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I THE MXJSaUITO FAMILY.
j This interesting" corps of vocalists has been giv-
TrnfrhtK' rnnc.crm in this City lor sctrio. "
Indeed they
lavo created a great sensation. Their perform
ances are remarkable for simplicity, and delicate
Istei and 'the impression ade;bv their favorite
Irs upbn the most unwilling ear, is likely to be
Istinc.. Tlie clapping otf hands called forth by
jeir artistic triumphs has; constantly attested the
public appreciation of their merits.
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i Aid for iNEW UilLEAXS. neiwten. niby -iuu
iixt' Dollars have, been forwarded by Major Wm.
Clarke, fr the sufferers' by the Yellow fever in
ien-0rleans. This sum was contributed by the
la-sons of this. City.
We are, also very much gratified to see that oir
Citizens-generally are doing something for this ill
ff.ifced City. .We ljarn that on Sunday evening
flast, t'je Rev, jj). T. Blake delivered in the M.E.
Church, a touching and eloquent discourse on this
f subject, succeeded, by Rev. Mr. Pell in some ap
propriate remarks, after winch, a very respectable
collection was taken up. Subscription lists can be
found at the Bookstores. The Committee, Messrs,
Alfred Williams, James M. Towles, and George L.
Gould, are now busy -waiting on all who have " a
I
eart to feel for others' woes" as well as those who
ave not. ,
Tiual of Bi.stfop Doane. The House of Bis
ops of the Protestant Episcopal Church,; called
fur the trial of Bishop Doaue met in Camden N. J.,
on the 1st of this month. The proceedings so far,
ave been quite interesting. : On the second day,
...
Bishop Donne warmly uiged that the doors should
be' thrown, open to the public, but the Court re-
fused. On Saturday he moved the exclusion of
the counsel for -the 'prosecution from tfie anti-room,'
and this motion prevailed. The important question
then came up wii ther the Committee of the Diocese
of N. J-, should be admitted, and called forth an ani
nialed a .d prolonged discussion. The effect of their
'admission would have been to arrest and tenninae
. the prosecution. After a 'debate of two days the
.'motion was 6nally rejected, and the trial was ex-
: j.ected to proceed.
Rip We have more than once thought of say- j
in that two new Brick Yards have recently irone I
into successful: operation near this city-, in the im
mediate vicinity f the late " Burns' Mi'is." We
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were struck
.-on in that mi:
struck
ith the marked linnrovenient p-oing
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gh.twvliooa, and upon enquiry -were
iiifurmed that Messrs. Litchford it. Co. were-nia-kihg
prepiirations lo carry on tlio lliick' business
extensively; as is alo Win. M. Williams. Indeed
we.should also. mention, that a little f irther to the
erift, Mr. Palmer U turning out a very tine articK-in-
this lint', some of which may be seen in the
dieuutrful new store just erected by him for Mr.
Loiigee, on the burnt district, adjoining 0. W. D.
llutchings Esq! T.
Messrs. J Ay fcs J. X'iupAx & Co., having pur
ohaed "The Giat Falls ofNeiise Kiver," former
ly ' X'ewsorn's Mills " have let out to Messrs. Stron-'
iich it Colburn the- c mtract for buildln a larre
stiiiie Paper Mill there, which they design com-'
mcnciiig immediately and hope to have it complet
ed early in the coming eir. Theii1 Wrapping
Mill will remain. 00 Crabtn c, by which, arrange
ment, they expect to fuinih even the " rest of man
kind"' with wraj ping paper. Of course wo wi.h
them much success..
Taxks ts R.i.Eioii.-Tho amount of ;the city
tax for the-present vear is as follows, viz : "
In the Western Ward,
" Middle -Ward,
" Eastern Ward,
For two Billiard Tables,
Total, - 1 .
61281,12
1724,25
1489,50
- ' 80,00
$1574,87
The value of the Ketd Estate is as follows, viz :",
In the WesternWard,. .-8193.0.25,00
" Middle Ward, .285,S50',o6
" Eastern Ward, 214.000,00
Total.
704.3 75,00
LITERARY NOTICES.
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The August Number of the Stethoscope -has been
before us for some days. It steadily maintains its po
sition among our Medical periodicals. , j
The last Knickerbocker is a promising- number. (
The usual spirit is displayed in the Editor's Table, and j
dyspeptics are advised to take a little of it every
inorning. .
' McEIrath and Barker's republication of" Dickens"
ti..:. it u ..t.t i,. v.f
JiuustltUi U II utiua 101 oepituioei, is ainu ociuro
us. We have so recently given our opinion of this
f rrtt class, periodical that it is unnecessary to repeat
it. We notice a progressive improvement we think in
the typography of many of the publications ol thiij
. class - , '
. The September Nos. of those valuable little period
icds, Merry's Museum: and The Mother's Magazine
l, - L. 1 1. .11 , , -rf.., ir ? J
iiae npin reacnea us. J-Hiie aierky is one 01 our 1
greatest favorites. . j
From the N. Y. Daily Times.
THE DEAF AND DUMB-
Coiveiiiion of the American Instructor of Hie Deaf
and Dumb, at Columbus, Ohio.
Interesting Proceedings.
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb,
Columbus, O., Saturday, Aug. 12, 1853.
The third Convention of American Instructors of
. the Deaf and Dumb came to an end at the hour of 7
yesterday afternoon. ' The Session has occupied three
entire days, and the proceedings have been very
(harmonious; with "just a sufficiency of vinegar and
spice, pleasantly intermingled, to give piquancy and
variety. By which, I would not be understood as in-
dicating that any hard feelings have been excited, or
that bad blood has been stirred. It was but a gentle
effervescence, the warmth of debate, and a conflict of
opinions. The delegates, male and female, although
the ladies make no speeches and draft no resolutions,
are a class of intelligent and agreeable people. They
give their lives to the develoment of a giand system
.of ins;rnction a systemlhit differs, from all othe s
a much as the condition of the Deaf-Mute differs frm
. that 6f all the rest of mankind. Theirs is a labor,
nore of love than of profit. The interest that is ex
ited in their work, instead of waning, waxes. The
varieties of. mind they are compelled to encounter ;
the wills they have to shape ; the course of study
'bey are obliged to superintend ; -put forth new4pha
es in every year of their experiences. In the lan
guage of one of the most experienced of the "instruc
tors in attendance upon this Convention, the work of
Deaf-Mute Education is yet incomplete ; we-are
standing iipon the threshold. The magnetic chord
which -vibrates to the touch of skill, and is responded
to by the untaught nature, is yet unexplained, and its
phenomena evolve new beauties and ibecome more
worderful as they are more comple'elyj investigated.
