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WILLIAM J. YATES.
A Valuable Plantation,
fifteen milt icrst of Charlotte, in Gaston
nil), iciliiin two miles of the Plank
Road between Charlotte and
L,i ncolnton.
Said Plantation is on the west
side of the Cataw ba River, con
taining about FOl'R HUNDRED
At'lfKS: about ciirlit v-tive acres.
j . , ,..,11X111: f-ii acre. Meadow land yield
abundant crop of hay twice a year; one
i i. red and twi nty-five acres good upland.
v vm level, and the balauce in woodland,
well liiubrfvd, and exte nding within two hun
i. .- of a Saw Mill owned by John 11.
Johnston. Emi.
ln the idacA there is a lame
Biirk Hwse, Kitchen, Negro Houses, jj
li i ..-j J
I :.tiie, H Iiev. iaij;r auu aptiiwuo
!' Blacksmith .Simp. Cotton Gin and Screw.
i .n is also a large Orchard of peach and ap
pV i"i w.nth at least one thousand dollars;
an I in addition a good v,g table garden.
Tip Plantation is well kuowu as the residence
late Robert Johnston; having been care
fully cultivated and from the mauner in which
it ki i capable of indefinite improvement.
Ike place is well watered, having three very
.. i nt Soiiugs, situated iu different parts of
the Ji;illt:lti..l.
Auv mm- wishing to examine the plantation
u s.. l.v applying t Jim. K. Johnston, Es.,
w A.nz withmue wile of the place, or iu his
ba iice, 1 1 1 Dr. Sydney X. Johnston, two miles
di.4t.-ial ar ( 'aslitiia Grove, on the Plank Koad
:; m.v,- nit'tttiitii- 1.
i:,s-'um f the premises given on the 1st of
January. I -.'-, and to any purchaser desirous of
towing n heat, pi iiaiasiiiBt w ill be granted to do
h.i al tit proat'f season.
T!ii baa always been regarded as the best
plaatatioB on the Catawba Kivcr, and my busi-n-
s anaagnaw-ats being such that I cannot
upy it at this time, it will be sold duriug the
asaiag s. ms.iu; therefore early application would
be nd iahle.
1' ic" aad terms will be made kuown by ad
ssing mc at 27 Murray, and 31 Warren
Is, New York City, care of Churchill, John
ston at 'o., until 1st of November, after that
date, at Columbia, S. C.
RUFUS M. JOHNSTON.
Sept. 29, 1-T7. 4m
DISSOLUTION.
THE firm of WILLIAMS, GILLESPIE &
CO.. was dissolved by mutual consent on the
lay of July, 1&7. The Notes and Ac
emmts for 1856 most be paid forthwith. The
Acn.nnts for 157 can run as usual ami will be
i ! at the end of the year by L. S. Williams
wag will continue to carry on the business
Ifcr aid stand.
The late fin return their thanks to the public
(it the liberal patronage heretofore received, and
tli ir sin e snr hopes, by manifesting a spirit of
crom modation to merit a continuation of the
same.
WILLIAMS. GILLESPIE & CO.
Charlotte, Aug. 4, 157 tf
ALL p -rsons havinjr claims atrainst the late
Gran of W ILLIAMS, GILLESPIE & CO., will
r. s.-ut them to the undersigned for settlement.
L. S. WILLIAMS.
August 4, 1857
SOO Head of Beer
Cattle Wanted.
Also, 500 HEAD OF
SHEEP & 100
iHead of HOGS,
And 12 or 15 No. 1 Milch Cows.
1 DESIRE to purchase the above amount of
Stock. Those having anv for sale will do well to
give dm a . all. a 1 am willing to pay the highest
maiket price. Farmers will rind it to their advan
tage to sell their lb eves, sheep or Hogs to me
instead of butchering themselves, as I think I
can remunerate them as well if not better lhau if
they butchered themselves.
W. A. COOK
Charlotte, July 1 4, 1657. Town Biiicaer.
D R ST- iff S 0 j G,
Charlotte, V. C.
O WING located in this place, respectfully
offers his Professional Services to the citi
zens of the town and vicinity.
I5" OFFICE in Springs' building.
April -Jdth 1857.
