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27: Con Id our intensely torrid sensations, at this! present writing, assume thesliapeof sentiments! land express themselves in' terms as fervid as (lie season, our readers would have no reason to; complain of inanimate and insipid paragraphs.; ; Imagination, genfal and productive s a tropic isle, would lavish a wealth of luxuries for i. le palled appetite of the hiiked and roasted, public. The pen would run freely with the pure es4nce of wit, and scatter around the sweetest exhalations of a perennial fancv. lut alasl the furnace-like heat of such a Jul' as' this,: seems t chill the soul whilst it boils the bodyr and the half frozen imagination droops shivering beneath the rays of the burn ing orb that withers U wings. We would in duliro, if we. only could, in certain arctie lucu brations, by way of banishing the consciousness of -present torture. YV'e have made already suiidrv ineffectual efforts to: overtake our friend Kane in the midst of the polar -paradise where lie is now reposing, and have tried in vairt to fancy ourselves in the f-hadc of some towering iceberg of the frozen dcean. But the thought of a sun that never sets, and of days twenty- four hours long, repels us from the hopeless ex-pt-dition, ami drives us back to the toiTid soli judes of the equator. AVe drop our wings and our pen, and sink passively and suddenly into the cold torpor of an editorial collapse." . Kailroad ul'rves. h w Hen our country Riiau -tin . in have acquired more experience in regard to the const ruction of -railroads, we are inclined to be lieve that , such improvements in locating them will be dictated by that experience as to render them tar less tatal to human me tnan iney now are. ''' One improvement we are impatient to wit- ai-l. ' AV. 1.1. .on tli.i i.r.iTv;itinn of strnumt. Ill II L i i J ' hi. ii'v ' - - ' ' " ' - - ( i lines at. every point where a cut is necessary .- The danger of collisions on curves in an open plain, or on an embankment, is comparatively small ; but it must be obvious to all that the danger is great when the sides of a deep cut intercept both sight and sound. This is a prac tiffil h'mt which we consider of the rravest im nortan.ee. Curved may be the line of beauty but straight is the line of duty, on railroads. In some of our larger cities it is the custom to assemble, the little children of the place oh the green of a public square, during the wain ing them to enjoy the society of their equals hivl the health-giving influence of pure'air. Pity tho people of Raleigh do not cultivate the habit. The sight of two or three score of child I 'll tllli ll I T.VJV'l PlKHHj 111 vti y y A ..7 henutiful in the extreme, and the recreation in all orobabilitv saves many of them from disease -1 - - .... i i ...ii. ana ueuui. The Mail Train from the North was detain e.l on .Moii' lav evening tasr, ly a oreacU in. tne road, occasioned, from the heavy fall of rain du ..ring the day thereby rendering it impossible LOW ' " . An extra was despatched thither, which i:e turned "aboii 'J 11 o'clock, bringing passengers Are.- Damage to the road but slight. . Mi'KOEii.---We' learn from' a- private letter that, on hist week, in the county of Columbus, a Mr. Campbell -stabbed a Mr. Godwin, which resulted "in his -death in a short time. Camp bell has effected his escape. POLITICAL. CONGRESS. .'I; SENATE, ; : :. Washington, July 5. f ' After reading the journal of yesterday. I- : Mr. Gillette . presented the resolutions of the Legislature of Connecticut, against the Nebraska bin". - The Pacific. Telegraph was further amended, " and. then-postponed tiU Monday. Veto resumed. , Mr Williams sustained it. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After reading the journal of yesterday. and pass- in"- through the usual- preliminaries, the House took up the. Civil and Diplomatic Bill, and is now vbtiner on amendments made to it in Committee of the Whole. - I ' SENATE. ' - .-' Washington. July 6. The bill providing for the construction of a tele graphic line to the Pacific was then taken up, and after same slight amendments, was postponed unti Mond.-iy. The Indigent Insane vetoed bill was then taken tip,' and. the debate was continued by Messrs. Wil Hams. ' Badsrer and Slidell. The vote was then taken on the bill, and resulted yeas 21, nay.s 2fi, So the bill was not passed, and the Senate short ljr after adjourned.,. ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, The House proceeded to the consideration of he civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, and votes were taken on all the amendments made. in-com raittee of the whole, all of which were concurred in except the appropriation for the bridge' at the .Little Falls of the Potomac, and for the water -works for Washington city. The question then being, 11 Sh:dl the bill pass?" it was taken, and decide ! in the negative veas 75 nays 82. So the bill was rejected. Mr. On- moved to reconsider the vote by whicl the bill was rejected. Pending which motion, the House adjourned. ,. SENATE. 1. --'s Washington, July 7 .-- Senator Pratt, o! Md., reported from the select "'cofnniittee, a bill for the improvement of the harbor at Baltimore. . - tenator anon, oi n. I., u omitted a scries ot re solutions passed by the Legislature of that 'State, denouncing the passage of the Nebraska bill. ' .-; HOUSE. The first business in order, was the motion pend -ing last evening, to reconsider the vote by wind! the Civil and Diplomatic bii) was rejected. r Mr. Orr,' of- S. C, appealed earnestly to the House to reconsider its vote, in order that the . wheels of government might not be stopped. II urged immediate action so far as the Custom House appropriations were concerned. He just as soon have them rejected, as he believed that it was them that killed the bill. The motion prevailed. The House then agreed to both of the propo sed amendments, when the bill was rejected 82 to 75 Pending a motion to reconsider the House ad - journed. ' . SENATE. . Washington, July 8; The Senate is not in session to-day, having ad journed over till Monday. Editorial - . Caloric HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. After reading the journal of yesterday, The private bills from Senate on the Speaker's table were referred, after which the private calendar was taken up and some bills of no general interest discussed ond passed. SENATE. Washington, July 10th. All other business was laid by for the purpose of taking up the Homestead Bill, and the day was spent in discussion. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The Senate bill appropriating $140,000 tor the improvement of Cape Fear river passed, ayes 110, nays 28. Mr. Clingman, by his own request, was excused from service on the committee appointed on Satur day to ascertain whether money or other improper mean?, has been used to influence members for or. against the bill to extend Colt's patent fur firearms or other bills. ' Mr. Ilenn asked leave to report the S,enate bill granting lands to Iowa for railroad purposes. Mr. Letcher objected, thinking the "House had already done a large day's work. Adjourned. SENATE. Washington, July 11, 1854. Messrs. Rockwell and Sumner presented peti tions asking the repeal of the fugitive slave law. The bill granting lands for a railroad to the Pacific was taken up and passed yeas 20, nays 19. The bill granting- the 'Alexandria Railroad the right to construct their railroad through the District was taken up. The substitute of Mr. Mason, which provides that the Company shall build a bridge at their own expense, at or above the aqueduct at Georgetown, was adopted, and the bill passed. ' HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. Kerr, from the Committee on the Judiciary, reported a bill to pay the State of Maryland certain money advanced by it to aid in the construction of public buildings in the city of Washington. Re ferred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union. The Ileuse passed a bill making provision for the dostal service in the State of California and the territories of Oregon and Washington. It author izes special agents to carry letters into the mount ains, at not more than fifty cents each, and es tablishes a deaddetter office in San Francisco. SENATE. Washington, July 12. The discussion of the Homestead Bill was res umed. Mr. Sewakd introduced the cret d of the " Know-Nothings" in the debate. Mr. Clay declared that the passage of a bill giving the public lands to aliens and foreigeners, would cause the f rmation of a controlling Nalive American party throughout the Southern Senates. House. The day was occupied in discussing the River and Harbor Bill. No action was had. DEPARTMENT. SHOCKING RAIL 8.0 AD ACCIDENT ! ! ! Twenty-eight persons killed and fifty ok sixty wounded ! !! The Baltimore sun of yester day states that one of the most terrible and appall ing railroad accidents ever witnessed in this count ry, occurred on the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad, at a point nine miles from Baltimore, a- bout midway between Rider's Grove and the Relay House, Tuesday afternoon, about half-past 4 o'clock. The accommodation train from Baltimore c.ime n collision with the second excursion train from Rider's Grove, consisting of fourteen cars filled with men, women and children, in charge of Mr. John Scott, one of the most experienced conductors on the road. When the collision occurred the crash was of a most terrific character, the locomotive of tiie outward train, and the c:trs of the other being smashed beyond repa r, whilst the groans of the dying, the heart r.nding shrieks of the wounded, as well as the mangled bodies of the dead, present ed a scene which defies faithful description. The centre of the foremost car was filled with the dead, dying and wounded, all wedged together in one mass with the fragments of the car and the se its so compact, that although the accident occur red at 20 minutes past five, it was 71-2 o'clock be fore all the wounded could be taken from the' w reck. A nnmher of females and children were taken out from among the dead, scarcely injured, whilst through the floor of the car could be seen' the protruding limbs of sOme who had been in stall ly struck dead. Among the dead in the centre of this car was Mrs. Robinson, a young and beautiful woman, and Henry Clay Jeffers, the son of Madison Jeffers, a beautiful and interesting boy, the bodies of whom were so wedged among the fragments of the two cars that it was impossible to extricate them, with out hauling off the pieces of the upper car by the locomotive, which was also necessary to release the large number of unfortunate creatures who still remained wedged between the forward cars, some still alive and others dead. In removing the cars Mrs. Robinson's bodv was much torn and dis figured, but in the effort to recover those in whom life still remained it became necessary to disregard the dead. On all the platforms of the wrecked cars the des truction of life and limb was immense, and the cars being so closely wedged together it was utter ly impossible for more than an hour to relieve any of them, although the screams of the sufferers caused the most superhuman exertions for their succur. The news of the disaster reaching the city occa sioned the most intense excitement, thousands of persons, whos-c relations and friends had gone out on the road to spend the day, repairing to the Calvert station, an;iously inquiring as to their safety. Distressing incident. Whilst the bodies were lying in the warehouse, which was promptly and generously tendered for that purpose, one of those heart rending scenes took place which seems to characterize the dreadful occurrence throughout. All the bodies had been . recognized by relations and friends, but one, and for sometime the inani mate corpse was unclaimed, and seemingly uncar ed for. A young woman, however, appeared and manifested the deepest interest for the occasion, anxiously inquired permission of the officers to be shown the body. Upon approaching near, she dis covered it to be the last rema'ina of George Duffield, who was an Englishman'but more recently from Virginia, and who was to have been married to her in a few days. It is impossible to depict the suffer ing which she exhibited ; it was more than human nature could stand, and she swooned and fell to the ground. The Calcium Light. Professor Crant of New York, who has been experimenting in the Calcium Light,ior light-houses, says that difficulties which induced Allan Stevenson, engineer of the North ern Board of English Light-Houses, to pronounce the desired introduction of the oxhydrogen light " impracticable in the present state of our know ledge, have been