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{ THHiLLiKo IsciDKsr The Nor,hen Joor,.I nub.
lisbed IN Lewis county New York, gives the following
account: Mr., James Watson. who resides Al Watson,
left home with his wife, leaving their house in charge OF
their oldest girl, aged IL yesrs Near noon the girl
heard the infant. aged "a months, on bed in an sd-
joining room utter shnek' and running 10 ito relief.
she saw panther with the babe in ils mouth leapng
from sn open window Immediately over the bed But
She like heroine. sprang upon the bed and then
out OF the window screaming a the height Of her voice.
and joined BY the other children, pursued the panther
They followed il about forty rods 10 set Of bars sepa-
rating the clearing from the forest, approaching within
Id or 20 feet Of the panther when ii renquished the
child, lespt the bars into the woods The infant
picked up much ssranged with the grass and sand
which had filed its mouth and eyes, bot recovered,
With the exception Of the scratches made by the pan
Tiers teeth. "-Phila World
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Mr.. VAN BUREN AND Gov. CLINTON gener
ally received opinion that Mr. Van Buren, guilty Of
very disngenuous and harsh treatment towards De Witt
Clinton derives great strength from the suboined
doe which we find in letter from the Saratoga
pendent Of the New York Times After narrating the
particulars Of Mr. Van Buren's reception it proceeds
The President having been fairly installed, he began
to play the courer. After giving audience to
Pectauts he at short distance in the large public
saloon the widow Of the late Governor Clinton. In
stantly leaving his company he rushed through the
crowd with lmpressmsat TO offer his hand The lady
drew herself up to of her frmest and lofest att
tudes, and bent upon him countcnancc Of dlsdan and
contempt rejected the proered hand and turned with
indignation, as if from pollution itself, from the man
who had reyed and prosecuted her husband during his
life Tnis indignant rebuke land direct did not
change the smile on his impururbabe countenance The
lady was heard to say she left the room "I--I
speak to thewho prosecuted my husband to the day OF
his death '"
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A CLINCHER

One Of the grounds upon which Tennessee first gave
her support 10 Gen. Jackson and his party, was, the
promised institution Of rigid Accountability the
part Of public officers" II was slledged against tho
administration Of j. q. Adams, that IL was guilty of
wasteul extravaganza and lis officers chargeable with
gross pecuations the public treasury, The leaders
Of the Jackson party promised that oil this should be
reformed, and by way Of showing their hypocrca zeal
lncarcerated Tobias Watkins, who was found 10 he q
defsulter for fifteen hundred dollars, in loahsonle
prison for four years. The following extract from
circular address Of John A. Mckinney to the Of
the I'd Congressional district, proves how totally the
administration has disregarded It's old professions and
promises IN regard 10 The rigid accountability" Of its
agents:
From statement BY the Secretary of the Treasury
contained in Document No. Ill, dated the 18th Of
January, 1888, and additional statement by the same
officer, dated Jan. &c. 1889, find that the whole
amount due from Land Receivers, who are the list
Of defaulters, to be $l,073, 1897 Al
or which there accrued prior to March.
$780, $24S,l Is
Since that time, s25,67S %
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An that is here said of Washington by Mr..
'o'"oe is literally true as appears from his eve
Hoct while living, and the list of documentary
whence furnished by Sparks since his death
'"'Conbe could have derived no information
"' chronological point Of view.
'.S0'NGroN phrenologcsy described by Combe :
,, Arlington was one Of the grestest men that ever
h Tvs temperament seems to have been sanpuine
ns head large, and well adapted in every part,
II Toa sediments aud intellectual reirninr supreme
mo consistency which no difficulties could over
n ana an honesty purpose and ardor of patriotism
l -, no temptation could swerve nor opposition sub
,nJ I'VE always regarded his country before himself.
