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No advertisement inserted until it has been
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in this town, or its vicinity.
CAll letters to the editors must be post-paid,
or they will not be attended to.
JVcgYOfcs 1lo Sale.
ON the last Thursday in July, at the Court
I louse in Salisbury, will be sold, on a credit
of six months, several valuable young NlCGIiO
Uoys and Girls, belonging to tlie estate of the
late Col. Richmond Pearson, deceased.
J. A. PEARSON, Executor.
E. PEARSON, Executrix.
June 25, 1821. 5Jts
JVtw Goods.
fTHE subscriber is nov ppening, at his Store
JL in Salisbury, a general and well selected
assortment of
DRY GOODS,
HARD-WARE, and
MEDICINES,
Just received direct from New-York and Phila
delphia, and laid in at prices that will enable him
to sell remarkably low. His customers, and the
public, are respectfully invited to call and ex
amine for themselves. All kinds of Country
Produce received in exchange.
lat7S
J. MURPHY.
Yoi! Sale,
THE well known stand in Lexington, N. C.
known by the name of the Swan Tavern,
with one and a half Town Lots, with good Sta
bles, a Kitchen, and all necessary Out-Houses.
The Dwelling-house is roomy, and well furnished
with furniture, which may be had by the pur
chaser. Also, 130 acres of good LAND, joining town.
The plantation is in a high state of cultivation.
I will make the payments easy, as times are hard.
For terms, apply to the subscriber in Lexington.
MICHAEL BEARD.
May 7th, 1821. 10wt5S
iVcNV Stage to WoYeAgli.
fw?v rrrxiiA contractor lor carry in c
0Wgtf4Qji& the 1 J. States M ail between
Raleisrh and Salisbury, by
way of Randolph, Chatham, &.c. respectfully in
forms the public, that he has fitted up an entire
NEW STAGE; which, added to other improve-j
mcnts that have been made, will enable him to 1
carry PASSENGERS with as much comfort and ,
expedition as they can be carried by any line of;
stages in this part of the country. The scarcity ;
of money, the reduction in the price of produce,
fcic. demand a correspondent reduction in every
department of life : Therefore, the subscriber
has determined to reduce tlie rate of passage
from eight to six cents per. mile. Gentlemen
travelling from the West to Ilaleigh, or by way
of Raleigh to the North, are invited to try the
subscriber's Stage, as he feels assured it only
needs a trial to gain a preference.
The Stage arrives in Salisbury every Tuesday,
S or 9 o'clock, and departs tlience for Raleigh
i. .i o l- ?j. :. i..i i.
cue bUiiie uay ui -s u ciuvk ; n iii rnis ill iiaiciiu i
Fridav evenincr. and leaves there for Salisburv '
on Saturday at 2 o'clock.
Ut' 22, "1321. 50 JOHN LANE.
Tirivatfc "Entertainment.
THE subscriber takes this method of inform
ing his friends, and the public in general,
that ho has established himself in the house for
merly occupied by the Rev. Peter Eaton, in the
Town of Iluntsvillc, Surry county, N. Carolina;
and has been at considerable expense in making
his rooms commodious and comfortable, for the
reception .of Travellers, and all who mav. favor
him with their custom. His Sideboard is pro-
vided with Liquors of the best quality, and his i
Stables with every tiling requisite for Horses ; I
and hopes, by particular attention, to merit a
share of public patronage.
MUMFO RD DEJORXATT.
Hun isville, Bee. 1 7, 1 820. 50
N. B. The subscriber continues to carry on
the Cabinet Business ; and will execute all or
ders with neatness and despatch, for cash, credit,
or country produce. M. D.
TiCtx Dollars llewavil.
AN away from the subscriber, at Charlotte,
lb Mecklenburg county, N. Carolina, a Negro
Roy by the name of SIMON; dark complexion,
stout made, and five feet seven or eight inches
t T 1 1 1 "
nig.i. iic ! V '
'PPV "'Vi- V" vwi.v ,
of Prince Ailhani, irg.no, as he was purchased j
in mat ccumy. m JJUU 14
the said negro is delivered to Isaac If die, Con- j
cord, Cabarrus county, or 2d dollars if secured in j
any jail, and information given, so that I get him ,
airam.
