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A WD
Jin, S.GmniU Range, npptunl the Mansion House,
CHARLOTTE. N (J.
Vunliofi given to Repairing Wstrhral. Jewelry.
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nuerd puca. 1 b tiap baa Ihi n tnid by rf'n.
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nr .ii-jim prrsauir, ndritj diteft raen lie Mej..
aflarrra.
A IMO
t' i 111 U of ail dtscriplmne at 5 cents
Sr, tH'Uno.
J. B. F. BOONE.
Way 31. I r-5(. i'iW
Itcmoval.
ffVIIF- ubnbrr inf.onn hia frienda and the
IL public gnrrally, that be he removed bia
Sh..p i.. ll.r old stand of M.ire A llyrrly, under
I.. S. Wiiliama' S:..rr, on Tia.la alrert. wh. rc he
ii nrmari-d to attnid to all nntrra in hia line. He
has still a few amclra on hand such as
Golden Cook. Golier Star.Flanttr'i and
Premium
COOK tsTovr.s,
nd vmtt ty of
I'AtziaOi: vrovi:N.
A'pti, t jmxh! HPtorlfiirnt of
I mi :iimI BIoII.w arr, Xt:
All of whit h 1 will m!I cheap for CASH or Coun
'ry Pioilucn.
D II. BTKRLY.
Jaall.lBiH. J
f faiHK. ot my fnin.ia who are imleblrd to me
jj. by Note or Account. Kill please observe that
I h.ivn r.tiret from the Drug llusim ss, at this
pl .t-r, and itn.arJiala erltl, mrnlt it aMulrly rr-
oatt-st
1 U.H.ka are in I'm mla ol .Mr. J. r. Kniiin,
o . in. hi l ersona cn call, during my
ind t Ulc
ii. m. ritrrciiAHD
( k;lotl, Oct Sl,
(pNKWFIKaM.
fiIK umlrraignrd having entered into Copsrl.
B, neraliip for the pura,a ol carrying on Ih
('(iiiectionary, Hakery, Fruit,
AND
Retail Grocery Business,
II leave to call tbe attention of the eililana of
( iitiloiu and aarroumung e-nntry to their New
Hindoo Tra.ls Hlrert, b. twern llrem'a anil Krank.
snlhiiirs, at .rl . Duniel'a ul.l Suiul, where
Ihey would be pleased to are all thrir frienda ana
.cnuHinlancea.
MOODY & NISI1KT.
Fthtvry 2, 1858.
HAWKSVS
History of North-Carolina.
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K. J. HALE k SON.
t'tflUwUU. A.. IKio. Jilf-f
Piano and Music Store.
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JL 1'isiioa man by Htoinway Sl Co., Nonu'a Jl
lark aiidolhcr make, a, nf New York. Which he
will aril at the lowest ruin fur CASH.ot good pa
per. A Wo, ih Is teal Music on hand, at No. 160
Mim slrel between lha Kirhenge Bank and the
American Hotel, t ninmina, K. .
SAMUEL GARDINER.
May 10 J 858. if
B. L. KEnBISON, HERMAN L. LEIDI.NO.
ivroiiiKiis
Foreign god Domestic Dry Goods,
WIIOLKSALK AM) II b'l All.,
mill. iiatTT, om iHM.B raon Kino,
t IIAItl I SI Oft, h. ,
April 96, .i9. 7-lr
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VII HIS OMr'AN V ciilmo.
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A C. STKEI.K, J. J. l;i:(iVN,
M. TAYUtK, . T. HISION,
C. V KHM AN. K. MJAKH,
W.M. JOHNSTON.
John L Uhuwn, Y. cabb tod S. T.
WmaTON, Ktetulive Commtllee,
Apitl b, li5. 7tf
$:j()6,()00 iNo. 1 Fruit Trees
roi: sai i:.
WESTBI C CKS ti nEKDEKHALL,
Yrojiritlor I 1 H 6V" XuTteriet
ar-d (Jantn,teur (jrrttulnjfu,S. 6'.,
Ol'l.l tr rrr-cllult call the alLi-nlion
f il a cl.n i. of I lie Snullitru Sulra to
n,,ir rry latge aim-k of n.lnc and acclimated
Kruii " r. , a, lur ti h all anil W n.t, r Traiic.
Tbieligi- no linil'ine aaairiiiniit baa been
,r..,. g.i, o limn inr nt i bra ling trna. and work.
"V ' '' ' '-"n" t t--ka. i . a aur.
