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NOTICE.

NHIS. MARY PORTER intending TO remove
49, from Charlotte, respectfully requests all
persons indebted TO her TO come forward and sci,
tie. She desires to leave early ia the Spring and
she gives this early ice that all indebted 10 her
may have sufficient time to make arrangements
to liquidate their accounts before that time.
Mrs. 7. has on hand quantity Of Goods OF va.
rious descriptions, which she will sell at cost for
CASH. She has number of Bonnets which she
will sell lower than cost. Bombazne Bonne,s
will be sold at 81 IS and - Cash
She feels under many obligations to the people
generally, and those indebted will put her under
sill greater obligation if they will settle up.
Dee. |. 1913. 6tf
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EXTRAORDINARY SURGICAL OPERA.
TON

TON
The P,ttsburg Morniuy Post nublishe,
the following letter, giving gu account Of
an extraordinary operation Ia Surgery. nor.
formed BY DR.. ioIhheu, of " heeI.nc, Va.
NEWARK, O., Der. 25. ls4s.
A considerable sensation has lately been
created ~ cur town, ~ consequen nee of he
result Of an operation which has latel, been
performed upon Miss s., near our place,
by DR., iuIIlben, Wheeling, Va. As lie
case is one singular. ! will relate it as cot.
'ecily as can. The young lady, when
chl'd, received severe and extensive burn
on The face and neck; and the contraction
resulting IRON II had drawn her meek for.
wards and d0ansafds, the chin beiDr firm
~ bound down 10 he breast bone by thick
bands OF contracted flesh. the skin Of the
lace vas drawn downwatds, SO that her
mouth vas kept permanently open she
vas untbe 10 close her eyes; there was
scarcely enY appearance Of an under lin:
ana me lover Jaw, IA consequence Of The
constant pull upon 1t, was lepg htned st least
an inch add o half more thon tie unler:
80 $50 Pt'Se"t"5 u''orctutI, tIc ilusi c&- f
IRENE de.ormly. The delorni,y Of The
Jaw vas removed by SAVING out block
on both sides, and then setting the proi,ct
my part back, SO hat the teeth Of both
rvs come properly together. The draw.
ine down OF the head, face, eye.llds. and
under Jaw vas relieved, by cutting the chm
loose from the breast bone, and when her
head was raised TO lis proper position
the wound CARED open q, least FIVE inches
vide, besides being abou, nine inches in
length. A piece was then Gu, from the
shoulder and arm sufficiently large TO fill
u Ibis horrible wouad. and brought round
realty secured in II and there il healed IN
he most beautiful manner, relieving the de. :
ormiiy TO an incredible extent, Ono which I
vas Considered, heretofore. in our section
II Country, as hey onj the reach OF surge. !.
y.
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GEN. TAYLOR.

We are glad to learn from the proceed.
ings Of Council, published in this morn.
'"gs paper, that d resolution has been a..
copied to invite Gen. Taylor, the President
eIect, to pass through Savannah on his way
70 washington, and TO partake of our hos.
pl'aiay. This is altogether proper, and
as ms invitation is offered in behalf of the
cay through the public authorities, we trust
,"at all our citizens, Of whatever political
la''h' VIII unite in rendering to the Old He.
10, VINO has reflected so much glory upon
tue whole country, and who is now the cho.
sen President Of The nation, such a vel.
come as is due 10 him and creditabie to
themselves Savannah Republican,.
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~ The f'sssytsry Of Concord will bold an
aolourned meeting At Davidson College, On Wed
hesaay. the 18Th day of December next, a, II
O'Clock, A. NJ.
Ri. LAFFERrY, Stated Cy,,t
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The Lowell Offering states tina, in one
mi''' during The past eighteen years, eigh
'y'i"o OF The boys" and four hundred
and five girls have been married duripa
five years, and from another mill one hun.
dred and eighty seven of the girls have
been married during the FIVE years, and
from single room IN another corporation
'"en'y.eight were married in one year.
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hAfoRT OF CORN FROM THE BLACK
SEA FORBIDDEN.

