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f 5 S'2 per annum IN ADVANCE.- UN THE Y EST S 1 1 E O F T 15 AD E STRE ET CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1859. SEVENTH VOLUME NUMBER $50. THE WSSmil BEffiOfJMT, (Published every Tuesdn , 3) nv YM. J. YATES, Eoitok and Proprietor. Edwin A. Yates, Associate Editor. If paid in :i'ivanf S3 00 If paid vidua 3 mouth- - If mM after the expiratioa of the year oo MrAny erso sending u five saw BnHaeriher, accompanied by the advance snhriptiua ( ir-1 o ; will receive sixth ropy gratia for one year. 2j- Sub i-ril trz and others who may wish to send lnuuev to U can do so by mail, at our risk. Hates of Ideirlisinzr : One Mam f 1 l line.- or less, for II.ol.tlIS, 4 VI IS no H Oil 1 on n.- naue. or lens, find insertion ! Earn heiteul insert iou 23 JB"-Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. pr-jjr' For announcing Candidates for Office, S-5 in advance. ipdf Adrcrtisemcnti not marked oa the Manuscript for a specific time, will be inserted autil forbid, and Charged accordingly. ROBERT GIBBON, M. D., PBACTITIOSER OF S-EDlCiaE ANI Office Xo. 2 Ir trill' eorw r, ClIARLOTTK, N. C. December It. !"!. A. C. WILLIAMSON, A TTOUNE1" AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Hn taken aa office jointly with J. A. Fox. Esq. up-.-tairs next door to Ibe Court House, where he will le cou atantly present to attend to all culls on professional business made for himself or for Sir Fox when he is absent. January 4. 1850. tf J. A. FOX, Attorney tt Hazfsjv, Offct next Jour hi the Court Houur, Up-Stabr A. ('. WILLIAMS .V. Eso., who is a joint occupant of the office, and who will be uniformly present, will attend to irofessional business for me in my absence. December 21, 185a ! , i52. FOX aV WHITE, Medicine and Snrcrrr. rv;V" Orrica up Stairs in Spring' Rnilding. C. J. FOX, M. ! April 3, 1858. E. WHITE. M. I). -tf NOTICE. LL those indebted to Ibe swbscrilKr will make im mediate settlement, or their Note and Accounts A w ill lie placed in other hands for collection. April ::. 1858. 3-tf V. J. FOX. C. KELLEY & J. L. GARDNER, Comaiission Merchants, And Dealers in Dry GoodV, Groceries, Hardware, Boots and Sh.'.rs, ll.'tfs and Cape, &c., H'ewbern, .. V. f.-?-- Prompt and personal attention given to the sale of all kinds ofCocxTatt Paow en. " (xA April SO, ly-pd P. SAUKS, AreSiHeel a;ac2 Builder, Will furnish lei Buildin.'-. Private Plans and Drawings for Public Residence? and Villa P. ii licala r attention will be paid to building Flouring Mills. Porn Mills. Re. Omci in 3d story ol Alexanders Building, j front room, over China Hall. Charlotte. Oct. 19, 1858. EDWARD LINES, imported; and pkaleb in Hardware, Cnllery, Uimfs, &e.. 48 WAKREX ST., George Lynes. NEW YORK. Jan. -J.", is.":. 3m-pd. Exclusively Wholesale Dm?. Paint and Oil WarthraM. ANTOS, WALKK & CO., wholesale dealers an. I Paint OILS : in DRUOS : Tarnishes. Paints No. 3G- trot Lamp. Machiiicrx kc. .ve. r'ri'iit. Wert ride. Murtet Squurt, NORFOLK, VA. fejTGoods shipped from Xcw fork, Philadelphia, or Baltisaore, to Cbarlcaton, when required. November o, 1838. y JONAS HUDISILL, irchitrel and Builder. (DKSICNS FCRNISnKD AND Bl'ILDINGS COMPLETED ON THE MOST REASON ABLE TERMS, AND IN EVERY STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE,) On CVIfy .ttrirt, torutr of EijUtk ttreut. Charlotte, N. C. WOULD most respectfully announce to the Citizens of Charlotte and surrounding country, that he still con tinues the above bnsinesa in Charlotte, when- he is prepared to furnisb DOORS, BLINDS AND BASH, to the public on the saoal reasonable terms, and on the shortest notice. Haviuir irrcat many small claims for work done, scattered all over the country, be is determined to change his method of doing business and hereafter will require CASH for all work done iit Iiis Machine Shop, before removal. Jan. H.. 1 558. tf REMOVAL. The subscriber has removed from RndasiTs to the old Terres' stand, near totheJail. where he is prepared to do all kinds of work i:i his line, at short notice and on reasonable terms. Repairine" done at short notice and for exceedingly low prices FOtt CASH. COFFINS made of anv kind of wood at short notice. M. S. O.MKNT. Jan. IS. lS5r 344-tf YO! YS Smut Machines, f A. Dickson s make, Constantly on hand ami IcT sale at aancewn micCx. T H. BRE1 k C. August ! 