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cuypowpER VS.. CHOLERA.

When the cholera visited London in
1892 aud '33 the city authorities bad
small quantities Of gunpowder tied tightly
in strong paper and fired in the alleys and
densey populated portions Of the grca,
metropolis. The conclusion disturbed the
ait, aud odor from the powder displaced
the noxious efFluyia and purified the atnos.
phere. II was used ~ theatres, churches
and school rooms, and vas found 70 be a
powerful disinfectng agent, the smell re.
naming upwards Of "a hours in the build.
ings. II was used 10 the lazaretlo Of Tfi.
este and Malta, and was tried in Paris in
lSi3, and also ~ Montreal. In tho latter
city cannon were placed in the narrow
stree's and fired with blank cartridges
In some Of the western towns recently al.
hic'ed, the same remedy has been tried
with success.
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From Tho n,liimore Palrlo,.

From the baltimore Talftot'
THE DIPLOMATIC SMUGGLING CASE. |
Mr.. Ellsworth, the U. s. Charge ut
Sweden, who was accused Of having been
party to an attempt TO smugsle goods INTO
that country. has published defence,
which i, will rejoice every American, If !,
clears him from all oti;nce in the matter.
The New York Tribune has received
copy Of circular letter from Mr.. Els.
worth in which it would appear he dis.
proves, satisfactorily, the charge Of SNUG
Cling, or attempting to sumggle goods
through The Swedish Custom House.
The following is Mr.. Ellswcrlh's ex-
PLANTATION OF the manner in which the
charge originated
Having ordered late in the autumn
as has been my practice for several years
household provisions and wearing ap'
parel as supplies for winter, was inform.
ed by my agent that these articles, t"geih-
err with some books designed for my pr''
vate library and documents for the Lega'
lion, would be forwarded, Il ready, IN the
Amanl Val, intended to reach Stockholm
early in December. Application wa'
therefore made for the admission Of these
articles, which were particularly described
Nv boxes, however, we're tot ready .o
} The Almanl Val at the time oi her depar
iure.
A few DAYS after the arrival Of III
Almanl Val, the schooner Frlheten reach
ed the port OF Slot kholm, having Oh boar
> q number of boxes, with no direction what
ever bu the shipping mark L, and an nr
4 signed bill If ladng, referring them In m
|. address. Ou the ,ransic, Of these b,xe
!, 10 the Custom House-where | first sa
= lhem-l perceived at once, that they d.
not, probably, contain what | expected
n and Immediately mentioned this suspiclc
IF to the Inspector OF Customs. The boxe
! which were opened by my direction, CO
J. ,ained nothing ordered by me, intends
= Cor my use, OF in the LEI; . 1egree corrr
% pondIng with my reclamation. The
were therefore instant aneously rcIecte
A. and handed over to the Custom llou
,, authorities.
q. in few days, letter was receiv
ar from the shippers OF these goods, sial'
~ that their arrival was occasIoned by
q; bunder Of his clerk, who, amid lar
!. humber Of boxes marked r, had sent
wrong ones, and thu, my articles still
CHI NAMED at l.upeck, where they mus,
~ winter bound. until the spring and de,
:, ing a reshipmen, Of those forward
nr through error. This letter | ut once
nd livered to the proper authorizes, as
q. with another still more pressing, wh
OF arrived soon after. My connection "
the articles, AS far as any such exis
wo from the fact that they we're addressed
to ME. was severed al the moment Of my
= claimer."
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High Compliment 10 the Unites
Sfalcs


