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ERSKINE

Was once dreadfully plagued by the stu.
pidiiy Of witness, who could not distin-
guish the difference between the two
Kinds of whslebone, the "long" and the
|",hick;" upon which he exclaimed:--
"Why, man, you do no, seem to know
the difference between what is thick and
what is long! Now Ill tell you the
difference: you are thick-headed, and you
are not long beaded"
Mr.. Justice Amherst had long, Ian.
ky visage, which led Erskine 10 pen the
following couplei:- si
"Judge Amhers, with his lantern jaws.
Throws light upon the English laws"
Parr having said TO him-
"When jou die will write yocr
epitaph." a.'H a 4
Erskine happily replied ~,
"This is almost temptation, my dets
doctor, to commit suicide :" -rT
The Duke Of Queensbury having laid
a case before him, he wrote, concerning
it
81 am Of opinion tkat this action will
not lie unless the witnesses do 10
His gardener, complaining 10 him that
severe drought was burning up all
vegetable life on his estate, he said to
his servant @aa ffip4
"Well, John, all that can do for you,
IS TO order the hay to be cut down so-mo-
row morning-and il that does not bring
rain. nothing will"
At the time that all England was up
in arms 10 resist the threatened Invasion
Of Napoleon, Erskine was Colonel of q
corps Of lawyers, the "awkward squad~
OF the three hundred thousand voluu-
teers. The King, at a review, having
asked him the name Of his corps r
"The Devils Own" was the prompt
answer.
Another lawyers corps was called.
"The Devils Invincibles." a ri
When he was counsel Tor Tbi lwell, in
the famous State Trials Of 1894, his
client was very troublesome, and fro
quentIy interposed indiscreetly in the
management Of the case. AT one time
he was so much dissatisfied that he wrote
on piece Of paper, which ne threw to
Erskine- Is ....,A s'og ~ .
"l'll be hanged Il I don't plead ny
own cause" $50 + s'''s nas
Upon which his counsel returned fos
answei-
"You'lI be hanged ifyou do.n
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From The New York Tribune.
THE PACIFIC RAILROAD.

: The era Of War is accomplished. =
Only one more great conf CT is possible
that between Russia and the West oi
Europe, and even that grows daily less
certain, as the elements Of civilization
gSin strength, in Russia itself.
~ Chris,endom is launched upon the
career Of Industry. Industry is opposed
to battles, convulsions, revolutions. Il
desires free play for its energies, undis.
turbed channels for its products, and
certainty in its returns. Unconsciously
the interests of Industry have come to
rule the world The action Of Govern.
menis is determined by the Lords Of the
Exchange and the Manufactory; the
ambition Of Princes and Generals is
curbed by fear Of the despoiled and unsat
is6ed masses who tend the looms and
feed the furnace fires, and till the land,
and build the palaces. And so through
interest and fear Industry governs, and
everywhere dictates Peace.
" Bu, P ace is not stngnation. II is q
keener ACTIVITY, more intense competi.
ii n of nation with nation and race with
race. Only the ggle is not walllke.-
Ills the struggle Of Industry against in.
dusty, Enterprise agains, Enterprise,
Progress agains, Progress. Here the
d, fea,ed share the prize with the irium.
ph, nj; he wealth ,ihe new means Of com.
fort and happiness, the scientific disco
Verics and inventions, the enlarged in
telligence aud Giolder aims developed
in the contest, remain common pos
session, yielding more powerful insiro
ments Of good to all the members Of the
human family. Nor, while the materia
= basis Of Society is enlarged and strength,
en- d, while Nature is being deprived o
her secrets and subiugaied, and cultiva
: ted Man gradually takes possession o.
the savage regions Of every continent, i.
there any real loss in other important re-
spects. On the contrary, whatever be-
longs 10 the sphere Of ideas and Of thing.
spiritual was never so hopeful as now
amid the incessanl industry, tie accumu
laiion Of wealth, the ardor of prac,ica
science and the fertility of useful inven.
tion which characterize the age.