1 if
abnuld
i.l be i
by I '
plant or.
ue. Ibe
iline
r ...i lly
slut k
g I ret a i
l.'ill.UCU Apple trera ; Itili.l tiO hearh treea 10,.
Iltll fear trus; U .Unit Apricots ; 1 11.(10 t l.el r 7 i
1 7,1" 10 I'luin , AihiIi . . i.rmr ; I11K) Almond;
IIHHI Quioo ; t'li'H l.i... 11 i s.
Ilrsnirs a xry hut a.soilmtnt nf Curranla
ftraw Ih rrira, If a.U rro a, (i,rlH-rr.ta, elr., all of
hull will he ink! uii vrry reasonable terms lor
c.ah nr pi.riivca p -i r.
All pjrfcagrs pul Ui in ti x r n.r s'ylr.and a
coniiirte .nvoice stnl In rarh istron, and ao ar
rancrd lh. t the invoire will be Ihe rrg.att r ol Ibe
orchard alter lh Irrra are tranaplaiilt d. if tacy
re Iransplanlea aa r-cb nne appears on tl.e I. at
Mr. T. J. Ilollon will a. I aa ag. nl f..r tut- fu.
nihing ol Ibr proplr of Mi t S b r.' urg anil nr.gll.
bering c. until a ih li e sboe Fruit Trees sml
will take pleasure in forwarding ordira lor the
Ocl. "fi I MB.
33if.
, M. riitelmrd
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i hia del. munition to rrtume the
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A L ARC K Sl'lTLY OP
Constable AVarranls
JUSTil'KlNTBU.
Dr. II
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3
lis
11 ntirvt
" Jesus Wept."
A bumn grief an early gh om,
Tlie Suvioura apint iw pt I
And by the cold and tilcnt tomb
Of Laiarua, He wept.
Yea, " Jeaua wept" and lot on high
The angcla ceaacd to aing.
While evrry acraph in the aky
f.ow drooped hie abiMlig wirig.
The Son of Cud with grief had etriven,
lljd niourn.d o'er uiorlel ill,
And every voice vai huabvd iu Ilraven,
And in ry harp waa alill.
Tlie Saviour'a rye grew nioiat and dim,
And sari with human teara
And all Ibe angcla wept with Him
Through countlcaa glittering rphrrea.
Oh. holy grief! that thua could move
Thr Goii wbotn aainta rcvcie.
And con. -titrate a boumiliaa lovr,
Within one human tt-ur.
Dricht, virwlraa walchira bore away
The! apirilnal eni
To brjin tine more iinmortil ray
In Ooda awn diiidc'n.
When many a deep and crimhing wmnj
Waa heuprri ufion him here.
He mourned o'tr thr mieguided throng.
But abed no eeifinh trur.
Tlia croaa to Calvary He bore.
Within a niarger ah pt,
Thr torturing crown in nirtlncae wure.
But only enrt He wrpt.
What wonder, if the atnra nf rvn
Hud wandered from thrir aohrrea.
To ti ll the eturtlrd boats in licavt n
Of Ihrir Redccnirr'a trnra f
If bur. nng auna, whieh huve grown bright
In (.Hta perpetual pmile,
To ace II i in me.p, bad vcihd Ibrir light.
And paused in tri.-f tbe w hile 7
And waa it strange ihe t U-inul Cboir,
Ainoxrrt, alinulU ccaar Io aing ?
That trnra abould ateitl o'rr rvrry lyre,
And dim encti godlcn atring ?
Well might the roai-a of the aky
In their immort.il bba.in.
Grow pale lw hear the Saviuur aigh,
lb-aide a morta.'a toinb.
I'erchanre, where unknown yyatema blaze,
Ol which we can nut dremn,
iHirnortal aoula t'irorgh endl.aa daya
r-till chant Ihia wnroi'roiia thftne ;
IVrrlunrc, with awert and mnuruful thtill,
t'uffvrr onward aa.rpt,
F.ti-rnul ethos nmrinnr alill,
The gentle Ji-aua M
lisccllnncmis.
Frotu Feter ion's .Vi'i'aiiwe.
Til 1: II A It S II LOO K-
bt MAHY A. DKM.-OS.
' Maggie, Maggie, how could you
" Why, what have I done but look at tbe
child ?"
" But, Msggie, you looked at her so
harshly !'
" Well, and if I did is she too good to
be looked at !''
" Ob ' but, Maggie, she is an orphan."
