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ARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE OXE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OP THE OTHER.
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1859
WX&&IAU 3, YiTISS, AXO Propr.etor.
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ClIAKLoiTK.
N. C.
Xf. A. OWENS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
ILL practice in the Courts ofthis and the adjoin-
iae 'nuaties.
OFFICE xkmm.y
Januarv Is."s.
OPPOSITE Tilt: I'OST UFFICB.
II. La f. ALEXANDEtt,
Attorney at Law, Charlotte, I .
Office over China Hall.
August 11.1 so. y
A. C. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORXEY AXD COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Has taken an olliee
next door to the
S:l!lth pri'-ellt to
hasiur.is, made fur
abornt.
Jannarr 4. 185!
jointly with J. A. Fox. Esq. up-stairs
ourt lloii.-e. where he will be eon
attend to :ill (nil- on professional
himself or for Mr Fox v. lien he is
tf
J. A. FOX,
Attorney
O0irr ' . ' to (fir C
at
Law,
mrl
r
Mtrs
A. C. WILLIAMSON. Eo., who is a joint oecnpanl
f the oni-e. and who will be uniformly present, will
attend to professional bnsiness for mc in my abac nee.
Dcccinhcr tl, 1-Sjrf ti
I32. FOX WHITE,
iHidical anil
U,"- Vnn Hp Stairs
. J. FOX. M. D.
Ajril ::. 1858.
tpringa' Building.
V. E. WHITE, M. D.
n-tf
IVOT1CE.
LL those in. h tiled to the Subscriber will make im
mediate setth-mcnl. or tlieir Xotcx and Accounts
Will he placed in other hands tor collection.
April ::. I8:.s. ::-tf r. J. FOX.
C KELLEY &. J. L. GARDNER,
Commission Merchants,
And Dealer in Dry Hoods, (j roc cries, Hardware,
Jh.o!.s and Shoes, Hats and Cajps, &c,
owbrr5i, .. V.
ft-v- Prompt ami icrsoiial attention given to the sale
fall kinds of CorxTST I'aooi'ca.
April JO. 19
Ij-pd
P. SAURS.
Architect
Will furnish Designs'
and Kiiililcr,
Plans and Drawings for Public
ideiu cs aud Villas. Particular
rtaildiii 's. Private !
attention will he paid to building Flouring Mills. Vin
Mills, Ac. tUrn:-: in 3d story ot Alexanders mUMling,
front room, over China Hall.
Charlotte. Oct. l:. ltfr.H.
BRi:AI) and CAKES.
Having secured the services of a No. 1 Baker, vvc are
now prepared to famish the citizens of Charlotte, and
mankind in general, with some'hing nice to eat.
j5-.y- tt "ed. lings. I'arties. Ac tiirii!.-lied at skort no
tice to order and di? patch.
1st Door Gram the Court House.
11OFST0X k UUXTKR.
Nov. 1858. If
Exclusively Wholesale
Dripj:. r.iiDt Jind Oil Warehouse.
ATITflS XW A T.TTT Ar CIO . wholesale dealers
W n I
Ik7 in DRPOS : Lnmn, Machinerv
and
Faint
tIL
Yiirnishcs. Faints, .vc. fcr.
No. 86. J?"" from!
i;
SOU FOLK. l'J.
gr- Goods
hipped from New York. Philadelphia.
or
Baltimore, t
November
i Charleston
!. l."8.
when reipiired.
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BY J. IB. KERR, Proprietor.
VERY ACCOMMODATION afforded the
pttNU of the Charlotte Hotel.
At this Hotel is kept the line of Tri-weekly
Stages from Char'utte via Monroe, N. ('., and Lancaster
S. C.. to Camden, 8. C.
Patrons of the Chnrlutte Hotel conveyed to and from
the Depots free of charge.
Oct. 1. 1858. J. B. KERR.
B V K Jb E K '1 lii MO W IVS.
Krvea per eesif per asmuisa.
These Hon? nrc
nndmrotedlv the safest investment
that can be made, and are really preferable to any
State I'.onds.
