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Family DinpusE ANErDoritor Gin IIavkmick During bis stay io E the narrator of this anecdote went one even ine to the houe of the Cclotiel, iu compliance w ith an in' ii lion. In tlic course of conver sation, Mrs. llaieiork turned suddenly to her hiiband and mid : " Py tho way my dear, Lore i.- II rr 7 " llefcri ing to her sou, seen during the afternoon. The Colonel started to his feet. " Well, poor fello, he's stand ing on Londou Pridge, !;il in the co'.d too. 1 told him to wait lor me there at twelve o'clock to day, snd in the pressure of busi ness at 1 quite forgot thi appointment " The father mi.I ton were to hive met at 12 ni., nnd it wis now after seven o'clock in the evening. Yet the father seemed to bare no doubt that Harry would not move from his post until he appeared. The Colonel at once rove, ordered n cab to ho called, aud an he went forth to deliver his son frcu bis weary natch on London Bridge, bo turned lo his visitor, sa) ing : You sec air, that' the discipline of a soldier's family. In the course cf an Lour the Colonel re turned with Harry; who, although he ap peared somewhat affected by the eold watch, and glad to ace the fire in toe comfortable parlor at heme, seemed to have pasacd through the little afternoon experience with the greatest good humor, and the feeling that all was right. L-tinfairg Lrjtrtss. -nTHKU Ropc-Walkes. Quite a num ler ot persons .. risicur l'v .'lone rro "tbe river on a rope atrttched from lloldeu's hlevator to the warehouse op posite. At the appointed time, tb perform ed made his appearance, and itarted out, pole in hand, ilo was dreased iu white tights, and wore on bis head a hat decora ted with ribbons. Al'iar proceeding trem blingly alonj; to a poit.t about thiity feet from tbc sboro, he o his balance, and fell sprawling into tbe water beneath, loiiij bold of his balance pole wbicb stuck upright in tbe niuJJv bottom. I'e Motte rose to tbe surface, and was picked up by one of 1 1- the boaU iu attendance. He was brought to shore exceedingly damp and sbivenug from cold but not divested of his ambition ; for. bavin.' warmed himself soincnbat, and P'liled on a pair of pantaloons over bis Hl-IiI", he ttarte.: again, and after many narrow e-cspes, succeeded iu Teaching the ca!era .-bore in safiiy. He afterwards re filmed by tbe ja.ne rotre sud was greeted with applause as vociferous slmot as the snouts cf brighter and riiiicuie wbicb went up when Uis ni.fortuiie occurred. It is said that LVmjite designs to cross sain some time next week. Horhester De- I'atal Ai i idevi to a Lawyer. Sam nei 0. lJrUin tt, of Cairo, Green county, New Y r-, a n et; brr of the leal profession, met wii'ii a very a. uvular aecident a few days sicce, which resulted in his death on Thurs diy. He was stauding upon the pin of the hotel in Cairo, in company with Mr. J. l'earson, wh"D, during a conversation be tween the two, Mr. I' . arson playfully slap pod hi qi upon the back, which caused him to loe bis balaree and fsl! forward from the ftoop, striking bis head with great force on tie pavfinr.t below, lie was taken up iu- k dm:.:, and remained so for nearly half an' i i. v. ... j . il.en lie so tar recovered as to My t! at be was baJ'.y hurt, sod that nobody wa t" I'au.e. lie was carried home, when l.e txrau.e agaii iiistn-ille snd frantic. 'i:p Utf Jit unate j;erf!emau IrngmJ ia thi oi- i;i',on up to TLursday, gradually sinking a,, the liin', wbi n death came to his relief. h IM3 Ret jisniiu F. Taylor, of the Cbi-esi-o Jourcal, draws tie follow ing beautiful jicture iu rcftrci.ee to tie certain departure f jt lLat ' uodiicovered country.' There is a dign'ty about that going away a!oce, which we call dying that wiijping of ti e mantle of immortality &buui us ; that tutct:L- t-i l with a rale baud tie azure eurvii. that are drawn aroaod this cradle ' cf a wor d ; 'hat venturing way from home ' for the first time in our lives, for we are not dea l ; ihcro is n'hiti2 dead to speak of, and seen i' fjiiin countries not laid down on ! ejr ti.-.W" we have read about. There nni-t !e I'.ii'i lahds somewhere etarvrard, for fjor.e evir r-turu that go iLith' T, and we' Very rbU'.h dultifaiiy would iftiiey could.! i A I'ssuL CinoliE. A gent'icmaB whose attebtinn was attracted Ly ihe sus picious locomotion of a woman pr.seing from the store of one cf the Alexandria n. Tenants 3c-:riay, desciied the end of a piece ot ba- j cou projtfC.ir.g below her dres. The iner-1 cha:.t stated, ou it quiry, that he bad sold her j none. The wjinau was thereupon "brought la i., ani charged with tne theft, and, al tli.u.'h her proportions were undisturbed at.d n dicit'.-'l nothing wrou', except the r.dicu.ous f-i-Lio!!, yet the sequel proved ll.st she had ci.c.aicd beneath her crino line a side ..f bacon, which wei'.-bed thirty live pounds '. The charity of the merchant, l.ke Ihe crinoline cf Ihe culprit, coven d her sin, and she was told to go and off-nd no Dure. U uihington Slulet. A G'jyo fi.M A wag in Norwich re ! t.v e ,e ihe Courier job office sn order for a .b.e, which he said he wanted right c2. badly." The title page, contents, and ti e lir-t. fsond and third chapters of Oene- ' ,., witn a an CI l..e lourtn, were speeai.y p uiu ly f-. and prools sent to the joxei, wtiocuu.-i hardly b. iieie Lu fjv when be found loat not ci.'y a lilrrai iLti rpretation i I s J bten put on io' Inn, but that literary proofs o! tt slat, d J.iui in the laco lie star tel for th' Cvuriir oflice with all speed, and put au ct.d to that practical jik-.