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.. , s I. ' 6 . E "So Ihfe fo 6oD, fo jjoi fioifi-jj, fo jjci.it -Duty." VOLiUMB Q. CSSJlDFLIjOTTES, O-, iirXJITES SO, 1858. NTJMBEII1 22. ) HOLTON & WILLIAMSON, EuiTOIltt AND I'llOrKIaTOUS. TEllMgi The North Carolin-i VVh! will be afforded to iiicril"r ut TWO lXM.I.AHS in advance, of T'i IMM,AUS ANU UrTY CENTS if pay ,n,ii Ik. delayed for three month., und TUKr.K i,il.l.AKS at the end of the year. No paper will I? . ..I......-.1 utifil nil fiVr.,.ii.ir nr.. tuiifl. e. ," u , , ,. , , r ' asatuwiis. Mie was good humored, inte -!r, lit t this uutiuii ol the ialiturs. .. . . . , e i ; s 1 InrCfir, mill Mlt.atilv urnin U'fiu 111..I Ilia .l.lvi rtisciiiciitaiiiacrtcdatOiic Dollar ncrafluure i I,,.. . orlc.a, thif .liied tyc) lor the first maer- ... - . . .'....-. .1 . I m.aiiu cenia iur caon coiiuiiuaiitiT. un.u. , ri,.tiii. nia aim i-ncrm v' ut. Ii teller ; anu a ueuucimu ui per t.-m ui "I per hi ,.lc from the regular prices, for adverser, by vi ar. Advertiacimi.la iiiwrtrd monthly ..r urt . rly , at (1 per muare Inr turn nine., neiiu. tlily "5 cvutatier iuure for each tunc. If All lettura on bu.inen muat be directed to . F.iii.r.. Letter muni bo poat vuld or ther ,11 in, l be attended to. t - - - - - .,...1.. i... i i.. i If I'ayiiieiits enn lie made to either. ; ruatuiailera are authorized to f t ai ifn t. The Little Straw Hat. . . .I.. l.lll,. l,f nii it Karnt tli-r. lill t j ,t, .-e of ll;' wl bids our heart triii(; li.nll, f . ,1 imin like a had..w of dnya pna.'d o'er. ) u,i bright one who thut hat once wore. . i Hpjr lilile hut, f.,r each .imple braid t !. tlmt a oVr ita pl.iitine itinai' I'mgrm plnyrd, jj ,! m.ny a wrenlii for in rrow n h ilh Urn twui'd, " B'-'-f"' "f '" yoa'l'l ' j t ; there ..l. nt It hanga with it. eurlinc front, 1 aa plvfully rolled aa hd been iu w-nt ; i the gulden rineleta, wbieh waed below, I vi curled their la.t clu.t.r. long go. ' I . il,, I... ;. ih. .,n,e hul it .had., no more ...... , r lijrl.t blue i y. a at in dviof j.re : t I lUt un ht mule tint danced o'i r that brow, a ; nut In; tit up our Ih aria aaU mi inunca in . t niriuuriea they are o'er their quivering atrinja ii breath of tin hy.gooe a iriinor Hinga, t : tli il we fon would awki n ugin, k ii'iimry are wrtatlud with a thrill of pain, I n riifl not the pit though the dimph-d hand X r never ag.iin elnsp the brMiilt-d atrunil, ih the breeie no hmger may tx r the tune 91 ti.e fiiiL'iiiL' laughter of elulohuuu'a own. Ill ' think of him now with a glittering crown I (V- hia hcNventy fnrched retting down. hi hl flligela alray o'er Hie guide n w ire H i 1.1. nda with hie oice 'mid Hie cherub ihoir. , . . , . , , , . U . I are him now with the tmly light l'a..r.n2 liriNd fin nil lnow Willi radiance linym, f " l& i 1 iai ttie iimia which in II. av. n give oirtu 1 djl t-.i him not bark to Una aaddi ued l.rlli. 1 HisccKantous. I'lHin tht lUiittriitril J'ii mi tf Friend. f THE FORAGING PABTY. I U Tti.i: fir riiii l.it ivak. 4 !:!ard OgUvie was the youngest of 6ve ! ! . ..a I I? . r-St at Jt5T. ; bo i"C brother who served their country, I j;jwu:a remained standing a inouietit m the field and on the aoa during ilia ! upou tic spot where they had left him, as Irwar. Their mother was a widow of com- jf tiug to realize what had passed. He I'ai.li' estate, who dwelt in a pleas-tit home- tlt.u turned away in silence, bis cheek bum i iJ facing the waters of lto.-tou Hay. Large jg with the glow of a inortili-d and seiisi 4 .i overshadowed the roof, aud the broad .jvt, .,iri(, I i interspersed with woodlands extended The profession he had in view w as that f on the right, uatil they met the fields 0f a clergyman ; and although not deficient woodlands of tho property of S.(uiro " j courage or patriotism, he had suffered I r-M,d, a man of substantial wealth, w ho : ty . roth, rs to take the field and the deck k an only daughter of eighteen, who was ! wJ,il he remained at home. The words of : -llo and an beiresi. The road from the S.piire sank det p into bis spirit. He b .e-tead of widow givic wound along walked slowly homeward, very sad, and fill- ea beach, with a hedge and green fields e, ;,), p .-, i , , t u 1 ideas ot losing her who was ue i le bordering it, and the white spark- v,,yy j,,tr tlJ j,!,,, . ., ,L. ;.. Upon the sand and the blue waves oil the other. tiri.)-!', be had made up his mind. Ilest .p- i-i.tame betweeu the two plantations 1 aii (.jinking alau, faid firmly : little lesa thin a mile; anoui nanway W'ween was a bridge of stone, spanning a '.1 rivulet, that had a course of a halt : w" ii mile from the interior. ..... jit wan about an hour before sunset near I tl clue of the war, in tho month of Octo-1 a, that Edward Ogilvie ih cro-sing this . wlii(! my !,,.,. ro rf'on y to Mt Anucttc llarwood, . abro'a(,tJ(po,illg ,L,ir h0f?mi , the wea ' beauty anu heiress; lor the charms of , f ire' f "' 4 rustie belle had taken captive the young lent a heart; and eviry evening, for tho ' month, ho bad directed Ins walks in the tion of her abode. Edward was in his t.tieih year, of good figure, of a pleasing iiuewhat dtfhdciit address, and with i 1 1 n meditative aspect peculiar fo a k id ; for such was the young man. An- 1 as not loved without giving her heart r turn ; but the S.piirc, although lie had ' fvi-d with ajipiirciit indifference this mu 1 '"ach.ncnt, had