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CHARLOTTE:
T ill's dav. J a nil a it 25, ISoO.
Meeting of StocV.holdei-s. ! ho trip in a private in preference to a pub-
7Ke annual meeting of the Stockholders lie conveyance. Wc travelled the plank
of the Charlotte and S. C.Rsil Road Com- road about IS miles, which wc found exce
pauy, will take place on the Oth of February, j dingly rough and therefore thought wo would
improve the matter ly trying the ditt road.
To Consignees. ! We had not progressed far, however, be-
At the suction cf a merchant of I....- I M jniprofed thfi
eolnton, we have cr-mru. -need ins. rtlI,f I n.nttor much, but wc were in for it, and
the consignees by the Charlotte S. I - j , . . ,
Rail Rad, and wiib the Dames we mtrr.d .
to publish tbe cumber of packages, and as I
we do this for tbe benefit cf merchants we
expect their support; and as we send
onr nancr to those who are interested in oh-
tailing this formation, inserted this week,
.1 .U- ....,.,n,r,f ti'
if they object to the arrsngiment, they,
will please reUrn this paper.
Express Train.
As same of our frieuds desire to know
whether there is a connection between the
v.- t- ,., in ci,ti that
there is none. ' Person., therefore, desirin,
to po South had better take the 7 o dock ,
train and then they will take the night
tram
here aid reach Columbia in time for
the rmrniug train
iinra r reeis.
f)n Saturday evening last a very sud !en
ehsncc took place in the weather and by
Fundsy morning ice ws
i.:rretwn. but .unasy nt
f.t frtize rind every thing
dcui cur rn.ee even , ,ue w.v, ,u
:re in ccn'-'uce of whiob no css could pass,
An i-bundsnce cf ice is now formed so that
our eiriz? ns will be able to fill their ice (
Louses.
LcglOtflve.
Wt learn, that vu tie l'.'th in the ?. nate,
the bill ti cbarttr t:e Co-.l Fields I'wad
pas-cJ its 31 readit.g l-y a nijrity of
3. The bill to charter tie Bank cf Now-
been i.1-0 ra.weU its JJ rt'idi:;
On the 'mh, in the Secatc, the 111! to
lisiit-r the bank of orth t. srolma was
tiiscused. Its consideration was resumed
cn tl.eilst Bi d eft. r some amendments, it
was put upoa its passage U njeeted. '
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ea I' nav li '
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1h tr.o iiousc on t;ie iit, ine i.evenac
bill parsed ia aeectid readins;. 3:me amend
ments have been made and tbe bill wiib the
smendmetts were made the order of the
day for tbe 25th.
The Hoase has also passed to its third
reading a bill providicg for a freehold
boniesteod of fifty acres of land in tbe
country aud two acres in an incorporated
town; this freehold to b" einr;. from
levy and sale and to be tlas secured to
heads of families. It passed by a vote of
61 to il. Hid such a bill been paed
twenty years ago by our Legislature thous-.
and who have expatria'ed themselves
would now le with us. Of coarse before
a man cou' l avail himself of thii set he
must be indebted to no one.
The Danville Connection.
Tt will e seen by reference lo our Le
gislative proceedings, that the bill charter
ing a Railrjud from Greeusbor to Dan
vi'le, was loct on Saturday, tbe lth iuit
The yeas and nays are also given. It wiii
be seen that some western men Lave gone
agaiii-t the measure. Now, this may to
tl em seem riht and proper, yet when we
see such meu i.s Gov. Morebead, who has
spent snore money for internal irr prove
nicnt, than, perbap", any man in tie HHte.
and who i greatly interested in the N. C
Riil Road, supporting the measure, we in
cline to tbe opinion that they are wrouj.
Wool! be sipprt a measure that would
operate a.-ainst Lis own interests? Not be.
And be has stated that Le favored the
measure because it would build up the N
C Hail Road. If what we bav heard of
the number of passengers that go both
ways on te great utbern man rou-e, f,i. ;
ccnie.-tion would briD? di!y t this SiJ
tbites of the N. C. Rail Head u.ore than
Sl'l'i'1, tie usive or fre.aht and niaiis. 1
"
mi Jiou, n.routn na w no.e lengrn uoing .
better than this ! V shall certainty notice'
at tbe next annual exhibit of this road.
But in the diaeu-sion of this bill in the
Le'i-lature Gov. Monbead bus been most
ruthlessly assailed by tbe opponentts of the
tii. ana every mean. to ora4 .mo il.,
dlecisiioo a referctioe to Lis private af-j
fairs, and although the Pptaker wished to
i.iierpose ti smp iue perabanuu., u eaiu. e
Oh lit bun go on! he bided Lis time ,
And
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apir.t made againt i.iw by Mr. Lndge-Sj
t r-.jtMW, i, repttea, h bad io.t.i pl,Lt oc, tXcept the mud, for the we.th
'V'y t'''l 'l:Urt in railroad. ,r WM mM to4 M it WM oar firt vi,lt tj
fir the improvement of North Carolina 1 tl,e mountains of North Carolina, te could
And whn Mr. liridgers wn a-ked bow
. t . i i . i v , . fc , ... i he Secretary of the treasury has pre-, " '''u'u:" Osuranc. (Jompauy. Mr' hZT It is not safe to ri.etl n.nn il, f.il i i, . . iuotl. Winch"'
inuc b bad inve. ,d, he, ep.,!J,o,.e th,re, ; deiiver u, from .Le moanUin miles, f,r they chanan has received se,r,, information p,rtd a plan to'.ubm.t ,. Congas, Jre- j WaU,s a bill to extend time L -livery ing. Tni "..k,, of , InVrrh HT Sftl
.-idtlat mJciU,,,., sole as long a, ,., with M-tU.j th,t a negotiation for the purchaao of Cuba, due, the number of , he collects d.stncts, ! s-f l.-ta. J:.,Ln same time dw.liinglZ ,l!; rZZ. KVfa.rr6 bS' ?h7 J t'en 4 t
c-.unty. And teeae are i, mi.n ,L,t ha Il)(i,t have been measured with a grip, vine. po"ible, if rroperly initiated. . and to abolish several small porta of entry,! presented a memorial from cer- re. and goodness of God. In tbe exercise Ur l'in.t.ff 10 nktrc. J V Pt''-f
be.0 .ppoeing tti. measure. Lenoir is beautifully si.u.ud in , valley ! as a measure of retrenchment. ' 1 1;; '' 0"'- 4f- .!. of of hutnblu faith, .. mus, connect the great- ! U ps, j0sh. sier ' fkge.
