.:; -!:' ! . - . . : i . :. - ;s -. . . . i
--t ' - t " i ' ; it' - :
:
n
of the insect upon the head of the Sig
nor soon became a portion 6j the gen
eral amusement for the"passengere, the
buzzing of the wasp producing as much
fail as any of the wizard's wonderful
feats. . - -1 ,1
DuTine all this time, the features of !
stranger remained placid, thought
, ;n;f - Wlr Vm flashed. nd I
eaVe evidence ' oJT no small amount of j
xmscmei lurKingTriimu. ti-uhu
oqlust haying failed to affect the strang
er resolved to try again, apparently
dsbrmmsii nnt innl v tn Lnnr down the r
oodr, but to bring down the! stranger j
also.
; pignor (stepping up to the young
etrVinger.) 'fJdme, friend, sing us a
god song; won't you,? Don't be so
- quiet." , j
KVithout further remark, tie Signor
, commenced his wonderful ventriloqual
siuging powers jky singing 'm favorite
ai, with a choriis of 'Ri, tiol lol lol,'
&cj., each note of which appeared to
come frora the mouth of tlfie young
stranger. So complete was! the illu
sion, that the stranger received shouts
of applause at its conclusion and not
withstanding the stranger's positive de
nial of singing it single word, the pas
sengers hisisted'it was well done. Du-
- .i . 1 ii ct' 1 :
ring id e smpmff, me c.'gnor wasgani
that indefatigable wasp, and seemed
utterly unable tjo free himself from the
pertinacious insect. ' j
;Novr,' remarked the strneer, -'as
ydCuinsist I ha)
th'ough entirely
e been singing a song,
unconscious jof the act
it bul fair that Blitz
with a song ijn return.'
myself, I think
ehould favor us
At the sound of Bli tz's name, all were
on the qui vive and now, aa the char-
.. acter of the invpterate joker was un
. derstood, thparty insisted upon a song
; " j'Bliti (earnestly.) 'I tell you gen
' tlcmen, I am b) singer, never sang a
" song in my life, except ventriloqually.'
' 1 A Voiee'That's a whopper V
Blitz (looking around.) 'Who spoke.;
who Jays I can sing ?'
: : .' A Voice (gruffly.) '1 do?
Notwithstanding all efforts to find
the speaker, he was non cf, and the bv
stand ere supposed the voice a trick of
the bignor, s.
. . A Voice (apparently from the Sig-.
nor, who was again annoyed with the
' buzzing of the wasp.) 'I'll'sing -I'll
-: sin'fr."" . '':(
i Blitz. 'Gentlemen. Idid not speak;
I cannot sing ; ;here must be a ventril
oquist here !'
A Voice (apparently the Signer's.)
'Should auld. acquaintance be forgot,'
: Passengers. '0 good heavens don't
; sing that !
,! Blitz. 'I ant not singing, gentle
men; this is a trick a ruse; there's '
, ' ' The song and remarks of the Signor
.were interrupted by another attack of
the wasp, an d the passengers were
: Tiaughing immoderately at the efforts
of jthe SiAior to keep off thej stinging,
rnif7ng. int.rnfli'in; incopt I
Signor 'Geintlemenjetmeexplain;
there is anothei ventriloquist here. I
am. sure of it, and think this stranger,
our friend, must be the man V
Passenger (addressing the stranger.)
. 'Are you a yeniriloquist?' j
granger (blandly.) 'Whenathome,
. I am !' i
Blitz (taring at the young strang-
er,) 'And your name i? '
! Stranger (smiling.) 'WymAN, the
wizard and ventriloquist !'
? ' Jllitz. 'And the confounded wasp
was nothing niip're nor less than '
f Stranger (in jerfupting.) Wyman,
tie ventriloquipt !'
The two wizards shook hands heart
ily, while he passengers enjoyed a
i:ugn wmcn iairiy shook tne poat trom
sfem to stern, nd for the balance of
te trip there was 119 end to fin.. The
biat was stopr)pd by Blitz, started by
i Ayman ; Blitz got up a.false alarm of
: fire, and Wymanburst the boiler, to
the holy horror1; of several old maids.
9Htz bolted whtole potatoes at the ta-
e. Wyraan sitowed away chickens,
alive and kicking. Blitz had a dozen
; waiters constantly bringing the wrong
dUhes. Wymain had dogs and cats
. " f under the table ; and, between them
both, the splendid steamer, 'Goddess
o Liberty,' was completely turned in
to an immense feta?re, witn the 'Come-
01 errors upon it tor tUe amuse-
ment of the thrpe hundred passengers.
wizards have sincq become in
timately acquainted ; and they have
iiany a hearty
laugn at tne mn creat-
ed on the Miss
ssippi by the ;rival ven-
tfiloqui8ts.
J Wil., Chari & Ruth. Railroad.
: Jhe annual meeting of the Stockhrfdem in
it Wilmintton.l Charlotte and Rutherford
' Railroad Companvvwas held in this place on
Friday lat. Dr. H.VH. Robinsoai of Bladen,
,fred(fd, and S. W. Davis. and DJ S. Cowan.
