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North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES. A telegra-
phic despatch from Washington, under date of the
9th inst. says
A formal complaint has been made by the Mexican
Government, in consequence of the repeated Indian
outrages on their frontier. BY the treaty with Mex
between this country and Mexico from Indian ag-
gressions. Congress, it will be remembered at the
last session failed to make appropriation asked by the
War Department for this duty, and it consequently
has not been performed Mexico now refuses to rat
ify the Tehuantepec treaty unless the provisions of
the peace treaty carried out. Mr.. Webster pro-
badly fastened his arrival here in consequence of this
difficulty. The President may, if he deem the mat
of sufficient importance order the troops to be
paid out of the secret service fund, suppose.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

IMPROVEMENT IN CARRIAGES. Mr.. James c. Spen-
Ger, of Geneva, N. Y, has invented improvement
in carriages for which he taken measures to
patent that ultimately to be very genera lily
adopted, light carriages be constructed by
doping this method much less expense than by
any other plan with which acquainted. No
reaches used the body of the carriage is ointed
at the middle and has eliptca spring just above
tho joint Strong curved springs, secured to the boz
dy of the carriage and supporting the sAme
red directly the axles, in such way that turning
axis bolt unites the front part of the carriage body,
and like one the back the axles, thereby allowing
the front and back wheels to turn in very small
compass without any intervening reach under the
seat of the carrage and ointing of the age bo
dy and the eliplical spring under the gives the
body an easy and accommodating motion when the
wheels passing over uneven roads, No holsters,
&c. are empl Eyed.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

$50, there's been another rupture of Mount Vo-
ciferous" said Mrs. Partington she put down the
paper and put up her specs 1.-The paper tells US all
about the burning ather running down the mountain,
bot don't tell us how it set FIRE to- There are
many people full wicked enough to do it; and per-
matches. wish thew had sent for our fire brigade,
they would have put stop TO the raging ali
ment and care say Mr. Braidwood and all on 'em
would havs gone, tor they are what call real civil
engineers. Perhaps Townsend's sauce and PrunelIa
might prove a care for such 'ruptions. "
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

DECLINE IN CoTroN. The writer of the money
column of the New York Express say
1.-THE intelligence by the Niagara of further de-
Cline in the cotton market wilt not be fayoraby
structed for the stock market, as it will cause a
IF snecis ma he looked for We cannot but other
wise think that cotton will recesde much further in
price. There is every indication of 1t from the ap.
pearance of the New Orleans and New York mar
kets,'' ... . .. .e.t
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ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

! Among tie several very pleasing illustrations O
of the favorable change of opinion England in re-
gard this country, we select the following extrac
from an article written, it is said by Sir David Brew
ster reviewing Sir Charles Lyell's second visit tc
the United States
Accustomed to look with wonder upon the civil.
zation of the past-unblest gores of-Greece and
Rome-upon mighty empires that have risen but to
fall-the English eye has never fixed itself on the
grand phenomenon of great nation at school, In
region teeming with vegetable Interesting upon
the subterranean treasures of Observation-Disclosures
ed with noble rivers, whose tributary and capillary
streams carry food and life into every part of the land
the race has established itself in mighty cities, the
centre of manufacturing and commercial wealth, and
has entrenched itself amid noble insttutions-with
temples enshrlned in religious federation, with uni
verses of private bequest and public organization
with national and unshackled schools, and with al
the resources which science, and literature, and phi
lanthropy demand from the citizen the State. Sup
piled from the Old World with its superintendent life
the tide has been carrying its multiplied population
to the West, and driving to frontier, where
civilization will at last find them, the savage hordes
that still usurp the farest portions of creation. Nor
is this living flood the destroying scourge which Pro-
violence some times lets loose upon our species it
bears on its snowy crest the purple radence of sal
walton, of knowledge, and of peace.
But, while the frontier of civilization is thus ad
vancing with gallant strides; the fixed population of
the American States has been yieing with European
tribute to domestic comfort and national aggandize-
ment. Their railroads, with all their mpe1fections,
supply the necessities of the traveller, and remune-
rate the public spirit of their projectors. Their
boat establishments, whether coast or river,
unrvalled in the European States, and their elegra-
Phic lines, superior in cheapness and utility ours,
have been carried for thousands of miles into regions
where the iron pathway has not been able to pene-
raIe. Nor is their mineral wealth equalled by that
of the most favored quarters of the globe. Her
pire of COAL her kingdom of cotton and of corn, her
regions of gold and of iron mark America the
centre of civilizaon-ast the emporium of the worlds
the granary and storehouse, out of
which the kingdom of the East will be clothed and
fed and we greatly fear the asylum in which our
children will take refuge when the hordes of Asia
and the semibarbarans of Eastern Europe shall again
darken and desolate the West. Though dauntless in
her men, and colossal in her strength, she displays
upon her banner the star of peace. Shedding its ra-
Glance upon u.s. let recProcate the celestial light,
and We shall have nothing to fear from her power,
but everything to learn from her example.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07
THE FAMILY SCHOOL

