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7 ..V i 72 conaisiciTioss. Eor the Carolinian. Sttentifie and Military Academy. Mr E-ditok : I wish through your columns to make a few remark; which appeared in the tier the caution of in remy iu Argus of the 13th, un- " Scientific and Military article the Argus takes A cade in v." In that trour o-round agxinst the proposed institution, (as provided for in the bill offered by Col. Meares, and now pending before the General Assembly ") and I do nut wish thai article to go forth unanswered, as tlie exponeut oi me w isiies of the people of this community, convinced as I am, that a majority of them are iu favor of the proposed institution. As the Argus has already furnished a synop sis of the provisions of the bill providing for the Military Academy, I do not deem it necessary to trouble your readers with a repetition of them. I shall confine myself to answering the principal objections of the Argus. First, the Argus thinks "it will be an expensive business t. tmt it mi. Iff wn- and when upon its legs it will be of very little account.'' Ut course u will be "expensive.' the Church, so is alm is Government, so is every useiui estaousu- lift incut. iin.- r"r ."and are found useful, I think may be fatten as proof, however, that a Military School need not necessarily be a useless institution. JJad management might make such a school of " very little account." Nothing else could. I hope your readers are not prepared to antici pate bad management, as a matter of course, of an institution to be established by the State and to be controlled by agents elected by the Governor and Council. The Argus thinks that "every branch of necessary learning" is or may be taught at our State University, and that the energies of the whole State should be concentrated upon the advancement f this venerable institution. If the " venerable institution" situated 'at Chapel Hill be entitled to monopolize the "energies of the whole State," then I suggest that the first step in furtherance of this policy is to abolish Common Schools, and appropriate the Common School Fund towards advancing the University. That all necessary branches of learning may be taught at the University, we read i by concede. Hut whether the best policy requires them to be taught there is a very different question. To unite a military School with a College organized as Chapel Ilili is, would indeed be a novelty. That elements so conflicting as those contained in two such establishments could be made to harmonize, would be a won der very little inferior to l'arnum's "Ilanny Family." At any rate it is a feat of which no i State Legislature that I have heard of has yet i been guilty. I do not wish to say anything j against the State University, jet I must be permitted to remark that that institution has ! no reason to complain of neglect. It has a large fund and income secured to it by the I State, and a most liberal patronage. It is in deed a credit to the State, and is fulfilling its legitimate purposes admirably. "As for soldiers," says the Argus, "we have no use for them iu times of peace, and a war if one should come would soon turn up those whom nature designed for the business." Why then our militia system ? Why then the Na tional Military School at Wtst'lVint ? Why then an army requiring mjllions at the hands of Congress for its annual support? Our whole system of policy both State ami National, recognizes the soundness of the maxim "In time of peace prepare for war;" and it is great principle that the proposed fipou this Military School is based. Hut a further objection urged by the Argus is, that the proposed institution "will generate a system of disgusting nepotism, by width the sons and nephews, or other relations of adroit politicians will be etlucatcd to the exclusion of all others who happen not to be allied to the nominators." The Argus, perhaps, forgets that according to Col. Meares' Hill, the pay cadets will be required to "pay a full equiva lent for their education." Mankind have not yet become so overly fond of education as to create n furor for attaining it at the expense of "a full equivalent." Adroit politicians arc un questionably fond of government patronage, but we do not think that they are more dis tinguished than ot'.er classes of the community for paying "full equivalents." As to the bene ficiaries contemplated in the bill, they are limited to the number of fifty, and must come under the description of persons "unable to obtain an education in any other way." To suppose that the charities of the institution would be confi rrcd on " the enervate sons and nephews of the favored few," as the Ar;rus seems to think, would be to presuppose 1st, that the representatives of the people would be faithless to their trust, and 2d, that this favored Vw had descended from their lofty and aristocratic position, to become the suppliants for the charities of the State. P.ut says the Argus, "it will be a nursery of pride, ami a seminary in which to educate the worthless spawn of spavined aristocrats, who are too lazy to work and too proud to beg, ex cept for place and for patronage from the pub lic treasury.' 