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WATCHES, JEWELRY
SEEFER WARE.


r. ZTDA FERRIS SON CORNER or Tounre
NN1. ANE MAEKET STREETS. WILMIsGroN. have
sASsss on hand the largest assortment of fine
WATCHES. JEWElRY and SILVERWARE, to
be found in the state. and respectfully solicit the
attention of tho citizens of ELkTON and its vicn.
ty to our stock consisting, in part Of the flowing
articles:
ENGLISH WATCHES, in Gold or Silver Case,
Richard Wis Chronomoter Watches. Sole
Agency
Chas. stovenson's do. do. do.
WIN. Cooper Duplex and Lever Watches.
NJ j Tobias Cos Liverpool Watches.
Jos Johnsons do do. (mado e1-
pressly for us)
VIM Robnson's do. do
-. Josh. Broomlolds do. do. RAILWAY
Time kocpers)
Joseph Sewills do. do (Railway
1iMe-koepcrs.)
Jno. Tedbury & Co do. do
FINE SWISS WATCHES.
JulesJnrgcson sCopcnhagcn Chronometer.
A. Gendrcs Geneva Chronometcrs.
II. Capts Geneva Lever ana Lepines, VERY hne.)
Eacheron Constantine Geneya, very hne.)
James Courroisier. Goreva.
ii. Pathcy Peytcu.
Briguet, Paris. very fno.)
Char. Il. Tissot Son, I4ocIc) 30,
JEWEIRY.
+ inc sets. consisting OF Breast Pins. Ear Rings
and Bracelets, of the Same pattern; Gold Chians,
h cutlllons: Penclls. Cun Pms. &c.
SILVERWARE.
In tho Silver department. we arc prepared to
furnish the latest patterns. The Tuscan and Eliza.
bethan warranted equal to coin in purity, and AS
cheap ms can be purchased in this country Also, a
arge assortment of plain Silver Spoons, Forks, do
Tea Sets, Plated WGre, IHablc and Bronze
Ciocks.
Yankee Clocks for Churches Halls and Schools;
Richard Willis and Chas. Stevenson's Celebrated
ChrOnOmeter Watches.
Having secured the Agency of the above finest
quality English Watches, are prepared to farnisa
acorrcct time-keeper, at Il REASONABLE price. which
for finish and accuracy. cannot be cxcelled by any
watch nude Each watch is accompanied by cer-
tifcate from the manufacturer which guarantees it
Ito keep time to the satisfaction of the purchaser'
or to be returned. Wccan give the best references
from gentlemen otthe greatest responsibility in our
city and we respectfully request tho attention Of
those wishing Watch which they can depend
upon,
W WATCH REPAIRING done in the best
manner, and all work warranted to give entire sat
sfaction for one year at the old stand of
ZlBA FERRIS u SON,
Corner of Fourth and Market Sts,
Dec. 2, '54-ly. WILMINGTON, Del.
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Spring Millinery Goods,

and is now prepared in the shortest time to
make all kinds of Fashionable Spring and
Summer Bonnets, and also to alter Bonnets
of all descriptions into fashionable shapes.
Q5-A fine assortment of Head Dresses,
Ladies' Caps, Ribbons and other Millinery
Goods, constantly for sale at city prices.
Her business is in the room formerly oc-
cuped by Levi d. Lehman, as Gle thing
Store, opposite the Fountain Inn, Elktoa.
April II, YYsA-N.
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. Baltimore.
Mayer s. SEIAEFER,
EN- INEERS, MACHINISTS.

PATTERN MAKERS & IRON FOUNDERS,
MO. 40 EAST MONUMENT STREET BALTI-
~ MORE, Manufacturers Of STEAM ENGINES
Crisis. Saw and Sugar Mills. and all kinds of
MACHINERY. Cast Iron Architectural work
made and put up at the shortest notice Con-
SANITY on hand, MILL GEARING. Heavy and
Light PuLLEYS. HANGERS and SIIAETING
Repairing done with nestness AMI despatch ns
well rs every description of Screw and Gear Cut
ting, Planning and Finishing, &c. CASTINGS
made daily. Jan 7, lS60-ly.
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Allen & Needles New Fertilizer.

