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,1 a. I w ' v v., . - From the X. C. Planter, i TOE COLOR OF SOIL. When a farmer goes to look at a piece of land with a view of buying it, he very natu rally examines the color of the soil, and by this forms his opinion of the value of the premises. If it is black or dark, he at once sets a higher estimate upon it than if it were of a light color. This is generally under stood, but the reason of it is doubtless often overlooked. A light colored soil may pos sess the same elements of fertility that a darker soil does, and yet the former may never yield as much per acre as the latter. We account for that ia this wav: It is well known that in the summer season a dark colored coat is much warmer than a white one, though the texture and material of the .two fabrics may be precisely the same. This is because the dark colored fabrics ab sorbs more rays of heat than the white one. Upon the same principle dark soils are warm er than, those of a lighter color -thev be come warm earlier in the Sprh nd re- tain their warmth longer through the mer niahts. Any barefooted ploughboy will certifv to this fact any morning. He knows how much colder to his feet the light soil in the furrow is than when he drives through the dark colored loam. The heat 2enetrates is absorbed, by the dark soil while the light one reflects it and frrms a crust on the top. We incline to the belief that the discrep ant effects of concentrated manures, such as Guano, upon different soils, may be account ed for upon this theory. Wo have seen Gu ano sown with wheat upon white, sandy soils and have tried the experiment ourself, and i without scarcely any visible effect, while the! the same quantity sown at the same time up on soils of a darker color produced the most satisfactory results. Stable manure is generally regarded as the best among all the fertilizers. "Give me plenty of stable manure, and I would'nt give you thank'ee for all the Guano in Peru," says the old farmer. It has been remarked that stable manures are more prompt in their effects upon light colored, sandy soils than any others. This may be owino- in part to its great want of fertility formerly but more perhaps to the mechanical and ther- mal cflect of the manure itself. It renders the soil darker, warmer and consequently abundantly more fertile, as it brings w ith it self the proper elements to be assimilated by the growing plant, and furnishes the de gree of heat necessary for the proper devel-! opment ot the crop, by becoming a medium for thermal influence. If there is truth in the theory we have "briefly set forth, much of the conflicting ex periments of diit'erent observers could be re conciled. Of one thing we are certain: con centrated manures do produce magical effects upon soils already dark and warm, while upon white, sandy fields, their effects are anything but satisfaction. We hope our agricultural friends will take these things into consideration; and to test the matter, let the red dirt next dug from a cellar be hauled and spread over a lot of white, sandy ground and note the effect. A V.0.TrRriL FUtT.'LJZC!!. Monsieur Lucas, a chemist and a savant, has found, after many years of study and research, an extraordinary fertilizer. The elements of this composition are stated to be very cheap, and still an admirable sub stitute for stable manure and guanos. The experiments made have established this im portant fact, .that while Wheat generally contains about eleven per cent, of gluten, that produced by the use of this new sub stance contains as much as twenty-seven, and even thirty per cent., and that fifty francs of this substance will go as far as three hundred and twenty francs of guano. Every day we are more and more con vinced of the greater benefit. Chemistry has conferred on man than the mariner's com pass; because, while this latter has enabled ns, at great risks and expense, to procure substances at great distances, over seas in foreign parts, the former teaches us to find at home what we never supposed possible to -obtain, and never dreamed in our nhilosonhv to exist, or to be able to enjoy at so cheap a rate. jjc-ot-ougar is one ot the many mate- i mi uiessings tnat i ranee owes to Chemistry. Guano speculators, look out! Othello's occupation is gone. J. Togxo. Dow to Increase Jlanurr. If you have not hitherto done so, permit us now to prevail on you to take this advice Have as many loads of rough materials hauled and rread over your cow yarel as will make twelve inches in depth. In spread ing, so fashion the materials as to be basin shaped, the lowest point being in the center, to prevent the escape of the urine. While the rough materials are being placed in and 'spread on the yard, dust each layer so spread with plaster, or with pulverized charcoal, and when completed, dust the surface with either of the substances named; then, roll the yard to consolidate its contents the lie. vier the roller the better. Occasionally throughout the yarning season spreael plas ter over the yard, and from time to time add rough materials slmertcan Fanner. . 