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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
CHARLOTTE. n. G. APRIL Zso 1851.

| :" S'S :" '"S' '"Auo'e p opcIty of any Pal
thereof; and, upon such information, or ar,
other Information, or upon good req son to be
liese that any person has failed TO list hi
taxable property, the Attorney General sAt
| Solicitors OF the several circuits, shall hav,
| power and authority TO file bills in the sever
al Courts OF Equity 10 this State, agains
each and every, person failing TO render
list Of iexables and taxable property as b,
This act required, and compel a discovery
upon oath, which discovery shall not be helc
and deemed evidence TO convict such persr 4
Tor any penalty by this act annexed 10 suel
failure. >
IA. II shall be the duty of the Public
Treasurer 10 have prepared ard printed, on
suitable paper, forms OF tax lists, with al the
articles subject to taxation and to be listed
under this act and all other laws now IA force.
mentioned striotim over he keass OF parallel
Columns, ~ which the amount or quantity Of
each article TO be listed is to be set down
and shall furnish 10 each County Cour Clark
IN Tins Stale two copies Of the same for esch
tax collection district 10 said county ; and The
cost OF preparing and printing the same shall
be paid out of the Public Treasury.
Is. 1t shall be The duty of the Justice sp.
pointed totake the list of taxable property, 10
lIslthe articles herein required to b. listed
IN separate columns. And the Clerks of the
several County Courts shall record. advertise
and return the same TO the Comptrole.'s
Oihce, 10 the same manner, and IN case of
failure, under The same penalties, focfeitures
and liabilities as are now prescribed by lev
IN relation to other taxes.
10. |, .hal be the duty Of the Register
~ each and every county, on or before the
hrst day Of September, 10 each and every
year, to furnish The Comptroller with a cer,l.
hcate OF the name Of the clerk Of the County
Court, and the suretles to his bond for the
faithful discharge Of his duties 10 Office which
certificate, when certified by the Comp,rol.
ler, shall, on motion Of the Treasurer for
judgment against any such clerk and his
sureties, bs deemed equally valid in law,
with the bond Of such Clerk, and the Court
shall give judgment and award execution
thereon accordingly.
II. II any Register shall fail TO furnish
the Comptroller with such certificates, as di.
rected 10 the last section, he shall forfeit and
pay the sum Of one thousand dollars, in each
case. to be recovered by the Treasurer for
the use of the State.
ls. BE ii further enacted, That all the
persons and property, herein taxed, shall not
be liable 10 be taxed by The several County
Courts.
10 And be il further enacted, Tha, an
act, entitled " An Act To increase lhe Re.
venue Of the State and ratified on the 29th
Of January ls49, and all other laws and
clauses Of laws, coming stthIn the meaning
and putvIew OF this acl be- and he same are
hereby repealed propded, that his repeat.
ing clause shall not affsci the collection Of
any taxes now due under the revenue laws
of this State.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
From the Union Wig Of March 10.
EXTENSIVE CAVERN IN MANCHESTER


! A large and sngularIy beautiful cave wa
discovered in Manchester, on the 7th instant
by party OF young men engaged in hunt
ing excursion, and one Of whom is The writer
Of this communication. The cave is situa
ted upon the southern extremity of the Equi
nox mountain, about half way from the base
TO the summit. The individual who made
the first discovery was in no, pursuit of a
wounded partridge at the moment and was
preclpltated without notice into the unseen
entrance.
On examining the passage into which one
Of their number had been so unceremonious.
ly invited, the party found that it led, by a
gradual descent of about 80 feet into a spa
clous apartment, measuring SO feet 10 length,
81 feet in breadth, aud l3 feet in height,
and having bottom as level, and almost as
smooth as floor. From this room, a mar.
low passage, through which we made our
way with great difficulty, and not wllhou,
bruises, brought US into an apartment far ex.
ceedlng the former, both in extent and mag.
nlhceuce. The most prominent objects which
met our eyes IN the second room were three
colossal pillars, 20 fee, in height and IS feel,
IN circumference, of spectral whiteness as
smooth as polished marble.
ln the third room we found considerable
quantities Of iron and lead, together with a
kind of ore resembling silver.
Not TO weary cur readers with further de.
tails, we pursued our way about quarter of
a mile, passing through no less than nine a.
parmea;, until We found ourselves upon the
brink of a Preciplce. On throwing down a
large stone faint splash was returned, after
an interval of several seconds, from which we
inferred the existence of pond of water al
the end of The ABYSS.
The exploration Of the cavern was pursu
ed no further. The whole, as far as our ex.
animation extended, and with the exception
Of The water just mentioned, is perfectly dry.
Yours, &c. J. G. d.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE THE TURK
ISH SULTAN.

