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struction, it is a matter of very little consequence to us or the public, whether he did or did not, we shall not be at much CITY OF RALEIGH: the waiter. It was shivered info a thnn. sand piece? and a fragment was carried into Danton's wrist under the cuff of coat The spectators gathered around and learning the accident wished to 8ee the gash, he drew down his sleeve, firmlr pressed it round his wrist; they iRitfteJ on seeing it; he obstinately refused. Br this course, the by standei were atien-th led to suppose that something mysteries was involved in this comfort. fxr The Meteoric Phenomcnon.wbich was observed here last Wednesday morning, is mentioned by tho Richmond Enquirer, Charleston Mercury and Augusta papers, as having been seen in those places at the same time, and presenting the same appearance, all represent it as being inconceivably magnificent.

A correspondent of the Augusta Gazette states "that some of the meteors, appeared no larger ihanja small spark, and seemed to move but a short distance, others were exceedingly brilliant aud pursued their burning The wether continued blustering and cold during the ensuing two days and nights, the greater pari of which time the mercury in Fahrenheit stood below the frcosing point. From a Philadelphia Paper. are to-day called upon to record no less than three suicides, committed in our own city. These multiplied instances of self-slaughter are the most melancholy and imprrssive proofs of the wretchedness ofthe race. In a community where want is scarcely where industry can attain all the comforts of life and even where indolence is secured in all its necessaries we find frequent in stances of humanity throwing off, with a guilty and desperate hand, the unequal ond" was containing, it is said, twenty-four persons, overturned.

Of these, all, except one, were more or less injured, seven or eight severely. Mr. J. C. Stdman, of Raleigh, N.

C. was killed instantly. A Mr. Lex, or Rex of New Lebanon, probably in Ohio, was shockingly mangled, so much so that he could not he removed. Mrs.

Bartlett, of Washington, D. her sister and two children, were- injured. Mrs. B. is the lady of Lieut.

S. A. They are at Congress Hall, in this city. The Rev. Mr.

West, ot Washington, D. C. had his leaf He is at the house of the Rev. nlr. Tyng Mr.

Charles, of St. Louis, had his leg injured, though not broken, as at first supposed. He is at Sword's hotel. The names of the other sufferers were not as-certainod. The passengers in the fore-jurist car, among whom we are informed was the Hon.

John Quincy Adams, were perfectly uninjured. pains to ascertain the fact. Our impression was that ho opposed Mr. Van Buren, mainly on the grounds of his having voted for the tariffin 1828, in conformity to die-instructions of his constituents. rJCr A correspondent of the Tarboro' free press who styles himself "Hickory Broom" has written a sweeping communi cation occupying nearly a page of ahat paper upon "Rail roads sveh matters." Among many good things contained in his communication we select the following: "Rail Road demagogues, from the high est to the lowest classes of mendacious aspirants, with, the whole fry of croaker for 1 heologieal Incorporations, quake at the thunders cf the "Free Press and cower under the removing frown of the freemen of Edgejcomb." After dilating some time, upon Rail Roads he makes a most valorous attack up on the New State House, and the Com missioners, who were appointed to superintend its erection but manifests entire ignorance of the progress ofthe building and its management.

Hickory Broom will have to "thunder" a little louder, and a little more to the purpose before he pro duces much 1 qualcing." "A friend in need, is a friend in- 1 1 ii -w til (iced. iv snouia be remiss common politeness, were we to pass unnoticed the remarks of our friend of the tVilminffton Press, in reference to the ultra-criticisms of the Nevvbern Spectator We are not the best hand in the world to express ac knowledgements; but feel them very sen sibly when disinterestedly conferred. nd we take great pleasure in tendering our thanks to our friend of the Wilmington Free-Press, for his kind interposition in our behalf. Criticism. The editor of the "Nevv bern Spectator' thinks that our friend of the ought to eschew criticism, because he happened to miss a figure in one or two sentences.

