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VOL. 3.
CHARLOTTE, N. C., FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1855.
NO. 40.
Z. IP. WASHES,
attorney at fur,
6 Lonergan's Brick Building, 2nd floor.
CnARLOTTE, N. C.
THOMAS TROTTER & SON
H W'i: just opened a splendid stock of WATCHES
and JEWELRY, SILVER &. PLA TED WARE,
and FANCY GOODS of all kinds. CCP" No. .r, Gran
tte Row. Oct. 27, 1854. MU
. J. B. F. BOONE,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
BOtWS & SB0I3,
SOLE LMLMTMEML, GJLF SIM
LIMN(i AND BINDING SKINS,
SHOE TOOLS OF RVERY DRSCRIP I ION,
(Jhuilotle, N. C.
Oct. 20, 1854. lv
ELMS &. JOHNSON.
Forwarding and Commission Merchants.
NO. 10 VENDUE RANGE,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
W. W. ELMS. C. JOHNSON.
J him 3, '54. 48tf.
R. HAMILTON,
(DOISISSIO M ERR A N T,
Corner of llirfmrilson and Laurel Slrctts,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
June 9 154 lv
BREM & STEELE,
ffi i a g a 1 8 t s o
TRADE STREET,
Nearly JffOSitS Elms fc SfatS Grocery.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Dee 15
20i
CAROLINA INN,
BY JENNINGS B. KERR.
Charlotte, JT. C.
January 26, 1853.
2Stf
BOUNTY LAND BILL.
S. W. DWIS,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.
LL collections or ullitT business attended to with
A ptaaBptBcaa; particularly such ay refcf l tbe prose,
cutina dI Pcasioa fh.ims, L;.nd Warrants, and donations
of Itounty Land against the General Gov, r.inirnt, an
il, r Um laic Booatjf Land Law of March .'id, 1835, giv
ii u IGQ Acre of La ad la all OBatua, Land and Naval,
CotniMMKiaard ' inui-t'oinmissionid, all Soldiers, Sea
aura. Clerk, or olkcr prraana, who aave n rvi.il ia any
mI lac Wars in abicB tbe United Slate la. been en
raged since 17'J'I; and also lb all Oilier s and Sold ten
of the Rc!ulioa-r War, tiuir widows and minor
children.
Peruana having socfc claims, by presenting them im
mediately, may secare an early issae of their ccrtiti.
etes. Uiii-', Sdaara south of sadlvr'a Hotel. U3
Respectfully Vcurs
mite i..,ii,eS ot PritebarJ fc Caldwell, for
I 1854, leas been pla.ted ia the bands of S. W. D ivis ;
fas as kctiaa and settlement. Tln.se indebted tor tb.it
year will be d-nntf u a great favor by clusuii,' their Ac (
cnui-isaaa.j,..-. .'"
uud .noncy now, a an must iwiu.. , o a - .
b irrovv.'
PRITCIIARI) cc CALDWF.LL.
April 7, I
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'HE (totes and Accounts ot the late trmoi a. ne- j
1 til
baae Co. lias been placed in the bands ot A. W. ,
I'm-. Lsq.. tor eaUcctiaa and settlement. I hoae ia-
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uu inimeiilatc arralijM liielil, as i-ariin r ii.iiiiif,...v v......
iut mid will vA be r ranted.
ALEXANDER JOHNSTON.
April 7, IS ".". 3" F
MY Notes and Aceouuts having been placed in the
hands of S. W. lUvis, Ksn.. for colb-jtion, lh. se
abw are indebted t mc indiv iduaily, or as one oi tiic
:-ld rirei ot Steele llarty. are respectfully request
ed to wake settlement by Ap.il Court, it Bat aeaaer.
A. C. STEELE.
Feb. S. 1S6.-,. fl-l
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A. BETHUNE,
TAIL.OH,
No. '", Spnrgs' Kow,
t DOUKS EAST OF THE CBAMjOTTI BANK,
CHARLOiTE, n. c.
Feb. 1G; 1S55 30 tf
W. S. LAWTON 8o CO.,
Factors, Forwarding and Connuission
South Atlantic Wiiakf,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
TIIO?. ALEXANDKR.
W. s. LAWTON
RESPECTFULLY offers his professional services to
the citizens ot Charlotte and surrounding country.
