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CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 21, 1854.
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OJi;e in Lonergan's Brick Building, 2nd floor.
cn.ItLOTTE, N. C.
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COMMISSION MERC II A T S,
Corner of iiich-irdson and Laurel Strctt,
COLT MB! A, S. C.
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Haliet Dais c Co.'s Patent
SaaprnsitMi Bridge PIANOS;
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The American Eotel,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
IBCG to announce tm my Irionris, the puldic.pud irc!i
i ut patrons of the alxvc Hotel, that 1 have lo:;scd tin
mine lor term of yeira frou the lt mt January next.
Ai'tcr which time, the entire property will be thorough
ly r . anil rennvatid, and the house ki pt in :ii. t
r.g style. Tins H.tlel is near the Depot, aiiii pleasant,
iy actuated, rendering it a desirable bouse for travellers
t'i I tk'uiiics.
Dec 16. 1853. 22t 0. M. BAY.
lR'H A MA it P.
AUCTIONEERS axd COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
COLl MBU. S. C,
ATyt LL attend to the sale of all kinds oi" Merchandise,
V Produce, &c. Also. Real and Personal Property.
Or purchase and sell Slaves, tte., on Commission.
Salks R om No. i i Richardson street, and imme
diately opposite the United States Hotel.
Feb 'J, 1851 Ttios. h. maich. j.v t.iHiRr.
Livery and Sales Stable,
BY . H. Kr.A.
VT the stand formerly occupied by R. Morrison, in
CtMatatfte. Horses fed. hired and void. GaaaJ uc
eo uinodatiins for Drovers. The custom mf kia fritMsda
and the public jjenerally solicited.
February 17, 1851. 30-y
300.000
BUSHELS of WHEAT, lor which the
highest cah uriers wilt K n.i.l in I... a)..
livtr.-d at his Merchant Mtil in Charlotte, at any time
t. r the 1st day of SeateinbT next.
LFROY SPRINGS.
Juie 93, IR51 j -
s. C, s. Pr.
a txtraordinarv tl iitur or
Man as
a IIoae-Mall.
Matrimonial Engagement' Feats of Agility
Robbery, Arrest and Exposure.
(From the Albany Evening Journal.
A lew months ngo, a robust looking person,
dressed in the becoming garb of a female domestic,
i made application at Burt's intelligence office, in
! this ciiy, for a pituntion to do ordinary housework.
! Soon after a lady from Schoharie county applied
j lor "help but all whom she selected were un
j willing to leave town. The "domestic" above
i rel rred ro, however, express?' d a willingness to
! engnge, but the lady did not like her nppeamnee.
! Dot linHily she was reluctantly cotupelli d to iiccept
of her services. She accordingly ordered her to
appear ilh her trunk at the Mansion House, at
i 8 o'clock, the following morning where she (ound
j her, on time, qunrrelling iih the carman, to whom
she offered sixpence all the money she said she
' hd for conveying her box to the plce of ren-'d-zvous.
The lady settled the difficulty, placed
; her protege in the stage and proceeded with her to
I her pleasant mnnion in Old Schoharie.
Nothing transpired for several days to disturb
1 IIM I .1111
r iwier mistress or servant. i ne latter iook noia
with most wonderful industry rising at 4 o'clock
! every morning, and working so long as any work'
! was to be done. Indeed, so assiduous was she
' iliiit the lady of the house reproved her for working
i harder and later than was necessary. Hr-r only
j reply w;s that she "could not benr to be idle, and
, would rather work than play."
The first remark on eccentricities was made l
a little girl, who, ofte morning entered the parlor
vnfli opffi niouih and eyes, exclaiming, "Oh !
grandma, what do you think, that new girl g es
down the cellar stairs at a single jump !" But thi
was not deemed sufficiently strange to excite any
other remark than that she was "a smart girl."
New developements, however, were in reserve.