BREM & STEELE,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers
IN
Hardware, Hats, and Shoes,
CHARLOTTE, X. C.
May 5, 1857. 44-tl
Now Millinery and Mantua Making
ESTABLISHMENT.
MRS. P. If. SMITH would inform ihe nub-
Bc that she iutends currying on the above bnsi- j
i m .it her residenc, next to the new Episcopal '
Caarch. She would also inform the ladies tiiat !
ae h s jnt rec -ived a supply of Honnet Trim
feun?, consisting of Flowers, Feathers, Rouch
s, v e.. Stc
Oct. 27, 1837. 80-tf
X - -.1
Tan
& CO.,
DRUGGISTS & CHEMISTS,
3o. 4, Trade Street,
Charlotte, N. C.
Invite the attention of Physi
cians, Planters, Merchants, &c,
t their new and complete stock
of DRUGS, CHEMICALS,
Ar. The extensive imtrnnnirp
they have received from the Physicinus of
Charhttle and its vicinity is the best guar
antee of the purity of the Drugs sold by
them. Sept. 1st.
Pure White Lead.
A superior article, warranted pure,
at 10 cents, rash.
For sale by SCARIi & CO.
September 8, 1857.
MEDICINES.
Just received, from the Warehouse,
Ayers' Cherry Pectoral.
Rogers' Liverwort and Tar,
Guysott's Sarsaparilla and Yellow Dock,
W istar's liulsiim,
McLane's Pill,
Strong's Pills,
Ayers' Pills, &c. Arc.
SCARR & CO,
September 8. DRUGGISTS.
Quinine, Quinine.
A full supply of Powers &. Weihtman's
Quinine, low for cash.
SCARR cc CO.,
Sept. 1st. Charlotte Drug Store.
For the Toilet.
Just received a choice lot of Perfumery
and Articles essential to the Toilet.
Ivory, buffalo horn, shell and fancy Hair
Brushes ; tooth, nail and shaving Brushes;
buffalo horn, india rubber and horn Combs;
French. English and American Pomades,
for the hair ; odor boxes, toilet bottles.
Labia's extracts in great variety; Glenn's
toilet waters ; German. French and Ameri
can Colognes ; toilet soaps in great variety;
hair dyes, rice powder, meeu fun, tooth
pastes. Arc, at
Sept. 1st,
Scarr dc Co.'s Drug Store.
For the Iiath.
SPOXGE of various qualities,
Turkish Bathing Towels,
Flesh Brushes,
Hair Gloves and Belts,
at SCARR & CO'S,
llltolesiile and Retail Drug Store.
Sept. 8, 1857.
Potash ! Potash ! !
For making Soap, a fresh barrel opened at
Sept. 8.
Scarr Co.'s, Druggists.
EXTRACTS FOR FLAVORING
Creams, Puddings, &c, of the following
varieties:
Lemon, Vanilla,
Pine Apple, Almond,
Rose, Orange, Nutmeg,
Celery, Banana, &c. at
Sept. 8. Scarr 8f Co.'s Drug Store.
MACCARONI,
Tapioca,
Sago, Arc. for sale at
Sept. S. Scarr Co.'s, Druggists.
OiVti'yo Corn Slnrcli.
A superior article of diet for Invalids,
at Scarr & Co.'s Drug Store.
Sept. 1st.
CHOCOLATE.
Sehmitz's Sweet Chocolate, for sale at
Sept. 1. Scarr A; Co ' Drug Store.
Robinson's Patent Barley.
Strongly recommended by the Faculty as a
nutritious and cooling food for Infants, and is
excellent for t.-i.ekening soup, sold at 2S cents
per packet, at
Sept 15. Scarr fy.Co's Drug Store.
Varnishes, Varnishes,
To be sold low for cash:
Dumar crystal white.
Coach body No. 1.
do. do No. 2.
Furniture No. 1.
do No. 2.
Black leather varnish.
Drying Japan. by
Sept. 1. Scarr A: Co., Druggists.
Prime White Vinegar,
White and black Mustard Seed,
Mace, cloves,
Nutmegs, allspice,
Ginger, Arc , Arc,
Sept. 1. At Scarr A: Co.'s, Charlotte.
