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fOLME LV CITY OF RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 23, 1854. .I- Till! RAillGIIGfflfc ; published jby ; SEAT ON GALES, EDlfOAllD'PR6PRIETO, AT .$2 50 IN ADVANCE; OR, $3 00 THE END OF THE YEAR. AT "(Mrs' are the plan of fair, delightful peace; Uvcarped by parti rage, to' live like brothers." RALE I G H, N. C. SATURDAY MORNING AUG. 19, 1854. " THE RESULT, j " 7e are not quite u re that wa have formally I announced to our readers the grand result of lour late veVy spirited coritestl' We have how -lever, we believe, stated some circumstances and facta from which a general defeat of ihe Whig "party could be fairly inferred. We now state jditinctly and sorrowfully and if not with tears our eyes, it i because we won't cry that we are floored, routed, battered, bruised, and whip pedbut with sundry qualifications. We con fess ourselves floored, but not trodden down ; routed, but not reduced to captivity ; battered and bruised, but by no means broken ; whipped 'in every principal part," jike old Ben. Ste yen's calf, but net . yet subdued. Being now Relieved by this solemn announcement of our reat disaster, we dismiss thesnbject in disgust. . and never mean to allude to It again. And we hope,, if we- have any friends, they will never mention it in our presence. We have alreAdy Wn told of it too often for our individual com fort ; and wo regret to say there is an air of spite and malice about this disagreeable talk, that we intend hereafter to make a , personal matter. We will not bear it. "There is a point be jjond which forbearance ceases," &c. We throw out the hint. Our friends we hope will be wise. We cannot stand every thing-j-and we won't. This, is the general result ; but there are some particular results which may as well be noted. 1st. This election proves, we fear, that there are about 11000 more democrat than Whigs, at this present writing, in North Carolina. On this subject, however, we speak hesitatingly' and if our worthy compeers of the Whig press do not think with us, we will hear their reasons, and hold ourselves open to conviction. They may be able to explain what sorcery and witch craft were used by the locos, to seduce our Thigs from their allegiance, so far as to gain this unexpected victory. We j hope they will; and if so, we shall readily fall in, and fight over the battle again on some other day. We will conscientiously open our heart to the hope that there is yet "a good time coming," though just &i present we do think that "clouds and dark ness ldwer around our house.", 2nd. JVlr. Bragg has learned the wishes of at least that section of the State which he canvass-, e(jj about Railroads and other improvements. He has learned the power and capabilities of the Great West ; and has been well instructed iathe universal desire of that people, to bring oi that interesting portion of lour Slate. lie ft ill make no more stump speeches against Rail- roads. He will no more charge upon the Whig p.irty, and prove it top by the Record, that they were the. first to embark both the State and their private fortunes in the glorious cause. It is no otfence now ; and Mr. Bragg has candidly ad mitted that some democrats had a hand in the business, and promised that more of them will he)p the cause hereafter. 3d. We shall have now a Gubernatorial ex. petition of the meaning of ' a judicious system of internal improvements," which will immor t&hse its ingenious author, and place him in th$ same category with the inventor of " a ju dicious tariff," and the man who first invented sleep. Blessings on them all 1 '4th. This contest has made everybody a friend to internal improvements in our good old State. It has been a struggle between the dubernatorial candidates, to "prove each the tetter friend to Railroads, &c. Each claimed it to himself. It was claimed for each by bis party and friends. That settles the matter, we hope. We can all act together now, on a sub ject which has always been dear to the Whigs as la party ; and to accomplish which they have made many sacrifices and suffered many de feats. Let us all now put our shoulders to the wheel, and move on judiciously 5tb. Mr. Bragg is elected, and would have been, without the aid of a very " distinguished statesman" Who aspires to be Senator, and who "would give a diamond as large as the State House " to become so. The legislative majority, ranging from 18 to 24, relieves our friends from the necessity of taking the physic which they engaged to do, provided the moun tain district was necessary to carry the State . for the democracy. The district was not need ed ; the bargain is ended, and the " distinguish ed statesman " is not to be Senator. The trea son was not useful, and now the Jocos can loathe, not only the traitor, but the treason it self, to their heart's content. h It happens that several democrats are elected, who, even in their party triumph, are disposed to reward talents and patriotism wher ever found. The State . owes much to Senator Badger. None has done her more honor ; none lius served her better or accomplished more. . Some democrats feel this ; and many have said ttrat he ought to be returned to the Senate. Will they dare to do what , they know to b ri;rlit ? We do not ask his re election as a favor to Mr. Badger. He would scorn to ask it him self, we doubt not. But has he not honored the State Has he not wielded a power .and influ ence in