and lean, bu as h ird and angular ns the
most irregular of pine knots. ln looked
as if he might be tough, bi-t did not seem
strong. Neverthless he who,' amon;?
the knowing ones, reputed t bf agile
. 'as a cat; and in ad. in ion, m by no
means deficient in knowledge of tho 'no
bld'fccience of self-defence' Besides tie
was ns 'cool as a cucumber ' l pil, in
ihe Freshman cla. ' a certain year
and 1 believe that the story goes that
the fellow never got out of the fresh
rmn, though the Doctor certainly die
put him through,' in one sense of the
word was a burly and beefy moun
taineer of eighteen or nineteen. This
grntus conceived a creat contempt for
old Holus physical dimensions, and h-s
soul was horrified at the idea that one
to deficient in muscle, should bo so po
tent ial in Ins rule. Poor Jones that's
what we'll call him had no idea of mor
al force. At any rale he was not in
clined to 'knock under' to it, and be
c ontrolled despotically by a man that he
imagined be couid tie and whip. He ,
length determined to give tho old t'n-
tleman a genteel private thrashing
some nighf in the College Capri pus, pre-
tending to mistake him for some fellow
Indent.
Shortly after, on a dark and rainy
i.t . . . . .
nielli. Jones met ine iioctor crossing
ihe Campus. Walking up to him hj
mpt'y. 'hello Smithl you rascal is that
yvuV And with Yhat he struck the old
rntleman a blow on the side ot the face
that had nearly tellrd him- Old B lus
said nothing but squired himself, and
at it thev tent. Jones' youth, weight
and muscle made him an'ugiy customer,'
but 'aiter a round or two, the Doctor's
'science began to tell ; and in a short
time he had knocked hi3 beefy antago
nist down, and was astraddle of his
chest, with one hand on his ihroat, and
the o'her dealing vigorous cuffs on the
side or his head.
lAh! stop! I beg pardon D c4toi!--Doctor
Caldwell, a m'stake for hea
ven's sake Doctor!' groaned Joiic, who
thought he w s about to be ea'en up-
I really thought it was Smi'li!'
The Doctor replied with a 'word and
n blow alternately 'It make no' (a
hearty job!) difference' (job, j' b! (a
wrench I the throat!; 'present purpo
tee (licks fall like hail ) 'Consider
me Smith!' And it is said that old
Bolus gave Jones such a pounding, 'then
and there, as prnb3bly prevented his
ever making another mis'akf as t per
Konal identity, at leaBt on the College
Campus!
The Mosquito Question MoreTrou
hie in the Camp A report has got 04
I hat a sharp c orrespondence has been
going on between Air Secretary Clayton
and the British charges des affaires ai
Washington, Mr Cump'ou, concerning
the British claim (?) to the Mo.quilo
coast. The report has, however, been
contradicted by the organ of Gen Tay
lor, ihe Republic, and the National In
telligencer. Hut. in connection with
this subject the Washington correspon
dent of the Baltimore Sun insists upon
it, that the Government," has taken a most
decided Btand agBinst the interference
of England m the affairs of the Mosqui
to coast. From this it would, at least,
appear that some steps had been taken
by England atout lite matter. Really,
Gen Taylor's administration bids fair to
be a most disagreeable one. Only a
loiu ix month has elapsed Mi ce his
inauguration, at d the perilous cundi in,
as remarks a coiemporniy, "to which
the coim ry has b en induced by the un
tkiliui diplomacy of the Secietary of
State, is becoming a matter of eeiious
concern to the American people. Our
position is a perilous one, and our friend
ly relations with the powers ot Europe
are in immint nl danger of dismember
n.ent. The lightning fl.ishes and irra
diates at the extremity of the political ho
tizon, premonitory of seme dreadful con
vuision We sincerely bopf it may
prove to be but a transient cloud, which
will pass awa, leaving thenaiional hon
or and the natr-nul safety untouched.
