.JSlsaiiW.BISaVfeM VHI LaaS M
N-J.wv, 4-0 555 813 135
lnnviv::iii:l, 2,31 1. ?ffi 3,566 302
Ifetftvair, 91,634 180 6
8 71 ",383 13.300 2,171
MtryUnd, 583,034 000 200!
Virginia, 1,421.061 f,4Wl 188
North Carolina, 609.039 1,795 14
Mouth Carolina, 66 507 1,162 19
Oeorgia, 006,185 1,862 85
Al-ham.1, 771,623 1.373 23
Mississippi, 606,526 1,016 61
Iuiiana, 517,762 306 160
TnMCMrt, 1,002,717 2,014 187
Kentucky, 063,405 1,845 141 j
8,329,459 14,665 1,098 j
With n loss population by half million, the
ten Southern States have above a thousand more
Churches than the ten Northern States which
boast loudest of their morality and enlightenment.
With an excess of only hall' a million in popula
tion, the ten free SlateK have doubled the number
of criminals which are found in ten correspond
ing slave States?. Such revelations will complete
thi revo!u:ion
of public opinion in
regard
tu
slavery,
Thlrtj -Third Coiipi o First Session.
n the Senate, on Saturday, Mr. Bright reported
a bill for the satisfaction of the claims of the credi- j
tors of the Into republic of IVsa. Mr. Adams
reported a bill establishing a law department ot the j
. . . . i . i, ,. ,
L'ovrrnrnent. of which Attorney General shall be I
the head.
Mr. Clayton's bill for the more effectual sup
tiression of ihe slave trade was debated, and post- ,
ponetl till Wcdntsd ,y: Th. report of the com j
miltee on cf.n.erei.ce, in favor t;t the aoioun.mcnt
of Congress on the 4th ol A. goat, was agreed to.
Three land bills were pn .1
.Mr. Houston addressed the Senate for two
u art sad more in personal f xph n-i'ion of matters
in controversy between himsell and L W. Moore, :
a commodore in the navy of the lata republic of
Texas.
The Senate then adjourned til! Wednesday,
The Uoue M U' pr septviives agreed to the
report of the committee of conference on the dis
agreeing vote of the two II- um s on the resolution
fixing a day for the termination of the present
-esion of Congress, which report recommended
: n adjournment sine die on the fourth of August,
at noon.
private bill was discussed, but not disposed
of; bjmI Jk lh ok" ncjourtifd until Wednesday.
BoMapar i .'s Prophecy. This extract from
the i i fe of tho great Napoleon will be read with
pir. cular interest at this lima. How near the
truth was he :
On another occasion be said to O'Moar.i, in the
course of a few ears Russia will have Constanti
nople, lite grtnle-t pan ol Turkey, and ail Greece.
This I hold to l.e as certain a.s if it had already
taken piace. Almost all the cajoling and fl. titer
ing which Alexander practised towards me was to
gain my assent to effect .his object, I would not
consent, foreseeing that the equilibrium of Kurope
would be destroyed. In the naturil course of
hings, in a few years Turkey must fall to Uussia
The greatest part of her population are Greeks,
who, you may say, are Itu-sians. The powers
it would injure, and w ho could oppose it, are Eng
land, France, Prussia and Autri.t, Now, as to
Austria, it will be very easy for Russia to engagf
her assistance by giving her Servia and other
provinces bordering on the Austrian dominions,
reaching ner to Constantinople, Tlie only hy
pothesis that Knglar.d and France will ever be
allied wi:h sincerity, will be in order to prevent
this. Rut even this nlliance would not avail.
France, England and Prussia united cannot pre
vent it. Russia and Austria can at any time ef
fect it.
Once mistress'of Constantinople, Russia gets all
the commerce of the Mediterranean, becomes a
great naval power, and God knows what my
happen. She quarrels with you, marches orT to
India an nrmy of seventy thousand good soldiers,
which to Russia is nothing, ami a hundred thou
sand Canaille, Cossacks and others, and Englanid
loses India. Above nil other powers Russia is
most to be feared, especially by you. Her soldiers
are braver than the Austrian j she has the power
of raising as ma'ny as she pleases. In bravery,
the French nnd English soldiers are 'heonly ones !
to be compared lo them. Ai t his I foresaw. I
. ,
see into futurity further than others, and I wanted j
to establish a barrier against .hose barbarians, by
rc-e:ablishing the kingdom of Poland, and putting '
Poniatowski at the head of it as king. But your
imbeciles of Ministers would not consent ; a hun-
,1 rorl .-nr. r. I, ,.,. I t I. I I,., , ...I , , ,1..,1 I
and Europe, especially England, will lament that
. ... . . ... .
