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Frw the London Spectator, Oct. 8. Anurlrcn Competition with England. -1 . 1 r 1 A writer to wliose compilations me nmcs gives space and a conspicuous position, lias r.i..... .M- t in n one oiu oi mini r ui uuuu!;i"r UKCIl miv. ..." I a upoii a competition with winch our merchants ar threatened in InJia and Asia, on the part of AmerL-an traders. The ships of the United States appear on the Mckran coast, as well as at Kutch, Muscat, and other places, with vari ous articles, which they barter for the produce of those countries the American commodities u.r,..- i rmc oallv a certain coarse cotton fahr.c, which they call sheetinir. 1 ne Americans si nnear to en.;oy a particular advantage over our traders that of conducting their barter individually, in ships winch are independent:, llo.itinr, pushing shops, instead of workin.sr by routine through large Establishments at Bom bay; and thus they not only save expense, but in "each particular transaction secure the larg est amount of profit. Another advantage they have is expressed by the Political Atrent at Kutch, who says of the sheeting-, that it "finds acceptance amongst the people of the country, because it lasts longer than the cloths imported from Bombay." This in. I cates the true force of the competition which we have to dread from the United States. If America can cut us out in India, where we OL-cupy the entire country with our government and commerce, the ridicule and the d'.sjrrace would lie greater than any which the most anti-commercial country has incurred. But there is something in this superiority of tissue over the manufactures o. England. The comparison is not made for the first time, nor o ily in cotto.i sheeting. It is reported from the Iladsou It.ver Iltilway, that British iron rails become In a worse condition within twelve iiio.it lis, than American rails within a number of years. There may be exaggeration in this; but we have had complaints of our rails fro-" our own ollieial and scientific investigators, who have declared the bad make of our iron to be a ftvpient source of accident. At the last liU-eting of tin? Sheffield Cutlers, the Master - Cutler declared that American cutlers were cutt ing tiiein out in knives; knives of American make being preferred to ours, because the material dot s not give way under use as those of Sheffield i-.ro so netiint's found to do. In short, notwith standing the sharp practice and hasty habits of America, they are in some branches of trade earning the repute for sterling stuff and make which used to be our own; and if we suffer them to win that reputation from us altogether, then indeed we shall have lost more than if India were annexed to-morrow. Xew York, Xov. 19. Imme.y.se Defalcation-. Defalcations to the amount of a half million of dollars have been discovered in Wall street. It appears, howev er, that but one bank has been victimized to the extent of one hundred thousand dollars, by the leading officers discounting worthless paper. From the Detroit Free Press. A ?.ut for Xegro-stcalers. It is known that the northern abolitionists maintain a retnilarly-oriri'inized association. w Inch by means of secret agents in he slave States, and a species of conveyance between the Ohio river ami the northern lakes, known as the "under-ground railroad," is engaged in enticing negroes from their masters and running them liuo banana, in tne eyes oi me law uns spe cies of stealing is not less grand larceny than the abstraction of a horse without the know-dodge or co.iSL-ut of its owner. But these negro stealers are governed by a ''higher law" than human enactments, and carry on their nefarious business wit'i a a assurance that if they are not engaged in (Jo i's service, they are at least do ing no worse than violating the golden rale, "Do unto otiiers as ye would that others should do u;no you." Hut their consciences are not seriously troubled so long as they can find plen ty ot -negroes to steal, and are not called upon for bread and butter to keep the new-made ftvciueii fro. u starving after they snuff liberty in the Queen's dominions. These philanthropists miu-h prefer to see negroes j erish of hunger in Canada than grow fat and sleek in Kentucky. It is a matter of principle with them. Their or- t:ou is the Democrat, published by a br.iee of Rjvereuds in this citv: and when ever a train arrives by the "under-ground rail ro.nl," the fact is duly chronicled in that model saet t. Bat the poor negroes have the worst of it. The liberty to famish is not the sort of freedom theyhad been led to believe was in store for them ; and tluy liud, wheu too have made a bad bargain that ists are their friends in pretence. late, that they the aboiition and not in fact. Tac following is a nut which nearo-stealers can er telv : ' A day or two since Mr S J Grath, of Henry county, Kentucky, and Ir Brown, of Owen county, started up the river on one of the mail bo its, on the way to Canada, where they have gone to reclaim their slaves, who ran -away tome time ago. The former lost one and the latter two of his slaves, who were enticed off by the abolition sts. and are now on the point