i3ttt Mr Clayton stems tu.be acting like
some inturiated unimsl, blu.dly attack
ing everything that comes within hfs
path. His difficulties fuliow, or.e alter
ihe other, in such rapid succession, thHt
it is in vain io conceal a just alarm has
been excited in the public nut d. "What
absurdity shall we have next, Mr Sccrc
tary CloytonV is the very natural in
quiry thai starts from every lip. While
the cry of "peace, pei.ee," is sounded
from the administration, il,e country
Siands en the verge of a precipic ready
to be piung d, at the next silly iep, .n.
to all the fioi rors of a sanguirmry and
protracted war." - Wilmington Jour
flu. : -
Grand Lodge cf the V. S., 1 O.
O. F. Tli body which has been in
"83 on in lliimore, tor a week, ad
journed on Saturday nigh', abou lO o'
clock after a prayer of the G rand Clian
lain, the Rv. Mr. Wells. Thebnsi
nepsofjlie segMnn was conducted in a
most harn onious mam er, and n thing
was lelt undone calculated io create any
disagreement among ihe member Al
ter the settlement otth- New York ques
tion, the northwestern delegatf s Irom
that State were invited l iake i-ea s
an org Hie members, but they were rot
el'owcd to participate in ihe proceedir gs.
The npxt meattng of the Grand LodgeK An Irishmen who Hve3 with a Gra
will be in the citv of Cincinnati, and
thpy will assemble on ihe second Mor.-
dy of September, 1850, for the pur
pose of revising the Constitution. On
the third Mondav of Septemper one
week after, they will meet in tho same
place for the regular transaction of busi
ness of the order. Among other things
which wis done, a committee of nine
was appointed, of which Capuin Torre,
( S'lUth Carolina, is chairman, to select
nd have prepared a block of marble 10
bp. placod in the monument now in course
of erection n ihe memory of Washing
ton. I his is .if i be done on behalf
of the Odd Fel'ows of the United Slates,
as a testimony of the regard they hold
fr the memory of him who was "first
in war, first in pace, and first in the
hearts ol his countrymen " Baltimore
Sun.
Scraps for the Million.
Brigadier General Garland, Colonel
of ihe Eighth li.fantry, left Nev York
to assume command on the R o Grande
and TeX.is frontier, Tt's ' fficei, you
are aware, sueceed- Gen. Worth to the
Colonelcy of the Eigth Infantry..
Archibald Snapp, a soldier of the
revolution, died in Scmt county, Ky.,
on the 4ih ub. in tho 94th year of his
age. fie was at the battles of Drandy
wine, German'own, and Monmouth.
A Masonic ('ollege is in successful
operation at Clarksville, Term., and it
is believpd ihet befr the session closes
there will be upwards of one hundred
and fifty stndents in attendance.
A n.an down east has invented a sort
of paste to mend broken hearts.
General Guvon, an Irish soldier, is
tho las' leader of the Hungarian forces
who holds out in ifie open field. His
force is not large, but. he is sworn not
to surrender until free egress is granted
to the foreign auxiliaries of the Hunga
rian caue. .
A captain of a vessel loading coa!
went into a merchants countin,-room,
ar.a requested the loan of a rake. The
merchant, lok'ng towards his clerks,
replied, "I have a number of ilo-rii, bu
n.me. I believe, wish to be hauled over
ihe coal !"
The 'erritory not yet formed into
States will make forty ix and a half
States as larga as Pennsylvania. Of
these, ihirtv-five will be north f 36
deg.,30 mn or free States. Eleven
and a half south of 36 deg. 30 onn
or slave States, supposing the Alissouri
Compromise to be adopted.
A vvifo, full of truth, innocence and
love, is the prettiest fl iwer lhat a man
can wear next to his heart.
An exchange speaks of a lady who
entered her carriage with eo much
powder on her face that she blew up the
driver.
In passing through some of the fine
mountain sceneries of Pennsylvania, it
is ssid that one of General Taylor's
admirers.asked him if he had ever seen
the Natural Bridge of Virginia. The
"second Bshingtfin" replied, in the
honest simplict'v" of his prototype,
thai U had not travelled through Vir
ginia for many years, and the brtdye
was not built he last urn he was there !
