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. Till? NORTH CAROLTNIitt, FMjrjrEYILIEiC. At a m? CaaibcrlanJ iSrlrdi:ural . Soxiefy. nt.i.vr of the Executive Committee 01 V: '. V i ..;..itr!il r.ietv. held Jan. Vh is" " X o'l iVhw U w-cre-prescut: wtir... (01,,? A. A. McK.,.. . Ls J. Robinson, ana joimi. Waihlih, ' r., McLean. Secretary and Tesnrcr. . . a "i.i-co tr tho citizens county was adopted, and 500 copies ordered to be printed for circulation On motion, Banre, E. L. Win Waddill. Jr., and pointed a Committee to procure ' of rrou'nd for County Fair and Hen McLean was chosen of Cumberland -r. . T7 TV Thomas J. lioDinson, j. . - low, A. A. .Uclvetnan, ooim John P- McLean were ap- 11 X 4. a suitauie ,the location ot the proposeu Exhibition. Hie following is of Sumatra Are they Men r Monklesf - At the last monthly meeting of the American Geoo-ranhical and Statistical Society, held in. New? York, Capt. Walter M. Gibson was in Hip Rev. Dr. Ilawkes, and favored th" Society with an account of some curious matters which had fallen under his observation durino-his voyage among, the Islands of the Archipelago. Capt. Gibson's name is familiar to the country," vet rather as that of a sufferer than a savant, the story of his imprisonment, repeated trials, and general harsh ana tyran nical treatment by the Dutch coloniul au-thori- ot r.atnviii on the charsre of treasonable t'lmnerhi" with some of the Malay tribes of Sumatra having traveieu iar uuu iuc. The LlentcDanl-Ccneral. - C We do not- object (says the Detroit Free Press) to conferring honors upon Gen. Scott, lie is entitled to and should receive all the hon ors that is proper for a republican ' S Western Vineyard Statistics. Criter in the Cincinnati Columbian gives ! ilSiiics of Tine culture' in the west pre- ssasssiwe -ta-' n ays.tha ut pareu 4.y rtmi& Cincinnati, about I n- "T I I w tUII.0 i. . - - ors that is proper for a republican government circieui j vine, some 800 to bestow. To say that he deserves8 well of hir 1200 acres ar ,ptont ed ththe , country isbnt to repeat what is in every-body's acres oi w.dj. . gallons to the acre, m.iK .W 1 l.K, 1,,. ; f. nroduceU OU an avenge 0 It has bee and. we of Gibson's chief object was to d, cribe a race of or brown in en o-arnfrps the 'Orana: Kooboos, nf Sumatra."-who occupy a particular district a cony ot uie a-cuiui ti. eaat COast ot tnai usiauu, umi wiiujc xV- AfiUlCL L I L UALi bwv-ii-i i. pearance and habits are.ot such kiuu -xnai ne The uudersi-rned have been appointed a Com- fouml t difficult to decide whether to regard mittee to make the necessary arrangements to tljf.m as lunian beings or apes. "They are hold an Annual Fair in the county of Cumber- COTered iie says, "with hair, have long arms, land, the location of which is to be permanently and are deficient in chin or, rather, it forms in the town of Fayutteville A smtauie lot oi nf t of the facC-J. Thesc were tne pou i" ground is to be- purchased, properly enclosed, tllC;r fonYi:,tion, he says, which first arrested and buildings erected. To do these things , h; obsevvation, and led him "to class them at monev is wanted. The Committee deem it un- once aajs;mpiv n somewhat higher development necessary to ma We any nrur.eiit as to the nn- j 0e oWiHKncr ," but on further examination rrt'inn of this nnx-eednicr. and the value ot ks ... M . .. . i accomplishment the co'.mtv. to all classes of the citizens of We address this Circular to yon witn i-.c nope that yo;i will collect from your neighbors as much as you can, taking any amount that any indivit!u:i"l may be w.Iling to contribute, and make return of the list of those who contribute, with tlie amount contributed, to the Chairman oon as possii ry one will interest in ie. aid its us in this successful (E. L. Winslow) as f It is hoped that ev work and secure an accomplishment. LSigncd by the Executive Committee. J The following goal lemon went then, on mo tion, appointed a Committee to assist in carry ing o it the object of the above Circular, to each of whom a copy will be addressed, with the hope that they will do all in their power to aid in an undertaking of such importance to the community at large. .fo'in II. liho.l..-s. J amcs MeKt llian. Alex'r T Sin lit. J M Sm lh..l. 1 VV.il ;uns JI;ivu(l Ca H. y. .J ( bhu-k'T. Han i V, II Sc:iv. .11. .!( !i I'ownm Nnthun K n'. M f ini '. ii W s n tii. Col Alex r H-l ot. lh-.n-v Mil ot, W L W H nnis. S I ripkin. John L At "i,.!, i I. I '.i M. -:i. Mn i Neill McLean, l'r J M Mc- K;iv. II ctoi- McNe.M. im;e;i!i !c ring'toii. S o.i Ibirrin.zt C'orm ck. iU iv .M.m-!i McCullnin. Kn'I'T ck I.;inchi.n l'.elhnn". Smith, V (irnv (Jnlorealh. hil .M D:ini( 1, Win Daniel 1 S m'tli, m Laue'iliii. A.ins Uiy, N-.M M iJlu David Mm p'.iy. W M:ir-li. V',n Shan J 1 I."(iuar.l. Jam Kav. .lo'nn A li O 15. M -n. onnick. Jus S llar- McD.irniil. Dan'l Mc n 1 K .lohiison. Arch l led Mii:noii, J.:hn McKellar, Hon . .lulin U .Mtirc'mson. Lui.can Mc Uav ..M U.) Win McLtv.'.ehbn. John V. S liohiis. A Ahlen. i Juneau Siraw. A Kvan-. Nell G McNeill. Neill Ale v 'r MclMi: non. VV J And -rson. s K. i- U rick. Wni McMillan, ArchM Williams. Hugh Mcl'lu ion. V. K IJollon. Wi'red Jackson. Daniel McDiarm;l. Co! A S McN -ill. II li Smith. II . W P. Wright. Thos J Curl's. T ) Johnson. Wm (Jardner St-wart. l-i l'w'd C.o twin. N . flow r. William Dialock. Win Sexton. A II Dew nr. Daniel Mcbeod, Da.iel i. McDn lie. iln'o'Tt Mur- phv. Col ArchM S McKay, John II Mcl.eod. 11 1. -iy-rover. N A Strdinan. Jain -s Huke. ien John Winslow, E C Hall. John A ( i.lchrist. J un. s IV.mks. f)r i Ilohiu hoii. Jno Sieeh s. John MeLaur'.n. John Matthews. T Hai-rh.T 11 Masey, Joh n llarman. C li Mallutt, John W 1'owell, Hector McLean. An;-(iii Darker. Joshua Cannon. 