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..Lincoln Business Directory
Court Officers Superior Court F.
A. none, cierii. equity Wm. VVil
liamsoo, clerk. County court Robt.
Williamson, cierK. vv. Zander, oli
citor. 0 S Johnson, Sheriff. L 1
Uothrock, Town Constable.
Register, J. T. Alexander ; County
ouryeyor, J.. falls ; Uounty rroces
, gsioner, Ambrose Costlier.. Trustee,
J Kamsour. Ireasurer Public Build
ings, D. V. Schenck.
Committee of Finance J, T.Alex
ander, Bent. Sumner. John F. P iii I'er.
Building CommiiteeJ. Uamsour.P.
:'eyJoha FPhifer.and H Causler.
.. u.wzi s nuy wooav . jruion,tnain
i. ne door east. L E. Thornpsou,
main st. east, 3d square W. Lander,
main st. east, 2d square. V A McBee,
ana y. Williamson, offices at AJcBee's
building, main st. 2d square, east.
Physicians Simpson & Bobo, main
st., west. I). VV. Schenck, (and Apo
thecary, main st. two doors east. E:
Caldwell, eat ol' Female Academy. Z.
Butt, oflice opposite McLean's hotel.
A. Ranisour. botanic mainst. west.
Merchants-lien S Johnson, north on
square, west corner, J. A Ranisour,
on square, north west corner. C. C.
Henderson,'on square,(post office) south
J. RamsourtSuu,main st. 5 doors west.
ii E Johnson, on square,&outh west cor
ner main st. R Keid, onsquare, south
east corner.
. Academies Male, B. Sumner; Fe
male, under the charge of Mr Sumner.
Hotels Mrs Motz, s. w. corner of
main st. and square - W. Slade, main
st. Mti, .earner east of square. A. A.
McLean, 2d -corner, west, on main st.
B. S Johnson, north wesson square.
Grocers G. Presnell, main st. east
of square.' Wm. R. Edwards, south
West of square. Jamea Cuhh, so wast
corner of rvfajh and Aeaifysni --
:Tailors Dailey & Seagle, main st.
1 door.west of square. A Alexandei,
on square, s. by w. side.
Watch Maker jind Jeweller Chas
Schmidt, main st. 4 doors east.'
Saddle and Harness -Ma ker's J . T.
Alexander, main st. 2d corneVeast o(
square. B. & F. J. Jetton, on sq.,
north b3 west. J. Ad. Jetton, south
west on square.
Coach Factories Samuel Lander,
mainst. east, on 2d square from Court
House. Abner McKoy, main st. east,
on 3d square. S. P. Simpson, street
north of main, and n. w. of court house.
Isaac Erwin, main St., west, on 2d sq.
A. Garner, on main st. east end.
Blacksmiths Jacob Ruh, main st.
5th corner east of court house. M.
Jacobs, main st., east end. A. Delain,
main st. near east end. J. Bysanner,
back st. north west of public square.
J. W. Pay sour, west end.
Cabinet Makers Thomas Dews cc
Son, main st. east, on 4th square.
Carpenters Sfc. Daniel Shu ford,
main at., east, 6tti corner from square.
James Triplet, main st. M'Bee's build
ing. Isaac llouser.main st. west end.
Wells, Curry & Co. main st. east end.
Brick Masons Willis Peck, (and
plaistercr) main st. east, 4th corner lrom
square. Peter ilouser, on east side of
street north of square.
Tin Plate Worker and Copper Smith
Thos. R. Shuford, main st, east, on
,-south side ot 2d square.
Shoe Makers John Huggins, on
hack st. south weat of square.
Tanner s i-u.ll I Kistler, main-st. west
end J. Ramsour, back St., north east
oJ square. F & A. L Hoke, 3-4 mile
vest of town, main road.
. Hat Manufactories John Cline, n.
' from nuliJ; emiarft. 2 floors west side ol
st. JohnButts & son,on square, south
side.
