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THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
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VOL. XIV. SPARTANBURG, S. C., THURSDAY, iWAY 21, 1857. NO. 13^
THE CAROLINA SPARTAN.
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From the Concord Independent Democrat.
ONLY A PRINTER.
XV INCIDENT KELATKD IIV OOV. FLOYD, AI
TI1E "WHITE HOUSE."
"Had I a tale to recount of the olden
time, laying llie scene thereof in England,
France, Spain, or any of the old countiie*,
to u? associated with so much romance and
gorgeous grandeur, in which there would he
a plenteous sprinkling of lords and ladies,
priests and nuns, magnificent palaces, haunted
castles and gloomy monasteries, it would
bo far more acceptable to the great masses
th in if the scene was laid here in this land
-of plodding Yankees, railroad*, innnufaclo
rio< and cotton speculations; nevertheless 1
will endeavor to spin you a yarn, which,
by the w ay,is not altogether a yarn; but facts
and unvarnished truths."
"I had the plea-urn of spending a few
days recently," continued Gov, K.," with a
distinguished friend of mine in Richmond,
and while there, I heard the following con
rersalioii between the wife and daughter of
my host."
Lai me, what impertinence!' exclaimed
Lizzie K., as she scanned a beautiful colored
note handed her bv the servant,
'What occasions your suipiise,' inquired
her mother.
'Rather say indignation, mother, nt being
asked, and even urged, to lake tea this
evening at Mrs. Downer's, the tanner's wife.
And why should you not, my 'lear.'
'Think you it Would be proper, mother,
for me, the daughter of .1 udge K., one of the
wealthiest and most distinguished men of
the city, to associate with such low-bred me
chanics?'
'Indeed, my daughter, if they aic me
chanics, they are people well to do in the
world, res ectable, |mou*, agro-able, and
^ in every way worthy of your acquaintance.'
'Koally, m <lher,' continued the young
lady, as she tossed her pretty head, I'm
disposed to think differently, and so far
from encouraging, 1 |?ref.-r being always rt>moved
as far as possible from the laboring
classes. Besides, how js it expected that I
should enjoy myself in conversation with
such people, who only talk about the markets,
and their own private concerns.
Quito an intellectual tele a tetc would it be,
mother dear."
'Oh! fie, Lizzie, fie! hut I am to blame
foi this. I've shown you loo much indul
gence; you are a spoilt child, so I must even
now set about repaiting mv garden, and
pluck out the weeds and lares ere it be too
late.
'Coine, sit down beside rnc, Lizze, and 1
will give you your lesson of worldly wisdom,
from my great store of worldly experience,
by relating to you a story, which I
trust will lower your pride, and make you
a better woman. A woman with no pride,
my daughter, is but a droning, easy creature;
but one with too much, is haughty,
niggardly and selfish; both the extremes
are contemptible and mean, lie, then, neither
loo fashionably dressed nor too slovenly,
too devout nor too worldly. A moie
butterfly in the wot Id of fashion and pleasure,
making but small pretensions lo
religion, is a character bat] enough hut
IvnraM (a in u I 1*?? la ?L-. - -1 ?
W..V *W mij u.Hirv.ii- II lllC licry it'il M)l |
on llio oilier liaiul, wlui has loo many rigid
virtue*; who is continually reviling against
the world, displeased ?t anything like so
cial and rational enjoyment, and shocked
al the least meriiinent, dancing, playing 01
* any amusement that the heart in its fulness
and gladness prompts the young and
sprightly to indulge. So then avoid extremes
of every description.'
but to the story. Sixteen years ago,
Salem, in Virginia, was one of the most
lively villagei imaginable; situated in the
heart of the gieat valley of Virginia, yet
commanding a magnificent view of the
8 bold outlines of the All'ghanies and the
Blue iinlge. The village contained no
buildings of note save two; one of llieni a
magnificent tenement, the princely residence
_ t - t -I " * *
? oi one 01 me oiu virginiH aristocrats; tlui
other the only inn, a small, quaint, yet
pleasant house, nestled in the centre of the
town. The proprietor of the one, a wealthy
planter and distinguished ofticer of the State;
of the oilier, a poor widow, whose only living
depended on the profits of her table,
which was tea tit, as there whs but little
travelling done at that day tlirougli litis re
tired village. And the advent of a slranger
was always h subject of curiosity and
interest to the good town folks; as it in always
so in the seclu led villages and
inns in the out of-lhe-way places of America.'1
"To this little inn, n gaylv dressed, yet
weary worn traveller picked bis way one
evening in the autumn of 18?. The buxom
hostess and Iior tidy daughter wero all
life, and frisked about hosiiriiug the savory
viands, delicious cake-, ami eggs, much to
the satisfaction of our hungry traveller, who
appeared to he a young man of some twenty
summers, tall, commanding, of fine appearance
anl pleasing manners. lie soon,
by dint of frankness, and suavity of manners,
insinuated himself into the good
graces ol the hostess and Iter daughter ?
with the latter of whom be appeared to Ire
much shuck, for she was as lovely as she
was neat and graceful.'
'Posseting chauus not unlike one whom
I ailure!' exclaimed the young traveller, ad
iniiingly, as lie placed himself before the
sparkling lire after finishing his repast,'and
expect ere long to lead to the altar, and
with whom you are doubtless acquainted,
as she lives only in the inausiou above the
village, as I understand.'
? 'What! Emma White?'inquired the hostess.
