Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-08-16
RAtEluH, N. c., August 9th.

! RAtEIuH, N. c., August 9th.
In Camden, Outlaw, Wing has obtained
majority over Pierson, democrat, of 400; Pas
: quatank gives him majority of 300; Perqui
mans, 1876 Chowan district, SO; Gales do
! %; Beatie, IFS; Hartford, IS.
! Iii Lehior, Lanes hiajotity is le7; in Greene
! 80.
Pitt county gives Stanley 10.
Greenville gives Venable so majority.
Orange county gives Ashe 200 majority; he
is certainly elected.
/ Moore county gives Caldwell 90 majority.
Daniels majority over Clark.in the Raleigh
district, is very large.
Outlaw is certainly elected in the five dis.
tricts by 800 majority.
A blind fiddler on crossing a narrow bridge,
let fall his instrument into the stream One
Of the by-standers after assisting in vain for its
recovery, told the unfortunate musician that he
pitied his case. " oh, hang the case" cries
Scrape 4" Hs the .fddle I I,cant."
TENNESSEE.
Gen. VIM. TtCnsdale, Loco,i chosen Gov
ernor over Neil S. Brown (Whg incumbent)
BY about 5000 majority.
Andrew Ewing, Loco, is elected to Con
gress from The 9Th (Nashvile) District by 70
majority over VIM. Cullom, Wing.
The Whigs lose three Members of Congress.
(all they had but two) and both branches OF
the Legislature. 1t is clean sweep.
We were prepared for this news by the in
telligehce received yesterday, but hope the
sequel will show different result. If it be
true, however, it leaves US little prospec, of
getting the next Congress
If a man could have half his wishes he
would double his troubles.
Rev. ]. N. Maffilt delivered the fourth of
July oratcn at Fayetteville, Arkansas.
A philosopher once told miser, I" You do
not possess yout wealth, but your wealth, pos
sesses you"
GF Diogenes being asked what beasts werc
apt to bite the worst, he answered, " of all
wild beasts-the slanderer; and Of all tame
beasts-he natterer.'
F'itz Green Hallcck gives the following
summary Of the late news from Europe:
Kingdoms to-day are upside down,
The castle kneeIs before the town,
A monarch fears printers irown,
A brickbat's range
Give ME. in preference to a cro,cn,
Five shillings change.
Thefe is grea: mortality among fowls in
and near Cincinnati, and nearly all brought TO
market one morning died on the farmers
hands.
| Father Ma,l'ew Mad administered al Bos
ton, up to Thursday evening, upwards of 10
600 pledges, and was s,ill going on with the
good work.
The corner stone of new Jewish Syna
eoguo has been laid in Norfolk street, n. Y,
to be the largest in the United States.
The London Times says that one of the
crying sins of the people of Great Britain, is
the national habit of Indebtedness Every
body is in debt, and half the people, if their
affairs were inquired into, would bo found in
solvent. The State sets the example. II
owes nearly eight hundred millions of pounds
and because the debt is of such fabulous pro.
portions, it gives up all effort to repay.
A BAD NAMr.-Mr Cough tells story of a
tavern keeper by the name of A. S. Camp. -
The painter in painting his sign left out The
points 80 ,ha it read-favern kept by
SCAMP.
ou-A mans mother is the representative o
his Maker. Misfortune, and even crime ST
NJ no barriers between her and her son.
while his mother les he has one FREUD OF
earth who will not listen when he is SANDER
ed W ho will rot desert him when he suffers
, WHO will soothc him in his sorrows and speal
to him Of hope when he is ready to despair -
Her affections know no ebb ng tide The.
; How on from pnro fonntain aud speak hap
pioess through this vale Of tears, ard ceas
only at the ocean sf eternity
Marriage Of Lola Monfe;.-This oNtraerdl
/ nary lady, whose connesion with late event
7 in Bavaria will be in the recollection Of ou
readers. was married at London, July l9ih, Il
, George TraiIord Head, Esd, of tho 2d lif
5 guards. The ceremony took place first at th
French Catholic chapel, and subsequently, a
st. Georges church, Hanover square. Mr.
| Head is very youn man. stated to hav
abou, ca 900 per snnum -Ehg'sh paper