Straps ft Jfads.
No creature exists that can enjoy the
luxury of woe more keenly than omnibus
horses do in hot weather.
There is a family in Ohio so lazy that it
takes two of them to sneeze?one to throw the
head back, and the other to make a noise !
The difference between a carriage-horse
and a carriage-wheel is this?one goes best
when it is tired and the other don't.
The chinch bug and the hessian fly have
made their appearance in the wheat in several
of the counties of Virginia.
Some one has said of those who die
young, that "they are like the lambs which
the Alphine shepherds bear in their arms to
higher, creener pastures, that the flocks may
follow."
The London correspondent of the N. Y.
Com mercial Advertiser understand that Queen
Victoria and prince Albert will return the visit
of the Emperor and Empress of France,
while the Industrial Exhibition is open at
Paris.
"Sambo, if de devil was to lose him
tail, whar would he go to get anoder one !"?
"Why, to de Grocer//, ob course?dat's de
only place what I knows on whar dey retail
had spcrret*
It is stated that private letters, received
in Xew York by the Atlantic, from good
authority, speak encouragingly of the prospects
of the next harvest.
George V. Searburg, Professor of William
and Mary College, Virginia, has been appointed
a Judge of the Court of Claims, in
place of Judge Lumpkin, of Georgia, who declined.
It is said that Judge Searburg has
never been in any way connected with politics.
Say twice, without a mistake, "Peter
Piper's peacock pecked a peck of pepper out
of a pewter platter; if Peter Piper's peacock
pecked a peck of pepper out of a pewter platter,
whore's the peck of pepper Peter Piper's
peacock pecked ?
Xkw York, May 11, 1S55.?The
Times professes to have a report of the proceedings
of the Know Xothnig Convention at
Syracuse, from which it appears that Erastus
Pr .oks s President, and that one member had
been expelled for uttering Free Soil sentiments.
A ho<? said to weiirh thirteen hundred
"" O C
and thirteen pounds was taken through Toledo
on Friday last on his way for exhibition in
New York. This monstrous animal is discribed
as three years old, three feet eight inches
high, and nine feet long. It was raised
near Monroe, Michigan.
A Methodist minister in Washington,
while reading the discipline to the congregation,
paused to suggest that if any of the congregation
will continue to wear jewelryrthe
number of rings on the finger be not more than
five, nor the breastpin larger than a good sized
turnip.
From all accounts the missionaries of the
Mormons are proselyting vigorously in Europe
just now. It is stated that more than five
hundred Latter Day Saints arrived at Philadelphia
from Liverpool on Sunday, in the ship
Juventa, and four hundred and twlenty-four
zealots reached the same port a few days previous,
all bound direct for Great Salt Lake
City.
The Columbia Carolinian is gratified
to learn that the Charlotte rail road is doing
a fine business, and that its receipts thus far
for the present year, exceed the anticipations
of its warmest friends. The income for the
month of April is the largest for any month
since the completion of the road, being $32,013,34.
This road is admirably managed and
conducted.
A husband, residing in a small village
in the interior, thus announces the departure
from his "bed and board" of his dearly beloved
: My wile Annie Marie has strayed or been
Ktnlnn Whoever returns her will get his
head broke. As for trusting her, any body
cau do so as sees fit?for as I never pay my
own debts, it is not likely that I will lay awake
thinking about other people's.
The richest religious denomination, we
see by the census tables, is the Methodist,
which is set down at $14,636,671. The
next arc the Presbyterian, which is rated at
$14,309,889. The Episcopal, which iu number
of churches stands fifth, ranks third for
its church property, being estimated at $11,
201,770. The fourth istheBap tist, $10,931,381;
the fifth the Roman Catholics, 88,973,83s
aud(thcOth, the Congregational, $7,903,902.
It is reported that certain whalemen of
New Bedford?which is a distinguished abolition
city?have been in the habit, dur'ng
their voyages, of touching at negro settlements
and impressing into their service numbers of
the natives, whom they compel to do the drudgery
on shipboard until a cargo is made up.?
Having made ready for home, the unfortuuate
blacks are cast ashore anywhere and anyhow,
penniless often, and without the means of subsistence.
The matter is to be inquired iuto.?
Boston Coni'it.
The Brownstowu (In.) Democrat records
a singular accident which happened to
Mr. W. Cuningham, of that vicinity, on Friday
last. Mr. C. had cut oft the joiut of a
green alder, and forced the pith tight together
at one end, and filled the opeu end with molten
lead, which condensed steam from the
green elder at the bottom and exploded, making
a report like the firing of a pistol, and forced
the contents, about a pound of molten
lead, in the face of Mr. C., injurnig him seriously.
Dr. Wort extracted several pieces of
lead, buried in C.'s face, as large as rifle balls.
The injury is'very serious but not supposed tc
be mortal.
The English are discovering that it is
impossible to carry on a cheap war, and the
taxes are beginning to press upon the nation.
The Loudon Times, reflecting upon the thirty
millions of pounds a year which the wai
now costs, says that, in order to pay for one
soldier at the seat of war, or one horse, or tc
supply a Lancaster gun for half an hour, tehy
must pay what would maintain four or five
families in comfort, keep up a good parish
school, provide an active clergyman for a
neglected district, or do some other good work
that may be will never now be doue. As there
is now no prospect of a peace, new expenses
must be iucurred to carry on the war successfully.
The editor of Virginia Free Press, has
paid a visit to "Bell Air," the residenceof L.
W. Washington, in Jefferson, seen a good
many articles owned by George Washington,
j?:? Ufo nnw ,'n possession of Col.
UUllUg UiO <?4V) MV.? a
G. C. Washington's nephew. Among these is
a sword presented to Washington by Frederick
the Great, with the complimentary address,
"From the oldest General in Europe to the
greatest General in the world.' This sword
was worn by Washington when delivering his
messages to Congress. It is straight rapier,
of exquisite finish, sad in sn excellent state of
preservation?in fact, ffias the appearance of 1
being perfectly new. A pocket knife, whose (
handle was engraved with "Gen. George 1
Washington," was the next object of curiosity. 1
He was also shown a belt worn by the "Fath- s
er of his Country," measuring forty inches,
and showing him to be a large man for one 1
devoid of corpulence.
The Expedition for the relief of Dr. 4
Kane is nearly ready for sailing. A bark of s
327 tons and a propeller of 250 will go upon f
this expedition, amply provided with two years' 1
rations. The two vessels will carry 300 tons 11
of Pittstou (Pa.) anthracite coal, for the use c
of the propellers and fur ordinary comsumption. 1
Should more be needed, abundant supplies 1
can be obtained at Disco, on the coast of Green- 1
land, where Inglefield, the English navigator, (
found it to exist in abundance, it being only 1
necessary to dig it out from the shore. The ;1
number of men going out on this expedition
will be fortyseven, including four officers to 1
each vessel. Lieut. H. J. Hartstane, former- 1
ly commander of the steamship Illiuois, is to
command the expedition. j'
|?|e|ar(tbillcfe()uircrJ;
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KDITKD 11Y
, SAM'L W. MELTON JOHN L. MILLER.
