Spirit of the South from Eufaula, Alabama • Page 1

ftfZ? rtiVZi if -o '--1 i i fflliy ill -j i jf PKf! I vmia -pill JNO. BLACK, PRoRtBTo TENNENT LOMA.X, Ebitob. Equal Rights to all Special Privileges to none. TheTularee Plains in Calif jrnia. The Galena Mverliser publishes the following extract from a private letter from California Sisters of Charity in St.

Louis. I have been remiss in duty in not before paying a tribute of praise and gratitude to a body of christian and benevolent females, hut for whose heroic conduct our list of mortality would' have been swelled to a far greater length than even its fearful appearance now presents. I allude to the Sisters of Charity1 of the city of St. Louis. In every sense of the word they have proved themselves to be the good Samaritans" of this community.

When panic and alarm bad driven the relatives ofthe departed, in some of our most respectable families, to seek safety in flight from the presence of the dead, none could pick up and devour a stray child left on the banks by accident ordesigi). There are here three hot springs, one of which supplies the lank, anil is of a temperature of about sixty-six degrees. The two othets have a temperature of one hundred and eighty degrees. 1 he water issues from a rock as pure as crystal, and in great abundance. Awful Tragedy.

A letter to the Editor of the Alabama Baptist Advocate, from Cellar Giove, Jefferson county, in this State, dated August 1st, 1S49, gives the following particulars of an awful and fatal tra-gedy Last Sabbath evening, on my return from the Ministers' and Deacon's meeting, I received the intelligence that my brother-in-law had been barbarously murdered by a negro the evening before. I reched the grave yard the coffin was at the grave. I beheld the mother who had given birth to fifteeen children, weeping over her first born the wife and friends were giving vent to their grief. Persons knowing the circumstances, g.ive me a statement of facts, which are as follows: A negro belonging to Mr. McDaniel had insulted and threatened ng of Pearson, McGuire and others, who determined to chastise the impudent fellow.

Accordingly, they went in their round, to the house of Mr. McDaniel, who informed them where they might find him, and 'desired them to whip him well. They started in quest of the offender, and not suspecting danger, took no weapons, and separated themselves so as to surround him, should be attempt to escape. He discovered some of the company, and immediately fled into the field, being closely pursued by Mr. Pearson, he suddenly stopped and turned against his pursuer, who threw a rock as he unfortunately missed.

The forward with all theanticipationsof pleasure, and hope gleamed warmly in his He passed the' neutral grounds' without molestation, and advanced into what was considered the American district wit hout being troubled by any of the occasional travellers on the road, although almost every one was armed and carried a musket. Now and then he met an American yeomen or farmer with whom he was acquainted, that knew not yet of his defect ion, for he was born in that section of the country, and residents within a wide circle were considered as neighbors. Late in Ihe afternoon he came within sight of the regular American outpost, when he turned off the main road by a narrower one that led to a mill and dwelling on the banks of a small but rapid stream. Let us for a moment look into the dwelling; and notice its inmates. One was a girl about eighteen, a fine rustic beauty, engaged in some trilling housework, but mainly listening to the conversation of a lively looking, brown complexioned young man in half military garb.

It was evident that what hp hail s.iid had pleased her, fir she looked at hira from time to lime, as she smiled archly, with fondness. These two were Rosa Milford, the miller's daughter, and William Townley, neighboring farmer's son, and an ensign in the American army lying near. Who is that towards the mill on hoiseback 1 As I said the young man, it is your old spark, that sly rascal, Nathan Palmer, the dominie's nephew, who despises him and has cast him off. The rogue, I beard it in private this morning, had enlisted in the refugee corps. If 1 knew certain be should swing for it.

Depend upon it, Rosa, he is here for no gnod purpose or Di no! be seen, William. Leave me to manage The young man retired by a back door, but not out ot hearing, as the lory Old -Put's Gallows: Jin Incident of the Revolutionary War. The New York Sunday Tijoes gives some interesting particulars, by H. A. Buckingham telaifre to The cap-turebf Lieut.

