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ft m V THE NORTH CAROLINIAN, AYETTEVILLE, N. C. THE BAR COSVESTIOJ.I This body met in Wilmington on Thursi ay the 2th u!t., anil sat for two ilays. Goverl Keid ; resided over its deliberations, assisted hj seven vice-presidents. Twenty counties 3T n 1 r. seiitni by a large nurn'oer of delega es The following resolutions were unaniiuoi sly adop) i.ii : liesolvcd, That the General Government by the erection of Jetties on Oak Island for the protection of the fortifications there, and the i onseu-ient washing away of the sai.rls.imon the ji iue sanusupoii of Uald Head, and their dej Bar of Cape Fear, has been OMj.r;:ie po:ui upon .he .Main JSlt the 'iue ot great and Justin: mcrce of North Carolina. injury to the om- i"'"1"". J Mill we mav nn appeal lo i in to it by nil th Government, and we do ar claims of maimauimitr and jus- ticc, to undo what to restore what it it lias done to our injury and has taken from us lleso! veil, vention, tlie Hint m the judgment of this improvement of the Cape Fea- clov.ng ot the New Inlet is a work natiot " ln ! its character, constitutionally imobjection dle, j feasible at a cot far below comparison wit tbe i benefit of its results of equal importance t the ship owner and underwriter of the North, and the nn rc ti:i nt ii nd farmer of the South, su Jof vifjil nci-i'ssitv to t!ie commercial latere tS.OI this State; and moreover, what it woulc ob viat", at a great saving of expense to the Gov ernment, all necessity for completing the plan already adopted, and as yet but partiall; ex ecuted, for the fortification and deferx 3 4 of t.'apc Fear Harbor. Resolved, That North Carolina, who his al ways been loyal and true to the Constitution and the Union, who began her national h story by a magnanimous sacrifice of her individial in terest to the general welfare, who has .rirn munificently ami received most scantilv, - i. !- in..-i i ui i y oorne ner snare 01 tne co nuou I ...... i . . l 1 r . l - ... i .... ' I IB burdens Without any just and equal participa tion in the common benefits, has a right O ex pect of j (j .jvernrnent, in the proseeut on of this work, an aid proportionate to its ir port aace, a nd t o her need. Resolved. That the President of this C nven tion be reoue.-ted to forward copies of the eport 1 r '.-(!ut ions to our Senator and Reprc-euta-tives iii Congress, and that they be rcq csted to lay theni before their respective House?, and to exert, themselves in carrving out the t bjects of t!) Convention. ' The Report of the committee raised by a for mer meeting to report to the Conventio: scch facts and statements as in their judgment might be calculated to show the propriety and i nport ance of the work of deepening t lie bar is a highly interesting document. AVe prt-cnt it without comment. It speaks for itself : REPORT: 1 The Committee to whom it was referred by a meeting of the citizens of New ll.npver county, "to make a Report to this Conv ntion, embodying such facts and statements as are best calculated to show the propriety jnd im portance of the improvement of the Car r Fear Bar by the General Government," haw had the same under careful consideration, a id. ask leave to submit the following Report : - .' &' " Jn order to present the subject ni6re tlejrlyj -vte have. thought .it, necessary and "pfbpei th-en- . , ter into verJ and lar, to show as tar as we can, the:- st and present conditions, the changes whkl ave j taken place, and the causes which have oj erated to produce, hasten, or niodifv those changes. The earlii best information which we hav ift; our j possession is furnished by the Char Vof a hydro- . grapn.c survey made and puohsned in t e year 1733, by Edward Mosely, at which t me the main bar of the river afforded a depth f iine tcen (l' ; feet of water. t. " In the year 1T3S, as appears from -1 fehart publish. by. lames Wimble, the depth c" water upon the main bar had increased to .twe ity-one '21) feet. " f,:- " In" the year I TOT, as appears from i chart published by Joshua Potts, the depth c" water Up oh the main bar had decreased to twenty (-0) uet. Upon this chart, for the fir t time, so far as we can ascertain, is shown a second opening in the river at a point about'nk 3 (piles above the main outlet, and formingwha jafnow known as the New Inlet. The date of the opening of this Inlet has been lixejd a about the year 170; and its depth of rate at the date of this survey, at about sevenf 7 feet at high water. In 120, as is shown bv a survey ivxa i under the direction of Col Kearney, Tup' En ;im?ers. the depth of water upon the main bar iatl de- f (ifci and creased to fifteen and ahalf (15 1 that upon the New Inlet - Bar had eleven and a half (11 1-2) feet. lCXiased to In 1S3;. according to a snrvev n&de tain (Jlynn, U. S. N, the main bar had ed to fourteen feet, and the New Inlet increase'! to fifteen (15) feet. ' lecreas Jat had latnevear 1852. uecordin'jr toca s rtfev of Lt. Mi to t be M.iliit. attached to U. S. Coastur -ey, the n and ew Inlet Bars had bo tpkd creased lirt'-eii ( 1 feet. p. ' " 1 1 the year 1853, according to RpOr;3 of Pi to the Commissioners of Navitrntion. for the 1 j town of W.lmington, they had both d creased to eleven and a hah' (11 l-2) feet. r. ; -4 la l.Cit, iu a letter from tiie Sup' 6". Ct'ist Snr vev to Hon. (b-o. E B.idger. printed t y order 13t h. it is stated that the U. Senite. Fe U 'ptil