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STATE ELECTIONS.

The election in Massachusetts, tool
place on Monday Of last week. In IN,
$50 townships heard from, Morton. tn
Loco foco candidate, was about 1000 yoIei
ahead Of Davis, The Wing eandidase.-
Though there is a probability ihai nc
choice has been made. YET il is possible
that Morton has been slecied. BY the as.
sislance Of Tyler Wings and The Aboli.
tianists. In Massachusetts. as well a.
every where else, Official patronage has
been made 10 exert great influence.
In the New York eleciion The Wings
hare suffered regular Waterloo defeat.
The Loco candidate FOR Gorsrnor has
been elected BY . majority Of perhaps
10000. or the 81 members Of Congress
the Wings have elected but 10; and in
the Stale Legislature The Locos have also
a large majority. But notwithstanding
a resul. 50 appalling in appearance to the
Wings, The Locofuco vote is said 10 be
even less than in 1910. Soma $4,000
were Withdrawn from the Wing ranks by
tha. tof laie) celebrated parsonage, Gene
raj Apathy.
The Albany Evening Journal concludes
his story Of this Waterloo affair by say.
ing: " We shall see. in time, how much
the triumph is worth 70 the victors. There
are conflicts in which the winner has the
worst OF IT,"
Delaware is still Wing all over-Go.
yer, Congressman, Legislature, State or
ficcrs, Judiciary and all. George d.
Rodney is reelected 10 Congress. The
Wings have two thirds Of the House OF
Representatives, and seven ninths Of the
Senate. The Senators are elected Tor four
years. and The Representatives Cor two.
The Wings have carried every officer in
the two lower counties Of Kent and Sus.
sex, and nearly half the Levy Court in |
Newcastle. General Apathy had few fol |
lowers in that Qallani lille stale.
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FR1n MEKIco.