Palmer, a British spy. Near PeqJtskill, not far from the main read, stands a clump of forest trees, a-mong which an aged hickory is conspicuous It bore for a long time, and stiJl bears, I believe, the name of Old Put's Gallows," from the fact that it was the place ot military execution when Putnam commanded ihe line. In the early part of August, 1777, General Tyron was at the British outpost heaf Thing's bridge. It will be remembered that he was royal Governor oLNew; i ork at the commencement of the revolution, and a full colonel of British regulars. After war broke out, he was placed on active service and raised to a general's rank with power to recruit and equip a lory corps or brigade from (be Americans who remained loyal to the! crown and government of Great -Far a longtime it bad been a favorite project with Putnam that an attempt should be made to recapture the city of New Tork.

From all accounts it appears that Washington did not dislike the plan, but, with prudent caution, lid ot wish to hazarrt at that time the risk of a defeat. -Putnam, however, made a -vera I feints and false movements at his outposts to alarm Sir Henry Clinton, in which he succeeded, and thus kept the British troops within the city for its protection, that otherwise aided by the fleet, would have been' ravaging the adjacent thoreiof OthrySiatesi It became necessary tot Sir Henry- Clinton that he should know the position and condition of -it5or, more accurately, ajld to ascer-1aia what parties iu- Jlhe city gave Putnam such accurate of all bis, plans. was busy raising new sail for him Sir Iltnry sent. General be. said, I must know the pOiition of Putnam's troops, and their including his frpsh battalions of militia? Yon ou-ht to find scone a native who lias enlisted in your corps, that will go into the high lands and obtain it for us.

The reward shall be, Hbf ral, and if successful, the person shall be advanced in think I bate such a Sir Hen- rv, a Sereean! in De Lancey's Regi- mera.W He enlisted only about a -week ago, and intelligent nd ambitious. He has frienrls on the other side who do hot know he has joined us The very man. Go and send General Tyron was. absent about two hoars, tor he had 'to send to Harlem, where the Sergeant was stationed, un-degoing a drill with others of the new levies, and their, i i I bave seen the man and hai a long conversation with said te He is willing' to undrr- take it on pne condition, and that only a condition of What is it iUtThat he receives a Lieutenant's com-m-anon at He will then depart the instant you require, and is confident success Do you know him to be worthy of From all that I can-learn, as well as from my own judgment, I should not oubt it in the Then- kt his commission be made ut, and send him with it to me. If I vfeave the sama Opinion of him then I will I ne vouns sereeani suun maue ins necrro ca tie A Parisian Sketch.

A story is related in one of the Pari sian journals, of an adventure between the Colonel of a regiment (if French regulars and a French barber, Which Is characteristic of the times and the nation. Vs The Colonel, who was an officer -of imposing appearance, and haughty tern per, inflamed by alcohol, went, in shop to be shaved, am laid his Ioadeit pistols on a small table, swearing if, the barber drew one drop of bloody or ent one hair from his moustache, be would blow out bis his threatcause4 the journeyman to hesitate' about bsu ming theperilous job. At this juncture, the master of the shop, who was in the room, and heard all that transpired, pr sented himself, anil, calmly bowing, tea dered his services. The Colonel scan ned him with some attention for" a' rno-. ment, then flung himself back' in the chair, opened his shirt collar, fend grunt ing humph' told him to proceed.

The ready barber, (after makingtwo or three flourishes, with his razor, as if it been a sword) shaved him it) the most rapid and careless manner, but' 'without drawing bleod or cutting his moustache then pausing an instant, to be sure of his performance, jerked the 'tdweli ofF his" neck. When finished," the look another, inquisitive, stare at the barber, then glanced at. bis. which lay wilhin reach all the time, and lastly, looked at himself in "the glass, pulling his moustacheYannj pxttrninirtg; under bis chin for "blood all was right, he turned again-oc the barber, and shaking bis -finger, sa ids- It is well for you, sir, that no blood was be barber" met bis earnest congratulation with malicious 'grin, and retorted, No, but it is well for you, Colonel. If I had clrawa Wood, I should have discovered it before you could, and it was my' advantage in such a predicament, to, have drawn the edge oi the razor across your throat -tff JOii JI JQiwjel of the armyr am a rea jr the fine how foolishly he bad risked bis off, amidst (he jeers of Bli the, spectators, but he never returned to that shop.

