The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-07
ALL soRTsloF PARAGRAPHS.

N c., gentleman in this city dated 18th nsts gives
the statement that four men found m Union county,
t,ccice and three guosfer pounds gold on the Thursday
and Friday preceding. Others were finding gold IN
more less quantities every day. Gold found within
eight miles ofMonroe. The discovery of this rich metal
had given anmpuse to business in that section OF con
try, and things were looking up.
3 the North Carolin mines should continue to yield
as pIetfuy is above Indicated some of the adyen-
turers to California may change their destination %to
point nearer home where they will be enabled to
vert their treasure into coin with facility and where
there Will be no danger of for want Of provisions
or rclothing. - s-.8 sa.' Charleston Courier
Quite nj estensiye oyster war occurred few days
since the Vicinity Of Drnmmond town, tie shofe of
Virginia, between the citizens of that negoborhood and
a party of marauders from Philadelphia. A fleet of
twenty boats from the latter place had recently entered
that bay and commenced dredging
violation of the laws of the State whereupon five small
boats manned armed with two pieces of cannon
and, thus prepared, conflict ensued in which oys-
terman was killed and the boats shot away. Ninety,
persons subsequently captured and imprisoned but
were released ON account of infofmaity. In the
skrmish That took place. of the Vrgfnians was shot,
the entering the mouth and coming out at the side
OF the head carrying away one OF his ears
'EcLIpsEs ls4s In the year ,is49, there will be
four eclpsest1vos of the sun and two of the moon.
lunar ecpscs will be visible in the United States
The first eclipse will be of the the 22d Of Febr
ary, and will be visible in the western portion of ASIA
and thenerth- western portion Of North America. The
second of the Inoon the Sth of March, and will be
visible throughout the United States The third will be
total eclipse of the on the 18th of August and the
fourth aneclipse of the the 2d of September
both invisible in the United States ~ -'@'i 4:
An Irish knight was 7disputing with French
courer to the age and standing of their families
when the latter nisher to the argument, said that
his ancestors in the ark with Noah. moth
ing, says the Hiberian for at the deluge my fore
fathers cruising about boat Of their Oogf.
Old Coffin moved from Black River because he didn't
like the climate. winter, says he giving his reasons
you have cold day and thena COLDER and then colder
yet and then d-n cold day, and then comes cold
weather" Black River and Boston pretty much alike
In California, where gold dust is now legal tender,
when dun importunes for payment of his bill,
he don't say, Pray, sr st convenient to pay me that
amount to-day? I" No! eschewpg all lrcmocutlon he
says, Come, down with your dust.
AN OPIN1oN AS is AN OPtNIoS. The great topic
of wonderment is; whether an is gold which is in
California only fools gold-Iack Bunsty's opinion
the subject comedies directly with that OF our dsn-
guished felow-citizen Jenny Owens. jack saysl SO
be that all the gold in California gold why then
but if so be that all the gold in California is not gold
why then also Thems his sentiments-and ours too
- - Philadelphia Dispatch.
A wag saving with saw that was not the sharpest in
the world after trying Sainy tosaw with it. broke out at
last folloWsA@Of all the saws that ever saw saw,
never saw sHw saw this saw saws" :.
. .PoL1rIcs N TIE PULPIT. We find the following
story in one of exchanges We do not vouch for its
truth The Rev Mr. Rossern in the course of sermon
preached in North Carolina eloqueHy detailed the gal
liant services of General Taylor at Buena Vista, and
added Il pray God he may be elected Here thepreach-
er paused wairhig for hearty 'Amcn!' But as his
hearers looked rather dubious he added with the skill of
politician, "oeerna salvation by faith andgood works.
and he sat down. Yankee BE1de,
Monday last, the following were presents General
Cass Of Michigan, Gov. Whitcomb of Indiana, Mr..
Chase of Ohio, Mr.. Wales of Delaware Gen Shields OF
Illinois, Mr.. Soule of Louisiana Mr.. Cooper of Pennsyl
acN of
Mr. Dawson of Georgia. and Mr. Smith of Connecticut.
Mr. Clay, Of Kentucky, was not " thar
We are glad see that the Editor fthe Wadesboro
Argus still "keeps" that eternal vigil" lay we re-
speetully enquire how long he expects to keep
PEnuArs1r WAS. An old bachelor suggests that the
other source of to the young lady who regretted
that she did not eat cake when her sister Sally
married, was-that she not married herself instead
of Sally, - - Marlborough Argus.
GRowrn OF THE WEST. There are but few, even
Of the carly inhabitants of the West says the Chicago
Tribune, who appear to realize its rapid growth npopu
ation, improvement and wealth. In 1885, only thirteen
yearS-GgO there not 5000 Dhte Inhabitants be-
ttoeen Luke Michigan and the PGctfc Ocean = Now
there are nearly l,o00,00O The Western forests and
prares have been populated it werc by enchantment
and the garden of the world! $500
CHEAP PosrAGE. In the United States there are
l59 Post Offices IN France 1882 in Great Britain,
1855. In country have Al miles of post
roads in France and Great Britain Of course very mulch
less The French mails transport annually IL 600 900
letters the British mails 400 600 000 the mails of the
United Ltatcs but 0,o00000. The French mails
nuay transport almost twice. the English mails just
threemes the number of letters carried in the sme time
in own mails G'@
CucUMpERs. The editor of the New Orleans Plea
yune feasteSa this delightful vegetable the 18th
of February. They grown in the open air. in the
of that city, and ate while the
which fell few days previous, was lying unmclted on
the housertops. 49,. .-., ...., t.....- ...- -,
Horn says that the young gentlemen who going
California should each marry Ann Eliza to take with
them, because 1Gyzeu would be found useful IN select
ing the pure gold from tue base metals - l.. .,.l
To practise sincerity is speak think, do-as
profess, to perform what promise, and really to
be what we~wonld seem to be. : So. II ia- ~
-Four thousand paupers, boys and girls, will this year
be sent to Australia from Ireland, and ten thousand from
England. - So - 'T>.T '-'-~
IRos OaE Professor Ehrenbcrg has discovered that
bog iron ore from which the beautiful Berlin castings
are made, originates from a4fmalcule that once had
life, the whole being composed of the bodies of
myriads of these animals.
1t the saying of great divine, based long OBJ
serVation that he had found good in bad people and
more bad IN good people, than ever he expected. y
Wild strawberries ripe in California early as
May, and abundant -. ....-.. j.,
The GERMHN NAVY. Commodore Parker returned
from Germany in the Eqropa whittier he had been to aid
in organizing German Navy. 1t is said,he viii super
intend the fitting out of the United States which has
been purchased for the central power at Frankfort and
not for the Austrian government. Another steamer it
is said will also be purchased for the power Sew
eral American officers it is said will be employed in the
new German Navy, of which Commodore Parker is to
be Admiral.
FIVE Senators. in the Congress of the United,
States members of the class in the Transyl-
vania. University of Kentucky They are Downs of
of of