The Ne Oh g BpII-un hss dals.
fsam Mrtsn 60, y he l5sh. and from
Vera cpz e ~ lolh uItima. being if
tesn days later lhsa presioss inlelllsener.
The expediliOn against Yucsisa sailed
IN The last Of the shove dates. Under he
general eammand of Don Jose V,esnl
Ainon. General Bravo has sskea upoa
hin,elf The responsibilities of The Ex--
euiise ofies. and President Santa Anna
has retired 10 ha plantation Tor lhs BE-.
afht Of his health. which had bfeome
snlesblsd. 10 proclamation 10 The ns-
linn he promises, - soon - his health
shall permit. 70 resume The Executive
functions in aerordsncs with the expires
sed public vii. IN The Congress. 10
10 session Of October Is. the proposed
smendneni u lle Constitution wss re-
iecsed By small majOrily Tor he second
tine. The Fsdsr.l,srs opposed the pro
jsci on shs ground that ils provisions
sssored 100 much Of csnsrslism, and did
not Sufficiently conform 10 the good old
Constitution Of 1884. This SECOND re-
lection .wss considered hard blow al The
popularity Of Santa Anna.
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A western paper gives as rumor, tina
Gen: Gaines will be appointed Governo
Of Florida.
The New York Herald attributes .h,
Wing defeat in Ohio 10 the hatred enter,
tanned towards Henry Clay by the Aboli
iionisis; and he charges that that faction
is al work TO effect the same results il
Massachusetts and New York.
The Governor Of New York has ap.
pointed Thursday the sth Of December
to he observed as a day Of Public Thanks.
giving and Praise TO Almighty God, fol
the manifold blessings Of the past year.
The Rev. Edward Wadsworth, of che
Virginia Conference, has been chosen
Chaplain Of the University Of Virginia.
The N. York Express says that twelve
hundred foreigners were naturalized in
that city on Saturday, for qualifying them
to vote the Democratic ticket al the cleo.
lion on the following Monday.
Governor Cass, il is said, was TO leave
Paris on the 18th of the present month.
II is expected tina, he will make Cincin-
natl his home.
Copies Of Dickens's new work, "Notes
on the United States" reached N. York
by the Great Western on Tuesday after.
noon. BY three o'clock on the next day
il was printed entire, in one Of the mann
moth sheets, and was for sale at twelve
and half cents per copy! The work was
published in London about three weeks
previous, and was there sold al FIVE dol
lars per copy.
More than two millions of dollars in
specie have been shipped from Boston,
New York and Philadelphia, to New Or
leans, since the LIST Of October.
Several thousand Of Polish and Russi.
an Jews, at Berlin and elsewhere, have
entered into an engagement to proceed on
the first favorable opportunity to Jerusa-
lem, TO await in prayer and fasting the
coming Of the Messiah.
A lady in Boston expresses herself de.
ridedly in favor Of home league" and
hopes her husband will join it. "lt is
well known" said she, " that he has not
been home three nights in week for nine
years." Bali. San.
Mr.. Benjamin Wilson, an Independent,
worthy farmer, living in the easterly part
Of this town, has been made insane by the
fanatical Milleriles. There are others in
that region who are but little better off than
Mr.. Wilson. The bowling Of these delu.
.led people, in still evening, can be heard
for miles. Fall Rtrer .7rgns.
The Governor Of Indiana has appoints
ed Thursday the 24th instant, to be OBJ
served as a day of Public Thanksgiving
to Almighty God, for his goodness and
mercy.
The report that Commodore Elliot has
resigned his commission in the navy, is |
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sdEersigo N lhe nearest public newsI ~
81 salsi e properly uhdsF sIssaiion,
Bal 20 long has ne PFaeiies Psrails5 q
sticking uP il ITO o lhEes places N H.
ls.rea advertisement. % Be rad perhaps
STANDINGS ihes PsnOns. lhai. noswiIh-
. change. lRany curious advantages q
doabl whether oeems % Be prevailing
The holiness % ssi.isIaiurs win have
adopt mors liberal praenSth s old. and
me hlils expense viii which s { ss. q
attended. Bur such ssving. AZ =. i.
way. nc best economy. Il is proper .
consider whether he addihsn.I CO..
would mol Be more Than eOmPu,a,ed Il
Inc additional publicity given % se .,l...
which, BY multiplying The bidders. xouId
enhance The price Of The articles soIA
In reply 10 The observation Of d.
Chronicle, that in nearly every state il
Union sherifs are lhus required 10 adser
Use, the Observer says:
This y doubtless one very Ieadin,
rause Of the more general circulation q
Newspapers in other States lhan IN N
carolina. and Of our having 50 many YER,
small, badly printed. and badly supported
papers, with only one in ihe Stale pub.
lished Oflener than once a week"
The Observer closes his article with
the follow appropriate remarks upon 4
regulation Of law now in force, which
certainly deserves the attention OF our
Legislature:
|" We are not disposed 10 pursue thc
subject. however, for il Is useless 10 urge
The passage Of any such Law. For two
sessions past. we believe. an efFor, has
been made, hu; without success, 10 pro.
cure an amendment Of the present very
extraordinary Law which requires ihe
Sheriff Of Buncomhe county. flor IN.
stance. 10 advertise the sale Of lands Cor
taxes in his county. 10 one Of the Ra.
leigh papers. There may be half dog.
en- Of the Raleigh paper taken in Bum
combe. whilst Of the very excellen. li.lle
paper printed in that county there are Der.
haps FIVE hundred taken, and read by a
thousand persons. Our very wise Law
makers, however, think that the ends Of
lns;ice are answered by giving the sir
due notice, and Withholding il from The
fee hundred; and BY pampering the we'll.
Metropolitan print, at the er.
pense Of the perhaps half supported Bun.
'ombe paper. whose legitimate business
$ thus Withdrawn by law. Certainly no
more efeciual mode could be adopted 10
freak down the majority Of The newspa-
hers in the State, 10 put the Sheriffs to er
"a trouble and expense. and TO keep the
'eople in the dark. But the concenlra.
ed wisdom" has wilied il, and we are
'ound 10 submit"
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uIMnsD0DoyGu


The Legislature Of Ibis state eonmen.
ced is session 10 Raleigh on Monday
last. II 10 our intention. as The session
progresses, 10 give As fun an abstract Of
ihe proceedings = our limits win permit;
and notwithstanding the awkward ar.
,angemeni or Inc mails, We have made
such provisions - we hope viii prevent
Us from being much behind hand.
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We learn from the Raleigh Register,
that official notice has been received by
our Public Treasurer, that the share Of
North Carolina under the Distribution
Act, amounting to s22,9ls, is ready for
distribution, and subject to his order.
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RHODF ISLAND.

