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t SUijotak RALEIGH, N. C. THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 24, 1859. W Persona visiting the city and desi ring to pay for the Advocate, will please call at the Editor's office, on Fayetteville Street. In his absence, Mr. S. H Young, Mer chant, Fayetteville Street, and the Publish er, in the old Temperance Hall, are au thorized to receive subscriptions. tT Subscribers whose papers have a cross mark on them, are thereby informed that their subscription year is about to ex pire ; and are respectfully requested to re new by forwarding $1.50 to this office im mediately. t&- The JV. C Christian jJdvocate will hereafter be sent to none, except to those tcho-have paid in advance. A Call to the ministry. The best essay upon the evidences of a call to preach, will be found in the experi ence of ministers. But preachers do not like to obtrude their personal experience upon the public ; and we suggest to young men who are pondering this question, that thev converse freely with such ministers as they are acquainted with ; and to preach ers, that they communicate freely with such brethren. We repeat the charge of neglect by the church to pray for an increase of minis ters. -And we give extracts from a letter or two, in the hope that our readers may share the interest we felt in perusing them , and be moved to pray more frequently and fervently for the men who are considering whether God calls them to preach the Gos pel. The first is from a young man who has not yet decided the great question. lie says : "The most responsible station a frail man can occupy, is the office of a minister of the gospel. Under the influence of the Holy Spirit men are moved to cut loose from the world and preach the gospel. When a young man is thus desirous to go forth into the harvest, and is almost ready to forsake all for the cause of Christ, he is tempted to shrink from the responsibilities involved, and is allured by the world to compromise duty and seek wealth and hon ors. And there is danger lest he quench the Spirit by the abandonment of duty. And yet, in his severe mental struggle be tween interest and duty, how little prayer ful sympathy does he find among Chris tians! Ho'W Beldom s prayer ofi'ered for Divine aid, to those who are painfully pondering the question whether God calls them to preach the gospel I" Alas! it is too true ; prayer is restrained and souls are lost. But, a word to this brother, and to others like him. You can pray ; and God can answer. Rely not up on the prayers of men, but trust in God ; and he will make the path of duty plain. The next extract is from the letter of one who has already decided to enter the min istry, and is preparing for his solemn duty by study and devotion. It presents the trials of men in this position, in away which should elicit prayer on their behalf. He says : " I am using every means I can to make myself a holier and a wiser man. I give myself to prayer and to searching the Scriptures I am sometimes greatly en couraged : I feel that the Spirit of God wit nesses with my spirit that I am his. But then again, I feel as if spiritual religion had almost died out in my heart, and 1 ex perience the full meaning of Christian warfare. The heavens are very bright sometimes, and then again they are very dark, and solemn as midnight when the storm rideth abroad. Then it is that I pray most, with the deepest feeling and truest unction." Does not this find an echo in the histo ry of every minister of Christ ? A suggestion or two to young men who have resolved to preach, and are prepar ing. 1 Dont be long in preperation merely, but begin. 2 The best school of the prophets is the itinerant ministry. Christ established this school, and taught his disciples in it. 3 Knowledge, if kept in stagnation too long, like the manna in the wilderness.cor rupts. 4 If you hold back to burst upon the church like a meteor, like a meteor you will go out quickly. 