~ in this universal career ofindustry and
progress, a foremos; place belongs to the
3 United States. To occupy it, all that is
required is the courage Of great destin,
and tile wisdom Of mighty en,erpr zes.-
With little Of the past save Slavery, tt
clog us, with country of unequalet
richness and variety extending across the
entire continent, and the energies o.
youth and the perseverance of manhood
10 carry US forward, we need but intelli
gence, promptness and boldness TO &C.
comp!ish our proper work as people
and leave an honorable mark in history
And this r, public ought to be pow
erful not merely for tho qualification o
national ambition, bat for more substan
.ial reasons. Upon its influence depend
in great measure the general advance
uent ofrepublican liberty, the extinction
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MURDER IN CLERMoNT COUNTY.

| MOhOGR flN NAzhIASuASlNA SOONlA'
The Batavia Sun says:---We are in-
deb,ed TO a friend for the particulars Of
the awful murder committed at Dale's
school house in Wayne township, in this
county, ou the 9th inst, Al about
81 O'Clock, A. M, s@ cl1aai@t ? ~ q
iAr.emus Morrow, school teacher, wds
correcting a lad Of near 10 years Of age.
when his brother, John Dale, ofabout 20,
interfered. Tho teacher commenced
upon John Dale, and was proving too bard
for him, when he called 10 his comrade.
John Groves for help. Groves immedi-
ateIy, with stick Of stove wood, went
to bis rescue, and giving the teacher oae
blow on the head, stunned him, so that
Dale go: up. Here, itappears hostilities
cea sed for time. The teacher then
went 10 the window 10 call back his
scholars who had fled when they saw
their teacher assailed.3 Wilhelm the act
of rapping on the window Dale, unawares
came up behind him, with a club 2 inches
in diameter and about 81 feet long, and
gave him blow on the head. He fell
apparently lifeless on his face upon thr ,
floor. But tu make bis purpose douE,s
sure, be stood over bis prost rate foe, and
with the same weapon, dealt some A or 5
blows. first upon one side Of bis head
and theu upon the other. AT this juno.
ture, two boys smaller then Dale, pulled
him of. The alarm was given, and tho
neiehbors called and found him weltering
in his blood. Physicians were called
and every effort was made 10 restore con-
sciousness, but all in vain. About ono
o'clock he was carried 10 his own house,
where every means were used 10 restore
life but all 10 no effect. AT about S o'clock
P. NJ, amid the shrieks Of bereaved
wife and the piteous cries Of orphan chill
dren, he expired without struggle. Tho
scene, together with the coun.enances
that surrounded the bed Of the murdered,
neighbor, made the heart sick. Mr..
Morrow was man OF about 35 years OF
age, member Of the Baptist church, and
a son Of Temperance. He bore the char.
acter Of an honest and innffensiye man.
He left wife and four children 10 mourn
his loss. Upon post mortem examine
tion it was ascertaned that the skull was
badly fractured; upon the right side Of
his head there was fracture three inches
in length running from the ear directly
upward through which the blood flowed
freely, showing the lacerated condition
Of the brain.
This is one OF the most outrageous
murders ti,at was ever committed in this
country. The murderers have not yet
been arrested, having left for parts un.
known, soon af.er they committed tho
act, but officers are in pursuit Of them.
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The gentleman is nan of truth, lord
Of his own actions, and exposing tha,
lordship in his behaviour, not in any man.
ner dependent and servile either on per.
sons, or opinions, or possessions. Be.
yond this fact Of truth and real force, the
word denotes good nature and benevol.
ence: manhood first, and then gen,leness
The popular notion certainly adds con-
di,ion Of ease and fortune; but that is a
natural result Of personal force and love,
that thoy should possess and dispense
the goods of the world.-Emerson.
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Public opinion in this country is almost
unanimous for the enterprize. The legis-
latures Of two-ihirds Of the States in the
Union have at various times pronounced
in favor Of it; and if fCongress we're TO
obey the will Of the people il would moi
be week before a bill authorizing the
work would become the law of the land.
