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TJHIJES MiOKllPIHL CAIRO SUNDAY IN 'NEW ORLEANS. Correspondence of the Ne Tork San. Sr. Charles Hotel, March 9.7. After church was over we returned to our rooms. Opposite which were about a dozen billiaril tables in full blast; clickety clickSvent the balls; windows and doors wide open ; stores of every description open and doing full retail and wholesale business. We took dinner, looked at the newspapers, and found there was a bull and bear fight to come off at four o'clock. Being here lor the express purpose of see the sights, we inadv tracks for the ferry . in I' . .1 I are iiimui yu leei ueep On arriving at Algiers, opposite New Or lean, we hail a fine promenade to (Jrcti a. where the sport wa to come off. Y e a length reached the enclosure, and .found about 5.000 persons inside and as many 'U. In the arena was a cage about thiii'v t'et square and twelve feet high, built f ti.br "rated w'uli bars of iron ; in it ti'il a large powerful slate-colored biill. Napoleon 4th. sole monarch ot mat By the side ot this stood cage, with a large and bear, whicli would weigh . and would stand from 5? with a lank sort ol India- From tbe Greensboro Patriot. ttID IN THE CELLAR. A negro boy, Henry, belonging to Dr. John A. Mebane, of this town, was found and brought back a few davs ago, after an absence of some three years, during which time he has either been secreted in the county or under the aid and counsel of some person or persons hi the country. - One Samuel Hubbard recently left the county clandestinely, (for debt, we be- r, From tbe Hook Journal. . : NEW YORK DAILY PRESS. The daily press of. New York we believe to be unsurpassed by that of any city in the woild. True, we have no one paper upon which so much capital, labor and tal ent are expended : : upon the London Times;; but the combined daily ipress of the city absorbs as much capital, Tabour, and talent as the combined press-ef Lon don or Paris. iYe have now twelve daily lieve, & Henry was soon after found in the 1 papers, most of which tare ! characterised cellar of his house, where he had been liv inr lik a fi"litiny rnrlf. ri t h st feather bed the Mississippi, (the waters of whicli an7j oluer housekeeping comforts around him. - is - : Last summer Dr. Mebane received a letter purporting to be from Henry, in by decided excellence of some kind, and well adapted to the special wants of some class. There is the ponderous Journal of Commerce, the oracle of business, and, in a certain sense, the organ of the influen tial denomination of Presbyterians; the i p. establishment, ano'ii" r grated powerful grizly 4(;0 or f (;0 I b-i- to - I et high. Canada, statin; that he was a corporal in t Courier and inquirer, its rival ill the- af a Queen's regiment of colored soldiers; but j fections of wholesale and heavy men-! and as he desired to remove to Milwaukie, irV the advocate of Episcopacy; thenserva-; the States, he wished to buy his freedom, I tiye and able Commercial Advertiser, and asked tha Dr to negotiate, if so dis- j friendly to Methodism, a paper which Tas posed, with one Henry Brockton, of rubber movement and action about hun ji'.j'Hif ii.ill devil.' TImc bill reported this fei 't ii. us animal to be the hero of fifty bat tles, in all id width he came off victorious. We win; Id not for a moment question the eiaritv of such a statement, but we must s.iv. Lad ."Napoleon 4th been his antagonist in the hr-,1 battle, we doubt very much viiethei the remainder of the fifty would hae been fought. We had just time to notice the preparatory arrangements when the crowd from outside broke through; in rushed several thousand people; they Hew like magic on to the top of the large cage which was covered with boards, so that the c ige was soon surrounded and covered in every direction by sight -eers; those from the -taging, and outsiders who could not get a ight, commenced an assault on those o and iliout the cage with stones, brick- InN. clubs, boirds, turl, and every thi ig that came handy to clear the way and give lair plav. This having the desired eftect. ;.nd all Deing ready, the keepers were about In open the communicating doors, when the platforms, being overloaded, began suddenly to give way, one alter another, precipitating the spectators ourselves among the number,) very unceremoniously to the irround. from some 10, 15 and 20 feet of elevation. Fortunately, no injury was sustained, and order being restored, the keeper called out, All ready ,' the side door w,s hoisted, aid Bruin notified with a ten-loot pole that he was wanted in the other apartment. The bull was standing in the cei.tre, ready to receive his guest. Alter the bear had made his entrance the slide door was shut, so that both animals were secure in the large C3ge, the bull con sidering the intrusion rather improper lor Sunday, commenced pawing, and making a low bellow ; the dear in the mean time walking round by the bars of the cage w ith a deep low howl. After going quite round the cage and finding it all secure, he