Weekly Messenger, Volume 1, Number 76, Vevay, Switzerland County, 23 February 1833 — Page 2
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Cvurtey oj Enemies, In the mfnimi5j,,m, weie. rniefutly screened with thick rf a -it. U. .i.K lately tihiihed, nit in !h.nkets. and discovered a Itihp, th
n.lenl i? related to fhv the spirit v
Cii'iHfj and ni'Mn i! for hpnahre , whirl sxfwr the hattle of Plallshurg. preside.; itf!tifi: the American and Hntinh ollt
.A servant t a British adjutant desert ed ?o i:ir side, with hi mter horse, c'.'Uhii'g. and money. On being brought t? h ad tj'i.trte r and rx imineil, he con fee ! that all the article tterr stolen. (jt'ii'Mad Maremh immediately ordered 1" lieutf-nant Ri'cy to restore thern. xV!i'e in li-.r act of delivering thr pro. j'inv at the Hutish ram', an Ameiican fiet-i'er armvil, with general .M ;u ooih's "h.iiffef. firh sto'en from hi tald'. The charger hemj receo-zed tv lifot. Jtdev. as promptly given up. the Bii :'h bin jdei-ed with an opportunity iv'ilarl v presented, of reciproc iting the courteous hbsrality tu themselves."
Cltr-.i fn't,:ifu'c. for Quinine. The 9x:tae dearth of (hi article, the well-U.h.-. n remedy tor the cure of tiie ague, ind perhaps the mdy infallible specilie till medicine Hil'ml, ha set many inij ;i ; ei s t.i i i in order to d isctver m snhstitut i"e'ial virtue, hut within the m?an " t j e jf.'.rr cla-ses a (Tec cd w ith tu'.ormim nt. M. Magendie. w how .s c-ntiited tv the A-adetnv of Scien e with th t-U of performing a serie of cxneti'tiotil' fr the pui pose ot ascertain ii. the vit:a f (he powder of the !".? of hull?, (dt-x aiiuif-diuni.) ha j-i-l rehired a veiy favorable report.
Je tiie.i it
lil. ::? of which apnea! ed to have bet
M'iFtiMv est ne;oihed, as the wick m ill inkiiiv. lie examined the bed which he found warm, and then repair
ed ti the garret. It is pi eMiined thai at thi time Avery descended the stairs, as he undertook to open a door at which a iru-ird va posted, hut immediately di ew hnck on perceivmji that he was observ
ed After me further search, he was
discovered behind the pai lor door, enveloppd in a eaman' j icket. ntl difguied hv his whisker being mfiered to grow out. He hud her concealed about the hon-f for two day. We learn by a Newport paper, that on Thnr day he wa dtdivered to the officer of that ceonty, and an examination w;is held on Friday at Tiverton, which resulted in nn order for hi committal by the examining justice, lif. was then taken to Newport and committed toj ul. to take hi trial at I lie supreme judicial court, to be holden on the first Monday in M arch. It i reported that important evidence has just appeared. The man vtho gives hi children hnb it of truth, industry, frugality, provide a better capital for them than if he gave them hags of money.
the cellar, or other place inieslfd with rats, and they Mill soon make their (listppeai ance. The mixture is greedily eaten and its
dryness excite.8 the animal to drink wa
ter. A soon a the plaster is moistened, it was so clear a case of justificablc
it sfls. or become. compact , and rurally honuctde, that the ends of public juagrows so hard that it desirous him. It tice would be best suberved by det Jiis arlirmed, that the rat is the only nni-'nitig to order any judicial investigation mal that ii known to eat thi mix'ure. into Thornbug's conduct, and that the
decision has been so universally appro-
oiisdy rendered in the full hearing ofj Anecdote or two Dutchman the testimony-was, that Thornbug had. Hans A anderpele was a youl hone: shot the deceased in defence of him-'old Dutchman, and some years i. , A. .plfand familv. We learn further thatiKvcd near the he. a J of the .Muu.iu k ri
the officiating Matjistrate thought that;ver, Hans had for a long time ! . i:
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talking about joinitig the cnun h, or ris,
he expressed it, "being taken m up,,, de church?" accordingly lie took occasion one Sunday to stop tht p'irson n
the road to church, and coinmui,icit4-.J
to him his intention. The Domic. i f x.
