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There were shipped from. the port of Boston,
during the week ending OH the l7th ultino, 5S7
bales Of Domestic Goods-575 TO South America
and IL 10 the Nest Indies.
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SECOND DAY.

On Friday, The masses re-assembled on the
ground, sun IN large numbers, although several
ton from the Paris Clay Club. who baJ her
prevented by the rain the day before from attend
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S q II o @ L.
a. D. Err e ERR

WILL commence the next session Of his School
w the 9th Of September next
TERMS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR.
Spelling, Reading, Writing, and Elementary
Arithmetic, Sl2.
Grammar, Geography, Arithmetic, History,
&c; SIG.
new and commodions house. erected for the
special accommodation of this School, will be
ready in few days.
Siaunton, Aug. %, 1874.
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III A ID alt1A1Oo

On Tuesday evening last, by the Rev. VIM. s.
daughter OF MIR. Clifton Harris-ail of Albcmarle.
On Thursday the 22nd ult., by the Rev Mr. Israel
Mr. JOSEPH III BELL TO Miss ELIZA BETH TAYLoR-al
OF Augusta county,
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GEOR GEE w. EWETsER
CLOCK AND wATcII-rMAXEF

gp RESPECTFULLY informs his customers and
~ the public generally, that he is still carrying
on the above business in the shop formerly occu-
pied by Capt. Wm. Y Dung, on main street, one
door West of Mr.. John q Breckenridqe's Store;
and from ain experience of twenty five years in
the business he latiers himself that he will be
enabled to give general satisfaction to all those
who may favor him with their custom. All good
Watches carefully repaired and warranted to per-
form well for twelve months.
Stanton, Aug. %, 1914.
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BE TUARY.

DIED on Sunday the LIST instant, at the residence of
Widow Shoultz, MIR. MICHAEL PuFFESGARGER, aged
about AZ years.
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Nrgrocs 10Y Sale.

WILL be offered at Public Sale on The fourth
w Monday in September next, (23d inst.) a
number of Negroes belonging TO the estate of
VIM. Miller, decd, among them Woman who
is an excellent cock.
J. G. SHIPMAN,2 .d,.
Il. p. WILSON, "u'h fS'
Sept. 5, 1914.
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POLITICAL NOTICE.

u GREEN b. SAMUGLs, Esq, the Elector on
the Democratic Republican Ticket, for the l2th
Congressional District of Virginia, will address
the people Of Augusta County, on The days and
at the places following:
Staunlon, Monday Sept. 80, 2 o'clock, p. NJ.
Middlebrook, Tuesday, Oct. l, :"
Greenviile, Wednesday 2,
Naynesboro, Thursday 81"
New Hope, Friday A."
Mt. Scion, Saturday s."
1t will be impossible for Mr.. Samuels to re-
main In the county longer--and all persons So
liclted to attend at the above places Oh the days
mentioned.
tend with MIR. Samuels.
JAS. A. POAGE, Sec'y.
Sept. 5--it.
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PUBLIC SAiL,l9o

4 HAVE had in my possession horse belonging
Il to David o. Copeland for three years past,
which will sell at public auction, my premi-
ses. Saturday The 2lst instant, to defray the
expenses of keeping him.
BENZ. II. REID.
Sept. 5, 1914.
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WILLIAMSBURG July 25, ISI,

WILLIAMSBURG, July %, 1914.
concur with Mr. Saunders and Judge Tucker in all
they say respecting Mr. Edgar Mr.. Edgar has taught
IN my family for two years and half and is doubtless
one OF the best music Teachers in the country.
w w. VEST.
August o.
dJ-A subscription paper is left at Mr.. Cowan's
BOOKSTORE
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Prof Mathematics, William and Mary College

concur with Mr. Saunders in all he has said. Mr..
Edgar has taught in my family for three years, and is
certainly the best and successful teacher Of Music
evcrsaw. b. TUCKER.
Williamsburg, Va.
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n. G. KINNEY, C. C.

