North Carolina Newspapers

A t 7 -4 rx.Al... j.t-.A - c o n Kor.the Carolinian. FayteTre andntrc Flank R . ytfi Yates : IVvetteville ? AVill tills improvement benefit This qnestiou has been pro-; pounded manv times in regard 10 me venire I'lank Koa, "unl the answer has often been in the negative. I for one, sir, have heretofore considered this a work ot minor importance comparatively, but having occasion to visit within a few days past the fection through which it runs, and having conversed with several gentlemen and some of the best of farmers in regard to it, my mind has undergone a great change. It is unquestionably a work of almost vital importance to Fayetteville. The farmers arc anxious to make our Town their market, and for the best of reasons, which Ihey expressed unhesitatingly to me, viz: because our's is the best market and a North Carolina Town. I admire the State pride that burns in the bosoms of the farmers of the counties bene fitted bv this work, and look forward with encouragement to the day when we will eniov j the whole trade of that section. G. Ear the Carolinian. Mr 32ditp.: I notice that in the Report lately made by Mr Gwyun, the Engineer of the Goldsboro' fc Beaufort Railroad, he is em barrassed with the old question of the "Eastern Terminus, a question which has already been a good deal discussed, and which I fear has originated a great deal. of unpleasant feeling. Those interested in each different point on Beaufort Harbor claiming consideration as the terminus of the projected railroad, are of course anxious to have their particular site selected. But this will hardly be done. The Legislature might feel authorized to aid largely in the con struction of a trunk railroad to Beaufort Ilar bor.'but they would scarcely be willing to build a branch road to every point on the Harbor which the owner might fancy the most eligible i's the site of a future city. And wherever the proposed road may terminate, one thing is in my judgment pretty certain under present cir cumstances, viz: that the great and immediate benefit will accrue to individuals those per f ons who happen to own property in that vici nity. I do not object to this 7?" rtial distribution of benefit, provided it is the best thf.t can be done under the circumstances. But since the Htote is to bear the great burden and expense of the building of the road, is there no plan by which this expense can be fairly diminished ? To speak plainly, would there be any impropri ety in the State's becoming interested in some one of the points on the Harbor and making thai the. terminus of the projected road. Sup pose for instance that the Gov. of the State were authorized to fix upon any point in his iudirment suitable and proper, whenever the riparian proprietor should convey to the State a specified number of acres adjacent to the water; or lie might be authorized to give the terminus to the locality offering the best bid in real estate. The building of the road would of course enhance the value of the land enormous ly, and if my suggestions were adopted, the pro ceeds from the sales of town lots might be either appropriated to paying off the State debt contracted for the building of the road, or else it might go into the Literary Fund to help to support our Common Schools. But I hear an objection from some one, that this would be a speculating project, and that the State ought never to condescend to anything of the Join. Snpjio.se, however, the Legistatnre have improper to secure a conveyance of land tothc State to reimburse her in part for the necessary expenditure in building this road ? If this be objectionable as a speculating project, would not the same objection apply to the draining of Swamp Lauds, which the Literary Board is now by law authorized to do, and arc doing ? In both cases the State would make the invest ment to develope t bo resources of the State. In both cases the State would be partly reim bursed for t lie expenditure by a sale of the property, and I believe that in both cases the public goad would be subserved. I make these 'suggestions crudely and with out much consideration. Perhaps they may be found to contain the germ of something useful to the State. If so I shall be abundantly gratified and rewarded. Yours truly, PUBLIC GOOD. .11 r StUN-,' Resolutions. We publish below the Resolutions on Slavery, introduced into the House of Commons of this State a few days since, by Mr Settle, of Rock ingham : 1. Resolved, That the Act passed at the last session of Congress, providing territorial gov ernments for Nebraska and Kansas, embraces t ue true principle in relation to the power of the Federal Government, on the subject of slavery in the Territories. 2. Ixesolrcd, That the principle asserted in said Act, on the question of slavery, is a sub ject of vital importance, upon which all South ern men ought to unite. 3. Resolved, That the attempt on the part of some of the States of the North, to interfere with slavery in the South, is a flagrant viola tion of the Constitution of the United States, and fraught with incalculable mischief to the people of this State. 