PUBLISHED WEEKLY.^ ROBERT P. W\RI\(i, Editor. A FAMILY PAPER-DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, MININS, AND NEWS. ; PRICE $2 PER YE AR-In Advance. Itatfs—Distinrt nH 3oil!ora, but onf ns tljr |rn.' RIFCS H. HERBON, PuMisher. VOL. 3. CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY 310Ri\lNG, MARCH 23, 1855. NO. 35. 9oii3iiif53 Cnt•^l3, ^c. s. P. WISH MS, »ttloriiey at Law, >in L'^ucr^nn's lii i>k litnlling, ^yuljloor, tllARLDTTK, N. C. THOMAS TROTTER & S0\ T r A \ Ij just :i t-|il('nilid stofk of A'I'CIIKS I 1 J!;\vi;f,i{Y, siLvi:u platkd wark Mil FA,\( V UiKtDS (.r :,|| kinds. C7" No. r,. (iran- Mc Row. O. t. 27, |4lf J. B. r. BOONE, \vn(>rj;.sALH and Kin ait. I)j:a?,i:i{ in WjO'n !k nmm, i.§:.iTiu:n, f .im’ snt.vs^ IJMXfJ A\I> l{l\l)l\(; SKIXS, isiKfi-: OF i-:\J':kv djvscuii'mow, i h-.l lutJ.i y (J- OrA.W. l^r)4. Iv ULMS \ JOilNSON. ) orHardln;^ and .NO. n» v-;M)ri-: iia.xci:, ( )l AKi.k: -TuN, S. t . V\'. \V. JOIIXSOX. .lunc 2M, ’f) 1. d''>r, R. HAMILTON, t'uiiiri v! Hf/i'tsilam ‘iiiil It.iKiii. Strriln, ('»Lr.Mi;iA, s. r. Jiitif* 0 1 *-Cl 1 V V)RKM vv S T K MLR ■W'li-olojHin.lo cfe* XLot«,±l 0// 71 0 n 7/ ,1 hi jn n ill Xx U XI xk A { A 0 Til\l)l-: Sl'KI-.KT, Nearly i .lms A Groroiy. ciiAiiLt)J 11:, \. D.r 15 2(}if CSfiliiCT'a' .V FACTORS .'k- CJMMIS2I0N MERGHANTS, I ^111 L ~ A'li-. !■ li h'Hjy !'iiA:n,i;.sTux. s. r. P'T* j.il)T tl ;pi\m;itin (\ii;sij:nr.if‘iit. 1 il! lilmii ; Vi II to I Ic (if 1' !■ .11 r, Cor II, . ,ui i 11 ^ I ‘J I 1 "It \ j). ri. iic.' ill liiu i;u ss, t ;>•. I ■ ii.;i-i ..t '1. '^iviii- ^ Hotel, CUKSTEii, s. c. By J. R. NICHOLSON. 'J'll K siiliscriber rt-spfctfiilly itiloriiip his friends and llic pulilic gon(;rally, that his lionse, kiio»\n •as tlie “ Kuiiroud Hotel,” opposite the t htslcr Depot, is fc’ill open for the rcccpt^^.ot re^ulur and traii.sicnt hoarders and the travtllii^^^;>uhlic ; and that he is making every exertion to dtstivc atid sccwru u continuance of the !ind and liber:i! pntr'innge whicli has hithfno ht» ri extended to hi.n. lie flatters himself that oveiy needed arr:iii^enicnt his been made to pro- | mote tlie eomfurt of »I! who stop w itli liiin ;—hi? rooms are airy and wt ll-lurnished, hi.‘; servantu are attentivo and cibi'dient, arid his table con.stantly Mipplied with the best ol tbe srasjn, so tliat his .'riends will not want any attentioi necessary to make their sojourn pleasant and affruenble. His stables are lurnished with good liosl- Ii iM mid an .iliijiidanee of prov* rider, am! he Is prepared at a m'linenrs notice to supply his customers with pri. vale Lonv( yai>c( s of every soit, to any part of the sur- roniidinji: c*untry. Hr defiir* s to return his acknowledgenicnts to tlie 5>;jbli: for pi>>.t I'.ivors, and solieitM Ibr the I'uturc an eiu.i!!v IiIk r.il share of jiatronaj^ •. A.iJ L>0,l"o\. r.tf JOHN R NiniOLSON. Charlotte Marble Yard. nAVI\(] dispos(d of our entire interest in tiic M«r- l)i- \'ard lo .Messrs. V\'m. 'I’iddy &: Sjn, we ricom- mi'iul iheui to our t‘rienls. S'l’uwH ri:c;RAM. September 2(i, l I'lI [] subscribers having bouj^ht out the interest cl •M' ssrs. Stowe A: Pefrrarn in the ('hnrlotte Marble Var(|, resjii ctfully tender their si rvicc s lo tlie people of (.’li.irliill'- :;iid the country iierally in this line ot busi- M. ss. They are fully i>ri p:ired lo turnisli Monuments, Gravestones, Marble .Steps, Table Slabs, ind i.tlier p.itti’rns cut (rom .Marble, accordiiiff lo the ni-)st .ppr \ (I t.isto aiul styles, and upon I lie most ac- C'liiniiodiit in;r terms (veroll'ert d in the S.uithern coun try. Tlie \'ard is hituated (,n the North West cornir of llie t'harl'itte Depot Yard, where the subscribers, or their a-rents, may alw ays ht found. VVM. TIUDY SON. September 2G, Ifttf \| . I'-',. 1. l>ry ill Ct'irle.sto:?, Bo. Ca. z'AHi'iV a \in A. i.s:ii i \, /'.//’(!c /■/./.’.y c ■■ ih: i (;i)t ns, N\v '3 ini.u Jll I, I 'ti. . t, . ; I iier of M Irk01''tre11. v-IlARi l ( >X, S. Pi I lit it i-i'i ’A .>'ib-n«, Ul.iiik'ts, A'^ ('irpetii.^'s and ^'ii (1.11II M .! I -1 i .! , S:.; 1 i If II h I *•• ' iiMie - , t 'Iu;i ks. M i lit I il . s m l S 'i ' v. U. T. I III i Cash. One I*nee )ii! \ . M . , h 17, I> .. I I 1 I- BY JENNINGS B. KERR. ( hcri^tUt, .1*. ( . I mi I rv ■J''. I "■I'-i. C*;; I WILKINSON’S DAiU KliKim taUERY. 