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A TT OUN't Y A T L A W .
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FFICE west ehd of the Insurance building, Hay
Street.
Fayctteville, N. C., Mar 2060. tf
' 3 AM ES C D AY I S ,
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March 2, 100. ly
.1, McDUFFIU,
VNvl COUNSELLOR AT LAW
ATTORNEY
m
FaVET TKVil.t.fi, S. C
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A T T 0 It iN E Y AT LAW
LUMUKRTON, N C,
jr-ST" Collections promptly attended to.
April 'JUt, lSfiO ly.
DUXCAX J. DKVAXi:,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW
CLINTON, X. C,
J ILL'practice in the County and Superior Court
f V f liladen, ('mnbcrland, and Sampson . iUHl
he l;iuing Counties. OiTice neai tlur Clintoi liot
('rb'y 1C, ltU. tf
A, P- HcLEAN',
Atlorae)' k Counsellor at Law,
attcud the Court ot Cumbcrjajd ilnore.
Y V vVvf'JV Il-irm-lt County TKOMJ'T att-Ti-fcion
gircuAh.: euJLlcctiv.i.i cJ" all claims eo.trus&ed hi
rSlktt.
CLEM EXT . WRIGHT,
ATTOKNJtY AT LAW,
FayottovUlo, jST- O-
67" ILL practice in the comities At' l.vi-0.' .
W sou and Cumberland, tost a.t.tniioii
C,j All hiniut-x couituitted t'J hi1 ciwxge,
w s ,( )! ! I'.NT,
;i :,i
ATTOIJVKY AND COUNSKLLOIt
IT J.jLW
.LUMliKJiTON, X. 0.
Kir.r. TTKMI) the Couu-iv id ttie-ir
ot li '3.von, Cumberland. Bladen
-I.,.- K 1 lininm intrusted to hi care
and Coluj.i-
will rivcei1
,roiupt attention. O.Hcein the Court li.wure
' July 1. ly. bj'-w
CO M M i SS lO N M K ItC II A NTS, fcC
JH. GR AHA Hil9
Commission lUcrdjant.
WILMINGTON, X. C.
WILL jive prompt and personal attention to aU
CouJis:mints of Spirits Turpentine,
ir .. , ivrmojiiii. and all countrv uroiluee for sale.
SB- OKfl'i K up tAirs u-ff t:Ue tore ot
Mr Von-
North Water
& Street
Juu IS, 1S..9.
tf
AVON 15. HAL!
Jbrruartung anl) Commission fltcrcljant.
-m iTll.I. tf miick a-.palcu m iioous eousij:iien io
"ILL live iinick d-.patcu to Lrooa
W Uim. Particular attention js'iven to all produce
t-ut him for sale. ConsiumeiitK of Naval Stores.
, lor
jile or ghinruent . solicited
Wilmington. June 1.18.
i9.
d-ljr
S. W. KKKANT.
UKO. WILSON.
ERRANT & WILSON,
Cflmmission
U
And Wholesale Dealer in
GROCERIES AND DOMESTIC
goods.
SOS. 14 Sf 15 XORTir WAT Ell STREET.
Wilmington, N. C
Sept. 27.
tf.
JNO. S. DANCKT
Late orbo
N. 0.
JNO. II. 11 Y MAN
M
IIVMAN, I
of War-
Late of Scotland
id -J Ln
ltd
Neck, N. C
(renton,
N. C.
GHOCEKES AND COMMISSH0N
MERCHANTS,
124, Pear Street, New York.
T
hi House will be conducted by JNO, S. DAJS
CEY. aided bv K. H YM AN.
Hvman, Dancey fic Co-,
omnussiott
VA
his Uonse will ho couductedby JNO. II. II Y-
MAN and F M 11 Y MAN.
tT" PAR1TCULAR attention given, in both
Houses, to the sale of Cotton, Corn, Wheat, Naval
Stores, Jbc Sept 15 tf
REMOVAL.
Starr & Williams
TI VE removed to their KEW TUKEK STORY
14 I HON FRONT STORE, No. 50, IIAV STUBET.
and one door West of their old stand, where they are
iioiv opiiia! a larga ,,,r-r. 1 ivp
STOCK OF GOODS IN THEIR LINE,
Recently bought ja the Northern Matkets, together
with their own direct importations, -u,kiug one of the
most complete assortments ever ofTere.1 to the w hole
eale trade by tbe.n. The attention of Mercuaais is
respectfully invited to the above Stock.
J. II. SXAHB, J. M. VTXUi.IA.M3.
September 1, lcCO. tf
1
rVY . 1 1 ..
MISCELLA n e o u s
flfcF ALL SIZES AND STYLES, made tc
order. Also, one box of glass for every size
Pictures, just J
VANORSDELL'S GALLERY.
Nov. 1' -dtf
HAS ON HAND A GENERAL ASSORTMENT OF
Tin Plate, Shcrt Iron, Ironware, Sbect Le&d, Lead
Pipe, Zinc Iron-wire Cloth of assorted num.
bt rs Pl'.HP8e. fee.
ALSO '
A general assortment of
of his -.own niautacturc, ai wnoiesaie and retail.
