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f i V
S3 per annum
OFFICE
ON Til K
WEST SIDE OF TKADE STREET
CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES A3 IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS. AND THE GLORY- OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER.-
IN ADVANCE.--
CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1859.
CI GUT II VOLUME---MHBER 384.
Editor and Proprietor.
r- Published e?ery Tucslay,o)
BY
Vv'M .1 YATES, EniToa am Propbikww.
Edwin A. V item, Associate Editor.
If paid i:i advance
If paid within ' months
It'....;. I .-i r t!n i viiira i.rli of the Tear,
v person sending us Eve saw subscribers, ;
accoaiaaied by Ibe advance subscription ($! will
receives sixih -py 1,,r uue VA'-
m& Subscriber aad others who way wish to sen-!
money la u, caa lo so by Mail, at our i ik.
Transient advertisements must be paid for in
advance.
trr Advertisements not marked on the manuscript
frra specific time, will be inserted nntil forbid, and
ehartrcd accordingly.
J. M. MILLER. M. D.,
Practitioner of rdicine and Surgery,
M.iv 10th. Office opposite Ken
Hotel.
I). B. UK A,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE. N. '.,
Will give prompt attention to all business entrusted to
Ins Professional care.
Orrics orrosin Kerb's Hotel.
March 14, 18'J y
a. c. Williamson,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LA II".
Has taken an oflice joint l. with J. A. Fox, Esq. np-stairs
next do.r to the Court House, where he will be con
stantly present to attend to all calls on professional
business made for himself or for Ur Fox when he is
absent.
January I. 1859. tf
J, A. FOX,
Attorney txt Tjtwxr,
Ohct nxl dxtr In t'it C'i'trr (Misr, l'-Srttrs
. ('. WILLIAMSON. Esq., who i- a joint occupant
of the olfirr, nad who will le unit rniiy present, win
attend to professional baaiacss for ate in my absence.
Hecemhci 21, lf.VS
ROBERT (..BiiiJN, !. !..
PRACTITIOILR OT MKIHIC
AND
OJSet .V". 2 ru in's rrr, CHARLOTTE, N. C
Peeemher 14, 1858.
J AS. T. DAVIS.
ATTORN EY AT LAW,
CHARLOTTE, N C .
Will practice in the Coarti of Mecklenburg and the
adjoiaing counties.
The cllection of claims promptly attended to.
March 14. 1859 v
T. H. BREM & CO.,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
DEALEItS IN
Briliwli, Frenrli and American
Dry Ooods,
Carpets, Hardware, Hats and Shoes,
Cll, llh . X. ('.
THOMAS II. BREM,
J. A. SADLER, Jr.
Nov 9, 1858. T. LAFAYETTE ALEXANDER.
RANKIN & MARTIN
(Commission Ultrtbants,
WUmirgtn, N. C,
rOiBT. RA S KIN.
ALFRED MARTIN
Aug. 30, is.v.. ly-nd
13T: LT S ! B ELT S !
For Wheal Threshers, Fans, cotton Gin. Saw Mills,
and Machinery of every description; the best Belting
now in u:-e and far superior to leather in many respect.-.
iritl mot -. ' ifrmr om m ilr. ttn Irather.
TIIE SI N WILL NOT AFFECT IT.
Rain or w ater cannot injure it: it requires no oil:
The rats will not cat it ; your ncgruca will not steal it
for strings or shoe .-ides; 'you can get any length you
wish ail in one piece without joints, and with good care
it will last any farmer for twenty years.
Order 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 ItJ cents per root
1 ;
4
5 '
J '
t '
10 -
.13
.... 1 7
....-'7
38
.. .;o
$2 00
50
.... :: 00
12 ,;
12 -4 ply 93 m
Seaatleu Belts manufactured to older at short
notice.
Conducting Ilnse of all sizes, for water or steam
pressures, ordered direct from the Manufacturers. Also,
Packinff of all description, at ."." Cents per pound.
J. P. F. BOONE,
June 7. 1839 Charlotte, N. C.
CERTIFICATES.
I do hereby certPv that I have three Ram Bella, which
I got of Mr J B F Boone, in use in my machinery in mj
Tan Yard, and have been in use for the last eight or
tea months; and as far as I have tried them. 1 like them
better than the leather belts. Jjy
June G. WSJ Lincolnton, S. C.
