VOLUME LV
CITY OF RALEIGH, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 6, 1854.
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SATURDAY MORNING, SEPT. 2, 1854.
JB The Editor of this paper has just return
ed to his post, after an absence of three weeks.
KCROPEAN REPUBLICANISM.
; There are certain Editors and other enthusi
astic political writers who fancy that America is
deeply interested in not only solving the problem
of republicanism in Europe, but of demonstra
ting it as a thinthat may and will be accom
plished. With those men republicanism and
liberty are synonymous; they lay it down as the
groundwork of their theories, that to make the
Kuropean nations happy, the whole continent
must be revolutionised and republicanised; that
it cannot be well done, or done at all, unless
America assist in some manner, and that unless
it bo done, "and done quifckly," this nationruns
the risk of a coalition against it by those whom
it shall have neglected to crush. Our domestic
concerns arc trifles, anti slavery Bedition the
cession of half a dozen States are matters of
less than secondary importance in the eyfes of
those men, compared with the necessity we are
under, and the duty we owe, to the world, as re
publicans, of crushing those "crowned despots"
living three or four thousand miles away.i
We do not exaggerate one jot. Look at the
appeals, the " views" and "reviews" of "ques-
: tions," the "correspondence" that are imported
by the ship load and with which the columhs of
certain journals are filled. Take for instance
this extract from one of the latest of auch
wretched documents ; the italics are not ours.
"What I have to say to you is this: Affairs
in Europe wUl stand at the conclusion of lbin
wjr if peace should be made without the rum
of despotism at large fn such a state that yJM.
the Republican States of America, will no longer
be allowed to give, unmolested, a pernicious exam
2te of democratic self-government and equality."
The writer proceeds to give bis "proofs
which are as unsatisfactory as his assertions,
suff apa nut. worth miotinfr.
We have had ample proof that Republicanism
in Europe is an impossibility, at least in those
nation that have been monarchies from time
immemorial. It is synonymous with liberty
only where it is appreciated, and what nation
besides America is there that does appreciate
or understand it ? In Europe, it is synonymous
with the mobism of 179s Democracy there is
the levelling 'of all so distinctions, no the
levation of the lower strata of society, but the
(bringing down the higher, the wealthy and re
fined to a level with the "great unwashed;"
the pitting of the poor against the rich. j
Every man looks best in the clothes that were
made for him. Republicanism becomes us, we
are proud of it, we understand it, the establish
ment of it did no violence to the society which
then existed, and which was to all intents and
purposes as republican in its features and local
governments as it is to-day. But in Europe
things are in a very different condition. What
is the meaning of all the fuss that is made now-
a days about foreigners. Is it not a chief
cause of complaint that they do not understand
tour institutions ? Yet, when those who come
ta our shores, through love for its free institu
dons', are thus spoken of, how is it to be expect
ed that those, who do not want to come, or who,
at least, have not come, will understand ! the
workings oi our system any better? "VVhat
does Mazzinf know of Republics, save as an
enthusiastic dreamer who thinks Pagan RomeM
a pattern for the nineteenth century of Chris
tianity ? Rienzi drjmt, as he strayed amongst
the magnificent ruins of the eternal city, that
he could restore the ancient republic. A fool's !
dream! s Kossuth a republican ? Is the char
acter of his people republican 1
Taking America as the standard of true re
$ablicanism, there is not an American who will
mf, Yes. Neither Rome, nor Greece, nor
the Italian Republics were republican in the
American sense. We have no powerful fami-
lies intriguing for a supremacy whieh was
kingly in all but the name; no standing ar
mies, apart from the citizens, which an unscru
pulous and popular general could turn against
. his country, whenever his ambition was foiled,
or his schemes baffled. In a word, there is
Te&lly little or no resemblance between 'out
system and any that the world has ever en.
Rome was happy under some of her emperors,
after tiring of her pseudo-republicanism.
Would we be satisfied with an empire ? Why
not ? The answer will apply to every nation.
The character and genius of a people lhas
everything to do with government. We lare
emphatically a mercantile and agricultural race,
isolated from the quarrelsome tribes, and feuds,
aud heart burnings Which must forever exist in
the old world. Our neighbors are either too
weak or too quiet to trouble us. We want no
Autocrat to collect and discipline large armies
for our defence, and the protection of our na
tioc&l existence, as is the case is Europe, t
can pursue our way in peace and happiness ;
and in the name of common sense whV should
. vre wish to meddle with the affairs of others
who do not trouble us ! Because our govern
ment suits us, we must go, forsooth, into the
heart of Europe, into a state of society as dis
tinct from ours as possible, which has existed
with some slight changes since the days of
Charlemagne, carrying down many of its feudal
notions for centuries, unused to many things
-that we never dream of doing without ; we are
to rouse tljem to rebellion in the name of that
least understood thing liberty And then?
Whyj then, in our humble opinion, war would
never end 1 If we had space and leisure, which
we have not, think we might demonstrate
that the governments of Europe are best adap
ted to the society there existing ; that the pres
ent revolutionary movements are the results of
socialistic and infidel teachings, which would
end pretty nearly where they began, in the ele
vation of a plebeian to supreme power, (for the
instinct of the people, like the revolution of a
wheel, would return to that-ipoint,) and in one
month republicanism would be a nullity; We
might further demonstrate that, from the indis
putable antagonism of race, the " solidarity of
the peoples " is an impossibility ; and that the
present system of government in Europe is
best adapted to the preservation of the separate
nationalities, and (most wonderful of all para
doxes) the happiness of each people. Yet, with
all this, we admit there are some cases of exces
sive hardship ; there is a great deal of tyranny
here and there a great deal of cruelty and in
justice by Moslem and Christian ; but we
never can believe that the remedy lies in Eu
ropean Republicanism.