American insirucors of the Deaf and Dumb have de
veloped many new and useful ideas, j The - Abbes
who brought the system of sijns into ne in France,
made no progress equivalent to the enterprise evinced
by the th irp Yankees. From Connecticut,, the pi-4
neer in these works, the leaven bns spread, and the
West becomes enthusiastic in its turn, j
This has been a pleasant; Convention," as has been
already intimated. The close . was goad. The pro
ceedings of yesterday opened with an ('exposition of
Scripture and prayer in the language of fins, by Rev.
Wm. W, Turner, of the Hartford Asylum. His text
wast .ken from Daniel, xfi, 4 : "Many! shall run to
and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." A dis
patch w as received from the President j of the Cleve
land, Columbus and Cincinnati Railroad Company,
announcing that members of the Contention would
be passed free over that road on their return.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Business report
ed the following resolution : j
Reso'red. That it is desirah'e that the education of all
Deaf-Mutes should bea without charge, no distinction of pay
and State pupils being made. i
.Remarks followed from Messrs. Brown, Morris, Mc-
Intire, Kerr, and Rev. D. Hoge. Thib latter gentle
man, proposed an amendment as follows :
Resolved, That the' Trustees of Institutions for the Deaf
and Dumb in the United Stales, be respectfully requested to
urge upon the several Legislatures the adoption of legal pro
visions to secure this end. j "
The lesol ition, as amended, was adopted.
Mr. Brown, from the Bp-ines Committee, report
ed, the following resolutions, and recommended their
adoption . j
1. Tint a General Committee, consisting of one individual
from each Institution, be appointed by the Chair, to act as re
presentatives of this Convention, when not in session.
2. That the General Committee shall be empowered to
continue its action, though the Convention fail to meet on its
regular adjournment.
The resolutions were adopted.
The following resolutions, touching the establish
ment of new Institutions for the Denf and Dumb,
w ere offered by Mr. Brown, and were ado'pted, after
debate : ' j
1. That, in the opinion of the Committee, the mere multi
plying of Institution for the Deaf and Dumb does not neces
sarily promote the be?t interests of this unfortunate class, and
that we cannot recommend the establishment of a new Institu
tion, where fronrjlie State in which the same is to be located,
and those adjoining the same, a number of pupils sufficient for
the organization of an Institution of considerable size may
not be expected. j
2. That it. is recommendecj to contiguous States, having a
, small number of deaf-mutes, to unite in the support of a
common Institution. v
These resolutions called out bri-k discussion. Re
marks were offered pro and con, by Messrs. Cooke,
Jameson, Brown, Turner, Stone, Dr. f'ect, I! L. i'eet,
Van Nostrand, and Jenkins. Tltedehaie you have no
room for, nor i.s it necess iry, inasmuch as the adoption
of the resolutions expresses . the sentiment of the
Convention. .' ' 1 ,
A paper was re id by I. K Peet, of the New York
Instil in ion, .on the " L'se of Graniuuilical'Syinbols in
the Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb." Th's paper
entered into r-n elaborate exposi:io;:of the symbols
employed by Irench teachers, and was illustrated by
blackboard -diaifrains. which, however
immi ui Liii,
may be .-omewhat difficult tor types tlo nianaufe. Mr.
Peet, tracing the origin of these symbols to the ni
ve'n ive genius ot the Abbe Sicard, illustr .te'd ih ir
iin rovement uiuh-r the labored efforts of Professors
Barnard .md Vaissej at the time of jtheir connection
with tin New York Institution for tliej Ocaf and Dumb.
Prof. V.dsse, since his return to France, has published
a mcin ir on grammatical symbols. Tjie elements bom
which Prof. Uarn.ird has derived hinisyinbols are six
in' number, and characterized by .gifa' sinipiicity.
They ure, a short,' thick, upright tn.rk f-r s'ub&ianiice
a horizontal on Tor attributive; an oblique one for
assertion; a cuTTe for influence; two curves, each
termiua'dns: in a .straight line. Tor ca,meclife : and a
comparatively long line, with a dividing line in the
middle, for tim-e. Mr. Peet presented a yropsi-i of
ihe combinations of ihose simple eleiinen:s. ;is iil istra
tive of syntax of the language. He added :
This system of symbols can he regarded in no other light
Ma; i ..: 1. iis.v. ",...1.... -'haleyer bo its practical
benefits. 'A very tew considerations, however; "hBace to
show that they may subseive an important purpose in teacfyng
the grammatical construction of hmguape. ' ,
." 1. If properly explained and taught, e.ieh symbol vviU :rd
greatly in giving to the pupil a aistinetive idea f the exact
nature ot the speech tor which it stands a representative.
From the explanations already given, it will be perceived that
ail the elements of which each part of speech is compounded,
are combined in the symbol, so that it is impossible to com
prehend the symbol without gaining in addition to a complete
knowledge ot the nature of that f.r which it stands..
2. This idea will be, niorever, uniformly fixed in the memo
ry, tor it is has been subjected to a rigid analysis ; and it is an
acknowledged principle in mental philosophy, that what has
been learned by an', attentive examination of all its parts, is
more perfecteo remeii:bered as a whole. 1
3. The peculiarities of the part of speech will he reci lied to
mind as often as the symbol shall be um'.I, and thus he wjl be
less likely to make mistalus aris:ng lroiii -misconceptions in
this particular.
4. The changes which each symbol undergoes when ap
plied in different connections, will indicate the relations which
subsist between the different parts t speeeii, and thus furnish
a complete and in ailibll method of parsinga sentence. This
has ihe additional advantage of presentinig,4n a coup d" oe.il,
the exact construction of a sentence. It can be done, more
over.'in a very short space of time.
Mr. R. L. Chittenden, of the Ohio Institution, read
a iapcr on the " Renefit conferred upon the Deaf Mute
br the. usual course of Instruction.'