'Ihis is substantially a repeti tion of the objection which I have just attempt e 1 to meet. That a Military School would be a. nursery of pride, I am disposed to concede. But it would be a kind of pride in which we are somewhat deficient, viz : Slate pride. If it should become a nursery for this feeling, then I say, let the School be established at any cost. That it would be a nursery for arrogance and excessive pride, more than other literary institutions, I am not prepared to admit. The possession of a "little learning" is a dangerous thing to the weak and silly, whether that learn ing be scientific, military, or classical, as al most any man of ordinary observation can t istify. The objection urged by the Argus that it would increase the patronage of the Governor to too great an extent, can, I think, be easily answered. Says the Argus: "The Superin tendant, the Professors and Cadets, are all to get their appointments from him." Now the cadets (except the thirty to be appointed by the Governor and Council) are, according to the bill iu question, to be selected by the Com moners and Senators and presented by them to the Governor, and he is to appoint them. So we see that this branch of the dreaded increase of patronage will not be iu the hands of the Governor. Moreover, the patronage of the Governor is now extremely slender, and the vesting in his Excellency the appointment of a Superiutendaut, four Professors, and thirty cadets, need not be regarded as a dangerous concentration of power in the hands of our Chief Magistrate.. The Argus objects further, that the proposed institution would be converted into a political machine for the hoisting up or letting down of public opinion, and that the choice of cadets would be regulated by the political affinities of the applicants. Now, how this could be the case we are at a loss to conceive. The bill under consideration leaves the Governor no election in the matter. The cadets are selected by the Commoners and Senators and presented, to the Governor, and by him are appointed. Now if the School is to become a political machine as predicted by the Argus, you must 6rst suppose that the members of the Legisla ture have been made the tools of the Governor. That this can be done is a sheer impossibility. If it can be, then is the division of powers by the Constitution into Legislative, Executive, and Judicial an absurdity. "And sixthly. ' savs the Argus, n furnish a rich antl jobbers who will nrovide rations ana oiner at- i t . 1 i commodations 4Vi- tlii StatC JHStUUllo-H, uim j IOr llllft . think it meritorious to tleece tne pui-)ii uuv j i the common expense. fill It" 11H.UI.H1.W IT This I think is assuming rather too much. It is hardly probable that any such iniquity will be allowed. If contracts have to be made, they can be let out (as the Government eon t,.,)s rp for sunplviuir the Army and Navy) to the lowest bidder. You might just as well object to the building of a new jail in Cumber land, on the ground that some contractor would build the house and make a profit on his contract. I havVe thus briefly endeavored to meet the printed objections urged by the Argus agams t'proposedMiMtary 'Academy. I wish V wonui ue a canirai location. liie i ace is i .1 i i , - r i healthy, water good, and buildings capacious and substantial. The position would be a central one to the State generally, and in all respects admirably adapted to the purpose in view. Cotton Bales and .Hoscow. There are many historical mistakes historical mistakes which no one will be permitted to ex plain. For instance, it was stated soon after the battle of Huena Vista, that General Taylor said to the commander of his artillery, "a little more grape, Captain Bragg." It was conclu sively proved that Gen. Taylor could not have uttered these words that he was too far off to have been heard if he had uttered them; and besides, the gallant captain himself testified that they were never spoken at all. The parade yesterday the beating of drums and so forth called to our minds the military hallucination which we have just mentioned, and also suggest to us two other hallucinations connected with war, which have but little foundation in fact. In the first place we would mention that the belief is prevalent that our soldiers were forti-! tied with cotton hales at the battle of New Or-! leans. We were not at that battle, but we have good authority for saying that there were no cotton bales used ou that occasion. Our troops did not fight under any such shelter. A few bales of cotton goods were flung into the breastwork; but no breastwork was made of cotton-bags or bales. We make this statement in full and complete earnestness. General Jackson always denied the cotton-bale story, and one of his aids as gallant and as truthful a man as ever lived told us with his own lips, that if there was a cotton bale on the field of Chalmette, he never saw it. The other delusion which we would mention, refers to the burning of Moscow. Most people believe that Moscow was consumed when the great Napoleon invaded Russia. This, too, is a mistake. That ancient city the oldest of all .modern cities was hardly scorched. Thintrs around and about it were consumed. In. some places the suburbs were "burnt, nafTnere wtts no burning which deserves the name of a con flagration. Therefore, we say that Moscow never was burnt, and that there were no cotton bales at New Orleans. IVasA. Sentinel. Health of Jtdge