-iis..U .'srf'ugsg 70 G.. A. d..
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MRs.PARr1Neros ON SPIRITUAL Kyoc

MRS .PARTINeToN ON SPIRITUAL KNOCK.
1Ncs.-"And do you believe in the spir.
ituous knockings2' asked Mrs. Parting
ton, as she leaned forward over the liable
and bent her eyes upon the individua
who had narrated some queer things h
had lear ned in Springfield. "Ob, woul,
like so TO have poor Paul come back =
A gentle rapping upon an old chest il
the corner attracted their attention, ane
the party Immediately surrounded it,
"Ifit is Paul's apprehension" said Mrs
p. II knew he'll answer me. Paul, is
that you?" KNOCK. "Just like him." said
she, smiling, "when he was living he
used to be always tapping whenever we
had anything in the house TO tap--didn't
YOU, Paul?" Knock. "Does that mean
YES, or MOI" Knock. (which does il
mean?" Knock. Some Of the party
suggested that the alphabet should be
called, which was done. "Are you in
wan, of anythiuge" Knock. "What is
i,?" end the anxious spectators, through
the medium of the alphabet, spelled
"Sidur." s'It is Paulr' exclaimed Mrs.
Partington, ",ha.'s the way he alway,
spelled it. Do you want me 10 come to
you, Paul?" The answer came back,
"No, I'm in better company" The old
lady turned away mournfully-ihere was
a sorrow in the wavy lock Of gray that
struggled beneath her cap border--there
was quaver Of grief in the tone that in
quired for the scissors there was misty
vapor on the spec glasses, like sh. dew
upon the leaves after rain-the cap bor-
der. like flag at half mast, tralled in woe
over the ruin Of disappointed affection. -
AT this instant the cover Of the chest
opened, and the head Of Ike, pro,ruding,
disclosed the secret Of the knockings.-
.Ah, you rogue" cried she, smile dis.
pelIing all evidence of disorder; aah,
you rogue, was i, youf You'll never be
a good spirit, I'm afraid, as long as you
live, if you 60 on SO. You shouldn't tr,
to Tighten people. know'd il wasn'i
Paul" II seemad as if whole basketful
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THE INVISIBLE FOE.

We verify believe that the best jokes il
the world have occurred in our colleges
aud the one we are about to narrate is a.
true as it is amusing. 1t transpired ID
the "Uld North Siate:" ,,e
One Of the Professors of - Col.
lege was in the habit Of exercising sur.
veillance over the students after night.
fall, which was by no means agreeable TO
them. He was accustomed TO steal eau.
tiously along the corridors of the college,
and, whenever there appeared to be any
thing going on not prescribed in the
"Rules," he did not hesitate to peep
through the key-hole, and stake an OBJ.
serva,ion." Some of the students re-
solved to cure him Of this propensity, and
they hit upon the following expedien,:
In the course Of their walk, they had
frequently seen, at aneighboring farm, a
large black ram, which was perfectly
tame, end which had been taught TO butt
any one, who appeared to challenge him
by stopping or bowing his head. They
managed, one night TO entiCe the ram to
the college, where they secured him in
an empty aud darkened room, and fed
him the mex, day. AT night, just before
the usual time for the Professors espion-
age, they turned the ram into the hall,
having first shod him with pieces Of blan.
ket. He was perfectly black, and Of
course, Invisible in dark corridor. His
step, also, was noiseless, as he perambu.
lated az pleasure, the wide hall. Pres
emily, the Professor came stealing W
stairs, and, on the ,ip.toe, proceeded
towards room whence issued rather un.
usual sounds. AS he stopped to apply
his optic 10 the key. hole Of the door, the
ram, taking it as challenge, gave him
playful butt, and tumbled him heels over
head. Picking himself up as we'll as he
could, in his astonlshmen,, he was as
sailed in the rear, and once more pros
t ated. Ths amusing illustration Of the
urs and downs Of lie continued some
minutes, until both parties made on uu-
premediIated descen, of the stairs. The
alarmed Professor was not sufficiently
hurt by his fall to disable him from
fight, and he made tracks for his dwell
ing with Glpn speed. The liberated
animal fled also towards his home.