The low price and superior quality Of this
fertilizer is fast bringing it into general use.
Price $50 per 1000 lbs. III cent PR b.)
BONE T.-Button-makers' fine Bone
Dust and GROUND Bones.
LAND PLASTER.- Warranted pure
IT. barrels.
CJ-A liberal deduction made to Dealers,
on all the above articles.
N. B.-Wc have large number Of Diplo-
mas for Premiums awarded by the various
agricultural Societies, which you are requested
to call and examine.
ALLEN e. NEEDLES,
~ South Wharvcs and Al South Water St,
(First Store above Chestnui.)
July I, le60-3m. PnILADELrnIA.
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REMOVAL


VOU will please take notice that | have removed
L my place Of business from No 1871 South Fourth
Street, 10 my mnnutactory, Nos. ia and lis
RELIEF STREET between Lombard and South
and Front md Second Streets PHILADELPHIA.
Thankful for past favors, solicit a continuance
Of your orders As have enlarged my manufac-
tory SO as to enable nc to have constantly on
hand large assortment of well seasoned SOAPS.
NIL Of the best quality and free from Fish Oil.
PALM,
NAR[EGATED.
WHITE.
HONEY.
and all kinds Of
Toilet Soaps, Chemical Olive Soap
of pure material. SETTLED. PALE and BROWN
SOAP. English Sal Soda and Pearl Starch con.
stantly on hand.
Sperm, Adamaatine and Tailor Candles
of all sizes
Having adopted the Cash System. am enabled
10 offer my Goods ut the lowest prices. Hoping
that you will call and examine for yourself both
the goods and prices before purchasing elsewhere
| am very respectfully,
F. CONWAY.
Aug 4, 1850. PHlLDELrHIA
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To Carriage Manufacturers

HNlIE subscribers have constantly on hand
i large assortment OF superior CARRIAGE
STUFF, consisting of Feloes, Shafts, Bows,
Tongues, Spokes, &c. Also, large guam
tity Of Seasoned Axles, and Plank of differ
ent lhicknesses, all of which they will dis
pose of at reasonable prices,
SCOTT u ADDISON.
Jan ~, 1SIo--tf Scott's ills.
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WE ALSO MANUFACTURE
Hubbard's Patent Wrought Iron

REAPERS e MOWERS.
SINGLE and COMBINED.
Although this Machine combines more improve
ments and is covered by more Patents, than any
other Agricultural Implement in the world yet
they have all been so carefully blended into n very
few parts. as to form the most simple and CON
venicnt Harvester that has ever been ofersd to the
public.
The Farmers in want of either o. the above
named Machines will find it to their advantage to
call ut 30 S. CHARLES ST, Baltimore before
purchasing elsewhere
All orders promptly filled and information given,
by application to CT. CoRSER,
GENERAL AGENT FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES
" Office. No 80 S. Charles Street
(bctween Pratt and Candle
JFn g, 1850. EAl HAteRH.
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Farmers and Planters
s 7 U DY YOU r | N L Il r 4 S T.

7 dElil6IS dilu lid ttiS
STU DY YOU r l N TIE r E S T.
A substitute for Peruvian Guano, at less
IA than one-thrd the plice.
kimberly's Animal Compost,
OR CEREAL FERTILIZER, composed of
Blood, Bones and Refuse Animal Matter,
together with Phosphate and Peruvian
Guano. In fact, it contains every element
the plant requires, and being in fair condi-
ton for sowing.
The above valuable Fertilizer has been
extensively used in Maryland and all tho
neighborng States, with the greatest success.
The undersigned are prepared to furnish
this Spring the above at the extremely low
price of
$40 per Ton, of 1000 Lbs,
CASH being confident at the same time
that it is by far the cheapest and best article
now before the farmer.
For sale only by the Manufacturer.
For further particulars as to how it should
be used, certificates, &c, we refer you TO
our pamphlets, which will be forwarded to
any address, free of postage.
KIMBERLY BROTHERS,
No 81 corner of Pratt and Patterson St.,
Feb Is, lS60-tf. BALTIMORE.
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Baltimore.
JOHN WILLIAMS.
StatiOner and Blank Book