EVAN WILIE.
March 21. 1821. 50
The Editors of tlie Richmond Enquirer arc
requested to insert the above advertisement six
weeks, and send their account to the office of
tlie Western Carolinian for payment.
Wirits YeniVitioni Exponas,
For sale at this Office.
YADKIN
Navigation Company.
"JVTOTICE is hereby given, that the President
i. k and Directors of the Yadkin Navigation
Company have required the payment of the sev
enth, eighth and ninth instalments, often dollars
each, upon every share subscribed, to be made
to the Treasurer of the Company, or to such
Agents as they shall appoint to receive the same :
Aiid that payment of said instalments be made
on or before the 6th day of August next, or the
shares of the subscribers failing to pay, will be
sold at auction, at the town of Salisbury, North
Carolina, on Monday, the 10th day of Septem
ber next.
FRANCIS L.OCKE, President pro tern,
(if the Yadkin vVuviq ation Compary.
.Tunc 20, 1821. oStSplO
l?i duration
ON the first of October next, th Pleasant
Reireut Academy, at JLincolnton, N. C. will
open under the superintendence of the Rev.
Messrs. Mcsiiat and Hell. In this institution
will be taught the different branches of English
and Classical Education, such as Reading, Wri
ting, Arithmetic, English Grammar, Geography,
Mathemat'cs, Moral and Natural Pliilosophy, the
Crock and Latin Languages, and, if required,
pupils will be instructed in the German and lie
brew Languages.
The suitableness cf the Buildings, in point of
comfort and convenience, together with the
cheapness of boarding, the established moral
character of the villagers and vicinity, the health
iness ot the place, and the II known and ac-
knowled abilities ot the gentlemen who will
conduct tlie exercises cf the Academy, give this
Institution a decided preference to anv in the
state. 1 he Trustees do, therefore, confidently
feel themselves entitled to a liberal share of
public patronage ; and expecting it, they pledge
themselves that nothing shall be wanting on their
part to promote the improvement of the students.
By order ot the Board.
1). RE1NII ARDT, Secretary.
lJncolnton,Jtm. C.Junc 5, 1821. GwtoB
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA,
ASTIE COUNTY.
EORGE BOWER rs.Jarncs M'Guicr : Orig-
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X inal attachment, returned to May session,
1821. It is ordered by the court, that publica
tion be made in the Western Carolinian for
three months, that the defendant, James M'Guicr,
appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions to be held for the county of Ashe, on
the second Momby after the fourth Monday in
July next, and plead, answer, or demur, other
wise judgment by default final will be entered
up against him.
10wt59 TIIOS. CALLOWAY, Clerk.
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA,
a sin: COUNTY.
LEONARD SHOWN versus James M'Guier:
Original attachment, returned to May ses
sion, 1821. It is ordered by the court, that pub
lication be made in the Western Carolinian for
three months, that the defendant, James M'Guicr,
appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions to be held for the county of Ashe, on
tlie second Monday after tlie fourth Monday in
July next, and plead, answer, or demur, other
wise judgment by default final will be entered
up against him.
10vt5D TIIOS. CALLOWAY, Cleric.
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA,
a sin: COUNTY.
AUGII & FINLY versus James M'Guier :
If Original attachment, returned to May
Sess'on, 1821. It is ordered by the court, that
publication be made in the Western Carolinian
for three months, that the defendant, James Mac
Guier, appear at the next Court of Pleas and
Quarter Sessions to be held for the county of
Ashe, on the second Monday after the fourth
Monday in July ncxt and plead, answer, or de
mur, otherwise judgment by default final will
be entered up against him.
10wt59 TIIOS. CALLOWAY, Clerk.
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA,
ASHE COUNTY.