A few evenings after, when all the workmen about
the premises were ! supper li'tirn or twenty in
number the household was S'arihd by the tola
teroua laughter of the men. On enquiring the
cause, it appeared that 'Elizabeth' had, on a banter,
jumped square over the broad table, dishes and all
at a bound, and offered la wager a Beir bonnet that
she would do the same thing if a chnir wore placed
! on ion of die table only siipulatino- (or a single
step backward. No one, however, accepted the
wager, but a!l concurred lhat "she was a leetle the
smartest critter in the diggings."
In the course of lime, a fellow servant girl (with
whom the strange girl roomed) informed her mis
:irss ihal she could not remain any longer in the
family if "Elizabeth did not leave." She refused
to assign any reason for this intimation ; but
"Elizabeth," when arraigned, said the other ser
vants were anp;ry with her, because she refused to
contribute a dollar to the Priest." As this w as
known to be true, Elizabeth" was told to go to
her work and the other girl to leave if she persisted
in her demand.
"Elizabeth" continued to grow in favor with H
hands, in spite of her apparent stupidity ; but she
was particularly intimate with ope "Patrick," with
whom she often took evening rambles. 11 er mis
iress eluded her for this intimacy, warning her
against all "gay deceivers," but she closed all
reproof by 'he very uncxpech d information that
'Patrick and she were engaged to be mirri'd !"
No one suspected any thing urniss in 'Eliz ilu ih,'
until one morning, on the return of tho gentleman
of the bouse, after several weeks' absence. The
family, eon.si-.ting of sons, daughters, son-in-hw,
giMiid children, Szc, were quietly seated at break
last, with Elizabeth, serving at table, The gentle,
man scrutinized her pretty closely, when, as she
retired, the breakfast circle was startled bv his
throwing down bta knife and fork und exclaiming,
Tbal girl's a man did'nt you notice her beard V
'Now don't be boyish syib your nonsense,' from
hi wifir, ! a hearty laugh from the whole group,
was all the response he received for his wonderful j
discovery, 'Elizabeth continued to work wih
great vigor and eB ci than any girl ever did "wrk j
befor, mid the family resumed tln-ir usual con- t
gratu.'atiotis at their go id luck in baring p:ck up
so 'good a gii i.'
In a week or two the geni man of th bouse
haJ occasion to leave home for a time, ai.J was
about to get into his carriage, wle n it occurred to
him lhat there might not be money enough in the
safe for household and business purposes until
bis return. He looked through his account book,
and found that there should be some $375 in gold
in the.safe, besides some piper money. On looking ,
to see Whether he was right, he found the paper j
money, but the gold had Disappeared. Here was
a yo.' 'Who was the robber V was the next !
question. lie decided in his own mind that there j
was but one servant in the house with wit enough
to get hold ol the keys and remove the mom y, j
unobserved. And she was the favorite and tru-Ied j
nurse of the grand children, whose imMress uai
then absent. It was determined, therefore, that
she should be arrested, her trunks searched, 6ic.
A search warrant was accordingly obtained, wjih
directions to the officer lo stand in readiness '.o
came hen sent for.
As if to confirm lite justness of these suspicions, j
the girl informed the son-in-law, whose children !
she liad nttrsed, thai sh. ns going to leatM in a
few days although she had previously frrqijeoily !
expressed a desire to always live with the family
who had uniformly treated her wuh great kind- !
n ss.
What do you mean. Mary, by this sudd- n ',
innlnin ? 'I onlv menu lii .t ( .-..-.,-.-, ot.-
ueterminmion : 'I oniy mean ina ennnal mtx-
here any longer. I shall leave on Monday mor
ning.' So the officer was told to be on hand early
Mondrty morning, just before the stage left, so hs
'o have the absconding servant's trunks searched.