"Dr. Harvey P. Pecf, President of the New York In
stitution, read a paper on ihe Personal Character of
the. Teacher, considered in refereive to the influence
of his Ex.imple on ihe Character of his Pupils.' A
plain, straightforward and sensible production, like all
of Dr. Peel's productions, it was hejard with great at
tention. His advice was to eschew bad habits, aban
don tlie use of tobacco in all tormsj preserve decorum,
set good examples, and train up the, scholars in the
way I'bey should go. The paper was full of counsel
such as I his, and. of course, good.
Mr. Stone read, a cominunic tion from Mr. J. R.
Burnet, of New Jersey, containing sundry suggestions
on the following sn'jeeis : 1. Legal Re ponsibilities of
the Deaf and Dumb; 2. On a Syllabic Alphabet;
3. On a Telegraphic Alphabet ; 4. On mortality among
the De-if and Dumb.
On motion of Mr. Brown, thw first, nnrt of thn enm-
j mnnic.tion wall referred to a Committee of three,
consisting of Hon' John Y. Andrews, 'Rev. Collins
I S;"e' :mt' 11 P-with init ructions to report
i . v . r "v f -
t0
unmittee having in charge the subject of
Syllabic Dactylology. The sulject of mortality amongf
the Deaf and Qumb was referred to Mr. Porter, of
Hartford, of the Committee on Statistics.
Dr. Thompson, of Ohio, proposed the appointment
of a Committee, to inquire into the practicability of
introducing a more simple Manual Alphabet than that
now in use. The subject wasjeferred to a Committee
consisting of Dr. Thompson, Mr. Turner, and Dr. Peet.
Dr. Peet olfered the following resolution, which was
adopted :
1 Resolved, That the Report submitted by Mr. Porter, on the
1 Statistics of the J )eaf and Dumb and M de of Registration, be
recommitted to the same Committee, with instructions to pre
1 pare and publish a set' of books and forms in blank, which may
1 be used for the purpose ot Registration in our Institutions lor
me j-eai ana uumD. - -
The Executive Committee reported upon the cost
of publication of the " American Annals for the Deaf
and Dumbi" an excellent periodical issued at Hurt
ford, under the Editorship of Mr.j Luzene Ray. An
edition of 750 copies was issued last year, and the
numbers were distributed among the different Institu
tions in the United, States ; 220 went to New York,
200 to the Hartford Asylum, 120 to Indiana, &c The
cost Was $541 97- The report was accepted, and the
publication is to be continued, with the present Editor.
And a very capital one he is.
The morning-sesi on closed with an exposition by
Mr. Clerc of the method of -instructing1 the younger
classes. The speech was made, of course, in signs,
and I left.
At the afternoon session, Prof. O. W. Morris was
excused from reading his paper on the sulgeet of
'Deafness," inasmuch as it was prepared for the last
Convention, and had since been published in part.
On motion of Mr. Peet, the paper was referred, to be
incorporated in the proceedings.
Rev. Mr. Turner of Hartford, read a paper on the
methods of w Teaching Grammar to .the Deaf and
Dumb." .
Two or three other papers followed, but with little
discussion. The principaLbuiness was in resolutions,
of which there was an abundance.
The following was offered by Mr. G. C. W. Gamage
of New York, and was adopted :
Resolved, That a handsome bust, in plaster. of the lament
ed Rev. Thomas H. Gallaudet, LL. D , lik that of the late
L""- Milner, now at the New York Institution for the. Deaf
and Dumb, be recommonrtorl tr ha ntomxi in all tliA American
. Institutions for the Deaf and Dumb, as a mark of appreciation
01 ms aisiinguisnea services to the cause in which tney are
engaged, provided that the Directors of the Institutions con
cur in the proposition.
Dr. H. P. Peet, of New York, offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That the invitation presented by the Institution
of Virginia be accepted, and that this Convention adjourn to
Tnpt t the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and thV Blind
'on the last Wednesday in July, 1855, at the Institution in
Staunton ; and that Dr J.U al. MerrUJat,tne superintendent,
be the Local Committee ot Arrangements, j
The following was adopted with great unanimity :
Resolved, That oar thanks are tendered tor Prof. Luzerne
Rae, Editor of the American Annals of the Deaf and Dumb,
for the distinguished ability, taste and impartiality with which
he has discharged the duties incident to Bis charge of the of
ficial organ of this Convention.
Mr Gamape, of New York, offered tfe following :
Resolved, That whereas the Convention f Instructors of the
Deaf and Dumb learn that Lewis Weld, Esq ., Principal of the
American "Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, at Hartford, is
about to sail for Europe on account of ill-health, we cordially
wish him a pleasant iourney and the perfect restoration of his
hearth, hoping that his safe return, under the guidance of a
merciful Providence, will enable us to greet him again.
On motion of Dr. H. P. Peet, it was
Resolved, That the thanks of this Convention are justly
due, and are hereby tendered, to Hon. John VV. Andrews, for
his benevolent interest in the cause of Deaf Mute Education,
as shown in his consenting to preside over the deliberations
of this body ; and also for the able, dignified, and impartial
manner in which he has discharged the duties of presiding of
ficer, whose intelligence, courtesy, and kindness have won the
re? peet and esteem of ail tits members.
To this, the President responded very happily. He
saw great cause for encouragement, in view of the
rapid progress attained in Deaf Mute instruction.
Mr. J. S. Brown, of Louisiana, offered the following,
and it wj'S adopted very unanimously. As your re
tiring and modest correspondent, the individual deems
himself highly honored, and returns the assurances of
his vry distinguished consideration :
Resolved, That Augustas Maverick, Esq., in consideration
of bis faithful services in preparing the proceedings of two of
our Conventions fr publication, is justfy entitled to an hon
orary membership in our future meetings, which is hereby re
spectfully tendered him.
Votes of thanks were tendered to the Trustees, Su
perintendant and Matron of the Ohio Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb, the Secretaries of the Convention,
the Editors and Reporters of the public Press, the
Cleveland. Columbus and Cincinnati, and the New York
and Erie Railroad Companies, for aid and facilities af
forded to members.