JuK rs, acted as Secretaries. :IG,8G5 Shares of
- 8ock were represented in person and by proxy.
The Reports of the President. ! Treasurer.
spd Engineer, were read. From these docu
ments we learn 4hat 13 miles of the Road
Have been completed, and thai the first sec
tion of 25 miles will be comfleted by the first
- of December npjet.
iThe fbrtner Board of Directors was re-elec-ted,
iz : II W Gkion of Lincoln; R H Cowan,
. Tt-Oi D MearesiA H Van Bokkhn. of Wil
minjjton Jno A McDowell, BJaden : R S
Trench, Robeson; Walter L Steele, Rich
mond; 8 W Cols. Anaon; S H Watkup, TJn
,ion; 8 W. Davia. Mecklenhurg ; C C Hendtr-
sqn.vLmcoIn ; G Dickson, Oesveland ; A 0
vp&in, Rutherford. j .
. ' At a subsequent meeting of the Board, the
eld officers were re-elected Hi W Guion.
i Tt eaident; D 8 Cowan, Sec y, and Treasurer
rfor the Easterri Division; V A JfcBee. Treas.
forthe Western Diviaion; and John C McRae,
, Chief Engineerj ' j
j'f A resolution! was proposed in the meeting
of atockholdera authorizing the Company t
aflbscribe $25,000 to the projected Railroad
from Charlotte! to Statesvillej but the meet
ing deme4 it ibexpedicnt to pass ench a re-
solution at thib time, and it was therefore
laid on the tahlo. We learn thnjt the Boanl
.resolved to eiipf6y a large forj'e Mas to
complete the Road from here to Wilming
ton within the next two Jvears, as well as to
have, fifty miles of it finished from this place
t$ the west. Chr. Democrat. j
f The question wby; printers did not
eupceed as-well as brewers?' was answer
ed: Because they work for the head and
brewers for the stomach, and where
20 men have stomachs one has brains
Arctie Exploration.
" From th London Time, of September 23.
The Fox screw discovery vessel,
(Captain McClintock,) which was sent
to the Arctic regions at the expense
nf Tadv Franklin, to discover traces
- e1- noditinn. arrived off
, . ,4 - vca fup
tne i is""-" j,
21st.
CRC1SK OF
THE YACHT FOX, CONTINUED J ROM
MaylS58.
It will be remembered that the Fox
1 ortVw d Iipt pspftoe out of the mam
1 . t. o : 21
on tie 25th of April, 1858, after
a winter's ice dntt ol geograpn-
ical miles. .
On the 8th of May our voyage was
recommenced, God-haven and Uper
nivik visited, Melville Bay entered
early in June, and crossed to tape
York bv the 26th. Here some natives
were communicated with'; they imme
diately recognised Mr. Peterson, our
interpreter, tormerly known to inem
in the Grinnell expedition under Dr.
Kane. In reply to our inquiries for
the Esauimaux dog driver Hans, left
behind from the Advance in 1858, they
told us that he was residing at Whale
Sound.
It was not until the 27th of July
that we reached Pond's Inlet, owing
to a most unusual prevalence of ice in
the northern portion of Bain.8 By,
nnd which rendered our'progress since
leaving Holsteinborg one of increasing
struggle. "Without steam power we
COttjM have done nothing, Here only
oneld woman and a boy were found,
but they served to pilot us up the in
let for twenty-five miles, when-we ar
rived at their village. For about a
week we were In constant and most
interesting communication with these
friendly people. Briefly, the informa
tion obtained from them was that . no
thing whatever respecting the Frank
lin expedition had come to their knowl
edge, nor had any wrecks wkhin the
last twenty or thirty years reached
their shores.
The remains of three wrecked ships
are known to , them. Two of these ap
pear to have been the whalers Dexter-
ltv and Aurora, wrecked in August,
1S21. some .seventy or eighty miles
southward of Pond's Inlet. The third
vessel, now almost buried b the sand,
lies a few miles east of Cape Hay.
7 . a-'
This neonle communicate over land
every winter witb the tribes at Igloo
lik : they all knew of Parry's ships
having wintered there in 1822-3, and
had heard of late years of Dr; Ilea's
visit to Repulse Bay, describing his
boats as similar to our whale boat, and
his party as living in tents, within
snow-house3. smokincr pines, shooting
reindeer, !&c. None died. They re
inained there only one winter. No
rumor of the lost expedition has reach
ed them.- . Within Pond's Inlet the na
tives told us the ice decays away cv
ry year, but so long &6 any remains
On the 9th of September we passed
through Bellot Strait without obstruc
tion, and secured the ship to fixed ice
across its western outlet.
Our wintering position was at the
east entrancing of Bellot Strait, in a
snug harbor. Although vegetation
wa3 tolerably abundant, and our two
Esquimaux hunters,-Mr. Petersen, and
several sportsmen constantly on the
alert, yet the resources of the country
during eleven and a halt months only
yielded us! eight reindeer, two bears,
eighteen seal, and a iew. water-lowl
and ptarmigan.
