I M 1 HI II I II I R I II 4 I'; : fi,. i i-mm JcMM-IIlfc .LI". LfJ A WEEKLY - NEWSPAPER- Deroted to Politics; the Markets, , Foreign and Domestic News, Litcralufc, Agriculture, and General lafoftttation- T WO DOLLARS IN ADVANCE WILLTAM J. YATES, Editor and Proprietor. EATETTEVILLE, N C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1855. VOLUME XV NO. 633 1 1 1 I 1 m OS", grBICRIFTION TO THE C MlOLISIiS. For a single copy, if paid in advance, per annum, $2 00 , " ' at tlie end of 3 months, 2 50 . at the end of 6 months, 3 00 " at the end of the year, 3 50 Ko subscription will be received for a shorter period than one year unless paid in advance, .With the view of extending the circulation and en hancing the usefulness of the paper,, the proprietor of fers the following remarkably low ; CLUB RA TE S, INVARIABLY IJ ADVANC E: 5 copies of the Carolinian, 1 year, $8 00 10 " " 15 00 Letters ou business must be addressed to the under signed, aud must be post paid. Kates of Advertising: Sixty cents per square of 16 lines for the first and thirty cents for each subsequent insertion, unless the advertisement is published for more than two months, when it will be charged For three months, ----- $4 00 For six months, - - - - - 6 00 For twelve months, ----- 10 00 gt All advertisements must be handed in by Friday 10 o'clock, a. m., to ensure their insertion in the next day's paper, and should have the desired number of in sertions marked on them, orthcrwise they will be in serted till forbid and charged accordingly. WM.'j. TATES. SMIL ARR1XGE.HEXTS. F AYETT EYILLE FOST OFFICE. Raleigh ' Mail, (2 horse coach.) Due Daily at a. iu. Closes daily at 3 p. m. "Warsaw Mail (4 liorse coach.) Due daily, except Sunday, at 6 o'clock, a. m. Closes daily, except Saturday, at 3 p. m. Chf.kaw Mail, (Sulkey.) Due Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, at 1 a. m. Closes Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, at 12 p. m. Wilmington (via Elizabcthtown) Sulkey. Due Sunday, Wednesday, and Friday, at 1 a. ra. Closes Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday, at 9 p. m. Salem Mail, on Plank Road, 2 horse hack. Due Sunday, Wednesday and Friday, at 3 p. m. Closes Monday, Wednesday aud Friday, at 3 p. m. Marion C. IT. (via Lurabcrton) Sulkey. Due Tuesilay and Saturday, at 10 p. m. Closes Wednesday and Saturday, at 9 p. m. Swift Island Mail (via Troy). Due Tuesday at 6 p. m. C'lo.ses Tuesday at 9 p. sa. Mail to Strickland's Depot. Due Tuesday at 2 p. ni. Closes Tuesday at 2 p. m. Mail to Elizabetiitown (via Terebinth.) Due Wednesday at 7 p. m. Closes Monday at 9 p. m. J. E. I5RYA.X, P. M. HARBLE FACTOR "V, BY GEO. LAUDER. Nearly opposite to TL W. Willkings' Auction Store, Favetteville, X. C. Oct. 1, 1S."3. " y NEW FALL AND WINTER. GOODS, Opposite the Cape Fear Bank. JONES & LETT Have now in Store a large and handsome Stock of FALL & WIXTEU GOODS, Selected during the past month, by one of the firm, in the N'otv York Market, comprising a large Stock of .Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, lior.ts, Shoes and Umbrellas, Together with a large assortment of fine FAMILY GROCERIES, Confectioneries, Ac. all of which they ar-; prepared to offer to their customers, and all thorn' wishing to purchase select goods, at the lowest market prices. ; ,5r Produce taken in exchange for goods. REUBEN" JONES. J. W. LETT. Sept. 1G, ISbl. y-pd A. 31. Campbell, AUCTIONEER A. COMMISSION MERCHANT, East side of Gillespie street, i Fayetteville, N. C. October 1, 1854. PEAKCE fc PEUGVSOX, Wholesale dealers in Foreign and Domestic I) BY GOODS, Hals, Caps, Hoots, Shoes, Umbrellas, and READY-MADE CLOTHING. North side Hay street. Fayetteville, N. C. JSS Strict attention paid to orders. R. F. PEARCE. July 15, 1RU J. B. FERGUSOX. DISSOLUTION. The firm of G. W. I. GOLDSTON & CO. is this day dissolved by mutual consent. G. W. I. GOLDSTON. II. W. GOLDSTON. Not. 17tb, 1854. THE SUBSCRIBER having purchased the interest of R. W. Goldston in the late firm of G. W. I. Gold hton & Co., will still continue to carry on the Grocery and Hardware BnafneKa at the old stand. He invites all his friends to call on him when they come to market, and be will try to make himself useful. G. W. I. GOLDSTON. Nov. 17th, 1854. 