He hopes by devoting his entire attention to the duties
of his prolession to merit patronage. He may be found
at all hours, at bis otfice opposite the American Hotel,
when not prolessioually engaged.
march S, IS-"-."). 32tf
Removal.
I W. BECK WITH has removed his Jewelry Store
l. to No. 2, Johnston's Row, three doors South of
Kerr's Hotel.
Fb 16, 1S55. 30-ly
MECRLENBlRCr BOISE,
HAVING purchased the buildintr on the cor-
i:inn nrr a tew doors nortti-cast of Kerr's Hotel, and
kreiiaircd an.: fitted it up in first-rate style, I would
respccttully inform the travelling- public that it is now
open lor the reception of regular and transient boarders.
Drovers will fi-id ample accommodations at mv house.
Jaa. 1-3.1855. 25-1 y S. II." R LA.
THE AMBIICAN HOTEL,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
I BUG to announce to my trk-nris, the public.ond pres
ent patrons of the above Hotel, that I have leased the
same for a term of years from the 1st of January next.
After which time, the entire property will be thorough
ly rep;-cd und renovated, and the house kept in first
ciass style. Tins Hatel is near the Depot, and pleasant
ly iluated, rendering it a desirable house for travellers
vid families.
Dec 16, 1853. 22t C. M. RAY.
A Tlirillius Narrative.
James Morgan was a native of Maryland, mar
red at an early age, and soon after settled near
! Bryant s biation, in the wilds of Kentucky. Like
j most pioneers of the West, he had cut down the
i cane, built a cabin, deadened the timber, enclosed
a field with a worm fence, and planted some
corn.. It was on the 17th of August, 1782. The
sun had descended; a pleasant breeze was play,
j tng through the surrounding wood, the cane bowtd
! under its influence, and the broad leaves of corn
j waved in the air.
Morgan had seate-d himself in the door of his
cabin, with his infant on .bis knee. His voung
and happy wife had laid aside the spinning wheel,
Hnd was busily engaged in preparing the frugal
meal. That alternoon be accidentally found a
bundle of letters which he had finished reading !o
Ins wife before he had taken his seat in the door.
1 1 was n correspondence in which they had ac
knowledged an early and ardent attachment to
each other, nnd the perusal left evident traces of
joy in the faces of both; the little infant, too,
seemed to partake of its kind parents' feeling,
by cheerful smiles, playful humor and infantile
caresses.
While thus agreeably employed, the report of a
rifle was heard ; another followed in quick suc
j cession. Morgan sprang to bis feet, his wife ran
i to the door, and they simultaneously exclaimed :
"Indians!' The door was instantly barred, and
) ihe next instant their fears were realized by a
j -bold and spirited attack of a small party of In
dians :
The Cabin could not be successfully defended,
and time was precious. Morgan, cool, brave and
prompt, soon decided. While lie was in the act
of concealing her under t be floor, a mother's feel
ings overcame her : she arose, seized the infant,
but was afraid that its cries would betray i's place
of concealment. She hesitated, gazed silently
upon it ; a momentary struggle between duty and
ulbction took place. She once more pressed her
child to her bosom, and again kissed it with im
passinnate tenderness. The infant, alarmed at
iht; prolusion of tears ihil fell upon its cheeks,
looked in its mother's face, threw its little arms
around her neck, and wept aloud.
" In i he name of Heavens, Eliza, release the
child or be lost !" said I be distracted husband, in
a soft, imploring tone, as he forced the infant Irom
bis wife, took up bis gun, knife and hatchet, ran
up the ladder that 1 d to the chamber, and drew it
alter him. In a moment the door was burst open
ard ihe savages entered.
By this time Morgan bad secured his child in
n 1 ag and lashed it to bis bacK, and then throwing
off some clapboards from the cabin roof, he reso
lutely h aped to the ground. He was assailed by
two Indians. As the first approached be knocked
him down with the butt end of his gun. The
ether advanced with his uplifted tomahawk ; Mor
ean let fall bis gun, and closed in.
The savage made n blow, missed, but severed
the cord that bound ihe infant to his back, and it
fell. The contest over the child now became
warm and fierce, and was carried on with knives
only. The robust and athletic Morgan at length
got the ascendancy ; both were cut, and bled
I freely, but the stabs of the white man vv ere deeper
and deeper,
and the savage fell to the earth.
