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FHE NORTH CAROLINIAN, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C,
and finger in de eye?" Here de Instructor got
angry, and will not tell me over any more.
"Parbleul" I tinks dis is de most fantastical
partee I have ever 6ee.w Well when he got
over all de sign, and greep and toder ting, I
look for my frien, an he is gone, and I cannot
see him any where. Den de Instrnctor tell me
I most go back to de President. I say, "Sair,
I have ver much fatigue, I have not suppose it
was such difficult e of to get iuto de know-noting;
and I tink I will wisdraw." He say,
"you can't wisdraw now, you have swear eter
nal fidelite to de know-noting, and you can't
wisdraw wisout one regular dismission." Den
I cet ver nneasy, for dis have de appearance
to me of ver irreut tvrannicalness. and not of
de Merieane liberte.
Well, he take me to de President, and de
President trive me one Ions talk: and den I get
into de know-noting. Well, what shall I do?
I get in and I can't get out. I stay dare six
teen day, and I look at de nook to see who is
all my partee, and dare I find my fricn have
join de know-noting sixty-tree day before he
come to me toioin! Den I feel ver great in
donations, for he cheat me in ebry ting. Well,
when de know-noting meet, I get up and move
to expel John Sroit, because he is not onegen-
and because
he cheat me all de time. Den de President
say to me, "Broder Bagatelle, dis is a society
of broder ly love, and you lay yourself liable to
expulsion for such remark bout a beloved bro
der. But we excuse you as yon is not well
acquaint wis de rule of de order If your bro
der has commit one fault, go and tell him his
fault privntelee." I say, "he know all his
fault before he commit em, for what den shall I
tell him his fault? If you please, sair, give my
dismission." He say, "not till after de Mayor's
election, broder Bagatelle; you must stay and
vote for broder Jones before you leave."
I say, "begar I shall not vote for him; he is
de ole dead wliig."
"But," he say, "you must vote for him," and
he read to me my oath, and what all de know
noting will do to me if I don't; and he frighten
nie ver much. Uen 1 wish de diable have all
de know-noting in de worl. Well, I stay dare
four mont, and all de time I have to vote for
do ole dead whig, lie will not let me vote
one time for de democrat. Begar, me quit him
anv how; and me shall see what he will do.
RUSE BAGATELLE.
L finat Jmi to tfee Kjiw-J thine.
The following1 capital ju desprit, from one
of the most humorous and popular writers of
the country, will remove "a wrinkle" from the
hardest and lougest phiz, even of a kuow-noth-ing
:
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Monsieur Enquire: Put me dovyn of to wis
draw from de know-noting. He have treat me
wis ver much dissatisfactions. '. Me shall tell
you. You know wheu de whig send me de lot
of whig principil for my countryiueu de leetle
cider-barrel and log cabin, and de raccoon I
have ver much satisfactions of de whig, and I
join his partee. Well, I find Im one ver
strange ttartee. I cannot understand him. He
run here and he run dare; he will be please at
noting; he quarrel wid ebry body and ebry
ting; he take side vid de abolition; and quarrel
vid de abolition; he take side vid de Mexican
against his own conntree; but when de Mexi
can get de gold countree, begar he de firs man
to run to de diggin. He seem to have ver
much versatilite. One half de time I cannot
tell if I am de whig or some toder thing. So
as I tell you. one time I quit de whig and join
democrat. Well, I understand him ver well.
tt i . n i X- A. ,1 J I
1 always nna mm one nng as ae iort am uC t,emni to be jn de 8eleot partee.
and General run for de President, and I tinks
I vill vote one time for General Scott vid de
whig, because he be one ver grand General.
P-h-e-e-e-w 1 when de vote come out, all de
whig vote vid de democrat, and leave me dare
by myself, vid ver great emBarrassments and
mortifications. Well, I say de whig is all
join de democrat now, and we shall great socia
bilite and fraternite, and no more quarrel be
tween de grand partees. Well, Monsieur
Pierce is made President; and all dem old whig
fall out vid him right way, fore he do any ting
to fall out vid! 'Tis most astonishing peoples.
When I was one whig, I have one frien who
was ver partial to me; but when I join de dem
ocrat, he tarn cold to me he polite, but have
not the sociabilities I have been used to. Well
one day last year, I meet him in de street ; and
he say, "Well, Monsieur, how do you do?" and
he shake my hand vid ver much affections.
