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North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18

The Directors of the Fayetteville and Western
last, directed Mr. Cooper The Engineer. TO lines
of survey from a point McDougad's. in Moore
county, to the GOAL region Deep River-say to
Watsnn's, Evans and Haughton's bridges-proPo-
sing to build branch road roads, if desired and
aided by the Deep River interest.
They also directed line to he run from some
point of ASHFORD TO Salem, for the purpose of
extending "A branch to the Virginia improvements on
the State line Mount Airy, if SUBSCRIPTIONS there's
for can be had on the line. Fan. Car.
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NEW BOOKS.

4 LION Locke--Tailor and Poet, Autobiogrs-
"A ply Williams Miscellanies. Foot Prints Of the
Creator. Shoulder Knot--by Rev. b. +. Teit. Har-
pcr's Magazine for January. HofIiman the Law Of
the Church. This day received and for sale by
POMEROY & O'NEAL.
January II, 1851. 20
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18

Napoleon used to say, Strange as it may appear,
when want any good headwork done, choose a
man. provided his education has been suitable. with
long His breathing is free and bold, and his
BRAIN as we'll as his lungs and haart cool and clear.
In my observations of men, have almost INVARIABLY
found long nose and long hsad to go together"
A man has been discovered in Kentucky who takes
many newspapers and always pays for them in ad-
vance. The printers of several States are already
ument.
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18

COUNTY OF EDGECoMBE. We are indebted to
Col. J. p. Pitt, Deputy Marshal, for the following
additional statistics of this county.
The county of Edg+combe first settled in the
year 1920, and was organiZed a county in l74I,
by settlers from Virginia and England. The town
of Marlborough settled in 1860. The county
contained on the LIST of June 1880, 1883 inhabi-
tants-on the Ist of June 1910. Ii OSS-on the Ist
of June last 1854, as follows:
Free population, 1863
do
North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-01-18
NEW BOOT AND SHOE STORE,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
TENHE undersigned. havingformed co-parnershiP an.
I der the firm and style OF
WIN K. johnson g. Co,
for the purpose of conducting Wholesale and Retail
b. and SAOe business in the City Of Petersburg, will
offer early in February large and varied assortment of
all articles usually embraced i'll the Shoe trade. They
have taken the store the side Of Sycamore Street.
two doors below the house of Messrs. Paul & Mcll
waine. Purchasing their goods for cash. they Will he en-
aed 10 sell OH the accommoda ing terms to cash
paving or punctual They will also pay
tcuar the Wholesale Trade, and invite Her
chants and other wholesale dealers examine their stock
before buying elsewhere. They will also keep on hand
assortment OF ali articles in their line well suited TO
retail custom and respectfully solicit call from their
friends and the public generally.
WIN. R. JOHNSON,
SAMUEL B. PAUL.
~ Being in the employment of Messrs WilliOm
Johnson & Co., respectfully invite call from my friends
and former patrons. PETER w. ALFRIEND,
n. Z. S. B. Paul continues to practice Law, and
NAV he found at his Ofre Messrs. Dunn Spencer.
Petersburg. January 10: 1881. 2l-2m.
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HEAD QUARTERS FOR PRIZES
a. sea. TBNBR Sc CO..
Lottery and Exchange Brokers

A. SGRTBNER s. CO.,
Lottery and Exchange Brokers
No. l3, Light Street, Baltimore, Md
nRtIIIANT Luck with Correspondents. Nos. i"'
II So "a vbule ticket 3. 900 sold to corrcsPon-
dent Nos 70, 49, 54, $4,000 sold in package OF
quarters 90 81 e. 900 sold to a citizen Of Bait
more. with great many good prizes too numerous 10
mention this advertisement Very good for December
We intend to do better in January 1851 We call alien
ton to the following
Brilliant Schemes for ~ nuafy 1851
Orders should he forwarded early to secure chance
in these truly Grand Lotteries.
MARYLAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
For the benefit Of .-
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Ind for other p1srpOses.
Class 3,
To be drawn in the city of Baltimore. Maryland,
Monday, january 20, 1851.
F. MORRIS Il CO., Managers.
SCHEME.
$4,000 $4,000
1900 1880
5000 5000
5000 5000
1896 95O6
1900 $500
40 1000 10000
40 500 $4,000
aO 400 $4,000
80 800 5000
90 300 5000
I2O $50 1880
"a No Lottery, l3 Drawn Ballots.
Tickets 81 90. Shares in proportion.
Certificates Packages of Wholrs, $llO 90
Certificates Packages of Halves, IS 90
Certificates Packages of CHARTERS, u 81
January 49, 1851. %@-H'
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NXTE are requested 70 announce THOMAS
w OLIVE as q Candidate fof C0mmasioner
I'm the Eastern Ward) q, the ensuing Municipal Eiec-
ton, which takes place on the srd MpGaay in aaaary
1851.
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Raseigh District, NO L

