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THE LATE ELECTIONS.

The following paragraph, from that
steady old Wing print, the NorfolL Hercld,
cosnprisae1iHfew words the Whole history
Of til Ections which have been held
since the termination of The late Session Of
Congress;
The elections which are now in pro-
gress scarcely deserve the name Of con-
test. The late victorious party, disheart.
ened at the fruit!essness of their victory,
have thrown away their arms in pet and
gone home--leaYigg their opponents to ran
sack their camp without molestation, and
for time 10 occupy their position, purpGs-
ing 10 rally at the proper time and dislodge
them from il. In the interim, their opPo-
nents can make but little use of their sue
cess in strengthening and fortifyiug the
ground they have gained. The WING par
~ have had no inducement to expend their
ammunition and brace themselves for the
pending conflict; for they saw, that, if VIC
torious, it was mater Of doubt to whose
benefit the victory would enure,' TO bor-
row Mr.. Calhoun's idea.) Possibly their
Opponents might, by some contingency, lie
the gamers by ii; and perad'entuIe it
might be thrown away in prcposterous
effort 10 get up a third party in any event,
if sc have read the signs Of the times COZ
rectly, they could not, as party, expect
to make any thing by it. Therefore it
seems to have been their wisest course 10
postpone the struggle Until they could see
q clear field and no mistake"
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cured from linie to time quantity Of bce(s'
Iivers and deposited them in a pond near
the place, where they soon putrifiea--ihen,
after having obtained sufficient quaatiiy
Of blood, the negroes picked their time and
commenced the "sliower Of flesh and
blood" by stre@iug the liver and blood o.
yer the field, which having been complet-
ed, they set up loud yell aud started for
the house, running all the way as if the
" old boy" had been at their heels. So
endeih this chapter"
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The Baltimore Patriot gives full returns,
according 10 which tie Locos have 9and
tho Wings II il the Senate. The Locos
81 ard the Wings IS in the House. Last
year. when the Wing majority exceeded
90,000, the Wings were unable to carry
both branches Of the Legislature, in conse-
quence Of the unequal apporlionment of re-
presentation some years since made by
The Locos. Their popular majority may
be as great now, notwithstanding their
defeat.
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Late frons Europe.
Ffor the NeD York Sun 9 Friday.
ARRIVAL OF THE COLUMBIA.


The steam packet Columbia, Capt. Jud-
Inns arrived al Boston on Thursday NOR
n;ng. She left Liverpool on the 9TH.
The news brought by the Columbia is
exceedingly interesting aud Important
sbc proceedings 10 Parliament are parlIeu-
I,rlv interesting, as showing the measures
which the new Cabinet intend te adopt or
.h,ndou-tho corn law question, which is
so important TO the great mass IL Great
R,,ain. is to be passed over entirely till
,be next session Of Parliament in Feb.
is42--no!withsianding the numerous pcii.
,ions which have been got up all over the
t,nqdom, TO the effect that her Majesty
,,l7 no, prorogue Parliament till some
stem has been taken upon this question:
Tbs new Chancellor's financial scheme is
o;ven. and a loan Of three millions sterling
has been advertised.
Trade continues TO remain ~ very de-
pressed state in Eogiand, and the suiier-
ioe, Of the operatiyesare extensive In con-
KiomcIl Hall, the splendid seat Of LORD
M,norbon, was destroyed BY fire, through
he earelessncss Of a servant, on the 9th
m. the loss ia ts35, 900, and the proper.
~ was uninsured.
Nr. Stevenson the American minister
al The ,'ourt Of St. James, has engaged
passng e 10 the Great Western, which viii
iea,e bristol for New York Oct. 20.
From the N. Y Ansriean Of Saturday.
Late and highly Important from China.
We despatched the steamboat Wave, al
an early hour this morning, IN search OF
the Narragansel,, and have the pleasure Of
laying before the readers Of the American,
eleven days later news from Canton.
Macao, May %, 1871.
Dear Sir: You will see by the inciosed
,ha, hosliIitics have again commenced
the trade entirely stopped. All the for
eieners have left Canton except the En-
alish forces.
Safeul Of the factories have been part
Is demolished, and nearly all entirely
Numbered hy the rabble and Chinese sol.
diers. We have news from Canton up TO
the morning Of the s6,h, at which time the
English were still storming the city. The
land forces had possession Of the heights
IL the rear Of the city, while the men-of-
var had possession Of tie river in fcont
aud to tie westward. The loss ( .iir or
She parl of the Chinese has b&1n rcGst n
dous. There are betw~cn 80 and 80
thousand Tartar and Chinsn troops insp5
the city, into which the 'nen-of.war are
pouring incessan; sollles ri shells and rock
OTIS, in crder to drise them on, TO Il close
engagement with the English soldiers on
The heights.
The Enghsi, have sustained coasidera.
bic loss. A portion OF our establishment
~ here, some on board ship a, Whampoa,
and Hr. Delano close to tho city, intending
to land first opportunity in order TO look
after the factory and property leii hers.
We have been fortunate enough 10 get
on board ship, and at this place in sffety,
every book, paper, aud aecoun, that we
passesss, though We evacuated the Factory
IA great haste, and but n few hours before
tae CHINESE commenced the attack.
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In York District, $. c. on the' 18th uhimo,
THOMAS BOYD, son Of Allen end Martha A.
Robertson, aged about 8 years. Tho fond parents
Of this interesting and promising child should not
mourn as those without hope, at his beag taken
away from then-reinomberng the words Of the
SAVIOR" for OF such is the Kingdom Of Hea-
ven"
In Concord, on tba 25th ult, in the 32d year Of
her age, Mrs MARIA n, COLEMAN, wiiio OF
Col. Daniel Coleman She has le1 husband
two infant sons, mother and sisters TO mourn then
rreparable loss.
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THE SHOWER OF BLOOD