Maso.v. The Paris cor respondent of the New York Commercial Advertiser, under date of January 5, writes as follows: "3lr Mason, our minister at Paris, who was seized, with apoplexy ten days ago, yet lies in a critical position. One half of his body is paralyzed; he is only rational at intervals, and the improvement which takes place from day to daj' is so slight as not to remore the constant fear as to the final issue of the disease. Owing to the danger which always exists in this malady to a recurrence, and from the un willingness which Mr Mason will feel to con tinue longer to occupy himself with the affairs of his office, he will, no doubt, should he hap pily recover from the present attack, resign his post and return home. It would be im possible not to feel the liveliest sympathy for the afflicted family of our minister, who, in this last calamity, have experienced the truth of the melancholy adage that misfortunes never come singly. Mr Piatt, and his brother-in-law, Mr Kirby, are conducting the business of the lega tion." Astronomical Discovery. The universally accredited theory, that the Moon is un'nhahitabie because she has no atmosphere, has received, from a recent discovery, a blow that will unset tle it, at least. That the Moon' as far as wc have yet been able to examine her, has no at mosphere, or at least none of sufficient density to conform to our opticle laws and the de mands of any animal life known to us, is un questionable. But this can be positively affirm ed of only one side of our satellite; for, as will be remembered, although she revolves upon her axis, she constantly presents but one side to the earth. Now it has been discovered by calculation, and demonstrated as a geometrical fact, that the Moon's centre of form is eight miles nearer to us than her centre of gravity, through which, of course, her axis of revolution must pass; or in other words, this side of the Moon is 16 miles higher than the other. If, therefore, we suppose that the Moon has an atmosphere such as ours, it would be of such extreme rari ty on the only side exposed to our observation, that for optical effect and animal life it might as well not exist. For mountains upon the Earth, none of which arc over five miles above the level of the sea, have been ascended to a height at which life could not be supported for any length of time, and still mountains have stretched above the panting traveler. What then must be the atmosphere at four times such an elevation. The conclusion seems inevitable that although the hither side of the Moon is uninhabitable for want of an atmosphere, the remote side may be perfectly adapted to animal life. " It is at least certain that the mere want of atmosphere perceptible to us, is uo longer conclusive as to the unhabitableness of the planet that rules the night. We announce this discovery on the authority of one of the most eminent mathematicians and astronomers in the world. It will soon be formally declared iu a scientific quarter. A7". I". Enquirer. A French officer while making a reconnoisance near Sebastopol, was knocked down by the wind of a cannon ball, and the shock was so severe as to cause a paralysis of his tongue, so that he could neither move it nor speak. Obtaining leave of absence, he returned to Marseilles, and placed himself under medical treatment. After a few shocks he could move his tongue with more facility, and at length, after an unusually powerful shock, his speech was restored, and he was fully recovered. T II E NOR TH CAROLnnfi. Free Suffrage. Z' '. From the Raleigh Standard. ,t This great measure has passed its third tetf jug i the Senate of this State, by five vote more than the Constitutional majority, and not ! goes to the House ot Commons tor the aeiK j of that body. i ''J$& j The bill was so amended as to meet all 'objections urged against it by those who uW j sisted so strenuously on guarding the ballo- box from "foreign uinnenees; and yet thoi who thus insisted, determined evidently, to k hauMJtu " , u... . O .. II... . r itoiiir -i,tirl Qiroinct flu mnacnrfi 1 7 ouuiu;; - . .v. ....oi. -v- tkXT tt 1 -ii ti,.1 cViallTTT ptjv4.v. - j tuuv uuitiovn )" v lor benator who is not "a native opnaiorau citizen of the United States"; and ithisproj sion is made, not because it appeared to-l necessary, but to quiet certain appreheusior whether well-grounded or uot, and to scttlej( question in so many words for all time. - y questionably, in our judgment, no foreign lx person can now vote withont having been-f turahzed; the tederal Constitution, the sions of the Courts, the oiuuions or.eminl jurists and statesmen are broad, amrie fomnlete on this noint. anv custom in thlt any other State to the contrary n-biwitbst? lhc substitute of . Mr Boyd is, tnerei no concession to me feeling no' an e'xlstiug fact, made wuu tne view abu ferred to. The bill, as we have stated, now goes to House of Commons, for the action of that bod u e sincerely trust tne mends ot the measufe in the House will present one front vote duiii all ame-ndmcnts, and pass the bill at once by tie requisite majority. The representative of t i 1111 i -i i lauunoiuers nave made a tender ot this gre right to the constituents of the nu Jibers of tie Commons the bill through which this tender is made appears to have been perfected it l$is the