We might point out the unfitness of certain
races, that is where those races exist distinct
and alone, unmixed or unamalgamated with
others for our institutions; apart from any
consideration but this peculiar character.
Witness the Celt Iberian of South America and
Mexico. How lung will his republicanism last?
It will never do for him, or any of his hot-blooded
kin, whether of France, Italy or elsewhere.
The German might do. in a quiet colony by him
self, but crush him into the centre of Europe,
in the midst of hostile races, and he dare not
copy us, for wars and standing armies will ever
be in Europe, and both, we fear, are dangerous
to, ii not destructive of, Republican s n.
But this is straying from our intention. We
wished to call attention to the appeals lor open
and secret aid which are made to the generous
and liberty loving people of America by men
who have nothing to lose by dragging this na.
tion into a war with some other European pow
er, flattering it to "show its strength" and make
its "weight felt." We know our strength and
.et us thank God we are at peace. When that
wort evil, war, shall come upon us, we shiill
"show our strength" to tha satisfaction of our
foei, but in our dealings with those now at peace
with us, let our motto be, "do unto others as ye
would have others do unto you."
SCRAPS OF NEWS.
The Steamer Orazaba arrived ia New Or
leans on the 25th ult., bringing dates from
Mexico to the 17 th. Count Boulbon and other
French officers recently arrested had been sen
tenced to be shot on the 19th. Another gov
ernment victory was reported on the 7th, but
nothing had been heard from Alvarez.
An extreme ancfunprecedented drought pre
vailed in. many parts of Mexico. The crops in
many parts of the country were almost an en
tire failure, and fears of famine were seriously
entertained.
The Indian troubles at Durango had been
partially checked ; armed bands had, however,
appeared in the districts, and had committed
many depredations. Rumors were current that
20 or 30 Mexicans had already been murdered.
The cholera and yellow fever had greatly de
creased. Unfortunate. The editor of the New York
Journal of Commerce accounts for the late de
livery of a portion of his edition on Monday
morning, by stating that the carrier got in
"limbo" on Sunday, for exercising a little too
much freedom of speech while preaching in, the
Park.
It is understood that Abbas Pacha, the late
viceroy of Egypt, was dispatched in the Orien
tal fashion. Ilia two assassins escaped with
the connivance of high' functions. His son,
who is affianced to a daughter of the Sultan,
was on his way to France. The" marriage is
now doubtful. His successor, 6on of Mehemet
A!i, is far superior in education, faculties, and
general refinement.
: The indefatigable Lamartine has just Bold a
"History of Turkey," from his pen, to the pro
prietors of a Paris daily newspaper, for 4,800
sterling!
Owing to the spirited exertions of Sir Rode
rick Marchiaon and other leading geographers,
a sum of 2000 h as been subscribed to do hon
or to the memory of the gallant Frenchman,
Lieu...Bellot, who lost his life in the search for
Sir John Franklin. 300 is to be applied to
the eoaetios of a granite obelisk on the wharf of
Greenwich Hospital, and 300 is to be given to
each of the five sisters of the deceased.
While a laborer, flamed Mitchell, was work
ing m a ditcb, near uainsDorouga, a gentle,
man came to inform him that he was hir to
property valued at 20,000, left by Mr, Sut
ton, of Thorpe, a distant relative.
. Gbosuse Thompson Turned Up Again. By
late accounts from England, we see that there
was aa aeti-slarrj meeting held at Manches
ter on the lot at which George Thompson was
the chief Speaker. Resolutions were adopted
for the immediate total .emancipation of the
slaves of the United States, and the slave trade,
deprecating the acquisition , of Cuba by the
United ; States, urging emancipation there as
the best means of frustrating the same, &c. So
that the thing is settled.
. The New York Times affirms that the slave
trade is actually carried on between that city
ind the coast of Africa, and that New York
merchants are constanly sending vessels to Afri
ca to bring cargoes of slaves to Cuba.
The remains of Col. Charles Loring passed
Jacksonville.-'Fla., on the steamer Welaka, on
Sunday, 13th inst., on the way to St. Augustine,
where they will be deposited in the family burial
ground. Col. Losing, although born in North
Carolina, resided at St. Augustine for many
years previous to his going to California. ,IIe
is a brother of Col. Wm. Loring, of the Rifles,
who won. such merited laurels in the Mexican
LITERARY NOTICES,
We are indebted to th enterprising bibliop
olist, W.'L. P)merot. fir' a copy of Harfer
for September. . It is full of pu interesting
matter; in fact each successive number seems
to exceed each preceding one, in the care and
taste which mark its selections.
Putnam, for September, abrv enmes to us from
the publishers through Mr. Pomerot.
THE LAST OF THE AMERICAN
EOXAPARTE.
Tlfe-New York H?rad gives a sketch of the
American Bonap.-trtes, suggested by tho recent
resignation of second Lieut. Bonaparte, late of
the U. S. Rifles, who is now in France, and it is
said will enter the French Army.