7 Tin ■' suliPiTilier !i:;vintr pt rmanentlv lucated in C.mr- 1 lotle, respectfiliy invites and CL'Ullemen to hi*; snpi-riot n /(I 77 7) 71 Ti U X V xi Xi 5 and v.ouhl respectfully say that he is now takin:: D;i- ;;ucrieot3 pt s upon an improved plan, which v^'ill nol only add to the 'BJS-Mi TY KLEWAACE cl till P:etnrt , but will rentier it DURABLE ANO BRILLIANT FDR AGES. lie W'Milij iilsii re.^pi'ctfully invito stran;rers visiting ('harh'tli’ to call and e.xamino hi.s specimens, us he is { ill ti riiiiiied they shall comp ire I’avorablv with any that ean 1)'' taken North or South, Rooms, 'I’hird Story, (iranitc Range, immediately uv r Tn.tter it Son's Jewelry Store. DT.-^ InstructiouH, thorough .'uid practical, given in this he:iuti!ul art, and all w.aterials furnished. JSKAL WILKINSON, January 2t), 1 p/ij, 9T-tf WINDOW SHADER, V Ml r (^iciiA'i h.ua.f^iNs. ® f I ’ 111! ;'i l)s.-i i.er lia.' I ii s ; I liis’iwn mum I'lc'u; e i ind I ro |'‘irl.i Ill'll i. II t iiiir:iiuu> ^t e!% o! \*Ls|)(»\\ .l\llKS, (iill ' ri.H' 1’ p> r II > 1!LM .M.itiasses, h liiiK-, l'iii:.-.‘.' I. an I Mu !in Cm t I ins, r I , I .I'Oj^ , .V e. \ i ' I. ■ h ■ re i i'V r' d j t pr K'l s lii.it are a ]>|ir ^ Il 'y I* ,i\t j aji;: ;'-onoii lea 1 h ■ ’ si t - K 1 pt r s. 1\. W . KL\>M.\!n. ITV •‘t, M.ir ‘Jl, '.’>4 1\ I' ha 1 ; .s!i>ii, iS. (J. n R J>S1’1X’T1T lil. Y informs his friends and tlie 1 HR public ijenerally, that he c irrie-s.on tin: 'rililoi’- T f i till and is prepared to e.xeeutc or- j •lei'' III the neatist and iin st fashionable style. j (.';i rnif Ills will lie matic to ordi r, in strict con form i*,y j uitli the [irisint prevailintf fish''iii-»iiuiid stales of the i (!.iy. NV'.irr.ints his work to fit, and well made. [ S|i,,pin No -I, Springs’ riuihiing, Rj;biuson’s old stand, j ’li ir!o)te, I' c b 2 2btf I Mrs. Shaw *• .Mininir I M)KM''ll 1 i \1P', l,i;ti:.j; ai. l rumi.g, Cornish V : lutiiers, Stamp.-. Me.ini 1 I. ‘iiies. and ;ieiieral M .iuii^ \s iirk, iiia U by the .-iil''-ei .1mm at siiort notice. I.am: {'(KiK vV CO.. U'id'.Mi .^J.ll•hino \\’oi\«. Refer to II 1 on. N. V. .la-1. J. R • FN |.. N \v-V irk. "iiie I I -J.'j-V l!l’(.S leave rr s(;tetfnlly to announce to tile L.idies i.f Charlctte and its viciiiity -Si- tli.it she has opeiit d a l-i rtre assort men t of iie w X^x*ozo.ol:i eon-iistinif of the lutest styles ut' lioxxi'/ls, I’Ar.S. AXI) III'AU LJKE.-^SKS, ami a \\ elI se!i cted stock of Dress Trimmings and Paterns. Shi; also continues to carry on the DR KSS-.M A K I N( J lU SINI.SS, and teels she can give satislaction in bolli hiaiii.hes. No painai v\ ill oe spared to please. J i’ t'rders pr nnptly attended to. Oet 1-,, 1^51 I3tf 3Sro3.-:?’ir-j A ■. , /'(/. //. 'j' “.K -> iihs,'r I ie r-, ii .li.nl.i'-ttire Nl:i;ii.:r M.ieliinery, as I I 1 .w^.y r: - t uI’i 'mmn.. I'ni.ivk. hii;h u i ! ! w 1 e Pu;; i',!.!', >fan:piit'. and llo'stini; . \i I'n , N! ; Ci-i:msu Pi >1 Vs, S r a \i i'-‘. C k 1 sn f:i:s. \V I' il I : \ 1 ' ■>■ ,vS. Pi I.i.v vs ol a 1 v;and »■ \ er J’ Va... > ol M,!>';,,11.| y J;il ,\11111 n il p'.i I ji-.e s . Til: '.\! \S. L'uiiJjOX Ov W i:s i’. J i; II >■ . I s 1 1.1 -1 V MF.DTCAL NOTICE. Ufl. P C. C.\ I. I>\\ t’l. I, has as'iiei ; t'(I his son. Dr. .1 ■ J." I; P11 W . (’ A L 1 > W 1 !1.1It li him in the Prac- ti. s .it Medit'iiie. Oil’iee, 2nd sti.ry in l]]ni?'’ new brii k biiildin/, n- .u tli' ' -urlhjuse. :\Lar. :l, l^.il. 3o-tf cfc; CO., ( liEMISTS & DRlCiCilSTS. (LATH FLsillCli HHl.MTrfll.) c'HAKi.oTn;, X. c. RK."'PHCTKC’LKV inform the inhabitants of Char l'.«te!u’.d vicinity, thal they have just received a . (resh siipjdy of M F.I) 1( M N I-'.S, \v tiich are olfered with ' coiili.ienee to their approval, regard having been |iaid ^ more to the purity ai.d strength of the Drugs, than to i the price. j A full stock of the various Proprietary Medicines ' constantly on hand. Uraiiily; Port, Slierry, Madeira and Malaga Wines,! wi‘lj*?t. d fui Atetticinal purposes. | ”aintS; Varnishes, Fluid, l antphene, &c. j Landreth's Garden S«eds. V\,b 10, 18:..-). 30-tf N. P,.—\1I p, rr>,iiis inde’.ited to me by accounts a. i fiu- -ti d t.i SI tile ti*: s..me at .in e.irlv day. .\l.u -Jl I’. ('. (’.\LiV‘. I'J.L. Tin: Am:iiu \\ iioti:l, I l!AlU>t) i'Ti:, iX. c. .inn-'iniee to my rionds.the publie.and pres- ent pitr>ns ol the above II..ti!, that 1 havelcastd the i*.inii; ii = r a term ol years Iroin tlie 1st ol j uui irv next. A't- r which time, the i nlire property will be ihor.High ly ri ;ij*-ed and reiio\.it. d, and the house kept in first rlii,;:vh . '1‘uis II itil is ne.u tlie IKpot.a uj pleasant 1■'ituat.. il, rendering it a desirajle house fort:ave!lers aud fa.iiilits. Drc ItJ, ('• \f AY. 1IK»'hl,i;MU l!