To the hospitality of the Superintendent of the Ohio
Institution, Mr. Collins Stone, those who have attend
ed this Convention owe much. The sojourn in this
pleasant spot has been unmarred, and the cordiality
ofonr reception has rendered us all anything but deaf
and dumb. Yours, M.
THE MINNESOTA MINE.
The Minnesota Mine is the leading enterprise of the
On onagon region, and as I propose to take up the
different districts in the order which I visited them,
that mii e will be the first to be talked about.
The Minnesota corporation commenced work in
1848. Six. shafts have been sunk within that time.
No. 1 is 20(5 feet deep ; No. 2 is 267 feet deep ; No!
3 is 2t0 feet deep ; No. 4 is 217 feet deep ; No. 5,
South Lode, is 78 feet deep, and No. 6 is 30 feet deep.
These shafts are not vertical, but follow the vein
and stand at an angle of about 30 deg. These shafts
are worked at present by horse whims, but a lever
beam engine, with live feet stroke, and seventeen inch
cylinder fs now in process of erection, which will do
the whim work, and all o-her lifting from the mine.
The adit level of the mine is 1206 feet and the to
tal amount of the drifting is 4007 feet, giving more
than a level mile underground. The mine is now
working 240 men and the village which accommodates
them numbers about 400 inhabitants.
The copper laken from the mine is classified thus
the heavy bodies which require machinery to handle,
are cd!ed ' masses, and are got to the surface as
they ;.re found, or cut up by chisels as they require.
The smaller pieces which can be picked up by the
h ml, are called barrel work and are put into waste
fish, pork, liquor, beef or other barrels, w hich may be
at hand, each barrel containing about eight hundred
pounds.
lhe-e barrels are extra hooped, and their heads are
lined to make the copper more safe in. transportation
Tie stamp work, so called, is found in small bodies
and particles embodied m the rock which, when found
to contain copper, is taken out of the mine, brought
to-the surface ,-ind roa-ted in large, quantities. Ihi;
operation of " roasting" is thus accoipplished: Heavy J
1 igs are piled up together, under a house or cover !
made for the purpose, and the interstices ' are filled
with smali wood. The copper rock is then piled upon
the wood in the form of a coal-pit, the wood is then
tired, an 1 allowed 16 burn and smoulder at its leisure,
the great heat freaks the smaller ma-ses and leave-,
tiie whote about the size of a man's fist. Afier the
fire has died out, and the heap has cooled off, the
rock is carted to the ''stamps,'' where the operation
of stamping is performed after the following manner:
Toe ' si amps," as they are called, consist of a cast
iron weight of about two hundred and fifty pourids,
to this is attached by means of bolts a wooden up
right, which, with the bolts, &c, weighs perhaps as
niitch more ; these pounders are in gangs of about
twelve standing side by side, and are worked by a
cylinder of wood, into which is fixed cogs or teeth,
which catch and act upon the stamps by moving tliein
about two feet ; when the cog leaves them they f.dl
upon a he'd of their own making, composed. oi
rock and earth, upon which the roasted rock
is introduced through a hopper, and discharged after
being reduced to coarse sand, which is then washed
in troughs by the iutroducti n of water, after which
process the stamp work remains in small pieces,
which are taken up and placed in barrels. Tlie samp
works of the Minnesota mine are situated ahoui halt a
rnile from the principal works, down the mountain to
ward ihe landing. Compared vvi h those of other pros
perous mines they do" not bear the ;.ppe a ranee of that
efficiency which marks ti e o he. clcjiartmen s of the
mine. The works carry'- twelve head of stamps, driven
by an engine which i- a so employed in diivinga saw
mid; at the lime of my visit, tiiey w ere lying idle for
want of water, a lare quaniity ..nd regular supply of
which is required lor ' washing." -I have very" stiong
doubts from w hat 1 "was enabled to learn fiom enquiries-at
the different mines, from men of experience,
whether any ve;n or lode carrying stamp-work alone
caii be made to pay on the contrary, the almost un
iversal opinion seemed to he that it would not pay.
Never1 heless, when it is con -idered that the rock of
wliicn tne stamp-worts is compo.-eu must, tie raised to
the surface at any ra'e, in excavating for masses and
barrel work, and that the cost of raising it constitutes
a lare portion of the expense, there can be but little
doubt that the lat'er process of 10 isling, stamping
and washing, are remunerated by the ordinary yield.
The men employed al the Minnesota mine are for
the most part Cornish men, though a portion of them
are Germans. I trust I shall be exonerated from all
invidious or sinister feelings and aims, (in as much as
I own none of the stock,) when I say that so far as
I could observe, their operators were unusually sober,
careful and re-pectable men whether this is a matter
of accident, or is ow ing to the discipline and govern
ment of the niuie, I am unable to say.
No intoxicating liquors are sold or allowed to be
used upon the premises owned by the corporation. A
Catholic Church has been created for the ujse of the
Germans, and the Cornishmen, who are mostly Meth
odists, are accommodated with preaching of that per
suasion. .
The Minnesota has, from the outset, been one of
the most economically aud frugally managed mines
on -Lake Superior, and ic still bears that character.
The entire amount of money paid in upon the share
has been eighteen dollars, while the Lake Superior
has been organized from its primary location, and the
stock has been distributed pro rata among the origuial
stockl olders. which stock is now worth twice and
one-half the amount paid upon the Minnesota, while
the latter enterprise pays forty per cent per annum
upon its full paid stock. "
The Minnesota has shipped the present year seven
hundred and twenty tons of copper in masses, barrel
and stamp, of which the largest mass was about three
tons. A mass of one hundred and thirty tons have
been eut up and shipped by them.
This, mine is a favorite amonir parties 4desiring to
invest money, and is. quoted at about two hundred i
dollars per snare.
Cosveksioss. Dwight Lyman, a clergyman of the
Episcopalian denomination in tlie Slate of Pennsyl
vania, made his abjuration in Baltimore on Saturday
last, Mr. Lyman is a gentleman very much espect
ed by the large circle of his acquaintances. Father
Hewitt, Mr. Baker of Baltimore, and Mr-Jyman, were
at one time the three favorite and trusted young
clergymen of Dr. Whittingham, Protestant Bishop of
Maryland. Of these, the first is a Missionary Priest,
the second has entered the Redempiorist Novitiate,
the third has just been converted to the faith. K.
