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Tree Woman.il cod- Aioid4 lie sordid selfishness which so pre-emiaently characterizes the world,it is j refreshing' to 'witness the occasional outr beaming of better feelings, illustrative of f a better humanity. !: unue nainjj a tew days since? in & t - i ; Cbestnu( street (Philadelphia) omnibus, a .young lady of pleasant aspect was one of i the passengers, the . rest being gentlemen. At one of the comers the vehicle stopped to take op a male and female passenger, husband and wife, persons of dectnt ap pearance, but of the iurabler walks of life. As the .door opened, the woman, with ter ror depicted on her pallid countenance I i.nd her (eye , wildly flashing, shrieked, I cannot go hAhere." It waa at once evi dent she was laboring under a "mind dis- eased,1 from which the glorious light of reason had departed- Her busband,with gentle iiolence,' took' her in his arms, and carried! fcer in. iThen was the beautiful ocenrrence to wl h we have referred. 'While .iLe gentlemen were coufounded and appalled, the young lady, in gentle j tones, spoke to the. maniac, "Come in I none will hurt yon hcre.n At the same ttime sheencirck-d her with her arm, and 1 ! pressed her head to her bosom, where the I unfortunate sobbed herself into j quietness, lit was ajfeeue to touch the heart, It was I such a display of womanly heart and self j possession a a we have : rarely seen ;and of jten sifloe s we have recalled the maniac , clinging tout ly to Ler unknown benefac tress, with her fine hid in her bosom as a kindly asy lam,;? i htva thought how pow erful is woujauV love and sympathy,- Pres. Prcnv Washington- Washington, May 21. I " s - - f It is esticed that the troops now mo j vingin the dfieotion i f ttab comprise a. ,'bout two tLuu-acd medi" There are two vacant FedVia! JuOhipsin the Territo i ry,'wh:ch ili shji te filled, and probably i another Ma l n!; will be appointed as pre Jiisinanes iou-i;r the ' civil pro cess. ! In the f-vt-tit of ppnosition on the nart ! of the Mo.nions to this, the Military will be employed -to enforce the law and protect the citizens of the United States from Mormon- oppression. It is supposed", however, that no tecessity for extreme , measures will arise.; The Governorship is still unsettle.1 ?i . ' . Although several gentlemen are solicit ; tons for the position, the. Government, is evidently anxious to select one who will .. commne personal bravery with adminis- j trating talent and unquestioned discretion. ! The programme of operations for Utah wijj consnmmated with the least possible de lay. '' ; :. The jHon. Thomas Cunningham of 1 Pennsylvania, has resigned the associate w - Judgeship in Kansas Territory. Washington, May 22. I The Marshal of this district has given notice I David A; Hall and Wm.BIanch ard,' printers of the National Era, that he thail sell their property to pay the bond of Wm. S.C biffin, who was arrested here several years since, for the abduction of ne groes. " . ' i The Black Republicans, in this citv. to- ! siht Dominated candidates for the offices vt collector, Register and Surveyor, at the : June election. The appointments are stilt under con' : aideration, and it is now rumored that sev eral of them will be concluded , upon this Amokg the on dits, I bear that Gover, tor Wright, of Indiana will probably suc k ceed Governor Seymour a, Minister to Russia. lie is pretty certain to f receive I either Una or the Prussian Mission. Arrangements are now under consider ation by the Postmaster General, to con Tev the great Southern Mail on the Vir ginia aad Tennessee Road via Richmond there is much opposition from persona connected with the other routes. The mat ter will be laid lefore a board which meets at Richmond on Tuesday next. The Annual Board of Visiters to the Naval Academy has Jbeen appointed, con sisting of Captains Pendergrast, Lowndes and Wilkes ; and Commanders Kennedy ' and Pace. The examination commences : on the first Monday in June. Correspondence cf the Baltimore Sun ft- . Washisgtojt, May 20. The administration' have taken op the diplomatic appointments, . They were en gaged upon them yesterday and again to day. iAfor having viewed the whole ground, they are prepared, it is.believed food to dispose of the subject, iTl the changes that are to be made before' the first of June. Among the very , numerous ' body of applicants, a few may b! found j who are qualified for the situations which 1 they seek. If not, the Government has a i 'wide field before them from whence to choose.l . i . The Government has taken decided I course in regard to Utah affairs. Since ' this 'despatch was received from Maj. I ..ITnin -r fViA cfHfl of flovflr': ,- - a ner of th.'