Up the Niie. Blackwood's Magazine, in a Review of Warners Narrative of a Voyage up the Nie4' furnishes the following description of some, of th strange scenes passed through We can coriceive few things more exciting than- such a voyage as War-ne has accomplished" and Starting from the outposts of civilization, he siiled into the very heart of Africa, up a stream whose upper waters then, for the first time, were furrowed by Ves-sels larger tharf a savages1 fianoe--a stream of such gigantic proportions that its width; id a thousand jniles from the sea, gave it the aspec of a take jrrather than a. lhft. -brute, ereation proportion to the magnitude of lhe water couise. The hippolamus reared his huge snout above the surface, -Wallowed the gullies either' hand run down the stream enormous? crocodiles gfped along the shore elephants played in herd upon the pastures the tall giraffes lIked among the lofty palms; snakes, as thick as trees, lay coiled inthe slimy swamps; and Jeef hish.

towered above the rushes. A lob the thickly peopled -hanks' hordes of lavages showed themselves gazing in wonder at the strange shins, and; I ambi-, guous variously eonstrued jby the adventurers as signs of friendship or hostility. Alternately sailing and tewing as the wind served or not; constantly in sigbe of natives, but rarely -communicating with themj often cut off for days from land by interminable fields of tangled weeds, the expedition, pursued its course Ihrough innumerable perils, guarded from most of them hy the liquid rampart on which It floated? Lions lookedj hungry, -anf satagta "shook their spears, but neither a 3lis-position to swim and boaraVihe JVorel Effect of an American ship lay in Tatcabuaria at'fhe time the several earthquakeBiWeTexpe-r fenced there. Shortly afteward, while lying in another port, the captain thought it necessary to punish, a but, said that if the offender could adv ance any reason for his immoral conduct, be should be pardoiiedr Why, sir, said J.iek. ye see as how I think that -earthquakes shook ttj ftsoral prisciples out of Such able reasoning bad, the Miesired.

effect, and Jack was forgiven. -j (KT Why is a dentist likely to be a mel-ncholy jant Became ke always looks Jrten a the mm i -4 From the Quarterly Review. Our Woudrotis Atmosphere. The atmosphere rises above us with its cathedral dome arching towards the heavens, of which it is the most familiar synonym ami It floats around us like that grand object which the Apostle John saw in bis vision, 'a sea of glass like unto crystal. So massive is it that when it begins to stir it tosses about great ships like playthings, and sweeps cities and forests like snow flakes to destruction before it; and ye, it is so mobile that we have lived years in it before we can be persuaded that it exists at all, and the great bulk of mankind never realize the truth that they are bathed in an ocean of air.

Its weight is so enormous thai iron shivers before it like glass; yet a soap ball sails through it with impunity, and the tiniest insect waves it aside with wing. It ministers lavishly to all the senses. We touch it not, but it touches us. Its warm south winds bring back color to the pale face of the invalid; its cool west winds refresh the fevered brow, and make the blood mantle in our cheeks even its north blast braces into new vigor the hardened children of our rug-cd climate. The eye is indebted to it for all the magnificence of sunrise, the fulljbright-ness of midday, the chastened radiance of the gloaming, and the clouds that cradle near the setting sun.

But for it the rainbow would want its triumphal and the winds would not send their fleecy messengers on errands round the heavens the cold ether would not shed snow feathers on the earth, nor would drops of dew gather on the flowers the kindly rain would never fall, nor hailstorm nor fog diversify the face of Ihe ky. Our naked globe would turn its tanned unshadowed forehead to the sun, and one dreary monotonous blaze of light and heat dazzle and burn up all things. Were there no atmosphere, the evening sun vdvfti in a moment set, and darkness, out the air keeps in hand a sheaf of his rays, and lets them slip but slowly through her fingeis, so that the shadows of evening are gathered by degrees, and the flowers have time to bow their heads, and each creature space to find a place of rest, and nestle to repose. In the morning, the garish sun would at one bound burst from the bosom of night, and blaze above the hori zon but the air watches for his coming, and sends at first but one'ray to announce his approach, and another, and by and by a handlul, and so gently draws aside the curtain ot niehi, and slowly lets the light fall on the iaceof the sleep ing earth, till her eyelids open, and like man, she gocih forth gain to her labors till the evening. A Regular C.

was a cute Down-Easter' a real live Yankee always ready for a ioke, and hard to beat. He was one day in a country bar-room down where several persons were assembled, when one of ihem said Mr. if you go an-J stick your penknife into any thing, when you come back I'll tell you what it's sticking Yer can do no such a thing, re sponded C. I'll bet ten dollars of said the other. Wall, I rather guess I'll take that 'ere bet here, turning to the landlord, hold and I'll e'en jest make half a saw-horse in less than no The parties deposited an a piece, and went on his mission, but in a short time returned, saving Wali, nabor, what is it stickin' in In the replisd the South erner, as he leached om nis nana ror me stakes.

