North Carolina Newspapers

W "'T X -mmmmmmmmmWmmT X . ' .BH . mM - X BB X X KHB , X X X X H . X - H -. X- WW X A Family Paper, devoted to State Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and Miscellany. BY M. J. YATEgflM CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. $2 PER ANNUSl In Advance. EDITOlt AKD PKOPKIKTOR. QfBoe on TVLexTJL Street, ONE DOOR SOUTH OF MANSION HOUSE. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1856. VOLUME ISTow Series ; NUMBKR 16. THE f (.imrtf VVC$UIU v A'UHPClrtl publisnea every lucauay- r,tararegthe latest Sews, a full and acta- J rut.-' lb-port of the Markets, fte. For the year, if paid i" advance 2 00 If paid within -i ..ninths... 2 r!J I If , i I alter the expiration ol the year. 00 rrw i...- iwrm sfflMttn us five Sew sub- i '..,............;. .1 In- tin- :w!v:iiii snh- '. riptiua ($10) will receive a sixth copy grn for hub year. :VSul.-cril.Ts and othe rs who may wish . to send uttuey to us can do ao by mail, at ur risk- i ADVERTISING. O m Noarc ot 1G hues or less, tor 3 month, SI 00 . I. " G 00 .. .. I 1 Jo 00 i l'.,u am aal and bosmeca Gatda, ex- eetdtiii six hnea, pel annum, 5 00 One s iiare, li hio , or h is, iiial insert on, Si "" Eadi sabaeojHaaTi iiisertiin, :j j fjf Tran!nt advertise meats must be j.;. !l for iii advance. I'sr" Fr announcing Candidates fbroi&ce, : in advaace. ! .-" ' Advertisements not marked n Hie asanascTipl for a specific lime, will be in nerted until fulid. and charged accordingly , WILLI A M J. VATES. The li:i2ottr Vst:(uai Fire MM ranee Oompaot , A IOXTDJITES i" lake i i.-ks agaiosl V Euv on lliaaw, Gtiotls, Prwloc-, &c.,at I ....... ,.... ;., II.-..,. 1..V--W I'.tn . !.. mi I SI. It. TAY MJH. President. S. P. ALEX sNUKK. Vic P d. ;.t. J. A. VOI Mi, 1 J. IL win n:, i J. H. V. RisON. V Executive I Vnawn ire V. UVKH w n. vl. I A- f. STKKI.K, J j n. wriiv x jtMlN I". IRWIN, Secretary. July 'mv tl l,i-.v d.M.rs below Trntr-rV '.-..ri M uufac... k 8 8 8'8'T'8.' .... April ... iou . - HRH, VEAI-AA, Dress Mls.er, is:tc the ol-OIBce. A LL DRESSEJ3 cut and J l mad by the reb-brated ,i-IJ-: in. tbod. and war n uted to in. BONNETS Trhnmeil in Ike bttest styh . :t ibr !i't:- t BOtiee. f:harbrftr. i". ! I ?, !--". tf to Tasr: prBLic ri If A V E .1 1 "ST REt EIVED and opn ' the 0 largest :niil inusl viii-iec! .sitM-!,.' i Drns, Mfdicines, ( 111!! irals Paints, Oils. IVin- um (a lass, Patty, Dye- Vv-i SImzs, PerfuMcry, Toilet I'llflrS, &f . itC.ajiSEVER OFFER ED IN Tills MARKET. All d which will lie sM ar extremely i!'rt profits, t r -.-it. I tlefi; mi'ki ition and if yon w int artcb ? in my line, -. 1 !. ya shall ! satisfied, both a it li ri'M ril II. vi. PR ITCH RD, M. ,D. WkoUmU h' ReteU Druggist, GaaxiTK Row, No arlottc. May 6, 1336 ll 1 tui tII ADtur CCTADI lOUaJCatT i'.wV TAILORlKG tSTABLiSHWcNT. ; 7I'L1 inform the ii- of ( 'bar- lsti' and the Mnrronnding rnunny, that th y have lak n riMHii I, Kp)rins Raw, for ni rly occunii d bv R. M. Rdti m, where th' y in leaal ran v bag on lie- T i i iNtlXfi j',i ims in all branches. IIa iij' n- :; I il... .1" ... . . fioa :,s a Cnti. r. m wi il known in this c mununi- ty, they f. i l -o aesksncy in saying that they 7 ant as well nr -i. .m ! to give satbdaction as any o-n -r rartiiiii,irnt in this nan ot inc cumry;i axl by ekate application nd atricl attention to L-.UftS. IID V pill t 111' 1 rit a lils ral share ot k!tf Fashion n-o-rv.d monthlv from the beat j renorts. ALKXANllF.M ,V l.t VI Kl.l' h it ...... . 8 ! . 1 . Augusi ii. tf II ANIi JEWELRY. 9 r i . . . v t ia Have mst r. - Vv.N t .. . V-r--' reived i and will ..' r.r. JvS' V VjfA.i lariy receiving additions lhento) a choice stock i aaadbaaaema lasaioaable WAT HES from the ,ot eH brated Makers. Ai-.. a rich assort ment o fffiMakle Jtwclry, Ckatas, If. pane THOMAS TROTTER & SON". Charlotte, .lime 10. tf . FASHIONABLE TAILORING. TUB anbacriber anaouncea to the public generally, that he is now r -ceiving a large assort inent ot new CUths, fassimrrcs aata rt'ST.Vf.. for Gentlemen's wear, and will be sold tor Ca$h at a small prolit.or made toor dcr according to the latest styles. Shop mst door t.i Elms' Crocery St .re. 1S55. 10-tf D. L. IJBA. Diolutioii or Partnerskip. j VlHE firm of B. Koopmann & Co., has this j dav been dissolved, bv mutual consent. Ai'. j persons !nd.-bt...1 ;n nlMa nv.k.. .-.rK- ,v. i n-nt to B. Koopmann, who will continue the basineaa on his own account, at the old Maud. ' 15. KOOPMANN. ELI AS & COHEN". L.m.l (ft. 8. 