North Carolina Newspapers

muk mas rio - : : up-siAiHs opposite scab's drug STOBEj A Family Paper, devoted to Stale Intelligence, the News of the World, Political Information, Southern Rights, Agriculture, Uteraturs, and MlsceUany B WILLIAM J. YATES, I EDITOR A XT) MBOPRIKTOK. ) CHARLOTTE, MECKLENBURG COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. $2 PER ANNUM In Advance. 0Z. A. YATEJylJ sso i ITE EDITOR. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1857. (VC VOLUME G- MaT-r Series mm 286. THE ixn Vcmocraf -Published every Tuesday t ..lining the fa i S w- ;i f"11 a'"1 uccu rate lt i'.rt off the Markets, &c. .- r tmm v.nr. if paid in wlwact, $2 M naid within ids months 2 50 j Ltd uitor the expiration uf the- viar, 3 00 - Yuv ji-r.u sending es fise neas nV ' " r,, "il( i ',.! !) (1 by the advance sub- Imn ($1 i) will receive a sixth, copy gra ; . for me yeT r'Sij).- -it" rs and others who may wish . . i ........ . eaa ;. M by mail, at ! ADVTiSING. ire ..I 1'. tinea or less, for 3 Months, .. - " i 44 .. " 44 1 , . - pare, 1 6 lines, or leas, first insertion, 1., '. -' t " ut insertion, rraiisuMit advertisements inn l no 6 oo 10 oo St no lb -t be ! for ill advance. "For announcing Candidates for office, ; i", in aibancf. Advertisements not marked on the ; . .ii.t t' r a FiH'cific time, aril be in- i ,, rted not" forbid, and charged accordingly WILLIAM .1. YATES. 'ali:able Plantation, ', v Mr ' of Charlotte, in (iuston . tcitkin two miles of the Plant . ;(;' Uharlottt ; Jinri I nil. I. S iiil plantation is on the west aide of the Catawba River, con taining about FOCR HUNDRED ACRES: about eighty-live acr. s, i. itiMn; i' b acn . M4aaow uinu yieiu .in t'liii'l.tnt crop of hay twice a year; one : .1 and t v -nI -live acres good lipiaiel. twiig i . U'vekand fie- balance in woodland. . : d. and exlendias within two hun- . irda of a Hat Mill owned by John 1. J,4ntsttn, Esq. ii the place there is a barge i . II. ii--, hTitrbep, Kegro Houses. ' -. S a new larST' and soaciou ILiiii, Olaeksuiitil Shop Cotton tiiu and Screw. 1 is ;l uurgi Oiehasd uf p a h and ap .. i" i-s, worth al leasl sate tboaiiiand dollars: : ii ad liiiosj a gasd Vegetable garden. Hie I'lantation i- well kbowii as the n-sidesMse late K.b. a Johnston; having been eans : i cuiUTatetl anil from the aanauer in which ii s, is capable of indefinite improvement. i In- plac- iu.il d, h.n ing three very xrt'lleat Springs, situated in aittoreiit parts oi t.. plantation. .n '.. wisiiimr to examine the plantation , hi b si bt applying to J no. R. Johnston, Esq., , . . . n i:hiu one mite iit'the place, ot in ma . ... lr. Sydney X- Johnston, two mil. s ,.i ('iist-inta Grove, on the Plank Ruad :.i. uM'ntMtn d. P - - ..ii of the prembes given on thr Isr of .1 .;. y . !-."-. and to anv nurclnst desirous ot in ' wheat. Dennissiua w ill be aranted t do it the proper season. Tub l-a. always been regarded as the best , ; n i. a the. Catawba River, and my bosi .,: 4ng mi uts being sncfa that I cannol nii ,t at thf time, it will be sold during the . .-i n; :h. refore early application would b itlvisahle. .n i terms will be made known 1 y ad me .-: 27 Murray, and 31 Wanea -. N w Voik City. ere of Churchill, John .v '.. until !-t of November; after thai ! , at -oi iiinbia. S. ( . RUFUS M. JOHNSTON. ;-t. l8Ei7. -tui BI330LUTI0?J. Tin: linn of WILLIAMS, GILLESPIE A !'.. was dissoiTed by mutual estnsent on the uf July, ltJ57. The Notea and Ac .... l-.".o must be paid (orthwith. Tie A ri : f..r !-."7 can ran as usual ami will be I it the end of the year by I. S. Williams II nmtiane to carry on the business 1 stand. .' late linn return their thanks to the pnhlh ( ifii lihenil pat ran age hen tofoer n-eeivt u, and ? ire. hopes, by manil sting a spirit ot uodatHM to merit a continuation ol the Vv ILLIAMS, GILLESPIE A CO. t rrlotti . Aug. 4, 1"7 tf ALL p imnm having elaima against the late ' n ! WILLIAMS, GILLESPIE CO., will I - :it them to the maaVrsigned for aettlcaaamt, L. S. WILLIAMS. Angus! 