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I THE NORTH CAROLINIAM FAYgTEjMlU t A K MKIIS’ UEPAIITM KM'- Jr. hat From Iht Journal of Commtru, Wh* k “E. Jlertatit” For a Ion« ‘hi. mysterious name 8,.j^ea'>;d in the public prints, in connection ftilti nli«o*t BTtry conceivable subject, and many curious ei«i«irie5 are made respecting his iden tity, abode, Biauner of life, &c. Having inves tigated the subject, rrc are enabled to give »«tis*iietory answer to some of these. A note te the ■■’Philosopher of Brooklyn Heights,” as he is sometimes familiarly styled, elicited the imtfrtiViaiciu v>f W®rn-ont I-ands by Ihi V** .following reply: rea, and Hover. i Office, corner of Midah and) sT,uTfr\¥i¥»'0's 1 Columbia streets, Brooklyn. ) BY n. BCnGWYS, KSQ., OF J* . ... ‘ - - , jty Dear Sir- I received your memoranda at , , . , : , 1 dinner time yesterday. I am at home every there arc large bodies oflund lymf: and shall be glad to see you at the Trn and middle Virginia and Nott'h Carolina . pi^ce. If you will Whicii have been to much redifwdby continned i the door the messenger will open it. trtfi^iing, planting tobacco, eaHon, and sowing j Yours truly, E- MeMam. ftats as no longer to pay the cost of cultivation ..,,cordance with this direction, we found turned out waste landn.’’ | assail two story brick building, ongina y in- CAPE FE.AR AND DEEP lllVlsIt NAVIGATION CO.MPAXY. REPORT OF SELECT COMMITIB. The Select Committee “appointed to exam ine the charter of the Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company, and the several acts of the Assembly granting them aid, to see “ if the conditions of those grants have been com plied with,” have instructed the undersigned to submit the following report: The acts under which the “Cape Fear and was organized %nd are r«Hv still possess a good share of fertility, and i a carriage house, erected just on * * a«1_—.. >t' ..V in the can be by a‘"O'rV nfiOdetate expenditure of labor, and atten'ti’bfi \o t-ommon-sense principles of agri- •galtnte, way be reclaimed, and have their pro ductiveness increa.sed from 100 to loO per cent. They can be made truly valuable, and I do not hesitate to say, as the re.snlt of my experience that they will give a greater profit c»nrse of five years’ cultivation than derived from clearing any except onr rich river 1 ands. This is the method I have adopted, and by which I hare increased the product of such ands from 11 & 2 barrels of corn to 4 barrels ’per acre; and from 4 to 5 bushels of wheat to 10 and 12 bu.sheli per acre. The increa.se in wheat is proportionably greater than that in corn. My system of culture is substantially as follows: If the “broom-straw,” in which these waste lands always grow np, retains any sup by which when turned under fermentation will ensue, and cause the straw to rot, let the land as it », be plonghed with the largest-sized plongh, drawn by three or fonr horses, running the ver-^c of the Heights, with no visible entrance, except throng), a small gateway in the adjoin ing fence. An entrance effected the veritable “E Mcriam” was discerned by the dim liglitof several tallow candles, with piles of boxes reaching to the ceiling, and two assistant, busi ly cn-^aged in obeying orders. One side of the apartment was exclusively occupied with pigeon holes, filled with p-apers on a great variety of topics, and though there w.as apparent confu sion on every side, the well trained snbordina- book or DeepRiver Navigation compa iy limit the capital stock to $200,000, of which individuals were to subscribe $120,000, and the State the residue; and it is further provided therein, that “whenever the company shall sub- scriha and pay into the hands of the treasurer of the company $30,000, the Governor shall subscribe, and the treasurer of the State shall pay into the hands of the treasurer of the com puny $20,000; and they shall coiitiiine to sub scribe and pay in, in that proportion, until the whole capital stock shall have been sub scribed for and paid in.” This provision seems to have been faithfully observed by the com pany until two-thirds of the stock had been paid. But being unable longer to induce prompt payment by tlic individual .subscribers tlie company with tlie view of getting posses sion of the balance of the State sub.scription. be under ill relation them company by various persons, impUgnmg the efficiency of the general management of its concerns, but the same is not, in the opinion o the committee, referred to them by the terms of tlie re.solution under which they have been con stituted as such, and they have, therefore, not investigated the same, and wish to stood as expressing no opinion thereto. Having performed the duty assigned by reporting the facts and their opinion to tlie House, your committee ask to he dischaigcd. from the further consideration of the subject. Kespectfnlly submitted. JNO. BAXTER, Chairman. MISCELLANEOFS ITEMS. Interesting Case—A Mother Suing for her oun Children. An interesting liabcas corpus case is set to come np before Judge Xiblack to-day. liie facts involved are, as we learn, about lliese : A j ^ man and liis wife, residents of Cleveland Oliio, j by the name of Crawford, seperated from cadi other about a year ago. They had tliice chil ■ ^ ' di-en. Tlie wife says the husband, after five j I'AV 1:;TTE\ILLE, A. C, days watching succeeded in steaiing tlie ciiildren . Sat iil'iDiy, .J anitary Bl. I 8.