- after j. a y 1 u ir damages, of tour-e, wLicii he was jr.al to to tuus uu.mari.y canv.iing the e-irtii wbal iuoso and tbougl.t.ess c-jt-li act be iad made. Iiitors a T A I'av y Ram.. A corres-v-nndeiit of tt.e Norfolk Argus, describing ti.- recent l-'ai.cv lail at Old Point savs , ll.e press went iu aiso in di-gut.e. Con- r,.i'U .! a ni' t.g the fi sterility, ws noticed C II t o-U i'e Art-.-. bat acter. la s ponti ). scan a i.ls.m, "I It ia llie i l.ai ol tLu M ut fr"jboro Citizen, as i . oarduiao i ouile a heeouiltc i. ...I. riio' his re tui a from ihe . wr io .North ('aro.lua 1 with a t.i eoiiiihj honors.' C. C NieL li.ii.'aX I'-.tii-'-rat, wis about l. r oi i'.aa...a of ."'j r.o-js..-. II uf ine Tiuies and t..i-;ie, ol i , i.s a Live Kdit-r in search i: l iuljs, cr objecie o! iuu-rt-i JM,.. i; ami j t. ni.-tit art oot , I. s Mr sais he will vtr Ltiow, a iu a-bore iu a p.-1 hour. 1 ja.O.p l i.S! I.OWt.ed in li . alU. t' lu .ty i. - I ... I ,' foUl L. 1. U.1 1. It L'andHortl) Carolina SSlbitj. ne even- ' J - ... . CSLTfi ,ft ' CHARLOTTE Tuesday, September 20. 13-59. If li. R. Wal. fi. hi, Kq ,..f laoioir, has eon. seulL.I In net, and ia our authorised ag. nt. He will rrcrive orders fur the Worn, blanks or adver tisements, and receipt for llicsami.. Any persona subscribing whs pay lo him within three munihs will receive His VVhio for lo dollars. Sute Fair. Ho return oar tlunks lo the KiecutiveConimit t. e for an invitation lo attend Hie Slate Fair at ll-tii-igli, ou llie (Pth November next. If wa can. at lint tiim..i will It. .rd us iiiuc Ball Rood Meeting. In another c .1 11 11,11 will be found me proceedings of a lt.ul Uoad Mieling held in llus place on the lClh iMstunt. We wero prevenled from attending, hut wt audersl md very considerable interesl was uianifealed by the inciting, aud we hope tli.it llus may be the precursor of a good time lhal is coiu. ing to our village. Stockholder's Meeting. The annual meeting of the SlocOil'ler of the Wilmington, CharUtle and Rulherford Kailruaa pany will be held at Charlotte, on llu 14th day of October next. The Convention. We can sssure oar friends of llie Greensboro' i'atnot lh..t we have nodispoaitiou lo quarrel with any olio about the Convention, but lo be ' fore, warned ia to be forearmed, and we llunk the sooner c-or banner is hoisted the better. We de. sire to see Ine whole Male represented and it wo , cecreiary. -viior au explanation 01 ine 00- thoughl mere wa. the lea., danger o. llie Wea.lj.,, of ,uceting bj chllratn T. H. nol Wing r.presenuu we would say at once wait ; j!r!In moved that a Committee of five be an- until spnng. But our fr.en... must admit that the I in,ed , resolutions for the action t.c.iitits lor traveling aro greatly increased. ! w.ilun the Is.i lew years.. nd if Ibe Western j counlir. are desirous of being rtpr.uUt, we think her Dih g'tta would prei vi ry little business ia con Hkving home when to Iraving home in tbe tprn g when business is opening. As to the F.sective Committee the Hcgitttr says very lew about Kaieigh knew that there waa i ucb a thing sa an Lxecutive Committee, Slid wheu il should ibiiw so liltle vil-.Iily sfler our lucrm in August, il dues not deserve our confidence; and il is rath r s bad sign when the HigxMrr, w hich ia eon.id...dlhe.rg.....f th.p.rlya,dnolknowo.lCotireijt.oDi'therefor9 its existence. Uur frinics of the 'afiirf ssys that Mr. Cling, man rued the e. Imngeinei.t of the Mountain U.sinei by represent, r,g that llu K.a.t had not ; i. , . i.. vv... Ti.., k. ..... I...,1 .1 the Wiat i. now fully alive to the utio... pract.s. .1 uiKiu .1, and uooiber rprrs man uen I'Ui gin .n Himself, could not beguile iiiriu(.i.i !, the is.j.,..;. j f their lieiu reajy to ao llieir duty in re- As intre is no oppoailii.n press in Ihe Mountain , gard to it, and will have their commuiiitiua D.atriit, we b.ve no doubt if me leauing men of ' represented in said convention, the Diair.et w. re opposed lo a t'onvention iu i)e j Jttsolved, That, baud in band with the eemb.r in. y would hae objecuti lo it before this. ; citizens of Statesvilie and all others frieud That is another argument m fa.or of Decunber. i ly to the cause, we pledge our unceasiug ef- forts to secure tbe consummation of this i Another Discntient. The Washington 7"mv slsoobieeia loaConven. t on in December, li .. n lo hold a Convention I December and make a nomination for I ai early i 1 liov.-rnor ibe luis lor ihe enemy." Auis i Will Hie 7Wixplaiu ! For the I J"r " we cammi see how our no.nin.i , , endija f r Governor can be of any advaot-ge ur .pp'.nci.ts. I' e rtgulsr canvass will not cummeuce until spring and if ths Democratic prea cnoow to eonimenl upon il:, tk;r of our canuidate before U..l tune it will be stale news lo loeir leader, and very few will ix eupoeed to pay any attention u it, white il will give our ineuua a uieioei' sdvaiit ge in their knowledge ol wlio is lo bear Ihe standard ot the party ; and one ol or airoi.gi'st reasooa tor so early nomination is tnat tnc p.rty ia not fully err"- ed snd the name of Ine cmilidaie will be nucleus around whii-n toe party can unite. .. , cn.rii In Consultation. ," au occasional Corri-sp.jn.lenl of the Coumt trout Mt Vrs n a letter j oiu-d the eth insUnt, slates tht Air. lluchanan 11 .rl on was at Ine " doldiera lioinr," l.er City, and that he hau itnt lor Jamil a.hingtoi. '.. liein.et. It IS suppuato lhal ll.e objiet ot me Viail is lo give Ine Prtaioriit an opportunity lo cwnsall u..i ia t..: with Buiuil relai.ve lothedoiucslic polity which loe administration should pursu. .n order to aave tiie country from anarch j , and the uemocraiic party from utter destruction. This israiher news to us, far we Inoughl Btr.nstt would lake side w.tii Juije Douglass. Cut "Zu.n " say Jkniict piefers Air. Buchanan lo suy one else- t It is unn.