o,,l o''n there was quality Of mind dcdcent--no
u, 70 excess, no false lights and no deficient lights
ma "e'einrc gave to every thing its due weight, aud
"Ofc lie was dlgniied courteous, and Just; brave
polite, quick perceive, and prompt to Judge
Th' aGng IN the right time aud in the right manner
r,, VINO say that Washington was not a great man,
t,c.. merely mean that he displayed no one quality in
,5t-,oa' he played of no conuscatous bot he had
hrr0 Sfng worth, that daily beauty in the life, that
wboo Character that grandeur and elevation Of the
naWo nan which renders him far more great and es,-
oo, my oPnon than the poet, the painter, or the
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Misery makes US acquainted with strange
bed-fellows it is said, and certainly politics
sometimes produce no less strange associa-
tons. We do not know when we were more
astounded than we were at the letter Of Judge
Smith, formerly of South Carolina, but now
of Alabama, to portion Of his democratic
felio,p cili=ens" asking him TO become cand-
date for Congress,
elf the bold and daring efforts Of Whgsery to
lay hold of the government, cannot be controlled by
the volumes of nconrovertible facts, the unanSwer-
able arguments, and the overwhelming eloquence
OF Benton Buchanan, Wright and Allen, in the
Senate, and The inimilable DR.. Duncan and his CO.
AUDITORS in The House Of Represe atatiyes, It would
be arrogance in me to suppose that my humble ef-
forts could weigh feather"
In charity 70 Judge Smith, we must con-
cude him rather to be in his dotage than that
his late associations have so far blinded him
as to laud to the heavens, that notorious and
proAigatc aboltionist, DR.. Duncan. We as
sert, that the time was, when Judge SHith
would have felt himself contaminated by such
an association. The times are wonderfully
changed, however, and whether this change
has come over this man in consequence of the
infrmities of age, or corrupt political associa-
tons, it is alike to be regretted. We wonder
that the Judge, in his TRADE, should have
omitted to mention MIR. Calhoun, the states
man whom he was wont to denounce so Bit
ierly, and on whose account he left his native
State for new settlement in Alabama.
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From The Southern Whig.
LocoFoco CONSISTENCY AND
INFRINGEMENT!

When Amos Kendall entered upon the duties Of the
Office TO which no was appointed BY General Jackson,
he published in the u S. Telegraph, (Which was the
othcis organ o. that mel letter complaining OF tho
predecessor IN common with the rest Of Mr.. Adams
officers = Two the paragraphs read thus:
Upon entering the Office, on Monday last, one OF
The FIRST objects which struck my eye was pile of
newspapers on my table. Among them, counted
sixteen different papers all Of which was told were
subscribed for by the Fourth Auditor and paid for
| Ct the Treasury"
"ysin ! am, proud am, that the President has
given opportunity TO aid him in proving that
form Is not an empty sound"
lie then stated, that he sent them back with cour.
teous'') note, Of which the following is a copy
Treasury Departmsat,
Fourth Auditors Office, March "a
SIR-Not believing that am authorized to charge
The Government with subscriptions to newspapers and
other pablications which ore not useful to me in the
discharge Of my official dutes and not perceiving that
Lean derive any assistance from your journal in
Ting the accounts Of the United States Navy, ! have
to request that you will discontinue sending this
oifce AMOS KENDALL.
Let us glance at the contingent expenses Of the Post
Oaie" Department for the last ycar--what do we
| find
For Newspapers, 1887 90
at pIe OF sixteen papers, can boldly face some
thirty Or forty Can il be possble TO tie language
! OF Mr. Bond, that who into office de-
caring like the Pharsee of old, that he not like
other men, and would 1.-THE mint aud cnmmin, begins
already to neglect the weghtier matters OF the law I"
Nor Is the Post Office the only department where
newspapers are taken. In the expenses of the Tca-
sury oicc-that office where they were OF no use to
Amos . In the discharge Of his official Duties" we
find
/" Newspapers S997 63r
subscriptions, A 00!'
To what particular journals the latter sum is sppro-
prated. we cannot say. 1T. " f..
10 the War Department, too ~
For Newspapers, 1884 os I"
And then, in the Navy Department,
'Paid for Newspapers, $3.50 TO-"
Paid for Turf Register 80 00!"
Now we would ask the editor Of the Banner" or
any other Locofoco. how, in the name Of common
sense the officers Of the Naval Department " de.
rive any assistance from the Turf Register paper
devoted TO the sports Of the field in selling the
counts Of tic UAitsd States Nary? TIT. =. -"
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constitution are revived BY tho enthusiasm which ami
mates our companions every where 10 determined,
united effort 70 rescue IL from sscrege and destruction
before IL is TOO late.
We learn tina, in Virginia prejudices were too strong
with some-a love Of popularity TOO oyerweaning with
Others TO enable the oppposl.on unto in The only
means Of concentrating the eons OF their ten years
conflict. We never succeed in that which 4 the
arden, aim and wish Of every Whg--to e1pel from
power those who have long abused i.--unless we
leave behind our contracted prejudces, and unite with
Wing brethren in other parts OF The Union 10 sup
port Of the man who is the choice Of all This
Wings 10 Virginia the admirable sentiment Of Mr..