We cannot forbear quoting The follow.
ing great compliment, paid TO the United
States by MIR. Golden, in late speech On
his scheme Of financial reform. lie said
"America has thee times, within tho
last 10 wears, beea in collision with two Of
the greatest Powers Of The xo,ld--twice
with England, once with France. Wa
hnd tho Maine boundary and Oregon ,e,.
ritory TO settle with the United States.
aud America had her quarrel with france
arising out of claim for compensation Of
Il 600, 900, which the French govern.
men, refused To pay. What was The issue
! of those controversies When the CLAIM,
was refused by France. General jackson.
nj The head Of the American Government.
published his declaration, tina, if the mon.
ey was not paid forthwith, he would seizs
French ships and pay himself. At tina,
time-l have i, from the American,
lhrmselves--ih the French had three times
the force Of ships Of war that America
had Admiral Mackau Was 10 the Gulf
Of Florida with feet large enuugh 10 raw.
age the whole coast Of America and BON.
) bard her towns but did France rush MO
J war with America She paid the money.
Why Because she knew WILL if sho
provoked AN unjust war with the United
. States, her men of war were nolhne
7 compared With the force that would swarm
: out of every American por, when brough,
into collision w,lh another country. France
c knew that America had the largest ner.
!. camille marine, and though at srs, HE bal.
d tie might be to the stronger IN an armed
i neel, in the end IL would be to That coun.
! ny which had the creates, amour, Of mer.
y camille ships aud sailors.
IS What was the case with England =
" Inls45 there was talk of war With Amer.
ID lea on account of Oregon. Bear 10 mud
d, that America never spent more than
N 81 zoe, 900 on her navy. We are spend.
5, ing this year f7.000.00o OF fs,Oo0.OoO
n. but will any body tell inc ,hs, America
ID Jared worse IN tina, dispute because hel
3. resources IN ships Of war were inlerio,
y 10 ours J No, bal we increased our navy
d, and we had a squadron OF evolution, as
Sc was called. America never mlun,ed
gun ut New York TO prevent the bombafd
ed trent OF the CITY bu, did she fare ID
~ worse We sent peer Of the realr
a Lord Ashbur,on) TO Washington; it Wa
&c on American soil tina, tie quarrel was st
he justed, aud rumor does say that AmerIc
rc. made very good bargain. Cheers.
be IL is the spirit Of her people, the Prospui
~. Of her people, the sroping areagih Of h
led people. ias union Of her people, The dete
de. mraafioa Of her people. hat eommaa
d'd resPeet tCheeIs Nov. ~ha, va
'ch you as n nation 10 do Is 10 believe ID
18th other countries will just take the snr
ted measures Of US that We took of AmefiS
TO They wont conc and attack Us mere
tis' because We reduce our ornaments
fl0 900 600. o. the contrary, oh
countries, | believe, will follow out {
ample"
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State Rights.

The Richmond Enquirer, speaking Of
the decision Of ths Supreme Court, in the
cases Of the emlgfaa. laws 10 New York
and Massachusetts, says:
1--WE candidIy believe tina, there has
been no act OF the Federal Government,
since the adoption If the Constitution
fFsught with consequences al all 90 dan.
eerous 10 the rights Of the States. The
decision in Question strikes a, the founda
tion Of State power and sl,nos,'of State ex.
science"
The angus, tribsnst which delivered
this reprobsied DECISION, 10 composed OF tbs
following geotiemsn fancy, D,niei, Wood
bury. Nelson. Nc Lean. Cstroo, GfIef
Mckinley and Wayne. Every one sppoln
ted by Jackson aud Van Buren,. and oil
except one, modern D.mocfsis These
are the authors 81 this outrageous assuIi
spon the rights and existence oi the States
.-Riehmoad Wig.
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" Friday, The 25,h ult. was observed
in Camden, s. C., by the various branches
Of the Christian Church, as q day Of Hu.
initiation and Prayer. We lssa:a fem F9stftt tic
Journal, That on the afternoon Of that day
the various churches formed an union, 10 be
called the Christian Association, for the
purpose Of melting the religious portion Of
the community to greater zeal and deso'
ton. Nothing gives US more satisfaction
than this. How much better TO see the
difftrent branches Of the church militant
uniting against the common enemy than &c
be wrangIng with one another. The re-
mark hotg these Christians lore one on
other !" is never heard amongst us now.
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Excessive Heat,

Between II and , O'Clock on Monday,
the thermometer stood in the shade al Sc /;
and ahou, the same time on Tuesday, ii
stood al So, in room through which fine
breeze was passing. 10 the evening we
had quite storm Of wind and fiae rain.
On Wednesday and Thursday the heat was
not so great owing to the rain Of Wednes
day and "Wednesday night.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

We again urge upon the Wings Of Lin.
coin, CASTOR, Cabarrus and Mecklenbur 9
TO attend TO the appointing Of Delegates,
so that full representation may be had
and District Convention of the people
fairly constituted " may assemble. The
necessity Of this mus; now be apparcn, TO
every one.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