20-tf GENERAL GROCERY STORE In the Wagon Yard Bcildings. The subscribers respectfully inform their friends and the public generally, that they have opened a Store two doors above the Post Office, where they in tend keeping a good and general assortment of Groceries, Frorisions, y-e. They request a share of public patronage, CHARLES HARM SEN A CO. January 6. 3m BLACKSMITH AND WHEELWRIGHT SHOP, The Subscriber has commenced the SMITOING BUSINESS on Hillsborough street, within filtv yards of the Dobbin House, where all kinds of Smith Work will be done. Particular attention will ho given to Horse Shoeing. Ha will also attend to putting up Lightning Con ductors. . . ,- ; J. C. LALLYhastak en the adjoining Shop, where he is prepared to put up Waggons, Carts, Drays, Wheelbarrows, Jkc. - Repairing done at the shortest notice. - . A. E. GIERSH- Jan y, 13, 1855. 3m-pd ; CHECKS on the three Banks io this place for sale at this office. Wethersfleld GARDEN SEEDS. Warranted the Growth or 1R54. The subscriber has just received a complete assort ment of the above celebrated Seeds, which iie offers at wholesale or retail. J- N. SMITH, Drmrgist North West Corner Market Square January 8; 3iu. : , PALL STOCK, 185. STARR & W I L L I A M S Have now in Store a LARGE STOCK OF DRY GOOD S, Hats, Cap st Boots, Shoes, Silk and Straw Bonnets, Umbrellas, and Ready-made . Clothing, , Which will be sold to WHOLESALE BUYERS, .exclusively. The attention of Merchants is particularly invited to this Stock. Orders solicited and satisfaction guar antied. J. B. STARR. J. M. WILLIAMS. Aug. 16, 1854. 807-tf 1 8 5 4. ' ' " FALL! :AN,D , WINTER GOODS. Our Fall and Winter Stock of 1 - DRY GOOD Si HARDWARE, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS, Bonnets, and . READY-MADE CLOTHING, Is now in Store and ready for inspection, embracing by far the largest and most extensive assortment we have ever ollered to the trade, and is well worthy the examination of every Merchant visiting this plaie. -Particular attention paid to orders. HALL & SACKETT. Augnst 19, 1S54 PALL, 1854. NEW FIRM AND NEW GOODS. PEARCE & FERGUSON Are now receiving their Fall and Winter Stock of DRY GOODS, flats. Caps, Bonnets, Umbrellas, Farasols, Boots, and Shoes, ic. &c. With an extensive assortment of Ready-made Clothing. All of which they offer to purchasers at low prices and upon accommodating terms. From long experience, and by strict attention to business, they hope to meritashare of public patronage. B. F. PEARCE. J. B. FERGUSON. Fayetteville, Ang, 17. 18o4. 407-tf shemwell & Mcdonald, (Successors to P. Shemwell,) Dealers ix Staple and Faxcy DRY GOODS, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS AND CAPS, AIro a general assortment of Straw & Silk BONNETS. In addition to our stock now on hand, which is very good, we will in a few days receive a new supply of SEASONABLE GOODS, Which we will sell low for cash or on reasonable time to punctual customers. w. b. shemwell. a. n. .McDonald. East side Green Street. Fayetteville, Sept 23, 1S54. y JAMES KYLE Is now receiving his Fall Supply of DRY GOODS, Roots and Shoes, Hats, Caps, Umbrellas, ij-r. Among which are. French and English Merinos, very cheap, Muslin dcLain and Alpaccas. Brocade, plaid and plain Silks. Muslin and Bobinet, Sleeves and Collars. Merino and other Shawls, long and square, Calico and Ginghams, Silk and Cotton Handkerchiefs, Best made Bolting Cloths. A large stock of READY-MADE CLOTHING. With many other Goods, all of which being purchased by the package at the late reduced prices, will be offered wholesale or retail at very low prices. September 15, 1854. FALL ASD WINTER. GOODS. J. 4- T. WADDILE, HAY STREET. Arc now receiving their Fall and Winter GOODS, consisting of a large and well selected stock of GROCERIES Hardware, Cutlery, Blacksmith & Tur pentine Tools. Agricnltnral Imple ments, HATS and CAPS, Boots and Shoes, Saddlery and Leather, Heavy articles in the Drug line, Ready-made Clothinsr, and staple Dry Goods. This Stock we are prepared to job or retail. Fayetteville, Oct. 24, 1S54. : We ask the Planters and Turpentine men to examine our Kerseys, Negro Blankets, Hats and Shoes. Ear tli en Ware. I have now in Store (received within two weeks past) the LARGEST STOCK of EARTHEN WARE ever offered in this Market, comprising a gen eral assortment of BE UE and FINK FRINTED, WHITE GRANITE, BLUE EDGED, FAINTED, nvd ...... . CREAM COLORED Dinner, Ten, and Toilet Ware. These Goods icere. imported to my own order, exprf.ssly to suit the Fayetteville Wholesale Trade I have as nsnal, a good supply of CHINA and GLASS WA RE. Jte&" Orders -will be carefully filled at the lowest prices. W. N. TILUNGHAST. , Dec, 9, 1854. 