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j Jb JiiL 3 A Family Paper, devoted to Stale Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and Miscellany. 4C WIS. L YATES5 EDITOR AND rnoi-RlETOR. J CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. $2 PER ANNUM In Advance. (VOLUME 5. ( NUMBER 14. otico on Main Street, ) DNE DOOR SOUTH OF SADLER'S HOTEL. $ TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1856. THE 'cmocrat -published every Tuesday r ,tirmigthehvtest Newa, a tuli ud accu rate Report of the Market, &c. For the year, if paid i advance $2 00 If paid aritbia six month 2 50 If paid after the expiration of the year, 3 i0 lnr n rs i sending us five rr snl- -l re accompanied by-the ndrcn nub- ;,,tiH f$l) uiil receive a sixth copy era ripiMMi i un -cr fC i t..r '!' rear sh Ut Subscribers tiTut others ano may w . gend ntonof to us, can l so by mail, ADVERTISING. O.-.c s j a c ol i..r 3 mot As, si fo " n ; 1- W 00 I Pro :.nl n;id bnstnesa Cards, not c- j . . .i .: - i new, r milium. w , i , re. 16 line, or leas, lust icsertioo, Si Ctl i.i r. iha pifiil in.-rtioii, -J5 ' r r announcing Candidates for nfiice, j ." iti ndi a nee, '& Advertisements not narked on the ; inanaseript tor n apecihe time, will 1 in- rted until forbid, and ehargt il accordinglv j WILLIAM J. YATES. The Ckarlolte Bulti:i2 I in Insurance ( onipaiiy , tOSTINUKS i" t ike i i,ks against losa by x.- 1 I:. oi 1 1 u - -. I L, Prodnc, &e.,al u,ual ia: s. Odws in Bntwley'a Baikling, np j M. IJ. TAVLO, PreaiA nt. s. P. Al.KXANDKIt, Vice President. J. A. VOUNG, 1 J. If. WIHTB. t . II. C USt) . Exc-eutive (Aimmiitte. i:. I1VRH.UAN, I A. t:. STKKI.E, J J. It. WII-S . f t. J)IIN F. I M W I N, ret uy. July S2, - " . .1. CKAIW, Dress lUEdsilSLOX, Three doors helot Trot bar's ( 'arriap Manufactory 4 ii.im.MTTi:. April -12, 1836. Iy .3 52. WSEIvanVa.'.?, Dress XvXxl;iLOi, Opposite Hit- PoM-OflicC. A I.I. IH:iES em Mil jaErm&. . made 1- the cek-brat A K-t: method, and war iaiit 1 t' lit. BONNETS i imna rl in the latest style, &t tli shortest notice. harlotl . F b 12. I-o;. if TO THE PUBLIC i HAVE JFST RECEIVED and op n.-d lb. 1 lareal mi l mwwf vuiKt tek ot Drills. lUedifinfs, Ikrm icals Paints, Oiis. Uin- SUffs, Perfumrrv, Toih i IrtifkS) Ac. A.f.'j; ;-i : f:k OFFER ED IN I MIS MARKET. . ( whidi will I-' !'! at txtrrvieltt sborl pronts, for cash. I e aea ri i toi md if yon want articles in my lioe, ciit, y ..a akmU be Mtisfird, both .!h r":r.l price and Mwtf. tf.iJly.lke. II. M. I'KI I'CIIARO, Sf. ,l. Wkottsml, St RetmU Drmggiat, tlBAltlTK Ifow. So 3. Charlotte, May 6, 185. if NEW TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT. . M.f-.x tia:a: &. LEMTEE.I3 'i! LI) inform tbe eitisens of ( 'har- and the surrounding CAcatry, that tli- v have roi bj ii i. -1, Jh iiiu'' Kr. for h aeennied l,v R. M n, w here th. y iu inrying on the T l- tad ra I 'itlNi Itl 'SIKI ss in all its hranchi pagH the Hat ing si ervic s of A. I hum , w riw 'W0 us ;. ("nu. r, is well known in 1 1 1 1 contmuni ty, llii-y ).-. l -o hesitancy in aayhtg that they ss well nnvl.rrd to give satis&ction as any n r stablishu nt tn ibis part ol the conntry: b i by close application and MBineSA, thev BOM to BMsril strict attention to a liberal share of patronage. Good f Fashions , Ins Brarranted. ci iv. il monthly from tin b I ports Augt ALEXANDER A 10, 1856 tf LENTELE. AND JEWELRY. t TTER I" "1 "It'R wi ieee irinr i, ,i ;, , . ;. BanasoBM an I fashionable WATCHES from in. s- c i nmteii . .,i-. m ike Al.- so. a rich assort- :.-nt of FasUtiaMc Jewelry, ( haiiis, &c. All of which Wiu )K. nv fareasfii oron h,-.,, nose to punctual dealers. THOM AS TROTTER A SON. Uharlette, Jane lt. 1856 tf FASHIONABLE TAILORING. THE sabscriber announces to the pvldic generally, thai he is now reeeiring a large assort nient ol new Cloths, l assiineres AMI I'm: st .rf. for Gentlemen's wtar, aud will tor Cash .-.t a small urofit.or made to or- tet according to the latest styics. Shop next door to Elm' Grocery Sti,re. Scp. 29, 1855. 