Relative 10 this Oisease Inc .Tfeensbo.
rough Patriot, of the 2a11s,ant, makes the
following rsaaaddfks:
Since our last. the small poy has ap
peared in one more family in the country,
north Of town, in which i, is hoped that the
care taken in vaccinatIng Will mitigate lis
violence, and modify lis attacks on other
members of the family. The other cases
in the country, north, are all reported as
mild and rapidly recovering.
In the country south, the affection has
not yet spread beyond single family, but
We regret to say has proved fatal in two
cases. Asneath McAdoo died on Sunday
night, and her brother, DR.. Abert Y. Nc
Adoo died on Tuesday morning last. Ii
both these cases the disease is said to have
exhibited it's most malignant Characters
tics. Five Of the black family have sine,
been attacked. but none Of them are ye
dangerously Ill.
"In town the disease is still confines
within the two families noticed IN our last
At Mr.. c. n. McAdoo's all are recover
ing. At Mr.. Underwood's, the case tina
frs, occurred has taken a favorable turn
but other members Of The family probabI
canno, escape the affection, modified, il i
10 oe hoped, by vaccination. Tho mos
rigorous measures 10 prevent The sprea
Of the con,agIon continue TO be enforced
and we trust will result efiecIually."
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CREST equanimny of temper. calling 10
mind the words of wisdom, "ue iha, is
SLOW to anger is better rhsn the mighty !;
and he tina, rule,h MS spirit than he thu,
takeih a ciiy." IN Dr.. Brigham's opinion.
the mos, ieQuAnt and immediate cause of
insanity, and cue of The most important to
guard against, is the rant Of sleep.
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CN1rlnftr:
FRIDAY, JUNE s, lS49.

IL WILLIAM THOMPSON, ESQ.,. is our
agent in Baltimore. authorized TO obtain adver.
isements and subscriptions and to grant receipts.
g-E. w. CARR, ESQ, is our agent in Phila-
delph;a, au horiZed 10 obtain Advertisements and
procure subscriptions.
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QUITTING orr orl.cK MEDICINE

'HIFFfNG orr oitsck MEDICINE
The advertisements OF various quack
medicines which are nuw IN vogue, ave
we'll htl OF 10 the following extract ftoms
puff IN late Cincinnati paper;
"oec single p'I', worn ia each pocket,
~ilI instantly gave ease and elasticity 10
the lishtes, pan,aIoous. A large quaint.
~ will create all appetite IN tho mos, deli.
cate stomach, or physle horse. They
will also be found To eve O rich favor 10
apple domplIngs, aud peculiar zes 10
picked oysters; they will thickcn soup,
reduce eofpucnt parsons, and are excel.
lea, bau for mouse traps. O,ic IN bucket
full Of ram water will be found perfectly
water proof lining Tor canal cmbaukmcnls;
placed IN steamboat BOILERS, they viii rilrc.
tually prevent Their bursting, and greatly
increase tho speed 0f the boats. As IN
their medical qualities they arc justly en-
titled to be called Htdica MtniEm Ora
eia Probqihm." I'd est, remedy approved
by grace for they efI,sctualiy coal y.
Anthony's fire, and stop 81. Vllus's dsnee
theS purify the pImples ia the small pos'
and eradicate The red gum 10 teeIhlrg
they reduce white swelIings. and cure lie
black Jsundice, blue devils, yellow, scarlet
OF any other colored fcscfs; they cure
also the thrash /. children and The pp' 10
hens, the stag gers in horses, aud the n'gh''
mare IN owls. Blu, further enumeration
is unnecessary suffice il 10 say that 'hS
medicine is combination upon ne" pr'
ciples, discovered by the present proPf'e'
tors immortal grandmother, and are an
exception to all the rules Of science, con-
mon sense, aud experience, so While 'hey
are the mos, powerful agent 10 nature
revoluiIonzlng he whule animal economy
and efad,caIng the most incuraole o."
eases, they are OF the Same time pefieee'
ly innocent preparation aud may DO 'ase'
with entire safety by the nursing miami
oil powerful, all harmless r
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

" Ga the Mississippi river the Che.
lera makes fearful havoc among the slaves.
Ga one plantation IN Tensa parish, 80 out
Of 81 negroes died on one day, being the
most healthy and vigorous on the plaota.
ton. Medicine was wholly Intellectual.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

OF Ne committed an error in suggest.
ing tina, a meeting be held on the 10Th 10
appoint Delegates 10 the Salisbury Con
ven,ion The 10th comes on Sunday
Saturday the 9th is the day we Intended.
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/. Mistake. Of the Rich.-