Wise is echoed by every tongue" The nnioH Of the
Wings, for the sake Of The Uaion'-has become the
universal, and, believe, will prove the lriumPhan.
watchword Of The party.
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HEALTH or New ORLEANs-The New Orleans
Picavune of The 2Sh ult. says: e,.. s.#
The reports ofyellow fever that have been preva-
lent for some days, induced us to make inquiries
through The city yesterday, to learn how far they
were founded in truth
The inermenls in the Protestant burial ground
last year, from The first of May to the 9th Of july
were 46.
This year, during the same period, the inermcnts
have been IS. ,...
ments were, H.
During the same period, this year, they have been
but IL.
We again repeat, the city is healthy
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A BANK IN TROUBLE.

An Injunction has been laid by the Massachusetts
Bank Commissioners upon The MiddiDg In
terest Bank at Boston. This bank according TO the
Mercantile Journal, "has very large circulation,
and il is among those least able 10 lose; but il is be-
lieved that the bills will be redeemed" An en-
dorsenent on the Boston Times Extra, dated Mon
day noon, says the bills were selling al 90 cents
the dollar. The editor adds, eve have just re-
turned from the bank (lla A. NJ The doors are
closed, and large crowd OF bill holders are col
ected round the building" The following card has
been put forth by the President
MlpDLlNG INTEREST BANK,
Boston, Aug 5, 1889 (
To The Public-The Suffolk Bank, by its PreSi-
dent, Mr. Stone, has fiji in the plenitude OF his
power reject at his counter the bills Of this Bank,
and the Bank Commissioners, at his dication, have
believed their duty to put an Injunction upon any
further operations Of this institution. This Bank
has an account with the Suffolk Bank, having
large deposit, and at no time, as | believe, has this
Bank been indebted 10 the Suffolk Bank since the
opening Of It's account with il, TO the amount OF
dollar. The purpose of this Note is to say to the
public every bill bearing my name and that OF the
Cashier, shall be paid, dollar for dollar say TO
MIR. Stone and 10 the associated Banks under his
control for be seems To be the great Bank Dictator,
that he and they shall from may find leisure,
in the columns of the Morning Posi-, ii my friend,
the editor, who never yet refused ME favor, can
find column or two In The mean time owe II TO
the Banks TO say that the names o. their Debtors and
that their concerns are very freely communicated
by some of the Bank Commissioners in manner
altogether inconsistent with the spirit and intent of
The Bank Law which gives them power; and the
debts of the merchants Of Boston are very well
known TO the public, BY virtue Of the Inqusilorial
powers OF the Bank Commissioners.
JOHN M. FlSKE, President
The capital of the Middling Interest Bank is or
was, $4,000.
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HoRRlBLE SPoRr.--A negro boy aged 49, whohad
been i, the habit Throwing himself the rails
of the Long Island railroad, out Of mere sport, to
force the engineer to STOP yesterday afternoon paid
for his temerity, near CloweSve, BY having both
his legs amputated. He was yet alive when the cars
lett but must inevitably de.-N Y. Star.
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See the celebrated Capt. Marryatt's idea Of

Mr.. Vun Buren,.
Mr.. Van Buren, is very genileman-ke, intelligent
man very proud Of talking over his visit to England
and the English with whom he was acquainted Il is
remarkable that although at the head Of the democratic
party. Mr. Van Buren, has taken step striking at The
very roots Of their boosted equality and which
General Jackson did not venture g. he has prevent
ed the mobocucy from intrudng themselves at his e-
wee, The police stationed at the door, to pre-
vent the intrusion of any improper person. few
years ago, fellow would drive his cart, hackney
coach, up to the door walk into the saloon IN oil his
dirt and force bis way the President that he might
shake him by the one hand, whilst he aourished his
whip in the other. The revolving which took
place when refreshments were handed round, the injury
done the furniture and the disgust Of the ladies', may
he we'll imagined Mr.. Van Buren, deserves great Gre
dit for this STEP for bold one but must
praise him too much, he may lose his next election.
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Wednesday,, September 25th, 1889.
