The North-Carolina standard., 1849-08-29
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BES McCULLoca." We hadthe pleasure of WIS.,
yesterday from Major Ben McCuoch, one of the bra
rest OF the Texan braves. He is returning to Texas
rom somewhat prolonged Tennessee his native
State, or rather he is his way California taking
Texas In his route. From Texas he enters New Mexi-
20, and strikes the Pacific Mazatlan. The company
which accompanies him is limited in numbers. For 9TH
,rs who prepared co. he would make an excellent
guide, leader, and associate. We wish him
ul In the diggins " as he valiant in war.
Nclu Orleans Delta, dug II.
We think scraps" little too hard his uncle
The uncle wanted coal put board his vessel,
and wrote to "Scraps follows:
Dear Scraps .-..
board. Yours UxcLE.
Scraps" attended to it, and replied T
Dear Nunc:
Yours scnArs.
Never strike your head against post, unless
you conscentousy believe the former article be the
hardest. Never reflect upon the North Pole speak
of the Equator
The Editor of the Wadesborough Argus is head
and in Phonectics Will His Asuteness be pleased
to inform us what he thinks of Phonogomy?
J. B. Nettles has been elected Brigadier General in
South Carolina, over Mr.. E. II. Miller. The Courier
says four for Col Miller reached the polls"
The Colonel is doubt considerably etd at the result
No INFIRMITIEs A clergyman was asked to drink
Mr.. NJ said of the guests, ' don't you drink
wine at wedding?" No, sir, was the reply 81 will
take glass of water" " But SIR said the officious
guest you recollect the advice of Paul to Timothy, to
nifty" was the reverend gentlemans reply.
DEATH OF CHILD. The Bath Tribune says that
child of Dr. Shaw, two years of age died on Saturday
last after sickness Of hours from eating cobalt which
was prepared for flies One incident connected with
her death, says the Tribune afectingy beautiful.
When her eyes began grow dim with death she evident
" fancied it night and she going to sleep, and
she died with her customary good night, mamma good
night mamma" many times repeated, trembling Oh her
lips.
The depth of sea- off Cape Hatterrs is nineteen thou
sand three hundred feet.
long ladder leaning against house, niger at the
top and hog rubbing himself against the foot OF it
e. way, g'way dere-you maxim mischief.
CoNsUMpr1oN OF Raw CorroN. 1t is ordinarily es-
tmated that 100000 bales of Cotton worked up in
this country. But this estimate is based the quantity
which reaches the seaboard. AS great deal is sent up
the Ohio Mississippi &c. and equal amount manu-
actured in the States where produced the actual amount
consumed is least $50 900 bales If the South shall
go it has begun, putting up manufactures, this
amount will be increased 25 per cent in two years
BENEFIT OF CUR1os1rY, The Yankee Blade says
neay all the suicides in this country are by foreigners
Yankees rarely make way with thcmseves--for nearly
every thinks he has chance of becoming President
and at rate his curiosity prompts him to live on just
to what he will come to-"
An article in Blackwood's Magazine says that at least
900 persons pershed by famine in Ireland i'll lS47,
in consequence of the loss of the Potato crop, noith
standing the British Government expended fifty millions
OF dollars purchasing food for the popuauon and eX-
tensive donations were received from abroad
| We learn from the ST. Louis Republican, that the
number of ntcrments which took place in that city, from
the 22d of April the 9th of August amounted to g.,
900. OF these, 1000 were occasioned by Cholera In
the week ending July 18th there 639 deaths by
Cholera. The population of St. Louis is estimated at
900. The disease has almost entirely disappeared,
and the citizens returning 10 their homes
DEATH OF JosHUA FoRMAN. Few men were more
distinguished in New York from about 1900 till S2S
better known for their intelligence and enterprise than
| To.h an npnn6aua Hollow VIII
instant Rutherdfordton, North Carolina in the
72d year Of his age. Judge Forman, with his friend
Judge Geddes, one OF the projectors OF the Enc
canal. He also the founder Of the new city OF Sy-
racuse.
Ninety thousand land warrants have been issued to
soldiers who served in the Mexican giving away to
them as bounty l3s00600 acres. Estimating the val
of this land at 25 an acre, we have an aggregate
| of ST., ,230, 900.
. MEDICAL L1rERATr&R. a few days since, says the
New York Sum- the Governors of the Aims House re-
ceived ysicans certificate, which stated that the pa
tien had died of 5OIckng cOnpdfnt and yesterday
the City Inspector received certificates of which
stated that patient had died Of "a Sercre and short i'll
r,ess," and the other, that one had died of " Phits
number of Postmasters have also died recently o
! PhitS-Henry Warren.
| CHOLERA Specific. The following is suggested as
an unfaing remedy for the Cholera -" Take little
catahoun hair nip old nip ether fcw Panen, mountain
mint, Solomon seal, Gil grow over the ground rock
Polly Pod, Reuben away, Love lies bleeding Live
PAINE of beans honey out of bee tree, mullen
leaf and green elder scaped both ways Put the above
in broken mouth pitcher, steep down thoroughly and
take much as the law allows.
General Fessenden, Of Maine, once doubted whether
little boy who offered Witness understood the
nature and obligations of oath and proposed to
inc him on that point. my boy you repeat the
Lords prayer?" I" Yes SIR was the instant reply
i"cAN ToU!"
Aschoolmaster, driving and wishing to express
himself in scholastic style, addressed his team thus
Is Haw,. Buck, and also Bright :"
! Don't give baltic to hats that fly into your room
They destroy the es musquitos and other insects tina
collect there writer says that he has watched them
so closely both them catch the insect and heal
the fine snap of their teeth upon them.
The parent who would train up child in the way he
should CO. must go in the way in which he would tralr
up the child.
BURToN SAYS of sickness that it is the mother OF mod
esty as it puts in mind of mortality and while
we drive on heedessy in the full career of worldly PomI
and olity kindly pulls by the ear and brings US te
a proper sense of our duty
EDGE the celebrated pyrotechnst is said to have in
vented portable compound which may be safely carried
in the pocket and which, when struck against hare
substance emts brilliant light, continuing ten minutes
It would be great police officers and others.
/ IaposIr1oNs ON Jews. The Austrian Lloyds
states that the Austrian Commandant OF Buda and Pestt
has ordered the Jewish community of the two cities te
sunply at its own cost within six months the following
articles to the Imperial army As 900 cloaks 10000 pairs
of trousets 600 pairs of shoes $4,000 shirts 6oOot
nars of drawers $4,000 cravats, 10000 yards OF gray
cloth 80 900 yards of white cloth, 1880 quIntals
leather for shoes and 900 horses completely equipped
These articles are to be delivered at intervals OF 10 days
and any delay is to be punished with fine OF 300 ner
IL ar1A AU1efr ION