North Carolina Newspapers

! It I It ps tech an ti eta f T O H33 ON THE -KST 8IDB OF TRADE STREET CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, A XT) THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER.- per annum TXT TTT XTT AJLSV AV. Tj. liMAM tl. YAYIS, Editor and Proprietor. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1858. SEVENTH V 0 L t .V E X C H B E R 335. THE fOTM DEffiOEMT, Published every Tuesday,) BY UM. J- YATES, Editor and Proprietor. Edwin A. Yates, Associate Editor. within SIX months S2 00 1 50 ,1 after tin- expiration ui inc year, a 00 Vnv person senuing us ne xkw Trnorioers, .;ti:ie"l "V im um !uum i ijii mil Will . .1. mM irrrif likl i tiii " V rive "iv - .-. . , Siib-rrilxTS and others who mar wish to send O itmaii in advance 1 1 I:il It V ,H ri;lll rt IHUlieV & co., Druggi & Chemists, No. 4, Trade Street. Charlotte, N. C, INVITE the attentionn of Physicians, Planters. Merchants, Ac, to their new d complete stock of DRITOS. CIIEMI- R ALS, Ac. The extensive patronage thev have received from the Physicians of Char lotte and its vicinity is the best guarantee of the PURITY OF THE DRUGS sold by them. March 30. 1858. Office or the Charlotte and S.) Carolina Railroad Company, AUGUST 20th, 1858 ) legal GAMBLING ON THE MISSISSIPPI. We are told that gambling prevails to a learful f & a One S 4 6 1 S 1 00 00 00 00 Hale of dvtrtisinffz . i. S2 1 . c m . . 1 square til n lines or les.-s. ior j nionin M nave. r less, first insertion K:m !i -ut'- ("ICIlt f.- r Trai advance. i. For Announcing Candidates advance. Advertisements not marked on the manuscript fftI .i .,. . ific lime, will be inserted until forbid, and char -v. ac-rurdiaslr. IVE THEM A TRIAL. SILVER'S Pl.Affnr 'AIM'S: Cheap. Durable and Protective : Weather and Fire Proof. For sale Wholesale an Retail bv SCARR k CO., Feb. 9- Chemists & Prnggists. that the undersigned will extend whenever desired bv the holder. Those maturity any of said Bonds A MYSTERIOUS PERFORMANCE. 'In the year 1832," said a distinguished gentleman of New Orleans, "I visited Paris, in the extent on board the steamboats that pass up and All sorts ot anies those who travel and plausible rogues. the world of Paris in a very considerable excite i A short time since, a party of blacklegs induced ment, in conseauence of a very extraordinary per several returned Califomians to venture a few bun- a si wenty-nve thousand Dollars of the Bonds of course of a European tour, thatnu Americanist) down the Mississippi River. . SifKS. fw dUe 0?i 1St of"T, 1859, and nii ,ht hc polished down by a little attrition among ! are practiced there, and among Pjiitnimii nixs un-ii iiiuue ov some 01 me noiuers mere- .i - , .. , ii . t f i 1 u l j of to rrapw nr ,vt,mi ti.r. 6,mn ; kk i the genteel particles of Pansan society. I found are some ot the most finished Those not extended will be promptly redeemed at formance which was nightly exhibited by an East- j died dollars upon the chances of the cards or the KWitl' N M' rwu! orn j"?oler' ant W98 nothing more nor less than j dice, and at the end of the game the Califomians re.M ent. apparent decapitation of a man in the presence ' discovered that three counterfeit bills, for $50 each, WHEAT WANTED. PATENT MEDICINES just received frcm the Ware house: Aver.-' Cherry Pectoral. Roger.-' Liverwort insertion -:rnt advertisements jo must be paid for in Office. $5 in and lar. Mister Hal-ain. Gays Yellow Duck. McLane's Pills, Pills. &c fce., nt April 1st. SCAUR ott's Sarsaparilla and Strong's Pills, Avers' k CO. S, Drninrists. for Wood's Hair Restorative. A fresh supply of this invaluable preparation for the Hair has just been received direct from New York, by March 10. SCARR CO. S. P. SMITH, Attorney and Counsellor at Law MAY ALWAYS BE FOUND AT THE OFFICE "Jfi,,t Win. Johnston, Esq. grr Prompt attention gieu to Collection?, writing ,.! Deeds. Conveyances, &. Jaiman ls:.H. lv KID GLOVES. I AXC ASTERS KID GLOVE CLEANER, an un i failing preparation, easy and simple in application, removing all stains and grea-t from the (Hove: at March 16. SCAUR .t CO. S Druir Store. I W. A. GAY EN S, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. C "ILL practice in the Courts of this and the adjoin ing C. unities. OFFICE nkaki.y orrosrrK the Post OrrtCE. laanarv C. 1858. FINE SALAD OIL, A new and snperior brand of (dive Oil, i article for Salads, for sale at May 18. SCAUR in exquisite k co:s II La T. ALEXAKDEU, Attorney at Law, Charlotte, . C. Office over China Hall. Angust 1 1. 