3T Cox's refined sparkling Geletine,
A very superior and easy mode of making
J 1 1 1 1 es
Sept 1. Scarr & Co., Druggists.
Segrars! Segrars!!
A large lot of Havana Segars, various brands,
for sale at Scarr A; Co.'s Drug Store.
Sep. 29, 1357.
CONGRESS WATER, CONGRESS WATER,
A fresh case just opened at
Scarr A; Go's Drug Store.
BLUE STOE, BLUE STOATEk
Just received, a lanje supply at
SCARR A: CO'S
Sept. 8. Drug Store.
Effervescing Citrate of Magnesia,
an agreeable and refreshing aperient, for
sale at Scarr t' Co 'x" Drag Store.
German Sand Crucibles,
In sets of eight each, for sale at
Sept. 8. Scarr Co.'s Drug gtore
ROBERT GIBBON, M D.,
PRACTITIONER OF
HBMDKHS k SVS6I&T,
OUiec No. 5, Granite Kow,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
lir tIfiTTC?T P, T AH
For Sale.
ONE of the most desirable residences in
Charlotte, situated op Trade street, directly
opposite the residence of Gen. J. A. Young,
and iu the most pleasant and healthy part
of the town. Buildings all in complete
order, and will be sold very cheap, as the
owner is going West. For particulars, en
quire of J. TOWNLY, at
FULLING S & CO.'S
Clothing Emporium.
Sept. 29. 1857. tf
As Executor of Jonathan Burlison, deceased,
I will sell on the premises of my testator, in
Union county, on the lid day of December next,
the following property of the said Burlison:
FIVE LIKULY NEGROES,
The Crop of Corn, Cotton, Wheat, Arc. Arc.
The stock of Cattle, Horses. Sheep, Sfc,
and such other articles as are usually sold on
such occasions.
Twelve months credit will be given and note
with approved security required.
Creditors of said estate are notified to
present their claims duly authenticated within
the legal time, and debtors are requested to make
payment.
The Plantation of deceased will also be rent
ed on the day of sale.
SAML. H. WALKUP, Ex'r.
Nov. 9, 18o7 b2-4t
40,000 PAIRS
OF
BOOTS, SHOES,
BROGA.IS AND
OVER SHOES.
EMBRACING every variety of Ladies, Gents,
Misses, Boys and Childrens' Shoes and Boots
that can be found in any wholesale or retail es
tablishment in the Southern Country.
Our goods are manufactured expressly for us,
and we are satisfied they will give better satisfac
tion and at less prices for the same quality of
goods than at any other establishment in the
South.
It is only necessary to examine our stock and
prices to be satisfied that this is the place to buy
Boots and Shoes.
Cash, one price only.
BOONE CO.,
Sept. 29. Charlotte, N. C.
DOUSE & LOT FOR SALE.
I will sell at public or private sale the
ITouse & Lot on which Jos W. Ross now lives,
on B. and 5 h Streets, iu the town of Charlotte,
containing one Lot and a half. An excellent
t welling House
and other buildings are on the premises ; also,
Garden. Stables, Well, &c- Persons desirous
of examining the premises can call on Mr J. W.
Ross, who will show the same.
I will sell at public sale on the 1st of
January, lti5d, if not sold before.
S. H WALKUP.
Nov. 10, 1857. fi-2-tf
Oxford Female College.
The Fourteenth Session will commence on
the FIRST MONDAY in January, 1851. The
Teachers employed are of the first order of abil
ity. The course of instruction is unusually
thorough and extensive.
EXPENSES:
Tuition in Elementarv Branches $15 00
' College Classes 90 00
" " V. usic 20 00
- " Drawing 10 00
" Painting 20 00
" " Embroidery 5 00
Board and Washing, per month 10 00
1 No extra charges will be made.
For particulars, address
J. H. MILLS. Oxford, N.C.
Nov. 3, 1657. 81-12
HOUSEKEEPERS.
If you wish to supply yourselves with
China, Glass or Crockery-ware
of any kind, go to
CHINA HALL,
where you will find the BEST ASSORT
MENT IN THE STATE. Also, a variety
of housekeeping articles, consisting of
Knives and Forks, Spoons, Soup Ladles,
Castors, Chafing Dishes, Oyster Dishes.