1 3 f t V r m tin LlAnUL A"ff M. 185; tf NEW GOODS. WE are receiving nr usual Supply of Tall W and Winter COODS which shall be sold BREM & STEELE. Oct. 7tb, leof.. EMBROIDERIES. S, Jae-netA Cambric Edging Inserting. llouneings, LoIIars, " " " Starves, Real Lac- Bets, black and white DREM A STEELE. ' ; BOLTING CLOTHS. BREM S: STEELE, o,.t 7. 1856. HARDWARE OF ALL KIN DS. BREM fee STEELE (Jet. 7th 1866. LADIES DRESS 31EKS. rgHK Largest nil most varied Stock ever B uHeied in this market. BKEM STEELE. Ot. 7, 1SI6. .M (JSLIN D LAlNS, t: A S 11 M E l( E S. BREM .V STEELE. Oc. 7, ISiO. LADIES CLOAKS. A VER1 LARGE STOCK., very cheap i ia. i leani. BREM & STEELE IsnC. ; l-tf. ibin of Gk-n & McKoy was 1 dissolved on th 1 o! July last, J. l. Mcuoy Mr Gten's interest in the Iiuvin 1' Ml chas,d ' ::.!. lard and ffntea and aw -nms. aucoa i ., rts must beasade with J.G. McCoy. ! bar! te, October 7 . J-i-if . 1 . ... . ft I, . V., C & i. R. Company. ! rfME annual meetinc of t!:c Stockhold-rs of 5 .1.:.. .- !... I...;.! , i!... i..,. .. ..t ' Wtluiintrton, on VY,dwslav the tfcid day i.fOc- tii'-r aexl . A. II. til MX, pi. 1 w : a P" . Ifc TS 8 I K5 iTJ u si S a x, "! Monroc, j-T . k Jl ruian--:!' v located Umself Intals fi ft place, n .MM-ctfull v offers bo professional ! s to the public. ! tnSce at the Village Hou-1. pon s . s.s:. r ! 'IIE and r 1 guod o& re for sale several val S nahl- farms in t Si ( nntj ofM tklenburg, N. C Tne i r.-t i- knowu as Tbe n th v-uttis -u a e.i.iniiooiou f v i. i.i i vi r- tt lli.rsr;, guua uaiiis. car riage house, aud ail othca . i i . . .. , - i S .1 r.i ml Duitdng' m exceileut md r and uroboiv not surpaaaed by thoae on any other larai in the county j ot Mecklenburg. There is, also a Grisi aud Saw ! MiIS,Giu House w tin lm rtuuug by water, also I Tbe contract wiP be closed at Charlotte, on the another good Gin and Thieshei on i i farm, the 16th day of December. Any member of the com lai d :s m au excellent state ot c ilmatMMmdeasant- , ,.,,.,. will communicate information on the snh- lv .iii'M'i a, weu waiereu.aiwi iiaa . v c : i s ii etear- 1 I ; f. . . ... . . . U i .,. . I ..;.t. ear.,, ;;'; ' IT. H i Z" u I'll l 13 III IIIV ICI I t It Vrt., ll.'tti ft , . r .1 ro aetl ihia ta iu between this dace arid tbe li.&t of .1 itiuary next, ai to lhis, vvli; mi n s:l 111 u t.) f. Another Tract ol land, in i!n same ucigl.boi hood, containing Acn -, wi ;i watered, and h iviny on il a larg' ij ity ni rxrelleat limtier convcitn at t a Saw . This pSnce is known as the Pine Hdl Tract. I .!'. ) i.-'l tO SI il AasoaS?rv Tvp.ct ian li.l. on SIcAliineCreck ii Mecklrni'ursr, containing i.Vt Acres, known aa the lien Mine l"i act. This fa i ;u is we 1 improved iih a jjood dwelling house Hnd aut bail l;n.;s, is well watered, and Iils j i the Poitci toad. i not her Tract ol ;i' ' tae v- ':s 1)1 ugar Creek, in . -.r . c-. :... . -.-n.:.: r.i Aces. I also wish t- s- ll my life intercut in Another Tract, of 25 Acres, on Sugar i':ek, a dj -lining the a bove 'rnct id 01 acres. 1 ,v si: to 2 O Sa'i'r I il C 3 I lying on he araters of i'av Cre !,, in Meck'enbur ! c mute, containing lo Acres well watered, and to -.-i.i.: ii ,..! ...;,i, i,.,i!,l : ' 7" . . I Ai.v ol : In r Kn ins u .i! ;' s': iw.i a: any i me to ihosr- who wish i i purchase, by application to :l:e j ; subsc : ier,wbohvcs on the above mentioned Hme j ALBERT WALLACE, A ns! .", IS5G t; I FARMS FOR J.l LK. . raiir: jubscr.ber off i s to, sale two farms M. lying on tbe waters of i lear (nek. in i- . . i cklenuure co:;n r tb !i. st L n iWO a -i jjg Alciiaildcr tracl.COIltaiiling" 3C0 Acres. UH improved, w ,tl, a good and c.ni ,.od otis dw. ding house, and I all the out bona s necessary for a i tar in. ir Mod rena r. There is also i. gooa fctorc-iiOtfte ox i nr. rKEMlSZS. , This projert neb tii miles from Charlotte, j ! at the Gross Ho .ds, on the main road to 'on . eord. The farm is in all reap cts in good con- . btion, and contains a qaantity of fine bottom : land. Th-? other Tract, Adjoins the above, and contains MH ACRES. This U also a well improved tarm, with too 2 ""'" $Sk plai e a a Ciold acid Copper Mine. Iloth of the above farms are desirable estates., and will be sold on r asona'de terms. Apply o:i tbe premises JnW33, 1856 tl CARROLL i& HOUSE, hotter, S. C. fBlHIS Luge aud splendid three-story build- j JL ing, on the east side of Chester Depot, N now open br tb- accommodatioa ot persons tra veiling by the cars or otherwise. The Proprietor is well aware thnt nothing short of a well-kept House will induce a cus- tom verv tom to this, m recently gotteo up: and although those thooaand-and-one promises which have !", n m;ida ou.y lo be broken by many ot hi illustiiotis predecessors. He confidently hopes t"at will besustaim d, and upon trial give such satisfaction and accouimodatiou as will send fahn on li s way rejoicing. ,T. L. CARROLL Ch'ter. 8- C , Feb SH, 1V tf i as v- rr Ml' Notice. I Y virtue of a Deed of Trust to me mnde by SB & S. H. Rea.for parpopes tbereiB mentioned, I will soil to tho highest atdder, in the public q .are, in tlie Town o' Cnailoite, N. (..'