a mind of his ow n touch- J tuattcr so interesting to the lovers theiu- laard had cot upon the bridge, where 'ed to linger for a few moinent-s as ho 1 ' 'I. to A .Tl, I. ih.' fliiuimr sen rush tb run 'Il Teh up the) creek, and caxe upon Us cx- flf It.turd rx fr...tl ll.n r.tinO-ite III l ll , , w . I "a- bridgi. contemplate the dark inlet, us i n-.' amid overhangiiiir tree in a Uc!l M rc stoud a mill Lcloliging equally to tho c "iniiors. J 'Uard had pauaed a moment upon the l" watch the effects of the purple light "' KCstern -lie ri flei-teil lirioll its mottll-ll - '"'iW hen hia eves were arrested by a sail 'bit ulTiiijr. I Iu continued to watch it for a moments, and then went on his way, aud " '''" to lime glauciug seaward to admire souciy ami slow inotiou of its traeklesH ai;e Over th nrean. As he came near y ''"clhng of Squire Harwood, ho diseov- , her course was towards the land ; "eing Annette on the piazr.a, be forgot l 'essid to hasten tr her. Tho meeting ""ro like that of brother and BisU-r than of lovers ; that is. it was affectionate, !' . and free from restraint, . 'A .. I .. . . ,p "iiail have a lovely evening to waiK, "'"''t will bu mi plua. ant," said Anm.Vi-, '" w-ouid i't to d.-etibe. if our pell 'could do justice to bcr beauty. Wo will, uowcver, nay tue color ol lier eyes w an a deep scubluc, and tlicy sparkled like waves danc ing iu the sunlight; her lips had doubtless been a pair of cherries, stolen by Cupid, to ' make her mouth the prettiest mouth iinagin able. Her smile wis sunshine, her form sylphlike und blooming with youth, her voice Jul 0f u,usic, and every motion as graceful - ... . r-. . , J P ' . . " '"""" i.univguuu. It ' ft . . .1 ' . 1PS .iwineiie : tne air is neh with col Ucn tints and soft as a June evening. Sup- village and lis- I , , , ... ... ...... . , r " me viuugc anu lis- - ten to the martial music of the soldiers as uiey uiarcu iroiu Hie ground. " I abould like it of all thiugs. M y fath- .-on1pui,y,he UUe.s, ina-lo th .f ...,v .., t.r.d.. tn " ri na uui f;..,., ,.r .... ,. ,,i ... ,i...,n I uMtoi nuuw vi ui vu vuinuu l 1 j u i. . . s K . J I " lie was at the review, then V t " Yes, and acted as a Major or Colonel, I i ri.. i, ;,..i ..mm, i..., on lior.-tback. iu full uniform, with a sword i by bis ide, and looks as bra've, 1 tell him, ; as a crusading knight, lie told me to bold my little tongue, and so I have, for a full minute. "And the longest time you ever held it I Cctty," said the Souire, coming out of the ', use, hi, ehapeau iu hand and his sword unbelted and beneuth his arm. " Ab, Kd ward, good evening, mail. Fine day wc bave Lad for the ge neral mu.-ter." " Yes, sir! arc the troops dismissed yet?" " Not all." " We were going up the road to the bill .top to linteu to the music father," said An lietie. Xo. no ! stay at home child ;" said the ,,;..' ,..vlv I ,.,.... u.r l-',U-ur.l has aKcd you to go : " 1 did, Mr. llarwood ; I thought the walk mijiht be pleasant.'' Humph Look you, vouns man," said 'l,l',r Harwood, bluntly, " military mu-iu is not made for the amu-euictit of studious youths, after idling the day over mu-ty S,00,. Ilor .r,.lv ,0 ,,lL.rf I :,;,. ear. ; 1. . r . t r 1:1 . ... .. l I ' oiee ui uie s in u oi iioeriy, .inn i cans me young men oi tue lauu, to ngni ner ; battles, and the maidens to make thcui then to fight in, and colors to tight under, i You. I ace, lik my Annette, and so far as I cat) sec, she likes you back again. Now, Edward, you are a very eorrnet, excellent young man, that I know ; but you see I havu t but one daughter, ami I dou t mean that she shall marry any man who, cxci l ! hut as be may be, through all this war has never drawn a blade or pulled a trigger for the love ot tus country. Your brothers are ! all brave fellows, and serving her with hon lor. You stay at home to pore over diction- nrie in the day. time, and come and mnke ilove to Annette by moonlight. Now 1 have i , . J . . , . -' . "h ' " . " ' i vu inane up my mum .timciic snan I inar- .. ,1 ., I i i i 1 , .1 ry a man that hasn t had a hand m this w ar .i v i- i ir . . i . . ai'n list ttte e.n.r ih. It von nri .1 lienil to : f.,tiw ii.., . , r ,.,r .r, ,, r .,,,1 ... . ....e.. ... - - ! 1 . .. i ' . . .i i . 'r . ( ill. me ileal piillieiiiiiig iiiive uuiu- i eiin (ell my neighbors of with pride, then you shall have my con-ent to marry Annette ; for hers, I dare siy, she has given you long ago. A text, you know, is as good as a sermon, Master Edward. So if you want my daughur you know bow she is lo be won." Thus speaking, S.pxire Ilarwoou took An nette under bis arm, aud bowing very kind ly, but lirinly, to the astotii-hed lover, dis- aVpearcd within the house If Annette is only to be won by taking i. 1 n .11 r.i.lit i.i.iiw.rr.su' If id . , ' . , , , r iiionoiaoic losi-ive one - eoiiiuiv. yet a clergyman, and I can therefore act freely. This is the la t day the reproach shall be thrown upon nie, that I remain pons of their country's foes'. While he was speaking, he saw that the ship, which he had noticed half an hour before at a di-tauce, bad drawn dose in with th"! land, and had dropped anchor about abreast of the uilct. 