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: ' I. -.. Mi aaBfiajBBjajBjBBJBBBjBjBjBBJB Tco ol te Watchman. 5bKrlJu,pr jrtt't.Two Dou.HI W" Tff .as to he Editor must be post paid. , OfflSoF EMORY & CO. Ill PtfiTT -TM BALTIMORE, MULYLAND. EXCHANGE BROKERS AND fionctal Lottery Agents, tir iUe arylatid Slato Lotteries. i Jive too xhw one of the most splendid ehemes ev iwo inUbi country. Capita 60,000 -the jjjtbree t 3739 do"9- W recouiu.ertd to all ,friendi toWrchaae by the package, f f . AM firJn of Emory t Co has no eqnal in selling ijei'. TherV jluck it cheering and no mistake. Try nn BRUNER & TAMES, Editors djf Proprietprsi H A ID AT TO" A W J AA JJ ,vy UJ!,J. V V ; H .- - 1 r-' . '; 1 ' ' ' Keep a check cpok all toc RULEKS. DoTHia, and Liberty is safe. Gen'l Harrison. NEW SERIES. VOLUME VII NUMBER 9. SALISBURY, N. C THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1850. ari Is certain. the ROBBING A PEACH ORCHARD. A SKETCH.! In a newly billed town iout west,' there re sided, nn more than three years ago, an od far mer, who was notorious, for bis penuriousness, and his disposition fur saving and turning eve. ry thing into money. At the time to which our slory relates, old Deacon Newcomh was the only man hVthe vicinity whri raised peaches. which were a very scarce article, owing to the newness of the country. It so happened that Id deacon had an abundance of these, as fine young trees were just in their prime-; peach did one of his neighbors paid for in advance. penuriousness on the part of the old gen lleman excited the malicious propensities of any of the young men in the neighborhood, and they resolved to ha?e- a taste of the forbid, den fruit at all events,. At that lime, and in that part of the country, fruit stealing was not considered a very grave offence, but was look ed upon as a mere practical joke, and was laughed at in proportion with the degree of shrewdness manifested by the trespassers in committing their depredations. Consequently, the young men, while they coveted ibe deacon's fruit, despised his 'mean, new. resolved without asinine scruple of con- V... .... . r - . . t Vsrulamtl tflai' MJnutry, uruun rienre. in he n themse vri. , I hern were mi. City fiJlalhmoreMd.;nWedn,day July 10. . , fc f j - lftlh ,(t and h tLl and s4 behold here their immense tucteit Ut month!.' J J io kA fiO.orize of 820 000 ; Ns. 11. 18. !:. innftdr NVs. 1. 16. 37. 824.000; Nos. .I m iZU 000. 'tip endw Sthenics for July, 1850. newn nxhvXU prize sGO,ooo.: I!;; l rniponiokiated Lottery of Maryland, Cla$$tO, mt nol . tne iraxninlBahiwre 27, ; i KiM()RY&, CO. Agents. This penulio, L BRILLIANT St HKM E. ipmopf $60,000 is $60,000 t do 1 20 000is 30 000 20 000 10 000 8.060 431.250 81 217 210 . n ..An I 1 do ' 1UUWU IS . i do ; 8 001 fa 115 do . 3 750 are ; ni OfiO uriiif amounting to J kfti 20, Halves 10, Quartern 5, Eighths 2J ;-78 . ii.'ind I ten drawn ballots. Certificate of Packages 26 " ...a' i. ni if. I . CtltfX. t . . OOC . I ; r.fhthatati - ' EMORY & CO. Agents. Splendid Schetnt. 1 prize of 33,000 is 33,000 1 prize ji uuu is I 1 1 dovi ii.uuu is 1 do' 5.495 is 1 dot 3 000 1s 1 do 2.000 is 20 ,do :j ; 1,250 are . 20 "do , - 750. are 20 do J 400 are 705 nrii"s amount inif to .TickftiglO.flUlvfiS, Quarters 2 J. Lighihs 1.-78 $n and 13 drawn ballots. Ceriificates of Packages 25 Wholfi $U025 Halves 70.25 Quarters 35,25 Eighths 822 000 11.000. 5.495 3,000 2.000 25.000 15.00( 8 000 8526.695 Maryland Con$olidated Lottery, Class 99, to be drawn tit Baltimore, Md., on Friday July 19. 1 EMORY At i:0. Agents, i SCHEME. I 1 pri2a of 824.000 is 1 1 1 1 1 10 TO 20 20 20 100 do! do! do M do d,'o! do do dot da dol 8.000 is 5.200 is 3 000 is 2 000 is 1.000 is 750 are 500 are 300 are ' 200are 100 are 89 are 2905 priten. amounting to 824,000 8,000 5.200 3.000 2.000 1.000 7 71500 5.000 6 000 4.000 ; 2 ooo 8 900 8256 595 Nos. and 13 h Ttcliftt ftSsaharea in proportion. 75 'drawn Ballots Certificates of packages 25 Wholes 75; do 25 Ijalvrf 3?j; 25 Quarters S "H ' s2 t,ooor ConktUdated Lottery of Maryland, Cla 101, to be drawn in Baltimore, Md., onThuriday, July 25. BMOItY &CO. Agents. I ICHKME, 1 pri of $24,000 is 824 000 4pri'suf 4 000 are 16.000 8 d$ 2.000 are 16.000 25 d3 i 600 are 15 000 25 dj I 300 are . 