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THE NORTH CAROLINIAN, F A Y ET T E V I L L E, N. C. Attack by Cattle I'pon a Red Wagon Extract from one of Col. Claibom's letters from the pine woods of Mississippi, published in the 2s ew Orleans Delta: "I set out for Augusta, bowling merrily along in a blood red buggy. The road is beau tifully roofed over with trees and vines, and the air fragrant with the breath of flowers. There was only one drawback-the myriads of flies of every species, that swarmed around, and ravenously cupped the blood from the ears, neck and flanks of my horse. It is what is ap propriately termed hear "fly time" that is to say, the period when this numerous family of scourges have it all their own way, and neither man nor beast can venture into the woods with impunity. Now the cattle from a thou sand hills, and even the wild deer, seek the abodes of men, and huddle around some smoking pine, or stand in some open field to escape their periodical tormentors. On a sudden curve of the road, I found myself in one of these "stamp ing grounds' and a simultaneous roar from five' hundred infuriated animals gave notice of my danger. It is well known that the Spanish matadocs provoke the wounded bulls of the arena by flaunting the nvoleta or blood red flag before tbera. It was the color of my equipage that excited this bellowing herd. They snuffed the air, planted their heads near the ground, tore up the earth with their hoofs and horns, and glared, at me with savage eyes. The fierce phalanx blocked the road, and the part of discretion was to retreat. The moment I wheeled the pursuit commenced. A cloud of dust envoloped them, and their trampling feet was like the roil of thunder. My horse dashed forward, frantic with terror, and on they plunged, on every side crushing down every thing in their course, goring and tumbling over each other, filling the woods with their dread ful cries, and gathering nearer and nearer in the dreadful chase. The contest now became desperate. Tn five minutes we should have been overturned and trampled to death; but at this juncture I threw out my overcoat, and with an awful clamor, ai m- has Prom the Charleston Mercury. Know-Xothmgkm Ms Tendencies. Ham. Do you see yonder cloud, that's most in shape of a camel? Fol. By the mass, and it's like a camel deed. Ham. Methinks it's like a weasel. Pol. It is backed like a weasel. Ham. Or like a whale. Pol. Very like a whale. The American party, falsely so styled, evidently been adroitly constructed. It pres ents much, that, like the Dead Sea fruit, to the casual observer, appears beautiful and true, but which, on examination, proves to be deceptive, bitter, and filled with ashes. Its leaders fully understand the art of appearances. For the most part, the disappointed and hackneyed poli ticians of other parties, they certainly need no instruction in party tactics or appliances. Their doctrine, if it may be so termed, is "all things to all men;" their object, elevation to power; their aim, to catch the popular vote; opposition to foreigners and Catholics, strings with which to play upon the popular heart de lusive watch-words, with which to entrap the nuweary, to be abandoned or used, modified or extended, as interest may require. Hence, in different States, various platforms are present ed to the view. V hat is a vital principle in one, is utterly discarded in the other. What in certain sections is avowed as the object and purposes of the party, is repudiated, and the reverse proclaimed, in others. The Mecca to- ! wards which the eyes of the true believer here is directed, is not the Mecca towards which the political pilgrimage elsewhere is turned. They are the political ISarmims of the day; seeking to control by appeals to the passions and not ; to the intelligence or reason of the man. Does j the religious prescriptive feature impede the i success of the party in Louisiana? It is imme diately denounced as unworthy of freemen, abandoned, aud lo! a Catholic becomes the Know-nothing nominee for Governor. Does South Carolina rise to a higher view than that indicated, bv petty and disastrous prejudice, , ,r t . ii it j i I and discuss the questions, under the lights of shreds. Driving at full speed. I tossed out a ' , . 