Lieut. Jerome Napoleon' Bonaparte is a na
tive of the United States, and graduated at Wept
Point. .He i9 the sou of Jerome Napoleon Bo
naparte, who was the sou of Jerome, the young
est brother of Napoleon. This brother of Na
poleon, on a visit to America, married Miss Pat
terson, of Baltimore, but on his return with his
young wife to France, hrs ship was met in the
Texel by an order from the Emperor prohibi
ting her landing on the French soil. The mag
nificent Emperor, whose boast it was that he
had risen from th canaille. was displeased with
his brother's plebeian alliance. Mrs. Jerome
Bonaparte landed in England, and took up her
residence in Camberwell, near London. Jerome
Bonaparte, the father of the young lieutenant,
was born there, July 7, 1805.
The Council of State, at the command of the
Emperor, issued a decree, cancelling the mar
riage ; but it. had been performed by a Roman
Catholic Bishop, (Bishop Carroll, of Baltimore,)
and the Pope insisted upon its validity. It was
iu vain that the great temporal princes besieg
ed the great spiritual ruler with importunate
supplications. The following extract, which the
Herald gives from a letter written by the Em
peror to the Pope, May 24, 1805, produced no
effect. His Holiness regarded not the head of
the church militant, nor heeded in the slightest
degree the pious eal of Napoleon against Pro
testants :
"I have frequently spoken to your holiness of
a young brother, nineteen years of age, whom
I sent in a frigate to America, and who, after a
sojourn of a month, although a minor, married
a Protestant, a daughter' of a merchant of the
United States. He has just returned. He is
fully conscious of his fault. I have sent back
to America Miss Patterson, who calls herself
his wife. By our laws the marriage is null. A
Spanish priest so far forgot his duty as to pro
nounce tne oeneaiction. l aesire trom your
holiness a bill annulling the inarriage. I send
your ho.liness several papers, fmm one of
which, by Cardinal Casselli, your holiness will
receive much light. I could easily have the
marriage broken in Paris, iince the Gallican
Church pronounces such marriages null. But
it appears to me better to have it done in Rome,
on account of the example to sovereign families
marrying Protestants," &c.
But the Pope was inflexible, and peremptori
ly refused to grant the request of the Emperor.
So the marriage was declared a nullity without
the Pope, a princess was provided as the wife
of Jerome, and he was made a king. The
American wife, with her son, returned home ;
the Maryland Legislature divorced her from
her Bonaparte and she assumed the simple
name of Mrs. Patterson, and holds it to this
day. She still lives at Baltimore. She is
wealthy. She is respected and admired by the
whole community ; and if she has a weakness
it is an excusable one, notwithstanding her
wrongs, for it is an attachment to the Bona
partes. Her son, also a wealthy citizen of Baltimore,
and her grandson, our young Lieutenant, are
now in Paris, and are there by invitation of the
Emperor. The Lieutenant resigns hit" commis
sion in our army, undoubtedly to enter into the
service of France ; nor should we be surprised
if, hereafter, the fortunes of both son and
mother were to be identified with "the Napole
on dynasty." And they are the last oi the
American Bonapartes.
How remarkable are the vicissitudeRof kingly
fortunes! It is to Josephine, the repudiated
wife of Napoleon, that the Napoleonic empire
is indebted for its legitimate restoration ; and
the imperial succession may yet be descen
dants of Mrs. Patterson.
' The Herald is mistaken. Napoleon never
made any such boast. En. Reg.
The two Mr. Mathewses. The following
anecdote illustrates the reputation of Mr. Chas.
Mathews, whose progress through the bank
ruptcy court has lately attracted attention :
Frank Mathews was in the habit of having ev
ery evening a pint of porter from a neighboring
"public." On one occasion Charles Mathews
met the pot-boy on the stair, and inquired "who
was the beer for?" The boy replied, "for Mr.
Mathews." On which Charles replied, "I'm
going to Mr. Matthews and I'll carry it to him."
So knocking at the door, and imitating the boy's
voice, he said, "Here's your beer, sir." Frank,
knowing Charles' voice, notwithstanding the
disguised tone, replied, "Put it down." The
rejoinder was, "My master told me not to leave
the beer without the money." "Oh, in that
case," replied Frank, 4ts not for me, but for
the other Mr. Mathews."
Hotel for Coloreh PEort.E.; A letter from
New York states that. Wm. B. Astor, Josiah
Perhatn, Horace Greeley, P, T. Barnum,- Wm.
II. Burroughs, of the Irving, and Coleman &
Stetson, of the Astor House; have purchased
the row of brick buildings facrrig the Bowling
Green, and looking up Broadway. They will
demolish these buildings and erect upon the
site fine hotel, of brown sandstone. This ho
tel is intended solely for the colored people of
the United States. It will be leased to colored
men, and none but colored men and women
will be allowed'to board there.
Arkansas Girls. -The Memphis Express
tells the following story of a friend of the edi-
i tor's, who went over into Arkansas recently, to
attend a "break-down, that is, a dance.
"lhe ladies, upon the occasion, were arraved
in the best, with all the gay colors that an un
cultivated taste could suggest. The gentlemen
were dressed in homespun clothes, and none but
our friend had broadcloth upon his back.
During the evening, sweet potatoes of an enor
mous size, roasted in the ashes, were handed
round to the company, together with a handful
of salt for each guest A beautiful young lady
soon became smitten with our friend, (perhaps
with his magnificent moustaches,) and resolved
to dance with him. She thereupon turned to a
friend, and addressed her in these words
-Sal, hold my' tater while I trot around with
that nice hoss what's got on store clothes."