of star vation in Upper Canada. Tliey want to re turn homo, but have not the power or means, and, after repeated entreaties, their masters have consented to bring them back to their old homes, where s avery exists only in name. - JLi. it ril I e Jo it r n ' , Wo s abm't whothcr the under-ground rail ro i l ought not to convey rctura-passeugers who i-ve on the point of starvation in Upper Cana da," and "have not the power or means" to get bu-k to their old happy homes in Kentucky. Why doos not the "under ground" do this or is it afraid its cars would be over-loaded ? General Lane ix Oregon. Reports from the seat of war in Oregon, dated Camp Myrtle, Umpqua Valley, Oregon, September 11, 1853, recently received, says that for a mouth pre vious to that date, that region had been the seat of a formidable Indian war. With the assistance of General Lane, Major Alvord, IT. S. A., (iu co.nniand of the regular forces there) raised a company of Uinpqua volunteers to assist in the war. Gen. Lane went ahead, and after leaving the main body, was unanimously elected to command the little army. Cn the 24th of August the Americans met the Indians, (some 300 warriors,) whipped them, and made them sue for peace. He did what rarely hnmiens viz : surprised them by marching and otherwise i o.tin.r iv tii vi or and rnt.iititv H, i. thenAlms in their stron-rhold in the moiiiitinc where the battle took place. He was badlv wounded in the shoulder, but kept the field. According to the advices from which wp o-ather the above facts, the military services i-f.idf red bv General Lane in this camiini.rn l.kely to be ot even more importance to his country than his Mexican war campaigns; for he has probably secured a permanent peace to that beautiful valley. His greatest difficulties, W2 apprehend, will now be iu restraining the di'spos.tlon of miners, adventurers and other settlers to prosecute a war of extermination ajrainst the savages. Haunted houses in which there are half a uu,eu j ,.,..i i riml-lnnkin.T rrals. o"1" " o o Appoin' stents of Inc S. C. Conference. Italeigh District James Reid, P. E. Raleigh William E. Pell. City Mission B T Blake, sup. " African Mission Dauiel Culbreth. Raleigh Circuit Issac Avant. Tar River James Jameson. " Mission Peter H Joyner." Henderson & Clarksville James P Moore, T B Reeks, supernumerary. Granville Alfred Gorman, Jno W Floyd Supernumerary. Person John W Lewis. ILllshoro' Thomas W Guthrie. Chapel Hill Lingurn S Bulkhead. ILllsboro' Circuit Xathan A Hooker. South Lowell Academy A Dean, Principal. Greensboro' District W Baerixger, P. E. Greensboro' Nathan II D Wilson. Guilford Malcolm L Douglass, 1 to be sup. Randolph William M Jordan. Montgomery Chas II Phillips, Isham Hill. Haw River R T Hetiin, W B Richardson. FraiiklinsVille James M Westbrooks. Roekinirham Ira T Wyche. Wentworth Joshua Bethel. 'William An derson, Supernumerary. Deep River Shockly D Adams. L Charles F lb-ens President Greensboro' Fe 1 male College. Normal College Allen S Andrews. Salisbury District Peter Does, P. E. Salisbury II dary T Hudson. Rowan James P Simpson, B B Shenton. Mocksvdie Thomas W Postell. Iredell Robert P Bibb. Tavlorsville Wm W N'esbitt. Wdkes One to be Supplied, James Purvis Supernumerary. Jonesville John M Gnnn. Surry Williamson Harris. Forsvthe Samuel Farabee. Wm W Allen Supernumerary. Davidson Lemon Shell. Narrows of Yadkin Horatio Townsend. Blue Ridge Mission To be supplied. Danville DisU. Thos S Campbell," P. E. Danville Thomas B James. Caswell William Carter, Wm A Brame Habfax Linvilie L Hendren, Jas E Mann Halifax African Mission Jos. Goodman Staunton Adam H Johnson, Jas A Jefferson Pittsylvania Evan E Freeman, Nathan An derson, supernumerary. Franklin David W Doub, S S Bryant. Alleghany To be supplied. Patrick Jno T St Clair. Stokes William Clegg. Henry Samuel J Spotts. Washington District. Wm. Closs, P. F. Washington Joel W Tucker. Roanoke Robert O Burton, snpernumera ry, Henry Gray. Warren Philmer W Archer Plymouth Oran Scoville. Wiiliamston John Jones. Edgecombe James L Cotton, II II Gibbons Columbia Thomas Jones. Xattamuskeet Jno. I), llalstead, Charles A Anderson. Bath Mission Geo W Farabee, 1 to be sup Portsmouth Alexander Gattis. Neuse--Samuel B Dozier. Cape Hatteras Mission, to be supplied. JYeiclcrn District. D B Nicholson, P. E. Newbern Centenary, J II Wheeler. " Andrew Chapel, Thos P Ricaud. Circuit, Zebedee Rush. Snow Hill To be supplied. Goldsboro' Lafav W Martin, Jas II Brent. Smithfield Jno. Tillett. Duplin James L Fisher. Onslow Marble N Taylor. Trent A F Harris. Beaufort Dougan C Johnson. Straits and Lookout Mission J J Hines. 1 1 "ilm ins? to n Dis't.