4. Resolved, That the preservation of the rights of this State, in the. peaceful enjoyment of the domestic institution of slavery, is a para mount duty. 5. Resolved, That much praise is due to the patriotic men who have boldly maintained the compromises of the Constitution in the midst of the infuriated fanaticism of the North. G. Resolved, That this State is detprm inpl to resist any further encroachments upon her constitutional rights. t. Resolved, That in the event the Federal Government repeal or impair the efficiency of the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Law, or refuse to enforce its execution in good faith, that it will amount to a virtual dissolution of the Union; and that it will become the duty of this Mate to take such measures as may be re quired for her safety and security. S. Jlcsidred, That if either of the contingen cies contemplated in the foregoing resolution, should arise during the recess of the General Assembly, that the Governor be requested to convene that body, to the end that the rights of the State may be maintained. 9. Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted by the Executive to each of the Senators and Representatives in Congress from this State, to be laid before their respective Houses; and also a copy to the Governors of the respective States of the Union. These Resolutions are explicit, brief, practi cal. Less could not have well been said more would have been useless They go at once to the great points involved in this vital question; and the fanatics of the free States and those States themselves are told in solemn and em phatic terms, that North Carolina will resist any farther encroachments on her Constitution al rights, let the consequences be what they may. Sla nda rd. rit.MCATioss. I T T I m I v m - i h 1 M IB -AA--A TH - nrlin-rtn tLEflSffATCEE. II I till Seihte, a rel On Tjliurslay thl 14th salutionfrequfcing sl railrf l. Sj.- x-U.1 . . r-i niaKe reports ioiue vx adopted. Mr Gilmer addressed the Senate in favor of Mr Graham's bill calling a Conver tion to amend the Constitution of the State. In the House, Mr Norment, among others, presented a memorial on the subject of a prohibi tory liquor law. Div-s resowjDf Justices of the Peace were receiveci-MH. Ileaden introduced a bill to tax Billiard Tables $500 instead of $100. A bill to incorporate the Cape Fear and Waccamaw canal lumber com pany passed 2d reading. On the 15th, Nathan Winslow, senator from Fasouotank ana I'erqnimons, appeared, was i ----- qualified and took his seat. Rather late. John G. Bynum was elected a Trustee of the TTniversitv. Messrs. Hoke -and Thomas ad- dressed the Senate in opposition to the bill calling a Convention. Mr Fisher introduced bill concerning the salaries of certain officers, which was referred to the committee on Propo sitions and Grievances. It fixes the salary of the Governor at $3,000 per annum, that of the Treasurer at $2,000, of the Comptroller at $1,5Q0, of the Judges of the Superior Courts at $2,000 - ' ' In the House, the Committee on Education reported unfavorably on the bill to distribute L the School Fund according to white population The same committee reported favorably on a resolution to loan money to the Laurinburgh Academy. A bill to incorporate the Bank of Pittsboro' was introduced. Mr Lancaster in troduced a bill to exempt females from appear ing in Courts as witnesses providing for taking their depositions before magistrates. Mr 51c Pufiic introduced a bill to regulate the Regis tration fees in Cumberland count'. On Saturday, the 16th, the Senate transact ed no business of special importance. Air Hanghton spoke in favor of substituting Mr Graham's Convention bill for the Free Suffrage bill now before the Senate. In the House, the committee on constitution al reform reported on the bill to elect the Judges by the people for a term of years, with some amendments, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. The bill proposes ten years for Judges of the Supreme court and 8 vears for Superior court Judges. A resolu tion was offered directing the Judiciary commit tee to report a bill that 110 person convicted of murder shall inherit the property of the person murdered. An ineffectual ballot took place for three Trustees of the University W W Holdcu and Thos I Faison being added to the previous nominations. The use of the Hall was granted to Gov. Swain on Monday evening to address the General Assembly on the history of the University of North Carolina. On Monday, Dec. 18th, in the Senate, on motion of Mr Fennel the bill to incorporate the Bank of Wilmington was withdrawn. On mo tion of Mr Graham a resolution wis adopted into the expediency of dividing the State into eight judicial circuits. Mr Thomas introduced a bill to require railroad companies to fence their tracks. A bill to emancipate John Good passed Sd reading, also to emancipate Jerry. In the House, Mr Patterson