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-'4 1 1 71 : . THOMAS LUiilMi, KJitor and Proprietor - T1T J DJLLIRS Per Annum, invariably in Advance. VOL. 5. WILMINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH 26. 18o2. NO 29 ? THRILLING LINES. The circumstances which induevd rhu writer ol the following most touching and thrilling lines iare as follows:1-A young 4ady of Nw York was in the habit of w riting for tbo Philadelphia Led ger on the subject of Temperance. Her writm were so full of pathos; an evinced such deep emotion of soul that a friend of hers accused her of being a mai.kc on the subject of Temperance whereupon ho wrote the following lines : Go feel what I have felt, "7 Go bear w hat I have borne Sink 'neatii the bkw a father dealt And the cold world's, proud scoru ; ' " Then"suHWr on fr ru year to year: Thy sole relief tho scorching tear. Go knetl as I hare knelt, ' Implore, beseech and pray; - Strive the besotted heart to melt, The downward course to stay, Be dashed with bitter Curse aside, , ' Vourprayers burlesqued, your tears defied. Go weej as I have wept; . O'er a loved father's fill ; See every promised blessing swept Youth's veetiiefcs turned to g.ul ; Life '3 fading flowers strewed nil the way, Thai fought pje up to woman's day. Go j.ee what I have seen, Behold the strong man bowed With gnashing teeth lips bathed in blood, 'And cold and livid brow ; ' f G- catch his withering glance ; and see t There mirrored, his soul's misury. . - - . Go to thy mother's .side, ; And her crushed bosom cheer ; Thine own dcej anguish hide ; Wipe from her cheek the bitter tear : Mark her worn frame and wither'tl brow, The gray that ptreaks her dark hair now, Willi fading franvj and trembling limb ; And trace the. ruin back to him i ' ; Whose flighted faith'Tm oarh youlh, till mised eternal love and truth. 'Bui who foresworn, hat h. "yielded up That promise to the. cursed cup; -And led her down, through lve and light, And all that made I;ir;prospi -els bright ; And cha.iu'd her there, mid want and strife, That lowly thing, a drunkard's wife; And stamp'd on childhood's brov so mild, That withering b'ight, the drunkard's child! Go hear, and feel, and see, and know, ' All that my soul vzt frit and known, Then look upon the wino cup's glow, See if its beauty can atone, Think if its flavor you will try! ." When nil proclait.-i "'tis drink and die !' Tell mo I HATE the bowl ! Hate is a feeble v.-.ord; I cr.ATHE ABHOR my vcy soul . With strong disgust is slirr'd When e'er I see, or hear, or tell . Of the dark BEVERAGE OF HELL! THE RIGinM)F CHALLENGE BY SLAVES. Uurinir the efforts to obtain d jury lor t ie trial of Alfred and John at .Mo-ore Superior Court, for the murder of their m-tler, it sfrue.k "ua very forcibly that a hwe has a much" bet ter chutiCH in thia Slule to escape the penal ties of the law Tor his misdeeds than u white nun. Are. we correct in this impression-? And if so, ought not live- law to be amended A white man on hi trial fwr a capital of fence,, has t lie ri;hi to 'make a j'eremjrtory cliaUvne of Itiirly five juroris. A slave on Ins trial for a Jikii olfei-ure ha the same rijl 1 1 ol ch.dlenge." by hitmelr. hW master or coun sel, that is provided by law for the white nian : aiid far we regiird the law ns per fectly riiiht and proper. But in aihliJioti to tliis privilege ol peremptorily -' challenyitij; thirty-five juror, the slave charged ia euti-th-d to a j"juryrof roo J anil lau lul men. own ers vf: slave.' The consequi nce the Wave ha? a much greater latUude ofchallenge than a w'hfte man : and in some ol the coun ties of Slate, where al.avt holders are very T-vv. he never couhi be tried for a crime af ftctinT his life. In the county of-Yancy. for example; out of i population of oioie thafi, ciht thouaud .ouh,there re only some tliree hundred and fifty lavs. and thTey perhaps owned by. a lew iiuli viiluajs : and in Chero fceo the nun;ber is about the same. Now appose a slaveholder in one of these coun ties weri- to order his negroes to slay his iCuerhy. in the mot j ullic manner possible, ;and tliey were to execule the commanu tin-,di-r such cireumstances as to creaite much ,excitemeut in the community how could they be tried ? Indeed without any" excite unent at