- Rout. J. Carson, P. E. Wilmington Brick Church Numa F Reid. " 5th Street A bra in Weaver. Topsail Wilham W Walsh. Simpson Charles P Jones. Windsor Richard R Dur.kley. Fayettovde Samuel M Frost. Bladen Jos B Martin, Clarendon Pepper. Cape Fear African Mission Jere Johnson. Sm thville Paul J Carry way. Whitesville Washington S Chaflin, Thos. McRae. Fayetteville Circit John W Tinnen. William J Langdon appointed to labor for the benefit of Seamen in Wilmington. Jolinivey M Sharpe, transferred to Holston Conference. Francis II Baring, left without appointment. Win II Boobitt, left without appointment on aeeouut of ill health. Beaufort. The Editor of the North State Whig has recently taken an excursion to Beau fort, and speaks in glowing terms of the beauty, advantages and progress. on of the place. lie says there are two hotels there which are gen erally so crowded that many visitors are depen dent on private c.tizens for accommodation. Tills complaint will not much longer be heard, asJosepnt?. render, ot Tarborough, is about erecting a hotel there capable of accommodat ing over 500 persons. In the language of the whig, 31r render is the very man for this en- terprize." '1 he advantages and facilities of Beaufort harbor are summed tip in a few words by the Whig in the following paragraph : "One who has never visited Beaufort will be surprised, on doing so, at the extent and beauty ot the harbor, which stretches for many miles, 'perfectly land locked troin North river on the east, to Newport river on the west, and thence on the south past Shepard's Point where the Knowing ones say the railroad is sure to termi nate and Whitehall, the site of the proposed "Carolina City.? Beaufort stands directly op posite the entrance ot the harbor, in full view of the ocean. The Astoria, in making an ex cursion to Cape Lookout, in ten minutes after leaving the road stead, was over the bar at sea. Liverpool, Nov. 5. By submarine tele graph, intelligence has been received that fight ing between the iurks and liuss.ans was pro ceeding briskly in W allaclna. A body of 2,000 a urts apneareu at u iiinreos ana aiiacKeu tne Uown. This brought on an engagement with i the Russian forte despatched to the assistance ot the place, and great slaughter ensued. An i other encounter took place between 4,000 Turk: I aiul a l ke number of Russian cavalry, between ,,-,! Calafat and Sothia. when the Russians were forced to retreat. The Hon John Branch. ex-Governor of X. Carolina and Secretary of the Navy under the administration of Gen. Jackson, is at present on a visit to our city. Wre are pleased to find that time has made so little impression on this sterling citizen.. His step is as firm and elastic now as it w as 20 years ago, when we first .had tne nonor to make his acquaintance. JVorfolk THE N011TH DARQLINlAl SuJ. Wertem Life. We tnake the following extract from a sketch of Col. Archibald Yell, of Arkansas. TIK. Judge had taken his scat for the first time. The first case on the docket was called anawna as f " " "j" wu,, the plaintiff stood ready. Gen. Smoot arose foaifficnlty, I received a fee of h ve ponnda Men u j e i j it- i tr fll came on. the judge cbstovcria some the defendant, . . ; v ' .H. . ing tone : Our witnesses are absent, and therefore demand that the i ,.- i .-i w cs se be coutinned until tlK next term in course " " -: - Let the affidavit be filed, for not till the can 1 entertain a mot on for r-niitiunfliifp. "..wa& the mild reply of the Judge. -. -:: 't''. n cj.t 4. i 7 ,. , . ' ... tU;, -A ? L tJ III V Y F 1 11 I Sia - iWim - vcu. omuui tiuauucu siiurpiy. and lnvoiuntarilSM ;a k;o k Jt " " -Vl cij v u mo uurj onuiii - .. i v Not at all," replied the Judre. with hist blandest smile, "but the law requires that t tacts justifying a continuance must apnea recora, ana tne court has no cower to a the law, nor any will to see it annulled." Tne Judge s calm and business Lke tone and manner only served to irritate the bully and he retorted, shaking his sword cane in the di rection of the bench. "Whatever may be the law, I for one. wil not hear it from the lips of an upstart demagogu and coward I" Judge Yell's blue eyes shot like lightning? but he only turned to the clerk and said "Clerk, you will enter a fine of fifty dolla ajrainst General Smoot, as I see him named oitf h mvr An,.ht.t. fnpn irrnss cniitemnt. f t-orrt anfeeling rather nervous. be sure vou issue an immediafe execut on."ttS He hardly communicated the Gen. Smoot was seen rushing towards Jiiro brandi.'h'ng his sword cane, all his features writing murderous . wrath, and as pallid as a corpse. .,, Every glance was fixed on the countenance of the Judge, for all wished to know-how he-Vould ; brook the coming shotk of the duellist's tree. assault. But none, however, coald detett the slightest change in his appearance. His peek rrew neither red nor white, not a nerve seemed to tremble; his calm eye surveyed the a vanc inr foe, with as little sign of perturbatiol as a chemist might show, scrutinizing the cjferve scence of some novel mixture. He sat pefectly still, with a little staff of painted ironfin his right hand. f Smoot ascended the platform, and immfliate ly aimed a tremendous blow with his er.rtmous sword cane, full at the head of his foef At that blow five hundred hearts shudderec, and more than a dozen voices shrieked, for ell ex pected to see his victim's skull shivered into atoms. The general astonishment then npy.be conceived when they beheld the little iroi staff describe a quick curve, and the great pvord cane flew from Smoot's fingers and fell t'ith a loud clatter at the distance of twenty feet in the hall! The baffled bully uttered a cry of wrath, w ild as that of some wounded beast of pref, and