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SAMUKL V. SMITir,
AtloriK) aiil Ciiiui. lor at. Law,
CHARLOTTE, N C,
Will attend r,m't! and ' to collecting and
reiaillinjr ali claims intrusted to his care.
fJpeeial attention jjiven to the writing of Deeds, Con
veyances, ic.
giy" Durin? hours of business, may be fouud in the
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January lo. 1800
j. a7fox7
Attorney zx-t Law,
:iiai:lotte, . v..
CKAKUAL Vnl.l.KvriMl AGMA'T.
tlUiie at the Court House, 1 door to the left, down stairs.
Wm. J. Kerr,
A T T O 11 i: V A T I. A V,
('UAULOTTK, N. (-.,
Will practice in the County and Superior Courts of
Mecklenburg. L'niou and Cabarrus comities.
drrirt in the Urawley building opposite Kerr's Hotel.
January J t, l.s;o y
J. M MII.I.Ki:, M. 1).,
Praclitioiier of Medicine aud Surgery,
May 10th. Office ojo.-ite Korr's Hotel.
R0I5i:UT (ilBRO.V, 51. D.,
I'lMcnno.vcit of jiidicic
OjY-" A". 'I Irtriit's rornrr, CUABl.oTTK, N. C.
December
1 S.V.i.
JAS. T. DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ch.i;mttk. x. c,
Will prnctice in the Courts of Mecklenburg and the
adjoining counties.
jtT" The collection of claims promptly attended to.
March 14, 1S.V y
rOLl.oR B. I.EK.
WM. II. KKKR.
LEE & KERR
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
AND .SOLICITOUS IN C1IANCKUV,
Memphis, Tennessee.
office over the (Jayo.'o Hank, ou the Comer of
Main and Madisou Streets, "fl
Time of Holding Court :
Chaxckrv 4th Monday in May and Nov.
Ciuui'ir -id Monday in Jan.. May and September.
Common- Law l.-a Monday in March. J uly and Nov'r.
CutMiNAi. Jd Monday in February. June and October.
Cuittknkks I'iki i it Coi KT, Akk. 24 Monday in May
and November.
Jan. 3d. IXtlo. v
K. V. BECK WITH
Has constantly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C,
Of the best luglish and American manufacturers.
Call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Watch crystals put in for 2. cents each.
November S, 18T.: v
RANIylN & MARTIN
(Commission $ttcrtbants,
AVilmiiiloii, A C.
RoHT. C. UANK1X. ALFttKI MARTIN.
Aug. 30, isr.o. ly-pd
PEA MEAL.
We keep at our Steam Flouring Mill in this place
Pea Meal for feeding cows and stok. Also, we have
on hand at all times. Family, Extra, Supertiue and
coarse Flour. We warrant our family flour.
Corn Meal and Grits cau alwavs be had at the mill.
"j. WILKES & CO.
April 19, 1659
COTTOX SAW GIftS,
Of the best quality, with 10 inch saws, moveable
chilled ribs and tinned brush, and all other nccessarv
improvements delivered at any Uailroad station in the
Sute at $2 per saw. These Gins took the premium at
tbe. S. C. State Fair in ls.."s and 1859.
Planter!" wishing to purchase Gins of the subscirber,
will do well to send their orders early, as there is gen
erally a crowd of work late iu the season.
J- M- ELLIOTT,
Mrch ;o 18' Winnsboro, S. C.
PKOrEKTV FOR SAI.FT I IV
Icnoir, A. C.
The undersigned m ishing to move Wes-t, offers for
sale his Town Property, consisting of Three' Lots on
one of which is a large aud commodious building and
all necessary out-houses. The others are welf im
proved, on one an orchard of choice fruit, on the other
good Spring. Also, 8 acres of land near the village
(part in cultivation). He offers also 350 acres of land
in atauga county, near a good turnpike, being one of
the best stock farms in the countj.
