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THE GAZETTE.
By EDGAR SNOWDEN.
Daily paper - - - • S3 per annum.
Country paper - - - 5 per annum.
The ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE forthe coun
try is priuted on Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday. . . ,
All advertisements appear in both papers, and
are inserted at the usual rates.
AN IMPOSTOR.
Matthews, alias Matthias, the Impostor.—A
few days ago there appeared in this paper an
account of the arrest ol this fellow at Albany,
under a charge of theft or embezzlement. The
following is a detail of the occurrences which
caused it, and which exhibit, perhaps, one of
the most extraordinary instances of imposture
on the one side, and delusion on the other, that
has ever been made public.
For a considerable period prior to the year
1832, Mr. Benjamin Foiger. oi this city, was on
terms of the most intimate friendship with a Mr.
Elijah Pierson, also of this city, whose piety
and good sense he highly respected and esteem
ed. A short time previous to the period advert
ed to Matthews had announced to Mr. Pierson
that he (Matthews) “was the spirit of truth;
that the spirit of truth had disappeared from
the earth at the death of the Matthias mention
ed in the New Testament;, that the spirit of Je
sus Christ had entered into that Matthias, and
that he (the fellow now in Albany Prison)
was the same Matthias, the apostle of the New
Testament, who had risen from the dead and
possessed the spirit of Jesus of Nazareth. That
he (Jesus Christ) at this second appearance,
was God the Father, and that he (Matthews)
was himself God the Father, and had power
to do all things—to forgive sins and communi
cate the Holy Ghost to such as believed in him.”
The above tissue of blasphemy and absurdity
was, strange to say, believed by Mr. Pierson;
and, regarding Matthews as the character he
represented himself, he respec ted him accord
ingly, and took him into his house to reside with
him.
In the monthot Septemner, mr. rierson
introduced Mr. Folger to Mr. Matthews, and at
the same time informed him who and what Mat
thews announced himself to be, and also of his
(Pierson’s) implicit belief in the truth of Mat
thews’ divine attributes. Matthews, having thus
become acquainted with Mr. Folger, lost no
time in endeavoring to increase the number of
his dupes, and repeatedly called at Mr. Folger’s
counting house to announce his divine mission,
and strove to convert Mr. Folger to a belief of
it. On one occasion he said to Mr. Folger, “ I
know the end of all things,” and then made use
of the following mode of illustratin'? his asser
tion. Taking up a piece of paper he placed it
in a drawer, so that one end of the paper re
mained outside the drawer, and then said to
Mr. Folger, “ You C3n see but one end of the
paper, which is outside the drawer, and so the
world sees; but I see the whole length of it—I
■ee the end.”
He succeeded in impressing Mr. Folger and
a few others with a firm belief that he was the
prophet he pretended to be, and having gained
this point, he began to execute the true mission
he came upon, and informed Mr. Folger that
•• he was very poor and in want of money; that
the world persecuted him, and it was instigated
to do so by the devil, because there was no truth
now in the world except in him (Matthews).”
Puerile and absurd as were these representa
tions, they nevertheless induced Mr. Folger to
give Matthews different sums of money.—and
the latter, encouraged by his success thus lar,
determined to spare neither promises nor threats
to make the best of the advantage he had gain
ed. In addition to what he had already told
Mr. Folger, he therefore informed him that he
(Matthews) had commenced the reign of Clod
on earth; that Mills and Pierson had been called
into the kingdom, and although the devil had
succeeded in suspending for a time its perma
nent establishment, he (Matthews) would now
go on to overcome the devil anil to establish
the Kingdom of God. Under these circumstan
ces he called on Mr. Folger to contribute to his
(Matthews) support and the promotion of the
kingdom, and threatened that in case he should
refuse to provide him whatever money he want
ed, he would visit upon him, (which lie w:is em
powered to do.) the wrath of the Almighty, but
that if he (Folger) would believe in him and
obey him in all things, he should be called into
the kingdom, and he (Matthews) would forgive
him all his sins, and he would enjoy eternal hap
piness. __ ...
