North Carolina Newspapers

: 4 7 W3 1 The meaning ford's for objects, is taught by ; i ,.; , .J.mitiVs. ittue woru imparts an abstract t idea x'r a" n,onu , QVbreer difficulty. 'Improve ?LJinf.tl.ev:t!mofLKjKH oral or .mental quality, it is attended ements were iutro- e bv M. Sieard of i I i....',l, t this -mmlA of instruction tr ifs te ciit perfection: "these methods have been- pub ' witb so. m indistinctness, and in so intelli- - nlle a manner, tUat jMr. Loot borrow and the other .instructors in tKe'ew York institution for the (1,..,f ;Ul-a dumb, have been able U perfect them- i'kes in die theoretical .and practical knowledge of tlir ;'-ar't,-by' these publication-; alone, without coin"' abroad to1 witness .and p learn in other 111... Hi rlhid these wUrks been accessible at this : j.Uto', a.inore ati-factory Account could doubtless .ui e'bein prestiited to you this evening than that f5r r w hich vou are now --receiving. ' t; ; '1 J'TIip v.riTiMr.al on or' ot 1- Li e consisted in adopting arlMrarVj verbal signs, inieau oi ueumng J wordsby paht,omiWeor gestural dehmtipn. It i :ri-: .ot . it..r im-iroveineht- bv Si- ' ;LJnfurc t leir riUillilieS. OV Wieu T;'; j on horlebac'k is exhibited I)"the index and i l im'dllie ngof the riglit. hand,. straddling over ( the Index fingi-r tliese are then jolted for- i a nrd to represent the trotting motion of the horse. f . : a snake ft djigat y the tore-nngtr, ex- - ' '. --. ii J c i - - L.Tut'l iVi 7l VI i T !l I I V If HI 'I fklTirwll il 1 1 H I ' If lin ill (1 'II it I -f . iTn huUrtite ad-av. tiie lelt arm is lent. and ", ' 1)I;IU Ueiore ,III5 IU,UJ iuuMi.-iiui uic iiv 1 wii, nuu .1 .. a sernirircle i traced- above it, sbeginning at the C-f v ft was in -tins manner that M, Sicard estabhsh- . mit rni'i ir i.uii I lun i a i i vci : iiiLtj Lftir; nullum 11 i ' I l.jt jitiTiils ; iind when 'such siyns becanio' familiar. ; ; . 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I 'folldw(d;nH'th'4rft- greater : Cacility in ' the i Syrac'ice it, less that is merely curious, and more r - itu resnocu to tne possiointv nowever-pnearn- iiW to converse with the. Jeaf and dumb by the for whicli it is intended. It may verv strono- and neat, but if it be built on wrong principles, it will never give satisfication, and theood wife wUl al ways be wondering why it is that her bacon is not equal to that which she eats away from home. Now, there is no bacon in this country superior to that produced in Maryland, where the smoke-houses are certainly rather primitive in their construction. They are usually made of logs, rudely-: plastered with clay on the outside, and thatched "with straw! The hams are hung upon hooks driven, into the rafters. The fire of chips covered with saw-dust,' in order to prevent a blazel are in the iniddl of rthe floor; anil the? smokft,' after haVinr done its duty; escapes through the innumerable cracks and opinings in the. walls and thatcii. Such a building i not very ornamental, but it is much more effioi-' ent than; those we frequently see-constructed of brick or stone, "with tight - roof, a close-fitting" door, and but one small aperture for the escape of the smoke. '. A sniokedtonse can hardly be too open. Where the walls and roof are tight, or nearly so, the smoke condenses on the bacon, rendering it flabbv and ill colored. To-be sure, where there is good ventila tion, it takes much longer to complete the process, but this delay we believe to be rather beneficial than otherwise. Sonte' people have the fault of al ways -'tieing in a hurry, and their bacon is never- well sinoked. - It should be cured gradually and slowly, and this is another reason why the Germans are so sutressf'ul in the business. In Virginia, two months is not considered a long time for the opera tion, and the hams of that State are, out little in ferior to those of Delaware. , Green sugar-maple chips are said to be best for the tire, and after maple are ranked hickory, sweet birch, and white ash or beech. Some think well dried corn-cobs superior to every thing else ; ahd they certainly furnish a sweet, penetrating smoke. Saw-dust from hard wood is also excellent "tor -the-purpose. In damp weather it is advisable to sus pend operations, for the moisture that then settles upon the hams is very injurious. They should never be allowed to toueh .each, other, or to rest against any 'flat surface, and it is quite asrimixirtant that thev hanf with the small-ends dowmcards, ih order to prevent the escape of the rich juices by dripping. As a" security -against nies, some: persons are in the habit of throwing a few red peppers up on the lire, as often as once a week, which gives the rind or 'skin a sharp; bitter taste that is parti cularly disgreeable to all kinds of insects. : AVliere the smoke-house is so situated as not to be much af fected bv the hearts of summer, it is a capital place for keeping the baeonafter the opertion of smoking is perfeeted. Flies will shun a dark room, and any that gain entrance! -maybe rendered harmless by occasionally burnhig a : pepper or , two. If the smoke-haus; he constructed on the Pennsylvania plan, the smoke h at daily comes from the kitchen tire w ill .be an additional protection, r I The great secret in the art of smoking ham's, is to dry thenAy fejnoke, and not by heat. 1 Where they are kept in close proximity to the fire, they invariably acquire a disagreeable flavor, if not be come soft and greasy. The smoke should- not be allow ed'-fo jeach them until it is nearly or quite