all. and in a case whVre no affidavit , for the removal of the cause could be made, n jury could never be obtained, while thirty five slaveholders may be peremptorily chal Jengcd, atid any number of men, however fair and Cisitilercsted. may be set ..side be cause they own no slave. Or if ilua master of an oflTennino; !ave should conclude to have -him tried, he might saft ly rely upon pa-kino; twelve scamps out of .the population of a whole county on whom he corjld count for the acquittal of hi negro. ! WacUsborovgh Argiis. To Ccre a Felon. -Take one table poonful ol red lead, and one table spoonful of castile soap, mix them with as much weak ley as will make it aoll enp jgh ;to spread like a salve, and apply it on the first appear ance of the felon, and it will cure it m ten w twelve hour. ' : ' THE BEiT FRIEND : A TALE. TRANSLATED trROM THE FUEXCH. TOR Tail COMMERCIAL. BY A LONG CtiKK COKKESPONDENT. ' . : CHAPTER, 11 ' The merchant urreM on by up unlucky curiosity, hath ventured out upon'ilio poi.i ol a rock, whence the horizon presented a deci dedly magnificent and sublime appearance ; hut th awful precipices, by which it wlas surrounded would consign the rash reman tic iotruderto its eternal enjoyment. ' " 'How the devdtixlyou get up there V in quired Victor, auia zed-tfie rash.j-.vild dar iagd the old man." 5 ; .- 'Ah faith ? because as I ascended, j trans ported vviih the magnificence of the scene that was bji ruling on my view, I did n'ot once cnt. i.ler the difficulty ol a descent.' " ' -W.-li, well4-Ict yourself slip, I will catch you.' - 1 '. '.vluch obliged; a person of my age does not slip, but'tumble.1 j- Ah.ahat is q'lile different, well wait, hold on a moment.' "' ; 1 Then having quickly traversed the spnee that in tervetics, Victor stretched himself down anJ clinging" with all hi might to the fis sures ol the rock, reached' one hand ta the inerehaist:. . j' , iuy. :iiij, ne. tot yourseii go. l will r.o! losvniy grip, no- n)i.-a my aim the: rnountain will sTjger fill with you.' . , That isfwit likely,' murmured theold man. n.Cr'pti;:g al.thb ..tjau; tia;c ..vi;uU6'n of his liberalf.r. 'Xiv ''' ' , Whds. the poor manvwas being congratu latedn tlie armsof "his daughl;r for his mi raculous escaj)'e, Victor having descended stood by. iy rapped in asi exstacy inf twofold happiness,' '"being in the presence of Jier whom his heart worshipped and adored ; almost en circled by the halo formed by the rays ema nating from her loveliness, aad passing thro the prismatic medium of lier pearly ami j v ous tears; arid enjoying, besides, the luxury cl those feeling- at.d ennilioiis that over pro ceed Irom the eouscious :es of havinir'perfor ml a generous, noble and huma:;e act. Sir.' said the merchant, -you have saved mv lii'e ; it was in imminent danger; I have not word sufficiently adequate to convey ) Ou.my grateful feelings. May I ask to whom. I am so deeply obliged ? To Victor dti Carrel leu,' modestly replied the young matt. The particle that adorned the name of our traveller had a magic effect upon fhe1 mer chant. , Sir.' continued he. lI h ope we shail see each other again. You are residing in the village. I presume ?, : Not immediately.'- answered Victor. His dwelling was not indeed in the village, but a litile above it. 'Whenever yon shall happetito.be passing ''by the hotel of the While Horse, I request you will not forget, on any account, Mr. Auvray, of Pordeaux; that, is my name. ' v ' ' 1 Victor4 .assented to this kind and gratelul jnyitation. r.nd added an amiaVde smile in re turn Jbr the interest and partiality which the young girl testified fornix. :' Two hours after, Victor -deCave-llea acci dentally passed Ay the hotel, but he did not enter; he only glanced at the house ;: the in terval that had elapsed since) their last inter view, being so short. The next day lie felt less-scrupulous; 'TJie visits of1 the young man' were, at first, somewhat angelic, but at last they became lottg and frequent. Victor ardently loved the old merchant's daughter, and was "equally- loved by her-pignorant ol that despicable-, deluding art, called coquet ry, she did not conceal the sentiment that was glowing within her bosom, nor strive to repress its gushing emotions. . ' At length the .bathing season like all finite sublunary things terminated the-moment of separation arrived 1 Victor,' said the mer chant one day accept my farewell saluta tion. My daughter and IJeave for Barages to-morrow r You are reluming to J3ordeaux ? asked Victor, his face suffused with deep anxiety. 