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tt irrn v jjiiM m MIJAi JE C. Hill Editor and Proprietor,, (6 uje jtst iwn fear jvot. Wilmington, Xortn Carolina. VOli II. NO 32. FRIDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1837. WHOLE NO. 84 WE UaMI ! I - - -lz v 1 PUBLISHED '..EVER? FRlDA Y MORNING. TBRKR DOU.AR.PKB ANNJM, I ADVANCE. '.-m n -mnre intuv, t NK HOLLAR ;;r:rVBVTIVW CKM for-each subsc- qBvTs?cn''r:rstikrn.'fi-.r less than oncyenr, nYi'l who permit their subscription 1, without giving notice, arc considered boaiiJfr the second year, and so on for all sue- 'CNolpri-3-ntinucd until a 'arrearages are D.iiJ vl-i a ttv- option ot iy r. - . f'-y- OtTli. i. n tt e rein sae t-1 Mr'A0l Huect.fcc- Rn.-U-Mn.UFKiCK. J J Wil.tliiQton, July 1st--l536. $ AT meeting of the Board of directors of the. Wilmington and R.d:ih Rad-Roa Um panvth.d.iv.ti.e fillWi.i? Hcsol uttoii was pass ed nd ordered to be pub ishe.a, viz.. i-... .i 'ru I ,.!rct Up exacted from "such StXKho'l.Wi, as slmll fail to pay I heir inlmenis witi..n the tun prescribed by public notice True copy fM JtKe mi nut's. JAMES S. GREEN, Secretary. July 1.115. - . tf Ram; Road Okfuik, Wilmington, D?r. 17(h, 1830. S A T a late.Mcctmg of the Board of Directors J-L of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Roao Company, the follow m;; Resolutions were passed and ordered lr bo published.' Reso'vcdTf.at n Discount be allowed, at the r,t v orr rent txr annum, for all ami-. UVK v- ...- j - ----- l , .....i MiM,nt n-f snhscnntioris to trie ttock of tin's Company ; to be estimated after all the pnymenls of other subscribers, shall have be.p'i r.iade: and the amount tiien re-furMl-u ureeobly to the same' J . UeiolvpJ'l'l'.Ht Iniewst 'be allowed on all In- foments paid not l'es.3 than thirty days befor they ore due. ' True Copy from.;e annates. . December 23ih, i3i'. nT,r e JAMES S. GREEN, Seer. N O T I C J3. S A"cr,t o the Rail Road 1 find it absolutely i5L necessary to enfiice l he law against perst-i.-trading with ne-roes. This is lheief.ie to warn all nersons against tridin with any ot ihe liainls on 'the. Road, without, an ex ccial pass horn my self or some one of t:.? En .n-rrs. , A.McllAE, ciiLermlcndanli Wilminston, LVbr. 3d, 1A37. 4r t f Raii.-IIoad UtFlCK, vurton, Mail 1GA. 1-W, S TftUUSUAM.to' an orW ' Uie I? aid of JJT DirVc.rors. hp.-Stockhoid-oi , of the W.nni-ng-ton and R.ileigh .'Rail Roud Company will be called on for the following instalmenS, viz : 55 5 or. share to be paid on or be fore 1st July next, " ' lsOct. I' " " 15th Decr I .TAMES 0i"E"N, President. May 19th, 1837. . l-.U f. To Wood Cutters. Rdei'h R.iil Road Jl Company w;ll contract for ft quantity-ot wood to be delivered on Hall's wharf. Persons who wish to contract, wi'l please call Ht the Kn'cinpcr's Ollu-e. on Mr -'M. P. Goldbo rouch or on the undersign r' W A LTER UWVNN, Engir.' Cr. " Wilmington, ,'qne 9 h, ln37.. . 22 t f. laycttcville and Western- NOTICE is given that the Books of Subscrip tion to the Stock of this Company arc opened at the Bank of the State. An instalment of Two Dollars on each share will be required at the time of subscribing. By the Commissioners JAMES OWEN. AARON LAZARUS. . Al.EXR. ANDERSON. Wilmington. Feb. 21th, 137. 7 t-f. . Wanted .by' the Subscriber, o AK and Bay IVi.rk. for which the following price, m cash, will be paid bh delivery, viz: S G 03 pr. Cord, for Oak, and 35 it . tar Liay, delivered in good order. JOHN. J. HE WET T. April th, 1R37; -13 t-f. TOR Si'HjB. Just received, and for Sale by the Subscriber : 60 Bales 1 lav, 50 lCg of lirst qualitv l.'i-d. . J. il BREWSTER. February T.d, 1837. - 4 t f KFi R'M II Vv . I r i I . W- l, A. nn rniitentof all ins property, including ..ttaiidm; dUiid'ie him, cither by note o- count, to the suierio'-r the latter hereby gives notice to all p irsons in lebicd, to call on D. B. Fl-jker, and make pro npt payment otherwise e4l steps will be taken f.r their collection. Th subscrilvr nr.re.by offers for sale all. the STOCK' IN TRADE r'cenlly belonging to th suid Stephen I. Wallace, consisting of SAODLERA of every description, HARD WARE, tc. CHRISTOPHER WALLACE, . Assignee. Wilmington, 9th June, 1897. 