This i- to ccrtifv that we have been using the ' Rub
ber BetfeMMJ " soldbv M- .1 B F Boone, and find it has
proved all that he represents it to be. and have no hesi
tation in recommending is use to the JWar.
YOUNG W R1ST0N,
Proprietors of the Bock Island Wool Mills.
Julv 0, 1859.
I berebv eertifv. that the India Rubber Belting bought
by me of J B F Boone, has been ned in my cotton Fac
tory from VI to 18 months, and has given entire sat.s-
liUlion- T R TTF
July 1?., 1859
Magic Oil Magic.
A Fresh supplv hist received and for sale by
E. NYE HUTCHISON CO.
June 28. 189.
HE it 3, f 2 Ml'K U BDN.
fee ven er re ill per aiiiiitiii.
These Hondo are undoubtedly the safest investment
I hat can be made, and are really preferable to any
State Honda.
The County cannot repudiate. They bear eym per
cent interest payable M-nnn'aalIy, with Coupons '
the same They are oi' the denomination of $100, Which
w ill make them more current and tocful for domestic
put poses. The coupons will prove a con vc.. ie n t
medium for paying couaty taxes. The citiens ot the
county should possess them, and tbeyarc nou offered to
them. Proposals left at either Panic in Charlotte or
with Stephen W. Davis will Teceive prompt attention.
H. w. a i(.v.
Sept 28, 1858. Prcst. W., ('. . U Railroad Co.
New and Fa3liloncble
AV .VI IE H O () M S,
. Einrtolle, . 4 .
J. M. SANDERS cv. Co., are constantly re
reiviaj from New York. Huston. ice., a general assort
ment of line nnd la-diionahlc FURXITl'RE, w hich tin
will sell at extremely low prices for Cash, and every
article warranted to give satisfaction. Those in wan;
of good Furniture, at very low prices, will please give
them a call.
Also, on hand, FisLs .lief ill lie Kit rid I
.($ J. M. SANDERS .V CO..
Feb. St. 18."9. Charlotte, S. ".
TAN BARK.
100,000 CORDS Tan Bark wanted, for which
a liberal price will be paid. M. P. TAYLOR,
Charlotte. March Ti, I860 tf
ta.;.
The Tax Lists for the year 1858 arc now in my
hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes w ill
please come forward and settle,
E. C. GRIER. Sheriff.
April 1 1. 1859.
Notice.
F. STARR having purchased the entire interest in
the firm of F. SCARE & ('.. the Business will here
after be continued by himself personally.
HSJ All Sotes and Accounts due the late firm of
F. Scan- : Co.. to January 1st. is.vi. roust lie paid in
to F. SCARR by July 1st. or they will be placed in the
hand of aa Attorney for immediate collection.
May 17. 1859. tf
OHlBIiCTTS m7li9
BY J. BS. KERR, Proprietor,
3--1, -nrVLRV ACCOMMOPATION afforded the
'-'ils JLi patrons of the Charlotte Hotel.
ilitliiL At this Hotel is kept the line of Daily
.ai
irout Charlotte to Ashcrtlle.
Oct. 1. ts..:;.
J. B. KERR.
store iioisi: von sale.
Tiie subscriber offers lor sale tn.it large ori k i
Store llouae, next to the Court House. In addi
tion to a lame store room, it lias three rooms in
the second story, suitable rorOlRces of any knol.
Al-o, a lot at DavidMn College with comfortable
buildings thereon. J. H. MAXWELL.
August 2, 1 s.v.i tlJ-pd
S T O T A A f 12 E A D THIS.
GOOD NEWS AT CHARLOTTE, N. C.
77 1VX .
Ila. just oi ene
'la !ar-e and extensive New Steele of
BOOTS, SHOES, BR06ANS,
And Leather, French and American Calf-akina, and all
Mints oi . '. - -'-iy. &i4o
Also, a beautiful Stock of the latest
Old most fash-
ionable Styles of
I L a t s
and Ccips,
: .1.1.. in, Crnib s rrnm Oakford's Beat, down to
the 'vmmoa Wools.
M. superior Stock of Ladies' and Gentlemen's fine
extra sewed Boots. Shoes and Congress Gaiters, arc
not to be surpassed by any. They were purchased from
the manufacturers and the very best Boot and i?hoe
makers in the United Slates.