The Rhode Island Consension, On 81
lnrday last, completed he drasghl az !
Consniunun. and ordered Il 10 be submit
ied 10 ihe people az he ssale Cor rzsifca.
Ion and adoption. This instrument dc.
lers only In the mode of roiing upon 1
from The drsnghs Published upon lhe ad.
lopmmeni Of he convention Il Newport.
All persons who have resided two years
. the stale and SIX months IN he town,
sho hare paid tan Of one dollar. or who
nay voluntarily pay such ar for he sup
Pos Of free schools. and all Who have
don. military daily Cor single day with
n NC past year. are enlitled 10 vote on
10 adohion, provided thai illey have re.
gislered themselves. or viii do 80 within
= week. The vote Is 10 be taken upon Il
n town AM ward meetings 10 be held on
lilree successive days the 2lst. 22d. and
I'D Of Norenher Instant. The ballots
taken upon il are . besealed up and re-
turned % The nexi Gehsal Assembly 10
be counted.
" me constitution shalIbe adopted by
Ihe vote Of The people. il Il % 90 into Ell
iect on The 6rss Tuesday 4 May next,
and the FIRST election Of offers under Il
= 70 be held on the FIRST Wsdnesday Of
April next. All civil and miliary officers
now elected, or who may be efcled, are
10 hold iheir Offices until The fist Tues.
day Of May. and until their successors
shall be qualified 10 act. The present
Government Is 10 exercise all the howers
with which il is now clothed unIil lhe
said flrst Tuesday in May, and until the
Few Government shall be fully organic.
Mar. Intel.
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Just as our paper was going 10 press
we received communication from our
correspondent al Raleigh, by which We
learn that the Legislature convened at the
capitol at 5 o'clock on Monday last.
In the Senate Louis ID. Wilson, Of
Edgecombe. and Col. Andrew Joiner, Of
Halifax. were in nomination Tor Speaker.
The votes were, FOR Wilson %, for Joi-
ner ls. Mr.. Wilson being duly elected,
was conducted 70 the chair by Col. Joi
ner,
Mr. Thomas G. Stone, Of Franklin,
was elected Principal Clerk Of the Sc.
nate without opposition; and Mr.. William
stringer Assistant Clerk, over Mr. Henry
w. Miller.
Mr.. John Ziegenfuss and Mr.. Green
Hill were elected Door-Keepers.
In the House of Commons, Mr.. Cal.
win Graves of Caswell, and Mr.. Daniel
NJ. Barringer Cabarrus, were in nomiaa.
ton for Speaker. The votes were, for
Graves 81, for Barringer 4s. Mr.. Graves
being duly elected, was conducted 10 the
chair.
Mr.. Marsteller Of New Hanover, was
elected Principal Clerk. The votes were,
for Marsteller 81, for Manly SO.
Perrin Busbee Of Wake, was elected
Assistant Clerk. Busbee received 81
votes. Mr.. E. b. Freeman 40.
Mr.. James Page was elected Principal
Door-Keeper, and Mr.. Thos. Anderson.
Of this town, Assistant Door. Keeper.
The House then adjourned until ten
o'clock on Tuesday.
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iademniiy.-HOn. Virgil Marcy. late
charge d. Atisires oi The United Sis..es,
a Belgium, Who cane passenger ia The
Great Western. hss succeeded In obtain
ing an indemnify fram that Gossrnmsn,
Tor losses sustained by Inc destruction Of
American properly ., Antwerp. when
that city was bonbsrsed during the re.
voloiion which preceded i's separation
frou Holland. Phi. Chrou.
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Trust Sale.

