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CMnMn VOL. III.] CHARLOTTE, JNT. C. TVESBAY, ^OVE*MBER 13, 18S7. m PUnLISIIED WEKKI.Y By LEMUEI. BIAGITAM, .;2/ 7/tree Dollars a year^ paid in advance. No paper will be discontinued, unless at tlie discretion of the editor, until all arrearages are \paid. Advertisements will be inserted at the usual ^^tes. Persons sending" in advertisements, are requested to note on the margin the niiml)er o Ifisertions, or they will be continued until forbid and charged accordingly. T?i\b\\c Y \it evtainment. TIIK subscriber informs his friends and the public, that he lias purchased that well known establishment, lately owned and occupi- cd by Dr. Henderson, and is now prepared to entertain travellers and others, who may please to c.-ill on him ; and no exertions will be spared TO rcMidcr them comfortable, and their stay a- grceable. His table will be furnished with ev ery variety wiiich the country affords; his bar with the best of liquors; and'his stablt-s with plenty of provender, and cartful servants will be in constant attendaMce. HOHKllT I. DINKINS. Chalottk, April 20, 1822 *80 TA\oi\\as Tvi>\\eY Is appointed Agc-nt f r >7//f.v A/rM/yre for Charlotte, and w ill receive :ill ordiTs’dirert- wl to them fuF 'F’ickets and shares in Lotteries bffore tlie public. Sept. Z9, 1827.—50 From the subscriber’s si:ib!c in Concord, Cabarrus county, N. C. on the night of the aOth inst. two gray IKMtSKS, ont of I'hrm liav- a dark mane and tail, 7 years old, and a scar on his right hind pastern Joint, occasiuncd by a Sopc; thf other horse is’lOor 11 .years old, ra- tlier whiter than tlw' other; both in good o’’der and shod before, when stolen. 'I hey are of the oonimon size, but heavy built. A man, who •alls his name William Dean, is suspocteJ to be tin.* thief. Dean was missing the same time «ie horses were. Me is about 5 feet 7 or 8 in- olies high, broad across tiie foreheai!, but liis ftice tapers towanls the chin, v, ih a \ery l .rjfe moutb; rather s'oop shouUiercd, unpieas.»nt •ountt-nance, .nul down look ; boasts much Lis m inliood and is fond of-nicking the Dul brogue, and of gambling, m d says he is a c; pftiter by irrule. Had a blue chi'ii coatee ^itii % black >cl\et collar, g -ay casinet panta,«ions, and black hat with a low tapered . I'ov. n ami broad rim. F fly d(,llars re'\ ard wi'l nc given ^>r his inprehension and confinement in any jail, or his ilelivervto me in Concord, N. C. to- getiu-r with both or either of the horses. Any inform.ttion sent me to the Fo.st-OHice in tliis Hlacc, will be thankfully rt-ceived. .1X0. K. MAHAN. Concord, N. C. .July 23, J827.—40 [NO. 166. Xevj Watcl\es & Je’weWeTy. Tliomas Trolter Co. Respectfully informs > the public that they have received and offer for sale a few gold and silver patent le ver Watches, (gentkmen and ladies) a few good plain Watches, wnrranted; gentle men and ladies’ gold Chains, Seals and Keys ; some hand some Breast Pins, Finger kings. Ear Rings, Pearl and Filigree, and I'aste in setts, Ste. ti.r, ; all or any part of which we will si ll low for cash. Clocks and Watches repaired at the shortest notice, and warranted to perform. Cash given for gold and silver. N. B. We expert to recei'i'e in a short time some elegant Military and plated Goods, he. Charlotte, May 14,' 1827.-30 STSABC BOAT Henry's Cormne.niary on the Bible. piioposAi:s For publishing by subscription, bv Towar Sc Hogan, Booksellers, No. 255, Market street, Philadelphia, AN EXPOSITION OF THE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT. Wherein each chapter is summed up in its contents ; the sacred text inserted at large, in distinct paragraphs; each paragraph reduc'*d to its proper heads; the sense given, and large ly illustrated, with practical remsfrks and ob servations. Ht Matthew HENnr, luU Minisier of the Go!>jjtl. d iifw Edit ionedited hy the Rev. Gecrge Ilvr- der, and the Rev. Jo.seph Hushes, M. IVith n Life of the Jiutlnjr^ by the. Rev. Samvd Pulmer, fetat V- V oV av cA\i\a, Mecklenhu’-g County. %^ns;nst *SV.s.v.'o?i, 1S27. »ltt)bcrt Houston &. Mary his wife,^ Petition for > partition of Alston Spratt & Eliza’th his wife, j Lands. IT is ordered by court, that publication he made six weeks in the Catawba Journal, for Jlie ilefendants to appear at our next Court of JMeas and Qu.arter Sessions, to he h^ ld for the oounty of Mecklenburg, on the 4lh Monday of November next, and answer to the petition; otherwise judgment will be taken pro confea- so against them. I. ALEX.ANDER, C. M. C. Ot57.