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Lincolnton, North Carolina, Thursday Morning, March 23, 184S.
Number 8.
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Lincoln Business Directory
FOR THE COURIER.
LINES WRITTEN BY A LADY.
' Court UJ, leers Superior Court V.
A. M'Bee, c lerk. Equity Wm Wil
liamson, cle rk. County court llobt.
Williamson, clerk. VV. Lander, Soli.
..ritor. .11 is Johnson, Slierill. Caleb
Miller. Tow n Nonstable.
i Register, J. T. Alexander; County
. Surveyor, J. Fulls ; County Proces-
asioner; Ambrose Costlier. Trustee,
J Ilamsour. Treasurer Pub. Buildings,
D. '.. Sckenc k. Coroner, J M Jacobs.
. Buildmg Ct m jnittee J. Ramsour,P.
. "1 mmeyjohn F Phifer, and H Causler
Lawyers Ha-ywood W. Guion.main
, st. one d. r east. L. E. Thompson,
. maiasU east , 3d square W. Lander,
. inainsU.east,2d bquure. V A Melius,
. and NVVtWriltainaoii, olficesat McBee's
i. building mj.in st. 2d square, east.
Physicians Simpson Sc Bobo, main
- at., west. D. W. Schenck, (and Apo
. thecary, rxaiu st. two doors east. K.
Caldwell, l of Female Academy. Z.
Hull, otTt opposite McLean's hotel.
A. Ram:;t ir. botanic mam st. west.
Mercha :i ::s-Benj S Johnson, north on
. ..square, ve st corner, J. A Ramsour,
: on square , north west corner. C. C.
i Hend&rsoii,on square,(pos,t office) south
J. Ramsou rt$Son,maiii st. 5 doors west.
RE Joltcs on, on square, south west cor
ner mains t. II Ueid, on square, south
. east coiifjr . Hoke & Michal, on square
BootSnoe f Hat Store Horatio
Thomson, .main st., on 2d square, west
. tf court houst!, nor'.h side.
Acade'.iiit 5 Male,T J Sumner; Fe-
mule, under the charge of Mr Newson.
Hotels J.Irs Motz, s. w. corner of
. main st. and square W. Slade, main
.. at. 2d- corner ?ast of square. A. A.
McLean, 2d ;orner, west, on main st.
. B S Johnson, north west, on square.
Groctts NV. 1. Edwards, main st.
. cast of square. James Cobb, so. east
, corner of Mi An and Academy st.
Tailor Moore &, Cobb, main st. 1
. door west of square. A Alexandei, on
square,. h by w. side.
Watch. J.Iakcr and Jexctllev David
Welsh, -nai 11 st. 4 doors east.
Saddle. i id Harness Makers J . T.
Alexander, main st. 2d corner east ot
nquare. B. M. & F. J. Jetton, on sq.,
north by west. J. Ad. Jetton, south
west.gn square!.
( Coach Factories Samuel Lander,
main st. east, on 2d square from Court
louse. A 'oner McKoy, main st. east,
, 011 I3d squat e. S. P. Simpson, street
north of.r.a. in, and n. w. ol court house.
Isaac Ervin , main st., west, on 2d sq.
,' James Cn.m vail, main st. 2d square, w.
enJ, south sit Je, corner. A. Garner, on
main jst. east end.
Blacksmith Jacob Rush, main st.
"5th cornet ea. -U of court house. M.
JaeoLs', mai n si east end. A.Delain,
main st. near t5 t end. J. Bysanner,
hack st. north w. -st - Public square
J. W.Paysour, 7est e,1(j
Cabinet Mckcr a Thomas Dews &,
Son, mam st. east 0,1 4lh slluarc-
Carpenters, c. Daniel Shuford,
main sf., east, Jih c ornerfrom scjuare.
James Trip!et:,uiain st. M'Bee's build
ing. Isaac Ilouser.m ain st west end
Wells, Curry & Co. n. ian st- ea9t end
Brick Masons Wu ,is 1eck (and
rlaisterer) main st. , 'lh corner Irom
square. Peter House, v m
street north of square.
ria Plate Worker and L loPPer Smith
Flios. R. Shuford. main sl- east 0ll
south side ol 2d square.
