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WM. J. YATES, Editor & Proprietor.
CHARJLOTTE.
Tuesday Morning, Jan. 27, 1857.
CP" The Editor is absent this week,
having been called away by affliction in his
family.
No Mail from North of Weldon.
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR.
Haw River House, ?
Thursday
r, Jan. iT-id.
I left Charlotte Sunday morning, and I prevent them from doing a simple act of
have not been able to get on further than justice to a respectable, and hitherto neg
this place. The greatest snow storm that lected, portion of the State ; and that, too,
ever occurred in this part of the country, ! uaprj because the Journals of the Legis-
witbin the knowb dge of the "oldest inhab
itant," commenced Sunday morning and
continued 24 hours. When the train from
Charlotte arrived at Jamestown about 2
o'clock on Sunday it was found impossible
to proceed, owing to the drifts of snow on
the track. We all. about '.Hi in number,
took shelter with Dr. S. G. Coffin, where
we were compelled to remain until Wednes
day evening. The Doctor and his indus
trious and obliging family did everything
possible to render us comfortable.
The gentlemen having charge of the train
ppared no exertions to open the Road.
They worked day and night. The drifts
on the track in some places were twelve
feet deep. As I was very anxious to get
along. I got on the locomotive and proceed
ed three miles, when we ran into a snow
bank that covered the boiler and clogged
the machinery. Night overtook us, and
all of us that were on the engine felt that
our position was alarming, ns the cold was
intense, and the workmen almost exhausted
from incessant labor in the snow up to their
waists at least. Hut after prizing and push
ing for some time we backed off and return
ed to Dr. Coffin's, where we stayed Monday
and Tuesday night.
The force West of the Company's Shops
and that East of them opened the way so
that wo got to Haw River Wednesday
night.
Mr. Mar.-h. the Engineer, and Mr. Brad
shaw, the Conductor, and others in charge
of the train, worked faithfully, and are en
titled to the thanks of na-sengers for their
gentlemanly deport ment.
I will tret to Raleigh to-night, but "now
much farther 1 don't know, as I learn that I
the stage roads are impassible.
It is worthy of remark that the Railroad
Company paid the expenses of the passen
gers: detained, which was indeed a liberal
act.
The Haw River House has changed I
hands recently. Mr. Thomas 15. Long, of
Chatham, is the present proprietor, and he
keeps it in a style that will, or ought to,
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satisfy we mos iauu.. . ..... ? .
always find something here to satisfy and
M;fv tht- inner man. As Mr. Lone i
an
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old acquaintance and friend of mine, I am
glad to find that he is doing himself so
much credit in his new capacity. The
trains from both ways stop h?ro for dinner.
When 1 found myself liemmed up on the
Road, 1 at first felt provoked and ineliro d
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C. Railroad, was acme in u'6 -
chared.
I learn that large quantities of stock have
tmtAA in the snow. On Sunday night it i
seemed impossible for man or beast to live
outside of a shelter. The loss to Railroad
Companies, also, must be considerable.
W. J. Y.
Fiiozf.n to Death. We learn that Dr.
Charles Harris, a highly respectable citizen
of Catawba county, came to his death on
Monday night the 19th inst.. under most
a:. MMBBMtiM!L It annears that
to complain, but alter bearing oi ... MU they darted through our streets,
that were made to open the track, I was j (good boxes and cow-bells being in de
convinced that everything possible, under ; and the snouts of Young America
the circumstances, was done. I 1 arn t! at j poureJ voiu,ynftor volley of snow
Mr. Roberts, the Superintendent of the N-1 ... , . si..:,rils" ..IS;nfrkn
he left home for the purpose of going to ing a cart-load of mad bags. A post
Concord- but before proceeding directly for , master examination was immediately made
that point be had occasion to visit a neigh- , upon the pile by Dr Ross, whose unani
1 - i i . I tnous opinion was that the whole concern
bor's house, and in attempting to do so, he
, 1 ,7 . . . I was prettv much like the Irishman's boiled
lost his way in the woods. On arriving at
J . ! tv:iti..nii'liin. n trrfnt In or tint hm nr.
knack he dismounted from b
horse in order to discover the road, and in j
li 1w ti iiiH il mum tliO
ice which yielded under his weight and
plunged him in the water. His horse, in
the meantime, had ran off and left hiin
alone. After he had gotten out of the
water, being thoroughly chilled and be
numbed with cold and his clothes frozen,
be dragged himself to the brow of the hill
where he fell and perished in the snow.
.
0s The Rev. Charles S. Walker, a
native of Charleston, and a well known
member of the South Carolina Conference,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South,
died at Spartanburg, S. C, on Sunday,
18th inst.. of an attack of quinsy.