cool,' and to 'etFect this , some farmers have the fire' outside the; building, perhaps " tw'enty or , thirty .feet distant, an A' coilduet tlte smoke to the interior' great importance to thiroad, that a connec tion should be formed between this and the Seaboard and Roa noke rail road; and instructed their President to open k correspondence with the President of the latter road and Jjie -Mayor of Norfolk, urging the importance of Forming thii e ennection, and of speedily availing them selves of the provisions of the act of 1848-9, upon that subject! A copy of the letters addressed to these gentlemen is also submitted. No action has yet been taken by them upon this subject, bt it is onfidently hoped that some steps will be speedily taken to a complish thik.rnost desirable work. Owinff to the dilapidated condiiion of the road, upon the approaeh of winter, the Directors believing it to be impracticable to continue the daily mail trains, and to trontiport freight to anv extent, determined to reduce the mail and passenger train to a tri-weekly, as soon as arrangements could be made with the Post Office department to that effect f and through the ageiwy of the Post Master at Raleigh, they suc ceeded in making that arrangement ; and the pas senger trains have been rurmkig try-weekly since the I5th Dec. last, and wMl probably continue-to do so until the month of April. Thin, has in some measure, reduced the receipts upon the road, from that source. For the'Veceipts and disbursements, reterenee is made to the Treasurer's report. ; A memorial has been forwarded to Hon.G. E. Badg er, one of our Senators, and to Hon. A. W. Venable, one of our representatives in Congress, praying for a remission or an extension of time for payment of the duties upon the iron contracted fori atii part of which is daily expected the one to the benate has been presented but no action has yet been taken on it from the othej'we have no information. One new engine, of superior construction, hy Nop-is &,Rrother,of Philadelphia, has been purcliased and w now upon the road, and several new burden cars. These, with" some slight additions and repairs to the shops and depot in Raleigh, constitute all the outlays upon the road, except . for the re-laying of the track, ;md those connected necessarily with the transporta tion of persons and produce. We have advices from the iron manufacturers, which leave; no doubt that the greater part, if not the whole of our iron, will be received by the month of May. iVis, while it tf course expedites the comple tion of thj work, will necessarily require heavy and frequent calls upon the stockholders, unlessthey sTiall provide other means of raising the sums required. The report of the Treasurer w ill, shew the amount p;;id on account of instalments. Some steps are necessary to be adopted to enforce the payment of the instal- ments'as called for ; a list of delinquent subscribers, -wirl be tnrnished by the Treasurer. The Board would recommend the adoption of a more rigid discipline upon the road, than has heretOr fore existed : and that a system- of regulations be established and adhered, to,, for the government of subordinate officers and agents. All which is respect fully submitted, . GEORGE W. MORDECAI, President ' Raleigh, 10th Jan, 1852. 41 STATEMENT SHOWCTS THE COST OF LATISS THE SH-AKD-A-HALf MILES OP - - koad: 500'tons of rails, delivered at Garyaburg, ( , Freight to Gaston - ...... Chairs '- Spikea, ''........'. Sills, . Distributing materials, punching iron, &c., . Workmanship and labor in laying, $20,750. 1,500, 9d6, 975, 4,455, , 1,130, 2,178. $1,924. CITY ELECTION. The following is the result Of the election held in this City on Monday last, for? Ihtendant and seven Commissioners : . IK TEN DA ST. W. Dallas Haywood, no opposition, 190 votes. Scattering votes, 14. ' - COMMISSIONERS WESTERN WARD. S. W. Whitings 27 ; A. M. Gorman, 27 ; C. W. D. Hiitchiugs, 21 ; Thomas Briggs, 25. Messrs. Whiting and Gorman elected. COMMISSIOSERS MIDDLE WARD. Sea ton Gales, 40 ; Edward Yarbrough, 34 ; Tho lrnis li. Fentress, 28 ; E.'P. Guion, 18 ; John Prim rose, 18. Messrs. Gales, Yarbrough, and Fentress elected. COMMISSIONERS EASTERN WARD. Eldridge Smith, 72 ; Dr. Thomas I). Hogg, 40 ; William C. Upchurch, 37 ; Samuel Rowland, 37. 'Messrs! Smith and Hogg elected." - John J. Christophers was elected Constable in District No. 1, without opposition ; and John lay- lor was elected Constable in District No. 2, by the following vote: Taylor 52 ; Quinton Utley 35. Standard. EMIGBAHTS FOB CALIF0BH1A. ".- The tiood of emigration . passing through New -Orleans to California has never been greater than it is at presenLj These emigrants are geuerally of a different character from those who have preceded them, and they1 go to enrich riot to despoil. They are principally women and children the wives and little boys and girls of the hardy and vigorous men who two years! ago visited the distant shores of the Pacific, and wio by enduring peril and toil have established ney homes for themselves ahd families. Of the seventy-eight passengers who yesterday sailed for Chagres on the Philadelphia, fifty-four are women and children. Thus her sister States repay California for the gold which she has distributed among them and given her, for what is lent dross in comparison,! young hearts and hands to love and defend her, arid gentle woman to create endearing associations anjd raise alters to peace, by every fire side throughout her broad domains. P. . 