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SALLY CURRY’S COURTSHIP.
We have taken from the ‘Recollections of a
Housekeeper,* just published by the Harpers
the following simple, but touching account
of the love and courtship of one of Mrs. Pack
*^Well Sally,’ said I smiling, ‘am I to lose you
^‘I^m afraid so ma’am,’ replied she, sliding be
hind the door.
* Don’t be ashamed, Sally,’ said I ‘for l have
shown you such an example of manying one
whom 1 preferred, that 1 am sure I cannot blame
y<Upon this Sally looked up, and I asked her
how long she had known Mr. Curry.
Sally began twisting a gold ring that was on
the fore finger of her left hand and said:—
“My mother, ma’am was a poor woman in
Salem, the widow of asea-captain. Hewaslost
on a voyage, and she fell sick, declining like,
I was her only child. It was a very stormy
night a year ago, and my mother was very ill.
1 sent to a neighbor to say 1 was afeard she
wouldn’t stand it. One neighbor sent back she
darsen’t leave her baby, who was sick, but a
young man who was boarding there, a sailor
named Curry, a very decent person,—would
• come and watch with me. I was thankful to see
a living countenance and said he might come
and welcome.
That was my forlorn night; but Mr. Curry
helped me a sight My mother waski a faint all
night, and he was as tender as a child to her.
Once be began to tell a sea story,—to try to
cheer me up. but he found he made mexry more,
because it did’nt seem somehow respectful to
talk of the things of life by a death-bed, and he
stopped talking, and only now and then, when
he could’nt comfort me, nor raise h*»r neither,
he would fetch up such a pitying look, as if he
wished he could.
‘ The day was just dawning wnen my mumci
seemed to come to a little, and spoke right out,
Sally, dear!’
‘ What mother!’ says I, and my heart beat as
if it would came through.
‘ Is there any body with you?’ says she!
‘ Yes, dear mother, a friend,’ says I, whisper
ing.
‘ Will he take care of you?’ says she, and she
looked with a sunk eye full on Curry.
Curry got right up, and came by the bed-side,
and knelt down, and took her thin hand, and
•aid in a voice quite loud and solemn, ‘ 1 will
take care of her, so help me God.’
‘ She did’nt say another word, but just gave a
kind of sigh, as it-were, not sorrowful, but as if
she was satisfied, and squeezed his hand, and
so she died.'
London Police.— Win. Jolford. a hackney
coachman, came up before Mr. Chambers, .of
Marlborough street, with a complaint against a
brother jarvey by the name of James Snape,
whfen the following laughable dialogue ensued
between Jolford and the Magistrate:
Mr. Chambers—But before we go into the
case, just let me know how if happens that one
hackney coachman comes forward against ano
ther? Complainant—’Cause this here haction
embraces sumut wuts of wast himportance to
the public, and noblemen, and gentlemen, as
veil as all us hackney coachmen, (looking hard
at the magistrates,) vot always hacts honorable,
and does the thing wots right with those jobs as
they gets in a legally lawful vay. Mr. Cham
bers—Explain what you mean. Complainant—
Vy, this here prisoner, wots the defendant in
this here transaction, is what we calls a 4 fare
dodger,’ that is, he never comes in the rank in
his turn, but goes and plants his wehicle right
afore some hotel, as if he’d got a fare a vailing,
and so ven a gentleman come out, he plies him
for the job, and does the regular ones out of
their turn. Now vc, as hacts repectfully, vont
stand sich nonsense, and all on us on Condick
street stand- has cohabited togetherUo cotch him
in the werry act of committing the crime. Mr.
Chambers—State what you discovered. Com
plainant—Last Friday vos a veek, Joe Davis
draw’d into the rank, and sung out, there’s
Rookem, that’s the defendant, standing afore
Stevens, and coming the artful dodge. Mr.