ot to nine wat-'r upon the Main B-r hfcl-d -eHtsetl 4 '.0 ; !V i! pr p -r!o 1 t. tt is e irliest oer to remark that, f oni the of which we have any nforma- tion, ther lave exited two, ctranutjia n. tae ori- gin 1! o it!,-t o b r. of viiieh i't',.. I? ,vii f"ii,4HI'r liA nmin 1 1:1 U.HI o we ii.iv.i jfln.n the ctanT above i i itn r ra ining close along the ua Island lesignatejr upon all the ma ,s ns the haniiel. As early as lt?3 tiigchan n noon Mosel v's "map with adeth of c 1 H'tv. an: Western ' e is sho fourteen feet of water upon the bar. ')ue hnq- dred and si?: vcars afterwards, iW icJV. it it suown by Captain (1 1 vim's survey With urtcisely the same depth npon the bar, and hi 1 5l, it is shown by Lt. Maffit's survey with'j.a, - eptb of only twelve feet. Since that timeccr ift.x to Reoorts of Pdots it has gradually" and afiords now a dentti of fourteen feet 11 Will be seen from thi ; statement that this channel ; has for the last three or four years been the only j v" - v .....ii...... 1 l. ......1 ll. l.ir.r,.-,.!,,, ,. .P . 1. liM.linrr ot i innni' ;1 f the nnirino j.h t .-.i iwu winch ('Oil I 1 i'- u.-iii t. .i. ji vi-t-i 1 our I UM , I ! I r. in tr n Ltt I ' I II I.ulIIJ'Ulttll.1. ...- less to us; and (2 A) that although the depth of water whu h is anonied to our commerce nas been variable, still those variations have been frequent and slight, and have not tended all in one way as is the case with the Main and New Inlet Bars. The conclusion which we arrive at, therefore, is that these variations have been caused by the smiting ol sands, and have had no material effect to the injury of the main bar. In pursuing this investigation, it must be con stantly borne in mind that the main bar is the natural original outlet to the river; and that the injury done to our commerce by the shoaling of this bar cannot be repaired to us until this bar .is restored to ita former state, or until some other bar is opened which will afford the same I a u r ,.t.. o 1 r..nt hU-h tlP main bar ! originally afforded. For the convenience of re- - . -b o " water. Surveyors'1 name. Date. .Main bar. Edward Moselv. 1733 1U feet. AYu? Inlet bar n nvixtfi.ro. JamfS Wimble, 1738 21 " do. .Toshua'Potts, 1797 2(7 " 7 feet. Col. Kearnev, 1820 154 i: Hi" Cant. Glvna", 1S3 14 " 15 " Lt. Maffitt, 1851 13 " 13 " Pilots. 1853 Hi " Hi." Senate Soc. 1854 9 A careful examination of these facts have led us to the following conclusions: 1st. That the main bar. if left to itself, would have exhibited no material decrease of depth from the date of 1 It would have been subiect ': to variations, as was the Western lar; but thesi variations would have been temporary j j and slight, caused by s shifting' sands, and would fcrence we have reduced the lacts above stated, porta uue among me ursi v.is u"'l,u which comprise all the information in possession Ports; her clearance tonnage for foreign eoun of vour Committee, to the following table tries, for the year ending the 30th of June remarking that the figures all refer to high , 1852, according to the report of the Secretary not have injuriously affected the commerce of j one hundred and sixty two thousand eight hun the Fort It might even have continued to in- dred ta, (162,800) which is certainly not an 'crease, as has been shown that, it did, between j exaggerated estimate. ! the time of Mosely's survey, and that of Wimble. It is well known that NTorth Carolina is ad i -twl ThMt the oneniiTfr of New Inlet, and the ! vaneinir verv ranidlv in nrosnoritv and nrodue- consequent diminution of the volume of water ! tivencss. Her people are aroused to br agri t l.i.h uassed out at the main entrance had aj x--nlturul interests, and an era of progress has. tendency necessarily to diminish the depth of j begun in that branch of industry, which'will water upon the main bar; and that the main bar J cause the land to teem with rich fruits, unne continued to decrease, with some plight varia- j cessary for the support of her own people, tnd tions, according to the increase of the New In- scekingtlier markets through her sea-porte. let. 3d. That this continued to be the state of jShe produces "Wheat, Rye, Oats, Corn, Gotten. tilings up to the period of Capt. Glynn's survey I in 1830. at which time the New Inlet had at I tained its greatest depth, having reached a for j mation of rock which prevented any further iu j crease. j Since the year 1839, the New Inlet lias not i nun ii nu i u mporary variations caused oy the prevailing 11 . l i winds. A gale from the north east, for instance, washes the sand from the capes, and deposits it about and upon the rode of which its bottom is formed, while a gale from the south west is equally certain to wash it from the rock, and carry it out again to the Ocean. 