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r THE NO RTH C AROLINI AN, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C. . lMprtBt Bill. A' ' The following is the Bounty-Land Bill which passed both Houses of Congress, and been sign ed by the President: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re presentatives of the United Stales of America in Congress assembled, luat each oFthe surviving each of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers, musicians, and privates, whether of regulars, volunteers, rangers, or militia, who were regu larly mustered into the service of the Uuited States, and every officer, commissioned and non commissioned, seaman, ordinary seaman, marine, clerk, and landsman in the navy, in any of the wars iu which this country lias been engaged since seventeen "hundred and ninety, and each of the survivors of the militia, or volunteers, or State troops of any State. or Territory, called into military service, and regularly mustered therein, and whose services have been paid by the United States, shall be entitled to receive a certificate or warrant from the Department of the Interior for one hundred and sixty acres of land; and where any of those who have been so mustered into service and paid snail have received a certificate or warrant, he shall be entitled to a certificate or warrant for such quantity of land as will make, in the whole, with what he may have heretofore received, one hundred and sixty acres to each such person having served as aforesaid: Provided, The person so having been in service shall not re ceive said land warrant if it shall appear by the muster rolls of his regiment or corps that he deserted, or was dishonorably discharged from service : Provided, further, That the benefits of this section shall be held to extend to wagon-masters and teamsters who may have been employed, under the direction of competent authority in time of war, in the transportation of military stores and supplies. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case of the death of any person who, if living, would be entitled to a certificate or warrant as aforesaid under this act, leaving a widow, or, if no widow, a minor child or children, or, if no widow, such minor child o children, shall be entitled to receive a certificate or warrant for the same quantity of laud that such deceased person would be entitled to reeeive under the provisions of this act if now living : Provided, That a subsequent marriage shall not impnir the right of any such widow to such warrant if she be a widow at the time of making her ap plication: And provided, further, That those shall be considered minors who are so at the time this act shall take effect. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in no case shall any such certificate or warrant be issued for any service less than fourteen days, except where the person shall actually have been engaged in battle, and unless the party claim ing such certificate or warrant shall establish his or her right thereto by recorded evidence of said service. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That said certificates or warrants may be assigned, trans ferred, and located by the warrantees, or their heirs-at-law, according to the provisions of ex isting laws regulating the assignment, transfer, and location of bounty-land warrants. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no warrant issued under the provisions of this act shall be located on any public lands, except such as shall at the time be subject to sale at either the minimum or lower graduated prices. Sec. (5. And be it further enacted, That the Registers and receivers of the several land offices shall be severally authorised to charge and receive for their services in locating all warrants under the provisions of this act the same com pensation or per-centage to which they are en titled by law for sales of the public lands, for cash, at the rate of one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre. The said compensation to be paid by the assignees or holders of such warrants. ' Cld-Btooded Harder. -i . i ; Weldox, N. C, March 5. A most unprovoked and cold blooded mur der; has just occurred here. The following in brief, are the particulars: Three men, J. H. Everett and son, and a man named Price, all of Spring Hill, Halifax co., N. C, arrived hear to-day, for the sole pur pose of murdering Mr Patrick McGowan, as one of thein subsequently avowed. Mr Mc- Gowan is a citizen of Raleigh, and mail agent on the Raleigh and Gaston Railroad. TJpou the arrival of the Raleigh train here Mr McG. seeing them, and apprehending a difficulty, quietly remained in the mail car. The Everetts and Price remained near the car for some time, watching him (McG)but finally became impa tient, and proceeded to the office of John Camp bell, Esq., where they stated they wished to see McGowan, and make matters np with him. Upon hearing this, McG. came from the mail car, and while talking with the Everetts, he noticed one of them draw forth a pistol. McG. immediately caught at him, when Price fired at him, and the elder Everett came up . , i t ? . 