1 , , ni ? . , , ' , , - . me voiimiiuuoii anu oilier law: iiiui kciiu- cnshion: the infuriated devils trampled it into atoms, and rushing on, their horns clasping against the buggy, and ripping up the ribs of my horse. At this fearful moment we were providentially saved. A monstrous oak, with a forked top, had fallen near the road, and, in to this I plunged my horse breast high, and he was safe, the back of the buggy being then the only assailable point. At this the whole col umn made a dash, but I met the foremost with six discharges from a revolver; two bottles of! Sewell Taylor's best were shivered in their j faces; next, a cold turkey, and finally a bottle' of Scotch snuff the last shot in the locker. This did the business. Such a sneezing and bellowing was never heard before; and the one that got it put out with the whole troop at his heels, circling round, scenting the blood that had been spilled, and snaking the earth with their thundering tramp. I was now fairly in for it, and made up my mind to remain until sunset, when they would disperse, as in "fly time" cattle graze at night. I was relieved, however, by the approach of some cattle driv ers who galloping up on shaggy but muscular horses, and with whips twenty feet long, which they manage with surprising dexterity, soon drove the herd to their "cow pens," for the purpose of marking and branding. This is done every year in "fly time." The cattle ran ging, scattered thirty miles round, are now easily found, collected at their stamping grounds, and are driven to a common pen or pound, where the respective owners assemble and put their marks and brands on the increase of the season. Thus this Egyptian plague is turned to a useful purpose." Remarkable Occurrence. A circumstance of a somewhat extraordinary character occurred a short time since in oue of the flourishing towns of midland counties. A clergyman died and his wife and daughters, on the thud dav it, in the speak not individuals, the party. ment must be trimmed to. And the coat, scarcely on, is readily doffed for one supposed to be more suitable and convenient. The platform, which, but a short time since, was vaunted as containing all that was precious and estimable, and for which all were proscribed as Anti Auierieau and Foreign who did not embrace and adore it, suddenly disappears from the scene, anil is soon replaced by another, manu factured for the occasion. As the competitor of the chamelon, it fairly vies with variety and changes of its hues. I of the sentiments or intentions of but of the manifest tendencies of There is but one object it lias in common, and that certainly does not recommend it very strongly to our confidence; that is, denuncia tion of the most reliable administration the South has ever had. It has hitherto borne but one practical fruit, and that is the elevation to office of men hostile to our institutions and interests. Every triumph at the North has been the defeat of our friends. Every victory at the South has not been the promotion of her most reliable sons. At the North it is tho roughly Abolition, and stands opposed to the Democracv, and the repeal of the Compromise line. At the South it is whiggery under a new name, with a few recruits from the disappointed Democracy, in battle array a gainst Southern Rights statesmen. It has ac complished nothing against the Democracy. It has been confined strictly to its old Whig lim its. It has not even carried the old Whig vote. The new phrase has lost, not gained ground. With its fusion, its secrecy, its oaths, its chang ing and aiiy-constrnction platform, it has suc ceeded alone where Whiggery prevailed, and that to but a limited extent. If suchre its victories, a few more such triumphs and it is gone gone to the land from whence it came; the land of IIai.k and of Wilson, of (Jakoxer From the Philadelphia Enquirer. Punctuality: or Business before Pleasure. "The hour, the appointed hour, Be at your post." Many persons who are in the habit of mak ing visits of business commit a sad error in not stating their object at once and in as few words as possible. They hesitate, introduce some subject altogether foreign, occupy much precious time, and all to little purpose. Instead of pro ceeding to the matter in hand directly, they apologize for the intrusion, intimate that anoth er time may prove more acceptable, explain and prevaracate, until at last the real object is absolutely forced from them. in tins is ex ceedingly annoying to persons who are con stantly engaged, and who have no time to waste upon mere pioseis. n e may mciiiioii nit- uusu of one individual who invariably states his ob ject in a round-about way, and introduces at least one other subject preparatory to that which he really desires to converse upon, lie does so, too, in the politest manner; forgetful, however, that time is precious and that there are other people in the world besides himself. A visit strictly on business should be brief, di rect and to the purpose. When, moreover, a comparative stranger enters a room and finds two others confidently engaged, he should have the good sense either to withdraw at once or to ask for an interview aside. It often happens however, that such intruders sit down quietly, with their ears out-stretched, and thus they not only listen, but, at the first opportunity, they volunteer their opinions and advice. There arc, moreover, certain periods of the day in which most individuals are actively employed. At