Y. FreemanU Journal. w . .
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
As KierLTr-RAL College. -About twelve thousand
dollars have been subscribed to the capi al stock of
an Agricultural College, to he located at Geneva,1 N,
Y. The farmers in two towns north of Seneca river
subscribed $2,000 one day last week. The Geneva
Gazette says that eyeiy farmer who t;kes an interest
of fifty dollars, set ares to himself he rinrht of ending
any x)f his stock or animal to the veterinary depart
ment, of the college, free of all charges for treatment
or medicines.
The Yellow Fever at New-Orleans. Xeic Or
leans, Sept. 3 For the twenty-four hours ' ending
yesterday, morning, there were 117 deaths of which
96 were from yellow fever. The disf asp, in a very
malignant form, is extending along the coast. Several
of the telegraphic operators are down with the fever,
and at times it was difficult to work the lines on that
account -Mr. Groghan, of the Morse office, is among
the victims.
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Fast Days ix New Orleans. Kew Orleans,
Sept 3. Yesterday was verv generally observed as a
day of fasting and prayer. The stores were all closed
and business entirely suspended. The weathpr again
is r very sultry and unfavorable. Fever lijrhtly in
creasing. The disease is now beginning to be very
fatal and prevalent among the more opulent classes,
and i extending its ravages along the river and many
places in the country.
North Carolina Conference. The North Caro
lina Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will commence its next session in this
City, on Wednesday the 9th November next. Over
100 ministers are expected to attend. Bishop Paine
will preside. We understand the Pastor of the Church
is making arrangements for their accommodation. As
usnah large numbers of visitors will be in attendance.
Spirit of the Age.
, m
Arthur McKtmmon, a sprightlv vonth of about 12
vears of nge, and son of James McKimmon. Esq., Mer
chant of. this City, was out gunning a few days since,
and, on his, return home, in the act of jumping a ditch,
his gun was discharged the entire load entered his
right arm, on the outside, just below the elbow and
ranging up, split the elbow and joint open. The
wound is a riisjhtrul one: and tears are entertained
that his arm will become useless. Giralfe.
State Bonds. Mr. Courts. tVe State Treasurer
has issued proposals for $500,000 in Sfntf Bonds.
North Carolina coupon bonds are now selling in New
York at $107 to $108.-" A rare opportunity is now of
fered for making perfectly safe investments, and in
bonds which much continue to rise in value. Stand
ard. J
We learn that the ' Neue Manufacturing Com-
pany, (raper nun; are rapimy prorrressinr wun
their work ; and expect, vith ttie experience ot some
of'their -Company, to turn out, in the course of next
Spring, a beautiful article of Paper. Success, attend
the enterprise. uirajfe.
The papers now published in the City f Raleiuh
will compare favorably with those of any inland town
in the United States. For their beauly they are, in
part indebted to the excellent qualitv of the paper
furnished by the "Manteo mills." Old Xorth State.
By a card in another column, it will be seen that
the well known and pleasant summer, resort, Shoeco
Springs, has changed hands. Messrs. ANlon & Wil
cox have become the proprietors, paying for the
Springs, and farm the sum of $30,000. War. Xeics.
Gov. Paksoks, of Michigan, has officially announced
the ratification, by 'the people, of the Maine Law, re
cently adopted by the Legislature. The vote stood :
For the. Prohibitory Liquor Law, 40,449 ; Against
Prohibition, 23,054. ' :
It seems, says the Edinburgh Review, to be estab
lished in America that general education increases the
efficiency of nathm, promotes temperance, aids re
ligion, and checks pauperism ; while all concede that
it diminishes eritne
At the pre ir sale of blooded stock hy the North
Kentucky Cuttle Importing Company, held ;it Lexing
011, Ky., a few days ao, one hull hrought'upwards of
$3,000, a heifer upwards of $3,000, a buck upwards
$1,000, and a Clevcl.nl h.iy st dlion the only hor.-e
imported $2,800! Total profits $32,9715.
A little bov, son of the Rev. Alb"RT Ssaiedes,
Rcctoit of St. Mary's, in this vicii.ity, Lad his riuhl
arm broken, a fcw.'d.iys since, bo h in the elbow joint,
nd between the elbow and thchand. lie is d. ing
well, we learn.
The Sta-e of New York has pluced 8,.j00 copis f
Noah Webster's Qu;irlo American Dictionary in her
district schools.
Mr. Bajccroft will publish the third volume of his
" lli-tory of the American Revolution,"' being the sixth
of his History of the United States," in October.
It would hardly do for anv one to have the temeiity
nowadays to question the excellence, of Dr. Holland's
German Hi iters, which are prepared "by Dr. C. M. Jack
son. In cases of dyspep-ia, liver complaint and de
la -gement of the digestive organs, their many virtues
have long since been mave plainly apparent. They
purge from the system the morbid humors which re
tard the natural functions, s id bring paleness to the
cheek, and .suffering to the brow. They banish those
cloi'S upon happiness, and restore the system to high
health.
There are few things which afford us a greater
pleasure than sitting down to write a no ice of the
celebrated Holland German Bitters, because we are
fully conscious we arc conferring a ppblic benefit, and
our heart tells us that by our l.odces m uiy have been
induced to take these Bitters, and been rescued from
death by Dyspep ia, Liver Complaint, pc, for the
cure of which it is certain. It is prepared and -oli
only by Dr. C. M. Jackson, at the German Medicine
Store, No. 120 Arch street, Philadelphia.
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS.
MAKRIED,
At Aspen Grove, Wake county, on Monday the 26t Aug.,
by the Rev. Drury Laty, D. D , Mr. Isaac Procter, oi this
City, to Miss Eliza Ja,ne, youngest daughter of Benjamin
Marriott, Esq.
DIED.
At La Grange, Ala., on the 14th nh., Rev. W. Hardy,
President of La Grange College, and formerly Professor of
Chemistry, and Natural Philosophy in Randolph Macon Col
lege, a., in the 33th your of her age.
in this City, on the morning ol the 3rd inst. Mary Rey
NOLDsojr.asred one year and six months, daughter of Wesley
and C. B. Whitaker.
THE LATEST MARKETS.
PETERSBURG MARKET Wholesale Prices
reported expressly for the southern weekly POST,
By Messrs. McILWAINE, SON &, Co.