'No: 1 have promised LuciFfa to chow her the capita!, besides, I have some business of importance to transact there. my self. We are going to Parts.' ;To Paris ? . ' but I am going there too. If o would allow me to accompany you, you would save me the regrets of your absence.' My dear Mr. de'Corvelles, that would give mc the greatest pleasure ! but all the post horses are engaged, and I have been obliged to take the only two seats that were to be disposed of in the public eoach l' ' , How unfortunate V, interrupted Victor, But if you should succeed in procuring the means of rejoining us. here is my address. You know yoar preset ice will always con tribute to my happiness.' - ; .Mr. Auvray and his daughter started 1 off next rooming. Victor, in consequence of his improvidence, and notwithstanding his contrivances was obliged to wait eight days before he could follow them. . - This interval appeared to htm an agp, and more tlin gnffiped 'o convjjce hitn how deep,. and ardent was h:s love. K)h I' (exclaimed he--oftentimes to himself) of what a monopo lizing and selfish nature is love! How insip id and unint-eresiing is every thing in the abr settee of its flbjeet ! Would that "the human heart had not such tender susceptibilities! Would it. had been either invulnerable to tile rude assaults of Cupid's wahtcn shafts, or "that there had been such a c onstiiutionaj arrangement made that it could never be separated from the object of its delight !' Victor having arrived in Paris, proceeded directly, himself, to leave his card at the res idence of t he old merchant, to inform him of his return, and to prepare him for the visit he intended to pay us soon as possiole ; after which his mind was more composed and tranquil; lie returned to the hotel of the Four Nations where he was first introduced to the reader. , 'Sir,' said his servant 'a gentlemen hag been to see you' I'His name?' inquired Victor. 'Faith. Sir; I do not know, but he is one of your best friends.' . '.One of my best friends!' murmured Vic tor, astonished. i Yes Sir.' ( " -Well that wiil do. You may retire. I wish to be alone.' The docile servant then opened ihe door and withdtew; and Victor weary and ex hausted from the fatigue of travelling, sank carelessly into an arm chair. But he had been scarcely seated when the door opened atid the seivant entered; Sir' said he. here he is.' 'Who?' ' i 'The pal sort' that was here thi-s morning.' 'My best fiiencKT Ves Sir,' j 'Ah! introduce him.' "'., Then the servant having stepped aside, the litlie old man, still covered, with d :stand perspiration entered. At his 'Vypuearance Victor was disconcerted and involuntarily stood up. 'Mr. Benn ;' exclaimed In, and then feel back, grbatlyVeffeeted into hiscair Mr. Benn. whose sudden and abrupt at-. 1 j pearance has not permitted is up to this, to sketch his likeness or to note the, peculiari ties of his physiognomy, was a man already in t he decline of life ; his extreme emaciation, which it is saidj is a powerful antidote against, and an efficient medicine for the evils aa l iafinrJties of old age, sufficed of itself to pre serve' him in a state of heiallh proportionate to his years ? His forehead, formerly narrow and of limited surface like all those of vul gar capacities, hail been worked so hard for soue time past i.i the acquisition of proper ty, that it now included within its domain a great part of the occiput and parietals Twj grey and bushy eyebrows suspended from his bald and withered cranium, like a few briery brambles sprinkled with snow on the side of a barren ro: k, indicated that the wintry, season of life had long since set m. In fine, the deep wrinkles of his face, void of expression and character ; the last sad symp tom of approaching dissoIution--completely proved ihe decrepitude and imbecility ol the little o!d man. Notwithstanding, Mr. Benn p1 eserved, interiorly under this worn, shrivell ed, corporeal envelope, ti juvenile ardor that showed itself now and then in the vigor