-rsiooo, i.owev.-r, that if .Mr. Burhansn cannot be nominate J, wl.icli B.nnel aajacan be .ceompli.nid, he .. lor git.ng it u (.on. Houston B, .1IS, 1 he ar-ai.geu.ent sppesis lo be made ou ma Co,CBL. to be tfl out by the llonilllJlltlB , w we .nail se. ' , cuuiuale lor Mayor. The Opposition in New Jersey. The ' 'J he Opposition C olive nliuu " in ,V w Jer. j y met at Trenlon on the 7th instant. Charles I'.ein, K-j., ol Mercer lounty, an old Line hr anil a sopuoil.-r of Mr. rihaiorr. lit le.ib, non. in ..tea ae a candidate for (iovirnor. He " A'"t""n Convention, .. "e ,VP,"","" , ""","lon ; concluded that the only means by which that ..u,.tta r.so.ut.oni e. r,o. n.on g the N.iional Ad- j ,etMe CIlJ eould be i ffected, was to place ministration ; in faor ..I protection loAuuncan la-1 bimself beyond the reach of his old enemy, oor ; .n favor ot nom. .teaoa lor aetu.Is. ultra ;ana . The Mayor taking the same view of the sub against the re. opening of tin mie trane. j jeel, prepared the necessary par an. About - - j this time the miud of the discipio r.f Barley- Rain ! Hum ! Kain ! J-riOay last, was Ihe raimral day we bae tl l""" i lor some li cooiiii'inceo earl v ia i Uie day mil contluoed itiiout ?ry little inUriiiis. j .-n, but al'ur Bight tor s-arsl llors -ait ll.e si i J tl .oil galea is.re ujsittu. i.n u.afti caii.ngr sr. II be done lo ll Loll Worm. v i. lot pro i-elio! li.e planter. Important Arrest. i St. Ims, September Id. I 1'kof. Emmo.ns in tiis JIuiimais..- Srveral times within the last two months, at. News FttOM V'Al. Utah papers, ie- Prof. Emmons has boon into the South-wes-tempts were made to throw ilie passer.jrcr train on f ccived here this eve ng, furnish n ncrtount juni couutjcg 0f North Carolina, and writes Hit Onio Mid Mississippi Railroad orl the track j of another mnssao' of a parly of eiui- ex.,riem.0 to the I'rtiukliu Observer. at dillVrrut points along the line. The Mayor of (rants by Indiana. The allair happened, I . Cincinnati placed th. matt.r in the W. of lc- July 5M, on U.lf Rer. Oregon, where the 1 Tho following ate the material parts ot ins lectiec Keany. who proceeded to the points wluro ! emigrants wcro attaicd by a bund of Shosb- : letter : the eltrmpts hadbscn made, and he whs so sue. ful in ingratiating himself in their f.vor that , !earm.d when il.e next attempt waste be made undactu.lly cauKht two of the enr in the very act, who are confined the jail of Salem. 111. Their oliject was plunder. TLty certainly de serve to have summary poni'lirm-ul. Cotton Picking. A friend writing lo us from I'mon Spring, Als., Stilea ihat on the 6lh instant, three hands bel.11 g. ii.. iiip w K ri'..n. v.n picked on, iloutand aJ My .wiinrfs f rothn in a' day. From the earlinea ot ute seasun, coupled with the uefnt of crops by worms, our friend douhts whether this picking has tin n iiialled this sea. son. lie says also, that where proper culture has 1 : . .1 j r 11 ... 1:- 1 1 Ihe larmer Jj'Mr. W. U. Taylor gave us the other dsy two good sizsd potatoes weighing 1 lbs. and measuring 1 3 inches in circumference, lie siys tiiey are good Whig potatoes and if any Democrat can beat Hum he will produce Mill better. Bring llieui along. , Our Country- yiag r .Tina ia III tale of iiiffl,, ,.,r ion j teresting journal, ll is atVonled at $3 per uiinuiu. , i II is printed 111 )Uarto and will make a aeat Vol- uuia if bound. Moris. Elondin. In anather colu im wo have given an account of ! possible moment, r.ud ilso please w rite to Illondni's last Keat. It will be seen that he will j uiy mother, Mrs. Ilannnb D. L. Neal, Lou resume them next June by Walking over ll.e rope j don Mills, Loudon, N. 11., and thereby ren on a pair of stilts, II seems thai lie is di teriniued ; der a favor to one who died in a strancc to keep on until he meets with am Patch's late, j laud. IltNRY II La.nK RAILROAD MEETING. A meeting of a portion of the oitizens of Charlotte and Mecklenburg county was held iu ths Town Hall on Friday the lliih inst., tor tbe purpose of considering the scheme of building a Railroad from Charlotte via Staiosville lo Jonasboro, Teuo., already chartered and known as the Atlantic, Ten nessee and Ohio Railroad. On motion of S. W. Uavis, Gon. John A. Younj was call- ! .", 7 . , 3 .11 v i 1 tn tin ci I T M M il . I ''dgs sotnetiuies termed the " Now i-ng- v, . , ,' .. , pointed to prepare 0f themeeling. Tb chairman appoiuted 'p J jrenii '. Xve Hutchison, J Edmonds ljr0W8 V,. J. Yates and Stephen W. Dl- vis te constitute said committee Tbe committee reported tbc following pre amble aod resolutions : Whereas, a Convention of the friends of1aUl1 1;"jJ Kr Dot brought iuto mar- tbe Atlautic. Teunessce and Ohio Railroad 1 ket lO' 'ho Legislature until 1-.VJ. This Las been called at Statesvilie ou the-Jlu of ' act account for its tardy settlement. October, with the request Ihat the comrnu- i A report is in preparation, by i'rof. Chris uities favoring ibis work of internal improve- t'J- which will present the real value aud t K rur...i,n.J .ta ;n . .1 ,' im DO T t a nee of this secliotl of the country. liesohed, That we fully sppreciats the 1 importance of this enterprise to ourselves ..A Mil,, t ..nr,inr . l... v'. ... . r v..u r..By., lei,,, uorth.est ,,f th. W...tr k.. 1 . , i JiesohcJ, That knowing the enterprise ln(j ;n, Hjeme of ths citizens aloni; the ! liue 0f ti,e proposed Road, we are coufideut ! Krent work, the commencement, as it most eertainly is, of a system of Railroads that I sooner or later must place us in direct com- tnuuicatiou with the fertile Valley of the j orinwest. Ao.W, That the cbairtnan appoint CO oelegates to represent ine miuaie auu souin em portions of Mecklenburg county iu the Coveution at Statesvilie. (it beinir under stood that the citizens of the northern part , , , few ,;, ,lu.e Macoo wljich re,u!l. 1 bul wot.ld set the ball io motion again by ! W have given his narrative as be told cf the county intend holding a meeting to j e(J jn ,he jeah 0f two brothers, of the name crossing on the first day of u. xt June, it to us this ...oriiihg it seems ext.