OOXROD SMITH AT r. James M'Guicr:
Original attachment, returned to May ses
sion. 1821. It is ordered by the court, that pub
lication be made in the Western Carolinian for
three months, that the defendant, James M'Guier,
appear at the next Court of Pleas and Quarter
Sessions to be held for the county of Ashe, on
the second Monday after the fourth Monday in
July next, and plead, answer, or demur, other
wise judgment by elefault final will be entered
up against him.
10wt59 TIIOS. CALLOWAY, Cleric.
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA,
ROWAN COUNTY.
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J ,; Origsna
OURT of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, May
1. Henry Williams vs. "William
al attachment, Jesse A. Pearson
and others summoned as garnishees. It appear
ing to the satisfaction of the court that the de
fendant is not an inhabitant of this state, it is
therefore ordered, that publication be made for
three months in the Western Carolinian, printed
in Salisbury, that the defendant appear at the
next Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions to be
held for tlie county of Rowan, at the Court-House
in Salisbury, on the third Monday in August next,
then and there to replevy, plead, or demur, or
judgment will be taken against him by default.
llvt53 Test: JNO. GILES, C. 11. C. C.
STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA,
It O WAN COUNTY.
4-10URT of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, Mav
Term, 1821. Richmond Pearson's execu-
tor :md cxccutris VSm William Langhom, John
'crm, 1821. Richmond Pearsons execu-
Calowav, and J. S. Harwell Original attach-
Jrent Qn UntL u appcarin?0 lhc fa.
factIon cf the CQUrt that acfelKlaut3 arc not
inIiab - ltants cf this state, it is therefore ordered
that publication be made for six weeks in the
Western Carolinian, printed in Salisbury, that
the defendants appear at the next Court of Pleas
and Quarter Sessions to be held for the county
of Rowan, at the Court-House in Salisbury, on
the third Monday in August next, then and there
to replevy, plead, or demur, or judgment will
be taken against them by default.
6vt33 Test: JNO. GILES, C.I!. C. C.
mOM THE XATIONAE GAZETTE.
We were gratified yesterday with
the perusal of a private, familiar letter
from .London, written by a distinguish
ed American physician. It appeared
to us that a considerable part of the
letter could not fail to prove highly in
teresting to his brethren of the Facul
ty at home ; and we therefore request
ed permission to publish the extracts
from it, which wc now lay before our
readers.
LONDON, APRIL 24.
" I have visited in succession St.
Bartholomew's, St, George's, and St.
Thomas's Hospitals, with their respec
tive prescribing Surgeons. The f first
observation which I had occasion to
make, was, that they are by no" means
exemplary in the style in which they
are kept, being much inferior to the
Pennsylvania Hospital ; as the latter is,
however, considered a " rara avis," it
is perhaps not fair to establish it as a
standard of comparison. The Better
ing House is nearer the mark, and their
striking superiority over that, is ra
ther in extent than in any other circum
stance." u St. Bartholomews did not, at the
time of my visit, present much variety
or interest in its cases, indeed, Mr.
Abernethy apologizt-d for its poverty
in this respect. They have lately
modified an old fashioned treatment
for fractured os femoris, by arranging
the frame which supports the limb in
such a manner, that the angle may be
increased or diminished at pleasure.
This plan also prevails at St. Thomas',
and Guy s and is in some measure the
hobby of the dav. I observed, how
ever, a child of two or three years old,
who had his limbs laid on one side on
a cushion, without any splint whatever,
and the remark connected with this
circumstance was, that the limb.- of
children healed very kindly, and requir
ed scarcely any other management than
rest. As far as I can judge, Mr. Aber
nethy's leading treatment in ulcers, in
chronic diseases, Sec. is to attend par
ticularly to the state of the stomach
and bowels ; this he enjoins on almost
every patient saying that except
where an immediate operation is ne
cessary, surgery can do , nothing else.
