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"TlliJ PUBLIC GOOD SHOULD EVEE BE PREFERRED TO PRIVATE ADVANTAGE."
.VOLUME 3.
Lincolnton, North Carolina, Thursday, November 19,1846.
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Lincoln Business JJireetory.
Court Vjlcers Superior C-urt F. A.
r-Ilolic, cltM K. Equity m. Williamson,
cleik. County court llobeii William
son, clerk. Each of "these offices in the
Couit House. W. Lander, Solicitor, law
office on the main street, east of the public
square. II. N, Gaston, Sheriff; Paul
KisUer, Deputy.
Regis"-, W.J. Wilson; Deputy,. C- C.
Ilendurs . County Surveyor, Isaac Hol
land : County Prnoessiuncr 1. 11. Holland.
Coroner, Wki R llullaritl.
Lawyers Hay wood W. Guiou, n am st.
one door cast. L. E. Thompson, main at.
easf, 3d square W. Lander, mam st. east,
-,2d square. V. A. MeBue, and W. Wil
" liamon, offices at McBee's building, main
St. 2d square, east.
Physicians S. P. Simpson, main street,
Wf?st. D. W. Scm-uck, (and Apmhecary,
nv:tm st. two d-urs east. Elim Caldwell)
jnuin-street, 6 doors cast. Z. !5uit, offi
ce opposits Mrs Mou's hotel. A. Ramsour,
. main st. west.
f Merchants -Win. Hoke, north on square,
cast cornet. B. S. Johnson, not ill on square
west corner, - J. A Ramsour, on square,
north west corner. C. C. Henderson, on
square, (post office) south. J. Ramsour dj
Son, main st., 5 doors west. Johnson &
Heed, on .-.qua re, south west corner main t.
Academies Male, 13. Sumner; Female,
. Udder the charge ot Mr.-Sumns r also; resi
dence mam si. 5iii corner south cast of the
- court house.
Hotels Mrs Motz, s. w. corner of mam
st. and square Win. Shule, main st. 2d
.orner east of square. A. A. McLane, 2d
corner, west, on main st. B. S. Johnston,
!ior;5 wfts((it(.fxi,arf..
. Grorrs C Piesneil, main sr. 4 doors
east ot square. Win. R. Edwards, south'-
west of square. L. Rothruck, south-west
corner of square.
Tailors Daiit-y & Seale, main st. one
door west of square. Allen Alexander,
"""" on square, s. by w. u'c. Moure & Cobb,
on square, north west con.er.
Watch Maker and Jeweller Charles
Schhitdt, main st. 4 doc-js east.
Saddle and Harness Makers J.T. Al
'" fcXiiPr, na'.p. st. 2d earner east ot quart;,
B. M i; F. J. Jetton, on square, north by
wet. J, A. Jetton Ci., main st. west.
t , V'riniers T. J. Kecles, Courier office
nr.tkt east end, south east corner of th'
vChurls?ti road.
ii'ooA- Binder F. A. Hoke, main t. on
!2d "q'.'are wr stof court house.
Painter II. S. Ilicks, next to F. A.
Ilol.e, ivcs-t. - .,
Coach Factories Samuel Lander,main
st. east, on 2d square from Court House.
; Ab ler McKoy, mainst. east, on 13d square.
S. V. Simpson, street itn;th of main, and n.
w. ot court house, lsaae trwm, mnm st.,
west, on 2d square. A. & R. Garner, on
main st. east end, north side.
Blacksmiths Jacob Rush, main st. 5th
corner' east of court house. M. Jac Ls,
main s., east ead. A. Delain, main st. near
east end. J. Bysaner, back st. north west
of public square. J. W. Pa tour, west
end.
Cabinet Makers T-hornasDews & Son,
mAiti st. east, oir 4th squaie.
Carpenters, $c. Daniel Shuford, main
s., east, 6th corner from square. James
Triplet:, main st. M'lWb- building. Isaac
Hou.ier.imin sr. west end. James W tils,
mii! st. west of square.
Brick Masons W illis Peek, (and plas
terer) mam si., cast, 4th corner from square.
Peter llouser, on east side of street north
of squire.
77i Plate Worker and Copper Smith
Tij'H R- Shuford, main st. east, on south
8id 'or 2d square.
