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RAIL ROADS In the argument before the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania, of the Hempfed Rail Road
case John NJ. Read, Esq, made the following inter
estng statement:
On the LIST of January, 1868, there were $50 rail
roads in the United States in operation and in pro-
gress. Of these, Is 315 miles in operation, and
it is computed that at the close of this year there will
be &c. 900 miles of railway in actual operation leav
ing 1O019 miles in progress
In England the average cost of mile of railway
is about $50, 900
In this country may safely take the dollar for
the pound and estimate the average cost of mile of
rail road at $50, 900
In England they had completed at the close of
1851 6,92S miles.
And the cost at the end of 1853 was about :e24O,-
100000, or $1,000, 900.
In the United States the expenditure the 1st
January, 1854 will be- say $500 GOO, 900
of which $40 25O, 900
will be in the twenty three States which have used
municipal subscriptions, and which will have 1896
miles of railroad in actual operation whilst the six
States which have not yet used Them will only have
1854 miles, with an expenditure of sS9,740,000.
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MARRIED.,

On Wednesday evening, the Sd instant by the Rev. Mr..
rence to Miss nanna I S5 se Or'
Esq. of Fayetteville.
In GreensbOrough Tuesday evening last by the Rev.
Miss Cornea NJ. Townsend, of that place
In Salem on the 9TH Ht by the Rev G. Bahnson'
sat At hdWa{ on Tuesday July 18th by the Rev NJ, Lemon
E. Beard, daughter of w. G. Beard.
On the 18th instant by the Rev Mr. Hernford, Dr. John
T. Matthews, of Stokes to Miss Francis r. Price of Rock
ingham county
On the 25th, Mount Tabor Church, by the Rev. Mr..
Jefferson Mr. Alexander Smith, to Miss Nancy Hampton, all
of Stokes county.
In Wilmington, the 4th instant by James L. Corbett,
ESQ., Mr.. William Clark to Mss Margaret Ann Lewis. AL
the 18th uit by the Mr. Kenneth Mckenzie to
Mss Mary Briggs.
In Person County the 9th ulto by Samuel Jacobs
ESQ., MIR. James NJ Dollahyte to Miss Fannie j. Myatt.
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SCENE IN \ BEER STOP. An cnterprisng Dutch
man who kept porter house in New York, gave the
following account at the police Office, of assault
his premises; speaking of the person who commence
ed the row, he said:
He coined in and asked me to sell him some beer;
I told him he had more would do him goethe
called me Dutch liar and pegn to proke two of my
tumplcrs, me and Hans Speigler, andmy wife and
dorter Petsy and all de odder and beepes about
my place, pegins to put him out-and presently he
COON pact wild mord shoes like him, and say will
fix dis peer concern and prcak him up and de shcn-
tlemens as want to get trunk may go to shumvers
elsh, and not this dam Ouch piscn. Den dey kick
Hans Spiger pehind his pack, and kissed my dorter
Petsy before her face except de stone butcher and
split my wife and me and fodder barrels of peer all
de celler. Hans out der door and called for
vach house. and my wife called for murder like dc tiff
ct, but pfore dc watch house come der tam rodies
prokeus all to pieces me and my wife and dorter Pet
sy and Hans, and ter tam politics and tumpers and
blates and Dishes all smashed up togedder.
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For fhe Standard.

49, 50 80 - For the Standard
Mr.. HoLDEN We have just passed through a
warm and animated contest in this District and Mr.
Rogers, the Wing candidate, has sneaked into Con-
gress with upwards of two thousand against
him. Under these circumstances the public feeling
is greatly excited Mr. Venable and his friends think
he has been hardly dealt by and that those are to
blame who have suffered themselves to be deceived
to the state OF public sentiment But it is not my
purpose to censure to blame but if possible to
heal the BREACH which threatens such evil conse-
quences 1t will not do for the friends of Lewis to
say they prefer the election of Rogers to that of Ven
able for the friends of the latter say they
no longer cooperate with those who have defeated
them. Such is not and should not be the language
of any true Democrat We must on the contrary,
practice forbearance and moderation. We must look
to the future and reconcile these difficulties, de-
feat and disgrace will follow. Let not those who
may be in the minority here but in the majority
elsewhere, talk Of prescription, or they will find
themselves and their party hopelessy defeated We
should meet, as we do, proper grounds. Those
who voted for Mr.. Venable not for Mr. Benefits
land bill, nor they per- for distribution. Mr..