5 Be content to begin in humility, and simply aim at the salvation of souls. Po sition, influence, power, will all come in good time, if God will. He who would go up in the ministry, without the hand of God to lead him, will at last find himse lf on the Jop of the Tarpeian rock,and plunge down, by an act of eternal suicide. His own act consummates his ruin. 6 Devotion, self-denial, diligence, hu- . mility, toil, will secure honor from God, and peace "which passeth understanding." Presbyterian Convention. A Convention of deacons and eld- -s of the Presbyterian Church met in this city on Tuesday night of last week, an journed on Wednesday. Matters of est to that denomination were discu and the spirit of harmony and de prevailed. jad- 2K. fer- TO-ion I Missionary Certificates. We are receiving requests to send cer tificates of life membership, to persons who gave $20, to the Missionary Society last year. We will comply so soon as the Sec retary sends the documents. By the way, we learn that the name of Hubbard Milton Foard should have been reported, as a life member; his father, Bro. O. G Foard, of Rowan circuit, hav ing contributed $20 with that understand ing. 3Iay the blessing of the Father of missions rest upon the boy ! Sewing Machines. Our lady readers will pardon us for again suggesting that they should use sewing machines. Our friends J. & F. Garrett, of Greensboro', N. C, offer the "Quaker City sewing machine" for 50, 0t. We do not desire to obtrude an opin ion upon the fair readers of the Advocate. But we venture to suggest to the husbands that these sewing machines possess several advantages over the old sort, heretofore uuh1 in Xort-lx Carolina : 1 They make no bills at the stores. 2 They do not dip snuff. 3 They do not scold. 4 They do a great deal of work in a short time. And by reason of these singular advan tages, we think the machines offered by Messrs. Garrett of Greensboro', X. C. are entitled to a large sale. Back Numbers; We continue to receive orders for back numbers of the Advocaie. We have none on hand, and regret that we are unable to comply with such requests. Methodist Pulpit South. We have heretofore advised our readers to procure a copy. We reiterate the sug gestion ; but add, that if they will wait un til April or May, they will find a new edi tion at Pomeroy's in this city, with a ser mon in It from the Rev. N. F. Rcid, of the X. C. Conference. The Methodists of North Carolina would prefer that edition of this attractive volume. Engraving: of the General Confe rence. A letter from Mr. W. L. Smithson.just received, states that his great picture of the late General Conference is approaching completion. Ilesajs: "I have received a proof sheet from the engraver. It pre sents a pleasing appearance; and I am sat isfied it will, when completed, be oue of the finest and most attractive engravings in the world. Several of the likenesses, though not half advanced, seem even in their present state to be perfect." Rev. James Patterson. On the first page is a brief memorial of this "father in Israel," prapared by his old friend and comrade, Rev. Peter Doub, D. D. Dr. Doub was placed on the "Commit tee on Memoirs" at the last session of oar Conference. The Committee w as permit ted to report, after adjournment ; and this memoir is an official document. Father Patterson was a " giant in his day ;" and we trust this memorial will sur vive to latest generations. ' ' The righte ous shall be had in everlasting remem brance." A Summer Residence. To such of our readers in the lower part of the State as desire to purchase a healthy summer residence near Raleigh, the ad vertisement of Mr. II. B. Whitaker offers a rare opportunity. See his advertise ment on next page. Quick Work. The Alabama Conference resolved to es tablish a Depository at its late session, nad appointed Rev. J. Hamilton and Rev. P. P. Neely agents to obtain the necessary funds. The Agents announce, in the last N. O. Christian Advocate, that they have already secured $25,000, and will imme diately open a Depository in Mobile. The N. C. Conference also has an agent in the field, for the same purpose. Let us emulate the liberal example of our Alabama bretheren. Our people will furnish the stock needed for a Depository in Raleigh. Why not do it at once ? "A word to the wise', you understand. Dr. Boring. He was a member of the Georgia Con ference. He went to California as a mis sionary ; and after several years of effective service.returned to the Georgia Conference, having become involved in pecuniary em barrassment, by becoming personally re sponsible for the erection of a Church build ng in Sacramento. He has taken a transfer to the Rio Grande Conference; and the last Texas Advocate announces his arrival at San An tonio, the field of his labor this ye ar. No man wtfl better appreciate the stupendous interest of the Church, and of its head, in that mission ; and none could be more faith ful to the duties assigned him. Duplin Circuit. The Quarterly