1 hese tacts , have been established by accurate soundings ' made by the Pilots, and by the operations of j the U. S. Coast Survey; and render it certain that, subsequent to that period, the New Inlet j has exerted no influence towards the shoaling of j the main bar. lt has also been shown that the , variations in the depth of the western channel have been so slight, never increasing in depth over one-half foot greater than is shown by Glynn's survey, as to be unable to cause any material injury since that date, whatever its ef fects may have been previously. But still the shoaling of the main bar has continued; and latterly has increased the rapidity of its action to such an extent as to render this entrance use less for the larger class of vessels; thus indica ting the "operation of some new and powerful cause to produce the result. Very shortly after the publication of Capt. Glynn's survey, about the year 1840, the U. S. Government, for the protection of Fort Cas well from the abrasion, constructed stone jetties upon the Oak Island shore, running out into the river, some of them to the distance of four hundred feet. The effect of these jetties was to change the course of the current, and to throw it upon Bald Head the opposite shore with such force and in such manner as to cause a meterial wash, while the sand from 'this wash was carried out br the action of t fie enrn-nt and deposited upon the 'main bar. This has been ascertained hv the most accurate sound- in ers made by scientific men; and affords the only possible reason for the continued shoaling Gf the maiu bar after the cans causes proceeding from the opening of New Inlet had ceased to operate We have already shown that these causes have not, and could not have produced any material effect after the date of Capt. Glynn's survey in 1839; aud, if We are correct in these con-, elusions, as we feel very positive that we are, then the Government of the United States is directly chargeable with the construction of one cause which has operated very powerfully to wards the injury of our bar, nud of our Com merce. Having thus endeavored to give a historical account of the Cape Fear River .and its outlets, we proceed to examine the grounds upon which the immediate undertaking and ultimate and speedy accomplishment of the improvement of our Bar," and a restoration of the original state of things, address themsel vesio the Government as a work peculiarly belonging to her, and de manded by the necessities of a portion of her people. : f When Government is appealed to& do any particular,, work, it is an indispensaWe pre-re-quisite to success that it should appear that what is asked is in itself practicable. In an swering this demand we congratulate ourselves" and the Convention, that we are not left to rely upon our own reasoning and conclusions, but that a special commission appointed by the Sec retary of War, composed of able-dSrs of the Engineer Corps and the Navy, with Prof. Bache at its head, has, upon the fullest examinations t and explorations, made a report to Government setting torth the entire practicability of the work and recommending "a plan for the improvement of the entrance based npon the gradual restora tion of the circumstances existing when there was twenty (20) feet of water upon thqBar," aud expressed an opinion with much confidence, that its execution will again restore that depth. Before the appointment of this commission. Congress - had uppfr $90,000 for thit work, w hich sum has since been expended, to gether with a part of $60,000 subscribed by certain citizens of Wilmington for the purpose of continuing operations until Congress should make the necessary appropriation for it. Capt. Woodbury who has charge of these works in a report made to Gen. Tot ten, Chief of the En gineer Department, Vm the 20th of October 1853, states that the effect of what had been done, "is precisely what was expected and pre dicted in the report of the commission," aud "according to present appearance the whole point" (Bald Head) "will be effectually pro tected for less than the estimate of the com mission.' So that from the opinions of scientific men and from the actual result of works carried on in accordance with their recommendation, it of the work is Vut beyond a question. -;n .i..,,!. !, i:: t, ln, l. ' A 1 .1 ...v. ..in uuuui, iimt it a-" uiiua i ei oe- ln. ' i .i - - j will;-, iu me jo crniuent to mase the linprovc- i i . - . . . . f iiieni, 111 me exercise ot its rightful powers as me nave long oeen understood and practised in the country; and the only remainiug point to'be determined, is, whether justice and souud policy and a due regard to the interests of the nation, authorize the appropriation and expen diture of the sum of money which will be ne it. i i . cessary for that purpose. Without noticing, in this place, the peculiar claim which this enter prise has upon Congress, it may be safely as serted that no liko-object in any State has been able to present more powerful or urgent reasons to secure a favorable consideration, or stronger and more conclusive grounds for requiring the interposition and aid of Government. Wilming ton has for along time been justly considered the-sea-port of NorttoCarolina, and her exports for the past year, foriSgnnd coast-wise, amouuted to onwards of six millions of dollars. Not only so, but she is entitled to rank in ira- a . .. . - i i n n a wtur norn of any port between Baltimore and New Orleans, with the exception of Charleston, Savannah and Mobile, and her vessels so cleared exceeded even some of thera in number. But, her clearances for foreign countries form but an inconsiderable part of her entire tonnage; a very large proportion of her export trade being domestic or coastwise, ana the vessels engaged in that species of trade un der coasting license are not required by cora i Bjercial regulations, either to enter or clear at the Custom House, and are, therefore, unnoticed n the secretary s report, in isoi, tne wnoie number of vessels from this Fort of both classes, was according to the annual returns of the Har- "Ul -asi" i-igiu m-uuicu uimiuuuccu, Vot; whose aggregate tonnage at auu tons eacn is Tobacco, Iliee, and Peanuts, and the products of her noble fordtts Par, Pitch. Turpentine. Timber and Eumber, (indispensible to the Naval and Mercantile, Marine,) are inexhaustible. Within her bosom are found Gold, Silver, Cop- ! per, .Lead, Iron, Marble and Coal, and ndeed almost every substance that is valuable n the Mineral Kingdom. These are truly Mnes of wealth, if they can find a market, but w'thout one, they must continue to lie in the ea?rth as i they have done, useless and unproductne. Of i these great interests the State has been inmind ! ful. 