10 J L tl v, O I" St.uk, Wm L Hall, Deter M Hale, J W Dearee. John Shaw, ArchM McLean, H C Ducas, Wm i Broadloot, J I) Williams, John Bell, Dan'l McKinnon. juan. E.L.WlSSLOW,Ch'n. J no. P. AIcLeax, Sec'y. AVe are requested to state that the Commit tee of Conference with the owners of boats on the Cape F.;:ir and Navigation Company con sists of J. (I. S ieplter l, E. li. Winslow, and John Evans. And that the Hon. 11. Strange, John Evans and Jol.-1 Williams constitute the Committee on ( irass.es. he found that "they possessed speecn, inougu cxtremelv rude and monosyllabic, had risible fac ulties," kc, and that they were recognised as b knging to the human race by the Malays "who however, hunted them as wild animals, in order to work them as beasts of burden." The following passage, concentrates the prin cipal features of his description of these inter esting man-monkies : Tlie Oralis Kooboos are only to be met with in the almost impassable swamps and forests thnt lie between the Jambee and Palenibang : territories in the island of Sumatra. , They hve among the branches of the teak and waringen I tr.-.i.j whir-!. n-T-r.w lu ro to 1111 CllOrinOUS SlZC US ' is, indef'd, the case with the forests throughout the island. They construct a rude platform of ! bamboos wherever they can find a sufficiency of i horizontally extending limbs of a tree to serve j as the basis or sleepers of a floor, and over this I they raise an equally rude conical of split bam boos or cocoa nut or pisang tree leaves. these savages are ichthyophagists, as are ahncst all the uncivilized tribes" of the" eastern islands; and in .. .. i c all the rivers and bays ol Sumatra, as also oi all the rest of the islands of the Archipelago, a most bountiful provision of excellent fish is to be found. I had an opportunity to have a glimpse of some Kooboo people, while ascend iW with my boat a small branch of the Soon s uiir; but it was only near Palembang, and at the iCrnton. or unlace of the Old Soosoohoonan, or Saltan of Palembang, and at the residence of the imlenemlent Panvoranir. or Prince Osmin, that I had an opportunity for any especial ob servations of these creatures. The Panyorang had several as slaves, or rather, as beasts of burden; for they were not distrusted with any labor but the dragging and carrying of loads of dirt, stones or material for building. He said that they were born as the lowest of slaves, and this had" been the case for hundreds of genera- tious inasmuch as they were the descendants of the slaves and burthen carriers oi tne army oi Alexander. I found them generally called hamba, orhoodok lkuncler the slaves of Alexander. It is well known that the numberless traditions of Alex-niide-r the Great, of "Dou'lkarnain," the two on the Asiatic continent. It has been found im possible to teach the Orang Kooboos the use of mouth. We do not believe there is a citizen of the.republic who would detract an fota from his great military renown who would pluck, one laurel from his wreath of fame. Every man, be fee democrat-or whig, accords to him thehighestre putation that Jiis most ardent admirer can claim. If the republic has any honors which the most exalted military services merit, they shoulcTTie conferred upon Gen. Scott. He stands peerless among living warriors. - s . v- , But, acknowledging all this, and knowing that we encounter high adverse opinions, we are constrained to say and we should . stifle our own judgment did we not- say it-f-tbat w; cannot ste tne propriety oi creating . title a mere empty office for the purpose of bestowing it Upon General Scott." TEe honor, at best, is a hollow one, and the.prt- cedent the act establishes is bad m every aspect. Titles, mere titles and in this case) it is a mere title are rermsrnant to domestic insfi tntions. Thev belong to monarchies, and nw to republics. They are part of the tinsel ana pomp of royalty. . . The title ot lieutenant-general wouiu vate Gen. Scott in the esteem ot his country men, nor add a particle to his commanding world-wide eminence; and the creation; of" r the office expressly for his benefit, and to empire at hs death, would not only be an act of injustice to the race of heroes who have precedtd.him, but it would hereafter give rise to the ivcessity of a "-ain and again creating it. If it is,?rected for Gen. Scott, who, by and by, when ihe gal lant Wool shall stand at the head of th army, -nnl.l rlpiiv the same meed of honor anc grati tude to him? Jackson, nor Macomb, nor Tay lor, was ever a lieutenant-general ; and tdid any of them deserve less ot their country unu ucu. Scott? . If we have lieutenant-generals in the army, dmirals in the navy; ant where, the precedent once established, will be the end of titles in this republican country? f Republics are not ungrateful. Th people feel irratitude towards those who perfcrm dis tinguished public service, and to all suoi a mon ument is raised in the popular heait. Such men live in the affections of their covritrymen, and titles add nothing to the public regard. Let money be given to Gen. Scott, if