-aor.li-appoint delegates to represent their section ) of Jatk SLrl (ju, Heber.s.each by the hand ' mounted upon et.'.ta. mry, but a c.ose and ng.d cross exam.naliou After remarks by J-L. I'rown, C. . I. l ox. r i u., ,u i....,i... , i failed to shaite bis sioty iu tba leasv. As S. W. Davis, Saml. J. Lowrie A. C. Wil- iianison, oje iiuituisou auu n. i. uiks, i ll.a ra.n nlmi.1 wora iinununniia V adnritAil Tbe cbairmaD then announced ihe follow- .. " , , inS H.t of delegates: 'Li '.."v.""," ',; ' ' ,, XJ". " A. A. N. .SI. Tavl'.r, Williamsoi. Wallace. John : Walker, J. It. Kerr, '. M. liru-r, J. Im I. Brown, W. It. -Neel. W. R Alyer. A. H. K pnn;s. J. II. j I arson, J. H. Stewart, It. M. O.les, II. M. I ritch- d, K. I) Williamson, J ... P. Irwin.J M. San- I riers.U. W. Marrow, .S. M. Howell, J. W . O.U.rne, i Saml. Berryhill. W. F. Puif. r, Stephen Wil,on, Is. W - J- U"" '' 1 " 1 " " Mi-Uon j Kerns, Saml. A. Harris, K S.,, exai.il - r. W. (;. I'otta, T J. Holt II. I,. A I- i Harnett, Ales. K.-nnedy, C. B. McGinnis, B. H. Garris. n. I . .Miller.J. M. Hutchison, J. A. I Wallia, John i.. Brow n, t. II. Unit : I i I.owr,e, W. E. White, Jr. Win. J. Y .tes, I,, ii Jones, Wni. Johnston, J. M, I'otU, J. M . Strong i. Tiddy, t. Nye llfllchi, n, I. J. Usnt, : . Cohen. On motion, too names of the Chairmnn and Secretary were added to the list ot uelcgates. growth of centuries tor tbe purpose ol open- ? oil i gold , and sent him home to his moth It was ordered that these, proceedings be ( jog up new plantations or ixieodtug the area er jj,,v, niie a note of it St.'Ijmis published in all the cnarlotte papers, ana lhal the Iredell r.xpress and other papers fiieudly to the enterprise be requested to eopy. 'Ibe Meeting then adjourned. J. A. YOU NO, Cb'n J. M. MlM.KR, 'sc v. , CltAMJf.I) Mis Mind too Late. A vourir ! mechanic appeared before thu Major of Lynchburg on Tuesday, and skod to be sent to jail. As a reason for this strange request, he stated that he had " been on a Leon on rree lor several weeks rjast, atn alter lliakillg frfl jr l0 j.bttD up," he bad I corn underwent a change, but bis Honor was inexorable told bim it was too late such trifling could not be submitted to, and or- dertd one of the officers to conduct him to his quarters. ! KciiUKN Liath. Mrs. Corociia Tliattou, 1 JhJmh itwl L'hi'tm:-'. the amiable conaort of Dr. Joseph J. Thax- I 1 ,,0, of Person county, N. C, ate a pi.ee of Ktu yn W .,-,rKlt.N(..r Jaek-onville, w.icrmelot. ou Ir.day last, and tiled ol rUllj01. ot, Hu,.jrd:iy ls.t, la- ta-.iJ t!r er.mp.chol.c in two hours afterwards. . of , a I'atal Mivtakk Daniel Jfrsw.ter, of I'ougiik. ep-te, killed himself l.y drinking a iii.iiiieiit instead of rubbing it on bis rh.-u- malic leg. llu mistook ILt lucdieitie for whiskey. t j ouea, and six uieu mil one woman 01 luu emigrants killed, at bis men aim ono wo- j "' wounded. Sale of tl',0 Utter are not !pecled to live. Vie Indians t beu robbed j lu !, "';"';.'"" j off a large quantityif their stock The atUckini' lilians were the same pur- ty who were n porld recently to have be u severely cliaslised y the troops uuder Lieu- tenant Grey. In the recent eletion in I tati, liir-e uen- tiles wero elected t the Territorial L' ture uamely, SaDJel Mills, William S. Us- born and Charles (rooker. Singular Puksintimkst or 1kath. Among the tiluVh of tbo late Henry J3. JJ"ur.luc lUUIL'IIIMI SHU imsitvvu.1, tu .. 1 1.. i - .. I !.!.,. i ed io death by ftl.e explosion of a can of campbene id IhejSt. JiOUis 17emocrar. omce, was found a disVy iu which tho loiloTnng eutry bad reoenjlv been made. It is cer tainly s nio.-t ijuiaikalle inttauce of pre sentiment of death : " lo wboiitiUmay Concern. llavinir neeu impressed iib forebodings ot the most 1 painful uators ,Uuu the last four or five M4n.-o'rorir.rrl tuke thi, uietnou to mate known my wisfces, atiould any uappeu wuicli may cause my (loatti. It is my request mat some one will iniorin my relations, by writing to Mr. John Duckworth, Spring street, New York at tbe earliest North Carolina Several gentlemen of this city have associated themselves nh!,ll() Nantahala are suitable lor mill stones. 1 proceeded as far north as the Russian pos- been a true theory, sud he then fore pro Frof David Christy 'in his late extoiis.velaiid i , tesides this variety there is a species of sessions near k h ring a Straits, and there poc. to reduce tho theory to practice. It purchase in Cherokee -county, North Caro- poroaa chalcedony, which resembles tbo! with portions of the Creeks, Utalis, and ! " estimated that the raising and loweriujr ma. Jtitseoaipany Lavs at disposal lJiV conilllOII Fronch i;urr.M0e. We Lave tther largo bands of Indians, they it pres- I power of the machinery will be equal to (tOO seres of the choicest lauds iu that rich mountain district. Cherokee county it will be remiubircd, is situated iu th'. cutL western part of that region included be- .1.. c. .i... ?...