I did not succeed ; when they see the finest coun
tries in Eurr'p' overcome nnd a prpv to these
northern barbarian, they will sav, Naroleon teas
rirv.' '
From the Petersburg (Va,) Intelligencer.
The Iflad stoar.
W? were shown yesterday (22.1 June) one of
thorn curious natur..! poison extractors known as
the Mad Stone, of which there are several that we
have heard ol in different parts ol Eastern Virginia.
That which was shown us is in the possession of
Mr. Olivier, who resides upon Halifax-street, in
this city, aud wo are informed that he has several
certificates of cases in w hich it has been success
fully used for the bite of the mad dog. It is
rectangular in shape, with parallel sides and
polished surfaces, traversed by dark gray and
brown streaks, nnd about a size larger than half a
Tonqua bean, except that it is not near so thick.
Upon being applied to the wouno of the patient,
it soon extracts the virus, which, it is said, may
be distinctly seen in the water into which it is
repeatedly dipped during the operation. Most of
nur eldcn'y renders in this part of the Slate are,
no doubt, familiar with the tales of cures effected
by this wonderful stone. The one we are spook
ing of possesses a high reputation for its efheacy
in hydrophobia, substantiated by testimony.
However marvellous may seem such a power in
so simple a substance, yet K is not more so than
many other mysteries of nature, nnd we do not
sec why incredulity should not bow to the recog
nition of it as an antidote against one of the most
appalling and deadly diseases by which the hu
man frame can be racked. At all events its re
puted virtue is susceptible of being easily and
fully tested should a case unfortunately arise re
quiring a resort to it, which wo sincerely pray
may never be. We think that we confer a public
benefit by making known the fact that there is
such a stone in this cuy, which we learn ha been
known to act as a sovereign remedy for the bite of
a mad dog in repeated instances.
A case of some importance was decided at Cin
cinnati last week, where a banker holding a de
posit of an endorser to a prtocsted not, or to a
note whose maker hnd become insolent, claimed
the deposit as a set off against the no e. The Court
decided that the deposit wna not liable, but that n
check in the hands of a third party for the amount
should have been paid. In Massachusetts, in a
similar case, the bank was allowed to retain the
deposit as a set off.
FRIDAY MORNING, July 7, 1854.
FOR GOVERNOR;
THOMAS BRAGG, ESQ,,
OF NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.
For Slate Senator,
C4PT. JOISV WALKER.
For Commoners,
WM. R. MYERS, WILLIAM BLACK.
63r We are authorized to announce iha name of SAM'L J.
LOWRIE as a Whig cand date for a seal in the House ot
Covi.nona to represent Mecklenburg county in iho next Gen
eral Assembly. Election, 3d day oi August.
CANDIDATES FOR SHERIFF.
J3rWe are authorized to announce E. C. GRIER, (of
Providence settlement.) as a car d. date tor the frier- of Sheriff
of Mecklenburg county, at the approaching August election.
9CT We are authorized to announce J. S. MEANS as a
candidate tor the office of Sheriff ot Mecklenburg county, at
the enauipg Auguat election.
JrT We are authorized to announce R. R. REA, na a
canddatr tor Sheriff ot Mecklenburg County at the enauing
Auguat election,
candldate for SbenfT of Mecklenburg County at the ensuing
August election.
i .1 i . Tir rnrw
August election.
W" We are authorized to announce JAM F.S WALLACE
as acandidate for Sher.fr ot Mecklenburg County at the en- j
jini Annual election.
M,n e'ecuon-
UNION COUNTY.
ter We are authorized to announce Co!. JAMES A-
DUNN as a candidate to represent I nion County m ihe
Ho, of Connaot, in the . Ihssn,
y aHuouncins Candidtdcs for ofTtcc. tf3.
DUNN as a candidate to repitmnt Union County in ihe
J
a . . . . . . t c , . . . t m
The Candidates for Governor will address their
fellow-citizens at the follow ing times and places:
Wadesboro. Anson county, Friday, June 30th.
Monroe, Union county, Saturday, July 1st.
Charlotte, Mecklenburg co., Monday, July 3d.
Liucolnton, Lincoln co., Wednesday, July 5lh.
Newton, Catawba o., Thursday, July 6th.
Taylorsville, Alexander co., Friday, July 7th.
Wilksborough, Wilks co., Saturday, July 8th.
Jefferson, Ache co., Monday, July 10th.
Boone, Watauga co., Wednesday, July 12th.
Lenoir, Caldwell co., Friday, July 14th.
Morganlon, Burke co., Saturday. July I5:h.
Marion, McDowell co., Monday, July 17th.