Printers T. J. Eccles, Courier of
fiv ildoors north of court house, Isl'
and'Ford road.
Book Binder--F. A. Hoke, mainst.
2d square west ol court house.
Oil Mill Peter and J E Hoke, one
mile suoth west of town, York road.
Paper Factory G. & R. Mostel
" - miles south-east of court house. .
Con Factory John F. Hoxe &
L. D. Chilis, 2 miles south of court
Vesuvius Furnace, Graham's Forse.
Btevard's, and Johnson's Iron works,
east.
LimeKiln Daniel Shuford and oth
ers, 9 miles south.
Letters for Ine above lo be addressed
to ins liincomon 1'ost OJJiee.
Lincolnton,
Tlie Scotchman's Description
ot ucn. Taylor.
Thank God, Pre ken'd the good old mon,
Wi' looks 0' sna' and eyes o' fire :
Pve fought beneath his eagle glance,
And sturdy heart that does na tire;
I've ken'd him in the bud foray,
When death was laying low the clan.
And blood-stain'd grew the chapparal,
And red old Rio's waters ran.
I've read o' Wallace and o' Bruce,
0' daring deeds by Campbell done:
But ne'er saw one approach 60 near
I ejection's picture as this mon.
He's nae so tall as lords nf t,A
But bra w. and bold , to look upon :
And if ye saw him in the fight,
Deil take me but ye'd blush to run ! '
He's aye sae muckle cool and brave,
Ye'd think the field a ladies rout .
The more the danger pressing grows
The easier he can take ye out.
I mark'd him well at Monterey,
When he rode in beneath the wall-
How cooly he held death at bay
How calmly he gave the recall.
Ye Southern folk may well be proud,
And tell his deeds in song and story :
The laurel wreath that decks his brow,
Encircles the whole land wi' glory.
For were the world a mighty scroll,
And every tree and branch a peu,
The sea all ink ye'd fail to write
The glory of earth's greatest mon.
Disease of Sheep.
A correspondent of the Boston Culti
vate in commenting upon the malady
called 44 worm in the head," says that
most maladies in sheep, &c, as well as
in the human subject are caused by un
healthy secretions from the gelatinous
uices of the head or it is by this means
that disease is indicated a running
nose, watery eyes, heated lips, &c.
This infection, for such it is, is in its
principal feature superinduced bv bad
or unsuitable fvuJ, ! It
by naturalists'tliat "sheep have the least
instinct of any animal in avoiflini,-:;-
rious herbs, they eat a greater variety
ban any other animal except the goat,
and hence the master ought to see that
none but nutritious plants grow in their
pastnres.
Sheep are of a rambling disposition,
the bill country is their home. The
sheep master should have a moist pas
ture for them in dry weather, and a hil
ly pasture for wet weather and not to re
main too long in any one pasture.
The best and, most sure preventive
and cure is parsley. Sow or transplant
some patches of this herb in different
parts of the pastures, especially the low
grounds ; the sheep are fond of it and
its strong scent preserves them from the
attacks of insects. This is a proved re
medy. Again, if troughs are used for
the animal to drink at,a roll of brimstone
is of the greatest uso to be kept in the
water at all times. This keeps the wa-
ter sweet and clear of insects.
It is a well known fact that man)' an
imals are fond of particular plants, the
dog has its grass, the cat has its mint,
&c,and sheep & hates and rabbits have
their parsley.
The erection of wooden or. other
shades inbome elevated parts of pastures
is of the utmost consequence to the
health as well as the proper thriving of
sheep; indeed the necessity of shelter of
some kind for cattle, must be apparent
to every thinking person if this remark
applies even on common sheep pastures
how much more so does it apply on the
open prairies?
