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NOKTH CAKOLINIAX. FAfiSrrBVILLE, N C SATURDAY, July 9, 1859. SEW YORK MARKETS, July, 1 1S59. THIRD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT FOR CONGRESS. IIO Pi'. WARREN WINSLOW, OF CUMBERLAND. democratic! candidates for cong hess. 1-t District- HENRY M- SHAW. " THOMAS RUFFIN. :4-a " WARREN WINSLOW. -I k " L. O'li. BRANCH. r,iii S TEPHEN E. WTEETAMS. tub ALFRED M. SCALES. 7th " lirRTOX CR.VIGE. ;oh - IAVJL COLEMAN'- TI!I FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL. i The exercises of the Female Hish School on Thurs- ! very interesting indeed, and fully sus- t n'lH'd the reputation of the instructors of this flour ishing institution. The various compositions were well written and delivered. We nave out space to mei.Uoi a f . .v. The Salutatory by Miss Mary E. Marshall, of An?on county, and also "What is thy Mission,' by the t-ame, were vi ry good. " I lope, its Pk-aKiires and Final Results," by Miss Anna L. ''ranch, Lou's'.iirg. Miss .ranch is quite talented and reads wei! !esi It s having a sweet, musical voice. ' The Conquest of Time," by Miss Lizzie I. Johnson. The matter of this composition was very jiood, but in reading Miss Johnson exhibited much diffidence. " Let thrio be L'ht."' and the Valedictory, by Miss Ella A. Pcriree, Favetteville, were excellent. Miss Pearce disnhr-s excellent mental training and l i:iid"iiiif edly veiy talented. Never Dopair,' by Miss Sarah Taylor. Fay- j t!e !ir. WiiS very V ' TIo- X'ncb ( nth (11 written and delivered, ('entuary.' Miss Mary Mc- Phoivoii, Fayetteville. This piece was well writ ten, hut Mis .Mc. like m(st other ladies felt diffi dent in appearing before such a crowd. " The Reality of the Useful, and the Use of the '. antifnl," Miss M. J. McKenzie, Fayetteville. I Li v. .; j a very excellent piece of composition. " Home Infl'ieuee,' Miss Elvira J. Hurt, Notto- -vay Co.. Va. This piece was much thought of aud apcel-d. "Tl-.e vir es of Nature," Miss Mary Campbell. Miss Campbell is a very good writer, and her com position was in itch admired. ''The F.ite of tiie Indian," Miss Emily Jessup, Fayc?eville, was very fine- Miss Jessup reads well. -.The Land of the Scot-;," by Miss Lizzie McPber son, Cun.' erl in 1. This was our piece. It may be was c: client -i;t fi-t it was the composition of the day- but wc arc S- b h :'nd this 111:13-be the cause of our exec-ive admiration of Miss Mac's piece. We think, however, that many present joined us in eiving it that praise which it so richly deserved. We think we can speak for our friend Jas. Banks, Esq., for he seemed to enjoy it heartily. The music by the young Misses In the intervals between the several readings was indeed excellent, and did credit to Prof. Ilahr, who is one of the best musici.-Mi? in the State. E. J. Lilly, Esqr., of this town, on the part of the Trustees, presented the diplomas and a copy er- c h of the IfoTy Scriptures to the Principal, Mr. Bla who preoTite 1 them to the members of the p-'dunting cItss, in a short and appropriate speech. The first honor was awarded to Mi-s M. C. Mar shfdl, of A non county, and Misses Ella A. Pearce and Mary MePberson, both of Fayetteville. After the valedictory had been rend, Mr. Blake ' sddre?sed the graduating class, and imparted some excellent anl sound instruction and. advice. He then ad h e-ed himself to the school, bidding each nn affection te f'rfwcll. And lastly to the Trus ccs be resigned his position as Principal. It could be een that Mr. Blake was highly esteemed by his students, for during his address nearly everv rye v.-as bedimmed with tears, and many of the audi ence mingled iheir sorrow with them. y the iyottcviile has most certainly sustained a loss in removal of this estimable gentleman and consist- cut christian from their midst. We have all known him, and that only to place a higher estimate upon his moral worth and a greater value upon his chris tian character. 0;'i Thursday evening there was a concert at the Femile Hi-h School, conducted by Prof. Ilahr. We presume the pieces were well selected idici performed. Yv'e tried to get in, but could not until it wr.s about to elope. TVe tru-t ore ry one enjoyed themselves presume they did if so there must have been an immense amount of enjoyment for there were a great many present. The following is the programme of the pieces as performed : PART I. Chorus Th? Convent Tell?. Duett (3 Pianos) P:-lka. Mispcs Botha. Hurt, Je. EUp, ?iDil.'. Srniih, Worth. ticmz and Chorus The Angel? told me po. Iaei: ; Viol: a and Piaao) Air aadVariations. Miss Fanrde Hinsdale, Prof. Hahr. Seio ;o P 'a ro-0 Gov. Wrights March. Misses Tearce. Fuller. Code. Vocal Imett Slowly and Softly. Misses Lilly. Stedman. Starr. Tillinghast, Myrover. Evans, Ker ehaw. Cade, Hinsdale. Watts. Etude M-uarka. Mrs, liiake, Misses A-Yh'. ttcd O. Home. cfoug On-3 mile from Ediaborcugh town. Miss Anna L. Branch. ptiett (3 Pianos) nonstock Polka. Misses Starr, Iiose, Evans, Cook. Johnson, Tillinghast. TjUett (Violin and Piano) FautaEie. Miss Sted inan, Prof. Ilahr. v- PAP.T II. Chorus The Lay of tLe Nipfit. Duett (3 Piaros) Storm Gallop. Misses 3fy rover. Cock, Tillingbast, Kershaw. WiVPsms, Watts. Vocal Due:t (:' Pianos) Hymn to the Night. Miss es Johnson, Sviider?. Whit ted. Smith. Duett (Piano and Violin) Theme Varie. Mies A. Lilly, Prof. Hahr. Solo (3 Pianos) Traineux Mazurka. Misses Sted- man. Ilmsdale, Lilly. Son:; Siy Yos, Pasy. Duett (3 Pianos) Wdhara Tell. Mies Branch. Mahall. J01 son Pearce. Saadfcrd, Fuller . Song ;sb Home e-t' Mr Heart Mis Anna Era neb. Duct (Piano ant! Violin) Bird on Tbe Tree. 8io ( 3 Pianos) Pearl cf the North. Misses M. I. 