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ill A Family Paper, devoted to Srate Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Literature, and STiscellanj. CHARLOTTE. MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. $2 PER ANNUM In Advance. KDITOn AVT VRrvpT IFTOH. Main Street, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1856. (VOLUME 5. IXTow Series svwtR 19. ONE DOOR SOUTH OF MANSION HOUSE. mm mmm Ml 1W WW Tin; mocxat -Published every Tuesday Containii.K the UM News, a fid Hi accu rate lb-port of the .Marke ts, &c. rasata : For ttic year, if paid in advance, $2 00 If ttil within six oioaths j" If paid nfterthe expiration of the year, '3 00 !VAnv person sending "s fivo wf 'r suo" kAi .accompanied by the advance sub seription (?10) will n reive a sixth copy gra tis fr iiui- year. : iTSubscribiTs and others who may w ish to send money to ins ean do so by mail, nt ur risk. ADVERTISING. Oae s niare of K lines or less, lor 3 irromhs, $t M ti " f HJ " i : " 10 o) j FkatessMOal and bMMM Cards, not ex- rCodUM six I lies, r annum, 5 00 tine s juare, li, lines, or kss, hist n sen on, SI OU : Each ine pieni insertion, 25 j ' v Transient advertisements niu-t be paid for in ad iinrr. IVFr announcing Candidates for office, s3 in advance. X3T Ad II UiiWIMUltH not marked on the inanii-cript tor a specific time, will be in serted until forbid, and charged accordingly WILLIAM .1. YATES. th b:. IX CONSEQUENCE ' having lost by the j fin- w inch occurred in this place, n the iiaiiiat of Ihe '7 ill of May lat, vaiiaan Notea i and claniis against numerous Betaon .u tin- and a.ljoaiing count;.. wind, no,. ana cons, -- iaS the puipniv id K. C. srn.i.K, A. 1.KTII - .... i . .. . . .i i .1 i i nk Jc UO. and otntm, wna n were piacvti m my i hamls fm eaUretiaaR All pctOBs,tbTPeioT,agaiaa ' arkaai anv af audi chiiajf ans atill 8tuIinj mi- aettlrd, uu hen hy dulv HOlitH.1 tl.nl .o.l. th, y ami claw ap the aaaaa. lv nntr in' f k . 1 -r.n.i ' wmw-ii hi iik , hu - i i i . i'. .1 ... i ...-!. : Willi. Hi." Eiii:tv, tbereby rabjretiag such ' 1 1 i ' . ... .. I- isoO.h t.i a ..... . ;. .. anu nun. i uwn . S. V. 1VJ Charlotte, Jane 10, IHT. tC The Chartottc 2i!inl Fire lii3irame ConipaBV, fONTINl "ES to ai.k- ajraiual loss by j r H IOMWH, OOOS, i.i.iiu-.-, C., ai , -ual rateav stairs. Oak iu Brawh y .- Bttildin, up M. 0. TAVlAMC, rn-SMieaf. . P. ALEX v.N'DKU, V.ce PfCMdrct J. A. YtH Nti, 1 J. II. Will I K, i J. II. fvUSO1, I E-ccmve Corm.iiitte. .. OVERMAN. I A. t . STEKI.K, J J. II. WIM N, Aeant. K NVK HV rt3lllSOX Secretary. July t, war- H mi. IVHEAL.IX, PIoit" fit lal tMiv All. DRESSES cut and . a mad - by th.- celebrated A-ll-C m-tbod, and arar runt. d Nt li! BONNETS Tnaua .1 in the latest style, at thr hurti'iil nut'ice. ftiarii. Me, Feb t 1856. tf JEWELRY. nnilOMAS TROTTER PL A S )N" have laal r'- ived i and will '.- r ire- larly tve.'irtay additkata than to) a ehoier stock of haadiona attl fashionable WATCHES from t;i oi'ist c -1 brat -d Makers. Also, a rich aaaort- ia 'lit i.f Fashioniiblc JetrelrTj Chains, &c. All tan It obi low for cash, or ou short to Mmctaal dbtthsja. THOMAS TROTTER A SON. Charlottr, .Inn.- in. tf FOR THE LA WE bare raevivtd .1 iarj. FANCY SILKS, ROILED 1 il Stuck Of K SILKS, Cashmere, FaBCT and s-di'l colored D. Laiie and every kind f Dh'ESs tiOOPS f..i Ladies rear. Th lb at aqawrtta nt of 1 n as Ti'iinai'.u;r a Market; aB kiada eCEtubrvJder ; arhich are an MtSerias UtaeU at very low prices. Ladh's1 l! wts any Shot's, the best aaaortm -nt are have v. , l. .1 1 ... I rrinl Hats, white and .Ion.!, the. betaa ! arc think ! 'b pr. tii.-.-t iu BMiket. Cloak3 and Bhcwia, ChiaeRe Scarfs. Udtra' silk and 1 rub s-vol Veat. Hosiery aad (vhives, B Its of all r arteries; a large variety ol It bbatat, OiULhawi'i. Calicoes, n.mii -Is. Lusaeya, bleach .1 ft brow n Sheetings. We f.-el very euafideol if tin- ladica will give oa a call befiire ImTias1 are ran ahnw tln-m as ang aad aa w . b kek-cted sleek ofGoodaaaeaa i l- 1...1U.I ia western Carolina. We know our I""" were l.m-ht low and .-.r. .!... ri.iii,, .1 ! m ku turn ou as -good teran an they can b.- , MOyM els.wh.iv. Call aud see ajt.aa i: will aOard us pleasure to I show our eoods whether vm I.,,,-...,..., IV.. I 1-. . ..I ... . ,? i iiiow we cau save voii moii.-v. 'BROWN". STITT & CO. October 7, 1 -."o". 1 i-;,t Town Tac. rERSONS indebted fur Town Taxes, for ittier or all of the years l.-T2-':l I' aud-'o, aie requested to make in.rnid: itr paymeut. All a ho disn paid this n. tie.