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TUP. NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA. We publish rather more than v,e tire wont of tl.e rich I iles of California tn-day. The wonder of tint gulden lnd are beginning now to make a i Beep iinprssion upon the public miiul at! the actual receipts of loads of the flittering treasure, brings tlio thing home at once to men's intense thought and deeper pocket. When Appletnn rotiirt.oj home anil lectured tip on California, a!! his eloquent declamations, und vivid descriptions, nnil scientific speculations were dissipated and put to fljght,and rendered valueless, by his answer toone pluin and matter-of fact ques tion " Have you any gold " they asked him, " 1 am sorry to say I have none," was the reply ; and the lecture room of Mr'. A potion was desert ed, h'.s eloquence being no lunger an attraction : men could not depend upon what he had seen, and could only talk about, but not produce and exhibit. Kut with Mr. Parrott and Lieut lleall, the case is very different. Tho first has some $00 000 cf the real rosy gold, obtained in California, about which there can be no romance no richer elo quence ! and the latter 'carries about in his hand, and exhibits to every person, a lump of the real stiiJJ", weighing eight pounds, and worth about tiro thousand dollars ! Now, as seeing is LlietingflnA feeling the naked truth, such strong ai'gnmenls-nre perfectly convincing and the furore for Califor nia, which had measurably subsided, begins to prevail once more very extensively, and the talk is of travelling. If men con get rich by one year's labor in California, what's the use if staying here, where it will take him twen'y ? Biitour readers may speculate fur themselves. We look for richer accounts by every mail. SAVINGS BANKS. The New York . Herald, after mentioning the very great benefits derived from these institutions on the working classes, by safely keeping their surplus earnings, and allowing them . interest on their depositcs, states a curious fact : " The in terest allowed by thoso institutions is five percent, the difference between that and the legal rate of seven per cent being reserved for expenses, clerk hire, rent, etc. As the institutions, howcver.grew in favor with the people, it was found that the dif ference of two per cent, existing between the rate given to depositors, and that at which the banks loaned their deposites, which is the legal interest of seven per cent., was more than sufficient to pay all expenses of conducting the business. The con sequence if, that a large surplus fund has accrued in the vaults of almost every institution of this kind in the city, to which there is no legal owner ship. These large sums in fact belong to no per son ; not to the depositors, for they receive the rate of interest tacitly agreed upon when they made their depositcs ; nor to the directors, for tljtir ser vices are gratuitous" One institution of this kind In New York has a surplus of over half a million of dollars, which is regularly invested, and is ac cumulating from year to year, by the interest ac cruing upon it at seven per cent." DIPLOMATIC APPOINTMENTS. It is reported that the following appointments have been made or are in contemplation : Abbott Lawrence, of Mass., Ministerto lxindon. Win. C. Rives, of Va., Minister to Paris. Ikillie Payton, ol La., Ministerto Chili. Wm. A. Graham, of N. C, Minister to Spain. Gjo. P. Marsh, of Vt., Minister to Constantinople. Clay, of Kentucky, Charge to Portugal. Edward Kent, of Maine, Charge to Bogota. Judge ChirW of St. Louis, Charge to Naples. Tbo. L. CrWnden, of Ky., Consul to Liverpool. Lorenzo DraVer, of N. Y., Consul to Havre. Some of these appointments have certainly been made; others may not have been determined on. CHOL1WA AWD SMALL POX. At a meetingvf the Commissioners of Raleigh on Saturday evening last, the following Ordinance was passed : . Be it ordained byhe Commismners of the City of Raleigh, in view oj the prevalence of the Chole ra in various parts ofie country, and the impor tance consequently of (living the City cleansed and purified, that the citiaJrns-Tcspectivefy be required forthwith to resort to the use of lime on their prem ises, or to such other means as they may judgo pto pcT, for the purpose of destroying all offensive mat ter of whatsoever character ; and that the town Constable be directed to inspect said premises, and see that this Ordinance is properly carried out. It was further ordered by the Board, that as the Small Pox is known io be in the town of Greensbo rough, and may by possibility be