'Pcbbin.O. Home. Prof. Hahr. . Clwrua Eathtr, Wtatc'cr of partly BiieS. Fayetteville Female High School. We attended the exorcises in the afternoon of ! Wed,.esdr. although business m-evented our ntten- 1 dance till a late hour. The short time we spent in the school room prevents us speaking- of the exer cises generally we can only say that the examin ation undergone by the young ladies in our pres ence, was highly creditable to themselves and their instructors. We visited a room where some paintings and drawings were placed for inspect ion. Quite a Lumber of paintings attracted cur" attention. Some , executed by Miss Laura Sanders, of Johnston utei-rict ot -Nortii uai onn;t, I beg leave to give you young ladie passed througn tneir examinations in a delivered by Mr. Iiorne. His compliments to rne ia eonnty were indeed beautiful Tlie now storm ' the I,al ticular3 of the speaking of the candidates at way creditable to themselves and to their teachers, i dies were noted for their modesty aud good sense. . ; . ", , , j two places where I was in attendance. . At Troy in 1 and highly gratifying to their friends. i Throughout his speech you could see the glhnmer, a winter scene, cc, a little caskade, we have heard , Montgomery Co., M. Q. WaddeM was the firet speak- I A Musical Concert was given in the College Hall ! ing of wit shooting like a diamond in a limped a great many speak of as superior, .but we did not er to a yery large audience and opened his speech : on Tuesday evening, that they might judge of the j stream. Then he would carry you back through see it. Miss S. has taken a picture of "herself j ''3' stating, that the reason he appeared before the ! profficency of the young ladies in the art of music, j time to the very acts and deeds of your forefathers. i - i - t .-r i i tc i-i -ix .i i . ! wliieli n v.-rv licjinti rnl nml lite-like. We thorn-lit i J , , , i at tne nmo wo were tnere mat it nau oeen placed earnest soli, ibttions of his numerous friends to pre too near the door for safe-keeping, some of our i vent discord, and upon his withdrawal Mr Gilmer young gents would think it no sin to take such as j had pledged himself to decline an election at this J 00 ! timn .1.1,1 n. -ill l.ic ir.fl.w.r.r.o f. .v Ulm ..A that. Miss Ella Pearce had some beautiful paint- j mgs. l lure were otner paintings by the ; F. and L. Williams which were excellent, and ! some wax work which we think superior to anv ! - . have ever seen they were by the Misses ; II. Smith, D. McNeill, ami L. Williams. : Indeed it was quite a treat to visit such a display of art and talent. The teachers an 1 taught may well be, proud of the result of their cares. J The Annnrss. R. P. Dick, Esq., of Greensboro, i delivered the literary address to the pnjiils of the S II irh School, on Wednesday evening, at the M. E. - " Church. His subject was Hebrew Poetry, and was , .hanlled ma,,n.Cr" "? 'T 1 history of poetry, its connection witli tne nistory oi nations and then showed the superiority of the Hebrew poetry overall others. Mr Dick spoke for some 50 minutes, and we must acknowledge that it j was as brilliant, classic and eloquent an oraticn as we have heard for years. His powers of description are unsurpassed hy amdhing we have heard, when the speaker does not confine himself to papiir. It was not an address where here and there a beauti ful conception and lofty flight of thought could be found, bid from the beginning to the ending it was faultless and complete In matter and delivery. Mr Dick has made for himself some ardent admirers after his successful effort on last evening. Ocn. Samuel II. Walkup won't toe the mark couldn't coax him to run or even to u alk-vp when Mr. Craige is on the track. His Whig friends think h was brought out too late to wa : so think we. up to foiiare iwum i iia a.uu.Mj u. iust eet a m. in : by the name of Smith was killed bv a lunatic who j t i . 1 1 . , . . . . i f . . . . . had bee n placed under his care. After the corn mission of the crime the insane man hanged him self. 2-f We learn from a correspondent of the Pet. Express, that a personal difficulty occurred between j it.. 1 1 -.t c. tx i-.i. i e . ! rion. 11. .m . i . 1 jemoci Liti,: c:iiiuio;ilc 101 v gress, in the 1st District, and C. (. Deveiiport, the Kdcnton Express. Dcvenport attacked Mr Shaw n-iK n tti. ',- Lot v5is nvommvi'i'i'il bv bis ndversarv- whereupon he fired a pistol at him (Shaw), the shot did not take ettect however. A New Programme. Wo have just learne d tl: it George dgoir.ci- White. Eso., of Bladen county has rei gnc ; favor M. J. .MclJnnie, rsq., commonly ti:;ow:i i tlie name of Ma loom James Mc Duffle. Mr. Mc DutF.e is well known in the political arena tried to get to the Legislature a few once. He opposed the Hon. J. times, succeeded C. Dobbin once for that office; has been a Democrat and also a It. JV, has tried the various plans of polilical changes', and wants to try and speak to his fellow citizens. Mr. Mc-Dufiio ' has now got the bridle thrown over his neck and will browse at large," of course he does not expect an election simply ex pects to run, and certainly ho will run 110 one v.dll iry to catch him. He has lately been to Wilmington on a visit, and went from thenco to Elizabethtown, Bladen county, and now he says he is a candidate. Mr. Mac. don't like the idea of maeting Mr. Winslow on the stump, ho would prefer not, consequently has made his appointments whore Mr. W. is not likely to be. We asked Mr. Med), if he would not go and meet Mr. Winslow ; he thought net. Thought if ho allowed Mr. Winslow to make the appointments ho would beat him. We thought so too, and think it makes little matter who makes the appointments, the end will be the