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We subjoin the fol'owing items of Foreign news W,lile passing through the Slate we met persons brought by the at-am-r Canada, which arrived on j from nearly all of the eastern Counties, who as the 10. h in-;' : j surt'd us that the nomination of Mr. Bkagg whs No int. Higene,-I,:1S been received of the steamer , hailed witn unwonted enthusiasm, and that he City of Glasgow. ; would greatly exceed what has heretofore been The steamer Atlantic arrived out on Friday af- I considered the party vote in that section of the tcrn(on. The news from the seat of war indicates in rrr.nsi'il v;nr nn tl.i nart fif flip aliies. Twenty thousand French, and eight thousand ' English troops had landed at ffallipoli. A sanguinary engagement had taken place near Kalafot, without any decisive result. It w as reported that the Russi ins had been de feated at Pattschernuroda, at.d that they had eva cuatud Little Wallachta. Sir Char tea Napier was at Stockholm on the J 27lh of April. His fleet was about BO miles oft. The a!lid H'-'-is wire ut anchor off Odessa on the 86th of April. The Russian forces were withdrawing from Kata&t. A flairs in Spain remain ns complicated as be- fom. The Black Warritir difficulty was unsettled. The Government continues to reluse to accede to Minister Soulefl d Riand. Engl nd and Fiance continue their extensive t war preparation. j The report ol Odessa having been bombarded is altogether unfounded. Neither is there any , . , . . . foundation to the rumor thai Siltstm was taken. The commercial advio are important. Bread- stiitTs have !nrg iy ( iued, whilst cotton has a t w I improvi d. Austria and Prussia remain Greek ipserrvcion is snbsidinc neutral. 1 lie Hunarv is much asitated by intern.:! diasen- sions. Tiie war prpnatiuns in Russia a: continue oa the most extensive scale. d Turkey I;ilpr teens Texas. The Indtan Outrage. By our latest Texas papers are, learn that Indian outrages continue. The citizens in the vicinity of Fort Gates have taken refuge in the fort. A petition is in circu- j lath n asking the Governor tr call out volunteers Car the defence of the frontier. A San Antonio j paper, referring to the massacre of the Fornsteri family, sa s : A eomptny of soldiers followed in pursuit of: the Indian: abi'iit twelve hours after the inussa- , ere look place, and the next dav a larp company was organised by M jors Neighbors and Howard', nntl great excitement was manifested by our ciii- ', eens generally. Some three or fosir companies are alread v- in pursuit, amouii':nLr in all to near one hundred men, and they have been in pursuit three days. A Mexican and his wife, who lived in the vicinity of !he murdered family, hive been missir,!: sine.- Sund iy, and it is thought thev nre either murdered or taken into captivity. The dav after the massacre of the Forrester family, Mr. John ('. i ckman. accompanied by some' five ' , ,, i if. r ,t or six others, well nrm-d, h it our citv for the re- j aidence of Mr. Forrester, lo see if" they could ( learn anything in regard to lb" children. 0;i arriving al the house th y met a sight too horrible lo relate. The father was lying in the itn.M- cli i : i f I !l J-illfTF1 I tin hi. .ft t""ilarl mill I ho r i i i . tr ,i . ton nart of his bead cut on with an axe, w inch : was near bv ; the two daughters, one of them 12, ', time-honored principles of the party, he clearly the other 1 1 years, were dead on the fl or Dr ; showed the beneficial effects the operation of De ny, shot with several arrows and stabbed, and it mocratic policy and measures had had upon the was evident they had been treated in the most : r .i . i . .- . , , , , r,,, , , ,i prosperity of the country, and to its continuation cruel and barbarous manner. I he babe was also . , , lying dead, stabbed through the body with a large cou,tJ we only hoPe lo see ,l 8 00 expanding and knife, one only w as missing, a boy about six developing its varied resources, until it had reached years old, which they evidently had taken with that height of power and grandeur to which God thrm'. The mother distinctly remembers of see- nnd na,ure had destined it. He congratulated the inc her oldest daughter trying to defend herself , . , ., , . it ? ' . r , party upon the harmony that prevailed in its with a Knile, and the same kuiie was near her J ' when she was found. j ranks and Pald u gIow'ng tribute to the gallant Major Neighbors w rites that the Indians are all j standard-bearer who had come so nobly forward friendly, except the Wichita, lie had made a ; to bear our b inner through the State; and con temporary neace with the Wacoea nt Fort Bell:- 1 c!uded by predicting a glorious victory at the nap, and lately saw 1500 Comanches on the Ce- ' , .