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office up stairs opposite scarr s DRUG store A Family Paper, devoted to State Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agricnltnre, Literature, and Miscellany.
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CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA.
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Warrant-. Marriage Licenses,
Thi Receipts, Subpoenas, .Jury 1 ickets.
Administrator,' l'.'-isds and Letters,
Guardian Bonds, Indentures,
Dds for conveying I.amls or houses.
Prosecution Bonds, Ca S.i Bonds.
CP" Jiianks of all kinds printed to order
at sh-Tt notice.
NOTICE.
X CONSEQUENCE of having lost by the
tii? which occurred in tins place, on wie
wrniug t the 7th ol say last, various Motes
anl cbims against numerous persons m this and
afljoiuuig counties which notes and claims, be
mi (he properly 't E. C. STEELE, A. BETO
I'SB Co , and otanrs, which were placed in my
Laiels in eoUectien: Ail ai:rso,then"fow-,againg
whom auv u: such claims are still standing un
settled, are hereby duly notified, that unless they
appear iniiue. iately and close up the same, by
uorr o: rash, 1 shall be compelled to file, t..rh-
wr.li. Bills in Equity, thereby subjecting such
nrjM.ns !.) ad.;iti.n:d and lllllieeess.. V Costs.
p g. W. DAVIS.
Charlotte, June U, 1856. tf
The t'liarioile Jlsttisa! Fis'e
Insurance Company,
A ION l'lM'KS to tak j risks against loss by
Fire on Houses, (,;..'d, PrAlnc!, &c., i
ualiatea. Olfiej iu BrawUry" Bnikling, up
stair..
M. II. TAYLOK, Pr.sideni.
S P. ALKXANOEK, Vice President.
J. A. ITOUNG, 1
J. . WHITE,
J It. CRSOS, Executive Commune.
C. OVERMAN, I
A- C. STEELE, j
J. II. WILSON, U'cnt.
E. NYE I1U IVIIISON, Secretary.
Juir iK, W3S6 d
Barajains : Barasns : !
CHINA DEPOT.
H E. NICHOLS & BROTHER
IM POETESS OF
CHINA, GLASS & EARTHENWARE.
Also, u great variety sf Tea Trays. Lamps,
Table Cutlery, Britannia and Woca 1 in
Ware, Wood aud Willow Ware, and
Maousriieepinf? .writcies xencruuu.
K EXT DOOIl TO CU3IMEEI1AL HANK ,
iitZ.i -3 35 a 4, S. V.
CP" Tacking warranted.
Not. II, 19-la
W aiilcd.
A AftBUHELS of dried IVaehes,
J W K W W pealed and unpcwled,for which
tho HIGHEST CASH price will be paid by
Dee. '.. 1856 tf T. M. FARROW.
EDGE WORTH
FEMALE SEMINARY,
imtnsberontb, . C
THK next S -ssion of this Instknrion will eont
J id -nee on Friday. Jauuarv "Jd, J.-."7.
The course of study is designed to embrace
rv rything necessary to a Nlltl;i Utial a ltd
..rtl.Hllelit.il I'.illlCUtioll. I ; rent pro.
minenee is given to the sol. ID BRANCHES.
Neither labor nor expense baa been spared to
areare Instructors of the highest o,ua!ificatioiis in
their various depaitmenis. and to make Edge
worth second to no Institution in the country,
iu everything necessary to a complete Educa
tion. For circulars containing Terms, Course of In
truction, &c. apply to
RICHARD STERLING, Principal.
IVc. 23, 1 856.
C II A R L O T T E , N. C .
Office Up Stairs in new Brick Building ft
j"ritc Boone .y tVs shoe store.
Drafts on New York and Charleston, fv C
Gold and Silver, and miciimnt Hank Hills
BOUGHT AND BOLD.
And special attention paid to the collection of
claims bv
JOHN McRORIE & CO
Dee 93, 15G 5t Charlotte, Jf. c
John Henry Way I, H. d.,
SURGEON DENTIST,
(Graduate of the Baltimore College of
Dental Surgery.)
Having located permanently, tenders his pro
fessional serv ices to the citizen of
Charlotte, N. C, and
vicinity.