-, br tailing to pnv, will find tle-ir property advi rtisi ,1 for sale, in days from this date. Now. you have ;;tir warn ing. B. A. HARRIS, April 22, loC. tf Tax Collector. LEVIN & BAKER, BROKERS, AUCTIONEERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 198 Exchange 11 w, Con miha, S. C, For the sale of Real Estate. Stocks, Bonds, Negroes, and all . . Kiiuis ot country prouuee. REFERENCES : John Caldwell, Col. R. C. Anderson, Colum bia, S. C- J. H Witt"? &.Co.. Charleston. S" O Blair & Brothers, Charlotte, N. t Hon. C. B.Sullivan. Hon. J. H. Irby, Sam ml Fleming, Laureusville, S. C P. F. B attv, Greenville, S. C Dr. Edward Sill, Salisbury. N.C Kankin & McLean, W. S. Gilmer &. Son. GreeDsboro, N. C. October ?. Iis66 14-ot t r f a Ct b lvc t ! S StfcS NEW GOODS. T7"E are receiving our usual Supply of Fall V nd Winter COODS which shall be sold as cheap as the cheapest. dSEM & STEELE. Oc'. ?h, le"6. EMBROIDERIES Swiss, Jocoaetdz Cambric Edpings & Inserting, ' " " Financings, " " Collars, M " " Sleeves. Real Lace Sets, black anil wliit BREM & STEELE. Oct. 7, 1856. BOLTING CLOTHS. BREM & STEELE. 7, 1865- HARDWARE OF ALL KINDS. BREM & STEELE Oct. 7th lsr.G. LADIES DRESS SILKS. T HK Largest .nd most varied Stock ever o tie red in this market. BKKM &l STEELE. Oct 7, 1846. A I CSLIN D'LAlNS, lYl PLAIDS, fcc. CASH M E i; E S, BREM fc STEELE. Oc!. 7. 18.,G. LADIES CLOAKS. AVERY LARGE STOCK, very cheap and elegant. BREM A STEELE Oct- 7, I85& 14-tf. Th copartner--!iip of Gl-n & McKoy as : ssolveil mi ine v.il ot.lulv last, j. tr. lccoy - fa- pnrchased Ml , Marble Yaid and Notti Qkna inti-rest in tie- ai'l ami otn anu Account. Aiicon- i -is mnsi bf made with J. O. McCoy. barl t October 7. 14-tf . VaiUatolo Farma r I 'HE nnd rslijrned oflVn for sale several val i I. irtble Etnas in the County of Mecklenbunr. N, ( '. The tii sl is iviiown M The Home Tract, Uontaming . ilctHl, waters tn tv.-edv' t reek, eOllllll'HllUUS 111 KI.L1.NU H.'i'. K, gaud bams, ear riage house, and all other ,,s11 muii,,,,, i,i t.U.,l ,,,,! r and in.a,:...!.. ..... eur; isst-i by those mi any oilier iarm in the coanty nt Mei Kieiilturg. J neie is ao a e.nt aud Saw liters is also a i .Mill, tint HiMise with Gin minus; by arater. alau 1 anwtUcrgood (via and Tinesher oa the larnt. the I la. d is in an ect !!ent grata of Cuhivatiuu, pleasant 1 ly Buaatcd. t It trateretLand has S75 Acres ul clear- d and. ll is altogether lie nt tiie most desirable placcM in the lertila county oi Mi ekleabara. 1 wish ; sell this taim helween tins date and the hist o' J Jaauaiy next, aid will take pleasure in showing it lo th-'e who ni.-n call to see it. I also wish to sell Acaoihei Trad 0t land, 111 the same artghbofhoud, eonia'uinix J17 Aeies, well watered, and Raving on it a lain ijuau tiv ut rxeellent tiiuber conveiiien' to a Saw Mill Tn s place is known a- the Phta HtU Tiact. 1 also w i.-h los. II Another Tract on Mc Alpine's Creek ia MeckleaMiyK containing ird Aeies, known as the Rea M tie Tiaet. This tarm is well unproved arith a KOOd dwelling house aud out baildutga, is well watered, and lies on the Putter mail. 1 also wish to sell A;io! he i Traet 1 ol land lying on the waters ot Sugar Creek, in ; Mecklenburg count, containing 51 i Aces. 1 1 also wish t ssHI my lite interest in Another Traet, ot 25i Acres, on Suar Creek, adj lining the a bovo irael of 31 acres. 1 al-.o wish to sell A intkai. 'S' Ma S; II 5 1 I I IK 1..: t. . ..f n 1. m. IV mi; 011 'iii nun., 01 1 a v v 1 1 ei, 111 .1111 Kmuivwg comity, contataiag 106 Aeies well wateted, and tol erably well improved with buildtnga. Any ol these (arms wiil U- shown nt any time ro those who wish to purchase, by application to :he aobec ribsr.wbo Urea 0:1 ihe above mentinncd Home raet. ALBERT WALLACE. Augaat 5, 18."ir tf FARMS FOR SAIG. THE 3tibcr her off rs for sale two farms lyin on the w. iters of Clear ( r.ek. in U cklenbnrg county the ti.st kit wn as The Alexander tract, containing 300 Acres. Well improved, with a rood and .l .1... Ii;n Luua or.. I B? .1111 i VII I'll? U - l.lll IU'WJIj ttll'l all the out hous s necessary for a farn.ie cuod rena r. There is also A good Store-House on the ri;n .vises. This property lies 'ti miles from Charlotte, a: the Orstsa Ko ils, on the main road to Con eon!. The tanr is in all resp cts in good con - ''t,on a,ul contains a q nan tit f of fine bottom laud. The other Tract, Adjoins the above, and contain 6N JLCKES. This is also a well improved tarm, with good buildings, has excellent 1 miner on . it. a good mead itr, and a fust-rate i cotton Gin There i also on this pi. ice a go il Hold and Copper Mine Both of the above farms are desirable estat and will be sold on r asonalde terms. s. Apply on the premises. J. M. W. FLOW. July -2 t, tfW-K Carroll M house, Chester, . C. TITIS large and splendid three-story- build ing, on the east : i of Chester Depot, is now open for the BCGafcHnodatiaa of persons tra velling by the cars or otherwise. Th.