10-iI 1). L. REA. AiNoliition or Partiieiliip. WHE firm of B. Koojnnann & Co., has tills day been dMaohrcd, by mutual consent. Ail i sns mdebCed, will please make early par I to 15. Kojpmann. who will continue the niiuun on his own account, at the old stand. B. KOOPMANN. ELIAIb S: COHEN. Aur 16. lS5o tf aB"1 . i imwwkr'ikt- ran sb - m- a f I' w m- f I m u s ' 1 rt i.y IN ! 9 m ! i f bp si,i ValualDle FOR SALE. THE aiiili ishflit il offers for sale several val uable farms in the County of Mecklenburg, N. C The first is known as The Home Tract, Containing Aries, on the waters of Kecuy ( reek, commodious 1) v tbLIM Haras, good bains, car na;e house, and all other uselul buadag in excellent order and probably not surpassed by those on any other latin in the county ol Mecklenburg. There is also a Grist and Saw .Mill, Gin House with Otn rumng by water, also another good Gin and Thresher ao the nam i he I l1a'd Is "an "clienl -au -"jL,.va'io" ??"u i y situated, ell watend,and has 375 Acres of clear. i iu taiiu. it is altogether i ne ot the most licsnaote ' places in the lert'le county ol Mecklenburg. I wish i MJ sell this limn between this date and the fust ol ; January next, and will take pleasure in showing it j to those who may call to see it. 1 awo wish to seli A -. . , M , .inoiiier i ract ot land, in ihf? sanu n i.diboi ho- rL conlaitiiri" 211 Acres, weli watered, andbaving on it a large quan. lity oi excellent limber convenient to a Saw Mi l. i ma place is .known as the l ine ii.it tract. I also w i-li to m 11 aiiotSter Tract on McAlpine's Creek in MeeklnNirg, containing; IM Acre.-, known as the Rea .Mine Tract. This farm is well improved with a Kood dwelling house and out buddings, is well watered, and lies on the Potter lead. I aiso wish to sell Another Tract of !a:id lying on the watets ol Sug-ir Creek, in Mecklenburg county, containing t Acres. I also wiab to sell my lifa wterect in Another Tract, of Aeres, on S.ii;ar Creek, adjoining the n- bove tract ot 5 aci s. 1 a!r-' wih tu si 11 Another Tract, lj i si on rhe waters ot Paw 'reek, in Mecklenburg county, containing 10 Acres wi It wateied, and tuf f iiWi' well improved with building. Any ol these (arms will be shown at any time to those wbo wis!) r pmchaar. by application to the ubscribi r.wtio tin s on the al" e mentioned I lume . t ALBERT W ALLAC E. A i 'us: 5, 195C tf Female School, rpHE eN r 1 SON'S i es of M ts SARAH F. DAV1D resum d. on Blondav .school w ill i the 2!ttb ol Term a S pi. mlier. for Tuition as Follows Minor piass, embracing Orthography. Read i in. VVriting.first principles of Arithmetic and Geography 8' Ui ." 8 Grammar, feograpby, with the use of G'obe, Arithoi tie, OrtbosraDhr, Rtradine, Writ- hair and I trawins 10 i ' Modern and Ancient H ns? of GlobK, N iitura itgraphy, with the I and Moral Ihiloso- phy, &c.. dec 1 Vr iicii Music on I'iano Gnitar Monochromatic and IVrspecth 15 8 20 15 b 10 ob- Drawinff. Painting Mi DaTtdson wonld be very mncb I'ured ii those t h- r natrons, wuo are indebt d to h r tor tin; ton tor We v an t- )i anu ., to maai hnmediatf mtthment. Charlotte, S pt. 16, I."0 Iw Carolina Female College. r 1 1 HE i . s of this -Ci I- Insti'i.: n will com- - i. . i i.,.n m III ' H . I III Ml I I 1 II V- TOBER, and continue without vacation, until tUg tlie aiiddle t July, mak ing two s. ssions i twenty weeRa eacn. roari mu tuition emoraeing tne usnal ctrc of Engiish Science, and Lite 'attire, Latin and lit' ek langnages, (76 per session. French $3, lirawing 10, Oil Painting $15. Mu- j pic, Piano $12, Gnkar 811. Other ornamental I branches, mm li as Embroidery, Wax-Flowers, Vc- i n reaaottable extra charge. KrStudeiita himifch their own Towels. T. It WALSH, President. P. S. Tlie health ol the students bat !h-hi re- I marks bly .km! during their stay, with the except ion ol one cast ot typhoid lever. Th? student afiected J ha recovered suflieieiitly to return home. Sept. 2, ISd' 3w T. R. V.. Tris't. V A: . j rv (i r( (i ( riii j CHARLOTTE, f, C. KINZEL. At CO., Proprietors. I HE undersigned has taken charge of the i,ew Hotel recently erecteil in the itnme I diate vicinity of the Depots o, the S. C. 6t N. C. RAIL ROADS, it Charlotte, I and they invite from the travelling public and : Iheeommaaity generally a trial !' the merits ol their establishment. Our House arill be kept in all respects not inferior to any other : good