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JOSIAH JOHNSON, Editor and Proprietor, j
FATETTEYILLE, N. C, SAT ED AY,- -JULY 2(5, 185(5.
J VOLUME XVIII NO. 908,
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CI,KUKXT (i. AVHIGIIT.
Attorney nt Law, Pa yv.tt eville, X. C.
Ollice at the corniT of Pow and Green streets.
Feb
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a. iv.
.1. A. SPRAUS,
ATTORNEY AT I, AAV,
ATTENDS the Courts of Cumber laud, Harnett.
"Wake and Johnston.
Address, Toomcr, Harnett Co., . C.
Feb. id. 18:;. f"-y
DR. K. A.
15 LACK.
OFFICE Front Rooms, over
Chemist and Drug Store.
Feby 7. IS.jG. 81-tf
Dr. S. J.
HinsdaleV
JAMES C. DAVIS,
A T T 3 II S E V AT LA W .
U business intrusted will be promptly attended to
Address Moatp-dier post o:hee. liiclinio.iit county. A.b
October 1. IX.Vi. ly
A II " Lt K
BY ceo.
factoi:
LAUDEU.
v.
Nearly opposite
Oet. 1. 18."-".
nil
to E. W. Winkings'
Fayetteville, N. C.
Auction Store,
JOHN V. PAGE,
lta.i--liyvilU-, llitrni-tt Comity, X.
c.
DR. PACE is now p
now p' I in !iu n 1 1 iih:.ii .11
ii.. 1 ...1 f T., ..
clavsville. and
,;)'(t li:s oroli-ssioiial servnvs to uif
public.
H,. wiU i"vi' trict aft 'iitio.i to ( ) !)stetrics
and
tin- disease of woin -n ami ciiii'iren.
March 1 1th. -'
' J A tlES EvYLE v
IS nun-rec-ivinghis SPRING SUPPLY of CHEAP
GOODS, among which are
Irish Linens. Lawns and Dtap-rs,
Freneh. Sc
h. a'i'l Dom
(stie Lawns.
( 'al icoi.'
-French. English and Domestic,
French. Scotc'i and Do-iv-stic Gmgnams.
EmbroidM nn l Plain Crape Shawls and Scarf's
to l!)-t Uleaeh-d Shirting and Sheeting,
French and Irish Lin n Drilling,
Black and Colored Silks.
Bonnets and I5onnet Uilibon.
Boiling '.'lotlis. Nns. .r to 10,
Joseph
"s Cot tonades.
Colored Grauadine and l?rege.
Linen t'ambric Handkerchiefs, assorted,
Blay Linens, :5-t to t-L very cheap.
manv other articles, all ol winch have been
sed by the Package at the lowest rates, and will
at the lowest prices, by wholesale or retail
on time to punctual customers.
7CE CREAM SALOON.
e wiU lie openeu on me him.. vm" "-
... . . .i i .ii. : i (.. 41...
in r-nnnection with the Shemwell House, an
Cream Saloon in the Store room lately occupied by
Shemwell & McDonald. Shemwell House Budding.
Green street, near the Market House.
Favetteville. Mav !, lS'iC. 97-tf
NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the firm of W. F. it. E. F.
Moore, are reouested to come forward ami mak
navment. as their copartnership ceased on the 1st of
March 1K"G.
W. F. Ar. E. F. MOORE.
June 9, LS5fi. 2-tf.
K Al.. K.i! .V FAYFnT-VILLK
STACK LIXK.
AVe are now running Four
-i.viiJL-3Tfr Horse uoaciics on tins 1.111c. i as
as fSd! .siMimTs I'diiiir North can obtain
LWtf,.. - ....
thnmch tickets from Favetteville to Weldon. Passen
.r.T for Vn i tteville can obtain ' throm;h tickets at
Weldon. at the Oflice ol' the Raleigh i Gaston Rail
road. Fan'. ?7.
J'iisseiT'ers for Oreensboro". Salem. Salisbury, or
any place up the country, will find this the best -ami
ou'ickcst route: to take the Stage to Raleigh, which
connects with the N. C. C. Railroad.
The Coaches are now in good repair. We have
good Horses and careful Drivers. Everything will he
done to accommodate the Traveling Public.
W1. II. HUNT. Ag"t. Raleigh.
Oftiee at Lawrence's Hotel.
J. II. ROBERTS & CO..
Agents at Favetteville.
Mav SI, lS."fi. "'in
scurrEnxoxG a ha pes.
V wish to contract for 1.00:) or more bu.-ht
ids of
Seuppernong Grapes, to be delivered next fall.
