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V- v. J1 iwmx OFFICE ON TIIF. WEST SIDE OF TRADE STREET 6B2 per annum TN ADVANCE.- CHARACTER I? AS MPORTAXT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND THE GLORY OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. 1TJHM1M J. YAfflB, pkophietor. I CHARLOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1859. EIGHTH I OLl ME NUMBER S90. Ike Hie sfe cm m WW' THE MffiOOMT, Published every Tuesday,) II Y W3f. J. FATES, Kditok and Proprietor. Ei.win A. YATES, Associate Editor. If paid in advance ?2 00 If paid within -i months 2 f0 Jf p.iid aft" r the expiration of the year, 3 00 Amy person sending us live new subscribers, MCMipnK d hj the advance subscription ($10) will receive a sixth copy gratis for one year. JOi" Subscribers and others who nay wish to send oaey to us, can do so by mail, at our ri-:k. o f,vy- Transient advertisements must L paid for in a d vance. ntc Advertisements not Marked on the manager! pt f..r a specific time, will be inserted until forbid, and charged accordingly. J. M. MILLER, M D., Practitioner of Medicine and Snidery, May 10th. Office opposite Kerr's Hotel. I). 15. REA, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. (.'., Will ;;ive prompt attention to all business entrusted to his Professional care. Orrics offositi Kerr's Hotel. March 14, 1859 y J. A. FOX, Attorney tX Law, Office next iwr to the Court House. lj-Slitirt December 21, 1858 tf ROBERT tilBBON, N. D.. PRACTITIONER v W i :ia AND Office No. 'J Irwin's corner, Charlotte, N. C. December 14, isr.s. .1 AS. T. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, N. C , Will practice in the Courts of Mecklenburg and the adjoining counties. ru" The collection of claims promptly attended to. March 14, 1859 J T. EL BREM & CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN Rrifili, FiTiirii and American I3ry GrOOdS, Carpets, Hardware, Hats and Shoes, Charlotte, X. C. THOMAS n. BREM, J. T. A. SADLER, LAFAYETTE Ir. ALEXANDER. Nov 9, IS5S. RAX KIN & MARTIN (C o m mi s s i o it ) t r t lj a n t s , Wilmington, N. C, rt'tBT. C. RAN KiX. AI.FHKI) MARTIN. Aujr. 30, J.sr;. Ijr-pd BELTS! BELTS! For Wheat Threshers, Fans, cotton tHns, Saw Mills, and machinery of every description; the best Belting now in use and far superior to leather ia many respects. It tc7 mt stretch, or finite on our sitfe as leather. THE SI N WILL NOT AFFECT IT. Rain or w ater cannot injure it: it requires no oil: The rats will not cut it: your aeg roes will not .-teal it for strings or shoe soles: you can get any length you tih all in one piece without joint s. and with good care it will las! anr farmer for twenty years. Orders 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 121 cents per foot. 3 1 3" 4 S 6 i 10 12 IS " 17 " : ..33 ..::s .00 ..72 ..!2 12 4 plv 9" Seamless Belts manufactured to order at short notice Conducting Hose of all sizes, for water or steam pressures, ordered direct from the Manufacturers. Also, l'aekiug of all description, at 55 Cents per pound. J. B. I'. BOOXE, June 7, lis.'.a Charlotte, N. C. CERTIFICATES. I do hereby certify that 1 have three Cum Rclts. which I rot of Mr J R F Boone, in use in mv machinery in my Tan Yard, and have been in u-e for the last eight or ten month-: and as far as I have tried them, 1 like them better than the leather belts. Yours respectfully, C. C. HENDERSON, June 0, 1859 Lincolnton, N. C. This Is to certify that w e have been usiu the Rub ber Belting." sold by Mr .1 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 Rock Island Wool Mills. July 9. 1850. I hereby certify, that the India Rubber Belting bought by me of J B F Boone, has been used in my cotton Fac tory from 12 to Id mouths, and has given entire satis faction. July 13, 1859 T. U. TATE. Magic Oil Magic, A Fresh supply just received and for sale bv E. N YE HUTCHISON ft CO. June 28, 1850. ATTENTION, FARMERS! Tkt ilagtc Plou (patented by J. P. Harris of Missis sippi,) possesses the advantage of combining FOl'K PLOWS IN ONE. It can be laid five times aud sharp eutd twelve times without the aid of a Blacksmith. It can he used the whole season without any additional expense. For sale at the July 19, 159. tf CHARLOTTE FOUNDRY. MECKLElVlftlJKCS BODS. Seven per eent per annum. These Bonds are undoubtedly the safest investment that can be n.ade, and are really preferable to any i State Bonds. The County cannot repudiate. They bear seven per cent interest payable ."'