A letter from Cons,anllnople, bearing no
date, appears in the German paper, Weser
Gazette Of the l7lh ull, which states that a
conspiracy had been discovered TO poison the
Sultan. At the 6otlom OF 1t was his own
brother, assisted by some UIemas. The
plan was, TO corrupt the Sullan's doctor, who
was to mix poison in his medicines, for a con.
siderable sum of money. The medical at,
tendant revealed the plot. The chief con.
spira,ors fled. Several parties concerned ii
the scheme were aPprehsnded and put lc
death. This News wants confirmation.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
IMPERIAL. MUNIFICENCE,

We see it stated that the Emperor Ncho
las, of Russia has directed his agents 10 PUT
chase every model or specimen Of art at the
Worlds Exhibition which may be useful in
the improve and advancement of Russian
manufactures. 1t is asserted also, on the
authority of a letter from ST. Petersburgh,
that the Emperor intends to spend 10000
600 Of silver rubles in such purchases.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
A RICH WINDFAT.I.

We understood that a fortune Of one mil.
lion six hundred thousand dollars has been
left in England by family to three sisters
residing IN The western part of the city; be.
sides farm in Centrevllle, Queen Anne's
county. Md. valued at several thousand dol.
lars. One of the heiresses recently married
city balhfi, who resides in town. Baltimore
Clipper.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
TORNADO

We learn verbally that a violent Tornado
passed over n pcitlon of Moore County on
Saturday last, entirely demolshing a dwell.
house, fences, &c. No one was killed, so
far as we have learned, but several children
were considerably hurt. Bundles Of Fodder
were picked up many miles from The place
of the disaster. No further particulars re,
celved d-Fuy Obs
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-04-23
GIANT COTTON STALK.

The Alabama Journal Montgomery, says:
We were shown few days, since, by Mr..
Coke, one of the delegates from this quarter
10 the Worlds Fair in London, a section Of
an immense cotton stalk, which he will take
with bin as specimen OF the plant as it
grows in the rich prairie bottoms Of Ala,
bama. Ths plant was twenty feet in height,
and bore 1000 bolls. | was grown on the
plantation Of Mr.. P, A. Wray, of this coun.
iy. Mr.. Coke and brother viii leave at an
early period for Europe.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13
THE LOST ATLANTIC.
REVELATIONS OF CLAIRvoYANT.

The Cleveland Piaindealer publishes
the following as the result of clairvoy-
ant investigation in that city. concerning
the loS steamship .4flantic.-We have
very ittle faith in clairvoyan spiritual
rapplngs, &C., but there are many well
informed persons who have. Mr.. p. A..
WEsTERvELT. whose name is appended
10 the following, is well known to large
number of the citizens of Pittsburg:
Four days out from Liverpool she en-
countered a storm which drove her away
to the north; on the fifth day she lost her
foremast, the gale at The same time shiv-
erIng all her upper rigging, causing great
consternation and confusion on board; on
the night of the fifth day she struck upon
rocks and sprang leak; the hands were
soon employed in stuffing the HOES with
tarred rope and making other repairs.
She lay upon the rocks IL days, surroun-
ded by ice. By this time many on board
had perished with cold and fatigue, and
some were carried overheard by the sea.
The land was family visible from the ship
by the aid of telescope. In the mean
time an effort was made to launch two of
the small boats, both of which immediate
ly swamped and were lost. Finally, on
the 18th, finding the boat about TO break
and go down, last effort was made to
launch two more small boats, which was
successful, and all who remained alive got
INTO them; the mate and other persons
in the first, and the captain being the last
one 10 leave the vessel.-Shortly after
This, she broke and went down, all but her
bow, which is still visible. The captain
and all in the boat containing the IL per-
sons, perished, their limbs freezing fast in
the ice-water having got into the boat.
All in the other boat perlshed but two, the
mate and one other man. They reached
the land safe, except one being badly fro
zen.-The mate escaped tolerably safe,
but the other is not likely TO survive.
There are a few small huts near where
they landed. They are inhabited by
Spaniards, and there is small Spanish
town few miles distant, which has a few
small sailing craft in its harbor.
The above are all the partcuIarsI could
ascertain, which | believe 10 be true, but
still do not claim infalibiity for clarvoy-
ance although this clairvoyant is sgenerally
correct in her Investigations, so lar as
have an opportunity of knowing, yet it is
not impossible that she may be IN error III
this case. The above Is cordially submit
ted TO the public, and they can place wha
value they please upon it.-Hopng, how
ever, that the above is not true, and tha
the atlantic and her passengers and crew
may still be safe, subscribe myself,
Yours, respectfully,
| p. A. WESTERVELT.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13