BANK OF CAPE FEAR.
We learn from the Raleigh Standard that
the President and Directors of this Hank
have memorialized theLegislaturojfoi several
amendments to their charter, granted to
and accepted by them two years ago. Thej 1
set forth at some length, and with force,
the disadvantage under which thev state :
i. a .
tnc ae doing business, owing to certain'
rptriMinimnW0.i,lin .1, ... . I
restrictions piacea upon them in their char-;
ter. and which thev declare to be onerous, '
and injurious to both the stockholders and
the State. They also state that they were
influenced in a great degree to accept the
charter by a feeling of deference for the I
expressed will of the Legislature, and from
a wish to continue the aids they were ex
tending and which were so much needed
to trade and commerce.
EF An exchange says that Dr. McElha
ney of Ohio, has forwarded to Mr Buch
anan, as a new-year's present, a large arm
chair, a walking cane and broom, all carved
from hickory in the most elaborate and in
genious style, by his own hand and two
wild turkeys!
We would like to know what part of the
carving was performed by the turkeys ?
SENSIBLE.
It is said that one of the main reasons
for the rejection, by the House, of the bill
granting State aid to the Fayetteville and
Coal Field Railroad, was the angry politi
cal debate which occurred on the previous
day, in regard to the resolution offered by
Mr Reeves, to expunge the " Mexican Pre
amble." It is said that several members
of the American party, (who were almost
unanimous in favor of the Road,) "swore
terribly " that they would vote for nothing,
but leave the democracy to manage every
thing in their own way.
A pretty business, indeed, that "wise
and grave Legislators" should allow their
angry passions to rise to such a pitch as to
lature were being cleared of a preamble
that implied condemnation of the Mexican
war, and throwing the blame of that war
upon James K. Polk. The Preamble in
question which accompanied a resolution
appropriating money for defraying the ex
penses of our noble Volunteers, passed by
the Legislature of 1840 was a stain upon
the fair character of North Carolina, and
virtually said to those gallant spirits who
volunteered in defense of their country's
honor : You go to fight a dishonorable and
oppressive war, unjustly commenced bv
your own country; thus echoing in their
ears the sentiment uttered by Tom Corwin
in our national legislature, expressing a
wish that the Mexicans might meet the
volunteers "with Moody hands and hospi
table graves." The preamble stood upon
the Journals of the Legislature a monu
ment of the folly and hlind prejudice that
actuated those that placed it there; and
the Legislature is entitled to, and will re
ceive, the thanks of the patriotic people of
the Old North State for blotting it out.
Hut how it could have been made the
ground for voting against the Coal Field
Road, we are at a loss to understand. Rut
"There are stranger things 'twixt heaven
and earth.
Than our philosophy has dreamed of."
They must have some excuse for voting
against the bill, and remind us very much
of the boy, who, upon being accused by
his mother of going in swimming against
her orders, as evidenced by the fact that
his hair was wet and his shirt wrong-side
out.
idied that it was not water on his
hair but sweat, and as for his shirt being
turned, he did that climbing the fence !
COLD, COLDER, COLDEST.
For the last eight or ten days we have
had unprecedented cold weather in this
section; surpassing in intensity the "cold
Friday" or any other famous day that
conies within our recollection. In conse
quence of the terrible snow-storm that took
place on the 18th, filling up the cuts in the
Central Koad to the depth of 12 feet, we
were without a northern mail at this place
only from Goldsboro'; go that we had to
lav upon our oars and quietly " wait for
the wagon."
This period of incarceration and shutting
up from the balance of mankind was some
what relieved of its soul-depressing in
fluence, by the gingle of the merry sleigh-
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upset or two but no seiious injury. The
mill-pond, also, being in good skating
order, afforded a fine opportunity for those
who desired to engage in the delightful and
healthy exercise of skating. Here too.
Young America showed its gall-antry by
attempting to gve each young miss a ride
across- the pond in a chair, and through
accident or design upset the chair, and
skate off in another direction whistling
"I'd offer thee this hand of mine."
Hut the wagon has come at last yes,
little Frank and his wagon is "in," bring-
B .
But the papers are here some old, a
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er. I Ins is thought to oe the coldest
winter within the recollection of the "oldest
inhabitant.'1 Cape Fear River has, for the
first time since the Revolutionary war when
Delvalb crossed it on the ice, been frozen
over; and snow, ice, mud, sleet, rain, hail,
' froze," "blows," red nose and cold toes
are spread over creation generally.
l" It is said that twenty persons were
frozen to death in Petersburg, Ya., during
tho recent bitter cold weather.