I had an opportunity on the same day
of seeing Mr. Lawrence operate for
strangulated femorel hernia in a wo
man. The operation was' well per
formed, though I was not sensible of
any remarkable adroitness in his style,
nor indeed did the time which he took
indicate a better knowledge of the
parts than similar attempts on pur side
of the water. Diseases of the joints
were numerous ; issues and causticks
constitute the mode of treatment ; the
purgative plan, if known, is not attend
ed to. In a few days afterwards I
dined with Mr. Abernethy, and was
much pleased with him ; he is a socia
ble, honest and unpretending man,
more disposed to amuse himself after
the business of the day, than to tease
his brain on medical subjects."
44 Mr. Cooper was civil enough in a
few davs afterwards to take me to his
hospitals : the variety of cases is here
much greater and more interesting ;
diseases of the bones, of the testis, and
of the joints, are remarkably numer
ous. Mr. Cooper has lately perform
ed an operation of an interesting char
acter, on a clergyman ; the extraction
of more than a hundred calculi from
the bladder, by means of a pair of for
ceps. The case, as he mentioned it to
me, is briefly this : Some time last
summer he was applied to by this gen
tleman ; as the time was unfavorable
for operating, he gave him a soda mix
ture, with a request to return in the
month of November, in order to sub
mit to it. He returned accordingly,
and Mr. C. on examination, convin
cing himself of the presence of sever
al small calculi, it came into his head
to attempt their extraction through the
urethra. Weis, an ingenious instru
ment maker, in a little time furnished
him with a suitable pair of forceps,
and, at the very first trial, he hooked
out thirty. This operation was repeat
ed in a few days, till the . whole were
removed, and the gentleman perfectly
restored. The instrument resembles
a common sound, split into two blades
at its extremity ; these blades were
made to recede from each other bv a
stylet, vith a shoulder passing through
the instrument. When the stvlet is
drawn outwards, the blades recede,
which gives an opportunity to pass
them over the stone ; the stylet being
then shoved inwards the elasticity of
the blades brings them together, and
therefore fixes the stone.
A modification of this instrument
has been in use lor a few weeks, for
dilating strictures of the urethra, and
the results are said to be favorable.
' Dr. Chapman's Journal is making
an excellent impression in favor of the
medical literature of our country, and
perse-erance only is required to estab
lish ourselves fully in the estimation of
English practitioners. Dr. C's high
reputation for talents, and as a teacher,
has attracted the eyes of the profession
here, and very interesting results are
calculated on. The gentlemen from
whose conversation I have derived
these conclusions are, Sir Kverard
Home, Dr. Babington, and Charles
Bell. The latter says that this is an
auspicious moment for the underta
king, as the profession here is almost
at a stand, and would readily seize up
on any new opinions, either from the
continent or from America."
rr.OJI TUE 3TATIUX.IL INTELLIGENCES.
ELDER.
Samsuccs, Linn.
The virtues of this shrub, which is
found in abundance in our fields, and is
now in full bloom, are not sufficiently
known among us. In continental Europe
it is valued and is used with success in
many diseases. Chaptal, Purmentier, and
others, in their admirable dictionary of
natural history, applied to the arts and to
rural and domestic economy, say that
from Hippocrates down to the present
day it has been employed in medicine,
and its virtues and properties unequiv
ocally confirmed br time and experi
ence. Its flowers arc resolutive, anodyne,
and emollient. Infused and drank
like tea, they provoke and establish per
spiration in certain fevers, colds, and
catarrhs ; fried with eggs they are an
agreeable purge ; applied as a fomen
tation in cases of erysipelas, they re
duce the heat and irritation, and prove
excellent in all disorders of the skin.
Warmed and applied to the forehead
and temples they cure the megrim.
They are used in a vapor bath for
swollen legs, particularly in the drop
sy, in which disorder the berries, in
ner bark, and roots of this plant are
used with great effect as a diuretick and
purgative. From the berries a rcb or
thick juice is extracted, which is giv
en with success in bowel complaints,
and in the dysentery.
The flowers give a fine perfume to
vinegar, and to wine the flavor of mus
cat ; apples, when laid on a bed of
these flowers when dried, and then
confined from the air, acquire an ex
quisite taste. A decoction of its ber
ries dyes linen when passed through al
um water, of a green brown color ; and
excellent brandy can be distilled from
them.
