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Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

CouxTERFE1rERs ADouT.-The Wadesboro
North Carolna) Argus learns that on Thursday,
the 25th ultimo, fellow calling himself Smith,
and who said he was from Richmond county,
passed through the lower part of that county,
having with him number of counterfeit bills
OH the Bank of the State of North Carolina, of
the denomination of four dollars, several ofwhich
he succeeded in passing off to persons on his
way. The counterfeit is very base, and may be
readily detected. The fellow spoken of is of
medium size, dark complexion, has down look,
and wears rather coarse Clothes with small cap
His mode of operation is to stop at each house
on the road and have lis horse fcd, or get mcal
for himself, and in payment offer one of his
counterfeits. lie passed down the Dumas ferry
road
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

A YOUNG and beautiful, but poor widow, was
about to marry an old rich widowcr. Her friends
wished to know what she wished to marry him
for' She replied, "pure lovc-l love the ground
(mcaning farm, probability on which he walks,
and the very house in which lives There is
platonic love for you. There is nouc ofyour
school girl foolishness in that.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

There is an old topper in Maine who is making
quite fortune out of the antilquor law
lie goes into New Hampshire, and gets fuddled,
and when he comes back charges his neighbors
twclve-and-a-haf cents for smelling his breath.
He'll do
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

MEAS.-The man who is too stingy to sub
scribe for his own District paper. passed through
this village last week. He was bare-iooted, and
he dug into the ground with his toes as he went
along, to see if he could not root up five cent
niece
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

Old DIR. Rand was once called to visit hypo-
chondrac lady, who fancied she had swallowed a
mouse.
"Nonsense," cried the Doctor; 'its all fudge p
"Oh, no. Doctor" said the patient, 'it's live
mouse; feel it now trying to gnaw out. On !
what can | do"
"Dom exclaimed the old man, "there's but
one thing you can do; you must swallow cat. "
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

Vcrmonters live to great age us Is well
known. There are two men up there so old that
they have forgotten who they arc, and there are
no neighbors who can remember.
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

A cobbler in Mobile, who also processes to
teach music, has the following sign over his
door:
"Dclightful task to mcnd the tender boot.
And teach the young idea how to flute"
Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-16

The celebration of the Fourth of July cost the
CITY authorities of New-York $4,000.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

"Ion," the intelligent Wishing
ton correspod dent OF the Baltimore
sun, writes 4ader dare Of the llIIl
ut, as follows;
Tie hossulh doctrine Of inter-
.veution is abs oluteIy eXeioded, and
il scarcely hh rs followers even in
New York. where it found some
favor. Gcnl CaSs is as mach OPP
posed to Kd ssutil's doctrine and
propositions as Mr. Clay is. lie
Told Kossath at his FRY s. interview
with lli:a, that we could give him
none Dat moral aid. In his speech,
to-day, Gen. Cass secuted the idea
of sending any armies 10 The Medi-
terranean aud Baltic, TO battle
down the oil ahsolutisn Of Austria
and Russia. But Gen. Cass con
tends that il is our policy and sur
right and our duty to place on re-
cord our declaration against the
leagues Of despotism TO suppress
free Institutions. This expression
Of opinion, according to his idea.
would do some good to the cause Of
liberty, aud " itllout inv olsing US in
foreign war.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
LesisIaii i've SuinmalI :.