communicated here, it be recommended to the citizens of Raleigh to have themselves and their families vaccinated without delay. SOMETHING NEW. The last Lincolnton Republican has thrcemar- riage notices, which bang out all tho efforts of the press in that line. The first happy pair sent a plentiful supply of the rich bridal cake, and thereupon, says the editor, A portion of it melt ing on our own palate, while we distributed the rest among our youthful corps of delighted typos, our office resounded with good wishes for a long life of health, prosperity, and felicity to the happy pair. The junior leading, all united with him in ainging: Oh ! happy pair to every blessing hem For you may life's calm stream mi milled run, Fur yon its rose bloom without a thora, Aud bright as morning shine its evening sun." The singing here, we suppose, was accompa nied by a dance of Devil ; ull, which was highly com)liuetttary. The editor, perhaps, did tho baas. The second hi also accompanied by a 'delicious' quartrai -of poetry. The third we givo verbatim tt literatim, as follows : . On the 24th alt, hy Mn R. Logan, Esq., Mr. Alston Putman, to Miss Conne'iia Irby. " The world was sad, th ganleu wuc a wild, And Alston side ti'l fair Ceimtha smiled." UPPER CRUST GENTILITY. ",' We have heard of a family net a thmis.uiJ utiles fnun this City, so excruciatingly genteel, that they refused jicniiission to one of their , negro men to marry a female slave, the property of a mechanic, on account of ihc jneiy ,t This reminds us of an old negres, (as black herself as the ace of spades,)whose mulatto daugh ter king about to be married, objected to on of the "bride's maids selected, because hercolorjivas a shade tro dark ! SPEECH OF SENATOR BENTON. Senator Denton has recently made a speech to his constituents at Jeff-rson City, Mo., which has created cons.derable excitement among the ' De mocracy." A telegraphic dispatch from St.'l,ouis i says : "That part of it already published fills thirteen columns of the Jefferson City Enquirer of Saturday last. Its principal topic is the resolu tions submitted by Mr. Calhoun to the Southern Convention, and the vote of instructions passed by the Legislature of Missouri. Col, Benton says he sees but little difference between them, except, that, the' former Would dissolve the Union immedi ately ,i-the latter ultimately. He asserts the right of Congress to legislate for the territories, and re fers to the course of Mr. Calhoun in 1820, on the admission of Missouri. lie acknowledges the right of Congress to legislate on slavery in the ter ritories, and to exclude or abolish it if necessary. Tho rottrse of Mr. Calhoun, he says, must prevent all compromise. Those who deny the right of Congress to legislate on the subject cannot vote for a compromise. The North will not deny the right of Wave-owners to take slave properly to' California. The law which makes Buch proper ly legal, expires when the property is removed to territory for which Congress has not legislated. Territorial governments are the creatures of Con gress. In Oregon he says slavery was prevented by the Benton proviso. There is nothing practi cal cr real in the whole slavery question to quar rel about. The territory would not have it, unless it is forced on them by Congress, and the denial by the South of the right would preclude the pos sibility of that. Col. Benton does not say how he would vote on the Wilmot proviso." OFFICES FOR VIRGINIA. It having beeti reported several times that one of the editors of the Richmond Republican would receive an office at Washington City, that paper of May 30, disclaims the wish or design of ac cepting office by the editor alluded to. Yet the same paper seems' to look upon the appointment of Mr. Wm. C. Ritfcs to the French Mission, as all riglit and proper, because " the highest talents and qualifications should be selected, without ref erence to residence." The Virginia press is usually pretty cool upon this subject, and seems to think it quite natural that Virginians should be entitled to nearly all the offices of the country hereditarily, wo suppose, because it has always been so ; and it has oome well nigh to be regarded among them that an F. F. V. has two claims to any other American's one. .. We imagine that the people of North Carolina will look upon this appointment (should it be made,) w ith great disgust. Rives (if we mistake not,) was one of those Virginia Senators who voted for tho r Expunging Resolution a black act of politi cal usurpation and he is one who has been ou so many sides of the politicayjwiket, as very palpa bly to expose