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1 . mm , s v "($2' per annum ...... ............... JL ON THE 2 OF TRADE STREET V CHARACTER IS : AS IMPORTANT . TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND - THE GLORY . OF THE ONE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF THE OTHER. WEST SIDE IN ADVANCE. W. 3. YATPHi Editor and Propbietok. CHARLOTTE N. C, TUESDAY; NOVEMBER 13, I860. .4 i HI NT A K V OL UEI E N UMBER 438. fly 4 o&'w THE 9 (Published c?ery Tuesday,Q) BY WILLIAM J. YATES, EOITOtt AXD PROFiUETOB. If paid in advance, $2 00 if paid within 3 months, - 2 50 If paid after the expiration of the year, 3 00 BtirAny person sending us five new subscribers, accompanied by the advance subscription ($10) will receive a sixth copy gratis for one year. JC?3? Subscribers others who may wish to send money to us, can do so by mail, at our risk. o K-Tf Transient advertisements must be paid for in advance. Crif- Advertisements not marked on the manuscript for specific time, wili be inserted until forbid, and r barged accordingly. SAMUEL P. SMITH, Attorney and Coiui-lor at Law, CHARLOTTE, X C, Will attend promptly ami diliymlhj to collecting and remitting all claims intrusted to his enre. Special attention given to the wrriting of Deeds, Con vey :i nee s, &c. 6ra"" During hour of business, may be found in the t'oiirt Hons, Otlice No. 1, adjoining the clerk's ollice. J:utiarv 1). 1hJ0 J. A. FOX, Attorney zxX Lavv, CHARLOTTE, N. C. GEXEUAL COLLECTJXG AGHXT. Office at tlieCoui t House, 1 door to the left, down stairs. Wm. J. Kerr, A T TOR 2' 12 V A T I A W," CHARLOTTE, X. C, Will nraclicc in the Countv and Superior Courts of Mecklenburg. Union and Cabarrus counties. Office iu the Uraivley buildiug opposite Kerr's Hotel January 24, IfiO y ROBERT GIBBON, 51. D., I'RAGTITIOXCR OF iTlEDICIJC AMI Ojlirr. X. December 2 Ir trin's 14, i ::. rinitt r, ClIAULOTTK, N. C J AS. T. DAVIS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, CHARLOTTE, X. C, Will practice in tli Courts of Mecklenburg and the inlixitiinir coiiiu u-fjr The collection of claims promptly attended to. March 14, l.V. ruLLUS II. LKK. WM. II. KEKIt. LKE & KERR. ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLOHS AT LAW, AXD SOLICITOUS IX CHANCERY, Memphis, Tennessee. r-v- Office over the (Savoso Uank, ou the Corner of Main and Madisou Streets. 2 Time of Holding Courts : Cuascebt 4tli Monday in May and Nov. Cirocit 3d Mouday iu Jan., May and September. Common Law 1st Monday in March, July and Xov'r. CttMUAL 2d Monday in February, June and October. Ckittexdex CmcTiT Cotrt, Ark. 2d Monday in May and November. Jan. 3d, 1J0. V It. V. BKCKWITH Has constantly on band WATCHES, JEWELRY, PLATED WARE, &C, Of the best English and American manufacturers. Call audekamiue his stock before purchasing elsewhere. Watch crystals put iu for 25 cents each. Novuuibcr 8, 1850 y PEA MEAL. We keep at our Steam Flouring Mill in this place Pea Meal for feeding cows and stock. Also, we have on hand at all times, Family, Extra, Superfine and coarse Flour. We warrant our family flour. Corn Meal and Grits can always be bad at the mill. J. WILKES & CO. April 19, 1859 WILKINSON &. CO., DEALERS IN "JS7 atclies, Silver & plated Ware AND FANCY GOODS, No. 5, Granite Range, Oppsite the Mausiou House, CHARLOTTE, X. C. Attention given to Repairing Watches and Jewelry. September 18, 18G0. J MECKLENBURG IKON WORKS, Charlotte, IV. C. ALEXANDER &. McDOUGALL. The undersigned beg leave to inform the citizens of 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. Steam Engines from 8 to 80 Horse Power. Thvir SHOP contains tools selected with great care, and is provided with all the improvements required to do their work in a first rate manner. Castings, in Iron or Brass, made to order. HORSE-SIIOE1NG and BLACKSMITHS work of all kinds. REPAIRING in their line attended to. Agents for Dr. E. O. Elliott, for Winter's Patent Mulay Saw Mill, which has the advantage, along with many others, of doiug at least twice as much work, and doing it better, than any other Mill in use it can be run by Steam, Water or Horse Power. The Mulay may be seen at the Shop M any time. HEXRV ALEXANDER. MALCOLM McDOUGALL. X. 1$. Old Iron, Brass, Copper, Ac, bought or taken iu trade. September 25, 1300. 