such seasons, therefore, they should not be in truded upon except by intimutc friends unless the necessity arise out of a business urgency. A few days since we observed an experienced and enterprising merchant passing rapidly up Chestnut street, the time being a few minutes of three o'clock. Just above Third street he was stopped by one of the idlers of the town, who commenced a silly conversation. The merchant manifested impatience, but the other seemed determined to persist. The merchant "stood it" for about five minutes, and then broke awav. evidently irritated. The fact is. he was about to take up one or two notes in bank, and the interruption under the circum stances was quite annoying. An anecdote in point may be mentioned: Douglass Jcrrohl, the celebrated writer, was one day hurrying through a leading street in London, evidently immersed in thought, when he was interrupted by a quid nunc, who exclaimed, "Well Jcrrold, what is going on to-day?" The reply was quick and petulent, but pithy aud pointed. "1 don't know" said Jerrold. "but 1 am!" and on he went. Another: Some years since a distinguished lawyer of that city, on passing up Walnut street, saw an intimate friend held closely by the button by an inveterate proser, whose de signation we will give for the present as MrS. The lawyer immediately stopped and observed to his friend, "When you have done with Mr S. I would like a few moments conversation with you." He then fell back a few steps and wait ed. The effect was as anticipated, and the The Folly of Religious Persecution. We invite every unprejudiced mind tojthe seri ous consideration of the following great funda mental truths as penned by Epes Sargent, Esq. Is it possible for any mau to ponder these fair and logical deductions from history, and then continue to wage war upon any sect or denomi nation for mere opinion's sake? "The very worst mischief that can be done to religion, is to pervert it to the purposes of faction. Heaven and hell are not more distant than the benevolent spirit of the gospel and the malignant spirit or party, lhe most im pious wars ever made were those called hoi' wars. He who hates another man for not being a christian. Toleration is the basis of all public quiet; it is a charter of freedom giv en to the mind, more valuable, I think, than that which secures our persons and estates. Indeed, they are inseparably connected; for, where the mind is not free, where the conscience is enthralled, there is no freedom. I repeat it: persecution is as impious as it is cruel anel un wise. It not only opposes every precept of the New Testament, but it invades the prero gative of God himself. It is a usurpation of the attributes which belong exclusively to the Most High. It is a vain endeavor to as cend unto His throne, to wield His sceptre, and hurl His thunderbolts "And then its own history proves how useless it is. Truth is immortal; the sword cannot pierce it, fires cannot consume it, prisons cannot incarcerate it, famine cannot starve it; all the violence of men, stirred up by the pow er and subtlety of hell, cannot put it to death. In the nersou of its martvrs it bids defiance to the will of the tyrant who persecutes it, and with the martyr's last breath predicts its own full and final triumph. The Pagan persecuted the Christian, but yet Christianity lives. The Roman Catholic persecuted the Protestant, but yet Protestantism still lives. The Protestant persecuted the Roman Catholic, but yet Catho licism lives. The Church of England persecu ted Nonconformists, and yet Nonconformity lives. Nonconformists persecuted Episcopal ians, yet Episcopacy lives. When persecution is carried to its extreme length of extirpating heretics, I ruth may be extinguished in one plaee, but it will break out in another. If opin ions cannot be put down by argument, they can not by power. Truth gains the victory in the end, not onlv bv its own evidences, but by the suf ferings of its confessors. Therefore, if we have a mind to establish peace among the People, we must allow men to judge freely in matters of religion, and to embrace that opinion they think right, without any hope of temporal re ward, without any fear of temporal punishment." The Lost Tribes of Israel. Mr Kennedy communicated the following to the British Association for the advancement of Scieuce, as the results of his researches into the interesting aud much controverted question of the lost tribes of Israel: That the number of those taken away in the different captivities had beeu much over-estimated, only the principal people having beeu made captive as hostages, with the men-of-war, aud others most available as slaves: that the main body of the ten tribes were not taken away by the Assyrians, but were left in their ancient possession?, when they became again partially subjected to the kings of Judah; that the tribes that cau be supposed to have been really removed were the Reubenites, the Gad ites, with the half tribe of Mauasseh, and that of Naphtali. who being placed on the east of Jordan, and on the north, were most exposed to the attacks of the enemy; that the greatest part of those who had been taken away to Babylon, or their descendants, aud the descend ants of those taken away by the Assyrians, A Catholic Chcrch Blown up ix Ohio.