Late From Europe.
Halifax, January 19th. The steamer
America has arrived at this port, with later
advices from Europe.
Cotton had advanced 1-4 during the
week, with sales for the two days of 25,000
bales. Fair Orleans 7 7-8; fair Mobiles
7 3.4. Middling 7 l-2d. The stock of
Aim.rjcan cotton at Liverpool amounted to
m ooo baes Jlie market closed firmer.
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Manchester advices were favorable.
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foeadstufls steady . heat advanced 3d
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Money active and unchanged. The bul-
''on m tue lark of England had decreased j
200,000.
The news from China is confirmed. The
American ship Portsmouth had destroyed
one of the forts on account of an insult re
ceived.
The citizens of Fairfield, Hyde
county, recently requested a Mr Rowland
Chapman, an abolitionist, to leave their
county ; but as Mr Rowland Chapman
seemed loth to go, a committee waited !
upon and escorted him into a dense forest,
lying somewhere in the county of Tyrrell,
ad then left him in "all his glory," he
having pledged his honor (?) not to return to
Hyde again. Wilmington Herald.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGS.
The Senate was engaged the greater part
of Thursday in considering the Revenue
bill on its third reading. No very impor
tant amendments were adopted. The tax
of one dollar on marriage licenses was strick
en out. It passed its third and last reading
in that body. -
In the House, on Thursday, the special
order was the bill to charter the Wilming
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
Company. The bill was rejected, yeas 37,
nays 69.
The bill concerning the Western Exten
sion, now on its third reading in the Senate,
was on Thursday made the order of the day
in that body for Friday, the 23d, at half past
three o'clock, P. M.
The engrossed bill from the Senate, to
re-charter "The Bank of the State of North
Carolina," is on its third reading in the
Commons.
The select Committee of the House, ap
pointed to inquire into the affairs of the
Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation
Company, have reported to that body set
ting forth that the charter has been disre
garded in several particulars by the Com
pany, but charging no moral delinquency
upon any one ; and this Report is accom
panied by a statement by the President
and Directors of the Company, explaining
and justifying as to these particulars both
of which documents have been printed for
the information of members. It is under
stood that a bill in d of the Company, will
be taken up and considered early in the
ensuing week.
On Wednesday, the bill to amend the
charter of the Albemarle and Chesapeake
Canal Company, and extending further aid
to that Company passed its second reading
in the Senate. It was advocated by Messrs.
Dillard, J. B. Jones, Cherry and Pool.
ANOTHER GOD TO WORSHIP.
Professor Hedrick, the gentleman who
was expelled from the University of North
Carolina, on account of his openly avowed
abolition sentiments, is now being saluted
with hosannns by the worshipers of Baal in
Northern cities. The Chicago Press says:
"Prof. Hedrick a gentleman now well
known to the North for his manly avowal of
Republican principles in the late Presiden
tial canvass, and his subsequent expulsion
from his position in the University of North
Carolina and from his home in consequence
favored us with a call on Saturday, look
ing as well preserved and buoyant as if
nothing untoward had happened. The Pro
fessor has been everywhere warmly receiv
ed at the North, and previous to coming
West had enjoyed tho hospitalities of the
Professors of Harvard University. We
bespeak for him the cordial welcome here
which such a fugitive from the hardships of
slavery lias a right to expect in the free and
generous West. The Professor is stop
ping at tho Treinont House."
WASHINGTON ITEMS.
Washington, Jan. 21. The House of
Representatives to-day passed a resolution
causing the arrest of Mr Simouton, the
correspondent of the New York Times. He
made a speech in his own defence upon the
charge of eon tempt in refusing to answer
certain questions put by the Committee
of Investigation. Another resolution was
passed holding him in close custody during
the present session of Congress.
Washington, Jan. 22. The Senate has
passed the Sub-Marine Telegraph Bill.
The travel, which has been interrupted
by the snow storms, ha? been resumed
to-dav between this eitv and New York.
New York, Jan. 22. It is said that Sir
Charles Napier is spoken of as the next
British Minister to the United States.
