North Carolina Newspapers

, . ." .. .. s- j v... . ' - ' i - :. ' . .- ", - ; ' ' ; --,' - ' . ......... ... X; - 01 XE-r-NEW SEUIES; SALISBURY, N. C, JUNE 29, 1854. NUMBER m EDlfttaVAJID PROPBIITOE. L.?,i:,,;rER3St f bolUn year, fail wlnuvtfira. oolti . tfaWafaabaniatajai ti.4uaiaaeny.aaiair am auS aaiara la. tifhliN af year, hn aflat Un year as. eiarr4. N W WMNmmMn aaat twp M ta. pu" Laitam U tlx Edit Ml to part naM, atltatfca. ' Hi itt.asasi tiiiitit1 , A b lb unci aenpicJ bjr 1( akw tar. As tfnrtlMMMM auawf It or 1 mum, Hirf- H pHauUHl U ! ! HUh 1) W t fcfl i impiirli i t A trKlimM uf mqr M trfUull Bart. " Oiml al waawala, wMlwat aMUaaal aW. fiaato taaaa arha amtiaa rrfatarty IhaMgti lha Tata Ma aaananriar aaaiadalra air arSc. t'rl Oram ari U aar aral kifnrf tlua the aaara Mm trraia a rnraa o naaa aaa.arw. fltaajra. ' (Tfiaaaa aaaatef la alvaniaanaau ar raat xl ta aula tba aaaihrr of awtlWa rriMr4 J aa4 if k la anaW4 tar 1 c-apy tha laaat paMM Ma. arma aasa tha kaek taa araqi tlmm. Otbarariae aay arid at a in laa aaaal atria aad cbnx -CC-H tlllWH aa )a!Nl Jlga.- BY EXPRESS. ; ' 5IAY 25, 1854. FttESII GOODS. taiirW'a Waajaat aai4 aw E.prr-. . ' I AraaUni ka af ia-anaMaf -f T1SSC E3. ir4ta Warkaa1 $la. CaRara iat Caamavtatirs, tairftaM) ta. (UoW NaHMa Vkr4 barn, ra (raal variety, uw aatra aapcrftaa ; Plaia mi Emt ln ijimJ lilt MftKiiBM. apMa a aaniart uf nfaar braa -1 r 2 .5 m n rail M IS sstss 111 nl 1 "s.l 8 H 2 9 - 1 n s. w tjfel aaa Jaw anitliW m wfemh ilwnU'i. trf talt)l)l-li t'ljf JtUoi'MW Hall art aaruealarij rr,vaataa Ra. 4, Craatlt BaHatac. LAST CALL 4 IX iaa. kt.i to J- T. Caaiaawt AC hy iV Bnw 11 atttwM. alraa. call U a ap ar- . im law aa4 Aafaai Caart. AH rtanaa attaxrM ai tM uaw ana aa Utfr4 t tha aaiab W aa 4wr W tanna.a viial any 4ja laruua ul prrkriM; whtca I . aa ay oM fralaai a aat 4nm aM la. TWi"a. aftfcat ra aaiat ka aHllad. I Itara alt lb aaerrt ia M aana ata at iaa mm of CnaajAara Vary napcatMly, Ar-i. ; . i. V. irtXHBEBS. , May IT, ISM. I3M ,i IX faraoaalBoVWJ laaUl. riaaof Jankiaa A ik. R.Aaria, aaa J. M. Jaakiaa A Co., ky kuuk ae. kuaatar 4a, ata afato taaamifaHy t,araid lo aika aatmaal k Aaraal Can, aUdrVaaftrtaof ihr tna ataal aa raaaaa : aal faoaa ybl fl In atHU ky i-lkil nail wy atpaot la tn4 lkw aeaoaati aaa a4 la Ika kaaat of a aatoat eraWtioa. - jEXKITDK A ROBERTA-. " 1 t. M. JKNKIN8 A Ca alay It. HttA, lawW Ladies' Breast Pins, 2'RIXa n4 San a7 fcjf Marek I. IBM. at awla, at ititrri anera, jon W. R. WIUSON, , 1 aWr akuta tiraorlr Raw. il , All IknsMAL Machikb." Tlie refvort ot proceedings of the French Acade my of Science contains aft account of a nor and destructive weapon which lias been inentcd in France. It congiaU of Along hollow kuicvfiUttd. with tome.coni- buttibla eotnpoond. To tins lance it at " taclied "a Cockier, whic bullet of tlie enemy -TThTnr pi ulev u.tht?-twTW-wwyidaw. to wituw elgbt, ten, or twele yaws ot JthftencmyAndliver hiifircTJie jfire Is communicated to tlie lance with as great facility a to a guu. It exerciae its action dtrecllvlv tire, nroocrlv sinuik ""' tug, and will cover with a slkwt of name - is honztiotal srfacc or ten Or twelve yards. Tlie lire tenaciously attaches itself to ev ery object it encounters, burnt with ra bidity, and gives so powerful a volume of mama that it is as dangerous tothesccomi and third ranks of the enemy as to those in front. - - BesiHet this first effect, the . lance continuca for some liiue to giv au Ul uninterrupted jet of Same, accmiiMtii ied with a loud whistling oise.M Pxrramno. An Indian agent named Vaughn, who has travelled extensively in the Northwest, states that in ono 'region f tlie conntty norrtt of Iowa, everything if inclined to petriflcatioft. Large logs bf'wood, limbs, vegetables, and once liv ing animals, might be oen tnrned to ao - lid rock. He saw tortoise by the scene, th4 would weigh wer 400 pounds, also birds, fishes, And animal lie brought with him several eagle quills, petritStod : '-4oiplete and perfwety atsohe head of fc bird, art.lffrne curious specimens ol1 wood v 4 eeptilea. ...... . .... -; t :: CUBA AND THE niXIBlJ8TEltS. The MeinpLU Whig die following information which U important if true." In speaking of the plaaa W fillibusters, tha'Whljj aajs C , , T ' -1 " As thu subject is engrotaiiig a large share of public attention, and A degree of mystery m attached it which ; tvnda to excite curiosity, we