'Shoe Makers John Hugpins, t,n hack
St., south west of squire. Amzi F( r J 6c
Co. south west corner Charlotte roau and
main st. east end.
Tanners Paul Kistler, main-st. west
end. J. Ramsour, back st., m rth east of
square. F& A. L Hoke, 3-4 mile west of
town, main rodd.
Hat Manufactories John Cline, north
from public square, 2 doors, west side of st.
John Butts & son, on square, south side.
Oil Mill Peter 'and J E Hoke, 1 mile
fiouth west of town, York road. . ? '
Paper Facfory G. & R. Mosteiler, 4
miless.iuin at ot court house.
Cotton Factory John HokedzL. D.
Childs, 2 miles south of court house.
Lime Kiln-Daniel Shuford and othdrs,
9 liules south.
WANTED A youih of about 1G years
of ogeas an apprentice to the Printing bu
siness. Apply at this office. j
COTTAGE COURTSHIP.
BY MISS LAXDON
Now, out upon this smiling.
No smile shall meet his sight;
' And a word of gay reviling
. Is all he'll hear to-nil;l ;
For he'll hold my smiles too lightly
If he always sees me 6mile;
He'll ihu.k they shine more brightly'
Wl.en I have frowned a while. .,;
'Tis not kindness keeps a lover.
He mtist fepl the chain he wears,
All t!e swret enclianttnent's over,
W hen he has no anxious cares.
The heart would seem loo common
If he thought that I:e2tt his own;
Ah! the e.r.pire'of a woman
Is s'.ill in the unknown. ,
Lei change, without a reason,
Make him never feel secure,
For u is an April season
That a lover must endure.
They are all of them so faithless.
Their torment is your gain ;
Would you keep your own heart scaiMess,
Be the one to give the pain.
SHORT PATENT SERMON
- BY DJW, ja.
'An Irquirer' asks me what are r.y arti
cles of tauh, without-jesting or jokin.'
Therefore, you may. perhaps, consider the
loilo ii!g as my cpeed, raiher than as a ser
mon for you. ,
I sumeiisnes say what isn't meant,
Wiibout an idea of deeeiviu';
Thesu tto I give wiih good inient,
AnJ mi;st religiously Itlieve in.
My hearers Since our Inquirer' is so
anxious to ascertain to what extent my fai.h
is capable of reaching, I will answer lacon
ically, to wit:
1 believe with my friend, Paul Pry, that
a spirit of inquiry is the proper characte
r:uc. of uie ue. It is certainly common,
if m i proper, lo inquirers to what our
neighbors trc doing, in doors and out; and
t mtddie, kquacicusly, will! matters With
which we have no u,ort business, than a
kitten has with a b;li cf yarn.
I believe thai tht mom industrious are
the most contented and happy. Idleness
is an uuubus tpon ti.e bosom of enjoy ,ent.
It is the harUtst work in the woild to do
nothing by the month, and have nothing to
do iiwuh. To do up business as ii should
be done, rcqt-ires the pauence and fortitude
ot a lrog pond.
1 believe that the earth revolves, and we
are earned round with it. As the woild.
go:s, so go the mass. "j
I believe that kicking against custom.and
spitting in the face of Fashion, is a foolish
and futile endeavor. Both may need cor
rectionbut they must, and will, have their
way.
1 believe lhat if Legislation were M order
what we should wear, what we should eat,
and what we should drink, it would only
make matters worse. A love of fine clothes
brings distress upon thousands an indul
gence in rich and easily viands is often
followed by serious consequence! and an
immoderate use of stimulating beverages is
destructive to both soul and body ; bui our
law makers have no more right to meddle
with ihrse mauers than I have to cut the
corset strings if ladies, or tear their bishops
from I'll take a drink of water.
I believe that ff the devil be the father
of lies, he has a devilish". Urge family to
look af-er and rapidiy on ihe increase.
1 believe that girls are like kittens
gently smooth them the right way, and they
wdl rub and pirr, most affectionately; but
give them a contrary trush, and ihey get
iheir backs up in a most disdainful manner.
They ail like to be kissed, but sham a deii
cacy about the operation-
1 believe the Earth is older than most
people imagine; at any rate it is old enough
ivi take cure of uself.
I bel.eve that all sudden changes of the
weall er are not only disable but un
healihy and o with regard to the sudden
changes of national government.'