Raseish District. No L.
COnsfa6ke's Election.
TISTON FRANKLIN begs leave to inform the
citigens of this District thGt be is candidate Tor
reelection and his thanks 70 bis friends for their
former confidence aud support
Raleigh, npsry IL, 1851. 20-2t
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1863
9,0l5

I7,674
Valuation real Estate, Sl,95692O
Personal do 100000
State tax, 5,IO5
County 1921
Poor l,s47
Common Schools 43, averaging so pupils
Received from the public funds, $3, 200.
3 free churches, Episcopal, Methodist, Mis-
slonary Baptist, 10 Anti-mssonary Baptist.
PauPers 5O-annual cost OF support 81 500.
Criminals convicted within the year ", one in
prison.
Monthly wages of farm hands with board Sc So
average 10 day laborer with board 374 cts.-wi,h-
out board. SO els
Average day wages to carpenter, without board,
Weekly wages to female domestic, with board,
so cents.
Price of board to laboring men per week 81 90.
I'urJOrOugh Press.
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CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate, yesterday, petit
tons presented from inventors, praying mod
i6oalion Of The patent laws. Mr.. HamIin presented
the petition of Thomas Richie, praying that he be
relieved from his for the execution of the
public printing, and that he be allowed for his work
prices at the rate of fifty per cent less than the prices
allowed by the joint resolution of 1919; which was
referred to the Committee on Printing. On motion
of Mr.. Underwood the jong resolution of the House,
explanatory of the bounlyland act, was taken up and
made the special order for Friday next. MIR. Himlin
and Mr., Tones gave notice of amendments to the
The bill from the House for the sale of the reserve
military lands in Wisconsin taken up, on motion
of Mr.. Shields, and considered, amended, and ORDER
ed to be engrossed The bill to amend the act for
the admission of Iowa and Florida into the Union
taken up, motion of Mr., Jones, and ordered
to third reading. The Senate resumed the consid-
Grafton of the bill to cede the public lands OF the Uni
ted States to the States respectively in WHICH they
lie on the condition that the said States shall
orally grant and convey the said lands to ACTUAL &C.
cupans only in limited quantities. for cost of survey,
transfer, and title muniments merely. MIR, Fetch
continued his remarks the subject.
In the House, Mr.. Albertson asked leave to intro
d4ae proposition relative to the Improvement of the
navigation Of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers and it
was objected to. The bill to modify and reduce the
rates of postage was taken up in Committee of the
Whole, (MT, Rprt in the chair) and amendments
were proposed and discussed.
TTl;ou If Wt6ueSdou-
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CONGRESSIONAL. In the Senate, yesterday, pet-
tions esented from inventors for the modica-
ton of the patent laws. MIR. Cooper presented petit
tons for modification of the tariff, and also petitions
from citizens of Delaware and Chester counties,
Pennsy lvana, for the repeal o. the fugitive law Mr..
Cooper, presenting the latter subject remarked that
the feeling of the people Of Pennsy ivania aud his
feeling in favor OF the fugitive law. NJ r.
Cooper gave notice of d bill to amend the tariff act.
Mr.. Underwood moved to take up the joint resolution
from the House explanatory of the bounty-land bill,
and it disagreed to-l3 TO 25. The Senate then
took up the bill give actual settlers portion of
the public lands, and Mr.. Felch spoke at length OIL
the subject.
In the House, numerous motions were offered Tor
the suspension of rules without effect. On motion
OF Mr.. Stephens, the OF the Hall of Representa-
tives giveu:to Asa Whitney, to explain his pro-
ject for the Pacific rail road, Mr.. Bayly moved to
make certain appropriation bills the special order for
certain days, remarkng that there We're but ory-two
workng-days lett tor the session. Mr.. Vinton sug-
gested that the river and haEbor dill might be inter-
tered with by special ORDERS. Mr.. Bayys motion
lost Mr.. lnge moved TO set apart day tor bus
mess relative the District of Columbia, which was
disagreed Mr.. Chambers resolution, heretofore
Offered, respecting the scarcity of silver coin and the
remedy for it was adopted, and the whole subject
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr.,
McLanahan moved 10 suspend the rules TO enable
him to offer resolution declaring that 1t is inexpedi-
ept TO repeal the fugitive act The vote was 1873 to
"a, and the rules were not suspended. The House
proceeded to the consideration of the bill to modify
aud reduce the rates of postage.
/Tu;on inf TItesIry last.
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TTNHE undersigned, havinglfOrned co-partnershiP.
I der the firm and style OF
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-03-12