JOHN WILLIAMS,
Stati0ner and Blank Book
N Al U F A C TU RER,
No. Q WATER STREET, near South,
BALTIMORE.
Blank Irrcmt ono iletor0 Books
OF all sizes, on hand and made to order. Of the
Fest materials. and
Narrated Bound in the most Substantial Manner
STATIONERY.
A complete assortment Of Office and Counting
House Stationery. Letter and Cap Papers, Steel
Pen. and Handles.
Copying, Writing, Carmine and Red Inks,
lnkstasds Sanl Boxes, Wafer Cups. Seals. WATERS
ENVELOPES, RULERS,
PATENT AND RED BLOTTING PAPERS.
Books Boand in every variety of Style.
JOB PRINTING NEATLY EXECUTED.
Jan 7, lsGe-1y.
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ulilwiuaton. ..-
DELAWARE STEAM
SOAP and CANDLE WORKS,

WIJMIN GTON. DEL.
TNlIE proprietor of this Establishment Kiss
l. now en- hand and offers for sale. on the
most favorable terms, II large aud varied
assortment Of
SOAP AND CANDLES, 81
of his cwn Manufacture. eHnal to any manu-
featured in Baiti more, Philadelphia or -lse4
where. He respectfully solicits the custom
OF the old friends of his predecessor. in Cecil
and Hartford counties, aud all others who
would consult their own interest, assuring
them that he will make it to their advantage
to continue their patronage to this old
establishment. i. D. HICKS,
Successor to T.. Roberts,)
NOV IL, lSo9-y Wilmington, Del.
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DOCTOR MARTENS
CATAMENIAL C0RRECTOR :!

CATAMENIAL C0RRECTOR!
a Ten Years Trial,
NHTClI should be sufficient to convince every
w EVERY WOMAN of tho great value of the
CATAMENlAL CORRECTOR
AND TnAT 1T IS WITHOUT EXCEPTION
CTHE BEST MEDICINEI1
BEFORE THE PUBLIC,
For oil Diseases arising from Irregularities
Chronic or Nervous Debility. Pap,l,on of the
Gsnrt Vertigo or Dizziness Pains in the Kidneys,
Pains in the Small of tho Back Pains under
The Shoulders. LCwness Of Spirits. Languor
and Nervousness generally, Difficult
Nenstrnation Suspended Men
situation. or cessation of the
Menses.
Ard an almost endless variety of other diseases
attendant on Irregularities superinduced by colds
BY over exertion. by weak constitution severe
Elental or physical labor. The simple remedy for
ell 10 to get at the primary cause of the diseas.
remove it. and you nssist Nature to regulate -
This can be done by the great
C-4T.4.iE.NL4L CORRECTOR,
Which has never failed 10 effect cure when nro
perl " used. according to the directions and fair
trial given it
1t lie prepared from the recipe and under the
personal supervision of most Skillful Physician.
who FOR n number Of years confined is use to hi,
private practice. For the few years that it has
been before the public it has gained for itself a
position that will by its rapid increase of
popularity, place it ut the head Of all remedies
heretofore offered for Womcns diseases The
more especially those above enumerated which
too often end in
CONSUMPTION.
Fer sale by most respectable Druggists thorough
ext shs Union and Canadas.
Price, $3.50 per Bottle.
y. When it happens that your Druggist has
lot the article, he money can be RENTED direct
TO us. and if two more bottles are ordered at
one time, the medicine will be sent free of charge
fer transportation.
Particular directions as to use, &c, accompany
each bottle
sF Druggists can be supplied direct from GU
Laboratory. or by sending their orders to
BARNES & PARK, New-York f. G. WELSH
co, NewYork. B. lIANCE. Baltimore Md.
DfOTTS. Philadelphia, Pa. J. WRIGHT l. Co.
Asw Orleans, In. JOHN D. PARK, Cincinnati.
Ohio. il. II. HAYS, Portland, Me. Or to any
respectable Wholesale Druggist in New.York or
Philadelphia. Circulars. with Trade Prices &c
for the Corrector, and other medicines sent free
70 Wholesale Buyers.
No Medicine placed on commission.
j. ID. |. DE NYSE,
esasral Agent for the United States and Can adas.
July 7, lS60-ly. 40 ANN ST New.York
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q . . q Q 9 8
SOMETHING NEW!
Il Gift Enterprise conducf,d on a Liberal
and Important Plan |!