Before lie came, however, the girl herself aked
her employer to search her trunk. This was
'confirmation strong as holy w rit.' that she was
the thief. "Why do you want me to search your
trunks ?' 'To see that they coirtaio, nothing but
what belongs to me.' 'Did you suppose vnu were
suspected of theft?' 'No, but I suppose J might
be.' 'Why V Because there are those about the
house who are stealing every thing they can ray
iheir hands on, and I cannot stay w here they are '
W bv did you keep this information from us
Because, when I went to tell Mrs. , she said
she would not listen lo complaints from servants
about each other, and compelled me to be silent.'
To whom do you refer ?' 'To Elizabeth, who Ins
been stealing something aerv day ?' She then
proceeded to nnme several articles which she knew j
Elizabeth' had stolen, and to justify herself fur
the course he had resolved upon.
This revelation changed the aspect of affair,
and the fact that the same day Elizabeth' an
nounced her determination to leave the nxt mor
ning, did not render them nny the less interesting,
but promised a more speedy denouement than was
anticipated. It was against her trunk that the
search-warrant was now directed, just as it was
ready to 6e placed on the stage. She demurred,
hut the law, at this stage of the proceedings, knows
no demurrers, and the trunk was uncovered. And
such an uncoveriug ! Rolls of linen, silk hoods, a
dozen fine linen chemise, fine dresses, pieces of
cotton cloth, shoes, dressing gowns, lace, one
man's linen shirt, big enough for 'daddy Lamben,'
and sundry other commodities, indicating the ward
robe of an heiress rather than lhat of a cook. The
spectators looked on amazed, and the mystery was
not rendered any the less a mystery, by a v.-ry
badly written letter, to the following effect:
Dear Lizzy Hurry to us, as your mother is
dying. When you come, I will do all I promised.
I 'have the money for you, and if you haven't
enough to get here with, if your friends will fur-
! nish it, we will return it. I here will be a wagon
i for you at Lambertville. Come immediately.'
. This letter, it afterwards appeared, she had in
! duced a servant in a neighboring family to write,
! saying that she wished to show it as an excuse for
! her desire t6 leave so suddenly. 'But,' says the
I girl, 'this won't have a post mark, and they will
delect you.' 'Oh ! leave that to me,' was her
i reply ; when I hand the letter I will take it out of
j the envelope.' But the letter was found prema-
tnrtly. and in spite of her protestation, she was
1 hurried off to jail the officer believing that when
I she saw the bars she would relent and confess.
1 But not she ! On entering the cell, she looked
j round rather complacedly, and ordered up her
j bnggnge. This was refused her, but she persisted
so resolutely, that her request was complied wish,
' on the ground that she should only take out. what
I she required for her use while in prison. On
' doing so, a razor and a strap fell out of a bundle.
and on betcg toiu that :!:? C1'! not retain articles
so useless to her, she begged piieously ffr them,
as ".he only thing left to her by her dear, dead
faiher-' Of course, no humane officer of the iaW
could disregard such a plea, and she was allowed
to retain ihem.
As soon as the arrest was made public, with
the news that her trunk had been found filled with
s'olen goods, the neighbors with whom ohe asso
cia'ed, came flocking to her house with all sorts
of articles which they had received from her as
presents. .Many of the articles were recognized
by her family, but others were not ; but enough
were identified lo render the guilt of the prisoner
i c.ear enough for a jury.
Her trial came on, when her counsel advised her
; to plead guilty. This, at first, she refused to do;
I but finally consented not, however, until she had
' remained over night in custody of the Under
j Sheriff, at his house. He persuaded her fo this
course, and took so nrv.ich interest in her case that
' very unkind suspicions found utterance; how un
! justly, the sequel will show. In consideration of
her plea of guilty, the Judge was very mrcilul,
and sentenced her to three months in the Albany
Penitentiary.
i Here she arrived a few days ago, and the
worthy matron received her kindly, introduced her
' to the female department, and from thence into the
bathing room, Irom when a series of loud screams
for 'Mr. Pillsbury' were soon heard; and on his
appearing the matron hid her blushes, and requested
him to -take that MAN away!' Mr. Pillsbury,
like a gentleman, as he is, complied with this
very reasonable request had the lusty rascal
cropped and atlired in proper garments, set him
to work among those of his own sex, where he now
is, with as proper a crop of beard as any man
eou'd desire, and such a crop as he could any a
day have had while a house maid, and as he would
have had, but for the semi-daily application of the
razor left him by his 'dear, dead father!'