MiirKer riiuaie, r ) i nc m-. oept. u. i ui
C A R U I A GET ACTO R Y.
A. A. M'KETIIAN
EEPS constantly on hand a large assortment of
).;. .l.ja s i .iir" il tr -llt.l OH ehlll - re. wnM
ami faithfullv imuli- and liiushed in the i.tuutest arn3
- - - - . -
-Tkatkst stvlcs. His facilities for doing carriage j
work are oKK.vfKii than ant kstaiu.ishhkxt Socth, I
which enables him to sell his work oil the most favor- j
bale terms.
Nov. 13.
1858.
If
S2L. OamplDell,
AUCTION KEli & COMMISSION M Ell C II AST,
Kast Side of Gillespie Street,
t wk r TKVII.I.K,
1.S.-.8
N. C.
Nov. 13.
jL.'iii&n stock:
SKW CiODDS!
AT G3KATLY lvi:DlTCED PRICES.
F II 1 11 TS, C ( ) SF K C TtONA R IES,
VKliFCMlIif :.a KXTI1ACTS,
Jewelry, ituMic.il 1. 1 1- t l-ni na utrf, Oitixtliew
Nvit.?, Vir-teuliiiliiiort' Cutlery. ?i.rstl.s
."(piced IFti."-, B (H Hum, (,"njtr Brandy,
iuij Ciiiics, and a great assortment of fancy Goo
Country Dealers a;xl the public are respect lnlly
vited to call and examine my stock. I h.e a gi
many haiid.-uiu j things that cannot fail to please.
JA LEE.
No Hot-! building. Hay St,
In no !
1'lesb
ci.jiy
tf
J" ;c M it If i y
V?. 4r, Hay Si re el.
10,000 i-
DS i'tints unusually low, either by
liolesa'e or retail ; ot) doz. Wool and
other Hats:
ces. tou'ethi
t' I of hill', at arreatlv reduced pri-
r '.villi a laryre and varied stock
of
Stapli' iunt la-icy 1 ) Y
O C) I) S ; :D of which
will be ottered on as favor
able terms as at any llou.-e
in the Slat . Call
examine 'or your
elves, at
ly.2I lijy itreet.
Oct. 4.
wtf
ICE. HAY ST KELT. opiw-sUe the Post (Jfiice.
edicjtl Eleciriei't j" iipidiol.
ayctteville. Oct. lo tf
JTEiJUWi: iL-"IE
I I AS ret ui neiJ from the North
I I vith a imteli iarger stock
.f Goods in hi lane, than he
tiAs e veroUerei bafore. Among
his assortment anay be found
Watches of ail (jwilUie from
Q!7 to ;'ir ; jL'Jbaia, Steals and
'Cry u)f -all kiiwt- i I3raei;lets,
Ear Ringn, Ilreast lias and Lockets s .L silver.
iJteel. and Common Spectacles; Gold sui-d
silver Pencils and Pens. Silver Sjiootis
silver Cups j.nd Goblets. Silver
JMated Tea Sets, Cake Baskets,
Castor 5. Candle Sticks a.ud
JJuiter DLhIuv: Coral
Necklaces, JJr.iCe
iets and Arm
lets Ac.
Clocks of all kinds and qualities,
A fine lot iwf Pistuss ; a gaod assortment of Military
Goods and Aeedeous. sini everything ele
iiept in a Jewelry SWr'.
E
C. is Agent for the saIc of the Celebrated Ameri
can Whes. Any person in want of a
Good Wnteb is invited to
call and e.vaaiiiiJ
S.Partieulav attention paid to the Repairing of
WATCHKS. CLOCKS and JEWEL1IY.
I
Fayctteville. N. C, Oct. 1) . I8U0.
3m.
ERRAXT, W1LS0X & DR0..
IMPORTERS AND DE ALSRS
WINES, LIQUOIIS AN!) HAVANA CIGARS,
lUi irW 6STI4EKT,
V- rV-A T.'lPfrY'ThTTf I.V int-ap i ho oH,.-t'.(
' iifci.vin oiVl lai v. j'v j d i. viv. i "
to their extensive stock ot
Wins, ISi-'indifs, (Ha, lumry But I ltd Liquors and
Ci'jarx, which for excellency of quality and cheap
ness of price, cannot be surpassed by any othr
House in the country. Special attention is invited
to their Pure German Vinegar, an article not known
at the South, and when once tried no dealer nor
private family will d. without.
ALSO Rest Rhine Wines, Tor Ubi t use ; first
rpmlitv Sardines.
July 24, cUw
tf
NEW YORK
BEXEVOLKNT IN l- lit MARY
E
STAIlLl illKl) and endowed for tue relit! ot those 1
stiil'erinir with Co:itai Mis, inih-tit ami Chrome
diseases, :nd for tin? eiadication ami extermination ot
all dl ases ot the urinary and sexual organs, of what
ever nature. . .
The Journal of Medical Iieeform, containiii;
VAL-
t- 1 I' I K( HIM ATION on Spermatorrhoea
and the
new licmediestinploved at the infirmary, for the cure
of the above diseas .s, sent to tho-e needing and-cal
aid. in seajed letter envelopes, free of charga. Don't
fair to send tor a copy.
