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: STTOJO PUBLISHED WEEKLY.). A FAMILY PAPER DEVOTED TO POLITICS, LITERATURE, AGRICULTURE, MANUFACTURES, MINING, AND NEWS. i 9m - ; PRICE $2 PER YEAR In Advance. States Distinct as it Sillora, but one nn tyt ta," $ EUFUS M. HEREON, Publisher. ROBERT P. WARING, Editor. NO. 35. J CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH 23, 1855. VOL. 3. TO mmm Stastntss Car&s, &c. s. r. w isiss, attorney at Emw, Office in Loncrgan's Brick Building, 2nd Jloor. CHARLOTTE, N. C. THOMAS TROTTER & SON HAVE just opened a eplcn.lid stock of WATCHES nd JEWELRY, SILVER &. PLATED WARE i.d FANCY GOODS of all kinds. 07" No. 5. Gran ite Row. Oct. 27, 1854. 14tf J. B. F. BOONS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALKR IK so I,: EMjmtmwt ctL' ajki.v.s LINING AND BINDING SKINS, SHOE TOOLS OF RVERY DESCRIP I 0N, Charlotte, ir. C Oct. 20. 1834. lv ELMS & JOHNSON. Forwardiu and CoDiniiioii !errhai NO. 10 VENDUE RANGE, . HAULKSTOS. S. C. W. W. BL MS. C. JOHNSON. June 23, '04. 4ftif. R. HAMILTON, (COMMISSION Jl i: K I II A T, Corner of Uichariin-in ami L iki t i Slrei tl, COLUMBIA, S. C. June 9 ISC J 1 y MEM i STKMLK. WDolosalo c? Itotail tH h a ti a xi a i & o TRADE STREET, Nearly ,r.osit Elms & S;ratt Grocery. CHARLOTTE, N. C. D.e 15 20f Ctlli 13 X KOBSON, FACTORS So COMMISSION MERGHANTS, xYttk. 1 mid 8 Attar. tic WhaiJ, CHARLESTON, S. C. IT Liberal ivaneS ma 'e on Coil&itjnswe nt. 1 P SuM-iil :,ttnittnii l'lVrn In the solo of El. -ii r. Corn. . and ii i ii o r 1 misj experience in the bssuuseSj t fori ouitM nt oi giving s Uisfat'iuii. M.rch 17, IS.". I. 3 -v Dry Goods in Cbarlestoj?, So. Ca. RKOYYXIXti X I-EM ti, I.llOttjri J& OF DRX GOODS, Son. 2;! ud -'1 1 tiiijr strut, cwrner of Market Street. C!lALESTON, S. ('.. rimtitioii Woolens, BLmkrtM, Ac, Carpet in pa and Curtain M.tcriiK Silks and Ifi. li Dri-ss Good, t loaks. MMtilla and Shwwls. Term (Task. One Price- 0lj. March 17, 154 54 ly C; A KOMI A IXN?, BY JENNINGS B. KERR. CMartotte, . January 28, lc53. 28tl WINDOW SHADES, CVftTAlN -0li, S1ATUA8815S ft KB Paper Hangings, AT GREAT BARGAINS. rrlK subscriber has in st.ire, ol his own maun f icMi: e and inMrUliMi ear:iMtM stock ol WIN UOW SHADES, tiilt oruice, Paper IlaMjting, Uatiataev, Saim Drlaiawr, PunasUs, Luc and Mu -I'm Curt aiiis, T.i.nels, Loops, Ac. All which are Re red at prices that are appr. ciatid Ly alle-l .se bjyws and .jonon,ic:il lluUst-lveeptrs. II. V. KINSMAN. 1T7 King L Mar 24, '54 ly Charleston, S. C. Mining arhiner)," lORNISH PUJIPd, Liftisg and Forcing, Cornish j Crashers, Stamps, Steam Enines, and general Minui" work made hj the subscribers al short notice. LANG. CM 'OK cv CO.. Hudson Machine Vor!. RtfT to Hu on, N. 1. Ja. J. Hodge, Esq., Ifesr-l ,.rk. 1 8 3 1 43-y fi6tfisUHD l'tiill. 'IV3K subst-rihers manufacture Mining Machinery, r iinu-t. n s Tin- ( aaxisa PnnriMO ErgiB. hi as eh a;:l I w pre.-sure Pumping, Stampir.g anil Hoisting Sip M F. :iNKS; CORNISH PrMrs, STA V, CkI SI1EC9, Wv nuts. Ikon lii.ocks. Pi M.r.vsof ail sizs, and k very vanity of Maeiunery ior Mining purposes. THOM AS. UOK6ON v EST. juae "2, I S.-it 4 -'.-ly MEDICAL. NOTICE. T R. P. C. CA LOW ELL has associated his con. Dr. 1 ) JtSEPf1 W. CALDWELL, with him in the Prac tice of Medicine. Olhce, 2nd stery in Elms' new briek building, near the Courthouse. March :', lc51. 35-tf N. B. All persons indebted to me by accounts are requested to settle tle same at an e.irlv day. Mar t4 P. C. C A LP' V ELL. Till. AMERICAN HOT EI,, CHARLOTTE, N. C. I BEG to announce to my friends, the public, and pres ent patrons of the above Hotel, that 1 Imvc kased the aiae lor a term of years from the 1st of January next. A'"ter which time, the enure property will be thorough ly repaired and renovated, and the house kept in rirst clats style. Tins H ilcl is near the Depot, and pleasant, ly situated, rendering it a desirable house for travellers and families. Dec 10, 1S5'L 22t C. M. RAY. MECKLENBURG MUSK, M HAVING purchased the building on the cor ner, a few doors north-cast of Kerr's Hotef, and repaired and fitted it up in first-rate style, I would respectfully inform the travelling public that it is now pen for the reception of regular and transient boarders. Drovers will fi J ample accommodations at mv house. J. It, 155. 25-ly S. H." KEA. A. BETHUNE, No. 5, Springs' Row, 4 DOORS EAST OF THK CHAW.OTTS BANK, CHARLOTTE, N. (J. Feb. 16. 