« HOI SK, BY S. Xi. MIIA\ 1.N(> purchased the builuing on the cor ner, a few doors norlh-i ast ol Kerr's Hutef, and rejiaired and lilted il up in first-rati st\ le, 1 would rcxpndtiily inform the Ir.ivelling public that it is now •'pen lor the reception of reifiilar and transicr.t boarders. Drovers will finJ ample aeeomniodations at mv house i 12. 25-ly S. h: RKA. A. BETHUNE, ‘ No. 5, Spiini;s' Kovv, ■1 Doons EAST OK TUK CU.VIfLOTTK D.\.>K, ('HARLO ITE, n. c. 1'.:. 10, 1-55 ■ "W3E33L5X-. I30ISr3Z:, Oi:* iN'o JE^ex-STm THU undersigned respectfully informs tl;c pub- f lie, that he has o[>ened Ji Ilf. A(.'KS.MITH SHOP V^^‘>n i ollege etrctt, opposite the ('harlotte & S. C. | Railroad Depot, where he is (irejiared toe.xecute all kinds ' of 1 I leksimthing. Horse Shoeing, Repairing Boilers, m.iking Mill Irons, iVc. ; .\ll orders to J. R. Hand or !Messrs. Irwin, Hugginp ’ or myself will be speedily attended lo. ReJ’er t > ,'\Ir. '■ ^ . Daviw, on tlie North (.Carolina liailroad, and Wm. ^ tilaze I.V. Co., PuliULtto i'ouudry, Columbia, S. C'. i S. J. I'ERRY. I march 2, 1 r'.'ij 32 Cm j w7s.Tawton &~co., ^ Factors, Forwarding aud i'oiumission SoLTH An.Avric Wuark, I’HAKLKS'rON, s. c. w. s. LAWTON. TIIOS. ALEXANUER. I>r- DFl. 3VI. ^Tox-iMLejixt: l-.SPEl'TFL’LLV otlers his prof*ssional services to \ the citizens of Charlotte and surrotnding country. He hopes by devoting his entire attention to the duties of hix prolession to merit patronage. He may be found at all hours, at his ofTice opposite the American Hotel, when not professionally engaged. niiireh 2, IS.'S. 32tf ."FI-0130.1- J) W. BIX'KVV'irH has removed his Jevveiry Store I l« to No. 2, Johnston’s Row, three doors South of Kerr’s Hotel. Feb 16, is:5. 30-lv Siiiokiii;; Son?. Floating away like the fountain’s spray, Or the snow-white plutne of a maiden. Our smoke-wreaths rise to the star-lit skitB, With blissful fragrance laden. Chorits—Then smoke away, till a golden ray Lights up the dawn of the morrow, For a cheerful cigar, like a shield, will bear The blows ot earc and sorrow. The leaf burns bright, like the gems of light That flash in the braids of beauty ; It nerves cach heart lutr the iitru s part, On the battle plain of duty. Then smoke away, &,c. In the thoughtfuj gloom of his darkened room Sits the child of song and storv. But his heart is light, for !iis pipe beams briglit, And his dreams arc all of glory. I’hen smoke away, v5k:c. By the blazing fire sits the gray-haired sire. And infant arms surround him, And he smiles on all in that quaint old hall, W hile the snioke-curls fioat around him. Then smoke awa}’, i!tc. In the forests grand of our native land, When the savage conflict's ended, The pipe ot peace brmight a sweet release From toil and terror blendtd. TU';n smoke away, &c. I'he dark-eyed train of the maids of Spain ’Neath their arbor shades trip lightly. And a gleaming cif_ar, like a new.born star, In the clasp of tl.'cir 'ij)s bum briglitly. 'I'hen smoke away, itc. If w.irms the soul, like the blushing bowl. With its jio.se-red burden streaming, It drowns in its bliss, like the first warm kiss, Itoiu the lips .vith love-buds teeming. 'i'hen smoke away, till a golden ray L ghts up the dawn of the morrow, Kji- a cheerful Cigar, like a shield will bear 'I’lie blows oi Care and sorro\\'. A Fliif. A lady Avliose bearing, more gay than discreet, Knchanted a beau whom hhe happened t ) meet, (irew wroth at the freedom her manner invited, And with vii luous scorn his advances rt,»]uited. “(ii.od h'dy,” he ai;;*v.ercd, most hu.nble ai.d meek, Wiiile a genuine'blush stole over his cheek — “Of my obvious fault I’ve the painfullest sense, And deeply regret that I gave you ofience ; But then—for your own and li>r gtnllemen’s sakes, To prevent in the future sjich awkward mistakes— 'I’his bit of advice don’t iniprrtinent deem : Pray seem what you arc, or bo « hat ywu seem.” Woik for niarrlB. Com planting wil! occupy the att"ution of ihe fanner for ihi; tirst p:irl of this tnoiiih. 'J'his crop iJis[)ostd of, the plows are cngaoed in BKDDir.G COTTO.N LAM>. There is quite n cliirerence among ftlaiiters nboiit ihe distance which should be given to cotton rows. Ol course we can prescribe no particular distance ns the best, because that must be regulated by ihe Cjuality of the latid, the tiistanco being increased 111 prnporiion tu the strength of the soil. 'I'he 6tsi geiKTiil rule which can be laid down, is ;h:it the roivs should be at such a distance, as to olitrw the branches just to interlock, when the crop is giown. 'I’his matter beitig deiermit.ed, Uio rows should be laid oil' with a scoo:er plow, und il manure is lo be applied in the drill, a round sliovel shoulij lollow’ the scoolfT, tipeniiig a wide furrow, into which the mtinure should be strewn. If no 111 inure IS to be applied,llu* bed may be cominenced on the scooter iurrow. Jn stiff s^ils, tlie prepara- iion Would be more thorough, fo run a coulter alter (he scooter, and the first Iurrow, on each side of tlie row, should also be* run with a scooter, fnl- lowed by a coulter. In light lands this is urinecps- .«ary. We are in the habit of making our cotton beds with tlie common turf-, shovel, and all things considered, '»e prefer it lor that purpose to any other plow. It is chcaper than the Dagon or Allen plow, does quite as good work, though not quite so easy to tlie hand, and is, in our judgment, al together superior, f(»r general use, *.j the Blue or Yiiukee turn plow, 'i'here is n great difference, liGwevt r, ill the turn shovels made by difTerent smiths. The point of the plow should be slopi d sulhcii ntly to take the c'round well, l!tjt,at the same time, il ollowed to be too pointed, it is sure to cheat in the woik it does—covering the earth without breaking it. ] he lap of the plow should not be too n.uch bent, or it will carry the dirt before it, making the draught too heavy". The wind shoulti ?iave such a set as will roll the dirt ofF well irom the plow. When properly made, we want no belter turn plow. It the land which is to he bedded i.s rongb, or has much turf upon I*, we would bed it out'as we went ; but il it is clean and mellow, we would simply list it, and break otf the balunce of the bed just before planting. ’I'oo high a bed is an injury to ihe crop, and nilords no advanlaire lo workint^ it. II the soil is high and dry, a very slight bed” just sufHcie::l to enable the hands to work the young cotton to advantage, is all that is required ; il the soil is low and damp, a higher bed is neces sary. Those who were eaily in planting their corn crops, il the seasons have been propitious, may find an interval between the preparatiim of the Colton land, and the [iluniingol cotton, to give tlie FIRST WORKING 01' CORN. In our opinion this is the most impor.'ant working that is given to the corn crop, and it should be given with a great den! of care. I'he plow which we regard most suited to this working, is the square pointed scooter, which should be run close to the corn and very deep. Undoubtedly the best plan, is to plow out the entire row with a plow, hut as that will consume a great deal of time, and as it is hard tn make cotion phin'ers believe that time .'pent 111 workinir corn is not t!ir(;wn awav, w-^ would sugijesl that this pinw shuuM, at least, he run twice on each siil*- of the corn, and the rc- niainder oj the middles nia; be plowed out with the round shovel. A sir a 11 hoard mav be fn.stencd on the side ot' ihe plow stock to prevtni the voorff \ crop frv)in being covered up, which there is dnnger i of doing even with the scuotf r plow, in running as close as we r» commend. '1 he hoe should fol low the ploughs, cleaning the row entirely, re lieving the blades of the plant where they have hern covered by the plows, and replanting the missing hills. No more dirt should be [lut to the corn at this wfirking, than is taken away from it in cleaning. 7'he practice of hanking up earth ai und the corn, at the early stage ol its growth, i$junreasonable and iiijorious. We dare say some ol our readers may com- mt'nce cotton ]ilanling before the close of this month, but as we consider them out ol season, we shall riefer what we have to siy on that suijfct till the ides of April. 4^ «- luiporlaiit Bill. The /(i!lo« ing is the liotinty-Land Bill which passed both Houses ol Congress, and has been signed by the President: Be it oiacted the Scticde and Home of Be- pie^enUitives of rhe Umtid Sfcdrs ol America in Congress ussiuibled, That each of the surviving commissioned und non-commissioned officers, mu sicians, and privntcs, whether of regulars, volun teers, ranger!