same. We predict that this will be the last run Mr. McD. will make, but as he can't make out to get to the Legislature he thinks he might try for Con gress : "Oh. would the lord the pift io gie us To see otusels as others see us, 'Twa'd fra monv a blunder free us Aad foolish notion." The Richest Yet. We have seen some handbills by Malcom J. MeDufiie, Esq., in which the state ment is made that he is the Democratic candidate for Congress. Democratic candidate, forsooth. "We want to leave the party whenever such a statement is received as a fact. "We arc at a loss 1 know how he can consider himself the Democratic candidate never was requested to come out never was nomi nated by a single county never lOviOiiiiatindtd never would be accepted surely he has a hard face to make such an assertion. Mr. McDuffie is a disorganizer a disgruntled democrat who is unworthy the trust and confi dence of the part he cannot point to a single in stance when ever he has done any thing to merit tneir approbation, much less to demand 01 them a vote even under the misnomer of being a Democrat ic candidate. "We know Mr. Winslow, the services he has reti 1 , Uereu the District nr.d it we wiint nnr one to represent us in Congress it is a man who will reflect honor upon his constituency. Consequently Mr. McDuffie is, not needed his services will very easily be dispensed with. But we should not name the two men in connection'with each other they ought not to be mentioned on the same day, so far as their worth is concerned. Mr. McDuffie is courting cheek and joal with the opposition for their votes and yet he caU.3 himself the democratic candidate ! He will be surprised to find out that the opposition have too good sense to be led to his support and we know that no sound democrat would touch Slalcom James McDuffie with a ten foot pole. Ekkors. There were some errors in yesterday's paper owing to the hurry in getting out ; two in j particular, which we must notice. The first with reference tc Miss Sanders' painting, should have read 'some executed by Miss L. Sanders, were very beautiful." And again, with reference to the ad dress of R. P. Dick Esq., one portion of it should have read "he reviewed the history of poetry its xfcaatioa vriti: ih history of nation.", 5TOne of our compositors has been guilty of! perpetrating the following pun, for' which he ought ' to receive the severe application of a branch of hick- ' T Tear, it ti r, v, i. e. . , . . orv. near it: He savs hf ns oftor hcirrl "! uito.i never oeiore seen sucn a musi cal Branch as the one of last evening. Correspondence of STortl) Carolinian. Asheboko' N. C. July 2d 1859. Mess its Eoitoks. As it ma v be interesting to vnnr readers to learn something of the canvass in the 5th ! people of the district as a candidate, was that 1 1 iiji iiiv., nas io.it two ; 3"irs ago, he had witndrawn from the canvass at the upon that understanding, he had announced himself m the month ot March, but that it seemed Mr Gil- r was not yet satisfied and was again his opponent. M,r VW-'H then took up Mr Gilmer's vote upon the j in ihinKtiMtinn (it h:m:K nni cr thp Tjumnntivn r.i s - itutk - n, and for one hour and a half (the time allot- ted to each speaker ) I have never, heard so denuncie- tory a speech, lie read from Stevens' report, as chair in in on the Committee of tifteen, appointed by Con gress to investigate the Kansas aliairs and showed from that report, that not one of the eighteen States j admitted into the l. mem since the formation of the old thirteen, were more regular in their proceedinsra : w.ien a-.pivimr lor admission into the Cmon K--Ss; - quoted Governor Walker, Stanton, Cal- . It .1. . 1 V. . 4-,. -.1. U . ck,ctiun f(r"members of the Convention, which made th? Lornpton Constitution, occurred a lull fair oie oi anine citizens oi Kansas, unuer tne uirecuon f tlse Governor was proclaimed and that if, as was ! on n.i.'gea by ,ir i;UUK'i', tne iree-soil party did not cnoose to vote -;t that ikctum it was no fault of the pro-slavery party, the boxes in Kansas were free to them all and if the free-soilers as alleged by Mr Gilmer were in the m :jfrity, why did they not carry the election and thus prevent the adoption of the Lecompton Constitution, and now, said Mr Waddell, we have from the oth District of North Carolina, a representative whose constituents are slave holders; who owns that species of property himself, voting virtually and in effect against any of his constituents taking their slave to Kansas. "What a scene, said Mr Vaddell, was exhibited in the Hall of the House of Represen tatives there was the South as one man standing up to lcr rights on that Lecompton constitution, and the Black Republicans on the other disputing every inch of ground; using the most violent threats; publishing the most incendiary speeches, and Sew ard in the Senate proclaiming that the ''nation had advanced another stage ; that it had reached the point where intervention bv the Government for ,"eV ind slave Mate: would no longer be tolera- ted. " Free labor said Mr Seward, ' has at last i apprehended its rights, its interest, its power and I. . .. ,. . . .. ... its aestiny. and is organizing useu to assume government of the Republic." ''It will," says the Mr I Seward, '" meet you boldly and resolutely here; it j will meet you everywhere, in the Territories or out ! of them, wherever you may go to extend slavery." "It has driven you back in California and in Kansas; j it will invade you soon in Delaware, Maryland, Vir ginia, Missouri and Texas ; it will meet you in Ari- zona, m v. emrai Amenci' then, said Mr a.ldell. and even in Cuba." And while all this was being hear old North Carolina called for, to her vo: 0 on th i question, and all her repre- j seiitatn cs ! old lnotiier, ut one, answer to the call of their goou and that man was the representative i JHstrict, .John A. Gilmer, who was not 1 voting against his own people, but to une:it of the v.'hoie Hoite, made a speech I from the -?d i conte.it wil 1,,. "..! the n-doii , rdn-e 1 Hon. .'