1 1 i i mi in tne rear, ana snot mm in me neau. iue wounded man immediately fell, when young Everett stooped over him, and placing a pistol to his neck near the jaw, shot him again, say ing at the time, "that they had come on to kill him, and now they were satisfied." Great con fusion prevailed among the crowd of passen gers and others present, many of whom assist ed in arresting and tying the murderers. They were conducted to Halifax county jail. Dr Gee was promptly in attendance on Mr McGowan, and upon examination found that six oalls nau entered nis person, xne ur. en tertains no hope for his recovery. Mr P. McGowan is a married man, about 50 years old, has a wife and seven children in Ral eigh, and stands very high in public opinion. He has two brothers in Lynchburg. He has been for some time mail agent on the Raleigh and Gaston line. His dispute with Everett, of Spring TTill, Halifax, N. C, arose about the sum of one d tar and eight cents, which E. said the former owed him, and wrote to him for it. McG. wrote back to say that he was not aware of owing them tins sum, and this urougnt on an insulting letter from Everett, and gave rise to a stronger one from MeGowan. Yesterday, the Everetts, father and son, and a man named i'nee came on armed to waylay McGowan and shoot him. j Our informaut says the scene was really terrific and MeGowan was one mass of blood, and that the cool way in which Everett went up to him and put his pistol under the check of the al ready shot-down man and fired, was awfully villainous to behold, and then exclaimed that he had come to kill him and had done so. Some of the people present were for lynch ing the murderers, but finally they were tied and carried to Halifax jail. Cor. Pet Exprecs. P. S. Later accounts represent Mr Mc Gowan as recovering. Cape Fear Rank. At meeting of the stock holders of this Bank will be held iu Wilming ton on the 15th instant, to take into considera tion the charter granted by the late General Assembly, and to determine whether they will accept it. We learn that Daniel Dickson. Esq., has been appointed by the Governor, Secretary of State and and Comptroller, to represent the State on the occasion. The Literary Board, at a recent meeting adopted a Resolution un animously, requesting the State's representative to vote to accept the charter. The Literary Fund, it is known, is largely invested in this , Bank. The charter, we do not doubt, will be ac cepted. Standard. The fright at Havana. The Havana cor- Sec. 7. And be it further enacted, That the j d;t'e of the 22(l nUi writes . provisions of this act, and all the bounty land i ,. , . .... laws heretofore passed bv Con-ress, shall be ' ll'e great business of enlisting a volunteer extended to Indians, in the same manner and !m,llt!a If been gomjr on for several weeks to to the same extent as if the said Indians had 'W.'y the place of t he regular troops of the beeu white men. Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That the officers and soldiers of the revolutionary war, or their widows or minor children, shall be en- Later ffm Europe.. V I The steamships St. Louis and Canada arrived at Nw York on the 1st inst., the former with Liverpool dates of the 14th, the latter, of the 17th. v . ,v ; Mr Soule has returned, and considers the scheme to purchase Cuba as completely over thrown. The Duke of Genoa is dead. The British Parliament was to have re-assembled on the 16th ult. The Czar has issued a proclamation, dated the 12th ult., calling the whole male population of the Empire to take up arms. An additional Russian force of 300,000 men is to be sent to the Crimea. Lord John Russell had left for the Vienna Conference, which was to have met on. the 26th ult. " - ; Affairs at Sebastopol were unchanged. The King of Naples had joined the Western Alliance, as also had Tuscany, Parma and Modena. It was rumored, likewise, that bpain and Portugal had joined. Switzerland still continues neutral, and forbids her citizens to enlist iu the service of any foreign power. War like preparations in Austria and Prussia con tinue. It is rumored that no terms can De arranged between Prussia and the Western Powers, and that she will be left to pursue a strict neutrality, or take the consequences of a breach of it. The ienna Conference, it is ru mored, will merely receive a categorical yes or no from Prince Gortschakoff. The Czar's sons were at Sebastopol on the 1st ult.. makinsr reconnoisances. The Allies were daily expecting an attack, and pickets had been ordered to be on the alert. The weather was warm and the cavalry were under arms all night. The Russians were making tremendous night sorties, which were as vigorously repulsed. The Russians had been largely reinforced, and on the 7th ult Prince MenchikofT telegraphed to the Czar that his situation was unchanged. General Canrobert has been virtually super seded by General Pelessier Bosquet. It was rumored that Lord Raglan and the Earl Lucan would shortly return to England. Omar Pasha embarked in the Inflexible on the 6th ult., from Varna, for the Crimea. The winter has been severe throughout Europe. ' . Later froai CaMornla. The