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Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1842-01-06
MISoMLLANY
From Chambers Journal
A LATE REMARK ABLE TRIAL AT GIBRALTAR.

At Gibraltar, month or two ago, there oc-
cured one of those extraordinary cases, which
show us how Intellectually the romancist, even
when his imagination is strained to the utter
most, can portray the extremes of passion of
which human nature is susceptible. A COM
municaton, bearing date February the goth,
from the rock-built fortress which England
keeps as a key to the Mediterranean, relates
the following particulars
A respectable merchant, named James Bax-
well,born at London, had removed in early life
to Gibraltar, induced partly by the circumstan-
ces of his being of the same religious persua-
sion to which the people of his adopted coun-
try belonged. For many years he occupied
small dwelling near the base of Mount ST. Mi
chael, so renowned for its caves and cllrystali-
zations.---He carried on a successful traffic i'll
all the articles of British manufacture intro
duced into Spain. He acquired, i'll truth, a
very considerable fortune in this way. All
the country knew that he had large amount
of treasure lying by him, not to speak of the
capital belonging to him, which was embarked
in commerce. His name was one of credit in
all the principal houses of exchange in Eu-
rope.
James Baxwell had daughter, an only
daughter, aged seventeen, and of remarkable
beauty. Her countenance and figure combp-
ed in most agreeable manner the peculiar
charms of the English woman with the soft
and languishing characteristics Of the Spauiard.
Young as she was, she had been for some two
or three years an object of devoted admiration
to all the youth around Gibraltar. At church
they devoured her with their eyes and many
a one thought to himself that happy above all
men would be he that could win the smiles OF
Eliza Baxwell. But Eliza bestowed her smiles
upon no one. She seemed, TO those whose
involuntary signs she excited, to carry maiden
ly modesty to freezing GOODNESS At mass
her eyes were ever bent upon her book, re-
CARELESS of all the glances cast upon her by
others.
Such was at least the case till shortly before
the events to be narrated. at length, howev-
er, Eliza did see one who awakened In her
self some of the emotions she had caused il
others. At mass, one day, she observed thu
eyes of young stranger fixed upon her witt
an expression of admiration and respect. Tt
herhe seemed being superior to all the younl
men she had ever yet beheld. From that mo
ment, her calm and self-possessed demeano
left her forever. Abroad and at home she wa
restless and uneasy. Bat, erelong, the stran
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SNOW.
by Mrs. L. II. Sigourney.

How quietly the snow comes down,
When all are fast asleep,
And plays thousand fairy pranks
O'er vale and mountain steep.
How cunningly it finds its way
TO every Granny small,
And creeps through oven the slightest chink
In window or in wall.
To every noteess hill it brings
A fairer, purer crest,
Than the ricl, ermine robe that decks
The haughtiest monarch's breast.
TO every reaching spray itgives
Whate'er its hands can hold
A beauteous thing the white snow 10,
10 all, both young and old.
The waking day through the circling haze,
Looks forth with sore surprise,
To view what changes have been wrought,
Since last she shut her eyes;
And pleasant thing tits to see
;, The cottage children peep
From out the drift, that to their caves
Prolongs its rampant steep.
The patient farmer searches
His buried lambs to find,
And dig his silly poultry out
Who clamO ih tie wind:
How sturdily he cuts his way,
InOuRn WHO DldStS Deat MN DaCk,
And caters for his waiting herd,
That shivcr round the stack.
Right welcome are those feathery fakes
To the ruddy urchin's eye,
As down the long, smooth hill they coast,
With shout and revelry;
Or when the moonlight, clear and cold,
Calls out their throns to play
oh! merry gift the pure snow is
For Christmas holiday.
The city miss who wrapped in fur,
is lifted TO the sleigh,
And borne so gaily to the school
Along the crowded way,
Feels not within her pallid cheek
The rich blood mantling warm,
Like her who. laughing, shakes the snow
From powdered tress aud form.
a tasteful hand the snow hath
For on the storied pane
saw its Alpine landscape traced
With arch and scnlptured fame,
Where high DER headed cliffs
The dizzy Simplon wound,
And old cathedrals reared their towers
With Gothic tracery bound.
/ think it hath tender heart,
For marked it while ii crept
To spread shoitering mantle where
The infant blossom slept.
ii doth TO Earth deed OF love-
Though in wintry way;
And her turf gown will greener be
For the snow that's fallen to-day.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-04

