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a Site tltlll'tlf 8 per antrum TIIK CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS. AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. fc$T SIDE 0 F T R ABE ST R E ET IN ADVANCE IMkM 3. YAW! CHARLOTTE, 1ST. C, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1858. SIXTH VOLUMENUMBER 311. Editor anu Proprietor. THE Published every Tuesday, BY .J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. Edwin A. YATES, Associate Editor. UM 11 U U" Li .TO Wj- 1 - J - If, id in advance S2 M id within six months 60 i , i atu r thr expiration of the year 3 00 Vt penM sending us live sew subscribers, ....,;,. II. v Ike advance subscription ($10) will ; , rive a urth cop gratis for one yeai . i .....1 ivlin MftV t ( COll.l Ui'.Ii' . to us, can 'n " -o- Itules of Stiver Using: One c,,r:ir- of M lines or less, for 3 months, I u 12 " .. ,rr nr lss- first insertion S 4 00 C 00 10 00 S l oo !..','. h subsequent insertion . f! j Transient advertisements must be paid tor in advance. t. For anaonneing Candidates for Office, in advance. " " I i Advertisements not marked on the manuscript :ll i... ,.,,t'il t'. ,i!.M ntnl .nr' l accordingly. xmi Notices. SAM: P. SMITH, Attorney ant! Councilor at Law AY ALWAYS BE rOIND At int. wntr. , t Win. Johnston, Esq. Prompt attention given to Collections, writing wis, Conveyances, Vc iur.rv -o. 185H. lj Is ot l Ja W. A. OWENS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. C 7ILL practio- in the Courts of this and trie a.ljoin- V i: t.'onntie. oi ; K'E NKAitLY orrosm the Post Office. auaarv IJ. lPt."". g. LaF. ALEXANDER, Attorney at Lav, Charlotte, W, . Office over China Hall. Ah east 1 1. 1857. v ft Attoraej at Law, Charlotte, R. C, A. "), ftprntimtm? lin !liiitg, in future devote Lis tunc exclusively to the duties of his profession. !S. DAVIS, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CHARLOTTE, A'. V. Jan. I, 1855. tf. PtVital Jlotttcs. HUBERT GIBBON, M. D. nEDICIMG A1VD St RERV, Office No. a, (irauite Row, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Febraarj 19, 1358. EMS. FOX & WHITE, Medicine and Surgery. g ( M'FICK Up F C. J. FOX, II. 1). April :t. 1853. tairs in Springs' Building. V. E. WHITE. M. I). 3-tf VLL those indebted to the subscriber will make im-..,r,li-,.P . ?!leinent. or their Notes and Accounts will Li placed in other hands for collection. 1 ..... :i-tf C. J. FOX. MILLINERY AND DRESSMAKING. MRS WHEVLAX re-pectfullv informs the ladies of ITharlottC and vicinity, that she has returned, and offers her service.-: to her old customers and friends. Residence one door above the Cost Orlice. Jane 30, 1857. Town Tat. I now h-.ve the Tax Li-ts for 1857 ready for settle ment. Persons liable to pay tax will please call on the ndc reigned and settle forthwith. It is honed thaMlus notice will bo fcufficieot, as the money must be collcet- S. A. HARRIS. June 16, 1857. tf Tax Collector. CMSal PA IB 05 IEE5i:s, EY TVI- HOWELL, THREE DOORS SOI TII OF Tilt: MANSION IIOl SK. April G. li-:."8. tf B. P. McSIOXAliD, Auction and Commission Merchant, Kor the sale and purchase of, stocks, Bond, Bed Estate, Negroes, &e. Ofilce 198 Exchange Row, COLUMBIA, i Kg Particular attention will be given to the Sale of Verehandine an ! Produce generally. isaSX brm to risherft Burroughs, J. ft E. B. Stowe. and S. tt. lb. well. Charlotte. April J7. 1858. 3ha NOTICE. OCR XOTES and ACCOUNTS are in the hands of W. A. OWENS. E.-.p, for collection ; and those Wishing to save time and money, must settle by CAH 'lore tin- 1st nf Jnlv. Ie5. FI LLINC.S ft CO. Mav 4. 18.8. I'm. Tan Bark Wanted. IOOO CORDS OF TAN BARK WANThD. for which the t .isn wn "e pui. Vareb tf BOOSE & CO. i ( OX'S PATENT BliAXIME, A superior article for making Jellies. ALSO, Extracts j for Flavoring, viz: Vanilla. Lemon. Peach, Almond. Rose, Orange, Celerv. kc. for sale at SCAM k CO'S M .v 19 Cinrlotte Drag Store. I BOOTS AND SHOES. B O O M E A: O . 