Why is a blade of grass bke a note of
hand ? Because it is matured by fal
ling due.
The Spanish squadron sailed from
Havana about the m-dd'e ol last month
to guard the Southern coa,t of Cuba.
The standing armv of the Island is to
be increased. fc?ix tliuustnd troops were
daily expected liorii Spain
To kill Lice on Cows, Horses, or
Hogs Rub ihem thoroughly with ihe
water in which Potatoes have been
boiled. In two hours every lous will
be dead.
A Scotch minister, very homely in
hi address, chose for his text a passage
in the Psalms: "1 said in my ha.-te all
.,Of. i ri 1,.., ' i. . .. )
y, premised ins
reverence, by way of introduction, "ve
said it i;i your haste Dawid, did ye?-
G:n you h id bt n Acre, ye might ha
said it at your leisure, mon."
A Long Line. I his descriptive
staizi is in hexameter style, and was
written by the celebrated Physician
i ini uui. ii i a in icpiy io 9 ques
tion, 'N here did you get that shad, eh?'
1 caught this shad with a silver hook
il h a si ver tiook I caught it -Or.
in other 'words; I had ihe stvjf
Ai o went over i- ihe . market, and
after tr mg in several places to find
g)uu one, a' last succeeded. I put mv
nma into ny pocKet anc took out
quarter, rrv.w it got there is another
question,) and bought it.
That is equal Io the old couplet :
Maid of the mountain green,
And my dear Mis E' z,
I dn mo-t candidly assure you uc!i
a beautilul prospect has never before
very gererally been seen.
We learn from a Quebec paper that
fifty respectable workmen left Quebec
o i Thursday n'ghi for the Western
States. I Sa Canadian Independent
uges s a public n.eei n. o inquire in
lo moralise ot this emigratmn, and I
neon tomd a remedy. Qmp'v ? If
tl-p pe. p art all going t the United
Stve, way not the country go too.
hamite, tel's a friend that if he wants to
know what "illigant living" is, be musi
come to htshoue, where the breakfast
consists of nothing, and the supper of
what was left at breakfast.
The mother of a hopeful young man
in New Orleans old her son 'that il be
did not stop drinking he'd wear ihe tout
of Irs stomach out.' 'Then, old woman,'
replied the youth, 'let it work in its
shirt-sletvfg.
Excellent Wor&v Two hands, be
longing to Eltjao Teigoe, Esq., picked
six Jiur.dred and fifty five pounds be'
tween sun and uij. One bi. Usaac,
picked 373 pound the o'her, Edmund,
282 this we consider excellent work,
particularly as ihe were picking the
field over for the fourth time. Laurens'
ville Htmld.
We see it stated that the Editor of a
New York paper has been sued by
"George Gordon Bron" as he clls
himself for doubting that the said
Georg Gordon is the illegitimate sou
of Lord Byron.
Prepayment of postage is not r quired
upon i ewpapers to California, u sent
from the office of publication.
M. Pouss n, according to a Washing
ton letter, had just lurn shed his boose
when the note u dismissal u received.
The elegant new furniture was to be
sold at auction.
A Paper in Canada lhat publishes
birth, heads them, "New Arrival.."
Dr. J. F. Hassell, ol Lexington, Mis
sourt, itte.ves one thous ind dollars for
inoerting a Q( artificial tee'h lor a
lady in Sam a Fc. lie lias gone ihere
lor that purpose.
At Norih Shields there has been re
cently extracted from a woman's shoub
der a needle which fi'teen years ago tir
tered one ol hei fingers.
Ihe Emperor of Russia has just re
moved all theRussian Artists from R me,
afu r having caused ihcir debts to be
paid.