An English farmer in the county of
Devonshire, in a season when the
whole of the vegetation in his neigh
borhood had been destroyed by cater
pillars, grasshoppers, and other insects,
observed that the Elder remained un
touched, in full health and vigor; this
induced him to make an experiment
which was attended with perfect suc
cess. With boughs of the Elder tied
together he went over his grounds,
whipping and brushing gently his cab
bage plants, turnips, and even wTheat,
which drove off all the insects, who ne
ver returned. He then tried the same
operation on his fruit trees with equal
effect. Since this discovery has been
made known, some boil the branches
and leaves of this plant in water, and
then sprinkle this decoction over young
plants, which is said to preserve them
effectually from destruction by insects.
A peculiar account of this experiment
was communicated many years ago
to the Royal Societv, by Christopher
Gullet.
The leaves and flowers of this plant
when sprinkled with molasses, and
laid in places infested by cockroaches
and ants, will drive them off.
AGRICULTURAL.
Hail! first of Arts, source cf domestic case ;
Pride of the land, and patron of the seas.
CONSTITUTION
OF TilC noVAX AGniCULTUIUt SOCIETT.
1. The society shall be styled the Row
an Agricultural Society.
2. The society shall be composed of
regutir and honorary members. The
regular members are those who attend
the stated meetings of the society, and
assist in its transactions. The honorary
members are such gentlemen (not resi
ding in the county of Rowan) as the so
ciety may think proper to elect, but when,
attending, they shair have all the rights
and privileges of regular members.
3. The officers of the society shall be
a President, two Vice Presidents, Secre
tary and Treasurer. They shall be elect
ed by ballot at the spring meeting, for the
term of one year. There shall lso be a
Committee of Correspondence, consisting
of three members.
4. The President shall preside in the
society at its meetings, and preserve or
der and decorum. In the absence of the
President, his duties shall be performed
by the 1st Vice President ; and in his ab
sence, by the 2d Vice President. When
neither of these officers is present, then
the society may call any member to tiie
chair for the time being. The President,
at his own discretion, may, or at the re
quest of any five members, shall, call a
meeting of the society, first giving ten
days notice thereof in the Western Caro
linian. 5. The Secretary shall record the trans
actions of the society. He shall receive
in charge all the papers of the society,
carefully filing away all letters and com
munications belonging thereto. He shall
take charge of the books and other prop
erty of the society.
6. The Treasurer shall have in charge
the1 funds of the society, from whatever
source arising, and disburse the same on
ly on the written order of the President.
He shall keep a book, wherein his accounts
shall be fully stated, and which shall be
free to the inspection of the society at
every meeting : at the annual meetings
he shall make a detailed report of the pe
cuniary concerns of -the society, stating
what moneys received, how expended, and
the balance on hand.
7. The Committee of Correspondence
shall open and carry on a correspondence
with other Agricultural Societies, and
with intelligent individuals in different
sections of the country, for the purpose
of collecting information on the most ap
proved methods of cultivation, and for the
procurement of the best models of farm
ing implements. All the information and
communications received by them shall,
at the first meeting thereafter, be laid be
fore the society.
8. It is considered the particular duty
of every member of the society, diligent
ly to turn his attention (as much as his sit
uation will allow) to the study of agricul
ture, and on all occasions to impart to the
society any improvements or discoveries
he may make ; also, to use every exertion
in his power to procure correct models of
the most approved farming implements in
use in any part of the country.
9. It is the duty of the members reg
ularly to attend the meetings of the so
ciety ; and each member may at any time
bring with him into the society one friend
as a visitor.
10. Ten members, with the President,
or either of the Vice Presidents, or twen
ty members without either of those offi
cers, may constitute a quorum to transact
business.
11. There shall be two regular meet-
iiiia ui uic auuiciy ii cat.) y un y
the first Thnrsdav in the month cf Octo J
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