Agony of a Criminal. Henry Hill, a ved, that no measures have been taken pressed great satisaction and app,i .t-
young ii,Hn,Hppnreiitly about trni ty yeari to procure his arrest. tcu "v i uun, .iZ
of aee. who was in the emulov of Baker, Brown and Maeee were taken intolhc could examine him as to 1. is k
Johnson 4 Co. merchant tailors, of New custody, and being unable to fi-nd sure-jdge of the Scripture. During m ;rv;, e Vnrk, was apprehended a few dayfince ty for their appeamnce at court, were Hans wroe a mo&t beronji-ig looL f
npan a charge of embezzling clothing committed to prison. gravity, arm expressed to sorr.e 01.
from their tstHhlishment. Upon bi r- j The unfortunate individual who lost rest he mad; a full confession of the fact, his life by engaging in this rash afl'iir and admitted that he had been lon in was a man of respectable connexionsthe habit of carrying away a piece or and in georral, ol harmless and inofTen, two of clothing at a time, until the ex- sive rfeDortment. but much addicted to
tent of depredations amounted to pro 'habits of intemperance: and it is pre- between him and Domininc, and thev . .. . .... ! . . 4 ... . ! i it.... . ii , .,
uatny nvo thousand dollar. Ibe pro jsumeu tnnt ne mast have been under i-'fe1 u mm iney wouia go togettier.
the induence of these habits from;a,ui botl1 get taken in upon dc
ear
him that he Jelt already an altered man. On his road home, Ifcms fell in with one of his neighbor, Yerry VanCleeki
j to Yerry he related what had parsed
Mvrristown, .V. J. Jan. 30. A'cdtral Curiosity. A ewe belonging to Mr. lvehemiah Scofield, of Lig:nsville in this township, a few days pinre broueht forth a l.iinb w'iih two entire b
lively in rmmeion ,-:,es ofjdies. and ot.e head. Il ha ri?ht lee;, n-a to his chaige: and m f,,Par, 9,l f:i!U liur.;r .u
'
perty was generally sold and pledged to pawnbroker and second hand dealers is
his city. Hill , n hen brought to the po
lice otrice, wa no exceedingly aflected
s to cut i eat the magistraies ti grant
him an indulgence of an hour to cornpoe himself prev ou to his examination.
1'his wa granted, but at the expiration
of that time he wa still laboring under
the etfVi'is which was produced upon his mind from contemplating with a, palling hoiror the disgraceful conseanences
which were to follow hi detection; large
the ffold me-
1::f Cj'!eD"e ot 5:i report
d.il ot the academy , value ltfteen hundred r:if . has Itpii awarded to M Koue). the discover. " lor h ior added to the rni'ecia medici an indigeuotis remedy; wuch w ill be found to he f the greatest v.i'ue, whTeer :i---.f- are endnnic, to ;he native poor Medical GazcXt.
C'iii'r.TC. An attempt ha been mide ti blow tjj the lock of the canal at Lou j Irvine. Ky by netting 6re to peter a F Reg of gunpowder, which were deposited in n cavity in each lck. The villain oiis attempt rurceeded so far as to blow vip a gi e t part of one of the locks, which will render the c nal impassable tor a fo-.v week. IW this event. uo!ei the river should use so a to permit the pas ,ise of boats over the fall?,- heavy losses will hv unstained, at ieer.il boat of the lnrLret class vvie ready to depart, but which will now be compelled to- wait the n-e of the nver. It is impossible fo ron jf- !vre what motives could hare iidhi eiced th per peli atrs of this nefarious deed. As a tew.iui ot one thousand dol 5t h;, been otieied. the perpetntni cf tlie ;.ct may he discovered.
birth but a few seconds. FallcSiiiuvi.