'She has devised and is now carrvhsr on a system of Internal Improvements by Rai Roads and Plank Roads, and by the improvement of her Rivers; intended to bring all of fer parts into close and intimate connexion, ani to give all of her people markets of easy accesi, and the means of transporting articles and 'products which would otherwise be of little or ao value but which with the facilities thus to be afforded will beeomegrout sources of wealth rhen car ried by our vessels to the markets of other States and Countries. Among these undeveloped resources, copper, j iron, and coal are the most important, and pro j ini.se the largest accessions to our wetlth and i commerce; and the geographical position of the I mines is such, in relation to many of the im- provements just mentioned, as to make it certain j that Wilmington must export their products, as I she is the terminus of some of these improve ments, and connected with almost all of them, j either by railroad or navigable waters. The j coal fields of Moore and Chatham Counties, on j both sides of Deep River, are of great extent :and excellent quality, and very near them are j found iron ores of much promise, and in great abundance. Companies are already working the coal mines, aud gel ting the coal ready for market; and others are prepariug to begin operations in the iron mines. The improvement ulJuapJlfar-tfMi yeep ituers by slack water 1 na v i ga ituir, afewrfeyert eHff coai neius, is soon 10 ue compietea,-T. afiord means of transportation, not only f coai anu iron, duc aiso, ior tne products!? a large agrieultnral and timber .district,' all, of which must seek an outlet to the ocean through this port. Its commerce may be increased to an indefinite extent, if properly caredrbr. But then the advantages to result from Jail these things, not only to us, but to the coButrLgen erally, will be greatly diminished and crlytoled without the aid of Government, to mprOveur bar, and thus admit a class of., vessels, of suffi cient tonnage for our commercial wants. This enterprise addresses itself to Govern ment, not only as the means of faoiiitati:igcom merce between this and other Statgs and; with foreign countries; but also as one -highly ne cessary and important, for the protection -rwi safety of all vessels passing our eoajtT; for she will thus provide a convenient harborof refuge for those in distress, where there is no such thing at present, and where, from the very dangerous character of our coast, one is so much needed. And she may. also, at all times, arail herself of it in supplying her mail and war steamers with coal. - There is another view, "aside fr'otn its' com mercial aspect, which alone make' it both the interest aud -duty of government to do this work. We can justly claim to be furnished by G"6verument,wjth the necessary means ef de fence against hostile invasion, of which we are now destitute, and which can be supplied in this way with greater certainty and economy than in anv other. " " It will be remembered that the depth of water upon .ew Inlet. Bar, is,, very nearly, equal to that of either the Alain orWjestern Bar. The entrance by both of the - latter is guarded by : Fort'diVswell; but Kcw Jnlet; nine uiiies nearer the town of WiKningtoW.4s without a batter- or a gun, to protect this rt against an enemy's shipping. The presentf condition and relations of the different powers tli earth invest this view of the question witjy very great uiipprtanr, and niakc a strongjippeal to Goy ernment to provide fop our 'eominSn' .defenee." The plan for the protection of fKis portion "of the Union; of which Fort Caswell was but a part, has never been completed'. " The ' records of Congress will show that t heJbwUdjng of works of defence' at New Inlet, " was a ri&tfssary part of that plan, and not only sdjbufc1ju adopted part of it, which remains -et' to eexecnted in some way, either strictly, or by making such provision as shall supercede the. necessity of its literal execution. To put the proper means of defence there, the Inlet remaining, Vouidcost near a million of dollars; bnt tJ close"5p.that Inlet, by carrying out the plan of the lafe com mission, would not only provide for our eornptete defence, but would also give to North CJarolina commercial facilities in some degree comfliensur- growing prosperity and siinportance, and secure a refuge for the imperiled mariner. And when ... . i- i a all this can be accomplished for-si iplished for- $500,000, the Government, between these two modes of de fence, surely cannot hesitate to adopt the latter. There is still another just and obvious ground of relief in this matter, and that is. "a rightful claim npon the Government, for thefrestoration of those advantages of which w e4mye been de prived, to some extent at least, lay he own ac tion, .No one w ho consider the fact, can at all doubt that the building of Jetties at Oak Island has been instrumental in injuring oar. bar. Such is the opinion of scientific men, and in the pre ceding statement of facts we think it is shown to be a reasonable opinion.