GIFTS TO SUIT EVERYBODY {
GIFTS OF GREAT VALUE!!
GIFTS OF A BETTER QUALITY,! =
AND MORE OF THEM =
u The most Liberal, Punctual and Reliable e
q GIFT BOOK ENTERPRISE ?
= IN EXISTENCE. =
2; Tho best evidence of this is the fact of its-S
being the only one that stands endorsed by
% he Press of the City in which it is located =
HEADQUAEeTERS z
lPoR SOUTHERN AND WESTERN ORDERS L,
BALTIMORE. MD. %
= Write for IL Catalogue! 3
EIt embraces thousand varieties of pubIica-E
p cations in every department Of Literature =
= together the Largest List Of =
p Useful, Ornamental and Valuabls Gifts y
ever published! C.
. 2,l5O Different Varieties e
s--Nons of which are of less value than SO cts =
= AND FROM THAT TO $4,000! 3
: READ! READ! =
- slSs, 900 Distributed among our Patrons &
= DURING THE PAST YEAR, -
/" OVER $25O,00O In GIFTS! =
Esro be distributed during the present year y!
2 Consisting of Gold and Silver WATGnEs,@
CHAINS, CHARMS, LockETs. SILK DREssI
SPArrEESs, FINE GRAPE SHAwLs, RIcuC
ELACE COLLARS, SEWING MACHINES, MUSICALE
ElNsrRuMENTs, and in fact something to suitso
Everybody =
u AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. =
l. Catalogues giving full particulars mailedS
" free to any address. 8
Don't Forget, direct all orders 10
II. T.. HOYT II CO., =
No. Al BALTIMORE STREET, 4
BALTIMORE. Mus v
Perfect Satisfaction Guaranteed. .
Jan 7, lSG0-ly
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WE are the original inventors and pa'cntecs Of
w mode of running Circular Saw Mills. that
experience has proved to be the only plan by
which lumber can be successfully sawed from the
log with Circular Saw.
We make them of three sizes suited alike to the
wants of the largest numbering establishments, as
well as for the smallest plantation. with Prices to
correspond. For Farmers use we have n SAW
MILL propelled by Horse Power. that enables
them to saw all the lumber they need for fencing
and building purposes at loss cost than they can
haul the logs some four or five miles to the old
fashioned saw mill.
We also make strong. durable Horse POWER
STUMP PuILERs, at cos' of So that will save
half the labor in clearing land
Thrashers, Corn Cob CrusherS,
GRlST MILLS, and also Stationary and Portable
Steam Engines of all sizes, and of style and finish
that cannot be surpassed.
For descriptive Catalogues. or other informa-
ton, apply to GEO. PAGE & CO..
No. 5 SCHROEDER STREET,
Feb II, 19G0-y. BALTIMORE, Md.
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GUANO.
PERUVIAN Received direct from the
Government Stores. Warranted genuine.
lCHABOE. This is the old fashioned
Femhe,y Guano, imported direct.
PACIFIC OCEAN GUANO.-A small
quantity OF this well known article, in nice
order, dry and rcry strong.
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The Celebrated Premium
IRON CYLINDER GRAIN DRILL,