ny letters IRON lbrail and Ga!a.z. parts
On or COMMUNICATING with thu Black Sea.
rom Which very large shipments of corn
are habiiual'y made. i, is stated that the
export OF inhiah corn was prohibited from
nose places after the 22i of October last.
ne Chez cause Of tins prohibition is said
10 have arisen from the large copsunp,,op
cause o. and likely 10 be petpe,oa,ed for
certain period, by the augmentation Of
Russian ard Turkish armies in, and IN the
ueigbborhood of, Wallachia.
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~ The Flag Of this city says: 1--WE
|'e ''for"ed the Wings of this metropolis
aad torch.ligh, celebration las, Saturday
|.y"! Ahi Informed wsro you1 Did
P'u Aear nothing Of i. | Did you zee moth.
~ Of ~ What dark place did you find J
|. we're You "gailey" slave. with your
''f'n hid among the eases and boz.
~ o. tho Fla: Oficc CHI
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The Pdisburg Morn!ns Post publishe.
the following letter, giving sn account Of
an extraordinary operation IN Surgery, per.
formed BY DR.. Huliihen, of Wheeling. Va.
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To The Editors Of the Pittsburgh Gazette.
Sketch of the Life of General TAYLOR,

have been o liking little into Gen. Taylor's
early life. and early military career. Possibly
some notes have made may interest some OF
your readers. Ills history during The last or
years, is familiar to every school boy in the
country.
Richard Taylor, the father Of Zachary Tny-
lor, held u commission as Colonel in the Vir.
ginia line, and distinguished himself in the Rev.
oluIiOnary War. His third on.Zachary. was
born in Orange county, Virginia, Nov. "a.
1884. some months after the recognition of A.
mercOn Independence, by the mother country.
During the next summer Zachary being then
about months old. his father removed his fam.
lily to "Ihe dark and bloody ground now com.
prlsng the State of Kentucky. He built log
cabin in the wilderness, some 5mes from where
Louisville now stands, and there reared his fam
lily amid all the dangers and privalons of from
tier lie.
His brother, Hancock, n surveyor by profes.
sion, was murdered by the Indians in the woods.
A story is told Of young Zachary, that while
quite child ON the occasion of an Indian a.
arm, he was found busily engaged in running
bullets for his fathers rifle. This was the
school in which Zachary passed his early years
He assisted his father in telling the forest and
cutivating his farm, and there laid the founda.
ton Of those simple habits and robust health
which have enabled HIM in ali his campaigns, to
share the fare of the common soldier, and sus.
tain equally the cold of Green bay, and the
heat Of the tropics.
Elisha Ayres, Connecticut school master
(still living who then taught in his fathers
neighborhood, thus writes Of his former pupil
"The Kentuckians we're then warlike ant
chivalrous people, and often engaged in offensive
or defensive skirmishes with the Indians.
number were known TO be in the woods, not fal
distant from the school house; and one of then
was shot, wearing British uniform. In the
hostility TO the Americans, they were encoura
ged and sustained by the British authorities OF
the northern frontiers. There was Mr.. Wet
eel in the neighborhood of the school, who, hav
ing been once chased by three or four In
dians, loaded his rifle while running, and sue
cessively shot them all. This exploit mad,
Wetzel famous, and he became the instructor O
the young men and boys in the neighborhoo
in his mode Of maintaining running fire. A
mong his pupils was young Zachary Taylor
He appears to have been an apt scholar in a
except the running, and has ever since prefe,
red rough and ready front fire.
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WHOLE NUMBER 7is.

up behind you on the Pmiils.' This ~as sor
ol voice the meeting was not prepared 10 com.
BAT, and all obeycd bis orders.
Ia 1885 the hostility Il The Seminole Indians
10 remove west Of the Mississippi river, led to
that prplracted, bloody aud expensive Florida
war. The massacre Of Maj. Da5e commenced
and the iunumerabs crueitics inflicted upon
The white scuIers had aroused the country 10
dangers Of that contest. -Four successive Cen
erals had been called 10 the command, and *.
hausled in vain, their resources, in attempting 10
drive out the hostile Indians. Col. Taylor's
reputation in lndiun warfare, caused him 10 te
ordered to Floridu. His Unprecedented success
won and eRrned him the chief command of that
var. lie found The lndians emboldeued By FOR.
mer success, and relying upon their inaccesii-
ble swanps, spurncd The idea Of submission 10
The military aulhorIy Of the United SIaies.
| Col. Taylor determined upon demonsra-
lion so effective as 10 at once overawe The hos
| tile Indians. At the head Of 100 men, he pen
eIrated through the almos, Inaccessible ever.
/ giades Of Florida, and on Christmas DAY, 1887
IN dense cypress swamp, near the Kissiminee
/ he auacked The Indians, whose forces had been
there concentrated for battle. The details o.
that desperate and bloody Struggle cannol here
be given. The Seminoles were tefea.ed-lheii
combined strength was forever broken-rhence
forward, the war was but asuccesson Of guciii
la fights. The acknowledgement Of Col. Tay
Tors merits, was the commission Of Brigadei
General conferred in the langusge Of the offcia
despatch on accoun, "of Distinguished service,
in the battle Of Kissimnee 10 Florida and tie
entire command Of the war assigned 10 him.
Il forms no part Of our design 10 sketch Gen
eral TayIor's military career since he was order
ed to the Rio Grando. Every one is iamiia
with The leading incidents Of that memoraJi,
compaign-rehecting no credit on the Admins
tralion which unnecessarily brought on that wal
but crowning with immortal honor The Gener
al-his officers-and soldiers who executed hi
command.
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eternal Vigilance Is the price Of Liberty"
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rRRMs oF ApYERTlSING
From Shurp's Magazine.
Poor Marguerite.