- Ti n i. , i 1 ' , , r i i j- coming election. 1 he Committee, after consulta. dar rork. Lnrce numbers of the Indians are . . crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico, and it is tlon' turned and unanimously nominated Capt. believed they recross and commit the outrages John Walker, for the Senate; and VV. R. Myers complained of. Major N. also says: i and William Black, Esqs., for the Commons. As the General .Government failed to keep the 1 r . w n r i . i .u T .. e , , i.i Capt. alker did not desire the nomination, in- Indians from depredating on Mexico, under the, treaty, lam under the impression Inal Mexico deed he hnd rcl,Mnrtd fnends not to present will try and get even by turning thf tide of In- I his name but they had thought proper to do dians against us ; if so, we may expect lo suffer, otherwise, and he said he would die in the liar- j ness rather than see the Democratic banner trail NKVTEaL CoXMEECB. The merchants of Bos ton are talking of holding a public meeting, for the purp-'Se" of urging the necessity of se curing at once as recognized rights, to b" incorporated with international laws, the concessions recently made bv the belligerent powers Great Britain and Prance in favor of neutral commerce. The obj-ct is to be rejected by friendly negotiation, for the purpose of avoiding any vexatious dis putes which may hereafter arise, and under cir cumstances likely to produce angry or excited feelings. It is thought that nov is n favorable tune to discuss the matter in n friend y spirit of , ., . .,. , J ' conciliation. Ihc New l ork Chamber ol Com-j merce has sent a memorial to Congress on the same subject. Revkrkxd Scot xdkel. The Rev. George L Arlmns- !r whom a noor widow of Heonu-ker N. H., had given a power of attorney to collect ! 8S00() due her from the railroad as a cotupeusa- f I...- ,1 .iiil : 1 in llii. HUU .... ill,: 11.3 Ui Ii. 1 ijiijijuiiu auu v-iiiiu in tut a. ii. . . i. i - - ' ... ;.k ,u.. iui i - ii isir"jiie, nan aaanawn iui iiir lojupt-y. MfssisMPri and Pacific Kwlkoad. The Govn ir.of T- Xis g v.-s no ice tin: ih time for recivih' p'oj- js.ils lor the Mississippi anil Pacific Rirtlr.bid is eteaVted to liv first day of Angus; iiB.xt ll m. Itobeft J. Walker h ts been elected p res id ut ol the road. CHARLOTTE : FRIDAY MORNING, May 19, 1854. FOR GOVERNOR: THOMAS BRAGG, ESQ., OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, For Slnle Senator, CAPT. JOIIV WALKER, For Commoners, I WM. R. MYERS, WILLIAM BLACK. ttT We nre authorised to annotn re Col. JAMES A. DL'NN as a candidate to represent L'nion Connty in the House of Commons in the BUI Legislature. &y We are authoriz'd to announce J. S. MEANS as a i candidate for the olhce o! Sheriff ot .Mecklenburg county, at the ensuing August election. j State. Mr. Bragg met Gen. Dockery on the 10th j instant, at Fayettevi'le, and made one of his most luminous speeches, entirely demolishing his op pinent. The Carolinian says ii was one of the rrost abe and impressive expositions of the doc trines of the Democratic party eyer delivered in that town and will tell yvell at the August election, He has since been to Raleigh, where he sustained htmstlf in the most creditable manner, fully realizing the expectations of his friends. The canvass is now fully opened and will be conducted with equal ardor on both aides. The Democrats have a champion every way worthy of their cause and it becomes them to bestir themselves in his behalf. Every County and neighborhood should be canvassed, and d cuments should be freely spread before the people. We shall do our whule duty and we ask our friends, and friends ot the cause to enable- us to disseminate our paper mofe wijt,Vj as the argpr j!s circulation the , -,' , , , , ,. . more o-ood it is Iilt-lv to accomplish, u 1 Court Week. The Superior Court is in session this week, his Honor Judge Settle, presiding. So large a con course of persons has not been in attendance as usual ; owing to the backwardness of the spring the farmers are busy with their crops. No cases of specitJ Importance have been tried. The case of the State vs. a slave, the property of Col. Thomas Kernes, was disposed of. Mr. So licitor Lander appeared upon the part of the State and Messrs. Osborne and Lowrie for the defend ant. A verdict of not guilty was rendered. Our criminal calendar shows a decidedly healthy state of morals. democratic Itleetiusr. In mc nnfl t n t Ji i ic t i of ir man' inrr rC ilia I""!1 rv r a. au t-uiiu viliilUJtugilU UIHIU ' Ul t I i t ..ill'' . c""c Pnrt-V uas l,eld liere on Tuesday last, for the purpose of nominating suitable candidates to represent this