- Pioarietaria well aware that nothing short of a writ-kept BIUe will induce a cus tom to this, so recently gotten up; and although very solicitous of patronage, he refrains from those iliousand-aiid-oue promises which have hei 11 made only to bo broken by many of bat illustrious predecessors. He confidently hopes that he will be sustained, and upon trial give such atiif actual and accommodation as will send him on 1x1:5 mJ rejoicing J. 1j. CARROLL. Chester, S- C, Feb. 2fi. IfTi. tf gLIasl Xotiee. PUBLIC NOTM'E Is hereby gi ven, that all the Notes and Accounts ot Stra1t & Allion, Spi alt, aoi I A Co.. and Allison A Daniel, are trans ferred to th.- undersigned, for the benefit of the creditors of said Firms respectively, and tha- thev are in the hands ot J. K. Daniel for imme diate collection. I'eLonger indulgence canno be eiven, as the debts must kr paid JOHN ALLISON Dec. 25. 1556. f J. R. DANIEL on the I i- mm 25,000 X'3TS or BOOTS AND SHOES. 1 1 I -J 'III i Charlotte, N. C. CATALOGUE OF GOODS AND PRICES: Heavy double sol Brogans. domestic vnanu- lacture, all numbers over G, at $1 50 oak sole Brogans, northern man ufacture, a good .. rticle, 1 50 nailed sole Br gans, for miners and Uailroad, good, 1 5 double sole, round s am Brogans. 1 40 single so e riveted Brogans, a r goo 1 ai tide, 1 35 single so.e riveted Brogans, a shade 1 ghter, 1 25 " single sole not riveted, Brogans, a shade I ghter, 1 15 " Heavy -ingle sole Brogans, infe rior stock, 1 00 Mens' kip Brogans, a good article, No 1, (Webster) 1 50 " " " No 2, Y.E.D, 1 3.5 " " " 3, 1 2.5 lined and bound hip Brogars 1 25 1 5o (C " ca!f 1 75 2 00 " Oxford calf, 1 75 2 00 Cents' calf Congress Gaiters, peg, 2 25 to2 75 cloth ' Fat. tip " 2 50 to 3 00 line calf sewed bhoes 2 50 to 3 50 ( " Pat. " " Oxfir and plain, 3 00 to 3 50 Mens' fine kip sewed, (Planters) 1 7.) to -2 O.i Cents' fine patent leather Gaiter 4 CO to 5 00 " " I), t?. Quilted Boots, and stitched, exira, 9 00 M " Qui. ted Boots, stitched, ex. 8 50 " " ' No. 1, 7 00 ' heavy calf, D. S. sewed, Planters' Boots, very cheap, 5 00 ' calf, D. b. peg and coik Boots 5 00 " fine calf, cork sole, and made wit" copper nails, 7 00 fine calf, pp. " " 5 no ' heavy 1). S. c .If, plain bottom, 4 00 kip, ' 4 00 " " " " and hea-v welts 2 5C to 3 CO M M HimgariaH, common, 2 00 Ditchers and Miners' Boots, 2 50 to 1 00 BOYS' DEPARTMENT. Bo,s' fine Congress Gaiters, Pat. tip and foxeu $2 00 to 2 50 ;' " Calf Shoes 1 25 to 1 .50 ; " K.p Brogai;s, good l 25 " " " goo!,No.2, lOOtol 12 heavy Brogans, U.S., good ariiele 125 " ' " from medium to poor 75 to 1 00 Youtl s' calf and kip Brogans 75 to S " extra heav- and good 1 0 Mo 1 23 thick " " - 75 to 85 " " light and common 50 to 02 DA DIES' DEPARTMENT. Ladies.' fine Congress Gaiters, doub e soles and toxed, tor winter, Willi he Is, 3 00 " fine Cong teas Gaiters, thin soles, with heels 3 00 fine " " without tips -Z 00 to 2 50 " line ' a o ()n u, f0 " hue French kid, side !aced Gaiters, 2 50 " tine side laetd, hick and thin soles, silk, 1 50 to 2 00 " fine to common ' " 1 25 U 1 50 " ti ie i.'-Jat Bootes, best article, flannel hind, lor winter, 7.", " fine goal Bootes, best article, twilled lined 1 50 " tine gnat Bootes, No. , twilled lined 125 " tine Morocc o ai.d kid Boots 1 50 to 1 " fine patent leather and tancy top, 1 25 to 1 ".( tine leatiicr Bootes, a very lair shoe 1 00 " flue kip and tall, a very good shoe 1 25 " fine Dutch Boots, all kip, 1 511 " line Congress enameled and kid Gaiters 1 50 " tine patent leather and enamel 1 12 to 1 15 Misses' Siiocs and Gaiters, all grades, prices varying trom to to 1 25 Childrens' Shoes 25 to 88 OVEIJ SHOES AND RCBBERS. Gents' Buffalo over-shoes, for winter $2 00 " sleigh tut Rubbers & over shoes, 1 00 ' Robber Sandals, one Ut two straps 10 Ladies' Buffalo C)ver-shoes 2 50 1 50 1 ( 0 " ( loth Over-shoes ' Ku: ber Boots u Buskins and Over-shoes 75 " Sandals 75 Misses' Over Shoes 50c. to 75 DOM KSTIC MANUFACTURE Sh p made Boots and Shoes constantly on hand and made to ord rat short netice, fiom ihe best imported stock. Gents fine pp Boots, warranted $8 00 ; D. sole brad bottom, Dutch edge 8 50 " " Dutch edge, footed on old legs, 10 order 6(0 Pp Foot, d on old les, to order 5 00 Gents' fine calf Shoes, to order 3 00, 3 50 heavy kip sewed Shoes 1 75. 