I believe lhat notwithstanding the efforts
of thousands to ".kill Time," he is still on
the wing and is likely to be for many
years to come.
I believe that a wife who scolds scd ill
treats her husbsnd is no gentleman ; and
that the husband,-who is forever Irelling,
ami fiuding fault, makes an old granny ol
himself.
I believe, from,rhat I' have seen, that
many men ought to have to earthly ews
tenccs one to gel together a heap of mo
ncy in. and the oihrr to enjoy it f :
I believe lhat human flesh' is hrmf to 'di
gest. Jonah didn't sit easy on ihe w hale's
stomach.
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I believe that simple honesty, the naked
truth, pure virtue, and a straight' up and
down dealing with the world, have as much
the advantage over vice, trick and strata
gem, in the long rnn, as a good iquare trot
ting horse has over a pacing po-.ey ; or a
rackr r that goes his mile or two like ihe
mischief, and is done for the rest of the
journey.
Poke over, with the cane of consllrra
lion, what I have emptied before you; and
if you ran find a single grain of wheal a
mong the four perks of chaff, I shall be
highly gratified. So mole a be ! '
Aunt Sully Spain's notions on the ho
nesty c Riggers. "You needn't be tel
lin me noihin b.ut the honesty of niggers,
Tom," said Aunt Sally Spam; "you young
folks now a days thinks as how you knoT
every thing, just cause your daddy,the old
fv.ol, had money enough to give you an
education. I knows more 'bout niggers a
great sight than you do 'bout that drotted
Latin whai you're allers spoutin' at a body.
I reckon you never heard me tell of, my
old nigger man Betsy ?" , "
I acknowledged 1 never had, and the old
lady, alter lighting her pipe, continued : ; '
"Well, Betsy and I was fotch up toge
ther, and 1 think from the time we could
cleverly run ibort, we were the thickest of
any thing I ever seed. Well, arterl grew
op and married your uncle Ned, v&,went
to keepin' tiouse, and 1 w as s i distrest" at
the idea f parting from Betsy, that uodv !
tie iraLfC infi i nmipni nf h-.- anil li.
w, ,
the usefullcst to be sure, a helping me to
keep house, lending to milkin' and poultry
and ihe like ; in fact, she alters toted the
kf ys for me. She's been a keepin' house
for me now nigh on forty years, an I never
kotch her with noihin ol mine till a fort
nihtsgo last Monday. I was a washing
of cups and such like arter breakfast, so,
"Betsy," says I jest in them very woids
"take th key, and go to .the sto-room,
and get out the flour and things for dinner."
Well, the old 'onimi siaried'ufT, and arter a
while 1 finished a washm' ip. and, in fact,
was gvvineto my room for my sow ing ma
tenals, when who should 1 meet, right slap
in the face, but Betsy, comin' fiom ihe sto
room with a large basin of sugar under her
arm, the old thing had stole. I couldn't a
fell worser if I had a bin shot ' Lord !
Betsey," says I. dropping- my bands jist so
fashion, and btistm' into tears ; " L rd !
Betsy, I wouldn't a thought n! I thought
if ihere was a honest one in ihe wtorld 'twas
you!" "Lord, missus." says Betsy, busiin
nto tears too, "my dear missus, don't cry
so; you knows we's all poor errm' creters;
all lierble to temptation, and we all will
steal. I been a stealing all my life, but dis
is de fast lime I ever was kotch!''
9500 Dollars Reward.
A handbill came to us this morning from
Greensboro', detailtpg the circumstances of
a distiessiug case of seduction; and offering
the above reward for the apprehension of
the offender. S. P. Coffin is ihe gu.hy
man. He seduced and ranaway with the
wife of Milton Hunt, leaving a young wife
and two small children. His guilty part
ner dr6erted a husband and four small chil
drm, one of whiehisonlv fourteen months
old. Coffin is about 28 years old, tall and
slender, one porcelain moih on the rtght
side of the upprrjaw in front, shews his
teeth when talking, rather a pleasant coon
tf nance. b!ack hair, six feet high, square
projecting shoulders, long smail neck, chin
urtung tip slightly, eyes -mall and a lutle
sunk, talk q nek, sharp nose and broad
forehead. He is said to be guilty of a high
criminal offence in Guilford county, for
which he may be convicted- His stolen
mistress is described as being 5 feel 0 in.
high, glowing reJ checks stout, weight
140 u 150 pounds, very black hair aged
23 or 24 years havirg a young appear
ance. Coffin is well stocked with money.
welll armed, and is inclined to gamble. -
Salisbury ff alchman.
