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For announcing candidates for office $3 in advance. Professional and Business Tarda not exceeding lines will be inserted at $5 a year ; not exceeding a square &3r Letters on business must be address d to the Proprie tors, pott paid, to ensure attention. Subscribers and others who may wish to send money te us, can do so at all times, nj mail, and at our risk. Ltv from Europ. ARRIVAL OF STEAMER NASHVILLE. New York, April 22 1855. The steamer NashvilU baa arrived with L'v-r-pool dares of April 7. Uolton was higher. Fair praties had advanced tH. and middling 1 -1 6 J. Silts of the week 80,- Breadstuff were unchanged. Money easipr. Consols 92 j. The s, ink had reduced the rale of interest to 4 per cent. The Vienna Con f. re rice had adjourned till A prH 0. A series of fierce engage ments had occurred nt Sebastopol between the French and Russians, in one of which 3,000 were killed and wounded. The quotations of cotton are fair Orleans 5Jd.; middling 5jd.; fair uplands 5jd.; middling 5 l-16d. Canal flour 32s.; Ohio 45s. Corn 42s. a 43s. Provisions stiffer hut not higher. Manchester advices were more favorahle. A despatch from Berlin states that the Russian party was in the ascendimt, and that Prussia would probably side with Russia. The conflicts before Sebastopol, though altered ed with great loss ol life, had not resulted deci sively to eiiher party. On the night or the 23d an engagement took place costing 3,000 men. Political atTnirs are unchanged. The Confer ence adjourned till the 9th to receive the Russian ultimatum. The impression is stronger that the war must go on. Omar Pacha, the Turkish statesman, had ar rived at Vienna to take part in the Conference, Additional by the ftashvlllo. New York, April 23. The Russians and Allies were each strengthen ing their positions for the spring campaign. At a council of war held by the Allied commanders on the 12 h, Omar Pasha desired the assistance of the Allies, which, however, could not be given. The Turks are only expected to hold Lupaloria and act nn the defensive. On the 8th large reinforcements entered Sebas topol. Canrobert says that in the affairs of the 22d and 23d, the Russians lost 2,000 and the Allies 600 men. A portion of the Baltic fleet had sailed from England on the 4th instant. The Russians had established two fortified camps of 30,000 men each, for the defence of the Baltic, provinces. They had blocked up the ports with sunken ships. The London Times has a leading editorial in defence of the Know Nothings in America. Spain had demanded the recall of Lord Howden. the English Ambassador, on account of his inter- ference in religious matters. Important Rumor. New Yokk, April 24. The Liverpool correspondent of the lit rail wrote to that paper an hour before the Nashvil'e ailed, that great excitement had been caused by a private despatch from London, staling that a great battle had been fought at Eupatoria, in wh'ch the Russians were defeated, w ith the loss of 5000 men, and Omar Pasha killed. The story is doubt less a fabrication. Democratic Tendencies In England. If there is anything that denotes progress wilh the people of England, it is their growing opposi tion to official parade and extravagance ; and upon this point an article in a la'e number of " Frazer," entitled " Gill and Gingerbread," deals some tren. chant blows in speaking of the mummeries attend ing the inauguration of the Lord Mayer of Lon don. We give an extract : " In the n ime of com mon sense we must and do protest against all this fuss and to do, this absurdity and expense, this feasting and rejoicing, because a respectable citi len, having gone through the regular gra dations of councilor and alderman, becomes a Lord Mayor, with just as little effort or merit of his own as tlie grub Incomes a caterpiler or the caUrpiller a bullet fly." Again : Think of mis ery at home, ol warare abroad ; of u nation's du ty and a nation's destiny, and join in the outcry to devote the money thus shamefully lav ished, to some higher and nobler purpose than the mummery of a pageant, the degradation of a de bach fit amusement lor a baby, fit indulgence for a beast," &c. Speaking with reference to present national extremities, and alluding to the shameful fact that the common council had dis cussed the question whether the gift of the citv to the Patriotic Fund shoull be reduced from 2,000 to 1,000, in conclusion, he says: "As with in dividuals, so with nalions : He who striveth for the mastery must be temperate in all things.' This is no time for feasting and mummerv no time for the wine-cup and the dance no time for pageant and torn-foolery." Interview between Mr. Marcy and the Spamish Minister. The New York Post pro fesses to have been credibly informed thai imme diately or very soon after intelligence of the as sault made by a Spanish cruiser upon the El Do tsdo reached Washington. Mr. Marcy had an in tcrview with the Spanish