7.500 , 223 & i 115 Tire 25 798 ' 32.)0 prita amounting lo 8296.66 i Ticktta 851Ialves 2S; Quarters . 78 Nos. and 13 , 4nwn Ballots. - Certificate of package 26 Wholea 875; 26Hlfei3H: Quarters 1HI GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY OF . MAltTL AND, CUtt it, ioJjA drawn in Baltimore, Md., on Saturday, Jujy lS. EMORY CO. Agent: fSPLENUID SCHEME. 1 Drizo of. 850,000 is 850,000 .1 pritu ofi soon had everything satisfactorily arranged for carrying H inio effect,. The six agreed to meet at tbX town! tavern between the hours of 9 and ten in the evening, in order to be ready to commence operations at ten precisely, which was the time appointed for the selling out from tbe tavern. Among the conspirators, was one Ned Har vey, a bold, hot. headed, and harmonious fellow. who it may be premised, was an inimitable mimic. Harvey was the soul of the party, but owing to some severe practical jokes which he hud perpetrated at the expense of bis compan ions, they were alt anxious on the present oc ca?ion, to put a trick upon him. This there were none of them witty enough to event, but' accident afforded them an idea. It happened that the whole party were as sembled at the tavern on the night appointed at a quarter before ten, with the exception of Harvey. ; 1 What are we waiting for?' asked one. Ned Harvey,' replied another. True ; Ned is behindhand.' No he ai nt ; don't you see it isn't time yet 1 Ten' the hour.' You're right. But I propose, boys- ' Well, whit is it?' j j That we give him the slip.' -'-f And go without him V Exactly.'' A splendid id"a ! cried one. 4 A fine joke 7 added another. The parly accordingly silently left the tav ern, and disappeared in the direction of Deacon Newcorub's peach orchard. Five minutes after Ned Harvey came in. -Surprised at not meeting his companions whom he supposed would be for the uiott pari asaem bled, he looked at the clock, then at his watch, and finally inquired of the bar tender if he had the correct tim. It wants eight minutes and three quarters of4en,' said the gentleman addressed to a frac tion !' v Harvey sat down and remained quiet -just eight minutes and three quarters, when tbe hour having arrived at which bis companions had promised to be assembled, he began to sus pec foul play. Has Dick W been here to-night?' he asked. Ha ! ha V echoed Charley. i Aint it a rich okei It tells beautifully on the old man's stin gy disposition.' And pays up Ned Harveytoo! exclaimed Dick. Oh I don't we give him the slip nice. 'Yea,' said Bill,' -but I'm afraid he'll expose us to the old deacon.' Never fear.' returned Charley. Ned Har' rey ain't the chap to do such a mean trick as that. But wouldn't he be worked up if be knew how we were enjoying ourselves without his precious company 7' WouldVbe !' chuckled Ned to himself. 4 And would't it start the old deacon,' laughed Dick, 4 if any one should tell him bow we are enjoying ourselves at his expense ! 4 Ha! ha ! ha! laughed the. whole company. 4 Have you filled the bag ?' demanded Frank, on the tree. Yes and our stomachs too.' Then I ara coming down to have my share ! 4 Now's tfiy ijme !' thought Ned. It is impossible to describe the consternation of his treacherous friends, a he sprang oqt up. on them. Disturbed so unexpectedly and sjd. denly in the quiet enjoyment of the stolen fruit, thpy knew not where to turn, but rah against each other, and knocked each other down, while the frightened Frank pitched headlong from the tree among his fallen companions. 4 Here you are, are you 7" cried Ned. imita ting the old deacon's voice. 4 Ah, you thiev- ing rascals !' 