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Volume 3.
Lingo jton, North Carolina, Saturday .IMARcn 27, 1847.
Number "-31.
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Lincoln Itusiness Directory.
Court Officers Superior Court F. A.
Hoke, ck-rk. Equity Wrn. Williamson,
'derk. County court Robert William
sou, clerk. Euch of theso oHices in tii2
Com t House. W. Lander, Solicitor, lau
office cn the main street, east of the public
square. B S Johnson, Sheriff. L P
Rothrock, Town Constable.
' Register, J. T. Alexander; County Sur
veyor, John Z. Fulls; County Processioner
Ambrose Costlier. Trustee, J Ramsour.
Treasurer cf Public Buildings D. V. j
Sclienrk. i
-Committee of Finance J, T. Alexan
der,' Ucrtj. Sumner. John F. Phifer.
' Building Committee J. Ramsour.Peter
'Hfouimey, John F. Phifer, and H Cansler.
. Lawyers Haywood W. Guion, main st.
one door east. L. E. Thompson, main st.
east, 3d square W. Lander,main st. east,
'Id square. V. A. McBec, and W. Wil
liamson, offices at McBee's building, main
.St. 2d square, east.
Physicians S. P. Simpson, main street,
west. D. W. Schenck, (and Apothecary,
nain -st. two doors casi. Elim Cald'.vell)
ain-sireet, 0" doors east. Z Unit, offi
ce oppositeMe Lean's hotel. A. Ramsour.
.. inn'in st. v est.
MerchanU-W S Johnson, north on square
I west cornar, J. A Ramsour. on square,
Itiorth west corner. C. C. Henderson, on
,Son, main st., 5 doors west. Johnson &
Reed, on square.south west corner main it.
Academies Male, B. Sumner; Female,
under the charge of Mr. Sumner also; rest-;
.deuce main st. 5th corner south east of the
court house.
Hotels Mrs Motz, s. w. corner of main
St. and square Wm. fcsiade, main si. 2d
j-Ajprher east of square. A. A. MeLane, 2d
corner, west, on main st. B. S. Johnston,
north west, on square.
Grocers G. Presnell, main st. 4 doors
east of square. Wm. R. Edwards, south-
west of squaro. James Cobb, south east
corner of Main and Academy street
i Tailors Dailty & Seagle, main st. one
ooo.cwest of square. Allen Alexander,
on square, s. by w. side. Moore & Cobb,
on square, north west corner.
Witch Maker and Jeweller Charles
iSchmidt, main st. 4 doors east.
Saddle and Harness Makers J.T. Al-
' xander, main st. 2d corner east of square.
M. Ai F. J. Jetton, on square, north by
west. ' J. A. Jetton, south west on square.
Printers T. J. Eccles, Courier office
5 doors north of court house, Island Ford
road.
Boole Binder F. A. Hoke, main st. on
Jd square west of court house.
Coach Factories Samuel Lander,main
. east, on 24 square from Court House.
;btier McKoy, muinst. east, on 3d square.
P. Simpson, street north of main, and n.
w. of court house. Isaac Ervin, main st.,
wess- on 2d square. A. & R. Garner, on
ma&T st. east end, north side.
' - .r 3lacksmiths Jacob Rush, main st. 5th
-corner east of court house. M. Jacobs,
main St., east end. A. Delain, main st. near
ast end, J. Bysanger, back st. north west
of public square. J. W. Paysour, west
end.
Cabinet Makers ThomasPews &. Son,
,iain st. east, on 4th square.
Carpenters, iyc. Daniel Shuford, main
-f., east, 6th corner from square. James
Triplett, main st. M'Bee's building. Isaac
Houser.inain st. west end. James Wells,
main st. west of square.
Brick Masor.s Willis Peck, (find plas
' 3rer) main st., east,4th corner f rem square.
Peter Houser, ou east side of street north
of square.
. Tin Pla'e Worker and Copper Smith
Thos. R. Shuford, main st. east, on south
'j ot 2d square.
hoe Makers John Huggins, on back
south west of square. Amzi Ford &
south west corner Charlotte road and
.in st. east end.
Tanners Paul Kistler, main-st., west
end. J. Ramsour, back st.. north east of
'Square. F ii A. L Hoke, 3-4 mile west of
)rn, main road.
HU Manufactories John Cline, north
from public square, 2 doors, west side of st.
John Butts 6 son, on square, south side.
Oil AfiM Peter and J E Hoke, 1 mile
?th west of town, York road.
Paper Factory G. & R. Hosteller, 4
imiies south-east of court house.
Cotton Factory John Hoke & L. D.
iChilds, 2-- miles south of court house.
I Vesuvius Furnace, Graham's Forge,
Btevards, and Johnson s Iron work?, east
ItimtyJiiin uaniei onmuru auu owers,
. TTT I T-v .',01 C 1 I - 1
3mies south.