1 he sun had already set, yet ho could see bcr distinctly, and discover that she was a merchant ship, lie remained for some time watching bcr, and listening to the distant drum of a de tachment of militia of the neighborhood, which was retiring homewards from the mus terficld. The sound of the drum died aw ay iu the distance beyond the mill, and the low dashiug of w aves against the bridge fell up ou his ear. " Well, to-morrow, I too, shall march to the mca.-urc of the fife and drum 1 I will euli-t as a private aud make my way up. Annette shall be won 1" He paused, thinking he hoard the sound of oars. He looked seaward, but the twi light rendered objects too obscure to detect any boat approaching. Yet each moment the fall of tho sweeps came dearer and nearer, and ho was sjoii uble to discover n barge pulling iu towards the bridge, liis position in tiio shailovv of an overhanging limb shielded him from observation, lb saw that the boat contained at least twenty men. It moved slower as it drew ..nearer the land, and a person stauding up in the stern dirciting its lauding. It struck the shore close by the bridge within the inlet ; and almost beneath where lie stood, the par ty debarked. He now saw that half of them were aeanien and half marines, and that all were armed. They wcreVomuianded by a young midshipman, who, forming them into a column marched them up the bank a:nl ou the biiJge. Edward, as liiey ea.ue m ar, drew liiuikdf up into tho limb, an 1 was concealed in the foliage while he observed with surprise their stealthy movements. " How far is the grist-mill hence, Sam bo ?" a--k d the young oflicer, looking about him aftei he had got on the bridge, save a a man to guard the boat. " The first mill am bout a third of a mile up do creek, an deto ther one wliar de most grist be am a mile. There is a good path long de creek shore," answered' a man in the true Yankee negro intonation, but speak ing with manifest reluctance. " If you deceive me darkie, von arc a d('a'' ,,la" !" middy, very positively, " know dat well miff, so I tells you ( I knnva dnl miff I ...II. .... ,1 - - . . i J ,, 'rutl1' J.'10 I bates it mightily I I known all J"""-! unu 10 hu nere oueu. ,ber ,dar wl,ar Stuirp llarwonil VK way am idJur Optlvie, an' wish ldl '"c as safe in dar kitchen ! I neb- uis ni''L'er was sale in (lar kitchen ; 1 neb-1 ' t.. i... . i . ut' B" l ""'i i"- " o'ier onoTa u',r bt.,n ,took rrwoucr by de Jiriti.sh as I is dis tune ! . " Hist with your noise ! each of you march f')rftrJ '" hI'cc. We are in an enemy's country and must be cautious." " Yes, I guess you better," said the tic gro, " If de country people knowed you was l,ku,k,n irre u'r cor" flour. bl,-',,P ,ld ,oxen tto kt,P fro, f-ta"iu to death, as we ''3 been a week past, dey be round as thick as snake in de grass, an' debble one ob you git back to our boat. Ho I 'vise you, massa, to keep sharp look out to de windward ! (iuy! how mad all them be in do morniii' when dey find out you land here in a prize ship, wid only two guns and thir ty men, and carry off clear to Halifax de t;rit from dcre two mill-, and sheep and turkey too, for de lieutenant's dinner ! lley ; swear den, and "ju t t de inquire swear 'null , for a whole regiment !" " Forward," cried middy. " Silence all : of you, and advance swiftly and with cau-, tion." They filed off the bridge, and taking the ' path, along which the negro led the way, they were soon lot to Edward in the gloom of the overhanging banks of the creek. j J I " 1 hese men, then, arc English," he rc- . , iiceieu. as ne as he let himself down upon the , , ' , ' ,.V ' vessel is a prize bound to 1 1 .. i : i .. . t. . i i : .. i . t . . . . a usmp. .an am. inirty men invm HI I L- .III'! ten I 1 III a 1 III 1' Oil I'O.IIU. I My course it decided! It will take them an entire hour to visit both mills. Half of that time will do for me. I shall know I where to seek the militia party with the fife j and drum; and if I can find twenty I rave j men ainon them, to put themselves under my orders, 1 will win Annette before to morrow's sun-rise !" As be spoke, he glided noiselessly away from the bridge, and ufter getting beyond j hearing of the man at. the boat. In- H..u- ULu jthe wind across a nit aduw in the direction 'of what was called "tin; Cross Roads," a (duster of village habitations the principal oi nu n w as a large country lave n, w uci e , , , , , , J , , , ' . he knew lie couid linu assembled many of ... .... J . r .. i : i i . - . . . i !,, miiitia men who had borne part in t! review iu tin ncighboi ing town J I, is inn was about a mile di.-tant from the bridge, an the road in the rcirof S'juire Harwood's farm, across w bieh, lefping fence after fence, IMv.ard (Igilvie was now flying with the s d of a deer. The tavern, as Le came near, w as so iiui et, he feared that the men he sought bad left for their respective homes. Seeing a light iu the tap, however, he hoped yet to find some persona assembled there. Thro'igh the window?, as he approached the door, he taw the bar-room was nearly filled with men. The next moment, he was in their presence. His mauuci was divested of all excitement, and a spirit calm aud resolute beamed from bis eyes. There were at least twenty men in the apartment, most of them with knapsacks and bayom.l lulls upon their person, and some leaning upon their mus kets; while the guns of the rest of the party were stacked iu the corner of the room. Some of them were smoking, other- drink ing, and all listening to a long yarn told by one of the party, of certain exploits of him self personally performed at