In W,irren County, Near LfttIetOn depot.
HITHERTO under the charge of the Rev. W.
Hooper, will be continued after the present fes-
sion, by the Subscriber assisted by Mr. Thos e. Hoop
The session will commence on the lin July.
and the vacations will correspond to those OF the Uni
versity. 81 ai.'r-t
TERMs-=For Boys entering under ID
years and preparing for CoIege-Per Ses- e.
sion, ~ c. 3 sslas. .fls--ss. o7o =
For Others Sloo ?
April 24th, 1851. s65-l2tw
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Boston, April 80. On Saturday last two funeral
professions of unusual length, on their way to the
Catholic Cemetery in Cambridge. neared each other
"a little above Porter's Hotel. rivalry Immediately
set up between the drivers of the hearses Which
should reach the gate of The cemetery FIRST By great
application of the whip sample of fast driving de-
veloped itself, but the of short duration.
The coffin in of the hearses thrown out on
the ground, and before the cortege following could
draw up it over by three or four hacks, and
seriously mutilaed. This accident suddenly put an
end TO the mad career OF the Jehus. The body
restored to its proper place aud the funerals pro-
ceeded in order. Fast driving to the grave often
ours In Cambridge. PhiLa. Sun.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

IMPORTANT AND NOVEL Decision. Judge Bax
ter, at Warren county, Georgia, Supreme Court has
recently given interesting decision, relating d
ing declarations being taken in evidence against
alleged murderer. The man charged with the muir
der arraigned for trial, and the States Counsel
appeared to Introduce evidence the declarations
of The deceased made in his last illness, and charg-
ing the crime of the prisoner. The Counsel for the
prisoner objected to the reception Of such declaa-
lions legal evidence in a criminal prosecution, and
alleged in support Of the exception the sixth article
of amendments to the Constitution of the United
States, which, 1t was commended, amount ed to
tire abolition of the common law upon the point in
question. The article reads as follows:
In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall en-
joy the right to speedy and public trial. by Impair
al jury of the State and district wherein the crime
shall have been committed, which district shall have
been previously ascertalned by law, and to be inform
ed of the nature and of the accusation; to be
confronted with the witness against him." &c.
The point was ably argued by Messrs. Toombs,
Cone and Pottle for the prisoner, and Messrs
Solicitor Garrel and Dawson for the State. The
exception sustained, and mile prOsequi entered,
the other testimony being. in the opinion of the States
counsel, insufficient to convict. Rich. Eng.
THE BIRTHPLACE OF LEWIS CAss, Ossian E.
Dodge, the "Quai's" Correspondent of the Boston
Museum, writing from Exeter, New Hampshire, says:
Ii may not be generally known that this is the
birthplace of the eminent politician and statesman,
Lewis Cass, of Michigan. Mr.. d. Gilman Lougee,
accomplished artist, some time since, took view
of the house now standing in which Mr.. Cass was
born, and sent to the honorable gentleman, accom-
panied by we-written description of the premises
and the respect, from association, which they COM
manded from the citizens of the town. Mr.. Cass
replied the note of the fnest-wrtten letters
that it has been pleasure to read for long time
we have read both etters) expressing his gratitude
MI. Lougee for the valuable present and his
dying love for the home of his youth.
Exeter is exceedingly beautiful place in the
season, and one of the finest places for few
weeks rustication that know of in the State.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07
New ORLEANS. ApriI 25