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Awful Tragedy! A Man and his
Wife Murdered. On Saturday the 17th
inst., this community was thrown into a
most intense excitement from the rumor
that two persons were murdered in the vi
cinity of town. It appears that a woman,
wife of John Ilaney, an Irishman, was seen
by a negro, lying in her night clothes, in a
field, as he supposed, dead. He raised the
alarm and on visiting the spot, she was dis
covered to be alive with several frightful
gashes in her head ; on going to the house
in which she lived, about one hundred yards
distant, the body of her husband, John
Ilaney was found dead, his head awfully
mangled with an axe which was found by
his side. The woman was taken to the
house in a state of insensibility ; she died
about 12 o'clock. It is supposed the deed
was done, just before day light. A Coro
ner's inquest was held over the body of
Haney. Various rumors are afloat con
cerning this awful affair; but suspicion
having fallen on Frank Bryant, brother of
the murdered woman, he was arrested and
lodged in our jail. The whole affair is
shrouded in a mystery ; but we hope the
eye of vigilance will be kept constantly
opened, and the utmost endeavors made to
bring the perpetrator or perpetrators to
justice.
Haney was a keeper of a low grocery
about a mile and a half from town, and it
is said traded entirely with negroes. Some
$70 or $80 werj found in a drawer, and one
drawer was opened, which appeared as if it
had been rifled.
p. s. Since the above was in type we
learn that Bryant was yesterday taken be
fore Judge Caldwell on a writ of habeas
corpus, and discharged from custody.
Salisbary Banner.
Fatal Affray. On Thursday morning
last, (says the Camden Journal,) Coroner
Dellay was called upon to hold an Inquest
over the body of Chas. T. Evans, who had
been shot the night before at the house of
Mary Bowen, about eight miles from Cam
den, by a man named Chesley Boatwright.
It appears that the deceased and several
other persons met at Mrs. Bowen's and
among the number was Boatwright. They
had been drinking and dancing, and when
the party broke up and were about separat
ing, a difficulty sprang up between Evans
and Boatwright, which led to harsh words,
and terminated in the death of Evans. We
do not feel inclined to go into details, or to
comment upon this shocking occurrence.
Boatwright has been committed to jail to
await his trial, and a Jury of the country
will adjudicate the oase.
NICARAGUA.
We can hardly tell what to make of the
news said to have been received from Cen
tral America by the Texas at New Orleans.
It is said that Henningsen has beaten the
allies at Granada and effected a junction
with General Walker at Rivas. Walker's
army is represented as being in good spirits
while the allies are fighting among them
selves. It is stated that the Costa Ricans, pro
tected by the British fleet, had seized the
boats on the San Juan River. They are
in possession of the main points on the Riv
er. Now we think that all this must be tak
en with considerable caution. The ac
counts by way of New Orleans are all, or
nearly all, favorable to Walker, or, at least
framed to promote his cause, and the story
about the interference of the British fleet is
too well calculated to stir up the excitable
feelings of our people not to lead us to sus
pect that it has somehow been interpolated
with that view. Henningsen may or may
not have done as has been said. We pre
sume he has cut his way through the be
seigers of his position at Granada, which
goes to show that they are a very poor set;
but we fear that after doing so, he could
bring but little assistance to Walker.
Henningsen is an educated soldier, which
Walker is not, and therefore his presence
in the field is something. The difficulty is,
that day by day the resources of Walker's
army becomes less. Government he has
none, since the country is all or nearly all
in the hands of his enemies, and he is sim
ply encamped with a few adventurers in
certain military positions. We don't be
lieve he has any native Nicaraguans serv
ing with him. He can, therefore, have no
hold upon the country but that of conquest.
IVilmington Journal.
Professor Hubbard's Lecture. On
Friday night last Prof. Hubbard, of the
University, delivered the third of the Oak
City Guards' Lectures before a respecta
ble audience in the Commons Hall. His
subject was, 'The Life and Time of Gov
Caswell,' aud he treated it in a most inter
esting manner. Professor Hubbard, judg
ing by this effort, has no superior and few
equals as a writer in North Carolina. His
style was chaste, clear, stately, and judi
ciously discriminating, and suited in every
respect, it seemed to us, to the subject and
to the times embraced in his Lecture. We
trust the Lecture will be published in pam
phlet form. Aside from its charming style
it contains much of the history of the State
which every citizen should be anxious to
know and treasure up. Iial. Standard.
Look out for the Rascals. The
Claiborn (Ala.) Southerner states that a fel
low was in the neighborhood of that place
Sunday before last, tryingto decoy offslaves
under promise of taking them to a free
State. He had made propositions to several,
one of whom informed on him, and another
had engaged to go with him. A party
scoured the country in search of the scoun
drel, but could not intercept him. He was
on foot and had dirty clothing. This is all
tho description the Southerner was able to
get. People should look with suspicion on
all such vagabond characters prowling about
the country without business. And if no
evidence can be found against them, let
them be taken up as vagrants, but if there
be any evidence of guilt, let them be swung
to the nearest limb. We can only pity
the poor deluded slave, who is the prey of
such thieves, merely to be taken from one
master and sold to another. Columbia
Times.
