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PLUMBER OF INDIA.--By the following &c.
count of the plunder which the British ar
my obtained at the capture Of Mooltan, it ap-
pears there is no lack of stimulous to the
cupidity Of the invaders of the Punjaub. Jo1
The treasures discovered in the subtera-
mean chambers Of the citadel appear to be al
together Of oriental magnifcence and of Asi-
attic profusion. Descending into the cavities
in which the treasures of the fortress had
been accumulated, the inspecting officer is
said to have found opium, indigo, salt, sui
phur and drugs of every description heaped
together in endless profusion: enormous
boards of wheat on one hand, on the other
almost inexhaustible stores of rice, sacks OF
ghee vessels trimming with their unctuous
contents: bales upon bales of costly shawls
and gorgeous silks: chest after chest cram
med with scabbards blazing with gold and
Jewels tiers Of copper canisters filled to the
brim with gold mohuIs. my poor pen
says, a correspondent of the Delhi Gaz-
ette, cannot describe the variety Of wealth
displayed to the inquisitye eye. Tumbrils
under strong guard, have been moving to and
fro with gold coin all the day. And, in ad-
ditiofi to this, three or four crores Of specie
were still known to be concealed beyond the
amount already discovered crore Of ru
pees being fl,0O0,0OO1 All these have
been given up as plumber to the army by the
British general. oi b,a9lqgd obs a0a
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THE NIcARAGUA CANAL AND ENGLArD.-
Information from London, according to the
Herald, has arrived in New York, which gives
the friends Of the Nicaragua Canal reason to
believe that there will be. much difficulty in
raising money among British capitalists, for
the purpose Of carrying out the project. The
treaty between Mr.. Clayton and Sir Henry
Bulwer, of the 18th Of April last, it is well
known, has been read differently BY different
persons, and conflicts with the Squier treaty,
made between our government and Nicaragua.
- 1t was intimated that Mr.. Bulwers friends
in London would take three fourths of the cap
i'll stock, in which we presume, he is natu.
rally interested; but the discussions of the
Mosquito question, and Of the occupation, BY
the British of San Juan, seem to have chilled
the impulses of the British capitalists sMf.
Joseph L White, who went out to Iondonto
raise money for the canal, finds that the mer-
its Of the whole subject are there well under
stood, and that the difficulty in the way Of
of the canal isnot easily surmounted. cItais
evident that the faith ofthe United States is
pledged to the Nicaraguan government; and
while the Senate Of the United States have
paused on Mr.. Squiers treaty to consider the
position Of the whole topic, in all its fela-
tions, it is not surprising that British 7capital
lists should pause also, before they imperil their
money in an enterprise that may yet be in
volved in series Of protacted diplomatic me-
gotiations, if not in a serious quarrel between
England and the United State. The whole
matter now rests on Englands continuing
to maintain her protectorate over portion Of
the Nicaraguah territory, known as Mosquito.
No canal can be built while this claim is
maintained. ws su,isA di 10 aneia'o1q
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Railroad 70 the Pacific,

lfCongress should not be unwise enough
10 spend its time in the Improbable discus,
sion OF sectional difficulties, il is to be
hoped that the great subject of construci.
ing road to the Pacific upon Whltney's
plannn be takenup and fairly considered.
To what better use ent a portion Of the
miIlions.of acres now constituting the pub.
lie domain be put than by applying ~ 20
the construction of q work ffanght with
such momentous and beneficial consequen,
ccs 10 our own country, and to the world
tlarges = 81 nd @ 5asi.6. ,uo aorl
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Mons Of Tempsrancs.

The order Of the Sons Of Temperance
has becn planted in England, the first di.
vision having been recently organized
there. A division Of the Daughters Of
Temperance wns also established a few
weeFs since at Liverpool. The Sons aud
Daughters Of Temperance in The United
States now number neaf half million. ~
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PUBLIC ESTIMATION,