-.:. 1 .1 . .. i laud of the Sou'.h." Those lands ere p ir- 1 1 . - . . , , Iha because f their specal adaptation I . """'5I ijrprt 1 or i PurPM. . "e assured, there is no ueuur country in mc uutteU Mates. .Mr ! Christopher Werdall and others, who have I visited Cherokee county the present season, agree with Prof Christy in his reprusen-1 tatiou of its fertility aud perfect adaptation I to these special uses. 1 his reeion was oc cupied by the Cherokee Indians until 1 dn. Uusctie. Rii-u DiOfilNOS in Mariposa Cou.ntv. a r l-. - .1. i-- .... i 1 r . ,;i.c.' l,.., '.I i r"v" are wotking the vein situated near tbe Ronduraiit Mill, and owned bv Mes-rs. Mock &. Scales A few days afterwards they maile auolliei and sull ricLei aiilke, aut ou ti I- day last made a division ol the proceeds of 6iX) llla,je htm-elf cou-picuous by sppear of about six days' work". 1 hey divided the i UJ)0M hu roe with , lifc,Lt htnu4 ou ,, respectable amount ot HH lbs., Joz and 12 )(.u piJi,( up00 .hich WJ, race(1 , 1)0ll:e of dollars, iu coar.-e gold, which they bad c,un S0Uli, cake ,ulJ Cil)iiy. cpoll pounueU out in a uanu mortar equal to ( j shieL, at seventeen do.iars an mted, to S !!,! )!. I he tine gold ; ounce, amount contained in tho silting probably a- , mount to over J:t..uO more 'Ihe party are working tbc vein on shares, and have two thirds cf tiie gold lor llieir labor. uh I'ruittiiCO Sottutml. Dv-l'BI.B FraT!i'II'8 A horrible occjr- :nce took place, yesterday, in Jones eoun- feull had, for some time previous, existed, ,.4,fore,n. time previous, existed, j piece of laud, and when they mot!1, 8j0Ut yesterday, for ihe purpose, wi-h others, of . wnrkitw on the tvih.ic road, an altercation r .i j ,i ..pocket cook, containing auous c.,-uu ui aro-e and on, o them drew a p.sol and ()o discovering his lo he has- t f ' j j n i ..i f . . i of falliuj dead, tired at the former and shot bim through the breat, killing him instantly! w Lave heard of no further particulars of . ... . . , . tbfl swf'11 traged .-.17con (Gel). Citizen, All. 31. The Rahimore Kxchatigc says : " Thoso Pera0Iis w " leen scc-isiomeu ,o ro- gard the pine forc-ts of the South as oil corn- paratively small i , miiiermal importance wi.l " -- .-w-.. of the hcwii tin, in r, of the sawed plank boards, scantling, rosin, pitch and turpentine is estimated to be r.ot les.-,iu tie aggregate, than from twelveto fifteen millions ot dollars, while it ia impossible to Compute the yearly l0e by waste, in girdling trees that are tho i0f those a ready workcl (Tat" Tbe Washington eorrespondent of tbe New York Herald says tL nt the principal points of the treaty mado with Mexico are : A perpetual and secure route across the Isthmus of Tebauntepec, a free poit on tbc Guif of California, and a route therefrom to Arizona, the adjustment aud payment ol lbe claims ol our citizens against lue .Mexican goverument, aud the payment by us cf - j boot tivu millions of dollars to the govern- ' ment ol Mexico, onc-na.i oi wuie-u is reatrveu io pay me mcricau eiaim-i. EuubRN Dk. rtl Ilobert McLure, an j sgtd citizen ot Yoikviile, was found duad 'in his Ind on Mondav lliortiili ' l;i-t. lie was a man of property, but becoming invol- ( ved, some four out of his twenty negroes were levied on and to be sold that day.- ,Vben odieer Kerr called at bis residence I or iiiim, ut uo o p I posed the difiicully preyed on his nun I, and bad a tendency to bring on the appoptexy, of which he ili'd. He never wis married. Illinois, on Sat jrdayla ttr, about Incite Veal guu, which was silting in the Corner ol liie um, and playfu.ly pointed it at Lie iter, ; about thru, years o.d. I nlorlunately the j fid a loaJ. 1, and the eonteut. wc-rc du- chargod into h.-r body ; luatigiu.g h' r hor- riliy , aud kiln.ig Iter auuo.it lOatsuiiy. ' u , UeB nU things are taken into cousin (Iltloll which sheet lliu cap ity of tUi j tM t.ini.t, coui .e,i: ion a nd detail, few j ,t.c,jon) can con pare with the "outii we,tr.i icountlesoi .oi hi v-a. u,. ... studded wiih mountain!., but thuy are cloth- ,i . - dentil of noil, aud hear the gneal ,ml mo valuable forests of bard and ' sm) eort WOods or timbers in the world. Nothiug nurpiisis the traveller more than 1 110 extrcme deptli ot llie sou auu iue n.u timber trees which it auppjr's, Iroin tho valley to tbo summit of the Jialsam and Niinluliala moiinluiiis. Of the westetu counties which are des tined to furuUb metaiio material, J ackson eniiiitr is rich in copper, whilu Macon and , . ...Ml I..,.. ,l,o rnll 1 lierOKCe w 111 1I uu uva . jafaIinab copper niiuea of the Cowee uiouu tains, those ol the Collowhee and Vi'ay-ye-hut te are sutHcicutly developed to enable the miner to bae a safe opinion and enter tain the expectation that they are destined to become profitable, provided a way to mar- h... :H OI eued. The I tumalitic iron ores of Natitahaln, are ccrt:iinly iuexhaiibtible beds, not exceeded 'itibA fgr iron' m"'"" Je , tl)(J roi,k9 of (l)t.sa couul;c, ff0 mty ft,el ,uri!a of the existence of fine marble, Uit,U for statuary and other purposes for j wilicb ...mble is employed. 'I he most im- f p0rUnl variety is tbe "ceur, Jcs'i cduie.il iiuuLle of Nantahala, which is really unique for the delicacy of its lints. Ths same reginn fnrniahes also, fins roof- ing slates ef a blue color. 