23-tf GROCERIES. The subscribers have now and will constantly keep on hand, a well selected stock of Family Groceries, For sale cheap at wholesale and retail. WEBB & BROTHER. January 20th. ; tf LAND FOR SALE. 60 i Acres on both sides of the tt W. Plank Road 2 miles from Fayetteville. . 14i Acres on' the North side of said Plank Road, 1 i miles from Fayetteville. One House and Lot Containing 3 Aeres, opposite the above. One Honse and Lot eonfaiping about Acres, be tween the Yadkin and Morganton Roads, l miles from fayetteville. - The abwve Lands will be sold at Auction, on Monday March 5th, if not disposed of at private f ale before. For particulars apply to DAVID GEE. , Jan'y 27, IS55, 30-tf Desirable Tortrt Property for Sit. Wo wmIT ri nnr newlv IMPROVED LOT. on the corner of Cool Spring Street and Cool . RArinir Allpv The buildinp-s .have all been constructed in the last 12 months, every thing in neat order, and ready for tire reception of a family. . JT. Jfc T. WADDlLLv Jau'r i,. 1855. - .'; r '? TROY & McLEAN, ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW 'And Solicitors iu Equity, LTJMBERTON, N. C. Robert E. Tnor, Ai.bxaxder McLeax. ' February 9th. Cm Ll'MBKUTOS MALE ACADEMY. The Trustees of this Institution have the pleasure of announcing that they have secured the services of MALCOM CURRIE, Ei., whose long and successful experience iu the business of teachiug. high moral character, and gentlemanly deportment, eminently qualify him to discharge the duties of Principal of an Academy, and entitle him to the confidence, of the public. The rates of Tuition are $8, $10 and 12, per scholar for a session of 5 months, according to the ad vancement of the pupil - By order of the President. Feb. . 32-3t TPB.PEJHTISE. 1 IiANDS. We will sell 1000 ACRES of Fine Land. 17 miles West of fayetteville, ou the Centre Flank Road. This Land is well Timbered, aud not a pine has been cut or Iwxed. The price is below the usual figure for such lands, and terms accommodating. J. & T. WADDILL. Fayetteville, Feb. 6, 1S55. a2-tf 2VO TICE. We have bought the Wagon Shop lately owned by Thos. C. Fuller, at the corner of Franklin and Max well streets, and are now PREPARED TO EXECUTE ALL ORDERS FOR TIMBER. WAOOXS, ROAD IV AGO KB of all sizes, Carts, Drays, Wheel Barrows, and in short, any and everything which lies within the sphere of the WHEEL-WRIGHT AJK'D BLA CK SMITHING B USINE S S. We will use only the BEST MATERIALS which can be procured, and will guarantee our work to com pare favorably with that done at auy establishment in the Southern Country. Repairs done neatlv, promptly, and with dispatch. HORSE SHOEING shall receive at our establish ment prompt attention, and in this, as well as every other department of our business, w e will give satis faction. HOLLAND, WEIS1GER & CO. I cheerfully recommend Messrs. Holland, Weisiger &. Co. to the public generally and my former patrons. They are practical Mechanics. masters of their trade, and will please those who mnv favor tliem with their work. THOS. C.'FULLER. Feb'y 3, lSoj. y MULES ! MULES ! ! I have three or four teams of large fine Kentucky MULES for sale, well broke to the Carriage. Wagon or Plough, of fine form aud action. Those wanting Mules would do well to st-e them before purchasing elsewhere, for they are hard to beat. " Apply.to 11. T. WILSON, or J. & T. WADDILL. Fayetteville. Jan'y 31, 1S55. :s2-:$t CAPE FEAR LANDS FOR SALE. We oiler for sale that Valuable Plantation, known as the ASHE PLACE." seven miles above Fayette ville. on the Cape Fear River, recently the property of Col. Nathan King, containing SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES. every acre of which is Cape Fear Bottoms, and Miseeptible of the highest state of cultivation. This Land requires no putting as it is known to be the best farming lands on Cape Fear River. Terms will be made satisfactory if the right sort of a purchser in found. T. S. LUTTERLOH. J. A. T. WADDILL. Feb. C. 1.9.15. 