31-tf. J. G. ITIEDTCAL NOTICE. DRS. M. B. TAYLOR and J. M. MILLLER have associated themslTes for the practice of MEDICINE, in all of its various branches. - B. Office at Dr. MilHer's old stand. October 23, 18C0. MERCHANT TAILORING. The subscriber begs to inform the public that he has just received a full and complete assortment of goods adapted to men's wear, consisting in part of Cloths Cussitneres and Tastings, Of Freuch, English and American manufacture, which will be MADE TO ORDER . According to the latest fashions, as cheap as the same style of goods can be bought id the State. J. S. PHILLIPS. Charlotte, Oct. 2d, 1860. 3m WHEAT ! The subscriber is , prepared to purchase the new crop of Wheat at the highest market price. Farmers will find it to their advantage to call at the CHAR LOTTE STEAM MILLS before selling. JXO. WILKES. July 2 G, 1858 tf Quinn's Rheumatic Remedy Has effected cures of Rheumatism that were considered hopeless, certificates to prove which can be exhibited. The suffering are invited to give the medicine a trial. Orders addressed to the undersigned at Charlot te wil receive prompt attention. W. W. QUIXN. April 10, 18G0. Price $1 50 per bottle. "NEGROES WANTED. I want to buy Xegro Boys and Girls from 12 to 18 years old, for which the highest prices in cash will be paid. May 17, 1859 SAML. A. n ARRIS. Hardware ! ! Hardware ! ! A. A, N. M. TAYLOR REi ESPECTFULLY informs his friends and the pub ic generally, that he 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, pannel, prun ing, grafting, tennon, back, compass, 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 try Squares; Spirit Levels Pocket Levels, Spirit level Vials, Boring machines, Gougers, arid in fact everthing 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, X. C. May 29, 1860. tf Blacksmith's Tools. Such 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; Iron of all sizes, both of northern and country manufacture; castT 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 and American. Also, Putty by the keg or pound. WOODEN WARE, Brooms, &c, of all kinds. Rope ! Rope ! I 5,000 pounds of Manilla, 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 difierent sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Store, opposite Mansion House. Agricultural Implements of all kinds. Straw Cutters, Corn Sliellers, Plows, Hoes, Shovels, Spades, Forks, Axes, Picks, Mattocks, Grubbing Hoes, Trace Chains, Wagon Chains, Log Chains, Pruning and Hedge Shears, Pruning and budding Knives, gar den Hoes and Rakee, with handles: Grain Cradles; grain, grass and .brier Scythes, Bush Hooks, Wagon boxes; Hollow ware, such as pots, ovens and lids, ekillits, spi ders, stew-pans and kettles, Cauldrons from 20 to 120 gallons each; Iron and brass Preserving Kettles, Sheep Shears, Ac, at TAYLOR'S Hardware Depot, opposite the Mansion House. Tin and Japanned Ware, A large assortment; Block Tin, Block Zinc, Tin Plate, Babbit metal, &c. Stoves, the largest Stock, of all sizes, at TAYLOR'S Hardware, Stove and Tin ware Depot, opposite Mansion House $100 REWARD! AXAWAY from the subscriber on the 1st October, a mulatto boy named SOLOMON. He is near fix 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, and a sharp hard knot has grown on the end of it. I think he is lurking about Rocky River, in the lower end of Cabarrus eounty, where he was raised. 8aF" 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 me, or his apprehension and confinement in anv jail so I can get him. WILLIAM HAMILTON, Xegro Head Depot, Union Co., X. C. April 9, 18G0. . tf TAXES. The TAX LISTS for the year 1859 are now in my hands for inspection. Those liable to pay Taxes will please come foward and settle. b. v. UKiJbit, onerin. April 3, I860, . . . Reef Cattle Wanted. Iliylicst Cash Prices a itl for Beeves and Shrep I am still engaged in Butcheriug, 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 giV'j me a can. in quire at Dr. Taylor's Tan Yard. I Aug. 21, I860. 