>“ • from lier. The father bronght tliem to tlii.s city ; M,jCr.eM«KN is our duly nullmrizea and placed them in tlie Catliolic asylum here. ^ ugenl I'-ir die colU-miou ol all claims due tl^s office. ^ The fatlier came witli a letter of introduction. to .tDVliltTISEllS. or recoinineiidation from tlie Bisliop of tlie | persons dosirnns of ties inmicdiate inFortion of tbeif r rsi I 1 * . ti... Itwlirm of Vinccniic.'. ! advertising favor.- mast band them in iiy TlU'It.'^I'.tV, :ese of CleiFlaiul to tlie liibhop | otiii i-wisi' tlicy will nut appear until The niotlicf, learning that her children had j ucok. onr iricmis will plciAsi* l*ear of I tliisi in mind—us we intend to make it a rule irithoiit Dlseovcrlrs In .Wric.i* j diocese Tlie discoveries of Dr. Livinj^stone in Afiica j are considered of great commercial value. lie j 1,ecu removed, soon after set out 111 sc lived With a tribe of Bechnanas for eight Veal's j tlicm ; and for ten loiig.nionths .sougiit them in ^ and in co-operation with Mr Oswald, discovered ■ various parts of the couiitry. At Logaii.sport, ^ Lake Ngami. He traced by liimself the course j Indiaiio, she learned tliattliey liad been bumglit ^ of the great river Zambesi, in Eastern Africa, | to this place ; hither she ha.steiied. extending two ihou.saiid miles, | iicsday last, she Tliis inimeiisc stream, whose discovery is tlie tes Hiihesitatingly brought each paper^ memorandum, at the word of command. This was the chief business office of the “meteorolo. -rist,” ns designated by the city directory. Ob. servations upon tlie weather constitute an ob ject of the first importance. The temperature of the atmosphere is liere chronicled for every day from 1788 to 18.fi6 and makes on immense volume of solid pages, nearly all stereotyped,— the plates forming several loads of metal. In continning these records, the indefatigable Mr Mcriam rises regularly at every hour thro great fruit of the journey, is in itself an enigma without parallel. But a small portion of its waters reacli tlie .sea-coast. Nile, it fulls Uirougli a basaltic cleft, near tlie middle of its course, which reduces ibs breadth from one tliousaiid to twenty yards. Above Skatln», sirigliing anil getting Sli »r«l. As some poet, out west of course, lias ex- On Wed- i pressed it in a dcscri|itive soiiOet respecting cold visited the asylum. AVilli ; neatlicr in hi.s parts: what emotions of heart and anxiety of soul slie : -First it blew and then it .tnew, entered tlie building can be better imagined; And tlicn it thew and tlien it/nr. tlian described. Many of the eliildrcn were at. All these liyperborean gradations Imve been Like the Abysinian phiy, but her little darlings were not in the tlirongli with lately in Biis locality; anu play grounds. One of the little fellows directed tim i,o_vs, lads, youths, juveniles, young folks, he/attention to fne basement rooms. Upon j ^.^jap-fry^ mother’.s joys and father’s prides, have going ill, she saw ouc that she fancied might 11,^,] tlu-ir fill of snow, snow-balling, sleigliing, be her own babe. .skating e/c-Unn, while their eiders imbibed .ri-eat se.a, filling hundreds of lateral channels; i Among so many cliildren, and in such an c.\- j jivrrs compounds to “keep the cold our Llow it is a traniiuil stream of a totally differ-1 eited slate of mind, she was almost ready j Chips says that the ■ ent character; its mouths seem to be closing, j to distrust herself, she iiupiired the name of j and town property down to subscribe and cause to be paid tlie remain-1 southernmost was navigable when the | the little cherub. “ AVillie Crawford,’’ answered | pejow zero last week, but getlmg ing portion of stock reserved to the 1 p,3|.fy„.„use first arrived in the connlry, three ! one of tiie pupils hundred Years ago, but it lias long since ceased i |i,cr evidence. She .sprang ^ _ • , 1 , ' bright little fellow of about two years and a : ruspcc'ablc position. We Iiave enjoyed but one y from the room and ran | gjuijrh ride this winter—but ye Gods, what o impassable, " canoe, trom juiv to ‘ with iier flarlinir. Some of tlie attendants j AVitli a fleet and sinewy reindeer twhicii borrowed $40,000, and paid the same into its spreads out periodically into a | trea.snry; and iv.sisting that tliis was a snbstan- . . . 