Chambers: Rookem; why the name on the war
rant is Snape. Complainant Yes, Snape’s his
natral name, but his proper name is “Rookem,”
vich ve’ve christened him; ’cause he “rooks” us
out of our turn. Veil, ven ve diskivered vot
Rookem vos arter, Bill Bragley claps on the
pot boy’s apron, and gammons to be a porter,
and cuts away to Stevens. As soon as ever
Rookem seed him. he sings out, “ Vant a coach,
Sour honor?” andBillsays, “Yes, drive to the
lue Postes, and there you’ll find a job.”. So
Rookem drove to the Postes, and that show’d
plump blank as he was’nt engaged afore, and
ven he seed us a standing at the door, he vos
“ fly,” for he turned his horses heads and druv
off. _•_
Bread with asd without Gin.—It is well known
that in the old established way of baking, the
.steam which arises during the process is allow
ed to escape as of no value; but accident disco
vered, a few years ago, that this vapor, if con
densed, exhibited traces of alcohol, and the col
lection of it immediately became an object of
cupidity and speculation; and this, together with
gon&e saving of fuel during the process of bak
ing suggested the patent and the formation
of the company upon a great scale. One of its
recommendations was, that bread so made
though kept for any length of time, does not be
come sour; ar\d this we understand is the fact;
but how. and at what expense is this incorrupti
bility procured? Sour bread is unquestionably
bad; but is not bread which, if kept too long, is
liable to become sour, the very article we want?
In the new’ method, the distillation (for such it
lain reality) is pushed as far as it can go; the
whole product of the fermentation is obtained
and collected, so that the residue, or loaf, may
be regarded as a caDiit mortuum, incapable of
undergoing further cnange; but Is it not rather
unluckily deprived, at the same time, of its sac
charine principle: in short, of all nutritive pro
perty? For our own parts, we adhere to the
old orthodox bread with the gin in it.— Quarter
ly Review._
Itis with deep regret that we announce the
death of our talented citizen, James C. Courte
nay, Fsq. He expired at his residence in Rad
cliff borough, on Tuesday last, at 12 o'clock.
P. M.»-tfiarUston Courier.
V
CAPTURE OF MAJOR ANDRE.
b happened that, the same morning tfn which
Andre crossed Pine’s Bridge, seven persons, who
resided near Hudson’s River, on the neutral
ground, agreed voluntarily to go out in compa
ny armed, watch tbeYoad and intercept any sus
picious stragglers, or droves of cattle, that might
be seen passing towards New York. Four of
this party were stationed on a hill, where they
had a view of the road for a considerable dis
tance. The three others, named John Paulding,
David Williams, and Isaac Van Wart, were con
cealed in the bushes at another place and very
near the road.
About half a mile north of the village of Tar
rytown, and a few hundred yards from the bank
of Hudson’s River, the road crosses a small
brook, from each side of which the ground rises
into a hill, and it was at that time covered over
with trees and underbrush. Eight or ten rods
south of this brook, and on the west side of the
road, these men were hidden; and at that point
Andre was stopped, after having travelled from
Pine’s Bridge without interruption.
The particulars of this event I shall here intro
duce, as they are narrated in the testimony giv
en by Paulding and Williams at Smith s trial,
written down at the time by the judge advocate,
and preserved in manuscript among the other
papers. This testimony having been taken on
ly eleven days after the capture of Andre, when
every circumstance must have been fresh m the
recollection of his captors, it may be regarded as
exhibiting a greater exactness in its details, than
any account hitherto published. In answer to
the question of the court, Paulding said:
“Myself, Isaac Van Wai t, and David W diiarns
were lying by the side of the road about half a
mile above King3bridge, on Saturday morning,
between nine and ten o’clock, the 23d Septem
ber We had lain there ahoutan hour and a half,
as near Us I can recollect, and saw several per
sons we were acquainted with, wiioni we let pass.
Presently one the young men, who were with
me, said, ‘There comes a gentleman-like looking
man, who appears to be well dressed, and has
boots on, and whom you had better step out and
stop, if you dont know him.’ On that I got up,
and presented my firelock at the breast of the
person,and told him to stand; and then asked him
which way he was going. ‘Gentlemen,’ said he, I
hope you belong to our party.’ I asked him what
party. He said, ‘the lower party.’ Upon that I
fold him that 1 did. Then he said, ‘lam a Bri
tish officer out in me country uu pui uuiwi uuai
ness, and I hope you will not detain me a minu
te;’ and to show that he was a British officer he
pulled out his watch. Upon which I told him to
dismount. He then said, lMy God, I must do
any thing to get along’ and seemed to make a
kind of laugh of it, and pulled out General Arn
old’s pass, which was to John Anderson, topass
all guards to White Plains and below. Upon
that he dismounted. Said he, ' Gentlemen, you
had best let me go, or you will bring yourselves
into trouble, for stopping me will detain the Gen
eral’s business;’ and said he was going to Dobb’s
Ferry to meet a person there and get intelligence
for general Arnold. Upon that I told him I
hoped he would not be offended, that we did not
mean to take any thing from him; and I told him
there were many bad people, who were going
along the road, and I did not know but perhaps
he might be one.”