Air Ponelson, our Minister at Frank
Ibrt, wi'i in a snort lime, it is said, ie
ccive ins lette-s of recall, not tm ac
count of any objection to him, but be
cause it I deemd expedient thai the
mission io the Germanic Confederation
should be suspended at least until Euro
peon politico shall have assuued an
aspect more favorable lor permanence
and stability.
"1 shall Koon die, CutTy I inustso.m
set out upon a long journey.
"Berry well,." replied Cufly, "1 guess
hab good going, bekase it's all ihe
way down lull."
In one cf the counties of Kemuckv,
someoflhe voters recently addiesntd a
series ot questions to one of iheir candi-
dates for tht Legislature, among which
aie the loilowing;
"1. Are you in favor of the next war?
2, Do you believe the Irish came o-
ver in the same boa; wrh Noah?
3. Do y.u believe Eve's eating the
forbidden I Uit caused Hie knot in u man's
neck called 'Adam's appb?'
4 Are you a 'gradual imagination-
18! ?'
5. Do you liquor?
The Philadelphia Ledger says, one
of the bones of the remains of the Rev.
John W hufield, ihe celebratdd Memo
dist preacher, has been exhumed and
aeni as a precious relic lo a clergwnan
in Newburyport. A volume of Iim ser
mons would have been a better gift, at
least in better iasie, and so the citrv
man must have thought, for he restored
the relic lo if proper place, among iih
kindred bones. I
The Printers of Rome are fami-shinfr.
Phe Cardinal Triumvirate have told
them that a few hundred had Letter
starve than the minds ot ttie whole pop
ulace oe poisoned bv iheir product iuok !
The Model Black Republic ! A
number oi persons have been arrested
at Cape liavtien tor no' joining in the
testivities in honor of the new made
Emperor of Hayti. It is said the crown
used at bis coronation vm m;il ni
paste-board and the jewels on it bor
rowed Irom a shopkeeper.
Veneration for the fair sex is carried
to such an extent in San Francisco, that
a party of Oitgoruaiis sti-pp' d lo have
a dance arouod an old cast-i fT bonnet.
An English journal mentions thai the
family of Oliver Cromwell had just be-
con e extinct in the pi-rsim ot Airs. Rus
sell, drtUgfrer of ihe late Mr. Oliver
Cromweil, the biographer of the Protec
tor, Irom whom he descended in the di
reci line.
bmall Talk Said a bed-bug to a
musquiio, whom he chanced to meet
the oti er eenmg on an expedition, 'How
is ii thnt jou m ke out io extract so
much more ot life's current inan mvself.
when 1 can bite as t-everely'aa yuu ?
now can you explain I
'or particulars, see small bills,
quoin the muquito with dignity.
The men la'ely assembled at Round
Inland hve dispersed, the purpose for
which they orgmzed being e'efeated or
postponed. Most ol the men have re
turned to the city.
The Hoikmsviile (Ky.) Press 6ays
that the-farrners- have goi tlieir tobacco
crop cut and boused, and that is far bet
ter than that of last vear.
A German. piper mentions the. death
of a poli.e ergeant from tetanus; pro
duced by a bite on the thumb from a
drunkard, w hom he was taking into cus
tody. The wound healed apparently,
in seven or eight days, and on the third
dy alteiwurds ihe convulsion began.
ThePIank Rod difficulty .an account
of which we pubb-hed last week, we
leain from the Fayetteville Observer
of I ue day last.has been settltd.and "he
Board oi Directors have passed a iesolu
tion to proceed io woik. 1 he rtatttr
was left io Gov. Man y, who deciu ed
acting, and it was then lelerred by the
committee on b th sid s ol the question,
lo Mr. Moidet ai, oi Raleigh, who con
sented to become an umpire, and alter
having the subject fully explained to
him, he decided in favor of the route
originally designated ; and we suppose
all parties aie s tfied at least they
htve agreed 'o agree, aud the woik in
now progressing.
From the Spartan. Oct. 11, 1649.