Joint Tyler heading the AVIiigs
After many abortive efforts upon the
part of the Whigs to head John Tyler
it seems he has at length succeeded in
turning the tables upon that hopeles
partv. We give the story as we heard
it :
It seems that during the last winte
or spring, a countv court in Mr. Tyler'
county, composed of several Justices o
the Peace, with a view to mortify and
humble Mr. Tvler for his political sin of
turning Democrat, appointed him ove
seerof aroad with the intention of cn
North Carolina Saturday,
forcing the duties, or impose the fine in
such cases -made and provided in ihe
statute.-
The law of Virginia, it seems, speci
fies no limited time for working on nd
repairing roads, but its terms ; de' '2
they shall be put and kept fn order.
1 1: 1 .
Au.uiuingiy, :Jr. Tyler being not;,
W1 ,ia "ew onor conferred, set abo r
. .
discharge h,s duty.' To the delight- of
pairon Justices and Whi" brethrr,,.
11c whs suou seen riding thro' the neurh-
borhood summoning the hands to work
The joke was too good to be lost, and
many a Whig countenance was-iit un
wnn smues, at the thought that the ex-
President was at length harnessed with
such a mortifying duty. Old John,
nowever, had too often dodged their Ipn.
dors, to be headed by the small fry.
ne commenced his labors as a faith.
lul public servant. The road bein ve
rv undulating, he determined
down the hills, fill up the gullies and ra
vines, and make it a good level turnnikR
road. Day by day he 'plied himself tn
nis work; hills and vales atttPrt
dustry. The effect of his diligence was
not only visible on the road itself, but
the neighboring farms began soon to
show that just in proportion as the road
succeeded, fencing, ditches,hedges,plow
ing, carting, and every other plantation
service was neglected. ' For thij there
was no remedy. The hands were ail
upon the roadS :he joke became, in
truth, a serious matter. The Smil
that lately illumined every countenance.
turned into ghastly dismay. A toublic
meeting of the whole neighborhood w
called. Headed by the august Justices,
mey proceeded to the scene of onera-
tions, and begged Mr. Tyler for God'a
sake, for their sakes, (and perhaps for
ine saKe ot Ireland,) to quit workinr on
therpadjand let the hands ,r0 J
, w.a
r. Tvler rp-r-"'"1"1' marre
t u.-j auty to put ine road in good order,
and keep it in such. There were yet
good many bad hills to be cut down
nd ravines to be filled ; till that was
one, he felt it his bounden duty to work
on. lie should dislike tobe presented
o the grand jury for neglect immediate
ly after his appointment?" The Justices
promised to excuse him if he should be
ndicted before them. " He preferred
to place himself above the clemency of
he court. The Justices then heired
00
iim to resign, Rlr. Tvler replied "that
ffices were hard to obtain these times
and having no assurance that he should
oon obtain another, he cculd not think,
inder the circumstances, of resigning."
It is said that he kept the hands at
work upon the road, widening, excava-
ing, filling, gravelling, and macadami
zing for nearly two months, making one
of the finest roads in the Union. It is
thought by many that the road will not
need repair for the next century. Won
der if the Whigs will make another ef
fort to head him? Raleigh Standard.
Bustles in Mexico.
That the Mexicans are already ma
king rapid strides in the march of civili-
. . , V
zation and refinement, is evinced uy tne
following paragraph in a letter written
at Tampico last month :
" Is it not astonishing ? A few days
ago a number ofAmerican ladies arrived
in this city from New Orleans dressed,
of course, in accordance with the latest
fashion and, as common, certain ficti
tious enlargements beautified their per
sons. This afternoon, while several
Mexican senoritas were passingj obser
ved two dressed in American costume
and judging from appearance, each hac
donned as robust a bustle as was eve 1
lugged about by an American bel!eL
As these were the. first 1 have seen worn
by Mexicans, it was certainly amusin
,
to see them strut through the streets, as
proud of their bags of bran as a mothe
f I is of her only child. Surely, the Mex
can ladies are becoming enlightened.