The rascal refused to own to the stealing of the
$375 being determined, doubtless, to get hold of
it so soon as he is released from his present quar
ters. This denouement has wonderfully stirred
up the dull blood of the Schoharie Dutch, and
greatly disappointed those who had a promise of
an opportunity to 'dance at the wedding' of Patrick
and Biisabeth !
A Strange Hiding-place. In 1747 Sir Rob
ert Strange joined the rebellion and became an
active pnrtisar ol the house of Stuart. After the
fatal battle ot Collodon he shared in all the suff
erings of the Prince Pretender. Once, whn
hotly pursued by the Royalists, he entered a house
and consealed himself beneath the hooped petticoat
of one of the fnir occupants. In this strange hid
ing place be remained until he pursuers had gone
away, when he exchanged clothes with a servant
of the family and left the neighborhood. This is
one ol the few instances where an exalted spirit
of humanity h is overcome the natural delicacy
of the sex. This honor to her sex and to human
nature was the Ltdy Isabella Lumsden, daughter
of ihe Bishop of Galloway. With a grateful re
collection of his narrow escape. Sir Robert return
ed two years afterwards and married his fair pre
server. Fanny Fern wrote a letter to the president of
the late Ohio baby convention. She said " hov
, blue, f,om blue to gray, from grav to hazel. I
i
couin I clmos ' '. l should turn iFom black eyes
would be led captive by a dimple, fascinated by a
ringlet, enchanted by a rosy cheek or a snowy
shoulder. My dear sir, ! would be as bewildered
as a bee in a ten acre lot of full blown roses.
Please accept my best wishes for the success of
your novel, beautiful and admirable enterprise.
May the ana.hema ol no disappointed mother
haunt lbs sleeping or the wuking hours of the
awarding committee."
Caution to Ladies Making Preserves. An
esteemed lady of our ncquaintiiore was suddenly
taken ill yesterrtay. She had been engaged in
preserving tomatoes in a copper or bell-metal kettle,
and partook of a small qu ui'ity of fruit. A short
time after she became distressingly dizzy and
alarmingly iH. The verdigris from the metal
doubtless caused the attack. An active emetic
was given the sufferer, and the white of eggs ad
ministered, which happily effected speedy relief.
Much caution should be observed by persons using
mtta! vessels of this kioJ.
Modern Ananias.
BV A. JAX, ESQ. j-
Old Steve,' or 'lying Stephens,' as he was fa
miliarly termed, by virtue of a strong original ge
i.ius and indefatigable perseverance and applica
tion, had acquired the reputation of being the
greatest liar that ever existed in the State of .
Whenever he made his appearance, therefore, at
muster or training, he was sure to be surrounded
by a host of eager listeners. He greatly excelled
the renowned Munchausen w ho simply told ex
travagant stories, and sometimes blundered on the
i ruth. Steve, on the other hand, never told b
word of truth even by mistake in all his life, and
lied circumstantially, and in every particular. In
short it came to him as natural as eating and
drinking, or rather as breathing, for he not only
lied to lisb-ners but even when he had no other
person to talk to, he would tell lies to himself,
just to keep his hand in! This fact wa9 ascer
tained beyond a doubt by his denying it in the
most solemn manner when somebody accused
him of the practice.
It was Mr. Stephens' good misfortune one time
to lose a gieat deal of money on a horse-race.