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So you perceive, that for the forty years before this
party came into power, only S24S SO Is abstract
ed from the public Treasury while, in the short period
since the people have lost by the Land Office alone,
EIGHT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE
THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
EIGHT DOLLARS AND TWENTY EIGHT
CENTS and Of This sum uprards Of $500 900 has
oeen lost ~ the trentyiuo months aud screen days i'm
Hediatefy fotiontng Mr.. Van Bmcn's Inauguration;
more man toas lost IN The tehoe forty years preceding
Gen Jdekson's time. And this too without taking into
the account the Swartwout and Price dedication for
upwards OF one mnton and quarter Of dollars more
besides others in addition. Does this look like a,ten
ton to the business OF the peoplel Does this look
like faithful discharge Of their duties as servants Of
those who placed them in power!
They tell you they had no law to punish defaulters
to the general government How, then, would ask
did tins same party contrve to keep Tobias Watkins
incarceraed in prison for four years for the
fifteen hundred dollars, if there law the sub
Ject? There law wanting, when the example
could be made to the purposes Of party but when
such robberics ty wholesale pcrpetated, not eff
fort is made to recover the money
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We some publications since, limited that
WI Dallas was to take the Treasury De-
P'I'men, the aid Of which would be loaned
!" forsyth for the Presidency. in the event of
.uf' Van Buren's reelection. Mr.. Dallas
has already obtained leave to return home.
ana ''me will show how far our conjectures
were correct. ....
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Town AND C,TY.--N is stated in the Boston Post
that when Boston was changed from town to a city
she was free from debt, and had clean balance Of
100000 in the treasury; and that now she is in debt
Isl 100000; furthermore, that the expenses OF the
town, with $4,000 inhabitants, we're but $4,000
year, while the city, with $4,000 inhabitants, costs
100000.
The editor at Boston omits the important fact that
the property called into eGiStence by The Debt Of 81
100000 would bring, at auction, at least half mil
lion OF dollars over and above the city debt mixing
a nett profit of half million to the city.
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monarchia features.
Citizens OF the United States! Patriots! Repubi-
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A drunken ARRAY, resulting in murder occurred
at ST. Lonis on the 18th nt journeyman carpen-
ter named Brown, who had recently arrived there
from Louisville fell into dispute with another in
the bar room OF the Old Dominion tavern, and some
blows ensued. Buchanan (the barkeeper) inter-
fered, and Brown made some remark, that he would
see him tBuchanan) another day, or something 10
that effect, and was about TO leave the room, when
Buchanan drew pistol and shot him dead
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MoDEsTY-A girl down East said she didn't like
10 swing in the garden, causc the a,crs had eyes"
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From hs Richmond Wing,
NORTH CAROLINA.

We have been favored with slip from the Office
OF The Portsmouth Republican which gives us as
surance that the Wing Is safe In the FIRST dis
trict Of North Carolina, s. Il. SAWYER the late in
cumbent, was elected as a Wing, but took the leap
with Mr.. Calhoun for the Sub Treasury and, as
consequence found himself In the midst Of the plum
der parry and one Of its most earnest defenders
The district Is composed Of the counties of Pasquo-
tank, Currilnck Camden, Perquimans, Chowan,
Gates, and Hartford. The Republican says:
Curruck, the great gun Of Van Burenism, has
Numbered, and Camden has noby responded. Mr..
sawyer goes TO The remaining counties only 81 votes
ahead, and will be defeated beyond question: The
county OF Chowan will more than Dulify his pre-.
sent majority. Gates may give him lillle relief,
bur the voice Of Perquimans, Pasquolank and Her-
ford, will be finisher to him. In gaining Kenneth
Rayner, the Wings achieve glorious triumph
ELIzaBern CRY, PndssIx OFrlcE,
Saturday, August Sd, 1899
Full returns from Curriluck county have just been
received and are for
Sawyer(V. 3D. $50
Rayner (Whigl ia
Sawyer's majority 43s
Rayner's majority In Camden is 34l. The Wings
will elect their candidate In this district by at least
500 majority.
Rayner (W.) Sawyer (v,B)
Old Trap 276 81
Canal Bridge los 81 1
Court House "a 46
ATS 1874
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Sawyer's majority
Rayner (W.) Sawyer (v.B)

Rayners majority in Camden is 34l. The Wings
will elect their candidate In this district by at least
500 majority.
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ERRORS OF PHRENOLOGY EXPOSED--Just
IL published Boston July $780, and this day receive
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