., 111 Oclobt-i nest, That Valnable Lot &. stable in rear of the Mansion House, Cha.lutte, N. C, nw occupied bf S. H. Rea as a Livery and Sale Stable. Teton made known mi day of sale. . urZn. " ' EL R. KING, Trustee, ! September 23, 1856 ta. 1 To The Farmers of WESTERN CAROLINA. We re receiving the largest Stock of Clothing and ILirdivare of all kinds. I3iit;.i!i Slioea, the best in market, and bought before th ; advance. Negro Keraeys and Linseys, Negro and Bed Blankets t very low prices, Hats and Caps of all varieties A Large Stock ol" Groceries, consisting in part of Sugar, Coffee, Bale Rope, Ganny and Dundee Bagging, the largest stock in market and bought oetore the advance, and will be su!d at corresponding low juices. We have every and any thing that may be found in . a Dry Good or Grocery Store. Our Goods were j bought close, and we iiP' determined not to br j nr.d-rs Id, and all we ask is an examination of : our g U and prices by CA SH or punctual pay- ! iug customers. If you want to save your money and buy goods cheap, call and Bee us before bny i in elsewhere, as it will afford n great pleasure to show you what we hav., and convince you we can .-.iv- vim nionev. BROWN. STITT, 5c CO. Charlotte, S.-pt. :t0, I -.": $5w-7w $50 iiev ard. RAN AWAY irom the subscriber, on tl instant, mj' biy NED; said boy was the 3d p.,r chased ir m tbe estate of James L. Davidson, deceased, ol Providence, Meckl-inborg county, and is extensively kcown in th t vicinity; he is about o " or 40 years ot age, 5 feet, I 0 or 1 1 ftiches in beteht, has had an arm broken, and disbgured slightly, do not remember which, be is intelligent, and black. The above re- war:! will be ;'.n! for his delivery to me, or "S j-.., owi -un pin null uithin fifteen da vs from dateoi this, or SAfnr 4 AW kift lAjmM ,M la.l r... I ..r... ... k j Ins delivery or Imlgment, so that 1 can uet him 7 nmo, ,y !-' extra f r every s''ot put into him will be paid with pleasure. Any information concerning said bry will be thankfully received, and liberally reward- in any length of lime, n d S2 extra f r every r-.!. ROCT. S. lll'N'TLY. Walkersville, Union Co., N C. N. H There are reasons 10 believe that he has been enticed awa by a white man. ept. 30, 1856 tf ' Notice to Builders, I t 111;', undersiirned invite proposa's for the Ss. ertrctii uofCollesre Buildinirs at Davidson Coiieg locust fr m lib to $50,00l, the buildings to be of brick on reek foundation, three-stories bi$rh, covi .t 1 with ii:t. 'I be contractor t" furn ish all the materials, and complete the work. i ' i r i aud specifications will be exhibited 1 Chairman, at any time, after the IstofDeci ions iil be exhibited bvtbe mlier. iudd- ngs. DRURT LACY, Chairman, D. C. A . B. Davitoos, ) .!. V. OSBOBKE, Charlotte, N. C. I J. H. Wilsox, ) I John K-., ( 1. iterville, S. C. Daniel Coleman, Concord, X. C. Arch. Barer, ) 4 ... , ,.,. v f, D. A. Davis, JSW.5-C. M. B. Cut Kit. Wilmington, N. C. LyTh Salisburv Watchman, Ealeigh Stan- j dard, Weekly I 'aroliniau, Columbia, S. (.:., please copy six weeks. ssept. to, i.ii bw KTotice- t LL prisons indebted to .ire warned to I i'v up immediately, or th y will find tln ir Note and Accounts in the hunls of an officer tor collection. Many ot the claims are ol long stuiiiiin, and nobody c.ui complain, il a BCttleiuenl i not now made, that it is forced. B. Sc. J. LONEKGAN. Nov-mber 6, I 855. 15 tl IOTIE. "g"N CONSEQ1 r.Nv.'K of having lost by the JsL fin? which occurred in this place, on the morning of the "Jith of May la.-t, various Nous and claims against uuim rous persons in ihlr- aud adioinincr conntii w hich notes and claims, be- ... ft i- i, a .. A Ilft--.e hilt iin piopin, oj r. v. oiwil, -v. cm; .V Co., and others, which were placed in my hands foi colt'-ction: A 11 persn, then-fore, against whom auv of such claims are :i!l standing un- nettled, are hereby duly notified, that unless they .rmear uniiii diati ly and close up the s; tne, by note or cash, I shall be commllcd to fib , forh- with, llillfl iu r.nnitv. tnerenv snnu etine ui wnn, nnn : i.4.. .... ... iV t'"" persons to additional and JjJJjg Charlotte, June 10, 1850. tf 1'otice. ItK Tax Lists for ISj.", are now in my lands- aud 1 b ild them r ady for inspection. I reniv stab p Tsons to inform me of any taxables which may not be listed. VJAli i rsons that have not paid their taxca fur 1-"1, tcilt sunlit come up and fork orer now. E. C CK1F.1J, Sheriff April - i - . : Wotico. LL persons indebted to th firm of IR WIN, HLttCINS c Co., wi 1 find J. F. Irwin or T. U.Gillespie always ready and i happy to sett e. leconntsand Notes not set. ; t ed by January ourt will be found in the ! bands of ollicer for collect!' n. J. F. lb WIN. T. D. GILLESPIE. Oct. S3. 