and vehemence of his wotion and in the fierceness and fire ot his look. The ardor, that men usually evince under the influence of each of their various4passions. appeared in Mr. Benn only when under tjie influence of that for money; the lowest and meanest of all. With such propensities! men go to great lengths; at first they treasura up in the chest; then they lend out by the week, and should they have bumps of covetousness. they rob. Mr. Benn did not go so far as that; he was afraid ; but he devoted himself, with so much, ardor and ability, to usury, ihat, in a few years he accumulated a very consider able capital. Victor was not the last to experience the cosily compliances of our usurer, and 'the latter, I encouraged by the respectability of Victor's family and the wealth of the noto rious uncle ofBurgoype, .did not deem , it prudent to reject a business in which the improvidence of the borrower left him an unlimited range. Ho thus lent Uim to the amount of more than thirty thousand francs. But as the young man was contiou- iirg to have recourse, withoutiscruplc. to the tntal nura Mr R.nn hmnn' Li ChI niipn- , r. .. ' c- . 1 -ui- , and finally refused ri comply with his reck- less dem itids. Victor returned no moreantl it was the usurer that. had to go to him ; Vic- tor berjrged lime ; it was srraqted, but never theless he was: unabb- 10 liquidate the debt. Air. Benn became menacing. -' . Mr. de Corvtlles soon perceived that the contest was not equal I he therefore fell back ariil it was then he. commenced that long retreat which We have" seen ac?onipiishe(t thro' Europe in general and at Barges in particular. . i -JUNIUS." ( To be continued.)'' , RALEIGH AND GASTOX ROAD. We learn that fifteen miles of this Road have been laid with heavy iron, and that the work of repairing and relaying is going; forward with ener gy and spirit. Three ships laden with iron for this Road, have recently arrived : and the qu -uni ty now being received will, it is supposed, be ! sufficient to complete the: Road to Henderson. W havo recently observed: with treasure, the . - v " 1 ' improvements already made and in progress on the premises of the Depot of this Road, in this City A considerable addition has been made to one of: tho workshops, one of the lots has been enclosed, ! and some of tho buildings repaired. &c, &y. The prospects of this Road are improving and brightening. When completed, it will bo one of the best Roads in th country; and the stock, it is believed, will yield good dividends. Standard. EXPORT OF GOLD. The following table shows the amount of Gold exported from San Francisco, - California, dsriiig the vear ending Dec. 30, 1851. ToxNew Vork $30,SiJl,400 40 IS ew Orleans-- i -404.294 11 London 1 3,S92,6dO 73 Panama 151.293 64 run Diego- v 5,100 CO Valparaiso 444.452 CU Uiodo Junerio-- 15,000 10 TuJcahttana t f-- 15,750 0 tiong Kong 2,534. CO $ 33 292,425 G2 TREASURY CIRCULAR. U. S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, March 6. 1862. Sir. Satisfactory information has been given to this Department that in the . practice . pursued at the potts of Great Britain, packages from the United States, containing ordinary Aim rican news papers: not exported as merchandize, but intended for immediate distr billion, are. on their arrival delivered to the agents't'o whom they are addres sed without being subjected, to the payment of duty or. to the delay consequent on the formali ties of enteiing at the Custom House. It being considered proper in view of this prac tice, t hat, every facility, consistent with law, should be afforded in ports of the United States, to the prompt. delivery of newspapers of similar character coming from Great B ifafn, you are ad vised that hereafter newspapers, properly so call ed, such, for example, as the European Times, London Times, London News, Dublin Nation, &.C., whether issued daily seini-wcekly, and if in a single sheet,, in whatever manner folded, wlien imported for immediate distribution to. subscribers-and not intended for suhi as merchandize, are n?t liable to any charge of duty, and you are therefore authorized to direct, the boarding ofli- eer at venr 1 ort. after due examination of the-; package repackages, and there being found there in no pamplJiets, periodicals, illustrated newspa. pels, t r any other dutiable article, to deliver the same to the sigeftts to whom they" are directed without uimeeesVary delay. Several works or periodicals in boo& or pamphlet from, such as ..II... r-,l0 ' l.Pn rIrw... " I' Afl,onnnm " IlOUSCill'l'.l Tlili3,. ii.aiutui.i, unit. iia.iiui,. j 1 mi ...... .1 . . ' . 