A teconsicerut.on of theli'l has taken' ,.i ,k. .,rti. vrotect. it frcm ....U .1 M'' ntaM.KTTH.-The valuatioa of prop 1 . . " I n . e r -n- ! ness of the remedy viilh lb. virulence of, 0n i'5 i.kie F L Irwin 1 pke, A Ps o'"'
, 'ace and a new c,. i,.trocUc.d. I ut i, .ill r TXiotTtJZ C ' "f M U ' 17,b ' ef J'H, ZTZlfZir' '' Promo,. I pkge, J Uoattn 1 pkg.'. W A , g
t ie ll(.t,ei .a a f r view from th to..ege f iJ3 ,.3 f h u ,y Carolina C per cent, Stock -a, made .t N ! ' ' " ' " !'1 f ,iri" Pt- the plan of c.r great enemy, by falling in- e 7 1 r,,ge Oood.on A W fV' ' .F
r l r.l v H i ' ",l"f't"r' "' U Ht!htrul- Jf-iU;? mount r,f taxes .e,.ed w.,V,0,ll- York IH, Virginia i)C, , Tennessee iH, Mi. ' uTn! to Ii'mve" J'''''!) p' "i" '? ,n,"d- to repining Censorious spirit ; a state which j ke, Haliniiirl'.ii 2 plie, A -"'y '
!... onorclioi.. L-ld?fcoPet0t. OBlt U,iuc in L.Loir atd being! TL average poll tax wis till. srur; ' ' : ment to lca.o Locky Point UtPt out of is injurious to ours.lves, ,,d o,m to our m?o 11, M J Lose C nkg's, Jstne '
Url the limits of the new county. , heavenly Father. 1 Nr-! l' pit;
sense of justice will pervade the present
IIou"e of Commons, to that a bill may be
parsed giving the people betweon Greens-
Iboro and Danville tha power to build a
Rail Road, especially as no state aid is
j asked for it by its friends.
Trip rc I.cncir.
On the Pih lustsnt.we left home for the
purpose of placing two cf our daughters at
Davenport Collce, (and by the an, as
seme persons may think it strange that we
should tske our cnildre n a ay while a good
! school i at heme, we remark, that they
expressed a desire to he sent there.) and al
j thongh tbe roads were very hud shout Char-
lotto, we supposed they would get better
j farther from town, and therefore undertook
the road r.t cut up so much that the hor
ses eame'very near stalling two or three
tinira and near r.ilit, being fagged by the
baduess of the road, they stalled and every
effort by the driver, with a bat eci v ico we
iDt.fi"ecuial to ex
'
il-.rm .and btinc rather uaacatiainted
j w!th juch dilemma, we were pondering j
jwbat was best to be douo, when two gen-J
tlemen came up and kindly aided us out of!
the difficulty by putting their own horses to
the carriai-t and driaina it to Mr. Kil-i
Ha., where we had to stop for the night,
e uiu g,ve names oi tuese gentle-
,etl. but forbear doing so, as tbey may oh-
J' o sueu a pubue notice ot tnera Kina -
ne', but we tn-iw ihein and if an opportu-
nity ever offers we shi-11 render to them as
jreai a uvor
ira. m xv w 3 uui cxbr-.uiijii vl
roacLing ewtoa Ue Ufit u-gLt, but found
,.,u y ... . ...r,..e
at Mr. Ki.liau , thct tic rosd after passing
?ttou teu d le very go'i. It was our
inu n ion of pss.-ir.p through Newton to get
a ticw cf the village, li:t we tooif th
wrfr :' road. About the time wo came t
the fork leading toNotiton, e met a young
man and asked Liiu the distance. He re
plied " not fir," but did not tell us about
tnkit'g tbe left, a new cut rov, but wc took
tl.o riflit ar.J tht-refore fliJ l.nt reah War-
ton that d iy. 'Ve asked some other per-
sons we met the distance, but they did not i
tell us we had tasen tbe wrong road, and 1
; we observed on the face of a countryman a '
miit when he answered mir nnenlnti " hrt.
f N ,.. ... .. -bout twn n.iV i
wion . w..n .bout twomi.es, ,
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which we cou.d not account for, tut afier ;
going kouie farther on, we came to a fork ;
.aich
ntcd
bck(
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tr th " to Newton 1 3 ru es ' wh eh em a ned
wua u.iewi.onniiii.e, wnicn ejp.aineo.
it. We had left Newton to the left and the;
eotsntryman supposed we were quilling him
by our q'ie?t;oo of " bow far to Newton?"