The winter was unusually cold and
stormy. Arrangements were complet
ed during the winter for carrying out
our intended plan of search. I felt it
to .be my duty personally to visit Mar
shall Island, and in so doing proposed
to complete the circuit of King Wil
liam's Island. . -
I was accompanied by Mr. Peter
sen, our interpreter, and Alex. Thomp
son, quartermaster. We had with us
two sledges drawn by dogs. On the
28th of February, when near Cape
Victoria, we had the good fortune to
meet a small party of natives, and were
subsequently visited by about forty
five individuals. For four days we re
mained in communication with them,
obtaining many relics, and the infor
mation that several years ago a ship
was crushed by the ice off the north
shore, for King William's Islaqd, but
that all her people .landed safelv, and
went away to the Great Fish liiver,
where they died. ThU tribe was well
supplied with wood, obtained, ' they
said, from a boat left by the white men
on the Great River.
We reached our vessel after twenty
five days absence, in good health, but
somewhat reduced bv sharp marching,
and the unusually severe weather to
hvhich we had been exposed. For sev
eral days after starting, the mercury
continued frozen.
On the 22d of April our long-projected
spring journeys were commenc
ed. Lieut. Hobson accompanied me
as far as Cape Victoria. Each of us
had a sledge drawn by four men, and
an auxiliary sledge drawn by six dogs.
This was all the force we could mus
ter.
Before separating we saw 1 two Es
quimaux families living out upon the
ice in snow-huts, t rom them we learn
cd that a necond ship had been seen
off King William's Island, and that
.I., j A i ..
she drifted ashore in the fall of
same year. From this they had ob-
tamea a vast aeai ot wooa ana iron.
I now gave Lieut. Hobson directions
to search for the wreck, and to follow
up any traces he might find.upon King
William's Lland.
Accompanied by my own party and
Mr. Petersen, I marched along the
east shore of King William's Island,
occasionally passing deserted snow
huts, but without meeting natives till
- - '""Y", lore, vne oarrei oi eacn was loaded ; His remains were brouffht to Charles
tammg about thirty inhabitants. and cocked : there
They gathered about without the abundance, also thirty or forty pounds ! funeral took place , SiSuir hw
. slightest appearance of fear of shy-1 of chocolate, some tea and tobacco, 'on on vesterdav mthimhUT7 hon
ness, although none had ever seen liv-'
ing white people ftetore. xney were
most willing to communicate all their
knowledge and barter alHheir goods,
but would have stolen everything had
they not been very -closely watched.
Many more relics of our countrymen
were obtained , we couia not carry a
way all we might have purchased.
They pointed to the inlet we had cross
ed the day before, and told us that one
day's march up it, and thence four
days overland, brought them to the
wreck. ; None of these people had been
there since 1857-58, at which time
they said but little remained, their
countrymen having carried away al
most everything.
Most of our information was receiv
ed, from an intelligent old woman. She
said it was in the fall of the year that
the ship was forced ashore. Many of
the white men dropped by the way as
they went towards the Great Kiver ;
but this was only known to! them in
the winter following, when their bodies
were discovered. They all assured us
that we would find natives upon the
south shore, at the Great River, and
some few at the wreck ; but unfortun
ately this was not the cn sc. Only one
family was met with off Point Booth,
and none at Montreal Island, or any
place subsequently visited.
Eecrossing the Strait to King Wil
lianTs Island, we continued the exam
ination of southern shore without suc
cess until the 24th of Mayt when, a
bout ten miles eastward of Cape IJers
chel, a bleached skeleton was found,
aroand ;Whieh lay fragments of Eu
ropean clothing. Upon carefully re
moving the snow a small pocket-book
was found, containing a few letters.
These, although much decayed, may
yet be deciphered. Judging from the
remains of his dress, this unfortunate
man was a steward or officer's servant,
and his position exactly verified the
Esquimaux's assertion that they
dropped as they walked along.
After parting from me at Cape Vic
toria, on the 28th of April, Lieut. Hob-
son made for Cape Felix. At a short
a
distance westward of it he found
very large cairn, and close to it three
small tents, with blankets, old clothes
and other relics of a shooting or a mag
netic station ; but although the cairr
was dug under, and a trench dug all
around it at a distance of ten feet, no
record was discovered. A piece of
.blank paper, folded up, was found in
kthe cairn, two broken bottles, which
may have contained records, lay be
side it among stones which had fallen
from off thetop. The most interest
ing of the articles discovered here, in
cluding a boat's ensign, were brought
away by Mr. Hobson.
On the 6th of May Lieut, Hobsor?
pitched his tent beside a large cairn
upon Point Victory. Lying among
some loose stones which had fallen
from the" top of this cairn was found
a email tin case containing a record,
tne substance or" i.:.u Kriofly as
follows : "
"This cairn was built by the Frank
lin expedition, upon the assumed site
of Sir James Ross's pillar which had
not been found. The Erebus and Ter
ror spent their first "winter at Beechy
Island, after having ascended Wel
lington Channel to lat. 77 deg. N.,
and returned by tho west side of Corn-wallis-Island.
On the 12th of Sep
tember, 184G, they were beset in Tat.
70.05 N., and long. 98.23 W. Sir J.
Franklin died on the 11th of June,
1857. On the 22d of April, 1848,
the ships were abandoned five leagues
to the N. N.W. of Point Victory, and
the survivors, one hundred and five in
number, landed here under the com
mand of Capt. Crozier."