13-tf Intercstinsr Notice. j A rare opportunity to buy GOOD LAND. 1"HF. snbscriber is desirous of selling his plantation, lying in Mecklenburg com ty, I on the Nation Ford Koad,and one mile wst j of Morrow Turnout, on the Charlotte ai d I South Carolina Rail Road. The situation is j a desirable ose, l eing near the junction oftWt i pu'Jlic roads. Tiie tract contains 292 Acres, ! lies we!!, is of a dark sandy soil, ot easy cut tivat'On, and produces well about 7.5 acres are un;:er cu tivation, and there is 70 cr SO acres ot ti e best woodland in the county. The halan.-e is 1 vine out, has grown up with pines. and would produce as go d as ever, it is well j watered, a "Big Branch"' running through the J tract on which there is some j S UPER I OR B 0 TTOM. Meliorate your condition not by "eoing west." but by buying g od land susceptible ol improvementmnd possessing market faci ities, snd vocial aud moral advantag-s. "Nut sed." ROBT. H. HARMS. Pineville, P.O., N. C. Sept. 30, lB56-p'df2,2.V3w THE LAST FIGHT IN KANSAS. The Telegraph, some days ago, reported a fight between the two contending parties in Kansas, ut the Grasshopper Fulls, and another nt Hickory Point. Although Gov. Geary has since succeeded in restoring ap parent peace, we subjoin the pnrticulars of the alleged "battles" as given in the Squatter Sovereign, pro-slavery : TAKING OF ORASSHOPPTSH FALI.8. Learning tit Hickory Point tbnt a com pany of Lime's hireling's were stationed at Grasshopper Fall's and that outrages had been perpetrated tl. Jre -against pro sluvory men, Cnpt. Robertson had deter mined to attack that point, lie proceeded thither, on Friday last, with his company then only composed of twenty-four men and gained an easy victory. Tbcy rodo in a trot until within about a mile of town, i when they charged with a yell. Not a shot was fired at them, though one snapped at Capt. II., and was shot on the spot for his temerity. At the time of tho attack, Capt. I Crosby's company, numbering about thirty, ! were on parade, but scattered like a Hock of startled sheep, without firing a gun. So j terror-striken wero they that numbers of them lay in corn fields and permitted our troops to pass within a short distance of thorn without firing a gun. Crosby's store, with all its contents, con sisting chiefly of provisions and supplies for the thieves whose rendezvous was at that point, was burned to tho ground. Some arms and horses, stolen during the depre dations of Crosby gang, were brought away but everything else that could be used to sustain the midnight assassins ivas destroy ed. Two or more of tho abolitionists were killed, but not a scratch was received by any of our men. This much accomplished the company returned to Hickory Point, BATTLE AT HICKORY POINT. Capt. Lowe, who had a small company at the point, apprehending an attack from a largo force, prevailed upon Capt. Robert son to remain with his company and pro tect tho place, through it was the desire of Capt. P. to proceed to Lecompten, that being tho place for which he was destined. On Saturday morning, about ten o'clock. Col; Harvey made his appearance with about one hundred and fifteen men and do mandeG an iMi'rir.i;t;(,1,!ii c...-. ij r. v r.j.t. Lowe returned an answer not exactly suit able an emphatic negative. Colonel Har vey commenced firing on the receipt of the answer, and continuing tho engagement for three hours, when he drew off his men for the purpose of procuring a cannon. Se ven or eight of the abolitionists wero killed and wounded, although there were several narrow escapes. Seven of our men made a rally for the purpose of drawing tho enemy nearer to our nun, while the ab olitionists wero beyond tho range of our guns. Mr. C. 0. Xewall was of this par ty, and having a Sharpe's rifle, he picked off sonic of the enemy. His horse was shot from under him, when he coolly and delib erately took the saddle and bridle from the animal, though tho bullets were falling a round him as thick as hide stones. Tho horse of Mr Westbrook was also shot in the head. THE ATTACK ON' SUNDAY. At ten o'clock on Sunday morning, the enemy re-appeared, having procured a four pounder which they placed