steamer Star of the West arrived at New York on the 4th inst. with 200 passengers and $650,000 in gold. ' She brings California dates to the 9th alt. Mining prospects were improving under the effect of heavy rains. Trade was slightly better. Adams A Co's first messenger from Caliloruia had arrived at salt LtaKe city. On the last ballot for Senator (the 43rd) in the California Legislature Senator Gwin had 38; Edmonds 36; Broderick 12; McCokle 8; and 14 votes scattering. The Star of the West touched at Key West on the 27th. The Spanish Consul there had issued a proclamation, by order of the Captain General of Cuba declaring the whole coast of the Island in a state of blockade. Also, that all vessels bound to any port in the Island, or found cruising along the coast, will be searched by the Spanish war vessels. Foreign Items. The fuller details by the steamer Canada at Boston seem to confirm the rumor mentioned in the New Orieans Picayune of the 21st ult with reference to the projected departure of Louis Napoleon for the Crimea, to take com maud of an immensely increased French army there. It would appear that the idea has cer tainly been entertained, and its abandonment is not by any means equally certain. The Em peror is a sort of fatalist, and having one re solved upon any course, is apt to persuade him self that it is his destiny to accomplish what he proposes to do. Whetherthis be so or not, he moves forward to its accomplishment as steadily as though he did so persuade himself, and seldom or never abandons anything he has begun. In England, there seems to be a disposition to co into the war with a will, at least such is the programme of Lord Palmerston, the new premier. The army is to be increased by every possible means; the commissariat re-orga,nizeu abundant munitions provided, nothing but steam ers sent to the Baltic, and hospitals provided everywhere. The French army is now organiz ed on a masrnificeiit scale, and numbers some thing like six hundred thousand soldiers, nearly all seasoned men, provided with every require meat for efficiency. Everything gives evidence of preparation for an active campaign. Russia too, is girding up her loins and mak ing readv for a mortal struggle, collecting im mense depots of provisions, arms, military stores, and posting armies at all the importau strategeticai points. titled to the benefits of this act. See. 9. And be it further enacted, That the benefits of this act shall be applied to and em brace those who served as volunteers at the iu- garnson, nearly all of whom have been marched to ports threatened by the terrible Quitman. While the government seems to have lost its head at this expected invasion, the American consul, Mr W. Robertson, preserves his usual ; ang jroin, securing the esteem ot even the j Spanish authorities. He frequently visits the I palace, aud is, perhaps, on better terms with . - i . I r - vasion of Plttsburr. in September, eighteen u,e P""-&!""' l'a" o".er .ore.g.. ... .i. ' v.:..!. .r osreni. me government evidently wishes to i show that its hatred to the filibusters does hdt extend to the United States iroverument. with hundred and fourteen; also at the . battle of ! King's Mountain, in the revolutionary war, and the battle of Nickajack against the confedera ted savajres of the South. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act shall apply to the chap lains who served with. the army in the several wars of the country. Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That the provisions of this act be applied to flotilla men and to those who served as volunteers at the attack ou Lewistown, in Delaware, by the British fleet, in the war of eighteen hundred and twelve fifteen. Finances of Cumberland Count)- Summary of Disbursements of Ihs. Treasurer of Cumberland County, for 1854. Paid Jurors &Officcrs of Superior Conrt, $472 42 County Court, $850 67 Paid Justices for holding Courts, $213 66 $1,536 75 Paid ordinary and extraordinary ex penses of the County, including State witnesses, Jail expenses, keep ing Court House and Jail in repair, building and repairing Bridges; also, including $500 paid for new site for new Jail, $4,414 11 Cash paid for the support of Deaf and Dumb Mutes in Raleigh, $225 00 Cash paid by Treasurer of the Board of Wardeus for the support of the Poor, Total, less commissions, $2,383 09 $8,558 95 Wei Balances in the hands of the Disbursing Officers Cumberland County, FeVy 1, 1855. In the hands of County Treasurer, for County uses, . $2,526 00 For Jury uses, $1,856 29 For Deaf and Dumb, $129 58 whom it is anxious to establish the most inti mate commercial relations. The government, however, shows the strongest determination to maintain the crown of Isabella. It is even rumored, and recently more than ever, that the captain-general if reduced to extremity, haS authority to proclaim this freedom of the wjhole slave population of the island. It is a fact that a large number of free negroes have been armed and formed into regiments, and that Gen. Coucha himself declares that the black militia shall be increased to 9,000 men. $4,511 87 In the hands of Treasurer of Board of Wardens for support ofhe Poor, $L,420 70 In the hands of Sup't of Common Schools 'taxes collected for School uses, $1,512 04 Total, $7,444 62 G. DEMING, Chm'n Com. Finance. Fayetteville, Feb'y 27, 1855. Sudden death. Francis Morse, of Currituck county, N. C, while passing along Wide Water . street, ou Monday morning, fell dead, just abreast of Mr Dalyrioiple's stone yard. Nor folk paper. 