hare been etidea Toring flJr some time past (o gather such iufui illation as might to iutarestiHg to our ruttder, Frvu oar ecltanges and other sources, we learn tliat tha available funds at the cvniniaad fca frietids of; Cuban hOerty aorttt a uttie siiort or one uiillioii f dollars, while eight tteaiu ers and four sailing vessels have been placed at their disposal knd can be made ready for sailing at twenty-four hours no tice. They are also possessors ot but ween eight thousaud and uiuety tlioasatld ataud id arms, muokvts and rifles, inclusive; tuuy also have, if we are Hjrhtly iuforin- eJ,i about ninety fluid pieces, including cjtuiioii, howitsors, and mortars) and are pMty well supplied with ammunition and side arms. v The resources have been placed in the hands of a committee, who are to hold it j ami) the time set for the carrying into execution of their project. . Hie entire command of this expedition will be vested in a gentleman of known ability and skill, and whose name has al ready become a household Word with the citizens of tlie United States, in couse- of hit brrllidnt etiief eiiients milf succewfiil manoeuvres while in command oft diviaioii of the American army, du ring the late war between the United States and Mexico. The second in command will, in all vr- habili.W'Xortbem-irwn-wrllr-JSouv tliern iriiciplea," and who was also a coinuiandor of a brigade in the same war, and who has since held the office of Gov ernor, ttd who, if we mistake not, still reUins a preuuuettt-ciyu, position l,,. !, loii I 4'iOciaU-d with tlii tnoveineiit from '"- tint, wUi, witkunt duuLt, U: tltird iu coin- iiiand. ' ' 1 Col. WW, Col Pitkettv Col. Bell, Mujur J. A. Kcllcy, Major Moore, Cat W. 6. buwarila, KMiit, VV, rv. hdwarils. C'apt. J. W. Lkiuciit and Licttt. Frank Uuihiiette, all of wboiH were intiuiaiely iiitiiiictod with tl prerioti exiwlilioii, are, wo are credibly. iufora.'Hl, exerting tliemtelvei in tireijaratipii fur the fortli- It', and wilt 44 be in at the Hie number of men tliat have enrolled their names' rfnd pledged their honor r support this cause, cannot ht much less- l Jlorjf are wwi who are well skilled in the ukc of fire urms, and who are determined to avenge the cowardlv niMSiMcre of Crittenden, Kurr and otUei-s, ia Havana, ou thu 3d of August, 1"01. . ,'luisaxjM.ditioD wiW,inall prohaliility. Ivate the allures of the Lulled States about tha middio of next moot h, and wilt laud in i ho V uelto . Ahajo country , and tlieuce proctHHi to Havana. - 1 hero will be, perhaps, ten thousand men thrown into the Island the first effort, and imme diately followed by reinforcenieiitis Until thirty or forty thousand soldiers are there, and with this force there cannot be much doubt as to which party will be the suc cessful one. Meantime Spain is preparing a warm ! reception-fW-thTnTWert n case they suouid uiuRe tue attempt. HEAR Til EM. ' The Ct Icigo TrftaTii"aiys"r" " Th North roust units ia one grand body, ar ray iiarlf agaiuat th inroads aud oppression of tlte l'ro-lv, rv owcr of Um Soath, sod fijlit ninl it with unerasing desperation and vigi lance : or etM! we mint eeato lo be Mutili, isusae u) be frwrte WWl oWUM-acn W b vaiaaU, We reH-Ht it, ths North mttlt Unite ; we must lliruw aside all old party prrjudicies, and preoou ueived likoa and dislikes, and some together SHa one wnimoi) platform of belief, aaaiaUncc, nroUlKn and mil lwrt. As a Whig paper, and spssking, as we have elery reaaon to believe, the uue leniimellU ot iue n lug party w luinoia, we are willing to lead off in this movement Bonton; tlhto, and ew lot' -W Big - pap". spvak ia tha same atyle. The subterranean line of telegraph be tween Londou and- Liverpool has been SimpTelco7Tinor"'TO warded between the two points, lle- " i . M -t i i centiy the t rench 'wires ana rue wires from Liverpool were joined together at London and Liverpool and Manchester proceeded to hold direct communication with Paris and Brussels, a distance, re spectively, of 535 and 52Q miles." The mayor and principal merchants of Man chester were, present at the experiment, and messages were interchanged. It is said that this underground telegraph, which is laid .by tlie side of thw railroad track; is less liable tor tlie interruption froth storms and ttther causes, to frequent iu this country." Jfouf JitueA fAfy Gmtume. Some idea can bo formed of the coal trade of Penn sylvania, when we