-- Here' then isr an appeaf directly to the Government's sense of justice, and such an one, if well founded, "aa cannot pass unheeded, unless 'the. principles of her institution and early . gnidano hate in onr day lo$t their, spirit, retaining only the empty name. ? i- . f . L "WiUr "the preceding statements and-views the dutieswbf your Committee cease. Their aim has been'tjo present the subj'ect-in a clear and ac curate nianuer, iu order that it may be rightly understood, and when so understood, it is be lieved that Congress will not only admit the force knd justice of the claim, but will also be most rcady.to do whatever shall be necessary for oii relief. And when this shall be done, our njnch loved State will have entered upon a career of prosperity which will conduct her amonjr States, to that proud eminence she now holdsln the affections of her people. A? of which is respectfully submitted. i H. L. HOLMES, P. K. DICKINSON, JNO. McllAE, p GEO. DAVIS. "Vfilmington, N. C, May 25th, 1854. If: netbodfet General Conference. It pill be perceived from the official report of the proceedings of the General Conference of the,'. E. Church South, that the 9th Section of thr Discipline was expunged, as well as all othel parts which condemued the institution of slayfry. The general rule forbidding "the pur chsg of men, women and children, with the iDtgtHSonqjdye them," and which has re fero'iiiee to te"Arrican slave trade, was retained, though the vote upon the expurgation even of this Rule, was 47 to 54. The Methodist Church has thus placed itself says the Columbus Times and Sentinel, upon scripture foundations upon this subject, and de serves and will receive the commendation of the Southern people for its kold and manly as sertion of the apostolic doctrine upon this vexed question in the face of the insane clamors of a wild fanaticism which has substituted its puling philanthropy for the word of God. . The Macon Journal $ Messenger, writing of the election of Bishops by the General Confer ence, says: Dr. Pierce is the youngestBishop of theChurch and his elevation to that high dignity is an honor which all wdio know him feel that he has deserved. He is one of the most brilliant pul pit orators of the South but far more impor tant still, in reference to the position he now holds, he is a sound and wise man, distinguished as much, perhaps, for his practical common sense, as for intellect. Cuba. The Washington Star of the 25th ult. says: " We have just received interesting in formation from Madrid via Cuba. Our advices on which we have every reason to rely, as we have before explained, state that Mr Soule's original demand for $300,000 damages in the Black AVarrior case, was simply in the act of presenting the papers filed by the owners of the ship at the State Department here, to be trans mitted to Madrid, as all such business is trans acted. It was their business to make a claim for tlfe amount to the extent to which they conceived themselves to have been injured, and our Minister's business to present that clajm to be compromised, or rather adjusted upon prin ciples'of justice aud right, as subsequent investi gationyand correspondence between the Spanish foreign office and our Minister might demon strate aud settle. However, after .making this heary claim, the owners of the ship admitted that they were in the wrong, by paying the de nianded line of six thousand dollars. This act of theirs, it is indsred both in Madrid and Ha- - w ftnke thcur caseont from among those -4cJ jiuiuk 4gitrmj aemuna pii V, ianish GoernmeBt fof reparation; as it is sfeJsed to involve an admission of their offence ufldej. the Spanish revenue laws, ijlt-is said in Oaba that, having demanded in demnity, and then waived that demand by the payment of a fine, they have subsequently peti tioned the Queen fdr its remission! If all this J)&.true, (and we cannot doubt it,) it strikes us tkat they will not gVt"4ack a dollar of their mppey now in Isabella's strong box, for we do not see how our Minister can reasonably trouble himself further with their'case. r'We learn, further, that Mr Soule is pressing the other various cases, wherein the American parties to them have not thus stepped forvard to take them out of the hands of the Govern ment of the United States, and that it is very clear that he means to succeed, obtaining guar antees that Spain-shall not, in future, so manage her affairs in the island, as that her agents there will be constantly keeping our merchants and shipmasters in hot water. Straxge Superstition. The Norwich (Conn.) Courier relates a strange and almost incredible tale of superstition recently enacted at Jewett City, in that vicinity. About eight years ago Horace Ray of Griswold died of consumption. Since that time two of his children, grown up people, have died of the same disease, the last one, dying some two years since. Not long ago the same fatal disease seized upon another son, whereupon it was determined to exhume the bodies of the two brothers already dead and burn them, because the dead were supposed to feed upon the