hotel, whether regard be had to the tahle i or to the comfort and convenience of the sleep ' ing apartments. To the travellers on the . Rail-Roads, this stand is partienl irly desira ble, hem; near to and in full view of the De pots ano to boarders of the Town we will make it as desirable, we hope, both in regard I to accommodations and terms, as any offipr i similar establishment. No ell'ort will be . spared on our part to give entire satisfaction to a. I who may favor us with their patronage. KINZEL 8c CO. ttThete will he a Istll'C H HOUSE kept in the best stvle. in th Hotel. August 2f, lS'irt m basement of the Harness .' noons 80CTH OF THE MANSION ROC8E, Charlotte. S. M. HOWELL HATING made more extensive preparations for the Manufacture of SADDLES and HARM ESS, He would respectfully inform the citizens ot North Parol ins tkai he is now prepared to tur- fnrnish sADDLUS A! HIRMM of a superior quality, of his oirn manufactHrc, at the Very Lowest Possible Prices. Wanting Saddles Bv leaving their orders, can be furnished as low as" they can procure the same at the North. April 15, 1856 tf B, M HOWELL. vamaoie -arziis tiiuiK.lbL 1 Ill limutniiHU. -s -u jl -a- j. w uem. jj . -:.---- : ENCOURAGE THIS KNOCKING. j rjlHE undersigrned bops leave JL to return his thanks to those who favored him with a call dur ing the hist year; and hj would respectfully inform the public that be has removed to the Machine .Shop formerly occupied by Messrs. George & Whisnant, adjoining: Mr. J. Kudisill's Steam Pkming 3L!ls, where he is prepared to execute all work in his line ;ls cheap and as good as can be done in the .State. Turning, Cutting Screws, Repair ing Boilers and Engines of all descriptions, Making and Re pairing Mill Spindles, Wood Plainers, Making Ploughs, Iron ing Wagons; and in Horse-Shoeing, &c., we will yield to no one for neatness, wear, and dispatch. Inter fering Shoes 1 2."), common ditto $1, east steel toes, or Steel plate, i'i. I have also erected an Air Furnace for mend ing Brass, which answers finely. The publicc.au now get brass and composition castings by call- in? at the above establishment, and furnishing patterns. Old Brass melted overat a reduced price, with neatness and despatch. Old Copper uud Brass wanted. S J. PEPRY. Charlotte, Jan. 1, 1856. tf BOOKS For Salo AT THE CHARLOTTE BOOK STORE. I rpHE NEW PURCHASE, or Early Years L is the Far West- Ba Hubert Carlton. THE ADVENTURES OE IIA.l.JI BAB A in Turkey, Persia, and Russia Edited by James Morier. ! MAAti'lii, nt Ki.i.u.ii. I Me jesuttcs m ; our Homes. One of the most interesting Novels I that has b "en written in many years by Helen : Dim. j THE MUSEUM of Remarkable and Interest : inpf Erents, containing Historical Adventures and l ncidi nfs. BLANCHE IEARVOOD-aTale ofModern ! Lifi-. ; EVENING TALEts being a selection of ; woud -rful and supernatural Stories, translated i from the Chinese, Turkish, and German, aud compiled by Il:iry St. Clair. a. LEXICON OF FREE MAoUNKi, Containing a definition of all it-, communicable terms. The True Masonic Chart, by J. L. Cross, 0. L The Free-Mason's Manual, by Rev'nd K. J. Stewart. The New Masonic. Trnstle Board. THE ODD FELLOWS' MANUAL, bv the j R v. A. B. Gtash. LOWRIE & ENNISS, i Charlotte, March 4, 1856 Book-Sellers. . W. DAVIS, Attorney 6l Counsellor at Law, C UJiKMLOTTE, .. C. Jjn- ' tSJG. tt' It 3E3 JS.CE O Vj3l L. BOONE & CO.'S mrtiporiAim Is removed to their NEW STORE. 3. BRICK RANGE. Opposite the BURNT DISTRICT YKTHERE they vvill be pleased to see their v old friends and customers. BOONE & CO. Charlotte, July 8,1856. tf PLEASANT VALLEY FOR SALE. Valuable Lands and Residence. Till! subscriber having determined to re move to the South-West offers for sale HIS LANDS, situate in Lancaster Disttict, S. C, on the road from LancasterviUe to Charlotte, 2 miles from Lancasterville, and (J miles from Morrow's Turn Out, on tin-Charlotte and South Carolina Kail Road. THE HOME TRACT contains five hundred acre. THE COLBERT TRACT contains two hundred and seventy acres, and lirs two and a half miles south of the Heme Tract. THE HUNTER TRACT contains two hundred and seventy acres, and lies oue mile e.