Rutherlordlon, Wednesday, July 1 9th,
07 We regret that professional engagements
rendered our absence from town on Monday ne
cessary. We had the pleasure of seeing Mr.
Bragg on Sunday evening, and were glad to learn
that his health was much improved, and that he
would be able to prosecute the canvass regularly
until the campaign is ended. He addressed a
goodly number of our citizens in this place on
Monday, who wero delighted with him; though
their expectations were highly raised, he more
ihan realized them. We understand that never
did a man get such a skinning as did the redoubt
able " tyrant of the sand hills," as Gen. Dockery
is familiarly called by his neighbors.
From noies kindly furnishtd by a friend, we
will endeavor for the next issue to write out a full
report of the speeches.
We were at Monroe, and were equally gratified
to find the impression Mr. Bragg had made in that
stronghold of Democracy was most flattering.
We are credibly informed that a number of promi
nent whtgs of Union, as well as of Anson and
Richmond, will not support Dockery ; they know
him far too well.
Op Tuesday, the candidates for the Legislature
declared themselves; Messrs. Ashe and Tolson,
both Whigs, for the Senate ; and Col. Dunn for
the Commons. The Whig candiJutes occupy
similar grounds, so far as an avowal of opinions
was made. Col. Dunn has repeatedly represented
Union and Mecklenburg, and is a staunch and
true Democrat. In his speech
declaring himself
iie briefly discussed the land Question announc
, . ., , ,
in" what was tho true democratic ground upon
,his queition, and sustained htmsalf by quoting
the authority of Jackson, Polk, Calhoun and other
republican fathers. He made the subject very
cear antj ilis specch was well received. He
has nn onnosifmn
.
The refreshing showers which have visited us
since our last issue did not extend to that county,
We never saw the prospects of good crops of
corn so gloomy ; the corn is literally parched up,
and all the rain that can now fall could not make
a half crop. The stalk is twisted at the top and
is not on an average knee high. Union has suf
fered more from the drought than anv other sec
tion we have seen or heard of. The oats crop is
a good one, though the wheat we learn w ill fall
far below an average one.
The Rail Road Convention.
A large and enthusiastic Convention of the
friends of the Wilmington & Jonesboro Railroad,
waa held at this place on the 4ih of July, and con
tinued its sessions until Wednesday evening. Mr.
Robert E. Troy, of Robeson, was chosen Presi
dent of the Convention, and Messrs. William
son and Birr, Secretaries. A committee of two
from each County was chosen to prepare busi
ness for the Convention, and oh Wednesday made
through their Chairman, Mr. II. L. Holmes, of
Wilmington, a report on the subject of the work,
and a series of Resolutions in its favor.
Many speeches were made both on Tuesday
aud Wednesday, by gentlemen from different sec
tions on the line of the Road, nnd its proceedings
were characterized by great unanimity and enthu.
iasm in behalf of the work. The great under
taking, so important to the best interests of North
Carolina, has therefore been set in motion under
circumstances the most cheering and auspicious.
A full report of the proceedings will appear in our
next.
C" Those who aro fond of indulging in the
luxury of a good S- gir can be gratified lo their
heart's content, by dropping in at Brian & Thomp
son's nice refrigerating Saloon. These gentlemen
have favored us with a bunch of their latest im- !
portatlon, and after a fair trial, we know that
richer or more fragrant never left
aWna - -
home for then, parts. They have Ice and L-m-
ons, and possess the art of compounding other
" fixius" that are not hard to titke while the ther-
mometer stands at S6.
Tlic Edcnton Certificate.
We have just met with a very intelligent east
ern gentleman who heard mm discussion between
Mr. Hragg and Gen, Dockery at Bdenlon, and
who states to us that he listened attentively, and
thinks that he heard the whole of it, and that not
a word was said abcut borrowing money by the
State to extend the Central Road or make any
other internal improvement.
He says that he is personally acquainted with
the signers of both certificates, and that there is
no comparison between them. The gentlemen
who signed Mr. Brngg's, are all men of high
standing and intelligence, and that four of them
are leading and influential Whigs and that seve
ral of those who signed Dockery' are incapable
of giving a correct version of the affair, for the
following reasons : one of them, just at the pre
vious Court, had asked the Judge to excuse him
from serving on the Jury because of his deafness
Another, the old Minister spoken of, is very igno
rant, and also hard of hearing: and another had
a severe attack of delirium tremens two days pre
vious to the discussion, and was seen intoxicated
ng iin on the same day it came ofT. Now to be
a credible witness requires more qualifications
than a mfre rcrjard for truili. First, the witness
,,,., kr0 ,,fTV;..m ;nili;.,.noi in nrwlcrunnrl ik
-r
suhiect about wlnc i he is ca leu upon to testify
j j
secondly, his position must be such that he can
see or hrnr all that takes place. A man who is
; ,.,r deaf or drunk is pot capable of hearing or
j yj howcvr truThful
!. . . r ... ... ... j...:, ... .
