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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05

Raleigh and Caston Rail- R0ad
I. In pursuance 70 previous notice. number d
the old stockholders, and other persons interested
in the reconstruction Of the Raleigh and Castor
Rail Road, assembled at the caurt-house in the
city Of Raleigh on Tuesday Of last week the
Hon. Duncan Cameron presiding ~ chairman
A conmit.ee was appointed to consider what wal
proper 10 be done; who made . report to the
evening session, which was unanimously adopt.
ed. The report concludes with resolutions dc.
elaring that the charter granted by the last lie.
gislaturc holds out inducements Of such advan.
tase to the public rs ought at once to be accept.
ed and the stock taken; that books be opened,
and ell persons be invited to subscribe and tina,
as sooa as the amount required shall be subssrib-
ed, the General Commissioners shall give notice
70, general meeting Of the Stockholders at Hen.
derson on such day as they shall name.
The meeting then adjourned, and meeting Of
the General Commissioners was forthwith held,
who directed books Of subscription to be opened
on the firs. Monday in March, or as soon there
after as practicable, al Raleigh, Forestvle, Frank
linton, Louisburg. Henderson,, Oxford, Ridgeway'
Wsrrenton, Castor. Petersburg, Norfolk, and
Richmond; and under resolution Of the meet
ing Of the cid stockholders and other persons in.
tsres.ed, il was decided that all persons who may
wish to subscibe, be invited to come forward al
once and do 90.
The STANDARD. on noticing these proceedings
says: The general impression in the meeting
alluded 10. seemed to Be, that there was no doub
the charter would bc accepted and the Road pu
in COED order; and gentlemen well qualified, B,
their Information and experience in such matters
70 form sound and reliable opinion on the sub
jet. did net hesitate to express the belief that tn
stock Of the Company would pay handsome divi
dends. Delegates were in attendance from Pc
tersshurg and Norfolk and the assurances Is i
subscriptions 70 the wsrk by the people Of thea
enierprisins communities, were Of the most salts
factory and cheering shaneter.' :.
The Petersburg Intelligence, u the eonclu
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05
New Jerscy.-Com. X. F. Stockton has
been elected by the Legislature Of New Jersey.
United States Senator for six years from the 4th
instant.
Resolutions have been adopted by the Legisla
ture Of New Jersey in favor Of the Compromise
acts Of Congress and in denunciaiion Of the North
ern fanatics.

Small Bills.-We confess that we can.
moi cxarily see the wisdom Of prohibiting
the Bank OF Fayeueville from issuing bills
under three dollars. as was done by the
last Legislature. The Favet,rvilIe 81 and
and % bills were driving The bills Of tina,
denomination issued by the hanks Of South
Carolina and Virginia on. Of circulation ;
hut now that our own Bank is prohibited
from their emission. the food Of .hinplas.
lers from the neighboring States will re.
turn and continue. II anything is made
by the issue Of email bills. we should pre-.
fer to see the profits 60 into the pockets Of
our fellow.ci,izens Of Fayetteville, instead
Of those Of South Carolina.
But then we confess we don't know
much about Banks-nnr bank bills.
Greensboough Patriot.
We Joined the Patrio. in ito regret on
This subject. And although il may bes,
become Us to submit to the collective wis
dom Of the late Legislature. vel we must
say, we wish they had let The Fayetteville
Bank alone. Specie. for change. 10 SCARE
now. and from present indications there is
4 prospect that The inconvenience of that
scarcity win be greatly increased by The
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05

John Williamson. who committed the Outrage
in the Wake County Court which we mentioned
in our last, was brought before the Court on
Saturday, and ordered to be imprisoned until
the next term Of the Superior Court. for the
contempt, and TO pay 6ne Of City dollars. He
was also required to give bosd in FIVE thousand
dollars 10 appear for trial for the assault and bat
terry At the next Superior Court.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05
The Triai or Mrs. simpson.-Th.