Minister, which resulted tn an immediate and unconditional admission by the latter his government has been guilty of a tres pass upon our commerce, and a promise t ( send ins' ructions at once to Governor Concha to see that hereafter no vessel sailing under the American flag, however suspicious it may appear, shII be fired st or brought to, unless within three marine leagues of the shore, which is the extent of marine jurisdiction conceded to all nations having a sea exposure. the fost inters that the instructions of the minister have ere this reached General j Cooeha. , The N.irth Carolina Medical Society will hold j its annual m.eting in Salisbury on tho 12th .May : next. j vSTBH 0 CHARLOTTE: FRIDAY MORNING) April 27, 1855. XT W. S. LAWTON & CO" (South Atlantic Wharf,) are our authorized agents in Charleston. S. C, and are duly empowered to lake Advertisements and Subscriptions at the rates required by us, and grant receipts. FOR CONGRESS, HON. BURTON CRAIGE. OF ROWAN. CHARLOTTE nARKET. I Charlotte, April 26, 1855. Cotton is coming in in great quantities and the ! business part of the town present a most animated 1 and stiring appearance. Extremes range from ?5 to 9j, and the market buoyant. Flour 8$ to 9, with an upward tendency. Corn 85 to 90. Meal, 90. Bacon, 10 hog round. Butter, 20c Eggs, 12 Jc. Chickens, 15 to20c,,and scarce. - - - Printer Wanted. A Journej man Printer can find steady employ mcni by immediate application at this office. OCT The County Court is in session this week, . and the eivtl docket gives some signs of the hard ness of the times. There was but one case of any moment on ihe State docket an indictment i foi l irceny. Upon a full hearing of the case the ) Jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court j sentenced the unfortunate criminal to the whip ping post the most degrading punishment known j to the law. lie was ably defended, but the evi- dence of guilt was too pluin upon him. He re j ceived the infliction of the sentence with becom ! ing fortitude, after which he was set at liberty. I and doubtless ere this has como to the conclusion ' that the pathway of crime is a hard one to travel. This County is remarkable for its high-toned mo rality and is intelligence and willing obedience to the law of the land ; and it is only occasionally '.hat the public feeling is shocked by a daring and outrageous violation of eiiher article of the dec alogue. The Wheat Crop. We conversed with a number of intelligent formers of this and the neighboring counties w ho were in attendance upon our Court, and they all inform us that the wheat is not only extremely backward and very thin, but looks yellow and is heading much too low. From present appear ances, a full crop of it cannot be made. The weather .nil continues dry and warm. - - m s OT" George W. Thompson of Wake, was nom inated by ihe Franklinton Convention as the De mocratic candidate for Congress in the Metropoli- ! tan district. The convention was larg-el v attended. enthusiastic, and united. Messrs. Jones of Or ange, Venable of Granville, and Dr. Robert I'ritchard of Warren, were voted for. After a speech of great power and eloquence by Dr. Prilchard, the nomination of Mr. Thompson was made unanimous. Jenkins & Taylor Have removed their Tin and Stove Factory one door west of W. W. Emls' Grocery, on Trade St., where they are opening a very heavy stock ol Stoves and Tin ware. In addition to the usual articles kept in similar establishmenis, they have several very handsome Iron Beadsteads and Hat Racks, and numerous little fiina so convenient and useful in domestic affairs, which must be seen to be understood and appreciated. We thank them for the present sent us. Hon. Geo. Bancroft was in Raleigh, on Friday last, on his return from a tour through Florida, South Carol ina, Charlotte, Salisbury, Greensboro, and Hillsboro. The Standard learns that he evinced a deep interest in Charlotte, as the spot from which the first declaration of American in dependence was sent forth to the world; and that he visited and spent some lime on the balile-field of Guilford Court-House, near Greensborough. He was anxious to visit the University, and to pay his respects to Gov. Swain and others of the Faculty, but was compelled by want of time, to forego this gratification. The Kinney Expedition. Washington, April 23. Marcoleta, the Nicarauguean Minister, denoun ces the Kinney Expedition as n filibustering af fair. Arrest of Post Master Kendall. New Orleans, April 24. Post Master Kendall has been arrested by Mr. Blair, special agent of the Department, charged with purloining a letter to Wills, Rawlings & Co., containing $f0. Mr. Kendall has given securi ty in 10,000. Newspaper Office destroyed by a Mob. St. Louis. April 22. The office of the Parksvilfe Luminary was de stroyed by a mob last week. The paper was suspected of Freesoilism. The Fire at the Railraod. Wo understand that after a careful investigation of the porperty losl at the fire