7. LTFE INSURANCE. T IE undersigned as Agent will receive applications for Insurance in the North Carolina Mutual Life iri tntrr CuttUUWU. This Company is the oldest in the State, and has been in successful operation for several years. Its rates arc moderate, and all losses promptly adjusted. Persons wishing to insure their own lives or the lives of their Slaves, in this Company, will call at the Office of the Agent, at the Hank of the Strife. SLAVES insured for TWO-THIRLS of their VALUE. TlldS. W. DEWEY, Agent. Jan'y II, I85&. Ij Thc Charlotte Mutual Fire Insur ance Company, CIONTTNTES t take ri.-ks against loss by fire, on yilonses. Goods, Prod ace, k. at usual rates, Of fice nearly apposite Kerr's Hotel. President M. B. TAYLOR. Vice President C. OVERMAN. See & Trcaa'c K. NVE HUTCHISON. II. P. TAYLOR, C. OVERMAN, J. L. I1ROWX, W.M. JOHNSTON, F. STARR. S. T. WR1STON, A. C. STEELE. fZsrrcutiri Comvutler. Juo L Brown, S T Wriston, A C ! tf KERR, Proprietor. VERY ACCOMMODATION afiordedthe natrons of the Charlotte Hotel. Ustim At this Hotel is keot the line of Tri-weeklv Stages from Charlotte via Monroe. X. ('., and Lancaster S. ('.. to Camden, S. ('. Patrons of the Charlotte Hotel conveyed to ami from the Depots free of charge. Oct. 1. 1858. J. 15. KERR. M E 3 J K fs W 55 1 ' R U II G X B S . Seven per eent per assisnsi. These Bonds r.r. that can he madi undoubtedly the and are really safest investment preferable to any State Bonds. The County cannot rcpudtat They hear seven per rent interest pAyablc semi-annually, with I onpons for the same. Theyareof the denomination of $100, which will make them more current and useful for domestic purposes. Tht coupons will prove a convenient medinm for taying county taxes. The citizens of the county should pessess them, and they are now offered to them. Proposals left at either Bank in Charlotte or with Stephen W. Davis will receive prompt attention. II. W. CI ION, Sept 2. 1858. Pres't. W., C t. R. Railroad Co. WHEAT WANTED The subscriber having purchased the Steam Flocr i i ir .Mill in this place, prepared to bnv Wheat, for which he will give the highest in; Flour. Bran and Meal for sale ered w herever desired in town. Charlotte, Aujrost 10, 1858. rfeet price in cash, at the Mill, or deli". JOHN WILKES. All Right il ram : A I I have commence! Butchering Beef again, and am ready and wish to bay Peeves. .Mutton and Pork, on the hoof. I solicit, and hope to merit, the patronage of the town. W. A. ) !C. Aug. 24, 1858. 23-tf Town Butcher. WILMINGTON MANCIl. K A I! N W E I L E R k I R 0 T HERS RESPECTFULLY inform the citizens of Charlotte and the surrounding country that they have opined a Store two doors from T. II. BreniA (Vs. wherein;.;, be found a large and extensive stock of Fancy and Sta ple Dry Goods, Silks. Dress Goods, Embroideries, Bon nets, Ladies' Cloaks, and Itcadymade Clothiug, for Gents, Youths and Boys wear; Blankets, Kerseys, Pouts. S!io. llata. Can- Trnnks. Ac. A:c. Weave now daily receiving the aiost extensive and .., assortment of thc above named pood- that can ha found in the State, and cheaper than any other House. Having bought our entire stock for CASH, which enables usto sell oargoods 20 per cent cheaper. All per sons wishing to save money in buying goods should bear in mind not to forget to -all on ns before buying else where. Wholesale lon ers, particularly, should bear it in mind to call at our store, second door from T. H. Brcm & Co. In addition to our large stock we have fitted nj s WHOLESALE KOOM for wholesale bin e;--. DAVID KAHNWEILER, DANIEL KAHNWEILER. Nov.0, 1858 JACOM KAHNWEILER. CSROCERIES. KAHNWEILER i BROTHERS have insl received. in addition to their large stock of Dry Goods, a