1857. v Hooflund's .Iiift received at May 18. btiprnor Court of Laic Sprint Term, 1858 Aly Parser vs. Solomon Purser. Petition for Divorce and Alimony. It appearine to the satisfaction of the Court that ! Solomon Purser, the defendant in this ease, resides be yond the limits of this State, and is an inhabitant of some other government, therefore it is ordered by the said Court that publication be made in the Western Democrat, a paper published in the town of Charlotte, for six successive weeks, notifying the defendant that he be ami appear at our next Superior Court of Law to be held for the county of Union, at the Court House in Mon roe, on the tenth Monday after the fourth Monday in August, 1858, then and there to answer the said peti tion, plead or demur, or the case will be set for hearing exparte. Witness, Win. II. Simpson, clerk of our said Court at office in Monroe, this the 10th Monday after the 4th Monday in February, and in the 83d year of American Independence. price adv ?0 (xernian Bitters, SCARR & CO.'S Drugstore. Genuine French Mustard, SCAUR k CO. An elegant Article lor the tabli May 18. ROBERT GIBBON, M.D. T', z:iici.t: vi CQ SI KERY (Mike No. 5, Grauite Raw, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Fvbrnarr l'. ls.'is. FOX & WHITE, J J -r -i U Medicine and Surgcrv. r.-;."' OrrtCK ut Stairs in Springs' Bnildine. I . J. April X Ft X. ls.s. M. D. 3-tf E. WHITE. M. D. A LL those mediate will In- Apri AOTHE. indebted to the subscriber will make im--ettleiiicnt. or their Notes and Account- ice. I in other hands l".;r collection. . 1858. 3-tf C. J. FOX. I boy have Meat. PersuM TtOVJl the Tax Lists for 1857 ready liable to uav tax will please i Irrsigurtl and settle forthwith. It i v. ill le .-uilii-ieiit. as the moncv rd. Jane 1 I. 1858. tf Taxes. for settle all on the hoped that this must be collect- S. A. HARRIS, Tax Collector. BRASS AND COMPOSITION CASTING 1 am prepared to manufacture all kinds of work in the slxive line of bosiue. I would call particular atten tion !' those that bare mtltfl or factories, or any kind of machinery that need- composition of durability for mill ink--, thai 1 h ive o.ie of my own. and I have never heard uf any thing that would at ad half toaal to it. I will aarranl them to run Bte years. There are some of my Wake that have been naming fifteen and twenty years. 1 " ild furnish more than a hundred certificates of its durability. To IVr.-nns needing Mill Inks and gnd-eons I will furuisb the set for eight dollars. Try ihem and save yourselves the trouble of stopping your mill when all W i- ri"ht. JOHN M. MASON'. blue B, 1S58. U-tf SILVER PLATING. Ami Cdd. Silver, Ur:-s and all k'.ut of metal work re aired. Coch makers at a distance that may want it work done, may have it attended to in the shortest ttotire .uid tiui-hed til i lie best style one hundred yards til of the Court llnu.e and next door to Overman k WiiWs coach shop. JOHN M. MASON. Jane s. 1858' 12-tf Gun and Lock Smithing. All work in the above business, except stocking, will be punctually attended to and finished in the best manner "f workmanship, ai my shop north of the court house, next to Drei man & Wilson's coach shop. JOHN M. MASON. Jaae s, is;.8. 12-tf The threat I is I i It Remedy. SIR JAMES CLARKE'S CELEBRATED FEMALE PILLS, PBEP-1RKD KKOM A PBK8CB1 1'TIOX OF S1U J. CLARKE, M. P.. IIVSH IAN EXTRAOKDISAKT TO THE QCKEN. S well known medicine is no imposition, but a ure and sate remeilv lor ! emaie I'inicuities and Obstructions, from any cause whatever: and although a powerful remedy, they contain nothing hurtful to the constitution. To MARRIED LADIES it is peculiarly suited. These Pills have never been known to fail where the Directions on the 2d page of Pamphlet are well observ ed. For full particulars, get a pamphlet, gratis, of the Agent. X. 15. SI and G postage stamps enclosed to any au thorized Agent, will insure a bottle, containing over 5i. Fills, bv return mail. Sold in Charlotte by F. SCARR & CO.. sole Agents, and by lavilabd, Stevenson .t Co.. Charleston. Whole sale agents. March '. 1858. v Belts! Belts!! Belts!!! ROM the best Melting Company, al Manufacturers W? ROM the best Itching Company. JL prices : CASH PRICES : - inch... 21 ... .. 1 'J.l cts. per ..15 -..17 " foot. G .27 .32 .38 .GO .72 .!2 Relts manufactured to order at short 141 " 12 M 1 2 - -4 ply. E?