In pursuance of the above, will offer for sale
at public auction, on Thursday the Sd day Of next
October so much Of said land as will satisfy tho
aH.ount stated in the above decree.
GEO. BAYLOR, Jr. Comm'r.
September 5, ISli-5t
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ELAX SEED ORE, Of superior duality, re-,
- ceived and for sale by
June 81, 1S4i. T.. BERKELEY
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CERTIFICATES.

WILLIAMSBURG, July 3, 1874.
II gives me very great pleasure to recommend MIR.
John Edgar Music teacher, (Piano) TO all who may
desire to have upon that with
out cxaggcratop) of the very best teachers to be
found any where. He has been teaching my children
for more than three years. and his with them
enables me to say what have said above. Mr. Edgar,
may be relied on in every particular. p.
RO. SAUNDERS,
Prof N,tbc M,
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MWSI0.AIL INSlENWUNI1N0
JOHN EDGAR,

DROFESSOR OF MUSIC from Williams
Il burg, respectfully informs the citizens OF
Stanton, that he will forsu class for Sacred
Music if sufficient encouragement is given.
References Judge b. Tucker, PIofr. Will
liam and Mary College; Profr. Millinston; Proir.
Minagorode; Profr. Dew; Or. Peachy; Dr. Mer-
Ger; DIR. Waller; DR.. Cole; Mr.. Bright; Mr. Vest;
Mr.. Sheldon; MIR. Dickey Gault; Mr.. NJ. Bowers,
Rev. Mr.. Hodges.
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NO4TrG.

NOR SALE by the subscriber 1000 lbs. CUT
- NAILS; assorted sizes. Also 4O00 lbs. Tree
Sugar, said TO be very superior for preserving.
j. -. BRECKENRIDGE.
Sept, 3.
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I UST received, large supply Of good sole
- Leather, which offer at from l9 TO 20 cents
per pound. f. MAY.
Sept. 5, 1914.
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JoTZN .. IMRoDEN,
PICTORIAL BIBLE.

'5'HE FAIR RRoPos1TIo7Tv for
M sale by II. COWAN.
September s. 1874.
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Aug. 22-,ds.
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SALE UNDER DEED oF TRUST.

Sept. 5, 1914.
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25

Changes m Mississippi. A correspondent ofths
Washington Globe, gives the names of the fol
loving gentlemen who have lately renounced
Whiggery, all residents of single. county in
Mississippi -
Richard T. Archer, an old coon, near relation
to the Virginia Senator. > .s-.
Geo. 7. Swan. an eloquent speaker in 1910,
and Senator from Rankin and Simpson
. Thomas Aarne an eloquent speaker in 1910
late representative from Hinds-an old coon. -
Gen. r. Davis, whig candidate for CONGRESS in
1882 and whig orator in 1910 d man Of ia tents
and influence t,,r- - so''te, -
Col. William Davis. an able Harrison speak.
er in 184O. : = 80
Thos J.Johnson, of Clarke, an able and eff.
cient whig leader in 1870
Henry Calhoun, whig lawyer, and able
Geo. Calhoun, a brother of Jno. Calhoun of
heinttpcky, man of equal talents, powerful in
Col David Shoemaker. late whie representa- I
Iive from Copiah, man of decided inffuence.
= : James A. Vintress, late whig SpeakerAof the
House OF Representatives, and President of the
Senate-a leader, and man of influence 5. -
Hon u; H. Cooper and Col @. n. Gordon,
leading wings in 1910. - : : !
1couid extend this list to hundred anoo5a
ne prominent men, bat these are enoU II to show
how the tide.is seuing. - s. : s'sGs' -
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
From the Raleigh Register.
COMMON SCHOOLS

E In PURSUANCE Of The rroyisionsof an Act Of As
semblys entitled an Act for the establishment and
better regulation of Common Schools, The Presi,
dent and Directors of the, Literary Fund have
made ont the Nett Animal Income of The Fund
from Isl September, lS43, TO Ist Sept ember, 1914
and ascertained the amount TO be the sum of $92,-
O27 II; ; of which, $4,000 was distributed itIfhe
last March dividend, and $50, OFT II is ordered to
be distributed In the September dividend
The following Tabular Statement shows the
amount TO which each County entitled, out of the
VII olen net Income, and the amount due each, un-
der the March and eplemberdividpnds. ~e1t
J. IN. MOREHEAD,
Pres. Ea,-Ot7icio Lit. Board. 4
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25