This made him feel uncommonly serious, so he
went to a camp. meeting, which was held about
five miles from his residence, to see if he could
make up a little by "shaking props" with the
boys. They happened, however, to be too much
for him thct time, and he was completely cleaned
out. This made our friend feel if possible more
serious than ever, and, there happened to be a
powerful preacher there, who could make himself
heard at the distance of a mile, be thought he
would torn over a new leaf at once. When he
got home, therefore, the first thing he did was to
send for the minister. The worthy man came
and to Ins amazement found that Stephens wanted
lo join the church.
I have no hesitation in laying your proposition
before the brethren,' said the good old man, trying
to smother a laugh.
'Of course you hainl,' responded Steve, with
great confidence.
'And if you could give satisfactory evidence of
the amendment, Mr. Stephens,' continued the mi
Itirejj emphasizing the word, they might take
you on probation ; at any rate, we have a meeting
to-night, and can let you know to-morrow.'
Probation be d dogged !' ejaculated Steve
as the minister hastily retreated ; 'vvhv can't they
let me jine at once, w hile I feel like it V
The proposition, as might have been expected,
created a real sensation. There was hrdly a
member of the church, male or female, who had
not, at some time or other, been victimized by
Stephen's slanderous tongue and they could hard
ly hear his name with patience. Some of them
went so far as to say that if he joined they would
h ave, and that settled the matter, for they were
among the 'fore-handed' members who could not
afford lo lose them. However to avoid any trou
ble with an unscrupulous fellow like Steve, it was
resolved to break the matter to him as easily as
possible. Two ol the most respectable men ol
the church were appoint d to call on him, and. it
was generally understood, such was their known
mildness of disposition, ihal every possible ex
cuse consistent with truth would be made for not
receiving him.
The rest of the story must be told in Steve's
own words.
" When old Deacon Peabody came along I sol
in the back door with a hoe-handle, ant! I hope to
suffer if I wasn't mad enough to rare right up. A
cousin of my wife's, whose sister was a member,
had come over and told us al! about it."
'Good mornin, Mr. Stephens,' said the old hy
pocrite, with a face as long as a yard of pump
water.
I said nothing, but kept on whittling.
I came down to see you this morning.' says he.
'Wal,' says 1, 'how do you like my looks ?'
O,' says he, 'what I mean is, that I came down
to labor with you.'
'Work away then, why don't you?' was all he
gut out of me.
But Mr. Stephens,' said he very solemnly, 'the
church sent me down to talk with you a minute,'
'Wul. you've bin taLkin lor more than five mi
nutes, Deacon Peabody, says I, and you've said
nothin vet; now when are you goin to begin!'
The old Israelite looked mad enough to bite my
head off at a snap, but he thought it best lo keep
cool, so he drew a long breath and went on :
Nnbody wants to hurt your feelings, or make
any trouble, Mr. Stephens, but the church have
come to the conclusion that perhaps on the whole,
under the circumstances, and in view of every
thing, it might be best all round, and taking all
things into consideration, for you not to be hasty
in applying jist at present. They think on mature
reflection, that it might be as well if you'd con
clude to postpone it a little while, say for a year
or eighteen months."
'They dew? WaJ, now, Deacon, what makes
em think so ? The church ain't full, is it V
This was a hard question.- The old sarpint
knew very well that ii wouldn't answer for him to
say he didn't knowfor he knew last enough
and knew lhat I knew he did. So says he :
Mr. Stephens, I'm sorry you're so riled about
it ; you've no occasion, I didn't come to offend ;
you know as well as I do why the church don't
accept you.'
'If I knew, I wouldn't ask you to tell me, Dea
con Peabody.'
' Well,' sa s he, 'don't you know w hat large
stories you're in the habit of telling?'
'Who says I tell large stories?' says J, 'its an
untruth and on can't prove it ain't. Now, stin'i
it a shame for a man like you to go round scan
dalizing a neighbor that wav ? What story of
mine did you ever hear that wasn't true ? Come,
lay your finger on the first story and I won't say
another word.'