stopped, and his eves b.'gan to fire up. The bull by this tune appeared to be up to the boiling pitch of rage, unable longer to bear the insolence id the bear. At hi in he plunged. The bear struck the hull's ear and tore it open; this enraged the bull, who made another plunge at the bear ; t tie bear not counting exactly on the sport, got entangled on the bull's horns, buried his teeth in the upper side ol the bull s neck ; the bull, however, whirled him oft". Alter they had time to breathe a while they were stirred In diana. A letter signed Henry Brockton," and purporting to have been written and j mailed from Hudricks county, Indiana, ; was soon afterwards received. Whether either of these letters was genuine is more than doubtful, especially as it is highly im probable, if Henry. ever was in Canada, and a Queen's officer toboot, that Ife would have voluntarily come back to live in Saui Hubbard's cellar. The negro says him self that he has been in Alabama, where he raied two crops of cotton; but, of course, no more dependence is to be put in his stories than in the letters written on his credit. The unfortunate fellow has doubt less been under the care and guidance of bail white men who had purposes to sub serve, either fanatical or knavish, or both; and who may yet do penance in the hands of the sheriff for their sneaking violations of the law- This class of rascally zealots, whose ideas of honesty and philanthropy' extend no further than the duping of some poor negro into their schemes, is growing small by degrees and beautifully less." and it is hoped they may all soon follow in the footsteps of the man who ran away and left his friend in the cellar! up with From the Wadesboto Argus. Messks Siiklton & Paul Gentlemen : Having seen a notice going the rounds of the papers, concerning a cat suckling a rat, I thought it might interest your readers to know that there is, if anything, a more cu rious case of fostermothers up in this neighborhood- One of my neighbors has a eat and four kittens, some of the children of the family found a squirrel's nest. In it were two young ones. These they carried to pusy, for the purpose of feeding her offspring. Instead of applying them to this purpose, her Mouseship following the example of Pharoh's daughter in the case of Moses concluded to bring the young squirrels up as her own. They are now all living together, cat, kittens and squir rels, a happy family. The cat takes as good care of her bushy-tailed charge as she does of her feline progeny, carrying them in her mouth when they stry o4' in to apparent danger. The squirrels are now more than hall grown. They are gen tle and seem to possess none of the pro pensitv of those playful little creatures for biting and nibbling things. In fact, they seem to be perfect kittens in principle, even to the eating of fih and raw meat ! The cat brings rats and mice for the bene fit of her household; but it is not yet as certained whether the squirrelshave learn ed to eat them; but certain it is, they eat raw beef! S. F. Deep Creek, Yadkin co., Jlpr. 6, 1853. on its books subscribers ot sixtf.:jear standing; the Evening PostsTfavcnte of literary men and an alley Mil he Unitari ans; the Herald, full of enterpriseJtact, and spirit, and long ad mired by that roost powerful of sects, denominated. men of the world;" the " Tribune 3o W-' iter- ? rising and spirited, able, aa44-rVo ressive. dear to the heart of those who are of like faith with itself, and not dis liked by men w ho are great enough of soul to prefer an hiyiest and plain-spoker. oppo nent to a deceitful and obsequious adhe rent; the Express, conducted with indus try and zeal, trying hard to keep up with its wealthier rivals, famous for its evening e-dish-inn,' in the regions around about Wall street, and the ferry boats; the Times, still in the lusty vigor of its youth, a little quarrelsome, perhaps, (which is but natural to its age,) yet active, liberal " in its expenditures, and resolutely bent on securing the position it has so rapidly gain ed; the Evening Mirror, a sprightly mel ange of news and literature much improv ed of late, and with good prospects before it; the piquant and gossiping Day-Book, which has had a struggle to keep its head above waters which would have submerged a less persistent and talented adventurer into the vasty deep of journalism a deep which to the unsuccessful, is a bottomless maelstrom, to the fortunate, a bouyant sea; the Sun, the largest pennyworth of information which an early rising work man ever sweetened his coffee With; the Morning Star which sends its flickering long idles The bull made a desperate drive at the bear, knocked him on his back, j'imped on him length ways. There they were, head to head; the bear, opening his paws quick as a Hash of lightning, took the bull, clasped one paw each side of his head, grasped his nose with his tusks, and in this position held anil hugged the bull, both b'Nir and bull kicking with their hind feet, the bear still sticking to his lovin embrace. Never did I see a darling- have a more