-iM of the Home Tract. The whole Lauds are well adapte d to the pro duction of COTTON, CORN, AND GRAIN. The Lands are in a high state of cultivation, in a BEAUTIFUL, HEALTHY REGION thickly settled, with a moral and intelligent com munitV. I'pon the Home Tract there is a large DWELLING HOUSE with nine rooms and a large dining room attach ed. Also, A GOOD STORE HOUSE sufficiently large. This ha been a capital stand for the sale of goods, for upwards of thirty years, and is yet. Also, A good Gin House and Screw, extensive Barns, Stables. Cribs, good Negro Houses, Overseer's House. and other convenient aud m cessary with a Well of inildings, PURE WATER. It is altogether one of the most desirable, conve nient, ami best improved places tn the country, and it is rarely such L A NDS ' A ND IMP R 0 VBM ENTS are in market. The Dwelling and most of the Buildings an- new. having been RECENTL Y ERECTED. The lands will be sold together, or divided to suit purchasers. It will afford HM9 pleasure to SHOW THE LANDS to persons wishing to examine The terms will be made easy and "accommodating. I am DETERMINED TO SELL. having purchased Lands in Arkansas. Persons desiring to purchase may, therefore, come WITH CONFIDENCE. that I will sell. The Lands and Improvements, I feel assured, will please. My address is "Pleasant Valley Post Office, Lancaster District, 8. C." The Post Office is at Q,-vSUr GEORGE I. BECKHAM. Julv 15. 156 tf Pi 1 Gcn. Jackson Tor Oucbanan Tor President in 1844. The Nashville (Tennessee) Union of the 16th ult., contains a correspondence be tween Andrew Jackson and Judge Catron, which effectually crushes out the wicked and malignant invention that Gen. Jackson distrusted the integrity, fidelity, and abili ty of Mr. Buchanan. Judge Catron's let ter gives the substance of an interview with General Jackson in 18-14, which shows that after Mr. Van ISurau wrote bis anti-Texas letter the Old Hero came out decidedly for Mr. Buchanan as the democratic candidate for President, and recommend the delegates present at the interview to support him in the Baltimore Convention. It is scarcely necessary for us to allude to the high character of Judge Catron, the author of the letter refered to. He is at present, and has been for many years, one of the jus tices of the Supreme Court of the United States. The correspondence is a follows : Hermitage, Sept. 16, 1856. Dear sir: Will you be kind enough to state me your recollection of certain re marks, und the conversation that occurred on your visit to the Hermitage in the spring of 1644, between my father (General Jack son) and certain delegates from Alabama, I think, on their way then to attend the Baltimore Convention, and just after the letter of Mr. Van Buran against tlie annex ation of Texas appeared in public, and greatly oblige your friend and obedient ser vant, ANDREW JACKSON. Justice CATRON, of the Supreme Court of the United States. Nashville, Sep, 17, Y656. Dear Sir: In your note yesterday you desire me to state mv recollection of cer tain remarks that occurred in conversation in my presence at the Hermitage in ld44, between General Jackson and others, in regard to the probable action of the Balti- more Convention, xc. In 1844, when the delegates were on their way to the Baltimore Convention from Al- abama and Tennessee, Gen. Jackson wrote a note to den. Armstrong, the postmaster j at Nashville saying "that ho (Gen. Jack- j son) wished to see and have a conversation J with some of his friends on the subject of a nroner candidate to be presented bv the I ft l - L convention, and to come early next morn ing to tlie Hermitage." Gen. Armstrong and myself drove up very early; nor do I recollect whether any other person indicat ed in the note got there in time. A long private conversation vvns held by Gen. Jack son with those he had invited, at which Gen. Armstrong aud myself were present! I well recollect. The General had been a warm friend oft Mr. Van Buren ; nor did I know that he bad changed his mind till that morning. J lie then concurred with his friends present that it was not possible for the democratic party to elect 5lr. Van Buren in the face i of his letter condemning the. acquisition of Texas. Mr. Van littren being out of the question, the