MY1 WIFE AND CHILD.
The tattoo beats the lights are gone
The cimp around in slumber lies
The night, with solemn pace, moves on
The shadows thicken o'er the 6kie3
But sleep my weary eye hath flown,
And sad, uneasy thoughts arise.
I thi.ik of thee, Oh ! dearest one !
Wose love mine early life has blest ;
Of thee and him our baby son
Who siumbcrlon thy gentle breast ;
Cod of the lender, frail and lone,
Oh! guard that little sleeper's rest!
And horer, gently hover near
To her whose watchful eye is wet
Thcrnoihcr, wife, the doubly dear. '
In whose,.youn heart have frehly met
Two streams of hvc so deep and clear, ,
And cheei her drooping spirit yet. - v-
Kow as she kneels before thy throne.
Oh ! teach her, Kuler of the skies !
That while by thy behest alone
Earth's mightiest powers fall or rise,
So tear is wept to thee unknown,
Nor hour is lost, nor sparrow dies !
Thai thou can st stay the ruthless hand
Of dark disease, and soothe its pain ;
That only by thy stern command
The battle's 1.-st, the soldier's slain ;
That from the distant sea or land
Thou bring' st the wanderer home again.
And when upon her pillow lone
Her tear wet cheek is sadly rasscd,
May happier visions beam upon
The brightening current of her breast,
Kor frowning look, nor angry tone
Disturb the sabbata cf her rest.
Wherever fate those forms may throw,
Loied with a pnssion almost wild,
By day, by night, in joy or woe.
By tears oppressed or hopes beguiled,
From every danger, every foe,
Oh ! God, protect my wife and child !
II J. R.
Ancient Fashions.
As some of our female leaders may like
to know something of the domestic habitat
manners, &c , of the Roman ladies, we
make the following extracts from a work
entitled " Institutions and Domestic Man
tiers. fec of the Romans," in which it will
be seen, that some of the fashions of the
Roman ladies were not very different from
those of ti e present day. Although they
did not attempt to improve upon nature by
the application of various appendages, they
employed other arts to beautify and adorn
their persons.
The same desire to please which actu
ate! the modern belle influenced the Ro
man beauty, and hence their dressing rooms
were furnished with a variety of prepara
tions, such as dyes, cosmetics almost eve
ry variety of personal ornament.
The ornaments for the had' says the
work alluded to "were confined to the ar
rangement and decoration of the hair, and
varied, in ruinuie particulars, as caprice or
fashions dictated. The combs were of i
vory, or box, and sometimes of metal; and
a heated wire was used round which the
hair W3s curled in the required form. The
uiostf usual was to plait and roll it as a
bandeau round the head, on the crown
of which it was fastened in a knot; and it
became fashionable to raise these tresses so
high, that they were heaped upon each
other until they were reared into a kind
of edifice of many stages, when, says Ju
venal, With curls on curls, like different stories lise
The towering locks, a structure to the skies. -
False hair was then recoursed to, which at
length assumed the form of a wig, and, at
one time, it was the mode to diess it in im
itation of a Roman casque. The curls
were confined with small chains, or rings,
of gold, and bodkins studded with preci
ous stones, and surmounted atone end with
a carved ornamental figure. Fillets of pur
ple or white ribbon, ornamented with
pearls, were also worn on the head, and
splendid jewels in the ears."
" During the early part of the com
monwealth ladies never appeared abroad
withont a veil ; but it was gradually laid
aside as the reserve of their manners de
clined, and was eventually used fur mere
ornament or convenience. Flowers were
only worn at supper parties, or during pub
lic festivals, but the chaplets were then
wreathed with particulars care, aud the
Egyptain florists to whom this branch of
decoration was chiefly committed, were a
depts in the art of arranging them..
"Auburn and flaxen hair were in such
high estimation' among the Romans that
various means were,em ployed to give their
hair the auburn and flaxen hue. While
the hair attracted 'so ninch attention, the
face wa not neglected, and hence they
employed cosmetics prepared after a varie
ty of recipes. Ladies then used rouge as
now; and many washed their faces in ass's
milk; Poppoea, the wife of Nero bathed in
it daily. She a'so invented a paste as a
softener of the skin, which was spread
over the fare as a .uask and was generally
worn in the house. f' Toe use of this paste
created a kind of domestic face for the
husband, while that underneath wss pre
served for a mora favored admirer."