The case ol J. M. Barrett, was not
brought before ihe Court until Wedn-
day. 'J ne Solicitor not being ready,
asked a continuance; staling, as we un
derst' od that officer iotay,that mea
sures were ttieu in hand to procure evt
deuce against Brieiiui distant pornuns
of the SSi'iie, winch he had a reasonable
ground to be I eve, would cotwict him of
circuUlibg iiiCMidiary paper. I he pris
oners counsel remaiked that he was
ready for trial, and (hatha wished o
go on with ihe case; lhat a fair trial was
II that his client wanted; and as tie had
suflered a long impri-x'iimeni, greatly
to ihe injury of his health, he dtsned
that the cise be taken up then. But
lhat, it the C uit was disposed to grant
the mo'ion un the partol the iStte, he
asked an order to examine wnn sses
residing nut ol ihe State; and thai a bond
of one ihousa d dollars by certificate
of deposite be ace p ed a security, for
his appearance at next 'erni. Io this,
die Solicitor olltied i:u oi?ci?on pio
v d d tie whs permitted to examine, wit
ness' 8 in the iate hy commission. The
Court liowever retered this motion; but
raiutd an order lor both parties iu ex
amine witnesses living out ol the Slate.
Barrett appear d in Couri the next day,
to give the nece.ary bond; and ol course
was the "ob-eived of all observers."
His cheek was somewhat blanched ; bur
not more so than might be expected
from his coi finement. His step, which
was firm and bis general appearance,
was by no means itidicdiive of wasting
sickness. He was dressed decently in
black ; and his whole deport iniit, mo
far as we could discover, on that dav,
was unex eptionabie. lien reining
from the Uourl Room, and upproacliiu
the ou er door, a number ot persons,
more beat on curiosity than carnage,
pressed up beh rid h.m, to take a closer
inspection ot his pers -n and movements.
VV e know not what were his thoughts or
his tears, but, objecting to the honor ol
so oumeious an tscort, oi perhaps mis
taking iher inieutions, tie at ertd his
mind, untied shortly round and came
back lino the room. Alter remaining
some liule time, tie lelt the Hoase ac
compamed by two persons, and went to
his lodgings. Since then he has ireely
walked about the Town, unaccompanied
and unmolested. We understand he
tell here on Monday last tor Ohio.
Thus has ended, for the prespnt, this
very exciting 3fFir. it ms been the
cause ol much hot blood on borh sides;
and drawn upon us ihe vituperation ol
a hundred Pres.es. and menace and cur
ses ot many ihou-and lunges of the
no. in una oi the We'. ;0. ai
froth ai.u tury by the abohttor.isig and
thetr &ue.nurt pas-es off before iit with
no oiner euect ihan t xcuu.g our perfect
scorn and defiance. Is it not enough io
destroy everv vestige ol fraiernitvTand
engender leeln.jjs , repulsion m the
parties o this I'mon, ths lapsided U
mon, when one part, is eternai mni
lestip" a haugh.y superiurity over the
other? Here is an independent State of
this Coulederacy, possessing an acknow
ed4ed sovereignity, over at lea, her
own municipal regulations, hated, per
secuted, and Heated with every kind of
indignity, tor maku.g an effort to Dro
teci hersell against incendiane-, who
are found within tier borders, plot inr
the overthrow of an institu'iu , rumni.g
inroad and imer woven w.tn every fi
bre oi her exiBiei.ee, ehher un individuals !
or as a State- The r.ght appears .o be
denied, ol even arreting ana confining
person who are suspected ol incendiary
pui poses, until their guilt is hG maoitesi
as not to need coi.firaiation. We iake
the l.btriy oi Remarking here, because
we nave oesi U reasons lor domg so,
that no more Northern incendiaries will
occupy aparimtnis in Spartanburg Gaol.
Noining savu Barren's back Irom the
lash, with other tenacious and orrumen
ial accoirpaiiiments but the promise
n.ouehiiu, o.i the day of his arres', that
he si.ould be tried bv the laws of the
State.
U e have beard of but one determina
tion, coming irom every q inner, and
that is : uniil the Legislature enacts
moie summary laws lor redress, the
people are resolved to rediess ihem
seves. Be just and fear not.
