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CHLOROFORM.

We understand that DR.. Henry Seawell
Of this County, assisted by Doctors Brant.
ly and Dunn, performed surgical opera.
ton on a person in Wake Forest, few
days since, while under the influence Of
Chloroform, with the most happy results.
The operation was that Of excision Of the
mammary gland for Cancer. The patient
felt no pain, and The Cancer was cut on, 10
less than three minutes. The senses Of the
patient were in as full play as ever imme.
dlately after the operation, and the sore is
said TO be healing up finely. This speaks
we'll for the ability and skill Of the Surgeon
and his assistants.
VIVA, n powerful-what wonderful
agent is this Chloroform Judiciously used
no fears. we understand, need be entertain
ed of fatal results from its influence but
Of course, like every other blessing 10 man
kind, il is liable to perversion and abuse
and it may, when applied by the ignoran
or the careless. produce death. 1t viii
not be long before it will be employed il
all important surgical operations.-Ral
Standard.
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Goth of May Celebration.

The |. o. Odd Fellows will celebrate
the Anniversary Of the Mecklenburg Dec.
lara,ion Of Independence, 10 this place,
on Saturday next. A procession will be
formed a, the Lodge, which will proceed
10 the PIesby terrain Church, where the
Declaration will be read by Wm. s. Har.
ris, Esq, and an Grafton delivered by. Mai.
J. w. Ellis Of Salisbury. From the church
the Order will return to the Lodge, after
which they, mud invited guests. will repair
to the Hotel formerly kept by Mrs. Anr
johnson, TO plrtake OF a collation. prepar
ed by WIN. Hunter, Esq.
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FOR GOVERNOR,
CHARLES MANLY,
OF WAKE.

1--WE arc authorized to announce THOMAS
N. ALEXANDER. Esq. as a candidate for re
election to the Office OF Sheriff Of Mecklsnburg
county. at the ensuing August election.
1--WE are authorized 10 announce Col. B. w
ALEXANDER as a candidate for the office ol
Sheriff of Mseklenturg county, at the ensuing
August election.
1--we are authorized 10 announce Col. JOHN
NJ EARNlIARDT as a candidate for the otiics
Of Sheriff OF Mseklenburg county, at the ensu
ng August election.
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Pa(lletislN.

DR.. Shannon who performs cures according 10
the new science Of Pathetism, 10 now in this VII
lage, where no will remain q short time for the
purpose of giving the afflicted an opportunity OF
being relieved, and those wishing tosknow some.
thing Of the science, 4 chance to became inform
ed. The Abingdon VIrgnisn making some re-
marks relative 10 DR.. Shsnnon's success in that
place says;
I'VE have witnessed some Of its effects. Sew.
eral cases Of intense suffering from nervous head.
ache, tooth ache &c. were instantly relieved BY
DR.. Shannon in cur presence, and ws have heard
Of others in this place, whore relief was more
morkable, because the disease was more confirm.
ed and the suffering more intense. We alluds to
. case Of rheumatism in q lady. who informed Nc
herself, that she bad not been able for years
90 much as 10 In her foot from the floor. On
Sabbath last DR.. Shannon applied = small por
tion OF his ointment. and in FIVE minutes she ex.
psrienced almost miraculous relief. This was q
mere test Of the efficscy Of The ointment, . fair
and full trial Of which. she has doubt, will en-.
tIrely restore her to health.
We srs not apt TO Be led sstrsy by qusekery,
~ q simple system Of domestic remedies 10 some.
limss termed. but We are lees disposed to regard
he man thus eaptivstsd fool. than he who, with
me evidence before his eyes, doubts the effleacy
Of tbs sEent II this DO humbag. happy would
il be for the human family were there few more
such. The ingredients used are almost srefu
sively vegetable. exceedingly SIMPLE, and within
the reach Of ALL"
lie has hundreds of testimonials of his unps.
rslleled success in relieving diseases and in i'm
parting . Knowledge of his science which be viii
DO pleased 10 exhibit TO the inspection Of any
Who may desire it.
lie gives full instructions for 8 90 ths, those
\ no receive them can operate with a. much eff
;isney in relieving disease as himself.
Amsng those who received instruction, from
him IN Lexington and Salisbury. We notice the
nance Of John r. Mabty, DR. +. w. stimsea, DR..
Jams w. Jones, DR. B. II. Whitney. DR. James
:, n zen Robert +. Loye, John l. Shaver. John l.
pei, aui Mhiei' 49, A.. - NJ
hardt. Allen Newsom, Willism. bfo~R . ..."
n. Pinks,on. Elias Lee, Paul Miller, A. ". Buis.
G. 5. Wren and ID. II. Spencer.
Those afflicted with Head. ache, Tooih-sehs,
and slight attacks Of Rheumatism will bs relieved
Tee Of charge. 10 all Chronic eases. DR.. s. rs.
quirss no remuneration for his services until IL
months after cure is Effected.
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An Editors Life.