full j supply of GROCERIES. Dec. 14, 1858. RAILROAD NOTICE! TO COUNTRY MERCHANTS. VVIP. CUE AC AX it EAi'RIlTIOU8 EOt.'TE FOE FREIGHT FOR THE INTERIOR OF NORTH CAROLINA. Merchants and others about purchasing their Fall and Winter supplies, arc requested to notice that by the completion of the North-Eastern Railroad from char I est on. s. Ik. to Cheraw, the advantages of a cheap and ; sneditious route from tue seaboard Has oeen openeo to them. All Freight consigned to the Agenioi irt North-Eastern Railroad v. iil be forwanted tree ot coui ntfcuioa. So charge will he made for storage t Che raw: all Goods will be taken care of in the Company's Warehouse until sent for. A schedule of charges will be found at the Post ( tllice. S. S. SOLOMONS, Aug. 10.1858. tf Eng. and Sttpt. J. D. PALMER, f9fe Door a f tort the Bank of IThariotfe, Respectfully informs the pub lic that he has just received a snlendid assortment ofCon- fcctioneries, n est inuarnuis, SEGARS of various brands, caew mg a SjZ&f stnohing rnbaroo, Mmti, &c. . t so. a variety of Musical lastru- j nienti, Yankee Notions, kc. ' A FINE LOT OF WILLOW WARE. He is constantly rccelviag Sresh supplies of the above Goods and many other articles not enumerated. CANDY MANUFACTORY. : The -subscriber i now manufacturing n;i excellent article of Candv. free from pofeonous coloring, unlike tl.e .. V.-.-L- ..-., . refined candv. 1 all ant see ana J. P. PALM LP. Steele. April 27, 1858. OS AS BY .f. 11. 19 Bfl rt i SATURDAY NIGHT, IN MY SIXTY THIRD YEAR. The following sublime verses were composed by Rev. Dr. T. Curtis, of Limestone Springs, S. C, who wis lost recently by the burning of the Steamer North Carolina: Xiglit of privilege and peace! C'oHejueror bold, of fear and care ! Voice o'er every storm-cloud, "Cease! lloil no more your thunders here'" Voice in this world's wilderness, Welcome aa the Seer's of old, 1 i "big guilt to rise, con i ess, And the Lamb of (Jod behold! Cheered, I hear again the t0ry!' 'Flesh is grass of meanest clay; Dfade and Tower a vanity,' Withering in the blush of day ! Time of years a little week, Sis days of its trouble gone: What remains one's heart to break In the last, the feeblest one ? Like the f:tst receding years If the Patriarch's brunt and broil : Just when RachaeFs smile appears, Who would seek to start the toil ? Tell me not of Nature's gloom, Portion of each passing night! Shadows of the coming tomb Flickering o'er a sickly sight ! Grace is healthped grace is youth; ( J race is peace, and joy and power; Christ the way, the life, the truth, ( ho rat in earth's darkest hour! Night, then, of all nights the best, Herald oi' the coming morn, Foretaste id' my final rest, Only rest of Woman born! Pleased, I hail thy gentle dews, And thy- golden Western gleam: Sweetest Nature can diffuse; Brightest as a parting beam ! Herald of Death's hastening night! Beauty's eye-lash to the just, Folding in, to wake in night Hours of time the noblest trust. Half thy claims arc still untold, tit earth's harp-strings bear no more: Come, then, morn true age ol" gold! ( u the unsbadow'd Heavenlv shore. Spartanburg, S. C, 1850. BREAD a sd CAKES. Having secured the services of a Xo. 1 Baker, We are now prepared to furnish the citizens of Charlotte, and mankind in pfeneral, with something nice to cat. Weddings, Parties, &c, furnished at short no tice to order and dispatch. 1st Door from the Court House. HOUSTON A HUNTER. Nov. 23, 1838. tf sc1a.ru & CO., Elrngists Sc. fFfaemsstg, No. 4, Trade Street, Charlotte, N. C, 5JCVITK the attention of Physicians, Planters, Merchants. Ac. to their NEW and complete stock of DRUGS, CHEMI CALS, &c. The extensive patronage they have received from the Physicians of Char- I. tie and its vicinity is the best guarantee of tht VI lilTV OF THE DRUGS sold by them. January I, 1859. T i I den's F 1 u i d Extracts. SCARR & CO. call Hie attention of the Medical Pro fession to these elegant Preparations so admirably suit ed Ibr the extemporaneous prepration of Tinctures. Svrnps, Wines, c- ".. securing the desirable object of uniformity of s rength. No Physician should he without them. For sale at SCAUR & COS Jan. 