Pickpocket Statistics. On Saturday
evening last says the Wilmington Commer
cial, on the arrival of the Cars, Dr. W. E.
Freeman, of this town, in attempting to
c irae out of the Car was met by a man who
pressed him back, and said, "you cen't
come out this way, there is a lady in the
way." On turning around another man
said "you must go forwards." The Doc
tor was fairly nudged between them, and
on crowding himself into a seat, found that
one of the fellows had stolen his port monie
from his pantaloons pocket, containing $28
in mony and several notes of hand. On
speaking of the subject to passengers, the
Doctor was informed that two other persons
had their pockets picked in the same Car,
and another in Richmond of eight hundred
dollars. In the darkness and bustle they
escaped and went on the Manchester train,
to operate South. They did not attend ti e
supper table, and were not, therefore, seen
by the passengers after the event recorded
above.
Mr. Buchanan's Enaugural. Dur
ing the late Presidential canvass, and at
the moment a gallant Senator from the
South was proclaiming the certain election
of Mr. Buchanan, a feather dropped at his
feet from the wing of an eagle that was fly
ing over. The gentleman preserved the
quill, and to-day had it forwarded to Mr.
Buchanan to write his inaugural address
with. It was not plucked by man from
the wing, but was the free gift of our na
tional bird. Wash. Cor. Alexandria Sen
tinel. Tho above statement is correct. Sena
tor Brown, of Mississippi, is the gentleman
referred to. The quill is now in possession
of Mr. Buchanan, at Wheatland, where he
saw it on Friday, and, in accordance with
the request of the "gallant Senator," it will
be used by the President elect in writing
his inaugural address. Lancaster Intelli
gencer. A New French Fashion. A Paris
correspondent of the N. Y. News says a
singular robbery was recently committed
on one of the French railroads. The fol
lowing is a synopsis of the "modus" of the
thing : "A stranger enters into a familiar
conversation, takes a dram from the cup
of his drinking flask, begs pardon for not
offering you a horn' first, and turns out
another; the cup has a secret compartment
filled will drugged liquor. Yon drink and
go to sleep ; the rogue takes your money
and goes off the train at the next station.
AIT OPEN POLAR SEA.
The public are well aware, says the Car
olina Times, that the subject of an open
Polar Sea is at present much canvassed
among the scientific. It may not be with
out interest, therefore, to possess the rea
sons for such an hypothesis entertained by
so accomplished a person as Lieut. Maury,
They are briefly given in a synopsis of his
recent lecture on the subject at Charles
town, Massachusetts, and though often
stated before, we have no where seen them
grouped so satisfactorily in so small a
space :
1. It is a general physical feature of the
globe that land is nowhere directly opposite
land, and all research had tended to show
that the Southern Pole is surrounded by a
continent. If so, the probabilities would
be in favor of a corresponding sea at the
opposite pole.
2. The second argument was furnished
by the habits and locality of the whale. It
had been found by the study of log books
that there was a space near the tropics of
2,200 miles in width where a right whale
was never seen. The question then arose,
was the right whale of the Northern hemi
sphere identical with the Southern ? In
quiry and comparison proved that the
species were distinct. The right whales
in the North Pacific and North Atlantic
were found to be of the same kind. It is
the custom of whalers to mark the date and
the name of the ship upon the harpoons,
and a right whale was killed upon the
coast of Japan with a harpoon sticking in
him which had been placed there near
Greenland. Some way or other the whale
must have gone there. It could not have
rounded the cape, for that strip of 2,200
miles width was like a sea of fire to them
they never crossed it. The inference was
plain that he must have gone round by a
Northern sea.
3. The study of the ocean currents tend
ed to establish the same hypothesis of an
open sea. To equalize the amount of mat
ter held in solution in the ocean, to mingle
the waters of different temperatures, cur
rents are necessary, and what reason
teaches observation confirms. These cur
rents are not all upon the surface. Experi
ments show that frequently an undercur
rent will flow in a different direction from
that of the surface stream above it, and
flow faster. Now, we have currents flow
ing out from the north down to the tropics,
and to support this flow there must be a
counter current of warm water. If we
allow these two currents we must also
grant that there is some spot where the
under current bubbles up and becomes a
surface current. This great boiling spring
the meeting of the currents would be
the open Polar Sea. These are gossamer
threads indeed, but together they form
a clew that may lead to the solution of the
problem of a northwestern passage aud an
open sea.
The Great Comet Re-appeared.