This paper was dated April 25,
1848, and upon the following day they
intended to start for the -Great Fitdi
River. The total loss by deaths in
the expedition up to this date was nine
officers and fifteen men.
A vast quantity of clothing and
stores of all sorts lay strewed about,
as if here every article was thrown a
way which could possibly be dispensed
with; pickaxes, shovels, boats, cook
ing utensils, iron work, rope, blocks,
canvass, a dip circle, a sextant en
graved "Frederic Hornby, R. N.," a
small medicine chest, oars, &c.
A few miles southward, across Back
Bay, a second record was found, hav
ing been deposited by Lieut. Gore and
M. des Voeux in May 1847. It af
forded no additional information.
Soon after leaving Cape Herschel
the traces of natives became less nu
merous and less recent, and after
rounding the west point of the island
they ceased altogether. This 6hore
is extremely low, and almost utterly
uesiuuie ox vegetation. .Numerous
banks of shingle and low islets lie off
it, and beyond these Victoria strait is
covered with heavy and impenetrable
packed ice.
When in latitude 69 deg. 09 N.,
and long. 99 deg. 27 W., we came to
a large boat, discovered by Lieuten
ant Hobson a few days previously, as
his notice informed , me. It appears
that this boat had been intended for
the. ascent of the Fish River, but was
abandoned apparently UDon a return
journey to the ships,"the sledgo upon
:! I. . J moue emg pointed
wmcn ne was mounted bem
Q chT V i J?"1!
?ot ciotninr was found -within ior
mu iiuumu sneieions. imp nt thca
lav I t tVia (Va i. . e ii . i
jj 4" vuw H-ii "ie ooat, un
der a pile of clothing ; the other, which
was much more disturbed, probably
by animals, was found in the bow.
J?ive pocket watches, a quantity 0f
anKx jui ana a taw ro.
j ligious books were also found, but no
journals, pocket-books, or even names
upon any articles of clothing. ;Two
double-barrelled euns stood untJo-ht
against the boat's side nreciselT
i v
r uei was not wanting , uju
within one hundred yards of the boat. ;
Many very interesting relics were
brought away by Lieutenant; Hobson,
and some few by myself. :
On the 5th of June, re-ached Point
Victory without having found any
thing further; The clothing &c-was
again examined for documents, note
books, &cl without success a record
placed in the cairn, and anjother buried
ten feet true north of it. j
The shore of King William's Island,
between its north and west extremes,
Cape Felix and Crozier, has not been
visited by the Esquimaux! since the a
bandonment of the Erebus and Ter
ror, as the "cairns and articles lying
strewed about, which are in their eyes
of priceless- value, remain untouched.
If the wreck still remains visible it is
probable she lies upon sotne of the off-
lying islets to the southward, between
Capes Crozier and Herschel.
On the 28th of June Capt. Young
and his nartv returned, having com-
pleted their portion of thje search, by
which the insularity of Prince of Wale's
Land was determ-ned, and the coast
line intervening between; the extreme
points reached by Lieuts.j Osborne and
Browne discovered; alsoibetween Bel
lot Strait and Sir James Ross's furthest
in 1849 at Four River Bay.
! Fearing that his provisions might
not last out the requisite peTiod, Capt.
Young sent back four, of his men, and
forty days journeyed on through fogs
and gales with but one man and the
dogs, building a snow-hnj; each night.
But few men could stand so long a
continuance of labor aiid privation,
and its effect upon Capt.
painfully evident.
loung
was
Lieut. Hobson was unable to stand
without assistancs upon h return on
board. He was not in good health
when he commenced his lphg journey,
and the sudden severe exposure brought
on a serious attack of scurvy ; yet he
also most ably completed his work ;
and such facts will more clearly evince
the unflinching spirit with which the
object of our voyage has been pursued
in tnese aetacnea duties than any
praise of mine.
We were now at length all onboard
again. As there were j some slight
cases of scurvy, all our treasured re-
sources ot Jsurton ale, lemon mice,
fresh animal food were pint into requi
sition ; so that, in a comparatively
short time, all were restored to sound
health.
During our sojourn in! Port Kenne
dy we were twice called upon to fol
low a shipmate to the ; grave. Mr.
Ixeo. Urands, engineer, died ot apo
plexy on the 6th of November, 1858
He had been out deer shooting several
hours that day, and appeared in ex
cellent health. On the 14th of June,
1859, Thomas BlackwelT, ship's steAv-
ard, died of scurvy. Irns man had
served in two of the former searching
expeditions.
The summer proved a warm one
wcwere able to BinrfnpTni im t,Vmv
ward voynge on the 9th bf August.
From all that can be gleaned from
the record pnper, and the evidence af
forded by the boat, and various articles
of clothing and "equipment discovered,
it appears that the abandonment of
the Erebus and Terror had been de
liberately arranged, and every effort
exerted during the third winter to ren
der the travelling equipments com
plete. It is much to be apprehended
that disease had greatly; reduced the
strength of all on boardj far more per
haps than they themselves were aware
of. The distance, by sledge route,
from the ships when abandoned, to
the boat, is 65 geographical miles.