Dr. Wayt prepares and inserts artificial palates
and obturators, and attends to the correction of
congenital and accidental deformities of the
teeth and jaws. He is also prepared to insert
artificial teeth, after the most approved methods.
Ladies waited on at their residences if
r quired-
Office on Tryon Street, in Carson's new
budding, up stairs.
Nov. lt?th. 20 tf
Mew Store.
J. & E. B. STOWE
HAVING removed to their New Store on
Main-street, below Tonne & Williams'
Hotel, and opposite Boone & Co.'s new Shoe
Store, where they now have on sale a large stock
OF
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and such other articles as are usuallv kept in such
nouses, meiuuing ineir Domestic ana
COTTON YAKUT.
Now in Store '.() Sacks Salt. 40 Bbls. Hew
Orleans Molasses. 5 Hhds. best Portorieo do.
5 bbds. West India do. Shads. Cuba. 5 hLJs.
of good Brown Supar. 40 bbls. Kxtra do. 15
lihln f rnnhad do 100 nags good Coftre. Eng
lish dairy aud common Cheese. Bagging. Rope
and Twine, Adamantine and Tallow Candles,
North Carolina and Western Whiskey.
All al the Lowc-'S Price.
iyWe respectfully solicit a call from buyers.
J. & E a STOWE.
Dec. 1. 19.-.0 tf
gmmmm mwmm.
A ew Tailoring EstaJk
liMliBuent. JAMES BE I ANT informs his friends and
former patrons, that he has reopened his TAIL
ORING ESTABLISHMENT in Springs new
Building;, where he will be happy to see anyone
wanting any thing done in his line. All "work
warranted.
Oct. -j-th, iisr6. ir-tf
RATES OF FREIGHTS BETWEEN
Ctmrlt)H mad Kiw York,
By the Palmetto line of Steamers.
HI ATT, ST0GNER & LLOYD,
JB"G TOHS
AND
General Cointniii4i McrcbMiitn,
Adger's North Wharf,
C'EM.l bilm:stoj s. c.
'I HE undersigned, Factors and Commission
1 Merchants, offer to receive, forward, and
ship merchandise and produceat the fol lowing
rates. 'J lie pr.ces here named arc those which
are generally charged by all the line of sail
vessels, bul Laving no control over any other
Line than the one we have an interest in, we
cannot say that the prices here named can
be considered permanent, except by our Line.
By tliat they are pi rtnanent. The "Palmetto
Line" has ten line first class Urigs a:id
Schooners, constantly running, and will car
ry fi eights as follows:
Wheat, ( cents per bushel.
Flour, in harrels, 29 cents.
" iu sacks, 10 cents.
The drayage, wharfage, insurance, and for
warding commission, per bushel, (or whe.it,
is - . - - - . 4 cts.
Flour, per barrel, - - - - 16J cts.
Flour, pr sack, - - - - 13 cts.
Freight on all cases, boxes, fc.,&c,
lrom New York to Charleston, per
cubic foot. - - - 4 cts.
We measure every thintr, to prevent over
charees. Every thing shipped by the "Pal
metto Line" of vssels (Dollner & Potter,
New York aeents, and Holmes Sl Stowry, of
Charleston) an ' consigned to us, shall be
freighted for the above prices.
Produce and Merchandise consigned to us
will have the best attention.
W I" ATT, STOGNER Jc LLOYD.
August 12, 18.".6
A HOMESTEAB FOR $10!
mm
$310,000 worth of Farms and
Building- Lots,
IN I he cold region of Culpepper county, Va..
lobe divided amongst lOSOQ subscribers, on the
13th of April, 1.")?. Subscriptions only ten dol
lars each: one half down, the rest on the dt live
rr ot the Deed. Ev. ry Eohseriber will pet a
Building Lot or a Farm, ranging in value from
ftlfl to $25,(100. These Farms and Lots are sold
so cheap to indue" settlements, a sufficient num
ber being reserved, the increase in the value ot
which will compensate for the apparent low price
now asked.