Our friend was clinched accordingly; he
could not extricate himself from the grip of the
rustic beauty; and was obliged to "trot round"
after her for one long mortal hour before he
could obtain a respite from his labors. He
made bis escape the first opportunity, revolving
that he would; never again go uan Arkansas
break -down." ,
AN ENCOUNTER WITH THE KNOW-
NOTHINGS.
An amiable aad enterprising young gentle
man, who rejoices in the appellation of Q n,
and whose excessive- amiability leads him to
look with profound contempt upon the anti
quated specimen of humanity who could refuse
a drink, even under the most extraordinary aud
debilitating circumstances, was the hero, a few
nights sincfe, of manoeuvres and strategems.
which entitle him to honorable mention among
the great Generals who have smashed things.
G n hasidevoted a considerable share of his
life and substance to. the purchase of an inter
est in the firm of " Good-fellows," and his
great curiosity, and commendable perseverance
in making scientific observations in the bottom
of a tumbler but very, recently emptied, have
gained him nn enviable distinction in the in9ti-
tution-of which he is a member. G n does
not recollect; it distinctly, as the event is among
the earliest in his history, but circumstances
have led him to believe that he was born in
the Emerald Isle, and there are times when
fiite'en or twenty circumstances, occurring in a
very short "time, produce upon the mind of
G n an impression that he is marked out a
a special victim of Know-Nothingism. A few
nights since G u "was out," and the ex
pression, although a very simple joining of
two simple words, is hugely, charged with
meaning, when applied to our hero. G n
was enthusiastic in his tumbler experiments,
and he arrived at that degree of elevation in
human progress, which is not indicated by
figures, but which manifests itself by angular
locomotion riot to be mistaken. An hour had
arrived when G n generally wakes all over,
and, fortunately for him, a slumbering idea
areuaed itself and conversed with him serious
ly on the propriety of going home. G n
didn't like to be talked to by any body, but as
the idea aforesaid was an old friend of his, and
" he knew him to be a friend by the remark he
made," ho listened to him, and started for his
domicil.
There were a few men in the streets, and
there were a few lamps, but G n could see
an lnnnitesmal number of each of these msti
tutiojisand as usual on such occasions, visions
of savage Know-Nothings, tomahawks and
scalping-knites took complete possession of his
muddled brain. He saw large bodies of " men
in buckram.f' and before he had travelled two
squares, he bjecame very disagreeably conscious
ot being hemmed in by an ouagous number
Of fierce looking Know-Nothings, who, he felt
confident, w$re determined to annihilate him.
The case was desperate, and G n knew that
the slightest faux pas on his part would hi
fatal to him. He called a council of war, and
stated his views to a lamp post in the most
clear and emphatic manner, concluding that
stratagem alone could save him. He would
nativise himself and escape detection. He
made an effort to sing Hail Columbia, but the
bqrs were very much confused, and he fell
back on his' whistling rowers, serenading the
watchmen for eight squares with " Rory
O'Moore," fondly believing all the time that he
was saving his life by giving a brilliant version
of Yankee Doodle.
! THE GRAPE SI1QT.
We do not; remember to have seen stated any
where, whaiwe believe to be the true renson
for the shipment of thetarms by this vessol,
and her long detention in the Gulf, whieh has
given rise tq so many suspicions. Tiie first
movement,' as we understand the case, came
from severalJMpxioans in this city, who repre
sented that they had a contract with the Mexir
can government for the supply of a certain
quantity of muekets at 50 each, and wished to
purchase thai lot held by Mr. Law, since the
nale of them by the United States at public auc
tion. Letters confirmatory of this statement
were exhibited, and the owner of the muskets,
we believe, was at last induced nt to deliver
them to the contractors upon their representa
tions as they desired, but to purchase a vessel
and send them out to be delivered upon satis
factory payment. Mr. Beach, of this city.
whose death,-alter a sudden illness, we have al
ready announced, was entrusted with the proper
ty, and the Vessel sailed without having cleared
from our port, with various rumors as to her
destination.' When she reached the Gulf, Mr.
Beaeh found; out that the letters and documents
exhibited to induce the sale of the muskets,
were forgeries, and that his principal had just
escaped being swindled out-of his property.
Whether the design of the applicant was to get
possession of the arms to aid the revolution in
Mexico, or to facilitate the invasion of Cuba,
does not fully appear ; but we believe that Mr.
Beach, upon discovering the imposition, at once
commenced negotiations with Santa Anna, for
the 'sale of the property, and we have some rea
son to suppose, thathe had succeeded in this pur
pose, when he was seized with the illness
which terminated so fatally. It is probable that
the arrangements commenced by him will still
be perfected and the warlike cargo be trans
ferred at last to Mexican soil.
JV. Y. Jour. Com.
Decline op Normanikm in England. On Ju
ly 1st, 1853j Came into operation Act for tho
compulsory Enfranchisement of Lopyhold, An
cient Dem
esne and Customary Freehold Lands
; fhanorial rights and infinitely vari-
frem those
ous incidents of tenure which are such odious
relics of feudal servitude in England. Tenures
by copy of control (' held a't the will of the
lord") are the result of that pre historic miti
gation of the statutes of pure villanage which
gradually worked itself out in the four lark
centuries which succeeded the Norman Con
quest (see Coke ou Copyholds, sec. 3.) The
Saxon villain of to day, with a sufficient amount
of cash, can.now, by paying a fair valuation in
a gross sum(or by way of rent charge commu
table at any time) demand the enfranchise
ment of bisiand from the lord of the manor,
and convert' his copyhold or customary estate
into pure hold, freed from fines, service, heri
ots, and all manorial rights. The voluntary
Enfranchisement Act of 1841 had worked too
slowly, but under the operation of this Act copy
hold and customary estates must soon become
extinct in England.