Farmers. Mechanics a ad the public generally arr
particnlarlv invited to call and examine my Stock and
j'nig" for themselves, as I am determined to sell
. .f.ri ST St St TM. Y SOU t'.lsSI.
jft-:'" Be sure you call at the right house just opposite
the Mansion Motel, at
NO. 4, GRANIT7J ROW,
One door below Elias Jl Cohen s Clothing Store
WILLIAM TULI.OAr:.
Angnol 1859
in sick i f i f : : :
New Coo (Is.
BllaiMyran Drmmckld Store Mow T. J!. Brcm .J- Co.
xmmmuin & bios.
KEdl'ECTFC.LLV inform their numerous custom
era of Oharloite and the surrounding country,
Ibat they are selling off the balance of their stoc k o!
Vanry asitl Staple Iry oo!,
for tlevta. Youths- and Bovs' wear. Boots. Shoes.
Hats.
Trunks and a full SUtudv Of
Millinery Goods,
Bonnets Flats and Hats,
Bonnet Ribbons and French I lowers,
all of which will be sold at reduced prices. Also, a
large and beautiful assortment of Lace Poiuts, Berage
and Linen Dusters, all of the latest style.
USf The above named Goods must be closed out by
the h'rst of October to make room for our Fall stock.
We have the best and largest assortment of Ladies'
and Misses' Gaiters. Boots and Shoes. Trunks, aLses.
Carpet Bags, Satchel, and B nnel Boxes.
Attention is called to the large stock of
Ready-made Clothing,
it bein- made np in the most substantial manner, and
is equal to thai sold by any other house in the Lnion.
and is a choice and fashionable stock.
Gtat" Furm'itMg Good ofeterg St ,!.
This i positively a closing sale, as every article must
be sold bv the 1st October. Merchants and others are
requested to call and examine before making purchases,
as thev will find it to their interest to do so. ihey
can bur from 25 to 50 per cent aheaper than at any
other House.
We atwaya keep on hand the best and cheapest as
sortment of GROCERIES, Hardware. Cedar Ware. fee.
David Kaiixweilku
Damkl Kahnweiler,
Charlotte. Aug. ?.o. Jacob Kaiinweileh.
F II E N ( II I L L I N E R T .
MINWEILEfl k BROS, respectfully inform the
Mjk. Ladies of Charlotte and vicinity, that they will
open oa or about Ibe 1st of October, a MILLIM-RA
DEPARTMENT, under the superintendence ot M1S r.
1TIKL, who is acknowledged by person" of taste to
suit and please the most fastidious.
Aug 30. 159.. tf
A SINGULAR Cask A ease of rather a singu
lar character was tried at our court la.-t Week.
Some time ajro a lady, the wile of the postmaster
at .Salem, got on the cars ol the C. C. A: Kail
road at Crestline, intending to go to Salem. She
bad with her a couple of small children. When
the conductor came round lor tickets she offered
him a ragged and soiled one dollar hill, which he
leitt.-ed to take, saying it was worthless. The lady
said it- was all the money she had, and that it was
good. She was then told by the conductor that
she must gel off when she got to Shelby, which
she did on the arrival of the train. At the station
she was advised by some gentlemen to uct on the
train again, it being only five miles further to Sa
lem. This she dtd. and w hen the conductor again
came around and found her without any money
than what was before offered, he stopped the train
and put the lady off. 'i he day was cold, and a
drizzling rain had made it quite muddy, and bavin"
over halt' a mile to walk for shelter, the lady and j
the yi.unjresJ child tot k a revere cold, which, after
a siekuess oi over two months, resulted in the death
oi the latter. Suit was brought for damages, and
after a protracted trial, the jury rendered a verdict j
for t la tut iff of s.ix hundred and fifty dollars. j
Mn: ji' l(l llvraht.
The Charlotte Mutual Fire Insur
ance Company,
C"iONTINUES to take ri.-Us agaiust loss by tire, on
J Houses. Goods, Produce, kc, at usual rates.
I'reidt nt A. C. STEELE,
Vice I'resid-Ht C. OVERMAN,
Attorney IOS. II. ILftON,
See' $ Teas' r E. NYE HUTCHISON.
DIRECTORS:
A. C. STEELE, S. T. WRISTON,
JNO. L. BROWN, WM. JOHNSTON,
M. H. TAYLttR. F. SCAUR,
('HAS. OVERMAN.
Executive Committee S. T. Wriston, F. Scarr, Jno,
L. Brown.
April 20, 1859.
F. SCARE,
Late Scarr v Co.)