.Uelanchoh Ust of lives et Sec The
Ship Kival, which vessel sailed from
Greenock for Oporti. on the 27!.h of No
vember, w ith acreiv of thirty-seven men, and Jnvr kunrfond and tzrenly right pMstpnf r, vofunfeers in tHe can-e ot Don Pedro, was w recked on the -1 ( U of Drrember. near Galway, and all tt
h'Hird perished ! The Captain's name was
William Wallace; and the men on hoard went mnler charge of Captain Urgravts. -.V V.. ids.
how far it w as to the next tavern. The answer w.u nine miles." After proceeding about two miles, the stage
dro-ps of sweat rolled from hi forehead. ; stoPDed at a small nost-ollioe. totheas-
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tonishmcnt of the man inside, who it janu A great many more about twenly seems thought post-Oi!kc and tavern ptltogtither." synonimous" words. The jmst master " You had belter study your bihlc a receiving the mail-bag. declared it to! 'itt'e longer, 1 can't take you in the
i. i .1 . . ii i. .ir-riifn tt
ie rui (Kien uie traveller jumpeaom
and made olP but was pursued and ta
ken. Dis plan was probably to finish his operation during of the nine miles, .ind fo slip quietly out before the stage stopped". Wincncdcr (fa.) Republican.
md the blood guslred from his nostrils
Ii emotion were uot exhibited by any
violence of manner, or teats, but appear
ed to be inward woikmg of the mind
I'he mngistnrte delav ed hi examination
tor the purpose of aQ.rding him time to
lecowe comprised and collected, and foi
lit purpose comntilted him temporarily
to the custody of the keeper of ihe city
uison. liere he remained from Wed
neday atlfinoorr until Thursday, when
his mental agonies cvercon.ing his pbj ical strength, he expired. Me at m time
Xhibitcd the least aberration of mind.
Mr. Oit, of Washington, ha a stove
of common siza in his room, which he
ha found by actual rxpenment, will keep a fire burning day and night, the whole year round, uiihne o-ut's worth
of wpod a day, at j6 the cord ! The fire will require touching but twice m 24
Injurs.
Lf evening, at the Walnut StieeJ The i'tP. durirg ih1 pet formance of Fa Z! i. i- t?ie Ivcia' le. a bundle of hand hi U w a tiirown into the pit. either from ti.e g illery or third tier uf hxes. They were -oor.' scjsttf leri through the hu-e. Rii ! proved to cn'ain a statement of an ':edged onve'sation between MiKera L!t Hud a ji'entleman in Washington, in which the lady is said to have spoken dipar.iging'y i f the Ameiicanj, and the gf i llrii n to have lemarked that her sex alone protected her! !'he auJunte limvfver, received the intended fiie brand n it, deserved, and laughed at it. i'.er.veen the 2d and 3d acts, Mr. Kem ble c-.me on thf stage with ne of these -di -ontenied papers"' in his hand, read it aloud to the audience, and pronounced
the charges utterly false, saying that if h n I his daughter could ver forget the kudnesS bestowed on them by the Americans, they would be the most ungrate-tu1-creatures iu existence. The audi
ence loudly applauded hini with cries of
treat it with contempt'.- put it under v-vir feet!" Sic. an I thu ended the atfair M s Keaihle wa tumu!ttjgy received, an dnever played Bianca so well in this City Whoever ton the trouble to get up this incendiary hand bill, seem likely to r a;i nofhrng from its effects, except hi off.i etl' tson and the pains it cost him. Jonathan i n.t dispojsd to sacrifice those
w so it'dy minister to hi gratification at the cill of an anonymous accuser ; and chup must look a little more probable ev a to attract his attention. Phil.