4, W7 Also, 500 HEAD OF SHEEP & 100 UZiLHcad of HOGS, I ntl 12 or 15 No. 1 Milch Cows. 1 DESIRE to purchase the above amount of Bum k. Those having any for sale will do well to five me a call, as 1 am willing to pay the highest Market price. Farmers n'.i find ii to their advan tage to sell ih'-ir Reeves, Sheep or lings tome : stead of batchering themselTes. as I think I an remnnerate them as well if not better than it e v butehei'ed themselves. W. A. COOK. rlotte, July 1 1, 1-.17. Town Butcher. DR. R. N Y SONG, CJaarlotte, . C. WING liiLat il in this place, respectfully "tf -rs his Professional Si-rviee to the citi t the town and ieinity. OFFICE in Springs' building, il -ta l-r,7. ii BREM & STEELE, Vholesalc and Retail Dealers IN Dry ctoo3.s, irdwatre flat, and Shot, CHARLOTTE, X. V. May :., 1857. -4 1 tf 'v Miilinrrj and Nantaa Maklaa ESTABLISHtdENT. AMJs. P. M. SMI TH would inform the pub it -die int. nd- carrying on the above baud ai her residence, next to the new Episcopal eh. Bbe would also inform aha hwhV'a that ImsjusI reeiivtd supply of Bsnm t Trim c insisting of Floueis, Feathers, liouch- Ve.. iV e. SCAUR & CO., DIUGCilSTS & inEMISTS, Ma. 4, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, Invite the attention of Phvst cians. Planters. Merchants, Sec. to their new and complete, stock of DRUGS, CHEMICALS, qfC. The extensive natronace they have received from the Physicians of Charlotle and its vicinity is the best guar antee of the purity of the Drill's sold bv them. - u 9 Sept. 1st. Pure White Lead. A superior article warranted pure, at 10 cents, cash. For sale by SCAUR & CO. September S, 1857. MEMCOES. Just received, from the WarcJiousc, Ay Che rrv l'ectonil. Rocers' Liverwort and Tar, Guy soft's Sarsapardla and Yellow Dock, Wistar's Balsam, McLane's Pill--. Strong's Pills, Avers' Pills, &cc. ice. SCABS 15 & CO, September 8. UJi C(J GISTS. Quinine, Quinine. A full supply of Powers & Weightman's Quinine, low fur cash. SCARR & CO., Sept. 1st. Charlotte Drug Store. For the Toilet. Just received a choice lot of Perfumery and Articles essentia to the Toilet. Ivory, buffalo horn, shell and fancy Hair Brushes ; tooth, nail and shaving Brashes; buffalo horn, india rubber and horn Combs; French, English and American Pomades,, for the hair; odor boxes, toilet bottles, Luhiu's extracts in great variety ; Glenn's toilet waters ; German. French and Ameri can Colognes ; toilet soaps in groat variety; hair dyes, rice powder, meeu fun, tooth pastes, dec, at Sept. 1st. Scarr & Co.'s Drug Store. For the Bath. SPONGE of various qualities, Turkish Bathing Towels, Flesh Brushes, Hair Gloves and Belts, at SCARR A: CO S. Illiolexfif f mid Retail Jrurr Stare. Sept. 8, 1857. JEota!i ! I'otnlt ! ! For making Soap, a fresh barrel opened at Sept. 8. Scarr te Co.'s, Druggists. EXTRACTS FOR FLAVORING Crea.1,8, Puddings, &c, of the following varieties: Lemon, Vanilla, Pine Apple, Almond, Rose, Orange. Nutmeg, Celery, Banana, drc. at Sept. 6. Scarr Co.'s Drug Sl(,re. MACCAR M, Tapioca, S.tgo, dtc. for sale at Sept. 8. Scarr 8c Co.'s, Druggists. faveu Corn filurcaa. -V superior article of diet for Invalids. at Scarr A: Co.'s Drug Store. Se pt. 1st. CHOCOLATE. Schmitz Sweet Chocolate, for sale at Sept 1. Scan- Co 'a Drug Store. Robinson's Patent Barley. Strongly recommended by the Faculty as a nutritions and cooling mod for Infants, and is excellent for thickening soup, sold at 25 centa per packet, at Sept 15. Scarr y Co's Drug Store. Varnishes, Yaraiihis, To be sold low for cash: Datnar crystal white, Coach body No. 1. do. do No. 2. Furniture ...No. 1. d No. 2. Black leather varnish. Drying Japan. by Sept. 1. Scarr & Co., Drugqists. Prime White Vinegar, White and black Mustard Seed, Mace, cloves, Nutmegs, allspice, Ginger, dee , fec, Sept. 1. At Scarr te Co.'s, Charlotte. Cox's refined sparkling Geletine, A very superior and easy mode of making Jellies. Sept. 1. Scarr & Co., Druggists. Scjrars ! Scsrars ! ! A large lot of Havana Segars, various brands, for stile at Scwr iy Co.'s Drug Store. Sep. '29, 1?57. CONGRESS WATER, CONGRESS WATER, A fresh ease just opened at Scarr Co's Drug Store. tlLt E STO.l'E, ISmLI'E S TOJVE. Just received, a latere supply at SCARR A: CO'S Sept. 8. Drug Store. JCr Effervescing Citrate of Magnesia, an agreeable and refreshing aperient, for sale at Scarr d Co's Drug Store. German Sand Crucibles, In sets of eight each, for saie at Stpt. 8. Scarr ,y Co.'s Drug Store. ROBERT GIBBON, M.1X, PRACTITIONER OF Oiiicc Naa 5, dranite llow, CHARLOTTE. JY. C. IIOISE & LOT FOR SALE. I will sell at public or private sale the House A: Lot on which Jos V. Ross now lives, on li. aud 5:h Streets, in the town of Charlotte, containing one Lot and a half. An excellent 1 welling House and other buildings are on the premises ; also, Garden. Stables, Well, aVc Persona desirous of examining the premises can call on Mr J. W. Ross, who will show the same. m will s-11 at public sale on the 1st of January, 18-58, if not bold before. S. II WALKUP. Nov. 10, 1H.'7. P-2-tf A.TTE3STTIOKT X HOUSEKEEPERS, If you wish to supply youwlvcs nitb China, Glass or Crockery-ware of any kind, go to C El I A Bl ALL, where von will find the BEST A.SSOItT MENT IX Till: STATE. Also, a variety of housekeeping articles, consisting of Knives and Forks, Spoons, Soup Ladles, Castors, Chafing DisIk s, Oystei Dishes. Buckwheat -Cake Dishes, Egg Btat ers. Oyster knives. Pickle totks, Mustard spoons. Salad spouiid and Folks, liiidei knives, Teakeuli-s, Andirons. iraffle-Irons, Shovels and TviitiS, Bellows, Gridirons, t'olTte Mills, Candlesticks, LOOKING GLASSES in every variety of frame. Also, LOOKING-GLASS PLATE. A splendid assortment of eight day Alarm and thirty hour CLOCKS. Also, a t;ood assortment of Wood and Willow Ware, consisting ot clothes, traveling and work Baskeis, Tuhs, Chums, Buckets, Bread '1'ravs, Brooms. Brushes, Feather-dusters, Knife Bom s. Sic. &c. JAMES HASTY cc CO.. Oct. 12, ld57. tf China Hall. JVc??rocs Iter Sale. The subscribers, as Administrators of Silas Todd, dee'd, will sell on Friday the loth of JANCA RY, at the late residence of the deceased, Eight Likely Negroes, One man and the balance women and children. Terms, 6 months credit with note, aud ap proved security. JNO. L. TODD, ADAM H. TODD, Nov. 17 th. P:M)t Administrators. State of IV Carolina, Union county Superior Court of Laic, Fall Term, 1S.")7. It is ordered by the Court, that hereafter Mon day and Tuesday be set apart for the trial of State causes. And it is further ordered by the Court that Civil Suits hereafter will not be taken up until Wednesday of the Term, and that no witness in Civil Suits will be allowed to prove for his attendance on Monday and Tuesday of each Term hereafter. Therefore Civil Suitors aud Witnesses wili take notice that the Civil Docket win not be taken up till Wednesday morning of each Term. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my name, this the lUth of November. 1 857. S:5-Gt W. H. SlluPSON, Clerk. Land and Mills FOR SALE. The subscriber offers for sale ONE THOUSAND ACR FS OF LAND lying on both sides of the Charlotte Kailroad, lourteen miles f.otn t'ol- uii.uiu, une nunurea Acres in cuiuvarion, with a neat DWELLING HOUSE and all necessary out-buildings. I ALSO. Another tract two and a half miles from said Kailroad, containing ELEVEN HUNDRED At KI.S, lying on Crane Cree.., about Two Hundred Acres in a bigh state of cultivation, with a comfortable DWELLING HOUSE with seven rooms; and other necessary out buildings. ALO. A SAW and GRIST MILL propelled by water power. A LSO, A Twenty-five Horse Power Circular STEAM SAW .MILL that cannot be excelled in the State, recently put in operation, and an abundance of line Timber. ALSO, Another t raet of land containing about SIX THOUSAND ACKFS, running in about a quarier oi a mile of said Railroad, with TttUEE SAW MILLS on it; two of them lately erected; one of them about a mile and a halt from said Road, a Cir.-ular Saw which will cut trOm four to six thousand feet of Lumber per day; another Mill with Crist and Sash Saw, two and a half miles from said Ko. d. Also, another, three ai d a half miles from said lioad, with a twenty-five feet back shot Water-U heel Circular r aw, which can saw more lumber than any Mill in the State. Tie above Mil s have a never-failing water power, and any quantity of good Timber. The lands will be divided off to suit pur chasers. ALSO, Will sell MULES, OXEN, amd WAGONS, belonging to 6aid mills, if purchasers wish them The above will be sold on accommodating terms to suit purchasers. A small amount of cash paid on sale. Any persons wishing to engage in the Lumber business would do well to call and examine the Mills. 