to question his consistency and hon esty. If his appointment were politic in other re spects, as a Virginian, he himself is very objec tionable. - ; We have never been able to see why Virginia should receive so many officeswhat peculiar claims she has. She never votes fur us--cannot now be expected to support the Administration but so far as her action as a State is concerned, will do all she can to put it down. We confess we should like to see a little modesty tempering the rapacity of her office-seekers some little show, among her people, of being satisfied with less than everything ! The "sublime self-conceit and assurance of these" Virginians would be astonishing, were they not so well known. If tl.e whole continent were under their authority, and they embraced among their citizens thousands who combined, each in his own person " the wisdom of Solomon,the valour of Alexander, the military genius of Napoleon, the eloquence of Dcaosthcnes, the wealth of Croesus, the physical strength of Hercules, and the unspot ted virtue of Adam before his fall," they could not place a higher estimate upon themselves such pyramids of human greatness are they, compared with the mole-hills of common humanity ! If they do t.ot get all the offices, therefore.it will not be because they do not ask and expect them Washington City being all llie.time full of them, greedy and rapacious abovb measure. LOUISIANA. :." Whig Nominations for Cosghess. The Whig nominations for Congress in Ijouisi iana aro all mado, and are as follows : First District-O. P. Jackson, Second do Charles M. Conrad. Third do Richard Stewart. Fourth do OclaviusN. Ogden. In the last Congress the second district was represented by a Whig, (Mr. Thibodeaux) all the others by Democrats. In tho Presidential e lection, however, every ciistricl gave a majority for Taylor. The New Orleans Bulletin, says :. . In the late Presidential canvass, every Congres sional District in the State was carried by a hand some majority for Gen. Taylor, and why should wo not be able to do the same in November next ? We really see no reason why, by proper exer tion, luiiana cannot have an entire Taylor del egation in Congress. It would be a most appro priate and gratifying compliment to tho glorious old hero, to vt hoin the State gave such an efficient and cordial support from the first moment that he was named for tho high office which he now so ably administers. Lot us, then, start in the pres ent campaign with this determination, and let our friends in each of tho districts commence at one, with a good will, and with an unwavering resolu tion to t'flbct that result, and wo feel but littlo doubt that it can be accomplished. THE OVERFLOW IN NEW ORLEANS. A despatch received in Baltimore from New Or leans to tho 30th ult.i: brings intelligence that, in spite of all efforts to atop the crevasso, the water was still rising, and that labor was perfectly lost in attempting to subdue it "Already ow-Salf the city!' ays the despatch, "u inundated, and the inhabi tants are flying from their homes. All business was being" wound up, anj all who could dtf so wero leaving fat the North, to escape a season that it was feared would be the most deadly in th his tory of the city. The cholera is also spreading, es pecially in those parts of the city that are inunda ted. ".":-,' FOURTH OF J-1Y. A meeting of the Citiior.s of Raleigh was hi Id at the Town Hall.nn Saturday afternoon last, for the purpose of making arrangements to celebrate the approaching Anniversary of American Inde pendence the Intendant, Wit. Dallas Hat wood, Esq., in the Chair. A Committee, consisting of the following gen tlemen, was designated to co-operate with a Com mittee on the part of the "Risggold Guards," in making suitable preparations for the occasion, viz: Messrs. W. II. Jones. Hamden S. Smith, Thomas W. Dewey, James J. Iredell William R. Miller, and Col. W. II. U Tucker. The following is the Committee, on the part of the ''Guards,'' viz: Lients. Xarl)orough,Gales and Stewart .Sergeant Procter, and Privates J. J. Ryals and Joel Lewis. NAILED TO THE COUNTER. General Taylor has been greatly belied by the opposition press, who represent him as merely ma- king one of his cabinet, and putting himself on a level with them, by voting with them on every im portant question. You may be assured that this is a Locofoco in- sinuation ; the whole history of Gen. Taylor's life, his character, and his well known acts in times of difficulty forbid the belief of such an aspersion, He is fully conscious of his position, he knows that he and not his cabinet were elected by