next matter of discussion was, who of our prominent friends was qualified to fill the high office of President, and carried with him the elements of success in a con test with the eminent leader on tire other side, Mr. Clay, who it was not doubted would be the whig candidate. We discuss ed the fitness of our friends, and gave our opinion with entire freedom. When we got through, Gen. Jackson said he ttrJ not doubt that Mr. Buchanan ought to be the nominee. When we returned to tlie parlor a con siderable number of gentlemen were there, and others were coining m from Nashville. I'lie conversation, of course, turned on poli tics and tho probable complexion of the j convention, and what it ought to do, borne one asked the Ueneral. bluntly, who lie thought should be selected as the candidate. 1 He promptly replied : "It is not possible for our friends to support Mr. Van Buren j in the face of his letter opposing the uc- j quisitionand annexation of Texas; amongst j our other prominent, friends 1 have no lies- ' Ration in saying that mv opinion is, Mr. Buchanan should be selected by tho con vention as our candidate." There were several delegates present, but I do not recollect any one of them ex- ! cept Mr. Turner, of Huntsville, Alabama, j Tho foregoing account is the substance I of my recollection of tho conversation to which your note refers. Most respectfully, your obedient servant. JOHN CATRON, i To Andrew Jackson, Esq. Shakers' Birle. We had a glimpse, j a day or two since, of a Shaker Bible, n j book not often allowed to be seen by the ' world's people." It is entitled, "A Ho ly, Sacred and Divine Roll from the Lord ; God of Heaven to the Inhabitants of the Earth, Revealed in the Society at New Lo- j banon. Columbia county, State, of New York, United States of America." This i edition was published seven years since, at flif. il.il-nrc' utnl,librnerit nt Cnntei-lnirv. i . , , .. " , V H. It pretends to be a reve lation, and the testimony of eleven mighty angels is j low, according to the order from on high. ' The book appears to contain passages : from Scripture, altered amended, enlarged, or curtailed, with orginal additions or im- provements, ns they aro probably desired, to suit the peculiar notions of the disciples of Anne Loe. It is a very curious volume even more remarkable, though of less pretended antiquity, than the Mormon Bi ble. A copy is ordered to be sent to every king or potentate in Christendom, and one sent to the Governor of Canada, some time since, was returned or refused. Lovel Courier. given, who attended the writing of the roll, cus, and thoso of the Nuremburg observer, . and simer it over a slow hre until it forms I inajor Ti e match was neces-arilv broken One of the angels is named Con-sole-teac- Joachim Heller. Their opinions supported a tough wax end apply it in the shape ofn - ' prospect of happiness Inn mon .hue and another Pre line flmm by that of Halley, oomfirm Mr Hind in Poster to the cancer, over which first ! on' aua u,c fn V .1 7 U . Jao-mon-shue, and another i re-iine-tlanan-: . I sprinkle corrosive sub imato; Um plaster destroyed. '1 o complete her misery, her ..o- T, ,-0 rr T is Vwnrwl ;n t-oI i hisown, that this magnificent comet may : 1 , . ,,. , , ', v , . , , . , - , , vns-ton-va-ren-'t e-ne it is oound in yel-j ...... ; and corrosive sublimate to be renewed ! mistress revoked her leave of absence, and From the N. C. Standard. OH, COME TO THE FAIR! Oh. come to the Fair, Whoever you are, And bring something with you, whatever it be; Come one and come all; Your State makes the call, From the north and the south, from the west to the sea. Bring your horses and kine, Your sheep and your swine. Your fowls of rare blood, and your shang hais to boot; And whatever you do, Bring your fast trotters too, The crowded track' s chances to toko and dispute. Bring on your leatherwork Also, your featherwork; All curious x,rductions of nature and art; Come, with your tap-estry, Also, your ;7)-estry, Paintings most rare, for the eye and the heart. Bring fruit and bring wine, Bring tlie ores from the mine The wealth the earth yiolds both above and below: Bring the peach, blushing meek, Like the rose on the cheek