To Pare its of many scrofulous and diseased chil
dren, certain means ol prevention will cheerfully be
:,..,! mi iMinlication. bv mail.
by
nipt,
COUllilll it J I 1
:oiwliniutltn. USttl DV tllC ill-
I lit t'I-i-l I 1 1 1. I Vi II v . - 1 -
j ...11 lut C4.111. irt'f iii
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all who need it.
it never
fuTto'cur'e Roughs, Cold.. Asthma, Catarh a,,dCo
sunipaou, as thousands can attest. Send before you
Pe?oh-all who" apply by leer, with full de.crior, of
aSe. oceupatioti. symptoms 01 ciieeasc ... j . ------
habiU of life, Ctulid advice, free of charge, will be
given, by the Chief Physiciau or Surireou.
Address, with two or three stamps for postage.
DR. A. BERNEY. Secretary,
(Rox 14!, y Williamsbuig, New York.
November 17th, 1SC0 ly.
Stoves isief frates
GV ANDREWS has on haad a large and well se
leeted assortment -jf
IARMMt GRATES,
COAL, BOX AX D COOKING STOVES,
Which be offers for sale on his usual liberal terma.
Marlcvt Square, Feytttcville, Sept. isj im
t lUrtfj dDarirliniaito
FAYETTEVILLB, N. C.
A - PERILOUS HQLR.
t was apprenticed to a decorative painter, but
being of a bold turn, I ran away' to sea belore my
time was out.
After some years, I got tired ot tnaratime life, and
having married and determined to stick to the sho e,
I got work with a builder whose peculiar line lay in
erecting long chimneys. I had always a good head,
and could stand on an elevation Hint made most
men dizzy, and so I was soon a favorite hand with
my master.
We had on one occasion to fasten a lightning con
ductor which hud sprung very near to the top of a
very lngli chimney, and Air. fctannmg chose rav
and onr: James Cooley to do it, as the most
d:iriiiL'r
bf his men. About half-a-dozen of us went that
morping with a hand-cart containing the necessary
ropes, blocks, the kite, and a box or cradle, Ilav-
r'B "',ffIllJU' lM3 tiu r..ppeu us line across tne
...i. .1 ita J , i- . i
toP ot the chimney, we soon drew up a rope, at the
e.nd of which was a block through which ran the
"ne whereby we were to oe drawn up:
( It was known all over the town that the ConduC
tor was to bo nxeu, tnougn as trie day wasnot
named, I did not expect we should have many spec
tators 5 but as we got higher and the view opened
under our fech, I.saW that the street was thronged
wfth etarcft Oooley was very quiet 5 and when I
waved 1113' cap to the people, said, snappishly, that
he thought I might think of better things than to
amuse those gaping fools, who, he dared say, desir
ed no betUT tun than to see us meet with an acci
dent. I had come up in the best heart, thinking, indeed,
nothing about the danger we incurred; but as we
drew nearer the top, and had nothing, as it seemed,
belonging to this world near us but this strained
rod, 1 began to see the peril of the undertaking.
What Cooley thought of it I don't know he sat at
the bottom of the cradle, rever looking out, though
1 told him he would do better to keep his eyes about
him, so thut he might get used to the height.
Good heavens ! What was this? Here we were
within a yard of the top and still they wcie wind
ing away without abating speed ia the least ! I
guessed in a moment they mistook our height, and
that with the great purchase of the windlass the
rope would be broken when the cradle came to the
block. 1 sprang up, and catching the rope, climb
ed hand over hand to the coping. Cooley, too,
sprung up and followed me. He, too, got up safe ;
and still they went on winding up till the rope sung
again with the strain there was upon it. Then it
snapped, and the cradle, hauling line and the main
rope with its block fell down. Thus were two men
left in a most desperate situation.
Poor Cooh-y was completely crazed with affright.
The c dor of his h.ee was a transparent blue, and
it wa distorted and twitching as if he were in a lit.
ilis eys were very wild and drawn into a squint,
and he coldn't sit still, swavinsr his t.ody backward
and forward, so that 1 felt certain that he must top- I
pie o ir.
"Come, Jem, lad," T said, thinkii g to take the
fright out of him ; "it's bad enough, but it can be ;
mended. Hitch up a bit, and put your arm round
the roil ; maybe it will steady 3011."
"W here are you. and where is tins rod V" he ask
ed in a hollew voice, though he was looking right
at me, and the rod was only a foot or two from biui.
By this time I knew he was blind from flight, and
seif-preservution said, "Don't go near him !' but 1
determined to run a bit of a risk in bis favor. Of
course I dare not stand on my feet, but winking
myself on my hands, I got to him, and telling him
as cheerfully as I could to keep cool, I got huu very
near with his arm around the rod. It haa, however,
sprung the stapling for some yards down, and was
so looe that it swayed with him, anil 1 expected
every minute to see him falh'hg head and heels
down, and the rod tearing away with him.
There was a great bustle down below people
were rushing about the yard, and pushing to net in;
but ss yet there was some score of men at the loot
some close looking I saw
tt,..r.i imt UL.i.mlv .-.n !i hoard and carrv nun srwii-
ly awa-. One of the men lolloped after with his
hat ; then I knew that somebody had been hurt
with the falling cradle, and that it must have been
po.or .Mr. Stauning, as none of our men wore hats
Not a f..ce was turned up to us, and we were leit in
total .Isolation for for full twenty minutes.