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YOKKVILLt, 5. U.
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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 17, 1855.
FROM THE WEST.
We nre indebted to a friend travelling westward
for tlic following dottings by the way, to which we
are pleased to give n place in our columns. The
letter is dated at Tuscuiubia, Alabama.
Messrs. Editors :?One would reasonably suppose
j from the many improvements and increased facilities
! for travelling, that the traveller had nothing to do
but to place himself under the care of llailroad conductors
nud Steamboat captaius. and be set down in
good order at the place of destination, as fresh and
lively as when he started. But, my dear sirs, if von,
or any of your readers, think of making a journey
westward at this time, try to dispel this delusion in
time to prepare for something not quite so agreeable.
To inhale several pounds of dust, more or less, ami
feel all the while like y<<u had been over-head-niidI
ears in a mud-hole, and had been left rough-dry, i?
not among the most disagreeable and unplca |
ant difficulties against which you will find it rucesJ
snry to coinl at. One must m Jce up one's mind to ,
keep a good temper, and expect to receive and pock- i
et many little annoyances not of sufficient importance
to make a noise about. If you take the night
I train on the Soutli Carolina Railroad, consider your'
self and vour baggage in a hazardous situation for
I .
I the space of thirteen hours at least?with the excepj
tion of half an hour spent at Kingsville, where vou
| will find comfortable quarters and a very good snj I
per. If you meet a small man at the Augusta Do- !
pot with the Omnibus, who talks to the passengers
somewhat after the style of one training pointers ,
and setters, keep cool and obey orders: but, take my
word for it, you will feel very much like you would
not abuse the Know Nothings any further until you
* - J !aI- ai
I oecome oetier ncqunintcu wuu mew.
You may choose your own hotel in Augusta?1
have tried two, and -ither of thcin will answer the
purpose. If you go up the Georgia Railroad to Atlanta.
take supper at Berzelia?or some such name?
about 20 or 25 miles up the road. Passengers on
this road get excellent fare and receive the most polite
attention. The cars are comfortable uud pleasant
and are whirled along at a respectable speed. We
arrived at Atlanta at about 4 o'clock in the morning,
I and in half an hour went aboard again for Clmttanooga.
Atlanta is a thriving, bustlimr place?made
so by the many Railroads which terminate and cross
at that point. You can see more engines, cars, depots,
work-shops and so-forth, at Atlanta, than in ]
any town or city in the South. (
From Atlanta to Chattanooga we passed over per- (
haps the fiucst road in the United .States. It is in ?
capital good order, and the trains make very good ,
time, until they reach the celebrated Etowah bridge
?vulgarly called "IIightuw?r." The bridge having .
been burnt down some two months since, the pnssen- .
11
gers aud freight are carried about two miles bv horse- (
power, across the river. The uew bridge will be ,
ready for the locomotive in three weeks?they tell
you two weeks, but you know that an allowance of
fifty percent., is not too much in such ca^es. The ,
top of the bridge is about 10U feet above l?w water j
?pretty tall! From this poiut we began to catch (
glimpses of the mountain scenery, which just now,
with flowers and fresh foliage, is clothed in beautiful
apparel.
Before reaching Chattanooga we passed through a (
I tunnel of considerable length, cut through solid j
I solid limestone rock. It is a large work. nccompli>li<
ed at an immense outlay of labor and money, and is
a monument of the enterprise and energy of the people
of the Empire State of the South. The headlong
plunge one makes from daylight into regions .
as dark as Egypt, is apt to remind him of something ^
fearful. But in a minute or two, the eclipse is over. ,
and on terra fir ma again wo put on u full head of (
steam, and rush onward as before.
i <
Chattanooga has the reputation of a place of considerable
business; but to a traveller the signs of bu- (
j siness do not appear to be on a large scale. The (
town is very much scattered, and we saw uothing ,
fine or stylish in the way of buildings. As for ho- j
i tels, my experience does not leave a very pleasant (
impression. You can get good butter and a glass of
cool milk, which gives some consolation: but be sure
to stop at the House nearest the Railroad. Chattanooga?so
says Mrs. French?in the Indian language !
means "look out," and is the name of the high mountain
near by. From thence, she says, the Indians I
were accustomed to watch the white emigrants who ;
came down the Tennessee river in their batteaux.? |
Others say that Chattanooga means in the Indian
tongue, "the city in the mountains." Between these
you have your choice. The "look-out" Mountain is !
a beautiful knob of great height, from the top of
?So ??;,i aAin? A?nn Stnloa /?on Ka 1
n UiVU) l v 1J CUIU| I3VU1V illlll VIVUVll WiU?V0 VUU MV UV
> scried.
I should just now like to be endowed with the gift
, of language and a power to describe the grand and ;
? sublime mountain scenery down the Tennessee river, |
from Chattanooga to Bridgeport. If you can think
of anything most beautiful, just call it in here and let (
it aid me. As you pass the "look-out," you feel that
you are about to leave behind the most attractive ob(
ject on earth, and you are disposed to look back and
admire as long as you can. But at every bend you
have before you some scone still more magnificent.
The celebrated Palisade and mountain scenery of
the Hudson become tame when compared with this
point on the Tennessee river.
By the way, I was told that "Tennessee," in the
Indian language, means a "spoon"'?given to it an
account of the shape. You know the river comes
dowu from East Tennessee making a turn through
Alabama and Mississippi, and thence entirely across
the State to Kentucky?giving the lower end the
the spoon shape. This, as well as all other rivers in
the west, is now down to "low-water mark," and
consequently you meet with rather poor accommodation
in the way of boats. The best class of boats
cannot run, and even the "small fry" make but poor
speed, and arc very often aground.
Wo landed at Decatur Ala., and came down to I
Tuscumbia on the Charleston and Memphis Railroad :
forty-three miles. We had a pleasant trip, on a <
good road, and with a very obliging and gentlemanly , i
conductor. The Bridge at Decatur is nearly finished '
and I ?? informed the grading over the road from i <
hat point to where it intersects the Nashville and o
Chattanooga road is progressing rapidly. From l
Fuscumbia to Lagrange, about 90 miles by way of c
tailroad survey?the grading is going on and about t
iO miles will be completed from Lagrange this year i
?making 80 miles Memphis. It is expected that it t
vill be completed in two years. i
In all my travels, the finest land I saw lay be- s
ween Decatur and Tuscumbia. The land is fine, and
io level that it can never be injured by washing; and
rom the appearance near the road the owners know
lovr to cultivate it. The wheat, oats, rye, cotton
ind corn all look well, and seem to be cultivated with
:are. There must be a great deal of wealth in this
mrtion of Alabama. I see very large plantations,
veil stocked with negroes, and everything seems to
)e kept moving. To-day, May 2d, you may see in j
;very field cotton and corn ready for the plow and j
loe. Wheat has headed out and in bloom?beyond J
my harm from the dry weather.
