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Captar erthe Sea-Serpent.
f . The Glasgow NiEws .of a recent
date publishes a circumstantial nar
' jratire by a resident at Oban, from
hich, if it be true, it appears that
' the sea-serpent has at length been ac-
tually captured at that place. ' Un-
Mer date of April jthe Jcprreapood- J
ent writes : A most extraordinary ?
lerent has occurred -here,' which '' I ;
'give in detail, having been an eye-!
fitness to the whble affair. I allude
' ; to the straxidiog and capture of the
I jreritable Rea-serpentln front of the
s -Caledonian Hotel, George street, 0
j jban. About-4 o'clock yesterday an
f janimal or fish, evidently of gigantic
Ij size was seen sporting in the bay
!vnear Heathen Island. Its appear
ance evidently perplexed l Urge
number of spectators assembled on
- the pier, and several telescopes were
directed toward it A careful look
"satisfied us that it whs one of the
serpent species, it carrying its head
fully 25 feet above the water. ' A
number of boats were soon launched
and proceeded to the bay, the crews
armed with such weapons as could
ibe ot handy . Under the direction
Vof Malcom Nicholson, our boatman,
they headed the monster, and some
r of the boats were within 30 vards of
I it when it suddenly sprang half?
Ipgth out of the water and made for
4ae open. A random fire from sev
eral volunteers with rifles seemed to
have no effect on it. Under Mr.
-Nicholson's orders the boats now
'! ranged across the entrance of the
, bay, and, by the screams and shouts,.
Jturned the monster's course, and it
headed directly for the breast wall of
3 "fthe Great Western Hotel . On boat
containing Mr. Donald Campbell, the
f Fiscal, had a most narrow escape, the
animal actually rubbing against it.
Mr. Campbell and his brother jump
ed up unhurt by Mr. John D. Har
die, saddler, in Ins small yacht, the
Flying Scud. -The animal seemed
thoroughly frightened, and as the
f boats closed in the voluuteers were
unable to fire more, owing to the
crowds assembled on the shore. At
a little past six the monster took the
- Aground on the beach in front of the
Caledonian Hotel, in George street,
and his proportions were now fully
Visible. In his frantic exeitions, with
his tail sweeping the beach, no one
dared to approach. The stones were
flying in all directions ; on a serious
ly injuring a man called Baldy Bar
row, and another breaking the win
dow of the Commercial hank. A
party of volunteers, under Lieut. Da
rid Menzines, now assembled and
fired volley after volley into the neck,
according to the directions of Dr.
Campbell, who did not wish, for sci
entific reasons, that the configuration
of the head should be damaged. A
- there was a bright moon, this con tin
. ued till nearly 10 oVslock, when Mr.
. - Stephens, of the Commercial Bank,
.waded in and fixed a strong rope to
" the animal's head, and by the exer-
tions of some 70 folk it was 8;curly
;dragged above high water mark. Its
, I exact appearance as it lies on the
' beach is as follows: The extreme
jleugth is 110 feet and the thickest
Ipart is about 25 feet from the head,
I which is about U feet irt cirenmfer
1ence. At this part is fixed a pair of
j fins, which are i feet long by nearly
v,' 7 feet aorofts at the sides. Further
. jback i. a dorsal fin, extending for at
lleast 12 or 18 feet and 5 teet hiarh in
i front, tapering to 1 foot. The tail is
:inore of a ijatteueq termination to the
. the body than anything else. The
; eyes are very smalt in nroDortton and
- J elongated,' and gills of the length of
2J feet behind. There aae no extero-
; tmi ears; nd as Dr. Campbell cud not
$wisn ine animal nanaiea till no com
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.municaiea wun some eminent tcien
i title gentlemen, we could not ascer
1 taiu it there were teeth or not. Great
j excitement 18 created, and the couo
; a trypeople . are flocking to view it.
, i f xt Hiti .:fbrae?iy-'iook:; pOSMMlOQ of
fee.oi addid. aaa jj.r. oonn jnicoI.
writer, in the Dime of the Crown.
. : Went Trtu Court.