need be; but let us refrain from imitating monarchical weakness in creating aristocratic tiiles.; lu ;.f ?on nftO o-nllons of wine Some ral- .8,.:!rwnoVi; vieided G00 to 800 ul i t . i 1 nnnlitii3 where Ions to the acre, out uiuci, w thP "rot" prevailed, did not average over loO trallons per acre. . j.hc ?u .,o verv favorable, and the crop unusually large. TI.p new wine sells at 1 to $i iu ior ine oesi, . - --, l . . .1 A t ii Kili nar -lc for" second quamy, aim v i'1 llr. for interior. Alie averase Jic'u " l.;0 nfVparsinaYbc safely estimated at zUO tn 250 "-allons to ine acre, ii om uie Yun-j aiua v,e vicinitv of Cincinnati . The estimated numbei" of acres under vine culture in the Ohio valley is as loliows : Cincinnati and vicinity v ; - -Ripley - - . .. do- .. Maysville, Ky. - do -Louisville, Ky. . do " Vevay, Ind. . do '" . r Charleston, Ind. do v . . Intermediate places ." ; 020 110 50 30 20 180 190 V"v'V;V; 1,600 In jthe Mississippi valley, the estimated num ber of acres under vine culture is as annexed : St. Lonis," Mo.. Herman, do Belleville, 111. Other places and vicinity do do do 40 450 20 50 garments, although they have a great fondness for pieces of colored cloth to be fastened to various parts of their body; they will tie a vest to their heels or round their waist, or will, as I have seen the men, suspend a colored cap or handkerchief, or a glove, to their bodies, wiiha livclv grinning and grunting of delight, and se m to make no distinction between a simple piece of cloth for ornament' or a manufactured article; the only cause for preference being the difference of colors. It has been found equally impossible to teach them the language of their masters ; for those who have grown up in a domestic state still spoke the Malay in an uncouth monosylla bic manner, like their own jargon of uuclassilk blc irruuts. Captain Gibson adds that the Kooboos seem to have no idea ot marriage, and none oi reli gious .sentiment of belief of any kind whatever, unless such could be tortured out of a kind of ceremony practised by them of knocking their heads against a bamboo tree, interpreted by some into an act ot worship ot spirits, supposed by other Sumatron tribes not so degraded as the Kooboos, have their residence in the thick tufts of the bamboos. He admits, however, that they have some notions of trade, being the chief collectors, in the Jambee country, of the well known drug, gum benzoiu, which they ex change for colored clothes, beads and other trifles offered them by the Malay traders. The latter, visiting the swamps in which the Koo boos live, at the proper season, beat a gong, and then laying their merchandise on the ground, retire, when the Kooboos slipup and substitute a quantity of benzoin for the merchandise, with which they speedily retreat into the swamp. Table Turxixg. The Abbe Gay details in the Universe of Paris the result of certain experi ments with a turning table, which left no doubt in the minds of all present concerning the nature of tlie invisible agency. The good priest states that the table in question not only gyrated but rapped, and not only rapped but answered questions intelligently. After something of a conversation, they tried to get it to talk Latin, but it professed not to understand that tongue. Then they returned to French, and inquired the name of their interlocutor What was their The pub President George X. at London Consul to London, will learn with pleasure have been made. T however renin rkabh ;c will learn wun pleasure inni ine contemplates the removal of Mr Sanders from the position of Consul Tii is appointment should never ha.- personal t r ots those qualities' the confidence official station. Mr an adventurer in Wall the country with the ie career ot .Mr painters. : for the development of not shown him to possess fich usually entitle a man to a partv, or which fit him for ndcrs was known only as street, when he startled crazv invective of his fillibustcr Review. Another did the wiiliug, but he contrived to appropriate the glory. l)y an indiscriminate system of assault on every man of eminent station and illustrious charac ter in the LVnnociMtic party, Sanders soon be came quite as famous as Tom I Iyer or Yankee Sullivan. Tne Democratic Review was read and talked about, and Sanders acqu red a name, though of doubtful import, in the pol.tical world. I n t he com journalist, tion of tin pair by a interests. ie did more Democratic nj: life of W.t'n such ol his oriCt career as a to destroy the organ i.a party, than he conld re dd. gent devotion to its antecedents it was to us a matter of surprise and vexation that he got the appointment of Consul to Loudon. Be lieving him capable only of mischief, we were confident that he would seize the earliest oppor tunity to brinr discreel. t on the d'.seretiou of the President. Tne event has justified our apprehension. Sanders no sooner got to Lon don timu he became the confederate and instru ment of tlie thousand revolutionists and conspirators who throng the streets of the Rritish metropolis. Instead of a sober and de merit discharge of the duties of his office, he ex hibited the spectacle of a diplomatic functionary consorting with cut-throats and outlaws, and conspiring the overthrow of governments with which this country is at peace. And not that only: lie has become the correspondent of the Xew York Herald, and through that medium indulges