Singular Case. Mrs. Currier, of Castleton,
Vt. went out one day last month in the field to
gather berries, and telt what she supposed was
the bite of an insect on her leg but paid little
attention to it for three days. On the fourth,
the black spot had increased fQ the sige of a
dime, attended with darting pains and inflam
mation. The best medical and surgical atten
dance was secured, but the flesh continued to
gangrene, turn black, and flake off above the
P .tl'-.u- t A 1 1- J 1
Knee, Uduhub uoi auu uiukics were miu uttrc,
and reaching the more vital organs, she expired.
Burlington; Vt.) Free Press.
A Brother or Jessy Lisd on Board the U.
S. Sloop 'OF W ar CtaSe.t We learn that among
the smartest of the ierew on board the U. S.
sloop of-wr Cyane, is a brother of the celebra
ted songstress, Jenny Lind. He commanded
one of the. guns at the bombardment of Grey
town, and exhibited much skill and dexterity
lathe performance of his duties. Boston Time.
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
Great Fot-U ace at the Hippodrome Five Jellies
made in 23 Jlinutes 40 3 4 Seunds Young
America Beaten by a Aoro Scolian.
Last evening, the great five-mile foot-race
forty-four times around the coarse took place
at Franconi's Hippodrome, and upwards of four
thousand spectators were present.
The following young men entered for the race:
William Barlow, an American, a pilot on the
Williamsburgh ferry-boat Niagara. He is 20
years of age, 5 feet 7J inches in height, and
weighs 133 pounds. He was dressed in scarlet
colored breeches and white woolen shirt.
John Grindall, a native of St. John, N. B.,
age, 23 years; size, 5 feet 7 J ; weight, 120
pounds. Dressed in scarlet breeches and white
woolen shirt.
Samuel Acker, an American ; age, 21 ; size,
5 feet 4 inches ; weight, 125 pounds. Dressed
in white breeches, and green, red and white
striped woolen shirt ; red ribbon tied on his
head.
William Davidson, an American ; age, 20 ;
size, 5 fret inches ; weight, 145 pounds.
Dressed in brown linen breeches and pink shirt.
Samuel Jackson, a native of Ireland ; age,
19 ; size, 5 feet 5 inches : weight, 122 pounds, i
Dressed in blue and white striped breeches and
white woolen shirt. i
Julius Finch, an American ; age, 21 ; size, 5
feet 4 inches ; weight, 127 pounds. Dressed in
pink breeches and white woolen shirt.
The six men made a very good appearance
on the course.
At the tap of the drum all started together
on the first round. Before they reached the up
per turn of the ring. Grindall took the lead-
Acker was second, Barlow fourth, and the rest
followed close behind them.
Barlow came up second to Grindall on the
fourth round, and kept within three feet of him.
Both men ran very easy, and it was believed
that Barlow would distance Grindall. "
On the eigth round one of the racers gave
onf. Grindall was still ahead, with Barlow
and three others at his heels. One man was en
tirely eclipsed, and ran by himself on the
other side of the circle, vainly endeavoring
to rejoin the rest, who were going at a fast and
regular rate.
On the tenth round the four men were run
ning one after the other, but several feet apart.
QrindfrlNtiUl continued to lead the party, and
B;v his place as second best.
of Barlow cheered him loudly,
out to him topas8Grindall. He ran fas-
hila, but Grindall also increased his
speed, and they remained about the same dis
tance from each other till the seventeenth round.
There were only three on the course at this
time, and Barlow lagged behind about ten feet.
Acker passed him at the lower end of thecourse,
and was received with huzzas and the clapping
of hands.
On the twentieth round Barlow was second
again. Acker repassed Barlow on the twenty
second, and the latter showed signs of giving up
the r.ice. He ran tw enty or thirty feet behind
Grindall and Acker. Tue contest now began to
i grow exciting, but Acker was unable longer to
compete with the two practised runners aud re
tired.
On the twenty third round Grindall was far
ahead ot Barlow, and it became evident that
the latter would be beaten. Grindall's friends
shouted loudly at the ease with which he kept
the If-ad, and encouraged him to go on. Bar
low, before he reached the judge's stand on this
round, ceased running and went off the course
The enthusiasm for Grindall was now greater
than ever, and each time he passed the boys in
the pirquet he signified by ra sing his hand
that be was all right. He went on very fast,
and apparently not much fatigued.
On'the forty-fourth and last round he ran to
the judges' stand with a handkerchief flying
trom his right hand, lhe cheering was renew
ed, and continued till the' victor' left the course.
Grindall said he was able to run five miles more,
and would like to enter for a thousand dollars.
Barlow bad been considered the best runner,
and there was much disappointment manifested
when he gave "out. It was rumored that be had
done this tor the purpose of getting up another
race for a higher prize. Several persons oner
ed to bet five hundred dollars that Barlow could
distance Grindall in a ten mile heat. It is pos
sible that a match will grow out of the defeat
of Barlow.
The prize of fifty dollars was awarded to John
Grindall, who made the fourty-four times a
ro ond the course in twenty eight minutes forty
and three quarter seconds.
To run hve miles steady in less than half an
hour is certainly a wonderful performance. It
is, we believe, the best time ever made in a foot
race.
We have a Rajah among cs. Promena
ders along Fourth, especially in the charmed
precincts east of Broadway, have for several
days been overtempted to look back after pas
sing a very remarkable individual of small
stature, but otherwise finely proportioned, who
wears a long, flowing and glossy blaek beard,
with silken moustaches and killing to the la
dies black eyes. The dress of the Hindustan
Rajah for he is no less a personage ir in good
taste, though evidently costly. M. Roy has
trnculoil th rniind world ovpr. was in Paris
j during the last revolution, was in California
before Capt. Sutter and the Russians, was in
Australia ten years ago, and so on to the end of
the chapter of remarkable places and coun
tries. The Rajah remains a few days in the
rfftpoli8 of the West, and then proceeds on
bis homeward journey to the banks of the
Ganges. The calculating mammas who have
been uuable to disconnect visions of great bags
I of rupees with the distributive abilities of un-
I 1 J t . . 1 . 1 J X
mamea uaugniers must, uecome reconciieu to
the short stay of the Oriental millionaire.
Cincinnati Com.
As the gunning season commences, we find
our exchanges filled with details of accidents
occurring in every section of the country, in
many instances the result of gross carelessness.
One of the most singular we have met with,
thus far, happened recently at Copake, in this
State. Two men were out hunting, one of
whom had a double barrelled gun. Having
discharged one barrel at a bird, he brought
the butt of his gun to the ground with the muz
zle leaning against his left breast. His dog
coming up, jumped with his fore-paws against
him, and when they came down they struck the
trigger of the other barrel, and discharged the
whole contents in his breast.. The charge was
lodged in bis shoulder, inflicting a wound from
the effects of which be eventually died.
tiXchange.
Camphor Producing Insanity. The Toron
to Colonist says : " We are informed that no
less than eight persons have been admitted into
the Lunatic Asylum in a state of insanity, oc
casioned by consuming quantities of camphor,
to prevent cholera. Some of them carried it
about in their pockets, und kept from time to
time eating small quanties of it. Others took
it dissolved in brandy. In all eases where ta
ken in any quantity, it produced insanity. It
is a fact well known, that a comparatively small
quantity of camphor will set a dog mad. and
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tnat ne win soon aiierwaras aie.
MALIBRAN'S TOMB. '-
Poor Malibran, one of the few theatrical wo
men obe takes an interest in,. sleeps at Lackea,
nose to Brussels, in the prettiest' churchyard
in Belgium ; just the green, sunny, tranquil
place that a church-yard should be. Her gTave
is covered by an anomalous sort of building,
that would look like & summer-house if it had
open windows. Expecting nothing from the
ungracefulness of the exterior, you are startled
when you look through a small aperture in the
iron door and find the inner gloom lighted up
by a white marble statue the figure, as of an
ascending angel, so spiritually fair you might
take it for a vision. The bare foot is just part
ing from the earth ; the rohes seem already to
have begun to float, and the head and face, now
in the full light under the glazed roof, are steep
ed in a golden glow from the last level rays of
the setting sun. Seen thus, the body moulder
ing in the dust, the spiritual part already in
the light, and almost in the presenoe' of Hod,
there seems no lung transition ; no floating up
ward and onward past sun and star; the last
touch of earth, the first glimpse of home, for the
soul-beaming face looks serene and satisfied a
mirror of the peace that passeth all understan
ding. ' '
When Alboni was nerformin? at Trieste
she found out that there was a cabal against
her. Dressed in male attire, she mingled with
the conspirators, .who were arranging their
plan at an ejtaminet not very secretly. " I am
a stranger here," said Alboni, addressing the
eader, " but if there's fun oh hand count on
me. Agreed," was; the reply, " we are pre
paring to h isa down a can tat rice this evening."
uooa : wtiat has she done: anvthmsr wick
ed 1" " No : we know nothing about her, ex
cept that she comes from Rome, and we wish
to have no singers here of whose reputation we
are not the creators." .!" That is quite reason
able: now what can I! do in this excellent en
terprise ?" " Take this whistle," said the con
ductor, " at a given signal a storm will be rais
ed which you must increase." " Capital 1 I
understand!" and nuttinz the whistle which
was attached to a red ribbon round her neck.
she bade the guardians of the Tights of Trent
au remf."
The Theatre was crowded that nieht. .All
went on well till Alboni, as Rosina, appeared
in the scene. Some of the more imoatient of
the conspirators sounded their shrill whistles,
before the signal was given. Alboni advanced
to the footlights. " Gentlemen," said she, smil
ing and displaying the whistle that hung round
tier neck : " Gentlemen, we must not hiss me,
out the cavatina ; you have commenced too
soon. lltere was a momenrs silence, then
thunders of applause. That night Alboni was
recalled eleven times amidst showers of bou
quets. siv iv a v iddle."-- w hen a violin was
first introduced into the choir of the church, the
innovation gave great offence to the worthy
parishioners. Especially was the player of the
bass vio; exercised with sorrow and indignation,
when the frivolous and profane fiddle first took
its place in the house of God, by the side of
his sedate and portlv instrument. He accord
ingly laid the case before the parson, who, after
listening soberly to his complaints, replied: "It
may be as you say sir j; I don't know but you
are right; but if you are, it strikes me the
yreater the fiddle, the greater the sin ."' The
hero of the " big fiddle was untuned."
The Reverend N D. Bullock of Dana,
A. 11. in the heat of the liquor question, stabb
ed a Mr. Lindsay with a dirfc-tnite. its was
arrested and held to bail in six hundred dollars
to answer the charge of assault with intent to
kill.
DIED.
At his residence in the town of Nashville, N.
C.,, on the 26th ultimo,! William G. Freeman,
son of William D. and Harriet Freeman, iu
the 35th year of his age.
Notice.
THE Subscriber having, at August Sessions,
1854, of Wake County Court, been duly ap
pointed and qualified as Adminisirator on the Es
tate of John Primrose, deceased, hereby give no
tice to all persons having debts, claims or de
mands agaiust the laid John Primrose, deceased,
to present them to hi in for payment properly au
thei ticated within the time prescribed by law ;
otherwise this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. C. LEWEY, Administrator.
Raleigh, Sept 1, 18544 . 4w 71
. Fall Stock!
Boots,' Shoes, Brogans, Trunks, Leather, Wrap
. ping Paper, Shoe Findings, &c,
HERMAN & CO ,
Wholesale Jobbers, Norfolk, Va.
IT
AVE received 2,500 packages of Boots,
Shoes, &c, being a part of their Fall
Stock, and invite the attention of North Carolina
and Virginia Merchants to same.
The long experience we. have bad in tne busi
ness, and the knowledge'; ot the description of
goods needed in this section of country, together
with the tact that we hare purchased principally
for Cash, enable them now, as heretofore, to com
pete successfully with Northern Markets.
Buyers are invited to examine our Stock before
purchasing, and all orders will meet with prompt
attention and despatch.
HERMAN &gCO.,
Norfolk, Va., September 1, 1854.
Notice.
THE subscriber, determined to retire from the
mercantile business, will close out his entire
stock, (not very extensive,) on unprecedented low
and accommodating terms. Any person wishing
to engage inhe mercantile business may do well
to give me a call. d
The stand is one of the best in the State, and
is most beautifully located, elegantly shaded, has
most excellent water, and 1 do not hesitate to say
but that it is as healthy a situation as any in the
lower part of the State. Call soon, and yon will
have tune to lay in a full stook
The Btore and warehouse are decidedly the
most convemont business houses that I know of.
I will lease the property from one to five years,
Board, lodging and washing can be had of the sub
scriber on reasonable terms. There is also a nice
bed-room in the store. Any address for further
particulars shall receive prompt attention. ,
Scotland Neck, N. C.August 8, 1854.
64 w4w
Raleigh and Gaston Railroad.
SLAVES are not permitted to travel on the
Railroad, without a written permit from their
owners, triplicates snouia in an eases be given,
aa the Tickit Agents are instructed to retain one
copy of every pass. j JAMES M. POOLr
Jan. IU, 04. Ticket Agent
Nag's Head.
THE subscriber respectfully informs the public
that the OCEAN KKIREAT, at Nag's Head,
which has been greatly enlarged and improved
since the last season, will; be open for Visiters on
the first of July. A. E. JACOBS,
Proprietor; T
Jane 20, '64. ! 2m 60
if';
Norfolk Military. Acaddtnyv
HE next session, wilrcqsimence.on,. ""lota. vl
of September nexi." - ,;
FACULTY.
Jno. B, Strange, A: M, Prof
and Militjs.rv isiiinii
of
vVm. N. Brooke, A. B., Prof. Of Attsieuf aa-"
gaages. '- ' " - .fit-y-
Qeo. W. heffield, A."M., Pwt'ofEitgUste'
JeanOdend'ftal, Prof, of Modern Languages;" 4!
-' '- ' ' TERMS. " - " '
Senior departmsnt $ 10 and $12.50- per qr.' "t
Junior i '' - -$7.50- . -. .'. -. jm- t.iVr "
Madera Lingutges vtcn, -$5 . M : ' i -' T
Payments quarterly in advance, to be bade to .
Mr. J. Murden, TreasurerVrf the Board of Trus-f
tees.. . , x ....--v. .-,. ;
This Institution has been in successful opera- ;
tion, under the management of experienced, and ..
able Teachers, for pi ire tun ten years, . and of-
fers facilities for acquiring a thorough and exten
sive education not to be surpassed hy many CoK ,
leges, . . . '
Military instruction is given gratis only to 'nosV
who choose to a rail themselselves ofit-, .The, ex" '
ercises in this branch do not interfere with the 1
regular academic coarse. - '; w
Board may be had with the Principal for $175
per session, commencing loth Septernb ve and end
ing 81st July. '
Catalogues containing further particulars my-.
he obtained by addressing W. W. ' Shirp, Esq.,
President of the Board. ' '--." : - '
Sept 1st, 1854. '? tl5S-74
r , . ,
NATIONAL MEDICAL. COLLEGE.
WASHIXGTOV. w r ;
THfi Thirty-third Annual Course of Lectures
- will commence on the fourth Monday la Do-1
tober and continue until March. ' -"T '
. ' FACULTY."' -4
Thomas Miller, M, D., Professor 6f Anatomy '
and Physiology. . -, . , ,
Wm. P. Johnston, M. D., Professor of Obstet?
rfes and Diseases of Women and Children. 5 ' "
JoHhuaRiW, M. D., Professor of MaterUlWed-
ica. Therapeutic, Bd Hygiene. -. ft ;
John Kred. May, Al. i.. Professor Of the -Prin
ciples and practice of Sargery. ' -r: fi ; '
Umfjon Tyler, M. i., Professor of PatholoCT
and Practice of Medicine. - . : .
Lewis H. Steiner, M. D., Professor of Chemistry
ami Pharmacy. , , . ,
Kdward M. Scott, M. D., Prosector and Dem
onstrator of Anatomy.
The facilities for the. prosecution of practical an- .
atomy are ample. f .. ' , .,'
t n j' ' '
desks from' which the regular lectures are given
and the wards for clinical instructions are under
the same roof.
The completion of the extensive additions to the
buildings since the last session for the accommo
dation of the sick will greatly extend the use
fulress of the medical and surgical clinic
The entire expense for a full course of lectures
is - c$90
P-actical anatomy by the demonstrator. 10
Matriculating fee, payable only once - 6 -Graduating
expenses. ; 25
Admission to the Medical and Surgical Clinic
through the whole course without charge.- .
For further information address LEWIS H;
STEINER, M. DM Dsan of the Faculty, office
Washington Infirmary.
September 1st, 1854. .
Fall Hardware.. . 4.
XT7E are now in receipt of a fresh stock of goods,
V Y consisting of Pocket and Table Cutlery of
various patterns. Guns and. Pistols, a handsome,
assortment; Building Materials, such as Locks,
Hinges, Screws, Nails, &c., a large assortment
Tools of all descriptions, for Carpenters, Black
smiths, Machinists and Farmers' use, together with
a general assortment of foreign and domestic Hard
ware, suitable to the wants of the city and country
trade ; also a large and fresh stock of Saddlery
Hardware, consisting of Bits, Stirrups, Buckles
c, Coich Materials, Springs and Axles, Patent
Leather, Hog Skins, Serge, Webbing, Whips, c.
Our purchases have been made direct from the
Manufacturers in Europe and America upon favor
able terms. Having had the experience of the las t
20 or 30 years of the wants of the oouatry trade,
we flatter ourselves upon keeping the best assort
ment of Hardware, suitable to the demands of
Virginia, Tennessee and North Carolina merchants.
to be found in any one house in the United States. -
We most respectfully invite an examination of
stock and prices by merchants and others visiting
this market, fee in the assurance that We can
satisfy even the largest class of customers. . ' '
SMITH & ROBERTS, . ,
Importers of Hardware, No. 22, Pearl St. .
N. B. Always ou hand an assortment of
lor's Cast Steel and "Anchor" Bolting Cloth.
Sept. 22, 1854. 71 ly
Once, Twioe, Going! - -
NOT at p ablic, but at private sals, if early sol '
plication be made to me at Raleigh o updo,
the premises, the most beautiful and undoubtedly
healthy Cottage Farm in Wake county ; with great
capabilities for profit Itis within two and a half
miles of the city of Raleigh, immediately in the
fork of the Chapel Hill and Hillsbaro toads and
within one hundred and fifty yards of the ventral
Rail Road ; combining every thing ta reader it -a
most charming family residence. The tract cob
tains 131 acresmf good, arable land, about KK) of
which is in the original rorest the residue- has
been cleared within the last three years, liberally
manurea, nanasomei; ana strongly enclosed ana
put in a high) state of cultivation. The . PweUing
House is a strong two story, well built and tasUly
finished building, in modern style it, has six 18
feet square rooms, each with a firs place 'besides
spacious airy nun boot na oeiow Stairs, Jf OTttf
co and every ether convenience that heart can de
sire. The out houses are numerous and well built
and of every kind a well improved farnv'caa require.
There is a spacious Store House, and a BUckX
smith shop upon the premises, where I hsvf ear
ned on a very extensive business for the last twelrii
moiths with great success,' and can. - therefore.'
prouounoe it one of the best stands for a country
. 'it i mi ,
tore wiuun my Kjuowieuga. -j.ne range Tot vat
lie, Hogs, and Sheep is very line, and there is an
abundance of fire wood and rail timber, and clay
for brick making, upon the land. There is a most
excellent well or water at the House and .also
one at the Store, and three everlastiag springs up- .
en the premises. . ,...-,.,( i
This property being upon thereat thorough
fare of Western trade and travel, and of pleasure
rides from the city, and the landscape charming; the
inmates never find it lonely, but are ever gladden
ed by the moving panorama of busy life. 1 have
a larger body of land farther from the oityv srhich
my interests require me to improve and occupy
therefore I will sell this property cheap andr. on
easy terms. This is a rare chance for any person
wishing ' a handsome, healthy, cheap, and profita
ble family residence, all new and in goodrorder
for immediate enjoyment . The schools in tha city
are convenient, being only a few minutes ride or
walk. , This property would eminently suit a pub
lic offieer, or a Physician desiring good country
practice, or a Merchant,-wishing to be in the city
every day, while adding to his thrift by avocations
at borne. To any person willing to keep a pri
vate boarding house, carry on the mercantile busi
ness, make brick for market, with or without'
well managed ' market; garden and dairy, for th
supply of the city, ijslded to bi farming opera
tions, this property would assuredly lead xo for
tune. Now's the day and now's the ' hour. tt
strike for the prixe; " V -' "''.""
.' .. . john "a?ii6otiti
JffaverfyrWake Co., Aug. 2$;'fo tfc-ft '
PALMER'S IMPROVED AGRICULTURAL
MACHINE. Apply at the Fanner's HalL &s
mgh,. C. JAS. M, TOWLXS, Ages;
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