26-tf J. L. STOUT. : NOTICE. Taken up and committed to the Jail of Mecklenbnrg county, on the 8th day of September, 1860, a Negro boy about 18 or 20 years of age, (black,) about 5 feet 6 or 8 inchea high. - Ho 6ays his name is JIM, and that he belongs to John Worthy pf Gaston county; that his mater moved to Texa 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 penses, and take said boy away, otherwise he will be disposed of according to law. ' - - Oct. 9, 1800. tf E. C. GRIER, Sheriff. HARVEST HYMN. Tfie Lord hath blessed thee, farmer, Id basket and in store, Then with thy heart's glad praises His bounteous love adore. While his good gifts so freely Are all about thee poured, Let all the fields re-echo Thanksgiving to the Lord. And while the golden .harvest; Comes home from hill and lea, While smiles the ripend fruitage From every bending tree; While daily his rich blessing ; ' Swells high the garnered hoard, Give, like his ancient people, Thy first fruits to the Lord. - 'Twas by his watch care nourished r The plenteous harvest grew; He gave the genial sunshine, The clear rain and the dew, Lo! for thy patient labor How generous the reward! 'Tis meet that thou should'st offer Thy first fruits to the Lord. VOCAL MUSIC. MR VV. S. SCOFIELD, an experienced Teacher of Singing Classes, oilers his services to the Churches and Congregations in Charlotte and surrounding country. All calls addressed in care of Mr J. N. Scofield, Char lotte, X. C, will be promptly attended to. Sept. 4, I860. $3rNotice is hereby given that Ap plication will be made at the ensuing Session of the General Assembly of North Carolina, for an Act to in corporate the Town or Village at Davidson College. The Great Clothing Emporium Fulling, Springs & Co., DEALERS IV ALL KINDS OF Ready-made Clothing-, Furnishing-, Goods. Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, &c, &c. FULLINGS, SPRINGS & CO. Would call the especial attention of their friends and patrons to their New Slock of Clothing;, now opening. They think they can offer greater in duceuients to buyers than they have ever done, their goods being bought at reduced rates and at such prices as they led conhdeut no uouse in tuc state can com pete with. They are offering very nice Casslmere Suits at from $12 to All manner ot CASSIMERE PAXTS, Cassimerc, Silk, Matalassc and Velvet VESTS, OVER COATS of all grades and styles. The above Goods cannot be surpassed in style nnd make, having been manufactured uudcr the constant supervision of one of the firm. FULLIXGS, SPRINGS & CO. Sept. 25, I860. MERCHANT TAILORING. FULLIXGS, SPRIXGS & 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 and 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 limes will be found a good stock of Black and colored Cloths, English, French and American Cassi meres, and a variety of Vesting?. Also, an assortment of Rock Island Cassimeres They feel 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 Xorthern 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. JBgy Dimes saved are Dollars made !"tB3 So try us Orders from a distance solicited. Cutting done ou short notice. Sept 25, I860. FULLIXGS, SPRIXGS A CO. NOW OPENING FALL AND WINTER GOODS. EJLIAS & COHEN Are now prepared to display to their customers and the public generally, the most EXTENSIVE AND BEST SELECTED 10! i Ever offered in Western Xorth Carolina. There is no humbug about the size and prices of our Stock of Goods they speak for themselves. Every department is full and complete. DRY GOODS, FOREIGN AND - DOMESTIC. CLOTHING AND fTOHIBHSHB -.GOODS. : ' Hardware and Cutlery. BOOTS AND SHOES. ZXTTi C3 ... BOfflSTS AND MTT.T.INERY GOODS. 7AH0T.'G009B t! GROCERIES, &c. A call and examination of oar stock Is respectfully solicited at Brem's old Stand, Trade street. Charlotte, Oct. 9, 1860 tf HOW A SUPPLY of CORN MAY BE HAD. A correspondent "of the Laurensvillc, S. C, Herald writes from Clark county Missouri, to that paper, and suggests to the citizens of South Caro lina,1 his native State," a plan by which they can purchase a supply of grain at a r-very reasonable price. The suggestion is certainly entitled to con sideration. The greatest obstacle in the way of our District profiting by it is, tbat we have no rail road facilities al our doors; but if we can get corn delivead at Camden; or Rock Hill, at 60 cents per bushel itVill be better than to pay $1.25 at home, and "perhaps not "able to get It at that.' The plan referred to is as follows : , V x Let tli e citizens of each District where there is a deficien cy of grain, seiid agents either to Illinois, Iowa or Missouri. Let the agents go to Keokuk, Alexandria, Warsaw, Canton and Quincy, and advertise'that they will give 20 cents per bushel for corn, delivered at the above named cities ; and by the time the river opens in the spring, they will have corn sufficient to supply the demand in South Carolina. The freight on