meeting, and dedication of the new church at Kenansville, w ill in clude the Srd Sunday in March; not the 2nd Sunday, as we announced, by mis take, last week. The Leisure Hour. Mr. T. B. Kingsbury, the accomplished Editor, has retired from this Journal ; and the proprietor, Mr. F. K. Strother, has sold out to Mr. O. P. Oopeland. The terms are $2 a year, in advance. Address the proprietor, Oxford N. C. Mr. Kingsbury is one of the best belle Idtre scholars of his age. He has kindly promised to contribute original articles and selections to the columns of the Advocate. The first instalment will appear next week, over the initial " K." The Legislature. This bodv adiourned sine die on last Thursday morning. As a number of our readers are citizens of the State, and take no other paper, we insert on the outside, the Captions of the Laws, from which some estimate may be made of the labors of the recent session. The Revenue Bill will at tract general attention, and perhaps many may obj ct to its provisions; While we offer no opinion upon the provisions of the 1)111, we are free to say that the taxes should be large enough to gradually ex tinguish the State debt and complete the system of internal improvment. Editor's Table. "Pleasant Hocks. By Rev. John Bayley, Richmond: 1858." This excellent book has reached a sec ond edition. Of its merits we have spoken before. Its pages beam with the bright spirit of cheerful piety. The hours given to its perusal will be both pleasant and profitable. For sale at the Richmond Depository. "The Impending Crisis of 18G0. By II. Mattison, of the Black River Confer ence." This large tract is devoted to the slavery discussion, now raging in the Northern Methodist Episcopal Church. With great earnestness and ability, the author conclu sively proves that our northern brethren tolerate slave-holding members ; and with ess success, he endeavors to show that the General Conference of 18G0 should "ext'r pate" what he calls the "evil." It is a violent abolition tract, of the worst type. No thanks to the author for sending a copy. We want no more of them. Demagogues North and South, in Church and State, have too long disturbed the peace of the country by clamours about slavery. Away with them. Sew York Correspondence. Oijihnn Children Dr. Che ever on trial The venerable. Dr. Bongs a n?d Dr. Jli'burit also singled out Pruyer Meet ings Sunday Lectures The Eclipse. A great cry has been recently raised about the children which, "The Ten Gov ernors of the Islands" pasture out from the Orphan Asylum. It appears that many of them are let out to women who are poor, careless, dirty mean, and some of them thieves ! In searching the house of a wo man for it of en goods, three cradles with these helpless little creatures, were drawn out, and proved to be from the " Island." This started the inquiry, and will doubtless greatly improve their condition, which was terrible. There are hundreds put out this way , and a certain amount per week paid for them. Some women taking as mary as four and five in addition to as many of their own. There is now a session of fifteen congre gational churches, assembled here by del egations to try to straighten up that very crooked disciple, Dr. Cheever. The coun cil declared the church out of order, and ordered regular letters to be given to all the dismissed members. It is to be hoped that they may restore him To some of his former good sense ; but it is doubtful, as he is now preaching on "the great cause of slavery" in his ultra sarcastic way. If no good could come out of "Nazareth," none will certainly ever come out of ' 'Ab olitionism." A putrid, offensive sore, gathering its stench from a diseased car cass. A few evenings since, an unusual number of persons were seen centering their forces in Irving Place, making, as it appeared afterward, the centre of their operations, the house of Lemuel Bangs, son of the Rev. Dr. Bangs, as inoffensive a man perhaps as any in the city. The number increased and no notice was given of the design of such an unusual, and to all appearances, unlawful assemblage, till finally the house was well nigh filled, and without one word of warning, Bishop Janes, a man whom no one would ever have thought capable of assault and bat tery, approached the venerable Doctor, in the house of his own son, and with a heavy loaded cone (assisted by Dr. Carl ton, one of the Book Agents) he literally, without a single effort on the part of those present to prevent it, discharged