It afl irded some amusement to us, to while
awr y tt.e i:n.e. to idul-ii at our being aisap- ,
eemg Newton. :
We progressed .-ry slowly, for instead of -
f....j :
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int.. nnpiui.iu ui, i"i urn i i u.imr. j
came up jo ibe embankment of the Western I
hx'er.sioD and hid to cross it some four or
five times, which bad the effect to mike the
roal much worse, as the wagons were cois- ,
tcsi to one track and that was cut up so
much that it was a'most iciriassal le. The !
bed of this railroad is now nearly com-1
plete l to within shout 'JO n.iies of Morgan- 1
ton, at.d we found lorn, hands at work, but!
the weather, had been so bad that s;me ,
contractors must have stopped operations, j
'fter leaving the rail road eiibsiikwents
the road began to get bet'er, but not suffi-i
cient to enable us to luaii- any great fpeed,1
and after crossing Catauba river we were
'from Mr. Killian that we were 14i miles ,0 Mr. J. T. Alexander to null it out. wi,h I C! . Wm. Davenport, oue of the most liberal I your county, then explained tbe object of; man ou hoard, we suppose, knew bo to ' aro.mi.iua j ana we cannot s-e hw -:J
s formed in evtty . ,,r i,ialintl i,- . i IV , i i- ,. contributors i ana placed by tbe stockhold-1 the bill and ollered au amendment so as i play cards, and ibe captain taking advsa- "'" V" e can mi, ,
J (Short o ourc.lcu.aion. , his two mules. c fcund Lincoluton had i ! . , tA .,., ,., ,,i .t0t, ..-, nf skill, tied . cH t,? f: word to .ay against eith.r of the.e tra.
ght was tne nsru- Un the next moiL.ng we made an carl j inpr0Md Mm. tt ,-rMe tb, Coor, Hou ... ''uu.il- ;.,...,.;,. held in oth -r roads to their debts, the rones of the vessel. The n,Je,. ih.n crtat State .o,k., identified a. t!v v'
was froic up a- ; start hoping that we would be able to ; . , tppe.Ial.ce .nj ,i.eT bave I cognises vttul soJiintss as a Drimo element I Amendment adopted and the bill pas.ed , ran somewhat in this fa-Lion : " Haul on i,h ,,,e iotret. of the Sla'.e' rj
told to take the left hand, but at the end ofcbasesof produce ) Keady made clothing H j
the bridge, there appearing to U two 't'tea'1 of 1 Pf CCD'- "j'-dicnes I
roads we teok
left and afte
abort ditanee we came to another fork, with i
a bo-ird pointing in each direction, one of.
them, the left hand, was so badlv r.ut uu that i
we co'ild not make it r.ut, aud on .bo right
it was so dark that v.e could r. t di-tin-uish
the letters, but made out LK. aud nresu
: ming that to be the rght roal we took it
' aid went on very well, the road appearing to
i improve, but becoming rther Lilly. After1
i procecdinc some distance we camo to anoth ;
f - . . ..,..!
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but the driver conelul-.-d to take the road ,
m-i-t ui. d and bv so doiii? we were soon
brought to a boose. On inrj'iiring we found 1
rocg rod ,.,,,
wer, 5 "jj, f,f;n
been tnkcn and we
Lrcoir. 'or.eludinL'
that there was no ehanee to reach the vil-l-e
th-.t ij;jht and finding that we could
Ve accoaiitiodatcd, we made the bt of oir
, nLshap anl abided that night with Mr. Sher-
p0!lt )U,.tr at ( lltl,u Vie.
Nett corning ,e made ts early a start
p.,;, 6nd after driving what was call-'
j , ,Illieg Be arrived at Lenoir about I'i
0 - c; - xk, and drove to the Colle-'e. and it ft
0,ir uauL' liters io tne ca
A the President
ron the wbole, tbe trip wva
-ry
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I on the road than wo expected, we went into
'the village to attend to it, so that we might
make an early start in the morning. The
1 people perm te Do very enable ana we Know
j of no place better suited for a 1 emala Col
lege, for it is excluded from every thing eal-, anxious to monopolise nor
clntid todistuib the "even tenor "of alluring the aveninj, promised if aba would
j static tit's way. And u effort is being made nave nothing to do with the other young
j prevent the sale cf liquor in that village ,mcn during. vrting, lie would lot
in less quantities than 0 gallons, which has: her have bk gold natch to keep until he
I passed one house of the present Legislature j 'bould return: tu agreeing to the propo-
and will no doubt pass the other. ; anion, ;ue wsirn " J"""
It mined on the night a'J r we arrived ! lady. On' returning bo.ne after the party
but we bad eo other alternative but to make i f te found the watch had stopped, bup
up our n.ind to start let it rain or not, so as ! poaing it bad become froien, she put it into
early F.iday as we could start wo bid our , usin " poured boiling water over it,
ho,., the worthy Trident farewell, .nd he h bd on tlie wa,ch- " hl
will please accept our thanks for his kind-i Jg 7 fl Mi ,0 f ,l,e
1 r i . L ,L' J..,... t vat h Tint
ami commenced our iourucv homo.
It continued raining daring the moruing,
but nothing of any importance occurred ;
we determined hewever if possible to deci
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pher the signboard at the fork of the road,
' '
ueu we ta.iio ii, m.i v...
looking at it attentively we soon caught
the meaning of the thing. The overseer
of the ro.d. who. wo were told bv a gentle
man who went to examine the board with
us, that he is only fit to still whisky, having
been at nothing else all his life. He had
put tho letter the wrong way and read
something like this ;
.olirn l.p .Innin-T. nt
! Anv one would have been deceived bv such
a board.
We think the County Solicitor should
indite the overseer for putting up such a
board, and if we were in Leroir we would
Jo it. for we were not onlv Cut out of our
j ,y, bt came very near having to lie
wuh our daugtiters all ngut, exposea to
J tt,e t.ibt air without aJything to pro-
j tect us.
i We proceeded to Lioolnton and arrived
on Friday niht, but nt without sticking
iMt in i Aiiiwf a i it up . T. no re we Din to
j Cave the carriage anJ ;et a boy belonging
j 0 ought to hare, and that is a town
j j
On Saturday mow rig after attending to
some business tte lefl for home, and after
', being jolted almost tj death on tbo plank
or pole road, we arrivtd safe at home.
By the way, we would remark that all
vt hide", c xi opt wsgor", should pass free
for it is a great suffering to le thus
j.hed.
Revenue Bill.