4- -,,,, vt I, hurl it rrrrin it snopch fA wlnfli lniil Tllft.- ? . j- rr ---- r - ; , r ' z- 7 7. . n . . v ... . i l . . n ..r n niT 111 1 r iif.r in ftrnri 1 nui t: t , i 1 ! . :- r r ui' a i-ir miismi -k uiiuii tut; auinur lv u li uu i , j- iiiirnei. : iir. vrouuy, a nuuisier 01 i. nervals in I ' ,1 I .l Geneva, had a" daugliter; u who, at two years old ! r lrotjiing pf wiiit ls said to her. liut by observing 4 1 the: motions of the mouth and lips of others, she . .'hM;qui'red-saTnan3r-W'wds,'tha out of these she ; ? lias funned a sort' -6i jargon , in which she can hold Lt-'i timyersation -w-hoje'days with those who can speak. I lie language. She knows ("nothing that is said to her, unless she sees the mot)on;of theimonths that ?peak to her, so that'an tiie night they are obliged '- ; it light candles to speak to her One thing will ii ;aiiear the sirannfest Vart of the whole narration. j J She .ha a sisttr witli w hom she has practiced her J Slanguage more. than with 'any- bod7 else; and in ;-.:; the night, bv' placing her hand on her sister's lips; jp she can perceive by that; what ?she saith, and so r caiv discourse. -with her in ,the dark. 7 '11 :-: In the Ainerican editioji of the Encyclopedia, a g .;.-': Tetnarkable circvinistance is mentioned, as venfaeu It in ; some itanoes of' persons, thick of hearing ff " They hear better and more easily it is. said, if s i loud hoise le raised at .the time when you speak to j-them : whiclus, owing-, no doubt, to the", greater j tendon ot. ttie ear urura on that occasion. - Dr i-Wallis. mentions a deaf woman, who, if a drum j were beat in the room, could heaany thirg very clearly ; .so that her husband hired a drummer for ij a servant, that, by ill's means, he inight holdxon- ' iA-ftrafinn iv-it-ti ' liic vif.- T"hA iamA . ;iitli,r rrii- , tious, another, who,.living'near a steetle, could al i " 1 ways' hear ;erywy i, if there was w ringing o t cT fhrjorour.beils : but never else."' ' . : rr: : lahfeturh to closer views of the interesting1 V; . subject before us, such an institution as we now ft jcoutetnjdate ;s by no means' a singularity in our .J "'own country. Sevdn, .of . these, institutions, to the :f 'lnitior of this nation, were already in existence the lij : last Jt'ar, hi the United Staites. The fame. of Hart frirrt'i intvnotoly otnuected in our minds with her : syium for the deaf arid dumb, and with the name II -. allatidet, and they ' will live together in the S -.irieniory of men, 'adorned with "a wreath, more im 5 v. ;Peri;;hable tlmn motmihents of -brass or marble it -. x A 'e In comes great and prosperous hot so much j v) its'Vonijrierce and woalth,1 as. by its public jnsti-1 r -,'10 nnproveinerrt of its citizens in eve- 1 butane :nt. .This we demonstrate by the pri--inarV!iiiieret, -we; feel v'iif visiting and enjoying If- ' K -;1,eV'lent;iBStu'lio!is.' The anecdote of Ir. i . !V-Parid.olpli.4nYohe' of his visits to 'England,' j ' : 7 !,nI',,,)1,ay4!h'ai-a; butHt is xeally 'so ex avV -'V'-- to 'presume you wille jf . , )le:ised toJiear.it ealedthat you may etijoy it tl ! once -more, with a zest increased- and defined' by hi f - wcJi sympathie aour; present ineetihg betokens "' - -''.; to be prevalent in bur bosofns; ? , ' ; - . ( l' Continued.)' ' through a narrow, covered -trench.. By its ;piissage through the earth, it i.k cooled and purified, . and there can. be no danger of its giying an unpleasant taste to the meaC A still better plan' is practised In Westphalia, : which, asall the world knows, is celebrated for its bacon! The smoking is perform ed in extensive chanibwii, in the-, uppermost stories of high builditfgs. Some are tour or nve stories aWe the ground, andrthe sftioke is conveyed . to them, through tubes from. fires in the cellars. The apour is oonietieaA and the heat absorbed by.'Uthe tubes, so that the smoke is both dry and cool when it comes in contact w ith the meat. Many of the inn-houses in Pennsylvania have rt'somejssat simi- i . ...... r ,- .1 - ar arrancemeut. A room is partitioned on in tng frarret, next to the kitchen chirtinev, ami the hams itre htunr from the hitters o verhead. Aear tne noorj is a small openinsr in the. 1 chimney, by which the smoke enters the apartment ; and, instead of return-; ng to the flue, it finds its way into tne open air; through the innumerable crevices in tiie root rhe meat is thus kept perfectly dry, and it will be fjundto have a color and! a flavor unknown in that treated in the common method. , --Hi The Kossuth Fever. The Kossuth fever has almost entirely abated in New York. After all the fuss, froth, sound and fury, the Kossuth fund has not reached tiie amount of fifty thousand dollars, among a population of 600,000 people who all profess to be dying with sympathy for poor Hun-' gary. The tree Is known by, its fruits. They give Kossuth plentv of fine talk, which he doesn't w ant, but refuse him, the greater evidence of friendship which he does! want. They desire Uncle Sam to go to aid the tause of Hungary, but they can't put their hands into their own pockets for the purpose. Fifty thousand dollars ! Why, it will hardly buy Kossuth a farm, let alone stocking it, unless some of the man worshipping asses of the Metropolis volunteer their personal services in that behalf. - VALUE OF POULTRY MANURE. Doctor Dana savs, " Tiie strongest of all manures is found in the , poultry yard." It can be saved with very little' trouble, and every barrel ot it will manure' half an acre of laud. It is particularly val uable for grfrdenersraud wo know