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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-06-18
A SHEEP CARRIED UP BY WHlRL.WIND

A SHEEP CARRIED UP by WHlRL.WIND.
A destructive whirlwind and storm passe d
over the farms Of William and Thomas Vance,
IN portion Of Smith and Crsss Creek Town.
ships, in this county, on Tuesday afternoon
the Goth inst A sheep was lifted from the
ground, and carried up in the air some dis
lance, and fell. bursting it open and kill.
ing i. instantly. Five large apple trees were
uprooted and one carried several rods into an
adjoining field. A stack Of straw was entirely
carried Of, and about thousand Pannels of
fence whirled and scattered over the whole
farm. Considerable damage was also done
to the timber and fences on the adjoining
farms. Our informant did not learn the dts
lance over which the storm prevailed, or the
full! extent Of damages sustained by the com.
muul,y in its passage Washington Pa
Commonwealth.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-06-18
TEX AS

The Wings Of the lone star State have
nominated the Hon. Benjamin II. Epperson
for Governor, and Gen. F.. H. Tarran, for
Lieutenant Governor. The Western Star
contains an address from the Hon. W. B.
Ocbi,ree, to the voters of The first Congress.
sonal district, offering himself as candidate
for Cong,ess. and declaring that he never
will vote for any man, be he Wing or Demo
cra,, whose devotion to the Ur,on is even
suspected.
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To Country Merchants and Booksellers.

~ G. j. BIDDLE, No. south Fifth street, publish
ia. the following works:
Ceveland's Compendium Of English Literature.
Harrison the Rise, Progress and Present Structure
of the English Language.
Lynds First Book of Etymology.
0swald'a chronological Dictionary.
Fiskes Eschenburgs Manual Of Classical Literature.
Fiskes Classical Antiquities.
Outlines ofSacred History
Trego's Geography Of Pehnsylvania.
Vogdes's United States Arithmetic.-Key.
Rings 5000 Exercises in Arithmetic.-key.
Crttendeu's Book Keeping, Contingencies and School
editions.
Vogdes's Mensuration-Key.
Alsop's First Lessons in Algebra.-Key.
Asops Algebra for High Schools Academies and Col
legcs.-Key.
Gummeres Astronomy fourth edition, just published.
Monge's Statistics; translated from the French, by
Woods Baker, A. NJ of the United States Coast Survey
just published.
Maury's Navigation, the text book Of the q. s. Navy
McMurtries Scientific Lexicon.
Peale's Graphics. Controllers Copy Slips.
Hills Drawing Book of Flowers and Fruit.
Hills Progressive Lessons in Painting Flowers and
Fruit.
LAbele pour les Enans.
Sanford and Merton, in French, by Bercuin
The Works Of Thomas Dick, LII. D., 10 vols 12mo In
various styles Of binding.
Select Speeches Of Distinguished American Orators
Select Speeches of Phillips Curran Grattan, and EN-
met
Select Speeches Of Chatham Burke and Erskne
Atkins Christian Minstrel Atkins Juvenile Minstrel.
IN PRESS
Dunaps Book Of Forms, second edition, improved.
English Literature of the Nineteenth Century, by Prof
c. ID. Cleveland.
Map of the World as known to the Ancents, 81 by so
inches-on rollers.
School Text Books, which they offer for SALE at low prices
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MORE HOME EVIDENCE.

rJNHE TESTIMONY OF ONE OF OUR LAWYERS
Mr.. JAS. L. HAMILTON-DEAR SIR: Although the
number and respectabity Of the testimonials of which
you already In possession, to the efficacy OF your
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witnessed from its employment in the Of several
friends to whom had recommended it, constrain to
contribute such you may think proper to make
of it, this formal acknowledgement of its sanitary virtues
My Dyspepsia of long duration, and very
aggravated in it's character manifested by almost total
destruction the digestive functions great debility
vousness eaciaon, and impaired appetite, with pain,
and burning sensation in the left side of the chest pap
taton Of the heart vertigo and congestion in the head
and many other symptoms indicative of tho type
the disease by the of three four bottles Of
paration, been entirely relieved The of my friends,
mic Headache, and Sore Throat in all of which 1t proved
ecacious after the trial Of vast number of other RENE
dies without benefit Your medicine is pleasant to the
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Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
j. HOWARD GRIFFITH,
Marshall Buildings,
Baltimore, Aug. Oath, 1850
For SALE in large small quantities. by the Proprietor
or by those buying IL to sell again.
Office of the Proprietor, 200 N GAY ST.
mar 81 Baltimore Nd
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.nn.NnrMrNr op nus MANS.