NEW ORLEANS,
Very INTERESTING FRoM MEXICO. The bargue
Charles Loden has arrived from Vera Cruz with Mex
lean papers the 9th inst, from which learn that
Congress was in session. and that proposition had
been made in the lower house, which would proba-
bly, be assened to in the Senate, continue the
sion till after the 18th.
Mexico appears to be in desperate condition, and
none of her public men seem disposed to hazard their
regulations in attempt restore her prosperity.
Gen. Arista who had the mana of the treasury
for short time, gave it up a hopeless task.
Addresses had been issued to the commissioners of
the different wards in the capital, to ascertain the
number of foreigners in the city, together with an
account their nationality, character, employment,
&c.
A bill has also been introduced to abolish the to-
bacco monopoly.
The Indians in chihuahua were suing for peace.
The working of the Mexican mines was attracting
the attention of capitalists.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

We find the folIowngin BlackwOOd's last number:
A sailor was condemned for piracy. There some
delay before taking him of the court and the Judge
happened to observe the criminal he sat between
two policemen in the dock, taking out piece of pig
tail, from which he cut off guild with his knife.
you're condemned to death - So hear, was the
gloomy reply. And you not aware of the ne
cessty for preparing your soul prisoner? Unless
you repent, you'll certainly go to hell Well,
my lord" answered the condemned, respectfully,
" hope I'll be able to bear it,
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

CoMPLETIoN THE ERIE RAILWAY. The great
Erie Railway from Hudson to Lake Erie STATE of
New York, is now completed. Freight trains will
forthwith traverse the whole road and regular
enger Trains connected with boats on Lake Erie w in
be organized and put in operation early in Nav,
N early nineteen years have passed since the Comma
ny was formed the road is just completed at a cost
of twenty millions of dollars, - 9
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WASHINGTON. Anril %.

WASHINGTON, April 90.
The CENSUS. The work on the census and pop
ulation is now completed. Two clerks, Messrs Jebb
and Harrison, engaged on il, have been dismissed,
and others will be dismissed tomorrow.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07
THE MEDICAL SOCIETY
lf the Stale of North CarOIinN

TTNHE Second Annual Meeting will be held in the
i City of Raleigh the third Wednesday Of May
next it being the list of the month, at which time the
Annual Address will he delivered by DIR. Charles z.
Johnson, of Raleigh. is desirable that many CouA
ties make it convenient to be represented may do
So business Of importance to the Profession will be
brought forward for consideration Delegates from tho
County Societies. Associates, and Physicians generally
notified to attend
WILLIAM H. MCKEE, NJ. d.
Secretary.
Raleigh, March sc, 1850. 40
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...G ss Raleigh, May @. 1851.
Additional Supplies of Spring and
Snmmler Goods.

Summer Goods.
DEAUTIFUL printed and embroidered Musns
)Fancy coIored Lawns, checked and Jaconet MuslirS
Cloths, Countries and Irish Linens,
200 pieces splendid spring caicoes. at all prices,
London chinty, and curtain calicoes.
Silk laces and ribbons for trimming fine dresses
Laces, edgings and braids,
Fancy, silk, and glass buttons
Fine buff, pink and purple Gihghams.
Tweeds cashmere and Kentucky Jeans,
Black Summer cloth and Alpaccas,
Navy drilling and brown linen,
COttonate and Regetta Cassimers, for and boys,
Nankeen cloth. and Marsailes Nesting.
Cotton Osunburgs and Jeans,
Ladies fine Kid and Silk Gloves and Mts,
GentIemens black hoskin and thread Gloves, r
Ladies and Gentlemens fancy Silk Neck H'Gk'fs and
Cravats. .a
Ladies and Centlemens Silk ard Linen H'd'kfs.
Il. A. MITCHELL.
Raleigh, May 6, 1851. '.f=t 55--
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