.t Tnitoiy, it has been offered ' to a gentletnan in Indiana, a friend of Gor. BrjghtV, as I Lave learned, who inr dicated him as a suitable man for the cri sis. Tike tailitary force' ordered for Utah will cottcentrate and take a position upon the Government reservation, forty miles south of the Salt Lake valley,? and await orders and events. j . It is suggested that Gov. Young has ta ken measures to resist the federal author- ities and to increase his large military force by an alliance with hostile Indians. When he 6hall be superseded as Governor, his au thority will be paralyzed in the Terrilprv and he must either leave it or be subject ed to prosecution for his flagilitious acta. If he holds his ground he must make open war, atid Uiat is said to be bis intention. Ilis abuses have been so long tolerated that he hasgathe-ed undue coniBdenee in his position,which may soon be diminished af ter the government shall have taken a de,; cided stand in opposition to him. , ' . Yours (feci ' ": 'ion. ' Governor Wise of Virginia, has : been holdyig aorrefponce with Mr. Laconture in reference to a hue of steamships be tween France and Virginia, " Got Wise estimate the aggregate wealth of Virginia at - eight hundred millions of dollars, lie says if the FreDch company will' make; up a cargo of French Goods for one steamer, and. give thirty, days notice of her arrival at Norfolk, the Virgjnia and North- Carolina Merchants will pur- chase the goods, and have a return cargo of the:r produce. . If this succeeds, the French line to and from Norfolk and Ha vana will be established. If it must Lave aid by contribution, it will almost be sure to have a mail contract under appropria tion by Congress, for the Southern States will no longer vote for appropriations to any Northern line to carry European mails, unless equal amounts are voted to one or more SouthenHines. Ha further .piopos es, jhat if European capitalists will bring their funds to complete'' the Kanawha Ca nal and Covington and Ohio Railroad, ne will recommend to the . General Assembly of Virginia .to guarantee, a stipulated inter est of at least six per cent, and the entire redemption of the debt, in thirty four years and an appropriation from the State Treasury of two hundred thousand dollars ner annum to aid in sustaining a line of steamers o! sufficient class, or the Europe ans to const! u'ct the works, and .to take them for a stipulated period of time. -' . , Balt. American. . A Yoxmg Grandmother. A woman who was last -.week bi ought before the magistrates of Wigan, says a Liverpool ppT, for an assault committed iipon a neighbor; affords u a striking iu. stance of reckless eai lr nrarriflcres. She is the wife of Patrick Casey, a tailor. Tbey-reside in DouglasTerrace,'Wigan.r Xi e is iony yeaa ui jj, uu rue i u i -nine. They were married, before she had attained the age of fourteen years, and she tt r . r - j u H.AMt l wa3 a mother at the age of fourteen years and seven months. . Since that time she has had eleven- ': other children. Strange to say, the eldest' git I,who was fifteen years old on Wednesdar week, u the mother of two children the elder of whom is nearly two years of age, Bhe having mat ritd ear- Her in life than bermother. Mrs, Casey is. therefore at the aire ot twentv-tine t the mother oftwelve and the grandmother of two children. .. . How to Jump off The Cars ' Unless you intend suicide doat jump off the cars when in motion; but if you think yon must and won't be persuaded like a sensible man this is probably the way to doit i ' ' Jump sideways, as high as von can and when in the air,screw your legs up and bend the head forward. You will strike the oTound with that part of the the body that is or should be cushioned by nature for the purpose nd you will roll away 'from the train in the manner of a wheel. Hands to avoid the scratches had better be in the trousers' pockets. ' If you survive .tie ope ration you will feel belter it is quite likely than if you had blundered off without re gard to the rule of science,and broken your neck or cracked the dame of thought. One experiment will probably satisfy you as to the the convenience and comfort of this method of getting oil tne cars. An Unconscious Journey bylaYoung Lady-, : I tA few days since a young lady of New I York who was attending a private school on Long Island was seized ' with a violent I toothache, and went out to purchase srae ether for relief. Under its intoxicating in- j fluence as is supposed she went on board one of the Sound' steamers and was taken to Stenington thenc9 came by railroad te this city, and on the return of her proper senses was amazed to find herself wander inr about the streets of Chelsea. She ira- , f mediately in great distress of mind applied at the bouse of a hospitable citizen and af- ter telling her atory to the landlady reques- ted shelter.until she could write to and hear j from her father. The worthy lady confix ding in the artless innocence of her youth she beinor but about 15 years of age-read- ly granted her request, and for the nouce adopted her as one of her own ; fami- -1 This rnonring the poor girl was overjoy ed at receiving a message fronj home ata ting that her father was on his way to meet her. The case came to the knowledge of the police, through a reward offered for her, recovery,' but which .ho officer j will claitt. j - 1 , ; .i; : It is a gratifying fact to .the Credit of civilization, that a young lady of much personal beauty, could take so long a jour- ney entirely without protection, and under such peculiarly remarkable circumstances, wfthout the slightest harm befalling her. ! !' - . v Bos. Tran . Tuesday CHAPEL II ILL, HT. C. SATURDAY MAY 30. 1857. 3T The Board of Managers of the l5onrnencementBall will please accept; our thanks for an invitation ticket to the Ball which comes off on the evening of the 4th June. . ". " ' TAKE HEED- . ' Several gentlemen-; (we itopp,) : having ordered the 'printing of Cardaf at this office havfl failed to eall for them. We hope they will call and get them at once, jthat there may be no necessity for further no tice. EXAMINATION. The exercises of examination commenced on Monday last continuing Tuesday, Wed- nesday, Thursday, Friday.Monday and con cluding on Tuesday next, which day will be devoted.by Dr. Mitchell, to an examination of the Snior .Class on Chemistry. Grand Royal Arch diopter of North Carolina. The regular annual convoca tion n of this body will take place in WiU nfrlon on Monday the first day of June mi next. About twelve thousand people color left the United States for Africa during the last year. More than half of them were emancipated for the purpose. The Western Railroad. The Fayette ville Observer 6ayB that a large number of : i ... ' ' I bids for the 2d division contract, advertis ed by the Westerri Rail road company, were considered by the Directors on Thurs day last. The contract for one section (2 miles) was awarded to Jonathan 'Worth Esq ; for another, to J. Q. Leach, Es.j. two sections to Thomas Vaddi!I, Co two to to J. C. Lally Co.; and two left open for contract, pending negotiations with oae f th largest stockholders in the company. The contracts were made, .' we under stand, at fair prices,. entirely .satisfacto ry to to the Directors of the Compa 57- J .. , '.. f ' ! Ak Experiment of Low Fares. The Horse "Railway to Watertown carrying passengers profitably be teen that place and Boston for eighteen cents, or for 121 2 when -one bundled tickets are taken 6eemsto have encouraged the Fitchburg Steam Railwy to try a reduction. It now sels three tickets to Watertown for 5 cents and four to Mt. Auburn for the same. rTRIUMPH OF PELUCIPLE ' I. : ' I Dr. R. W. Gibbes, Editor of the Dai ly South Carolinian, at Colu.nbia,bas been presented ly the members of the Press of Charleston and other sympathising friends with ah ink -stand, paper cutter,! gohl pen and pen-knife, in token of their approval of his independence in vindicating the rfgbts of the Press. go Dr. G. attended a meeting of the city council wf Columbia, for the purpose of reporting the proceed- ings for his paper. ' The council, objected tc his being present and he was forcibly e gected from the hall. Tie afterwards sued the Mayor for damages and a' verdict was rendered in his favor. -' The inkstand bears this inscription I , 1 R. W. Gibbes iva,,. I E. J. Arthur and John Bnrdell, I Triumph of Right and Principle, f May 141857. Psesented by sympathising members ! the press and other friends, of We published the fact last week says the New Orleans Times, that an individual had been fleeced out of $47,000 at the fair game of roilette. Yesterday we heard of another sufferer. A cotton broker fell at a faro bank to the tune of $80,000, and a defaulter in the firm of which he was a mem ber. ' The matter however was hushed up and he left the city. Indian Affairs in Utah territory The United States Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Wednesday received despatches from Brigham Young, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for Utah Territory, dated March 31st 1856,in which aftei rendering the usual quarterly accounts of h's business transactions with the Indians in bis charge he says that since bis last report they: had a time of peace and apparently great con tentment generally and more especially a-1 mong the Indians. $3T Ice was selling at forty centi per pound,. March. at the Sandwich Islands last ' GENERAL NEWS- r ' . . . - ' ' j . ... 1 ". -i 1 a;' ' : . -ji i This staple article ia very scarce j ust a bout now, but such as is on hand we shall give a brief synopsis of : i - ! ; 1 ' On the 20th instant, the Anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence was celebrated with all the j "pomp and circumstanceof giorious? jolification in Charlotte, by"a large concourse of North and South Carolians. The glorious Stars and Stripes floated from a!rpole 130 feet high in the public square, a rouud of attil lei y was fired at day break, procession for med at 10 o'clock, marched to stand,when the peclaration of Indejtendence wjs read by Mr. Osborpe, after which the president introduced to- the audience Rev. "Francis! L. Etawks D. D. LL. D, whose speech is! icjocacuicu w uave Deeo a masiejiy. enon. After the speech carae& the great .aurac- tion of public celebrations dinner, and; the festivities of ihe occasion closed by ai gland ball at bight. I ; l i tue -uiu i ust ant was also celebrated in Fayetteville be the Fayetteville Light In fantryrby a dinner, target firing,' toasting etc, etc. -.: - . ! - iue ironuoai rert ia again, assuming alarming symptoms in our State. -On the 6th of August next, the ,'sbvereigns,, .willi cuoose memoers oi uonsr ess tor tne next Pajr bullets fly like hail, praiors spring up like mushrooms and eloquence is at a'-discount Every one is for his favor) ite nan, and the papers assure us that un-' less levery candidate is elected ; the eoun-' 'try is ruined -the Ship of State a' wreck ahd a general smash up will be the iae vi table conse'quence. ; , ' It appears to be a "free fight,' but we 'atV in" as. we received a lifetime supply oftn e article during our briet career in that line1. !. !! Accounts from Tennssee and; Michigan; rpnresent a denlorable state of affairs.: M aly are ti Buffering for the necess .Jri;r; 'a-.u.- oaiica uniic. taikiu nic aifii tiu" vj . ov. . all the spring planting has been cut e the cold weather and thej farmers, ,we no lice have not seed -to replant. Jiven in our pwn State we notice j rather gloomy omens of harder times ahead. The Cotmj ty Court of Guilford at its sitting last week appointed a man to buyj corn for publi consumption, to protect the citizens fron) the rtapacity of greedy speculators, In our own 1 immediate neighborhood we have heard of no suffering. Provisions, althof high .priced, are plenty, and we should be tnariktul tuat. ttiey may oe naa at all. ! - ! Rather cool in North Carolina yet, judg ing from the report of the Ashville papers; which state, (Fat the moun'taius in that vi einicy verw?rea fritia mow usi wear ! m v .V- nesdlay . ' ' : COMMENCEMENT. Next week ia commencement week-the great, gala week of the year in this place -the time to which all look forward, with bright anticipations, and before j another paper goes to pess our pretty lively little town will be deserted Dv about nvenundred of it! inhabitants, and our ? dull seasons- will be commenced. The Professor looks forward to this sea son with pleasant anticipations of freedom frorri musty bxks and refractory youth. This is the respite from the wearv round . i -i - of his duties, the time that he can call his ownJ Ttte "Senior,'too has; hia anticipations t perhaps his ambition pictures to his imag ination the triumph he will achieve, in the production of his va edictory to College life 4-lris second speech, i He sees ins second speecn. j lie sees in per: uneetn ve. nerhara. the boa iet. "crunaersY and aolls that will be showered upon him I 1 ' V I.- - - 3 by the discriminating, lair ana not ery discriminating occupants: of the gallery. He is now ready to enter the ranks and commence the battle of life. Pleasant ties, woven around hia heart by four years asso ciation must be broken off, and with hi? sheepskin memento, he is leaving College for the last time, i ' ! Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen al) count the weary hours between them , and freedom and long for the: welcome day. i. Perhaps thev desire to see home .that deaf spot around which' cluster the sweetest asi socialions of life-tperhaps, they have run out of pocket change and would; like for j the "governor" (as fathers are termed by hopeful vonnff America.) to replenish their purses. They also have muchjd i elicitate J themselves upon don't .have their mornf ing nap rudely disturbed by tbat 'f hateful prayer bell? don't have to recite, don't have io go . to church (a great com slderation with some,) and freemen gener4 1 ally, for the space of six weeks. The young ladies are in a flutter of ex citement too, strange as it may seem, at the approach of this annual festival -a t . i ..... ... . . grand bail is on hand ana new dresses and phaney phixins are. necessary- pocket- books of obstinate papas are bound to coh lapse while sweet looks and a dainty gait are rehersed and practiced daily. : Eyerybody will be here and we. will j,aTe L ffreat time enerallv. Such1 an ar- ray oft talent as is engaged for the occa sion is rarely met with.' 1 " j i Goon Gracious. Among the items of intelligence by the last arrival from Mexi- Co it is stated that that a Mexican woman of the capital was, on the 20th of April delivered of seven mate children at one birth. i - x OEDER'OF PE00ESSI0N ; The followDg order of procesnon will bfl oh fejted, oa Thursday next; Commencement dy ' ' , 1 . , , " ' The bell will ring at 9 o'clock, aa the signal for assembling in front of the West Buuddto. at 10, the procession, formed in double file, will move towards Girard Hall in the follow ing order : f r. J " , j ,' . CHIEF MARSHAL. " ! j 1. Musicians, j !":'.. s l 2. Tlie Freshman Class. ; 8. The Sophomore Class." . : -i .' 4. The Juuior Class.' . j . i ' - Marshal. ; .. i . . C. Citizens of Chape i Hill and its vicinity. 6V Strangers and Visitors. j ' ! , 7. Parents and Guardians. -:" : ; -I'H.'j MARSHAL. ; ' 8. The Graduating Class. ' ( . - 9. AlumnL . i - . ' . -j ' 30. Teachers of Schools. , i , ; 11. Clei-gy. ; . : V :'l':'f' ".12. Faculty. j j '. ' ,:-' ; :( A 15. Trustees, i ; ; . 14. Orators of the Graduating Class. . '! 16. Governor of tha State and President of . the University. ( .! .. ' i'y :- ' : ;;" ' f REGULATIONS, : '.f. ; j. . Every member of College is expected to join in .the Procession. - ....;. , , r While passing the Monument of PBnET Caldwell, gentlemen will uncover their heads. l UHn reaching the Hall, the double file will open and the Procession enter in reversed or der. SJ .;' -' " - ..';.;:J' j The entire bpace.on the Right of the aisle leading from the entrance will be occu pied by the i Trustees, Faculty, Clergy,; Teach ers of Schools, Alumni and the Graduating Class. ; T': f;-'v," '.4 ';- ': ' ;: i 3" The three other classes will sit in the Gallery.' if;;f P' ' ' ' -.. ' The centre tier of seats to ' the left will be reserved exclusively for the Ladies. . f - The range of seats on each sidei of this ; tier, will be appropriated to the accommodation of Visitors. f:-::y l-'.-i. Gentlemen will not be allowed to take seats nutil after the Precession shall have entered i Tliere must be no passing in or out,, ex cept during the intervals of the exereises. f Canes must not be used in applauding the speakers, j; ) : ' 'j .-'. ; ; The Marshal, and his Assistants.' stationed t " ' i -..:. : immediately in front of the se.itr occupied' hy' the Ladies, will be prompt and: vigilant in di recting all persons to their places ; and the au thorhies of the. University will expect and re quire ready obedience to their commands. 1 1 LEMUEL C. BENBURr, CmEv Marshal. Wm. Adaim, ;..'',;. ' f , Wm. C. Loed. j ' I 3T'. We clip from the Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionaiist the following items re specting a ! notorious individual who has "stuck" some of our own people pretty badly. It is a wonder: that the rogue es capes apprehension when the press hands' him round so freely.:, . . !-"; i Col. J, . W. Whitb,- of Kaxsas. We some weeks since published an article from a North ; Carolina paper,:! giving- a further history of this notorious indlviduf al. Hi has now capped the climax of his meanness by deserting his wife, to whom Le was married some ' time during last year. . 4 r. - : ' i We tate- the following from the Atlan-- ta Intelliganceri and trust the press every where will aid in . giving; publicity tol it: We are requested to make an enquiry through pur exchanges as to tue .wuerea bouts of Mr. White. His wife, now att Jonresboro' jFayette county, in this State, 4 has not heard from him or of.una in near ly three- months, and being confined to a sick Deo in a siaie oi uesiituuou, sua is ue sirous of informing him as to her condition Address Dr. C. W. Smith or S. D. John son, Jonesborough, Ga.' ; This same genius, some month or sa ago lectured extensively in. the', westerri" part of the State JVVe eal, him in Con cord, where he! raised a large company whose expenses he was to bear to Kansas' himself. Public suspicion being aroused bv a publication that had been maoe in the South Carolina papers, he refrained from handing round his hat for money,- 8avmcr ne uia not wani money doii men. He also raised large companies ihVades-i borough, Charlotte and otner places, pros mising to come along about the 10th r nit to take them all to Kansas, but he has hot been seen since. . He has every ap peal ance of what he styles himself a"bor aer: ruman.' and is very-iiiuerate. r lie is rather a hard case, upon the whole, for in telligent men to send out to, drum up volunteers- f Scientific Exploring . Expedition. A scientific exploring expedition is about to proceed, under the sanction of the Eng. Jisn government, tnrougn tne western portion of British America. It is intended that the party shall proceed from S Lake Superior to i Lake Winnipeg, and from N.thence through the country lying between the uoi thern branch of .the Saskatchewan and the boundary of the United States. The government is desirous of making the expedition ac scientifically useful as possi ble, and, with this view, the assistance and counsel of the Royal Society hrve been so licited. : The council has appointed a com mittee to act in the matter, and a report has been drawn; us. The expedition is to be commanded by Mr. John Palli- shier. I '' : ii h fx tW Some one calls snow the dust swept from the streets of Heaven. From THK ALTAR TO' TUB TOMB. At Cleveland, Mississippi, on the evening of the 6th inst, Mr. W D. McKree, prinei pal of Georgetown Academy in that state was marrried to Miss Mary Roberts, and at midnight, during, the rejoicing of the bridal party present, he ftll dead in their midst. I ' ' A Touching Hemorial. In ite description bf the grave stones ar round the old church in Jamestown, the c..k T)mncra.t fives the follloww j- Among'the grave stones are two, of husband and wife, itmnediately east of th arched portal, of the tower between which many a scoreof jyears ago the seed , of a sycaraoie feli'aiid took root, lime pas and the gernt grew up gradually into a towering tree, and as its t runkespandedrji the soft fibers1 oft h wood weund th em- eel ves around the hard monument clasping the tomb stones, as j it were,: wun strong ('armSjtill it embraced them both within the very heart of its solid trunk.. (Now the tall tree stretches, away with nodding plume of green, into tne clpuds,wnile its tougb roots and protecting jbody shield (the decaying dust, and crumbling monuments; of two who united in life,in death were not divld- edi 1 A New D5d6k.-t-Three utchlnsin New York 'the otlier dodge yet, on a day. developed the latest tobacco merchant. The tallest of them tlook the smallestV cap and shied it into the store, landing i on at -pen tobacco box the plugs of which were lying loose. The yungsteV then rushed in aed took hidj cap," and while going out exclaimed "Ainrtyersmartrto the big boy On.tbe next block they were 'seen dividing rour plugs of tobacco, between M the selves.. ' '''' -- Y :' I- j' ' ' .'Several hundred of people assembljed i Sanford fields, Chel fenhara, says the Eurd pean Times, bn th e 1st of April, to hear a serihbn fiom the Rey.Mr. Spurgeon.it hat ing been announced that he was to1 preach theie. No(MrPSpurgeo,n appeared, and sharp shower o :rain,cbupied witb'a'sudde'n awakening to the fact' that it was .tle first of April, caused a rapid dispersal; Tbie authors of the hoax inserted in the notice of the service, as Mr. SpurgeWs text. V-Be not deceived, why do the people imagine a vain thing. ; I ; u ..' : J '''-'' ' ' ' ; 1 ..T- Crops in South WestersGeoboia. ; '-'..A lettei from Early county jo the Col urns bua Times, datd May l lth,speaking of tbje prospecte of the crop in that section of the state says: Our crops are misei able. The cotten crop is a decided failure up to this time, and continues .dying since the rain.- I never saw a more cireary prospect. Manv are ploughing up ad planting over. ' Come down To It- V The other day a friend called upon us; but we were very busv, apd did not see him till be spoke the words 'come down to iL" He was evidently enjoying our labor' with some malicious pleasure, well reant when he said "Come down to it." Biit there lis much in the phrase which all persona would do well to consider.! To get a daily paper in type we are obliged frequently to 'Come down to i t"in the strongest sense of the term pBut there is a moral in the injunction. If a young man expects to succeed in life he must "Come cjown to iti,'.v He cannot fldatl through the world witjiout encountering adverse currents. I There is wort to do and he must "pomel cownioir," line does not, want and Crime will MCome downrto" Atlanta American PROLIFtC. : There is a. man in Whit. county Illinois who has a wife that has . ' 1 ' i. ..- . ' born him sixteen children.The first six came by twos the succeeding iiwe by threes while the last one, por,helpless, lonelyi thin? came into this world without com panv. Sixteen children at aeven births. f ' ' ''-': I :"' ' ' ii ! -; '. The Washington Poison Case. - 'A letter from a physician of Washjngtn dated last Sa urday, mentions that work men employed in the open air id cleansing the outlet of the National Hotel? sewer in to the canal,were made violectlvlick. Tljis confirms Dr Charles T. Jackson's theory of the couse o: f the malady at the Notional . k i r ' " Hotel, i Texas Items - The Galveston News of the 14th inst : T ' i Colonel Bn; McCullock . . . ! " I I qualified on yesterday as Marshal of the Uni iea oiaie for the kasterit distnet of Texas and gave the bond, which was approved . by the Judge'fof. theooiirt. ' 'j. 1" This settles the fact that Col, McCulloch has refused the appointment of the Gover- nor of Utah and we think it, creditable to his sense of self respect, as well as to his eehngs as alexan that he 'prefers a moie lumbleanpointmett in his own State and among his old jfriends. . - f : :; Got. Pease, Scurry, Gray, Wilson, and Judge Hemphill, are all spoken of, as sui j table to fill thej office ofUnited States SerH ator in nlacei of IHon. Samuel Houss ton. -;'.-. i ' .. .' .' .. Crops. The crops in Brazoria county one of the richest counties. inTexas are rep. rooonfarl aa Kinor TtrV faUO. lUO KraZOriS Democrat says : In this coun good stan d.and y corn,though short is in a we are happy to state toai ly a showing for a good there is genera' crop. : Cotton and cane are also JooKing well considering'thej many setbacks they have had. 1 Tom says the other day he w a walking match, and Bill! says tbats nothing, for he -aw a candle run IvoryA Substitute Wantei Ivory is forhecl of the large upper teeth of the elephant Th tse of the greatest sie aVe.obtained from Afiica; but the tusks of the Ceylon elephtt produce ivory which is not sq liable tij become yellow, behce they are preferred.; Africa, however is th great source of the ivory trade; and mais yellous are the quantitfes of this material which have been obtained from that qua ter of tKe globe. Until within a few yeats France 'imported abut 2.000 pounds a nually England 12,000,000 piunds an our own couEtry aDoui xuo.ooo pounds.