Of the fair ones who'll come, and not think (f a btau! Bring your needlework, girls, Right along with your curls; Your basques, and your bonnets, sleeves, and j our capes; And bring, curiously wrought, And with mystery fraught, your All those "wee little" garments of various shapes. Let the matrons too come, (Though they seldom leave home.) With their counterpanes fine, and their bed quilts so rare; With work of all kinds Which their careful hand rinds So much pleasure in doing: let the?n come to the Fair. Ye mechanics, well skilled, Let your Hall be well filled, With till manner of work, in neat order dis played; Let the grounds, too, attest That you've all done your best; And the State will be proud of the progress you've made. Ho! ye Farmers, attend! Of all classes the friend: For if your work should fail, we would ar" not at all; Bring the fruits of your toil, The rich cream of tho soil, ! In its varied forms to tho Farmer's own Hall, So come right along; There'll bo music and song, And dancing all night, so the papers do say; The latch-string hangs out, And our people, no doubt, Will be happy to see you by night and day. What a time it will be! If you come you will see Hear the speech, see the crowds, and the brilliant array; Come along then come all, Like the leaves in the Fall And your trouble and travel 'twill amply repay Lo the State gathers here, At the close of each year; Her honor's at. stake and she calls on us all To prepare for the time When she shows in her prime Can jcc turn a deaf ear to her heart-stirring call? Then come to tho Fair, Whoever you are. And bring something with you, whatever it be; Come ono and come all; Your State makes the call, From the hills of the west to the shores of j the sea. W. W. II. O tjt The Great Comet of 1656. We have- on a former occasion alL ded to the proba bio return, during the present year, of the Comet of 1264 and 1556, with a tail of 90 j degrees and much historical celebrity. We now perceive that Mr Hind, a distinguished ! an( that he believes it is an infallible rente English astronomer, who has furnished the j dv for this dreadful disease: best account of the comets observed during J many hundred years, has enlisted Prof, Littrow, of the Imperial Observatory of Vinrm. in his inmiiries. Tbfi result is the i t e .i i i. i u i discovery of the original chart and observa- j tions of the celebrated astronomer, Fabri-j be momentarily looked for. Its re-appear ance, says Mr Hind, is near at hand. The Doctor and Hoops. The Editor of the Medical and Surgical Journal comes out strongly in favor of hoops. He says nothing can be more appropriate during the heat of summer than these light frames to raise the weight of the skirts from the hips and lower part of the back. He coun sels moderation, however, and cautions the ladies against making very airy sprites of themselves as to take cold. Yes, ladies, beware of th hooping cough. (minl SCntfHiacntr. Presbyterian Statistic. The annual returns from our Church, (saj-s the Presbyterian) as made up by the Stated Clerk of the Genoral Assembly, which have now been extensively published, present several points of interest. A com parison with the statistics of lust year shows thut whilst in some respects there is ground for encouragement, in others there is reason for regret and humiliation. Com pared with the preceding year, we find thut the number of Synods and Presbyteries re mains the same. Wo have 47 more can didates than at that time, 3 more licencia tes, 59 more ministers, C7 more churches, and 2,351 more communicants. There have been 25 more licensures, 11 more ordina tions, 35 more installations, 14 more pas toral relations dissolved, 8 more churches organized, and Id more ministers received from other denominations than during the preceding year; whilst the amount of money contributed exceeds the sum in the report for 1855 by $230,376. One' very cheer ing fact is the apparently increasing per manency of the pastoral relation, th re having been an excess of 21 installations over the number of pastoral relations dis solved, whilst the report of the Inst year shows nn excess of only 7. On the other hand, the number of communicants received