Morgan hastily to ik up the child and hurried off
The Indians in the house, basely engaged in
drinking r,d plundering, were not apptist d of the
contest in the yard
until the one that had bee n
j knocked down gave signs of returning life, and
called them to i he scene of action. Morgan was
discovered, immediately pursued, and a dog put
upon his trail. Upe rated upon by ail the leehngs
oi a husband and a father, he moved with ail the
Is-t.t. 1 B.I
speeu oi a nuniea stag, anu soon oufstnppeu ine
Indians, but the d"I kept in close pursuit. Find-
. . 'imponHfo lo oulrun or elude the cunning
I iiiiiiii.ii, ii. i. in u let iiuii.a oi nils iviiiu, II': milieu
i . i ,r .k:- t-:..,i u i.i.j
j and waited till it came wiihin a few yards of him,
i fir d nnd brought him to the ground.
In a short Pme he reached the house of his
j brother, who resided near Bryant's Station, at
I Lexington, where he left the child, and the brothers
' left for the dwelling. As thev approached, lirht
broke upon his view; Ids U ps quickened, his
fears increased, and the most agonizing appreben
i sions crowded upon f i is mind, emerging irom
i the cane-brake, he beheld his house In flames, and
j almost burnt to the ground. " My wife !"' be ex-
claimed, as he pressed one hand to his forehead,
I and grasped tie fence with the other to support his
'ottering frame. He gaz"d on the ruin and d'so
j lation before him, advanced a few paces and fell
xliausted to the earth.
Morning came, and the luminary of Heaven
arose and still found him seated near the expiring
I embers. In his right hand he held a small si:ck.
with which he was tracing the name of "Eliza"
i on the "round, and bis left hand lay on bis favorite
j dog by bis side; looking first on the ruin nnd then
' on his dorr, with evident signs of grief, Morgan
I arose. The two brothers now made search, and
found some bones burned to ashes, which they
gathered and silently confined to the mother earth,
beneath the high spreading branches of a veaer
! abie oak consecrated by the purest and holiest
! recollections.
Several days after this, Morgan was engaged in
a desperate battle at the Lower Blue Licks. The
i Indians came off victoriously, and the surviving
white retreated across the Licking, pursued by
! the enemy for a distance of six and thirty miles.
. James Morgan was among the last who crossed
the river, and was in the rear until the hili was
descended. As he beheld the Indians reappear
on the ridge, he felt and saw his wrongs, and re
collected the lovely ohject of his affections. He
urged his horso and pressed to the front. While
in the act of leaping Irom his saddle, he received
a rifle ball in his thigh, and fell ; the Indian sprang
upon him, seized him by the hair, and applied the
scalping-knife.
At this moment Morgan looked up and recog
nised the handkerchief that bound the head of the
savage, and knew it to be his wife's. This added
renewed strength to his body, and increased his
activity to fury. He quickly threw his left arm
around the Indian, and, with a death-like grasp,
bugged birn to his bosom, plunged his knife into
bis side, and he expired in his arms. Releasing
himself from the savage, Morgan crawled under
a small oak, cti an elevated piece of ground, a
short distance from him ; the 6cene of action
shifted, and he remained undiscovered and un
scalped, an anxious spectator of the battle.
It was now midnight. The savage band had,
after taking all the scalps they could find, left the
L . 1 i ma . . t
otiuie-groiino. Morgan was seated at the foot ol
the oak, its trunk supporting bis head. The rag
ged and unrven ground that surrounded him was
covered with the slain, the once white and pro
jecting rocks, bleached by the sun and rain for
centuries, were crimsoned with blood that had
warmed the heart and animated the bosom of the
soldier.
The pale glimmering of the moon occasionally
threw a faint light upon the mangled bodies of the
d ad ; then a passing cloud enveloped all in dark
ness, and gave additional terror to the feeble cries
of a few still lingering in the last agonies of pro
traded death, rendered doubly appalling by the
hoarse growl of the bear, the loud ho I of the
wolf, and the shrill and varied notes of the wild
cat and the panther, feeding on ihe dead and dying
Morgan beheld the scene with heart-rending sen
sations, and looked forward with the apathy of
despair on his own end.