We have not had time to look over this
bin, but we learn Ircm ibe r ayetteviile
Oberver, that some alterations have been
mr.de mnnn.T which are the f.ilWine- viz
. . i , . . i
Te-a.sesnicnt of value of real estate1
i i
is to be made this vear aud every four:
Ja" ineres..er ; who proper provisions
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vision is inane lor re-vaiuauuu iu caae oi
j i
,ccrcase or decrease in aln.
The real estate tax is fixed at 20 cents,
instead of 15, on tbe f 100. The poll tax
at "U cents instead of 50 eenta
Turnpikes, toll bridges and gates across
bitrhwavs S15 each. Ferrie4. 1 Percent, of
receipts
.oe snaver-, a . oi i per cent on
purcl.a.-es, besides the tax of Per
cent, ou interval received.
Nesro tradeis, J per cent, instead
of
j , on purchases.
(jo.d and silver plate, 1 per cent., in
stead of H.
Silver watches, 50 cents each, instead
' "i" " u' "H"Qr
on every ga.ionmaue
6 cents on ever, gallon of -pints wine,
k- brought into the State, whether for
sa.e or ue. 1 Ibis is in lieu af the liquor
1 . ' 1
tax of pr et
The merchant tax is raised from I to 1 of 1 !
percent. Articles received in barter ex- j
i
iarter ex - i
empted, (but no express exemption of pur- j
iu per ieua. insieau oi ! I eaaieri i
instead of 3i)J. I'eddlers
S.ifl i-,.t, n,lr,f ? 1(1(1 in e.ek oo,,.,(
' For 4Ct b incorporation 8A.
'1 he Bark tsx i fixed at J per cent
if
"'e diviileuds are t and not over
Per I
cent: 1 if dividends are not over rier 1
... ... e r
cent.; and 1 percent, if over 8 per cent.
Ti . .t . j .. t. .-
Tbe various other odjects of taxation re-
Sheriffs are rerjnired to give sepsrate re j
ceipts for State and County taxes.
1
Peterson for Fcbniarv.
We have reecived the Februarv number
'
f this popular perodical. It contains many
interesting articles for the ladiei. Th
Faebion I'late is fine, and the other embel
li"hrnents are also very good. This is a
good time to subscribe for it is near the
comn.-:nct-mcnt of the year.
Carolina City Times.
We have received two numbers of a
paper lately established at Carolina City,
under the above title. It is ery well
Panted and from its general appearance it
"ids fjir to become a valuable acpu-ition
"to the new city in which
it has beeU estab-1
i. t. !
y a. i. inapin
ilsueu. it u puniiaueo: by A D Luapin
errors, ni proprietors, d-;
ance. '.
W Tho Waahington correspondent 0f '
Y Hera'd savs that Preaidcnt
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. : j heusioo. for the want of previous mental p.:.. ' .... . . F,eFC.B com, ,u.iy an.i eneeriiy pro- ; ""'. . i V .
mission merchants, factors, produce "0- ! di'eipline Pupils will not be hurried to incorporate a company to build a eeeded to stump it down the street, from : M- "o. of Ittchniobd. .W:t
kers, auctioneers, orTicers, and emplojees of l tljro(Kh iaperficial course of study but ! ri,r08d from Kenansville lo Wemaw By ' this warm enveloping ho aurveved with ron- I lr Columbo Mills, of Folk,
all kit. Is, who receive -iOl) a year, are j ,ocb f ,Un,.,iMd ,,,. pur,ad M well S JMr T?"l 10 """P""" UsM' ! "Herable s.tief.ciion the shivering formal John A. Averitt, Ksq of Pupho.
tixed 1 per cent. I't...i .. 1,i ....... i i .. ,i : 'on and Hyde Steam .Navigation Company I of other travelers as the acurhVd ,!nn apnoinleo Fresideiil of ibe t.oir.nt, aa-i
A Good Joka.
We heard ft good joke the other day,
which is Iqo good to bo lost. A young
man went to a party, and was very much
fmitten with a young lady and being very
w"'lu '"""'eg. "t"""
FOa TUB NOItTII CAROLINA WHIO.
DaTrnpert Ftuiulc Cullrge.
MR. r.DITUB : llie atlCDllon oi mo jjuuiib
. , , , ,: ,.
ibasbcen luvitcd bv an advertisemcut in your
papcr t0 jjTCnport female college ; anu i
have thought that it would not be amiss to
publish a few facts conuected with this young
I but "eing institution " '"a beueut ot ir,oe
who may be disposed to extend to it their
patronage. The College is located upoa an
elevated bill iq Lenoir, a beautiful aud re
tired village, celebrated for health, cool
mountain str' purs irf salubrious eli
ni.ts, a b dr ro;iinli beauty of ' scenery
Klevated several hundred feet above the
level of tho sea, and having at all lutes,
a pure, bracing atmosphere, removed from
the noise, excitemeut, and contagion of
largo towns and cities, the location offers
peculiar attractions as a place where tbe
young may. bo gathered lor instruction.
ibe Lolle'je grounds contain about sixteen
aeres'tof land which naturo seems to have
trZlJ lZZl" ll
hich
they are now devottd. Iu the rear of the
buildinga ia a natural amphitheatre, em
bracing about four acres, beautifully shaded
with oaks, where the young ladies may
take exercise In the open air, secluded from
the public gage.
itie College was established Ly tuo joint
i f . i. ... ,.r i Ann
the surrouudiog country, and called after;
in its course of instruction, aud is eminent -
ly cir it very properly pledges it -
self to discoyrage fctiiriantsm Parents
and guardians are assured that no effort
will be made to proselyte or influence any
nnntl In ennneet heraelf with the dennmi -
nation to v,hieh the President or any mctn -
bcr of the Faculty may belong. Even
denominational College should avoid that
most unprincipled aud reprehensive course
.. : i . ..i. :. j : : ,u- --i:
wuieu lingua reeuib iu iiistuiutiig uc ten-
gious eonvictious or changing the prefe
rence of those whose predilections are in i
favor of another orthodox denomination. 1
In reference to physical education, the
Trustees ana Faculty nave made fair pro-
mj8e,i ad we trust that, judging from the
motto they have adopted, " Mens s-oia in
' corvm t HI0." the will not train their
studcuts for all the miseries of eonbrmed
. ...... , - fnr
dyspeptic. itn every facility tor out-
, ' ... f.. , , ...i;,. ,u . i
situion of ,b,ir gToat ,nd the enforee-
nient of lvsl aud kiud discipline, there is
i j. . : - . , : -,, i
: n0 doubt that their pledges wi.l Le satis-
j, ., ', ' b
isuioiiii liunsits.
j- -1 x t t....