9IAe Obsolete Idea" In 1842 the Albany
Evenlng JouFnat, ,the leading Wing paper ofthe
Empire State, thus reproved the efforts of Mr..
Clay and his friends to fasten another National
Bank on the country: -
s Yes. experienced, enlightened and patriotic
statesmen, are deliberately proposing to 90 down
to the ballot boxes in favor OF the incorporation Of
a National Bank, while a pLuNpERED PEopIR :
and sDIsHoNoREDc COUNTRY. bleedine,an and brnis-
ed. RECoIL WITH DISGUST AND HOR.
ROR from an issue sospREGNANr with F,VIT,
to- themselves, their CAUSE and their CouN-
TRY" = = I :
w hat have the Wings to say to this Q Isit
less true now than it was in sfa42a
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
THE STANDARD.
R.4LEHGMt ": q. 80

f. Mr.. Shep0rds~ address, The last number oil
the University Magazine contains the Address
delivered by James B. Shepard, Esq. before the
two Literary Societies of the University of North
Carolina, on the 5th June, 1914. We consider
it an excellent productions The style is chaste,
fluent, and forcble, and the sentiments are such
as must be approved by every enlightened and
moral community. -.
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
I $92,o27 II sf0,ooOIS52, G

| The Counties OF Edgecombe and Rowan no
having adopted the Common School system, lhei
dividends will be retained. a.'
The County of Catawha having been toks,
from Lincoln, by an Act of the last Legislature
and no provision made 10 the disposition of tba
part OF the Literary Fund to- which those 1wr
Counties are entitled it will be retained until the
Federal population OF each is aeerfained.
The share TO which Union is entitled is paid ,c
Anson and Mecklenburg, as required by law.
" b. To The Chairman Of The Boards of 81.
pe'fntendents of Common Schools, and to Me
School Con1ittees Throughout the Stale: -,
The Literary Board will call their attention to
their respective duties, as pointed out by Law, in
the following extracts from the Law, and nree
mem 10 De prompt and punctual in making their
ACT OF 1910.
SEC 12. Be it further enacted, That the
Schoof Committee shall, in one month after their
appointment, report in writing to the chairman Of
the board OF superIntendants the number and
eanes OF The white children in their districts of
nVe and under twenty Y-one years Of age. 4 \
SEC IS. Be it further enacted. That the
School Committees shall annually, on or before the
hrst day OF October of each and every wear. make
report 10 the Board of superintendants, s6ewine
the number OF children in their respective Districts
VINO nave received instruction at their Schools the
preceding year ). the length of time the same was
Kept up; and suchother facts in relation 10 their
Schools as they may deem expedient. :,
See: 1s. Be 1t further enacted, That the chair
man man shall annually, within fifteen days after the
nrstH day OF November, report in writing to the
president and Directors of the Literary Fund. or
10 such other officer Board as may be appointed
oy the General Assembly 10 manage said fund. the
amount of money he may. have received the PIE
cea,ng el year, and from whom, and to whom he has
paid y, setting forth the name Of each individual
and the amount paid to him; the number of. chill
dren who may have been taught in the Schools of
his County the preceding year; for what time
Schools may have been kept upin the several
with such other facts and suggestions
IS he may deem nseful-and be shall make two
copies OF so much of said report as relates TO the
Monies received and dlsbursed by him; one of
which he shall file with the Clerk Of the Board of
and the other he shall put up for
snolc Inspection In some CONSPICUOUS place in the /
court house Of his County.
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25