Apply to J. II. Roberts .V Co.. at Favetteville Hotel.
ROBERTS &" BROTHERS.
June 12, 18.t. 2-tf
$i'25 Ilcwanl.
Ranaway from the subscriber on the 1st of April
last, a negro man named Rand, about six feet high.
.lout SO years of age, and black. Said negro is sup
posed to be lurking in the neighberhood of John Bell
or James McKetban.
The above reward will be paid to any person de
livering said negro to me at. Locksville. Chatham co..
N. C, or confining him in any Jail in the State where
I can get him. NATHAN KING.
June 2o. 1C5I. 4-tf
L U M P E R .
A lot of Seasoned
May 24, lSofi.
FLOORING BOARDS for sale.
J. & T. WADDILL.
for sale;:
NEGRO WOMAN and Child. The woman
mmended as a good cook, washer and
Iso a trusty servant,
information apply at THIS OFFICE.
'85C y2-tt
BACOJV AND FISIL
lbs. Prime N. C. Bacon.
50 bbls Mackerel. For sale by
JAS. G. COOK.
T
ff00
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S P RING G OOPS' FOR 1 85 G.
B- F. PEAUCE '
IS NOW OPENING r large and well selected Stock of
gPBlK AJI SUH3IER GOODS.
Among which, quay 'be found for the Ladies,
Black and colored Silk. Silk Tissues and Bareges,
Cbal lies and BifUiste, IJriiliantes.l'riuted ba.wn, Ja.co"
netsand Organdies. Jaconet, Swiss, and Plaid Muslins,
Embroidered Swiss Musliu. Edgings and Insertions.
Collar and Undersleeves. Embroidered Flirts. Corded
Caetns. Grass, and Whalebone Skirts, Crape. Silk, and
Straw Bonnet, and a large and handsome assortment
of French, English, and American Prints, Gloves,
Hose. &c. . . " .
v FO.R. THE GENTLEMEN. ; 5
Cloths. Fancv and Black Cassimerea; Vesting. White,
Drown and Bluff: Ituen Drills; Irish Linen; UrapD'Ete; J
Farmer's Satin: Farmer s Drill; MolesfcingJ'anania.
Leghorn: and Palm 1'eafllats; and a large assortment
of Beady-Made Clothing, Ac, Ac.
Also
Boots and Siio-s: Umbrella-? and Parasols. Bleached
and Brown Shirting and Sheeting and every variety in
the Yankee Notion line, which will be sold at a small
advance for CASH, or on time to punctual customers,
eitaer at Wholesale or Retail.
B. F. PEARCE.,
Late Pearce t Ferguson.
Hay Street. Fayetteville, March 12, ltj.lli. - 00-tf.
J. C. FOE,
DEALER IN
STAPLE AND FANCY" DRY GOODS,
HATS, CAPS) HOOTS. SHOES, AXD
Ilea d y-I la de Cloth I ng.
Particular attention paid to Ladies' Dress
Goods and Trimmings.
HAY STREET. FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
November od, 1 - tf
III order
Stock
to el'tse. out, the remaining
of Goods iion' on hand,
We offer them on the following terms: to Cash buyers
at New York cost; to prompt time buyers at New York
cost with charges added. f
We have main' desirable GOODS in store, viz:
" DRY GOODS,
HARDWARE, ROOTS A.VD SHOES,
Hals, CJa'pa and IJo nvcls,
REAHV-MADE CLOTIllXO.
Merchants and others will Hud many desirable goods
in our rftoek, and which can be bought at great liar
gains. We are determined to sell out this Spring.
To those who are in arrears to us we would simply
state that we want money and must have it. It will
a 'lord us much pleasure to give receipts in full to ail
who are in our debt.
HALL & SACKETT.
March 27. !)l-tf
fiST" Just received, a few doz.
genuine East
Also. Citrate
India CASTOR OIL. (for mv retail.)
of Magnesia and Congress Water.
J. F. FOULKES
April 2, 1S50.
s.
M. THOMAS,
DEALER IN
AM) STAPLE I11JA- GOODS,
FAXCY
RE.IBY-3I.IRE CLCTIHY,
JIals, Caps, iovveti, Jiools and Shoes,
Shcefings, Coton Yams, Kerseys,
Blavlels, S,-c, iSr.
Corner Market and Gillespie St.. Favetteville, N. C.
Dec. 22. 77-tf
JAMES P. FERGUSON,
AVCTIOSEEIt
AND COMMISSION MERCHANT.
Fayettkville, N. C.