stafe that the city of N. York alone receives two million tons! of anthracite coal annually. , Boston was visited on Thursday even ing with the most terrific, thunder storms ever experienced in that 'vicinitV. The Journal savs the electricity communica ted1 Wrth the -Wtrerof the ftHalasnele-' graph and caused King's Chapel and oth er bcUaav jrive iin occasional note. X ; LAND DISTRIBUTION. Tha Carolinian of last week was both learned and prolix upon the tnbject of distribution. Quoting a paragraph from Um speech of IIou. S. II. Rogers of this ttafe, delivered In the House of Repre sentatives on the: 28th of last April, to the effect tliat the General Government owns nearly fourteen hundred millions of acres of public lands, which, if distribu ted upon. equal terms according to repre sentation, would give to North Carolina an aiiiDUui Uiat would, a the government price of $1.25 an acre, yield the sum of 959,8(MM70. This calculation of Mr. llogUrs is below rather than above the true figures : but the commentary of the Carolinian thereon runneth in this wise : Huw any man who really gives the peo ple credit for common sense, can risk his reputation by such a course of argu mentation, is one of the mysteries which we have not been able to understand. To which We reply : now any man who has common sense himself can have the hardihood to tell the people of North Carolina that they ouvht not to claim a portion of this vast domain, nor of its pro ceeds, but that they ought to leave the vfiuila.of it in the hands of the Geiierul Government for the defrayment of the charges against the General Treasu rv, when lie Itnowalnal'H'wiU noT'tie' thus applied, but that the whole territory will be ultimately given away to the new States, " is one of the mysteries that we have never been able to understand," except upon the hypothesis that the con sewtwttfwwh a e.xtne4W en ti ml- im opiate in the expectation of a tut adrer tiaing iiutronage from the Naval, or some other Department of the General Gov ernment, whereby amends may be made . i.:.-. ,1 . t .1... i.i : i .:. .. ir iiih tTi ii uiHtmiiu I nquin v i,r 'ihk hi-. state: ana tin liviKtliei. ut course. would uot apply to the case of our neigh bor. '; But these lands are of little or no val ue at all iu the estimation of the Caroli nian ; and therefore, we supose, it mat ters not what becomes of them. " For the largest ortioii of theiiij" the Caroli nian says, "lies iii the territories of the far west and north-west, and in the State of California;' and that hundreds of mil lions of acres are'eiilhraced Iff 'ths wide; plains which lie between- th ouUkirt of civilization on the Western 'frontier and the Rocky Mountains in the great unex plored basin hich spreads out between tua itiH:y Mnaotams ana th a-mrra vada of California- region destitute of .. .. .i -.i.i .. .- . V .. . vegetation, and with the exception ol ve ry small patches of land, desolate, un pro-' dnctive and uninhabitable," Arc. And the. questions., fuUuw.i.'.'Doe, any .ohe suppuna.U possible, much less within the bounds of probability, that this immense fart - rile and nniiilmbitable waatw can ever be aold at &-Siper acre I Dots. any one. PIse tliat it will ever bo sold" at any pru-e " It is rciulilv conceded that many acres of the public laMwg are unprudnctive, and that therefore, they may not bring $1.25, or even any thing, per acre. At the same time we contend that a large number of acres probably far tuursv thatrhatf are exceedingly fertile, fr abound iu valua ble minerals, and if properly husbanded, would sell, in due time, uot only for $l.zo, bot-ftir fivet-eight, ror ten dollars per acre. So that Hie public lands, if proiierly ta- lkcacare ot, instead, of .yieldinir uuly icum sixteen to seventeen hundred million ot dollars, as estimated by Mr. Rogers, might be actually sold for double that amount of money. Why should the sales be hurried f Let the lands be kept un til in the natural course of things tliev shall be wanted for purposes ot settle ment and cultivation, and they will bring their full value. - The democratic plan ot hurrying the sales of these lands with a view of building up the new States is one of the very worst that could possibly be devised.' imoT onlyxanscrir sacrifice of the lauds, but operates most injuriously upon, the old States, by reducing the price of their real property, and draining them of their