--A letter dated Sidney, Ohio, August 22, says: Our village has been in much confusion since yesterday morning, caused by the blowing up of the Church on Saturday nigut. xi was one ot the boldest and most dariug acts that I have known being done about 10 o'clock on Satur day night the church standing ouly the width of a street from a dwelling house. No clue has yet been had to the fiends engaged in this outrage. A reward nas been onereu uy uie Council, and a meeting of the citizens will be held to-day. kennel h Rayner. The democrats, in their felicitations over the results of the recent southern elections, should not forget their obligations to such gentlemen as Kenneth Rayner, of North Carolina; Major Donelson, of Tennessee: ex-Senator Clemens, of A labama, and their associates. Messrs. Don elson and Clemens kindly undertook to illus trate the old-fashioned truth that no one man returned to their ancient land; that while in Babylonia, Assyria, and other countries of their conquerors, they could not be supposed to have lived apart by their tribes, so that iu the space of two hundred years and upwards those tak-en away must have lost almost every distinction of tribes, aud thus have become prepared to form part of that restored nation which took the name of Jews from the principal nation among them; that the tribe of judah having beeu the most numerous, and their city of Jerusalem the centre around which the Israelites congregated, it follows as a natural consequence that their name would become the prevailing one; that the amalgamation or union into one people of all the Israelites was in accordance with the predictions of the Prophets; that the remnant of the Israelites left in Babylonia and Asyria, though smaller in number than that portion which was restored to their ancient possessions, might yet have increased to au immense multitude in the six hundred years which elapsed between the first restoration and the time of Josephus; but that the remnant left beyond the Euphrates cannot properly be considered to have been the representatives of the ten tribes, much less the entire body of the ten tribes; that in the time of Josephus, all distinctions of the other tribes having become lost, except those of Judah and Benjamin, he erroneously supposed the' were the only tribes that had returned, and that the other ten tribes still remained beyond the Euphrates; that, in any case the dream of Esdras respecting the ten tribes having taken counsel among themselves, aud gone into a further country where never mankind dwelt, was a mere dream or vision, as it in reality professes to have been. NEGOTIABLE NOTES. We have on hand at this Office a large quantity of Notes payable at all the Banks except the Bank of Clarendon, which will lie sold at a reduced price, in order that we tun y dispose of them and print more payable at ALL the Banks in this place. They will auswer very well for renewing. The relaxing heats of summer leave behind them a long train of evils. The most universal of these are general debility, and its sure attendant, loWness of spiritsv For these we can recommend a speedy and unfailing cure, in the shape of Iloofland's German Lit ters, prepared by Dr C. M. Jackson, Philadelphia. It is. in our opinion, a medicine sui generis alone un approachable. It seems to reach the fountain Lead of the difficulty in the digestive organization, and thus to relieve the "-ecretious aud the blood of the mactries morbi, or the cause of disease. Its tonic properties gives vigor to the membranes of the stomach, and promote the secretion of the gastric juice, which dis solves the food, while its cordial, soothing, and altera tive influence imparts general regularity and strength to the action of the secretive organs, and seems to lor tify the constitution. Such is our own experience ot its effects, anil we believe it is couiujueu oy me evi dence of all who have tried it. or had an opportunity of w itnessing its operation. For sale by Dr. Jackson, 120 Arch Street. See advertisement. Inhuman Oitragf..