Solicits sales and consignments,
irive his personal attention.
to which
he will
IJKFKIIKNCES
II. & E. J. Lilly, E. W. Willkings, S.
W. Tillinghast.
April 24. l.s.'ni.
Cm
THE FLOATISG BALLS Oil KXUC1CLE
WASIII.XG 31ACIIIXE.
The subscriber having purchastid the Right of the
above Machine for the Counties of Cumberland and
Harnett, is now ready to furnish such as may be
desirous of obtaining a Right. The machine is simple,
both in its structure and operations, and should anv
portiou of it fail, can be easily and speedily repaired
by any person having the use of tools. I do not claim
for this machine more than what it. is nble i-j perform
with that description of labor which almost every
family is able to supply, without, at all interfering
with ti e ordinary duties. In. the first place a child
12 or 15 years of age can perform all the labor, after
having seen it operate a few times, and if the direc
tion are adhered to, will do as much work in one day
as three or four women in the ordinary way. and the
work will be much better done. Below- will be found
a certificate from those who have purchased and now
have in use one of these machines
ISIIA.M BLAKE.
April 12, lSr,C. 93-tf
Faykttkvii.i.k, N. C April !). IS ."(;.
the undersigned, having purchased of Mr lsham
W,
Blake one of the above machines, cordially recommend
it to the favor of the Public. It washes very rapidly,
and the work is much better done than is usually done
in the old way, and with less wear to the Clothing.
It far exceeds our expectations, and has only to be
seen in operation to satisfy the most skeptical of its
utility and economy. We have no doubt of its being
generally used wherever introduced.
D. G. McRak
W. J. Avpkksov,
Wm. McLaukin,
A. P. II CUT,
J.vs. G. Smith,
Jno. D. Williams,
John- D. Starr,
Jose rii A. Worth,
A. J. O'Haxlox,
David Wf.myss.
We in company with several other gentlemen, saw
a four dollar bill which was very dirty and much
defaced, put in and washed out by this machine, i-e-moving
all the dirty appearance of the bill, and leav
ing it perfectly legible, which shows there is little or
no rubbing produced in washing fine articles.
Frank N. Roberts,
Jas. G. Smith.
NOTICE.
I will attend by myself or deputy, at the following
times and places to receive the Taxes due from the
Citizens of Cumberland County for the year if55, viz:
At Black River Muster Ground Monday, July 14th.
Flee Hill District, Tuesday' " 15th.
Lock's Creek " ' Thursday, " 17th.
Cedar Creek " " Friday, " ISth.
Carver's Crk "' " Saturday, 4i PJth.
Quewhiffle " (Col. Smith's
old place) Thursday " 31st
71st ' " " Friday, Aug. 1st.
Rock fish (M'Neill's
Bridge) Saturday, 2d.
At the above named times and places, the Candi
dates for Members of the General Assembly, and for
Sheriff of Cumberland Counry, will attend and address
their fellow-citizens.
ALEX. JOHNSON, Sheriff.
N. B. I have changed the appointment at Black
River to Monday the 14th, and at Flea Hill District
to Tuesday the 15th, in order to give the people a
chance to hear the candidates for Governor speak
at Fayetteville on the 16th inst, A. J.
JuDC 2S1836 4-5t
The undersigned hare tffisday formed a Copartner
ship, under the name and style of - - '
POWERS & "TROY. f
j.. , . ; and- will continue the
GROCERY & PROVISIOS BUSISESS
at the store lierefore occupied by J. W. Powers & Co
They solicit a continuance of the patronage so 1HV
crally extended to the old tirni. - i
- . - v J. W. POWERS. :
AY. C. TROY.
Favetteville. May 1, 1856
SEW GOODS.
WE ARE NOW RECEIVING A
FRESH.SPPPLY OF
SPRING ANDjfjSUW IS; !I,"'.:'"r.
" KEA DY-3IA !)E T'CCOTHINtbir "
Soft Woof and' Sammer Hats,
in great variety.
A complete assortment of BOOTS and SHOES will
be to hau l in a few days. All of which will be dis
posed of to Wholesale Buyers on liberal terms.
" STARR & WILLIAMS.
April 23. !)5-tf
PUOTECTIOS PUOJI LIGHTNING.
The Subscriber would call the attention of persons
wishing protection from Lightning to his
" IMPROVED CONDUCTORS.
The points are composed of Steel, plated with pure
Silver, presenting seven distinct points in one. The
rods are connected with i.uts. forming one continuous
rod. iusulated with glass, about live feet apart, the
staples firmly fixed nr1hcwall o the building, placing
the rods three inches from the' building and out of the
influence of nails and other attractive materials, and
cutting offall connection between the rod and building-,
Orders sent to me or left at A. A. MeKethau'iJ Shop
promptly attended to. -
WM. T. B ATT LEY.