A company of settlers, called "The Rappahan
nock Pioneer Association," is now forming and
will commence a settlement in the spring. Am
ple security will be given for the faithful per
formance of contracts and promises.
f-aF More Agents are wanted to obtain sub
scribers, to whom the most liberal inducements
will be given. Bome Agents write that they are
making $200 per month. Advertising wi'l be
done for every Agent where possible. For full
particulars, Subscriptions, Agencies, Arc,
Apply to E. HAIDER,
Port Royal, Caroline Co., Va.
Jan. 13, is:.-,?. 3m
dissolution!
The Copartnership of FISHER, BUR
ROUGHS & CO. was dissolved by mutual
consent on the first of January, 1857.
All persons indebted to the said linn are re
quested to make "immediate" payment to
FISH EE & BURROUGHS.
January 13th, 1KY7.
Ilif VIS
The tindeisip-ned bavinc nurchaacd MrN. A
Hosic's interest in the firm of F., H. & Co.,
will continue business at their OLD STAND.
In returning thanks for the liberal patronage
bestowed upon the old firm, they hope, by con
stant attention to the wants of their customers
to merit a continuance of the same.
JOHN FISHER.
JOHN C. BURROUGHS.
Charlotte, January 13, l-."7. 9m
F R E S EC
GARDEN SEEDS
Scarr & Co.
I lav
ve received a fresh supply of
LANDRETirS GARDEN SEEDS,
consisting of every variety suitable to this cli
mate. Also, an assortment of
FIXJWER SEEDS.
Jan. mth tf Charlotte Drag Store.
CHEAP SOAP,
Key Stent: State Saponifier
OK COXCEHTRATED LEI
It is adnuratHjr adapted for rendering hard
water soft, nd is fit for household purposes.
For sale in one pound tins 25 cents each at
January 13th. tf
Drag Sforc.
3J"ot;iooi
IN pursuance of a Resolution passed by the
Hoard of Directors of the Western Plank Road
j Company, at a meeting of said Board held at
; Charlotte this day, (the 26th January,) I do
j hereby roquesi the Stockholders of said Company
! to meet at the house of Mr. R. A. Rozzell, in
Mecklenburg county, on the '.id day of March
next, on business of importance.
C. C HENDERSON. President.
Feb. 3d, isr7. 31-1 m
N. B. The securities to the Bonds of said
Company are also requested to attend at the
same time and place, or to 'je represented by
proxy sat securities. C. C. H.
TO
THE MOUNTAIN HOTEL,
MORGANTON, No. Ca.
THE most eligible and desirable Hotel in the
Town of Biorganton, N. C, or in the western
part of the State, is offered for rent with its furni
ture, on low and accommodating terms It has
had. and still continues to have the largest share
of patronage. Any person desirous of engaging
iu the business, would do well to call immediate
ly aud examine the premises. Further particu
lars can be obtained on application to
J. M. IIAPPOLDT.
Feb. 3d, 1857. 31-5t
Notice.
HAVING obtained Letters of Administration
upon the estate ot W. P. Trotter, deceased, I
give notice to all persons indebted to the late firm
of T. Trotter & Son, by note or book
account for the last four or five years, to come
forward and pay tin same without delay, and
thereby save cost, as the concern must be set
tled up. THOS. TROTTER, Adm'r
and Surviving Partner.
Feb. 3d, 1857. 31-tf
The Watch and Jewelry business will in the
future be conducted by the subscriber, who will
spare no pains or expense to give general satis
faction. Watch repairing done in a superior man
ner, and at the shortest notice.
THOS. TROTTER.
THE subscribers having formed themselves
into a company, respectfully tender their
services to the people of Charlotte and the coun
try generally in their line of business. They are
pn pared to furnish Monuments,G ravestoues,Man
tie Pieces, Furniture Marble, Table Slabs, Marble
Steps, to any pattern cut from Marble, according
to the most approved taste and styles, and upon
the most accommodating terms ever offend in the
Southern country. They will keep constantly
on hand the best description of Egyptian, Italian
and Auicrcau Marble.
All orders, for any article, addressed to the sub
scribers, will meet with prompt attention, and will
be packed and forwarded with the utmost care
ami despatch.
