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Correspondence. The following correspondence ;tif V merelv remark that will explain we retrret cx- 1 II. " ml tremelv that Mr Murphy should have been ol '.iired to decline tho nomination, as we feel con L that he would have been generally accep table) to the party throughout the county : Fayf.ttevii.lk, May 15, 1854. Murphy, l.sq: :r Sir: The undersigned, a committee 'Vir the purpose, take pleasure in .; itt the fact, that you have been it- l"i -'i;iy, by a Convention of the demo- : .'.i.u i. i ' iiid. a candidate to represent 'Mtv hi tile House of Commons of the . i. nl Assembly. e beg leave to add I solicitations that you will accept -LCI nt ion. Verv respectfully", 11." K. Hit VAX, ) J. C. WILLIAMS, !- Committee. J AS. G. .COOK, ) Fayetteviixe, May 10, 1854. i: I have just received your letter i of my nomination by the late Con t,i : il iuiocrats of Cumberland, as a ;.i it, to represent the County in the House .i Join uons of the uext General Assembly jrivt that it is out of ray power to accept the u'i ni.ii'.tion. My business requires my constant .i.i I undivided attention and I could not remain i.;sent from it for any considerable period with out very irreat sacrifice. My reluctance to de i ; the nomination, so generously tendered me by my democratic fellow citizens, is however rntlc diminished bv the consideration that 0.w..., -- J . . t, there arc other members oi me l'rtl j county, who are at least as well qasi,,1neJ, myself for the Potion in question and . bo may find it less inconvcmci... I serve the people of Cumberland in the next . . 1 i.r .i i wceft to vou per- Lcns ature. - iui wy . sonally, and with warm wishes for the welfare and unity of the party, I remain Very respectfully, your ooi ygurilY To ft. K. Bryan, John C. Williams, and .Tas. G. Cook, Esqrs. for the Carolinian. Public Meeting. At o retina- of citizens of the town of Fay- ntteville and countv of Cumberland, on the 16th inst on motion, C. li. Mallett, Esq. was appoint ed Chairman and P. M. Hale Secretary. The Chairman explained the object of the meeting the appointment of delegates to the Convention at Wilmington on the 25th inst., and Maj. I. G. Macllae introduced the follow ing resolutions which were unanimously adopted : Whereas, The improvement of the Bar at the mouth of Cape Fear Kiver is a suiyeci oi inier- t lie Town of Fayetteville and the County of Cumberland, of vital importance to our enter prising sister town of Wilmington. And where as, a Convention is to assemble in Wilmington on the :25th of this month to consider the sub ject, Therefore Resolved, That the Citizens of the town of Fayctteville and count of Cumberland do here by respond to the invitation to send delegates to said Convention. Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting appoint 50 Delegates to attend said Convention. Resolved, That the Presidents of the several Plunk Road Companies, and the President of the Western Rail Road Company, be appointed as special Delegates, and that t hey be requested to attend said Convention. Resolved, That the Secretary furnish the Delegates with certificates of their appointment. Resolved, That the Chairman have power to fill any vacancies 1 hat may occur in the delega tion by the non-attendance of any one of those ap pointed, and furnish certificates of appointment. The Chairman appointed the following dele gates : C T Haisili. K I, Winslow. Geo McNeill. Daniel Mc Diarmid. K J Hale. J II Cook. S W Tillinghast, Jas Kvle. Thos S Luttcrloh. (I Dcmincr, E YV Willkintrs, Joseph A rev, D A liay, W Draughon. J 1) Stair, AW Steel. C (I Wright. Jus Hanks, J i Cook. Jno S Ranks, J 1) Williams. John Evans. 1) G MeRae. 