4 RE now receiving ami opening the CHEAPEST stock of ROOTS and SHOES they have ever had the pleasure ot' offering to the public, and as they wish to do an entire casli TdussI- I1CSS, they will offer Rare Inducements to Cash buyers. In every itutanee where goods have to be charged, an additional charje of 23 per cent, will be made. April 0, 1658. tf BOONE k CO. Ladies fine black Lasting Gaiters at ?i casn, ar majfi tv v ,kj o. J'S. t.uits' fine Calf (kid top) Waiters. for $2 plain do. SI To. BOONE k CO. LBS' best Ladies' Goat BOOTS and Buskins, for SI -to, CASH. BOONE & CO. a UP !ES, Boy's, Youths, children's and infants Boots, Shoes & (:iitcr in endless variety, and at FxrntCCEDKSTED tow pricks, April 1858. at BOONE'S. GENTS' FINE CALF pegged BROGANS, SI 25 tu Si 5'.' Extra $2, cash, at April 6. BOONE'S. lENTLEMEN who wish a fine pair of Boots or H.W Gaiters, and have tle CASH, can be suited at BOONE'S for If -'A' money than at any other house in the State. We mean what we say. BOONE & CO. FAIR NOTICE. ALL Notes and Accounts due us, not settled by the fir.-t of .Mav next, will be put out for collection. April 6, 1358. B00XE & CO. Men's un-bound Kip Brogans, Good article, at SI prime do. SI 25. April BOONE & CO. KOOE'S is the only House in town that will sell Miles' fine DRESS HOOTS for S7. CENTS' Lav State SLIPPERS Enamelled u M Roan " April G. 1858 SI 00 75 65 BOONE k CO. ADIES' line Kid Buskins and Slippers, at Si cash. for sale at BOONE'S. Ladies' line col d silk Lasting Gaiters, SI 25 Con gress do. SI 50. cash. BOONE CO. &CAEE & CO., Btriifr&isifl A: Chemists, No. 4, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, i; NVITK the attentionn of Physicians. Planters. Merchants, ic. to their new and complete stork of DRUGS, CHEMI CALS, kc. The extensive patronaire they have received from the Physicians of Char lotte and its vicinity is the best guarantee of the PURITY OF THE DRUGS sold l y khein. March .'o, 1858. IVE THEM A TRIAL. SILVER'S PLASTIC PAINTS: Cheap, Durable and Protective : Weather and Fire Proof. For sale Wholesale an Retail by SCAUR & CO., Feb. 0. Chemists & Prugcgi-ds. ATENT MEDICINES just received from the Warc h.msfi: Aver-' Cherrv Pectoral. Rogers' Liverwort and Tar. Wistar's Balsam, QnysaWa Sarsaparilia and Yellow Dock. Mi-Lane's Pills Strong's Pills, Ayers' Pills. c. &c. at April 1st. SCARP k CO.'S. Druggists. Wood's Hair Restorative. A fresh supply of this invaluable preparation for the Hair has just been received direct from New York, by March 16. SCARR ft CO. AY ACE'S URSIXA, or Canadian Beau's Grease, an elegant application for imparting a Deauunn o!o-s to the hair, for sale at " March 16. SCARR k CO.'S Drug Store. Boiicsuct D'Orleans, or xx Bourdon, From groves of sweet flowers this perfume was culled, Where deep golden summers exalt the perfume, Where the breeze from the South in the deep glen is lulled. Where flowers exhale, but forever resume To impart this aroma, lis the sweetest, the best, It steeds o'er the seises like the nectar oYJove, To the bonqpMt of beauty it gives a new zes;., Is the pride of the toilet and the perfume of love. Distilled with great care from the choicest Mowevs of the South, expressly for the Bou.lour, Toilet and Hand kerchief. For sale" in Charlotte by March 16. F. SCARR & CO. KBfiJ GLOVES. -g- ANCASTER'S KID GLOVE CLEANER, an un- 4 failing preparation, easy and simple in application, : .11 t.iao i 1 1 ifri' wr from the (ilove: at March D. SCARR i CO.'S Drugstore. FINE SALAD OIL, A new '.nil superior oranu oi uun vmi, n article for Salads, for sale at Mav 18. SC IRR & CO.'S Hooflaud's German Bitters, Just received at . ikM tiJ k, Mav ig. SCARR ft CO. S Drug Store. PURE WHITE VINEGAR, CLOVES. M'TMEGS, MACE. PEPPER. &c, a fresh supply. Mav 1 r..r ile ml SCARR i CO. S. GcBainc French Mustard, An elegant Article for the table. Jlav 18. SCARR ft CO. The threat Knlisli Renieily. SIR JAMES CLAKKES CELEBRATED FEMALE TILLS, mwmp Roa a piffscnirrios ok m j. clahke, m. d., rHYSIl'I AN KXTU.VOr.DlNARV TO THE Ot EEN. THIS well known medicine is no imposition, but a are and safe remcdv for Female Difficulties and Obstructions, from anv cause whatever: and althowrh a powcrfnl remerlv. thev contain ootlnttg hurtful to the constitution. To' MARRIED LADIES it is peculmrly suited. . - ., , . These Fills have never been Known to ran wnrre mt- v.! -,. C, t Pamnhlet are well observ- ,-ur t - - mmwmwMmt erratic of the -A For fu reticulars, get a pamphlet, prati. o. ui K , a r if o i BS ! G X B; SI and 6 iostage stamps enclosed to any au- ihorized Agent, will insure a bottle, containing over 50 Pills, bv return mail. Sold 'in Charlotte bv F. SCARR & CO.. sole Agents, and by Haviland. Stevenson & Co., Charleston, tt hole sale agents. March J. isr.3. 