"Ha," I say, "is you come over to de demo
crat?" "Oh, no, no, no," he say, "I quit all
de ole partee," (and curse dem vid much con
temps.) Den he say, "if I shall join any partee,
I b'lieve I shall join de new partee." "Ha," 1
say, "what is dat new partee?" He say, "I
don't know noting bout him; but da say he is
oue ver grand national partee, which all de
whig and democratic is joining. Da tell me
'tis de partee of peace, of liberte, equalite, and
fraternite. No electioneer in him, no stump
speek, all quiet." "Hah," I say, "dat is one
grand partee. What you call him?" He say,
"some call him know-noting and some call him
Sam."- "Begar," I say, "I ver sorry of to
,. have such a name for one errand partee. I
shall suppose by his name dat he is one fool
neeger." "Oh, pooh, pooh," he say, and he
look a leetil red, and a leetil fret. Den he tell
me da call him know-noting, because he will
not talk and quarrel bout de politic; and be
cause he act like he kuow noting bout de mat
ter. And he tell me Sam mean de United
States; of to show dat de partee comprehend
de whole nation. Well, I say, dis is ver good
explanations. Den he say, "Monsieur, sup
pose we join de know-noting; if you will I
will." "Well," I say, "he got any raccoon
and cider-barrel and log cabin in him?" He
say "no, dat is de whig priucipel, and de whig
is dead." "Well," I say, "you tell em I and
you join him." "Ah, but," he say, "da tell me
we cannot join dat way; he is ver select, and
only take in gentlemens of de firs respecta
bilite." "Ah," I say, "dat is ver fine; how
den shall we get into him?" He say da have most interesting news is the details of the bat-
meetings to take in de members, and if you j ties at Sweaborg and Tehcrnaya. The loss of
will go vid me to-night, I will go vid you, and j life at Sweaborg was quite small, but the de
see if da will take us in. Well he comes at 8 j tails tlms far do not state how much of the
o'clock, and he take me down one street and i place has been destroyed, nor how much re
np one Oder, and into one dark alley, and come j mains. According to the account of the Rns
to one big house, vid all de door shut; and he sian Admiral the bombardment appears to have
say tap, tap, on the door, and one man say tap, j done but little damage, besides burning the
tap, inside; den he say tap, and toder say tap, public stores. He says that no damage what
and open de door, and stand dare vid one big j ever has been done to the fortification batteries
sword in he hand. I say to my frien, dis is j or guns; and he closes his dispatch on the even-
de Know-noting house, it is de barrack
Cantn
Later from Europe.
The steamer Atlantic arrived at New York
on the 6tb instant., bringing dates to the 25th
of August, being one week later.
Details of the Recent Ba ttles. The papers
continue interesting details of the late bombard
ment of Sweaborg and the recent battles on
the Tehcrnaya. The papers say that the Rns
sian loss at Sweaborg was only 40 killed and
160 wounded; and that the fortifications were
destroyed Two British ships had fired on Riga
without effect. The squadron in the White Sea
continues to destroy the Russian stores along
the coast, and the British squadron in the Sea
of Azoff have blown up several Russian ships
of war, sunk the Russian ships m Berdiansk
bay ana burned the suburbs ot that town, i he
position of affairs before Sebastopol was quite
unchanged. The Russian loss in the battle at
the bridge of Traktir, on the Tchernnya was
nearly 4,000 in killed and wounded. The loss
of the allies was about 1,000 men. Russians
were not pursued across the river, but hold
their former position. Various rumors were
current of a new peace project, but nothing au
thentic con Id be ascertained in regard to the
matter.
j The War. No further important events had
j occurred at the seat of war, consequently the
Execution of Rebels at
We copy the following from the "Friend of
China" of March 14:
The execution had been fixed for noon. At
111 half a dozen men arrived with knives, pre
ceded by bearers of rongh deal-wood boxes,
decorated with bloody sides. These were the
coffins. Unconcern was the general appearance
of the soldiers and spectators, of whom, alto
gether, there mav have been one hundred and
fifty. The day was dnll, a fresh breeze from the
eastward carrying the stench away from for
eigners, who, to the number of a dozen, had
obtained admittance to the top of one of the
houses on the far side of the street passing the
entrance of this 'field of blood.' At 11 the
first batch of ten prisoners arrived, speedily
followed by the rest in similar quantities.
Each prisoner (having his hands tied behind his
back, and labelled on the tail) appeared to
have been thrust down in a wicker basket, over
which his chained legs dangled loosely, the body
riding uncomfortably, and marked with a long
paper tally, pasted on a slip of bamboo thrust
i. ,n l.n pit-Ati.f'o i.if L'ot onrl lite I n r l
These 'man-baskets,' slung with small cords,
wre carried on bamboos on the shonlders of
two men. As the prisoners arrived, each was
made to kneel with his face to the south. In
a space of about 20 feet by 12 we counted as
many as 10, ranged iu half a dozen rows. At
5 minutes to twelve a white-button mandarin
arrived, and the two to be hrst cut in pieces
were tied to the crosses. While looking at
this frirhteninr nrocess the execution com
menced, and 20 or 30 must have been headless
before we were aware of it. The only sonnd
to be heard was a horrid cheep, cheep, cheep,
as the knives fell. One blow was sufficient for
each the head tumbling between the legs of
the victim before it. As the sword falls, the
blood-gushing trunk springs forward, falls on
the breast, and is still forever.