the people to excute their will, and he acts as indepen dently here as he did on tlio P.io Grande. It is really astonishing that his well known character istics should be so soon forgotten by those who were the first to behold in them the materials fit to form tho head of the government. Gen. Taylor is more a president than ever Gen. Jackson was, for he is liover the slave of his prejudices or his passions, and hesitates as little to take the respon sibility when he deems it necessary, We know what he was as commander in the field and you may be sure that he is not very different in the cab inet. .Y. V. Mirror. EPISCOPAL CONVENTION. .'Wednesday tho 23d lilt, was the day appointed for the meeting in St. Luke's church, Salisbury, of the 33d annual convention of the Protestant E piscopal Church in the State of North Carolina ; but we learn that the Right Reverend Bishop of the Diocese, being detained on the way by in disposition, did not reach there in time to organize the convention on that day. On Thursday, the 21th, the Bishop appeared, took his seat, and open ed the convention w ith prayer; after which the Rev, Joseph B. Cheshire was elected Secretary. The Bishop being again attacked by severe ill ness was unable to attend the meetings of the con vention, whereupon the Rev. Dr. R. S. Mason was unanimously chosen President, pro tern. A large number of delegates, clerical and lay, and other persons from various partsothc State, were in attendance on the Convention, ami we leat il that the parochial and other reports' made, gave evidence of the prosperity of the church, and that .although some excitement prevailed ut the opening of the convention, in regard to a minor of j unusual forms and practices In parts of the dio cese, yet the difficulties where fully adjnstod, and tho convention adjourned on Monday in perfect harmony and good feelings, to mec" in Christ church, Elizabeth City, on the .3d Wednesday in May, HjO. .-".' The health of the Bishop at thelast advices was better ; ho was attacked with neuralgia. Lincolnton Cour. THE SMALL POX, Since our last the small pox has appeared in one more family in the country, north of town, in which it is hoped that the care taken in vaccina ting will mitigate its violence, and modify its at tacks on other members of the family. Tho other cases in the country, north, are all reported as mild and rapidly recovering. In the country south, the affliction has not jet spread beyond a Bingle family, but we regret to sav has proved fatal in two cases. Ascnath Mc- A()oo dledon Sunday nighti and her brother, Dr. Albert Y. McAdoo, died on Tuesday morning last. In both these cases the disease is said to have ex hibited its most malignant characteristics." Five of the' black fanu'ly have since been attacked, but none of them are yet dangerously ill. In town the disease is still confined within the two families noticed in our last. At Mr. C. N. McAdoo's all arc recovering. At Mr. Underwood's, the case that first occurred has taken a favorable turn, but other members of the family probably cannot escape the affliction, modified, it is to be hoped, by vaccination. The most rigorous meas ures to prevent the spread of the contagion cor'.in ue to bo cnforced.and wc trust will result effectual ly. Greensboro' Vat. THE LOCOFOCO CANDIDATE. Mr. Lane, the Locofoco candidate for Congress in this district, did not make his appearance here last week, nor has he gone to Hyde court this week, though this- is the last court there before the election. By the way, we have heard it said that as his chief argument in the canvass two years ago was "Billy Lane has never been beaten,' ho is now in great tribulation to know what sub stitute ho shall make therefor, that will be satis factory to his "democratic friends." Again it is surmised that he is still unable to " tell his head from his heels." Whether one or both of these causes have kept him from mingling with the peo ple, we are unable to say. Again.here's a health to thee, 'Billy Lane!' And in quaffing it aljpw us to gave thee a piece of ad vice : Nothing can serve a genuine Locofoco like a good stout hobby. Start something, no matter what any thing will unite "the party," down this way. But In mounting bo careful not to get on hocls upwards." , , y N. S. Whig. The Southern Baptist Convention, which ad journed its session from Nashville, Tenn., in conse quent f the prevalence of cholera, met in Charles ton, S C.,on die 23 J ult. The Re-. Wm. B. John son, D. D.,of South Carolina, presided. The next meeting of the Cenvcntion is to be held In Nash ville.Tenn., on the 2d Ftidsy in May 1331. The delegation from North Carolina consisted of Rev. Bl.nrs. J. J. Finch, N. A. Purify, J. J. Brantley, J. M..Diinie!,'C. D, K'lU. I, Peterson. ' RAILROAD MEETING IX FRANKLIN. 