Shoe Makers John IT., Tgns,
back st. south west of square
TanieVs-PauI Kistler, main-end-
J. Ramsour, back st., no
of square. F & A. L Hoke. 3-
westof town, main road.
Hat Manufa.rJnr-i Tu m- e, n.
-o UUIIII
from public square, 2 doors west su
tst. JohnButts ic son,oa square, so
side.
Printers T. J. Kecks, Courier t
flee, 5 doors north of court house, Is.
and Ford road.
Oil iUiZ Peter and J E Hoke, ene
nme suoth west of town, York road.
Paper Factory G. & R. Mostel
er, 4 miles outh-east of court house.
Cotton Factory ohn F. Hoke &
I.. II. f!K;i o :i .
....u3, ujucs aouth ot court
As an excuse for her zeal in cause of rem
perance, and addressed to a friend who told
her she "was almost a monomaniac on the
subject of alcoholic drink."
"Go, feel what I have felt,
Go, bear what I have borne .
Sink 'neath the blow a father dealt,
And the cold proud world's scorn
Thus struggle on from year to year,
The sole relief the scalding tear-
Go, weep as I have wept,
.O'er a loved father's fall.
See every cherished promise swept,
Youth's sweetness turned logall;
Hope's faded flower strewed all the way
That led me up to woman's day.
Go, kneel as 1 have knelt;
Implore, oeseech and pray
Strive the besotted heart to melt,
The downward course tostay
Be cast, with bitter curse aside,
Thy prayers builesqu'd, thy tears defied.
Go, stand where I have stood,
And see the strong man uow
With gnashing teeth, lips bathed in blood,
And cold and livid brow;
Go, catcli his wandering glance, and see
There mirror 'd his soul'a misery.
Go, hear whatl have heard,
"i'he sobs of sad despair.
A3 memory feeling's fount had stirr'J
And its revealings there
Hath told him what he might have been,
Had he the drunkard's fate foreseen.
Go to thy mothers side,
And her crushed sjiirit cheer;
Thine own deep anguish hide,
Wipe fiom her cheek the tear
Mark her diuunM eye, her furrw'd broft',
The gray that streaks her dark hair now,
Her toil worn frame, her trembling limb,
And trace the ruin back to him
Whose plighted faith in early youth, -Promised
eternal love and truih
But who, foresworn, hath yielded up
This promise in ihe deadly cup,
And led her dowu from love and light,
Frtm the Washington Union, inst.
Chloroform.
This singular substance is said to
have been discoveied about the same
lime by Somebeira (1831 and Leibig,
(1832;) and its composing was first ac
curately described by Dumas in 1835.
It is destined to supersede the letheon in
its power of deadening the nervous sen
sibility. Its effects are so well attested,
that there does not seem to be a single
doubt of its virtues and uses. It has
been employed by dentists in the line
of their profession, and by surgeons
in their most difikuh and delicate op.
perations. The newspapers iu Europe
and in the United States are full of cases.
Wo have heard of several operations in
this District among others, of a col
ored boy in Georgetown, who lost one of
the bones of his leg under the influence
of the chloroform, perfectly unconscious
of the pain of its extraction. Dr Hum
phreys assures us of it efficiency in the
extraction of teeth in numerous cases.
We have had the best authenticated ac
count of a stilt more difficult opera
tion, as performed on Capitol Hill, as i.
is described by a correspondent of the
National Intelligencer:
"A few days ago, Dr Leiberman hav
ing first administered the chloroform
removed a cancer from the breast of a
female. While the operation was be
ing performed, the patient remained
apparently, m a calm and tranquil
slumber, without manifesting the sligh
test symptom of pain in any manner;
though the operation she was undergo
ing is considered one of the most pain
ful in surgery. A correspondent of the
National Intelligencer, who witnessed
the operation, says:
" When the whole wa9 over, the pa
tient was aroused; and on inquiry as to
her feelings, she stated that, after her
long and refreshing sleep, she felt much
belter and stronger, und requested the
surgeon to proceed at once with she op-
has already taken it in hand so cflectu
ally has this new discovery overcome
the first prejudices which oppose bold
innovations; and a supply of the article
has been sent to the armies of the Uni
ted States, for hospital purposes. We
trust the surgeons of ur army will try
it, and duly report the result to their
fellow-citizens at home.