introduced a bill to incorporate the Atlantic, Ohio aud Tennes see railroad. A resolution from the Senate au thorizing the Public Treasurer to pay over to the treasurer of the N. C. Railroad the balance of the State's subscription to that work, passed its 2d reading. A bill providing for giving widows one-half of the estate in case of the hus band dying without making a will and without having issue, passed its 2d reading. The House branch of the committee on judicial circuits consists of Messrs Shepherd, Baxter, Jordan, Leach of Davidson, and Waugh. Raleigh, Dec. 20, 1854. In the Senate, yesterday, (Tuesday) Mr Fisher spoke in opposition to the Convention bill, and Mr Thomas, of Davidson, replied. In the House, Mr Shepherd introduced bills regulating the laws of descent and concerning ejectments. A resolution was passed authoriz ing the public Treasurer to raise by loan or otherwise $100,000. The invitation to visit Wilmington was accepted. To-day (Wednesday) the committee on Banks made a favorable report on the bill incorporat ing the "People's Bank." Mr McDuffie intro duced a bill providing for the election of a Chairman or Judge of the County Court by the people. An excellent idea we think. A bill to incorporate the Whiteville Plank Road Com panj was introduced by Mr Jones. Mr Nor ment reported a bill concerning the destruction of sheep by dogs. The Councillors of State were elected to day, viz : M. T. Hawkins, O. R. Kenan, Owen Holmes, Sand. L. Love, Benj. Trollinger, L. Stowe, Wm. Badham. In the Senate, Mr Graham made another speech in favor of his Convention movement, and was replied to by Mr Brogden. After which the bill proposing to call a Convention wras reject ed, and the Free Suffrage Bill was passed. Distress among the Laboring Classes. We hear on all sides, complaints on account of the lack of employment for laboring people. Em ployers are compelled to dismiss them; and they who upon the even high wages, found it diflicult to support themselves and their fami lies under the present high price of provisions, are turned loose upon society without any means of support whatever. Unquestionably the gen eral distress among he poor is real; and the general aud wide spreading complaints we hear, are well founded. We cannot blame the em ployers. Under existing circumstances, it was perhaps, not so much of prudence, as it was absolute necessity, to discontinue their opera tions. If they could not pay, it would have doue their workmen no good to continue on. The calamity, for such it certainly, is seems to have been inevitable. 2V. Y. Express. A good joke. Perhaps the best joke of the season is the fact that after the election in Lynn, Massachusetts, it was discovered that one of the newly-elected aldermen, chosen by the know-nothings, was an Irishman, and had lately changed his name from Connelly! us, plankroad?, &cf I 1 A 1,1 Jt T - - " - . . - oVernorv M 1 .. 11 J xx A-4 and at The folowin ly in tioiiAadtffessed o ttfb Edi the Stan; appears Jo be psive view taiinof. : . 1 v ' the Speaker o of Governor. the Senate' i-rrower The statements made, from tfcl State, may be implicitly relied listory of the upon. To the Editors of the Standard Gentlemen : The following hicTAiir-nn ifto connection with the Speaker of the Senate e ercising the powers of Governor, may not bje uninteresting at this time. It'may have a ten dency to reconcile those who seem to be afraid, less the present Legislature are setting a dan gerous precedent in the action they lately had on the retirement of Gov. Kcid, and Mr Speaker Winslow's assuming the duties of Governor nnil Uov. 15ragg snail quality. ? As a matter of history it may do som& good to make it public lor that purpose it, is "at your service. In 1781, September 13th, Gov. Burke was captured aud taken prisoner to South Caroliua; subsequently he escaped, and arrived in Salem on the 30th of Jaunary, 1782, with the hope 01 there meeting the General Assembly of the State. During the captivity, Alexander Martin, then Speaker of the Senate, exercised the powers of Governor. Uwing to the peculiar situation of the country, the Legislatare did 1 11 -w .t 101 a ri.. not assemble. On the 12th of Apnf, uov. Burke wrote to Gen. Green lnformingtiQ ot the nwtftiarlv anrlasantsitRation 4nX he. was placed. He said to him that he fiadtaTTy ' determined to leave the administration of the Government in the hands of the Speaker of the Senate, and retire to some distant country indeed, if he could pass the enemy's line, he did not know but that he would surrender himself asrain a prisoner. On communicating his intention to Mr Speak er Martin, the SpeaVer replied, that he only ad ministered the Government by virtue ot his office as Speaker, and that his term would soon expire, and if Gov. Burke resigned, there would be no executive left. In this state of affairs, Gov. Burke continued to administer the government from the 12th of April, (the time he wrote to Gen. Green,) until the Legislature assembled, and Martin was elected Governor. Again