North Carolina Newspapers

tm$tmt S3 per annum OFFICE O.N THE CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER.- IN ADVANCE. WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1859. EIGHTH VOLUMENUMBER 382. WSI&3AH 3 YAWS Editor axi Proprietor. mtmtm v - Published every Tuesday ,o) 11 Y WM. 3- YATES, Ewtor asi Proprietor. 111. v. in A. Yates. Associate Editor. If paid in advaii. t- If paid within '' mouths i. i mftmr tin- i-xiiiiatiim of the rear 2 Oft 2 50 :: oo Auv pcrsoa ecadiag ns ivc sew Mgbacriben, paniVd bj the advance subscription ($10) will re. eic a rixtfc copy gratis tor one year. Uwjy- Sahttcrjbera and others who may wish to send Mouey to us, can do M by mail, at our risk. o f -.y Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. j,--; -Advertisements not marked on the manuscript j. , ppeeific time, will be inserted until forbid, and Charged accordingly. ,1. M. MILLER, M. IX, Practitioner of Medicine and Surgery, .lV 10th. Office opposite Kerr's Hotel. 1). li. REA, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. C, Will jrire prompt attention to all business entrusted to bis ProfessHMMl care. Office opposite Kkku's Hotel. March 14. 1853 y A. C. WILLIAMSON, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW. Has t iken an other jointly with .1. A. Fox. Esq. Bp-stairs nest door to the Court House, where he will be con stantly present to attend to all calls on professional business made for hiaaself or for Mr Fox when he is absent. JanuarT t. 1859. tf ,1. A. Attorney zxt Law, (tjSee nest door the Court House, Vp-Stairs A. ". WILLIAMSON'. Esq., who i- a joint occupant of the office, and who will be uniformly present, will attend t.. professional business for me in mj absence. December 21, ls.vs tf ROBERT GIBBON, M. I).. practitioher of medicise A NO Ofiire A'". - Irwin's corner, Charlotte, N. C. "December 1 . 1858. .IAS. T. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Will practice in the Courts of Mecklenburg and the adjoining counties. The collection of claims promptly attended to. March 1 I, 1 ": y T. II. BREM & CO., WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN British, French acid American Dry Oood.s, Carpets, Hardware, Hats and Shoes, t'hariottc, N. ('. THOMAS II. BREM, .1. A. SADLER, .lr. Nov 9, 1858. T. LAFAYETTE ALEXANDER. RANKIN & MARTIN Commission Ulertbants, Wilmington, N. C. RUKT. C. KAN KIN. A nr. :i0, 18,"9. ly-pd ALFRED MARTIN. BELTS ! BELTS ! For Wheat Threshers, Fans, cotton dins. Saw Mills, and machinery of every description; the best Belting bO in use and far superior to leather in many respects. lt will mot stretch, or draw on our title at tenth r. TIIL SI N WILL NOT AFFECT IT. Rain or water cannot injure it: it requires no oil: The rats will not cut it ; your negroes will not steal it for strings or shoe soles; you can get any length you wish all in one piece without joints, and with yood care it will last any fanner for twenty years. Oroers accompanied with the cash will receive prompt attention, and the freight paid to any point on the Railroad or stage line. CASH PRICES: '2 inch 12 cents per foot. 2 is :;" 17 4 M 27 " " ...us ...60 10 II 1 2 ir s 4 ply, :i2 " " arnicas Belts manufactured to order at short notice. Conducting Hose of all sizes, for water or steam pressures, ordered direct from the Manufacturers. Also, Packing of all description, at ."." Cents per pound. J. B. F. BOOXE, June 7, 183: Charlotte, N. C. CK.RTI riCATt'S. 1 do herein- certi'V that I have three Cum Belts, which I got ot" Mr .1 B F Boone, in B6C in my marhioery in my Tan Yard, and have been in Bsc for the last eight or ten mouth-: aud as far as I have tried them, I like litem better than the leather belts. Yours respectfully. C. C. HENDERSON, June 0, 1859 Liucoluton, N. ('. This i to certify that we have been usinr the "Rub ber Belting."' sold by M J 15 F Boone, and find it has proved all that he represents it to be, and have no hesi tation in recommending its use to the public. YOUNG ft WRISTON, Proprietors of the Bock Island Wool Mills. July 9, 1859. m I hereby certify, that the India RubberBeltinp bought by me of J B F Boone, has been used in my cotton Fac tory from 12 to 18 months, and bus given entire satis faction. July 13, 1859 T. R. TATE. Magic Oil Magic. A Fresh supplv juat received and for ialeby E. NYK HUTCHISON k CO. June 23, 1?53. WHEAT ! The subscriber is prepared to purchase the new crop of Wheal at the highest market price. Farmers 1 will find it to their advantage to call at the CHAR LOTTE STEAM MILLS before selling. i JNO. WILKES. July 26, lS.