When further questioned, Paulding replied,
that he asked the person his name, who told him
it was John Anderson; and that, when Ander
son produced General Arnold’s pass, lie should
have let him go, if he had not before called him
self a British officer. Paulding also said, that
when the person pulled out his watch, he un
derstood it as a signal that he w'as a British offi
cer. and not that he meantto offer it to him as
a present.
All these particulars were substantially con
firmed by David Williams, whose testimony in
regard to the searching of Andre, being more
minute than Paulding’s, is here inserted.
“ We took him in the bushes,” said Williams,
“ and ordered him to pull of his clothes, which he
did; but on searching him narrowly we told
him to pull oft" his boots, which he seemed to be
indifferent about; but w e got one boot off, and
searched in that boot, and could find nothing.—
But we found there were some papers in the
bottom of his stocking next to his foot; on which
we made him pull his stocking off, and found
three wrapped up. Mr. Paulding looked at the
contents, and said he w’as a spy. We then
made him pull off the other boot, and there was
found three more papers at the bottom of his
foot, within bis stocking.
“ Upon this we made him dress himself, and I
asked what he would give us to let him go. He
said he would give any sum of money. I ask
ed him whether he would give us his horse, sad
dle, bridle, watch, and one hundred guineas.—
He said “ Yes,” and told us he would direct
them to any place, even if it was that very spot,
so that we could get them. I asked him whether
he would not give us more. He said he would give
us any quantity ofDry Goods, or any sum of
money, and bring it to any place that we might
pitch on. “ No,if you was to give usten thousand
guineas, you should not stir one step.” 1 then
asked the person who called himself John An
derson, if he would not get away if it lay in his
power. “ Yes, I would.” I told him I did not
intend he should. While taking him along, we
asked him a few questions, and we stopped un
der the shade. He begged us not to ask him
questions, and said when he came to any Com
mander he would reveal all.
“He was dressed in a blue overcoat, and a
tight body coat that was of a kind of claret co
lor, though a rather deeper red than claret.—
The button-holes were laced with gold tinsel,
i and the buttons drawn over with some kind of
lace. He had on a round hat, and nankeen
waistcoat and breeches, with a flannel waist
coat and drawers, boots, and thread stockings.”
| The nearest military post was North Castle,
where Lieut. Col. Jameson was stationed with
a part of Sheldon’s regiment of dragoons. To
that place it was resolved to take the prisoner;
and within a few hours he was delivered up to
Jameston, with all the papers that hud been tak
en from his boots.
Sobek vs. Drunk.—On Thursday last, two
} brigs destined to a foreign port were ready for
' sea. They lay near together, and one steamer
was to have taken them both to the Hook. The
crew of one brig came on board hale and hear
ty, and she has now been three days on her voy
age with a good wind. The crew of the other
brig came on board so much intoxicated, that
the captain did not dare to venture himself and
the property in their hands, and she lies at the
whart still. So much for the good rum does to
sailors.—Journal of Commerce.
The select committee on the subject of Banks
generally have had leave to sit during the ses
sion of the house. It is difficult now to say,
what the report will be. The most probable
supposition is, that the capital of the existing
Banks will be extended, and other branches
auhorised.—Rich. Compiler.
We understand that information has reached ■
tie War Department, stating that several ren
counters have taken place between some of the
citizens of Georgia and parties of the Creek In
dians who have crossed from Alabama*tntothat
State and committed many depredations. Per
sons have been killed and wounded on both sides,
and the inhabitants seem much alarmed at the
conduct and threats of the Indians, and have
called upon the Governor of Georgia for a min
I tia force to protect them—and the Governor has
requested the interposition of the President to
relieve the citizens of Georgia from this state of
thThese facts furnish additional evidence, if any
thing more were required, to show the pressing
necessity of an immediate removal of all the In
dians east of the Mississippi to the country west
of that river.— Globe.
Front the Cenlrerille (Md.) Times of Saturday.