Lenoir is a beautiful Mountain Village, 18 miles from
N. C. Railroad. A tri-weekly stage line passes
from Lincolnton, N. C, via. Hickory Station and Le
noir to Abington, Va. Davenport Female College and
Fmley High School, both well conducted and successful
institutions, are situated inthe place. Anj one wish
ing to buy will get a bargain by applying early to the
subscriber at Lenoir, Caldwell co., V. C.
June l'Jth, 1800. 3m W. GAITHER.
Immense Attraction!
' ' f AT THE
Great Clothing Emporium
. - OF
FUIiLIIVCS, SFRIAGS St CO.
They are now opening at their large and rapacious
Store Room, the HANDSOMEST and CHEAPEST
Stock of Ready-made Clothing
evr offered in the State.
Their stotk comprises all the different kinds of Fancy
Cut Linen and Marseilles Business Suits, Engtish and
French Drap d'Ete and Alpacca Frocks nod Sacks; a
large variety of Cassimere Pants Fancy and Black;
also, Fancy and Black Silk, Cassimere aod Marseilles
Vests in endless variety.
Gents' Furnishing: Goods,
Trunks, Valises, Hats and Caps, &c, Ac. All of the
above goods are of the latest styles and patterns.
MANUFACiURING DEPARTMENT.
FULL1NGS, SPRINGS k CO. have also added to their
Ready-made Clothing Stock, a Merchant Tailoring De
partment, to which they call the especial attention of
their many friends ana customers.
They intend making this department second to none
in the State, either in style and quality of Goods, or in
the manufacture of Garments.
At all times will be found a good stock of Black and
colored Cloths, English, French and American Cassi
mere?, audu variety ofVestings. Also, an assortment
of Rock Island Cassimeres.
They feci confident of their ability to undersell any
other house in the State, from the advantages they
have in getting their goods.
Their goods are bought by the quantity, by one of
the Firm who resides in the Northern markets, which
gives him the opportunity of taking advantage of the
prices of goods, thereby saving at least Twenty-five
per cent to the consumer.
Jfctf-Dinjes saved are Dollars made!"fl So try us.
E. FULLIXGS,
JXO. M. SPRINGS,
JNO. P. HEATH.
April 10, 18G0. tf
Large Arrivals
OF
SPUING & SUMMER GOODS,
AT
KOOP.ttAlVIV & PHEL.PS'
They have received aud are receiving a large stock of
Millinery and Ladies Dress Goods
in endless variety, suitable for the Spring and Summer
trade.
Particular attention is called to their assortment of
Lace Shawls, Points and Mantillas.
They have a LARGER STOCK of FINE GOODS than
they have ever kept before
They asiure those who may deal with them that they
will endeavor to give satisfaction both iu price and
the quality of the Goods, aa 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.
(g m j n
HARDWARE. &c
Of all kinds, kept constantly on hand aud for sale on
the most reasonable terms.
They invite purchasers to give their extensive stock
an examination before buying elsewhere.
KOOPMANN & PHELPS.
April 10, 180.
J. S. PHILLIPS,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
HAVING located in Charlotte, respect
fully solicits a share of public patronage.
A complete assortment of Cloths, Cas
simeres and Vcstings always on hand,
which will be made to order ut the
shortest notice.
Shop three doors south of the
Mansion House.
Sept. 27, 1859. y
$100 REWARD!
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the 1st October,
a mulatto boy named SOLOMON. He is near six
feet high, about thirty years old, tolerably bright, rather
slim, and weighs about 175 pounds. He has a down
look when spoken to. The end of the forefinger of his
left hand has been cut off, aud a sharp hard knot has
grown on the nd of it. I think he is lurking about
Rocky River, in the lower end of Cabarrus county,
where he was raised. All persons are forewarned
not to harbor or assist him, under the penalty of the
law. I will pay the above reward for his delivery to
ne, or his apprehension and confinement in any jail so
I can get him.
WILLIAM HAMILTON,
Negro Head Depot, Union Co., X. C.
April 9, 1800.
tf
TAXES.
The TAX LISTS for the yenr 1859 are now iu my
hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes will
please come foward and settle.
E. C. GRIER, Sheriff.
April 3. 180.0.