last week, the loss to the South Carolina Railroad was at 830,000 much less than was at first supposed. South Carolinian. Canada Providing for War with the Uni ted Spates. The nnliiia act just passed by the Legislature of Canada closes with these words : " Provided, That if at the time when this act would otherwise expire there should happen to be war between the United States and Her Majesty, then this act shall continue in force until the end of the session of the Provincial Parliament after the proclamation of peace.' next Several of the Canadian journals, speculating on the same lext, think war not unlikely in the event of trouble between the United States and Spain, and expatiate on the mischief the allied powers could do by sending a fleet to cruise on the Ameri can coasls. Black Paper and White Ink. A correspon dent of the Scientific American suggests that as a ibfficuliy exists in getting white paper to prim upon, lha' b'ark paper m;gh: be substituted, with white inkT White on a Id ,ck ground is more distinct, and the eye is then relieved lorm the glare of rays from the while surface. We should like to seethe edict of a newspaper of this kind. Department. The Secretary of the Navy, being somewhat debiicated by his recent very violent attack ol sickness, has, we understand, found it necessary to be relieved from his arduous duties for n short time, and with a view to relaxation, haves this morning for North Catolma by way of Norfolk, at which place he will spend a day or two on a visit to the navy-jard, where two of our new steam frigates are being built, and other work of much publu- imports Mr is going on. Notwithstanding his illness, he has not been idle. Since the adjournment of Congress he has pre pared and issued the several regulations necessary lor carry ing out the provisions of the bill for the more efficient discipline of the navy such ns the forms and manner of conducting summary courts martial, and the rules for the graining the " hon orable discharges " referred lo in the bill. He has also arranged rnd put into operation a system for I apprenticing boys to the navy, and has establish ed the rules lor carrying it out. We have been credibly informed that the Se cretary has determined upon I he 1st of June next as the time for ihe meeting of the board of officers authorised by the act to promote the fficiency of the navy though the orders to the officers who are to compose the board will not issue until the C0 h of May , (Hy which time he will have returned to his post,) us at that time it will bf more convenient to the department to avail itself of the services of of some who are no engaged on other duly. Secretary Dobbin's discharge of ihe important public duties confided lo him has been marked with energy, decision, enlightened wisdom, and an in de fatigability .of purpose which permitted no rest. Rut t he well-merited encomiums winch have been bestowed upon him by the press of the whole country, without distinction of parly, have been purchased a. the expense of necessary reposi, and ultimately of health itself. In common with his . . !: 1 ti i I numerous irienas, we indulge in tne nope mat nis proposed partial relaxation from the dn'ies and responsibilities of official business may prove of permanent advantage, and '.hat he will return to Washington in the full enjoyment of his wonted vigorous health Washington Union, bh. lEorrlblc A Hair. Seven Persons Murdered, The Wabash (In dian) Gazelle, extra, contains an account of the discovery of the bodies of a family of seven per sons, near that place, by the name of French, who had been brutally murdered. It appears the fam ily consisted of French, his wife, and five chil dren. They were very p-or, and lived in a cabin, and in September last, another family, of the name of Hubbard, went to live wilh them, Dur ing October, a neighbor proceeded to the cabin lo 6ee French, and was told by the Hubbards that the family had moved away, and that they had purchased a'l their corn, garden produce and fur niture valued at not over 50 No suspicion of foul play was aroused, until recently, when the Hubbards were arrested on suspicion of murder ing a man named Boyles. The house was then searched, and a portion of the ground floor dug up, which resulted in the finding of the dead body of an infant, very much decayed. The Gazette then, after referring to the summoning of a coro ner's inquest, says : In the presence of a large company they pro ceeded (o examine the place where the infant had been discoverd, and, horrible to relate, found sev en bodies, consisting of the entire French Family : Their skulls were all broken in, and the legs of the old man French and his wife were broken, so that they could be doubled up and forced into the hole, which was three or four feet deep. They were ,'aid in a heap the father and the mother at the bottom, and the children on top. The babe was about fifteen months old. There were three girls and two