4 I've caught you at it this time." and I'll give you peachps enough I So saying, Ned used his heavy whip-wrth all his force, 'striking the tresspassers oh thei hacks, and on their beads, and across their faces : knocking them down as fast as they got jail. Smith whoTiad bepn left as a dead man, resuscitated, and contrived to get loose from the hain ; he then managed to crawl near enough to a house to be heard by1 loud -hallooing, which brought him assistance.; We understand that his wounds are not considered dangerous. Million Chronicle. sue From the Charleston Courier. ANONYMOUS LETTER WRITERS. There is a class of persons, ever busy, and ever safe from tbe punishment justly iiue them, whose great delight it is to is. missiles of an anonymous and mis chievous nature, from ihe private dens in which they hide and skulk. It is well for fsuch people that they possess a covert ; for . . ; . A I... ; J I . l . r L i u is iv nc uurrrru lutii, uui lur in is au vantage of the assassin;, their arms would he powerless, and their daggers laths. Few societies are without these despica able wretches ; who sheltered in disguise are accustomed to write communications, pither slanderous of the persons to whom addressed, or calculated to traduce their friends. Such conduct exhibits but the natural' tendency of envy, to make the i food it feeds upon. A race of miserahle insects is known to naturalists, on whom grow parisitical animals, of hedious ap pearance, whose lives lare nourished by the bodies which thei infest. Anonv- mous letter writers are! of this class. Filled with the gall of bitterness toward their fellow men. insusceptible of the generous influences of humanity, or of the enobliner swav of virtuei. Dublic or Dri vate. up and attempted to run. At last they scram. ,hey pour out the hatred and envy, which away, ue cuasru u u.,.,..K .u .. r . .u success or eminpnne nf 4 Yesreplied the bar tender. 4 And Charley B -?' 4 Yes.' 4 Ajid Bill G V bled away, he chased one and then another, and screaming in the deacon's voice 4 Ah, you villainous, whelps! I'll larn you to steal peaches out of my orchard I 1 11 larn you you good-for-nothing ungodly thieving wretches ! At length thinking he had punished them se verely enough for treachery, Ned appeared to give up the chase, while his companions hid in the corners of the fence ; but instead of leaving them thus, he dropped down on bis knees, and crept along towards tbem under the fence, in order to hear what they said. Bill,' whispered one. 4 What muttered Bill. 4 Where are you ?' 4 Here, in the corner of iheifence with Dick.' 4 Ain't you dead ?' 4 No ! but I should be, if he had hit me ohce more : only iust once : over the head as he did!' 4 He almost broke my Ijack !' said a timid voice, in another corner, of the fence. He drew blood oh my face,' said Charley, 4 and his unmerciful sharp lash has left a ridge on my finger !' J i 4 He made sm see a whole constellation of stars! whispered Frank. 4 Besides, I broke mv neck in as much as seven places when I fell from the tree.' 4 Darn his picture,' growled Dick. 4.His whip didn't hurt me much until he knocked me down, when I thought Satan himself bad struck me. 4 Who thought the old man so strong!' cried Pied V , 4 Who thought the bid fellow, could run so?' retorted Charley. Harvey listened to this conversation, and much more of the same sort, until Frank, who had not the consolation of thinking be had eaten a single peach, started off telling his com panions that if they wanted the bag, which they had left under the tree, they might tto and get it, provided old Newcomb hadn't already taken care of it. They declined going for it but withdrew from ihe field ofthei r defeated alto LET IT BE REMEMBERED ! Ay, let it he remembered, that .David S. Reid. the Democratic candidate for Gov ernor, is opposed to internal improvements. He has been the bitter and uncompromis ing opponent of all Relief Bills and other matters, for the. benefit of the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad Company. He was ih the Senate of our Legislature in 1836. 