The great comet that made its first appear
ance and so greatly excited the whole world
in 1556, and which it was predicted would
appear again this year, really seems to have
wended its way along, else it has sent a
substitute. Mr. Taft, of Granite, first re
ported seeing it, and the San Francisco
Bulletin, of Monday contains the following:
We are assured by a gentleman who has
seen the wonder, that the long expected
comet is visible in the heavens from this
point at about 4 o'clock, A. M. He says
he saw the illustrious stranger at that hour
this morning.
In commenting upon the singular ap
pearance of this phenomena, it says :
This comet appeared in 1556, and there
still exists a medal, which was struck in
commemoration of the remarkable phenom
ena. Upon this medal is represented a
cypress tree, because it was thought that
the deaths of a remarkably large number
of crowned heads in that yeur were occa
sioned by or had some connection with the
appearance of the comet. In that year
died tho Emperor Charles V ; three Kings
four Queens, among whom was Mary Tu
dor, of England ; one Pope, ten Cardinals,
and two Crown princes. It is remarkable
that this comet appeared at the period when
the great revolution ushered in by the re
formation and the art of printing, began ;
and now again it is about to appear at the
conclusion of that period and at the com
mencement of a new one, when the gigan
tio developments of freedom in America is
leading the human race into new paths and
a new revolution begins, in comparison with
which the European one of three hundred
years sinks into insignificance. Sacra
mento (Cal.) American.
No Bible at the Capitol of Missouri
The St. Louis Democrat contains the fol
lowing. The state of affairs at the Capi
tol of Missouri seems to be as singular and
extraordinary as it is deplorable :
"The city papers would probably have
published Governor Polk's inaugural ad
dress yesterday morning, but for the delay
of ceremonies, the cause of which we have
no hesitation in making known to our read
ers, and offer it as one of the strongest
reasons in the world why the seat of Gov
ernment should be changed at once to St.
Louis. The cause reported is, that the in
augural ceremonies were delayed at least
half an hour in hunting up a copy of the
Holy Bible, upon which to administer the
gubernatorial oath. It is further added
that, after an unsuccessful search for some
minutes, it was thought by many that the
inaugual would have to be postponed until
a copy of that book could be obtained from
St. Louis, but this proposal met with the
most determined and malignant opposition
from Gov. Price Happily, at this critical
juncture, a Bible was handed in from the
Penitentiary, and the oath was duly admin
istered." MM
Fire in Oxford. The coonty Jail of
Granville, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day night last; the result, as we understand,
of a defect in the store pipe in one of the
upper rooms. The prisoners were all se
cured. Ral. Standard.
Is not this beautiful 1 It is contributed
to the Home Journal by Mrs. T. H. Bever
rige, of Galveston, Texas :
I saw a youthful mother.
Once on a summer's day,
Set down a smiling infant,
To watch its frolic play ;
It gamboled on the flowers
That decked the carpet o'er.
And seemed, with childish wonder,
Each object to explore.
A something on the instant
Its glad career arrests ;
And earnestly it gazed where
A golden sunbeam rests ;
While on the new found glory
It fixed its wondering eyes,
And trustfully reached forth his hand,
To seize the glittering prize.
And now its tinny fingers clasp
The treasure rich and rare,
Which in its baby innocence
It surely thought was there.
But ah! that hand uncloses.
And to its earnest gaze
Reveals no gem of beauty
No bright imprisoned rays !
And then the first of many tears
Fell on the cherub face
The first sad disappointment
In life's uncertain race !
And thus it has been with us all.
Who its dark game have played
We've sought to grasp the sunshine,
And only found the shade.
A Precious Duel. An amusing duel
came off a few days ago in Leesville,
(a little village in this county) between two
youths of the respective ages of 14 and 15.
The difficulty arose from a misunderstanding
about a young lady. Clarence H., chal
lenged Edward W., to fight, and the
challenge was accepted. Edward selected
pistols as the weapons with which they
should settle the affair. Clarence never
having shot a pistol, and knowing Edward
to be a good shot, went to him and told
him of his advantage. Edward very
promptly allowed him to use the weapon of
his choice, which was a double barrel shot
gun. They met at sunrise in the suburbs
of the village with a mutual friend, Mr II.,
who had loaded the weapons with powder
alone, and took their position ten paces
from each other. Clarence fearing the
load Mr II., had put in his gun would not
be sufficient, took a slug of lead from his
pocket and placed it in the barrel he
intended to use. Edward seeing Clarence
had the advantage of one shot more than
himself, was seen to pick up a stone and
deliberately placed it in his pocket. On
; being asked what he intended to do with
1 it, he replied, "I intend to use it if he
j attempts to fire the other barrel.'1 The
I word was given, and both fired about the
.. i s . ..i
same time, no damage aone to euner
party. As soon as they fired Edward drew
his rock and threatened to use it if Clarence
fired the other barrel. Mr II., interposed
and the difficulty was amicably adjusted.