-R Seamless notice. Conducting Hose of all sizes, for water or steam pres ume, ordered direct from the Manufacturers. ALSO, Packing of all description, at 55 Cents per pound. J. R. F. BOONE. June 1. 1858. tf THE LIVEK IW1U0UA T0K! PREPARED DY PR SA.Vt'ORD, Compounded entirely from (.I MS, -a TS ON'K OK THE i REST Pt'aOATIVK NP MVKR ME tin iVk'S "o i.riiirf the Bublic. ihi.t cl u CathnrUr. eAIPr milflor. mm more raecimii iimii n umci mcuu im. ,.. It id not onlv it rafcooV. M a .tVVr rrnifdy, etin(f first on the Litrr to ej-t its morbid mattfr. then on the stomach and bowels to carry off that matter, thus aocomjilishinjt two purposes efferui allv, wUhont anvof the paintnl frelinirs eierietirc.l in ihe opera tions of most (Wawfin. It strensihens the system ki the same time that it purges it ; and when tsktn daily in MlMU doses. will strengthen and oiuia it up wuu uimsua. i.piunj. ZD 3 i T' NEW a, X I HE undersigned having entered into hip for the purpose of earring on the (i Fi:rnoM:uv, bakeky, AND RETAIL Copartner- FRUIT C m Tim o 1 3" i - m9 Beg leave to call the attention of the citizens of Char lotte and sui rounding country to their New Stand on Trde Street, between Rrem s and Frankcnthall al Spratl & Daniel's old Stand, where they would be pleased to see all their friends and acquaintances. MOODY i MS RET. 1858. 93-tf r. inuarv Dissolution. THE Firm of RECKW1T1I & BRITTAIN wa? this day dissolved by mutual consent. All persons indebted to said tirni are requested to come forward - '.mtihi and make payment either bv Cash or Note, as the business of the Finn mut! be closed. U. W. BECKWITH. Juue 10, 1858. W. J. BRITTAIN'. NOTICE. H AVING bought the entire stock of WATCHES, JEWELRY, &C, of Beckwith it Rrittain. I shall continue the Business at their old SUind, where I ill be pleased to see an old friends and customers. It. W. BECKWITH, June 15, 158. tf C -4 c The Liver is one of the human body ; and when it the poweis of ihe system are is almost entirely dependent Lirrr for the proper perto; m-siom-eh is at fault, (Br Uiwrli system suffers in consequence having ceased to do its duly gan, one of the proprietor practice of more than twem v wherewith 'O counteract sM it is liable. To prove that ibis remedy is bled with Liver Com haa but to try a bottle, ai d These Hums emove all the system, supplying imheir invigorating the stomach, purl f y 1 mi 8M blooI, Whole macninery. leinoving effecting a radical cuie. Bitlons ntlacks are better, pievti. ted, by Liver In vliiurntor. t ne dose after eating is suf-; and prevent the food from Only one dose taken before : uair. Only one dose taken at gently, and cures fo One dose taken after each ajy. ne dose of two tea Sick Headarhr. One bottle taken for fe cause of the disease, and Only one dose immediately i one dose often repeated is Mnrbu4, and a preventive aOatjr one Unile is system the effects of medi 0rOne bottle taken for lowtiess or nuuatural odor One dose take-i a short gor lo live appetile, rd makes t ne dose oHen repeated rllorst in its worst forn. Bowel complaints yield One two doses cures at rtuldreii : there is no surer, the world, as it uer.r fniU. i A few Kittles cure ( afcsorbci:ts. We take pleasure in recom prevelili . Tor PtVr null and all Fevrrs of a Bll- with rertair.ty. r. i thousa.". Js vK-m-iArfut virtues. All! who use It are iflvlng llaelr unaiilmons l.llinnv la. it. fslOl'. mi. us.'-..- ... Ihr month with tike Ilivl- goralor, nud swallow bolls t4frether. THE LIVER INVIGORATOR ci-tk'vTinr iritTi'aI. PI SCO". KBl. a:a is oaiiy T e o - principal regulators of the pertoims its fUliCli S well, fully developed. i he itsawaii A on the healihy aciioti of the aBce of i; functions, when the are at fault, and ihe whole of one oigan the Liver For the diseases ot that or has made it his sludy. in a years, to find some remedy iuauy derangements o a hicu at last found, any person trou plnlllt, in any of its Tories, iuivictioii is ceitaiu. morbid or bad matter from place a lieal: hy flow of bile, causing lood lo digel well, giving tone and health lothe ihe cause of the disease cured, and, what la the occasional use of the ficient to relieve the stomach rising and souring, retiring, prevents Klght night, loosens the bowels live niss. meal will cure DyipeptM spoonfuls will always relieve male obstruction removes the makes a iM-rrect . ure. reLeves ( hollo, while a sure cute fer Cholera of Cholera. needed to throw out of the cine after a long sickness. .In nndier icmoves all sal- tr"Pl Ine skin. ' time before eating gives vi- . to rn iHsjest well. ?j cures lironlc I Hsu while Summer and . aimos; to ihe first dose. tacks catrsed by Worm in safer, or speeuier remedy in Uropy, by exciting the 3 mending thi medicine 2 igne. C1U11 Fever, Ions Type. It - lerate. aic Willi Kg io testify to its j. is 93 - e,.r ,M rrril to believe. Il cures as ST y .igic.err fAe fr ,l,at q'v in ?.'