A large ferocious looking bear, covered all over
with blood, now approached him; he threw him
self on the ground, and silently commended his
soul to Heaven, and in breathless anxiety , a waited
his fate. The satiated animal slowly passed
without noticing him. Morgan raised his head,
and was about to offer his thanks for his unex
pected preservation, when the cry of a pack of
wolves opened upon him, and awakened him to a
sense of danger. He placed his hands over his
eyes, fell on his face, and in silent agony awaited
bis fate.
He now heard a rushing in the bushes ; steps
approached, a cold chill ran over him. Imagina
tion, creative, busy imagination, was actively em
ployed; death the most horrible awaited him;
his limbs would in all probability be torn from
him, and he devoured alive. He felt a touch ; the
vital spark was almost extinguished. Another
touch, more violent than the first, and he was
turned over. The cold sweat ran down in tor
rents; his hands were violently forced from his
face. The moon passed from under a cloud ; a
faint ray beamed upon him, his eyes involuntarily
opened, and he beheld his wife, who, in a scarcely
audible voice, exclaimed : "My husband 1 my hus
band !" and fell upon his bosom.
Morgan now learned from his wife that after
the Indians entered the house they found some
spirits, of which they drank freely. An alterca
tion soon took place; one of them received a
mortal stab and fell ; the blood ran through the
floor on her. Believing it to be the blood of her
husband, she shrieked aloud, and thus betrayed
the pi ace of her concealment. She was instantly
tab pn and bound. The party, after setting fire
to the house, proceeded to Bryant's Station,
On the day of the battle of the Blue Licks, a
horse with a.: Jdle and bridle rushed by her,
which she knew to be her husband's. During 'he
action the prisoners were left unguarded ; made
their escape and lay concealed beneath some
bushes near the bank of the river. After the In
dians had returned from the pursuit, and left the
battle-ground, she, with some other persons who
escaped with her, determined to make search for
i heir friends, and if on the field, and living, to
save them from the beasts of prey. fter search
ing for some time, and almost despairing ol suc
cess, she fortunately discovered him.
The party of Col. Logan found Morgan and his
wife, and restored them lo their friends, their in
fant and their home.
Personal A jipcnrauce of our Saviour.
Jesas Christ is described by Lentulus, a con
temporary, as a tall, well proportioned man,
siraight in stature, of nearly six feet in height.
His hair was of the color of new wine from the
foots to the ears, and from thence to the shoulders
it curled, and fell down to the lowest part of them :
upon the crown of hif head it parted in two, after
the manner ol the Nazarenes. His forehead
was flat and fair ; his eyes gray, large, and ex
tremely lively; and his nose and mouth well pro
portioned. His face whs neither round nor sharp,
but resembled his mother's, and was adorned with
with a graceful vermillion. His heard was thick
and forked, and of the color of bis hair, which
he wore long, the scissors having never been used
upon his head, nor had the band of any one
touched him, except that of his mother, whn he
was a child. His neck was not stiff, nor his car
riage proud, but be stooped a little with his bead.
His hands were large and spreading, and his arms
were very beautiful. There was an air of seren
ity in his countenance which attracted at once the
love and reverence of all beholders. In his re
proofs he was terrible, but in his exhortations
amiable and courteous. He was never seen to
laugh, but often observed to weep. Gravity, pro
dence, meekness, and clemency were strongly
depicted in his countenance, and he was consid
ered the handsomest man in existence.
Location of Hell. A curious sermon was
rtnlii.mt n SZimdjiv or lun nirn nt tbo RmnAn fa'b. !
uv i l f v l . v . .. v . j . ..- yj . . hi i hi. ...v.!..-.. . ... . . -
olic Church of the Annunciation, at Manhaltan
vilie, New York, by the Rev. Mr. Walworth, a
son of Ex-Chancellor Walworth, of Saratoga.
The topic of his dis'course was the location and
torments of Hell. He undertook to demonstrate
that Hell was situated in the inside of this earth,
commencing about twenty-one miles from the sur-
' face, where granite begins to melt. He also af-
i firmed that heat was the predominant charasteris-
I tic of this abode of the damned, and illustrated the
proposition by reference to the uniformly high tem
perature ofeverythiug which had reached us from
that quarter of our globe.