The two then repaired to a liquor shop
and drank each others good health.
Lynchburg Virgitiian.
MARRIED,
In Providence, on the 22nd inst., by the Rev.
R. D. Parks, Mr. B nj. F. Morrow, to Miss E. A.
Stitt, daughter of W. F. Stitt.
We acknowledge the receipt of the printer's
fee, in the shape of some very nico cake. Our
best wishes to the happy couple ; may they live
forever and die happy.
In Rowan county, on the 13th inst., Mr Jesse
Sockler to Miss Elizabeth Bostian.
In Iredell county, on the 5th inst., Mr S. H
Douglass to Miss T. M. Sloan.
In Columbia, on the 10th ingt., Mr Thos. I.
Jones of Camden, to Miss A. C. Miller of Barn
well, 8. C.
In Anderson District, on the 14th inst., J. V
Moore. Esq., Editor of the True Carolinian, to
Miss E. E. Robinson, daughther of Dr. Win.
Robinson.
In Pitt county, n the 15th Moses W. Camp
bell of Lenoir, to Miss. Sarah Turnage.
DIED,
In Fayetteville on the 21st inst.. Mrs. Mary L.
Yates consort of Win. J. Yates of the Charlotte
Democrat, aged 23 years. In all the relations of so
cial and wedded life Mrs. Yates was a model wo
man, and her loss will bo deeply felt in that circle
where her virtues were known and appreciated
best. As wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend
she will long be mourned, and her memory will
ever be blessed by those who knew her but to
love her. Fayetteville Carolinian.
In Iredell county, on 4th January, Mrs. J. E.
Gillespie, consort of Wm. A. Gillespie. The de
ceased for a number of years was a consistent
member of the M. E. Chnrch, and adorned her
profession by an upright walk and godly conver
sation. Being admonished for some months pre
vious of her departure, she had only to set her
house in readiness for that momentous crisis
and he that had been her stay in former days for
sook her not when pasr ing through the dark val
ley and shadow of Death, and leaning upon His
rod and staff she exclaimed, come Lord Jesus
come quickly. Com.
In Rowan county, on the lth inst , Mr Au
gustus Hix, aged 25 years.
In Greensboro' on Monday morning, January
19th, James Mclver, aged about 50 years.
ARCHITECTURE
THE Subscriber having located in Salisbury,
offers bis se rvices to the people of Western
North Carolina as an
ARCHITECT.
He will furnish Plans and Specifications in
Oriental, European 01 American
l):lgn, and solicits opportunities to prove
that there can be saved on the concomitant
expenses of the present style and mode of puild
ing in Western North Carolina, at least twenty
five per centum; imuring eqaal durability with
additional comfort, convenience and beauty.
He will also give Original Drawings for
Frontals, Porticos, Verandas,
Conservatories,
Or for the Remodeling of Residences, fitting up
Stores, and any kind of ORNAMENTAL or
FANCY WORK.
fpf Charges, including personal supervision,
from three to six per cent, on the cost of the
structure.
REFERENCE Judge Ellis, Jno. t Sharer,
Salisbury; C. P. Mendenhall, Greensboro'; J. W.
Thomas, Thomasv ilk-; R. C. Pearson, Morgan-
A. B. HENDREN.
Salisbury, Jan. 27, 1857 30-4t
From the Raleigh Standard.
On Expunging the Mexican
Preamble.
Ay, draw the black, condemning lines
Let theni be wide and deep
Fit framing for the dark de&igns
TIat they in prison keep.
Ti meet that mourning should enshroud
What patriots deplore;
And oh ! I would oblivion's clould
Could hide it evermore.
Wipe out the foul, disgraceful blot,
Restore the State's fair fame ;
For ten long years that tyrant spot
Has been her burning shamej;
Let it no longer there remain
To stain our native sod.
But brand it with the mark of Cain,
It has the curse of dod.
Tear from the record that vile paga
Which patriot statesmen bans,
Put there by spiteful, petty rac
Of reckless partisans ;
Let not posterity behold
The wretehed scroll unmarred,
A stigma on the brave and bold,
In Mexic battle scarred.
No ! let not future ages know
That legislators said :
"We pay you, volunteers, to g
And blood unjustly shed ;
We give you gold to draw your swords,
In an unholy fight
For honor's sake expunge the word
Or mark them as with night.