Ia an excellent article under this head,
that popular paper, the Home Journal,
save,
An n { is ralggJle ia this norld is to be /
had for nothing. Genius, beauty, and love, are
net bought and sold, You may buy rich brace
let, but not well turned on which tc wear
ia pearl necklace, but not a pearly throat
with which il shall vie. The richest banker on
earth would vainly offer his fortune to be able to
write a verse like Byron. One comes into this
world naked and goes ont naked. The difference
in the hnenes Of bill Of linen for shroud is not
much. Man is handful of clay which turns
rapidly back again 10 dust and which is compel
led to relapse into nothIngness OF sleep, 10 get
strength against the morrow"
The above is we'll written, and a good
deal OF il true, except the part which we
find itallcsed-' All that is raluaJie in this
soorid is to be had for nothing Where
did the Home JIurnal' discover that fact
Our experience is opposed TO 1t. We have
never found upon visiting the market, tina.
q good beef,,eak, for example, or indeed
any kind Of beefsIeak, vas TO be had
for nothing We have never known the
landlord. whether OF a handsome ,enemen,
or q log-cabin, whose house was 10 be had
for nothing We have not seen The Church
where even the everlasting Gospel which
was dispensed BY lls D v,ue Founder with.
out money and srhou, price, could be
had for nothing We have no, made the
acquaintance Of The merchan, who will
furnish linen for a shrou1, the coffin
maker who will supply coffins-or the sex
ton Who will dig grave for nothing.
We would not exactly reverse the maxim
Of the Home Journal but We would say
rally costs something.
True, the Journal says genius, beauty
and love are not bought and sold. (Wt
are not 90 sure Of that always.) 'Yo,
may buy rich bracelet, bu, not wei
turned arm on which 10 wear ia pear
necklace, be, no, pearly throa, will
which i, will vie.' This is very romantic
but ito logic is not as good as it's poetry
Genius, beauty aud love would fare bad
ly without food and rament. What kin
Of Q figure would one Of your brilliant pc
els cut, # reduced to wardrobe almost
simple as tina, Of Adam, and with o som
ach as devoid OF the real as his brain va
full! Of the deal Can man live On poetry
rhetoric, mathematics, fancy or imsgina
toni Gao he breakfas, on Milton, din
on Shakespeare, and sup on Wordsworth
Will hts gastric juice solve the problem
Of Euclid and j 'yously murmur z E. d
st the cod OF every demonstration True
he may turn his knowledge into gold, an
that will buy him clothes AMI food bl
then this brings Us back to buying AMI Sc
hing again, which the Journal viii BY 0
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

We are authorized TO announce GEORGE w.
MCDONALD as a candidate for the Office of
Clerk Of Msckenburg County Court.
We are authorized and requested to announce
BRALY OATES. Esq, as a candidate for re.
election as Clerk of Mecklenburg County Court.
We are su,horizsd and requested TO enuounee
JENNINGS b. KERR. Esq, csndidote for re
election as Clerk of Mecklenburg Superio. Court.
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town Of Columbia, with population Of
1000 inhabitants, entirely escaped although
il was in two miles OF the village, and its
escape is attributed 10 the free use Of lime.
A word TO the wise is sufficient.
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And 50 as 10 Beauty and Love. II is
horrible TO think, and great deal worse
10 say 90, ve know, ba, Beauty must EAT;
nor j. i, always when unadorned lha, IFS
sadorned the most We dislike to dissl-
pate sentimental visions, but yet, young
map, those white teeth Of your angel,
which you fancy we're created only TO sip
the nectar Of Paradise, we're made a good
deal more for use than shJr. So you
would testify, had you been sn unfortunate
joint Of meat, or a portion Of the pastry
At Yesterdays dinner. That well turned
neck would soon become scraggy and
repuIsue, but for The tributes it receives
from other sheep than dying courtiers and
that peary throat looks all The richer
when tia red vine goes down, sending
GLOW ever the aabaster throat like sun.
sei empurpling the white clouds.
The fact Is, very little is ito be had in
this uOrld for nothing nor is i, desirable
that such should be the case. The DAYS oil
Eden. the 'good old day Of Adam and Eve,
have departed never 10 return. BY the
swea, Of our brow must We obtain all tina,
10 valuable. That curse, by the favor Of
God, has been transformed into blessing
20 that 10 live without exeriiou would be
The most miserable coalition Of human ex.
istence. The strong arm tina, Yields the
hammer, the industrious hand tina, guide.
the pen, feels trembling 10 every nerv,
and burning 10 every vein, an electric cur
rem, of joy and pride that lgb,cns all it
fsligues and makes II revel in It's most ex
haostiog labor. 1t IS the proud conscious
ness that il asks nothing in the world Ia
which il is not entitled by rs unrirlng tot
and It's unconquerab!e energy.
No. Nothing on earth 10 TO be had with
or, cost. or the world 10 come alone car
il be said that all that is valuable is &c
be had for nothing And even lhus applied
the remark needs some modIdca ton
Without sell-oeniai, self-sacrfice and ODE
dience, noihing that Is valuable is to b.
had in any world that the Creator ha
made. There is 90 place 10 all his unt
verse 10 which az indolen. and seIf,E
spirit can make lis home, and feel ilseI
secure from the shafts of perpetual car
and universe! scorn.-Richmoad Repub.
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Vs. The New Orleans Delta Of the 25th
ult. announces the death Of Mr.. GEORGE
PORTER, associate Editor Of the Picayune,
after brief Illness.
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THE MAN IN THE MACHINE.