3 Bright Skies Again The New York Jour nal of Commerce gives the following encourag ing picture of the business prospects of the present year : "The letters by the Baltic have a more cheer ful tone than the published accounts. Several of the leading London bankers write that, in their opinion, commercial affairs will show an improvement which will continue throughout the summer and autumn, in spite of the war. The mail brings out liberal orders for American securities, and the English funds maintain a remarkable buoyancy, cousiderinfr the state of political affairs. We notice that large orders have been received from the continent, and par ticularly from France, for various articles of foreign and domestic produce; the latter will be readily filled, bat the former cannot be con veniently, owing to the absence of French vessels." The Bear Lady. There is "a bear lady" now on exhibition at New Orleans. Her ap- pearance is thus described in the advertisement "She possesses features similar to those of a bear, the nose, mouth, forehead, and ear being those of this animal, lhe mouth is misshapen and horrible, and the interna teeth, when re vealed, give her a truly savage aspect. "The is a rational creature, endowed with speech, which monster has never possessed." The Kinney Expedition seems to be abandon ed for the present. Its "military feature" was established to Secretary Marcy's satisfaction, by a commission issued by the gallant Colonel to one of his subordinates. A copy of this commission the Secretary of State very signifi cantly served upon the directors of the enterprise, and a change of front was the consequence. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia North American says that an agent in the employment of the company will repair to the territory m juarcn next, with instructions to settle the question of title on the best terms with all concerned. Russian Politeness. The French have al ways beeu considered the most polite people in the world. But their reputation in this respec fades away before the courteous demeanor of their semi-barbarian foes iu the Crimea. Tl Kussians are as polite as they are brave, and Meuschikoff is a perfect Louis XI . for polite ness. The following anecdote is told of him "An English officer, now a prisoner in Sebas topol, had a letter sent him from a young lady iu England, to the effect that she 'hoped, when he took Menschikoff prisoner, that he would send her a button from his coat, for her to keep as a relic. lhe letter was forwarded by 11a of truce into Sebastopol, with other letters for prisoners now in the enemy's hands. This letter fell into MeutehikofTs own hands, of course, to be read ere delivered. On comin to the above passage, he immediately cut button from his coat and sent it under a flag of truce to be couve-ed to the lady, with a remark to the following effect : 'That he had uo idea yet of being taken prisoner; but rather thau disappoint a young lady ot so simple a request, he would fulfil her wish himself before that time arrived."' French Railroads. A Paris correspondent of the Newark Advertiser writes as follows : The French cars are much more comfortable than the English, a fact which I take pleasure in recording on acoount of its uniqueness, it be ing the onlv particular I have yet seen in which comfort appeared to be studied. The first class, besides luxunons cusions, aud a thick sheep-skin carpet, are supplied with long flattened cylin ders of copper filled with hot water renewed at intervals, and affording a most agreeable warmth to the feet. What a contrast to the English cars, in which I froze for seven -mortal hours between Liverpool and London! And howl much better, too, are these cylinders than the close stoves with which our cars are heated. Breach of Promise and Slander. A suit to recover damages for breach of promise and slander, was tried in the Jefferson (Ky.) circuit court last week. The plaintiff, Miss Sarah Goodman, alleged that she was engaged to be married to Julius Edil, and, pending the engagement, he spoke slanderous words of her, and then said that on account of the truthful ness of the words uttered, he would not marry her. Miss Goodman further alleged that by reason of the slanderous and abusive language used, and the refusal on the part of Edil to marry her, she had been Injured in the sum of $3,000, for which she asked judgment. The jury gave her all she claimed. To Cure the Croup. A writer in the "Coun try Gentleman" gives the following prescrip tion for the croup: " Divest the child of all clothing about the neck and chest; then bathe the throat aud up per part of the chest freely with cold water. Let this be done by pouring, sponging or very frequent applications of wet cloths; while this is being