When I reach Memphis you may henr from me j
igain. Until then I am still a Travelled, i
May 8.
I ara at a loss to know why it is that Decatur and
ruscumbin, about 43 miles apart, both old towns on
the Tennessee river, surrounded by the best looking
land I have seen since 1 left home, and lately enjoying
the benefit of a llnilroad, do not make a better
appearance. The countryj possessing a good soil,
well cultivated and adapted to every variety of pro- ;
duce. and with every facility for exporting, seems to J
be the place for business towns, pretty villages, fine
private residences, beautiful gardens, line orchards,
and all the comforts, and luxuries that wealth can
bring: but I can peicieve no indication that induces
me to think this the result hoic. 1 never saw two '
villages with less of the go-a-hcad appearance about j
them, lloth seem to be finished. I did not hear the j
the sound of a hammer while in Tuscumbia?I saw ;
no lumber, no brick-yards?in fact, nothing that {
would indicate improvement. J
The water here is the pure limestone. I went to
-co the "big spring." It is the only sight worth seeing
that I could hear of in Tuscumbia, and 1 assure 1
you it is something wonderful. The water gushes j
out of a high bed of limestone, and moves off as elear t
as water can be, forming a stream large enough to '
make a navigable river for boats (not steam-boats.)
After having failed to secure a passage on the boat '
rniinimr d..wn the Tennessee. I left Tuscumbia in an
old rickety stape and at the rate of Hi miles i
per liour made a dcspt rately serious journey of 105 t
miles to I.aprangc. where the Memphis ami Charles- i >
ton Railroad terminates ft r the pr* sent?about 50 j i
tnih -from Mcinplii--. The teams were clomped about it
every 15 miles, ami at every stand we were enter- j I
taii.ed with the vulgariu ami shockinp profanity of | i
the drivers. .Sometimes they tpiarielled. and then | a
they seemed t<? vie with each other in usinp the most i
revoltir.ply vulpar langunpe. Railroads are certain- a
Iv an advantape to the morals of a Country, in dri- | t
vinp away this class of men. t
L pranpe i-a small village?prown up prineipa'ly v
-inee the Railroad reached this point. It set in.- to be , r
i place of some business, ami may become a town of ;
some note. From a point near this place, a branch a
load is in piopre.-s to Holly Springs, and at about J
three miles distance the Central road from New Or- v
leans to Louisville, Kentucky, will cross. I think u
they may look out for a new Lapratipe. about the o
crossing point. A pood nipht's rest here and a little
L'leaninp up put me in order for a ride on the Railroad.
and you may be sure it was a plea-ant relief i
ifter what had been passed tlirotipli.
Here, in Memphis, everything seems to be poinp !
\-liead. New buildings are seen in everv direction, t
iml in the old j?art of the town, ohl houses are dis- ^
ippearinp and new and handsome edifices erected
nstead. This is a fast population in every sense. ,
industry and enterprise is the order of the day. The j
people subscribe to Railroads by the half million at a 1 p
ime. I was told that they held $1 ,5f?0.00ft in Rail- i ,
j I
oad sti ck, and pays the money punctually. They i
4*11 t?? VaivO til O Llolidv Alt \ tliO I'uftti ' Z.
meurity. The Roads now in propress are:? ; v
Man phi* aod Charles ton Radremd.?This road con- t
iccts nt Chattanonpa. It is nearly all praded, and j
he cars run on half the distance. It will be completed
through i:> two vears. Memphis subscription,
?."?no,ft00. 1,
Memphis and Lounri/lt Railroad.?This road is j ,
rraded | art of the way. and the superstructure is go- ' ,
ip on rapidlv, Bv the first of October the cars will
. . ic
>e running to Brownsville; and in three years it is
xpectcd they will run over the entire road. The
d.-inplns subscription is $o(MI.0(>tl?county $ '! ")(),000. | |
Memphis and (ii-mida Road.?This road runs in
lie direction of New Orleans, OS miles, to Grenada i (
dis<. The work is making pood headway, and will ,
>e in operation for forty miles by October. City j I
subscription. $15<'.0?m?. | i
Mnnphir nml Little Ilork Road.?This enterprise is l
dsn makinp good progress. and will probably com- I
ilete the same distance by the first <>t October.? \ !|
Congress nu-1 the State ot Arkansas have made :t 1 '
arge grant of public lands to the road, sufficient | I
ivith other means to complete the work. City sub- '
'cription, $dOft,(KM). ' '
These Railroads together with sundry plank mails I 1
ire to bring the produce from the interior of the great i 1
Mississippi valley to this point: and, besides all these '
feeders, a mine of wealth is in the great Father of ( 1
iVatei s?the Mississippi river,?the main highway ^
for the produce of the most extensive and richest > 11
country in the world. On it pass and repass more | r
roduce. merchandise and people than arc carried I
>n any river in the world. A larger quantity of wu- j t
icr flows out of this than any other river?the grent ( ;
\niazon not excepted. The latter is wider and deep- | ,
sr. but the velocity is not so grent. Here, a flat boat j i
ar a raft will travel over three miles an hour without ]
any propelling power. There is nothing sluggish j (
about the Mississippi, and every tiling else takes af- ]
ter it. | i
I like the "go-a-liead, keep-moving'' spirit?the : i
enterprise and industry of the working population, i
but there arc some things along with it which I do j
not like. I do not like to sec Bowie-knives and re- , '
vol vers in every one's hand. I can't say I am much j <
afraid that any of the larks may intend to shoot mo, j ]
but then it might "go off" in their pockets ; and, be- I '
sides, when two hot-bloods get into a shooting and j
cutting match, innocent people sometimes get hurt. , j
I don't like to see grog-shops and bar-rooms so full ]
of customers. I fancy the scent of a good cigar? ]
but I don't like to sit where a hundred arc puffing (
away as if they were trying to see who could smoke ! (
most. However, a fast people will do things in a hur- ,
>7- i
I am now at the Commercial Hotel, kept by Mr. ,
D. Cockrell, formerly of Fairfield district. Hekeeps ]
a good house, and no complaint can be made to the i ,
fair and accommodations. I will remain here a few 11
days longer, and may write again ; as I have but lit- |,
tie to do and must have some employment, even
while a . Traveller. j
Doath of Col. McCord.