.' .d "oldom more t has. ne bottle is req.iire.1 to core any kind of Liver tjgjj rom the worst Aawn or Dyr-P" to a common JeaJuvAe, 11 of which are the result of a IMsseaSWa UVCr. MUCl! 05E DOM All TKR OTTI.. SANTORD a Co.. "roprHrtevi, S4S Broadway. New York. Wholesale Agent i W11. n...-. i... v.- Vork : T. W Dtott a Son. Phtla-lel- his Portland ra 6 3 , i, . . ,. ... .... . 11 II IT .1 ' ,1 m . niHK a i o., i.wiw . - - , . , .. Jons P. f skk. Oneiunaei : t,.Tia-M - . . Fabmctock a Davis, fhlcago ; O. f-J Mm m-LTll Goh.;f. H. KiTSta Pitt.bii.et. : S. B. IUcS. Oalumoxe. Aad Mtailad b) all Druagisls. StMi o-'n $ March 1, 1836. y F. SCAIUl 9c CO. 9 1 1635 1: VII A.W CAKES. The undersigned respectfully informs the citizens of Charlotte that he bus fitted up a Shop on Trade street, near R. M. Dates k Co.'s Store, where he intends carry ing on the RAKING BUSINESS. He will furnish Fresh Bread every morning at the doors of his customers, and hopes by strict attention to business to merit a share of public patronage. JOHN DORAN. August 17. inr.8. 3m-pd LL persons. oihi; . whose Notes and Accounts are due. x m owinj to the undcr?igned as Trustee, are earnestly reiiuested to call and settle, as it is important that the trust fund be marshalled at as early a day as possible. Remember, indulgence cannot be gicc. W. R." MYERS, Trustee June 15, 1858. tf of Leroy Springs. The subscriber having purchased the Steam Flour ing Mill in this place, is prepared to buy Wheat, for which he will give the highest market price in cash. Flour, Bran and Meal for sale at the Mill, or deliv ered wherevci desired in town. JOHN WILKES. Charlotte, August 10, 1853. 21-tf. tween two and three thuusand stiectators. and the Stale of North Carolina) Ulliuil eOUllfy curtain was up, displaying a common table, six teet long, upon tnc stage, at the very edge ot which I obtained a seat, having gone very curly. At the given time, the juggler, a singular look ing man, came upon the stage with his sleeves rolled up to the shoulders, and bearing a long, two-edged sword. He upset the table upon the boards and showed that there was no concealed drawer or other recess, and placed it in the blaze of the foot-lights at the edge of the stage. In a few words he stated what he was going to do, and requested some of the audience to come forward and stand upon the stage, that they might see there "was no deception." A number of medical gentlemen who had been chosen to investigate the matter, if possible, took their position upon the stage, and soon after, the victim, who had been sitting in the parquette, mounted the stage, re moved his coat and cravat, turned back his shirt collar, and laying down upon his back on the table, elevated his chin to more fairly expose his neck to the headsman's weapon. The juggler then raised his keen and fearful-looking sword, and giving it a wide sweep, brought it down I say brought it down upon the neck, for no one could see that he did not, even those within three feet of him upon the neck of the subject wit h g;reat force ! Blood spirted high into the air, .some of it full ing on our party, and deluged the stage, while the most fearful sound, a something between a groan and a shriek of horror from the whole assemblage, shook the building, and numerous women and some men fell fainting in their seats, and were borne out by the ushers of the house, 'ihejug gler raised his sword again, repeated the blow, and the dissevered head fell upon the floor! Taking it by the hair, he held it up to the audience for full five minutes, until the blood had ceased to flow from the several arteries, the lower jaw had fallen, and the lace had assumed the appearance of a corpse; then throwing it heavily upon the stage, requested the committee to examine it, which they did, passing it from hand to hand. They then examined the body upon the table, from the headless neck of which the blood had not yet ceased to drop upon the floor of the stage; they lifted the limbs and let them fall with the limp inertia