Maggie Lill u(,- tossed ber head lightly,
affecting disdain at ber sister's trembling
lips, hot, nevertheless, the words aud tbe
tearful glance sunk into ber heart.
Id a chamber, richly furnished, two little
beda stood side by side. Both were dainti
ly shaped furnished with soft linen aud
delicate netting like lace. Refinement float
ed in the air above the in hung in every
fold of drapery about them touched the
rare adormiiL-s of the room laid in each
dimple of tbe rounded checks iu each care
less curl of hair, threading it golden way
over the pi .low ,
There were two of them two darling lit
tle girls, one in each soft bed ; but one was
ruddy and bealthy, the other pale and more
slightly formed. They slept the beautiful
sleep of infancy ; but, beneath the lashes of
one were traces of Oars, and the infantile
lips curved downward slightly, as with grief.
It was very silent there; and, in the si
lence, soon a step sounded. Mary Lilburn,
a penile, graceful creature, came softly in,
and, pausing, looked at the children. She
ki-sed ibe brow of tbe rosiast rluinnerer ;
but over the other folded her bauds, as it
with a benediction, and gated with a long,
yearning glance.
" I'oor little darling '" she murmured, at
last : " how ran any one speak harshly, or
give one cold glance to so gentle a child I
I'oor little orphan ! Ood bless you !" and
she bent over and kissed her lips, ling, ring
long on tbe fair face they pressed, and thcu
she went to ber own room.
Shu had scarcely gone before another
step sounded along the chamber ; and Mag
gie, the young, healthful, happy mother,
came forward. As she stood there, a shade
of regret stole over her beautiful face, and
she sighed, " I suppose 1 haven't got the
patieneo I jl(.iiI to bave with her, poor or.
i,h a u !" but she kissed neither of the chil
dren.
It was the dead of night, and Maggie
Lilburn, worshipped wife, happy mother,
tossed restlessly upon ber luxuriant couch.
She had not yet slept. A little figure, look
ing mournfully out of dark eyes, haunted
ber. Occasionally she beard a short, quick
sob coming from the dim corner in wbit-b
were outliued the beds of the two sweet
children. At last the great clock of the ci
ty struck twelve, and Maggie bad found tbe
boon ber nature craved she slept. Slept,
bnt not in peace not in quiet. Her bead
turned uneasily, her hands moved, the lips
quivered, and sobbing sighs and tears at
tested a troubled dream.
Still deepened the quiet gloom, and lar
ger grew the shadow in t'no chamber. The
babos were moved away; foomicps and
whispering voices disturbed the aileuce. A
sombre man, dressed iu black, bent over tbe
bed whereon lay Maggie Lilburn. A gen
tleman, much younger, stood further back,
giving passionate way to some strong grief.
He was half bidden by the pale blue hang,
inga of tha bed. Mary, pale ai marble
bar beautiful whit fa an awful surao
I in itf anguUb : tlie ret alt of utrife for elf-
eoinponure knelt, cluepicg one lund of the
uflercr io ber own. A sorant crouched
in the dinttnce, hiding ber face, and weep
ing iu (ilence. On (he bed la; Mapgie, the
I young " ,fe and mother, no louder restless,
but white, faint, and still. Her Hue eyes
jw.itlull. wandered irouj lace to tace j and.
the lips, .o beautiful id r. poe, were diMor-
ted d ber ...nefforlB to -peak At la.
the eyes closed, tbel.pswereat.il. Shesl.pt
lijpbtly, gently; it was, alas! the sleep that
wi.itfulljr wandered Jroin lace to face ; and
" ' " . ' . . .
She Bill be abl.. to Peak when aha a-
wanes, wnirperea te aoctor. i liuriinniuiiai uwjer iu me vyuwuiuu-
His words were t"ie. be dying mother j wealth, for his opinion. Mr. Tucker exam
awoke with rcnewri strength a suddeu ', 'Dcd tne 1" very carefully, and, as will be
meteoric uru.ioncy nasuea tne premo-
ninof .rit'll ' J- wU. 4frettfs of jh. W-rent. ,AB-lt.f wu ,nVlllDe hM bee0 patent
"Huahandl Wary!" she said, slowly conflict of jurisdiction between the btate and eJ . a e . Id
ber eyes wsndered tromtbem and her whuo
lips murmured, "My ehid 1 my little Mag
''" !"
1 hey brought tbe little gitl, who wept be
cause her mother was so pale.