on a hill just out of the range of our guns. And here perhaps it would be as well to describe the position of our men. They were stationed in three houses tho blacksmith's shop, hotel and store tho two former being a bout a quarter of a mile apart. Lieut. Randolph with fifteen men was stationed in the blacksmith shop, an open log build ing, and Captain Robertson with the re mainder of the company held tho hotel, while Capt. Lowe's men occupied tho store. The cannon was directed against tho blacksmith shop, and consequently tho hot test of the fight was in that quarter. Tho fir-t fire was the only one that was produc tive cf material injury. It struck a mus ket in the hands of Mr. Hease, wounding him in the calf of the leg. and breaking the gun in two. the butt striking Mr John Ash by in the breast, laying him level with the earth. After this shot the men watched the cannon, and whenever it was about to be fired they would lay flat on the ground. In this position they sustained the fire of five hours and a half, without any one receiving any injury of consequence. They would shoot at the enemy between tho fires of the cannon, and whenever one came within gunshot he was sure to feci the effects of a ball. Tho cannon balls danced over tho head of our men, cutting up all manner of capers. Mr Wastbrook and another person had the skin scraped off their backs by the balls as they pased over them, and numerous eliirht wounds were inflicted bv splinter and fragments of rock from tho forge. Finding they could accomplish nothing with their cannon, the abolitionists attempt ed their favorite game of wheeling up a load of hay. which thy succeeded in pulling within seventy-five yards of the shop, but bv this time our men commenced tickling their legs so sharpely that they were glad to dance a retreat, with a ball in the calf of one man's leg and one in the thigh of an other. This failing, they then, shortly af terwards, scut in a white flag. At th hotel the moat unfortunate acci dent occurred. It was here that Capt. Robertson was shot through the thigh, and Charles G. Xewall fell mortally wounded, though both men were shot while outside of the house. The cannon wus also discharg ; ed against the- house for n short time, aud i a warm fire was continually kept up by the I occupants during the entire action. THE MAGICAL MANGO. Everybody has heard of the Indian jug gler's trick of producing a young mango tree from a seed which he takes from his bag and submits to your examination. The juggler collects a quantity of earth, mois tens it with water, and taking a mango stone from his bag, plants it in tho earth he lias prepared. Over all, he places a moderate sized round basket, upon which he spreads his cloth or a native blanket. After an interval f discordant music and .i i .i i i i . . 1 , . ored leaves, makes its appearance. Seven 11 T il . . .... , 1 years ago, i was tne spectator or sucn a scene at Madras, where I had gone on sick leave, and was glad of any amusement to relieve the monotony of a forced confine- ment to the house. I had a shrewd suspicion that, if I could examine this tree of miraculous growth, it' would turn out a very simple affair. Acting on this idea, I suddenly seized it. and, in spite of the clamor of the jugglers, bore it off. It certain v had the appearance of a real mcnurauon, me com arm ousx. t is remov- , Jackgon (jf ? and Crawford of 4. j tality to flic fither itnd mother of the young ed, the muddy seed is taken from the earth j j 1828, Jackson was chosen by the popu- lady. This is a signal ol indboriminute and you observe that long. -lender, white i lar voice, obtaining 178 electoral votes out attack of a similar nature by tho entire in fibres, forming the root, have suddenly shot j of the 261, which thou constitued the Elec-, vading party upon the lady's friends. out. Again it is planted, and covered as, ' toral College. In 1832, Jackson was again j Everybody drinks to her father, everybody before and tho music becomes more ('hosen by the popular voice, and this time , drinks to her mother, and sho herself is discordant, and the incantation more furious. ! h-v an eV('n &reator majority, receiving 10 borne in grateful memory. When all are , , , i .t i i i 1 I olectorial votes more than his opponent, sufficiently elated, the proposal is embodied At length the charm is complete, and the i 11 , , . . , , , ... Henry Clav. in a long speech, vibrating between poetry removal of the basket display's a yonno; and ,r, I , . 10,v , , 1 . 