The mex, morning the worthy Pro-
fessor was seen, at very early hour, ex-
amining the floor of the hall very closely
for some tracks which might unfold the
popular character of his nocturnal foc.-
He sought in vain however--and for days
,he mystery rather prayed upon his
spirits. r...r#.
After the gradution Of the next class,
he inquired Of one of the baccalaureates
il he had not hand in the adventures of
that night, and begged him, if it were
so, to explain TO him the mystery. When
the explanation was given, the Professor
was convulsed With laughter, and said
that, had he discovered the joke at the
time, he should have pardoned its au-
thors, for the matchless fun of the thing.
Southern Literary Gazette.
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a e KALYDA VEN uRE
Is PUBLISHED, EVERY FRIDAY,
ny JAMES MACK EMILE.
From the London Leader.
THE DEFEAT.

The struggles DER, and once again ,.sa
Foul wrong as trampied on the right
Yet, sadly they nisjudge the fight
Who think that we have fought in vain.
. 'Tis true, no well. fought f, Id we boast; p
lo 'Tis truc we wear TO laurel bough; ..
But tits not true (lhouRh failing now,j
In losing this thai all 10 lost.
Think not that msrtyrs die in vain;
oaiThink not that truth 20 soon will fail;
af We only bow before the gale, q F.u
We only break to form again. 4 4.....
These are but flashes which forerun,
As heralds Of the tenpist's power,
And serve to light the clouds that tower
And show the storm has not begun.
There groweth up mighty will.
And time will only give it force;
Though sorewhat swerving in its coarse
II tendeth to an object still.
And. toiling upward to the place, ,s... q.
Where shines the everlasting morn.-
Net fearing hate, nor h, eding scorn,
The vanguard # wavering race.
Though vengeance was the battle cry,
And fell revenge first drew the sword;
More firm in act, more true in word,
We seek nobler victory.
And oil the failures in the past 900 t.''9
nH But make the futute morn secure; Hl
g. And 5ygone suferings ensure gG'sa...
Tho tFinED nh of our canas Ia st
Secure in truth we waii the day
As watchers wait the morning light;
o. For time will only strengthen right, at
Ths false alone need dread delay.
II. R. NICHOLS.
November 10, 1850.
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The steel.pen manufacture in Birmin,

The steelpen manufacture in Birming'
ham, is said TO be exceedingly yell con-
duoied. The labour is not hard. II is
much better paid than the labour ol
women generally is. II is to Se regret.
ted, however, that SO few Of those EN-
ployed ib pen-making, can make use ol
pens. They can make pens by myriads,
but cannot write their own names! Eng.
lisA Pdper.
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Language, is something more than The
outward sign and clothing Of thought =
1t is the flesh to the bone Of thought
the vital circulation 70 the feelings and
emotions Of the human soul. The CON-
mones, man may be inwardly stirred with
unutterable thoughts and feelings, but it
requires the wand Of genius TO pluck
them out Of the depths Of the mind and
heart and breathe into them the breath
ofliie. The ideas and images of the
mind are susceptible to as many changes
Of feature and expression as the human
countenance; and, like the human face,
a thought may be common 10 all man.
kind, but it is the fashion and style Of its
ut,eraDce and expression which stamps il
as the produce of genius, or converts j,
into the mere s,ubble of ordinary talk
Home Journal.
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glazed cap. Conlisk then pulled Rookie
| fellow towards him, and gave him violen,
shove, sending Rocke!ellow some or G
feet from him. AT this time, something
Of a crowd had g aihered, and the parties
were standing in front Of Herizler's bal
room; Rockelellow having been pushed
into the street, remained standing where
Conlisk had pushed him. e.