. fBcidsriUe Times.I
There was a great crowd present
Tuesday, and hreaterday the Court
was in full work. A family feud be
t wee ; William' Batly and William
King occupied the, most of toe morn
ing. ThereJ were two bills. First
MlelasyiHed :foraxi;?u3niUSapip n
King; and then King upon Bailey. In
the first Bailey was acquitted, and the
next the jiiry hungr, and the Judge
dismissed them. The Judge said he
would like to put both parties in jail
and thus settle their family quarrel.
rjie reserved bis decision as to costs,
holding both Bailey and King in at
tendance. X man named Foy and . a
cross-eyed white woman with a baby
in her arms were then waltzed m tor
fornication. and adultery. The Judge
in8tructed'fh;e jury to find not guilty,
that the State had not made up its
case, and a crime to be fornication
and adultery must first become a
nuisance and be generally known to
a community. The parties were dis
missed. Kyland fatterson aud Uob
Payne for a fight at Stones store were
next handed up. Ryland a reghlar
Ransy Sniffles swore straight
through that Bob Payne fell on him
with a fence rail, but didn't hit him,
that he slung his shoulder out ot
place, and he was in the acts af fain
tin' when he recovered," that he
didn't draw a knife on Payne, and, in
fact, was as harmless as a iamb all
through the fight. Payne's witness
es good men swore that Patterson
hit the first, lick, that he did draw al
i :r ' j i a r ' 1 .: i
KQiie, ana mat a man uameu ueorge
Turner backed up Patterson tnd" eu
couraged him to fight. Turner swore
ho did no such thing, also swore that
Patterson drew no kuife. The jury
found Payne guilty of an assault and
the Judge fined him five dollars and
eosts. The Judge then ordered Pat-
terson and lurner before him and all
the witnesses in the case, aud exam
ined them as to the crooked swear
ing .Theresult wasTattferson & Tur
ner wore placed under recognizance
and failing to give bail were jailed
They will ue tnd tor perjury. Judge
Cox seema detenhined to break up
false swearing in Court It is becom
ing quite fashionable, but promp han
dling, such as this, will soon tnrottle
it. An old negro, Sam Jones, then
gave amusing evideuce as to an as
sault upon him by Joe Napper. Sam
said Joe hit him on the jaw which
was already shivered b' the pulling
ot a tooth. He also told What Joe
said to him, and it wasn't sweet lan
guage at all.
The Reid Huse had a splendid
dinner. Judge Settle was a visitor
in Court Mr. R. Wi Best represen
ted It he Raleiah Observer and found
warm friends to its interest. It was a
general complaint of hard times
though we saw money change hands
to a segro with a banjo who gave a
concert in the open street and sang
"Where 8 Rosanna Gone.
On all sides the people speak high
ly of Judge Cox.
Tobacco. We regret to inform our
readers, especially those having the
article for sale, that tobacco is still
down, down, at top low an ebb to of
fer any inducement to have them
bring it to .market. Very heavy
breaks have; we had all week, and still
the glut continues. Some few lots
seemed to sell tolerably well, but the
bulk of all that has been upon the
market this week, has not brought a-
nythmg like the cost of production.
We have the belief that the glut is a
b6at overj ahdf tobacco should come
forward more sparingly throughout
the remainder of the season, that it
will before long" improve ' in price
This appears to be the general belief
Ol.Qur ueaiera, mougu a iew ie a
different view and say they can see
no signs of any improvement in pnee
as ' the 'season advances Jkmvith
Border Express. 184A.
A coquette is a roae i from which
atatv lover nlucts a leal: tne ttiorns
j are referred for her future huiband.
Prlco .of Farcat I-:t:-r.
Is it not too often the i - i tint in
hiring their ordinary, farm
mers make a great .mist-'
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common plan of being gov
certain rate oi wages r au
conrse, aim at the same ra!?
a nonr hanrf rannnt. hft jpjuX' ;1 that
he is not .worth as rnuc&l c :'T ctherr
hat can we afford to accept this doc-
triu ? Taking the average rate ot
wages at $12 per. month, we all, know
that there are men who are well
worth $3 per month more than .the
average hand, and past experience
proves that by far a large propotion
are worth less by from $3 to $5. In
purchasing other commodities we are
governed by the actual value, and
wny snouia not ine laoor wnicn is
bought for a fixed sura) be gauged bv
the same rule ? . If there are indica
tions that a certain hand; by , extra
care of his tools, superior manage
ment, good care of teams, or general
good conduct, is worth more than the
average, it will pay togive it to him ;
it on the other hand (b fore the bar
gain i s made), the. man is known to
be careless, it is no more injustice to
refuse to give him full price than it
is to refuse to give a neighbor mar
ket price for damaged gram or hay;
your refusal will stimulate him to im
prove his standard and become wor
thy of the highest rate. We hear
much complaint ot poor hands, but
does not this feature of our system
have a tendency to keep them ao?