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vix : birot, Sophomore, Junior, and Senior
ft - ' i, n , .
.uc.c, . , -.p-.u.....
Iu arranging the coure ot study, special
care baa been bad to tbe due combination
1 10 strengthen the intellect, imnro. th. taeie.i
I and cultivate the mora! poiers; audit
tv.t: i .1... .1... ... j ..
believed that tbey are so arranged as
prove a regular and systematic course, and
to present to the student an easy irtadatioo
from the simplest aubject to the most ab
. , . . ii.., .I,- u i .k. . ..
j ,.. mjy not be forced u ,he C0Dsi.
developments all tbe powers of the mind
.d heart. The Trustees of tbe College
fce,. thJ iBprUnM cf ui , iberll
!eduo mfaia tbo r,eh J lhwe
. i . . u i j
re '.rate circumstances, have so reduced
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iuih 1'i.siiiuiiuu uujrs iii'ro man uroiuary
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; n!illppmritM : th. ... f .chr.U.ti. a.
' t-vni, l- ' .j . :.u
Collets ' North 'or South, there will be
f)ljn(f , , ,M.lo, b tbor,e wBO p.tro.
.,. mm i i,' ,m, ;
yar in the regular
.if, and $11) tilth
ike mUhtinn of triune.
1!.. II M Mr.,. A
.1 U....l... . TI.S. .1..- :1
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.i.i., u lu ini.i.... 1 ma p5uutu1.11 1.
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.member ot tne coutn 1 aroma uonierence,
. 1 ,c 1 .1 . 1.
! aad is eminently qualified for the post be ;
fi jnlbe jDatitutioD ; Mrs. Laura A Mood, j
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a, Social dutWa. W. sneak advised! . '
when we say, that in point of intelligence, 1
amiability ax a p'ety, this lady is w,l eal-
WASHlstoTO!, Jan. !). j
A committee was appointed to investigate
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cunres j;hih ynivjm Boiinecnu wun me
Navy Department of having sold places '
and situations in the Navy Yards at Urook-
lyn and Philadelphia, thus diverting the
public money for .lectiotiet-ring purpose. .
Tbs .SeuiUs committee en the Post Office
Deparim-iit have agreed to report a bill
itage at the rste of 1 -45 ; I
s per half ounce under three
ten cents oyer that di-tarice.
namely five eents
putting the pota
tnojhaud mii
1 J authoriae tbe Postmaster General
ta make contracts for currying the mails at
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the lowtst rates, without regard to the i
mode of conveyance ; also to restrict
fr, k.., nri.ilei..
thel
I
The Postmssler General asks for seen- i
teon millions of dollars for the support of j
' ,or J'e4r- !
I he Secretary of tlie 1 reas ury baa pre-:
i culated lo reader tbe Lolleg., a pleasant Harrington, Hill of stokes, lliggirs, Holds- and youngsters isited (he icehnund stream, j r'. ,)" fuli I", IU h iu"
ana et.ee UJ ! itsv .yasiag-inmates. ; elsw, Kiirr, .ilartin, Morehead, Prifebarri, I aaa aiauwil llmmwlin ,y akaung and alid t "i .xiaiit ror puin,onary an-i m", .
1 1 he oibei meiabers of the Faeulty are well : Keagan, Uipley, Nbaw, Sherriil, Sjinotiloii '"K 0Ter glassy surface. liuring the ""'"bracing the whole range fr" V''
i educated and earjable. 1 in.n.on. Hneer. Walker. VV.l!.. w.i...' afternoon, a man named Mmr,U krl,. i cold to a settled ectisuinntiou. Wtreil s
A FHIKNl) TO KLUCATION. j Washburn., Watson, Windley. and Wood-' Hirough the ice and fell into the water Th. 1 for ' ""'J, it would long since hav
From tlio Correspondence of Wilmington lUralil.
North t aroliii.i I,f gUlatuie.
SKNATK."
RAi.fciOH, Jan. 13, 1'9.
A 1 ill was introduced by Mr. Straughan
for the protection of the State's interest iu
the Cape Fvar and Deep River Navigation
Company, or to surrender said interests.
Sir. no introduced a bill for the ma
nagemciit of insolvent estates.
The bill to re charter tbo Bank of the
Ststo was made the special order for Ihurs-
day next. ,
Mr. Houston offered a resolution requir-
ing the finance committee to consider tlio
policy of issuing State bonda payable in
New York, with a view to vniilicatu tlio
character of the public treasurer from the
charges ot MT. turner, nopieu I
The further consideration of the bill to .
establish the advolorem system of taxation,
wss postponed and made the special order
for Tuesday next.
The bill to amend the charter of the
Western N. C. Railroad was discussed by
Mpssm. Thomas and Kduev till the hour
iriiniirmupnt
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
Aliuo.t uo businoss done to-day, and on- the road shall run to the Dan River Coal
ly one bill iutroduced a bill to exti.-nd Fields and not within two miles of tbe Vir
corporate limits of the town of Ooldrboro. i ginia line Dor twenty miles of Danville,
The House discussed over an hour a 1 and if sny connection is ever formed with
proposition to have night sessions, agreed the Richmond and Danville Railroad the
to do so, and then went into committee of charter ia forfeited.
the .hole on the Danvillo , Couucction. The Revenue bill was then taken up and
The speakers were Messrs. Settle aud 'discussed. The only feature aa yet met
Walner for It, and Messrs. liri.lger and
Ward against. .Mr. .Norwood made a speech
of explanation, but did not commit Limeclf,
on either side of the bill.