Douglas to be supplied from. csrrollton, 10 miles
and back, twice week
Eaton to be supplied from Oxfsrd, IS miles and
back, once a week.
Mechancsve to be supplied from De Kab, IL
miles and back, once week.
Oak Ridge to be supplied from Holly Springs. 10
miles and back once a week.
Rocky Mount to be supplied from De Kalb,
miles and back, once a week.
Spring Ridge to be supplied from Raymond, nine
miles and back, once week.
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-04

once week.
Leave Louisville Mondays at m, arrive at De
Kalb same daysb p M.
Leave De Kalb Tuesdays at 6 m, arrive at Louis
vile same days by pm.
5653 From Louisville by Name Warrior, Nashua
vile, Macon and Prairie Point, to Pckensville AL.
81 miles and back once week.
Leave Louisville every Tuesday at m, arrive
at Pickensvile next day by IL M
Leave Pickensville every Wednesday at m,
arrive at Louisville next day by 7 p m.
1854 From Louisville by Koscusko Wheeling
and Lockhart's Store, to Lexington, 70 miles and
back once week.
Leave Louisville every Tuesday at a m, arrive
at Lexington next day by Ppm.
Leave Lexington every Thursday at S a m, ar.
rive at Louisville next day by 7 p m.
5655 From Louisville by Pearl Valley and Phla-
delpha to Union, so miles and back once week
Leave Louisville every Monday at a a m, arrive
at Union same day by 10 m.
Leave Union every Tuesday at a IN, arrive at
Louisville same days by 10pm.
1886 From Hopahkaby Edinburgh, Philadelphia,
Halifax, Gholson, Waholock, Brooklyn and Cooks
week.
Leave Hopahka every Monday at 4 a m, arrive
at jamestown atday by 10pm.
Leave jamestown every Wednesday at a a m, ar.
rive at Hopahka next day by 10 m
5657 From Hopshka by Carthage and Centre
Lrove to Hillsboro', IS miles and back once week
Leave Hopahka every Tuesday at a m, arrive at
Hlsboro' same day by s pm.
Leave HItsboro' every Wednesday at 6 m, ar
rive at Hopahka same day by 81 m.
1858 From Union by Decatur and Charlottesville
to Paulding, AZ miles and back once week
Leave Union every Tuesday at 4 m, arrive at
Paulding same day by 9pm.
Leave Paudng every Monday at m, arrive at
Union same day by 9 pm
$3.50 From Daleville by Marion ouitman and
The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-04

Thursdays and Saturdays Dy IL m
Leave La Grange Sundays. Wednesdays and
Fridays at 10 m, arrive at Coffeeve Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays, by 9pm
5627 From Coffeeville 10 Ponlotoc, IS miles and
back, twice week
Leave Coffeevllle every Tuesday and Saturday
at a m, arrive at Pontoloc same days by 10 pm
Leave Pontotoc every Monday and Friday at 4
M arrive at Coffeevllle same days by 10 p IN
Proposals for two horse coach service will be
considered.
1923 From Grenada by Troy, Preston, Oakland
and Rayburn's to Pamela, 4S miles and back, once a
week
Leave Grenada every Saturday at 2 p m, arrive
at Pamela next day by JPN
Leave Pamela every Friday at m, arrive at
Grenada next day by IL m
5629 From Wyatt by Chulahoma, Oak Hill and
Baskerville 20 fernando, As miles and back, once
week
Leave Wyatt every Thursday at a m, arrive at
fernando same day by 8 m
Leave fernando every Friday at 6 m, arrive at
Wyatt same day by 8 pm
$500 From Cypress Creek by Oxford and Clear
Creek to Pamela, 40 niles and back, once week
Leave Cy press Greek every Saturday at S a m,
arrive at Pamela same days by 8 pm
Leave Pamela every Friday at a m, arrive at
Cypress Creek same days by SPIN
563l From nola by Belmont, Rices Cross
Roads, sinatob 3, Elm Grove, fernando, Eutaw
and Fort Pickering, Tenn. TO Memphis 70 miles
and back, twice a week
Leave Pamela every Tuesday and Saturday, at
m, arrive at Memphis next days by 10 pm
Leave Memphis evsry Monday and Friday at
m, arrive at Pamela next days BY IL m
5632 From Commerce to Hernando, % miles
and back, once a week
Leave Commerce every Monday at a m, arrive
at fernando same days by Bpm
Leave fernando every Tue,dsy at a m, arrive
at Commerce same days by q pm
5633 From Holly Springs by North Mount Plea
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23