- grant cases of inhumanity proser immediately took his departure. The j or no twenty men can carry a great party to j lawyer then stepped up to his friend and remark- I the ranks of the enemy to which the may dc- cd, "When you find me in a like dilemma bejsert; and they have admirably succeeded in the I good enough to a fiord me the relief that 1 have ' experiment. Thev enacted their parts with the ' Oue of the most fla- that has ever came under our notice was brought to light in Ger mantown on Sunday. The facts of the case were so revolting that were it uot for the posi tive proof of the testimony we could scarcely credit that such a heartless piece of infamy could be perpetrated in our midst. On Thurs day last, a man named Cornelius Howard resi ding at Gerinantown, who has beeu siek for some time, was seized with convulsions, when his wife requested his brother, Patrick How ard to go after a doctor. The brother refused to do this, when the wife with that nobleness of character incident to woman, went out her self for the medical man. While she was absent, it is alleged that Pat rick Howard took from the neck of his dving have described. A day or tw o since a friend lor K,'cli kind volunteers as .Major lbmelson and oromcr, a Key to tne bureau, yyitn wjnc.li to stopped in the street to hear a storv that turn- 1 Col. Clemens occasionally to point out to reck-j unlock it and stole therefrom 350 in gold, ed out of very little importance, and yet he lost ! lpss leaders and selfish ingrates the degree of! The key was replaced aud the brute remained his passage to New York, lle'arrived at the j a'l attempts to make their personal griefs the I in the room until the return of the wife. Col. wharf just one minute too lute! Another anec- ! subject of their general controversy, there is no j Henry McManus, one of the Clerks of the May- dote in point: In the vear 1842 two of our I telling what t he end w ould be. l-.verv man or, Hearing or me case and being acquainted w ho losi a nomination, or who laiicii lo get an ! wuu me panics, nc went 10 uermaniown, and office, would set up his standard of rebellion, I communicated the statement to Lieut. Cront, Letter from lion. John Minor Bolts, of Virginia.' Jiichmond, July 91 A, f 855, Messrs. Win. S. Beers & Co., Geuts. Considera tions oi'dutv to the afflicted alone prompt me to send vou this voluntary testimonial to the great value of ' Carter's SpanishMixture," for that almost incurable disease, Scrofula. Without being disposed or deeming itnecessary to go into the particulars of the case, I can f-ay that the as touishing results that have been produced by the use of that medicine on a member of my own family, and un der my own observation and superintendence, after tSft skill of the best physicians had been exhausted and all the usual remedies had failed, fully justify me in recommending its use to all w ho may be guttering from that dreadful malady. I do not mean to say that it is adapted to all consti tutions, or that it wilf afford the same relief in all cases; for, of course. I can know nothing about that but from what I have seen of the effects, I would not hesitate to use it. in any and every case of Scrofula, with persons for whom 1 felt an interest, or over whom I could exercise intluence or control. Respectfully yours. JNO. M. BOTTS. For sale in Fayettcville by S. J. Hinsdale, FALL 1855. We are now opening our FALL A NO WINTER GOODS, embracing one of the L.1HGKST .1J'D BEST A S S OH TME."TS we have ever offered. We are disposed to sell low for Cash or prompt notes. Call and look. H. & E. J. LILLY. Aug. 2.'. is").-.. Go-fit 1. S. Our delinquent customers will please pay up. Missouri i jst given you. Good day. ' It should be remembered that punctuality in the fulfillment of engagements is a matter of the utmost importance with men of business; and yet it is quite difficult for them to be punc tual under some oi the circumstances that wc utmost fidelity to precedent. Both undertook i to show that the democratic party was broken : up, or pretty much on their side, aud both have fallen in the struggle, enduring monuments of j disappointed malevolence and ambition. For I these services, we say, all thanks arc due. But most eminent physicians, Dr. D. and Dr. W .. had an appointment together for the purpose of consultation. The hour was four o'clock in the afternoon. Dr. It. arrived at the desig- after his decease recollectin"-that no likeness i al,t' Chase, whose hands it has strengthened, ; nati d time, and, with watch iu hand, walked . ' o "' .....1 ...I. : ' . . l . i . i t i . i . i t ' . . i l remained it was agreed, ere the grave closed over him, that the body should be tinshrouded ana a portrait taken, a. young lady ot some i professional celebrity was engaged for the task. fche with the assistance of the attendant, took off the shroud and placed the body in the re quisite posture; but other duties requiring the artist's atteution, the sketch was deferred till noon. About 12 o'clock, at the foot of the bed, the lady commenced and went through an hour's work on this image of death. At thi and whose spirit it has invigorated against our dearest rights and interests, iu their unholy war against law and order, against the Constitution of their