The yard is situated on the north-west corner
of the Charlotte Depot Yard.
WM. TIDDY & SONS.
Jan. 8, 1856. ly
NOTICE.
TI1E Wilmington and Weldou Railroad Com
pany have made arrangements for forwarding all
goods consigned to the care of the Company . and
destined for any point on the line of the North
Carolina Road, frn of commissions.
If landed on the Company's wharf, there will
be no charge for wharfage or drayage ; but these
expenses will be incurred if landed on any other
wharf, and will be added to the freight on the
way-bills, to be collected on delivery, by the
North Carolina Railroad Company.
N. B. To avoid detention at Wilmington, it
is essential that the amount of freight by vessels
shall, rs rases, be distinctly stated, in dollars
and cents, on each bill of ladingand if goods for
more than one person are included in the same
bill of lading, the amount of freight for each con
signee must be separately stated.
The foregoing notice has been received with
direction to publish for the inhumation of all con
cerned. By order of the Board of Directors.
S. L. FREMONT, Eng. & Sup't.
Office of Engineer & Superintendent, ? 3tf
Wilmington, N. C.Jan. 28th, 1857. S
Swann & Co's Lotteries.
FAIR-& H0i0RABLE.H
Take all bills on solvent Banks, A T PAR.
Pay all Frizes without
Eieouist.
"W. EL HUTCHINSON, Agent,
ATLANTA, GA.
Now let those buy who never bought before,
And those w ho always bought now buy the more.
January 20th, 1857. 2m-pd.
WE TOi,f YOU SO.
AYE have just received a second supply of
Ready Made Clothing,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
and a great many other goc js, which together
with what we had on hand, makes our Stock
large and complete. And we will sell at a small
advance on cost to close out our stock of Fall and
Winter (ioods by the first of March.
We have a large stock of
ILadses Dress oo1s,
which we will sell at cost for CASH.
All those wishing to buy goods for cash, should
call aud examine our stock before buying else
where, as we will sell them goods lower than
tliey can buy them in the place.
All those indebted to us will please call and
settle by cash if possible as we must have money.
We feel very grateful for the patronage we have
received for the last year.
BROWN, STITT & CO.
Jan. 13, ir.". 28-51
Executors' Sale.
THE undersigned Executors to the will of
Wm. Oatea, dt c d. late of Cleaveland county. N.
C, will sell on the premises to the highest bidder,
300 Acres of Land,
on Persimmon Creek, eight miles east of Shelby,
iu Cleaveland county. N. C, on Tuesday the ;id
day of March next. On the land is a good Saw
Mill, a Wool Factory of two Carders. 210 Spin
dles, 8 Looms with other necessary machines for
the manufacture of fine Cassuneres, Jeans, Ein
seys, &c, with other necessary improvements.
The Land is of good quality, and mostly wood
land, only a few acres having beeu cleared.
Terms will be accommodating, and made known
on day of sale. F. OATES. rv.fl
W. S. A. OATES, i l xec s
Muddv Fork, Cleaveland Co., N. C.
Jan. 20, 1857. 29-Cw
rtuSJ&taMujh.
evWThv
WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
t CHARLOTTE. 5
A CALIFORNIA CRUISE.
Narrative of a Woman uho lived eighteen
years alone upon the Island oSan Nich
olas. Captain C. J. R. Russell, who will be re
collected by the readers of tho.t papers as
the writer of many valuable artieles in their
columns on the subject of '"California Fish
eries," has contributed to Hutclijiig's Mag
azine an interesting narrative of a woman
who lived eighteen years alone upon the
Island of San Nicholas, one of the Santa
Barbara group, off the lower coast, and sit
uated about 43 deg. 15 min. north latitude.
While stationed in that quarter, making
tidal observations for the United States
Government, Captain Russell received from
one George Nedevir, an old California resi
dent, the following remarkable history.