"In four minutes the decapitation was com
plete; and then on the other vic tims commenced
the barbarity which to think of only is sufficient
ly barbaric. v ith a short, sharp knite, a slice
was cut off from under each ;.rm. A low, sup
pressed, fearful groan, from each followed
the operation of the weapon. Dexterous as
butchers, n slice was taken successively by the
operators from the calves, the thighs, and then
from each breast. We may suppose we may
hope that by this time the sufferers were in
sensible to pain; but they were not dead. The
knifu was then stuck into the abdomen, which
was ripped up to the breast bone, and the blade
twisted round and round as the heart was sep
arated from its holding. Up to this moment,
having once set eyes on the victim under tor
ture, they had become fixed as by fascination;
but they could be rivited there no longer. A
whirling sensation ran through the brain, and
it was with difficulty we could keep ourselves
from falling. But this was not all ; the lashings
were then cut, and the head, being tied by the
tail to a limb of the cross, was severed from the
body, which was then dismembered of hands
and arms, feet and legs, separately. After this
the maudarins left the ground; to return, how
ever, with a man and woman; the latter, it was
said, the wife of one of the rebel chiefs the
man a leader of some rank. The woman was
cut up in the way we have described; for the
man a more horrible punishment was decreed.
lie was hayed alive. e did not see this, but
it was witnessed by the sergeant of marines of
the United States, J. I. Kennedy the cry at
the first insertion of the knife across the fore
head, and the pulling of the flesh over the eyes,
being most horrible."
The fflarlcians of Egypt.
Egypt 8 warms with magicians now, as in the
days of Moses; nor do the practitioners of the
present day bring any discredit upon their re
nowned ancestors, thns furnishing strong cir
cumstantial evidence of the trnth of the inspired
narrative. So wonderful are the prodigies they
perform, that they have been deemed worthy of
grave recital iu works on Egyptian life and
manners, and been vouched tor by authors as
things which they saw and heard, but which
they neither explain nor account for. And
some of them not only witness these marvellous
things, but actually learned how to perform
them, and yet were unable to give any explana
tion, only that they did as they were told and
the result followed.
There is a branch in their hidden art, em
ployed to briuar hidden things to light which
has been practised with startling effect In the
process various mummeries are gone through,
such as writing certain words on paper, separ
ating and arranging them, burning coriander
and frankincense, and making diagrams, in the
midst of all which is deposited a few drops of
black ink, which is called the magic mirror,
and uf.o which a boy, selected at random looks
intently,-and sees anything concerning which
you desire information, posting you up in re
lation to it to your heart's content.
Two of the British Consuls, residing at Cario
successively, have published the results of their
own observation in relation to the matter,
gravely testifying that, having used every pre
caution against imposition, making their own
selection of the boy who was to reveal the mys
teries of the magic mirror, they propounded
questions to him concerning matters in England,
which it was impossible for him to know any
thing about, and received answers correspond
ing with facts iu every instance.
Both were incredulous before instituting
their inquiries; both repeated their interrogato
ries a number of times, and put them in vari
ous forms, in relation to various subjects, but
always with the same result; the correct answer
being invariably iriven. and both continued in
credulous still, and yet thus testified to the
facts.
This beats onr own clairvoyants a long way,
for the latter only hit the mark occasionally
about as often as one would naturally guess
right. I did not myself put the pretensions of
these professors of the black art to the test,
being satisfied, as I said, with the demonstra
tions forced upon me in the street.
Juggler', in all its various forms, develops
itself as the natural born offspring of such a
parentage. Among innumerable feats of the
juggler here, he allows himself to be searched
from head to foot, and then submits to be bound
up iu n sack, which has been searched, and from
whence he very complacently makes his exit,
holding in oue hand a lighted candle, and the
other a plate of sweetmeats, of which the spec
tators partake, and in return for which they are
expected to throw him some coppers.
not ae Know-noting house, it is
De man say if you wish to join de know noting
dis is de place My frieu he does not talk, so
I talk. I say, "Yes, sair, we wish to join
him." De man say "is you twenty-one years
of age?"
I say, "yes sair."
He say, " Was you born of Protestant
parent?"
I say, "when I was born I did not know
noting."
"Ah," he say, "yon is de ver man for de
order, you was born a know noting. I don t
tink it is necessair to ask you any more ques
tion." Den he hand me de book, and he swear me
dat I will not tell what I see in de house.
Well, I swear, for I can see noting.
Den de man leave us and go into one oder
room; and when he gone, my frien say, "Baga
telle, don't you say anyting, and he will forget
to swear me."
Well, de man come back and forget him
snre nnff. He take us in one room, where is
de grand assemblage, vid de flag and de book,
and one man sitting up hove de rest, whom da
call de Worthy Vice President. I was ver
happy to see tie Vice Presideut, for 1 tough t
he was dead.