1 M Halo. C R Mallett. J C Blocker. Jno C Williams. T M Sackett. Jos A Worth, Heniv Elliott, O I Stark. Col A Murchison. L)r MaeKae. Joel Williams. J C llaigh, W A Mclntyrc. Jona Evans. Peter 1'attersoii. David Murphy, li Mc Daniel, Laiichlin Bethune, R K Bryan. Thos Waddill, N A Ramsey, J M Rose, N A- Stedman Fanj'd Smith, Jno W Cameron. Nathan King, Capt Hector McNeill, Alex Elliott. William McMillan. Duncan Murchison, Colin Mellae. Christopher Muuroe, W S Mallett. John C Smith. W li Wright. On motion, the Town papers were requested to publish the proceedings; and the meeting adjourned. C. B. MALLETT, Ch'n. P. M. Hale, Sec-v. Bold Impudence. "A short time before the meeting of the locofoco Convention, the "Standard'- made a furious on-slaught upon that instrument of plun der, called the "Homestead Bill," and inti mated that the sentiments expressed by it were the sentiments of its party in this State. Yet, when their Convention met, they neglected or refused to incorporate in their resolutions one eondeming that nefarious measure. Why was this? Why, we ask, were they silent on that subject of so much vital importance to every old State in the Union?" llrgister. The above which we clip from the Register, With tVlO tlf lldl f"o t.lw.C'C P fKnt is in keepin paper. n nnp who r-nlc ilio -'VVbbr flmon" now expects to sec any question fairly stated The least quibble is seized upon and discussed with all the zeal and earnestness which charac terizes its articles on important public questions. It is the mere dim shadow of the National In telligencer, which has become proverbial for its opposition to every thing like progress or re publicanism. When the Register asked the question, why the Democratic Convention did not condemn the Homestead Bill, it ought first to have told the people, why the Whig Convention did not condemn the same measure? It will be time enough for the Editor of the Register to speak of the action of the Democratic Convention, when he informs us why the Whig Convention refused to condemn what he calls an "instru ment of plunder." Standard. Thk Vote Classified. As far as the vote on going into Committee of the Whole to take up the Nebraska bill can be regarded as a test, its classification as between the northern and southern States, and as between democrats and whigs, shows the following result : In the affirmative. Democrats from the northern States, 41 Democrats from the southern States, 54 Whigs from the northern States, 00 Whigs from the southern States, 14 109 38 1 43 0 88 13 11 9 4 la the negative. Democrats from the northern States, Democrats from the southern States, Whiirs from the northern States, Whigs from the southern States, A. hscnlecs and not voting; Democrats from the northern States Democrats from the southern States, Whigs from the northern States, Whigs from the southern States, This number includes Hon. Linn Boyd, Speaker, who did not vote. W'ash. Union. Speci.vi.Terms. The Governor has appointed Judge Bailev to hold the Special Term appoint ed for Moore countv. on the fourth Mondavof May, and the Special Term for Robeson on the fifth Monday of May. Napoleon wants a Divorce. The Paris correspondent of the Montreal Witness writes as follows: "The great question which oc cupies at present the Court of France, is the divorce of the Emperor, lie uo longer hopes to have any children by his present wife and it is said he thinks of taking another. The report is not official, but as it has appeared in several licensed papers, the truth of it can scarcely be questioned. Napoleon III is, however, very fond of his wife, and the divorce will resemble in every point that of his uncle and Josephine, who were, as you know, separated for the same reason. Whether from this motive or any oth er, the Empress of the French is looking very melancholy. It is impossible to see her without being struck by her expression of sadness. As to the Emperor, he appears constantly calm and imperturbable." NORTH CAROLINIAN; THE Farther ffewg.from Europe. In a portion of our last week's issue we noticed the arrival of the steamer Canada on the 12th, from Liverpool, and a decline in Brcadstuffs. We give the following additional items : The London Daily Xews says the small pox has broken out in the British fleet. The first reports represent that it is raging with violence, pf but we hope they may prove io oe exaggerated. The Paris Moniteur denies that any requisi tion has been made by France and England to Prussia with a view to force her to quit her neutral attitude. The Moniteur publishes details of the passage, of the Danube by the Russians, which fully con firms the report given by Omer 1'aclia, namely, that the Russian flotilla and transports enabled them to cross at three points simultaneously, when the Russians immediately attacked the Turkish fortifications. In one of the Russian regiments every man