While I wvs watching them below, leehng very
sorrv for my master, I was startled by a wild laugh
from Cooley, who began making cat calls and yel-,
ling as it he were possessed. Then, 1 knew, of.
couis-, that he had fone mad.
Even now 1 trembled to peer down the shaft,
black, sooty, and yawning, and scarcely less so to
look o'.tside at the flight of pigeons sweeping round
at a considerable less height than we w ere. I hen
Cool, v w ith a ghastly -rin, and chewing with his !
mouth, he began working himself towards me. 1 j
worked awav as noiselessly as I could with every ,
luiir in my head standing on end. lie followed me
twice round that horrid coping, making most bide-
....No and beintr come a Becona ume u u'.uu,
U. .rr i. va n his nnuiaieu uruin ui.u 1
..v.- ...... -, . . o . .1 t I
lal-
I k-n over, for he never lost u sense oj where he was
I ..ii thA trvinsr time. Then he tried to get
on his her, but at the risk 01 my owu
nrr lot the noor fellow nuh on cerium
life I could
death with-
..r... toiir "effort, and cried out
to him to sit
ilon and he cowered down like a wnippcu uob ull
' . ... 1 . 1 ,K.., .,11
trembling. , r n
Tliat morning my wife had got a letter from Can-
ada. and as there were parts wo c-oum
out. I had put it in my pocket to get uu. j
er to read it for me. I had a scrap 01 -paper
at the bottom, and by another good Provi- ,
deuce I happened to have a bit of red lead pen. U
in my pocket. I wrote on tho paper, "Get us down ,
Coole's gone mad ;" this 1 shut in my toL-acco ,
box, anl was fortunate enough to deposit it at the j
feet of two men who were stunning ai luc obo..
house door.
Directly all was bustle to rescue us. Ihcy got
the kite up agnin, and, watchiug it mounting slow
ly slowly ; and when the slack twine fell between
Cooley and myself, 1 took it in my hand and could
have ku-scd it. Pur Coohy, with Ins teeih cl al
tering, still fancied that I was a spiri', and 1 did all
in my power to favor that idea till they get anoth
er craole up to us. Then having got him in, I
scrambled 111 myself, and clutching him fust, shout
ed for them to lower; and so were got down, he
wi est ling and lighting with me all tho way.
He was in a mad-house for several months, aud
can never face any heijrht ajrain ; and 1 have never
had the same clear head since that adventure.
WONKEHM L DlSCOVEKY rN TUE SCIENTIFIC WoKI.D.
Among the novelties which the scientific world
lias lately h-ard of, is the invention of an Italian
i Florentine Monk, it is suid who has devoted inany
years to the study of electricity aud teh-graphic
matters. He has some extraordinary inventions,
which he is submitting to the Emperor of the
French. It is stated, that among them is a discove
ry of the means of transmittinguc simile of hand
writing and manuscripts from station to station, so
that a telegraphic dispatch may become a legal doc
ument. He can also transmit a likeness by this
agtncy, to be reproduced at the other end of the
wire.
The sea is the largest cemetery, and its slumberers
sleep w ithout a monument. All grave-yards in r.her
hinds show some symbol of distinction between tin,
cae it und the small, the rich and the poor; but in that
Sccaa cemetery, the king, the clown the prince and
tho peasant, aie alike ttOuietiDguisUoO.
xalAT TERXG Hfll SF. KFEPHR. "V
Yherffcikl our . forefathers leave ofl"? One does
not find the comforts of the dwelling of 1800 dim
in the CtVitlrastf but yet the curiosity is fresh, as the
precise oigree of pleasant things by which the gen
tlemen, ofcsmy years ago ' surrounded themsel
ves. Vashington's life has enabled us to form a defi
nite idea f the style of house-keeping maintained
by gentlemen in that period when our grandsires
were iuenf activity- and elegant people had their
dwelling in Wall street, and the riiiu avenue was a
cabbagci&cld.
. 'pjje furniture of every room and bedroom and hail
is desciibfed, so that we an discover the very idea
.f the. arrangement. It is curious to read the fa
miliar tides of the divisions of the house just sucli
as grow into use in almost every one's dwelling (ex
cept whore the people celebrated tie Muy Lay by
' fl a perptilual movement, JSew ltoom, the Little I'ar
"T lor, ttieotudy, Washington's Old iioom, "the ltoom
Mrs- asjangtou now acepg.
Two larc looking glasses in the New Room aic
oppraifcdatj'-fir both of them, !f2UO, and the win
dow curtfns at - jptuu, wnicn sums wouia not go
very .laiVnXay in me iuruiini ot room ino'itu. uu reiueiu-
.,-..oT. of French mirror, or envelouinz theToered, like thefust' Alistldes. 'W hither-.-nM
r-rvaal r.laie windows wiih sumptuous tolas 01 da
mask and lace brocatelie. In chairs, however, the
Nfcw Room was copious. The General liked a com
fortable company, hence there arc recorded lor this
apartment 27 mahogany chairs, which are valued
at $10 each. This w as a favorite article of furniture
aj the inventory makes mention in all the rooms of
cl.
i The four silver-plated lamps at $25 each may be
considered as among the most luxurious of appen
dages of the New lli.om.
