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CIIATILOTTE, N. C, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1860.
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SAMUEL P. SMITH,
Attorney and Ciiiiim?1oi at Law,
CHARLOTTE, N C,
Will attend jiroiti'll' and iltl'njeuttij to collecting and
r-iittitir all claims intrusted to his care.
Spi-cial attention given to the writing of Deeds, Con-vevan"-s,
tc.
g-i During hours of business, may be found in the
Court lions, Office No. 1, adjoining the clerk's oilier.
January 10. 100
J. A. FOX,
Attorney txX Xjciw
CHAIILOTTH, X. C.
GKXKIIAL COLLECTING A HUNT.
Office .it the Court House, 1 door to the left, down stairs.
Wm. J. Kerr,
ATTO K A E V A T I- A IV,
CHARLOTTE, X. C,
Will practice in the County and .Superior Courts of
Ali kb nburg. I'uion and abarrus counties.
(iftioE in the Bra wlcy building opposite Kerr's Hotel.
J.uniary ISOU y
ROBERT GIBBON, M. D.,
I'IMCTITIOXGR OF nGDIClNE
AM'
Otp" A'o. 1 " s ronm; CHARLOTTE, X. C.
Di i iiil(. r I t. !.":.
JAS. T. DAVIS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
rilAKLOTTK. N. C,
Will practice in the Courts of .Mecklenburg and the
! jfiniii-; counties.
.r-iV" The collection of claims jiroinptly attendvI to.
March 14, 1 ."; y
FULLIIK IS. I.KK.
WM. it. KKUR.
LEE & KElllt
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW,
AND SOLICITORS IN CHANCERY,
Memphis, Tennessee.
gioy Office over the Gayoeo Bank, on the Corner of
Main and Madison Streets, "jafi
Time o f llohliitif Court :
Ciianckuy 4th Moudar in May and Nov.
Ouiieit 3d Monday in Jan., May and September.
Com vox Law 1st Monday in March. July and Nov'r.
Cu-imisal 2d Monday in February, June and October.
Cjxittenuex Cihctit CoritT, Auk. 2d Monday iu May
and November.
Jan. 3d, 1800. y
' 11. Y B ECK WITH
Has constantly on hand
WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C,
Of the best English and American manufacturers.
Call and examine his stock before purchasing elsewhere.
Watch crystals put in for 25 cents each.
November 8, 1S."1 y
PEA MEAL
We keep at our Steam Flouring 31 ill in this jdace
Pea Meal for feeding cows and stovk. Also, we have
on hand at all times, Family, Extra. Superfine and
coarse Flour. We warrant our family Hour.
Com Meal and Grits can always lie bail at the mill.
J. WILKES k CO.
April in, 18.V.
J. G. WILKINSON &. CO.,
DEALERS IX
Watolies,
Silver & plated Ware
AND FANCY GOODS,
No.
5, Granite Range,
Opposite the Mansion House, CHARLOTTE. N. C.
Attention given to Repairing Watches and Jewelry.
September 18, 1800. V
MECKLENBURG IKON WORKS,
Charlotte, X. C.
ALEXANDER &. McDOUGALL.
The undersigned beg have to inform the citizens of I
Charlotte and vicinity and the public generally, that ;
they have opened the above Establishment at the foot of
Trade Street, adjoining the track of the North Carolina ;
Rail Road and opposite John Wilkes' Steam Mills, and
are prepared to furnish all kinds of
at short notice and on reasonable terms. j
Steam Engines from 8 to 80 Horse
Power.
Their SHOP contains tools selected with great care '
and is provided with all the improvements required
to do their work iu a first rate manner.
Castings, in Iron or Brass, made to order. 1
HORSE-SHOEING and BLACKSMITHS work of all
kinds. REPAIRING iu their line attended to.
Agents for Dr. E. O. Elliott, for Winter's Patent
Mulay Saw Mill, which has the advantage, alonjr with
many others, of doing at least twice as
and doing it better, than any other Mill in
be run by Steam. Water or'llorse Power.
audi work,
use it can
The Mulav
may be seen at the Shop at anv time.
