CAFE FEAR AND DEEP U1VER IM
PROVEMENT. To the JJditor of the Carolinian:
b:r : My attention ha9 this day been
- . . ,1 t an article in the Goldsboro
t , : j. t of the 5th of August.'creditetl tu
ti,,- Wilmington Journal, ami headed
-v..p- PVar and Depp River Navigation
Com '.pan j," in . which the writer of the
ai tide gratuitously, and in the most . wan
ton manner, assails the professional char
acter of the Engineer of the Cape Fear
'and Deep River Improvement, and; by
false and slanderous representation "and
an assumption ol facta, without one parti
cle of truth to sustain them, endeavor
-to make out his case. Whoever the wri
ter of the article is, and I care not w ho
he may he, he. does not state a fact when
he says, "the work could not under any
management whatever have been complet
ed for S2Q0,G00. . He does not state a
fact when he ays, "it was iionsense to
talk about its being done in one or two
f.taM;-" It never .was asserted ' that it
could be done in one season. It was as
serted it could be done in two with a
xifficxentforc, the half of which required
ft-tce ha not been employed upon the
1 take it to be a self evident proposition
to any mind not steeped to the eyebrows
in'piej'idice by misrepresentions, that if a
man undertakes to build a house of certain
dimensions for a certain sum of money,
and his employer afterwards concludes to
add to the dimensions of the building one
third more, that at least one third more
money will be required to finish the house
upon the enlarged plan. Now, sir, this is
the simple fact in regard to the Cape Fear
and Deep Hivcr Improvement.
Looking to the results proposed, with
hi eye steadily fixed upon thetn the
liiiconrteous writer of the article in ques
tion does in;t stop t enquire what causes
may have operated to retard the wotk,
but casi'mii about in his own mind for
the reasons, his mind having previously
been poisoned by calumnious statements
fiiim certain sources, in regard to the
v-orkand the Engineer, he jumps "to the
(:;. -fusion that the "company have been
loitunate in the choice of an Engineer,"
sii.d yet tardily admits that the woik
--that has been done has been well done.''
I have not labored in toy profession
for the last twenty-five years to allow
what reputation I may have acquired in it,
to be filched from me by such sweeping
and untruthful statements. 1 am not a
person to sit still ami permit the dissect
ing knife to be applied to me by an assum
ed know ledge of the operator, when I am
prepaied to show that he is deficient in his
assumed skill and the facts to support it.
As ! propose on my return to Pitts
boro' to prepare a plain statement of facts,
properly authenticated, by which I trust
case so plain that "he who
L''and understand all mat-
with the Cape Fear
iprovement, 1 shall
at tmw 1 1 ma. ot the
rou nee it iaise in tne
Th.
IWHOUT THOMPSON.
fvuer U. r. y J). li. imp mi
9th, 1352.
THE WEST A CONVENTION.
The late election has conclusively de
monstrated whatever may have been said
to the contrary by interested Whig leaders
that th people of Western Carolina
are for Free Suilra&e by Legislative en
actment, and against a Convention. The
issue .vas distinctly put, and the decision
of the people li ss been of such a character
that no one can misunderstand it. (Jov.
Iteid was known to be in favor of Free
Sultrage by Legislative enactment, for the
basis in both branches of the Assembly as
it is, and against a Convention. These
were his positions both in the East and in
the West. They were set forth by him.
day by day, during the canvass, in the
plainest and clearest manner ; while on
the other hand Mr Kerr was understood
on all sides to be against Free Suffrage by
Legislative enactment, and for a Conven
tion. Not only this, Mr Kerr came out
in the West as the advocate of a "free,
open, unrestricted Convention'" said he
had been for it for years, and thus con.
stituted himself the peculiar champion of
that measure. What has been the result ?