2 00 Ladies' flue alf Shoes and Boots i 75, 2 0,1 heavy kip ' J 50 CC"fGoo s of our own manufacture are ail A-arr nted not to rip. Prices by this ( atalogneare for cash on'y as the ioods could no be sold at the very low h.ure mentioned than lor cash. The above comprises bat a small portion of our sloe as it i - impossible to enumerate every article in mi advei tisement, so that it may be understood without seeing the goods. Cash print of Belt per running J 3 inch B . ik's 1 31 " '-0 1 8 inch Bands $ f.O '2i 8i 61 28 !" ' o 6ti ? " 7'2 06 10 " M 70 40 10J " H 14 11 " " 8ti 48 11 i)l 52 19 " i)6 5 b 1 1 4i .". 6 1 j 71 LEATHER BELTING. Thi- public may depend on getting the best article that can he had, they will run straight, bold their width, and run flat totho pulley. These banc's arc made of the beat oak tanntci 1 leather, arid ihe $olid part only u ?ed. Then joints are put together with wntcr-prool cement, which allows them to bo usto in da Hp place, without any rtccl upon the joint--. The best of" copper rivets used. An assortment generally on hand, and all Kinds made to order. Also. MACHINE BELT CLASP, for conrecting Helts or Bands together, to run on .Mat Uinerj This G.Ssp is made of plates of metal fluted out or. the inside, making teeth sharp enough to press into the Belt end hold it. without eotting into and impairing itsatrcBglh, as is the case with making holes to lace through, or otherwise. It is, when applied to the Belt, confined together by means ol screws, (made for the purpose.) so as to hoid on lo every particle of the Belt, thcrtby rct lining its w hole strength. An assortment a I w v s on ha nd. Als-., Superior LACE LEATHER on hand, and COPPER RIVETS, with Burrs. Sole and Upper Leather ol every description Cont-i"tty on hand, at low prices. jCsh p iid for Green or Dry Hides, or taken in exchange for Boots and Phoee, at Csh nricea. BOONE & CO. Charlotte. Oet. 7. 1856 Sm General $,ntc(linttt. SOUNDING THE ATLANTIC. The steamer Arctic, which arrived at New York on Tuesday, has sounded the Atlantic all the way acrosa, finding the greatest depth 2,070 fathoms, (more than two miles.) It was not accomplished with out difficulties, as many of the instruments used were new inventions. The bed of the ocean in the section traversed by the Arc tic is a plateau, as already announced by Capt. Berryman, who had twice before sounded aeross the Atlnntic. The bottom in the deepest p r' is a very hne mud, ot a mouse crrev coloj, so sou that the sounding instruments frequently sank several feet into the mud. They brought up specimens of the bottom, at every sounding, in quills which were at tached to the end of the sounding instru ment. Toward the shore on each side this mud changes into a fine green ooze. No other substances were met with no rock, nor anything that might prove fatal to a telegraph wire. There seems to be now nothing to hinder the great work, to unite Europe and America by means of a tele graph wire an undertaking so grand that few thought it possible. The whole dis tance across was found to be 1,649 sea miles, from St. John, N. B., to Valentin. Harbor, Ireland. The greatest depth wus found nearly in the centre between the two places. The profile of the Atlantic bed ou this route is of by far easier grade than many of our railroad profiles. The following account, written by an officer of the United States steamer Arctic, iu relation to the sounding for the Atlantic te 'ogruph, addressed the editor of the Illus trated London JXcws, will be read with in terest : "Not a single rock has been met with, not a particle of gravel or sand has been brought up, but it appears as if Nature bad provided a bed 'soft as a snow bank,' to use Maury's own words, for the express purpose of receiving a telegraph cable. "Lieut. Berryman say that he is satisfied that the lead, witli the sounding appara tus, has frequently buried itself ten or fif teen feet deep in this soft material, and he doubts not that the cable will likewise sink and imbed itself in a similar manner. The greatest depth attained has been two thousund and seventy fathems, about two and a third miles ; but perhaps the most remarkable and nt the same time the most satisfactory result is the perfect confirma tion which these soundings give of the opinion of Lieut. Maury as to the existence of a great flat