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VOLUME IV,
Asiii:no:;ouGii, (N. c.) Friday, novemser 27, isio.
NUMBER 42.
; ; PUBLISHED WEEKLY
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From the Raleigh Htghttr, cfKuv. 17.
STATE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature of North' Carolina
convened in this City jester&iy at the
new Caritol. about 3 o'clock.1 P. M. '
Two Dollars per annum, in advance, The attendance was very full ia both
Jr Three Dollars, if not paid within branches. '
three months from the date of tho first 1 1rtlKe Senate, Col. A. Jovner.of Hal-
cumber received."' . ifax (WhVi) was chosen Sneaker on. the
No subscription to bo discontinued first trial, having received 27 votes out
till all arrearages be paid; unless at the of 49, , - V ; T . '
discretion of the Editor. . Louis D.JkVil?on, of Edjrccombc, was
A failure to order a discontinuance the opposing Candidate, and received
before the expiration of the subscrip- 21 votes.
lion year, is equivalent to a new en- i nomas u. fctone, ot f ranklin, was
casement. ; - . v , elected Principal Clerk, and Henry W,
r All Letters, Communications, &c. to Miller, of this City, Clerk Assistant, with-
come post paia. , oci nppnsmon. .
, . . - 4 to I Jilni 1 tpu'i. nf MrttM ' piotAd
Prices for Advertising. , , Pnncioal Doorkeener. and Green Hill ' No sdoncr than he had gone, that a little
Advertisements will be conspicuously 0f Wake, assistant.
and handsomely inserted at $1 00 per In the House of Commons, William
A. Graham, Esq of Orange (Whig) was
chosen Speaker on motion, without the
formality of a vote. Charles Manly, of
this City, was chosen Principal Clerk and
hdmund li. Lreeman, ol the same place,
I0SE3.
i
"It is but part tee see.
And notUi Whole?
i,
There is a Jewish tradition concern
ing Muses" beautifully illustrating the
thought that ok should ever have con
fidence in the 'rectitude and wisdom of
all. the divine dispensations... Tho' a fa
ble, it is not, on account the lest; instruc
tive. The great prophet, pays one of
the Jewish Rabbins, was called by God
tolhd top of a high mountain, and there
pcrrattcd to ask any questions that he
pleased as to the government of the uni
verse! In the midst of one of his inqui
ries, ihe was commanded to look down
upon the plain, below, where was a clear
sprint of water. At this spring a sol .
dier fad alighted from his horse to drink.
ANECDOTE OF THE EARL OP
SOUTHAMPTON. ?
j When Spencer had finished his fa mom
poem of the Fairy IJueen, he carried it
to the carl of Suuthamptoa the great
patron of the poets of those days. Tha
manuscript being sent up to Earl, ho
read a few psges, and then ordered Ins
servant to uive the writer 2 l. Read-
square of 10 lines ; and 25 cents for ev
ery subsequent insertion. No adver
tisement, however short, will be charg
ed less than for a square.
Court Orders and judicial advertiser
it
ing on, he cried in a rapture, 'carry that
man another 2ol. more. But at length,
he loet all patience, and (aid, 'go turn
that fellow out of the house, for if I read
oo I thai! be ruined.
XI : THE MARKETS.
FAYETTEVILLE, Nov. 18, 1840.
rnents will bo charged 25 per cent, high-1 Clerk Assistant.
crj (we sometimes navo to Wait 80 Ions In the Cnmmnn. Mrmrx. Fineh nnd
for the pay.) : ! I Anderson were elected Doorkeepers
i a ' ii ii . . ... , - .
inose wno aaveruse cy mo year win the former Pr ncinal. and the latter As.
be entitled to a deduction of S3 per histant.
icent provide! they pay. in advance. W'eipredict a harmonious and useful
session. I he Wniss feel no disposition
to rejoice immoderately over the van
quished, and our Tan Buren friends
seem to acaoicsce with a good grace in
the dogma,' that there's divinity that
I a .i
nnA hPh a r.rt Aitn nnU. snapes our ends, roujn-tiew mem as we
40 a 45, Bacon, OSa 10, Beeswax 25, w,- paes wii', we oenevc,
Butter 15 a 20, Bale Rope 8 a 10, Coffee lurH li,cir , u,;
121 a 131, Cotton 0 a 8, Cotton, Yarn ,UC"".U,V" ""v s,u . I Jr "
40 a 50, Copperas, 31 a 4, Candles, F. F
17 a 00, Flour, new, a 5Sa$, x cathcrs
40, Flaxseed, $1 a 31 10, Hides, Green
4 a 5, ditt6 dry 12J a 14, Iron 5 a 51,
Lard, 10, Lime, $24 n $2i Lead, bar, 8
.a 8J, Mackerel 00, Molasses 33 a 37,
Oatr, 23 a 30, Oil. Linseed, 80, Iails, cut.