nv Flflus ~ deed n lfual. sasvsisA % he
HshEcTisaT b. d.. 1llass Hskh fsF 80.
tnia PaEP1aes thersin m.niiamsd III bs 80,
e ~ highest biaarr. e. Ihs fgsh - Dsss a.
Der neEis Al &c EeElsaes e lhs ssia gsnes
hebs. IN iIdlsbaroreh.
The House and Los now occupied By
him.
The Lot Opposite. on which l. . eOm-
Portable Cfsee.
A small tract 81 Land lyirg easi a ihe
town common. containing about 7 arrrs,
Also iraet sitnaie mile norlh al town..
containing about so arres.>
Twenty one likely NEGROES.
All his Hnuseh0Id and Kitchen Furni-
niiure. Library. one Wagon. ore Harsr,
Cattle. inieres. in Brick. Yard. &c. &c.
Terms made knawa an the day q sale.
o. F. LONG. Tfmfse.
November 20. 81 a.
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The Grand Jury at late term Of the
Boston Municipal Court. found a bill Of
indictment against one Joseph Hall, who
in August last stole $1,000, in doubloons
and other coins, from Thomas Montfort,
then boarder at the South Boston Hotel.
Hall, after the robbery. escaped 10 Eng
land, was arrested, and is now in prison,
awaiting requisition from our govern
ment upon the British government for his
delivery for trial. The complainant i'm
nedia,ely entered upon The PRELIMINARY
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The annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road
Company was held at Wilmington on the
Oh inst. 1t appears from the report sub
mi,.ed to the meeting, that the receipts
for the year endhg on the lsi inst. were
s229,796 90, ara the disbursements dur
ing the same peiod sl72,ll5 so; leav.
ing balance in lsor Of the company Of
S57,6so so.
The meeting lad under consideration
the expediency ind praciicability OF an
inland communication between this road
and the CharlesDn and Hamburg Rail
Road; and the resident was instructed
to colIec. informion respecting the views
of the citizens oSouth Carolina in rela-
tion TO the matte and also TO cause pre-
liminary survcyso be male for the con.
struc,ion Of a rail al from the Cape Fear
river 10 the navig,le waters Of the Wac.
camaw river.
Edward D. Duey was reelected Pre-.
sident, and Alexlder Anderson, p. X.
Dickinson, Samw Potter, James s. Bat
de, Al De Rect, Jun. and James t.
Miller, were eledd Directors for the en-
suing year.
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Just Published.

A ND For Sale at Mr.. Lynch's Jewelle-
ry Shop aud at DIR. A. Parks's estah-
lishment, "a Narrative Of the Life and
Adventures Of EDWARD G. BOILING,
with full account Of his remarkable case
Of Bigamy," &c. Price IS cents.
October Is. Az
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United States District Court
Of North Carolina.

Oh NORTH Carolina.
TN BANKRUPTCY.
Notice 10 show cause against Petitions sf
The ioliowing Petitioners for their disshsrss
and Certificate as Bankrupis, al Newhern, GA
Monday the 23d day of january, lsly. 20 -r:
ORANGE COUNTY.
. Alfred Waddell, farmer,
Russell James, farmer,
John Horner. farmer,
General Baker, wheel. wright,
William r. Hopkins. farmer.
James Nuttall, inn.kceper.
William Steel, farmer,
William Lloyd, farmer.
Joseph ]. Woodrow, taller,
William Lackey, farmer,
Charles nj. Latimer, late merchant,
Joseph L. Moring,
John NJ. Mason, timer,
William Durham, farmer,
Thomas Riley, laborer.
Solomon Fuller, saddler,
James NJ. Watson, saddIer,
James A. Morgan, farmer.
Publication ordered.
II. POTTER. d. q. S. DC.
november 4. ~ low
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THE PENIrENTIaRY SYSTEM.