The looking-glass in the " Little Parlor'' could
rot, by the scrupulous conscience oi the appraisers,
b'J valued at more than $30 ; but some prints are
put in at huge figures. The sea fight between the
Hon Homme Jkichuru of aul Jones and the Serepia
re quoted at $.25, and the " .Distressed Situation
ofQueL-LC," which turn of course, ti oe identical
prints would new easily bring but not without their
Ytrnou ussociation.
We are all curious to know what was in the
Front Parlor, for t - that room Came ihe Chateaubri
and, and all of the long traiu of admirers 110m .sli
parts of the wtirld who came to see the man for j
whom alone, of all mankind, k rskine declared his
reverence.
There the elegant looking-glass is of the worth of
$00 and the sofa is at $70, a:id rive china flower pots
are worth, each, $10, but especially rich is thai
room in portraits. It eems to have been a family
Portrait t.allery, the Washingtons and Custises
and La Fayettes are there, set down at moderate
prices, and probably in all judicious appraisement;
yet we icovid like to know why Mr. Lear's inventory
shoi.ld have placed his own portrait nt $80 and the
General's. at only $50. The appraisal of posterity
is not in that order. Perhaps we are mistaken
about the uses of these rooms. In the front parlor
the window curtains are only $1, while in the new
room they were worth $100. The "company
must have been seen in the latter, for Martha Wash
iiigton was human and feminine, and no ludy ever
yet lired in civilized lands but would have preferred
to show the daintier damask.
In the dining-som, where the true old Virginia
hospiiaiitv of trie h'ghest aud most unsullied page of
its history, was maintained, the two din ng tables
are but $30 ; the mahogany sideboard $23, and
there are but ten chairs. One of the prints that
adorned the walls, was the representation of King
Alfred dividing his loaf with the Pilgrim. In this
.,.,, ..j .-.. , . int- C (Je:ifM-al Wolfe, and Kitten
house and Franklin abundantly suggestive themes
in each of those names for the conversation at the
dinner.
'The love of the out door iife is shown in the fact
that there were thirty window chairs on the Piazza.
The costliest article in Mrs. Washington's old
room was the time-piece, which mutt have been a
beauty, as it is estimated at $100. In the room she
retained, the entire furniture w.'is only of the value
of $70.
Rather curiously, the numeration of the furniture
of the study commences with seven swords, four
canes, seven guns and eleven spy-glasses ; these
were significant books of study as George Washing
ton had read them. This " Study " is not appro
priated named, as all that was in-the room were
tiie articles used by the General in the campaign or
as survevor.
The library has a v. ry interesting catalogue in
teresting specially because these are the books sc
h.eted l,v (ienfirrt "Washington, a man who read hard
j . B .
read to L-ain. and toimeu
his English
not out of
his school, hut out of his library.
In itio Imn chest the General could show some-
thinu which few e'.e;
rant mansions of our day of lux
ury possess. There arc a set ol shoe and knee buck
les which Mr. Lear yalues at $25.0 and his decora
tions of the Cincinnati those suggestions of nobili
ty at whose coming, John Adams made such griev
ous mention, indicating that it was time for him to
retire into the quiet of seclusion, if this order was
allowed. Washington had two gold and one dia
mond Cincinnati eagles, which, together, are apprai
i cd at over $-i-0.
-'he .Corporation of New York of that time hon
ored their city and themselves, by presenting the
General with a gold box. This is among the pre
cious deposits of the iron che.-t.
, Aud with the mention oi ibis gift by our city, our
look- at the isif prior of Mount Vernon ceases, except
to nlliiHp. tr tho iiiinrussivtt lact, that ttus iavorirc oi
" m . 1 1 1
. ... , worijtills ,rCntlemau t.y uirin an as
sociation, whose position no man disputed was the
oxvner on, of ilirlv.f0ur pounds ai. bf.een ounces
Gf silver plate, ir. value only ?yuu
Such then was the Place where one 01 tho most
elegant of all our fathers "leltoff."
lint nfWal!- Mount Vernon had its grandeur in
the
- 1
Sentinel.
man.
TItH.Nu IT OX
Burchard, tho revivalist, was in
the habit of ad-
ilnxsiiKr hi.-, coniireiratioii m tin.
manner :
"ham ."liisr to may. and 1
want ail that desire to
be prnyed for, to send up their names on a piece of
On the occasion to which wc refer, there was at
once sent up to the desk qui e a pile of little slips
:.ape:
wif ii 1 lie names oil v nose wn.ni " -i-
to "resile," as he s.a.l, wi.hlhe Almighty
A pause ensued, when ne sai l
c,u '(-in un I I can pray
for five thousand,
Send 'cm up. If
-w - 1 - -
1 ... r ., .!.-f.tT
1 . 1 t n pkv jls 1 can iui viy.-.
and name the friend
vou haven t any pap i, gei oy
you'd Lave prayed lor."
