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which, on former cession, had won hi con fidence and jaOaitriutjwcu ! IW'WW woken in season wrought a change in mofVhich aU the"pTOcningof,' " These years of probation hkvv proved mf tug ceritt t and Lady ronaiby (a savm and UnUing judge) jwoupoedin" reformation complete cce she permitted to to address da ra. Those two little words. -lurf tAra1 en- AntttScal to the Uninitiated, convey a deep and mystical meaning to y heart ; and they - nm nf H-tt simin,.9n WMnnrt. th.1t. htf inserting thein .whenever I paint the future, 1 trust to ,CIar gaaedproudly aad eenfidingly iOier lripuus auu gumuiau wt w w"" . turned Mr. fcU-y,-' u and yfthefct which Clara Mn r wnnli! li'iv' blessed Ma with her nand. UbUwtiJUKl We iiewA. t ne wmu nawig , spread through tltf Tillage, a crowd collected, . vhoe Joy andsurpris found vent in tears and imrprtiiig tliat Miss Clara never would have rJfTBjt: id n had man;''' free, Mr. Selby must be fa 4 ; jrthy successor of the ancient race I V' '".The prognostication . proved correct; and the jwsihwav, strewn with Mght summer ro ' " aes, over which Clara trodSn pridal pomp on her wi.y to the auoestral home whore she was . born, was indeed enUtanatical of.tlkfloweiy ;T path which marked terhrtwe destiny The old Hall of Ambermead is still extant . a liue yjiecimen , of venerable decay, sur rounded ancestral groves, still famed for. sheltering iimtuncrable nightingales when the AiuUirmi ad roses exhale their delicious fica 1 prance, In the old churchyard oa the green ' Eiil-s".de, a vkitc monument gleams in the san- ''shine, . whereon uiay Jbe traced the name of John Canute, specifying the date of his happy . astn, Wiiiio oeiow is engraven uui luacrpuon ' t.f two words ",4nd Mcp.f - - - t TEE EXPLOSION OF THE 8TEAHER . ' ; JENWYUMTJ. f ? j. Tlirillinf and Horrible Details. " The San Fracisco papers bring us the, full :.." particulars of the explosion onboard the steam er Jennv Lind, which otturred, on the 16th ultimo, "on the passage from ' Alviso to San Francisco, with from 125 to ISO passengers. . It appears that when off rulgas Kanch hue tlie steamer was going at ordini riolpiit tremor was felt throughout tiVi. th niiision tyroduced bv firing of a cannon, and, in a second sK1 tremendous report was heard, and Xtyfhde vessel enve- lo,d in a densecloudyKaW'ng steam. The plate on the after hoiler had been blown out, and "team and boiling water TU?hed out yro fearful violence, Ihe bulk bead, stfating the boiler from the cabin, whiiwas tf vas gbivered into a thousand ti ments by the force of the shock. br 9 feet, with small windows looking out up ' on a son oi gang way mat iniervenea oetween and the railings. It waa just about dinner U-fore the ladies and children, and gentlemen in charge of the ladies, had been introduced into " the cabin so that they might not be incommo ded by the rush to the dinner table, when - the bell should ring, and were about seating them ' selves at the table, when the explosion took place and a dense volume of st am rushed into the cabin. AU in the room were . stricken as i' wilted by heat. They were scalded fright ( filly exW-mally, and all iuhaled the, fearful saro., Jtot one escaped. .All were either lilln.1 imlantlv or TiarA tinnfl jjied. Many fit "'tmai traaTnefrcrotnefftorn &bm themanJthe fckin entirely burned oft' their faces and bodies. The sight presented was horrible . beyond ascriition,not simply thescalded,hut all wcw ?Rore or less mangled by the fragments of the . boilr and bulk head, and streams of blood flowed frori the mutillated bodies. . 4 Souoe juw of the gentlemen managed to gro; ti tLeir way out of the cabin, crying pite v.iisiv Li those above to save their wives and children. When some of the passengers who were unhurt rushed below, a, gh)t presented itsvli which staggered them, and some became faint. They found the dead and dying lying iu a confused mass upon the fjoor,covered with fragments of chairs,tables,funiiture and timber, ana horrible to relate, were writhing iu the 4feal-dluj.'