22 t-f. 10 It e ward 'il ! be given for mv man Piose, who absconded on the Colli of May last. He is about 5 f'ct high, yellow compledft.d. He has a wifi. at Mr. T. J. Arm . strong's, in Wilmington, at which Ka i like.lv to be lurking. The abovo re ward will be given for his apprehension and de lirerr tome, or confined in jail so that 1 get him aw. .JAMES B. WILLIAMS. Muddy Creek, Duplin Co., N. C. . Jnc30tb, 1837. v S5-t-f- ifrtJL If I - LAND f.-WISH, to sell at a fair price, 4 Tracts, of 6 10 Acres each, of well. limbered Land, situated on both sides of Little Cohira, on South River, and- Black Mingo run in Sampson county, and on Cluck Mingo an J Black River Run in Cum berland County. Persons wishing to purchase, can apply for particulars tolmc in Fayettvillc, or to w. U.L.ord, m Wiiinington. lie MALLETT. March 17th, 1837.' 10 t-f. NOTICE. 'jUIE Subscriber having quali&ed as Executor A to the Last Will and Testament of Ann CJavrin ili-e.eascd, at rrbruary Tei-m,1837, oftiie Co at of Pleas and aharlir Sessions of Bladen Cr iiity, hereby ives notice to all persons having . 1-..ins Ar deO'ianus against the Estate of said 'dc-'-urts-d.-to present thrm da'.y authenticated wjihin the time prescribed by law, or tins notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. .-v.-t-v-r r r rtm At A "VT r? March 3d, 1H37. 8 t-f. lIontague's Balm, An Indian Remedy for the Tooth-Acht. rjflHE established reputation and constantly U i'nereasing demand for this effectual remt Jy of pain, and preservative of .the teeth, has indu ced the subscriber to offer it to the American, public.-; Arrangements have been made to supply Agents in all the principal cities &nd towns of the United States, so as to place it within the reach of those suffering and likely to suffer, wi.h th most harrassinff of alt aches, (tooth-ache.) When applied according to directions given o: the b?t-. tie, it has nr.ver failed to Afford .immediate and permanent relief. It also arrests the decay in de fective teeth, and relieves that soreness which so frequently renders a strong Urtvh' useless. The application and rrunedy are S'.mple, inno cent, onri not unpleuvant; and he large number of persons in various sections of the country, who have, a'.rrtuly experienced such delightful and sa lutary b'incfits from the usejof t'ke Lvdm, are ready to bear (for the public goodthir testimony to its unrivalled qualities. . It iTanindian remedy, ob fainned singularly and unexpectedly, and may be regarded by the civilized -world . as the most remarkable discovery of the Red Man of the woods. . ' Price, 1 dollar per bottle. For sale by Vr. WARE. -Igen. June 3(V 137, . ; 25 t-f. NOTICE. 1 - rjTHE c.npaiL.iership heretofore existing nno r I B the' firm f PEDEN j& RUSSCL- i , was I dissolved by. mu.ual consent m the -Utn inst The business of the concern will oh settled by E C. RUSSELL who has purchased the. eilire S'tOCK. and will cunt in ;iie at the 01. D stand ncre he wd' .be happy "at. nil lirn s to serve hi? inds an1, oient'of- customers with a choice assort- Groceries, Liquors, AND rovisiouSn lu'v 21st, 1S37. 28 t-f. SHOES, HATS &c. The Subscriber having purchased the StocK in trade arid i.-' en the stand of Mr. Asa A. Brown, has recently . ade luge additions to theStock, and now; offers" to iiis friends and the public generally a very great assortment of goods in that SineSitch as ROOTS, SHOES, HATS, GAPS, &c also, a large supply, of ready made CLOTHING (some extra fine,) Saddlcs;.