the battle of Platt-burg. (n Edward's entrance, the landlord first noticed him " Ah! so von run ent- r a tavern on a ir...,,;,,., J.V" Mr Oeilvie : dad to see win. I t l' " ." I 1 " i, ... e- . .. , , ' r. r ' i like VMu lor v our tiiot tiers sake, w ho are Lij sorviug thdr country. Hut there must tc ,ar.0ns as well as -oldiers, and every n,a to his trade." All eyes were now turned upon the young man. Advancing a little way into the floor, he said with a linn tone, " I am glad to find so many of you here assembled. If the bnve men among you are willing to place yourselves under my di rection for the next two hours, 1 will lead you v lu re you can win both honor and prize money " ."spoken w itn spirit . exclaimed several. "That rings like your brother George!" said the landlord, "But what is it?" cried all, crowding round. " Will you be led by rue? There is dan ger to both life and person; but I ask no man to follow me where I fear to lead ."' 'The man has courage if he is a stu dent," remarked one to the other with sur p rise. " What have you discovered ?" demand ed two or three of the most forward of the men. " Will you follow me and obey my orders, if I can place into your hands as prisoners, twenty English scameu and officers, who have ju-t landed !" " Yes ! lead on 1" was the general re sponse, and the men commenced arming themselves. Uriefly, Edward told them what bo bad witnessed. All was enthusiasm. Among the military men was a young man w hom he despatched to Squire Harwood's. In twen ty minutes the Squire was on the spot, mounted on his horse and armed with his broad sword. Five of his fane men had followed him. Others came in from all sides. Edward, with great coolness and skill took upon himself the conduct of the whole affiir. IK- sugge .-ted that the uie, with ihirtv null oh.'ui 1 cut oil tim r i -.it ol the .'.ir.i.-iii.' p irty, an 1 take them p' l. gnus. " And what will you do Ticked the P'luire. " You are not poinf tol-ncn m.t nf the da nger 1 o o I -o, sir! IF thcro are twenty brave;' men here who will volunteer to go with me, ' I will proceed to the boat, tuke possesion of it, ami embark for the ship. In the night we can board her without difficulty, as we! shall be taken for their own party. Once! on board, the ship will easily fall into our hands; for most of her prize crew arc ashore ! W ho ill volunteer?" . ! The bold proposition at first startled the boldest among them. But in ItM than five minutes twenty of them had volunteered ; and in two minutes more he was nt their head, leading them to the brid .in. , ..v bu. ii while the u-"'ne' eueu cu on tne retreat ot the enenry . , alio resuu was in a resnects success n . I he English riartv nt the mill, surrendered -.. after a brief skirmish, and were taken to the tavern as prisoners within an hour after the fvjuire had left it. Edwird and his brave baud boarded the ship without sus picion, and ufter a short eoiflict he was master of bcr. lie took her, hy the aid of tho released American crew, into lloston harbor the next day; and we jocd not add that in less than three months, he was re warded with the band of the leautiful An nette Harwood ! AnImh knt ix Pin i.r-ir U i,..,,,.;,,,, incident is related ly the IVinel Joumaf ' as follows : ' ' "A young clergyman, int. mM.boriixr ! town after having commencedi.reiehin-on a warm Sunday, lost his serinrn rithersud- detilv and uuexncctedlv. A (oistof wind swept through the aisles of the dutch, took the sern.ou from the desk, and whirled it out of the window. Two deacons give chase and after a half hour's i.nr.nit 'iirJ ;!. tl.,. i...t i....f ,.i.. r.f .i ....i:.: i. ..nn ..iv, 1. iv. iii "jui j vji i iiu aijuu i uj u o- cuiueiit, the remainder having esciied from them entirely. '1 be clergymau iielwlshing to i reach without notes, had senrd himself to await the return of his sermon.and upon lear.iiiii; that it w as lost to him for.er. rose aud gave out the hymn, cuinineneig with " Tin' wind msy vei'i nur hepre way, Aim ins .pp'iintinriii be t ur dodin, which the choir sang with great efcet, after which tht services were dosed wi the be nediction. CllYSTAL l'ALACE. The Opening Ceremonies of th. Crystal n..i ::! i... ....... .,.....1 ...i ..... .-. . i a...,.T ... .e.j -no niiosnig. i ue i resiucm oi me e nneo ciatcs 'inu tne lieaus oi ucpartmeiiis, ii i vxpcfteu, will be prosrut on tlio occaion, maiij other high ami distinguished men lorn all parts of the world. Mayor Westcnlt, of New-York, Theodore Sedgewi.k am Mor- timer Livington, a committee to inve the I'resib iit and Cabinet lo attend, arrcd in Wa-liington, on Tuesday. '1 he imagers are confident that thev will be able open the exhibition on Uie loth of .lulv.iccor- ding to the umimincciueiit already nade, aud do not eiileitain any idea of a irther that these recent discoveries had not been taehed to the I niver-ity of .North (. arouna, postpoiicineiit. The work, it is s-.i,,l)S yro- made previous to the extensive gold mining and noticed in hi- " lleport," (Vld jiart) ad gressing with the greatest celerity, ad no operations in liurke, McHoHcll, Kutherford, dressed to the " Hoard of Agriculture." xertions arc spared to hurry it loiirJ, The superi.iteudents of the exhibition. ! srs. Jtupont and Havis, were bu-ily eijdoy ed for the la-t week allotting space ad as signing locations iu the Crystal l'alac. NAMES IX