in 1799, the latter part of the month of September, Gov. Davie accepted the appoint ment of Minister to France. Mr Benjamin Smith, the then Speaker of the Senate, exer cised the powers of the Governor until the next election, lie signed public documents as Speak er of the Senate, &c. At the meeting of the General Assembly, Mr Benjamiu Williams was elected Governor. Mr Smith was not a member of the Legislature when the election of Mr Williams took plack being the acting Governor by virtue of his office of Speaker of the preceding session. A case still more in point occurred in 1805 The General Assembly met on the 18th Novem ber. Alexander Martin was elected Speaker of the Senate. On the 23d of November, Gov Turner, the incumbent of the Gubernatorial chair, was elected Senator in Congress. On the 25th, Nathaniel Alexander, of Mecklenburg County, was elected Governor; not being pre sent, a messenger was dispatched to inform him thereof. It seems that Mr Alexander reached Raleiirh about the 18th of December following for on the 19th the Speaker of the Senate laid before the House the following lettef To the Hon. Alexander JMarlin, Speaker of the Senate: , Wk-.ms-VWVl m u m .i.j mm tlWJwt ..'pi . i Executive duties of my office, and AAie Con stitution having in this case provided that those duties shall devolve upon you, it is therefore mv request that you perform them. Nathaniel Alexander Dec. IS. 1805. In looking over the Journals of the Senate of that time, we find the following : 19th IJee., Thursday afternoon. The House met according to adjournment ; the Hon. Alex ander Martin being engaged in the discharge of duties incident to the Executive department, the Hon. Joseph Riddick was appointed Speak er pro tern. Friday Dec. 20. The House' met Mr Speaker Martin in the chair. Saturday, Dec. 21. The House met Mr Speaker Martin adjourning the House sinedic,&c. Mr Martin continuing to exercise the powers of Governor until the recovery of Mr Alexander. The American Arctic Expedition. We copy the following from the Baltimore American: "Serious fears are entertained for the safety of the Grinnell expedition under Dr. Kane. When last heard from, Dr. Kane was at Uper- navik, which is within the Arctic circle, and in latitude about deg. north; he then was on his way to Cape Alexander, which is in latitude about 77 deg. north, longitude about 75 deg. west, and intended to proceed thence as far to the north as the ice would permit, and then make his way by land toward the long and anxiously-sought geographical pole of onr earth." We perceive by the New York papers that the chamber of commerce of that city have adopted resolutions recommending to Congress that an expedition be sent in search of Dr. Kaue. The Baby Show. The last scene in the Ba by Show line came off at the Georgia Fair in Augusta, on Friday. Much anxiety was mani fested by the crowd to see the forluTate little ones. The Constitutionalist understands that there were some seven entries, aud that more premiums would have been awarded had the con ditions of the Society been complied with re quiring them to be dressed in homespun. Pre miums were awarded to three in the following order: 1st. The daughter of Mrs Jackson Turpin, aged 2 years, a silver pitcher worth $50. 2d. A fine-looking boy of Mrs. G. McLaugh lin, 18 months old, a silver pitcher worth $25. 3d. A fat, ruddy and handsome boy of Mrs D. B. Plumb, 10 months old, a silver goblet worth $10. fa JK- The whig papers refer to Mr Hoke's declaration that there would be no danger of a charge of the basis of representation byan un limited Convention: and Mr Orhom Qtnted lL - A I t 1 -. max ue apprenenaea no danger to the basis irora sucn a convention. W it rw not Mr Graham provide in his bill that the Con vention he proposes shall not touch the basis? If there is no wish in the West to change it, why not calm the apprehensions of Eastern men by so amending the bill as to limit the Conven tion in this respect? Mr Cherry might vote for the bill with this amendment, but could Mr Gilmer? "There's the rub." Standard. Mount Yernox. Mr John H. Washington declines the request of an association of ladies of Richmond and Manchester, to sell Mount Vernon, and enable them to secure to Virginia the "Home aiad Tomb of Washington." He says he is entirely unwilling that it should pass from his possession except to the State of Vir ginia or the United States. i Speaker lGovernor I V gnigi 1 On tlid f xercisine tin FAYETTEVILLE, N, c. Gen. Ihr pean War. J II The New,yiirk 'uner, hose edUor(Gea eral Webb) TtluMp nome n the 1lcihl!, pre nts his viewf of ttie war, and sef s fonth the Rritish loss atf Inkf rmann eater uau tlijrt of Wntprloo. considering: the numbers engaged The British race, he says, again demonstrated its nredominance, but never aiu ivussinn 1 roups fight better. . No assault can be made without ;Bnt. reinforcemeuts. the rear ot the allies ue- o , 1 lm.n. i;..no Tin ino- too much exposed on their furth'cr says : "The battle demonstrated the invincibility of the allied army fighting side by side after cen turies of hostility ; and although thus far the English army, with less than half the strength of the French, has been compelled to do nearly all the fighting, incurred the greatest exposure, aud won nearly all the glory of the campaign, there can be no reasonable doubt that in an emergency the French will nobly and gallantly do their duty. The English public are getting somewhat restive under the operation of the present alliance with France, and it admits of I - m 1 1 . 