"Means were not wanting to increase
the lustre of the eye; this was effected by
burning the powder of antimony, the va
por of which had the effect of distending
the eyelids; or the powder was gently
spread with a bodkin underneath the lid,
and the tint which it imparted was sup
posed to give an expression of languid
softness to the eye. Pencilling the eye
brows was also a common practice.1'
The taste for jewelry was displayed in
bracelet?, necklace, and every kind of fe
male ornament. Indeed the use of jewels
was o general that Pliny says, it would
have been considered derogatory to females
of rank to have appeared without them: and
he estimates those worn by iioll.a Pauli
na the repudiated wife of Caligula and
belonging to her in her own right, as in
heriied from her family without including
states jewels attd presents from the prince,
at a sum which has been considered equiv
alent tit rt.oie than 300,000 sterling about
$1,350,000.
Appointment! by the President.
We prcsegt below such appointments by
the president,and confirmed by the Senate,
as may be interesting to our readers:
Richard Rush, of Pennsylvania, envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
to the Court of his majesty the King of
France.
Daid Tob of Ohio, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary near the
Court of .Emperor of Btazil, in place of
Henry A. Wiserecalled at his own re
quest. George W Hopkins, of Virginia, charge
d'affaires of the United States at the Court
of her majesty the Queen of Portigal, in
place of Abraham Rancher, recalled at bis
own request.
Washington Greenhow, of Virginia, to
be Consul of the United States for the
port of Buenos Ayres, in place of B-B.
Taylor, resigned.
MILITARY.
Thomas Hart Beuton, of Missouri, and
William Cumming, of Georgia, to be Ma
jor Generals in the army of the United
States; and George Cadwallader, of Pen
sylvania, Enos D Hopping, of New York,
and Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire,
to be Brigadier Generals.
Louis D Wilson, of North Carolina, to
be Colonel of Infantry.
Green W Caldwell, of North Carolina,
to be Captain of Dragoons.
Edward C Davidson, of North Carolina,
to be First Lieutenant of Dragoons.
John K Harrison, of North Carolina,
to be Second Lieutenant of Dragoons.
Alfred A Norment, of North Carolina,
to be Third Lieutenant of Dragoons.
William J CUrk and Waller P.Rich
ards, of North Carolina, to be Captains of
Infantry.
Solomon Pender, Jr. cf North Carolina,
to be Assistant Quartermaster in the Uni
ted States service, with the rank of Captain,
rice William F Dancy. who declines.
Mexican Ferocity.
Something may be learned of the degree
and kind of barbarous spirit which is a
roased in Mexico against our troops by the
following item from the army correspond
ence of the N. O. Picayune :
Lieut. Miller, of the 2d Ohio Regiment,
stationed at Camargo, was found dead in
the road, near that place- His heart had
been taken out and stuck on a stake, and
his body otherfsa mutilated.
Executive Council.
Pursuant to a call from His Excellency,
Governor Graham, the Council of State
met in this City, on Thursday last,, to ad
vise with him in the appointment of Mem
bers of the Interal Improvement and Liter
ary boards. The following Councillors
were in attendant viz:
J A Anderson, of Hertford,
James Lowry. of Buncombe, ,
John McLeod, of Johnston.
David W. Sanders, of Onslow.
Gov. Graham made the following nomi
nations to the Council.
Internal Improvement Board.
Frederick J. .(Ml. of Brunswick,
Cadwallader Jones, Sen., of Orange,
Literary Board.
Ex Governor Murehead.
Charles Manly,
Western R Gales, .
The appointments were unanimously
confirmed, and no other business coming
before the Council, it adjourned, subject
to call of the Governor.
Raleigh Register,
AN ACT
To alter the times of holding the Superior
Courts of Law and Equity in the sixth
Judicial Circuit.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of North Carolina,
nd it is hereby enacted by the authority
of'.he same, That the superior courts of
law and equity, in the sixth judicial circuit,
in the several counties thereof, shall be o
pened and held in the times hereinafter ex.
pressed, and each respective court shall
continue in session one week as heretofore,
unless the business of the court shall be
sooner determined, viz: In the county of
Surry, the said courts shall be held on the
first Monday in March and September ; in
the county of Ashe, on the second Monday
in March nnd September; in the county of
Wilkes, on the third Mundty in March
and Septewbor; in the county of Davie, on
the fourth Monday in March and Septem
ber; in the county of Iredell, on the firs'
Monday after the fourth Monday in March
andSeptember; in the county ofCatawba,on
the second Monday after the fourlh Monday
in March and September; in the county of
Lincoln, on the third Monday after the
fourth Monday in March and September ;
in the county of Gaston, on the fourth Mon
day after the fourlh Monday in March and
September; in he county of Cabarrus, on
the fifth Monday after the fourth Monday
in. March and September ; in the county of
Union, on the sixth Monday after the fourth
Monday in Mrch and September; in the
counfy of Mecklenburg, on the seventh
Monday after the fourth Monday in March
and September; and in the county of Row
an, on the eighth Monday after the fourth
Monday in March and September.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
this act shall be in force from and after the
first day af June, A. D. 1847; and that
all laws and clauses of laws, coming in con
flict with the meaning and purview of this
act be, and the same are hereby repealed.