""g W is not lllteiy to oe au.c to ue,n u.e
occurrence correctly.
The gentleman above alluded to, further in
formed us that Mr. Heath, a leading lawyer of
Edenton, a few days after the certificate was is.
sued, asked one of the certifiers if he heard Mr.
Braesi answer "o" to the inquiry "if he was
in favor of the S:n!e borrowing money to extend
the Centrul Road." said. 41 if Mr. Bragg did not
say so in so many nords he left that impression
upon his mind. Now here is one of the signers
who certifies to the precise wotds thai Mr. Bragg
used, and a few days after, when questioned,
sneaked out of fhc scrape b) saying if lie did not
say so, why, he meant it !
Gen. Dockery is famed for raking op certifi
cates. He has impeached the veracity of nparly
every gentleman against whom he has had to con
tend. That was the course he pursued when he
was opposed by Mr. Ward, and also by Hon. G.
W. Caldwell, and still pursuirg it in the present
campaign with Mr. Bragg.
The gentleman from whom we gleaned these
facts is a whi his father is a whig he has
ways supported the whig party, but will not vote
for Dockery and says that a number of whigs
in his county will nut support hiu. The course
that Gen. Dockery is pursuing is really xery
small, and the sooner he desists from it the better
j for the respectability of tho whig candidate for
the office ol Governor.
We will simply add, that in a somewhat lengthy
conversation with Mr. Bragg, he informed us that
he is in favor of internal improvements, and that
he stands squarely upon the platform as laid
down by the Convention which nominated him
that he is willing and anxious to see the State go
just as deep into a general system of internal im
provements as her resources will prudently allow.
That is all that any friend of internal improve
ment ought to desire, or ask.
EF" A very large delegation to the Rail Road
Convention was in attendance, and a body ol more
able and courteous gentlemen never assembled in
any State. The proceedings were characterized
by harmony and good feeling, and all expressed
themselves pleased wi h their visit. Every effort
was made both by the Hotels and private citizens
to contribute to the comfort and pleasure of our
guests. A magnificent dinner was served up at
J. B. Kerr's Hotel, of which over four hundred
delegates partook. A more extended notice of
which we are unable to make at this time, as ab
sence from town prevented our presence. On
Wednesday evening a lrge number made a plea
sure excursion over the Central Rail Rond as far
as Rocky River, a distance of 16 miles. Th?
whole affair passed off in grand style, and much
to the satisfaction of all parties.
Onr Rook Table.
The June No. of the Farmer's Journal is on
our fable. Its consents are very interesting and
valuable. It is a North Carolina enterprise and
for its intrinsic value meiits success. Its general
appearance has been greatly improved, and we
are grntified to learn that its circulation is rapidly
increasing. D. F. Tompkins, M. D., Editor. W.
D. Cooke, Publisher, Raleigh, N. C. Terms $1
a year in advuace.
The Southern Aghiccltcrist for June has
been received. Wo have often spoken of this
valuable periodical, and again take occasion lo
recommend it to our agricultural readers as one
of the very best publications of the kind published
in the country We regre: to learn through nn
nounccment by the proprietor, that it is languish
ing for support. This should not be, the farming
interest requires just such a work and we hope
the call of the proprietor to each subscriber to
send him onother will be heeded, and its perma
nency and usefultirss secured. Address It. M.
Stokes, Laurensville, S. C. Terms 81 a year in
advance.
The Erskine Collegiath Recorder is the
name of a new periodical published at Due West,
S. C, under the patronage of the Senior Class.
The number before us is a very creditable one,
both as to matter and the style in which it is got
up. It is a praiseworthy enterprise and deserves
the patronage of all the friends of education and
of the Institution where it is issued. Success to
it. Price CI, in advance. Address, post-paid,
K. C. Recorder. Due West, S. C.
A Profitable Newspaper. One column of
; advertising in the London Times is worth 6,000
! 3 T l the ST' pra?'' f
; 000 of Uncle Sam' coin. The neat income of
i the most profitable paper published in N w YmJc
. does not exceed f 1 00.000.
Flour. , .