1'lates of slate may be obtained, five and six feet io length and two feet wido. It splits with esse snd with a perfect tilane. The ouarli rock of het stonn. .nill stone aud rriudstono crils : fire .-lone aud f )ck suitable lor glass, and in Macon county, tbe finest Porcelain olay. The foregoing embrace some of the impor - taut mineral products which aro im xliaus tible, but which, under existing circuinstin C0J are htatj usel,.H ; but wiiich will be- ,110011 ucuui con)e cf in)n)C ' COIMU10j iou9 . of woria;, immense vaiuewhcn a cheap aud lious way is opened lo tbe markets AMTniKR i'SAT or Rmimun'sj. JHondin yesterday succeeded in accomplishing an other of his daring feats. At 6 1'. M., all things beinir readv, be stepped upon the r('P,e- "lJ alu'r eti euiubcring bis feet wiih and eleven deep, as well as shaeklitig him- self sa ho did upon former oc,-aions,imine- dialelv started unon hi. iiurnev over il.e Ralls of Niagara. When about one third o'f the way across he went through his ;.er- I formance of standing upon one foot aud ., . . . . , ..! men upon iiis neac, Ac , men starteu ai a rsnid rate, and reach. the Canadian shore in thirteen minutes Walking with baskets "P0" ''is leet laust have been quite trying to his turves tiiey were liable lo slip at eve ry oti p. Tim vibration when at the centre is tremend .ja, the rpe swaying some three or four feet. After luateuing his guys iip-m f :,, .1 .,.,, ,( t 'L ;, ." , .:,. ja. rj .,,, ie Lad a ebsir attached. Rlond;n' iutl.nllon wa9 t0 j, uJ()n c1Hir and par uko of liU p0Ol) 0ief r lut ulJfortunately, anc ind ,.rv .,., f. ., I,;, ,li,.r,nointiiieut then he a j ,!j(J v ,0 dojll), cilair caati upon the calf of his aud tumbled into the river. lie made good use of bistable, lie was Civen minutes in crossing tins time. At the conclusion of the pertorniatiee J. 'pertzell atmouueed that this was the la-t ; s-cension Rionditi would make this season, : . Pl rASVT ,NCIt,EST.. , ,n Fridiv af-1 1 " . J.Z .1 lnh.rt Th,.i , 1" " JW1. fc. ,0.t in ''J retraced bis st.-p.. aud between r rank ho avenue and Washington street be was t preBt,ut 8Ufferiug from ophthalmia, oe met by a boy named John Moore, ' ca-ioutd, be says, b, sleepiug without twelve years of age, who hailed Lira and ask- j C(l30,ar blankets, lie says that as d him if he bad lost any'liit g. Thomas re-1 i00j M he ea gt.t jut0thi woods to auaich plied that he had, and taking tho boy into r rijotJ L(, cau oufu llluj,,if. tore an'l rJe'cnhol Lis pon't t.onit mi i p,cka book over to h,s possession, ani all, tUl. waJ fo,in, in ,sct. Mr. Thomas ; ofc tbe boy to a clothing store, purchased 1. 1 in a complete sun, ana iroiu menee no proceeded to a watch maker's where be pick- el him out a fine silver watcn, upon which' he had tmrraved: 'Robert Thomas, of! Cown-on Ky , to lilt's Johnny Moore. j llonenv is the best policy.' In addition to I this he purchased a silk purse, placed iu it) . il(J purcijaacd a silk purse, pi Iln-lhl. CnorTAW Chibf Am.i.ii tub 5katori. Wlm is lie f TLs Washington States j We leam that quito a novel ceremony is to be performed iu Washington uext winter. A Uuited tit-ales Senator, who has, by some good chance, secured the good will of our nrothcr) the red men, is to be crowned a chicf 0f tije Choctaws, by a deputation to be j,.,patci1(., fyr tb4t purpose. He is be load- fJ wt, a, ,be j,0I10r ,ll?niiic, nr jmmu. mties of the position. The ceremony will ot course be most interesting. So that we shall have the first instance ou record of a ehicf sitting in the Menate. 'I his is really ttuo uo joking. Wo learn, too, that the distin gui.licd geutlemau is quite roauy to acecpi. K)lTHIAIj L(rE.lJut f.. rca,ierl ever of ,abor ,ni, Bra je,0,yitif? upoII an editor otic w ho va-tly feels Lis rt.-poiiBi hilny. Captain Marryatt says : 1 know Low a periodical will wear down one's cxi-telice. lu itself it appears nothing, il.e labor is not manifest ; nor is it in the la hor ; it is the coiiiiuual attention it requires. Your life heroines, as it wi re, the publica tion. lue day 's paper is no sooner eorrec led and printed, thau on e lines another. It is the slot.e of .i-t.lius, an endless rene- tjtilJU of toil and coi stunt wei'dit upon tho in tci, .;t and spiiils, and deiiuin.lii.g all ib CI,., i,ons of your f ic-uitie at the same time y0U i,re compelled to the severest drudgery u , ite for a paper is very wel I, but to edit cue I- to condeiue. yourself to slavery.' Flom the Cleveland Ileruld, August 30. Extraordinary Jiiirrativc. Vn'mrull'l'd A,lvenlu,tA llrrtUind ISvy Slulm ,.,. hit I'uvntt TvrnKj ix lr.irs Ao'J t "' .. i... I...... flu i.L'ri.lui, amine ilir .,. miiiiia llu AUoriiluir am Tiitiit f (Ae Xmlhant Ih .'i" .i.na nrai- Iht Aictie lfcii. I '"l,!l'J"j M,Ut of Tiavrl. One of tbe most extraordinary narratives that we have hud the toiiune to relate lias under uur nonce. 11 tolu , 1 . , ,,, , ,-1 1 . ami thfl inont seiircb- lug ,nve.li8l.oi.... 10 "-" the story, aMo.nM.u.g u..j . j. . If ihtre is any deception iu me case, wu fail to soe ita ohj-et. About twtiitv ix jcnis ago some laiiaim Indians wero iu Ciei eland, and did .0.,,e trading wuh the people. In the rur 0 trade the Indians laneieu tney uau netn ot,.ainrl and iu order to revenue themselves, stole a three yeur old bo, from tbc Cy aud , ' . . .. rr . ..... ' ,i.f ,.,Ui Warned the child v.J alolen from a small browc l.ou.e, but iu wuat part ol the , " ' '"l""" '"' - , " "i eity, or any further particulars ol the theft, plJ, uTonautio party will k.ep off the , 1 ; 00 Id by the use of a Move. 1 he amount of cannot be learned. I .., , , . . , , 1 he captors kept tbe bo, iti Canada for a , IwilUd otb used ... the eon;tructiou is s,x few days, and then, fearing bis recover, by thousand yards Redueod to feet the aotua the whites, .old him to a party of l'oltawo. measurement of this mate. lal is ..,( 00 feet .amies, who kept him about a month. Ry -or .earl, eleven m.Us. Seventeen of these La was a'aiu sold to the l'.w l'a.s, ; bwler 1 Wil.