Rooting, Guttering and Job Work,
Of all kinds, promptly attended to at - '
TAYLOR'S Hardware Store,
Opposite the Mansion House.
MANSION HOUSE
The undersigned having taken the above v-ell-known
and favorite Hotel, begs leave to inform the patrons of
the house and the traveling public that he is repairing
and refurnishing it and has made seTeral changes which
will add to comfort as a home and public resort. Xo
effort shall be spared on the part of himself or assis
tants to render sojourners pleasant and comfortable.
. H. B. WILLIAMS.
Charlotte, January 10, 18C0. tf
ANOTHER SOUTHERN 1BOVEM EST j
CUBAN SEGAR MANUFACTORY. j
Scyars ami Tobacco Leaf iJircct from Cuba.
JOHN S. WILEY has returned to Charlotte from j
Cuba, where he bought large and varied assortment ;
of SEGA US, SNUFF, TOBACCO, &c, for this market,
ana is now opening some ceieoratea uranas oi aegars,
among which may be found the following :
EI Rico Habana, Mucha El Littleto,
Concha's Malos, Rio Hondro,
Flor del Tnmas, Lasbelas Gustou.
ne manufuctures Segars from the best Havana To
bacco; and keeps the best Smoking and chewing Tobac
co, Lynchburg and Turkish Brands ; Maccabaa, Rap
pee agd pure Scotch Snuffs; Powhatan Pipes, snnff
Boxes, Matches, Blacking, &c; Meershaun Segar Hold
ers and Pipes.
He respectfully invites the public lo call next door
to the Mansion House.
January 3, I860
III! I IV 1
AUTUMN.
The fiery rajs of the bright summer sun,
Will soon, very soon, be over and'done,
And Autumn with plenty abounding be here,
To gladden the heart, and the husbandman cheer.
Its coming no herald precedes to proclaim,
Nor .laurel wreaths 'twine to encircle its name;
In silence approaching 'mid foliage green,
The mark of its footsteps will clearly bo seen.
In the stillness of night, as well as noonday,
It stops not to linger or stray by the way;
But onward, its season of duty perform,
And the harvest secure ere the advent of storm.
notice., - '
The valuable property, formerly the residence of R
P. Waring, Esq., containing about seven acres, will be
sold on Tuesday of October Court if not sold privately
before that time. Fersous wishing to bny or examine,
will call upon W. A. OWENS, Attorney.
Aug. 7, 1860. 42-1 It .
Charlotte Female Institute,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.; 7 7
Rev. 15. Burwell, Principal.
The next Session will commence on the 12th of Sep
tember, and continue until the last of June, 1861, with
a short intermission at Christmas.
Terms fob Twenty Weeks :
Board aud Tuition in English Branches, $85 00
Tuition of day Scholars, $16and$18 00
Ornamental branches at usual prices.
One half of board and tuition payable in advance. ' "
The various departments will be filled by Teachers
of known experience and ability.
For Catalogues, containing further particulars, ad
dress REV. R., BURVVELL, ,
July 17, I860. 2lm. Charlotte, X. C.
Valuable Town Property
For Sale. , . '
The Trustees will offer for Sale, at the Public Square
in Charlotte, on the 13th of November next, (being
Tuesday of Superior Court,) if not sold ' privately be
fore, the CIRCUIT PARSONAGE, located in a pleas
ant portion of said town. There is a Kitchen, Stable,
tc, on the premises. Persons desiring to purchase
valuable Town Property would do well lo examine this
before the day of sale.
Terms easy and made known on tho day of sale.
The property will be showu by Mr. J. J. Berryhill
to any one desiring to visit it.
Aug. 21, 1860. 2G-tf THE TRUSTEES. .
Hardware ! ! Hardware ! I
A. A. N. M. TAYLOR
ESPECTFULLY informs his. frieuds and the pub
lic trctierall v. that he has added to his extensive
stock of Stoves, and Tin Ware,, a largo and complete,
stock of Hardware, consisting in part as follows:
Carpenters' Tools.