As this i one of the Naples of the comity and
enters largely into our list of exports, it -become
the producer lo use alt means necessary to ensure
it a good and ready sale. There has been a good
deal of complaint in regard to the barrels in which
it is packed nnd we have now a letter before us
from a Commission House in Charleston, stating
that Flour put up in good substantial barrels, will
readily bring from 25 to 50 cents more than when
the barrels are inferior. This is a matter that
ought to be attended to at once. By neglecting
this, the producer not only loses considerably on
the Flour he may have in market, but he injures
the credit of North Carolina Mills.
Snuff Dipping.
Of all the detestable, obnoxious, ofTensive, un
necessary and filthy imitations which dear woman
is guilty of inheriting from fallen, depraved, cor
rupt and wicked man that of snuff "dipping" stands
pre-eminent. How the second edition of an angel,
the ne plus ultra of leaven's best workmanship,
the idol of man, the diamond of song the gem of
prose and the crowning glors of humanity, can
concentrate a tea or lablo-spoonfull of a pulverized
poison that would kill a hog, and prove certain
death to every living creature except a tohucco
worm, is to us totally at variance with all philoso
phy, reason, scripture, taste and refinement, and
utterly incomprehensible. We wish it were a
dream, wish it were a romance ; we wish it was
not so ; bit; sad reality presents the picture of an
angel of beauty, with a heavenly smile, a rosy
cheek, the eye of a gazelle, standing erect in all
her majesty, dazzling in her robes of silk and
diamonds, her form reflected in a costly mirror,
with a chinquepin stick nicely scraped between her
white fingers with the end in h box of snuff, and
regularly applying it to her shining, rosy lips and
mellow tongue. Faugh ! It makes us sick to
think about it! Soultern Cultivator.
Kcvt York market.
New York, July 1.
Cotton has been in moderate demand to-day at
previous rates.
Coffee is steady at 10 a 10c. for Rio.
Flour has improved under the Eurona's advices.
Sales of Ohio brands at $8.
Spirits of Turpentine are worth 55c. per gal
lon, Crude $4.
Charleston 'Iaret.
Charleston, July 3.
Cotton is unchanged. S iles of 300 bales at 7
a 10c. Good Middling 9c. full.
Rcntli of Tlioina Ritchie, Esq.
The Jelegraph announces the death of this Patri
arch of the American press. Mr. Ritchie estab
lished ihe Richmond E'.qu-rer in 1804 just half
a century ago, and for forty years he conducted
that journal with a vigor, earnestness and vivacity
that made it perhaps the most popular and influen
tial political paper in the United States. In 1845
he went to Washington, to take charge of the Ad-
ministration organ, the Union, which he conducted
till within the last three years. Mr. Ritchie wrote
with fullness, sprightliness, and often with great
power. He knew how to touch the popular mind,
and he did not often appeal in his readers without
effect. Though a warm partisan, we believe he
never allowed political difference 8 to interfere with
his social and personal relations. Taken for all
in nil, Mr. Ritchie was a rare man ; one who has
done signal honor to the journalism of the country,
and whose death the Editorial fraternity have
cause to mourn. "After life's fitful fever, he sleeps
well." Charleston Mercury.
A ScnJECT for Geologists. Some singular
mineral deposites were discovered by digging out
n foundation for a wire suspension bridge Ht Mor
gantown, Va., a few days ago. In a mass of com
mingled iron ore, mica and sand, were found dis
tinct impressions of sea shells, varying in size nnd
shape very considerably, and presenting a strange
contrast with the solid mineral composition in
which they were so firmly imbedded. Some of
these specimens were beautifully curious the im
pression being as plain and well defined as though
m ide with the original shell n plaster pan's. As
the mass was broken into smaller nieces, these
shell prill's were disclosed ad infinitum, and
although in such a state of decomposition as to
render the seeming shells inseparable from the ore
und sand, yet some lew were gotten out entire ;
among the rest what seemed to be, in its several
prominent features, a petrified turtle, of small size.
These curiosities had evidentlj lain there un
disturbed for ages. While on this subject, the
Morganton Mirror refers to a curiosity which has
attracted not a little attention, viz : the '"Pictured
Itoeks," as they are culled, some six miles south
of Morgantown, on the Evansville road. There
are a group of rocks, rising but little above the
earth around them, upon which are some curious
shapes and hieroglyphics. Upon these rocks are
pictured leaves, hands, feet, hoofs of animals,
snakes, &c. some of which look precisely as
though the object had been impressed there when
the rock was in a plastic state, while oihers (but
such seem to be of a more recent date of execu
tion.) present a strong claim to paternity of the
rather unpractised mallet and chisel.