—pr. adv. $2. (t/“P.)STAGE ACCOI NTS. Those indebted to the Post-OfTici, for post- -,9ge on letters, newspapers, or azincs, are »»rquested to call and settle the same, without dehiy. The quarter ended-the last of Septrm- fcer, and the draft fnrni the General Post-(»flire iimst be paid on sight. I hose who fail to at tend to this reejuest, must expect, in future, to ooinply with the instructions from the (General yost-Office, which allow no credit, except at file risk of the Postntaster. Rust-Office, Charlotte, iV'. C.} Octobtr 1, 1827. 5 The notes due the estate of Ezekiel Aber- natliy, dccerisd, will all be due tlie first day ofNoveml)er next. Those indibted are requested to make payment during the Supe rior Court week. I shall attend at the store ol Mr. Kendrick, during the time, for the pur pose of making collections; and those who do not .ivail themselves ofthis opportunity, may expect to fiikl their respective notes in the hands of an officer for collecti«)n. 'I'lie situa tion of the estate will not admit of aiiv iiulul- JO. SMITH, .WmV. October 29, 1827.—3t66. yaluable Real Ettlate far Sale wish to sell the trai t of I,and whereon I now reside, distant 3 miles from the village (>f Char lotte ; containing about yoO acres of the best quality of Sugar Creek land. Two- * birds of the above tract is in woods ; the grea- ler proportion of the balance having t.een o- pened within a few years, will yield, in ordin.T- ry seasons, from 80U to lOO^J weiglit of colton ]>er acre. On the plantation is a good lingrhouse, ami other nect.ssury out buiidii gs. The tract is well watered aiifl has exteiisi\e nieadows. Intending to remove to anothi r **ate, tlie above property is offered low for rash or credit; or would be exchanged for Tennessee Jands, located vithin the Middle or Western Districts. 'The Land could be divided to suit pun has- •Tf. WM. .1. I’Oi.K. ^fctklenivr^ eovniy, Get. 18, >Jtf, The chanacter of this valuable and highly useful Exposition of the Sacrcd Writings, is well known to the pious generally of all de- noii inati(^s: and it now certainly .stands in no need of a*^ublisher’s recommendation. ('onditions.—'The M ork will be published in six large super royal octav# volumes, of about one thousand pages each, comprisingabout one- tliird more matter than is contained in Scott's Commentary, and deliyered to subscribers in volumes, at three dollars and fifty cents per volume, well done uj> in strong boards; or four dollars per volume, handsoniely and strongly bound ; payable on the receipt of each vol ume. A volume will be published every three months. An allowance \yill be made of one copy for every five subscribers; and to those who' o!>- tain but two subscribers, a reasonable allow ance will be made. As the price of the book is put very low, the publishers expect that remittances will be pronij tly made on the receipt of each volume. The publishers reque.st those who have sub scription papers, to inform them any time prior to the first day of November next, of the num ber they hare got or have a prospect of ob taining. RECOMMENDATIONS. From Dr. E. s. Ely, Pc/stnr of the lliird Pres- byteriun Church, Philadelphia. Gsiitlemen,—Your pr posed rcpublication of the Kev. Matthew Henry’s “ Ex])osition of the Old and New 'Testament, with Practical l>e- marks and Observations,” deserves encourage ment from all the friends of evangelical religion in our country. Could 1 not otherwise ol/tain a copy of this valuable work, I would give you, in exchange for it, all the Commentaries of Or ton, Doddridge, Gill, Campbell, M’Knight, Scotl, and Clark : and while I wouUl neither discard nor disparage these, I must sa;’^ that Henry has as much good sense, as much practi cal piety, and as thorough acquaintance with the minil tf the Spirit, as are manif ested by any of his successors. The late Dr. Livingston was the best preach er on the religious experience of a Christian, that I have ever heard ; aiid it is notorious, that he drew largely from the rich treasures which he found in Henry’s Biije. To any minister of the Gospel, or private Christian, who might regard iny opinion, 1 woidd say. If you have all other Commentaries, or ean purchase but one, be sure to i)uv ^lattliew Henry. EZRA STYLES ELY. My views of the Rev. Matthew Henry’s Ex position of the Old and Ni w Testament, accord with those who have recommended it as a most valuable practical commentary upon the Sacred Scriptures, and as furnishing some of «he most important aids to a correct knoyvkdge of them. L. S. Ji.'^fociate Rector of !St. JuiHis’a Church, Luncasttr. THIS Boat is in complete order, and will commence running to Georgetown and Charle.