1 tial compliance with that provision of its cliartcr recited above, requested tlie Governor I stock reserved to tlie State. Bnt this requisition, his Excellency, Gov. Reid very properly declined acceding to. company tlien made a payment of $.5,000 this debt, and tlie balance ($35,000,) The on was a>;- incrcury follo'vtd his several deprees asliamed of The motlier needed no fur- | sinking as low ns town property was evideiitly She .sprang to tlie child, a ; it began to creep back to a more snmed by to be practicable. The Qiiillimaiie mouth has of lute years been | ||u|f^ and darted away even for a canoe, from July to ' away with lier darling. Some of tlie attendants | ‘AVitli a ' ; . ininassauiuj even ivai w.v.. c- ~ • — • i t nt .rl individuals, who to facilitate | and fur two to three hundred miles i overtook the mother, and were | ocreen’inis insisted was a lean and Biu e .1 •_ r-.- *1,.^ /i»v-! V « ,) * ; 1 ..... , ...1 ! , , . 1 _. K._i,4 ,%.wi oifv sleijtli sone as deeply as po.ssibIe, say not less than ten awaking at the striking of the clock, inches, and turning every thing under. If the ^ f”iti,fui dog formerly did the service of the straw has no sap, it will not rot in a year, and - - in that case burn it off, and plough ns before. If possible, follow each plongh with a subsoil plough, and go 6 or 8 inches deeper. This will make the stiff clay, which almost everywhere underlies onr land, more open to tlie general influences of the sun and air; and enable it to get rid of the surplus water of winter, and of heavy rains in other periods of the year. About the middle of June following, when the weeds are about half-grown, and before they hare formed their seeds, sow the land broad cast, at the rate of a bushel per acre, with any of the numerous varieties of peas common among ns, except the black-eyed,” which hav ing very little vine, affords little shade. In all cases I prefer those which liave the most vine, and ripen earliest. Then, if the land has mnch of weeds or grass upon it, turn under the peas with any kind of plough, miming not over three inches deep. It the land is bare of weeds, I prefer covering the peas with a large, heavy harrow, running both ways, first lengthwise, and then acro.ss the beds. As it is important to give the peas a start over the weeds and grass, I soak tliem six hours in water and rub them in plaster of Paris; and wlien they begin . to leaf out and branch, say when 12 inches high I sow plaster at the rate of a bushel per acre. 'rhis stimulates their growth, and they over power the weeds and grass. ^ When about half the peas are ripe, not “half ripe,” hogs should be turned in to trample and and’eutup the vines, otherwise it is extremly difficuU to turn them under. So soon as this can be done, the hogs should be taken off, for the peas are useful in shading the land from the summer’s sun, a most important matter in all improvement, and in giving the soil a large msss of vines, leaves, and other vegetable sub stances. From experience in the m.e of both I think peas bnt little inferior to clover (to which family it indeed belongs) as a specific manare for wheat. After this mass of vine has been turned un der, you have a “pea-lay,” over which sow a bushel and a half of wheat per acre, and six quarts of clover-seed. Harrow both in thoroughly, and let the work he finished by the middle of October. The return will of course depend somewhat cn the quality of the “old field,” bnt I venture to affirm that it will amply repay all labor and outlay, and astonish by file great result from opparently so trivial a cause. I am familiar with the great increase of crops from the use of lime and clover, and I do not work, agreed to iidvance this sum for tlie j ^ lion is never aUeiiqited in ; jg take tlie child from her, when some ; and mounted on onr liglit and linqncnt stockholders, “rele-sse the conipan.v j ,gg„ti, of j j.^rsoiis on the street interfered in the niotliers j envious lagos called a goods box mouii- from all claim which they might have on 'M jg|y_ ;.hcn tlie lower portion of the river, alter | she then applied to an attorney, who : gg ^^.g ,„.eled .saplings) we .sped, like the for reimhiirseniciit,” and look only to the enl 11. . 1,^3 sunk to a mere driblet, g..g(.|,,.aj] a writ of iiabeas corpus for the j j,(grn, pod mounted on a ciond, tiirongh lections that miglit tliercaftcr lie made those for whom they had advanced, for col" from their j above tlie e river spreads out like a I procured a ! cliildren, and they are the now 111 tlie c ustod.T ol'j ^.