'Even so, my good dame I met her
' at the Springs, some months ngo, became
enamored of her, wooed, won, and am uow
1 come to claim my bride.'
'She is a beautiful creature, indeed!' in
' teiposed Augusta, the hostess' daughter,
1 'but somewhat proud, as is also her father.'
'Not so, indeed, gentle Augusta; if she t
I has pride, it i* nothing but nature; maidenly
pride, which every lass should have. And
you say Miss Augusta is quite well?
well, 1 will let this pleasing intelligence re
strain me tonight, and to-morrow 1 will
give the lair enchantress, I trust, an ngrcea :
hie surprise.'
"Early next morning as etiquette would
permit, the young man set out with buoyant
heart and high hopes to the mansion.
IWit wo will precede liiin, and lo<>k in on
his fair betrothed. In a magnificent parlor
of the mansion sal Eiuma White and
her mother, the one ihininming a piano,
and the other interrogating a servant.'
'And you say. Sambo, bo lodged last
evening at the inn!'
'Yes, Missis, do cook say ho dar now.'
'Well, you can lelire?and so, ma, it is
even as 1 expected; 1 thought it was him
a- lie rode past last evening.'
Wei1, Emma, how do you intend to ;
bluff liiin off? I'm thinking it will bo a
shameful and delicate business!'
'Shameful, indeed! When Attorney
Clayton introduced hint to me at the
Springs, lie brought him forward as one of
his law students, and not as a printer, as lie
is?I'll never forgive Mr. Clayton!'
'lie is not to blame, my dear; be is hi"
pupil. 1 >idu'l the letter say he was a jour
neytnan piinter at A . but in coi.sideratio'n
of bis promising abilities, lie undertook
gratuitously to bring him to the hat?"
.' Well, for all that I'll never marry a print- j
er. 1 did have n tender rogaul for him
nee, and when I gave him ihy hand 1
deemed him somebody, so I acted from the
promptings of the heart, but now 1 11 be
ruled by my belter judgment.'
'Well, please yourself in this matter, my
dear, but I'm disposed to think honorably
of ; but la! me, if lie isn't at the door
HOW V
"Scarcely had slio done speaking when
our hero entered, and wjth a lieai t overflowing
with gratitude ami love, sprang for- '
ward to greet the object of hi* idolatry; but
imagine his surprise ami dismay when he
received only in return a cold distant com
tesy, which frote his blood and rooted him
to the spot. Bewildered and astonished at
such greeting front his fair betrothed, he
turned for an explanation to lliu mother,
who perceiving the embarassmenl, stepped |
forward and otleiing him a seat, explained
to hint that since her daughter's return front
the Springs, she had, after mature refleetiou
and examining her lieait, thought it
host to dissolve the engagement tuadu he
tween them."
i Tito ruby cheeks of the suitor became of
an ashy paleness, and his bloodless lip.* '
quivered like an a*pen leaf, as lie fa I let i rig- i
Iv exclaimed, 'and wherein is iny olfer.cW .
have 1 merited this? (Jood Heavens! and is
thi* tlie gentle, the tender, the confiding
Kitinta Whiter
'Sir, this it not tho stage of a tlreatic to ,
enact scenes,' now spoke up the daughter;
'let it sudice to know we are ever henceforth
to he strangers to each other. You attempted
to deceive me, and pass y?.ur*elf oil
for a gentleman, when it turns out you are
of the working classes, only a printer, a
portionless journeyman, a fortune seeker!
If you had an honorable profession, sir, and
were of good family, a* I once fondly
thought, we would be united; but a* it is, I
, i ? :n i - i
I i,>ni111#t ?iu urn uesceoo so imv" ;i11 | as
t the young hiily thus spoke, she tossed her
head, and with ineffable fcoin and contempt,
proudly sailed out of the room,
"Ala*! how crushed were his hopes now!
Deceived, slighted, wronged, confidence be:
trayed, laughed at and treated with scorn
and contempt by one whom lie adored and
loved, alas! loo well! and all for being a
'low-bred base mechanic?' And rushing
madly to the inn he sought his room and
threw himself despairingly upon his humble
cot, from which lie did t:ot rise for two
long weary months, for the unwonted ex
cilemen: and disappointment of the morning
had brought on a burning fever. From
t morn till night, and night till mom, the
1 patient raved, a wild maniac, calling and
conjuring his Fmiim to come back to him,
and with his impatience, ijuerulousiiess,
wearied all about liiin, all save one. The
physician de-paired of restoring liiin, and .
' resigned him to the entire care of the gentle
Augusta, who watched at his bedside night
| and day with untiring assiduity, bore with
| his imbecility, administering to his wants
i <?hI. l.:.. I ? i - ' '
mm Mllliliex, illl'l SOdllllll^ US IllltateJ
spirits |>y gentle word* and kind uffection
1 ate treatment.
"Finally, after tlie lapse of sevoial weeks,
: lie began slowly to rccovor, anil reason re
! turned once more. When having entirely
recovered, he thanked the hostess and
daughter with tearful eyes MM heart over|
flowing with gratitude for their kindness in
i watching over him in his weakness and infirmities.
lie called Augusta his preserver,
his guardian angel, and told her ho owed
to her his life, and that he would ever hold
her iu g-atefnl remembrance, and though
lie was then ahout to depart and would not
see her again for yeais, yet when fortune
smiled upon him again she should hear
from him. Till then he bid her a sorrow1
ful, a tearful farewell, and departed."