county in the next General As- sembly. We were not present, not having arrived in town until after it was over, but have been in formed by those who participated in its deliber- ations, that unanimity and harmony characterized its en'irc proceedings. Every portion of the IJnlinl V was rf'nre.senre'd and t hf mnpiinrr mil r , " r , 1 , , , , lorth one ol the very stronorst and most aval able 7 6 tickets ever presented io the people of Mecklen- burg. During the absence of the Committee, that sterling old champion of Democracy, Cnpt. John Walker, being called upon, responded in his most felicitous style ' Planting himself upon the in the dust. Messrs. Myers and Black being pre sent, acknowledged the compliment paid them, in very appropriate speeches which was enthusiasti cally received. Messrs. Walker and Black is well known to the County, having formerly rep resented it this is Mr. Myers's first appearance before the people, and he comes not by any so licitation of his own, but in obedience to their spontaneous call. He is an able debater, and a gentleman of considerable political information, r , . of good judgment and pract . . ical common sense. will make a capital run and a most useful and val uable member. We regard his nomination ns very judicious and believe it w ill add considerable strength to the party- for his winning address, popular manners and business talents will tell. The whole ticket, as a matter of course, will be elected by a large majority and being ahle speakers will do good service in ihe Gubernatorial canvass. CO" An Editorial on the praci icabilily of build inr ii R id Road from Wilmington via Charlotte. to Jonesboro, Tenn., ii unavoidably crowded out ihis week. Democratic Trice tins According to previous notice, a large number j ol the Democrats of Mecklenburg County assent- J bled to the Court House oti Tuesday, the lfj.h of ; May, it being the week of the Superior Court, for the purpose of nominating suitable candidates to! represent said Cuuuty in the Senate and House of Commons of the next General Assembly. The meeting was organised by calling Major Ben. Morrow, lo the Chair, and requesting John P. Ross, Esq., to act as Secretary. The ot-ject of the meeting being explained, on motion of Jas M. Hutchison, Esq., a Committee of two from each Captain's bent was appointed In retire and make a nomination for presentation to the meet ing. The Committee, consisting of Rich'd. Peo ples, Win. Ross, G. W. Houston, Willi-m Max well, Richard Rozzell, Wm. Reid, C. B. Cross, A. C. Steele, J. VV. Adams, Wm. Ren, Capt. D-n-nis, S. las Todd. Z. Morns, A. J. Wallace, Z. A. Grier, J. If. Potts, James Johnston, David Parks and Thomas T. Johnston, Eqs., after reiiriag a short time during which the meeting was ad dressed in a brief and eloquent manner by Capt. John Walker, upon Democratic principles re ported the following gentlemen ns the nominees, to wit: Captain John Walkkr, for the Senate; VV ji. Black and Wm R. Myers, Esqs., for the Commons, The nomination of the Committee was unanimously approved by the meeting; the nominee for the Senate alone uttering a dissenting voice, stating that he had utterly refused to be a candidate, and that nothing buf the most grateful sense of obligation to his friends could induce him to retract that declara ion. He was followed by Messrs. Myers and Black, who briefly retjrned their thar.ks to their fellow. citizens fur the confi dence reposed in them. On motion of Williamson Wallace, the meet ing then adjourned, BENJ. MORROW, Chair'n. John P. Roas, Sec'y. Rail Road IVectinsr. A large and enthusiastic meeting of the citi zens of Mecklenburg County assembled ii the Court House in Charlotte, on Wednesday. 17th of May, 1854, to express their views in regird to building the " Atlantic, Tennessee, and Ohio Rail Road," and to respond to the invitation fron the citizens of Wilmington, N. O, to meet them in Convention on the L5th instant, in Wilmington ; w hen, on motion of Dr. C. J. Fox, Jos. H. Wif son, Esq., was called to the Chair, and Robt. P. Waring and A. C. Williamson, were appointed Secretaries. Dr. Fox explained the object of the meeting, and read letters from citizens of Tennessee and Wilmington, and Reso.utions adopted by a recent meeting of the latter, expressing the interest felt by the people of those sections in this great enter prize, and inviting the co-operation of the citizens of this portion of the Stale. After Dr. Fox concluded, V. C. Barringer, E-q.. introduced the following Resolutions, which he prefaced with a few appropriate remarks, and was followed in the same strain and to the same pur port by WilKanfl Johnston, Esq., both setting forth in a strong light the