approval of a large majority of the Senate; and this being the case, aud as the principle involved has been so often approved at the ballot-box and in the Legislature, the peoble will naturally look to the Commons for prompt, direct and final action. . , We publish below the bill as it ppssed tjie beuatc on on the I 7th lnst A BILL to amend the Constitution of the ate o f Jorth Is a retina-. Y hereas. a large number of the neonle hre disfranchised by the freehold qualification tiow required of voters for members of the Senite, Sec. 1. Therefore le it enacted by the General Assembly of the Slate of JSorth Carolina, audit is hereby enacted by lhc authority of the same, (three fifths of the whole number of. the mem bers of each house concurring,) that the second clause of the third section of the first article of t he amended Constitution, ratified by i the people of North Carolina, ou the second Mon day of November in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty five, shall be amended to read as follows : Every free white man of the age of twenty one years, being a native or naturalized citizen of the United States, and who has been ah in habitant of the State for twelve months im mediately preceeding the day of any election, and shall have paid public taxes, shall be en titled to vote for a member of the Senate for the district in which he resides. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That the Gov ernor of the State be, and he is hereby directed to issue his proclamation to the people of jorth LLEiilyxa. atJeast-six lvtrmths befo election for members 6i file Genera setting forth the purport of this act, ihfuvahe amendment to the Constitution herein proposed; which proclamation shall be aecompauied by a true and perfect copy of the act, authenticated by the certificate of the Secretary of State; and both the proclamation and the copy of this act, the Governor of the State shall cause to be published in ten newspapers of this State, at least six months before the election of members to the next General Assembly. Col. Kixxet's Expedition. The great en terprise known as Colonel Kinney's expedition to Central America has not only captivated the imagination of the young and adventurous, but it appears to have held out such flattering and substantial inducements to men of capital and high social and public position, that we are not at all surprised that some of the most prominent men in the country have manifested a disposition to embark in an undertaking which promises results far beyond the anticipations of the most sanguine. Among the gentlemen spoken of as likely to take a leading position in the new republic is ex-Governor Bell, the distinguished representative in Congress from Texas. Telegraph to the Pacific. The bill now before Congress for the construction of a line of telegraph from some point on the Mississippi llivcr to the Pacific Ocean, at San Francisco, provides for a right of way through the public lands, and that the lines shall be constructed by individual enterprise aud at individual ex pense. The Government are to have free use of the line to the extent of 8,000 words per month, in consideration of which two millions of acres of land, in alternate sections along the line, are to be donated to the parties building the telegraph. The estimated cost is $1,150 per mile, -which for the whole 2,400 miles (estimated distance) will be $2,760,000. The annual cost of operating the line will be $350, 000 and 50 operaprs and a force of 250 men will be employed on the line".- 'PfiS plaSi embraced the location of testing tubes at'tnter vals of five miles, and working stations at distances of 400 miles. The Secretary of the Navy recommends that Congress authorize the construction ofseven steam sloops-of-war, of less than eighteen feet draught of water, to carry an amount, each of about twenty or twenty-two guns of heavy cali bre. Their cost will be about one-half of the same number of steam frigates. Mr Dobbin remarks in his letter to the Na val Committee of the House of Representatives, that the plan he recommends is a regular, gradual, steady increase in the umuber of ships, and the precautionary steps of re-placing in "the yards, as rapidly as possible, the timber used up in building the frigates and proposed "sloops. Duration of Vegetable Life. -Lord Lind say states that, in the course of his wanderings amid the pyramids of Egypt, he stumbledkon a mummy, proved by its hieroglyphics to'oe at least 2000 years of age. On examining the mummy after it was unwrapped, he found in one of its closed hands a tuberous or bulbous root. He was interested in the question how long vegetable life could last, and he therefore took that tuberous root from the mummy's baud, planted it in a sunny soil, allowed the rains and dews of heaven to descend upon it, and in course of a few weeks, to his astonishment and joy, the root burst forth and bloomed into a beauteous dahlia. jsaf A pious old gentleman told his son not to go under any circumstances, a fishing on the Sabbath; but, if he did, by all means toiriwg hertz the fish. : f u - ETTE VILLE, N. HaMkd Ooiraffe. " JUstsied and the Officer Shot. art of- Cabarrus ; County in the jaeers Mills," was the scene of the ,ya& affair, a few days ago, that it . iour 'duty to record. Wilson. Slough, an acting officer of . J, Laving sundry warrants iu his hands oae William Teter. residing near Pioneer iVnt downon Friday last, taking Robert one ot the Plaintiffs wi mm. oase of said Teter, for the pnrPse of on some Cotton, he had hear" uiai "d on hand. He found the cotton in loose,' went in, levied on it, and he ui ouiuM-uuuse uuor, leier, jj-4.. ' . ndfuxlng bis purpose; presented -oVhim, the whole charge consist - Je.Tshattering the bone in a fright Teter then tnrned to Mr Morrison r.tif he had his gnu loaded he hid also, and told him if he did not from there he would kill him. -r son rode to the nearest neighbors' X One Or tWO Cftnt1fmn rr.