Adolphcs Gets Inspired. ' Dearest, I will
6uild thee a cot all covered with ivy, in some se
cluded vale, close by a purling brook meandering
over its pebbly bottom incessantly balding in dul
cet tickling strains, 1 love, love ; where the at
mosphere is redolent of soothing, spicy aromas,
that make the eves languish, and the heart dissolve
in a liquid fire of love; where the balmy morn
ing zephyrs sigh in the dense fores'. 's leafy maze,
chanting love's melody : where the tiny songs
ters that whirl in ethereal space, warble nought but
love. I will plant thee a garden of gorgeous love
liness, called from natures most ardent designs,
warmest tints, and sweet smelling incense.'
Dolphy, dear, (3on't forget to leave a patch for
cowcumbers and inyuo9 they're so nice pickled.'
From the Boston Evening Traveler ol April 3d.
Extensive Quart y under the City of Je
rusalem. The letter from your Syrian correspondent
published in last Thursday's Traveler, concern
ing the recent discoveries in Sidon, reminds
me that I have never seen any account of an ex
tensive quarry under the city of Jerusalem, which,
thoogh not unknown, was, until last winter, un
explored. Perhaps a sketch of an excursion
which I made to it last season, in company with
some ten or twelve others, may not be uninterest
ing to your readers :
If they will examine a map of Jerusalem and
vicinity, they will see a spot just without the walls,
and near the Damascus Gate, called Jeremiah's
Groto. Whence it derived its name, or why it is
appropriated to that prophet in particular, I know
not, but to the mjst casual observer, it presents
the appearance of a deserted quarry. Between it
and the walls of the city runs a road leading a
cross the Valley of Jehosaphat, and skirting the
Mount of Olives, till it falls in with the paih.from
St. Stephen's Gate, wlien it crosses the mountain
to Bethany and thence to Jericho.
It has long been more than suspected that a
gallery of this quarry extended under the wall of
the city itself, but nothing was positively known
regarding it as it had been kept carefully closed
by the successive governors of Jerusalem. The.
mouth of the cavern was probably walled up, at
least as early as the time of the Crudes, to pre
vent its falling into the hands of a beseiging army ;
earth was then thrown up against this wall so as
effectually to conceal it from view, and it is only
upon the closest scrutiny that that the present en
trance can be perceived.
Drs. Smith and Robertson, during iheir tour
through Palestine, made an effort to effect an en
trance, but in vain, and, so far I know, all other
attempts have been equally unsuccessful, till about
a year ago, when the dog of an American gentle
man, a resident of Jerusalem, attracted by the
smell of some animal, scratched a hole just at the
surlace of the ground, and suddenly disappeared ;
he soon came back, and his master attempted an
exploration, but owing to the want of candles he
was obliged to give up the attempt. He returned,
however, with his sons and a servant just about
sunset, and, allowing themselves to be locked out
ol the city, they succeeded, without attracting ob
servation, in descending and making a survey of
the whole extent. The report of this was soon
bruited abroad, and before the authorities took any
action in the matter, it was visited by several par
ties, and by ours among the number.
The afternoon on which we proposed to explore
the quarry, I returned to my hotel from a walk,
and, changing my clothes, was soon equipped and
ready for the rest of the parly, when a waiter in
formed me that they had been gone some minutes.
Fearlul of missing the only opportunity I should
have, I ran down into the street and hastened
along in the direction of the gate, in perfect igno
rance of the proper way, when fortunately I met
the servant of the American Vice-Consul who had
already served me as a guide and showman, but
always through the medium of an interpreter.
Summoning to my aid almost the only Arabic
words I knew, I shouted " Bab el Shem," or " the
Damascus Giite." He understood me, and turning,
set off as fasl as his dignity, his large trowsers and
his crooked sword would let him. As we turned
out of the gate I saw the rest of the party stand
ing at a little distance, preparing for the descent,
and immediately joined them.
There was a good deal of dispute among us, as
to which of the Franks should have the honor of
leading the party, but as we found all were anx
ious to see Dr. M., a tall and very pompous man,
humble himself, the question was soon decided.
An Arab servant was the pioneer, and you can
hardly imagine our astonishment when we saw
him lie down flat on his face, and worm himself
feet foremost into a hole, into which a man with
his arms by his sides, could not possibly have in
serted his shoulders. Next came the doctor, who
was dressed in a drap overcoat, cut in the height
of the present fashion ; turning the long skirts over
his back, he prostrated himsell, amid ihe shouts
and laughter of the lookers on. First there was
a digging of the toes into the ground nnd a pulling,
then a pushing wiih the elbows. Slowly and wiih
much difficulty was the feat performed, and
the agonized look of the poor man. as he took
the last look of earth, was indescribably ludic
rous. My turn soon came, and it was certainly the
most awkward position in which I ever found my
self, but alter a few minutes struggling and kick
ing, I was seized by the ancle, and my foot
guided downward to a crevice in the wall, along
the top of which 1 had been crawling. The pas
sage was some ten feet in length, and, from the
top of the wall to the loam on which we stood,
was some six feet. At first all was utter dark
ness, but my eyes soon became accustomed lo the
obscurity, and lighting my candle, 1 was ready
for a start by the time the last of the party joined
us.