Twenty years ago, the whole of the In
dian tribes inhabiting the Santa Barbara
group of islands were engaged in a fierce
and exterminating warwith each other, and
to such an extent was this deadly hostility
waged that already the population had very
much diminished, and would, in all proba
bility, before many j'ears, become entirely
extinct. To prevent this, and at the same
time to ameliorate the condition of the In
dians, the good Fathers of the Mission of
Santa Barbara conceived the idea of moving
them to the main land, where they might be
watched over, improved and preserved, un
der their immediate superintendence. For
this purpose they visited the islands, in com
pany with a few partially civilized Indians,
and explained to them the advantages f
removing to the Mission. They listened
attentively to the proposal, and finally con
sented to go, on promises of protection from
their natural enemies being given by the
Fathers.
Accordingly a small vessel was sent to
the different islands, and the various tribes
were taken, one by one, to the Mission of
Santa Barbara. But while the last of the
Indims were embarking, at the island of
San Nicholas, and all were supposed to be
on board, a child was missing, and its moth
er, in great distress, was seeking everywhere,
without success. Each portion of the ves
sel was diligently searched; all the adjacent
rocks were examined, but no child could
be found. Almost frantic, the mother re
quested the captain to wait while she went
into the interior to search for her child, to
which he reluctantly consented.
As night closed down in darkness, heavy
masses of clouds rolled up from the horizon,
and gave evidence of a coming storm. All
were anxious for the return of the woman
and her child, before it broke upon them,
but still they came not. The wind began
to blow harder and stronger ; the storm was
rapidly increasing: and as the groups of
Indians on board strained their eyes, trying
to discover in the darkness, some object
that resembled the returning woman and
her child, yet saw them not, there were
many sad hearts and anxious countenances
that night, on their account. The storm at
last came on in all its fury, tossing their
little vessel up and down like a feather, and
compelled them at last, though reluctantly,
to put to sea for safety, before any tidings of
the absent ones could be received. Although
the cargo of living freight reached Santa
Barbara, before the vessel could return for
the woman, it was wrecked and entirely lost ;
and as no other could be obtained at that
time, the poor woman had to remain upon
the island, where she lived, alone, for eigh
teen years, no doubt forgotten or given up
as long since dead.
After the discoveay of gold, it was rumor
ed that San Nicholas was inhabited, and
this, no doubt, had its foundation in the fact
that several hunters of the sea otter had
seen the print of human footsteps, and they
endeavored to discover the whereabouts of
the individuals, but could not. Yet, as all
the foot prints were alike, they concluded
that there could be only one person living
upon it. Many attempts were made to find
out who, and where this strange being was,
but without avail, until one of California's
oldest pioneers, Mr. Nediver the gentle
man who related the story, and who arrived
in this country some twenty-five years ago,
and still resides in Santa Barbara went
over to look for her. He, having spent
many years as a hunter and trapper in the
Rocky Mountains, was as expert as an In
dian in following a trail, and consequently
found but little difficulty in discovering the
track, which he followed until he saw a sin
gular object among the recks upon the sea
shore, near the mouth of a ravine, upon its
knees, skinning a seal. Upon approaching,
he found it to be a woman, clad in a singu
lar dress of feathers. When she saw him
she jumped up, and, with excessive joy, ran
toward him, and seemed almost beside her
self with wild delight at the sight, once
more of a human being. In her hand she
held a rude knife blade that she had made
from a piece of old iron, probably obtained
from the fragments of a wreck, and which
she evidently valued beyond anything else
in her possession. She was unable to make
herself understood, except by signs in mak
ing which she showed a great amount of
intelligence, and signified her willingness
to accompany him to Santa Barbara. Here
Father Gonzales, of the Mission took the
greatest pairfs to discover some of the In
dians wlijjppd been taken from those Is
lands eighteen years before, but jfo one of
them could be found, and whawBTecame of
them is a mystery unto this day. Not one
of the Indians, within a circujfcference of
many miles, could be found warn could un
derstand her, so -hecouWconftiunicate on
ly by signs. M
It appears from her narjpJffie. that, after
leaving the vessel in sef8"CFof her child,
she wandered about for several hours, and
when she found it, the wild dogs, which in
fest the island, even to the present day, had
killed and nearly devoured it. We can
better imagine the feelings of a mother, at
that time, than describe them. When she
returned to the spot where she had left the
vessel, to tell her sorrows for the loss of her
child, that too, was gone, and was bearing
away her kindred and friends from her
sight. Could she have realized, then, that
for eighteen long years she must live alone
in the world, without one kind word of com
fort, one cheering look from a friendby eye,
or one smile of recognition, it would have
been too much for even her wild but wo
manly nature to bear, and with her, as with
us, it is well that we know not the future.