- nm. tn while he posted off for a Physician. ffJfrired, and after some difficulty l5 f incarnate, had Capt. Slough VJiouse, where he examined his '"Mice was Kent for nnrl f!.nnt. J.'- ' J . V , cit H. I It 1111.11 all L illUI 1 IOU11 came up to town and laid the facts of the case before the proper' authorities. Our Sheriff, summoning a posse of Officers, immediately set out in pursuit of the blood-thirsty villain, but he had made good use of his time and sloped, and up to the time of going to press had not been arrested. It is feared that Capt. Slough will lose the limb, as it is thought the bone is so badly shattered that amputation will be necessary. We hope the scoundrel will be broujrht to justice and dealt with summarily, as he is said to be an outrageous character, having attacked a Division of the Sons of Temperance, some time ago, because they were initiating one of his sons. Concord Gazette. Rescue of a Captive Indian fiirl. The St. Paul Pioneer gives an account of the capture and inhuman treatment of a young Chippewa girl, by Sioux, into whose possession she fell, aud her rescue from a horrible death, by a white man. Last summer a hunting party of Chippewas encountered a band of Sioux who were out upon the war path. The former were defeated, and all except three, who made their escape, and this young girl, were massacred. The maiden endeavored also to make her escape, aud jumping into a canoe, put out upon Otto Tail lake. The pursuers followed and overtook her, when she threw herself into the water, and endeavoring by diving and hiding in a cluster of weeds to elude them. The chief threw his tomahawk aud wounded her badly in the side, aud afterwards stunned her by a stroke upon the head with a paddle. The "brave" resolved to retain her as his wife, and brought her to his wigwam, where he had already two wives. Their jealousy was aroused, and the young Chippewa girl was constantly maltreated, the squaws literally putting coals of fire upon her head aud cutting her with knives. She resolved to commit suicide, to end her troubles. But this idea was not liked by her savage retainers and tiiey resolved to enjoy one of their aucient fact becoming known to Joseph Campbell, the Sioux interpreter he determined to effect her rescue, and going to the village, found and carried off' the girl, who was subsequently placed in the charge of the commanding officer at Fort Ilidgely, and after her wounds were healed conveyed to Fort Snelling and thence home to her band. TnE Right Spirit. The Augusta Constitu tionalist thus uotices the result of the recent election held in Atlanta, Georgia: "But few elections have been held recently but what the know-nothings received the credit of success, particularly if the democratic ticket was defeated. We have always viewed this so called party as short-lived. Oil and water can be mixed, but will soon separate if the mixture is not kept well shaken. So the demo crats and whigs. Some few niny be misled and that, too, honestly; but the principles which divide the democratic from the whig and all other parties, are so much at variance, that should the former, under an erroneous impres sion, be led to support a ticket got up by the latter, the day of repentance soon comes round. " Witness the result in Atlanta on Monday last. The know-nothings, we understand, ran a regularly-nominated ticket; the people that is, the democracy another; and we are in formed by a telegraphic despatch, and through a private source, that the know-nothing ticket was completely routd." s Beautiful Incident. A correspondent of the Preston (England) Chronicle gives the following anecdote : A good while ago a boy named Charlie had a large dog which was very fond of water, and iu hot weather he used to swim across the river, near which the boy lived. One day the thought struck him that it would be fine fun to make the dog tarry him across the river, so he tied a string to the dog's collar, and ran dpwn with him to the water's edge, where he 'took off his clothes, and then, holding hard by the dog's neck and bit of string, he went into the water, and dog pulled him across. After playing about on the other side for some time, they returned in the way they had come; but when Charlie looked for his clothes, he could find nothing but his shoes! The wind had blown all the rest into the water. The dog saw what had happened, aud making his little master let go the string, by making believe to bite him, he dashed into the river, and brought out first his coat, and then all the rest in suc cession. Charlie dressed and went home in his wet clothes, and told his mother what fun he and his dog had bad. His mother told him he did very wrong in going across the river as he had done, and that lie should thank God for mak iug the dog take him over and back again safe ly; for if the clog had made him let go in the river he would most likely have sunk and been drowned. Little Charlie said : "Shall 1 thank God now, mamma?" and he "kneeled down at his mother's knee and thanked God; then, getting up again he threw his arm around his dog's neck, saying. "I thank you too, dear doggie, for not letting go." Little Charlie is how Admiral Sir Charles Napier. Payixg premiums fop. Pews. In Dr. Adams' church, New York, the premiums on thirty-five choice pews amounted to forty-five thousand dollars. The New York correspondent of the Charleston Courier writes: "At the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher's church, in Brooklyn, the seats are annually rented. People wish to hear Beecher discourse just as they crowd Burton's Theatre, and consequently are willing to pay. In his church one hundred and seventy-eight seats were taken at a premium of $1,343 for only one year's use. The total revenue of the church from the rent of pews is abont $13,000. Beecher's salary is $7,000." C. Icri Item, lie. House axd its Contexts destroyed bt Fire We regret to learn, that on the 1th iust., Mr David Ilea, of this county, had his House destroyed by fire, together with all his house hold furniture, wearing apparel of himself and family and all of his money, supposed to be $400 or $o00, and his bonds, notes and ac counts. Mr lies and his family were absent from home at the time of the fire, and it is thought the house was first robbed and then set ou hre- llallJnx Republican Bobbers. Last evening, we are informed. that the room of the Jailer, in town, was enter- ! fi by a burglar or burglars, and his pocket cuiuuimiig $ui ov, lying witnm tnree I fl.pt, of h:s ,,!l(4 tlltM ,, oa rV. 1 I. A " - J 1 T f - f 1 - I - .1 jidea of robbin 41 jail is something uew, we cent piece was left the Un must say. A ten fortunate official as a remembrancer. The residence of a gentleman on 3d street was like wise entered last evening, but the rogue was detected iu time, and succeded in making his escape. We heard of a similar case last week, where $100 was taken from the port-mounaie of a citizen while asleep. Our citizens cannot keep too careful an eye on their premises. Wit. Herald Jan. 22d. More of Urn's doings. We have been in formed by a gentleman from Chatham that Mr J. ..Stuart, of that Couutv. came to his death 111 - i i i suddenly OU thg i - 'CTiajKM., M' sale during the dav ana had induTgetT qViTu freely in his cups, lie left the sale iu a state of intoxication to go home and not arriving there in due time fears became aroused for his safety and search was made. He was found by a fence in a neighbor's plantation with a log of wood across his forehead, his skull bro ken and himself a lifeless corpse ! It issup- J posed that in his efforts to get over the fence he pulled the log upon him, it having been used as a prop, and thus caused his death. Age. Raleigh Earthquakes. On Tuesday the 16th inst., the shock oi an earthquake was felt in Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Shocking Occurrence. Five orphans placed in charge of a lady residing in Maspeth, L. I., were suffocated some nights ago under the fol lowing dreadful circumstances: They were all put to bed in one room by a domestic, who, in order to make them more comfortable, kindled a coal fire in a stove and closed the room tight ly. The escape of gas and the impure air suffo cated all five of the little sleepers. Dr. Graham in the State prison Infamous conspiracy. The story started by the New York Times that Dr. Graham had been drinking brandy at Sing-Sing prison, and, by consequence, quarrelling with his keepers, is pronounced "cruelly false by the Albany Atlas, which adds : "This falsehood has, undoubtedly, done Dr. Graham great injury, and we think that all the facts in the case (and it appears there were facts' as disgraceful in their nature as was the false hood itself) should be made public. It is said that certain officials at the prison, not pleased with the action of their superiors in placing Dr. G. in the position assigned him, sought to bring him into trouble by administering certain drugs. These drugs had their effect upon the doctor, but not such as described. He was not 'crazy drunk,' nor had he any knife to 'brandish.' These were the things the conspirators hoped for, but their hopes were not gratified. Truly there is villany within prison walls as well as without." Important Will Case. One of the most im portant cases which has come before the Courts in our Stae for several years past will be com menced before the Circuit Court for Baltimore county this morning. The case is that of the heirs-at-law of Rachel Colvin, vs. Richard Col viu Warford and others, devisees. There are two wills, by the last of which the property is devised to the parties in question. The will is disputed on the ground that the testator was uot of sound mind aud signed the will under influences. The amount of the property in volved is from $200,000 to $400,000, and the case will probably occupy three or four weeks, as there are a large number of witnesses on both sides, and some four or five lawyers are engaged by each of the principal contesting parties. Baltimore America n. Extensive Forgery. We learn from the Petersburg (Ya.) Express that John W. Rice, of that city, formerly of Brunswick county, has been guilty of committing forgeries by which he has swindled the banks of Petersburg out of $20,000, and individuals in the country and in New York out of $30,000 more. He tied from Petersburg last week, as soon as he failed to honor a note due in bank, and his guilt thus became known. The Express says he was about the last man in this State that our com munity would have believed guilty of forgery ; indeed, the confidence exhibited in his candor and probity by all who seemed to know him was of a most flattering nature to him as a gen tlemau and as a man of business habits. The times in New York. A NewYork cor respondent writes: "Agreeably to a resolution passed by the common council, a force of two hundred laborers were hired yesterday to pull down and remove the ruins of the old City Hall buildings in the Park, fronting ou Chambers street. The poor fellows, as you may guess, were right glad to get this opportunity to labor, and they seemed to go to work with an earnest ness and a good will never seen under ordinary circumstances. From 800 to 1,000 of their less fortunate brethren stood looking ou with huu gry stomachs, and nothing to do." Sixteen newspapers have been suspen ded in San Francisco. Hard times smashes 'em up. COMMERCIAL RECORD. ARRIVED AT FAYETTEVILLE, Jan 21 Str Flora McDonald with boat Gen. McRae (Cape Fear line) with goods for A A McKethan, E Belo, M RusselL W M I'arker. Island Ford Co, J M Worth & Co, Thompson & Haines, J II Lindsay, T Regan, C T Ilaigh & Sons, Union Co, Wiubourn & Witty, Stanbrd, Clark Jk Dixon. Hauser & Wilson. A A F Seawell &. Bro. D Beard, Lassiter & Co, J Hussev, J W Field, Worth fc Utley, R G Lindsay. M W McNair, HI Myrover & Co. J Cowles, Dr R D Dixon. A M Jackson, J Worth & Sons, E Davis J M &. V Worth, J W Thomas, G W Williams & Co. Jau 20. Str Fanny (Lutterloh & Go's Line,) with passenirers, and goods for J NSmitli. ST llawley &Son, 5 W Tillinghast & Co, M Brown. W II Carver. Jones & Lett. D & W McLanrin, J H & J Martine, W McKav, T J Patrick. B A Howell & Co, E J Hale & Soa. Rev B Craven, Miss M Holmes. Jan. 23. Str. Gov. Graham. (Cape Fear Line.) with goods for J M Worth fc Co. J M Worth, R G Lindsay. J Kendall. Silver Hill Co. Murehison, Reid & Co. J S Banks, J Beard, Worth Jt Utley, Deep River Co, Lash 6 Moore, Holt, Murray & Co. Jan. 23 and 24- Strs. Rowan and Fanny. (Lutterloh & Co's Line.) with passengers, and goods "for C Lutter loh, T R Underwood. J W Powers & Co. Brvant & Pritchett, J N Smith. Foulkes A McRae. J II fc J Mar tine. Mrs Lucas, W Mclritvre, Bay fc Pearce. Mrs Wilkinson, G McNeill. A W Steel. II L Myrover & Co, W II Lutterloh. D A J McRae. D Kellv, A J O'Hanlon. P Taylor, Worth & Utley, Cook A Johnson, P P John son. R Gray. Stedman A Horne, C T Ilaigh A Sons, J W Baker, McDonald A Whaley, S T llawley A Son, A Jenkins, J M Morehead, A A McKethan, D Ochiltree. Ii W Kinlaw A Co, J O Booth. LAHD FOR SALE ASD SECUlOEg TO HIRE. I hiye a tract of 5000 acres of LAND, with a 20 Bbl. Still and all necct-s-ary lioutses to, carrv on the Turpentine Uusintss. It is convenient to the Think Koad to haul the Spirit, or to the River lor thoM wlm may want it for timber. And .Iiouia the purchaser of the land want he can have tor the ye?.r 40 .NEGROES also, waggons aud mules. If applied for soon a baraul will he giveu. Terms very liberal. . ! t JAS. q COOK. Jan y 20, 1855. 2g-2t Soua of tVmperaitce F E M A LB AC A D E M Y, At LlMBERTON, N. C. The exercises of this School were resumed on tln loth inst., under McLauchlin. the superintendence of Miss Jane 12. Tuition, per Session of 5 Months:' Reading. Writing, Spelling and Arithmetic, $7 00 English Grammar and Geography, 9 00 Classics and Mathematics, 12 00 R. E. TROY, Tres t. Lumberton, Jaii'y 15. 2t. ; NOTICE. All persons indebted to W. F, MOORE, either by note or account, will confer a favor bv settlinc a"t once, as longer indulgence cannot be givea., ALSO, All persons indebted to W. F. &, E. F. MOORE. are requested to settle, as they are anxious to have all their accounts closed by cash t.r otherwise. ' Jan. 2U, ISjo. 28 tf SELLIXG OUT AT COST. As I intend changing my business, I will sell tay T COST. l'ersons wiMung to buy oar well to eall and purchase cheap lor cash. I would sell out my whole stock ol dry sioods and Groceries, at cost, it' anv person wishes to purchase for the purpose of going into the business. 11. D. DAVIS. January 20th. tf N. 15. All persons indebted to me by note or ac count are respectfully requested to call and m-UIc im mediately, a longer indulgence will not ! given. January 20th 11. V. 1. C OMMON S C1LO () L S. At a meeting of the Hoard of Superintendents of the Common Schools, held January 4ili. 15.". the Re port of the Chairman, properly cerlilicd as correct hy the chairman of the Committee of Finance, was laid hefore the board, approved, and ordered to he enrolled. Edward Lee Winslow was appointed Chairman for the year ltC5. The following Committee-men were appointed : Oist. No. 1 11 Dewar, T V Spenee. Chas Harrington. 