Annexation of an Italian Principality to
the United States. A letter from Paris to the
New York Tribune, dated June 1 0: h, informs us
that the Principality of Monaco, on the shores o!
the M ditern.;ienn, between Nice and Genoa, with
a population of 6500 sou's, and two small seaports,
is a candidate for admission into the Union of
American Slates. It contains three cities, which
cover nearly nil its area. Two of them declared
themselves independent in 1848, while the other
remained faithful to Sardinia, whieh government
has lutely taken steps to nnn"X them to its terri
tory. To this not only the people, but thu Prince
of Morroca, who has an interest in them, object,
and now offer to m 11 them to the United States. It
is said our Seeretary ol Legation at Paris has un
taken to investigate the matter. The fea ports are
said to be good ones, and would prove valuable to
us, while the territory is described as rich in mines
of silver, iron, mercury. fcc.
Progress of the Cholera. The cholera has
appeared at St. Paul, Minnesota, and several deaths
hove taken place. At Nashville, Tenn., on the
21st instant, there were seven deaths, and four
more on ihe 22d. The town of Fayelieville, Tenn.,
is nearly desert, d, on account ol the appearance
of the epidemic. The Nashville Union says lhat
three-fourths o the c holera deaths lh-re have taken
place among persons who use spring water, while
those Who confine themselves to hydrant water,
and are otherwise prudent, have nearly !. escaped.
This, it says, is not mere theorj-, but a well de
monstrated fact.
The Cholera. The cholera is prevailing to
a limited extent in New York, Boston and Phila
delphia. Baltimore is o far, exempt from the
scourge.
Remedy fob Cooleba. The following extract
from the letter of a clergyman to the Lord Lieu
tenant of Ireland, presents a very simple, and, he
says, effectual preventive of cholera, as well as a
remedy o! great power :
The preventive is simple a teaspoonful of pow
dered charcoal taken three or four times a week,
in a cup of coffee or other liquid, in the morning.
When attacked with cholera, a mixture of an ounce
of charcoal, an ounce of laudanum, and an ounce
of brandy or other spirits, may be given as fol
lows, a:ter being well shaken : A teaspoonful every
five minutes. In half an hour I have known this
effectually to relieve and stay the disease. As the
patient becomes better, the mixture may be given
at longer intervals. 1 have known a patient in
the blue stage, and collapsed, perfectly recovered
in a few hours.
The charcoal was tried as a preventive on a
large plantation in the Mauritius, and no: a single
individual out of 600 was attacked with cholera.
Extraordinary Trial of a Kentucky Law
yer. Last week, J flerson Evans, a prominent
lawyer of Greensburg, Xy., was tried on a charge
of grand larceny, under the following circum
stances. A man named Timothy Clary was in
court, and accidentally leaving Ins pocket book on
a bench. Evans sat down on it, and finally carried
it off. The pocket book was afterwards picked up
in another room, and a part of the money it con
tained was found on the person of the accused.
On the trial, counsel for the defence rested their
case on the proposition "that lost property cannot
be the subject of larceny," and on this point the
prisoner made an eloquent speech. He was ac
quitted. Settlement of Kansas and Nebraska A
correspondent of a New York paper, w riting from
Kansas, says that emigrants are now pouring into
that territory from Missouri and Arkansas by
thousands, and that at the last advices from the
border tin ec thousand claims for pre-emption had
already be n staked off" by them. They have or
ganized and resolved to protect each other's claims
until the lands are. survyr-d and opened for entry,
and ihe writer adds that they are all either slave
owners or the friends of slavery. He adds that
the emigration to Nebraska, which is not ns nu
merous as1 this, is exclusively composed of North
erners opposed to slavery.
Singular Death. Mr. J. II. Morehead, liv
ing near Paris, Mo., died, n short time since under
singular circumstances. He arose in the norning
apparently in his usual health, and after walking
about for a short time, and alter partaking of his
breakfast, he ordered his negro man to bring a
long bench into the house, saying he expect, d to
die soon and and wished to be laid out on the same.
He then ordered him to fire off a gun as he want
ed to see whether he could hear ihe report. After
this, his wife asked him if he should send the ne
gro to work in the field ; he rpplied not, that he
was going lo die and he wished the n grolo stay
and help to lay him out. He then laid down and
expired soon alter.
Progress of the Cholera. At Nashville, on
the 23d intft., there wore 10 deaths, of which 7
were from cholera. Fayelteville, Tenn., has been
almost entirely de?-rted, in consequence of 15
cholera deaths. At Shelby villp, Ky., there have
been 10 fatal cases. Judge Short is one of the
vielims. Bowling Green, Ky., is also nearly de
serted 12 deaths have taken place there. The
disease has also broken out in Jackson county,
Ala. , and among the laborers oa the Nashville
Railroad. Several ca-es are reported in Cincina
ti, but the victims are principally strangers arriv
ed on river boats.