The most perfect order eems to have
existed throughout. j
; This report would be incomplete did
I not mention the obligations I have
been laid under to the companions of
my voyage, both officers (and men, by
their zealous and imvarving support
throughout. A feeling of entire de
votion to the cause which Lady Frank
lin has so nobly sustained and a firm
determination to effipet all that men
could do, seems to hate supported
them through every difficulty. With
less of this enthusiastic spirit and
cheerful obedience to every command,
our small number (twenty-three in all)
would not have sufficed for the success
ful performance of so grat a work.
F. I. McCLINTOCK, Cap. R. N.
Com. Final Searching Expedition.
Yacht Fox, R Y S., offthellsle of Wight,
SeptJ 21, 1859.
Here follows a long account, filling
two columns, of the many articles dis
covered, consisting of clothing, books,
pocket-knives, silver spoions and forks,
&c. kc. Some of these ibear Sir John
Franklin's initials and Crest ; others
the initials of other officers and men.
COTIMUATIOI.
j For tha Zxproaa.
To All Whom it may Concern.
Be if known that the Officers of the Iredell
County Temperance Society are a stand
ing Committee, to search oujt and report atij
of t3 members who are not living strictly up
to the pledge; we know there are many "who
are not aware of this, as they do not meet
with us. All we hare to ay to them is, we
would le glad if they would be so kind as to
make known to some of jour community,
just what you intend to doj if you resolve
to star with ug, say eo if not. say so! We
are often reproached as holding disorderly
members on our list of names, but we hope
there are but few such, and we would be glad
if there was not one in all our beloved Amer
ica. Now. friends, think j sincerely of this
matter, and come, and relieve us of a task
which has been so long delayed with us.
We can tell vou. it is a painful dutr. bnt like
all other duties, it must ie discharged. We
! o0! Jt give no pffeoci as it is done, on
our Irt w,th Kd, Chmtian feelrag.
John Ci. Montgomery, Fifth Creek ;
Wm. S. Iloupe, Bethany;
J. H. Scroggs, Trin&y ;
Committee.
The Charleston papers announce
as j tne death of Gen. Samuel Cruikshank,
.i . -
EUGENE B. SHAKE & SON,
EDITORS A5D PROPRIETORS.
STATESVIELE,
Friday, Oct. 28, 1859.
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Subscriber therefor will govern thenaclTea accordingly
1 copy one yu if pid in adraucc, $2 00;
.If paid within S month, S 29 ;
If paid within 8 months, 9 50;
If not paid till the end of the rabacriptioa year, S 00.
The Insurrection in Virginia.
The public mind was startled the past
week by intelligence of an out-break a ad in
surrection at Harper's Ferry ,Va., led on and
headed by Abolitionists, which took plaee on
Sunday night the 17th instant by, seizing on
the U, S. Armory, Arsenal, aad other Gov
ernment property, and stopping the trains on
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Below
we furnish such items concerning this out
rage as our exchanges afford. Iteemsthe
mopt prompt measures were adopted by the
President, and Governors of Maryland and
Virginia, to suppress and punish the miscre
ants concerned in this most diabolical affair.
B;iltim ore, Oct . 18th.
The troop reached Harper's Fern? about
day light, and railed upon the insurgents to
surrender. This demand was refused, and
the marines forced the door of the armory
under a heavy fire from the insurgents.
whirh was returned lv the marines, who
forced an entrance at the point of the bayo
net. In a few moments the conflict was o
ver. All the living insursrents were captured.
The volunteers tried to shoot them, but were
prevented.
Ussawatomie Brown, of Kansas notoriety,
with his son, were both shot, the latter dead,
and the former dvinjr. He talks freely, and
says the whole object was to free the slaves.
Anderson, of Connecticut, another of the
leaders is killed. Three marines and several
State troops were shot.
Among those murdered by the insurgents
are several of the first men of that section of
the State.
Is is feared the insurrection has manv
ramifications. The population are much
excited, and insist that the prisoners should
be tried by drum-head court martial.
Washington, Oct. 18.
A company of mounted men. under the
authority of the President, left Baltimore
this afternoon to pursue the fugi'ive insur
srents in any State or locality of the Union.
The District Attorney left here this afternoon
to bring the prisoners to immediate trial.
Three hundred Virginia military arrived
here from Richmond this evening, but found
orders to return, their service not being at
all needed. The most energetic measures
are on foot to ferret out and capture all par
ties involved in the insurrection.
Quiet ia restored.
Baltimore, Oct 19.
The dying confession of some of the insur
gents stales that Ossawatomie Brown and
some others concocted the affair a month a
go, and hired a farm in the vicinity of Har
per's Ferry, having gathered around him
several impoverished Kansas discontents and
fanatics. A plan was laid to seize the arm
ory, hoping thus to induce a concentration of
slaves in the neigh boring counties of Virgin
ia and Maryland, and ignite a general and
wide spread insurrection.
