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MAN OVERHEARD.


A man yesterday morning fell overheard
as he was walking on the plank to the
steamship Nalchez. Iu an instant, a crowd
Of draymen, Duichmen, irishmen, negroes,
boys with Iuciier matches, and yellow no
men with chickens, were gathered together.
Omnes -. Man overt board mau over.
board
Drouaiag man -Guggle, uggle, bubble
cuichunk, as hash
Boy.-There oil my matches is spill. in
the water.
Onnes Jump 10 Hand him rope OF
he'll drown.
Da den Hes gwyne down de fust time
two times more, aud he's gore chicken.
leilou womUa-Yes, but when de :
o'clock fires, his gall Will bust an den bell
rise TO the surface Of the river.
IriskmdR. Pipe ov Paul but I'd be ia
aither him ncself, # II wasn't for the calo
mel that's IN my bones.
Dufchman. " ssh dere ish galomel 10
.oine poues, too, da5 10 water is nix goo!
10 le medicine.
Droraing man. Oh ali save-bugg
hunk fubble--h = b lie flub-cutchunk.
Omnes.--Thoto he's down again. Jump
~ somebody. aud save him.
Negro. two times he's said Gu,
chunk an when he says 1t for de frIrd tune,
he's done w,d dis world-sartIn.
Sailor. Bloody my eyes Here We land
lubbers bold this sky scrsper Of mlne, and
mind the tobaekky that's 10 my monkey
Jacket.
Handing his hat and JACKIE, TO bysian
der IN he plunged, seized the drowning
man by the barr, and IN moment the gal
Ian, fellow and his burthen we're on the
wharf A clerk, who had with much up
pareot difficulty uubUttoned his coat, al
soon as he sees the man on the shore, look,
wildly OF the water beneath him, and clasp
ing his hands above his head, excalms in
loud voice, III save him, III save hun
OmneS.-Yes, yes, we'll all save him.
Sailor Cunning his quid)- Oh, yes
you're all d-n willing now, as the sklppe
said to his hands A. grog time.
Cferk.-it was lucky that you told usn
for | was Just about to make the awiu
plunge.
Irishmdn. On, hould your fly trap, y
spapeen Sure It's meself that was d
the verge ov savin' his life.
Datchman.-l wash ilsh agone TO plum
, IN mine sell, when de sailor made do plung
himself.
Negro. If hadn't had my S1nda
trousis on
Sailor, Delay, Delay, there, you d.
black popped gaIhot, or III fetch ye u
with a round turn. Here my hearty, &
the man Just saved who sat shverng an
dripping with water, on an iron chan
come give your Upper, and help US splice
main brace, tout aud laul made Of old ia
makv and sugar.
Nan sdoed. I'm poor man, but
Sdiior.-Now, now, just coil up you
jawIn' tackle and come aft, will ye Nv
got two bits in my locker, and cul me II
for swab If you shan't have one of 'em.
A Merchant Noble fellow. Let
make up a ubscupton--and be who owr
cd thousands, picked picayune out Of TIA
handful of silver change that he held bu
strange to say, al the word subscription
every individual became remarkably ndu.
irous and one remarked, that 'the day
,, we're getting short, and lha, he had a gfea
deal TO do, and 10 minute afterwards Ii
: crowd bad dispersed. O. Papers.
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Extra liygeisi, furnished gratis at The ptopraG
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mass Of facts ana certificates, that must corril'
every reasonable mind, that the Hygeiaa &.-
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For sale by
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Charlotte, Jan. 10, lS4I.
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LEWIS DINKINS.
JOHN NJ. POTTS.
25if
March &c. lsn
ny ELEGANT ENGRAVING
70 be Published erery Saturday,