7 AVestepn Democrat. CHARLOTTE, N. C. Hail Storm and sad Ocovrrence. On Tues day afternoon last , a severe storm of wind and hail visited this section. Some damage was done to the window lights and gardens on Hay mount and extended about a mile and a half furth er west. The wind was pretty severe in town, but little or no damage done. We are informed that the storm which came on the same night was very severe in portions of llar- k i i i" . ii r ht It? nett rive negroes Belonging to.nr.j.' . w imams were struck down bv liffhtniner. Mr. W. think three of '.hem will die. His residence is in liar nett county, altout 17 miles from this place. Fayettecille Carolinian. corrcsDonoonr at iiatos- , . , . i . . . ; Al , i i- t i i '.. . .......... . . - . .... ...... - ....... .. ..... i-i , , , . , new vehicles, and the whole town is more or less injured houses, fences, walls, shade trees, A:c. r The damage to property is estimated at twenty j thousand dollars. Fortunately, no one was Pr- sonalh injured. Raleigh Sptrtt of the Age. I ' " T. , t , ! r loops. l no news irom niinois ana inu,ana : is. that those States are pretty much drowned out. The prairies are full of water. The constant and heavy rains have beaten down the grain, and ren dered corn planting impossible. Ohio is a little better off. The prospect for crops of wheat and corn in these two great grain growing States, are certainly not flattering. 86? A man (name Unknown) went over the Falls of Niagara on the 20th. lie came from the Canada side at Chippewa in a srul boat nearly to the American shore, and was in the act of return incr vhen he went into the rapids. It was thought by those who saw him from the shore, that he was imprudent in his management of the boat, and de pended unon his sail Ions a iter he should have taken it down, and resorted to his oars to save himself. ffiST The delegates to the Presbyterian General enddv at New Orleans, from Illinois, did not think it proper, as Christian ministers aud elders. to travel on the Sabbath, so they paid the QiBCers of their Steamer five hundred dollars to lay over during the day at Lake 1 roviaeoee, ijouisiana ,. . . Kansas E.MIGUAN1 s. Six wagons containing ,.ut twenty men and women, aud Home fifty lildrcn, passed through our city yesterday, mnd for Kansas. The emigrant:, were all the ah chil hoi way from North Carolina, and seemed to have stood the fatigue of their long journey remarkably well They were supplied with tents and camp equipage, and every night camped out in regular military fashion. Louisville Courier. Vdth. TlTcrTT Anr.viv Knhraim Mitchell, who was convicted at the last term of our Court of negro stealing, and sentenced to be hung on the first Friday in Jnne, has been pardoned by Governor Allstnn. and discharged from prison, lie is to leave the State within a mouth from his discharge, never to return. Chester ' infarct. Promising Boy. -'Lev, is, what did you do with your new trowstrs?"' said an anxious papa. "1 swapped them off." "For What?" "A slung-shot, Uncle's Games and the Pirate's Own Book." - - ; WHITE S I J i JLX U IX - -S-J J n i & h is; Lr : r ata vj W X CATAWBA These Springs are situated fifty miles North oi Charlotte, 20 miles West of States ville, and 25 miles East of ilorganton, at the foot of the- Mountains, and in a vicinity unsurpassed for the salubrity of its climate. The Proprietor, pi. i. o. isAMMnr, announcea to the pidHc that his House is again open, with ever' accommodation for the reception of visitors. The peculiar tonic, alterative and invigorating pro perties of this render it invaluable in Diseases of the E&VtT, For A FTKU the Sale or Rent, - . , r l .. ... , KV.RT JW. DE.NCE adjoining the lirst aav 01 .j:inu;.ii kai, m. - town of Lkuoitoii, N. C. witn 8 fl 4ri'p of Laiid AitaCECsli or :m if desired. LhiLl!fiE HoUe w"H Zm7m itcn 17 feet .re; an H e Hanm two Cribs and Grain, - v: Btable Baom enouph e..,. 