'IT,. 1859. Drujr Store, Charlotte. To Physicians. Dr. ClnircltUCs nets Remedies for Consumption. Pypophosphites of Soda and Potash. Also, Com pound Svrup of the Uypophosphites. at SCARR k CO., Dec. 21. Charlotte. iJrug Slorc a;SSB! SKEW!! I, A NDRETITS NEW CROT GARDEN SEEDS, Just received a full supply of these celebrated Seeds direct from Landreth's, emhraeing every varivty of Vegetable Seeds. With Asparagus Plants by the hundred, and VICTORIA RHUBARB ROOTS. Abo FLOWER SEEDS 20 choice varieties. SCAUR k CO.. ) .f.. 2 1 . Charlotte Di ng Store. Window Glass, jnttv Whiting, Oils. Varnishes, Oye-stuas, rnints, c, Low lor casn iy SCARR k CO, Jan 25th Druggists. FEMAsLE IVORMAIj SCHOOL, High Point, N. C. Railroad, lo Miles West of (frecusbom'. i REV. N. M. RAY, Principal, with efficient Assistants. The object of this Institution Jj to provide foe the thorough education of young ladies, and as an addition ' nI feature to qualify such of them as may desire it for ! the nvoentioii of teaching. I Its next session will open in the new Brick Building reecntlv purchased by the undersigned. The building ' is situated in a beautiful grove, on a commanding emi nence, and has a sufficient number of well-furnished rooms' to accommodate 100 boarding pupils. We shall have Lectures and experiments in Natural Science by an experienced instructor. Board, and fitrnhihed rooms with fire-places, fuel, jc. So pur month. English Branches, $6 to $.15 per Sisuon Lan,ruawes and Ornamentals on reasonable rju. Proprietor, Teacher ,ot,i: the same table. terms. Board abd half the Tuition required in advance. and Pupils dwell together ana fmgf Young Indies ot limited means win oe ereoueu for Tuition until they ran teach and par for it. Situa tions gflarnntied to such. For full information, address Re. W. I. LANC1DON . Jan. 23, 185. 2m Proprietor. Fresh Congress AYater, .(ust received J.'n teifi and tor S.w hr E. WE IirTCTITSOV A- CO. CAN WE BORROW ELOOD ? In contemplating the loss of blood from wounds or hemorrhage and in noting how the vital powers ebb a.s the blood flows out, we arc naturally led to ask whether the peril may not be avoided by pour ing in fresh blood. The idea of transfusion is, in deed, very ancient. But the ancients, in spite of their facile credulity to the effect of any physiolo gical experiments, were in no condition to make the experiment. They were too unacquainted with physiology and with the art of experiment to know how to set about transfusion. Not until the middle of the seventeeth century had a preparation been made for such a trial. The experiments of Bojle, Graait and Fracassali, on the injection of various substances into the veins of animal's, were crowned by those of Lower, .who, in 1G0., injec ted blood into the. veins of a dog. Two years later, a bolder attempt was made on man. A Trench mathematician, named Denis, tissisted by a sur geon, having reported with success the experi ments of Lower, resolved to extend the new idea. It was difficult to get a human patient on whom the plan could be tried, but one evening a madman arrived in Paris quite naked and he was daringly seized by Denis as the fitting subject for the new experiment. Eight ounces of cajf's blood were transferred in his veins. That niyht he slept well. The experiment was repeated on the succeeding day; be slept quietly, and awoke sane ! "Great was the sensation produced by this suc cess. Lower and King were emboldened to repeat it in London. They found a healthy man willing to have some blood drawn from him, and replaced by that of a sheep, lie felt the warm stream pouring in, and declared that it was? so pleasant that they might repeat the experiment. The ti dings flew over Europe. In Italy and Germany the plan was repeated, and it now seemed as if transfusion would become one more of the 'heroic arms' of medicine. These hopes were soon dash ed. The patient on whom Denis