The Trial or Mrs. simpson.-The
publishers Of this work, Messrs. Z. J. Hale &
Son. announce that during the t~o irut dsys a.
ter its appearance they had disposed Of seven hun
dred and ffiy copies. and Al the end Of the weel
they had bu. sir copies ON hand; in the, NEAR
time several orders cor copies by Wholesale ha,
been received which they were unable to supply
So great WAS the demand that second edition
was printed, which would be ready for sale in
Few days. and q third edition Was in press.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1851-03-05

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The .Prrs;dents Message. TO which we mads
reference las ~rck. communicated 10 the ssns,,
in compliance with resolution of-thsi body. up
On the lale outrage in Boston. We have placed il
fall in our columns iessy. ID b an important |,
eunsnt 10 many particulars. an1 shows not onl,
. commendabl< snrissy on the part ofsis Presi
dent. but also Arm determination that. a. Car q
depends on him. . the laws shall BE faithfully en-
ecused and I'll f,scible opposition to then suppress
sd"
Weksse accompanied the message with TN
instructions from the War and NAG Departments
plarisg ihs land and naval forces in the neighhor
hoodaf Boston under me control d DE Marshs
whenever DER assistance shall be necessary to
due execution Of the law.
But We ere not wihsui hope that the laws viii
hereafter BE- fully execu,sdin shs cssy q Bosiol
without any extra aid. The board Of Mayor an
Aldermen passed an order directing the City Maj
shall to employ his whole force. if necessary. !
support Of The UnitAd States officers in cauyin
on, the fugitive slave law. This opJss was q
proved BY unanimous vote in the Connie
Council, and . resolution adopted cordially n
spending to the proclamation Of the President.
Eight arrests hsd been made Of persons char
ed with hsviag participated 10 shs late rrscu'
and they were held to bail in large sums. some .
high % $1,000. Numerous other warrants VET
out. il WAS hid. for the arrest Of other person
charged with having participated in tis sam
crime.
From whss appears in some Of the paPeu, III
city Of Boston is determined to wipe of the stat
which the late riot has cast upon her. The DO,
ton Traveller, speaking on the subject, says
The doctrine Of forcibss resistance, even 10 In
fugitive slave law. finds no. advocates here beyon
the ranks Of few fanatics, who, for years an,
years. base sgitstsd New England with senti
msn,s which they have striven slmoss in vain 4
spread, because they have been 20 palpably srea
sonsble and destructive 10 sound morals and ev
cry social bond"
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
How to go to Sleep.

How to get sleep, is to many per-
sons a matter of high Importance.
Nervous persons who are troubled with
wakefulness or excitabiiity, usually have
a strong tendency of blood to the brain,
with cold extemities. The pressure of
blood on the brain keeps it in stimu-
lated or wakeful state, and the pulsa-
tions in the head are often painful.
Let them rise and chafe the bodies and
extremities with a rough towel, or rub
smartIy with the hands to promote Cir
culation, and to withdraw the excessive
amount of blood from the brain, they
will fall asleep in few moments. A
cold bath, or sponge-bath, and rub
bing, or good run, or rapid walk in
the open air, or going up and down
stairs a few times just before retiring,
will aid in equalizing circulation and
promoting sleep. These rules are SIM
pie, and easy of application in castle or
cabin, and may minister to the comfort
of thousands who would freely expend
their money for an anodyne to promote
"Nature's sweet restcrer, balmy sleep"
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
Why don't Men get Rich :