1 3few Variety of Wheat, A gentleman from -Alabama rcceivcel from the Patent Office some soring wheat from the farm of Abraham, at the foot of Mt. Carmel, in the iloly Land, winch he sowed during the past Spring. It came to maturity in seven weeks, a. liii'ge full head with a berry in every respect equal to .the original. This wheat is" reputed to ripen in Syria in sixty days from sowing. It will thus be seen that our climate hastened its period of maturity eleven clays, - . For the Carolinian. ; Annual" j Rsport Jof Colportfturage For the Counties of Cumberland, C.'adco, and Robeson. Since the. 10th December, 1855, I have la bored as Colporteur of the American Tract Society 23 months. During this time I have sold 3008 volumes, amounting to $6SG 93. I have distributed gratuitously 1800 volumes worth $20"? 11, making in all $954 04; which have been circulated in printed religious books and Tracts. I have conducted 166 religious meetings. I have visited in all, 2015 families, ISO of those families were destitute of all re ligious books except the Bible, and 71 families I found without that, the most of them I sup plied with the Word. I have visited 32G fami lies who habitually neglected all evangelical preaching. I am happy now to state that many of those families are in the habit of attending the House of God to hear his Gospel. I have conversed with 184G families on the subject of personal religion; with the assistance of others 1 7 I have established in my field of labor 8 Sunday schools, and have given them Books to the amount of 22 . I have been treated with res pect and great kindness where I have been. The Books of the Society, and especially the Tracts are "-ladly received by the poor- and I , , ' , ?A i 4i' f ti,; have had evince aga.n and again, that tins (class more particularly, have been benefited by Sum-1.,,.. ... mends, l can upon you to Help in every possi ble way, in this work of saving immortal souls. Resp'Iy J A S. CM IX, Colporteur for the American Tract Society. Fayettevillc, March 1, 1858. Bcaniiful Close of Kfe. An old age that is enviable is ' a rare thing; and the following account of the last 'years of the life of the famous scholar Albert us Magnus (given in Seghart's life of him)is very beauti ful: "The story is that when he was past eighty he was lecturing as usual, to a vast au dience in the schools at Cologne. His memory suddenly failed him, and he came to a stand still a thing so unusual with him, as to cause great astonishment among his hearers. After a long and distressing pause, he made the fol lowing extraordinary disclosure:- That in his youth he had devoted himself to learning with every faculty of his mind and soul. What he could not master by efforts of intellect, he was in the habit of extorting by fervent pray er. That on one of these occasions the blessed Virgin had appeared to him and had granted request once for all. That he had been en dowed with a miraculous scientific acquire ment from that time forward. But that to make the gift innocuous to his soul, the Virgin had at the same time promised that before his death all his argumentative rower should be taking froir him that God might take him to himself in the simplicity of infancy. "This is now accomplished: therefore I now know that my time is come. I make puLlie confession before yon dear friends, that I believe all the articles of the Christian faith; and if I have said or written anything uot comformable there to, shall hereafter do so, let it be counted for nought.' Tims saving, he quitted the rostrum, amid the tears of the assemblage, and lived j tne remainder ot his lite with tne understanding of a child of five years old, and the harmless ness of u dove." TjiroRTAXT Tkctijs fou Wives. In domestic happiness the wife's influence is much greater than her husband's; for the cue, the first cause mutual lover ami confidence being granted the whole comfort of the household depends upon truies more immediately under tier juris diction. By her management of small snms. her husband's respectability and credit are created or dcstroyetl. No fortune can stand the constant leakages of extraviganee anel mismanagement ; and more is; spent in dimes than women would easily believe. The one great expense, whatever it may be, is turned over and carefully reflected on ere incurred; the income is prepared to meet it ; but it is pennies imperceptibly sliding away eloes the mischief; and tin's alone the wife can stop, for it does not come within a man's province. There is often an unsuspected trifle to be saved in every house-hold. It is not in economy alone that the wife's attention is so necessary but in those little niceties which mark a weii regulated house. An unfurnished cruet stand, a missing key, a buttonless shirt, a clammy spoon, a soilled table cloth, a mustard pot, its old contents sticking harel and brown about it are, several nothingi; but each can