fortunes are made, and sometimes lost in
a day.
The papers are now seeming with the
details of a recent 0efalcation in New
York, the hero of which has managed with
the aid of our paper system, to get posses
sion of the representative Of $4,000 OF
other peoples labor-say the proceeds of
O,00O days work. He could have ac-
complished this by no other means. Let
our legislators think of these things and if
they can do nothing to protect the produ-
Ger and ensure to honest industry its just
reward, let them at least hesitate ere they
add to The army of non-producers, whose
vocation it is to harrass the people and eat
out their substance, by comforting special
privileges upon thes few at the expense
and to the injury of the many.-KeystOne.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13
The Wreck of Steamer found off Cape HATTIE
raS---SuppOsed 10 be the America.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 7.-The Savannah !
papers received here this morning, contain
the following:
"Capt. Rhodes of the schooner Wor
cester, arrived here yesterday from Fall
River, reports having seen on Thursday
last, 3Oth ult., at clock in the after
noon, Cape Hatteras Light, bearing n.
w. by N, the hull of d steamer, appa-
renty blown up, as all the top works
were gone.
The fragments of the wreck consisted
of mahogany steerage wheel, and turnl-
ture, such as tables, chairs and other
articles, indicating that it had been an ele
gantly furnished ship, drIfled in every
direction about his vessel. Capt. Rhodes
thinks that the wreck could have occurred
but short time previous, as the fragments
/ did not have the appearance of having
been long in the water. He distinguished
among other articles, board painted
white with d time piece on ii, surrounded
by line Of guilt STARS. He could see no
one on board, and the hull, which had
sunk to the waters edge, appeared to be
going down.
=. We are unable TO conjecture conun-
ues the paper from which | CLEAN the
above, " what vessel this can be, but en-
tertain fears that it may be the steamer
Cherokee, which left New York on the
2Sth uit., with 10 passengers for Chagres,
and which would have been off Cape
Hatteras on Wednesday night. the 29.h.
The steamers Prumelheus and Falcon also
I left New York for the same port, on
Monday, the 9th, at 3 in the afternoon,
and it is possible that it is one of these.
d" The probability is that it is one OF the
New York and Chagres steamers, either
on their outward or homeward ulp, as
there are no other steamers answering
Capt. Rhodes description. which would
have been in that latitude, at that time
Both the Alabama and Florida were in
port on Thursday, as well as the South
erner."
The steamer above alluded TO, is doubt
less the wreck of the steamer America
whose loss was announced in the Penn
syiUaaido on Tuesday last. 1t will be
recollected that she was wrecked on the
night of the 29th.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13
Two Weeks Later from California.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER EMPIRE
CITY AT NEW YORK.
OVER 81 100000 IN GOLD DUST.