Of one hundred men, it would be
safe. we think, TO assert that at least
seventy five have strong desire to be
possessed of worldly goods and prop
erty; in word, to be rich. Of these
seventy-five, in our active and ready
witted population, it would rarely hap
pen that one was entirely wanting in
faculty or diligence-and yet few. up
to middle age, acquire competency,
or in respect to fortune, accomplish
their wishes. Can any man give US the
philosophy of this frequent result! 1t
appears to us to lie in small compass.
There is in every community a number
of persons determined not TO labor, who
lend their whole inert energies to the
reversal of the order of scripture, ''By
the sweat of thy brow shalt thou live"
They resolve and maintain their reso-
luton with calm and stubborn uniform
ity to the end of their days, not TO
sweat: but TO ''keep cool'-and let 9TH
ers do the hard work in the neat of the
dav. Characters of this stamp are to
be found in every town, village. city,
and district in the country.
And how do they live! Simply by
using Others Either by getting pos
session of their property, without pay
ing for it, on false credit, or bringing
others in by way of liens and endorse
ments, to pay their debts In a word,
diligent Americans fail 10 grow rich, al
least TO secure a competency-by not
collecting the debts they have earned
in their calling, or by having to pay the
debts of other people. These are two
fruitful sources of all the failures of the
country. Do we argue, therefore,
against loans and creditsl In one form
and another they are the bond and the
basis of all modern society-the point
we seek to get at, is this-that men
of small means, should live or small
means; that no man has a right to
launch into splendor on the expected
profits of his business, and to make his
creditors contribute TO his extravaganza
and that of his household-in other
words, no man has right to spend
dollar before he has earned dollar
Literary World.
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Mr.. Cooper, Miss Lafayette, and Louis
Napoleon.

Napoleon.
| Mr.. Willis gives the following anec-
dote, obtained in a recent conversation
with Fennimore Cooper, the author,
illustrative of the ambition of the pres
ent President of France. The incident
occurred in Paris, in 1892.
| Twas calling upon Lafayette one day,
(said Mr.. Cooper,) and was let in by his
confidential servant, who, it struck me,
showed signs of having something to
conceal. He said his master was at
home, and, after moments hesitation,
1maz5 -sray for me 70 go antas sas.,ai &,
| his private room-but saw that there
was some embarrassment. | walked
in, and found the General alone. He
received me with the same cordiality
as ever, but inquired with some eager
ness who let me in, and whether | met
an old acquaintance going out. | told
him that his old servant had admitted
me, and that there was certainly some
thing peculiar in the mans manner:
but as | had seen no one else, knew
nothing more.
ssAh," said the General, "that fellow
put him in the side room. Sit down,
and | will tell you. Prince Louis Ma
poleon Bonaparte was here two min
utes ago!''
expressed great surprise, of course,
for this was in '333, when it was death
for Bonaparte to enter France.
eyes," continued the General, "and
he came with a proposition. He wishes
to marry my granddaughter Clemen-
tine, unite the Republicanists and I'M
perialists, make himself Emperor, and
make my daughter Imperatrice."
Sand if it be not an indiscreet ques-
tion," | said, "what was your answer,
my dear General!"
81 told him." said Lafayette, "that
my family had the American notion on
that subject, and chose husbands for
themselves-that there was the young
lady-he might go and court her, and
if she liked him, had no objection"
Mr.. Cooper did not tell us (of course
he did not know how the Prince piled
his wooing, nor why he failed. The
fair Clementine, who thus possibly lost
her chance of being an empress, mar
ried Mons. de Beaumont, and now rep
resents her rejected admirer as the
French ambassadress at the court of
Austria. Shortly after this visit to La
fayette, Mr.. Cooper was in London,
and mentioned to the Princess Charlotte
(the widow of the elder brother of the
President of France this venture of
Prince Louis into the den of the Or
leanists. '.IIe is madI' was the only
reply. But the fnger-post of "that
way madness les" does not always
point truly. At any rate, there is a
certain "method in his Madness" for
the same match between Imperialism
and Republicanism has been the Princes
pursuit ever since, and the chances are
that he will finally bring it about
Clementine, and other intermediate un-
believers, Notwithstanding.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
Gas Statistics.