- tf Notice. F. SCARR having purchased the entire interest in the firm of F. SCARB & CO., the Business will here- ' after be continued by himself personally. JBfeF" All Notes aniL Accounts due the late firm of F. Scarr & Co., to Jatniary 1 ft, 185!, must be paid in to F SCARR by .luly 1st, or they will be placed in the baad of an Attorney for immediate collection. Mav 17. 1":. tf The Charlotte Mutual Fire Insur ance Company, CONTINUES to take ri.-ks against loss by fire, on Houses. Goods, Produce, fcc, at usual rates. President A. C. STEELE, Vice President C. OVERMAN, Attorney IOS. II. WILSON, Sec'jf Teas'r E. NYE HUTCHISON. DIRECTORS: A. C. STEELE, S. T. WRISTON, JNO. L. BROWN, WM. JOHNSTON, M. U. TAYLOR, F. SCARR, ('HAS. OVERMAN. Executive Committee S. T. Wriston, F. arr, Jno. L. Brown. Aoril 20, 1859. TAXES. Tlio Tax Lists for tlie year 1858 are now in rny hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes will please come forward and settle. E. C. GP.IER. Sheriff. April 12, BY J. B. KEKK, Proprietor. I tj VERY ACCOMMODATION afforded the H Mis patrons of the Charlotte Hotel. ki At this Hotel is kept the line of Daily from Gharli :tc to Asheville. 1. 1858. J- B. KERB. stagei Oct iXOISTH CAROLINA MILITARY INSTITUTE, Charlotte, N. C. T HE Exercises of this Institute will commence on the 1st October next. FACULTY ELECT: M.W. D. II. HILL. Superintendent. Lieut. C. C. LEE, Conamandani, C. P. ESTILL, A. M.. l'riucipal of Primary Uepai t ment. Course of Studies : In the Primary Department, such as to qualify a Student to enter any College. In the Scientific Department the West Point Cur riculum w ill be closely followed. It will be the aim ot the Professors to make Surveyors, Engineers, Chemists, and men fit for the practical business ot" life. In addition ta the usual ExereUe at Military Schools, the mouths of August and September will be spent in Campaigning through the mountains of North Carolina. The AcHtfemic Ytar will commence on the 1st day of October, and will embrace twelve months. A furlough of two months (Aug. and Sept.) will be given to Cadets at the end of their second year. Particular attention will be given to the moral and religious instruction of Cadets. EXPENSES: The Institute will provide Board. Fuel, tights. Wash ing, Arms. Equipments and I'niforms. and all cloth ing except underclothes. lor $300 PER ANNUM, one-half payable in advance; the balance in six mont hs. Aa extra charge. No remission of charges to those who leave unless on the score of health. TERMS )F ADMISSION: No one will be admitted into the Primat.y Dkpaht ment under Twelve years of age; nor into the Scikn tikic Dkimhtmext under Fifteen nor over Twenty-one years of age. All connected with the Scientific De partment w ill be requirrtt to board in the Institute: tho.e in the Primary Department may do so if they choose. REMARKS: The Institute Buildings are the largest, most elegant aud commodious for the accommodation of Cadets in the Southern country: and the Board of Directors trust that under the management of the Superintendent and Commandant, (both whom arc Graduates of West Point and of long expei iencein the Army, and in the business of instruct ion. ) the Institute will be established on a true Military basis and conducted on true Military principles. The board will further say, that Mr ESTILL is a Graduate of the Virginia University and an ex perienced Classical teacher. They would further state that it is their intention to increase the number of teachers in both Departments as the patronage of the public may require. This Institute was granted a liberal Charter by the Legislature of North Carolina, with the power of con ferring Degrees upon those who complete the pre scribed Course of Studies. ggf Applications for admission will be received until the 1st of September, and must be directed to Dr. C. J. Fox. President of the Board, Charlotte, N. C. For further particulars see Lircnlar.J C. J. FOX, JAS. P. IRWIN, II. LaF. ALEXANDER, JAS. II. CARSON, TIIOS. II. BREM, W. A. OWENS. Com. of Charlotte, J. B. KERR, Intendant April 12. 