or level at the bottom of the ocean, unparalleled by anything on the surface of the earth, and which he proposes to name 'The Telegraph Plateau.' For more than thirteen hundred miles the bot tom of the Atlantic, in the direct line of our track, is found by these poundings to present an almost unbroken level plain. Nature has thus placed no obstacle in the way of this great undertaking which may not by cautious perseverance be overcome, nay, rath r (if we except the enormous length of the cable which Trill be required) it would seem that the line to be followed by the Atlantic cable presents absolutely fewer engineering difficulties than the short er route (though more complex, from the nature of the bottom) on which the Mediter ranean cable must be laid." Flying Machine. A man from away down near sun rise has invented a flying machine in San Francisco, which is now on exhibition on Jackson-street, near the Tre mont House. The Sun gives the following description of it : "A frame work consisting of two dozen sets of feathers, of eleven to each set, forms the wings of the machine. The feathers are from the common seagull. The machine is bound together firmly with wires. The oneration bv means of the wires moves the - whole concern, liy elevating the DacK- ward wings he can lower the machine. lie also can, by a pressure of the foot, move to the right or left. The machine looks rather cumbrous, and the proprietor has no hesitation in admitting the fact, but hopes to improve some upon it. He expects to make about seventeen miles per hour in its present imported nP. " ""l . tJ 1 . it vet, but will in a lew uays, as soon as do is able to do so from the proceeds of his exhibition. We omitted to mention that there is a largo quantity of canvas at the foot of the machine, which is intended to operate as a sort of parachute in case the machinery gives way. The machine is about twenty feet long by ten wide." "" Fi npivR All AROUND. l fie lunalo v.. irea the followimr chanter on a ....... . 'i v fc O a domestic difficulties : Mrs. King, near Kingston, was recently taken-sick, and her husband seized the opportunity to elope with a 1 J nanasome ant n-irl named Martin. On their arrival in Albany, Miss Martin eloped with . n ,- . , . a voun" man named Cornelius, taking - 0 . . . Mr King s money. King be.ng penitent, returned home and found that his wife had eloped with a dry goods clerk named Jeffers, 1 with all tiie moveable articles iu the house. 1 Whereupon King started off in pursuit, eonidering himself a deeply injured man. ABOUT MISERS. The following interesting account of these curious "fossils" we fiud in the New ark Advertiser : There died at Paris in the year 1799. (says the author of the charming work. "?alad for the Social,") literally of want, the well known banker, Estervuld. A few days prior to his death he resisted the im portunities of his attendant to purchase some meat for the purpose of making a little soup for hirn. "True, I should like the soup," he said, "but I have no appetite for the meat ; what is to become of that ? it will be a sod waste." This poor wretch died worth 125 0W sterling. Ano r desperute case was that of Eiwes, whose diet and dress were alike of the most revolt ing kind, and whose property was estimat ed at 800,000. Daniel Dancer's miserly propensities were indulged to such a de gree that on one occasion when, at the ur gent solicitation of a friend, he ventured to give a shilling to a Jew for an old hat "better as new" to the astonishment of the friend, the next day he actually retailed it for eighteen pence. He performed his ablutions at a neighboring pool, drying himself in the sun to save the extravagant indulgence of a towel ; yet this poor men dicant had property to the extent of up wards of $3,0UU per annum. The well known Nat Bentiy, alias Dir ty Dick.) of London, was the victim not only to craving for gold, but for old iron. Another deplorable case might be cited. that of Tom Pitt, of Warwickshire. It is reported that some weeks prior to the sick ness which terminated his despicable ca reer, he went to several undertakers in quest of a cheap coffin. He left behind him 2.475 in public funds. Another in stance is that of the notorious Thomas Cook. On his physician intimating the possibility of his not existing more than five or six days, he protested against the useless expense of sending him medicine, and chargi d the doctor never to show his face to him again. His orooertv was as- 1 l y timated at about 130,000 Sir William