the Senate for his State, which no other member has? Dues not every man, Whig or democrat, who travels over , the country, feel his, bosom ewell with pride,- when the name of .Senator Badger is spoken? Has not his' eye glistened at the glowing terms in which his name is always mentioned? Wej have felt it ; and we know that democrats have felt so too. But can tbey rise high enough ' above party to be patriotic in spite of party drilling and party behests'jj 'We think not. H ;' It is often said that there ought to be but one party in the South, and that we ought to have nu fellowship with the Whigs on the other side of the Potomac. Nothing would so effectually accomplish a fusion of parties in this State,' as a liberal and generous, but just course, in the dominant party, towards one who is the pride of the. Whigs honored for his manly talents and purity in the hearts of all patriotic demo crats, and who has contributed much towards enabling our good old State pur mother to hold up her head without blushing, among her proud, sisters. Can we be thus united fused into one? We think not. - GROWTH OF INFIDELITY IN THE UNI- ; ; TED STATES. Some days since, in looking - over our ex changes, we came across an article in the New York Daily Times, under the above caption. Such an article, coming from such a journal, adds a greater degree jof interest to a subject which of jtself merits a vast deal of attention. The Times is one of the ablest advocates of pro gress and social reform, and to no other cause can this infidelity be ascribed than to the advo- i 4acy of those indefinable and impracticable things. Socialism, then, is the root of all this evil, for nocialism is anti-Christian ; it is "of the earth, earthy," and would place man's whole good in the things of this world. The writer in the 7Vw hints at a political or social infidelity, distinct from religious, or which, to use his own words, "bears direct relation to the conscience ;" but an ordinarily acute reasoner can see no distinction, for society, as at present existing, is based upon the maxims of religion, and any attempt therefore to upset the present order of society must aim at the subversion of the Christian religion. For, of what use is relig. ion, if it cannot govern society ? ! And where do they conflict, that a separation becomes necessary ? Does not the Christian religion bind all men to one another by the sublimest maxims of charity, justice and mutual for-; bearance ? j It prefers no one system of world ly government, prescribes neither monarcy nor republicanism, because its kingdom is not of this; world. The "social scheme" of Christianity is contained in the moral precepts by which all men are bound, and in which alone are human security and happiness in this world and the next. Social and religious infi delity are inseparable, nay, identical. The same writer in the " Times " says : "Our social schemes are utter absurdities rank follies crocbety profanities that have no human nature or divine reality in them." It is worthy of note that, after the innumera ble sickening tirades against priest craft and church despotism, our boasting progressionists and philosophers, who would fain place their private judgment side by side with Omnipo tence, can come to no other conclusion or show no better fruits. Alas for. human vanity ! But there is really no teaching such men, for their proud judgment will brook no control. The writer in the Times (we humbly crave his patience) must suffer us to quote him again, to prove how incorrigible are the philosophers of his school : "Society is now. struggling to throw off its old burdens ; to attain a fuller, nobler, truer life ; to cherish deeper sympathies and enjoy a richer experience. It has opened a vast con fessional, where every aggrieved interest of humanity, every aspiring nope that is chained down to Earth, every sorrow that mourns the past and dreads the future, may speak forth its bitterness and cry for help and deliverance. A better world a fitter world, adjusted to tht. ideal wants of our spirits is the great demand." We, or rather tbey, cannot give up this idea of 'a fuller, nobler, truer life,' though it is admit ted that, up to the present moment, in the most enlightened age the world ever saw, the schemes adopted for the attainment of that " fuller, no bler, truer life, "are utter : absurdities, rank follies crocbety profanities." But when is this social reform to begin? It must first be proved that man is a human institution, and that he is at liberty to make whatever laws he pleases for the government of his kind. For our part, we have always believed that social reform commenced when the veil of the Tem ple was rent; that then were born true civili zation, just government and a well-ordered so ciety, that the truths then established by eter nal truth, wefe alike eternal, and being sternal, immutable, subject to no change or "progress." YOUR PAPER DID NOT COME, SIR. We recomniend a careful perusal of the following-plain statement, both to postmasters and to subscribers, from a paper called "The Advance," published at Hernando, Mississippi : The uncertain arrival, or uncertain delivery of papers at country post offices is often the ground of complaint against publishers and editors. Many of the offices are poorly supplied with conveniences for taking care of papers, no matter with what certainty they arrive. The papers are jumbled into a few little pigeon