At the niglit session tho Danville ton
nection was postponed to to morrow mor
n i ii i; al 11 0 clock. J nc bill 10 cnarier
the Chatham Railroad to build a railroad
from the Coal Fields to some point on the
N C. Railroad as'ns no appropriation.
Messrs. T lor and Kerr spoke in favor.
Passed by Yeas 1U3, Nays 4.
A bill to amend the charter of the
Wllmini'tnn and Manchester Ilailroad. Mr.
Fleming objected to allowing any company
to create preferred aloek. Mr. WillUivs
also opposed this. Mr. Caldwell of tluil-
r.-tr.i no i abit...
the issue ot an
more per cent bonds
Messrs. llryan, of
1 leas 70, Nays a.3
j The House adjourned.
j
l January I t
SENATK.
I
i This bein- priv.te bill 3y. nothing of
g'rai pusne interest iranpirci.
'l he1'1 t0 tncorporate the iln.iLgton
i 1Io,;, ( ompany passed its second and third
I reidiiies and was ordered to be enrolled.
; n
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The House ai!o .-:ed the ii. trod notion of a
few bills before it went into the committee
of the whole.
The Danville Connection was dicused
about two and a half hour,. Mr More -
head .poke nearly two hour, but did not
conclude. The committee rose to allow
..mii
.ur. .uoreoeau rest.
After risinj the f dlowinn bills were
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acted on their 2d reading : Mr. s bill
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iiirnngu .usiow iuuiin, aui ramnson,
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was indefinitely postponed. A hill t charter
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! the I.lack Swan p .Nauiration (.minany was
passed. A little fun was had over this.;
; , '
someone proposing -.hat rattle enoud not
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r . r r , . i ii ,i .
t tu suminrr
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water enou
for the boats to run.
''"'.''
The Hou-e this mornin? repealed
the
i,'"''
" "'s""B n""B
ii g among other buls were
introduced: By Mr. Fay, a bill to change
the time of mcetii. of th (ieneral Aeiu
bly. By Mr. Brjan of Craven, a bill
about free ncirroes, prevents their going
from one county to another By Mr .peer,
a bill to amend tbe constlt ition so as to
Jan. lo, I'so'.i.
SENATE.
Nothing of importaoc. on Friday. The haatily spoke an unheard explanation and,! BuAan or htlRssI. IxPRovtMrNrs -bill
to amend the charter of th Western! without further ceremony, proceeded to rub' James Fulton, Lq . of New llanoier, at
N. C. Uaiiroad was under rtiecuseion tiii the : the sotnewhst exten.ive nasal organ of our Nicholas M. Long, Kq . of Halifax
hour of adjournment no action Thi. . I f.nA -;.l. . i ir. i . e :, j Itn.an i.v I.itik i r hi William
"""'""'J omitted from Iridaya pro-
ceedings.
I HOUSE OF COMMONS.
j The great atrut-le is at last over. Th.
li.r;i, iv. I... i i.-j :.. i...
for this sessiou. Mr. Morebead closed the
M.Ui. m J,. ,r. . ....... .11.. i. vi
u r :. .. n .1 l ' '
nj'c. ui 11 ueeiue.iij me oeai eaortl.
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,lr. .Norwood lol owed him 111 a short sneec 1
. 1 11 ' " 'Prec"
againat the till. The vote was t hen taken
a. follow. :
v . . a f i - j u , t.
r.ld.eli of H . C.ld f C. n. ' J'
Clapp, Costner, I'ula, Filer, Kagg, Gaitharj
of I) , Uaitber of 1., Gentry, Hail of How an,
! fin 37. ;
'Navh Mes.rs. rtadham, lUrbee, Kaxter, i
Blount, liridgers, Uryati of N. Han , Jiul-
lock Kiirna I'mrke l'r...n ti... li.-l. .
I I v.u.:j, imc.
"f"i Ickery, Dorlth. I)rake, Farribault,
Farrow, Ferchee, Foy, Fries, Galling, (ireea
of Green of 0 , Hall of W., Hargrove,
Heury, Hester, Hill of Halifax, llutcbins, '
J0'1" f C, Jones of U , Kitbv. Leak, i
!.wis, Long, Lore, Lyon, McCo"-., Mastcn, 1
M More of C , Moore of C, Moore of ;
V ' 'lo"r.'! ' N. II , Mordecai, Morgan, '
Newby, Non.ian, Norwoo.l, Giitlaw, Yixr-
d't, lUnsom, . Sanders, Scales, .. wood,
'"l'' row Speight, Stephens, Taylor, Tom- i
I Tl.i.i. 'i i i u. j
''""'"'i
. ..v.... ,.- ,, invi iiuuig, naoain,
Ward, Waters, Whitfield, and Wil-on fij.,
'Ibe following among other bills h v. '
!"',,n introduced : JSy Mr McKay, a bill lo
incorporate, the Fayetteville Havings Hank. !
. ' ' "", um io incorporate the
-al,-m iluiu u .Qsurance C
Jtnuary 17.
SENATE.
Little business of importance was trans
acted to-day.
A bill to amend the charter of the West
em N. C. Road was introduced by Mr.
Millen. ;
A resolution on ajouruuieut lie '
was laid on Hie tnlilc.
J. W. AUpauirh of the Winston Sentinel
wns elt-cti-d B.-.-ilnut cleik to fill the vnesn-
cy occasion, d by the n.iiinHtion of .v tent.