his peculiar propensities in promoting the cause of revolution and Jillibusterism. With characteristic modesty he attaches his name to his letters, and thus irives the sanction of ofii cial authority to his incendiary communications. The governments against whom our London Consul is preaching a crusade, have very natur ally taken offence at. his conduct, and unless arrested in his career, he may disturb the fr.cnd ly relations of this country. But he will be snuffed out. It is said that the President will revoke his commission, that the Senate would reject his nomination, and that the British gov ernment will recall his exequator unless he be removed. h'icimond Enquirer. From H avana. Xew O deans, Jany 7. The steam ship Crescent City has brought advices from Havana to the 3d instant, but thev are of little importance, with the exception that the Captam-Ueneral had : pronounced all neo-ros called Enmneipados free. The Sugar crop is coming iu finely. Coffee is abundant. The weather is delightful. There was another snow storm in this place and vicinity on Saturday night last. - But by Wednesday following the weather was as warm as summer, with thunder and lightning. Lvxcn Law in California. Latf advices from California give the following as a specimen of the manner in which the law (or rather lynch law) is executed m the northern part of that State: . A Frenchman in the town of TJrika shot a o-entlemnn residinor in the neighborhood and killed him. He was arrested and confined, and the county Judge ordered a court and the sum moning of a jury for the purpose of investigating the matter. ' But in the mean true a numoev of the friends of the dead man banJed together Cm. tii niimiKP nf tiikliin- the nrfsoner out of the hands of the Sheriff, and of executing him Thev rushed to the iail. notwith standing the remonstrance of the District At tornev, thrust the Sheriff aside, forced the pris on doors, and took their victim and placed him ose, .sted a was sealed, assisted in fixing the rope to his neck. While they were engaged in tieing his hands behind him, he lost his balance and swung from the horse, but there being no sudden force 560 The amount of sparkling wines bottled in Cincinnati and vicinity in 1853 is 234,000 bot tles; of still wines, 205,000. What is not bot tled is sold by the cask in Cincinnati and else where, generally within a year or two after it is mmlft. at from Si to $1 50 per gallon. So great has been the demand for these wines, that ft is difficult to find any old wine for sale. The consumption keeps pace with the production, and instead of the increased cultivation reducing prices, they are rather on the advance. The writer adds : "The Catawba is our great wine grape. Scarcely any other variety is now planted here. It is a native ot orth Carolina, was introduced into notice by Major Adum, at Washington City, and by Mr Longworth in the west, thirty- J j 1 X three years ago. ui inis grape, we mane ivo kinds "of wine, the sparkling and the still, or dry wine. The first resembles Champagne, and to make it requires very deep, wen arcneu stone cellars, large casks of 1,000 to o.OOO o-allons the supervision of an experienced wine cooper from Europe and a large outlay of capital. The effervescence in wine is caused by arresting the second termentation, and sweet ening with syrup of rock candy. It takes a year to ripen, and the usual breakage is about ten per cent, The price is $12 per dozen. "The still wines are generally the pure juice of" the grape, without any admixture. The bottling requires but little art, and the wine will keep sound in any good, common cellar. The cost is $5 to 8 per doz., as to quality Detroit Free Press. . Erom. thDetroit Free Press. , nlafjM frequently ot late years, believedtput heretotore meeting with contradiction, that American writers are and ever have beei? poorly paid tor their latiors, more so, indeed, than the literary men oi any other country. Mr II U cary, oi ruiiaueipuiu, in a recent pamphlet on tne roieruauouai copj ri"ht questiou, states that such is not the case, n thP rnntrnrw nianv iiuieuciiu u- UUt L 1 1 I , vi - J J . ttinrshavfl amassedor are amassing loriuues uum the sale of their works. To prove tus asseruou, i he brings forward a large number of instances. Professor Davis, he says, lias realized more than $50 000 from his series of school books; Pro fessor Anthom, $60,000 from his series of classics- Mr Morse, $20,000 from his school geog raphy ; Miss Leslie, $12000 from her crockery and receipt books; Mr Headley, $10,000 from his various works ; "Ike Marvel," $20,000; Mr Prescott, the historian, $yu,uuu. ui received $30,000 for the copyright of his reli gious works. "Kent's Commentaries" have al ready yielded to their author and his heirs more than $120,000. "Webster's Dictionary" has reached a'sale amounting to $180,000. Mr Carey gives a large number of additional instan ces of larire sums being received in this country for literary labors; but those we have quoted are sufficient to show that American writers are not so poorly paid as is generally supposed. Of the price paid for magazine literature, Mr C. remarks as follows: ' ; "I nave now before me a statement from a single magazine publisher (Geo. R, Graham,) of which he says that to Messrs W illis, Long fellow, Bryant, aud Alston his price was uni formly $50 for a poetical article, long or short and his readers