"Years passed, and still the unfortunate
stranger was not heard of, and almost for
gotten by the good gossips of Salem, and
even the one who caused liin misfortunes,
| Emma White herself; yet theie whs one in
I that little village wbo still gave him a place,
not only in her memory, hut also in her I
heart. It was the hostess' daughter.
******
"Five years from the events just related,
Richmond was crowded to overflowing, for
the Legislature was in session, and had (
Wrought its usual retinue of strangers, office
and pleasure seekers. It was hy far the
greatest season tho capital had seen for many
years; and halls, parties, soirees, and
picnics followed each other in rapid succett
sion and unabated zeal. ,
******
"Gorgeous lights stream from a scoro of .
windows of one of Pearl street's stateliest
mansions, and sounds ?>f music and reveliy
are heard within. Luscious and sylph like
forms skip ovci the richly carpeted tloor.
and gravo gentlemen sit comfortably in the
backgiouud, talking politics, gossiping and
admiring lite light-hearted, the lovely and
happy beings around them. We will draw
near oiio of these companies?(hat one
near the chandelier, consisting of two gentlemen
and a young lady, and listen?and
as wo arc incog., it matters but little if wo (
are caught eavesdropping."
' It is just as you say. Col. White; the j |
Legislature has done but little as yet, still I
think they have redeemed ihein-ol ves some t
what by one judicious act, in appointing
our young friend K to the fifth judi
cial judgeship.' t
'A very proper appointment, sir, very? |
but yonder he is now?see, the servant i-?
just ushering him into the room.'
'La! me pa,' exclaimed tho young lady
admiringly,' 'how interesting he looks, and ,
>o voting too to appointed a judge.
'lie is a clever young man, l'l nun, and
able too, or lie would not have been honot |
ed with the responsible office just conferred |
upon hi in.'
'How I should like to become acquainted
with linn, pa; prav introduce him!'
'Most assuredly 1 will do so, for heie lie
comes now.'
\A pleasant evening to you gentlemen ?
Col. White, pray how do you do!'
'tjuite well, quite well, 1 thank you.
judge. Permit tue to introduce you to inv
daughter. Judge K , Miss While.' i .
"And wilh a low deferential courtesy the '
lady gieeted the gentleman, and seating herself
beside him willi many an art, and for a
while she did attempt to amuse, please, and
insinuate herself into tin* good graces of [
the promising young judge. But her ef
foil* were in vain, her anows were aimed
against a heart of steel, and the countu 1
nance of the judge the while wore a con
teniptuoits and sneering expression that '
balded all her arts and penetration.
'Heavens what a face, how lovely, how
angelic! But tnetliink's I should know that I
countenance! exclaimed the judge, as he '
caugh' the beautiful black eves of a lovely 1
lady in a distant corner of the loom, riveted
full ii|rott him. I
'Who? the young lady in the black vel
vet mantilla? ha! ha! that's my protege, site 1
is nn orphan, her parent was a t/fiilre dr '
hotel in Salem, Virginians.* being left alone, 1
I took her under my charge, and right useful
I dud her: she answers both for a com- '
pnnimi and maid. 1 would not have *
brought her here, hut she seems so sad and '
melancholy, that pa would make me bring
her, thinking it might somewhat revive hei 1
drooping spirits.'
'It is, it is, the pure, the gentle Align-'.a!
How foitunate! l'ray, *.i?s While, cxcu-o 1
me?but I know you will when 1 inform , !
you that ! am 'onh/ a printer'?the poor (
mechanic you scorned, jilted and derided '
many years ago in the little village of Sa 1
lorn," and rising unceremoniously, the young 1
judge hastily crossed the room, leaving tlie { 1
haughty gnl covered with confusion audi1
shame, to weep over her folly.
"It was the lovely Augusta, and with ' '
beatincr ln?nri : ? -- ? '
, - j ? "H'lj"). ?'"l
countenance suffused with blusher, the fair '
being welcomed the happy and excited 1
young in mi.M '
"Much jis Miss Wliito suffered by tbe , 1
gnawing of conscience, much as t>l?e up
braided horself, much a- slio j?rieve?| and '
sorrowed over Iter pnsi conduct, lier sore \ !
disappointment, her punishment, vet in a I
few weeks alter, when the adiuiied Judge 1
lv led tire happy and en vied Angus- '
la to the altar, she could but acknowledge '
that her punishment was just, thai it was , '
inoiited.' . '
'Judge K and his lady lived hap- i
pily, prosperously and contentedly together 1
ever since; luil Kimna White, unhappy girl, !
is still a spinster?an old maid.' 1
'So, now, Lizzie. ipy story is ended?all '
but the denouement.'
*J>c/ro?rmr?r'" 1
'Ves, f.?r you imul know, your dear '
father is the hero; and 1 the heroine; he 1
the 'base-born mechanic,' the 'poor printer,' '
and 1, the 'hostess daughter." 1
'i'anion, pardon, mother!' and as the w.
i r:_. -i ->
iiiirir unveil me 111 uiier s 1
arms, alio \ o\\ cd never lo he proud or self- '
i?li again. ; 1
'Ami you will go to Mrs. Downer's this 1
evening!' i
<>11 that I will, mother, with pleasure.' 1
The company hegan loudly to applaud
(Jov. F , as he concluded his reini *
hiscenco, when lie hid them cease, as ho had 1
finished all hut the "denouement." '
"What is it/ what is it? tang round the '
circle. Why nothing ruoro nor less than 4
that the hero of my story has just entered <
this room," replied the Governor, as he
pointed to his distinguished and astonished
Iriend ainid the plaudits oi the assembly.