& bridles, Blanket Sheetings & Shirtings, Calicoes, and other dr , Gxc! also Sugar & Coffee. . THOMAS SMITH Wilmington, Oct --va, 1836. .t- " (fjfice of 'he Wilmivpti Hi?. Ifai " RESOLVED. Thu h h-".rs for the trans action of business in this Office shall in future be from 15 minutes after the turn-oiH bell in th morning,, until the by the Town lisucil dinner hour established THE undersigned would respectful ly call the at tention j of all those having business with this office to the above extract from tine minutes of the Wilming ton and Raleigh Rail Road Company. JAMES S. GREEN, Treasurer. Wilmmg.on, July 2!st, 1837. 2R 4-t. Rockingham Mineral (Frequently callbd Leonax Castle.) ITU AT CD in Rockilgharn CpuhtyNorth Carolina directly on Messrs. Peck, Well ford tfc Go's S;a.ge linc froia Washington City to Mil ledgcviile, .5eo., a high, handsome, healthy, and ' pleasant situation ; the vj'ater, (annalyzed by Professor Olmstead,) impregnated with Sulphur, Carbon of Iron, and Magnesia, a -solution of ex cellent . MINER AL waiteil, aoperating as a Ca thartic. Diuretic, &e , stijengthenin5 and organiz ing the, powers of digejstum. Stomach, Bowels. Liver, Kidneys, &c , SxceHeht, in Liver affec tions, Dyspepsia, p .b.i'ity Eruptions. &x., invi SoraMng the wl.' le system. It is confidently be lieved that medical intelligence, if consulted, would recommend this ynUr. The bathing es tablishment will be 'in good order' The, Proprietor is thankOil, and under obliga- lions to t'lose tliat have patronized mm. ana in forms v siters to the Spi'irU.?, stage passengers, trav-'Vrs, &c, that he will furnislvgood accom-modr-,!on's during' the approaching summer sea son ; and he flatters himself that he has given general satisfaction to his friends and acquaint ances heretofore. ! JNO. J. WRIGHT. July7t'hlS37. i I 26 4-L f-The Journal and Observer, Fayettevile; Spectator, Newbern ; Advertiser, Wilmington; Press. Tarboro': will insert the above, card in their respective papers four times, and forward their accounts to me, at the High Rock Post Of fice, Rockingham County, containing the' card, and amount. N. C with a paper I will send them the J.J. W. To Rent TimS BRICK BUILDING and WHARF on - he north side Dock street, at present occu pied by Mr. Blaney. v Possession given the first day of October. For terms apply to HENRIETTA URQ.UHART V timirgwa, Juiyth,Tb37. i 5 5-t TIMBER S 5 5w H 5 S . . - 1 Mi r "& PROCL.AMATIOX By the Governor of North Carolina), 200 Dollars Reward. "SSnJEREAS it has been made known torn V W by, the verdict of ;tn l!,r.u--st hild bv th coroner iai ,v. u. rveys, ot the countv of Mrl I tin' u'83 recently murdered in said county, and ; that George V. Cobu-n, (of the county and State atoresaid,) stands charged with ihemmmi of the s:id febny ; and whereas it is represented iuai in-: Kjwrgo, vv . tjobuvn is a from justice : fugitive lUUUM.c, tU Ule ,nll lrift 9aifl George W. Colnirn may be apprehended und brought to trial, I have, thought proper to 'issuA ii i in rrci mation, otTerin? a rpwarrf of twn uiuired dollars, to any person, or persons whi will apprehend :At-d coiifme him in the jail.,' or deliver hmi 10 the Sh?rUT of Martin countv! ana 1 (,o moreover hereby require all ofiicers - - - .'uikiu Luujiiy 11 or rudi-arv. within this Snip jAi ..... ,1. -1 , , ; j rT .n r. ...... .1 j .1 . I. . . 1 ' -- t WIM'LT IIL1 U. Ill 1.1 I - f Ill cqicuenueu, uie saiu iugiiLve. gs.' Given under mv hand as Governor! f tjWi'!2' onJ lt,o P..... C I .f V....I. t . 