1 a 1 no doubt but tnat alliance is aestinea to ue 01 much shorter duration than the press affect to believe. "John Ball is made to stand the brunt of the fight, and to receive all the hard blows, while France claims equal honor and credit from bat- iu uv nc uici. nunc nci oiii u wuituv - x, e e t.- exposing to the fire of the enemy a few of her rican guerillas. The English press teel with e pefepiem tins subject, ,but they auto ieeii ... . . . 1 1 at in the present position of European" aH3r every sacrifice of feeling must be tamely sub mitted to, rather than incur the risk ot a brush with France. Should the death of Louis Na- uolean, or the wily diplomacy of Russia, suc ceed in breaking up that alliance, the position of England would be tearful m the extreme; and then all classes in that country would fee the wisdom of those among her statesmen who now openly proclaim that the most necessary as well as the most natural policy 01 Lnglanu is to build up the closest possible alliance with the United States." Bunker Hiii Truly American. The election vestcrday in Charlestown was a contest between the citizens with an open no mination, and the know nothings; and the for mer carried every ward. Timothy T. Sawyer was elected mayor by 3C1 majority; and the citizeus's board of aldermen. This ticket also for common conncilmen and other officers was carried, with few exceptions, in every ward. A la rre collection waited upon the mayor elect; and he was congratulated in the name ot the citizens, by 11. C. llutchins, Lsq., in a hap py manner, who stated that men of all parties had united to meet and defeat the inhospitable and proscriptive know nothing party. Mr Saw yer, in reply, said that so far as the rejoicing had reference to the defeat of the party of the know nothings, he was heartily with them; and was ready to thank God that one step had been taken to break up that dangerous association. In his opinion, knowT nothingism is founded upon selfishness and kept alive by narrow-mindedness and prejudice; and although it claims to be American, it is opposed to liberty and charity, without which the name American is an empty sound. Shall the noble and generous spirit of native born citizens be exchanged for servile submission to the dictation of a secret society? God forbid that it should be so! He was glad that in a place sacred to liberty, political and religious, such an inglorious idea should meet with its first decided rebuke; and he hoped that scheme would be effectually and completely overthrown. He rejoiced that it was decided that here the stranger even may still look for kindness and protection, because the heart of the people would be kept open and free. Bos ton I'ost, 12th inst. Narrow Escape of the Steamship IVashington. On the night of the 14th ult., as the U. S. steamer Washington was proceeding along the British channel, she was ran into by a brig under full sail, boring with its bowsprit a hole as large as a man in her left side, leaving there in the broken splinters of her bow. Striking again, her broken timber bored, in another part of the steamer, a second hole with snch force, that the whole bowsprit of the brig remained in the steamer. Happily, this damage in the steamer was six feet above the water. A let ter in the N. Y. Tribune says: "Yon can easily imagine what an excitement seized upon everybody. But the officers did not lose their presence of mind; and the first thing ordered was to post a watch near the boats armed with loaded pistols, to shoot any one who should try to seize upon them without an order from the captain. In the interior of the vessel the chief engineer directed the neces sary repairs, and by his orders the holes were stopped with mattresses outside. The captain himself, suspended on ropes above the water, worked for four hours, until the work was done. The brig was lost sight of in the darkness of the night." Adulterated Brandy. Prof. Mapcs state that nearly all the French brandy now import ed, is made of four-fifths beet root rum, and one-fifth grape brandy. The fashion used to be to import the brandy and mix it here with cheap liquor, but the French have taken the wind out of our sails. The Professor said there was a mistake about old brandy being healthy the liquor least deleterious to the human stomach is pure spirit. He had tried all kinds enough, lie thought, to constitute him a Judge. Awful Death. Early yesterday morning, a milkman who was coming into the city, saw a man hanging by one of