New Orleans, when passing through shute
Of Island 80, in the Mississippi, about 10
o'clock, P. M. on the ed inst, burst her
boilers with a tremendous report, carrying
away her forward cabin, and killing, and
scalding at least go passengers. She was
heavily ladened, and had on board from
80 to 100 passengers-dinner was just
over, and the passengers were principally
in the Hall and on the forward guards at
the time of the explosion, AFTER which she
Immediately took fire and burned to the
waters edge-and had it not been for the
steamer Iriquois, which was wooding
about one mile off at the time, all on board
would have perished. as the Oregon was
in the channel and under full headway.
1t is said that the cabin floor of the lri-
quois was covered by persons, blackened,
bruised and literally skinned, many of
whom died before the boat reached Mem.
phis.
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INTERESTING FROM TEXAS.

A deep laid plot was discovered among
the negroes in and around Brenham, to
rise in body and escape into Mexico.
Several white men, who are supposed to
have concocted the arrangement, have
made their escape, and party of the citi-
zens Of Brennan are in pursuit Of them.
A letter in the Texas Ranger, states that
the negroes had already provided them
selves with several kegs Of powder, guns.
pistols, etc. They were TO rise simulta-
neously, and be armed to resist any force.
The letter states similar plan had been
discovered in Columbus on the Colorado.
We learn from the San Antonio Ledger
that two engagements had recently taken
place between the Indians on the frontier
and the United States troops. In the
neighborhood of Laredo the savages made
their appearance, and after committing
various depradations, were encountered by
Lieutenant Walker, Of Ford's Rangers.
Two men were killed, and two mortally
wounded. Lieutenant w. retook rs mules
and horses, and young Mexican captive.
who had been with them two days. On
the next day, Lieutenant Burleson had a
fight wrh S more of the Indians, killing
three of them, and suffering loss Of one
man killed and six wounded, himself in
cluded.
1t is said that as soon as the spring
opens, Gen. Brooke is determined to be-
gin campagn-directly into the Indian
country, and will punish the savages on
their own hunting grounds.
The town of Parras, Mexico, was re-
Gently captured by large party of Indians,
who committed the greatest atrocities
| The departments of Durango, Coahuila
and Chihuahua, have been overrun by
savages, and vast numbers Of cattle have
been destroyed and captves carried off.
Judge Townsend Dickinson was acci-
dentally drowned whilst iording stream
near Corpus Christi.
The wild woman of Naridad has at last
been caught, and turns out TO be an Afri-
can negress, who fled to the wilds years
ago, Immediately after Fannn's defeat.
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For tie Spirit Of Democracy.
CINCINNATI, March 5, 1851.


Mr.. EDIToR-We are at work on the
apporlionment 1t is a difficult subject.
Hitchcock of Geauga, made a PROPOSE
ton for single district, in all cases, where
a county is to be entitled to more than one
representative; those districts to be laid
off on the first Monday in August next pre-
ceeding the election, by the whole num-
Der of township trustees, assembled at the
county seat Our object is or rather ought
to be to make our institutions, pure, honest,
incorrupt. Now this system would in
troduce, the greatest possible amount OF
intrigue Jockeyship, political management
and Gerrymandering. The body assem-
bled would consist OF fifty or sixty at con-
siderable expense; and as it is said that
thirty eight counties will be entitled to plu-
raj representation, the matter is important.
Instead OF one managing political body,
we should. have thirty.eight, and much less
under the control Of public opion, for moth
ing done in the General Assembly can be
hid under bushel. Although the ratio is
one hundred, and if no favor were shown
to the small counties, the House would be
one hundred, yet the half ratio, for the
small counties will sometimes make it more.
1t is said by arithmeticans, that the great
es number will be one hundred and twelve.
The first session will be ninety-six, the
next ninety.6ve. | have not counted -
This falling off is owing to the unrepre-
scented fractions those years.
Respectfully, &c.
EDWARD ARCHBOLD.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 8,