So he takes us to de Vice President and in
troduce us to him; and I say, "Mr King, I have
ver great satisfactions of to see you, for I
touglit you was dead." Den all de company
laff, and confuse me ver much; and one may
say, I perceives broder Bagatelle will make
one splended know-noting.
Den de Vice President swear me one oder
long oath, which I takes out of respect to de
Vice President, and because I tinks all de
foreigner in dis countree is de Merieane citizen.
Den de Vice President sit down, and one
man sit bore him, whom da call de Presideut;
he knock on de board vid one leetil mallet,
and all stand up. I look at him, and I know
he not Monsieur Pierce, for I have see him two
three time. Den I know de Vice Presideut is
not Mr King, and 1 must drop down vid con
fusions and mortiGcatious.
Well, dc President turn us over to de In
structor, and de Instructcr he tell me great
many ung. lie tell me 1 must put my hand
across my mout so and go np to de President.
And when I retire, I must put it so gin and
go up to de Vice President. He teach me
word to get in de lodge, and two tree sort of
pass-word, and sign and greep, and how to put
ae nana on ae coat, ana to araw ae finger and
turn across de eye, and scratch my frien's hand
vid de fore finger, and to drop de paper about,
and to cry, oh, oh, oh, and hio, hio, h-i-o, and
great many ting which I have not de capacite
of to remember, when I am to use him. So I
beg him to have de kindness of to repeat some
ting, to help ray recollections. So I say "what
do you call dat when yon scratch de hand and
hook de two finger togeder?"
He says "you scratch he hand" to find out
when one man is a know-noting, and if he is,
den he hook de finger.
" And what you call when you put de turn
i ng of the 12th, thus: " I he enemy remain at
their old anchorage and do not renew the at
tack." The bombardment of Riga was com
menced at 4 o'clock A. M. on the 10th by two
English steamers, one a two-decker and the
other a frigate, and continued all day until
1 o'clock P. M., doing apparently but little
damage. The attack on the allies at Tehcrnaya
was commanded by Prince Gortschakoff. The
Russian force consisted of five divisions of in
fantry, six thousand cavalry and twenty batter
ies of arttlery. Three Russian Generals were
killed. The French loss amounts to nearly
200 killed and over 800 wounded. Reed, of
the English army was killed in the engagement.
The Russians asked an armistice to enable them
to bury their dead, and General Pelissier says
the whole number of Russians buried was 3,329
A dispatch of the 19th, from the Crimea
says that the artillery had opened a hre npon
Sebastopol, but that the bombardment had not
yet Ijeen recommenced. our Russian steam
ers, sunk by Russians, in Berdianask bav, had
been blown np by the English, and the suburbs
of the town burnt. A British gnn-boat went
ashore during the attack, and was taken by the
Russians, together with a complete code of the
allies' signals. GortschakolTs latest despatch
irom oeoasropoi is 10 ine zisc. li says: t he
tire of the allies has sensibly diminished and
does but little damage.
England. From England there is no politi
cal news ot importance. Rumors arc current
oi new negotiations 10 ine enect that the acces
sion of Spain to the alliance is complete; and
that the alliance of Denmark and Sweden were
all arranged, and needed only to be ratified
jusiria is saiu 10 nave submitted a new
project for peace, and will come out decidedly
for the Allies. It is further reported that the
allies will permanently occupy some portion of
the Turkish territory and re-construct the map
or Italy.
France. Queen A ictona has been received
verv enthusiastically in France.
Austria From Austria there are rumors of
a split in the Cabinet.
Advices from Paris state that 50,000 addi
tional reinforcements are to be sent to the
Crimea. The allied Squadron in the White
Sea have captured two Russian ships and one
steamer. The squadron was preparing to quit
that sea. The Berlin papers state that Austria
has declared that she will treat according to
military law, every individual round tampering
wnu iue Austrian soiaiers wun a view oi in
ducing them to join the Anglo Italian Legion
Russian agents have been sent to the leading
cities of Europe to raise a loan for the Russian
government. From the war in Asia the intel
ligence is that the Russian division between
Kars and Erzeroum. havinsr been reinforced.
had marched npon Kenfri Keni and drove the
Turkish troops from their position, and finally
encamped three leagues from Erzeroum.
Religious. The Rev. O. A. Darby, assisted
by the Revs. Derrick, (Presiding Elder of this
District,) Parsons, Townsend and Brown, com
menced a Protracted Meeting in this place, on
Wednesday evening, the 29th ult., which is
still going on. A deep interest appears to be
manifested by our citizens, in this meeting.
Up to yesterday morning, there hud been some
fifty or sixty additions to the M. E. Church,
and some forty or fifty conversions. From
present indications, and the number of mourn
ers around the alter on Thursday night, there
will be a great many more conversions and
several added to the Chr.rch, before the Meet
ing breaks.
At a Camp Meeting held at Concord Camp
Ground, iu this county, week before last, a con
siderable feeling was aroused, some sixty ad
ditions made to the M. E. Church, and some
fort' or fifty conversions.