The Celebrated Premium
IRON CYLINDER GRAIN DRILL,
WITH TIE IMPROVED
Guano Attachment & Grass Seed So,csr,
PATENTED APRIL 3rd, 1856
Patented August II, 1888. e-Issucd May 10, 1859
M.7NUFACTURED BY
BICKFORD & HUFFMAN,
BALTIMORE. MD.
THIS DRILL is universally acknowledged,
l. where it is known, to be the most perfect
Machine ever invented for sowing all kinds of
Grain, and every description of Fertilizers in a
concentrated form. In addition to this improve
ment We have also attached Grass Seeder for
sowing Grass or Clover seed broadcast
Those wishing this article, and one that is uni
versalIy acknowledged by the Farmers of the
South, North ana West, and by all that have
examined or used it, to be the best ever offered to
the public, will bear in mind that unless they
order early they may be disappointed as hundreds
were last season, by delay.
PRICES IN BALTIMORE:
9 TUBE DRILL, 500
GU.ANO AT7,ACHMET, 25
8 TUBE DRILL, So
GRASS SEED SOWER, 10
TUBE DRILL, 80
5per cent off for Cash.
WE ALSO MANUFACTURE
Hubbard's Patent Wrought Iron
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ALLEN s. NEEDs.E,'
IMPROVED STANDARD
PHOSPHATE OF LIME,

HNllE old established article, in constant
Il use by thousands Of Farmers and Plan
tiers for number of years past.
Price $40 per 5000 lbs. (2A cents per d.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-15
From the BROOKLYN IN. . Times.

SCENE AT THE PUMP.-The pump on the
corner Of Second and South Second streets
has long been out OF repair, so that a hole ex-
lists through the woodwork screening the we'll
A man standing at distance noticed little
child playing near the pump, who all at once
seemed to disappear. The man ran to the
well, and peering down the depth of forty or
fifty feet, made suse the child was either
smashed in pieces or drowned. He shouted
for assistance, and a number OF people came to
the spot, One-a woman-had missed her
child, and her lamentations over the accident
were heart rending A rope was brought, and
young man volunteered to be let down.
Soon he was drawn up, bearing the child safe
and sound. 1t had been saved from bruises
aud broken bones by falling into the water.
and from drowning by clinging to the side of
the well. L e woman snatched up the child
and hurried home with truly maternal haste to
dry and warm it. The crowd were slowly
dispensing, when the woman returned with
the child, and said on arriving home, she
found, what she had not had leisure to notice
before, that it was not her missing child, but
somebody's else. The crowd stared and
laughed, and waited for further DEVELOPMENTS
Presently the real child of the woman, and the
real father Of the boy, appeared on TIE scene
The former was spanked and taken home by
his maternal relative the latter hoisted the
half-drowned child on his shoulders and de-
parted to his domc.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-15
GENERAL NEWS SUMMARY.


The anniversary of the battle of Bunker
Hill will be celebrated in Boston and Charles
town on Monday, the 18th, with the usual fes-
tivities.
Work has begun on the foundation of the
new church for Rev. Mr.. Dexter's society. at
the foot of Dover street. The church is to
be 10 by 100 feet, built OF brick, with wood
Ell spre Of 175 feet, and calculated to seat 1900
persons.
The corner stone of Dr. Gannett's church
will probably be aid with religious services
the last of this month-annversary week. A
parsonage house is to be erected on a portion
of the land by funds subscribed by the society.
The annual festival of the Unitarian denom-
ination will take place in Music Hall on Tues
day afternoon, May 20.
The new quarters Of the Massachusetts
Horticultural Society, at Armory Hall, will be
publicly opened by the society on the 23d inst.
There will be a magnificent display of fruits
and flowers OH the occasion.
MIDDLEsEx COUNTY.
In Dracut, on Friday last, the wife of Mr..
H. Hosford of Lowell, her mother, two sisters,
and young baby, on leaving the residence of
ting of the carriage. Mrs. Hosford and her
sister, Mrs. Nay, from Boston, were severely
injured.
ESSEX COUNTY.
Rev. Mr. Dimmick, of the North Church in
Newburyport, was taken suddenly i'll during
the morning service on Sunday, and unable to
continue the sermon, was assisted from the
church by his friends. Considerable excite
ment was occas toned, but the attack did not
prove dangerous.
PLYMOUTH COUNTY.
The marlborough Gazette says the Char
lotte Furnace at that place has been in opera.
ton 1O2 years, and was never insured till the
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-15