country, and against civi!, social, and religious liberty. It has assumed the lion's roar and skin. It has endeavored to play his part. The keen eye of the people, has however, detected the guise, and swept from it the flimsy covering. It now stands fully revealed in the wild hunt for office. "This is one great, uniform, consistent princi- stage of the proceedings, by some unacconnta- i pho." The people arc rising in the majesty of oie moiion, tne bead ot the death-like tigurc j fell on the side. Nothing daunted, the artist j carefully took the head to replace it, when lo! j the eyes opened, and staring her full in the face, "the dead" enquired, "Who are you?" The young "professional," without trepidation, took the baudage from the head and rubbed his neck He laughed immoderately. The artist quietly called the family; their joy may be imagined, but cannot be described. That evening he who had lain three days in his shroud, bemoaned by mothers and sisters with agonizing tears, gladdened their hearts by tak ing his accustomed place at the tea table, and at this moment is making an excursion in North Wales. Bedford (England) Times. Mart, a Praying Servant Girl A num ber of ministers were assembled for the discus sion of difficult questions, and among others, it was asked how the command to "pray with out ceasing," could be complied with. Various suppositions were started, and at length one of the number was appointed to write an essay upon it to read at the monthly meeting; which being overheard by a female servant, she ex claimed, "what! a whole month wanted to tell the meaning of the text! Its one of the easiest aud best texts in the Bible." "Well, well, Mary," said an old minister, 'what can you say about it? Let us know how you understand it! can you pray at all times? 'O yes, sir." 'What, when you got so many things to do?' Why, sir, the more I have to do the more I can pray ' 'Indeed, well Mary, do let us know how it is for the most people think otherwise!' 'Well, sir,' said the girl, 'when I first open my eyes in the morning I pray the Lord to open the eyes of my understanding; and while 1 am dressing, I pray that I may be clothed with the robe of righteousness; and when I have washed me, I ask for the washing of regenera tiou; and as I begin work, I pray that I may have strength equal to my day; when I begin to kindle the fire, I pray that God's work may revive in my soul ; and as I sweep the house I pray that my heart may be cleansed from all its impurities; and while preparing of breakfast, I desire to be fed with the hidden mnana, and the sincere mjlk of the word; and as I am busy with the little children, I look up to God as my Father, and pray for the spirit of adoption mat v may be his child-and so on all day ; every thing I do furnishes me with a tho't for prayer.' Enough, enough,' cried the old divine, 'these things are revealed to babes, and often hid from the wise and prudent. 'Go on, Mary,' said he, 'pray without ceasing as for ns my brothers, let us bless the Lord for this expo sition and remember that he has said: The meek he will guide in judgment.' their might. They have proclaimed the coun terfeit, and will yet sit iu judgment on those who would thus conduct them to anarchy and misrule. J8- We publish (says the Standard) the admirable letter of the statesman and pa triot, Judge Butler, of South Carolina, on the subject of Know-Nothiugism, addressed to the Charleston meeting. We find also in the papers an eloquent let ter from the Hon. L. M. Keitt, addressed to the same meeting. Mr Keitt, concludes as follows: "Storm and fanaticism menace us. We must unite, or sink into a base and hopeless extinc tion. The South must organize to have herself. Toward her, all national parties are but a snare and delusion. The present Administration is as sound as any we can hope to get. Yet what can it do? Its friends at the North are beaten down every where. If vou bind the State to the car of a national party, you will bind her to the car of Juggernaut, give her principles and history to be crushed and her blood to moisten its wheels. God for bid that such a sacrifice should be made for spoils and the shambles. Let us support what ever is right in an Administration, and oppose whatever is wrong. Let not the button of au thority or the profits of place seduce the State from her historic track. The new order will divide and distract, and I fear iu that way debase, the State. Will it compensate for this "great grievance," by asking us to repudiate Pierce, and Douglas, and Dallas, and Touccy, and take Wilsonand Hale, and Chase, ami Durkee? Or doubt Hunter, and Mason, and Bntler, and Quitman, and Soule, and Jeff. Davis, and clutch Clay ton, and Rayner, and John Bell, and Houston, and Foote? Let the people answer." Mr Snipes' Litany. From doctor's pills, and western chills, and others ills, deliver