J s, i.;. . ... of tlie nroceedmz-, a notorious un-
. r..l confirmed wan to boot, rose in the!
midst of the congregation, a mark fur ail, and amidst
the winks, and smiles of the auditory, sidr:
"liuchard, I want you to pray 101 01m
' The reverend petitioner saw from the excitement
produced in the audience, that Ozielwas a hard
a "What is your name, sir? and who is Mr.
Thompson ?" .
-It's Jrm Thompson ; he keeps a tavern in Ihomp
sonville, and I keep a public house a little below
him. He is an internal scoundrel, and I want to
give him a lift.
Rnt " said Mr. Buchard. "have you any
faith
afeir.av r.rnvr.r L)o VOU believe
in tne
tlx llib j j - -- - - "
petition V" 1 i r - 1
"That's neither here nor there," responded Oziel,
"I want to try ii on him ."'
it t i,.."r ..-iid have come back
th:.t would have come
i;u , ,inve to thp. ark. after its first transgression,
has been frightened beyond recall by the eavage
charity of an unforgiving spirit.
POWER AND VALUE OF CHARACTER.
We allude, of course, to good character. Though
poor in everything else, and humble as the humb
lest, no man can show a cler.r title to a stainless
character, withou. commanding a truer respect than
ever was paid to mere wealth or talent These, of
course, are means, iiso used, to emblazon irreproach
able manhood to render the pure, the honest,
the noble, ail the more eminent, by widening their
circle of action and influence ; but the wise man, if
he were to choose one of the three, would prefer
character before talent or riches.
If the judge hs a crowning attribute, it is his in
flexible integrity; if the preacher has a pre-eminent
gr&ce, it is his perfect sincerity-; if the warrior has
one claim higher than all others to fame, it i foun
ded in his huma.iity which, like Alexander's, tem
pers even the thnd-rs of victory with a spirit of
mercy and o: all Men, in whatever position or vo
cation, it is true that superiority of cliaractcr most
challenges confidence and admiration. The mon
arch takes a lustre from noble character that out
shines all the jewels of his crown, and will outlive
the record of all his pageant splendors. The sta
tesman who reaches his goal free from the stain of
memory among men be brief or lasting, the measure
of it will be frairrant according to the measure of
his character. Only the good are absolutely great.
The coffers of a Croesus may embalm his name, but
it will .ha ignobly' ; a Demosthenes cannot bear
erect even suspicion of corruption ; the ermine of
the great Bacon is sullied all over by a single de
fection of character. Hut what transcendent names
shine out after the lapse of ages, from obscure ori
gins and humble conditions names founded chief
ly in pure und noble characters. A poet has said of
the good man,
" He by the way -side lays his head
Upon a stone and sleeps secure."
Secure from the reproaches of his own conscience,
and secure in the esteem of his fellow men. How
ever it may be negloeted, or however little we may
possess of it, there is nothing pertaining to our hu
manity so estimable or so envied nothing that w ill
stand us so well at every bur of judgment. Talent
uvy be a gift not vouchsafed lo us, and the lack of
ii therefore not chargeabie to our account. Riches
may elude us, and our poverty still be. no disgrace.
Rut good character is within the reach of all, and
to lack this, is a disgraceful poverty and a personal
shame. Who wishes, in humble or high condition,
to be altogether invulnerable, must panoply himself
i tli a character like that of the immortal chevalier,
' Without fear and without reproach." Without
this crown and shield the loftiest genius, and the
mightiest intellect, are imperfect as the stained statue
and the rusted sword. Perfect character is the su
premest attainment possible to man."
TIIE ASHES OF COLUMBUS.
A cathedral in Havana claims the honor of shel
tering the remains of navigator. A recent traveller
thus describes the place :
A mural tablet in the choir, on which is a bust of
the illustrations Genoese in alto relief, informs the
public that all that is mortal of him reposes there ;
that whilst he has left thecouniry he has discovered,
to be the home of prosperous millions, he has made
a voyage to a ?till more distant land, from which
no traveller returns. One of the ofti -ers, who had
an eve on business, during the service, presented
me with a card, telling the story of the heira of
these illustrious bones. Though Columbus died at
Valladolid, in Spain, his remains were not pcrmifted
to remain. They were first transported to a Car
thusian monastery, at Seville ; next they were re
moved across the seas to bt. Don.nngo, and finally
they were disinterred and . brought to Havana.
Here in the Antilles, with which the discovery has
rendered his name immortal, and has so intimite a
connection, it is fitting that his dust should repose.
The land w hich his ht roi.-in revealed to an astonish
ed anil admiring world, may well atl'ord him a place
to sleep his long sleep.
MUCH Tx LITTLE.
"Entangling alliances. George Wafiinffton.
"Where" liberty dwulli?, there is my Country."
J ten ja in in Era n kl in .
"The pot of honor is the private station."
Thomas Jrjjcraon.
" The Union must and shall be preserved." An
drew Jackson.
Better to be right than to he President." Hen
ry Clay. .
"Union now and forever, one and inseparable."
Daniel Webster.
"Squatter sovereignty." Lewis Cms.
"To the victors belong the spoils of office."
William L. Marcy.
"The almighty dollar." usliiiiton Irving.
'Face the music." Fennimore Cooper.