done, prepare warm water, and im merse the feet in it. This gives relief in a short time; the child should be put quietly to rest, with a jug of warm water to the feet, when perspiration and sleep soon follow. Any one can follow . these , directions immediately, and it is a complaint which is soon fatal, unless checked in the early stages, and many precious lives are lost because a physician is not at hand until, top late to save from suffocation." k Snake in the Stemacb. The possibility of these occurrences has been set down by many whose philosophy of things in Heaven and on earth is of a limited nature as a "snake story" of the imagination's fancy. And when we now inform our readers that we saw this morning a living snake which was yes terday ejected from a young man's stomach, some incredulous readers will be found who will not "swallow" it pardon, we should have said credit it. Well, we never care for "stuffing things nolens volcns down people's throats; but we shall nevertheless present these facts for what they may fetch. For some time back a gentleman named larrison Tyler Wade, on a visit to a friend's n the neighborhood of Reedy Creek, near Cox's Road, felt at certain hours a choking or suffo cating symptom, as if something was being forced up his throat. This was attended with pain and rcstleness; indeed he seemed as if going snddenly into a consumption, and pnzzled both the friendly and medical faculty to know what ailed him. When this suffocating sensa- ion came on, Mr W. felt always as if he had n uneasy load his stomach, which, as he fan- ied, if removed, would cure him: so he resolv ed to try the merits of an almighty powerful emetic on Ins constitution, m order to bring forth whatever was bad in him! The remedy he made use of was very near giving him a quietus iu more ways than one, for it nearly turned the snake-Iaiden gentleman inside out completely. After very violent spas modic workings and retchings, a small milky colored snake leaped from his throat, and seem ed most thunderstruck at finding itself in broad daylight, and suddenly transferred so uncere moniously into a cold temperature. Indeed the gentleman himself seemed ouite as much as tonished as master snake, when he perceived what an inside passenger he had so long beeu carrying about with hint as a bosom friend. J.he snake was almost transparent, had redish eyes of great brilliancy, and was five and a quarter inches long. It made sundry efforts to turn a few lofty somersets, protruacd its ton- ue, as if m agony of greif at an ejectment by 1 such a method (which can only find its equal in Ireland between landlord and tenant) from snug quarters, the small snake died. We as sisted at its interment into a bottle of alcohol, (excuse the bull,) ami noted the whole affair down as something verv uncommon. Mr Wade, during last summer, while out in the fields, used frequently to slake his thirst at rivulets, ami creeks, and may then have swallow ed the snake when it was of very small dimen sions. He certainly felt considerably relieved after having got rid of the creature, which he prefers keeping in a bottle much better than in himself. Air V. was a teetotaller, and we have just been informed by a jolly fellow from behind a horn that this fact accounted for the snake's being alive in the stomach, as "no snake could live against liquor." What is poison to snakes is in our opinion unfit for man, and we presume that it is on this account that so many drunkards at times see visionary snakes which are no doubt the ghosts of all the snakes the liquor in said drunkards would have killed. The Closing of Congress. 1 ryr Desecration of the Sabbath ! !! -1 Washington, Sunday, March 4. The Senate by a vote of six to thirty-five, la6t night con curred iu the report of the Conference Com mittee ou the Army Appropriations and Post Office Appropriations, and refused its concur rence to the resolution in regard to interference with the Minnesota legislature. Then went into executive session, and confirmed the nomi nations of the following gentlemen as Commis sioners of the new Board of Claims, viz : Messrs Gilchrist, of New Hampshire; Lumpkin, of Georgia, and Blackford, of Indiana. It ratified several Indian Treaties, etc., and the Bounty Land Bill was signed. They were in session all night, but there was nothing done, being the most of the time without a quorum, mis morning they did nothing worthy of notice, ex cept the rejection of a bill providing for the admission of Oregon into the Union oi estates. Adjourned at 12 o'clock, M. House This morning at 2 o'clock agreed to the Senate's amendments to the Civil and Diplo matic Bills, striking out the tariff clause. A motion to tender the usual vote of thanks to Speaker Boyd was disenssed. Mr Hunt, op posed, but it was adopted almost unanimously. The House concurred in the Senate's amend ment to the Post Office Appropriation Bill, re quiring the pre-payment of postage in all cases aft er the first of January next. An attempt was made to get up a bill, pre venting foreign paupers, criminals, insane, etc., from entering this country. A debate ensued, and it was soon amalgamated with Know