What do you think Of an Editors lie
Do you suppose thu, he lies on bank Of
flowers, where roses and dahlias, azaliss
and "wha, higher grows Of rich acan.hus,
enrich the air with fragrance, and make
the whole atmosphere redolent Of perfume
that he is famed by soft zephyrs; that
beautiful nymphs stand by, lending beauty
TO flowers, aud holding smelling bottle 10
his nose, adding sweetness to perfume
and that darkie is close by keeping The
flies Off;
Ths, music 10 eurgling from thousand rills;
Aud swelling from thousand bill';-
the bills Of birds we mean, no. Doctors, or
Lawyers, or Merchants bills.
Do you imagine him placed in any such
ecsistic situation If YOU do, you miss II
most egregiou,ly. For the fragrance oil
flowers imagine the stencil Of ink for fan
ming BY z.phyrs, imagine the wiPlng away
with a shilling handkerchief the per'Pirn'
ton from distressed editors brow foi
nymphs, "deviis "begrimsd and sooiy
imploring more copy for dsrkies keeping
the flies of. the Editor Knocking the mos.
quiloes of, with his own smulty hand, and
for music, imagine him dSnned with all
kinds Of "biNs ITO the tune Of the " Vex.
ed Editor"
Imagine such to be the "irue picture ="
Of an Editors life, lie, your sympatbes be
excited 10 his behalf, and It you do not take
his paper, or are reading = " borrowed
one" send right off aud subscribe imme.
diatsly, and alleviate IN a measure his ua-
euviaLle position.
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COngrCssiO News.

There is moth ng of very grca, interest,
'ransplring IN Congress Just now. In the
Senate quite warm discussion has been
gong on, relative 10 the Presidents mes.
sage IN relation to Yucatan. Messrs Crit.
,enden, Clayton, Calhoun, Davis, Foo,e,
flanagan, Houston, Johnson, Miles and
Westcott participated.
Mr.. Stewar. Of Pennsylvania, in the
House, after reading, signl6ed his intention
at an early day Of Offering, for adoption, a
series of resolutions from Gen. Taylor,
recent letter.
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A REFUGE FOR KINGS.

At a meeting in behalf Of France and
Liberty, held in the State Capitol, at Har-
risburg, a few days ago, NJ. B. Lowry,
Esq, Of Crawford county, suggested the
proprie,y Of instructing our Senators and
requesting our Representatives in Con.
gress to procure the passage Of law,
granting 20 acres Of land TO each of the
crowned heads Of Europe, that they might
emigra,c to the distant West Of our coun-
try, settle down in quiet, become useful
and respected citizens, and under the pro-
lection OF the Stars and Stripes, receive
such practical lessons in The science Of
self government, as would undeceive them
all their lives as to the efficiency Of royal
ly. Not bad idea.
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pondent well versed in Mexican affairs, al
that place. | will endeavor TO supply you
with the latest intelligence from there, and
the action OF the Mexican Congress on the
treaty. shall send it through by extra.
ordinary express, or 60 with il myself as
far as Vera Cruz.
There is no news Of importance or inter.
est TO you from the States Of chihuahua,
Zacatecas. San LUIS Po,osi, Guahjualo, or
Guadalaj,ra. Everything appears to be
quiet, except The announcement OF an en-.
gagement with small American force on
The frontier. This, however, wants con.
firmaton.
Yours. MUSTANG.
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SERMON ON HE'LL.