If the enthusiasm which prevails among the
democrats in Worcester county for Mr.. Doug
las had parallel anywhere in the country,
his opponents might have just cause for appre
hension. With very rare exceptions, how
ever, the Douglas delegates have returned to
their home without any external demonsta
tons of approval, or positive expression of
anxiety with regard to the result. The gentle
men who represented this city in the Charles
ton convention are the most marked excep-
tons and beyond the range of their personal
influence, the fiattering demonstrations of res
pect which were paid them are not of the
slightest political significance. OF course no
one can be so rash as to predict the result
of either of the democratic conventions, yet to
be held but it is the nearly universal opinion,
grounded upon the temper of the people and
the politicians since the adjournment at
Charleston, that the adjournment was fatal to
the hopes of Mr. Douglas. The impression
receives daily accommodations of strength that
he has not the great personal popularity among
the masses of the democratic party which has
been conceded to him, and which he must
have to stand against the united republi-
can party and the alarming detection from his
own. 1t is not unlikely that this conviction
had weight with some of the more sagacous
of the northern delegates who had been counted
as his friends, and that their conduct which
was denounced as treachery was only a very
delicate Difference to their estimate of the pre-
T.
the sharp and wary politicians were among the
first deserters, and that the controlling infiu.
ences of the party, even, in Massachusetts
watch the movements of Mr.. Douglas friends
with GOODNESS and disapprobation. The Bos-
ton Post, with ominous brevity, warns 'the
nominal democrats who go half way with the
abolitionists," that "the sooner they leave, the
better for the democratic party" Similar
cautions to gentlemen who have INDUCED the
unusual impulse to question the right of the
minority to over-rule the majority, have been
promulgated during the last week with a spirit
indicating that if freedom of speech is exercs-
ed at all, it must be outside of the regular or
ganization. Notwithstanding the absurd Sc
cession of the slave states from the democratic
convention, new difficulties rise, like Ariostos
ghosts, among those who are left, making the
settlement of their differences as remote and
uncertain as ever. The promenade" which
IS to take place the present year will be under
quite different auspices and leaders than any
contemplated by our democratic friends, and
the sooner the advice of the Boston Post is Ia
ken in earnest-as it was never meant to be
taken-the better for the good fame of the
country and for all honest men.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-15
Correspondence of the New York Tribune.


BURNED AT THE STAKE.-The town of
Buchanan, in Texas, was visited recently by a
young man, travelling as a colporteur, with a
valuable stock of books, maps, &c, consisting
mainly of Bibles and religious works, the
standards Of the Christian world, histories
(Prescott's and others), school books and at
ases, and unfortunately for him, few copies
of the Impending Crisis, and some tracts
tavoring the cause of freedom.
These were accidentally seen by some in
tense pro-slaveryite, who raised the hue and
cry against the Odd abolition book -peddler."
A mob soon had him in their clutches, and he
was at once numerically fiogged, and robbed
OF his wagon and its contents. Here, perhaps,
the affair would have ended, but just at this
Juncture negro man was brought upon the
ground, purpOrtlng to have been caught run
nlng away from his master with a forged pass
IN his pocket; he, the negro, was forthwith
lashed to a tree, and after a most barbarous
beating he was told to say who had given him
the pass; the hafdead and terrified negro
glad OF chance to save himself, and we'll
knowing who his captors wished him to &C
cuse, pointed out the colporteur, adding, Also
In answer to artful questions, that he had re-
ceived knife from the pedder, with the adj
vice to take it and cut his way to freedom, and
to burn his masters house over his head in re-
venge for the barbarous treatment he had re-
ceived. Now of all this there was no proof
but the word of the negro, who would have
told any thing to procure his own release and
yet it was enough for the Infatuated mob now
numbering one hundred and fifty owners of
slaves, their overseers and sons.
After short consultation the poor man was
delivered into the hands of six of the most flu
rious of the crowd. These rolled the wagon
under tree, covered it over with dry fagots,
and over the whole of it poured barrel of tar
Having first stripped their victim and miners.
ed him in the same, they passed a rope
around his neck and over a limb. They rails.
ing him so that his toes barely touched the
top of the combustble pile, the negro was
made to apply the flaming torch, and thus the
fearful tragedy closed in the flames of the he'll
lishly concocted funeral pile, and the shrieks
of the agonized victim. In justice to outraged
humanity, must say this was witnessed by
those who would have had it otherwise, but
too few to avail aught against the infuriated
mob