CT a 7, Powder, kc, CO It Iwg3 24. Su
car, brown, 9 a 12, Lump, 16, Loaf 18
a 0, Ha'.t, 75 a uo, per Men 5-'j a vn,
Tallow 10, Tin, ' box, 614, Tobacco,
leaf, 4 a 4
-35, Wool
Agricultural
ffj3 The post office men sometimes
see funny things.. A letter, with the fol
lowing .superscription, actually passed
through the Newton (Wales) post office:
MTo wun ftannev Zindrcd, as wuz '
wen a wuz singul, i)ut now a his mar-
rid to a mon in the Cole pits and livz at
the lee holla Bayby Hill."
, ' f Saturday Courier, ,, :
A farmer passing' through a village,
stabbed a dog who attacked him, with
his pitchfork, upon being carried beforo
a justice4, lie was askd why ho did not
strike the eur wiih the butt of his weap
on I "So I should, replied he, "if thoi
dog had run at rao viih his tail." 4
Course ytA Boston lawyer
some days since was defending his cli
ent with great ability. V hen ho find
concluded, his antagonist sncenngly said,
that he did not understand a word tho
other had said." "Of course not," re
plied the biher; 'I was speaking Jaw
bov 'tame to the place, and findm
purse that the soldier had dropped, took
it up and went away. Soon afier there
came kn infirm old man, with hoary
hairs, and weary with age and travel-
Iin2 who having quenched his thirst, sat
noun to rest bv the side of the spring.
The soldier, wno nas py pis ume missea
his purse, returning, d(mands it of the
old man, who affirms that to has 'not
seen it, ana appeals io ncaven io auesi
his innocence and the truth of his asser
tion. :The soldier not believing him,
kills him on the spot! Moses falls on his
face in horror and amazement thai such
an event should be permitted by God.
But the divine voice thus prevents his
expostulations: i 'Be not surprised Moses,
that the Jndge of all the earth should
have ftuffered this. To you,' there. is
seeminily no . reason why that child
ehould be the occasion of the old man's
bloodbein2 ;sn".'t r but know that that ":X soldier, who was once wounded in
same old ban, years auo, wat the murA battle, set up a terrible bellowing. An
derer oj that chitds father I Know Irishman who lay near, with his legs shot
that in every dispecsation of providence off, sung out "Bad luck to tho likes of
there-is sbmo wise "design; that every ye do ye think nobody is kilt but ycr-
one the Judge oj an me earin win uo sell'
rfcA. N. Y. Observer.
ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.
RATS IN GRAIN.
Mr. David, ofPo!locbshaus,hasprov.
1, Wheat 80, Whiskey 30 a ed by experiments more than once re
15 a 20. peated, that a sprinkling of garlic strew
ed amongst any kina oi gruin, wnne
CilEUAW;s: C.:ov;i8. " r hves are being built into stack, pro-
w . lecis mem agamsx inroaos oi rais auu an
Bacon 03 a 09, Beeswax 20 a 23, other vermin. So late as last week.
Cofl'ee 12 a 15, Cottor. 8 aOj, Corn 50 when he took in the last of Ins stack, it
a 62, Flour 53 00 a 0 00, Feather 40 became obvioul to all on-lookers that
a 45, Iron 5 a 6, Lime $ I a $l, Mo- not a single particle cf grain had been
. . A -V m . a. m N 1 a-v mm u - . . . A'
lasses 40 a 45, Nails, cut, 7 a B, su- Most, ana .altnoua terriers were m ai
gar 8 a 121, Sa,t sack 75-
tendance, they had nothing to hunt.
I Rats, when they get into stacks, are ex
ceedingly destructive; and it is conso
ling to know that an in terrorem reme
dy has been provided, alike simple and
j cheap. 'Dumfries Lout ler, , t
A CULTIVATED ACRE.
Mr. Drew, editor of the Maine Culti-
Special Act.
r To all whom it may concern.
1 PPUCATION will be made at the
A bresent session of the General Ass
Llv of North Carolina; after thirty day
m this "date, tor an aci auinorizmginovator,infmverjjgiereoig
)crior CouiTof Uandoiuh Counry at i WithTuch eooa husbandry, tliaTfie raises
Spring term 1611, to sit two week's. It sofiicient tor his own family, of bread
is believed by the citizens of the county stuff or other produce to buy it with,
that such a provision will enable the every kind of carden vcKlables and
Court to :!car out the'docket, (which is fruit for hope consumption, the where
row immensely large, particularly in with to fatten his own pork, and the
state cascs, anu uiai wc Ku ; uniu p
along very well by holding court one
frcck only, as heretofore.