overcome bv Mr. Grant. The lime point which he uses will burn twenty-four hours without disintegrating. He has a full-sized apparatus at the observatory, near the Crystal Palace where he produces a flash of such inten sity that the shadow projected by it eleven' miles distant is equal to that from the moon in its first quarter. To make a light of this intensity costs not half the sum required for a first-class Frcsnel light. NEWS RIOT AT BATH, MAINE- I Church burned in open daylight. E'jcets of street preaching Ah unmolested mob oj fifteen hundred Bato, Me., July, 1854. An itinerant spoute whose name slips my memory, as 1 write hastily, has been about this town harranguing from the steps of public places, for se -eral days, the princi pal topic of his incoherent speeches being consider ed "down" to" use his own expression on the Catholics and foreigners generally. Last evening, about 6 o'clock, he made his " stand " near the steps of the Sagadohoc House, in the vicinity of the Sagadohoc and Lincoln Banks, and began his usual bestial vituperations, uttering the pld slang phrases against Catholics, Jesuits, &c. It is cal culated by citizenhat not far from fifteen hundred people collected about the locality, in consequence of some strong threats that had been thrown out during the two or three days previous. While the itinerant was endeavoring to reach his fulminating point, 'which he scarcely knew him self, " Nigger Jim," a coach driver, came down the street with three passengers inside, and insist ed upon driving through the crowd, which after a little delay gave way, and allowed him to do so. But immediately he turned round and insisted upon having the way opened for him to pass back again. At this time it was ascertained that his " freight ' consisted of Mr. Booker (lawyer) Stockbridge (doctor), and Farnsvvorth (tailor). An interruption took place, and they were not permitted to " break" ' the assemblage. A chaise or two attempted the same thing with like results. About 7 o'clock a cry was simultaneously raised throughout the multitude, asif by previous concert, to " the Old South," " hurra for the Old South," " down with the Old South," &c. And thither the multitude immediately rushed. The church known as the " Old South " was situated on the top of a high hill, a little west of the thickly settled part of the city a large, substantial building, about 90 by 70 feet in dimensions, built of. wood, in 1S03 ! Some ycai s ago, the society formerly worshipping here "dissolved " its connection, and the building was sold at auction. After remaining idle for a length of time, it was leased to a Catholic society who have since had a regular worship there a period of two years and upwards. Upon reaching the spot, the door was immediately broken open, ana the mass rushed in, and immediately com menced demolishing the pelvs, breaking and des troyini? everything that could be reached. Large timbers were brought, and a demolition on the bat tering-ram style, similar to that attempted at your Court House, was commenced. The noise of the " rams " the shouting and 3'elling of the multitude, above fifteen hundred in number, could be distinctly heard ajthe distance of a mile. At this time the building seemed to be on fire in thirty places simultaneously. In less than an hour the old bell which had so often tolled its knell from the tower, came to the ground, and the whole .structure had disappeared, as the collection of incendiaries did immediately afterwards. Several engine companies made feeble elforts to suppress the conflagration. Owing to the direction of the wind, many dwell ings in the vicinity were in danger, and were only saved by the indefatigable exertions of the occu pants and their neighbors, who kept them constant ly wet by carrying buckets of water. Among them were those of Parker Morse, Abner Weeks, Otis Kimball, Capt. Isaac Crocker and William Stearns. Mr. Benj. Blanchard's residence, also, at the foot of the hill, was in great danger, it having taken fire on the tap. Mr. Blasland, in endeavoring to extin guish it, fell from the building, injuring himself severely. His life was undoubtedly saved by fall ing on the shoulders of a bystander. ' This riot oc curred in open daylight. The perpetrators are known. Look out for the result. A -correspondent of the Boston Mail furnishes that paper with the particulars of the recent riot in Bath, which resulted in the destruction by the rioters of a Roman Catholic church. It seems 'that on Thursday evening, J- S. Orr had been speak' ng for the space of about an hour to a crowd of fifteen hundred persons, gathered in the vicinity of the Sagadahoc and Lincoln bank. At about seven o'clock, a cry was simultaneously raised throughout the multitude, as if by previous concert, " To the Old South," '-Down with the Old South," &c. and the crowd immediately rushed to the church known as the Old South, which was a large sub stantial building, about 00 feet by 70, built oj .vood, in 1805. Upon reaching the spot the door was immediately broken open, and the mass rushed 'n, and immediately commenced demolishing the pews, breaking and destroying everything that could be reached. Large timbers were broug'it and the demolition of the building attempted on the battering-ram principle. The building was shortly on fire in as many as thirty places, and in half an hour the structure was levelled, and the mob had disappeared, beveral engine companies made feeble efforts to suppress the conflagration The letter f-ays the riot occurred in open daylight, and the perpetrators of the outrage are well-known We much mistake the sentiments and principles of the law and order loving portion of the community in Bath, if the actors' in this foul outrage are not brought to justice Terrible Ca-talitv is Wisconsin. Mount Wisconsin, Juiie 23, '54. A Sr.d accident occurred near this village on Sunday the 1 1 th inst. A num ber of -years ago, when this part oi" the country was a howling wilderness, a very rich gentleman had wandered here, for lhc. purpose of hunting foxes, &c. One day in one of his rambles he came to the foot of a high perpendicular rock, about 80 rods from where now stands the village of Mount Vernon, while he was exploring the crevices, &e., in search of fox holes, he found a large cavern which led straight into the bluff; he procured a torch and proceeded to explore it. He had not proceeded far before an explosion of the gases took place, which ended his life. It has been visited since that time, but with no fatal consequences, (being careful to carry no fire ekcept in a glass lantern,) till last Sunday, when a "number of persons being assembled at the house of Joel Britts, on a visit, they concluded to take a ride to the village, and to visit the Mammoth Cave, j which they did. They had taken the necessary i precaution, with the exception of a pipe that ! remained in the mouth of the 'wife of Joel j Britts. ! So they all went in, twelve in number. I was ', standing about forty rods from ihe place when I i heard an immense explosion, after.which I hasten ed to the spot: And what a heart rending scene met my eye. 