Smyth, of Bedfordshire, was immensely rich, but most parsimonious and miserly in his habits. At seventy years of age he w as entirely deprived of his sight, unable to gloat over his hoarded heaps of gold. He was persuaded by Taylor, the celebrated occulist, to be couched who was, by agreement, to have sixty guineas if he restored his patient to any degree of sight. Taylor succeeded in his operation, and Sir William was enabled to read and w rite without the aid of spectacles during the rest of his life. But no sooner was Ids sight restored than the baronet began to regret that his agreement had been for so large a sum. His thoughts were now how to cheat the occulist. He pretended that ho had only a glimmering, and could see nothing distinctly ; for which reason the bandage on his eyes was continued a month longer than the usual time. Tay lor was deceived by these misrepresenta tions, and tigreed to compound the bargain, and accented twenty guineas instead of sixty. At the time Taylor attended him he had a large estate, an immense sum of mon- I ey in the stocks, and G0()O in the house. I A miser of the name of Foscuc, who had amassed enormous wealth by the most sor did parsimony and discreditable extortion, j applied his ingenuity to discover some ef- I fectual way of hiding his gold. 1vith great care and secresy he dug a cave in his cel lar. To this receptable for his treasure, he defended by a ladder, and to the trap door he attached a spring lock, so that, on shutting, it would fasten of itself. By and by the miser disappeared, inquiries were made; the house was searched ; woods were vxplored, and the ponds were dragged ; bu no Foscue could they find. Some time passed on. The house in which he had lived was sold, and workmen were busily fimiloveil in its renair. In the nrorrress . . . . ... , c ol their work thev met with the door ot the secret cave, with the key in the lock out side. They threw back the door, and des cended with a light. The first object upon which the lump reflected was the ghastly body of Foscue. the miser, and scattered around him were heavy bags of gold, and ponderous chests of untold treasure ; a j candlestick lay beside him on the floor.- This worshipper of Mammon had gone into his cave, to pay bis devoirs to Ins golden god, and become a sacrifice to his devotion. The FEitrETUAL Motion Delusion. A ioiner in Edinburgh, Scotland, has coin- municated to one of tho newspapers the prooeM by which, he alleges, he hoi dis- covered the long sought-for perpetual mo- tion. The invention is stated to be real ,r :.. itiv lit'' lUMt r 1 , liion ii w 1 oc y"ij'u ui- 1 a I' ffi j,;... .iui.,,.;!,,,,,,., horse in fb-sl. in the leaat no- . ICLl ' 1 r ri& .'Uinvn iv niuu - . machinery, at no greater expense than a little oil. According to the inventor's description, the machine is a wheel propell- 1 -1 t w 1 1 r. ii'iurrhtd n.m.r rnon I eu ..-.b... ......to the wheel turns to the ancle of fortv-five, and h aving three-fourths of the wheel emp- ty. There are four weights or balls, two ' . . 1 u- t - k 1 of which are alwavs working the wheel. oq Qr fin pace of tfae othJrg wheQ th(iy bring tW wheel to tlie piumb, and be- fore ;t looses its power. The one ball at the bottom rises to the axle when the other comes to the top, and so on. HORRIBLE AFFAIR. A gentleman scalded to death by his negroes. It was mentioned a few days ago that Lewis B. Norwood, Esq.. an influential and widely known merchant of Granville coun ty, N. C, had come to his death on tho night of Tuesday, tho 21st inst., in a sud den and mysterious manner. The Peters- burg Express has the following additional particulars: "About his usual hour of retiring, 9 o clock, his overseer leltlnm in ins chum- ber. He was then in his usual health and condition, both of mind aud body. Some wo hour.- after his negroes reported to the neighbors that he had fallen in tho fire ami been burned to death. The neighbors immediately assembled, and found him a corp.