Circular, mill, crosscut, baud, ripper, panncl, prun
ing, grafting, tennoti, back, compass, webb, and butch
er SAWS: Braces ii nd bits, Draw Knives, Chissels,
Augers, Gimlets. Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes: Brick,
plastering, and pointing Trowels; Sawrsetters. Screw
plates, Stocks and dies, Phi lies of all kinds, Spoke
shaves, Steel-blade bevel and try Squares; Spirit Levels
Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines,
Gougers, and in tV-ct evert hing a mechanic wants, in
great variety and at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, Opposite the Man
sion House, Charlotte, N. C. i r'
May 2S, 1860. tf .. ' r , ,
Blacksmith's Tools.
Sueh as Bellows, Anvils, Vices, hand and slide Ham
mers, Buttresses, Farriers' Knives, Screw-plates, Stocks
and dies, Blacksmith's Pincers and Tongs, Raspers and
Files of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch Nails,
Borax; Irou of all sizes, both of northern and country
manufacture; cast, plow, blister and spring Steel; &c.,
for sale very cheap at -
TAYLOR S, opposite the Mansion House:
AT TAYLOR'S you can find the largest assortment
of Cutlery. Guns and Pistols, of all the celebrated
makes. '
GLASS, of all sizes and qualities both French aud
American. Also, Putty by the keg or pound.
WOODEN WARE, Brooms, &c, of all kinds.
Rope ! Rope! !
5,000 pounds of Manilla, Juto and Cotton Rope, from
inch to a inches, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store,
Opposite the Mansion House. .
Carriage Materials.
He would call special attention to hi3 stock of the
above goods, consisting of Springs, Axles, Hubs, Bows,
Spokes, Shafts. Curtain frames, Knobs, Bands, Lining
Nails, Damask, Satinet, Cloths, Laces, Fringes, Enamel
ed and Patent Leather, Enamelled Cloth, Oil Carpet,
EXints of all kinds, dry and iu oil; Varnish, Turpentine,
Linseed Oil, Tyre and oval Iron, Bolts, nnd everything
in the way of Carriage Trimmings, at prices that can
not fail to please, at the Hardware Depot of
A. A. N. M. TAYLOR,
Opposite the Mansion House.
Tin and Japanned Ware,
A large assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Plate,
Babbit metal, &c.
Stoves, the largest Stoek, of all sizes, at
TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and
I Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion Howse
Agricultural Implements of all kinds.
Straw Cutters, Corn Shellers, Plows, Hoes, Shovels,
Spades, Forks, Axes, Picks. Mauocks, Grubbing Hoes,
Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, Pruning
and Hedge Shears, Pruning and budding Knives, gar
den Hoes and Rakes, with handles: Grain Cradles; grain,
grass and brier Scythes, Bush Hooks, Wagon boxes;
Hollow ware, such as pots, ovens and lids, skillits, spi
ders, stew-pans and kettles, Cauldrons from 20 to 120
gallons each; Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep
Shears, &c, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite
the Mansion House.
Ludlow's Celebrated Self-Sealing
Cans, of all the different sizes, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House.
State of N. Carolina, Lincoln Cov
Court of I'leaxt and Quarter Session, July Session. 18C0.
Daniel Shufford rs. Osborne Wells.
Judicial Attachment Levied on Lots Xos. 27 and 28,
S. E. Square of Lincolnton."
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, that
the Defendant is not a resident of this State; it is there
fore ordered that publication be made for six weeks in
the Western Democrat notifying the said defendant to
be and appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions, to be held for the County of Lincoln, at the
Court House in Lincolnton, on the 8th Monday after
the 4th Monday in August next; then and there to show
cause if any he has why the land levied on shall not be
condemned to satisfy Plaintiffs debt and costs.
Witness, W R Clark, Clerk of said Court, at office
in Lincolnion, the 2nd Monday in Jnly, A. D. 1860, and
in the 85th year of th Independence of said State.
25-6t W. R. CLARK, C. C.