1838, and 1840. and his recorded votes will sustain our assertion. The people of this section should remember this. For our own part, there is not a Whig in this State For whom we would vote, if he en tertained he same sentiments as Col. Reid, oh this vitally important question. He has little of the State pride which should be considered an honor to every ixorth Carolinian. Living on tbe V irgin ia line, and trading to Petersburg, all his prejudices and trading notions ar Virgin ian ; and his influences if elected Govern or, would be exerted to direct the opera tions on theCentrm Railroad, construction of Depots, 5cMso as to connect the travel. and produce, with the Raleigh and Gaston Koad, instead of their coming to Wilming ton. Thus defeating the professed object of all engaged, and the real purpose of all people in. this section, that the" new Road should be a North Carolina Road. We have had enough of the draining of wealth to enrich Virginia and impoverish our own State, without raising men to office and power who do their best to in crease the degrading bondage. Commer-cial. CAROLINA WATCHMAN. i r The First Cotton Blosom.Mr$. Catharine Barber of Third Creek neighborhood, has the honor cf producing ihe first Cotton bloisom of the season in this county. A red bloom from her fields was received here outhe 4th. :' Since the alwve was written, we have re. ceired a red bkiom from Rufus Reid, Eq., Mount Mourne, which was pulled oir the 3rd. But Mr. Reid lues in Iredell. He'cant be ad. reitted as a competitor againt Mrs. Birber.-f-He may claim honors in Iredell, and there be bears off the palm. C7 We received a letter from Mr. M. A. Vestal, of Huntsvi'le Surry county, on Friday last, from which we infer fhat he is not a can., didate to represent Jbat county in the- Commons ol the next General Assembly. We announced his name at the request of a gentleman who resides at, or near Huntsvijle, and supposed that it was authorised by Mr. Vestal. This nol being the case, however, we very cheer fully make the correction. others, unil their feelings become fiendish appendages, destined by a just Providence, to fasten and prey on the vitals of their possessors. 1 he scorpion, circled hy tire. stings itself to death; and these misera ble invaders of the' ear! of private friend ship, and the sanctity of the social circle, and family hearth, may be safely left to that sure retribution, which -sooner or la ter, follows dishonorable practice. They may hide from the ; world, but they can not escape from themselves. If tbe re flection of not doing that which no gen tleman may perform, is matter of conso lation, they surely have an abundant measureof guiby happiness to sustain them in their seclusion. We know, if drawn from their dens, no more appropriate- punishment for such wretches, than Dante has applied to one portion of the victims of his Inferno. They were stuck in pijs up to their ancles heads downwards, and undying, lambent flames burn on the soles of their feet. It is fitting that the.head, which conceives the malicious wrong of wounding the feelings' of a good man. for the generous displays of his disinterested, if not discreet friendship, should reverse position ' with the members which tread-the dust; and that these la-st, burning in the fires of eter nal infamy, should be the soonest purged, because the furtherest removed from the seat of an intelligence, dishonored and desecrated by miserable envy. CATO. From the Fayetteville Observer. The August election is approaching, and candidates for the office of Governor of North Carolina will be nominated by tbe paities. Free Suffrage will no doubt be the lest ques tion, and probably a majority of the voters will be in favor of a change inthe Stale constitu tion to that effect. Now in the election can vass it is verynecessary that citizens of tbe Slate, permanent in their locality, interested in the soil and inured to the climate, should at once know the extent to which the free suffrage i Yes, they left here just before you came in. T iaav:na uflPVAV m ta,,,rh t the ink. ed L and Frank A were with i , , n. k ailU w tajw c ta aj iiivui w 1 do do do do do do do do do do do do 10 000 i prize of 10.000 10 000 1 do 10.000 10 000 I do 10.000 10 000 1 do 10 000 10 000 I do 10.000 10.000 I do 10.000 10.000 I do 10 000 10.000 I do 10 000 10,000 1 ' do 10.000 JlO.OOO I do 10.000 10.000 I do 10.000 10.000 I do ! 