lathe month ot August maunews
to Sing Sing, in West Chester county, where
Mr. Folger at that time resided. As Matthews
brought his baggage along with him, his inten
tion of paying a long visit to Sirg Sing was
pretty obvious, and Mr. Folger invited him to
take up his residence at his house. Having re
mained there a week, he got tired of such nar
row accommodations, anti told Mr. t* olgor that
he and Pierson ought to hire a house for his spe
cial use. Mr. Foiger consulted Mr. Pierson on
the subject, and they agreed to comply with the
very reasonable request of Matthews, and so
informed him. In the meantime the ambition
of Matthews had so increased that a hired
house would no longer content him, and he in
timated to his two friends that it would be im
proper for a person of his character to leside
in a hired house, and that they ought to pur
chase a house for him. This also Messrs. Nl
ger and Piprson agreed to; but bpfoie they
could accomplish their purpose, Matthews im
parted another revelation to Mr. Folger, and in
formed him that the house which Mr. Folger
purchased some time previous at Sing Sing,
and in which he then resided, had been purcha
sed for him, (Matthews,) and that the spirit of
truth had directed Mr. Folger in making the
said purchase.’
As the house had been thus miraculously pur
chased for Matthews, he had of course a clear
right to remain in it, and he did remain in it
without further ceremony until October, 1833,
when he required that Messrs. Folger and Pier
son who then resided with him, should give up
the house to his own charge, which they accor
dingly did.
In the latter part of October, 1833, he requir
ed them to give an account of theirproperty, and
having ascertained it, he demanded that they
should both enter into an agreement to support
him which would ensure them the continued
blessing of God. They accordingly entered
into the required agreement and supported him,
and supplied him with whatever money he de
manded. On the death of Mr. Pierson, Mat
thews came to reside at Mr. Folger’s house in
this city; and continued to be supplied wath mo
ney by him, until the early part of this month
when the latter intimated to him. that he could j
Bo longer continue to support him, enc that
they must part. Matthew* by no means liked
the proposed arrangement, but being determin
ed to make the most he could of the matter, and
knowing that Mr. Folger had some money be
longing to the estate of his wife, he told him ve
ry peremptorily that “ he must not throw him
destitute on the world, that if he did so the bles
sing of God would depart from him, but that if
he cave him money to support him, the blessing
of God should continue to him.” Mr. Folger
then gave him one hundred dollars in bills ot
the Bank of the United States. Matthews re
ceived this money a few days prior to the 18th
September, and on that day he told Mr. Folger
that he was about to leave his house, but insisted
on being supplied with more money before he
took his departure. In order to obtain it, he
had recourse to his old expedient of threaten
ing and promising the wrath or blessing orGod,
according as his demand was refused or com
plied with, and so wrought on Mr. Folger, that
in addition to the hundred dollars he had alrea
dy «dven to him in bills, he now gave Matthews
five hundred and thirty dollars in gold coin; on
receiving which he left Mr. Folger’s house and
immediately after departed from this city. Be
sides the above mentioned sums of money, and
those which he obtained at different other pe
riods, from Messrs. Folger and Pierson, he also
obtained a watch from the latter gentleman,
and in the month of January last he informed
Mr. Folger that some person had taken the
watch from him, and that “it was Mr. Folger’s
duty to provide him with another, and that the
blessing of God would rest upon him if he did
so.” Mr. Folger immediately purchased a fine
gold watch, with a chain and seal, for which he
gave one hundred and fifteen dollars, and gave
it to Matthews.
Soon after Matthews left this city, Mr. Folger
began to get rid of the delusion which he had so
long labored under regarding the fellow’s cha
racter, and having fully satisfied himself that
Matthews was a rank impostor, and had gross
ly imposed upon him, he offered a reward for
his apprehension, and the pretended prophet
was arrested and committed to prison at Albany.
The sum of six hundred dollars in gold was
j found on the person of Matthias when he was
I arrested in Albany, besides a small amount of
! bank bills, which were found under the lining of
j his boot.—jV. v. Jour. Com.