; MANY CITIZENS.
November 0, IS 10. ; '
' Standing Accounts. ,
THOSE! indebted to me by Book ac
, count should recollect that I sjill
continue, as heretofore;, to charge in
terest invariably on all ar counUof more
than twelve months standmir.
' JESSE H1NSHAW.
New Satcm", (5ht'm'o. 1840. tf.
: IJLANK DEEDS
FOP. SALE AT THIS OFFICE.
beans to bake with it; potatoes pump
kins, cabages, &c., comprising useful sr
tides, too many to enumerate, and, bv,
exchanging onions for hay, keeps a cov4
and makes hts own butter. All, this lie
accomplishes by his own Iaborr on a sin
gle acre of ground. Ho puts on to it
eighteen cords of manure, and obtains
annually in return thirty or forty bush'
els of sound -corn, sixty or seventy o;
onion, and other vecetablcs, and plenty
of fruit. &.C as before hinted. Such is
the production cf a small farm well tilled
A correspondent suggests that a secu
rity for travellers on railways might. bo
nAntv! ki an n t trr no I J! n T t wr rf
1IU3 en i auiutuai j. ,u . rfrtnr in rnlat on. to Prt With tiV.
beins worked on the Great Western . - l . . rirn:,i,Trf.!c:n:
lU,lroad,between Drayton and 1 add mg- , K immcdiaU bchind ca.
ton; andugh no distinct idta of the LCourier. ? -
nir nn lr trui it rnni
CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.
oniarat-j cant
end dr;i ' ghts of the dial, pipes, rodi. &c.
rsf ii-tiilk tl ia firrvnk-ft. vi't ihrf fil'lflfU
nlcwiil excite unqualified admiration oun tiiaiuiBuurawju ii
when our readers learn that intcUigcnce 11 u. im uwku&j y, wr
is coriveyt .1 at the rale of .200,00:) miles cre...to discuss tiieir principles,, and
per secou', or 8.000 times quicker than that . they have selected as thnr chan.
Iirht travels during the same period, by pioo a person of the name of Forter
m.n..fif.Wtnea! currents nansinz Tha contest oiriht to be Stout : ,
I IV s - - I
through coils of copper wire, placed im
mediately behind some line-magnetic
needles, made to operate upon a circu-1 , -The fallowing rccicpt is copied from
larservies ol twenty letters, wmcu inai-itho "tfdenburg Lvcning rosr ot tuo
cate such teims, either seperateiy or col- 29th August, 1810. As it may be usc-
lectivcly, as they have been arranged to UI, please publish it J ,
represent. ' '1 his telegraph, wu act do n w Toothac Af.-At ! o meeting of the
day and-nighyn all states ol the wcatn- Lon(Jon - Medicat Society, -Dr," Blakd"
er, and with a rapidity so superior to the gJa,t,d nhat h(J was'al)3 t0 cure the moU
he(ur
common process, that one minute only (leFperat?j;as-s oLtooll)ach
Rflaircdfonheomtnunicauono. f!il,.age waa c-onnectej with rheumatism.
signals. llcratd. 'J by 'the application of the following rem
edy to the decayed tooth : Alum reduced
ANECDOTE OF MR. ADDISON. - to an impalpable powder, two drachms ;
It is related of Mr. Addison, " who, niters fririt of yLthcr, seven drachmi
iMix ana appiy to me loom.
though an elegant writer, was too difii
dent of himielf ever to shine as a" public
speaker, that at the time of debating the
Union act in the House of Commons, he
. i i i ' t ' ir
vise up, ana aauressmjr nimseu iu mv
A VERY USEFUL HINT. f
A distinguished Physician writes;
t "I look upon Iranquility of mind and pa-
Speaker, said, Mr. Speaker, I conceive," I tience to contribute as much as any
rising
tin
un;
Ibt could iro no fariher ; then
aain, he said, "Mr, bpeaker, I con
r(ive.n-sli!l unable to proceed, he tat
down ajain.' A third time he arose, and
wasKti l unabie.to fay ?nv thifi2 more
than- Mr. Speaker, 1 conceive
when a certain young member, who was we,! nor vex their selves about futurity ;
passed ol more curomery anuAoiu- but endure their maladies without ro.
whatever to the cur'in? of tho di-
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r . ll . r. '
scascs. un ihis principle l account icr,
tho circumstance of animals not labor-
I 1 1 I - I.
inZ 'Unuer illness so long as numan uc-
inirs. uruics oo noi ma& to raur-n as
The SovereiiO of 'Morocco has
tons." Thc King's Own" would Lc a tlcman over the way J.as conceived three by the sob means of temper
d title for this regiment-?: ' times, and brought forth DUhtngq rcP0S-.- V
ancc and
good tit