fervent hug. After remaining some minutes in this loving position, dur ing which time tbe blood flowed profusely, the bull, suspecting that the bear w as suck ing rather nmk much of his life, made a desperate effort, and cleared himself. Another short respite, and the bull was again warmed up to the scratch. The bear mi-sing his hold, the bull caught him in the eye and tore it out, making the blood How and the hair fly. The bear at this was perfectly savage, and groivled in his desperation. At it they went again ; the bull threw the bear six or eight feet into the air? the bear fell and pretended to be dead. The bull, not being satisfied with these pretensions, drove at him again ; the bear grabbed him by the nose, and another hug endued. The bull, however, extricat ed himself and at the bear he went, mak ing the blood, hair, and fur tly in every direction, until bruin sneaked into a cor ner, out of whicli he could neither be coax ed, flattered, nor driven. The bull set up a loud bellow as he majestically walked about Hie cag", pawing. The assembled multitude gave one long, loud yell for Napoleon 4th, and departed. We returned to our rooms, took tea, and .after tea went to the theatre, where we saw a gy and fashionable assembly, including all grades, from tbe rich banker to t.ie swarthy slave, all in their appro priate places, ami delighted with every thing aiound them." B. China Ware. We notice this morn inrr at the Washington & Laf.ivette Hotel, a young man. a native of the Celestial Empire, rejoicing in the name of Tor.g Chu Kuing, and also in the sole and un disputed possession and ownership ofa long tail, extending by way of cue from his head to his heels. a characteristic national appendage, but not convenient or useful in a fight. Verily, neither Solo mon in all his glory nor even Hamlet's lather, when he bragged about the tale he could unfold, was arrayed like unto one of these. However, these are trifling matters. We understand that this young gentleman is highly intelligent, and a sincere con vert to Chi istianity. affording conclusive evidence that pig tails and Paganism are by no means inseparable. China certain ly presents one of the most interesting fields for missionary exertions, among the most numerous race, and in the midst of the most ancient civilization in the world. Bishop Boone, of the Episcopal Church at Shanghai, is travelling in company with, and we presume in charge of, the Chinese gentleman, on his way to California Wilmington Journal. ray where the sun which dots not shine for all, fails to penetrate (united now with tne Daily Democrat, whose name pro- claims its misson.J the numbers of which we have recently seen were well edited. It is a goodly array. The man must be difficult to please that cannot find one in the catalogue which hits his humor. The prices vary, to suit every purse Four still maintain the original charge of sis pence; two are penny papers; but the fa vorite price is two cents, at which six of the twelve are sold. Is there not a chance for some one of them to take the happy medium, and write "three cent'' jjifL-Luj top of its first page? Competition is indeed the life of busi ness; though, frequently, the death of business men, body and soul. e can remember the time and it was not verv many years ago when the papers then in existence gave their readers trom one to three short columns of matter in each num ber: readers were satisfied, and editors prospered. Aroused first from their leth argy, by the introduction of penny papers and the impulse lurtiier quickened by the Herald's enterprise, the editors began that career of active strife which has made the New-York press what it is. Here we have in this morning's Tribune, (whose late enlargement suggested these remarks) twenty-eight broad columns ol reading matter, and twenty columns of advertise- inenis, me resuu or tne laoors or one Hun dred and seventy persons, and sold (to the From the National lAtelligencer. POTATO ROT ITS EXPLANATION AND REMEDY. Below I send you an extract from the communication ofa Pennsylvanian, ex plaining and pointing out a remedy for the potato rot. In giving to the public this plausible and ingenious explanation of the potato disease and its remedy, 1 would simply remark that it commends itself at least to the favorable consideration of the public and an immediate practical test. From my knowledge of the writer, I am prepared to say that he would not hazzard lightly or unadvisedly an opinion of so much importance. For some time past the public attention has been directed to this subject, by the announcement in the newspaper press that a citizen of Michi gan had made this important discovery, but withheld the secret till assured of a suitable compensation. From the Michi gan publication I should be led to infer the identity of the discoveries. The fol lowing is the extract from the Pennsylvan ia article referred to above. x Allow me through the columns of your paper to communicate the 'results of my observations and experiments with a view to the solution of