"The bone and sinew of the country" William
Ley get l.
"Don't give up the ship.' Captain Lawrence.
"He's got i.n axe t grind.'' J. K. Paulding.
"He's not worth a row of pins." G'orham A.
Worth.
"He's as short as a rabbit's tail." Jacob Barker.
"All' fair in politics." M. JI. Xah.
"Cotton is king." John Randolph.
"Happy as a clam " at high water." William
Mitchell.
"Glittering generalities." Rt'fu Choafe.
"A Buncombe speech." Alcmm iu'jer, of S. C.
' "Masterly inactivity" Macaulry.
"Upper-tendom, Newspaperdom." WW it.
"That's so." Be Nogby.
A most interesting faet has recently been discov
ered in regard to the architecture of the ancient
Grecian temples. Persons in the habit of noticing
buildings in imitation of the Grecian style have
seen that all failed t have a perfect resemblance,
the;e was something lacking. J he C hurcn oi l ie
Madelainc at Paris, built without regard to expense,
but with the sole desire of making a perfect imita
tion of a Grecian temple, hud the same apparent de
fects. "The foundation seems to tie sinking in the
middle, and the columns seem to be out of place.
iiv aecidei.t. while examining the ruins of Athens,
an Er.glUh architect has discovered that the lines of
the foundation were not horizontal and the columis
not perpendioiilnr. A close examination by others
had roven'.f.l the fact that a horizontal line contin
ues.' to a great length has the a; pearance of a curve.
i ami th.it a To.rrc-n ikular line seems to bend out-
1 ward To overcome this they inclined the columns
! towards each oilier and made the horizontal lines of
1 the foundation and the architrave somewhat curved,
! thus applying the rules ot mathematics and sLow
I ing that they must have been acquainted wiih conic
S sections.
j
j g
Ax Okioin ai.. There is out in Arknnsas. at For t
Smith, a funny fellow by the' name of bright, over
whose droll advertisements we have enjoyed, a laugh.
Here are a few specimens :
Fundamental Principles. Bacon, beans, corn,
rice, meal, sugar, coffee, molasses and slab iron, now
on hand. .
De Oderized Codfish ! And beautiful, unsophis
ticated mackerel, taken during their kitten-hood,
and of course, very tender, fat and good.
Bum Vicimux, Vivamusf Signifies treat your
self to Chesapeak Bay oysters, highfalutin clams,
and lantern-jawed lobsters, and keep them fed with
catsup, pickles, sauces, fresh peaches, raisin, prunes,
figs, Epsom salts.
Ltibricatites .' Lard oil, linseed oil, castor oil,
sw eet oil, hair oil, bears oil, tanners' oil, and the
oil of gladness.
I'ltaghs! A very Pooria root-ripping, sod-ripping
and ground tearing plough, warranted to kick
the holder over the fence about dinner time, thus
saving the expense of a watch.
DEPTH OKTIIK KVi
As to the- bottom of the ba.-in of the sea, it seem
to have inequalities similar to those which the sur
face of cent nents exhibit ; if it were dried tip, it
would present mountains, valleys and plains. It ia
inhabited almost throughout its w hole extent by an
immense quantity of testaceous animals, or covered
with sand and "gravel. It was thus that Donati
found t lie bottom of the Adriatic Sea; the bed'o
testaceous animals there, according to him, ia'
aeverabhundred feel in thickness. The celebr ated
diver Pesecola,whom the Emperor Frederick II. em
ployed to descend thc strait ot Messina, saw there,
with horror, enormous polypi attached to the rocks,
the arms of which, being several yards long, were
more than sufficient to strangle a man. In a great
many places the madrepores form a kind of petrified
forest fixed at the bottom of the sea, and lrc
quently too, this bottom plainly presents different
layers of rocks and earth.
The granite rises up in sharp-pointed masses.
Neir Marseilles marble is dug up from a submariner
quarry. There are also b.tuminous springs, and
even springs of fresh water, tlml spout up ireut iha
depth of the ocean ; and in the Gulf of Spesia
great spout or fountain of fresh water is seen to rise
ttkr a liquid hill. ..ijimilar springs furnUh the in
habitants of the town of Aradus with their ordinary
beverage.
On the Southern coast of .Cuba, in the bay of
Xagua, two or three miles from the land, springs of
fresh water gush up with such force in the midst of
the salt, that small boats can not approach them
with safety; the deeper you draw the water the
fresher you find it It has been observed that in tho
neighborhood of steep coasts the bottom of the Res
also sinks down suddenly to a considerable depth ;
while near a low coast and one ol gentle aeciivuy,
it is only gradually that the sea deepens. Theru
are some places in thc se where no bottom has yet
been found. Hut we musi nbt conclude mat ino
sea is really bottoinls ; an idea which, if not
absurd, is at least by no means comfortable to the
analogies of natuial science. Thc mountains of con-
0 ..... 1, A.
tinents seem to coraespond with what are caiieu ine-
abysses of tho sea ; but m the highest mountains
do not rise to 2,0u0 feet. It is true that they have
wasted down and lessened by the action, ol the elc-
incuts ; it may thereiore. ue r asoiiaoiy cocjcmiw
that the sea is not beyond 30,000 feet in depth; but
it is impossible to find the bottom evan at one-third
of this depth with our little instruments. One of
the most singular attempts to ascertain tne aepin.
was made in the northern ecean by Lord Mulgrav;
he heaved a very heavy sounding-lead, and gave out
with a cable rope to the length of 2,030 feet with
out finding bottom.
