The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-08-18


| The Boundary and Dinner.-The
Washington correspondence Of the New
York Union says: | have met with a
friend who has given me some account of
the dinner, at the dwelling of the Secreta-
nv of State, on Saturday, in celebration of
tho settlement of the Northeastern Boun-
dairy question. The President, the whole
Cabinet, Lord Ashburton ard suite, Mr..
Fox and suite, the Commissioners from
| Maine and Massachusetts, few Senators,
aud those of the gentlemen engaged in the
Northeastern Boundary surveys, then in
the city, Major Graham and Captain Tai
colt, made up the company. The most
harmonious and peaceful spirit prevailed.
MIR. Webster gave as toast {: "Queen
Victoria long may She continue TO reign
over a prosperous and happy people,
Lord Ashburton gave, " The President
perpotuty 10 the institutions Of the United
States" The President gave, "The Com
missioners blessed are the peacemokers."
MIR. Lawrence gave, " Lord Ashburtor,
who has always manifested the most friend.
ly sentiments towards the United States
Lord Ashburton said, in reply, That at
his time of life nothing certainly but Il
strong regard for his kinsmen OH this side
Of the Atlantic, desire to see removed all
causes Of dispute between them and his
countrymen at home, so that nothing might
remain to interrupt the friendly regard,
and confidence that settlement might be
made of all those controversies which eve
| ry honest man in either country would APP
prove, could have induced him TO under.
take such voyage and such task"
The Secretary Of War was then toast
ed with some pleasant illusions to his bu-
siuess being spoiled by the Commission
ers, &c.
The Preside1cy.-Col. Benton has re.
Gently (some two weeks since) written
letter to a friend in Detroit, from which
the following extract is published in the
g Democrat -
"Y on are in error in chasing inc among those
who arc before the People for the Presidency
l have taken care 10 keep myself out of that cat
egory, firstly, declining nomination from the
citizens of Philadelphia City and County; and
ScCOuulff Wy plOllCl1 GSCIdiIH5 ihlsSl4 al AafOs
of Mr. Van Buren,"
One of the most affecting occurrences
Of the season, is recorded in the L. States
Gazette, Philadelphia. A lad, the son OF
Mr.. john Andy, near Reading, while en-
gagged on Saturday in gathering blackber-
ries, dropped his hat into small pond
He stepped into the water to regain the
hat, but finding himself detained by the
mud, in.o which he was sinking, called out
for help-Mrs. Andy, his mother hearing
tho cry, rushed TO his rescue, but found
herself also unable to save the lad, or TO
aid herself. Her cries brought 10 her as
suie re dtfcr my gdusr,; -uhor ruet an'ip,r.
, ished in the pond mother, daughter and
son. The pond in which these persons
were drowned is, perhaps, not more than
twenty feet across, though the water and
soft mud are fifteen feet deep.
yHct a Change The Washington.
: ;ans resortine 10 DisfiNery The Wash.
ingtonians of Hartford Connecticut cele-
, brated the anniversary of American indie
pendence in the first distilery erected IN
Connecticut. The building is two hun
dred and four feet long, and there was room
to set six tables the whole length. The
: stand for the orators was still upside
e down, and capable of accommodating foui
!, persons. This is carrying the war into
|, Africa,
l. Destruction of The New Orleans Amsri
n can Theatre BY fire We stop the pres
~ (savs the Adrertiser) to announce the en-
IN lire destruction of the new American The
f ntre By fire. The flames were discovere'
o issuing from the rear of the building abou
is a o'clock, and at this time (halt past 4 A
n NJ the fine edtice is nearly leveled t
r. the earth by the destructive CLEMENT
Nothing saved. The house was leased b
H. Ludlow and Smith, now in st. Louis.
to A building lately burned near Roche'
is ter. and known as "Dublin Castle" We
". remarkable for the number of its inhab
D tants. 1t belonged to John |. DE Graa
-ns Mayor of Schenectady, was 200 feet lor
,ef and 40 wide, and in 1896 was the res
dence of over forty families. Atthe TIN
of its destruction there were twenty-thr
er. families resident in it, with an aggrega
-. of one hundred and twenty children, ran
-, inc from infancy to twelve years OF ag
sal All. some two hundred in number old a
tai young, were driven almost naked into
9cs street.
att ---------------------------
in Died
cir In this county, on the lith inst, Mr.. JOSEF