its con tents at the heart of the astounded author of the "History of Methodism." But Providence which overrules all things for the best with good men, so interposed on this occasion as to partly turn the contents from the Doctors heart, and they merciful ly lodged in his rijht hand to the seem ing great joy of all present, and when he had sufficiently recovered from the sud den attack, he found himself seriously af fected, but not dangerously, as he had tu o thousand dollars more than when Bishop Janes made the first pass at him with the stick ! These Methodists are strange peo ple sometimes. N. B. The Doctor has so far recovered as to feel better. Dr. Mil burn was similarly served a few weeks since, but by a different weapon. A large pear was aimed at his head, but in order to keep his brains in his own church, and though he did not see the "fruit of his labors," by a slight elevation just at that moment, of his body, the pear fell below the mark, and fortunately, lodged in his pantaloons pocket, after a short address marked with feeling, he found a six hundred dollar bill, which he managed to appropriate without any serious or un pleasant results. O Lord revive this work in the hearts of many "Methodists," throughout the land. The Old John Street Church holds three regular prayer-meetings each day. In several churches extensive revivals are in progress,especially"in the Green and Bed ford Street Churches. A good religious feeling is everywhere prevalent The Roman Catholic Sunday lectures have proved, comparatively, a failure, not more than five hundred persons attending them. While thousands flock to the Acad emy of Music. The eclipse of the moon this morning at 5 o'clock, was perfect and beautiful not a cloud i?itervening. Yours tauly, J. M. E. February 17, 1859. Card. Female Normal School, High Point, North Carolina. Having been informed that it is report ed that we cannot accommodate any more pupils in this Institution, w-e would state that such is not ths fact ; that although there has been quite an increase the pre sent session, yet we are prepared to ac commodate any number that may come. We will still admit young ladies of limited means, and credit them for their tuition until they can teach and for it. WM. J. LANGDON, Proprietor. Feb. 15, 1859. Greensboro' Distract. The Joint Board of Finance at the last session of our Conference assessed 580 to this District. At the District Stewards Meeting that sum was opportioned to the several charges as follows : Greensborough, $G0 00 GO 00 00 00 CO 00 50 00 45 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 40 00 Davidson, Yancyville, Leasburg, Wentworth, Guilford, Alamance, Ashboro' Franklinsville, Stokes, Forsyth e, Nor Col. and High Point, 25 00 Winston, 50 00 Total, 580 09 Will each preacher clip this from the Advocate and preserve it, or make a note of the amount opportioned to his Circuit or Station, so that he may refresh his memory when this claim upon his people is present ed to them ? Please bretheren, also at tend to this collection early in the year, and at some favorable time to reach the hearts and pockets of our people. Let all have an opportunity of giving to support the worn out preachers, their widows and orphans, and urge them to do it. Surely the members of our Church, many of whom are rich, will contribute enough to raise these amounts on all the Circuits and Stations if the matter is presented prop erly. What say you bretheren and sisters of the Church ? Many of you read our paper and will read this. Let the preacher, when he comes to your Churches sometime du ring the Spring, have the pleasure of re ceiving from you, unsolicited, the amount necessary to meet this first claim upon your benevolence. Let us this year wipe the stain from the Church within the bounds of our Conference of half supporting our superannuated preachers, their widows and orphans. The District Stewards also elected Bro. Samuel S. Harrison, the Steward from Yanceyville Circuit, to represent this Dis trict in the Joint Board of Finance at the next session of our Conference, and Bro. Isauc Gibson, Steward from Stokes Circuit, Alternate. These brethren, as well as the preachers, will receive contributions, and pass them to the Board of Finance. N. II. D. WILSON. MISCELLANY. New Churches. The Methodists of Richmond, Ya., propose to build a new church, at the northwest corner of Broad and 18th street, at a cost of $20,000. The members at old Trinity also propose to erect a new building, in a more favorable loca tion; and the pastor, Rev. J. A. Duncan, has secured about 10,000,as a beginning, for this purpose. Dead. Col. Chas. S. Morgan, for many years Superintendent of the Ya. Peniten itentiary, died in Richmond last week. Louisiana A census, just completed, shows the population to be 629,875 ; being an increase since 1850, of 113,116. Calfioknia. According to the Gover nor's Message, the State of California has a population of 538,000 persons. Preaching with Great Success El der Knapp, the revivalist, is preaching with great success at Dayton, Ohio. Mount Vernon. Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, announces in behalf of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association of which she is Regent, that the sum $117,000 has been raised towards to purchase of Mount Yernon. Sent Home. At the quarterly exami nation at West Point, fourteen of the new Cadets failed to stand the first of the ex aminations, and were sent home. This is about the usual run of things and proves that the present manner of selecting can didates by members of Congress is faulty. The choice is now more on politic-:-! and Fecial grounds than on the fitness o the young men to receive the honors and benefits of the Institution. New Candidate. The Bowling green Standard has hoisted the name of James Guthrie for President in I860. Slander. The Supreme Court of Mas sachusetts, in a recent decision in a case of slander, said it was no defence, that the party sued had only repeated a common rumor. If the story is false and slander ous, it is repeated at the p rson's peril. Its power of mischief is in its circulation, and the repetition of the story gives it its cur rency, and without an expression of dis belief, will confirm it. Pocket Agriculture. Lord Kames, in a conversation with his gardener, one day said, "George, the time will come wlien a man shall be able to carry the man ure for an acre of land in one of his waist coat pockets ;" to which the gardener re plied. " I believe it, sir; but he will be able to carry all the crop in the other pock et." A Wealthy Fugitive. The Ilaytien fugitive Souloque, though driven from his empire, has managed, durng his reign, to lay an anchor to windwarJ. It is stated that he has 500,000 securely invested in Europe, and owns more than a hundred houses in Hayti, besides having a large amount of money and valuables with him. No Aristocrat. Edward Everett says " for myself, I am no aristocrat, I do not own a quadruped larger than a cat, and she an indifferent mouser, nor ar.y kind of vehicle, with the exception, possibly of a wheelbarrow." Sudden Death. Dr. Joseph Togno, a native of Corsica, and formerly Professor of Modem Languages at the University of Ya., fell dead in the porch of his residence at Abbeville, S. C, on the 5th inst. Rumored Resignations. It is rumored that Chief Justice Taney and Judge Mc Lean intend resigning their seats on the bench of the Supreme Court. Both are very aged and in infirm health, the Chief Justice being over eighty years of age, and Judge McLean over seventy-six. Queen A'ictoria a Grand-mother. Queen Yictoria, who will not be forty un til next May, has become entitled to the venerable title of "grand-mamma." On the 27th of January, precisely a year and a day after her marriage with Prince Fred erick William of Prussia, the Princess Royal became the mother of a boy. The news reached Windsor Castle, from Ber lin, exactly six minutes after the event. Had the Atlantic cab'e been at work, America would have hal the news some four or five hours before the noted timeof its occurrence in Prussia ! University of tiif South. A letter from Bishop Polk, of Louisianna, informs the Winchester, (Tnn.) Home Journal, that he and Bishop Elliott have begun the work of raising the endowment fund for the University of the South, and are mee ting with the most decided encouragement. In one week over 75,000 was subscribed. The best of feeling seemed to prevail in behalf of the University, and its friends are more confident than ever of its success. St. Paul's Thorn. Some expositor says it was a disease of the eyes. The reasons are : there is an intimation of the derangement of the visual organs in the ac count of his conversion ; he did not write his own epistles, except a very small part, and this was traced in large, rude charac ters ; lie said, " For I bear you record that if it Lad been possible, ye would have plucked out your own eyes, and have giv en them