wealth" and population Hut while on tlua anrjjnc.t : e should be much pleased if our astute neighbor would answer us a few plain questions: -It Alio, grant Inasin " whudi spreadsf- out between the Kocky JUoniituius and SierMNevada , fLUili Ji$JL4 'i'. exjUrti,w how did the Carolinian End out that it is "a region destitute of vege tation, and with the exception of very small patches of land,, desolate, unpro ductive and unhabitable I'1 2. If these lauds are so very poor that they never can be sold for anything, Why does the Carolinian audits party insist up on keeping t hem in the hands of the Gene ral Government as a security for the na tional indebtedness, -and lor the purpose of defraying tlwxpeisesf the General rvn trmiiBiii i - . estly answered, and we shall then have something further to say on tho subject of " Distribution." - yortk CttWVet Argu. ,UCKT,. ; : : -1 j VeWiV.-r-It is stated that in among child h olovers, arid American citizens have torwarded likewise to their ctr-iigioiusw .ioOjOov JnaBaMiilJaniiatttittytUBli, rfmsettPg.! with vie ta further subscription will belield in Ixindon. consequence of Jhe; great .distress homes by the several -private ewireytn-1 d ' accurn'ulations v . . , i- ... .i ... .i.:i. i..f r-.iL... .i.u-;.,.. tii., er and louler eery day. vt as just reiniiieq, oy one oi msem- siwu, wniu " .r... ...... ... .... , . ' , . . a nm of fiftv thousand fraucs. tivities. was the only contrlsmj lo this.oj iieaiuiior in a my out to MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE. The following report of an event of great interest has been sent to the Pliila dctphia Bulletin by a friend, and which our readers will readily understand, who (bond it in the street In New York. It is supposed to have dropped from the pock et of a reporter of the New York Ex press, Evening Post or Times, and we take this method of presenting it to the world, as well as of euabling its proper owner to procure it and give it to his iui aJiiailjeAdejj ' " The Marriage Fete ut Cmwwootl. The fashionable world has been much in terested in the nuptial ceremonies attend ing the union of Miss Dinah Dora Blow iu with Mr. Samuel Beau Ditchie, better known as Sambo Ditchie both parties being distinguished iu the colored literary cicles of our great couutry. The marriage was solemnized at Crowswood, the resi dence of the bride's uncle, on Saturday last, iu tha presence of a highly distiu- guished party of guests from this and the neighboring Mates, the weather, sym pathizing with the occasion, was highly propitious to the gathering of the compa ny, but lees so to their separation. The siiu had considerately sheathed its fiery arrows, and a personal friend of the bride, who hi by profession a street waterer, had the bight Before gone over the the road with his cart, and laid the duet so as to rr vnt th Mflthme and- 4adi fcom-i getting their shoes and stockings dirtied. iue uisiance iroiu me coy uciugoiuj a few miles, most of the guests went on fx:t, but some of the more distinguished went in omnibiisses and a, few of the j!.b!PJi .drove Ja the., gcena .of. tbeiusr. tivities in their own drays. Mr. Pompey Johnson, a wealthy hod-carrier, took a ihy party of his friends iu a furniturecar hiretl for the occasion: but their enjoy ment was considerably dampened ty the absence of Mrs. Johnson, ho, owing to a . absence of Mrs. the tioiise-cleauing going elrattlie inuhi -tirnT-where uliu" prefldiiasniwWHitWT work, was iitiavoidubly detained at home. General regret, too, was fel at the ab sence of Mr. Julius Quash, the celebrated wit of the colored circles, whfTwhs una ble to enjoy the festive scene, it being the height of the white washing season. By half-past two o'clock- most of the guests had arrived, and rarely hits such a brilliant company been assembled iu this or any other country. .They entirely tilled the drawing-room of Crows wood mansion a spacious apartment 12f "feet wpiare. About three o'clock a strain of bewitching music was heard frorti the back iiorch, whereafriend'of the groom's cratea amateur banjo had stationed In lirToKner lolTltieT uiself, and to these enchanting sounds the bridal procession advanced into. the saloon. The bride leaned npou the arm of her venerable Uucle Edward, the groom upon that of Aunt Cliloe, and they were attended by a train of sixteen bridemaids and grooms men, alt chosen from the beauty aad