Chemist & DraorgiBt
i hnrlotle, . C,
ESPECTFULLY invites attention to his complete '
& stock of itIcCtdS. CHEMICALS and MEDI
CINES, selected with great care and without wgard
tu price; purity and qnality being especially regarded, i
To Physicians.
New Chemicals and Dros just received. Hypophos
phites of Soda and Potass, Tilden's Fluid Exit acts,
Churchill's Syrup of the Hypophosphites, A in mo n
Ferric Alum, Perehlorate of lion ( -(did.) Jtc.
Country Merchants
Will liail at rata e-t.oli-iac at a full assortment of!
articles in the Drug line at Charleston Prices.
Babbit's Pure Potash, in tins.
Concentrated Lye.
Soap Potash, in barrels.
Vinegar,
Nutmegs,
Allspice,
Cloves,
Mace,
Ginger,
Pepper,
o Cinnamon, ic.
OX X- S -
Linseed Oil, Train Oil.
Sperm ' Tanners' ''
Lard Sweet '
A full supply of Paints,
White Lead, Keel Lead,
Pans (rVeen.
Chrome Green,
Chrome Yellow,
Prussian Blue,
Raw and Burnt Cmber,
; o Terra de Sieuna.&c.,
Elegant Preparations ior the Hair.
tumcll s Cocoa
Savage's Crsina,
Bnzin's Ox Marrow. &c,
At SCARR'S Drug Establishment.
Mav 31. 1857
REMOVAL
WE inform our friends that we have removed to the !
old stand of Springs & McLeod, coiner of College and
frade street, and are now receiving a large stock of .
ti.JSIi 1 -. Jff-4, which will be!
sold low Full CASH at retail or wholesale.
L. FE ASTER,
E. A. McLEOD.
Charlotte, N. C. Aug. 30. 1859 3m
I will expose to public sale at the Court House in
Charlotte on Tuesday of the County Court, in October
uext, the TRACT OF LAND on which Archibald Frew
now lives. A credit of six months will be given tor
Note and security.
JAMES W. OSBORNE, Trustee.
Augu t 23d. 2ra
WHEAT !
The subscriber is prepared to purchase the new
crop of Wheat at the highest market price. Farmers
will find it to their advantage to rail at the CHAR
LuTTE STEAM MILLS before selling.
JNO. WILKES.
Julv 26, ISM tf
The Great Embassadors of Health to ttll Mankind.
HOLLOA AY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT.
DvePEPSII . The great scourge of this COTit'm" lit yields
quicklv t.. a course oft h.-se antiseptic Pills, and I be diges
tive organs are rotor, d to their proper lone ; r.o matte i in
what hid.-. .u shape this hvdia of disease exhibits K.seit.
thkv searching and unerring envoy disperse sit Iromthe
FitYsirLA.".1 Sai.t Ehelm, Had Legs, Old Sores
nd L i cuts Cam s of many y ars standing that have
pert'niacionsly refuwd to yield to tcuy oth. i r. m. dy .r
tr. at in. nt, have succumbed to a few, applications ot this
powrrfnl nngnent. .
Bii.hu s Disorders, This wti-hilions medicine ex
pels the hidden seeds ol Ibe con plaint, and r. ndcrsail the
fluids and seer. ti.ms pure and fin. nt. cleansing and rfesns
itatinir the vital functions of the body.
(ir.vERAL DsfiUTV and Weakness. 1 rem whatever
cause, lownesn of spirits, and other bign ot a diseased
liver aud ..her disorgniaation ofihe system, vanish un
der the eradicating influence of this all poweiftii antiseptic
and detergent remedy.
Sold at the manufactories of Prof. ssor llolloway, e(
Maid, n Lane. New York, and by all d. ah is ui medicine
tlnonghont the C. States and the civilized woild, m boxes
at 8Seenta.H cents, and SI each. Directions tor the
guidance of patients are affixed to each box.
fc -tar- i..t ;n nr .ittc bv E. NYE HCTCPISO
& CO.
April la. lJf.9.
Cljc tfirstrrn 33 rmorrat.