was killed. Two batta lions next engaged, and were nearly destroyed ; and it was necessary to send fifteen battalions to carry the intrenchments. The Turks hty their position for 48 hours under the 'firri$ li 1 Q 1- iriniri rating? fmrvntg tired their last cartridge evacuated the place, carrying with t hem their guns, and falling back in good order on Karasu. - ' The Constantinople correspondent of the Daily News asserts, April 12, that secret in structions were sent to the Austrian Minister at Constantinople, to prepare quietly to withdraw from Turkey. He argues from this that Austria will yet play false and join Russia. The Russians in the Dobrudscha were suffer ing from sickness, and some regiments had been ordered to recross the Danube. General Schilder has notified the Austrian Lloyds that he will close the Sulina mouth of the Danube, leaving open only the Kitia channel. France, down to the latest date, had charter ed :J54 ships to convey troops to the East, of which 181 had been despatched. They were to make two voyages each, and could convey 120,000 men a.hd 10,000 horses, with suitable stores. The leading Irish Catholics in Britain had issued a protest against Protestaut government inspection of nunneries. The following is the latest intelligence from Europe. EoxDo.v, Saturday morning. The Russians have completely evacuated Krojova, carrying their guns and stores to Wilna. The occupation of Albania and Herzegovina is determined upon. The operations will be assisted by Austrian ships. Of the allied troops landed at Gallipoli, one portion had bceu sent to Scrutari, and another was on the march to Adrianople. The story of the bombardment and capture of Odessa arose from the fact that the Odessa batteries fired into the British ship Furious, sent with a flag of truce to bring off the Consul and British residents. Paskiewitch was making formidable prepara tions for an attack on Sillistria. Captain Foote, a deserving English naval officer, was accidentally drowned in the Baltic. Arrival of Ibe Steamer Washington. New York, May 14. The ste'amer Wash ington reached quarantine last night, and ar rived up at noon. She brings 240 passtrusrers and a full cargo. The Washington also brings passeng i and crew, about live hundred souls, taken fr the ship Winchester, bound from Liverpool t Bos- ton. She was wrecked in the frightful gaile of the 13th of April, and had been twenty days in a crippled condition, kept from sinking by con stant labor at the pumps. The Washington fell in with her on the 2d inst., and notwith standing the prevalence of a heavy gale, suc ceeded in rescuing all the passengers and crew. The Winchester went down in thirty minutes after the last of the crew left her. She belong ed to Boston, and had a valuable cargo. She sailed from Liverpool on the 16th of April. There were T50 on board 300 were taken off by the ships Mary and Caroline, and Paragon, and the brings Ann Edward and Robert Bruice, all bound to Quebec, and the remainder by the steamer Washington. STILL LATER. Arrival of the Steamer Canada. Decline in Brcadstuffs and Cotton Highly im portant from the seat of War. New York, May 15. The steamer Atlantic, with four days later advices, has arrived. The intelligence is highly important. From the Seat of War. Odessa was bom barded for ten hours on the 24th of April, by the allied fleets, and a part of the city destroyed. Four gun fortresses dismantled. Nine merchant ships, eight of them Russian and one Austrian, were burnt in the harbor. Three British bombarding steamers were badlv injured. An attempt was made by the English to land 1800 men; but they failed to accomplish their object. 