We find the following additional particulars
relative to this Impostor in the New York Com
mercial:
; The above article is trom me juui mui ui vum
merce of this morning. The details given, ve
j presume, ure, in the main, correct, as far as they
i «'o; although there is some confusion, and some
i error, we believe, in dates. For instance, from
the reading of the article the reader would sup
| pose that Mr. Pierson died prior to March last,
| whereas he died only a few weeks since, and
* under very suspicious circumstances, which we
heard of yesterday, and which we find detailed
in the Albany Journal of last evening. A short
time previous to his death, says the Journal,
“ and while in health, we understand, Matthews
prevailed upon Mr. P. to assign to him his whole
[estate. He was shortly after taken sick, and,
! although his friends who were with him, insisted
! upon calling medical aid, they were deterred by
Matthews, who told them that “ he had power of
j life and death, and Mr. Pienton would not die!”
' But he did die; and a subsequent examination
of the body, by three able physicians, resulted
in the conviction that he had been poisoned, and
| certificates to this effect were drawn up and
I signed by these physicians, and are now in New
! York. Who poisoned Mr. Pierson, is to be de
termined by the proper tribunal.” We under
stood yesterday that a post mortem examination
of Mr. Pierson’s remains was on foot, but did
* not learn that it had taken place. Only three or
tour days before his decease, Mr. Pierson came
to this city, in company with a friend of our’s,
with whom, in conversation, he was perfectly
rational upon all subjects excepting that of re
ligion. The Evening Journal proceeds:
! “ The mysterious death of Mr. Pierson and the
accompanying circumstances, shook the confi
dence of Mr. Folger and his family, and they re
solved to abandon Matthews and his principles.
After his return to New York, they announced
this determination to the “ Prophet,” who de
clared to them that if they did, “sickness, and
perhaps death, would follow!” This threat was
not sufficient to overthrow their resolution, and
a day was fixed upon when Matthews should
leave the house. Upon the morning of that day
Matthews partook of but very little breakTast,
and scarcely tasted the coffee, saying, as an ex
cuse, that he was unwell. Immediately after
breakfast, Mr. Folger, his wife, and children,
were taken violently sick. Mr. Folger did not
suspect the cause of the sickness, until after the
villain had left the city; when, upon examina
tion, he learned that the black woman who had
done the cooking for the family, had also ab
stained from the use of any coffee upon that
morning, and, from other circumstances, he be
came confirmed that the woman was bribed by
Matthews to poison the family. From some
cause the effort was not successful. To none of
the family did it prove fatal, although all of them
have not yet recovered from its effects.”
Whether all these particulars are correct, we
are not informed; but we have this morning
learned beyond a doubt, that an attempt wus
made to poison Mr. Folger and his family, and
had well nigh succeeded.
Mathews, or Mcthies, commenced his career
as a religious impostor, in Albany, about five
years since. He came to Albany from Wash
ington county, with his family, and worked as a
journeyman house-joiner. During a period of
religious excitement in the church of the Itev.
Mr.-, he took an active part, and applied
for admission into the church, by certificate
| from Washington county. He was refused, and
i subseqently applied for admission on his profes
! sion—but was again refused. He then com
! menced preaching in the shop—proclaimed his
I divine mission—and was discharged by his em
! ployer. Subsequently to this, he strayed off
with his children—was overtaken in Rensselaer
or Washington county, and supposed to be era
zv. We next hear of him in this city, where his
imposture has been so successful as to excite
amazement, and the deeds imputed to him, fill
the mind with horror. No doubt, however, that
greatly exaggerated statements are in circu
lation. Mr. Fogler; whose name so offen ap
pears in this statement, we have known from
boyhood—a most amiable and excellent man.
True he has been under an awful delusion, but
we nevertheless believe him to be a good man.
We learn that Matthews arrived in town last
evening, and is now undergoing an examination
at the upper Police Office. 1
The Proprietors of the Fauquier White Sul
phur Spring have had a long and successful
season, which is about drawing to a close. Al
though they have had a crowd of visiters the
whole season, their extensive buildings, for in
creased accommodation, have been steadily
progressing, and will be ready for the next; and
we have no doubt that their enterprize will be,
richly rewarded.— Warrenton Remitter.
LIBERIA.
Extract from the Journal of an Officer of the
United Stales Nary.
The town of Monrovia is on the southside of
the Junk or Mesurado River, and contains about
1000 inhabitants. The bank upon which gj
town is built, is so high, that they have the full
benefit of the land and sea bur.eez^7 piTmati
portant consideration in th,s hot clinn> •
There are several good stone wharves P
river, and large well filled store houses Imme
diately upon landing we were met by p y
of well dressed gentlemen, of various hues, from
coal black to bright yellow, bywho™ were
conducted to the honse of Mr. M Gill, the Pre
sent Vice Agent for the Colonization Society.