7 BbtrwM and Cows, with a Waeoa bbed: Bla- P.lack- smith's Shop: and also a good spring 01 uu premises. This i an excellent locution tor a Lawyer or Physician. , ,. ,.,., - .. ... . 1 a h:irf:iin can be haa it canea ior mwu, mu n 1 made easv a? money All new and in good I refer to 11. Cans information. Mav 18. Copartnership Notice. ... . ,. , l.-.r, nniler The suhscrihers have lonne.t a co-partne. hip unUt r tho nane uf II VI WILLIAMS FARROW, tortne r nSioD of'a commission Ul'siNKSS i., Flour, .SS in 1 lour, r ! ,rrr.. fnrM , Oram, ami oincr eoanu, . - ; .n.i ntlifr oiiiutrr iiriiiiiiff. itii'ir ' on I la ne and .nsen sireei ui , . ,.,.,.,.,- vn-, 14 And Id Hflvne.Si. t ii nri'M'i i. i t 4mv..iT---- - ----- . Liberal cash advance made on prodnea in swe. Frorn their lonir exmriencc, and with their facilities for do- &&Xriu hlXlv" fS"L i.w,.j,..,. to t;f k CO.. ! it. f,.:,,ri: tr thi he.r adv.mtatre " GEO. VV WILLIAMS THS M. FARROW i-t rT ia IKSS imo rv riironic Diarrhix-a. Nervous Pelnlitv. fpuini irhw, "J'"- -"'- 1" rie Inrinient Consumption. M-roiuia. nrupurc ore wb mairo m iuw. stlav it no peiiniiieu to o-juc - c . oat, iu . .v .,..,.,,. .... r,.UiiiMm mterrsts and t insults o ','l't 7 - . a t I" : !-,. V Diseases, and all cases of debility accompanied -Uth de- . The first j.aper mill in New England was pvo- , facilitate some proper preforeiices, care was . . ; jg 'j.k i .tmiv for in; tarn e. Botany itsip'y fectivc appetite and want of assimihuiou. ParUcuha ,nc0( at Milton; the first linen at Londondery; the , 3iouailv taken bv young women to furnidi tfee best np tnowlW bt rtm end plant. Mid aericuliuic to Females is this V .iter efficaaons. HORSE rt blankets at Ipswich; the first scythes and axes nieaMSfor guepsj A modern Lr-ile may consent j$ A pultjvatioo of trees and plant-. In order to CO wiYmirTu Asheviile, na-ses a ithin at Ikidgewater; the first powder at Andover; the ; to work a delicate Kcrap cf fine cambne, k- p;ry or cuitivate tllclH to tL(. peatcst advantage their five"miles. and visitors Jaii procure eonveyances from first glass nt Quincy. i s-ingr some favorite air, even to embroider a SUik-( natre must U thoroughly hnOVifl. Tliej former Xcwtou to the Springs at all times. : ing cap qt the velvet for a fancy supper ; 5.0 u who wishes to cultivate wheat ought to know all May 18- 1858. tf Tub GRASSnOPPKRft Tlie vast swarms of . rw, Indian, rich only in affection, Selecting aef. t ..d nf mU mh mtt ef vlicat GREAT CLOCK- Henry C. Wright, in a letter to The Liberator. I thus describes the great cluck in the Cathedral of: Strasburff- Ihe priests and military have retired, and I am . . , - i ' i i low mrmggic- kom the UoUom to the top not less than 100 feet, a,d about 30 feet wide and lo deep Around me u emany strangers waiting to see the working of t s idor-L- it strike the hour of noon. Lverv 'The priests and military have retired, and I am ere is upon the clock. It now wants five minutes u ! The clock has struck and the people are gone, ; except a few whom the sexton or head man, with a wand and sword, is conducting round the build- jog. elock has struck in this way: lhe dial is some 20 feet from the floor, on each side of I which s a cherub, or httte boy, with a mallet, ana over me uiai is a snian ueu: uie encruu on me . . . . ,' ci et.br.