the great practical, enig ma of the present age, the d feieovei-y of the cause and mode of prevention of the pota to rot. At an early period in the history of this vegetatfre disease, I was led to attri bute it rattier to some process of natural and inevitable decay than to any extrane ous or other cause ; the exnlanatiwn of which was to be found in the mode of cul ture or reproduction of the potato. Im pressed with this conviction, my attention was directed rather to an investigation of the natural laws or conditions essential to the health and vitality of the plant than the discovery of any specific or mode of prevention for the disease; the result of which was the development of the follow ing hypothesis or theory, viz: The pota to rot is the result ofa general decay of the plant, occasioned by its reproduction during ton long an interval from the root or potato, without recuperating its vitality from the seed; the mode of prevention of course being the regeneration of the potato by a more frequent reproduction from the original germ or seen. Having communi cated this hypothesis to an intimate friend and practical farmer, I was surprised to earn that it exactly corresponded" with the results of some experiments which he tad made, with a view to the production of a new variety from the seed. The po tatoes thus pioduced, though but slightly varied, were found to be imbued with a vigor unknown to tne parent stock, and entirely exempt Irom t'ne rot. They could be easily distinguished Irom the general crop by the greenness and luxuriance of the upper growth, as well as in the supe rior flavor am! substance of the potato. Ihe result ol our mutual observations was tne institution or a series ol experi ments, and the collection ot testimony. with a view to the establishment or refu tation of a by pothesis ihus obfrudeil,' as it were upon our convictions, which has oc cupied some years, but which has been attended with the ino-t auspicious results. We are now enabled to lay before the public, with a confidence based upon prac tical test, a satisfactory explanation of the startling phenomenon of the potato rot, with a remedy so simple and obvious as to suggest itself without the aid ot inductive experiment." THE ARAB HORSE. i v Layard, the explorer of Nineveh, who is as familiar with Arabs as he is with antiquities, gives, in his late work on Assyria, some curious details respecting the true horse of the desert. Contrary to the popular notion, the real Arabian is celebrated less tor unrivalled swiftness than for extraordinary powers of endur ance. Its usual paces are but two. a quick walk, often averaging four or five miles an hour, and a half running canter, for only when pursued doe3 a Bedouin put his mare to full speed. It is the distance they will travel in emergency, the weight they will carry, and the comparative trifle of food they require, which render the Ara- I I w a Dian norses so vaiuaote. layaru says that he knew ofa celebrated mare, which had carried two men in chain armor be yond the reach of some Aneyza pursuers. This mare rarely had more than twelve haudfulls of barley in twenty-four hours, except during the spring, w hen the pas tures were green ; and it is only the mares ot wealthy Bedouins that can get even this allowance. The consequence is. that except in the spring, the Arab horse is lean and unsightly. They are never a a placed uniier cover during summer. DREADFUL CASUALTY. The Steamer Independence bound for San Francisco was lost on the 16th Feb ruary, and out of 500 passengers on board at the time, 130 wer lost After the Steamer was beached, she took fire from the intense heat of the furnace, and the flames spreading rap'dly, created the most frightful consternation among the passen gers. A heavy sea was running at the time, and all the boats were swamped in trying to get ashore. ; To add to the horrors of the scene, the fire reached the powder magazine, which exploded with terrific force, shattering the stern of the Steamer into fragments, and blew many "passengers into the air ; others jumped into the sea and were carried off by the strong current sweeping from the shore. Many who had previously reached the shore were unable to render the sufferers any assistance, and were obliged to remain passive spectators, while hundreds of men, women and children were perishing by the fire and sea. The ship finally swung around, with her broadside to the shore, where her coal took fire, anil she was en tirely destroyed. The passengers saved, found themselves on a barren and unin habited island, without food or water, nor protected from the biting winds of the f be, they remained 58 hours, in'a state earners,! for a cent and a half per copy, Of the twenty eight columns of reading. twelve were written yesterday by the ed itors and reporters; there are three col umns or leiegrapuic intelligence; mere are nine letters from distant correspond ents; the shipping, money, and commer cial news occupies six columns; altogeth er, this single number contains one hun dred anil thirty