Fire.—A very distressing fire occurred at the
Alms House of Q,ueen Anne’s county on,Wed
nesday morning last. It commenced at 9 o -
clock, in the centre of the roof, and was com
municated by a spark from the chimney. On
our arrival at the spot, the entire roof was in
flames, and soon fell; in a good deal of property,
such as leather, oats, wheat, meat, furniture, <tc.
taking fire at the same time. The wind being
high, the building, which was large, was burnt
entirely down in three hours. After the house
was burnt, we had a moment to examine the
scene around us, which was indeed sickening to
the heart. Here and there, in the open field, and
the cold intense, with but scanty covering,
were the old, the afflicted, and the orphan, spread
out in all their helpnessness and misery, utter
ing piercing sighs and groans. Oil some of the
beds were the sick and the almost dying one
poor fellow was hardly able to raise his head,
and was carried on his bed by four persons; he
had been ill with the typhus two weeks—anoth
er bed contained a poor woman, in one of the
most trying scenes of female fife—children of
all ages, and with various diseases, were run
ning to and fro; and the sight of the two little
barefoot girls, the elder not six years old, who
had run away into a woods half a mile off, and
when found were almost frozen, brought tears
to our eyes.
Very Sudden Death—Yesterday morning, the
Rev. Joseph Sandford, died suddenly, a feu
minutes after he had taken his seat in the Metho
dist Episcopal Church in Green-street. In com
pany with his wife, to whom he was married on
ly about two weeks since, he had walked from
his residence in Mulberry, near Bleeckcr-stieet,
and, while on his way, complained of some little
indisposition. lie entered the pew, was noticed
in a kneeling posture, supplicating the blessing
of Him. whom he came to serve—he then raised
himself, and without the least struggle, fell back
Jifeless on his seat.—A". V. Com. Advertiser.
Chivalrous Act.—The New ^ ork Courier
relates a most heroic piece of conduct on
the part of a lad of fourteen. As five or six
youg ladies belonging to Miss Drapci s ■-c*mina
ry, at Hartford, Conneticuf. were on Tuesday
last, crossing a foot Bridge, over a considei able
stream, they became dizzy, and could neither go
forward or return. In this fearful situation they
remained for some time, until one of them fell
into the water below, and was carried down the
rapid current. The cries of the young ladies
for relief reached the ears ol Master Charles
E. Babcock, son of Charles Babcock, Esq.
fourteen years old, and ihe gallant boy plung
ed at once into the current, swam to the drown
ing girl, carried her to the shore, and then went
on to the bridge and led each'of the young la
dies safely to the shore. If some one of these
girls does not full in love with this brave lad.
and thus furnish him the appropriate reward
for so noble a deed, there is less romance in
good old Connecticut than—we hope there is.
Pennsylvania. Inquirer.
03»We are requested to announce Colonel
SrENCER M. Ball as a candidate to represent the
county of Fairfax in the next General Assembly
of Virginia.
03* We are requested to announce Major
James Sangster, as a candidate to represent the
county of Fairfax in the next General Assem
bly of Virginia. Many Voters.
03“ We are requested to announce Philip N.
Amiss as a candidate to represent the County of
Rappahanock in the next General Assembly of
Virginia.
•33” We are authorised to announce to the
voters of the Congressional District composed
of the counties of Westmoreland, Richmond,
Northumberland, Lancaster, King George Staf
ford and Prince William, that John Taliaferro.
Esq., has, in compliance with the wish of many
voters, consented to become a candidate at the
next election of a Representative for that Dis
trict in the Congress of the United States.
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ALEXANDRIA:
FRIDAY MORNING,•FEBRUARY 13, 1835.
A communication in to-day’s paper, refers to
an expression used by the Washington Corres
pondent of the New York Journal of Commerce,
in reference to the Alexandria Canal. The cor
respondents of the northern papers, generally,
have done justice to our claim. It is almost uni
versally admitted, that Congress ought to aid,
nay, tafce and complete our work.
It is now clearly ascertained, that what weie
called the “Government Directors of the Bank
ofthe United States”-but as Mr. Calhoun call
ed them, “Government Spies,” have been in cor
respondence with the Globe, in relation to that
institution. This accounts for the famous offi
cial letter the Globe published.
Further Exposure.—We gave our readers, in
Wednesday’s Gazette, a sample of the veracity
of the Globe, elicited by an exposure of the fraud
and falsehood of that paper, in declaring that to
be “ax official letter,” which turns out to have
been a private epistle of scandal to the editor of
the Globe himself, or some of his allies.
But there remains another exposure to be
made. It is now shown that the contents of the
letter itself are as false as the statement concern
ing the letter—as the following will prove:—
Extract of a letter from ttie Uirecior.
“On the 8th day of May, 1832, there was dis
counted by the Exchange Committee, the note
of Nathan Towson, dated the 2d of May, at 7
months and 27 duys, for $10,000 in favor of and
endorsed by George Poindexter, and afterwards
endorsed by S. P. Carson.”