HENRY ALEXANDER.
MALCOLM McDOl" GALL.
I i on, ft:-.t, Cupper, bought or taken
X. li. Uld
i i trade.
'j't ml'i-r
;e.
Jl-tf.
REMOVED. ,
IVm. Treloar - has removed to No. 2
GRANITE ROW, Store formerly occupied by Elias k
Cohen, one door below A. A. N. M. Taylor's Corner.
Wm. , Trel6ar'
Head Quarters for BOOTS AND SHOES.
Win. Treloar's
Boots, Shoes fend Leather.
Just Come iu !
Wm. Treloar's
India Rubber Belting,
-- Just come In I
Wm. Treloar's
TTats axxcX O VX3s
Just come in !
Wm. Treloar particularly requests the pub
lic to JUST COME IN and examine for themselves
his Splendid New Stock of Fall and Winter Hoots and
Shoes. ..
Just come in at
WM. TRELOAR'S
Sept 25, 1800. It No
2, Granite Row.
LAND FOR SALE.
The subscriber being desirous of removing, offers his
PLANTATION for sale, situated on Clear Creek, 15
miles East of Charlotte The tract comprises 240
acres 172 in one body, and the remaining 68 acres
lying w ithin half mile. Most of the land is of a supe
rior quality. There is a good Dwelling and all neces
sary out-buildings on it, with good water in the yard.
B. GLENN.
Sept 25. 1600. 2m-pd
NEGROES WANTED.
I want to buy Negro Boys and Girl from 12 to 18
years old, for which the highest prices iu cash will be
paid.
May 17, 185I SAML. A. HARRIS.
Hardware ! ! Hardware ! !
A. A. N. M. TAYLOR
RESPECTl'l LLY informs his friends and the pub
lic generally, that lie has added to his extensive
stock of Stoves and Tin Ware, a large and complete
stock of Hardware, consisting in part as follows:
Carpenters' Tools.
Circular, mill, crosscut, hand, ripper, paunel, prun
ing, grafting, temion, back, eompas?, webb, and butch
er SAWS: Braces and bits, Draw Knives, Chissels,
Augers, Gimlets, Hammers, Hatchets, and Axes; Brick,
plastering, and pointing Trowels: Saw-setters, Screw
plates, Stocks and dies, Planes of all kinds, Spoke
shaves, Steel-blade bevel and trj- Squares; Spirit Levels
Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines,
Gougers, and in tact everthing a mechanic wants, in
great variety an 1 at very low prices, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store and Tin-ware Depot, opposite the Man
sion House, Charlotte, N. C.
.May 2f, iao. 'tf
Blacksmith's Tools.
Such as Bellows, Anvils, Vices, hand and slide Ham
mers. Buttresses, Farriers' Knives, Screw-plates, Stocks
and dies, Blacksmith's Piueers and Tongs, Rasters and
Tiles of every kind. Cut horseshoe and clinch Nails.
Borax: Iron of all sizes, both of northern ami 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 nnd
American. Also, Putty by the keg or pound.
WOODEN WARE, Brooms, &c., of all kinds.
Rope ! Rope! !
5,000 pounds of Mauilla. Juto and Cotton Rope, from
inch to 3 inches, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store,
Opposite the Mansion House.
Ludlow's Celebrated Self-Sealing
Cans, of all the different sizes, at TAYLOR'S
Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House.
Carriage Materials.
at the Sign of the Golden Pad-Lock.
V lupfrn Stork of the above, consist incr of Snrincs. Axles.
Oval Iron, Hubs, Bows, Rims, Buggy Poles, Buggy
elled Cloth, Oil Carpet, Carriage Bolts, Brass and Sil
ver Bands. Silver Moulding. Laces, Tassels, Turned
Sticks. Saddle and Lining Nails, &c, &c.
$100 REWARD !
RANAWAY from the subscriber on the 1st October,
a mulatto bo3 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 spokea to. The end of the forefinger of his
left hand has been cut off, and a sharp hard knot has
grown on the end of it. I think he is lurking about
Rocky Liver, in the lower end of Cabarrus county.
where he was raised. figy AH 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
me, or his apprehension and confinement in any jail so
I can get him. WILLIAM HAMILTON,
Aegro Head Depot, Union Co., N. (J.