1 can be seen at my residence 14 mi es above Colum bia, and will take great pleasure in showing the premises to any person wishing to pur chase. CCP" My old customers will please take notice that all accounts must be settled, either by cash or approved ba lk notes, as I have a ffreat manv accounts which should have b.en settled long ago. It the above is not complnd with, 1 will be compelled to put them in the hands of an attorney for collection. LEVI T. SHARP. October 1, 1857. 3m Fresh ConfectionerieSj Fruits, Family Groceries, &c. The subscriber takes pleasure in announcing to his friends and the public generally, that he is now in the receipt of a FRESH SUPPLY OF CONFECTIONERIES, Fruits and Family Groceries, Consisting OI Candies. Oranges. Raisins. Currants. Citron, Nuts of all kinds. Cheese, Sugar. Coffee, Si c. a- his old stand, one do,.r north -east oi Springs' corner, and opposite J. W. Osborne's office, where be solicits a call from all his old custom ers, and he will by uo means refuse any new ones w ho may tind' il to their interest to give bun a call. Having purchased cheap for cash, he will con- sequemly be euabl. tl to sell eneapn.i c isn M. D. L. MOODY. tf IMPORTANT Kl 7IORS ! ! ! M ECKLE Si Bl' KG COl'NTY AGAINST THE STATE. BLUE STONK. It is stated, and from the authority of Dr. II. M. l'ritchard. who has just received from the manufactory, for which h- is agent, several hundred pounds of the finest arti- , cie ever offered in the town ol Caapotae, to be j enabled in a short time to supercede in quality anu saie any miporteu article, ana at less price , Call and see it. Nov. 17, 157. Irwin's Corner. Tanners, OR TRAIN OIL. For Tanners and Planters use in dressing and preserving Leather and Harness. For sale hv 11. M. I'HITCHAiiD, X..v. Q4. Irwin's Corner. Physicians, Take Notice ! Having taken advantage of the pressure of the times, I am receiving, by eb. purchases, an immense aud selected stock of Medicines, Chem icals, Instruments, Chests, tic, to which I most respectfully invite your attention. All orders by mail or otherwise, put up with neatness and dispatch. II. M. PEITCITARD. Nov. 17, 18f7. Irwin's Corner. 600 diailons CAMPHENE AND BURNING FLUIDJust received from the manufacturers. Also, Lamps and Wieks for burning them, 100 percent, cheap er and more brilliant than anv other li'ht. H. M. PEITCHARD, Nov. 17, 1857. Irwin's Corner. 3O,O0 SECaARS Just received and for sale at $1.25 per hundred, by H. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 17. Irwin's Corner. SO gallons of pure LillSCed Oil,, Just received and will be sold low for Cask I u,r h r ppitoihimi Nov. 17. Irwin's Corner Pure French RraEidy, Holland Gin, Whiskey, Sherry and Port Wines, London Ale. and Porter, for medi cal use. Sold by Nov. 17. H. M. PRITCHARD. Starch, Black Pepper, Ginger, Baking and Washing Soda. Cream Tartar, Nutmegs, Mace, Cinnamon, Cloves and Flavouring Extracts of every kind. For sale at whole sale and retail, by H. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 17. Irwin's Corner. Saponifier, OR CONCENTRATED LEY. War ranted to make soap without lime, and with little trouble. The best anu cneapest ar- tide in use. Price Xio and .)() cents a can. Sold by Nov. 17. PRITCHARD, Irwin's Corner. Citrate ivlagE2eia. An agreeable refrigerant and laxative, as pleasant to the taste as soda water. Sold by II. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 17. 1857. Irwin's Corner. Ayea Cherry Pectoral, Wistar's Balsam and Lozenges, Royer's Syrup -Tar, Hive Syrup, Syrup Squills, Syrup Ipecac and all kinds of Pectoral and Cough medicines. For sale bv H. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 24. Irwin's Corner. Fresh Congress Water, In pint bottles just received from Sara toga Springs, bv H. M. PRITCHARD, Nov. 24. Irwin's Corner. Scotch. Mackaboy and English, Gentle men's SNUFFS, just received, GUO lbs. in bladders and jars. Sold low for cash by H. M. PRITCHARD Tor. 24, 1857 Irwin's corner. TRUSTEE SALE. Valuable Real Estate. On the 12th day of December next, atLincolu ton, I will offer at Public Sale, lr" That Large and Trainable House cfc5 Lot In Lixcolntox, now occupied by Jacob A. Enmsonr, it being Lot No. 1, in South-west square of caid town. Said lot is on the Public S juare, a short dis tance from the Court House, and is one of the best stands in the town for a .Store. TERMS One-half the purchase money to be paid on the day of sale, the other half on a credit of six months with interest from date, the pur chaser giving bond and good security. C. E. THOMPSON, Trustee. Nov. 24, 1R57. 