Quite crowd was collected yeslefo,y
around a seli.ac,ing Locomotive, proper
ed by one man power perehed 10 y,
which. after scudding down street o, 'as
rate Of mles m hour, would suddenly
stop, and the motive porer offer to gt'"I
auy Knives, Scissors, or other ar'e'e' y
Cutlery. Tie whole idea was very W.
gonicus one, and the operator evidently
person with thorough knowledge OF ".
man nature. An individual mak'og Wv
APPEARANCE in such an odd affair, could "o'
fail TO secure custom which would nav
been denied TO more ordinary nppl'ca"'.
Whether he pu, as keen an edge TO W.
scissors submitted 10 his manipulation :.
he did TO public curiosity, this dePO''"
knowelh not.
Ibis little machine was really very '
eenous one--and carried him instead "
his carrying Il. though as the 'ndl''ou',,
observed who lead the horse OF the eau"
boat. "caccpt for the honor Of inc 'omS
he had better have walkcd.'-- Co'"'''"
Telegraph.
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We are authorized and requested to announce
ALEXANDER LITTLE. Esq, as Candidate
TO reprssen, this, the third Congressional District
of North Carolina. in the next Congress of tie
United States
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David Ramsay. John Young. ". 2. CALDWELL
l. @. Sharpe, Augustus Houston. Jno. NJ. Dung,
DR.. M. II. Spur. Jos. l. Blackwell.
The meeting then adjourned
W. Il HAYNES. Secretaries.
j. T.. ADAMS,
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WHAT is TEMPERANCE7

The late Methodist New England Con.
ference. says the Baltimore Sun, declared
that "true temperance implies n total alb
stInence from all things injurious to health
aud only moderate use of those things
which promote it," and they therefore
resolved TO discontinue the vulgar use Of
tobacco. There are, then, great many
incorporate temperance men.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

The Union asks, whether Gen. TayIo,
will veto the WIlmot Proviso7 We an.
swer, by another question, will the Demo
cratic Senate let It 30 TO him = Raleigh
Regisftr.
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SNOW AFTER TIE MIDDLE OF MAY

SNOW AFTER TIE MIDDLE OF MAY.
We have information from on aged res.
pec,able man, living two miles from town.
that he actually saw il snow on Friday
last, the 18th, between day break and
sunrise, for about 10 or y minutes ,ogeib.
er. The fakes were pretty large and
ienlIery in appearance and they fell so
thick as to cover his large broad brimed
hat completely, and The upper back paA
OF his coat, and so as TO whiten the ground
more or less IN various directions around
him. On returning 10 the house at least
20 or 25 minutes afterwards 1.-THE sun hav
ing then risen) his attention was then cal.
led TO pretty eonside rable quantity Of it
still lying in the piazza. No, only did it
he for while along the edges Of the fen.
ces and houses, but it was unmistakabIy ;
and fully visible on the open ground, in oil.
most every Observation-Disclosures.
RUMoR OF FRAUD IN HIGH PLACES.
A dispatch from Washington, May IL,
says:
II is said that charges exis, agains. a
high officer The War Department, which
are being examined into, relative to frauds
upon the government IN the way Of forged
land warrants and o'hef claims of dead
soldiers, that had no existence.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-06-08

GONE TO MILL
We notice the marriage Of John WV
to Miss Amanda NIL.
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The Small Poy.

Relative 10 this disease the Gfeensbo.
rough Patriot, of the 2aa1nstant, makes the
following rsHd5fEs;