The Globe commented on this as follows:
“Here we find Mr. Poindexter, obtaining loans
like Webb and Noah, for extraordinary periods
of time—shifting from one set of names to ano
ther—relieving a responsible man, and substitut
ing ethers lying under protest in the Bank, and
renewing, in direct violation of the rules of the
Corporation. We do not believe that the mo
ney has ever been paid by Poindexter. Lake a
Proteus, this loan, as far as we have been able
to follow it, continued to change shapes, and we
have little doubt but that, after having passed
through a sufficient number of transformations
to avoid pursuit, that it will finally disappear in
the profit and loss account,”
And now read what Colonel Towson says:
Extract of a letter from Col. Towson to Senator
Poindexter.
“In ycur note of yesterday, after referring to
certain publications in the Globe, you request
me to say, whether any note, or bill of exchange
had, at any time been drawn or endorsed by me,
and discounted at the Bank of the U. States,
for your benfit, or, for any other purpose what
ever? To which I reply, I never have drawn,
or endorsed a Note or bill of Exchange, for your
benefit, to be discounted at the Bank of the U.
States, or at any other Bank.”
And, also, what the Cashier of the Bank him
self says:—
Extract of a letter from S: Jandon, Cashier of
the Hank of the U. S. to Senator Poindexter.
“Upon examining the books of the Bank, I
do not find that you are a debtor to it on your
own account, or that we hold your note for a
single dollar.”
And so we end the chapter.
Mr. Benton talked in the Senate the other day,
“of the greatest President that ever sat upon the
American throne.” “Out of the abundance of
the heart, the month speaketh.”_
Mr. Calhoun is now paying the price of fear
lessness in the discharge of his duties ns an Inde
pendent Senator. Mr. Poindexter is paying the
same price. In all ages, and all countries,
power hated independence.
The Albany Argus, Pennsylvanian, et cetera,
revile Judge Crunch. “Cease vipers, you bite
against a filc.’^_
We learn from the Richmond Compiler that
there are more than one thousand hands now at
work upon the Richmond and Fredericksburg
Rail Road, who are progressing with great spi
rit in their labors, notwithstanding the inclem
ency of the weather._ _
In consequence of the warlike character of
the debate in the House of Representatives on
the 7th inst. we understand that the importers of
French goods in New York have instructed
their agents in this city, to hold those goods at
an advance. _ •
Inducement to matrimony.—A Texas letter
writer states that the tide of emigration to that
country from the United States is very great.—
Nor can this be a matter of surprise when it is
added that the Mexican government assigns to
each settler, if married a league square, 4446
acres of land as u bounty. If the emigrant be
a single man when he arrives, ht gets only 1110
acres—but if he gets married afterwards, he re
ceives the very pretty dowry, not from the bride,
but from the government, of 3336 acres more!
Fires, and Loss or Life.—The St. George:s
Inn, in Commissioners street forming the oppo
site corner to St. Joseph street in Montreal, was
burnt on the morning of the 2d inst mt and 3
young men. Mr. Gilbert, recently from London,
William Smith, of Norwich, England, and Mr.
Kauntz, marker of billiard tables, perished in
the flames. Several other persons were injur
ed by the falling of the walls and by scorching.
The building adjoining was also destroyed.—
The property belonged to Austin Cuvillier, Esq.
who was insured partially at the Quebec office,
to the amount of $3000. Mr. Owston, Keeper
of the Inn, and who lost all his furnitnre, was
insured at the Alliance office, for $2,200.
The dwelling house of Mr. Church Tabor, of
South Hero, (Lake Champlain,) was consumed
by fire on the morning of the 27th ult. Mr.
T. about 70 years of age, fell a victim to the
flames. The remainder of the family, barely
escaped with their lives.
BLANKS AND PAMPHLETS
Executed with despatch at the Gazette Office.
[communicated.]
To the Editors of the Ar. Y. Journal of Commerce.
The following paragraph, In one of the letters
of your correspondent from Washington, lately
appeared in your paper.—
“ Nearly the whoie day was occupied by the
House in the discussion of the bill for the benefit
of the city of Alexandria, as it is called, though
it is very much doubted by many members whe
ther, if enacted, it would ever be of any benefit
to the city, as its object is merely to aid in the
continuation of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
from Georgetown to Alexandria.”
Between the termination of the New York
Canals and the City of New York there exists
shoals, near Albany, which obstruct the navi,
gation of vessels adapted to the trade of the
North River. To remedy this evil, the people
apply for the aid of Congress.