-e. Burns upon different parts of his person were discovered, but his hair was not singed even, and his clothing was with out a scorch. Under these circumstances it was supposed that the burns must have been scalds from hot water. His two little duughters were asleep at the time in the chamber, but of course could tell nothing e . t -it 1 or me suuuen snti mysterious manner 111 which they had been deprived of their pro tector. An examination being instituted suspicion rested upon his negroes, and it is now as certained that ho was foully and shocking ly murdered by two of tho slaves. From such facts as we have been enabled to gather, it seems that a negro man belong ing to him had for some time absented him self. Mr Norwood suspected that two of his negroes were harboring the runaway, and to prevent a continuance of the prac tice had for several nights previous to his murder locked up the two suspected, in an out house on his premises. On the fatal night however, he was stunned by a blow, and a largo pot of boiling water which had Seen prepared for the purposo, wras poured through a funnel down his throat, until life became extinct. He was then conveyed to his chamber, and the neighbors apprised of the death, as we have stated above. We understand that two of his negroes have been arrested and are now in jail." TO FATTEN HORSES. .Every horseman knows that a horse looks twenty per cent, better if fattened in a short time than if several months are om- . ployed in the process. I don't believe in loading a horse down with fat they do better in medium condition. A horse, if not very thin, can be put in fine condition in three weeks. But a narrow-headed, 3rard-necked, narrow-breasted, light-quartered animal, if he has nev er been fat, will give you a two or three month's task; and he wiil look tho better for all the flesh you may put on him. To fatten a poor horse quickly is no easy task. It is to be done by a variety of tin best feed, and with close attention in giv ing it. Many persons feed sufficiently liberal, and yet their horses are low in ' flesh, simply because of the careless and 1 irregular manner in which it is given out. When I wish to fatten a poor horse, I put his stable in a neat and clean condition, and commence by giving bun small feeds cry from the stern, and was soon buried of corn or oats, (whichever ho takes best.) under the heavy tide that was running at every two hours, from the time of rising in ! the time. The two passengers on the boat the morning till I retire at night say six J little knew of tho fearful tragedy that had or eight feeds a day taking care so to j been enacted on the boot, but the girl waa feed that he will alwa3"s eat with a relish, 1 missed by them on tho Brooklyn side, and and be hungry for the next meal. At no the alarm given to her friends. Her body time do I suffer his food to lay by him; if : was recovered on Tuesday, and identified he leaves any I take it from him and let by her female companions. A photograph him stand till he asks for it. For the first I was found on her person of the young man ten days I am careful not to let him get ! whom she had loved so well, but so unwise quito all ho will eat. There is no better ' ly. On Thursday ber remains were oon way of getting a horse's appetite up to the , veyed to Greenwood, where she wa inter futtening point than to feed very often of red, with the picture of her false lover placed good, clean food. By paying strict atteu- upon ber breast. The scene at tho grars tion for ten days, you will have him fairly i was painfully impressive. The landlady of under way; aud this is tho most difiicult the house, her female companions, a clergy part of the task. If at any time he gets man, the undertaker and his wife, wore all cloyed, so that he refuses to eat, let him that wero present. After the reading of stand till he gets hungrv. the EPpVj rial servico by the elergy- ; man, one of Lizzie's female companions During this time his stable must ho kept read Hood's touchimg poem, "The Bridge clean and comfortable He shcliU have of Sigh," amid the tears and sobs of all but little hay, but as much pure soft water j present, after which the funeral cortege re as he will drink three times a day. Salt ! t,.,n""d ,he C Tbl5K ?f ",an7 a day ! all the time at his will. He must bo curried thoroughly unco every day. Few men curry a horse as it should be done. Take 1. r, ...,,i i...i J . . , ." " . Willi 11 inoho a tjuiviv imatvl uui n nuu forth, pass all over your horce. g tting to the kin, and removing the dirt therefrom; then pass all over more gently with comb and brush, replacing the hair, and finish with the naked hand putting every hair to its place. u a r Aever give medicine ot aud kind you uwfu-ii better without. If I wished ....... - - - ..... kitilt. tiinr. I fchoiild lib wl find nl v.l. If . it .. ... ' ' : you have the time to spare it will be better employed in wcalding or grinding your rrvtt in nun t. flttif Wlirm 1 1 1 ft 1 1 A" if b , b " appears that our friend Muuson has little I faith in our no-doctoring advice. If he finds the oil to answer, I advi-e him to stick to it, for if he does nothing worse than to pour a pint of grease down a horse that has a touch of belly-nche, he will hardly lose any. I have known it employed for th'.