Fayetteville. April 2. 185C. tf
ait k &. we: a 15,
WATCH 3IAK1E11S, JEWELERS,
AND
51 E T A L L O II .1 P II E R S ,
HAVING associated themselves
together for the purpose of carry
ing on the above branches of
business, would respectfully an
nounce to the citizens of Fayette
vill a nd surrounding country, that
A
, " '5 x-" ' - : they liave leased the Store on the
North-West corner of the Fayette
ville Hotel Building, on liny street, where they are
prepared to execute orders in the above branches in a
satisfactory and workmanlike manner, and respectfully
solicit a share o public patronage
R. I). Gi:eex. J. S,
A CARD
Mr R. I). GREEN, Watch Mak
leave to return his thanks to
while having charge of the Wa
firm of Messrs. Beas'.ev A' Hons
done by him in the past may b
metidation for the luture.
N. B. All Watches to be
apart in the presence of tl
tiei-We given of nece -.'"V
ranted for Two 1 cars. '
April i (I. lf."ii".
Just received from theManufact
suppiy of
of various pattc
These Bedstead
BEDS T E A I) S
rns, and made of goo
are manufactured in this
can be sold to de
the North. Call
ealers aslow as they can be
md examine.
A. M. CAMPBELL.
v
April ). 185!!.
I C K !
i c 1: 1 1 iv 1: ! ! !
The subscriber having opened the ICE HOUSE, is
now prepared to furnish to the community, and all
who may want from the country. Orders accom
panied by the money will be punctually filled at
TWO CENTS per pound, packages paid for.
ISIIA.M BLAKE.
April 2G. 185(5 95-1 f
J) O IJBLY IO US E !
ifi tit r
roprietors.
IVI nounce to tne publ;
W5rs. ' " mis i-.M-.iiii:s,inieiit an
e. that owing to the con-!
patronage extended to !
;&;?$Mntly increasing
. ; i h.MU llH.v 1, .....1 ....I .
accommodation by the addition of an extensive DiniD"1 j
lvoomoniue lower tioor, and sinti- ot iinom-! 011 Ih.U;
;,...,.. 1:.,.. it . . . .. i
uiu'i 11001, iiiii.-M-u.iMim iiiem no accommouatc all
who mnv f:ivor them wil.li ti ,.11 A n . 1 ..l.i
themselves to an increased exertion to give satisfaction i
to their patrons. j
Spacious Stables attached and careful Ostlers in
The'Sble location of the Establishment, with the I
experience of the Proprietors in providing for the ,
comfort of their patrons, they hope will secure to them :
a liberal share ot tiie travel.
The Western and Southern Stages arrive at and denart.
from tins House. i
Carriages in attendance on arrival and departure of
Steam Boats, for the accommodation of passengers.
Horses and Carriages furnished at any notice for
carrying travellers to any part of the adjacent country.
J. W. POWERS. W. C.TROY.
Fayetteville, May 12, ISSfi. 98-tf.
EDWIN GLOVER,
Watch 3Iakcr aitl Jp.ivellrr.
A I the old
Stand, North side of Hay Street.
FAVETTEVILLE,
HAS just returned from the
North with the largest Stock of
Goods he has ever offered in this
market, which he will sell at
very low prices. Among his as
sortment may be found Gold
and Silver Watches of all kinds,
some very fine; Gold Fob. Vest
and Guard Chains; Seals and
Spectacles of all kinds; Breast
iu sets, something fine: all kinds
s-J )
1
Kevf
Fob Buckles;
1 ins ana l-.ar lim
1."
of Fingep Rings; Bracelets; Gold Pencils with Pens
Gold Lockets; Studs; Collar and Sleeve Buttons; Gold
Pen and Pencils with India Rubber Cases, a new
article; Fine Pearl Card Cases; Pocket Compass, with
Sun Dial connected; Coral Beads; Port Monnais; Jet
Necklaces: tine Jet Pins; Accordeons; Music Boxes. .Vc.
SILVER WARE: Silver Forks; Silver Table and
Tea Spoous; Mustard and -Salt Spoons; Silvery Cups,
Butter Knives. Fruit Knives.
PLATED GOODS: Forks; Table and Tea Spoons;
Butter Dishes; Castors; Card Baskets; Ladies' Work
Boxes: a good assortment of Military Goods; a fine lot
Clocks, and very many other articles which his friends
and the public are invited to examine.
