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D. G. BRIGGS,
COMMISSION MERCHANT.
RALEIGH NC.

WILL give strict attention to the sale or forward
wv ing of all produce Merchandise entrusted tc
his
REFERENCES
Gse' @@' w' Roylsn; Mopieesi, Raleigh, NC.
Sabo GSI; G; osny5sII' 5oynsG' weldon, &C.
Fs.ts1ssn Fs~s"s s5o"ny eosps?, Co., Va.
I; 1eRosssi e. wissr 50 BsorS, % ce' Wilmington.
August sth, 1852. 9S2-
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State of North Carolina, Pitt County
Laura-Shawsville,
August l3, 1852.

William Eaton, jr., Attorney General John H. Jen-
kins.-OrIginal bill. Spring 1852, for sete ement
N this it appearing to the Court that John H.
Jenkins Of the defenGents is a nonresident of
State of North Carolina it is ordered by the Court
that advertisement be made in the North Carolina STAN
dard tor six successive weeks commanding the aore-
id John H. jenkins TO appear and answer 10 the fore
geing bill of complaint, or judgment pro coresse will
bo taken as 10 him and heard accordingly.
Witness, Good Hoyt Clerk and Master of said Court
at Office in said County, the first Monday March. 1852.
GOOLD HOYT, e. M E.
May %, 1852. (Pr adv. IS 81 l-2) 57-6w.
Office of N. G. Railroad Company,
AUGUST 9, 1852.
NOTICE is hereby given to the Stockholders and
Contractors tie N. c. Railroad that will be at
Concord the Sd and 4th September; at Salisbury on
the sth and 9th Lexington the 10Th Jamestown
the lth Greensboro from the 18th to the 2lst Gra-
ham the 23d Hillsborough the 24th and 25th
Raleigh the 9th and 2Sth and at Goldsborough
the 3Oth September. 1t is very desirable to make settle
toents with Stockholders, and especially with Contr
mrs, at the times above set forth.
CYRUS P. MENDENHALL,
Sec'y and Treasurer
August 9, 1882. 79-2t.
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Greensboro Mutual Insurance Co.

Greensboro Mutual Insurance Co.
PURSUANT to Act of Incorporation, Company
Il has been formed under the and style of s The
Greensborough Mutual Insurance Company and fully
organized by the appointment of the following Officers
JAMES SLOAN, President.
S. e. COFFIN, Vice President.
PETER ADAMS, Secretary and Treasurer.
G. P. MENDENHALL, attorney.
JOHN A. MEBANE,)
w. J. MCCONNELL, Ezceutipe Com.
WIN. S. RANKIN, )
DIRECTORs.
James Sloan, w. ]. Mcdonnell, William s. Rankin,
Jed. H. Lindsay, Shubal G. Coffin, William H. Reece
Tyre Glenn, John B. Mehane, Andrew Weatherly, C.
P. Mendcnhall, Lyndon Swaim Jesse Shelly, Jonathan
w. Field.
This Company has now been in successful operation
for several months, and will take risks upon Dwelling
nture, Produce, &c. The object of this organization s
to afford system of Insurance which shall operate for
the mutual benefit of all its members.
he peculiar advantages arising from this mode of In
surance s that the assured pay than the actual
losses and expenses of the Company, and experience
has proved the safety of Mutual Insurance Companies
we'll the great saving its members; no stronger
argument be produced i'll their favor than the
fdence which they receive from the entire community,
where such Companies are in successful operation.
Any information respecting the principles of the Com
Pany will cheerfuly furnished by the Secretary,
any of its Agents. PETER ADAMS, Sec'u.
The Subscriber, having been appointed Agent, will
receive applications and make surveys effect Insur-
ance in said Company.
GEORGE T. COOKE,
Raleigh, N. C.
December 5, 1851. s96-
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just Received.
Il DOZ jars sup. Bordeaux PIums,
II 10 doz. extra fine Rappee Snuff in bottles,
doz. Pickles, Brandy Peaches, Preserved Pears,
drums fresh SMYRNA Figs,
200 lbs superi ,r Smoking Tobacco,
5 bbs. Soda and Sugar Crackers, Oranges. Lemons,
&c, SC. FIR. MAILER
Raleigh. June sth, 1852. 90
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Notice.
SALT