boys. The children were much de cayed, but the parents were still sound, and were easily recognised by those who had known them. There is not the least doubt that the Hubbards nre guilty of this wholesale and damning murder. It is almost too horrible for belief, but facts are as above stated, and the conclusion is irresistible. The Hubbards are nil in jail. There seems to have been no other motive than obtaining what few worldly goods this poor family possessed, which were not worth over fifty dollars! Conspiracy Discovered in Paris. Pakis, March 22, 1855. Day before yesterday a conspiracy to assassi nate the Emperor of France was discovered at the critical momenr, and the parlies are now in the state prison at Manzas. The Emperor was to review a portion of ihe Imperial Guard, which is to start lor the Crimea, in the Court of the Tuil leries. During the review he was to have been assassinated, but by what means has not become public. AH that the public know is that ihe ar rests were made at the moment when the review was about to commence, that the persons arrested were conveyed to Manzas, in separate cells and interrogated. Some ol the highest families in Paris among the legitimists are said to be impli cated in the conspiracy. The attempt is attri buted to the feeling which is growing up in the country against the absolute power which is ex ercised by the Emperor, w ho does not consult the interests, much less the opinions of any of his i i i j . i- . i yeojue, auu nose cuquuci 01 ne Wiir is not con sidered eminently salisfactory. 7'hat class of peoplo who have serious interests at stake, to whom the honor and prosperity of their native eonnrrv is a paramount object, and who have heretofore had some sort of voice in the administration of public affairs, now find that those precious inter ests are placed in the hands of a man who scorns alike their good or bad opinions who conducts the affairs of state with an absolute secresy, and an indifference to the opinions of others, as if he alone was the body and soul of the country. It is impossible that this state of thing can last much longer. N. Y. (Commercial. Introducing Camels into this Country. It will be recollected that by a recent act of Con gress'a certain amount was appropriated to enable the Secretary of War to try he experiment ofin troducing camels on this continent as beasts of burden and for military purposes. As the Navy Department have occasion to send stores to our squadron in the. Mediterranean, the storesbip Sup ply, now at ihe New York yard, has been select ed for this purpose, and on her return voyage will bring tho camels. This vessel will be com manded by Lieut. David D. Porter, of the Navy, and w ill take out Major Mayne, an officer of the Quartermaster's Department of the army, to pur chase the camels, and on her homeward voyage will bring them to the United States. The vessel will be prepared with all despatch lor sea. There is no doubt that the experiment of intro ducing camels as beasts of burden, and for mili tary purposes, in the eouihwestern part of the country, will prove entirely successful. Their great endurance, ability to carry large burdens, and the length of time that they are enabled to exist without water, will render them a valuable adjunct to the army n the section of country for which they are intended. Mrcii Shorter. written a volume of -Dr. Charles Wilson has some hundreds of pares to ' xplain the poA-ology of drunkenness, define il in two syllables zig-zag. We could The Case of Judge Lor in?. The Washington Union, speaking of the remo val of Judge Loi ing by the Massachusetts Legis lature for faithfully executing the fugitive slave law, says : The fugitive slave law, passed in accordance with the solemn guarantees of the constitution, and demanded by every consideration of good faith among the States, is now deliberately defied by the Know Nothing Legislatures of the free Stales. There is not a Southern Whig press that has not declared that the nullificaiion of that law by the free Slates would lead to a disruption of the Union. They would submit to anything but that; while here we see these same papers open ly affiliating with the contemners of this law, and ardently asking others to do the same. Judge Loring's case, however, caps the climax. He is one of the firs' men in New England, a lawyer of great research, a thorough scholar, and a virtuous citizen. The very men who demand that he shall be sacrificed pay the highest tribute to his intel lect and integrity. He is doomed, however, be cause he has aim d to be true to the constitution of the United Suites doomed by the fana'ical American party doomed by the enemies of Wise, of Virginia, of Johnson, in Tennessee, of Clark, iii Kentucky, and of all those bod and gallant spirits who are laboring to rescue the South from the threatening danger of abolition Know Noth ingism. A w hole Lngislature against one man ! a gang of abolition fanatics und religious