It was stated on Sunday, that the insur
gents would be reinforced bv fifteen hundred
men. Many citizens and government em
piuycs ttcic rtirepl uih or umii,
nisht, by armed squads of blacks and whitest
who spread the alarm, causing the assem
blage of armed citizens and military in the
neighboring towns. This movement alarm
ed the negroes who may have intended join
ing the insurgents.
The Railroad companies afforded every fa
cility, for the transportation of the troops,
and before the rioters were aware of it, every
outlet of the town was guarded, and the in
surrectionists completely penned up.
Previous to this movement, a portion of
the Abolitionists had effected a stampede a
monithe negroes of the neighboring farms,
forcing them, away against their will.
About dusk on Monday nipht. the local
military simultaneously attacked the town
from four different points, and drove the in
surgents into the armory enclosure for ref
use. The conflict in the streets of Harper's
Ferry was very severe : fifteen of the insur
gents, and two or threeof their assailants be
ing killed, and several wounded.
Matters thus rested until the arrival of the
United States marines and troops from Bal
timore and Frederick, when the armory sur
rendered at daylight.
The demand for surrender being refused,
the marines battered down the door of the
armory, but were met by a brisk discharge
from the insurjrents. One marine was killed
and one feared to be mortally wounded, two
or three others were slightly wounded.
The marine? forced an entrance, taking all
the insurgents prisoners and liberating their
captives, whom they had previously threat
ened to murder if attacked.
The number of insurgent prisoners ia not
stated, but it is believed fifteen of the origin
al insurgents have been killed and two were
believed to be mortally wounded.
Among; the citizens of Harper's Ferry
murdered, are Franklin Bjekham. a promi
nent and respectable citizen, the agent of the
Baltimore. and; Ohio Railroad Company, Jo
seph Burneig and George T urnerone of the
first men in the vicinity.
There were killed in the fight. Evan Dor
sey. rai'rbad conductor, George Richardson,
of Martin8burg. Several soldiers are seri
ously wounded.
A dispatch from Harper's Ferry of the X9,
says : There are no signs of any fugitives.
The Chambersburg and Bedford Rangers
are searching the mountains. Last evening
detachments of marines and volunteers visit
ed Brown's house, and found a large quanti
ty of blankets, boots, shoes, clothes and
tents, beside, 1500 pikes, with large blades
affixed to them. Alio a carpet bag containing
sundry documents, throwing considerable
light on the affair ; among tbem a printed
constitution and by-laws of organization,
showing or indicating ramification in the va
rious States of the Union. Also, letters from
different individuals at the North. One from
Fred Dovgtas containing $10, one from a la
dy, one from ' Gerritt Smith about money
matters, and enclosing a check on a N. York
bank by him for $100. All these 'documents
are in the possession of Gov. Wise, who has
issued his proclamation, offering $1000 for
the arrest of Cook.
The wagons loaded with government arms
have been recovered. The insurrectionists
did not rob the pay-office, as at first reported.
There was a large sum of money in it. -
It appears that the insurrectionists had a
printed constitution and by-laws for a provis
ional government of the United States. They
had also issued commissions from their war
office, near Harper's Ferry; of which the
following is a specimen :
" Whereas W. II. Leeman has been nom
inated Captain-of the Army established un
der the Provisional Government ; now, there
fore, in pureance of authority vested in me
by said Constitution we do hereby appoint
and Commission said Leeman, Captain.
" Given at the office of the Secretray of
ar, on tne mteentn ot uctoner, 1 toy.
" John Brown. Commander-in-Chief.
" H. Keys, Secretary of War.
Annexed is a copy of an anonymous letter
addressed to Mr. Floyd, Secretary of War,
at Washington :
Cincinnati, Aug. 20. Sia: I have re
cently received information of a movement
of such great importance, that I felt it doty
to impart it to you without delay. I have
discovered the existence of a secret assoeia-
uo, naving jor its ougeci uuermnon or4n
slaves of the South, by general insurrection.
Th leader of this mowej is "old J ohnBrjQ,
late of Kansas, who has been to, Canada fa
ring the past winter? drilling negroes, ;sho
are only waiting his ! won! to start forthe
South and' assist the 'laves. They hay Vine
of their leaders, a white man, in- an aorjry
in Maryland, although where it is sitnat I
am unable to learn. As soon as everytjjwg
is ready, a number of negroes who areyxow
in the North em States and Canada will
South, ia small detachments, to their rejitez
Youa, which is in the mountains of Virtria,
and will pass down : through Pennsyliiia
arid Maryland, and enter Virginia at har
per's Ferry. . & '.