bad operated again went mad, was again treated with transfu sion and died during the operation. The son of the Sweedish minister, who had been benefitted by one transfusion, perished after a second. A third death was assigned to a similar cause; and in April, IGliS, the Parliament of Paris made it criminal to attempt transfusion, except with the consent of the faculty of Paris. Thus the whole thing fell into discredit, to be revived again in our day, and to be placed, at last, on a scientific basis. "It. will immediately occur to the physiologist who reads the accounts of these expe: iments, that transfusion was effected on the supposition that the blood of all quadrupeds was the same, and that it was indifferent whether a man receiv ed the blood of another man or of a sheep or calf. This supposition was altogether erroneous. The more rigorous investigations of the moderns have established that only the blood of animals of the same species can be transfused in large quantities without fatal results. The blood of a horse is poison in the veins of a dog; the blocd of a sheep is poison in the veins of a cat; but the blood of a horse will revive the fainting ass. from this it follows that when transfusion is practiced on hu man beings, human blood must be employed, and. so employed, the practice is in sonic urgent cases not only safe, but forms the sole remedy." -a SSCic". Joseph Lane, who has just taken a scat in the United States Senate, from Oregon, was born in North Carolina, and went to Kentucky with his parents, spending the greater part of his time until his emigration to Indiana in the posi tion of wood chopper and boatman on the Ohio, where he was a great favorite and was universally known as "Honest Joe Lane." After various tips and downs, including the service to his country in the Mexican war, has returned to Oregon, and ! af terwards served a term as Governor of that terri tory. LAND FOR SALE. On Tuesday the 2StJi of April next, (being the week of County Court.) I will sell at the Court House door in Charlotte, 218 ACRES OF LAND lying on the waters of Long Creek in .Mecklenburg coun ty, eight miles west of Charlotte, known as the Cathcy tract, aind adjoining Ibe lands of James Ueatty, Nancy Cathey and others. This Land is superior for farming purposes, hut is more highly prized for the valuable pine Timber there on. There i a Saw Mill within one mile of the tract, and the line of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad runs within one-fourth of a mile of it. Term-: Twelve months credit note and approved security required. WM. J. HATES, Executor of Catharine Hayes. February 8, 3m Valuable Steam Mill for Sale. Mr. White, of the firm of WHITE fe CANNON, being a resident of California, and wishing his interest in the above property disposed of, I will, as his agent, seii it at public auction on the 17th of March next, at the Mill in the town of Concord: at which time the entire pro perty can be bought if desired. The Mill are in ex cellent running order. There arc two French Burrs for Wheat and one for Corn. Any one wish ine to negotiate for the property privately can do so by letter, or writ ing to me I will meet them in Concord. JAS. C. CANNON. Feb. 8, lR.-.r 5t Concord. N. C. SILVER. OCNCKS OF OLD SILVER WANTED at J. G. WILKINSON k COS. No. ."). Granite Ilauge. IS:,0 2m. Jan. 4. NEW STORE AT DAVIDSON COLLEGE. S. FMMENTHALl & CO. Take pleasure in informing the citizens of Davidson College and surroundinp country, that tliev have open ed a Branch store at the stand formerly occupied by Helper ti Henderson, where they will aiwatys keep on hand a larre stock, consisting of Dry Goods, Ready-made Clothing-, Boots, Shoes. Hats, Caps, Hardware, Groceries, ic Ac. which they will sell at Charlotte price?. FeLruarv . ItO-O 3m LAND FOR SALE. Two Hundred Acre? of tine fanning Land. lying on the line of the Charlotte and South Carolina Railroad, is offered for sale. Terms will be made accommodating. For further particular appiv to SAME. A. nAERTS. December