- The most of the ivory imported the Unit States comes' from the port of Zanzib Africa and the trade is almost monopolies by the good people of Sales (Mas.)in whic place, only two weeks since, a cargo of arrived valued at $90)00. Ivory u of the same composition as bone; and - although other animals than the elephant have larga tusks', etill none of them produce the.genp uine art icle. The teeth of the sea unicora and moose,and hippepotaraus are also uei for the same purpose as the tu ks of the elephant, bnt they are not so. valuable, all- though some of the.rii are very hard and sustain laMfitie' "potwhw fSoine eTephanti " tusks have' been obuined which roeasuri tell feet in length and weighed 300 poundn but the average weight of them is about ' 100 pounds. I U price varies from ?5 cents to $S per pound, according to its quality, the demand ior jvory has been advaneip j with the extension of the decorative arts .' sujh.as fine cabinet work.piano fortes, &d. but the supply of it has not been augraen ted in proportion Thia, we are told, is th reason why' it now appears- to be so scarce in the market not that the quantity im ported annually, has decreased. 1 Fears have ; beet entertained " that th elephants were disappeari ng , as rapidly ia Africa as the Buffafo inr out own countr but Dr. Livingnoin.iii hi wonderful' travelb- v ai filloA kim with nfitoniMrVmeiWi and it ' therefore seems that these anrmls are stil ' x . . i - - -1. ' . . . ' ' ' very piootitui. lue aimcuuy, uowerer o obtaining i sufBc'ent supply of ivory a1, present and the great increase in its prico wiiuiu a lew years, Biijjgunia pi" and possibility tofi manufacturing, a cheart substitute. ,Mahy attempts we know hav been made to manufacture an article in it place from white proce lain but 1 all sn c jv . i- ' i .i.u J -. . i. -..: j t is easv to make hard white porcelain arti cles of similar forms to those made .com monlf from ivory, but this is not all that wanted. Ivory is fibrous and elastic sawn and cut into any; form to fit the most ex quisite inlaid, carved, or veneered 'cabinei work. But hot so with articles of pbcelain But ia there no other substance from which we may hope to. see a good subs.itate foil ivory, manufactured! India rubber com pounds are now made to imitate black horn and ebony;; can they not be made to resemble ivory? I .We have never seen any India rubber compound of a pure whiiej color, but we believe it may be bleached) and;made snowy wbite,and then iompounj ded with some equally suitable, white ma terial to harden jit. And why . may not India rubber or gutta-percha be bleached equally as well bj some othor process an then compounded to produce a white man terial that can be worked by tools like tha from which India-rubber combe'rq made. " " ' j , . M ' Various articles are now manufacture from ivory nutya peculiar uegetable pro duction of South Afiica; but although hare and white, they are very brittle, and soi become Yellow Jq c'olor. Needle boxes in fants ring,nnd various other small articU are now made of these nuts, but they at a neither ivory in th,eir nature or quality and! are no substitute for it. . Tbat substituid has yet to be discovered. . . 1 -OO Troops for Utah. Washington, May 21. A body of troops, numbering 5,000 is raovinr towards Utah The Administrn- tion evinces a disposition to act with pro- mines, and millitaay force will be us 'd in the event tbat the' course of the Federa laws is obstructed. " ; ' . . 1 ' ' . .1 . . . i . Tue Governor a not yet tu appoint ted, owing to thef difficulty of selecting a man combining personal bravely with nn- anestioned disdretion and administralivei alents. '..'.'' Later from Northern Mexico. . -.New Orleans 19. j Late papers from NorthernMexico show the countrv to be quiet under the admjo- straUon of Vidauri, who has become pops ular. It It is reported that President Comonfort has appointed M Reiband the. Mexican Consul at this port to represent the inter ' est of Mexico in the Teh auntepeo . transit roiiteJ This is important, as proving the. recognition of the rights of the company by Mexico. i ! ' .;! ' African Exodus.; ' ' The PetersburgVa, Express say Our citizens ate beginning to observe the unu sual number of slaves that are constantly passing through Petersburg on their way Soutb;and to the minds of many the result appears inevitable that it will need Vat th work f tP or twenty years to clear ir ginin completely jof that part ot her popu lation. A company of ope hundred passed through on .Saturday. en on nave miueno proveu. auuruvc. . i . . j 7': r. 'V r i ,i . , f Y
The Chapel Hill Gazette (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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