articles, most of which must have gone to the compositors in man uscript, and which written in an average hand, would cover more than three hun dred foolscap pages. Print the whole contents of this number in large, clear type, it would make a portly volume o sevei'al hundred pages. Mere quantity is no merit. But the greater part of this mass of matter is good in its kind: good enough for its purpose and some of the articles are more than respectable quality. A Pattern Woman. A good housewife should not be a person of "one idea," but should be eqally familiar with the flour garden and the flour barrel; and though er lesson should be to lessen expense, the scent ofa line rose should not be less val ued than the cent in the till She will, doubtless, prefer a yard of shrubbery to a yard of satin. If her husband is a skilful sower of grain, she is equally as skilful as a sewer of garments; he keeps his hoes bright by use, she keeps tbe hose of the whole famHy in order. Tkkatmbnt of Scaulf.t Fever. Dr. Thomas P. Hereford, of this city, in a communication which appears in the Alex andria Gazette, thinks that too much physic has been an error in the manage ment of scarlatina. He says during thirty years' practice he has found that the less active medicine he used the greater was his success in the treatment of this disease lie disclaims any motives of vanity or self interest in his statement. His treatment is described as follows. Pel Int- In conclusion, I will say my treatment of scarlet fever is very simple. Open the bowels regularly every day with some mild aperient medicine such as castor oil, sen na. &c. and keep the patient at rest and comfortably warm; spongs the surface with tepid water two or three times a dav; while it is hotter than natural, admit fresh air, live on a bland diet, such as a cupfull of arrowroot, several times a day; toast water for common drink. Gargles made of strong sage tea borax, mav be used meut if the throat is affected.' ment will probably be in the way of con densation not expansion. I tie papers are large enough some ol them too large. If the columns ot a paper are over-crowd ed, the easiest way of relieving them is to enlarge the paper; but the best way, per haps, would be to increase the editora force, so that every man miglit liave time to elaborate his writing into excellent bre vity. Something may be done too in ab breviating advertisements, by classifying. arranging some or mem into lists, ect Por example, all tne information respect ing the railroads and steam boats, the. times of starting, and the rest, might be most conveniently arranged in a table, that would nut occupy halt a column. With all the papers, however. Improvement is the cry, and they need no suggestions o ours how to effect that improvement. It is stated that a remarkable change is in progress among the Jews in every coun trv. owin" to a manuscrint herno- U,.uv i i -i . . - :. ."" a, uunrjf auu aiuui, or circulated oy an innuential Kauui, provin d from the commence- j from Scripture that the time has now com desert in winter. The saddle is barelv taken from their backs. Cleaning and grooming are strangers to them- They sometimes reach fiften hands in height, and never fall below fourteen. In dis position they are as docile as lambs, re quiring no guide but a haltar ; yet in the flight or pursuit, their nostrils become blood-red. their eyes glitter with fire, the neck is arched, and the mane and tail are raised and spread out to the wind ; the whole animal becomes transformed. The vast plains of Mesopotamia furnish the best breeds and these breeds are divi ded into five races, of which the original stock was the Koheylegh. The most fa mous belong either to the Shammer, or the Aneyza tribes. Their pedigrees are kept scrupulously, and their value is so great, that a thorough bred mare is generally owned by ten, or even more persons. It is not often that a real Arabian can be purchased. The reason is that, on ac count of its fleetness and power of en durance, it is invaluable to the Bedouin, who, once on its back, can defy any pur suer except i Shammar or Aneyza with a swifter or stronger mare than his own. An American racer, or even an English Hunter, would break down, in those path less deserts, almost before an Arabian be came warmed up at its work. Where thorough bred mares have been sold, they have brought as high as six thousand did iars ; but these it is understood are not the best ol the race. The Arab who sells his mare, can do nothing with his gold, and can not even keep it, for the next Bodouiu ofa hostile tribe who comes across his path, and who has retained his mare, will take it from him, and defy pursuit. Iayartl thinks that no Arabian of the best blood has ever been seen in England. II this is so. we can scarcely suppose 'that any have come to America, but must be lieve the so-called Arabians, given to our Government, at various times, to be of inferior breeds. Itarelv, indeed, are the thorough breds found beyond the desert. It will be a subject of regret, to those who admire