A Nashville physician declares, in a published
letter, that cholera will become extinct, if per
sons will avoid spring, well or river water and
confine themselves to cislern (rain) water. The
Nashville Union cautions citizens there against
drinking water from the springs, which are all
limestone. It says that three-fourths of the deaths
from choh ra are among those who drink the spring
water, while those who use the hydrant water are
safe unless grossly imprudent.
Where is Nerraska ? Nebraska is bounded
easterly by Minnesota and Iowa, on ihe west by
the Rocky Mountains, on the the south by a con
tinuation of the southern boundary of Iowa, run
ning due wast to the Rocky Mountains, about as
far south as the city of New York. The North
ern Vein is in the 49 h parallel of latitude, w hich
is further north by 240 miles than the northern
part of N. York State and Vermont, as far north
as Wisconsin and Lake Superior, and further norh
than any part of the New England States.
Cranberries and Erysipelas. The editor of
the New Haven (Conn.) Palladiam sajs that n
young lady, n member of his family, had a violent
attack of erysipelas, and one side of her face was
fearfully swollen, the.eye closed and the pain ex
cessive. Raw cranberries, pounded fine, werenp
plied hnd frequently changed the pain and swel
ling soon abated, and in two days no trace of the
disease remained.
The Pacific Railroad Seheme, which was con
cocted in New York, and which designed getting
fifty or a hundred millions ol dollars' worth ol
public lands out ol Congress, has exploded. The
president of the company it is siid by the New
York Tribune, owned forty millions of the slock.
There were a largo number of names of subscri
bers to the amount of millions, some of whom
would probably have been glad to get credit to the
amount of ten cents on the dollar of the sum they
subscribed. What's the next " dodge ?"
PhiLi '. Ledger.
A little girl, three years old, was told by her
Sunday-school teacher that we were all made of
dust. Arrived at home, she looked up- in her
mother's face, with an anxious, inquiring glance,
nnd said, 4 Ma, has God got any dust left.' Why,
my daughter 7 what m ikes you ask such a ques
tion ! Cause, if he has, I want him to make me a
littio brother ?
It is stated that it was, and probably still is, a
popular belief in P.iris, thit when one is quiting
hiahoue to begin a journey, tjie right lee should
be stepped out first, as giving lha left the prece
dence in this cas- would occasion' ill-luck. Pro
bably the expression, f put your best foot formost,"
came from this superstition.
Lord Bollintjbrooke isitj I have observed
that in comedies the best adors p'ay the droll,
won,, some scruo rogue is made the fine oentle-
. rl - . t r- e,
or hero. Thus it
lat in Inn I f i ur
.is-r., fw wrir ume in mirin u onlv fools
rr, J M a.:- a . -
their
who are serious.'
A Peoantic Tipleh. . Lnndlord," said a cer
tain speedy pedagogue, somewhat given to strop
hbat.ons, "J woulrl lkc a quantum of spirits, a
modicum of molasses in conjunction w.th a little
w-iC,, uuMitu, ,:,rgeij wttn ,lie .pfrit, ,hou
mnn
i mixtures.
Mexican Treaty.
Washington, june30
The President having sigr.ed the ten
bill, the treaty with Mexico was fuily ratifi'i'0"
day, and General Almonte receives a c!i to"
seven millions of dollars on the sub treanu"
New York. This is undoubtedly the largeti ch i
ever drawn in this country, and
- V'T Qff.
Inrv n nit nrnl-nlilv ihe lurtruBt ih-.i ' '
I J n in
paid in coin.
Adjournment of Congress. Both
branch,,
of Congress have finally agreed to adjourn
4th of August.
Fatal Rencontre. A fight withbowie-kni
occurred at the St. Nicholas Hotel, New Yuri
J u i a, t. . .. " ' , nun u ;
trl
ern sporting men.
badly wounded.
Conner was killed and ty
We regret to learn that Mrs. Andrew, wifc d
Bishop Andrew, died in Oxford, Ga. a few dJt
since; and that Mrs. Dr. Means was at the san
time lying in a very critical stale.
Two cases of cholera occurred at Lebanon
Tennessee, on Tuesday, and Ihe citizens beam
greatly alarmed. One case of cholera occurrd
also in Murfrersboro on the same day.
The Boston Bee says : A man enn get alone
without advertising, nnd so can a wagoti w'vkm
greasing but it goes hard.
Ida" The communication from
Union ccuniv
signed " A True Democrat,"
is on file for mit
week
C5- They wiio bathe in salt water, it is said,
never have the cholera.
OT"- Ml temper puts as many briefs into the
lawyer's bag us injustice.