The County cannot repudiate. They bear tfen per
cent ia teres! payable eau-aaBnaHj, with Coupons for
the same. They are of tin-denomination of $100, which !
will make litem more current and useful f;r domestic .
purpose-. The coupons will prove a conve. lient
medium for paying county tuxes. The citizens of the j
countv should possess them, and they are now offered to
them. Proposal left at cither 11. ink in Charlotte or
with Capt. John Walker will receive prompt attention.
H. Y. onoN,
Sept 2s. 1S5S. Pre-t. W.. ". &. EL Railroad Co. '
YOI-i
Smut Machines,
Of A. Dickson's make, constantly
on hand and for sale
at ucdc'cbd rateaa.
Aii-ust 17. KS.".8.
T. 11. BRKM & CO.
O Hotel,
Sal era N. C.
T
nilK undersigned lias recently purchased the Hotel
in .Salem. X. C, well known throughuut the
Southern eountry a? "I)t"T."i:ii's Rotkl," and will ac
commodate who will favor him with a call, with
the Lest thf eountry can afford." lie will spare no
eflbrl to make the stay of his guests comfortable and
pleasant. The House is well provided with good Ser
vants, the Stables attended by good Hostelers, and the
Table shall nol be excelled.
The old friends and customers of the House arc soli
cited to continue their patronage.
X. s.
A.
It
ciiArix.
Salem. X. C
Aui
:i, l.soS.
2 !
Ail Right Again!
I have commenced Butchering Beef again, and am
ready and wish to boy Beeves. .Mutton and Fork, on
the hoof. I .solicit, and hope to merit, the patronage of
the town. ' W". A. COOK,
Aug. .'4, 1858. 2;i-tf Town Butcher.
WILMINGTON BRANCH.
ZKrHZSTTV GOODS.
K A II NWEILER & BROTHERS
BEPECTFl LLV inform the citizens of OhariDttC
and the -urroumiing country that they have opened a
f?torc two doors from T. II. Brem & Cos. where may
lie found a large and extensive stock of Fancy and Sta
ple Irr Goods, Silks. Dress Goods, BmbroidiHes, Bon
nets, Ladies' Claoks, an 1 Ready made Clothing, for
Ixeatr, Vontluaud Boys wear: Blankets. Kerseys, Boots.
Shoes. Hats. Caps, Trunks, Jcc. ivc.
We are now daily receiving the most extensive and
hest assortment oftheaboTe named goods that can hu
found in tin' State, ami cheaper than any other Douse.
Having bought our entire stock for CASH, which
enable u ; to sell enrgoodd -J per cent cheaper. All per
sons wishing to save money in baying goods should bear
in mind not to forget to call on us before Inlying else
where. Wholesale buyers, particularly, should hear it
in mind to call at our store, second door from T. II.
Brem ft Co.
1 u addition to our large stock wc have fitted up a
WllOLKSALi; BOOM for wholesale havers.
DAVID KAHXWEILER,
DANIEL KAlINWKn.FR.
Nov. 0. JACOB KAHN WEILER.
GROCERIES.
KAHNW KILFU ft BROTHERS hi
c Jll
;t receired,
in addition to their large
supply ofGROCERIE.
Dec. 14, ls:,S.
stock of Dry Goods, a full
Salem Almanacs
FOII SALE AT
LOWME'S BOOK STORE.
Charlotte, October 10, I85i.
'railroad notice
TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS.
YEW CHEAP AXD EX ISOITIOCS ROUTE
' EOR FREIGHT FOR TIIR INTERIOR OF
NORTH CAROtrtTA.
Merchants and others about purchasing their Fall
and Winter supplies, arc rcnucsled to notice that hv i "
ronibtetlon of
the Xorth-hastern r.anroau mnu v ,
ICStOn. rv I .. to I ueian, ..... -n- J.n.H
.. . ,.. ii... .titiiias nt
. ... I ' .iiivj
expeditious route from the scabOMM nas oeen fg -
lo mem. .n ru i-in - -
N'onh-Fa stern
Railroad wilt lie louajarucu tree e
eoni-Chc-
: v., ,.,nrp will be m
e air storairc a'
ali GoodSlrm be taken oar, of in tbe .Company s
tMBce- S. S. SOLOMONS.
a i
Aw.
10,1958. tf mrjr. kp.