snatched his bowie knife from its sheatfi, but ere it was poised for the desperate plunge, the little iron staff cut another curve, and the big knife followed the sword cane. He thej drew a revolving pistol, but before he had ime to touch the trigger his arm was struck powerless by his side And then for the first time did Judae Yell betray any perceptible emotion. He stamped his foot till the platform shook beneath it and shouted in trumpet tones "Mr Clerk, you will blot this ruffian's name, as a foul disgrace, from the roli of attorneys. Mr feherift, take this criminal to jail." The latter officer sprang to obey the mandate, and immediately a scene of confusion ensued that no pen could describe. The bravocs and mvrmidom friends of G en. Smoot gathered round to obstruct the Sheriff, while many of tW-lti&uts- lent their aid to sustain the author.ty of court,- Menaces, screams and horrid curses, the ring of imninsrinsr and crossing- steel, alternate cries ot rasre and oain. all commingled with the awful discharge of fire sr.ns, blended together a vi' idea of Pandemonium. But thouirhout the impetuous strile, two in dividuals miirht be observed as leaders in the whirlwind and riders of the storm. The new Judjre used his little cane with terrible ef ficiency, crippling limbs yet sparing life. Bill Buffon. imitatinjr the clemency of his honored friend disdaining the employment of knife or nstol, actually trampled anu crushed down all opposition, roar:ng at every furious blow this is the way to preserve order in court," a senti ment he accompanied with peals of laughter. In less than two minutes the party of Judge Yell triumphed, the clique of Gen. Smoot uffered disr.s rous defeat, and the bully him self was borne away to pr.son. ' Snch was the debut of Archibald Yell in Ar kansas ; and rom that day his popularity as a man, as a Judge, as a hero, and as a politician, went on rapidly and brilliantly increasing, -till he eclipsed all "the eldest and most powerful names. Juvenile Invention. A little boy had dropped his drumstick into a, well. In vain he entreated papa and mama, the gardener, the servants to go down into the well to recover the drumstick. In this d.strcss a brilliant expedient occurcd to Master Francis. He secretly carried off all the plate trom tne sideboard, and threw it down the wen. vrreat was the consternation w en the plate was miss ed, and an active search was commenced. In the confusion, Master Frank runs in out ol breath with the news that he had found, the plate. "V here, where?" was the cry. "Down the well," replied the urchin. , "I can see it quite plain, shining at the bottom, spoons, ladles and all." The family hurried to the well, at the' bot tom of which, sure enough, the plate was visi ble. A ladder was got, a servant descended and the plate was brought up. Just before the last article was fished for, Master Francis si lently whispered to the servant at the bottom.- ; "As you are down there, John, I will thank you to bring my drumstick along with the soup ladle." rv r vit :i .i.i..i. ii . -- " ihe jiuu.v. n e see n siaieu mat iiarr a German Astronomer, calculatts that when we shall have an instrument nine times more power ful than Lord Boss', it will bring the Moou within a German mile of us, so as to show an ob jeet small as a man. If so then all the world would be iu danger of being "moon struck" while there is quite euough of us in that condi tion at this present. ESU A writer in the Fayetteville Carolinian of Saturday last suggests the name of Hon. John W Lllis, now a Judge of the Superior Court, as the next Democratic candidate for Governor of. North Carolina. Judge Ellis is certainly- able, trustworthy and popular, and his course upon the bench has enhanced, his previ ous high standing with the people, lie would receive a hearty support if nominated. Wil mington Journal. Mister, how do you sell your beef this 9" "Fourteen cents a pouud. - "Four teen cents, eh? have you got a hearty "iNo just sold it." "Well, I know'dyou coufcrt have a heart and as fourteen, cents for beef." , FAYETTEVILL E, N, . J The Higb-ra, .nd hb Lawyer. f I think it was at Preston ?? rn circuit, uu "t"' ' Ji'Vn . ducted to defend a uotonou highway-nan . 3a w in the indictment winch was latal to ti e , . i - w.A i-tr'-anner vena in fon- .WOie proceeug j ! ofnneiice diseiiarjrea wuiioui uny v iuc jni.- l8?Out -.. t e.,t of the case beins: entercu until late after the bar dinner in the evening, and the clock struck twelve as I entered iny InrTo-insrs" which were in a lonely house a short distance from the town. The folks had all re- IW" - - . . , - .a rt st nd were Lv tins time deep an- t "snred in the 1,11 v" . , . .. T - ,. !n --the snoring depths of a Lancashire hard sleep. v - I sat musing over the nre lor an fconr, visions-of -.future wool-sacks figuring to niselves shapes in the i urmng toais, wnen a d knock at the door disturbed my medita- . . i 1 , C . . -. 1 - . . . 