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If f-' i." t . r; i I! !T3tj4f JLttEDAff 11 EMS -Importance ef a gmJ matktt, To tie firmer . a pood. mark! -U next ISTrafohsDceJio gro3 cuIiTvttiloiirSivJ you 7 jmsr Uijnik it ot r ttJneient- tmporiaflce-,10 yew reader W Bote rtterlttiijjetfwcmirtfttc lion t the JSer .York and hrre Juil.Koad t now making, and destined lo effect, in ihe khuJ of -produce , arid manner of mar ketung, Cur a Urge portion of ihii Slate. Tht road wa open to Binghimpton the foTe part of the past winter; itafirn vieible effect tjrjon the price and new demand cre ated to tbi aectiun, was noticed by a large collection of turkeys, geese and chickens, - mad by a man from Ihe east, an advance rf treiy-4l-e eenta per piir on turkey. They were carried some sixty : mile to fiinghamton, and taken through alive. large quantities of fresh pork Jiave parsed here from Steuben, Yatea and Ontario counties, for New York by tlmtroad, aa at ' ao butter, lard, Ac. Fat ealilehav been bought itf this region, autf aent on through the road. The Hon. A. B. Dickinson, f Steuben, alone aends thirty bead each week. Fat beepare now being collected near here, to be sent by railroad. Nw all this appear jie.w to , jj?,and we ' discover that our whale sytem of. doing business is to be changed, as well our over plus material, as our route and manner of reaching maiket.. . Heretofore, about the onlv. article we ent lo the seaboard, wercniili mostly lean, driven over t'e long road. Driving would reduce the flesh, if the cattle were good beef when they started. Wheat, butter and wool were only sent timing the season of canal navigation. The Erie road wilt be completed to Elmi ra in NeiolMU next,. and. ihe Chemung " road to Seneca lake, which will not only give iho southern tirr the advantages of a new and quick market, but open a new chan nel for tte large surplus products of the lake country. 1 here predict thai the City of Ne w York will find, when it has this fertile region, the lake country in .Western New York, to - trpjrfy h ef wm twdbfe- darinj.wi ter, mat l if capacity to furnish lur exceed any section heretofore accessible. Heretofore, our fat cattle and ahecp, pigsx ; Toaltryigaiff iflfcUar, ftr 4'fliV bve Wen low, compared with the price in New York. 'Hi is new avenue lo market will equalize price. In marketing our pork, heavy hog would commaud the highest . pricej)t,pQnrul ; now the young snd ligbl, to consume fresh are most valuable, while they cost le; because with less grain .ejreKuareHrejtave-Aapt our atuer turea and four yeari.acrU thenv tat, where the farmer have fed them kix to ten months, and realised, by. being near market, a much as we. After this we shall but on the flesh price. This rond will ppen a fine field for thos disposed lo cultivate fruit for market The soil and climate about these lakes will un questionably produce a fine,, if not better fruit, than any other part of the Stale, It is aUo lea liable to b eut off by frosts ftluch farming land ha changed hands at an advanced price during the past winter, within g or 0 milea ofihi thoroughfare, These improvement -Will enhance Die val ue of the tend tluougli which they pass, for eapiul must pay a higher percentage in the interior, at present price than near the city. .i-ciTl.l:.jrisW' - 1 tjM aaaaasrsaMaaMg j.mtati- T.aa .-..v ml . Jl&vanlagtt of Hail Jioail ttt Farmers There has been bought at this place, by men from New York and Qoslon, from No vember 18, 1848, to January 18,1849, two months 4309 dressed hog weighing 1,. 