We, the undersigned, residents Of Sing
ing, Westchester county, N. Y, certify that
e have used b. PkANDREri's Pills, tho Veg
table Universal Medicine, individually, and
i OUR families, and have found Them the best
bedicine we ever used-a We believe them to
e deserving Of all confidence, by the public
! lufge, We have seen The most beneficial
fleets from their use, in diseases GENERALLY
spnsidered OF an opposite character In no
Use havo we seen, or heard, of any injury
lom their lusej but on the contrary, the most
ecided henafiis. -
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05- There apls,rs 10 be illimber Of
difficulties ii The way Of constructing the
railro1d utFoss the Isthmus Of 'rehuante.
pee. The consented the Mexican Govern.
ment has been obtaiued and grants of
land made, but the company require Ger.
tain powers md privileges, before they
can commence, The, citizens Of New,
Orleans have petitioned the Governor %
call ah extra scssion Of the Legislature
to arfiend certain laws which now inter.
fere with the formation Of company. auI
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sBAGGIke FAcroRY SroPPsD learned,
yesterday, that the Fulton Baggng Factory
stopped operations about a week since, throw
ing some 400 hands out Of employ. The
cause assigned is the high price. Of hemp, and
it il thought business win not beresumed i'm
this factory again for some three or 'four
months. Gin Com. -s.ori,
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PORTSMOUTH, Oy MONDAY EVENING DECEMBER 1850 ~

board OF her; funds sent by the Mexican gov
ernfnent toHavana to aidf1 the purchase Of
ammunition for carrying onihe Wsr. .szsa
In ten days the brig arrived in Charleston
with her prize, which was condemned and
sold, SO with the prize money! and lawful
booty our hero found himself at the end of
lag his cruise, worth nearly forty thousand dol
ia Being comparatively wealthy, he married a
young lady to whom be had long been at
tachsd and who was every way worthy
him, but with whom his poverty had pre-
vented his previously being united he now
dwells in Massachusetts,, beloved and re-
spected by large circle Of friends and ac-
qualntances. 49,. ...s ;i,i; III .n,e
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Intemper nee, which has done more To-
obhterute the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Amer
ica,t than any olheTslhgleia agcncy,is % tho
Increase among tho dChefUkees Wishar
view to check lis, .pr,gress, stlie public asl,p
thoriiies have destroyed large Quantities pfr
Fpiri,uous liquors. W. III a ,,t,s4le n.
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Test votes taken By tie Convention 70
revise s,ii Ire Consultation Of Indiana, indicate
that 4 clause viii be Inserted, prohibiting
The imgration to that State Of colored per
sons, and preventing thema ffoms purchasing
property. ps AZ ~ bHsaas 2silss
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NUMBER .55.s,'sl:.'' ]


T|.Iff a
We find nothing very important ID our ex-
changes since our last issue, relative to the
traffic Ia hogs, But give such extracts from
abroad asmay prove beneficial 10 the trade
IN this quarter. 4 The Louisville journal, sef
Friday, says ~ Gin. Eng. is,
Hogs bring better prices in. onr market
now than ii Cincinnati. -Four dollars ,eas
the figure yesterday, at which heavy silo1s
were held, and 6S,75 was freely offered.
We did not hear of any, Gales, A drove Of
406 head was received night befope last, but
had not been sold at 10 O'clock this nom.
ing We notice sales Of green hams II 5ac.
and learn also that this price was refused for
q large bot. There have been killed at the
house Of Messrs. Ma1cy y Co., thus far
ebout 5000 head. y stiln'' ~ ~ rstS'i'.h<t
! From well informed sources we learn ihat
It does not admit any longer a1dDuht TINT
there is not only . great falling of iIlgthe
number Of hogs, but also in their quality
Hog slahghIiefing commenced 1t 81. 14ilfs
on Monday. The lntelIfgencer quotes e2, %
and 1926 at the extreme range Of the market.
Light hogs, weighing 200 pounds or less,
$2,75 and 50. Those weighing 220 to $50
pounds or over, S2a3, ,35. ss''9 Y"
q Over one thousand head Of hogs, belong
ing to. jeremiah Beckmer, passed Though
Rushville, Ind, a day or two since, en- route
for this city. In Rushyille, they are selling
at 81 60, gross. '''a' y '
The Piqaa (Ohio) Enquitery dlscoutses ds
follows on the packing prospect IN thht
M Ia 4laId lq sbnis 1selo % ~
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/ Two menat, Alton. N. HI, at a hdsking
last week, undertook 10 amuse tha cons
pany tysecing which ccpld eat ihc most
Of q great variety 81 ,Eod, including dried
apples. One Of them, Charles French
who mado III, husking, died The next days.
HE otler, Henry N Miller, disd she day diles.
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,POrtsIllIOI'lltIl1

lFlklNT GLASS W@lHlESo
TTyHE undersigned are now prepared ts GIL
VI orders for an kinds Of Flint Glass
Ware, which they will sell at Pittsburgh pti.
ces, and warrant equal TO any in market.
AMerchuntslw q will find II 70 their advahlage 10
call before making their pdrchmscs elsewhere.
n. nsyoA McAFEE a. BROTHERS.
Portsmouth, Sept 20, is50-4a6yl suc
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Total, 4,l29 5,42O 6ss,6s2 662 .3ls

AS compared with last year, these returns
show anincrease of 148 travelling preachers,
266 local preachers and 81 1857 members.
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Methoodists.l

The sessions Of all the annual conferences
,for thepresent year have been held, and the
minutes are in press We give below reca-
pitulation of the statistics If this and the
preceding year ID u 4
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SUPREME COURT.

The Judges Of this Tribunal have com
menced delivering Opinions. The follow
ing the first:
By Ruffin. C. jim State er rel Will
liams v. MizelI's Admr., from BERTHE,
affirming the judsment; in Ray v. Ray. in
Equity, from Orange, remanding the cause;
in Bullock v. Nelson. in Equity, from
Gui!for'I. dismissing the bill.
BY Nash, J.-in Mills v. Carpenter,
from Stanly. affirming the judgment; in
NeeI t" use Of Worth v. Moore, from Sur
ry. affirming the judgments; in Skies v.
Paine, from TyrrclI, affirming the juds-
ment; in Anderson V. Doak, from Guilford.
affirming the udgment; in Warters to use
Of Pool v Smaw, from Beaufort, affirming
the Judgment; in tamin v. McNcilI, from
Chatham, reversing the judgment aud Civ
ing judgment here for the plaintiff; in Buie
'. Baker. in Equity, for Cumberland, di-
recting a reference to the Master.
Bv Pearson. J.-Ip BeasIey v. Downev.
from Granville, affirming the judgement
below; in McKavv. Simpson, in Equity,
from Richmond directing a decree that
the defendant transfer the stock and pay
the dividends accrued since the contract;
in Hart V. Roper & Bostick, in Equity,
from Richmond. overruling the demurrer
with costs; in tlales v. Ingram, in Equity,
from Anson; IN the origin bill the plain
tlHs have decree for costs-the cross bill
Is dismissed with costs; in Johnston v.
Chambers, from Person, directing Ue,aire
lie Movo; in Pool and wife V. Davis, from
Pasquotank. declaring that there is error
in the decree aud dismissing the petition
viii, costs; in Black v. Eason, from Pas
quotank, directing vemre de nouo.-Rul-
eigh Register.
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| Neither were these coldly spoken, for IT, 6
young and ardent ad,nirer had been nc
little interested in the object Of his attrac
| tions. AS he was about, however, to re-
peat his kisses, the now startled Fawn.
by quick movement, unlosed herself
from his embrace and slided across the
room.
Stand off. Mr. Howard" she exclaim-
ed IN better English then he had ever hear
her speak before. (" Me good friend to
kind Senteman-but on IolIe! The Fawp
must marry her own people. She love
warrior on Pascasoula! lie have heart
and SKIN the same coior! Mobile man
not Choctaw girl. Me go to my home-to
Choctaw chiefs cabin-to- morrow. Good
bye: Me love you much-you so kind
but no wife!''
AS she said this she drew her red blan-
kct as proudly about her as ever fashioua-
ble belle Jonned her mantiiia at a ball, and
gl'ded from the door. Struck as motion
less as statue, the elegant Henry Howard
the Mobile dandy-stood gazing at the
door through which the Choctaw girl had
vanished. His lips we're slightly parted
his eyes wide' y open-a look Of wonder
and doubt upon his handsome face!
"By heavcns!'' he exclaimed. "Is
1T possible! Caught in my own trap!
Tilted by an Indian! Well. it is>a: good
joke aud all right! But, by Tecumseh
and Pushmataha! 1 must take care that
the bellies of Mobile do not find out the
story. let who will hereafter experiment
upon Choctaw character, to discover
whether these Chumpa- girls have not like
affections with other people I, for one.
am satisfied. Ehs Fawn of Pascacoula
has for months taken all my presents and
delicate attentions with the timid gentle
ness Of nun. and now has given me ..the
sack as completely as it could have been
done by any fashionable coquette, in
giided saloon, by thc'light of chandelier.
Well, that's some thing. rich! Bravo
Henry Howard: Recollect hereafter, as
Tom Moore says,
{" "Whate'er her lot she'll have her will"
And woman will be woman still"
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GIVE IL TO EM!-Tbe Ashvile Mes
senser says that the last County Court of
Buncombe refused to lay tax for Com
Messenger with proper spirit remarks,
s'that majority of those that voted against
the tax, had no children to send, were
ab"vc sending them to Common Schools !;
and while they voted for two dollars day
for themselves. large per cent. for a
fine Court House. the poor, &C.. they
strangely forgot Or refused, to give the
pitiful sum OF five cents. for educating the
hundreds Of poor children who will never
many OF them probably see the inside Of
a School House, unless it is Common
School House. Greensboro Patriot.
The Messenger continues
"When we reflect that North Carolina
has within her borders more persons who
cannot read nor write, than any other
State in the Union, and see disposition
manifested to cheat or retard the noble
efforts made by the State to do away this
Iamentable state Of things, which by
little aid fron. all the counties, can even
tua!Iv be accomplished, we confess wo
are mortified. All the County Courts in
the State haxsale m ,tir theiir power, majori-
ty being pr scnt,) to lay TAX not less
than one 9 h the amount due from the
St0Efe when this IS done, as it should
q 1Ere be, the means Of getting to
sol1 .crt Of sehoolis put within the reach
q ne EIy every little boy and girl IN the
State, Qr from three TO six months ID tne
year, {r1s''
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TER.Ms OF
ADvERTxs1NG-:

Onesquare oftwenty-eI
lines or less, for one inse
'tion, 60 cents ; every su5
|sequent insertion, 80 CEN
except it remain in for s.
eral months, when it vii
be charged 50 for two
months, 81 for three, &c
$50 for twelve months.
! CO. Liberal deductio9
/ for large advertisemea {
by the year-or six moLfh.
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@M
NORTH CAROLINIAN.
WIN. III. Beyne. Editor and Proprietor.
FAYETTEVILLE, n. G.
FEBRUARY Is, 1850.
Telexraphed for Charleston Courier.

Telegraphed for Charleston Courier
NEW YORK, Feb 7-6 80 p. m.
A decline Of quarter of cent has taken place
in Cotton-1 500 bales sold. Fair Upland quoted
at l3. to 13.; fair Orleans held at 13.. Bread
stuffs unchanged; Coffee dull; Molasses 20.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb 5.
Yesterday, the Cotton market was frmer than
previously. Three thousand bales were sold
niddling quality quoted at IL. Sugars are
steady. Molssses has advanced, and prime quail
ity commands 81 cts. Rio Coffee steady at a..
The steam ship Alabama has arrived at this
port, from Chagres, with fifty thousand dollars
worth of gold dust, and SO passengers.
The weather here is quite cold, but the city
is very healthy.
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New York, Feb'y 7.
| The steamer Empire City arrived at her wharf
at early hour this morning, from Chagre.
bringing j. ties from San Francisco to the 1st day
of January.
Mr. Rice, editor of the Pacific Courier, came
from San Francisco to Panama in the steamer
Oregon The Oregon brought three millions OF
gold.
The Empire City brings one million and half
in gold dust.
The inaugural addres. Of Gov. Burnett not
generally veil spoken of. He estimates the
amount of expenses Of the new State for the first
half year at and half millions of dollars.
He also takes decided ground against the settle
ment of free blacks in that conntry and considers
the slavery question settled.
Among the passengers Of the Empire City are
| the Hon. Geo w. Wright and the Hon. Edward
Gilbert, representatives elect from the State of
,lifornia. Also the Hon. T. Butler King, E.
| Houston, ex-colector of the port OF San Fran
cisco: VIM. r. Kinder. Esq bearer Of dispatches
from the U. S. Boundary Commissioner to the
Secretary of State; Surgeon A, J. Bowie of the
U. S. Navy; and 1t Norris, bearer of dispatches
from Com Jones.
The steamer Oregon arrived at Panama on the
Goth ofJan., having left San Francisco on the 1st
She brought down Col. Fremont and VIM. M.
Gwin, senators elect, and two representatives
from the new State. Col. Fremont was unavod-
ably detained at Panama in consequence Of the
serious indispositon Of his wife. DR.. Gwia took
passage the steamer Falcon for New Orleans.
Among the principal sufferers by the great fire
at San Francisco Victor lie Roy, who kept
the Baltimore Restaurant; Messrs Marrus & Bar
thy, who kept the Central House; E. Edmond
sons Merchant Exchange; Dunbar & Gibbs's
Parker House; and Mr. McDougal lost about
5000 900. The Eldorado House was also destroy
ed. Messrs Chambers & McKaig lost s2s, 900.
Dennison's Exchange is also among the ruins
loss about $42 900. These some of the prin
cipaI buildings burnt. Besides those, 4 large
number of other buildings and a vast amount Of
merchandise, valued in all at from and half
to two million. Of dollars, were destroyed.
Arrived 1T San Francisco on 10th of Dec, the
barque S B Cally, from New York. Dec. 27th.
the Louis PHILIPPE from Baltimore, with rs frame
houses on board.
The ballot,ng for Senators.--First ballot
Fremont 29 Gwin 22 H. Wagner Hallack IA !;
T. Butler King 10; Thos HeGly g. J w Gary 5;
SempIe3. Whereupon Col. Fremont was de-
cared elected. On the second ballot, Mr. Gwin
had 22 votes; Hallack IA; Henly 7; King 2; But
terfeld l Carey 1. Whereupon Mr. Gwin
dec Jared elected.
A fire broke out in the city of Stockton on the
23d, which destroyed number of houses The
loss is estimated at $150,0OO
Arthur C. Rey. member of the band of min
strels, who went out some time ago, was mur-
dered in San Francisco. by young man named
Reuben Withers, we'll known in the fashionable
circles of New York. The Alcalde offered $4,000
reward for him.
MARkErs-Rio coffee selling at S12 $13 per
lb. Mess pork at S29 $50. Richmond -four at
$40 SOL Seamen's wages in the rivers and
bay adjacent, from $50 to 500 per month.
The above is an outline Of the most important
fe atures of the news.
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FOR SALE.

500 of the best kind of Turpentine
Creek six miles from FayetteviRr Inquire this Office
February 2, 1850 57l-tf
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Itis suggested in Texan paper that the
to make the breach through which the en-
envy entered. be sent to Washington as the
contribution ofthe State to the w ashington
Monument. The stone still lies At the
mouth Of the breach, as it did on the day
when Travis. Crockett, and their fellow
heroes were massacred, and iii said to De
= beautiful block. susceptible of polish as
fine as marble 7r,ie Della
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COLUMBIA, s. c., Fee. 7.
The demand for Cotton to-day was moderate,
29l bales sold at from 10. to 12l cents. there be-
ing no change in prices.
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Tsegraphed for the Warrington unien
ARRIVAL of the STEAMER EMPIRE CITY.
ONE MONTH LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Election Of Governor and Senofors.-Desf,-nc-
fire fire at San FTamcisco-T Ttco millions Of
g0II arrircG.-Fire at Standardization
of the markets, &c.
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icoRREspoNpENcE OF THE REPUBLIC.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 7--5 p. m.
despatch just now received from Halifax states
that the steamer Atlantic passed Sambro Head, off
Halifax, at O'Clock yesterday morning The wind
was fresh from the north. She will doubtless reach
New York this evening.
The same despatch also states that the royal mail
steamer Europa passed the same point at O'Clock
this morning, on her way to New York, where she
will probably arrive tomorrow night
The Turkish Commissioner and suite arrived
here this morning from Washington, and, in COM
pany with MIR. Brown, proceeded TO Philadelphia
in the nine O'Clock train, en- route for Boston.
The Directors of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company have authorized the sale of $4,000
Of the bonds Of said company, for the purpose OF
securing means to so with the road. The bonds
arc TO have coupons attached, and guaranteed
against taxation.
] regret to state that Miss Woodville, one of our
most beautiful and accomplished young ladies,
who was 50 drcadlully burned some time ago by
the explosion of spirit gas lamp, died on Friday
morning last. She suffered intense pain, but, !
am informed, endured it with great fortitude and
resignation. A large circle of acquaintance deep
ly regret her loss. She left this of suffering
with bright hopes of happiness in better world.
Our market is quiet. Small sales Howard street
flour at s IS; City Mills 81 Is. Corn meal and
rye flour unchanged.
Sales of red wheat at 100 l03 cents white do,
los a 10 cents. White corn 60 cents yellow o.
cents. Oats 81 81 cents. Whisky 81 q; cents.
Provisions and groceries firm.
BEEF CATTLE There were 500 head offered to-
day, and 100 head sold at S225 1926 nett 100
lbs. on the hoof, equal TO 81 so s5 % nett, and
averaging 81 50 gross,
HoGs.--S4 IS So
Stocks quiet-Batimore 6's, 1890, 1862; Mary
land 6s, i02 bid. Nothing done in Government
securities.