fash ion of tlie colored aristocracy. . - "The bride wore A splendid dress of white, delusion, over pink .muslin, which contrasted and harmonized beautifully with the ebon of her polished complexion Her splendid masses of sable hair were unadorned jexctipl by a wreath of white a va8t braM pan wj,u r?ri0U8 vegetables nnd-?runson peonies, plucked fresh from and allimaJ matter fresh as weiras pu the garden of Crowswood by. her own lria, to compose a powerful Fetiche. fairy fingers, for we mava.hlarn- At tilesu customg tj,0 same Bcenea oJ these, that it is ont of Mrs. Ditchie s fan- butchery and slaughter occur. The king's cie. never to wear ert.hVml flowers or ext.cut;(inerg traverso tiie cit lnl;ng aU other imitations of nature for ornament. t, meet Xhe next day degoation ,v , - j":," " vc'", .tho bloody saturnalia looked on eagerly, yard. A neeklace of wax beads-the atld danC(.d in ,lig clftir with l splendid gift of the happy bridegroom The King. of Dil,omcy pavca ,i,e. p encircled her black-swa.n-hke neck in protiehe to his residence, and ornaments flattering contrast and a berth of deln- the battlements of his palace with the siou was loopcu up at ner breast. ny aikull ufhia victims: arid the irreat Fe- magnificent uiother-of-pearl broochthree inches in dameter. Tlie groonis tfress was a iong-taiiea oiue coat, white vest ana pants, white cravat and white cotton gloves, and his feet were encased in a pair of boots expressly polished for the occa sion by one of the groomsmen,, a profes- sioniiTgeuneiiiaTi"1nrhTtt-lTiic-tf -busiiiecs. 1 he marriage ceremony was accord ing to the.well-known iuipressive service of the Ethiopian church', arid was'pCrforTn- ed wfth great "feeling 1v the Rev: Csar oouc pasior 01 me r.uuopuiii .uupei o' r... ,, ..a ! .. l, , I. ni.n im t " " " vo 1 scribe the entye service, but to the ques - lTr'nsThlitrwe"fe to TiTSke llTet"aTK'oiie 1 fl.sli it u'iu remarked that the room re- prH.'d-pmmpUyvtlKiiigh nlinostiiiaudUily. " I will, boss : and the bride, in a clear but tremulous tone, - Well I does !" As soou as the ceremony was concl.i.lc.l, the happv bridegroom folded Ins bride to Ins bosom, and impressed upon her blushing cheek a long, fervent salutation, and then-1 the joyous company gathered around to ; Cher their congratniauotw. "Soon afterward, dancing took place; i V . . ' vi i ik. r:-; ti-..iil..r. .-utlAstM-irarUhottld-it-coiHe-.-It'-our o tbe;c'nMmnvliartiiik,'"of 'a;'b(iiritifnI'Uiowe.vcr"innch.tre"-tray--be- supply of retivslimeiits. T ho bride and .rmoiii deuarted earlv, the amateur artist A u .. . I . ,i i. m.mt-..,. .1 .1 1. , i" ""J'N r:,..?': r.3 . - . . V; " ' r...i ... .;t:,,",K w " as inev iook ineir irrniv mtr hpimhii t'innv." Tlie gav company toon after- wards took their leave of" tho hospitable ; chosen air of " Carry n.e buck to ( Me VjiUknon il to bl- rhe n,ters tfnv halls of Crowsw.ood, and returned to their-:atl"ie otherwise ioTfnl 'occasion. " It is iHiderstood thaMke happy cou pkprocf4ed,to .Plijhjlph.JimUfX, were to drao with a brother-in-law of the bridii's, at his mansion hi Sumll street.-- j From thence they were to proceed to the ' tvuiwtunfva tf tUa crrnrtin'a VpnffraitlA fdthfr. and after that to his own. home, which awaits its new mistress with anxious in terest." . s " AFRICANS AT HOME," Under this caption a writer in the last issue of the Southern Quarterly Review, which, from the initials appended, we learn is wiitten by one of its ablest con tribuijors, D. J. McCord, esq., gives us some idea of negro life at home. In this article he Jakes pLjJIarpe coIjectipn of old voyages, published iu Paris in 1790, and a book entitled " Ashantee, publish ed in London, in 1841, by John Beacham of the London Wesleyan Mission, which is probably the latest authentic work that treats of the manners aud customs of the degraded race referred to. Savage and barbarous as were these hordes four hun dred years before Beacham visited Afri ca, his observations and experiences there clearly show that but very little progress or amelioration has come to the besotted race. The reviewer says : S. Car. " Scarcely has one of their barbarous and bloody customs been abandoned, from the earliest ' period of which any thing is known of them. They still pave their court yards, palaces, and even the streets or market of their villages for towns, w 1th thff skullrof those butch ered in wars, at