Everybody but Kussctb.?I am ena- J
hied to state, on the hest authority, that the : ^
aunesly which is to crown the visit of the (
Emperor Francis Joseph to Hungary will j
ho of the inosl coin,dele description; it will
alone exclude Louis Kossuth. The remain- j
dor of the emigration, including all the
glorious cominandeis of tho Hungarian
war, will he authorized to lelutu lo their |
native land, and to enjoy n new era of c
comparative froedom ami national prosperi- I "
ty. Generals Kiuety and Klapka will pio
hahly decline to avail themselves of this \
authorisation.? CorrrapotiJent of thr Gloh* j
Cotton, Tobacco and Kice Crops of China.
These ptincip ?l staple* of our own conn
try aro produced, perhaps in no quarter of |K
the globe, to so great an extent a* in China. jc
In the absence of statistical data as a guide ^
to a correct knowledge of the agiicullural
product a of lire Cliinese Riupiro, the proba ?I
trie extent of these crops in that country be 0,1
;ome? a matter ofcui ions investigation, and fa
:an only be appioximated by comparisons.
Their exports, like their imports, are (|:i
rery few and limited?the one perhaps |j(
leurly balancing the other, It may there cj,
'ore bo reasonably assumed th>tt the product |,t
>f these staples i? equal to the home con St
rump i< n. .Si
We have never made inych progress in
Dfrotliieiug our cottons into China. Some frj
if ihu Lietlei classes of the peopie preferour |'|
ivido fabric, which the more ignorant class ur
:s denominate "Heaven made cloth," bo- wi
inu-o they can form no idea of a loom large fn
Mioiigli to weave it:?and >et very little of s|,
I finds a market there, in consequence of ttr
ts high price as compared with their own. be
Dur raw cotton is not preferred to theirs be
or manufacturing purposes because of its V<
ouger staple. Their product and the pro- w|
lucl of India?a comparatively small quan* in
itv of which annually finds a market there sh
?is better suited to their mnnnfncloiie*. on
I'lio coimiion cloth worn by llio people? in
he Usual narrow width of the yellow nan all
tin fafnic to be found in our own tnaikel ex
?is of a coarse and thick texture, and is mi
old everywhere in the empire at a price dr
ml exceeding twenty tscin, (or cash,) about pr
?no cent and a h ill" per yard. With such til
trices our coarse fabrics cannot compete, vo
l lio cotton jackets of a Chairman are hi- lie
herinoiiictoi. On a hot summer day he of
ill have upon his hack not more than one, p<
md sometimes less; but as the weather c??
'rows colder, lie will continue to tint on I .b
I "" "" I v"
ino over another, until tin- coldest d;tyi of A
inter Ins entire wuidrobe in in requisition.
VViill Itiin it is fr? in "one jacket cold" In gr
eti j ickets cold;" and his j okcts arc to him lit
is faithful records of the temperature, an t"
lie marked decrees in the glasses of Kali di
etiheit are to us. (.'nitons ..m very general- hi1
y worn throughout t'iiina: and it is not c?<
infair to assuuiu that the inconsiderable wi
input Is from this country and from India fo
tm quite balanced by its exports of the liner or
laukni fabrics to this country and others. >iso
wo should take it lor granted that the lo
jauntily produced there is at least equal lo hi
lie quantity CoHsUim-d. ajj
l ake, then, the population ?>f China at p<
my fair estimate of its number, together di
with the tact that all the js-ople are con cu
riant wearers of cotton cl'-t!:-. (and a large 11
proportion of th?m wear i?" other fahiic.) ? ar
iscertaiu tin- probable number of jiouuds th
requited to clothe a peisou tlleie l*>r one in
year, and then multiply that number of er
pounds by llit* number of the population, in
tnd what hii immense product of cotton is In
he result? Kveli if ibis v ist lesull be di cc
nded l?\ tbo most liberal nd rwance lot es tli
limated numbers in the extreme North, al
a ho wear tins or skins in w,nt?-r, and the rii
Mandarin classes of the interior, who weai
nlks?for bioadclotlift are rarely woin by
llie Chinese ?yet the lesuil would be as vi
.onisbing, as showing the aggregate quae fo
litv annually produced. th
I'.y a similai method of calculation may > i
we approximate tiie probable extent ?>f the
tobacco crop. I'lie Chwii?*e are inveterate ; ib
onokeis. Ail classes and sexes aie addict ih
id lo the habit. Like the 1 >utcli, they have t^i
not the habit of chewing ami smi!!lng to a t|j
41c.il extent, but like them, llie pipe ami ai
tobacco-pouch are indispensable conipan* w
mil". 1 'hose who have spent years in thai fo
mpire, ami have tnu'elled in Kuropo, beai 1'
*itness, fioin |>eisoiial obsei v a'.ion, that to o?
luicco is as 11 eelV Used theie as in Holland. to
And it is weil ascertained that the amount a<
runsiiimd by tlie Dutch is not less per an h.
num than at tile 1 tie of three noiunl* ?..<?
i r? "
iiead I t (lie entire population. Little or a
110 tobacco is imported to China, and we
ire therefore i?-ft to multiply it* population tVi
;>y three, a* showing tiio product and en m
lumplioii of ten or twelve hundred uullion gi
rounds per itiiuuiii. Yet, Me have some i.