In the West, where this measure was sup
posed to be most acceptable anil popular,
Gov. Ileid has made his heaviest gains ;
Hud in addition to this, .Mr Styles, Free
t.-ffrnge ft'kig. is elected to the Commons
fi o Cherokee over Mr Rowland, Con
vention li hip:, and Mr Mu inlay. Free Suf
frage Democrat is elected from Macon, a
Wni County, over Mr Siler, Convention
whig What do th -se things prove ? They
prove that the Western people .demand
Free Suffrage by Legislative enactment,
and do not want a Convention. We say
the Western people, meaning thereby a large
majority ; for we know there are many
among them, ninetenths of whom ar
Whigs, who have made the assertion of
the unquestionable right of tree bunrage
a pretext for demanding other and vital
changes in our fundamental law. We be
lieve a large majority of the Western peo
ple are satisfied with tlie basis as it is ;
. . . r r-i . t
unit tins clamor tor a convention would
never have been raised, but for the inter
ested and ambitious views of Whig leaders.
Haiti sh Standard.
Very Encouraging. We received
64 subscribers to the Standard during
the month of July, and we have received
thus far about 100 the present month.
W e mention this for no other purpose
but to show the enthusiasm which now
pervade the Democratic ranks in this
State.
ror.p.tdrruble number of these subscri
Y i s. a the friends' who sent them inform
us, are Whigs j and the greater portion of
them are trom tne Western Counties.
Haiti g Standard. -
to tpijjhe
M
ATTENTION VOTERS i
Gen. Scott is. speaking.
"The Whigs of Ohio held a ratification
meeting at Ravenna on the 10th instant.
The Scott Club at that place was address
ed at night by the Hon. Daniel R. Tilden,
a Whig tree "soiler, who in the course of
his speech, introduced and read a letter
just received from Hon. B. F. Wade,
Whig Senator at Washington, in which
Senator Wade writes:
'I have thhi day had a conversation with Gn.
Scott, in which be.declared he would sooner cut
off hi right hand than lend it to the- support
of flattery.
The above report of Mr Tilden' speech,
has now been published for more than
two weeks. It has never been denied as
yet. There has been ample time. Mr
Tilden has not denied it. Mr Wade .has
not contrattcted what purports to be an
extract from his letter. Gen. Scott" has
not contradicted Wade's statement of the
conversation. The Whig press have not
had time to atterrd fo itiit their eagerness
to establish Foss' report ol Gen. Pierce's
speech. - Only one Whig press that we
know of, has said a word about it. The
Richmond Whig says the story. is so absurd
as f4. fto"be -worthy of contradiction 1
A statettffnt made on the authority of a
United States Senator, too absurd to be
denied ! We don't know whether the
"absurd" was printed in great staring
capitals, but this summary answer to
Messrs. Tilden and Wade, is too absurd
for information. Hence, the Whig press
is silent. After this lapse of time, the
public have a right to infer that the charge
is true We shall so consider it, until
it is disproved. We shall not doubt it
until it is denied. We shall keep it
before the people that Gen. Scott avows
that he will "SOONER CUT OFF II IS
RIGHT HND THAN LEND IT TO
THE SU P PO RT OF SLAVERY." W e
call upon the Whigs to disprove it if they
can.
Come, gentlemen, stand up to your
man. Warreuton Flag.
The Character of the Witnesses against
Gen Pierce. We commend to the atten
tion of the whig and abolition conspirators,
big and little, the following paragraph from
the Portsmouth (N. II.) Gazette, edited
by a gentleman who conducted a neutral
paper for some years at Manchester:
But the best joke of the whole affair lies
in Parson Foss pretending to be a reporter
of speeches for a newspaper. We know a
lit tie of the man, and from what we have
seen of him and know of the tendency of
his ears, we would'nt trust him to report a
nursery song. The reverend gentleman
will recollect a case in point, concerning
Mr Hale's speech at the State fair last fall,
which plainly indicated that he cannot hear
correctly from some reason.
'As to Mr Coodale, the gentleman with
the cloven foot is equally entitled to cre
dence. After what we have seen of his
unscruptdous course, and of his miserable
f'alif;crf(iions, with never a retraction, we
would not believe the whining puppy if
his character was certified to by all the
abolition prints in Christendom. In fact,
the twain are two of the most unscrupu
lous abolition fanatics in this State."
Attention! We invite the particular
notice of our New Hampshire cotempo
raries to the inquiry of our correspondent
below.
For the Enquirer.