1 m' x CHARLOTTE N.-tt Z V -'f
JB'Sonje Jdea'"of wiat it cosf the city of New
York" to entertain the Japanese .Embassadors may
may
be lormed .frpui vthe following y .hilj. of expenses:
12,000 suppers at $V $3G,O0O 12,000 bottles of
champagne" at $2 50; $ 30,000 boaxd -of embassy
for ten'days &i $2,000 per day," ' $20,000 cigars,
hack hire &e .SlO.OOj) white tats, kid I gloves,
&c, for the cUj,adOiiii"$9aWtotai : $105,-
Filibustering Movements. Late news
from Kuataq . state , that Gen. ,Wm. Walker (the
fillibuster) had attacked and captured the city of
Truxillo, in Honduras, and it is said he will pass
through Honduras'' and take possession ' of the
northern portion of Nicaragua. His followers, are
in high spirits and. confident of the success of their
schemes.' , ; -
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TnE Virginia 'Conventions. Week before
last two Conventions were held in .Virginia, Doug
las and "Breckinridge. The Douglas Convention
formed an electoral ticket, and refused all propo
sitions for compromise offered Jby the Breckinridge
party. It is stated that the Douglas Convention
denounced- the Administration,- denounced the
proposition for compromise, and directed the elect
ors to go for Douglas if he can be elected, but if
not, to go for the man who can beat Lincoln, but
expressed a preference for Bell over Breckinridge.
The Douglas men manifested a determination to
rule or ruin. - - '" . " ;-
', The Breckinridge Convention was harmonious,
and. made preparation for, a vigorous canvass.
Such men js, Henry A... Wise, .Ex-Gov. Smith,
and Mr Hunter,1 were appointed Electors for the
State at large, and they will make the opposition
of all shades quail before them ."before election day,
A resolution was adopted, instructing the Electors
to vote as a unit, so as to prevent the -election of
Lincoln, if Breckinridge cannot be elected. -
. State Elections Before NovEWBEa.-r-Elec-tious
are to; be, held in the? following States at the
times named . .', V ' . ..
California, first:Wednesday, in September. , ; ;
Florida, first Monday in October.
Georgia, first Alonday in Octobers . -; : .-.
Indiana, second Tuesday in October.
. - Iowa, second Tuesday in. October. . :
; Mahie second Tuesday in September., , .
. Minnesota, second Tuesday in October. -.. -
Mississippi, first. Monday in October. .
Ohio, second Tuesday in October.
Pennsylvania, second Tuesday in October.
...South Carolina, second Monday in October.
Vermont, first Thursday in September .
Tue Mum Candidate. -John Bell has lately
been interrogated by a committee appointed by a
large and respectable convention, of the Opposition
party of. Alabama, as to his views upon the rights
of the citizens of, the South to take their slave
property with them to the Territories of the United
States, and be protected there in its enjoyment,
and he refuses to answer. v
He . replies by stating his determination to ad
here to the policy of the convention by which he
was nominated, in making no declaration of opinion
upon the present political issues, but refers the
public to his published speeches. .. .
At such a time as the present, the people of the
United States have a right to kuow the opinions of
every one who aspires to the highest office within
their gift.,... And any one who is afraid, or, who
from party motives refuses to avow his opinions,
is unworthy of support.
Suspicious Character. The citizens of Dur-
hams, Orange Co., suspecting a man who had been
lurking in that vicinity for several days of being
too intimate with the slaves, ... took him up on
Wednesday last, and administered the lash very
freely and afterwards pelted him with stones.
Ral. Press, August
,
POLITICAL ITEMS.
Breckinridge and Lane in Vermont.
Every day we hear of accessions to the Breckin
ridge and Lane movement in Vermont. Two of
the Vermont delegates to the Baltimore Conven
tion, who remained with the portion that nomina
ted Douglas, have now cast their lot with the
friends of Breckinridge and Lane. Henry Clark,
of Poultney, and Lucius Robinson, of Newport,
after calmly looking over the matter, are no longer
for Douglas, but have declared for Breckinridge.
At least two of the State Committee Russel, of
Middlebury, and Stewart, of Derby also take the
same position, and every day witnesses important
changes in our favor. Bellow Falln Argut.