" I bis is tbe bitterest cup !" said tbe dy
ing woman. "Oh! Mary oh ! my bus
band, bow can I leave Maugie T Oh ! this
bard world tLi cojd, crael world how j propagating Abolition doctrines, is tent to, A man who had made a slight improvement
can I Maggie!' j, p,.rS0D through a post office iu Virginia, in straw cutters tonk a model of bis ma-
"Hie ball be as my own,' wlii.-pered . bat is the duty of the postmaster iu the chine through the Western States, and af
Mary, the tears raining down her cheeks ; pr,,,;, ? , tcr a tour of eight months returned with for-
" she cliall beloved as you would lovelier: n. l. nf A'irinia rro.ln nf Virginia, tr il.,C!.,1 ,Vnllra Another man had a
cared for as tenderly. God will give me
Mrei.gth an. 1 paiiei.ee." Her voice failed
ber, she could only weep.
Quietly lay the mother ber life ebbing
out a troubled expression gathering, and
deepening upon her lace. Again she essay
ed !o speak. She turned ber dim eves to
ward herstst.r; her lips were quivering ; piTe uoticp thereof to some justice, bo shall lectrical whaling apparatus, by which the
the ast tears drained from the fount ol lile, j,qujre into tbe cirumustauces, and have whale is literally " shocked to death." An
as she said with a touching maimer of self- sueb jj0ok or w rii,n burued in his presence; other is an electro magnetio alarm, which
rebuke, and to so,, innly, -f jt Bppear to him that the person to whom rings bells and displays signals iu case of
"Mary, jem wout look harshly at my it wag directed subscribed therefor, know- fire and burglars. Another is an electric
poor orphan . jts ei,,,,... or agreed to receive it for clock, which wakes you up, tells you what
"God helping me, never!1 cried Mary, circulation to aid tbe purposes of Abolition- time it is, and lights a lamp for you at any
Her voice siemed to ring with supernatural istHj jutjce tbBll C0U)njil BUCD ?t.re0n t0 hour you please.
distinctness through the chamber. ::. If an v nostmaster or denutv nostmas. ; Th.-r is "sound r-atherer." a sort of
The dying woman struggled fearfully, and
awoke 1
Springing up in her bed, she clasped her
bauds together in an ecstacy of jny. The
gray dawn crept through the shutters, pal
ing the light cf the dim lamp.
" Living! living.' she cried. " my child
is not motherless I And oh I my heavenly
father, help tae to probl by tbe vision thou bed in ,ie 8ec,jon quoted. I Another goes through the whole process
bast sent. Aid mc to remember at all times Tt is gtate aw ; entirely constitutional, of civir makins, taking in leaves and turn
that she tbou hast entrusted to my care is nl)(, does not properIj( considered, conflict ing out finished cigars,
motherless. 1 hat just as I have, the being wjth tle Ft.dcr 8Qtbority iu the establish-' Oue m ichine cuts cbetJc ; another one
who gave her birth, louged for her bappt t,ient of po.lcmce and post roads. This ' scours knives and forks, and another rocks
ncss, wept tor ber, praytJ lor her. Never, ft(jeral powcr ts transmit and carry mail the cradle; and sevcu or eight take in
nev
rer ni I forger Ihci who art tbe ood
of the fathtrlt s, aid me in doing my duty
by my sister's orpbau child."
Stepping sonly to the trib, Mie lightly
kisssd the brow cf the mo'l.triess little one.
The child awoke, ai.,i fiui. its arms round
her neck, and in ihnt silent embrace, Msg-
gie asked God again to aid her, th.it she
might know no difference temeeii her babe
and the 'ittle charge be had given in her
protection.
GEN. JACKSON AND Till'. " TURTLE."
Among tbe many charges brought by the
opponents of General Jackson against hint
to prove that be was not lit for the Pres. -
det.cy was that he was i.'i tootc, and
was the bouest belief of a great many every
upre- , ,
During bis administration, a vessel "-
ted at Norfolk, f-om the W'e.-t Indies, and
on the deck were several sea turtles. A-
mong them was a giant of a reptile, which
aiiracie.i iu ai.ciiiiuu oi ci.-ry nuoj "uB0t
i went aboard. J be osptain bal them ail la
ken on the wharf aud exposed for sale. A
niotig those who adiaired the fellow above
metitioned were several leaders of tbe "uu
tvrriGed," four or five of whom made up a
pnr.se, bought the nigustcr, aud by the next
Washington boat sent it up as a present to
Old Hickory. ,
He was much gratified at such a present,
and the inmates and visitors at the White
House enjoyed a rale treat, in the way of
"tuitle soup," of the most uiaguiticeDt des
cription. The General wrote a very polite note, ac
knowledging the receipt of the preseut,
which was duly received by Dr. A , who had
sent it in the name of himself aud bis other
Democratic friends.