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
The Advanta;k of Debt. A dashing young
. , , , ,
woman having written to her absent husband for
the means to pay off "a few small debts," received
in reply the following fiscal and philosophic advice :
My JJeur Chirbrn : Never attempt to get out
of debt. '1 he woman who owes no1 o !y is a pour,
miserable being, nobody manifests any interest in
her welfare nobody cares a continental cent,
whether she lives or dies. She is lean, hungry,
Mid generally as poor and wilted as were the
pinfeathers on Job's turkey. l.o,.k at our great
men; they are all debtors owe everybody; our
men of science, our authors, our sensation ministers
all the entire cohort of them are deeper in deb:
than 1 haraohs army were in the lied Sea. Debt
ennoble a women; gives her a move expanded and
liht-ral view of human nature; makes her energetic,
healthy and active, an I keeps her moving
especially if she never pays rent or anything else.
Nothing will cure t he consumptive quicker than
a good strong close of debt, properly taken. To
owe. is human; to pay, divine. Therefore, until
woman becomes superhuman she shouldn't attempt
to emulate divinity. '1 he science of payment the
true modern science is get in debt to somebody
enough to pay somebody else whom you owe. By
this means, you avoid getting out of debt, and yet
maintain a renutation of navinsr. The greatness
ol a nation increases with its national debt.
Make
a note of this at ninety days.
Your indebted husband, J. B
A Mistake. An English physician expressed
the opinion that all the diseases known in European
countries, prevail to a greater or less extent in
the United States To this, an Irishman replied:
"You arc mistaken, Doctor, in one particular, if
no more; the King's E-it is a disease which has
not been known among Americans since the days
uf their revolution."
An Irishman, arriving from California says" It's
an iilegant conthry. 1 he bed-hugs are as big as
dinner pots, while the flees are used lor crossing
creeks with one hoj
on their backs."
hop an' thev are over with two
T. J. (,'ORPKNING,
Surgeon IDentiiSl;,
Graduate of the Baltimore Dental College,
Would respectfully a nounee that lie is now perma-rn-ntlv
located in Charlotte, and will be pleased to re
ceive the
caHs of those who may require his profes
sional siivices. Persons from a distance, who cannot
make it convenient to visit Charlotte, can have their
work dene at the ir residence, without any ext i a charge,
bv addressing him at if is place. Ministers, who arc
P.-.stors, charged half price. Ladies waited on at their
residence if desired.
OFFIGE in Springs' building, No. 5, formerly occu
pied by R. P. Waring
September 27, 1S59 "in-pd
Tailoring.
JOHN YOGEL, Practical Tai
lor, respectfully informs the citi
zens of (.'harlot te and surround
ing country, that he is prepared
to manufacture gentlemen's clo
thing in the latest style and at
short notice. Lis best exertions
will be given to render satisfac
tion to those who patronize him.
ion onnosite Kerr s Hotel, next
or to Brown i Stitt's store.
Oct. 4. 1859. tf
Stale oi Jt . Carolina Union county
Court of Pleas and Quarter Session July Term, lb.V.'.
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 1Sj1-'j.". to-uit.
One tract belonging to Arnold Falks, containing 113
acres, lying on Lane's Creek.
One tract belonging lo John II Plyler, containing
lus acres, lying ou 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 C J
acres, lying ou Negro-head crick.
due tract belonging to John D Caskey, containing M
ac res, lying on Pea s Fork.
0e tract belonging to Aaron Mullis, containing 200
acres, lying on Richardson's creek.
One tract belouging to William Brantly, containing
152 acres, lying on Uonrdvine creek.
One tf act belonging to Charlc Austin's heirs, con
taisdug 10 acres, lying on Ric hardson's creek.
Out: tract belonging to John McColluai; containing
Juo acres, lying on Richardson's cre ek.
Oue tract belonging to Win C Tarlton, containing 100
acres, lying on Rocky River.
One tract belonging to P W Groot, containing 100
act.es. lying cm Crooked creek.
One tract belonging to the Marion Gold Mine Com
pany, containing .u acies, on Duck creek.
One tract listed as the Alexander land, containing j ;
2oo acres, on Twelve mile creek.
One tract belonging to James Collins, containing 08
acre-, on Negro-bead creek.
One tract belonging tu John M Liles, containing 300
acres, on Crooked creek.
Oue tract belonging to Thomas Durham, containing
loo acres, on twelve mile crecn.
One trac t belonging to J Clark Davis, containing 120
acres, on Twelve mile creek.
One tract belonging to John K Harrison, containing
Coo acres, on Crooked creek.