Cs, 1S"S. tf TAi.KiNti to tue Poixt. The friends of Vice President Breckinridge in Washington city gave him a serenade one evening last week, during which he made a speech, and spoke of Cuba as follows: " In regard to Cuba we talk too much and do too little. When England wished to do a thing, she did it and talked af terwards. If Cuba instead of being placed at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico, had laid at the opening of the British Channel, England would take it in ten days. He was in favor of the acquisition of Cuba, but he would not rob for it; he would act with any portion of his fellow-citizens in using all honorable means to ac quire it." In the Senate last week Mr Benjamin, of Louis iana, made a speech, favoring the acquisition of Cuba, lie alluded to the objection that Kngland and France would not consent to our acquisition of that island. Yet in 3 82.' Great Britain made Spain an offer to purchase Cuba, which was re jected, and in 182 '26 she was at the bottom of a plot for declaring Cuba independent, her object being to establish a protectorate there and event ually to get control of the island. When Eng land will show by what right she holds the Bay Islands, it will be time enough for her to call this country to an account for doing whtit she herself did in 1823. II Louis Napoleon thinks proper to interfere, we will ask him if we have not the same right to purchase Cuba that his uncle had to pur chase Louisiana. Mr B. would recommend, first, to propose to Spain to purchase the island; if she re fused, we should demand of her to grant independ ence to her subjects there, and we would pay her a sum of money to compensate her for the aban donment of her revenues. If she declined to do that, we should say to Spain that the day bad now come when the people of the United States were ready to give the people of Cuba the same, aid and succor in securing their independence that Great Britain gave to the other Spanish American colon ics upon this continent, and renew the same alli ance with them, offensive and defensive, that France gave to us when she came to our aid in the darkest moment of the revolution. He would fol low the example of both England and France, and let them speak in the face of the civilized world, if they had aught to say against it. When that in dependence is acquired, if her people desire to be united with us, they should be welcomed; and, being welcomed, the sword of the nation should smite down anv rude band which should attempt to sunder the Union that the God of Freedom had sanctioned. A Girl's Woup jbetter than the Bible. The Warren (O.) Chronicle chronicles a funny ease. A youthful pair, John and Susan, were determined to get married. Parents refused con sent. The family record in the 5?fb!e st.i l Susan was not eighteen. Susan told John that the Bible was not true, she was eighteen. John believed Susan, and swore before the Probate Clerk that Susan was eighteen. 1 he father of Susan had John arrested for perjury. Trial was bad. Father and mother testified that Susan was not eighteen, and the mother said she w;;s there when Suan was born and she knew all about it. It looked squally for John. Penitentiary yawned for the victim. 8'usan stepped tip and testified thai she told John she was eighteen. Court discharged John, and Susan jumped up and kissed hjjn before the people. MARRYING eu Fun. 3iiss Caroline Ellis and i Xonmin Barber, were at a donation party in Brandon, N. V., and "for the fun of the thing." j went through the ceremony of being married. Mr William Spicer officiated. As 31 r Spicer had no j especial license to pronounce the decree' man and wife, it was supposed that the ceremony would not i hold, but the lawyers say to the contrary, and there is a nice prospect of a petition to the Legis latitre for a dissolution of the bonds. A friend has a negro, Jack is the name he bears who not long since juir.ed the church. Well Jack seemed to be very devout he would often leave his work in the day time, and