Shortly after tbe receipt of the General's
answer, Dr. A. was hobbling along on Maiu
street, ami just when nearly in frout of Mr.
H.'s book store, he was hailed by five auti-
J aeksnuiana as follows
" Well, Doctor, have yoi heard from the
General about the turtle
" Yes," answered Dr. A., " and i hav
his reply in my pocket.
Let's see if! let's sec it!" they all cried
in breath.
" Here it is." Dr. A. replied.
He produced the noie, and l bey read :
"Gentlemen : 1 thank you for the very
fine tortoise you kindly sent we," c, io.
" There," said one of the gotitleiui-n, "we
had always beard that your great .nan could
not write Engii'h, and now we know it.
Who .err ht.rd of a turtle beim' called a
tortoise!"
" Will you take a bet on it!" said A.
"That we will," answered they, " and
we will decide the poiut by going into our
friend B.'a.
So in they went, and both parties
M'"1
to abide bf the definition of a certaiu die-
tionary then the standard of tho language. tbe ortb cau do little to influence the re
One of them turned over its leaves till hej(ut The public authorities, we hope, will
readied the word turtle. The definition was , eZercise all due vigilance to prevent, so far
" bird of the dove kind ;" and iu the next 18 pos41blc, any farther infraction of 1 1,
line, " ihia word is sometimes used to desig- j rj)lta 0f the South, aud will aid in publish
nate the tortoise found on tho shores of the jD whatever crimes may bave already been
West ludies. It is a corruption used by 1 committed. For the rest, we must wait up-
taiu s an-i illiterate people." I
" Are you sati-tied, gentlemen ?" exclaim-
fld Dr. A ; "I know you are not sailors i
ao, by your authority, you are tlliterutt.- i
lie pleased to r'-Y Jour bc, nd never ai-1
ter thi. a.y that Gen. Jackson can t write
Knli.h
Thry' did as requested, giving each an
order lor six bottles of Madeira; and as they
went out of H.'s a bystander observed that
there was in tbe ear of each a very larg.
flsa. SUunlon pctUr.
Interdict npnn Ihe Drlivrry from the 31 a i Ik of i
the .cw York Tribane and olbrr Ibolitiou
pa.r5
l'lucr"
Richmond, Va., Voyember 29.
A post matter in the county of Doddridge,
...... iL v:Z.
... "T'
- 'B imormatton as 10 nai a.-posmoo ue
j -ho-W n.ake of such incendiar, newapapers
; b the New lork Inbune, and others of
that Manip from Ohio, reee.eed .n that coun-
: lj- 1 governor referred the matter to
L, . . f .. ' . '
j uentr.i lor the ata e, ni prob.b y the a
iecu uj un uiiuuuu, wuiku i urrcwuu iri
reaerai autnor.ties mvoivea in tins que.-
of sherry aud produced blocks of ice the
Ricumond, Norember 20, 1859. of a cubio foot( wnen the thermometer
Sib: The qucstiou is submitted to uie for ; was up to eighty degrees. It is calculated
an opinion as to the effect of the law of that for ev ry ton of coal put ioto the fur
Virginia upon ibe distribution of mail mat- nace it will make a ton of ice.
Ipr win n it w nf an itif LiiHiars ilnriKlir ! .',Am Ma kr.minpr 1) ili.'a renort WC
! 1 newi-rmrwr. nrint..d in the Sir nf ( H.in
cn8p , tcc m provides that " if a post -
. m&fUT or dejlutJ kUOw that any such book
ritit)L frcfi-rriiiflr to such as advise or
jcj,e throes to rebel or make insurrection,
or inculcate resistance to the rivrht of pro-
perty of masters in their slaves,) has been
rir.ier..l nl l.w ofTixia in the ...nil ho thill
u,r vioUte ,,lj9 scctiolJi be uali be fiued not
excecdmg two hundred dollars. locomotive, bringing to too engineers ears
This law is obligatory upon every post- all the noi-e ahead perfectly distinct, Dot
master and deputy postmaster in the com- withstanding the noise of the train,
njouwcalth ; and it is his duty, upon being' There is an invention that picks up pius
aware that such book or writing is received from a confused heap, turns them around
at l,ia nfTioo In nntife a iiia-ipe of tha f.-iet .i.l. llw.lr hnsila tin and then Sticks them
,,jat Le take ,be proceeiiins3 prescri-
nistteri ,)of not ctrrv it tLe power t0
publish or to circulate. This last is a great There is a parlor chair patented that can
State power, reserved and absolutely neces- not be tipped back on two legs, and a rail-
sary to be maintained ae a, eteuriljr to ito tray ehnir tbos aao bo ipp(t baok in any
citizens aud to their rights. If the State position without any legs at all.