ILLUSTRATED ny ELEGANT ENGRAvINGs.
70 be pubhshed erery Saturday,
AN Saturday the 22d day Of January, will be
~ commenced tho editing and publishing of n
weekly paper, which will be called Erery Youths
Gascfte.' II will DC Of the quarto form, contain.
Ing eight pages similar TO tho New York Mirror.
Every number viii be cmbclishcd with beautiful
Pictures of an instructive and pleasing character.
The contents will be for the most part original,
and adapted 10 tho wants and capacities OF youth.
fnl readers. Not only will the exclusive services
of an accomplished Editor be rivon TO the work,
but the talents Of manyPopular writer's will ba
enlisted in its support
All the new popular works for children which
appear in England will be obtained, and from
these the best articles will be chosen and publish.
ed entire in the Gazette, together with the en- raw.
ings by which they may be illustrated. Thus, in
our catalogue Of contributors, there " i'll be many
names, dear and familiar TO the young-Nliss
Edgoworth, Mrs, Holland, Mary llowiu, Miss
Mar,lncau, Mrs. Baruwel Miss Milford, Mrs 8
G. Hall, Joanna Bailc, Mrs. Southey, Miss Cole.
ridge and others Thus at price far less than
for which such works could be rcprlned in the
shape Of books in this country, will the most cy.
cellcnt treaties aud stories for the young be Pre-.
scented.
Arrangements will also be made TO obtain orr.
ginal articles by tayorite American authors.
A pure moral tone viii poryade every sentence
of the new periodical, Every thing like section.
al scctaran, political bias will be sedulouslv a.
yoided, Ia fine, the journal will be adapted to the
tastes and capacities Of all children, and thus mcr.
II It's name.
Every Youths Gazette will, on and AFTER The
22d of January, be issued on Saturday mornings,
at The Office of tho NV WoRtp, No. 30 Aun.sl.
New York.
TERMS
To place Eoerg Youth's Garette within the
means OF all the girls and boys in tho country, il
Will be sold 10 subscribers at the following rates /;
For one copy sent TO any part Of Nc,th Amer.
ica, " year; for two copies 50; for four copies
50; for ten copies Sl0--always to be paid in adj
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are ordered, the remittance must bo made in cur
rent money OF New York or New England
The papers must be directed 10 ono address,
Letters on business, and all communications In
be addressed to" Tie Editor Of The Youih's Aqno
edte, 50, Ann-st New York, ranked or post paid
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Ornamental, Sign, Flag 81 hEirro
~ E0sC ~ Osice.

ZnHE undersigned takes pleasure IN Offering
IL his Professional Services TO the citizens OF
Western North Carolina, and solcits their friend.
~ patronage in the practice Of Law and Equity
in The following Courts, viz Cabarrus, Mecklen'
burg, Lincoln, Iredel, Burke, Yancy, Buncomhs.
Henderson, Rutherford and Cleveland. lie fur,
Their assures the public, that his whole time VIII
be hereafter devoted exclusively to the Profession
of Law, and that a strict attention to his cllenfs
interests shall be given, aud regular attendance
in the above Courts may BET confidently expected
Those who have hitherto confded their interests
10 his keeping, will please accept this as tender
of his highest regard and best thanks for theii
disineres,ed friendship. His Office aud residences
is 10 Lineolnton, where he viii be pleased TO &c
ceive any communications addressed to him. II
hn professional line Of business.
BALLS NJ EDNEY.
Jan. %. 1872, til
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, RensOgGs.
To silk Growers.