07" Sam Slick says I don't like preaching to
the nerves instead of the judgment."
iii:i,
In this County, on the 2l ult., after n prntrac.
ted ilness of Diarrhea, DANIEL LAPAYETTE,
Son of Win. & Esther Means, aged 7 months,
CIRCULAR
Fall Trade
FOR
1854.
CHARLESTON, S
C.
W
E BEG to triform our I'rivnJn and buyers tjf IJtfy
GOODS gcnrrafy, that we have nmile
EXTENSIVE PREPARATIONS
for our FALL SALES. We shall be prepared
to show one of the LARGEST AND BEST SE
LECTED STOCKS we have yet offer, d. sel.rM
as usual by ourselves in nil the LEADING LI.
ROPE AN MARKETS.
Our Esiablishment nnd Business Is now so b
known as bemg one of the MOST EXTENSIVE
in the country, that it is hardly necesary lo n.
peat what we have often s.id before, viz: t hat
we are prepared to offer one of the
Largest and Must Extensive StocLs
OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
TO BE FOUND IN THIS COUNTRY. KM
BRACING ALL THAT IS NEW. RICH
AND DESIRABLE, 1 DRESS
GOODS ol EVERY VARIETY.
CLOTHS. CASSI MERES, LINEN C.O0M.
HOSIERY, DOMESTIC GOODS OF A LI,
Oil lj Ijo , L.AUI Cf I O. It I UQ, IIVU Vi-
GETS. FLOOR CLOTHS, CUR
TAIN MATERIALS, AND
HOUSE KEEPING GOODS, &C., VC.
-We also offer
800 Cases Negro Plains and K-rseys, of tU
best makes and styles.
QSO Bales Twilled and Duffi! Blankets.
We pay great agt'-niion to these Goods and ate
prepartd to supply the trade on th" best terms.
It is our d termination, us it is our true inn-res'
lo make our prices so FULLY UNIFORM am
SO LOW as to secure popularity, as well M
make our House both in iis orgainza'ion and v
lent worthy the trade of THE SOUTH Afw
SOUTH WEST.
BANCROFT, BETTS, & MARSHALL,
Nos. 209 and 211, K i no Street.
July, 1854. 50 6m
Propcsais
Charlotte and Pouth Carolina Raii.hoii
Office
Columbia, S. C, June 3, 1851.
)ROPOSALS, addresed;to the undersigned, are it
vited until 1st August next, for the delivery atim
points on the Charlotte and South Carolina l.ailrtw
(not exceeding five hundred cords at any one pni
five thousand cords of good sound WOOD, in lengthit
two or lour feet.
FREDERICK Nl.MS,
July 7, '54. 50-lm General Superintendent.
A Lr, persona indebted to the Subscribers will pl'W
3 pay up by the 1st day of August next, or theroi"
and accounts will be handed to an officer lor cstternt
It is not expected for us to wait longer as we A'''
moving to Texas in the fall, and of course, will be f
pelled to have money. For the benefit of thoie IM.
wish to settle with us personally, we will be fount.
Davidson College every Tuesday in each weeK, '
the above name time.
LOVVR &i RANKIN
July 7, 1854. . 50-4w
OCT" Whig copy 4 times.
ALL persons indebted to the late firm of KOBry
& KEA are informed that said firm has been
soired, and that the Notes and Accounts belonging"1';
have ben transferred to J. M. Hutchison, AttorneT
Law, for collection, Payment must be made by 1
July Court or costs will be incurred.
M. W. ROBIS0.V
D. L. REA.
July 7, 1854. 50-tf
r wn.r. .ttn,i i uw t. . m-m ..i Bra'
mo.uu in V 11 CI u I IC mt I I II V s. -
I Brawlev. on SatiirrtH v nf f.rli wmIt Htirihtf tbe w '.
of Ju y for the purpose of taking in the TAX TtW
aa Deal. Ail those concerned will p ease ia"
J. P. ROSS, "
- j Ju'v 7
- ! "
50-4 w
rySCAR M. L1KBER, consulting Chemist . .
Geo'ogist,
is prepared to make assays. m,n,nT (,i
ice Char.otte, N. C, above Heoa
veya, fcc. Office
Grain store.
Ju y 7, '54.
50-2O-
White Castiie Soap.
t f
"HIS new family and Toilet KOAP W'1,'" 0
. teem, and is kupenor to the ordinary At
bis nd and emollient, qujlitu. lor tl.e '' U
particularly u a;u d innocent in ita combtn1'
free from all injurious alkalies. This is an ccono"
Soap for families. Juat received and for ash "f
FISHER & I'ki-V'-V,
april' 14th
clie'"
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