-tr years it is like mush to a stone bruise does neither good nor harm. Prai ri" Farmer. LADY DRAW M IN A LOTTERY. Nearly year ago a young lady in France, named Sophia Van Derr, conceived the singular idea of disposing of herself in marriage by mean of a lottery. She was thirty years old, tired of a life cf celibacy and in despa r at not finding a hus'oand with enough meaus at his command to suit her views. S1h announced, therefore, that her j handsome but rather mature peraon should j be disposed of on the following terms : She rnvitod h.ttrv with five hum red shares of a thousand francs each. Subacribcra were to present themselre in peraon, in order that she might cx'2a.'i the.; amenta h"i tv as husbands. The nubscribera of course were to be single men. Tho subscriptions were placed in the hands of a notary as fast as made, and the drawing was uot to tako place till all the shares were taken, .that it when the sum of a hall' million of franca was complete. Not qui'e a year elapsed before the shares were all taken. The drawing recently took place iu the office of tho Notary who held the subscriptions and the money, in pres ence of two magistrates. A thousand num bers were placed in an urn, thesubscribert being numbered in order as their names were inscribed. The urn waa thoroughly shaken up, a blind hand was thrust ia and No. 499 was a Tunisan General, who had already occupied the public attention by his oriental caprices. But the lady was neither frightened at the turban, nor the beard, nor the religion, nor the harem of the happy barbarian, who hasten d to marry her, and to pocket his live hundred thousand francs. The happy couple hare left for Tunis, where they will reside Paris Cor. N. Y, T tints. Touching 8tort. The N. Y. Herald of Saturday, contains a touching story of the suicide of Lizzie Howard, a young girl who came from Roxbury, Mass., to that city. She was about 18 years of age, had light hair and blue eyes, and whs a very attrac tive girl. She was betrayed by a seducer, and afterwards took up her residence in a house of ill-repute. Here bhn became ar dently attached to a young man, who a short time before her death, showed a dis position to cut ber acquaintance. The Herald says : On Saturday night last the parties met accidentally at Feraehio's ball, woere she accosted him and wished him to danoe with her. He coldly refused. She then pleaded with him to go home with her, as she wished to oommuuicnte something of importance to them both, but he refused her importuni ties with rudeness. Wounded at his con duct, sho left tho ball room and retired to her home; she lay down, for awhile, but shortly after rose, dressed herself, and loft tho house. This was a. two o'clock on Sunday morning. She was accostr-l by policeman at the corner of Cortland street. but, not noticing him, sho continued her way to South ferry, and went on one of the boats, It was a cold, chilly night; there was no moon, and when half way across the unfortunate girl threw herself without a siini:;ir niorics mai inigm oc loiu Ot lite la the great metropolis. Inventiox or the Chinrhk. It had been considered that the Chinese wcTe not an inventive people but this waa a mis take. The art of printing was known in China nine hundred years beforo any ku - ledge of it prevailed iu England. Frii.iing was first introduced into Europe early in the 13th century. The Chir.ese printers wero generully itinciarrti. Thee next discovered the magnetic needle; this ,0"k ?" 1,10 traditi"nnT Period, when w 1 lo V'Z misscdlus way. .... . . a . - . n as v wmwmm wmiu wis 111 7 1 t yy XJk which was a figure, which ulways pointed to . ... . the north, and thus the route was discover ed. The effect of the loadstone were also i ;., w i , , " . probably indebted to the Chinese for the mariner's compass for it had been long known to them beforo it was to us, and Marco Polo mde a visit to China, and no doubt communicated it from them to his countrymen. Gunpowder was invented there many centuries before it was known in England but it was only ucd for fire works, and strange to say, the component parts wero nearly the sauio at the Eutopeau mixture.
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Nov. 11, 1856, edition 1
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