The Journal of Commerce says: "Every day
adds new strength to the (BreckinridgeJ party; it
is already the principal antagonist of the Republi
cans; and the indications are that long before the
Gth of November next, it will have reached a mag
nitude that will make even Republicanism tremble
in its boots." r
Giving it up.rThe Editor of the Thompson
(Georgia) Herald, a neutral paper, says: "Though
we expect . to. vote for. Bell and Everett, yet our
humble opinion is, .from present indications, that
Breckinridge and Lane will be elected. - They ap
pear to be the most popular with the people every
where. , - - - - .
Iowa Democratic State Convention. The
Breckinridge and Lane State Convention nomina
ted a full electoral ticket. Resolutions endorsing
the Breckinridge Democratic platform were adopted.
Political Stumping. Senator Douglas made
a speech at Brunswick, Me., on the 17th ult, and
at Portland, 31 e., on the same day. The New
York Herald says:
It is understood that Dougl&s and Johnson will
take the stump till the day of election,, the former
going South and West and the latter going North,
as fax even as Maine. .
fv CROWDING. THE PROFESSIONS..
In admitting some law students to the practice
of that popular profession, a Judge of the New
York Supreme Court said to the hopeful neophytes:
"Gentlemen, I. wish you prosperity in your pro
fession; but,' under the present state of affairs, I
cannot say that the prospects are very encourag
ing.'" ' - ' .
' There is no profession which requires more pro
found and acute faculties, and more untiring in
dustry, than that of . the law. We suppose it is
simply impossible for any man to rise to the head
of the legal profession without deserving his hon
ors ' It ia true," that some, who have the capacity,
do not navVthe' opportunity; but it ia undeniable
that the leaders of the bar win their way to emi
nence by real superiority in their vocation. The
ordeal through which they have to pass, is such as
no sham ' or humbug can possibly survive. And
yet there is no vocation so completely overstocked
as the law is in all parts of the United States, and
none which has such a large proportion of tenth
rate men such a vast Standing Army of Incapa-
bles. Full it is everywhere to overflowing with
aspirants for immortality, who pass through life
poor in fame, and poorer still in purse, while the
successful few carry off all the honors and all the
prizes of the day.
One would think that men n6t conscious of pos
sessing great powers would avoid such a Searching
test as they must submit to in the practice of such
a profession; but the misfortune is, that self-con
ceit and weakness of mind are almost inseparable
companions. The vanity of" parents often sees in
some infant of ordinary sprightliness, a sucking
Marshall, and it is ' not. difficult to inoculate the
progeny with the idea that it was born into the
world with the express purpose of becoming Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme Court. It
is true, no doubt, that in this magnificent ambi
tion there is little ofV the base alloy of mercenary
considerations.. Even the first men of the legal
profession have no such opportunities of acquiring
great wealth as may.be found in many other voca
tions, and, as to the rank and file, they . atone by a
life of extraordinary abstemiousness from all world
ly enjoyments, for the rashness and indiscretion in
their choice of a profession.
, Another reason which helps to fill up the legal
profession is the common notion of its superior
respectability. .It is ."respectable" enough, no
doubt, and if . men could live on "respectability,"
and meet their financial engagements with certifi
cates of their social position, they would live like
fighting-cocks. ; But why should "respectability"
attach to a vocation, merely as a vocation, and in
dependently of all qualifications font? Why should
the barrister's gown elevate stupidity into "re
spectability," above stupidity in any other pursuit,
and still more, above excellence in other employ
ments)'' It is time, for the happiness and useful
ness of the coining generation, that this absurd'
notion should be exploded, and that republics
should realize the truth of their own theory that
it is the man who gives dignity to a position, and
not the position which gives dignity to the man.