32-tf We will attend Col. King's sale on the 22d instant, which is in the vicinity of the Lands. TliUST SALE. I By virtue of a Deed of Trust to me executed, for purposes therein named. I will sell at public auction on Thursday. March 8th. ISiij, at the Market House, the HOUSE AND LANDS recently occupied by V. L. Callais, one mile and a quarter North of the Market. F. D. BREECE. Trustee. A. M. CAMPBELL, Auc'r. Feb'y 9, 1855. 32-3t SELLING OUT AT COST. Wishing to change my business, I will sell my entire stock of DRY GOODS AT COST. Persons wishing to buy bargains will do well to call and purchase cheap for cash. 1 would s;ll out my whole stock of Dry Goods and Groceries, at cost, if any person wants to purchase for the purpose of going into the business. R. D. DAVIS. January 20th. 2f All persons indebted to mc by Note or Account are respectfully requested to call and settle immediately, as logger indulgence will not be given. February 9th. R. D. DAVIS. - GRASS SEEDS. Red Clover Seed, Timothy Seed, Herds Grass Seed. Also, Comstock, Ferre & Co's Wethersfleld Garden Seed, fresh and genuine. Feb'y 1, 1855. 4t SAM'L J. HINSDALE. FOR SALE AT REDUCED PRICES, For CASH or on Short Time, 250 Carriages, Darouclr8, ROCKAAVAYS & BUGGIES of every description, Many of which are finished, and the balance being iiuished daily; among. which are many new and beautiful styles, and one very fine Carriage. Some of them very light, and all made, in the best manner and of the best materials. My facilities for doing Carriage work are greater than any estalishment south and I can afford and am determined to sell work of the best quality as low as it can be built for by any one. Those who are indebted to me will please pay up as mv business requires my out-standing debts to be collected. A. A. McKETHAN. February 3d, 1&"5. tf NOTICE. The subscriber having purchased the stock of ma terial at the Carriage establishment lormerly occupied by Mr A. H. Whitfield, intends carrying on the CAIIKIAGE-MAKIXG BUSINESS. He solicits a share of the liberal patronage bestowed upon carriage sliops generally. lie has now on hand some very HAND SOME VEHICLES Which cannot be surpassed in the place for style of finish aud durability, whieh he will sell as low as any work of the bind can bo bought in the place. : ipss" All orders thankfully received and promptly attended to. REPAIRING done in the best winncr and on very reasonable terms. Give him a call before buying elsewhere. J. D. CALLAIS. Fayetteville, Feb'y 3d.- tf GRASS SEED!! . RED CLOVER, BLUE GRASS. For safe by J. N. SMITH. Feb'y 1, 1855. At BUTTER l new supply ' 100 Firkins (Valley Virginia) Butter. 50 " ' Ashe county isntter. Key 24. - 21-tf (i E0.' McXFJLL. J NORTH CAROLINIAN. FAYETTEVILLE. J C. , Bow Sfticb this Country Owes It is a favorite boast of Americans that their government is almost the only one in the civil ized world which is not deeply planged in debt. So far as it relates to the United States, in its federal capacity, it is well founded. Bat so fur as it relates to the one and thirty Common wealths of which the nation is composed, it is an absolute absurdity, since the majority of these latter are deeply, if not inextricably, in debt. We hear this bit of braggadocia so fre quently, that it is worth while to devote a few moments to showing its folly. In England, France, Austria and all other cOtisslidaCed nations, there is but one exchequer to meet' every want of government. There is, consequently, bnt one national debt. When we say that Great Britain owes nearly eight hun dred millions of pounds, or four thousand mil lions of dollars, the whole story is told. But if we should assert that the entire debt of the United States was less than sixty millions, we should be apt to mislead the reader. For the federal government, which is what is techni cally meant by the term United States, having only circumscribed powers, is not, and never can be, made liable for the principal share of the expenses of maintaining order and dispen sing law among the people at large, most of this burden falling on the separate members of the confederacy. To give a correct idea of the real