'vj nit uicai ocui 01 ionn varo- lina, at the city of Raleigh, thi 2Glh May, A.p. 1837. ! EDWARD B. DUDLEY. Chkistophbr C. Battle P. Sect'y; G. W. Coburn is' about 30 years of age, alout 5 feet 0 indies high, thick set, of an athletic anrj moscu'ur constitution, comr.iexion rather florid!. tud face, speaks short and quick when spoken to with eyes somewhat downcast. It is believed he-wore-on leaving a blue cloth coat with velvci collar. JuaeO-Ji, 1S37. 22 t-f. Valuable Property For.' Stile rgTHAT valuable Plantatic n in the County of M L -1. 1 i. I ... I . k m f t I Knincv. rW l.-T-d in oy ine name 01 i niacin, situated n'earthe sea st! fore, about forty milts fronb Wilmington, on the Gcorge'own (b. C ) maiii from the State line, con- p.ad, and seven miles tainiug i500 acres: or more, J- to 4Uu acres 01 which is in hijjh swanh and well adapted to the ulture of Cotton, Coi n, Oats, Peas, or any thing cise. This land is so situated, that the water which falls upon it. nil s nff io (o-xitedir:ctions emptying -itsi-lf into Educ R.er on' the Wtstp and Shal otte River on the East, which prevent its ever being 1tr.i1vd.Hfd by freshets. About 25 or M acres is now under cultivation, and will produce as much, for what 1 know, as any land ir the State. The balance is well covered v ;t! .White and oth"r Oakp, Black and Sweet Gum A-h. Poplars, Swjunp Pulmetio, &C. &c. The eidue of the tract is ol Hammock and Pine land, calculated for Timber, Turpeniine, Tar, &.r, The range for Calile i;i excellent, having the be nefit of a large salt marsh , and the Hog rang.i not to be b'-aten. Fisl rnd Oysters of the best kind -00 to be obtained within one and a half :'.'es of the settlement, in great abundance. The d vatanges of Shallolte and Little Rivers are very great, when vessels of considerable size can opl proach within five to seven miles of t.he settle! mcnt, and carry p-.-1'.- in any market. The settlements are new, and in pretty good order the w ater is excellent, und the situation not only lic.asant, but very healthy. 1 well sell the place as it noW stand;, a pan of the crop planted, and the ballance under w ly, with a good stock of Calile and Hogs, Oxer , Carts, plantation Tools' and about 200 Bushels of Corn, Fodder, Pease, &C, and hire the Negoes for the ballance of the year. Also 1000 to 1500 acres pf Tiirperitine land, wit' four tasks of new box s cn.t, work shops, etc. at- tached, si-uated on S Liith' Creek, about five or six miles- trom 1 own and about two from the n ..-1 icre rlatts can receive 1 urprntioe or any season, a red in one tide bring u to 1 own. My Terms sht'll be "Wilmington, Marcl ?V Persons ind lue. pide accommodating. j HENRY KUTT. 2-ith. ia:n. 11 t-f. 1 ' 0 i C rcpetfully in vi-'-ed. to call and -iutticv luraui KidUigrnce canr not f ' granted. H,N. '30 Reward. AN"AVTAYfron 25th inst. my N th.- :ro ooscrinern bunoav rn Vv' r. n 1 m 'j k 1 5. e v ; . 1 e r- rick, with her three chfl-'rn. Edward. Margaret Slild Bcts-y is of dark com- Ann and Ouropr.c. plection, lotv s'ature, sbeaks very slow, and has a downcast look ; her c mer! yt h e'pn .pel tyof C iildren are Mulattoes, liir! iarlts Nixon. Hcryoungj. est is an lntaut. The above reward w ill be given on her delive ry to m, or bt'ing loda: id in any jail where I can, get i:er and her childreh ; and an extra sum of fe30forthe conviction of any whi te person or persons harboring theirs. W. A. LANG DON. 25 t-f. June 30:h, 1837. Dissolution of CO PAR rINE R SHIP. npHE Copart nersh ir heretofore existing under the firm of W-ES" ' & MARBLE, was mu tually dissolved on llie 10th inst. GEORGE MARBLE having bought the entire interest of S. M. WEST, in said firm, will settle ail itsbu f stness. F. M. XSZFT. GI.-iRGE MARBLE. ?Ali peroPs inde.i ted ;o Wet A: Marble are po I Hxlya-eq nested to cal and settle, as their delay must unavoidably involve unpleasant n easnresi J. !