-ater six inches deep on the floor, l'oor lit tle children were crying piteously for their ' mother, who could hear, but blinded could not sec. Mothers shrieking in agony and call ing upon tome one to save their eaUdrviLr The pictur even in our recollection, is heart reudmg. ttuch was the scene in the cabin. ; ' The tiolevce of tlie steam struck we have sidil against tic bulk-bead in the rear of the -boilor, and tlx. greater portion burst througli tha cabin in iU-uUaion of death ; while no ther K rlion recoled, nd rutthed to the forward part,killiiiginstanly oneofthe firemen,who was suiaiiug in front s' the furnace doors, mortal ly scalding anotheion the forward deck, and killing several of hn passengers who were standing on the forvard part of tlie lower Tliose of the paeseug-m standing on the for ward part of the upper i)ck were nearly all saved, a few only was sedded, and those not dang'-rounly. Thoseabou miil-ahip, rightover the Uiler, were entirely uiitijured. But the mewt terrible destruction was on tlie aiVr-part of tlie upper deck, jut over the cabin, lb re a large number of passngers were con gregated. After tlie steam lial dime its work destruction in tlie cabin, it lirst up in the compauion-wav, and in an i 11st t wept thosa iu iu way totfie deck. JTot a nan around eUwd. Fifty lay prystrat,scaldel 4nd wotind cJ, shrikiiig in agony, and some nourning our. their last moments of life. ' As so j:i as tlie xustemation had suujded, t!ioe wii-.i liad escaped rushed to the asuisuncc if t!i sui':rs, who were brought up on d.;k it loiJ vutxne on maUree and others 014 tlt Lard jbmlu!, with the carcases of a nuimVr ot Jio raii''.-donthedecluaspillow-i. The' ries ofpui.i were fearfuL Some lust their eene, and. raved .madly; other were seen staggcr- i.i'X u iii'lly uitout, Uieskin hanging in tlireais froui their bodies and from their hands, like k vs turned inside out. ; , May of lliem bwl their clothes literally t irn oa tuem, ami shiverel in the cold while burniu ' internally and cryiuifor water. Alanv urew literally lealpjd, tlieir hair melUyl orf.s it Were by the stuaio. Soma who were rutliing avrouoil frautio with paiu, had to be seiied to prsrent .then from juinitinir ovrr bourd. Tneir eIKhi wnre atrippxl from tJim a xni ui p siUe, but h'HTible to relate, th skin from .1. :.. 1 i- t.i . . !. ' uieir oiiewpeaitu on wiuj , ti jiiu u:u wwul ta aviat a poor fireman who ww f-il 14 turriWf, 11" s,id tu them: "Leave in and g to sum "tutu whom you earl do sjme g t I'm ad'vlwani'' and iq a few m 1111 mt jtfter expired. Mr. James Tobin, late of the firm of Tobin A loading to the etn, naeV taking to Mrr-fihel-ton, whea he fch the treowff befor- tlladed t 1 Familiar with such coflenfa f Mia--jsaippi rivtr, andluiiowi4g fhat! ft pojtended, even Wore be beard the extlosknk and siinul- taneously; with the gushing up if the attam, with 'eitaordinarj Jresopoa ot'mind I jerked sarc the fasteiiiiirs aroubd Lis neck if a liea- vy etoak he had ou, thiMr iUtttrdy Mt his head, wrapiea it and hts Jiands w the folds, and urostrated himself to the deck. The furi ous volume of steam ruabed over and around him, but he lay with his hand clasped over Jhis j month and held hfrtWatKTTuVl held as ions m ne couiu, wnan, be made a gasp to re wvw4iitoseitVn3 Strain tM his breath. Even 4brouirn tiwthwkfoldr'o' his cloak- through hia hand low down on the ,deckA naif a minute alter the explosion, the air was Eraked hk cloak toeee if he could breathe found it still, too hot, and covered ; himself op aflrain. , In two niinutea he , uncovered, com pletcly unhurt he had not eves, been singed. Ilia cloak was burnt, and, almost dropped to piece. " Beside him lay-poor Sbeuon, to wbotn ha had lust peon talking, fearfully scalded m ternally and externally, aad new, poor fellow, dviuer. :H was the only man of that whole crowd around him who rose up.- His escape, under Providence, is due to his presence of mind alone. $ t,w i . t Among the wounded were llni. IX Hoppe, of San Jose, bndlv: and Mr. : L. W. Bvder slightly. Bait.mert S ,f , A SAD CONDITION. . A correspondent of . the Richmond writinir from Staimtoa cm the it alt b There is in the Asylum a very jpsfaordinary case ; a man whals deaf, dumb blind 1 Ife fore he became blind he was-" to the school for the deaf and dumb1; VH Dot progress ed fkr, when he wenV"od, and was brought to the insane asyV" w here ho has continued ever since. U rises in the morning, dresses himself, HrWmediately . prostrates liimself upon hyue uuler the bed, with hut legs lock ful urftmd tlie bed post, and there he continues all day, except" when called to meals the signal for whiith is a slap upon hia leg. lie gropes his way easily to the dining room, eats, and returns to his place under the bed, where the floor, ia worn smooth .and shining by his movements'. When to .be shaved, a gentle touch upon his chin is the signal, which he understands, lie goea-straight to the bar ber's shop, takes his seat, is shaved, and imme diately returns to his room., Ureas efforts have been made to iucrease the variety in his hab its, but to bo purpose. It is a sad sight to see the poori fellow clinging to hia place under the i, JJo. .S. 1'. TiLuiAooK, formerly U. S. Senator from New York, writes to the Na tional Iutelligencer a letter expressing his firm belief in the spiritual rappings and other simi lar demonstrations, lie says he has luid fre quent communications from John C. Calhoun, Danud Webster and Henry Clay, and that these communications are au characteiistio of the individuals, some of those from Mr, Cal houn beinjr, " both in style and sentiment. worthy of him in his palmiest days in the U.