1859. Cm of Charlotte. UNITED STATES MAIL LINE From Charlotte to Asheville, daily. The snbseriber would call the attention of the Trav eling public to the above line of DAILY STAGES, con oecting at Charlotte with the Daily Trains on the Charlotte and S. C. and North Carolina Railroads. To persons going East this is the cheapest as well as the mo.-t direct route: :uid passes throu-h one of the most romantic and beautiful regions of Western North Carolina. Running in fall view of the celebrated HICKORY NUT FALLS in daylight, the traveler has an opportunity of viewing that magnificent and wonderful work of nature. A fine view is also obtained of the loftiest peaks of the world renowneu BLACK MOUNTAIN. Many other noted localities cannot fail to interest the traveler. New and splendid Coaches, fine Stock and the very best Drivers, will injure the comfort, safety and speed of passengers. Office at Charlotte: KERR'S HOTEL. " " Asheville: GUDGER'S HOTEL. J. F. SULLIVAN. July 12. 1350. 6m. Contractor. fJTIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY. CASH AS SETTS, 91, 750,000. E. XYE HUTCHISON" Charlotte, April 17, U'SJ yr Agent. FROM JAPAN. Late dates from Japan have been received. The diffiriikv which arose between the American Consul and the Japanese Govmment, had been amicably ' circumstances. A fair maiden of that place was settled. An American, who had discovered a rich , promised in marriage by her father, who is a pub copper mine, laid claim to the mine and to the soil, lican, to a countryman; but the damsel loved anoth contrary to the laws of the country. The Govern- j er a younger and better looking man, whom alone meat resisted, and the affair was assuming au she declared should be her wedded lord. The unpleasant aspect, when the Emperor, to prevent cruel 'parient' decided that his will must be obey all further dispute, proposed that a third Power cd in the matter, and on Monday locked hisdaugh should be selected as umpire, and designated first ter up in her room, and started for this place in France, and then Russia. The American Consul had' not sent in his answer, when the author of the discovery, who vvns morally certain of the result, ! gave up ins claim on tne son, ana solicited authorization to work the mine and share the I profits with the Japanese Government. The offer they were stopped by an officious pursuer, where ' . i .i i i i i j t was at once accepted. F. SCARB J (Late Scarr tc Co.) Chemist & Druggist Charlotte, . ., RESPECTFULLY invites attention to his complete stock of DRUGS, CHEMICALS and MEDI CINES, selected with great care and without regard to price; purity and quality being especially regarded. To Physicians. j i New Chemicals and Drugs just received. Hypophos- phites of Soda and Potass, Tilden's Fluid Extracts, Churchill's Syrup of the Hypophosphites, Amnion Ferric Alum,. Perc hi orate of Iron (solid,) 4c. Country Merchants A Will find at this establisment a full assortment of , articles m I lie urug line ai i nariesiou i rices. Babbit's Pure Potash, in tins. Concentrated Lye, Soap Potash, in barrels. Vinegar, Nutmegs, Allspice, Cloves, Mace, Ginger, Pepper, o Cinnamon, kc. Linseed Sperm Lard Oil, Train Oil. Tanners' ' Sweet " A full supply of Paints, White Lead, lied Lead, Paris Green, Chrome Green, Chrome Yellow, Prussian Elite, Kaw and Burnt Umber, Q C-Sg Terra do Sienua, &c, Elegant Preparations lor the Hair. Burnett's Cocoa. Savage's Ursina, Bazin's Ox Marrow. -c.. At SCAUR'S Drug Establishment. Mav 31, 1857 REMOVAL. WE inform our friends that we have removed to the old stand of Springs & McLcod, corner of College and Trade street, and are now receiving a large stock of Fwf.fT ff. W GROCERIES, which will be sold low FOR CASH at retail or wholesale. L. FEASTER, E. A. McLEOD. Charlotte, X. C, Aug. 30. 1859 3m Til K.J SI itEKS 0 FFi CJK, 1 Wll., Cbnr, KiiUm rford IS nil road, WlLMIXGTON, Sept. 12, 1850. J The ANNUAL MEETING of the Stockholders of the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad Com- pany. will be held in the Town of Charlotte, on Friday the J4lh dav of October next 7!