"Brown left the Nijrth three or four xjks
ago, and will arm the negroes and strike a
blow in a few weessv so that; whatever; is
done to put a stop to their, prowlings, $inst
be done at once. They have a large quality
of arms at their reatjezvous, and are proba
bly distributing therm already. I am noi ihl
ly in their confidence, and this is all thf in
formation I can give j you. I dare not 8gn
my name to this, ttu trust you will no jus
regard the warning on this account." flf
All the ring leaders, excepting one oCuro,
have been killed or captured, and a're,n$u in
the hands of the authorities of Virgiis.
l neir rate will oe tne gallows. "rljU
Why Stand Back! , j I'
We think those persons who appear back
ward and lukewarmi about subscribing ''for
stock in the Charlotie 'and Statesville ) tail
Road, as .we will call it, stand much in fyeir
own light, and should the, road be ,not IfiWt
for the lack of their aid, they will feel bfcster
regrets hereafter, when it will be too la$ to100 Dozen Eggs.
profit by a great work they will havefi jast
away. . We have alluded to this subjecH, o
often, that we feel a delicacy in approaWng
it again, lest it might be thought officio ) in
us to urge upon others what they Jouglf to
understand for themselves ; but the case sjnis
to us so important for the welfare of this; ec
tion, so well calculated to benefit a largctjor
tion of the State, that we cannot get ourllwn
consent to remain indifferent and silent wjile
there is a moment of time left to advocate the
road and secure the charter. We. hayefjiot
yet heard a single dissenting voice, in ;his
section against the importance of - builfjng
the road, but while all admit this, we illy
regret that so few are willing to step ihrth
and manifest a willingness to aid in the wrk,
by subscribing for stiock according to 'feir
known ability. Butt, perhaps, they are $nly
waiting to see if something will not fum' up,
and the road be built without their aid. t his,
to say the least, is a, dangerous, -experln?nt,.
and may prove fatal ; to the enterprize. Tefr
indifference may cool the ardor of othefsnd
eo the work nev'er be commenced. In,, pur
opinion, which is supported by the experience
of thousands where railroads have been nfide,
persons owning property on the line of y his
road and within ten jand fifteen miles &f it,
would if they were to subscribe for stoc$ . to
the amount of one-hklf their .possessionfRnd
the other moiety raised to a greater -vlue
than the whole is now worth, , immediately
upon the completion of the road, and ? their
stock would not hav coat them a cent. fTfiere
is no doubt of this fact. But this would be
the least benefit people would derive fronrthe
road ; the advantages for reaching the . test
markets, by short route, would cpnfi a
tenfold value in disusing of the produit 'of
the country.
Public Tcrarca fui 1050.
The Comptroller pf (he State has? published
his report of the Public Taxes paid in fawthe
year 1859, showing an aggregate suji of
S607.8I3 68. The Taxes for 1858 amounted
to S5S7.612 7G, leaving out Cherekee, ay
wood and Yancy wliach were not returttil in
time to be enrolled in" the table for 1858J,
The increase is $111,805 67, or a fracw
on
over twenty per cent. . f '
Iredell paid $8,68(5 68; Wilkes $3,8.45;
Cabarrus S8.450 30 Alexander .$2.1571 3 5
Yadkin $3,854 90; Catawba S4,998j7 ;
Rowan $14,409 21;! Randolph $7,1219 ;
Guilford $13,028 43 J i
: , l4 :
Home made Molasses. :; -
We have received from Mr. B. J.'R.Sjm
mers a gallon of very surjeriopMolaRwsipind
a sample of three hundred gallons whicfi$rlr.
Summers has boiled; from the juice" ofihe
cane this season, .which is only a portio of
Iiis crop. We pronounce it equal to the est
Louisiana plantation, which sells in thftup
countrv for 75 cents a gallon, but Mr. SrH
sell his for less. t
We would here state that Mr. Sunnfers
purchased of us a double geared cane eith
er, the best in use, and it expresses the jice
four times more rapilly than' any other
of crusher, with which he is much plead,
BU Mr. L. W. Morrison - has brought us
a half bushel of sweet potatos. thelargesffwe
have seen; three of ithem weighed 12J pottifds.
Who can beat that? Send them ale
weight and measurement, a half bushel ,it a
time if you like, more or less.
' H 1 ' :
Snear at Cargo Prices. .
We are requested to call attention to the
cargo of 158 hhds. of! sugar which ia offlired
for sale by Messrs. Harriss 4 Howell, of Wil
mington. Let upcountry merchants $nd
them their orders.
Also, we" invite attention to othr Adver
tisements in the Express, all of which spk
for themselves. ' )g'
Tickets to the Fairs. ; j
We tender thanks ! to the Secretaries fbr
tickets to the Fair which are to be heU- at
Newbern and Charlbtte, respectively
hia
month. !
Bail Boad Meeting: at Concord Chty jh.
There will be a Rail Boad Meeting hel l at
CONCORD CHURCH, Iredell county, On
FRIDAY of the present weeki 28th October,
to which the public! are invited. Se tral
fine Speeches will be delivered, "; ,
$16,000 at Davidson College.
At Davidson College the sum of $16, 00
has been subscribed for stock in the tJttcs-
vii le ana cnariotie itaii noao. .
BaiLBoad Convention to be held at 0rrt.
We have been requested to announce' hat
the citizens in the upper portion of Iredell
county have resolved; to hold a Rail Boad
Convention at OLIN ton Saturday, the ii5th
November next, for. tbe purpose of taking
stock in the AtlanticjTenn. & Ohio R. Tuf&d.