Rockefellow drew knife from his pock-
ct. He said he would defend himself and
lei his knife into any one who touched him
or assaiied him. Conlisk promptly stepped
up to him and said am here, let youi
knife into me first. Rockefe!low held
his knife by his side. aud had moi held il
up in a threatening attitude. Conlisk
Immediately grappelled with the man
and jirked him down on his knees,
CoDIisk commenced dealing out to his
victim the most violent blows with his
fist and foot. striking him abou, the neck
and face. Conlisk from the first had per-
feet mastery of his victim. After dealing
him several violent blows, in the manner
we have related, he seized Rockefellow
by the hair ofhis head, dragging him full
length on the ground S or Q feet. Al
this stage Of the assault Mr.. Iiertzler
cried out TO the crowd, TO take Conlisk
of or he would kill p. One Of the by,
s,anders attempted to drive of Conlisk,
but was forcibly prevented from doing so,
by another of the bystanderu. During
the time, Conlisk was dealing out his
blows he told Rocke!ellow he needn't Try
oge, away from hisgrappling irons-that
he would send him TO hell-and, while
he vas dragging him by the hair, asked,
what was The price Of wool. Some words
Of encouragement were uttered to Con-
lisk by one Of the bystauders--ono repor,
says, skill him, d-d him kiln him." Con-
lisk wrested the knife from Rockefellow,
but at what time dnring the assault, is no,
clear, from the statements made 10 US.
The murdered man bore no marks OF
having been stabbed, through two Of the
witnesses state they saw Conlisk strike
ckefelow in The back with the knife
in his hand. This blow must have been
given with the handle Of tie knife.
On releasing his hold Of Rockefellow's
hair, Conlisk raised him up on to bis feet,
and told him not 10 make believe drunk
and shook him. Some one cried out
."Run old man run" Rockefellow moved
uff in the direction Of the brick tavern, a
portion ofthe crowd followed him. When
arriving in iron, Of Darrah's he fell down
dead, grasping but few breaths after
the crowd had come up. He was taken
into the brick tavern, from whence, after
an inquest had been held over bis body,
he was buried. f..,g-
Buck, after Conlisk had let 60 of him
and turned his attention TO Rockefellow,
had fallen down by the fence, badly
bruised and mauled. especially about the
face and head He was taken into Darrall's,
and in the morning taken home. Buck is
now in fair way 10 recover D ',
We shall conclude tomorrow our report
Of the details of,he Vienna murder, with
the action oftheMicbigan authorities their
correspondence with the Sheriff of this
county, or at least SO much of the cores
rondence as we may think, it will serve
the ends ofjustce to make public.
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Of sunshine had been upset 10 that room.
il was SO pleasant all the rest Of The
evening. Boston Pathfinder. aai.Ref
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The struggles DER, and once again
Foul wrong as trampied on the right
Yet, eadly they misjudge the fight
Who think that we have fought in vain.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-03-21
Drugs, Medicines, &e
DRUGS, MEDIcINEs, PANTS. oILs

DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS,
Dye-Stuns, Pesfumery, Fancy Articles, and Patent
MEDICINES.
TINE subscriber has just returned from the North Y
with large and fresh stock of articles in his lne NJ
selected with great from the first importers and III
manufacturers in the Northern Cities whh he offers the
lowest prices and every article be of the best
quality, consisting in part:
Gum Camphor; Powd Rhuharb; Seidlitz and Soda Pow
ders; Bermuda and American Arrow Root Ext Jaap Ext
Coocynth Compound Caeined and Carb Magnesa Castor
O Cubebs; Copava and Saraparlla Capsues Confectry
SIENNA; Emory; Peruvian Bark; Shop Furniture; Walls;
Corks, SC.