ihE TGNl ENllAhf SYSTEM
We take great pleasure in publishing
the following Presenimeni. made BY Sc
intelligent body Of men. as the Grand
Jury Of the Federal Court, which adj.
journed on Tuesday last.
Unlted States ireuit Court for The Dis
| triet Of north Carolina.
Al Raleigh, November Term, 1874
The undersigned Jurors from the coun.
ties Of Wake, Orange, Chatham. Gran
vile. Franklin. Johnston and Cumber
land. after disposing Of The ordinary bu-
siness upon which they have been called
10 act, as jurors from ,he above counties,
are unwilling TO separate without respect
fully making known their hearty sen,i-
menis On subjec, deeply affecting the
administration Of the criminal law Of this
s,ate-they allude 10 the erection Of a
suitable Penitentiary for The state Of North
Carolina. IL might not perhaps be con-
sidered becoming in the undersigned, 10
enter into any details upon this subject,
nor is such their purpose; they wish only
to call public attention 10 il, aud parlicu-
larly 10 present it 70 the careful and en-
lightened consideration OF the approach.
ing General Assembly.
Resolved. therefore. That the time has
arrived, in the opinion OF the updersign-
ed, when all will admit the inadequacy Of
our present modes Of furnishing crimes.
There must be some change; and Pcni-
tertiary properly constructed and conduc-
ted, will be found, it is believed, to be the
most approved, convenient, certain. and
economical remedy. They understand
that, in 1921, bill 10 establish Peniten-
tiary passed the House Of Commons of
this state, and was defeated in the Senate
only by the casting vote of the speaker.
Resolved farther, That all Editors, IA
vorable to the foregoing sentiments, be
requested TO give them an insertion in
their respective Journals.
JOHN M'LEoD (of Johnston,) Foreman.
SILAs Nj. LINK, A. ARMSTRONG;,
WIN. b. SANDERS, A. d. MARSH,
BENJ. +. Bullock, NJ. THOMPSON, Jr.
G. F. FAwcETr, WAsH'N BRANCH,
WV. r. POOLE, NATH'L DUNN,
o. A. STEDNAN, STEPH STEPHENSON,
BRIAN GREEN, up. WITHERsPooN,
SANuML N. TATE.
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Nerico and Teras.-It is stated with
confidence in the Courier DIES Etats Unis,
upon the faith Of recent private letters
from Paris, that the French and English
governments have determined to unite in
offering their mediation between Mexico
and Texas. to the end of inducing the re-
cognition by Mexico of the independence
Of Texas. and Of consolidating peace be-
tween them.
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1T & q BIRD 9

On Thursday last, by Allen Edwards,
esq. Mr.. Thomas nj. LLOYD to Miss SA
RAH DURHAM, all of this county.
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u ish mlllionT q r,syIsthIs wilh
tshl ~ lwfnly ~ 8iaas - dnllsfsl
Tee 81 skE q EiFsfs sfe Eank
Str Per cent. t Be Whta s sc Il
sisssarhDsrEp naia,alns ne errdil 0f hsr
sioeks . "a
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e Fayetteville Observer, in refr.
enes The great number of Newspaper
snp nsnls Offered for sale. makes he
, ,o'losia unfortunately. frue. and well
pot surprise as that many OF
~ Iol'afisVa,erni,y should be on the
,eokeu' iss an . pleasant and more pro.
naoIe enPloympu. No class is arse
a'sd ey the puAc whom they serve.
10 these tines, ApecialIy, they suffer
both from the insbh,y and indifference
o. lhsir debtors, many Of whom, scat
tered over the face Of IN World, c.npo,
% hunted up. snd manAe 10 r,sis, All
'he spPesls Of justice aud slmoni,ion, of
sonseisnce. llsi' enough ) make apy
Editor glosmy. and 10 depris him Of ali
spirit 70 eenduci his paper as it.hould be,
10 look over his books and seshow nj.
earnings are withheld. year afisryrar, BY
hearllsss or incensiders,e psrsonss'
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Steps necessary Ia be adopted, IN order
70 demand Hell from DE british goFfFn,
menL HndeF he new treaty.
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Cotton Karns.-We are requested no
ask public attention 10 the very low pries
81 ~hieh Cotton Yarns are manufactured
BY The Factories in lhi. place. Average
Nos. from 8 TO 10, may now be boughl
a. Ia cents per pound. When The Fac.
tories were established here, four or Eve
yeass ago. the price was upwards Of 30
cents per pound.
La sheeungs and Shiriinss. the decline
OF price within few years 10 in the same
ratio. Fayetteville OBS.
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Obituary.