Alter the bargain has been made,
there are other points which are im
portant 1 lie man has contracted to
do certain things for a certain amount
ot money. If he does less, we expect1
to lesseu his pay; but if he.doea more,
do we increase it? If he qnits work
half an hour, or even an hour, before
sundown, it is often the case that a
deduction is made from his pay ; but
if he workt? after sundown, ought we
not, by the same rule to pay extra for
it ? It is often the case that for spe
cial causes to finish up a piece of
ploughing, so as not to need to bring
up and harness the horses next day;
to bring an extra load or two of hay
in at night we ask and 'receive au
hour or two of extra work Is not
this as much upon our side of the bar
gain as the Loss of time was on his?
If it is fairly understood that in re
turn for such favors the man may
have a half or whole day at a leisure
time, it win ue iar irom lost, ana win
increase his willingness to do so a-
gain either for you of his next em
ployer. A miu who will wait at the
"barn end' of the furrow because he
cannot get clear around again before
sundown may- be set down as worth
$3 per month less than' One who does
not, for this example is the key to his
whole character. It we were more
exact and caieful on these points we
wonia see a raarKea improvement in
our farm hands. Cor. Country
man.
A Fight.,
Border Exptes.
Mr. Editou: A lively bout and
fast fight came off at this place on
last I hursday evening, and as it set
tied a vexed question ! thiuk ,you
should know about it. The question
at issue between the combatants was
the comparative honesty of ' Sambo1"
taken as a race. Du Lewis negro
boatman asserting that he himself
would steal, and that eyery Nigger
m the world would do the tame,
Tom Jones, colored carpenter deny
ing the proposition in its general
sense, but admitting the truth, of its
particular application to Don. Not
being able to settle the question by.
argn ment-Uiey-lina4ly agreed-to fight
it otr. The result venned the old
Federal practice ot trial by combat
for when the smoko of battle blew a-
way the champion of African hones
tv was found to- be knocked out ot
time. Thus history repeats itself, and
the decision of nearly every court in
the State are confirmed by a method
oi trial as old as tbe hills, and eter
nal justice speaking through the pr
tent fists of Don Lewis proclaims the
inevitable fact that a' signer " will
steal yy nat a pity.
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, Oxford
4 m wan$, ttfr We need
cne.J If the people of Oxford and the
rurronnding cou try ever expect 1 this
(3 I o much cf n business place ana a
hjtdinrr tcbcco: riiirket. T'We must
ha vd T.'I!iilrc'r.cl..i"; Lf: narrow gattge
would: give a fresh impetus to trade
bring white population and infuse
Tiew lite to tne country every way.
Take for instance Milton, N. C. Since
the huirding-of the-Milton, r& Suther
lin Road has become an established
fact, the town, that was once consid
ered finished, begins to look up. Peo
ple are irnmigrating there. New hou
ses are being built. A bank is soon
to be est ablished. Property holders
are -beginning to build dwelling hou
ses. This is one way of how, the
thing works.. '
Again, the narrow gauge road just
completed between Orange C. H.,
and Frederrdrabtirgv-Va38 miles
the receipts of which for -last week,
were $1,500, and the expenses only
about oner fourth.
It is stated by the Reidsvill Times
that if the M. & S. R. R , be extended
from Milton to Durham, W. T Black
well & Co., will subscribe $50,000.
Why not extend it on to Oxford?
Let our people call meetings and co
operate with this company in regard
to this route. ' .
What has the Milton Chronicle to
say about this route? Let us hear
from you, .Mr. Evans.
A narrow gauge . Railroad from
Oxford to Durham is the thing. Let
us have it.
The weathrcock On the "steeple of
the village church iu Soudan, France,
was tiraeworn and rusty, and those
in authority decided that it should
be removed. A man clambered up
the steeple, but just before he could
reach the weathercock he lost his
ballance and slid down for seventy
feet, then rebounded to the roof of the
church, and was precipitated to the
groudd without 'being seriously in
jured. : Then a man named Cheva
lier strove to haut himself up by
means of a rbpe ; but afc last his
hands slipped and be fell backward.