Here we met most of the■ dign. ar.es of the co
lony, Judge Johnson, Colonel Barbour, Mr.
Warner, Mr. Lewis, and others.
After partaking of refreshments, ‘hat were
liberally provided, we visited the houses of the
different gentlemen, and were treated with uni
versal politeness. Our arrival appears inb“vae
given rise to general rejoicing. We found a
mong the colonists many intelligent “^ res
pectable men, who answered all our questions
politely and satisfactorily. Our intercourse. was
somewhat constrained at first; we felt rati
awkwark, and there was some diffidence on he
part of the colored gentry; but m a short time,
all this was thrown aside, and we conversed
and associated with the utmost freedom. My
name attracted the attention of Judge Johnson,
who was originally from New Jersey, where the
name is common. Although I could not claun
ihe honor of a previous acquaintance w ith the
Judge, we soon became intimate; and with ano
ther ofthe party, I received an invitation to dine
with him. The rest of the officers were distri
buted among the other gentlemem. I found the
house of the Judge, a comfortable, well fui Dish
ed two story frame one, and the dinner such as
you would get at the house of any of our most
opulent farmers. . f
Besides ourselves, me company
the Judge and his two sons, a captain and lieu
tenant of artillery. Judge Johnson is a native
of Trenton, New Jersey, about fifty years old,
and if I may judge from the color of his skin,
not a drop of white blood lurks in his veins; a
man of good sound sense, not much assisted by
education, the inconvenience of which he feels
sensibly; and that his sons may not labor under
the same disadvantage, every possible attention
has been paid to the cultivation of their minds.
They tfere so young when they left the United
States, that they have but little recollection of
their relative standing with the whites, and of
consequence are in a great measure divested of
that awkwardness still observable among the
older men, and those who have emigrated more
recently. We were much pleased with the con
versation of these gentlemen. They gave us
a deal of information relative to the colony,
of the many difficulties they had encountered,
and of its present state and prospects. There
was one remark made by the Judge, so replete
with good sense, that it deserves to be remem
bered. Speaking of the United States, lie said,
that when there, his greatest ambition was to
secure the reputation of a good servant, in
which he believed he had succeeded; and had
he remained there, his life might have been
dragged out comfortably enough; but he was
induced to leave purely on account of his sons.
They were now’, he was proud to say, young
men of the first consideration in the colony; and
in the United States he would have been deem
ed fortunate in procuring them good situations
as house-waiters or coach-men. The Judge
does not confine himself to the bench; he some
tim«*e officiate* in the pulpit, and displayed gr^nt
skill and courage at the head of the colonial
troops, in some of their wars with the natives.
The reputation he there earned has given him
the name of the Washington of YVest Africa.
There are several shades of society here, but
no distinct intermediate grades: all are divided
into two, the good and the worthless. This last
class are by no means numerous. Nine-tenths
of those who fall victims to the fever are the
lazy and dissipated; and those whom I found
discontented and willing to return to their for
mer state of bondage, were invariably among
this class of people.
After visiting two-thirds of the houses in Mon
rovia, rich and poor, we embarked for the ship
just before sunset.
In my remarks made to you some time since,
I was ungallant enough to say nothing of the
ladies—(fair ser would be a palpable misno
mer;) and however disagreeable I may find the
duty, yet I am compelled to say, that the man
ners of the softer sex did not excite my admi
ration in an unbounded degree: the cook and
chamber maid turned lady, was too evident.—
How’ever, there were some exceptions. It is a
fact attributable perhaps to the irregular habits of
the men, that in the sickly seasons, the mortali
i ty prevails to a much greater extent among
[them than the women. In consequence, it is
[supposed, at the present time, the proportion of
men to women is as one to three. This supera
bundance of w omen is the cause of the great in-1
convenience to the men, and discontent among
themselves.