had MirrendiTed this rower, it would, in Another patent is for a machine that
,i,ese jn.p0rtant particulars, bave beeu at
the mercy of Ihe Federal authorities.
j nilvc b0 hesitation in saying that uoy
aw of Congress, impairing directly or indi-
i rectly this reserved right of the State, is
unconstitutional, and that the penalty of the
u,e u; ould P;1 f"P
, master offending against it. though he should
pcad du(r t0 otew guclj UuCOustitutiou-
a) ac, of ougre4Si
j jf tLere a collflict) therefore, between
; the postal rogulations of CotiKres8 and this
law o yirgiuia, it i? because tbe former
I have traiicendcd their true constitutional
hnjits, and have trenched upon the reserved
fi ,,ts of ,he Slatl! j,, suoh a case tl)e cit.
iIt.D, though a postmaster, niu-1 take care
j , obey ,i,e legitimate authority, and will
it be exempt ;rom the penalty ot tbe state
w py reason oi any otingatiou io perioriu
,J . .. t- i i it. i- u
the duties of a Federal office, which aro
made to invade the reserved jurisdiction of
the State in matters luvtmug ber safety
and her peace.
It is eminently important that the provi
sious of the law io question should be rigid
ly adhered to by all the postmasters iu tbe caused them great amusement as well as
State, and that .he justices to whose notice wonder, so it was determined among them
the matter maybe brought, should firmly to solve the mystery; accordingly, one of
execute the law whenever a propcrca.se pre- them practiced tl.e following ruse : Ile qu-ck-seuts
itself for their decision. With high ened his pace to reach the lady s side, and
respect, your obedient servant, -hen .bout to p.,, her be partly fell to the
' ' j i TUCKER ground. While in the act of filling be
For the Governor. ' ' ' clutched her dress, the only means with-
in reach of saving himself trom the tall;
The New York Pulpit and Conserva-
xksm -The New York Times makes the fol-
., "iruTuJTl 1 11
indicated the sliohtest sympathy with Abo-
lliiioi.isiu oritsscli.'tm-s; we venture to pre-
I diet that nut one of these lepreseutai'.ve ut-
terances of the
e,m,orvatis,n of tl.e
! vortil wili be copied bv anv Richmond jour-
,ia!, at. ! that Mr. Cheev,r s diatribe, pn-aeh-
i e,j t0 congregitim. which looks ti British
j ,;, f.jr its sUpport, will be given at full
; U.Ui,thf a au ju ox of the prevailing tone
I auj seI,tiiiie.it of the city of New York. A-
1 ainst Jc.',birato and intentional injustice
, of Mi sort , against the mischief
' it Uli- ork, it were vain to reason or pro-.
1 ,.,,
If the Virginians persist in ih. ir mis-
1 0()n0cpi,o.i of the nUte of Northern feeling,
j, n,i ,"ct pou it, they may do themselves
LBll u, senous harm. If they will wait a
lil0 while, they may see reason to distrust
the good faith of their counsellors aud the
truth of their representations. Meantime
0D time and the good sense and patriotism
0f tbu crc:it body of the American people."
iA..r-. au.u. ....
' trio Medical Journal the editor remarks
that young balies often cry from actual
thirst. Their natural supply is intended as
food, pet as drink, and makes them thirsty
without really .ruehing their thirst, a. a
exl liduid wguUd. Uy ery, he thiuks,
' fr "-Id war.
MARVELOUS INVENTION'S.
Amonp; the numerous marveIo;s inven -
: tions which Americao genius has produced
I . i . r. ...... ... riin.iff
, " IIHII lilt) llini ICW yemo aio .-B,
compiled from the Patent Office Report :
im n purs c
The report explains the princples of
celebrated Ilobbs lock.
., d d a secondary or false .et
, &ph ,oucbe) thJ rctj 0De8.
MorB0?er ,n8 ,ook i8 powder pr0Jf, and may
he d fc fc k f,ole ,Dd fired
ff burUr U tired of his fruitless
worl. or fears that t ie exolos.ons will bring
- . e iuieDta more witlie6,e, than
periuients
he desires.