Buckwheat Cake Dishes. Egg Beat
ers, Oyster knives. Tickle torks,
Mustaid spoons. Salad spoond
and Folks, Butter knives,
Teakettles, Andirons.
Wafflp-Irons, Shovels and Tongs, Bellows,
Gridirons, Coffee Mills, Candlesticks,
LOOKING GLASSES
in every variety of fiame.
Also, LOOKING-GLASS PLATE.
A splendid assortment of eight day Alarm
and thirty hour CLOCKS.
Also, a good assortment of
Wood and Willow Ware,
consisting of clothes, traveling and work Baskets,
Tubs, Chu'ns, Buckets, Bread Trays, Brooms,
Brushes, Feather-dusieis, Knife Boxes, &c. &c.
JAMES HARTY & CO..
Oct. 12. 1857. tf China Hall.
John Henry Wayt, UI. D.,
SURGEON DENTIST,
(Graduate of the Baltimore College of
Dental Surgery,)
Having located permanently, tenders his pro
fessional services to the citizens 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 tie
teeth and jaws. He is also prepared to insert
artificial teeth, after the most approved methods.
Ladies waited on at their residences if
required
Office on Tryon Street, in Carson's new
building, up stairs.
Nov. 18th, 156. 20 tf.
Lumber Yard.
The subscribers inform the citizens of Char
lotte and vicinity that they have established a
Lumber Yaid in town, where they intend keep
ing a supplv of all kinds of Lumber for building
and other purposes. Mr Jonas Rndisill is their
ao-ent in town application can be made to him
or to either of the undersigned.
Oct. 6. MILLER & PORTER.
WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
THE MASSACRE OF EMIGRANTS.
The Los Angelos Star gives the follow
ing additional detail with reference to the
horrible massacre of an emigrant traiu on
the plains by the Indians, of which we re
cently gave the substance.
The scene of massacre is differently de
signated as the Santa Clara canon, the
Mountain Springs and the Mountain Mea
dows. But all agree in locating it near the
rim of the Great Basin, about 50 miles
from Cedar City, the southern rf the Mor
mon settlements, and three hundred miles
from Salt Lake City. Of a party of about
one hundred and thirty persons, only fifteen
infant children were saved. The account
was given by the Indians themselves to the
Mormons at Cedar City, to which place
they brought the children, who were pur
chased from them by the people of that
city.
Whether the cause assigned is sufficient
to account for the result, or whether a dif
ferent cause is at the bottom of the trans
action. We can scarcely believe that a
party traveling along a highway would act
in the manner described, that is to poison
the carcass of an ox, and also the water,
thus endangering the lives of those who
were coming after them. Yet this is the
story told by all who have spoken of the
massacre. It is stated the emigrants had
an ox which died, and they placed poison
in the body, and also poisoned the water
standing in the pools, for the purpose of
killing the Indians, that several of the tribe
had died from this cause, and that the whole
force mustered, pursued the train, and
coming up with them at the above place,
which favored their purpose, attacked and
murdered the whole party, except a few
infant children.
The Indians state they made but one
charge on the party, in which they cut off
the greater portion of the men, and then
guarded the outlet of the canon and shot
the men and women down as they came out
for water ; that one man was making his
escape with a few children, and they fol
lowed him, killed him, and took the chil
dren, fifteen in number, the eldest under
five years old.
Amalgamation. Thomas Hudson, col
ored, and Jane Hastings, a white girl, were
married in Newburyport, Mass., on Wed
nesday. The ceremony is said to have been
witnessed by some of the "first citizens."'
S. C. College a "nuisance:" The
Grand Jury of Abbeville for the Fall
Term made the following presentment,
which the Anderson True Carolinian
thinks is rather overstepping their legiti
mate sphere :
"That the South Carolina College, under
its present Faculty, is not fulfilling the design
had in view in its organization by the Leg
islature. The present Faculty have shown
themselves utterly incapable of governing
the students, and the Grand Jury are real
ly surprised that the Trustees should have
replaced them in their Professorships, after
having so justly turned them out. They
would recommend therefore, that until the
College be placed under the control of a
Faculty capable of governing it, that the
annual appropriations thereto be withheld.