OR. .5. M. HArPOI-JDT,
of Salisbury, N. C.t
vices in the diffrn. nl
O
FFFP.S his Brofieaslonal
i.r....i,. f Ms Profession,
not to the citizen o;
Malison v anil iiie lum.-' -
rcspcctfulh notify the citizens 'V'c
barrus counties, and ...ore cspe. .ally th w m who. ,
families be had practiced for nearly twenty car h,h.
t o ,f Mwklenhur.' county and the town t
a res. dent ot Mwklianur . . . . ... ,
..... ... .i. ms c. unirv oiu . u
. 1.. 1... ten.
..1 1 ..1 111,111V Ol I11C1.I, u.r.. ri
i Tiririi.il,. .in.. ......
i. mlMrinv relation of
ran'.ily Physician, thatni
services can be as easily
D.SIrnad imvoll MM and.
obtained (ly the Taciiuics oi ,
in many iltjlnces more so,
than when he lived among mem. .amO. I
tho "Veranda
Applications
mule I'v man. TTT
111. no- . . .... . Alton.
House. Salisbury,
(' xvill meet an yivwyy
I
Sans nu r
-v e 1 OKI li-
c. 15, Is-''
S. M. EOWELL,
Saddle and Harnes
CHARLOi
tVCK DOOR SOUTH of th
HOUSE.
"ina
3B&ox
m Repairing promptK nd
Jan. 1. ifc
n esnry done.
ANGEL VISITANTS.
BY JOHN EDWARD CHALMERS
Tho' angels long have left tbe earth,
Their shadows still remain,
"Where all that's pure and good have birth,
They .seem to live again
In homes and hearts they play their parts,
Where love and concord dwell,
While o'er life's dreams they cast their beams
And weave a magic spell.
Ye-", earth has angels of her own,
And not a few, I ween,
Tho' angels' visits, men arc told,
Are few and far between.
In every land where'er we stray,
Wlong those we chance to greet,
When least we think, perhaps, we may
ith some bright angel meet;
For while full well the eyes can tell
When beauty passes by,
Yet angels may pursue their way,
I'nheeded by the eye.
Oh! yes, a veil may oft conceal,
An angel bright and fair,
Whose virtues would adorn a crown,
And shed a lustre there.
VALIABLK PROPERTY
rou sale.
On Tuesday the 2"lh of January, instant, it hcing
Tuesday of Court w eek. I will pell on the premises, the
HOUSE and LOT lately occupied by Maj. J. A. Huggins,
in Charlotte, situated on Tryon street, two squares
from the centre of the Tow n. This property is in one
of the best neighborhoods in the village, having a Well
of excellent water upon it, and the Dwelling and other
buildings are commodious and In first rate repair.
At the same time I will sell a number of excellent
Feather Beda and Matrasses, and valuable Household
and Kitchen Furniture.
JXO. A. YOUXfl, Trustee.
Jan. 1, lt-T.D. 42-It
REMOVAL.
The Confectionery and Family Grocery Store of
MOODY ft NIS15KT has been removed to the stand op
posite the Presbyterian Church, where they are receiv
ing direct from New York large additions to their
stock of
CONFECTIONERIES,
FAMILY GROCERIES, &c.
Among their stock may be found everything usually
kept in a store of this kind. A good assortment of
Cake Trimmings. Willow Ware, &c, always
on hand.
They have in their employ an excellent DAKFU, and
are prepared to furnish Families and Partys with Cakes
of all kinds at short notice.
Nov. 10. 1858. MOODY & XISHET.
We have also opened n branch of our store at Lin
colnton, w here Mr Moody w ill superintend the busiucss,
and hopes to secure a share of public patronage in that
section.
Xov. 16,1858. MOODY & NISfSKT.
NEW FIRM.
Ei E. MK & CO.,
rj Having purchased of Dr. IL If.
Jk Pritchard his entire stock of
r. ssr
DRUGS. CIIEMICAliS,
OILS. PAINTS, &c,
espectfully call the attention
of the public to the fact that
thev will carry n
DRUG BUSINESS
now receiving, in
a WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
at Irwin's Corner, where they are
addition to their present Stock, a
large assortment ol
Fresh and Gonninc Drugs,
direct from the New' York market.