AVKUY. We hare obtained from Ft i :.er some particulars relative to t;w arrest of this person. It appears that the wife of Mvo, at whose boue he was apprehended, was a member ot the metho. dii church; that while Atery resided at Lowell she had become involved in me difficulty with ihe church, and that Ii i I recour-e lo him for asitance in the atl'ur. Mr ShriifV Hamden had traced him to Ringe, but remained two days be-
f ire he had obtained intelligence where
Avery had Concealed himself; and it was Sy healing of the above incident that led
lam to suspect the houe of Mr. Mayo At about 10 o'clock nt night Mr. Warn
deji repiired to the house, with a lew
aitatl, and demanded Avery, but Mr.
JI denied knowing any such penon. I then entered, and proceeded to earch
the hojse.
)a going into n uleepmg room in the
second lry, he nbteived that the win
A fellow upon being arreted in New
York fir slralhg a cloak, acknowledged
thai he had sold a number of rloaks t ditrrent old clothes dealers tu Chatham
stieet, which were all sent far, and in less tbar an hour from the time he was
air?ted, npward nfffteni cloaks, val
ned liom s?JQ to 3rQj each, were pittd
aroonU h3. Truly, a wholesale dealer
Smart retort. A few days since Sir l. Vyvyan canvassed a political colder
at Bristol, said to be a staunch Cnbbet
lite, for hi vole; but the reply wj,So
Sir. I wonH give yon my vote, but fll
give yon Ium, pioducing a halter. Sir
Kichoid promptly lejnmed 'Mlea'ly
my friend. I'm much obliged to ou, hot
I should be sorry to deprive you of tact
n viiluablt family relic."
Don Miguel has effected a loan f 40, 00O.D0O francs in Paris, through the a
jgency of a house iu that city, and anoth
er in Lond ju.
which he was seldom exempt when he lent himself to Mngce's purposes.
church." When the annointed. dav
came Yrerry did not arrive in time, antf Hans went off to Dominine's alone.
' Well Dominine," said Hans, I've
IMail Ronnsuv. An attempt wa
made last week to rob the Alexandria -ome io oe taken in upon de church, mail, in Fairfax county. There was aj " Have you studied your bible, Ila:.," single passenger in the stage. Afterj:is'ce4 Domininc. startii from one of the resting places,) M Yaw,'' replied Hans, u from de bo tlns p.is.scncer inquired of the driverig'lnn',nS to dc end."
- vv en, now many tods are there? T "How many? why, I dont rightly know; dare is de Got of Jacob, a-Td de Got of Abraham, and do Got of Isaac,.
In England the elections are nearly o ver. Cobbett bus ben defeated in Man
chfer, but elected for the borough of
Oldham thu9 at longth ha this great
champion of popular rights been rewar dcd. We trust he w ill be less liiinBuih-
ed as a legislator than a politician. At the Sheffield election a riot bait occurred in which five of the rioters were kil led and twenty wounded".
English Slavery We were in Mary
lebone parish lad week, and were much
shocked to behold Englishmen yoked to carts, like beasfs of burden, dragging
'tones for the repair of the roads. Sure
y this is most disgraceful. What is the
overseer hut a driver, and what are the
poor famished looking wretches hut
lavsf Wheie afe our philanthropists
and emancipationists where are Mr.
Fowell Buxton and Dr. Lushington?
Mtic!:rrrlfty the statement of Re
turns made by the several inspectors of
.Mackerel in this State, it appears that there is adeticieocy iu the catch of 1832.
compared w ith the preceding, of 161,488
hbla. and tht? quantity inspected during
the same period exceeds that of the year
1827 by 31,706 bbl. Old Col. Press
Rat Exterminator. The dangerous consequence frequently resulting from
attempting to destroy rats with arsenic, his led to Yiperiinents for the attain
ment of the end, by les hazardous fortunately missing fi re.