The first gas pipe was lighted within
these sixty years; and there are now in En-
gland and Wales $50 proprietary gas works,
and in Ireland and Scotland 10. Resides
these, there are 33 which belong to private
individuals, and 12 the property of muniei-
pal bodies or parish officers; in all, IT'S dis
tinct establishments for the manufacture
and sale of gas. In these works a capital
of FLO, 50O,O 900 is said to be invested. The
quantity of gas annually produced is "a
bout nine thousand millions of cubic feet,
and the coal lconsumed in making it weighs
1 $50, 600 tons. The number of persons
employed in its production is about 90, 600;
and probably an equal number find en-
ployment in the preparatory work in the
mines, iron works, and other processes
connected with it. After allowing for
waste and leakage, the quantity of gas ac-
tually sold to the public In the year is Z,
200, 600, 900 cubic feet-producing light
equal to what would be given out by 33,
133, $40 gallons of fsperm oil: which, at 8s.
per gallon, would cost the consumers ELS,
253, ,456.
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HOLLY SPRINGS MISS, FRIDAY, JULY Il, 1851
NUMBER Il.


by the certainty OF soon following
him she had loved so fondly. She sum
moned sufficient fortitude to cross the
Atlantic again, in order 10 implore the
forgiveness other parents. With them
she languished a little while, and died
Her spirit rejoined her husband in July
i779, when she was p years old. 4
monument is erected TO her memory in
Hammersmith church; recording these
interesting events.
Two instances of similar kind are
recorded in history, in which the VIC
/ Tins were perfectly aware that they
/ Tsacrisic e<i their-ouf8 lives 10 sa .e t.ssei,
husbands:
Queen Eleanor, wife of Edward the
First, being informed that the King was
wounded with poisoned arrow, drew
forth the venom with her lips, and died
for him. Charing Cross, in London,
takes its name from cross which Ed
ward erected to her memory. Some
antiquarians say it was SO called from
the village OF Charing, in which the
monument was built: others deny the
existence of any such village, and con-
tend that it derived its name from its
being the resting place of chere Reyae,
or the dear queen.
Sybella, wife of Robert OF Norman
dy, showed the same courageous at
tachment to her husband. The prince
being wounded in this shocking man.
ner, was informed that recovery was
impossible, unless the poison was suck
ed out. The amiable son of the Con-
queror resolved to die, rather than al
low any one to make the dangerous
experiment. But while he slept, Sy-
bella, his duchess, gently applied her
lips to the wound. and before he awoke
the deadly venom had passed into her
veins. She did not long survive this
proof of her love.-EHza Cooks Jour.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
Spanish EtiuUefte.

So sacred at one time were the feet
of their majesties, the Queens of Spain
that to think of them was pecadilio,
to speak of them an outrage, and to
touch then a capital offence. Princess
Ann of Austria, bride of Phillip ", ar
irving III Spain, was presented with q
parcel of silk stockings by manufactur-
ers of a city where she rested. Her
major dono, swelling with honest in
dIgnation, flung the stockings away
exclaiming, "Know that the Queens OF
Spain have no feetr' "Alas!" cried the
simple-hearted bride, bursting into
tears, '1f had known my feet were
to be cut off, | would never have step
ped my foot in Spain!' On another
occasion, the second consort of Charles
He came near losing her life through
this ridiculous etiquette. Riding out
one day, her horse, spirited animal, ia
king fright, reared up in such manner
that the Queen slipped off, one of her
feet at the same time catching in the
stirrup.-The horse began to kick.
The Queen was in imminent danger.
But as it was death for any male, save
the King and the chief of the pages, to
touch any part of the Queens person,
to say nothing of her feet, no one of her
escort was at first bold enough to at
tempt her rescue. AT length, her per-
il every moment increasing, two cava-
liers ran to her assistance. One held
the horse, while the other extricated
her Majesty's pedal extremity. Not
waiting for the thanks customary on
such occasions, the two heroes took to
their heels, with anything but hero
like haste, and, having ordered o ut their
swiftest chargers, were about % exile
themselves, when messenger inform
ed them that her Majesty was gracious
ly pleased to pardon their offence
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Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
A Scape Goat.