We regret to notice in tne Columbia papers ; J
the announcement of the death of Col. D.J. McCord, '
on Saturday last, after an illness of ten or twelve
days. Col. McCord has for a long time held the po- I
sition of one of our most distinguished men, and in '
his death the State has lost a valuable citizen and '
society, an amiable and accomplished gentleman.? '
For several years he held the office of State Reporter,
and at other times was a member of the Legisla- :
ture, President of the Branch Bank of the State,
and Trustees of the College, all the trusts of which
he discharged with eminent ability. For many years
past, however, he has devoted himself exclusively to
literary pursuits, and his writings, published in the
Soul hern Quarterly, and elsewhere, have won for him I
11 deservedly high reputation. In society he was all ?
that a highly cultivated circle could desire. A man s
jf much and varied learning, possessing a large fund 1 f
w ? ~
= ?
if anecdote and will t a lively, generous and good- i
iatured disposition was the life and soul of the
lircle in which he^i^ed' He was one of the best
alkers we have ev? net with, always ready with an 1
nexhaustible storg c WH and learning with which :
o make an entert^fraent. There are but few men j
n the State whosi W>U he more widely and i
lincerely lamented.
PUHjiC MEETING.
In obedience to fc request of several prominent I
utizens, we have ii Irtcd a call for a public meeting |
>f the people of tli itown and district, on the first !
Monday in Jtne.j it The object of the meeting, !
is indicated, is to i tfer on the expediency of celc-1
>rating the approa mg anniversary of the battle of I
King's Mountain, i is a matter in which the people j
)f the district have Jeep interest, and we earnestly i
lopethat, whatevei ry be the result of the meeting,
rnr friends from tli |*?ntry will give their attendincc
and if possibl et us have the benefit of their
presence and encoe ?ement.
It would manifes I;be out of place nt present for .
is to enlarge upon |* sul?ject. Everyone must feel
t pride in the spot jh1 we are sure that all will
inite, heart and hn t whenever it is determined to '
;ive to it the appr< >?te consecration. It will he
('collected that on l.e 4th of July, 18o3, a similar
neeting was held,r 1:steps wore taken to carry out
diis desirnldc ohjee . ut on account of some suppos-1
fil difficulties the j: rcct was for the time abandon-1
?d. The action of tat meeting attiacted a large |
iicasnre of atteutioi 1 this and. the adjoining States. '
md several promimv toitizens nftyoth North and South
lave since urged u cj us the eminent propriety of;
icnewing the attein >and exerting every endeavor
towards its consiui ration. Of late, the battle of i
King's Mountain xAbecn hehl in a nc-w and more ;
truthful aspect, anWfct* come to be regarded as ;
unongthe most imfa-ant and eventful of the battles
>f the Roroluton. Te gentlemen of whom we have
spoken urge it upon he people of our district to
take the initiative, sol they give us the promise of
heir presence audi arty co-operation in whatever
neasures may he tal n.
We readily admit: at there are many eircumstanres
which Wuiihldiaeirngc the effort at the present '
ime. and out hi.- act tint we arc more solicitous that
he opinion i f the <Ut act he fully represented at the
neeting. It should e remembered. however, that
f the time, the plaoeiiul the occasion are at all worhy
of the attention jid admiration of those who are
lie recipient* of the benefit* resulting tV??iu it. we
houM In- willim: toi cnr i xponso and uii<lerj.''> nnieli
in-i.iivet.ii iiee iin-itlr to rcmlora tittinjr :iinl luslirjr
liliUte. Wli.i i\i!l f:v it was t!;e Kattie nl?iie licit
cis ijivt-ii to Hunkerlill stu-li a pr< iniiieiieein Amor*
eiiii histon ? li iiK-loi v I,ail been Kit ti.minion
ilmie. ii|- at be-i in n in- incajjre sketch. it would not
low i ccupy sih-Ii a preminent place in rev?.lut unary
iiiiials. The iii.niurtil Webster has < in*aimed it in
he (rreat Auierii-uir4oiirt. ami its faun-, wafted on
In- ti-le it his ehipfjico. will ho iresh ami jrreen
then the stately nioMiiiciit is in ruins, hi t a* then
inleavur assiduously to hrii.jr to lij>ht the hidden
-buy ut" i.ur i tvn Ihin-er Hill. It can he -ai?l ??l it
,s tiutlifuliy a- i-faii; other, ti at * it is tin ordinal \
j.nt nil the enitli'- uifaee." It' we undertake ii
i'.ih zeal ami her eariu-.-tness we can make it a
iietiiorahle epneli in mr history, ami certainly a da\
if whieli -.I.I Vnik in *l?t well he pii-ml.
EDITORIAI MERE-MENTION.
leligious Notice.
The -eenml ijt.trter'y M.otintf nf the Mctlm*
listt'hurrh f-'i- V'.rk'ille station will i--ninienco or.
he Friday bef-iv tin- second Sunday in June. next.
[*he Answer.
>Vi- have rci-iived from 1'allas, North t'aroliin.
the following aa-wer- to the prnhlein published
a last week's issin-. with the fi.rmulas neconipaurnp:
A's portion nf tlie land SJ.S7 acre- at $'J. I4
eraore; I!'- portion 118.13, at $l.t!!l per aero.?
mother soluiieo nortiou Sl.ll'-Td, at
oj.-|i;: niid It - 1 *,i.OJs. j m.-se answers
rill do f..r all the pirposes wo have for them, hut
hey are lmt precisely to the point. Will our Mock's
fill friend forward lis solution?
k Rare Verdict.
The Koine ffin., i C?'f.7<r publishes the f?lowiiifr
verdic t, dolivrred l?v a "hijrh iiiinded. liniiora
p i- .'ill'i iiiii'iii^ciii iur_\ "i uiiii fi.11in mi- i.i-v ..i
the Johnson r*. Th-mas Cameron: "We the pury
hurt7.on and swoarneapre. that t<?m kamyrou must
>a ahc pousinp the ftl aniout 2'i five sent." tlmt the
ihiintif pay uvor tho won kwart <>f likor for the l?n'/
t.j/fi.' ,;>? >/ and ooits will ho ruled out."
Jreat Tempeiance Meeting.
Our readers vill recollect tlmt the National
>ivision of the Son* of Temperance. at the Inst meetup
in the British l'rovinees. resolved to hold their
ie\t niectinp in rimilc-loi). on the (ith of dune.?
[lie Stumf iri/ says si large rt>-emhliipe is expected,
md extensive preparations are in progress for their
eeeption. I telega tc> are expected from all the CSrnml
tivisiotis in tlie I'iiW .1 States. Nova Scotia and New
Irunswiek. Knplnn^?'^reland and Scotland, and last
hough not least from *ome of tlic Indian tribes in the
Vest. For the eiiteitaiumont of the members, ar angeinetits
have heel made with the proprietors of
he Mills House whe-ethey will he received as guests
if tli Gram! Division of South Carolina. Most
pVortliy Patriarch, Tn.t.Yof New Brunswick, will proHe.
The Foreign Newj.
By the arrival of the Asia we have Liverpool
lates of April 28. The commercial news is importint.