1 he Russian fleet sailed out of the harbor of Sebastopol during the bombardment, but retired without offering battle. The Russians have completely evacuated Little Wallachia. Their right wing now rest on "Aluta" so telegraphed, with head-quarters at Bucharest. Therefore below Nicopolis. The Turks have come out of Kalafat, and are occupying all the towns in the track of the Russians. The Russian troops were beseiging Sillistria, and would make au assault about the 1st of May. The allied troops were idle. Napier's fleet was awaiting the arrival of the French, and in the meantime was eii"-a-ed in blockading the Gulf of Finland and Bothnia. Napier was at Stockholm on the 21st with fifteen ships. He has ordered the Russian Con suls to leave. The Bremen barque Favorite, for Baltimore, sunk in the channel, and of ISO passengers only live were saved. This dreadful castastrophe was caused by a collision with the barque Iles per, from Charleston for Antwerp. The Greek insurgents have been dpfontol Russia has imposed a heavy tax on all classes. The Russians were making tremendous nrpl parations for the attack on Sillistria about the 1st of May. T . Ttl 1 m jjerlin , xuesuay. ine ratification of the Austrian and 1'russian treaty was exchanged to-day. J6 The Masonic Lodges of this region are making extensive arrangements for a celebration in Salisbury on the 22d day of June next. William K. Blake, Esq., of Anson, is to be the Orator of the day, and a Banquet will b given tor the ladies in .Murpny s xiau at night. From the extent of the arrangements makiug, we have no doubt but what the celebration will be grand affair. Salisbury Watchman. Johnstox County. The Democratic candi dates for the Legislature in . Johnston are, for the Senate, Linn B. Sanders-, Esq., and for the Commons, B. II. Tomlinson & Asa Barnes, Esq 1 F A Y E TTEYIU Docker) Te School rand. Gcpl There are outer i"-v'- - v.. r w;i GenL D.,in his address to the gtow- ofJ mington, which Jie&S?JtrSution of he bad always advocated the - t r ... - J',; WUICU lie a.ij a the Senate took up the Bill January, 1841, question, on taken upon striking out the ;h is in these words, "lhat th first section, e nett annual was ( which v e ia Literary Fund, exclusive of income ui - r, t i mt L from the sale of Swamp Land, shall annually be distributed anion tc ; this State, in the ra the several ratio of their Federal population, to ue um;ww' "j - census next preceding such distribution,") which was decided in the negative, yeas 19, navs 9 7 Genl. Dockery voted yea see Senate Journal 1S40-'41, page 218. The Bill being further considered, Air Dockery moved to strike out the words 'Federal population,1 and insert in lieu thereof the words" J " One half to each district oj six miles squat e, and. vz other nnij ia we j ".- - progress of theiiili caiTCTigXJiiii'iit.firn lm inr the be touna in tavor ot uistriuutins tiie sc fund according to Federal population. It will not do to say that General Dockery is recorded in favor of distributing the school fund according to Federal basis, because he voted for the whole bill on its final passage, after having voted on all occasions to strike out that provision in common with the other opponeuts of such mode of distribution, who also were compelled to vote for the whole bill on its final passage. IVil. Journal. State Medical Society. m The Medical Society of the State held its fifth annual meeting in Raleigh during the past week. We learn that there were thirteen counties represented, and an acquisition of ten new mem bers. The Society now numbers upwards of a hundred permanent members, among whom are some of the most talented physicians in the State. The Annual Address was delivered by Dr. Johnston B. Jones, of Chapel Hill, on Wednes day, at 12 M., in the Senate Chamber, to a large and intelligent audience. His subject was, "The manner of man's relation to some of the many agents by which his existence is often terminated." On Wednesday afternoon, Dr. Charles F. Johnson, of Raleigh, read a highly able and scientific paper on the subject of Malaria, in re ply to one read by Dr. Satchwell, of New Han over, at the third Annual Meeting, in Wil mington, 1852. Dr. Hadly, of Richmond County, as Chairman of the Committee on Epidemics, read an inter esting essay, on Thursday, upon the Epidemics which have prevailed in the Counties of Rich mond, Moore and Anson, from 1842 up to the present time. Oral communications were made by a number of gentlemen, which elicited lively discussions upon the various branches ot the protession. The following omcers were elected tor the present year, viz : President, Dr. James 11. Dickson, of AY d- mington; vice Presidents, Cr. J. lull, Aew- Berne, Dr. A. D. McLean, Robeson, Dr. II. Kelly, ltowan, Dr. O. lladly, Richmond; Cor responding and Itecording Secretary, Dr. S. S. Satchwell, New Hanover; Treasurer, Dr. Jas. B. Dunn, Wake; Orator, Dr. Newsom J. Pitt