NEW YORK, Oct. 21.
. The Royal Mail Steamer Caledonia,-arrived
at Boston on Tuesday night, at quar
ter past'll o'cloelc, froni Liverpool, whence
he sailed on the 4th inst. via IMinVx.
The sfcimship Great Britain left Liver
pool, on the 22 ult., for New Yoik. with
195 passengers, and on the same nigl;lhe
went ashore at Ruthmullin in Dundrarn
Lay, coast of Ireland. The passengers
were all safely landed. At the last ac
counts she had ne t been got off. Her car
go had been discharged. Particulars of
this disaster mav he found below.
The royal marringes in Spain forms the
most prominent points of discussion in the
European Journals. The London Times
and the Morning Chronicle protest in
strong terms against ihe Monrpeneier un
ion with the Infanta. The European Ti n.es
vnys the Government seems disposed .o do
all that it can to meet the evil in Ireland.
Every mestis aro being taken to find the
people employment, which is equivalent to
finding them with food; and large stocks of
provisions aie forthcoming from America
and elsewhere ' Nevertheless, there have
been somo famine riots in various parts of
Ireland
There had been large sales of Cotton, and
prices if any thing were a shade higher
The market for all kinds ot produce contin
ued buoyant, and at rapidly advancing pri
ces. In the course of the following day, Wed
nesday, ihe 23d, a large number of the
passengers proceeded to Warren Point, oth
ersto Down pat rck, with the intention of
returning to Liverpool the larger num
ber proceeded to the latter place. The
scene Thursday morning presented was one
which that little Irish town never before
witnessed Four horse coaches and some
doz;n jun ing cars prot ceded at the same
ti:ie on to Belfast, to teke passage by the
steamer Windsor, which sailed on that da v
tor Liverpool. v , 1
During the day, the steamer prince of
Wales went round from Belfast, to render
'he Great Britain assistance in getting off,
which was tried at high water, and found it
to be impossible.
A letter dated DuddramBay, Oct. 2 1,
contains the following: "The Geat Brit
ain remains in nearly the same state as
when ou left. She is taking a little more
water, the pumps were working nearty all
day yesterday, they have got the cargo
out, and are now discharging the ri als on
the beach there are two steam vessels
here; should Monday be fair, they wiil try
lo take, her off at high tide. I hear th
Sea Nymph Newrv steamer, 13 to be ner
on Monday, with 20 other, to try if they
can move her."
The rate of discount in th- London mon
ey market remain unchanged, but he de
mand for money had impr -ve-d, and the
foods were dull and neglected. The state
ot I m land, and the relations ot Europe aris
ing . ol of the Spanish marriage, had an
extensive effect upon the market.
Ireland was in a state of fan. ire, and
great cxerttcus were making for the'relief
of the people.
The papers announce the dpath of
Thomas Clarkson, the well known philan
thropist. The first number of Dicken's new "Se
rial," called " Dealings with the firm of
Domebv and Son," was published on the
first instant, and copies of it were uudoubtx
edly1 r cfiived by the steamer.
The Bishop ot St. Asaphs, and Sir John
Williams, Judge of the Court of Qui en's
bench, had died sir.ee our last advices. Mr.
Vaughatt Williams has been appointed as
the u-cesof of the latter.
A saJ accident occurred at the Aberdeen
Rail-rod works on the morning of the 2St.
i:ept.. Thr;e of the arclies of the inclined
plane gve way, and bi'ned a number of
the workmen in the ruins, seven of whom
were killed.
The arrivals of the past week from the
Uni'ed States of America have included
some parcels of new Hops, one vessel from
New York having brought 14U bale, ar.d
another from the same p!ace 91-bales of
this novel article of supply from abroad,
ths produce of the Uni'ed States.
Never Satisfied. The fire with wood,
the ocean with rivers; death with mankind
nor the coquelte with lovers.
Gesh Cattou-lHiportant! .