bigots howling like so many beasts of prey in the track of an up right judge ! this is the spectacle in the Legisla ture of Massachusetts ; this the scene enacted within sight of Bunker Hill, where Warren fell, and in the vicinity of Faneuii Hall, where the Adamses pleaded (or liberty, and Webster spoke lor the federal Unbn. What of the outside influ- ! ences pressing upon lives of a combined the inflammable represents- a comnined lanaticism : 1 here we see 1 insolent negroes elevated to a social and poliii- cal equality which is denied the white adopti d citizen banaed in common cause with infidels and traitors, who denounce God and the Ameri can Government in the same breath; these make up the public opinion that simulates and sustains the Know Nothing legislators in their onset upon an upright and fearless judge the type of a stir ling American citizen. We hope the South will study this admonition wisely and well." The Perfume of Flowers may be gathered, ac cording to the Scientific American, in a very sim ple manner, and without aparatus. Gather the flowers with as little stalk as possible, and place them in ajar three parts lull of olive or almond oil. After being in the oil twenty-four hours, put them into a course cloth, and squeeze the oil from them. This process, with fresh flowers, is to be repeated according lo the strength of the perfume desired. The oil being thus thoroughly perfumed wiih the volatile principle of the flowers,- is to be mixed with an equal quanlity of pure rectified spirit, and shaken every day for a fortnight, when it may be poured off ready for use. As ihe sea son (or sweet scented blossoms is just approach ing, this method may be practically tested and without any great trouble 01 expense. It would add additional interest to the cultivation of flowers. There are three papers in this State which nre particularly down on the 'd d furriners ' of all kinds the Albany State Register, Rochester American, and Buffalo Commercial dvertiser and yet strange to say, the leading men of these papers are of foreign extraclion. L icy, one of the proprietors of the Register, was born in England. Mann, of the Rochester American, was born in Scotland, and, until he was 14 years of age, ped dled itch ointment around Edinburgh. Parmelee, of the Buffalo Commercial the man of ihe 'twenty-five dollar character ' w as an English soldier, and left the army one day under the escort of one drummer and two rope ends. These are the men who are now rallying around the constitution, ' and who insist that foreign influence will yet undermine the liberties of the nation. Queer people, those Hindos. That is sn. Albany Knickerbocker. Mail Robber Arrested. We learned in Monroe, a few days ago, that a mail carrier be tween that place and Wadesboro ' had been de tected in robbing the mail and arrested. It appears from the circumstances that he has been deriving quite a thriving business in this line lately, having lightened Uncle Sam's mail bag of several letters containing small amounts. The way he opened and closed the bag again, shows an ingenuity worthy a better cause. We learn the bag was patched, and he would rip off the patch,' overhaul the letters, secure the fat ones and then sew the patch on again. But one fat letter prov ed fatal to him a decoy letter was placed in the mail containing marked bills ; he grabbed it, and the officer grabbed him, .and lodged him in Wades boro 'jail to await his trial. We understand his name is Jordon. The road Jordan will have to travel will be apt to be a hard one. Would it not be a good idea for Uncle Sim lo discontinue the use of patched bags. Concord Gazette. arf Pear Tkees. Dwarf pears on quince storks are not onlv beau'iful objects but bear earlier and more freely and certainly, and pro duce larger and finer fruit than those grown on free stocks. They are also, by their small height and size, better adapted to gardens and restricted grounds, easier managed, giving greater room for variety, as well as presenting fruit easy of access, and secure from high winds, often very injurious to standard trees. The pyramidal form of train ing is ihe most beautiful, takes up the least room, and gives the best fruit. No garden should bo without its dwarf poar trees, at once so productive and ornamental. 