10,000 10.000 1 do 10,000 them.' ". i. . j, j A Harvey bit bis lips; he saw through the en tire plot; And be asked himself, 4 How the duce can I come up with tbe rascals An idea struck him and-he rubbed his hands and chuckled audibly. He left the tavern in hot haste, and proceeded homeward in; a high glee. He already felt his triumph complete, and saw his companions the victims of their own treachery. Instead of alarming the dea con he resolved 1o play tbe part of the deacton himself. The ntgtit was just dark f nough; to lavor ms design ; aunougn mere was a moon, found already collected in the bag. Having satisfied his appetite on the delicious fruit, he left tbe bag and tbe remaining contents for the old man and quietly walked home. Ned Harvey intended to keep the affair to himself, fearing the revenge nf his companions but when the deacon reported that be had found a bag full of peaches under one of his trees, and talked of the trespass in such a way that the tresspassers knew that be had nothing to do with flogging them so soundly, their suspi cions rested at once on Ned Harvey. Finding this to lie the case, Ned immediately proclaimed Courtship is often made up of the fact. that the girl calls her beau a noble youth, a hero, a genius; while he calls her a paragon of beauty gentleness, and so they keep Ttickhng each other till they get married, and then comes the scolding. AiE 250,000. 30.316 pr zes 'amounting io 8912.912 Tickets 8. . IIalres7, Quarters.?. Eighths 1 87$. ?9 Nos. an 12 drawn Ballots. Certificate of packages 26 Wholes ! 8235 I 26 Qnartera 858 75 the sky was cloudy, and f the light of the night hhejoke all about the rieighborbocid, and rela- j tea tne wnoie anair wun sucn exageranons. as Harvey procured an old hat similar to the servpd to 8how up his comrades in the most one Deacon Newcomb wore, pulled t over his ridicuOU8 juh, possible. ; i eyes, and disguised binniel still more, effectual- The ,railo were empatically used up.' ly byexQhanging bis jacket for an old frock T. w.m wnrRI ,hn the. nunihment 117J I 26 Eighth. 29 38 j coat, which bore a striking resemblance to one lh 8ufferPd. Everybody twitted them ; and 36 Halves 1 a - Tq our 'traders. We eive you a bore some of the rnou splendid mrhemes ever drawn. j Emory ijsCo. hare" been in a regiffar stream of lock j the last fewknontlia. and alt who with to realize a hand- I ome fortane, only have to enclose their orders to the old tahliahe (louse of 2JMOHY 8c CO. I . ! No. 154. Pratt St. Baltimore, Md, P. S. sell tickets in ill the Maryland State Lotte ries adTertiaed by Qlher venders. -The small fry capital 1,000, draws daily. ' Tickets 8 1 ; Package S 5 tfs riano ractory, Ifo, Tftj Daltimorc'St., Baltimore, ITId. ALL pewons m want of good'-and durable instra merfts will find them in this , Establishment, of betotifulio le and finish. Att Piano's ve warranted, and any instrument that does not come 'tip to expectation, wu be removed without any charge, and another put in its place. Wkhout charges. Address, (, A. KUHN,. No. 75, Baltimore St., Baltimore, Md. 5 t . list of pnir.P5 octave from 81R0 to 8300; 6J ?o from 8250 to 8350; 7 do from 8300 to Q500. Grand Pianos from 8500 to $1500. June 20 Canton Crapo Shawls. TiltH subscriber has received a beautiful lot of Can tpn Cttp Shawls also his supply of Summer Rhavflsj il fine assortment, which he ia offering at ttdaced rajra.at hli cheap store. E.MYERS. r Wi rivni.ES:"!- l AtLv W, Sperm, acid Adamantne Candles for sale J. by (8) ENmsS, SUEMWELL CO. the old man was frequently seen to have on. Provided with this disguise, and being possess, ed, as before stated, of wonderful powers of mimicry, he bad not a doubt of his ability to counterfeit the gentleman so closely that his companions would not discover the cheat. Having armed himself with a strong whip, Ned set out to surprise the tresspassers at their work of darkness.! He was not long in reaching the deacon's orchard ; and not many minutes had elapsed before be had discover ed the where. abouts of his companions. Four of them were sitting upon ibe grass, near the fence; and directly under ne of the finest peach trees on the old man's premises. They were enjoying a delightful feast on the luscious truit, which one of tbe trespassers! was shaking from the tree which he bad climb. ed. . ,' 4 Stolen waters are sweet, and so are stolen peaches, I should judge V muttered Ned Har vey, as he crept stealthily along by the fence. He was soon so near that he could overbear their conversation, and stopped to listen. 