man, Tarborough. Delegates to the American Medical Associa tion: Drs. S S Satchwell, J H Dickson, Ed Warren, C E Johnson, J E AVilliamson, W G Hill, O F Manson, J G Pittman, W G Thomas, McKee. Tull, J B Jones, N J E Strudwick, W II session of two and a After a very pleasant half days, the society adjourned to meet on the third Tuesday in May, 1855, in the town of Salisbury. Standard. m New Motive Power. A correspondent of the Syracuse Standard, writing from Rochester, speaks of the discovery of a new motive power, which is to dispense with the present mode of steam propulsion, and is a great improvement upon all former discoveries. He says : It consists in the use of bi-sulphate ot carbon, as a motive power. An engine has beeD constructed which works like a charm. The expansive force of the material, as every chemist knows, is many times greater than steam, while at the same time it requires a much less degree of heat to vaporize it. I will give you the result of an experiment with a minute steam engine. It requires the constant use of eight spirit lamps to generate heat enough, from water, to cause it to make one hundred and fifty revolutions per minute. Withdraw two of the lamps, and all motion will cease. Withdraw all of the lamps. leave them away twenty minutes, then apply the bi-sulphate of carbon, and there was heat enough lemaining to propel the engine at the rate of one thousand times a minute. And this will ap ply on a large scale just as well. The substance being so easily evaporated, heat from twenty to one hundred and sixty degrees is found sufficient for all purposes ; hence there is no danger of explosions, as with steam. It is confidently believed that this new motive power is destined to supersede the nse of steam. The inventor has applied for letters patent." The Ward Case in Kentucky continues to be the cause of great excitement. Hon. John J. Crittenden is suffering severely in public estima tion in consequence of his volunteering to de fend the Wards. Mr Crittenden had been se lected a short time since to deliver an address before an agricultural fair iu Indiana, but since the termination of the Ward trial, a public meet ing in Madison county has requested the board of directors to withdraw the invitation. The Kentucky papers are filled with proceed ings of public meetings in that State, in all of which Crittenden was denounced, and request ed to resign his seat in the State Senate. It is stated that the entire Ward family have been obliged to leave Louisville. The family is represented as being very wealthy, and the peo ple contend that it was in consequence of their wealth that M. F. Ward was not condemned. The Central Rail Road. On Friday room ing last, in company with a number of gentle men of Charlotte, we enjoyed the pleasure of a ride on the Central Rail Road, as far as the work was finished, something over six miles. If the character of the work on the whole road should be equal to these six miles, it will cer tainly be one of the most substantial and best built roads in the Southern States. Although Mr Sumner has .not as yet his full force upon this part of the road, he nevertheless progresses with the work at the rate of something over a mile a week, and at the present rate of progress, which will probably be accelerated by an in creased amount of force, would complete the road to Salisbury by the first of November, at the farthest. This will be gratifying intelli gence to the friends of this great enterprise. Charlotte' Whig. Late and Important from Havana. Charleston', (S. C.,) May 13. Advices have been received from Havana to the 8th instant, to the effect that the Captain-General, Peznela, has been advised from Spain that his couduct has been approved by the home government. ti.o rni.m-tl i-ontract with England by Spam, by which the latter was to emancipate her slaves is denied. It is also stated that a decree nas ueen iuueu allowiug the marriage of blacks and whites. Mr Waring, the editor of the Charlotte Democrat, writing from Washington city to his paper, says of our fellow citizen, Mr Dobbin: " Everv - - , i t ...I..-. 1l.il PITT NnrTii I aroiiniaii iivf n.ua my is proud of the high reputation of his country man Mr Dobbin, the Secretary of the Navy. His 'administration of the Navy Department has i , nn nf lir'Huiiit success. inc reau it-i 17 VV- 11 V . . . -. - spouse of both Houses of Congress to his re commendations evinces the confidence of Con gress in the sagacity of his plans, and he has fnfused in the service a degree of energy and character, not only creditable to himself but o-reatlv serviceable to the natien." Exploration. I, "w . A - , - - .a. mnno inn in n c inrr. f una vFn i" :A iiiU session of the results of the several expeditions. AVe have one party under Gibben, on the Am azon; and another under Lieut. Page, on the La Plata and its tributaries; Lieut. Gillis is just finishing his labors as director of the astro nomical observations in Chili; Lieut. Strain is j went on to say that this kind of money was cir surveving for a ship canal on the Isthmus of i culated extensively throughout the AVest, that Darien; Commodore Perry is conquering aud exploring in Japan; Lieut. Ringgold and his squadron are in the North Pacific, examining the gulfs and shoals; De Haven and Dr. Lane are iu the extreme North, looking for the north west passage, the Polar Sea, and Sir John Franklin. All these are fitted with the neces sary apparatus for scientific observations, and, supplied with men skilled to use them, are abroad aud actively engaged in the several undertakings. Then we have several vessels in the coast survey and deep sea soundings, the last of which will furnish charts of the world below the water, with its hills and currents, as the others will above; and, in addition, we have several parties exploring the plains, and mountain ranges be tween the States of the Atlantic and Pacific that will mark all the peculiarities of an interior country. Our army and navy were never put to a better use than in thus adding to the knowledge of the world. fiST The Geueral Conference of the 31. E. Church South has been in session in Columbus, Ga., for the last three weeks. It has been de termined to establish a Book Concern for the southern Church. On the 10th, Bishop An drew presented petitions from several members in the Charlotte Circuit, asking to be transfer red to the N. C. Conference. Bishop Soul pre sented a memorial from 12 members of the Fay ctteville station, N. C, praying to be restored to the S. C. Conference. A petition was also presented from 3 members of the AVilmington station to the same effect. Mr Carson present ed a petition from sundry persons iu AVilming ton, N. C, asking that the territory ceded to the N. C. Conference in 1850, be "left as it is. A petition was also received from G5 members of tire Fayetteville station asking that the boun dary between the Xorth and South Carolina Conference remain as at present. Extraordinary Pistol Shooting. The New Orleans Picayune gives the following account of an extraordinary exhibition of skill and temerity which took place near that city : "The great match and bet of one thousand dollars to eight hundred has at last been decid ed, Mr Travis winning the money upon the first shot. The affair came off on May-day, at the private residence of Mr Babbitt, at Bayou Ra mos, on Tiger Island, parish of St. Mary's, in this State. It being- difficult to procure an apple, a small orange, only about five inches iu circumference, was substituted. After the shooting distance of thirty-six feet was measur ed, and all parties agreed, the orange was placed by the judges upon the head of a gentle man, a friend of both parties, Mr J. P. O., and no object intervening, the first shot told the story, hitting the orange, half of the bullet go ing through. "Both gentlemen displayed great nerve upon the exciting occasion. Some of the best sports men and acknowledged best shots in the country were present, and all express themselves fully satified that Mr Travis is the best pistol-shot in the world." The Homestead Bill. AVe copy the follow ing from the AVashington Star. AVe trust that paper may be correct in its belief that the veto will be applied to the homestead bill in case it passes the Senate: " The Public Lands-AA'e now find no difference of opinion as to the fact that the President will probably veto the Homestead bill, if that mea sure passes the Senate. Nor do we find many public men disinclined to the commencement of the new era in the management of the public domain initiated by the recent veto. Many, indeed, among the members, have voted some what extravagantly upon land-donating bills, only under the belief that the public domain was being lavishly wasted, & that as there was no hope of being able to put a stop to that state of things. it was well to secure a portion of the lands for this or that object. The veto comes as a relief to them, and they hail it as such. This fact will be substantiated in both Houses of Con gress, when they come to vote on the question ot passing the vetoed bill over the President's refusal to append his signature to it." The stockholders in the Salisbury and Tav lorsville Plank Road Company held their an nual meeting here on the 3d inst. Ill miles of the road is completed at a cost of about $25 -000! AVe may have something to say on the causes of this extraordinary cost next week wiin a iev iu mjuw mai it is no criterion -. 1 - A ,.1 11 A ?A . ' by which to judge the expense of other works. Salisbury JJav.ner. similar A elocitv of the AVixd. Professor Stoddard in a lecture recently delivered upon the hurri cane in Knox county, Ohio, stated that in one town a grove of oak trees was almost entirely blown down The trunk of one of these trees was about three feet in diameter. Assnmin however, its diameter to be but two and a half feet, a force of 147,000 pounds would be re quired to break it. The surface of the tree ex posed to the action of the wind was about 1 000 feet which would give a pressure bv the wind of 14 i pounds per square foot, or a Velocity of not less than 111 miles per honr, which is nearlv one-forth the initial velocity of a cannon-ball Allowing the height of the hurricane, or whirl wind, to have been sixty feet, the whole force exerted at one time along its track was five thousand million pounds, or a wnrl-m I the globe. 1"""- tuuu uun ine STenm Tfk mnpn 4 Km 1 lr i or power of Counterfeit jRoney In (be West. Clough, who was executed last week, at Taun ton, for murder, in a partial confession to Sheriff Sherman made the following singular disclosure touching the abundance of counterfeit money in the West We copy the following from the report in the Boston Times : Sheriff Well, James, you say you received a part of the money as wages; have you any objection to tell me how you got the reinaiuder? Clough (hesitating) No, I don't know that I have now; but I wouldn't have told you be fore. (Again he hesitated and struggled with his feelings, and finally proceeded.) For the last six or seven years 1 have dealt a good deal in counterfeit money. Sheriff And in that way did you come by - , , i i o I I Ollirll 1 es. Sheriff In what part of the country did you i operate chieny. Clough Principally through the State of j Michigan. I used to buy the money. I Sheriff How much did you pay on the ! dollar? i Clough (smiling) Oh, I used to go into it j upon a more extensive scale than that; I was I in the habit of buying five or six thousand dol- lars of it at a time, and usually pay from 12 to ! 15 dollars ucr hundred. n JL.riff Did you pass it yourself? Clough Not very often. I usually sold it, 1 j1311-' to twenty-live dollars on a Sheriff Upon what bank was tiiv tuuuttTfoit money in which you dealt? Clough It was chiefly Indiana money. Some of it was exceedingly well done. The prisoner a great many honest people took it, and passed it again without knowing that it was bad. He had dealt considerably in counterfeits on the State Bank, Ohio. He said he was in the habit of traveling upon the Lakes as a sailor on the boats, and in that way sold large quantities. Most of the bills he bought were manufactured in Cincinnati, and some upon the Canada line. He says all classes of men are engaged in it. He intimated that he could divulge some startling facts relative to the transactions of certain rich men in Michigan, who had suddenly built up large fortunes by tratficing in counter feit money. "A rich man, well dressed," he remarked, "can pass a hundred dollar bill with out being suspected, but a poor fellow cannot." He's a Brick. The origin of this term is said to be as follows : "One Eastern prince went to visit another, who, having been shown all the curiosities and attractions, expressed a wish to see the fortifi cations. Hereupon, his entertainer took him to review his troops, and exclaimed "these are my fortifications, every man is a brick?" Dr. IlI'Laiie'a Vermifuge.. During a practice of more than 20 years. Dr. M'Lane had attended innumerable patients afllicted with every form of w orm disease, and was induced to apply all the energies of his mind to the discovery of a vermifuge, or worm destroyer, certain in its ett'ects; the result of his labors is the American Worm Specific, now before the public, which is perfectly Fate, and may be given alike to children of the nio.t tender age. or to the aged adult; it purges mildly and subdues fever, and de stroys worms with invariable success. It does not con tain mercury in any form whatever. This Vermifuge, also Dr. M'Lane's celebrated Liver Pills, can now be had at nearly all the Drug Stores in the United States. 2i For sale by S. J. HINSDALE, Favetteville. 11IIV AAAUAb 3lb.KllU OT SIocRii.aa be held in the Town of Fayetteville on Friday the id June uext. J. II. JIALb, I'rewt. May fi. 1K54. !)2-4t EATING SALOON. The Subscriber has opened an Katiug Saloon on Bow street, at the striped house, (east of .Mr D. McNeill'H Furniture Store,) where the public can be accommodat ed at all times. Persons patronizing him will find his house genteel and in order. He intends keeping ICE CHEA.M and temperate beverages of different kinds. J. L WALTON. May 13. lf4 3m BONNETS. We have just received, in addition to the Mantles, Collars, Chemizetts, Handkerchiefs, &c. Received bv Adams & Co"s Express, a beautiful lot of Bonnets o"f the latest styles. Ladies that have not purchased for the season can now be suited if they will call and ex- W. F. & E. F. MOOKE. May 13. 1854 93-3t TIIUST SALK. In pursuance of a Deed of Trust, executed to us by Ebas N. Fort, for certain T.ui rost then-in n,. ;ii. .1 we shall proceed to sell, at the Market House in the' Town of Fayetteville, on Thursday the 25th May inst.. lie urw miuu livjar, on ine corner ot AIa.ell and Franklin streets, together with all the mat rial Is i n n lid about the building, consisting of 2 Kun of line Corn Mill Stones of large size, dressed ready for nmninrr with all the fixtures necessary to put them in operation! A Mill screw, &c. for raisins: Stones. Cast iron Win eU and shaft for a Steam Kucine. Two best on:ii:tv Cranes. In short, everv th lilt' lint tin V n or i n i the Mill in operation. A lot of Plank5 and Sills. The purchaser will have the Drivilecre of the h use of the Lot for 8 years, at a ground rent of $40 per annum. Terms, 3 months' credit, the purchasers giving bonds with approved security. The property will be shown on application to J. Fort JOHN FOKT, I t JAMES IJUANIN, f rrust-t Fayetteville. Mav 13th. 93-2t LAST NOTICE. All those having unsettled business with the sub scriber arc earnestly requested to come forward and settle the same between now and the 29th day of this month, as he will leave the place after that time. Those failing to do so may have to settle with some one else, as he is under the necessity of making collections. JOHN McINNIS. Floral College, N. C, May 9th, 1S54. 2t SODA WATER. .40 dozen Lemon Syrup, 20 doz. Citrate of Magnesia 24 Congress Water, Seidletz & Soda Powder, Extracts of Lemon, Varnilla Kose, Arc. Linseed Oil, White Lead, and Window Glass. For sale by SAML. J. HINSDALE. Mav r. 1S54 92-4t Siiiumrrville MALE AND FEMALE SEMISAttY. The Spring Session of this Institution will close on the 30th and 31st inst, by a public examination of the Students. Declamation on the night of the 30th. Parents, guardians, and the public generally are in vited to attend. A. D. McLEAN. Summerville,May5, 1854 2-4t RODERICK SHAAVi INSPECTOR OF TIMUEIi AND LUMBER, Wilmington, N. C, Will give prompt attention to any business in this line intrusted to him. He solicits a share of public patronage. Wilmington, May 3, liS54. 2m-pd. WOOL CARDED. Apply at Blount's Creek Factory, or at the store of Geo. McNeill, for Wool Rolls, Sheeting, Cotton Yarn, Osnaburgs. GEO. McNEILL, Tres t. April 29, 1854 3m BARGAINS t BARGAINS X SELLING AT COST. The Hiibscriter having determined to change his busi ness, otters for sale his stock of Dry Good, Kedymade Clolhlg, HATS, BONNETS, Ac, AT COST. His Gooda are new and fashionable. Call and get Bargains. PETER P. JOHNSON. May 6, 1S54 2t
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