1S55 30tl CHESTER, S. C. By J. R. NICHOLSON. MTHE subscriber respectfully informs his friendw and the public generally, that his house, kno'n as the "Railroad Hotel," opposite the Chester Depot, is fc'ill open for the rcctpijgp. ut regular anu transient boarders and the travellings public ; and thai he is making every exertion to deserve and secure a continuance of the kind and libera) patronage which has hitherto been extended to hi.n. He flatters himself that ovcry needed arrangement has been made to pro mote the comfort of hI! who stop with him : hit rooms are airy and well-furnished, his servants are attentive and obedient, and his table constantly supplied with the best of the season, so that his .'riends will not want any attention necessary to make their sojourn pleasant and agreeable. His statics are furnished with good host Icis unJ an ul.uuiia nee of provender, and he Is prepared at a moment's notice to supply his customers with pri. vale conveyances of every soil, to any part of the sur rounding country. ll' desir. s to return his acknowledgements to the j.cihlic for pi&X tu-vora, and solicits for the future an equally lihi r.il share of patronag.-. Av 30,1854. 5t- JOHN R. NICHOLSON. ( ha riot D? Marble Yard. HAVING disposed of our entire interest in the Mar ble Yard to Messrs. Wm. Tiddy &. Son, we recom mend then to our friends. STOWE & PEGRAM. September 2G, 1854. 'PHE subscribers having bought out the interest of M'-ssrs. Stowe &. Pegram in the Charlotte Marble Yard, respectfully tender their services to the people of Charlotte ;:nd the country generally in this line ot busi ness. They are fully prepared to furnish Monuments, Gravestones, Marble Steps, Table Slabs, nnl other p-ilteriis cut from Marble, according to the most approved taste and styles, and upon the most ac cnmoHMiating terms e ver offered in the Southern coun try. The Yard is situated on the North West corner of the t'harl'ittc De-pot Yard, where the subscribers, or their ufrfiits, may always hi found. WM. TIDDY & SON. September 9G, 1854. 10tf WILKINSON'S DAGTJEKKEIAN GALLERY. rpiIE subscriber having permanently located in Char X lotte-, respectfully invites the attention of Ladies and Gentlemen to hie superior and would respectfully say that he is now taking Da guerreotypca upon an improved plan, which will not only add to the BEAUTY AND ELEGANCE of the Picture, but will render it DURABLE AND BRILLIANT .FAR AGES. lie Would also respectfully invito strangers visiting Charlotte to call and examine his specimens, as he is determined they shall compare favorably vilh any that can be taken North or South, jT Rooms, Third Story, Granite Range, immediately over Trotter & Son's Jewelry Store. . ITT" Instructions, thorough and practical, given in this beautiful art, and all materials furnished. NEAL WILKINSON, January 26. 1655. 27-tf ZKT. CARTER, wtfl RESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the ML public eeuerally, that he carries,n the Titiloi' jf i llg Ullsi II t'S, and is prepared to execute or- oers in the neatest and most fashionable style. Garments will be made to order, in strict conforniity with tbe present prevailing fashion Wwd styles of the day. Warrants his work to lit, and well made. Shop in No 4, Springs Building, Rahiason's old stand. Charlotte, Feb 2 26tf Mrs. Shaw BEGS leave respectfully to announce T to the Laelies of Charlotte and its vicinity fJ that she has opened a large assortment of new Froncli Millinery, consisting of the latest styles of BONNETS, CAPS, AND HEAD DRESSES, and a wcll-seh cted stock of Dress Trimmings and Paterns. Shu also continues to carry on the DRESS-MAKING BUSINESS, and feels she can give satisfaction in both j blanches. No pains will oc spared to please. U- Orders promptly attended to. Oct ly, 154 I3tf CHEMISTS & DRUGGISTS. (LATE FISHER fc HEIMTSH.) CHARLOTTE, I. C- RESPECTFULLY inform the inhabitants of Char 'lrteand vicinity, that they have just received a fresh supply of MEDICINES, w hich are offered with confidence to their approval, regard having been paid more to the purity ai.d strength of the Drugs, than to tl;p price. A full stock of the various Proprietary Medicines constantly on hand. Brandy; Port, Sherry, Madeira and Malaga Wines, saldctctl for .Meelicina! purposes. Paints. Varnishes, Fluid, Camphene, &c. Landreth's Garden Seeds. F,,b 16, 185.5. 