Strict attention paid to Watch REi-Ainrxo.
June 11. 2-jm
Iaiiil for SaJe.
The subscriber offers for sale all his lands, viz:
Half of the Winslow tract, east of th. Cape Fear.
The Daily land, 122 acres, adjoining Evans.
' The Hall and Edwards lands in Bladen and Cum
berland. fi-10 acres of the Summerville lands.
Moore County lands, 2.500 acres.
19 lots in Averasboro'.
For particulars apply to P. Murpbv.
ROB'T T. BAUKSDALE.
June-21, 1836. 4-4f
his' 1
f . r.
v r.
V f
1 r
v
v 1
- Fever and Anel!
TPRNEIl'S PILLS, warrsinted to cure Fever and
AMe." Chills and Fever, Ilillious and Congestive
Fewrn. if usetL according to the directions. Price.
75 cents per Box. For sale by the Agent,
"- J. N. SMITH, Druggist.
Jnnc '48. 4-lm : . -
IVfLMIXG TON, C2IA RLO TTE AND
"' RUTHERFORD RAIL ROAD.
; Tbe Stockholders in the County of Richmond, who
ha ve given notes payalde on demand, lor- the first - iu
Malfmeiit of five per cent, are required to make pay
ment to Walter L. Steel, Esq or Daniel C. Mclntyre,
on or !efore Sunday, tbe 2nd day of August next.
I'lte Stockholders in the Countv of UoIksou, will in
maimer make payment to R. S-hFrench." -' -;
TheCompanics in "the aliove named C&&tien bold
f fcsf.J ilea wlil deliver then o'r Vs fntlemeu
'sJ
,..A
July 5.
Stcamlxiats f.i Sale.
One of the brothers of the "Brothers"- Steam Boat
Compaey," has determined to devote his entire atten
tion to his profession. We will therefore sell TWO of
our Three Steam Boats, consisting of the 'BliOTII
ERS," '-JAMES R. GRIST." and "SCOTTISH
CHIEF," with compliment of Flats, upon accommoda
ting terms. Our Charter Privileges extend to naviga
ting the Cape Fear and Deep Rivers without any
individual liability clause. If desired a sale of one or '
more of these Boats can be made in such way as to pass
he benefits of our Charter to both Rivers. The Broth
ers is admirably adapted to running above the Locks
and all the Boats are in excellent order, and are well
suited to the business on the River.
For terms, address JAMES BANKS,
Pres't Brothers Steam Boat Co..
-FaTettevflh;, N: C.
JOHN BANKS, Wilmington. N. C.
JiuKLL 1850 , 4-3w
s ,T" ' " NOTICE.
'I shall attend at the following times and places, for
the purpose of receiving the taxes due from the citizens
of Harnett county, for the year 1855, viz: at
Worth's store, in Barbacue District
on Monday, the 21st July.
Jas. M. Turner's store, 22ml
Bunn's Level. 2;5rd
Grove District, 24th "
Neill's Creek. 25tli "
Mrs Eliza Arnold's, 2(llh "
At which times and places the Candidates will address
the citizens of said county .
J AS. A. JOHNSON. Sheriff.
July 5. 5 2t
N OTIC B .
I have taken the old Stand, recently occupied by
Nathan Sikes. opposite the Dobbin House, and would
respectfully inform the citizens of Fayetteville. and
public generally, that I am ready to furnish those
articles in my line, such as SADDLE.-,
., at the shortest notice and 011 the most
Please give me a call.
II. A. SIKES.
2t
LA MAT I ON.
NO Y THOMAS
ItllAGG,
NO JllH
IE STATE OP
ISA .
oss;"! 1- tlie 1-ist Gen-
ate. Lv a vote of tltree-
? thereof, a duly eerti-
s iouows:
the Constitution of the
ith Carolina.
e number of the people are
the freehold qualihimtion now
voters for members of the Senate,
EC. I. tie it. ennr.irii ui the licnerai. Jisiemon
ff the State of North Co rot inn, and it is herchy
enacted Lif the authority of the same, (three-fifths
of the whole number of members of each House
conenrrinar. That the 2d clause of the 1st see-
; tion of the 1st article of the amended Constitu-
tion, ratified by the people of North Carolina
j on the second Monday in November, in the
! year of oar Lord eighteen hundred and thirty
I five, shall be amended to read as follows:
! Every free white man of the age of t wenty-one
I years, being a native or naturalized citizen of
j the, United Sta tes, and who has been an in
I habitaut of the State for twelve months imme
diately preceding the day of any election, and
sj,aji jiave paii public taxes, shall be entitled
. . f' ...l r fio.,,,f for t.l.o
OlitTlCt lTVA'hich lie resides
Qr. O
ijl'.t. s
Be it further enacted, That the Gov
ernor of the State be, and he is hereby directed
to issue his proclamation to the people ot
Xorth Carolina, at least six months before the
next election for members of the General As-
S'b Settin? tor h Purport of this act,
the amendment to the Constitution herein
proposed, which proclamation shall be accom-
liaiued ny a true aim periect copy ui me a.i,
authenticated by the certificate of the Secretary
of State, and both the proclamation .and the
copy of this act, the Governor of the State
shall cause to be published in ten newspapers
of this State, at least six months before the
election of members to the General Assembly.
