The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-08-27

Gen. Edney again addressed 49,,
remained 10 Danvile p oe'oNN y"
Wednesday morni0r. Jul "o were prevent
~ no o,he, c-aagemenls at that hour, IRON
hearlrs nm.
ltss proper to add, that nothing occurred
10 mar the harmony Of the occasion, or 10
induce moments regret that tho meeting
had been called. Ii was, almost literally, a
Hard Cider festival, there being neither
wine nor spirttuous liquors al the dinner
table. Hence we saw, 10 all the vast as.
sembiage, not one intoxicated person. We
heard OF not single accident, nor any man.
Hesitation Of Ill temper. The order and de
corum Of the crowd was subject Of uniyer
sal remark and congratulaton. II was o
meeting of the people as ~ days Of rs not
for frolic aud fun, hu, to deliberate in grave
and solemn council upon the condition Of
the country to excite each other 10 zrai
and diligence IN the great and arduous work
Of Reform, aud to inspire fresh confidence
and to I<iudlc new zeal 10 the ranks Of the
friends Of Liberty anJ tho defenders Of the
rue principles Of the Constitution.
VII tIlttlt1 llUiB ~ y fbtihis tEDiIt W
them from a distance ui Guarly 200 miles
gaye The mosl cheering accounts OF the
spread Of " n,s primo Plies u that State, and
spoke Nth uHd0ubllng confidence Of their
triumph Of tie approaching election, Which,
takes place on Thursday next, for Governor,
and other State ohicers--and they add that
Ilerusou is even stronger, and vii get
heavier vote Than Morohead, the Wing
Guberuatorlal candidate. SO mote II be !
Ddnvlla WAS nearly eracua'td by 8
o'clock on Wednesday morning, IL which
hour ~e took cur departure, at;h The fall
confidence, ,h8f, as our cause Is lust, It must
AID will triumph, even against the lear 81
odds with which i has 10 contend.
Gen. Thompson len Daosille, IA the
Southern stage, on Wednesday morning.
GREAT SouTHwEsrERN CONVENTION
We are grat6 d % have i,ia our power to
state, on authority which cannot be ml>'ak
%, tia; tic Hon. John ]. Catiendcn, 4
Kentucky, viii be present Of TIE Coayen.
ton OF Ise l7lh Of August. A letter rom
a distinguished source at Washington states,
tina, the Hon. Waddy Thompson, oi South
Carolina, viii certainly be here and that,
It practicable, the Hon. W. {. Preston viii
accompany his respected colleague. Not.
withdrawing the surtnlsos q the enemy to
tho couttary. Nc have every reason to hope
that the 1on. S. s. prentiss, Of Mississippi
will be on the ground. lie Is nov 90 fly
inp visit 10 tie North, ard We understand
that IN addition to hts anxiety 20 meet the
great Convention al Nashville, professional
business at home w,ll call BIN back % time
to be With us. The faal determination Of
Mr. CLAY IL not Sc. known the impression
among bus Kentucky friends IS lhat he VII
b. here Nashville Tenn lIhi4. 'Aih
Jaiy.
Remarkable Piy1aiqg ca! Phenomenon.
The Newark g. j. Daily SAYS The
report Of the extraordinary physiological
phenomenon which was recently coptcdlrom
toe y. !, Evening Sigual--the lueeplio4
aad eroatb Of an Eleiu a citizen OF Mary
land--,s confirmed hg the Baltimore sun
The individual upo9 saasp person this most
remarkable phenomenon has developed IT,
self, SO Capt. George Davis, Of Somerset
County. lie was bora with bot enc visual
arpau, or q. least there vas nothing IAe a
ball IN the socket Of the other. lie coniln-
ued IN this way uull he was ten or twelve
years Of age, when a small bot perfect eye
began TO lorm 10 the hitherto s,ghtless sock
ct it increased To st2o uaul now he cos
see with It clenrly aod distinctly. A easn
a, observer would notice some apparent dc
feet 10 his eye, as they DO not look alike
Carrier Pigeons, Capt. Jones, Of ship
+ Flavrus. of New York, vino arrived at New
Castle, Eng. Junc G, from Aniwerp, report
ed that On the %, at noon, ~ lat. % 10 n.
long. 3 - f., pigeon a|ighicd on board
which was found to be a bearer o. despatch
es from Paris, dated May 81, relating 10 'ht
Sulphur Trade, ~ and also news from Spain
being distance Of $50 niles, The b'rc
also bore note IN Freuoh, stating that
nipcon had been received that day, aud TIVE
moro with dispatches had been sent away
The pigeon vas probably exhausted durrn!
lis l,gAt, as It allowed itself TO be easily
cnurh, on board the FayIus.
The Ingenuity Of our Eastern brethren i
ahoa, to rcudcr the use Of railroads nj nigh
much more general and safe than hereto
fore. Tho Boston and Worcester RAJ
: Dad Company are preparing bright heh
with powerful renectors, to be p'ncrd Il
front Of a locomotive, which rs TO run wit
a rrc,rht tram On tina, road after night
! The transportation OF freight by night IS
very material gam in point OF nmo' aud d
; m,n,shes the chances OF collisions, while tn
slow rate of travel enables locomotive I
, draw heavier load without injury to tn
, road Bait. Amer.
; 1t It's curious fact that in countries whor
Sucar is much used, scurvy and other cu''
f ncoas diseases are almost unknown q
J., board American vessels where Seamen al
allowed the use of Sugar, at pleasure, sue
/ a disease Is scarcely ever heard OIL
q 'Whv are doctors called physician
RI IN