-4t I) S. COWAN. Sec'y. J?lElftICAl, BOOKS, &c. A select Medical Library (second hand) for sale, cheap, at the Drug Store of E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO. Also, two cases Surgical Instruments. Apply soon. August 1859 tf I will expose to public sale at the Court House in j Charlotte on Tuesday of the County Court, in October next, the TRACT OF LAND on which Archibald Fre ; now liv es. A credit of six months will be given for i Note and sccuritv. JAMES W. OSBORNE, Trustee. August 23d. 2m ATTENTION, FARMERS! The Mivjic riou: (patented by J. P. Harris of Missis sippi.) possesses the advantage of combining FOUR PLOWS IN ONE. It can be laid five times and sharp ened twelve times without the aid of a Blacksmith, lt can be used the whole season without any additional expense. For sale at the July 19, 1859. tf CHARLOTTE FOUNDRY. PEA MEAL We keep at our Steam Flouring Mill in this place Pea Meal for feeding cows and stock. Also, we have on hand at all times, Family. Extra. Superfine and coarse Flour. We warrant our family flour. Corn Meal and Urits can alwavs be had at the mill. J. WILKES t CO. April 19, 1859 The (irea! Embassador of Health to all Mankind. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. Dyspepsia. The great scourge of this continent yields quickly to a course of these antiseptic Pills, and th diges tive organs are restored to tln ir proper tone ; no matter in what "hideous shape this hydra of disease exhibits itself, this searching aud uueniug remedy dispenses it from the patieuUs system. ' Erysipelas, Salt Rheum, Bad Leos, Old Sores AND t'l.i KHS. Cases of many years standing that have pertinaciously refused to yield to any other remedy or treatment, have succumb, d to a few applications of this powt rfnl ongucat. Bilious Disorders. TLis anti-biliors medicine ex pels the hidden seeds of tbe complaint, and renders all the fluids and secretions pure and fluent, cleansing aud resus itating the vital functions of the body. Oekeral Debility and Weakness. From whatever cause, lowneas of spirits, and other signs of a diseased ! liver, aud o'her disorganization of the system, vanish un der the eradicating influence of this all powerful antiseptic and detergent remedy. Pold at the mat oratories of Professor Holloway, 60 Maiden Lane. New York, and by all dealers in medicine throutrhout the U. State and the civilized woild,in boxes , at SS cents, fi3 cents, aud $1 each. Directions for the i cuidance of patients are affixed to each box. I rFFor sale in Charlotte by E. NYE HUTCHISON l & CO. Apiii 1?. 1859. LOVE'S STRATAGEM. A wedding took place at Cherokee on Monday, pays the Tenn. Press, under peculiarly romantic ucst ot the man ot ms cnoice. uue uc aB gone the lover of the girl stole her through the witrlow, (oh blind parent!) and the two started on J Keen run iot me uemran i3 about half a mile from Cherokee. On the road upon the 'youthful and most brave' drew a rcvol ver, presented it and gallantly declared that he would "fight for a woman quicker than tor his grub !" This settled the question of intervention, and the fugacious lovers were allowed to proceed. Reaching the abode of the Justice, who was happi- ly not away, they were at once united in the holy bonds of wedlock, and returned to Cherokee in i less haste than they left it. When the outwitted j father joined them with his expectant friend, and j i j' it.i n i. ., (. uj tiA i learneu mai iue ouiuiuh miui iumi nu, ma 'spirit was treniendotts and fearful to behold,' and the feelings ot the disappointed lover can be better - j ii j :uj imagiueu unui uou.ucu. The above seems to be one of those extreme cases, in which the course ol "tugacious or run- away lovers appears really justifiable. We say ex- treme; for certainly cases arc very rare in which .. . . . . , , young persons are guuuess in iseimij asiuc uiv counsel and wishes of parents. And it is seldom, too, that a parent creates a necessity for such a course on the part of his daughter seldom that he, in preventing negatively what she considers her happiness in marrying the man of her choice, adds possitive misery by compelling her to marry one whom she does not choose, and cannot love. There are but few men in the world for whom a young