stepping off iu .1 good shady place, would there j r.ty to his heart's content And w ith all bis praying, he never seem ed to think his prayers would avail him much un less ho wound up with amen. There was rather a mischievonsbull in the neigh borhood that seemed to delight in having every person afraid of him, and making (bom heel it whenever he met them. Jack one mo: n'ng went out to pray by the side ofan old clay root, and here lie was going on at a gre.it raie ."nd as he made great motions with bis head and bands, as negros praying are wont to do, old Spot came nearly upon Jack before be saw him, and Jack having his eyes closed, of course be did not see bis horned enemy. Old Spot seeing Jack's motions, concluded Jack was for fight, and. be commenced1 preparing like wise; he was pawing the ground considerably, and when he brought the firsc bellow, you may well imagine Jack did not stay in his bended position long, but jumping up befcro It 3 had time to say amen, went with all his might for a high fence not far distant. Some go a long ways to get a horn, but he heeled it, to avoid a couple' of horns. After jumping the fence and seeing himself all right and safe, be turn ed around to old Spot, who was pawingat a terrible rate, and, very indignantly, says Jj.ck: "Xow, you dn old spotted varmint; all dat pray hab to be prayed oner agin. Senna (Ala) Sentinel. STEVEISSO Sc BOWEX, (late Stevenson, Bowen k Nenath) Have associated with them DANILL 31. ZIM UER3IAN formerly of Lincolnton. N. C.; and removed to th large store No. 5?, North. 3rd stree t, betvreen Market and Arch, where tliev will continue the whole:i!e DRY GOODS business with an increased stock. PHILADELPHIA. Feh. 7. 18r,. Gro. T. H. BREM & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL IE ALEltS IN Eis-ati-Si. French and American GrOOdS, Carpets, Hardware, Hats and Shoes, ChaftotPfj W. C. THOMAS H. BREM, .T A. ? TVLER. .'r. Novo i8.-,s T. LAFAYETTE ALF.XAVPFtt. West Point Academy. At the quarterly ex amination, fourteen of the new cadets failed tt stand the fire of the examination, and were sent home. This is about the usual run of things, and proves that the present manner of selecting candi dates by members of Congress is f'nnlty. Tho choice is now more on political and socinl ground than on the fitness of the young men to receive tho honors and benefits of the institution. Moral, in tellectual and physical qualities should be the test of admission, as ail these are just as requisite to make first class offcers in the Army or Navy, as it is to make superior men in any of the professions of civil serf toe. As the law is, large classes enter and very small classes graduate, and while the in stitution and Government suffer frem these bad re gulations, tho young men rejected aro greatly mortified, if not deeply injured iu their future ex pectations. Completed. With pleasure we make the an nouncement that the "Keowee and Tuckasegee Turnpike Road" is completed. It couneets Turl nel Hill with Cashier's Valley, N. 0. Here it con nects with another road, reaching as far as Web ster, N. C. There is in course of construction a third road, running from Franklin, N. C., and in tersecting with the first named road a few miles above the Tunnel. This latter turnpike passes Horse Cove and through the Black Rock section. The advantages of opening up these important see n ties of trade are not to bo lightly estimated; and, whilst they are of incalculable benefit to the people of these sections, wc trust they may prove profitable to their enterprising projectors. I'ickerts (S'. C.) Courier. Lager Beer Feat. A trial of capacity to the i mount of lager beer that two human stomachs were capable of containing, occurred on Wednes day night, at Newkirk's Hotel, in Hudson City. Jep Prior and Job Smith, undertook to drink ninety-six bottles of lager beer between it P. M., and ; A. M., for a wager of a hat each. They went steadily at work, and at two o'clock yester day morning, bad guzzled their quota of 48 bot tles each. These