means. he experiments have resulted in the following recommendation. Reduce Plaster of Pans (ulphate of lime) to line powder, mix it well with an equal quantity of Indian mal, and place it in
Fatal Outrage. We have been fur
ni-du'd with the following particulars of
traeus which occurred in Morgan
county, on the 2lhh utt., and which resulted ns will be seen, in the death of one of the parties:
year or two ago an unfortunate
tnatrinio'.iul connexion wa foimed be
tween a man named Hugh Magee, ilin-
erant trader, living in one of the counties
ofUerklv or Jellerson,and a daughter of
William Thornbug, a respectable citizvn of Margan, The parties lived together some short time, when ii having been ascertained that Mngre had another wife living at the time of his second marriage, they separated, and tindeluded object of hi heartfess viliany
nirain soucht the protection of her fa-
ther's roof, but was t.ol long permitted to remain in the undisturbed enjoyment of it For some time prior to the happening of the catastrophe we areabout to record. Thornbug had occa
sionally seen Magee lurking about his
house, ar d su.-peclmg that he was on
some improper errand, kept up a pretfy vigilant watch.
On the 20th ult., having risen about
the dawn of day, he went ouf, as had been hi? custom for some time, to reconnoitre arid ascertain if any one was to be seen near the house; when on ad
vancing a few paces, he saw three men.
who proved to be Magee, Richard Brown of Darksville, and John M.
Hurst of Jefferson, leaning against a
tree close at hand, who immediately
made toward him. He attempted to
regain the door to secure it against their
entrance, but so rapid was the pursuit,
that before he could accomplish bis
uirposo, he was seized by nrown and
detained; the other two forced their
way into the house and laid hold of' .Ma
gee s child, lhey were stoutly resist ed by Mrs. Thornbug and her dauh
ter, Mr. Magee, and n the scuffle a
blow aimed by Hurst at Mrs Magi c's head with the but of his whip, warded
ofl by Mrs. Thornbug, who received it
on her hand, fcnd but for which it is
thought would have proved fatal to her daughter.
While Hurst and the females were
thus engaged Thornbug was preven
ted from entering the house by Brown,
who stood before hurt with a pistol presented at his breast, threatening him
with instant death if he attempted it;
until fcetmg Hurst dragging his wife
towards the door, and threaten her life,
and hearing the cries of his daughter
for assistance, he broke in, and seizing
his rifle, instantly shot Hurst through
the body the ball striking the shoul derand passing through the lungs.
The wounded man released his hold on
Mrs. Thornbug, retreated a few rods
from the house, fell and expired. In the mean time Magee had succeeded
in bearing off the child. He was im mediately pursued by Thornbug, ami
being overhauled drew a pistol, which
fhornbug
knocked him down, called for a rope
and secured him. A magistrate was
then sent for by Thornbug who (there
being no coroner) held an inquest up
ou tho body, whose verdict unanim-
On Monday last, a case of suduction was tried in the Circuit Court, before Judge lluggle?. The parties were Daniel Lawrence, plaintiff, and Thos.
C.Graham defendant. The victim of the seduction was Maria A. Lawrence,! an intelligent young woman, now 21 years of age of a pleasing countenance and mode.st propriety of deportment' that elicit for her in Court the compassion and sympathy of all who heard the trial. From evidence it appeared that she become accidentally acquainted with the defendant in the fall of 1830,
and that he frequently visited her at her fathers house in Downing-slrect.
near Bedford street, iu the character ofl
a suitor, until after the fact become apparent which laid the foundation of the present suit that he informed her his name was Thomas Howland, and that !ic was a single man, and kept a store
at Burlingsip that he pretended great
inection tor her, and continued his vis
its ui.der the name ofllowland, until
she communicated to him the fact ol
her pregnancy, when he suddenly discontinued his visitsand ultimately aban
doned her. It appeared that he was a
married man and treasurer of the Richmond Hill theatre. The Jury return-
eu a verdict of .,UW(r damages and
costs; but owing to the insolvency ol
the defendant, nothing is expected.
church vet.
Hans left the Domininc and on his w ay home met Yerry. " Turn h.u k Yerry, you can't get taken in j.poa de church." What, what's de matter Hans? M Why d Dominine will ax you so many tings what you don't know; n0w how many Got, be there, Yerry ?" Why one!' "Dundcr and b'ifzio, only one Got!
turn back lerry, you 11 never get taken in upon de church wid your one Got,.
why, 1 told de Dominine, dat there was
twenty and dat dicTiit satisfy him."