30-tf THE undersigned respectfully informs tlyc pub lic, that he has opened a BLACKSMITH SHOP on College street, opposite the Charlotte At S. C. Kailroad Depot, wiiere he is prepared to execute all kinds of niucksinithing. Horse Shoeing, Repairing Boilers, making Mill Irons, ScC. All orders to J. R. Hand or Messrs. Irwin, Hugging !t Co., or myself will be speedily attended to. Refer to Mr. (' Mnvia rm flip rirlli f.nrtlllnri l?iiirnil ttriA W ' Glaze A. Co., Palmetto Foundry, Columbia, S. C. S. J. PERRY. march 2, 1So5 32 Cm w. sTlawton & CO., Factors, Forwarding and Commission Sol'th Atlantic Wharf, CHARLESTON, S. C. nr. s. lawios. THOS. ALEXANDER. JSL. Norment TT ESPECTFCLLY offers his professional services to the citizens of Charlotte and surrotnding country. ! He hopes by devoting his entire attention to the duties of his profession to merit patronage. He may be found j at all hours, at bis Office opposite the American Hotel, when not professionally engaged. march 2, 18J5. 3?tf J) W. BECK WITH has removed his Jewelry Store lt to No. 2, Johnston's Row, three doors South of Kerr's Hotel. Feb 16, 18X3. 30-ly 77 Smoking Song. Floating away like the fountain's spray, Or the snow-white plume of a maiden, Our smoke-wreaths rise to the star-lit skies. With Slissful fragrance laden. Chorus 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 of care and sorrow. The leaf burns bright, like the gems of light That flash in the braids of beauty ; It nerves each heart Mir the hero s part, On the battle plain of duty. Then smoke away, &.c. In the thoughtful gloom of his darkened room Sits the child of song and story, But his heart is light, for his pipe beams bright, And his dreams arc all of glory. Then smoke away, A.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. While the smoke-curls oat around him. Then smoke away, &c. In the forests grand of our native land, When the savage conflict's ended, The pipe of peace brought a sweet release From toil and terror blended. Then smoke away, &c. The dark-eyed train of the maids of Spain 'Neath thr ir arbor shades trip lightly. And a gleaming cigar, like a new-born star, In the clasp of their lips burn brightly. Then smoke away, &c. It warms tho soul, like the blushing bowl, With its jiose-red burden streaming, It drowns in its bliss, like the first warm kiss, From the lips .villi love-buds teeming. 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 ol care and sorrow. A Flirt. A lady wl'ose bearing, more gay than discreet, Enchanted a beau whom she happened to meet, Grew wroth at the freedom her manner invited, And with vii luous scorn his advances requited. "Good ludy," he answered, most humble and meek, While a genuine'blush stole over his cheek "Of my.obviQtis fault I've the painfullest sense, And deeply regret that I gave you offence ; But then for your own and for gentlemen's sake?, To prevent in the future such awkward mistakes This bit of advice don't impertinent deem : Pray seem what you are, or be what yeu seem." Work for March. Corn planting will occupy the attention of the farmer for the first part of this mon'h. This crop disposed of, the plows are engaged in BKDDING COTTON LAND. There is quite n difference among planters about the distance which should be given to cotton rows. Ol course we can prescribe no particular distance as the best, because that must be regulated bv the quality of the land, the distance being increased in proportion to the strength of the soil. The 6 si general rule which can be laid down, is that the rows should be at such a distance, as to allow the branches just to interlock, when the crop is giown. This matter being determined, the rows should be laid ofT with a scooter plow, and if manure is to be applied in the drill, n round shovel sheiuld follow the scooter, opening a wide furrow, into which the manure should be strewn. If no m inure is to be applie d, the bed may be commenced on the scooter furrow. In stiff soils, the prepara tion would be more thorough, fo run a coulter after the scooter, and the first furrow, on each side of the row, should also be run with a scooter, fol lowed by a coulter. In light lands this is unneces sary. We are in the habit of making our cotton beds with the common turn shovel, and all things considered, we preer it for that purpose to any other plow. It is cheaper than the Dagon or Allen plow, does quite ns good work, though not quite so easy to the hand, and is, in our judgment, al together superior, for general use, to the Blue or Yankee turn plow. There is a great difference, however, in the turn shovels made by different smiths. The point of the plow should be sloped sufficiently to take the ground well, hut, at the same time, if allowed to be too pointed, it is sure to cheat in the work it does covering the earth without breaking it. The lap of the plow should not be too much bent, or it will carry the dirt before it, making the draught too heavy. The