girl should forsake her father and mother. They were the best friends she had on earth in her infancy, and it is quite presumable they con tinue so in her riper years; and a young lady should ponder well the matter before she slights or grieves that love, which, when that of others viciy forsake, grows warmer in adversity and is ! a never-failing support in the day of trouble. And ! on the other hand, a young gentleman betrays a recklessness and a want of independence when he ! counsels opposition to the wishes of parents in this ; matter. Let him act upon the old adage, "There j are as good fish in the sea as were ever caught out of jit." In a great majority of instances, clandestine : marriages turn out unhappily for both parties. Assistant State Geologist. The Senior Kditor of the Franklin Observer Rev. C. D.Smith has been appointed assistant State Geologist by Prof. Emmons. It is expected that he will very soon proceed to examine his field of labor. m . - ai Admitted to the Episcopal Church. Rev. John Hose, formerly a Priest of Roman Communion in Ohio, was admitted to the exercise of the ministry in the Protestant Episcopal Church, in Baltimore, on the 28th ult. Ravages of Cholera in Europe. The ehol- pra j)af. carried 0ft' 1 ,000 persons ill Hani j gulnmer qqq j,, ju lt hag raged scl burg this seriously in the Duchies of Mecklenburg; one little town of 2,500 inhabitants has been almost depopulated. State of . Carolina -Union county. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions July Term, 1859. The Securities of Joshua Sikes, dee'd, late Sheriff of Union county, having returned into Court for sale the following Tracts of Land for arrearages of Taxes for the years 1854-'55, co-wit. One tract belonging to Arnold Falks, containing 113 acres, lying on Lane's Creek. One tract belonging to John II Ph Ier, containing 108 acres. lying on Lynche's creek. One tract belonging to Jonathan Williams, contain ing 100 acres, lying on Meadow Branch. One tract belonging to James A Dunn, containing 64 acres, lying on Negro-head creek. One tract belonging to John D Caskey, containing 50 acres, lying on Rca's Foil;. One tract belonging to Aaron Mollis, containing 200 acres, lying on Richardson's creek. One tract belonging to William Brantly, containing 152 acres, lying on Gourdvine creek. One tract belonging to Charles Austin's heirs, con taining 40 acres, lying on Richardson's creek. One tract belonging to John McCollum; containing 200 acres, lying on Richardson's creek. One tract belonging to Wm CTarlton, containing 100 acres, lying on Rocky River. One tract belonging to P W Groot, containing 169 acres, lying on Crooked creek. One tract belonging to the Marion Gold Mine Com pany, containing 50 acres, on Duck creek. One tract listed as the Alexander land, containing 200 acres, on Twelve mile creek. One tract belonging to James Collins, containing 98 acres, on Negro-head creek. One tract belonging to John M Liles, containing 300 acres, on Crooked creek. One tract belonging to Thomas Durham, containing 100 acres, on Twelve mile creek. One tract belonging to J Clark Davis, containing 129 acres, on Twelve mile creek. One tract belonging to John K Harrison, containing 500 acres, on Crooked creek. AND it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the above named persons reside beyond the limits of this State: it is therefore ordered by the Court thafc publication be made for six successive weeks in the Western Democrat, notifying said non-residents to ap par and answer according to law. Witness, J. F. Hough, Clerk of our said Court at office in Monroe, the first Monday in July A. D. 1859. and in the 84th vear of American Independence. 