to me." Changes. Two centuries ago not one in a hundred wore stockings. Fifty years ago not a boy in a thousand was allowed to run at large at night. Fifty years ago not one girl in a thousand made a waiting maid of her mother. Wonderful improve ment in this wonderful age. Some one says of the Newspaper. " Salutary as the physician, edifying as the parson, refreshing as the morning dew, fragrant as the flowers, and punctual as the milk man, drops in upon the vacant or weary man, morning or evening the dai ly newspaper. A great institution ! Migh ty product of the toil of editors, reporters, correspondents and compositors !" The New President of Hayti. Gef fard, the new President of the Republic of Hayti, is a man somewhat advanced in years. His hairs are gray, and he has the appearance of having seen a good deal of life. He is at least 50 years old. He is nearly black, but still has some white blood m his veins. Night Caps. A divorce case is now on the legal tapis in Cincinnati between two parties, both of whom are young, and mar ried but three years, whose disagreement arises out of a night-cap, which the wife insisted upon wearing in spite of her hus band s wishes, petitions, tears, threats, oaths, and cammands. Missionaries to Japan. We heretofore mentioned that the Reformed Dutch Church Lad appointed the Rev. Mr. Brown, as a missionary to Japan. The Presbyte rian board have also appointed the Rev. Dr. Hepburn and wife missionaries to Ja pan. They were formerly missionaries in Siam, and are acquainted with the Chi nese language. The Prince of Wales. The Prince of i Wales, it is expected, will return to Eng land in July. Next year, of course, we may exdect the young Prince to take an important place in all the principal procee dings, of court and fashion. After his next birthday, the young Prince will be entitled to take his seat in the House of Peers. The Dalghren Guns. The Engish crack guns will carry a thirty-two pourni shot about five miles. One of the Dalg hren guns was tried, not long since, at Norfolk, and made to carry a shot, of the same size, over six miles. The fire from some of these guns is so precise that, at upwards of a mile, they can hit a figure the size of a man nineteen times out of twenty. The United States Army. The Army Register for 1859 has just made its appear ance. We find that our present force of regulat soldi r- consists of nineteen regi ments, all told, as follows : The regiments nf Infiintrv. avcrairinff ten companies of seventy men each ; four artillery, averag ing twelve companies of about fifty men paeli : one of mounted riflemen, two of cavalry, and two of dragoons, each of the latter numbering ten companies of about sixteen men. It would be difficult to ar rive at a correct estimate of the actual fighting material at the disposal of the War Department, but, we presume, the entire strength of our army is little over or under 16,000. The Register shows the grand ao-o-regate of the militia, all told, to be 2,724)426. Literary. The first volume of the " Life of James Madison," edited by Hon. Wm. C. Rives, of Virginia, is ready for the press, and is to be issued in the spring. Serious Split in a Church. A seri ous split has occurred in the Baptist church at Jackson, Tennessee. It originated from the fact that the minister, Rev. Aaron Jones, several weeks ago invited the Rev. J. R. Graves to take a seat in his pulpit. The excitement ran so high that citizens having no connexion with the church, 'ook the matter in hand, ousted both parties, and nailed up the window and doors. A Change. Rev. Mr. Pod, for many years pastor of the Presbyterian society at Princeton, New Jersey, has applied to be received as a candidate for holy orders in the Protestant Episcopal church in the diocese of New Jersey. Sudden Death. On Friday morning, Dr. Albert P. Woodson, an eminent phy sician, of Petersburg, Ya , died instantly of apoplexy, while seated in the Reading Room of the Library Association. He was fifty years of age. Death of the Historian IIallam. Henry IIallam, the illustrous historian, died in London, Jan. 18th. He was al most the last survivor of that illustrous band of prose writers whose works may be said to have reached the early part of the i'Jth century. Liberal Bequest. The will of the late Thomas Riley, of New York, bequeathe $50,000 to various charitable and religious institutions. I.v Full Blast. San Francisco has, every Sunday night, English, French, and German theatres in full blast Probably