Nothingism; but was finally tabled. The Con ference Report on Navy Appropriations was concurred in. lhe bill makes a clear appro priation for Ocean Mail Service, but says noth- nsr about the (Jollins line ot steamers, leaving it optiouary with the President to continue it or not. It is generally thought it will be con tinned. At half past eleven this morning the Conference Report on the Civil and Diplomatic Bill was concurred in. When the roll was called, Col. Benton violently protested against his name being called. He said the proceed ings were illegal, and he would not answer to his name. He regarded the whole affair as a wanton and willful desecration and violation of the Sabbath. Much excitement prevailed, when the Speaker playfully asked the doorkeeper to put "Old Bullion" out. All the proceedings, however, were orderly. The House adjourned at 12 o'clock. Cor. of Petersburg Express. distinguished A Stocking Knitting Machine is among the latest novelties in New York. It was patented in 1851, but with the exception of a few in Connecticut, has not been practically tested. The Mirror savs: - '. Hews Items, e. Know Nothing Movements. Fifty-three in habitants of Concord (N- H.) have signed a statement that they have withdrawn from the Know Nothing couucil3 of that city. They say the whole number of withdrawals in that city is abont a hundred, and the l'atriot estimates that the number in the State is fifteen hundred. The Know Nothing lodge in Raymond (N. H.) lately had a meeting and dissolved with three cheers for Gov. Baker, ( the Democratic candidate for Governor.) Boston Post. gtjg- The name of the Rev. Whitefoord Smith has been suggested in connection with the Bishopric made vacant by the death of the late Rev. Mr Capers. The Allied Army in the Crimea. The Washington Star has been permitted to publish the following extract of a letter to George N. Sanders from one of the most French exiles now in London: "The army of the allies is looked upon as entirely lost. Destitution aud cold provoke desertions. English and French go over to the Russians. The hope of an approaching catastrophe has not abandoned us. Let but the ice break np in the Crimea, and you will hear the crack elsewhere." "Trouble Brewing. A late letter from Rome says: "There arc two great events taking place at this moment France and Austria are with-drawing their troops, and symptoms of re volution are appearing in the Roman States and in Tuscany. Meanwhile the Italian prin ces (especially Naples) are rccrnitiug largely in Switzerland at 41 ruinous cost." The Rev. Joshua Soule, senior Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, lias "advised and invited" a meeting of all the bish ops of that church to meet at Nashville, Tenn., on the third Mouday of April. .All are expect ed to be present except Bishop Andrew, who will attend the Pacihc Conterence at mat time. Opening of the Panama Railroad. The New York papers give long details of the formal opening of the Panama Railroad which unites the Atlantic with the waters of the Pacific. A banquet was given at Panama in honor of the event, to which seventy guests sat down. Among then were the civil and ecclesiastical authorities of New Granada, Col Ward, U. S. consul, Judge Bowlin, U. S. miuister to New Granada, and a number of New Yorkers. Several speeches were made ai.d the utmost hilarity prevailed. The excursion is represented to have been a delightful one, and passed off without accident. gr George Bancroft, Esq., the historian, sailed from New York on Saturday in the Char leston steamer for the South. He expects to A girl ten veurs old can knit half a dozen j visit some tnenas m ortii Carolina, ana to go r.f Cfr.r.t-:r, ;.. Anv wnrtiiia- tl.P m-lnr ! as far South as Savannah. It is the first time by hand or foot. In a factory, with motive j he has ever been south of lrginia. power, one person can manage a dozen machines. The stockiug is entirely made by the machine, from top to toe, and no nimble fingers of industrious elderly maiden, sitting by the hearth corner, could "widen' or narrow,- or neei or "toe" more perfectly, lhe invention is m the hands of a stock company, who are about to apply it in a large factory in this city, and who offer for sale rights to use the machines. A T. Stewart holds $-20,000 of the stock, and there are other heavy stockholders in this city. Astonishing a Johnny Bull. We have seldom seen a more neatly-constructed para graph thau the following, which we cut from a recent number of the San Francisco Herald: "An amusing scene occurred in Murray's ship ping ouiee yesterday. bile an officer from lhe steam frigate Susquehanna was engaged in superintending the shipping of seamen, a candi date presented himself in the person of an English sailor, who politely informed the officer that he would be happy to ship as a captain of the maintop, m the laudable desire to-instruct American sailors in the science of navigation. He said, boastinglj', he was one of Kin Georges men,' and ne nattered nimscit lie knew a hawk from a handsaw. He discoursed in an eloquent manner on the lamentable ig norance ot American sailors in general; and intimated, that although a disgusting mission, he would generously sacrifice his own personal feelings, merely, as he forcibly remarked, to teach the Americans a thing or two. The officer declined his offer, when he sud denly became rampautand exceedingly abusive, intimating, at the same time, that he was fear fully perfect in pugilism, and that there was not a "bloody American' in the house who could put him out. By this time his insolence had become unbearable, and the officer nodded to a light-weight little boat-swain, who stood by in agony for a fight. 