North Carolina Newspapers

s office up stairs opposite scarr s drug store A Family Paper, devoted to State Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and Miscellany. BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. $2 PER ANNUM In Advance. tfE. A. TAI.ES5 I ASSOCIATE EDITOK. " TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1857. (VOLUME 5. I NUMBER 38. mm .Ma THE Published every Tuesday CoMtahsmfjthft latent New, a full and accu rate Keport of the Markets, &c. Fr the year, if paid in advance,. . . .$2 00 If paid within months, 2 50 If paid after the expiration of the year, 3 00 Any person sending us five . sub scribers, accompanied by tbe advance suh seription ($10) will receive sixth copy gra tis for MM year. EirSabacribera and onen who may wiali ,, nend mitt j to us, ei do so by mail, at our risk. ADVERTISING. O ie e itiarc of 10 lines or less, for 3 months, $1 0 .. 44 4. 44 44 (H 44 44 .4 4. .J '4 JO (M) O.ie square, lli lines, or less, first insertion, I . .Iuio.IiiaoI ( II - I t 1 1 t 1 1 . 1 00 25 IV Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance ItTFor anaoancing Candidates for office, $5 in advance. I ir Advertisements not marked on the manuscript for a specific time, will be in serted until forbid, and charged accordingly WILLIAM J. YATES. At the Wester Democrat Office Warrants. Marriage Licenses, Tax Receipts, Subpoenas, Jury Tickets, Administrators1 Bonds and Letters, Guardian Bonds, Indentures. Deeds for conveying: Lands or houses. Prosecution Bunds, C'a Sa Bonds, Attachments, Delivery Bonds. Fi Ku, co-inty and superior court. Constable" Bail Bonds, county and snpe ri. .r court Writs, t Vunmissiona to take Depositions, i"?" Blanks of all kinds printed to order at !nrt notice. .ol5CC. HAVING returned to Charlotte, I am agaiw at the disposal of those who may require my sei vi ces in the practice of Mi d-cine and Surgery. ROBERT UIIIItON, M. I. Feb. 3d, KC7. 31-tt R. M. Ml IM IIISON. .-J. HOWELk MURCHISON &. HOWELL, COIJHISSIOI? MEECHAH ? 1 ; A tA EOl If Vt.'f Street, Jt. IT. F..I.. .:.!. !-.";. I r Wilmington, N, C. mom k UaioBsn, ITow-lToirls., MRSCSIAMTS. I'm ai, auvaxcks made consignments. St-pieiiilier I8SC ly Notice. HAVING obtained Letters of Administration npaa the estate ol W. P. Trotter, deceased, I pive notice to all persons indebted to the late firm of T. Trotter & Son. by note or book account for the last four or fivr years, to come forward and pay the same without delay, ami thereby save co-t. as the concern must be t ttednp. TllOS TROTTER, Adm'r ai.l Survivhi" Partner. Feb. ::!, I8S7. si-tf The Watch and Jewelry business ill in the Ibtare be conducted by the siiliseiiber, who will spare no pains or ex p. use to pfivr g ie ral sat is taction. watch ivpah ing done in a superior man lier, and at the shortest notice. '1 11 is. TKOTTER. Barsrains : Bargains ! 2 china"depot. h e. KicnoLS jTbrotheb, ISirORTEBH OK CHINA, GLASS & EARTHENWARE. Also, a jrreat variety of Tea Trays, Lamps, Table Cattery, Britannia and Block Tin War.-, Wood and Wiilow Ware, and Housekeeping .Jrtieles generally. N EXT OOOK TO COMMERCIAL BANK, COLl tlUI A, S. C. I"?"" Paekias warranted. Nov. 11, 1856. HMm NOTICE. THE Wilmington and Weldon Kailroad Com pany have madr airangm'nts tor torwaruing all poods cons-plied to the can- of the Company , and destined for any point on the line of the North Carolina Road, frn of nwi.iim If landed on tie- Company's wharf, mere will be no charge for wharfage or drayage ; but these espeuses will be iueurred 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 Kailroad Company. N. R. To avoid detention at Wilmington, it it essential that the amount of freight by vessels shall, is nil rnsrs. be distinctly stated, in dollars and eeats, an each bill of lading, and if goods Ear more than one person are iueluded in the same bill of lading, the amount ot freight for each consigns- must 1m- separately stated. The foregoing notice has been received with direction to publish for the inlormation of all con cerned. By order of the Board of Directors. S. L. FREMONT. Eng. & Sup t OfRce of Engineer & Superintendent, -, f Wilmington, N. C. Jan. 2dth, 1857. 1-u House & Lot for Sale or Rent THE subscriber offers his Dwelling House, know n as the 'Crystal Pal ill ace, tor sale or rent, t lie house is II .pleasant I v situated on the comer of "IBB Church and Eighth streets, opposite the residence of Mr George Cross. On the premises are all the necessary out-buildings, in good repair. For further information apply to the undersigned or to J. F. Smith. Terms moderate. J. E. DANIEL. February IT, 18S7 lYew Store. J. & E. B7STOWE HAVING removed to their Vw Store on Main-street, below Young &- Williams' Hotel, and opposite liooue &, Co. 