LIT FoR lat. letter. received by large ma
nnfacturlng establishment at Newark, N j., from
one OF Its agents at Memphis, mentions what they
are now taking about in Mississippi by way of re-
less than to pass law refusing the North the use
of their courts judges and sherifs, to collect its
debts-They say the Northerners refuse to give up
the property OF the Southerners, and they will not
for Oliver" and indicates something of the state
of feeling there. =
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

ARRAY AT The UNIVERSITY VIRGINIA. We
understand the students the University have been
thrown into terrible excitement by difficulty be-
tween some of them and of the Professors. 1t
that party of them. painting for little sport,
rode the horses of this Professor almost to death
painted them white and turned them loose in the
mountains the College. The Professor suspect
ing student of the deed, had him arrested and sent
to Jail but he proved his innocence and released;
Whereupon the students became awfully exasperated.
Some others suspected, and whilst the sheriff
was endeavoring to arrest them, he received cut
with bowie-knife. They were apprehended, how
ever and to Jail, but the students marched down
in body and liberated them. We are informed that
the excitement against this Professor (of Modern
Languages) is tremendous. Petersburg Democrat.
ANIMAL LIFE. We see it stated in Cincinnati
paper, that scientific gentleman of that city had
succeeded at various times in producing animal life
solely from the action of certain chemical processes
on each other. The specimens of this new mode of
producing life is said to have existed twenty-four
hours. We presume that the learned " Savan'' Of
the west will shortly have speculation foot for
producing beef and pork on more extensive scale
and at more rapid rate than has yet been accom-
pshed by the tardy process of nature. The price Of
provisions will certainly be materially affected by the
successful application of the Doctors theory.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07

-s.,.t,s. Cod Liver Oil. .t.x
a FRESH supply of RushtOn, Clark & Cos, which
n ve believe 10 be superior any have seen Just
oc.ived and for sale al the Drug Store of. 1865
80 , aas Williams, HAYWOOD & CO.
Raleigh, April %, 1880. F .'sie de-
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University of North Carolina.

TINE Committee of Visitation of the Trustees of the
i University for the year ISL, consists OF
His Exceency DAVID S. REID,
En- OFcio President
Hon. d. l.. $ W AIN, l.. l.. D.,
President Of tie CONsge.
Thomas S. Ashe, William w. Avery, Daniel M Bar
ringer William A. Blouut, Thomas Bragg, Charles
Chalmers, George F. Davidson, William Eaton, Jr,
Burgess s. Gather, Solomon Graves, Frederick j. Hill,
James IredeIl James Mebane, Bartholomew F.. Moore,
Frederick Nash, Thomas Settle, William A. Washing
ton Nicholas l.. Williams John G.. Williams, Patrick
H. Winston =
The annual Commencement will he held on the first
Thursday (5th day. of June next
CHAS. MANLY.
May lst, 1851. So
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NEW SPRING GOODS,
At Reduced Prices.