Messrs Editors : Some twelve or fifteen
years since, a man, by the name of "Foss,'
was convicted and sent to the Penitentary
four years for stealing horses but, for
good behaviour, he was pardoned out, be
fore the expiration of his sentence he then
went round lecturing on temperance, and
afterwards turned preacher. The writer
of this has heard him hold forth in both
capacities. I have made inquiries of the
only gentleman I knew in this city, fa
Whig) well acquainted in New Hampshire,
if this is not the same " Foss" that is now
the rank abolitionist and villainous libeller
of Franklin Pierce. He was unable to in
form me but remarked, that he "knew
enough of the Foss family, to demand other
testimony for the truth of anything a Foss
should say." Will you please ask the
New Hampshire papers, if this "swift
affidavit maker," is not the same horse
stealing Foss, and much oblige
CURIOSITY ?
The Whig nominee, Gen. Scott, is
here drawn to perfection :
Proud Men. The proud man is a fool
in his fermentation, swelling and boiling
like a porridge-pot. He sets his feathers
like an owl, to swell and seem bigger than
he is. He is troubled with an inflamma
tion of self-conceit that renders him the
man of pasteboard and a true buckram
knight. He has given himself a sym
pathetic love powtler. that works upon him
into his own mistress, most passionate,
courtins his own dear affections, and
worshipping spongy substances, occupying
much space, as do feathers and cotton in
stuffiing cushions better than things of
more perfect and solid proportions.
Pass him Roimd. The New York
Journal of Commerce notices an im poster,
who has been obtaining, in various parts
of the country, subscriptions to newspa
pers, magazines, and other serials, with
out any certificate of agency, and without
making any return to the publishers. In
some places he assumed the name of Al
bert Marsh, in others that of Geo. Wheel
er, and he no doubt has a dozen other
aliases, some of them the names of respec
tableagents, whose reputation he is se
riously compromising by his tricks. His
profits can already be counted at over
two thousand dollars, and it is high time
his career was brought to a close.
Post 3Jaster General. Rumor states
that Mr. Hall will shortly leave the Post
Office Department, and that the Hon. Jas
Brooks of N Y, will be selected in his place
3TJHLE ND MTIHl
THE MILITARY HURRAH.
The whigs have nothing to comfort them
but the hope of exciting the military ardor
of our people in favor of their nomjieeeJ
They know that their principles .areQQ
popular, and therefore they-ha ve laid
aside their statesmen, and passedfaver
those who have been their most conspicu
ous champions, for a mere . mil itaryY chief
tain. But they have reckoned, unwitelr.
General Scott , possesses qualities
detract from his military . .repatatipa; 4md
he does hot possess other Qua!ities..ith-
out which a huccessful soldier ciinnot vte
popular with the masses. . -Genefl Sctt
i nxwe unpopular with the d5cei2t9.
have served with him than with anyv Vter
portion of our- people. If the decisiairtys
left to the vote of the army,- there 4si pa.
question but that the General-in-clief
would be defeated by an: over wheltiwg
majority. Under, such circumstanff,
it is vain to
expect a militarj htHTahiOoribc adapted for the buisness, and of suf
litary will not join in it-e" pfteient magnitude. We trust this enter
even the military will not joi
citizens of Nevr York' who Twiah
present General Scott for the presi
in 1859 when he assured". them, tha
was a Jefferson-Jackson democrat:
he assured them that he was a hard-m"'
indvwtea4y
assured them that he hVdrcaVrietCXir
Jackson's administration through OA hK
back, and when he assured them" .hat her
looked alone to the democratic party fur
his political future -were forced to aban
don him as soon as they became acquaint
ed with his character, as a public man.
The officers of the army have gonethrough
a similar process. They have been intror
duced to General Scott, and have- become
acquainted wiih his vanity and inordinate
ambition. They have been brought face
to face with his manifold weaknesses,
his thirst for authority, his boundless pre
tension, and his haughtiness. ' and they
will join in no attempt to glorify him by a
wild outbreak of military enthusiasm.