SENATE, Zou ult-, the Dill 70 allellu
the Small 0ileil zee Law pass I'd.
House, same day, the folio wing
bills passed Sd reading-td Protect
idiots, lunaties, and persons Of IN
Pund mind, to establish Christiana
county, 10 PROV ide for the safe keep
ing Of ganpow{ Her, and to authorl re
county courtstp ; correct errors III t ax
lists,
Senate, 24tb the following b BIS
passed Sd read ing-to amend the
criminal laws of the State, and to
amend the Small Offence Law.
House, same day, the bill to IN
grease the CONN lan school fund pa IS
Cd I'd reading.
Senate, 18th, the conn non sch4 ol
bill PASSED "a readiig--ayes Is,
noes s; The bill regulating. the el4c-
ton and duties Of constables pass ed
Sd rea ding
Hous Sc, same day, no final business
Of importance VII done,
Senatc. 26th. Mt. Osborne from
tic committee on claims, report ed
flyordbly on the me lorial Of EaltIy
Benson, and introduced a resolution
to allow Mr. 8. the sam Of Sl-d0.
Mr. Osborne advocated the resolution,
and explained that the memorialist
had been led iuso'the investment of
Il large sum in malls and machinery.
by an act Of the Legislature, and lis
mills had been declared a nuis;,nc be
by the circuit court. The committee
were i favor of allowing him a part
Of the damages clailnel, which as
stated at $1,000. Nh Osborne hoped
the resolution would be adopted.
Alcssfs. Deaderiek, Garter and Stark
opposed the reFplutioa, and il vas
.lost, ayes 4, <Mc4srs Osborne, Pagatt,
Whitfield aid Hill Eoes is.
House, same day, the bill to
amend the Small Offence Law pass
ed 81 reading. The bin to amd nd
the law choosing electors for Prt4i-
dent, was rejected.
SENATE, 27th, thc bill to establish
a system Of common schools, ~ a
voluntary tax, passed 81 reading
ayes II, noes 8. The ILL to amend
the several criminal laws Of the state
passed Sd reading.
House, same day, nothing of i'm
portance.
Senate, 2Sth, nothing Of general
interest.
House, same day, a memorial and
resolution to Congress fdr the bane-
Gt Of the soldiers Of the United
States was passed.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
] RraWnl0W on. .LnueS,

The Knoxville WING Of last " eek,
in a long editorial, among other things
says:
"But devoted to Dir. Fillmore, as
we are, We repeat what we have be-
fore said, THAT with +Jamcs G. Jones
on the ticket with him, we can but
feel thd most perfect indifference as
to the success of the ticket. In
otherASords, we will not, directly or
indired Oily, either now or hereafter,
support It this man Jones for any Of
fee Of honor or profit. We fnd no
fault with those who desire his nom
nation. or who have signiied their
detd rhlination, to support him.
Ours is a free country-we all have
a right to so for whom we choose
mc claim this common privilege to
be thfs-We inteud to exercise it,
at all hazards, and to the last ex-
nifty .
lie IEavors NJ. P, Gentry for the
Vice i Presidency, and, prophetieally,
as though it was a fixed fac" that
every wing president should have to
die during his term Of office and
drop the reins of government into
the hhnds Of his Vice, concludes as
follows;
"lf called to the responsibilities
of tie Government, by the death Of
the Chief Executive, i'll time Of per-
il, Cpl. Gentry would meet it as a
patriot and a Statesman. Were the
troubled waters of strife agitating
this fIaiion to its centre-were dis
content and dissatisfaction every
whelp prevailing, wi til such a States
manlas Gentry at tAe head of affairs,
the 4 uptry would have nothing to
fear. Not SO with Jonesat the head
OF It'd nation. Ii w many grave
quesf ions of rerastf would he be IN
yelv4d In in less THIN one year,"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
FOREIGN MEMS.
IGsA
NEw YoRB Fed. 26.


The Atlantic from Liverpool
reached her wharf this morning at
half pbsl 8 clock. The cotton
market has been rather inanimate,
and all quotations below middling
show d decline oil i-I6d; -four dull
aud prices since Tuesday Sd lower;
wheat declined Id; corn Sd. The
Manchester market was rather
quiet. Money easy and abundant;
the b nix of England returns are
favorable; American stocks buoy
ant; Cplsols closed at 965a96a.
/ I.s GLAND--ln the House of
Commons on MondayLord Russell
introduced his promised measure of
Iretorn; its principal feature is a re-
,iuciion Of the county ira nchise
from $50 to $40; and similar re-
ductio il Of the borough franc hise.
The Liverpool cotton ales on
Monday and Tuesday Of $4,000
bales; exporters took 5000; bacon
advan ced Is; beef, lower qualities
are saieable at IS per tieree above
the rates of the 7tb; fine q qualities
are unchanged; pork, prime mess is
wanted The sales in Man chester
since the Camhria's departure ex-
bibiteda decided ffmness for export
Of yarns. Lard 46a47s; coffee dub;
teas, sales moderate and unchanged;
in The gram marketthere is search
ty Of wheat with few buyers and
Illadc is dull; foreign wheat steady.
Pa Ris--Th G genera! news is un-
Iinpol tant. The papers are full Of
theti& taiis 10 ;issassinate the Queen
), Of Spain. While leayins church
with her infant in her arms, a jesuit
priest while kneeling, affecting to
IpreFeht petition to the Queen,
Istrtck al her with poinard; but ov
ing ID ihe wiialebones. in her stays,
the I'd rec Of the blow was divided
and il 5 force broken. The weapon
Icorse qnently entertd below the last
rib il fIcting trivial wound The
.JylIlla4 was arrested and proved to
be rascal OF the deepest dye. 4
despatch from Madrid of the 18th
says dhe criminal " ho attacked the
Qued n lad been executed.
A Paris letter states that Gov
Grimm pnt spies were present at all
social festivals.
Tile electoral law had been plt-
lishsd, declaring nnlVei sal suffrage
TO al Flenctimen aged 81, to
posse IS civil and religious rights,
ailtssa u electors % 10 be eligible as
rcptt kentali,es. Algeria and the
colonies are NOT to be cntitled to
sena Deputies. Each department
+ IS t( snd deputy for 30, 000'elec-
i tors, More arrests have been made
i ~ II iyence, Of persons connected
\ y iill Hecret societies. A commits
sion bad been formed to inycsii-
gate the cases CT the prisoners for
;. participating il the events OF De
cem9 el last.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