-ston on the first of October, and will car ry produce at customary rates. The subscri- bers will sjiare no exertion to expedite the transportation of produce and goods to and from either of the above places. This boat has made a trip from Charleston, with a full freight, in less than five days. We have a pole hoat now on the stocks, whi«-h will be launched about the first of No- vcniijer, calculated to carrv five hundred bales of cotton,* and of 'so light a draft of water, as to be enablttl to go at all season*. This boat, in c onjunction with the steam boat, will ensure tlip certainty of up and down freights, without delay. The subscribers will receive cotton to freight on moderate terms, and make no charge for itorage, if 8hij)ped by their boats. They will also receive and forward goods, on reasonable terms, having commodious stores and ware-hou- bes, for the security of goods. Mr. Henry W. Conner, the agent in Charles ton, will attemi to the receiving and forwarding all goods to this or any intermediate places on the f'ee Dee river, and will receive and attend to all orders respecting cotton that may be sent to Ins care. 1 he subscribers plelge them selves to use all diligence and attention in their pow er, for the inten st of those who may make consignments to them. J. h J. H. TOWNES. Cheraw, S. C. Sept. 24. 1827.—8t58 tntrrnal Kmmrotormcnt. FBOM THE R1LKI6H RESISTKH. ChiiT\ibevs’ Remedy for Inlcmpcrance. THB’ Subscriber, on tlie decease of the late Doct. Wm. Chamber.'-, took into his pos- ' session the personal estate of the deceased, and found ■ ■ ‘ NO WHAT IS A RAILHOAD ? As many persons have not had an opportunity of knowing the manner cl a Railroad, it will be well to give a de scription of it. It is so simple in its construction, that any one will easily understand it To make a Railroad between any two places, the ground must be chosen as level as possible. It need not, however, be exactly level. “If it ascend or de scend 27 feet and a half and no more in a mile, it is considered a level way.”** The breadth we shall suppose to be eijfht feet, but different Railroads have dilferent breadths.—The earth must be excavated deeply enough to arrive at a firm foundation. If after the choice of the course by a pood Civil Engineerj any hill be in ihe way, the ridge must be cit through, and the stuffthat comesoutof it, taken down to make an embankment across the adjacent valley, until the whole road is brought to a level, and made compact. Pieces of timber 8 feet long and a foot square are laid across to serve as sleepers, having their upper surfiiees level. In a Railraod at a place called Matich Chunck in Pennsylvania, the sleepers were placed four feet apart; but at ihe Quincy Railroad in Massa- chusctt.s, the interval between the sleep ers is S feett Long pieces of timber are placed on the.se sleepers, in the direction of the road, as stri-ng pieces upon the piers of a common bridge, only that being long, each extends over found prepared a l.rge quantity of Doctor several of the slecpcrs. There are how- Cnambers remedy for Ir.temperancc. I « r i lie haeby the pilblic, tl»t he lia.if'*'* °"b''"’o of Ihcse String pieces by disposed of all the Medicine so found, to Dr. j another, and at the dis- Jas. II. Hart, and Mr. Andrew M. Fanning, of| tance of the wheels, and Ibesc are call- ^ «!,• A' •*' *1 u u u IRails. Thus two continuous In makmg this disposition, the subscriber has I I- _r ^ r ir i been actuated by a due regard to the interest ' timber are formed from one end of the heirs of the Intestate, as well as from a | of the road to the Other, by pieces wcll wish to give the most extensive use to the vir- connected together at their ends. They .“p-, •>eepe/» the gentlemen who will hereafter be the Ten-1 WOod, ®r by df'rs pf the remedy for Intemperance, as pro-j ^’Ooden keys, to keep them always pared by the Inventor, have been intimately firm in th»ir placcs. At the Ouincv connected with Doctor Chambers in his life I _i Y i .1 -i time-have been his agents in compounding the I already mentioned, these rails medicine, and are acquainted with its coni])osi-' ® inchcs wide and 12 inches tion. SYLVAN us MILI.EK, Pub. Jidministralm', He, d^ The Medicine is prcjiared only by the deep.’’ On the top of the rails and next to their inner fdges, they are cover ed along their whole length with a line subscribers, who alone are iil'possession of the ' of rolled iron like Waggon tire, about an original Kecipe of the inventor, at the ofliceof[ inch and a half wide and a quarter of 'I;:, irri'ree": ‘•-f •., E-ti. i» then thr.