Guess not: iest wait a said the Yankee, as he held up the handle of his knife, minus the blade. 1 kalkilate the blade can't be in.thef Jhaadle, when it's driv clean up in an old srbaap. aside of yer road out thar. Jonathan of course won the wager, and the Southerner sloped to parts unknown, amid roars of laughter. Yankee Blade.

Hon. T. Sutler King, by the last accounts received by Government from California, Wps about to take a journey through the inssbited part California, with the view of acquiring infoi mation of its situation, and pros pects. General Smith, ami several of ficers of the staffA with Doctor an experienced geologist-of Maryland, were to aecompanV Mr. King J- and Commodore Jones, Vha touM be nwred from the coast, 1 ho (iold Mines have actually ruin ed California, in an agricultural point of view.

In fact, agriculture will never be of any consequence in this country, except where water can be found to rigate the land, and water is scarce all over the country, except in the moun tains. As a grazing country, it is pro bably the best in the world; and a statement of the number of cattle, horses, elk, deer, antelope, that roain yil over the Tularee Plains, would not be credited, if stated. These Plains are, on an average, fifty miles wide and five hundred miles long. In crossing them I have seen a drove of elk that covered more than four squire miles of ground, all riming at the height of their speed. Droves of wild horses and antelopes were quietly feeding a few miles distant, without manifesting the least alarm, as they are accustomed to such stampedes of elk.

Millions of wild geese were flying overhead, having been aroused by the elk. Their noise was deafening. Traveling two and a half hoursat a brisk pace, through this wilderness of anima ted nature, brought us to the San Joaquin's timbered banks and to water. 'At the crossing, the Tularee Plains are forty-one miles wide. The river, like a huge anaconda, winds through their centre.

Thepiain is without wood or water, excep, immediately on the banks of the river. The Plains are lite rally covered with elk-horns, some of them so large that I could not lift them. One set in particular was so enormous, that two men had a heavy lift to throw it into the wagon. It is to be sent home as a curiosity. At tha river we got some of the finest salmon, which were speared by our Indians.

We also caught some small fish with a hook and line. The water is cold, clear and transparent. Salmon of twenty-five to sixty pounds -ir-fil their wail up the stream. We crossed the river in a boat, swimming our horses. The fer ryman a Alissourian told me that fever and ague prevailed to a fearful extent in the neighborhood, and I soon ha ocular demonstration of the fact by the shaking of a couple of hereditary bonds men from Mexico, who were crossing over with us.

But Ihe mines, consider ing the exposure to which a man is subjected, are healthy. Intermittent fever is common, but it wields readily to quinine. But on? man died of bilious fever while I was there he was an Alligators Boarded and Lodged. The following is a strange account of a lake full ot Alligators in the East Indies, taken from the Anglo-Indian Paper We made an excursion lately to what is here called the MuggarTank, a lake of alligators, which lies in a small and beautifully situated grove of trees, surrounded by a range of low hills, about nine miles from Kurracuee. After having breakfasted, we proceeded to the spot where these hideous monsters were congregated.

They are held sacred by the natives of the country, and are regularly fed by the contributions of devo tees, ihe tank is more like an overflown meadow than a lake, having deep channels intersecting each other, and is literally alive with these huge muggers," some basking on the knolls and ridges, others floating on the surface of the deeper water. They were of all sizes, trom a toot or two to iwenty or twenty-five feet in length and bulky in proportion. Having purchased a kid, and cut it up on the banks, there was a universal opening of their capacious jaws, which they kept distended in ex- i a.J- peciauon oi Having a pieee vi uen thrown in them, and are too lazy to make any further demonstration. The native keeper who feeds them then began to call them, when they came one by one lazily along, and waddling on to the shore, each toik wnat was given to mm. The rapidity with which the poor kid vanished, head and heels, was truly astonishing.