'a new Shoe Store, where they now have on sale a large stock OF sfs fF P r? n fP vLj Lrl VJ ? LEi !J lS v and such other articles as are usually kept in such Houses, including their Domestic and COTTON YARN. Now in Store 3(X Sacks Salt. 40 Bbls. New Orleans Molasses. S Hhds. lx-st Portorico do. ." hhds. West India do. 5 hhds. Cuba. 5 hhds. of good Rrown Sugir. 40 bbls. .Extra do. 15 bhls. t'rustiad do. IOO bags gool Coffee. Eng lish dairy and common Ctu . se, LSagging, Roe and Twine, Adamantine and Tallow Candles, North Carolina and Western Whiskey. All at the 1-owest Prices. fy We respectfullv solicit a call from havers. J. & . B. STOWE. Dec. 9, 1956 tf FRESH GARDEN SEEDS Scarr & Co. Have received a fresh supply of LANDRETH'S GARDEN SEEDS, consisting of every variety suitable to this cli mate. Also, an assortment of FLOWER SEEDS. Jan. l:$th tf Charlotte Drug Store. CHEAP SOAP, Key Stoisc State Saponifier OR CONCENTRATED LEY. One pound of the Ley with five pounds of Fat will make twenty-five pounds of Hard Soap, or one hundred pounds of soft soap. It is admirably adapted for rendering hard water soft, and is fit for household parpwa. For sale in one pound tins 25 cents each at SCARR & GO'S January 13th. tf Drue: Store. RATES OF FREIGHTS BETWEEN CliHrt'ton tiiirl New York, By the Palmetto line of Steamers. HYATT, ST0GKER & LLOYD, AND General Coniinilon TOci'cliaut, Adger's North Wharf, C'MI.ltlLESTOJi, S. C. ' I "H E undersigned, Factors and Commission X Merchants, offer to receive, forward, and s.'.ip merchandise and produceat the following rates. The prices here named are those which are generally charged by all the line of sail vessels, bat havicg no control over any other Line than the one we have an interest in, we cannot say that the prices here named can he considered permanent, except by our Line. By that they are permanent. Tiie "Pa'meito Line"' has ten fine first class Brigs and Schooners, constantly running, and w ill car ry freights as follows: Wheat, t cents per bushel. Flour, in barrels, 20 cents. " in sacks, 10 cents. The drayage, wharfage, insurance, and for warding com miss. on, per bushel, lor w he. .t, is ------ 4J cts. Four, per barrel, - 10 cts. Flour, per sack, - - - - 13 cts. Freight on a!l cases, boxes, &.,iVc, lroin New York to Charleston, per cubic foot. - - I cts. We measure every thing, to prevent over charges. Every thing shipped by the "Pal metto Line" of vessels (Dollner it Potter, New York agents, and Holmes & Stowry, of Charleston) an-' consigned to us, shall be freighted for the above prices. Product and Merchanilis? consigned to us will have the best attention. W Y ATT, STOGNER & LLOYD. August 12, 1856 HOMESTEAD FOR 101 $310,000 worth of Farms and Building Lots, TN the gold region of Culpepper county, Va., to be divided amongst 10,201) subscribers, on the I3th of April, IS57. Subscriptions only ten dol lars each; one half dow n, the rest on the delive ry of the Deed. Every abscriber will get s Itnilding Lot or a Farm, ranging in value from $H to $25,000. These Farms snd Lots ares Id so cheap to induce settlements, a sufficient Dum ber being reserved, the increase in the value of w hich w ill compensate for the apparent low price now asked. A company of settlers, called "Tbe Rappahan nock Pioneer Association," is now forming and will commence a settlement in tbe spring. Am ple security will be given for the faithful per formance of contracts and promises. T 1 t A Teiits nrt e-lnted to obtain Sllb- senbers. to whom the most liberal lnuucements will be given. Some Agents write that they are making $800 per month. Advertising wi!l he done for every Agent where possible. For full particulars. Subscriptions, Agencies, Vc, Apply to E. BAUDER, Port Royal, Caroline Co., Va. Jan. 13, lr7. 3m State oi' North Carolina, M ECK LEX BURG COUNTY, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, ) January Term, 1857. Richard Peoples, ") T. A. Shai pe and Miles K. Sharpe, Aministrators of John Sharpe, dee'd, vs. Andrew Sharpe and I Petition for sale of r' Land. Auzcl Sharpe. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, hat Auzel and Andrew Sharpe, defend ants in this case resides beyond the limits of ihis State; it is therefore ordered by this Court, that publication be made six weeks in the Western Democrat, a newspaper publish ed in the town of Chailotte, notifying the saiu defendant to appear at the next It rm of! our Court, to beheld for sa d county, at the Court House in harlotte, on the 4th Monday in April next, then and there to plead, an swer, or nemur, or judgment pro conftsso will be t ken against him. Witness, W. K. Ileid, Clerk of our said Court, at Office in Charlotte, the 4tb Monday in January, 1857, and in the 81st year of American Independence. W. K. REID,C. C. C. tj32-Ct Prs. fee $6. TOE FIRST OF THE SEASON. WE are receiving a very large and pretty stock of SPRING &, SUMMER GOODS. We have some beautiful DRESS GOODS for ladies. Also, some very fine and pretty We have a very large stock tof READY MADE CLOTHING, HATS, BOOTS, AND SHOES, and everything that is to be found in Dry-Goods OK GROCERY STORE. And we are determined to sell oui Goods at pri ces that defy competition. If yon want to buy goods cheaper than you ever bought them before for the Cash, call and see us before buying else where as we are anxious to sell, and will SELL LOWER than the lowest. Call and see for vourself. BROWN, STITT &, CO. March 3, 1857. eSo-ow State iVIedical Society. THE EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING of the Medical Society of the State of North Carolina, will be held iu the town of Edenton, at f o'clock, P. M. Wednesday the 15th of April, 1857. Delegates, Permanent Members, and the Pro fession generally are requested to attend. WILL GEO. THOMAS, M. P. Secretary N. C. Med. Soc. March 3, 1857. 35-uw T. S. Banks, Commission and Forwarding MERCHAIfT, REFEKS TO THE EDITOR OF THIS PAPER. Wilmington, Feb. L5, 1857. 12m-pd R A IV AWAY From Patterson, Caldwell co., N. C, my negro man DICK. He is about six feet high, i!5 years old, dark complected; has rather a down countenance when spoken to. He has a flat foot and a scar on his head. I will give a reward of ten dol- lflis till' suiit 1 1. t . I i . v. 1 an ...... . i i ' j 1V 111 jiiiv Jail in North Carolina nml secured so that I can gel him; or twenty dollars for his delivery to me in Alexander county at my residence ten miles south of Tay lorsville. J. H. 'NEWLAND. March 10, 1857 tf protection!- The season being near at hand for the visita tion of Thunder Storms, and being frequently attended with serious results both to Life and Property, it is proper to use necessary means for the protection of your families and property, which can be done by properly supplying your buildings with LIGHTNING RODS. Having been engaged ill the business for over six years in Virginia and North Carolina, and being pro vided with the best recommendations, I hope to be able to give entire satisfaction to all rho may employ me. Having permanently located in this place, all woik done by me w ill be kept in good repair free of charge, Orders addressed to me through the Post Office, or left at the Residence of N. Wilkinson, will meet with prompt attention. L. J. HAWLEY. Charlotte, Feb. 17, 185G. 33-tf STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, LINCOLN COUNTY. Marcus Boyd ") V s ' ..., v- Original Bill in Equity. Middleton King and others. J In this case it appearing upon the affidavit of .Marcus Boyd, that Middleton King, one of t lie defendants in this case, is not a resident of thia State, anil is beyond the ordinary pro cess of this Court: It is therelore ordered i hat advertisement be made in the Western Democrat lor six weeks, notifying said Mid dleton King that he be and appear at the next Court of Equity, to be held for the county of Lincoln, at the Court House in Lincolnton. on the 8th Monday after the 4th Monday in Feb ruary next, then and ther to plead, answer or demur to p'aintifPs bill of complaint, or judgment pro c&mfcsso will be entered against him, and the case set for hearing as to him ex parti , and a decree made accordinly. WM. J. HOKE, C. & M. E. Feb. 20, 1857. 34-6w Pr's fee $6. Removal ! Removal ! THE SUBSCRIBER has removed his TIjW AIVD STOVE SHOP to the House formerly occupied by M srs. Blair & Orr, two doors east of Spriugs fc McLeod's corner, where he w ill keep constantly on hand A complete and full supply of Plain, Japanned and Planished w u which he will either Wholesale or Retail as low as any other house iu this place. He will also keep a full supply of COOK AND BOX STOVES, which ho a ill sell as low as th y cau be afforded iu this market. JOB WORK of all kinds done with neatness and dispatch. Thankful for past favors be would solicit a continuance of the same. SAM'L T. WRISTOX. February 24, 1857. :t4?m. iOMlfif HHHS HSBHDBJD. A Xew Tailoring Estab lishment. JAMES BRIANT informs his friends and former patrons, that he has reopened his TAIL ORING ESTABLISHMENT in Spring s new Building, where he will be happy to see any one wanting any thing done in his line. AH work warranted. Oct. 28th, 1S56. 