A person in Largo, who had heard it
affirmed that rats would disinhabit pre-
misses where a goat was kept, had the
curiosityto to try the experiment, though
with but little faith in the recommended
antidote. Accordingly, one of these
long bearded mountalneers was pro-
cured, and lodged in the premises, when,
unexpectedly, the long-tailed, ugly, de-
vourers. suddenly decamped. The goat
has been kept for many months, and
nothing in the shape of a rat is now seen
near the premises. Some may be apt
to class this affair among the ridiculous.
but we, have been told it is reality;
and surely this mode of making rats fit
is as simple as it is singular.
Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
Female Affection.

Capt. Ross was an officer in the En-
glish army during the American Revo-
lutionary war. He was much attach
ed to young lady, whose engagements
to him her parents refused to ratify.
When military duty compelled him to
cross the Atlantic, his lady-love, with
out apprising him of her intentions re-
solved to follow him. For this purpose,
she disguised herself in mans clothes,
and took passage for America. She ar
rived Immediately after a battle had
been &nght between the Indians and
thu detachment to which Capt. Ross
belonged. Among the dead bodies she
quickly recognized the object of her
search. He was wounded and sense
less; but she discovered a slight pulsa-
ton of the heart. She applied her lips
to the wound, from which she sucked
the flowing blood until it was staunch-
ed This remedy restored him to life
She had sufficient presence of mind to
restrain her impetuous joy, well know
ing, how fatal sudden, emotion might
prove to one in his weak and languid
condition. During forty days she
watched over him with the most unre-
hitting attention, completely disguised
by her dress, and the artificial coloring
of her complexion. During his illness,
the young officer talked continually o1
the object of his affections, and repeat.
edly expressed his fears that he should
not live to be united to her.
When his health was sufficiently res.
tored, the lady made herself known
and if she was tenderly beloved before
she made sacrifices, it will readily be
believed that she was idolized now.
They departed together for Philadel
phia, where they were Immediately mar.
ried. But alasI the perfect happiness
they enjoyed was not to be of long du'
ration. A langour, which resisted al
medical art, attacked thesystem of Mrs
Ross, and threatened to terminate hel
life.
1t was soon discovered that her Low
er had been wounded by a poisoned ar
row, and the venom pervaded all hel
blood. Her husband watched over hel
with the most earnest solicitude; and a.
he saw one remedy after another fail tt
restore the health that had been so affec
tionately sacrificed for him, his hope.
gradually settled into despair, aad hs
died broken hearted in the spring 0
IT'S The widows grief was softenee
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Boiling Potatoes.

The correspondent of the London
Times, SAYS:
"The following method of dressing po-
tatoes viii be found of great use at this
season of the year when skins are tough
and potatoes are watery. Score the
skin of the potato with knife, length
wise and across, quite around and then
boil the potato in plenty of water and
salt, with the skin on. The skin read
lily cracks when it is scored, and lets
out the moisture. which otherwise rem
ders the potato soapy and wet. The
Improvement to bad potatoes by this
method of boiling them is very great;
and all who have tried il find great
advantage in it, now that good pota-
toes are not to be obtained-4meslcan
4gricufuraisss.
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opposite party at the place of speaking
where Gen. Whitmore and Col. Ben.
ton addressed a large audience-the
latter gentleman opening the debate.
The debate was continued for an
hour and a half, by each of these dis
tinguisheo gentlemen, without reioin.
der, and was marked by great courte-
sy and gentlemanly bearing towards
each other. The day went off happily
and the people Were highly pleased.
JAS. S. RODGERS, Ch'mn.
hLPHoNso C.. KEAToN, Sec'y.
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TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
II Cash VIII BE expected for al Job Work.

nisSingup TO this. Only les men have
as vet been saved. Ii is said that be-
fore the alarm was given the crew had
passed their bundles into one of the
quarter boats; this casts great suspi-
cion upon them. Every search was
made By the steamers Union and Raj
ter. the next morning at daylight. for
any poor wretches who might be seen
floating about between Cowcollv and
Saugor, and several were picked up:
but il is TO be feared that the loss OF
life is immense. From all that has been
reported on the subject, there appears
. -, De oesser,i1essons sol. supposiny thai
the ship has been wilfully Sc, on fire