The inhabitants Of New Orleans and the
South West seem TO have been seized Of
late with theological fury, occasioned by
the publication of a sermon on He'll, in
VIII cb very learned and eloquent clergy.
man Of n. Orleans, Rev. Theodore ClapP,
eudeavors TO prove that there is no war
rant in the Holy Scriptures for the belief
10 eternal punishment. We suppose 1t is
not 50 much the novelty Of the doctrine,
as the high intellectual power Of It's new
advocate, which causes the sensation IN
,i,. c-Asrsni City. Several able polemics
armed TO the teeth, have entered tue "s'~
against the champion OF Universaiism.
The question, for the time, seems to have
cast the French revolution IN the shade.
The Delta says tina, the press generally
appear to derive great relief from Mr..
Clapp's views. Who shall say that our
countrymen do not perform their par. 10
the deliveiance Of the world While the
Poles are preparing to drive out one Nick
from the regions Of eternal snow, our A.
merican revoIutionists, determined not &c
be ou,done, make war upon the other IL
his regions Of eternal fire.
Down with the Russian Down will
Old Nick Vive the Crescent City NiN'
Theodore Clapp Rich. Rep.
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ours.
DESTRUCTIVE rIREIN PHILADELPHIA.

On Sunday morning about half asst ! 2
o'clock, most destructive fire broke out
in the carpenter shop occupied BY Joseph
Connolly, in the rear Of Bonsall street. be.
tween Ninth and Tenth, and Lombard and
South streets, Philadelphi which soon
spread to two other frame buildings, occu.
pied bv Michael Porter, carpenter, and
Capt. Sherman. These, with the entire
contents, consisting Of large quantity OF
worked lumber, and tools OF some dozen
iourneymen carpenters, were entirely des-
lroyed. The fire next communicated TO
the following five two story brick dwelling
houses on Bonsal street IL, 3, D, ., and
IL, occupied by John Spellman, printer !;
Joseph Smith, George Fife, tohacconisi;
VIM. Tooley, and Thomas Poole, which
were all more or less damaged, the occu.
pants suffering to considerable extent in
the injury done their furniture, &c.
Five small three story brick dwellings,
in los. Govitt's court, occupied by John
Patterson, plasieIer, Margaret Arneit,
Thomas Tooley, and David White, gar
dener, were also entirely destroyed, the
poor tenants narrowly escaping with their
lives, losing all their clothing and house
hold property. The back building Of SIX
dwelling houses belonging TO jefferson
Row." on Lombard street. from 9 to IL,
occupied by George Helmuth, clerk; Fred.
erck Hoyt, tailor; John Macarthur, bull
der; Bernard Shury, clerk David Miller,
and John Austin, were much burned, ex-
cep, the latter, which was only slightly in
jured. The total loss Of property will pro. I.
baby exceed $4,000. Mr.. Connelly's
oss. il is said, will reach $4,000, while
Mr.. Porter's is also equally heavy. Mes
'rs. Smith, Tooley, Fne, and Poole, will
probably suffer to tho extent of 500 each.
The carpenter shop, occupied by Mr.. Con
lelly, and dwellings l. 3, and 5, Bonsall
ireet, were GA ned by Robert Goyllt. The
hop occupied by Mr.. Porter, and dwellings
and IL, with the entire court, were own.
d by Joseph Goviti, both Of which was
,sured. The fire was PROFESSIONALLY the
eek Of an incendlary.
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We wish we did no, feel 80 lolIy.

And only could feel DuLLsomecholIv.
NEw PORK.
We try to be serious while reading some
things we come across in the papers, tina,
we cannot for the life of US, contract our
brows over We lately came across re-.
markable piece Of the sort, headed with
gem from an ancient poet, which gem
was duly criticised os a unique specimen
OF "common sense" Well twas like some
other things tina, are old, quito common"
but 10 the point. We tried our pretties, -
to be serious, while undergoing the perusal
but though we held our sides, with as much
gravity as ever FalstsF did his :" huge
Sides"
with good ia. c,pon lined =
we had to 60 through the cachinnatory
motions IN spite Of ourselves.
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A PELICAN.

A friend, writing from Smithhed, in.
forms US tina, an African Pelican was kill.
ed on the I'd instant, at the mill pond Of
Mr.. David Smith, four miles from Smith.
field, 10 Johnston County, which measured
nine feet from poin, to point Of wings, and
nineteen inches from the top Of its head to
the tip Of its bill. 1t was perfectly white,
except the wings, and the down on the neck
was as soft as velvet. On The Sd some if.
ty or sixty persons had the pleasure Of see-
ing this most singular Of all the tropical
birds.-N. Carol,nd Standard.
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Gen. TaylOr's Letters.