In our opinion, under its present manage
ment, it is a nuisance."
The Naval Courts. One hundred and
seventeen cases have been gone through by
the Naval Courts of Enquiry. Twenty
more remain for trial. The public will
rejoice to learn that this apparently inter
minable business is nearly through. How
much the Naval Reform Board will cost the
government remains to be seen. The
present tribunals of Enquiry and Revision
will do the country some service if the' do
not rush into the opposite extreme of the
Naval Star Chamber and exercise mercy
as indiscriminately as that body did justice.
Whilst some efficient and excellent officers
suffered under the Reform Board, a great
many incapatles were displaced, and some
professionally capable, who were morally a
disgrace to the service. No officer should
be permitted to wear the livery of his coun
try, however good a seaman, whose char
acter as a gentleman cannot pass muster
among civilized people.
TVegroes lor Sale.
The subscribers, as Administrators of Silas
Todd, dee'd, will sell on Friday the 15th of
JANL'ARY, at the late residence of the deceased,
Eight Likely Negroes,
One man and the balance women and children.
Terms, 6 months credit with note and ap
proved security. JNO. L. TODD,
ADAM H. TODD,
Nov. 17th. 83-9t Administrators.
IVOTIGE.
The Board of Wardens for the county of Meck
lenburg will meet at the Poor House of said
county on the first Saturday in December next,
for the purpose of electing a Steward and a
Physician for the year 1858. Bidders for those
places will please attend.
JNO. WOLF, Chairman.
November 17, 1857. 83-3t-pd
State of Si Carolina, Union county
Superior Court of Laic, Fall Term., 1857.
It is ordered by the Court, that hereafter Mon
day and Tuesday be set apart for the trial of
Suite causes. And it is further ordered by the
Court that Civil Suits bereatter will not be taken
up until Wednesday of the Term, and that no
witness in Civil Suits will be allowed to prove
for his attendance on Monday and Tuesday of
each Term hereafter. Therefore Civil Suitors
and Witnesses will take notice that the Civil
Docket will not be taken np till Wednesday
morning of each Term.
Iu testimony whereof I have hereunto set my
name, this the iOtfa of Novemb-r. W7.
83-ot . W. H. SIMPSON, Clerk.
I "THE TESTIMONY OP THE ROCKS"
j The progress of the physical sciences
hoc in oil arms idpn sloalt-jct v rofiKTAri liV
the combined forces of bigotry and ignor-
; ance. in the year l48o, but six years De-
j fore the discovery of America, a council of
learned doctors met in Salamanca to dis
cuss the views of Columbus, who was, at
that time, endeavoring to obtain from Fer
dinand and Isabella, the means of prose
cuting his immortal voyage, a consider
able number of that learned body enter
tained the belief tha the opinions of the
great navigator were perversely heterodox,
and that they ought to be expiated m the
stake. To hold that a ship by sailing dtie
west, could reach the eastern portion of
the globe, and by holding on the same
course could finally come back to the port
whence she started, was to maintain that
the earth was round, and that there were
persons living on the opposite side of it,
directly under our feet. This was not only
contrary to the teachings of the holy fath
ers, but was in opposition, as they suppos
ed, to the very letter of scripture. Had
not David said that the Heavens were ex
tended like a hide, and did not the Apostle
Paul compare them to a tabernacle spread
over the earth, which must of course be
flat ? A little more than one hundred
years after this memorable dec'sion, Galileo
ventured to teach that the sun was the
centre of the system, and that the earth
and the planets revolved around it ; a doc
trine which, we believe, is at this day denied
by no civilized man, except one father Cul
len, an Irish priest of the Romish Church,
who maintains that the sun is only six feet
in diameter, and that it travels once in
twenty-four hours around the earth, which
lies flat and unmoveable beneath it. For
teaching a truth, now thought to be so un
deniable, Galileo was imprisoned by the
Inquisition, and only escaped torture by
abjuring it, and declaring that he believed
it to be untrue, because contrary to scrip
ture. It must be allowed that there are
scriptural texts, in abundance, against the
doctrine of Galileo. The sun stood still at
the command of Joshua, the sun went back
as a sign to Hezekiah, ''the sun," it is said,
"is as a bridegroom coming out of his cham
ber and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a
race," "the sun knoweth his going down,"
"the sun also riseth and the sun goeth
down." Not only is the sun spoken of as
a body that is constantly in motion, but
the earth is always spoken of as stationary.