indebtedness of the nation, therefore, v. e must include the debts of the several States. Now, the total indebtedness of the various commonwealths is about two hundred and twenty-one millions of dollars, divided among twenty-seven States, four being so fortunate as to owe nothing, viz: New Hampshire, Ver mont, Delaware and Florida. Of these twenty seven, the debts of seven are under a million a-piece : Maryland, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Vir ginia, New York and Pennsylvania are the States most deeply in debt. The largest ab solute debt is that of Pennsylvania, which is over forty millions; the lowest is that of New Jersey, which is but seventy-one thousand. The heaviest debt, in proportiou to the popu lation, is that of Murylad, whieh exceeds fifteen millions, in a population of five hundred and eighty-two thousand, bond and free The debt of A'irginia, though but little greater numeri cally than that of New York the one being twenty-six millions and the other twenty-four is more than twice as heavy relatively, the population being less than half, while the gen eral resources of the State are greatly inferior. The entire debt of the nation, estimating the federal debt as well as that of the State, ex ceeds two huudrcd and seventy-five millions of dollars. But this still fails to give an accurate idea of the total indebtedness of our eouiitryr In Europe, if we except England, most public works are constructed by the government, so that the national debt includes the cost of the principal railroads, canals aud turnpikes. But in the United States, with the exception of the Pennsylvania State works and those of a few other Commonwealths, all such improvements are owned by private corporations. Now the aggregate cost of the principal of these works is computed to be one thousand millions of dol lars, of which six hundred millions alone are invested in railroads. Consequently, if we would arrive at the true indebtedness of these United States, we must add the amount of this de scription of securities to the amount of the State and federal ones. Twelve hundred mil lions of dollars are, therefore, about what we owe a very respectable Sum, it must be ac knowledged, especially for a nation but eighty years old. To give an entirely just idea of the subject, however, we must remind the reader that a chief part of this debt is attributable to the fact that we are a new country, three-fourths of those millious have been spent in developing our resources. Considering the vast mineral and agricultural wealth of America; considering, also, the in domitable energy of our people; considering the favorable position we occupy for conduct ing the commerce of the world, this debt, enor mous as it seems, is comparatively little, or would be if we were always as prudent and thrifty as we are enterprising. Fhila. ledger. Cocn-cil of Statk. This-body, which assem bled in Raleigh on Monday, adjourned on Tues day evening. We learn that Calvin Graves, of Caswell, and N. E. Cannd7, of Granville, were appoint ed members of the Board of internal improve ments; and Matthew Shaw, of Beaufort, and Alfred Jones and William W. Holden, of Wake, members of the Literary Board. The Governor of the State, it is known, is Presi dent ex officio of the two Boards aud a member thereof. Mr Graves has been for some time a mem ber of the Internal Improvement Board; but Mr Canady is a new member, and takes the place occupied by Mr Bragg, the present Gov ernor. No change has been made in the Liter ary Board. Mr Canady is a gentkman of information and excellent judgment, and will no doubt dis charge the responsible duties of the office in such a manner as to advance the best interests of the State. Raleigh Standard. FOR SALE. TWO THOUSAND ACRES OF LAND, nine miles from Fayetteville, lying directly on the Southern Plank Road, and on each side of Big Rockftsh. One of the best .Turpentine sections in the county, with convenient improvements for a family resideuce; with a small corn mill on a never failing stream, aud a first rate situation for a Turpentine Distillery and Store. A. A. McKETHAN Feb'y 9, 1855. tf NOTICE. All persons indebted to W. F. MOOKE, either by note or account, will confer a favor by settling at once, as longer indulgence cannot be given. ALSO, All persons indebted to W. F. A E. F, MOORE, are requested to settle, as they are anxious to have all their account closed by cash or otherwise. Jan. 20, 1855. 