1 FhankMston, June 1st, 1849. At a meeting of a portion of the citizens of the Com ties of Franklin and Granville, assembled at the Hotel of Col. Fowlkcs, in Franklinton, to take under consideration the Rail Road projects of the last General Assembly, Col. E. T. Fowikes was called to the Chair, and Dr. W, W. Green was appointed Secretary. The object of the meeting having been explained in a brief but pertinent ad dress by the Chairman, on motion of Clem. Wil kins, Esq., it was Resolved, That the Chairmen appoint a Commit tee of five to report Resolutions for the consid eration of the meeting, i Whereupon, John D. Hawkins, sen., Allen C. Terry, Clem. Wilkins, Isaac H. Davis, and Dr. S. A. Jeffreys were appointed, who, after retiring a short time, made the following Report : Resolved, That this meetinn- hio-hlv armrnve the action of the last Legislature upon the -subject of internal improvements, and tuliy Delie'O in their vast utility and practicability : That upon the suc cess of the Cenira! Rail Road depends the weltare of the Raleigh and Gaston Rail Road : That the completion of the former will ensure the success of the latter ; and when both slia.ll have been com pleted, a new era of prosperity will be unfolded for North Carolina, developing her resources now ly ing dormant, and will place her upon the high ground ot successful progress, which as a great State, she is so eminently entitled to occupy. Resolved, That the patriotism.talents and wealth of the whole State should be enlisted and brought to bear upon these great works, so as to ensure their complete success. Resolved, That we highly approve of the Rail Road Convention proposed to be held at Salisbury on the 1 1th iust., and we think, upon the action of that Convention will depend greatly the success of the whole work ; therefore, it Should be looked to with interest, and should be numerously attended by all the friendsof Internal Improvement through out the State. Resolvd, That the following persons be appoin ted Delegates to said Convention, with the earnest request that they attul am represent the interests ol this part of the State, which we deem vitally interested : to wit John D. Hawkins, sr., Dr. John O'Brien, Isaac Davis, R. F. Yarbrongh, Dr. Willie Perry, D, W. Spivey, Dr. Wood T. John son, Dr. Peter A. Foster, Dr. Ed. Crudup, A. C. IVrry, Clean. Wilkins, Dr. W. W. Green, Win. F. Hilliard, R. C. Maynard, Jainea Shaw, Dr. Willie Person, P. P. Perry, Jos. Kearny, R. W. Godwin. Dr. S. A. Jeffreys, P. C. Person, and Wilie Per ry jun. . On mMion A. C. Perry, the Chairman was ad ded to the list of Delegates. On motion of Mr. Wilkins, it was Resolved, That Newspapers fricndljitnthe cause of Internal Improvement be requested to publish the proceedings ol this meeting. All tho above Resolutions were unanimously a dopied. ED, T. FOWLKES, Cli. From tho Baltimore American. TitE United Democracy in Connecticut, New ! York, Ohio and Wisconsin, have established a platform, of which the general features are the fol lowing : 1 No more slave territory or slave States. 2 The abolition of slavery in the District of Co lumbia. 3 The extension of the Wilmot proviso over the Territories of California and New Mexico. , . : 4 Liberal appropriations by. Congress for the improvement of livers und harbors. 5 Equal suffrage for men of all colors,. ; 6 Tho repeal of all Tariffs.. , 7 Direct tax..t on for the support of tlie Govern ment, ;' .8 The Sub Treasury. This basis is the result of a "coalition between the Hunker and tho Bambiirning wings, th Istter having prevailed in that struggle for ascendency between the two. The Congressional elections in Connecticut and Virginia show an increased democratic strength, as it is called increased over the standard of the previous election. The lute official paper at Washington rejoices alike in both results, and is full of expectation of further democratic victories. The union of the old democratic party in Connec ticut was open and undisguised, and of the "dem ocratic" representatives from that State one is an avowed abolitionist and has been ono for years. Nevertheless the democratic success in Connecti cut is very cheering to Southern allies. The various factions which intend toopposjGen. Taylor's administration will soon he developed and defined. What bonds of unity there iny lie between them, save the common object of hostility to an administration that will countenance none of thciiijtiinc may also disclose. .'