.on be ;ve 1 bam; n. le ( :.. it, and then muigiian t at conduct, so iS to kiss far forgot him-ell'as l:, ,-. him. i iiis. l'eiiow c'ui.c ..c tie; , e-e had GM hi-.-die j'i;i.v ui'i ortaXT TTOr'I .Mr V. liHii read from ;-!! Cidd dd Mr Waddell :e.l vour repre.-e c m 1 dative ' t fTVf Ids t rra' the "rert or Rostoii Liberator, to snow I upon lat J.etener s election m lrguna v an Abolition triumph, and said. looked nisi elect j dohn A. ( iimcr and that same paper will, in two weeks, pi oclaim another Abolition triumph in the ! 5th Di.-.lri of X crth Caroliiia; a!t( oue her Mr Wad- dell's speech was one i f the ablest I ever heard and so considered by a number of gentlemen who were in attendance at Montgomery Court. "When he con cluded, Mr liihner replied it was a reply but no answer to the speech, simply because be could not the most of his reply consisted of stale anecdotes about the negro and his master scolding him for not shooting a deer as he passed, the negro offering as a reason that he thought the deer would kill himself without shooting, and another about the young birds hearing the tree tapped and opening their mouths and swallowing whatever came; and about Jim and Mose being very much alike, especially Mose, and very many other low vulgar anecdotes ; it struck me tha it was the smallest business I ever knew for a Representative in Congress to be engaged in ci jwn wit, in an.-wcr to an argumentative, power ful speech, commanding the iLtention and respect of all who heard it. "When MrTnlmcr concluded, Mr Williams took the stand and spoke his hour and a half and advocated with better ability than has been ascribed to him the cause of the Democratic party, indeed, several whigs in my presence declared him a capital speaker, and 1 assure you he dealt some heavy blows at Mr Gilmer upon his charges against tlie Lemociatie party; among other things he stated that Mr Gilmer's charge of extravagance of the Democratic party came with a bad grace from him inasmuch as Mr Gilmer had voted for a bill I creatine; :: ciiareje upon the .treasury ot tme Hundred Million of Dollars, and replied to the charge of Mr Giiiner, that he, Williams, did not agree with Mr iiucnanaii in many things; by stating that Mr Buchanan's individual opinions on these questions were 110 guide for the action of the Democratic par ty the platform was the test, and not what this or any other President should choose to adopt since inaugurated, and upon questions not in existence at the time he was nominated. He concluded his speech by saying he should not say much about Mr Gilmer's want of allegiance to the South, as that had been thoroughly exposed by one of Mr Gilmer's own party, Mr WaddelL The next time I met the candidates was at New Sid em near Asheboro' : Mr "Williams was absent having made an appointment at Fox Store, on Sis way to Caswell Court. Here a large crowd had as sembled and Mr Waddell and Mr Gilmer, having the entire attention of the people were listened to with much interest. Mr Waddell speaking first as he was the last speaker at Coffin's Store, in Moore County and by right the first on this occasion. Here as at Mongomery his speech was a powerful one, and in one anecdote he elicited from the crowd the most deafening applause I ever beard, and so perfectly threw Gilmer's little stale ones in the shade, that that gentleman essayed not to try it again as the an ecdote was so good an one, I must tell it. He com menced by saying lie was sorry for the absence of Mr Williams for if that gentleman were present, such a fight between he and Gilmer never had been wit nessed before, their contest reminded him of a scene " uimcvii a uiuc man and his wife, witnessed and related to him by an esteemed friend now no more, the late S. B. Hardin, once of Fayette vide. Hardin said he was travelling up the country and stopped at a house to get dinner, and finding no one in the front part of the house and hearing 1 a scuffle m the back piazza, he went through the house and found there, a little white headed man about Williams size engaged in a desperate conflict with his wife who was a woman about as dark col ored and about as large as Gilmer. She had the little lel'ow s head under her arm and was giving him jesse he in return was striking with all his might and h;s head being confined, cut many capers fust' then Hardin said he called out who keeps house' and the little fellow looking up from beneath the terrible grip of his better part replied iu great rage " doG we are a trying that now." Mr Waddell then prol ceedc-d to review the speech and vote of Mr Gilmer m Congress, and accquitted himself in so able a man ner that I have heard many of the v.hia:s there say it was a pity Waddell was not in - Congress, for he was a much abler man than Gilmer and his speech had gained him many votes. The .candidates will all at Caswell Court on. Tuesday. A SUBSCKIBSfi. 