We have never for a moment, doubted
General Taylor's frmaess as Wing. We
have believed, he would no, wsver 10 opin.
ions honestly held by him, any sooner than
be would retreat before a Mexican foe.
lie 10 too firm unAinehing. and too true.
To fslier N a step he's taken;
His views we'll formed, he has no cause TO rue,
Or BY ,riie, have his Judgment shaken"
lie does no, belong, to that class oftruck
ling politicians, who according to tho old
and familiar adage, +" are 10 be found where
the pc. boils strongest. = he does no, bend
the supple hinges Of the knee, TO popu.
lar favor, aud ask il TO place the civic
crown Of popularity on his head he is no
fa~ning, crioging candidate for Prelermenl:
he has already carved out for himself,
distinction that he would not iarnish, by
seeking TO have himself elevated by the
compromise Of dignity, or tho abasemsn,
Of petty, personal appeals : he stands on
far higher ground he docs not court pow.
er and place he leaves j, TO those who
have il a, their disposal. TO come and Oifer
il rs the FREQ. spontaneous. and uabooght
gin Of their gratitude for his services, and
their appreciation of bis worth.
Such Is General Tayl or; the man whose
star political intrigue could not cloud !;
whose greatness the malign influences Of
envy and ingral,ude. have failed to injurs I;
too pure himself. to be governed by such
envy and lngrau'ude, he occupies posi-.
ton too high, for their shafts ever 10 reach
him.
But as pure. and "a great. ~ the old war
worn General I. /; and ~ harmless as the
oued to reces. aas' one asen pl hi bas con 90,
country, every mark Of hostility. lie has
been traduced and qup-reled with, while
proving himself . chieftsin he has been
criticised. with political impsriialily and
unsairncss, since he came home and his
views OF the policy Of our government, have
been basely and unwarrantably misropro.
senied; with such outrsges upon him he
was sien, long enough, and he has only
spoken now, because longer silence nigh,
he construed into ,acit acknowleds men,
tina. his ,raducers were telling the truth.
lmpelled by such motives, he has lately
written the two letters which we publish
in this paper.
From the letters j, will be seen iba,
General Taylor is Wing, good and true
as much so, as the trues, could desire: and
we are heartily glad lha, he has com. ouI
as he has. and nailed the base sandcr r,
which the Democrats have retaied agains,
him 10 the counter.
If General Taylor should be- the Whip
candidate for the Presidency, the poor cx'
cuse tor an administration tina, now mis-.
manages this affairs Of government, will
go ont with defeat 10 their party as de
cIslve, as their reign has been uelor,ou,
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TuRPENTlNE TREES DYING.

Much concern prevails among the Tnr.
pentine producers and dealers IN all this
section Of the State on account Of the i'm
mense number Of Pine trees that are dy-
ing, without any psrceptible cause. We
observed something of 1t in short excnr-
sion which we made into the country few
weeks since, and now we understand thai,
the decay is going on a, rapid rate. One
gentleman Of our acquaintance IN Bruins
wick county has on his plantation one hun
dred and thirty thousand trees, or the tasks
of about twelve hands, which have died
within short time. Others also we have
heard Of who have lost from a fourth to a
half Of their trees. The cause Of this ex
teuslve destruction of the most valuable
tree of our forests is eminently worthy o.
close investigalion.-Wil. Chronicle.
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uNMITIGATED sCoUNDRELIsM.

During Wednesday night some villains
fastened a couple Of chestnut rails across
the track Of the Peterboro' and Shirly Rail
Road, at Townsend, Mass, a short distance
apart. for The purpose Of throwing off the
morning passenger train. A gravel train,
however, was frs, upon the road, with the
cars in iron, OF the engine, and the whole
we're smashed to pieces. The ruins form.
ed pile twenty feet high. Two brake.
men were killed, aud several other injured.
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NEW METHOD OF TRANSFERRING
ENCRAYINGS.

According 10 paragraph in the Build.
CT, British periodical, engravings may he
be transferred and multiplied in q very
simple but curious manner, worthy Of ex.
animation by scientific men, through the
aid of starch and iodine. The paragraph
directs the engreving to 70 placed "for a
few seconds" over the vapor Of iodine,
which, it states. has the properly Of fix.
ing on the black parts or ink Of the en-.
craving" bot not on the white or imprinted
paris Of the paper. To take an impression
rom an engraving thus idoized, nothing
more is necessary than TO dip slip OF
white paper " IN weak solution Of starch,
and when dry, in weak solution of oil Of
viiirol," and when again dry, to lay the pa.
ber on the iodized engraving, and place
Them :" Tor tcw sn,~-.-- - n,sss ~
The Builder characterizes this as an ' i'm.
Por.ant discovery, yet in its infancy" The
idea is, a, ell evebts, a very pretty and TO-
genous one and men Of science will per
ceive that il is susceptible Of various modi
fca,ions, some Of which may be found o
practical utility.
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WEDNESDAY. May II, lsAs.