K. NYB lUTCmSON, M. D., will superinteud this
large aud li kuu'A n i ahlishnent in person.
jpir Phjasafataa' prescriptions made up w ith prompt
ness and care.
October l'J, 1858.
Having sold.iny Drug and Chemical Establishment to
Messrs K. Nye Hutchison ft Co.. 1 heartily commend
them an my successors to the confidence and patronage
of a generous public, for w hose kind and liberal sup-
port
rf mvself hitherto I am ana stiall ever ie truly
grateful.
October
II. M. l'lUTCHAKD.
19. 1858.
J. D. PALMER,
Our Door abac (he Bonk of Charlotte,
Respectfnlly informs the pub
lic that he has just received
j splendid a.-rortment of Con
fectioneries, We it India Fruits.
Ai
SEGARS
of various brar cls. chewing ft
smoking Tobacco. Sim!, &c.
A LSO,
Vrictr-of Musical Instru-
1 inents. i ankee Notions. &c.
A FINE I Cr OP WILiOW WARE.
He is constantly ceccivin fr.h snpplies of the above
Goods aud mauy other articies not enumerated.
CANDY MImTfJCTORY.
The sibscriler is now manufacturing an excellent
article of Candy, free from poisonous coloring, unlike
the Mew York steam refined caudv. Call ami see and
trT it. J. D. PALMER.
November 9. 18.-J! tf
PETER MALLETT
D. COLD EN MURRAY,
Central Commission littnljant,
02 &mh stnet, tfJVrxGJiK.
June 28, lu38 y .
nAROLTWA CITY. N. C.
The Atlantic and North Carolina Ralrad being now
cnin:etcd to HAaafbrt Harbor, I havi determined to
locate at Carolina City for the purpose of doing a
Forwarding General Commission
ttasiucs? . and liepe-hy promptness -end strict attention
to merit natrcnujte n"d support. Being the Ageat of
MCHUAI S LINE OF FIRST CLASS PACKETS
to this aud Murehead city, every effort will be made to
make this the cheapest and most expeditious route to
New-York. Ycssels will he loaded and discharged at
mv Wh irf (aSJnlaiai til Railroad Wharf.) and thereby
aavc cartage and lighterage. Particnlar attention will
be eiven to all orders, aud to the sale and shipment oi
Produce. GRANT.
11 shipments of Pre hicc to D. Coldon Murray. Xew
york. will be forwardsd free of ccmmi:?:on.
Iwne If. 135 : ' T
JVB4trRES WAITED.
fW VT to huv NfcuUO JiOiO a uuu,5 irom vi
" 1 1 ',t .i..i.:i..-
k ttt i ears U1U, 1VI nlIKU iiiv Hutnc9t pi o t- i -"ou
' win h naid- SAH-L A. HARRIS,
j Dee: 2. tf
)i Vdwlixw Drmorrut.
i ... 9. - . . . (. !. ..
J TT ft T- T mm " 1 "X, T f
Mr Slidell's Bill for tiu: Acquisition of
Cuba. T he bill introduced into the United States
Seuate, by Mr Slideil. to facilitate the acquisition
of Cuba, is, in substance, as follows:
Whereas, Cuba geographically possesses a
commanding influence over the large and annually
increasing
trade, foreiun and coastwise, of the
Mississippi Valley; and whereas the island in its
present colonial condition must continue a source
of injury and annoyance, endangering the friendly
relations between Spain and the United States by
the aggressions of its local authority upon American
commerce and citizens, for which tardy redress can
only be had by a circuitous demand upon Spain;
and whereas, in the opinion of Congress and in
accordance with the views of the President, as the
last means of settling the existing and
future difficulties, it is expedient that negotiations
for the purchase of the island should he renewed;
therefore resolved, that 830,000,000 be placed in
the President's hands for expenditures, either from
cash in the treasury, or that it be borrowed on five
per cent, bonds of one thousand dollars each,
redeemable in from twelve to twenty years.