They know the keeper quite well, and if any one should take up what is not thrown to him, the keeper makes him drop it by striking him over the snout with a sfick. Tbeirjaws are cer-tainly dreadful clap-traps, and the crash they together is horrible, crushing the bones even of the head of tbeir prey, like so much brush. It is probable, setting aside motives of superstition superstition, inai me innaouanis now find itaecessary to feed these voracious monsters, for, wer the supplies to, be stopped, they would become dangerous neighbors. In fat( ihtj times at be found to pay the last offir.es to such as slept in death, and to robe the body for the grave, these dauntless, self-sacrificing, religiously-devoted females have never been appealed to in vain, but have frequently gone and performed that which none others were willing to undertake. When public city hospitals were established in every ward in this city, wbe.e the most loathsome objects of this loathsome disease were huddled together in large numbers, and to take care of whom neither money nor entreaties could secure attendants, these Sisters of Charity," with heroic fitm-ness, again threw themselves into the breach, and voluntarily tendered their services to the public authorities as nurses.

Here, in these charnel-houses of the living, for week in and week out, they have stood as faithful sentinels facing the arch-enemy Death with a composure and fearlessness that nothing hut an unbounded reliance in the overshadowing care of a crucified Redeemer could impart, anil contesting, inch by inch, the combat between- that enemy and his victims with whom they were constantly surrounded. And when they have found that nature must yield to the king of terrors, and that the curtain of death was rapidly drawing around the sufferer, upon bended knees they COaH ttr 'SCTfl redlining o-vxr itxfcoteil Kp and entreating the expiring penitent to look with the eye of faith upon the im-ae of their expiring Saviour. In the dens of vice, and in the humble habita tions of the most destitute among and that are ever found in the outskirts and the by-places of all large cities, t.ese messengers of mercy, philanthropy, and charity can be seen moving by day and by night, ministering unto the sick, comforting the afflicted, and gathering together helpless orphan infancy, that places of refuge might be secured them insorae of the different asylums of our city. When I see such disinterest ed benevolence as this at a titre, too, when fear has rent asunder the ties of affection and consanguinity when ma ny of our clergy with their families, have sought in flight that protection which they so pathetically preach, in time of hpalth. can only be found of God, and where almost every one acts upon the selfish and unchristian princi- Dle of Every man take care ol him self" I feei as if that public acknowledgment should be made which such praiseworthy ami benevolent conduct deserves.

Letter from St. Louis. First Rate. The Philadelphia City Item tells the following story, which is capital. All love-lorn swains who are too nervous to pop the may take courage now, and do thp thing up in real business-like style.

It will save a vast deal of blundering and flounder- A few nisrhts back a small party of la dies and gentlemen were laughing over the supposed awkwardness attending a declaration of love; when a gentleman remarked that if ever he oilered himselt be would do it in a collected and business like manner. For he continued, address- inr himself to a lady would say, Mice .1 have been two years look ing for a wife. I am in receipt of about thousand dollars a year from my busi noso which is dailv on the increase. Of all the ladies of my acquaintance, I ad mirp vnu the most, indeed I love you, and woutu giauiy mascjuu iuj 'You flatter me by your preference, good humoredly replied Miss 5s to the surprise of all I refer you to my exclaimed the gentleman. Well, I declare the ladies in ChOrUS.

4 The lady and gentleman, good reajer, are to be married in October. John, I fear you" are forgetting me, sald a blight-eyed girl to the other been fof getting you theaa two years. flicteif'uloWsliiid his head, breast and his left arm so as to disable it, while Pearson was making such resistance as lay in his power. At length others of the company came to his relief; the negro again fled was discovered by McGuire, who ignorant of what had taken place, pursued -hard alter him, on a horse, till they came to a fence, over which the negro leaned McGuire dismounted, ran before him perhaps ordered him to stand; but the negro came towards him menacing with a knife McGuire ran towards him at tempting to grasp him around the arms and waist but the negro drew his head under his arm, and miserably lacerated his body before he could be rescued. He was heard to exclaim, I am a dead man and expired.