Between the termination of the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal there also exists a wide river,
whereby vessels navigating the Canal by horse
power are prevented from going to the Town of
Alexandria. New York is the best sea-port for
the people on their Canal. Alexandria is the
best sea-port in the Disti ict of Columbia, and she
prays Congress to aid her in an all important
work. There is this difference: the City and
State of New York are rich and powerful, and
have a Legislature to execute all the works
which are requisite. Alexandria has onr, also,
and that one is Congress:—and to Congress she
annlies.
We can appeal to the people of New York,
and they can beat say what would have been
the situation of Albany had the Canal terminat
ed at Troy, and what would have been the si
tuation of Troy had they had no communication
with the Canal except by way of Albany:
transshipments would have been the ruin of ei
ther place, so far as they were dependent on the
Canal trade.
At the general cost of the Chesapeake and
Ohio Canal, the work has passed through
Georgetown into the City of Washington;—by
Congress it has been aided in its extension
through the city. By the aid of Congress, toll
bridges and roads from Virginia have been
made free to Georgetown and Washington;—by
the same aid, Georgetown is now removing ob
structions of a similar nature to those in the
North river:—to these we have never objected.
Wd only pray Congress to aid us further in the
opportunity to regain the trade from Virginia,
which we have lost, and that we may partici
pate in the coal trade and ol heavy commodi
ties, which will soon descend from the upper
country.
We have fully estimated the advantages and
the cost of the work we have engaged in; and if
you could, or if your letter writer could, enter
into the whole of the case, you would be aware,
that if it is not completed, we must soon lose
our station, even as a town. If we should grow
into a city, yours will benefit—certainly receive
no injury. The City of New York can neither
feel gratification nor benefit that we should
cease to exist as a town.
As you have deemed us of sufficient conse
quence to introduce an opinion of the work for
which we need the aid of Congress, we hope
vou will do us at least the justice to publish this
letter, as a brief statement of our case.
Mercator.
General Henry A. S. Dearborn (lately a Rep
resentative in Congress) has been appointed by
the Governor of Massachusetts, to be Adjutant
General of the Militia of that .state. [To this
office, in Massachusetts, a salary of $1500 per
annum is attached.]
The Administration party held a Concla ;
Caucus on Saturday night—a very cold meeting
we suspect, as Fahrenheit was below 0. Van
Bureni?m if tales are true, was much higher;
for it is said so strong a White pty^ty developed
itsclfin the meeting, that another neces
sary. An nddress, it is upon.
These are the leakings oit, lor do not
vouch.—Rich. Whig. _
Countehfiet Gold.—Large quantities of five
dollar gold pieces ore in circulation. A friend
of ours took two yesterday, neither of which
would be observed from their general appear
ance. To us they hud every appearance of the
real gold coin.—Nave-York Daily Advertiser.
Mr. Bullard, the gentleman who wns wound
ed a few days since by the oversetting of a stage
near Boston, died on Wednesday afternoon last.
Mr. Bullard was the senior partner of the house
of Bullard and Barrett, of Boston, ond and was
a most worthy and intelligent merchant. His
lady was inside of the stage at the time die acci
dent occurred, .but received no bodily injury
herself.— .Vetr York Courier.
From Briggt' Bo*ton Bulletin.
Assault on the Rev. Mr. Chester.—About
noon, on Saturday, the Rev. Mr. Cheever, ot
Salem, was assaulted in Essex-street, in that
town, with a cowhide, by a Mr. Ham. a foreman
in the distillery of Deacon Stone. The cause
of the attack, we understand, was in conse
quence of strong personal reflections on the fa
mily of Deacon Stone, in a newspaper, (the
Landmark) of which Mr. Cheever was the re
puted author. The family of-Deacon Stone is
considered one of the most respectable in the
town. The reverend gentleman was severely
handled, and the excitement in Salem is very
great.
Free Advertising.—There is no class of men
who are called upon to do so much in the way
of charity, and whose charity is so little appre
ciated, as publishers of newspapers. They are
expected to publish notices of all benevolent in
stitutions without charge, and, though such pub
lication actually costs them money, they are
not considered as having contributed, but are
expected to draw money from their pockets ac
cording to their means for the same object, with
out reference to what they have already done.
The consequence is that publishers pay a hea
vier tax to the public than any other class ot
men according to their means, and still their
contributions are scarcely thought of. W e nna
that some publishers are determined to take a
?tand against this gratuitous advertising—con
sidering it, in every sense, a thankless and pro
fitless business.—Boston llhig.