April 0, 18G0. tf
-TAXES.
The TAN LISTS for the year 18. are now in my
hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes will
please come foward and settle.
E. C. GR1ER, Sheriff.
April 3, 1800.
MECKLENBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
W. N. Dickey,
vsos, IrinciPals-
Joskpu Thompson
The First Session of this School will commence on
Monday, the loth day of September.
The Academy is situated at Big Steel Creek church,
eight miles west of Charlotte, iu a healthy region of
country. The moral character of the community is 1
good, and the temptations to vice and prodigality are
as few as in any locality in the State.
The principals are graduates of Davidson College,
and, having chosen teaching as a profession, they will
devote all their time and energies to the interests of :
the school. Students will be received at any time and ;
charged from the time of entrance. Deductions for
absence made t the option of the principals.
Good board can be obtaiucdconvenient to the Acade- :
my, at reasonable rates.
Terms per session of fire months,
English Grammar, History, &c, ....$25.00,
The above with the Classics, - 30 00.
For further information address either of the princi
pals at Bloomingdale, Mecklenburg county, N. C.
Aug. 14, I860. 25-12tpd
Beef Cattle Wanted.
W'jlust Cath Pritis jxihl fur Jiccrc and Xh'rp. ;
I run still engaged in Butchering, and desire to pur
chase Beef Cattle and Sheep, for which I will pay the
highest market prices. Those having stock for sale
will find it to their advantage to give me a call. In- :
jitire at Dr. Taylor's Tan Yard.
Aug. 21. ist.o. 20-tf J. L. STOUT. '
! . . ANODE! t . ;
Written, by a malignant philanthropist after
reading Mr iSumner'a. wonderful speech on the
"JJarbarism of Slavery ''J
M. Poitevih, "the aeronaut,
Ascends upon a horse;
I He ties the beast to his balloon
1 ' And puts his legs across.
' Now why should not poor Sambo rise
A-straddle of an ass,
I When Mister Sumner furnishes ,!
' Both animal and gas?
Gen. Ilenningscn proclaims that Fillibuster
ing is not dead. That it did not sink into the
grave of Walker, but that it will be renewed again
when the fitting time comes, of which due notice
will he given. From the tone of Henningsen's
letter, or manifesto, one would be led to suppose
that he proposes to act himself as leader of the
next expedition. . lie had better let it alone. The
world is tired of such abortive folly.
The Cholera in Malaga. Capt. Crowcll, of
the brig Starlight, writes to- the Providence Jour
nal from Malaga, Sept. 10th, respecting the ravage
of cholera at Malaga. From the 1st of August to
the 5th of September it caused C30 deaths, 425 of
which occurred within the last fifteen days of that
period. During those fifteen days there were
more than ever occurred there in any two months
of any previous year. The city of Malaga has
105,000 inhabitants.
The population of the Town of Fayettevillc is 5,077.
I860. FALL TRADE! I860.
The old and long established House of
. Drucker & Heilbrun
Aro now receiving and will continue to receive during
the present season, the most complete assortment of
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING, HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES
And GROCERIES,
Ever brought to this market.
Possessing unusual facilities for the purchase of
Goods from the very FIRST CLASS commission,
Importing nnd Manufacturing Houses in the North,
they are thus enabled to DEFY COMPETITION iu any
Goods in their line. To their
Bouts', Shoes, Hats and Clothing,
they call special attention,
thev will not be undersold
In the Grocery Line
To Country Merchants.
Your particular notice is called to our immense Stock
which will be sold at a very small advance, and to
CASH BITERS every inducement will be offered in
the way of Low Prices. Remember the House of
DRUCKER & HEILBRUN.
Charlotte. Oct. 2, 18fi0. tf
Offick Wii.. Chaii. k Rltiieufohd 11. R.,
Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 20, 1SC0. J
PROPOSALS will be received at the Office, of the
Chief Engineer of this Company until the 28th day of
October next, for the Graduation, Masonry and Bridg
ing of the Road (now unlet) from Rockingham, in the
county of Richmond, to the town of Charlotte.