-- 11 f I." M A Pf V ytumuu win ni'uki Wilmington, JulyT4ih, 18T7. 27 t-f. -4- GLIORGEI MAUBLli, -t IJeafer in STAPLE knd FANCY BEY CBiOQDS. Ready made blothin Hats, U9 Shoes, Sec. 7lo. 19, miliar kct Street, July 14th, 1S3: 27 t-f. Woxt I Wiiie. A few Demijohns of very superior PORT WINE, for sale at the Clarf-ndoi Bar, at Sl6 the Xkmijohn. They conl tain three gallons each. Wilmington, Austtst 11th, 1837. 331 . .. -Ba 1 , I rrr j THE EXILE'S RETURN. Then away ! then away ! I hare listened too long To the music of laughter, the echo of ong; To the notes which endear us to life, and to love, Which fullow our footsteps wherever we rove. I have lstened to these, I have lingered awhile, o... .1.- .1 . 1 1 .1 uut rue si" ill at. ucuai iuic iia u.iiiiikju ii. c uiuiic: And the whispered regret in the distance is hush ed, And thehopc I then cherished, is finally crushed. I watched, as the shore was diminising fast, The flutter of sails, and the creak of the mast, The dash of the billow, the howl of the wind, And I yearned for the hearts 1 leftbeatingbehind! I thought of my father, and mother so old, And 1 thought of their babe, with his ringlets of - gold; But mostly of Her who had twined round my heart The spell of a dream that can never depart I " No longer an exile, 1 flew to my home, I spied the tall cliff o'er the breaker's white foam; And 1 fancied I saw on ihs precipice' height, The small beckoning hand, and the smile of delight. The ship neared her port, und I spurned the last wave: 1 asked for my father they showed me his grave ; My mother lay by him iny sister was wed Our cottage a stranger's my brother was. dead! I looked rt my sister, und questioned in fear But the only reply was a sorrowful tear: Her virtne-was marred by the tongue of deceit, And the flower had withered, deprived of its sweet I yTs born on the cliff, I was bred on the shore Of the world I know little, I'll see it no more : I'll return to the tempest, the breaker, the wind And I'll mourr. not the home I am leaving behind PLUMBAGO. It was lately staled in the English pa pers, that the celebrated Mine of Plum hay.0, or Blak Lead, at Borrowdale, in lncriana, was exnaustea, anu that no other source ol obtaining this useful min eral was known. It has since been sta ted, in some of the papers of this ro mtry that Plumbago can b obtained in any quantity in the vicinity of Raleigh, in North Carolina. To confiim thi statement, we have pleasure in publishing the following e.M ract from a Geological Report made to the Legislature of North Carolina several years ago, by Professor Olmsted, then Professor of C!ie.'nitry and Mineralogy at the" University of that State, and at present Professor of. Mathe atics in Yale College. Nationa1 rntelligencT. "This great deposite of Blacit Lead," says the Professor, " lies a little west ward of Raleigh. The whole formation consists of a great number -of piralltl beds, varying in width from a few inches to twenty feet. They lie in a singular variety of isinglass rock, (micaceous schislus,) usually of a bright cherry red, but sometimes of a silvery white color. These beds; nmir throughout a space not less than three-fourths of a mile wide, and ten miles long. I have never read of any mine of plumbago which can com pare in exteVit u ith this, and have reason to believe it is. the largest mine on record." Professor Silliman having had a spe cimen of this plunibafro presented to him by the late dudge Johnson, of the Su preme Court of the United States, said, " it is of very fine quality, and appear well adapted both for crayons and pots." And Professor ; Dewey, of Williams College, Massachusetts, on viewng ano ther specimen, declared " It was the finest he ever sav." INDIAN ELOPEMENT. The iollo ving