IL WILLIAM THOMPSON. Esq is our
gent in Baltimore, authorized 10 obtain advsr-
easements and subscriptions and TO grant receipts.
DE. W. CARR. Eco, is our agent in Phils.
authorized to obtain Advertisements aud
procure subscriptions.
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VII you wish to look a, really n,s,,v
a'''e'e 10 the coach line call a, Mr.. Over.
mans who has recently fitted one IN mol.
o. hnlsh superb for this country.
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LOUIS PHILIPPE.

General de Chabannes, ABIDE. Camp to
Louis Philippe, has addressed letter TO
the Journal des Debates, denying that his
Elk Majesty has purchased an estate in
England. so far from being able to
make such an acquisition, Louis Philippe
tsays tho GeneraD lives in the greatest
distress at Claremont, under the hospital
roof of King Leopold"
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Look Al This as You Dnss IN,

me subscriber takes this method to inform
the people 'ha, he is readily to make and
mend all The shooes that the people may
see proper TO accommodate him with NJ hs
behaves he is 'ae mos,e faithful workemao
on course shooes that ,heare is in thoe,
times and them that don,e think an In.,
,of 'hear one satisfaction let them ,,v
MIN and then they will know be,, ,,a :.
pay ments will be eassy maid n. h. ,.:''
'aks money or corne or bacon q, 49,. NV
=. howe, or rye OF oats or fodder or sucL .
o. raw hides or fenthears or whi,kev .,
or tare. sa' VI soap
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Literary CURIOSITY,

The following was handed US, by high.
" respectable gentleman from South Caro-.
Una II was once stuck up on his black.
smith shop door-a bona fde advertise
ment' Any one doubling its authenticity,
cannot have the pleasure Of seeing it, but
the curious in such things who do not doubt,
can see The original If they desire it, by
calling on US:
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4 lively country GIL had bashfuI Low.
er ~hose name was Locke. She 60, out
Of patience with him al last, and 10 her
anger declared that Shakespeare had no,
said half as many bad things as he ought
10 about Shy LoeLe.
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From the N. o. National. April "a.
NOBLE TRIBUTE FROM A NOBLE
SOURCE.


NOBLE TRIBUTE FROM A NOBLE
SOURCE.
We find in the Bulletin the following ex-
trac, of letter from Gen. p. +. Smith,
TO gentleman in this city. Ii will be read
with universal interest, coming Us il does,
from one of our most distinguished Gene
rails:
MEXICO, April sth, lcis.
Gen. Taylor's military exploits are not
the causes OF his popularlIy-they are on.
" the occasions for tho display Of his
sound Judgment, energy Of character, LOT.
" and pure sense Of justice and incorrup.
,lble honesty. He has as n,ucs reputation
for wha, he has 9riifen as for what he has
done, because, even if the composition is
not his own, the sentiments, motives, and
feelings are his, and every thing he says,
as every thing he does, is marked by the
purity and greatness Of bis own character.
have never heard Of any one, howev-
or corrupt or base himself, that, after five
minutes conversaiion with Gen. Tay lor,
has dared to propose or even to hint al
any thing dishonest or mean, and no inter
course in the ordinary events of common
life, can give the true idea Of the loltiness
Of his character.
remember that you asked me, at the
time he was put in command at Corpus
Christi, whether he was equal TO the cir.
cums,ances. told you, in reply, Of his
sound judgment and inexhausiible energy,
ms learned them in Florida, but | did not
then properly estimate the other and high
er points OF his character. In the cam.
paisn on the Rio Grande, saw him tried
under all circumstances, and he always
came out pure gold.
His profession that he will be the candi.
date of no party will, i! he be elected, be
carried out in his practice-not thut his
opinions on matters o! policy may not be
those of one or the other party. as on most
Of these he is a Wing, and he is not the
man to act adverse TO his own opinions, but
no party management or power can ever
cad him TO do a mean, or what he thinks
4 wrong thing.
As soon as Gen. Taylor was furnished
BY events with the opportunity to display
his character, you see that it was at once
properly estimated, and | come back TO
he proposition started with, that the PEG.
,ie will always properly measure great
men. ! do not soy that they will always
eward them properly, for they cannot al.
Ways give a directIexpresson to their feel.
ngs, and the less worthy may have their
ote without their wishes.