- S. Senate." , '.C, 4,s . 11 Our Correspondence. s.viroRT,May ICtli, 1853. Pear Sib : This is Siiperkw: Court week in Lartcruv and it. happens that the stated time for the session of the County Court comes also tins week, this circumstance, and the fact that the time for the Jmj Petmitujt, (the lath of May) now pretty well fixed by custom comes also this week, have conspired to draw a larger crowd to thisplacc than has assembled at one time, for years past, , These poney pon nings which annually takes place in thiscoun- tv, have, we believe, received very little notice from the press, and beyond the limits of Car teret County , excite very little interest or cu riosity. They' arc really however worthy a passintr nutica. , I have never witnessed one. but 1 have gathered from those who have, a feneral idea of the object for which they are eld and the modus operandi. The scitcroent attendant upon the scene the encircling the animals and getting them to the pens the cateh'mir. haltcrinz and fliwrinar et cet--all the ui etry of the scene, iu short, I must le0e to the huagiuation of the reader, or to the pen of one who has witnessed it, and lias tlie faculty of presenting a vivid picture of the re ality to the mind's ere, , i shall content myself with endeavoring to give the reoderan idea of what this poney pen uirijr its and w hat is its object, . To persons at a distance, even tins, may have the attraction of novelty. - , - Tlie Bank IVney, it is proer to premise, is a species of the gcntity horse, peculiar to itself. lie is bred, born and rautd, opon the Sand BanL, which are scattered along the Sea Coast of North Carolina in such profusion although every drove of ponies has its owner, they are in one sense, subject to no mnn, and in debted .. io no man for their raising, food or drink. They grow up in the enjoyment of tfteir native liberty, aitd row mover their native domain, the. Baud lis nks, without restraint. except on the day iu the year, on which such of them as have not ljeen before subjected to the proccs, are caught, haltered and flung, and re ceive tlie brand of the initials of the owners name. ' Then, all those wljich are not retained for service or sale, are again turned loose and permitted to roam, with the largest liberty, un'il the jr 0 1 or another penning. They are a small, well formed, well built, thick st t animal, particularly hardy and easily kjpt wnen broken ana subjected to the do minion of i ha ponies io mostlv in 'jrge droves, from 20 to 10 in ech. A pen is nwide, generally on the rniirgin of a Oroek, high enougli to preveiit the ponies from escaping, with an opening in front, which yixmi up m mun iu lueiiomes or Dan iters, as they v frequently called, are secured with in. Th are then started, frequently, in part ly horserusn. They scamps off like Buffa loes in davea, and are gradually surrounded on all sides; intil they are turned in the direc tion oftlia pen, toward which tlie circle irra- dnally closes. As tha drove approaches tlie pen, a line formed on eacli hW rf the ripen ing lor some dtnnoe, and the unsuspecting bankers are graduilly forced np to theoneninir. and made to enter, and are thus entrapped be fore they are aware of it. , .. j . W hen they are awured fronreacaninir. the Colt beloniriiiflr to ea-ii owner, w'lii h .irn t.R sily identified by their attaching themwlvstr their respective d- m aw eauglir, and h i ini- tials of the owner's name branded Ae hijnjTnkJBojih or eacn. isucu i iu uuu&en mm uw u-wi with to rct-for utr-effer farsal, m life caught and tnlteYect f u Mm is an operation not so easily perfbrmcd,upojk a wild f mried bauV er, and requlK jtoine pluck a l same sui. After one r'to sMere hsndll. gs,'howev , the IJanker bed 'tbet aubmissivs and Is eaii broken to the I ddls or harnc aid is very They are pewied in ocrvdrtrtroi1 from forty to seventy-five. Frequently 860 to 300 are in this wsv nenned in one day. This year' we learn, thore was k penolns on Saki day- at a point on the Baua-someSO or 25 mneTaT)6ve"Tufof"and anbmeTlrfonday at a nearer point. The people are drawn to gether on these occasions from quite a distanoa