Many of the officers of the irmy have
su tiered from his suspicious jealousy," his
hasty temper, and his eagerness for per
sonal advancement. The common soldier
has no sympathies with him.7 He is a
stranger to their hearts, for his heart has
no pulsation in common with theirs. A
military hurrah is therefore impossible;
for the coldness of those who served with
General Scott w ill prevent it,' The" fai
lure of the Liundy's Lane celebration, and
the little attention with which the proposi
tion to celebrate the capture of Chepulte
pec has been received, prove that the
people are not to be misled by banners.
music, anu military processions. -Onion
Scott's Generals. It is said, to be a
fact that every General officer, wh served
under Scott in the Mexican war, is op
posed to his election to the Presidency
believeing that he does not possess the
civil qualifications to fit him for that high
and responsible station. Wool, Twiggs,
Riley, liutler, Quitman, Pillow, Lane,
Patterson, Porsifer Smith, Cadwallader,
Marshall, Shields, all are found in the
ranks of the opponents of the VVYifUrbmi
nee, and if the lamented Worth and Har
ney were living, they would be found
among tlie number. Does not the fact
speak volumes against Gen. Scott's fitness
for the highest civil office in the world?
Mobile Register.
West Point Military Academy. The
Board of Visiters to this Institution for
the present year have made their report to
the Secretary of War, in which they re
commend the following among other re
forms :
That 62 cadets, two from each State,
be authorized, and that the term of instruc
tion be extended to five years ; that their
pay be increased from i24 to S28 per
month, the present amount being insuffi
cient with the most rigid economy ; that
the pay of the superintendent be increased
from 82,000 to 83,000, he being com
pelled, for several years past, to expend
600 over his pay to entertain distinguish
ed visitors ; that the salaries of the offi
cers generally be increased ; that a riding
hail be erected for the exercise of cadets
in winter. S'S.OOO have already been ap
propriated, and 5512,000 more are requir
ed. That cavalry exercises be introduced
in the studies of the institution, additional
buildings and stables erected, another offi
cer of dragoons stationed there; that the
study of logic be dispensed with, and that
ancient and modern history, army papers,
as returns, &c, physiology, and the evi
dences of Christianity, be introduced with
the increased term.
Eastern Method of Measuring Time.
The people of the East measure time by
the length of their shadow. Hence, if
you ask a man what o'clock it ts, he im tnfc
diately goes into the sun, stanus erect,
where his shadow terminates,
he measures his length with his feet, and
tells you nearly the time. Thus the work
men earnestly desire the shadow which
indicates the time for leaving their work
A person wishing to leave his toil, says
"How long my shadow is coming!' AVIvy
did you not come sooner?" "Because I
waited for my shadow." In the seventh
chapter of Job we find it written, As a
servant earnestly desireth his shadow."
Kossuth's Deportment- In answer to
reports circulated in New York, since the
unexpected departure of Kossuth, that he
had left secretly, to avoid payment of his
debts, his treasurer, Paul Hajhik, pub
lishes a card stating that every pecuniary
claim against Gov. Kossuth was liquidated
before he left.
Gen. Shields has written an admirable
letter to a number of his constituents, at
Galena, Illinois. In this letter he not
only endorses and proves Gen. Pierce's
gallantry as a soldier, but also his ability
as a statesman and his sterling worth as a
private citizen. The testimony of such
a man will have more weight with the
people than the slanders of au arm v of bad
1 1 I M Will tiaWftW " "X V I ll ft,U T
men.
CAI&OMNIAN
STEAM BETWEEN NEW YORK AND WIL
MINGTON. The idea of a line of steam packets be
tween New York and Wilmington, under
consideration for some time, seems now to
be determined on and carried out. We
notice in the New York papers, an adver
tisement setting forth that the steam propel
ler Ontario, would leavJhat port for this
on the 12th inst. TheHabin passage is
set down at $15 the steerage at S3. The
inducements held out for the encourage
ment of the line, are the despatch and the
Certainty of the time of receiving goods
shipped. thereof, ana tne saving or a part
of the premium for insurance. We learn
that it is the intention of the proprietors to
inake the line a permanent one if sufficent
encouragement is extended. Other steam
ers will.be added with the increase of trade.