17-tf WESTERN DEMOCRAT. CCHARLOTTE. SELLING WHIM CHILDREN. There is a society in New York, which expects much credit for humanity, which picks up street children, and finds them homes in the fur West. A lnte number of Harper's Magazine refers in very eulogistic terms to the operations of these philanthrop ists. There are no doubt many neglect ed children in our large cities whose condi tion would be much improved by removal to the agricultural districts. But abolition philanthropy will not bear close inspection. A Washington (Illinois) correspondent of the New York Day Book states that the agent for the transportation of paupers from the Five Points, New York, has been bring ing car loads of white children to the West and selling them (as he says) to pay their expense. Boys and girls are sold at from $15 to $50, according to quality. If the purchaser finds he has a good bargain, he holds on to his servant ; if not, he turns him off to shift for himself. The purchaser is under no obligation to take care of him. Here is a case in point: Thomas Butler, a half-witted Irish boy, about fifteen years old, brought out by Mr V. M. and purchas ed by Mr V. M.'s father, who kept him un til he found him not very profitable, turned him off, and he has been forced to sleep in cars, stables, &c, and beg his bread. This is a fine specimen of abolition phil anthropy. The business is understood to be very prosperous in New York, and the Day Book says is principally carried on by abolitionists, who think it a horrible thing to sell little negroes, but who have not the same squeamishness about white children. A REMARKABLE NATION. Under the head of "Religious Intelli gence," the Boston Journal notices some missionary labors in a. region of which but little has hitherto been known. It says : "One of the most interesting missions undertaken by the American cfiurch is that to the Afghans, which has been commenced during the past year by the Presbyteran Board. This has long been looked upon as a remarkuble nation, on account of their independent, hospitable, and martial spirit, and their possession of a country, lying be tween India and Persia, filled with the grandest mountains in the world, with the original fruits and grains that have spread over the earth following the expansion of the human race and with ancient ruins, tablets, coins, and legends of great value to the religious or scientific archcologist. But the chief attraction has Iain in the sugges tion by Sir William Jones, Yansittart, and others, that they might be a portion of the Ten Tribes of Isrtiel. Though now Mo hammedans, they claim descent from King Saul, through a son named Berks, who had a son named Afghan. And those scholars have furnished translations from their le gends describing the capture of the ark of the covenant by the Philistines, the anoint ing of Saul by Samuel, the battle of David and CJoliah, and other events of Scripture histoiy, which they claim as their own. The seat of this new mission is appointed for the present at Rawal Pindee, a town of 15,000 inhabitants, between the Indus and Jhelm rivers, one hundred and sixty miles northward of Labor. This is not with in the borders of Afghanistan, where a res idence is forbidden by the present disturbed state of the country."' . Every Farmer Growing his own Su gar. The great demand made at the Pat ent Office, this year, for the Chinese Sugar Cane, indicates that the cultivation will be very extensive, the only difficulty in the way being the want of cheap and portable machinery for extracting the juice of the cane. This difficulty, we see, our own in ventors are endeavoring to remove. A Mr Hodges, of Cincinnatti, has a machine on exhibition at Washington, which is design ed for a sugar mill. It consists of three vertical cast iron rollers, supported between cast iron plates, resting upon a triangular wood frame, about eight feet on its sides. Under each corner is a large truck wheel, so adjusted, when working, as to revolve in a circle, the shaft of one of the rollers oc cupying the centre of the frame, and clutch ed fast to a timber below, preventing its turning, while the other two, being geared into it at the top, are made to revolve around it as the whole frame is turned by the horse. On one corner is a feed table, from which a man feeds the cane, which, having been acted upon by the two rollers, passes out upon a table on the other corner, which is removed as often as a sufficient quantity accumulates. Thejuice passes down through the bed-plate, and is received in a vessel made for that purpose. Cheap and porta ble machinery is all that is wanted to test tbe great experiment which is now being tried with the Chinese sugar cane. Phila delphia Ledger. 