EHAVING established small hlature at this
b Z place, the subscriber wishes 10 purchase
COCOONS, for which he will pay fair price tor
any quantity that may be offered. lie also wish
es TO contract with any person who has the NV
berry Trees aud Cocooneres now established iof
supply for the ensuing year. or with any per,
son who wishes to engage in the production Of
Cocoens. lie has il in contemplation TO enlarge
bis manufaetory il arrangements can be made to'
the supply Of Cocouns. Any one having Cocoons
now on band for sale viii ind market Tor them
by applying to the subscriber at Concord. n. T.
WILLIAM jerks.
Concord. FEB. S, 1872. 2O'f
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you for all damages. Well said, he, you
will find that hard thing | guess"
So off he went. aud | heard n terrible
squaling among the geese. The next
news from the geese was that three Of them
we're missing. My children went aud
found them terribly mangled and dead, and
thrown into the bushes.
Nov, said |, all keep still, and lie, me
punish him. In few days the shoema-
ker's hogs broke into my corn. | saw
them but let them remain long time. Al
last drove thea all out, aud picked up
the corn which they had torn down, fed
them with it in the road. BY this lime
the shoemaker came III gfea! haste alter
them.
Have you seen any thing Of my hogs!
said he. Yes sir, you will tind them yon'
der, eating some corn which they tore down
IN my field In your field 7 Yes sir,
said hogs love corn, you know-ihey
we're made TO eat How much mischief
have they done T %, not much, SAID /
We'll, of he went to look, and esIima
ted the damage 10 me, TO DO equal TO
bushel aud half Of corn
20 no, SAID il cant be- Yes,
said the shoemaker, aud | viii pay yol
every cent of damage No. | replied
you shall pay nothing My gssso hav'
been a great deal Of trouble 10 YOU
.The shoemaker biushed and went home
The next winter when we GENE 10 settle
( the shoemaker determined TO pay me TO
my corn No. sad !, | shall take nothing
After some talk We parted; but in
day or TWO met him in the road, and Eel
INTO conversation IN the most friendly man
ner. But when | started on, be scenes
10th to move, and paused. For mo
mrnt both OF US were silent. Al last b
SAID i have something on my mud :
Wen what is ilP Those geese. Kali
ed three Of your geese; ard | never shaI
rest I'll you know how ] feel. am sorry
Aud the tears came in his eyes. o well
sald t. never mind suppose ny gees
were provoking"
Il never took any thing Of him for IT
but whenever my cattle broke into b.
field, after this, he seemed glad -becaus
he could show bow patient he could BE-.
Nov, said the old soldier, couque
Yourself aud sou can conquer any thing
Y ou can conquer with kindness where 20
can conquer in no other way.
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New Copartnership
IN THE
TAILORING BUSINESS.

FHNliE Subscribers having formed a eopartnsr-
h ship for the purpose OF carrying on the Tai
lofing business oil It's various branches IN Con-
cord, r. c. under the firm Of Price 4 MchiasteTs,
offer their services 10 the people Of Cabarrus and
the pubic in general. Their shop il the same oc-
cupird BY Nj GhAs. N. Price, They flst,er them.
selves that they will be able 10 please all ~ho may
favor them with a call One Of the firm hasing
been employed a considerable portion Of his time
as cutter IN some OF the most fashionable Esiab-
lishmtnts in the City Of Philadelphia and having
the advantages of an extensive acquaintance IN
relation to his business and the other having
rcd on q shop for considerably time in Concord
they are surc that they can offer Inducements To
the public in their business which they pledge 10
fulfil, Their work shall be done IN the latest and
moH fashionable siyle and warranted TO be supe,
fior 10 workmanship TO any 10 the country. They
hope by punctuaiiy and strict attention 10 their
business 70 mcfi, share Of public patronage
Their price shall be in proportion To the times.
CHARLES n. PRICE.
JOHN r. MONSTERS.
Coaeord, Feb. /, lsi2 22tf
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FENHAT North Carolina is far behind the Z
HI OF the age IN Literature, is a truth 81
none can question. Behold the immense n19a
OF Magazines and Newspapers published in cai
North and South of us, all tcoming with l,cr.l
matter, while in the "O!d North State" then
no periodical or paper devoted TO the cult5ari
OF a correct taste and refined perception Of all Ia
is beautiful! and attractive in the more psi.',
department ofpolte literature. And why is DBL
Is II from a want Of material owing to OUT de-
Tuition of that knowledge or talent requisite Z
literary persuls There are intellecis among z
that would grace and give character to the f'gs
ofany press. Surely then, the absence Of 81. :
paper as that which is now proposed, can only 4
attributed to an inconsderate neglect Of thost 4
tainmcnts, which, though they should never use'
The place that belong 10 gtaver purposes stal,
or tail to cheer the heart and ldorn the mind 4
noble edehCe less beautiful! because lIlA
vines and flowers entw inc themselves in grac
icstoons around its Cormthian columns7 Shoa1
lests be forsworn because they chime not VIII Il
Der reflections We opine not, We trust not /
1t is the object Of this paper TO prove not a
words Will sufficiently explain our intentions
The hrst place then We mean TO be neaf-
Politics, and shall carefully cschew all cora
talism on that subject, while we shah, 10
best OF our ability, cater to the mental appetite
the lovers oftun and good humor TALES, IS.
SKETCHES, and articles of PoErRY, original ana
lectcd, together with condensed stateme"
the news Of the day will appear in our eolsa
In short we wish TO publish an agreeable h.S
lany, lively entertaining sheet, to SbSn
eye wearied with polillcs, may tdf" " I'''''
not unminged with profit
TIE LITERARY NEWS
Willie published weekly, or 6ne paper Of a s,.,
medium size, at the low Price OF 1o per e ..,s
payable in all cases ia advance. me ms'5
Der viii appear OBJ about the first OF T n,fpr
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JUTIN X. MCWANT EIIs.
Coacord, FEB. /, 1872. 22tf