feasts, funerals, or as sa crifices to Botmum. Still their wivesani slaves are buried alive with the deceased husband or master. When Adahanzen died, two hundred and eighty of his wives were butcWwi beiure the arrival jofUik. successor, which put a stop to it only to increase the flow of blood aud the num ber of deaths in other ways. The re maining living wives were buried alive, amidst dancing, singing and bewailing, eld themselves with earth and blood.! Their victims were marched along with large knives passed through their cheeks. The executioners struggle for the bloody office, while the victiins look on and en dure with apathy. They were ti) faiii iliar' willi the horrid sacrifice to show terror-, or to imagine that all was not as it .glioma oa, lnoir hands were first chop- ped off, and their heads sawed off, to prolong the amu.8eine.nt Even some who assisted to lilj the grave were hus tled in alive, in order to add to the sport or solemnity of the scene. Upon the the uoise of horns, drums, muskets, veils. groans anaT screechings The w:oinen, I ? , ? death of a kind's brotltcnfour thousand i M 'lare" aud talk about what wtiwvenSZSllw cfirtmoyeSSyrm6 papers. Atidlhenl reiuonies are often repeated, and hun dreds slaughtered at every rehearsal. Upon the death. of a King of Ashantee, a general massacre takes place, in which there can. be uo computation of the - vic tims. " At their " Yam Customs," Mr. Bow ditch witnessed spectacles of the most ajpallrng kind. Every caboceer or noble sacrificed a( slave as he nteretl at the gate. Heads aud skulls formed the. oi naments of their processions. Jin mi reds were slain ; and the streaming and steam' i ta ...inrrtoi ; ticle Tree at Badagry, lias its widest liinll9 with Vin.an carcasses read carcasses and limbs. There the want of chastity is no disgrace, and the priests are employed as pimps. Murder, adultery, and thievery, says Bosinan, are here no sins." CHOLERA IN NORFOLK- By tli hJlowing .extract from the Nor folk Iloralrt, of Tuesday, it wilt le pcr- i . - . i . i- celved that the pestilence which has ac- quired -such a fearful notoriety in our ; r , . . rtiapjicarcu in mat city iiv ost malignant form, ami threatens, un- less thuvost vtgUmtt and at4ve-ftaiiilavry I svstem is adopted, to become still- more j futal .exteasive. ia iti. ravages.-. It . wethink, for the -proper . ' ' . 1 'authorities ot I etersburg, in view of the approach of so terrible visitor, to be on the alert and see that the city be placed ! m a proper Btate of pro,)aration at ali i .... . i r I points lor Ineeting so formidable a foe;- jtlie fact, that Petersburg is, at the present . . .... .. . .. i lophtcmrc of any kind than we have ever I l-n.u-n ! 1.. )w. - . . - . ot them, tilled with a stagnant hltliy Huid sjtt cannot bo called water whilst the inJ other bv-ww s teem withalo- a a i .'hich crow lare - h,.r is a R.,l u guard and preserve against diseaso by discharging certain prescribed. duties f' Pet. Int. use FAMivt: The Health 'Warden f thi; Ffth Ward was informed yesterday mom ing that four deaths had occurred in a family, living in the rear of No. 10 Cher ry street, in a sudden and somewhat mys terious manner. Coroner Hilton was no tified, and proceeded immediately to the place for the purpose of investigating the circumstances connected with tite deaths. He found that four of the children of JiIoljlLjJrahomy had been taken ill a few davs since, and though skilfully treated by a physician, had alldied. Three deaths took place on Thursday morning and a fourth yesterday.- Tlie only child remain- mg is a gin iu years of age, who has been very tuwtduottt in her exeftiont to leftc6iitet th-hoy whihha p ate the tuflerings of not onjy the d,eceas ed but also of her parents, both of whom are very low with the same disease. The family were wretchedly poor, and the a- nartmpntfl thfv neeanied vra filthv in the extremfe. There ia no disguising the ihci uiai iue cnoiera ia on uie increase in the city, and tlie authorities should do all in their power to prevent it becoming an epidemic, by cleaning the streets and giv ing the city a general purification. DIALOGUE ON NEWSPAPERS. A. How does it happen, neighbor B. that your children have so much greater progress in their learning, and knowledge of the world, than mine ? They all at tend the same school, and, for aught I know, enjoy equal advantages. a. uo you take the