1 J Charlotte, N. C, June 30, 1859. - Dear Carolinian : ! . . thiswestern region intolerable heat has been uie oiucr ui me uj Voumi mi. uim atju;, ior ine . , " . . . past two weeKS. iik great im na every body 19 to keep cooL But with all that our Resturartts can 1 claration by Mr. McFadyen, in a distinct and forci do in the way of nice ice creams, and our Clothiers ble style. Then the oration by H. W. Horue, Esq., in the shape of gossamer garments we find ourselves of your town. He is a son of which Eayettevillc little relieved. j ought to be proud he is an orator in every sense Th?c evpninir we have been blessed with a hn 1 more chaste, eloouentand patriotic ful shower, the air is cool, the dust laid and every body ana every imng iooh.5 graieiui. of this ooDular institution commenced on Momkv '. tnarwuc iotok vik. mc uumh exercises last. V In the presence of the visitors assembled, the The public generally were invited to attend. - i On Monday morning public, addresses were de- j tivered by Rev. II. Johnson of Lexington, and by V. j C. Barringer, Esq., of Concord, N. C. These" ad- j dresses were of a high order and were listened to by : a large and appreciative audience. j A musical concert by the younz ladies, and an ! address by the Principal, Rev. R. Burwell to the j graduating class,, closed these interesting exercises. ' The Female College is flourishing and large additions .iro humor made to toe msnn tiiiildincrs in nn ir to oi. : commodate the many who are daily seeking admit-; tance. W. C. and R. Rail Road. The portion of this road between Charlotte and Lincolnton is being rap idly built. A few months more and we may expect steam between Lincolnton and Charlotte. 'Concord. This good old town is wakinjr up. Its patriotism will make a grand exhibition on next Mon- tnan-iOWswcne notable l-ourtn. me citizens are makmtr extensive preparations to celebrate the day that com memorates the birth of American freedom with ap- propriate honors. Politics are matters with which your eorrespon- , dent does not busjr himself. There is no excitement ' on the subject in this district, so sure are friends and I foes of the election of Mr Craige. ' j Observer. Petersburg Va. July 4th 1839. Messrs Editors: Fourth of July, what memories of the past does it awaken in the chambers of the ; tjaoughtful heart? how the almost forgotten form of heroes aud patriots with their self-sacrilicing deeds of valor come trooping before the mind, and causes one to live in imagination, the scenes of other days. Lon'i- Ion- years have passed since in the old Inde- .,.Tii..ii ll.udnlnV.i. tlt .Wd wu fi'o-rd which made a nation free and sent a thrill of joy to every American heart. The brave actors in that memorable scene, have long since passed from earth, and though their bones have moulded with their mother. clay, and their graves been forgotten still their deeds are inscribed on history s page, and their memory will ever live in hearts of a grateful posteri ty. The Day is being celebrated with considerable spirit.- The City Guards, Captain May, have been encamped near the Fair Grounds since Saturday evening and the Junior Grays, Captain Tollard, pitched their tents on the lawn where they seem to I eniov themselves in true military style. At eight o'clock this morning the procession form ed and proceeded through our principle streets, at length halted at Mechanic's Hall, the place selected for the reading of the Declaration and delivery of the Omtion, after the Hall was filled, the firing cf cannon announced that all was ready and Col. Weisigcr in troduced Mr Virginius Weddell, who after a few ' pertinent and eloquent remarks read the Declaration of Independence in a highly creditable manner. One ! gun more and Mr William B. Hamlin was introduced as the Orator of the day. His subject was ''The effect of the American Revolution upon the world" and it was well handled and received with merited applause. The procession again formed and pro ceeded to the lawn, when the National salute was fired and the companies separated to different places appointed for their dinner, where I have no doubt ! around the festive board, they did full honor to the ! day and drank to the memory of '' other days' until some were cpide oblivious ot every thing around them and imagined that they were the actors in the mem- - mntJl; aiMlinJ . 'Itn- ArtHK-rv wtH Ih's tlw son.-t i salvo f.-om Cool Sring Hill, where they have retired. j and at night the public will be c-ntertaintil 1 V I strand uiplav of li reworks on the lawn : thus will j pass the ei-htv third anniversary of our National ' birthday, and in taking leave of it, the fervaut prav- er should rise from every patriot heart for a Ion continuance of the social and political blessings we now enjoy, and a wide dillusion of the principles of our government. The neighborhood of Cross Street was thrown into considerable excitement 011 lasSaturday even ing, by tlie suicide uf a 3oung Ita.ian named Pal mine, lie was found in his house between four and five o'clock lying on the floor, quite dead, and near him a three barreled pijftol. one barrel of which he had discharged in his ear and the other two were h a led nearly to the muzzle. A jury was yesterday morning impaneled, and after an inves tigation of all the facts, returned a verdict of sui cide. Deceased was a worker of plaster of Paris ami has for some time beeh in delicate health, and was in pecuniary embarrassment. A short time ago he lost an only brother, and it is thought that these things led him to the commission of the rash act. He was about 'twenty -five years of age and left no family. A couple of hours after this occurrence another equally as sad and distressing transpired, which was the drowning of a young Scotchman by the 1 name of Hugh Moore, a native of Aberdeen Scot land, at a place above Campbell's bridge known for many years as the " springing board" from the divers having to spring from a high rock, some for ty feet high and in which was a springing plank, he leaped from this rock, and when he rose and attempted to gain the shore the current, which is very rapid, bore him down, soon his strength