Things to be remembered and acted on,
Remember that the present Tariff law was pass
: ed by Federal Congress, in express and oper
violation .ofthe COMPROMISE Act of 1899 thai
Mr. Clay said, over and over again, that he was
for abiding by the principles Of that act, bat that
he now supports the present Tariff and saws besis
.. ~tterly opposed to its repeGE that the present
Tariff raises FORTY MILLIONS of dollars
per annum-twenty millions more. aceordino ia
Mr. Clay himself, than is necessary to carry on
the Governrnent; that Cox Polk and the demo-
cratic party are in favor of reducing the present
Tariff, SO that the taxes paid by the people NAV be
DECREASED, whilst Mr.. Clay and the Federal
party are IN favor of continuing the Tariff as ii is
North Carolina has always opposed HSeh IA
r1ft-l Taxes, or high Taxes of any SORT She has
heretofore been willing tocontribute her full share
to the support of GeVernment, but NE cannot be-
sIieVe she viii consent to, pay MTILIoNs of her
hard earnings to enrich the capitalists and manu-
facturers of the North Both Messrs. Man onm
and Graham voted i'm Congress against the nres.
ent Tariff and now how can they, as consistent
and honest politicians go fora man for President
who proclaitns himselfnot only against their
corded votes, but against the dearest Interests
ther state9 Every member in Congress from
North Carolina voted against the present tariff
with the exception Of Edward StanIy; and yet we.
now see these same members in the CLAW ranks
doing all they@ean to fasten this same tariff as
permanent torlmg g machine upon the people!
Remember that the Federal Whig partv re-
favor of sLS=-ALTERINGT TIE CoNsTITU.
TION OF THE UNITED STATES. and that
II Henry Clay is elected, and proves true to his
pledges, the thing will be done! - People of
North Carolina, your Forefathers agreed to the
present Federal Constitution in "a spirit ofextreme
caution and after long deliberation: Are YOU
Wiling to proelaimby your votes thai. the SEVENTH
SIX Whlgs-the true Wings were wRosG4 That
hey made botch-work 2 That Washington and
jefferson, and Franklin, knew less about govern.
nent than such as Henry Clay and Daniel w eb-
'ter, and John Quincy Adams? Are YOU prenar!gE
I'd to commityour Constitution for alterationsor /
amendment, into the hands Of turbulent, and fac
iouS partlzans, who may care for nothing bnttbe
oVancement and consummation of party pnrposcs2
,auSe' we beseech you, befose you do any.sucbI
hing Col. Polk and the democratic party ate1
favor of the Constitutions as 1t IS, and If tbev
re put IN power they will see that no hand is nerI
oltted to mar or destroy its grand and beautiful
- : :
= Remember thatthe Federal party pissed lhel.s
'anhrppt Law, and that Henry Clay voted fopl
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
" The Mountain Io5ored and 5rouoAt forth
x q Mouse ~

! : q Moa5Se ~ -
Theslast Register contains an exceedingly dull
and labored Address from the Whig Central Com
ml'toe of North Carolina, (sisned by Mr. Richard
Hines, as Hsuab and adopted of course at the
usual place, y in which an attempt is made to
break down the defence recently made by Senator
H9y'00Oa of the memory and reputation of Eze-
kiel Polk. We have readthis Address, but have
neither time nor room to devote to it. this week.
It shalf be taken up in our next -
The Address not only fails, in every respect, to
make good the charge of Toryism against Eze-,
KEEL Polk, but it teens with the rankestan most
notorious political SANDERS against his grandson,
Col. James K. Polk. But all off this Shall be.no-
ticed in due time, We pronounce the charges
brought against Col. James K Polk in the latter
part of the Address to be unquaIifediy false, and
we intend to pro0e what we say. These. are
strong words, but they are truei and let the.
Clay-leadcrs in North Carolina make the most Of
them
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25