~ D. The subscriber hereby notifies all per-
sons Who have accounts on his books TO close the
same, either By Cash or Note, ne am deicfmu.
ed to close them otherwise unless this notice Is
attended to. {, n. PRICE.
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Curious Antiquarian DiScoroy Ia
making excavations at the Hotel de Vile,
at Mons, recently, Leaden Coffin has
been discovered, containing the body of a
Female, well preserved, and the robes in
black silk, almost in;ire. The head placed
BY the side OF the body, showed that the
individual had been executed. IL proves
10 be the body Of the Countess lnez de
Mendoza, who was privately executed in
the court Of tho Hotel de Vile, on the 9th
of June, 1918, as an accomplice in the
conspiracy of the Marquis de Henriquez.
4 ring on one OF the fingers bore the arms
Of the Mendoza family. The coffin was
transferred TO the museum Of the town.
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PEDIGREE.

McDuif, il. was got BY Johnson's MeDuif' he
bv the celebrated Race Horse Washington, he by
Timoloon, and Timoleon by the justly Eanowned
horse Sir Archy. Wasbington's dam was the
celebrated Ariadaa by the imported Citizen. Nc.
Duf-s dam was Col. x. II. Jones' Gnc bred marc
Perfection. who was by Sir Arehy, her dam BY
Balls old florzei, (the bes, race horse in Ameri
ca of bis day,) her grsndam by Bell Air, her g. e.
gtandam by Cellar, z. q. grandam by the import
ed horse Why moi, McDuf, ir,'s dam vas 20. BY
the thoroughbred horse Trousul, he by the i'm,
ported horse Eagle, whose blood lie well known.
A. B. DAVIDSON.
March %, 1912 1870
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PROSPECTUS.
TEE LITERARY NEWS

II is proposed 10 publish in the town Of Win
ton, n. c. a new paper TO be called
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The Elegant and Thorough bred Horse,
DES(REPTE0.v.