From day to day she lived in hope, beguil
ing the weary hours in providing for her
wants. With snares, made of her hair, she
caught birds, and with the skins, properly
prepared, she made her clothing. Her
needles were neatlv made of bone and cac-
j tuthorns ; her thread was of sinews from the
seal. In these, and many other articles
j found in her possession, she exhibited much
of the native ingenuity she possessed.
Whether she still remembered her own
language or not, will forever remain a mys
tery. She was very gentle and kind, es
pecially to children, and nothing seemed
to please her more than to be near them ;
and the poor woman would often shed tears
while attempting to describe, by signs, her
own little one, which had been killed and
eaten by the wild dogs. The sympathy felt
for her welfare caused the people to supply
her bountifully with everything she needed,
and very imprudently allowed her to eat al
most anything she chose, and the result was
that in about six months after her escape
from her lonely exile she sickened and died,
having, undoubtedly, been killed with kind
ness. i m m m m
BUSY BODIES.
We know ne greater pests to society than
these officious intermeddlers in the affairs
of others. If some individuals would bes
tow half the time anel attention to their own
actions, worels anel thoughts, as they tlo on
their neighbors, it would add greatly to
their happiness and respectability. To all,
who have a penchant to pry into the affairs
of our neighbors and neglect their own, wo
would commend the following lines for their
serious consideration :
"You watch your neighbor's actions
More than you do your own;
You cannot, or 3'ou will not,
Let their affairs alone!
In short, j our neighbor's business,
Which none concerneth you,
Y'ou meddle with till yours
Is clearly out of view !
It is the ungarnished truth
Y'ou know it is the truth !"
"The Horrid Monster." After thefol
lowing atrocious attack upon a hooped skirt,
says the Montgomery (Ala.) Mail, we think
that jokes and sneers and poking fun at this
whimsical but innocent feminine institution
should cease altogether. The matter is be
coming serious. The author ef it wisely
remains in obscurity, and wo only give it
the benefit of our circulation in the hope
that he may be ferreted out and brought to
condign punishment :
"When I survey this new fashioned ro
tunda in all its parts, I cannot but think of
the old philosopher, who, after having en
tered an Egyptian temple, And looked for
the idol of the place, at length discovered
a little black monkey enshrined in the midst
of it, upon which he could not help crying
out, to the great scandal of the worshipper ,
'What a magnificent palace is hero for such
a ridiculous inhabitant!'"
Three Times Three. There are three
things that never become rusty the money
of the benevolent, the shoes of a butcher's
horse, and a slanderer's tongue.
Three things not easily done to allay
thirst with fire ; to dry wet with water, and
to please in everything that is done.
Three things that are as good as the best
brown bread in a famine, well water in
thirst, and a great coat in very cold weath
er. Three things as good as their betters
dirty water to extinguish a fire, a homely
wife to a blind man, and a wooden sword to
a coward.
Three warnings from the grave, "Thou
knowest what I was, thou knowest what I
am, remember what thou art to be."
Three things of short continuation a
lady's love, a chip fire, a brook flood.
m m
Tired of Sinoee Beessedxess. A
girl who had become tired of single bless
edness thus wrote to her husband :
"Dear Bill, come rite off if you'r com
min' at all. Edward Kelderman is ,insis
tin' that I shall have him, and ho hugs and
kisses me so continually that I can't hold
out much longer."
A FRENCH MARRIAGE OP PRU
DENCE. The Steele contains the following. "On
the 29th of December last, a town in tlie
North of France was quite en fete on ac
count of the marriage of Mdle. Eugenie
D , the only daughter ot a manufac
turer of the neighborlmod, with M. Charles
V , the son of a wenlthy merchant of
Paris. The marriage was one of prudence
and arrangement rather than of love. All
the questions of interest had been carefully
attended to, but the point of mutual incli
nation was totally neglected. Every one
seemed gay and happy except the brid .