fine horses, to learn that the Ara bian is considered to be degenerating, the consequence of the subjugation of Arabia, and the decline of the Bedouin tribes. r widknca en ff'url lllr I I n s. 1 1 C Iw fi r I fl t cannon, they were able to attract the at tention of whaling vessels lying in Mag dalene Bay, a lew miles oft, who came to their assistance with provisions, and in the end took them oft". following directions restoring TO RESUSCITATE FROM DROWNING. Deaths from drowning are of so frequent occurrence, that every practicable method should be resorted to to save, if possible, the lives of persons who are extricated from the water, while there is the least hope of success. With this view I send you the to be observe! in to hie an apparently drowned person. 1 hey were written anil puulislied as a card, several years ago, by Dr. Valen tine Mott the Nestor of the faculty in this city, and ought to have a wide circulation everywhere. Be good enough to give it a place in the Journal of Commerce, and request others to copy it in all parts of the country. Yours, C. T. To Bring the Drowned to IJfc Imme diately, as the body is removed from the water, press the chest suddenly and forci bly, downward and backward, and instant ly discontinue the pressure. Repeat this w ithout interruption, until a pair of bellows can be produced. When obtained, intro duce the nozzle well upon the base of the tongue. Surround the mouth with a towel or handkerchief, and close it. Direct a bystander to press firmly upon the pioject mg part of the neck, called Adams' apple, and use the bellows actively. Then press the cheat, to expel the air from the lungs, to imitate natural breathing. Continue this at least an hour, unless signs of natural breathing coming on. Wrap the body in blankets, place it near a fire, nd do everything to preserve the naturatCvarmth. as well as to impart an artificia! heat, if possible. Kvery thing, however is secondary to inflating the lungs. Semi for a medical man immediately. Avoid all frictions until respiration be in some degree restored. VALKNTINK MOTT. Surgeon-General of the American Ship wreck Society, New York, 1S44. A COUPLE OF THE LEADERS. The Kdenton Whig lias a long article on the newspaper controversy between Messrs Miller and Kayner, with regard to th beti- atorial nomination by the whigs of the last Legislature, in which Mr Kayner is sustain ed, and Mr Miller receives several hard knocks. The Whig regards Air Rayner as actuated by higher considerations and purer motives' than a desire for his own observation in refusing to obey "the behests of party," while Mr Miller is the really ambitious and mortified man. A single sen tence we quote entire : All candid men who have read the correspondence, must admit that Mr Mil ler has failed to substantiate the principal charges, and as it has been emphatically pronounced a lie, it strikes us, that his position, at present, is hardly sufficiently agreeable to sweeten the bitterness of his disappointment at being overlooked by the last Legislature." On this side of the Sound the N. S. Whig gives Mr Rayner fits occasionally, and has convinced the public, no doubt, that this whig leader is totally unworthy of respect and confidence : on the other side, the Edenton Whig talks rather plainly about Mr Miller, and intimates .... . . ... i r I iiicuj ijiauuy mat nc uuiv idviirs in me The next s ep i in the march .of .1J Uhig cause to advance hisoersonal ends. What a party, two of th' most prominent r i-L i . t it . - leauers 01 wnicn are mus neiu upoy wings to public reproach ! We desire to add that in this family quarrel we only wish to see fair play, and that the fate of the Kilkenny cats may be that of the belligerent parties. Goldsboro Republican. Hottentot Wives. Sons and Moth ers. The Hottentot females are at once the laziest and most ill used of women. The priest when he marries them, blesses them, saying May you live happy, and year-a-year bear a son, who may live to be a good hunter and a great warrior." It is needless to say that this wish is not always gratified. So long as her husband exists. the Hottentot woman is the stave and drudge of the hut. ami on her devolves the task of providiug for the subsistence of the family, while Ihe husband eats, drinks, smokes and sleeps. When the Hottentot wife becomes a widow, she must contin ue so for life; unless she chooses to pur chase a husband at a price w hich according to our notions, is sometimes more than the delights of a wife in Hottentot matrimony would warrant. She must consent to lose a joint of one of her fingers and this pro cess to be repeated as often as being left a widow, if she wishes again to contract matrimony. The Hottentot son, on com ing of age, is presented with a cudgel, with which he is commanded to beat his mother; anil this request is very dutifully complied with by the son, in order to manifest his strength and ability, "just as some youths are prone to evince their manhood by smoking cigars and swearing profanely-5 It is strange that the mother though often