It is expected that the time between the
ports will be sixty hours; the vessels will
prise win ineei wun success, anu see no
reason why the investment should not be a
profitable one. It would be very conven
ient, if by means of the telegraph and steam
ships, orders could be filled, . and goods
-i neti from tne iortn in three nays.
ffgnVt at4fettst rthy the trial
glad it is being made. WiV. t
and we are
Herald,?
pEMOCRATic Rejoicings. The Demo
crats ' Washington City had a large and
enthusiastic Meeting on ihe evening of the
10th, in honor of the result of the late
election in North Carolina. One hundred
gnus were fired, and there was a great
display of rockets, banners, transparencies,
&c. Speeches were delivered by Messrs
Breckenridjje, Venable, and other distin
guished gentlemen.
Gen. Commander has published an ad
dress in the Winy ah (S. C.) Observer,
justifying his course in seeking admission
to the Democratic National Convention.
He promises now to devote himself to
securing for the people of South Carolina
the exercise of the right to vote directly
for their Presidential electors.
Gen. Scott's Hatred of his Officers.
So bitter was the hatred of Gen. Scott
toward the gallant and lamented Worth,
that he suffered no opportunity to pass,
whereby he could insult him, and bring
him into disgrace, and so papable had this
design become, that the Department
at Washington were obliged to interfere
j to protect him. Tlie following is from the
scathing, withering rebuke administered
to him by Mr Marcy, then secretary of
War :
' When a general at the head of an
army of freemen, who do not lose their
rights as citizens by becoming soldiers,
sets up pretensions to dictatorial power
when he contemns the authority of his
government , and is much more ready to
censure than execute its orders and in
structions when he denounces as an
outrage and a punishment, the attempt to
submit his acts, charged to be an offence
against
C5
a subordinate officer, to an investi-
gation
in the mildest form when he ad
ministers an indignant reproof to his supe
rior for upholding the sacred right of
appeal, upon which depend the security
and protection of all under his command
such a general sets an example of insub
ordinate conduct of wide anil withering in
fluence upon sound military discipline.''
Parson Brown low says, in
paper, that Gen. Scott is the
his Whig
old tool of
a Godforsaken and corrupt association of
Northern Abolitionists and we ask no
favors of the friends and ad in irers of the
freesoil Hero, in or out of Tennessee'"
The following curious remarks in rela
tion to the great Jennings estate, (spelt,
however, Jennens,) are taken from a late
English paper:
lThe heirs to the great Jennens proper
ty have not yet established their claims.
William Jennens, of Actonplace, SuHolk,
who left vast wealth, is stated to have been
the richest subject of his time. He was
born in 1702, and died at the age ol 96,
in 1798. His father, Robert Jennens,
aide-de-camp to John, Duke of Marlbo
rough, was son of Humphrey Jennens, an
eminent-iron master of Birmingham.
Wm. Jennens, whose life was a long course
of miserly accumulation, had property in
almost every fund, and always kept a bal
ance of 50,000 in his banker s hands, al
though he did not during the last fourteen
years of his life draw a single draft. A will
was (ound in his coat pocket, sealed but
not signed which was owing, as his favor-
I ite servant stated, to his master leaving
1 his spectacles at borne when he went to his
solicitor for the purpose of executing it
The way Scott gains. The following
is an extract of a letter from a Whig in N.
York to his (riend in Massachusetts ;
Give my kind regards to our friends,
and . Tell Mr A. that it is my
candid opinion, as a whig that onr parly
are done for this time. One not living
in New York can have but little concep
tion ol the extent of the disappointment
that is felt in this city at the nomination
j of Gen. Scott. If New " ork city controls
me ouic, as smile sajr, tuu uie oiaie con
trols the election, then Gen. Pierce will
most assuredly be elected. He is a fine
man and if we must have a Democratic
President, one better could not be found."
The Minnesottan says that Mr Fillmore,
brother of the President, who visited St.
Paul last spring in the capacity of Govern
ment timber agent, has returned with his
family to that city, with the intention of
residing there. He is a mechanic, and in
his change of residence, Detroit loses a
valuable citizen.
Minister to England. Mr Lawrence
having signified his desire to be recalled,
l IIII'M'g - fJ - - " -
! the President has appointed Hon. J. R.