However, the ceremony took place, and a
wedding banquet followed, the whole being
terminated by a splendid ball. The festiv
ities were drawing to a close, when a ser
vant informed the bridegroom that a gen
tloman desired to speak with him on a very
urgent affair. The bridegroom went out,
but did not return for the rest of the even
ing. The guests, one by one, retired, but
the husband still remained absent, and at
last, long after midnight, the bride withdrew
to her chamber. There she at once discov
ered the cause of her husband's absence, for
on a table by her bedside she found a small
parcel, and the following note from her hus
band: Madame, If I had no right in mar
rying you, to expect a sincere affection,
since we wero but little acquainted with
each other, I, however, looked for a heart
wliich had never thredibod for another, and
which I might by assiduity and tenderness
in the end mako my own. But a long series
of letters from you to another man have
just been placed in my hand letters which
prove that if you give mo your hand, your
affection has been given to another. I can
not, madamc, accept such an arrangement,
and as I am unable to rend assundcr the
bonds which have joined us a few hours
since, I am determined to protest at least
by absencn against the union which I have
contracted; and the first day of your mar
riage shall he the first also of a widowhood
which will only terminate by the death of
one of us. Adieu, madamc, for ever !' The
next morning the house of the rich manu
facturer was plunged into consternation,
for the bride was found dead in her room
from the fumes of lighted charcoal. On
the table lay the parcel of letters transmit
ted by her husband, and near them the fol
lowing note: 'Monsieur, It is 1 who am in
the wrong, and it is I, therefore, who ought
to offer a reparation. I give you the only
one that is in my power I restore to you
your liberty, and I expire imploring your
pardon."
Retributive Justice Ax Extraor
dinary Case. Some months ago we brief
ly alluded to the arrest of a United States
soldier at Bedlo's Island, named John Law
Ior, on suspicion of having murdered a
young woman named Mary Dunn. Law
lor, it will be recollected, wrote a letter to
the Chief of Police, stating that about four
years previously, while teacher in the work
house at Rathdrum, county Antrim, Ireland,
he violated the person of the girl alluded
t, and then drowned her so as to avoid de
tection ; furthermore, that the spirit of the
murdered victim haunted him night and
day, and that he could obtain no rest or
peace of mind until he had divulged the fear
ful secret, which until then he hnd kept
locked within his breast. While incarce
rated in the Tombs, Lawlor manifested in
sanity, which led many to believe that the
story of the murder was without foundation
and had only been trumped up for the pur
pose of obtaining his release freun the army.
The prisoner was examined by some medi
cal men, who gave it as their opinion that
he was insane, and should ho sent to the
Lunatic Asylum on Blackwell's Island for
medical treatment.
In accordance with the opinion of the
physicians, Lawlor was sent to the institu
tion in question, where he has remained
ever since. Meantime the British Consul
in this city has been active in making in
quiries respecting the murder of which Law
lor himself confessed to be the perpetra
tor, and a correspondence was had with the
authorities at Ea'hdrum in relation t the
affair. The result of the investigation goes
to show that a murder was committed about
tlie time stated by the prisoner : that the
name of the victim was Mary Dunn ; that
Lawlor was a teacher in the work-house at
the time, and, moreover, that he was pres
ent at the inquest held upon the body of
the deceased. These facts, together with
the admissions of the prisoner to the au
thorities in this city, will, it is supposed,
result in his being sent bock to Ireland for
trial. When Lawlor was sent to the luna
tic asylum, he had all the appearance tf an
insane man, but now is ejuite eane. N. Y.
Herald.
No child ever makes a noise ; and as for
babies, it is a well known fact that every
blessed baby that ever was born was the
"quietest little thing in the world."
Frozen Falls. The Passaic Falls, we
learn from the Patterson (N. J.) Guardian,
are entirety frozen over, and the view is
very fine. The spray having settled upon
the sides of the gorge and and frozen steadi
ly, has at last entirely closed the orific and
the water disappears without the least noise
above the ice nor can any of its usual
leap be observed.