.'; '.. ARREST OF A CLERGYMAN. A letter received at the office of the True Wes leyan announces the fact that tho Rev. Jarvis G. Bacon, of the Allegheny Wesleyan Conference, preacher on Grayson Circuit, V.,has deen arres ted and committed for trial in that State, charged with the crime of circulating a Bible argument a gainst slavery, and loaning Frederick Douglass' narrative "with felonious intent," 4-c. If convic ted, the penalty is Imprisonment for one or five years. . BAD NEWS FROM ST LOUIS. The: Cholera increasing. St. Louis, May, 30th. The Health report of this city for the week ending the 28th, ha created much excitement, two hundred and eighty-six deaths having occurred, one hundred and eighteen of which were of cholera. Baltimore, May 31, The Cholera has last broko out in our city, and two persons have fallen victims to the disease, one of whom was named John Orndroff, who died last night, and the other was a negro at Donovan's slave depot. ' . 1 Norfolk, Va., Msy 80 The board of Health report 12 case of Cholera, for tho week ending Tuesday, 6 white and 6 co lored ; four of the cases proved fatal. The victims were 3 whiles and one colored. New Okuam, May 30 In spite of all the efforts to stop the great ere vasso, the water is still rising, and labor is perfect ly lust in atlemptingto subdue it. Already half of the city Is inundated; the inhabitants are flying from their houses, and busincs matters art tviug wound up. f INGI.RSOIX'S WAR CF 1S1L. This book is said to be full of the same faults of style as the other works of the same author. The following, froji his description of the battlo of North Point, is quoted as a specimen : "Gen. Ross, accompanied by Admiral Cochrane in the van, proceeded without resistance about (our miles, when, gallantly encountered by two compa nies of Sterrett's fine regiment, led by Captains Levering and Howard, and Capt. Aisquilh's rifle company, composing an advance detaihed under Major Richard Heath, accompanied as a volunteer by Robert Goodloe, long one of the most distin guished members of Congress, bringing on what was called the battle of North Point by fortunately killing General Ross." The title of this work ought to be slightly altered. It should be styled Ingersoll's War with the King's English. Ernest Augustine, cf Hanpver, is the only King in Europe, over 70 years of age. The year 1848 has witnessed more changes amTg the Eu ropean sovereigns than even 1839, The ag gregate of sovereign has been reduced from 47 to 33. Six monarchs have either made a voluntary or forcible abdication of power, viz: Louis Phil ippe, on the 24th of February ; Louis, of Bavaria, on the 21st of March ; Charles Prince of Hohen zollern Sigmaringern, on the 28th of April; Henri LXII, Prince of Reu is Lobenstein Eberdoff, on the 1st of October; Joseph, Duke of Saxe Altenbourgh, on the 30th of November ; and the Ferdinand l,of Austria, and Parma have been forced to abdicate by their subjects ; but the first has recovered his power, and the duchy of the second is governed in his name by the Auslrians. Three reigning prin ces have died Christian VII of Denmark, on the 20th of Jan.; Louis l,Grand Duke of Hesse Darm stadt, on the 16th of June ; and Gustavus, Land' grave of Hesse Homberg, on the 8th of Septem ber. 1 We hear from Washington (says the Richmond W hig)that the course of the Washington Union has excited very greatjdissatisfaction among the Democratic office-holders. Some, who are even indebted for their office to the Editor of the Union, say its conduct has been outrageous. It is unjust to tho administration but that they could havo borne with and heartless and cruel to the Dem ocracy in office. The policy of the Union, it is said, is to provoke the Administration to make a clean sweep. To this end, the President and its Cabinet are daily a- bused in the coarsest terms, and whenever a Denv ocrat is re-appointed, it is imputed to fear. This the office-holding Democracy consider an ungrate ful return for favors rendered, and a just provoca tion to a wholesale decapitation. But they need not fear. The billingsgate of the Union cannot r iffle Old Zack's equanimity. Ho will not be pro voked to tlirn out all. lie intends to shake off the ban of proscription, which has rested upon half of the American people for many years, and bring-a bout something like equality. In effecting this, soma blood will be spilt but not all. Gold Hunting is Massachusetts. In conse' quence of tho statement of a cunning convict in the State prison at Charleetown, the City Marshal and Warden went