28 tf NOTICE. Persons indebted to the subscribers by account ranst positively pay np. Longer indulgence cannot be given. ' ; 'l ; n,r BRYAN & YAHES". Benedict Arnold's Family. Lieut. Gen. James Robertson Arnold died in London, on December 21 tit. He was second son of Benedict Arnold by Margaret his wife, daughter of Chief Justice Shippen, of Pennsyl vania. He entered the corps of Royal En gineers in 1197, and served more than half & century. He married Virginia, daughter of Bartlett Goodrich, Esq., of the Isle of Wight, and for his military services, was created a Knight of Hanover, was appointed aid dc-camp to William IV., and was presented with a cost ly sword. The above named officer was the oldest of four children, which Arnold's second wife. Miss Shippen of Philadelphia, bore him, viz : Jas. Robertson, Edward, George and Sophia. His first wife bore three sons, viz : Benedict, Rich ard and Henry. Benedict, the oldest, was an officer of artillery in the British army, and, , it is believed, was compelled to quit the service; he died young in the West Indies. Henry en tered the King's service after his father's de fection, and was a lieutenant of cavalry in the Amer'uan Legion. He accompanied his father to St. John, aud was employed in his business. He slept iu the warehouse near the Lower Cove in that city, aud lodged there the night the building was burned. He lived afterwards at Troy, New York, with his aunt Hannah, and was engaged in mercantile pursnits. At a sub sequent period he removed to Canada, where he is now a man of property. He received half pay and a grant of lands from the British gov ernment. Richard: In 1782 he was also a lieutenant of cavalry in the American Legion, commanded by his father. In most every par ticular his history is identical with that of his brother Henry. Persons are still living at St. John, who resided there when Gen. Arnold's store was burned. The impression was at the moment, and still is, that the fire was caused by design, and for the purpose of defrauding a company in Englaud, that had underwritten upon the merchandise which it contained, to an amount far exceeding its worth. These persons differ as to the fact, whether Arnold himself was in St. John, or absent in England, at the 1 time of the fire; and hence the degree of blame which may be attached to the two sons may be uncertain. That both Henry and Richard slept iu the store on the night of the conflagration, and that neither could give a satisfactory ac count of its cause, seems, however, to be certain. Jumps Robertson, whose recent death is mentioned above, was the only one of the four children which the traitor's second wife bore him, thaT was born in America. At the time of the treason he was a child, and had just reached West Point from Philadelphia, with his mother. He entered the British army in 1798, and rose to the rank of Colonel of Eugincers. He was stationed at Bermuda from 181C to ISIS, and from the last named year until 1823 was at Halifax, and the commanding officer of engineers iu Nova Scotia and Brunswick". While thus in command he was at St. Johns, and on going into the house built by his father, in King street (which is still standing,) he wept like a child. He was a small man, his eyes were of remarkable sharpness, and in features bore a striking resemblance to his father. A gentleman who has been in service with him, and was intimately acquainted with him, speaks of him in terms of hijrti commendation, and re lates that he has often heard him express a I strong desire to visit the United states.- Since the acccssiou of Queen Victoria he has been one of Her Majesty's aids-dc-camp. Iu 1841 he was transferred from the engineer corps, and appointed Major General, and a Knight of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order. Edward, the next son, was some years ago in a banking house in England. George, in 1816, was an olficer of dragoons. Sophia, of her fate nothing is known. It maybe added, that the first General Arnold's mother had six children, of whom he and his sister Hannah alone lived to the years of maturity. This sister adhered to her brother Benedict throughout his eventful and guilty career, and was true to him iu the darkest periods of his history. She died at Montague, in Upper Canada, iu 1803, and was, as is uniformly stated, a lady of excellent qualities of character.