on examination is 763 less than the num ber reported last year, and those received on certificate 120 less. Upon the whole, these figures show that there has been progress as to the general healthfulncss and soundness of the churches; but its re gards the enjoyment of spiritual blessings and aggression on the kingdom of dark ness, there is no special occasion for en couragement. Our attention, particularly during tho early part of tlie ecclesiastical year, was frequently directed to the com paratively few revivals, and though a more happy state of things afterwards appeared, we are still not surprised to find that the accessions from the world full below what has heretofore been reported. We trust that this circumstance may make its ap propriate impression on the hearts of both ministers and people, and that all may be stir themselves to pray and labor that the next returns may present more cheering results. We have received a copy of the; Minutes j of the New School General Assembly, but j after carefully examining it, have not been i able to find that it contains the usual Gen j eral Summary. Why it was omitted is not explained. By reference to the aggregate tables, however, we have collected a few of the items, which compared with the Old School, areas follows: Nerc School Synods 24 Old School. 30 148 482 240 12,322 9,266 23-1,755 Presbyteries 108 Candidates 219 Licentiates 94 Added on Examina tion 5,704 Added on Certificate 4,730 Total Communi cants 138,760 Increase in the Price of Silk Goons. A Paris correspondent snys-"I am afraid the ladies will complain this year, for silk goods will increase in price; there is a rise of fifty per cent, on tho raw material." . . Horrible Death. The Chinese lie. poslory tells of a strange kind of death pun ishment which was inflicted on a Chinese criminal who had committed a dreadful murder. Ho was wound with cotton, sa- titrated with tallow, places being left for bim to breathe. He was then dipped like a monster candle, until he presented a mass of tallow. In this way ho was stuck up on his father's grave, lighted, and kept burn ing until his body was consumed by slow degrees. Poisoned by Eating Poke Berries. An interesting little girl, Nuney Jane, daughter of Mr. J. J. Walpole, of Roseville, Ohio, died on the 2nd inst., from the effects of eating a bunch of poke berries on tho Friday preceding. B A Cure for Cancer. Mr David Cul pepper, of Russell county, Ala., requests us to publish to the world, for the benefit of tho afflicted, that he has been cured of Cancer bv the use of the following recipe. "Recife. Take an equal quantity of ; the roots of white ashe, black sumac, and fat lightwood or pine, and boil them io ! water until a strong tea is made, ami use it t for a constant drink in place of water, tea, . a htfrer ud eat nothing salt or greasy. Take now tar every day or every other day as most con venient; the cancer to be kept dry. If this remedy is followed, without regard to pain or swelling, which will both bo great, and all stimulauts are refrained from, Mr Cul pepper guarantees a perfect and speedy cure. We give the recipe for what it is worth, without knowing anything of its value." Preserving Butter. "It is said" that butter will keep for a long time if each pound be treated with one ounce of the fol lowing composition, recommended by Dr. Allen, viz : Salt two parts, saltpeter one part, sugar twn parts. DREADFUL TRAGEDY. The Rochester Union, of Thursday last, says : The readers of the Union will re member that we published, a few weeks siuce, nn accouut of tho elopement of u married lady from Port Hope, C W., with a young man. The guilty pair camo to this city, and were pursued by the injured hus band, who waited here, armed, and resolved to shoot the deptnyer of his pctnee. After a chare of some days between Port Hopvs Rochester, and Niagara, where the parents of the woman reside, the parties became separated, and all became quiet, but the husbnnd ouly reserved his wrath for u fu ture occasion, as wo then predicted that bo would, and has at length uct ompliscd bis purpose, by slaying in cold blood the se ducer of his wife. The husbrnd is named George Brogden ; that of the seducer