1. Hill . t...l rT ana lnusiraieu pajtcrs .vucii as xuusiraico. cs Ladies Newspapers," "Punch," &c; necessarily remain subject to thy rate of duty imposed by law ia Schedule G, 0 the existing Tariffact. (Sigceil) . T. C0RW1N. Secretary the Treasury. BRITISH EXPORTS AND TANNAGE. The declared value of the.eports C British and Irish produce and manufactures duringu'acli ot the last six years is as under : 185 1, value of exports-. je63,lS2,C59 1850, ditto ! 63,733,4 17 1849, 'ditto ........ 58.910 992 J 849, dit to ........ 4?,946,32 1S47, ditto ........ 50.8H7.7S0 1346, ditto 51,227.050 The year which has just terminated, exhibits an increase in our exports, as compared with iS30, of 2 757,212. aad, as compared with 1843, an increase of ne irty jE2i 1,000,000, : ' Of the totals, ctton good? and ya-n from a large proportion; being 2?,257,40H. in 1851, and 30,073, 9S9Z. in 1352, being an increase over last yeir 1, 821,593.; or nearly seven per cent. The tonnage for the years 1850 and 1851 ia as fol lows : :;' . Intcarda. ' 1330 1S51 BriUsh- 4.07-.544 4,338.245 United States 535,191---- 718.661 Other countries- - - 1,439,961. 1,821,824 6, U 3,696 6,1-38,733 Outicard. British- United States- Other countries- 3,960,764- '. -620,034--. 1,326. ISO- - 4,147,007 - 78S.40S i,547;731 5,906,973 6,433 14 1 THE TRADE OF THE UNITED STATES. By the ofilcial statement the value of artietes exjiorted from the United Saates last year amount ed to Sol 7,517 130, of which there were domestic pnKlucts to the value of SI 78,5 16 555 ; domestic gold and silver. S18 143,16-3; foreign gold and mI-vt-r. SI 1 0555 717 ; foreign poods esiorted, SD 738 -G35 making an aggregate, as above, of 5-317.-' 517.120.-, ; 1 . . - - ' ; '".' The imports in the same period amonntetl to 8215,725,935, of which S4 907,901 were in Secie. If we deduct the snecio from tho cross amount ot imports, and. also, the 80,733,596, for foreign goods exported, there, xvill remain S20lM9fiffi,"-t? ' p same wbaxf, break-, as tho value of foreign, goods imported in&bi-t infir twelre tbd acfrrs. itArtcbsoirf Hod camtns consnraed in the country In the year l&Twa atTQ X Irt RKX .rmial if.-wt rrt . . , 5 .9178,010,565 of dcrowsttc prodacts ported in that year leaving balance against us of S-2 472 844. . Thin is ld enotifrb, yet it would have Wen a great dt-al worse, but for the, ad'auce in the nrtce of raw cotton, which tlius swelled the i value of our exports,' and reduced the balance I against us, Thin. and the gold received ft otu CI- j ifoniia t.n';ll)ed as to mtel the cost f our inipor- tat ions, and but -flgr the.e tesontcv. the ne inci- drn,aJ 1 the ther new. bow would the Mustri- sustained themselves in the cticis which they have to-pass through at the close of the year 1 And yfct,,in vh w of thee facts, that we are neglecting: or' refusing all prot-ction.r etcotnj?--ment to our own industry and contributing all our re.satrces to the support of that of foreign countries. Congress is idling its time away, and !l Inks of nothing and will do nothinsr, by a pro ermlteratton of the tariff, tu rcinedy.this evil."""" Belli. Pat. QNfJ WE&K LATER FROM EUROPE. Hi.ip:x, (March 17. ! The Royal Mail Steamer Niagara arrived here this 010110112' at 4 o'clock, bringing Liverpool dates of March 6th. and CO pa5sen-rs. The steamer Euiopa arr.ved at Liverpool on the 20th ultimo, and the Pacific on the 3-1 instant ENGLAND The Anti-Corn Law League wa bein revbw ed. At Manchester a subscription of .13 000 was gi'ing forward for the agitation of the ques turn ami the re-election of the two tnnuters wliose seats bad become vacant. Sir John Pckingham, Lord John Manners, and -Lord Henry Lennox had been returned. The speeches of these-geallenien, on the Free Trade question were very cautious, throwing the subject, for the present, overboard, and looliing forward to the next general elections. The new Chancellor.Sagden, had taken his scat in the