story of a renegade Blackfoot still further illustrates the; character of that savage tribe : " You see my wife," said Kosato, " she is good ; dhe ii beautiful I love her. Yet she has been the cause of all my troubles. She was the wife of my chief. I loved her more than he did ; and she knew it We walked together, we laughed together, we were always seeking each other,s so ciety ; but we were as innocent as chil- dren. T he chiel grew jeatous, ana com manded her to speak with me no more. His heart became hard towards her; his jeal.'usy became more furious. He beat her without caus and without mercy ; and threatend to kill 'her outright, if she even looked at me. Do ou want faces of his fury 1 Look at that scar 1 His rac against me was no less persecut ing. War parties or trie throws were hovering round us, our roungmen saw their trial. All hearts were roused for action ; my horses were before my lode Suddenly the chief came, took them to his own pickets, and called them his own What could I do ? be was a chief. 1 durst not speak, but my heart was bur ning. I joined no longer! n the council. the hAjnt, or the war feast. What had I j to do there? au unhorsed degraded war nor. I kept by.mvself, and thought of)therfi noihmg but these wrongs and cutmgrs. 1 was sittin? one evtnine upon a L111 i i . I "nn 1 1 tnfiff nrdr aL'di! f Ka ini'.i, nhrn """" "' ni4v "nut the horses were pastured; I saw ihe hor-j ? among! thnSK of th rhif Thi. mn,n,rl nn' and I sat brood in s for a time over www w av waw w Mwlw; r the in-j ruelriesj uries I had sufft-red and the cruelri which she I loved had endured for mv ; sake, until my heart swelled and grew sore j ana my teeth clenched. As I looked : ine lirst bidder. She therefore, saw no down upon the meadow, I saw the chief: thinj t3 military rerr srit3jlJ J walking among his horsr. I' fislened : my eyes on him as a hawk's; my blood 1 boiled ; I drew my breath hard. He went among the willows. In an instant I w.-s j The affair was. mimhiU Jlclv, in these . on my feet, my band was on my knife 1 j days of inconstancy.) trtuallv one of last flew rather than ran. Before hewas aware j year's r.andinr. that i. to sjy. the compe I sprang upon him, and with two blows j tition began then. The Haronet bad iaia mm aeaa at my leet. 1 covered lus j body with earth, and strewed bvshes over; the place; then hastened to her I loved. tuiu uer.wnai i naa aone. ana urea tier ; nan made, had been on the point of tro to fly with me. She only answered me ; posing several times, when. iut as he hid ...w. u,.-. , iniiiiuicu nn uiu.: wiuup 1 1 had suffered, and the blows rnd strinc! she had endured irom the deceased ; 1 had ! done nothing but an act of justice. again urged her to fly; but she onlyjto wept the more, jind bade me go. T:s In well, said I; Kosato will (, nIo::e to the : desert. None will be with him but the i wijd beasts of the prairie. The seekers ot blood may follow on his trail. Thev ! may come upon him when he sleeps, arid sun. tueir revenue ; out you wm do sale. 1 ivosato win go aione. "I turned away. She sprang after me, and strained me in her arms' 'No', cried she, , Kosato shall not go alone ' j W herever he goes, I will go he shall ne-! ver part from me.' 1 We hastily took in our hands such , things as we most needed, and stealing j quickly from the village, mounted the fir:-t horses we encountered. Speeding day and night, we soon reached this -tribe. ! They received us with welcome, and v.el have dwelt with them in peace. They are ; good and hind; they are honest; but their hearts are the hearts of women." Such was the story of Kosato, as rela- ted by him to Captain Bonneville. It i nfa kind that often occurs in Indian where love elopements from tribe to tribe are as frequent as