'Why, there's so many on 'em, answered the
Deacon, 'that it is almost onpossible to specify
any one in particular. But now I think on't ;
don't you remember that story you toid about your
father being killed by a bear?'
'My father being killed by a bear?' says, I j
'there it is now ! That's just the way folks Ife
about rne ! It's an ontruth, like the rest ou em,
and you ought lo be ashamed, Deacon Peabody,
lo be running round tellin ih'tngs t bar ain't so.
'Well,' said he, pretty 6hort, 'you made that 'ere
observation about often enough ; if you didn't sav
your father was killed by a bfar, what was it you
did say ?' j
-a- A
I'll tell you : I said that rathT was one oi hp
first men to bring sheep into this town, and that's
no" sdRy. is it ?'
No,' said he, 'it ain't.'
And I said that one day he lost one of them
ere sheep in the woods and that's likely if k
ain't true and when he was looking for it, I said
he came across a bear. The benr growled at datl,
and he hollowed at the bent; and finally the beast
came at him, ond tore all his insikes out, and then
your father, Deacon Penbedy who was a respect
able man, sir, and would never a gone about town
scandalizing his neighbors your father heard
my father holler and came up, and seeing how
matters stood, ran for the doctor. When the doc
tor came, the first thing he did was to catch a
sheep and cut its insides out and put them in fhe
place of dad's, and I never said dad was killed by
that bear V
'No, sir ! I told the noked truth. I said he
grew as well as he ever was, except that lie hank
ered after hay all the tc inter, and had wool enough
grown to make httn. an overcoat in the spring t
You don't call that a large story, 1 hope. If you
won't let a fellow jine the church because he tells
fhe iruth, you won't fiud many decent members,
I guess !'
The old man riz right up and walked away
without saying a word. What he thought I never
could find out, for the old christian has never
opened his head to me since. Carpet Bag.
Why Epidemics Rage at Night.
It was in one night that four thousand persons
perished of the plague in London. It was by night
that the army of Sennoclmrib was destroyed.
Both in England and on the Continent a largo
portion of cholera cases in its several forms have
been observed lo have occurred between one and
two o'clock in the morning. The danger of ex
posure to the night air has been a theme of physi
cians from time immemorial, but it is remarkable
that they never yet called in the aid of chemistry
to account for the fact.
It is at night that the stratum of air nearest the
ground must always be the most Charged with t he
particles of nnimalized matter given out Irom the
skin and deleterious gases, such as carbonic acid
gas the product ol respiration, and sulphureted
hydrogen, the product o! the sewers. In the day
gases and various substance of all kinds rise in the
air by the rarefaction ol the heat. At night, when
this rarefaction leaves, they fall by an increase of
gravity if imperfectly mixed with the atmosphere ;
while the gases involved during the night, instead
of ascending, remain nt nearly the same level. It
is known that carbonic acid gas at a low tempera
ture partakes nearly of the nature of a fluid that
it may be poured out of one vessel into another.
It rises at the temperature at which it is exhaled
Irom the lungs, but its tendency is towards the floor
or the bed of the sleeper in cold and unventilatcd
rooms.
At Hamburg the alarm of cholera at night in
some parts ol the city was so great that marry re
fused to go to bed, lest they should be attacked
unawares in their sleep. Sitting up they probably
kept their stoves or open fires burning for the sake
of Warmth, and that warmih gives the expannon
to any deleterious gases present, which would best
promote their escape and promote tb ir dilution in
the atmosphere. The means of safety were then
unconsciously assured. At Sierra Leone the na
tives have a practice in the sickly season of keeping
fires constantly burning in their huts at night, as-
signing mat trie nres Keep away me evu spirits, io
which, in their ignorance, the5 afiribuie the ever
and ague. Latterly, Europeans have begun to
adopt the same practice, and those who have tried
it assert that they have now entire immunity from
the tropical fevers to which they were formerly
subjected.