Skill and honest labor, no matter in what de
partment of human industry it is exercised, will
command the respect of all whose respect is worth
iving; of all human beings who have brains and
manhood, and the considerations of others is not
worth much; certainly not the sacrifice of the use
fulness and happiness of a whole life. We yield
to none in reverence for the men of pre-eminent
learning and virtue, who stand at the head of the
bar in the United States, nor in a still more lively
feeling of sympathy with those less fortunate mem
bers of the same profession (for many such there
are,) who have abilities enough to elevate them,
but who, from lack of opportunity and other
causes, have been condemned to obscurity and
poverty; but for this very reason, we would like to
see licenses less lavishly and indiscriminately be
stowed. The demands of the public upon the law
of the United States could be fully met by one-
tenth of its present members, whilst it would be
better for the public interests and for their own,
if the mob still pressing the portals of this noble
profession should never advance any farther into
mysteries of the science than to hear the Riot Act
read by their examiners, and be dispersed as ene
mies of the peace of society.
No doubt another cause of the popularity of the
legal profession is, that it has been the usual ave
nue to official and political distinction. Many of
our political men have been, and are lawyers. We
are not aware, however, that the practice of the
legal profession peculiarly qualifies a man for the
duties of statesmanship. At all events, the ex
perience of Great Britain and the United States
does not warrant such a conclusion. The fact,
however, remains thai the law is often selected
merely as a stepping stone to political honors, to
honors which are of all others the most precarious
and unsatisfying, which depend on the capricious
breath of the multitude, and rarely conferred upon
the most competent and deserving. No man who
selects the legal profession as a stepping stone to
any other can entertain a proper appreciation of
the dignity of his vocation, or bestow upon it the
energy and perseverance which will make it digni
fy himself. Richmond Disiatch.
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Beaufort Harbor. We are informed that
arrangements are nearly completed for running a
regular line of steamers from Morehead City to
New York, to commence about the 1st of Septem
ber. Greensboro Patriot.
Texas. The excitement in Texas growing out
of the late suspected abolition conspiracy continues
unabated. Persons charged with complicity in
this desparate and bloody scheme in variou coun
ties, 'and against whom the evidence was very
strong, have been hung. Various others have
been arrested. The village of Henderson has
been burned and eneman taken up for distribut
ing strychnine. The Houston papers, however
say that the excitement causes much exaggera
tion in the reports that are circulated.
Sty on the Eyelid. A correspondent sends
us the following remedy, which she says , she . can
vouch for:
Put a teaspoonfull of black tea in a small bag;
pour on to it just enough boiling water to moisten
it; then put it on the eye pretty warm. . Keep it
on all night, and in the morning the sty will most
likely be gone; if not, a second application is cer
tain to remove it.
A .Touching. Episode. The New Orleans
Crescent, of the 21st, gives the following affecting
episode in its court proceedings:
A lot of drunken and disorderly women were
sentenced to three . months in the work-house.
One of these was Mrs Doyle. Whilst the women
were in a cell of the lock-up, awaiting the arrival
of the Black Maria, a little bit of a boy appeared
in court, and approaching the recorder, said: "Mr
Recorder how much will you charge to let my
mother out?" The recorder surprised, asked him
how much he would give. He said he would give
him two dollars thaticing all the money he had,
and that it was half or his month's wages; his busi
ness being that of selling papers at four dollars a
month. V.-.','-.; -, 7 .
"If I -let your mother out," said the recorder,
"she'll get drunk again; can you keep her from
drinking?" "I've tried hard to make her quit it,"
the little one replied, "but she will drink, and I
don't know whether I can make her quit or not.'
The little fellow began to show symptoms of
distress, when the recorder said to him. "Sonney,
I'll tell you what I'll do. If you can get your
mother to sign the pledge, I'll let her out. Go
and see your mother, and see what she says."
An officer showed the little fellow into the
lock-up, where,' through the bars he saw his
mother in a cell with the other women." He call- .
edher to the bars and said: "Ma, if I get you
out of this place will you sign the plodgo not to
drink any more?" Mrs. Doyle, who was naturally
enough in great distress, answered: "Yes sonncyj
I'll do anything to. get out of this." The boy
went flying back to the recorder, reported his
mother's answer, and offered his hard earned two
dollars. -
The recorder told him to keep his money, and had
Mrs. Doyle brought before him again. She
very penitent and made all sorts of promises.