lines heard our statesmen declare in tlieir sh
peeohes, that in consequence of the inter* p
liction of the tobacco culture in Kumpe, p|
*u have become "the growers of lohacvo ta
or the whole worhl." th
1 he proliahlc extent of llio lice strop of el
Jhina is not *o easily approached. lb is ?lj
.heir first ami greatest staple. The iuhabi In
ants of the Southern portion of the empiie 11<
.ub*M aliuo>t allgether on rico an.I It'll. g<
It is their "daily bread;" ami instead of be- M
iit asked it you have taken breakfast or hi>
linner, yon are a keil, "limi you taken w
io?;" It were Well worth the lime neces- 'I
>ary for impiirv, to underlnke a compuia ai
ion of tlie ijii.uititv of rice requited to sub- at
list the vast population who live upon it al ov
nost exclusively; for it would not lie far tli
tout the aggregate quantity ptoditced in ki
ho empire. And the figures of the total in
iVotilu be none astonishing than they aie
n our calculation of the cotton and lobac
:o crops. re
We have touched this novel and rather |
liriou* point of coinnwcial and ngricullu |(al
investigation, with the hope of eliciting
?- well as coiitrihuliuir information concern- '
i i
ng llio resources ul that vast empire, lo (
vliicli |nil>lic nllention is now more than
sver directed.?Journal of Commerce.
The Univkuse.?Suppose tho earth to
10 a hall of one fool in diameter. ?)n ili.it
icnle of proportion tlio sun would be one '
Kindred feel 111 diameter, and (lie moon
liree illdies. The Mill wotlld bo two miles 1 '
rom Us, tho moon thirty feet Jupiter ten 'V
niles from the sun, and lleiscliel foity.
I lo! highest mountains on tlia faeo ol the j
until woul I he one eighteenth of an inch ' '
u height, Man would be an impelceplible 111
iloin. j
- - - ? m ? I Co
'Have you any liinbdiorn bonnets?" in- co
piired a very modest miss of a shop keeper. Im
Any what?" "Any limb liorn bonnet*)" Im
Any?tou don't mean legli mi!" The b
Otliig lady was brought to bv tho use of j m
?roper restoratives. wi
Harriet Beecher at Koine!
A Rome correspondent of a Richmond pair
(we think) furnisher t ho folio w ing graphaccount
of the arrival in the Eternal City
the immortal II, B. Stowe, and the rare
>portunity she enjoyed of man festing hei
ilarged benevolence?w hich she probably
iled to improve:
Komi:, April 2, 1857.?The event of the
iv is the arrival here of Mrs. Harriet
tseclier Stowo. The contrast between the
rcuinstances of her arrival in Rome, ami
ir triumphal reception at the Duchess of
iiliei'laml'*, will bring a sutilo to many a
milium lip.
It seems she had engaged, through a
end, apartments in the Via Maria do Kioie.
iu Patlronu was nolitie I that she would
live on a cei lain day, and due prepHnilioiiare
made to receive her, but (he steamer
>iu Marseilles to Civita Vocehia, in which
e had takeu passage, bioke a wheel, and
rived at the latter pla e exactly one d.?\
hind time. Hut tier troubles had <>n|\
gun with this accident. Between Civita
L-cchia and I^oine, her veturiiio broke it>
leel, ami instead of 8 o'clock in llio even
g, it was near 4 the next morning, before
e and her party entered the eternal city
i three wheels and a fe co rail. Repairg
in this plight to her nun iters, they loll ml
I dark and silent, and t>y no amount of
ertioti at bell and knocker could they
cceod in arou-ing their diow-v host. The
iver of their vetnrim>, instigated by liievious
misforlnnes, declared his contract
Hilled, ami insisted on their quitting hihide
iii-tanter. A- an net of humanity.
i drove them to the vacant space in from
lliti I'iazza tie Spagna. and having <|e
isiied their effects in the centre theieof.
mpelle<l them to alight. Hero they wee
-covered in the gra- dawn, by a party ol
ineiicaus who chanced to pas.-that wav.
Mrs. f>lowc formed the centre of the
oup. Site w as elevated several feel abt?ve
e surrounding figures, reclining on the
|> of a large brown leather trunk, with a
lapidated banbox under her head, having
>r feet wrapped iti a gentleman's snutl
lored eloak. 11 ??r altitude and position
etc striking, an ! perhaps the best possible
r catching the liist glimpse of lli?; comet,
making astronomical observation*. llei
?ter, Mrs. Verkiu*. reposed beside and bew
her. Two gentlemen, with crooked
ckoty stick*,' guarded the Ihvinities
railist the attack* of tlie dog* and tlie immunities
of the 1.17.7. irohi. (_)ue of the
scoverer* mischievously eucouragod the
irs, \\ hilst another addressed tlie beggar*,
e H**nred them they might look upon the
rival of the distinguished individual on
e trunk a* a god send, tin* signorina he
g famed for generosity to every petitionof
cveiy color. This information had the
slant ctVeCl of increasing tenfold the num
r and importunit v of tlio beggars, and
>ii*e<pieully the ttoi*e and excitement t.i
e dog*. My informant, however, is not
tie t<> say whether the Lazcnioui were en:hed
by their applications.