1 ions jVJVCieiK, Ol cuuim', us utacui,. uiivj supposing some client in a hurry, or some "sub lime rascal" of an attorney was impatient, I opened it myself. A tall, gaunt man, wrapped in a loose horse- jman'j coat, with a handkerchief from which the tins of his ears peeped, red kkc "rosy morn,'- with a ierocity oi wn;sser, ana an ouiiquuy oi vision, and a deep scar on his cheek, in a gruff voice thus addressed me o ..'Measter, I a' come for that 5." What do you mean, my good fellow-r said I, "I av that 1 want that X5 that attorney, "Who are vou, sir?" I inquired, by no means reassured 1 yjiis mention of Mr Shark's name. "I am Harry Herdire, that was imprisoned for hisrhwav robbery, and they've just let me out. and I thoucrlit I'd iust come and have inv 7 r-) mf money back before I was off to London." "But, my good fellow," replied 1, beginning to feel extremely uncomiortaUe, yon can t claim the money ; j ou're case has been hear, and you are acquitted : what more do you want:" "Ah," retorted my client, the highwayman, m a voice something i etween a grow i ana gr n, "no thanks to you, Measter it was the old codger above in the wig that got me off ; Mr Shark handed you over the five pounds to make a SDeech for me. and you had no speech to 4 r 1 A make, and you didn't make the speech, so hand me the money, Measter." At this juncture the wind blew aside the skirts of his coat, and the moonlight fell upon the brass mountings of a horse pistol : my knees knocked under me, but I summoned cour age, and screwing up a bold face, I replied But it is not professional, my good friend, to return money, for yon see if we were once to do so" . "Oh, I don't understand your trade, Meas ter counsellor, but I know you have had my money, and done nothing for it : so hand it back ; come, 1 can't stop." ...-With this he gently insinuated his left hand and foot within the door, and tapped his fin gers persuasively on a large blackthorn club in his right hand. I looked backward upon the darkness and loneliness of my room, forward to the house and unfrequented lane, and putting my hand in my waiscoat pocket, I took out the five pound note and handed it to him. He wished me good night, with a knowing leer, and I heard no more of him. I never was so taken in but once, w hen myself and two other barristers having exerted ourselves for a hand some fee, succeeded in getting two men off for forgery. They were acquitted; and by the time they were a hundred miles at least from the assize town, we found out that all of us, counsel, attorneys, and all, had been liberally paid in forged notes. Ixea.llectiins of a Barrister. Marls Antoinette. The unfortunate Marie Antoinette was one of the kiiidest-hearte 1 of human beings, as might be proved hy a thousand traits of i er domestic lite. One evening, Monsieur de Ch tlabre, the bauker of her Majesty's faro-table, n gathering up tue stakes, detected by his great experience tu naudhngsuch objects, that one of the rouleaux of ntiy Lotus d'or, was fictitious. IIav;ng pre viously noticed the youiiir man bv whom it was laid on the table, he quietly placed it in his pocket, in order to prevent its getting Into circula tion or proviug the means ot a public scandal. 1 he movements of the banker, meanwhile, were not unobserved. The Queen, wliose con hcieiice in his probity had been hitherto unlimit ed, saw him pocket the rouleaux; and when the company assembled round the play-table were making their obeisances previous to retiring for the night, her Majesty made a sign to Monsieur de Chalabre to remain. 'I Wi.sU to know, sir,' said the Queen, as soon as they were alone, 'what made you abstract, just now, from the play-table, a rouleau of fifty iOiiisr 'A rouleau, madam?' faltered the banker. 'A rouleau,' persisted the Queen, 'which is, at tiiiS ino.ueut, m tiie right-hand pocket of your waistcoat.' 'ftibce your Majesty is so well informed,' re plied Monsieur de Chalabre, 'I am bound to ex plaiu tuat I withdrew the rouleau, because it Was a lorged one"' 'Forgeui' reiterated Marie Antoinette, with surpr.se aud indignation, which were not lessened wueu MoaSieur de Cnalabre produced the rouleau frouihiS pocket, aud, tearing down a strip of tne pper ui which it was enveloped, proved that a contained only a piece of lead. 'Did yoa uoUee by whom it was put down?' inquired the Queen. And when Monsieur de Uhalabre, pa.nfully embarrassed, hesitated to reply, she insisted in a tone that admitted of no demal, on a distinct answer. tv. Tae bauker was compelled to own that it was the yoang Couut de C , the representative of oue of the first families in France. 'Iiiit this unfortunate business transpire no further, sir,' said the Queen, with a heavy sigh. And with an acquiescent bow, Monsieur de Chalabre withdrew from his audience. At the next public retept.on held in the apartments of the Queen, the Couut de C , whose father was ambassador from the Court of Versailles to one of the great powers of Europe, approached the play-table as usual. But Marie Antoinette instantly advanced to iutercept him. 