139,522 pounds, making 6(1 ton, 1,52a lb., which at the average price of 5 per hun- 9Q0 10. ' They have alo bought' 15 ton of poultry at seven cent a pound, making 2,100 paid lor thia article. This shows a gros amount paid out in this city, by east ern men, 150,085 10, for article produced in this county. This arises from allowing the railroad to carry freight. There i bout 300 head feeding here for the eastern market. Thia pork, beef and poultry bu ines win continue to increase from year to year, mere I no knowing to what extent. ...John P..JJilla.bun)Jiy. Jatwury, 1649, .. ' IMlLROAUiJiEMSr In a speech recently delivered by Lord Bkodobam id the British Parliament, he Utcd that 180,000,000 had already been invested in Railroads in Greit Britain; and lht 150.000,000 would have further to be paid tir, to make good existing subscrip tions, r , ... StJTk"Goimtjr, Ohw, has avbrTibed75, 000 of the stock ofihe Ohio and Pennsylvan ia Railroad. A public celebration of the com mtucemenl of the first twenty miles of the road is 10 take pluweon the fourth of July. ..Tiie Richmond Republican ay that the encrgeti; President and Board "of Director of the Louis Railroad are using every ex ertion to push the- work .to the Mountain during the year, at which point the Board of Public VTork- will" lay .hold, nj pene trate the Blue KiJge by a tunnel of , more than 5000 yards, M,-..',w;', - , Pasenger are noy conveyed from Cii einnali to the ' city of JNew". Yotk in three day and a half. ,''he route ia by the Lake llufWo and Albany, -; - : Galena and Chicago ptsUrottJ.T-Tvtlri hundred and" tweniynmr pssicngera have been carried oa this' road during the month of April. ; The road ia noy. fiuUhed twelve rifle., or one mile beyond the Dea Plaine rivce. Workmen are busy in building tke fup'erstructure and laying the ruitd. The ifePeTWliM ilj I Mi -for .?.c.ljng,d , yeclvr of the rad is osw at the east on hosine' connected with the road. ,Hj i finponcrei to contract for iron, locoino-lir.-f. ie., ami will do all that possibly can be doijy under ithe 4 eircuanoanecs, to ad t.Ci' lltf intcrpy ofllif enterpi ise. ., NTtw York is now c6nrueinzv two railr ki Ac valley of the Hudson, at an immense cost. Ha he .reimbursed, it ijt Mid, jf not in immediate djVidenda, atleast in the gafiraf jtswmrtefe 'ad -h value added lo il real Mtat - ,'I he 1 TOV ISUUgCl I strenuously rgig the- cotieiio lot the toad between Trvand Boston. The aioek i being uken up quite rapidly. In Enghnd there are 4500 rrtilea of railroad "completed at ap evarage cot or 150,000 per mile all of it with a double track. The grow receipts of ihe English railroads in 1818 were $58,000,000; 'nettr income or divided 4 i per cent. Tie average if tlie eipree train i 45 mrio per hour; thia sjieed is the rule, not the exception; aome train have been run at the rate of 65 and and aome more. The older our road be come we will increase in speed, for we on ly waiit good tracks to equal England. From lbs OfoenlV PslrSnt. Rallrond ffleetinw t ibe Corner of Kaudolpb. tinillord iaul Unvidaou. According to the previous appointment, a Urge meeting of the iiizenol Uandotph, Guilford, and Davidson was held on Sat urday, the 17th of May, tt the Randolph Guillbid. anJ ' Daridsoo county line, one ' mile west of Alexander Gray', on ike ! Kaeigli' road. ' "Z Nathan Hunt, Eq . ofGuilfoid, was appointed Chauman, and t'harfg Mock Secretary.- The object of. te meeting was briefly etplained by the Chairman, and the follow ing resolutions were ufiVreil ly J. II. Uussfor the consideration of the meeing; - Rtflvtd. Tht this meelin docs huartjly pi fro tbe action cf the Ual Lfgi.ltur oa the ubjerl of internal impfi)rnirni. 'i'litt itie yUut fnyeflfd by said aetoln ate piaeiabU Thtl tMr cprIetfoii. eHMviiilly ttmGtnl Railroad ) will ptuiuota imiklul iiiul Bi inU-J-rat lo s defrts unknown lo our ptt hilury. That the oatriotiixi llf nt and mtaliti of the Btala boulJ be i!iud and brotjg) t lu lar in the eoinplctin of lliee imprtHflnfir-i'inriiU. 