The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-05-21

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Mr. JONES Of Tennessee said that he could not speak
| without the consent of the committed.
Mr. GIDoINcs-I have the floor If gentlemen will
bear with me- will try to keep in order will show
that the freemen taxed $4,000 to pay for slaves
wish to be proclaimed that this is for the purpose of
handing compensation for bones flesh and sinews
| The CHAIRMAN (knocking)-Order
| MIR. GIppINos made remark which We did not hear
| and took his seat.
Mr. VESABLE offered amendment, and explained
The Committee rose and under the operation of the
previous question: the bills for the relief of the legal
representatives of Benjamin Hodges and Cornelius
Manning payment for slaves taken away by the Bri
fish, and which provided for in the treaty of Ghent
passed. the first by vote ofyeas 1876; nays, %
An effort was made to adjourn over till Monday at
O'Clock; but 1t faed-yeas, 55 nays IS; and then
an adjournment took place until forenoon
Life I'm the South.
| fCor. Newark Daily Advertiser
MACON, Ga, May 2, 1S4S.-Those who remain at
home know but littl of the portions of our
country, and will not believe, when told of the prime
style of living in of the southern and western
States recently stopped with friend on court
and was the only building in the place that could
boast two stories We alighed to witness the organ
cation Of western court to see the judges and ex
the outside Of which tied about fifty horses and
tho yard was fllod with witnessin g cock-fght
The crier came out, made y proclamation, and the
court entered the building, and seated themselves
on bench made Of two stumps and unplancd
| of officer, who turned and left the ROOM followed
by the grand inquest in single file. He picked up
ladder near by placed IT against the house under
opening left in the logs and assembled followed by the
honorable body: this called the grand jury room.
After electng their clerk, they descc nded and fol-
lowed the officer to the woods in front, and there
fallen tree, commenced their deliberations. An ina
ginary line was drawn around them, which no
entered until called to give evidence AS we re-
turned in the afternoon, they had finished their bust
ness and rose to present their bills following the off,
Ger in Indian file Before reaching the court house,
stout bcgerent looking fellow approached the fore
man to know if he was indicted Being answered in
the negative three cheers hurst spontaneously from
the crowd and whiskcy bottles from almost every sad
die bag where circulated through the crowd. A cock
| fight, which had been interrupted in the yard now
took place. ..v tt-t
We started, and before we had proceeded half mile
past the first turn we We're in dense forest sign of
any track could be found The limbs the trees tore
of the top Of my buggy, and it seemed impossible to
penotrate further; We looked back, and would have
returned but to turn impossible and to move ap-
pcarcd equally So We fancied could see an OPEN
| ing through the trees in front. and determined
to make one more effort Crouchcd down on the bot
tom of the buggy closely possibcto prevent being
swept over the seat backward chruped the steed
and he started scrapng off saplings underneath, as
dy when released from the pressure OF the front axle
My coat tails were caught and attempted to STOP
skirt parted and released me- roared STOP we
are over stop could not, the horse wild and
minded not the rein Hold, hold, said s. it will tear
| stop, for Heavens sake, stop get
through: So thought, but the horse Kept on ask
ed 8 If he ever expected to see daylight again. not
word did he answer for some time AT length his cou-
rage was reused aud he said If do will make note
Of this it is growing late and shall have remain
here all night. Oh!'' he exelaimcd-but before he
could say more the limb gave way and passed
me aro WIN terrible crush ana IN moment more we
violet colored prairie flower. Our horse stopped in
stantly to rejoice with The little spot were in
was surrounded by forest as dense the one Just
passed; not print of anything could be to show
| that mortal foot ever trod there before.
We examined every part of the wood but egress
could be found, and we decided that we ought to 90
west and prepared for another effort. The good old
in We had to hug the bottom of the buggy as
closely as possible and let him go Ripping tearing
| and snortng, he went for half mile Here found
place apparently travelled before. and stopped to
take breath We found the prints of horses. and
wagon track We followed it, the mud grew deeper
and deeper, and old Bob lcaped horse in a snow
bank till he came to dead halt, and refused move
| We dare not whip him, fearing he might lie down
| The gnats and mosquitoes gathered around us in
| alghted on log near by-had on my best suit and
gaiters-my coat, by the by-minus one skirt. Into
IT went to lead the horse, and found the names OFT
the collar and resting on his bare shoulders Putting
them on of he went deeper and deeper at each leap
| and stopped never knew what prairie slough was
before Well may they call it u" slew for it is enough
os, and s. and the buggy In the hole, with slough
four feet deep between How could get there
Patting old Bucephalus and coaxing him awhile, !
prevailed upon him to start, allowing him to stop and
| blow every few yards We soon struck fence-this
was prima Jacie evidence of cvilizationand led to
hope that some specimen of human nature not far
| distant. We followed the fence, joltng humping and
scratching along until We came to ciea,in',' and
finding house the old lady invited us to take sumner
We in hurry, and told her if she would direct
us to the main road would proceed She said it was
two miles, but she had been out there since she
| settled " in them dggns' which fourteen years
ago but her son John would show the way. We
reached our destination and finding the landlord out
went in The house is of logs, with puncheon floor
there is not carpet on it. piano graces the parlor
in which you can sit and look through the interstces
into the woods The chairs are high backed old
after the fashion NJ corn baskets one wooden setee
| no mirror, a three cupboard, and about 20
volumes OF books and this is the residence of of
! the rich planters How the first man penetrated
there Imagination cannot picture never could APP.
preciate the word isolated" until the log steps Of
| ono of these prairie residences.
SUICIDE OF A STRANGER.-About half past 6 o.
| clock, on Saturday evening, the 18th instant some
| persons found in the woods, about quarter of mile
from the tavern at Tuckahoe. Cape May Co. N. j. the
| body of unknown man suspended by the neck, by
means Of two handkerchefs attached to the trunk Of
small saplng. in such manner as to lead to the
clusion that he had committed suicide. His feet
resting upon the ground and his knees not than
| an inch from it. He came into this ncighborhood on
the Tuesday previous. about noon from the direction
of Camden and was observed to labor under some de-
rangement or trouble. not willing to with any
one, or even speak unless to have his wants supplied
He was last alive on Wednesday morning, and had
| evidently hung himself some time that day. During
his stay at Tuckahoc he not known to have eaten
anything whatever and must have lodged in the woods
on Tuesday night as he was seen to out of them
| early ON wednesday morning a Jury OF inquest was
| summoned by lIezckinh w. Godfrey. Esq, whose
dict was in accordance with the above facts THAT the
said stranger to his death by wifu hanging 1t
| is not known from whence he where he belong
ed but was foreigner, from the fact that he spoke
broken English and it is thought by those who heard
him speak that he Frenchman or an Italian He
about 40 years of age, five feet inches high
stout built and well proporioned. He had long black.
waving hair with little grey the back part of
his head dark hazel eyes small dark moustaches and
| not much beard His complexion horid small
gold rings in his ears On his right arm were variety
Of embems supposed TO be those of the order Of Free
Masons-a cask, mug &c, and upon his left is
hanrf in uhto fha tha LAT tnrs
| c.. and below this IL vine within which are the
figures 1926 Upon his right arm, the elbow, is
scar, evidently produced by muskct or pistol ball.
and his right eye, and the top of his fore
head Is largo scar, produced by sabre or cutass
Ills dress black frock coat, light Marscilles vest
brown corded cashmere pants, heavy linen shirt, mix
- Sacks ealfSkip haots and sk Int Ihere