Read three times and ratified -: in General
Assembly this 3d day of February,. 1855.
SAM'I X, HILL, ;
Speaker of the TTovxr. of Commons.
WARREN WINSLOW,
Speaker of the Senate.
State of North Carolina,
Office of the Secretary of State. )
I, William Hill, Secretary of State, in and
for the ;State of North Carolina, do hcreby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the
original as ratified and on file in this office.
Given under my hand this 24th day of Janu
ary, 185G.
W. HILL, Secretary of State.
Now, therefore, in conformity to the Consti
tution of the State, and the requirements of
the aforesaid act, I do issue this my Proclama
tion, making known to the people of North
Carolina the provisions of said act ami the
amendmeuijiereby proposed to be made to
theostUotion of the State, and do cause the
satMJ be published in ten newspapers of this
Stat ""is months before the election of mem
bers v7. the next General Assembly.
'l'" tin testimony whereof I, Thomas Bragg,
' "Governor of the State of North Caro
'' An&, have hereto set my hand and
L.' Sfcaused the great seal of the State to
Ire hereto affixed. Done at the City of
: Raleigh, this the 24th day of January,
A. D., 1856, and in the 80th year of
our Independence.
THOS. BRAGG.
By the Governor:"
' Pulaski Cowpeb,
Prirate Secretary.
Jauoarj 24, 135G. 83-Gm
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iNORTIl CAROLINIAN.
(The IMcasnres of bring Bon;. Cv-
Ilanging by the neck in public is generally
considered to be not very agreeable; but this
notion, it is likely, is ft vnlgnr error. Iu one
of the late British Quarterlies, a writer who
"takes the other side," says:
, "An acquaintance of Lord Bacon, who meant
to lian himself only partially, lost his footing,
and . was cut down at the last extremity, having
nearly paid for his.rnriosity with his life. He
declared he felt no pain, and his . only sensation
was of fir before his tyes, which changed first to
blck and then to sky-blue. These colors are
' "' r f-f ilct- ACaptain jVIontag-
$... V . v". . ;-.annft. the .teli-
iriosss wars, ar.i . .a the pfuUet atTic
intercession. of Viscount. Tnrenwe, complains
that, having lost all-pain in nn instant, he had
been taken from a light of wiich the charm
defied description. Another criminal, who
escaped by the breaking of the cord, said that,
after a second of suffering, a tire appeared, and
across it the most beautiful avenue of trees.
"Henry IV., of France, sent his physieiau to
question him, and when mention was made of a
pardon, the man replied flint it was not worth
the asking. The uniformity of the descriptions
renders it useless to multiply the instances;
they fill pages in every book of medical juris
prudence. AH agree that the uneasiness is
quieted momentary that a pleasurable feeling
immediately succeeds that colors of various
lines start up before the sight and that ha ving
razed on for a trivial space, the rest is oblivion.
The mind averted from the reality of the situa
tion, is engaged iu scenes the most remote from
that which fills the eye of the spectator the
vile rabble, the hideous gallows, and the strug
gling from the swings in the wind.
The last foreign papers give a long and par
ticular account of a singular attempt about a
month ago, to commit murder in Germany.
An elderly and feeble lady of some fortune,
had a favorite and long-trud waiting woman in
whom she had implicit confidence. One day
the house in which she resided was alarmed bv
occnsional half-smothcrtd outcries of one "evi
dently in great distress. Finally, sifter a con
siderable time, sonic of the neighboring lodgers
rushed into the apartment of the lady, where
they found the servant maid standing over her
mistress, who was in bed, trying to smother Iter
with blankets and pillows. The maid was
carried into the presence of a person who dis
penses justice, and after an examination, she
was .sentenced to twenty years imprisonment.
She confessed her crime and then it was found
that she had a lover in another town, and that
in order to marry him, she had resolved to com
mit murder and carry off what gold and other
valuables were in possession of her mistress.