McDuf, j., is dark sorIei, black name ane
tail, sixteen hands high and four years old on the
middle Of next April
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-07

Prosperity, II is said, often turns mems heads; il
Certainly turnej the heads OF men in the Govern
meot when the Sob.rreasury was devised, for they
seemed to suppose u large surplus reyenu. would
be always at their disposal IL was this idea that
led Mr. Van Buren, TO say the Government must
not be eaugh, in that predieament eg,in-the pre-
dleament OF having surplus revenue in the hands
OF Banks He soon found himself on, of the prc
dicamen', and at the present day, we are not very
likely to hnd ourselves in il again As the su,rdi
an OF large amount of public money, the Sub
treasury useless, for |, will not be there to guard
As the recipient OF only in specie or its ,quiva
lent II Is equally useless, for when the currency is
deprecated below specie, il will have nothing Ia
receive. s W
Another idea which pervadcd the eoreepion Of
tho Sub-Trcasury-that officers selected NV m,
Government were safer recipients of tho pubic mo-.
neys than tho recipients selected by the people for
Ime'r own "oney-is, We believe, equally iallecious
10 us papaely so. The same discrimination m ade
IN regard To Banks, which the most prudc nj ;ndvi-
duals make, " made by the Government !. certain.
" all mat the peoples interests require or that the
people will demand. '''> WV
n National Bank being gu, of the oues,ion ,ve
nave no hesitation IN turning to the State Ranks
rs proper REGIMENTS Of the public revenue Tn. rc
collection OF General JackSon's "Pot" Banks ought
not To initiate against them. The Circumstances
are entirely different. There is nothing TO make
pets win and we trust there never will be for such
an anomaly IN the history of n popular Govern :
"en' us surplus revenue, ought never 10 occur
again. IN discussing this question, however. VIC
arc .e"''u mat we have lost sight of Mrs Gl,s,,s
noVlce ABOUT the Eel Tor before the legislative wis.
Jun n. washington need take much head about the
opposite OF the public money, they will first have to
Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-01-07
Icor''po"ae"ee efme N,n Yort american

ClIi " WASHINGTON, Dec. 80, lS1I
Both Houses having to-day, according to custom.
adjourned over New Years day to Monday. After
that we are hoping to see little more ene,gv
displayed in their moycmenig, and to have some
speedy and decisive action on the great measure
pending.
"The Exch,quer Plan" 50 far has me, with 1t
tie public manifestation OF favor. The L,ocorocos
scou; 1t in private conyeltion and it receive, M
mercy from them in their Congressional demons,r,.
lions. In tho Senate yesterday, on Tallmadg.,s
motion for its reference select committee Of nine
Buchanan and Calhoun came out foil blast so,i,,,
II Their condemnation Of it, following Bentoo,s
settles the Locofoeo vote ngans. it in both Houses
What they demundi is modification which shall
conform II, in every thing but the name TO the
Sub-Trelsury. 90 the other hand the Wbios A.,
tugging al u IN the opposite direction; and between
the two IL seems likely TO be pretty wei cb,vv. mn
ltiycs, who spoke Immediately after Calhoun. vcs'
| terd1y, alter lvcrlshlng much general CONNIE Hd,
uon on the scheme NJ large a measure Of hntfno
! ny calculated to restore pence and prosperity. &c
condcmed NJ last the same features which made il OIL
noMous 10 Cnlhours csnsurc viz the sublsclion OF Il
/ OF Executive cOntfO and The power Of dealing IN ~ y
| chlngcs. mangum 20 day made a great sneoct
/ cOndemnatory 81 & m the same grounds. Ina, il.
that while subject 10 Executive contfol ii bnJ a.,
| power oi individual accommodation in the shane n
bills Of e1chnng', which made It in fact yast on
glne of corruption IN the hands of the Pre,dent
They all seem 10 have taken very much the sam,
view Of il tina, you do.
We'll whatnow2 "Betwcen tho two. i, must mi
to the ground" Most evidently 50, in lie presen
shape. Now then, IN the Sen,,e, il goes 10 40
ect committee, containing the Senators most friend
~ 10 the President, and most disposed to accommo
dailon, viii Tn.Imudge for Chairman.
THIS committee will probably amend itso oq Il
dispense entirely with oil Presidential pove, nvs
o.. II 90, II hen, With minor corrections, comes in
TO Congress IN such shape that the Wings Of boil
Houses may adopt II as partial relief, or. NJ nm,
rate as tho Iens' Of nll possible evils for The mo-
tnfee Yelrs.-'Tho exchanges ifregulated by seon,
, responsive not 10 tho president but to a Boarj
m1oHy OF ~hom arc beyond the reach oCthe Ex
,cuNVo ana OF any one common power, or Of eolju
sVi po"efs-cln no longer be liable to pcryersio
anu corruption. This evidently must be The eoIrs,
nc wings IN Congress ioM not return to the peo
pc asaln without having laid the currency ouestio
az test Tor term Of years. The position Of III
I'ocolGcos IS sufficiently defnei by Calhoun. vii
. slys mat they have taken ground Of which IN,
(, WI, never yled an inch. The Sub-Treasnrv =
r nothing, IS their ultmaIum.
nc course IN the House of Roproson,stiv.
. VIII DO somewhat similar. Whether tbeir Comm,
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Correspondence q ths Nev YORK Am.rfean.