'Pardon me' Monsieur le Counte,' said, she, 'if I forbid you again to appear at my faro-table. Our stakes are much too high for so young a man. I promised your mother to watch over you in her place, during her absence from France, and preserve yoa, as far as lay in my power, from mischance.' Tae Count, perceiving that his misdeeds had been detected, colored to the temples. Unable to express his gratitude for so mild a sentence of condemnation, he retired from the assembly, and was never again seen to approach a card table. L Some one having suggested that the admin istration of chloroform to Bees would put them to sleep long enough to obtain their honey, a writer in the Boston Cultivator says that he has tried the experiment with perfect success the bees were put to sleep and Itace slept soundly r A Fun-Jotting. ! We crib -the following "fun-jotting" from Willis's book, which we noticed recently- one of the most appetizing specimens of port-prandial literaturethat has appeared from the American press. Its tales of humor, fun, and frolic, are just the thing to sandwich between a dinner of roast-beef and pudding, and one s toast and tea; and we hope Scnbuer will publish more such. he author is describing a declaration to an angebc creature, fair, fat, and twenty : "I found her one morning s:j ping her coffee at twelve, with her eyes wide open. She was inst from the bath, and her complexion had a soft, dewy transparency. Ike the check ot Venus rlshir from the sea. She put away with her dimided fore.finjrer. as I entered, a cluster of rich curls that had fallen over her face, and nodded to me like a water-lily swaying to the wind when its cup is full of rain. 'Lady Albina,' said I, in my softest tone, 'how are vou?' 'Bettina,' said she, addressing her maid in a voice as clouded and rich as a south wind on an aeolian, 'how am I to-day?' The conversation fell into short sentences; the dialogue became a monologue; I entered upon my declaration. With the assistance of Bettina, w ho supplied her mistress with cologne, I kept her attention alive through the incipient circumstances, .symptoms were soon told. J came to the avowal. Her hand lay reposing on the arm of the sofa, half buried in a mushn foulard. I took it up, and pressed the cool soft hncrers to my bps unforbidden. I rose and looked into her eyes for confirmation. De hcious creature! bhe was aslerol 1 never had courage to renew the subject A Dutchman married a Yankee wife, who turned out to be an intolerable vixen. One day, when irritated beyond all endurance by her toiigne, the poor fellow began to rail a little in turn. He tried, indeed, to call the woman by that very offensive epithet which signifies the female of the canine species; but shocked at the thought of using so unbecoming a phrase to a lady, he gave vent to his wrath in an ingenious circumlocution, by swearing ' that she was "e wife of a tarn dog." There is nothing like courage in misfortune ; next to faith in God, and in his overruling pro vidence, a man's faith in himself is his salvation. "Everyman," says Gibbon, "who rises alove the common level, has received two Educations; the first from his teachers ; the sejtoud more personal and important from himseltj." An editor down east, describingja family of his acfiuaintance. says they were so! mean that they had to die by subscription. AGRICULTURAL. Broom Corn. In the Mohawk Valley, New York, vast quantities of this crop are annually grown Pennsylvania, Ohio and Connecticut are the next largest producers of it. Its oritrin, as a cultivated plant in this country, is attributed to Dr. Franklin. It is a native of India Franklin saw an imported whisk of corn in the possession of a lady in Philadelphia, and while examining it, as a curiosity, found a seed which he hinted, from this small beginning arose this valuable product of industry in the United States. Iu the same manner, England and America are indebted for the weeping willow, to the poet Pope, who finding a green stick in a basket of figs sent to him. as a present, from Turkey, stuck it in his garden at Twickenham, and thence propagated this beautiful tree. Broom corn is of a different genus from In dian corn. They will not mix. In the Mo hawk flats the best cultivators of it sow with a drill as early in spring as the ground will admit, in rows, three and a half feet apart. As soon as it is above ground it is hoed, soon after thinn ed to three inches apart. It is only hoed in the row to remove the weeds near the plants; the harrow and cultivator are then run through to keep down the weeds, and a small double mould board plough is run shallow between the rows. It is not left to ripen, but cut green. It is not lopped till ready to cut. One set of hands goes forward and lops or bends the tops on one side; another follows and cuts them oft when bent; a third gathers them in carts or wagons. At the factory they are sorted over and put into bun ches, each bunch or brush of equal length. The seed is then taken off by a sort of hatcliel, work ed hy six horses. It is then spread thin to dry on racks iu a building for the purpose. In about a week it can be packed away closely. The brooms are made in winter, about 75,000 dozen to each 100 acres of land. The stalks are left on the ground to be ploughed in next spring. For the handles a peculiar lathe, turned by horse power, is used, which manufactures thein with great rapidity. Farmer's Companion and Horticultural Gazette. Turkey It has always been surprising to us that so little should be said in favor