3w LAND FOR The subscriber will offer for sale in the town of Charlotte, on the 1st of January next, a Tract of Land the property of John S.Scott, containing lOd Acres, joining the lands ofSaml. Yandle, Peter Harky and others. This land is good for producing corn, wheat and cotton. It will be sold on a credit of T2 months, the pur chaser giving bond and approved security. WM. REA, Agent. November 24, 157. 84-tf NEW CARRIAGE SHOP THE SUBSCRIBER informs the public that he has opened a Carriage Etai- lihinent: in Charlotte, next dor East of the Jail, nearly opposite Trotter's old stand, where he intends manufacturing CarriagesJJug-gi- s, A.-., in the best and most approved&Ie. He respectfully requests a shaie of patronage ass he Hatters himself that he can give entire satisfac tion to those who may give him a trial. The best workmen and material a will be employed in his simp All work WARRANTED. Repairing done at short no tice and in a durable manner. G. II. VVEARN. Charlotte, June 2. I8o7. ly. Life Insurance. THE undersigned has been appointed Agent for the North Carolina Mutual Lite Insurance Company for Charlotte aud vicinity. Persons wishing to in-ure their own lives or lives of their slav. I will please eail on THOS. W. DEWEY, Agent. Jan. 13, 1"7. y FRONTIER SERVICE OP THE TJ. S. ARMY. Contests with the Indians are inevitable. Though the idea that two races of men must necessarily quarrel when they are placed together, is untenable, it is impossible to prevent war when two such systems as bar barism and civilization, each having war like champions to repose them, come In conflict with each other. The white man must subdue the wilderness, to live accord ing to his improved system, while the In dian policy requires that it should flourish as a haunt of wild beasts, to preserve the scanty resources which furnish him with substance. We have a sort of chronic war with the Seminoles, and have just emerged from an exciting contest in Ore gon. The frontier service of the American sol diers is of a peculiar arduous, unpleasant and to them, unprovitable nature. They are exposed to great privations, compelled to endure great sufferings, and yet rarely win the slightest meed of fame as a reward for their exertions. Detached, as they are. over au immense scope of territory, in small bands, they can fight only in compar atively unimportant skirmishes, and the greatest deeds of heroism pass almost unno ticed, because they do not form parts of great, battles which interest the whole civ ilized world. Gen. Scott has lately issued, under date November, General Orders, No. 14, which contain a short statement of the fights with the Indians, from the 17th of February, l85G to September, 1857, embracing , , altogether, twenty-five contests. Although many lives were not lost in any of these battles, great courage, endurance, and per severance were displayed in nearly all of them, and they have doubtless exercised an influence of incalculable value in checking predatory and hostile Indian excursions. The whites were in every instance the conquerors, always driving the Indians before them, no matter how great the dis- ' parity of numbers. In one instance we are ; told that : "April 4, 1357, First Lieutenant Walter i H. Jenifer, Second Cavalry, with thirteen men of Company B of that regiment, after a search of thirteen days, and a march of ' nearly three hundred miles, came upon a fresh truil .f Indian;, near tbe bead of the I ,irt, - , . f t. v, r;vr T , as the trail led into a rocky country almost impracticable for cavalry, he dismounted, 1 left his horses with a guard, and continued 1 the pursuit, with only seven men. After a tedious inarch of four miles, he suddenly came upon a camp occupied by from eighty to one hundred Indians. Approaching it, under cover, to within two hundred and fifty yards, and he and his little party being discovered, they were attacked by all tbe warriors in the camp, and threatened at the same time by a party returning to it with horses. He repulsed the Indians, with