was Thomas Hender son. Both were young men, natives of Port Hope, who have been educated and rose to manhood together, and both em braced tho same profession, that of the law. Since the intimacy of Henderson with Mrs. Brogden become known to Mr. B., he had devoted himself to revenge. The wife took refuge at the residence of her parents nt Niagara, and Henderson eluded tho pur suit of Brogden, and no doubt visited his wife at her residence. On Tuesday evening hist, Henderson came from Toronto to Port Hope on the steamer Arabian, and it is asserted that ho was on his return from Niagara. Brogden expected him, and repaired to tho wharf, armed with a loaded revolver. Soon after the boat was made fast, Henderson went into the bar-room of the boat, which was on the side- next to the deck. Just then ono of the officers of steamer enme to him and told him that Brogden was on the wharf in search of him. The warning enme too late. At the next instant Brogden fired upon Henderson through the window of tho boat. Tho ball passed into tho back, under tbe shoulder bludc, through the heart and out at the breast. Henderson fell exclaiming "I am shot," und immediately expired. Had not (he ball been spent passing through the body of Henderson, it would have doubt less injured the friend who stood in front of him, and who was warning him of the pre sence of Krogden. The affair created intense sensation in Port Hope, where both parties were well known and have respectable relatives re siding. A coroner's jury were engaged yesterday in nn investigation of the ufi'air. Brogden made no attempt to escape, but appeared to be in a measure satisfied after taking the life of tho seducer of his wifo and the destroyer of his pace. A RUSSIAN MISTRESS JEALOUS OF HER SLAVE. The Allgcmeinc 7.eitung, of tho 21st of July, gives tho following illustration of serf dom in Russia, as of recent occurrence : Among tho serfs owned by a widow lady was a girl who had been brought up with unusual indulgence, had received a superi or education, and acquired manners fur more cultivated than belonged to her class, to which advantages was added the natural gift of an attractive pcrsou. At an early age f-ho was apprenticed at St. Petersburg to a French dress-maker, and having at tained to some skill in the business, she was after a time offered profitable employment. This her mistress permitted her to ac cept, on the usual payment of an obrok to herself in lieu of personal service. The girl conducted herself well in her situation, acquired a knowledge of the French lun- guage, and formed habits of considerable refinement. Hore she attracted tho notice of an officer of the rank of colonel, who, iu duo time, proved his attachment by offer ing her marriage. The girl accepted the proposal, and nothing remained but to ab tain her freedom of hoi mistress. The pur chase money the colonel was willing to pay. This ought to have been regulated by tho obrok which the girl had paid, calculated at so many years' purchase. Tho officer, however, was not disposed to euvil about the price, but on applying to the mistress, to whom be unfortunately explained his purpose, he received for answer, that on no terms whatever should she emancipate her sluvc. Every effort was mcd lo shake the re solution, which appeared unaccountable ; but argument, entreaty,, and money were alike unn ailing, und tho ludy remained inexorable, giving iu the end the clue to her obstiuaev bv observing that she would , " e . . ii". it nee ik.t nun iuki; precc'ieiicc oi ner, as she would do if married to u colonel. while she was herself hut the widow of B ordered her immediately to return to her native village. Arrived in the village, the unhappy girl, accustomed to habits and comforts of civilized life, was clothed in Mm coarse garments of un ordinary peasant, and was forthwith ordered to marry a rough moujik, of the same class. Revolting at this tyranny, and refusing to obey, he was flogged, and though she still resisted for awhile, a long continuance of cruel and de grading treatment conquered her in the end, and she was forced Ut submit to the miserable lot entailed upon her by th wretched jealously of her heartless" mi tress.