of raising turkeys. Tne turkey is the prince of birds for the table or the market, yet it dou't seem to be nrized by the raisers of poultry as it should b This thing evidently goes by fashion, and we really wish those who set the fash.on iu such matters, would bring about the fashion of raising turkevs. Tney cost less iu food and care accordiug to their size and bring a greater price than any other fowl, yet our farmers neglect breeding them, and pay all their extra attention to the lean, lank, slooney fowls from China, that will consume twice their worth iu a season, don't come to maturity till a year aud a half old, aud wnen placed upon the table, are neither good chicken nor poor turkey, and from the stringy nesh of which oue turns away without any sort of sat.sfactlon. But says one, they are destructive! and we would ask if a China fowl is not destructive? Setting aside the fact of their voracious appe tites bolting corn of a week old -just let them loose in your-gardeu or cornfield, and you will be satisfied of their destructiveness. They will destroy everything that comes in their way to the onions iu your onion bed. And that a tur key w.ll not do. Turkeys ramble, it is true, but it i3 questionable whether in their very rambles they are not performing a valuable service to the farmer. They are in pursuit of iusects, and a farmer who has a flock of turkeys is very little troubled with grass-hoppers, crick ets and such vermin. In raising turkeys we would recommend a cross of the wild and domestic varieties. Say, put a wild gobbler or one as near the wild state as you can get, with a domestic hen turkey, and the produce will be a good cross. The young turkeys will have a disposition to ramble, but the old hen's domestic education will keen them in cnecK. un tne contrary, U the hen turkey ue wua, sne win lead ber progeny in every direc tton out the one towards home. Then our ad vice is, to those who would raise poultry, raise more turkeys and less chickens, particularly of tne tunic, gawky breeds from the Celestial Em pire, whose only good quality is that they are always blessed with a good appetite! Turkeys are readily raised, readily fattened, quickly sold, bring a good price always, and as a friend at our elbow says of a band of tobacco, there is "some cLew to them." Cotton I,n: " - NOTIC E. Persons indebted to me bv account Tit-r-vlh n nt 1, 1853, will confer a favor by settling the same. li. K. BR VAN. . LADS A r AUCTION. On Tuesday, the 29th day of December, at the Lum ber Bridge Church at 12 o clock, will be offered for sale 1000 Acres of Land, ll4 miles from Favetteville. 1 mile from the terminus of the Fayetteville and South ern Plank Road. The land is firt-t rate for all kinds r.f farming purposes, and well timbered either for Ton Timber or Turpentine. Those wishing to purchase would do well to call and examine the land for them selves. Terms Of sole: one-third cash, and the other two-thirds (i aud 12 months credit, with approved secu ritv. Nov. 14 1&33. 68-ts. AKCII D A. T. SMITH. THE SUBSCRIBERS will receive proposals for 100. 000 lbs. of Cotton Batting or AVaddtng. Also, for 3.000.000 (three millions) of Reeds from 3 to 3J feet long, aud also, 10.000 iten thousand) pounds of good clean Corn Shucks, in stated quantities. For further particulars inquire of R. W. HENRY. Fayetteville, Nov. 14, 1853. CS-tf. J. HENRY. . NOTICE The Copartnership of Geo. McNeill and Co, is this day dissolved by mutual consent; The accounts of the concern will be settled by George McNeill. gej. mcneill. Nov. 18, 18o3. 68-4t. AV. II. MARSH. S?0 tit iv and. Runaway from the subscriber on the 12th inst.. an indented apprentice named HIRAM WINN, aged at out IS years, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, dark hair and eyes, very large mouth and a peculiar grin and smile when addressing any one. The above reward will be paid for his apprehension and delivery to me. 1 forewarn all persons from harloring or employing fa d appren tice, as 1 will enforce the law with the utmost rigor agaiust any one so offending. I think lie is lurking about Society Hill or Darlington Conrt House, S. C. W.M. OVERLY. Fayetteville, Nov. 18, lc53. 8-3t. PLANT, TUl.liS, S1111V11S, A.C. Just received, by express, a large and choice assort ment of everything in my line, sehctid with gnat care and warranted true to name. 1 beg 1; a c to call the attention of my patrons part.cularly to the Evergreen department, iu wh eh the new introduction from China and Japan are included. Catalogues supplied to ap lilicants. My stock of Darf l'tars is i.ow rt adv lor delivery. C. LUTTERLUH. Nov 19,'lS.r3 2t 1000 fresh Asparagus Roots, by express. Kaj eticvllle anil ItaleigU Plank. Item! Co.,) Nov. 11, lKoii. The President and Directors ot this Lou puny hae declared a Dividend of 8 p r cent., or Two dollars per Share, payable on and alter the 5th of Diet mber nixt to Stockholders who have paid or may pny their Stock in full. t'-3t. A. McLEAN, Secretary. FAYETTEVILLE & UALEIGII PLAKK KOAD. A General Meeting of the Stockholders in this Com pany is hereby called, to be held at the Town Hall iu Fayetteville, on Tuesday, the lilh of lieceinbi r, at 3 o'clock, 1. M., for the purpose of taking measurt s for the further extension of the Koad and of considering the propriety of changing the locat on from K.ngshiiry to the Cape Fear Uiver, ami for the transaction of such other business as may be brought before the meeting. A full meeting of the Stockholders, as well as all others interested, is carnistlv r quoted. Nov. 14 lS53-(i8-:'.t. HENRY ELLIOT, I'res't. WASTED, 100.000 SHINGLES, Juniper or Cypress, for which the highest cash price will he paid, on delivery to me at uiv store on Gillespie street. R. .MITCHELL. Nov 19. 