The North-Carolinian., 1851-01-18

IN y. Oh hsy the year or six moLtis
| the special order, It being the bill to amend
the Constitution. known as the Free Suf.
frase Bill. The bifl having been read the
Sd time &
The question was then taken on it's pas
sage and the vote stood-ayes SO. noes
Al. Three hfths not having voted in favor
OF the bill. it was rejected. So
Mr. Love. (who voted against the bill 10
enable him to move for its recohsijAra-
t'on.) submitted motion for this purpose;
and majority Of the House. having voted
IN the affirmative. the motion prevailed.
Mr. Avery then moved that the House
| ADJOURN; and the vote being ayes Sc, NOES
So. the Speaker voted in the affirmative.
So the House adjourned.
SINGULAR CIRCUMsrANcE.--On Monday
evening last. a widow lady named Smith,
residing at the South End. who has been
sick a short time with pfeutisy. apparent
'y died. and preparations were begun to
tit the body for burial. During the night.
however. signs Of life were discerned, and
she ultimately came too and lived until
Thursday night, when she really died.
After her revival she tli,coursed with
her daughters. telling them that she should
die. and giving them directions about their
mourning. DR. Perry hearing Of the cir
cumstance. called upon her, and upon
|'ieaving said that he would call in the morn
ing. She answered however, that she should
not then be alive, and she did die during
the night. Boston Traveller.
HORSEBACK RrD1Ne IN MApEIRA.--The
Hon. John A. Dix, in his recent work. .s A
Winter in Madeira gives an amusing
account of horseback riding at Funchal.
For thirty cents an hour fine horse can
be hired at any livery stable. together
with a man as attendant, who follows on
foot; and when you desire to ride fast, he
catches hold Of your horses tail and is
drawn along. In this way he prevents
you from running away from him. Mr.
Dix says that the horses soon become
accustomed to these human appen,lagcs.
and that the fellows have Il way Of making
the horses 60 fast or slow. as they desire.
in spite of the rider. Mr. Dix says that for
ladies' this association ot horse aud driver
| is great convenience. They need no
other attendant. He is always ready to
render any assistance; if the horse loses a
shoe, he has a hammer and nails in his
pocket to replace it. 1t is not easy 10
fancy more iudicrous spectacle than a
lady riding through the city at full gaIlop
with a man hanging to the tail of her horse !;
but such scenes are of hourly occurrence
/ in Funchal, and the eye soon becomes
accustomed to them.
4 Coon PARALLEL.-The Southern
Press says that Miton's devils were Of The
NOrfh-not South. Satan's first order
| was:
| ssAssemble thou
Of all those myriads, which we lead the chief!
! Tell them that by command, ere vet dim night
Her shadowy cloud withdraws, am to haste,
And all who under their banners wave,
Honse,card with flying march ,uher e zee possess
The quarters of the .North."-
ssAt length into the limits of the North
They came and Satan to his royal seat
Aud not only. continues the Press, was
the rebellion Northern one, but the pre-
tences were similar to those of the North
now. 1t was s'liberty" movement then
pretence OF liberty against slavery.
Thus Satan in reply to Abdiel. says:
cat first thought that liberty and heaven
To heavenly souls had been all one; but now
see that most through sloth had rather serve.
Minstering spirits trained up in feast and song;
| Such hast thou aimed the ministers of heaven
.Serriky aciM treed0m TO c0nfena,
The New York Herald states that by the
last arrival from California. the editor OF
that paper has received private dispatches
of most important character. which indu
ces the belief that it is, and has been
meditated, for long time past, by some
of the most influential and leading men
Of that new State. to organize an expedi-
ton Of Americans. and to pr oceed to that
portion Of Mexico known Lower Cali
fornia. with the view of assisting the
people of that territory. in declaring their
Independence of the central government,
and afterwards seeking incorporation with
this republic. in precisely the same manner
as the American adventures in Texas ac-
ted. The Herald adds that this intelli-
gence is derived from such sources as place
its reliance almost beyond doubt
| RHIGAs' EXHIBITION. The feats and
experiments which the great Rhisas is
performing are truly extraordinary. and
should De witnessed by all who can appre-
ciate such things. He certainly pushes a
sword blade. twenty -four inches in length
down his throat. and there lets it remain
for lew moments! There is no decep.
ton about it. He equipoises vertically q
bayoneted snuskct,-the sharp point of the
bayonct resting upon his forehead. He
then transfers the msusket to his teeth, and