"The earth is also established that it can
not be moved." "Thou hast established
the earth, and it abideth," fec. At the
same time, the sun is spoken of as the
greater light ; how, then, could the sun be
anything more than a body of fire, and how
could the moon be a world like this we in
habit ?
The great mistake of all the doctors al
luded to both those who examined Col
umbus, and those who persecuted Galileo
seems to have consisted in forcing the Holy
Scriptures into a service they were not in
tended for. Their whole end and scope is
to teach man how to save his own soul.
Everything necessary to that consumma
tion, they show forth most abundantly ;
but farther than this they do not go, and
were not designed to go. So far as the
material world is concerned, it may safely
be affirmed, that they teach nothing by
revelation which man is able to discover bv
his own unassisted faculties, the exercise of ;
, . e , , . ,i 1 1 !
vln.-.h is tua elnof nmn nvmont in this wnr i ,
of probation. It is vain to look for sys-
terns of astronomy, or of any other science ,
in uie pages ui ja.u.y ..u, uu
seek them there, only succeed in bringing
ridicule upon themselves, and discredit up-
on the sacred volume. At the same time,
we think it may bo safely asserted, that
every discovery of so;ee, if properly con-
sidercd, tends to strengthen the evidence between them, and tbis proves tne uarome
of scriptural truth. lr ma7 be relied on for measurement
1 lAvmi iaha.
When geology first began to take its
rank among the established sciences, there
was a general outcry against it, from alt
, , . . '-i i u tu.
me puipits mine civueu wunu.
Book of Genesis, it was perversely main-
tained, places the creation of the world in
an age not quite six thousand years remov
ed from the present, and it expressly de
clares that the whole work was finished in
six davs of our time. It never seems to '
have occurred to them, that a thousand
vears is an one day to Omnipotence, and
one day as a thousand years. There were
instances innumerable in prophetic language
of the use of days and weeks to denote pe
riods of much greater duration than the
days aud weeks iu common acceptation,
and the description of the earth'o creation,
was certainly prophetic, if any part of scrip
ture is ; for eternity has no beginning, no
middle, and no end, and what we under
stand by prophecy that is. revelation
may operate in any direction. But the
oracles of the day would not allow that view
of the subject to betaken. According to
thcin the earth was made in six bona fide
j days that ia to say 144 houra, neither
I more nor le"' All the evidencea afforded
J o W J
scouted at, and the science, with its thou
sands of facte, was denounced as a damna
ble science, and its professors, without dis
tinction, classed with Voltaire, Volney,
Bolingbroke, Tom Paine, and the other
scoffers of the last century. Such a pro
ceeding was to the last degree impolitic
and absurd ; for as there were persons in
numerable who were determined to examine
for themselves, and as an examination was
equivalent to conviction, to assert that there
was antagonism between the reveiatfod of
Scripture and the revelations of geology,
was to throw the door wide open to infidelity.
The science in the meantime, steadily ad
vanced, and anew race of clergymen sprung
up men thoroughly educated who had
studied the sciences profoundly, and this
among the rest. These men could not re
sist tho evidence afforded by geology with
regard to the antiquity of the earth, and its
gradual approach to its present condition
by successive periods. At the same time,
they found it impossible to resist the evi
dences of the Scriptures, established, as
they are, upon the unshaken and immutable
foundation of prophecy fulfilled with the
most minute accuracy. They sought to
reconcile the two, by placing upon the words
of Moses, used in the first chapter of Gene
sis, an interpretation to which seems certain
that they are fairly liable, and expanding
tho six days of creation into six periods of
vast duration.