Chlorofoem. This is the name of a
new chemical preparation, administer
ed to patients in surgical operations. It
is rapidly supplanting the Letheon
produces perfect insensibility without the
least injury to the mental or physical
energies is taken by inhaling a small
portion springled on a handkerchief
and its effects removed instantaneously
by sprinkling cold water in the face.
Dentists and surgeons have recently
used it with great succes in the North
em cities. A wonderful discovery
throwing the sunshine of hope upon the
dark prospect of those who look to the
knife or surgical instrument for relief
from their afflictions! Athens Banner.
LATER AND IMPORTANT FROM
CHINA.
The ship Panama, from Canton, w:ih
dates from that place to the 12ih Decern
ber, has arrived at New York. A diffi
culty had occurred in Canton, between
a party ol Englishmen and the natives
of the place, w hich resulted iu a serious
fracas, in which six of the Englishmen
were killed.
The commander of the English naval
forces forthwith declared Canion to be
in a state of blockade. Business had
been suspended and hostilities had re
commenced when the "Panama" sailed.
C1-...T -.T r... .
oowncrn L,nronicie. lnis paper
which has been discontinued since the
death of its former independent and tal
ented editor, has been revived bv Mr
Edward H. Britton. The first number
appeared on Tuesday last, and gives fa
vorable indication of the future success
of the enterprise. The Chronicle has
assumed a neutral or independent posi
tion in politics. The editorial depart
ment is under the management of a
graduate of the S. C. College. Pab
metto State Banner.
A MURDERER APPREHENDED.
We under stand that Brown, the free
man of color, who recently committed u
Murder in Halifax County, iu this State,
and for whose apprehension. Gov. Gra
ham issued his Proclamation in our last
paper, was taken at Petersburg, and is
now in conftuementr awaiting trial on
the charge.
Gen. Pillow and the "Leonida"
Letter.- The editors of the N. O. Pica
yune state that they have seen a letter
from Gen. Pillow, denying the ch?irg
ofwritting the celebrated -Leonidds"
letter, or having any knowledge of its
contents before publication. Major A.
VV. Burns., in a letter to the editor, uc
nowledges the authorship end confirms
the statements of Gen. P. as to tiny par
ticpation in or knowledge of tho pro-
ductions. The publication of this let
ter, and the belief that it was from under
the hand of Gen. Pillow, was, we be
lieve, one, if not the principle cause of
his being arrested-
From all that made her pathway bright,
And chained her there, 'mid want and strife, eration, being evidently wholly uncon
lhe lowly thing a Drunkard Wile! 6cious that it had already been oerform-
And stamped our childhood's brow, so mild, IT?ed; and it was not till after the lapse
of some time that she could be persua
That withering blight a Drunkard's child.
Indemity for the Past and Security
for the Future. A fellow was yester
day arrested for picking a soldier's pock
et. When taken to the High Consta
ble's Office, the police-officer took from
iiirn two golden eagles and some sil
ver all U10 ,..o.y iV.1,,,,1 ia
pocket and then handcuffed him, be
fore taking him to the Watch-House.
"Why, what's this for'" says the priso
ner. "Not satisfied with arresting me,
you first take n.y money, and then
place the bracelets' on me!" -'I take
your money," says the police-officer,
"as indemnity for the ust ; and 1
put the handcutfs on you as security
for the future"
Go, hear, see and feel and know,
All that my soul hath fell or known
Then look upon the wine-cup's glow,
See if its brightness can atone;
Tit ink ot its flavor you will try,
If all proclaimed "'Tis drinic or die!"