wind should ?iave such a set as will reill ihe dirt off well (mm the plow. When properly made, we want no better turn plow. If the land which is to be bedded is rongh, or has much turf upon it, we would bed it out as we went ; but if it is clean and mellow, we would simply list it, and break off the balance of the bed just before planting. Too high a be d is an injury to the crop, and affords no advantage fo working it. II the soil is high and dry, a very slight bed, just sufficient to enable the hands to work the young cotton to advantage, is all that is required ; if the soil is low and damp, a higher bed is neces sary. s Those who were eaijy in planting their corn crops, if the seasons have been propitious, may find an interval between the preparation ol the cotton land, and the pluming of cotton, to give the FIRST WORKING OF CORN. In our opinion this is the most impor.'unt working that is given to the corn crop, and it should be given with a great deal of care. The 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, but as that will consume a great deal of time, and at it is hard to make cotton planters believe that time spent in working com is not thrown away, we would suggest that this plow should, at least, be run twice on each sid of the corn, and the re mainder ol the middles may be plowed out with the round shovel. A small board may be fastened on the side of the plow stock to prevent tbe young crop from being covered up, which there is danger of doing even with the scooter plow, in running as close as we re commend. The hoe should fol low the ploughs, cleaning the row entirely, re lieving the blades of the plant where they have been covered by the plows, and replanting the missing hills. No more dirt should be put to the corn at this working, than is taken away from it in cleaning. The practice of hanking up earth ;w umi the corn, at the early stage of us growth, isunreasonable and injurious. We dare say some of our readers may com mence cotton planting before ihe close of this month, but as we consider them out of season, we shall defer what we have to siy on lhal sul jfCt till the ides of April. Important Bill. The follow ing is the Bounty -Land Bill which passed both Houses ol Congress, and has been signed by the President: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives oj the Unxtid States of A merica in Congress assembled, That each of the surviving commissioned and non-commissioned officers, mu sicians, and privates, whether of regulars, volun teers, rangers, or militia, who were regularly mustered into the service o! the United States, and every officer, commissioned and non-commissioned, seaman, ordinary seaman, marine, clerk, Hnd landsman in the navy, in any of the wars in which 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 State or Territory, called into military service, and regularly mustered therein, and whose services have been paid by the United Slates, shall be entitled to receive a certificate or warrant from the Department of the Interior for one hundred and sixty acres of land; and where any of those who have been so mustered into service and paid Mhall have received a certificite or warrant, he shall be entitled to a certificate or warrart for such quantity of lands as will make, in the whole, with what he may have heretofore received, one hundred and sixty acres to each such person havingserved as aforesaid: Provided, The person so having been in service shall not receive said land warrant if it shall appear by the muster rolls of his regiment or corps that he deserted, or was dishonorably discharged from service : Provided, further, That the benefits of this section shall be held to extend to wagon-masters and teamsters who may have been employed, under the direction of competent authority in time of war, in the transportation of military stores and supplies. Sf c. 2. A;id be it further enacted. That in case of the death of any person who, if living, would be emitted to a certificate or warrant as aforesaid under this act, leaving a widow, or, if r.o widow, a minor child or children, such widow, or, if no widow, such minor child or childien, shall be en tilled to receive a certificate or warrant for the same quantity of land thai such deceased person wou'd be entitled to receive under the provisions ol this act if now living: Provided, That a sub sequent marriage shall not impair the right of nny such widow to such warrant if she be a widow nt the time of making her application : And provided, further. That those shall be considered minors who are so at the lime this act shall take effi c. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in no case shall any such ce nificate cr warrant bo issued lor any service less than fourteen days, ex cept where the person shall actually have been engaged in b idle, and unless the party claiming such certificate or warrant shnll establish his or her right thereto by recorded evidence of said service. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That said certificates or warrants may be assigned, trans ferred, and lecated by the warrantees, or their hetrs-at-law, according to the provisions of existing laws regulating the assignment, transfer, and loca tion of bounty-land warrants. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no warrant issued under the provisons of this act shall be located on any public lands, except such, as shall at the time be subject to sale at either the minimum or graduated prices. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Registers and receivers of the several land offices shall be severally authorised to charge and ceive for their services in locating all warrants under the provisions of this act the same compen sation or per-centage to which they are entitled by law for sales of the public lands, for cash, at the-rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The said compensation to bo paid by the assignees or holders of such warrants. S'C. 7. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act, and all the bounty land laws heretofore passed by Congress, shall be ex tended to (ntlians, in the same manner and to the same extent as if the said Indians had been while men. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, or their widows or minor childien, shall be entitled to the benefits of this act. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the bene fits of this act shall be applied loand embrace ihose who served as volunteers at the invasion of Plattsburg, in September, eighteen hundred and fourteen; also at the battle of King's Mountain, in the revolutionary war, and the battle ol Nickajack against the confederated savages of the South. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall apply to the chaplains j who served with the irmv in the several wars of j si the country. j Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the j provisions of this act be applied to flotilla-men ' and to those who served as volunteers at the attack on Lewistown, in Delaware, by the British i fleet, in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve ! fifteen. ..... Railroad iron Works. There are it appears. J ihree iron mills in Virginia, engaged in the manu- j facture of railroad iron, and it is estimated they j will produce this year 15,000 tont of iron. In . Pennsylvania there are nine, which will produce1 -I no nnn - J : I I.. 4 ...i. k 1 (itjwui C7c ,uuu tuna, ffm in .i.n i.i iisj ooc, wmv;u will turn out 12,000 ton. Hon. A. C. Dodp, the new .Minister to SDain will sail from New York in about two week. Tbe STew Bounty Land Law. The commissioners of Pensions has issued the following instructions for carrying into effect the new Bounty Land Law : Where the service has been rendered by a sub stitute, he is the person entitled to ihe benefit of this act, and not his employer. In the event of the denth 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 to a certificate or warrant for the same quantity of land under the provisions ol said act, if now living. A subsequent marriage will not impair the right of any such widow to such warrant if she be a widow at ihe tima of her application. Per sons within the age of 21 years on the 3d day of March, 1855, are deemed minors wilhin the intent and meaning of said act. To obtain the benefits of this act, the claimant must make declaration, under oath, substantially, uccording to the forms hereto annexed. The sig nature of the applicant must be attested, and his or her personal identity established by ihe affida vits of two witnesses, whose residences must be given, and whose credibility must be sustained bv the certificute of the magistrate before whom the applicant is verified. 