'I'liat hmiIJ ih preiit faorUle crisis be prtm'.ei tu mmm uniin.iivrd, to.Tplsir.l beie- afier, tba ' cucouragrmrnl a.l lion. has ntn nern gi.ati to talrnt ai.J to' Ihe ciu lhat tenJ to ilia ilee'opmint oi individual ana nine 'lui inu , wra'tll pnHiUJJslWU1 ihe fault of all vtbo are able l appieciste me iinjmriinrenf aucccae. .iharwappreeJ!ieJuii June neil, ni) ibal ihfL Chsirruan of tlii meeting J appuim ililry dul.'gties lo attend said convention. I'ei inenl and patriotic addrcsne were then made lo tlm meeting by Messrs. Oald well, Rnun4ville, Leach, nnd Thomi and the resolutions were pased riem.eofi John W- Thomas, Esq., then presented the folt0ing proposition, viz: lb aunnaj Jo promts and S;ree to rak or reuse to be made the atmal sections of the great tJeulral Itailrood. winch are atlached lo our re- prcti names; jxroniiletl. aid mad shall be lo. low of -Leatngton-. I'romdrtJ iirfAe-ry"tnT w be permilted to draw iwo-lhuds of mhJ mo'k rreaa Ihe Hute, and cnlilicale of slock fur one third the valyo of S il work to be eaiimated by the C'hirt Bnginrer ol said Road in proportiun lo oilier parts of the Road And the following gentlemen, who are responsible citizens of the eountie rpie ented in the meeting, came forward and pledged iliemselver as follow : J. W, Thomas I mile J. P. Runs I mile. CliaiJas Mors I . " Martin tV Leach 1 ' Kilaa Lambeth . . i . John Carter ' i TbOmaa Jor.sa I . Isaac Carter " Cliarirs Uoner 4 - Feli Clodfeltcr I l.ew'w L. Tboinis I " EnosThomlineon J -4 Uirvt.6ftrrT"""'rVatenlTn - UatdMofBt Abi Rabins Khadr'k l.amheth Jrernish J'iikrt Natl an Hunt Dempar Drown Allen Tosalinaon F. W. Stimpron i 15 Jesje Harper 92,000 in cash- , Tltomii liice will mke on the same terms th con rracl foV'b'uflilihg a 'VnJge 'b'ver'DcepTi've'r' or Abbot's creek. The Chairman then announced the fol lowing genllenien a delegates lo the Sal isbury Convention, namely-' John Cur'er, Mordicai Mendenha!!, Jesse Shelly. Dr. S. O. Coffin, i. Hedgecock. O. C. Men. denhall, A. C. Lindsay. Claikson, Tomlin on, Jesse Wheeler, Allison Cray, of Guil ford. Jesse Harper, John Drselt, J. P. 11. Ru, N. I). Unine, UezeKiith Dorset!, Thn. Fmch. Martin W. Irfitch, Ahi Rob bin,. Addison- J. ilule, Dmpsy llfowtt. Deivitf (J. Johnson, and Bev. D. Craven, of Randolph, J. W. Thoma.'' Charle Mock. Valentine Hoover. Peter Riley, Na than Kendall, Sila. Lambeth. Green II. Lee, David Iwis L. Thomas, and Dr. F. WSiiuipion of Davidsoo. On motion Resolved, That the name of the chairman be added to the above lift of delegates. . RtnhnJ, Thai the proceeding of this weclicr, ifned by Ttietrhairiiiin ai.J" r?rrlarT, tie pull-" liahed in th Urvenaburo' Tatrlnt and North Car olina Hsrald. and lhat all other par" ia 'h State favorable lob cause are rrfursird lo copy. On tuoiiou ihe meeiing ailjourncd. - : NATHAN HUNT.CIi'ra. -. Ciurlf.i Mock, Seo'y, RAIL R0Tbs"" Spartanburg, Greenville. Laurence. IJ. nion, ic &c, and all he cnM0iie Wet of Ualeieh. aa high a Cleavoland, r ilia king great exertion in behalf of Uaii Roads, by giving barbaurs, calling pulili meett inga. tttieiiding-eouris, tale dv, and ma king; speeches so that the whole communi ty are Icim roused up to the impoitance ol ih conairuc iort of thet wondeifiil chan nels of transportation, that eein now to be usehlial to th piosperity of every, conn try, both here and tbroaJL Ve. are glad to aee i, end wiah trm ahundant aueces every where, JTail Road Stock ia n t the best stock to pay the holders a profit, but it i an investment that benefits almost eve- way o another. , It bring him nearer market and lower the price of good, it i raise the price of produee, it give" em ployment ro capitalnta. it aives work to the poor, it divide labor and iuerease the !f !3 dJytJM rrttd'iftiornofputcy uutiy, ' it ebchances, tnor than every thing e , the vsiue-of real estate it bringcommuni lie togethtr, ij jbind interests, links differ ent sections of the country, and give a general impeia lo erery tindiif irade .Ja shorl. Rail Roadsare the grand arterie .tJifQUjesi wlSi6iuitnygtew'. j'y?.8'1 and the element of mr prosperity must psw. the majeslic trrm that peacefully glide along, being fedl froru every rjll and mountain rivulet, from one end of the land lo the other, bearing their rich treasure tn'a bountiful ocean, which again returnes (aa the blool to and from the feeart.Vo repleti ih and re-upplv their varied wants. Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Connect icut, Massachusetts and Georgia, are all striking illustration of the great and gand lesuk anting from a general connected system of Rail Uoads, and fully justify our remaike-' The simple idea "of the cost and profit, at lot of nooy invested, snou a never govern our idea a to whether we ooghi to build a Road or not. More m portaut considrritio&a than these, ought to actuate us to assist iu building lliein up. -The oenetal good of ihe tclwle communi- 'y m the effect, and what benefit all muat benehi the few. We could illustrate this, but shall defer it till our next number, when port nee to us of a Road la Ureenvilie or Spartanburg, arid een nearer than either, and the necessity of our citizens taking stock in said road, Ifighiand Atuenger. flreensvillc andKoaiiokelCailroad Conipuuy. We stall publich in our next paper the last annual report of thia Company, and take great pleasure in chronicling the fact that the road has commenced paying divi dends to the Stockholder. This is worthy of being recorded, particularly when U known that the Ureensvaie road is a mere branch road, not on theTnain 1uic of iravel, and doing less business than most of the railroads in the state. It is not only a proof ( that the Road is well managed, hut an ear nest of what it will do when the Central Kail Road in North .Carolina is made ( , ;. , ... , , . -iie to pronecuie tuai linporiani worn, ii the Greensville road can make dividends up-. the quarter part Of wfivcrt comes over trio Kaiergu mm uas ton Railroad, it will aa a matter of Course, do bcter when that road is extended through North Carolina . And as another matter of course, the. Raleigh Road and the Central Road will also do well;, and. a mere in- I vestments, they cannot fail to be profitable to those uncreated in them. Uur Kaleigh setl lo show that railroads can be made prolilaHe when they have such examaplea at their own doors. Beside the Greens ville road, the Petersburg railfoadjhas. been dividing seven per cent, per annum for ieverat vears, and the Richmond and Fredericksburg road are dividing ihe same aiuouiU. These case ought to satisfy the good people of North Carolina that they will risk nothing pecuniarily in making the Central rail road. Besides this what an encouragement is here given to our Town to construct the South-side Rail Road! The Greensville road was made altogether by private enterprise; whereas we have aid giv en by the State to construct the South-side railroad and given too on the most favora ble terms. The; Greensville, road wis de signed to offaet the injury which the Ports- moUfti road fhrcatehetf Td trade, And it succeeded in doing ov The South-side road is designed to ward off the blow aimed at us by the Danville ruad, it will succeed in doing so, Pet. Int. F.tr'Chro.iicI & Sentinel. COMMON SCHOOLS. " "'MeVh airw me through the columns of your paper, io cull the aitn ition of Teachers, and the friend of Education generally lo ihe fol lowing notice of a Xationol Convention of the friends of Common A'eutot. A large number ol die most influential ediicatois in lite country have' appended their names to a call for a National Con vention of the Friends of Common Schools and of Popular Education, to meet in I'hil adriphia im Vcdnebjy,rhe Utd "dayof August next, at 10 o'clock, A. M. The design of the Convention is to adopt meas ures for the promotion of ihe cause of Ed ucatiou throughout th union. We insert by icquest the lollowing no tice for Stat Common School Convxntions. TfiS"'Coniiilee'br-B'rraKgemeni for the National Common School Convention, which ia lo assemble in Phila d e labia on the 22d of-Auiriist next, begleave, les pectfully and earnestly, to recommend t the friend of Common School Educa'ion in ihe several State of the Union, to as semb'e in S'ate Convention, l their re, peciire capitals or in some Central loca tion, on or before the Fourth nr or July next, for ihe purpose of. appointing d le gate to the National Convenlnn, and trans aciing such other business in reference lo interest of Common Sihool Education within their borders, as may be deemed expedient. 