«, or militia, who were regularly nuistered into the .serv ice o! the United Slates, and every officer, commissioned and non-commis sioned, seaman, ordinary seaman, marine, clerk, and landsman in the nuvy, in any of the wars in H hich this country has been engaged since seven teen hundred and ninety, and each of the survivors of the militia, or volunteers, or State troops of any Slate or rerritory, called into military service, , and regularly mustered therein, and whoso services j have been paid by the Lnited States, shall bo eniitled lo receive a cerlificftte or warrant from the I.)i partmen? of the Interifir for one huiulrtil and sixty acres of Innd ; and w here any of those who hnve been so n.ustered into service and paid ^hall have received a certificite or warrant, he shall be entitled to a certificate or warrai’t for such quantity ol lands as will make, in the whole, wiih what he may have heretofore received, one hundred and sixty acres to each such person having served as ak^resaid: Provided, 'I'he person so having been in service shall not receive said land warrant il it shall appear by the muster rolls of his regim('nt or corps that he deserted, or was dishonorably discharged from service : Provided, further, 'I’hat the benefits of this section shall be held to i xiend to wagon masters and leumsters who may have been employed, under the direction of competent authority in time ol war, in the transportation of military stores und supplies. >Sf C. 2. And be it further enacied. That in ca?c I ol the death ot any person who, if living, would ; be entitled to a certificate or warrant as aforesaid ' utider this net, leaving a widow, or, if ra widow, , a minor cliild or children, such widow, or, if no | widow, such minor child or childien, shall be cn- titled to receive a certificate or warrant for the j sane quantity ol land tha' such deceased person would be entitle d to receive under the provisions ol this act if now living; Provided, Tliat a sub-' sequent marriage shall not impair the right of : ■tny such widow lo sueli warrant if she be a ^ widow nt the t:* ip of making her application ; And ^ provided, luri'ier, That those shall be considered i minors who ore so at the lime this act shall take i pfft C’. Sec. 3. And be il further enacted, That in no case shall any such c> ruficate cr warrant be issued lor any service less than fourteen day.«, ex cept where the person shall actually have been engaged in b ittle, and unless the party claiming Mjch certificate or warrant shnll establish his or her right thereto by recorded evidence of said e;rvice. Sec. 4. And be il further enacted. That said certificates or warrants may be assigned, trans- lerred, and located by the warrantees, or their h:*!rs-at-law, according to the provisions of existing laws regulating ihe as.signnu iit, transfer, and loca tion of ()ounty-land warrants. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, 'Phat no warrant issued under the [irovisons of this act shall ^ be located on any public lands, except such as I shall at the time be subject to sale at either the minimum or graduated prices, j Sec. 6. A:id be il /urt''er enacted, That the j Registers and receivers of the several land offices I shall be sevf rally authorisrd to charge and ^» - \ ceive for their services in locating all warrants j under the provisions of this net the same compen- I nation or per-centnge to which they are entitled , by law' lor sales of the public Innds, for cash, at tho rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. 'I'he said compensation to be paid bv the I assignees or holders ol such warrants, j Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the ! I provisions of this act, and nil the bounty land i j iitws heretofore passed by Congress, shall be ex- j I lend d to [ndians, in the same manner and to 1 I the same exltnt os if the taiu Indians had been j i while men. j j Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That the j I flicers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, or i i their widows or minor childien, shall be entitled to ! the benefits of this act. i j Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the ( I bonefit.s of this act shall tie applied to and embrace • those who served as volunteers at the invasion of^ Plattsburg, in Sep'etnher. eighteen hundred and ! fourteen ; also at the battle of King’s .Mountain, in j the revolutionary war, and the battle ol \ickajack ; , against the confederated savages of the South. : j Sec. 10. And be it further enacied, 7’hat the* provisions of this act shall apply to the