M*s .Murray, an Knglish woman, * ho
sited the United State* in 1848, pays the
Honing tribute to the pre-eminence ?>t i
ace distinguished American ladies. She
ys:
"1 have seen three antiointed King* and
rce iiiHUgut ated Presidents. I admire
e Presi relit* the most. ! have seen three
tieeiis and three ladies who have shared ]
e honors of the Preside cy; and truly \
n"tig the tjueen* Hot one could compare
till Ilie legal grace of Mrs. Madison, the
iiliuiiie, distinguished personnel of Mrs.
oik, and the intelligent, ladv-like demean
of Mrs. Adams. Mrs. l'olk. were it not !
r the same, delect in the teeth which clouilriixe*
l^necn Victoria, would be a wry
tnd-oiiiu won).in. 11 <* i hair is very Ida. k,
.?1 I km- dark eves Mini COIIiplekioll give liel
touch of the Spanish dailies. 1 liese A iiiim i
hi ladies are highly cultivated ami perrlly
accomplished, and piacti-ed ill the
o>i delicate and retined Usage of distill
it-lied society. Mi-. l\?lk is very well
ad, ami li t- inn li talent for conversation;
le i> highly popular; her reception of all
dies is that <>f a kind h~>Mu*s and accrni
i-hed gentlewoman. She has excellent
ste in dre-s. and hotli in the in truing and
e evening preserves the subdued though
eganl costume which characterizes the la
>lie is ready at reply, and preserves
r position admirably. At a levee, a >?cn |
mail lemarked, *.M id.till. you have a veiy
"filed assemblage to-' ighl." 'Sir,' replied
r*. Polk, willi very goo.| humor, hut very
ruiltcaiillV, '1 never have st-en it other
si*.' < >ne morning 1 found liei tending. !
l ave many hooks piosented tome hv the
ithors,' s.ed she. 'and 1 Ir\ to read them
I; at pie-eiit that is impossible; hilt duelling
the author of this hook dilies wit!i
e President, and I would not ho so mind
as to appear w holly ignoiant and uuindful
of his gift.' "
. ?
KxritAouniNaiiy Lonkrv.?A Paris corspoiideiil
ol the Independence announces
e most extraordinary lottery ever heard
, in which a real live Jesuit is to he the
ize. 1 lie f .liters are hud ling a church
I the Hue do Se.vies in.il ..I
ottey. I'liey "it; p ?r in Imi ojmi
lit in a* lilk'f so, liiivinjf I.u|. 1 t.i pi n. u ,
e reiiilitile fuml*, lin t pi<>pnt(? a lolleiy.
nl without. I'miili li'i v in procme a |>t
i? reverend fa'lier, l.ofehro, ha* ili-onvor
I iln- me ins fui ohviatintr tin* ilitli ii'iy. i
t' M|oo.-?t- til It lit! slioill 1 1 Mlt llillisi'lf llji
l.o latUv'tl fni ladies mily, ?l 10D fisni- *
>r ticket. The whiiioi i* to obtain exiln
10 cniuimtml over liei prize during f.?ui
it s. I ho lovoit'ii l fitlior i* In ili> liei
11 linjj in nl! 11?iiicoiinot'leil ttitli hit
iniftliy, Midi at pleaching, praying, pil-i
image, Militating i ll nii.ihlo ?uh?oiijiiii>r?t,
iile-ition, ahiiilulion, ami the like. 1 <o
Despondent declares ilial the proposition
|t MICCOOdel, alltl ill tl llllilli*liltlt lirkt'U
ivo been lakoi) hy tho Indies of t ,o Fall>uig
St. fterniain. I'lio Je?n;.s ttaiil at
illioii, nn.l Fallior Iiofolito declare* they '
II succeed
Horrible Disclosures.
Wo learn iliat gieat excitement lias |
vaile I in tlio neighboring village of C
curd during tlio past week, caused by
discovery ilial several children, who d
recently, had been disinterred and their b
ies removed.
There are a hundred rumors iu circt
tiou abe t the allair. Aflei comparing
conflicting stuiies together, we make
the following statement of the case:
A quack doctor, known by the name
Nugeni, applied to a man to assist him
taking up a < hiM that had been buiie
tew days before. The man made the
quest known, and intimated that two li
oils, daughteis of a very respectable g
ileiuan residing in the vicinity, had b<
leuioved furin their graves by this man '
gent for tin* purpose of extracting med
ual pmpeities from their liesh and bones,
ascertain the truth of the rumor, the fat
li id the graves re-opened, and found
c> llins and bodies missing. Of course t
created a deep sensation, and we are
formed that it was determined to int
summary punishment upon Nugent; but
visiting his house be was found very s
and in a dying condition. One repoit s
that he look poison after learning that
operations were known to the public?t
another, that he died with a disease c
traclcT from frequent handling of dec
posed bodies.
Nugent died on Wednesday Inst,
made a statement before death, to the
feci that he had exhumed about six'*
dead bodies in Concord and elsewhere, r
after n-ing them, (for making mudicino,)
bill tied the flesh, Collins and everything
prevent detection. His a>h pile was
utuined, and teeth and bones found ttiers.
Hi- theory appears to have been ilia
medicine could be made bv boiling the
er of a human being, that would cure li
complaint; and to with regard to other
spates. We learn that Nugent was fr
Korsvtli county, and had been living
Coneoid about two vsurt t'? n
mi this town, we are informed, engnj
in celling pepjiertnint and cinnamon drr
He-tore lie died lie gave the names of tli
or four of Ills accomplices, one of whutri
while man named Bogus, was arrestee
this place last week and committed to j
What the fellow did with the medit
lie has been making no one knows,
heard some one say lie had agencies
Salisbury and CiolJsboro, whcie one
ni'-re of hi- accomplices reside. Those]
sons who are in the habit of buying
swallowing every kind of nostrum off*
to them for the euro of diseases, intern;
and externally, will lake a hint from
above.? Western (.V. C'.) Democrat
Sc'AUUOKOlGll's PoRTIIAIT OF Caliiu
? During our stay in Pendleton wo visi
"Port Hill," the lato residence of Carolil
greatest son. Wo wet? wry kindly rec
ed and hospitably entertained by Ool.