of nothing winch is so good for raising melons and cucumbers. There- hould always be a iloor under the hen-roost, whicli . r- . f . l i 1 1 must .be swept at least once a iortnignt, ana o throwing a little - plaster over the manure, when placed in barrels, you whT save the valuable.gases fr.ftn beins: dissipWd in the atmosphere. Ihld. ; - - SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. To the President and Directors of the Ra leigh and Gaston Rail Road Company: Gentlemen : On the 23d day of ' September last, vcwidid me the honor to appoint me Superintendent ot Wnr Rail road, with instructions to commence forth- whh. the reconstruction of the track, and to carry on at the same time, the transportation ol trei-'ht and pas. i sealers on the o Ui track, as well as itcjuld-be done in - -j j:,:.. . - . . . lis a naoiuaieu vuiiui:iun. On the 1st of October, the r6ad was transferred to .bs by the State authorities, and on "-making an exami Vat'ion int its condition,! found it even worse than I exoected. Ow in? to the imperative nature of the act which reauited theofficers of the road to expend on it no more tiian the revenue; they had been compelled to run it so close, that w hen they handed it over to us there Were scarcely' any materi ils on hand, to keep tin road n repjir, or even wep liie cars running, ine few engines in ue, were on their last-legs, the cars were neiiriy atl worn out, and indeed" in, their bad eon diiion, and the Still vvorSe state of the tra'-k, itfwas really wonderful that .they vere able-to run at all.' j And here I must bear testimony to the ability and zeal with tfir oi.."-!iai httei. mu.yagzd, uiV3v- tne circumstances, for it only had been kept up hy ihe most unceasing exertions of all the officers from the President down. The' task of attending to such a road was disheartening enough ; but,-when, we add to this he constant complaints of the public, which they had not the means Jo satisfy, there are few men who would iiot have given it up in despair. t On examining the old 4rack I found it so dilapi dated, that it would have cost nearly as miich to put it in any kind of repair, as it would to rebuild it ou the old plan, and I was obliged to content myself with ordering timber and spikes, sufficient to keep it up as it had been done; Materials were purcliased to re pair the. engines and cars, and some few new cars were ordered; hift the state of the track was such, that n riiachinery could stand it long, and I considered it wou'd b a wasie of money to put ,on ;ihy more re pairs than V,ere absolutely necessary to keep the road goin", as it' had been. .1 The main, thing necessary was to rebuild the track LOCAL INTELUt AGRICULTURAL? I' V. 4" - . r , vf 'ncan Courier. KDnED-BT-AKicTlCAL AND 4BOOKV TA'KMEK OF FIFTV. YEARS EXPERIENCE. SMOKE-HOUSES , Jfcruurv tne the State, as well as d ?Aveuence-..oi oacon aepenus ujhu . uie -muuner. in that a junction should RALEIGH AND GASTON RAIL ROAD. We last week published, the Proceedings of the Raleigh & Gaston Rail llofld Company, at a meet uigjield at Henderson, on the "14th and loth insts. Below; we present the Reports of the President and Superintendent, which were read -and adopted at that: meeting. j. PRESIDENTS REPORT. To the Stockholders of the Raleigh and Gas- ton Rail Road Company: ' The President and Directors of the said Company, respectfully, report . . - That immediately after the meeting of your body, held - in Warrenton. on the 15th day of September 1ast",-the Board of Directors organized, by the appoint- , ..T . 1 n !3 t I lA'M ment ot Ueorge w . Moraecai, an rresiaem, nuu n liam W, Vass as Treasurer. The former accepted the orrice until the present meeting of the Stockholder's, Avith the undersiandinsr that he would devote as much of '.his time to it, a he could, consistently, with the discharge of hi other duties, and that he would re ceive no compensaliou for his services, but would oil ly change, his necessary travelling expenses. The Treasurer exeiuted his bond with ample se curttyiu the sum of 25,000, w hich is conditioned fur the faithful discharge of his duties. . . ; - .-h.lievincrhat IL H Bird. Esq., of Petersburg, pos sessed, in a high decree, alN he qualifications required for general sujK'rintendent. and that his appoint , ment voul.d give general satisfaction to the Stockhol ders, and being aware that he had facilides for expe dMiig the work, w hich no other person possessed, the Boird of Directors aprniinted him general SureTinten derit, w'ith a salary of "$2,000 per annum ; and, he forthwith entered upon the discharge of his, duties. He succeeded -in procuring for the Seaboard and Rrianoke Rail Road Company, 500 tons of T iron, the kind used in the-construction of that road, the whole of which has been laid ; and he also -procured 3o0 tofts, imported for the Southside Rati Koad Cmpa-. nv ofthe U or Bridge pattern, which is' now being laid ; the whole distance nov re-laid being seven miles For a particular detail of the operations upon the road, they refer to the report of the Superiiitendent, marked A, accompanying this report. Believing it to be a matter ot great lraponanco e interests of the two roaas, formed hetwe'en this road :m fast as nossible. The contract for the iron rath having been entered info at the meeting of the stock holders, I proceeded to make contracts for sills along the whole line, to be delivered in time for the iron : and not Wishing to iloe any time in vvai-ing for thai, I purchased from tiie Seaboard and Roanoke