The W ashington Union of Saturday last
contains some interesting statements in re
lation to the discovery of Gun Cot'on, to
which wf. rlludi d last week. The Europe
aifcorre.-foi-.dent r.f ihe Union says this5;r- '
tide "will undoubtedly eventuate "in the
discontinuance of the uie of gun-powder !"
Iflhis should preve true, the demand for
cotton will be wonderfully augmented.
The Union says :
' The question comes up, whether, with
theso experiment before us so din ctly
vouched fi.r, as I bey are, by one of our
most intelligent citizfns, it docs not b. come
the duty of the Ws.- and Navy Depart
ments to investigate ihe sul jocf, and to in
siitute a series of 'experiment as soon as
ihey can communicate with the authors cr
the patentees. We say pntemees, l eeausc
we understand that the first step has al
ready been taken to take out a pa.'tnt rihl
in our own Patent Office"
The European correspondent of the Un
iot',writing from "Frankfort-on-thc-Mame,"
says:-
" Upon my arrival in this city I was in
vited by a friend, a distinguished member
ofthe German Diet, to dine with him, and
not declining his hospitality, I nit with and
was presented to Professor llaltger, w ho i
is but proper to remark is distinguished for
his attainments, and who has charge of th?
public laboratory as a chemical lecturer.
Befor-;ihe seperation of the parly, Profes
sor B. took from each of his waistcoat
pockets a paper containing some raw cot
ton ; a small portion ol that which was in
one he placed upon a sheet of white, paper,
and near it some gunpowder upon another
sheet. He touched them nt the same mo
merit with the burning er.d of a cirar, and
with the quickness of the lightning's blast,
ihe coiton was consumed without smoke of
i dor, or ashe, or even the , slightest stain
upon the snow white sheet of foolscap;
whi!? tho ignttio.iof the gunpowder seemed
o be sh.w, although of ihe'Uat quality, by
which the paper was bur:;t and oolored.unT
ihe room filled with smoke. Ho then took
a small quantity of gunpowder end pl.-cc-.J
it upon paper, entirely covered it -.vi'.ii pie
pared cotton fit in il.o oiher fMpnr. Touch
ing the cotton with the blbze 61 a match, it
exploded without burning '.he urqiowder !
Subsequently, at my apartments, he 'explo
ded cotton upon the palm of my hand, with,
our my feeling the sensation of heat, such
was ihe remarkable rapidity of its igniting.
" A short ti.n, it is stated by the inven
tors, is only required for the pieparatton of
toe article, and the process is so exceeding,
iy simpie thot it can be manuf ictur-.l by
common ki)oiers, and without any dai g.r
whatever ol combustion. It can Le fi- lor
use in a few hours aftr the rot ion is taken
Irom th hale, and without the aid f rvi
chinery ; and it "may be thoroughly satura
ted with water without affecting its proper
ties injuriously. As soon as re-dnVd, it is
again fit tor use. There is nothing to ap.
prehend to it from its spontaneous combus
tion, nor will it ignite by frc'.iou in its
trasp')ttation,or in the loading of fire arms,
or become- 1i.fl.1med under a temperature of
200 d. Cleisus. ' It will catch fiie, either
from a blaze or a spark.
" The fact has been ascertain d fror.i re
peated experiments, that the forty eighth
part ot an ounce e f the prepared co-ion,
will propel a bullet from an American tiflo
as far and as far as the tvelfth p.rt ul'an
ounce of gunpowder. The sixlt er'tk part
of an ounce will drive a three q'iar:er ounce
ball a distance of tixteen hundred paces !
Moreover, the barrel never requ res clean
ing. Forty shots without intermission
have been made, and without any p rcepij.
ble acci mulalion ol filth, white the j.un was
througnout entirely fie Uum heat. In fi
ring a 3-p.'.u:ider, the re?u!t was the same
in this respect. The experiments in blast
ing rocks with prepared cot'on have al-.o
I been eminently successful.' At Basle a
large block of granite, mea-uring 240 cu
bic feet, was blown up by four ounces, whtch
could dor have betn effected with less than
two pounds of superior gunpowder."
Litbig, the celebrated chem:st,says lhat
flowers will grow in powdered chaicoal, and
how more fjrilliar.t color, than in any
sort of soil ; but they must be kept always
moist by watering. -'