Ratified the 15th of January, 1847.
The "St. Louis Republican,' (Extra)
of Feb. 20, stat js that their Correspondent
at Independence, announces, in the follow
ing letter, the arrival of a company of tra
ders from Santa Fe, and the reception of
very important intelligence from NewMex
icr. He writes :
Independence, Mo., Feb. 15, 1847
As news of some importance from Santa
Fe has ju3t reached us, I hasten to give
you the information. Nine men, with two
wagon9, direct from Santa Fe, reached
here this evening, who bring intelligence
of a battle having been fought between Col.
Doniphan's Regiment and the Mexicans,
about 50 miles above El Passo del Norte,
I have just had an interview with Mr. M,
L. Kritzer, a trader from this place, who
was one of the company just in. The par
ticulars which he gave me aro as follows :
Col. Doniphan was on his inarch down
the country, intending, or expecting to join
Wool at Chihuahua. When within about
fifty miles of Passo del Norte, they ob
served a body of Mexicans approaching
them with a black flag. Doniphan halted,
and sent out an interpreter io knew what
was meant by if. The answer was d e
mand for an unconditional surrender.
Col. Doniphan asked fifteen minuted to
think cf the matter ; and in less than the
time neked, formed his men in battle array,
and at the time ordered his men, as noon
as they form d, to quat cloe to the around,
which they did. The Mexicous tired.
Doniphan did not return the fire, hoping to
avoid a battle.
The Mexicans fired again, which woun
ded se veral Atrericas. Doniphan think
ing it a little more serious than at first, or
d red his men to fire, which they did with
considerable iTttct. The Mexicans stood
hut the one fire from our unerring marks
men". They broke ranks and scatteied in con
fusion, leaving their killed on the field.
Doniplian hnd about 600s men with him at
the lime, ;nd they report there were 1,200
Mexicans. None of the Amcriruns were
killed 7 wounded.
A new kind of Cotton has been raised in
Onslow County, during the last j ear b Mr.
Benj. White, to which he gives the name
of "Sugar Loaf Pod . Cotton." An exten
sive Cotton Manufacturer, at Fayetteville,
speaks of its comparing better than any
sample he has sren with Georgia Uplands,
and as being superior to anything ever
brought to the Fayetteville Market.
Charlotte Mint.
We learn semi-offictally, that the ap
pointment of Superintendent of the Branch
Mint at Charlotte, has been conferred upon
Col. W. J. Alexander, of that Town.
Naval. It is stated in the Georgetown
advocate that Com. Conner has been re
lieved of the command in the Gulf, and
Commodore Perry has taken his place.
- o.Minnanuer petfruu, wno'Was "trieu jr,
Norfolk for the loss of the sloop of war
Boston, has been found guilty, and sen
tenced to one year's suspension.
Commander Carpender, who was tried
by the same court for the loss of the brig
Truxton, was found guilty, anJ sentenced
to be cashiered, bat recommended to the
mercy of the President, who has remitted
his sentence to one year's suspension.
Passed Midshipman Rolando, tried by
the same court, has been honorably acquit
ted of all blame in the loss of the sloop of
war Boston, of which vessel he was acting
master.
The Norfolk Beacon says that the sus
pension of Commanders Pearsen and Car
pender is for twelve months, without psy
The U. S. sloop of war Decatur, Com.
Pinckney, was towed down to Hampton
Roads on Friday by the U. S. steamer En
gineer.
Canal Frauds in New York. The
New York papers have long accounts of
a series of frauds upon the Canal fund of
that State. The document contains over
2000 pages. Its Disclusures are said to
be of the most astounding character. The
State has been swindled out of one million
of dollars in the construction of the Ge
nesee Valley Canal alone The report
discloses an organized system of plundsr,
in which Contractors Engineers and Sup
erintendents participated.
Anthracite Coal Trade. The Phila
U. S Gazette, speaking of the value of the
Coal trade to that city, says:
Some idea of the nnmber of vessels of
all classes engaged in this particular trade
may be gathered from the fact, that near,
ly 5,000 vessels of an average of 200 tons
burthen each, were engaged in it during
the year 1846. Of the aggregate of ihe
coal shipped from the different Coal re
gion, there wa3 brought over the Reading
Rail Road along the tide water on the Del
aware, 1,230,000 tons. At the depot at
Richmond, on' the Delaware, we have
counted at one time over ninety vesels ta
king in freights of Coal for other ports.
niinoig. The increase of population
during the last five years has been 183,.
221. The population of that State is
now 0,150. Since it has escaped from
its heavy financial difficulties, we may ami-'
cipate a still greater increase; and in 1850,
the population of Illinois will be nearly
one million.