1 he koad to Kutherfordton. The books for subscription of stock in the Road from this town to Rutherfordton, . it will be remembered, were opened along the line of the Road, on the 9:h inst. The Spaitanburg, S. C. Express states that at Rutherfordton, some twenty odd thousand dollars ivere taken by some ten or twelve gentle men. The portion ol Road between Charlotte and Rutherfordton, we are informed, will be organ ized into a Company, whenever 8l00 000are subscribed. There are five counties to raise this amount, and if the others have done as well as Rutherford, the Charter is doubtless secured before now. If il. Herald. At a recent dinner party in Washington, Sa Houston sat near an authoress and the M. C. from ' me minaio uisirict, rsew York, the latter of whom wished to know if there were any know nothings in Texas, to which the General replied, that there were none, the citizens having rid themselves of the only one in the State by chasing him into the top of a tree. What did he do then,' asked the authoress with true female inquisitiveness ' Why. madam,' said the old soldier, who prides himself on what he calls wit, ' he drew the tree up, roots and all, and took it off with him.' Upon thh there was a laugh, but when Ihe lady said quietly that she was glad that there was onechated man iu ihe State, lhe general was floored, and acknowledged his indebtedness. Defining their Position. The Richmond Enquirer says : M The Know Nothings of the North and there the centre of power exists have eahibired their real anti-slavery purposes by their acts. They have filled the next Congress with the deadliest enemies of Southern institutions. Their ultimate purpose is avowed by their accredited organs to be an ' anii-slavery organization.' In the Know Nothing and American Crusader,' of March 24, published at Boston, we have a most deliberate expression of the policy to be pursued by the Northern fusionists. That paper, speaking for its section, avows the policy of making use of the abolitionists, in these words: When it (the Know Nothing organization) has reformed the naturali zation laws ; when it has established a true and just standard of American citizenship; when it has taught political Romanism its republican du ties ; when it embodies the crowning sentiment that to Americans belongs America; then it may turn legitimately to the question of slavery, or, what would be the natural course, resolve itself into an anti-slavery organization.' " The Future. We are no croakers, no prophets of evil, and whilst there is a bright side remaining to any ob ject, if it be only one speck of blue sky in the cloud covered heavens, we desire to look at it, and to see the star of hope shining through it. But it is the duty of the manner, who would pre serve his vessel from destruction, when he sees breakers ahead, to give the signal, and the press of a country ought in like manner to lift up its voice, when danger is near, danger to the govern ment, to the Union, and even to life. We have read of great naval battles, in which the combatants were so absorbed in their fierce struggle wilh each other, that a war of the ele ments began to rage without attracting their obser vation, and the howling of the hurricane and the roar of heaven's artillery, did not drown the thunder of their own furious strife. It was only when masts and yards came crashing about their heads, and some gigantic wave involved them in a common wreck, that they discovered too late their danger. In like manner it is to be feared that the politi cal pirlies of the country, in iheir exciting war fare with each other, will forget the t rrib!e perils which threaten the ship of State in those schemes of abolition and disunion which never were as formidable as at this hour. The next session of Congress will wilness such an onslaught upon the outworks to the Southern ciudel as the country has never yet beheld, nor even imagined. The trials and dangers of the past have been as child's play to the storm which will howl around the fed eral capital next winter and rock it to its founda tions. It becomes patriots of every section and of every political creed to unite in a solid pha lanx for the defence and deliverance of the Re public. Whilst parlies are pouring their broad sides into each other, let the big, black clouds that are rising in the North, lest, in the midst of their contentions, the ship of state shall sink to rise no more. Richmond Dispatch. Yankee Factory Girls. In one of the Factories in Maine recently the proprietors reduced the wages, whereupon there was a general determination to strike, and as they were obliged to give a month's notice before quit ting work, they have meanwhile issued a circul.tr 10 the world at large, in which is the following interesting paragraph : "We are now working out our notice, and shall soon be without employ ment ; can turn our hands lo 'most anything; don't like to be idle but determined not to work for nothing where folks can afford to pay. Who wants help? We can make bonnets, dresses, puddings, pies and cakes ; patch, dam, knit, roast, stew and fry ; make butler and cheese, milk cows, feed chickens, and hoe corn ; sweep out the kitch en, put the parlor to rights, make beds, split wood, kindle fires, wash and iron, besides being remark ably fond of babies; in fact, can do anything the most accomplished housewife is capable of not forgetting the scoldings on Mondays and Satur days. For specimens of spirit will refer you to our overseer. Speak quick. Black eyes, fair foreheads, clustering locks, beautiful as "a Heb", can sing like a seraph, and smile most ba witch ingly ! An