We think not especially the present case which is that of the "Harbinge," It errors are committed in that paper, either in style or grammar, they ought to be noticed, on several accounts. There are, we under stand, several of the faculty engaged in writing for the Harbenger, who entirely relieve Mr. Patridge from the editorial burden; want of time cannot therefore, be pleaded in extenuation. I he tirst number of the Harbinger assumed a very high tone, amounting to an expression some thing like the following "most editors are incapable of conducting journals, or writing English, but we are, they would probably add, Ahough we hope not) ridiculous hoax, promulgated by eve ry smattering popinjay, that a "knowl edge of English cannot be obtained with out a knowledge ofthe Latin, We do not say that the Harbinger claimed too much for its learned editors; but we do say that learned editors ought to be cautiously correct, for no one will pretend to say that they are not "capable of being so. 1 ne dictum oi uie lacuuy, in mera- ry matters, will not extend beyond the college walls.

To ensure a high literary reputation. The Harbinger" must deserve it; and we shall be among themanv who will rejoice at its exaltation. As to the editor of the "Constitutionalist," we suppose he is in the sanation of all otlner editors, who are moderately supported; that is, he has forty things to think of, and thrice ns many to do, in the same moment, and cannot always be correct. In such situation there are few men, who would not commit errors. Free Press.

A snow attended with unusual atmosphereic appearances, fell at Lewis-burgh, Aleschany County, Pa. on Monday. 28th ultimo, of which the following is an interesting disciiption, dated from that place on the 1st instant. On Monday our town was visited by one of the most singular snow storms we have ever witnessed. The morning was pleasant until, noon, when the heavens were covered by a dense mass of clouds, and the atmosphere became so chilly as to make an extra coat necessary for the comfort of all who were in the streets.

About four o'clock, P. M. there were strong indications of an approaching storm; the woods west or the town were agitated by the fierce rushing of winds, and emitted sounds similar to the roaring of a tempestuous ocan. Suddenly a scene of awlul grandeur presented itself; the clouds which were lowering in the west, assumed a dark and threatening aspect and, carried alon rapidly, by the impetuous element, almost in an instant, enveloped the whole earth in darkness, sending forth large flakes of snow with such rapidity as to cover the earth in a few seconds, with the white mantle of winter whilst so dense and rapid was its descent, that op-jectsat a short distance were totally shut out from view. It was.

truly an appalling sublime spectacle, and reminded us very much ol some of the scenes of a similar character, discribed with so much force and beauty by Cooper, the novelist. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, IS33. 53" As the second volume of the Constitutionalist closes wtih the present number, we deem it a fit opportunity to express our acknowledgements to our friends nnd assure them of a strong desire on our part to merit a continuance of their confidence and favor. Circumstances which we had no control, have operated the present year, to prevent us from devoting much attention to the management of the paper as we could have wished. Ve hope however by unremitting application to our business, and a proper regard for tfx; opinions and feelings ofthe public, to render our paper useful and interesting.

To however, such a result, it is importatit that our exertion? be met with a correspondent encouragement from those whom we shall labor to please. The imsiness of an editor if properly conducted, requ.res nn unusual degree of industry and patience. He must be untiring in his assiduity to gratify the appetite of the public. Jle is compelled frequently his feelings by pocketing the -worst species of insults, or run the rtskof ofiendkisr the greater portion of his subscribers. Strictures intended to Apply to principles in the abstract, are often misconstrued into personal reflections, and tho' he may observe the utmost precaution and delicacy, it is utterly impossible ta giving offiencc sometimes.

It has a'lways been our desire to abstain from wounding the feelings of individuals nnd though there has been instances when we have been compelled to animadvert on the lourse of public men, yet in doing so we have never been influenced by considerations of a.psrsontv.1 nature. fCT Tht Phenomenon The meteertc phenomenon which occurred en Wednesday morning appears to have been observed pretty throughout the state. We were too agreeably entertained by -Queen Slab, to know any thing of it until it was too late. Those who witnessed it represent it as being the most sublime and awful scene, ever presented to mortal Yiew. It appeared they say, as if all the stars in the Armament, had been driven from their positions, and were descending an showers to the earth.