Our readers recolect that an article with
the above caption, travelled the rounds of
the papers some time since. Many were
the speculaiions Of the wise and "scienti-
hc.n The American Almonac was ran
sacked by the scientific" to explain the
phenomenon; lis pages were turned over
and over to elucidatc the mysterious :" fall
Of blood" The scientific came to the
conclusion in accordance with the Alma.
nac, that il was occasioned by certain spe.
cies Of Licken floating about in the air
In this light and ETHEREAL world, where ey-
cry thing :" is as chat" with man sailing
about on bubbles il was deemed quite con-
elusive that vegetables should possess sim.
liar 6diioonery, and float along the eddes
and currents Of the atmoSp here, to DO de-
posted upon the face of "this suhunary
sphere, for the establishment of the igno-
rant, and the profound Investigation of the
f" learned and scientific" 1t turns out to
be nothing but feat Of the "niggcrs."
Thus sayeth a late Mississippi paper;
GAS we expected, the story about the
" shower of flesh and blood" in Wilson
county, Tennessee, has turned out 10 be
hoax. II appears that the gentleman, up.
Oh whose premises the phenomenon was
said 10 have occurred, had become all at
once possessed OF religious turn of mind,
and loined the church, whereupon his ne
groes conceived the idea that if they could
play some serious trick upon him he would
Sc. them iroe--and they accordingly pro.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-04

The Importance O one Fote.-The value
Of every vote was strikingly manifested
in the resul, e the late Senatorial election
in the Alleghany district of Pennsylvania,
upon the return from which depended the
political complexion of the State Senate
/, was decided 10 favor of Mr.. Darsie, the
Wing candidate, BY SINGLE vote--giving
the Wings a majority Of one in the SEN
ate, which will enable them to exercise a
restraining influence upon the acts Of the
majority il the other House. stronger
illustration could not be given Of the i'm
portance Of single vote. National Intel
iseacer.
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things necessary, but nevertheless of no
particular consequence.--Lyachburg Fir.

National Bdnk.-The Sangamon (Ill.l
Journal says: 1.-The Wing party have
never supposed that the currency would be
regulated, and prosperous times succeed,
until the establishment Of National Bank.
10 all the public discussions last summer,
in cur State, this doctrine occupied pro-
minent place. We now occupy the same
ground. State banks can never give Us a
general and unilormcurreEcy. These sus-
pended institutions are not now, nor have
they ever been, iayoriles with the Wing
party. Wings go for a National Bank,
capable Of guarding the Peoples treasure
and administering to the Peoples wants.
These State rickety machines are not the
result of Wing policy; auG Wings have
little confidence in them when they are
under the control of some individuals, who,
if their words do not belle them, are anx.
lcus 10 blow them up We repeat, that
the West can never prosper in the present
deranged state of money concerns. Be-
fore we can hope for better times, we
must have bank copGble of guarding
tie Peoples treasure and administering tc
The Peoples wdnis.' And we do not de.
spair that such an institution will be sane
Toned by Congress and the Executive with.
IN the ensuing three months
30
The Commission which sat some time
during the last summer in New York, BY
appointment Of the Executive, in examin-
ing the affairs Of the New York Custom
house, is, we understand, about to resume
that investigation. There viii be one
change IN the composition OF the Commis-
sion, Damciy, William A. Bradley, Esq. Of
this city, in place Of Mr.. Kelley, of Ohio.
The latter gentleman returned 70 Ohio, we
believe, soon after the Commission closed
its examination in September.-Natioaai
Inielhgencer.
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MARRIED