The Si'car Chop. Thc terrible storm of yester
day and the night before is anothtr and the crown
ing disaster, which the staple productions i lower
Louisana has sustained this season. Starting with
almost an entirely destroyed stubble, by the bad
winter, our cane crop next encountered an extraord
inary drought, which had dwarfed and enfeebled
the plant cane te a degree that a few weeks ago pro
duced a general despondency among the planters
In the upper regions of thc sugar district, and on the
highlands generally, thera has been little more cans
produced thnn will be sufficient for planting next
year. Many large planters will not sthrt their mill
this season, but wili prudently save their cane for
the next year's planting. Previous to thc tosm of
yesterday every sagncious dultivators estimated tho
probable" total crop at 15,0u0 hogsheads, against
221,000 of last year, which was a shoit season.
Even this estimate will be subject to a lurge reduc
tion by the geat storm, provided it has extended
through the cne district. We can hardly remem
ber so severe and so long continued a hurricane in
this State. The effects on the cane -which had at
tained rpJ maturity will be exceedingly disastrous,
especially if it hould be followed by wurm weather.
Having always aimed at and generally succeeded,
in giving our readers reliable intelligence in regard
to .-ugar prospects, we feel quite safe in our present
estimate of the crop of this season at no more than.
150.0U0 hogsheads. ArM Orleans Delta.
MAKING FUN.
Once when travelling in a stage coacb, I met a
young lady who seemed to be on the constant look
out for something laughable ; and not content with
laughing herself took great pains to make others do
the same.
Now, traveling in a stage coach is rather proHy
business. People in this situation ure apt to show
themselves peevish and selfish ; so the young lady's
good humour wa, for a time, very agreeable to tho
travelers. Every barn w s made the subject of a
nassinir joke, while the cows and hens looked deraiia-
rely on, little dreaming that folks could be merry
at their expense. All thi, perhaps, was harmless
enough, vnnnaisare 1101 sensuive 111 iiiai reppeor.
I'hev arc not likely to have their feelings injured bo-
cause people make fun of them ; but w hen we como
to human beings, that is quite another thing. So
it seemed to me ; for after a while an old lady came
ruuning across the fields swinging her bag at the
coachman, and in a shrill voice begging him to stop.
The good natured coachman drew up Ins horse,
and th good old lady coming to the fence by the
roadside, squeezed herself between two bar, which
were not only 111 a horizontal position, butvery near
together. The young lady in tli. stage coach made
some ludicrous remark, and the passengers laughed.
It seemed very excusable; for in getting through
the fence the poor woman had made sad work, with
her old black bonnet, and now taking a seat by a
well dressed lady, really looked as if she Lad beou
blow n thre by a whirlwind. This was a new p ec
of fun, and the girl made the most of it. She cari
catured the old lady upon a curd ;.pretend-d, when
she ss not looking, to take patterns of her bonnet
and in various oiher ways tried to raise a laugh.
At length the poor woman turned a pale face toward
her.
"My dear." said she, you are young, heaibly,
and happy ; I have been so, too, but that time h-.s
pask ; I am now decrepit and forlorn. This coach
is taking me to the death bed of my child. And
then, my dear, I shall be a poor old woman, all alono
in a world where merry girls think me a very amu
sing object. They will hugh at my old fashioned
clothes and odd appearance, forgetting that the old
woman has a sp lit that has l-ived a::d suffered and
will hve forever."
The coi :ch now stopped before a poor 1 .eking
house, and the Id lady feebly descended the s'.eps.
" How- is she V was ihe hint trembling inquiry
of the poor mother.
"Just alive,"' said the man who was leading her
into the house. . .
Tutting up the steps, the driver mounted his oxf
.t. . . .1 . ;.. ( m. ri l' vournr
ana we were upon me roauagrun. --j j
r.l ,,...,1 hr oard in her nockft. She was lean-
l.r K..l ii.wr. lwr band l and you may
be as-
nfrl T unu nnf corrv to See
tear upon un
young cheek. It was a good lesson
and onewtii'-B
we hoped would do her go-'d.
, " .linn i the finest 0 tho
jg-The art of conversation , w q(
fuutTrts : it is not the art jV n who taik
savins w ell. There are P"?? " ' .yjlte . r go-
but listen not or who P"" , alBruevt.r still, aJ-
iping men, who tmn Thc feal t
of
yet they are n0t only in expressing
your
conversawo. . .
Ant Ki- t rv
.. trpelv. but ID urti'6 j -;-
own thoughts tree y , , You will
couraoent tfce anybody; but
you are yJe others to think and talk in
encourage af;"?" hts. The art U a natural
response tourthougiH.. iftofmmd but
TH 111 v Ti. , ,
- Cl :rt t r 1 iiiaiii. - - -
t ....nmrcn condescension, indul
also of temper,
TolienC
gence, and may other moral accomplish-
menU refinement as well , power.
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