grain, from the above named cities, is 7 cents per bushel to St. Louis, from St. Louis to New Orleans 10 cents per bushel, and from New Orleans, to Charleston 10 cents per bushel. I?y pursuing this course corn will not cost more than GO cents per bushel, when delivered at Laurens C. II. This fall will le the best time to purchase. Corn is only worth about 10 cents per bushel in the field, 15 cents in the crib, and 20 cents when delivered at the river, sacks excepted. NOT SO GOOD AFTER ALL. We are permitted to make the following extract from a letter receivei by a gentleman of our town, says the Franklin, N. C., Watchman, from a friend who had emigrated frpm Western North Carolina to Arkansas. It does not give such a glowing ac count of the " Far Weft" as one would be led to expect from the. number of those who leave the good old North State annually, to try their fortunes in the "new country:" Dear Sir I am just on the eve of leaving this country for my old native home in the mountains of N. C, the garden spot of America. I am perfectly satisfied that Arkansas does not suit persons from the mountains of North Carolina. This is the north-west portion of the State, and it is just as sickly as it well can be; my family have all been sick ten weeks, and some of them are still sick. I do not believe, sir, that there is a healthy j spot in the fetate large enough to build a garden on. The principal product of this County is gnafs, musquitoes, ticks, tad-poles, wiggle-tails, bad water, (when any at all,) chills and fevers, and just such things. It scarcely ever rains in this country; there is very little bread-stuffs in this county this year. I wish you to tell the mountain people through your excellent paper, to stay in the moun tains of North Carolina, instead of coming to these ague-breeding swamps. From Oregon. A Bill was pending in the Oregon Legislature to nnllify the lafcd Senatorial election. The election had passed and the Lreck ridge candidate was chosen. Another massacre of an emigrant train by the Shoshone Indians is reported. Many emigrants were killed, iucluding women, children and others, who were captured. . . Montmxier; Yt., Nov. 2.- Hon. II . M. Bates, late State Treasurer, is asscertained to be a default er to the State to a large amount. Reliable au thority puts the amount at 42,000, and it may exceed that. Measures of security were taken by attaching the property of his bondsmen. . . A Man Burns Himself to Death. The suicide of James Black, an inn-keeper at New Berwick, Canada, by burning, has been mentioned. The Journal gives the particulars of this terrible case of self-destruction: Black had kept a tavern for some twenty years in Puslinch; about a year ago, in one of his fits of the "blues," he beat his wife, until her fife was despaired of, but through great care, she recov ered. He rented the tavern and removed to Mount Forest and started in business as a butcher, which did not prosper with him. A few months ago he removed to Clinton, on the line of the Buf falo and Huron railway, where his family are at present. He came here on Saturday week, and at first appeared to be very unsettled, and told some of his acquaintances that this would be the last time they would, meet they had better shake hands. : The week passed on till Saturday morn- ing, when he was noticed going into a Held where some bo3Ts were burning biush, and sat down on the burning pile till all his clothes were burned off hiui. The boys gave the alarm, when two per sons came and dragged him off, but he still per sisted in going on. They tried to take hiui off a second time: but he threatened them, when one ran for assistance, and with some others, got him off, but he still wanted to remain on, saying that was his doom. He was then entirely roasted, not a particle of clothing remaining on him. He bore it all without any signs of torture, and lingered on for eiirht hours, when death catuc to his relief. .Carriage Materials..,; He would call special attention to his stock of the above goods, consisting of Springs, Axles, Hubs. Bows, SpoKcs, Shafts. Curtain frames, Knobs, Bands, Lining Nails, Damask, Satinet, Cloths, Laces, Fringes, Enamel ed and Patent Leather, Enamelled Cloth, Oil Carpet, Paints of all kinds, dry and iu oil; Yarni.