chaplains ' I w ho served with the urmy in the several wars of; ; the country. j j Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, 'Phat the. [irovisions of this act be applied to fl itilla-men j and to ihoso wJio served as volunteers at the: ; atti;ck on Lewistoivn, in Del iware, by the British ^ llt ei, in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve I —filieen. The ]Vew Bonnlj* Lttntl Law. The commissioners of Pensions has issued the following instructions for carrying into effect the new Bounty Land Law : Where the service lias been rendered by a sub stitute, he is the person entitled lo ihu benefit of ihis ad, and not his employer. In the event of the denih of any person who, if living, would be entitled to a certificate or warrant as foresaid, leaving a widow, or if no widow, a minor child or children, is entitled ton certi/icate or warrant for the same quantity of land under ihe provisions of said act, if now living. A subsequent marriage will not impair the right of any such widow to such warranl if she be a widow at the time of her application. Per sons wi bin the age of 21 years on the 3d day of March, 1S55, are deemed minors within the intent and meaning of said act. To obtain ths benefits of thi'^ net, the claimant must make declarntion, under oath, substantially, according to the lorrns hereto annexed. The sig nature ol the applicant must be allested, and his or her personal idcniity established by the tiffida- vits of two witnessps, whose residences must be given, and w hose credibility must be sustained by Dvatli or tlie Emperor Nlcliiolas, Although we might indulge in endless specula* lion as lo the consequences of this event, still of what value would they be. Cui Bono? It is but speculation at last. The future alone can de termine its character; t)u( as our readers may feel curious lo know the vaticinationB of the gen* eraliy best informed minds, we make the suk* joined extract from the National Intelligencer: “ We suppose that Ihe first effect of this nev/s on every mind' is, that it must be favorable to peace; that, like the death of a party to a civil suit, the action must necessarily abate. Such was the first impression produced on our own niitids, and such must be the hope of every phi lanthropist. But this cheering view is shaken by further reflection. What may be the charncter 6f the new Emperor, Alkx.\nder the second, now thirty-seven years of age, wp are not well advised; but doubtless, like that of his younger brothers 'vho have served in the Crimea, it has been ren- c ered as military as circumstancf j and his nature would admit; and we much fear that, instead of being inclined to peace by his bereavement, the son of Nicholas will consider the war bequeathed to him as a sacred duty, lo be prosecuted with re* doubl' d vigor and to th*.* last extremity, lie will, llio cerlificule of Ihe magislrHte before whoiil llie I regard il .i» demari'led by rever- uMplicaiii is verified. I ''I'* “ J^dgiiicnt, chnracler, and ipplicat No certificates will be deemed sufficient in any case unless ihe facts are certified to be within the personal knowledge of the magistrate or other offi cer who shall sigri the eerlificate, or the names and residence ol the witness by whom the facts are authenticated, be appended to the certificate. honor, to listen to no terms of nccominodatinn short of those which Nicholas whould have ex acted. Ill ihis course the naiional spirit and sen timent will probably second and aliiiuilaie the new Emperor, and w iih an enthusiasm .ind unaniinity even greater t/ian that which supported his father. It may happen, however, that the withdrawal of Tlie offici,! charncter an.Uisnaiure ofihe m»g. | ,|,e si,„„g'w,H'a„d slron's hand of .he laleKmpe. istrate who rrav admMiisrer ihe calh musl he cer-I :.u .... ,,,„b„l.la de«.-lopinenl of iiilerilal tified by the clerk of the proper court ol record of his county, under tho seal of the C'jtirt. ^^’hen- ever the certificate of the officer who authenticates the signature of the magistrate is not written on the same sheet of paper w hich contains the signa ture to be authenticHted, the certificate must be at tached to said paper by a piece of tape ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the official seal, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly at- taclied to the certificaie. Applications in behalf of minors should be mude in their names by their guardian or next Irif nd. VVhere there are several minors entitled to the same gratuity, one may make the declara tion. 