advantages which the accom plishment of such a work would develope for the w hole State, and denying that 'he objects of this work would conflict with the interests of the Cen tral Road. Dr. Fox followed, pressing the same views, and read extracts from Mr. Lenoir' Pam phlet on this subject. The following are the Resolutions introduced by Mr. Barringer : Whekeas, we have heard, on the one hand, the cheering intelligence of the intention of the people of W ilmington and the surrounding coun try to hold a Convention on the 25th instant, to take into consideration the improvement of the Cape Fear Bar and to adopt such measures as may most effectively secure that object ; and hear ing furthermore, with pleasure, of their desire to co-operate with us in the construction of a Rail Road to Charlotte; and whereas, on the other hand, we are informed that the people of East Tennessee are desirous of forming a similar con nection with us and are making at this time an experimental survey of a Rail Road within the bounds of that State; in view of these gratifying indications of co-operation in the work of improve mi nt towards the East and towards the West o( us; Therefore, be it Rcsolccd, That we approve of the objects of the Convention to be holden in Wilmington on the 25th inst., and that the people of that public spirited City have our cordial sympathies and good will in their efforts to improve the Cape Fear Bar. Resolved, That We are in favor of " the Ohio, Tennessee & Atlantic Rail Road, connecting Wil mington by the most direct route with the valley of the Mississippi ; that we regard this scheme as entirely practicable ; and that, believing it to be fraught with incalculable benefits to the State of North Carolina, we will not cease to urge it upon the attention of her people and her Legislature until its consummation. Resolved, That we deem it advisable for all in terested in this enterprise nnd especially for the several Counties along the line of its probable route, to hold a Convention cf the friends of " the Ohio, Tennessee & Atlantic Rail Road," at Char lotte or some other convenient point, during the Fall months before the assembling of our next Legislatu re. On motion, the following gentlemen were ap pointed delegntes to the Convention to be held at Wilmington on the 25th, viz : W. W. Elrns, J. VV7. Osborne, Gen. John A. Young, Thomas H. Brem, Dr. C. J. Fox, Dr. D. Asbury, S. J. Low rie, John F. Irw in, Moses N. Hartt, John M. Potts, Col. Wm. M. Grier, Col. Thos. I. Grier, John B. Peoples, Wm. M. Matthews, M. L. Wallace, Col. R. M. Cochran, B. W. Alexander, A. B. Da vidson, Andrew Springs and S. VV. Davis. On motion, it was Resolved, That the proceedings of this meet- j ing be sent to the N. C. Whig and Western Dem- j ocrat for publication. JOS. H. WILSON, Chair'n. R. P. Waring, A. C. Williamson, Secretaries. The Eclipse. On Friday, the 26: h instant, there will be another annua! eclipse of the sun. The eclipse begins at 6 minutes after 4 in the afternoon, and will continue about two hours and fifteen minutes r. i- I- ii i ruts extraordinary eclipse wib - J r i be similar to that of 1806 3tfex;cau Xcws. The steamer George Law, from Aspinwall, ar- rived at New York on Monday last. We extract the following Mexican intelligence from the news she brings : The Piario Official gives the general account i ol an action at the Onlanes, between Jvmta Anna ' A I I..... .. I, ...... ,!,., , I . . ,.l At... .. -t alio nfvi.ii.. ii iy iii.lL mc? noujo in .Ti.ui.i. were driven from (heir position by those of San- ta Anna with the bayonet only, the latter not fir- ing a gun. From this point Alvarez fell back to I a pass called the Puerto del Loquillo, defended in front by a river of difficult passage, with heights in the rear difficult by nature and strengthened by five small field works; these were manned by from a thousand to twelve hundred men. Santa Anna marched upon them with near 5.000. Approaching their posiiion he threw actoss the river, above ihe pass, a select corps of light troops some 240 strong attacking them in the flank with ibes-, while with his main body he forced the passage of the river and assaulted the batteries on the heights with tin? bayonet again. The eontest appears to have continued near three hours ; not all the time, of course, with the bay onet, we must suppose; but, nevertheless, the contest seems to have been obstinate how bloody, it is difficult to say. Finally, the several works were all carried, nnd the enemy put to flight in utter confusion, making their way, it is not yet known whether into wild mountains around, or backward toward Acapuico. They were pursued on all sides, and it seems to bo confidently