his heels from the fence of the Catholic Cemetery, on the North side On approaching him, he was found to be dead. His face had turned perfectly black. On sub sequent examination, it was discovered that he had apparently been in the cemetery, had wan dered around it, and was attempting to climb the fence, when he slipped, and caught one foot by the heel between two of the pickets of the fence. .His struggles to release himself must have been desperate. He had torn off his coat and vest, apparently by pulling them over his head. The muscular contractions all over hfs body were very great. When discovered, he had the appearance of having been dead several hours. He is supposed to be a German. Chicago Trib., Monday 9lh. A captain of a slaver, a few days since, hav ing made a safe delivery of his cargo, on arriv ing at Havana, the agents declined paying his wages. Tbi3 Yankee gentleman, who engaged in the business in New York, when the vessel was fitted and furnished, iu great wrath at the dishonest treatment of his friends and employers, called on the Captain General with his com plaint, requesting him to enforce the payment of his just dues. The General was a good deal surprised at the sturdy assurance of the private and ordered him to prison, w here he will remain perhaps nntil he is paid off. There are seven Uni versalists clergymen elect ed to the next Massachusetts Legislature. They are all members of the Know Nothing order. Emai i I 17 V, 1 .11 V M rive J I trrfr C7 1 Ite m 1avxa. lhe steamer Calmj ia ar-l at TSJeYT 1 oik on tlie 17th with avaniff to tf712t-h A Spanish war stea ler arf d at HAanafcn the 8th with XJai AI cl Culloch, mate, and four men belonjmij; to the American Schooner J. G. White, which was captured a few weeks since at Baracoa, having arms and munitions of war on board. The steamer had the schooner in tow. The prisoners were sent toiail to await their trial. Another account states that the Captain of the schooner is confined on board, and that the crew has been set at liberty. - Man Shot. On yesterday, a man by the name of Seth Jones, while in a state of intoxi cation, shot another man by the name of Quinn, through the shoulder. Quinn, we learn is not dangerously wounded. Jones has been arrested aud confined in jail The'affair happened above the Rail Road. It il. Journal. Tork! Pork! We have had any quantity of Pork offered to us within the last week. The article appears to be uncommonly abundant, and yet the farmers who have it, generally persist in demanding 7 cents, and in some cases eight. A great deal of bacon will be made for market, upon the supposition that high prices will pre vail in the Sprinar. This expectation may not be realized, and those who are now refu may regret it. Salisbury Watchman. insr Ci SdCIDE OF A StrrOSED INCENDIARY. The Charleston Standard savs: 1 .Ha r.psi fin rii si 1111:1 rii js:i vs: .... 4. np-paslenger train ofars on Thnr&ay, and was "f 'V irc iiiuimmi oeiure iuc instantly crushed to death, is reported to have told a negro that he was the incendiary who caused the conflagration at Columbia, and knowing that he would certainly be hung if de tected, he intended to commit suicide. He was a German cigar-maker, and was missed from Columbia ou the night of the fire." SnocKiNG Homicide. On Monday niirlit the 11th inst., in Mecklenburg comity, three broth ers, John. James and David Sharp got into a fracas, at the residence of the former, which re sulted in the death of John, who was hor ribly mangled with knives. One of the others got his arm broken, and both received several bad cuts. The survivors have fled, and the Sheriff and his posse are now iu pursuit of them. We forbear further particulars until th mat ter shall have undergone legal investigation. Poisoning by Visiting Cards. In a recent journal we have observed reports of four cases of poisoning in children by the introduction of visiting cards into the mouth. They all recov- lercd, though the symptoms were of an alarming character. It should be generally known that in the manufacture of cart's, in the enamelling and coloring, virions salts of arsenic, copper and lead are used, which are capable of produ cing very serious sickness and even death. Children should not be allowed to play with th cm. Florida. Gov. Broome, in his recent mes sage to the legislature of Florida, recommends a repeal of so much of the constitution and laws as renders ministers of the Gospel and bank officers ineligible to the office of governor, senator, or representative, and prevents a gov ernor, judge, or chancellor from being elected to any office in the State or either house of Congress until one year after the expiration of their term of office. Murder in a Ball Room. The Macon (Ga.) Beacon, of Nov. 15, learns from a gentleman of IWnmbns that o most outrageous murder .wasy perpetrated in that town, on Saturday night last, by Joseph Nash, on the person of a son of Judge Whitfield, It appears that young Whit field was talking to a lady in the room, which roused Joseph