'It' may be imagined, but not descri bed. Nine of the party were killed, and three horribly mangled. There, is some hope of their recovery. It is to be hoped this will be received as ample warning to all persons who wish to visit the '-Burning Cavern." Phil. Ledger. The Emperor Nicholas has, it is said, ordered every possible economy to be introduced into all the expenses of the Court, and in those of the members of the Imperial family. The amount of voluntary offerings made by private individuals, j corporate bodies, &c., was on the 30th ult. three millions OI silver rouuies mcive uiuuvu nuuv,., ! intended bv the donors for carrying on the war, I and for the support of invalid soldiers and their I wives and children. In St. louis, on the 1st inst., seventeen persons were killed by sunstroke. Horrible Mcbdek. A correspondent of the Athens Post, under date of June 20, furnishes the following particulars of the recent horrible murder at Dandridge, Jefferson county, Tenn., and of the arrest and burning at the stakes of the murderer : " A tragedy has just been enacted in this vicini ty more awful and horrible than has ever before occurred in any peaceful land. Elijah Moore and his wife had lived together some eight years upon a farm on French Broad River, near the mouth of Chucky. They had no children. Miss Lotspeech, the sister of Mrs. M was living with them. She was a young lady much esteemed by her acquaint ances as amiable, prudent and modest. Moore and his wife were clever, respectable people. He own ed a negro man named Tom, about 22 years of age, who had been raised in the family, and admit ted to many familiarities and liberties, such as are too often allowed to slaves by those who own but few. This slave and two small free negro boy hired by Moore, worked on the farm. " The slave Tom had been insolent to the fami ly, and especially to Miss Lotspeech, and ought to have been arrested, but Moore was desirous of having his labor in the erop at this particular time and was perhaps somewhat afraid of the negro. He therefore suffered the negro still to live in the family. On last Wednesday evening, the slave Tom sent away the'free negro boys to their moth er's not far distant, and in the night entered the house where Moore and his wife were in one bed, and Miss Lotspeech in another bed in an opposite corner of the same room. He entered the room with a lamp and axe. He struck Moore in the head a blow with the edge of the axe, causing such instant death that he did not, when first discover ed, appear to have moved. Several wounds, appa rently given with great force with the axe, were found upon and .about his head. Mrs. Moore awoke, sprang from the bed and contended with the ne gro in defence of her husband. The negro inflict ed several wounds upon Mrs. M. similar to those upon her husband, and lifting her from the floor, threw her upon the bed, where she died in a few minutes. Whilst the brief contest was pending with Mrs. Moore, her sister, Miss Lotspeech, started to her relief. The negro struck her upon the arm and broke it ; he then threw her upon the bed and vi olated her with many acts of barbarity and inhu manity not to be repeated. She resisted and fought to the last. Her screams alarmed the negro so, that he killed her by a blow upon the back of her head, and then made his escape. The n xt day the whole neighborhood assembled, and all who were there say that the sight of the murdered dead was the most awful they had ever seen. The whole neighborhood turned out upon a diligent search for the murderer, and on Sunday he was arrest ed ; not, however, until he had received a severe flesh wound from a rifle ball. , He made a full though not voluntary confession, which is confirm ed by other evidence. On Monday, after general public notice throughout the country round, in the presence of an immense assembly, and by the ex pressed approbation of every individual present, the negro was "chained to a stake and burned to death, and to ashes. A Distressing Case of IIvDnornoBiA. The Dayton Empire notices an instance of a man in Montgomery count', Ohio, who was bitten some time ago by a dog, and who now has symptons like hydrophobia : " k few days ago, while in the room with his wife, he felt rather strangely, and seemed inclined to bite and grate his teeth with all the power he possessed. He asked his wife to hand him a piece of sole-leather, which being complied with, he bit it through in several p'aces, and continued biting until it was chewed to pieces. He then requested her to hand him a chip, which he also tore into splinters with his teeth. At this point he was seized with very strange and wild sensations, and he told his wife she had better leave the room, as he was fearful he might commit some personal vio lence. She done so immediately and locked the door. He tried to eet out: but, finding the door locked, he went to the window, which was in the second or third story of the house, and jumped out, perfectly crazy and raving, as is supposed, with hydrophobia. lie ran several miies before he was overtaken, screaming and crj'ing with the most in tense agom He was finally secured and brought back, and is now under medical care." Dreadful Casualitv. One of those instances of criminal carelessness that shock every right minded person occurred at the town of New Bos ton, in Clermont county, on Sunday afternoon : Anderson Patterson, a young man of twenty years or age, out oi wanton miscmer, pointed a loaded shot gun at his widowed mother, not be lieving it to be loaded, pulled the trigger, and the contents lodged in tne nice ot ms mother, com pletely