There is a considerable trade carried on here
_ivory, cam wood, and gold dust, are obtained
from the natives, in cxchance for rum, tobacco,
trinkets, &c. Many of the colonists are engag
ed in this traffic. Some have made fortunes; this
has been so tempting a bait, that too many have ,
embarked in the business; much time and mo
ney have been lost that would have been better
employed in cultivating the soil. Although a
luxuriant soil, its productions fall far short of
being sufficient for the consumption of the colo
ny. Recently some fine farms have been open
ed, and they are beginning to turn their atten
tion to them. One of the principal merchants,
Mr. Daily, a mulatto, and his chief clerk, Mr.
Hicks, an ebony-colored gentleman, breakfast-;
ed with us. No one, however censorious, could
have discovered any thing in the deportment
of those men, that showed a w’antofgood breed
mfer. Minor the colonial printer, dined with \
us. He is a little black gentleman, intelligent, |
but rather difident. It was evident he felt a
little abashed, seated by one of our lieutenants,
who had known him when a slave in Y irginia.
Several of the officers have met with acquain
tances, and have taken pains to convince them
that circumstances of this kind have no weight
with us. We have had a good many visiters j
to-day, who have been treated with marked at- i
tention. Indeed, it is due them, if it were merely
in return for their civility to us.
YVe supplied the colony with some powder '
and shot, a boat, and other necessaries. j
The ship was under way before day-break, J
and by 8 o’clock we had lost sight of the coast
of Africa, all well pleased with our visit to Li- j
beria. J- F- s
TIMOTHY SEED! TIMOTHY SEED!
fflHE subscriber has just received from the
JL upper country a supply of New Timothy
— • ' ' ■ _1 Ka Afforc fnr
Seed, very clean and heavy, which he offers for
sale, sept 24 JAMES D. KERR.
LATE FROM BUEN03 AYRES.
The brig Brazen, Captain Raines, at Balti
more on Saturday morning, in a very short pas
sage from the River Plate, brings Buenos Ayres
advices as late as the 10th of last month, the
day of her sailing.
Montevideo papers of the 5th state, that a par
ty of the Oriental troops had been surprised by
Commandant Santana; but it was generally
supposed that the misunderstanding occasioned
by the late incursion made from the Brazilian
frontier, would be amicably arranged.
Chili.—The advices overland, front \ alparai
so are to the 15th June. The Congress had as
sembled at Santiago on the 5th of the same
month, to whom the customary Message of the
President of the Republic of Chili was read. It
offers congratulations that another year of do
mestic peace had passed, which had not been
for a moment interrupted, notwithstanding the
machinations of a few discontented individuals:
that the best understanding prevails with the
Sister Republics; and although no accounts had
been received of the exchange of ratification of
the treaty between the Chilian Republic and
that of the United States of North America, yet
there was every reason to believe it had taken
place.
That part of the Message wmcn reiaies to
Great Britain, is as follows.
“ The Government of Great Britain has gi ven
full power to their Consul General in Chili, to
celebrate a treaty of friendship, navigation, and
commerce, with this Republic; and I am sure
that you, and all the Chilian nation, participate
with nie in the fervent wish to form the best un
derstanding with that enlightened and power
ful nation, which may be beneficial to both par
ties. These efforts, 1 regret to state, had ut first
been met by grave obstacles, proceeding from
the djfference of views of the two contracting
parties; but I do not despair that they will be
surmounted.”
The Message then states that the working of
the mines proceeds mo*t prosperonsl\; that the la
boratories which exist ai e insufficient to contain
the rich and abundant metalic produce of the
province of Coquimbo. That the exportation
of silver in bars, in the last year, exceeds 160,
000 marks, and 10,107 marks had been stamped.
That the quantity will no doubt augment in the
present year; and that it is altogether a great
increase, compared with the produce in the
twenty years previous to the revolution, which
scarcely amounted to 22.000 marks.
Peru.—The civil war still continued in Peru,
but no particulars of moment are furnished.—
General Nieto had retired to Arica in order to
place that town in a state of defence. Some
apprehensions were entertained as to thesecu
1 ity of foreign property in the port of Arica; hut
the general opinion was that it would he re
spected, as it hud been in the other parts of
Peru, and that there was no real motive for
alarm.
Tucuman.—Accounts from the interior of the
Argentine Republic state that an attempt had
been made to create a revolution in Pucuman,
which was to have taken place on 22d June last.
It was however discovered, and most of the
principal conspirators arrested.