aad -in - great iiumberar-Tlur animal imeyrgrialtihoTes, runnings ibi May are marked erenrm tne ra ther t monotonous ftres' of the inhabitants of These .animals are,beoomin( quite salcab'le d :iaV UHMoaittdlMll oaidfaU auaae BeWIIIMIVflBSFaMiBSB frouij U19, sales of Bankera,;; Ijt k profit4bMculound fabatfrj poaitkm th projectoi stoci, costing notmgioiJTeatne Banafh, that bridge wotdd have poenpied if they and the trouwo ana expense 01 uuupg u'?" being slight, vinj x b'yxt We speak aboite of the oimfi rtcning as if this were the only one twrmg Me year. The rjenninir in Mav. wWth is held at several points on the Bankyifm wet, fAWpm ning. But tbraf alwWqtienfljfk penning iu August for "e purpose or marking the Colts foaled late the aeason. But this Is of much less npttf and importance than the May pen ninjfaaay P011 st here at the Hay I - . - , , .1 , , in. iDnuiiigs 10 purcnaae uie jkuusers. Aney sei targe numbers on these cxx'asiorwri-fhe prices range from 25 to 175 eacli.acconling to quali ty and tha t rartablcness of the animak So much for the poney penning, which if you, deem the description worthy a plane In yovr columns you are at liberty to publish. ' ' C For lh Wtekly N'.-ww. ', RAIL ROAD ACCIDESITS. ' ' , Believing it to be the imperative duty of eve ry citizen to call attention to whatever effects the well being and safety of his fellows, and noticing la the (foluffln of ' the Various Newa papers which come to hand, the frequent and trighthil accidents which are daily taking place upon tha Railroad lines of . th: country, so much so, Jliat, as has been truly remarked, it really seems proper that a man who has any thing to leave behind him, would act prudently to make, his will and settle his Worldly con-. corns twtore taking passage upon many of Uie improvements of this character, and all of this danger, too, growing out of the avarice of the companiea controlling these .lines from their 'cither being deficient it) proper manage ment and police, or from inherent defects in the character of the Roads themselves. ' I am induced to make these remarks from what might have been a serious calamity on a late trip to the North over the Richmond and Fredericksburg liailroad. On the 4th inst, when about 40 miles from Richmond, near Coleman's Depot; two of the passenger cars were thrown off tlie track and turned entirely over on their skies, not by a barf iron lav ing across the road" as stated in the Kichmond UJiapatofarba- aw-eanatqiienw -ef "the-wretched character of tha superstructure y et conUiraed upon this road. ; As k wU known, although this road is on the great fine of Southern travel and over whk-h tb United -States Mail daily asses, yet it is strap iron Koad, or a wooden Jail with a Jji Jar of :i Hnrt pd Tne-Top .ot iu , Jibe accident was caused tv what is termed a "snake bead" rising UD in front of tlie wheels, tlie same which caused the accident a uliort time since upon the road from Kichinon4 to Petersburg, by which some of Gov, Dudley' family were seriously, iniured. Fortunately none of tltepasaeagera were hijured, but it was entirely owing to the slow rate of speetLns well as to good luck in not being on a higheinbaiikmeatjor in either of the kttcrcon tingencies Cit lives of many if not alt of the passengers might have been sacrificed, to tlie penuriousness of this Company in not fumish- uig tneir roaa with suostantuil 1 iron.. - A frieud having in charge one of the best cpnstructod ltail Uoada in the whole coun try, once remarked to me that any Engineer who would recommend a " strap iron " road de served to be liung a high as Hainan; and w hat punishment, I ask, is too severe for a company w ho continue to run their daily trains thronged with passengers over such a read t Be it remembered too, thai semi-annual divi dends are declared by this company. - Such imminent peril to human life should prompt the thinking public to take the matter in tlieir own hands, and take the route over the Wilmington and the Sea-Board and Roan oke Rail Koads, whereby they will pass over first Class T iron Koads and find a splendid Boat on the Chesapeake to convey them to and from Baltimore, or they can pass on to Peters burg over.a T iron road, from Uie South, then take a steamer for Baltimore and thereby avoid the Strap Iron line above alluded to. For the Weekly News, .. -GoLsnoao' April 18tb, 1859. I am again in this thriving little place, com fortably ensconsed and surrounded by every' convenience a reasonable man could desire, somewhat jaded, but highly gratified with tb hasty tourl have made of a thousand miles er more through the Carolina. Since w parted I have travelled on ordinary roads, plank roads, and rail ronds crossed the Neusey Tar, Cape Fear, Yadkin, iVdee and Cohgaree Kivers and a small portion or the old Atlantic have vMt tcd about twenty towns, and witnessed m- provemc nts giug on around us that made me tremble f r the fate of New-Berne. All the Towns except one (Waynesboro'. N. C.) I found prospering in business and increasing in popum-ion. ivow "wny stand you ' kere all the day idle f Have you hot as intelli gent mechanics, competent merchants, skilful phy-iicianfl, learned lawyers, and last though not leastv as pretty and interesting Jadies as anjr town or city that I hare visited f Why is it that your ofd town does not advance and again take her position as one of the first, towns in the Mtate 1 Is It because suspicion, ri- valr .and strife amict the mutual interest of her people? Tbecrtiiena of New-Berne must lay asidi their different favorite schemes of improvemeiit and art as one man for the de velopment and poinotion of tlie advantages which siuroqnd them, if they wih to rise, Ion't leap and dally from one thing to ano ther, and be on this thing to-day, end on that to morrow end something else the next day. n&on tbe Neuse River improvement vigor ously" - Build your plank road from Becton's Id Field" to Snow Hill. Construct ano ther 'from your Court House via Pol ekwilla to the Court House in Onslow. It ry direction, then .your jsinptyJtiouses wouldl- t tenanted . ana tae pnsinesa of na tow a would j iniMHise, Can -ny ,doubt it I J'er ho-waiew may, whjo believe noUiinp bat a ru.jroaa waum mostenaiiy. tuncfit the piap, and that any v'' t iiiprovit, !t wbiild conCict HV and retard its Booatruci' . I am aatia- fij 1 they poakl Jtastenit if "judiciously may na --d.j How w the fMjiridge Vtbsa Niagara constructed f We are told, "A boy's tHBywHog, m miws, -wira unsi seni mro air , to this, kite wa attached a silken thaV to tha thread '- i ord, c to the ord; a rope, PAjfl,Uepaiafclei..Wlwn,- H a . , ; ,i m a I J upon uie oppuwe siue, mo iiaea uireau crew ovr the cord, and the ortd the rope, and the rope thecalfts and tM cable pne after another, iciu, oi iron wire, anu id'!biaaad.laTen fiSponliyto'towjwnJt rr!stlvss and cr,,n tb.r tliA miirhtT on- J niu flw eatarael wourd spend its strength Upon it in rain."f Now fanacim' what a ndi- rs of had delay dd Ha erection, because he structure, com Ue ia alt ita ikirta, could not be carrried to its destined placo" at "ouee.and you have the ptwitio of those who oppose every bther kind unDrovcment under the wise belief that they would retard tho prosoeot of tlie Railroad. r people learn, Uiat Aon small begin nings great results follow,' Ihat they have qnly htm tocarvy a thing through and the obstacle . ,1. .t ,1 . s, . ' ' uw-wyui uio prwnwni v 01 mcir low a that, appeara unsurmouutabb would aaUi as dew before' the stm." ' l . I passed tlirough Wilmington on my w ay from the South to this place, and found it rather dull, owing to the backward Spring keeping new; turpentine from market.' Many new and One bouses have been erected there m the past two yeara, and every day shows visible niarkt of improvement and an increase of populatjon. The exports for the tear ending ssiueoevnDer, amounted to 44U,U0, 69. ' AVhen the Manchester Boad ia comple- a a ea a a m tney wui probably reach six multons a year, EtporUd fvr tit Wullg Ntv. ' ra EEDHTOS OF TEX BOARD OT coiehissiootcrs. 1 - '; V '' T Weksseday, May Uth,18o3.. lAirsuant to the notico of tlie Sheriff Uie following newly elected Commissioners of the town of JMewbern met at the Ilall of the town Council at 12 o'clock, and the oath prosreribed wa aummwierea iy vaanew lieuy, fisq. 1st Ward, Jamtn C. Justice,' 2nd, Ward, John l. Whitforr, 8rd. Wanl, Isrw l Disrmway, ,t 4th. Vt ard, W lUiam 1 Moure, , 5th. Waul, Matthow" Matthews. .. - The Clerk called the Board to order t ' On motion John D. AVhitford Kxa, was un animously re-fleeted Intendant of Police who on taking the chair aakl, , i . - , a (iaxTLasixx : Having devoted two years to laborious employments for tho Town, he had determined not to qualiflv again as Com tnissioner if he should be honored hy. a re election. , " ; . His intentions were announced to many of his friends, and it is well known to all who have consulted him on the subject, that bis personal wishes remain unchanged. ' ' ' " But in view of an liirportant measure (the enlargement of tlie grave yard) that wikl not be arnnJ mmt. AmmmimA proper " sense ; wTtlte duty which every man owes to the community in which he lives, aad which, has . sustained and promoted him; prompts Lira to obey their voice and yours aad enter the service for another year. Owing to the great importance of the election just terminated, he was not surprized to see our citizens take such deep interest in the result. And he waa satisfied tlie unusual excitement attending it waa caused by misrepresentation and misunderstanding. For he had learned since coming here this morning, that, there was not a member of the present Board who would vote lor making the subscription to the Kense River Improvements , until the Work had progressed to an extent that would prove it beyond doubt to be practicable. For the honor conferred by his re-election lie offered his heartfelt thanks. I i f. On motion of Mr. Mworo the Board pro ceeded to therlection rif the following officers. Ktephetf B. IVrJssVClerk, Israel JJisosway, Treasurer, John llancof-k, Town 8ergant, William T'wdnle, Kwpcr of Town Clock, Dr. Alex. Taylor, Town and Port rhyskian, Hon. W. II. Washington, Town Attorney, Henry Phillips, Keeper of Town Scales. On motion of Mr. Disosway, it was Rt$olvtd, That the rocecdiiigs of the Board be published in the News and Atlantic and that the Clwk be authorized and directed ..to autecribe to the same, for one year. ; ' On motion of Mr. Justice, Rtvlvtdn That the Intendant be and he is hereby autliorix ed and requested to purchase a suitable desk for the use of the Board, and that the desk and table now in use be disponed of. ' " On motion the Board adjourned to meet on Monday evening next at 8 o'clock. STEPHEN B. FOKBES, Cirri. Jlosiur, My 16th, 1853. At the regular meeting of Uie Board of , , , . . vominiHioncrs, ueiu mis evening, were pre sent, John D. Whitford Eso.. IntcndanL J. C Justice, L Disosway, and William P. Moore, Commissioners, The following Standing Committees were .-appointed: Committee on Ordinance. Messrs. L Dis osway and J. I). hitford, Commitllee on Stnett. Messrs. Wm. P, Moore and Matthew Matthews. Vommttlet est Pump and Wharett. Messrs. J. C. Justice and W. 1'. Moore. - Committer on Markett. Messrs. Matthew Matthews and i. Ibsosway. apetial LommtUet on Fire AW,-.The intendant and J. C. Juatwe. '''!,:: rrriTicersv . Jiy Mr. Disosway, iMkins of W. It Wash ington, Jansea W. Bryan and others, to have a pump erected at Uie intersection of Pdltek and George Streets. ICeferred to Committee on i'ampv 1 ,.: :.. KESOLFTTOKS. ' ' '''' By Mr, Moore, Boohed, TLat the News papers now on file inr tho Clerk's Office be bound Adopted, ' , . By Mr. Justice, Retdved, That tho Town Sergeant be and he is hereby directed to hare uie naicn uouse thorouil.lv ri,,A ...j that hereafter the Board evenings, at 8 l-aVcIock, VTmrimrste wm ordered. Adopted. On motion the Board adjourned. i ' STEPHEN B. FOftBES, Cleri. 1 f w-ar-ai'g' 0ROAT. MAT- CIlh; ItZX" letter which will ILsibdln eur eo- lumns to-day from bur correspondent who has recently traversed portiona of North and, Soutn Carolina, jituaaV-we team from' him, hH notes Hd4hing with-which ha haf favoured the readers of the jVmm aeriea f .lie - .J 1. jr-k. i uommumcauotu. We have read these letters witlrpleasmw-arn! profit, ahdeltllieTlie assort tion that such ia the case with our readers gene tiona, we would direct, the attention of evefy one who feelsan mtereat in tha prosperity arid welfare of our beautiful Town to the remark or rathe (juery of oiir correspondent m bii do sing letter, in relation to New-Berne. He askst Have yon:no as intelligent Mechas' ics, as competent Merchants, as skillful I'hy siciaaa, sb learnsd Lawyers, and last, though not least j as pretty and intorestiug ladies aa in any Town! have visited T , 5 ? 1 ? 3Te writer, we Iare froni him, visited about twenty Towns in North and South Carolina, during his tour. We infer from the query above, that he implies that ltd can safely answer Hut the affirmative, jThia is certainly a high compliment, but (exoepting the present com pany asVthe poHto phrase is vix: ourselves,) we must say, we think it to be a oVarrvea com pliment ' V; f Our purpose; however, in seconding the mo tion,1 which we presume- will bo unatiimously carried by all of us of New-Burne, ts simikr to what we presume waa the object of tho wri ter In making it ; vix: To msW occasion, to say a word or two In relation to the uvluce meat our citizens have before them, to iin prove these incidental advantages of which be speaks, in developing our resources ia push ing forward our manufacturers in taking hold at once with energy, of the means within our reach of reviving our drooping trade, aa in fusing new life and activity where there (ia now a state of things approaching to tt stagna