'I'he warrant will be ;s.«ued to all jointly.— In addition to proof of service, as in other cases, the minor must prove the death of Us father, that no w'Uj'ow survives him and lhat he and iliose ho represents are the only minor children of the de- cen.«:ed. If a party die before the issue of a warrant to which he would bo entitled, if living, the right to said warrant dies with him. In such cases the warrant b» comes void, and should be canceled, and the party next entitled in right of the service claimcd should make an application ; and if there be no euch party, the grant lapses under the limi tation of the benificiaries to the bounty. If the claimant die after the issue of the warrant, the tit!" thereto vests in his heirs at law in the same | manner as real estate in the place of the domicile of the deceased, and can only be assigned or lo cated by said heirs. Applications made by Indi.ins must be authen- t.cated according to the regulations to be prescri bed by the commissioner ol Indian affairs. Accompanying the ?bove instruciions are the necessary forms and declaration, together with an oflicial copy ol the law. 'PEuiunLE fire in the Pineries of Carolina. —'Phe passengers on tho Wilmington and Man chester railroad, in the northern part of South ^ Carolina, enjoyed, on Friday night last, the ex- | citing aud magnificent spectacle of a fire in the i woods, extending over a distance of ten miles, and ■ showing first one side, then on the other, and ' frequently on both sides of the road. A passenger { writes : I •‘Occasionally the scene rose to tho dignity of! subl'tniiy. Many a tall yellow pine was on fire to tho very top, waving in the strong wind like a ! vast plume of flame. Now the flames would crawl ^ up and lick the wheels of the locomotive, rendering ' the air near tho windows too hot to be endured, ' ror, with the parlies in Russia, may lead to an early pacifica tion. The Emperor NtciioLAs may be regarded, per haps, as the greatest Sovereign of modern times, and few- have filled a wider space in the history of the world. VViih an empire extending from the Baltic to Behring’s Straits, he •'uled two-lhirds of the circumference of the tiabitable globe, and over all those vast territories and races he wa« known and felt. Throughoui that immense re gion he might be said to be, “the State.” lie was identified with all its in'eresis, moral, social, poli tical, and religious. * He knew every thing, con- trfl'edand superintended every thing, military, civil, ecclesiastical. It is not to be wondered at that, ID such a labor of thirty years’ duration, even hi.s colossal frame nnd strong brain should at last yield nnd succumb. With the genius of the great Frederick in administrative capacity, he had al most the genius of Napoleon lor war. Ilis moral and conscienlious qualities tiurjiasstd those of either. The sudden death of such a man, even in a time of universal peace, might well produce astir among the crowned heads of Europe. How much greater then must be ihe dread, the uncertainly of what may be the consequences under existing cir cumstances ! Enslaiid Coiiiitiiipr tlie Coiit. Mr. Bright, a clear-headed merchant of Eng land, nnd a member (*f Parliament, has been figur ing up one year's cost ol the war. lie calculates (lie British are paying one hundred and fifty mil lions of dollars uiore fof food on account of tho war, while the government are spending one hun dred millions of dollars extra on the same account; and what is there obtained in return ? VVheat is selling in England for 73s. Id. a quarter, or Is. Gd. higher than tho highest price ever known since 1819. Yet the harvest of 1S54 in England was the most productive ever known. He gives it as his solemn belief, that if the foreign policy keeps food up so hiirh, six million quarters of corn being kept out of the country by the war, before two years are over the government will shoot I'^n- glisi.imen in the streets. Hundreds of sailing ves sels, and sixty or seventy of the largest steamers, if'S'.