P. Calhoun, the proprietor of the pi;
We notice this visit with a view to do
lice to a native artist. Among the in
who have endeavored to put upon cant
a correct likeness of this gieat man, n
have been so successful as Mr. Win.
.Scarborough. Anyone who had kiu
John C. Calhoun : s a man, who had b
accustomed see him, not in the Senate,
around hi-? own lit.-side, in the heart of
ow n family, would at once be struck v
the truthfulness ot the likeness referred
It was taken when the statesman was
home following his favoiile avocalioi
farming. Looking upon tlie picture
ini?Tht well ituao tie, that having just ret;
ed fr> in his field' he had thrown hilt;
curelcsitlv into a chair, and the artist, wn
iug for a favorable opportunity, had fo
nalely seized upon this one, and thus
transmitted to posterity one among, if
the only h ur liken, ss of the "great Cat
man." In other pictures of hint, we 1
very good likenesses of the statesman,
in the one referred to we >ee the man.
was not suirounded by the cares of St
nor pressed down by their weight, bu
the midst ol his family, he was enjoy
that domestic happiness for w hich lie se
ed to have been created, when toe ail
pencil represented him as he urns. In
Scarborough's painting we see the fatt
the kind, mil 1 and gentle head of a fan;
in others, lie is represented a* the polil
waiiioi inaisiiit ; ng his hosts and lead
them to battle. No wonder, then, that
family sleein Mr. Scat U.r nigli's paint
so highly.? Family Friend.
The London Tiiues says; "Justop|K
Dept'ord the visitor will be aw ne of so
ill ng pie Ailatiialic wallowing in the u
of the Isle of Dog* ?a standard sauiiau s
to which even Noah's ink must give ]>r
dj.*uce, and to which all the M oliroioui
mi I Wilmington*. and Merrimaei, and
ag o as in tin- w <>i |.| are uieie cockboats,
lion hull of tint bil'deii of Jlt.OiK) t
iM'iir I > IUU reel lollg Jil t! 00
tin et Ills eye ? llie Ituil of Mr. Scott 1
sell's (I rent Kxirtn steamship.' We 11
givo a lev* t:;oie figures, for every HgUti
m monster, and worth looking at sep iral
I liiti in a limine of .*10,000 -the iiuiirbo
ilio iron pl i;?i wliieh eofnposo the i"
ill.>lls erev ii -li, e i. li Weighing j|tl. third
a Ion, a1111 ea. li luMened l>\ 100 rii
1'lie slnp will avomiil i late 1,000 pa>
oeis, HOU of writ on iro lift cla*s. Oil
emergency slie c ml I eairy lo.OOO Iro
Sire wnl i >ni mi 10 holms mil 100 fn
Cos. The C) linder of even engine will
six feel in <liaii|eter, ami will weigh
times as much io the great IhiJI oi
Paul's. I lie He re vv propeller will lie
feel hi diameter, and I lie diameter of
paddle wheel* will lie fee I, or COTidJ
lily larger limn the circii* at A?tU*\V
piiiieipiil suite of saloons will bo 400
i.mgtli, and a |?r nenade around lie il
will nllord n widk ol moie lluin n <]? *
of a mile.
A I.AULil 1*. t.l.Y I'llM'MiRlM. AA' S ij
111o Volks l*aileu Saloon, oil ilio liow.
like a hot-bed?
1 ieoau.se it it a great place for (il?e) (
Tn1". natio"
Hoops.
>re. M;tny scandalous stories have been put
!0?. in circulation to the prejudice of this artilliO
cle of female attire, but the following, from
ie,j the Richmond Whig, exceeds all its prede,ol|.
ceasors:
A few Sundays ago, a modest young genj|H.
tletnan of our acquaintance attended the
ll,u morning service, in one of our fashionable
oul churches. He was kindly shown into *
luxurious}}' cushioned |>ew, and had hardly
, ()f settled himself, and taken Hit ob?e* valiou of
! j? Iris ueighhors, before a beautiful young la
1 a '^.v ^nlertJ, and with a graceful wave of the
re baud preventing our frieud from rising to
ttle K've ',cr place, quietly sunk into a seat Dear
the end. When a hymn w*.> given out,
she .-kilfully found the page, and with a
y*,, sweet smile, that set his heart a thumping,
i,.j handed her neighbor the book. The uiin'p()
ister raided his hands in prayer, and the fair
iier it'r' knelt, and in this posture ]>erplexed her
friend to know which most to admire, Iter
J,)* beauty or her devoutncns. Presently the
i? prayer was concluded, and the cottgregaiict
l'on resumed their seals. Our friend roon
spectfully rai-ed his eves from the fair form
h-had been sne:\i ne.stlv scanning, lent when
Hy? she looked up, she wouhl de ed him star*
hi" 'n?? nl her. After a couple of seconds lie
ltK| darted a fiilite glance at his charmer, and
was astonished to see her still on her knees;
>m he looked closely, and saw that sho was
much atfecled, treinbling in violent ngiia][,.
lion, no doubt from lire eloquent power of
the preacher. Deeply sympathizing, he
L.oll watched Iter closely. Ller emotion became
inj more violent; reaching her hand behind her,
I |lv -lie would convulsively grasp liar clothing,
i,. lllJ .strain ?% it >> ?*.?..1 !? V--:
% vv, v .. -v. w, ?vr IVIIU kUQ Ullllinill
fabric of Iter dieas, The soght was exeeed?in.