- lngersoil ot fa, to tnat important mission
Bell Beacon for Hattrras. Messrs I
Merrick and Son, have recently complet- ',
ed, at the Southwark foundry, a vessel
of a most novel construction, for the
Government, which is to be moored on
the shore of Cape flattens. It is of iron,
in the form of a boat, in the most buoy
ant description, the top . being covered
over, and made perfectly water tight. It
has four bulkheads, dividing its length
into five water tight compartments, ren
dering its sinking a matter of impossibili
ty. The hull is 40 feet long. 15 feet
wide, and 8 feet deep. Amidships is a
wrought iron mast, sustaining, at a height
of 15 feet above the deck, a bell' weighing
1000 pounds. The bell is permanently
attached to the mast, and is of course
subject to all the motion that the waves
will give the hull. Around the bell are
suspended four hammers, which being
acted upon by springs, strike it on the
recurrence of every pitch or roll of the
vessel. When moored on the shoals the
sound of the bell will be constantly boom
ing over the waters, and particularly in
foggy or stormy weather, giving to the
bewildered mariner a warning of danger,
at moments when lights cannot be seen.
Attached to the mast, a short distance
above the deck is a cag wjth a ladder;
forming the meansof ascl5to t, which
can be used as a place ol refuge for. per
sons wrecked in the vicinity of the beacon,
in case of such a necessity occurring.
The vessel is to be towed to Cape Hatte
ras by a vessel chartered for the purpose
and will shortly be placed in the water,
at the foot of Washington street, by means
of Mr George Smith's improved crane,
recently erected there Phila. Ledger.
Some of the Whig leaders said, in 1850,
when Governor Manly was defeated, that
he was a weak candidate ; they now say
Mr Kerr was a very weak candidate.
According to this, the next Whig candi
date will be too weak to stand for the office,
much less to run. Standard.
MARRIED.
At Rockfish Village, Cumberland county, on
the3diat, by Colin McRae, Esij, Mr Win. J.
Kivins to Miss Penny M.Bdrnhill. Also, en the
6th June last, Mr Aaron Malone of Moore coun
ty, tf Miss Abby Honeycutt.
In Raleigh, on the 14th instant, Edward Yar
borongh, Jr, Esq, to Miss Kate S. Haywood,
daoghter of the late Dr. Leigh Haywood.
In Wilmington, on the 17th instant, Mr N B
Vincent to Miss Agnes Fanning.
DIED,
In this place, on the 12th instant, at the resi
dence of her son-in-law, Maj. J. P. Leonard,
Mrs Elizabeth Williamson, in the 7lstyearof
her age, relict of Mr Timothy Williamson. For
a number of years Mrs Williamson had been an
exemplary member of the Methodist E. Church,
and during her last protracted illness and in the
hour ot death gave undoubted evidence of the
sincerity of her religious profession.
"Thou art gone to the grave but we will not
deplore thee
Whose God was thy ransom, thy guardian and
guide:
He gave thee; he took thee; and he will restore
thee ;
And death has no sting, for the Saviour hath
died." Com.
In this vicinity, on Sturd;iy the 14th instant,
James, aged about 15 months, only son of Thus.
J. and Harriet W. Mims.
In S impson county on the 4th inst, Mr Wiley
Molley, agd 21 years.
31ILITARY ATTEXTI O X !
Head-Quarters Fayetteville Ii.d. Lt. Inf. Co.
August 21, IS 52. S
The members of the Fayetteville
Independent Light Infantry Com
pany are hereby notified to appear
at their Parade Ground on Monday
the 2-id inst , at 81 o clock, a. in
in full Summer Uniform, provided
with 7 round of blank and 3 of
bull cartridges, armed and
ped for parade.
equip
QCf-Also, attend a civil meeting at
the Town Hall this (Saturday)
evening, at 1 o'clock.
By
oroer.
JAS. McGILVARY, O. S.
Plank Road Contracts.
The President and Directors of the Fayette
ville and Centre Plank Road Company will re
ceive proposals to construct the 2d Division of
their Road, beginning at Puppy Creek and end
ing at or near Blue's Bridge on Drowning Creek,
a distance of 19 miles, until the 1st Oct. next,
at 12 o'clock.
For Plans, estimates and specifications, ap
plication may be made to John M. Rose, Sec'y
of the Company, to John Eccles Engineer, or to
the undersigned.