a loss to them of two killed and one wounded. It being then night ho withdrew his men, rejoined his horses, and returned to the attack next day ; but in the meanwhile the Indians dispersed." "For the last three days this detachment had no rations, having been out for seven teen days."" In many instances the marches of the American troops have been singularly rapid, occasionally reaching eighty miles per day. Frequently, too, when their chases after the Indians were more protracted than they had anticipated, their provisions became ex hausted, aud they were obliged to do with little or no food for several days. The favorite Indian trick of ambush was, in one instance, skillfully played off upon them as follows : "The commander Lieut. Hartz placed his men in wagons, with the covers closely drawn, and marched under the guise of a provision train. The ruse was successful, and the party was attacked about forty-five miles from Fort Lancaster by a body of mounted Indians, supposed to be Muscalero Apaches, who were driven back with a loss of three of their number killed and wotfhd ed. The troops were unhurt." The Indians, come upon the white?, when they attack them at all, literally like thieves in the night, and then flee away as swiftly as their mountain deer. To catch and pun ish them our troops are required to be as fleet as grayhounds to possess powers of endurance and capacity to subsist without i food or water for a prolonged period, akin i to that of camels and yet to fight like tigers when opportunity offers. For all . this they receive far less credit and honor than they deserve. The State Department has published a list of Ministers and Consuls representing the L'uited States abroad, which gives some interesting information as to the rank held by the several States in the matter of gov ernment patronage. New York, of course, leads the whole. Pennsylvania is very lit tle behind her, however, the aggregate of the former being $79,250, and of the latter $74,625. Virginia comes next with $55,- S9d: then Indiana $23,500; Massachusetts j $20,750; and so on down the list. Ohio, the third State in the Union in almost every j respect, ranks ninth, with $15,500. j N- Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Ark ! ai.sas, and Vermont, do not appear in the table at all. THE HONESTY THE BEST POLICY. When Socrntes, the wisest of the Athen- ians, was about to die, be thought of the I game, not making game of some luckless wight unfortunate to trust him ; but paying his just debt in game, by reminding his friend, "We owe a cock to Esculapius." It was a small affair to a dying man, but it j illustrates a principle. History adds, the debt was paid. There are a "great many outstanding bills. The panic, crisis, crash, or by whatever name the unhappy condi tion into which the reckless spendthrifts, speculators and robbers of the Common wealth brought tlio country and working men, may be called, presents no ordiuary temptation to men of priuciple and ne principle, to pny as few debts as possible, and to put off payments of December to a later season, or next year. This is an un sound policy. People must be honest, and the way to be so is to settle up before the New Year, and give as few hostages as possible to fortune. Even leaving honesty out of the question, it is uuexpedient to leave anything unsettled, as it casts a reflection, and injures public aud private credit, de stroying the confidence so indispcnsible to public weal. If a mau meets his engage ments the best he can, promptly, justly, fully, he will set an example of great prac tical use, and one by which, in its reflex action, he will reap far more advantage, in the long run, than leaving undone what is clearly his duty to do. Time draws on the country trusts its best interests to its citizens. If they are faithful, the smoke will clear away, and prosperity unequaled beam upon the land. . A little Wholesome Advice to the Wives of Members of Congress.