“ad of carrying passengers and manufactures fo all parts ot the world, are now employed moat unproductively in carry ing soldiers, horses, sfcres, shot, and shell to the (’rimea. In the trade of the Baltic there is a falling off of 5,000 vessels, about 50 per c( nt. in the English, and nearly 90 per cent, in the Russian. The vessels of Ihe and filling the cars with suffocating smoke; and vessels ot me Ihen, os we passed rapidly on, long wavering lines : ''“vu also sulfered a |.roporuonale di. of fire would be seen sweenins on lo allack some I •'“S s.u(Tered shghliy; SwedeO sweeping on lo attack some new and unburnt field. Now and then we would pass a large field which had been cultivated, but upon which great numbers of old stumps were standing—these, although not blazing freely, were still all on fire, the glo^'ing coals standing out in the darkness like millions of colored lamp;*! Great showers of sparks would sail over us, gliliering and dancing about like a cloud of fire flies. Some times a light-wood knot would ignite perhaps fifty feet Irom the ground—a gigantic torch in the dark green of the evergreen pine. Long reaches of fences were on fire, and once or twice wo saw the bright embers remaining after ihe fences were forms tho only exception. A Formidarle U.NDEKTAKiNG..—A cotempo- rary puts the lobacco question into the following shape : “ Suppose a tobacco chewer is addicted to the habit of chewing tobacco filty years of his life, nnd that each day of that iim§ ho consumes two inches ol solid plug, it amoimts to six thous and four hundred and seventy-five feet, making nearly one mile and a quarter in length of solid tobacco, half an iftch thick and two inchcs broad. Now, what would the young beginner think if ho had the whole amour.c stretched out before him. consumed—an endless serpent of living conls. j chew it would be one of the Phis fire had commenced burnitig about ten or ■ twelve hours previousJ>ut so dry was the material that it had extended for miles when we passed, and the alarm in the vicinity was general a‘nd ex-; treme. Farmers were out with iheir hands to I protect their buildings and produce, and large I numbers of men were watching the railroad, but ; it was generally thought some considerable portions ! of it must be burned. An immense amount of' milted to set damage must have resulted, a? there are large tur pentine phuitations in the neighborhood. Tiie scene was one of the most thrilling and sublime I have ever witnessed, and will never be fergotlen by those who witnessed it.” exercises of his life, and also thal it would tax his income to the amount of two (housand and ninety-four dollars !”— Life lUuslraled. Professor Phoenix is said to be the first author of the famous toast—“'Phe American Eagle, may we never be wi.hout one in our pociieis.” I Railroai» iron Works.—I'herc are it appears, j three irc>n mills in Virginia, engaged in the manu- j , fncture of l aiiroad iron, an^ it is estimated they ! will produce this yerir 1 ."j OPO rnnc uf iron. Irj i Penn.s\ Ivfinia there are nine, wiiich will produce j nhuut ‘JN.OOO t>;i;s. af;d in .Maryland one, wh ch I will turn out 12,000 ton->. I Hon. A. C. Dod^e, the new .Minis'er to Spain i will bttii Irom New York in >.bout two weeks. ; Courting is an irregular, active, transitive verb, indicative mood, present tense, third per son, singular number, end agrets with all the giiU III tuun. The New Postage Law.—T.ie Posfrnaster General gives nonce th it the new postage act re quiring prepayment of letter p'.atag.*, wiH go into tlFecl on thw 1st of April. l^ucout As an evidence of what girls can do, if they have a mind, a Cincinnati press states that three years ago a poor orphan girl applied and waa-ad- lype for that papej. She worked j two years, during which time she earned besides ! her board, about two hundred dollars; and avail- j ing herself of the f.icijiiics which the printing of- : fice aff..)rdi;d, acquired a good education. She is ! n«iW an associaiy editress of a popular paper, and I IS engaged to one of the smartest lawyers in Ohio. Such a girl is bound to shine, and eclipse tens of thousands who are educated in the lap of luxury, and taught all tbe “accomplishments'* of a board ing school. Such a wife will be a jewel to her husband, an ornament to society, and an honor to her »fx and lo her country. A Knotty Problem.—The Chinese are said to have labored lor centuries under great embarras*. meni, tr »in not knowing how to make a barrel. 1 hey couid. without arjy iMficuliy, make the staves, set them up, and hooptbenj in ; and, indeed wiih the hulpof a nnn inside, they could put the second head on ; but tiow to g'I the m:in out after tiio bar rel w as he:HeJ—tliat wa.s the question.