The magnificence and grandeur of such a spectacle is much better conceived than described. Many people believed the end of time had come, and thaAhe worid would soon join its brother orbs, in their chaotic gambols. Some looked on in silent admiration and awe others filled the air with their shrieks while many muttered over their prayers with a fervor devotion, which denoted apprehension of some fearful calamity. Few we believe looked on without emotion. We are not sufficiently versed in philoso-sphyto account -for so singular a phenom- enon.but presume it to have been occasioned by some peculiarity in the state of the atmosphere.

During the evening preceding its occurrence, and a few hours previous, the weather was unusually warm for the season, but underwent a very sudden change about the time of its commencement. TheNewbern Sentinel gives the following description of its appearance there. It is likewise noticed in the Ox iford Examiner, and Tarboro Free Press. Remarkable en ji en n. IX were aroused trwnt cur slumber on the flight of Tuesday last, by a neighbor who exclaimed that the "stars falling." As this seemed rather an unusal catastrophe, we made all possible haste to obtain a view of ft.

On arrival at the window, a spectacle presented itself at once novel, startlir.s; and sublime. The skv appeared to he filled with a vast display of fire works. The atmosphere was very serene stars shone with unusual brilliancy, so that upon first sight of these innumerable sparks of shooting downwards upon our "nether sphere," a mind untinc-ed with philosophy might very well imagine that the tenants of the sky were falling from their places. Shower after shower of these diamond drops, descended, the last even more abundant than the firitj and vanishing at the distance of a-bout a hundred feet from the earth, left no trace of their existence. We are informed by an eyewitness, that at half after one, he preceived a ball of fire apparently, as large as a com, accompanied by a train, which after flying through the air for a considerable time a serpentine course, v.ini.-iu'ii, and wa.

hue reeded by this ruikt j-lmwer. The exhibition lasted a least three hoar, A fact somewhat is iW.it the ehower was inclined rgautst the which was blowing IVom the west. We an give no rational cor.jeciure as to tiu nature or cause of tai phejmmuu. There are many things to-. higii well as deep for the cmpass of philosophy nt pre ent.

A balloon inht probably hate with advantage. determined at all events to see his wr By force they pushed up his sleeve, beheld a scar recently healed, as if by tearing out of flesh, appeared. landlord had been at the Morgue, seen me murdered man with the flesh between the teeth, and it struck him jna moment that the flesh was torn from thi man wrist. Charging them to keep hiv, safe, hastened to call in the legal authority and arrested him. In the event, Danton confossed that be-ng quartered at Sedan, and out of meney he came to Pari, to try some adventured knowing that hi brother had a large sum by him, directly on hi.

arrival he went to Ins lodgings in a retired part of iUe citv about eight in the evening. He entered the house unnoticed by the porter, and passing to his apartment, found his brother asleep He immediately; commenced his work of death; lm brother wakuvur, defended himself, but i addition to the surprise and horror of the moment, be'uw in a feeble state uf health, all the desperation uf his struggle was overpowered. In thescufHehe tore out the flesh. IJein killed, the surgeon cut up the body, tied it up in four parcels as before mentioned, secured the money and retired. He also confessed that eleven months previous he had.

murdered an aunt, whs was living with a second hnsbaiul, to ob-tain money. Her husband was arrested and imprisoned for a number of months. but as nothing appeared to criminate him he had been discharged. TWwriter the unhappy fratricide on his way from prison to the place of execution. The Philadelphia Exchange i bcino- to wear the finish ami hnntv which are hereater to render it one of the lions of our metropolis.

The kev stone of the pediment has been fixed in its place; the vane insignia have been placed on the spire above the cupola. and the American flagf rollsbut its starry il- It i ioius over an, in toKen oi tne approaching: completion of the edifice It is tru ly a splendid pile. The western facade presents as classic and pure a of architecture a can be found iit the county. The curiously-worked pi lasters and capitals, the work we are told, of Italian women, clear and deli cate marble; the tinted pillars; the neat and tastelul cornices, all combine to present a most imposing front to the spec tator, and to add a growing race to the whole. The semicurcuJar sweep of columns on the east, too, may almost be called magnificent.