For a few rods the descent was very rapid
downa slope of rich loam, but soon we began to
ascend over immense heaps of rubble, and the
chippings of hewn stone. The turnings were fre
quent, but not abrupt, the main direction being
southeast. We took the precaution to fasten a
clue at the entrance, which an Arab unwound as
we advanced, and at every turn we slopped to
examine the bearings of our compasses, so that
our progress was slow. We labored on, howev
er, now running against some of the huge pillars
left for the support of the roof, and again slum
bliuf over some block, which we could not see in
ths obscurity. We followed up the different ga
leries, and examined them thoroughly, in hope of
finding some other outlet, but we were stopped in
every direction by the solid rock.
Suddenly there was a cry of " take care, here's
a precipice!" We all pressed forward to the spot
to examine it, and found ourselves on the edge of
a pit some ten or fifteen feet deep, and about a
hundred feet across. The floor wa9 of rock,
smooth, but extremely uneven, tho inequalities
being caused by breaking off the blocks at the
bottom, instead of cutting them away ; the roof
too presented a similar appearance. Near this,
at the end of a long gallery, was a fountain, sup
plied by water dropping from the roof. It was
delightfully rool, but unplasant to the taate, being
strongly impregnated with lirue.
Our advance was, in one or two places, ob
structed by the heaps of broken stone, which reach
so near the roof, (hat we were obliged to creep on
our hands and knees. I could understand well
what a grievous penance it must be to walk with
one's shoes full of peas, for crawling on cobble
stones is near akin lo it. At the end ol chambers
was a crevice in the rock, through which one or
two of us squeezed, and looking"" up, we thought
we had discovered an old shaft, but on climbinc
mm
thirty feet or more, we found that it was a natural
fissure, and had no outlet above, as we had hoped.
Our disappointment was lessened, however, upon
discovering that the sides of the fissure were cov
ered with stalactites of a rose color, and wo im
mediately availed our elves of a hammer, pro
duced by one of the party, to break off specimens,
with'which we filled our pockets.
But the most interesting portion was the ex.
treme end of the last chamber. Here were blocks
ol stone but half quarried, and still attached by
one side to the rock. The work of quarrying was
apparently effected by an instrument resembling
a pickaxe, with a broad chisel-shaped end, as the
spaces between the blocks were not more than
four inches wide, in which it would be impossible
for a man to work with chisel and mallet. The
spaces were many of them four feet deep, and ten
feet in height, and the distance between them was i
about four leet. After bing cut away at each
side, and at the bottom, a lever was probably in- j
serted, and the combined force of three or four
men could easily pry the blocks away from the
rock behind; the stone was extremely soft and
pliable, nearly white, and very easily worked, but
like the stone of Malta and Paris, hardening on
exposure. The marks of the culling instrument
were as plain and well-defined as if the workman
had just ceased from his labor.
Having thoroughly observed every nook and
corner, we turned back towards the entrance, ex
amining the ground as we went. Near a pillar
in about the centre, we found a quantity of bones,
brought in by the jackals, the smell of which had
first attracted the dog. We then looked along
the surface of the wall which closed the entrance,
but though the light streamed in at one or two
cracks, there was no other hole big enough to
admit even a dog, and satisfied that we had come
in at the only possible entrance, we one after an
other climbed up, and worked our way out.
The sun was just selling, and, blazing full in
our faces, nearly blinded us ; as soon as we could
see there was a universal shout at the forlorn ap
pearance each and all of us presented. It was
impossible to tell the original color of hat, cap,
clothes, or hair, for we were covered from head
to foot with lime dust, and looked like a company
of millers. We dusted and brushed each other,
but to no purpose; we were marked men, and our
merry party was greeted with many a stare by
the staid old Turks, as we marched through the
streets and bazaars.