- -The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer a writer who seems to have had experi ence in all sorts of iniquity that he may advise the innocent thus addresses him self to the wives of the members of Con- ess: M The truth is and my experience, I mean my observation, confirms it no wife should allow her husband to come here without accompanying him, and, while here, sticking to him like wax. It is a place of seducing temptations, which the sinner don't pretend to resist, and the right eous can hardly flee from by regular fust- ing and prayer. Wives, stick to your hus bands, is my advice." . BABY AFFAIR. Last Saturday evening, says the Boston Traveler, a gentleman residing at Jamaica Plain was sitting with his wife and some friends at their parlor fire, when the door bell was violently rung. The lady arose. but then suggested to her husbaud that as the girl wus out he had better go to the front door. Accordingly he opened it, and found no one there; but there was a nicely done up basket, covered with a white linen, at his feet, and he thought he heard the rustling of a female dress departing. After looking vainly up and down the street and around the portal, he took the basket into the parlor. On tho covering being removed a beautiful little child appeared, some five months old. The lady screamed, one of the lady visitors took up the baby and found a note pinned to its dress, which charged the gentlemen of the house with being the father, and implored him to sup port it. A rich scene ensued between the injured wife and the indignant husband, the latter utterly denying nil knowledge of the little one, and asserting his innocence. The friends interfered, and at last the wife wns induced to forgive the husband, al though he still stood to it liks a Trojan that he had always been a faithful husb:uid. Filially tho lady very roguishly told her husband that it was strange he should not know his own child, for it was their mutual offspring, which had just been taken from its cradle up stairs by the nurse, for the very purpose of playing the joke ; and the surprised husbaud finally joined iu the laugh which was raised at his expei.se. . A Miracle. The well known French missionary, Father Biidaine, was always poor, for the simple reason that he gave away every thing he had. One evening ho asked for a night's lodging of the curate of a viilege through which he passed, and the worthy man, having only one bed, shared it with him. At daybreak Father Bridaine rose, according to custom, and went to say his prayers at the neighboring church. Returning from bis sacred duty he met a beggar, who asked an alms, "Alas, my friend, I have nothiug!" said the good priest, mechanically putting bis hand in his breeches pocket, where to his astouish- rnent, he found something hard wrapped up in a paper, which bo knew he had not left there. He hastily opened tbe paper, and seeing four crowns in it, cried out that it was a miracle ! He gave the money to the beggar, and hastened into the church to return his thanks to God. The curate soon after arrivad there, and Father Bri daine related tbe miracle with the greatest unction : the curate turned pa.lv, put his hand in his pocket, and iu an infant par cel ved that Father Bridaine, in petting op in the dark, had taken the wrong pair w breeches ; ho had performed a miracle with tbe curate's crowns. The first'cainp-meeting in the United States was held in Kentucky 54 years ago. Methodists, Presbyterians and Baptists cordially united on that occasion. THE EXILES OF SIBERIA. The laws of the Russian Empire require that nil those condemued, in whatever part j of the country they may have received sentence, should pass through Moscow on j their way to Siberia ; the traveler who may j have chanced to be there during the weekly gathering, will have little difficulty in recognizing facts in the following account: On reaching that city they are allowed a brief rest in the couvict prison, their daily journeys being so calculated that the separate bands all arrive there from divers directions each Saturday night. After resting throughout the ensuing week, dar ing which term they are relieved of their chains, they are dispatched in one common band on th- second Monday after their ar rival. The prison is divided into two or throe courts, each strictly guarded by sen tinels. In the first of these both sexes are to bo seen mingling indiscriminately, and are dressed alike in loose great coats, made of a kind of gray cloth ; the only distin guishing mark is that the men havo