on snake Crock. The bmr.fooin o,
ll,o "IIenr" was lhf0ngod with ans.
l0ua purchasers, who reaofied 10 y
vifiety Of devices to pull wool over
Tho eyes Of the uilaopliIslIcaiod ooun.
lfynH,n The humps passed through,
ine hsIIdsof thousands tho knowing
j.,os, "a heuriug Of ,ha stranger, ex.
pressed doubts ~ 10 thoir quality
oliIcfs cOfiundcd they were copper.
AMI not few pronounced them sioncl
The excitement honfly Increased
vtfeas oilers were made fof tic stake
Crock farm hut the owner did not
appear lllo least disposed 20 sell.
Five, ten, and twenty thousand dol.
lars were offered for land not worth
n hundred, but tie clodhoppcr was
iallcxiDlej he didn't care about sell
ling his gold patch. At last he was
offered by a company Of enterprlsDg
spectators 4, ity thousand dollars
for it, on the nail, on his assurance
that Hhe boys" had gathered pile
Of similar looking humps. The bar
gain was closed.--the cash forked
over-the eager purchasers shown
the "gold patch"---l,utn 40 more Jumps
were found! Men were employed
to dig in every direction, but no ira
ces of vein could be discovered, and
the greenhorn was never seen after
wardS.-N O. Crescent Cifu.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
TEXAS.

The crops Of cotton on the Colo
RADIO and BRACES are extremely fine
Some of the cotton even Oh the lott
of June ha | boIs opened. The felo
of MIR. iona han BurIeSon, consisting
of SO acres, near Bastrop, is of the
very finest description. TIE corn
crop is not so promising in most sec
ilons not half a crop will be made
)wing to the severe drought.
The financial condition of Texas
is at low ebb indeed. The returns
of the Treasury department revea
the melancholy fact that the annual
revenues of the Republic, during the
last six years, have been scarcely suf-
icient to defray the expenses of Con-
gress alone; and the net revenue thai
aas been collected this year, amounts
to but little more than two-thirds O.
the expenses of the last Congress.
A project has been set on foot al
Galveston to procure steam packet
TO run regularly between Galveston
md New Orleans, to be owned excIu.
Sively by citizens of Texas. Several
ofthe merchants of Galveston have
llreadv made large subscfiN ions for
this object, and Capt. J. Wade Intends
to visit Houston to enlist number
IF the merchants of that city in the
enterprise.
A Mexican was lately captured and
hung in the vicinity of Texiana, who
was attempting to runaway with
negro girl belonging TO citizen OF
hat place, and with whom he had
oeen living as his wife. Another
Mexican was discovered lurking up
IN plantation near San Felipe. The
owner of the plantation arrested him.
md after making enquiry found that
le had been enticing several of his
laves to run away with him to Mex
20. The rogue confessed his crime,
nd the planter ordered one of his
Iaves TO cut off both his ears, which
,as done. The indiction of these
unishments show that the court Of
udge Lynch is in session in that
uarter.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23

Two new members were added or
the 4th inst. to what may truly ano
emphatically be denominated "free
States of this Union" New JERSEY
and Connecticut were on that day
freed from the blacklist badge Of bon
dage which has ever cursed people
calling themselves free. On that day
both those States became truly aud
wisely independent; for on that day
it was no longer lawful for man to
enslave his fellow men merely be-
cause the one had become the pecu-
mary debtor of the other. LnDriS-
Onn,ent far debt is now abolished,
never again, we trust, to disgrace the
statute book of those States, and but
little longer to soil the page of any
statue book in this confe1eracy.-
~ T. Courier and Enquirer.
We are decidedly in favor of all
the States abolishing imprisonment
for debt, but to hear such a man as
James Watson Webb make use of
such language as the above, after
availing himself of the benefit of the
Bankrupt law, to the tune of 5000,
600, and then try to pave the way to
run in debt again with IMMUNITY, is
rather too bare faced.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
THE APPROACHING
ELECTION.