Saturday, Oct
Svdden Death. Mr.Fiphraini Good
son, a highly respectable Wizen of our
county, died suddenly inxiis bed oa
Thurdav morning last, ofa disea&o
of ihe heart, to attacks of which he Was
subject. He had overheated himsell a;
wirk the day prefious, buA retired to
bed in apparently good health, neyer to'
wake in this world. He was highly es
teemed by all who knew him,' .as an
upright citizen and good man. Truly .
in the midst of life we are in death."
OCT We hear frf quent complaint a
to the Catawba Springs P. O. in thu,
and the Mountaio Creek P. O. in Ca.
tawba county, which we would like at
tended to so far as our paper are con
cerned. The subscribers at the offices
can satisfy the Post-masters of the Jue
tice of our complaint. .
- .,
0O Gen Leach, of Lexington, ha,-
we learn, published a reply to uchargts
of Col. Wheeler and the Lincoln Cour '
ler" against him in relation to the elec
tion of Major-General. We only sta
red what we understood to be facts, and
certainly shall give Gen. Leach everv
opportunity of selling himself right ; as
to charges, "we shall see what we shall
see,when the letter comes to hand,whic'
tie says we "will find in some ot ot
exchanges."
CCrCan. Rarringer, of Catawba, wt
on the 29tu uit. elected Lieutenant Co'
of the 99i!i Regimen', vice G. B. Routh,
elected Colonel.
GO- The business of Catavba Court -was
closed on Thursday evening fast,
his Honor, David F. Caldwell, pfesidino-7
with his usual dignity. The attendances
at court was by no means large, sa
these are busy time with the Far,
mers. The next will be court week
for Lincoln, whn we hopj our friends
will remember us. ' v
OCT The public acts of the Reprc
sentatives of the people are at all times
liable to be discussed , we shall discuss
them without lavor or arTection, and of
course without at all refiVctmg oh , tho
private relations cf any individual. If
we have given personal offence, we will
onl say it was unintentional. !i ' !
OCT Thursday next, the I8ih instant,
has been set apart by Gov. Manly, as a
day ot Humiliation and Prayer. Wc
do not know that the Governor intended
the whole State to observe this order
but he only published it in a few whif
papers, so, we presume, it is a whi
thank-giving not foi the manly acts of
Sir Bobadel, of course.
Independence of the Judiciary.
i he impolicy of Having a Judiciar
hV.dincr their tenure of office at th
pleasure of the people, and elected at,,
stated periods, has been strongly exern. '
phlVd by the Ute trial ot the Astor
PI ce Rioters at New York. The Bal
timore Clipper makes the following
sensible remarks on the subject : )
In the trial of the Aslor Place Riot
ers m New Yoik, ihe pies.ding judgo
was occasionally treated with such in
dign'ty by counsel for the prisoners, as
to cause him to threaten them with the
exercise oi Inn power. But his Ihreais
had little or no effect ; and the abuse
c-.ntmued. Q.iere ? May not the con.
dud ol counsel and forbearance of ih
judge, be attributed lo the tact, ihjt th3
ia ter, being elected by the popuUf
vote.is measurably mdeb ed t- the mem
bersol the bar for the station 'he hold?
It the elec ion of judge will subject
them to the control of laayerg, or pre
vent ihem from acung with proper inde-
pendence, wouid it not be sale r to haio
them chosen in a different mode than i
by popular vte ? The people of Mary
land havejon.fi in'erpsi iu this iubjecti
as the efTri. will no doubr be made to "
the New York system, snd to convert '
judges inio political brawlers and pot
house orators. v"
K7The old Star, of Raleigh,
making a desperate effort to regain ft"
position. He hate always liked the
Star, ourself, and our brother Lemay ;
we wish him every success. Yet, we
nave a hone that all in our iieiyhtmihnrvrt
j win find it to thtrtr interest to du iheir
I trading al home, ' r 1