Editor SpiritT Democracy:
The Steamer Trenton, with the night
passengers from New, York last night, run
into the Ferry steamer and sunk it-no
lives lost.
The Jefferson Medical College, this
morning graduated 297 students, from all
parts of the Union.
A colored woman and her child were
arrested yesterday in Columbia county.
They are alledged to be fugitive slaves and
are said to belong to Mr.. John Perdue Of
Baltimore county, Md. He states that
they run off from him in 1849. A writ Of
habeas corpus has been issued and an ex.
animation OF the case is to take place to.
day before Judge Kane.
The mail from Baltimore did not reach
our Post-ofiice till 10 o'clock this morning,
having been detained by deep snow on the
Railroad track. iaan
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ARTICLES FOR THE WORLDS FAIR

James Sprat, Cincinnati, Ozone case
of Lightning rods, points and insulators
M. ]. Louderback, Cincinnati, Ozone
jar of Preserved Peaches, intended as a
present to Queen Victoria.
Mookler q Chiles, Cincinnati, O.,--two
cases of Chewing Tobacco, and samples
of the natural leaf in the different stages
Of its manufacture.
VIM. NJ. Hunter, Cincinnati, O.,-Arti-
fetal Teeth on a new and improved plan
r. A. & j. Shepherd, Cincinnati, o.
One Fine Shirt, intended for Prince AL
bert.
T. H. Yeatman, Cincinnati, O.,-Native
American Catawba Wine.
Corneau & Sons, Cincinnati, O.,-Two
cases Catawba Wine.
N. l.. Williams, Cincinn att, O.,-Hemp
breaking and dressing machine, models Of
Hemp and Flax breaking and dressing
machines, model of a press for baling
hemp, drawings of the machines, and
specimens of Flax and Hemp, dressed by
them.
II. Duhme, Cincinnati, O.,-One dozen
bottles Catawba Wine.
B. Hasert, Cincinnati, O.,-One very
large and fine Compound Microscope Of
extraordinary power.
John Barnard, GAINESVILLE, O.,--Two
Fly Brushes from Peacock feathers, one
fancy parlor Broom, one hearth Brush,
one Whisk or clothes Brush from broom
corn. ..a
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OHIO LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
TUESDAY, March a, 1850.
NEW COUNTY OF NOBLE.

NEW COUNTY OF NOBLE.
Mr.. Grimes from a select committee,
reported back the bill to erect the county
>of Noble, with an amendment Of the COM
mittee on new counties, and asked TO be
discharged from its further consideration
Mr.. Mitchell moved the postponement
Of the bill till the first Monday in Decem.
ber next
Mr.. Okey demanded call of the House
which was had, and 55 members answer.
edto their names.
y The Sergeant at Arms was despatched
after the absentees.
About half an hour was spent in efforts
to pair off the absentees with those pres
ent, which was finally accomplished, or the
absentees were excused
Further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with.
The question was then taken on the
motion to postpone the bill the first Mon
day in December next, and the same was
lost-yeas &c; nays 90.
The pending amendments were then
agreed to.
Mr.. Okey offered substitute for the
whole bill.
The question turning on striking out all
after the snacting clause.
The yeas and nays were demanded,
and being ordered, resulted-yeas Is;
nays "a.
So the House refused to strike out.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment
making the township lines instead of Sec
ton lines, tho boundaries Of the new coun-
iy. Lost-yeas "a; nays 25.
Mr.. Grimes offered an amendment that
the county be attached to the 9th judicial
circuit Agreed to.
Mr.. Okey moved to recommit the bill TO
a select committee of four.
little sparring irrelevant to the ques.
ton, took place, between Messrs. Van
Vorhes and Zinn, wherein some corns
were tread on, and some gentle squrming
took place.
The yeas and nays were taken on the
motion to recommt, and the same was
agreed to-yeas 80; nays 2l.
So the bill was recommitted to Messrs
Okey, Mckee, Battell and Mitchell, as 9
select committee Of four.
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
JAS. R. MORRIS, PROPRIETOR.
wooDsFIELD, OHIO, MARCH ls, 1851.
~ The ONO CvLrlvAroR has made its

OF The ONO CULTlvAToR has made its
appearance this week, accompanied by a
large engraving, exhibiting "View Of the
Great Palace of Glass for the Worlds
Fair at London" This structure is GER
tainly "one of the eighth wonders of the
world" 1t is l,848 feet long by 4O8 feel
broad, covering 8 acres of ground, which
with the galleries, gives about 81 acres o.
exhibiting surface. There is room in it for
8 miles Of exhibiting tables. Cost Of erec-
ton $4,000.
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RATHER ROMANTIC.