1 his brings us up to lH.jO, or twenty years and prose. Her parents nk to see tho tender shoot, with two opening leaves at 1 t i . i .i I i i -i i i ic i ' . I a" in that year Van Huron, though elect- J kileh, the wooing presents. II they are its summit. Exclamations of surprise from j ed President, "beat Harrison in the popular I accepted, the matter is settled, and there is the bystanders, and satisfaction from the ; vote only about 14,001). though he had 170 j nothing more but to go the next day to the band of jugglers, complete the second act electorial Votes out of 294. Pour years af- ' parson, to get them published. Most match Again all is covered up anew, and the forwards Harrison seemed, at first sight, es are made at tho fairs and great festivals, ear-splitting music goes on. Suddenly the J have had three; times as many supporters ' bottheymre never made without brandy. coverings are removed, and to tho amaze- as 'an Buren, for he obtained 234 elector- Indeed, Courting With brandy' is a pro- mentand delight of .all,' the first shoot of a :i1 votes' w,,iln hh m,,a-,mist had but 60; i verh amonS Uplonden equivalent to the ,. , I yet he only beat the hitter, in the popular French eomme il 'nut. When the htdv is young mango tree, with its small light- . . , , , , . , , . , "e vnte. noout oni h n m I v.i m in I sivfvt miK'iu ,.w.n ,.,..1 ,1,.. wnit.,. 14 ii.it ,.. , . .- .iIIim. mango shoot. There was the flirty stone, tor folk to m.) tor Clay. In ioo tayior . fcon r,ti', the party who takes a divorce gen wet and discolored, with the earth clinging received KiM electoral votes, and Cass 127. erally returns tho bridal presents; und the. to ii. From its lower part, the white fibres i The great State of New York in this (dec- ; in(,ri. conscientious add a gift for the wast ed' the recent root s reamed out with a most ion decided the contest, by going for Tay natural appearance, whilst from the upper ,or' in consequence of tho democracy being ., c , . ; divided : and thus Taylor was also a minori- side sprang a perfect vounf shoot, six or . . , a i j t? i ty. President. eight inches in height, with the leaves in When v 0 compare these elections with their earliest growth. A basin of water j those prior to 1820, we see how much more solved the mystery, for, on washing the closely contested they have been. InlSU4, t f ( 1 :...- ! l l i l.ft i e. ft.. i-a" . l i an i ft i Muue, i iauuuii.u miu urv, auuutaown on one side. From its cavity I took out a ; small bundle of grass roots, one end of which was tied with thread, and withdrew j the young shoot of the mango from the " . , Tr , , top ot the stone. Here you have only part - of the apparatus of deception. It is perfected m the following manner: The mango, an ! evergreen, gr ws in almost every large garden m India. A confederate first pulls sufficient quantity of the roots of grass which are white, long, and fibrous, and resemble the first growth of roots from the mango seed. He ties them up, inserts the tie end in the cleft stone, and gives them secretly with the cloth to his chief, who plants a mango stone before your oves, and whilst putting the cloth over the basket dexterously withdraws if and substitutes the stone with the roots. The moist earth in which it is buried removes all appearance of deception. Again the confederate is ready with his progressive slips of mango, j which, at every removal of the basket, he ! contrives to place within teach of the ... ... , ., , ,. operator without being seen; and the latter, . . ... , .. . I in Ins manipulations whilst covering up 1 1 i the basket with the cloth, slips t em into ; the t pper part ol the iit in the mango stone. The san process m.ay be continued , , so as to give yon the fruit growing m its j various stages, but this of course must I oepeiiu on lue u k ucmg pcriuriucu .., , Ihe fruit season. I was-twenty-three years ; i i . i . . .1. l r. . l : , . m India, and never met with anybody J who eonbl pvnlain the mo'tiix oocrumli of I this trick, though .'iltuost all not all! felt C ,1 i. . .i , .1- f1 h n ri'.h-'i .Tf ,)l ,'ltnl c . i WlllSUCTlll WHO U- .-w . . Earthquake in Honduras. A corres pondent of the N. Y. Herald, writing from Balize, Honduras, on the 5th August, snys: On the 5th instant a violent shock of an earthquake wa felt in this town. It took place about 5 o'clok P. M.. and lasted ncarlv half a minute. Tho shock was at tended with a heavy rumbling sound, very much like the distant thunder, and at the same time the crockery, glass and wine bottles in the houses and in fact, our hou.