The Great Eastern Mail from Baltimore phiaheiphia
New York Boston, &C. and Buffalo &os VIII nav % re-
ceiyed Nv O'clock a. n daily; and the Mail "a De sent
Ann, his otee 10 and by those places, will becosed
heretofore, AZ 4 and . o'clock p. m, aaiiy.
The southern Mail will oe closed hereafter daily at
o'clock a M viii DO received as heretofore, daily
The second eastern Mail and Great Western Mail are
received by p and closed at m. daily The Mail
10 connect with the Train for Baltimore which brings
the Great Mail, TO arrive here by a. No Eastern
Mail is received at this oitee Sunday night and no
Mail, 10 be sent beyond Baltimore, Is made up
on Saturday night Norfolk, &C.. three times by Balt-
more-Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; four times by
MISUNDERSTANDING, Thursday, saturday, aud Sunday.
adjacent places in Virginia. closed every night except
Saturday, at p. M, and Is received six times week,
with Mail from Baltimore, Maryland by IL IN.
The Mail from Georgetown c. is received twice daily
by and p M, and 1t is closed for that place at
the same hours.
The Mail from Rockville, &C., Md is received Monday
Wednesday, and Friday, of each week. by P M ana IL
is closed for those places mt OF the same days
The Mail from rookyille, &C., Md, ~ received by p
of Wednesday and Saturday each week. and closed Tor
those places At p, m Of Monday ana Ihars- any,
Wednesday, and Friday and is closed same days at
Port Tobacco &c. Maryland, received Tuesday, Thurs
day, and Saturday by p M; closed Sunday Tuesday,
Warrenton, Mddleburg &C., Va received Sunday, We'd
nesday, and Friday, by IL p. m. closed at p Mon
day, Wednesday, and Friday,
Leesburg, &c. Va, received by and closed at p M,
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, ..
80 The postage on newspapers aud that on all printed
matter addressed to foreign country required TO be
paid in advance The postage also to be prepaid
letters and packets addressed TO foreign countries, other
than Great Britain Ireland and Scotland, and Bremen
In Europe and some places TO which they through
the Bremen post Office.
HS- The Office is open from halfpast o'clock, a.
to o'clock, p. M, daily, except Sunday, and that
day 1t is open from hafpast to ten, a. M and from
to Q, pm. WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,
Postmaster,
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"A New Route to Pittsburg
VIA THE BALTIMORE, sUSQUEHANNA, AND PENN
sYLyANIA RAILROADS.

THROUGH To PlTTSBURG IN SO HOURS. An ex-
press train of will leave Calvert Station daily,
with the Z. S. Mail from Washington and Baltimore at
m, connecting with the Fast Line at Middetown ut
p. arriving at Harrisburg at "a m, to dinner.
The train leaves Harrisburg for the West at p
gers have the option of taking either the Cars to Johns
town, thence by Packet Boats Stages direct from Ho
daysburg to Pittsburg.
Tickets will be sold to the following points, by this
train to wit: York, Wrghtsvile, Columbia Marietta,
ville Lewstown, Mcveystown Huntingdon, Holidays
burg, and Pittsburg.
This train also connects with the Cumberland Valley
Railroad which passes through Carlisle Shppensburg
Chambersburg, and other points on this road.
For the accommodation of passengers from Washington
for any of the above points, the Baggage Master Of the
Company will be at the Depot of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company the arrival of the Morning Cars at
of charge to Calvert Station. ROBERT STEWART,
mar 24- Ticket Agent.
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Newark Academy.

By late re organization of this department Of Della
ware College, the Board of Trustees have taken
10 place it upon and improved foundation and TO
endow with advantages possessed by few similar ins
buttons in the country The Academy heretofore merged
in the College, and of subjected to ell the evils
which have been found to attend the gamaon Of the
same government enjoys the privilege Of separate
establishment without losing those which result from it's
relation to the College proper.
large and elegant edihce with all the necessary FIX
erected and furnished in which the students Of the Acad-
envy board under the immediate charge Of the Principal
and his Asssants and all it's exercises conducted
system of its own uninterrupted by the interests
operations Of the other department The furniture of the
and dormitories has been chosen with pecu
liar reference to comfort and convenience for study and
expense has been spared in providing the apparatus
necessary TO render the Of instruction compete
giving to Newark Academy facilities for private study and
comfortable accommodation OF Students fully equal to
thoBe afforded by many of our colleges
From its intimate relation to the College, students Of
the Academy enjoy many advantages not generally OBJ
tanned at institutions Of this kind. Those who wish to
particular branch which falls properly
within the College course, may be admitted 10 recita in
any of tho College classes Students also OF proper age
and discretion by recommendation Of the Principal and
permission of the Faculty. may enjoy the Of the Col
epe Library without additional charge. Admission also
may be had to the Lectures and such other privileges Of
the College be probably enjoyed by academical
students.
The charge for Boarding Washing, Fuel Light no,
with tuition in the English Latin, and Creek is seventy
dollars for the Summer Session, and seventyve for the
Winter Session The only extras one dollar per sos
zion for incidental expenses, and fec Of eight dollars for
Modern Languages, and fee of five dollars for Drawing
from those who enter these classes The sessions and va
cations Of the Preparatory Department are the
Roy. MATTHEW MErds, A. NJ,
President Of Delaware College.
Newark, Delaware. s~s%s -.-- mar ~
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-02