JND PART TO "THE PEOFLE's REcOLLEcTIONs or
SAFoLEox."
"Say. mother, who is yonder weeping,
Leaning the cottage door beside!
That aged woman, feebly creeping,
With no kindred hand her steps to guide.
Now say, good mother, why she weeps,
whene'er of him you tell"
'AChildren, old Marguerite's husband sleeps
Where many a brave mun fell,
Beyond those distant mountain tops,
In Italy on battle day"
"Poor Marguerite! ay, she always stops
Good mother hearing what you say
And many a tear she drops"
"HE was the hero Of the war;
A leader young and bold;
And oft his victories atar
The peoples praises told.
Great fame he won, but many bled-
Some wept like her, when others smiled.
They turned away to mourn their dead
The parent, wife, and child;
But she was not all lonely then,
She had gallant SON
The hero lost his bravest men,
But yet what glorious battles wont"
"That brave youth, was he SLANT"
"Ah! yes her son was killed in fight,
His comrades told Of his renown,
How well he fought, how, in their sight,
DYING, he struck his loeman down.
Oh! it was brave! his poor young wife
Looked up no more-her infant, too,
Soon pined away its little life;
1t dropped, poor babe, as if it knew
That it was latherless-they died
Yet still she had two boys;
Two bold stout youths, her hope and pride.
To lose them both!-short are LIES joys"
"Say, mother, how they died"
"When that great army through our village
Marched with such music and such state,
The eldest left his peaceful tillage,
And vowed to share the hero's fate.
He, too, was killed-with his last breath
He shouted, Glory to our Chief!'
Poor maiden! how she mourned his death
Lisa, who loved him; and her grief,
And Marguerite's, too; and never more
Has Lisa smiled, nor has she spoken,
Save idiot words-her heart was broken"
"She weeps at Marguerite's door,"
"The aged often live through sorrow
That younger hearts will break;
Marguerite will weep again tomorrow,
For her lost Children's sake;
Lisa, who should have been his bride,
She lived not long, but sunk away;
And Marguerite asks by her dear side
Her weary bones in earth to lay.
But let us tell the hero's fame,
And talk of him and of his glory,
"Oh mother, when we hear his name,
And think of her and her sad story,
His praise were sin and shame"
"Ah! my good children, It's, | fear,
No more than others felt.
In every village, far and near,
Widows and orphans dwelt-
In those proud days of victory,
Begging their bread they came,
From door to door, while joyful nigh,
The people praised his name.
And his they called Heavens brighte st star
Oh! ere it set, what thousands more
Had persisted in the SHOWS ATARI"
"Mother, why toldyou not before
The wickeduess of war!"
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Wa Department, Jun'
GEORGE BANCROFT.
To Brig. Gen. z. Taylor, U. S. Army, Com.
munding lst Dept, Fort Jesup, La.


Under these instructions, whenever the con.
rgency should happen in which the General
was TO march his forces from Louisiana 10 Tex.
as that is, when he sht i'd have heard oflhe nc-
ceptance by Texas of our proposals for annexu-
lion. ii was his duty 10 march his army directly
to the Rio Grande; and if he had refused so 10
do he would have rendered himself liable 10 ar.
rest for disobedence of orders.
But the department was so fortunate soon af.
ter the dale Of the above despatch as 10 obtain
information with regard 10 the country we were
about 10 invade, Of which it would seem it was
before in profound ignorance; and under the in
fuence Of which twas induced TO modify ls or.
ders. We give The despatch en,ile:
War Department, July 8, 1845.
SIR: This department is informed that Mexi-
co has some military establishments on the east
side of the Rio Grande, which are, and for some
time have been, in the actual occupancy Of her
troops. In carrying out the Instructions hereto
fore received, you will be careful 10 avoid any
acts of aggression unless an actual state Of war
should exist. The Mexican forces at the posts
in their possession, and which have been SO, will
not be disturbed as long as the relations of peace
between the Unhed States and Mexico continue.
WIN. L. MARCY.
Brig. Gen. 2. Taylor
This, it will be seen, was but an ambiguous
modification Of tho previous orders. The Cen
eral is directed not 10 disturb the Mexican for
ces at the posts on this side of the Rio Grande
but the order to "select and occupy site on or
near the Rio Grande," is not revoked, unless by
somewhat strained implication. This impli-
cation, however, Gen. Taylor acts upon, with
the alacrity shown in the following letter to the
department:
Headquarters lst Military Department,
New Orleans, La, July 20, 1876.
SIR: respectfully acknowledge yourcommu.
nicalion of July 9th, covering the instructions
Of the Secretary Of War of the same date. rela.
tive TO the Mexican settlements on this side Of
the Rio Grande. Those instructions will be
closely obeyed and the department may rest as
sured that | will take no step 10 interrupt the
friendly relations between the United States and
Mexico. | am gratiied at receiving these in
structions as they confirm my views previously
communicated IN regard to the proper time 10 be
occupied at present by our troops
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w. l.. MARCY.
Gen. z. Taylor. Sec'y War.
War Department. .
Washington, August 80, t845.