of lifeless matter, and of course pronounced the man dead to all intents and purposes. After they had concluded their investigation, the juggler informed the audience that he was going to put the man's head on again, and restore him to life. Taking up the head, he laid it on the table, fitted the two parts of the neck togeth er, and began to matter and make signs over the corpse. In about five minutes, the lately decapi tated man slowly turned his ghastly, and altogeth er horrible face white as snow towards the au dience, and an excitement followed exceeding, if anything, that which occurred when the first blow of the sword fell. In a few moments the eye-lids gradually opened and displayed the eyes, wearing it glassy, corpse-like stare; by degrees a life-like speculation came into them, some color came into the face; and after stretching his limbs, the man arose from the table, resumed his coat, walked down from the stage and mingled with the crowd. The exhibition was over. The neck of the ap parently decapitated man bore a red mark and scar around it, like the cicatrice of a newly-healed wound. All this I saw with my own eyes, which were as effectually deceived as were thoosands of others. I could in no way, consistently with rea son, account for any feature of this horribly thril ling feat of trickery. I have never heard of the trick being performed by any other man, and very possiblv it originated and died with him. How ever, it is scarcely more unaccountable than many often-displayed feats of the adroit fraternity of oriental jugglers." X. O. True Delta. The above is well told, but we don't believe much of it. of an audience, and under the very noses of a com- had been passed off upon them. They immediate- mittee of medical gentlemen, who stood only so j ly demanded good money in exchange. This was far distant while the operation was being perform- refused for a time, as the blacklegs pretended that ed as to escape the swing of the long, two-edged they had none. They were then given to under sword with which the juggler smote off the head. : stand that, unless they rectified the fraud immedi I went to see this exhibition, which took place ately, they would be forced to take their chances : in a theatre, in company with several American ! for the night at the very next uninhabited island gentlemen. The theatre was crowded with be- that the boat should reach. Finding the alterna- D. PETER MALLETT COLDEn" MURRAY, Central (Commission Httrcbiit, (52 South street, NEW YORK. June 2f, 1058 CAROLINA CITY, N. C. The Atlantic ami Norih ('; ;)I:iia Railroad being bow completed to Beanfort Harbor. I have determined to locate at Carolina City for the purpose of doing a Forwarding & General Commission Business, ami hope by promptness wnd strict attention to merit patronage and support. Being i lie Agent of MURRAY'S L1XE OF FIRST CLASS PACKETS to this ami Morehcad city, every effort will be made to make this the cheapest and most expeditious route to New Vork. Vessels will be loaded and discharged at ray Wharf (adjoining the Railroad Wharf,) and thereby save cartage and lighterage. Particular attention will lie given to all orders, and to the sale and shipment ol Produce. WM. B. GRANT. All -hipments of Produce to D. Colden Murray, New Vork, will be forwarded free of commission. June 2'.K JH."i9 V 'Ircss the Grave of thy Friend." N&uv Martole Yairc3L, Charlotte, N. C. The subscriber begs leave to inform the public that he carries on the business of working in Marble, on Trade street, directly oppositetthe Court House. He is prepar- cd to do all kinds of work in his line, such as Monuments and Grave Stones, Mantle Pieces fur dwellings, or any other kind of Stone work that may be required in his line. His -.Jock of Marble will always comprise the various j ... , I . J . 1. ! - ,I,.,t - l.ic-. ami euaiiie in m 10 00 . oir. in i 'usuuvi suss. ; A. qna to those who may favor him with will le satisiactary their patronage. Orders will receive particular attention and be promptly filled. Work will be packed with care, and all diligence used to prevent injurv by transportation. 1 J. G. McCOY. June 15, 1858. J iv fltu IABINKT J. M. MAKER. SANDERS, CHARLOTTK. N. 0., keeps Vcoiistaiitlv on hand a large assortment of Furniture of hi own and Northern manufacture. Also. FISK'S METALIC BUBIAL CASES. Dec J. 1857. 