WASHINGTON, DEc. 81, iSii.
Iho committee on the "Fiscsl Agent" W i'll report
| IN about week wisc's ndisposition, and the re
lnetence OF the committee TO bring in u cir report
uii tho temper Of the two Houses be asccrtaincd
nave induced the members composing the special
committee to proerastinatc. Nor have they all ms
yet arrived to an ultimate decision The exchange
provision will 10 struck out before the report is sub
ntted, unless it be found necessary to propiiiato
me western Influence by its retention. A number
o'tne Representatives from that section of the
Uy oemg strenuous for the causc-,mong tho most
prominent of whom Srrigg Of Kentucky, Prof.
NJ OF Indiana, the Georgans and Lousianans. IL
Is 10 90 suggested the establishment of a Board OF
control consisting of the Secretary oftho Treasury,
mo treasurer OF the u. S. ard three Commissioners,
VITO equal and CO ordinate powers, all acting in
cert anu each check upon tho whole; TO bc nomi-
haleu oy the President to the Senate and
upon JOINT resolution OF the two Houses. Said Com
ss,oners to preside over different departments or
ou'eauS' with the same powers and authority rs tho
commissioners of the Indian Department. Land
agency anu Patents, &C., and many alterations,
miy say amendments, OF the Presidents an Sec
.elary's plan will DC recommended by the Commit
zee, nj least by m,jorty Of them; and amongst
omers ms absolutely essential to the passage of the
OIL. the proposed board must DO stripped Of the
power OF using or lending the public money for
p.N"e accommodation or mcrcan,lc--a power in
us nature invidlous, and in practice dangerous.
MIR Mnnsum, yesterday, IN the Senate, broke
GROUND win vehement energy in opposition TO the
pan; ano never on my former occasion has that
""''"y representative OF the Old North State
qnitted himself with much honor The gallery
was thronged with spectators; and large number
o, the House were in attendance. Impassioncd
eloquent and dcnuneia,ory, the gallant Senator bore
Gown with an irresistible charge, crushing and
whitening opposition. The tremendous engine of
corruption, which the hill would become in the
hands OF selfish ruler he exposed in all its hideous
nakedne's, lis gross deformity. "Sir" said he TO
tue President OF the Senate "Sr this is not merely
Briarcus with an hundred hands TO grasp unre.
sisted his sealthily obtained spoils: i, is Monster
sir, with an hundred mouths, spouting and bechirg
corruption; infusing into the body poitio unwholc
some matter, productive Of loahsomc disease; blight
wouIu 'oio" It's progress and anxious fears and des-
perate hope and hungcred villany .nticinate lis
coming With punsent satire a, times, with po-
I,shed ridculc at Others with sound logic always,
inc orator exposed the coarse absurdes Of the PRO.
Jeci, I'll, stripped of its borrowed ornaments he
threw II contemp,uously to the audience. to laugh
and mock at Mr. Clay is expected TO smother the
poor abortion on Monday next