Upon comparing a subsequent measurement of
our guiding line, and the time spent in returning
from the extreme end, we judged the length of
the quarry to be rather more than a quarter of a
mile, and its greatest breadth less than half that
distance.
There had been some doubt expressed by one
or two of the party, who had made a previous vis
it, as to its being a quarry ; but we all agreed that
though it might originally have been a grotto, ft
had been worked, and then the question arose,
" By whom ?" The answer was, " King Solo
mon," and for this opinion there seemed to be
many reasons. The stone is the same as that of
the portions of the temple wall still remaining, and
referred to by Dr. Robinson lo the period of the
first building. The mouth of the quarry is but j
little below the level of the platform on winch the
temple stood, making the transportation of the
immense blocks of stone a comparatively easy
task.
The heaps of chippings which lie about show
that the stone was dressed on the spot, which ac
cords w,ith tha account of the building of the tem
ple : 44 And the house, when it'was in building,
was built of atone, made ready before it was
brought thither ; so that there was neither hammer,
nor axe, nor any tool of iron heard in the house
while it was building. The extent of the quarry, j
the amount of stone which must have been j
worked out there, and the size of some of th6
blocks themselves; the extreme age of tho part;
which has been exposed to the elements, and
which dates back in legends and traditions to the
lime of Jeremiah ; the fact that there are no other
quarries of any great size near the city, and es
pecially the fact that during the reign of Solomon,
this quarry in its whole extent was without the
limits of the city.
Whether the hole through which we effected
an entrance will be closed again is hard to say,
hut it seems probable that it will, as the quarry
lies directly under the Mahommedan quarter of
the city, and in case, of an insurrection of tho
Jews, it would be almost impregnable if taken
possession of by insurgents, and At the same time
they would have it in their power to blow up all
that quarter of the city. 1 hope, however, that it
may be thoroughly explored before the close of
the season, and a better account given of it bjH
some more able pen than that of a 1 vro.
Ground Peas. A gentleman residing near
this place, informs us that he has dug and meas
ured a suflicient quantity of ground peas to as
certain that they will average 105 bushels to the
acre !' The land planted is ordinary pine land,
on which was put a little manure. The labor
bestowed was not more than would be necessary
to plant and attend the same ground in cotton.
Th nutritious qualities of the ground peas are
generally known. They are said by those who 1
have made the experiment, to be superior to corn
lor fatteni'.g hogs, and for that purpose they are
raised and fed with less trouble than sny other
crop. They need not be gathered, but remain
good in the ground until March or April. During
six months Irom the first of October to the firs: ol
April, hogs as fat as though they had free access
to a crib of corn. What farmer in Georgia will
hereafter buy Wesiern pork?' Albany Patriot.
Cash helps along courting amazingly. Aston
ishing what balls and suppers, braceletts, love of
bonnet,' suburban rides and picnic, will do to
wards expanding the feminine heart, and getting
into the father's house.
Another Distrusting Humbug.
Tha wonderful Barnum seems never lo be sat
isfied. He is always covetous of more money
und more infamy. One would think that with the
splendid results of his successful impositions on
the public, he might be content to retire to his
Moorish palace near Bridgeport and live, not like
a gentleman, since that were a simple impossibili
ty, but at least in such luxuary as a man of hit
tastes might get around him, and in ease and qui
et after so many wanderings. One would also
suppose that the publication of his Autobiography
had secured for him a reasonable amount of dis.
grace, with which less ambitious men might be
content. But Barnum, restless soul, is insatiable
in his pursuit of the Almighty Dollar, and of ev
erlasting ebamn s'o he has projected another
scheme to bring fresh crowds to the American
Museum, and add new infamy to his character.
This is a monster baby slow, in which are in
eluded prizes for the largest children, for twins,
triplets, and other unnatural births, the subjects
to be placed on exhibition with their mothers for
the benefit of the illustrious bowman. Wo are
sorry to see that several respectable ladies have
been humbugged into lending the sanction of their
names lo so abominable an enterprise. The ori
gin of the idea was in-the Programme of a West
ern Agricultural Society, and all that was designed
was a little innocent fun, it never having been se
riously contemplated that American women would
place themselves and their offspring in competition
with the miminoth oxen, the preternatural pigs
and prize jackasses of such animal shows. But
Barnum ha3 taken it up in real earnest, and in
vites the assembling of a concourse of babies to
be placed among tho wax figures, and mummies,
and mermaids, and sea-lions of his New-York es
tablishment. A 'I that he wjadies is of course to
pocket an extra quantity of shillings out of the
crowd that will be attracted to the Museum during
the continuance of this novel and disgusting en
tertainment, nor does he care a sous for the moral
spectacle it will present, nor for the sufferings
which ihe children brought to such an exhibition
must neeessarily undergo. Alas lor the manners
of the age in which we live, when such things
are tolerated in the largest city ol the United
States. Petersburg Pa press.