The Late Emperou of Japan. A letter from
Japan, .says : ' The name of the late Emperor
of Japan as written down for me by the young in
terpreters, was 'Casadaso.' He died on the night
of September 10, and of course did not hear of the
honor wc Americans paid him in our toast at the
pic-nic at Moge, on the 27th of the same month. As
before stated, he was thirty-six years old only, and
had twelve wives. Some of the Dutclt residents say
he had no sons, and adopted one for his successor,
but my interpreters assert he had one who is be
tween fifteen and sixteen years old, and who has
ascended the throne. Neither widows or daugh
ters, according to the Japanese constitution, are
allowed to succeed a deceased Emperor, but he is
permitted, in the failure to have a son, to adopt
any one he pleases, who, upon the decease of the
htnperor, becomes the sovereign without opposi
tion." CHIEF JUSTICE NASH.
We learn from the Raleigh Standard that on the
opening of the Supreme Court the Attorney Gen
eral, al'ter a few appropriate remarks, presented
and read the following :
"At a meeting of the Bar and officers of the Su
preme Court of North Carolina, held at the court
room, in the Capitol, on Monday the 3rd day of
January, 1859.
On motion of Mr Badger, Hon. Wm A Graham
was called to the chair, and Edmund B Freeman
appointed Secretary.
On moiion, the chairman appointed P II A ins
ton, Sr., XV N II Smith, 11 S Doonell, John Pool,
Jolm H Bryan, Win Ai Jenkins and Hamilton C
Jones, a committee to consider and report resolu
tions expressive of the feelings ofthis meeting on
the death of the late Chief Justice Nash.
Mr Winston, from the committee, reported the
following preamble and resolutions :
"Frederick Nash, late Chief Justice of the Su
preme Court of North Carolina having died since
the last term, the members of the bar, and officers
of the Court, desire to express their sense of the
loss which the country has sustained, in the death
of a magistrate fo worthy of the high office, whose
duties he perfo ed with perfect integrity, and
eminent usefulness and dignity; and also to give
some outward evidence of sincere sorrow for their
separation from a man, whose ardent yet cheerful
piety, at once gave streugth and consistency to all
private virtues, and to his manners pervading and
attractive gentleness; which joined to the more im
posing qualities exhibited by him in his public
employments, gained for him universal affection,
esteem and admiration; therefore resolved,
1. That the members of this meeting will wear
the usual badge of mourning during the present
term of the Court.
2. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the
family of the deceased by the chairman of this
meeting.
3. That the Attorney General be desired to pre
sent the proceedings ofthis meeting to the Judges
of the Supreme Court, with a request that they be
entered on the records of the Court.
The preamble and resolutions were seconded by
Mr Badger in a feeling and eloquent axldress, and
after a few impressive remarks from the chairman,
were unanimously adopted.
The meeting then adjourned.
W. A. GRAHAM, Ch'n.
E. B. Freeman, Sec'y.
Whereupon. Chief Justice Pearson on behalf uf
the Court replied :
Gentlemen of tie Bar .-The members of the
C mrt are deeply impressed by the sad event to
which vour proceedings refer, and join in the sen
timents to which you have given expression.
To very extensive legal learning, ripe scholar
ship, and an elegant and easy style, Judge Nash
united a high sense of moral and religious duty,
which gave to him a weight of character, that was
1 calculated to command the confidence of the public
for the decis ions of any tribunal of which he was a
1 member. It is distinguishing characteristics were
firmness and integrity.
' His urbanity and uniform attention to all the
1 courtesies of social life, endeared him to his asso
' c-iates; and in his death, we feel that we have lost
not only our Chief Justice, but a friend. He had
lived the tenn allotcd lor human existence three
' score years and ten he had filled the measure of
his usefulness and honor. We were iu some de
gree prepared, and whilst his demise suggests the j
; most solemn considerations, the feeling of regret i
should not be as unmitigated, as when one is sud
denly cut off in the prime of life.
The Court directs the proceedings of the Bar to
be entered on the minutes.
Court adjourned until to-morrow morning 10 1
o'clock. E. B. FREEMAN, Cl'k.
CoNfiREFS. The Pemocratic members of the
I Senate. on Saturday last, generally agreed incaucus,
sunrMirt the President's nronosition to negotiate
: v , ' , v,... S e
1 for the purchase of Cuba. Bills appropriating
r ,
i thirty millions of dollars for that purpose are to be
I reported to both Houses this week.