House of Lords as Baron St. Leonards. SUPREME-COURT. This Tribunal adjourned on Monday, after a long, and laborious seMon. The follow ing are the closing decisions : . - Br Rckfi.v, Ch. J. In Carter v William, in Equity, from Rockingham, directing the decree to be reversed. Also, ia Moore v Ivt-y, in Equity from Northampton, declaring the plaintiiTeotitled to redeem. Also, in Wooten v. Becton, in Equi ty, from Lenoir, declaring that the trust must be executed. Also, in Thomson v Newlin, in Eipiity, from Orange, dismissing the bill with csts. Also, in Jvnigbt v. Bunn. peiition to rehear, affirming the decree. Also, in Richardson v. Prigden, in Equity, from Johnston, directing a reference. Also, in Hocks v Lea, in Equity, from Wayne, di recting decree for plaintiff. Also, in Green t. Durand, in Equity from Craven, declaring that ' the negroes P. H. and F. are to bv, accounted for by the Defendants, the trusts for their benefit are not valid. Ahso, in Craig's Ex'rs v Howard in Equity, from Orange, directing a reference. Also, in G randy v Baily, from Pasquotank directing a venire de novo. Also, in McDjnald vs Tyson, in Equity from Moore, on exceptions to the Master's report. Also, in Eaton v. Eaton, in Equity, from Granville. By Nash, J. In Spaikman v. Danghtry, fiom Bertie; on motion in arrest overruled ; judgment afb'rmed. Also, in Stata v Weaver; motion for cerlio ran, refused. By PearsoV;' J. In Trice v Torrent ine, rever sing the judgment. Also, in Move y May, in Equity, from Pitt, dismissing the bill with costs. FROM TEXAS. ' r ." We have Galveston dates to the 5th instant, and Indianola to the 4th. Col. Loring, of the rifia regiment, arrived at Indianola on the 1st instant :with company C, of that regiment, and tHeir horses, Lieut. Elliott commanding. The Colonol left on tho 2d for the frontier. ' j , The State apportionment bill did not pass, be ing sent to tho Governor just ten minutes before the Legislature adjourned. He declined signing it because it was unequal in its distribution, iarid, therefore unconstitutional. An extra session, it is thought, will be necessary. The internal improvement bill, appropriating about three hundred thousand dollars, failed to pass the Legislature because of the amendments made in the Hou$c, to which the Senate refused to agree. A committee of compromise from both branches was appointed to amcud tha bill, but they never met. p The Indians continue their depredations along the RioVlrando and Nueces, and even within fifly milcs of Kn Antonio. A man WVo puts asldo his religion because he is goinj; iutcrV society, reaeniblel a person taking off bishhoea tivcauiw he is about, to walk npon thorns. V from tie S-jrfvlk Beacon; Vith. insl. EQUINOCTIAL G ALE-DISASTERS. We bad a full blowup Equinoctial galo yestcr dy, wbiv-h set in aboutNnidnight from - S. h and continued to blow heavily during the day gradually backing round to W. t X. Vf.t till c laper went to press last night. ' During the blow, wind N. W., the ba"iae Cora Horton, before reporutl in our hv-- fle'11, b-. low canie up, and in attempt' round to"j ftii tho purpose of Jroppin'--!cr aQchor rn into ;ibt sdoou J. & !j. H. P Eaton' at.rojrn Point. damaging.be- ervir that 8he sunk soon after Thesis fith guano, tar, Acrbouod to Snhnre- The t-aaqne also Vnn into thv hff to leak badly. Th? sliip Brewer aWo sutaiod slight dauiaRO to her head rigging from the barqut. The Cora carried away bowsni it, bead stays, .martingale, ic. Damage estimate at something nearSOOO. DEATH OF REV. MR G0RSCCH. CcM8KRi.AND. March 17. The Rev. John L. Gorsnch of tho Methodist Episcopal Chi rch. !wno Mine hero to the late Conference, atid who hH been very sick for sev eral day, died hers last evening. Mr. Goruch was ofiginallv from - Baltimore county, and , a son of the late Mr. GorMich who was killed ome time ago at Christiana. Pi', whilst endeavoring to arrest on f liis slaves. ' Ho tood bigb as a OinLster, and bis bcuirs gayv evidence yf tho , p-aceful triumph which' pure Christraulty gains in death. ' 1 ' ' -''; Ass!gt;ment8 of the Ae s of the United States natil. PliiLADKLPHiA. March 17. The stockholders of the United Suteji Bank held a meeting to-day. aud passed resolution nia king a general assignment of all rights, titles, credits