4 This is what I tall rich decidedly !' ex claimed Dick, swallowing a ripe mellow peach as he spoke. 4 What delicious raripce !' whispered Char- Icy Excellent !' 4 But not so good as the joke, after all,' said even tbe old deacon, forgiving them the peach. es they had eaten, chuckles over the rich joke of 4 Robbing the Peach Orchard ! Found Dead A negro sailor on board the Schr. E. L. B. Wales, was found dead on Thursday morning last, in the forecas tle. A Coroner's Inquest was held, and tbe verdict of the jury was, that he died by suffocation and intemperance. Wil. Aurora. principle is to be carried. If 44 no property qualification" is to be our motto, let it be ex- tended to the eligibility of any person, whether a ohay or a Lopez, to any office of honor, profit or trust, now constitutionally existing or here. after to exist. Let the elective franchise be extended to persons indicrinately, not only to choose constables, sheriffs, clerks. Governor, &c, but also justices of the peace, superior and supreme court judges, state attorneys, so licitors, council, secretary, treasurer, comptrol ler, speakers of senate and commons, clerks and doorkeepers, &.c. Ate, thereby saving a great deal of time and acrimonious struggle to the members of Assembly. Such a thor ough change in favor of the 4 dear people" a demagogue might use to the utmost verge of popularity, and in emphatic terms point out to the world tbe intolerance of the by gone fath ers, like those of the pharisees of old. The above measures being adopted, the next dema gogical bobby will be agrarianUm, and the equal distribution of all property, real, personal and mixed. For it certainly will be improper, unequal and unjust, totax properly for the support of thai government in which it is not represent, ed ; and the upwards of 2500 insolvent polls annually allowed Sheriffs in their settlement wilh the Treasurer, must be provided for in some way, and equality of property along wilh j that ot sunrage is tne oniy practicable means to isave defalcation. Our forefathers thought that government should be established for tbe protection of the honest, industrious, enterpris ing citizen, and that none but such should be eligible to make regulations for the rest ; but the present generation are wise in their own eyes, and count as folly, aristocracy, or monopoly, the security and protection necessa. ry for the enjoyment of honest labor and indus try. Let equal taxation follow close in the wake of equal suffrage, and depend upon it. j that the pros and cons will face about, so that j the hobby rider must dismount and reorganize by a different manoeuvre his recruits. CITIZEN. For the Carolina Watchman. . The examination of the Jonesville School came off June lltb, 1350. T I The exercises commenced at half passed 8 o'clock, A. M.. and continued until twelve. At 2 o'clck, P. M., these exercises were re. sumed, and contiuuel until five in the evening, and were then suspended until candlelighling, at which time they were again resumed, and continued until a late hour at night. So the day passed off amid the various exercises, of a somewhat protracted examination. Some nine teen different classes were examined during the day : and all much to the credit of both teachers and students. All of which proved both instructive and interesting to the specta tors. AU seemed satisfied, that great prohct- ency had been made in the-acquisition of use ful knowledge. This school is now divided into two parts, one tbe male, and ihe other ihe female depart-, ments, and likewise taught in two diffeient houses, situated about a hundred yards or more apart from each other ; and is. under the super, vision of the Rev. Win. L. Van Eaton, A. M. But while we speak of this School as one, and as belonging to the same proprietor, the female department is under the instruction and govern ment of a seperale tutoress. Here the fine Arts, Music and Painting will be taught, in connection with the sciences, and French Ian guage. The male