- thr. rt nnortor that, on the VI P tit the leu, a - uic iu ins iip-iil uauu. w hull oici.h... u ' . . . .. , . j. ... m i . . . , . . i . . . . Dgureoi a voting man wun a maiii't, wuu suis figure yUn m am?lw;:X- r CarehW nieturesqne the turd quarter on tne ueu in uie nanus oi Aime, d ( and then lide.s with a sloW step, r0sMitbeliiid Time comes out an old man with a ' an(j deliheiitely strikes 12 times on the I tiat echoes through the building, and is heard rv qP cpurcll The o1q man j piidesslowlv behind Father Time, and the young ;: - . ... fnPm h;s nart ffl flie -i o a. I Chris on it. The instant 12 is struck, one ot the ,'soostes walks out Irom behind, comes in Iront, turns facing the cross, bows, and walks on around , o ' . hi; place. As he does so, another comes out in front, turns, bows, and passes in. So twelve apos tles, lgures as large as life, walk round and pass on. As the last appears, an enormous cock, percted on the pinnacle of the clock, slowly flaps its wiigs, stretches forth his neck, and crows three times so loud as to be heard outside of the church to sune distance, and so naturally as to be mis taker for a real cock. Then all is silent as death. No winder this clock is the admiration of Europe. It wis made in 1571 and has performed these me- I charieal wonders ever since, except about fifty ' Je wnc' lfc st,,od ovt ol "W A CHAPTER ON FIB ST THINGS. Tie first printing was done April 14, 1414 Pxintinswas first brought into England March 26, 1471 w ! u, it( x. T;c firgt Total Abstinence Society was organized , jpJE 13 gteam navigation was first successfully applied, Fefa n l8Ul); The first English steamer for India sailed Au- gust 10, 1845. The first commencement at Havard College took nlnee Oct. 0. 1642 The first Cardinal was made Nov. 24, 1824. The first mariner's compass was made Nov. 21, ; , o0. Gunpowder was first used Dec 23, 1331. Christmas was first celebrated December 25th, A. D. 1)8. The first debate in the United States House of Representatives was on the subject of a tariff. In the debate, one of the members from South Caroli na favored a protective duty on hemp. The first woolen mill on the Pacific coast has been set in operation at Salem, Oregon, with four hundred and eighty spindles. The first building erected in America to collect i the King's duties, occupied the site at the corner ' of Richmond and North streets, Jioston. The earliest reference to music we have is in the The earliest reference to music we have is in the hook ot tjenesis v chapter iv., verse nueic .fnhnl. who lived before the delusre. is mentioned I as the "father of all such as handle the harp and i . organ. - The first daily newspaper printed in Virginia was 1780, and the subscription price was rU per n r... ... annum. The first religious newspaper issued was the "Herald of Cospcl Liberty," which was published by Elias Smith, in Portsmouth, N. II., in 1808. , ' The first cut nails ever made were produced in Rhode Island, and the Historical Society of that State has the machinery employed at their intro duction. The nails were made during the Revolu tion. The first iron works established m New Lng grass! nippers, which rciucca tne mormons, summer, to extremities for food, visiting the grow- . 1 1 .1 I imr cereals with utter destruction three times " o . . . . ... one summer, have now attaeKeu our ironuer oate . . , ., nt ri t xl:11 and flevastateu tne prairies 01 irxu. drshia North American hazards the unwelcome 1 cnr.eiiot that thev are rnovinc: eraduailv into tne the Republic. On leaving Texas, they steered n . novthea-t c?ui an. height i rom tlie ground, as thou r.f V Klvriads of them arc nm vegetation m Ohio, it is, therelore, no vciieiu sovpoaition that tnry may m.iKe rennsuraiiiit ruu Virginia a visit. These insects, says tne A men ..'I . J 41 i . . t.:..i.. v . -.vinir. nnel never rises i a izreui. nci-in. m:uci the letrions v iiicn nave s tcn-uit-uiy uewiiwu . . i-i i ...li .i . tA c . . - rt-ih -.nil 'J pvas. ri.a into tne urT-er air. and move , t- o-veat rlistjinces. like wild peese. " ' p.. - " - cr - - - - anA intear ncy IT" TT '' j . i scattering, alight m a body upon some devoted senttering. nuirrn a uouy c.uo . -. i n-tiliK tV- aifni'L- and destrov with the ---- , - ' n'Strmatli' 11livni-in in an any,. " -. ; - Ar r .-(. r i n ei n n i.i ri i, i ici i n ,i w. i .iin'i i i. i i M . A voung carpeutcr liaviug bn ,o!d Am A, f,.n ,m.vh r.lt-H a vounc carieiiter naving oeeu ioiu uiai uie couVof t rue lovnever did run smooth, resolved , conne. 