know that they were generally very short; in one case only fourteen lines. To numerous others it was from $25 to $40. In one case he has paid $25 per page for prose To Mr Cooper he paid 1,800 lor a novei, uuu $1,000 for a series of naval biographies, the author retaining the copy-right for separate pub lication ; and in such cases, if the work be good its appearance in the magazine acts as the best of advertisements. To Mr James he paid $1, 200 for a novel, leaving him also the copyright. For a single number of his journal he has paid to authors $1,500. The total amount paid for original matter by two magazines the selling nrice of which is $3 per annum iu ten years, has exceeded $130,000 giving an average of $13,000 per annum. The Messrs Harper in form me that the expenditure for literary and artistic labor required for their magazine is $2, 000 per month, or $21,000 a year. . DR. M'LANE'S CELEBRATED LIVER PILLS. Anotber rcsiuenter of New York City tustities to the rood effects of these I'ills. Hear him! New York, August 30, 1852. This is to certify that T have had the Liver Complaint i- . ji : I ... . t i . . . nine l nave irieu almost no. purpose. Hearing of for five years, during which all known remedies, but to Dr. JlXanc s Celebrated Liver I'ills, I concluded to try a box. I did fo, and now almost cured. I think one Imjx more will effect a permanent cure. I can cheerfully recommend these Pills to all who may sutler from liver complaint. MR SWIFT, No 116 Attorney street. P. S. Tlie above valuable remedv, also Dr. M'Lanc'a Celebrated Vermifuge, can now be had at all respecta ble Lrug fctores. Purchasers will please be careful toask for, and take none but Dr. M'Lane's Liver I'ills. For sale by S. J. Hinsdale, Fayetteville. Rail Road Accident. We learn that on Thursday last, the Express train of cars from Wilmington to Weldon, came in contact with the freight train for Wilmington, by which a negro was killed, not much other damage Qoue. Tarboro Southerner, Jan'ij Citi. Passing Away. Of the Senators in Congress who were members of the December session of 1845, ouly the following named gentlemen have scats at present: Mr Atchison, of Missouri ; XiiElb.-tf .Jmliin.i Mr t'nps. ot Michigan distincts raps, it x ! Hereupon. horror, when, by regular and slowly answered I) f. m o- all pale and trembling, they proceeded to test still further the reality of an infernal presence. The Abbe laid his rosary upon the table, and not a rap could be got from it; then he took it off, and the diabolic mallet thumped as before. Finally they requested to be informed whether their visitant were happy or unhappy; if the former, one rap, if tlie latter, two w ere to be uiven. When this request was made the rosary was lving on the table, and it was silent; but the instant the rosary was removed, the appoin ted two wraps were given. This "put the cli max to our excitement, by putting a climax to our certainty," says the Abbe. A full report of the whole was drawn up, and after being signed by all present, was sent to the Bishop at Versailles for his consideration. Yankee Blade. blow which the noose caught under his chin and did not slip. Two or three persons caught hold of the dying man's legs in order to lend additional weight to make the rope perform its duty, while another in the tree shook the rope to make it slip to the right place. And thus ended the awful tragedy. The foreign refugees, resident in New York, have been holding meetings for the purpose of making arrangements and raising the necessary funds for sending forward a regiment to help Turkey against Russia. The funds are being raised by concerts, &c. so reported. A Remarkable case of Petrifaction. About four years ago, says the Wheeling In telligencer, the wife of a gentlemen living in Nelson county, Virginia, died, and was interred in the usual manner. Being a native of Wood ford county, Kentucky, she had requested, be fore her death, to be buried beside her kindretH and in the house of her childhood. Irom ac cident or delay, her request was not complied with until quite recently, when, upon disinterr ing her remains, they were found to be of the extraordinary weight of five hundred and fifty oounds. At the time of her death she weighed one hundred and ten pounds. Only the foot of tne coffin, which was still iu a good state of pre servation, was broken open, w hen her feet were iound to be in a perfect state oi pctritaction, the stone partaking of the character of the hardest limestone formations in the locality of the grave. There is no doubt that the whole body is thus completely petrified. The Governor of Tennessee in his annual message, says that the Penitentiary of that State has far failed in all its leading objects of its creation. He argues that the confinement of persons within the prison-house or,- "prison walls of a penitentiary, with the view of reform ing them in their moral character, has been proven by all experience to be n orf ermr and it is not now contended tor as a reforming institution by any one who has become at all familliar with the subject. There is not one in every thousand convicts whose moral condition is improved by such imprisonment; but on the contrary, most of them, if not all, are" made worse than they were before, and become more confirmed in crimes." The military committee of the House "of Re presentatives have decided favorable on Secre tary