've regret that there appears to b'
SO little interest taken IN the ensuing
election, MS the Offices to be filled are
among the most important in the
State. We warn our Democratic
friends not to suffer themselves to
stay away from the election because
there is no particular excitement up
on the subject, but TO turn out, every
man of them. And rem ember, the
Election takes place on the FIRST
MONDAY, and DAY FOLLOW
ING in AUGUST.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
TnE NEXT PRESIDENCY

mpm lhe MilloBim pal i6lgcr
we Extract communication entitled
Ca brief review Of tiio present posi-.
lion Of lhs IlcpubIIcan parry" This
communication, ~ our fea'icrs will
sec, Is dpyotcd to the purpose Of pla.
cling Mr. Calhoun IN noniuailon for
the Presidency. Tho editor 81 the
Iclycr has given publicity 10 tho ar'
lIclc, ~ a spirit Of great llbcfaliy, bui
ayows his decided preference Of MG
BDchanan of his own State We IN
SORT, also, his remarks on this import.
ant subject
II was not our inicllion TO intro
ducc this topic into oar columns NJ
the present TINS. But the nomna.
ton of Mr.. Clay, as the candidate OF
the Federal Wings, aud the move
monts of q cherished portion of the
DEMOCRATIC party IN favor OF Mr..
Buchanan, leaves us but one course
to take. We, too, feel bound to an
nouuce our preference, and without
hesitation place our choice OIL JOIN
G. Calhoun. This we do in all fair
hess and fraternity with the great
Democratic party--willing to go with
them into a convention TO be held IN
due time, to concentrate their power I;
and ready to aid in carrying oul their
wishes, if fairly expressed.
Without adopting the article we
publish from the Leger, we desire for
It the careful investigation of Oh
readers. They will find in it reason
lor the ceurSe we have taken, AMI to
such as may think we are prem lture
Or wrong inthe choice we have nude
we have ealy to say, we have nailed
40 bigoted flag to our must.
OF the eminent men now attached
to the Republican party OF the United
States, we have no h station in Civ,
ing Mr.. Calhouathe first place. There
is no other whose fame has for more
than quarter of century, been so
thoroughly ditfuSed-none whose pre-,
eminent talents are SO universally ad-
mitted-none whose political course
has been so fearless and DISTINGUISHED
-none who at this moment so EN-
bodies in himself the perfect conf
dence of every true Democrat in the
country. Every way the most re,
narkable man of his age, he has
without the aid of military laurels
won for himself a just claim to the
most exalted character Of seventeen
;>:u: af mon. liza 'Thnnaist.>alaS
the forced comparison between him
md others, bat display the beauty
md grandeur Of his life AMI actions
With a candidate SO acceptable, tai. |
ented and worthy-so mature and
perfectly fitted for the high office in
question, we should enter into The
contest with the greatset confidence.
(Ga-) Federal Uaion.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23

A. =. Thompson has boon ciccfed
Cmef Juslioof lilullon EQUITY, ~ llc
room of The lIoa, iaapc \ Mofdand
deceased. Mr. Morennd was ono oI
Tho heroes n SIN Jacinlo, and com
fnandsd the artillery conpony NJ chat
memorable bnttIe,--N n re.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
NOTICE.

Strayed or stolen from the subscri-
ber's room last night, or this morning
a fine large watermelon, for which
he will pay liberal reward, either
for the detection of the thief, or the
recovery of the melon.
r. p. e SIS **e.
Louisville Hotel, July 2S, lS42.
Printers Fee 81
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23


I'm Innocent 1hicf-The Phi'a-
delphia Gazette says: ga man nam d
Hugh Michigan was brought before
Alderman hofner yesterday, on a
charge of having robbed woman
named Isabella Laird, ofsixty dollars,
placed by her in trunk, which lie
had broken open; but he set up for
defence, that he had been waiting in
the city out of wolk for weeks TO
marry her, and that as she had pro-
mis- d to do so, he conceived that the
money was us much his as hers
The case was we'll and strongly ar
gued, and the facts not denied on the
9th. side, so the benevolent Alder
man interested himself in the matter,
and legalized the theft, by joining tie
parti, S together with that "siANcr cord
that binds two willing hearts" Mai.
ExAM1NATIoN.-"J John, wher's your
passin' lesson?" "'rhat sentence ON
the blackbodrd-'Thorc go a gentle
man and scholor.'" "Pass there"
" There arc a noun of multitude, iust
person singular, nomertive case 10 CO."
"Very well; 'go,' the next" So
John makes for the door. "Come
back !---pass 60" 81 was trying 10
90 past "Next." 600 is ali insen-
sible rig'ler verb, fniyy mood, perfect
tense, LIST person go 1t, I'd person go
ahead, Sd person no go made IN tie
Sd person to agree with the wing PAT
ty understood" "Very well; next
pass gentleman" 'eGentleman is an
abstract noun, subjunctive mood, neu-
ter gender, but in opposition TO schol-
ar" Alright; scholar, the next"
scholar is an obstinate pron0minal
ridiculous mood, imperfect
tense. fust person, because lam speak
ing and Cover ned by a." "Give the
rule" "Sch.olars are governed bv
indefinite ar'dcles." every good; take
your seats, with nine merit marks
apiece. IN Y. WaShington'an.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23