01 uue t . : 1 , On pOinp; tO court niB young m" wun o frjnan . .. j! l? irnncr nv- hi iu. i i .1 t Ttn Bwl ottr.mnt 0- mell the From the Columbia Ciro'.nian. INDIAN ARROWS. At the recent meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science, at Baltimore, our esteemed friend, Lr (jribbon, or charlotte, esteemed Inend, irr Cribbon, oi uawwe, . , t i- i ,., , il0 ctmiA 'irrnw Carolina read a paper on the ro points ol the Indians T he np o H and romant e ideas suggested .VjgJJ " publication, both to .nterest our show the acumen of our friend, who n Uttainguisn- ed for his researches in such arcana. Signs of Siifnifitancp, like Symbols for a LaaaijeSin Fanciful RocJwkthe Stone Spear and Aruv-h:cuis of' the Oataxcas. M charlottk. x. c. abori(,inai' 'tribes of America adopted ' -KZA bv r .do- rjTTJ c JTon the" barks v - ret r. " . . c . , nH L-in nt :miio:i s. or imon me 1 oi ura, T" -i . . A delicate kind ol method of ciicum- fonns of the , T , , . n,.Mjr.,l (,i vrur nriil the eliase. Ill UK: , I'n i i ii . I t t ru i ' ' i i . , ..'' ... r r--i r , , -.i ' . spots of ground, selected with taste and disci m- ; ination, for occasional rest and relrcshment, served , also for special social occupations by Ihe natives, Elevated sites, metin.es protected by woods, : offered distant views ot water-courses, formerly ( abounding with game, which are now found cover- ; ed titli clffipmgs ana ramoiM oiswiewrowaww, l.-ineo noints and knives, intermingled with wag- 1 beads. These indicate the habits ot the Catawba V tl -"' - I I I tribe, or of others friendly to them, and possibly of some war parties ot their enenueo. rrv. ,tli t.,l-nn Kv smit hpm and rorlli- XilC I lUtm -IMUl era Indians in ineir bjvuhuwbs, iw how county town of 31ecklenburg, in the Colony of North Carolina then surrounded by wild Indian lands, granted by the British Crown to several obscure proprietories one portion being known as the Baronv of Clarendon, sold out by an agent to white settlers, driven southwards by aggressions on the "Western frontiers of Maryland, Virginia and Pennsylvania, about a century ago. Complete hunting apparatus, such as spear and arrow-points, wrought Irom varied, rough, but appropriate material, which still lies about, show constant pre paration for such domestic manufacture among the wandering family-parties of the abrogines. Some of these weapons are formed of pellucid white quartz, and others of agate, sienite, hints, horn stone, iasncr aud chert. The arrow-points arc Tntinno i their exclusions, ran near in i occasioiiauv scuaieu m iiim i of treegev:flently reouiring the j 0t patience, ineciiuitv,' persevera vapCe in the details of work. Th i fafovttfa essential to such fal occasionally serrated on their edges, use me icaAt.- r rentes i aegree uce and couiri- ihe extreme oeu- caey of touch essential to such fabrication, with a I stone hammer and chisel, the nice and accurate I resemblances they bear to certain natural emblems jn tne forest, evince an application oi Uie lemale hnrl The patterns, drawn at sight Irom the outlines and proportions of leaves irom distinct native trees and shrubs, are generally lormeu oi tough metal-like substances, differing in colors, fio-irres and character, yet display varied fancy skill and ti-.ste. No doubt they described peculiar in tentions, as well as uses and explanations. A speculative friend, addicted to mechanics and mineralogy, thought he could trace the migrations of the tribes by the records of these rocky symboh borne to the banks of rivers or the shores of the sea, from ridges of i emote mouu tains, or irom the beds of very distant streams. Spear-heads and arrow-points, fish gigs and knives, contrivances tor pounding ami ciusning j falcd corn, scraps of unglazed crocks for stew moatSj implemen i ,;,vWI ,-r i implements lor LwibLme cords and sinews. intermingled with rough pipes ox clay, or more j eiaborate work in hoarstone, some oi wuicn prc- ' ti10 minininri' fm-ns of animal.