(-annually, with Coupons for the same. They are of the denomination of SluO, which j will make them more current and useful for domestic, purposes. The coupons will prove a convenient j medium for paying county taxes. The citizens of the county should posso-s them, and they are now offered to ! them. Proposals left at either Dank in Charlotte or with Stephen W. Davis will receive pi oiupi attention.! H. W. GUION, Sept 23, 1858. Pres't. W., C. &. R. Railroad Co. New and Fashionable Furniture WARE 11 0 O M S, Charlotte, ST. C. J. M. SANDERS iY Co., are constantly re ceiving from New York. Boston, ic, a general assort ment of line and fashionable FURNITURE, which the will c!l at extremely low prices for Cash, and ever) art .cle warranted to give satisfaction. Those in wan: of good Furniture, at very low prices, will please give them a call. Also, on hand, JFissV'a Jfietalli Ittnictl Jttsts. Feb. 2 I. M. SANDERS & !8"9. Cliarlo ( 1 TAN BAB 100,000 CORDS Tan Bark ivai inch a liberal price will le paid. M. 1 1. tf YLOB Charlotte. March 22, 1859 The Tax Lists for the year 1858 are now in my hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes will please come forward and settle. E. C. GRIEIt. Sheriff. April 12, 1859. Notice. F. SCAUR having purchased the entire interest in the firm of F. SCARR & CO., the Business will here after be continued by himself personally. iY" All Notes and Accounts due the late firm of F. Scarr k Co., to January 1st, 1859, must be paid in to F. SCARR by July 1st, or they will be placed in the hand of an Attorney for immediate collection. May IT. Ib5!. tf OBASKiOTTI KOVIfc, BY J. It. Ei RISES. firoiH-it'tor. VERY ACCOMMODATION afforded the t rous of the ( 'ha riot te Hotel. Vt this Hotel is kent tlie line of Daily aires from Charloltt to Asheville. Oct. 1. iS.-)l. J. n. KERR. STORE MOUSE FOS5 SALE. The snbsertber offers for sale that large brick Store House, next to t he Court House. In addi tion to a larire store room, it has three rooms in si the second story, suitable for Offices of any kind. Also, a lot at Davidson College with comfortable buildings thereon. J. II. MAXWELL. Aagnst , I.S50 tlJ-pd l.lf HESE SACRIFICES I ! ISVtv Goods. Wilmington Branch -d Store below T. II. Br em , Co. KA2HWBI&1& t mm. RESPECTFULLY inform their numerous custom ers of Charlotte and the surrounding country, that they are selling oil' the balance of their slock of Summer Goods. Fancy ami as!e Iay oo!, for ("cuts'. Youths' and Boys' wear. Boots, Shoes. Hats, Caps. Trunks, and a full supply of Millinery Groods, Bonnets Flats and Hats. Bonnet Ribbons and French Flowers. all of which will be sold at reduced juices. Also, a lai -c and beautiful assortment of Lace Points, Berage and Linen Dusters, all of the latest style. The above named Goods must be closed ont by the lirst 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, aliscs, Carpet Bags, Satchels, and Bonnet Boxes. Attention is called to the large stock of ReadV-made Clothing, ;f n- m.n ii i.-. in hi- toiit . i ' i i . -1 in:' rr. inn is equal to that sold by any other house in the Union and is a choice and fashionable stock. II lllll lll.llll. II ' m 111--.-. Gents Furnishing Goods of every Style. This is positively a closing sale, as every article must be sold by the 1st October. Merchants and others arc requested to call and examine belore making purchases as they w ill Bad it to ll can buy from 25 to j'i ir interest to uo so. iney ; per cent cheaper than at any ..tlirr House. We always keep on hand the best and cheapest as sortment of GROCERIES, Hardware, Cedar W are, Ac. David Kahxwkii i:n DaXIKIi K a ii s weilkr, Charlotte. Auxr. :m. Jacoi; Kahxwf.ilkb. F R E R C 11 H IL L I N i: R Y . K A HX WEI LED k BROS, respectfnlly inform the Ladies of Charlotte and vicinity, that they w ill onea on or about the l-t of October, a MILLINERY DEPARTMENT, under the superintendence of MISS P. PITKL. who is acknowledged by persons of taste to suit and please the most fastidious. Aug. 30, ie59.. tf Tht Greml Bmbaumdsrt tf Health fa mil Mankind. HOLLOWAY'S PILLS AND OINTMENT. Dvspf.csia. The great scourge of this continent yields quickly to a c irse of these antiseptic Pills, ami the diges tive organs are restored to their proper tone ; no matter in w hat hideous shape this hydra of disease exhibits itself, this searching and unerring lenu dy disperses it bromine patient's systi m. Kkvsipklas. Salt Rhf.i m, Bad Leo, Old Sokf.s AXD ULCEUS. Cases of many years standing that have pertinaciously refused to yield to any other n medy or treatment, have succumbed to a few applications of this pow i fill unguent. Biuovs DtsOUDERS. This anti-bilious bm dicine ex pels the hidden seeds of