- Have we a- Swedish tkincess among us? The Fireside Jourual(Mass,) has made a grand discovery nothing less than a second Bourbon t.asc in which the lately deceased keeper of Long Island Light plays the principal part, and is asserted to have Ireen the son of Gustavus III, King of Sweden. We give the substan tial facts of the statement of the Fireside :' "The story, as we get it and we have no' doubt of its substantial truth is this: The late Capt. Joseph Beck, so long known by our mari time folks as keeper of the Long Island light in our harbor, on his death-hed, last summer, disclosed to his family that he was a son of Gustavus III, King of Sweden, and a younger brother of that remarkable knight-errant of a king, the late Gustavus III. An unknown per son, who had been seen at various times to re gard him with great interest, and who was present at the time of his death, left in the next European steamef for Sweden. Within a short time, the only daughter of Capt. Beck, a very intelligent and accomplished lady, now the wife of Abel T. llaydcn, one of the pilots in our harbor, has been sent for from a high qnarter in that country, ami supplied with funds lor the voyage, to be restored to the possession of prop erty "and titles belonging to1 her father, which were confiscated at the time when his brother, Gustavus IV, was dethroned.- Mr Hayden and his wife, it is said, will take their departure for Sweden in a few days." Hard Headed. A Southerner gave a dinner party to a few friends, who happening to con verse about Sambo's power of head endurance, the gentlemas said he owned a negro whom no one in the party could knock down or injure by striking on tlve head, A strong burly fellow, laughed at the idea,- aDd as Sam the colored fellow was alKmt entering with the caudles, the gentleman stood behind the door, and as he en tered, Sanx's bead received a powerful sdckdol oger the candles Oicfcered a little but Sam passed qnietly on merely exclaiming : " Gen tletneu be careful of de elbows-,, cr de lights will be distinguished.' 8' Extravagant people are never generous. The man who pays fifteeiv dollars for a vest, would think he's being "robbed" should you ever call upon him to give six shillings towards burying old Bristle the shoemaker.- A Snorcr . and a Snorter t An anecdote was well told, some years ago of a polite Southerner, an accomplished aud tiud-hearted gentleman, which has found a? place, and we think descfVedl, in our collection? "On one occasion, he had been driving hard; from morning until night,- over the rough roads, in the neighborhood of Columbia, South Caro liea, and alighted at the only comfortable look-1 ing tavern in the place, very hungry and very tired. Sticking his eye-glass to his eye his constant companion, he being very near-sighted he demanded a roast fowl, stjme good wine and a comfortable room for the night. The landlord was exceedingly 'sorry,' but hef 'could'nt give him a comfortable room; the only place he could have to sleep iff ras a double) bedded-rootn, with another gentleman." "Very wellt Sir let us have the bestyon'ver got: No man can 66 m Ore than that, Sir." "After discussing his suppef, he songht hi room, 'turned in,' and went to sleep . "His slumbers were destined to be of very short duration. Before long he was awakened by a call from the other bed, 'Sir! Sir!!!" "Bless my sotiI!" cried D , thrusting hi glass up to his eye, and endeavoring to peer through the dark, 'what's the mutter, my deaf sir? Is the honse on fire, or are there bugs in your bed?' "Neither,- sir? but, my dear sir, you snore sor terribly, that I cannot sleep, sir. It is terrific, sir!" "Bless me, my dear sir, I am shocked that I should hate been so rude as to snore in a gentleman's presence,- aftd he a stranger to me I really ask your pardon,- sir, and beg yon'II overlook it. It was'nt intentional, I assure yon. The apology was accepted; a 'good night' was exchanged; and both parties went to sleep again. It