At Rockyface, Iredcll County on the l3th nit,
b. The Rev. VIM. NJ. Jordan, I,r AVERY "
POWELL, Of Caldwell County, to Miss MARY
CAROLINE ALLEN, daughter Of Ro0t. Allen
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Reader, learn lesson from the falling
leaf-improye every hour in the spring Of
your days, for the time is not far distant,
when you viii fade like The leaf sink to
The earth. and mingle with de dust.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-11-04

The Tippecaaoe Club Of Philadelphia
have instructed an eminent jeweller TO pre-
pare a diamond ring as u present to the
Hon. j. NJ. Bolts, of Va. TO bear this IN
scription: Head him or die
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Adsertssiag. --Oae of our merchants,
who has tried hard To &c, along and save
the expense Of advertising, "a conversation
With Us few days ago told Us that he had
learned something III thu, way and should
not again show himself a "penuy wise and
pouud fgolissi." he sad that since he had
begun to advertise "a all the papers, h's
business had not merely doubled aud ttI.
pied bot had increased zen fold. Many Of
or old fashioned merchants, who had been
afraid Of advertising, have had 10 give
way 10 the new aud more eB,erprlsiug ira.
dess--and II soma Of the former class have
maintained their ground against the latter
i has been SO only undar circumstances
mol common 10 the generality Of merchants.
a merchant anti manufacturer told ns
some time since, lsst he had sold goods
enough N one year to stAgie customer
whom he kasg 10 haze 5ren drara TO his
ffore BY an advertisement, 10 pay, from the
profits u these goe1s, all his advertising
expenses for that year. A firm Of lumber
merchants in this city not long since sold
hs'ween i've and AK hundred dollars worth
OF lumber 10 person from the country;
when the bargain had bceo made, The pur.
ehasar remarked tba, be was induced TO
call on them (the sellers from seeing their
advertisement, in the Palladium there
upon they sent US word to sol them down
as Yearly advertisers.
II customers were generally in the habit
Of saying to the merchant, 4" see you adj
yo'tise such aud such articles and wish 10
look al them all doubts Of the advantage
o. liberal advertising would soon vanish. -
Aetc Hdren Pal.
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strayet

s Strayed
W A-S-n ENRON the Subscriber. on Mon
GaA dN a day, the 25th ult., 4 large gray
~ Y1W iORSE. lie was last seen at the
ccs.4szzszAass plantation Of Mr.. John Irwin, near
Charlotte, on the Tuckasege road ANY person
taking up said Horse and delivering him to Col:
Alexander in Charlotte, shall be literally reward.
ed. JOHN f. HUNTER.
MeckieRbarg co., Nor. 3, 1871. Off
1.-THE Salisbury Waterman viii insert twice
and forward account 10 this office.
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o. Hast Notice.