department is entirely un der tbe supervision of ,M r. Van Eaton. Herethe Languages are taught, and yotnig men wish ing to prepare for College, uotjUl do wel to come here to prosecute their fludies, as ihi would prove an excellent pieparatory school to them. Young men from thM chool, have en tered the Junior Class in College, and were considered well prepared. It ha been re. marked by one of the (aculiy nf the Emory and Henry College, lhat 4 among the be! students that ever entered that institution, were those from this school." This remark -of the Pro fessnr's had reference both lo the moral and intellectual training of the students of the Jonesville Academy. The situation of Jonesville is high and healthy. Indeed, the healthlulnes pf this loca tion cannot be doubled, as it is in a mountain oust region, not more than fifteen miles fioin the Blue Ridge. In point of good morals Jonesville is unsurpassed by any village in North Carolina ; no spirilous liquor sold in or very near the place. Board may be had in the village, or the neighborhood, as may be"prefered. As a friend of education, I feel myself jtmi. fied in recommending this School to ihe consid eration of both young gentlemen and ladies, as affording advantages not to be enjoyed at the majority of schools in our country. Next term of school to begin July 22d. 1850. D. W. DOUB. OUTRAGE. We learn that while Deputy Sheriff Smith of Rockingham county, was taking a runaway slave home to his master in Orange county, a few days ago, when near Cross Roads meet, ing bouse, in Alamance county, the negro, (who was hand cuffed and tied to tbe hind part of the Buggy,) managed to extricate himself from tbe. vehicle and jumped out of it and ran ; pursued and overhauled bim ere be bad proceeded far. It seems that Smith, while pursuing th'e boy pulled from his pocket a pistol and tried to shoot the boy as he ran, but the bap dropping off the pistol missed fire, and tbe negro percejying it turned upon his pursuer and grappled him, handcuffed as he was. Smith downed bim, but in tbe scuffle the negro's handcuffs broke and he managed to pull a pistol from Smith's pocket and shot bim in the leg; after: this be disengaged himself, seized a stick and knocked Smith (who stood upon bis feet.) dowj, sense less; beT then fastened a chain to the deputy sheriffs neck, wrapped the other end around a Suicide. Robert S. Jones, a tailor, in employ of Mr. S. D. Philips, of Goldsboro' put an end to his life by taking laudanum one day during the past week. Cause, Intemperance. Ibid. Whale Shooting. Capt. Robert Brown, of the ship North Star, of New London, is about sailing on a whaling voyage, and intends to use his VV haling Guns in the business. Har poons, with lines attached, are fired from tbe guns, and so far as they have been tested they have proved entirely successful. In a voyage of the. ship Elect ra. Captain Brown took eleven right whales, nine of which were taken with .the guns. In taking polar whales (he guns were r9 'piiniiifd1 aa I KoV ivapq vtl r r lama a nA oasilir captured. The guns, harpoons and lances that of lbif cal are,aIl mTe' witb a match ,oou Capt. Brown is going to use on the North Star, I er or ". Knoxville Whig. FATAL RENCOUNTER. Gen. Levin H. Coe, and Mr. A. Trigg, of Memphis, engnged in a street fight on the 8:h inst., and were both killed. Two other gen tlemen, Messrs. Gaines & Connell were alo wounded. This result, on the part ot Gen. Coe, we are not surprised lo hear. He was a feverish and fighting man, and has for years, been shooting and stabbing other men. Men 3- - are patented and are an improvement upon those used in the Electra. 1 r From the Alabama Sumpter County Whig, June 18. Cotton Crop. During the last week or ten days we understand the cotton crop has improved vejy much, owing to the dry weather. Oar old friend Capt. Eli Lawler, sent us, on .Saturday last, a red cotton bloom, Which is the first we have seen. j j The corn crop is. also a fair one at this time, though it begins to need rain. The Boasting ear, sent us ja few days ago, by Mr. Crawford Arrington. is a fair spec imen of a good crop. We only regret that he did'nt send a 44 few more of the same sort. " ( CONSISTENCY. The Locofoco party of North Carolina for two years hare been keeping 44 a fuss general- ly" about the Wilmot Proviso ; denouncing all , 44 Ma," said a little giil to her mother, 44 do the men want to get married as much as the women do " 44 Psha ! what are you talking about ?" 