But little over a year and a half of time has clasped since the foundation of this edifice was laid; and before two years from its commencement, it will be rilled with the hum and bustle of 'multi tudes commercing." The custom house, agitators of New York, ought to pay ii a visit, in order to perlect their contemplated edifice: The entire plan of course would not be adapted to a building of that kind; but "parts might be advantageously imitated. EvC Post. A premium of five hundred dollars is offered to any person who will drait for a regulating steam-boat navigation, that will meet with the approbation oi Congress, and pass into a law at their next session. If several drafts 'are offered, the premium will be given the author of that which shall be passed without alteration, and if any question should arise as to the person entitled to the reward, the matter will be referred for decision to the Hon. James Kent.

The biils, when prepared, may be lett with the editor of the New York Daily Advertiser, who will disclose the name of the individual guranteeing the payment of the premium. The Daily Advertiser of New York, states that the demand for seamen, in that city, for the past month, has bee: unusually great. Wages have risen, and frnm ivtrfn tn twnntir flTS i month are given freely. The grcit number of vessels iromtx South, and oft foreign voyagrs, is the cause ot the in creased demand. Thn nssistant Postmaster at Cam den, Me.

has attached the property of Mr. Mitchei, the l'ostmastcr at Von-land, and bound him over for trial on a suit for $10,000, fcr maliciously the Camden Postmaster with stealing from the mail. The Universitv of Pennsylvania the Jefferson Medical College conf ed their regular cources on mi. Both ot these medical schools are patronised. Srhnvlfclll County.

From the learn that there ai in Schuylkill County 4541 taxable i habitanis. The Real Estate is valuta at way over one fourth.or on third part of the A few shed abroad a sudden gleam as bright as lightning in a dark night, or equal perhaps, to the light of the full orbed moon, and left behind them a luminous pathway which would continue twenty or thirty seconds." The same writer observed that they moved off in diverging directions like the rays of lamp, or the radii of a circle, and commenced their career at al' points of elevation above the horizon, and that the lines ot their directirn if continued upwards would have met the Zenith, of hundreds that he noticed not onecrossid the focus, not one intersected the path of a fellow traveller, or of any that had gone before. In Charleston S. Carolina, shooting stars were observed as early as ten o'clock to succeed each other, with unusunl frequency, and continued to appear at short intervals during the night but at 3 o'clock the Mercury states, the wind changed to the N. and blowing with some freshness, there was a burst of splendour throughout the firmament, and its entire concave was thronged with innumerable meteors streaming athwart each other towards the horizon in every quarter, leaving long lines of light, as if millions of rockets were incipi-ently exploding.

A gentleman says the Mercury who was off the bar mentions that at sea the starry shower commenced as early as nine o'clock, P. M. and continued till morning, and-that many of the meteors seemed almost to strike the masts of the vessel. One meteor was observed in the North under remarkable circum stances. Its first appearance wss a burst of diverging stars radiating from a common centre; they afterwards reapproached and arrsrlomerated themselves into a which' slowly moved horizontally extending itself into a bending bar of light, remained stationary for sevtral minutes, andgradualiy resumed the form of a single star and vanished.

A writer in the Richmond Whig, accounts for the Phenomenon thus: The recent frosts killed the vegetation which on the return of the present warm weather, decomposed so rapidly as to surcharge the air with its miasmata. Electricity, Nature's agent to purify the nir, was brought irto action and its operation ws the phenomenon witnessed. trp Wc have selected the following which lately occurred on the Camden and Amboy rail road and which has deprived our town of one of its most valuable and esteemed citizens. The death of Mr. Stcdnian is universally deplored by all who knew him.

Philadelphia, Nov. 9. Fatal Accident. It is with pain that we make a record of an accident upon the Camden and Amboy Rail-road. Yesterday about noon, the wheel of one of the cars on this route broke, and as a p'art remained on the track, the wheel of the next car encountered the piece, and the concussion threw the car off the track, and caused it to overset by which accident Mr.

J. C. Stsdmax, of North Carolina, vyas killed; Mrs. Bartlett and child very much injured Mr. Urevious, ot this city, much hurt; Capt.

Vaxdkubelt injured considerably West had his leg broken, and several other persons, making in all ten or twelve, suffered more or less. The Hon. John Qtjiivcy Adams was in the car which lost its wheel. The Rev. Dr.