3T A new dodge is now being practised upon the Philadelphians by sharpers, after the following style: A gentleman pulls the door bell and asks for Mr A who of course is not in tells his lady that he owes Mr A. one dollar and a half gives a coun terfeit five dollar bill,and gets three dollars and fifty cents of good money in change. SIAMESE FEMALE SOLDIERS. The following description of the. King of Siam's female military body guard, though not entirely new, is interesting from its minuteness. It appears in the Moniteur de I' Arme : A battalion of the King's Guard consists of 400 women, chosen among the handsomest and most robust girls in the country. They receive excellent pay, and their discipline U perfect. They are admitted to serve at the age of 13, and are placed in the er.ny of reserve at 25. From that period they no longer serve about the King's person, but are employed to guard tbe Royal palaces and Crown lands. On entering the army they make a vow of chastity, from which there is no exemption unless any of them should attract the King's attention and be admitted among his legitimate wives. The King's choice seldom falls on the most beautiful, but on the most skilled in milita ry exercises. The hope of such a reward animates them with extraordinary zeal for military instruc tion, and Europeans are astonished at the martial appearance of that battalion, as well as its skill in manoeuvering and excel lent discipline. Tbe costume these women wear is very rich. Their full dress is com posed of a white woollen robe, embroidered with gold. The cloth is extremely fine and descends as far as the knee ; it is covered with a light coat of mail and a gilt cuirass. The arms are free, and the head is cov ered with a gilt casque. When wearing this dress on State occasions their only weapon is a lance which they handle with wonderful dexterity. With their undress t' ey are armed with a musket. The bat tallion is composed of four companies, and each company 100 women, commanded by a captain of their sex. Should the captain die, the company is drilled for three days by tbe King, who appoints the most com petent to succeed to the command. The battalior. has been commanded for the last five years by a woman who saved the King's life, at a tiger hunt by her cour- age and skill. She possesses great influence ! at Court, and is much respected by those i under her command. She has the same es tablishment as a member of the royal fami ly, and ten elephants are placed at her service. The King never undertakes any expedition without being accompanied by his female guard, nor does he ever hunt, or even ride out, without an escort of this same guard, who are devotedly attached to his person. Each individual of the battalion has five negresses attached to her service, and, having thus no domestic occupation, she can devote herself exclusively to the duties of her profession. There is a parade ground near the city, where one company is stationed for two days every week to ex ercise themselves in the use of the lance, the pistol, the musket, and the rifle. The King attends once a month at these exercises, accompanied by his brother, who shares in some degree the sovereign power, and distributes prizes to the most deserving. These rewards consists of bracelets or other valuable jewelry, to which the girls and their families attach great importance Those so honored fill the offices of sergeant and corporal. Punishment is very rare in the corps, and when it is inflicted it consists of a suspension from service for a period not exceeding three months. But duels are much more frequent. They must bo sanc tioned, however, by the female captain, and be fought with swords in the presence of the entire company. When the' death of one of the parties ensues the deceased receives a magnificent funeral, and tbe high priest pronounces a penegyric declaring that the deceased by her valor has merrited eternal rest in the abode of the blessed. Tbe survivor rtceives the congratulations of her conpanions ; but as a measure of discipline, she is sentenced to pass two months away from her company in fasting and prayer. The military organization of this battalion is so perfect that the entire army endeavors to imitate it. As Beautiful, as True. Young men and young women, just entering the mar riage state, here is something you caunot read too often. Cut it out place it amongst vour heart treasures, and you will, every day you live value it more and more. ' Preserve the privacies of your house, marriage state, heart, from father, mother, sister, brother, aunt, and all the world. You two, with God's help, build your own quiet world; erery third or fourth one whom you draw into it with you will form a par ty, and will stand between you two. That should never be. Promise this to each oth er. Renew the vow at each temptation. You will find your account in it Your souls will grow, as it were, together, and at last they will become as one. Ah, if many a young pair had, on their wedding-day, knew this secret, how many marriages were hav-pier than, alas, they are. jt3f" 'I like you," said a girl to her sui tor, but I cannot leave home ; I am a wid ow's only daughter ; no husband can equal