1Hd HoHFs Far at New Eor&.-
The citizens of New York an e about
to make an effort to ensure he sue
cessoi' the proposed World 5 IExhibi-
ton in that city. A committee Of
trustees has been appointed, consist
ing of T. w. Efmonds, Mortimer
Livingston, Augn4 Belmont, Watts
Sherman and ALFRED Pei, to raise
by subscription dhd sum Of 100000
10 dliray the fxpelse Of creating the
necessary building on Reservoir
Square. subscriptions are TO be paid
ont ol the receipts of the exhibition
Prince Albert, the DaIle Of Devon
Shire. SM Joseph Paxton, and other
distinguished Foreigners, have, it is
SAID, alTaady clartd tilcir intention
Of becoming exhibitors, and num-
Der Of the articles exhibited at the
London Far are now ready for ship
ment to New York.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

Let US also be in ex pelling every fall
lasious notion from their minds, and
supplying their plac4s with something
useful. I see ne reason Shy we
Should not have SCI ool of that kind.
There is good WATER a beautiful site,
excellent tel ch ers Gan he had, good
boarding ho pse$, an{ every thing ne
cessary It would, besides, elevate
US in the ed timatiei Of every intel
ligent man Who would chance to pass.
Now, fell pw-c itiz4ns, let US make
the effort. Our children will not be
doomed to groEel in mental dark
ness, while other States are making
such rapid sHrides towarf is distinction
and renownI / appeal to you now
who have CHILDREN to educate, to set
about tie work Of building an Acad-
envy or Collie e the latter, Of course:
being prefer Die t all for many rea-
sons, besides those already enumera-
ted With tits for Your motto: 9 Per
severance, fIA q lille money, ensures
success and you may be sure te
have it.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
Y hig Convention.

Wing Convention.
Tie following is from the New
York Tribune, and the wings about
here should ponder It wen:
ave DO nofbefeye there need be
any wing NATIONAL convention held;
ne Believe any one which nj ny lie
held VII be productive Of mischief
,lone. al the States Which he like
y to go wing at al including Ken
lucky and Tennessee-will &c minase
Winfield Scott by State conventions,
Il necessary, and choose electors to
vote Cor him. 1gAnd, no matter how
the delegates % a whig national CON
yention may be eaosenbit will nomi-
nate Gen. Scott for President, Such
a convention may do spndry foolish
and mischievous things things cal
culated to embarrass the party in
the pending canvass and reduc Gen.
Scott's nj jority-but 10 convention
can be got together Of which a ma
joFi;y will vote to run the ship On
the rocks when they might just rs
well carry her gallanay into port With
the signal Of triumph streaming at
the mast head Politicians are prone
to mauy peryd rsities; bus that Of pre-
ferring deltatto victory is not among
t..em
That politicians never prefer de-
feat 70 victory is a fact, says the
Louisville Democrat, and that awhig
general convention viii nominate
S6ottis also I fact, or viii be fact,
If such conT ention isfever held.
But Greol4E thinks a convention
can do nothi4 ( but pnschief hat IS
true as preaching. They win dodge
every issue tIefore the county,, and
some of thof4 VIII protest aall rebel
against that cry precedent, or Gun
mug policy.
a minority viii try 10 hav e some
thing definite said. They will be
choked down. pnd go home in great
wrath.
The politiF Jams could fix it easily.
were it not i9r> the people at home;
bot these peoPle are very trouble
some somatidl les. They get an idea
into their heJds, and it is not 50 easy
getting it odt. They hive not the
motive poll iEcians baFe to change
their principals as they change theil
clothes; henc{ whig convention VII
do mischief. They may perhaps re-
solve something that means some
thing; and as different wings don't
mean the SHINE things, difficulties
might spring up not easily adjusted
Ii is a sorry idea that members Of
the same pard y dare no meet togeth-
er; bat 50 il. Is WITH the wings.
Let the wi igs Of this State notice
enc point Amy wbig convention
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