-es themselves; begau shaking and danc inrr so violent was the motion, and so fear ful the cracking of the timbers and boards. Tho whole population ran into tbe etreets, ,r.r...i- vellmir with terror, while others, on their knees, were crving for mercy to Him . . . . . , 'e i. ., who maketh the enrtfi to quase. x ue .same fhuck extended to the islands in our vicin itv. was felt in Jamaica, and wu- very se vere at Omoa, where there were 108 shocks and where it was felt for eight days, slight ly. The same may be said here, as a very slight trembling in the earth is occasional lv felt up to the present time. Preside nt ial CIstCttiMia alatcc 1S'20 Since 16-0. when Monroe was chosen for a second term, with but one opposition electoral vote, the Presidential elections have been loss decisive than is gener ally supposed. That is to say. tho popu lar majority for the successful candidate lias never been excessive ; and often he has actually wanted a majority, and had only a plurality. This was the case, for example, in 1644. when the votes cast for Clay, and those thrown away on Uirney, exceeded, in the aggregate, those polled for Polk, mn king the latter actually a minority Presi dent. To go back to 1624. In that year, four candidates were in the field. Jackson, Ad ams, Crawford and CI.; v. Tho first recelv- ed 99 electoral votes, the second 64, tho I third 41, and the fourth .7. The election, under these circumstances, devolving on the House. Adams received the vote of Vi ...... J T e , ,i r , , c out ot a poll ot nearly two millions four ' j hundred thousand. Another curious feature of the election of 1840 was that the popular vote exceeded by nearly two-thirds that cast in 1836. Van Buron, for instance, distanced I as he was, received 364,000 votes in 1840 more than" ho did four years before. In cally, marriage is a mere matter of bargaiu 1644, as we have said already. Polk was I and side. Still, the Laplanders recognize actually a minority President ; and yet he , tho sac redness of the relation In their way. beat Clay by a larger majority than Harris- j Tho silver which they pay for their brido on had beaten Van Huron : the vote being, : must not he in the shape of nx dollars, it for Polk 1,536,196, for Clay 1.297,212. must 1w majfo on into arnamAiita. This in The electoral colleao stood, however. 170 ir lunuinw, oeucsoi, uuu .u e.ec.ur, , votes, and Pinckncy, hia opponent, 14 only. ; 1808, Mad. .-on had 122, and Pinckncy ' 4'- 1,1 10,' a"sn 1 amum SX In 1816' Mnroeliad l83and King34. In lr?20, as we have already mentioned, ,. ,no. . . , , Monroe had 5J.il, only a single electoral vote Mng cas( n onpositioa. These statistics show how neariy eqrtally divided tbe neonle of these United States arc on cardinal questions and federal policy. 1 1 i Under such circumstances, moderation in the victors is clearly sound policy. Where two parties approach so closely to each I other in numbers, it is folly for either lo ! urge extreme measures and t:dk of using force to compel the minority to submission. : I It was not in such a spirit that the Union i i was formed, nor can it in such a spirit bo j i maintained. Phil. Lcdgir. j - ) THE FROST AND COTTON CROP. We have now bud accounts from the en- 1 I tire cotton region, and our worst appre- hensions have been realized. Tho frost of the lst iil"t- ha muV 8 finish o( what cnU ton had not been killed by tho froata of the 23 aud 24th of September. All that has . 1 ; escaped, is on the poor higii hands, and . ... , i- ... . .1 that nrill make no mtforenee. as it wi 1 vie lit !. 3w)Ui d jt escane til! December, tho d t h ; already out a stop to its , Vllwth and production. We set down the hy the frost at L5J,000 bales by tho drouth, storms, at 200,0OJ, making oci . i e . i W .... .1. ...... ,1, i, I , .... ..l . i n . u,w. v ......... t tion of the last crop at 3,3 )0.01, (allowing c excess ui unuiouioco-po, me prnvi- l ous year wbica cuiua not be got to market. ) n : .1 . l... . I..., l 1 : .. . l . c . n ... .iiuing ii. en ui.ii, urn uu uinouici wiwwn the present crop, it would have been equal , , . IU Hie l ... . l , il n'.am uiav navt ueeu ft,.j-i- UiJO bales. Such would not have been the case, however, for the reason that bad stands were obtained, and its early growth throws back fully three weeks behind that of the last crop by the general uufavorablenesa of : the spring. For these reason we fet down J the present crop at 500,OtW bales below the ', Other besides ourseive.-, have it appears, come to the name conclusion, a evidenced in the rapidly ad vaucing tendency at all the I sea-port.-. J But in view n this great reduction, our. planter.- must not feert themselves with the bwpe that tbe prices wifl run far iuto toe j teens. There iseuch a thing a standard, beyond which manufacturers csunut go, j Tbey will, when satisfied of the dimiui.