THE CAMEL.
His Xature, Jlahits and Uses. "
I observed in the National Intelligencer of the
24th, a re-publication of an article ftrom the Ala
bama Sentinel, "On the uses of Camels," by a cor
respondent who signs himself "Jatros." The pur-
pose of the article is to induce inquiry as to the
usefulness of the Camel in the production of Com
' and Cotton, and on our plantations generally.
i Having been occupied now ten years with the ex-
pennicnt of introducing the camel into lW coun
try, permit me to offer, through your columns, !
briefly to "Jatros" and other eiujuirers, a few of '
the results of reading, observation, and thought
upon these points. To do so concisely, and at the
same time sufficiently, I will follow them in their 1
order, as presented by your correspondent.
The climativc range of the camel, in which he j
, , , -i.il .. , .
has been known, indesputably, to live, thrive and
: .. . . 1 , r r,n . ti.-o .c
be uselul, may
north latitude.
be stated at from 5U to of
The mean temperature of this
zouc may be rated at from 50 to 00Q Fahrenheit
As animals, we know, are diffused over the globe,
first, according to zones of climate, and second, ac
couliug to degrees of longitude; and as we know
that darnel land" and the United States are in
cluded in the same zones of climate; and further,
as the secondary arrangement (by longitude) is of
trivial importance, your correspondent is right in
his supposition "that the camel would flourish in
any latitude within the United States."
The cost of a good, serviceable camel, landed at
Mobile or Tensac-oli, may be put down at from
$150 to 200 not more, I think, if the purchase
and transportation arc judiciously managed. The
greatest expense in general will be in the freight.
In any project, therefore, for the introduction of
the animal, ibis must be the main item for close
calculation. So far as the voyage is concerned,
there need be no annrehension, for I know of no
animal so little troublesome and sp comfortable at j
sea as the camel. I speak from a tolerably large
experience in tho transportation of horses and
mules during our war with Mexico. So far as the
motion of the vessel croes, whether in calm or in I
irale, one hundred camels would not cause as much
anxiety or give as much trouble as ten horses.
The camel does not consume more food than a
horse or mule; prefers a coarser diet; satisfies itself
either with scanty grazing or browsing; requires
feeding but once a day, being a ruminant; and
would be with difficulty distressed for water. It
requires no close stable, only a shed protecting it
from cold northerly winds and from falling weatli
er; and requires no grooming, though certainly
healthier and better, like all other animals, for a
clean skin. The camel is undoubtedly a hardier
and tougher animal than tlvc horse; not surpassed,
if equaled, in these respects by the mule; and with
half the forage of cithc r, and with two or three
hours grazing or browsing, can be kept in good
condition. In addition to the economy of forage
the use of the camels saves the outlay for wagons,
and carts, harness, shoes and the necessary repairs
of them. The pack-saddle being so simple in its
construction as to be readily made on the planta
tion, its cost will be but trifling. Its weight, more
over, compared with that of a wagon or cart, in
creases the
, ,.,rt-it 1. ill ft t
physical energy devoted to the trans
roods. For short distances, say about
l''l Litlll'll V.
a plantation, or tor six or seven nines on me roan,
a strong camel will carry on an average from eight
hundred to one thousand pounds. The Tiuhii of
Asia Minor, the produce of the double-humped
Bactrian male on the single-humped Arabian fe
male, will average, for the same distances, from one
thousand to fifteen hundred pounds. All of the
statements in my official report of what was done
by the camels under my direction in Tesas are
made from accurate weights and closely computed
distances.
In Egypt I have seen the camel used in cities
and in the country, on plantation?, in fields, and on
the road, for every purpose that horses and mules
are used for with us. I have seen them transport
ing bricks and broken stone from yards and quar
ries for buildings, sleepers, rafters, scantling,
boards for flooring, &c. 1 have seen them carry-
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ipg chopped straw, corn, cotton, louder, mercfiaii
dize of all kinds, men, women and children, and.
with their burdens, stepping intelligently and with
sure-footcdness into and out of clumsy ferry boats.