The work whose title we have placed at
the head of this article is the most success
ful, as it is by far the most eloquent, of all
the attempts yet made to effect the indicat
ed reconciliation. It is written in beautiful
English, and imparts to a subject which
seems dry and uninteresting in other hands,
all the interest of a romace by Scott or Ir
ving. It often rises into the highest regions
of poetry, and proves that the author pos
sessed an imagination which would have
left him without a living rival, had he be
come a professed poet. It is redolent,
throughout, of the most fervent and unaf
fected piety, and "justifies the ways of
God to man," in a style never equalled by
his cotemporaries. Richmond Whig.
THE MOUNTAINS OF N. CAROLINA.
From a letter to the National Intelligen
cer, we extract the following :
"The Black and Roan Mountains are the
highest in the United States east of the Mis
sissippi, and the chief authority upon which
this assertion rests is Cooks Map of North
Carolina, published by J. H. Colton A" Co.;
a work not only officially recognized by the
Legislature of North Carolina, but one
which has received the commendation for
general accuracy of Prof. Emmons, the
State Geologist, and also that of the late
Prof. Mitchell. In submitting a table of
the heights of the Carolina mountains, Mr
Cooke mentions the fact that he is indebted
for them to Prof. A. Guyot, of Princeton,
who completed his survey in the summer of
1856, and it is proper to remark that his
statements have been adopted by several of
the leading gazetteers aud atlases of the
TJ. States in their latest editions. The
peaks and heights are as follows : Cling
rnan's peak of the Black 6,701 feet, Guyot 's
Peak 6,661, Sandoz knob 6.612, Cattail Peak
6,595, Hairy Bear 6,597. Mount Gibbes
6,586, Mount Mitchell 6,576, Rocky Trail
6,481, Sugar Loaf 6.401, Potato Top 6,ij89,
Black Knob 6,377, Bowler's Pyramid
6,345, Dome Gap 6,341, Roan Mountain
6,318.
All these heights exceed Mount Wash
ington, in New Hampshire, and are not ap
proached by Tahawus, of the Adiroadack
range-
In confirmation of the general ac-
curacy of Prof. Guyot's measurements, it
"
may be stated that during the last summer
a line of levels was run to the top of the
B, k , u- j Q Tu of N. Caro.
, M( tbut he ouaa, by the most accur-
ate of raeasurement known, the height of
Clingman's Peak to be 6,711 feet. Though
Guyot and Turner differ to the extent of ten
' feet, (not as far as a deer or salmon can
leap.) yet there is a substantial agreement
Though opposed to the American custom
of naming hoary beaded mountains after
j living men. however distinguished, yet I do
not deem it improper that certain peaks of
ODe huge roouIltain ghouid be thus designat-
i cd. But mountains are proverbially as hon-
1 est as they are sensible, and thoVj of Yan-
cev and Buncombe counties (of the "good
- . . r ... . . .....
old North State"; tully appreciate tne luxu
ry of having their own way. Often has the
smoke of a camp fire attracted their atten
tion on the extreme summit of Black Moun
tain; and when they have subsequently
seen their friend Cbngman, laden with
geological specimens, weary and worn, des- j
ceuding to the lower world, it was not !
strauge that they should learn to apply his
own name to his elevated camping ground, i
That they should have attached to auotehr I
peak the name of Mitchell was perfectly j
natural and proper, for they well knew that
fid also was not only a lover or tne moun
tains, but had done much to make their at
tractions known. If the flower which Mr
Clingman may have plucked from one sum
mit should have a 'ittle more of the blue of
heaven than that picked up by Prof. Mitchell
on another, let us sympathise with the for
mer in his good fortnne, and, gathering to
gether all the blossoms of a good name,
strew them upon the bier of the departed.
Very respectfully, yours.
CHARLES LANMAN.
OREGON. The Constitutional Conven
tion of this Territory has closed its labors,
and the Constitution was to be submitted
to the vote of the people on the 9th Novem
ber. The following are the principal pro
visions of the Constitution :
The Lsgislature is forbidden from estab
lishing or incorporating any bank or bank
ing company or monied institution whatever
and all such institutions are positively for
bidden in the State. The State is forbid
den from subscribing for or becoming in
terested in any corporation or association
whatever, and can never assume the debt of
any town, county or city, and ae town, etty
or municipal corporation can become a
stockholder in any joint stock association
whatever. The counties are forbidden from
incurring debts of over $5,000. Tho
Legislature is forbidden to draw money from
the treasury of any religious or theological
institution, and no money can bo appropri
ated to pay for any religious service in
either branch of the Legislative Assembly.