fainting under the cruel beat ings of the son whom she has nursed at her bosom, does not reproach him; but she admires his manliness and dexterity in proportion to the chastisement. The man who attempted to whistle a bar of soap has injured his voice by trying to sing a stave of a molasses cask. The British Government has made a verv creditable and liberal acknowled? tnent to Capt. Nye, of the U. S. mail steamer Pacific, for rescuing the passen gers and crew of the British barque Jesse Stevens from impending destruction during a violent gale at sea. In consideration of the humane services performed on that occasion, the Washington Republic states that the British government has just sent to that city, as presents, a gold medalion likeness of Queen Victoria, with suitahle inscriptions, and a gold pocket chrono meter, for Captain Nye; ten pounds sterl ing and a gold mounted telescope for the third mate, and to each of the six sailors, who volunteered to man the life-boats, ten when the Jews must set about making ! pounds sterling These evidences of royal pi cpai ouuiis iui ic-iuiuing iu me land 01 their fathers. The said manuscrint has been formed to further the movement pro I nosed bv the learned RahhL gratitude will, it is presumed, bedistribut ed according to custom, by the British Minister, through the medium of the State Department. ' The opposition pakiv. It is daily be coming more and more evident that the elements of northern opposition to the ad ministration will be organized into a free soil political party, with Wm. II Seward and John P. Hale as leaders. The old whig party cannot unite its scattered frag ments. The adherents, respectively, of Fillmore and Seward can no more inter mix in a party combination than oil and water will intermix. In the State of New York three-fifths of the whigs have vastly stronger free-soil than whig proclivities, and in most of the northern States the same remark holds good. It is manifest, then, that the hydra of abolitionism, fanaticism, and disunionisrn, is about to rear itself as the dominant op position party in the country. This mon ster of frightful mein this nartv made ud of white abolitionists, black abolitionists. and fugitives from slavery this rabble of uiscoru and destruction, is organizing its motley forces for a desperate assault upon the democratic party and upon the consti tution itself. Detroit Free Press. A WONDERFUL CHARACTER. It is reported that there nov lives an old man away down in the swamps of lit tle Pee Dee. who never owned but one pair of shoes in his life, and he says they were so d d hot he never wore them but once, lie never cultivated the soil; never theless he has accumulated a considerable sum of money, which he deposits in hol low trees in the most unfrequented parts of the swamps. He affects extreme pov erty and when applied to for the loan of money, declares he has none; but if the security and premium offered pleases him, and the borrower promises to repay in spe cie, he will appoint a day when he will try to get a little, which he never fails to do lie has made his fortune by the sale of fish, the finest of which he knows exact ly where to fish for, and honey which he raises in large quantities, having his bees hived in the swamps for miles around. No music is so charming to his ears, as the booing of the bullfrogs, and the bel lowing of the aliegators; for these sang his lullaby when in his cradle, and have been harbingers of his harvest Irom his boyhood until the present tlay. He never uses any other weapon to kill snakes with, than his heel; ami there never was but one known to attempt to bite him, and that one broke oft' its teeth without penetrating the skin of the heel. He has never taken any Doc tor's stufT. nor let them come near enough to feel his pulse or to look at his tongue; and he is now about seventv years of age. Strange as it may seem that such a char acter should find a mate ol similar tastes and fancies. Yet, such is the case, only that she is a little more like him than he is like himself. Has any of our contempo raries as singular a character in their neighborhood? If so let's hear about him. Cher aw Gazette. Spirit Rapping Machines. The N. Y. Journal of Commerce says a manufactur ing house in that city is engaged in mak ing medium tables" for people who live by their wits. The table is like an ordi nary one, with a top formed of a thick board; but concealed within a cavity, in the latter, is a small apparatus, with a kind of hammer, for producing the raps." The hammer is so constructed with a wire running down through the table leg, that the latter has only to be in contact with a nail head, or something of the kind, in the floor to enable the operator to produce the raps, by means of galvanism. Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows. The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of this State will take place in Wilmington, on Monday, 9th of May next.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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