Davis' recommendations in reference to the increase of the army. They are prepared, it is said, to report a bill which will fix the min imum organization of all companies at-64 pri vates It will also provide for the addition of on, oi Jjeiaware ; iur l carce, oi jiurpauu; Mr Phelps, of Vermont. And but five of the present body were in service as senators at any time previous to the above date. The Sentence of Lieut. Murray, U.S. N. We. hear that the Secretary of the Navy, though approving of the finding of the recent court martial, held at Boston, Mass., upon the charge against this officer, disapproved the sentence awarded. It seems that he was tried for wilful disobedience of orders, in neglecting to report himself for sea duty as specified in his orders. The Secretary brought the charges in person, aud the court found him guilty and sentenced him to be reprimanded and suspended from duty for six months. The Secretary, as the laws and regulations of the service authorize him to do, has refused to sanction this punishment, and has substituted for it a furlough for a year with out pay. The court sentence was, in lact, no penalty or punishment. Indeed, it was neither more nor less than six months leave on lull pay. Wasiinglo-n Star. One of the best double puns we have ever heard was perpetrated by a clergyman. He had just united in marriage a couple whose Christian names were respectively Benjamin and Ann. "ILm did they appear during the ceremony?" inquired a friend. "They appeared both annic-mated and bennic- fitted" w-as the ready reply. How to tell a good Teacher. A gentleman from Swampville, State of New York, was tell ing how many different occupations he had at tempted. Among others he had tried school teaching. "How long did you teach?" asked a bystander. "Wal, I didn't teach long; that is, I only went to teach." "Did you hire out?" "AVol T .KI'nf biro niif. T nnlr wont, tn hirp V 9 VlA 111 nuv j -. j ,....w - - - out." "Why did you give it up. "Wal, I gave it up for some reason or nu ther. You see, I traveled into a district and inquired for the trustees. Somebody said Mr Snickels was the man I wanted to see. So' I found Mr Snickels named my objic, interduc ing myself and asked him what he thought about letting me try my luck with the big boy's and unruly gals in the district. He wanted to know if I realy considered myself capable; and I told him I wouldn't mind his asking me a few easy questions in 'rithmetic and jography, or showing my hand-writing. But he said no, never mind, he could tell a good teacher by his gait. "Let me see vou walk off a little ways," said he, "and "I can tell, says he, "jis's well's I'd heard you examined. , "He sot in the door, as he spoke, and I thought he looked a little skittish, but I was consid'rable frustrated, and didn't mine much; so I turned about and walked off as smart as I know'd how." He said he'd tell me when to stnn so T ken. on till I thought I'd gone far enough then I s'pected s'thing was to pay and looked round. Wal, the door was shut and Snickels was gone! "Did you go back?" "Wal, no I did'nt go back." "Did you apply for another school? "Wal, no I didn't apply for another school;' said the gentleman from Swampville. "I rath er judged my appearance was against me." Drowned. -During the severe was experienced here, on last Friday Night, a boat was capsized near Slocumb's Creek, in Neuse River and six men drowned. One , of them was a white man, by the name of Henry Silverihorn, the remaining five were negroes, one belonged to S W Chadwick, Esq.,1 one to Miss Margaret Lee, one to Bradford . Gatlin, Esq., an'd the remaining two, to Mr John Bur ner. The boat was found next morning sunk, in the middle of the river. fiewlern Atlantic, January 4. one regiment of dragoons, and two regiments of riflemen to the present military establish ment, which will give a minimum organization of 15,528 officers and men. The bill further leaves in the hands of the executive the power, in the event of war, to double the number of privates in each company, which would give us a war establishment of 27, SI 8 officers and men. Another company of sappers and miners, to be added to the Engineer corps, will also probably be authorised. - The Harpers are at work again, and have already a large number of compositors an4 about 100 girls employed. The Magazine for Jan'y will be out about the 10th or 15th inst: They have sent the stereotype plates of many of their standard works to Philadelphia,:vBosl6n and other places to be printed, so as to have new editions issued as soon "as possible. John Brown was, on Thursday, brought be fore his honor, R M Saunders, under a writ of Habeas Corpus. Brown, it seems, was arrested in Sampson, recently, upon his confession of the murder of Milton Mathis, and was held to bail by Justice Holland in $3000, and failing to find bail, was committed. He grounded his appli cation for his discharge upon the plea of insani ty' The counsel for the prosecution admitted that, as the matter had already been investiga ted, his honor could only inquire as to whether the bail was excessive; and that he could not hear evidence upon the sanity or insanity of the nrisoner. Application . refused. His Honor ; ordered him to Tyeiortgea m trc dan ot waite j till Sampson Superior Court. lor the prosecution, J G MeDngald. For the prisoner, C G Wright and Thos. II Holmes. jXorth Carolina