Died, in this place, on Sunday evening
last, MARY, only child Of Mr.. James Me-
bane, aged two years and six months.
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Notice.

"A LII persons Indebted to the subscriber, are
N earnestly requested to call and settle
their accounts BY the frs, Of January, by cash
or byno's-the frst most desirable. III. 10
disposed to extend oil proper indulgence. but
money must be had TO enable him TO carry on
his business.
WIN. H. BROWN.
November 9. a.
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a Thing 10 be Remsmberea-The ed
itor Of the Troy Wing, 10 an enumera.
ton OF fittings 10 be Remembered, F"
points TO Lncofoca States Of the onion as
the worst governed and the mos, heavily
taxed. lie says: "For examples Of this.
look al Mississippi, the frs, 10 repud,a'e
an homes, dept; 10 illinois. unable 10 pay
even the in eIes. on her debt, and driv-
ing her population from her limits by
heavy iaxa,ion; to Alabams with a debt
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'ConfectiOnarics, sc.

Mrs. vASsEUR begs leave ts inrsrm The
public generally. that she hss iast 70.
ceived . handsome assorimeIa Of at.ielss 10
her line; among which, she would PARTICULAR
y mention, . somc excellent Pins Aprls AID
other Cheese, and several barrels Of hscksfeI,
Nos. !, 2, and >. The public are invited 10
give her call.
November 8. A.
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STATE Expenditures Of Massachusetts.
1t appears by public documents from
The Trsssursr's office. already made pub
lie. that the income Of the State will ex.
coed its expenditures by more than 500.
600, besides liquIda,ing nearly one ham
dred thousand doilars Of It's public deb,:
ADD notwithstanding we have had an extra
session OF the Legislature, the expenses
OF the State adm,ni.trauon are less than
Tor several former years. This picture
of our State prosperity sugers volumes
in favor Of Governor Davis. and his faith
full coadju,ors 10 power. Boston Jour.
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ADvERrIsINeSl UNDER EXECUTION.
The editor of fayetteville Observer
notices with appriion the suggestion
in the Milton Clfcle, in favor Of a
law au,horising slai. and constab!es 10
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One Angelo de Cosiali publishes . lei.
Ter in . Southern Newspaper, announcing
the fac. thai lie has lice Mermaid, which
he proposes 10 bring To the u. States for
exhibition. He letter 10 daled "Mar-
unlco. July 10, ls<2." and he gives ,hs
following description Of bic Sea Virgin:
cit ~ss taken alive during boIs,erous
storm in the river Zane. II 10 . beauti-
fol creature. resembling a woman from
the middle upwards. aud dowuwards like
fish; head. eyes, nose and mouth, aud
long black hair. They never appear GU.
OF water below the middle; they have
arms and fingers, which are webbsd like
geese feet, with fms on the under part
Of The arm. They feed on different
herbs along The shore, and are Of a dark
color. ! hore The arrival Of this creature
will sll.y the doubts OF the existence of
Mermsids among your scientific men. l
have great trouble 10 feeding il. az il IL
very sashful, and will not eat in the pre-
sence Of any one, but | presume that diI-
tculiy will soan be overcome"
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Mr.. Miller, the end Of tho world pro.
phst. is putting up o solid brick wall
around his fsr@, near White Hall. New
York. ~hich will probsbly endure for q
Thousand years. A person offered him
$4,000 Tor the tsrm. and not 10 take pos
session until alter 1913; the prudent
prophet refused. however. alleging tina,
such an offer. depending. as il does. up
on future event, 10 aothing more than
gambling.