ECEIVED THIS DAY, large assortment of
AOLades' Dress Goods Barege DeIaines, Madonna's, +,
French Jaconets Satin stripe Bareges Swiss and Jac
onet Printed Musfns, all patterns and pIces
Black and coored Silks Parasols from 25 cents to 4.
EVANS g. COOKE.
March l6. 81
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AN instalment of Two Dollars per Share will be
quired of The Stockholders of the Greenve Raleigh
Plank Road Company, on Thursday the 23d of Sep
tember next.
By order of the Board of Directors.
JNO A. SELBY, Clerk.
Greenville, August l2th 1852. sl-2t.
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VIRGINIA Ognaburgs Brown and Beached Shirt
ing, Shirting and Jeans, Bed Ticks, Apron Checks
Calico, Kentucky Jeans, Cloths and Csssmers. With
general assortment of Dry Goods Shoes Hats Groce-
ries and Crockery, for sale by J. BROWN
No. 9, Fayetteville Street.
Raleigh, August 9, 1852. $50
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TO the Stockholders in the
GreenVilIe & RaIeigh Plank .rOSa ii

NOTICE is hereby given that all Stock subscriber
i \ for i'll this Company which the instaments have
not been paid, will be sold Public Auction to the
highest bidder provided for in the th Section the
Act incorporating the said Company.
Sale to take place at Greenvie, Thursday the 23d
of September next.
By order of the Board of Directors at Office Green
vile, August l2th 1882.
JNO. A. SELBY, Clerk.
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Hats for the Season.

Hats for the Season.
FASHIONABLE Black Moeskin, Latest Styles
i made to order
Panama, Leghorn and Palm Leaf Hats,
White and Black Round Crown Hats
Call and examine for yourselves.
J. BROWN.
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JOB PRINTING, H
Done with neatness and despatch at this ofliee.
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(On liberal terms that fail to be satisfactory the
Proprietor having made arrangements for moving to
Texas. Possession giUen at aug time from date to
nert Christmas.)
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n ACE and Muslin Undersleeves. Chemizetts Black
Ia Silk Lace, Infant Bodies. Dotted Swiss Muslin,
White Cooled Muslin for Bonnets. Fancy and Jenny
ind Stirring EVANS & COOKE.
March IS. go - t5-r ST--
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g Eagle Hote1.o Chapel Hin, for sale

June 10, 1852.
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June %, 1852.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-12-11
GEORGE A, PIKE. GEORGE r. BRIANJ
GEORGE A. PIKE & Co.,
Ocneral Gscnts,
BATON ROUGE. LA.

BATON ROUGE. LA.
We will attend promptly to The collection
Of all claims entrusted 10 us, either against
the State or individuals residing in the par
ishes OF East, or West Baton Rouge.
The libelai patronage we have met with.
as General Agents; has not only enabled us
to increase our facilities for the transaction
Of busiEcss, but also to GREATLY REDUCE
our former rates Of COMMISSION.
Our charges for collecting claims against
the State, vii! now be as follows:
On sums under 500 2pcr cent.
DO 500 and not over $3.50, l ID pr. ct =
do $3.50 and not over $500, 3-4 per ct.
do $500 and not over $1,000 l-2 per ct.
do $1,000 do. do $500, Ia do.
do $500 do. do $1,000, l-s do.
RATES or EXCHANGE ON New ORLEANS
On sums from SO, to $3.50. l-2 pr. ct.
do. do do. $3.50. TO $500, Id do.
do. do do. $500, to $1,000, is do.
n.y. Information given Gratis Address
letters posi- paid. to GEoRGL A. PIkE &co.
may Sy. General Agents,
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Drugs and Medicines.

III B. VlBBERT, thankful for the past
IL patronage extended to him, announ-
ces to his friends, and the public generally
that they can always find at his store on
Lafayette few doors from Church Street,
the most extensive assortment of articles
in his line ever offered in the Town upon
terms the most favorable. He will endeav-
our to maintain the reputation he has ac-
quircd for tarefu,lness, in filling prescrip-
tons and prepairiny medicines for family
use.
Also a supply Of the best Port wine and
Brandy, for Medicinal purposes.
Physicians, Planters and others will
please call and examine for themselves:
and they will find that they can be supplied
on terms as reasonable as they can purchase
in New Orleans. ..t .-........
Physicians prescriptions. accurately pre-
pared at oil hours Of night or day.
mar. %, u. . D z T - = =
SPANISH LILLY WHITE, and Meen
Fun, are beautiful smooth Vegetable prepa-
rations, for imparting to the face and nee k,
q natural iife-like alahaster white, with
out inJuring or discoIorins the skin, sold by
may l3y. II. 3. VIBBERT.
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a4 r.. s. NAIL COACH.