tion and thus arousing and stimulating into active effort, by enlarging the field on which they can act, those elements of prosperity, and capabilities for advancement, which we posses. It is not our purpose now to enlarge on this topic, but is it or ta. it not true, that whilst we have, all tlie necessary ele ments of advancement in prosperity, that "sus picion, rivalry and strife,'1 aa ourcnirespoudent expresses it, are tlie main causes of our failure to unite our exertions so fir as to make them effectual towards accomplishing any of the epterprizes that might open the w ay for an im provement in our trado, that would, luieeduy place us on alctel with other towus Iu busim, sjrt rrrv vuvn and improving ooiidTl m, an we are now their ejial iu general mtelligeii-e. fa "posaeasin; men of basinet capacitiea. . 1 'V... ... . ;.h and in the beauty and attractiveness of our la dies r . , , ;- ,v " TEE 8TAKES IV BSOSX RITXR.? , We have heard recently, BUtneroue oom plainta Sn regard to the present wretched con dition of tlie Chaanel Stakes between this place and Hampton Shoal in Neuse Kirer, A few dap since we had an occasion to go some distance down the river, when we, for our own satisfaction examined into the mat ter, and found iml one regular bunch of Chan nel Stakes standing between the two named places.. This ia not as It should be., -Stran gers, nnacqaaiuted with the Channel of &e river, are obliged to feel their way to and from New-Berne, simply becauso the Stake Keqw ia negiectful pf hia duty. We dislike at any time to make complaint where ft is calculated io wound the feelinirs of ah v one butf when the causa ia one whtoh tkl public interest so touch, aa it does ia the pre sent case, we cannot refrain. We hope fur ther recurrence to tLis subject will not be ne- eessary to place it beyond oomplaint Attkmpt to Kilu On Saturday night last, while Mr! Parnon Pittman of this place waa closing his front window, before retiring to bed, some unknown persoa discharged a pistol at him and fled, r The ball struck the window casing 'within a few inches of Mr. Pithnnn. No particular person we believe, is suspected of the diabolical intent - MrsTKRiot s. We learn that while digging We grave cfMr. f . Jamigan.whodied in Wayne County the latter ''.part, of April last, which at his own request was located between those his two former wives, the skeleton of a horse and that of a nun, apparently his rider, were found. An Iron stirrup waa also found at the same spot, all apparently deposted there a considerable time since. , , )? The Annual meeUng ot the Neuse Fire Company, No 2, was held in the Court House oa Friday Evening last Tie following Gentle me were elected Officer in the Company': Jamm W. CiHOTk, Fomian, W. 'Bunt, Assistant Foremaa: Jonir T, Oaxxjf, Secretary, Csias, 8. Auxk, Treasurer. James C. Stevenson, fisq. has been appoint ed Post Master at Newborn, to' the placVT Mr. Jacob Gooding, removed. , , : Ma. Amo Wad, of tLie place has mv vered W,000 damn? In NewTark. from llui Fulton ferry Company, for perSorial iniui-W by being struck on tha head by a bolt during -erwdlUkm bfilgeen. two ferry boat. 1 1 j . $m, Orlenfoame to ndforiratlication it At T7 J and will appear in' otir nertl ' MM iw4S WASkVaiSMA 1.:T Tha follow! (extract from an editorial . tide in a late ;unjber of the Wilmington Bs. raid, We laid ' iidb fdf publication and a brirf aomment in M hjst ntlmbbr of the Neva, b fi iding our f JJuifane likely to be crowded reluctantly postponed it until tile present num ber. "The' Herat J rakstwvourab1-cTli, sentunenttelinisb VhjA ' rewmmendsimjruiiitertio adapr $ practicable, (vis. a survey of the route in prrj; " curitigT'Sht exJhsUiIetLe Ky C7dlailr Eajt.to Piifrt4wd-Wes444WTsaxassiu ' line, and thai addf at f M n V 4 i While we cannot liePecbLbLfcjdtlit' as pam oiwjMUAet eary coetr fully .bring these moyemeflta to the.attentkir of our people, and wSsn them at the same lime "Ood s'peid.?. Jt-tenol'tolxlid, tJixt the eyes ps by tar the greater portion of Jiortl Carolina, ae. toraedUauth foaKl ree in the direction Beaufortriind there is a man if. desire to build up, a city at that point, Bsj eo."'' Ipet'Qiu)r cnurck rise, uei uer w uutjb gow wuu uie pr duce of.JherfVestj Let busjand thrivii population 'traverser her coiistautly extondiw streets. Let commerce whiten her hsfbw wi4 her snowy sails, and the smoke of her count less steamers uiingio with (he brjeexcf jhaijrut heV fresh from, , thei, lW ; hav Mr Cariiftn fating -at wjmuri thai exnltn a every movemeut fof, our iwod old mothet t j anaxe oa commercial vaasoiage oucccss tt : I 'm .