Statesman. Something Funny. During the past winter, a reverend clergyman in Vermont, being apprehensive that the accu mulated weight of the snow upon the roof of the barn might do some damage, resolved to prevent it by seasonably shovelling it off. He therefore ascended it, having first, for fear the snow might all slide off' at once, and himself with it, fastened to his waist one end of a rope, and, giving the other to his wife, he went to work; but, fearing still for his safety. "My dear," said he, "tie the rope round your waist." No sooner had she done this, than off went the snow, poor minister and all. and up went his wife. Thus, on the one side of the barn, the astonished and confounded clergyman hung; but on the other side hung his wife, high and dry, in majesty sublime, dangling at the other end of the rope. At that moment, however, a gentleman luckily passed by, and delivered them from their perilous situation. Uxjrcss Payer. AYEU'S CHERRY PECTORAL For the Cure of Coughs. Colds. Hoarseness, Bron chitis, JVhooping-Cough, Croup, Asthma, and Consumption. Of all the numerous medicines ex tant, (and some of them valuable) for the cure of pulmonary complaints, nothing has ever been found which could compare in its effects with this Preparation. Others cure some- , times, but at all times and in all dis eases of the lungs ana turoat where medicine can give relief, this will do it. It is pleasant to take, and perfectly safe in accordance with the di rections. We do not advertise for ti e information of those who have tried it but those who have not. Fami lies that have known its value will not be without it, and by its timely use, they are secure from the-danger-ous consequences of Coughs and Colds which neglected, ripen into fatal consumption. w The Diplomti of the Massachusetts Institute was awarded to this preparation by. the I3oard of Judges in September 18t7; also, the Medals of the three great In stitutes of Art, in this country; also the Diploma of the Ohio Institute at Cincinnati, has been given to the Cherry Pectoral, by their Government in consideration of its extraordinary excellence and usefulness in curing affections of the Lung and Throat. Head the following opinion founded on the long ex perience of the eminent Physician of the Port and City of Dr. J. C. Aver, ST. JONES, May, 8, 1851. Five years trial of your Cherry Pectoral in my prac tice, has proven what 1 foresaw from its composition, must be true, that it eradicates and cures the colds and coughs to which we, in this section, are peculiarly liable. I think its equal has not yet been discovered, nor do I know how a better remedy can be made for the dis tempers of the Throat and Lungs, J. J. UUKTOX, M. D., F. R. S. See what it has done on a wasted constitution, not only in the following casts, but a thousand more : Si-ducky, Jan. 21th. lb"l. Dr. Ayer : In the month of July last I was attacked by a violent diarrhoea in the mines of California. 1 re turned to San Francisco in hope of receiving benefit from a change of climate and diet. My diarrhoea ceas ed, but was followed by a severe cough and much soreness. I linally started for home, but received no benefit from the voyage. My cough coiitinm d to grow worse, and when I arrived iu New York, 1 was at once marked by my acquaintances as a victim of consump tion. I must "confess that I raw no sufficient reason to doubt what my friends all believed. At this time I commenced taking your truly invaluable medicine .villi little expectation of deriving any benefit lrom its use. You would not receive tin se lines did I not re gard it my duty to state to the afflicted, through you, that my health" in the space of eight months, is fully restored. I attribute it to the use of your Cherry Pec toral. Yours trulv. " WILLIAM W. SMITH. Washington, Pa., April 12, IStS. Dear Sir : Feeling that I have been spared from a premature grave, through your instrumentality by the providence of Cod, I will take the liberty to express to vou my gratitude. A Cough and the alarming symptoms of Consumption had reduced nie too low to "bine me anything bke hope, when my physician brought me a bottle of your "Pectoral.'' It seemed to svll'ord immediate relief, and now in a few weeks time has restored ine to sound health. If it will do for others what it has done for me, you arc certainly one of the benefactors of mankind. Verv respectfully yours, JOHN J". CLATiKK,"Kcetor of St. Peter's Church. With such assurance and from such men. no stronger proof f.'.n le adduced unless it be ircm its etk et upon trial. Prepared and Sold by James C. Ayer, Practical Chemist, Lowell, Mass. For sale in Fayetteville, by S. J. Hinsdale. Jan'y 1, 1K54. 7(J-:5iu There was much puzzling of strange voters at the polls. At one of them a new-comer of a Patlander presented himself to exercise his 'suf frage.' He was shrewdly suspected of not be ing 'right' by a man who winked at a 'challen ger,' who 'thus then' interposed: "Arc 3011 na turalized?' 'Yes I waas.' 'When?' 'A spell ago an' more? 'How long have you lived in the country?' 'Anan?' 'How long have you lived in the country?' 'Goin' on eight months.' His consecutive answers proved satisfactory to the inspectors, and he was advancing to the polls to deposit his vote, when a wag, with a face as 'clerical' as Holland's, the inimitable comedian, planted himself before him, and in an under-tone, but in a very sign fi. a it manner, said: 'Pat, I'm your friend look out! Have you ever been u-axtnated: l never waas: 'Then you can't vote! -JLi-s a -bigamy states nrison!' And the incipient voter was led off like a Iamb. An actual tact! 