Al Mr. Ratler, Of Brighton, Eng
landI Aas eonstracted an electrical
of great ID licaey, and made
the discovery that ii motion is stop
ped 4y oil su5Stase $ capable Of pro
arciaH death. If this story is true,
another wonderful invention is to
bless the world.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

1t is stated in an Irish parer that
the revenues of the Irish priesthood
have reduced more than 20 per cent,
By the combined operation Of emu
grafton ard poverty,
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04
Fees Of Justices of the Peace,

We publish the following act of
The p4esent Gen eral Assembly for
the benefit of justices of the peace
and cbnstables in this State:
I'll A BILL
To al mend the laws regula ting the.
fees of Justices Of the Peace and
Constable, and fer other purpo-
SE&TIoN L. Bei enacted By tie
General assembly Of the State, Of
IenneBsce: That from and after the
passage Of this act the following
fees shall be allowed Justices Of the
Peace aud Constables for the SER
wees lam ed below, to wit:
In criminal cases Justice of the
Peace shall BE- allowed for each
warra nj issued 25 cts. For each
subpoena 10 cts. and 5 cts for each
witness include ID in said subpoena
when more tina IN one. For each
judgnie rendered rs cts. For
each recogniza nee or mi:tlnihs is
sued 30 cts. lib civil cases, JUS
lice ot the Peace shall receive for
each W Warrant ISSUED 10 cts, and
when more than one witness is m
cludep I in the same subpoena, 5 cts
Tor cd ch additional witness.
For e ach judgment rendered
500 IS
For c hch execution issued Is
For each att achment With
bon d and affidavit ! 90
For Ga Fh appeal granted and
apPdal bond taken so
For tA king and enclosing dep
ositi pms 100
For Transcript Of record %
For Transcript Of all papers in
aspit SO
For isduing commission TO take
dePdsitlons 25
For prbbating accounts 10
! a Coh{table shall lie allowed for
eatl person upon whom he may
serv T process OF any kini the
sum of 500 SO
For ca ch witness summoned %
For executing mttimus 80
For " hpping slave by order Of
court or justice, to be paid
| by the master oil the slave loo
For each service of process up
| on a defendant in criminal >
/ case sc
For each attachment Sc
For taking replevy or delir-
cry bond %
For taking prisoner to jill per
! mile 05
! For each days attendance at
/ court l 0C
For commissions for collecting
| money on executions for the
/ first hundred dollars f 0G
For every hundred dollars
/ over one and not exceeding
/ three hundred 800
For every hundred ever three
| hundred 2 0O
| SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That be
fore issuing any process in a civil
case, The plaintiff may be require ed
BY tie justice of the peace, to give
security for the prosecution OF the
suit, or take the oath required by
the act Of 1921, chapter %, sec.
ten l.
SEC. 3. Be ii enacted, That all
laws Inconsistent with The provi>
sIons of this act ARE hereby repeal
cd.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

Gen. SCOT q6erfd The Presidency
Of Nerico-The New Orleans Delta
relates fact in the history of Gen.
Scott that we have never seen men
toned before. 1t states that an Of
fer was made to him when in the city
of Mexico, afterits capture, by sew
eral of the wealthiest persons in the
Republic-to maintain him as Presi-
dent of that Republic, with as much
of his army as would be willing to re-
main in the country, until the gov
eminent could be organized and the
country restored to prosperity, peace
and order. As an inducement to ac-
cept this offer, these gentlemen
bound themselves to settle upon him
the sum of one million of dollars
This splendid offer was declined by
the General, with scarcely moments
consideration. The merit of this
sacrifice (says the Delta) appears the
greater from the consideration of the
narrow circumstances Of Gen. Scott,
who, for the last twenty years, has
had but a comparatively small salary
to maintain himself and the hecessa-
ry dignity of his position.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-03-04