A ease ofiedactioo was decided in the Supreme Court in Boston on Saturday, Richard Edwards (father) vs John E. Proy. in which the jury fonnd a verdict f $2200 damages. The Rhode Island Legislature sometime since ordered a map of the S;ate lobe engraved, and copies of the same have been recently placed at their disposal. A great difficulty has arisen ir. the two houses as to how they snail be appropriated. The Senate voted that they should be sent o each tow n clerk in the State, and to the heads
of departments, while the House de
creed them to be divided amonr the
membirs of the Legislature. Each branch non-concurred with thp other in this disposition anrl the matter here rests until another session. Mr. O'Cormell boasts that he has brought about an union among Catho lies, Orangemen, Methodists, and Frcsb)terians; a d it would he difficult at this time to say what he cannot do. At the meeting of the National Political Union in Dublin on Saturday last, he declared that 44 Mr. JShiePs conviction, as to the necessity of Repeal, was produced by the conduct of the British Parliament; and the Administration of Lord Anglesey, Stanley, and the Attorney-General, showed that, without Repeal, it was im possible to do any service to Ireland
hear! and cheers. He was proud to think that the enemies of Ireland were' no longer to be distinguished by their religion, but by their servility hear, and cheers. Orangemen, Methodists, Presbyterians, can now be ranged amongst the patriots of Ireland; and he was most proud to be able to state this fact, that the first person who tendered
a vote to his son in Tralee was the Me-
SUMPTUARY L.W,
We are indebted to a friend, who-
has had occasion to search the ancient records of the General Coart for the following copy of an order, passed
when the legislative wisdom ofthe Commonwealth congregated at Newton,
one hundred and sixty nine years ago General Court. Newton, Sent. 2, Kitil
Ordered, That if any one should judge
the wearing of any gold or silver, or lace, or new fashion, or long hair or any tiling of the like nature, to be prejudi
cial lo the common good, and the party-offending reform not the same, upon
being warned, then the next cssistant
being informed thereof, shall have pow
er to bind the party so offending, to answer to it at the next court if the case
so require, provided it is so understood
that no woman shall have liberty to
wear trreat sleeves, slashed annart-I nr
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immoderately great railesor long lIlouisi r readier oi war. town pcheers.j w ings. j Amongst the Irish patriots were to be 'Hie use of tobacco in public or prt- "und men of every persuasion, while vate, was aLo prohibited; beaver hats, tho vilest aml m6t servile, the veriest if worn, were forfeited. Wages Were lickspittles' (it was an unpleasant
fixed at eight pence per day: feed XYord to use, and which he should not
(hoard) at two pence per day. The pronounce in a puhlic assembly, if he
price of corn was established at six shil- coma lum one equally expressive ot the lings per bushel, and no man was allow- c,:lss hc was describing) but that filed to give it to his hogs. The diink-lthy word particularly applied to the
ing ot toasts was also forbidden. It v,ninoiic poruon oi tne nerd ol slave was further ordered that the laws who werc the most bitter and rnah'gshould be formed and enacted accor- niiut on,imies of Ireland (hear! and ding to the laws of God. It is a little, cheers)."
remarkable and worthy of remembrance, that whilst the price of corn, The
nnre ot corn. 1 vwukij ui uimcnnv nas oecu
the principle article of food, in those P-accd under the "Peace Preservation days, was fixed at so high a rate, board Act" Thc accounts we have every and wages should have been lo low. from Ireland arc such says the LonOne may form from the fact, a curious on hbe, that we anticipate this pro
hypothesis, relative to the character of ri cain5 Im,st sou nc a general one. our forefathers, as compared with that Pr-scnt state is a national scandal. of the present generation, when the bushel of corn and a day's wages arc The Bank of South Carolina has re" on an average, at nearly the same price ; covered the whole of the money ef which say about four and six pence to five it was rohhed hy Barton, with the excep, , shillings. Boston TrarvxripU tion of S3 dollar,