Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANDREW JACKSON.

"Wit thou be true"
MISCELLANEOUS.
ANDREW JACKSON.
In the neighborhood Of Charlotte, N c. there lived until
within the last two years. aged lady, whose many reco
ections OF early life very interesting One We reiem
Der afforded AS great amusement GATES had been defeat
ed the fragments Of his army had heen swept Ike
the debris of tempest past her secluded oie he iahe
sod brothers all out under some partisan ieat inc
Tories were forming nucleus OF organization about the
axaw nd supposing this would attract tho attention OF
her relatives and seeing young man riding rom lhat o
ecton she told by her mother TO learn the news from
him.
She was buxom lass Of sixteen summers, educated in
the freedom Of the and being oleraoy assured n
her ability 10 cope with any body nothing oa 10 60
and gave the following story OF the meetings The lad
seemed honest wemeaning body but not much IN the
way of looks He Thin aud awkwatl and bilious, and
rode gassed colt that eeled about So wondered now
in the world il carried him. How DO you 90 sirf says
"How do you do, MANI" says he Says Hnlch way ald
you come 'front.'" 81 come from The Waxhaws" DID you
see or anything OF our people down thete! NO
says he "bu there Tories about there and we
pops then, down sometimes Thinks l. you look
ike funny fellow to pop anybody down, but did not
say so: just asked him. Where are you gonsi VI am
going Uncle MeDowALLs; l've had the c!ls for ons
time and want TO stay up here until get we'll "And
what ia your name?" 1Nly name is ANDY JACKSON.
The old lady had day of death the appearance {"
this young ndeliby Impressed upon her in INA,
she could realize his Importance and always struck
her excessively Whimsical and ridiculous that snch look
Ing could bee President OF the States
She had the difficulty with respect 10 Mr. Polk She
had known him when child. he would stay for months al
house and 60 school with her children and was $"
easily outdone and put upon by other boys OF ms age maj
she could high opinion Of his Abilities she al!
ways from the force Of habit called hin niue Jenny ano
we think mentioned him in connexon with The Pesi-
dency without feelings OF lrrcrressihle amusement.
Poor old lady she stood eighteen years alone 10 the
world her children and grandchdrcn all were dead, ami
could hear her INDUCING in "reminiscences OF her early
life without Of how great blessing II was 10 her tu
rich Of early memories. Charleston Conr
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We End the following paragraph in the Boston lHds:
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appear in few weeks in England II hus been al length
completed by It's anhor and The uscrpt has boo" aeed
hands of his publisher. There has been general a
prehension by his friends he would not bc
able finish IT, His health has been greatly Impaired by
the excessive OF OPIUM to which he has been addicted
and any continued mental cxcriion is impossible tory
writer Of England says that the forthcoming volume may
be his ffory, on. not history
We do not know upon what authority the Atlas makes
this statement about Macaulays opium eating but whatever
may s have doub, is piece Of scandal
There 10 species of SANDER 10 which literary men are
exposed than this especially when they have inue"
health Macauay has, by excessive mental activity
Judging from his fine intellectual discipline and strength al
will alone we should say Macauay Of the las,
10 become a victim 10 any vulgar incompetence
nv. y. Erening Post.
THE NEW U. s. COIN, &c-1he Treasurer Of the U.
Sates has recently received considerable quantity OF The
new United States silver from the Philadelphia mint,
which, by direction the Secretary Of the Treasury we un-
derstand he Ia ready exchange for gold with those in
Washington who desire il.
just now there ar nearly hundred thousand dollars In
10 larger amount than before In the hands Of that
officer any This accumulation probably arises
from the fact that heavier disbursements Ut this point ure
now required by the laws iliun before.
Washington Star
NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL FAlR.-We
gaifcd learn says The Raleigh Register that the
most vigorous and active preparations are being made Tor
The approaching State Fair Within small fraction oil the
necessary Of funds we learn has been raised und
there hs doubt that the residue will be promptly sub
scbed The lngs aud spacious lot in the Eastern suburbs
nf f,ec INV The
has been secured aud the proper Committee VII immediate
y proceed have the necessary buildings and fixtures
Cd The site selected is perhaps, altogether as eligible
could have been chosen. We look TOR the very best
results from this inaugural Fair, followed up annually
will be- by others upon extended and Improved scale
No institution is we'll calculated 10 benefit the Stale and
al the diversified pursuits Of her people
PROGRESS OF THE EPIDEMIC.
New ORLEANS, August 27h.-lhc number OF cases and
deaths the prevailing epidemic continue To shu" Ia
yorable decrease. The total number OF deaths for The twenty
four ending o'clock tins morning reported BY The
board of health, was hundred and cshtyhie Including
hundred and fyone by fever and eight from diseases
unknown.
NEW OaLrASs August 29th.-Thc weather today ia bad
for the sick and /. is feared the reports for will
show an increase. The deaths for the twenty four hours
ending this morning, hundred aud eighty live, OF
which The yellow lever mortality was one and fifty
nine four Than yesterdays report II Is estimated
that Than fifteen thousand unacc'mated persons
remain in the city The Howard Association have extended
the fever is very bad In Jefferson City and CarrUon for
the tweuylour hours ending this morning there we're one
sixty -four were from yellow fever
THE LATE SUICIDE At MANCHESTER-The late
suicide Manchester NJ H. OF Miss Cochran and Miss
Cotton has attracted very general attention. The ac was
prompted by OF those peculiar workings Of The mind
sometimes called disappointed love" This s good and
bad definition any. 1t that Miss Cochran was
native Of Boston. She burledOn Tuesday according
10 her request Mr. John Il Sherwn, The whom she
wished her property be given present al the iuncnl
She was possessed of intensely nervous organization
and required but mYe Il pitch y, insanity du
ring which she drowned herself
The Manchester Mirror says that Miss Cotton, year
since wus engaged TO Young the day OF nuplas
fused we'd Since then her lie has been of cloue
and sorrow "Dcath looked mole lovely than ife'
frequent remark Of hers She had times Lowell
visited the banks OF the mertinac to end her c but
Miss Cochran had ALSO Fishuryic soush, tho rivers
side. but her heart was weak:, than her purpose
A LARGE REAL ESTATE PURCHASE Sec
reary of the Treasury has closed negotiation for
the purchase of The old United States Bank building In
street, N. Y. for $4,000 s53OOOO The building
occupied by The Bank oi tho State OF New York and
Bank of Commerce. and the al III. lot is IS ire Wall
street, and l20 feet deep adns The Custom House. and
will be used for assay Office, well as TO relieve the
pressure OF business in the Custom House by transferring
the sub.treasury to tine bank building TIC property was
sold for about $000 when the u S. Bank charter expired
Out all things considered the paid for II Is said mol
10 Do eStravagant.
In the South when the trains get within miles Of the
The passengers leave the and walk to the
sson 30 as TO get through dinner by The time the
rive Yankee Blade.
Ia the North when the trains get within hall mile of an
open daworidse instead OF letting passengers get
they drive ahead into the as to kill lew main
few. and learn The rest how {" Savannah Journal
THE DEATH SCENES IN CulNA-It is stated that
tho carnage which followed The capture of Maxim was aw
full An account before the victors nnt 10
death Imperial Guvernurs several Generals arur
number OF Mandarins viii, their whole huuseholis r..
and followers and boast that they slaughtered o
of Tartars without sparns age They captured
at the same time the Imperial Chest containing large