ADvI cE FOR THE T1MEs.-Livetern-
peratc ,ly-go to church--attend to
your own business--love all the pref
ty firls-mary one Of them--live like
a man, and die like a Christian.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
MULTI-HEADED CABBAGE.

MULTI-HEADED CABBAGE.
We are informed by highly respec-
table gentleman of this county, that
a neighbor Of his, living some fifteen
miles west of this place, has on his
farm a cabbage stalk bearing sixteen
distinct heads.
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23

. -
many who nrc nov uusilcnllng ~ no
naioii Rouge pciitcnliafy. lie WIS
dressed and disguised 0A au np,ooun.
lfyman, md WIS sitting NJ o cnltut
loof op Tho I.evec, whom tic Two ~.
lialdans, wlofr mines hfe T.. W.
smith rom firpccsnoo comfe. nd
Jo'sc Gullnv from f'iuu eonnw
came up, cntyiuy with nom soro
SILVER, Tor which iheg he'd offHalr,d
notes 81 lhc fpoeld paying batss
cysioIrcd near where be- wreffd
began fo discuss ttu bdd WY ri fIs.
posing OF tlcif non'ttcio rfyitg
bankable money. Philips nddrcs,.
ing u person who sat near him. ard
IN voice loud enough 10 he heard "
the two mon, commenced invoiebi q
against banks IN general, and proinit
The suspended banks IN particular;
sad what a fix he would hive been in
when ne disposed of his boat load Of
plumber, had he not fortunately met a
man who gave him specie for his notes
at very small discount. ard WHO
was prepared 10 trade with others on
like favorable terms.
Tie lndionaus eagerly listened to
his siory.--'rbey were ccupIt in lie
trap he laid for them, and acconra.
MED him TO the Louise of Celeste Ber-
trand, a free color d woman, near tie
corner of Basin and Cemr streets, 10
meet the embryo broker There they
found person whom Phillips intro
duced TO them as man who dealt in
exchanges. He treated them with
excessive politeness they countcdtfe
money out, Smith GA dollars, ard
Guthrey 6lS dollars. He took it up
and went to his bureau to GET their
exchange, but recollected at once
that his funds Were in his trunk in the
inside room; he went in there ard
that was the last of him or of their
money that the lndianians have seen,
or in all probability ever will.-Pic.
More Duels.-The Louisville Sun
gives an account Of a duel bet weeu
two boys of that city, Which tcck
place at Six Mile Island on tbe Git
ut. Their names are Samuel Thurs
ton, aeedl5, and William HUE, aged
Is. They were attended by young
gentlemen of the same aee.-1le
weapons used ON the occasion We're a
couple of rifes--diStance 80 yards.
They took one fire without any dam
age being sustained by either party,
except the ball of Thurston's gun
passing through the crown of Hu;e's
best beaver hat Through the inter
cession of the bodrd Of honor, the
affair was amicahly ADJUST dan
affair of the heart is said to have CIV
en- rise to The ditficulty.-This is in
deed a jl1v' nile affair--a new mode
of "teaching the yoand idea Low TO
shoot"
Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1842-07-23
FROM WASHINGTON.

We have advices from Washing
ton up to the 9th inst. by which We
are, assured, from a source entitled to
the highest credit, that change in the
Cabinet will certainly take place in a
few days. The cause is, the diSap-
prevail orthe Presidents late veto.
We netice in the Washington pa
pers, that there is four tariff bills now
before Congress, three before the
House and one before the Senate
We care not how many tariff bills
they pass, so Mr.. Tyler vetoes them,
and we have every encouragement
to believe that he will do so.
We are informed by the Boston
Daily Mail, of the 9Th inst, among
other British news received by the
g. GU c..tcuenla. thar me uI,uae
man John Francis who was arrested
in London not long since, for shoot.
ing at the Queen, has been tried and
found guilty, and sentenced to be
hanged, drawn, and quartered.
We should like to know what the
sentence would have been if he had
have killed her majesty.