2 Ellis Rollins, Henry Hollemun, Win l Smith John A Senter, Allen ltctts, Allied 1'egraiu 4 T () Johnson, L .Mclvinuie, A Rrady 5 William Sexton, John Green. Willis Johnson (5 William Gardner. Daniel Cults, John Love 7 Daniel McLeod, Win Rai nes A J Turlington t E Stewart, William H Green. Daniel Stewart. J R J Norris, W T Rhodes. Neill Stewart. 10 James Hodges, Nathan Tart, 1- urney lart. H Jonathan Wood. Win Harris, Lewis Jackson. 12 C Price. Daniel McLeod. Daniel Graham. Li LeviC Wade. Daniel Rain. 14 John Murphy, John Mcl'hail, Dugald McThail. 15 Ezekil King, Farq'd C ArmMroug, Jno Mcl'hail. 10 Robert Williams. Jair.es Guy. 17 Jno Holmes, Hector Strickland. Ueuhen Fisher. IS Newsom Autry, Wilson Fairclolh. Alex. Maxwell. l'j John Murphy." James T lilue, Geo W Holmes. 20 John McDaniel, Randal Mcl'aniel. Jas Eaiis. 21 .Joseph Bullard. M 11 Seawell, Jona E Averiit. 22 Thos Teabout, Joseph Downing. Isaac T Melviu. 2j D L Smith, D S West, Willuun Davis. 24 John V McLean, Nathan King. M J liuie. 25 Giles Ham, John Colvin, Randal McMillan. 2(5 benjamin Smith. James Colvin, Isaac brunch. 27 Henry Elliott. John Elliott. 28 V L Williams. John McNeill, Jr. A S McKay. 29 S D 1'ipkin, C Tal ker. Samuel Parker. 30 John L Atkins, Neill McLean. Arcli'd Cameron. 31 Neill McLean. DaulC McLean, Maleom McLean. 32 Mark Wade. John L Relhea. Jonathan Holly. 3o James M Turner, Neill Clark, Alexr Gilchrist. ; 34 Nathan Hatlcr, Neill Clark. Danitd I.ai-hley. 35 John McRae, Daniel McLean, Alex'r Morrison. 3f. Wm McDugald. Alex Mcl'hail. Murdoch McLean. 37 Danl McConnick, A Thomas, Duncan Puttt im. 3H Hector McNeill, James S Harrington, Duncan Mc Arthur. 31) Alex M Cameron. Malcom Dove. Angus Munn. 40 S E Johnson, John McDonald. A C l.uie. 41 Rob't Smith, Arcli'd McCollum. John Smith. 42 Roderick McCrumuieu, Neill Pattcrh.on, Aich'd Patterson. 43 Alex Campbell. John L Campbell, Aich'd Ray. 44 II I) Gillis. Rob't Giuliani. Lauchlin Rethune. 45 W L McDiarinid, Philip McRae, Jno C McLean. 4C. 47 Neill Hay, Duncan McLauchlin, Ai ch'd Ray. 4S -Chas Munroe, John Rrown. Angus Ray (Mill.) 411 Neill McGugau. Wm MeLauchiin, Daii'I black. 50 Malcoin McGregor, John Ray, Alex McDugald. 51 DS McColman, Neill R blue, David Gillis. 52 Arch'd Uuie, Neill McQueen. Job Culbreath. 53 Alex'r McDonald, Win Adcocks. John R Little. 54 .John C Ellis, Jas A Byrne, Rieh'd 1 Freeman. 55 Neill G McNeill, Jno McDonald, Angus McLean. 5t Wm Butler, Isaac Ilollhigsworth, James Butler. 57 Angus McGill, Jesse Ellis. Malcom McDonald. 58 Jas G Cook, John A Worth, A E Hall. 59 Duncan McArthur, Alexander McPherson, John Gardner. 00 W J Anderson. Isaac B llawley. John W Baker. 61 E W Barge, J T Warden. W TFrizell. C2 Thos J Johnson, Joseph Arey, Jno 1 Lcnoard. 03 James Sundy, Chas D Nixon, Theo Evans. 04 Isham Carver. Zachariah Plummer, Andrew C Ray. 05 Wm McMillan. Rob't McKinnon, David Murphy. 00 07 Thomas Matthews, Murdoch McLeod. 08 Arch'd Ray. Malcom Gillis. Malcom Mclnnis. 09 II A Williams. Joseph Adams. William Pai tin. 70 Chas Munroe, John A McKcthan. Neill R Blue. 71 Neill Smith. Sani'l Johnson. Lauchlin Cameron. 72 .las McKay. Peter Bolton, Hugh McPherson. 73 D P McKcthan, Angus Darrach. 74 William A King. John Cash well. G Jackson. 75 N II Jones. James Cahwell. Raiford Smith. 70 O H Cofield, Alfred Smith. II S Gowcr. 77 Henry Averitt, William Carter, Henry Carter. Balances due the Districts, as follows, Jan'v 1, D-55: enure siocK-Oi gains rin n . Ti No 2, $01 90 No 20, $ 1 40 No 58, $ 59 30 3, 47 20 27. 31 00 59, 45 5, 181 20 28, 2 00 00, 71 40 7. 78 80 30, 34 00 01, 00 90 8, 74 80 31, 14 00 02, 100 30 10, 100 00 32, 34 00 03, 280 15 11, 7 07 33, 47 60 05. 7 53 12, 111 10 35, 0 80 00, " 13, 96 90 36. 120 20 t.7, 4i 31 14, 30 00 39. 12 85 08, 13 17 15, 04 00 40, 85 09. 35 07 10. 85 25 45, 31 00 70. 31 00 17, 17 10 40, 12 40 71. 34 00 18, 70 50 49, 4 00 72, 33 00 20, 7 55 52, 65 73, 34 00 22, 57 73 53, 10 45 74, 92 30 23, IS 20 54, 34 00 75, 20 00 24, 35 15 67, 23 20 76, 1G 75 25, 67 20 The following sums due to the Board, Jan. 1, 1855: No 1, $ 0 20 No 21, 95 No 47, JO 00 4, 20 00 29, 3 40 51, 2 00 9, 2 05 37, 2 00 19, 46 56 41, 1 00 89 h2 Resolved, That the following he the boundary of District No. 77: Begin where the line crosses the Wil mington Road, up the road to the muster District line, thence with that line direct to Cape Fear River. Petitifm to divide No. 1 aud 4 considered and laid on the table. Petition to divide No. 33 laid on the table, and re commendation that the District have a school in each end. Mr Surle's account was referred to the committee men in the District. Resolved, That the apportionment for the year 1855 be $1 for each child; and that all Districts having 10 children, or less than 40. lie paid the sum of 40. EDWD LEE WIXSLOW, Chairman. January 17th. 28-3t OATES' HOTEL, WARSAW, X. C. Notice to the Traveling community. The subscriber legs leave to return bis thanks to the public for former patronage, and asks a continu ance of the same. He assures those who may patronize him that no pains will be spared to make them com fortable. His house is equal to any on the Wilming ton and Raleigh Railroad. He also keeps Livery Stable, with good hacks and horses, for the accommodation of passengers from War saw to Fayetteville. or to any other place in the State that thev may wish to be carried. G, J. OATES. Warsaw, Aug. 15, 185 1 tf r
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