among the novel-red heroes and heroines of sentimental civilr - zation, and olten give rise to bloody and lasting feuds. SINGULAR OCCURRENCE AT THE DLRBY. The importance of the Drby" is uni versally recognised ; on that day legisla tion suspends its labors the Clerk ofth Course becomes a more important man than the. Clerk of the. Crown the twelve J-rlges yield to the paramount influence of the Judges at Epsorr. ar.d speculation j transfers her seat from the S'ock Ex change in the City to the Grand St nd on the Downs. Horses gu up and Consols nrn nntfn f Vj m m Aram tint iaI l - j vjvj fc if 11 tuv run ii-; wi jv.nM o 11 nc more interest than thoye of generals and ! races supersede revolutions. . Tinse are the characteristics of Derby? j in general; that of the year IS37 ua; marked by a hature peeuliarljT us own. Those who were at Epsom on Thur dav and who was not ? must rernem bef to have sen a f'ark carriage drawn by four b auiilul grey horses which came on the ground about one o'clock'. Thor- was a coronet on the panels, and the liverv was not verv uissiniuar 10 mat 01 t ei E- of B . Four ladies were in the carriage, and two gentlemen sat cn L1 (1.L . It. me oo a. KJi trie mu ij, one was eieriy. t t r t I ' witn nign features, and clear grey eyes another, who had pei haps reached the " mezzo camin' della vita," was of darker complexion and fuller form a th i r: w;is youncr and pale, with a profusion r.f . r e'., . . bngnt clustering nair ana me lourtn, "Fair she was-thcrecouid be nothing fairer , , r . The rich tint of the rose was on her young cheek, her eyes were dark as night, and tier tresses like tne raven s Colonel Calicot, had he seen her. would 1 1 M have added that she wore a most becoming pink bonnet Those who were near enough would have had no difficulty in recognising her as Lidy M C . It is necessary, to complete the discrip- tion, to particularize the appearance, of the gentlemen. The elder of the two. "a goodly portly man i' faith' was apparently about tilt v. or byr Lady, inclining to three ;c re," with a ruddy complexion. grey whiskers and a loud voice. The younger who had certainly not numbered ha.f the years of his companion, was tall and slight, with dark mustachios. deep I t.l oiuc eye-, and tne wnnest teetn tt.at ever were seen. The nrst bore a strong re semblance to Sir J G . tbe other might very easily have been mistaken for the Hon. Mr. P ,of the Guards. That such a party as this should be assembled at Epsom, had in' it nothing remarkable, but that the fate of three of them should have depended on the result of the Derby was singular enough; such, however, was the case 1 Be it known then, that both the gentle men on the box were aspirants to the hand of the &ir Lady M- C ', in the carriage. Tbe Baronet's claim was the prior one, for he had known her from infancy, having ben refused by her mo ire and ttrpntv rm v.rA.. n. haps it was to indemnify him for bis Ion on that ocr.iii-n ii ... .u uir nnt .... II! ... " vuuuiryj w iu. uu.vimnf' non tn l daughter's hand: nrhnns Lea.,.- A-f.J discovered that matrimi, mn.t t. 'vii.rti igr than muttxal lore. LadvM - howr .magincd that ,he afil-ctions do Bnt7 actl v deoend on net of nfrestity to be knocked down to the pretensions of the Hon. 