IRON Baron Roues to CLINTON r,a
i JACKSON, will run tri.mcct'r, as follows
leaving Baton Rouge, Sundays, TuesdaJs,
and Fridays, at O'Clock A. NJ, and ami
wing at Clinton, at 3 o'clock, ?. NJ, Leav-
apg Clinton, Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Saturdays, az s o'clock, A. NJ, and arri-
ring at Baton Rouge at o'clock, P. NJ.
-. RATES OF CHARGES.
From Baton Rouge to Jackson, 81 90.
do. Clinton. 9 so.
The subscriber has taken great pains TO
at up q CoAch worthy of patronage. and
.hopesto retain the patronage he has here
tofOre received. "a ,-e..
CO Seats can be engaged at toe Harney
House, Baton Rouge, at the Post O:iice, IN
Jackson, and atECasmaa's Hotel.in Clinton
WILLIAM ELDER, Proprietor,
may fith y.
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CITY BOOKBINDERY,
THIRD STREET, BATON ROUGE L.

TlllS establishment Is now prepared to
l. DO all kinds Of Bookbindng and
Biankbook manufacturing, in. the very neat
est style, and expedition. The proprietor
owes The public an apology for not having
gwen prompt attention to work for the
sast six or eight months. This has not
leen ccasioned by any negligence on his
part. but AN inability to procure a prompt
workman. That want is now supplied. and
our customers at Clinton, Jackson, Port
Hudson. Bayou Sara, Plaquemine and
Donal'sonvlie. can send in their work
with THE assurance that it will meet with
prompt attention.
Periodical Law Books. Miscellaneous
works Magazines. Newspapers. bound to Or
der; Scrap Books, Portfolios &c. &c. made
10 any pattern. GEORGE A. PIKE.
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T PARRY & Co.. have just received q
D. fresh stock Of Almonds, and Reasons,
Butter, and Cheese, Pickles, aud Preserves,
Call for superior articles at
iuly26 y. '.PARRY, Il Co.
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YEAST POWDERS.

TNHESE Powders intended as substitute
l. for yeast, {" making all kinds Of bnt tef
cakes, possesses several advantages over that
article. The batter with which they are
mixed is instantly rendered light and ready
for baking; thereby enabling house keepers
to furnish cakes in any season at the shnr-
test 1.'.;ce. The cafes made with these
pow,'efs are less !ir-,y ta''isagree with the
stomach than those made in the usua! way
For sale BY Il. 3. V]BERT.
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N OF &c E

THE subscriber having just returned from
L New Orleans with new and COM
plete stock Of Jewelry. Of the latest fashion;
begs leave to inform the ladies' and gentle.
men. who may favour him with their pat
ronage, that having made arrangements
with direct importer, he is enabled to sell
as cheap as the cheapest, and warrants h'f
goods to be what he says. otherwise. he viii
refund the money paid. Please call and exa.
mine his stock before purchasing else W here
sept 26-y. THEO. GOLDMANN.
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+. MCKlTRICK.f

Aro Il itec E BuiIaer.v
now prepared to take all contracts in,
l his line Of business and will execute
with neatness and despatch. i. s.t
N. b. All kinds Of Job Work attended
to. Plans and specifications given gratis
when required. =
Shop OH Main st., between Florida and
Convention Streets. f9'Bi .s. 3
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CTAGG, Shay, and Duf6eld Hams At re.
~ tail Or by tierce. by JOSAUABEAL
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KNICKERBOCKER MAGAZINE FOR 1859
LEWIS GAYLORD CLARK
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