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 sign tha certificate, or the nanryj's and residence of the witness by whom the fitWs are auihcnticated, he appended to the certificate. The official character and signature of the mag istrate who may administer the oath must be cer tified by the clerk of the proper court ol record of his county, under the seal of the court. When ever the certificate of ihe officer who authenticates the signature of the magistrate is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the signa ture to be authenticated, 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 tached to the certificate. Applications in behalf of minors should be made in their names by their guardian or next friend. Where there are several minors entitled to the same gratuity, one may make the declara tion. The warrant will be issued to all jointly. In addition to proof of service, as in other cases, the minor must prove the death of his lather, that no widow survives him and that he and those he represents are the only minor children of the de ceased. If a party die before the issue of a warrant to which he would be entitled, if living, the right to said warrant dies with him. In such eases the warrant becomes void, and should be canceled, and the party next entitled in right of the service claimed should make an application ; and if there be no such 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 title 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 Indians must be authen ticated according to the regulations to be prescri bed by the commissioner ol Indian affairs. Accompanying the tbtve instructions are the necessary forms and declaration, together with an official copy of the law. Terrible fire in the Pineries of Carolina. The passengers on the 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 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 : "Occasionally the scene rose to the dignity of subbrnity. Many a tall yellow pine was on fire to the 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 the windows too hot lo be endured, and filling the cars with suffocating smoke; and then, as we passed rapidly on, long wavering lines of fire would be seen sweeping on to attack some new and un burnt 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 glowing coals standing out in the darkness like millions of colored lamp Great showers of sparks would sail over us, glittering 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 the fences were consumed an endless serpent of living coals. This fire had commenced burning about ten or twelve hours previousjut so dry was the material that it had extended for miles when we passed, and the alarm in the vicinity was general and ex treme. Farmers were out with their hands to protect their buildings and produce, and large numbers of men were watching the railroad, but it was generally thought some considerable portions of it must be burned. An immense amount of damage must have resulted, as there are large tur pentine plantations in the neighborhood. The scene was one of the most thrilling and sublime I have ever witnessed, and will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it." (7 Professor Phoenix is said to be lh first author of the famous toast "The American Eagle, may we never be without one in our pockets." Courting is an irregular, active, transitive verb, indicative mood, present tense, third per son, singular number, and agree s with all the girls in town. The New Postage Law. The Postmaster General gives notice that the new postage act re quiring prepayment of letter postage, will go into effect on the 1st of April. D a h of t lie Emperor Nicholas. Although we might indulge in endless specula. lion as to the consequence of this event, trill of what value would thy b. Cut Bono t It is but speculation at last. The future alone can de termine its character ; but as oar readers rear feel curious to know the vaticinations of the gen erally best informed minds, we make lhaaub joined extract from the National Intelligencer: We suppose that the first effect of this newt on very mind' is, thai it must be favorable Co peace ; that, like the death of a party to a cifil suit, the action must necessarily abate. Such was the first impression produced on our otfn minds, and such mustbe the hope of every phi lanthropist. But this cheering view is shaken by further rrfleietion. What may be the charaetVf of the new Emperor, Alexander the second, now thirty-seven years of age, we are not well advised; but doubtless, like that of his younger brothers who have served in the Crimea, it has been ren dered as military as circumstances and his nature would admit ; and we much fear that, instead of being inclined to peace by his bereavement, thd son of Nicholas will consider the war bequeathed to him as a sacred duty, to be prosecuted with ra doubl"d vigor ond to the last extremity. He will, in all probability, regard it as demanded by