Although every hope of peace has vanished
md nothing seems t- he more certain than that the
whole continent is t<> he convulsed for years hv a
jrotractcd and hioody warfare, the finances and oth?r
markets arc comparatively easy nnd lively.?
BreadstufTs had coi-iderahly advanced, and there
iv.is also nit upward movement in Provisions. Cotion
sold freely at an idvancc. We take the Charles
on Courier? synopsi- of the political news: '"The
political accounts ar. intcrestinp. but not important.
The diplomats at V.ennn had met ngain, but their
inferences led mere'1/ a reiteration on the part of
Russia of her non-vjHp nee of the tonus proposed.
Die latest Russian a i^Nnts from Scbnstopol are to
the 22d ultimo, at wiiich time Gortschakoff reported
that the fire of the allies had weakened. The bombardment
had continued uninterruptedly, diversified
by occasional sorties, one of which is described as
inly second to the bottle of Inkermar.n. Twelve
inys the cannonade Lad proceeded, without any advantage
to either side, although both the besiegers
md the besieged seem to be perfectly satisfied with
the results. It is rumored that Prussia and Austria
have come to nn understanding unfavorable to the
lilies. Meuschikoff is not dead. His conduct of t' e
war has met the approval of the Czar. Persia has
unreservedly, it is said, declared for Itussia. The
French exhibition was not inaugurated on the first
instant, as contemplated. The ceremony was postponed
to the 10th or 15th. The treaty between Japan
and the United States has been duly ratified at
Simoda. The ship hiring Aye is reported to have
been lost in the China seas. She was an American
ressel, bound from Shanghai to New York, was loadjd
with teas, valued at near $300,000. She was
iieavily insured in Boston and New York.
The Block Warrior Affair.
This affair, which excited such great interest
tnd aroused a tempest of fury at the time of its occurrence,
has quieted down to a small black spot,
ind we were beginning to believe that the adminisTation
and the country had concluded to quietly put
he insult into pocket. It appears, however, from
he annexed paragraph written by the Paris corresjondent
of the New-York Timet, that negotiations
ire still pending and likely to lead to an amicable
irrangement. The reader can take the information
or precisely what it is worth : "It is well known at
Madrid," says the correspondent, "that this troublesome
affair is already settled. Mr. Perry, our present
representative at that Court, has, it seems, obtained , 1
from the Spanish Government all that has ever been
asked by our own. That Government recognises ful- *
ly the illegal conduct of her officials; condemns them '
and disavows their acts; promises to dismiss from :
its service all who took a responsible part in that' 1
transaction; and as to those who are no longer in her :
service, from General Pezuela down, to bring them
before the Supreme Tribunal of Justice to answer 1
the accusations of the Government under that pro- 1
cess, peculiar to the Spanish laws of the Indies, by 1
which the Captain General and other high officers of (
the possessions beyond the sea may be called before j 1
the Supreme Tribunal to give an account for their 1
conduct whilst in office during a year after their re- 1
turn to Spain, and, if condemned in any particular, i
be made to suffer the corresponding pains and penal- (
ties. At the same time Spain offers full and complete
indemnity to all who suffered by that outrage,
upon the presentation of their papers proving their I
damages. This arrangement is understood to have ;
gone to Washington some time about the Inst of Feb- 1
ruary, and the Government of Madrid is only waiting
the return of the mail, which ought to bring the fo mal
acceptance of the arrangement by the Cabinet at 1
Washington, in order to lay all the documents before
the Cortes."
North Carolina Items.
The Charlotte Domnrrnt gives editorially an .
account of a Democratic meeting at Monroe, on Tucs"
1 * A fl Till
(my "i IftSl Wl'l'K?niun-niin, .?
throughly democratic"' sot of resolutions was framed
by a special comm'ttee, and adopted, unanimously.
Hon. Rt rtox Cuau;k and .Iamks M. Hi tchisox,esq.,
I
addressed the meting i?n democracy in general, and
anti-Know-Xothingism in particular. The Democrat
says: (?en. I).iit<:.\N, of Aiisoii, was present during
the week, though he did not address the people, and
we think it extremely doubtful whether he will risk
the chances of election by running against Riktox
CltAIUK.
The Wilmington. Charlotte and Rutherford Rail
road project is thriving astonishingly. At every
point along the line enthusiastic meetings have been
held, and already a sufficient amount of stock has
been taken to secure the charter, and put the enterprise
beyond contingencies. If we do not greatly
mistake the signs, the road may be put down as a
"fixed fact." Tbc Commissioners for this ton County.
says the !> m>?-,at, have obtained Sl'-SO'M): and a
meeting was to have been held at Dallas on Saturday
last, at which it was expected that *'J0. or
m?re would l?e subscribed. So the Work goes bravely
on. The old gentleman is fairly awake, and there's
n i telling where hi- strides will carry him.
The Raleigh paper- tell us that Ci.h. W. Tmo.ui'sox,
esip. who received the Democratic nominate n
for Congress in the fourth District has declined the
honor. In hi 1 *tter he preaches the doctrines of th:
Democracy, and preaches down those of Know-Xothitigism.
Here i- a sample: "Ry uii>|iiestii liable
authority I have been informed that in several loea'ities,
witiiin the Rh t'oiigressioiial District, it has
beet, -aid that 1 was a member of this new party. '
commonly called Know .Nothings, and not onlv so.
but an officer of a Know Nothing Council. The
eharire i- uttcilv false, and whoever asserts it. prop
.uohicy, n. (. r. raw lev. .1. .1. .Mcbure. C. ( 'aid well,
William Wright, A. 11. Springs, and W. A. Walker,
j And at a meeting of the Directors, held the same
lay. 0. S. Cameron, was unanimously re-elected
President.
Another Cassaday.
Not to he out done by any sort of a catastrophe.
the Kdgefield Affrrrfiter has exhumed a buried
well-digger of his own, yclept Dim. Phthisic, which j
he 'pits' against our man, or rather the Chester
|
! Stanrhir'i'x man. Cassahat. It is amazingly similar.
Indeed, just as it was in the case of the black-eyed
peas, we scarcely know which is the most alike.?
But " otirs is a plain, unvarnished statement of facts.
| while his evidently approxfmates"?and so forth.?
So, stick to your man, neighbor Micki.r. Your well
is deeper than his?your man is bigger?and you
spoke first?and besides it is well known that Cassaday
sent up word toy some of the " craythur" a considerable
time bcf. re he saw daylight. Here's
j Pht'iisic's story :?