Morphnc Syrup lodde of Iron; Srycine; Ioddes of er
Sulphur. Lead and Iron; Lactae of Iron; Citrate
ren Citrate of Iron and Qunine Aneonitne &C.
extra aud Nos. Il Puty Window Glass. by TO- 10 by l2
IL by a. 10 by 15 II by l5 IL by 1S II by IL Madder In
digo Gall: Venetian Red Spanish Brown; Logwood;
Chrome Green and Yellow dry and OIL nseed and Train
Badger Hair, Blenders; Farnish Brushes; Sable Artist
Tools, SC.
For Pastry.-Coopers Isnglass; Presons Ex is Lemon
and Amercan Prestons celebrated Yeast Powder Cloves;
Pepper Mustard Seed Ginger; Alspiee Nutmegs; Cinna
mon; Sweet Oil, sc. -
and American Cologne; Lubns Extracts very large
ment; Aromatic Vinegar: Guerain Rousel'S and Haues
Shaving Cream Lubns Toilet Soap SO dozen assorted fam
Brushes 50 dozen assorted Tooth Brushes: dozen Shaving
Brushes dozen Nail Brushes; Military Shaving Soap Hat
and Cloth Brushes Toilet Powders Meen Fun; Prepared
Chalk balls white and pink; Alabaser Powder Lip Salye
Wax; Toilet Bottles. alarge assortment; dozen Bary
Tricopherous dozen Phalons Inygorator; Hauels Eau
1usral; French. English and American Pomatum Oil Of
Roses Powders Puff Boxes; Cachon Aromatse India Rubber
Balls; Salt Bottles; Ivory and Buffalo Fine Combs: Horn
and Buffalo Dressing Combs Tooth Picks Bear Macas-
sar Oils l1delible Ink; Dupuy's Liquid Solder; &c;
For sale by VIM. HI. LIPPlTT.
Druggist and Chemist.
October 11th 1850
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General Notices.
EXCELSIOR,

Lerovv - Blodgetts Patent Rotary Sewing Machine
T1HIS Machine will perform fine stitching, at the rate
one yard per minute either for curved straight work
and in making any sort of garment. For Tailors it is
and Salt Bag and Upholstery Manufacturers dees
petition Also for Gloves and Fancy Sewing One machine
viii perform the work of ten girls hand labor.
Six silver medals have been awarded this machine in the
Fairs of Boston, New York. Philadelphia, Albany, Baltl
more, and New Hampshire.
1t was patented the I'd day of October 9 and there
in actual operation over two hundred of these machines
making Clothing, Caps, Bags, SC. &c.
Messrs VIM. E. Whiting & Co., No 124 Pearl-street,
New York. in six months and with tHentyfour machines
made $50 900 worth of Caps alone!
Mr. Lerow has just returned from Europe, where Tin
necton with VIM H. Cary Co.. 245 Pearl-st, New York
British Colonies, also in France and Belgium.
An association of gentlemen this town having purchased
the Patent Right for this State of the above named Sewing
Machine and desiring become fully acquainted with its
operations and merits appointed of their NUMBER Mr.
S. p Policy we'll known and practical machnlst to visit
New York for this purpose After full and careful invest
cation of all matters pertaining thereto Mr. Policy reports
that he has witnessed the Sewing Machines in the highest
of successful operation He took occasion to examine
various other Machines intended for this purpose of
which will bear comparison with Lerow Blodgetts; and
parties who had purchased another right have Abandoned 1t
and bought this
An improved Machine brought by MIR. p, is in
operation the Tailoring Establishment of Mr. Chas Barr
where it may be seen.
We guarantee this Patent to be valid one and this Ma
Chine perform all that is said of it in the above notice
We are now prepared to sell County and Town Rights of
this Patent and respectfully invite the attention of all
who wish make money to the merits of this Sewing Ma
chine, which tells its story.
NB- Orders may be addressed to 5. +. POLLE4, Viii
mington, N. G..
Wilmington N. c., January 81, 1851 21-3m
*Observer, Fayetteville Telegraph, Godsboro North
State Whg Washington; Newbcrnian, Newborn; Standard
and Register Raleigh; Wachman, Salisbury; will publish
a week, to the amount Of SO each.