The negro having lamed one and wounded another, made an effort to slav the third but at, that instance, a stone slopped the force ot Ins eltorls he only cut the garments about the waist He made off to his master's dwelling, followed by Mr. Pearson, and seizing an axe, rushed into the hnue to kill his master. Already Ihe weapon of death was lifted over McDaniel's head, vhen the daughter threw herself against the negro, so that he only glanced the head and breast of Mr. McDaniel. He struck twice more, but the daughter continued to divert the instrument of destruction.

Mr. M'D ran, the negro after him, around and through the house, leaving traces of blood wherever they went. At length, meeting Mr. Pearson, the negro thought to dispatch him first, and was in the act of doing so, when Mr. P.

having got a gun, shot him through the arm the mon ster soon dropped tne axe, and went on muttering fainted tw.j or three times arose and cut his own throat Mr. McGuire was a member of the Baptist church was cut off in the prime of lite leaving a wite anl iwo chil dren. Yours, Stc, J. M. Canada, Riots, fires, and threatened revolution are the orders, of both davand night, in this neighboring province ofl the British Jtanpire; oedy appears to be dissatisfied, and ready for the shedding of blood.

Things have arrived such a crisis, says a despatch, that the bending of a straw may produce a This is truly an age of wonderful changes, and this a time of stirring events. Europe Is convulsed, from centre to circumference, and Ihe restless desire for freedom that has buried the thrones of the old is begining to show. this side. the. Atlantic.

Mav our iwo elorious republic not so backwards, whilst th other nations of lieutenant an," He advanced with a bold step. Miss Rosa, I have but little time to spare, and want your answer at once. Read He took the commission from the lining of his hat, and placed it before her. Some difference between holding a commission in King George's service, and neing a ragged continental Nathan said Rosa sternly, I always disliked you, now I hate you And she handed him his commission, Do you refuse to be my wife now Your wife Leave this house or I shall be tempted to let loose the dog at the mill upon Good bye. Miss said.ffrind- ing histeeth in anger.

Look to your father's mill yourself. I will be And he mounted bis horse and rode swiftly away. Rosa hastened to the back door to look for her lover. He was just entering the woods leading to the camp, and a wave of his hand indicated to Rosa that he knew Palmer's errand. He hastened to the camp, had an interview with Putnam, and the latter issued his private orders.

Palmer came into the lines that night with the freedom of an old companion, and having, as he supposed, accomplished his errand, was about taking his departure, when he was arrested.and the fatal commission was full proof of his guilt as a spy. After a brief trial, he was ordered to be hung on Put's gallows" the next afternoon. Before the hour- for execution came, Tyron, who heard of the arrest of Palmer, sent in a flag, declaiing it murder to bang a mere civilian, who happened to be a loyalist and threatened retaliation. He was not aware that aimer commission had been found upon his person. Putnam wrote back this brief and memorable note Head Quarters, Aug.

7, 1777. Sir Nathan Palmer, a Lieutenant in your King's service, was taken in my camp as a spy. He was tried as a spy he was condemned as a spy and you may rest assured, sir, he shall be hanged as a spy. f' 1 have the honor to be, kc. 1 Israel Putnam.

His Excellency, Gen. Tyron. P. S. Afternoon.

He is Such was 1 Old prompt to execute and decide. The hickory tree still remains standing'nearPeekskill. ADkfaulteb Sentenced. Mr, Stiles, the tax collector at New Orleans, who was convicted oa being a defaulter to the amount of $28,000, has been sentenced to two years' hard labor in the Penitentiary, -to rtorethe em-bezzW, pay fine of the sam amount, and-tha costs of prosecution. He bas appe al4 tothi Supreme ij I jippearanoc- He- was not more than three and twenty yerra of age, of good rKonal and a-unning twinkle about bis black eye deuoting no Want of confidence in his own good o- pioion Sir Henry was so wen pleased with him that bis instructions were soon complete; and receiving bis wo, the new lieutenant bade the British xommandef farewell, to return with the desired information.

reaching his quarters, he changed his military suit, ripped the lining of his cocked which he replaced his1 commission, which be carefully re-sewed, saying to himself iA I think when Miss Rosa Milford sees iy commission as an officer in his toft jesty's service, she will no longer vefose the hand of Nathaa The next moment he left the further 4 I -Britibb outposts at Kingsbridge, On hors back, wbere Uenerai ron ua hvojui-panird hit to pursue his expedition. Jt vaa a teartiful looked the earth are advancing; to the proud sta tion of freedom. t. mjm.