A German recently committed suici
at Niagara by plunging into the Falls
d
A ucusxMiH
Definition of a Kiss.X kiss is thus
defined in a love letter written in the
year 1679, and translated from the Ger
rnnn : "What is a kiss? A kiss is.as it
wc::. r seal, expressing pur sincere aN
tacr.:r;Oii the pledge ol future union
a dumb, , but at -thae turn, .audible
.- "is rcari a present
:,v. ; c ,. -.t th,. tk : .
r ' . ii 10 given, is ia
king front u& the imon anivo.
vy .v-' :ai press a crimson balsam foi- a
love wounded heart a sweet bite of the
lip an affectionate pinching of the
mouth a delicious dish which is eaten
with scarlet spoons a sweetmeat which
does not satisfy our hungera fruit
v.hich is planted and gathered at" the
same time the quickest exchange of
questions and answers of two lovers
the fourth degree of love."
ksuhuus j.'uci.. mereare many
"... 77" . rn,
twining plants that ascend their suppor
ters only from left to right. Ot this de
scription there are ten genera. The
hop, which thousands perhaps have cul
tivated without noticing the fact, is ne
ver known to ascend from right to left.
If uncoiled, and forced to assume a di
rection contrary to that ordained by na
ure, it will sicken, and perhaps die out
right. Thete are other plants which
wine indiscriminately either wav. or
both ways, as art or instinct may direct.
utive Branch.
To be free from desire is money; to
be free from the rage of perpetually buy
ng something new is a certain revenue;
to be content with what we possess con
stitutes the greatest and most certain of
riches.
From the N. O. Delta, 7th inst.
Later from Vera Cruz. -
The steamboat Fashion. Cant. Iw
winch date shahas brought us a file of
"The Sun of Anahuac." The news, if
any there may be said to be,is contained
in the following article from that. paper
of the 2dt and that settles only one point;
which is, that Gen. Scott had not en.
tered the city of Mexico on the 17th
ult. But to the article from the Sun
it is as follows :
"xvom the Interior. Thee courier
arrived hereon Saturdav niffht last, from
the city of Mexico, but from the various
reports receivea by him, we can only
inform our friends that no new move
ment on the part of Gen. Scott nas vet
taken place. We had the .pleasure of
an interview with a gentleman yester
day, from whom we learn that General
dcott had, when our informant saw him,
10,000 men fit for service, and about
3000 others, sick and in other caoaci-
ties, in which he could not well reckon
upon them for fighting purposes. But,
we learn it was his fixed determination,
the moment of Gen. Pierce's arrival, to
match at once upon the capital, and, we
may add as a matter of course, to take
it. .
By letters received here last Sundav
evening, we further learn, that despatch
es have been torwarded from Headquar
ters, u. S. A.,'for Washington and this
city, and that our expresses bearing the
same must nave been cut ort, nothing
whatever having been received by that
source.
From, the Commercial Times.
Tobasco.
We learn that the United States for
ces at Tobasco had abandoned that city
on the 29th ult. in consequence of the
troops being sickly.
Prospects of Peace.
This arrival brings us full confirma
tion of the rumors which have lately pre
vailed here, relative to the failure of the
last effort of our Government, in the
mission of Mr. Trisi, to bring the Mex
icans to listen to reason. All prospects
of peace are now dissipated for the mo
ment, ana uteswora win once more oe
appealed to, as an arbiter of the future
destinies ct that Republic.
When the Congress dissolved, which
was done by the withdrawal of such a
number of members as to leave the re
1 1 j LI til uv A wt ujvui h us u ivu it's aw
mainder below the figure which coasti-
r lutes a quorum, Santa Anna held a coun
cil o! general orhcers, when it was re
solved to try the effect cf one more en
counter,either by marching against Gen.
Scott, at Puebla. or reiectins the propo
sitions for negociation, calmly await his
advance, and act on '.he defensive.