|,j,.|jnp^ eddying snow flakes (mingled to-bc- cloek, but he uiifortiiiintely fell down stairs day, and expired soon after. The books arc written up every morning before sunrise by- clerks, of whom there are three, except daring the sessions of the State Legislature, when the nnmbcr is increased to six. Two of them re main constantly at Albany during that time, and transmit intelligence of the proceedings to this city each day. The New York Mnnicipal Gazette, compris ing memorandas and compilations of all matters concerning the public weal, is a formidable work, which requires Mr Meriam’s constant at tention. One volume has been published, con- Uiutng 1,140 quarto pages, of which 800 copies ....on hand; also 1,200 copies of the second part of tlie same volume and 350 additional pages of a second volume liave jnst been print ed. The expense of one was borne by tlie “New York Anti-Assessment Committee,” and of the second by a “public fund” respecting which Mr M. is probably best informed. These volumes contain copious memoranda respecting lightning, on land and water; earth quakes, salt, birds, and minerals; ail tlic acts in relation to this city, wliich have been pas.sed from time immemorial; nil tlie charters of the city, from 1657 to the present day, in chronolo- indemnity; and in the exeention of this^ I queiil cataracts and the liostility of the natives the i ment, they snlistituted tlieir own note for corporation. L"pon tliese facts appearing the proper authority, the balance of tlie State ■subscription was paid to the company. But notwithstanding the voluntary assnmption of this debt by private persons as aforesaid, the company continued to recognize it as its own, and liad, from time to time, reduced it liy pay ments to about $8,000, for whit-li the (lartics interested have an existing judgment against it. Of the payments thus made, about $21,000 was collected from the defaulting stockholders, for whose benefit the debt was created, and residue was paid out of the general corporate fund, derived from otlicr sources, wliich includ ing interest, amounts to more than $20,000 of the company’s capital has been diverted from the objects contemplated by the charter, and generallv appropriated for the protection of in- vidnals against their own improvident contracts; and by it the State sustain.^ a loss co-extensive with her interest in the company, and the pub lic i.s delayed in the enjoyment of the facilities to arise from the completion of an important State enterprise. At the .se.ssioii of the General Assemlily, holden in 1852, a further .subscription of $80,- 000 was made in behalf of the State, and the over hiindreds of square miles. ;iliis with Ire-1 and the trial is set for to-day. ! sure with occnsioliai conglomerates of nnmer- The lady U intelligent, ami seems to bean ac-igg., s;„pr„larly formed into ponderous mplislied woman. She is of the same reli- ^really rescinbiing the mis-riles called gions persuasion as her husband, tliongli not at!p„g„. ,,,,,1 lg„l „ot onr gallant reindeer 1 this time an active member of the chiircli. The i gtoiitied to graze upon a bunch of Iceland moss j would seem to be an eflcctiial bar to the liigii ' liopes of fat trade in wliicli English merchants , and journals are now indulging. ! tl,is time an active member of tlie church, me | gtopped to graze upon During tliis uiipi-ecedunted mai'cli, alone | giiildrcn resemble her very mncli in lealiires.! g^ ,j ijggjjp gf fgdder we do not precisely re- amoiig savages, to wliom a white face was “ q'i,gy-are aged respectively six, fonr, and two-! ,g,ggj,g|. g i,|g]| gwing to obstrneted vi.sion at Dr Livingstone was eompclled ; and-a-lialf year.s, and manifest much afl'ectioii Ahe lime, caused liy congealed .spheroids, we inirucle, siruf^gle though inUesuribable Iiardssliips. the mother. hostility of tiie natives lie conquered by liis | Under tlie statute tlie fatlicr has intimate knowledge of their character aiidAgcijs,|oseoftliet'hiklren,uide.ssthcyaievery i Bechnaiia tongue, to which theirs is related, j where there is iiiconipetency in the MEiiy of his documents were lost while cro.ss-1 |ggii,ei-to take care of her ofl'spring. Butin ing a river, in which he came near losing his | 11,-,^ case it would seem most cruel aiiduiiiuit- life also; bnt he has memorada of the latitudes j g,..,] jg dcpi-ive tlic motlier of her family, as the rigiit might liuve been riding still. We learn that tlie Cape Fear River was fro zen over some miles above this place, to tlie thickness of tlirce indies—a tiling whicli has not occurred since Cornwallis crossed the river on the ice during the revolution. M idle we are writing a warm rain is falling, and a of a aialtilude of cities and towns, rivers and j ^le father would indicate lie desired to do ;; rgpjj thaw going oil. mountains, which will go far to fill np the'1 we are glad to learn the Bishop here, who | unknown regions” ill our atlases. ’ i 1,as charge of Hie iiisitntion, will iiotoiipu.se yyg igg^cj ^vitli some interest, not un- 'Towards the interior he found the coimtry ; ,|,c retni'ii of the children to their mother. " « , g^jg ggca.Moiiallv some degree of as- more fertile and more populous. The natives | tlu„k this course is dictated l.y a popular semse g^^^g gggtentions and nn- worshipped idols, believed in transmigrated e.x-j gf the relation sustained by motl.cr and cliild, wran-lings going on between one of istence after death and performed reUi^ious ; ^e know it wil be sustained by the com: ^ " gtcal order; everything relating to taxes, as. ^^g^^ ^ expended by tlie company sesments and improvements; ditto with regard to life-saving efforts, Hnrl Gate, and the har bor, and quarantine; the whole history of the I discovery of gold in California, from the first announcement of the fact, in September, 1848, until now; a long list of vessels destroyed by fire, &c. Ac. Tlie object in view is represented to be “public utility,”—or to spread before public men, in a compact form, all ncces.sary information on important subjects. In addition to the laborious service thus voluntarily assum ed and which no other man could be iiidnccd to perform for any ordinary compensation, minute records are kept of the wind-vane, aii-d water, gnage, attached to the office. Mr Meriam’s dwelling house is a curiosity. Not less tliaii ten thermometers are exposed, and five different lightning rods are in requisi tion, to protect tlie lives of its inmates. ’Ihe casual observer would suppose that Providence must have some special design for evil, to be averted, if possib^, by every precaution. The thermometers arefor different exposures, and affixed to them are the famous “wires” in. tersecting the atmosphere irregularly, in all di rections. Were the garden a cornfield, crows would never disturb it. These wires, being connected with the thermometers, are supposed previous to tlie last session of this body. Tlie company then applied for additional aid, and by the 5th chapter of the statutes of tlmt se.ssion, provision was made for tlie State’s endorsing tlie bonds of the company to the amount of $300,000, upon the several conditions therein expressed. Among others, the company was required “not to sell the bonds for less tlian their par value;” and to apply the proceeds thereof “exclusively in the first instance to the completion of the navigation.” Both of these conditions liave beea disregarded. Of the bonds thus endorsed by the State, $200,000 cet-t-nionies in groves and woods. They were less ferocious and su.spicions tlian tlic seaboard tribes, liad a tradition of the deluge, mid more settled governments. Some of tliem practised inoculation and use quinine, and all were eager for trade, being entirely dependent on Eiiglisli calico, for clotliing, a small piece of wliich would purchase a slave. ’Their language was sweet and expressive. Althougli tlieir woman on tlie whole, were not well treated, a man i "eapoii munity.— Vincevsies Gazette, Jan. bth. our ueij^liliors and some of the W ilininjitoii presses. And we are satisfied tliat the conimu- The BooMER.iXG.—Tliis curious weapon, pc- nitics of both places are heartilv sick and tired culiar to tlie native of Anslraiia, lias often proved a puzzle to men of seicncc It is a piece of carved wood nearly in the form of a ereseent, from thirty to forty inelies long, point ed at both ends, and the eorncr quite sharp. The mode of using it is as singular as the Ask a black to tlirow it so as to let it fall at liis feet, and away it goes fiiil forty of it. Ti:at the liest of fcciiiig exists between the body of tiie people of botli communities, we do not doubt for a inonicnt. 'That tlicre is a common l.-ond of intcre.st, a mutual dependence existing between these sister towns, no one will deny ; and that from the people of Fayetteville towards the citizens of mimington there is not, lias not been and cannot be,, auglit but feelings we as- havitga. } ,! yards before him, skimming along the surface | of popular amilv and public rricndsliip, coniiilete mistresses of tlieir own houses andlJ” ’ ” ' •. i , ■' r . 1 - coinpiei-c I at three or four feet from the ground; wlien it suiiic the province of declaring. gardens, wliich the liusbaiid dared not enter in ; eg r , 1 1 ■ ' f , ; sudden y rises in the air 40 or CO feet, describing his wife’s absence. They were fond of .show J „ . and glitter, and a» mceli ns $150 had been mean to compare the two methods for renova- to these instrninents the prt- t..«J Uiit. wHffri* ItTM IS DOt 10 DC ... •*: ting land as equal; bnt where lisHe is not to had, there is no application that can compare for a moment on well-drained land (if it need draining) with plaster, jieas, atid deep ullage. No gold mine is so valuable as a good marl pit. I am however, confining myself to interior districts, where neither lime nor marl can be bad. After the wheat comes off in the June follow ing, the clover, if sown early in October, will have grown so as to shade the land pretty well even on the waste lands I speak of. It should not be grazed the first year at all; in the Feb ruary after, top-dress it with all the manure to be had, not forgetting to apply all the old ashes within reach. This season or time in the year is best for applying maimre in our country, where the hot son acts so injurioa.sIy on a bare surface. The roots of the yonng clover being protected from hard frosts and sudden changes by the manure, it shoots forward with the ear liest warmth of spring, and smothers all weeds. When weeds mature their seeds, they draw upon the fertility of land equal to most crops. Clover gives a crop as profitable as any other and it is all returned to the land in the drop- |.i igs of the stock while grazing upon it. Connodrnm:—Why are bniikum orators in tha Legisltnre like certain tooUt Ani. Be- eansa they auger well for bores. CISC temperature prevailiiig. The extremities are immersed in “saline batteries,” or pits of water impregnated with salt, “to give galvanic action to the wires.” The peculiar state of the temperature at certain periods is regarded as indisputable evidence of “terrene agitations” either near or remote, Dy what process cf rea. .soiling, we do not precisely understand. Mr M. is now sixty-two years of age; was never more vigorous, and regards his manner of life as conducive to health. The noetnrnal air baths are considered peculiarly favorable. His sea son for labor varies from fifteen to eighteen hours, and in very cold weather twenty-two hours per day, most of whicli is spent in the of fice, among dingy mannscripts. The loft of this building is totally ocenpied by boxes of the Journal of Commerce, labelled for ready refer ence, and secure from dust. Their appearance thus disposed, is not unlike that of an under taker’s shop. Mr Meriam’s biography remains to be writ ten. Posterity may do him better justice than cotemporary generations. Of his beneficence no better illustration can be given than the in cessant care bestowed upon the birds, flocks of which constantly resort to his window, even in the most wintry seasons,for tlieir supply of seed which is purchased by the basbel, and never fails. The other day a lame bird appeared and excited ninch ^mpathy value were sold 011 six months time, the com paiiy paying interest, but receiving none, which is eqiiiviileiit to a lo.ss of 3 per cent., amounting to $6,000. The remaining bonds of $100,000 were sold for $80,000 in casli, and a steamboat. Southerner,’ and five lighters. From the evidence before them, your committee have unanimously come to to the conclusion, liiat repaired, as per contract, tliesc boats will not be worth more than $10,000; and it being ad- mitted by the officers of the company that the boat constituting about | in value of the whole, is too large to pass tlie coiiipniiy locks, and that the same were piirclia.scd witliout ex amination, the coiiiiiiittee can view tlie iiiatter in no other liglit than a mere evasion of that clause of the statute forbidding the sale of these riv en for an English rifle. On tlie arid plateau of the interior, watermelons supplied tiie place of water for some moiiths in tiie year; as they do on Hie plains Hungary in summer A Quaker tribe on tlie river Zanga never figlit, never have coiisiimptioii, sci'ofnla, hydrophobia, cholera, small-pox, or measles. Tliese advantages, how ever, are counterbalanced by tiie necessity of assidious devotion to trade and raising children to make good their loss from the frequent in roads of their fighting neighbors. bonds under par. The non-observance of the other provision of the act is equally as palpable. Instead ol ap plying tlie money realized from the sale of these bonds “to the completion of the said naviga tion,” $25,575 thereof was appropriated to the payment of interest -acruiiig on them, and an other debt of the company, and to the payment of dividends on preferred stock. The representatives of the State in the gene ral meeting of the stockholders, as well as in the board of directors, were cognizant of the action of the company in tiie several particulars complained of, and in each case a majority of tliem assented thereto. Arguments and ex|»lanations have been heard by your committeo from the president, attorney and other officers of the company, in which the necessi-.ies and honest purposes of the company, were pressed upon their consideration. But, conceding all this to be true, (and your com mittee do not wish to be understood as attribu ting any moral delinquency to any one,) they are nevertheless constaiiied to say, that the company has, in the several particulars enume rated, exceeded its powers, misapplied the funds obtained from and by aid of the btate, and consequently has forfeited its franchise, if the State choosee to impose so heavy a plenty. Other ullegatieni have been made against the Important TO Whe.at Growers in North Caro- i.iSA. .\t a meeting of tlie Scientific A.ssocia- tioti in .4lbaiiy, tliis summer, some private conversation ensued upon the comparative merits of the grains grown in the West, North and South. It was observed tliiit Southern flour had largely the preference in the West Indies and South America, on account of its being dryer and keeping better in liot climates A gentleiiiiin who attended the World’s Fair in London, at once remarked that Hie finest flour he ever saw wins made ofNortli Carolina wheal, and ground at mills in New iork. Being solicted to submit the observation to writing Dr. Elwy-ii, of Philadelphia, well known for the interest he takes in agricHiture and everything eonnec-ted with the useful arts, at once drew up a certificate of which the ensiling is a copy. “ I have been desired by Dr. Gibbon, of Nortli Carolina, to record Hie following facts as interesting to Hie wlicat growers of tliat State. Wliile acting as chairman of the committee ‘ on articles used as food,’ during the exhibition at the Crystal Palace, I was struck vvith the quality of the bread offered for examination by .Hecker & Brother, of New York. It was the whitest and best I ever saw. I asked—being a farmer—the very natural question, as to where tliey procured their rain ; and was told that the bread was made of flour from North Carolina wheat ; and to my farther astonishment, was also informed that, ill their opinion, the best wheat in the United States was that of North Carolina. A. D. BLWYN. Ai.bant N. Y., August 25, 1856.” a curve and finally dropping at Hie feci of Hie thrower. During its course it revolves rap idity on a pivot, with a wliizziiig noise. It is wonderful so barbarous a people liave invented so singular a weapon, which sets the laws of progression at defiance. It is very dangerous for ail European to try to project it at any object, as it may return and strike himself. In a native’s hands it is a formidable weapon, striking without the projector being seen. It was invented to strike the kangaroo, which is killed by it with certainty. Occupation.—Some writer says : “ AVhat a glorions thing is occupation for the liunian licart.” There is some truth in tliis remark. But if Hie autlior slioiild frequently have two days work to do in one, he might feel disposed to change the np,:c'llaliTe “ glorious” somewhat. HOW to drain ditches.—The commissioner.', or those having charge of sewerage, should com mence early in the spring, not waiting for the summer heats, and in the first place do not at tempt to make the water ran np hill, for with out the aid of an earthquake yon certainly will not sncceed. Reverse the thing and that ditch will cleanse itself. Try it and see. A Fearful Passage. 7Ve have been informed by Mr. P. E. Frazee, Sr., who was a passenger on board the sleamei- Marion, which left New York on Saturday afleriioon at three o’clock, for Charleston, where slie arrived yesterday morning, Hiat Hie trip was ill the greatest degree fearful. Du ring Satarday night a storm came up, and the steamer was compelled to lay to off Cape Hat- teras for twenty-six hours, in consequence of its violaiice. Tlie cold, was so intense that five horses were frozen to death and the deck and ccmbiiigs, masts, sails, rigging, and every por tion of the vessel exposed, were covered with ice to the thickness of six or seven incites. The steamer Black NYarrior, from Havana, bound to New York, passed the Marion eliile she was lying to, and Mr. Frazee informs ns that she was literally covered with ice. VVe take this occasion to state that Mr. Frazee .speaks in the most complimentary maii- uer of tlie skill and superior management of the Marion by the officers during the preval ence of the gale, when every passenger on board bad concluded it almost impossible for the ves sel to ontlive the storm. Capt. Foster, and Mr. Thomas, the Pilot, proved themselves worthy the responsible positions tliey occupy, and tiicir vessel one of the staniichcst craft now plying between New Y’ork and Charleston. When the Marion left New York, the ferries on the East River were suspended, and persons were passing from Brooklyn to New York on the ice.—Columbia Times. And the reiterated dcclajation on the part of onr bretlii'cn of the tVilmington pres.s, that tlieir fellow citizens entertaia the same regard for onr iicoplo, is an ample guaranty lliat there IS, as tlifi-e ought to be, a community of good feeling and nnfeigned freiiidship between us. Why Hien Hiesc petty bickerings and petu lant contentions between the declared represen tatives of popular sentiment? 7Vhy these warm |irofc.ssioiis of friendship accompanied with per petual stiletto thrusts? The people of other commuriilics must imagine a wonderful degree of hrassy hypocricy to exist between the two places, assuming their public jonrnals to be ex ponents of popular feeling. Surely no good can acruc to eitlicr party from such a course of action, and a multiplicity of evils may follow its persistence. AVc arc a little sorry that our neighbor in variably gets a drubbing, and we only wish that some Dominie Birch would conic in and sonnd- ly thrash the wliole trio. S@“WeliaTc received a copy of the St. Paul's City Advertiser, published in Minesota, and find it a well edited and sprightly sheet. St. Pauls is a rapidly growing western city, and bids fair to rival Chicago in its business importance. J5@*We publish in another column the report of tlie Committee of Investigation appointed by tlic Legislature to examine into the affairs of the Cape Fear k Deep River Navigation Com pany. As will be seen from the report, there is a clear forfeiliirc of the charter on the part of tlie company—and that the State should avail herself of this opportunity to get rid of the vile eiicunibraiice all sensible men must agree. We hope yet to see this burlesque upon internal improvements numbered among the exploded huiubiigs of tiie day. fi@“Tlie Giraffe, that tallest of the beasts in the Oak City nienagerie, in a playful rebuke of onr rcmissiiess in tlie matter of exchange, as sures us that be docs’nt “kick everything with long years nor eat everything tliat’s green.” It’s a merciful dispensation of providence in f^-or of some of the “assembled wisdom” that such is the case, or his hoofs would be wonder fully ^exercised, to say nothing of his gastrono mic feats. By the way the animal seldom wan ders down our way; finds more verdure I and tender shoots in the City of Oaks perhaps. ' I iiy spirit. Lord of thd Tl.v foolste|>s| Nor liccd til The Coitlnl affairs cf the made their re| say that after| elusion that been gro.ssly and the .'tatl Committee lail avow icith'tid ( port. It iii.nl Ihc'e d.-iys of| intrigue and i and those to powers and aij ill the iprdin.-i.rv 81.read meiij nia lagers ar._ itpi-n iimiilyl characteristic wi arc therefi 'M- find till- Ciiil lrrie-i'' 0!' iieglii of the public charter in se.i| ■’ars: bnihlin; 'or*,-lit of iiidiy ■81-.0 bonds, u| coni a-i-ii ;v to | orgaiiii; ;. :,.;i oU li.e -At th4 a a.V.. ff .1" our : ■.Mil iniiiaii. It of till etvves-.igti.-e an -■-onditioii oT--.UJ •expenditai'ec sJ iiiaii'jgeiiseut ad ‘placed uiidor ill '.'Ouid tell a tail -'■rize, and Taid scr.id furiii.sh H| •eiiiargv? Tliej » ho i.s at all aci we cun only del personal as well iias charueleris. >':n its report. AYr wisli ill dividual .save ol cica w hich appi felcreiice to ivi-ie furiii.shcdj with data and 1 urtick'.s and fou sary that we slJ terial of onr arq -write editoral :d we submit to t|| of -uch a .scrvic under our edtto • er, and we alo| tare led to the that it was broq -onrsrff 'iiiiieiial| linn npoR the thor-oi Airost' clj Dll.all coinmJ wi.sc ill 'their-ev deal more than ugiiiation.s oflel correi't infunnal not free from sij tleuicn. ee^AA’e can j eonscqnciilly nil Items of news fil know how the near home we rcjiortcd that iid zeii to death in j The suffering I wliich crowd thl cities must tic ul We w ill he aq .ton. New Y'orkj read of the cold] engs among tlicj An old citizeil he had seen no .J .here for the last] years. nij "AYe are in recq rexccfleut monthll under the editor! lielmina McCorq tiiignished corps we find the iiamd ■Jos. B. Cobb ai southern lyric ziiie ought to l)«| -der (married ladl is quite uiifasliH ladies to read; plished girl is v« shallow pated cd ■the largest class! '•men.”) The Ml viety of reading I gaiit, and we can to the favor aiiq public. As we are by j rimonial advertia last issue, and dj would thank the! vertiser not to d4 cs to our care he ed to abuse the be, and doubtic hoax as matrimo numerous instan being bored with] duuT. which we 1 to the office. j®*AYc are ind Winslow and Snd documents. Our| G. Brown of Mis speech upon the si
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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