half their heads shaved, whilst the women retain their long hair a privilege also granted to the men as regards their beards, which decoration is the pride and delight both of the merchant class and the peasantry. They are then led to the second court, where there Hemes ore registered, us also their crime nnd history, llre they make their petitions; some soliciting have to travel by tho side of a brother, a fellow exile a poor consolation, that, of beitig to gether in disgrace but the boon, if grant ed, is hailed with the greatest joy. A wo man will ulso sotnetimi s petition to nceoni peity her husband ; but only iu rnre cases is this permitted. According to the laws of Russia she may marry again, for tho banishment of her husband cancels tho marriage bond as completely as death ; but, if her prayer bo granted, Government nays her expenses aud she assumea the convict dress, though not the fetters. Tho examination past, the exiles are led to a third court, where fetters aro placed upon tho whole band. This is a most cruel and brutal affair. The fetters consist of a couple of heavy iron rings, one for each ankle, united by a chain, not udupted to the size of the person and tbe length of stride, bnt of one unvarying length, about two feet. This is connected, by means of links, from four to five inches long, with an other chain fastened around the wrist. The hoops round the ankles are not fastened by a padlock, so as to be removed at night, but are riveted by the executioner, who drives an iron bolt through the rings, and by strong and cnreless hammering, (for he often misses the mark and strikes tbe flesh.) flattens the bolt at both ends, in such a way that removul is impossible except by means of the file ; and with these chains the poor, weary, foot-sore vreiches are to walk every step of a journey which takes them only a few days short of six months. Meanwhile a sergeant stands by who mu4 answer for their security with his own life, as he takes charge of them during their pilgrimage, and he sees them proptily secured and fastened together in fours by their wrists. This ceremony over, the gates are thrown open and the world cease to cabal for them. It is surprising to witness the culm bear ing, the sad but resigned looks of thai meluncholy assemblage. Hope is now dead ; and in its place a dim vague glim mer appear in the distance of life, to which they look, perhaps with a more dreamy curiosity, than with any active feeling of terror or despair. The gates are thrown open, the exiles are handed over to a strong gunrd, employed exclusively on this duty, and each soldier loads his gaa in their presence ; there is also a mounted escort, with spears, the commander ef which car ries a long whip to lash the cavalcade into order ; and then they more on tbe males first then the carts, and lastly the females. Persons of rank are not treated otherwise than the lowest serf, noblemen being com pelled to n arch the dreary journey on foot aud as heavily chained as the vilest fellon. Those destined for the mines are shut out even from the light of heaven, they not only lose rank and riches, but by a refinement of cruelty, are deprived even of their names and a number given them instead, by which the driver of each band calls when he has need to addressed them. . Singular Iksamty. Mr F. Ange, a wealthy planter from Louisiana, left a day or two sinoe en route for Europe, where his friends are taking him for tbe purpose, if possible, of dispelling a singular halluci nation or species of insanity with which he is affected. Two years ago he took it into his head that his pedal extremities were paralysed, and although assured by emi nent medical practitioners that hia under standings are as firm and strong as they ever were, he insists upon his being carried nbout Lide a child, and not even ru alarm of fire in his ridce could induce him to Laaawd a.,perpeiidicular position. It is said that he is perffeetiy. Jane upon all other matters. m - . es "yaflfcr H ;.;. t are a eaxtry caugnt es yal birds." Let a circus arrhc in town, and in town and iu less than a week half the boys in the place will be throwing fuminer setts, and breaking their uecks over un empty mackerel barrel. Isje 1 Vt. -jr. IS57. B(Mf i October 20. 1?57,