raise an angry word or cause discomfort. CCTTIXG OFF THE HkIR WlTII A SHILLING. The civilians carried the doctrine of presump-J tion so far as to hold every will void in which j the heir was not noticed on the presumption that i his father must hav& forgotten him. From I this, as Blaekstone resonably conjectures, 'U1S ! arisen that errounoless vuljrar error ot tne ne cessity of giving the heir a shilling, or some other nominal sum tcshow that he was in the testator's remembrance. The practice is to be deprecated, as it wounds, unnecessarily, the feelings of a disinherited child. Yhis you may say does not always happen. An assembled family, as the legacy to each was read aloud, sobbed ami wished that the father had lived to enjoy his own fortune At last came the be- I quest to his heir "I give my eldest son, Tom a shilling to buy rope to hang himself with." ;'God grant," says Tom, sobbing like the rest, "that my poor father had lived to enjoy it him self." Melancholy Suicide. Mr Alexander Grnv a wealthy citizen who risided in northern tion of this Countv. as we are informed 'mm- mitted suicide by hanging himself to a bed post . - - 1 with a leathern strap, on Friday the 2Gth of February last. '1 lie only reason assigned for the rash deed is that he became involved as security to a large sum for a friend who has failed, which would take away all of his proper ty. Air. Gray had no family, was about fifty years of age, and bore the character of a moral and worthy citizen. Statesrille Express. As Emtire at the XoETii. An effort is making to unite the British American colonels in one grand confederacy, contemplating ul timately an indipendent government. A con ference with the Imperial Goverment has been had on the subject, and the reply was that her Majesty would be ruled entirely by the wishes of the colonies themselves on this subject ; anel in pursuance of this intimation, Nova Scotia, has opened negotiations with the other Pro vinces. The territory embraced in this contem plated confederacy is nearly three millions of square miles, and the population nearly three millions. 'This is good foundation for another empire, Democratic Meeting in Duplin. - In pursuance of previous notice, a large number of the Democracy of Duplin assembled in the Court House at Ker.ansville, on Satur day the 6th iust., when on motion by Col. John J. Whitehead, the meeting was partially organized by calling Wm. J. Houston, Esq., to the Chair, who in -a brief speech announced the object of the meeting, and encouraged the members of the party to nniced and harmonious action. On motion by Wm. A. Allen, Esq, Dr. C. B. Whitehead was appointed Secretary. On motion of W. E. Hill, Esq., the follow ing Committee were appointed to draft and report resolutions for the action of the meet ing, viz : Messrs. W E. Hill, John J. White head, J. N. Stallings, John D.' Stanford, Grady Outlaw, F. A. Simmons and Jere. Pearsali, Esqrs. Upon the announcement of the above Com mittee, Major Pearsali, arose in the meeting and stated that lie was present, merely as a private and unpretending citizen, not with the view of taking part in its deliberations, at the same time he felt some interest in its action, and since he had been named in so important a part of its proceedings, he would ask leave to say that he was not yet prepared to cut out 'work for a Democratic Meeting, yet he was .i ... i- un i - unprepared as an old hue v mg to resist their action or their Candidates upon federal issues and, one thing, he would never do he would never give his support to a candidate, be he who he may, that would take the last remain ing issue ot the old vv tug party, garoie anc. ! distort it into unmeaning shape, and then calljpear and distinct light, not only the i I it Demorrarv, and call himself a Democut. Iflpriety of distribution, but attached the c . thi8that Iie milst tilke a Demo- tutional power of distribution in a master crat, he would go the simon pure, rather than the pseudo candidate arid he thought he should eie so, under the present aspect of affairs at any rate. The M;ijors remarks. were humo rous and frequently applauded. lie was ex cused from the Committee, and the name of Joint M. Chasten, Esq., was substituted. During the absence of the Committee, .Win. A. Allen, Esq., was called up and entertained the Meeting in a very interesting speech of some length, mainly7 upon the distribution issues. It was a good speech and frequently applauded The Committee upon resolutions then reported the following through their Chairman, YV. E. Hill, Esq. : Itesolved, That we, a portion of the Demo cratic party of the county of Duplin, approve of the holding of a State Convention for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the office' of Governor. Resolved, That it is highly essential and ex pedient that the county of Duplin should be represented in that Convention, and we there fore request the Chairman of the Meeting to appoint fifty delegates to represent us in the Convention at Charlotte, to