living: and so long as the dead body in the grave remained in a state of decom position, either wholly or in part, the surviving members of the family must continue to furnish the substance on which that dead body fed. Acting under the influence of this strange and blind superstition, the famiiy and friends of. the deceased proceeded to the burial ground at Jewett City on the 8th iust., dug up the bodies of the deceased brothers, and burned them on thje spot. It seems impossible to believe that kth darlf Ignorance and folly could exist ifl the middle of the 19th century, and in a State cal ling itself enlightened and christian, -i" Medical men," says Dr. Gorden, "are fami liar with the fact that beer drinkers in London can scarcely scratch their fingers without risk of "their lives.' A copious London beer drinker is '"one vital part. He wears his heart on his sleeve: bare to a death wound even from a rusty nail or the claw of a cat." Sir Astley Cooper, o one occasion, was called to a drayman who had received an injury in his finger from a small splinter of a stone. Supuration had taken place; his. distinguished surgeon opened -the small abscess with his lancet. On returning be discovered that he had forgotten his lancet case; going iortnw, lie lound nis patient in a dying eludes the same writer, "dreads above all things Kavo All Tnin rvo i a beer drinker for a patient." "Tun Late Bishop Ives. At the recent sit ting of the North Carolina Diocesan Conven tion of the Protestant Episcopal "Church, a letter was received from the Rev. Dr. Forbes, of St."Ans (Roman Catholic) Church, in New York, offering to refund $750 of the money which tfie late. Bishop Ives received from the diocese jnst before his departure for. Europe, v We find the foregoing paragraph in some of owe exchaages. The action of the Convention, which met in this town, was we learn, in effect, the passajgeof a resolution declaring " that no ft'fflwas set up for the refunding of the salary advnC'ed to the late Bishop lJves, but that the Treasurer of the Diocese" as the"jft0PeX person to f ecsive all monies instlv due tK lame." If u. vMeraUbt v, r r J - - -V. The Craigv and Hunt DHAcaltjr. The Washington correspondent of the Charles ton Mercury, speaking of the Craige and Hunt difficulty, says: "A difficulty subsequently sprung up between Messrs Craige of North Carolina, aud Hunt of Lou'siana it seems to have been misunderstood. A good many bitter gibes were thrown across the House during the long session of 3G hours, branding the opposition as factionists. At length an adjournment was moved, that the different members might consult, and adopt some expedient of going on with business. Mr Hunt then said that he desired to arrange the matter, and declared beforeGod that he was no faetionist. It was carried. Monday morning when the House met, a proposition was submitted w hich was thought to be fair to all sides. The reason assigned for the tactics of the minority was that they wanted time for discussion. The proposi tion gave them as much time as they wanted, and it was known to be so fair that nothing but factiousness would reject it. When it was submitted by Col. Richardson, the chairman of the committee, Mr. Hunt rose and said he wished to modify the proposition. It was supposed to be an indication of continued factiousness. Objections were made all over the Hall to Mr. Hunt's proceeding. Mr. Craige rose and said, "he objected" "he pronounced the member a faetionist, and would treat him as such." Mr.- Hunt regarded the charge as offensive he had disclaimed being a faetionist, and regarded the charge as conse quently offensive. He pronounced it false. The next morning, Mr. Hunt upon the meeting of the House, rose to a personal explantion he said that the, report in the Globe was incorrect. Mr Craige said it was correct, so far as he was concerned. Mr Hunt said he had pronounced it false. Mr Craige answered that Mr Hunt could not strut into a quarrel with him, and then sneak out by another falsehood. It will be seen that the language was bitter. A duel was apprehended, as both were men of courage. No cartel, it is known, has been exchanged? The difficulty was, who should challenge. Four men, it is said here, w hose opinion Is almost law upon such matters, prevented Mr Craige from sending a challenge, upon the ground that it was not his duty to challenge. Mr Hunt's friends, I dare say, gave similar advice to him. It is fortunate that they had no rencounter. Mr Craige is known here to be a man of chivalric gallantry, most undoubted courage, and the nicest honor. He is rather too much inclined to fight, instead of a conflict." avoiding Stop the flnrderem. A correspondent of the Ashville (N.C.)Ncws writing from Lapland, N. C, says: " With a view of effecting an arrest, if pos sible, of the perpetrators of an awful murder, 1 proceed to lay the facts before the public through your paper. Two men, Jas Shelton and Tilgh man Landers, of Laurel, Madison county, N.C, on the 17th May, waylaid the road and assassi nated Drury Norton of the same couuty. Shel ton struck him on the head ' with a rock, and Landers struck him on the rm. Both have since fled the country, 'and were last heard of on Indian Creek, Tenn. Shelton is about -35 years old, weighs 165 lbs., stout built, has heavy w hiskers of a sandy cast, black hair, with his face badly burned with powder." Landers is a" man of ordinary