tearing away the whole of the lower jaw and a great portion of the tongue. Skilful treatment has been applied and by our last advices she was still alive, but the wound was one of the most dreadful character. Albany Reg. Dreadful Accident. B'ffiilo, June 28. A ter rime accioent occurred mis morning at .Niagara Falls. A little girl, five years of age, who was playing on the top of the precipice, known as the Devil's Hole, approached too near the edge and overbalanced. For an' instant she clung to the bushes, but losing her hold before assistance could reach her, fell into the gulf, a distance of 100 feet. She still survives, but her recovery is impossible. Nicholas of Russia will not allow any Bible so cieties in his empire, though formerly they were encouraged and assisted in their establishment. The Czar says that he has discovered that they all are connected with political movements. In po litical mr.ttcrs, he thinks he is able himself, like all autocrats, to determine what is for the good of his subjects. Light. At the depth of seven hundred and twenty feet through sea water, according to Bou gour, light ceases to be transmitted ; and probably at three times that depth there is perpetual dark ness. Only one hundred thousandth part of the vertical rays of the sun can penetrate below forty seven fathoms. The depths of the ocean are conse quently involved in total darkness. The receipts of the American Colonization So ciety, for the month ending the 20th ult., amount ed to $7,622 20 ; of which $4,730 was received from the Virginia Colonization Society, on account of emigrants sent to Liberia. Fire at New Orleans. New Orleans, July 10. Millbank's rope walk and factory, with their contents, and several other adjoining buildings were destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss reach es $200,000, and is covered by insurance. The hotels at Cape May, it is said, have all rais ed the prices of board this season, owing to the increase in the price of provisions, servants' hire, &c. The prices now range from thirteen to eigh teen dollars per week. The Jonesboro' (Tenn.) Republican states that Gen. A.E. Jackson has a lead mine about ten miles south of that place, from which ore is taken that yields from sixty to ninety-five per cent, of lead. Drowsed. We learn from the Fayelteville Ob server that, on the 6th inst., four negroes were drowned by 1 he sinking of a canoe in Evan's Mill pond, in Moore county. The accident was caused by a man jumping upon the end of the canoe. Three of the n groes were slaves, and the other a free man named Jonas Hill. A white man, named Duke Malone, and two sons, small boys, were also on the boat The father, being a good swimmer, saved his sons with great difficulty. Another Railroad Accident. On Friday af ternoon, "(the 7th inst ,) the down train from Potts- ville came in collision with the up train from Phil adelphia,, near Phcenixville. One of the passenger cars was entirely demolished. Thirty persons were badly wounded. It is believed that three are fa tally injured. It appears that the above accident was caused by the train being thrown from the track by running over a cow. All the wounded are likely to recover. Cholera in Philadelphia, etc. Philadelphia, July 11. The death of Dr. Bibighnns, of cholera, was reported to the Board of Health to-day. It was only yesterday that he reported a case of that disease to the board. Dr. Korr, and Robert L. Pittfield, President of the Northern Liberties Bank, also dud to-day said to be of cholera. George Sehrock, aged seventy-four, was killed to day, by a runaway horse. Destructive Fire in Philadelphia. A very destructive fire occurred in Philadelphia, on the 5th inst., which destroyed the National Theatre, Chinese Museum, thirty stores, twenty dwellings, and slightly injuring the Girard House. The re mains of Alfred A. Shepard, the principal actor of the National Theatre, were found, after the confla gration, amid the ruins, nearly consumed. Wreck of the Aquatic. Charleston, July 10. The British bark Aquatic, fiom Matanzas, bound to Cork, with a cargo of molasses, went ashore on Wednesday in Long Bay, near Georgetown, and the officers and crew left her, finding it impossible to keep her afloat. The steamer, General Clinch, has gone to her assistance With a lighter and steam pumps. Liquor Law Unconstitutional. Chief Justice Corwin of Ohio, haa decided that the liquor law passed by the last Legislature of that State is un constitutional. Under this decision several per sons confined in the Champaign county jail, for vi olating provisions ef said law, were released from confinement. The New Orleans Delta mentions a sad accident which occurred at Bayou des Allemands on Sunday, the 25th ult Two young men, while riding in a skiiT, were capsized, and one of them was swallow ed by an alligator. The other escaped 'uninjured. - -fr Colored Voters. On Wednesday last the Con necticut House of Representatives, by a vote of 11G to 78 (31 not voting.) passed a resolution to amend the State constitution so as to allow negroes to vote on the same terms as white men. Cholera at CnicAoo. Louisville, July 11- Passengers who arrived here per train from Chica go, report that there were one hundred and thirty deaths from cholera in that city on Sunday last. New York, July 11. 'Mr. P. T. Barnum has resigned the Presidency of the Crystal Palace, leav ing the inference that 'it did no.t prove a very prof itable humbug. TnE beautiful new steamer, Flora McDonald, arrived here on Thursday last, and has commenced her regular trips on the river. Fay. Obs. It is said that lands near St. Paul, Minnessota, which a year ago sold for $30 an acre, are now sell ing at $275 an acre. Choleha at Richmond. The Richmond (Va.) Post says there are undoubtedly a few cases of cholera in that city. The Free Church of Scotland raised 8,053 for Foreign Missions last year. The personal property in Cincinnati is assessed this year at about- $22,000,000 FOREIGN. THE BALTIC ARRIVED ! ! FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Evacuation of the Principalities by Russia!!,! The American mail steamer Baltic narived at her wharf in New York, Saturday morning about one o'clock, having sailed from Liverpool on Wednes day, the 28th ult., and has consequently made her passage in a little over nine days and a half. The Baltic's news is brief but extremely impor