Nash's auger, when he caught him hy the hair and cut his throat, killing him almost immediately. A mail contract has been made by the arents of the Post Office Department, to carry the mails between Charleston and Augusta, in" four horse post coaches, from aud after the 1st Jan uary next. A Large yield. We are informed that Col. Cathey, of II a v wood Co., one of the most skil ful and enterprising Farmers of the State, rais ed, during the past season, ninety-five bushels and three pecks oj corn to the acre! This speaks well lor the West. Hal. Register. From Oregon there is news that a powerful tribe of Indians had commenced war on the whites, by massacreing a whole train of emi grants. Miixard Fillmore. A dispatch from Buffalo, dated the 12th mst. says : "A gentleman of this city has positively as serted that Millard Hillmoreis a member of the Know Nothing or American party. The ques tion, however, notwithstanding this positive assertion, is open for disputation. The Ex President makes no denial. Those best posted are silent." Defixisg his rosmox- Commodore Stock ton is out in a letter in favor of the know-nothing doctrines. None but native Americans, he says, should hold office, and foreigners should be required to reside here 21 years before na turalization. Trial of one of the Ward Jurors for Per jury. The regular term of the Harden (Ky.) Circuit Court is now progressing in Elizabeth town. Thos. M. Yates, one of the jurors who granted the verdict of not guilty in the Ward case, is upon trial for perjury. He was indicted by the grand jury, along with some several others of his precious confederates. A Windfall Mr William W. Rilbv, of this city, lias recently received information of the death of an uncle in South Carolina, the Hon. John M. Purcell, who has left him a very comiortaoie legacy oi ssu.uuu. 3lr liilby is a gilder in the employ of Messrs. Ferris & Boyd, ana a young man. Chicago Democrat. Henry Clay. The Winchester (Ky.) Chron icle says that it was in the V inchester court that Henry Clay made his first and last speech es at the bar. Hard times in N ew l ork. In spite of the hard times in New "iork, a large dealer in laces says he has never before sold so many or such expensive laces as during this season. Owing to the numerous defalcations, undoubtedly adds Kossuth on the War. Kossuth has deliver ed a sp?ech in England on the war and the errors ot the allies. His view is that the only means or securing the west of Europe against i.urencroaciimenis oi llussia is the reconstruct lion oi 1 oland. followed bv th restoration nf the other lately subjugated aud suppresed na tionality oi the continent. A western editor, in answer to a comolaint of a patron that he did not give news enough, told him when news was scarce to read the Bible, which he had no doubt would be news to him. A mine of block tin is said to have been discovered in Upshur county, Virginia, the ore of which yields eighty per cent, pure metal. , dat& vernor or llan lcrruory. "Vfe understand that the President has nomi-" hltrfd to th Senate Brevet Lieut. Col. Edward Jfttptoe, f the United States army, to be uoTernor o Utah, in the place of Governor Young, wh wjis appointed bv President Fill more. Colonel fett ptoe, who is in lineal rank a . captain of, artillery, and who has been twice bre veted for gallant and meritorious conduct in the battle of Cerro Gordo and Chepultcpec, is, of course, well known to the whole country in that relation. In addition to this, all who are ac quainted with him, either personally or in his official capacity, bear testimony to the dignity and manliness of his character, his intelligence; his extensive information upon subjects Lot con nected with his profession, his tmiuent discre tion, and to the conscientious and religous tem per of his mind. All these are qualities which signally fit him for the delicate and important duty ol governor of a Territory so peculiar in its condition aud population as Utah. We do not apprehend that the substitution of Col. Steptoe for Governor Young will be atten ded with' any inconvenience. We confide much in the practical good sense of the inhabitants of Utah, notwithstanding their peculiar hiRtitn-, tions, and not less iu the combined moderation, firmness, and sagacity of Col. Steptoe, who has been for some time encamped with his command near Salt Lake City. 11 ash. U-iuon. NOTICE. Ou Thursday 4th duy of January, ISj.1, at the late residence of iu. B. JIani, dce'd., on a credit of t-ix nionilis, 1 will otiir for cale TKN likely NUGliOKS, 4 ilen, two Women and lour Children two men o"ld imItWA niidd"aged--beluiiring tofiiid Iv-tate. J N O. McA KILL Adm'r. Dec. 10, ISM. 2t EXECUTOR'S NOTICE. The fuhscribcr. having at the last Term of the (Vurt of l'leas and Quarter tocssions of the County of Cum berland, qualified as Executor of Hugh .Mcl'iierson, deceased, hereiij- notilies all persons indebted to the estate, to conic forward and make payment; and all those having claims against said estate, to present them within the time prescribed by law, or this notice -will be plead iu bar ol their recovery. C. A. .Mc.MlLLAN, Exe'r. Dec. 9th, 1854. Fiirthrr Nollcc. "Will Ik! sold at the Market House in the Town of Favetteville, on Monday the 1st dav of January hfxt. on a creditor six months, all the personal property 01 the lute Hugh Mei'herson, deceased, viz: . 