expected that Alvarex will fall into the hands of the victors, The des patches which give these particulars were sent ofl immediately after the close of the fight, and say that for that reason the number of the killed and wounded on either side cannot be stated. In a slighter subsequent affair between two detached panics, the Mexicans report that they routed about two hundred of the followers of Alvarez, killing about twenty of them. Fatal Explosion. It is our painful duty to announce that nn ex plosion of powder took place at the Hopewell Cop per Mine, in this county, op Wednesday the lOili instant, by which two men lost their lives, and an other severely, if not fatally injured. The two first were Marshall McKoy, the Superintendent of the mining operations, and Captain Varker. late of Greensboro, N. C, and the last a Dutchman, whoso name we have not learned. Mr. McKoy was a worthy and highly esteemed citizen of Mecklenburg county, and leaves a disconsolate wife and nine children to mourn his sudden death. Captain Varker was also much esteemed by his new friends and neighbors, and leaves a wife and six children to deplore his untimely end. The catastrophe is said to have happened in the follow ing manner. The three were in the Counting Room, w here there were four kegs of powder, one of which had been opened, and was left uncovered, when the Dutchman, and only survivor of the three, in attempting to hang up a drawing knife, which he h.-.d been using, dropped from his pipe a coal of fire, which fell into the open keg of pow der, He, however, denies that he had any fire in his pipe, and says that there was powder on the floor, which was ignited by the friction of his feet upon the floor, though the other two. it is alleged, said before they died that they saw the fire drop from the pipe. The Dutchman is still very low, and expresses a w ish that he may not survive, after having unfortunately caused the death of his two friends. Whig. -O tr 15 1-a ITS in the Field. Raleigh, May lOih. The Democratic candidate for Governor arrived in this city, on Sunday evening's train, en route to Fayette v:He, where he expects to meet Gen. Dockery to-day. His numerous friends here de siring to hear him, upon a short notice, collected a very respectable audience, who were addressed by Mr. Bragg for some hour and a half in a strain exceedingly felicitous, and which carried convic tion to'pvery unprejudiced mind. We regret that our limits wi.'! not permit us 'o give our readers at this time a detailed i:fcount of this excellent speech. In our next we will and will expose the misrep resentations of Gen. Dockery and the federal presses in regard to his position on ihe ui'mal improvement resolution. Mr. Bragg is on ihe platform of the Democratic party, concealing noth ing, nor dodging anything and his reasons for being there are unanswerable. Our democratic friends who heard him are highly gratified, and are proud of their standard bearer, and more than one Whig who heard his speech will vol for him. Standard. Napoleon Wants a Divorce. The Paris correspondent of the Montreal Witness writes as follows : The great question which occupies at present the Court of France, is the divorce cf the Emperor. He no longer hopes to have any children by his present wife, and it is said he thinks of taking another. The report is not official, but as it has appeared in several licensed papers, the truth of it can scarcely be questioned. Napoleon HI is, however, very fond of his wife, and the divorce will resemble in every point that of his uncle nnd Josephine, who were, as you know, separated for the same reason. Whether from this motive or any other, the Empress of the French is looking very melancholy. It is impossible to see her with out being struck by her expression of sadness. As to the Emperor, he appears constantly calm and imperturbable. Poisonous Visiting Cards. Few ladies re member that they carry around poison in their card cases. Bat it is so, and sometimes to the danger of children or thoughtless people of larger growth. The elegant and highly polished enamel on visiting cards is composed, in part, of poisonous mineral substances, and if eaten would produce serious sickness. The manufacture of this card paper is said to be exceedingly unhealthy, and we may well believe it. It would be, therefore, a kind thing to the workmen engaged in the mnnu facture o! cards, and a sale thing for themselves I and their children, if the ladies, who set the fash ion to these things, would give up the use of enameled cards, and confine themselves to those of plain surlace, The.se, we understand, are now decidedly the most fashionable, from what cause we know not, but