In this attempt at murder there is a corrob
oration of the fact laid down in the above ex
tract from the British Quarterly. While the
mistress was struggling to resist the wicked
attempt of her servant, she felt no pain, but
rather a pleasure. Pleasant scenes crowded
together without regard to time, as in ordinary
dreams, flitted over her mental vision; and,
altogether, she confessed it was not entirely
unpleasant to be choked within a hair's breadth
of deaths and that she was so near as that to
the dour of the inexorable master of life was
testified to by all the witnesses who saw her.
We have read of man' other modern instan
ces similar to, and confirmatory of, the above
extract from the Quarterly. One occurred
only a few years ago within Scotland; and,
perhaps scores of them might be found within
this country, if the sheriffs with weak ropes had
chosen to put their half-hanged prisoners "to
the question." Mostly, however, there can be
little testimony on this subject, for persons
hanged outright cannot, in the nature of things, I
be summoned as witnesses. It might be how
ever, for the benefit of the world, if every man
doomed to be hanged were made to be only
half-hanged and made evidence of for the State.
If the process be so agreeable, doubtless the
criminals would consider a law that should
renew the first pleasure quite merciful.
The progress of death, in all probability, in
its ultimate stage, is never painful; and the
spasms and contortions often exhibited m deaths
by violence are merely physical. One, for ex
ample, may take a bit of India rubber and
apply great heat to it. It seethes and writhes
as if it were alive:
but there is no life within it
that we know
of.
This may be parallel with
the sp
sms and signs iu men under certain kinds
of death
Hanging, however, is nn exception to the
f ordinary modes of death. That does its work
!i : . . ..i .1 i - i
uy iiuuieoinic contact wun me nerves which
communicate with the brain, wherein all the
sensations of pain and pleasure lie, and thas it
may be that the presence, of hanging excites
sncli nerves as intensify the organs of delight
within the brain, and therefore, hanging may
be especially agreeable. It is certainly the
most civilized way of sending people to a final
settlement with the future; and this we may
suppose to he the result of that constant and
almost involuntary, but doubtless providential,
tendency to a higher condition of humanity.
The axe of the headsman, or the garrote may
be not less agreeable, but they mangle, so as
to be an unfair test, as they do their work so
effectually as to prevent us from getting any
testimony from the principal parties to them.
The fear of death is essential to the purposes
of life- for if men could confidentially expect
pleasure in death, there would be few to endure
the pains and disappointments of life; and thus
the chief work of the Creator would be marreti.
Th.; instinct of life is so strong that no testimony
will ever essentially impair it; and thus there
can be no danger of treading irreverently upon
sacred gronini by investigating this matter.
The truth is, it seems that these apparent facts
are in beautiful harmony with Universal Be
nevolencefor that inflicts no pain, except it
admonishes to virtue except as pain is the
sign of a departnre from the laws which govern
the universe A man iu death is passing from
nature; and there is then, as far" a we can see,
no necessity for pain; and there being no ne
cessity, pain can hardly exist. Wc are aware
of the imperfection of this sort of - argument,
lint it will not hurt the reader if it provokes
him' to inquire into tbe subject.- Evening
Ledger.
Don't read any further on this column.
, A BOLITIOXISM IN SrXDAT ScitOoV PtTBLICA-'- '
tioxs.: Not content with preaching political
sermons. Black "Republican'" clergymen are
usitijr Sunday School publications to denounce
the Democracy and promulgate Abolititfhism
i iic instructor, onnuay ociioui jrajrci '"
iished by the Wealeya'n Methodists of New
England, contain! the following specimen of.
p'ofw slangwhanging: '.' ''.'"
"Moan aboj;t K,ANiAs. Cliitdfeti, you hard
heard of Kansas 1 will till JOB more. It is" al
pleasant laud,-It ia a Jand tar away. Bu4
some of my friends acl yoor friends are there.
Slavery seems S t ': "fefirtd to go there it ii
there." The Prf..J of Jhe United Slates
who was once a good little boy, but now a verj
bad man, is doing all lie cau ti .help slatery;
To get Kansas, slavery most kift a'utl-slavery ;
men, women and children. Crowds of drunken
brutal beings arenow HRtargering over those ,
iMuiitifiil prairieFowIiugike wild beasts, and; .
liehaving as if they were possessed'of (he devjh 'VT
The town of Lawrence, in Kansas, - lias -been
sacked. Many houses were burnt; AH oHi '
one were pillaged. Hundreds of thousands of
of dollars of private property were destroyed.