-lied i i.. ... .. . : r 1 1 1 1 1 .... a, .A supidv, stop a portion of the spiudles, and change the texture of their fabrics from coare to floe, aud in tiiis way easily inau age to keep, even a 2,80U,0 JU balu crop, from gdug, ouly scculativcly, beyond 13c. l key hae long since tearnea oeyouu xuui figurothtre is no profit in it. -to!mftt ufl. Sun LAPLAND LOVE-MAKING. When a young gentlemnn in Lapland de sires to ft MBata new responsibilities, lie lays in a large, stock of brandy, and his parents, relatives and friends meet in great num bers as posibIe. lo treat the friends of tho bride doired. Neither bride or bridegroom is expected to betray anxiety or interest in f the proceedings : tho Arctic Mrs. Grundy, who is very strict En such matters, would ; be very much scandalized if thej should, j Be aides' the great muss of relatives und friends, of aunts and fourth-cousins, who must attend, there is a till greater number of outsiders, who are attracted by their curi osity to see whether any body gets the mit ten. The intensity of their curiosity is to some extent determined by the amount of j brandy circulating. On tho side of tho I gallant, there is a spokesman called Sogn- onmve. Brandy flask inhand.he goes, over to thv other party, and offers liquid boaptr T in 1T Tl,, 1 .... DftftftftVI ". ..,.. ... ' ' . ... , ..." r ; throws his brandv away. 1 ho influence of J J ' riches in matrimonial matters is nowhoro I felt more Btronly than here; dress counts for nothing: one sheepskin is as good ns i another. Rank hi determined only by the number of reindeer a man owns. Practi- k ,.i.; if .,.,.,;..,.;. ....... ed brandy. So, too, when tho parents sny, no.' many are so generous as to pay fortho brandy. As all the relatives have a word to say, there is generally m good deal of quarrelling before tho answer is agreed upon, and some management is required, oftentimes, to make it favorable. pB8tor FjeHgtrom g, f,f a wedding ill Jockmock jn which ho wns iDtorested for wooor Sevetnl attempts had been made in vain before ho wus engaged us spokesman. An old woman overwhelmed everything and deafened everybody with opposition to tho match. When he came in she yelled out : Ne, no, it shan't be ; not even if tbe flesh-eater's son comes, ho shan't have her.' Ficllstroni. then a tu- , ... , , , , dent, saw that nothing could be tlono so long as this old harpy was around, and whispered to u magistrate, who was also enlisted on the same side, to get tho old woman out of the way somehow or other. Soon sho found herself in tho street; she growled about tbe door like it gad fly in an empty barrel; rattled and slam nod, shriek ed and swore but conld not get in, as tho magistrate held tho door. .Meanti.no tho matter was successfully concluded. rjeH strom had brought better brandy ; his fath er was the partfOu ; ho spoke bettor, und offered a few more presents. When they were ready to go to tho parsoo'a tho door was opened and the old hag rushed in; but she was too lute. The importance of having an influential spokesman can hardly bo over estimated. They are often paid for their pervicos. An odd affair came off in Arioploog at the last iH.r . 1 1 ...ii iv ii v t. 1 1 ; 1 1 1 .ii i 1 1 1 - i rii el- r I . ll l I . .1... 1 . .' . , . . 1 ,. emzv idea so all his country people thought p of te. iking advance to the widow of a who held her head above cv.-ry- M h theviitage, ns her husband had been district magistrate. Styx, who saw thai the aaattel would be one of great dif ficulty, went to the richest man in the village, and begged him to be his spokesman. Ho thought that his nsro and standing would have their influence, and offered him. iu cuse of success, a brass kettle, which, like Homer's heroes, he described. Tin y coul j not agree, however: tho aestreo. sposesnvaa wanted tho kettle at any rate, w hile Styx w,,u(j ;t to bin if be succeeded. The seventy years old his Du.cuiea sixty, aud the spokemnanovereighty. Although Styx could not make the bras kettle bargain, jj0 k(.pt bis courugo up. and roolved to do f, , ... K8 "reU a ho could. 111 CTion- Me ut to her und raid : 'iou have cows, I bMi reindeer look at me; 1 auiju.it like your fir-t hu.-baad,' aud mors of the sauio sort. Thi whole thing stcnied so c mio to tbo proud Sigrid Stozsds, tl-.at far from getting ttugry at the poor fellow's advances. sb' begau to talk with him. aud kept him S8 long as possible iu MspsaSS as to hi faU. His efforts said his anxiety uoutinuaJly BOSS in ri(iiculuines. natil at last dinner time came, aud he got bamsM uiiiten.