Bidders will state clearly and freely their terms, and
the shortest time within which they will finish the work
satisfactorily to the Company.
They may also Lid for furnishing the Sills and lay
ing the Track complete.
The Profiles, Amount and Plans of the work can be
seen at the office of the Chief Eugineer, on and after
the Sth day of October. II. W. GUION,
32-4t Prcs't W, C. & R. R. Road.
Wilmington, Charlotte a.nb Rithekford R. R., 1
Wilmington, N. C, Sept. 14, 1860.
THE REGULAR ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock
holders ia the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
Rail Road Compauj-, will be held in this town, ou the
fourth Friday (20th day) of October next.
Sept. 18. D. S. COWAN, Sec'y.
VOCAL. IT1USIC.
MR W. S. SCOFIELD, an experienced Teacher of
Singing Classes, offers his services to the Churches and
Congregations in Charlotte nnd surrounding country.
All calls addressed in care of Mr J. N. Scofield, Char
lotte, N. C, will be promptly attended to.
Sept. 4, I860.
State of N- Carolina, Gaston Co-,
O. B. In Equity To Fall Term, 18G0.
Joseph Thornberg vs. Ephraim Pasour, et al.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the
defendant, Ephraim Pasour, resides beyond the limits
of this State, it is therefore ordered that publication be
made in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published
in Charlotte, notifying the said Ephraim Pasour to
appear at the ne.tt Court of Equity to be held for the
county of Gaston, at the Court House in Dallas, on the
fUh Monday after the 4th Monday in August, to plead,
answer or demur to plaintiff's Bill; otherwise it will be
taken pro confesso and heard expartc.
Witness, F. M. Abernathy, Clerk of our said court at
office, the 9th Monday after the 4th Monday'in Febru
ary, A. D. I860, and of American Independence the
84th year.
pr. adv $6 30-Ct F. M. ABERNATHY, C. M. E.
State of Carolina, Gaston Co.
O. B. In Equity To Fall Term, 1800.
Joseph Thornberg vs. Caleb Pasour, et al.
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that the
defendant, Caleb Pasour. resides beyond the limits of
this State, it ia therefore ordered that publication be
made in the Western Democrat, a newspaper published
iu the town of Charlotte, notify iug the said Ephraim Pa
sour to appear at the next Court of Equity to be held
for the county of Gaston, at the Court House in Dallas,
on the tth Monday after the 4th Monday in August, to
plead, answer or demur to plaintiff's Bill; otherwise it
will be taken pro confesso and heard exparte.
Wit uess, F M Abernathy, Clerk of our said court at
oflice, the 0th Monday after the 4th Monday in Feb'y, A
D 1800, and of American Independence the 84th year,
pr. adv $6 30-fit F. M. ABERNATHY, C. M. E.
Agricultural Implements of all kinds.
Straw Gutters, Corn Shelters. Plows, Hoes, Shovels, j
Spades, Forks, Axes, Picks, Mattock, Grubbing Hoes, j
Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Ixg Chains, Pruning
and Hedge Shears, Pruning and budding Knives, gar- I
den Hoes and Rakes, w ith handles: Grain Cradles: grain, f
grass nnd brier Scythes, Bush Hooks, Wagon boxes:
Hollow ware, such as pots, ovens and lids, skillits, spi- j
ders, stew-pans and kettles, Cauldrons from 20 to 120
gallon each: Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep ;
Shears. Ac, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite'
thr Mansion House. '
Tin and Japanned Ware,
A large assortment; Block TiuBiock.Zinc, Tin Plate, '
Babbit metal, &e. ' j
Stoves, the largest Stock, of all sizes, at !
TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and j
Tin ware Depot! opposite Mansion Ilonse I
CHARLOTTE, N: C.