In the epidemics of the middle ages fires used to
be lighted in the streets for the purification ot the
air, and in the plague of London in 1685 fires in
the streets were at ona time kept bunting inces
santly, till extinguished by u violent storm of rain.
Latterly trains of gunpowder have been fired and
cannons discharged for the same object ; but it is
obvious that these measures, ult hough sound in
principle, must necessarily, out of doorsbe on too
small n scale, as measured against an ocean of
atmospheric air, to produce any sensible effect.
VViihfa doors, however, the case is different. It
is quite possible to heat a room sufficiently to pro
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duce a rarefaction and consequent dilution of any
malignant gases it may contain, and it is r.f course
the air of the room, and that along, at night which
comes in contact with the lungs of the person
sleeping. Westminster Jievitw.
Promotion in the Army, The War Depart
ment has issued an order carrying into effect the
Act of ihe last Congress authorising ihe promotion
of non commissioned officers in the Army. The
order directs that one-fourth of the vacancies oc
curring annually shall be filled by promotions from
the non-commissioned grades. These promotions
are to be given as a reward for me.iiorious ser
vices. Each candidate must be physically sound,
and of good moral habits, and Tikewise pass muster
hvfore a board of i.flicers in arithmetic, geometry,
geography, astronomy, history, the const itut on
and government of our country, and the general
principles which regulate international intercourse.
The adoption of these regulations are calculated
to hive a good effect in stimulating tbe non-com.
missioned officers in the discharge of their duties,
and in leading them to qualify themselves for pro
motion. The Mails. We understand that at a meeting
of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina
Railroad, held here on Friday, that body passed
resolutions setting forth their determination, that
unless the Posi Office Department continue their
old schedule at the present tsate of compensation,
or increase it for tbe new schedule proposed, they
will refuse to carry ibe mails alter the 1st proxi
mo. South Carolinian.
New York Banks. Wubin the last three years
the banks of New York city heve doubled in nam
ber. The aggregate at the present time is ftfty
eight. Ml
Lieutenant Beck with has found a new route to
Carson valley, which besides being better than
tbe northern one as regards supplies of wood, wa
ter dec, shortens the distance to California about
one hundred and fifty roties.
BHHCOIHPC aaaa.
Our Superior Court is in session this week.
There are no criminal trials of much importance.
Our civil docket, although i he county has been di
vided, numbers now over two hundred cases.
Judge Person is presiding, and having been
with him at a number of the Courls on the Wes
tern Circuit, we can testify to the fact that Art
Judge has ever leen on the bench in North Caro
lina who has given more general satisfacltOH.--The
quiet dignity of his deportment rhis kind
genile, but dreided conduct on the bench
learning and readiness upon every point sprung
before him have endeared him toihe peop'e, and
have commanded the respect of every member of
the prefession who has prodised before him. In
fact we have not known any judicial officer who,
upon his first circuit, has created so favorable an
impression among Ihe members of the bar as Judge
Person. We have heard almost every whig row-
yer in this court circuit who is a member of the
next Legislature declare his determination toow"
port Judge Person for the office he now oceupie.
It is useless to say the Democratic members will do
the same. They acknowledge and believe in his
abilities, and consider him as the forerunner of the
triumph of Young America in the Old North State.
- His appointment furnishes another evidence of
the sagacity and S'.-uud judgment displayed by
Gov. Reid in the section of mtn to serve ihe State.
Ashvile iNVtc.
From the Mobile Register, Sept. 27.
As a faithful chronicler of event", we point to
this action of the Board ol Missions as another
mile stone passed in the journey which fanaticism
is making to the goal of disunion. Politicians
and clergymen in the free stares are vieing with
each other in pushing the country on to the vergo
of this untried and unknown abyss. In the north
ern pulpiis tbe gospel is no longer preached, but
ubolitioimm ; and we are credibly informed that
some congregations are actually dividing and m
portion seceding, on the ground that the abolition
mania monopolizes the sacred desk and they are
making new churches for the express purpose of
hearing the gospel preached.