West, whose leg was broken, suffered a simple fracture below the knee. Ir. J. K. Mitchell set the limb, and authorizes its to say that Dr.

W. is doing well, and there is no doubt of his rapid recovery. Tikj lie v. Dr. W.

is pastor ofthe Episcopal crunch, at Newport, R. I U. Gazette. ANOTHER ACCOUNT fromthkpk.nnsylvanian OF NOV 9. Shocking Accident We regret to learn that a dreadful accident occured yesterday on theBordentqwri rail-Read, halfway petween Amboy and Borden-town.

The steamboat, in consequence, did not arrive until near seven clock, and we were unable to gather more than the following -rumors. It seems that the axle of the foremost ofthe train of cars rrave way. The train car checked i at ouce by the occurrence, and the sec load, and seeking relief in the grave. The unusual number of this day's record how ever, cannot but excite surprise. It can not be denied that the atmosphere influ ences the frame the mind.

For the last few days the weather in this vicinity has been unusually dull and heavy well cal culated to relax the energies and leave the mind the prey of dispondency and gloom From the Newbern Sentinel. It is amusing as well as instructive, to watch the contradictions in the conduct of the opposition prophets. Some five or six years ago, they were voi iferous in their denunciations of Jackson as an ob stinate, self-willed politician, who would listen to no counsel and submit to no con trot. Now they sav, he is neither capable of forming or maintaining any opinion of his own, submits to be ted about a the will cf unprincipled men whom he knows to be in every respect, infininitely inferior to him. Then, they foretold, that this military chieftain, this bloodstained hero, whose laurels were his only glory, would seiv.e with avidity the slightest occasion fur plunging the country into civil or foreign war; thev looked forth with horror to the periml when his sun would set in blood! Now the only act of his administration which thev applaud is that which threatened force.

They even sav thai the Proclamation was not sufficiently en- ergeticj that immediate violence should have been used to put down a state which pretended to any. portion ot sovereignty ye prophets! Twice have ye deceived us and who will believe you now? Honor to Gov. Swain. The citizens of Fayetteville, we take pleasure in saying. have ever been disposed to pay the high est respect to the Chief Magistrate of the State, and have always availed themselves of any opportunity of doing so.

They never rendered honor to any one more hearti ly than to the present Executive, who on the occasion of his passing through town Tuesday last, was welcomed with enthusiasm. He wa met a few miles from town bv a number of jrentlemen in car- riages and on horseback, by whom he was escorted, in a carriage provided for him, to the town line, where he was met by the military companies of the place, and escorted to lodjrinjrs at the Lafavette Ho- tel. Here he was received by James Seawell, Esq. Magistrate oi Police, the Commissioners ot the town and a larue concouise of citizens, and appropriately welcomed in a brief and pertinent andress, by Mr. Sea well, whom lie returned hanks, in the course of which he paid a very high compliment t' the discipline and equipment 'd his military escort.

The troops asedin review before him, fired a salute, after which they were dismissed. A very larjre company then partook of a Collation provided for the occasion, at which James Seawell. Esq. presided, as- sisten by Dr. Ihos.

r. Cameron and r. I. Tillinghast, When the cloth was removed, many spirited toasts were drunk, in reply to one of which, complimenta ry to himself, rfwain delivered an animated speech upon the subject, chief- lv, which so much ol his and the public attention in North Carolina, at thic tun? internal Improvements. I he utmost good feeling; prevailed, and we have rarely witnessed a scene of so much enjoyment.

Fayetteville Journtu. From Zerah Col burros Memoirs. REMARKABLE INCIDENT. In oi a circum stance took place that excited much interest in Pans. A surenn in the army named Danton, was arrested at a gambling house, in the Palais Royal, on the testimony of a scar on his wrist.

Sune time previous the r-fficers of the night had iund, while passing the rounds in different parts of the city, fur parcels tied up. One contains the head, another the trunk, a third the things, and a fourth the legs and arms of a man. In the teeth, tightly compressed, was I piece of human flesh apparently out in the dying struggle. The parts were collected, and put together in their regular order, anI exhibited for a number of days at the Morgue. The mystery which involved this dark transaction excited quite an interest, and numbers went to behold the corpse.