Q.FAdams President in S253to urehimscH the
Office ofsceretafy ef State and the ehaaee Of The
succession ofshe. Presideneg, been proved BY the
strong gestsort Of eyldencetaAd by the most respect
Cable witnesses And has he not refused to give
Francis P. BIaif permission topublish the conf
dental letter he wrote him. in 1924, which would
show the wayshe workedn2 = <
Again. Did henot vote for the Bankrupt Law
against the known wishes and instructions of his
constitue And was not that law a repuddatioo
ofhonest debts 5y The sohoJesals
Next, Did heno ayow in speech in Con
gress in 1917 or Ist8 that he would obey instruc-
tions, no matter what shape they came, and that
all he wanted to know, n any case, was the wish
es. .ofthe peopEe2 Andhas he notliyed to falsify
his own professions by dsregardiug the instruc-
tions of in every case in which they
have since been given especially in making Ad-
ans President and in voting for the Bankrupt
Lava
again. Is he not now for altering the Con-
stitution by having the Veto power stricken out,
and would mot this lead Ito other alterations UNTIL
by and by our republican form OF government
would be changed into monarchy And shall
we ever get better men to make better ConStitu-
Ii0n for us than we have now And did Clay or
any other man ever find fault with until he found
i was in the. way of his moneymeasures, az 1IBank
and Distribution -
After the Wing farmer had finished his reasons,
an old conscience ee-hardened toady Whig exclaim-
ed:.aszs" Why,syou make out Mr. Clay to be the
biggest lar the greatest duclIist the greatest de-
ceiver, and the. most slippery public man that ever
was" ! Yes, continued the Wing farmer, l will
AXE n.y. Bible OATH that believe all these charg
Is to be true; but fonly one half be true, Mr. Clay
IS too bad naneVer to be President of these Uni
ed States His wIcKEDNEsswouId call down
he CURSES OF HEAVEN. on his administration,
md his policy would interrupt and endanger the
7ery peace and continuance Of the Union
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25
Consulate of Her Britanick Mojesta

SIaiVeston, Republic of Texas { =
In accordance with instructions received from
the Earl of Aberdeen, Tier Maestvs Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,-and in
order that the law may be known by all to whom
this notice is addressed
the undersigned Consul do hereby notify all
British subjects whomsoever, resident within the
Consulate of GaIveston-That copy of an act
passed at the last session of Parliament, entitled
IAN Act for the more efectual suppression of
the slave Trade" (6and Z, VicE chap 9s) in
which 1t is declared that all the several matters
and things prohibited in the Act of the 5th George
Nv, chap Is, entitled Gan Act to amend and
consolidate the Laws relating to the abolition Of
the slave Trade" are forbidden to be- done bv
British subjects, wheresoever residing, or being,
wnelhef in any countries, or settlements not be.
longing to the British Grown. or within rhe Rr;,.
1sh Dominons. Colonies or settIements-is affix.
5, ed, ,05 + inspection in the office of said Consul and
twelve to three Ps09MEp1fy M Gaigz from the hour
ed) y s'1Huty' except
Given under my hand, at Galveston this 6,st
The North-Carolina standard., 1844-09-25


Boy. PoSittrc :-RALEIGH, April l7lh. u
think 1t far more wise and important TO comps
and harmonic the present Confederacy as E0I
exists, than to Introduce new element of dstM
and distraction into II. True wisdom,
seems to me, points to the duty of rendering y
present members happy, prosperous, and satlsSa
-WHh each other, rather than to attempt 10 lnu'
duce alien members, against the common cOnse5'
and with the certainty Of deep dissatisfaction. W.
Jefferson expressed the opinion, and Others u.
HeVed, that 1t never was in the contemplate 4
the trainers ofthe Constitution to add foreign terD
ry to the ConfederacY, out of which new sac
were to be formed. The acquisition of LousIln
and Florida may be defended upon the pec1.p
ground OF the relation in which they stood oU
States of the Union. After they were admIts,
we might well pause while, people our "a
wastes, deVelope our resources, prepare the ms1D
OF defending what we possess, and augment w "
strength, power and greatness. If hereafter tuIno
territory should be wanted for an increased Pq,
latien, we need entertain no apprehension O1I w. ~
1t viii. be acquired by means, it is to be hoped %
honorable, and constitutional =. In the igII, iIg,
progress OF events, it is probable that there Wia
voluntary or forci6le separation of the Bll'.
North American possessions from the parent cVY " y
Try am strongly inclined to think that 1t VIII llI
best for the happiness of all parties, that ID M n
event, they should be erected into separate D., D.
independent Republic. With the CANADIAN tx ~
pliollc ON the one side, that of Texas on the
and the United States, the friend Of both pew pew
them, each could advance its own hapPne'., ,e
such constitutions, laws and measures as
pest ada ptedt to its peculiar condition Ihey Jadf
De natural allies, ready by co-opration to En
fnropean or foreign attack upon either
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Hsosof letters

r.sA1NtNG 10 the Post oihcc -
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