failed him, and he sank to rise no more. After consider ble efforts his body was found yesterday morning and decently interred. Our Common Council at its last meeting passed the tax bill for this year, and that your readers may form some idea of what it costs a man to live here, I subjoin tho different assessments, viz: On every white male over 16 years $3-00; on eve ry slave over 12 years 6d ; male free negroes $3.; female free negroes $2 ; watches, clocks, horses, carriages, plate, and jewelry, pianos and harps, 5 per cAit. on value ; all other personal property 36 cents per hundred dollars worth ; real estate rto cents per IOO dollars worth ; dogs $1 ; drays $4 ; carts $2.50 ; wagons $6. Tbe levy for taxes this year will be about 105,U00 dollars. New wheat is begiimg to come into market, a parcel of red sold last Saturday at 1.60, the mil lers expect to commence operations about the 15th of the present month. As this is the Fourth the stores are all closed, and there is nothing doing in the market. I learn that a distressing accident has just hap pened on the Lawn, growing out of a fight. A young man it seems insulted Mr. James Doherty and lie struck him on .the head with a cane, which he carried in his hand, and which was a sort of gun, the cane went off and the ball struck a child of Mr. Jos. Pritcbard passing through its hand and then through the shoulder of the nurse in whose arms the child was, neither wound is con sidered daugerous, but the excitement was very great. Yours, C FOURTH OF JULY AT ROCKFISH. Messrs. Editors : Thinking that you would like to know how we spent the 4th of July, I have con cluded to write you a short letter, more in hope of inducing some one more capable than myself to take the subject in hand, and do it justice, than to immor- uuize myseu. Ata ociocKtne KocKrisiuuiueiy Guards had a target exercise at which Mr. James Arnet excelled, his being the best average shot. The goblet was presented by Mr W. Vink, with an appropriate address. This was their first anniver sary. Well may the good people of Rockfish be proud of this Corps, it is one of the best drilled companies in the State, and what will it become if it performs so well now when it is but in its infancy ? CapL McD-ugald deserves great credit for the man ner in which they perform their evolutions, iMrs. McMillan then presented them with a beauti fial J?lag ancLa more elegant banner we have never seen, and a more chaste and beautiful address than eke made we 'have tueyet heard. The member of that corps tbat wotiid. jrctre&t under Qt bacaer dt- Serves to die. But we know that they, in the time of need, will be what Washington was, fiht in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of their coun- irymen J. a w" ,;a mm the readinsr of the National De- address it has never been my fortune to hear. One of the fathers ot Ilocknsn nui spon.B mc w:iiiu... oi nis neartwneu nc rcuranvuu u - the- lpnin members of the Cumberland Bar, but had never heard a more able address than the one Well did he portray some of the characters ot se en- ty-six, not as the only men worthy ot imitation, uui as men true, generous, ready and willing to die to relieve their children from bondage and servitude, Let him continue, he cannot be second to, if any, but Dobbin, Strange and Eccles, the time is coming when he will swav twelve men as one man. Now I must tell you that we had one ot ttie best dinners to which it lias been the good fortune of but few to do Justice to. ; would describe it as the to, 1l1i nprnnmnir nn:!!!- thn vrpicht vl -lielieious VianuSi. but every occasion of the kind has been described I in that way, and as 1 know of no other I give up in despair. Sincerely yours, Not Qcite Justice. . July 7th, 1859. W Fourth of July at Summerville. ScMiiERViLLE N. C. July 6th 1859. Messks Editous : At eleven o'clock a procession was formed in front of the Court House, which marched to the 1're.cby- teiian Church. After praver by the ltev. iseill Mc- Kav, Mr James Atkins read the Meckleuburj? Deelara tion of Independence, which was followed bv the read- big of the National Declatation by Allen B. Parker, Neill McKay Esq.. was then introduced as orator of the day.:' Mr McKay entertained his very large and attentive audience in an admirable manner for about one hour. He paid a merited compliment to the daughters of 'Tti and although he regreled that a restlessness and disatiafactioii - -the offspring of vanity had characterized the movement of some of the fair i sex in different parts of the Union, whose leader were j so partial to woman's right's " yet he was proud to ; say that such a spirit had never cxis ed in North ! Carolina. He contrasted the condition of our country ) ia the " times that tried men's souls" with its present condition in so happy a manner that .every person l'f mast have lelt very fortunate indeed, that his short time after leaving the church, the crowd were invited to wa k up to the table which had been pre pared for the occasion and participate of the hospi talities of Harnett. '1 hose who accepted the mvita j tion felt no doubt that ' it was good for them to be there The evening passed off very pleasantly notfi ing of importance occuring until about six o'clock when from the arrival ot a oreat many riding vehicles in front of Mrs Bailey ' Hotel one would naturally ask the cause of so many coming and going. And Messrs. Editors, if you could have peeped in Mrs Bailey's parlor's about 8o"c1ock j'ou would have been completely arfd agreeably surprised. You would have seen some of the ' fairest among those most fair" of the daughters of Cumberland, Chatham. Wake ami Harnett comfortably seated waiting to acknowledge the low how, and hear the insinuating tale of some young dandy Jim.'