Toadyism. The Prince of Wales, Barou Ilen
frew or Lord Renfrew, heir to the' British throne,
hag been visiting the 'Northern cities am! giving
the people thereof an opportunity to expose their
toady, man-worshipping propensities.-... All due re
spect should have been shown to the distinguish
edvisitor, but in' some instances the proceedings
were ridiculous and unbecoming a republican peo
ple. The Prince visited Richmond, Va., and on Sun
day attended Church. The Enquirer, speaking of
the seen at the church, says: ' -
"But the worse part in this ridiculous farce was
the pointed disrespect to the house of God, on the
part of the organist, in placing "God save the
Queen" in the midst of the communion service.
The canons of the church say, "And especially it
shall be his (the Minister's) duty to suppress all
light and unseemly musis and all' indecency and
irreverence in the performance, by which vain and
ungodly persons profane the service of the sanc
tuary. The Rector of the Church, we believe, if
in his power, would have instantly suppres
sed the "irreverence." If "God save the Queen"
was due to the Baron, '-Old Virginny Never Tire"
should have followed for the benefit of tho Mayor."
BS?" The Engineer of the freight train, which
ran into a passenger train on the Wilmington &
Weldon Railroad, killing the Conductor and Bag-gage-master,
was examined before a Magistrate's
Court and acquitted; but we learn from . the Wil
mington papers that a Bench warrant was after
wards issued for his arrest, for a further ex-
amination of the matter.
His name is Maguire.
Exaggerated. The Norfolk Herald states
that the reports about difficulties in Princess Ann
and Norfolk counties, Ya., have been greatly ex
aggerated. Two white men were arrested and ex
amined, but nothing elicited to justify the alarm.
The negroes are more frightened than' the white
people of those counties.
MACHINERY AND WAGES.
When steam power first began to supercede
hand-labor, the forebodings of the working men of
England were awful, and they fought against the
introduction of machinery with the ardor of men
firhtinjr to -maintain their foothold un'-n the
earth. In the last number of the London Quar
tet ly Review, is an atticle which shows how short
sighted and unfounded were those apprehensions,
and which conclusively proves that hand in hand
with the progress of machinery has been the ad
vance also in the laborer's compensation. The
writer directs attention to the manufacturing dis
tricts of England, and shows the continually in
creasing rate of compensation which has been go
ing on for many years, and which has now brought
up the rate of the operator's wages until it equals
iu its average, the income of the professional men
and tradesmen throughout the empire.
It is mentioned in the same article that a great
in" crease is going on in the manufacturing capacity
of England. New factories are going up in every
direction, and twenty thousand operatives are now
wanted in the factories of Lancashire.
. . -m
Wealth cannot buy Health. John Jacob
Astor left a son bearing his own name, who is now
a hopeless imbecile, Our readers have, perhaps,
often seen Jiini, creeping about the streets, attend
ed by a gentleman who never leaves him, by day or
night. An elegant mansion on Fourteenth-street
is' the abode of the poor unfortunate. A yard,
comprising an entire square, is attached, with room
for walking, riding on horse-back, and for recrea
tion. Horses, carriages and servants wait on his
call. He was a promising boy until he was seven
teen, when his mental and physical power began
to fail, and he is now reduced to what we see. His
attendant, who is said to have unbounded intiuence
over him, is largely compensated. Besides a lib
eral provision for him in the case of Mr. Astor's
death, he receives six thousand dollars a year, with
his house-rent and living. What poor laboring
man, with his dollar a day, would exchange places
with John Jacob Astor, jr.? X. Y. Sun.
BEAUTIFUL
Figured and plain PRESS SILKS,
Plain and figured French Merinos,
Solid and printed all wool Delains,
Figured, plain and printed Repps,
English Merinos, all colors,
Traveling-Dress Goods in evory variety,
English, French and American Prints,
And various styles not enumerated, at
ELIAS &. COHKN'S.
BONNETS and FLATS,
beautiful supply, just opened. Also, Feathers, Flow
ers, Wreaths, Head Nets and Dresses, at
" JULIAS x l. iur.: .-.
SHAWLS AND CLOAKS
Of all shades, colors and kinds, the LARGEST STOCK
ever offered in this market. '
Gloves and Hosiery
For Ladies, Gentlemen and children a splendid stock.