'It ia denirable that Ihe number of delegates from each State he at least e qual to its representation in Congress, and that a full delegation should, as fr a may be practicable, be secured, State or Local Conventions of Teacltera, nperintenilem, or other assemblage of the friends wf Edn eailon. are alao respectfully reqnestetLlo appoint delegate lo the projtoaed National Convention. : By order of the Committee. JOSEPH R. CHANDLER, Ch'n. Honor to the world-wide philanthropy i that has put the ball in motion! It comes a harbinger of glad tidmn fur the future generations of our glnriou re. public, "My prophetic soul" alreadr ketehs j he Jtjs (kU.fl W iltL m art hof kntwWdgr knowledge, pssotger of giiefi preserver of iiealtu onu niev promoter ot i viriue, peace, and chrisiianir itrr :'Zm, PCSTkir,;,,l:BZ W, Mr. Vcnable i it-gone' coon and should meat acromptJari jr , wponicc! t.. Itl,,. , , 1: perhap no ectimi .of llje Vjioi. if jnm wlFSw!l- benighted on t' e subjeat ol Education J purer patriot ami " abler atatesman tfian bom MtiuMfSi.-m-: ihTedjrartie4 QfttfrajajrTdoei ii6liM6fB deTegalfion than the Southern tier oJState. 4, c from My Slate in the Union, Teacher, parents, friend of humanity, 6 ' . "now, the day and now' the hour- and every true hearted North Carolinian "srake arise, or be forever f-dlen." . who U hoi warped otrt of shape by party r.ige J liusi the teachers in "iur academies and cnljeges will take the affair ia hand forth with, keeping the public ad viced of their movements; and lhafihe 22d of next Au giisi may find Georgjn if not qualified to leach her iser Slate, at least wiHitg "to receive ihe instruction of wisdom, jusiiee, judgment and equity. Respectfully, ice, S. ' THE S I Alt Liberia et nzialeiofum. RALEIGH. MAY 30, IS 13. SALISBURY CONVENTION. We would remind the public that the Rail Road Convention will be held in Salis bury on the 14TH DAY OF JUNE NEXT. We heartily concur in the sentiment of tlte Watchman---that it is to be hoped that every county in the Stale, interested in this great project now agitating the poli tic miud, will .send delegates, and that such an impetus will then 1m given to it, aa will insure its success beyond doubt. II. W. MiLLKn, E'j. of this city, has been appointed Anofriey offlieTJ. S. for tlie District of Nortlt, Carolina, vice I." KrMo Rae, Esq. removed a Hft 'vhu4i- every Whig must approve, and no consistent l)e. mocrat can condeuin. TIIE.PEMOCRACY,. Wc have no antipathy to true Democra cy tnai genuine American Licmocrac wit tc It regard the people as the source of all political power, and as having, in the free, full and faithful exercise of that power, wisly provided -a-fornr of "ndf-gwernmertt which, in it fundamental provision, guar antee their liberties, maintains their rights, protects them from oppression, guards a gainst dangcrou innovations from the vio lence of popular ebulitions, proven! the contusions and anarchy of attempting .to govern by assemblages of the whole people en massee, and at the same time secures their participation in the enactment and ex. edition of the laws, by giving every citizen the weight and influence to which, as an integral portion of the sovereign mass, he is ocracy, bywhose wisdom and patriotism our Constitution was framed and our proud temple if Liberty wa reared; this is the kind of Democracy that' established and cc. rnenled by ita purest blood the