!ui.,,ce
' ,,,;;.) business of Friday, the
' bill to amend the chait.-r of the Western
(, oai) nas ri,punu.,jf jjr. Thomas re-
guII1;n his retl)!11i,H. Ht. nddrussed the
SeUhle ,t t.c,h, and wk fullowed briefly
, v,ln..v i.d Carmiehael. Mr.
r(,joincdi The ameudment of Mr. Thorns
was rejected, so too, that of M.r. lilcd.oe.
Tbe Mblllitute WM rf.:,!cU.,l b, 23 ,0 7(
, . -.. Lnl b , t0 ,
Adjourned.
HOUSli OF COMMONS.
In the House, not a single hill introduced,
of exoert to incorporate a Mining Company
! The vote on the Danville Connection was
I reconsidered and a substitute offered which
I passed its 2d readini;. It provides that
wiih much discussion is tne land aud poll
tux
They remain the .ame, but there
! a proh.bility of a fus over them on tho
! 3d redir2s. The bill will probably be
- passed about t euuesdsy
(JotiD JlIKB We hoard twi very ex
eellenl practical jokes which were perne-
1 traieu by Cant. Msurv. 1 he sailors of the
Susan deserted before the vessel got out of
i the Ray. There was nothing but lands-
men on board excepiine the captain and
litis tr.id.tionsl st sea that it is not easv to
convert a landsman into a sailor at short e ption of w Inch was greetrd with ruu-i
notice. Tbe seadogs have phrases of their ; fatisfaet on by our cilixens generally. U.:,
own which are Greek to the othera. To:''-ea 'chrtues for the deviopni. nt of tr
i obviate tins detect. I apt .iaurv resorted
I to a novel slid iiig-nioua expedient, livery!1 nearly enuomeineni iroiu all tru .or:i
the ace of hearts 1'' "Let io the kin? of
diamonds!" "iM-lsy on ihe deuce of spade. II
ke , Ac. iy tl.ia means the extemporii-4 !
sailors soon got the Lang of tho ropes, and'
afljirs went on pretty smoothly. !
The other anecdote is even drolW It
see ma that Cant Maurv t.en I... a..
beard tbe revenue cutler to discuss the
Inrine .ws. look in his pocket a lot of;
r,lui fi!t., "inking, perhaps, that lie '
.L ' . .
( unu fpiir I'niii' ui ine guas woiiMcruis
about the deek. Ho was a-tonishnd
on inouijliiiff the Cutter s aide by finding '
that tbe usual armament was doubled, and i
expressed astonishment at it. After having l
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I . " . . " aooua,
i .""" '" e8""'11. d. rM.!
j UU'T,1" "' PP-.D.,o. that Susan;
l -,
aids.
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I . . T J V . . . a
id mis way, witn bis "rattail bin ;
eonvenietit h approached tbe bow cod of,
the vessel, and was about to neutrality two,
. coDveiiietn n approariiea tbo bow eoa ot
. , " . "
, of the cubs when (ley showed life, and
of the guns when llcy allowed life, and,
, ,- . ., ' . '
be discovered the were two cutter a meo
- , . meu,
; i.liri'illstu lor I US OCCaslOO aS IWOVUUi.
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pood tnou.'h runs at a disiaoce. Tbeiok!,,
, .b I, '"J1" J
arpt unii. nerotio in. eusan, abJ we
: supposs he related the discovery there with
i great gusto . Mobile Trxhunt.
Rl'SHUsr Ma'IMRh is Imistom This
nioriiii e about 7 o'clock, one of our eitiieris.
; re. idin, at the extreme So.uh en I. started
'down tow-j to bn hutinmi and iK i.
ore rcoais .n l.is back, a thick fur cap over ai ""fibers were in att-ndaoee. Pi w.i
J his bead and ears, his coat collar turned ' sJnbn A. Averitt, or" Duplin; J viia I
! up. and the whole secured by a ibick ac- ' Oranberry, of I'erq'iiinaa, Joim L Bn
i voluminous ansur hid J,.Ki,ee tn il..!of Kdifcouib ; Wiiiiita J. Yates, jf Mee-
over the s in .er side.. Ut Vrn. i.;.
feeling of uadu. complacency h. was, how-
ever, sudden! aron-ed h fri.n l
the atreet. The look, of indication and
! ..toi.ishm.na r.t the ..iff..,., .... -i. ...i
1 to tho-e of gratitude and satisfaction ben
' b found tb his unprotected no.e
white as the snow that rubbed it. r.d ...
' f" fr'ng stiff. This Ilu.-iin method
i Of operation created anme mirth n,n
' lookers on hut if it., nr....,, ...l... kl 1."
it ia lik.l. tn K..m. - !...
, -i...... gum.,
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tiu).
,
I
Pkamnq oh TU8r.-iicii.iLL-A Tumi
r . j, . r i i j .1
chuvlkill. at PhiUdeUKi. V...Bt..(t
exceedingly lively appearance.
alarm was promptly sounded, and manv
Pc""tis rushed to his aid. A man named
Myers, in attempting torcscuo Murphy, also
f.. n I!u I . . .;..... it. ...J .. .l
- - ..... n a u'iue mei . ,
d whil. everybody was endeavo.-ir j to
ci'ficatc the two unfortunato men, thn ice
fc've way, and precipating two 1 adies and
several boys into the stream. This caused
''' excitement to increase, and man
thought that a most disastrous result would
be the conse (pence, but th inembors of
the Skating Club, ever on the alert for
uch accidents, flocked to the place with !
their reels. The latter were thrown to the :
struggling individuals and in a few miuutes !
-n .i . .. . I
cro on in. eonu ice again, being per
feetly unharmed, but, doubtless, f-:ling
quite chilly from their sudden immersion i
into a cold bath, with tha thermometer at
the freezing point.
n Isrce number of ladies, centlemen
From the Wilmington Ileralj
Arrival of the Slttimrr Haushton & B;ire pont
ur.nr iivk.
H'i' Cnl, I ' on Oi , 'ipr Orr.Sonn f,
.V T. I lm,,m .J II.. , "
v......,. f,, I...