DBA MS THIS DA Y
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class IS for 1834,
To be drawn at the City Hall, in the City of
Washington, on Tuesday, September 30
HIGHEST PRIZE 15,000 DOLLARS.
Tickets $5; halves 2 50; quarters 1 25
To be had in a variety of numbers of
j. <:ob;sk.
Lottery Exchange Broker. Alexandria.
DBA It'S THIS DA >
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 18 for 1834.
To be drawn at the City Hall at Washington,
on Tuesday, September 30
CAPITAL PRIZE 15,000 DOLLARS!!
10 Capital Prizes of $1,000! 10 do of $500! &c.
Tickets $3 00; halves 2 50; quarters 1 25
For sale, as usual, in great variety, by
jon. m* m ijkBm
(Sign of the Flag of Scarlet and (fold,) King st.
Alexandria, 15. C.
DBA MS THIS DA Y
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 18 for 1831.
To be drawn at the City Hall, in the City of
Washington, on Tuesday, September 30
HIGHEST PRIZE $15,000.
Tickets S5 00; halves 2 50; quarters l 25
On sale in great variety by -
JAN. ltlORDAX.
53" Uncurrent Notes and Foreign Gold pur- ,
chased.__ j
DBA M'S TINS DA )
Grand Consolidated Lottery, Class 18 for 1831,
To be drawn at the City Hall, in the City of
Washington, on Tuesday, September 30 j
CAPITAL PRIZE $15,000.
Tickets §5 00; halves 2 50; quarters 1 25
To be had in a variety of numbers of
J. W. VIOliKTT,
Lottery and Exchange Broker,
Hear the corner of King and Fayette Streets,
Alexandria, I). C.
S300 REWARD.
ESCAPED from Fairfax Jail, on Sunday
night last, three Negro Men—GEORGE,
a mulatto, 32 years old, about 6 feet high: JO
SHUA, a dark mulatto, 22 years old, about 5
feet 10 or 11 inches high; has lost a linger from
one of his hands: BILL, or BILLY STEEL,
30 or 35 years old. 5 feet 0 or 7 inches high,
dark complexion, stout made; a cook and gar
deher by profession. Bill was recently pur
chased from Daniel F. Dulany, of this county.
George, who is a good carpenter, cooper, and
rough shoemaker, we purchased from Mr. John
Dulin, also of this county: George has a white
wife living in Alexandria, where we think he
will make some short stay, and then endeavor
to get to some free State, perhaps accompanied
by his wife. Joshua was purchased from Col.
Wm. Elzey, of Leesburg, Loudoun county.
The above reward of 3 hundred dollars for all,
or one hundred dollars will be paid for each or
either of said negroes, if taken in any free State
so that we get them again; or twenty dollars
for Bill, and fifty each for George and Joshua,
if taken elsewhere. C. P. POOL,
JOHN II. POOL.
Fairfax Court Haute, Va.
sept 24—tf [Nat. Intel. 4t]
NEABSCO SLATE dUARRY.
JOHN HUDDLESTON respectfully informs
the gentlemen of Alexandria and the public
in general,that he has a quantity of SLATE on
hand, which will enable him to slate as cheap as
any one in the District. All persons wishing to
have Slating done, may depend upon having it
faithfully executed.
JOHN HUDDLESTON,
Opposite James Green’s Cabinet Factory, on
jy 7—eo3m Royal street,
ALEXANDRIA:
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. 30. 1834.
An Impobtoh.—A singular account of an Im
postor, lately arrested in New York, will t*
found in our columns to-day. Such characters
not unfrequently make their appearance in Eng.
land and in this country,—and, strange to sav
they almost invariably, for a while, partially
succeed in duping their victims. The wonder
is that the human mind can be ever so pervert,
ed as for a moment to come under the subjec
tion of such bare faced fraud and knavery. \\\
the particulars connected with this New York
impostor are singular enough.
Liberia.—In to day’s Gazette will be found an
extract from the journal of an officer in the
United States Navy, giving an interesting and
authentic account of the present condition and
prospects of the Colony at Liberia. That por
tion of Africa has now become an object of
anxious solicitude with thousands in this conn
try, who cannot fail to be gratified with the en
couraging view presented in the extract to
which we refer.