''Some twenty yenrs ago (and may-be more) one
Phthisic, whose Christian name was never known to
be other than Bill, had just dug a well 30 feet deep
in this, our present neighborhood. After the job
was pretty well done, he descended for the last time J
to clean out some loose dirt that remained. Just as
he had got it out and was in the act of calling for
the hands above to pull hiin up, the whole wall (tlint
rock lroni top to bottom) caved in upon him with a
mighty rush. He was of course given up for gone, i
But an energetic and hopeful fellow, among the by-1
standers "on top o'dirt," swore they could get him1
out in a jiffy if all hands went at it with might and
main. So at it they went, and did reach him exactly
in time. He was seated in a very quashed position,
the rapidity of the caving-in having choked np the ,
well so as to leave a small cavity, (Cassedy would
call it " an airc/t'') at the bottom, barely sufficient
for Phthisic to double himself up in. When the
hands from above reached him, the water had just :
ri^en to his mouth and he was spirting it out furious- j
ly. A half-hour more and he would have drowned !
of course. But, as it happened, he was taken out
in time. Nearly dead from bruises and suffocation
coffee was made to revive him. Upon the infornia-;
tion being imparted to him, "that the coffee was
ready and he must drink some,'' lie exclaimed in the
spirit of every well-digger we ever knew or heard of, ;
"Coffee h?1! Give mc some whiskey." It was
administered, and, though terribly battered, he rcvi
ved rapidly, got well quickly and lived to dig many i
another well. Once afterwards he was known to go !
to sleep on a plnnk that laid over the top of a well liewas
digging. One arm fell overboard, then a leg. i
and thereat of hint was beginning to slide off when I
he caught to the dirt with the spring of n wild-cat
and thus saved himself. And furthtr this deponent |
flayth Dot." |
Massachusetts Legislation. *
This delectable collection of fanatics and fury-mongers
are just at present affording a beautiful
instance of the extent to which men may make fools
of themselves. A more complicated mass of mongrel
animals never made up a menagerie. After the
fashion of a tripod, they havo executed three separate
and distinct manoeuvres. The first, of which we
refrained from making any mention, because of our
blushes, was a descent upon a convent?a bold, daring
an 1 chivalrous attack upon a formidable army of women.
by a committee specially appointed for the purpose.
Nothing was discovered except the base and
dastardly character of the committee ; and the magnanimous
inquisition resulted in nothing beyond the
evnulsion of one of the members of the Legislature,
?I
a Mr. IIfss?a ca;iiiul name, by the way?for disgraceful
complicity with some unknown, frail fairone.
Next, wc notice that the whole State, Know-Nothings
and all, have declared themselves to be throughly
abolitionized, denounced the Nebraska Bill, and
set themselves in open defiance of the government
ind the laws of the country. On the subject of the
fugitive slave law they are particularly rampant. A
bill has passed to the third reading, asserting practically
the right of nullification, and making it a crime
punishable by heavy fines and imprisonment in the
State prison, for any officer to aid in any manner in
the recovery of fugitive slaves; and to render the net
still more effectual, it provides for the fugitive the
benefit of^ffA?v/.*ro/y///.*and trial by jury. If Andrew
Jackson were at the head of affairs, we might expect
something fierce.
The third and most notable act of this erudite council
is the recommendation of the two Houses, requesting
the removal of Judge Lokinu. Hut we have
already spent our force upon this outrageous proceeding,
and we only recur to it for the purpose of noting
down the remarkable fact that (iovernor G.midi.vkh
has declined to carry out the resolutions of his Legislature.
This is a strange freak, and we are at a
agate* an infamous fa!*c!im.d anil deserves tin* just
indignation of all good citizens." The Chairman. '
Gen. Ai.i.Imin. li:i- called upon the Convention to re
assemble at Franklint..n fur tlie purpose of making
another nomination. In the third District. tin- Democrats
met last week at Clinton. Sampson County,
passed anti- Know Nothing resolution.*, ami nominated
W vitnrv Win snow, e.*tp. for Congress. The contest
throughout the State, between the Democrats
atid the new party, will be stoutly and fiercely contested.
The last Salisbury Jiinin-r has thi-item: "Mr.
Fisher authorizes us to state that he /"Hi/ rwh-rff*
all that we said about the Know Nothing trick, lugS|t
mA A<? A ^ It 4V.I Olt||0|t ' 111 Jl*
position to Mr. Craige. Tliis settles lit once all reparts
that may be hereafter patten up to <liviile the
Democratic Party in the approaching ennipaipn : nor
?l" we believe that any other Democrat in the District
w 1 be foun.l to take the stump in opposition to Mr.
t'raipe either un let* the color of Know-Xotbir.gism
i>r any thing else."
Bank of Cheater.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
this institution was hell on the 7th instant. Tim
statement of the l're<i'lent. submitting nnuceount of
the operations of the Bank, whieh we notice in last
week's St'inihir-I. informs us that the amount of notes
iliseonnte.f from 1-t. April 1S">1 to 1st. April ]$-V?is
!"?l'32.1-i?.7o : Exchange purchase)!. SI .3"2o.0dtl.4ll
?Exchange sohl, $S3o.oii-j.0*2 : Profits of the Bank.
S'23.:J$2.1tJ. from whichdeduct dividendsat the ;a e
' of 8 per cent.. :?2 I. I'M). On. ami there remains .*?S.Ss*j.1
1<>: to this a'M the reserved proceeils of the previous
year $1.31$,04. ami we have I?10.l!u1.1ft. the
surplus now on hand. The Bank has retleeme?l in
Charleston S7S-l.7-o.fttl, of circulation. The balance
of the capital was called in on the 3d. of April,
and was promptly paid. No losses have heen sustained
by the Bank since it went into operation.?
The suspended debt at present amounts to $lt>.2"?f?,'22:
all of which is considered good. The following
gentlemen were elected a Board of Directors:?(Jen.
S. Cameron, James Hemphill, N. 11. Eaves. Thos.
Mcl.mw Samuel MeAliley. W. D. Henry. S. W.
' The blessed dead, how free from stain is our love
for them. The earthly taint of our affections is buried
with that which was corruptible and the divine flame
in its purity illumines our breast. We have now nc
fear of losing them. They are fixed for us eternally
in the mansions prepared for our re-unb 11. We shall
find them waiting for u< in their garpients of beauty.
The glorious dead, how reverently we speak their
names. Our hearts are sanctified by their words
which we remember. How wise they have now
grown in the limitless fields of truth. How joyous
they have become by the undying fountains of pleasure.
The imiuorlid dead, how unchanging is their love
for u'. How tenderly they look down upon us and
how closely they surround our being. How earnestly
they rebuke the evil of our lives.
Let men talk pleasantly of the dead as those who
no longer suffer and are tried?as those who pursue
no longer the fleeting but have grasped and secured
the real. With them the fear and the longings, the
hope and the terror, and thc'painsjnro past; thefruition
of life has begun. How unkind that when wc
put away their bodies we should cease the utterance
of their tiniueu The teruler-hen rtpil ilen.l ffli.i .Iwiu.
gle so in parting from us, why should we speak ot
them in awe and remember them only with sighing !