The precise noi... v:.u.icli the action of the
Board ol Missions turned was a proposition t
continue its missionary efforts among ihe Choc
taw Indians. These Indians are slaveholders,
and the ground of offence to this ''Christian Board,"
is, that they have taken some mensures to protect
their property against abolition missionaries. Tbe
board has ihus renounced the doctrine of "peace
and goodwill to men," and joined in th allow I
which sedition and fanaticism have raised lo r.
cite hatred and jealousy and finally a rupture be
tween the North and the South. To the southern
man there is in all ibis madness one consideration
of genuine comfort and consolation. The issue
of this Union question is with ihe North. The
evi! which threatens the integrity and peace of
the country is there. It is for the North lo settle
it according to the estimate which it chooses lo
put upon a blood-bought Union, in comparison with
a miserable abstraction, us senseless and imprac
ticable in its aims as it is reckless of the interest
and safety, of i:s own race in the means to reach
(hem. "If fanaticism succeeds, the Union goes
lo pieces. If the constitution triumph the Union
is safe."
It is not ihe fire-eaters now that are plotting
ngainst the Union. In that quarter there is un
broken silence. They await the issue which four
years ago tin y foresaw, sooner or later, was to be
precipitated on the country. When the lime for
defence comes, they will be found true to the cause
with which their sympathies nre entwined ; and
they are not without bopcthnt, in a cause so sn.
cred as thai of defence ngainst on unprovoked ond
unr.niural nggression, the people of the slave
Slates, forfeiting and burying all other differences,
will be found with one heart and mind and with
locked shields lo meet the deadly onslaught of un
enemy waving the flaming sword in the falsified
name of the " higher-law'' of God.
Lovino and LiKi.No. Of the French language.
Canning is reported to have said in a dispute,
' Why, what on earth, sir, can be expected of a
language that has but one word for bkimm and lav.
ing, and put a fine woman and a leg of mutton on
a par, as " J'ainic Julie ; J'aime un gigot "
Our American woman, however, are open to ihe
bril'iant iing!iahz;"n' aArpnsm. confound ing, as
they do, the words to such an extent thai their dis
tinction is practically annihilnted. To ' like,' as
a contempuary observes, is altogether loo lame
an expression for a Judy's choice. She 'loves'
everylbmg for which she has nny offection, pen
chant, appetite, or fancy. Oh, I dearly lovu
turnips I" exclaimed a lady, the other day at ihe
table, says the Post, who merely meant to say that
she liked the vegetable in question. Do you in
deed ?' exclaimed an ascetic old bachelor of her
acquaintance, who sat opposite. What more
could you say of your husband even ? or that
beautiful child of yours J or of your Redeemer,
madam? Love turnips! I hope you may find
something nioie worthy oi your aff ction.'
I.NTr.nrsiiNC fhom Canto, China. A letter
to tbe N. Y. Journal of Commerce, dated Canton,
July 30, says :
"Almost a total cessation of business existe
here. Thousands of Jamilie h ive already left the
cily, and, daily others are leaving in crowds.
The streets continue barricaded and guarded, nd
the shops almost entirely closed, except those in
old and new China streets. Engagements take
place nearly every day north of tbe city, w i bin a
couple of miles of ihe walls, and the apprehen
sious are gieat on the perl of the Chinese lhat the
city itself must evidently be captured."
Emigrants fob Nebraska. A party ol 32
men and two women, from Maryland, provided
with hunting implements, bound for Nebraska,
passed over the Orange Railroad on Tuesday.
They were lo be joined by another puny at Cul-
peper Court House for ihe same destination.
We had the pleasure yesterday of meeting our
old friend, Col. Wheeler, MJniS'er :b icaraguu,
en route Irom bis residence South to Washington!
The Col. looked in good health and spirits. He
was the guest of Commodore Breese while hfre.
Tbe Princeton will await his return here and con!
rj him to iho port of bis d-stinaiioo. GL$e.