A poor Compliment.—A whole length ligureof
Gen. Jackson has been erected by his friends in
Philadelphia on a public building, which i» made
to serve as a weathercock.
Mr. Braham.—The report of the death ofthij
celebrated singer, which appeared in the Lon
don Journals of the 12th August, proves to bt
untrue, and has since been contradicted.
Naval.—The U. S. frigate Brandywine, Capt
Deacon, was at Rio, August 11th, preparing
i for the Pacilic in six days. The Natchez
would also sail for Pernambuco in six days.
■ The Ontario was also at Rio, to remain there.
Frigate Constellation, Captain Read, arrived
at Malta, July 17, and sailed 21st for Trieste.
Frigate United States, Capt. Ballard, at Vouria,
about same date.
The late Commencement at Princeton was
numerously attended, and the exercises at the
College creditably performed. A letter says;
“ The valedictory derived a special pathcx
from an allusion to the death ol three class
mates. I heard with pleasure an indignant in
vective against the Charlestown mob, and '*•
veral good things upon several topics. Ttie
College graduates are something more than
thirty, this year. Its numbers are going up very
fast,'as 1 hear they have a hundred and ninety,
and they do not count grammar scholars, or
any irregulars.”
Kvery thing looks favorable for the prosperi
ty of Nassau llall.
We can give our readers no idea of the
warmth and earnestness with which the politi
cal contest is waged in the cities of New York
and Philadelphia, The papers in both place*
are almost entirely devoted to politics. Both
sides are exerting themselves to the utmost.
Yesterday’s Globe is peculiarly savory and
odoriferous! It columns of abuse levelled at
Senator Southard are redolent of the fumes of
the Kitchen. The steams and vapor that rise
from that “department” at Washington are
too strong for fastidious stomachs, but are snuf
fed up with great pout by those used to this fra
grance! It is fashionable with some to open
the Globe with a pair of tongs—by and by, a
longer instrument will have to be used, hrcatise»
as Hamlet says, “you can nose it” at some dis
tance.
Hugh Blair Grigsby, Esq., is to take charge
of the editorial department of the Norfolk Bea
con. Mr. Grigsby will bring taste and talents
to aid him in the discharge of his laborious and
important duty.
Hon. Horatio Seymour, the Whig candidate
for Governor in Vermont at the late election,
has declined being considered a candidate for
that office at the election to be made by the Le
gislature. Of course, Palmer, the Anti-Mas®*
nic candidate, who is the present incumbent,
will be elected by an overwhelming majority.
Capt. Jos. Nicholson is to take command of
the frigate Potomac, to sail in a few days for
the Mediterranean.
Louis Philippe has presented Capt. Kodger*
of the Ship Grecian, of Portland, with a beau
tiful Gold Medal, for having lately humanely
and heroically saved from death several Frer.di
sailors who were shipwrecked.
Dr. Chevrier, tire French Physician near Sa
vannah, continues to be eminently successful in
his practice, having not yet lost a singi" to
of Cholera under his charge.
We are happy to learn that the cholera ,3:]
nearly disappeared in our city. Yesterday
there were only six patients left in the i^ial,es'
Hospital, and these nil convalescent. H ls
lieved, from present appearances, that tliepun *
ing will he finally closed in the course oi ne.
week.—A. i. Dui. A(lt.
Spurzheim's Brain.— The brain of the <
eminent and distinguished medical phtlu«'»|
and phrenologist, I). Spurzheim', is now m '
possession of Dr. Willian Grigg, a* J|p rf“ „
the Boston Athenaeum, carefully sealed up
class vase of alcohol. We were Pal‘tltli
slruck w ith the magnitude of the whole " P
on seeing it the other day—and when tin*
lection of the acquaintance we had the •! »
ness of enjoying with the man, and Hie ^
interesting discourses which we had he.i .
deliver, rushed to mind, we were overw f
with tiie thought that this was the rest'' 1 ^
that mighty intellect, whose influence ^
felt as long as useful human knowledge c<
to he cultivated. r . . 0(
Dr. Grigg was the most devoted .
Spurzheim, and closed his dying cy^‘
are therefore gratified that he is the p
of this precious relic, which will unques ^
be transmitted, with care, through hin w
admirers of genius in succeeding