At Carolina College there seems to be con
siderable feeling on the subject of religion, and
we understand there have been several conver
sions at that place.
The Baptists have held meetings at Cedar
Creek, Brown Creek and Pleasant Grove, and
had large additions to their Church. The
meeting at Pleasant Grove is still going on.
JVadcsboro JVews.
Singular Difference in Tipf.s. Professor
Bache notices the following singular difference
in the motion of the tides in the Atlantic, and
Pacific Oceans. On our own coast in the At
lantic, they flow from east to west; on the coast
of Great Britain from west to east; and on the
Pacific their motion is circular; they sweep
round by Asia, turn and flow back.
The Eastern Hermit and nis tame Foxes
on a Jonrney. We copy the following from
the Newbury port (Mass.) Herald:
"Johnny Comstock, the eastern hermit, paid
a visit to our city last week, and attracted con
siderable attention, arrayed in his fantastic
habiliments. Those who never saw him before
supposed he might have been the king of the
Shetland islands, instead of an humble recluse.
Mr Comstock has resided in a cave near York,
Maine, some'fifteen years. About five years
since he removed his abode to Manchester
woods, where he now resides. He is strictly
temperate and scrupulously honest. He never
solicited, nor has he ever obtained, alms from
the charitably disposed. He never rode in the
cars or other mode of public conveyance, pre
fers to walk, and then in the most unfrequented
roads.
"Provided with a small tin enp, in which he
steeps his tea, and his pockets stuffed with a
little tea, coffee, sugar, and crackers, he occa
sionally issues forth to ascertain what progress
is being made in the world, and when fatigued
by walking and fasting, will sit down by the
roadside, make a fire, and prepare his frugal re
past. He never disclosed his retreat; his only
companions are two tame foxes, which he
brought up from sucklings, and who will follow
him, and seem to be as much attached to their
master as trained dogs. During the winter he
subsists solely upon game, and does not consid
er his manner of living at all precarious.
"Money is no object to him; he can always
drive a barter trade in roots, herbs, seeds, irnme
j i . , . . .. ' '
auu says ne wouiu not cnange his manner
&c.
Hon J. C. Dobbin, has contributed $50 to the
yellow fever sufferers in Portsmouth and Norfolk.
of living and situation with any man in the uni
verse.-'
Obituary.- A contemporary says: Sam is
dead. He sickened in Virginia, got the fits in
North Carolina. worked off the proxysms in
Kentucky, died in Tennessee, and was buried in
Alabama.
QrEEN Victoria's Visit to France. The
accounts which appear in the French and En
glish journals of Queen Victoria's visit to
France would fill several octavo volumes.
Hove the Queen landed, and the Emperor hissed
her ticice It was expected that the Empress
Eugene would have accompanied the Emperor
to Boulogne on Saturday, but it appears that
she was prevented by delicacy of health.
When the vessel, with the royal visiters on
board, was brought to a pnnt volant, a compan
ion ladder, covered with crimson velvet, was
extended from the shore. When this was fixed
to her deck, Prince Albert handed her Majes
ty forward; but no sooner had the Queen put
her foot on it and left the deck than, as on her
first touching the soil of France, the Emperor,
who had previously dismounted, came forward,
took her Majesty by the hand, and saluted her
on both checks- a salutation customary among
royal personaqres on such occasions. The man
ner in which Prince Albert handed her Majes
ty forward, the Emperor's offering, and her.
Majesty's reception of the salute, were espe
cially noted as exceedingly graceful, natural,
and unaffected.
The English present, who were not aware of
roval etiquette in such matters, seemed at first
a little taken by surprise, and then responded
to what many of them supposed an unusual act
of amity on the part of the allied sovereigns,
with three very hearty cheers.
Swine. Mr J. H. Forman, of Chambers
county. Alabama, a correspondent of the Pat
ent Office, furnishes the following facts in refer
ence to the rearing of sw-ine in that State :
"Xext to horses and mnles, swine are the
most profitable animals to raise in this section
They are more difficult to estimate in conse
quence of their endless variety and diversity of
treatment, some attaining maturity at from 18
to 24 months old. while others require from 30
to 3fi months without producing the corres
ponding weights. The nverasre expense of
raising is probntjlr $5, exclusive of mast and
srrass. Their value when slaughtered is from
$10 to $12 each. Very few imported swine
have found their way here; nor is it necessary,
as they adapt themselves so readily to their
circumstances of feed, &c, varieties can be
multiplied ad infinitum from the same stock by
selection and treatment."