89-1 y A Chance. It is suggested by a correspond ent of a northern exchange, that, as England and America are now united by an electric chain, they be linked closer and more indlssoiubly in the holy bonds of wedlock. The foolish proposition is, that some oue of the fair daughters of America be se lected, who shall become the bride of Victoria's eldest son, the rather fast young Prince of Wales, who has recently been discovered in some rather awkward predicaments. That the inequalities of rank and lortmie may not be urged as impediments, the young lady on whom the choice shall fall, is to tive rather serious, they reluctantly made the ex change demanded, and endeavored to conciliate the Califomians by inviting them to drink. The same knaves, a day or two before, contrived to win Si 000 from a very young merchant of Louisiana, who was on his way North to buy goods. Gambling on the Mississippi is a profession which is followed by hundreds, old as well as young. All sorts of combinations are formed by these gentry. They will come on board a boat from dif ferent points, and as apparent strangers, and after getting acquainted with the various parties, two or three will set down to a gaming table, with the object of merely killing time. Gradually however they will tempt the inexperienced, by drink and excitement, and then proceed to cheat and plunder them, as coolly as if they were engagecLin some creditable employment. On one oceassion a noted counterfeiter was discovered to be on a boat, when he was immediately put ashore, and at a point where the prejudice against counterfeiters was so great that they often hung them up without judge or jury. Life on the Mississippi is characterized by extraordinary scenes and incidents. It is stated that on a recent oceassion a clergy man was earnestly engaged in preaching to a con siderable audience at one end of the steamer, while in the middle gambling was in busy progress, and at the other end of the saloon were music and dancing. Many of the boats are fitted up in the most magnificent stde, and amount, in fact, to floating palaces. It often occurs that they are oc cupied by 5000 souls and upward. The cost of a cabin passage from New Orleans to St. Louis is about $20. That of a deck passage is, of course, much lower. All the leading towns and cities are stopped at, and thus constant changes take place in the inmates of the boat. In some cases large profits are realized Thus, a few weeks since, a steamer that sailed from New Orleans to St. Louis had a freight list that amounted to $46,000, in ad dition to the receipts ol the passenger money and the bars. The quantity of wood that is consumed is im mense; it ranges sometimes as high as 200 cords a day. The sconces of -'wooding." especially at night, are full of excitement. It somtiincs happens that nearly every nation on the face of the globe has its representatives on board of one of these steam ers. The travel up and down the river amounts to tens of thousands per annum, while the freight that passes inward and outward may be estimated in value at millions. A friend from Avhom we gather these facts informs us that a short time since he had occasion to travel from New Orleans to St. Louis, and a day or two after he was on board the boat he became acquainted with a modest and unassuming young gentleman, whose manners were so mild and conversation so intellectual, that he supposed he was a young lawyer, a physician, or remaps a student 01 uivimtv. the next eta he discovered that he was one of the most ac plished gamblers of his try. Chicago Journal. a few days, and thus having thrown off a strong aciduous moisture, dries gradually during about three weeks. The husks are afterwards separated from the seeds in a mill. "Other planters remove the pulp from the seeds as soon as the berries are gathered. The pulping mill used for this purpose, consists of a horizontal fluted roller, turned by a crank and acting against a moveable breast board, so jdaccd as to prevent the passage of whole berries between itself and the roller. The pulp is then separated from the seeds by crushing them, and the latter arc spread out in the sun to dry. It is then necessary to remove the membraneous skin or parchment, which is effected by heavy rollers running in a trough, wherein the seeds arc put. The mill is worked by cattle. The seeils are afterwards winnowed, to separate the chaff, and if guy among them appear to have escaped the action of the roller, they arc again passed through the mill." In the