1 liorae, l.uguy and Harness, 1 Cart and Harness, ' Household Furniture, Vc. Will be rented at th; same time and place, for one year from t lie 1st day of January next, tin; two bri.ck Stores ou the cast side of Green street, ami (he Planta tion two miles north of Favetteville, containing about acres. C. A. McMILLAN, Exe'r.- . Dec. 9th, 1854. 21-:it A C A 11 D . The subscribers have sold out their slock of Hoods entirely, with the. express purpose of settling up their business. All indebted to us. by note or account, -arc notilied that they must settle up by the first of January uext. or lhey will lind their papers iu the hands ot offi cers for col l-ct ion. We can be found at Mr A. M. Campbell's flico, and he is authorised to receipt lor us iu our absence. McDO7ALI & McMASTER. Fayetteville, Dec. Hi, 2t. SPKCIAI, KOTICK. The Subscriber takes this method of informing per: sons indebted to him either by note or account, that longer indulgence cannot and will not In given. All notes and accounts not caslieu iv tin; Kiln ol January, 1H;V, will be placed in the handd of officers lor collec tion. PETER P. JOHNSON. ' December 10. 1854. 24-ot FO 11 a:. I wm peril nt public sab; (if not privately dispo of) 011 Monday 1 he lirst day of January next, at 12 o'clock, at the Market House in the town of Favette ville. a negro woman about 21 vears old. with a likelr bov child 4 vears old. Terms, six months credit note with approved se- curity will be required. WM. J. TO EAR. December Hi, 1854 3t von. cove ii i coi.ijsjx "Wistar's tCough Lozenges. Rose and Lemon (iuin Drops, Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, 'VYistar's lialsam of Wild Cherry, Jayne's Expectorant, Pure Cod Liver Oil. (P.. .V CA For sale by J. N. SMITH, Druggist. 24-1 m Dec. 1G. MKUICAL CIJKSTS, Suitable for Physicians or Planters a good assort- merit just received and for sale by J. N. Dec. 1G. 2 1-1 iu SMITH, FOR SALE. The HOUSE AND LOT opposite the residence of E.J. Hale, Ecj. now occupied by J. E. Pryau. Also, three line building LOTS on llayinoiiiit. join ing the residence of T. S. Lutterloli and Win. Droad foot, Es("rs. having oat them numerous line shade trees and convenient to the purest water in the countv. Apply to GEO. S. HODtiES. December i(", lts4: 21-Ct WIDE AWAKE. I have just received a few dozeu Wide Awake" HATS for men, boys and children. DAVID GEE. December Hi, 1854 KOTIt'E. ROBESON INSTITUTE. The next session of this Institute w ill commence on the 1st Monday iu January next, under the super vision of the Jicv. G. H. Seott and Lady. His success during the former session has clearly evinced that he is second to none in his profession as a teacher, and his equal we have not found. Mrs Scott is an experi enced and, we doubt not. an effectual teacher. Efforts will be made to have the Steward's Hull iu the occu pancy of a suitable incumbent. Tuition payable one-half in advance. W. H. WILLIS, Trep-a. Deceinlcr 1G. lKr4 24-4t G U A NO GO tons PERUVIAN GUANO, just received, and for sale by RAY & PEAECE. December 1G, 1854 NOTICE. By an order granted at the December Term of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, held in and for the county of Cumlerland, 1 will sell, on the second day ot January, I&.jd, at the Court House door in the town of Fayetteville. at 11 o'clock, a.' m., tin; NEGROES Ephraim, Anderson, and lien, belonging to the minor heirs of J no. Gavins, for a division, a part of said heirs having liecome of full age are now desirous of receiving their respective shares of the estates belonging to them, now under the control and management of their guardian. Alexander D. McLean. Said heirs could not ascertain their respective shares without the sale of said negroes. Anderson and Pen are number one turpentine hands; Ephraim is a number one turpentine barrel cooper. Auv information concerning said negr cs can be ob tained by calling on Col. N. King and John Green. Terms of sale, six months credit, notes and approved security will be required of purchasers. J. W. AfcLEOD, Commissioner. Dec. 9, lS.ri Upd. NOTICE. By virtue of a decree of the County Court of Cum berland, at December Term ls54, the undersigned as Administrator of Alexander McLcod. will proceed to sell on the premises. 950 ACRES OF LAND, more or less, situated in CumWrland County, on the north side of Cape Fear Kiver, adjoining tne tana or John A. Cutts, John Matthews ana others, me auove lands are valuable for turpentine, and abound in excellent timber, and are within sis or seven miles of the Cape Fear River. The sale will be on the 13th day of Janu ary, JXoo, ana on creun i uiuuius, purcuasers giving bond and approved peenrity. Dec. 9th, 1834. Ct-pd