18.-3 OS-Ct ,;2S ALL 1'EKSONS are not i lied not to trade for four Notes signed by nie in January last, for 1H !. each, to the following gentlemen, viz: Levi Wright, Edmond Holland. Ahram Stutts, Esq, and a Mr Owen (I think), as the Notes contain a larirer amount than I agreed to pay them. HUGH McDOXAI.I). New Gilead, Nov 14, IMS. t8-4t SOTKE. The subscriber has just received, in addition to the stock on hand. l'hV.d Ca-hmeres. DeLains and Alpacas; Tweed, Sat tinets, Kentucky Jeans, Osnabtirg ; Twilled Flannels, Wel'ti Flaniieis; hoys" Loots; Ladies'. Misses', Men's and lioys' Hosiery; Travelling blankets, Clothing, &.C. &.C. I. TAYLOR, Grceu st. Nov. 8, 1853. 7f.8-3t. LA.U USUKEU. I have so many calls about Turpentine lands that I have concluded to oner my serv.ces to buy and sell. Those having lands for sale will furnish me with plots and quantity, together w.th a fair descr pt.on, ami price. Nov. 18, 18.-)X CS-tf. JAMES G. COOK. MILITAUY DltUEliS. Notice is given that an election will lx; held at the Court House in the town of Carthage, Moore county, on the 15th day of December next, to elect Colonel com mandant of the 44th Ueg.ment of N. C. Milit.a, made vacant by the resignation of Col. John Morison. liy order ot Gen. A. 1). McLean, A. A. F. SEAW'ELL, Lt. Col. November 19, 1853 08-H TO MILL OW.MUtS. The subscriber takes this meiliod of informing his friends and the publ.c that he still continues m the Mill Wright business aud ail its branches, viz: foundering, framing, and erecting AVater or Steam Mills upon vari ous principles, either with simple or compl.cated ma chinery. . He returns bis thanks to the publ.c lc r the liberal patronage he has received heretolore, and hopes by f-trict attention to business, and by giving general satisfaction, to merit a continuance of the same. lie flatters himself that his work will compete with that of any other machinist for speed and durability. All pi r sons who want work done in the above line would do well to give him a call, as he has several competent workmen in his employ, and is prt pared to e.cute all jobs at the shortest not.ee and on very reasonable terms. Orders promptly attended to. For further information address the suiiscribor at Joh.iso.iville, Cumberland county, N. C. D. li. JOHNSON. November 1G, 1853 y-ipd. fiPLANK UOAI) MEKTJNG.-&U Those interested in build. ng a I'lank Road from Mc Lean's, on the F. t V. I'lank Koad. to Locksville en Deep River, are requested to attend a publ.c meeting to promote that object on Saturday, December 10th. at Absalom Kelly's Store, Moore county. MANY CITIZENS. FOll SALE Oil KENT. A commodious dwelling house containing 7 rooms. possession given 1st January next. .Nov. VI, iha3. 4t TIIEO. EVANS. NOTICE PAKMKHS. The Cumberland Agricultural Societv will meet at the Court House on Wednesday of December Court, at eleven o clock. There will be verv imoortant Lunes liefore the Society. At twelve o'ciock an Address will delivered by T. J. Robinson, Esq. PLANTS OK ALL KINDS May now be set out with a better nrosncct of success than in the Spring, and many varieties must be planted in this or next mouth to do well, say shrub and tree I'econies, Hyacinths, Tul ps, Raspberries, Ac. Ever greens are said to do better in the Snrincr. but the June drought is so injurious that 1 orefer tall olant.nir. Mv Fruit Trees will be ready for delivery by the 1st of December, but orders should be sent iu as soon as pos sible, that the desired varieties may be secured. Nov J. 2t C. LUTTERLOII. P. S. Persons having engaged Roses, fcc, will please send for them before the stock is broken. GILL'S SE PLUS ULTRA BLIINISII. The Subscriber, a practical Boot-maker of some ex perience, has for some time leen sensible that there is a desideratum to be yet supplied to the public iu the way of a suitable burnish for lioots and shoes. Most of the articles now used either injure the leather or fail to impart that lustre so necessary to give to man's " un derstanding " a proper finish. He has therefore, dur ing the last twelve months, lieen devoting himself to the task of preparing an article free from these objec tions, and has at length after much investigation and experiment completely succeeded. The result is " Gill's ne plus ultra Burnish.'' He only wishes that it may be tested iu order to establ.sh its supcriority over all others. Call on him at Mr Nathan Sikes' boot and shoe establishment, on Person street, and be sup plied with an excellent article at a cheap rate. THOMAS GILL. Nov 9, 1853 tf BLASTESor'Sale at the Caroliaiaa OSLco.
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