was net long, however, before a rumbling sound was heard from the polite gentleman's bed, every moment growing louder and louder, nntil at last it ended in a thunderous diapason. The other" ledger, driven almost to madness, started np, and exclaimed "Good gracious! this is too much! I can't stand it! I say, Sir! Sir!! Sir!!! wake up Sir!" " Ijfcsrf rrty soul ! weft, what's the matter, now? cried ont the offender, starting up in bed; 'you seem to be restless,- Sir "Restless! I believe you? said the disturbed gentleman, 'you've been snoring again, Sir, worse than ever,- and I cannot get to sleep. "You don't say so! Have I been repeating my Itideness to a stranger? I am really ex tremely sorry, my dear sir, but I was really asleep. Good night night night; very sor-sor-sor-ry." And off he dfotvscd again, and in five minutes1 began snoring as loudly as ever, until he was again awakoned by his room-mate's.complaints.- "Snoring again, have I, Sir?" said the un conscious ofTcuder. "Well, the facts is, I haver had a hard day's journey and eaten a hearty supper aud if I suore, sir, I can't help it. I have apologised twice, and that is sufficient. I am now about to go to sleep again; bnt allow me to inform yon, sir, that if you wake me up again, snoring or not snoring, Sir, I shall pro ceed at efnee to get ftp and give you the sound est thrashing you ever had in the whole course of your life! Good night Sir!" His slnmbers were undisturbed for the rest of the night, A Real Gentleman. He never dresses in the extreme of fashion, but avoids singularity iu his person and habits. Is affable with his equals, and pleasant and attentive to his inferiors. In conversation he avoids hasty, ill-tempered f or insulting remarks. He never pries into other people's affairs.- Detests eves-dropping as among the most disgraceful of crimes. Never slanders any of his: acquaintance who has met with a reverse of fortune. He always pays the postage on his letters, and pays in advance, in good money, for his papers. The people of Woodford county, Ky., have hit upon a novel mode of protecting a bank they have out there. It appears that Mr Barclay, a private banker at Lexington, has for some time been sending if large numbers of notes for redemption, which finally Came neaT causing a collapse, whereupon the citizens assembled and burnt Mr II. in effigy. This harmless, though foolish' exhibition of petty wrath neither injured the private banker, nor elevated the characters5 of those who participated in it, so they resolved that if Mr B. or his clerk ever again molested "their bank" they might certainly look out for summary vengeance from Judge Lynch. Na danger, therefore, need be apprehended of a collapse of the raid bank, so long as Judge' Lynch s-tauds feet weeu it and its note holders. "Now, gentlemen," said a nobleman to his guests, as the Indies left the room, ."let us un derstand each Mhef : are we to drink like men, or like brutes?" The guests, somewhat indigo nant, exclaimed: "Like Pvew, of course."' "Then," replieel he,- "we arc goiftg to get jolly drunk, for bfnteS nevef drink more than thy want," Rrf or a yot-ng lady by a fortune-It eLler, -The following, from the New York Express,. conveys its own wanting "Complaint was this morning lodged at the mayor's office against a fortune-teller, having her rooms in Great Jones street, who advertises tc secure husbands, tic. it seems that the young lady in question saw one of those advertisements, and called on the fortune-teller iu relation to rt: that she fthe fortnne-teIler)told her that she wotald register her" (the girl's) name, and! secure her a husband for $o. ibis she readily paid,- in the vain hope of securing to herself st good husband. She Waff subsequently iftfro dueed at this fortune-felle's house to a young gentleman, who was represented as being in seareh f a wife. Ths pl-easing manners of the young man soon won her affections so much so, that she agreed to a proposition formally made by firm,- which was,- that as soon as winter' set in he would take her to a ball, and there receive a format introduction to him by some' respectable person. He subsequently, by bis ects, effected her ruin." So much for fortune , telling.

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