size, sandy or red hair, red complexion, 25 years old, has a sore hand. The outrage is a very aggravated one, and both Shelton niift Landtrs re unsafe men for iv v community, therefore all "new8pTOef$'Wendly"To morality, aud the personal safety of our citizens, are earnestly requested to copy." Coffee Leaves. A Brazil paper . contains evidence in regard to the substitution of the leaves for the berry of the coffee tree. This paper states that Brazil exports 250,000,000 lbs. of coffee per annum, and" that the leaves are really more valuable than the fruit, though not yet used as an article of export. The infusion of coffee leaves is more nutricious and more invig orating than tea, and is preferred by all who have tried it to an infusion of the coffee berry. The leaves are treated in the same way as the berries, by roasting. Coal in Axsox. Dr. McCIanahan, assistant State Geologist, has been in this county, for a few days past, in discharge of the duties of his appointment. He informs us that he hastraced the coal indications from the Deep River Mines to this county, and has no doubt large quantities of coal exist near this place. On the plantation of Wm. J. Ledbetter, Esq., five miles from town, where lignite had before been discovered, he finds shales and fossils indicating, as he assures us, abundant quantities of coal. Dr. McCIanahan will make further examinations in this county, and promises ns an account of , his explorations in this vicinity. Pee Dec Star. Ciiep.aw and Daklingtox Railroad. The Cheraw Gazette of May 24 in speaking of the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, says: " The grading will all jte done in the contract time. The iron has been purchased, under the circum stances upon very favorable terms. The con tractor is to begin to deliver it on the 1st Oct'r and deliver it as fast as wanted. Much of the road will be ready for the iron by the first of October at which time the laying of the iron will be commenced and continued until comple ted. If the work is carried on as is expected, the cars may run over the line by first June, 1855. We then beg our friend to pack up his 1 traps andjbe ready to tramp in time., to xeach this place by the 4th July, 1855, assuring him that he will meet a hearty welcome, a good din ner and be entertained by a patriotic aud elo quent speech." A Deacon'' s quotation of Scripture cn the use of TVine and cold-water. Mr Secretary Marcy recently told an anecdote at a dinner party in Washington city, which runs" thns: lie said that a few weeks since Gov. Seymour, of N. Y., wrote to him that since he had vetoed the liquor State, both approving and disapproving of his course in "the premises. Among them was one from an honest deacon, who resided in the cen tre of the State, which commended his action in the strongest terms. The old gentleman al- the question and did not let one jot or tittfe" escape him. He had too, he said, "looked up" his Bible from Genesis to Revelation, in order to see how the liquor question was there treated, and after mature deliberation e came to the conclusion that all the great and good men, such as Noah, Moses, David, Solomon, and Tesns not onlv wpre rinrtntrre rf tVio " " . v. -, . , --- , v.-... ..- . ' ..IX. . ' 7 I j but recommended it toothers: in aword. iu his researches he only found one instance (that rtf T;c 1 ' ,.n.i ,.i,i ot uives) where a man called tor cold water and that he was in h 1, where he ought to be. We learn from the Rowan Whig that Judge Settle has determined to resign his seat upon the Bench at the close of the present circuit. The Standard savs that Gov. Reid has notified the Council of State to afceemble in Raleigh on the 15th Juno. v lutr iu linn mati uitc ucunu C1VCU lilt; Jinuurl. , . silL 1 law he had received letters from all parts of thefeM Were 8iecPu,S ln, A)c"se, and strange to Jtffierson, .Tladiain and flonroc. The Washington lJii n says, these three illustrious Presidents spdle thus of the Missouri Compromise: x "'This Missouri quest on bv a geographical line of division,' said Mr Jefferson, 'is the most portentious one that I on . eVer contemplated.' " " ' I must own,' sujcj fr Madison, ' that I have always leaned to vtb striction was not within belief he true that the re scope of the constitution.' " " 'The proposed restr! ;ions as to the Terri tories which are to be tti fitted into the Union,' said Mr Monroe, 'if not i direct violation of the constitution, are repuftii nt to its principles.' " The Hon. D. M. Bail iger, late Minister to s City on Saturday, ;pain, passed through tl. on his wav to his home i Cnhnrrns. Mr Bar- ringer was greeted byv-"r Uy friends while here. He enjoys the satisfaeth of knowing that he acquitted himself while : jroad most acceptably to men of all parties. The lion. A. V. Brov i. Judge Nicholson, of the Washington Union, Hon. Mr Smith, and Hon. Wm. II. Polk,J,o( Tennessee, were also here on Saturday, on ;th ir wav to Commence ment at Chapel Hill. 4-7 aleish Standard. Front fa fornla. New York, May 2 5. r -The steamer Northern T.tctki has arrived b i jspin wall, bringing among her passengers s! r Borland, V. S. Min ister to Nicaragua, wh nroceeds directly on ! to Washington; Col.. '. Fremont, and Bishop ! Simpson. The Nortl -rn Liirht also brings ! $500,000 in gold. t J ! It appears that a se' ous difficulty occurred jatGreytown between lr Borland and the authorities. It appears that the