OF last Notice.
fS7IiE sabserihfr hereby notifies all persons in
q debted 10 the late firm of Alexander Il Bro
TIERS, that the business of that concern must be-
closed forthwith. All who do not comply with
this notice bbtaeen this time and the LIST Of Jan
GARY next, by setlemtqt of their notes or ac.
eounts, may rest assured of having to settle them
With officer. This is posi;icely the last notice
we shall give on this subject
ADAM ALEXANDER,
One Of the SVrririrg Partners of the
.hra Of Alexander 4 Brothers.
Noe ?, lsIl IA
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Communicable RS. Semmes The pri.
soner in this cause who had been liberated
on his giving bail in the sum of S25,000,
failing 10 appear, in discharge of his re.
cognizarce, at the present term of the SUI
perior Court of Albemarle now in session,
his default was entered on record and a
rule entered against him and the securi-
ties returnabe at the next term 20 shew
cause why the recognizanoo Of bail should
not be prosecuted to a judgment.-Chdr
ioiiSeilte Adrocate.
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We understand that Captain Tyler has
really the vanity to think, and the indoli.
cacy to say, that he elected Gen. Harrison.
and not General Harrison him!!! AZ.
ter that, we are prepared for any thing T.
Why, Captain, Your name did not carry
one Electoral vote in the Union. We will
not say it lost Gen. Harrison an Electoral
vote. The probability is that it did not
but II it did not, it was only because not
one in thousand of the voters cared fig
for either of the Vice Presidential candi-
dates, who were scarcely ever named or
thought of. The contest was between
Harrison and Van Buren,. Tyler and
johnson were mere circumstances ~
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ono David Shoemaker is . candidate
ior tie Legislature, in Copiah county, Mis-.
siss'ppl. Mr.. Shoemaker has been pump
ed, and declares that no has dut-ways
eeen Wing, body aud sole. He declares
ne shall continue, while moons rar and
Wane' wing to the last. He il N favor
OF re-pamping the credit Of the State, and
1oofiHg all her bills TO the end. Mr.. Shoe.
maker ought 10 be elec,cd---it boots not
now many may run against him, he will
oet,aef them all, and prove himself boss
OF the concern.
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eTThe following article from the New
Orleans Bee, we copy as exhibiting the
true position Of parties al this time. We
anxiously avail, the approaching session Of
Congress, and the MESSAGE Of the Presi-
dent. Tia, document mat throw light up
on the course tina; the Executive Intends
10 pursue. We hope that il viii be less
ambiguous than the former.
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J, me Professions. is calculated that
saefe are IN the U. I4,0l2 lawyers, H..
Wv clergymcn, and lo, 322 Physicians, ex.
elusive Of qoachs,
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disaster BY the Siorm.--A young friend
OF ours, observes the Salem Gazette, who
: master of moro leisure than we can find,
mas examined the shipping lists, since the
"'e storm, and finds onr hundred and nine
Y ''o vessels reported as injured By that
u'sastrons tempest. Doubtless there are
s asa winch have not yet been reported,
'''a Others which will never come to light
al vesliges thereof being in the deep
bosom Of the ocean buried"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-04-01

alter hayiag devised several different
methods fsr managing II. be dreampi
out one Al night. shirh on The follos-
Ing morning be recollrctrd. and pre-
FrFfed foghe others 90 much, that be
adopted IN In coari.
The Imagination 10 undoubtedly
stronger during sleep. than ~hen We
are awake. While | lived az North.
smpton, 1 vas engsgrd for lime %
sapply q sintsr society. Is II j. CALI
ed. that il, an assembly meeting Cor
public worship. in part Of The iown
nc distance from the chareh- One
night dresmpt Of preaching 10 them.
aud chose rather . singular text. II
uss this: Then answered The High
Priest. ye know nothing al all. -
When ] awake I remember ed The
| siple Of Tho sermsn. and In @ss ol
such a nature that determined d
write IL.
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He never wroie shn letter il the
world" exclaimed Singleton. starting 10
bis feeI
aYOu kaow bis wiring. | presume, =
said Dir. Tfueman, handing him The
letter.
FsThomas Willisms' own hand, a.
] liver calculated Singleton. on eIaneinR
a he ieiler. My old friend. rhomas
Willisms. The best nsiured fellow in The
world" be continued. his feeling under.
going > sudden and eniire revelation.
. Whist fool have beenl"
And what fool hare been!" said
Thomas Williams. advancing from an sd-
joining room. 1t The same time extending
bis hand toward Singleton.
God bless ron. my old lriendl." ex.
claimed Singleton. grssping his hand
!" Why what has been the mailer with D.
bolh!'
" My young friends" said oil Mr.
'rruemsn. one OF The kindesl hearted mer
in The World. rising and advancing toward,
them. 9. have known you long. AMI
have always esteemed You both. Thi.
pleasant meeting and reconciliation. 70.
perceive. 10 Of my arrangement. Nov
len me give you preeep, that will boil
make friends. and keep friends. II he,
been nv motto through lie; and ! DON
know TIA, have an enemy In The world
Its.
"A sof ansCer furneh aUay mraih
Juf griepous rOrds STIR up anger"
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The Heather in England during
the month Of February was intense
ly cold. Tie ice in The Thames at
London VAS 50 strong as to obstruct
navigation seriously. AL the fancy
ponds in Regeat's Park. Kensingtoa
Gardens aud Hyde Park we're frozen
over and covered with innImerable
skaters. especially members Of tho
Skating Club. Such intense cold
produced great suffering throughout
The kingdom. Some persons travel
ling on exposed. roads persisted With
cold. while the poor in Loadoa were
reduced 20 a state oil extreme distress
on account Of the scarcity of fuel.
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Lynehbarg Virginian.
PRINCE IsrERnazY,s REVENUE.