Sir: The instructions herein.
fore issued, enioin upon you to defend Texas
from invasion and Indian hoslililics; aud should
Mexico invade it, you will employ all your for.
ccs 10 repulse the invaders, and drive all Mexi.
can troops beyond the Rio Grandc. -
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~ ~
Z. TAYLOR.


BreYel Gen. Z. 5. 4. Commanding.
The Adj Gen. Of Army, Washington, d. c.
Corpus Christi, it should be observed, is situ-
aed on the pest bank Of the Nueccs, or more
strictly speaking, perhaps, oflhe bay into which
that river empties. The department may pos
sby have thought that the General was crccs-
sire|y pyudeat IN selecting point for his army,
one hundred nnd fifty miles distant from the Rio
Grande!
The following extracts will shcw the earnest
ness with which the administration sought to
impress upon Gen. Taylor The dniy Of protect
ing the chole Of Teras up to the Rio Grdads.
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Gen. Taylor and the True BemOcr at.

Men who have all along opposed the war as
unconstitutional, uncaed for, inhumau, and un-
christian, have suddenly discovered in the man
who advised the marchingora an armed force into
neutral territory, and who lent himself with ul
his acknowledged bravery and military talents
10 the prosecution Of this war, dazzling beau
~, and surprising excelence.-True Democrat
July 8, 1913.
The charge embraced in the above extract,
that Gen. Taylor ddriSed the adrdacs Of our
troops 10 the Rio Grande, has been made before,
but never by any one pretending to be Wing.
So long as the slander was breahed only from
Locofoco lips, il was very properly regarded as
harmless. But now, having found a Judgement
in The easy credulity of our Wing neighbor, and
having by him been assigned prominent place
in the eolumns or journal protesting to be the
advocate of high toned political principle, the
truth Of history, no less than the consistency Of
that uery small portion of the Wing parly ofthe
Union which supports Gen. Taylor. requires
that an exposii ion shall be made OF the iounda-
ZION on which this allegation rests. For this
purpose we proceed TO make such extracts from
The correspondence between the War Depart
mpnt and Gen. Taylor rs will show the nature
o. the instructions under which the General was
acting, and the suggestions which he did make
with reference TO the advance tothe Rio Grande:
War Department, June Is, lS45.
SIR: = The point of your Ultimate
destination is the Western poruon Of Texas,
where you will select aud occupy. on or near The
Rio Grande del Norte, such a site as will con-
sst with the health of the troops, and will be
best adapted to rePel invasion, and 10 protect
what. in The event Of annexation, will be our
western border.
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Wal Department,
Washinglon, Augnst Is, ISIS.


Sir: The information hitherto received as t"
the intention Of Mexico, and the means thew
may adopt, does not enable the administration
here TO give you more explicit instructions in re-
gard to your movements and those which have
been already forwarded to you. There is rea.
son TO believe that Mexico is making efforts 10
assemble a large army TN the frontier of Tex
as, for the purpose of entering its territory and
holding forcible possession of it. Ofthis move
mcnt you are probably advised. and we trust
have taken. or will early take, prompt and eff
cient steps 10 meet and repeI any such hostile
incursions. Should Mexico assemble Iarg,
body of troops on the Rio Grande, and cross it
with considerable force, such movementmust
be regarded as an invasion Of the United States.
aud The commencement of hostilities. You will,
of course, use all the authority which has been.
or may be given you TO meet such state Of
things. Texas must be protected from hostile
invasion, and for that purpose you will, ofcourse,
employ TO the utmost erient, all The means you
possess or can command. y r
have the honor to be,
With greatrospect, yours.
w. l.. MARCY.
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