,ntu, nh ~, ,ionS of tho puhlsl,.
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U'ho IS II Gcmitman.-CoIefidec in his
liable Talk" :thus describes gentle
man:-'Whoevcr is open, generous and
true; Whoever is Of humane and afrable
demeanor; whnever is honorable in him
self; and candid in his judgement of others
and requires no law but his work TO make
and fulfil an engagement; such man is
a gentleman aHd such man may bc found
among the tillers Of the GARTH"
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Ro'c 10 [nstruct.-Pour in knowledge
gently. Plato observed, that the minds of
children were like bottles with very mar
row mouths if you attempted 10 fiil them
100 rapidly,much knowledge was wasted,.
little received; whereas, with a small
stream, they were easily filled. Those
who would make young children prodipies
&c: as wisely as they who would pour a
pail OF water into pint measure.
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"Tndispntably, the firm believers in the
Gospel have great advantage over all
olhers-f,r this simple reason, tha, iftrue.
they will have their reward hereafter; and
if there be no hereafter, they can be but
with the infidel in his eternal sleep, having
had lhe assistance of an exalted hope
through life, without subsequent disap.
ponlment-since out Of nothing, can arise
not even sorroW."
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PISTOL SHOOTING EXTRA.

No little noise and alarm was created
in one of ou! principal hotels early yrsicf-
day morning. by The loud report of pis-
tol in one e.ofi he passage ways Of the third
story. Some thought that suicide had
been committed. while Others dill mt
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1841-04-29

"inder III" law given by Moses, the
cretilur had no power over the liberty of
the debtor and could only claim the price
of his services. The special provisions Of
the Jewish law were thai Il debtor should
nor become Il hond scrrdni that the credi-
ter should rot imprison or treat with risor
or severity debtor, under any circum-
slanccS; and that, whatever Nigh, be the
amount nj The debtor liabilities. he should
Not ha c1rrrclicd 10 devote more than sew
en- years 20 i'i"ir liquidation. Al the end
of the seven yrar-' service he was released
from his Obligations, with Il liberal allow.
ancc OF sheep. corn, wine and other prop
crry, al liberty 10 commence life anew rs
IN independent a'ivrnfnrrr.
Among the L"rcda'moninns the cusicm
Of imprisoning for del! i,.'I rr"er &. c>is.
Iencc. The intelligence CT lie people for
bade the introduciian Of il sYs:cni 50 full of
injustice aud ahslr'Iiiy. LucuIus. finding
the lisgracrful system ~ noprralion among
the harbarians of Asia, abolished it. and
'iecrecd that the creditor shouid enjoy tho
fourth part oflhc potts and revenue OF the
lcItnr until his claims were satisfied. The
Romans under Cesar, not only prevented
the imprisonment Of debtors, under any
circumstances, but appointed officers 10
pay the debts Of the reputable bankrupt
FROM the public lreasury.
In all Mahommcla1 countries, imrrison-
mcnt for debt is prohibited by religion, Yet
credit is nearly us universal rs with u.s.
In Holland no man is imprisoned Tor debt
longer than the creditor pays the cost Of
his maintenance; and in England The laws
have been 50 amended within few years,
ihatrIlr liberty Of the debtor can rarely be
invaded ."-!RH. iGiandnrd.
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NO. 13.