The KNiCKERROCKER il M " in its
thirty ninth volume. The price Of sub
scription has been reduced from five to
three dollars year, to clubs Of ten So 20
each The publisher has much pleasure in
informing the pnblic that the Sequel 10
St. Leger." and g Me,shI Karl Sketch
Book" will he contLre': regularly duing
the present year. In addition to these a'a
a host Of highly esteemed contributors. Ike
Marve, the popular author of the .'REre
ries o: a Bachelor" will contribute rev
and original work, which will be given in
every number of the Knickerbocker ioJ
1852. 1t will be entitled the & Fudge Pa
pers'-Jb being the Observations at Home
and Abroad Of divers members Of the
Fudge Family, rendered into writing by
Tony Fudge. The contributors depart
nent viii he more interesting than ever.
Booksellers and Post-masters are requested
to act as agents. and pill be allowed hhe-
raj discount. Specimen numbers sent graf
is, on application post paid. All rsnitton-
ces and communications on business, sholld
be addressed post paid, to SAMUEL nc E.S-
TON. Publisher, 129 Nassau street New
York. . .i.s ap2sih GIN.
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JIN On LNTfP, LNCIC DTItWVN, Lft'
WE have const 9ntly on hand a very large
w and Superior stock Of the most fash
ionab'e Clothing, to whici we invite the
attention Of dealers ard others Gentlemen
visiting the city, can at short notice have
clothing made to order, in a superior man
mel and warranted to fit. Our prices are
as low as the lowest, and we offer greater
inducements to the trade generally, than
any other house in the city. liuly ls-y.
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OK BARRELS choice sugar; IS bags
~ Rio Coffee so kegs cut nsiis; 10
boxes Ingraham Tobacco; I eask bacon
shoulders. Just received and for ssle BY
JOSHUA BEAL,
sept A-y opposite Hssey loan
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East and West Baton Rouge Ferry.

LINN NHd WCBI DNtUu NVubV TOtIys
FNHE Ferry Boat connecting with East
i aud West Baton Rouge, is constantly
plying--ruakiny trips at intervals Of fifteen
and thirty minutes.
Foot Passengers, - 20
Man and Horse, 80 Is
Buggy and ST. so
Carriage and Horses, . 90
Horses per Head, so
Droves Of horses or mules, each, 50
70 Cash, aud Cash only, are the terms
Jan. lay. 4. BEAL, Proprietor.
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Cash Wanted Immediately

Cash Wanted Immediately.
TNHOSE Of our friends who have made
i small ''cash purchases" and have not
''forked up would confer favor by drop
ming in and helping to reimburse our empty
shest lsept 23l JOSHUA BEAL.
The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-07-16
THE ORG AN OF TEN

sent up to legislate for US, become
more the fit subjects Of an insane hos.
pital, the subjects of special legislation
than the representatives of an honest
constituency at home, whom they are
disgracing, and also the history of our
State Legislation. Let honest men at
the ballot-box, then do away with this
state of things, by depositing their suf.
frages for men in favor of home pro-
lection against the imperious demands
of liquor sellers and liquor makers. -
Truly, when the day Of avenging JUS
tice shall come, that awful sentence, de-
part ye cursed, shall fall, like the thun-
derbolts of an offended God, upon the
ears Of adjudged criminals, and they
shall 60 away into everlasting punish.
ment, banished from Heaven and all
its joys, through the endless ages oi
eternity. r. E. HAUGHToN,
A Physician by Profession
KNIGHTsTowN, Henry Co., la.
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All worse than wasted. But many, many,
cry out, BY this craft we have our
wealth."
The Legislative Report OF the State Of
New York for lS49, estimated the places
Of sale in the cities Of the Sla:e at 1000 !;
and placing the aYers ge sales of each
day at 10 dollars, computed the retail
sale at those places alone al S25, 10000
each year The Marshal OF Boston re-
ports 800 liquor establishments in that
city, whose annual sales, at one gallon a
day, amount, at cenls a glass, TO ST.
40l 600. Estimating Boston as one.sixth
OF the State, would give SO, 409,600 as
the total annual receipts from the retail
retail traffic in the State. The Home
produced liquor in the United States in
the last ten years, has been estimated at
Sll3,606, $50, and the imported at S27,-
56S,450 At the brewenes and distiler.
les OF the State OF New York, the farmer
finds annually market for 4,625,2
bushels OF barley, rye, oats and corn,
valued at SO 32S,5l4. The investments
in hotels, tayerns, groceries, stocks of
wines, ales and liquors chiefly in the city
OF New-York, paying well, are estimsted
at $4,000 900. Here are gains, but there
are losses. The number of common
| drunkaFds in the United States is esti-
mated from 8 to 100000; 10000 die year
Y BY year. 100000 persons have been ar
lfestsd ia the city Of New York in six
years, under the influence Of Intoxicating
iaroF The cost Of panparism and
Icnme vase, ne lossss 81 Ahipwrecki
and ff5s, the loss OF labor, the fruit oi
intemperance, is annually in the United
States over an hundred millions. But
man must have gain. What cares he
lor the sorrows and suferings of a world
"By this croft we have our 1geGhh"
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The Three Destroyers.
MANS inhumanity to man
Makes countless millions mourn