us. From want of gold, and wives that Bcold, and maidens old, and sharper cold, deliver ns. From stinging flies, and greenish eyes, and bakers' pies, and babies cries, a man that lies, and cloudy skies, and love that dies, fickle ties, and gaudy dyes, deliver us. From bearded females, and strong minded women, (this don't gingle,) female lecturers, and all other masculine ladies, deliver us. From creaking doors, a wife that snores, con founded bores, deliver us. From cholic gripes, and Mrs Snipes, deliv er us. From modest girls with waving cnrls, and teeth of pearls Lord ! I never mind. up and down the parlor. Five minutes elapsed, and Dr. W. had not made his appearance. At the expiration often minutes he came Dr. 11. then complained bitterly, and said in conse quence of the delay his entire business for the afternoon had been deranged. Dr. Wr. apolo gized, and promised to do better the next time. The other shook his head with incredulity, and said that, unfortunately, the case was not the first of the kind. They then visited the patient and made another engagement for ten o'clock the next morning. Dr.W.wns on this occasion five minutes in advance, whereas Dr. It. made his appearance exactly as the clock was striking ten. The other, as he saw him approach, ex claimed, with exultation, "Ah Doctor, who is the punctual man this time?" "I am," retorted Dr. R., with considerable spirit "I am here at the appointed time, neither before nor after, and that, according to my view of the subject. is punctuality." And he was right. Still another: A leading lawyer of this city, now among the departed, carried his notions of punctuality to a very remarkable extent. At the time designated for a meeting in his office he would remain five minutes to allow for any possible difference in watches, and then should the other party fail to appear, he would inva riably go out. At first, the plan was regarded novel and eccentric; but soon the effect was salutary, for all who made engagements with him knew that they must be punctual, or were prepared to take the consequences. The suli- ject is one that might be followed up to almost any extent, llow many members ot our public bodies are in the habit of keeping their col leagues waiting, and thus delaying and post poning the transaction of important business! Such a course is not only discourteous and un gentlcmanly, but is unjust and unfair. No man has a right wantonly to waste the time of his neighbor, while the individual who makes an engagement not intending to fulfill it, exhibits a sad want of gentlemanly propriety, and is in fact guilty of a meanness as well as an insult. What the Russians say. The official organ at St. Petersburg expresses the opinion that the allies, by their inactivity and want of enterprise, have allowed the opportunity to slip by when Sebastopol might have been taken. It now says the city is impregnable; that it can replace one hundred dismounted guns iu a night, or can exchange 50,000 fatigued troops against 50,000 fresh troops; that the allies cannot, with double the force they can dispose of, cut off the communication by Perekop; that the Russian army, fighting for its country and its sovereign, is animated by a better "spirit than is the heterogeneous mass of French, English, Turks, Egyptians, and Sardinians, contending for an abstract idea aud a confused interpretation of ine duties ot civilization. There is some force in these remarks, and the allies themselves appear to be impressed with the same idea, for the preparation of defences they are making at Kamiesch looks very like a protection in the event oi being compelled tore-embark Socrates seeing a scolding woman who had hanged herself on an olive tree exclaimed : Oh ! that all trees would bear such fruit until the democracy became a mere tumult of factions, like their disorganized and quarrel some adversaries. But it is Mr Rayner to whom the democratic party is most indebted. He gallantly offered himself as a subject by which the fell anatomy of kiiow-iiothingisin could be disclosed to an astonished country. As if to prove how anx ious he was to serve the democratic party by showing what fatal inconsistencies the secret party demands of its voters, he, who had been the most furious and enthusiastic advocate of religions equality and freedom, abandoned the views he had expressed in the honest sincerity of his heart, and came forward as the champion of the very doctrines against which he had so memorably protested! This was intended as a warning to others, and shows that so anxious was Mr Rayner to establish the folly and the falsehood of know-nothingism, that he was wil ling to offer himself a sacrifice in the virtuous effort. Not content with this high service to the cause of toleration, however, he came for ward and took up the gauntlet to prove that President Pierce had agreed