nowspapeis neigh A. No, sir, I do not take them myself; but now and then borrow pne just to read. Pray, sir, what have newspapers to do with the education of children! B. Why sir, they have a vast deal to do with it, I assure you. I should as sooil think "of keeping :lhem'Tromlic1ib,''M'''lo' withold from them the newspapers ; it is a little school -of itself. Being new every week, it attracts their attention, and they are sure to peruse it. Thus, while they are storing their minds with useful knowl- are at the same tittle acqmMe ot readme-, arc. i have often been surprised, that men of understand ing should overlook the importance of a neivspape? in a family. A. in truth, neighbor JJ. 1 frequently think I should like to take them : but I cannot well afford the expense. ii. iau t anurd the expense ! what, let me ask, is the value of two or three dollara. yeajy pleasure and thu advantage to be deriv- ed rom a well conducted newspaper I .S poor as I am. I would hot "for fiftv dollars a yeftr, deprive myself of the hap piness I enjoy in reading, and hearing my childreu read aud talk about what ine renection, that they are growing up intelligent and useful members of society. Oh, don't mention the expense ! pay it in advance every year, and you will think not ol it. FROM: WASHINGTON. We clip -tAeIijdng)eBpalcU fjofn" the Charleston Staiidard. ."-,' A most disgraceful scene took place on the floor of the House of Representatives to-day, between Messrs. Church well, dem ocrat, and Cnlluin, whig both of Ten nessee. In the heat of the excitement. Mr. Cullum called Mr. Chvrchwcll a d i iar and scoundrel" repeatedly, and milled at In m tt-o'i the aooarent inten tion of -fllllering-'plErBOliil'd'ffl'itgDti&T was held back ly the 'merabers. Mr. Church well drew and cocked a pistol, and stoou prepareu 10 meet any onsiuugui nis antagonist might fvel disposed to make. I he excitement throughout the Hall was terrible ; while the immediate friends of the gentlemen were endeavoring, to subdue their passion, others, were mount ed on chairs lit (order that they might more conveniently witnes thefaght; It fortunately so happened, however, that both parties were arrested before a blow was struck. Iue House adjourned aniid much confusion. The House yesterday passed the bill yesieruay passeu tue oin providing wr iue annual meeting ol ton- gress on the first Monday of November i OHO moRthIatcrthau proposed 4y ibe bur at w &Jp$$fZLt...Maa. s. Tlie bill to aid the territory of fiiihe-'' sola in tlie construction of a railroad was' 'passed by the House to-day. Tlie Senate t'da-iTllilJ! leht of tTie XIIT Io'Alie"re-orgauu uieht of tTie the Navy. -Tlte Senate occiiptetl-Htnt-hf the time yesterday and to-day in discussing the President's niessage vetoing the insaue ' laiidbiLL . DeatK of a Slave. On Friday last Mr. John F, Whitfield, residing about twenty miles from this city on the James river and Kanawha Canal, lost a val table ue-; ivi.iuiv u w i. . .i j- n . i . . !gro raaiv under he folio wiag paiufulcir - luty lo. state, if - w- f .... j mortified a'W luarveeuRg, uu wbiic siiuug tra wwori Ilnssy's Reapers, tkeH at work, one of his ),.- r,u- i. aar-t nMtU il. l.l.i.l.w o.i.I , IHIPP . " , ' -":"" 7" . J - , was urcuuuuiv lasceraiea tie was un- mediately taken to the quarter, where:; lied ia, but finding i medical. aid was calle tliat raortificatioa was about to set iu, am-r ITUinLlWl W A3 VtlllJV IltTV X. . falUl ; , - . , , J ' - 1 " ' ait aa- a rniron rn ar tna L-nAn Nwtwith - standing yvery effort was made te saveiLntted States frigate Suttiatrkuiinu, . de bit life,: the poor fellow, after a short bnl severe Stiffering, died. Hie accident-Was "cideafr wasi a most singular one. antt death tronutt very . remor rkaW y . n.