tant. It is reported that the Czar, in reply to Austria, has consented to evacuate the principalities, and is already withdrawing all his forces to beyond the Pruth. Lord John Russell has officially informed the Parliament lhat the seigc of Silistrin has been rai--ed. The advanced guard of the French and English army have reached Prevedi. Omer Pacha is a vancing his whole force to the Danube. From the Baltic, the Black Sea and Asia, there U no news. The Greek insurrection had been entirely quell ed. The minor German States have accepted the Austrio Prussian note. Brazil has notified France and England of her neutrality. The British government has sent Sir John Bon ham from China to negotiate a commercial treaty vith Japan. ! " LATEST. i: The Ans'rians will march into the Principalities as the Russians leave them. Letters from the Danube mention that the Russi ans are leaving their sick behind in the hospitals. The Turkish authorities have given strict orders for their protection and care. - It is estimated that the Russians since entering the Principalities have lost 60,000 men by disease and in battle. :' Gen. Schilders is dead. Gens. GortschakofF and Landers, severely wounded, are at Bucharest. ' The latest London papers state that the entry of the Austrians into the Principalities have decided rin, and Count Coronini, with the first division, to be followed closely by the second, is ready to des cend the Danube to Guirgero, whence he will march to Bucharest. f M. De Bruck is to communicate with the Porte as to the ;steps necessary to be taken with a view to the occupation of the Principalities of Austria. To avoid danger of collision, the Russians will return before the advance of the Austrians. The overland mail from China and India has ar rived. The Russian squadron is supposed to have taken refuge on the coast of Kamschafka. More by the Baltic. New York, July 8. The intelligence from Bussia is .indefinite. There are rumors that Nicholas is more disposed towards peace, whilst other statements have it that he has become more determined than ever, and is about to raise an army of one million troops, for the pur pose of marching effectively against the allies. It is evident, however, that he has been disappointed in the course of Austria and Prussia. France and England were quiet. Sweeden and Denmark were decidedly opposed to Russia. The weather throughout England and France was favorable and the crops promised abundantly. Markets. Liverpool, June 28. Brown & Ship ley report Breadstuff's dull. Flour has declined 6d. and Corn6d. The quotations of Wheat are red 10s. 10d.; white lis, 9d. Cotton is firm, with an upward tendency. American stocks were in good request with an upward tendency. Consols closed firm at 941-S. No change in the rate of interest. ARRIVAL OF THE ASIA. New York, July 12. The Asia arrived at her wharf this evening. Her news is 'not very impor tant. The Russian official reply to Austria had not ar rived. .The battle field seems to be changing to the Crimea. The Austrian nrmy numbering 200,000 were pre paring to enter the principalities, and prevent furth er hostilities there. The Anglo French force were at Varnn, and pre paring for an expedition into Crimea, under St. Ar naud. The whole Russian Army of occupation were falling back in good order to Pruth. The Turkish garrisons are already on the march to Crimea. Nicholas was on his way to Crimea. On the 27th June, Napier was concentrating his whole force preparatory to attacking Cronstadt. Both armies in Asia were motionless. Mrs. Vanderbilt, No. 185 Suffolk street, says of Dr. M'Lane's Celebrated Liver Pills : JjBeing unwell, aDd not knowing whether it pro ceeded from derangement of the liver or merely hysteries, I was persuaded to purchase a box of Dr. M'Lane'a Celebrated Liver Pills, and before I had used Ihera all, was entirely relieved. I am now enjoying perfect health, and cheerful I v recommend Dr. M'Laue's Celebratee Liver Pills to all similarly afflicted. New York, March 2.3, 1S02. P. S. The above valuable remedy, also Dr. M'Lane's Celebrated Vermifuge, can be had at all respectable Drug Stores in this city. JjgT Purchasers will please be careful to ask for, and take none but Dr. M'Lane's Liver Pills. There are other Pills, purporting to be Liver Pills, now before the public. As a meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the . town of Oxford, on the first day of July, 1854, the follow ing preamble and resolutions were adopted : Whereas, We have heard, with feelings of sorrow, that Thomas B. Littlcjohn, Esq., has been removed from our midst by the hand of an all-wise Providence, and deeming it to be a duty, which we cheerfully perform, to pay a suitable tribute to the memory of one who possessed so many amiable and christian virtues, and who had lived so long amongst us, filling many stations .with honor to himself, and benefit to this community ; There fore, JJejmlred, That we will unite most cordiallv in attend ing the burial of our aged and highly esteemed friend. Hfsol ceil, ( That the citizens of the town be requested to suspend business, and that the doors of all business houses be closed during the burial services. Rtxolrrl, That we deeply sympathise with the family of the deceased in their sad aiid heart-rending bereave ment. Kfunlrc, That these proceedings be spread upon the records of the town, and that a copy thereof be sent to" the family of the deceased, and also to the Raleigh papers for publication. Extract from the Minutes. A. LANDIS, T. C. J3fRaleigh papers will please copy. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS XTNCLE TOM'S CABIN OUTDONE. The greatest I J book ot the age. Dr. (jiuin s Domestic Medicine : or, Family Physician. The poor man's friend, in pain and sickness. A ate ana llelialjle uuiue. The Publisher has the pleasure of announcing to the public that Dr. Guun's Book has been published Fifteen Years, and during that time nearly Haifa Million Copies of his work have been disposed of. This book points out in plain language, free from doctors terms, the Diseases ot Men, women and Child ren, and the latest and most improved means used in their cure ; and is intended expressly for the benefit of families. It also contains descriptions of the Medical Roots and Herbs of the United States, and how thev are to be used in the cure of diseases. It is arranged on a j i i u.. c j new auu simple piun, ov uiuu me jjraeuee oi nicuicine is reduced to principles of common sense. It docs not propose to dispense with physicians, in severe cases. But it does propose to save thousands and tens of thousands annually, but putting the means of cure into every man s hand, and ot saving many valuable lives (which is of far more importance) by instructing in dividuals how to check disease in the beginning, before it has acquired too much strength to resist and overcome. t or bale by H. I). TURNER, N. C. Book-store. 31 Raleigh, July 15, 1834. TITAN' V ical School, for whose services a good salary will be paid. Applications must De accompanied witn good recommendations, una win mcci wuu prompt answers. Address J. B. S., Box 15, Williamston, N. C. July 15, 1854. 33 1)ROSPECTUSOF TIIE KNICKERBOCK ER GALLERY: a Miscellany of Literature and Art. in one splendid octavo volume, comprising: original literary papers, by the most eminent living American au- 5i.ir t.- r o..i ..i inor tore rs, with Forty Portraits on Steel, from original pic- ' a ,i:.,Jt,,.,r (,.ihi..t T.,i- j.,-i.? fiLh- Esq., fur twenty years editor of the Knickerbocker Maga- 71110. , . . i i . . 7 Considering that Louis Gaylord Clark has been, for the unexampled period of twenty years, editor of a leading Literary Magazine in this country; that his labors mean while, have been constant, arduous, and ill-requittcd; that they have been eminently creditable to his abilities and character, and of great service to the countrv in develop ing its intellectual resources, several of his friends met together last December to devise some suitable plan ior tendering to nun a suusianuai toinpiinienniry jjcnenr, in all respects appropriate for the Literary (Jliiss to offer. and for him to receive. The result was a project for pub lishing such a work as lsuuove described ; and upon sub mittinar the plan to Washington Irving, William C. Bry ant, Fitz-Greene Ilalleck, Ilenrv W. Longfellow, and other leading Literary men of the tJnited Suites, it received their cordial approval ; so that the committee having the 9 . . L J ll II 1 . " I mnttfr in liana arc auie to announce lor tne ensuing vpnr 1 a .Literary isovenir, Dcyouu an parauei in tne eminence oi its writers, aua in mecnanicai execution equal at least to any similar production ever issued from the American press. The collection of Portraits of American -writers will be far more complete than any hitherto attempt ed. The "Knickerbocker Gallery" will be published, under the direction ot the, Committee, by .Mr. hamuel lliieston, 34H Broadway, New York, and will be ready for delivery to subscribers in September next. Subscribers will re ceive the nrst. impressions ot tne plates, and tne series will posses a value niuc.li beyond the cost of the volume. n.. 1 .- ... .:. . r .1 ..1. ...:n t. : . i i w 1 lie entire proms oi me hoi s win uc invesicu ior .ur. Clurk. JOIIX W. FRANCIS, FREDERICK W. SHELTON, RUFUS W. GRISWOLI), RICHARD B. KIMBALL, GEORGE P. II ORRIS. The Publisher has the pleasure of announcing as Con- : t 'rv.; :i " noutors io mis ljiieiui itsuuiuntui - Washington Irving, William Culleu Bryant, Fitz-Ureene Halleek, Nathaniel P. Willis, Rev. G. W. Beihuuc, D.D., lion. Wm. II. Se.vard, George Win. Curtis, Donald (i. Mitchell; Henry W. Longfellow, John G. Saxe, George Lunt, Rev. F. W. Shelton, Richard B. Kimball, George P. Morris, lion. Judge Hall, Dr. Oliver W. Holmes, J. M. Legare, Wm. Pitt Palmer, Charles E. Briggs, Henry R. Schoolcraft, Rev. Samuel Osgood, Epes Sargent, Alfred B. Street, George II. Boker, Albert Pike, George H. Clark, R. H. Stoddard, J. L. McConnell, Theodore S. Fay, J . 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On and after Third Jnlv, the Passenger Tram will leave the Depot at Raleigh at half-past six, a . mi-ston 30 minutes at Franklington, and reach Weldon Brthalf past elyen, in time for passengers to take the Wimine ton train going South, and the Petersburg andPrts- .no $;vMiip JtiriD. i Returning, it will lenv WVMnn t 9. n m ntw ifa. riral of the train from Wilmington, and reach Ralfeigh at J . 1 Tl 1 1 1 it . uiuce ruueigu ana uaston K. K. Co., I June 29, 1854. s n31-4tf. DISSOLUTION.-THE FIRM OP JJ.BIGGS ACO. is this dav dissolved by mutual consent T ah oersons inaeDi-eu 10 me iaie nrm will confern faror by calling and paying their bills, at an early day, i order that they may pay their indebtedness. AU persos bar- iuk uiuiiiis ag-aiDsi ine iaie nrm wia present them Without delay, as it is important the business be closed as soon as possible. Settlement mav be made with either! of the partners. J.J. BIGGS, JOHN L. KING, JAS. H. BDUGS. Raleigh, June So, 1S54. N. B. The subscriber, in dissolving his business con nection in this city, for the purpose of formin one in another, takes this opportunity to express his gratitude to his friends and customers, for the patronage so (liberal ly bestowed upon him. He would also beg leavw to re- . commend, as every way worthy their confidence aiid sup port, his late partners, who have taken the entire busi ness. - j J. J.BlhGS. 1 NEW FIRM. The subscribers, havintr purchased the intereit of Mr. J. J. Biggs, in the Tailoring and Ready Made fclothimr business, take this method of informing their customers ana me public m general, that they will carry it hn m all its branches, as heretofore, in the name of King A Biggs; promising to spare no pains to please all those who favor mom wuu a can. ( Don't forget to call at the Old Stand, No. 10, Fayette- viue-sircet. j JOHN L. KIJG. JAMES II. BIGGS. Raleigh, July 1, 1854. n3l4aw. CHANGE O FT IME. BAY LINE. CHANGE OF HOUR TD FIVE o'clock P. M.. to Norfolk. Portsmouth and the South. On and after Monday ht 2Cth of June, the Bay Lino Meamers will leave the loot ot Conway street, Baltimore, daily, Sunday excepted, at 5 o'clock P. M., forjNorfolk, Portsmouth and the South. No freight will be received after 4 o'clock, P. M. XL, JN. f A LLp, Baltimore Steamship Company. June, 1854. nS(J tf. rv.XV TtV KVlItP.SS A VRRV IN laree and late arrival of Shoes and Gaiters, from he principal manufacturers in Philadelphia, embracing Walking bnoes, Black, and White-Kid buppare, uoat Bootees, Piped, Plain and Heeled Bootees. ! vv . 11. Ol. K. ft. 1 U it Kb. it. Raleigh, June 27, 1854. n3 tf. ANEW MAP OF NORTH CAROLINA. Th undersigned are preparing, and will publiah as soon as the necessary Surveys, &c, can be obtained, a New, Large and Complete IVlAp ot JNorth Carolina, hve tcct by three, well engraved and finished in the bes ; style. It is admitted on all sides, that such a work is a great desideratum in our State, and it is in consequetce of the irequeni enquiries on mis suujeci, mai me unacrsignea have embarked in the enterprise. The only attempted wort ot tins Kind is that (pi McKea, published in 1833; and since then the Counties, Towns, Roads and Post-offices have increased in number, and all our works of Internal -Improvements, witbrsmall excep tion s; Deen set on loot. It is intended that the New Map, now proposed to be published, shall contain, accurately laid down, !1 the Na tural Features of the State the Inlets. Harbori. Sounds. Lakes, Rivers, Creeks, Mountains, Ac. 1 Also, tne puDiic improvements and artinciaj nivisions. The Railroads, Plank roads. Counties, Counfy towns, Post-offices, Cities, Villages, Post-roads and Canals, Col leges, Academies, 4c, 4c. j WILLIAM D. COOKE, SAMULL PEAIUCE. Information from anv source, and which mnvi be of ser vice in making the above work, will be thankftjiy receiv ed. All communications should be addressed tin WM. D. COOKE. Raleigh, May, 1S54. 1 22- NOTICE. rpHE FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE MEM- 1 bers of the jNorth Carolina .Mutual Lite Insurance Company, will be held, at the office of the Coitipany, in the city of Raleigh, on the First Monday in Jlilv, next. for the purpose of electing a Board of Directots, for the ensuing year. JA.M.i!,S . JUKDAJN, Stirretary. liaieigh, June w, 1S54. na tl. "O RICE REDUCED ! ICE. The subscriber Will ddk- L- rr ICE at the door of Regular customers for Two Ceiits per pound, lo all others the price will be Three Veitis per pound. . I customers in order to avail tnemseives oi toe reduced price must give immediate notice of their defire to be served regularly, with the number of pounds wanted. The Ice for Sunday will be delivered on Saturdayjifternoon. VV. U. UUUK.1S. .Raleigh, May S, 1854. 22 WARRENTON FEMALE INSTITUTE. The 14th -year (27 th session ) of this Institution will commence on the 3d of July next. Large adqition has been made to the building this ' year. For terms, &c. apply to UKAVtS & WUjUUA.. Warrenton, June!, 18o4. Z 6t. FRANK LINTON INSTITUTE, Franklin County, X. C. D. S. Richardson, Principal of the Male Department. Mrs- V. . KicHAEDsou, rnncipal oi the rcmalfc Uepart- . ' . . n . . . Miss M. E. Stone. Assistant Principal. 1 Mtco IT T. SitTDxrr.cir anA 1 TCcf I. AJ I n it Icnalnnta II. 1 . . 1 1 . in 1 ' ( A . .V. V. l.Wl 1 , . ...II. 'II. 111... The Fall Term will commence on the first Monday in July. For a Circular of particulars, address theiSecretary . ot the Board. L'j. A. CKLUJUrV Msy 31, 1854. 1 26 6t. ptUMMING'S WORKS UNIFORM EDITION. J Ccmming's Apocalyptic Sketches; or, Lf ctures on the Book of Revelation. One vol., lismo. Cloth. CuM.Mive's Apocalyptic Sketches. Second! Series. One vol.. 12mo. Cloth. Cttmmiso s Lectures on our Lord s Miracles. One vol.. 12mo. Cloth. Cummins s .Lectures on the f arables, line vol., 12mo. Cloth. Cummino's Prophetic Studies ; or. Lectures n tho - Book ol Daniel. Une vol., lamo. Cloth. The Rev. John Cummine. D. D.. is now the treat pul pit orator of London, as Edward Irving was some twenty years since But very different is the Doctor to that strange, wonderfully eloquent, but erratic man. There could not by possibility be a greater contrast. The ono . all hre, enthusiasm, and ecmi-madncss ; the otper a tnan of chastened energy and convincing calmness, j The ono like a meteor, Hashing across a troubled shy, and then van ishing suddenly in the darkness : the other likie a silver star, shining serenely and illuminating our patl way with its steady ray. He is looked upon as the great champion of Protestantism in its purest form. His enure! is dense ly crowded by the most intellectual and thinking part ol that crowded city, while his writings have reached a salo iinennahtti bv those of snv thpalnirmal writer df the pre sent day. llis great work on the "Apocalyjse,1 upon wnicn ms greaireputatton as a writer resis, naviag aireaay reached its 15th edition in England, while his t'Loctures on the Miracles," and those-on "Daniel," hate passed through six editions of 1,000 copies each, and bis "Lec tures on the Parables" through lour editions, all within a comparatively short time. , for sale by J H. D. TURNER, North Carolina Bool Store. Raleigh, June, 1354. n2g tf. EDGEWORTII FEUAlilS tsiSJlll All v The fourteenth year ot this Institution willoommence on Tuesday the first of August next. Ihe cousso ol in struction is full ; and is designed to afford the pupils a lib eral, finished and ornamental Education in jail thoeo " branches which contribute to the accompltfhmfent of the . female mind. The principal though still remaining in the institution, and having the general supervision of thej fiirls as formerly, is happy to statethat he has procured fle services of Mr. Thomas McNeelv and Ladv to attend eiclusivcly to tho domestic department, believing that thcifl eminent qualifications for the situation will greatly enhance the comfort 01 the young ladies conlidea loweircarp. cata logues of the last year, containing the course of Instruc tion, Text-Books. Terms, Sec., will be forwardef on ad jessing ' IT I . , ? KIC11U o l cn.ijii.J-. irnncinai. OrPf-nshnrr,'. N C. June. 1854. 3W- bw. 20-6w, be received by I T BUILDERS. Proposals will be received by the Committee of Arrangements ol the N. C. $tata Ag-V ricultural Society for the erection oi several buildings on the fair groundsjilana and specifications of wfcich may be seen at the office of Dr. J. F. Tompkins, Secretary of " the Society. AU proposals must be seat in by the last day of June, addressed JERE. NLXON, j Chairman of Com. of Arrangements. Raleigh, Jnna 20, 1854. , j. -.. . , pi-td. , WAYNU INSTITUTE AND NORMAL ; C O I Ij 13 G E J THE NEXT SESSION WILL COMMENCE &N the firet Monday in July, and close on the last Friday in November. ; Student will be charged from tirho of en tering to the close of tbe Session- No abatement oi tuR tion fees will bo allowed, except in cases of frotracted sickness, pr at the optionof the WVotIto . ill. aiwinouii.) GoMVboro' Mav 20. 1851. " n284-5w. t - v . i V r. I- i i -s V ,1 r ' V 1 t: 'I h r: M -i t 'A 5 Y t s- i