,HE .ubsobe has not vet disposed Of his real estate
u In Prince William county, Virginia. He u still dest
rous Of selling, and will do so accommodating terms.
1t CONSISTS first OF CAT acres OF land in from and
half to four miles OF Brentsyie the county town, four
teen miles of Occoquan thirty miles of Alexandria and
dra Railroad which will be completed to Brentsvllo this
year. This land well adapted 10 the growth of wheat
oorn rye OATS and grass II mixture Of the red and
grey SOIL and admirably adapted TO improvement by the
of clover plaster guano &C. 1t is heavily mbered
and finely watered having lasting springs of the purest
sized FARMS and with toerabe buildings and small
chards four OF them. will sell 1t all In body to
company or viii divide II to suit purchasers at prices
ranging according to quality at from s. per
will only require oneourth Of the purchase money In
hand and the balance win divide in three annual pay
mens to bear interest from the date Of to be secured
the property Land Is rapidly rising in value in the
eighborhood, and offer great Inducements now,
wish TO turn my attention to other pursuits.
Secondly square Of buildings in the town OF Brents
vlle suitable for carriage wheelwrght, black
smith, with two dwelling houses, kitchens, blacksmith
carriage and wheelwrght shops and other necessary
the terms the land. 1t Is within mile and three
quarters of the railroad.
Thirdly Nine and quarter acres Of land on the turn
pike just above Buckland, which good dwelling
house. large whoslwrght shop, kitchen, stable, dairy
and the shop good stable For this property will take
$500-on the same terms.
Fourhly. large lot in the village of Bucand known
and ktchenlot enclosed. The lanyard is In bad cond
ton, but might be easily resuscated and is very good
place for the business For this will take $400on like
terms
Filthy. lease lot in Haymarket, with pretty good
house, Kitchen large shoemakers shop stable, &c The
buildings little out of order The lease may for
ten twelve years. For this will take $780,
Sixthly. A valuable farm in Allegheny county, Mary
land containing 200 acres within eight miles of the Ma
onal Road and ten to twelve miles Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad This farm is in thriving neghborhood
is heavily timbered, has good and neverailing stream
Of water running through it, and several milseats
abounds in iron and coal; has fine sugar maple
chard it, and mineral spring, which think equal to
the White Sulphur Bedford and has forty
by any in the country disposed TO take $4 per
for it. Mr. Abraham Steel, who lives it, will
show IT to any wishing to purchase The property in
Hunton esq, who is authorized to sell; or by Mr. Edwin
w. Latmer Mr. Robert Hodgkin Ishall be in Brents
vile about the middle Of May and will in person, show
the property to any one wishing to purchase
HENRY A. BARRON,
At Mrs. Gassaways Boarding House, street. between
It'll and 9Th, south side, Washington.
mar 24-1aw4w
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-02
BALTIMORE PIANO FORTE MANDATORY.
ELAsrICx UNIVERSAL TOUCH.

WISE BROTHER, Manufactures Of BoudotY, GRIND,
and Square Pianos request those who would be assured
with the greatest possible advantageous that the tovc
be instantly adjusted to the exact strength Of the IN
gers and movement of music, that will stand in
'ert tune, that the tone will not become shril aad
ating that is chaste Of style and elegantly made VI
straight and regular lines, that will last aeeto
give them call. The ancient standing Of the Baltimore
Factory, and liberal patronage of citizens and other. Of
the first order Of artistic taste and science conceded ut
the most CRITICAL have been fully anticipated Their
recently finished Grand Piano. infinitely reviewed by the
most accomplished civil engineers and master artists has
been denomnated truly Grand Piano; also, that their
late Boao for STYLE power and compass of tone s not
surpassed II equalled, in the world Friends and
toners, please stop in and examine for yourselves
j. J. WISE BROTHER,
No. 81 Hanover street, Baltimore
Elastic because the keys recover their quescent place
in time equal TO the dsplacing Universal, because the
instrument may be instantly altered to any degree
hard, soft touch that ten thousand per
formers all different, may each find the touch they pre-
fer. mar A--tf
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AMERICAN HOUSE Hanover street. Boston