«„ in . »ile of Urcd.ay, .,,,1 at the Mcdicul stole of j covered With gravel orsuch material | ‘’“fj f*" Dr. Hall, cornel- of Broadway and cliHmberl as will make a closcand firm path for the i tpgctner by iron cliaiiii. and Street, 3 doors from Washington Hall, New- ‘ • - ■ i w*iiurh,r,«. «..tu 4I 00 ...j York. [From the Vtrniont Gazette.] “ We have the pleasure to announce that Doctor Chambers’ Medicine for intemperance at their extremities where thej join ond another, by blocks of stone, with their ii^per surfaces hewn flat and smooth. In the end of each pitce of the railings is a semicircular indenture, so that when two come together a hole is complet;d, through which a pin or bolt i& driven into a corresponding hole in the stone, to secure, all together in their proper position. In uorthern elinaates foun* dations of stone must be laid under the sleepers of Railways to the depth of three or four feet, to prevent the etiects of frost, which, during their severe win ters, penetrates far into the ground. In our btitude this expense is needless, at least in the eastern parts of the State, as the ground is never frozen two feet deep. In countries where the price of timber is much higher than with us, an iron Railway conts twice as'much is oae made ol wood ; but the latter answer* the same purpose. This too, is of great importance to uson account of the abundance and cheapnesh of timber through the whole of our State. Uut w* shall best ascertain the expense by con sulting facts. A Committee was ap«» pointed by the “ Ualtimore anil Ohia Railroad Company” to examine tho Mauch Chunck and Quincy Railroads. A part of their report is here inserted, and it may well produce surprise ahdi gratification. These are their words. The elevation of the Coal Mine at Mauch ChuQck aoove tht Lehigh River, at the point wheie the coal is delivered into boats is 936 feet. From this mina the road rises 46 feet in half a mile, and there reaches the extreme point of its elevation, which is 9S2 feet above the water. The- distance from this place to the river is about eight miles and a half. The road then constantly de» scends by an irregular declivity. There is at the bank of the river an abtupt termination of the mountain, upon which is constructed an inclined plane 700 feet long, below which there isstillafurthcrde* scent pf 25 feet down a chute, through which the coal is conveyed into boats. The whole of the iVlaucli Chunck Rail road extending the distance of 9 miles, and including the inclined plane of 700 feet long, was constructed in two months and three days, from the time ol its commencement, so that waggons have since regularly passed upon it. The cost, including the 700 feet of dined plane, is stated to be bet^eett jS2500and 3000 per mile.” On this horse, leaving the tops of the rails a small! .7''^ loads 22 tons, and distance above the surface. Should the country be so rapid in its ascent or descent, as tomakeitnesessary has been administered to twelve persons in this | to raise or depiCSS the W^aggOOS which y\c\mty, &^\d thut in every insti.nce it ha.i had the run nnnn f'ei'. Jf. T Ijranfly, Pastor of the i/ajili.t! Church, Piiiludelphia. every m8ti.nce it huit had the desired effect of producing an entire disrelish for the me of ardent fpiritn. It has redeemed them front obviotin ruin, and rnimtd them to them selves, relatins, and frienda—to health, to indtu^ try, to uscfulnese, and to their proper statiorn in society.” • Bzwarx ot imposture !—The almost incred. ible success hich Dr. Chambers’ medicine has met with in the cure of intemperance, has bro’t forth many fraudulent imitations of this valua ble remedy. To secure the public against im position, the directions accompanying the gen uine remedy for intemperance are signed in the hand wnting of the subscribers, without which none arc genuine. From thr Per Fir ft Messrs. To\\ :ir Hogan: I he picly and good sense of all (^liri.stiHii communities, have con curred in awnrding to llenry’s^ C-'omiTu ntary, a distinguished place itmong the stundard works i icine at a very reduced price. On enclosing to inedi- I those TO EDi rOUS. In order that the efficacy of Dr. Chambers’ Hemedy for Intemperance may be thoroughly tested, Kditors of new.spapcrs, throughout the country, who will insert our advertisement and adil this article to it, and send us a copy of the paper containing it, shall receive from us by return of mail, a quantity suflicient to cure one drunkard, which they A-ill be requested to ad minister to some patient in their neighborhood, and publish the result. Public Institutions and Philanthropic Socie ties, by making application (duly authentica ted) to the Subscribers, shnll receive the med >f the same kind, l-’or myself, 1 can say, that I have found it one of the best helps to a just ind practical accjuaintance with the sr^cred vol ume. His skill as an interpreter is entitled to much rcspect ; his integrity in adhering to the be administered gratis. us the usual price, $5, postage paid, the cine can be sent in a letter by mail. I'o who are unable to pay, on personal applicatim of the individual to our office, the mcdicine will sense of Scrij'ture, without the colorings of p;irty feeling, is highly commendable; and the divine unction which runs through the*whole of liis work, must render it ."