bonds of our ..glpripii5,yjBiorj;. m. . i8ake.k.iiul.j,.Deinoc-. racy that threw ofT the yoke of British ty ranny, and in two bloody wars with die insolent oppressor, maiutiancd its indepen dence; this is (he kind of Democracy that in days of yore supported and gloried in a Republican admintstration of our govern ment; thi is the kind of Democracy which is rallying around the administration of the veteran Taylor; and this in the kind of Democracy lhat wc lovej-Tlie- Democra cy lhat we hate i spurious, and ever rest less and shifting aa the sands of the sea, except when ilia feeding at tlte public crib; the Democracy that we hate ia the "Barn burning Democracy" of New York, the wUnhjr4 Pcntocraf y". ..of . .W.faaoiHMyjahle.. "Free Democracy" of Ohio, the Nullifying Democracy of South Carolina, , th Democ. racy that ist upon the abolition of all duties and upon a resort to direct taxes for revenue, the Democracy which seeks lo array one portion of the Union agniust an other, the democracy which cant and whine about limitations upon the holding f land; the Democracy which would deny to any aection of the Union the rights and privilege and guarantees of the Constitu tion; the Democracy that "intends to tram. pie under foot the Constitution of this coun try," die Democracy lhat opposes the ad. ministration of General Taylor for no otli. cr cause under heaven than its own unfit. ness and unworthinca to be entrusted with office of public trust and emolument. This i the mif the "fre Democra cy" that the Democrat of North Carolina are to be put In communion with by their leaders, unless, they will come out and ex erhr aelves--i'a right inestimable to them, aud formidable to tyrant only .'j The Naval Court Martial ia mill in ses sion at Norfolk, The defence of Commo dors . Dead was ta ho rand oa Mondnvr H iw.LDcmnr district. IfOoy. Graham should be nominated1 ' and we do hope he f will alid coniieni to j would rejoice to ace him tufiin in the im- tioiial Councils. rfThTlIon. Charles Fisher, of Sa lisbury, ia, thia ?fcih dird at Ilillslioro', Mississippi, on the th inst. Air. Fihiiku has been, a member of the Slate Legislature, a well a Congress. CoUtboro" Pat. CHOLERA CLEANLINESS. The Louisville Journal of the 14th blatant ha die following brief but significant paragraph. It speaks volumes' in favor of cleanliness aa a preventive and eradicator of the cholera, and we commend it to the attention of our own city authorities, on whom ao weighty probable appruach of that epidemic: . A striking illustration lhat cleanliness is a sure preventive fur ch Icie is, that in the square on filth atreet, betwee, .Main and Market; uql a cae ef rhoiera hi occurred, although if) "the imoiedi Kie"ifehboibuod jaliere the disrate comuiiiled itsj wpr-,1 ravages. CHOLERANEW YORK. the effir cial report of the Board ofIealth, under date of 33 instant, P. M., is aa fojlQws; Dr. Geer, Ihe resident physician, rr ports ibut no new rases and no deaths have occurred since hit report of yesterday. He would add that the case which have hitherto occurred are entiirly sporauTc in their '(haracle and the dieae baa i.ot as yet umeu auepiueuiie luim. There is po cholera in Philadelphia we are gl;d to learn from the North American Baltimore, we are hnppy to ndd, is also e itircly free from the cholera. --TftrrUoard of 11 mV of Ntrlrcort' five dttaths from Cholera in that city since treatment, mostly convalescent, FOREKJNVTR YLATE The Caledonia arrived at Halifax', N. S., broughT LK'erjiooI dates to the l2tTi May-j one week later than by the previous arrival. Cotton was firm with a shade of France and halt). In Italy ihe advance of the French expedition towards Rome, has been checked by the resistance of the Re publican force. In two encounters the French were driven back with great loss. Captain Oudinot, a relative of General Oudinot, Was made prisoner. General Oudinot, unprepared for