80-6t J. F. HOUGH, Clerk. School Notice. THE Third Session of Sharon Academy will be opened on the FIRST MONDAY in SEPTEMBER. Terms per Session of Five Months : English Branches S 7 50 Latin. Greek, Geometry, Surveying, tc, 12 50 Good board can be obtained in the neighborhood of the Academy at S7 per month. II. K. REID. Aug. 30, 1859. tf From tbe Newbern Progrcss. NORTH CAROLINA JOURNALISM. The Elizabeth City Pioneer and the Williamston Banner are both temporarily suspended. Cause : inadequate patronage. ow here is tood tor reflection, i new two pa .. .i-i are several more now 20102 on m the Mate that will have to follow suit at no distant day, unless their proprietors have a sinking fund on which to draw. The fact is we do not know of more than 12 or 15 publications in the whole State that are pay- r ... ... j i ing enough to justify their continuance iw uy. YV by then are they continued? Is it that the pro prietors expect to do better, in consequence of the flattering promises that have been held out to them, after awhile? If so, we can only say, vain delusion ! In North Carolina all newspapers must depend principally upon local circulation and local business, and any paper, if properly started and judiciously managed, that does not pay in one or two years, had better be abandoned. We know that it sometimes happens that good, energetic arid even talented men embark in jour nalism and fail, but these instances are rare; and consequently it is time that men were beginning to realize that it is folly to embark in any business for which they are wholly unfit by habit, education, energy and natural talent. The blacksmith, shoemaker, carpenter, or brick mason, who has been bred to his business and thoroughly under stands it, and adds to this promptness, energy and strict integrity, will do well in any community; and why? because he has been bred to his business and knows all about it. We might just as well expect a dray driver to succeed at law or physic as that the lawyer or physician would succeed at journalism. Each man to his trade. The Harpers are printers; so is Bonner, the Ledger man; so are Bennett and Greely; so is Crutchfield of the Petersburg Express; so was Col. King (now dead) the founder of the Charleston Courier, which is by the by one of the best paying publications in the country. We might enumerate many more but these are sufficient to show that nearly all the successful journalists in this country were acquainted with the toils, hardships and vicissitudes of a printing office before they entered their career of proprietorship. Hon. Edward Everett is an orator and a scholar, but he could not keep a daily paper living six months, if its continuance depended upon its income. Bonner, it is said, after giving him ten thousand dollars for 52 articles, has offered him, before the articles have all been published, five thousand dollars to quit. This, however, must be a hoax. The newspaper business is like everything else more depends on the man and the manage ment than on locality, and our opinion is that papers generally get about what patronage they deserve sometimes more. These remarks are not intended to have any particular application, but are thrown out in the best feeling, with the hope that they may be the means of arresting, to some extent, ,that mania which at this time evidently exists among those who have no practical talent for the business, for editorial honors and emoluments. We are gratified to learn that the publication of the L'lizabelli City Pioneer will soon be resumed. GOOD ADVICE. The annexed from the Petersburg Express, con tains excellent advice for both parents and chil dren, and we commend it to them for their serious consideration: Going to School. The re-opening of the schools is now the most common topic among the younger generation, and a very important one it is too, and in a serious light should be so consider ed by both parent and pupil. The pupil, in order to receive the full benefit of instruction, should be made by his parents to feel that the teacher is one of his best friends; that if his wishes are some times thwarted and his waywardness reproved, it is for his advantage; and above all, a parent should never in the presence of his child call in question the justice of the teacher's authority. If a child knows that his parent doubts as to the propriety of a certain course of discipline, no teacher can hold proper influence over the mind and heart of the child. Let teachers and parents have frequent interviews and understand each other's wishes in regard to their children. It buoys up the spirits ot a teacher to enjoy the friendship and co-operation, of parents it is cordial to his drooping and wearied mind, soothing as music itself the con sciousness that though pupils rebel, are oftentimes