A harpoon is described wbiob makes the
whale kill himself. The more ho pulls the
.. , n !.....
ilnpuU, tria jt froze 8everal bottles
' n.bn, U... nf iho value of natent
! machine to thresh and clean grain, which,
in fifteen months, he sold for sixty thousand
dollar. 1 hee aro ordinary cases, while
' such inveotioin as the telegraph, the plan-
j ing machine, atirt nulla, rubber patents are
worth millions each.
I ' r ,,,.,;.. r I.sna'a rennrt describes nCW B-
huge ear trumpet, to be placed in front of a
in papers in regular rows.
washiu,, and ironing.
counts passengers iu an omnibus and takes
their fair. When a very fat man gets in il
counts two and charges double,
There are a variety of guns patented that
load themselves ; a fi-biug Hue that adjusts
ita own bait, and a rat trap which throws
. "dr fh" b.! Use'f "Dd
stands in the corner Tor anotuer.
There is a machine also by which a man
prints instead of writes his thoughts. It is
played like a piano forte. Aud, speaking
of pianos, it is estimated that iine thousand
are made every year in the Uuited States,
giving constant employment to oue thousand
uiue hundred persons, and costing over to
miuions 0f dollars.
Wearing Hoops in Jerusalem. A la
corrC!)poo,ellt of the Jjjston Travel!, r,
- r- , . . ,, ..., .
vtrL.ing from Jerusalem, says :
"While passing down the main street I
witnessed a vet) amusing incident, occasion
ed by the appearance of a lady iu hoops.
She waa overuken by a group of Turkish
soldiers, and the bulky form of her dress
but his true object was very eviaen
saw l,.m go to his companions and
- nZ
-fidered in the Fast' absolutely sinful for
ITZXZ
but bis true object was very evident, lor l j
this Oriental novelty they could not , nor
did she escape the.n by turn.ng o0 ano her
street. 1 hey stopped at the lower end o
the steep iilley iuio woicu sue u. wont
and watched her until tlie giootu ot a uars.
aud distant archay bid ber Iroiu
dare s..y, however, should oue ot these
sheeted women of t.ie hast appear in the
s-rerts of one of our cities the merriment
; and wonder created by ber ghostly appear-
auce would be cquaby as great as thai witn
"b.ch Oriental tashtons are .egarrtca iu
this cwtjj. 1 his lady was visited Dy
score of I urki.-h ladies, who, alter Pauaung
this curious portiou of ber wardrobe with
lireat amazement begged to be pointed ou
either the beauty or utility of a hooped
'skirt. The Frank lady brought all her
eloquence to bear upon the advantages of
her favorite articles ol dress, oat mey ex-
claimed. ' Allah save us from this great uiu
brelia which you Frauk ladies consider so
indispensable to your beauty and comfort;
and Allah, grant, also, that we may be spar
ed the pain of the tightly-fittiug slothes
with which you torture yourselves '.' They
then commanded tha slaves to tuako pre
parations for prayer, and tha tus having
beeu spread aad their faces veiled, they
immediately commenced their iutrieats pro
cess of prayer, no doubt thankiug Heaveu
that they ware ex.mpl from theso Strang
fashions."
Msj. French, agent of the Treasn.-y De
partment for tbe exteusiou of the Capitol
buildings, was arrested on Saturday by a
Deputylluited Slates Marshal of N'sw York
aad takea to Washington.
I COUNCIL OF STATE.
r t-j -j- n :i o... -e
1 ' "I, ' luo vuuuu" vl
i Nortbtarolioa,
1. That the prompt. Tteoroua, and etTec-
i . w
t.ye measures adopted bjr the Oovernor of
hel J thlltsute atHarner'a Ferry. h.Te
our warm aud unqualified approval. That
our fellow-citizens of the State of Virginia
are hereby assured of our entire sympathy
in their present disturbed condition ; that
the cause of Virginia is the cause of North
Carolina, and ber de.-tiny is our destiny.
That we will be prepared at all times to sus
tain her in ber efforts to maintain and op
bold tbe rights and vital interests of the
slave holding States; that those rights and
interests can never be surrendered without
dishonor and disgrace, and without causing
a state of ooufusiun and anarchy which ajar 1 1 1
mark the destruction of the liberties and
happiness of the people of both States,
That our thanks are due and are here
by tendered to the President of the Uuited
States for the promptness with which be bal
sustained tbe Governor of Virginia in up
holding the laws and in restoring tranquili
ty to tbe people of that Commonwealth;
and that our oonfidence in tbe devotion of
tbe President to thx Constitution aud the
rights of the States, ia undiminished.