. Cr .. ..... j uHnrrn n..t .
o'clock, the cannon stationed at l'uint pt.
-r ..... i ,lnfcH.l r.... '"" '?Pro
direct ftm the Coal Mine on )(rp j 1
Sen reel v had tlio retiorl iliwl . . . t(
was answered by the big gun on onc'ofour
wharves and docks, which soon preeDH
n unusual soene of exeitement. Awj.
' tho river, turning and twistint ti,, ;
proaching boaW, heiirinj on board il,.
instalment of the previous di-poji.u
had so long lain dormant and usrleig jg ,
mother earth, and now for the first tini'
thrown open io tne ose ot tnankind.
uausuul degree of pluasure sud f:iii,f,.,
wan vi.ible iu the faces of all ; many ju
aboard a tug boat and proceeded t0 J ,
.iranjr .-uu.o, uc UQaiS leJ
Market dock, the clieers from the lcittj
crowds on shore rent thn air, tho ctnnon
nring iroin iwo pmnu was Hep! up m rapij
duvvvs'iuii, u.. "ijus'i; ailll 10 rfCOf
n.ie luujiue rEnniaiiuu ui iiiciriiop.fi
to pay a slight tribute to our towbtmn,
thrdugh whose uiittrin? teal md tnttf.
itim, me nri sarua 01 .viria aro!:tu ti
is ever brought to msrkcl, has l.y
"n our hl.0'"! 1 0 "f ynnv? V A
J--,oey, . muen praise , al,0 !
In riiergy, muu-try and perseverausf j,,
lias stiown niiii-eir to ue a penuine r1.:
the old block," and his exertions ha... 'c
tributed not a little to the ur-,., n
great event which wu now cl r 'inicle si:ho
much pleasure.
It ia a siiigulir coiiieidti cc tli at th nt
al of the bosM b-.-rc should occur the v,
day that the news nf the pasat in the Sa.
atu oi Ihu Co illlelds Ilailroa.l U,, u
l v.-,i rrpuurtei sii.iuiu uiert
h'-r peon
Wc tiiirefure b.iiwith p'-'ii'- t'
no-jnectm nt above made. The I li
Improve n.M.t has beet, f.Mii, 1 ti U p-t
cable; let not tLe fjstertr.g h.mi o(
. Slate be turned fiom it, or lie i'n'S-i
1 Rud. aud a lie" era ill the bt!oty ,f N:rit
arom.a commences tiom to daj -.
The following i. the cargu of the
. A Ur, .
i n -
I rom lluttoti ft Clegg. at the 'li.f . I)
LbN. soap stone, to T. C. A l( 0. U ;::
from J. McDonaM, 3J nb! flur, frun w a.
MeLane about 5U tons coal and biac'i 1
jre, to DvRossct, Brown k Co ; ti.t i
bov.i from Ksyp. From J Mc!.n,i
Woodward's Bridge, Suur, diied fr.ni.i-;
suudriis, lo Keith k I'lsnner l'rtu
j Clegg'a mill, iur to Dcliosset, lii .ti l
Co. From L'leksviile, from Mrs. W J ;i
and S. tb Jonea. flour. From J W. Faru.:
, , ... . . . ,. ,
Lockviiie, flour and feathers Iron!.!--
. . , 1 V- . '. ..
.. lonuen, sundries 10 t'ti'-iii, .rati i
' ,-. .. r. u . i
Frmu Dr. R N. ."nnth. Hareo-.! fi
i. . . , . I .
ton. lo Hathaway .V Co. rrorntt A .k . s
Hay oud, cotton ta do From K I'.n
ley wood, frt aloue an 1 dome-t a n. .
(es, t , Jo j and "0 I bis, flour on nir.
flaughlon, to Keith k Planner
CorNi it, fs f TaTf The Co'iriei! i!
Snie contesed in the Capitol, in tsu t'
on sjalurilay last, Pursuant lo notiu-tr
by bia Ficelleney (in K'lis. Th
iir.aain I'aves, r.sq , .-secretary.
Th. following notnin itions were ma ls I
! Gov. Ellis, and approved by the Cojnei :
1 "ard, K.q , of Jones, Arch.b.!4 '"
! son. K.n . of Bowau and James Ii 6iti:l
I K"1 of "l'k- ,,. ,
' be Governor is, by tirtu. cf hi. el.
a member and 1'r.aldebt ot t "
I'.n.rde
Governor's Aid with rank of CelvM. :
Jas. K Love, Jr, of Jackson con ij
J. V. Jordan, of Craven
T. H. Holmes of 8auips"n "
K C. Jurdau, of Fer.ou
Private Secretary (irsham I'aiti !f
Craven Hal. Slandui't.
Tv f'it'l yfitTttrjierirnre bate tested !
virtues of I'r. WUtar'a ll .I.am of Wud fk'f
' ,nl made no sign.'
j
i Death or Sam JoNts, tii
I r.n TI.. 'I t'enunsu sr. i
I mi-
1st instant, atates I al the Cel. tislu ' '
' bole Indian Chief, Sain Jones, is dearf,
; that Tiger Tall bus been appointed m
' stead. So tb. old Chief has at last earn.
1 out his resolve, to deposit his bom s in
land of bis fathers, from which nib'1"
persecution with fire and sword ootn'l ''J
him. He told the Government agent, '
approached a tew months sii.c. h.u
jcl of removal, that " w agon load-of
ney " would bo noinducetneut.
rONSI'JNKK-S
J.i
flTTE AMI H. 3AII. Il'""
Tin H i ll to nil 20th jam-a '
Holmcsly & I package, J Harp-f' ;
..... II. u tt . ir.1 11.. (' J A 1
ion iu.. F i atieraoii "
W McF'ral
tb i
roar of t unnnn. nnii ikr titiliuti,,,, ( Af)
the ttuwitt upon ikt V,.amu ''j, D,'"u f
N'leiiratioii a I'ixtd Fad! . '
JL