elderly gentleman in want of a good housekeeper, or a nice young man in want of a wife willing to sustain either character ; in fact we are in The market. Who bids? (Joint?. -gone ! Who's the lucky man?" Great Fishing. The Burlington Free Press relates a new and unique mode of fishing, which has been success fully tried ina irout stream of northern Vermont, and which we take pleasure in recommending to the nltenlion of all long-nosed disciples of the fa mous Walton. The discovery was made a few days since by a woodchopper in Hyde Park. Be ing thirsty with labor, he chopped a hole in the ice of a mountain stream, and laid himself down to drink. While in ihe act of imbibing the re freshing fluid, his nose was suddenly and unex pectedly seized by a hungry leviathan of the brook, who buried his teeth deeply in the rosy protuber ance, which he evidently thought was a savory morsel. The astonished wood cutter, w hose alarm endowed him with superhuman strength, threw up bis head with a jerk, and pulled out upon the j ice a splendid trout, which weighed two and a half j pounds ! The editor of the Fiee Press has talk d with a man who saw the lacerated and swollen nose, and vouches for the authenticity of the story. We do not believe, however, that this mode of fishing will come into vogue, and we advise those of our readers who are disposed to try7 it, to wear false noses ! Insult and Rebuke. A Mormon Elder was invited to officiate as chcplain of the California Legislature at the open ing of a morning session. The Rev. Mr. Shuck, Baptist, of Sacramento, had bren invited lo offi ciate in the same capacity, whose feelings are ex pressed in the following note which he addressed to the Legislature : "lam now precluded from accepting the invitation which you have extended, from the fact of the Assembly having, by a large vote of yesterday, acknowledged ihe Christianity of that daring imposture of systematized licen tiousness called Mormonism. And with it or its elders' lean have no religious affinity, sympathy, fraternity, or intercourse. I claim (or myself, in dividually, no superiority in righteousness over other men; but, as a Christian minister, I do claim for Christianity a superiority over every religious system on the face of this whole earth- and as to Mormonism ;-c.lf I m..,A :. honor 10 lhe one living and true God, a libel nnon ... . y.,,. , ,iu 11 ns a dis v...i9i,aunjr, a uitgnice to me philosophy of hu man progress, and a bold insult to the intelligence of the nineteenth century." Presbyterian John Mitchel, the Irish exile, seems to be a fa vorite at the South, just in an inverse ralio to he dislike entertained for him at the North He is well received in the Southern cities, wherever he goes.and has been invited to deliver addresses al a number of places. A lady was asked the other day why she chose to live a single life and gravely replied : -Because 1 urn noi able to support a husband." A Ghoat In Love. A farmer who had lately become was aroused at midnight by the loud a widower his dog. On going to it the animal dipaxerlV extreme terror, wheraupon the farmer took h gun and proceeded to an inspection. All at on" he saw a phantom clothed in a white sheet rj behind the hedge. The farmer turned dtarll pale, and his limbs shook with dismay. He, ho ever, contrived to ejaculate, " If you come fronj God speak, if from the devil, vanish !" "W rHekn exclaimed the phantom, 11 I am your deceased wife come from the grave to warn you not i0 marry Maria A, lo whom you are mukin love. The only woman to succeed me is Henri. etta B . Marry her, or persecution andeter. nal torment shall be your doom f This strange address from the goblin, instead of dismaying ihe farmer, restored his courage. He accordingly rushed on the ghostly visitor, and, stripping 0ff its sheet, discovered the fair Henrietta B ier. self, looking extremely foolish. It is said that the farmer, admiring the girl's trick, has had the baoi published for his marriage wiih her. Gatesend (Eng.) Observer. How Julia Dean was Courted. It seems there was a slight tinge ol romance attending the wooing and marriage of this young actress. According to the New York Courier, Miss Dean, two years ago, played an engage, ment in Charleston, S. C, from which she real, ized six thousand dollars, and was complimented by some ol her admirers with a splennid head ornament, valued at $1,500. Among the com mittee of presentation was one Dr. Hayne, son of Senator Hayne. Dr. Hayne then became person ally acquainted with Miss Dean, and a mutual feeling of admiration awakened which has result ed in the marriage. Dr. Hayne was twenty. six years old. He is not a man of wealth. His mother, on his coming of age, gave him some thing to speculate with; but his speculation did not turn out well. Mis meeting wilh Julia in New Otleans was apparently accidental, as he was on his way to Texas, and he went 10 Galvcg. ton in the sam' ship with her and her li.ther, and put up at the