no other city in the world, of i 0,000 pop ulation could say as much. Educatfd Aisroad. At one Medical College in Philadelphia, there are S5 stu dents from Yirginia, 57 from North Caro lina, 48 from Georgia and 18 from Ten nessee. Twenty Three Items. Sunday schools have been commenced in Russia solely by voluntary ettorts. Religious revivals are noticeable events in many of the cities and villages of Mine sota. There are 311 miles of railroad, in the aggregate, completed in Lwa. Every important matter that is now brought up in Congress is settled by King Caucus. An " Old Bachelor's Convention" is announced to be held in New Haven, in the latter part of Feb. The Cleavlaud Plaindeahr proposes to get Cuba by swapping New England for her. The mortality of Buffalo during 1858 was 1,742 in 1857 it was 2,286. Serious fears of a forthcoming famine in Mexico are entertained. For over a year very little corn has beeu planted or gather ed. The cost of each letter sent to San Fran cisco by the overland route, is estimated at sixty-five dollars. In the executive departments and bureaus of government at Washington, there are now employed 13,020 persons. There are five companies of Chinamen in California, with over 00,000 members en rolled. None of the natives of South Africa can tell how old they are. If asked their age they reply; " Does a mau remember when he was born A train of cars ran into a funeral train, at Worcester, Mass., recently, and two women were killed. The world is a great treadmill, which turns all the time, and leaves no choice but to sink or climb. The police of New Orleans have entered into a mutual agreement not to drink in a coffee-house nor in a public bar-room dur- riug che present year. l he Mississippi legislature has passed a law granting divorces to all parties who have lived separate three years. The Cincinnati Gnnmercial says the present winter will witness "the running out of the last sands of the lecture sys tem." The Buffalo Express says that no less than fifty-three propellers are being con structed to navigate the New York canals next summer. The battle-sword of Gen. Isrcal Putnam was recently presented to the Connecticut Historical Society. The State of Arkansas has not a single telegraph wrire within her borders. A project is on foot for establishing one be tween Me mphis and Little Rock. A French physician has discovered that whooping cough is the result of suppress ed cutaneous eruptions, and yields invaria bly to the production of an external rash. The Great Eastern steamship, at Lon don, is uow being fitted for sea. For th s purpose the admission of persons aboard was prohibited on the 18th of December. The people of Wisconsin have expended half a million of dollars more for the edu cation of their youth, during the past ten years, than the entire co.st of sustaining the State Government. This is a fact so honorable to them that it should be made of lasting record. NORTH CAROLINA ITEMS. Murfreesboro. The Wesleyan Fe male College has 120 pupils most of whom are professors of religion. The location of that excellent institution is very convenient to most of the eastern counties. Church Improvements We learn that the Lutheran Congregation, shortly to be organized in this place, lias pun-ha-ed d,,, Methodist Church Building, and iH l;m, stated worship according to the funis nf the Lutheran Church. The Methodist denomination i maUntr arrangements for erecting a iiewand h.-oid-soine Church edifice n Trvmi street. Charlutt lr; rmf. Execution, A negro man. v. ti- .Jim, convicted sometimes since of th- mm- l.-r f his master, J. D. Bobbins, wa-i ex ( uted at Wilson, X. C, on Fri lay last. An im mense crowd was in attendance. Tin- cul prit confessed his guilt on the ccal!'o,. Freedom Purchased.- Benjamin Jones, the fugitive slave from Wilmington. X. (? , whose escape at Xew Loinl. n, ('.uni.. last summer, caused some excitement there, is now free having been purch.-oed l.