-, are scatter- ; Cfj amonSr curious tools hammers, chisels, pestles i . e ,. i .' .i :.,. ,.i.: . and axes of rock. I ontnvances lor an(j preparjng the toilette of the j pn;nts, are surrounded with splintei 1 1. ! l.rt -Amta nf oiMn rirllilll and axes ot rock. V onwivancea lor utcssin hunter, with ed fragments i and chips, the refuse of such primitive industry. The large stone axes and lance heads, as well as some peculiar forms of arrows, are recognized as i weapons for war, while others were btenacd for i large game and deer, and sonic for entailer birds or ! fish. The cutting surfaces and pointed forma be i ini- carefully' or instinctively adapted to each eer- vice, it was an unaersioou jjumi uj uuuu: the rintives that UO VOUllS: UiaU ShOUld pretcnu tO a f t wife until he had shown ability to provide for her support and defence, during war ana m peace, A'-." , - ." 1,.. j it i:r Tieriii'i I'll L i lit iiiat. iu ui v vativ Indian, rich onlv in aiieetion. m. 1 M " , ft .,1 .11 T. pattern from a chosen lcai, ana tuc wen "sown , prcdilcCUou of a hunter, worked out tome d- iu-ate mcce 0f ruck to form an arrow-point oi ptv-unar shar. material and color, readily dustiocuUhed from otht-.s, by whith he might accompli.: 11 character as a brave man and a beau, giving cfh c- nerr'eef ino as iudiseieetly aut-mpts to?.cw on a button or arn a rent - . iieside the private uuderstanaings m tnese -v.orks, whic h were nobody a business, ssed others of more extended meaning, nerai intelligence to distant interesting to certain individuafe. i I I .' , i ' sn authorired custom to eolicit such . . -e Bneeiai and Uelicate lavors as muicauun oi puomh 1 , odnir-itir.n it o-m ntumL tnat a negative 1 11 ... .ffirm.tivu lr-.n chrmld l.e T'.nfU.rstood. wen .- uii auiuuouii wswu ...v. nf - i j: tUm rMr,nn in ' a . UfJ 7- i X , the selwtion of color, material of the rock, or the . tne selection oi coior, material ot c , e.i, , v r.r. . r. mf il.ere. thnncrh ugr t,. tuC ...o.-v. . . lli ' rnOSUV lornial, tO maintain a repuianuu io, cum . . . , . .i- .3.-v:V i t ., -it-v r : .u tv- . a t r r i-a v.-r. J j; si err it.- r ,i.f. kte4M u. w i u - Xr the W-hUim MonomeM, i. 4. Ka - iriet of rliinibi. tW reman heaps of the debru -tat asuuigiuu ' - , , 7 . trict of Columbia, there remain heaps of the debris - 1, uMr. ind in the fhr nation ui men , -j effirrnw-heada. would caxisc the arrow to miss the mr-. nnd fcem pilontly to express a feminine "no" to the appre hension. They insinuate with discreet point end intelligible lnnsrnage that the gentleman had bet tor niiidr in nnnp other miarter for his OUttit. 1 V i v . rftrtt onio, by delieate exaetnes?, precipe ond perlect . .lon,,rRtc a'pentle acquiescence 0f a the likeness of a sweet plumb, the profile of a wild roso or ,l0rrv ic,lf a 0CUi,t a hickory, holly or , I , .. . . . . . iJ fern leaf ennveved to the Catawba mind ideas as d- niiiie as the lnngnage of flowers to the Moors of Spain, or the distinet colors among the cords and bends of the native Peruvian.. Anyone conver sant with the foliage of forest trees and shrubs at the South, can distinguish the first ittntion ot ... r ji j .-k. - these ncky type., which softened or maddened tne Kivaw heart, and nerved or eniccbled the arm which used them with success or indifference . iu -o- tiiiiat. WHERE MOSQUITOES COME FROM. Many people are puzzled to know how there nests of summer originate, and they may be crati- ;,d Lv a chanter on natural hislorV, lurnished by ..." , . . living entomologists T10 niosquitocs prccecd from tho animalcule, commonly termed the '-wiggle-tail." I took a W1 ot- clean watcr BnJ rt;t it in the sun. In a few djiys sollje huIf dozcu "wiggle-tails" were visible, 1Wsc c.un.iimcd to iucv iu i2e, till they were tijreMUtooiUiis oi an inch m leu-tn. A tney nnnrnaohed their aw necine irruvity hntrr.in of the howl. Here, in a few hourH, I per ceived a short, black furze or hair growing out on every side of each, till it assumed the form of a miuuto caterpillar. And thus its specific gravity being counteracted, or lightened, it readily floated to the surface, and the slightest breath of air waft ed it cgainst the side ol' the bowl. In a very brief space of time afterwards, the warm atmosphere hatched out the fly, and it escaped, leaving its tiny house upon the water. How beautiful, yet how simple. After the water lad gone through this process, I found it perfectly free from animalcule. 