-ou sew ing machines have iuwbicU tiilobe reuiained a mouth, but, been tmplojed lo eonneot the pieces, and as there were km fears that he would be 'ho upper ext.em.ty of the envelope, intend iraeed and taken by the whiles, he wasj.d lo receive the gas valve is of triple traded off to tbe iiiuehauocs of Illinois ; thickness, strengthened with bear, brown auu iH-cuuita. lincnjonrt fowca lutnple seams. J he How long be remained in the keeping of j pressure being greatest at 1 1. is pjint, extra this tribe bus not been ascertained, f'ul be ordinary power f resistance is requisite, was eventually transferred from them to! The basket, which is to he suspended be the ChinnewHs of Wisconsin, who auaiusold flow the balloon, is -JI1 feet iu circumference hiui to the Sioux Indiausof Minnesota. I Twenty five years ago he was sold by tnu I Chippewaa to the Quakes and Coppet heads I of loa. U hen tLis Irbe removed to Mis- ' souri, be nccoinf auicd thciu, anil atterwaids j went with ibem 111 their migrations throuyh ' California and Oregou. That portion of the tribe with which be reinained Kuall elit remaiti. Tin ir urineinal point ct set- J tlemcut is about three hundred miles from ' the N'jrtb I'.iailic Ocean, aud about tweuly - ! t.10 huudud miles to tbu uoithwest of tt. ! Raul. I On' of tbe roints ia tho Rus.-iau territo- tory where tbe tribe occasionally visits is 1 " Russian lort, 'which is laid down 011 the ' map as near the Colvillc river. The hero of this stran.m adventiiru mil ihe furl is in the vicinity of a small liver, thu uame of which, other thau that give u by his tribe, be does not know. The Snake aud Copper Head It i'atis trade with tt. Pauls, Laving a semi annual ! train to that place. The tr;iin has about I lo thousand Indians. One party starting! from rit. Pauls about the saiuo lime ihat the j otl"r ,lr" Iroln ,m'lr grouuu, ; 'hue meeting abuat half way. '1 he furs are packed ou pontes, elka aud dogs. Uu their lust semi annual trip, the bero of these adventures received a pass from n.,.. nf ll. CI,i,. f " Ma rr phewa.w. " In -- i . . 7 ' " ' his relati.es, slid, if found to re i, ii i.juu ,u lbe pass requires '" ""-'"' bwuhb. his presence lu St. Pauls, at their -' trip in 1 . .even of the tribe aceoiu t,ac -j hl. ruf,e was nearly pn'led from him panied " Mj kos e que jua " for Ihat is a4 e j,inj a spjt wh. ro it was fasten the Indian natue of the young mau to ej b , j,UT. He iin-utionsd th- fact when Chicago. Prom that plane he has footed it 1 i. I,,,,!, .!, Mid this corroborated the stor v osi of the wnv.sud arrived l.ero Yester day. ,s.t rrrarH.! taatui s.ic reeog. I n.xcd ty a mau, as hearing a strong resem- j blai.ee U one Joseph Todd, who is said to J have resided iu CieVelaud about thirty years ' since. 1'or some time past tbo young luan has bf.u diligently engaged iD tracing up his history, and wh it we nave given above is i the resuit cf his inquiries, lie says be Las no desire to leave liis In.ltan associates, as be has a wile and two children among theui. lie speaks English well, Laving, learned il, he says, in his trading at St. Pauls. He rays his hair was cut, and hf clothing changed to confirm to btfote leaving M. 1 au.t. lbe wuitu usa.'. , Ur " , , r . , , l 0U "T? of tke eouutry and man- "l ' , ' " .h - f dec-ptlou we cannot sea at present, as de,ues information as to hi. pareLts Ho jt i,Utly made, speaks rapidly, aud lcrl,aDaj aomo of our old settlers can . ...;: hZ , he Indian,, and whol'aer the , ,, - , . f i tf . lu(1J u i i n A I-'.'.AV. G.lib-M.ss Mylei, U daughter of an engineer, renting in Algiers, L.v, opposite New Orleans was crossing the rivet ou a ferry boat ou Hun- Jf veun., We b ult , with her little brother ; when tbe child fell overboard, and Miss Styles, although unable lo swim, jump ed after bim. The poor child sank immedi ately, but Miss Styles was rescued. When she was picked up, she exclaimed, never nd uie but for Ood s sake, save uy liltic brother.1 As IIovkst Man. When railways were in their infancy in Kngland it was supposed that they would injure tho estates through which or near which they ran, and tbc Eng lish Cabinet Minister, Mr. Labour-bore s father, received the compeusaliou ol SI-jO,-OuO for au imaginary detriment of this sort. After his death, his sou, linding that there was no injury to the estate from tho vicinity of the railway, but the eoutrary, rclunded the $loO,lUU. Tn Mount Vebnon Puik iiasis. The la- dies have paid Mr. Washington SI",U0 of the fourth am! last iust.iluieut for tho pur- chase cf Uen. Washington's remains. S.'tti,- remain to be paiU. Since the farst of. Julv workmen Lave been employed iu " re pairing out Louses, tracing; aud cleaning up the olu and almost forgotten paths, aud for tifying iu some measure the sacred spot a gainsl the ravages of decay." NtwM'Arxa Purrs. '1 be " local " of one of our country exchanges gives the following schedule of t fur the benefit of those who need ami seek slier pull For a modest puff, " julrps. A tolerable eood one, 1 box cigars. A god one, I pstr ol boots A very good oun, 1 vest and 2 A " splendid " one, 1 cloth ii'iat. A psrlsct sockdolager, a whole suit shirts. The New Aerial Ship " L'ilyof New York." An uorial ship called tho " City of New York," iuleiided for a tiausatliinlio voyage, hit's been 111 the course cf coiislruetioii lor u ...r,,,ih. misi in the viciiiitv of N. V. and uw eo nearly cninplcted that ho will bo ready lo undertake I he nip iu October. Mr. T. . U.Lowr, the well-known luronaut, has ot lale.giieu his undivided attention to thu perlcilioii of the ship, and it is euid, has discovered iuipi ot uients by w hich he to have ovcicome serious luipeui- ,,., lo ..:.. lllivi,ali0n Tbc balloon is constructed. The following " -c . " ,,' fnt sjm Jranvcise d,.u,cter-feet. - 1(H 23 i -g , ,r. v - , j.iihoj, po"- hh'h""' Capacity of gas envclope-cub.o ft. lis form is thut ol the usual pcrpeudmu- ur gas receiver , w, h a basket and l.fo- jand 4 feet deep, and is nude of rattan. weiow ine uusaet is a iin iauo tuu Loai, 111 j which is placed an Kricsou cnfiuc. '11;e j object is the control of a propollor, rigjjul j upon the principle of the screw, by which it j is proposed lo obtain a rejiulal'iDg power, j Mr. Lowe is of thp opinion that the applica- y I Hon ot inachlnery lo wrial navijaiion has I wc'-!.t of dull lbs. a beiuj o adj.ted as to admit ol a very rapid luo'ioti upwards j or downwards. He proposes 10 t H'ct a I landing in England or Fran -e, and will take couise North or East. He is iuolincd to (believe the trip from this city to Loudon can he made iu 0 1 hours. 1 he Air o.np wul carry weight, llie ci- 1 paeity of the gas receiver is 7.'".i0 cubic ' leet 1 The a' TeL-'ite hfijlit rf iho hal'o.in fioiu valve to the bottom of the boat is 3 it) feet ! the diameter, 13d fiet. It is said a large number nf'wcalthy tneu are with hitn iu the undertaking, and aro of the opinion that a failure is impossible. If he fails, the enterprise sinks ?J ),O0il. We gather the ahore from the Daily Times, aud can only sy that the prnp-ct, if ; n.eri.jus one, mu-i nave ceeu cotieocie.i uy i a verrii'v feilow. ,-vxty four hours to London 1 R.h . man why not g. io j four. -Y 1 . link. . , ,. .. . liLOMMN. l he Niagara r alls corre-p io- dent of the Hamilton (Canadai Speior, ,,,, nn,i; ....... , we. k before la,t when be fc'J '1'ord on l,,s f a w oinati who said sh saw a mau sitting inou tb. i "hriil.s on the Atii 'itean shore, jeru a R.,y tuici-, jit as Ki m liii was pass iug the p .t where It join.d the rop. The crowd at ones lum-i i fi,l the lunii in li, spot she pointed out, but h esc,.p...d lyiieli ing by li-.i pasranro. " D.WN t.N A Wsi.l. There i-, we learn, a well in l!.i.!imor's Harden 107 feet deep. A littl" auu of Mr. Walton s)metimes iwi. ses himself, when one bucket is at the bot tom, by swinging on the other. Yesterday he was thus aiui-.ii,.' hitii'elf, when uiifor innately, the bottom bui k-1 had tint dipped, and dowu wcut the boy on the other. In passing to the bottom the upward bound bucket struck thu boy and knocked out three of his tu ih, and he rccciud no more serious daiii:ign. Ilo was soon drawn '.o the top mueli mora scared than hurt. The wat. r in ti.o wull was six or aeveii feet deep, but tbe boy held fa-t to the chain. Mtntgrmtry Mai!. S. . iiooi.MAHTiiii Cauoht. A ftw dsys since an ex school teacher, nil a hundred uiilui from here, was rambling in the woods with a friend. Tbo weather was warm, and he had taken off his boots, which be had iu his hand. In the course of his prerigrina lions he found a sapling curiosity bent over, without anything n pareiitly to bold it. Our pedagogue's curiosity was excited, and he marched up to make an examination, wheu he au ldeniy found himself going feet foramo-t. lu his fright at this nov.-l posi tion, he dropped his boots and c.i ight hoi 1 of a little tree near by, and thus suspend..-! by one foot in mid air, hanging on lo tho bush for dear life to kern from ('oinsr ur ha knew not how far, the knight of lbe birch cried lustily for help, and his companion ,0On liberated bitti from his ludicrous situa- lion. Me had incautiously placed his foot in a snare fixed for a moo'e by some enter prising hunter Amistimli I imitrr. A Likik ItiiiiM) Witii a Man's Hkii. Martin Walton, the notorious highwayman, when dying in the State prison at Cbiit leu town, made a confession of Lis crimes, snd dirtased a minute account of his reckless career, whieh was recorded by tho warden of the institution. 'The work was publish ed in this oily iu l-.)7, under the titlu of " Narrative of the Lifu of James 11. York, alias Hurley Grove, the highwayman. Be ing his confession to the warden of the Massa chusetts Stale prison.'' There is now in the library of tho Athcnium a eopy of this work, bound in a piece of the skin of the deceased highwayman. Tho eovcr is in one niece, ten by six inches iu size. It is as j soft as wash leather but much whiter. J,'mtui Journal. .n Om Tim to Shoot (Ja.w. Sine-ii. ar jt may appear, a gentleman actually killed three birds, with a gun, this morning shout 1 o.clock a circumMauee w hich per haps never Lad its like beforo, and never may Lappeu again. Tbe birds were killed while thu beautiful aurora Lorcalis was at its height, and, being of a very early syecu larks were no doubt, deceived by the bright appearance of evenlhin?. and camo forth ililioenntlv 8ii.ri.ir.' it was dav. Thn j singular sitair tuppuueu at liealton Statiou, I on the . and A. liailroad, and tho gentlo , man Khi bni'ged gsms at such an fajly hour, is Mr. 1 a)lor, a conductor on the rail road line of the mistaken warblers wss brought down on the wing ulir, Setilnul,
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