such a reception, withdrew hia troops four leagues from the city, and there awaits re inforcemcnts and instruction from hi gov ernment. In those engagements the French lost one hundred and eighty killed and four hundred wounded, The Socialists are at work in the heart of GERMANY. The quarrel between the members of the Parliament diroughout Ger- i.i- . n i many ajid their, ...respective Princes has , ... r -, ' reached the highest pitch. SAXONY. In Saxony a conflict has already tak the people, who fought with the government troop for seven hours. The loss of life was very great. v Tho royalist and peopls are fighting des perately at Dresden, Leipsie, Breshiu, and at Coblentz. While these convulsions arc occurring the Austrian government is in danger of dis solution by the continued success of the Hungarians, who are in possession" -pi tho (irand Raaband Ryraraw, Russia in tho meantime is advancing large bodies of troops against them; against which England and France have protested. The Hungarian accounts represent ihe excitement to be at thc.highest pi.tclj among the Hungarian, and that it will take more than Russia and Aug. triai combined to quell thenj. The Southern mail last night broughf the mail regularly due the piew Orleans papers of the 15ih contain further particu iais of the overflow All efforts to stop the breach in Ihe Levee having failed, the expedient of cutting a canal through the Metaire Ridge ha been adopted. The Picayune aays-i. Under the authority ol the Second Muni cipality Council, Messrs, Surgi and Ha won, surveyors, employed about 500 men and commenced operations on the ridge at the Metairie Race Course, lo rlceTn outlet for the water ai that place. The work was prosecuted with vigor, and before oifcht a canal of over 300 feet in length was cut, of such dimension lhat a large quaptily of water hid already passed ofT. ' We were informeiTThalTheiraterotrthe Shell Road in th vicinity of the Half-Way Ilou e had at 7 O'clock last evening been reduced three inches. This, if accurate ia great good new. The Water passes through ihe new outlet at a urodis'ious raie -they say fifteen miles pet burutt&w rapidity will be lessened when a little more ; fall takes place io the swamp on 4hi side. r mm the previous accounts. Iroro IV ew Orleans the city was threatened with the overwhelming calamity of an inundation. ,m r v 4vied Kt n overflow of tit rivar or ere .jvb-m in the leree above the city, f) water in the; swamp and in tfc. '- part of the Second MVt hi cT paUtV jw a US ' i ally on the rie,nd defied rll effort "2 H3 tT--SSS Jf eat A Iheif ilwellintra. hoimr r..n..4 . w don them or to reaort to 'iha upper uL with f erra V fir ma. Several of the princS streets, anil the whole of the FauWr Mary weie perfectly inundated. I.t-l pitoula. Sagaxine, and Camp atreut 2. inhabilania had moved or, wiihouian.L ing to av their properly. Upvrinj, j :.O0O hhda. o sugar had been aestrnv(i " would be aubmerged and ili wholeartil is represented aa being awfal and aublim! in mo eairc tnr. THE SMALL POX. most incredulous that this loathsome diseas, exist in our community. "The number and condition of the oa tients at this time fFridav.i as n.-i ?1 "ki, ro uo lunuws including, 0 1 course, thnun nntienil hint u o..L . I . .. . ae cas., fijP'S.rwrtljtrA.a uhu, iuii iui-n norm, naiu to lie a very mju case Of varioloid; two cases six miles sooth, increasingly severe and considered criitcaL one of them having assumed tlio conflueat form. In town, there are four case - at iu u,... .. i. .i i: !... me iumbc win-ru uie uisoascjtrr appeared (Mr McAdoo's,) all mild in their character .7 one qt another house (Mr Underwood's of moro severity. We have no anth..::i information of any other cases, and believ.il no outers exist, l ive cases in town anj i iuui iii uiL-eunni v, iimc in an. Acquittal of the Rev. Mr. Jlurrought W rrientn that the Rev. T J." Btirrougnl j