' Dress Trimmings. -
Dress Buttons, Velvet Ribbons, Gimps, kc. kc. '
Call and see. ELIAS & COHEN.
OctO, 1800. 3t ... i -,.
NOTICE.
Taken up and committed to the Jail of Mecklenburg
county, on the 8t1i day of September, 1860, a Negro
boy about 18 or 20 years of age, (black,) about 5 feet C
or inches high. He gays hts name is JIM, and that
he belongs to John Worthy of Gaston county: that his
master moved to Texas early last Spring, at which
time he ran away from him. Jim appears very' dull:'
can scarcely communicate anything about his master
or home with any intelligence, - He has a scar on his
right fore finger, made by a cutting knife. The owner
is requested to come forward, prove property, pay ex
pense?, and take sVid boy away, otherwise he will be
disposed of according to law. "
Oct. f, I sCO. tf E. C. GRIER, Sheriff.
STATE AND COUNTY FAIRS.
This is the season for agricultural Fairs. , Almost
I every country uewspaper is occupied with accounts
j oi ouiLe or county exniDitions, ana is eloquent in
; describing mammoth pumpkins, newly invented
; agricultural , implements, or some other vegotable
j or mechanical wonder. In the United States, al
. together, there are more than a thousand lioards and
j Societies connected wholly or in part with agricul
j ture, while almost every State has its own special
I organization, under official care and patronage; but
! among tho whole, the . National Society, which re-
cently convened in Cincinnati, holds a lending po
sition. The influences thus brought tobeafor the
promotion of agriculture and manufactures re of
i the most salutary kind ; for, by creating an eifthu-
siasm ana strong rivalry in tnese several aepaij
nients of productive and creative industry, the iny
ventive faculty has bceu brought Into vigorous ex
ercise and every mental and physical energy won
derfully stimulated. In this respect vast progress
has been made since the first agricultural exhibi
tion in America was held, by the "Columbian Ag
ricultural Society for the Promotion of Rural and
Domestic Economy,',' in Georgetown, D. C, May
10th, 1810. Among other premiums awarded on
that occasion, were three dollars for "two-toothed
ram lambs," for the improvement of the breed of
sheep. President Madison was in attendance, wear
ing his inauguration coat, made, from home crown
wool. The first trial of field implements took place
two years later, under the auspices of the Colum
bian feociety. JNow, the times are changed. Uut
few days have elapsed since the first prize of hon
or was awarded in France to an American reaper
alter thorough trial on the Emperor s model farm
at Fouilleuse; and in England implements and ma
chinery manufactured in no country stand higher
than the productions of American skill.
With few exceptions, the fairs of this autumn
are spoken of as completely successful, the pro
ceeds of the fees levied for the admission of spec
tators, more than defraying the expenses incurred.
It is estimated that at least 81,000,000 will be dis
tributed in awarding premiums for the best articles
exhibited, and an equal amount will be received
for the privilege of admission. While the results
of the National Fair, lately held at Cincinnati seem,
for some unexplained reason, to have fallen far be
low expectation, (the. receipts amounting to only
about 18,000), the exhibition just closed at St.
Louis was a remarkable success. The receipts of
the latter, in a single week, were ?20,000. Jour.
Com.
WATERLOO THE DAY AFTER THE
BATTLE.
On a surface of two square miles, it was ascer
tained that fifty thousand men and horses were
tying! The luxurious crop of ripe grain which
had covered the field of battle, was reduced to
litter, ami beaten into the earth; and the surface
trodden by the cavalry, and furrowed deeply by
the cannon wheels, strewed with many a relict of
the fight. Helmets and cuirasses, shattered fire
arms and broken swords; all the variety of military
ornaments, lancer caps and Highland bonnets; uni
forms of every color, plume and pennon; musical
instruments; the apparatus of artillery, drums,
bugle; but, good God! why dwell on the harrow
ing picture of a foughten field? each and every
ruinous display bore mute testimony to the misery
of such a battle. Could the melancholy
appearance of this scene of death be hightened, it
would be by witnessing the researches of the liv
ing, amid its desolation, for the objects of their
love. Mothers, and wives, and children, for days
were occupied in that mournful duty; and the con
fusion of the corpse friends and foes iutermin
gled as they were -often rendered the attempt at
recognizing individuals difficult, and in some cases
impossible. ' In many places the dead
lay four deep upon each other, marking the spot
some British square had occupied, exposed for
hours to the murderous fire of a French battery.