-h, Turpentine, Linseed Oil, Tyre ar.d oval Iron, 13olt3. and everything in the way of Carriage Trimmings, at prices tbat cajfr- i not fail to idease, at the Hardware Depot or A. A. X. M. TAYLOR, - Opposite the Mansion House. Roofing-, Guttering and Job Work, Of all kinds, promptly attended to at - - TAYMJiio Hardware More, . Opposite the Mansion House. John T. Butler, practical . Watch and Clock ITIaker, Jew- eller, &c.r Opposite j Kerb's Hotei., Charlotte, N. C. . Lata with R. W. Beckwitb.) ' Fiuc' Wntcltei, Clock & Jewelry, of every description, Repaired and Warranted for 12 months.'- - .- - - Oct 16, I860. , tf - . MINERAL WEALTH OPWORTH ' CAROLINA " " v We find in the N. Y. Times of last Tuesday a j letter from a correspondent, dated at Raleigh, which gives some account of the mineral wealth of Deep It is almost unknown to the world, but neverthe less a fact, that within what is called the basin of the Deep River, there is a wealth of coal and iron ore almost inexhaustible, and exeeediog in rich- nnoc lil.:. ..I A 1 ..1 1 L . We have a reputation at the North for beine fast t asleep, while you are so wide-awake." Io that re spect, at least, you do us some injustice. We may not make so much fuss and fury -we hare no great journals in .Printing-House square to proclaim, with their thousand tongue, our untinner enterprise But yet, so long ago as 1824, our sleeply State pro- jecieu a paniai ijeoiogicai ourvey. - it was com menced by Professor Oluistead, of Yale College, but abandoned because of other engagements which engrossed his entire attention. At a later period it was renewed and carefully completed . by Hro- tessor Jtmmons. Jioth these eminent gentlemen unite in the opinion that the region of the Deep River is rich beyond compaiisou in deposits of coal andiron minerals. In 1853, the Congress of . the United States di rected the Secretary of the Navy to cause a survey ot the .Deep River region, with reference to the establishment on the Cape Fear River of a National loundry and Machine Shop. The Secretary of the Navy designated Capt. Chas. Wilkes and Chief Engineers Hunt and Martin to perform this duty. Capt. Wilkes, in his report, minutely describes the geological position ot the Deep River country, " deeming such details necessary," as he says, " from the fact that but little is known of it even in the capital of North Carolina " The Deep River basin he describes as occupying the centre of the State, and but 30 miles in a southwesterly direction from Raleijjh. It is about 25 miles in length by 10 in width,-and m embraces an area of from 250 to COO square miles. . Capt. Wilkes procured and brought with him to Washington specimens of the coal and iron ores from the Eg-pt shaft, there being worked. ' These lie submitted to Frof. Georire C. Shaeffer for ex amination and analysis. . . . The analysis of each is there given at length. - "The coal," says Prof. Shaeffer, "is light, highly bituminous, yielding a shining and very porous coke, and purplish ash: and is an excellent coal for making gas or for 'burning It absorbs only 1,2,000th of its weight of water, after having been immersed for some time. Capt. Wilkes thus concludes that portion of his report relating to the mineral resources of the re gion he was instructed to explore: "There are few places," he says, . " to be found in our country, where there is such a concentration of material, and which can be mined with so little toil and ex pense; and abundance of the best fuel, consisting of charcoal and the mineral coals susceptible of being advantageously coked, and in great quantity aud variety for all purposes of the arts, as well as domestic uses ; fine clays for refractory furnaces, building materials, of sandstone, gneiss and granite; millstone grit, and fine sandstone for grindstone?; clays and sands for the manufacture of porclain. Of the latter class there is a large tract near Jopes' Falls." . . ' . He continues: "Steatite, or soapstooe, and agal matolite are found in extensive masses, in alternate beds with the metamophic slate. The latter is an exceedingly fine and compact grain, and has a very soft and soapy feeling, and is of a greenish-white color. It is different in composition from the stea tite or soapstone, and is of a much finer grain. . It can be applied to the same uses; but that which has beon quarried in Chatham county , has been ground at Stuart's mills, on the Deep River, to a powder as fine as flour, and exported to New York, where it is used for clarifying sugar. It sells for 818 to 820 a ton. Its composition, as given by Professor Emmons, is as follows : Silex 73.00 J Potash 2.00 Alumina.... ....18. 