AND it appearing to the satisfaction of the Court
that the above named pMMU reside beyond the limits
of this State; it is therefore ordered by the Court ihal
publication be made fo: ?ix successive weeks in the
Western Democrat, notifying said non-iesidents to ap
pear and answer according to law.
Witness, F. Hough. Clerk of our paid Court at
ffice in Monroe, the lir.-t Monday in July A. D. 180,
and in the 6lui year of American Independence.
uo.ctl J . r. uuicia ciers
LOWRIE'S
) J
I receive
licatione as fast as they conic for-
ward from the Press; and keep
constantly on hand a large lot ol
School. Aeademv and College
TEXT -1 1 OO K a , and many useful
mmi; varlu
"I also keep a very large stock of Stationery, plain
snd fancy. Having "made an arrangement with the
Southworth Paper Manufacturing Company, 1 am en-
abled to sell paper at the same prices by the whole-
sale for which it can be bought in the Northern ernes,
""w r
Feb. Is.. 1 s JO,
13 THE EARTH TO EE FROZEN OR
DRIED UP?
Some German philosopher has demonstrated to ;
his entire satisfaction that the excessive Humidity !
Oil 1 C.....V U i'nt tl,.t tlln ft-irtli
- v
is irrauuaiiv lucreasins ns oisuiuce num me mih.
.J the of time, aftbr going through j
tj10 drownim: process, we shall got away oh on the
outer circle of the universe, and become a vast
udobe ot ice, everybody ot course being irozen to
death. Having got as far as we can get among
the outsiders, we are then to coine slowly back
airain, and everything will gradually assume the
old position. It wouid be a poetical "ight, to see
the planets turned into bug snow-balls, but still ;
more nssreeaBte to behold the white robe of winter i
"i-aduallv withdrawn, and the arcen isles of the i
r "I
great ocean of space rejoicing once, more in the
sunbeams, and the icy fingers of the dead melting
into life, as the sun wakes them w ith his fervid
kiss. We are sure the German philosopher would
not object to any resurrection but that revealed in
the Scriptures, which requires the exercise of om- j
nipoteut power, and that having frozen us all to j
death, he will permit u to thaw out at some futire j
aue, and to sun ourselves awhile, after the winter
of our discontent.
liut whilst the scientific German has clearly
proved that the earth originally flew off I roni the
sun and is to be turned into one vast iceberg, it
has been shown by a paper read before the British
Association, that the earth is approaching a water
less condition, in which it, will be impossible lor
man to continue an inhabitant. The dry river
channels and waterless lakes, found in many lands
once fertile, but now barren, has led to the conclu
sion, oil the part of some geologists, that there is
a gradual modify ing of tbo aqueous vapors, and
consequently of water, on the face of this terrestrial-lobe.
If these uien of science had witnessed
some of the late freshets in this neighborhood, they
might have concluded that all the pools, rivers,
lakes and cataracts, which had been drying up since
the creation, have been coming down and making
up for lost time. Our modern philosophers are
sometimes the ureatest of fools. Unlike the chief
f ()j astronomers, who, after his sublime discoveries,
,;eelarc( that he felt like a child picking up peb-
j pjt,s 0I1 t10 h,ore 0t the great ocean id truth, the,
know everything', they hold the whole ocean in the i
hollow of their hands, they are better acquainted i
with the origin of the world than its Creator, and
can tell us more of its end than its Final Judge.
The WoitKiNO of tiik. Free Neoro Law in
Louisiana. fhe New Orleans correspondent ot
of the St. Louis Democrat writes as follows:
The chief item of public note since tny last is
the enforcement of tho law passed at the last .ses
sion of the legislature, and duly promulgated, giv
ing warning that it would become an active stutiLe
on the 1st of Sept. By this hit,- free negroes born
without tiie St.ite mtist leave it within sixty clays
of the above date, or go into slavery, being allowed
to choose theiv own roasters in the event of their
taking the latter alternative. It is a law hard on
the few, but for the good of many, who have long
felt this Parish class to be a nuisance in the com-
tnunitv. It has caused a great panic among mem
of course, and while
some are "mounting in hot
haste" to go beyond the limits cd contravention,
others are busied in selecting or soliciting masters,
or in devising means of evading the law. Many
will be successful in (hong this, and those will
certainly do so who have fifty or a hundred dollars
to tempt a couple of white witnesses to swear that
they are natives. A good many have already
selected their toasters, and those, in most instances
they find little difficulty in persuading the chosen
ones to add, gratis, negroes to their personal wealth,
there are many instances where a refusal has been
met. One lucky individual and excellent fellow
arose one morning darkeyicss, and went to bed
that night the holder of the right and title to ten
valuable slaves who had forced themselves ujon
his acceptance. The negroes, with their quick
appreciation of character, understood his, aud
hence their selection.
WlIEN bent upon matrimony, look more than
skin deep for beauty; drive further than the pocket
for worth, and search for temper beyond the good
huuior of the moment.
Swapping Wives. In some of the English
provincial towns the barbarous practice of a
husband bringing his wife to market with a halter
round her neckband selling her to the highest
bidder might be witnessed a few years ago. An
improvement upon this system has taken place in
Beardstcrwn, .'ass co., Illinois. Leroy 'Faylor, a
carpenter, and his family. living there, happy to
all appearances, were visited in 1857 by a sister of
Taylor's wife, from Richmond, Indiana. She is
described as "-av. rood looking, and very winning
' in her ways, and without exciting suspicion, was ' the strongest terms of the great advantage to be
1 noticed to pay particular attention to her brother- derived from the employment of Camels in the
! in-law. Last yeswr the husband Made arrangements I public service in the West. He states that he
I to leave the 'neighborhood with the ostensible lately tried effectually the comparative value of
j object of improving his condition, having more mules and camels as paek animals, nnd tho cxperi
liberallv than usual provided for his family before j ment proved beyond till question the great superi
; taking leave, Weeks elapsed without any tidings ' ority of the camel, both oi regnrds rate of ppecd
' o I'LL ii Tv.ir'hin.7 W Ho
1 he first intimation received was that he had
' repaired to Richmond, Indiana, where his stster4n-
I law lived, and informed her bnsbund that he was
i on his way to Pittsburgh. Pa , to visit his mother-
I U-law. 'J ho. wife concluded that it would Lea
favorable time for her also to visit her mother, and
that she would go with her brother-in-law. It
; would be such a favorable time, the husband
i consented, and the parties prepared for their
intended trip; but instead of visiting Pittsburgh,
; they left for parts unknown. 1 t.ese tacts bee uimig
tully Known, tne wiie, uespainng oi over netsinj
'. lji;gins, i who was so unfortunate a
to lose bis
wjj'e;' jie having also obtained a divorce; and
tQ niarried Mrs Taylor. This seems to
. . ,- . , J rc - r,-
; be a fair exchange. Jaylor runs off with Il.ggms
wite, ami now iiigius niariics upui i
Higginsappears to havethe bestof thebargaiu tile
beet Woman, and the three children to boot.
.
i you Don't seem to know how to take me, eaid a
; (. gentleman he had insulted. "Yes
1 I do, c.aid tne gentleman taaing niui cue nose.
j her husband, brought suit for a divorce from her two i.unureu millions, oi w .om ivBuajaawu-
husband. She has lived iu Beard-town until last ; pe uev v ou p ., r
I ' . . , i i i tin ..ltri.n 111 1 f . i r ...i.l - M : i U ll t I. Id Ll II 1 AI
fS)gi Monday, industrious and respectable, w.ien she j - -" "-r
() W S a with ,,;r famil ned fur laduHiapOrUs, Inuiana, Pfr ut.; Pagan .29 per cent. The 0,0,
.11 .1... v-i i..b. 1 1 Lm k!W-iJ SJkmm i Mr Win II 000,000 of Christians he divides as follows: Lo-
(til llli- V-V JL - Y 1 1 VTl - yVtJV. . f - - - - ' 1
JOHN BROWN;
OR, A PLAIN MAN'S PHILOSOPHY.
by caaaUN mackay.
I've a crown I can spend,
I've a wife and a friend,
And a troop of little children at my knee, Jchn Brown ;
I've s c6tt4ge of my own,
With the ivy overgrown.
And a garden with a view if the sea, John Brown;
I can sit at my door,
By a shady syc amore,
Large of heart, though of very small estate, John Brown-,
So cothe tind drain a glass, '
In my arbor as you pass,
And I'll tell you hat I love, and what I hate, J. Brown;
I love the song of birds,
And the children's early word'.
And a loving woman's voice, Ion nnd su eet, J ohn Brown;
And I hate a false pretense.
And the want of common sense,
And arrogance and fawning and deceit, John Brown;
1 love the meadow flowers,
And tli c briar in the bowers.
And I love an open face without guile, John Brown;
And 1 hate a seltish knave,
And a proud contented slave,
And a lout v. ho d rather borrow than toil, John Brown;
I love a simple song
That makes emotions rtrong,
And the. word of hope that raises him who faints, John
And I hate the constant whine BroWttt
Of the foolish who repine,
And turn their good to evil by complaints. John Brown;
But even when 1 hate,
Ii I seek mv garden gate,
And survey the world around me and above, John Brown;
The hatred tiics my mind,
And I sigh for human kind,
And exettsefhe faults of those I cannot love, John Brown.
So if you like my ways,
And the comfort of my days,
I ran tell you how I live so nnvexed, John Brown;
i never scorn my health,
Nor sell my soul for wealth,
Nor destroy one day the pleasures of the next, J. Bron n;
I've pi rted with my pride,
And I taks the sunny side,
For I've found it worse than folly to be sad, John Brown;
I ke ep a conscience clear.
I've a hundred pounds a year.
And I manage to exist, and to be glad, John Brown.
THE Gentii.es IN Utah. The growth of tho
Centile clement 13 a fact which all persons who
have been troubled about the solution of the
Mormon problem will be pleased to remark. There
are several Gentiles elected to the T'tah Legislature,
and a Gentile newspaper is published in the valley.
The Mormon City, located apparently with the
design of remaining forever isolated from the
Christian inhabitants of the continent, is now on
the high road between the Atlantic and Pacific
States. The mountains and deserts about Moruiou
dom cannot protect it from the conquering inarch
of Arjerican civilization. The darkness of con
centrated barbarism in ctah will dissolve in the
beneficent light of Christianity
The growth of
the Gentile power will be
unceasing, even in the
shadow of the Mormon tabernacle, and the crafty
leaders of the deluded Saints, finding no spot ou
the continent so obscure and distant from Christian
institutions as to afford them safety, tnustsurrender
to that progress from which they llee in vain.
j'iie Vigilance Committee in Louisiana.
'c have already mentioned some of the outrages
perpetrated by a "vigilance committee" in some of
the South-Western parishes of Louisiana, and sta
ted that the Governor, of the .State had visited the
infected district to enforce the laws. The Attaka
pas Hcgi.-ter of the 'loth ult., says:
It was brought to the Governor's notice that
three of the victims of the "vigilaiits" had died
from the severity of the brutal whipping inflicted
upon theut, that one had been shot an J stabbed,
that a number of dead bodies had beei foi'iid in
i be prairies, and that womeraand children were dy
ing in the prairies, whose husbands, father and
brothers have been driven from their lndflfts by
the ' vigilante." A sad catalogue of crimes aro
these indeed to be perpetrated in a civilized com
munity. And to clap the climax of audacity, it is
aid that Judge Simon has been notified not to at
tempt to hold court in the parish of Vermillion,
'j ice Planters' Banner, of the same date, says I
rJ he vigilance committee have publicly whipped
nearly seventy citizens of their parishes, in the
heat of such a passion as is exhibited only by a
wild and infuriated mob, without judge or jury,
and h ive ordered thetn to leave the State in tivo
j days or Miller the penalty of death by the hands of
j the same company. And we are creditably inform
ed that a heavy vote ol the committee, but not a
j majority, was given in favor of hanging, instead of
whipping, the proscribed company.
Employment of Cftmtfa in the United State
Service. A letter has recently been received by
the- Secretary of War from Supt. Beale, dated 1-Vrt
I Tejon, California, in which the writer speaks in
and amount ot burden, rroni what he had read.
he dreaded the difficulties which seemed to present
themselves in breeding them; but his experience
bad satisfied him that they were as easily bred us
cows and calves. He prefers them lor all such
purposes, that he has engaged them on, to three
times the number of horses and mules.
Tli? Population of the World according to
Creeds. The Director of the Statistical Depart
ment at Berlin, classifies the population of tho
world according to creeds as follows: The whole
population of the earth is estimated at one billion
inau Catholics 50.7 per ecut.; Protc9tauU 25.G per
cent.; Greek Catholics "11. 7 per cent.
Horse Stealing. We learn that a roan calling
himself sometimes Martin, and at other times Mil
ler, stole a horse in Danville, Y'a., a few days ago,
brought him on to Yanceyville, sold him, and then
left for the Company Shops. The public should
be on the lookout for said thief. lie is described
, as being about 35 years of age, blue eyes and good
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