:i. That the Union of the States can only
be perpetual so long as it eontiuues to be
Union of equals. U e are still devoted to it,
and would behold its dissolution with pro
found regret ; yet if we cannot hold our
slave property, aud at the same time enjoy
repo-e aud tranquility in the Union, we will
be constrained, in justice to ourselves and
to our posterity, to establish new forms and
provide new guards for our security and
well being ; relying for sucoess io so doing
on tbe righteousness of our cause, aud on
the support of that Providence who so sig
nally guided aud succored our ancestors in
times of danger.
4. That while declaring our sincere de
votion to theUuion according to the Consti
tution, as it was established by our fore
fathers, and while we are ready to uphold
and maintain it as a common Union of e
quals, we arc not unmindful of the fact that
tbe disturbers of our peace bave received
aud are receiving tbe active sympathies and
the substantial support of large portions of
the people of the non-slavebolding States;
and that it behooves the people of the non
slavcholdins States, if they would restore
" domestic tranquility " and perpetuate tbo
Union, to rouse themselves from the condi
tion of indifference -nd lethargy which seemi
to prevail among them, and to adopt such
measures aud take such action as may be
uecessary to prevent a continuance of as
saults upon the South, and as may assure
our people that they arc still faithful as con
federate States to the coiumou Cou-titution
which still unites us
5. That the sense of insecurity existing
among our people, in conseq'ieuce of a waot
of competent military organization and ef
fective weapons with which to arm tbe mi
litia, iu view of the threatened disturbance
of our peace, imperatively demands prompt
actiou ou the part of our State authorities.
That we advise his Kxcelleucy, the Govern
or, to cause the militia of the State to be ef.
ficiently orauii,'d, by eucouragiug the for
mation of Voluuteer Companies, aud by such
other measures as he may deoiu proper;
and that he apply at once to the President
of the United States for a sufficient number
of effective weapons to arm thoroughly tbe
militia of the State.
ti i hat inasmuch as certain papers aud
books of an incendiary character, calcula
ted and having a tendency to excite slaves
to acts of insubordination, are being circu
lated in this State through the post office of
the goverumeut by fanatical clubs and soci
eties in tbo Northern States, we advise hia
Excellency, the Governor, to take all need
ful action to prevent the same ; and that all
post-masters in this State be forbidden, un
der the penalty of tbe law, to deliver any
such newspaper, book or other publication,
whether written or printed, from his office
to any person to whom it may be directed,
as such conduct on their part will be regar
ded as a circulation of such paper or b)ok.
7. That, whereas, uuder the cover and
disguise of pursuing peaceful occupations,
many d ingerous emissaries from the North
ern States have traversed this State, secret
ly instilling their insurrectionary passions
j the of i hu Ex.
Meil.. ,lie Governor, to require oor Jus-
i -a ofVe Peace, and other peace officers,
of merchandize, or solicitors for the sale of
, whatever, to be
8ub- ,ed'.0 tbo tstrictcst scrutiny; and,
wbeJuev ,uch ,crutiD. ,ny iU9pi.
. k,. ,KU,.
,
th cacan4 observe the laws of this State,
of Mw tQ - ,h(J re lir(.d borjdj
i(j R M QS daa.
, of
b Kloeco ,be 0',rnori be
Mtej t0 ,en(i copit,s 0f tbe foresoing
j . u ou. Scuatora and R.-presen-
jn Con-ress, ta the President of the
Unite ' States, and to bis Excellency, the
Governor of the State of Virginia.
Horn on tue Road A lady passenger
ou the South Carolina Railroad, from a
point about scveuty-five miles East of Mem
phis, Tenu., while at the White Pond sta
tion, in this Stale, gav birth to a bealthy
female child. The mother and child are
both doing wall, aud were transported to
Blackville, thirteen miles, where they were
provided for as their condition demanded.
Iu consideration of the circumstance atten
ding the birth of tbe little Miss, the name
of Caroliua K. Rbod has bu proposed for
ber christening. Chat. Mercury.
noos AT Looi8Vii.LB.-A f.w days .so.
hos were selling at Louisville, Ey , at Jo
to6l per lnO pounds. It appears thai
1C3 :t3S bos ha. been killed iher. ao far
this aeasonr '' l"'383 " tb "U1
tine last ysr.