^n acceptable guide to the devotions of the pious in every denomi nation. You lutre my earne st wishes for the success of the projected publication of this work. \\ illi Christiun respect, W. T. BKAN I LY. 13// March, 1827. (f;^Subscriptions for the above valu able work received at this oflice. St5C Kntr^ 'rakers’ arrants, For fflrtc, at JAMES H. HART, M. D. A. M. FANNING, Successors t0 W. 9h»mbtrt. QT^ A supply of the above Medicine has been forwarded by J. II. Hart, M. D. & A. M. Fan ning, warranted to bege.iuine, tothe subscriber, living 9 miles north of Charlotte, of whom it can be had at the New -York prices, A few parcels of the same are deposited with William F. Cowan, merchant, Statesville. It is hopetl that those who are disposed to test this highly celebrated medicine, will avail themH'lves of this opportunity of procuring it genuine ; as there are spurious imftations of it imposed on the community, which are neither safe nor effiocious. * ) ?H’ILyiIT 5, lM;ir.T*4t5S. - I run upon thestrails from one level to another, this is done by constructing the connecting Railroad between the two levels after the manner of an inclin ed plane, and drawing up or letting down the waggons by machinery, or stationary steam enginos placed at the top. Sometimes the waggons are lifted or let down perpendicularly from one level to another, by the proper mechanic forces. The waggons that run upon such a Railway are of iron, tkc wheels bting cast, the axletrces wrought, and the whole made with perfection & strength. They are such as engineers call Jlarif'ed wheels, the flange beii.»g an extension «f the rim all round it on the inside next to the waggon, so that the wheels rest ing upon the rail, these flanges reach down, and prevent them from running off the tracks, should they happen to be directed sidewise. Carriages in op posite directions pa.ss one another, by lateral tracks at convenient distances, turning off in a snail ingle, and in like manner returning into the main road. It is not uncommon to have Railvva^'s made flouble, allswing to the trade in each direction iis own road. In this case connections areformad between the two, that a carriage travelling more rap idly than another, may leave its own road, run a small distance upon the other, and then regain its proper tr«ck. An iron Railway differs by having the rails to consist wholly of iron in* stead of wood. Each piece of iron is made 2 feet long, and they are supported 'See “Proceedingsof sundry citizens ofBal- timore.”p. 18. f See “Report of t}ie Commltfpe appointed liy the IJaltimore and Ohio Hailroad :onipanv. to examme th« .Mauri; Chi’rrk ’ riad* ” j>i). 9 k .} ~ Jli, this shows that the road is consirueied, at thepricestated, with sufficient strength and solidity of foundation, to sustain any pressure which there is occasion to put upon it, and it continues to do this Irom y ear to year. Here then is a Railway along the side of khe ‘Blue Mountains,’ in circum stances far from favorable wa should think, fordiminution of expense '^bich cost no more than 2500 or 3000 dollars a mile. Can it be doubted that a Rail road, at least through the generally level country between Newbern and Kaleigb, may be complete!* itpon terms equally adrantageous. It is presumed that in these more advantageous circum- stances, 2S00 dollars . mile upon an »ver.ge would be amply .ufficieut. E»en among our hills it i, probable that tlie r,ork would be as easy for the most part as It was though these 9 miles he coal mine. There the descents were o be made regular, and brought upon the uhole within the compass of one degree. There must h.re be;n man; "“f'; “'■'■cuitous tuni to be made, and foundations and support, to be constructed 'l.at the whole might bereduccd to such regular deoliviiieJa* must be combined for attaining the ob- ject. The sliill ol a practised cijg-jieer finds easy expedients where w* micht apprehend great obslacles. ■ 'I'he Com- m.tteeo accordiu-ly inform , us, that ■there are var.ons crossing places along the course of the road, and .,T-er,l turn, out, both of which are easily effected »t a very smaU expense. The. « are also many considerable curvature s alone the side of the mountain, to suit tl le localities of the ground ; and these sin „osities are eirected with the greatest ■ facility, by simply cleTating the rail on the outer curve a little higher than tb ,e rail on the