the plain, brownish cards are most stylish, It is gratifying to see fashions turned in the channels of common sense, of health and humanity, even though in a small matter. We hope that the knowledge of the dangerous character of these cards will not lead to their restoration to feminine favor and to fashion, which is a very '. fickle thing; we mean, of course, the fashion, not the fair. Providence Journal. Duties on Si-gar and Molasses. Resolu.ions ! have passed the Legislature of .Maine unanimous- ' lv in favor nf n rpmnvnl of all duties on smrnr nml ! j . " " " "" i mousses, dmuar resolutions nave passed Ihe j Illinois jLjrgutwtturc wun me same unanimity aiso, and ihe Legislature of New Yoru and Ohio bv very large rnnjori'ies. Like resolutions have been """ '" WWB'! "UU UW1CT OWIt! ljf JllSiailireS, ; j f . , ,, - , . . ' nnu me iricnosoi ttus measure stem to no rrainni" !..,( ,u st. : I .l .. - o.. T I o n ground everywhere. ; From Washington. Washington, May 10, 1854. The imminen danger of war with Spain cannot be over estimu ted. It is believed here that before thirty days we will reach a crisis which will call for the most urgent measures. We do not believe that Mr. Soule set out with any intention of pressing mat lers to this extreme, but chat the instructions with which he was armed were based upon the ide that Spain would be frightened into listening to propositions lor the purchase of Cuba. Private letters have been received here stating that Mr. Soule has lost the good graces of the fickle Queen of Spain, who is completely in the hands of her Cabinet. As for the Cabinet, they are rep resented as the supple instruments of England and France; but not only the purchase of Cuba, but also the acquiescence of Spain in the demands so strongly put forth by the United States, seem further off than ever. On the other hand, Mr. Soule has established the most friendly relations with the Queen Mother, and she is ns warmly m favor of the saie of Cuba, as the Queen and her ministers are opposed to it. Thus the matter stands, and as long as the present Spanish Cabinet hold together, English and French interests will be in the ascendant. Yet it is possible, though scarcely probable, that the affair may be amicably adjusted. England will doubtless try to temporize, but if our govern ment listen to any such overtures after the stand taken, it will be disgraced. The only hope thnt our peaceable relations w ill not be disturbed, lies in the possibility of Spain's ncceding to our de mands. There is reason to believe that the Captain General of Cuba has be-fore this instituted the incipient steps to Africanize the island. The pro cess to be adopted, w ill be the emancipation ol all held ns slaves upon service, ns apprentices or emancipees for a term of years, scaled according to age and other circumstances, The holders will bv? compensated after the plan prescribed by the British emancipation act of 1835. It is believed the British nnd French govern ments will guaranty the sum of twenty-five mil lions ol dollars necessary ta effect this object. If appears that many of the large slaveholders la Cula are British subjects, and as the British laws make it felony for their subject to hold a slave, even in foreign countries, unless these slaves ore claimed by Spaniards, the amount of compensa tion will, in consequence, be greatly reduced. It is anticipated that the President, in his mes sage to Congress, may ask for power to blockade Cuba and Porto Rico. This is, however, rumor. New York Herald. Gen. Gadsden. Our Minister to Mexico ar rived here, from Washington, on Saturday last, bearing with htm the new treaty with Mexico, the details of which have not transpired, al least with the same certainty, or to the sam extent, as wea the case w ith the original one which Mr. G. nego tiated. The United States steamer Fulton, dipt. Mitchell, will touch here for him, in two or three days, and he will proceed in her on his way to Mexico, probably on Saturday next. Charleston Courier.. Queer Doings in Arkansas. Judge Tatman recently arrived at Marion, Arkansas, to hold Court when the people assembled in public meeting and requested him to resign, which he refused to do, whereupon they held another meeting and passed resolutions declaring that he had disgraced himself by aiding, as they alleged, in the escape gfa murderer, and if he still refused to resign, he should not under any circumstances preside over a court in that count v. Slaves in California. On the 18th of March the Assembly passed a bill to extend till April, 1855, the law about to expire, authorizing persons claiming slaves brought to this State pre vious to the. admission. (9th September, ltr-50,) to