From Mr Joseph C. Orth. of Wabash coun
ty, Illinois, the following statement has been
received at this office-
" Most farmers consider hoprs the most, indis
pensable part of their stock. Some few sram
largely by raising them; but I sincerely believe,
if all the accounts were carefully balanced, the
facts would show a heavy annnal loss to the
producer. Onr farmers are not yet properly
fixed for the profitable raising of hors. Too
much corn is fed to them, and when they are
at last brought into market, generally at two
years old, their heads have been twice cnt of
by corn-cobs. The fall of the year, when acorns
and other nnts ripen, is the only time that they
will thrive without being fed well on that most
costly of our crops corn. Some few experi
ments have proved that the most profitable
food the farmer can provide for swine, in this
climate, at any age, is clover, the raising of
which may be said to be bnt just in its infancy.
Of breeds of swine we have a great variety,
from the genuine 'Landpike' up to the best
'Berkshire.' Experience has amply established
the fact that crossing is decidedly advantageous.
Many of our hogs do not mature at a less age
than two years. These are mostly a large
boued, large-framed animal. Others again
mature at a year old, and are generally diminu
tive in size, bnt small eaters and take on fat
fast. The crossing of such with the large is
always attended with decided benefit.
The cost of raising hogs will, of course, much
depend npon the kind. Some cost not over
$3; others double that sum. For the last two
years the producer realized from 4 to 6 cents
per pound for pork. This year the probabili
ties are against so high a figure."
Shopping ix New York. At New York,
on Friday last, Messrs A. T. Stewart & Co.)
sold goods to the amount of $100,000.
From ten to twelve cases of small pox are re
ported to have occurred in Norfolk last week.
The Cholera at Florence. A correspon
dent of the Newark Advertiser writing irom
Florence, states, that the deaths from cholera
in that city average more than one nunarea a
day. The writer says:
J ..... i r :
lu the 'present epidemic ureaa oi cum-ngiwu,
the dead are ordinarily hurried out of the
house with indecent haste, and two or three
poor creatures, at least, have been whipped
away in a tate of collapse, mistaken for death.
One of the cooks of a fashionable hotel being
carried off in this state one night, recovered
consciousness in the loose pine box of the un
dertakers on the route, and made such a racket
that they dropped him in alarm. The hardy
lv recovered. Hie poor are in
terred without coflfins in quick limed trenches.
Since the first appearance of the malady
early in June, there have been some 3,500 cases,
in a population of 120,000, deaths being
abont 80 per cent. The mortality connneu to
the reeking masses of poverty and wretched
ness; though strange to say, the per centage
is greater among the poor of the hills and val
leys of the neighborhood than in the city. But
poverty presses hard upon the population of
both town and country squalid, hopeless pover
ty, of which you in prosperous America more
fortunate than yon know can have no experi
ence. Thousands of half-clad wretches subsist
upon roots, and crude unripe fruits, with never
a morsel of bread or meat, in a permanent pau
nerism from which there seems no deliverance
i
but death. . j
The effects of the panic are more visible in
the country settlements, almost destitute of
proper medical aid, than in the cities. One
example will illustrate both the light and shade
of many a scene. In the village of San Ste
fano, on the border of the Roman States, one
of the three priests fell a victim to the epidem
ic, which had carried off many of his parishion
ers. Both his colleagues and a miserable
apology for a doctor, fled in alarm, leaving
the panic stricken population with scarcely an
intelligent counsellor. Cardinal Ferreti, a
cousin of the pope, and proverbially noble in
fict as in name haiioened to be on a visit at an
institution in the vicinity. Calling three or
four Capuchins to his aid, he hastened to the
village and has been ever since constantly min
istering among the people in the spirit of the
master whom he so worthily serves.
Sieda and the Baths of Lucca are the only
places iu Tuscany free from the epidemic and
they were never visited by it Bologna, Bres
cia and some other towns at the North, are
sufferinor much more thau Tuscany. There
have been, for instance, some 6,000 cases in
Brescia, with a population of 40,000, and the
proportion is much greater in Bologna. In
Ancona the epidemic is abating. in txenoa
and Tnriu there have as yet been only a few
sporadic cases.
Official intelligence has been received of the
appearance of the Plague on the African coast
and in some of the Islands, and non-intercourse
is accordingly declared. The thermometer
here has ranged between 80 and 60 at noon
during the past two months.
Yellow Fever. We regret to learn that
Dr. F. M. Garrett, residing a short distance
from Falkland, in Pitt connty, is sick with the
yellow fever. Dr. Garrett is son of the late
John Garrett, of this county, and has been in
practice but a short time. Abont ten or twelve
days since, he went to Norfolk to tender his
services to the sick and afflicted there, but was
advised by the medical gentlemen, from his
youth and inexperience in that awful scourge,
to return. He however visited a few patients',
and on his return was taken with the disease
and now lies in a critical coudition. Tarhoro
Southerner.
Letter from Hon. John Minor Botts, of Virginia.
Richmond, July9lh, 1855.
Messrs. AVm. S. Beers & Co., Geuts. Considera
tions of duty to the afllicted alone prompt me to send
you this voluntary testimonial to the great value of
"Carter's Spanish Mixture," for that almost incurable
disease, Scrofula.