Tell me I hale the bowl!
Hate is a feeble word ,
Loaihe, abhor my very soul
With strong disgust is stirr'd,
WheneVr I see, or hear, or tell,
Ot the dark Beverage of Hell!
st. west
rth east
4 mile
ieof
uth
5C7The funeral ceremonies of the
late John Quincy Adams, ex-President
of the United States, is said to have been
very solemn and impressive. All, or
ded of the reality.
"Thus far, not the slightest injury has
resulted from the use of the chloroform;
and in every respect the patient s now
doing well, and gives fair promise of a
speedy and perfect recovery."
At Boston, last week, a lady hsd a
tumor removed from htr sida which
weighed nine pounds and a half. The
Chloroform was used in her case, and
she experienced no piin.
More recently, it was applied to a dy
ing patient in Boston. "The success of
the application was complete, and the
patient's last moments were tranquil and
void of pain."
It is dropped on a sponge, or handker.
nearly nil itf ftio Slnrflc onrl Pnt,1!. nln . . . .
, , r cn'ef, which is applied to the mouth,
and in a minute or two it takes PiTt
lrr flint nnriwca o rwl t-.t ..,;.wl... n ., ... I '
1 1 and ertir insensibility to pain seems to
doors of the same hunt; in deep mcurn- u 1 , , ,
, , " . , be superinduced. The whole operation
ing lor the deceased Patriot and States nltn 1 n . ,t,
0 k upon the girl on Lapitol Hill was over in
man. 1 he Legislature of Maryland at- , , . ,
, , . ,b ... . ' ten minutes that is, the whole enor-
... , ... mous cancer of the breast cutaway, and
' 3 the arteries tied up, and
two iviiiitary companies, aw tne diner
house-
Vesuvius Furnace, Graham's Forge,
Brevard s, and Johnson's Iron work
jst.
Iron works,
LimeKiln- Daniel Shuford and oth
ers, 9 miles south.
' Letters for t?ieabov$to be addressed
to he Lincolnwn Post Vjiee.
h
an
mo.
chat
ply bi
a prof
prizing
him yo.
not the
j "appy, 1
ent societies iu the District were present
to do honor to the mighty dead. Not
less than twelve or fifteen thousand per
sons attended the funeral. Agreatman
has fallen!
A Word to the Girls. Now, girls,
for your own sake do not be too fasti
dious. Asit is impossible fr all of you
to marry professional men, do not, we
beseech you, set you hearts rpon mar
rying nothing else There are lots of
fine men, we admit, among doctors and
iwyers; so also in the army and navy,
d there are also some great judies a
them. But don't lurnoffamer-
up, and the whole
wound sowed up.
The advantage is, not only that it
deadens the pain, but there is of course,
no writhing of the body; and the sur
geon performs the operation with per
feet ease and command of the patient.
It is easy to dissipate iw ir.flucnce.
few drops of water thrown into the face
is pt:ruu iu nis senses. io one
can tell what is the end of all this to
now many maladies this powerful agent
may be applied. Already it is said to
have done away with nearly the pains
of child-birth. We know not to hw ma
ny cases of nervous disorder it mav be
applied; perhaps to hydrophobia to in
sanity and may it ROt, in some degree
abate the symptoms of consumption
A new field t discovery n
it, or a mechanic, or a farmer, sim
cause you think you ought to have dec. 5cc?
et?X7u cl7r'enler deed is opened, not only to surgery
, hones: fellow comes along, give , . ? a 3
ur hand and your heart. It is bul ,0 medicine.
profession that will make you e understand tbat the Surgeon Gen
ove must come with it. eral of the armv of the United States
Lawyers.
A large numbers of gentlemen have
recently been admitted to the practice of
aw in this city. lhe preliminary ex
amination by the lawyers, who must
cernty that the candidates are well read
in law, is very thorough as will be seen
by questions put to each, and which
questions, with their answers, we ap
pend.
Examiner. Do you smoke, sir!