MAKES COu0tlesS IIlllIlOlS HlDuTL.'
THE OPIUM TRADE between India and
China, reached, i'll 1849, $4,000 chests,
each containing from 1875 to 14O pounds
and averaging in value $3.50 a chest,
OF in all $3S, 900, 600, which was all,
OF nearly all, paid to the English. The
clear profit of the British government
from the smuggled and contraband sale
of opium TO the Chinese for that year,
was S15, 100000 The whole poisoned
to death annually 100000 Chinese, and
a most horrid death it is. But England
needs money.
THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE, which was
destroyed by the efforts OF Wilberforce
and ClaTkson, and which was unparal-
leled for its cruelties, employed 100 yes
sells and 5000 seamen. Its exports alone
were annually 100000. The property
dependent upon if in the West Indies
was estimated at one hundred millions;
and the trade with that property was
valued at f6,000,000 annually. 1t EN-
ployed 100000 tons of shipping. The
representatives from the city of London
aid, # the trade were abolished it would
anr ne city OF London one scene o
1bleS Id rum England needae
money, and how could she give up tht
tha traffic But she did, and nobly too
4The Legislature, said the great Charlie
James Fox, "must either abolish it o
plead guilty Of all the wickedness which
had been shown to attend it. 1t coult
not be regulated, because there could b,
no regulation Of murder"
The LIQUOR TRADE has been scare,
less in extent, orless predatory ard crue
upon all the rights and interest of man
In the United Kingdom, as appears b,
statistics published by direction of Par
lament, the cost of intoxicating liquor
consumed in single year was 250 mil
lions OF dollars, all received from Gus
toners by men engaged in the traffic
Here the agricultural world found mar
ket for 30 million dollars worth of pro
duce, and the government revenue o
65 million dollars, while 10000 human
beings were hurried annually TO drunk
ard'a graves. In the last half century the
spirit stream in that kingdom amounted
10 no less than 1929 ,62s,66S gallons
yielding to the manufacturers and ven
defs the enormous sum Of f666, 6 76C
sterling, sustaining gcontinually, andsome.
Tunes IN great luxury and wealth, lO0,OOI
families. h the five countries of Grea'
Britain, Prussia, France. Sweden, and the
United States, according to official re-
ports, are expended year by year on IN
ltoxiCaling drink, SAG millions Of dollars
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M Pc RAN CE r. EFORM M !.

temperance public especially, Oughtto
know.
As you are aware, Columbus Diyi-
sion attempted to commit suicide some
months ago, and that attempt was per-
fected by the last G. d. Since that,
Capitol Division has followed suit, "
and is now among the things that
were" Twas present, and voted for
the surrender Of the charter, and felt
really as though / had lost one Of my
best friends. But we could do moth
ing. Thefe is but one Division left;
Good Samaritan, to which most Of the
true Sons left of the other two, have
attached, or will attach themselves. -
There is still a "band Of brothers"
here, who have nailed their bunting
to the mast, and mean to never give
up the ship" let others do what they
may.
Our " Glorious Fourth" passed off,
or over, here with rather more Of
noise and confusion" than usual
that is, that part of it which came on
the third. Owing to the great mum.
Der Of railroad hands now at work in
the vicinity, there was much more
drunkenness than usual. Ata bal
loon ascension, which took place
lfghtine waS one of de ord
80 -
coats. The greatest outrage com
mitted, that | have yet heard of, was
at Northwood, a place of resort, a
short distance north of the city. Sc.
veral gentlemen and ladies, who had
ridden out, were either quietly seated
at tea, or had just arisen, when the
house was entered by a gang Of
butchers from town, who commenced
insulting the ladies, and beating the
| gentlemen, several of whom were very
badly bruised, and the table stripped,
and in drunkard's phrase, the
house cleared generally" The
matter is now in the hands of Justice,
or at least her agents. Rum, here
too, stood at the backs of the rufTians.
Oh when will such men, and those
who make them such, be punished as
they deserve? JAN.