Rail Road Company, T rails, sufficient for six and a half miles; and .also from them and the Petersburg Raii Road Company, sills sufficient to lay them. A force of workmen was organized to do the Work, and -We commenced hiying rails about the 1st of November. At the same time I ordered from Norris & Brothers, . J i' "fct iH7n. zr. a, locomotive engine, auu irom ir. ens, oi i eiers burg, a number of flat cars, all of'Avhich were wanted to haul matenals on the new track, as fast ai .it was laid. The engine has been received and is now most usefully employed in dmng the work for which it was i a . j " i i i :. .:n u j.. oraerea ; anu wuen uc r-uuu in uouc n ui oe reauj to take its place in doing the regular transportation, for which it is well adapted.. Up to the 1st of January, we had laid the rails pro cured from the Seaboard Company, and then com menced on a cargo of iron which we had the good fortune to procure from the Southside Rail Road Com pany. By the date of the annual meeting, we shall have laid nearly eight mils of road. I expected to have had three or four miles more than this, but the inclemency of the season has prevented it. .-! The six and a half miles we laid up to the lstinst.. cost $31,924. including iron and all charges. Of this $2,1"8 was for the labor of laying it. This is greater in proporiion than the rest of the road will cost, for we had to employ white labor neariy all together, and that at a "high price, as it had to be assembled in a hurry. This was done, as it was not only an object of the greatest importance to lay the road as hist as it could be done, but it was so near hiring time, that we w ould soon be able to dispense with such an ex pensive force. We have succeeded in hiring negroes enoughat fur prices to do the labor, and are now en gaged iii organizing the force o as to work it to the most advantage.- , : A cargo of our iron has just arrived, and the con tractor informs me that several more eargoe have been shipped, and we 'may look for them every day. We have an abundance ot snls now deliver .ng, ana H tne iron comes as f.it as it is expected, we shall be able to continue laying rails every day ; and as the spring ad vances we shall, of course, be able today hem faster. With "ordinary good weather, and no delay in receiv ing the materials contracted for, we expect to have the iroadtompleted by September next. Respectfully submitted, ' ' H. D. BIRD, Superintendent. FOREIGN ITEMS. New York, Jan. 16.-r-The steamer Asia has ar rived with one week later news from Europe. France. At the latest accounts Parts was per fectly quiet. The whole number of votes cast at the election was o,llb, i d, ot which Liouis JNapo- leon received 7,439,216 ; against him 640,737; majority 6,698,479. He was inaugurated ou the 1st. inst, and the ceremonies passed off without disturbance. - Cries of "Vive Napoleon".!;fol!owed the speech. On the same evening, the j diplomatic corps was presented to the President by the apostolic nuncio. The Archbishop of Paris, in I his address to Napo leon, offered his congratulations aud good wishes for the success of the high mission God had con fided to him. Thd President thanked him in a short speech, ; The Canon of the Invalides fired a salute of ten guns for every milliqn of votes obtained by the President. s " The Glpbe's correspondent says that Louis Na poleon constantly assures persons about him, that he desires peace, because it is the duty of this po- sition, and the, only means jot re-estaDiisiiing tiie finances and placing trade on a prosperous footing. It is understood, that in order to tranquilize for eign governments, Napoleon' .will instruct all his ambassadors, desiring them to give their courts tin most positive assurances of his desire for peace. The Tuilleries will henceforth be the official resi dence of the President. England. The proposeddoan of 200,000 for the Great Western, of the Canada Company, on 6 per cent, debentures, re-payable-in 1857 has been completed in London. j The'London Morning Advertiser states that the cause of Palmerston's v resignatiop was the inter ference on the part of the lrime Minister with the affairs of the Foreign Secretary. - Lord Palmerston on learninff the fact, was fudignant. and demanded an explanation. The answer ;of the Premier was vague and shuffling, and the result was a lengthened, correspondence" between the! parties. Washington, Jan. 10. -The Affair with Chevdlier Hulsernann His Adroit ,Diplmmcn Denial for lite Russian Minister- HulsevwUnt's Withdrawal or Dismissal, dc. The course of Che'valier llulsernann, the Aus trian Charge, has, for . some time past, been very irritating towards this Government. It is known that he was so annoying to; the Secretary of State, by means of frequeutWrsonal representations and interviews touching tlnj course of our Government. towards Kossuth and the 'Hungarian rebels, thai the Secretary thought it prudent and proper to no tify him that thereafter he "must, wheiie.er he held communication with the department, address the Secretary in , writing. ; M. llulsemaini is a very adroit diplomatist, xmd is Careful to avoid the use Of any exceptionable phnises in his letter?, i per ceive he has notexposed himself -to any rebuke, or dismissal, on that scote, as the French Minister .did in his correspondence with? Mr. Clayton. The Russian Minister has not written any thing to our government on the subject of Kossuth's re ception or the attention paid to him here. The ru mor that Mr. ISodisco had! united