same hotel. On Sunday, as oid Dean sal smoking his cigar on the piazza after dinner, Julia suddenly appeared before him, ac. companied by Dr. Hayne, and a little diama en. sued. They expressed a desire to be married, and asked his consent, which was instantly and freely given. A carriage was called, and the fair Julia, accompanied by her father, ihe captain of the steamer in w hich ihey came to Galveston, the landlord of the Fremont House, Julia's dressing maid, and the bridegroom, proceeded to ihecler. gyman's house, where the nuptial knot was tied. It is said that nothing can well exceed the corn, plete efficiency of ihe military resourc sol Frunce. She has literally five armies one at Boulogne.eon. sisting of no less than 60 battalions, each 1000 strong, and 50 squadrons, with 20 loot or hire batteries. One army again, at Lyons, consisting of 3 divisions of infantry, and one of cavalry, nr 30 batalions, 16 squadrons, and ten batlerii-; one, also, at Paris, which, b'-side its two divi,ions of 22 battalions, iis 20 squadrons, and 5 banerie., contains, in addition, as special garrison troopi two battalions of foot guards, four squadronn of horse guards, one battalion of sapeurs pomptrt, and as a reserve corps, 11 battalions, 10 squad rons, and four ba tier res, of the Imperial Guard; one, too, in the Etst, 90,000 strung; and lastly, one in Africa, whicb, wiih the division of occupa tion al Rome, form together 30,000 bayonets or sabres. To this force are yet to be added 10 more regirnenls, not brigaded, or 21 active battal ions, an armed police of 20 000 nv n, and 100 depot battalions, that daily receive the arceiai"! of 140,000 men lately (h creed, malting NllogflA. er a French complement of something like b00,. 000 soldiers. A Severe Sentence. In the Oxford Circuit Court, England, the Rev. John Allen Giles, 1). (J. L, of the established church in England. wa eos victed of having represented that a Robert Pratt and Jane Green were martied on the 3d ol Oclo. ber, wherens they were married on the 5th of October, 1854 ; that they had been married by license, whereas they were not ; and thai I hey were married in ihe presence of one Charlotte Tate, whereas I hey were not. Mr. Giles pleaded in defense that he had been so overwhelms! with literary labors that he had made Ihese mistakes, but without fraudulent inlent. (la had worked for years past very hard, and had written and published one hundred and twenty volumes of the ancirit records of his country. ; was sentenced by Chief Justice Campbell to twelve months im prisonment without hard labor, and hii lordship expressed a hope that upon his release he would become a useful member of society. Coming Out. The Petersburg Democrat, in giving an account of the proceedings of a demo cratic meeting held in that city on the 7th instant, says : We will state, as a matter of interest abroad, that a number of gentlemen who have hitherto co operated wilh the whig parly, were present at the meeting, all of whom, we hear, will support the democratic candidates in the coming eleelina. They say that the scion of ihe managers of tin whig party has been such as to absolve all ffhifl from allegiance to their party that no othr hon orable recourse is left them but tn unite and work with te democratic party, as the only orgimzv tion &t present which is true lo the Constitution and law and order.' A Generous Subscription. A Western cor respondent of lhe Zion's Herald, in describing th stingy habits of the people of his il, when called upon to assist in benevolent work, relates the fol lowing amusing story : One of our friends was called on by a railroad agent, who was soliciting stock along the line. He had a fine farm and plenty of money, ar.d listened wiih an animated countenance lo the glo wing detail of blessings likely to be realized from the proposed railroad. The agent made an elo quent palaver, and thought he had won our friend and his money, when he suddenly got his eye-teeth cut in this wise. Why, yes,' said the good old farmer, I know it is wonderful, it must be a pow erful thing, them air railroads they run like gehu. Surely, I go in for it ; I subscribe some thfng oilers to sich things.' How much slock will you take, sir?' said the elated solicitor. ' Why you may put me down fifty cenis,' wai the magnificent reply. Some one tells a good story of a broad-back Kentuckian, who went down to New Orleans for the first limp. Whiskey, brandy, and plain drink he knew, but as to compounded and flavored liquor he was a know nothing. Reposing on lhe seat of lhe court of ihe St. Charles, he oberved score of fashionables, drinking mint julops. ' Boy said ne bring me a glass of that beverage. When he had consumed the cooling he called the boy again : 1 Boy, what was my last remark?' draught. VV hy, you ordered a julep That's right, don't forget it keep bringing cm
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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