niv parent in kindness. "She is kind," replied the wooer, "but be my wife ; we will all lire together, and see 1 if I don't beat your mother T FANCY DANCES. Among the specimens of moral and criti cal rigmarole that so much abound in our day, we do not know any that exhibit the critical art in a worse light than tiiose which touch upon the essentially social amusements of music and dancing. The following is a specimen, translated from a French paper in New York: "Fancy Dances Where they came from. It is very true that waltzes, polkas, re dowas, schottishes and all the rest, are im portations from over the water. But it is equally true that the importers do not bring them from the fashionable circles of Paris. They come in a mor direct line from cer tain equivocal hot-beds of manners the balls of the "Cellarius" and "La Borde," so well known to the demi-respectables of Paris. For, st Paris, though there are al ways Young Americans enough to be seen on the promenade, it is rare to meet them in the saloons of good society. They pre fer, usually, the other class of saloons, mainly because the admissions to tbe latter are more easy; the fact of having plenty of money in your pocket being no passport at the door of a duchess, and the best recommendation elsewhere. And these more accessible ladies are very ready to initiate young gentlemen into the mysteries of dancing. Y'oung America, consequently, at Paris, gives up the brains and legs to the overcoming of the difficulties of the chorographic art, and with the practice of female partners that they have, it is rarely that they do not become of the j)remier force. The first thing after their return from travel, it is natural that, tbe accomplished young gentlemen should initiate some of the less favored of their countrymen iu the privileged secret imparting to them, that is to say. the graces that they have learned from the free and easy ladies of Paris. It is from this school, then, that emanates tbe waltzing which, in the city of New York, passes for the ne plus ultra of Paris fashion. Hence come those postures which bend so yielding to the measure those extensions of the arms, like the wings of a turn-stile! those soft cheeks laid so confidingly on the shoulder of the gentleman ! and those youthful beards mingling so freely with the curls, ribbons, flowers, or other coift'ures of the lady partners." COURTING IN CHURCH An eccentric rector remarked a gentle man at church, who was not a parishioner, but who, Sunday after Sunday, placed him self in a pew adjoining that of a young widow. On the first occasion, he detected him slyly drawing the lady's glove oft' the pew, where she was accustomed to place it. (Her hand and arm were delicately fair) By-and-by, the lady's prayer book fell of course accidentally, from the edge of her pew into the gentleman's, lie picked it up, found a leaf turned down, and scanned a passage which evidently caused a smile of complacency. Our minister saw all their movements, and continued to watch them with a scrutinizing eye, for two successive Sundays. On the third, as soon as the collects were read, and while the beadle yet obsequiously waited to attend him to the chancel, our eccentric pastor, in a strong and distinct voice, said: "I publish the bans of marriage between M and H , (deliberately pronounc ing the names of the said parties.) If any of you know any just cause, &c." The eyes of the whole congregation were turned on the widow and the gay Lothario; the lady suffused with blushes, and the gen tleman crimsoned with anger; she fanning herself with vehemence, and he opening and shutting the pew-door with rage and violence. The minister, meanwhile, pro ceeded through his accustomed duties with the same decorum and ease as if perfectly innocent of the agitation ho had excited. The sermon preached and the service end ed, away to the vestry rushed tbe parties at the heels of the pastor. Who authorized you, sir, to make such a publication of bans ?" demanded they both, in a breath. "Authorized me ?" said he, with a stare that heightened their confusion, "Yes, sir, who authorized you?" Oh," said the minister, with a sly glance alternately at each, " if you don't approve of it, I'll forbid the bans next Sunday." "Sir," said the lady, "you have been too officious already; nobody requested you to do any such thing. You had better mind your own business." "Why, my pretty dear," said he, patting her on the cheek, "what I have done is all in the way of business, and if you do not like to wait for three publications, I advise you sir, (turning to the gentleman) to pro cure the license, the ring, and the fee, and then the whole may be settled as soon as to-morrow." "Well," replied the gentleman, address ing the lady, "with your permission