The Steamship Empire City, from
Chagres, arrived at her dock al 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. She brings San Francisco
dates TO January lst, the same as are re-
ceived by the Falcon, which arrived at
New Orleans yesterday. No sign yet OF
the steamship Georgia, which is also due
with the California mails. Both of these
steamers are crowded with passengers.
The Empire City brings 2l0 passen-
gers, and 81 100000 in gold.
The news from The Islhmus is Of an
unimportant character.
About 80 houses were destroyed by fire
at Gorguna, on the 25th of January.
The health of California was good, and
the weather delightful.
The depredations of the Indians contIn-
ued and many OF the miners were forced
10 leave in consequence.
The cholera had entirely disappeared
from the places where it had ragged so
fatally.
The election of U. S. Senator, in place
of Col. Fremont, was the all-engrossing
topic. The prominent candidates among
the Wings were Edward Bryant and John
Wethered, and among the Democrats,
Col. John B. Weller, II. w. Halleck,
Col. John W. Geary, and Col. Fremont.
The latter gentleman, it appears, stands
no chance of an election, if The plurality
rule Governs the election.
The legislature meets at San Jose on
the 5th, when an election will take place.
There is no money in the treasury, and
it is thought that loan will be asked to
replenish lis impoverished Golfers.
The markets present an unfavorable
aspect for shippers.
The mines yield less profitable than
last season, and of course there is much
despondercy among the miners.
By the arrival of the Empire City we
have dales from Kingston, 10 January 81.
The cholera is decreasing.
A riot had occurred at 81. Davids, in
which several lives were lost.
The mines continued to yield well, and
many new discoveries have been made.
Business was dull, owing 10 the large
influx Of goods which continue pouring
in in large quantities.
The ravages of the cholera have disap,
pe1red.
Accident in the Bay.-About half pas
10 o'clock on Monday night, the steamer
Senator, Capt. Van Pelt, ran into the ship
Rhode Island, striking her just abAlt the
main chains, cutting her so badly that she
sunk shortly after, TO her deck. She wa:
loaded with lumber.-Pacifc News, lst
Shipment Of Gold Dust.-The follow
ing are the amounts of treasure which gt
forward by the steamers to-day, as giyer
US by the several companies:
By the Carolina, SSOO,O0O
By the Columbus, $4,000
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13

PAINE's GAs.-ReaSOn ,chy not made
PtGbLic.-A brother of Mr.. Paine writes
as follows TO the Boston Transcripts:
Everything that has been stated with
reference TO the discovery in its favor, The
hv dro electric lighD as far as my knowl-
edge extends, has been correct, with the
exec ption of its safety. The water is de.
composed or resolved into lis gaseous state
in abundance. and al cost of the interest
of the machine only; but it cannot be safe.
ly done; as the testimony of nine severe
explosions, in as many months, will amply
prove. The great difficulty is found in
governing the electric currents in their &C.
cumulations and discharge in the, or al the
electrodes-.he continuous varying elec.
trical state of The atmosphere battling all
mechanical skill that has yet been brought
to bear on the discovery.
With certain electrical state of Amos.
phere. the apparatus has been known to
work for weeks without any difficulty; u
Immediately that change or excess would
occur. repulsion would lake place al the
electrodes, and they would melt like so
much wax.
Last spring my brother was certain that
he had overcome the difficulty, and he
commenced lighting and warming the
house. For few weeks all worked we'll
but one clear, cold morning, the family
was reused by report like six FOUNDER,
and in moment after he appeared, dren-
ched from head to foot. The decompo.
sing jar had exploded. He then ceased
to evolve the gases for purposes OF heat
ing The house, aud worked the apparatus
by hand only sufficient 10 generate enough
for llgh ling purposes. 1t was al Ibis stage
of affairs uhat the scientific Commune"
made their report; and you will perceive
that had sufficient cause TO be backward
in experimenting, beside the orders of my
brother to the contrary.
For eighteen months past he has been
necessarily employed in remedying this
only obstacle; and, although he is sanguine
that he has now accomplished ii. fear
disappointment; nor do hope TO witness
his success TILL such a time as mistaken
though just press, has ceased TO harrass .
mind ever sensitive 10 ridlcule.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13

pause, as if lost in thought, and seeiu,
him remaining Silent, asked, and is thar
all 9 NO, said he. there is third nd
last rule which il is all essential for you ~
observe. in order that success. NAV attend
YOUR efforts And what is that I On,
quired. why, SIR said he, .it is PRAYER
You must pray TO the Almighty with fer.
vor and zeal, and you will be sustained in
all your desires. | never prayed sincerely
to God in all my life, without having nv
prayer answered satisfactorily He Sion.
ped and | said, as this all 2 He answered
Yes sir, follow my advice and you will
become a rich man. And he arose and
left me-"
WELL" asked one of the company,
s'have you followed his advice 2"
NO" said the counsellor, Il have no,
for certain reasons: | do not wish to Be
considered harsh IN drawing the concIu.
sions did from Mr.. McDonough's advice.
They were, that when a man desires 10
become rich, he must corrupt the high.
oppress the poor, and look 10 God to sus.
tain him !
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13
English Humanity.

