Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-03
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10 one who will understand il:
i'o'd you one remark Of yours had embttered
many OF my hours, don, believe it; meant !, bn,
as an idle Jest. You never wounded. never gfi.ved
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, coronets inquest was held and returned YER
uie' o death by her own hands, by a portion of
morphine, administered by herseHn
MISS HELM came to town the evening before her
ueath, on a VISIT u DIR Saughter's FAM " and was
seen 0y many Of her friends. To th.s. who con-
seIsed with her, she sceueJ in usual good spirits
Aver her friends had Withdrawn she took fro n Mrs
oaughters room. pen, ink and paper, ard returned
to the pa,Or. When the family retired for the
night, she was adnnouished that il was lite and
replied that che too would retire afer she had writ.
ten letter. The family supposed she bed reti,el
10 her room, but IN tho morning when they urose
they found her in the paror, extended on n se,tee
rather on her right side. her head supported by oil.
lows, her cheek resiing uron her right hand her
'eit arm thrown across her body, and in lis hand
white handkerchief; a limb or n muscle be:ray.
cd past pain; the face wore expression OF such
sNeet serenity and caimness that her friends W ere
cheated into the hope that Sue only slept: but alas
The soul had fed, and she slept tho sleep OF death.
Every effort was made 10 resuscitatc the hleiess
corp9,but in vain.-Kr. Gar.
Rice HdrrsSi, S-e.-The Wilmington IN. CN
Chronicle, of Wednesday says-uThe planters ON
the Cape Fear ere now busiiy engaged in tie rice
harvest. The yield Of many fields is much beyond
INC average oil late years aud fully equal TO Il in
nll. Corn IL still quite promising in appearance,
and will doubles gather well"
Rtes CTop.-Our rice crop is rapidly maturing,
ard several planters are TO commence harvest to-
day. The rainy weather continues. We have
mad good share this week. Yesterday at IL o.
CLOCK TIE thermometer up to SO, at o'clock il
vas down during gustto &c.
Winyah O5ssrrer, 10Th inst;
The Court Journal thinks the Protest is one of
The mest Observation-Disclosures paper,
that ever appeared! We think, considering The re
eeption It met with End the rebuff it received il
wss "siefuLy 70 lish," and "frem,ndOusly ridicu-
.ous.'' MIR Tyler is not, and cannot be a grea,
man, ANY way he can fix it." A, The Demoer,,ie
Review snd, let him attempt to soar ever so hisb.
he leiH sink like lead."-.9ltr Gag
The specie currency era, says the New Orleans
f'eayune, predicted scme years ago by Col. Benton
seems a; last TO have arrived; for all the money now
IN circulation, Is haTa--to get hold oC-B
a foot race, of rather novel character, came of
lew evenings since IN Charles-si street MALL between
nr John Sheridan, the well known proprietor of
The GymnasI1m IN Congress street, and an amateur
o! this city. The prize was a silver cup Mr. Sheri.
dan ran ffIy yards with a man on his back weigh
ing enc hundred and fifty pounds, against one hun
dIec yards run by his ADVERSARY and came in " in
ner. Time, thirteen seconds-sain on his oppo
nent: about four yards. Mr. Sheridan is probably
the Hseiest runner in this couniIy.-6os. Mail.
IL has been estimated that an English penny.
placed out at compound interest," at the rate Of per
cent. al the birth OF Christ, would, in 1855 have
produced sum equivalent TO about one hundred
and ten millions Of our earth 10 solid gold At simple
interest, It would have produced only seven and
sixpense.
II great Hala.-A gentleman from Dartmouth
informs US that on the 22i n.. several fishermen Of
tina; place. cassht with nye ssnes In one day. The
almost incredible number OF seven hundred barrels
OF hsh,-''hard heads" or "meuhaden"-e bout i49,.
600! They are an excellent table FISH, while fresh,
and are also extensively used TO improve the soil,
for which purpose they command abou, thirty cents
per barrel.-lNsw Bedford Mercury.
North Carolina has the Oldest Revolutionary
Pensoner on the list-Wilam Pfigen, Of Blidtn
Co. aged III. Is not the old veteran whis7