with the Catholics to give them a Catholic cabinet minister in re turn for their votes. But it is clear that in this effort he acted as the friend of the truth, be cause the authority he gave for the accusation against President Pierce promptly came for ward to say that the accusation was false, or else that he, the said authority, had never de clared it to be true. Of course, this effective finale was part of Mr Ravner's own manage ment. It is true, Mr Rayner's reputation is disastrously damaged by this chivalric effort to find out the truth ; still, history will do him just ice. But for him, a wretched and baseless false hood against the President would have become a part of our political annals; but for him, it would have been used bv fanatics and fools m after times as a sort of excuse for new burnings and hangings of the Papists. To his industry and his research, however, the innocent owe their vindication, and by him a foul calumny has been consigned to eternal oblivion. We say, then, thanks to Kenneth Rayner! It is not often that so generous and so just a spirit is vouchsafed to us. So, let us be grateful for the gift when it comes. Washington Union. A young lady says "Wlien I go to a theatre I am very careless of my dress, as, the audience are too attentive to the play to! observe my wardrobe; but when I go toi church I am very particular in my outward appearance, as most people go there, to see how their neighbors dress and deport them selves." A pretty home thrust. Wonder how many that cap fits. Reason for having a wifk. nave yon means? She will keep and increase them. Have yon none? She will help yon get them. Are you in prosperity? She will double it. Are you in adversity She will comfort and di rect yon. Are you at home? She will make you comfortable. Are you abroad? She will wish and welcome your return. A dandy who wanted the milk passed to him at one of our taverns, thus asked for it: "Land lady, please pass your cow this way." To whom the lady thus retorted: "Waiter, take down the cow down there where the calf is bleating. who found Patrick Howard early in the morn nig, and closely watched him until his return from the funeral w hich took phicc yesterday af ternoon, when he arrested him. He was taken to a room and searched, every vestige of clothing being removed from his per son. Nothing was found, and the search was about to be given up, when one of the officers, on picking up Patrick's coat, felt something like a book sewed in the lining. On being cut out, two account books with Savings Institu tions (in each of which $180 had been depos ited) were found to be what the officer supposed to be a pocket book. Patrick said that the money deposited was his, and that it consisted of notes on the Bank of Germantown when he deposited it; but unfortunately for him, the officers of the Institution say that the money consisted of gold, and it auswers precisely the description of the money taken from the bu reau. The worst feature of this barbarous case is yet to be told. The widow of this wretch's own brother has three little children, aud the money was all she had in the world, consequent ly, if it had not been recovered, she, with her little childreu, would have been thrown penni less ou the world. Penusylvanian. A "Fast" Child. Children have sometimes a peculiar way of saying things very subversive of gravity iu the old" folks. Mr Frederick Fitzgerald Smith had a luxu rious growth of whiskers. The lower part of his countenance was entirely enveloped in hair from ear to ear. The pilous vegetation stood out in large, matted, tangled aud curly magni ficent masses all over his jaws and chin. Indeed, it was commonly reported that he had.' taken a premium ou it at a fair held by the society for "ameliorating the conditiou of the Jews, and encouraging the growth of the hair." Nature, if too profuse in her gifts in one direction, is very apt to correct the redundancy by a compensative deficiency in another. So it happened with Mr Frederick Fitzgerald Smith. All over the upper part of his head above his ears was very curly. But contra: "He had no hair on the top of his head, In the place where the wool ought to grow." Mr Smith lodged one night and breakfasted at the house of Mr John Simpkius, his friend. Mr Simpkins hads like every parent who has children, a very smart little girl. It is sur prising how many smart children there are now adays! At the breakfast table young Miss Arabella Simpkins could not take her eyes for one moment from the patriarchal countenance of Mr Smith. "Arabella, love, don't be so rude," nudged Mrs. Simpkins, primus. "Arabella, eat your toast," frowned Mr Simp- fcin.s, secunnns. But Arabella kept staring at Mr Frederick Fitzgerald Smith. lctty, remove this naughty girl from the tabic, cried mv feimpkius, in a rage. 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