V; , Grocers and Commission Merchants,
: J - i PETERSBURG. VA.
V . 'Wednesday, September 7, 1853.
Bacon Market quiet and demand limite3western sides
9 ; shoulders 8 8; Virginia cured 10.
Cotton Not much inquiry, and stocks small ; we are ad
vised of 2 bales new crop on the way from Edgecombe, N. C.
Corn sella freely at 60c.
Coffee This article since our last has advanced, say c
on both Rio and La guira.
Tobacco Breaks small, demand and prices good.
Wheat The market is active, and we quote prime White
l 25 fl 26. Prime Red II 18 $1 20.
r ,1 " McILWAINE, SON:t Co.
CHMOND MARKET Wholesale Prices,
REPORTED EXFEESSLV FOR THE WEEKLY POST,
j By J. N . GORDON & SON, V
. 1 Grocers and Commission Merchants,
I . . ' . 1ICUMQST). TA. . ' .' ' ' .;,
I , j Tuesday, September 6, 1853.
Bncon Western Sides" $X 8c;. Shoulders
Heeswax None coming in, nomraal price oc.
Coffi t We note some improvement in pnees ot conees
under flie influence of a speculative demand, and quote Kio
10 Vc for common to fine ; Laguira 10 10c ; Java
llHui 12c. - " . ...
Cotton Has advanced ; we quote fair qualities Us M
11 He. " T ,
Caud!es Mould 12 13c; Hulk and Jackson s pat
ent lie , Adamantine 25 b 28c ; Sperm 33 34c.
r eaihrs sales at 43 (ct 45c. tor prime uvo kctt.
Fih orth Carolina Gross Herrings, t
No. 1 Cut S7; rlalifax Cut Herrings, No. 1 ' No- 2
C.inseng Sales at 45c.
(nano None in first hands. ' '
Grains Wheat sells at S1.15 fft S1.20 for prime
red and white; Corn 67 70c; Rye-SOc per bushel ;
Oats 37 40c. j ffirui
Iron Swedes $37 S100; American rolled $90 ;
English $70 &. $75. '
Leather Good sle 17 20c ; damaged 13 it for
common to prime. 1 ,
Molasses New Orleans in barrels 31 a 32c ; Cuba 23
25 ic ; Sugar House in tierces and hogsheads 20 22.
Nails 438' (A AM. , , .
Naval Stores Tar from stre at $31 9 barrel; Rosin
SIX O SIM
Rice 43c for prime new.
Salt-Liverpool filled 9 1,55 from wharf, $l,f5 from s-tore.
Snsars All kinds have slightly improved. We quote
New Orleans 5$ 6c for fair, to strictly prime ; ?orto
Rico 6 6J4c; Coffee'Sugars 7 7c ; Loaf 9 Wc.
Tobacco Inferior Lugs $5 6$ ; good $6H
(fh $8 . ; inferior common and middling Leat, $8 (10 ;
Good and Fine $10) S14 ; Fine Manufacturing $13
$22
"Wool Tub washed 35 38c ; unwashed 25 28c.
J. N. GORDON & SON.
POWER PRESS FOR SALE.
yt-N ADAMS POWER PRESS (Old patent) in perfect
xi order, will be sold very low on application at the office
of the " Post." Size of platen 24) by 37 inches.
WANTED TO HIRE.
GOOD CARPENTER, can find employment
balance of the year by applying jt this office.
', Just to Hand.
4C ASES Peeble's best Spring style of Hats, those wishing
the very best article had belter call at once on
riV .win cc V;cvirj
No. 29, Cheap Side.
Raleigh, February 5, 1853.
10 tt
RIBBONS! RIBBONS!!
T 1CH BONNET, Neck, Sash and Taffeta Ribhons.
L, W. H. & R. S. TUCKER.
Raleigh, March 22d, 1853. 17
Um THIS NEW, I'SEFUL AND INTERESIXG BOOR.
FRIEDLEY'S PRACTICAL TREATISE ON
Business ; or, How to Get and Save Money. With an
inquiry into the chances of success and causes of failure in,
business.
; ' For sale by .
H D TURNER,
Pioneer Bookseller, N. C. Book Store.
Raleigh, June 10th, 1S53. " '28
JOHN N. GORDON, & SON,
STi nCLCL IHI 9
and dealers in
No. 94MAIN-ST , EICHHOm VA., 'i i
V F K K K O K S A L K
Sweedes, American and English Iron, all kinds nnd sizes.
English and American Blistered, Cast, Shear, German,
round, octagon and Spring Steel.
McCormick &, Palmer's Mould Boards, Ground Wagon and
Cart Boxes.
Horse-Shoe Nail Rods.
: Tin Plate, Sheet Zinc, Spelter, and Spelter Solder.
Block Tin, in Pigs and Bars.
i Braziers Sheeting and Bar Copper,
Sheet and Bar Lead and Wire
Saucepan. Handles and Bucket Ears.
Bucket Handles.
Soup, Dinner. Breakfast and Bakers' Tin Plates.
Tinned and Black Rivets.
Boot and Shoe Linings, Binding, &c, &,c.
Carpet Warp, white and colored
Sole Leather, French and American Calf Skins.
Groceries of all kinds.
50" ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY EXECUTED -CC
BROOM MANUFACTORY.
THE MANUFACTURE OF BROOMS, having been
selected by the Board of Directors of the Institution for
the Deaf and Dumb and the Blind, as one of the mechanical
branches to be taught to the pupils, more especially to those
in the Blind department, notice is given that we are now
prepared to furnish a very superior article of Brooms either
wholesale or retail.,
OCT" We desire to call the attention of Merchants who are
about going North for their Fall supplies, to the fact that they
now have an opportunity of supplying themselves with this
erticle nearer home. All communications on this subject or
orders for Brooms should be addressed to
WILLIAM D. COOKE.
SALES OF LOTS ON
BEAUFORT HARBOR.
THE Carolina City Land Company will sell to the highest
bidder on their premises, at White Hall, on Monday the
31st day of ctober next, a large number oi valuable Lots.