inattentive, obstinate and indifferent, there are those who appreciate his motives and exertions, and cherish towards him a kind and sympathising feeling. It is unjust to assume that prejudices rest upon the mind of a christian teacher. Prefer ence for the amiable, industrious and obliging, he cannot help feeling, but his good sense and justice to those committed to his care will never allow him to see with a prejudiced eye. Marriage Portions for the Million. Many years ago Oliver Smith, an old bachelor who resided in one of the towns in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, left the bulk of his property to be managed by trustees until it should amount to 8400,000, when one-half the income was to be an- nually given to twenty-one boys who should faith- , fully perform certain conditions of the will; one- a. - ia lu rt fourth to eighteen girls; tn fiftf.f'.mi one-eigntn i young women for marriage portions, auu iiic jc n i -i mm nwrVitK triA onmA numliar rf inHwrPnf Ofwi deserving widows. The required sum will be rroifnffi in i rrrifiiiKi a . ;i i ti u uu aiu-'i v auuui I .1 l. 1 L J rtJ i , rw.l ,T next, 10,800 will hereafter annually be distributed among the boys about 515 a-picce, making quite a prize for those who are lucky enough to secure it ; ! and as this distribution is to be an annual thing, ; an army of boys will in time be furnished with a handsome sum to start life with. The sum of 85, 400 will be distributed among the girls 8300 a piece; 82,700 for marriage portions, making 850 j a-picce, which will pay for many of the necessary "fixings;" aud the same sum (850 a-piece) to the widows. The trustees of the fund are annually j elected, like all other town officers, and the princi ! pal of the fund is mainly loaned upon real estate in ' the various towns of the county. - i. ........ - -1 -- C pers have suspended because thetr pubitsnera were , r w j iedieines, which were made of val not tnakiner euoutrh to continue them, and there , t11 , ., , ' i Miu QUACK DOCTORS. The proprietor of the "British and Foreign In firmary for the Cure of the Eye and the Ear," was lately arrested in London on a charge of conspiracy to defraud persons under pretence of curing their infirmities. A witness who was formerly cm- 11 L. iiuiiilinl h.it IkA OOBIStn 111 tk iivoi n v i p i l 'K.. iraiiucu ueless materials, colored with cochineal, and called by different names. PaOeuta were charged irom one shilling to four pounds, accordingly as they could be imposed on. The profit of a year's busi ness was near 10,000. The quack was held for examination. New York is full of these impostors, who are re alizing fortunes out of their credulous victims. We have recently heard of one who professes to cure malignant diseases which baffle the skill of scien tific doctors, by :the imposition of hands." And singular to relate, the witness who testified to his miraculous powers is a man with his eyes open, and his senses sound on every other subject. The success of quackery is often promoted by calling slight forms of illuess by the name of some terrible disease; and when the illness passes off, M it will nine times out of ten if left alone, a famous cure has been wrought, and the ignorant victim gives a certificate to his benefactor, along with five times the money that an educated physician would have charged for the siyiie attention. In this war cures of consumption are wrought out of a cough arising from "a tickling in the throat." A little redness of the skin gives an excuse to the pompous "doctor" for a wise shake of the head and the omi nous utterance of the words, "sear let fever, madam you must take great care of your child !" This is a history of the vast majority of the wonderful cures effected by quack doctors. They are gene rally sagacious enough to avoid giving strong rem edies where there is no real'disease; but then they charge the same price for cochineal water as for the most precious fluids that cau be compounded by human skill. Another trick of the trade is to bruit abroad those cases only which turn out fortunately, whilo all others are kept in the dark. Nobody ever yet heard of a quack doctor losing a patient by death ; or if so, he had been killed by the regular physi cians before