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- PUBISES HEM
avanr o atuhd at
TV 1111 S OF ,
j ADVEHTISIKG:
I) - One squareoftwenty-Bi
i lines or less, for one inter
I tion, 60 cents ; ct erysub
i'sequent insertion ,30 cent s
jexcept itrcmsininl'orsev-
eralmoiiths, when 'twill
'-be charged $3. for -two
' Hiontlis, js4 for three, &.c
vfclOfor twelve months.
.1-'.
b -
la advance, per ;year,Jfca'X)0
Not paid in advance, 50
Not . paid until six
months have expir
ed, 300
tfot paid till the year
V has. expired, 350
CHARACTER IS AS IMPORTANT TO STATES AS IT IS TO INDIVIDUALS I AND.
THE GLORY OF THg STATE IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ITS CITIZENS.
i . No subscription received
for a less .time than a year,
nnless the price be paid in
advance.
-i
S- Liberal deduction
.' $ .. ...... .... . ,: . .....
! IV JJl III
' -
BY WM. H. BAY WE
FAVCTTEVII.l.E. N. C, FKBM'AKY 22. 1851.
lor large advertisement
VOIi 1 BIO. 656. i bv the vear orsix mor.th
i
Person who dTerti!i in the newspaper should
ftlwayt mark their advertUfcinentu with the number of
aerttans; otherwise they often forget and let the ad
rertiteoumt run longer than uecenaary . and when the
bill eomeii to be settled, there U something said about the
eorr. AimI when ataartiete is advertised for sale, hki it
i (., the advertiser should attend to taking it out of
tee ptper. beeaose it misleads the readers of the paper
besides running him to more cost.
AT THE CAROLINIAN OFFICE.
From and after the IstofSeot. 185 0.
For all such Blanks as we keep for sale, 60
cents per quire.
Where Blanks are printed to order, the prices
will range from 35 cts. to $1 50 per quire, thus:
vl quire cap blanks SI 50 per quire.
2 44 1 00 44 44
3 '" " 44 44 85 44 44
4, 5 or G 44 75 44
10 . 44 44 44 60 44
15 " 44 44 50 44
20 44 44 44 40 44 44
1 quire letter-sheet blanks l'Qo 44 44
2 . 44 - 44 44 85 44
3 7r
4, 5 or 6 44 44 65 44 44
10 44 44 44 55 44 "
15 44 44 44 15 4 44
20 44 44 44 J5 44 44
Any blank printed to order which has more
matter in it than is usual in blanks printed for
the above prices, will be charged extra accord
ing to the amount of matter, or the fancy-work
directed to be done. . In like manner, a blank
containing but a few lines ot matter to the sheet
will be charged a less price.
HATS & CAPS.
I would respectfully call the attention of my
friends and the public generally to my new and
l irge stock of Hats and Caps. Having selected
them with great care, I feel assured that if there
is any thing in the shape of a hat, cap or turban,
in New York or Philadelphia, that is calculated
to please the public, they can be suited at my
store, north-east corner Market Square, Green
street.
I am prepared to furnish country merchants at
wholesale on the most reasonable terms. I in
tend selling for verv small profits.
DAVID GEE.
'''Septal, 1850.
NEW CLOTHING
AND GENTLEMEKS' OUTFITTING
V ESTABLISHMENT.
A; WALDAUER CO.,
. (Hay street comer opposite Fayctteville Hotel,
', and next door to J&essrs Lilly's store,)
Ha :"jut received a'large assortmeift of winter Clothing
' e'ontHttng of fin double-sewed drub Overcoats; fine Cas
ta rin Coatn-,- fine frock and (lress Coats. 810.; and a good
, atsortment of Pantaloons of all colors and prices.
Cloaks. Catolons. a new and fashionable article; winter
'loorie Sucks, and all kind of winteT Coats; fine Shirt; (the
. finest assortment ever brought into this market).
... BiwU, Shoes. Hats. Caps, Trunks. Travelling Bags,
Umbrellas. &c.
Old customers are particularly invited to call and ex
amine our goods.
A. WALDACER & CO.
- Nov 2. ISjO. tf
NEGROES WANTED.
, Oash will be paid for likely
young Negi oes
if application i made soon
J. & T. WADDILL.
Sept 14, 1S50. 603-tf
F ALT AN D WINTER
We are now receiving our Fall and Winter
Goods, consisting of a very general and well
selected stock,
In all Lines,
.which we are offering on our usual terms.