with him to Barnstable to pro cure $50,000 of stolen money, $34,000 of it be longing to the Wheeling Bank, which was robbed sixteen years ago. In a piece of woods the search commenced, and a hole four feet deep was dug straight down, then an excavation four feet to the right was made. The convict, who had been discing, got the Marshal to take his place. The idea struck the Marshal favorably, and he readily assented to the proposition; descended the ladder. entered head foremost the side ay passage exca vated by bis disinterested fellow-laborer, and com menced removing carefully the earth tnppoted to be in the immediate vicinity of the treasure. The Warden, bending over to receive the money as it was to be handed up, was suddenly pushed bead foremost into the well by the convict. He instant ly threw a quantity of dirt in upon them, much to the detriment of their eyesight, and, taking to his heels, effected his escape, leaving the two officers to get out as they could, with their labor only to reward their adventure. ' DEFALCATIONS. A letter from Washington says : It is said that several of the parties who hav been turned out of office have supplicated Father Ritchie not to mention their cases being afiaid the administration would divulge the cause which led to their dismissals. It is a matter well know that defalcations have been discovered among offi cials to a great extent. When Congress meets, the information can be called for, and it will dou bt less be promptly furnished. It will then be dis covered that some of the worst cases of proscrip tion are those of persons who have dishonestly used the trust committed to tboir charge. . . , Iforfolk Beacon. Hon. John P Kennedy, of Baltimore, is engaged in writing the Iiv of the late William Wirt. The work, which is nearly ready for the press, is com- prised in two octavo volumes, and will contain the correspondence of Mr. Wirt, much of which is of great interest, particularly illustrating the political history of th time in which he lived. The reporter of the "Alt California" says h has seen a piece of gnld,founrin the river Staai laus, by a man of the name of Weber, weighing 78 ounce aud valued at 81,248. The great Bacon has said, that the greatness of kingdems consists in these six things : 1st. That true greatness doth require a fit situation of the place or region; 2d. That true greatnes eoosUteth essentially in population and breed of men ; 3d. That it consisteth also in the valor and military disposition of the people it breodeth; 4ih. That consistetb in this poiut, that every common subject by the poll be fit to make a soldier, and not only certain conditions and degrees of men; 5i' . That it consist io the temper of the government fit to keep the subjects In good heart and courage, and not to keep them in tho condition of servilie vassals; and 6. That it cousisteth in tho commandment of the ea. J One would almost think, were it not for the anachronism, that this great man Was only drawing a picture ef America ; fur in all these points where shall we look for a model so p.-rf.-ct as our own T "- : A NEW PROF OF INTOXirATiOV. ' How," said a Jit;lj3 ill Mi-ri r. i.- , .-; cm the stand : " How do yon km.- . i.r.-iT intoxicated on the evening i,-t rr:--' i , ' " " Because 1 saw him a few mm. ;w J;,- muss tryine to pull off his trowters u.:r. - Ui,.i- jack!" Verdict for the defendant. See E!-,ek;..!if page 37, vs. Gin and Sugar. REPORT OF MARKETS. Under this head, we give the latest news we see p to the time of goi ng to press. Our readers may ly ttpon the accuracy with which we copy the reports we find. Richmond, June 4 Receipts and inspections of obacco large, with no change in prices. New York, June 2 Since the Steamer's ne . Cotton has declined J c. Salcsof 4(100 bushels of prime wnue Lorn at bl) c. and 20,000 bushels prime yellow at 64 c. There has been somewhat more activity in stocks to-day, with on upward tendency. June 4 There has been nothing done here since Saturday, in either Cotton or Flour. orn IB depressed, with a downward t"ndenry. Baltimore, June 4 No transactions in Flour. Howard meet, 4 62 a 4 75. Nothing done in ity Mills. Sales of prime Red Wheat at 110. We have to note a slight advance in Corn. Ycl-' low is selling at 53J,and White at 59 c per bushel. 1-kteksbcro, June 4 Tobacco lugs 2 to 3 ; Leaf 34 to 6 ; bulk of sales 5 to 7. Cotton ac tive at 6 to 7. Wheat, but little, at 85 to 90. Lorn, small business, at 50 c. Bacon 71 to 7i. Lard 7$ to 8. . v - . . tAVETTEviLLE, June 5 But little produce in market. Cotton 6 a 6l. Flour 4 a 4 62. Corn scarce ; 65 to 60 c. Bacon 61 to 7. At WamiSGTOR Bacon, hnir round. 