NUMBER
; In orders be freed to act, the Go
vjrnment usutd a decree suspending the
issue of aJl newspaper., except .heWr
ctal organ. The forces drawn togeth
er for the-defence of the cap.ul ure ta.
ed to be 25,000 in the citv itself, -4000
hourly expected from Sa, Luis, mJe
Valencia, with fonneen pieces c can
non ; and.15.000 scattered on the road
betweetribeckyof .Mexico and rs.-ki,.
in not : i-
v 'v"sm tue im-aoing ioxces,
they advanced,
Mr. Head ley. "
The Wilmington Commercial is ve
ry severe on Mr. Headley. it says:
"ln -hecase of Major General Howe,
ol North Carolina, we must pretest a
gainst the ignorance, recklessness, and
gross injustice of thiswriter. General
Howe a life has not as vet been written,
though there are abundant materials for
a very interesting sketch. In his short
notice of an accomplished statesman,
and gallant soldier, the patiiot and the
trusted friend of Washington.this auihor
admits his ignorance of Howe's life, and
then has the impertinence and presump
tion to slander the illustrious dead. The
History of North Carolina shows that
Howe was, in the contest nf ft root n,:
ain, one of the earliest, steadiest and
warmest friend of the Coloni es. and rt
American Independence. His services
in tne Colonial Assembly, alone, entitle
him to the gratitude ofnosteritv. H
commenced his military career in 1775
by driving Lord Dunmon from Norfolk,
Va., he succeeded Gen. Jame M, r
N. Carolina, as Mai. Gen. of the S,k.
ern Division of the United Colnm. h
d.d all at Savannah, against superior
forces, that could be done by a sagacious
general and brave soldier ,- he was ao-
puuucu oy asnington 10 command
West Point, when that fortress wan fhn
mot important point in the Union to the
welfare of the army, and was onlv re
moved by the intrigues of Arnold and
his friends in Congress. Howe was al
so selected bv Washington to snnnpe
the rebellion of the troops at Pompton.
"e penormed the task assigned
him with, so much ener?v and nrnmnt.
ness, and so much to the satisfaction of
by another mutiny he was aain selected
fo a similar duty. He sacrificed a large
loriune in tne service 01 his country, and
this is his reward, if Mr. Headlev had
taken the trouble to inquire in North
Carolina he would have learned mnrh
of Gen. Howe. A well informed gen-
ueman ot ciiapel Hill, we are sure
could have furnished him with proof nf
eminent merit, sufficient to satisfy ihe
most incredulous. Isut Mr. Headley,
we suppose, was writing for hire, and
was eager 10 grasp nis reward. The
reputation of a Howe was of !it.le imnor-
tance to him when weighed against the
speeay possession ot a tew .dollars and
cents.
Cost of Rail Roads.
The Charleston Patriot cives the fo!
lowing statistics in reference to the cost
of railroads in this country. Every
year s experience enables railroads to be
constructed at a cheaper rate flvan before.
In tho State oi New York there are
22 railroads whose aggregate length is
705 miles and average cost of construe
tion for each mile has been 826,000.
Of these roads the most expensive was
the Mohriwk and Hudson Boad, which
cost 85,900 per m:le. The least ex
pensive was the Buffalo and Black Rock
Road, whose cost was only 87,200 per
mile.
There are in Pennsylvania S01 miles
of railroad, whose average cost per mile
amounted to $41,700. "
In Dele ware 16 miles of road cost
$G00,00O, which is an average of $37,
500 per mile.
In Maryland the average cost per mi!e
ot 3U4 miles ot railroad, was 841,000.
Jn Virginia there are 348 miles of
road which cost on an average 815,409
per mile.
The -average cost per mile of 248
miles of road inN.Carolina,was 81 3,750.
In S. Carolina we have 202 miles oi"
road, which cost us 828,000 per mile.
In Georgia, 813,000 per mile were
paid for 476 miles of railroad.
In Florida, 34 miles of railroad cost
$6,600 per mile.
In Alabama, 4G miles cost an average
per mile of 89,700.
From these items we learn that the
most expensive road has been one in
New York, the cheapest one in Florida,
and the order ic which these States
would stand in respect to comparative .
cost of their roads, would be as follows :
beginning with the most expensive, and
ending with the cheapest : New York,
Pennsylvania, Deleware, Maryland, S.
Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Flo-ida.