The recorder lectured her and gave her to under
stand that he pardoned her only for her little bny'f
sake, and then to make ; sure of her taking thi
pledge directed officer Borge .'to accompany ht.
and see that she fulfilled her promise. Attended
by the officer and her little boy, she went around
to the residence of Rev. Father Monyhan, aud, in
the reverend gentleman's presence, solemnly took
the pledge to be a good and sober woman hereaf
ter. ' . "y .
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JEy The newspapers are speculating about the
wealth of William B. Astor. One writer sets it
down at 925,000,000. Another thinks that $40r
000,000 would be a fair estimate. The probabili
ties point to a still higher figure than this. But
it simply impossible to make an intelligent con
jecture of Mr Astor's wealth, or that of any other
first class millionaire. I he tax-books give no idea
of their stupendous possessions. "A large propor
tion of their property is taxed in the names of
leasees. An immense amount of it is out of the
city of New York. Mr Astor's taxes last year
were not over 150,000. It is a fact in human
nature that, until a man is worth two or three mil
lions, he does not object to having his wealth ex
aggerated, but when he gets beyond that, he is
not at all anxious that the public should know ex
actly how much he ia worth.
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Baptists in North Carolina. The Baptist
Almanac, just out, assigns to North Carolina 29
Associations, 692 Churches; 374 Ordained Mioid-,
ters; 65 Licentiates; and 49,778 members, of which
5,245 were baptized in 1849. This enumeration
is exclusive of Anti-missionary Baptists.
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Extraordinary Challenge. We find the
following extraordinary challenge in the Peters
burg Intelligencer:
Prince George, July 22, 1860. The subscri
ber, feeling himself to be the Champion of Pro
Slavery men South, will 6ay that he can whip the
Champion of Anti-Slavery men North, either on
land or water. I will enter a room with him
the President of the United States shall lock the
door behind us, and inspect us for every half hour
until the contest is ended. ' Or I will enter a boat
on the Mount Vernon side of the Potomac, and
meet him near the middle. Both shall simultane
ously leap from the end of the boat and swim un
til we meet, when we will engage; neither boat to
approach until we both ( agree as to the victory.
My address is "Templeton, Prince George, Va.
' L. L. LEE.
Power of an Atom of Poison. A young
Brazilian student of medicine has just died in
Paris where he recently graduated with honor.
He succumbed to the results of a minute dissection
wound in tbe thumb. His preceptors, Velpeau,
Chassaignac and other eminent physicians, in
vain adopted all the expedients that medical sci
ence and skill could suggest to stay the malady.
Full of ardor and zeal to make the most of his
professional opportunities in Paris, tbe patient in
sisted on continuing his attendance on the hos
pitals, and expired the very evening before tbe
day fixed for his return to practice medicine in
his native place. The celebrated Dr. Philips ha
recently been in danger of his life from a similar
cause, andDr. Lemarchand, formerly a native
surgeon, has just died at Landerneau, (department
of Finistera in France,) at the age of fifty-eight,
in consequence of a puncture with a suture needle, .
which had lain some time in a wound made for
the removal of a cancerous tumor. - Diseases of
similar origin are far from infrequent. Dr Fuller
ton gives an instance of a lady inoculating herself
by kissing the corpse of her son-in-law, while her1
lips were slightly abraded. She recovered, but
second patient, a butcher, having died from inocu
lation in skinning a diseased cow, this celebrate 1
physcian was assisted by a medical friend in exam
ining the body. Though no wound was receive '
while conducting their investigations, both nu
geons were troubled with a pricking and beau t
sensation in the hands and arms, followed by V
feeling of discomfort and want of appetite for a
week afterwards. In Australia, sheep, hones and
cows often communicate a similar dangerous, and,
oftentimes, fatal disease to the persons employed
to prepare their skins for commerce... '-
Mr Wm. D. Cooke, for the last fifteen years,
Principal of the North Carolina Institution for the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind, has resigned his position,
and has accepted the principalahip of tbe Georgia
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, located At
Cave Spring, in that State.
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