And I have seen them usefully occupied in carry
ing burdens on the dams and check banks of rice
-r
plantations. Is there anything more than these j
uses that our plantations and farms requite?
As a southern man, from a cotton, corn and rice
growing section, I believe that iu many respects j
we minf use cameis wuu wnaaugc m oui
cultural labors, while pulling corn or fodder, in
nickin-r cotton, m transporting them to the barn
or gin-house, in carrying seed, manuie, fire-wood,
&c, about tlje plantation, ana
goods to or wm the railway to
in transporting
market. So far
as the negro is concerned, I am satisfied, from a
knowledge of the nature and habits of both, that
no animal better suited to him in all respects than
the camel can be given to his manatrement.
HENRY C WAYNE,
Major United States Army
KANSAS.
Washington, Jan. 15. The War Department ;
has sent orders to Kansas to employ four to five 1
military companies as a potee eomitatux, to enforce
the law against Montgomery's band.
St. Lr.ris, Jan 14. A special messenger from
Gov. Medary, of Kansas, to Governor Stewart, of
Missouri, reports that Montgomery, the outlaw, is I
fortifying himself near the Missouri line; and that
Government t oops had been sent in that vicinity .
Volunteers are forming rapidly. Six hundred
muskets had passed Jefferson City for Kansas.
Lumber It is stated that the yellow pine
lumber sold in the Baltimore market, from North
Carolina, the past year, amounted to 8162,000, aud
the ahinsrlcs sold at 150,000.
A BnEAcn op Promise-. A breach of promise
r.'icA 12 now Oil tril at. Wnreestpr. Mass.. in which
the plaintiff. Miss Marv Ann Hov, alleges that
eii imiii irVA nn .nr. t'h.n mm the frne.t urft her
heart sustained bv not marrying tbe defendant,
no Peter Morris' Peter renlies thafr he never
t tbe fair Mary, and if he did is
rifilling hi promise, because Mary
promised to marry
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justified in not fulfill!
i -gere very drnnk.
SUT LOVEKGOOD'S DOG. ,
When I wcr a boy, and my legs not longer than
John Wentworth'8, dad iotehed home a dad
drapped, wuthlcss, mangy, flea-bitten, gray old fox
houn, good for nuthin but tu swailor up what orter
lined the bowels ove us brats, j Well I uaturaiy
tuck a distaste to him, and had a sorter hankerin
arter hurtin his feelins and discumfertio ove him
every time dad's back wcr turned. This sorter
kept a big skeer allcrs before his eyes, and an orlirl
yell in his throat reddy to pore out the fust mo
shun he seed me muke. So he larnt to smaller
things as he run, and allcrs kept hi laigs well
ouder himself,, for he never kuowd how soon he
mought want to use em in toting his trifling care us
bey one the reach ove a grate flyin rock. Ho
knowd the whiz of a rock in nioshuu as well, aud
he never stopped tu see who flung hit, but jist let
ina nc.iu uy opcu iu niu a nowi loom to cuui
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and sot his hugs tu gwtne the wav hts nose hap
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pened to be a pintin. He'd shy roun eve.ry rock
he seed in the road, for he looked on hit as a cal
amity tu cum arter him sum day. Ef he lefl
home, sum uabor's dog tanned his hide, and ef he
stadc at home, I was aliens arter hit, tu tan hit; so
he dident sec much more peace ove mind nu'r a
suckit rider dus in a Baptist naburhood at sacra
ment time when the river am up in good dippiu
order. And in all my born days I never seed him
agwine the same way I wu; he made that an on
brakabil ruil. I think I got my fust nolcdge ovo
gettin way frum imagunary trobul and common
tribulashun, from him; and with the vantage ove
a holesum par ove laigs and the power ove usin em
quick, I allcrs found his plan tu work well. 1 tell
you, Georgy, that runnin am the greatest inven
shun on yearth when used carefully. Whar'd I a
bin by this time ef I hadut relyed ontu these yarn
laigs1 )'yc see em? Dont they mind you ovo
a par ove cunipusses made to divide a mile into
quarters ? They'l do, I'll be cirettmstaushully
dad d rapped cf they dont.