44 Wy, ma, the women who come here are always talking about getting married, the men don't do so." We sloped. Test Question. Tn order to tes; the witti cism of the Irish, the following question was recently put by a knot of gents to a newly im ported son of the Emerald Isle : If the devil should be told he might have one of us, which would he first chiMise?' 4 Why me, to be sure ! responded Pat. And why sol' Faith he knows he could get aither of you at any time.' The adjo&rned sine die. For the Watchman. HOW MUCH IS A DOLLAR ? j If we go to Virginia or Jew England, lit is six shillings ; and we hear them tel! of " four, pence hafpennies," ninepences, &c. If wo go to New York, it is eight shillings ; in some other Slates it is seven and sixpence ; and in others still, it is four and eigFtpence. Now perhaps not all the young people in the coun try can tell why a dollar, of 100 cents is not always the same number of shillings. We will give an explanation of this published about 40 years since. 44 For almost a century after the settlement of America, the English Colonies rated coins in sterling money as in Great Britain. But the scarcity of money finally called for a rem. edy, and some of the Colonies attempted lo remove the difficulty, by passing-laws to taise the nominal value of foreign coins. This occa tinned a royal proclamation, in the Gih year of Queen Anne, A. D. 1703, which fixed the cur rent nominal value of coins in the Colonies at one fourth above the nominal value in sterling money ; so thai a dollar which was 4 and Gd. i sterling passed for six shillings. In New Eng j land and Virginia, this became and Mill le ; mains, the current denomination. But in some of the Colonies, ihe depreciation of their pa ; per currency, ihe scarcity of money, and the ; current rate of exchange, between paper and j specie, raided the nominal value of silver and i gold still higher. j In New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Man land, I the value of the dollar was established and con J tinned aT 7". and 6d. ; in New York and Nonh Carolina, at 8 shillings. In South Carolina and Georgia, it rose only to 4 fii!iiug- and 8d.; or 2 pence in ihe dollar above ihe sterling val. ue. But these are difiv'renres only "in name, for the real value is ihe am in nil ihe States : in other words, the pound and the shilling dif fer in value, but not the dollar." KESEPH. Messrs Hu-vrsviLLE. N. C Bruner June 9, 1$50. 4 James : tree and locked it by means of a pad lock. j those who had even the ghost of a doubt as to The boy then got into the buggy and travelled j its unconstitutionality ! But when they come homeward, hut when a few miles below Hills- j to nominate a candidate for Governor, they put boro' and not far from home he was again ar rested as a runaway and committed to Orange up a man who has twice voted for Bills tchich contained t ! Ral. Ttmes, As I am writing, I will mention that a bru tal murder was committed on the. evening of gents were satisfied, ana , me oin instant, on the person 01 me wue 01 d". j erJy Rash, (an ominous name and veiy un. 1 lucy one.) The Coroner's Inq-tesi have pro. nounced it case of murder by the husband, who was immediately taken into cuatody by order of tbe Coroner. They lived on Hunting Creek in the North west part of Iredell. Tbe de ceased was tbe daughter of Massie Mitchell, and a very orderly pious woman. J. I- - King's Mountain Ra'd Road. About $20, 000 is required to comple tbe subscription to this road. A meeting of the stockholders is to be held on the 2d of July, when it is thought probable the balance of tbe stock will be taken. Lin. Courier.
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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July 11, 1850, edition 1
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