CllUr.CII. following incident, related 1 he following incident, related l the April nuinber ot the Ladies h.'potory, shows that babies in church are not iways regarded as nuisances. Theie is sointhing very touching about it : " A brother just returned from Calbmia says he was present in the congregaon of Ibothcr Owen, when a b'tby iu the ains of its mother began to cry. A thing so uusual in California attracted not a little attution, and the mother rose to retire. Hon t leave,' said the preacher; 'the solid of that babe s voice is more interesting tanany in this congregation than my own. It is perhaps the swutest music many a mn has heard since a long time aio he too leave of his di-t.int home.' The effect was in stantaneous and powerful, ut.d a lare por tion of the congregation melted intoteurs.'' Wc have often beard ladies cxprns a de sire to know by what process the file gb-ss ; observable ou new linen, shirt bosoas, etc., is produced, and in order to grati'y them we subjoin the following recipe for making ; fluiii Avabie starch: Take tvo ounces of 'white (ium Arabic powder, pit it into a ; eitcher, and on it a pint or mor- boiling w a- ter, (according to the degree ofstilliicss you desire,) and then having eovei-u it, lit it set all night. In the morning pmr it care i fully from the dreggs into a ehau bottle ; cork it for us. A table -pooiful of gum water, siirred into a pint uf -tar h that has been made ill the usual manner wiil give to lawns (either white or printeil) a look ol newne-s, w hen nothing else can restore them after washing. It is al-o good (much di luted) for white musliu and bobit. Wanted, by a young lady, som? one-. S-"(".gd IW. Can't she get the man of the l'ust ! I'.J -elm uf. Our ! wouldn't thev cut a , was the ! of all -W W.Caiu'i Chief. The case is without a jj, and our IVvil says the man who would refuse ---s her don t live in this of country, nut: if he did he (the IVvil) would ) him and him self to the hyiiienial altar, iu J tie time it has taken us to indite this O.udi ist'ug S nti 'ncl. If thai ? is on the now, we will have a iu ; at least let Us bave a case aud we will off S'vaciK tar. 1'ayino run (Liyks. As the statutes of i Illinois prov ide that raiiroad companies shall -..iii f . . - 1 : .- I ........ i. .. ... . j-ay c-.i,iom. ior every me lost ou iue iiaiu o! C irs through the carelessness i f the coni-p-iu v or it- a-.'el'ts, da i.a '" f -r the CTii.'.i-.o mi- acre wiil reach ed-'', 1 ii .-u.-.l a tli'-re wvri twe;ifcj-w po cor.- kitted. 3tlincrals, c. w ' ' - -.-. , From Silliinun't Jnurn.il. NOTICKS OF THK IIARKU MINERALS Aml Scw Isx-aUties in Western AWt Carolina; by C. Ji. Hunteh M. D n., ,, ' , ' ' ' ,1 , , T 1 ) , g! , . . ' onger a .natter of doubt or uncertamty.- Oi. lie brst announme ,t a lew years since JJ, , H, y N0" ,1C"r0hT'U'0 UT ?l Vl f v tl s M .T , - t f rrtb8"?d- ited bythe seie.it.lie or intelligent portion .f .1 . . ..i.i.i i i "! U1U eoi.iu.uu.iy, aiiuongu geological "i- v ' ;, " ; " T' '.' , ' JV some, u c crous region of t.l. South. Sv some, the . . . . i -r" -"') .In. n ...1 .1 . . .. I..-. uriiiuu. an i s t, uohti ns no v !i nttii vp .i ... ,i i . i i ,. : Vary. Jiy others, it was more charitably pronounced a mhlke in the discoverer, oi. Ibe ground that diamonds could Im f, n! I ' i o.il v in South A,..ri,n ,,!.., I.W I....;" Tt, i:,,i i ' I J he little ire , however, after a time was1 r.,1.l ,i I . , "r i. e ui i i i . J 'of. bhepard, who pronounced unon its . , I. genuineness in accordance with the tui d sh-' , .... . , 1 . ed stateiuent. J his first diamond was omul. ...... , . u.,,.., ...viuuiiii. . IUI. 11 11 III JIM Hill. i .. i . .. ' v.'1-..r.il I'l.,,.. k;!...... ... I! ... 1. .. IV........ . - ' . v . v . ... , v ... c niv, ill iiuiiiriiuiu ,olliy, v n t.T.i, .,i i ... i- ii as alt ii v ml tepostt.. It weighs about one! . Ill I II U L'UMI Vt ilnll I I I 1 J 1 1 i 111(111 I V H 11(111 fl i , . . r . . J i carat and a half, is of a vellowisli el.- 811,1 presents one of the elongated inliiinun. I luid shapes. It may be seen fi"iircd in both Sana's and Sh.pard s MineraFogy (3d edi- i tion.) Early iu the spring of the past year (V-') another diamond was found by the writer of this article iu a similar dcnosit. i ' Lincoln county, N. ('. It weight, about ll;ilf' a taiat, is nearly dear, with a delicate greenish tinge, and presents the same dou-1 gated shane as the 1 tutherfonl .li.-ii,l : In il,,. ,.i. ...r. r.c .1... ...t i... ... --. .j. ui., ., ...... juii it noi lie i . diamond was found iu Mecklenburg county. N.(. It weighs about three-fourths of a carat, is nearly of the first water, ami re. senibles more nearly than cither of the preceding, a brilliant, just elaborated by the ' artistic skill of the lapidary. It is also re-' ported upon good authority that several -"'or, out occasionally, bcautilul pink or small diamonds bave been found iu the gold lo-e-eolored crystals are found. Perhaps no washings of Georgia. In every instance, Reality in the southern states has produced thus far, these little gems have been found 50 '!"i.V fine specimens, in alluvial deposit, or drift, in which may ' Chntrcdnuti- ijuurt z . An interesting lo be seen rounded pebbles. The peculiar ''ality of this variety of fjuartz i found in conglomerate called cusratlin, strictly speak- Rutherford county. The crystals are hollow, ing. has not been identified : but in s..v..vil nearly tisrudou.ond.s of ealeite. anil lun-n places I have seen a stratum of gravel very , . . . . c J compact, anu agglutinated as it were by a teriuginous sediuieiitaiy ., eoiistitu- tmg an aggregate somewhat niml iiii"', aim nxi nntis, mc i rpoMt )T ot thodia lltii V 11 -if nmil.vrAiii' , inond. Jie this as it may, the encouraging fact is here presented that in the auriferous region, extending from Mecklenburg county to Hutherford county in North Carolina, and thence southerly to Hall county in Georgia, embracing a section of country at b ast miles wide by lot t .10 lllliniomi lllliy ,i- i be sought for by the gold miner, with every prospect of success. It is to be regretted ijiucotu, and several other counties. In passing through these counties we freipieut- ly meet with large gravel-piles, extending . . . T lor miles along tne (Uiiereni waicr-courses. Nearly all of this work was done in a bur- fouii'lpervadingaiiv-jCK'voiiand nucurms ried manner, regardless of any other reward quai l:, appearing fo constitute its matrix, than the '' yellow dust," scattered, in many Occasionally it is found imbedded in cow places, .piite abundantly through the deposit. '"Hit:, and in the triangular cavities Such being the case, is" it not probable that of a reddidit kimnitr. It occurs massive, these deserted gravd-pilcs may still contain but imperfect crystallizations un'V be traced much hidden treasure '! And would it not on some of the specimens. This locality is be advisable for all who are now engaged in exceedingly rich iu the variety of its miiie- working ilijmsit mines in the .Southern ral productions, including gold, the most States, cr iu California, to keen a "sharp precious, and iron, the most useful of me look out " for this rare and valuable gem '. Cold. In noticing this rather abundant metal, it is not intended to tire the reader with a lengthy detail of g'llJen s'utisti'S, w ith w hich our newspapers are almost daily teeming, but simply to present a few curi- 01IS j-.,,., ti.it generally known, e-niieetcd with the liisloi ii of' its uiKiiieni in this country. The fir-t gold found in North Carolina, and probably in the I'nited States, in valuable quantity, (always excepting the iny-tei ious digging, and unknown discove ries of our aboriginal predecessors.) was in ITU!!, at the celebrated '' Heed Mine," in Cabarrus county, North Carolina. It was found by a little s ut of Mr. Heed, about l'J years old, while amusing himself with bow and arrow in sho"ting for fish on a small stream called " Meadow Creek." The lump of "yellow metal " thus discovered .said to have been of the size of a " small smoothing-iron,'' was taken home,- aud retained several years by bis father, without know ing its name or value! No one at that early period presumed to think that gold existed iu North Carolina, or even in the I'nited States. In l-U'., Mr. Heed carried the " lump of strange metal " in his wagon l'ayettcv ille, an inland town of consider- able trade ; and while there showed it to a jeweller to ascertain its true name. 1 he jeweller after a .-bight examination, informed . ., it . i ; 1 : . I .. .... .1 him it was go, and immediately proposed buying it. To this proposal its owner rca- to the pervading stripes, this mineral pro dily acceded, and sold it to the jeweller for nts i,L. singular spotted appearance which the trilling sum of three dollars and fifty las given origin to the name " leopardite." cents! This information, although dearly .s this name is ipiite characteristic of a bought, like Franklin's w hi-tle, w as highly f rather unique rock, I would suggest tin; serviceable to Mr. Heed in leading to future ! propiiet v of n tabling its pnpular de-igna-diseovelies of great value. I it 1 -0:1, he : lion. Another locality of tiiis rock has re-a-sociated him.-elf with three others for cctitl v been found in Lincoln county. The working the mine, and soon afterwards was pervading stripes are, however, generally richly rewarded by finding the large mass : ii!UT ; and when broken duif: -nuttit, it pro so extensively know n, weigliiug " pounds; -ents a handsome arborescent appearance, steel yard Wiight." In I'M!, and a few ; t receive- a good polish, and might be used .subsequent years, numerous other masses ' 'or various ornamental purposes. It may or " lumps " were found, weighing from one J proper here to state that the block, soon ounce sixteen pounds. In the " Medical i to 1. eontritiuted bv the citiiens of Char- lleposilory," published in 1-dl-f, this early i-i-ov.-i-v ot !o d iii .Norm I arolina is pro - U. i..oieo.l I i- nut suntrisiiiii that tliese lir-t developments should, lor a time, tiavc associates iu that Iolty structure, "l eatly excited the public mind. Such is a Xhe preceding notice embrace but a brief iiisti ry of '' iliseovertcs, and small uumber of the rarer minerals aud liO- siich thco"-!,;!! of the " gold f.ver " iu North . described localities in wt stern North (aro Caro'.iua, whose contagious influences liar.; Ou a future ojcuuoa the subject iiit s ir.--4 1 , int only to her sit-r StnP-a of Vir-1 be r-'su-ueJ, r.i id;ti .tii fact aud t-.'--L'.h t.u i' iii., a:.d 1 1 eor a , loit to s.rvii.ens m-i l'k i suiuvjianiiy tutortsUL. ti. .u-ni.1 sL--ie of w.o J'a.-lf..'. ::! n -w jt hoped, t-i oia-.w atlcuPoc f t: .aiiate.i W disu-ab tr. epianiw.ii uf 'sior.K&t rfidet- "Green Mountain boys.'' Thus both cx-1 trcinesof the Alleuliuuv chain its southern and northern terniini and the auriferous' valleys of the mure lofty Kockv Mountains, bave been aroused to amis, not of slaugh - t('r ,,ut t0 "uw employment of the;i7. and thu ih"K(L Cur und urn. A few years since, a strag - gling bowlder of corundum was found iu Buncombe county, North Carolina. The mass, when broken aflorded good specimens of a j ,,, co)o ,, h J m,10 ,alm!,latd structure. As it was merely an lurratic bl-k. it would be well for the min - erulopicul tourist to search for iu original I ituali()I1 : .... .,,;,.... mountain r.-m res whence it was probably ttrijtnl. I'unug im spring or last year 1 liaU the pleasure of discovering a locality of this m'ueral iiastoii raimtv n . The speci- . - .III. IIS t II US tar III. l:i l lifll iiltlimnrli uin.i nr. 4 t ,i,ir '' V Tr " S ' .. r , ""I rC ! 1 V '"g . ' 'J10. ,ll',t f ILOUnU '"''"'. It is .,,.te proliahle that luture exploration will bnn g to li-it arger i 1 . , . " " and more valuable spceimetis. The corun- generally associated with an aggregate oi mica ami iuuii:. In some f ,i,f..t , ,, , the speciinens, wit h drusv cavities, may i ' n 3 , I seen uunicroiis small, flattened, six-sided L .. . . i . III s:iis. arr.'llli'cfl miht V ..nil n rvroinw i'ii.-. ii, tiiiai ' ' ,,,,,, ,1... ... .i i i , iome ot these crystals, when examined ith , , r.j, ....V. ... ,..,. . 1 a glass, are lounil to be ham Konie v .stin .o ' " 1-mrr!f At the above corundum locali- ty' uI" be 0',t:n,'t(1 emery of good l"!,1,,i' "ociatcJ with cMr,jl,tc. The !'"'f't. ""I I''uiod, about five or six ""' '" d'i"",'',,r. was ceedingly tough, lil",t " Iracturc. 'J he gradation iu Color' ,trom a f bluc rundum to a fine f - 'riimilar emery, nearly black, owning to the '"lxtl,re lr" ls T"te perceptible. Tins ''Jcality is ri. h y worthy ol more thorough ex a iu i u at I on . I A mi ll, -An interestingloealitvof this "'"'cral is found at Randleinan's iu Lincoln county. The crystals are remarkable for tlu'ir siz. beauty, and for the splendid J - 'roups iu which they frequently occur. '1(' are mostly of a smoky, or dark purple their interior cavities lined with crystals of ..i i- i . ... . cuaice'ioiiy. r reiii.i-.it ly the cavities ire filled with water, and hence are known la the Iinino rif ynter Cll'stuls 'I'hi-' fl'jv1 however, is liable, on V.qW-lire, to escape by evaporation through scarcely visible fis sures, leaving a yellowish powder, some times called iiiniuitniii menl. J.'izili'r. This rare and interesting min eral was first di-eovcred in 1""", by the late I'r. If. S, Hunter, near "('rowder's i o - ... .1 .r i i.. .-lOUlliain, in inu fwinnii 'an ui j.ih'vjiii county (now ( ton.) r-peemiens were tor- warded by him to Prof. llmsted, then nt- if -1.1. ..1.1... lew years since, a more anuniiam loeauiy was discovered about ''0 miles northeast of the former near the southern terminus of . iuio- .'luuuoun. mu i.ituuie i- "eic tals. Here, troiu a gently rising elevation of two or three acres, the mineralogist may obtain the handsome addition to his cabinet of twelve or fifteen different species some of them rare and ijuite desirable. Kiaiiite U the laztilito locality ju-t noticed are also found several varn tie of kvauite, constituting, lii-rhatis, two or more species. Some ot tne specimens are of a haud-ome bluish green color, w ith numerous lamella.' diverging in different directions. Sometimes kvauite and tale or pyrophyllite are associated, forming large globular mass es. 'This is the locality alluded to in Shep ard's Mineralogy, ('2d edition) but wrongly printed " Chubb's Mountain." It derives its name from one Gasper Clubb, a sub montane resident of tho licvolutimiary pe riod, whose eccentricity of character and marvellous tales are still remeiiiocreu ny the older inhabitants. hupitr lite. This is a singular fjiotfrd rni k, found in Mecklenburg county, in tin ieinity of the flourishing town of Charlotte It occurs iu large ma-scs, generally pre senting a ritonilmidiil or tr, znuhil shape. It is uoti -ed by l'rof. Sin paid, under the head of fe'id-par, as the " leopard stone of Charlotte, North Carolina." It is retarded Py the same authority as a composition ol cuiiijiuet Ji n'.'io;' and ijunrtz , the spot im' produced by the u.nids ut'truii be and s- . -, hitiiinanesc. W hen broken at right angles I loUe to the Nationar.Monument at Washing- ; ,, lit v. is of te'iiraite ; wlicn Unislieil. it 1 ,.,;il ...,t,.i,mr fm-.-iraVl v with its iiunieroua TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. From tin. great decrease in the receipts of contributions to the National Monument durimr the last six nioniiis. the lioaril of : Managers of the Monument Association feel . it to be their duty to make another appeal ! to the patrioti-n, of the American Public ! "J hey are unwilling to believe that the peo- ide of this country, under such lie. p and lasting obligation, as they are to the lou.oler of their libertn;-, and leeliiiL', as they must, ft ,,(ouI11, sl.u.,.'0f ,ralluJ lorli.ei ,i- mable service whiel, he r,,,... red ,., then. ' will suffer a momimcul co,,,,,,,,,, ed 'i, bi honor, and ,o aid iu tic pi.ua.,.,, bis ,,,, ' i,.. ,.... r ... , ;.. uiiUuUlied for tliu want of minus ucccp-ary to eomnleto it. It need seanel v I scareel v be su;i it- n i ed that u laet line 1 1 1 1 .-. in tin' ,i-t,,w ..i' ,.,,r republic would not fail to n licet la-tin dis- 1 ,.l I. :....! 1. .- , :","u,"t """ 1,IU,I,N" ,"d r'v Hd ll.ut re- arc too apt to be forgetful of what ,s due to themselves and to the memory of those who, under J'roudc.ice, have made t lii-m treat, nrosiiirous. anil L.-im v It w often the late of the most ditinui.-'lied and illustrious to be nearly forgotten after tiny have mouldered iu the tomb for half a cen tury. In the busy and ever changing scenes of the world, the stage of life is continu ously occupied by tho,e who-e act-, exeitn . .1,..;,......... ,.r.i Iivii,.r ni.'l .-...,... .1.. mcliioiy of sueli as hue preceded them. thmigh their reputation may have been more brniiant and their deeds more gloriom. Dut it was believed that WllIMifo.N was one to whom the American people owed the gicat, ,t and most lasting debt of gratitude, and to whose liumory every honor should he paid l.y his countrymen; that to honor him was but to honor tin mselves, and that they were w illing and desirous to pay a just tribute to pre-eminent patriotism and to uu cipiallcd public and private virtue. Tiider this iinjire.s.sion, a society was established some seventeen years ago in the city of A ashington, for the nurnose of en e tiic i "'"sC'idicent monument to the Father of his 0uiitry; ami the Hoard of Managers of that society have, during that lomr interval. , -. - i made gratuitously every eflort in their pow er, from a pine feeling of patriotism and a desire to honor his memory, to obtain the mentis necessary to iieton,plish the object of its organization, liy unceasing end un tiring exertion they have succeeded in col lecting a sum sufficient only to carry up the propo-ed structure to an elevation of one hundred and thirty feet above the surface, about the oiie-louitli of its intended eleva tion ; and they now regret to say that, uu less the contributions, uriv. lax'iiir..J..yv six month-, it wiil be impossible to continue the work in '. further. 1 be block- of stone ba e !'! u , HssOci.il lolls nt from the different States, n-soei.itioiis, c., to be placed in the monument, have done eut little to add to its elevation, though they may contribute to its interest '1 hut the public may under- (...., bow expensive such a structure must in cessarily be, it tuny be proper to state that each cour-e of tv o felt ill height co-ts upwards of S'.'.IMW, though executed with the strictest regard to economy. The ma terials at:d labor, with a small annua! com pensation allowed to the superintendent, and a still smaller to the arcbiti i t, amount.- to the expenditure which has been lneliti'iied ; nm the Hoard of .Managers are well satis fied that, had the work been undertaken by the tiovernment, it would have cost double the aiuouut of the present cost of the obelisk so far. l'rom two to three courses can be com pleted iu a month, vv'nicli require from four to six thousand dollars, while the luobth'iy contributions have not averaged, for tho past half year, more than tio tliou-an 1 i! iliars. k will therefor. , be obvious that the work must necessarily be stopped if a, more ardent a,.d patriotic feeling does not prevail among the people of tiiis country, and a more extended and liberal contribu- tion bu not made. To .-how with what erso this great object could be effected, it is only necessary to state that tne ccl.ts a hea l from each white n.hai.itaiit of the I nite 1 States would be sufficient to complete tho monument in a lew years ; and yet such ap pears to be the apathy and indifference ex isting iu relation to this noble undertaking that even that small sum cannot be obtained for so patrimic and glorious a purpose. In Norway, the three-fourths of tb.0 amount necessary to erect a monument in honor of Charles the Twelfth was raised lately by voluntary cor.trilnitio"ns in tw days; while in the Kepublie of the United Mates, brought into existence ny the valor, perseverance, energy, and patriotism of " ashm-ton ; iu a nation wnicii iww contain i li.'iiuiation ot nearly twenty-live millions of soul-, enjoying a freedom, independence, ami pro-pcfity nowhere else to be found, one-fourth only of the aiuouut required to complete a iiiouuun. nt worthy of the niau in who-e honor it is now being erected has, after the most unceasing efforts for seven teen years, been contributed. '1 o the peo ple, the army, and navy, masonic, odd-fellows', and other associations, the colli ges, academies, and schools of the United States ; banking institution-, city, town corporations, ami from the polls at the different elections ; application-, urgently req iesting peeuuiarj aid have been made by circulars addressed to all, and still the contributions reoeived have been insufficient to raise the monument beyond its prestnt elevation. This U a pain ful and mortifying fact. It will now becomo the duty of the different States of the Utiiou to .-!io the interest they feci iu this nob! undei takiug, au 1 to evince the estimation aud respect ill which they boll the charac ter and services of Wai'iiuirtou by contrib uting to the completion, of hia monument, that the States as well as th reoi! mar bave the honor of rai itv: a structure ta hia an imperiahabl sna , nn.ni ji . m. ,i i- m o. , ! lUJi'ial of tue..- roll, rat; il and grat.ta4. By order of the. Hoard : Glvb WAL'fKUSTON, Wnsli'n Si'. 7!'nui.,r;t Sxtetit.