II CREECH has received and daily expecting his
81 Stock of elegant Dry Goods. which was selected
with great care reduced prices with many styles
that not out the first OF the season. These goods
was purchased for net cash. and can be sold lower than
those bought the early part of the before goods
had fallen Please call and examine for yourselves be-
fore purchasing elsewhere if you want bargains
R.Ie;ab Nav 1881 53-
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TUsT at hand from Philadelphia, Gentlemen and
81 Ladies, +, s-5!I ~ s.1aaa~ls ..lz stalsb.leS
Shoes, Slippers and CATERS so15,.s
Misses and Children's Shoes, sgkaf 4EsE
Ladies' Leather Seal skin Shoes aud SHPpars, 8
BOYS and Servants Shoes, al-.o1 2Hi,sfe
T. A. MITCHELL.
Raleigh, May Z, 1851. is-' .' ...fr 81
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The Standard and Star, Raleigh; the Pioneer,
Elizabeth City; the Carolinian, Fayetteville: the
Journal, Wilmington; the Press. Tarborough; ths
Patriot, Godsborough; the News, AshevIlle; the
Republican, Lincolnton; the Patriot, Greensborougb;
the Hornets Nest, Charlotte; the Banner. Ruther-
fordton; the Republican. Halifax, and the Democrat.
at Graham, will insert the above twice each. aud
send accounts te the Office of the Literary Board.
..... -.r.-. .....H r.. 52-9t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-01-23
VOL. xvI.--NO. /.
a Victim of circumssantial Evidence

We mentioned few days ago the cxccu-
ton of man named Hicks, who was hung
in Lawrence county, Miss, for murder OF
one Allen. Hicks died protesting to his last
breath his innocence of the iorrid crime
The Natchez Courier, from which we take
the following facts, says that the evidence on
which he was convicted was entirely circum-
stantial. Allen, it was proved, was shotin
the back Of the head, the ball passing out
under the eye. The last statement of the
accused, made to clergyman WHO attended
him the night previous to his execution; was
that he, his wife and Allen were travelling to.
gether with team, camping out at nigh, and
that while he was away from the camp, onthc
morning of Aliens death, he heard his wife
scream, and on running back found Allena ap-
parently lifeless. He had been drinking, and
went up to Mrs. Hicks with the intention Of
insulting her. =
She told him several times to 90 away, and,
when he persisted, she struck him upon the
head with the wagon hammer, which she had
in her hand pounding coffee, and from this
blow alone, without any further violence, his
death was occasioned.
Notwithstanding his protestations of entire
innocence, Hicks, rs we have said, was hung
for shooting Allen in the head with q rife,
ana that, too, upon circumstantial evidence
entirely raluclcss, unless that mode of death
had been considered as proved. Anfnow
comes the strange after-devolopment! The
denial of Hicks had made such an impression
that it was thought necessary to examine the
murdered body, in order to do away Hfithany
idea of Hicks innocence, by showing that
Allen was indeed killed by rifle bill Ac..
cordingly, three days after the execution, q
committee of respectable citizens disinteroa
Aliens remains. The result of their3inyesti-
=.
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Crimo-North and South.

POLICE STATIsr1cs.-A message just
sent to the New York Common Council
by the Mayor Of that city, states the to-
tai number of arrests there during the
quarter ending June 30th, at S,2l4, of
which 2,003 were for intoxication; 1887
for disordcrly conduct, ll96, for assaults,
and 1877 for fighting. There arc 5O27
places Of sale for spirituous liquors of
which l54l are unlicensed, and Alta Ii.
censei. During the quarter ll,059 per-
sons were lodged in the station house !;
l747 lost children restored; Isl sick and
injured persons aided; az rescued from
drowing; 45 fires extinguished; 296 stores
found open and closed !; and Sl2,3l3 43
taken from drunken persons and dodgers
and restored.
If the total number Of arrests in the
city o. New York in one quarter amounts
to S,2l4, it would be 81, 500 in one year
or about one to each fifty inhabitants.
But if VIC leave out of the total popula.
ton, which is about $4,000, the women
and children, who constitute nearly three
fourths of it, the number of arrests in
one year is more than one out Of every
five Of the male adult population! This
is on the supposition that the arrests, in the
course of :; year, are each of different
persons. No doubt many are arrested
oftener than once year, but, on the other
hand, many more escape detection and
arrest altogether.
We are ignorant Of the melancholy
fact, that q considerable number of the
persons arrested are women-whito wo.
men! Perhaps one fifth of tho arrests
are white women-and there arc some
children.
1t results, therefore that the adult white
male population of New York, about one
out of five or six is guilty of criminal of.
fence, annually--and of the adult white
women, about one out ofstwenty-on an
average
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