7 to 71. Corn 45 to 50, Fyetteville Flour 4 26 to 4 75. Ird7to7j. Lumber Flooring boards 7 50 to 8 00. Timber 3 00 to 7 00. Turpentine, ye, low dip 1 90 to 1 95, virgin 2 60 to 2 55, hard 95. Spirits 25 c. At Cheraw Cotton 5 to 71. Kales 20 bales. Bacon 6 to .6 J. Corn 50 to 56. Flour 4 50 to 5, At Augusta -Cotton 6 to 7 J. At Columbia, 6to7. At Charleston Cotton 6.1 to 7i. North Car olina corn 65 to 60. Flour 51 to 6H. Total receipts of Cotton 2,580,- . 1 bales,!raiint 2,119,345 last year. MARRIED, In Hyde County, on the 8th ult. Rev. Peter H. Joyner, of the N.-.C. Conference, to Mrs. LavinU H. Howard. DIED, On Sunday, the 3d inst. at her residence in this City, Mrs. Frances Devt.reux, in the 80th year ot her age. State of North farollua. Pitt Coiktv. Court or Tleis and Qiaktf 5tiwyos, ) May, June, 15-19. Joseph Rniggoold, Executor, V M. The Legatees and Distributees f of James Ringgoold, deceased, J IN this case it appearing to the satisfaction of lbs Court, that some of the Legatees and Distribiilui-s of Jaines Ringgoold deceased, live beyond the lim its of this State, it is therefore ordered bv the Court that publication be made for six weeks in the Ralirh Times, a uewspaper published in the town of Raleigh, lor an persons wno are in any way Interested m th estate of James Ringgoold deceased, late of Put County, to b and appear at our next Court to b held on the first Monday in August next, at tin Court House ili Greenville, and make thenwelves parties to this petition, and receive the amounts due to them, or the same will be taken jm mv and heard accordingly, and Uio docrc made as prayed for. . Witness, William D. Move. Clerk of our said Court at office in Greenville, the first Monday of may, a. u., ie'J. WILLI AM D. MOYE, Clerk. June 8, 1849, (Pr. adv. $5 62J.) 276w Soda Water. TTV Soda Foiintnin M it, nn.Mlmn anit it nrr.,r.1a he generally, that mora delightful Soda Water slid Syrups cannot be found anywhere. I have an ample supply of Soda Water Bottles en hand, and families can be furnished at any time, with any quantity of Soda Watur, flavored to suit the pal ate, by application to P. F. PESCUD. Raleigh, June 8, 1S49 37 Congress Water. THERE may be found a supply of Coitgrm Vs. ter at my Establishment, freeh from the Springfn, and I will keep il on Ice, (a heretofore, for the ac. comroodatiou of my customers. p.f. rnscrD. Raleigh, June 8, 1849. 27 CHOLERA! CHOLERA! A LL who may be apprehensive of having Chalrra -or Diarrhaa, in their families, should send to the subscriber and get a Bettie of Bernard's Diarrhaa Medicine. It is one of the best medicines ever pre. pared for Cholera, Diarrhaa, Cholic, Cramps aud Summer Complaints in Children. p.f. rEscra Rsl -igh, June 8, 1849. PROSPECTUS OF ' ' THE REPUBLIC. THE undersigned will, en the 13th day at June next, begin the publication in the City of W'iA. ingtou of a Daily VY big Administration Paper, to be called The Rsruiuo. th editorial supwvHuoa and mauageraent at which will be committed to Hie ex clusive ear f Alexander C Bullitt and John U. SargenL . Th Republic win give to the principle upon which th Administration of General '1 ay lor came Hits pew. er a cordial, xcalou and oonstant support. It will he a faithful record ef the times ; it will discus public measures in an impartial and independent spirit ; it will be a vehici of th latest tad most autheutic in. formation ; it will he, is a word, a political newipa per devoted to the liberaliiiug and procrewiv doe. trine which prevailed in the late Preudeutial can. vass ; to the interest of labor, as developed ia th wants of Agriculture, Commerce nud Manufarttim, and to the cause of Literature, Science, aud geueral ii t lligence. The Republic will cknowledge no dzmMt n. eept to the couutrv. U will aim Io mpnl th dene and support of the American VH. It will be the organ of no person, or party, or fraction of pi-tv. in that eomnulsorv bcum. u-ni,.!. ,..iiri i, i.o.n speaking boldly and emulidiy to the IVopte a. bout whatever it obiioernu them to kirw. The Republic will be printed on a doi&le-r-.vi! sheet, in a new, large, ch-ur, readable tvpe. Besides the daily paper, inure will be piiWahf-da Tri-Weekly and Weekly Republic, made ui t ih most interesting- aud impnrtunt matter of til.. i ue. TERMS: , Da. For tlie T'eily Republic in ler the Tn-VJly . -5.'. I'nt Hie Weekly ' N paper will be sent uulras the oi J. r ' k.-ri,ij,. Bi.J hy ihe niouey. All Oommuiiicition upon b'iHoi'iii ul ' i,'M'.',,it tt C I !-:. i, i ii . ' l," WlJlli;I.Mt t ti,
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