'Young America first poli tely touched his hat to his superior officer, boarded the English craft, and in a very few moments 'one of King George's men struck his colors in a sinking condition going out of ac tion with an impression amounting almost to a conviction that American sailors were not such fools after all, and were certainly not the men he took them for." Rights of married women in Michigan. The legislature of Michigan, at its recent ses sion, passed a law which provides that the real and persoual estate of every female ac quired before marriage, and all property, real and personal, to which she may afterwards become entitled, by gift, grant, inheritance, devise, or any other manner, shall be and re main the estate and property of such female, and shall not be liable for the debts, obligation, and engagements of her husband, and may be contracted, sold, transferred, mortgaged, con veyed, devised, or bedueathed by her in the same manner and with the same effect as if she were unmarried. Politics and the Clergy. The Boston Re corder, one of the oldest and best religions pa pers in the United States, is taking strong ground against clergymen leaving their pulpits to become legislators or politicians. We wish it would also write an article against ministers becoming politicians in the pulpit. Of the two the latter appears to us the greater evil. In deed, if ministers are determined to be politi cians, should they not be encouraged to leave their pulpits, and to leave them permanently, rather than convert them into rostrums for political harangues? If they were away, the places which they occupy, might be filled by men wno would teei tne power ot the Gospel in their own hearts, and preach it to the perish ing. Vegetables are so scarce at Sebastopol that a man with three potatoes in his pocket is such an 'object of interest' that he will only dine with Lord Raglan. A fellow with three heads of cabbage has just opened a museum at Balak lava admission two shillings; six pence extra if you smell of the stalks. The new liquor law of Michigan is a strin gent one. It is to take effect in Mav next, and prohibits the manufacture as well as the sale of spirituous liquors as a beverage. Fines and imprisonments are the penalties for viola tion of the law Intoxicated persons to l.e used as witnesses, and if they refuse to disclose where they obtained liquor, to be punished for con tempt of court. Liquor to be seized and des troyed. Cider and wine may be manufactnreil, but not sold in small quantities to be drunk ou the premises. All fines to be applied to the support of the poor. Sickness. This part of the State has been seriously afflicted of late with sickness of vari ous forms, such as measles, scarlet fever, ami pneumonia. The latter has been especially severe, and the results have been fatal iu moie cases than heretofore. Our physicians are con stantly engaged. We hear of sickness in the same forms in other parts of the State. The weather is now clear and mild, and we trust that a decided change for the better will soon take place. IialeiirA Standard. A ladv in Boston presented herself before a Dentist in that city, on Thursday last, for the " I have neglected to tell yon that emigration ; l'li,Te oi having tooth extracted, ana urcodii.g this section of Texas has been constantly ! llle !':Vn accompanying extraction des.rcd the aumiuisiraiiou oi cnoioroiorni. vuesuoiis re specting her health, the condition of her lungs, it, were propounded, and - being answered favorably, the dentist applied the ether to her Chinese funeral ceremonies. The follow ing account of the Chinese Mineral ceremony is given in a Uaiimrnia paper as transpiring on the occasion of tue recent steamboat-boner ex plosion: lhe Chinese ceremonies were most inter esting to those who had never witnessed their funeral rites. Their coffins as were the others, were deposited alongside the graves, and large quantities of food provided lor the occasion beside them. Among other articles was a good-sized shoat, cooked whole, and another which was handsomely dressed. Jars of pre serves, jellies, and the choicest cakes and sweet meats, were bountifully provided to satisfy the wants of the departed spirits iu their wander ings to another world. Lighted tapers, can dles, and matches abounded in profusion, anil were liberally bestowed upon the departed Chi nese iu other portions of the graveyard. Emigration to Texas. Kendall, of the Pic ayune, writes from his home iu Texas as follows: to coming in, and that lands are all the time in creasing in value. When we reflect that the price