Without being disposed or deeming it necessary to go
into the particulars of the case, I can say that the as
tonishing 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 the
skill of the best physicians had been exhausted and
all the usual remedies had failed, fully justify me ia
recommending its use to all who may be sufl'ering from
that dreadful malady.
I do not mean to wy that it is adapted to all consti
tutions, or that it will afford the same relief in all cases;
for. of course, I can know nothing about that bu
from what I have seen of the eflects, I would not
hesitate to use it, in any and every case of Scrofula,
with persons for whom I felt an interest, or over whom
I could exercise influence or control.
Kespectlully yours.
JSO. M. BOTTS.
For sale in Fayetteville by S. J. Hinsdale,
Boots and Shoes.
285 cases Boots and Shoes just received and for sale
by II. & E. J. LILLY.
Sept. 7, 1855. 2t
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In Equity.
Death at the Grave of a Deceased Wife.
We learn from the St. Louis Democrat, of
Tuesday, Augnst 28, that an inqnest was held
the day previous on the body of Jacob Hill,
whose death by suicide has been already men
tioned iu the Express.
On the inquest some interesting facts were
developed, which we were unacquainted with
previously, and which lend a most romantic in
terest to the affair. Early in June last Mr
Hill's wife died in childbed, and the mother
and child were buried in a lot in the German
Protestant graveyard. Daily since then he has
visited the grave, often spending hours there.
He had enclosed the lot with a fence and pro
fusely ornamented it with flowers. On Saturday
morning he visited it for the last time, and
after tracing on the tombstone an inscription
with a pencil, laid down upon the grave and blew
his brains out with a pistol. The inscription
was in uerman, ot which the following is a
translation:
"How soon are the ties of love rent asunder!
"Dearest, how fondly have I loved thee!
"I lost my all you may know now that I
love her still." "My heart is too sad there
fore, oh death! fulfil my fate, and soon unite me
to her, and to love's eternal rest.
"I depart from the sweet habit of existence.
"It is at the grave alone man learns the true
value of love."
The changes of life. The Boston Post
says that a man, once well known in the busi
ness community, but who for several years has
been fast rnuning down, was brought before
the police court qti Saturday, and sentenced as
a vagabond to four months in the house of in
dustry. It is related of his assumptions in his
earlier days, when surrounded with the advan
tages which wealth gave him, that he objected
to having another party, less favored, sit next
to him in church. In the revolutions of the
wheel of fortune he is a vagrant, and his des
pised neighbor one of the largest ship-owners
of this city.
Fever and Agce. A lady who is often call
ed on for a valuable prescription, which has been
used with great success iu cases of fever and
ague, sends it to us for publication, iu the hope
of doing service to those who are afflicted with
the complaint:
Fever and Ague. Take an equal quantity
of rue and wormwood, say half a paper of each,
aspnt np by the "Shakers," put them in a bot
tle, and fill it up with good gin, letting it stand
24 hours. Give the patient a dose of rhubarb
and magnesia at night, and on the morning of
the well day a wine glassfull of the mixture,
another at night. If it should be given on
the sick day, give it an hour before the chill is
expected, and when the fever goes off. After
the chill and fever are broken, give a
dose of sulphur, which repeat the third day
after. 3
Youxg America. While President Pierce
was standing near the hotel at which he had
taken rooms,a little chap, of a few summers,
finding his hat band unbuckled, went np to the
President and accosted him, "fix my hat band,
sir." 'What is your name?' said the President.
DeBree .' 'Do yon know me?' Yes you are
the President,' said Yonng America, fix my
hat band.' The Presideut fixed his hat baud,
and then young America went to his play, con
tented and happy, that he, too, was the Presi
dent's peer. Charlottsville Jeff,
The Oldest Inhabitant Dead. Mrs Eliza
beth Randolph, believed to be the oldest inhabi
tant of Western Carolina, died iu Yancev coun
ty on the 21st ultimo. She was born in 1747,
and was at the time of her death iu her oue
hundred and ninth year! She joined the church
and was baptised when 85 years old.
Frost in New York. The Lockport Cou
rier says that for the last three nights that vi
cinity has been visited by frost, and considera
ble damage has resulted therefrom. It learns
that along the lake shore, and on all low lands
in that vicinity, the corn and buckwheat have
been seriously injured.
R. Young and others,
vs.
Executors of Daniel Melvii
Executors of Daniel Melvin,
vs.
Charles Stevens. Adm'r with the
Will annexed of Geo. W Melvin. J
Executors of John Melvin, l
vs - In Equity.
Charles Stevens. )
The parties to these suits, and all others in interest,
are hereby notified to be and appear before the under
signed atthe Ortice of J. G. Shepherd, in FayetteTille,
ou Moadav the 8th dav of October next.
" JESSE G. SHEPHERD,
WARUEX YV1XSLOW,
Sept 7. 62-3t Referees.
LAND FOR SALE.