getting into his hands ! It is a littlo singular that with all the prodigious extent of quack practice in New York, one never hears of au unsuccessful case. The truth of the matter we believe to be simply this, that they either abandon a patient as soon as his condition becomes serious, or in case of death he is quietly consigned to the care of our common mother with the least possible amount of ceremony. If it were possible to ascertain with any accura cy the results of quackery in our principal cities, we would sec a frightful pyramid of human suffer ing, misery and imposture. Sufficient data exist to justify the belief that the malpractice of preten ded doctors is of itself a most fruitful cause of dis ease and death, in all large communities. A com parison of the fatality of our dispensary cases, which arc under the treatment of educated physicians, and which are among the least favorable class of patients as it relates to circumstances and diet, with that of the nostrum-dealing, quack-employing class, abundantly proves this fact. There is no subject closely connected with the comfort and economy of daily life, that so much needs to be illuminated to the popular mind as docs that of "doctoring." We do not forget that the regular practice of medicine has had its abuses, its unconsciencious and inefficient ministers, and that this constitutes the best excuse that can be alleged for the existence of quackery; but the fact remains without need of demonstration, that it is not igno rance but knowledge, not stupidity but intelligence, not accident but skill, that can look into the causes and nature of disease, and discover the best modes of their cure. New York Century. . A Man Living Fivk Days with a Broken Neck. The Louisville Journal says: "Some two weeks since, an elderly German fell during the night down a steep flight of steps and struck the side of his head against the wall at the landing. He was taken up insensible and carried to his room. It was found on examination, when he became conscious, that he was paralysed in all those parts of his body below the neck, aud that his neck was broken. lie remained in this condition something over five days, conversing freely with his attendants, and describing to them all the sen sations that he had. His attending surgeons, wo believe made an attempt to set the ucck, but wero obliged to desist, on account of suffocation coming on whenever the head was brought into its natural position. Between the fifth and sixth days the nurse undertook to move him for the purpose of , changing his linen, and in doing so the head was unwittingly turned so that the neck was straight. Death took place instantly. But for this accident, there is no telling how long he might have lived. Altogether the case is a most extraordinary one, and no doubt will, in due time, be published au thoritatively in somo medical journal." Important to Farmers. Corn husking frolics in the old fashioned way, are to be set aside now by the progress of "invention," and instead of the slow and tedious process by which the finger-nails were more or loss torn, tne wnoie iiusk ing, irom j first t0 mav accomplished by machinery, at j the rate of fifty bushels an hour. This invention, I patented by Mr Dr Wm. H. Smith, of Newport, I U must prove of great service in getting the M crop ot tne country w marker, wnicn is now I of enormous exteut. 1 he returns ol the last cen- 1 of enormous exteut. i kus state the entire product at over fivt. hundred ... millions of bushels. The handling of such im- ! niense quantities is no trifling matter and the corn 1 UllWCID Will Ui; UI1UCI Llt;ai Vliilu wv.im, w - :? . . ",1 t Smith for his ingenious and valuable machiuc. ! Illegal Voting rif Old Timer. The follow ing is an extract from the laws of Massachusetts for 1643, showing how voting was managed in the old- ' cn time: i It is ordered by this court and the authority thereof, that for the yearly choosing of assistants, i the freeman shall use Indian corn and beans, the i Indian corn to manifest election, the beans contra ) ry ; and if any freeman shall put in more than one ; Indian corn or bean, for the choice or refusal of any public officer, he shall forfeit for every such i offense, ten pounds.