'lhere is many a slip between the cup and the lip!' Knicker bocker for December. A Beautiful Thought. Why is it that the rainbow and clouds come over us with a beauty that is not of earth, and then pass away and leave us to muse on their faded loveliness? Why is it that the stars, which hold their festival around their midnight throne, are set above the grasp of our limited faculties, forever mocking with unapproachable glory : And why is it that bright forms of human beauty are presented to our view and taken from us, leaving the thou sand streams of affection to flow back in Alpine torrents upon our hearts? We are born for a higher destiny than that of earth. There is a realm where the rainbow never fades, where the stars will set out before us like islands that slumber on the ocean, and where the beautiful beings that now pass before us like the meteor, win stay in our presence forever. SIMSIXC HIM, MALE t FEMALK ACADKMV. M. CL Hini;. PitiM ir.M.. The next Session of this Institution will commence on Monday the !lth of January. The Academy is situated on the Stage Iload leading from Fayetteville to Fair lilntl". 7 miles from the latter place, in a healthy and moral neighborhood. Students will bo prepared for any College desired, and all possible effort will be used to attain a thorough and practical scholarship. Jiatts of Tuition prr Session of five mon ths . Spelling, Reading. Writing. Primary Arithmetic, and Primary Orography. $H English Grammar. Geography, History and Writ ten Arithmetic, " $12 Ancient Languages, Mathematics, and Natural Sciences, $ 1,1 Kjctras. Music on Piano, with use of Instrument, $LS Drawing and Painting, and French, each, $." Needle Work. $.' A young lad', who has had several years' successful experience in teaching, will give instruction on the l i- mo, and also assist in the Literary department. I5oard in families near the Academy can be obtained at ti and 7 dollars per mouth. JO. C. LKK. I'.KIGHT WILLIAMS, and others, Trustees. Dec. 2t, ls.-,:i. 77.-3t-pd Fajei(ciill and Western Plank Road Office, ) January 4, 18"-l. ) The Notes of all who are indebted to this Company must be paid by February 1st, or they will be placed in tin-train of collection bylaw. I shall give no other notice'. LDWD LEE WINSLOW, Pres't. Jan'v 7. 1S.VI. 2t SKH()KS FOR. SALE. A man about ."0 years of age. a woman -18, a boy 12, a bov 10, a girl years old. For further information applv to T1IEO. EVANS. Jan'y 7, IS." t. 75-tf It. M. Ml'liCHISON, Commission and Korwai-flliig Merchant, Wilmington-, N. C January 7, 185 1 y 20 Tons Peruvian Guano, just received in Store and for sale by A. W. STEEL. January 7, 773-2t The democratic members of the Legislature of Mississippi, on the 6th inst, nominated A. G. Brown for U. S. Senator. Ex-Goy. Foote has gone to California. 2Pj I o any inquiring what tliey shall do for a cough and cold, we would say read the "follow ing certificate. winch has been signed by 100 cf the first houses of Druggists in this country: We, wholesale draggists, having been for a long tune acquainted with Ayer s Cherry Pectoral, hereby certify our belief that it is the best and most effectual remedy for rulmonarv complaints ever ottered to the American people." See advertisement. Gill's Superior Boot and Shoe Burnish May be found at J. N. Smith's Drug Store, and at the boot and shoe manufactories of M. Faulk and Na than Sikes. Call and try it. THCTS GILL. January 7, 1854. tf NOTICE. Will lie sold at Hall's Store. (Rome.) on Saturday the 14th inst., at 12 o'clock, the old Bridge across Lock's Creek. Terms at Sale. JOHN P. LEONARD, JOHN WADDILL, JAMES EVANS. Commissioners. Jan'y 1. 18.VL 77.2t Stnte of North Carol inn.-Iloln son County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions February Term, 1834. Bright Williams. Administrator of Alfred Tl. Rogers, vs. Henry Rogers, Ebenezer Rogers, and others. Petition to sell a Slave for the payment of Debts. It appearing to the Court that the following persons, next of kin of the testator, Alfred R. Rogers, are non residents of this State, to wit: Mary Deer and wife Polly. Barnes and wife Milly, Nancy Rogers, who'are the brothers and sisters of said Alfred K. Rogers; Zany, Jesse, Henrv. Bigum, Buddy, Looper, Dew, Ebenezer Barfield, Irvin Scott and wife Mary Ann, Robert. Susan, Sealv. Hinant and Hannah Rogers, who are the children of Dew Rogers, deceased, w ho was a brother of said Alfred It., the intestate, are non-residents of this State ; it is ordered that publication be made in the North Carolinian, a newspaper published in the Town of Fayetteville, lor the space ot four weeks, notifiying the above named parties to appear at tue next Term of the Court of Pleas and Quarter f for the County of Robeson, at the Court House m Liirn berton, on the f ourth Monday ofl-ebruary next, an I then and there to answer, plead or demur to sa. J I eU tion or the same will betaken asconfessed as to tbtm Witness. Shadrach Howell, Clerk of said Court at office in Lumberton, the fourth Monday thear A. D. 1S53, and of American Independence the 78th j tar. 75-4t S D H. HOWELL, Clerk C. C. Issued the 31st Dec. 1953.
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