JNO. A. WILLIAMS, Pres't.
August 21, 1S52. 704-6t
lOO
bbls. scaled Fish, in fine order,
For sale by
GEO. McXElLL.
Aug21,lS32 tf
Ten Dollars Reward.
Ranaway from the subscriber on the 4th inst.,
my boy NED, a bright mulatto, about 20 years
old, stout built and likely: ha been accustomed
to house-work and driving riy carriage. I am
informed he is lurking about Fayetteville, where
he is well known. He may, however, make his
way to Wilmington, and if so, he will no doubt
take up about the plantation of Mr A. J. Hill,
near that place, or he may endeavor to visit his
mother, who is now in Hillsborough. I will
give the above reward for Ned, delivered to me,
or placed in jail so that I get him.
W. L. HALL.
Aug 9, 1552 704-tf
METROPOLITAN HOTEL,
BROADWAY,
NEW YORK.
The Metropolitan will be completed, and
opened for the reception of company, September
first. Price of Board two dollars per day.
SIMEON LELAND & CO.,
Proprietors.
Aug21,lS52 2t .
COMMERCIAL
RECORD.
ARRIVED AT FAYETTEVILLE,
August 17 Steamer SOUTHERNER, with eoodg for
Hall & Sackett, A A McKethan. D J MeAliiTter J C
Thompson. H & E J Lilly, P P Johnson, S J Hinsdale
Cook it Johnson. D McNeill. J H Widdifleld, Fnllmore &
Ashley. F & H Fries, J H Eonis. "we
Aug. 19 Steamer, CHATHAM, with Mike Brown in
tow. and good for O Lauder. Statr & Williams, Williams
Mijwooam-o. wauot wcuoaald. J Hargr&ve, Jenkins
St Roberts. H L MyroTer St Co. W Smith, J M Johnson
J W Scott. J Sullivan. Powers ft Pemborton, J H Fanlks
J II B G Worth, J H Thompson. O W Johnson, C w'
Williams tCo. J Smith, N Kendall. E H Evans. A H
Brooks. N M Gardner, J S Fogleman. J D Williams G
Womack, Wtfcb, C O Yafca, Worth. Edsowo'rth
Seminary, Lehman it Butner.
From the Boston Pot.
OUTRAGEOUS ATTACK. UPON A
SOUTHERNER.
Ocean House, Newport, R. I.t 1
August 9, 1852.
This usually quiet village was this morn-
! ing lull ol excitement, occasioned by an
i attack of waiters upon the person of K. M.
l erger, Esq., a young planter from the
South. The circumstances are as follows:
On Sunday, at dinner, Mr Yerger was.
helping some lady friends to a dish, when
a waiter: attempted to take it from his
hands. He very promptly and properlv
raised his case-knife which he held, ancf
struck the waiter's face. The waiter was
taken from the room, and dinner went on
as usual. The next morning, Mr Yerger
went to breakfast and, being seated,
discovered a movement among the waiters,
and having armed himself in anticipation
of an attack, he prepared for self-defence.
He held a pistol in each hand, and, as tha
mob advanced, he told them he would kill
the first man who came within five feet.
By this threat I believe his life was saved r
for none of them dared to overstep the
mark. The cry ot 'Southrons !" was
immediately made, whereupon Col Chris
ty, of Kentucky, Lieut. Nelson, of the
navy, Mr Pollard, of Alabama, and many
other friends of Mt Y. cme to the rescue.
The mob was kept at bay by Mr Yerger
pistols until he was surrounded by his
friends; he was thus deprived of the use
of his arms, and the mob closed upon him.
A pistol was wrenched from his right
hand, the guard tearing his finger severe
ly. The waiter who got possession of tlie
pistol made several attempts to fire upon
Air Yerger, but was prevented from fear
of killing some of his accomplices. Mr
Yerger, was taken fi "om the room by his
friends, vi el armis, and the waiters soon
expelled by the remairmg Southerners.
hey gathered, however, in another part
of the house, and being in number about a
hundred, created great consternation
anions the ladies. Air Yerger was com
pelled to leave the place by advice of hi
friends, about fifty of whom accompanied
him Many Southerners are still prepar
ing to leave. Mr Weaver did all he could
to arrest the movement, but being a man
of not much decision, he of course failed.