Doles, or piled upon a desk, box, or barrel, to await the call of subscribers, in the midst of boots, hats, bridles, horse collars, and other coarse wares, which may be called for during the day by customers. Country postmasters, in most cases, being engaged in some raercau tile business, many newspapers find their way into Rome obscure .comerwhere they are hid for a time from human eyes, as completely as if buried in a mountain cave. In comes the nan for his paper, and, as it cannot be found, .f course it did not come. The indignant sub icriber consequently abuses the rascally editor, and perhaps calls for pen, ink audi paper, to write a letter of complaint about not sending his paper punctually, when, if the said paper were endowed with speech, it would cry out, "Here I am, squeezed to death behind this box or under this barrel." We have seen just such things at many country post offices, elsewhere, as well as in this country. These remarks have no reference to any particular office, but are meant for all where tbey will apply. - i ocientijic American. The amount in the U. S. Treasury on the 1st inat. waa 122,204,022 91. From the Richmond Dispatch. DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM. Near Botdton Aug. 8,' 1854. Editors DispatchI hasten to give- you the particulars of a most terrific and destructive hail storm that occurred in this neighborhood yesterday evening. I shall . best accomplish my object by describing what I saw. I hap: pened to be at the residence of Peter Puryear four miles north of B.ydton, the county seat of Mecklenburg. !The hail commenced falling at 5 o'clock, and continued about th'irtv minutes j I have seen no person, who has ever before J seen hail stones so large. Many of them were fully as large as a hen egg, and perhaps the I iuiim m meui were as large as n guinea egg. : i curing ine storm, such was the incessant rattle j of the hail, the crash of glass, &c.,nhat it i seemed as if a regiment were nswaulfino- the house with stones. The tobacco is completely ruined, every plant is liferally torn into tatters. Farmers.are, cutting the stalks, with the view of turning out lookers as the onlv chance of making anything at all. The corn "I have not seen, but I am told that it is so srript of . its blades, and is so beaten and bruised, that the crop is givn lip as lost. In a spot favor able to its accumulation, I found the hail fully 7 inches deep. i The glass of everv exposed window was completely destroyed. " Mr. Pur year's house lost 68 panes. Of poultry, which had been driven from their shelter hy the rage of the tempest, some were killed, others crip pled. The yard Is as thickly strewn with leaves as after frosts in autumn. I noticed that the hail stones were not gene rally globular, but most of them were entirely amorphous, exhibiting every variety of figure. This may have resulted from very sudden con gelation. The storm over, Nature put on her gayest look, and seemed to smile npon the ruin she had wrought The atmosphere was chilled to a most agreeable temperature, and one might have enjoyed a delightful hour but for the sad evidence of calamities around him, reminding him that the long labors of the year had been vain. i NIAGARA FALLS DOESTICKS ON A BENDER. Dear Editor : I have been to Niagara, you know Niagara Falls big rocks, water, foam, Table Rock. Indian curosities, squaws, moccasius, stuffed snakes, rapids, wolves, Clif ton House, suspension bridge, place where the water runs swift, the ladies faint, scream and get the paint washed off their faces; where the aristocratic Indian ladies sit on the dirt and make little bags ; where all the inhabitants swindle strangers; where the cars go in a hur ry, the waiters are impudent, and all the email boys swear. When I came in sight of the suspension bridge, I was vividly impressed with the idea that it was some bridge, in fact, a considerable curiosi ty, and considerable bridge took a glass of beer and walked up to the Falls another glass of beer and walked under the Falls ; wanted another glass of beer, but couldn't get it ; walk ed away from the Falls, wet through, mad ; triumphant, victorious, humbug humbug ! sir. aiinumoug: except the daboiiness ot every thing, which is a most certainty, aud the cu pidity of every body, which is a diabolical fact, and the Indians and niggers every where, which is a Satanic truth. Another glass ol beer 'twas forthcoming im mediately also another, of which I drank. I then proceeded to dring a glass of beer, went over to the States, where I procured a glass of beer went up stairs, for which I paid a six pence, over to Goat Island, for which disburs ed twenty-five cents hired a guide, to whom I paid half a dollar sneezed four times at nine cents a sneeze went up on the tower for a quarter of a dollar, and looked at the Falls didn't feel sublime any, tried to, couldn't took some beer and tried again, but failed drank a glass of beer and began to feel better thought the waters were sent for and were on a journey to the ; thought the place below was one sea of beer was going to jump down and get some, guide held me sent him over to the ho tel to get a glass of beer, while I tried to write some poetry ; result as follows : O thou (spray in one eye) aw full (small lob ster in right shoe) sublime (both feet wet) master-piece of (jimmeny, what a lie.) the Almigh ty. Terrible and majestic art thou in thy tre mendous might awful (arini) to behold. (eramD in my right shoulder) gigantic, huge and nice ! Ub, tnou that tumbiest down and ripest up again, in misty majesty to Heaven thou glorious, parent of a thousand rainbows what a hugej grand, awful, terrible, tremendous, infinite, old,' swindling humbug you are ; what are you doing there, you lapids you you know you've turn bled over the rocks,; and can't get up again to save your puny existence ; you make a great fuss, don't you ? Man came with the beer, drank it to the last drop, and wished there bad been a gallon more walked out on a rock to the edge of the fall, woman on shore very much frightened I told her not to get excited if I fell over, as I would step right up again it would not be much of a fall any how got ;a glass of beer of a man, another of a woman, and another of two small boys with a pail fifteen minutes elapsed, when I purchased some more of an Indian woman and imbibed it through a straw ; it wasn't good had to got a glass of beer to take the taste out of my mouth : legs began to tangle up, effect of the spray in my eyes, got hungry and wanted something to eat Went into an eating house, called for a plate of beaas, when the plate brought the waiter in his hand I took it, hung up my beef and beans on a nail, eat my hat, paid dollar to a nigger, and sided out on the step walk, bbught a boy of a glass of dog with a small beer and a neck on his tail, with a collar with a spot on the end felt fun ny, sick got some soda in a tin cup, drank the cup and placed the soda on the counter, and paid for the money full of pocket very bad jieadache ; rubbed it against the lamp post, and then stumped along; station house came along and said if I didn't go straight he'd take me to the watchman tried to oblige the sta tion house very civil station house, very met a baby with an Irish woman and a wheelbar row in it, couldn't; get out of the way, she wouldn't walk on the sidewalk, but insisted on going on both sides of the street tt once ; tried to walk between her; consequence collision, awful, knocked out' the wheelbarrow's nose, broke the Irish wduian all to pieces, baby loose, court bouse handy, took me to the con stable, jury sat on me, and the jail said the magistrate must take mo to the c nstable ; ob jected; the dungeon put me into the darkest constahle in the city' ; got out, and here I am, prepared to stick fo my original opinion Niagara unus humbtig! non exeelxus, noit indig nus admiralconi. Yours, unquestionably, ; Q. R PUYLANDER DOESTICKS, P. B. ! X. Y. Post, I Bathing It is a fact officially recorded, that during the visitations of cholera in France, out of nearly 16,228 subscribers to the public baths at Paris, Bordeaux and Marseilles, only two deaths among them Vere ascribed to cholera ; and the practice of batbing'is generally regard ed as not only a great promoter of health, but ao effectual preventive of disease of all kinds. HOW ABOUT THAT MILITARY EXECU - TION? The Mobile "boys" are sad ,wegs Iwhen they have a mind to be so". ; The la3t story of their "saws" runs something after this fashion ; Everybody j knows that a large party from Mobile, including the military, went.'out to Winchester by the railroad to celebrate the Fourth, and to rejoice oyer the progress of the road to that point. These were met by-hundreds and thousands of people men, women and children from tber adjacent obunties of Alabama and Mississippi, and the whole had a grand barbecue and jollification. i The fun of eating and drinking, singing, speechifying and toasting being over, some of the "boys" of the military conceived a plan for a grand "saw" for the benefit of their country friends, and a drum head court-martial and ex ecutiohj was resolved on. The plan wassugges ted andUatonce adopted. Everything was con ducted iwith "the .utmost solemnity,, and the "green-ones" Rooked on in .silence and amaze ment. Two prisoners (well up to the fun) were led out before the court, the charge of desertion and disobedience to orders was read( to them. They made a lame defence, and the, t evidence against them was conclusive; They were found guilty, and ordered to be shot. ! Arrangements for execution were at once completed, and the victims, with eyes bandaged, were led out into the woods. Here the whole military weremusted in a hollow square around the prisoners, and a file of six men were detail ed to carry out the order of the Court execution. The exoiteiiijenx now became intense. Men and boys filled the trees far and near to witness the tragic scene. Women were dodging and peeping about wherever there was an opportuni ty to get a sigh't of the shooting. The "know ing ones," whije laughing in their sleeves, as sumed the most serious and elongated visages, and every thing betokened the near approach of the fatal order to "fire !" Just at this stage of the affair, an old woman from one of the Mississippi counties, who had "taken on" terribly about the matter, not being longer able to control her feelings, rushed up to the commanding officer, Col. T ,:and ear nestly exclaimed : "Dear Mr. Officer, I never did see a man shot ; can't you get me a place inside of the ring? Do, good Mr. Officer, please do." The gallant Colonel, who never allows a wo man to plead to; him in vain, gave orders to ad mit her into the square; and there she stood and gazed with all the intensity of woman's curiosity at the preparation for the execution. In a moment the word was given ! The file of soldiers fired 1 and the unfortunate victims tumbled over as ."natural as life." A couple of table-cloths, well stained with claret wine were brought, into which the bodies were rolled, and then carried into a tent. r The old lady was satisfied, she had seen two men shot, as she supposed, and as she still thinks, and will the balance of her natural life. The old lady was not the only "green one" at Win Chester who was "sold" by the Mobile jokers. Of course great care was taken that the mus kets were charged with blank cartridges, and the file placed at a safe distance from the two "victims." JSV O. Picayune. THE ASTORIA. We would call attention to the advertisement of Mr. Hanks in ibis paper. The Astoria is making regular trips to Beaufort, and will con- unuD iu lu oo luroutni me season, one is a fine boat, in first rate order throughout, and ner accommodations tor passengers are excel lent. A trip in her to Beaufort is something to be enjoyed. Everybody who goes in her speaks in high praise as well of the excellent qualities oi ine ooat as oi tne lure and accommodations lo those in the West, who wish to visit Beau- fort, this route holds out inducements which no other does. From the railroad at Wilson they will be taken in comfortable stages on the plank road to Greenville, 35 miles, and from Green ville to Washington, 25 miles, in the steamer Gov. Morehead, leaving Wilson in the morning 1 l : tt nuu rracnuig i usningion at O CJOCE, p. m. lhe next morning they will take the Astoria for Beaufort, and arrive there at 5 p. m. The fare for the whole route is only $6. Ar. S. Whig. .Railroads in the United States and Eu rope. One feels the good of a strone govern ment, when he eiommits himself to the ; tender mercies of the railroad men. I wish that two or three of our leading companies would 'send a committee of intelligent men to examine the ways and means by which the roads are man aged on ,tbe continent of Europe. They would bring back some: improvements, but it is very doubtful whether they would be able to intro duce them in America. It is an easv matter. in a free government, to hold public servants to j a strict accountability to law ; and where life J and property are, as in our country, always at the "risk of the owners," we must look fbr acci j dents as every day affairs, and the verdict in most cases "nobody to blame. I have travell ed almost daily on railways for six months in Europe, and nefer had a detention of five minutes; I neveif heard of an accident all that time worth speaking of, never was treated with the slightest discourtesy by an agent of any sort ; and I travelled for thousands of miles with less apprehension of danger, than I have felt in riding over ten. miles of some of our first class railroads in the United States. And why ? Because the European roads are more substan tial, not so uneven, managed with more quiet ne'ss, precision and caution, and the cars move at.the same speed as on our roads, with far less jolting and rocking, and a man never has that feeling of insecurity which so often comes over him when rattling and banging along in the express trains at home. Irenais Letters. Improvements in Photography". At a con versazione at the' Polytechnic Institution on Thursday, a curious illustration was given of the capabilities of photography in experienced hands. Two phoographs were exhibited, one the largest and the other the smallest ever pro duced by the process. The first was a portrait, the full size of life, and the last was a copy of the front sheet of The Times on a surface scarce ly'exceeding two Inches by three. Both pic tures were exceedingly perfect, the portrait be ing more pleasing and far more correct than those usually produced, while the copy not withstanding its exceeding minuteness, could be read without the assistance of a magnifying glass. The photographs were exhibited by Mr. Mayall, the well known artists of Regent street, and excited coii8i4erable interest during the evening. London Times. "Which Cage is he is I" A.s the Menagerie was passing the Stierman House yesterday af ternoon, an Irishman standing on the sidewalk exclaimed "Be jabers, which cage is Douglass in?" Chicago Jowhal. The Visit. We notice in one of our Raleigh exchanges, a call on the Common Council of that city to make the necessary arrangements for She reception of the South VVard Fire Com pany. The company will be in safe hands, they may rest assured, when they land in Ral eigh. Pet. Ex. The following Epigrams sent tons by some of the "Mad Wags" of the University would have been given, in last week's paper but for lack of space. They seem to have been promp ted by :tbe article of the Standard, which ap Deared a few days since, upon Messrs. Rei4 A Clingman certainly the most striking exam ple of what the great Critic (McGrowler) calls the "art of Plastering," that we have ever seen. We hope the boys will send us a few more Of the same sort. We shall hugely enjoy the fun of seeing them pepper the adversary. Milton Chronicle. "Gov. Reid is, like the sun, the source, of light."- Standard. . "Liiciis a non lucendo 'is a phrase, I'veoften tried to understand aright. In vain ; till HoLDENan example gives, And "Little Davy" hails a man of "light." (Expo8tulatory, by one of the B'hoys.)" N -Bdly, ye. wily rogue I what do you mean, , By butterin'.up our ?Little Pavt" so I Then, as his visage wore a dubious grin, - ", He whispered, 'Sawder 1 that, air's, all the go-" Gov. Beid is wise." Standard. (Hoiden, Lo4citcr.) " Praise, undeserved, is satire in disguise 'Twill prove the saw to call his Excellen cy 'wise' i i But I care not, enough for me to know That cunning Reynard cozened thus the Crow- "Clingman is a Statesman." Standard. No principle can fix Tom Clinqman's eyes, The spoils he seeks the spoils his only prize: Therefore, "a Statesman he," the Standard cries. another : 'Clingmarr's a Statesman of the Standard's school. The spoils he makes his conduct's only rul e. Confession of faith by the Standard man : The only creed for which I care a groat. Is that which teaches when to change one's coat. DEATH OF COM. JOHN DOWNS. The Navy has just lost another of its distin guished ornaments. Captain John Downes, who died at Charlestown, Massachusetts, on Friday, the 11th instant. This gallant officer entered the Navy in 1802, and was in active service during the war of 1812. -We remember that he was a Lieutenant with Commodore Porter on board the Essex in his sanguinary conflict at Valparaiso, in 1814, with two British vessels, the Phoebe frigate and the sloop-of-war Cherub. The Essex had lost her maintopmast in a gale, and was obliged to enter the contest with this disadvantage. Por ter had rfifty-eight men killed and sixty six wounded in the action ; and, finding himself overpowered, attempted to run his ship on shore, in which effort he lost some thirty more of his men. The gallantry of Lieut. Downes was conspicuous in this affair. The loss of the British was very severe. Captain Downes was in command of the Charlestown Navy Yard at the time of his death, and was the third upon the list of post captains, Commodores Stewart and Morris being his seniors. v Washing Himself Out. The Buffalo Dem ocrat relates the following: We saw a German youth perform a feat the other day, with a street-washing hose, which we would venture a little, he never will repeat. lie was wettingaown the walk, and tor some purpose, desired to stop the stream for a tnc ment, but there being no pipe on the hose, he attempted to hold it with his teeth. He succed ed pretty well for a short time, but in an un lucky fit of absent-mindedness, he released his hold, and there ensued a scene ! He seemed to fill up and run over in a second; his face as sumed a purple tinge, his eyes projected, and his hands waved about insanely. Instead of letting ga of the tube, he started to run, and it was only when he had stretched the hose to its length, that it fell from his mouth ; even then he did not stop running. It was the most lu dicrous result of stupidity we ever witnessed. Things we should Lik.e to Know. Is pre pared barley likely to be taken by surprise ? It an argument is carried on " on tne one hand," what is carried off with the other? When a tailor makes up his mind, what does he do -with the remnants; What sort of lucifera does a man use to make light of his troubles ? What composition has been yielded by the scene that beggared description T What is the rate per pound at which a man can carry out his own views ? London Diogenes. Duel Prevented. Mr. F. S. Moore, of Wil mington, N. C, wan arrested in Petersburg last evening, and recognised in the sum of $2,000 to keep the peace for twelve months, the authori ties having received information of his inten tion to fight a duel with a gentleman named Jones, of the same State. A female member of Dr. S.'s church, having safely passed through her nineteenth accouch ment, her husband sent the Rev. Dr. the fol lowing note to be read before the congregation : "Mrs. A. having been safely delivered of her nineteenth child, she with her husband, would return hearty and unfeigned thanks to Al mighty God for his great favor, and humbly ask for a continuance of his blessings." As George III. was walking the quarter deck of one of his men-of-war with his hat on, a sailor askedone of bis messmates, "who that fellow was who did not donse his peak to the admiral V 'Why, it's the king.' 'Well king or no king, retorted the other, 'he's an unman nerly dog.' "Where should be learn manners,' replied Jack, 'he was never out sight of land in his life.' Narrow Escape. Old Mr. Fuddle fell down in a puddle, just as a runaway horse and a shay came slashing and splashing, and tearing that wav. In helpless plight, he roared with fright : the horse came quick all gallop and kick when the old man raised his great oak stick. The horse then shied a little aside, for sticks were no friends to his well-fed hide. Within a foot jf Fuddles toes, within an inch of his ruby nose, the wheel came whizzing and on it goes. Up rises Fuddle from out ot the puddle and stands on the road with a staggering stride, then wheel inz awav from the scene of the fray, he nour ished his stick with a hero's pride. Nor. Cour. Ciiastk. A woman was giving evidence in A ' a certain case, when she was asked by the law- ver ! i "Was the young woman virtuous prevuusto this affair?" . "Was she what?" "Virtuous. "Chased I mile' Was she chaste ?" She was chased a quartet of FOR THE. BiatSTE., NIGHT-BLOOMING CEREUS. Somerset PlacbV Lake, Seuppernong, Aug. 12th, 1854.) - ' Mr; J3i- Deaf Sir :'. Having seen, in a late communication to your paper, one or two state' ments relative to the Night-Blooming Cere if s, I have thought that it might' be interesting to some of your: readers, to know that there- is now living and thriving on this place a Cereus, which, on the night of the 19th of July, 1851, appeared with tieelve flowers in bloom, has since borne eleven simultaneously, and producedj in the course of one year, no less than thirty. Yours truly, - W. II. -The Boston Post wants to know "What proof is there that Robinson Crusoe found his Island' inhabited ?" And for fear- somebody would rush to a solution, the pro pounder thus expounds: "Because "be .saw s great swell pitching into a little cottf." It is estimated that no fess than 10,000 people are now moving toward the territory of Kansas. IN TIME OF PEACE, PHEPARE FOR WAR-' Be advised, therefore, to use daily, in a glass of sweetened Ice Water, a tea spoon full of B&owm's or Lyon's Essence of Ginger, and thus avoid the prevailing Epidemic. If you are suffering with it, send PescUd's and get a Bottle of Bernard's orStabler'sDiarrhcea Mixture, either of which will give immediate relief. You will find all the most approved Medicines for Diarrhoea and Dysentery at PESCDD S DRUG STORE. Glenn's Tatrx Verbena Water This delight ful perfume, prepared by a chemical process, from the hot house plant, LEMON TRIFOLIA, is con fidently recommended to the Ladies in particular f on account of its refreshing and delightful odor. - It contains all the fragrance of the plant itself in a concentrated form, and will be found very useful for removing the languor occasioned by crowded rooms, 4"C Also, as a delicious perfume for the handkerchief, aad will be found much cheaper than the Extracts, and yet equally good, and a pleasant change for the Eau de Cologne. Also, Glenn's Musk Toilet Water, Glenn's Citro- nella Water, Glenn's Rose Geranium Water For Sale in Raleigh by P. F. PEdCUl, Druggist and Chemist, LIPPITT'S SPECIFIC. FOR THE COKE OF Dysentery, Diarrhoea, and Summer Complaint. IN presenting this justly celebrated Medicine to tne public, we make no rasli assertions ol" its eiucaey, nor is any hope held out to the afflicted, winch lacts do not warrant. This remedy having been, for years, used in this place, lor the cure oi' the above diseases, and those appertaining to the same class, the Proprietor has Oeeu uiuuceu to otter It on a more extensive scale, with a view to lessen the amount of human suffer ing. I have uever known it to fail, when the Di rections were strictly adhered to. Many useless nostrums have been palmed upon the public, and I hesitated for some time, until thoroughly convinced of its eilicacy. Certificates. Extract of a letter received from S. J. Carroix: Baltimore, Jan. 10th, lt53. Wm. H. Lippirr, Esq., Uear Sir: I have no hesitation in saying that your Specitic is one of the best Medicines extant for Dysentery, Diarrhoea, &c. itou possibly may recollect my case ; il it has es- caped your memory, 1 yill give you briefly the tacts. 1 had tried everything that 1 had seen used, but with little success. Aud after using enough to start twenty-live Homeopathic M. D's., 1 began, to despair, When you kindly offered me your invalua ble Medicine, which cured me effectually. ours truly, . J. CABKOLL. Wilmington, N. C, Aug. 14, 1S53, Wjl H. Lipf irr, sq., Dear Sir : I have used youx specihc in two cases in my lainuy lor Dysen tery. In one, a spoontul ettected a complete cure in the other, three had the like etfect. Respectfully, fcc, TH03. LOR1NG, Ed. Commercial. HAKKELL'S STORE, New Hanoyxr Co., N. C, Oct. 10, 1854. Wm. H. Lirpirt, tlsq-i Dear Sir : it is w'ifh plea sure I state that 1 have used your Specific for the cure of Dysentery, Diarrhosa, &c, aud have iound it to produce the desired erlect in i-vorj- caste 1 nsed it, alter the usual remedies have failed. I recom mend it with couiidt-nce to the public. Respectfully, &c, . ' J. B. SKAV'EY, M. D, , Savannah, Ga., Dec-2G, 1851, Mh.Wm. II. Lirrirr, Dear. Sir: It is with plea sure I acknowledge the wondeful effects of your Medicine lor curing Diarrhoea or Bowel Complaint, as 1 am satisfied it was the incaus, under tiod, of saving the life, first of my child, and then of my brother. A? my brother was given , up by two of the most eminent physicians in this place, Drs. Richardson and Wregg ; and when I consulted the latter, as to the propriety of trying it on him so low, he said I might, to satisfy myself that 1 had left nothing untried, but he did not think that med icine would be of any use to him. But, thank God, he was mistaken, as we saw the salutary effects in -24 hours, and in ten days he was able to bo out of bed. ; 1 remain yours very truly and gratefully, WM. BA1LY, Prepared and sold by WM. H. L1PP1TT, i Wilmingtwi, N. C For sale by WILLIAMS & HAYWOOD, and P. F. PESCUD, Raleigh, N. C. For sale by W. H. MOORE, Goldsboro', N. C. " 63 DIED. At Richmond Hill, Yadkin county, on the 5th inst., Sarah W bitson, daughter of Joseph and S. L. Williams, in the 13 th year of her a jre. ' - FOR CHILDREN. "VTELOCIPEDES, Gigs, Coaches, Hobby Horses, Wheel-barrows, Nursery Swings, etc., sc. For sale by HENRf D. TURNER, North Carolina Book Store. Raleigh, Aug. 18, 1864 ; 67 "TALUABLE LAND FOR SALE. THE sub Y scriber will sell a very handsome and fertile farm, lying on the waters ot Tar ttiver and rox Su'aniu. and within half a mile of the town ol 1 nmsburif. The tract contains about 460 acres; about 125 Rrre of which are best river and creek bottom, and about 100 acres ol forest land. The upland lies like a plain and is susceptible of the highest state of cultivation. There are rich and inexhaustible resources for composting upon the premises. Its contiguity to two of the best schools in the btate, its healthiul- ness, and great fertility, render it a very desirable piece of property. ' A larce Female College is to be erected soon within half a mile of the premises. No one who wishes to purchase can fail to be pleased. Terms made to suit tne purcaaser. DeWIT'X C. STONE. Louisburg, August 4, 1854. G-wSv. ( Successors, t& J; W: 'M4tirv ' CoX- . ONE PRIZE' 0 7- v . . tottery ff)r'tne' b5of!tljeC! : ' STATE. OF mAREJls: Class 20t, ro 1854 :rF ;-' -;' t Drawn at- Wilmington, --Del.. Sat.Sept. 2dl54.-. - 75 No. "Lottery 12. Drawn. Ballot. ' BRILLIANT SCHEME. . - v.'U, . 'J - Prise of.... k. ......... 18.)0ft do .i ......... ......... '20000 - Kt' do.-;.;v......r.. -... .j,. X0t0ft vr 2 60 60 98 uo . do.. . ...... .i, . do.... ....... J-owest 3 e.rtizea...w 20 , ' . &.CS- Jkft .- . .. " " ! Tickets, 10-Halves, fiuar. iertfs. of Pkk's ot whl ticketsl i lif)1.'' A... fi Certr3.ofPkg'8tf$5 ; do -;M Orders for Tickets and share and CrtinM of. " Packages in the above splendid Lotteries willreo!. 7 the most prompt attention, f'&Ml aceounf f each: drawing will U MnijJ'ii'' . u over to all who order from me.-' ' '"' ' - V" " Addwss-1 - p. J. BCCKETr Awnt,'11 k; ' Splendid Lottery Sept.; 4854. GREGORY fj- MAURY, Managers : (Suooessor to J. ; W. Mamry & $. ) $50,000 f TEN PRIZES OF $2,000 r : Lottery for th benefit of the State of Delaware, . Class 207 fw 185.., .... To be drawn at Wilmington, DeL. Saturday. Sent . . , . 9tb,i$6i, ,. F , 78 No. Lottery 15 Drairn Ballots. MAGNIFICENT SCHEME. 1 Prize of. ... 50,000 26,ooq; 1 do , 1 do 1 do 6 do 10 do 10 do 25 do 15,000 ......10,689 V 6,000 1 ...... 2,000 1,000 600 " 400 do Lowest 3 No. Prises 200 &c. &o. &c. Tickets 1 S dolls. Halves 7,60--iu,r 8,75. -Eh'ts 1,87. . Certfs. of Pkg's of 26 whL tickets, $170 00 : do do 26 half do . 85 00- . do do 26 quarter do . 42-60 -do do 26 eighth do .21 25 Orders for Tickets and shares and Certificates. of Packages iathe above splendid Lotteries will re ceive the most prompt attention, and an aeoooat ef each drawing will be sent immediately after . it is over to ail who order from me. ' - .' Address P. J. BCTCKEY, AenC Wilmington DeL" Oxford Female OoUege. THIS next session wjdl . commence on the first Monday in July 1854. ; . ; ",it,.', -y Y BATES TUITION (P AT ABLE OHE HA.LF IK ADVAKC. V of English Grammar, and GeogTMmy, ', $ I0,60 English Grammar, Geography and Aruam&c,12,60 For any thing higher, " ' 'J&00- " r or me iouege viasses, (wunout any etr ; charge ror the Languages, J . " Extra Expense. 20,00 Music on Piano, ,-" 20,00 Use of Instrument, " " ' ' S.0Q The same on Guitar, ' . j", Pra wing and Painting, ' -lif. 00 Oil Painting, 1 4,00 ' Needle Wort:, - , ' Board per month; ' ' '' 8.00 Washing per mouth, - . : m 1,00 Musical Soirees will be given during-each term. . X. T. G RANDY, Sec. of the Beardof Xnurtea. - Dec.20, 186& , . i lOMjUi : i "mi . i' j. , -. STATE OF NORTH C AROLIN A--Nasx Gvv tt. Superior Coart, of .Law Spring, tana; - f "-- .. .... ; ., ! , .il- 1 w 4 . i'lO ift' 0.m.'. T : i a . t PstmooR Ditooi; "an Atikonr. " " In this ease, it appearing t& the 'satisfa<W of ; the Court, that the defendant is not resident of this State: It is therefore ordei that'panlisa-' tion be made in the-Raleigh" Agister' for-ix weeks, notifying th naid ef air Bailey tO If and ' appear bfor the SonOrabUi Jodg f ou Superi" . or Court of Law, at the Cokrt to be held for -taa . county of Nash, at the Coart Hoasa In Kashville, on uie uura Monaay an estptember aaxtf .then and there to answer or demur to said netitioo. or judgment pro confssso will be entered up against . m-. --r.-T. (.-; r : ax - h) J . V Witness. W. W. Boddie. Clerk of oar said Court. at Of&ce in Nashville, the third Monday of Marah , . ' :., w. w. B0DDiEvc.fk;(j. ;T July 28, '54. Pr. Adv. $5 62 J 6w fel,: , V.. iUVT. ,. ,. ..... i j A Most Desirable Farm, SITUATED in Franklin Countyotf the Hender ' son and Raleigh Road,- four miles from -the Kaleigh and. Gaatoa Railroad, eight front Loals burg and nine from Franklin ton, formerly owned by Levin Perry.4s efFsred for sals. . y The tract contains 721 Acres, and 430 of which is in original forest, and finely timbered; the re mainder is in a good state. or cultivation, and well adapted. to the growth of Corn, Cotton, Wheat and Tobacco. It is. situated in a remarkably healthy and pleasant country,' and. on it is a com, fortable dwelling, in a beautiful grove, with ex cellent Out Houses and Barnes. It has a Urge Orchard of Choice Fruits, is finely watered, haa. an excellent well in the yard, and almost every convenience. A further description is deemed useless,' as any one wishing to purchase" wilj ex amine the premises before doing So. Tt 1 : For terms and farther information, apply to Wm. H. Davis, on the premises or to 'JOSEPH J. DATIS," l Louisburg, N. C. Loaisburg.Aug.il, 1864. 'r- 6o-w4v" B Standard w4w ch, Reg." QARATOGA WATER A large supply fra o O hand at tha lrug Store of - '.-; j "Vf WILLIAMS & HAYWOOD. May 2, 1864, --'. vr!- v- a,.. 8-s-.. LINEN SHEKT1NOS. A, good assortment pf I these desirable goods m.stofe yery cheap ; atau, Bleaohed and Brown Cotton 8hee tings ron 4j to t.-. . ; JAS. towles. LSO.i 10 Dos. Ames ShoVls just tohandj-i W. Hi A JLTWMBJH j ttAD. A few Barrels of iaitW sSct'lorPiiT Q by r MIEMKYit A WH1TB.', ! rtCHIEDAM BCHNATPsA- lsjjlTiofik' 4m 1 hand and far sate by iu 4
The Weekly Raleigh Register (Raleigh, N.C.)
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