I will get them, and we may be married in a day or two." "Ob, you may both do as you please," pettishly, yet nothing loth, replied the widow. It was a day or two after that the license was procured. The parson received his fee, the bridegroom his bride, tbe widow for the latt time threw ber gloves over the pew; and it was afterwards said, all parties were satisfied. Extensions. Van Mater reconciles him self to the quantity of silk now required for his wife's dress by the reflection that it w only laying in a stock to last her and his family all their natural life, since, when the hoop fashion goes out, every single dress of his wife's will cut up and make enough for her and her seven daughters. Indeed, he considers she has enough to clothe the next generation. Our friend John Muggins lias a wife who, by degrees,has so increased her circumference that he is starting a company, iu imitation of the Atlantic Ocean Telegraph Association, to lay an electric telegraph on to his wife She has long been out of the reach of a speaking trumpet or a dinner gong. Who is the Prettiest Woman in N. Youk? A letter was advertised on the morning of the 7th in the poet office list addressed "To the Prettiest Lady in New York." No less than seven hundred and sixty ladies are said to have applied for the golden letter, and the gallant dispenser of billet-doux at the ladies' window was re moved to the New York Hospital in a state of mind bordering on derangement, produc ed by the combination of loveliness to which he was exposed. The handsomest man in the post office. Col. Taylor, (Fowler was out,) was called upon to decide, but giving one look at the bright throng, he "stepped out," and the mutter is to be brought beforo the Court of Come-and-plense for adjudica tion. We could easily settle such a matter in Charlotte. Pat. Pat was hungry, and got out of the cars for his refreshment. The cars very thoughtlessly went on without him. Pat's ire was up. "Ye spalpeen !" he cried, starting on a run, and shaking his fist, as he flew after the train, "stop, there, ye old stame-wngon ; ye mmtheriug ftatne engine ye've got a passenger aboard that's left behind." The stame-wagon was relentless, and the passenger "aboard " that was left behind had to stay behind. II ow to treat Calumniators. Two travelers started from the same place for a day's journey, one of whom reached his destination before sundown, wondering what had become of his companion. Long after dark he arrived, and being asked the cause of his delay, said, "I was obliged to stop at eveiy other house to whip off the little dogs that barked tit me. Did they not bark at you also f "Yes," replied the other, "but I did not stop to whip them ; I drove on." She alwavs made Home JIappt. A plain marble stone, iu a chureh yard, bears this brief inscription : "She always made home happy." This epitaph was penned by a bereaved husband, after sixty years of wedded life. He might have said of his departed wife, she was beautiful, and accomplished, and an ornament to society, and yet not have said she made home happy. He might have added, she was a Christian, and not have been able to say "She always made home happy.'' What a rare combination of virtues and graces this wife and mother must have possessed ! How wisely she must have possessed her soul ! How self denying she must have been ! How tender and loving ! How thoughtful for the com fort of all about her ! Her husband did not seek happiness in public places, because he found purer and sweeter enjoyment at home. A friend has furnished w with the following instance of the simplicity of a child and the shrewdness with which ho vindicated boyish proclivities: "A fair-haired, blue eyed little boy, some five or six years of age, was not long since entertained, by Mr B (his father) with some moral and inferential reflections on the wickedness of the boy who stole apples, and was pelted with stones ; a detailed and circumstantial account of which may be found in Webster's Elementary Spelling Book. "Wasn't that a mighty bad boy ?" asked the moralizing father. "Y-e-s, papa ; but wa'ut he a mighty mean old man f The way Yankee Robinsom got hihSk bond Wife. As the story goes, Yankee Robinson was visiting the family of C'apt. Drake. During tbe time the Yankee ac companied the Captain on a fishing excut sion. On their return the daughter was inquiring about success, 4rc, when accident ally her dress was caught with a hook. In extricating the bearded instrument, the Yankee remarked that he "was attached to her." She replied with a modest smile that "the attachment was mutual," whereupon the Captain remarked that he "gave his consent." I" days from that time our friend tied a knot in his line that transfcHrm ed a female drake to a duck.