76 Water ... .........-3.55 Total '. ......97.2 1 Roofing slate was also found, specimens of which were shown Capt. Wilkes, which be aay were compact, and appeared to split smooth and even. The engineers, Messrs. Hunt and - Martin, who assisted in the survey, bear testimony to the cor rectness of the conclusions stated bv the Chief xt the Commission. . " From the great quantities of ore," they add, " which we saw in different locali ties, together with the various kinds and qualities, some exceedingly rich, we have no hesitation in saying there is iu the Deep River country almost inexhaustible quantities of ore, from whieh, by a proper selection and mixing, the very best quality of pig or wrought iron ean be made.' Of the bit uminous coal, Messrs. Hunt and 31artin say: "A sample sent on was tried in the smith shop at the Washington Navy Yard, and compares well with the best Cumberland coals used there. It appears quite free of sulphur or slate, and leaves very little earthy matter." Capt. Wilkes accompanies his " Report of the Examination of the. Deep River Country" by maps and profiles showing the topography of the land and the dip of the mineral beds, and also a sec tional drawing of the shaft of the Egypt mines, which at that time had been sunk to a depth of 460 feet. ' - These facts, Mr. Times, are gathered from official reports. They arc impartial, and therefore to be relied upon. I have quoted them to show you the extent and "value of the section which the " Deep Biver Improvement" is expected to drain. The correspondent concluded by asking if we cannot reasonably expect great things from this work for our good old State. ; We think so and shall continue to have faith until we "die, or our hopes are realized." , - 1 - - ' . DR. WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY, At this staaonof ihe year, a well at all seasons, it is impor tant to have on band a remedy for coughs and colds.. We speak tor the benefit of our readers whew we recommend to them the above named remedy, which baa bean adned iu our paper for some time. We have bad occasion to use M in our family for coughs and other throat affections, and in all tuch cases it has cured the complaint. We now deem it an lndtspensible article, for we always prefer to have a reliable remedy on hand for these eomplamis to which all are liable. Christian Freeman and Family Visitor. V ' ; ' Sold by E Nye Hutchiaoa & Co,, and by all dmgsiMiC ' : Charlotte, October, 1860. . t- t - THE THE MOTHER OP GOOD LUCK. "I don't want to stay there. I don't do any thing but go errands, and be at every body's beck - . .. .. ' and caiL l am not learning anything." Ephriam, a fatherless boy, had gone into a shop, and after being there a few months this was the complaint made nearly every day to his mother. Ono day his Uncle John heard him. . "You think you are fit . for something higher then!"' he said to the boy. "Yes, sir," answered Ephraim. "I don't want to be doing errands all the time." - "But doing errands well is the only real step ta promotion in Mr Barrow's warehouse. When you have earned promotion by . doing that branch of his business you will rise there, and not till then." "Pretty small business," muttered the boy with a discontented pucker on his forehead. "I don't care how I do it." "I am sorrow to hear you say so," said Uncle John, "for he only that is faithful in little things can be expected to be faithful in greater things. If you do not your present work well, Mr Barrow will have no reason to suppose you will do any. ' thing else better. Boys must earn promotion to have it. I will tell you a story." Ephraim liked Uncle John's stories, though he sometimes wanted to quarrel with their moral. However, he looked up, as much as to say, "Please go on, sir;" and Uncle John wentcd. ty fair prospects. The firm, however, did not go on well. It failed, I think. (J. then retuned home with bare pockets, in quest of employment. He met his old Sabbath-school teacher in the street, stated his case, and asked if he knew of any opening. 'Not just now,' answered the gentle- ' man; but if you don't want to be idle, and are willing to work, I should like your services in our soup-bouse, the pay won't be much, but you can be very useful." "A soup-house," cried Ephraim, "after being in a firm! I hope he didn't stoop so." 