His foot caught in the rope, and there
he remained, 120 feet from the
ground, with his head down beating
the air with his arms, struggling to
recover himself, and'swaying. back
ward and forward with a high wind.
Pierre Pean now stepped forth and
volunteered to mount to the rescue
of Chevalier, but after doing his best
for three-quarters ot an hour he had
to descend: His piece was taken by
Moreau, who, climbing higher than
Chevalier, slipped a rope round his
body, and cutting that which held his
toot treed him itom the tearful posi
tiou in which he had remained for
thrft ftnura' ': ' r
(Charlotte OssssrCa.''- '
The awe of McAd
Western &ilroad,,f irScfi,. rw an
nounced in enrtelehis yesterday
morning aa hating been decided By '
the SupremeCourr ot thV United
StatealrttiaW
Aden, as ; trustee, 1 vs. the-. Western,
Railroad' ixamonly called the Fay
ette villev Road. Several years; since
this .company executed a mortgage
to R. Y. McAden and others, as trus
tees: It having refused to pay 4'the
interest on the mortgage, one.HewelJ,
a bondholder filed a bill to foreclose
the mortgage. Ia the Circuit Court
of the. United States, in session at
Raleigh about three years ago, Chief
Justice Vaite, decided against the
mortgagend in favor of the railrpad
compauy, Hewell appealed; aud as
stated the decision was reserved, and
R. Y. McAden and others are allowed
to sell tho road, unless the mortgage
debt is paid. It is said that ihb road
isffally able to pay their; debts, i( j
. Border - Express. .
Go for Him. Ue is a poor devil of
a priuter having a larger pile qf
brains than money a publisher, an
editor" a fellow of infinite, jest' and
most excellent fancy, j iherefprewe
advise you to go for him. Sometimes
he says hard and soft things, very
frequently spicy, tor people say -h ho
has a queer way of putting words to
gether, still you had better .go. 1or
him ! He is very poor in purse, (and
wouldn't purse-proud if he was
worth a million, has a wife and cliil-'.
dren (adozea-we. suspectV for .where
is the poor editor that has'nt his
share,) but that matters not, go for
him. We met him the other day on
the train going for Milton, he was
lookiug serene and cheerful, twisting
his moustache withhis finger and
thumb with an air that made us. fc,el
that he was happy with the thought
that he was only a poor editor, so wo
think it would be a good, kind act if
you would'go for him. He talked to
us, and would you believe it the conti
nental hardened newspaper sinner
talked nothing but neWspaperv (he
must have the thing on the brain,)
then why not burst thuigsliriae open
and go tor him. He prints the liyli-
est, gprightliest, and most readable
paper (always iexcepting; the Border
Express,) between turkey-cock moun
tain and the dismal swamp, - and his
name which it is Tom Eviirs,' and his
paper which it is Raids vi lie TraES,so
make up your minds to go. for him
and that paper, Subscribe for it, give
Tom a helping hand, and you'll live
until the next Centennial, we'll bet
if your breath holds out ! It ts
longest who do tne greatest number
of kiud acts.
lion. D. p. Caldwell.
(Reidvrille Times. J
One old-line whig has at last been
Jon the Palmetto Flag An honor of the
Jinauguration of Governor Hampton
He wrote it at the request ot the
YorJsmUe Ejiiquirer and it appeared i n
that paper. We refer to the lion. D.
F. Caldwell, of Greensboro. Had we
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'or
gatnerea roses irom ine umo ot a
tnrdy oak tree we could have looked
or, poetry from tho pen of Frank
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Cald.well-and yet we learathat some
jof the sweetest waifs on the strands
taf journalism, are.froox. his. pen. 'We'
hnote. a rerse xrom tnis poem :
Th PaSmetto ag! hoist it op we are
i . free! , ,
And trusting in God, hope ever to be.
. And now. if one fail to act well .hia part.
Hay s corse fall on him sad wither his
- heart; r - ,: ; ' -
i' And hoafc men him him Wllh very
bresth , , ..
Tfil the vile crektuxtis chafed to hid
- heath; ; ; . i ' v- ,
For only the good we nsvaljp remain.
' XVholl work for the fiUt,"hr glory and
.iW fsit' t- t-v:-f ,T ?i 'i!'JVJI-i !
For tba Pahnetto Flag has ae'er proyod
' . . a shield
' To robbers and thierea, ia ca&ip or ia
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