the complaint, and renders all the Baida and accretions pure and fluent, cleansing and resus itsilinfr the vital functions of the body. Gkkeual Debility and Weakness. From w hatever cause, townees of spirits, and oiher sipps of a diseased liver, and other disorganization of the system, vanish nn derthe eradicating influence of this all powerful antiseptic and 'tcrgent remedy. Sold at the manufactories of Professor Holloway, 80 Maid n Lane, N w York, and by all dealers in medicine throughout the (J, States and the civilized work, ha boxes at 25 cents, 63 cents, and 9' each. Directions for the puidancc of patients are affixed to each box. UiT For sale iu Charlotte bv E. NYE HUTCHISON & CO. April lcS !Si9. y GOOD supply of Tennessee BACON, cheap for cash. 11. B. WILLIAMS k CO. mm Bji 5 ; THE ANGELS OP THE HOUSE. 'Tis said that ever round our path, The unseen angels stray, That give us blissful dreams by night, And guard our steps by day. But fhere's an angel in the house, Meek, watchful and sincere, That whispers words of hope to us When none beriide are near; It is the one, the chosen one, That linked to us for life, The angel of the happy home, The faithful, trusting wife. 'Tis said that angels walk the earth I'm sure it must be so When round our path, scarce seen by us, Such bright things come and go. Are there not beings by our side As fair as angels are? As pure, as taintless, as the forms That dwell beyond the stars ? Sfes! there are angels on the earth, Pure, innocent and mild; The angels of our hearts and homes, Each loved and loving child. Grass Seeds, SD VERY CHOICE, from LANDRKTH. -r $9 50 bushel. NEW (. Red Clo Kent nek lue Grass ; 2 30 2 00 5 ro 4 50 ( Orchard Herds Timothy H angaria a White Clover u For sale at Oct. 4. SCAUR'S Drug Store. NEW FALL AND WINTER Koopmann &. Phelps HAVE received and are receiving a large stock of -A.i3.c3. Groceries Suitable for the Fall and Winter Trade, to which they invite the attention of their customers and the public generally. They assure those who may deal w ith them that they will endeavor to give satisfaction both in price and the quality of the Goods, as they are determined to sell at such low rates as will tend to the great advantage of purchasers. They have in store A large lot of Ready-made Clothing of various styles and qualities at reduced prices. GROCERIES, Hardware, &c, Of all kinds, kept constantly on hand and for sale on the most reasonable terms. They invite purchasers to give their extensive stock an examination before buying elsewhere. KOOPMANN & PHELPS. October 4, 1850 Ready-made Clothing E3 J& X3 O 3FL X XJ - FtiSSing'M, Springs A: Co. A RE now receiving their stock CLOTHING, of READY-MADE TBI IS Si i HATS AND CAPS, TRUNKS, VALISES, Carpet Bags and Umbrellas. Ciotli Coats. grades of Cloth Coats, nl(i.s of Cloth Coats, All grades of Cloth Coats, vll grades of Cloth Coats, CaSSimerC Suit. , . . . A grades of p ain and fancy cassimere Suits, All grades or plain and fancv cassimere Suit, A de3 ()f ..lain and fancy cassimere Suits, AU grades of plain and fancy cassimere Suits, " JlNSa IlieTC I JUBlw. All grades of black and fancy cassimere Pant,, --- - - - - -i ... . .. , , I i All -Trades of I. lack atid fancy cassimere Pants, All grades of black and fancv cassimere Pants, Vests. Black and fancy Velvet and Matalasse Silk Vests Black and fancy Velvet and Matalasse Silk Vests Black and fancy Velvet and Matalasse Silk Vests Black and fancy Velvet and Matalasse Silk. Vests Citoves, Hosiery, &c. Cravats, collars, Cloves, Hosiery, &. Cravats, collars, Cloves, Hosiery, ic. Cravats, collars, Gloves, Hosiery, &c. Cravats, collars. Cloves. Hosiery, &c. Hals :id Caps. Largest and cheapest stuc k of Hats and Caps. La j si .ml cheapest stock of Hats and Caps, Lartrcst and cheapest stock of Hats and Caps, Largest and cheapest stock ot Hats aud Caps, Traveling. Trunks. Valises, carpet baps and Umbrellas, Trunks. Valises, carpet baps and Umbrellas, Trunks, Valises, carpet baps and Umbrellas, Trunks, Valises, carpel baps and Umbrellas. Our friends and customers know well the advantages we possess in getting up the NEATEST, CHEAPEST AND PRETTIEST Stock of Clothing, ice, in Western Carolina. jgWe warrant the quality and making of all Goods that go from our Store. Call before buying elsewhere and examine our stock. FELLINGS, SPRINGS CO. October C, lsr.9. S. H. HOWELL, Saddle and Harness l CHARLOTTE, N. C, ONE DOOR SOUTH of the MANSION HOUSE. g?L, Repairing promptly and neatly done. Jan. 1. 