Women were abused. Children were com
pelled to fly before the ro bers and sleep, in the
open fields. And still the work goes pn.J'
Is not this a choice morceau! II efet6fofe"
fruth has been cons deied a necessary clement
of Sunday School instruction; but the superse
dure of Christianity by Black "Republicanism"
appears to have done away with that old fash
ioned notion.
Ingenuity of Birds.- Thrushes feed very
much on snails, looking for them in mossy
banks. Having frequently observed some'
broken snail-shells near two projecting pebbles
on a gravel walk, which had a hollow between'
them, I endeavored to discover the occasion of
their being brought to that situation. At last
a thrush By to the spot with a snail-shell in his"
mouth which he placed between the two stones,
and hammered at it with his beak till he had
broken it, and was then able to feed on its
contents. The bird must have discovered that
he could not apply his beak with sufficient
force to break the shell when it was rolling
about, ami he therefore found out and made
use of a spot which would keep the shell in one
position. When the lapwing wants to procure
food, it seeks for a worm's cast, and stamps the
ground by the side of it with its feet, somewha'i
in the same manner as I have often done when
a boy, in order to procure worms for fishing.;
After doing this for a short time, the bird
waits for the issue of the worm from its hole,
who alarmed at the shaking of the ground, en
deavors to make its escape,- when it is imme
diately seized, and becomes the prey of tho'
ingenious bird. The lapwing also frequents
the haunts of moles. These animals, when iu
pursuit of worms, on which they feed, frighten
iImhh, ami the worm in - attempting' to escape,
comes to the surface of the ground, where it is
seized by the lapwing. The same mode of
alarming prey has been related of the gull;
Hard Rowing. A
better story than he
following, which comes
we have not found in
months.
from North Carolina,
the drawer for
v.
many
About thirty miles above Wilmington, N- C
lived three fellows, named respectively Bar
ham, Stone and Gray, oil the banks of the North'
East River. They came down t6 Wilmington1
in a small row-bout, and made fast to the
wharf. They had a time of it in the city, but
for fear they would get dry before getting h6m,0
they procured a jug of whisky, and after dark
of a black night too, they embarked in a boat
expecting to reach home iu the rndfning. They
rowed away with all the energy that three
halftipsey fellows i-ould muster, keeping up'
their spirits in the darkness by pouring the
spirits down. At break of day" they thought
they must be near hortie, and seeing thMflgh?
the dim gray of the morning a house on the'
river side, Stone said;
"Well, Barhain, we've got to yo'ut place at
last."
If this is my house," said Barham, "some
body has been putting up a lot of outhouses
since I went away yesterday; but I'll go ashore
"and look about, and see where we are,-if yoir'lr
heave to."
Barham disembarks, takes observation, and
soon comes stumbling along back, and says '
"Well, I'll be whipped if we aiu't at VVil
miugtoii here yet and what's more, the boa
has been hitched to the wharf all night!"
It was a fact, and the drunken dogs had1
been rowing away for dear life, without know
ing it. Harpers JSIagazine:
It was near New Haven, Connecticut,
the City of Elms, as our correspondent writes;
that the Rev. Mr Smitkfns was describing the
peaceful departure of an aged saint, 6n whose
last hour it had been his recent privilege iti
attend. Mr Smit kins, was one of the nn
Icnrned clergy, who despised grammar, and
spoke as they were moved. He said: "When1
I arrore at the house of my diseased friend, ho
was prrspiring his last. I went and stood by
his bedside. He was gone too far to talk, but
I said, 'Brother, if yon feel happy now, jisi
squc-ezc my hand,' and he squo-oze it."
Charity covereth a multitude of sins. So5
does calico. Ex.
So does broadcloth. And whiskers hrdty
deformity, and silk hats cbver a vast amount
of ignorance.
"What do yon , know of the defehda'nt,- Ht
Thompson? Do you consider him a good mu
sician?" "On- th:at point I wish to speak with' great
care. I don't wish to insinuate that Mr Van?
Slops is not a good musician. Not at all. Air
I wish to say is this: The day after he con"
menced playing on the clarionet a saw filer who
lived next door, left home, and has never since5
been heard of."
"That will do, Mr Thompson. Gall the5
next witness."
A farmer going to get his grist ground at a'
mill, borrowed a bag of one of his neighbors.
The poor man was knocked nnder the water-
wheel, a nd the bag' with Mni. He was dro wned ;
and when the melancholy news was brought to'
this wife, she exclaimed: "My gracious! what a
f fuss tutre'll be abbqt that! bag-?"
July 19, ISjG. 7-iL