FIFTEEN" HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE acres
of LAND for sale iu Robeson county, two miles from
liandallsville 1'. O.
Appl v to the sulscriber who lives on the premises.
M. McliRYDE.
Septeml?r 7, 1855. 62-tf
TRIST SALE.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust to me executed by II.
L. .Ines. 1 will sell at public auction, on Saturday the
22d September, at the Market House at 12 o'clock,
the said Junes" interest (being one-tliinl) in the
HOUSE on Dick street, next to E. W. YVillking.
C. E. LEETE, Trustee.
September 7th. 3t
REMOVAL.
S. M. THOMAS has removed from bis former stand,
near the Dobbin. House. Hay street, to the corner of
Market and Gillespie street, south-west of the Market
House recently occupied by Mr S. S. Arey where lie
would be happy to have his friends, and all in want of
good and cheap Goods, call and examine his Stutk.
which comprises Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Reailv
made Clothing, Hats. Roots, Shoes, tc-, 4c.
S. M. THOMAS.
Sept. 7. 62-tt"
TL UST SALE.
By virtue of a Deed of Trust executed to me Ijt
Cyrus Harrington, I will proceed to sell on the fii
Thursday in October (being the 4th day,) the fullua
ing property, to-wit:
;S0 acres of laud, lying in Moore county, on tb?
Plank Road running from Evans' Mill to the Gulf
Road. There is a Male and Female Academy buiWin
on the premises, with a good dwelling hfuise and a!l
necessary out houses. Half of the land is in a state if
cultivation.
Also, Horses. Cattle, Hogs, Farming Utensils. Ac.
Household and Kitchen Furniture. A Library awl
a large collection of School Books will be sold at the
same time. The sale will take place on the premises
and continue from day to day until all is disposed of.
Terms, 6 months credit with approved notes.
V. P. W1LLCOX, Trustee.
Carbonton, Sept. i, 1855. 2-4t-pd
REAL ESTATE AT AUCTION.
On Monday, the 12th November next. I will expo??
to sale, at thu Market House in Fayetteville. a Lot of
Land, situated on Gillespie Street, joiuing the 51cb
ford lot, known as the Arey lot. assigned to me fw
certain purposes. Terms at sale.
WARREN WINSLOW, Assignee.
Sept. 8. 62-2m.
At a meetiii"; of the Commissioners of
the town of Fayetteville, held on the 1st insf.. it fts
Ordered, that the Committees of igilance be re
quested to examine their Wards and report every
Nuisance, or have the same abated.
The following compose said Committees:
Ward No. 1 C. D. Nixon, W. J. Russell. Jas. Stm'
2 A. McLean. P. Taylor, M. AIcKiunon.
" 3 II. A. McSwaiu, S. Boon. E. J. Lilly.
" 4 W. T. llorue, J. M. Williams, James
McGilvary.
5 A. A. McKethan. Thomas Waddill, I.
Shemwell.
" 6 Win. McLaurin, C. Lutterloh. Jas. Ilnske.
" 7 W. Warden, W. Draughon, E. W. Barge.
From the Minutes.
3t W. G. MATTHEWS, Clerk.
HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
Silver Plated Spoons, Forks. Butter Knives,
Castors. Britauia Candlesticks, Castors, Lamp?
Spoous, Tea and Coffee Pots, &c.
A good assortment of Waiters, 18 to 30 inches.
LAMPS for Oil, Lard and Fluid, solar and plain:
Solar Fluid Lamps, a new article; Oil and Canipheut
Hanging Lamps.
Tin, Copper and Brass TEA KETTLES
A great variety of HOUSEKEEPING CONVENI
ENCES, some of which have not been sold here before
Ladies' Work and Travelling Baskets, a good assort
ment, and very cheap; superior Scissors.
Together with a Better assortment of
FASCY AD PLUS, CHI.1A D CLASS WlRfc
than I have ever before offered; with all the
Indispensable Articles
of coarse Wares.
W. N. TILLINGHAST.
Dealer in Crockery, China, Glassware, Ac
Sept. 1, 1855. 61-tf
PROVISIONS.
The subscriber keep constantly on hand and f"'
sale a good supply of
Corn, Bacon, Fish, Lard,
Rice, Sugar, Coffee, . Salt, Molasses,
And almost any article commonly to be foiuul i" 1
Grocery Store.
Also, a large lot of Rock LIME, Plaster Paris, sn1
Hair.
Persons wishing to buy any of the above article
will do well to give me a call.
JOHN CULBRETH.
Oct. 1, 1854 tf Dobbin-House buiW"'..-.
NOTICE.
The undersigned would respectfully inform lheIla!
lie, both in town and country, that he is prepared I
do all kinds of MASON WORK, tlasteriko. 4
Persons in the country wishing work done in my 1,11
would do well to give me a call, as I think I can ff
satisfaction. Address
F. M. JAMES.
Aug. 4. tf Fayetteville, N- i