JJritish West Indies the berries when gathered are immediately fed into the hopper of a mill, which consists of two wooden rollers revolving over a third, which strips the berries of their pulp. These fall into a sieve, which sifts them from the outer skin. They are then steeped in water over night, washed and again dried, when they are stibjeeted to the peeling mill, which is a large wooden wheel made to revolve vertically by means of a horse yoked to the end of the prolonged axis. This, passing over the beans, crushes off the parchment like skin. The whole is thi n subjected to a rude winnowing mill. om- nge in the Western coun- COFPEE. The use of coffee has become very general in every part of the civilized world, and has of late years become a necessary of life, instead of, as in the last century a mere luxury. The coffee berry contains two seeds covered with a gummy, mucilaginous substance, and enclosed in a skin, which is thick, sweet and dark red when ripe. The mode pursued by the Brazilians is to dry the beans with the skin on, and in the process the skin becomes dark, and finally black and crisp It is then rubbed off and the bean washed. In this process great danger of fermentation is incurred. This is avoided by the English, French and Belgians, who own the best plantations, by the use of improved machinery. It may be remarked that the skin of the berries is as rich in saccharine matter as the sugar cane and could be profitably worked by the use of appropriate machinery. The coffee plant will grow from seed, but is mostly propagated by young plants, which are taken off at two years old and planted in good soil. It bears on the fourth year, but gives' a regular crop as the fifth two to three pounds a tree. Tenoyears is the average life of the tree. The picking commences in July and concludes by the end of August. The culture in Arabia Felix isexteusive, and the crop is gathered by spreading cloths under the DR. 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It is entirely vegetable and contains no deleterious drug or medicine, and is oue of the best cathartics ever recommended. Price. 25 cents per box. For sale bv F. Scarr & Co. and by F. M. Ross, Charlotte. " F. M. Swvcr & Co., Proprietors. June 14, 13.":?. Belleville, Illinois. -tomach. bil- that class of diseases condition of the stomach. be made Uncle Sam's bv adoption, and furnished trees. The fruit is then shaken into them, and by each of the States with a bridal present, the the berries are then dried on mats, when they are aggregate of which shall make up a dowry suitable ; passed under a heavy roilcr. They are then for the condition she would occupy. j winnowed and again dried. The Arabs make a The scheme will fall through, it is said, chiefly ' decoction of the pulp, which they call Sultan's conec, and it isan agreeable and reiresning nevcrage. The qualities of coffee as they come upon the market are in some degree known by their derivation. I That of Mocha has the first rank. The beans are j small in general and round. Some of them are, j however, large and flat. They have a yellow or ' greeuish color. They have a strong perfume and more agreeable flavor than any other species. It requires an exercised taste to distinguish true ; Mocha. The manner of gathering the berry, and its preparation, is thus described in "Tomlinson's Cyclopiedia of Useful Arts:" In Arabia, planters spread cloth s under the trees, and by shaking the ripe berries dop on them. In the West Indies the berries are picked by negroes. In curing coffee it is sometimes usual to expose the berries to the sun's rays in layers five or six : inches deep, on a platform. The pulp ferments in An Incendiary Confessing his Guilt. While the trial of Hiram Powers, for setting fire to the Moravian Church, in Springfield, Mass., was in progress at Worcester, the evidence being all in and the counsel for the government making a very warm speech on the combination of circumstances which established the prisoner's guilt, an Irishman, named Harrington, came into court, whispered to the Sheriff that he set the church on fire himself, being hired to do it by three of his neighbors, and Powers was innocent. On this statement Powers was at once discharged, and Harrington and his I neighbors held for trial. A DOUBLE DIVORCE. The Bucyrus Journal is rosjionsible for the fol lowing. It is remarkably rich in romances of this character. Probably it has somo person