- Cap tain Potter, of the schooner K'iz.i Putter, from which vessel it will Ik- recollected, he escaped. Patent?. Among the p.itcnfs issued from the United States Patent OihVe on the 1st inst., were the following : J. B. Martin, of Wilmington, North Car olina, for improvement in apparatus for in creasing the draught of furnace. Albert Shock, of Smith Grove, Xorth Carolina, for improvement in dressing mill stones. Salem, X. C, Limited with Gs. On Saturday night last, Mr. Fries' !t'n was brilliantly illuminated, for the lir t time, with gas. The buildings that are so fir lighted with gas are Fries factories, dwelling house and store, the Academy buil ling and residence of Rev. Robt DeSchweiniiz, and the dwelling house of Mr. J. Fulker son. Mt. Yerxox Lecture. Henry W. Miller, Esq, delivered his great Mt. Yer non loiture before the Roanoke Literary Association, at Wcldon, on Saturd iy. Dead Sam'l Y. Morton, for many years a prominent merchant of Clarksville, "a, died in Granville, X. C, on Tiiesliyh -i. Flag Maimi. Win. S. Battle. Ksu.of Rocky Mount, has purchased from Kmip P. Battle, Esq , of Raleigh, his Mag Marsh plantation in Edgecombe. X. C. containing between HtHl :md 1 2"" a--ii s, together with fifty slaves, fur !;:. (Mo. Where? An exchange sas, K-G-.v. Bell, of Texas, is aliout bceouiiiig ;l tem porary sojourner in Xorth Carolina, which State he left twenty years ago, to engage in the Texan liljcrty struggle. Douiitful. A friend informs tin; Charleston Courier that the Rev. A. .M. Shipp, of the Xorth Carolina Un'm r.ity, refuses positively the use of his iiame at the election for the Presidency of offer-1 College, as successor to Rev. W. M. Wightman, T. !., vho has accepted t'i Presidency of the "Southern University" of Alabama. Drowned. Mr. Monroe, a n.-.tive nf Scotland, was accidentally drowned in the harbor of Wilmington, on Monday veil ing last. Mr. M. was in the einjiu inei.f f Mr. Jas. Green, of Brunswick, at the time of his dc:ith. Dead. Rev. John Xowell. died near Harrallsville, Bertie county, X. ('.. on the 12th instant. Mail Robbers Akkesteh. Two young men, one the mail rider between Kllab th town and Brinkley's Dcjtot, and th-ot!i- r bu accomplice of his, named iHJnm, were arrested on the 16th inst., at Klii bethtown, charged with robbing t!ie mail, and lodged in jail at that place. Wo leant that these individuals have been engaged in this nefarious practice f r smi ; l!iig;li nf time ; and as it was known lliev had been very lavi.-h in their cxjm ndiiure o f late, and money letters sent by this route? had often failed to reach their destination, suspicion was awakened, which resulted in their arrest. Since the young men wens arrested they have confessed their guilt, and taken the officers to the siot where they buried a number of letters which they had purloined from the mail. ityrl.'enc f. anJiman. Wilmixoton and Charlotte Railroad. Wo learn that the President of this road is now at the Xoith for the purpose of buy ing the iron for a part of the track, an 1 a locomotive. It is contcmplati-d to com plete, as soon; as jtossible, twenty-five miles of the Road from Wilmington this way, and twenty-five miles from this place to wards Lincolnton. The friends of the RoadJJare now sanguine of success, and the work will progress until completed. Char lotte Democrat. Wake Forest. Our esteemed fellow townsman, Dr. Edward Warren, has been selected by the students of Wake Forest College to deliver the annual address at that place at the ensuing year. Edvuton Express. L A T K S T N E X S . Washington Tekitokv. The Hon. Fayette McMulUn on Friday resigned the Govcrnoihip of the Territory of Wash ington. It is not yet surmised who will succeed him in that position. Hayti. Boston, Feb. 10 Later advi ces from Jacmael state that theoxcitetueiit of the revolution was subsiding, and busi ness had much revived. Coiiec was arri ving freely. The governor of Jacmael had been deposed. The new government caused great sat isfaction among the people of the island. It had repealed the export duty on coll'ce ; but, on considering the disordered condi tion of the finances, it was immediately restored, and the old law would continue until a more favorable opportunity for i:s abrogation. The most enthusiastic demonstrations in favor of the republic continued, and the people everywhere were shouting : Yivo hi President Geffard. Cuba. Xew York, Feb. 20 The Rlack Warrior, from Havana on the l.'ch in.-t., has arrived. Went ashore on Rockaway bar, while in charge of a pilot this morn ing. The passengers and mail arrived here this eveniug in the pilot boat. The steamer is tight. She brings $208,000 in specie, and a valuable cargo. Xo news at Havana. Sugars brisk. Holders firm, at 10 reata for Xo. 12. There was considerable ex citement in the market towards closing. More contracts were mad-j at extrem -!y high rates. The stnk in Havana and Mantanzas was 05,000 boxes. MoLub: O
North Carolina Christian Advocate (Greensboro, N.C.)
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