Very dear were they when hand clasped hand and
heart responded to heart. Why arc they less dent
when they have grown worthy a higher love than ours
and their perfected souls might also receive cur adoration
! By their hearth-side and by their graveside.
in solitude nnd amid the multitude, think cheerfully
and speak lovingly of the dead.
Kansas Matters.
The difficulties in Kansas furnish the chief
object of attraction and newspaper continent, ar.d all
eyes are anxiously turned thitherward. On the first
page the reader will find an interesting article from
the Squatter Socerciyu, and in an inside column ar
account of the murder of Clark, indignation meetings,
mob-law and so for The mob proceeded to tin
fort for the purpose of inflicting vengeance upon tlx
murderer, but the commandant refused to give him
up. Matter? arc in admirable confusion. Mean
losshow to account for it. it does not in the least
change the features of the ease, however; the consummation
of the perfidy has already heen effected,
and no redeeming trait can lie given to the proeccdure.
We have yet to learn what action the Council will
adopt in the promi-es?probably they will take a
fling at (!aiiiunki'. himself, and leelare the commonwealth
in a state of siege. That would certainly be
the most sensible of all their acts.
The Crops.
A letter from a kinsman, dated in Prairie
county, Arka:i*ii*. April lP.Mli, says: "This has been
a most remarkable season. We have not had any
rain for week*, ami people are becoming alaimed for
the future. Provisions of all kind* are very high?
co ii. from to Sl\ ami tlour. ?1- per barrel and
searce at that. The rivers are below the low-water
mark, and unless we have rains so that the produce
on the head waters can Come d ?wii, *uute must sutj'rr.
There are people here without money or com. and a
subsistence cannot be obtained by them at the present
rates. '
Tl.e accounts from all the <!ulf States arc very
much of the same character. In Texas especially
the prospect seem* to be gloomy. In South Florida,
however, we learn that '-the crops of corn and cotton
are exceedingly protnUing, and in Hernando
county corn as high n* a man's breast is not an unusual
sight." In the Mi Idle arid Northwestern States.
the promise is flattering. The Rochester D-m"rrm
learns from a gentleman who has ju.-t returned
lii in .in extnisive western tour, that in the six
State*, through portions of which lie passed, the
wheat crop hn.k* well, and there is a pretty large
breadth of land sown. Ilut in Southern Miehgan it
surpasses am thing heretofore seen in the western
country.
The May Exhibition.
We are sorry that "circumstances over which
we had no control" prevented us from enjoying the
pleasure of an attendance upon the exercises of the
K.\h!liit!oii "f tin. .'i-nioi ctus. of ,,ur state College.
The Columbia papers speak of it as an occasion of
more than ordinary interest, and applaud the superior
excellence of the efforts of the young gentlemen
K-f. l.n.l I.lonn ?n i/? rilotllfA Tim p]?KC w n fl no
imp, and. we doubt not. ili?l credit to themselves and
fie iiohle Institution by which they arc fostered.?
At the close of o lengthy and well-written notice of
the Exhibition, the Carolina Tiuif* has the following
paragraph, which contains much of tnUh and a good
word which deserves to be known:?
Oneremark more, and we will close. The intelligent
audience must have observed with the liveliest
>uti?faction that all the speeches were pervaded by a
sound moral and religious tone. The Great Author
of our being, the llible and the religion of the Bible,
were often alluded to. frequently dwelt upon at a
considerable length, and always in terms of the deepest
reverence aud prof< undest respect. Many forcible
arguments wore advanced in vindication of the
ways ot God to man. and in defence of our holy religion.
There wa.? nut < bservuble the -lightest dispo-itii.n
to cast aside the fundamental truths of Revelation
or to indulge in ingenious speculation in reference
to man's moral nature, his accountability arm!
future state of existence. The teachings of the Bible
on these and other points in morals wore implicitly
received as indi-*j>utah!y true. The great truths of
Revelation?man's depravity and accountability, his
nced of a mediator to reconcile him to his offended
God, the punishment of the finally impenitent, and
the reward of the jiist?were never questioned, but
on the contrary were believed as true, a belief founded
upon the deep conviction of the judgment. In
this pleasing characteristic ??f tl.e speeches, may we
not observe the results of the profound and masterly
teachings of that great mind which presides over the
.Sotilli Carolina College, aided by his faithful co-laborers
in the same interesting field? What if the
College be a State Institution ! As healthful streams
are taking their rise in this fountain of knowledge
an 1 -eieneo as issue from any other source, to bless
and beautify our State. It deserves all the care and
labor and liberality that have been bestowed upon it.
It has repaid, and will repay them a thousand-fold,
Let it, then, be cherished with a noble pride, anil
supported with a liberal hand.''
The Blessed Dead.
A Lady-friend has sent us the following selection,
with the remark endorsed?"these sentiments
are too good to be lost."' So ve think, and accorrlinirlv
wo novo them a tihioc ?
time the excitement is spreading over Missouri and
the adjacent States. The flatto (Mo.) Argus, says
a telegraphic dispatch, contains the proceedings of a
meeting held at Weston, at which resolutions were
passed declaring that self defenco required the expulsion
of every person opposed to negro slavery ;
such persons being robbers and traitors who had no
i right to the protection, of law. They also ratified
the proceedings at Parksville, declaring the only nr1
guments against abolition papers, to be the Missouri
River, the bon-fire and the rope. They pledged
themselves to go to Kansas to help expel those engaged
in corrupting slaves. A grand meeting wnscnl1
led at Parksville for the 5th inst.
r.nv. Reeder is at Washington, conducting himself
as if nothing at all had happened. The Union snvs
lie is by no means frightened, and as soon as his business
with the Department is finished, he will return to
his post. The matter has not been brought before the
Cabinet, and it is surmised that the President will
not notice the affair in any way. We mistake the
spirit of the Kansas people, however, if they do m i
in the end force him up to it. We shall see.
Senator Wilson on Slavery.
Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, delivered a
lecture before the New York Anti-Slavery Society
' on Tuesday evening. In order to put himself right.
1 and remove any doubts as to his personal soundness,
to which his late alliance with the Know Nothing
party may have given rise, the speaker declared that
| in his opinion American slavery, our connection with
, it, and the obligations imposed by that connection,
arc the great political issues in this country. His
confession of faith we give in his own words:
i
"If there be one here this night who be!iov< s that ,
I :im capable, for persona! or party purposes, of inod'
itying or r|iialifying sentiments entertained by me
for nearly twenty years, I commission him here and
now to proclaim it?to send it abroad on the wings
of the wind that I am committed, fully committed, in
favor of the immediate and unconditional abolition
of slavery wherever it exists under the constitution
of the United States: that 1 am pledged now and
evermore in favor of blotting out at ovce and forever
from the legislation of the republic every aet that i?cognises
slavery, or gives its sanction to sluveiy."
Violence in Kansas.