with Mr. llulse rnann in remonstrating tothe President against the .!m.pr to Kossuth and the ireeuee and ArpoixTMEjNT bt the President. Tho. Clarke, of North Carolina, Surveyor and Inspector of the revenue, for tle port of Tombstone, in the District of Edenton. j We cut thei above from a newspaper published in the year 1802. Will any of our readers be good enough to ijiform us where the port ot tombstone w as lRaleirjlk ( A . C.) Weekly lot. iii , i -1 . i . , ....... x . i . . w i . .... i ine port 01 lomosu'ue wiiisnuabcu uu oaimoiiu ( vo Creek, Bertie county, about one and a half 'miles from its nioutjh, on the estate of Wm. Dr-tw, Esq., who, beinga large ship owner, had this place made a port of entry for his own convenience all that i j. f . i T . ,i . ... e .ii 1 is leit oi tins port is tne remains oi an oiu voueii building.. Norfolk ( Va.) Beacon. Shocking ITragedy. On the 20th ult., a man mimed Samuel Scott, residing in Ashe county, N. C, near the Virginia - line, who had been confined in jail, as a lunatic, and only discharged a few days before, rose from his bed about midnight armed, himself with a cutting knife, and fell upon his fath er and mother with whom he lived and instant ly killed them both, horribly mangling both bodies, lie then stan ed off to the house of his brother, in formed him of what he had done, and coolly pro posed to send for a coonor. He was swbseqnently arrested. Ssow ik New OnLKiira.-Thwe was quite fall of snow on the 12th. inst, at New Orleans. It jay to the depth of six inches on the ground. This is the first time duriug the last twenty years that such a fall of snow has occurred theie. .7HEfirst 8tone of a .Protestant Church., was. laid m Turin, Italy, short time since. '." Among the persons of distinction present, were the Ameri can, English, and Prussian Miuistre. Death of the Mothsr of Ex-Pbkidsnt Polk. e learn from-Columbia, Tenn that the mother of the late Ex-President Polk died in that place on the 12th inst, of apoplexy. v . - Charles Dickens, in tiie last number of Hous hold Words, says that the watchwords of France are now " Liberty, Equality, Fraternity; and Mus- ketry!" : - ( The ship Western, World cleared at Mobile for Havre, a few days ago, with 4,011 bales of cotton, valued at $147,003. . The Rev. Sehastian Streeter.of Boston, has mar ried 3,174 couples in 27 years an average of over 100 per year. ; . j C. R. Bishop, declined the appointment of Teller in the Exchange Bank of Virginia at Petersburg, and Leroy Roper was elected in his place. . ; It is said that one out of sixteen of tiie Boston population, or 9,000 in all, is a pauper. The Harrisonburg (Va.) Register says that the mercury on TJirsday morniife last, at daylight, was seven degrees below zero. Mr. Rives, our Minister to France, has been in structed to recognize the authority -of LouisvNa poleon, it is said. ' FIRE IN PETERSBURG A CARD. .... We have received the following Card from the editor of the Petersburg Intelligencer, and intro duce it into our columns for the benefit of the sub scribers to that paper. We are sj?rry to hear of I the accident, and wfish. thei hotel ligericer a speedy i .... - :vti ,. : .y 3 covery irum lis prostration. --v v : "The Officebf the Petere'rjurg'-IiiCelligencer was destroyed by fire on Monday nioraijigarid; the consequetK'e is, that a few days'mustselapse'defofe the publication can be resumed. .-'In -the .mean time I ask the indulgence of my subsenbdrs, pledg ing myself to resume work as sjiSeililf .'as possible. ' JOHN; v.vsym&: . January 21, 1852;" ' w THE LATEST MARfSfS.-- ' RALEIGH MARKET Wholesale Prices.-. The LateiSnovv Siorm (Railkoaos Blocked Up, &c. Dunkirk Jan; 15 The passenger trains on tiie Erie Railroad have been . unable to run be tween 'this place and Ilornelsville for the last three days, on account of the great depth of snow ou the track. . Yesterday, six engines were sent out from here, and were unable to force a passage. All the freight trainsi have been abandoned for the present. The snow between Dunkirk -an4-Dayton is fron, five to seven feet deep, The weather is now clear sun shining brightly. REPORTED EirRESSI.T FOR THE WEEKLY TOST, By JORDAN WOMBLE, Grocer, Hargats Stkeet, Raleigh. ' . Interesting Discovery. Professor llolmes, tf Charlestiii College, has discovered upon the Coast I of South Carojtiria a number of cririid star-fishes, or, as they aijev popularly -called, liily-stars, or stone lillies. Professor'Agassiz, to whom they have been submitted for . examination, and who studied this Thursday 'January J8. Beef, on the hoof, $4 00; $ hundred. 7' ' ..' , , "' Butter Fresh, 20c, f fo - - '; - " ... '-j Corn -SO 85c, bushel. V Floor Scarce, at $4' 50 $4 75, as to quality. Fodder $1 00 (t$ $J 10, hundred. t Hides Dryl 0c, ia barter. Meal 90c $ bushel. Oat-Sheaf, 80c hundred. Teas White, 80c, U bushel ; Yellow,. 