1859. v l LAX DISCIPLINE OP SLAVES. We should be among the last to wish to subject INSURRECTION, the negro population to any stricter discipline than Interesting Jttminitcencrs. was necessary for their proper government and due The abolition eulogists, ami black republican subordination, nor are we prompted by any fears of apologists and sympathizers of old Brown and his ; the personal safety of the whites, when we express murderous scheme for the insurrection of negroes the opinion that in this part of the country tit least and the murder of innocent women and children, there is a laxity of discipline of the black popula- have been exceedingly sarcastic, and, as they sup tioti, which is detrimental as well to them as to the pose, very witty over the "unseemly fright'' ex white inhabitants. j hibited by the Virginians on the discovery of the At niht, the blacks roam about pretty much at , diabolical plot. The New York Express takes the , pleasure, and thus are tempted into, and have the I occasion to revive from the history of New York ' opportunity of indulging in all kinds of bad habits incidents attending the supposed negro plot there and the commission of all kinds of thefts, SC. ) There are unhappily in the bosom of every eom j niunity, a certain class of whites, who will not he I sitate for the sake of pecuniary gain, to corrupt the ' neero, and speculate upon the crimes he may be tempted to commit. The negro, not being compet ent to cive testimony in court, it is exceedingly difficult to convict his white accomplice in crime, and thus the uoncst portion of the community are subjected to depredations of all descriptions To arrest these evils, there is but one mode, but for tunately that mode is extremely simple, and easy of adoption. It is at night, and outside his own er's premises, that the negro carries on his opera tions. Keep him at home unless when sent on specified errands, and with a permit to pass to and from specified places and his opportunities for mischief will be taken away. Have, then, a good night watch, and let every negro found out of his ow iter's lot after the bell rings at 8 o'clock in Win ter, and 9 o'clock in Summer, without a pass, be lodged in the guard house, and kept until morning when, after a good thrashing, to be paid for by the owner, he may be turned out. We do not believe that the policy of letting off the flogging on the payment of a fine, is a good one, because it makes the negro believe that he may roam about with im punity to his carcass as long as his owner is good natured enough to buy him off from punishment If the negro ought to be off his owner's lot at night, he can readily get a pass, and if he fails to get. one, the fact of his being out furnishes the best reason to believe that be ought not to be out, and ought to be punished for being out. Not many would be locked up at night and whipped next morning, before the negro would come to the con clusion that his best policy would be to stay at home, or get his owner's permission to go out. Raleigh Register. The above well-timed remarks will suit this locality as well as other places, and to the suggestions we call the attention of slave-owners everywhere. BS We learn from the N. C. Christian Advocate that Prof. Lander, formerly of Greensboro' Female College, has taken charge of the school at High Point, vacated by the death of the lamented Lnngdon. Mr Pander is a ripe scholar and very competent as an instructor. Summary Pispfrston of a Cot'tjt of .Ttjsttce. We are informed that on Monday of last work the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for Nash count! was violently broken np and dispersed by several men whether armed or not we have not heard. The Magistrates came down off the bench when commanded to do so. and had not returned up to the last accounts. Two rival cliques have existed in tbnt county for some time past; and this circumstance had something to do with this queer affair. Mitrfreesboro' Citizen. Wc learn from a friend who wrs on the ground at the time, that the scene was really disgraceful, and that the balls fnyn the pistols of the assailants ("two brothers) fi ll as thick as hail, admonishing him to make tracks. Fayetleville Carolinian. JBS?"The following is the first item we have seen placed to. the credit of the gentleman who ! sold Mount Vernon. Mr John A. Washington has sent to Mr Ceorgo W. Riggs, Treasurer of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association, an order for ?1 .228 25. as bis contribu tion to the Mount Vernon Fund, being the proceeds of the Mount Vernon steamboat trips for the past year, which, though payable to Mr Washington, he has generously caused to be made over to the Association. Singular Affliction. A young man named Alfred Walters, of Clearfield, Pa., has latley be come the subject of a most singular and serious af fliction, being a paralysis of the eyelids, which refuse to obey the muscles, whose office it is to raise the lids, and open the eyes; and the consequence is, he is unable to open the eyes except as he raises the lids with his hands. Mrs Partington addresses Ike, while eating a dish of oysters, thus: "How grand you are grow- ing; by and by you will want to board at the Stharlot Otel and live on umbrella ice cream and j fine steaf beak. You mustn't be so glutinous dear; 1 dou t like to see a little bny with such velocity of apbatitc. Its death on livestock. j Wei.t.-M ATCnED. The young woman to whom Genera Tom Thumb has pledged his heart and hand is just forty two inches in height ! 'NUGKOUS WANTED. 1 want to buy Negro Boys and Girls from 12 to 18 years old, for which the highest prices iu cash will be paid. M.-.v 17, 1859 SAML. A. HARRIS. LIFE INSURANCE. TIIF undersigned as Agent will receive applications for Insurance in the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company. This Company is the oldest in the State, and has been in successful operation for several years. Its rates are moderate, and all losses promptly adjusted. Persons wishing to ir lore their own lives or the lives of their Slaves, in this t oropany, will call at the Office of the Agent, at the Kank of the State. 9 SLAVES insured for TWO-THIRDS of their VALUE. THOS. W. DEWEY, Agent. Jan'y II. 1859. ly Milburnie Paper Mills. The Neuse Manufacturing Company continue to pny cash, and the highest market price, for RAGS. SION H. ROGERS, Pres't. Address H. W. HUSTP, Treas., Raleigh. November 1859 et THE NORTH BEHAVED IN AN I Of 1741. I he city of JNew 1 ork then contained about 8,000 inhabitants, of whom only 1200 were ' slaves It says: On the 18th of March a fire occurred in the fort, which consumed the Secretary's office and ! the Dutch Church. About a week later, another, ; though inconsiderable, fire occurred, and within ! two or three weeks later, some half dozen more, most of them, however, only the burning of chim ney. These frequent fires, together with a pre valent belief that a great deal of petty robbery was carried on by the negroes, with the aid of certain white men, gave rise to a general uneasiness, which soon increased to a panic. This was greatly height ened by a public proclamation offering a reward of a hundred pounds for the discovery of the incen diaries. The reward was too tempting to be long resisted. An indentured servant woman soon af ter obtained her freedom and hundred pounds by pretending to divulge a plot formed by her master, a low tavern keeper named Hughson, and three negroes, to burn the city and murder the entire white population. This information was like a spark of fire among tinder. The whole population was thrown into a paroxyism of rage and fear. The militia paraded the streets almost continually. The accused were arrested and hurried to jail, and the utmost raire asrainst the negroes inflamed everv breast. So intense was the panic, that the most unreasonable and contradictory statements were greedily caught up, and the least suspicious cir cumstances were construed as plain evidence against the accused. In a short time 154 negroes and 20 suspicious whites were lodged in prison. The following is the way the lawyers behaved on the occasion: There were at that time only eight lawyers in Xew York, all of whom volunteered their services to the Government, and assisted by turns in the prosecution, leaving the miserable prisoners with out the aid of counsel. To obtain the required evidence upon which to base a sentence, pardon and freedom were offered to any who would turn King's evidence, and by this means any amount of testimony, to almost any supposed fact, could be obtained. While there teas no one to say a single word for the accused, the, lawiers vied with each other in heaping abuse upon them, in which they Here outdone hy the. Judge vhen he came, to pass sentence. Many purchased their own lives by con fessing their participation in crimes of which it was afterwards proved they knew nothing, and ac cusing others: and, strangest of all, some confessed at the stake their guilt, who knew nothing of the things with which they were charged. This is the result: Thirteen were bitrned, eighteen were hung, and seventy were transported .' The public thirst for blood seemed now to be somewhat satisfied, and the frenzy began to abate; a reaction at length en sued and the persons remaining in prison were set at liberty. UmoN of a Max and Wife afteb a Separation of forty-seven Years. A man and wife have recently been united in Iowa, after a separation of forty-seven years. Mrs Crull recently applied for a bounty-land warrant, as a reward for the service of her husband during the war of 1812. He had enlisted while on a visit to Philadelphia, and was reported to have been killed in an engagement near Lake Cham plain. Messrs. Shepard & Overton, of Burlington, Iowa, her lawyers, ascertained that Mr Crull had entered a land-warrant for land in Hancock county, Illinois, and it was eventually shown that be was living in Jefferson county, 2s. Y. The Burlington Ilawkeye says : It seems that soon after the enlistment of Mr Crull, Mrs Crull, finding it difficult to support herself and her two small children, one a babe, removed to another part of the State, and there hearing that her husband was killed, made no further efforts to learn of him; and he, after his discharge, returned to the town where he formerly resided, and was there told that his wife and children had moved away, and since died. Believing himself alone in the world, he left forever his old residents and associates, and took np his abode in Jefferson county, X. Y , where he has since resided ever cherishing in fond remembrance his now to ! him, forever lost family. After years of hard toil j and successful effort, and the marriage of her only daughter, Mrs Crull, in company with her son and son-in-law, moved to this State, and settled in appeiio, i.,ouisa county, where sue nas since resided in the family of her daughter. A few days since Mr Crull arrived in Wappello, eager to see her whom be had mourned as dead, and once again beheld his children. But what a change forty seven years had brought about! A formal intro duction was needed to acquaint those who should have spent their lives together. II' 1IT" ,1 An anecdote worth laughing over is told of a man who had an "infirmity," as well as an appe tite for fish. He was anxious to keep up his repu tation for honesty, even while enjoying his favorite meal; and while making a bill with his merchant, as the story goes, and when his back was turned, the , honest buyer slipped a codfish up under his coat tail But the garment was two short to cover up the theft, and the merchant perceived it. "Xow , said the customer, anxious to improve all opportunities to call attention to his virtues. "Mr Merchant,! have traded with you a great deal i and have paid you up promptly, haven't I?" "Oh. yes," said the merchant, "I make DO com plaint." "Well," said the customer, "I always insisted that honesty was the best policy, and the best rule to live by and to die by." "That's so," replied the merchant, and the cus tomer turned to depart. "Hold on, friend; speak Ing of honesty; I have a bit of advice to give you. Whenever you come to trade again, you had better I wear a longer coat, or steal a shorter codfish." HOW I WHO WOULD BE AN OLD MATD F Many a thoughtless, pert girl has askod Miis ' question with a curled lip and a toss of her head, I as if she were sure she never would be one. In : many cases, at the time it was uttered, tho hand writing has been upon the wall which fixed her ' destiny. Yes, many- of this class have unwillingly yielded to their fate, and spent their days repining and fretting over their early ftdly, and have died J repe nting it; while others, fearful of the misconceived j notion that it was a disgrace, have plunged into ' matrimony under circumstances from which they would gladly have extricated themselves, i Pity that girls are so thoughtless. As a gener al rule, matrimony is the most natural, the most suitable, and the most happy condition of the sexes. But then there are exceptions to this rule. It is not in the order of Providence that all should marry. The ladr who, from choice or conviction, elects to remain single, does not place herself in a position to deserve the jibes and jeers of cither sex; and when it is a necessity, that very fact should shield her from them. Besides, the purest, most disin terested and holiest of the sex have spent their days in single blessedness. It is not a position, therefore, to be undervalued much less sneered at. Without the responsibilities and peculiar trials of the married state, most of them have shared others' burdens. Xor have wc found them, as a class, less happy, less contented or less useful than others with the same amount of trial or vexation. Therefore, girls, while we do not select a single life for you, beware of that foolish question Wbo would be an old maid?" iSpt. Age. TEXAS ARMING FOR DEFENCE. An arrival from (jalveston brings intelligence that the Legislature of Texas ordered the State troops to arrest Cortinas and his band of outlaws at Brownsville. The reports from Brownsville have created an intense excitement throughout Texas. Cortinas had returned Deputy Sheriff Campbell to Brownsville unharmed, but against the wishes of his own men. tiov. Houston recommends the Legislature to authorize the calling out of a regiment of mounted men for the protection of tho frontier against the Indians, to which that body promptly responded giving the Governor power to call out all the troops necessary, and appointing Captain Ford commander of the troops. Capt. Ford started for the Bio (iraudeon the 18th. mm Falsely Packed and Sandy Cotton. Croat complaint has been made of late on account of the large amount of foreign matter packed in the cotton shipped from most of the Southern States. The Memphis Enquirer deprecates the practice very much, and says: An instance of this kind occurred the other day, fifteen bales being returned from a Northern manufactory, to the purchaser in this city. The bales are represented as having been plated to tho depth of six inches with fine cotton, the classifica tion for which they were sold, while the great bulk of them were poor cottons, impregnated with sand, dust and trash. Such base conduct on tho part of a planter who would do anything of the kind, or would allow it to bejdone, if in bis power to prevent, ought, at least, to subject him to the severest penalty of the law. Hon Trade. During last week, not less than 3000 hogs reached Lynchburg, Va., by way of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad, and thousands more are now awaiting shipment at points West of that place. On Friday the receipts of hogs consisted of twenty-one carloads, weighing in tho aggregate 204,000 lbs. The price still keeps up to 88, the figure at which the market opened. A Prisoner's Etiquette. A curious case of prison etiquette recently occurred in Delaware. A number of prisoners broke jail, and among them was one named Turner, under sentence of death for rape. He called upon the Attorney General, coolly seated himself in his office, and informed the gentleman that a number of prisoners had escaped, among them himself; that he was prepared to go oack again whenever he could be assured that he would be safe; in so doing. Several of hia social companions had been discharged, and in their stead a woman had been placed in jail who was afflicted with scarlet fever; be had formally notified the deputy sheriff that if such conduct was persisted in he would feel obliged to change his quarters, and that receiving no satisfactory evidence on the part of the officers of the jail that kis rrievances would receive attention, he bad thus availed himself of the firsffavorable opportunity of giving a practical turn to bis indignation by leaving the premises He did not care a straw about the sentence of death hanging over him, but he didn't want to catch the scarlet fever. The escaped prisoner was escorted back to his old quarters. "'Tis our turn now," as the autumn leaves said to the West wind. "You be blowed," was the reply, and the leaves blushed at the rudeness. The Weight of the World. Mr Daily, the President of the London Astronomical Society, has been for six years weighing the world in dif ferent ways, aud is now 6ure that he has obtained its specific gravity so nearly accurate that his fig ures cannot err more than 0,0058. The total weight of the world in gross tons of 2,240 pounds, according to his scales, is six thousand and sixty two trillions, one hundred arid sixty-five thousand five hundred and ninety-two billions, two hundred and eleven thousand four hundred and ten mil lions, four hundred and eighty-eight thousand, aud eight hundred and eighty-nine tons. m - To have Hkns lay in Wintkr. To ha sure of a good supply of eggs in winter, raise soma chickens as early in the spring as possible. Tho pullets of these early broods will be large enough to lay late in the fall, and if they arc supplied with warm quarters, and besides being well fed with grain, are allowed, occasionally, a few scraps of fresh meat thrown in to them, they will continue to lay all winter. Old hens, if treated thus, will often become quite prolific. Hen roosts should he supplied with ashes, gravel, and pounded sheila, especially in winter, when the hens cannot procure these articles elsewhere.