Well, one day, I tuck a pig's bladder ni ontu
the size ove a duck aig and filled it with powrfer
and korked hit up with a piece ove 6punk, rolled
hit up in a thin sculp ove meat, and sot the spunk
afire, and flung hit out; he swallercd hit at ono
yerk, and sot in tu gittin away for doin hit. I
hearn a noise like sumthin bustin, and his tail lit
atop ove my hat. His head wcr way down the
hill and had tuck a deth holt onter a roof. His
fore laigs wer fifty feet up the road makin runnin
moshuns, and hh hine ones a straddil ove tho
fence H is inncrds wer hangin in links ontu the
cabin chimblv. sent, about a vard in mam's bussum.
As tu the
ftof titsst
sell, as
dog, I never seed
him agin,
ondcr my
Wll
dad flutu
five or six hundred
shurt with the dried skin ofen a bull's
tail, and gin ine the lcmaindtir
next day with a
waggin wntp wnat tie norrowea irum a ieuer wane
he wer a watterin his hosscs; the waggincr got
sorry fur me and hollered tu me to turn mv beggin
and squcalin intu fust rate runnin. which imcjut
ly did, and the last lick missed me bout ten fut.
Elected on the Fihst Ballot. The Louis
ville Journal says that during the election for
Cnited States Senators in South Carolina, one for
the long term, and the other for the unexpired
term of Judge Evans, there were many balbdings
and much excitement. A gay, dashing young
widow of great personal attraction was in Colum
bia at the time, ami the nephew of one of the con
testants became so confused between the calls of
love, and the lobby, that he actually declared
himself to the lady as a 'candidate for the unex
pired term of her late husband!' The Journal
say he was elected to the vacancy on the firfel
ballot.
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Infalible Cure for Hog Cholera One of
j the most intelligent and reliable fanners in this
I country, says the Holly Springs (Miss.) Demoerat,
j tells us of a remedy for hog cholera, which he Bays
wc may give to our readers as infallible.
This remedy is simpiy arsenic, in the proportion
j of a common teaspoon ful to twenty hogs, mixed
i with a little dough and piven to them. He cays
i that after trying every remedy of which be could
hear, and losing 200 hogs, he happened to tbink
ofthis, and tried it with complete succe.s, never
losing another hog after commencing to nse it; al
though he had a good many very bad off when ho
began to use it. It is easily tried, and we recom
mend it to our readers.
The Last Feminine Follv. A Paris letter
writer gives the following description of an absurd
article of dress, which has just been revived by the
ladies of that city, and wnich will ere long cross tho
j Atlantic :
1 am half inclined to say that the greatest of all
events inst now is the invention of a new dres.
l But such a dress! il husbands and lathers were
j ill-advised enough to raise an ontcrv about crino-
: line, what will they do now ? The dress I speak
i of is one to make which about eight-and-twenty or
thirty yards of stuff are required, and the vest
j ment is thought to look best when made of velvet!
Now just fancy a dress of thirty yards, composed
of velvet at six dollars a yard. The garment itself
I is little else than that ut:cd under Louis XIV
and X V, to be called a "grand habbit." It is a
visiting dress, and is curious as to its form and sit.
Skirt and body hang together, are held to each
other by the back in a very singular mnnncr. The
back of the body spreading out into a kind of long
large cape, as it falls upon the skirt. The body is
rather loose, like what is called a "caraco," and
; does not fit to the waisf. The dress buttons all
down the front; the width of the dre-ts at tbe bot
, torn is eight yards, and 'upon every grain are eewn
ornament.- in passementeries, called "brandebou-
ras. Such a dress may easily be brought to eo-t
1000, and cannot coat unUer SI 50
Hoops. Leigh Hunt goes into ecstacies while
describing the additional beauties which the hoop
adds to the female figure. "When the hoop ia
large, and the swell of it hangs at a proper distance
' from the person, it becomes not an habiliment, but
an enclosure. The person stands aloof from it,
and is imagined to do so. The lady, like a goddess,
is half coucealed in a hemisphere oat of which the
rest of her person rises like Veuiua out of the
billows. When she moves, and the hoop is at
proper length as weUaa breadth, she does not walk
bar steps are not yiible---sbe is borne along sh
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