to get them up to order. But then it might have hap pened, which is the most important consideration in the premises : In one of the townships of this county, a little north of Bucyrus, dwelt a well-to do man, a widow er of about titty, with an only son of twenty-two or three. Mr (we withhold names for obvious reasons) had been a widower for many years, and became weary of that mode of living, and accord ingly determined to marry again. The determina tion once formed, the next thing was to find the woman necessary, which in this country is not at ail difficult. Fortunately for him, a widow lady resided near him, who had a daughter possessing till the requirements. She was a beautiful girl of twenty years, accomplished, and sprightly, just the one wanted. To be sure she was rather young, but Mr was young looking also. Sometimes his mind would wander to the mother, who was quite as handsome as the daughter, aud almost a young in appearance, but ho had made up his mind to marry the daughter, aud he set about it with a good will. He did not mention his determination to his son, fearing that the idea of marrying one so much younger thau himself might expose; him to his ridicule. In the meantime, his son had become desperate ly enamored of the widow, and had likewise deter mined upon marrying her. He did not communi cate the fact to his father for the same reason that actuated the old gentleman fear of exciting ridi cule by marrying a woman so much older than himself. They both commenced calling at the lo-uso of the widow, and very frequently met each other there. This circumstance annoyed tin in both im mensely. The old gentleman thought, very natu rally, that the young man was there for the young lad)-, and the young gentleman, quite us naturally, supposed that the old one was there for the widow. As the matter progressed, the meeting of the father and son at that one place became frequent, ami the more often it occurred the more intolerable it became. Finally, Mr determined to speak to his son on the subject. "Charles," said he, I have determined, after much consideration, to marry again " "Il'm," thought Charles, "now there'll be a fight about the widow." "I thought it right and proper to make you ac quainted with the determination." "Very good," replied Charles. "J consider it very proper that you should do so. And, speaking of marrying, I have concluded to many, myself." "I approve of the idea," returned the old gentle man; "you are of suitable age to settle down. May I ask the name of your intended J" "Mrs ," replied Charles, bracing up and as suming a defiant Link. "Phew," whistled the old gentleman, "fine wo man, Charles, but i.-n't she a trifle two far advanc ed in years?" "I think not," said Charles, "but who have you decided upon ''" Why, Charles, it is a very curious circum stance, but I have determined to marry her daugh ter." "Daughter?" exclaimed Charles, "why yon are at lea.st twice as old as she is, but I don't object." The matter wa thus happily settled, and in the course of a few weeks it was satisfactorily arranged with the widow and daughter, aud the parties were married. Very soon after the marriage was, con.-umatod, they all discovered that they had made a grand mistake. The son found that the widow ires id together too motherly for the wife of a young man of twenty-three, and the old gentleman found that a young lady of twenty was too volatile for a sober minded man of fifty. Piaagrcements followed, then neglect, and finally the thousand little quar rels and snubbings, and bickerings, simmered down into a grand fight, which was kept up with slight variations for three mouths. Finally they agreed permanently to disagree, and availing themselves of the ease with whieh divorces are obtaiaed in In diana, the whole four removed to Indianapolis, where in due time, the divorces were obtained. The four came home as they went, together, the tea taking the daughter under his special charge, and the father doing the agreeable to the widow. Long before they arrived at Bucyrus, they had arranged matrimonial matters on au en tirely different basis just as it should have been done to begin with, to wit: The father and the widow made up a match, and the son and daughter ditto. The re-marrying was performed immediately on their arrival at Bucyrus. Cp to date they all appear well satisfied with each other, and it is to be hoped they will long coutiuue so. Big tale, that !