The general aud only conviction was that he must have been murdered; but for a number of weeks no clue was "blamed to elicit information on the sub-jett. When it became improper to keep the body lunger ftb ve ground, a cast in was taken, fully rcpreser ting the murdered victim, and Riis remained a much longer time for the public to see. At length Danton happened to be engaged in gambling at the Palais Royal; be played high and lost; called for liqour to drink, and ar.gry because, the waiter ws somewhat tardv, when he came with it, Danton emptied the glass and ihrtw it at THE LATE RAILROAD DISASTER. We copy from the Philadelphia Intelligencer a more particular account of the ca'amitious accident which occurred, on Friday last, on the Rail-Road between I isurltngton and Amboy Appahno Disaster. Much anxiety was felt last night here, in consequence of the non-arrival ofthe mail by the Rail Road Line.

Its arrival about half after six o'clock confirmed the worst apprehensions. An accident cf the most melancholy character took place on the road. We have taken soree pains to arrive at the facts, which, so far as we have learned them, are as follows: T1k locomotive, with its train of cars, had advanced halfway between Spotswood and Hightstown. They were going at a rate estimated from thirty to thiriy-fTve miles an hour This speed, ofitself dangerous and improper was rendered more so by the leaking of one of the vessels which supply the wheels with oil. The oil having been thus exhausted, the wheel became dry and heated, and at length, while at full speed, the axle gave way.

The car, containing a large number of jssengers, including J. Adams, fell on the tract, and was thrown from the road by the succeeding, without serious injury to any of the passengers. To the latter car, however, the consequences were horrible. Tt contained twenty-five persons, men, women and children. The concussion, which was tremendous, overturned the car, and the engineer being unable to stop the locomotive, it was dragged for the distance of nearly forty yards.

The scene may be better conceived than depicted. Out of twenty-four, two thirds were injured. All was for a while shrieks and groans, confusion, and horror. One person, Mr. J.

C. Stedman, of Raleigh, N. C. was so crushed and mangled, that he shortly expired. He retailed his senses to the last, and made, with the utmost self-possession the necessary arrangements for thedisposal of his property.

He died in a few minutes after the accident. We learn, that four hundred dollars were found upon his person. lie has left to mourn his untimely death, a wife and six children. Twelve others were seriously wounded. Several were mangled so dread fully, that it was found impossible to re move tnem; others vTere brought to this city, lor the benefit of immediate surgical aid.

Mrs. Lient. Bartlett, of Washington, had her arm fractured in three places, and one of her children was horribly mangled. 1 he Kev. Mr.

West had his leg fractured. The limb has since been set, and Mr. West is doing well. Captain Vanderbelt was severely injured in the buck. A gentleman of New Lebanon was shockingly injured; another had both his things Mr.

Drcyfous, ofthis city, was severely, but not dangerously injured. Imprudent Speed. The New York Gazette of Friday, savs, that "lassengers arrived yesterday from Philadelphia, by the Camden and Amboy Rail Road, in six hours and thirty-five minutes." It is, perhaps, to this, improper and dangerous speed, fhat the dreadful accidenupon this road, described in another column, may be attributed. Phil. Intel.

C7 We very much fear the recent star phenomenon has had an unhappy influence on our friend Yancey's brain. He imagines that we have "a particular antipathy against him." We assure him we do not entertain the most remote desire to disturb his quiet and would be sorry, very sorry, ta create such an impression. We know friend Yancey's fault and have always regretted it. Such extreme sensi tivencss, though sometimes 'indicative of a noble mind, if given way to, is apt to sour the temper make a man irrascible. An editor derives very little sympathy from the world, by permitting himself to set in a rage at every trifling provocative.

We like "spunk" in a cotempornrj', and have always respected that quality in the editcrof the Examiner; but as he values his future po ice, we would as a friend ad vise him to temper bis spleen with a few more grains of good nature, and adopt some regimen to dispel those hypochondriac affections ofthe mind, which he ap- pears to be labouring under. As it re- gfards his having denied the right of in 1.