Among the news by the last steamer
We have tidings from Mitchell, MEAo HER
and MARTIN, Tue Irish patriots transported
to Van Dieman's Land by the cruel poll
cy Of the British Government. Very
recently, intelligence has also been re-
ceived from Turkey, where the hungarian
leader, KossUTH, has been held in sort
of Imprisonment, announcing The close OF
his duress, and his intended departure for
the United States. In the meanwhile, II
is known that certain leaders of the popu-
lar party in France have been, by formal
decree, banished from their country, but
are now engaged in the jealous propaga-
ton of the sentiments for which they
were prescribed, in other portions oi
Europe. Looking at the course OF all
three of these governments, how infinitely
more Christian and humane is the course
of the worshipper of Mahomet and the
reader of the Koran, Than the policy oil
the Queen who boasts of her love OF
peace and of the Bible, and the pseudo
President, who aspires TO be The head oi
civilized nation France, 1t is true, has
not gone TO the length of exPeliing her
citizens TO foreign and InhosPitable clImes.
She rarely denies them a place III her
own dominions, and if less tolerant than
the Turk, she is certainly more liberal
than England. Il is the latter that seems
10 desire TO furnish 10 the world a new
and startling contradiction of her preten-
sions to the character of free and Chris
tian nation. The Sultan OF Turkey,
raised 10 the worship of an anti-christian
faith-accuslomed 10 be obeyed in the
most slavish mdnner-able 10 resort 10 The
most excessive punishment of his subjects
and clothed with other powers OF un-
questioned despOusm-sees even amid has
lmmunilies and his luXuries, the advance
of republican principles, and while HIM
self dependant for existence upon The
forms and lollies of prerogatlve, protects
and liberates the victims of The cruelty Of
the House of Hapsburg, another dynasty
that PROCESSES 10 believe In the true God I!
England, with her boasted liberty of con-
science and of speech, excludes from her
dominions three men who have dared TO
denounce the inequalities of her laws, and
to organize for their abrOgatlOn. kossUTH
is sent 10 these friendly shores, with the
best wishes, and best blessings, of a mon
arch, whose creed is not regarded as the
creed of Justice or OF mercy. MEAGHER,
MITCHELL, and MARTIN. are driven from
the confines Of Great Britain, to a distant
and unhealthy country, there TO herd
among convicls and murderers, and TO be
denied many Of the comforts of lfe-in a
word: they are separated from home, and
family, and friends, and all because they
dared to speak their honest thoughts, and
to cry aloud against the heaven-otfending
wrongs of the Irish people. The contrast
is wholesome one, and in this day, when
intelligence and freedom are going on con-
quering and TO conquer, it will serve a
good purpose to show how often the pro-
tessions of osteniatious greatness are ex-
posed by the practices of unPretendlng
merit.-PennsytUdnian.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13
WAR TO THE KNIFE.

The defeat of Col. Benton in the Mis-
souri, Legislature, has exasperated some OF
his admirers in that State almost TO des.
peration. They swear eternal hostility 10
those protesting Democrats by whose
treachery their chieftain was slain. Those
who abandoned old Bullion, ii seems, re-
ceived an equivalent for their votes from
the Wings, who in return voted for them
for officers of the Bank of Missouri in
which the softs of that state like, very
much, TO oluxuriate.
War to the knife and the knife to the
hilt is TO be the motto, hereafter, OF Ben
ton and his devoted legions. The cam
paign is 10 be opened early in the sPrlng,
when Benton is 10 take the stump. anu
when his friends expect him TO knock ins
fur off those foxes who gnawed- hole IN
his lions skin, as handsomely as sclen'
tihc old lady peals the skin from an onion
A correspondent of the St. LOUIS Unloh'
writing from Jefferson CITY, the capital o.
the State, says, that Benton and his ParY
intend putting the boilers upon the anvil
early in April, when the sledge hamme
will be applied to them until they are eA'
terminated from political existence: n:
size of the sledge- hammer, which IS 10 o'
used for their destruction, is not menuor
ed; ii is presumed 10 be as heavy on''
however, as old Bullion can convenient!
WELD. So. every time he hits hunhef
he is expected to leave his mark.-F''''
Chronicle.
The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1851-02-13

VA few weeks since we received
what we supposed accurate information
concerning the death of JOHN FERGUSON,
ESQ, which was asserted TO have occurred
a, New Orleans on the 10Th of January
We are now happy in being able to an
nounce that the report of his death was
false, and that he is still in the land of the
living. 1t will be recollected that he left
this county some time since intending to
visi, Cuba for the purpose of recruiting
his health, but he has as yet been unable
10 proceed any farther than New Orleans.