traveling beer casks then travel ed off home, according to witnesses, sober. The friends and admirers of "Jep" claim that ha could have accomplished the feat easily, alone. This was a trial of American stomachs. To Cure Consumption. Hall's Journal of Health, for February, has an admirable article showing up some of the new cures for consumption Tho article concludes with the sensible remark, that the best things to take in any and all vanea of consumption are exercise, substantial food, and out-door air in large but due proportions; and that without these no case of consumptive disease has ever been successfully treated by any mun, living or dead. Claim against Col. Benton's Estate. The Treasurer Department has notified the execu tor of the late Col. Benton of a judgment against the deceased, rendered in 1820, in favor of thrt United States, for 7,000. Uho Government claims priority iu payment The executor will ap peal to Congress for relief on tho ground ofthc in solvency of the estate, the estate being hardly suf ficient to pay the bills owing for tho necessaries furnished to decedent's familv. A Wife-Bkati.r Roughly Handled. At Lynnvillc, Oregon county, til., a few days ngo, a shoemaker named Ozias G. Elliott, was arrc&ted on the charge of having murdered his wife, vhose body was found buried under mysterious circum stances, whom he bad always greatly ill-treated. While the ceironer's jury were holding an inquest on the body, the prisoner was attacked in the hotel where he was in custody, by a number of infuriated women, who tore out his bairand handled him so roughly that his life was in danger. Ho was then locked up in an upper room by the officers, to keop him from the fury of the women, and whih there he jumped out of tho window and escaped. Danger of Cats Sleeting witt? Children. A small girl, seven or eight years old, on the night of the 27th ultimo, came pretty near losing her life by a cat. Her mother heard a strange noise which awakened her; she hastened to the bed where tho child was lying, and found the cat with her mouth cloe to the child's mouth. At first they took tho child to be dead, but they soon perceived it seemed to catch for breath occasionally. Af.er two or three hours she was restored to consciousness, but haa been very stupid and unwell since. Parents should beware how they trust their cats to sloop with tlirtr children. Gahtlurg (lUinoir) Democrat. Tryino it Again. In Rockland, Me., a few days ago, a couple were married who had been married once before and had been divorced. It is some four or five years since they parted, but find ing they couldn't love anybody else or that nobody else could love them, they eonludcd to try it again. Now to Produce Large Fruit. A corres pondent of the Gardner's Gazette. (Eng.,) says, by a very simple and easy process, fruits of many kinds may be raised about one-third larger than is usually the case, and of greatly improved quality. The secret consists in supporting the fruits so that they shall not be allowed to hang the wholo weight upon the stalk, or twist about in the wind. The Gazette states that when the fruit is allowed to hang naturally upon the stalk, the increasing weight strains the stem or twig, and thus lessors the quantity of nutritrious food flowing to the froit, which may be supported either by tying it to the branch with a piece of string or by enclosing it in a small net. Flowers, eueh as dahlias or peonies, may nlo be rendered much larger by the adoption of this system. A Lady Wit. A good story is told of a Ldy wit who dined at the President's the other day, and was seated at the table between a certain Re presentative from Tennessee, and the Hon. Mr Kuf tin, of North Carolina, "How are you getting on, my dear madam ?" asked the jolly bachelor of the White House. "Well as could be expected, with a Savage on one side, and a ilufi(a)n on the ether," was the instant response. I do not hesr that Sir S. suspected the lady punster of "twitting opon facts." ; try it. j Nove:i;'.e - . lsr.5 If