The lands of this Company front alout two miles on the
most accessible and best part of .he Harbor, and are consid-'
red the most valuable on it. They are in full view of the
cean, and will be haudsoniely and conveniently laid out for
ifti.-ine.-'s and pleasure. No improvement can be made with
Central or Western Carolina, or the waters connected with
th" Harhr, without benefitting these lands. The Carolina
City Company, aware of this lact, beg leave to -ay that they
have no "agen s or drummers in the Western part of the
State." or an' where ebe, ottering to sell Lftls at low rate to
sc-cure influence, but that all the sales of their land are requir
ed, by the articles of agreement, to be to the highest nidder.
The gentlemen who composo this Company have made ar- ,
ranaements to improve their lands to the amount of about
50.000. During the winter and ensuing spring, a large Ho
jtel will he "built. Wharves, Turpentine Distilleries and a
Steam Saw Mil. will he put in operation.
There is excellent el. iy on the premises for making brick,
also on the adjacent waters : and as experience has proved,
the importance of tire proof buildings in a commercial pla'-e,
the board will not ail w any but substantial fire proof build
ings to be permanently erected on any lands they may sell.
To perse ns who may prefer, the board will lease lots for a
tenu of year. They respectfully invite all persons in any
j way interested to be present at the sale and see tor themselves.
; Especial1 y mechanics, ship carpenters, brick masons, &c, as
for them no richer harvest can be promised than the future
rprospects of Carolina City.
TERMS OF SALE: j .
One-fourth cash the balance in instalments at 12, 18 and
24 months, interest from date.
All lettters on business of the Company address to John M.
Rose, Secretary, Fayetteville, N. C.
j By order of jhe Board,
T. R. UNDERWOOD, President.
August 13, 1353. 33 td.
j THE NORTH CAROLINA EXECUTOR.
CONTAINING the Statutes and Common Law of this
State, together with the Decisions of the Supreme Court
I and all the necessary forms and Precedents : Intended as a
; safe guide to Executors and Administrators m their Practical
Management of Estates, according to the taws now in force.
H ixr:.u ...l. : . u : t . . j i i . . i i .: . t
iiii wiui-ii 10 ueccwaniy connected ine luiiurcu Buuicuja oi
, Wills, Legacies, Dower and other Provision for Widows
Distribution of Estates, Descent ot Land, Partition, Guardian
ship, &c., &e. By .
BENJAMIN SWAIM, ESQ.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
For sale by HENRY D- TURNER,
North Carolina Book Store.
Raleigh, August 27th 1853. 39-tf.
SWADYPS JUSTICE.
THE NORTH CAROLINA JUSTICE.
CIONTAINING a summary Statement of the Statutes and
J Common Law of this State, together with the Decisions
of the Supreme Court, and all the most approved forms and
precedents relating to the office and duty ! a Justice of th
Peace, aud other public officers, according to modern practice,
By 'BENJAMIN SWAIM.
SECOKD EDITIOX REVISED ATO CORRECTED.
For sale by HENRY D. TURNER,
North Carolina Book Store.
Raleigh, August 27th 1353. 27-tf.
NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTION
FOR THE
DEAF AND DUMB AND THE BLIND. -
THE Sessions of this Institution commence oo the First
day of September of each year and continue ten months.
Applications for admission should be made to the Princi
pal of the Institution. .
y, W. D. COOKE.
Raleigh, August, 1553.
Flonr Recent Euroiiean advic-s have had the tendencv
advance prices. Country superfine mav be quoiea an 4
fi !'.. now nrl fti. lit, fnr nd lamilv iyk Vs
-.-. BETWEEN
,.c?flRF0LX AHD KEW YORK:
PASSAGE & TABS OKLY $8. STATE BOOM INCLUDED
. THB SWIFT ATCD ELE8AHT BTEAMSHtrs -
ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN,
BEING FITTED IN EVERY RESPECT ACCORD
ing to the Act of Congress, will leave Norfolk for New
York, every Wednesday and Saturday'" mornings, at ten
o'clock, with fho United States Mail, arriving in New York
early next day: returning they will leave Nirtv York eyerv
Tuesday and Saturday afternoon, and arrive at Norfolk
the following day. "
For passage apply on board, or tq '
J.M. SMITH &.BRO.
June, 1853. n29 tf-
BBQ (fl'H ,
I N PORT ANT AN D CHEERING. N EWS!
P ARISEN & KING'S
PER
ROANOKE AND JAMESTOWN.
REDUCED RATES' & INCREASED EXPEDITION, "
&.C., &C-, &.C.
THE PROPRIETORS HAVING MADE NEW AR
rangements for the still better dispatch of their Express
I -L .' 1 - r, I . I t X-
dv me pieapsnips koanoke na jamestowj, irom new
York, they wish to keep it before the public, that PAR1SEN
& KING'S POPULAR AND SOUTHERN EXPRESS
is always on hand for the accommodation of their friends, at .
the oxctKt rates and unparalleled dispatch ; their Express
leavtjtg -'New York, is generally delivered at almost every
pointf) Virginia in 48 hours, and throughout North Carolina
in SSJiours, and at four per cent below the old HUM
BUG MONO POLY.
Parken &, King's facilities for the expeditious transporta
tion ofJ'reight and Packages, cannot be beat by any Express
Company in existence, and they defv anv competition, there
fore, in the shape of Humbug,. Imposition, And Moho-
POLY ! - - .
5KT Be sure to order your goods by P ARISEN &, KING'S
EXPRESS, 2nd Barclay Street, New York.
-; Rest assured, that all they promise, tuey will
faithfully fulfil!
PARISEN & KING,
2nd Barclay street, N. Y.
and Bollingbrook street, Petersburg, Vg.
.4 G
E N T S.
Norfolk, Virginia.
Farmville, Va.
.Fredericksburg, Va.
.. . Richmond, Va.
.Lynchburg, Va.
Charlottsville, Va.
Weldon.N.C.
Wilminsrton, N. C.
Raleigh, N.C.
Henderson, N. C.
V. D. Groxer
J. W. WOMACK
William Bailey
Wm. L. Maule
W. Bagby
Mr. Minor. ..... . ...
John Campbell
John Nutt
H. D. Turner .... ...
James L. Reid
Turnbcll &. Stallings.
S. H. Hamlet
Stark & Pierce
J.-H. Whitfield
J ames L. Duke.