All the elections in the Legislature shall be
open and viva voce forever, and elections by
the people shall also be vivo voce, until
altered by law. No negro. Chinaman or
mulatto shall have the right of suffrage.
Sell Your Horses Gentlemen. A
steam cjtrriaere made its appearance in the
streets of Manchester, near Pittsburg. It
ran over the streets like a thing of life,
turning corners and dodging ruts. The
driver of an omnibus, seeing innovation in
this experiment, put whip to his horses and
tried to outrun the steam carriage, but the
latter left his coach so far behind that tho
omnibus driver was laughed at by the spec
tators. The steam carriage went at the
rate of nine miles an hour with a pressure
of sixty pounds. The inveter is John M.
Hall, of Manchester.
A Woman to Walk One Hundred and
five consecutive Hours. Mrs. M. Jack
son, of Harmburg, Pa., has commenced tho
feat of walking one hundred and five conse
cutive hours without any rest of any kind.
The performance is to be done for a gold
belt valued at $250.
17 The following synopsis of the plane
tary system will, we think, prove interest
ing to those readers who have not the time
or the opportunity to consult astronomical
works :
Distance of the planets from the Sun
Mercury, 37,000,000 miles ; Venus, 68.000,
000; Earth, 95,000,000 ; Mars, 144,000,000;
Juno. 243.000,000; Vesta, 215,000.000;
Ceres, 263,000,000 ; Pallas, 264,000.000 ;
Jupiter, 490,000,000; Saturn, 900,000,000;
Herschel, 1,800,000. Diameter of the Sun
and Planets Sun 863,246, Mercury 3.224,
Venus 7 .067, Earth 7,911, Moon 2,180, Mars
4,169, Vesta 236, Juno 1,425, Ceres 163,
Pallas 80, Jupiter 69,170, Saturn 79,012,
Herschel 35,112. Quantities of matter in
the planetary bodies, the Earth being 1
Sun 329,630, Mercury 0,135, Venus 0.135,
Earth 1,000, Moon 0,025, Jupiter 330,600,
Saturn 103.950, Herschel 16,840.
Observation. The habit of observa
tion is one of the most valuable in life ; its
worth can never be too highly estimated,
and it is one that can easily be cultivated.
Never do anything without observing that
all you do is correct. Do not ever take a
walk without having your eyes and ears
open ; and always try and remember what
you see and hear. By this means you will
acquire more knowledge than can ever bo
learned from books, as you will find tho in
formation in exactly the form you are capa
ble of receiving it. Read books and news
papers, but above all acquire observing
habits, for they will bo always with yon,
aud ever ready to store your mind with the
truths of nature.
Suffolk Hoos. In the good qualities
that constitute a perfect animal for pro
ducing the most pork, of the best quality,
at the least cost, this family stands unriv
alled as yet, by any in the United States.
Their merit in part consists in size ; length
of quarters ; short and lean dished heads ;
flue, thin and upright ears ; prominent eyes;
fine tail and limbs ; quietness ; and, above
all, their perfect adaptation to take Cat
readily on the most favorable parts. I
have slaughtered hogs of this breed whose
live and dressed weight differed leas than a
ninth. No thorough-bred animals of this
family have yot been slaughtered, bnt en
ough is known to warrant us in saying
they will readily attain 500 lbs. at maturity.
One litter of eight half breeds averaged
260 lbs. at nine months. Two three-fourths
do. attained 390 lbs. at 14 mouths. Al
though I rather doubt the assertion of their
becoming very fleshy on "two chips and a
corn cob." still I know they ca.i manufac
ture pork of an excellent quality from
clover and apples. Albany Cultivator.
What in Man 7 A young lady answers
"A thing to waltz with ; a thing to flirt
with ; to take one to places of amusement ;
to laugh at ; to be married to ; to pay one's
bills; to keep one comfortably." Not far
from the truth.
tW A widow said one day to her daugh
ter : "When you are of my age you will
be dreaming of a husband." "Yea. mam
ma," replied the thoughtless little husay,
"for the second time."