latter attcmpt- ed to arrest a passenger iy the Nicaragua route, i when Mr Borland inter ;red, and he was taken j into custody by the M; or, but subsequently I released. Just before the sailin of the Northern Light, an attempt was made o arrest the Hon. Mr Borland the American i .blister, bv the authori ties of San Juan. He, sowever, took refuge in the American consulat which was attacked and fired upon by a mo during the night. Next morning he nu iaged to get onboard the Northern Light,' ivhere a meeting was called and measures Ve e taken to protect the American citizens and property onshore. A volunteer force of fifty men from among the passengers was organh'd under the command of Mr Crawford Fletche , formerly of Tennessee, vvho remained at San J an, under whose protec tion Mr Fabri, our Coisul, placed himself. The outrage grew c ,t of the attempt of the authorities of San Jos captain for murder, n Borland. to arrest an American ich was resisted by Mr Important from Me New Orleans iiimou steamer Orizaba, from ico. A despatch from ees the arrival of the Vera Cruz, with city of Mexico dates to the lc.h ult. Santa Anna made v triumphant entry into the city on the 16tht n vl general rejoicings were ordered to continue: IV .' three days on account of his victory over Al urez, after the abandon ment of the siege of A apnlco. An account from G i. Banco says that Santa Anna's troops stormc Mount Peregrano on one side, and drove 'tl J rebel forces down the . other. All the accou ts are from the govern ment journals, and itji difficult to ascertain the truth.' es of the paiw 1fthc Gadsden Treaty. had been received w " era" Cruz on the llth. ---"--,p4 ----,- Supposed Death. ir James Robinson, a lad of about seventeeti years of age, from Glas gow, Scotland, is sijjs sed to have been drown ed in the Cape Fear Liver- yesterday morning before day. He wis; iboard of the Steaiuer Douglass at her whrf, it Cambellton, and about 2 o'clock in the mo g he was seen sitting at M the bow of the boat,Ai id appeared to be unwell. He askeda negro bo for wate, and, after tak ing a drinktold hupo ;ood by. Nothing more was thought of it; Ni at daylight he was mis sing. Diligent seafc hasteen made for him and he cannot be foii iV, C. Arns Destruction ok .jU"r Salvador. Thecitv of San Salvador was tofci ly destroyed by an earth quake on the night qf Kaste'r Sunday, by w hich upwards of two hiai id--lives and more than four millions worths J property were destroyed in less than one niiiiill of time. On the Friday previous, until the foment of the calamity, strong shocks of card' piakes were experienced from day to day, untl the night of Sunday the ltth, when, about J o'clock, p. m. a rolling sensation, as that f i wave of the sea, and which lasted for aljOa fifty seconds, laid the whole city level wit 'i the ground. The night being calm, the dust occasioned by the falling of the houses obseop d the whole atmosphere, rendering it imposed for people to recognise their own relatives.,' plunder and robbery fol lowed as a matter ofj course, the government with the troops ha vim removed from the scene of destruction at an eirly hour upon the follow ing morning. The co sequences accompanying this ruin are likely ,,ti be attended with very serious- results to coij'nerciaJ business through out the republic. The authorities laa've petition ed the neighboring states for, assistance in money, provisions, ni t labor AT. 5' JJeraUL House Struck tsT ightning. The dwelling house of J. Patterson -'ortet, about seven miles from VhsbTrrgvMir rweetrm k by lightning a few days ago. Opeiend of the building was destroyed. The tintfer was scattered all over the houses-all the gla s, and nearly all the sash were broken out of tmj windows two gnns one of them being loaded, was fired off, and both were broken and the?4 pieces scattered so that they could not be food. A flask containing powder exploded; thtfe was a keg of powder in the house and the ightning knocked off two of the hoops, but it dSl not explode. Six nrr- Mr Porter, and that' nly in his endeavors to extinguish the firewDch Jie accomplished. Minnesota Territo'. tfecordintr to th St C1 - . .. Anthony Democrat is estimated to contain at "g"'Jjrj-kf 25,000 hihabitants. .In the. year 1850 tbe Li. S. census showed the pop ulation to be 6,038. The increase this year will be, it is thought, about 10,000, but it seems highly probable that the Nebraska fever, which is now raging in all parts of the northern States, will detract considerably from this total. Fever and Ague cured by Dr. M'Lane'a PIIU. Mr Jonathan Ilougham. of M'egt Union, Park co. Til., ! writos t0 the proprietors that he had suffered prtutly i from a severe aud protracted attack of Fever A Ajrne, and was comulctelv restored to health bv the use of the Liver Tills alone. These Pills iiiuiueMioiiuMy pos sess great tonic properties, and can be taken with de cided advantage for man v diseases requiring invigorat ing remedies; fcut the Liver Pills stand pre-Mnim-iit na a means of restoring a disorganized liver to healthy action; hence the great celebrity they have attained. This invaluable medicine should always be kept within reach. .Purchasers will jdease be cafeful to ask for Dr M"L.ane?s celebrated Liver Pills. For ante by & J- HINSDAIxEb Fayettcryit. x, f V Ilk alLa
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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