-. . '.t T. i. ...o.. . . i such enterprises. And we are free to confea if say rtduiDce can be placed upon the signs " iua times, iiuv wmi growm , w a uuunsuis; town if Botojty, at Baufo will be but tl natural result of cause now in eperatieev A new era baa opened 0oa our State, and w hail iu advetit"wtli und'iscd joy, ,8o.kmf ! a the spirit or onternns new , wakened, a North Carolina shall he directed by jaer tnt hearted sons, whether by . nature or adopooi let these exertion aim at whatever point thtj tnar mvtkin Jur tamjbmm, eo Ions shall I cheer on these exertions, and akLbr voice k j wtfaVf jnirvji 1; v w ris bmssm ii i (P Ikitous for the1 welfare of our native town, ViI niingtou, but this .feeling w subservient to tlit mora enhuged one which looks to the duun tliralmcnt of NoKh Csroliua from the chain which have heretofore crushed her down : sue if in the new order of thinirs in tho euren sing dcveloprnMste (Sihmmww a tlie 8uu every day taking piece the current shall s toward jueaufort as the enlmuiauag poiat of tlie- ereataesa that must tnevitalfv be, we 'ean aa ' a' North 4. arolinum " red satisfaction that it hi me bf our mm kiudni uun i3i puunnpc us in inc inenuiy race ; that at kuf aoirrion, Kami has plucked th pnxe a wny, t,Ue nave jtuen no animasiUs toward i Iteaufovt, and as a iUilroad to htt harbor must b buih, tlie tonoinus of which st the western end must iHStetnrt Teatksar, th sooner these entorjiriies are undertaken ami comj JeU-d; tlie better for the fkate. t Sentiment like these do lnwotir to the Ikaii and the heart t4 the Kilitor of the Wilming ton Herald. They are noble and lihend awl t the SHiiutimo aemiUu aifi far wing. Mr Burr line the sagiK-itji- to , aid tlw in.lfp.n- mj ton 'kn-iw!ed,t:i!i: ft i iwt.to lm itf gnifcd that the rvca of by far b grcati-f, jf tioo of North Carolina are turned with a"fiiiJ gixo in the dirwtton of IV-Sufirt, mi l tU there i a insniitut desire to Imild np k cifj at that, pa'ut, To . tfioso ' whose interests, W wkhea have run parrallul with their oMclt- aions from olMcrvations on rasainir eveuts.'wlut be says lin been ubvioaa for aotne time p& I .: . w .... . ,. . ; ' . A Ine same" eomiushmo, we' iwjoice,' to see tr? forcing tliemsclves UKn the convictions of ' telligent men in other portions of the $tnft than this, even ahcro their supposed (fiVrf teretl natumlly enough Unle them to m each cowrie lions a long m rwisille.; Xfhl the Herald ocrfaiuly must exires the ofiitiU of, the more intelligent portkm of the elruw of Wirmington andthe rpTTearj?g7oB P mrally, that circumitanoes LjiA wit mun-- taacawe disiiuctncaa to Ikvoiuct a the pviv f at which mt rise the fat are cvaernercial mt f trolnili oftLcStato. wetraatatkJ .r.n.L,... i,, s believe, that it nho expreinos the sentinKn, f I tlie in.e Kbernl poriion f the eiturna of ttiington, ami the same region, when, it wish 'i tliis niovemont, (and we infer, any movemoB: for advancing the Ut iniereata of the State) "God speed."- - - i - --.1 '-f n , ,. . ..r, , This ia not only the rmesptrit of a liberal M ing. bntofan snlighu-ncd patriotism! ', l by no means prechidt fair.or even a zealous J vocary, er if you will, a preference, in favour of uch 1 schemes of , improvement as art calcinated to advance the interest, ' of tU town or section in wl.iidi one tot k in which those inU-riwU centra. But whan, a in this case, after the claim of every point within tlie Rmiti of the State fur becoming itt commercial metropolis, have been csa vassed for years, and public" eehtlmeni cfcarly make Uie decision in favour of ea, H i tbeii" mere selfish bigotry or churlishness to deny tl iMt, and narrow-rainded hoiieighted and vxiir wiicto aiM u;oi it' a j,;;,", , Th energy, enterfrise and 'aagacity dumb 1 by the citSteM of Wilmington; in fgrwari ing every undertaking calculated to build iy their flonriahing jown u j well undersl;oc4 i New-Berne, and these eoinmendabi effort annrlwr letter-piwdk mired thai among' (1m, adroc.ee jbutensl improvement and wmiraerclal avalioement ' New.-Berne, and fei thta region oftlic State. Why should a petty jealousy' or an ipW" nary local interest, influence the 'conduct the feeling of the people of this ectltffi Of tba. Stat against that, er of that aection' agsi tUatflet. eacf.xorrf aW and noriorsH? mean to promote the advancement of iu o pvosperifyhere iuch nffcana do'toicler)f involve a Baoriftce of the oo'moycreial' indeptff dencay BTKitlW best iatoyesta of tfio fffioi' -Sf
The Weekly News (New Bern, N.C.)
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May 21, 1853, edition 1
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