seize the slaves, take them before a piagisirnte or judge, who, upon receiving satisfactory evidence that ihe slaves were brought hither previous to the admission, shall give a certificate to the claim ant, and the slave may be taken by force out of the State. Cure for Fever and Ague. A Savannah (Ga.) paper gives the following cure : " Olive leaves have been used successfully in the the worst c?ses of fever and ngun. They are made into a di cof tior. say two handfuls boiled in a quart of water, till reduced by evaporation to about a pint. Given in doses of about a wine-glassful every three or four hours." Postage on Circulars. Circulars, advertise ments, and business cards nre chargeable with one cent postage when prepaid and transported in the United Slates mails under 3,000 miles. If not prepaid, then with two cents postage each. The same rates apply when sent in packages, unless the package be ao sealed as to prevent the contents from being clearly ascertained, when they are chargeablu with letter postage by weight. How to Raise Turkies. As our female read ers are all, no doubt, anxious to learn how lo raise young turkies, we will give them a very simple plan, which has been tried by several very intef ligent ladies of our District, and the plan, succeed ed to their entire satisfaction. Mix a small por tion of Sulphur with their food and give it to them every evening regularly. As we understand the process, you can feed them with any thing you please during the day, but be sure and administer the sulphurated food regularly once a day, viz : in the evening. Try if. We have great faith in this process, as it has been successfully tried by ladies, who arc remarkable for ihir prudence, economy and general domestic management. Sumpfer Watchman. Our Relations with Spain. The Washing ton Union, in an article on our relations with Spain, remarks : We are quite free to state and in terms so emphatic and unequivocal as to admit of no mis interpretation that if ample satisfaction is not al- lowed for die piratical seizure of ihe Black Warri or, we shall advocate an immediate blockade of the Island It also remarks that the retention in office of Gen. Pezuela, the Captain General of Cuba, " ren ders the establishment of good relations with Spain and friendly intercourse with her possessions al most impossible." The caloric ship Ericsson has been raised and towed round to the Navy Yard, where she will uu dergo repairs immediately. Another Fire in New York. A fire broke out in Forsyth street on the 9.h instant, and des- j iroyed thirty houses mostly dwellings. Loss cry ucavy. m- The Methodist Episcopal Conference, South i- . i -. , .- in otroaiuii Ul iuiumuus, ua., decided Oil j Wednesday, unanimously, to establish a Southern isook Concern. The notorious libel l';lf llf l il A in Pnirftcl for. . SUS i V VV 1 tin W trivun in it.. tl. IO,k r' m,s was given to ine jury on the 12th msr. i.ot it.o , ' r.r . I Irl ... I I ' . wuiu uui niree m meir verutci. and were discharged. The V. Humbug. The last dodge to make an excitements j tract a crow d to the Crystal Palace, in N... -n r I (jtL was the spreading of a report that a ' female infantry " was to arrive on the Qt, j ' Philadolphia. and march through Broadwoy ? NewYork Tribune was made ihe imdrunlJI . . i i i.i . . . u,,erM lie triCK, nnu nnniMinueu m expected invasj,), the Amazons with a grand floursh at the hearj its rditnrhil columns- The cousin n. ..,. ' - - - Vj. ,,.r that forty or fifty thousand people crowded Ball aa.n. a, II nflafni..n It'll I I I II IT If. T ill. r . bm. iixy do unci i;uii iiiuunj; nn ' im 0 oi:"5Squ n great many went -to the Crystal Palace course it was a complete and successful 10. Barnum is out in n card disavowing all ktiowl i.j tlio nfT.iir Tim Tiihnne ninttue In., -f w . . v. a .... v. . ...a.,,,..? iuii Ola mucn as possible, without conlessing (0 shame for being the means of deceiving peopie. Indian Theology. The precise idea wl the Western Indians entertain of a future iL this: As soon us ihe Indian threw off the fl. he would find himself standing on the hank i tne river, the current running with great riipiiju Across this river was a slender pole striineiJ its bark, and lying clone down to the water, 'fij Indian who had lived a good life, then 11.1. .a .1 .l V nrignt onject on tne outer siuo ; unit was "HigH ne wouiu men, cesirous ci emuracuig the dj he loved so well n the world, walk across pole, unmindful of the raging torrent beneath l feet, arriving in safety on the opposite shore ; Right would then lead him amongst mounttiij covered wun gold ana silver, into nolle liunUte. grounas, wnere ne would hunt lor eternity. gl uu uif ijiiiyr iihiiu, me man wno lonowerj rofj all his life, when attempting to cross lli pola, (, oeain, wottia fan into t lie foaming stream, audi swept down into a hirlpool surrounded bv rort. there he would be carried round for many cei tu l ies, until, at last, ne would be gradually sucke in towards ihe centre ol ihc vortex, nnd filial engulphed in an immense bottomle$3 hole. VVfct became of the unfortunate sinner, ihe Iiidbi could not surmise, further than he bred fo.