'Mr who par fartnthese.) wallzed divinely' which the Baronet c'id ivt watefced the growth of the plant fornearl? twenty years, and durinjr the last tvo pleased with the progress he fancied he m.iuc up nis mind, arrived the Hon tiuardsman. and the mr nf menced instinctivelr. I'an.,- i..p. Jcles ctampetres wefe.formtda'blv onnosed heavy dinners and dull conversation .the former .Mr. 1 .hont ennnirl t'ous; the Baronet monnnoli..,! ih- ltt.r T iius thecourtship continued, predilection inclining one way, and parental authority the other. Lady M s fjthcr the F ' 1 of t3 , is a well known iortiu"- tioblt man, no' tinJavortMy disposed to either suitor. lie admircd'the Bironrt's acrf ' and pinned his faith to his friend l - . . r . . " o etjtine ju.linTit, ii other vrords his Knowledge of horcilesh. Unwilling to ; compel hi- daui.ter choh o, he came to the determination of e,.thn'Mhc matter by the result 0 the Derby. At dinner on Sunday list, the affair was settled petit cntitL't. am! the nrornisi. lion made to the candidair this that h who named the winner shrjulJ carry the la'v. Wc ne d ntrthff fve that the fair pno was to Le kejtfttn ignorance of the arrangement. The B.irontt jrofesr?J himself a jude in turf matters he had kept rncers and I lost money by them, was always in the j s"ret and never won. He determined to har- the farorite. and named ron?enial l HatTcap. Mr. look H lie odd? against a narne; s horse, an outsider. He could well oflordto risk KlOOO. when his mis- tres was at the same time at stake. If he lost her. he cared ev.hing U,r his "inty p.n.f H he wm, hi- ained a j ... .... j i.i.e anu n lonune Oesitle. His charts j was not a'bad one, for he had an idt a that the f'jvori'e was not to wrv i!r;:5ted to his own judgment. to uiiotia him who was. It was a critical moment, therefore, when the be;! r.-.tij f. r .J.e jockies to v.t ioh-a nervous t! r. the horses pas.-ed in review before th: gi.-.nd stand; and he who noticed the pale ch"ek and quit, rin- l p of the voting guardsman, whn the word "Oft"" was given, would have rigf.ily deemeU thit he hnd"j-t i his .all upon the cast." 'I iij Baronet's liopes were not abated. The permanent glow still teamed upon is roy countenance, and not a hair of is L'i-v whisker wn nr. furt... I tr- aneied- he already saw Lady M . " wtvufua iic 1Q lIU rn.urimoniai rat trap Three minutes a re nn ins cniflcant of life, vet hotv 'rn rl i.itt tf . . 1 mtrch may P comprised within this ! 1 I : ?P,r ' 1 IAiow horn "Time rallor i withal. And on this occasion, "the pace." we are io.d"was trernendouj." Everr body on the Downs had hnr.i r f..,r- Zr some shade or complexion. Money and -- dinners, and c;ovrs nod hats, were about t- change owners. What wonder, then, i Lent's, the maL-c-vci?hl of scciYu- : ..v..i i... : i.. i . i ; . - jw ut- incmueu in tr.e issue. !, L-1 u the'taK-. for the race has lpien run hile the last paragraph was j being written; the knowing, cnes (inciu- ding the Baronet Were ar?; .Ui : . : l t I r i n 9.mr ffr fl i t1 t w9 merest accident, as evcrv one av rred a h r. t V, ... -i i i j of, on'e Phosphorus, was the winner.- ijy a " curious coincidence" it happened that the lion. Mr. P had namedihat horsa at last Sunday's dinner, and had even gone so far as'to take Sir J. G offer of 40 to 1 in thousand ; for, as the Baronet observed, "thousands will do very wrll for the tmuseau " The. trousseau, we hear, is already or dered, and we fear Sir J. G- will have-to pay for it, and did see that one of the ladies had vacated her place inside in favor of the guardsman. Which of th fair ones remained, we leave our readers to guess.t Reports are rife at'the Club of a wedding next week between an Earl's daughter and an Honorable Commoner it is called a PhotpKorvtt Match. AMERICAN CHARACTER. " We are bm in a hurry," says tn American ww"ler,.we are educated at sjK-ed. We rrrake a fortune with the wave of a wand, and lose it io like manntr, to remake and relose il in the. twinkling of an eye. Our body is locomotive, travel ling at ten leagues an boor; our spirit high pressure engine; our life resembles a shooting star, and death surprises ot like an electric stroke.".
The People’s Press and Wilmington Advertiser
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