All sorts ot Produce purchased ,
and we attend as usual to the Forwarding Busi
ness.
J. & T. WADDILL,
' Nov 30, 1S50 G14-tf Hay street
BLASHFfElTD&rW EST,
: IMPOUTKHS AND JOBBGUS OF
Silk and. Fancy Goods,
SHAWLS, LACES, RIBBONS, &c,
No. SO.
CEDAR STREET,
J'ear Bronrlicay,
11ITGH MtNAlR.
NEW YORK
Dec 21, 1S50. 3m. pd
SHEETING AND YARN.
1 hTon Hand and for Nile on accommodating terms
Sheeting and Yarns (at tbe Kactoiy price) from the
Cedar Kails .ManufacturinR Company. Kandolph county
N. V.
The quality of these goods is too wt-11 known to need any
recommendation Th?y are equal, if not superior to any
latde in this State.
000-tf PKTKR P. JOHNSON.
JOHN D. WILLIAMS,
Commission and
Forwarding
MERCHANT
Fayctteville, N. C.
' Feb, 23, 1850.
GROCERS AND COMMISSION
135 Front street, near Maiden Lane
Particular attention paid to the sale of Cot
ton, Naval stores, and otner rrouuec.
Liberal advances made on consignments.
r.MAUETT. UtVi YMMf! J
PAULMIER.
Jan. 11, 1S51.
Cm
Benj. Blossom & Son,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
JNo. 145, Front Street,
NEW YORK.
.Liberal advances made upon consignments of
Naval Stores, Cotton, Grain, and other produce.
J an J 18, 1851 ly
THE FARMERS of Cumber-
land Countv are requested to meet at
the Court House in the town of r ayetteville, on
Wednesday, 5th of March, at 3 o'clock; p. m.,
. (being the Wednesday of County Court,) to con
sult on the propriety of forming an Agricultural
Society for the County,-, -
POST OFFICE INFORMATION.
A single letter means any weighing l ounce
avoidrupois or less. A letter weighing over 1 oz.
and less than 2 isregarded as 4 letters.
Newspaper, means a paper of 1900 square in
ches or less.
No P. M. can frank a letter weighing over I
ounce, except on official Business.'
Postage on letters from any office in the U. S.,
to and from California, or our Territories on the
Pacific, 40 cents prepaid or not. 4Newspapers
and pamphlets 3 cents each, sea postage, and the
inland Postage to be added, if any. ; v
P. M.'s whose corn's were $200 or less for the
year ending June 30, 1S50, can send and receive
written letters free, not weighing over oz.
each on their own private business. They can
trank to California, or any other place in the U.
S. possessions, but not beyond.
Postage on letters to China, &.c. may be 75
cents or 45 cents.
Postage on regular or transient papers, 1 or 1 J
cents, and 50 per cent, commission on them.
Total postage on papers to Great Britain 4
cents, 2 cents to be paid in each country; to any
place through Great Britain 4 cents, prepaid.
The Postage on letters, to or from Great Brit
ain is 24 cts., the single rate.
The franking privilege 'travels with its pos
sessor. A Postmaster can frank through any
office he may pass in travelling, but he cannot
send franked letters from his own office at the
same time.
Postmasters whose annual compensation is not
over $200, may frank names of subscribers and
money to newspapers.
Postmasters are entitled by law to the follow
ing commissions on the amount of letter postages
received by them in each quarter of the year,
and in due proportion of any fractional part of a
quarter ; but no Postmaster can receive a larger
compensation from commissions than $500 per
quarter:
40 per cent, on the first 100;
33 44 44 next 300;
30' 44 44 44 2,000 ;
12J 44 on all over 2,400 ;
A commission of 50 per cent, is allowed on
postage of Newspapers, Pamphlets, and Maga
zines; also two cents is allowed for the delivery
of each free letter, (excepting free packets of
printed matter, such as Speeches, &c, though
made up in letter form,) to officers where the
commission does not arrrt to .'500.
On letters received for distribution at such
offices as are designated for that purpose by the
Postmaster General, a commission of 7 per cent,
is allowed. Postmasters whose annual compen
sation, is not over $200 may frank names of sub
scribers and money to editors.
At offices where the mail is regularly to arrive
between the hours of 9 o'clock in the evening
and 5 o'clock in the morning, 50 instead of 40
per cent, is allowed on the first 100 of letter
postage.
Table of postages.
1-2 oz 1 oz.
5 To
10 20
o o
24 4S
Letters not over 300 miles,
Letters over 300 miles,
'20
40
2
06
30
CO
2
144
Dropped letters,
Letters bv British mails.
Newspapers not over 100 miles,
or within ttie fetate, lor each
sheet or supplement.
1 cent.
Do. over 100 miles and out of the
State,
cts.
To be prepaid if not sent from
the ofhee of publication.
Pamphlets, Magazine:, Periodi
cals and all other printed mat
ter, except as before and under
mentioned for each not over loz. 2oz. 3oz. 4 oz
3 4i 5
A fraction of oz. over not to be
- a
regarded.
Circulars and handbills not over
single cap size and unsealed
(to be prepaid,) Scents.
The Cunard line of steamers is under contract
pay with Great Britain,' for carrying mails, and
all the postage except 5 cents on letters carried
from the U. States bv that line, is received bv
Great Britain; but the Collins' Unn is under con
tract with the United States, and all the postage
except 3 cents on letters carried out by this
line, is received by the U. States.
Important to Mill Owners.
FAYETTEVILLE FOUNDRY
AND MACHINE SHOP.
The undersigned is now prepared to furnish
Castings of every description, at the shortest
notice. Those in want of Castings, will find it
to their interest to leave their orders at the
Fayetteville Foundry and Machine Shop.
He is prepared with four lathes and other
tools, to put up machinery of anv description.
HENRY G. HALL.
Favetteville, Nov. 16, 1S50. G12-tf
LIVERY STABLE.
The subscriber informs the public that he
keeps HORSES and VEHICLES for hire, and is j
prepared to furnish conveyances to neighboring
tovvns and villages. His stock is good, and dri
vers careful. He will also board horses at mod
erate prices. Apply to
J. W. POWERS, Agt.,
Who also keeps a good supply of GROCERIES
of the best quality.
53" A few Boarders can be ac
commodated, with or without lodging, by ap
plying to J. V. POWERS.
Oct. 19, 1S50. tf
ROWLAND & MCKAY
announce to their friends and the people of
Robeson that they have opened A STORE in the
town of Lumberton, and are no-v receiving from
New York, a large stock of new and carefully
selected GOODS, Embracing
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
Cutlery Boots and Shoes, Hats,
Ready-made Clothing, and every article
called for in a store.
Of the quality of their goods, they will only
sav that the utmost care was taken in the selec
tion of their stck, and they do not believe that
articles equal to these in durability and excel
lence, have ever been offered for sale in Robeson
.nnniv Thev are determined to sell at the
lowest possibie prices which will enable them
to make that comfortable living that ought to be
the reward of every honest man's industry, and
they solicit the public to bestow upon them their
fair share of patronage. -
If constant application to business, energy in
its pursuit, and an anxious desire to please, will
insure success, thev feel certain that no man
who once calls upon them will leave the store
dissatisfied. Their motto is ' Excelsior,', and
pressing forward in the spirit of this watchword,
they hope alike , to advance themselves, and to
bring increased comfort' and prosperity to , thS
neighborhood which thev live.
Lumberton, Oct. 10, 1S50. ' 61G-tf ?
NORTH CAROLINIAN.
Win. II. Uayite, Editor and Proprietor.
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
F BUTT A BY 22, 1851.
(JCJ-The third boat, with men from the wreck
ed steamer America, landed near Cape Hatteras,
and went to Norfolk. So they were all saved.
That little democratic bantling;. Equal
Suffrage." may be found in another col
umn. We stand prepared to wage war
against it incessantly for the next two
years. jjshboro (JV. C.) Herald.
The "little bantling." appears to be quite
contemptible in the eyes of this whig giant!
Did he ever hear of one great Goliah who waged
war on a little fellow named David ? And does
he recollect who came out second best in that
contest ?
Ostentatious people may occasionally learn
something from a recurrence to history.
JOKE, OR NO JOKE?
To invite a man to dinner at an hour so ap
pointed as to make him arrive about the time
the table is being cleared off, might be thought
a joke by the perpetrators but not by the one
losing the dinner.
Some few weeks ago, Mr Hoe, the great print
ing pre33 manufacturer in New York, finished a
press for the editors of the New York Sun, (the
Messrs Beach) that will print (they suy) '20,000
copies an hour !
The Messrs Beach considered the occasion
worthy of a display ; and accordingly they de
termined to give Colonel Hoe a public dinner,
to which a number of the members of the press
and authors were to be invited. The dinner was
appointtd to be eaten on the2Sth of January, and
was eaten on that da', as we see by the papers,
with great gusto at the Astor House, and with
the usual amount of toasts, purls, and speeches.
But the Messrs Beach, it appears, issued just
two days before the dinner a number of invita
tions to editors i:i North Carolina! Several, of
them have acknowledged the receipt of the in
vitation, and made excuses for not attending!
The following from the Mountain Banner is the
best notice we have seen :
O THAT DINNER !
The IVuy We MUstd it.
We received by last Saturday's mail an
invitation to a great dinner in New York
citv! given by ihern Sons of Beaches," as
Mrs Partington would say, to Mr Hoe,
the great manufacturer of lightning presses.
Of course we were all in. a fever to be oft'
to Gotham, and were just about to com
mence blacking our boots, preparatory for
a start, when we again glanced at our
cherished invite'? and oh I ve wretched
victims of cruel disappointment, how
appreciated your feelings! how our under
lip hung down and our spirits sank to
7.ero! the day was past! the dinner
took place on lhe 28th ult. Dan Tucker
like, we were too late." Our invite"
was mailed 26th. If it had been sent by
telegraph, and we could have gone by the
same conveyance, we should have had
plenty of time to get there, and to have
blacked our boots in the bargain, before we
staited. The Beach Brothers, are fast
men, and they must have expected others
to be fast if they got their dinner.
We were forcibly reminded of two old
negroes we once knew. Sambo called on
his neighbor Cuftee and found him at din
ner ; Won't you come up and eat sum
fin. Sambo?"' said Cuftee very politely.
Don't keer if I doe.," was the reply.
Well," returned Cuftee, cramming his
mouth full. 1 jest axed you for manners
I got no more'n 1 - uit myself."
Whether any other euivors in this State than
those who have noticed it in their papers, re
ceived invitations, we are not aware. If they
did, they were too smart to say anything about
it ; and if not, it may be that the Beaches select
ed these as the green horns to play the joke up
on. This must have been the case, as the invita
tion was mailed on the 20th, and the dinner was
to take place on the 2Sth.
Fiue. Last night, About 5 past seven
o'clock, the three story dwelling house oc
cupied by Dr William W. Harriss, and
owned by Mr Isaac Northrop, on the east
side of Second, between Orange and Ann
Streets, was discovered to be on fire in the
attic, Jand was entirely consumed in a
short time. Los about 5l,3UU no in
surance. It must have been set on fire, as
hone of the inmates of the house had been
in the attic, at any time yesterday. The
buildings on the north side in close prox
imity were for some time in much danger,
but were saved by the exertions of the tire
men and citizens. fl'ilmingtor. Commer
cial. HiLi-SBORouaH. Recorder. The ven
erable Editor of this paper has associated
his son, Ed win A. Heart t, Esq. with him
in its management. The Recorder is uni
formly courteous to its contemporaries,
and it has generally made the best of a fead
cause. Mr Edwin A. Heartt is well quali
fied for, the post to which he has been
Called' and we wish hici both pleasure and
pr ct frcn ;his txbcr Standard. . ; :" .
31st Congress 2d Session.
The House of Representatives rejected the bill
to appoint a board of Commissioners to settle
and decide upon all claims of individuals against
the government of the United folates. This oc
curred on the 11th, but from the manner in
which it was rejected, we think it probable it
will not stay rejected. The vote was 100 to 90
From the little that we know about it, we think
there ought to be such a board. It appears to
us it would save Congress much labor.
The Senate orr'the 12th passed a bill granting
to the States ten'millions of acres of the public
t
lands, for the purpose of building asylums for
the insane people of the States who may possess
nothing to render them comfortable.
A proposition jto contract for building steam
ers for a line to Africa, was presented in the
Senate and referred.
The Senate also passed a joint resolution cre
ating a higher grade in the army, with the title
of Lieutenant General.
The joint committee on the subject of naval
affairs, have reported a bill 4ito enforce discipline
and promote good conduct in the naval service
of the United States." Since the act abolishing
flogging in the navy, it was thought necessary to
have more explicit written law for the guidance
of the naval officers in regard to punishments.
This bill provides that a commander of a ves
sel shall call a 44 summary court martial " to try
all petty officers and seamen for offences which
have heretofore subjected the offender to the
cat-o'nine-tails. . The court martial to consist of
three commissioned officers and a recorder. (A
commissioned officer means any officer below that
of midshipman.) When commissioned officers
cannot be detailed, any officers above midship
men may be taken. Midshipmen are excluded
because too young, we suppose.
These summary courts martial are to have
oower to sentence offenders to the following
punishments:
1st Discharge from the service, with bad con
duct discharge.
2d. Solitary confinement in irons, single or
double, on bread and water: Provided, no such
confinement shall exceed thirty days.
3d. Solitary confinement in irons, single or
double, not exceeding thirty days.
4th. Solitary confinement not exceeding thir
ty days.
5th. Confinement not exceeding two months.
6th, Reduction to next inferior rating.
7th. Ball and chain, but not to be worn at sea.
Sth. Deprivation of liberty 011 shore.
And loss of pay, not to exceed three months,
may be added to any of the above mentioned
punishments.
The commander of the vessel to have power to
remit part or all of the sentence of a court mar
tial. And no sentence to solitary confinement to
be carried into execution if the surgeon thinks
it would seriously injure the offender's health.
The commander it any ship to keep a 44 con
duct book." in which is to be noted the short
comings and merits of each person. And when
the men are discharged, the written discharge is
to soecifv their general conduct as "good" or
1 w
44 bad," as the'ease may be.
Any seaman or petty officer receiving a " good
conduct discharge," after a two years service,
and re-enlisting within three months-from the
time of his discharge, will be entitled to three
months extra pay. This is to induce good men
to enter the service again. If a seaman or petty
officer serve 20 years in the navy, and always
receives good conduct discharges, he will be en
titled to be provided for in the U. S. naval asy
lum for life. This is an excellent provision.
Commanders of vessels to be allowed to inflict
the following punishments, without the author
ity of a court martial :
Solitary confinement 30 days.
Diminishing rations.
Imposing extra work.
Withholding permission to go ashore when
others go.
In case of theft, to make good the amount
stolen from the wages of the offender, and to put
a badge on him labelled 44 thief," to be worn ten
davs.
AIUTIXY AND DEATH OF THE MUTINEERS.
By private advices received in Boston,
we learn that a bloody scene occurred on
board the bark Wm. H. Shaller, of that
city, commanded by Capt. Win. II. Gard
ner, Jr.. on the late passage of that vessel
from Manilla to San Francisco:
It appears that the W. 1. S. was short
of hands in the port of M. and could not
proceed on her voyage until at least two
men were obtained. Through the aid of
the Consul, an Englishman and a Portu
guese, two notoriously bad characters, were
procured. When a few days out, one of
the pair refused to obey orders, and after
a few words clinched Capt. C, and thev
fell upon the deck. While down, the se
cond new' recruit was observed approach
ing Captain Gardner with a drawn dagger.
The latter instantly drew a revolver and
shot the villain with whom he was scuffling
through the neck, and then sprang upou
his fed just in time to escape the uplifted
dirk of the second mutineer, bv shootinsr
him through the heart. This bloody scene
was made quick work. All the officers
and the rest of the crew were below, and
had not time to render any assistance to
Capt. G. before the fate of one of them
was sealed, and the other (the one shot
through the neck) was rendered helpless.
He lingered along and got nearly well,
until the vessel reached : the Bay of San
Francisco, where he leaped overboard
and was drowned.: Capt. Gardner left
his vessel in the last named port,' and re
turned to Boston', by way of the Isthmus
and the last steamer to New. York. ,
.We learn from the last Elizabeth - City
Oh! North State, that Mr Outlaw is a can
didate fer re-election to the 3d Ccagress,
trcin di Nisth D:?lrict. 1 i '
THE CENTRAL RAIL ROAD.
Inquiries are frequently made as to
what they're doing about the Railroad.
and many persons have desired informa
tion through the Patriot. We can only
say, generally' 'they're doing"' about the
best they can do. We have but little in
formation to impart, and no means of ob
taining any more than other citizens. All
know that the various corps of Engineers
have been employed and we doubt not
have been industrious on the surveys of
the route. It is also known that the Board
of Directors, at their meeting in December,
fixed the precise locality of the Road, pre
paratory to letting out contracts, from
Charlotte to Lexington, and from G olds
bo ro' to Raleigh.
A week or so ago the corps of Engineers
on the section through this county, under
Principal Assistant Greg, passed this
place on their last survey fixing the
precise location of the Road. It- passes
through the southern part of the town, a
few rods north of the old Institute build
ing. We understand that the general route
through this county is a very eligible one.
' The world was not made in a day.''
All tire preliminary operations on the
lioad, we believe are in tine progress, and
all the engineers and officers of the com
pany doing their duty- The whole line
will probably be ready by summer, if not
earlier, for the letting out of the con
tracts. Grcensborovgh Patriot.
THE WORLD'S FAIR..
The U. S. frigate St.. Lawrence, with
the U. States contributions to the World's
Fair, was to leave New York for South
ampton, England, on Saturday. The
following is a list of her officers
Commander Joshua R. Sands.
Lieutenants C S - Boggs, Latham B
Avery. Wash Gwathmey, Geo H Prebre
Purser Samuel P Todd.
Surgeon Lewis B Hunter.
Asst Surgeon Jas F Harrison.- i
Master Bays N Westcott.
Passed Midshipman A F Munroe.
Midshipmen Joseph P Fyfle. Henry
Erben, Jr, William T Gassell.
Captain's Clerk -C S Livingston.
Purser's Clerk James I odd.
Boatswain John Bates.
Gunner William Arnold.
Carpenter Daniel Jones.
Sail Maker Robert Hunter;
The Secretary of the Navy has ordered
that the remains of the illustrious naval
hero, Paul Jones, be brought home in the
St. Lawrence. Her crew consists of about
two hundred and -thirty seamen and or
dinary seamen and fifty marines.
Incorporation of Graham. If is not
often in this world that people get all they
ask for, but the last Legislature in the
plenitude of their generosity incorporated
precisely four times as much territory as
was desired by the petitioners. Accord
ing to the act of incorporation the limits of
the Town of Graham are to extend three i
quarters of a mile in each and every direc
tion from the Court House. Whereas
only three quarters of a mile square making
the Court House the centre was expeted.
The commissioners of the Town proceeded
on Friday last to lay off and establish the
boundaries which we believe include a
larger number number of acres than the
corporate limits of any other Town in the
St te. Hillsborough m Democrat .
Rait. Road Suhscriptioiv. On Satur
day last the citizens of Petersburg were
called upon to decide at the polls, whether
the city should, in its corporate capacity,
subscribe for an additional sum of 200.
000 to the stock of the Southside Railroad
Company. At the close of the polls the
vote stood 235 for the subscription and 7
against it. Commercial-
Chimney Sweep Suffocated. A lit
tle chimney sweep was suffocated on last
Saturday, while cleaning a chimney in a
house in Bleecker street, N. York. We
perceive by the WashingtoRepublic, that
a gentleman in that city, has a patent ma
chine for sweeping chimneys, which he
brought from London. We believe, that
boys by law are prohibited from being em
ployed for chimney sweeps in Britain.
The same law should extend to our city.
We pity the poor little sweep."
The Common Council of New York
have granted the Harlem R. R. Co. the
privilege of extending the lower terminus
of their road to Broadway.
A new article of boots and shoes has
j ist come up in England. It is called the
Panama Corium, or the leather cloth, and
was invented by a person n.imed Hull.
The material is cotton, but has the mass
and general appearance of leather, and
receives a polish from ordinary blacking,
and in the same way. It is used for the
upper, the sole being leather. It is said
to be as durable as leather, never crack
or splits, and possesses the advantage of
not drawing the foot.
Question in Navigation. Question
Suppose the . captain of a canal boat or
ders the -mate to scud for 'port under bare
poles, how should he perform the opera
tion r
. 3n8wer--'t ake a reef in the whiffle tree,
let ro both horses,; and clab-haul the un
Washington, Feb. 11. 1 85 1 .
Two important papers in. favor of the
establishment of the Ebony Line of Steam
ers, were presented to the Senate yester
day, by .Mr Mason. One of them was
signed by a majority of the members of the
Virginia State Convention, now in ses
sion, and tho other by a majority of the Vir
ginia Legislature, also in session. .Mr
Mason took the occasion to express his
opposition to the -proposed line of steam
ers, upon tiie ground that the Constitution
did not authorize the Grneral Govern
ment to make appropriations out of its
treasury for purposes uf that nature ; and
tt state that, although he had greatirespcct
for the ojjHiiious and sentiments of the
members of the Virginia Legislature who
had signeit the paper referred to, yet he
should nof feel bound to consider hims-eif,
in his Senatorial capacity as instructed
to support the proposed measure.
New Railroad Inventions. Last
winter, lhe Legisla-tsfe uf Virginia appro
priated 10.000' try test the invention of J.
French, of Old Point Comfort, in an im
provement on locomotives for ascending
steep grades, and in Saturday two weeks
ago, as we learn by the Richmond Enquir
er, the first ex peri men! was made. Mr
French expended a large sum in arranging
a locomotive and car for the purpose, anil
for laying down a rail-way on the opposite
side of the river, a mile above Richmond.
On this railway the road, as constructed
by Mr French, is more than a third of a
mile in length, oi a grade of 200 feet to
the mile. The ends of the sills are cut If
square with the string pieces; the rail, six
inches wide and three fourths of an inch
thick, is placed upon the string pieces, and
extends outwards two and a half inches,
thus affording an under-surface, against
which a pair uf rollers (the simple principle
of the whole invention) are pressed.
These rollers or wheels areuspended from
the engine, a little in advance of the
driving wheels, and are pressed against
the extended rail by a lever, by the regula
tion of which any amount of ad ircsi on may
be obtained. r
The engine used for the experiment was
only Si tons, and was built bv Messrs.
Hogg & Delamatar, of N- Y. city, under
the superintendauce of Captain John Er
rickson, a gentleman well known for his
great mechanical talents. Up this grade
of 200 feet, this little engine drew a pas
senger car filled with about 100 passsen
gers, at a velocity of about ten miles an
hour. Oit descending, both engine and car
were perfectly under control, capable of
being stopped at. any moment in a space of
ten feet, and this while descending by
steam power and the force of gravity
combined. Scientific American.
Music hy Steam. Mr Win. Hoyt, of
Dupont, Indiana, has invented the follow
ing plan for making music on a steamboat:
Place a pipe horizontally across the boil
ers of such length and size as may be
proper? both ends said pipe to be stopped
light; in or near the centre, there must be
a connection pipe to let the steam out of
the boilers into said horizontal pipe. On
top of said pipe, there must be plated
seven or more small pipe, perpendicular,
id' such a height as may suit the operator;
on top of said small pipes, place whistles,
of different sizes and tones, similar to
those used on locomotives and steamboats. '
Said whistles are to be so made that the
top part will screw down or up, so as to
regulate the sounds, while turning them at
any convenient part of the boat; place u
set of keyu to operate on said whistles, to
let on and off" the steam by means of press
ing down those keys simifar to playing on "
a piano; or there can be a cylinder" so - ar
ranged as to operate on the whistles by
turning a crank similar to a hand organ.
Mr Hoyt says. I am satisfied that mu
sic can be made by steam on a boat or loco
motive, as well as it can be played with '
brass instruments, and much' cheaper,
much louder, and without any loss of
steam, as there is always a surplu while
landing, whilst at the wharf, and when
leaving. It is my candid opinion that the
Western boys will hear Old Dan Tuck- '
er," "Auld Lang Sync," &c, played on
the Western waters, by steam, at a dis
tance of ten miles."'
This is going music with a rush, and
when perfected will astonish Barnum and
Jenny Lind ,
" No Stone. About two months since
we published, upon what we considered
reliable authority, a report that a coitlv
and imposing tomb-stone had been landed
at INorth 15enn. We learn th
the fact. It is desirable that the error
should be corrected.
effect of nreventin'f tln fi urr..n
Harrison from preparing a suitable monu
ment for his last restii.g place Cincinnati
Gazette.
Public Spkaki.no. ! never,' says Pope,
could speak in public. And don't be
lieve, if it was a set thing, 1 could give an
account of any storv to twclvo r.U.i
together, though I could tell it to any three
of them with - great pleasure: When I
appeared for the Bishop of Rochester, on
trial, though I had but ten words to say,
and on a plain . point,- (how that Bishjn v
spent his time when l- was at Bromley) I
made twoor three blunders in it notwith
standing the row of lords, which was all I
icoum ce, were, mcwtiy of tny acqtttin-
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