'A soup-house, as some of you know, is a great kitchen where soup is made and served out to the poor during winter, when food is dear and work is scarce. "Let us see how G. viewed the matter," said Uncle John. " Yes, sir, I'll go,' was his answer, for G. was a good young man, and thought no sit uation beneath him where he could minister to the comfort of others. He went into the soun- house, dealt out the tickets, and the soup too, fo? augut 1 know, kept the books, and, in a word, managed - the business the best he could. When the gentlemen who were interested in the soup house met to see what good it had done they were much surprised with the manner in which the ac counts were kept. Why, who have we herer they asked. One of them was the keeper of a large hotel. 'I must have that young man to manage,' he said, 'my concerns.' He found out i., and offered him a handsome salary to become bead clerk of his establishment. G. oarned the promotion, you see. He went; but be had not been in this hotel many months before one of the boaders, the cashier of a bank, said to the hotel keeper, 'That clerk of yours is a noble fellow; how well he conducts your business,' and it was not long beforo the cashier offered. him a better situation in the bunk. u. went. ' In the course of time the cashier resigned, aud the directors said, 'We can't do better than put G. in;" and so he was promoted to that office. And he made as good a cashier as he had a clerk. This gentle man is not cashier now, out be tills one of the most responsible posts in' the county, and has a character shining with integrity and Christian worth. He did not despise lowly plaoes, Lphraim. "But he had what I call luck, good luck," ex claimed Ephraim. "But - dilhgence is the mother of good Iuok, said Uncle John; "mind that boy." Mrs 11. " C. Kn ight. A Perfect Wife Edmond Burke, the orator, was a man of parts, and his beau ideal of a perfect wife is worthy ot consideration by our fair mends. Here it is: A perfect wife is handsome, but it is not a beau ty arising from the features, from complexion, or from shape. She has all three in high degree, but it is not by these that she touches the heart; it is all that sweetness of temper, benevolence inso cence and sensibility which a face can express, that forms her beauty - She has a face tbat just rouses your attention at first sight, it grows upon you ev ry moment, and you wonder that it did not more than raise attention at first. Her eyes have a mild light, but they awe when she pleases; they command like a good man out of office, not by au thority, but by virtue. Her statue is not tall, she is not made to be the admiration ot every one. She has the firmness that docs not exclude delieia cy, all the softness that docs not - imply weakness. Her voice is soft, low music, not formed to rale in public assemblies, but to charm those who can dis tinguish a company from a crowd; it has its ad vantage; you must come close to hear it. To des cribe her body, describes her mind, one is the tran script of the other. Her understanding is not shown in the variety of matter it exerts itself up on, but the goodness of the choice ' she makes. Her politeness flows rather from a natural disposi tion to oblige than any mica on thatsnbject, and therefore never fails to strike those who under stand good breeding, and those who do not. A Young Lady in Hojuespuk. A gay and fashionable young lady attracted considerable, at tention at the Georgia Fair, held at Atlanta, be cause of a most handsome and neatly fitting copper as homespun dress, which was among the hand somest of any kind on the ground, she certainly de serves a grand premium, and we insist upon the Agricultural Society's awarding her one. An exchange says, we heard a number of ladles wish for a dress like it, whether they wished it beca U9-3 of the style of goods, or because they dis covered it, to be so popular, we will not say But most assuredly we were delighted to see this one Southern lady rigged out in home-made cloth, Southern manufacture, and we predict that in a short time it will be all the go. The North then will learn that our Southern ladies ean dress neaU ly and look sweetly without calling upon them for fine silks and .fine muslins or Northern .maaufao. tured goods jot any kind. . .