Ac, LMonging to the Bank, by n voto of 730 yeas, representing 9,010 shares, 120 nays, rep-1 resenting 3.100 shares. t FIRE AND LOSS Of LIFE. Nkvy Vokk, March 17- V A fire occurred this" morning, which totidly con sumed the building, No. SO Broadway. A young j man named Miller perished in the flames, and an- j other named Robt. Eigler, was so seriously injur ed that be died in a short time, afterwards. ACCIDENT TO THE STEAMER HERMANN Nkw Yohk, March 17. ! The steamer .Hermann, for Bremen, Las uptur ned, having, when 800 miles out, 011 March 1 1th, broke the centre Rhaft of her engine. She saw j on the 14th, 300 niilet east of Sandy Hook, a steamer supposed to be the, Franklin. - , SEVERE STORM. "Phn.ADELPnu, March (17. A furious stortn accompanied with a high wind I has raged all day. -The 22d Regiment of County Volunteers, in spite of the fctorra, paraded iu hon or of St. Patrick's Day. ' ! ; ' At New Orleans a man wko had bnt recently commenced business found his . creditors rathrr loo prompt in urging the payment of: their littlo bills. -What is the matter," he at length asked, 'I Do you fear1 me V Yes' was the hesitating reply of a modest dun. Fear .iuu!" be exclaim ed, 4,on what grounds'! Has any one said I am not honest 1" "No, no," replied the other ; "but" But what Mrl" "Why, to be can lid, wo havo,1 noconfidence in your btinesa caiacity, seeing . you do not advertise The man luuoclitily mado annual contracts with three paptirs, and is in excellent credit, and prospering finely. TO COMPUTE INTEREST; A correspondent of thy Baltimore Sun comma nieates the foUowlug ivipUM'V for computing interest at six per .cent, ier annnut for any mini- i bcr of days which ho lei tud, ho says, t'.velv years ago : ! "Divide the nur.iber of d by six, and multi ply tha dollars by tlic divi.lend, the result is tins interest iii decimuis ; cat off tho right hand flguro, and dollars and cents. Thus : whais the f inter est on S100 for twenty-one daysl 2l divide1 by 6 is 3J; 100 multiplietl by S is 350, or 25 cents. Again:. what is the interest on S37 for nlnrty tbrcc days 703 6 I5i;373x 1515,850, or 55 85 910. Let book-keepers try this rulu;$itU Ucy will find that it is no humbug. ... , ' A "deinn Foin" young gputleman, In tnrnlcg swiftly on his heel yesterday in Broadway, run his head against a yo!ng lady. Ho put 'himself in, a position to a: ologUo, "Not a word," - said tho quick-wi'.ted beauty; "it b not haid enough . tohurtKny boly."' The coxcoiat frowncti and sloped, the young lady smiicl and courtefcied as graceful an angel. j AFFECTED I1UMLLITY. Rey. Js?o Lee, of early Methodist notoriety, nei to tell anecdotes at times as productive of instruction as of. levity. He would sometimes refer to a certain Joe Wheaton, a preacher, who was so humble, that he would again and again call himself Joe Whcafon, the weakest of sU .Oodis creatures. I . ' ''" ;. . "- ' ' - , ' '" A colored brother once followed Joe, in the ex ercise of the mveting, who in Jjis turn, with equal modesty and propriety,- solicited the attention of the congregation to the testimony of the weakest of all Ood'a.crealion except Joe Wheaton. There is a lesjoh as well as a laugh in this story. , . QUAKTZ MININa. The San Francisco Shipping List has tbo fol lowing remarks relative to mining : '.Ife.wonM cautionjour f iends, away from California, to look doubtful? on tho letters frorj. this country, mor: tioui our quartz .mines in extravagant qiralse r their great yK'd and oflta runes.beinjf made and likely to be mado in them; indeed, n'n- lesa a ertion is living in the immediate yzxnly.f4 the works, to see for Llcwelf bis rjjumcv la safer t his (ockt than -in experiraenting lo qoartx. To this fac.t many, of onr, citizens tan testif v- NEW P03T PFICES- IN NOBTH C.JU0LIXA. ' Elk Shoal, Alexander cotjnty, 12. Alexander, P. M. 8ody, Wactauga County, Morgan 'Swift, P. M. OvAuile Creek, Cabarrus County, - J. -"B. Pmjer. P. IS. Wblto JHJJ, anioa Coanry, Ishcci Milton, P. M ; Cprlag; hr3en, 2?q v Jh jsirr. T. , C var-.P, M. iMorffsvCie: Wain. Ctxintf. JtrVmi ' ri I '! 1 1 1 i X
Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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March 26, 1852, edition 1
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