be assembled on the 14th of A pril next. Resolve 1, That while we cheerfully pledge our cordial support to any of the distinguished gentlemen whose names have been mentioned in that connection, or to any other good Demo crat who may receive the nomination, we un hesitatingly announce our first "choice to be Wm. W. Iloldeu, Esq., of the county of Wake. Resolved, That the bold, manly, patriotic and conservative administration of James Bucha nan, challenges our admiration and is intitled to our warmest support. We are proud of him as a Democratic President, and trust" that his patriotism may continue to bring to his stan dard the true friends of the Constitution and the Union. Resolved, That his Excellency, Gov Bragg, has realized our high expectation ot luin as a man and an Executive officer, and in his retire ment from the nigh position to which he has been elevated by an unprecedented majority of his fellow citizens, he carries with him our ad miration and esteem. Resolved, That the lion. Warren Winslow, onr able representative in the Congress of the United States, has pursued a course which we cheerfully cnelorse and cordially approve. Resolved, That we have no favor with the j tion, to take these lands, or their proceeds, exploded doctrine of dislrihufion, under what- ! for distribution among the States for their sepa ever shape or disguise it may cemie, and we rate or individual use. take this'oeeasio:i to reiterate our adherence Resolved, That the agitation of this measure to the Democratic policy of applying the pro- of a distribution of the public lands or their ceeeis oi me puunc lanos 10 uie legitimate pur- poses of the Federal Government, "our share" -I A. 1 - I I ' - 4 I . I . J- - x thereof to t lie contrary notwithstanding. On motion, the Resolution recommending Mr. Iloldeu to the Chariot te Convention as the first choice of the Meeting, was put separately and unanimously, adopted. On motion of Col. Whiteheatl the resolutions were now adopted. Major O. R. Kenan offered the following, wnicii wusauoptcel aiso : Resolved, That this meeting heartily approve j the aide Message of President Buchanan, re-J rin-r- the adontion or the Kansas Ec- ti compton Constitution by Congress, and that the doctrine they enunciated on and ever has been the doctrine of the Democratic party. W. E. Hill, Esq., offered the following, which was also adopted : Resolved. That we rccTunmend to the Char lotte Convention, the plan of permitting the several co'nnties of the State therein rcpresent- rd to vote according to their Democratic strength, as indicated in the Isst Gove rnors election, as the most fair anel equitable mode. John D. Standford presented the following, which was also adopteel : Resolved, That any srood Democrat from this county who may visit Charlotte during the sitting of the Convention, shall be considered anel authorized to act as a delegate. Messrs. John D. Stanford, J. N. Stallings anel Win E Hili, Esqrs., were respectfully called out and entertained the Meeting for some time in eloquent and patriotic speeches, all of which were decidedly good, and well re ceived. The Chairman then announced the following delegates to the Charlotte Convention, ap pointed under the second resolution, viz: J B por-SKel'y. O R Kenan, J Whitehead, E Hnsse D Stanford, John W . Whitehead, E Hnssey, Jonathan Chestnutr Stephen Graham, V m. A Allen, J N Stalling j . -r - Ti ll m I f" i I'1" J u 1 J ear .McMillan, Wm R, Ward, B Wells, D H Williams. B Johnson J Dickson, R B Carr, J B Monk, J M Chasten' Dr. M K Devane, J G Stoaks, J Murray, A Faison, S R'Bowden, Dan'I Bowden, Dr J W Blount, Dr. J G Dickson, Wm. K Hill, JA Averitt, B W Herring, J Loftin, D K Kome gay, J Swinson, Dr. Wabertou Hill, X B Whit field, B K Outlaw, A O Grady, G Smith, Zaccheus Smith, Jr., B Southerland, Jr., E W Farrior, G Sloan, T Lanier, S Burton, j' Pear sali, Jere. Pearsali, J W Boney, Dan'I R New ton, II Kornegay, and S Hill. On motion by J. Hinson, Esq , the names of the Chairman and Secretary were added to the lirt of delegates. And on farther motion, the Secretary was requesteel to forwarel a copy of these proceed ings to the Editors of the Wilmington Journal and request their publication, also to request other Democratic papers of the State to copy. On motion, -the mee ing adjourned sine die WM. J. HOUSTON, Chairman. C. B. Whitehead, Secretary. Democratic Meeting in New Hdtierirer. At a meeting of the Democratic citizens of New Hanover county, held at the Court House in Wilmington, on Tuesday evening, March 9th, in compliance with a call previously" made, Dr. John D. Bellamy was called to the Chair and Messrs. Geo. Houston and H L Fennell were selected Secretaries. Oil taking the Chair, Dr. Bellamy stated briefly the objects of the meeting, viz ; to ap point delegates to represent this cojnty in a Democratic Convention, to be held in the town of Charlotte, on the 14th April next, at which - 1. ,;f(?,ii. -.F HnvArnnr of Xorth Carolina is to be selected; and to adopt suen other measures as may be deemed proper and expedient for the farther and efficient organiza tion of the Democratic party, in this county. On motion of Jas. Fulton, Esq., a Committee of five, nominated by the Chair, and consisting of Messrs. Jas. Fulton, James Kerr, Wm. S Larkins, Ephraim Powers and M. C. Collins, were appointed for the purpose of preparing business for the action of the meeting. In the absence ol the Committee, R. K. Bryan. Esq., being called on, proceeded to ad dress the meeting at some length, referring in a concise manner to the organization and exis tence of the several political parties which have, since the days of the Revolution, sprang up as antagoiiistical to the great and only constitu tional party of the country the Democratic party. He went into an examination of the onestion of the nublie lands, and showed, in a j , mipro- consti- power ot distrioution in a masteriy anu happy manner. In consequence of bodilv de bility, Mr Dry a u gave way to John L. Holmes, Esq., who in a manly and earnest manner, con gratulated the assembly on their meeting for the suport of Democratic principles urging on those present the imperative duty of them selves, -and all other Democrats of standing upon the ramparts of Democracy, in. opposition to raging fanaticism existing not only at the North, but in a little less decree, almost in onr midst. He alluded to various political organi zations, which have proved ephemeral, in con tradistinction to the Democratic party, and urged the nomination of a good and undoubted Democrat as a candidate for Governor of Nortu Carolina. Mr. Holmes was interrupted by the return of the Committee, who through their Chairman, Jas. Fuiton. Esq., made the follow ing report : Resolved, That we recognize the necessity of organization, te promote the harmony of the Democratic party and secure the continued as cendancy of its principles a necessity none the less urgent because the party is largely in the majority, since it is at such times that divisions are most apt to arise. Resolved, That we approve of the holding of a Convention of the Democratic party of North Carolina at Charlotte, on the 14th day of April next, and that the Chairman of this meeting be authorized to appoint fifty delegates to represent New Hanover county in such con vention. Resolved, That we have full confidence that none other than a good Democrat anel a true man can receive the nomination of the Demo cratic convention for the office of Governor, and we therefore pledge ourselves to give to the nominee of that convention our heartiest sup port. Resolved, That while we forbear making any recommendation for Governor, we are yet grati fied by the compliment paiel to our honored fel lew-citizen, lion. Samuel J. Person, by the Democrats of Moore and Brunswick, anel should he receive the nomination and consent to run, we would support him with pride and pleasure. Resolved, That we agree with Mr. Calhoun in believing that the public lands are the com- ! nion property of the United States, in their unitcel, federal character, and not of the States, j in their separate or individual character, anel ! that Cocgrcss has no riirht, under the constitu j proceeels j times, is -a measure anti-Democratic at all is doubly culpable now, because it is manifestly and notoriously impracticable in the face of an "xhauted treasury, which compels the General Government to resert to loans to obtain the means to meet its daily expenses. Under these circumstances, the advocates of distribution can have no practical object in view, unless it be to weaken the Democratic party and disturb the harmony of the South; at a moment when harmony is essential for ihe security of her rights and interests. Resolved, That the administration, of Presi dent Buchanan has nobly redeemed every pledge made to the country, on his behalf, and proved itself eminently national and just to alf sections. . e endorse heartily the lansruajre and sentiments of his Kansas message, and trust that he will be sustained by the admission of Kansas as a State under the Lecompton con ntitotioil. Resolved, That in Governor Thomas Bragg, North Carolina has a Chief Magistrate of whom she may well be proud. One who does honor to the station he now occupies, and who would adorn any other position to which he mig.it be called. Lesolved, if hat the course of our immediate representative, Hon. Warren Winslow, meets our fullest approval, and we take pleasure in expressing our satisfaction with it Resolved, That we respectfully recommend to the State Convention, that the delegates from each 'county, cast the same number of votes in Convention, that their county cast for the Democratic candidate for Governor, at the election held on the first Thursday in August 185G. Resolved, That we" respectfully recommend to the Democratic voters in the several cap tains' districts in this county, to send three elelegates from each district, to a county con vention to be helel in the town of Wilmington, on Tuesday of next June County Court, for the purpose of selecting candidates for the Senate and House of Commons, to be supported by the Democratic voters of this county, at the election to be held in August next. The following gentlemen were appointed dele gates in pursuance cf the 2nd Resolution. Hon. Wm. S Ashe, Owen Fennell, James Fulton, Wm. S Larkins, Eli W Hall, James Kerr, John L Holmes. Wm. M Walker, DeBrutz Cutlar, J L Moore, Thos Tate, J M Alderman, M Register, M C Collins, Charles Henry, N N Nixon, Miles Cestui, Wm. C Betteneourt, John A Taylor, J G Beauman, Wm. II McKoy, B Flauner, Captain H Von Glahn, WT J Vann, D A Lamont, Simon Lwis, O Alderman, Jas Murphy, Dr. Seavey, D Mclntire, F II Bel!, Geo. J Moore, J D Powers, It K Bryan, David S Sanders, J M Foy, John P Baunerman, John Shepherd, Amos Rochell, Lott Crooni, Dr. R II Tate, O F Alexander, Reuben Everitt, Samuel N Cannon, II Beasley, T T George, John A Sanders, Wm. te Pridgen, J G Pickett, f'hos. Pickett,- J A Corbett. Publication of these proceedings 'being or dered to be published in the Wilmington Journal and Commercial, with a request for the other Democratic papers of the State to copy, the meeting adjourned. J. D. BELLAMY, Chairman. Geo Housrox, ) SecretarieS. H. Li. FEXNEIX, ) The Special Conrad tee of Fifteen. The following is presumed to be a correct account of the action of the special Kansas committee of the House of Representatives at its meeting on Wednesday night last, which we give as we find it in the New York Herald: The select committee of the House on the application of Kansas for admission into the Union met this evening, all the members pres eut. A long report was presented by Mr Ste pherts, of Geogia, on the part of the majority going into an elaborate argument of the whole question involved, and fully eudorsing the Pres ident's position and message. The report hav ing been read, a resolution was offered declar ipg that th investigation of the committee, a.s called for by the resolution of the House, was confineel to matters oh record. The report treats first of the legitimate ob jects of inquiry for the committee under the resolution of their appointment. these are ail laws, facts and proceedings, in relation to the Lecompton constitution, bearing upon the ques tion or' propriety of the admission of Kansas under it. These, in the opinion of the commit-' tee, embrace First. The law taking a sense of the people upon the expediency of calling a convention. Second. The law providing for the call of a convention in pursuance of the popular will ex pressed. Third. The registration of voters anel the ap portionment of delegates made by Secretary Stanton. Fourth. The assembling of the convention at Lecompton, and their action in submitting the slavery question, the only one in controversy to the people. Fifth. The constitution formed by the con vention so assembled Sixth. The action of the people on the ques tion in it submitted to vote on the 21st of De cember. These are all tne essential tacts embraced in j the c-- II. Perfect legality ami regularity marks j every step of the proceedings. Why should not j the State be admitted asks the report? The report then takes up the answers the objections which do not arise on the face of the record. No constitution can be valid which is not first ratified by a popular vote. The posi tion of Governor Walker is shown to be un tenable, both in principle and authority. None of the constitutions of the old States were thus ratified, and many of the new have uot been. The second objection the want of an enabling act is shown to be untenable by numerous precedents, the case of California in particu lar. Another objection is as to the fairness of the registry and apportionment. 1 his is fully answered. There are thirty-eight counties in Kansas, twenty-one of which were represented Thirteen of the others have little or no popu lation. In these thirteen, on the 1th of Janu ary election, there was less than one hundred votes cast against the constitution. The four others hael no registry because the officers were not permitted to make it. They were driven away by force and threats. The report ignores the votes of the 4 January although arguing that a fair interpretation of that votej upon the basis of apportionment made by Secretary Stanton, would show that constitusiou had not been defeated even then. The report is very elaborate and covers all the point, and closes with an argument for the admission of Karsas as recommended by the President. This is nrgeel as best for, Kansas, as well as the peace and harmony of the whole Union. The report and resolution were carried by a vote of eight to sever.. The committee adjourned sine die, with the understaneling that Mr Stephens would not present his report to the House for a few days allowing the minority time to prepare theirs. It is understood that there will be two min ority reports, as in the Senate one from the Douglas republicans and the other from the black republicans. The Honse will probably await, the action of the Senate. A False Charge. We copieel a few days ago a statement from the Petersburg Express to the effect that it had been accertained by letter from Elizabeth- City that -about $00,000 of the funds belonging to the Farmers Bank of that place, had been re cently found concealed in a safe bf longing to the former Cashier of that Bank, Mr W. W. Griffin. Subsequent events have proved the falsity of this serious charge,, and we cheerful ly give the following explanation an insertion in our columns, and trust that every other paper which may have copied the above mentioned statement will do likewise, and thus do a simple act of justice in correcting a report so seriously affecting the reputation of the above gentleman. The American Sentinel, published at Elizabeth City, in its issue of Saturday last, says it is au thorized by the officers of the Farmers' Bank to say that the report is a base slander. j The Sentinel says that the whole affair ori- gmateel in this way: "Some two weeks ago or more, Mr Griffin came to town, and in the presence of the Cash ier of the Bank opened a private safe in the Bank, where he used to keep his valuable pa pers, itc, and fonuel tliereinse vcral packages of vouchers, certificates of deposit, and finally a package of Blank Bonk Bills, to tfie amount of $G0,600. How the package of vouchers, certi ficates or blank bills got there, Mr Griffin does not know. The, finding of the sixty thousand in blanks gave rise to the above extract. No doubt the branch of the Farmer's Bank at Greensboro' was apprised of this di.-covery, and the report soon found its way to the correspon dent of the Express, anel he by one dash of the pen, turned $60,000 of llavks into $60, 000 good money, and branded Mr Griffin with "rascality." Everybody knows that the blanks founel could not have been of any benefit to Mr Griffin, for they were not signed by either of the Presidents that the bank Iia3 had. The finding out of the $60,000 in blanks, makes the minds of the officers of the Bank more at eage, for they have been bothered more than a little to account for the number of bills stricken off frfem the plates, and the number is sued by the bank. This $60,000 worth, we un derstand, fills up the quantity all tolel within a few dollars, and the stockholders will have the satisfaction of knowing that the Bank is at least $60,000 better off than they expected, as it was thought that the bills had been signed and issued, and their entry forgotten to be made in the books of the Bank."- WU. Herald. fi-A fire occurred in Newbern on the night of the 21th ultimo which destroyed four or five buildings, and burned to death two children of a Mr. M. barely escaped, so rapidly did the flames spread, " Qossip febcrat tha Hoysl Marrtagfl. The Bride does net think berse f hand ome. A correspondent writincr from London, on der date of February, says The drawings room had a vvet day last Sat urday, but the brilliancy of the assembly in doors compensated for any fegginess outside. The Princess Frederick looks remarkably well I hear. I can vouch for her good look's the previous evening at tire opera. That was the gayest night Her Majesty's Theatre had seen- for many years. The honse was beautifully dec orated with festoons of flowers and true lovers knots of blue silk, while the Royal box, thrown out over the stalls, was gorgeous with crimson and blue velvet, and royal arms, &c. The y . a -1 il 1 . . ti . ueen eiuereu me uou.se punctually at i o -clock, anel accompanied by Prince Albert and Prince Frederick William of Prussia. It is needless to say they wTere enthusiastically re ceived. The house rose at them, the men cheered, and the ladies waved their handker chiefs, and then the curtain rose, and "God save the Queen" was sung with a stentorian1 voice. On this occasion both the Princess Frederick and her husband frankly acknowledged the ac clamations of the audience. Last week ihe Prince was unmistakably shy, and was literally pulled forward by the then Princess Royal. He looks a frank, well maele, handsome man ; nothing of the German type about him more, I shonld sny, of the Scandinavian type, light hair anel blue e-es, anil a good nose and month. His portraits do hirn but scant justice. The Princess has her mother's forehead anel mouth, the lips of the latter a little more pouting, anel the nose an exaggeration of the Queen's not in length, but in breadth and relrr.usmess. It is at once the most impudently bewitching none to be beheld in woman. Of her own personal charms the Princess holds but a very poor" opinion. Just before starting for the wedding last Monday, her portrait was hotographcel by order of the Queen. If ever a yonng girl looks well it is in her wedtling dress. The Queen approved highly of the portrait, but the Prin cess, looking over her mother's shoulder, said, 'Ah well, I dare say it is very like, but you car. never make any thing else of me than a white nigger." 1 am assured by a bystander that these were the very words used. At the mariage she displayed none of that fcmotion so feelingly describee! by the limes eorresporidei t; on the contrary, the emotion was altogether upon the part of her mother, her sister, the Princess Alice, and the brides maids, who had been her friends from child hood. She was perfectly collected as she walk ed up the aisle, anel tnrningtJ one of her britls maids, who accielently trod on her veil, s;;iel:: "C, my dear C, do not tread Upon my lace; I do rfot like my lace trodden upon." On the morning of the marriage the Palace was in as great confusion as any private house upon such occasions Our departure to-morrow will bo signalized by great rejoicings at Gravesend. Cousin Sally Dillard Outdone. Scene at Chatham during the session of the Circnit Court, in the case of Commonwealth vs. Cassady, on a charge of malicious stabbing. The venire being inipaiiiieled, and the jnry solemnly charged by the clerk, the Common wealth's attorney called, in support of indie t meuf, the witness, Buck Bryant, who being' solemnly . sworn the truth to tell, testified as folfows : Question by Cmnuivivcnll Av Attorney Te!l; all you know about the cutting of the prosecu tor, by Cassady, the prisoner at the bar. Avsicer Well, gentlemen,' ii was election d.iy 'twas a dark, cloudy, wet sort of drizzly' day, and says I to my old woman, I believe I'll go clown to Kingolet and posit my vote. And says my old womon to me,, well I'uik, as it is a sort of dark, cloudy, we t sort of drizzly ''ay, says she, Imdu't you belter take yemr ninbril. So I took the uinViiiil and advanced down to wards Ringoleil, and when I got thar Mr. Cole, says he, Uncle Buck, have you seed anything of old neighbor Hariis? Says I to Mr. Cole, for why ? Says he, he's got my umbrill. (The witness was here interrupted by the Court, and told to confine himself to the actual fray between the prisoner at the bmr anel Cole, the' prosecutor. In answer to which, the witness rentarkcel, in a tone of indignant remonstrance,, well now, Mr. Judge, you held on, fer I'm sworn tc tell the truth, and I'm gwine to tell' it my own way so 'taint wuth While for you to say nothing more about it whereupon the? Court and Commonwealth's attorney, being anxious to get rid of the witness on any terms, told him to go on and tell the tale in his own way.) Welly as f Was going to say, 'twas on elec tion day. Buchanan and Filtno was a running, for the legislature, anel says I to my of il wo- man, ays I, I b'lieve I'd go down to Ringoll anel 'pesit my vote. Says my old woman to me,- says she, as it is a sort of dark, cloudy, damp, drizzly sort o? a day, hadn't you better take your umbrill ? says she Ss.ys I to my old woman, says I, I sped I had better take my umbrill ; so I took the umbrill anel I advanced on towards Ringold, till I a-rriv thar. Well, the first thing I diel when I got thar was to take a drink of Buchanan whit-key, which was moustroHs good, anel says I to myself, fays I, old hossr you feel better now, don't yon ? And while-1 was advancing round,. Jir. Uoie came to me, S113S he, have vch seen anything of old neighbor Harris ? Says I, for why ? Says he, the oltl cock's got my unibrill Arter a while I 'posited ir.y vote, and then Mr. Cole and me advanced back towards home,, anel Mr. Cole was tighter than I ever seed him.- Anel so we advanced alonjj- till- we got to whar the road and path forked, and Mr. Cole and me took the path as any other gentlemen would, and artcr advancing awhile, we arriv to old neigh' bor Harris', who was sittin on a log with the old umbrill on his arm, anel 'bout time Elijah Cassady (the prisoner) coined np, and advanc ed on till we arriv at Elijah's house. EJijah is my neffesv and likewise ray son-in-law he married my darter Jane which is next to my darter Sally. Arter we had advanced to Elijah's honse wo stood in the yard a jawing, and presently two somebody's rid up on a boss, which was John son before and Whitfield Cassady behind Whitfield anel Kiah Cassady being the same. Elijah and Kiah is brothers, both born in the nat'ral way like any body else's brothers, no gals between 'em, and both of 'em is about the same age, especially Kiah, which are the youn gest. Kiah wor drunk, and he and Cole got to cussing one another about politix, and I ad vanced into the house whar was Elijah's wife, which is my darter Jane, which is uext to my darter Sally. Well, arter jawing a while with em, my nttie neHew says he to me, say Uncle Buck, lei's go home. Says I, good pop, so we pegged on together, and 1 heard somebody a calling me, but I never tentioned 'em, nor ad vanced back. Well, I got home and was eat ing my suoper, and Elijah, who is my son-in-law, and married my darter Jane, which is next to my darter Sally, arrived, and says he to me, Uncle Back, says he, I've killed a man. Says I, the hell you have. And this is all I know about the Bta.bbing, because I warnt thar. Richmond Whig,
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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