-errrJ A London Millionaikb. Monsieur Frai Wey, a French writer of distinction, who paurU several weens in L,ond'n, during the Grent Exa bition, htis recently published in Paris, his i pressien" tinder the tiile of "The English Home." On one occasion, w hile riding in i omnibus, he formed an acquaintance with a ft&a passenger, from whom he derived many expli ations ol ihe strange things he saw, Uneolthc we give : " I addressed to him a few words concerning i carriage wtucn jiisi men arove uy. Wat t r. i ..i . i .. j i . ii iir; hi ik cirgaut, aim urawu uy two magOi heent bay horses, cm thn box, adorned wjd beautiful fringe, sat a blaok-cnated coicluni there was not a wrinkle in his whi'e cravat I snowy gloves were spotless. In the vehicle.! downy cushion, car lessly lounged a man wit) out a coaf, his arms bare, his sleeves turned upj tne shoulder, an apron with Ihe corners turn up, serving htm as a girdle so (hat the man looked like a gentleman driving a niecli in Ins tlreus. Mr. Wey asked his neighbor who and vJ was the strange looking occupant of the dahl carriage. " Ihe rich-'st butcher in London," wns thei ply. " H" is returning in his own carnage ins smugiuer-nouse to his residence. l!,s lor lathers were in the same business ; his father I him a fortune of over two millions, and he, oalt modesty, (..Hows hij father profession a vrn honor Me old custom. This yenllvitinn possesses lour millions." Hon. Daniel M. Barringer. The Whig Halifax county recently tendered the Hor. Da M. Bar finger, late Minister toSpain, o public ner, as an evidence ot their high nppri-ciatium his public services, and private worth. Barringer has accepted the invitation. IJorse-Siioe Machine. A mm nt Albgnlj City, 1 a., bus pisl patent d a machine for rn.iM horse-shoes, w hich w ill, it is said, turn out iwei at f f or twenty nve per minute, per lee. in every prt tiy this machine the price of horse-shoes Willi reduced full 50 per cent. SiLVEa Faced 7'vi-e. Lloyd's Weekly Newj piper, now edited by Douglas Jerrold, tinnonnc that it will soon be printed with silver faced tvpd LJectrop ;it n4 the type with silver seems a nornru I he patentees are Orchard, Willis Ai G it-cuing, ul London. A light and a heavy Wright will fall llirao the satnff space in the same lime in n acuim because terrestrial grnvily acts equally upon bodies. In the exhauuied receiver, therefore consequence of the quality of grnviiatic.fi, pit ol gold and a feather will fall with preceisly same speed. The folio wing are the ages of the principal rei ing sovereigns : Her Muj'-sty, Queen Victoria,! the liing ol v urtembtirg, 71 ; the King of the giang, 62; the King of Prussia, 57 ; the Em pen of Russia, 56 ; the King of Sweden and Norwi 53; the King of Denmark, 44 ; the King of Two Sicilies and the King of Batavi; , 40 ; the K)j of Hanover, 33 ; ih" Sultan, 30 ; the Emperorl Austria, '28 ; Louis Napoleon 44. Me. Fillmore and Mr. Kcnaprlv wern in Wl mington on the 4th ins', and left in the fr train for Baltimore. n ititu:i. In this County, on the 2 1 inst.. bv the C. Pharr. Dr. G. D. PARKS fo Miss A MEW A. ST1TT. GINGER POP. riUPERIOIt GINGER POP and SARSAPAlM O BEER, at Our House, for aale at wholesale an" tail. Also. LEMON SYRUP lbr sale wholes! retail, by May 19 43 f H. SEVERS At CO. Notice. ftTRAVED from the KiiWril.-.v on th fith ill O TWO STEERS, light brindle, one of them but one Eye and one horn knocked off. 1 hej seen on the btatesvi'.'.e Road, about 6 miles from lilt sunnnsr that 1 1 v rrrsKorl nvor tn the liedtl' Road, and may now be aoout the River. Any iof"! tion thankfully received and compensation trouble. BENJ. MOlHW' May 19, 1854. 43-2 A Bov. from 12 to 16 vears of aire, to learn th XJL d Harness business. Apply immediate' w VV. WHEALA', Clartlor. hltl f h a T I cil tf , e ' : Mav 19. 4854. 43-tf j - m THE WHOLESALE GROCERY BL'sINESS i, r t i ii uu r fiL.u ......... ... .1 V" X MIC , IJjI.I.A.U ,,l 1 I.I. 1 11 D. , Ulim-i continued by tin subscnlK-r tor the hnncfitot ic yM The prompt and uniform attention tolu.'nr . M characterized the late establishment will bfl htr'f yW I hercd t- in every department, and lite coming ' ,M geof the friends ot the Itcc:.sei is m' VtJvk I solicit, A by. BAZILE LA.fJjgj , a a X m i - t i lw "