Outside, lancer and cuirasser were scattered thick
ly on the earth. Madly attempting to force the
serried bayonets of the llritish, they had fallen in
the bootless essay by the musketry of the inner
files. Farther on, you trace the spot where the
cavalry of France and England had encountered;
chasseur and hussar were intermingled; and the
heavy Norman horse of the Imperial Guard were
interspersed with the gray chargers which had
carried Albyn's chivalry. Here the Highlander
and traileur lay, side by side, together; and the
heavy dragoon, with green Erin's badge upon his
helmet, was grappling in death with the Polish
lancer. On the summit of the ridge, where
the ground was cumbered with the dead, and trod
den fetlock deep in mud and gore by the frequent
rush of rival cavalry, the" thick-strewn corpses of
the Imperial Guard, pointed out the spot where
Napoleon had been defeated. Here, xn column,
that favored corps, on whom his last chances
rested, had been annihilated; and the advance and
repulse of the Guard was traceable by a mass of
fallen Frenchmen. In the hollow below, the last
struggle of France had been vainly made; for there
the Old Guard attempted to meet the British, and
afford time to their disorganized companies to rally.
Yankee Jewelry. "I came through Lynn,
Boston, etc., to the little - manufacturing Tillage
called N. E. Village, and learned something about
making the bogvx jewelry with which the country
is flooded, either by pedlers or gift book enterprise
One eompany is making ear-drops of a composi
tion called oreide, which will sell for gold, but is
not worth as much as brass. The other company
is manufacturing gold chains out of German silver,
brass, or oreide. The process of leaking was in
teresting to me, and may be to others. I'll give it:
The links are cut from wire or plate, according to
the kind of chain; sometimes soldered before pat
ting into a chain, and sometimes afterward. After
it is linked, it is drawn through a machine to even
it boiled in vitriol water to take off the scales
caused by heating drawn through a limbering
machine, and dipped in acid, to clean it, after
which it is-dipped in a solution of pure silver, and
finally dipped in ' gold coloringmaking a chain (
which they sell at the rate ot l to i per do
zen. This is gift enterprise jewelry, which is
marked "Lady's splendid gold chain, 812," "Gent's
guard chain, $8," or "$10," etc. The ear drops
cost less, and are often marked higher." ,
These items come - from the pen of a correspon
dent to the New Hampshire Journal of Agricul
ture, and may be regarded as a truthful statement.
j THE EFFECTS OF TOBACCO.
Sir Benjamin Brddie, an cniment London physt-
eian was applied to recently to unite in a petition
' to have a Parliamentary committee raised to in
i quire into the effects of tobacco upon the human
! systom. He declined, because he did not consid
. er such a' committee competent to investigate
: such a subject; but ho has written a letter upou
j the subject to the London Times, in the course
j of which he says:
j ."The effects of this habit are indeed various;
the difference depending on difference of constitu
tion and the difference in the mode of life other-'
wise. But from the fow observations which I have
been able to make on the subject, I am led to be
lieve that there are few who do not suffer harm
from it, to a greater or less extent. The earliest
symptoms are manifested in the derangement of
Ihe nervous system. A large portion of habitual
smokers are rendered lazy and listless, indisposed
to bodily and incapable of much mental exertion.
Others suffer from depression of the spirits, amount
ing to hypochondriasis, which smoking relieves
for a time, though it agrivatcs the evil afterwards.
Occasionally there is a general nervous excitability,
which, though very much less in degree, partakes
of the nature of the ih lirium tremens of drunkards
I have known many individuals to euffei' from se
vere nervous pains, sometimes in one, sometimes
in another part of the body."