? Tlie dance soon commenced which continued until three o'clock uninterupted only by eating the very spfeudid supper prepared for the occasion. P. Salisbury, N. C. July 5, 1359. Messrs. Editors: The Fourth of July has again come and gone, and as 1 think that a de scription of the manner Western people celebrate that day will be interesting to your eastern readers, I will endeavor to give you a slight sketch of our proceedings. Salisbury, although ranking as one of the first towns of Western North Carolina, did nothing this year towards celebratnt our great National1 Holiday if we except the slight display of our two military companies. At sunrise yesterday morn ing the. inhabitants of mir ouiet town were ai"oued from their slumbers by the booming of cannon, which announced that the Ifowau Artillery, ever 011 the alert, had commenced t celebrate the anni versary of the Declaration of Independence. Af ter fil ing the national salute the company was dis missed for breakfast, and at 7 o'clock, a. 111., they again assembled in the public square, where they were joined by the llowan liifle Guards, led by their efficient commander. Captain llobards, and marched down to the depot where they met a large concourse of citizens, some of whom were going to htatesville to hear the Oration of Henry W . Miller, Esq., and other to join the citizens of Ca barrus in celebrating the 4th of July. The mili tary companies took the cars for Concord, and in a short time were landed at that Depot, where they found the Cabarrus Guards waiting tor them, un der their escort they inarched to town and found that the Hornets rsest Kitte Guards bad arrived, before them. After partaking of a collation the military companies formed a procession and march ed up the principal street to the residence of V. C. Barringer, Esq., where th?y were presented with wreaths and boquets of flowers by the young ladies. One of these boquets struck us as very ap propriate, it being made up of a very largo Hornet Nest and stuck full of flowers this one was pre sented to the Hornet's Nest Pines. They then joined in1 procession and marched to the grove where the oration Sec. was to be delivered. Tho Oration was delivered by Mr. Wm. Cole man and was a very chaste production, indeed it was the opinion of every one who heard it deliv ered, that it was tho best oration for the occasion they had ever heard. After the oration they were conducted to an other grove where they found an excellent dinner awaiting them, and after dinner we had a succes sion of excellent speeches from Gen. J. A.Young,of Charlotte, N. C. and I. Barringer, Esqr , of Con cord, and others. In the evening there was a bal loon ascension, and just about dark the different military companies departed for home, and thus passed a day which will long be remembered by every one who was present, us the most pleasant they ever spent. The only thing that marred the pleasure of the occasion was 1111 accident that happened just as the mail train was h aving for Charlotte. A young man by the name of Pigjrot was sitting 011 the platform, and 011 endeavouring to step off when the cars were in motion was thrown down and the cars passed over one of his legs below the knee. He was carried into the Depot, when Dr. Miller, of Charlotte, amputated his leg, and he was then placed on the cars to be conveyed home to Char lotte. If any of your eastern friends should visit the western section of our State, I would advise them to go to Cabarrus where they will find a whole souled people. Eo'A. We are requested to make the following appoint ments for the oth, Congressional District. S. E. AVilliams, Esq, the Democratic Candidate for Congress, will address his fellow citizens, at the following places : Cain Creek, Alamance County, July 9th. Haywod, Chatham John Newlin's, W. D. Williams's store John Cheeks. Tally'sJ Hitter's Muster groom Sheffiers Precinct, J. D. Cox's Store, Duffies, Saunders' Precinct, Carthage, Frariklinsville, Leas burg. Rail Road Shops, Jamestown, 1, " Ilth. 15th. , Chatham, " 14fh, 16th. i, Moore Co., 18th. " 19th. Randolph, " 20th. Montgomery, ' 21 st. Moore, " 23rd. 26:h. Randolph, " 27tb. Caswell, August, 1st. Alamance, " 2nd. Guilford, " 3rj. Singular. It is generally observed that persons of abont forty years, especially yonng ladies of that age, are very forgetfal of those with whom they were acquainted in-childhood. This remarkable dimness of memory has been appropriately styled " the darkneas of the mid dle ages." LATER FROM EUROPE! Arrival of the Steamship Vigo and Adelaide ! ANOTHER GREAT BATTLE ! THE FRENCH VICTORIOUS ! ed C.pe R.oe on Sunday, fro, Li verfooV on the 2oth. with the passengers and mails' of the steamship City of Dslttmore, which hud broken a shaft and returned. The Allies occupied Lconati, Castiglione and Monte Chiaro. - Xiipoleon had joined his camp. The Austrian Government had formally de clared the cmJties attributed to Gen. D'Urban in Cavour's proclamation entirely unfounded. ' A sanguinary enconnter had occurred be tween theOoldiers of the Pope and the inhabi tants of the city of Perugia. Prussia was moving her army npon the Rhiue. Arrival of the Adelaide. St. Johns, July 6. Tlie steamship Adelaide ar rived at thLi port to-day, from Gal way on the 25 th, with highly important news lrom the seat of war. Napoleon telegraphed to the Empress on Friday evening, that a terrible battle had been fought and a great victory achieved. The whole Austrian army was formed into line of battle extending five leagues. The battle lasted from four o'clock in the morning till eight in the evening. The French took many flags, cannon and prison ers. A Vienna despatch of the same date says that tho battle was progressing but gives no details. The previous account says that the Austrian force on the Mincio waa 280,000 men. The entire French force iad passed Monte Chiaro, and their reeonnoisanee, it was said, had been pushed as tar as Cato. The Piedmontese had advanced as far as Padua. Napoleon had demanded permission to inarch 30,000 troops through Hanover to the Rhine. It is believed that the basis of the proposed medi ation of Prussia will not be acceptable to France, thereby involving Prussia in the war. It is rumored that Prussia hail threatened to assist in suppressing the meditated insurrectionary move ments in Hungary. Swiss troops had been sent from some of the cities to suppress the rising at Perugia. They had maintained a desperate encounter with the people,, shooting them down indiscriminately. COMMERCIAL. Liverpool, Jnne 2"dh. Cotton dull. Sales of the -week 2a, Out) hales. Inferior grades declined Uplands fair 7 Middling Orleans fair 84. Middling ; Q, ""g Stock in port "ao.ooo bales; icludiiig .;!)". 000 bales American. Flour very dull. Holder ottered freely but slowed no disposition to press sales. Quo tations lOst'd ('f 13skl. Wheat firm. Southern li (, 1 'c. Corn quiet. Mixed Cs. Yellow Hdld (a Jii-r.ff. White 8s (fC-tslkl, Provisions generally downwards. Bacon dull and nominal. Lard heavy. Sugar buoy ant, closiiifr at from (id . l?Cd. Loxoox JIakkkts. heat advancing tendency. Su gar buoyant. Money market generally unchanged. American securities at au average demand, without quotable change. Consuls, ex-dividend. 92i , 92'. Saturday, Xoon. -Cotlow (puei and unchanged. Breadstuff's steady. Provisions dull. ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL. St. Litis, July fi. The California Overland Mail with dates to the 13th has arrived. A great political excitement prevailed throughout the State. The Hon. John P. Wcller, will probably be re-nominated for Governor by the Lecomptonites, and John B. Gary, by the Antics. Provisions dull. Prices declined. Money scarce, but the next shipment of treasure eastward i ill be large. The mines were doing well. - The Oregon Legislature hail adjourned, without electing a Senator. The accounts from Frazer River arc unfavorable. Crowds arc return in jr. extremely YopoN Tea 'fills plant, which is chisstd order o, and kuowu as 7c.r Yt-mUo tin is found in abundance in the adjacent enmities and is possibly more generally used in some, portions of North Carolina than anywhere else known. It is a hardy evergreen shrub and is indigenions from the southern extremity ol Cbisepeake Ibiy to the llio Grande iu Texas, r.ud can be fouml in quantities all along the const, but snore par ticularly around the borders of Albemarl sound. It appears to flourish mostly in the dry saml points, and headlands of the Old North State, and is gradually assuming some position as an article of trade. Ijiirge quantities of it annu ally finds its way into our market, and tliysu who understand its concoction infoirns us that when gathered in August or September, and properly cured it is not inferior tb the tea t hey usually find -for sale among dealers. Some persons like it better, and certainly it exerts a less deliterious influence upon those who im bibe it. In the form of tea, it is a pleasant diaphoret ic in sickiies;, and is peculiarly appfieal.le to fever of all grades. In eases of fever attended with a dry skin and restlcness, it frequently acts kindly as a soothing diaphoretic. In many cases of slight bilious disturbances, it is suffi cient to put the patient in bed, with a hot stone wrapped in a damp cloth to his feet, with ulankets or quilts over him Fufiieiont to keep him comfortable, and let him drink freely of the Yopon tea till he sweats the ft ver off In Floriday, New Orleans, Mobile, and many other points along 1 lie Southern coast, it has beei. knowu and esteemed bv tlie Indians and poor people as the best remedy for yellow fe ver hence its specific name, Vomito ria re lying opon it solely in the most aggravated cases, and many of them recovering. The un avoidable cone-fusion is, that if the Yopon did not cure those cases there was no use lor doc tors ; for they applied nothing else. Norfolk Day Book. The following is attributed to the celebrated Roland Hi!! : 'Two strangers passing the church in which he was preaching, entered, walked np the aisle, and finding no seat, stood for a while aud lis tened to the sermon. Presently they tumid to walk out. Befere they reached the door the preacher said" but I will tell you a story." This arrested the strangers, and they paused, turned again, and listened' "Once there was a man," said the speaker " wh.) said that if he had all the axes in the world made into one great axe, and all the trees iu the world were made into one great tree, and he could wield the axe and cut down the tree, he would make it into one great whip to thrash thee ungodly men who turn their backs upon the Gospel, and stop to hear a story." The strangers thought they had heard enough to satisfy their curiosity, and resumed their walk i the street. - The Wheat Crop and rne .Weather. Nearly if not all the Wheat crop in this im mediate section has been reaped, and we are glad to hear that, 011 the whole, the yield is a good one. We have had sultry, showery weath er for two days past which, if it continues much longer, will injure the Wheat on the groaud. Hal. Register. Mrs. Blount of Georgetown, tbe daughter of Mr. Key, wbo wrote the " Star Spangled Banner," and the niere of Chief Justice Taney, has been receired into the Catholic Church.
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