of real estate is either stationary or falling almost everywhere else in the United States, 1 look upon the fact that it is rising here as most hopeful. A crowd of land hunters, all seeking new homes in this quarter, came over on the , ship with me, good, substantial men; and every arrival orings a iresn oaten." The anecdote now going the rounds of the papers, alleging that JJeau Hickman declined the gencrons offer of one dollar from the Hon. Thos. II. Bayly never again to call himself a Virginian, reminds us that while the General himself on a certain occasion was addressing the House of Representatives, in the stereo typed strain of the sons of the Old Dominion, and designating her as the "Mother of States men," Gov. Gayle, of Alabama, then a mem ber of the House, was heard to remark, in a stage whisper, "She used to be, but she stopped breeding long ago." A large family. Ephraim Brown, who died m aodus, iNew lork, about three years ago, weighed 275 pounds, and was six feet two-and-a-half inches in height. His wife weighed 200 pounds, and was five feet ten inches in height. These parents had fifteen children, nine boys and six girls. The average height of the nine boys was six feet one inch and a half; average weight 205 pounds. The average height "of the girls was five feet eight inches, and the average weight 150 pounds. The Stomach prepares the elements of tho bile and the blood; and if it does the work feebly and imperfectly, liver disease is the certain result. As soon, therefore, as any affection of the liver is perceived, we maybe sure that the digestive organs are out of order. The first thing to be done, is to administer a specfic which will act directly upon the stomach the mainspring of of the animal machinery. For this purpose we can recommend Hootland's German Bitters, prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia. Acting as au alterative and a tonic, it strengthens the digestion, changes the condition of the blood, and thereby gives regularity to the bowels. See advertisement. For sale in Fayetteville by S. J. Hinsdale. nostrils, and death ensued iu a few moments. VALUABLE LANDS KOlt SALE. The subscriber oilers for sale his LAND and RESI DENCE 2 i miles south of Fayetteville. There arc acres iu the survey, of which" 134 acres are Fine I. ami, well timbered, 'the balance, H4 acres, is excellent swamp, about one-fourth of w hich is cleared aud ditch ed. Also, another tract adjoining the above, extend ing from the saud hills eatt to the Cape Fear Kivcr, containing 173 acres, partly swamp and river lam1.?. On the first named tract there is a saw and grist Mill in perfect order, ou a stream w hich is never ailecud by drought. Terms of sale acconuuoda'iug. AVM . S. A1ALLETT. February 22d. COPAKIAEKSHIP. We the undersigned having this day entered into copartnership under the name and style of G. Y. fc D. GEE. for the purpose of manufacturing SILK. FUR, AND WOOL, HATS, The quality of which we warrant not to be surpassed. We also have a good stock of northern HATS and CAPS of the LATEST STYL11 Persons iu want of good Hats at wholesale or retail, will do well to exam ine our stock before purchasing elsewhere. GEO. W. GEE, DAVID GEE, North-east of Market Square. Fcby 26th, 1855. 35-3t DESTAL NOTICE. BRONCHITIS, Throat Diseases, Hacking Cough, and the effects of imprudent use of Mercury, no medicine has ever been discovered which has effected such cures as Carter's Spanish Mixture. Throat diseases produced by salivation, Hacking Cough, Bronchial AtTections, Liver Disease, Neuralgia and Rheumatism, have all been relieved and cured in a wonderful manner, by the great purifier of the blood, Carter's Spanish Mixture. The case of T. H. Ramsey alone should satisfy any who doubt. Call ou the 'Agent and procure a pamphlet containing cures, which will astound you. See advertisement. For sale by S J Hinsdale. 1 DOCTOR BASON Has the pleasure and begs to make known to the Ladies and Gentlemen of FAYETTEVILLE and vicin ity that he expects to make his annual visit iu Marcb. N. B. Communications by letter or otherwise will be promptly attended the first opportunity after his arrival. ' Mark well the hour when nature's rights demand Tl l.Tll 1". 1 i- . i . . .. .. . xue r-iviiiiui pi-acuce oi tne uentist s hands." March 3, 1855. 35-tf NORTH CAROLINA PKNSION AND BOTJXTr LAND AGENCY, Fayetteville, N. C. Pension ana Bounty Land Claims Pro-ciiecl For military services in all the AVars since 1790. BNo charge made unless money or land is recovered. Pension money collected from the U. S. Agency this place. y.i3 Blanks furnished gratis. J& CASH paid for Laud Warrauts. , JNO. M. ROSE. March 3, 1S55. Cm Information Wanted. Last October, Gen. Danl. S. Crenshaw of Clieraff. S. C. left at the Fayetteville Hotel a bale of bid., intending to send for it. Soon afterwards a wagoner called for the bale for the purpose (as he stated) of carrying it to the owner. - But the bale, as I am in formed, has never reached its owner. Any information concerning the missing property will be thankfully received. JOHN HARMON. i ayetteville, March 3d. 2t
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