gyA THE Undersigned ha, ng entirely rebuilt and
; lsrged the above Censve establishment contain
xs- ing in all about three hundred and fifty rooms
would respectfully give notice that now ready for the
reception and accommodation Of the travelling
atty.
An extended notice Of the unsurpassed conveniences Of
this House. If deemed supernuous the inn
provements which have been made cannot be properly
given in advertisement Suffice it 70 say that
pense has been epared render any apartment perfect
The furniture made expressly to order regardless
Of cost and certain portions Of especially the Drawing
rooms viii be found TO be Of the most beautiful and taste
full manufacture The Dining-rooms capacious and
the hours for meals will be arranged TO suit the
venience Of the early and late.
Every department viii DO conducted In an unexcop-
onahe manner and the Proprietor pledges himself that
tne american House shall be truly the Travellers Home
mar "a LEWIS RICE.
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Austin's Magic Freezer,

Through in sir minutes For the preparation Of
Ice Creams, Water Ices, &c.-Patented Sep
TENDER 10, 1913.
rINHE distinguishing merits of this Apparatus are
LIST The astonishing rapidly Of the process, surpass
ing beef-hence the name.
3D. The Cream during the progress of freezing becomes
charged with atmospheric air. by which IL nearly doubles
in bulk and obtains that peculiar smoothness ghtness
and decacy Of favor, for which the Ice Cream Of
best Confectioners is so highly priced.
3D. II does not require teth part Of the labor that
the common Freezer does.
4h 1t does its work better producing better article
in every respect, than by Any other mode
9th There Is considerable saving in ice, the tub
needs replenshng dr.riug the operation.
The annexed testimonial from the Proprietor of the
Eutaw House will put TO rest all doubt
Having witnessed the process Of freezing Ice Cream
in Ausus Magic Freezer two quarts Of Cream having
been frozen in the incredible short time Of six minutes
cheerfully recommend it TO the public"
H. T. JACKSON,
Eutaw House, Baltimore, May Is, 1s4s.
"This is TO certify, that during the Of ls4S
used Of Austns Patent Ice Cream Freezers of the
largest size 90 gallons making from 10 to so gallons
per day during the aud far regards expedi-
ton and power consider il decidedly the best freezer
in use, rs have had with IL difficulty in making
ten gallons of superior quality Ice Cream from Ave of
plain Cream, in thirty minutes from the time COM
menced working il. A. II. BROWN,
Baltimore, April O. 1851"
Manufactured and for sale by the patentee.
A. II. AUSTIN,
No. 81 N. Eutaw street, near Saratoga.
ALSO, by CoRTJAN Co, No. 2o3 Baltimore street.
County and State rights for sale. mar "a
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"J ALMkW04V@ 4QAOAWG oCaOOI
w FOR UOYo.-Thb instltution d situated In
OF tho hsslthtes psrS Of the city OF Wilmington, On
tiroy beyond the settled portions Of tho town. The uni
form beathfulnecs Of the location may DO Inferred from
the fact that snoe tho establishment Of the school, about
twentyeght yesrS very few Of serious ndisposton
have occurred among the pupils and mot single death
either here, or from diseases contracted while here
The Of instruction inciudes besides the ordinary
English branches, Natural Philosophy, Chelasry, Phys
ooy, History, Rhetoric the various branches OF Mathe.
macs and the Latin Greek and French Languages Par
hcular attention Is paid 70 the higher Mathematics and
their application Mechanics and Engnerg the latter
and Surveying taught practically by ded operations,
with the Of appropriate Instruments Lectures on
Natural Philosophy and Chemistry in which all the Inn
portant principles illustrated by experiments,
regularly delivered before the students.
As the object IL TO make the instruction thorough
practical possible expense has been spared In
providing suitable apparatus 1t Is believed that In this
respect the institution will compare fayorably with any
similar in the country carefully selected library,
Of than thousand Volumes containing works on
the various branches Of Literature and Science furnishes
ample reading natter while Laboratory fully supplied
with apparatus and tests contains all that ID necessary for
practical instruction in Chemical Manipulation.
The school year commenced on the third Secondary
onday) OF the Ninth month, (September and Is divided
into quarters Of eleven weeks EACH leaving vacation
Of months, from about the middle Of the Seventh
month (Julyl SAMUEL ALSOP,
mar 81 Principal, Wilmington, DEL
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In Three Syies-Wih american Notes.
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British Crown Cases Reversed.
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The three voumes already published contain all the
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Letter from Hon. VIM. II. Sward.
SPRING IMPORTATION.

WY & s. PHIPPs CO., "a and 66 Broadway, New
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N b. VIII receive the newest style Of Dress Goods by
every steamer. large assortment of Trimming Goods
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