Candidate. I do, sir.
Ex. Have you a spare cigar?
Can. Yes, sir. (extending a short ix.)
Ex. Now, sir what is the first duty
of the lawyer?
Can. .To collect fees.
Ex. Right what's the second?
Can. To increase the number of his
clients.
Ex. When does your position to
ward your client change?
Can. When I am making up a bill
of costs.
Ex. Explain.
Can. We take antagonist positions.
I assume the character of plaintiff and
he necomes defendant.
Ex. A suit decided, how do you
stand with the lawyer coNducting lhe oth
er bill?
Can. Cheek by jowl.
Ex. Enough, sir, you promise to be
an ornament to the profession, and 1 w:sh
you success, now are you aware oi the du
tv you owe me?
Can. Perfectly.
Ex. Describe that duty.
Can. It is to invite you to drink.
Ex. But suppose 1 decline?
Can. (Scratching bis head.) There
is no instance of the kind on record iu
the books. I cannot answer the question.
Ex. You are right, and the confi
dence with which you make the asser
tion,5shows that you have attentively
read the law. We will go and take the
drink, and then I will sign your certificate.
The New-York correspondent o( the
Washington Union says
"It is known that Messrs. Giium l!
3inturn have, with their charaeU r::.c
liberality, placed a suit of rooms iu their
finest packet-ship the New World-at
the disposal of Father Mathew, for his
contemplated visit to this country: and
that tne gooG rather is to take iassge
111 uer mi ner iicai mj, ui oho
sails in a day or two; and last 'evcniiw
her captain Knight (himself k zeal"
ous temperance man) received from
"the Ladies' Temperance Socieiy" of
the city, u. snow-wlme flag, with the
simple device, in the centre, of the dove
bearing the olive-branch, to he worn ut
the mizzjn peak, when arrived in the
olfing, as the signal that the Apostle of
Tempeiance aiid Peace is on board.
The occasion was an interesting one,
and, despite the storm, drew together a
very large number of persons."
Valle Crlxis. We regret to hear
that the Episcopal Academy building at
Valle Cruets, in Ashe county, was de
stroyed by fire, with most of us contents,
a few days ago. Los about $500.
Faveltville Obs.
The Rich Man and the Day Labor
er. A merchant who is as avaricou-t
as opulent, has recently excited s.me
public attention at London. Ho had
obtained at the cheapest possible rate a
poor day-laborer to do some work in his
house. This unfortunate man, fatigued
with work, represented to the merchant's
wife, that with so low wages he could
not procure a glass of beer to quench his
thirst. The compassionate woman gave
him a tankard of ale, but the husband
learned this circumstance on his return
and when he settled with the laborer re
tained the value of the drink; the poor
man exclaimed aaiiibt it and raised so
great un uproar that the police look him
to prison. The next day when he was
called before the Judge lie explained th
affair and was discharged on payment
of two shillings; but the merchant had
another account 10 lender to justice. He
was condemned to pay fifty pounds ster
ling as a fine lor having sold beer with
out license, and the poor iaborar, as
the informer of the offence, received a,
third of the sum.
Courier det Etals Unis
Chloroform is said to be a good leur
edy against scolding wives. A friend of
ours, ava the providence Transcript
keeps it constantly an hand, and savs,
"no lannty should he without iu Tim
proper time for the husband to take it
is when he sees the -'squall coming up,"
and by the time it strikes him he wi!S
be roving tliroug- fields of unalloyed
bliss. This certainly is a triumph of
science, and the discoverer will receive
the thanks of every community.
A Striking Prediction M. Edwin
Willia ms in the Statesman's Manual,
Biographical sketch of Mr. Adam, in
which occurred thia passage. Tne event
isstrikingly coincidental with the predic
tion. -The subject of this memoir is now
in his seventy-ninth year, and although
hi eyes are dim, and his natural voice
somewhat abated, he is still found at his
pot in the public kervice, where, like
the Earl cf Chatham, it may be exnecr
ed his mortal career may finally 'close.