. . .Warrenton, N. C.
. .. .Gojdsboro', N. C.
. . .Ffrfetteville, N. C.
. . Frank linton, N. C.
.....Ridgeway.N. C.
.Littleton; N. C.
C. Allen
NOTICE.
. Express pnekases for Nifolk, Petersburg, Richmond and
the interior,- intended for shipment per steamers Roanokk
nnd Jamestown, will hereafter be received by Messrs. Pari
skn fc King, 2nd Barclay, street, New York, who are the
only Authorized Agents to forward our Express packages
by those steamships. ,
VIRGINIA, N. CAROLINA &. TENNESSEE.
June, 1853. n29-tf.
IMPORTANT EXPRESS NOTICE.
BEWARE OF
IMPOSITION .AND HUMBUG MONOPOLY! !
(W"e FEEL CALLED UPON, PROMPTED BY A
sen e of duty to the public and ourselves, to caution the nu
merous E'atrons and Friends of Parisen King's Ex
press, throughout Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee,
against Hand Bills" and Advertisements, issued by a cer
tain Express Company, long known to the Merchants ol the
South, especially of Virginia and North Carolina, as the
"tarov and exorbitant monopoly."
This fast Express wishes to impress upon the mind of the
public, that thev have effected arrangements for EXCLU
SIVE EXPRESS PRIVILEGES on the steamships Roanoke
and Jamestown, and thus lead the public to suppose that no
other Express can run on the ships. To settle this matter
definitely, and to place it in its " true light" before the public
at large, we will only sav, hat we have been running our Ex
press on the steamship Roanoke since she made her second
trip, and will continue to run until sne ma nee ner last trip ;
and, on the loth inst , will make our first express shipment on
buard the new -and magnificent steamship Jamestown, and
which- expresses w 11 be under the charge of OUR OWN
taken and delivered with our usual promptness, and at the
same low rates as heretofore, which will be almost 40 per
cent, below thechargeg of the Self-Styled Exclusive Ex
press Company, as we are aware they must d a large busi
ness, and the if patrons pav'big prices, for the privlleire of hav
ing a smali room on board the ships, tor which PA RISEN &
KING offered die sum cf -47,000 Forty Seven Twusand
Dollars for a five years contract. ' . ,
We -will-again and lastly slate to the public and our patrons,
that as OUR interests are largely identified with the increas
ing enterprise of ihe South, and the general direction of the
business under the personal superintendence of one of the
firm, who nermanentlv resides in Petersburg, Va., we call for
a continuation of that liberal patronage as heretofore Conferred
upon us,and a general, support of that principle and svstem
.of ECONOMY, PUNCTUALITY and EXPEDITION,
as first introduced in the Express business bv us, and upon
which all may depend on its being curried, out to the let
ter. . PARISEN &. KING.
JAS. B KING, Second Barclav street, N. Y.
WM.B. PAULSEN, BollinghroMi and 2nd St.
June, 1833, n29-tf. Petersburg, Va.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
A rumor seems to be going the rounds thoughoot our enr
tire Line of Express; that Parisen fe King have notd
out their business to Messrs Adams & Co., and as such rumir
tends to the injurv of our business we hereby notify the public
that all rumors they.may hear in that respect, sre ns falre aa
they are malicious'; and furthermore, that Messrs. Adams, &,
Co., never had norneverwi I have sufficiut means to buy out
the enterprize of Parisen &. King. But, on' the other hand,
Messrs. P. & K. intend to meet and fight the enemy en their
own ground, until they arc obliged to their business on the
economical and expeditious principle oi which they have
been so deficient.
Parisen &, King having their arrangements throughout of
the ui' st complete system, continue to receive and forward
every description of. Merchandize, Freight and Vauablrg, to
and from New-York, Virginia, North Carolina and Tennes
see, with the utmost dispatch and at low rates.
PARISEN & KING,
Bollinihrook street, Petersburg, Va., and 2 Barclay street,
New York. ...
July, 1853. 33 tf.
AT E00K TOBTHE PESPLEr
JUST PUBLISHED
NEW & PRACTICAL FORM BOOK.
t1CvTAININ' Forms of all those legal instruments im
) p...i to be 'known
BY THE PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
and designed, also for the use of
J. Justices of the Peace, Sheriffs, Clerks, Constables, Cora
net s, Ixc, btc.
compiled and arranged Irom the best authorities,
' By CALVIN H. WILEY, Esq.
To which is added, The Constitution of the United Stales
and of North Carolina.
The number of Forms in this work is much larger than
can be lound in any Form Book heretofore published in
N orth-Carolina ; and while it is hoped they will meet the wants
and exegencies of the public, it is also bt lieved that their ac
curacy lhay be relied on, having, been examined and approv
ed by some, of the most eminent lawyers of the Stale. From
tne alphabetical order of -the subjects, and the complete alpha
betical Index, it will be easy to find any desired matter con
tained in the book.
The price of the book will be One dollar, for which sum it
will be sent to any part of the State by mail free of postage.
T l.e trade will be supplied upon the tinual terms.
THE GREAT DE.MAND FOR THIS VALUABLE
work, and the many enquiries we receive, induce us'to
state that this book is not tor sale at anyplace in Raleigh,
except at Mr. Pomeroy's Book Store, ana at the office of the
Weekly Post.
Any person enclosing one dollar in a letter, or that amount
in postage stamps, will receive a copy ot the book by return
mail free of postage. Be very careful to send lor " Wiley's
New Form Book," and address,
WM. D. COOKE,' Raleigh, N. C.
NOW . OPENING AT HARDJNG'S
A SPLENDID assortment of Snrina and Summer Cloth-
and Gents furnishing Goods, consisting of a!17the
new siyLs Pants, Coats, and Vests.
E.A.. HARDING.
18
Raleigh, April 2nd, 1853.
W. WATTS,
DfAlKR IK ' "
BOSTON AND MAINE ICE,
QUEEN STREET,
PORTSMOUTH, VA.
g33 Ml orders front tlie country, promptly at
tended to.
August 13, 1853. TlAi.
I. IICHAT. I M. H. GRANT.
MURRAY & GRANT, .
COMMISSION 4 FORWARDINQ MERCHANTS,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
August SO, JS53, . . wtt Oui.