rever ence for his father's judgment, character, and honor, to listen to no terms of accommodation short of thoso which Nicholas whould have ex. acted. In this course the national spirit and ton- timent will probably second and stimulate the new Emperor, and with an enthusiasm and unanimity even greater than that which supported his faiher. It may happen, heiwever, that the withdrawal of ihe strong will and strong hand of iho late Errpt ror, with the probahle development of internal parties in Russia, may lead to an early pacifica tion. The Emperor Nicholas may be regarded, per haps, as the greatest Sovereign of modorn times, and few have filled a wider space in the history of the world. With an empire extending from the Baltic to Behring's Straits, he ruled two.lbirds of the circumference of the habitable globe, and over all thoso vast territories and races he was known and felt. Throughout that immense re gion he might be said to be, "the State." He was identified with all its in'erests, moral, social, poli tical, and religious. He knew every thing, con trolled and superintended every thing, military, civil, ecclesiastical. It is not to be wondered at that, to such a labor of thirty years' duration, even his colossal frame nud strong brain should at last yield and succumb. With iho genius of the great Frederick in administrative capacity, he had al most the genius of Napoleon lor war. His moral and conscientious qualities surpassed those of eiiher. 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 the dread, (he uncertainly of what may be the consequences under existing cir cumstances 1 England Counting- the Cost. Mr. Bright, a clear-headed merchant of Eng. land, and a member of Parliament, has been figur ing up one year's cost oi the tjr He calculates the British arc paying one hundred and fifty mil lions of dollars more fof food on account of the war, while the government are spending one hun dred millions of dollars extra on the same account; and what is there obtained in return ? Wheat is selling in England for 73s. Id. a quarter, or Is. 6d. higher than tho highest price ever known since 1819. Yet the harvest of 1854 in England was the most productive ever known. Me' gives it as his solemn belief, that if the foreign policy ' keeps food up so high, six million quarters of corn being kept out of the country by the war, before iwo years are over the government will shoot En glishmen in the streets. Hundreds of sailing ves sels, and sixty or seventy of the largest steamers, instead of carrying passengers and manufactures to all parts of the world, are now employed most unproductively in carry ing soldiers, horses, stores, shot, and shell to the Crimea. In the trade of the Baltic there is a falling off of 5,000 vessels, about 50 per cent, in the English, and nearly 00 per cent, tn the Russian. The vessels of the other States have also suffered a proportionate di munition. Prussia has buffered slightly; Sweden forms tho only exception. A Formidable Undertaking. A cotempo rary puts the tobacco question into the following shape : " Suppose a tobacco chewer is addicted to the habit of chewing tobacco fifty years of his life, and that each day of ibat lime he consumes two inches of solid plug, it amounts to six thous and four hundred and seventy-five feet, making nearly one mile and a quarter in length of solid tobacco, half an iach thick and two inches broad. Now, what would the young beginner think if he had the whole amount stretched out before him, and were told that to chew it would be one of the exercises of his life, and also that it would tax his income to the amount of two thousand and ninety-four dollars !" Life Illustrated. Encouianlng. 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 was-ad-mitted to set type for that paper. She worked two years, during which time she earned, besides her board, about two hundred dollars; and avail ing herself of the facilities which the printing of fice afforded, acquired a good education. She is now an associate editress of a popular paper, and 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 the "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 sex and to her country. A Knottv Problem. The Chinese are ssid to have labored for centuries under great cmbarras. ment, from not knowing how to make a barrel. They could, without any difficuhy, make the staves, set them up, and hoop theni in ; and, indeed with i he help of a mn iniide, they could put the second head on ; but how to g -t the man out after tho bar rel was headed that was tbe question.