1 there lore came to the conclusion that this "wiggle-tail" is a species cf the shark, who having devoured whole tribes ot animalcule, taKes nimseii winga, and escapes into a different medium, to torture mankind and' deposit eggs upon the water to pro duce other "wiggle-tu'ls," who iu turn produce otJcr mosouikes. Any man wiio has '-kept house," with a cistern in the yard, has doubtless observed the same effect every summer. Oren your cistern cover every morning in the mosquito season, and millions of them will fly up in youi face. Close the windows of your room at night, at the risk of being smoth ered for want of air, being careful at the same timo previously to exclude every mosquito, and go to bed with a pitcher of water in the room, and enough will breed from it dunng the night to give von ny satisirtctorv amount oi nouuie. iu wui, l-.irwi;ni- h.-' n shallow hfHVffiprifint. nool. in amid j summers day, you may see the "wiggle-tails" bc- come perfectly developed mosquitoes, and they will rise from the surface of the water, and fly into your lace and sting you. What it is necessary to "know at this day is hes there yet been discovered any positive exterminator of that great pest, and diaurber of night's slumbers, the mosquito? AMERICAN SCIEMCB. The Baltimore Sun, in an article on the conven tion that met in Baltimore recently, for the ad vancement of sciences, pays the following merited compliment to American science : Of all the nations which h?.ve ever existed, the Americans, we beiieve, have tho grca'er.t adapta tion to scientific pursuits. No notion has ever ap proached us in the adaptation of science to the arts ! of life, 'lhe contents of the Pateut Office bear witness to this. Our ngrieuHural implement are the wonder of the world. Tho mowing, reaping, and threshing machines have revolutionized the cultivation of the eari.li. Acd chcmietry is coming in with unfold treasures to be poured mto the Inst aecumnhitinp wealth of our country. So rapidly are fertilizing agents discovered among thmgi oi;ce deemed wholly worthless, that there seems no limit to be set lo the productive power of ; T : rl l ,'-rre l..-vnn lhe J. L 1,1 TUUUv'lUi r. - .. - f 4 1 v v tv sp:cnt;fiC km v hdgc which is contributed ' and j j ,,u'j;c by thee tcicutific aeseciotioim has " ;s found toflouri. bin end be most pmdnotive. ' . , knowjcdirc which the thorough botaui-t : ,.,i.,i ... ;..: 1 liwtantfAnBV. or the knowledge of insects, fcems at first sitht'a very diminutive and unimportant lie who follow after hags worn.3 and ' lifts soon reduces thy moi luxuriant field to desc- u' . Suti- 1 Soroetin:es tliese feeble and ephemeral creatures are t;u ti j.uuvp i4ionu vvf '"( ditrtrict, bv devouring" every 'thin? that is greo Oruithoio-y, or the knowledge and classincati' . - a v t oem, at first Bwrht. to be an idle a- creatures are icon to produce a laimne over Iar-o ation .-: . C .;.!.- iii.n- .ottii nt 1'r-t t. : , l.t t.i l:C nil I f . ' I , . k. , , midoA 0ient. Br.t it is not so. The birds ; TA t, t.nemies and destroyers of the in- , v.Vl?l. dnririr one seat-on. will de- v' J - j . ' . r. .. it... 1.,.,. i.Aiiiiii- ;i m'-oii. ewninrli to 1: pirov :m 1 no n.-i: oi u- 1 j""--, -"- as ' l 1 .:t,.nM ( 1.. C,.,,,,, . . J . ..A...u: T. 1 (.win .".eirn'-e 1 n . liirre -:v.iKkf,vum. crop. ccienoc m ..tX7T practical and utihtanaa in kne nigneai ; r , m , It 1 nnnorcd that Mr RaTey, the American . i , 1 ..er tyj a flla of eonflrrr-tonl neech'-s to gbdue the refractory animals put trader h: s : i At- idTn alwit a o oarter of an hour. ii ii i -ur -1 cm iu v - - - - - 1 charge. After roadmg.hou ''""'" the quairuped etna i, promisee an entire v to , j . - j n,.,,: , the ouairuFcd gives m and mi an entire ! amendment of morah and manners if he will only . stop. Ml i V lli i, .
The Charlotte Democrat (Charlotte, N.C.)
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June 1, 1858, edition 1
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