We regret to learn that bloody deeds begin to attest
the hostile feeling existing in Kansas in rehitn u
' i
to squatter sovereignty. l?y :i steamer jusi aivnin
t'i'itin Kurt Leavenworth, wo have received a copy i-l'ii
handbill, dated the first instant, in which the murder
of .Malcoiiih t'lurk is nuuouiiccd. ami a call !i::nlc l<?
the citizens to meet ami take action in relation to
the matter. The deceased is represented a- having
hor.ic the character of a most worthy ami amiable
citizen, Uf the standing of .Mct'rea. the h?iniri<!e.
no mention is made, mm ate1 we aequaiuu I at all
with his history. The difficulty occurred oil the 3"th
nit., ami the meeting of the citizens was to have t: ken
place on the 3d inst.
tlreat excitement prevailed at Fort Loaveuwoi th
when the steamer left. Mct'rea was in confineim lit
awaiting the decision of the people. From the feeling
expressed, it was feared that he would he no -1
i | summarily dealt with. The handbill as well as the
information derived from the officers <f the h<?at leave
no doubt but that the melancholy deed was the result
' of that foul spirit of discord which has been let lo.>?e
, in tin' territory by men professing to be actuated ' v
holv at;d philanthropic motives.
Attached to the memoranda of the steamer Edinburgh
we find a few idditiuiia! particulars. The
' quarrel between Mct'rea ami t'lark originated at :
meeting of?.piatters held at Leavenworth City, and
grew out of a dispute about voting. Met Vim is a
lawyer. Alter he shot his victim lie attempted t<>
j escape by swimming the river, but was overtak'-n
! and conveyed to the guard house. The excitement
both in Weston and Leavenworth was intense, and If
| was apprehended the citizens would tear down the
| prison ami ivnch the prisoner. We give the hand*
' bill entire.?Si. Ilij.nl.li^an, Mm/H.
TO TI1K Pl'BLIC!
GRK.VT I.VMOX.ITIOX MKKTIX'O ! .'
| Arouse ami Avtiiye the Blood of your Jul loir Mali.
| Whereas Maleomb Clark, one of our most worthy
ami estimable citizens?a man whom it is impossible
t to see without admiring, or to know without esteeming,
and of whom it might he said that those who
knew him best, loved him most, was consigned to an
i untimely grave, killed, atrociously murdered, without
any just provocation, in this city, on the 30th
j ultimo, by the violent ami ruthless hand of an assnsj
sin. Mct'rea. a meeting of our citizens is hereby
called in this place on Thursday. May 1. for the
i purpose of taking some action in relation t< this foul
j and atrocious crime, by which a happy family hi s
I sustained a sad and irreparable bereavement, and
. our community been deprived of one of her most
j useful and enterprising citizens.
Here is another life that has been tak<n by the
murderous hand of a treacherous villian! Where
will these fatal consequences end '! (i< d only knows!
Arise, fellow men, and trample under vour*feet the
j hydra-headed monster, abolitionism!
i T) Hiivlo. .Tiillii Hfirvin .Tmnnti \f T.vln 11 .1
Johnson. H. Rives Pollard. J. Marion Alexander,
Harnett Harnunt, J. L. McAleer, Jarrctt Tod J.
.1. H. McBrido, member^ of the committee appointed
by the citizens of I.taveuworth to frame a
call for a public meeting.
Leavknwouth City. K. T., May 1, 185?.
j (Tjjc jttnvkrts.
Yorkville Markets.
j RETORTED BY S. X. STOWE & CO., UROCERS AND rRODl'CE
MERCHANTS.
May 17.
j Cotton.?The late news by the .1 *ia from Liverpool
; limiting an advance of 1 1-0 to with an active dci
maiel. has given our market some animation. l'ri?
| ces have advance" 1 from a J to cent. Sales have
been made tit prices ranging from )} to 8.To. A line
! article would command 9 cents.
limon is wanted, and would bring 10 to 1 '1.
Corn has advanced. We cjuotc $1 to $1.05 lbr
1 pouufls.
Flour.?There is considerable demand lbr thisari
tide, ami sales have been made at the following pri:
ces : Sacks, $1.50 to $4.75, barrels ?9 to ?10.
Mml is in demand and readily sells for SI Lu.
J'nni are in demand at from 90 cts. to $1-00.
Chester Markets.
reported by james i4 ao as .v co., c.rockky and i'rodl'ck
.merchants.
May Hi.
Cotton.?Our Cotton market has regained the former
high rates, under the influence of the late favorable
news front Liverpool, per steamer Aria. About
1 six hundred bales have been sold during the week :
i ami the market continues brisk and animated. We
ipiote prices at 7] to 9J.
Corn is selling at $1.00 "f* bushel, from wagons.
Mml " 44 '? 1.10
Flour 0.00-j-t 100 lbs.
: Pen* 44 1.00 "
I Bacon 44 '4 OJ Or 10c "f* lb., hog round.
Our market is bare of Corn and Meal; there being
? only one lot of Corn for sale.
Our market is well supplied with Groceries, which
I are sold at liberal prices.
Columbia Market.
; ? May 14.
Cotton.?On the ?!:?y on which wo closed our pre1
| vious weekly report, viz: Saturday, the 5th inst., the
news from Liverpool hy the Atlantic to the 22d ult.,
came to hand, reporting the cotton market steady at
i unchanged rates : although buyers were asking some
concessions. Sales for the nine days 70,000 bales ;
: of which speculators took 10,000 and exporters 9,(100
I bales. These accounts had no quotable effect on our
market, and the demand, from day to day, up to
Monday evening, was quiet but steady without any
I quotable change in prices from those given in our
! last report.
Un Thursday the advices by the Asia, with dabs
from Liverpool to the 28th of April, were received,
reporting an active demand for this article, and pri,
ces had slightly advanced?say 1-11 to |d. The
j sales of the week foot up the very unusual amount
1 of 102,000 bales, including 31,000 to speculators, and
< 10.000 bales to exporters. On receipt of the news
, an animated demand sprang up, aud the market be1
! came excited and prices ii regular ; and even now at
the close of the week we find it difficult to give anything
like a correct scale of quotations. Still we feel
confident that those found below will approximate as
near the present value of the article as it is pos-ible
to have them, viz : Inferior 8 (? 8} ; ordinary 8 J (a
1 8| ; middlinp 8J (a., 8? : pood raiddlinp 0 (a t>J[;
i fair 9J (a, 9 31-lOU, and a choice article 9| cent*.
I The sales of the week comprise 2,147 bales, and
t the total sales in our market sinco the first of September
arc 46,417 bale?, against 24,373 bales during
1 the same time last year.
1 May K>.
, Cotton.?There was only u small amount of cotton
; cn the market yesterday, consequently the transactions
in the nrticltf wire only to a limited extent: in
prices, however, there was no chnnpe, and the cut1
side fipures given in our report for Saturday laat
were freely paid, viz : 8 (? cents.