North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-02-15
ALL SORTS OF PARAGRAPHS.

KENTUCKY There are according to the present CEN
in ten years. There also S2,059 farms, lSO743
dwellings, and 3495 establishments Of productive indus
try The representative population is COS e49 and the
total number of inhabitants 9g43l4.
BRAzILIAN SLAVE TRADE. From official doc uments |
were from Massachusetts, l2 from New York 8 from
Pennsylvania, from Maine, from Rhode Island and
from Con necticut.
All from free States-the hypocrites!
MARTIN F. TuppRR. In recent letter to the Rev
DR.. Te of Cincinnati the Gazette of that civ that
Martin Tupper ESQ., the celebrated English poet an
nounces his intention of visiting the United States within
the next six months
! The Democratic members of the Indiana Convention
have held meeting and nominated Gen. Joseph Lane
recently Governor of Oregon, candidate the Pre-
sidency i'll 1882. and pledged $4,000 majority for him in
case he is a candidate.
PRESENT TO DANIEL WEBSTER The friends of Mr.
Webster in New York about present him with
magnificent carriage, which 400 and pair of
horses worth $1,000 The carriage has Just been fin
ished.
IT constant plan of natures to build exquisite
structures with worthless and often loathsome materials;
the brilliant plant and the phosphorescent light spring
from rottenness and among the decay and
the mangled relics of happiness, hope blossoms and
shines, at once flower and star.
Misery Of the BeuutJuL
IT is said that 500 guineas have been offered for the
privilege of advertising the last page of the catalogue
of the great Exhibition of the Industry of all nations
! GENTLEMAN, upon time, entered small shop
in which vegetables kept for sale and inquired of
the proprietor if he had any onions"
! "Onons, onions" repeated the puzzled vegetable
dealer, onions! no. sir, believe not"
After the gentleman had left the perplexed vegetable
man scratched his head for moment, and then if
struck with sudden solution of the mystery exclaimed
-" ,oonder if the ignorant fool didn't mean ingons''
! The TELEGRApH. There are now %, 900 miles of
telegraph in operation in the United States 900
the Morse principle, and about 900 on the House and
Balm principles. The telegraph extends from Hall
fax to New Orleans and far West Dubuque, Iowa.
EXPENSIVE SHIP Bu1LDiNe. The Boston Journal
states, that fourteen ships about be built in Med
ford, Massachusetts. Fifty-six loaded with ship
timber, arrived at that town on the 9th ult.
! of 400 Mormons sailed from Liverpool, on
the 5h ut, for New Orleans Their destination is the
Valley of the Great Salt Lake second ship, with ESQ
emgants of the persuasion and for the same des
tination, ready to sail from Liverpool.
BURNED DEATH. On Thursday last, a small child
of Mr.. Huffman, in Washington county, Nd burn
ed to death by upsettng spirit lamp
EvEnY MAN HIS OWN LAWYER. In the Ohio Iegis-
lature last week. Mr. Bee gave notice in the House. of
bill to permit all persons in the State practice law
without examination or admission.
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE. 1t was seriously feared
that Ohio would send another aboIitionist the u s.
Senate, co-agitaor with Chase. The Legislature,
however have adjourned without electing Senator. On
the ballot the stood GriswoId (whig) 46 PAYNE
(dem) 40, Gddngs (aboiitionist) H. blank 4. On the
10th ballots Grswold AZ, Payne A, GIddings 10, three
wings and three democrats having paired off,
TIE citizens of milwaukee have subscribed over S 900
to Concert from Jenny Lind. Their northern
neighbour Sheboygan, puts in its claim, and is waking up
determination to have the Nightingale among Them
if they have to mortgage the town property give
draft on the town pump.
t Universal SUFFRAGE IN VIRGINIA. In the Vir-
gina Convention, on Tuesday the Committee on tine
Right of Suffrage reported in favor of universal suffrage
.-.- z-t.-. -. H.- Charleston Mercury.
Three cheers for &C old Virginia.
DEc1s1oS REGARD LAND WARRANTS FOR
- SUBSTITUTES. The Republic understands it has beer
decided by the Pension Office that, where soldier en-
. gagged to six months and actually served foul
months and then hired substitute who served the
sidue of the both entitled bounty land under
the provisions of the of September 49, $780, accord
5 ing to the actual amount of service rendered.
DIR. Gideon B. Smith declares that the seventeen
year ocusts will appear this year in certain parts
t Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia
e THE MINES. The Dubuque Tribune says that Mr.
Levin, of that city, with force of six hands, the 23c
It umo raised l26665 pounds of lead mineral valued
Il something three thousand dollars. This is bette
:, than going to California.
y A LEGAL CUR1os1rT. The other day, in the Supe
rior Court of New York, for argum eut
when the defendants produced to the
r in the shape document of some sia thousand fons
gravey suggested that it had by all better he
!, to the Worlds Fair specimen of American indus
y try. Tho julicia bon mot considered very ai
reply to the mammoth answer.
FALL AND DEArH HERR REYN1xsER, rHF WIRE
n WALKER. A telegraphic despatch in the New YorI
Express, dated at Baton Rouge, La February 5, states
that Herr Reyninger the celebrated performer the
wre in attempting to walk from the ofthe capo
in that city to another point fell from the wire and
i killed.
e The Council of the Cherokee Nation have imposed
: heavy all free negroes and muattocs residing il
y the Nation.
SPIRIT RAPPERs These characters, il is said, il
conjunction with cairvoyan procuring autograph
from such persons Noah Snhad the Sailor and Mac
p BETH They are all written in good English. .
Dr. andlady in Philadelphia, it is said makes her pie
2 light that her dodgers to to he'd without
candle, after eating moderate sized piece.
N How is it proved that Noah did not first out
70 the ark Because the Bible says he came forth.
Is An Editor received letter with the weathe
h, spelt thus Wethur. He said it the spell
l. weather he had ever seen.
' FFor what do you wink - said beautifr
young lady, angriy, to stranger, at party evenin
lie or two since.
81 beg your pardon, madam" replied the wit :"
r winked as do looking the sun-your splendc
I'd dazzed my eyes, " ..
A line OF steamers between Philadelphia and Ports
mouth and Richmond, Va, is in operation.
COUNTERFEIT TEN CENT PIECES. A vast number
countereited coins have told been issue
from mint in Connecticut They hear the dates
in respectively OF S47 and S4S well cuted
e are passed without any difficulty. sse...-.
ALWAYS he GOOD natured. A few drops of oil will d