We likewise learn that similar meetiigs.
will be held at Hampton ville and ML iry,
but we are not advised of the time. , q
- .n ij " ii
From Mr. Jas. Fj. Harbin we have jsiv
ed some very large potatoes, i
Mr. IL H. Morrison has broiight us aWry
rare vegetable which! he calls Potatoe-iim-kin,
the seed of whjch he brought fron;.r
kansas. It is near te size of a peck-Rjas-ure.
and is said to bej 44 nice eating," rfien
well served. ; I . , . g,'
s-Db. KINIOy, and not " Dr. JCni
see," as wrongfullvsuted in last issuewill
deliver the address before tbi .L-.-CL S.
at Olix, Nov: 7th. 41.
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THEPLACETO GETYOUR HONEY ElCIt
S. J. RICKERT
TAKES PLEASURE IN INFORMING
his Friends, Patrons, land Manki ttA In
general, that he is in Receipt of the
LARGEST and BEST STOCK
or
iF-AJsfcY diooris
Ever offered in Statesville.
Call and Examine his Stock, as he takes
pleasure in showing his Goods.
If your Hair is falling otfT or diseased ia
anrway, or you wish to pyeyour hair, be
has the article PROF. WOODS & MRS
ALLEN'S I
Hair Restorative,
Drs. JANES & WRIGHT'S HAIR DYE.
He is alsoAgf nt for Drsi JAYNFS, SAN
FORD'S LAYER'S
.Family Medicines.
Ladies if you wish Preserves, Pick
les, or Candles ; Gentlemen, If you
wish Presents for the L.ADIES $
Little Boys and Girli,if you wish
TOYS t
S. J-. RICltlERT'S
, the Place to Buy them,'
Wanted;
100 pounds Good Butte-. '
iw uiwhels Chesnuta "
100 Bushels Peanuts.
For all of the above articles the highest Cash
price will be paid. j
r. o ,n, 8. J. Bickert
Oct. 28, 1.859. ' 47-tf
LOW DOWN !PRK!
Ww CmsHiit
jJY STOCK OF j
GOODS
FOR THIS
Fall and Winter,
IS LA RGE And I am SELLING at
KEDUCED (PKIOES
IF Dm8Eii9
or to. punctual Customers '
Call and see the Goo BARGAINS.
ALL, KINDS OF 1
B A RTER
taken in Exchange for Goods..
J. W.
STOCKTON,
Suttesville.
Oct 28.
47 tf
Salt! Salt!; Salt!
'LARGE Seamless eadks of
Liverpool . Salt,
Cheaper than ever before.
Oct 28 . 41 J. V. STOCKTON.
MENS' CLOTHING!
Shawls & Blankets,
of the best make SelVt&.q rapidly.
Oct 28 41 J.W.STOCKTON.
SUGAR, COFFEE,
MOLASSES and tOTTO Yarn,
As cheap as the cheapest.
Oct 28. 47tf ' J. W. STOCKTON.
A. CARRIAGE.
770R.SALEa f'iirin M100
JJ good 2-horse VcI 1 lagC jw
than cost. Also for sale
A Second-hand IILGGY.
Oct 28. J. W. STOCKTON.
Trustee5 Sale.
' !
BY virtue of a Deed of Trust to me execu
ted by Edward II. Gray, deceased, for
the purposes7 therein mentioned I shall sell
a't the late residence of salid Gray, onithe
' 18th day or November nxt9
a valuable Plantation
Containing 252 Acres of well-Improved
Land, lying on the waters of Hunting Creek,
adibinininc land of Elijah Campbell, and
others. On the premises!
there is a Good
Dwelling
House
and all necessary Out-
Buildings. Also, a
quantity of Wheat and Corn
Jj
Anv person wishing to buy a Good Farm
will do well to attend the. sale.
Term made known at the sale.
A. B. F. GAITHER, ttutUe.
Oct 28, 1859.. 47tds j
1 pro HHD9. o ifUfiaavATX). to arrive
1 fJO at Wii. per Brig ion Bradbmy, and
selected for the North Carolina market, and
wfti be sold on accommodatine terms. Ap
ply to HARBISS, k IIOWKLL,
Oct 28 4T-2t . WOtnington, fl. C.
; Dissolution.
THE COPARTNERSHIP heretoibre ex
isting between Jenkins ft Aye m this
daY dissolred by mutual onsent. Those in
debted to the firm will please call and aettle,
those having claims against said firm will
present tnem to W. L. Jenkins, who is au
thorised to pay them. J !
. i L. JENKiNS,
Oct 25th, 1859. 2t llj W. AYER.
Having j
-rnTTfinT it the Interest of H. W. AY-
JJ ER, in the late firm) of Jekina 7
I will continue to conduct the Voot
Chn manufoWnrin? bUSl'neM, at W
DC- VM
share
stand, and very reapectfully solicit a
KJW C ..
m3i.is67 . L. JENKINS.
Drs. Dean j& Bell,
TTA VINO asBOciated jLheroselTei jo the
L Practice of Sledlclne coffer
their services to the public When dfceiml'
the eervicea of both willbe renderedjWita-
uace-wo oovi w YvT 28. I 47tf
HAYNE VrS,
ATTQRNEr-A T-LA wt
Will prompUy dilintly attend
i - t,miA to hia c&re.
to all
Dusinrtw tuuv- ort
ak.. nn.rt the Jail, t ct. -5,
58.
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