To brand the words and paper both,
And suitably degrade,
(For Arnold must have worn the cloth
3om which the scroll was made,)
Let the concentrated essence
Of the very darkest dark
Be reduced to its quintessence
With which the scroll to mark.
And who are ye that now contend
To let this stigma stay ?
Why raise ye up thus to defend
A party passed away i
A party ye yourselves declare
On life to have no lease ?
Are ye but foreigners in war,
And natives but in peace !
Is it the way "Americans
America must sway,"
To take the part of foreign clans
Against your country, pray !
To blame your country your delight,
To praise the foe your song,
Tis strange the foe is always right,
Your country always wrong.
Swann & Co's Lotteries.
FiTfTir horableT
Take all bills on solvent Banks, A T PAR.
Pay all Prizes without
Discount.
. E HUfCHBON. Ageit,
ATLANTA, OA.
Now let those buy who never bought before,
And those who always bought now buy the more.
January 20th, 1857. 2m-pd.
Executors9 Sale.
THE undersigned Executors to the will of
Wm. Oates, dee'd.lute of Cli aveland county, N.
C, will s-ll on the premises to the highest bidder,
300 Acres of Land,
on Persimmon Creek, eight miles cast of Shelby,
in Cleaveiand county, N. C, on Tuesday the 3d
day of March next. On the 'and is a good Saw
Mill, a Wool Factory of two Carders, I0 Spin
dles, 8 Looms with other necessary machines for
the manufacture of fine Cassimeres, Jeans, Lin
seys, &c, with other necessary improvements.
The Land is of good quality, aud mostly wowl
land, only a few acres having beeu cleared.
Terms will be accommodating, and made known
on day of sale. F. OATES.
W. S. A. OATES,
Muddy Fork, Cleaveiand Co., N. C.
Jan. 20, 1807. 29-6w
Spartanburg Express copy till sale and send
account to Executors.
THE MARKETS.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY T. M. FARROW.
Charlotte, Jan. 27, 1857.
i
BACON, Hams per lb . 12 to 12$
M Sides, per lb 11 to IK
" Hog round 9 to Of
Bagging, cotton, per yard 18 to 20
BcrJ, per lb 4 to 7
Butter, per lb 16 to 00
Beeswax, per lb. 20 to 22
Brans, per bushel 75
BRAND V, Apple per gal 50
" Peach ' 75
COTTON, new, per lb 10 to llf
Coffee, per lb Rio 13 to 15
" " Java 18 to 29
CA ND LES, Adamantine 33 to 37
" Sperm 40 to 50
Tallow 20 to 25
CORN, per bushel 70 to 00
Chickens, each 12$ ot 15
CLO TH, Copperas 12 to 1 5
" Einsey 25 to 30
Eggs, per dozen 12 to 15
FLOUR, per 100 lbs 3 00 to 3 50
" perbbl 625 to 7 00
Feathers, per lb 33 to 374
Herrings, per bbl. - $4 to 6
Lard, per lb 12$ to 00
Mutton, pel Hi 5 to 6
Mackerel, per bbl $10 to 24
MOLASSES, Sugar House $100
Common 60 to 75
SUGAR, Loaf 18 to 20
Brown 12$ to 16$
Tea. ner lb 75 to 2 00
Stone-u-arc, per gal 10 to 12
Salt, per sack 185 to 1.90
Meal, per bushel 70 to 75
Mullets. p:r bbl (Wilmington ; $9 to 10$
Nails, per lb 5 to 6
Oats, per bushel 45to0
Pork, per lb 7
Peas, per bushel 60 to 64
POT A TOES, Irish, per buehel 50 to 00
Northern, per bushel, (none.)
" Sweet, per bushel 50
Wheat, per bushel 1.20 to 1. 30
Whisltey, Western, per gal 60 to 65
WOOL, best washed, 27 to 2t
" unwashed 23
Fir,bale 90 to 95
Clozcr Seed, per bushel fl2to M
REMARKS.
Cotton is rather dull, there is not much
in market 10 to 11 arc the extremes.
Oat 3 are in demand at 50 cent, per bus! i el.
Wheat firm at $1 20 to $1 30.
Lard not in much demand at 11 cents.
Dried Peaches are in demand at 3 cento
per pound.
COLUMMA MARKET. January 23.
Cotton The market to-day. in conse
quence of the advices by tho America from
Liverpool, appeared more bouyantand easy
although, on account of the orerity of thii
weather, but little has arrived during the
week. The sales of the day amounted to
3t0 bales, but no quotable advance was
made on the transaction of tho previous
day. We continue to quotoat 10$ to 2$o.