'"?b painful tu behold, bul he still gazed,
I A lik*s one entranced, witii wonder and aston|iv
ifbment. After a minute the lady raised
ver her face, heretofore concealed in the cu<li,|i
ion, and with Iter hand made an uumisom
takeable beckon to our friend. lie quick'y
;n moved along the pew toward* her, and iuved
dined his oar, a? she evidently wished to
"od >;i.v something.
,j,s "I'Icu-e help roc, sir," she whispered, Mray
irec dtess has caught, and I can't gel up." A
i H brief examination revealed the cause of the
I idiflioulty; the fair girl wore fashionable high
ja;| heeled shoe*; kneeling ujhui both knees,
.jDt. these heels of course struck out at right
\V K angles, and in this position tiie highest
in hoop in her new skirt caught orer them,
or and thus rendered it impossible for her to
i>er. raise herself or straighten her limbs. The
and "tore she struggled, the tighter was she
,re,| bound; so she was constrained to call for
ally help. This was immediately, if not scieoll,'e
tiBcally rendered; and when the next prayer
was made, she merely inclined hemclf
upon the back of the front pew?thinking,
is. no doubt, that she was not in praying coeited
tunic.
"I** Tiie Whiskey Trade.?The enormous
increase in the manufacture of whiskey in
* '* the West, as well a> in our own immediate
'.lCo neighborhood, within the past few years?
'lls the pa-tieulniH of which we have fiom time
,m-N to lime published?is attracting considerable
attention at present, on account of the
purposes to wbicii tbt pi oil act is applied.
Much the larger poiliuii of it is manufactu,w"
re<l into alcohol, the shipments of which to
" ' " France have been ehorlnous, Ms the renders
,'UI of our daily fieiirht li-t w ill have nerppioH
!"* A Cincinnati paper slates that one da\ last
11 1 week 10,000 i?l?l ?. of alcohol were sold to
I u house iii New Orleans, intended for sliip,i*
iiin.nl to France. A considerable quantity
II of ii>e ale >hoi made hero is employed in
olu" iho manufacture of carapbene and the variJrn"
ous burning fluids in domestic use; but the
' V ' greater part is exported. It is conjectured
u by many thai the alcohol we eliip to Franco
l,u is returned to us again, branded as pure
"l "Cognac" or genuine "liocliellu" brandy.
1 To a certain ex tout litis is doubtless correct,
?<> far at least a? brands of questionable
Jm leputaiion areconcerned; but rve da net m|s
po?o that brandies are ndullcratcd to any
greater extent now tlrau forineily. It will
' be remembeied that dining lite scarcity of
1 1,1 bieadstutfs in Eu ope. while llio Crimean
war war pending, an edict was prouiulgn1"!
ted in Fiance, prohibiting the distillation
,st * of spirits from grain. This edict lias con'
1 tinned in force ever since; and ln-nce llio
' extraordinary demand for alcohol for ship:
inent to that country. It i? employed cxlc'11
ten-ively in Franco in tlie manufacture of
perfumeiy, and for burning purposes. It
is used also to a considerable! extent In forlily
wiru-s, and is likewise introduced into
the inferior qualities of biandy. But the
well known standard brand* of Cognac and
Kociielle brandies stand as high in the
|( ( i markets of the world today a* they havo
I titsr stood. 'l'ho extreme jealousy and ri
^ ; vain tunning ninonj ine principal tnanu
r| ; factories is a sufficient safeguard against,
*\i ll,<> adulteration which is.Miinuaed.
We should as soon expect lo find dial * lie
h noted (jeii??eo millers would stiller our
wlj| ordinary Stale flour to go a I-road Iteming
>i(<. their brands, a-* ??. find that the celebrated
hi.- Cognac manufacturers would allow their
} )<( reputation to sutler bv placing their brand*
ii|ton inferior qualities of brandy. The
r of "arciiy l,f brandies in France, owing
r to the failuie in the grapo crop last seat-on,
)f will doublings induce expeiiinent* in ttdjlle
t ' ration; but there is every reason to believe
that tli? standard brands will maintain
i( their previous clin*nctcr. ? Journal of Com'
mcrct.
?PV : - _ I
I i . 1 VT O s.
? .siunr tu'kciaci ks. - iglil Spectacles"
bo to noi* with in llio (In k, are suggested l?y n
?v- j oori..sjv>:;il?iiit in I It *9 Scientific American:
S.. would bo veiy ?les;ialtlc," he thinks
-1 "in aoinc ?iluaiiou*, to sto clearly when
II,u . quite dark, when noting a* a pilot, for **
01,1 ainpl<\ on rirer iImhiImiiiU. Tho idea i*
I 'IU practicable. That which avail* ail owl
III,1 too in the dark will *l*o enable a man t?l
lock in the night. Ilvrsulicll cmIi) tee, villi
rter (JIC Hjj ,,f ,u, optical instrument which lie
constructed, tho dial on a steeple clock, a
k- u :nil?? <): - nit, when ?io dark that lie
or? could see hut a few foot with the naked
eye.'"
*of* It is a singular fact that when hill* l?ecome
the'i! * ep'os I ccorne w?V.