From the Home Journal.
MARRIAGE .
Nature never did betray the sou) that
loved her, and nature tells men and woman
to marry. Just as the young man is en
tering upon life just as he comes to inde
pendence and inau's estate -just as tha
crisis of his being is to be solved, and it is
to be seen whether he decide with tha
good, the great and the true, or whether
he will sink and be lost forever matri
mony gives him ballast and a tight im
pulse. War with nature and she takes a
sure revenge. Tell a young man not to
have an attachment that is virtuous, and
he will have one that is vicious. Virtuous
love, tlie honest love of a man for the wo
man he is about to marry, gives him an
anchor for his heart; something pure and
beautiful for which to labor and live.
And the woman, what a purple light it
sheds upon her path; it makes life for her
no day dream, no idle hour, no painted
shadow, no passing show; but something
real, earnest, worthy of her heart and bead.
But most of us are cowards, and dare not
think o; we lack grace; we are of little
faith; our inward eye is dim and dark.
The modern young lady must marry in
style; tlie moelern young gentleman mar
ries a fortune. But in the meanwhile th
girl grows into an old maid, and the youth
becomes a man about town, a man whom
it is dangerous to ask into your house, for
his business is intrigue. The world might
have had a happy couple; instead, it gets a
woman fretful, nervous, fanciful, a plague
to nil around her. He becomes a aceptio
in all virtue; a corruptor of the youth of
both sexes; a curse in whatever domestic
circle he penetrates. Even worse may re
sult. She may be deceived and may die
of a broken heart.
lie may rush from one folly to another;
associate only with the vicious and depra
ved; bring disgrace and sorrow on himself
and all around, and sink into an early
grave. Our great cities show what be
comes of men and women that do not mar
ry. Worldly fathers and mothers advise
their sons not to marry until they can af
ford to support a wife, and the boys wick
edly exj lend double the amount in low com
pany. Hence it is, all wise men (like
Franklin) advocate early marriages; and
that all our great men, with rare e xceptions,
have married young. Wordsworth had
only one hundred pounds a year when he
first married. Lord Eldon was so poor that
he hnd to go to Clare-matket, London, to
buy sprats for supper. Coleridge and
So u they we can't find had any income at
al! at the time of their marriage. We
question whether Luther at any time had
more than fifty pounds a year. We blast
humanity in its very dawn. Father, you
say you teach your sons prudence you do
no such thing; your wordly-wise and clever
son is already ruined for life. You will
find him at the faro-table, and at free-love
circles. Your wretched worldly wisdom
taught hiin to avoid the snare of marrying
young, and soon if he is not involved in
embarrassments which will last him a life
time he is a blaze fellow heartless, false,
without a single generous sentiment or
manly aim; he has
"No God, no heaven, in the wide world.1
We see that a bill has been introduced
into the Legislature of Lousiana, now in
session, the object of which, as announced
by the author, is "to extend education and
information."
The plan is to funtish to each head of a
white family in the State, a newspaper cost
ing not more than three dollars per an
num, to be paid out of the public treasury.
The list of names to be furnished by the
Parish Assessor, each individual to select
the paper ho prefer.
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A man having published another as a liar
a scoundrel, aud a polltroon, the lattor
complains that be does not spell poltroon
correctly.
Patrick gave his testimony in the riot
case. 'Be jabers, the first man I saw com
ing at me was a brick bat.
WOMAN'S LOVE
Like the desert blooming rose,
Like the pearly stream that flowe
In some far off foreign land,
Through the waste of burning sand,
And upon the travelers burst,
Hailed to gratify their thirst.
Like tlie lately prison'd bird,
Whose sweet notes of joy are heard;
Like all these things, woman's love
Doth a source of pleasuie prove,
And unto the weary heart
Peace and gladness doth impart.
Like the ivy still it clings
To the ruins whence it springs,
And its tendrils ever twine
Greenest on a mouldYing shrine.
Like the stars that shed their light
Brightest in the darkest night;
Beauty all below, above,
Emblems woman's virtuous love.
All of which we steadfastly believe!-we do.