duced.-The gentleman then asked him
for the Goth verse in chapter of Numbers.
Aick was again puzzled for a moment
but then said hastily, You are foolIns
me, sir! there is no such verse. The chap.
ter has only eishty-nine verses" Several
other experiments oflhe same sort were
tried upon him., with the same success
He has often been questioned the day al,
ter any particular sermon or speech; and
his examiners have invariably found that
had heir patience allowed, Blind Alick
would have given them the sermon or
speech over again.
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Why iyn't he 10 h7-Whcn the Far
mcr kADtrS that u gate is better, and as Il
time and labor saving fixture cheaper, than
Il set Of bars aud posts, aud without callin.
on carpenter, he can make himself one
Ghy doa't he do IL?
When he has no other fastcnings 10 his
gate, and harm doors, than "A rock rolled
against them, and in a single evening after
supper is able 10 make better, Hhy don't
he nc IT,?
And when he knows its better, and more
profitable" To have good fences than poor,
Why doatho do IL?
Or he thinks it will not quit cost to
make good fences, aud only thinks so, and
this mere guess work, and by calling on
Mr.. Townsend, of East Haven, can ascer-
tain the facts i'll relation to it, Why don't
he do it,?
o. il he wishes TO sec .nH1c OF the mas,
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sldrancc-Thrre D"lars and fily Cents
if not paid before the expiration OF SIX
Months from The da,c of Subscription
aud Four Dollars if not paid within twelve
Months. Subscribers ont of the State are
required to pay in adrdnce.
no subscription received for less than
one yrar, and no paper discontinued until
all arrcarages are paid. except at the OPP
ton of The Publisher.
All subscriptions will bc continued un
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ton Of the year.
Any person procuring five Subscribers
and becoming responsible for the same,
shall receive the sixth copy gratis.
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continuance. Those published monthly.
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out, and charged accordingly.
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Editor, past paid, will be promptly an';
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77ts stl'Ill GXper' 10 see soon the machine
by which on lurIins Il crank. mans
ihuusiI's may hr iakon down with wonder
Iul accuracy, wihnu! IScorcrrrcnce, and
thus paragraphs. items moral essays, aud
philosophical disquislton, to say nothing
%! Il great variety Of nnnscnsical spccula-
tons. may be fabricated aA HJitum. Dos
ton NercUntie JoWrRai.
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"A person Of slender but correct under.
standing may produce more agreeable ef.
feet on others. than 4 perrlexcd and unru-
rihcd genius.
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fle iioor. the SHOCK dad Tie enect y
knock life into him, for he Immediately
rose to enquire what they were about. He
has refused 10 pay the funeral expenses,
aud the collin maker and others ihave
brought suit against him for their bills.
This will be new case hardly 10 be
found in The books.-PittSburg amer.
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A singular Case.-A man in Lewistown
supposed to have died from over eat
and drinking, and from awkwardness
.,iting him in the coffin, which had
N procured, he was suffered 10 fall on
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IutO the room, when lie ff1srrrn-. Eavimg
no idea the pistol was loaded took s.hl
al the sable fellow and exclaimed
"ls say me rowl oiblacking. just siraisht-
ell yourself like u man, stand still, and I'll
plug sc us aisy as Id Kiss my hand"
Wy, wy, look heeah massa." said the
darkcy rolling his eyes aud consequently
turning pale blue, from fright" Look
hcear, massa, don't you do dat-dnn't aim
dal pistol dis way. Wha-wha-w hat for
you shoot me -
"Jisl for bit of devarsilun, lhaIs all.
BE aisy say, aud Ill lei streak Of bis
sid daylight through that dark body Of
vours.
No sooner said than done--pat took
deliberate aim, pulled the trigger, and oil
went Ihc pistol with a tremendous report.
The ball-Ior it had "hue pil'' in il Of
a large size-just grazed the darkcy's sidc
and went smack through the door, hat for
tunately il did not happen to come in con-
TACT with any "sure enough flesh and
blood. II is needless to say that The Irish
man was worse frightened than any man
in the party, aud has since declared that
he " will never itch one Of the desaeIii
things again. ."-Picayuns.
Il singulrr CGSe.-A French paper cal
led The Audience contains Il letter from Il
private correspondent, dated Gibraltar, the
:!!Gih Feb. which states linn an opuicnt
British merchant, named James BnxwcIi,
long resident there. had hccn triet! anal cua-
victrd ol The murder of his daughter, on
clrcuns'anIial evidence. and that on the
way to execution tic convct saw in the
crowd anoIhcr Euglishman. named John
Keats, who had been extremely active in
collecting evidence against him. The con-
vicl expressed u desire to dic in peace with
all mankind, and to pardon this person
whom he had considered his greatest enc
nv. When the convict reached The scat
fold, the excculioncr was preparing TO cx.
ecute the sentence Of the law. vixen Il
voice was heard in The crowd Cxclaiming-
1T is that am guilty, and not the C IL
vict." This exclamation was made by
John Keals. He confessed thai it was he
who carried off James Boxwcl!s daughter;
that he had cut oil her head during her
sleep, and stolen one her dresses, which
he had stepped in blood; and thai the gen
crous pardon granted 10 him by his vicilIn
had caused him 10 reflect on the enorni,v
of his crime. The excculionrr Withdrew
the rope from the convict's neck, aud The
can from his face, when it was discovered
that he was dead from The effect. oi terror
The ATTRACTIONS John Keats was conducted
70 prison amidst The exccra';nns Of the po-
pulace, who wished 10 lear him To pieces.
The following, from the Hartford (Con. J
Times, conveys some idea of family jars: :
An Incident.-Whcn the Cabinet had
made up the opinion That Mr.. Hoffman.
the member of Congress, should be ap,
pointed District Attorney for New York,