Eva1sng the Maine Liquor Lar
Some ingenious devices are adopted
in Maine to evade the stringent
liquor law OF that State. A few
days ago. a coffin. at first supposed
to contain the remains of some de-
ceased person was carried Though
the streets in Portland, but the sus-
PIGEONS of the police being excited,
it was opened, aud 10. it was found
to be full of bottles of whiskey,
which were immediat eIy conisca-
ted. II is said that a wag who saw
the operation remarked that, con
trary to the usual coIr se Of things,
the coffin in this case contained nol
The body but The spirit.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
Tho Return Of tho Merlin.

We announced yesterday the arrival Of the British
mail steam ship Merlin from bermuda 1t will be rccol
cccd shat several weeks ago stated that she struck
reef off the sland of St. Thomas, at midnight or
the 18th Of March, and broke her shaft which prevented
her from getting into port We learn that tho French
government steamer Crocodile Captain Choux arrived
st. Thomas the morning of the 18th March, and the
French Consul Mr.. Piccione having informed Captain
Choux that the Merlin of the port disabled Capt
Choux at once put his ship about without coming Ia
anchor and proceeded to the Merlin towed her into
St Thomas. Too much praise cannot be given to Capt
Choux for his noble conduct on tho occasion.
On tho arrival Of the NJ. at St Thomas tho following
letter was sent to Capt Cope, the gencmany
STEAMER MERLIN. of st. Thomas. March 49, 1852
DEAR SIR-Wc cannot part from you without ex
our APPRECIATION Of conduct the
will be gratefully dc tion to your
duties MS navigator and constant watch for the safety
Tho disaster which occurred last evening" rendering tho
propeller useless for the not any
o vigilance and excrtion part but to the deceptive
state the atmosphere and the want Of good
chart Of the Island Of St Thomas Islands We
checrfully present this testimonial and
bly unexpected by and of
caly employed in navigation years
ing frequently crossed the for long owners
Of vessels trust that it will SHE your from
n injury arising the accident OF Last evening
wishing you safe return subscribe ourselves
your obliged friends and servants
Joseph Grinnel. New Bedford s. T. Williams Boaton
william Barrett Virginia; w. J. Scott Virginia. Riohard
Baker Boston: W b. Isaaos Barbadoes r. Barwci Or-
zaba; N. L. Willis New York; Henry Trotter Canada W
To Captain w. d. Corn.
The fast sailing schooner Panama has been chartered
to convey the Merlin mails to Bermuda and St Thomas
day.
The Merlin viii sa on her regular day the Sth May
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-17
s2.lls.7o4

Making but small allowance for the amount taken
by passengers, it would that the shipment for
March, up 70 the present time--twothirds Of tho
month--rnast be at least 81, 900, 900.
Many yersons at San Francisco, who had friends
on boaxd tho ill-iated North America, which was
east away near Acapulco sent remittanses to them
by the Tennessee, TO enable them to mako their
way to San Francisco, support themselves until
they could be sent for.
On account Of the late floods, the entire transit
trade of Stockton, Sacramento, and Marysvic
suddenly stopped-so much so, that half loaded
teams put back their goods, and many who had
ventured few miles, wero obliged to return. This
forced each city to rely upon local consumption and
San Francisco experienced dull time for e fort
night. Although water had fallen very much
during the ten days previous to the sailing Of tho
Tennessee, communication still remained uncertain,
only one or two lines of stages having resumed.
Under these circumstances, the ne wspapers were
dependent, almost entirely on the expressmen for
intelligence. The manner in which the enterprisins
expresses acquitted themselves Of the duty thua
devolving on them may be learasd from the follow
ing paragraph =
ASTONISHING FEAT OF AN EXPRESS Boar Tho
Stockton Jo,unai of the 10th Of March, ackpow-
lodges the receipt of the per the Tennessee by
unparalleled piece of enterprise Adams x Co.'s
/ messenger started on the Bragdon Sunday after
/ noon and when off the mouth of the San Joaquin
left her. and with two others proceeded in an opeu
boat They arrived in Stockton on Monday night,
after rowing the entire dstanco-l0 miles They