The Doctor afterwards adds, iu reference to the
habit of smoking as it prevails at the present
time:-
"But a still graver question remains to be con
sidered. What will be the result if" this habit be
continued by future generations. It is but too
true that the sins of the fathers are visited upon
their children, and their children's children. We
may here fake warning from the Indians of Ameri
ca. An intelligent American physician gives tho
following explanation of the gradual extinction of
this remarkable people. One generation of thera
became addicted to the use of the firewater. They
have a degenerate and comparatively imbecile pro
geny, who indulge in the same vicious habit with
their parents. Their progeny is still more degen
erate, and after a very few generations the race
ceases altogether. We may also take warning
from the history of another nation, who some few
centuries ago, while the banners of Solytnan tho
Magnificent were the terrors of Christendom, but
who since then having become more addicted to
tobacco smoking than any of the European nations,
are now the lazy and lethargic Turks, held in con
tempt by all civilized communities."
SUSPENDED ANIMATION.
The New Orleans Picayune in noticing a rcceut
cose in that city where tho body of a Mr Boiron
remained supple and warm for twenty-four hours
after life was apparently extinct, says:
"Stranger cases of lethargy havo been known,
and we remember one, for the truth of which we
vouch, although it happened many years ago. A
gentleman of wealth and standing, recently mar
ried to a charming wife, fell sick, and after a few
days' illness, apparantly breathed his last. The
body was laid out, not dressed and uncovered as
done in our days, but sewed up in a sheet or
shroud, according to the custom of those times.
The occurrence had taken place during to day,
and at a late hour at night the family, who had
been sitting up for several nights, and were worn
out by grief and fatigue, had retired, and a
confident servant named Alexander was left
alone to watch the corpse. This man was sitting
not far from the bed, when he thought he heard a
sigh. He approached quickly the bedside and
listened; there was no mistake, he distinctly heard
a heavy breathing, and saw a slight motion of the
body. Ninety-nine out of a hundred men would
have probably run out of the room, but not so the
faithful servant. With remarkable presence !'
mind, he split open the sheet, arranged it as if :t
was the natural covering of the sick man, blew .u
the lights, leaving' only one burning, and in f.ic.
took every precaution to prevent his master, if L.
awoke, from being shocked at the idea of hi mit
posed death. He then sat down by the bedsi!-:.
and waited anxiously.
Presently the dead man moved, yawned audi
bly, and looking around asked, "Alexander, what
time is it?" "Near twelve o'clock, sir." "Bring
me a broth." The faithful Alexander went out ot
the room, called a male member of the family and
broke the news cautiously, telling him to advise
the young wife, and to prevent any demonstration
of joy that might make the sick man suspect the
truth. He then ordered the cook to get a broth,
and returned to his master's chamber, where the
now overjoyed family soon assembled.
The gentleman recovered, and it was only after
he got quite well that he was told that he had
been dad for eight hours. He lived many years
after that, and had several children. His eldest
daughter, whom we knew well, used to say that
the was the child of a ghost, having been born
during the year succeeding her father's temporary
demise.
There are many other such cases on record.
This we know to be a true one."
Weather Statistics. Maj. McKenzie with
his usual kindness and punctuality. Ins han ied us
his report of wind, rain, temperature, fcc , for the
month of September. The elear time during the
month amounted to 10 J days; the cloudy, to lOf
days. It rained 4.9G inches in 29 hours 1.04
inches more than during August On the warm
est day, Sunday 9th, the thermometer stood at
94; and 48 was its heighth on the morning of
the 14th and 15tb, when it was coldest. The
wind was in all directions; but the greatest quanti
ty of rain'fellwhon it was in the South East- Ioro
than half the rain of the month fell during one day
and night, and then the thermometer stood at 68.
There was no frost, he thicks, during the month,
as has been said; because 48 tho lowest point at
which the mercury stood is not cold enough, he
thinks, to produce frost. YurkviUe Enqunrer.
jgy Many writers profess great exactness in
punctuation, who never made a point.
t& It is a pious and valuabh maxim which
says, "a judicious silence is always better than
truth apoken without charity."
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