A Novel Scheme.
We learn that a very novel nnd singular lottery
scheme is soon to be proposed in the city of Mem
phis, by one of her most intelligent and enterpri
sing gsntlemen. The suggestion is surely inge
nious, and we wish it Ihe utmost success. It is
as follows : Five gentlemen are to be selected
by the originator, accomplished, intelligent and
highly educated, of honorable birth, upright char
acter, and all from the Southern States. These
are to constitute the capital prizes. Ten thousand
is the number of tickets that compose tho scheme,
at ten dollars a ticket. The drawing is to be con
ducted similar lo the usual method of lotteries,
under the control of a disinterested board of man
agers, and will take place as soon as the tickets
are disposed of. The conditions are these : Should
a single lady draw a prize, it is her option to mar
ry the gentleman or decline; should she choose
to marry, she takes with him twenty thousand
dollars ; should she decline she relinquishes one
half ol the money to him, reserving the other to
herself. Should he decline the marriage, she pock
ets the twenty thousand. Should a murricd lady
draw a prize, she tukes ten thousand, leaving the
other half to the number drawn. A gentleman is
put on the same fooling as a married lady. The
scheme is entirely new and presents attractive
features. We await the authentic publication with
some interest, assured that it will meet with a
ready acceptance, and excite a marvellous interest.
The organization of the club will be anticipated
with especial interest, and haply some fair maiden
will win a prize which will render her a two-fold
gratification the consoling embrace of a fond hus
band and a cool twenty thousand, to pave the
gilded path of life, and make happy time's saddest
moments. Holly Springs Democrat.
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State Faih of 1855. The Executive commit
tee of the Stale Agricultural Society has been in
session this week, preparing ihe Premium List,
and assigning the Committee of Award ' for tho
third annual State Fair in October next. There
are now nearly a thousand members, end affair
are in a prosperous condition. There will be
double the amount of last year to award in pre
miums. Our planters, farmers, mechanics, and
gardiners throughout the State should join this
Society and help out the good work; much bene
fit has been already derived from the Society, and
it is just in its infancy. Lei us have, by the Fall,
ten thousand nam s enrolled-at least.
The officers of the Society are : Thomas Ruffin,
of Alamance, President ; John S. Oancy, ol Edge
combe, Richard Smith, of Halifax, Vice-Presidents;
Thomas J- Lr may, of Wake, Secretary ; Fabius
Haywood Hutchings, of Wake, Treasurer. Exe
cutive Committee Crudup, ol Franklin, Chair
man ; Eaton and Hamilton, of Granville ; Whi'a
knr, Taylor, Poole, Price, Jones, Cooke, Partridge
and Jordan, of Wake; McRac, of New Hanover;
Measures, of Brunswick ; and McDaniel, of Nash.
Jialeigh Standard.
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Specie for the Ceixea. We were startled
a few days ago by the statement that 75 tons of
coin had been engaged as part of the cargo of a
vessel now loading here for Constantinople. We
learn to-day that the shippers are anxious to en
gage 45 tons more, having 120 tons to ship. Lest
this heavy shipment of coin should alarm the Wall
street financiers, we may as well add that it is all
in skreutzers, (the copper coin of Germany, near
ly equal in value lo our cent.) and comprises a col
lection made, probably, from the money brought
out by emigrants. It was taken by the vessel at
88 per ton, freight. When it.arnves, the Mussul
mans will be well supplied with small change.'
iV. Y. Mirror.
Children. I remember a great man coming
to my house at Waltham, and seeing all my chil
dren standing in the order of their age and stature,
he said . These are they that make a rich man
per;' but he straightway received ibis answer, 'Nay,
my lord ; these are ihey that make a poor man
rich ; for there is not one of these whom we would
part with for all vour wealth.'
Bishop IMVt Life.
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