1 must say that if guests are to he thus
treated whilst visiting Newport for their
heal th or pleasure, it would be wise for
them to remain at home. 1 understand
the mob have threatened the lives of Col.
Christy and Lieut. Nelson, who were
warm personal triends ol Mr V , ami
stood by him in the midst of the difficulty.
Several waiters were knocked down while
attempting to Mlow l erger to his room.
Altogether we have had an exciting tune
truly-disgraceful and outrageous upon
the feelings ol the visitors. Nothing new
or important in the fashionable world
the same routine of bathing, riding and
hopping, occasionally by an Irish episode.
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rAYETTEVILLE KI.T
Corrected for the North
i "Vjliiiian.
Xls. Cts
BACON, 121 to -i
KEKSWAX 22 to -Uli
COFFEE Rio II); tu 11J
Laguira, 11 to 11
St. Domingo, 0 to 00
COTTON, 10 to CO
COTTON BAGGING
Gunny, JG to 19
Dundee, 13 to lt
Burlaps 10 to 13
cotton yarns
no. 5 to 10, 10 to 00
CANDLES Fayetteville mould, 1,'J
Adamantine, o0 to li.S
Sperm, 50 to 00
DOMESTIC GOODS
Brown Sheetings, 0 to GJ
Osnaburgs, lJ to 10
FEATHERS, HI to 3.",
FLOUR, -1 J.o to 1 ir
GRAIN Corn, 7.') to H)
Wheat, br to 0
Oats, 40 to 50
Peas, 1 00 to 1 10
Rye, 15 to
HIDES Dry, 7 to 0
Green, 3 to 4
IRON English , 3 to -i
Swedes, common bar, 5 to 0
Ditto, wide 0 to 0
LARD, 13 to M
LEAD, 0 to 7
MOLASSES Cuba, '23 to 2'i
New Orleans, 00 t 0
SALT Liverpool, sack 1 75 to 000
Alum, bushel 35 to -10
FLAXSEED, f0 to 1 00
SHOT. 1 75 to 0 00
SPIRITS Peach Brandy, 50 to 55
Apple 4S to 50
Northern 4 40 to 4.'5
N C Whiskey 35 to 00
SUGAR
Loaf &. crushed 10 to 1 0 J
St Croix, Porto Rico, N. O. 7 to j
TALLOW, 7 to 0
TOBACCO Leaf (none) 0 to 0
Manufactured ft to 30
WOOL, 17 to IS
PORK, V a to 9
BEEF, on the hoof, 4 to 5
MUTTON, 5 fo (i
BUTTER, per lb iQ to 22
CHICKENS, each, 10 to 11
TURKEYS, l 00 to 00
EGGS, dozen jyt to 10
POTATOES Sweet, 50 to t'O
Do. Irish, northern , 1 00 to 1 25
Cotton has advanced to 10 cf s and is firm.
Sack Salt is more In demand and is worth $1.75.
WILMINGTON MARKKT.
Corrected weekly by the Wilm'ton Commercial .
BACON , 12 to 11
CORN, 60 to
. FLOUR Baltimore 4 S7j to 5 00
Canal, extra brands Gj 00 to 7 00
Fayetteville, 5 25 to 0 00
RIVER LUMBER
Flooring, per M 1150 tr. 12 50
Wide Boards 7 50 to S 00
Scantling 4 50 to 5 00
TURPENTINE
Yellow dip 2 45 to 2 40
Virgin dip 2 75 to 0 00
Hard J 20 to 0 00
Spirits, gal. 35 to 00
TAR, 1 &5 to 000
PITCH, 1 35 to 1 37
ROSIN No. 1 2 00 to 2 50
No. 2 1 00 to 1 05
No. 3 95 to 1 00
STAVES W. O. hhd. rough 0 00 to 0 00
W. O. bbl 00 to 0 OC
R. O. Hhd, rough 00 to 0 00
SUGAR. 7 to 10
TIMBER, per 1000 feet. JO 75 to 11 00
SHINGLES-Common 2 50 to 000
Contract 1 30 to 5
COFFEE, 0 to 14