70 75c, .buflhel. Pork $7 00, small supply. ' PETERSBURG MARKET Wholesale Prices. REPORTID EXPRESSLY ' FOR THE WEEKLY POST, By Messrs. McILWAINE; BROWNLEY & Co. , Grocers and Commission Merchants. PETERSBURG. VA.. - ' Tuesday, Jan. 20 llacon New Western sides 10. .e -L.l 1 .: ,1 1.:ll U ; X4.l m iui,.ww xjum. group ot aniiiuus w iui nuuai s.m, .t Di.atrj Corn2X 65c jjt bushel of 56 2. tKMieves tliem to -oe tne nrst anu omy sjeei-es inai has been foijmd upon tliQ Atlantic fCoast of tiie United fetatet?. ' ' RiciiMOxnj. Our friend of the FreJen'cksbiirg News, who his recently visited our city,, says : wVe think the metropolis, of Viginia one of the most U-autiful and imi)roving cities in the Union. And there is nothing in which these iiiroveuu'rits man ifest themselves more than in the liouses for public iiccommovhition. Some fifteen years ago there .was not a good fiotel in the cit There were few, and ihoe few b:Ar kept. .Now there are some dozen of as good hju"ses as we meet w itli any w here." Magnolia. Uonirress sjK'ech of the Secretary of.jSute on the occasion, is not correct. Mr. lWisco is too wise to commit so undiplomatic an act. It must be presumed that Mr. llulsernann, iu making his complaint to the President of the presence of the Secretary of State at the Kossuth banquet, acted in conformity with the spirit of his instructions from his government,, and which he had, in 'part, communicated to the Secretary of State six or eiglit weeks ago. It was thought" then that Mr. Iulsemann had. been in structed to retire from his mission as soon as any official recognition had been accorded to Kossuth. It now appears that M. Kossuth considers the par ticipation of the Secretary of State in a complimen tary dinner to Kossuth as such a recognition. the President, after due consideration of. this re presentation from M. Hulsemann, and after con sulting the Secretary ' of State in regard to it, has, it is believed, referred the subject to the Secretary. The only question seems to me to be tins : wne ther Chevalier Ilulseinanh will at once withdraw from his mission, under his instructions, or wait a day or two to be dismissed. The question proba bly is, whether he will i-k for his pasjorts, or whether they shall be sent to him without his re quest; A foreign minister has: no right to address the President In this ease, the interference of M. llulsernann is particularly offensive. I have no doubt that it will meet with serious notice. Ion. Cor. Bait. Sun. s The M ainIe Liquor Law. Un W etlitesaar xt a Tanu ueinQiistratioii win ue m.ic m the Sons of "jTemperance, numbering 6,000 strong, who are to- appear m the streets m uil rcgaiia, to present to tiie Massachasetts Legislature the peti tion -of citizens in various parts of the State, in favor of the passage of a law similar to the one in Maine. All the Railijoads leading to tlw city have reduced their fare fori that day. Cotton. The demand in the latter part of last week was active prices generally at. 1 7'c, in some cases was paid and one sale was made of 150 bales at 8c. The loreipi news pr. ' Asia," showing a: decline of d in Liverpool has weakened the marketsaiea this week are small, soma small lotsat7 (g; 7 ,4'c. Flom Very firm the foreign news is favorable, showing an advance on. the other side. Pork Some small lols.selling at $7. U.. E. Peas Wanted at 65c buihel, for good parcels. Sugars Brown, d ! Tc. . Tobacco With i small receipts the denfand continues good and prices are fully sustained. t heat Red 80 (g 85t White, 85 90c. Wanted by the millers and fiill prices are paid. , W hte Beans Wanted ai tl '25, for good parcels. t No changes of consequence in Groceries: Another severely cold spc'.l of weather, which retards trade ; out doors work cannot be attended to with any comfort ;. river and canal closed with Ice. :" RICHMOND MARKET Wholemle Prices. EmigratiO.v from rsoRTit Carolina to Cal ifornia. It is said that a considerable emigration of slave ow ners, with their slaves, is going forw ard to California! from North Carolina who are versed in the business of gold digging. -A party of twenty three North iCarolinians arrived at Charleston afew d.ivs ao-o, with twenty-nine slaves,, who are about j to tike passage in th-e tsaoei, lor Havana, purij sincr to take the overland route. , T : r K PORTED EXPRESSLY FOR THE WEEKLY POST. By J. N. GORDON &. SON, Grocers and Commision Merchants, RICHMOND, VA.' At St. Lburs, on the 12th ult considerable ex l i ., i ii. - rT..: Tuesday, Jan. S0-. Beeswax None in market. Nominal price, 22 23el Butter Prime firkin, 14 g 16c; common, 10 lKc; Fresh roll, 18 20c. Bacon New Western Sides, 10c ; Shoulders, 9 9; Hams, 11 12c. ' ' Cotton Raw 8c ; Yarns 17c, for Nos. 4 12. ' Cons 50 65c. Coffee Rio, 8 9 ; Laguira, 9 90 ; Gap v-luch jt .raiay sritoked.. --indeed,, we look .upon and the NorihiCaroliua rail road.; the Directors T I I . . j . . : . i .... A ai. 'r . ...1 .1 t . . .. . . I , t t a i'liiucieu tne I'rcsiaent io present a uieiumwi president and Directors Of the latter Company, u the subject of the location of their road and depot, through, and in the city of Raleigh. This has-been done and a copy of the memorial, marked B, with the reply of thePresident and Directors of the No.thCaro ia Rail Ro;id Company is herewith submitted. 'Tb Directors aUo conceived it to be matter of itbns part of the process as more important than a f goodi feceipfijiir picking A ham that is well tliclvled may be spoiled in smoking, it, and then ino ; skill Th:-eookeiy wjll tike away its-dark color and strong; rancid tasted' : ' ..." . . In; buildintr a 'smoke-house. the farmer is more .f- - f apt to reguad external appearance, than the object ADDITION TO TIIE REPORT OF THE SU PERINTENDENT. . -.; LIST OF AGENTS EMPLOYED IX LAYING THE NEW TRACK, WITH tflHR COST THE company: : Mr. Burdick, General Overseer,, has charge of all the par ties of workmen, lays out the work, inspects the timber, Sic. pavj per mwnth, $100 R". G. Poole $60 ptr irfonth.V John Stockman, f " I Overseers. R. A. Wrydal, . .. 40 : f W Biow 40 - J Pool is an engineer and gives the levels and centre lines. As there is not enough of this work to employ him constantly, he has charge of a party of hands. In addition to the above, there is one tracklayer, at $2 00 per day, 4 ditto, at 1 30 1 6 ditto, at 1 5J5 " and, at present. 40 to 5J laborers. - We shall soon have at work about 100 laborers, and shall have to employ one or two more overseers. ' ' ' Jl. D. BIRD, Superintendent. Jan. 14, IS 52. Filler's .Computing Telegbaph. -Mr. Fuller, the patentee of this ingenious invention, has pre sented a copy for our Inspection and use, and is at present in the city for thei purpose of waiting upon our citizens and supplying any demand that may exist. We cannot attempt an. elaborate description of the mathematical contrivance, but to most er sons, and to all who are unacquainted w ith the gen eral princiDkfe of the sliding rule, it will be an to interesting curiosity, at th same time that it ex hibits great practical utility. It turnisncs tne means of. determining in a moment almost any question of numbers, computing interest on any. sum and for any period of time ; averaging accounts or equation of payments, calculating dividends ; and indeed adapting itself to every branch of business. 54r. F iu illustrating its power, threw, oil in a moment the answers to -a variety of questions, as V the cost of legislation per day, per week, per month, of any number of members, and at any a mount per diem. A few hours of study and prac tice would impart a great proficiency in the ue of this very convenient scale, and save an immense a mount of laber. - We doubt not it will commend itself very readily to popular use. Bait. Sun. S 9c ; Java, 12j VZc. ,..,n. M,m,I,1 inu rt. Hull's Dnt. l3c ; bct . , . t Ma - 'vr a x w - - citement was caused by the seizure, by the umtea I Adamantine, 25 30c ; Sperm, 45c States Marshal, of fifteen or twenty steamlioat?, : cheese Goshen in boxes, 7; lving at th wharf ot that city, this procedure was occasioned by the failure of the owners of thee boats to renew their licences. The penalty is a fine of 5U0 eaclj. ' ' , 1 Lola Mo xtez in a w. It is stated that those with Svhom Lola Montez was boarding m Waveriey Iiace, New York, had such dilScuity with her, that it was found necessary to call in the ri;!)iice to assist in forcibly ejecting her firom the pre mises. Befpre they came, however, her counsel amicably arranged the difficulty. ArihvalI of the Sieamship Lsiox steamship Union arrived at New York on Thurs- ; day, from New Orleans, San Juan, and Chagres, j having sailed from the latter place on the 5th inst. j She stopped at Kingston twenty -tour hours. The Kingston, Jamaica, papers, of which ye have received tiles, .state that the cholera has again broken outiat 'Savanna-la-Mar, in a roost malignant form, and that from the 29th to the 30th of De cember, there were 20 cases, of which 15 proved fatal. a8;Casks,7i7c.- Fish Roe Herrmsrs. $6; MackerelJ, 9 50 110; No. 2, $8; No. 3, $4 75. Feathers Sales at 38c 40c ; supply. small. , Flaxseed fl 10 25, fr good to prime. FIonrr-Richmond superfine. MX ; Scottiville, tH-GnaV-Best Peruvian, $47 50, V ton of 2000 H. IronSwedes, $! 50 $95, ? ton ; American rollei" $65 $75 ; English, $45 (t S-) ; best American Sheet Iron, 5c ; English 4 4c tb ' ' Leather Good sole, ovsr weightt, 13 13e ; Middlo weights, 14 15e.; damaged, 10 Uc, as in qoalhy. Liquors Brandy, Otard,,Lupay Ot o.y wi , A Seignette, $1 75 ; Imitation, 33c; Virginia Apple, 40 Tli- 1' 50c : old, 62i g 5 ; New England Rum,3 29c; Rich- 1 UVS ' . . .... . , n I I mond Kectihed wnisitey, jc, in uwrew. , Lard. New in kegs, lpKc ' - Molasses Sweet Cuba, 20 24c ; Porto Rico, ; New Crop Orleans in barrets, 32 33c. Nails Best Richmond brands, 30 ; common 3 3 -r Oils Winter bleached, $1 35 ; unbleached,$l 30 ; Whals, 60c. ; Solar, 60 65c ; Tanners, $t I $1 50 $ barrel. ... Data Up country, 40c ) bushel. ; Potatoes Northern. Mercer, 70 75c, bushel. y Rye-Prime for distilling will bring 75c. - : Rice Freeh beat, ZH 1 ' . i. Steel-American Blier,$107K $IW V npf Cast, 16c lb " Salt $1 373, from Vharf; $1 50 from store. . Vmr.ixik Ij-.vatic Asylum: Durtnz the past i var this institution had 400 patients, an increase j Shot 5c 2 ; Lead, w 9-- .. Ja KU. . Hrt, of 58 ovtr khe previous vear ;' 45 were discharged Soap-Browh, 2 . 4c ; Yellow, M W , cured ; lolimproveU, 2 mtunprovea, a etaweu, anu ;T' " AfiLT- tea 6c, for (air nulity; ue prouuets oi tiie laoor oi t"'- iuiiv 80 died, amounted fn value to 15,527 Orleans. 5 M West India sugars, none in market oi pnm quuvr. . Teas-Gunpowder, fOo $1 :nmo to i . Comet bssEavo ilol right EnckA j Blck -S. t- T comet was K)bservcJ at the iatKnat jip rvau,iry m . ber imwTved rate ; we qoote lgs, $3 Q Washington, by Mr. Ferguson, through the large j $ quality; loose pareeV$i 73$.' e4Uaioriai.t ine comet is uescnuca wheat rnme re, twe; wtuet w o V mum. ! Demand gaw. S , ' " Owing to the excessive cold weather, the chank of eo ; munication are again closed up by ice, and bumae oonat quenily.verydolL ' ReceipU of Flour during the week past. Terj Bht. we quote Richmond and Scotsville snperfine $4K & which is a shade better than last quotation. With tfcw eseeftioa ws . have no dnge to note ia onr marksts sinee tajc taooitr nebula, with brilliancy capable of bearing only the faintest illumination. f , Missio aries in China. There are now 5 Protestant missionaries m China, connected with fifteen dit&reut missionary societies ; being an in crease of 55 in nine years. Of these 48 .w Amer ictns, 25 Kngiish, 3 Gennan, 2 Swfes, 1 Swedish and l 'unoonnected. 1 m "1. .i MA