wHio-has been on trial at Snow Hill, Ww. eestcr Uounty, Mil., charged with the mar dir of Mr. J. B, Bishop, has been acquit, ted the jury on Saturday last having rq- uercu a veruici 10 mat eneci, on tho ground that he acted altogether in self-defence TWIL4owyvAr-Wiwemdor-ri case on oetiatr ot the accuseu,. j. MISSISSIPPI, Gertr John' Ar Quttrnaif WaS i'noml"rSSS' for governor by the Democratic conrca- lion, wnica recently met at Jackson. BISHOP ONDERDONK. The Episcopal convention of Pennsylr. fj ma now in session ill t nuiucipnia na aUop. ted the following resolutions almost unani inouslv: i II oio of Bishops of the disabilities impos ed by that body on the Right Rev. Henry U. Underdonk, D. D., would give great' attraction Wtlie indmdoalCelericaT and lay eoinposuig uus convention and also, U u believed to many others, as well in tba Church generally as in tho Diocese one under his jurisdiction. Resolved, moreover. That while, suck removal would cheer the declining years af a venerable and distinguished servant of the Church it would secuce to hi manv adini- rable produetions tlieir just estimationrby jiostcrity and be in accordance with the charity so eloquently portrayed in the teach ing, and so consistently exemplified in the conduct of the groat Apostle of the Gen tiles, . i MEETING .... ....l , ",'ne Kail Road Meeting that was to. 1 have been held in this City on Tuesday , , ... ,, ' hiM, tint not formally convene, nor were Ore j ook8 opWMKl to reM.ive subscriptions for . Stock to tho Central Rail Road, It wa oiiiixuury onvenion, w nicn mecra on in 14 th of next month, when it is hoped the scheme will be perfected. It i. therefore. of ihe utmost importance, that a general at-. 1 tenuaiifJo ol -the Delegates appointed, be girv en, nt the timo and place above designated. Wc hope that Wake County will be fully nnd ably represented. Jlegisltt, f UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA. 1 Laxdon C. Garland, forrnly President ofltiiudolph Macon College, Va., inow professor Hf mathematics, in the UniVershY tif Alabama. We congratulate the people of the State upon tlieirgood fortune insecurr ing the services of so ripe a scholar ia la important a station. Professor Gcrland; has devoted tlie energies of a strong, and Tig--orous intellect to the culture of the abstnwe j sciences and is unquestionably.one.flt. I iirsimauiemittician in America, In other respects, the professor is eminently qualified, for the station he occupies, His manner are unostentatious nnd gentle his elocuipa rich and captivating and his lenrning f0! ed and profound. Ills life has been, speat in the professor's chair, He is thoroughly acquainted with the character of young men and possesses the inestimable power of dct veloping their latent talon ts, and of directing; them to lofty purpose. :."' We feci bound to render this tribute taf his worth, as a feeble return for weighty obligations imposed upon us by the profes ' Tli"' ?. JyT. Y' Ml"2' Tvlege of being o. of h pqp sor, in those joyous daye when, we enjoyi of being one ot n plF ' (Efaula, 'Dtmovti A jVeio Sect- A religion society wa recently organized in Ihe city of New York, on which occasion a sermon was delivered by tlie Rev. Austin Craig. He entered into art expoaitkui of tlie peculiar viewa of his society, the distinguishing tea" ture of which ia tlie denialof eectarianism, and the admission to its communion of all f persons of good character who aje ready to call themselves Christians - - Tho coroner's jury in the case of the wreek of the , steamboat Empire, haver turned a verdict censuring the pilot of ihe Empire! attributing the collision to his pegS Ve, earelessfiwis or want of iutifaent,-- The Greensboro' Patriot of tlie2Jiiv 'Fhe development of the last four or 1 day have been such an tn inn; ,.Tf V."
The North-Carolina Star (Raleigh, N.C.)
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