The Cincinnati Enquirer relates the fol-
lowing, as an actual verify:
"We heard of an incident, on Monday
last, from the lips of Esquire Taylor, which
partakes good deal of the romantic, but
which is none the less true. In the fall of
l845, young man named Eleazer Fitch
left here in company with Job Kendall, on
a flat boat, for New Orleans, the boat be-
ing loaded with produce owned by the two
men, which they succeeded in disposing of
without difficulty. The whole receipts
amounted 10 nearly $500, which they di-
vided between them. Time passed-Mr.
Fitch did not come home-much to the
surprise of his despairing wife, whom he
had lefi behind with two children; nor
could she gain any intelligence Of him
after Mr.. Kendall parted with him at New
orlsaaJgs u se t rflgr%Rl Vile, soon after the arrival
of Mr.. Kendall, received a paper which
contained an announcement of the death
of Fitch, killed in a gaming saloon, who
hailed from Cincinnati; but still hope
whispered that it tcould not be her husband,
and yet he came not. few months over
a year flew over her head, and then she
gave up that her departed one must be
lost. She had been addressed by another,
and frequently importuned to marry; and
her condition being none of the best, she
yielded, and married. Well, the long and
short of the matter is, that the bride lived
very happily with her new husband, until
last Sunday night, when who should walk
into the presence Of the double wife, but
Mr.. Fitch himself! Of course, scene
ensued, but no damage was done. He
then gave his reason for his long absence.
On the day he received his money for his
produce in New Orleans, he went to one
Of the gambling hells and lost all, shipped
on the following day for California with no
fixed purpose, went into the employ of
Capt. Sutter until the gold fever broke out,
when he left for the mines; succeeded in
gathering about $1,000 in the dust, with
which he started for San Francisco, where
he established the first hotel that was open.
ed in that place. Fortune poured in upon
him, and he concluded to return home,
and he did, as we have stated, with
pocket full of rocks.
The romance is to come. He profered
to take her again as a wife, and also the
little youngster she had by her second
husband, to which she consented, in des.
pite Of all remonstrances, as her last mar
riage was not legal. The next day Esq.
Taylor was called in, and united for the
second time in wedlock, the man and his
wife, who had been separated for term of
years. They will return in a few days to
California. Strange things happen occa-
sionally in this busy world"
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LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

REPORTED FOR THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY
BY THE MORSE LINE
nnTUAT az rIID rsoI.rII "A NJ EftICA,
New NoRK, March 7.
Editor Spirit Of Democracy.
The steamer North America has arrived
She brings California dates from Chagres
and $45O,000 in gold, in the hands Of pas.
sengers.
The Tennessee arrived at Panama on
the Goth ult., with 26O passengers, 100000
in gold.
The Panama arrived at Panama on the
2lst ult.. with so passengers and $loOo,-
900, in gold.
The Empire City reached Chagres on
the 23d ult., and the Georgia next day
Capt. Augustus Graham, died on board
the Republic. No United States Senator
had yet been chosen in place of Col. FIRE.
mont. The Empire City has all the pa
pers. She was to sail from Kingston two
hours after the North America. The North
America brought but few papers, and we
have the utmost difficulty in making up a
despatch.
Second Despatch.
Further particulars.-The North Ameri-
ca brings 220 passengers. The United
States sloop of war Albany, arrived at
Chagres on the 22d ult. The choice for
Senator laid between Fremont and IT, But
ler King. The election was to take place
in two or three days. 1t was thought that
Col. Fremont was gaining ground. The
steamer John Tompkings from Sacramen.
10 for San Francisco, burst her boilers on
the 3lst of January-killing the Cd engi.
neer, and badly scalding others. Much
sickness prevails on the Isthmus, but is no;
of malignant character. The scarcity
Of rain has somewhat embarrassed oper-
atoms in the "Dry Diggings." The mi
ners thus far have occupied themselves in
throwing up dirt ready to take advantage
of the first rains. 1t is said that in few
days the rain will enable them 10 collect
an immense amount of gold-which be.
ing Immediately thrown into the hands of
the traders, will give credit to the miners
for stores, and have the effect of reyiving
business throughout the country. I'm
are daily on the increase
The gold dredging on the Yuba has been
very successful. The people of San Jose
Notwithstanding the vote in the Senate
have no idea of giving up to the removal
of the seat of Government from that place.
Business at Sacramento City, is very dull.
but good trade is in anticipation in the
spring. M ,ii 1a,rsa,5.ui s8 ''isY
LOUISVILLE, March Z, P. M.
Editor Spirit Democracy: ~
The steamer Oregon, bound hence to