PRINCE ESTEhliaZf's kEfENuE.
Much curiosity exists in England
with regard 10 The actual amount Of
the revenues Of the Prince Esierhazy,
whose very name suflices 20 excite
interest; and As Far as my Information
gars. ii may be relied upon, but IL
must be remembrd That positive &C
curacy on so intricate . subject 10
almost impossible IN country like
that Of which | write. Prince Ester
hazy possesses. in addition 20 his three
palaces 10 Vienna, and his domains IN
Bohemis. one thirteenth part OF the
whole kingdom OF Hungary. He has
thirty six estates, each containing ten
totwenty -four villages; which, iogeth.
er with one hundred square English
miles of forest, make collectively
nearly one thousand two hundred
square miles; aud Hungary, cover
ing a surface of Seventeen thousand.
proves the position.
Nor is this 6 igsntic and ovsrw helm
ing landed property his only source
Of revenue; the number of his peas
ants, here called subjects, amounting
10 three hundred aud sixty thousand,
with all their liabilities, which | have
explained al lenght els~here; and .
constant capital Of two hundred and
twenty thousand sheep. (producing
yearly four thousand weight of wool,
most of which is of superior qusliiy,)
remaining TO be superad,d; and YET
nevertheless, this, colossal heritage
exceeding in extent The Grand Duchy
af Modens, as well as several OF the
petty German states. does not carry
his ACTUAL revenue TO higher aggre-
gate than one and halt millions Of
forms. Zone hundred and fifty thou
sand pounds) thus making the actual
proceeds OF the land average only six
pence an acre.
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Righf Of InsirnctioH.-A few days
ago. The Legislature VI Maine adept.
"a a series Of resolutions in favnr.
among Other things, u q repeal Of ina
Sub Treasury Law; and The Loco 70.
co senator from that state. RsusI
Williams. having. previous 10 his
election 10 The u. 8. Senate. declared
his intention. rs be admitted IL 90 be
his duty, 20 carry into effect Ihe ~ill
Of bis constituents. If Instructed ~hat
that aill 10. or resign his trust. !" con-
Guiding siih The emphatic deriarsiion.
that ..~e therefore hereby instruct him
that The foregoing resolutions express
The will ofhis constituents" Well
oi course Mr.. Williams obeyed.-like
q good democrat. this democratic doc
trine OF instruction! Certainly he did.
by rolling directly on The teeth Of said
instruction. on the proposition Of Dir.
Clay 10 repeal the sub treasury. His
pretext 10 that although he was inslruc-
ted That such acre The aishes OF his
constituents. he was not instructed 70
yntc in accordance with those y ishes |!
A democratic distinction this, like tho
hsir-iins which lends from The Maho-
mrdan bell 10 the paradise Of The bless
ed. 10 invisible 10 all but ihnre OF The
true faith. Thus are the people bans
boozled by empty professions. which
are sure, upon some ilimsy pretexi or
other. 20 be violated, whenever an sd-
sancement Or the party views Of gem
ilemen. WIN are 50 ready 10 give.
: when they want ofiice, with which
!. they never iatend 10 comply alter
. they have obtained IN.
J. LuneL6urg HfreiafQu.
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10 eengrstalzis me Sensis and he eaaa-
ny upen lbs honorahls ss.inslmsns q shis
pisinlpl rossrossFsy. Ths gsnIlsmsa
had acted - became their high e ..seses
and distinguished pesilios--afording m
example ar The fsiuTs, of . FEARLESS and
candid rousss undsr Circumstances % sp-
parent dllieullss while The psinfui sBs-
Penss In which me Senate has been 10.
solssd fos SONS days would be. be trasisd.
eusrsniF Cor The esulisss msiaseasacs
Of seFsPulous forbeaisnee IN debate here
after.
Again he congratulated The genllemen.
The Senate. and Inc eesnhyI
On me conclusion ol these remarks.
Mr.. Clay rose and advanced 10 Mr.. King.
and shook hands with him. smids, loed
spplauses from senators and sudaoly.l