-j.ij.V : -$W,0OO Tlie Bank of Tennessee,as we learn front the Nashville Banner, recently ordered from its engraver a new sett of Bank notes of various denominations with red backs. The box containing these' notes wat re ceived a few duyt ago, but none of them have yet been put in circulation. On Monday a ten dollar bill, red back, with out signature, was presented at the coun ter of the Bank. It was a genuine note, but aa none had been issued, suspicions were aroused, and an examination of the viously been opened at the bank, disclos BANK NOTES STOLEN-LOST. ed the fact tliat notes of the denomination often dollars to tha Amount of $40,000. had been abstracted. None of the other notes were disturbed. The box came from New York in charge of Adam's & Co. Express, and it it thonght the notes were abstracted on the steamboat between this city and Nashville. The person who pre sented the note at the Bank, stated that he obtained it from a negro who had pnr 7 chased goods from him to the amount of i $5, and received $5 in change. The ap pearance of the negro indicated that he was a steamboat hand. Tlie community should be on their guard against theso' notes. The bank will not issue one of the ten dollar red backs unless the whole, $t0,000 are recovered ZouigvUU Coh-: tier, ISth. mi ' - 1MffilMff CaTcutuiioti.-!!iie nuinler of languages spoken in the world amounts to 0,ow : as t iu Europe, eiro in Asia, ami 1,260 in America. Tlie inhabitants of the globe profess, more than 1,000 different " religions, lho number or men is about.. tflnaltothato is 23 years. One quarter die previous to " the age of 7 years ; one-half before reach ing 10 ; and those who pass the latter age ' enjoy a facility refused to one half the hn- man species. The ererr 7.000 persons. only one readies 100 Tears of age; to ' veTjrJOO jjntjrBix teaches the age ofJ53 and um tnoni'thah oheTn UOO'Ti vesTb "Bfl" Af.Mt Tl, AH J. ..1. a AAA .. the tingle ;' and above all, those who ob- iiervera iwherwrd J CW9 ut age , Aiivi v na oil l-iij mi A,vw, - j GMK),000 inhabitants ; and of these 83,- !.. i 333,333 die every yean 91,234 every day, " 3,780 every hour ; and 60 every minute, or one every second. The losses are a bont balanced by an efjual . numberrof 1 birlliirTfie married are tnnfigr lived tliait'' :' tall men- live longer than thort unes. ; "" Women have more chances of lifein their favor previous o being fifty y.ear3 of jige than nren have, but fewer afterwards. " Tlie number of marriages is in the piw I ortion of 75 to every 1.Q00 iudivkluals, iro more frequent after the4 expunoxes; that is during the month of June and December. Those born iu the ' spring are generally moro rebnst than others. Births and deaths are more Jre quent by .night than by day, The nutav t ber ot men capable of 'beanns arui.u; calculated at one-fourth of the popntatidfo. BEEF. The last New York Triliue states ihnt in consequence of the large falling off of demand tor beef under the late exorbi tant prices the supply had become great- ' v er than the demand the butcher, there fore, have had .to submit to a reduction f rttev and although this is a consider- ble blessing to the New Yorkers, yet the EricJsstiil coinpIamejLotAbe Joo t. llie proverb so huppny referred to "by"' SlTribnneyJwn hetj falls"--ie, curiously illustrative.. of -'. the remarkable perspicuity of cause and . ''. effect. It' probably never occurred -to. any of our people or readers that the uin-f - tual relations between strawberries andj ; j beef were of so . intimate and interesting a character. Pat. Int. 7 MORE TROUBLE AT ERIE, PA, Is likely to occur, if tha statemont of a (Jlevo land paper be correct, that tlie Council basadopt- i, . r r. tU. n.l,..i ;11!rdo n the bridge, of tho Railroad Comnsav the einorat limits. The M.ivor Uw. ereerU.iajsiA.Jbas refused to give his "assenttd --likis resuhou ul-69batr jaldyiee. - v ' - "Li. -'-':r- : r..; ... UemarlaMe Cant of Tautology. -lit OI" debate, one of the ojmoi- wTflT" !an ungrammatieal ase of the word that. A wAdjTitnrTvf the" otfctid e F"r6se" tji d ad-y dressed the chair: " Mr. President. I feel it mv dntv to defend niy eolleazue from the tdiarge. of false graauraar ; and i so-,- doing, I shall prove by any grammarian you please that that that that that geutle manjised was in strict accordance with.-, every rule of gmmiuatrical construction.'" . " , a tirr; i.ifrwi-n iwonpiican leader.: it i 5., ,, ..1 . . ' , ' ' L ' " Wft.may. credit the HIungtiin Star, i iiewro, taxing ground agSl HSt political ab- oiitiomsin in 'America, ami declaring that their onginaP expressions of svmoathv with the oooouenU f sLtvrv ee.i e.1 by their want of a nrt.per knowledge , , .. . .. . : ? nf u;e pities of the Unite. Cm-ol'm 'uin. I States. .So. : .... ! dent of the Louduu Time, lTard th- a lAfAriA . - ,c"b,n8' UqHet glveu on that vessel aicers, at wtiicii the .Japan- I ..... " ll" !. w - . .i. . '"i.l TwrtrT i '.SMJIII JlOfia Willi rjal , IW than'aDy tiring vine he could7 com- '. i twic ji jn. .1. . 1 :'V n 3WvrVMSJtuS: