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Piano Forte for Sale.

"A NEW. Rosewood, French Grand Action
"a PIANO F0HTE, (G4 octaves) Of supe-
rior tone and workmanship. from the celebrated
Mandatory OF ]. Worcester, New York, togclh-
or with Piano Stool and Cover. for sale cheap, for
cash.
Also, one Of Martins celebrated GUITARS,
and ain assortment Of MUSIC for Piano, Violin
and Guitar, for sale by
JULIUS l.. KERN,
Teacher Of Music at Rev. X. Burwells
School.
March 81. 20
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Advertising Rates for the lIillshoroushRefo'a''.'
One dollar per square &c lines) for the 1 T
insertion, and IS cents for each continuance :.
auctions made in favor of standing advertise : :
a . foilo,.e.
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STATE OF NORTH-C AROLINA,
ORANGE COUNTY.
Court Of Pleas and Quarter Sessions,
February Term, 1851.
cha'ls " !. Johnston Original Attachment lie
Allen Penn. We'd on Slaves.

Alien Telfy.
IT appearing to the satisfaction Of the Court,
that Allen Petty. the defendant in this case,
is non resident Of this states Il is therefore or
dered, that publication lie made in the HILLSIDE
rough Recorder for six successive weeks, for said
defendant 10 appear and answer or ieplevy. at the
next term Of this Court, TO he held at the court
house in Hillsborough, on the fourth Monday Of
May next, otherwise judgment will be granted
by default final and the Slaves levied on con.
demned TO satisfy Plaintiffs claim.
Witness, Joseph Allison, Clerk Of said Court
at Office, the fourth Monday of February, a. d
1851.
]. ALLISON, C. c. c.
March 18th, 1851. 75-6v
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Boot and Shoe Store.

TvHE Subscriber having procured The sssicss
u Of Mr.. T. q. Hays. 90 foreman. and en-
ploying the hes. workman be ean obtain. eeniir.
ues To manufacture
BOOTS AXD SE@Gg
in the latest and most approved style, and al lie
shortest notice.
He has on hand large assortment Of Boots
and Shoes, Of every description. which win be sold
on accommodating terms. Please call and sssn-
inc my Stock before purshasinr elsewhere.
y W. +. STRAYH0RN.
or An persoos indebted 10 me In my Shoe
shop up to the LIST Of June, arc requested 10 ssll
and settle their accounts. ss change in the bu-
siness renders II Necessary that all accounts be
settled up 10 that time. WIS.
July %. 4e-n
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single letter; while the foreigu postage is rated by
the quarter ounce for the single letter. Thus, a
letter directed to the East Indies, by British
steamer if it weighs less than quarter Of an ounce,
will be charged % cents postage quarter Of an
ounce, or more, but less than half ounce IS cents
the foreign postage only being doubled for each
quarter of an ounce.
The foreign portion Of the above rates is to be
charged as follows:-Letters weighing under a
quarter ofan ounce, one rate weighing q quarter
Of an ounce and under half ounce, two rates. half
an ounce, and under three quarters of an ounce,
three rates; three quarters Of ounce, and under
one ounce, four rates; one ounce, and under l 1
ounces, five rates; and on, an additional rate be-
ing charged for each quarter Of an ounce.
When a letter to these countries is from Oregon
or California, and pice versa, the single rate to be
collected by prepayment when sent, or on delivery
when received is in each instance to be five cents
more than the total amount here stated.
Newspapers to and from the above places four
cents each, to be pre- paid when sent from, or COL
lected when received in the United States.
Letters to or from-(by the Bremen ine.)
Bremen. GERMANY, (pre -paymentl
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On letters from these cities and towns, the British
postage must be prepaid there, and the United
states postage Of % cents per single rate must be
collected at the Office a delivery.
Newspapers, cents each, to be prepaid when
sent from or ! cents to be collected when received
in. the United Sta'cs.
Letters to or from Canada, 10 cents-when not
over 5000 miles from the Canada line; ID cents
where distance exceeds 1900 miles. Pre- payment
0ptiot al in either country.
Newspapers pay the regular United states rates
20 and from the line. To be prepaid when sent
frsm, or collected when received in, the United
States.
n. All letters to and from foreign countries
(the British North American Provinces excepted)
are to be charged with single rates Of postage, IL
not exceeding the weight Of half an ounce; double
rate IL exceeding halt an ounce but not exceeding
an ounce quadruple rate, IL exceeding an ounce but
not exceeding two ounces; and so on. charging
two rates for every ounce fractional part OF an
ounce over the first ounce.
Ship Ln0s-Letters sent from the United States
10 foreign countries by private vessels are chargea
bic with inland postage, which must be pre-. paid
hom the mailing Office to the port of calling. The
Postmaster Of Fan Francisco Is specially instructed
to make up and dispatch such mails TO the Sand
wich Islands, China, and New south Wales.
Potodioois Periodical works and pam phlets are
not entitled to transit conveyance through the
United Kingdom sf Great Britain and ireland, but
they may be seht from the United states to the
United Kingdom, aud rpe rosa at two cents OF
United States postage each, II they do not exceed
two ounces IN weight aud at one cent per ounce, or
fraction Of an ounce when they exceed that weight,
to be collected in all cases in the United States;
aud the same will be subject TO an additional like
charge in the Uniued Kingdom when not exceeding
two ounces; but the third ounce raises the British
charge to sixpence, with an additional charge Of
twopeDce for each additional ounce When sent
TO or recevedfr from foreign countries, without pass
ing through the United Kingdom, they will be
chargeabc with the regular United states rates,
to be pre- paid when sent, and collected when re-
ccived.
Newspapers and Periodicals to foreign countries,
(particularly to the Continent Of Europe,) must be
sent in narrow bands, open at the sides or end;
otherwise they chargesbe there with letterpos-
.sge.
Iafos, &C., by Private Ships Letters and news
papers may also be sent Uor foreign countries By
private ship, with that purpose marked on them)
10 the postmaster Of any seaport town. On letters
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Note For each additional ounce, or fractional
part of an ounce, beyond the ten ounce, embraced
in this table, additional rate must be charged.
DuectionS.-l. On every transient newspaper,
unseaed circular, handbill, engraving, pamphlet,
periodical magazine, book, and every other descrp
ton Of prip ted matter, the above rates must in all
cases be pre- paid, according to the weight.
2. Whenever any printed matter on which the
postage is required to be prepaid, shall, through
without prepayment, the same shall be charged
with double the above rates.
3. Bound books and parcels of printed matter, not
weighing over 81 ounces, shall be deemed mailable
matter.
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Remarks referring TO aboue IdDe-For every sim
gle letter in manuscript or paper of any kind upon
which information shall be asked or communicated
in writing, or by marks signs sent by mail, the
rates mentioned in this table shall be charged; and
Tor every add :ional half or fraction of an
ounce above the weight named in this table, an ad-
ditional single rate is to be charged.
Drecticns.-lst. Every letter or parcel, not ex-
eeedng half an ounce in weight, shall be deemed a
single letter or rate.
ID All drop letters, letters placed in any post
Office, no. for transmission, but for delivery only,
shall be charged with postage at the rate of one
cent each.
Sd. Each deputy post master whose compensa-
tion for the last preceding fiscal year lending the
3Oth June) did not excee 500, may send through
the mail all letters written by himself, and receive
through the mail all written communications ad-
dressed to himself, his private business, which
shall not exceed in weight one half ounce, free Of
postage. This does not authorize them to frank
any letters unless written by themselves, and on
their private business only; nor does it authorize
them to receive free Of postage anything but
written communications addressed to themselves,
and ON their private business
Note-The mode ofcomputing the rates upon in
land letters, letters fro Office within the nj
letters between the United States and the British
North American Provinces is to be follows TO wit:
Single rate, if no, exceeding half ounce; double
rate, if exceeding half ounce, but not ding
an ounce; treble rate, if exceeding ounce, but
not exceeding an ounce and half; and so on,
charging additional rate for every additional
half ounce or fraction of half ounce.
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On all letters between the United States and the
countries here named, when sent through the United
Kingdom, the United states postage, and that
prepayment when sent, and on delivery when re-
ceved at the rate Of Eve cents the single rate when
conveyed by British packet (unless from or to
Oregon, California, then ten ceRts,) and twenty
one cents the single rate when conveyed by United
States packet, unless as aforesaid from or to
Oregon, or California, then twenty-six cents.
Newspapers to or from the above places, TO be
prepaid when sent from, collected when received
In, the United states, four cents each.
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Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and

Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, and
Florida.
The remaining portion Of the last named States,
and all of Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Texas, and Mississippi, are over 1000 miles, and
the postage per year will be;-
Daily 81, weekly 50 cents.
The postage on daily papers is largely reduced,
and ON weeklies, excepting counties in this State,
which are over 300 miles, (where it will be cents
1000 miles and under 1000, where it is raised u
trihe.
To California and Oregon, the postage will be
per year
Daily $6, weekly 81 20.
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ON ali letters between the United States (Oregon
aud California excepted), aud the countries here
named, through the United Kingdom, and by the
routes specified, the rates where affixed must be
prepaid when sent from, and collected when
ceivCd in, the United States. When the letter is
TO or from Oregon or California, Eve cents per
single rate must De added to these amounts.
Newspapers to and from the above places, cents
each TO be pre-. paid when sent from, or collected
when received in, the L Unted states.
atters la or froua-
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Light ARTILLERY.

TO TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
VIII you, sir, have the kindness TO call the atten-
ton Of the country, well the army, to the fac.
that an important law has been violated in the late
reduction Of the light artillery.
The act Of Congress to reduce and fx the mill
proved March lS2l requires TO be kept in service
four companies of light artillery rs you will see by
the following clause of se,tion 2, as foll)ws.-
Sec. And b. II further enacted That each regiment
OF artillery shall consist Of colonel lieutenant
colonel, one major one sergeant major, one quarter.
master ser.aDt and nine companies OF which shall
he designaed and equipped as light artillery, &c.
1he last clause Of this quotation has not been
peaed, and is still in force; and OF course the Pre-
sident has more authority to change the organi-
zstion OF these companies th an he has TO dsband
them. Ihe law says one company in each regi.
ment "shal be designated light artillery! aud 10
also says, u "shall be equipped light artillery"
What can be palmer or more direct 10 will not do
TO say, because the law had been disrcgarled from
Iszl 10 l-5-, that u may be gain violated with i'm
punfy y II "A well known fact that Me-. Poinsett
said, IN 1853 that this Law made it obligatory on
the executive TO keep four companies, constantly
mounted, in the service. The four additional com
ranlos authorized by the act Of the Sd Of March,
sl7, left with the President the discretionary power
OF keeping them IN punted or not.
The companies affected by this illegal order are,
captain Sedge Sieks Second regiment Of artillery.
tDuneans old cOmpapy) and Captain Phelps
fourth artillery, (Washington old company,) both
Of which were equipped as light artillery ia lS;J.
Ringgolds company was mounted or equipped in
1855 AN OFFICER L. :. A.
L. S-Should any one desire to see the act Of
Congress above referred TO- he will find il in Crosss
Military Laws, chap I2S page 2l5, edition (third)
iois; revised BY Captain Hetae
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NEW RATES OF POSTAGE.
paper Rates to All Parts Of the
p World.
POSTAGE on THE NEW YORK HERALD,
DC, <ke., sc.

The new Postage law, under the act of the last
Congress, goes into operation THIS DAY, THE FIRST
OF July, 1851.
We present herewith An abstract of such portions
q the official tables and directions published by the
Post Once Department, as we regard Of general
importance to the public.
The New York herald., 1851-07-01

Letters to the cities and countries in Germany
here named, if sent by the Bremen line, be pre-
paid to destination, if desired, by pre- paying the
amounts here stated, in addition to the United
States postage of 20 cents per single rate.
Prepayment of whole postage to destination, the
United States postage only, or to send the letter
wholly unpaid, is optional.
1t is supposed that these foreign rates have been
educed under late postal treaty between the Ger
man States; but official information of it has not
been received. By pre-paying only the twenty
cents United States postage, and leaving the ba-
lance unpaid, the advantage Of such reduction Qf
any) may be secured.
Newspapers to the above places to be prepaid
when sent from, or collected when received in, the
United States, two cents each.
l.. A.
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Transient Newspapers ana Other Printed
Documents.

RATES PosTAGE UPoS ALL TRANSIENT NEWSPAPERS AND
EVERY DESCRIPTION OF PRINTED Matter, EXCEPT
NEWSPAPERS AND PERIODICALS PUBLISHED AT INTERVALS
ExcEEpISG THREE SENT FRoa THE
oTFIcE PUBLICATION BONA FIDE SUBSCRIBERS.
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Postage on Newspapers.

Rcmdrks referring 10 the aboUe t1bc-From and
after the S0th of June, ls5l, iof each newspaper,
not exceeding three ounces in weight, the annexed
rates per quarter are 20 be paid quarterly In ad
vance. These rates oaly apply where the paper i
sent from the Office Of publication to actual and
bona fde subscribers
DTations ref,r1ing 70 a0ors taHe-lst. Weekly
papers only, when sent as above stated, are TO be
delivered free in the county where they are publish
ed and this although conveyed in the mail over %
miles.
I'd. Newspapers containing not over 300 square
inches, are to be charged one quarter the above
rates.
3D. Publishers of newspapers are allowed to ex'
change free of postage one copy OF each number
only and this privilege extends to newspapers pub
hshed in Canada.
4th. The weight Of newspapers must be taken or
determined when they are in dry state.
9th. Postmasttrs not entitled to receive news
papers free Of postage under their frankng priv
1ege.
9TH. Payment in advance does not entitle the par
~ to any deduction from the above ra'es.
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:. FALL OF PINNACLE Rock AT PORTAGE FALLS. -
We learn from the GeDeseo Repstiioan that the
rock called the Pinnacle, near the middle Falls at
Portage, was hurled FROM its place, on Wednesday
OF last week, into the abyss below. This rock
hung over the precpce below the second fall, and
was 500 feet above the bed of the river. IL was
fifteen feet high, fifteen feet long, twelve wide,
weigh over two hundred and fifty sons. The prac-
tice had become comm, Of climbing to the top to
look down nom its dizzy height, and aid had fire.
quently been neccessaiy to rescue persons who
would have fallen off from dizziness. IL was there
fore deemed prudent to disodge IL, and IL was done
by order Of Commissioner follett, by applying n
sand blast The crssh was tremendous, aud mist
rose from the water, where II fell, which for fe "
moments concealed the spot from view The scene
was witnessed by n large number Of peorle from
the opposite bauk of the river. Rochester da,ut-
tan Jane, %.
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Periodicals.


Periodicals published at intervals, not exceeding
three months, and sent from the Office of publica
tion to actual and bona de subscribers, are TO be
charged with one-half the rates mentioned in the
last above table, and prepayment of quarters
postage thereon must in all cases be required. Pc
rodicals published at intervals of than three
months are charged with the full rate, which must
be prepaid
Note.-In case there is on or In any newspaper,
periodical pamphlet, or other printed matter or
paper connected Herewith, any manuscript of any
kind by which information shall be asked for, or
communicated in writing, or by marks or signs, the
said newspaper, periodical pamphlet, other
printed matter, beccme, subject to letter postage;
and it is the duty of the postmaster to remove
wrappers and envelopes from all printed matter and
pamphlets not charged with letter postage, for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether there is upon or
connected with any such printed matter, in such
package, any matter or thing which would author.
ize or require the charge of higher rate of post
age thereon
Table or Postages to Foreign Countries.
Letters are to be charged per single rate (not ex-
ceeding half an ounce) at the following rates -
Great Britain and Ireland, "a cents, California
and Oregon excepted) cents to be added when
to or from California or Oregon. prepayment
optional)
Letters (pre-paid), ? cents each.
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Postage on the Herald.

The following counties are under hiiy miles from
New York, ana the postage on The Herald will be
Der year-Daily sl, Weekly 20 cents.
Kings. Queens, suffolk (part,) Richmond, West
chester (part.) Rockland (part,) counties in New
York; aud HuisoD. Bergen. Essex. Mlddesex,
Morris (nesrIy all Passac (nearly all,) Somerset
tnearly all, Mercer (part) and Monmouth (part,)
counties in New Jersey.
The following are under 300 miles, and the post
age will De, per year-Daily 81 weekly W cents
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SEvrrE Storm IN WEsrERS Nrw YoEK.-The
BaldNinsyille, y. Y. Gasaie gives aa account OF
the deyastatons in the region Of the severe gale of
Sunday evening. Timber was blown down, fences
prostrated, and crops damaged 10 n considerable
extent: On the farm belonging 10 Henry Westfall,
one mile north of the village, the quantity of wood
blown down is estimated frDia three 10 Eve hun
died cords. good deal of timber on Mormon NJ.
Cots land was also upiootcd TIees. three feet in
diameter. were wrthed from their foundations, and
others broken down like grass before the wind.
About eleven O'Clock, at night, the house Of Ebbia
kussel, In Clay, was struck by lightning. A knot,
some two or three inches in diameter, belonging in
the floor, was found in the room above; having
passed through ceiling Of lath and plaster to get
there. Mr.. X. and his wife were sleepine in the
reom where the accident happened, and we're par
tally stunned by the shock. They did not know
what had happened. nor could they account for
Their peculiar feelings upon awaking, until they
procured light ano saw the mischief that had
been done. Three children sleeping in sn adjoin-
ing room were not awakened from their slumbers
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CHOLERA ANoae THE TRoors AT INDEPENDENCE
"A CORES spondent OF the ~. Louis (Mo.) R,guJi.
eun, writing from lnds pendence under date OF the
18th inst, says - have no doubt you have many
exaggerated statements respecting the sickness
here. The cholera has visited US In much more
violent form than we could have wshe 4; but we sim
cerely hope the worst is now passed About two
weeks since broke out amongst US without any APP
parent for its coming, and continued from
that time until yesterday morning, with greater or
less violence. Many of our citizens were exposed to
IL IN all its stages, and numbers attacked who, by
proper treatment and remedies recovered in little
time, whilst o hers were prostrated at once and
hurried into eternity. In all, 90 far as can
tain, there have been from nine to ten deaths of
grown white persons-six white childreu-from
four to six grown blacks, and from four to six black
children. These, think, comprise about all the
cases that have resulted fatally There has been no
backwardne ess manifested on the part Of our nhabi-
tants in giving attention when needed | learn,
from good sources, that much sickness is still
amongst the troops their way to Santa re. They
had no. reached Council Grove Tuesday last
were detained awaiting a physician from the
States both VI their surgeons had died 1t is said,
that since they left Fort Leayenwotth, from 12D to
l5Obave died and deserted No cholera is with any
Of the merchant trains as yet. They are getting
along tolerably we'll, with the exception Of some
detention by high water. We have had abundant
rain. here for month now and to- day still raining
bard. No prospect ofs mail from st. Leus, except
by boat. Quite an abatement in dsease-no new
eases since day before yesterday.
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[ eXceeds Z5OU miles
To be prepaid on letters sent from the United
State.
On letters received from these countries, the
British postage mus: be prepaid there, and the
United states postage, only, of 10 or 20 cents,
cordng to distance, must be collected at the Office
ofdclvery.
Newspapers, 4 cents each, to be prepaid when
sent from cents, to be collected when received
in, the United States.
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J
On letters to the cities and countries on the con-
ineIt of Europe here named, if sent by the Bremen
line, the United States postage only should be pre-
portion Of the postage to be collected from the re-
cever. But letters to these places can be sent
wholly unpaid.
Newspapers to the above places to be prepaid
when sent from, collected when received in, the
United States, two cents each.
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I 3j cts. where distance
| from the mailing
| Office does not ex-
/, ceed $500 miles /;
4 and
IS cts. where distance
exceeds $500 miles.
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The postage to and from the above places to be
pre- paid hen sent from, or collected when received
in, the United States.
Newspapers to and from all the above places to
be prepaid when sent from, or collected when re-
ceiyod in, the United States, two cents each
Letters to or from
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HATEs os LErTER PosrAGE OFFICES IN TIL
USuED STATES AND FROM CANADA.
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ItIItIr 20 UI IT UIu
IIavre. (frsnce.) or any other port
or place On the coast Of France,
trmapy, or any other port on
the continent OF Europe where
the United States steam packets
touch, (Great Britain and Ire
land excepted) ............