Venable, as he says, voted for the bill not mat
ter of choice, but of necessity He saw pending be-
fore Congress bills appropriating millions of the pub
lie lands to private and State purposes and believed
this the most oectual means for arresting the evil.
Such was no doubt the consideration under which
the Democratic members of the last Legislature
ted for the land resolutions of Gen. Saunders and of
Mr.. Bynum. These resolutions are in principle the
same-they both denounce the past policy of Con-
gross in the appropriation of the public lands to
works of internal improvement within the States;
they both propose distribution alternative to
arrest the evil Mr.. Bynum's resolution proposes
distribution after all efforts shall fail to arrest these
partial appropriations; Gen. Saunders resolution
does the same if this policy shall be continued, and
deposite of the proceeds among the States rather
than have the public money granted to local and
State objects. There those, doubt, of the De-
mocratic party who unwilling to countenance
distribution under any circumstances These are the
points of difference in the Democratic ranks, and
these do not call for division when they agree in
other matters We must therefore, bear and forbear,
as we have been, as possibly the question may be
settled before shall be called upon to give another
vote Let friends, then, forgive and be forgiven,
and not denounce and destroy each other. Such is
dence. AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
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New TRADE SLAVES 1t some time since
intimaed that the Cuban slave dealers had embarked
in a new branch of the trade viz: the introduction
of the Yucatan Indians into the island of Cuba. The
Havana correspondent of the New York Herald gives
full particulars of the of their capture and
introduction stating that hundred and eighty of
these Indians have been kidnapped and carried to
Havana. Extensive preparations had been made to
transfer the Indians to Cuba, when the matter was
discovered by the British authorities at Honduras
who caused the arrestof the Spanish agent at that
place. On the person of this agent were found the
terms of agreement with the Havana dealer, show
ing that $50 to be paid for every male adult In
dian, and women and children in proportion.
The same correspondent states that Santa Anna
has made aperemptory demand upon Gen Canedo for
the immediate liberation and restoration Of the kid
mapped Indians. The Havana dealer is having pre-
pared sham contracts, purporting to have engaged
the Indians to work for him. By this means he will
undoubtedly escape all unpleasant consequences of
of the infamous attempt to make slaves of Indians.
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The Washington Union says: eve have the
5u f
Senator in Congress to fill the vacancy occasoned
by the resignation of the Hon. Scion Borland, ap-
pointed minister to Central America. There is SO
much of the real "soul of chivalry" about Col
johnson that he becomes favoIite wherever he
goes. Frank, generous, fearless, with one of those
vigorous elastic comprehensive minds which mark
men of force, he exerts power which is seen and
felt wherever his services employed. He was one
of the most influential members of the last House of
Representatives; and in the more elevated sphere in
which he is called to act he will not fail to do
honor to his State whilst his talents and his energy
of character will make him conspicuous in the Amer
lean Senate"
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borne 77s .eatawba, oraige 742, Osborne 274; ;
Mecklenburg, Craige s72, Osborne $780,; Rowan,
Craige s7s. Osborne $685. stanly, craige 81, Os-
borne s7o3leaving cleayeland, CASTOR, Union and
lincoln to be heard from. This District gave Gov.
Reid 1871 majority, and Gen. Scott 24a majority.
The eiqAt1 District is composed of Wilkes, Wa
taupa. Caldwell, Burke, Rutherford Mcdowell, Hen
derson, Buncombe, Yancy, Haywood, Macon, Chero-
kee. Jackson, and Madison. The candidates were
Hon. T. L. Clingman, and B. S. Gather, Esq., Fed
eral Wing.
We learn that Mr.. Clingman had 100 majority in
Burke, with two precincts to hear from, which would
not change the result and his majority at three pre-
cncts in Mcdowell was 1O3
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EW@ We publish the following as a matter of jus
tice to Mr.. Venable. Mr. Thornton says that in US
ing the language attributed to him. he aoas joking!
SMITHF1ELD, July 26, 1853.
ADRIAN VENABLE, Eso.-Deor Sir: am the Wing
that the Standard reports you told that you didn't
expect to be elected yourself but wanted to beat
Lewis say it is not so; hardly think you know
my face from person that you never saw. never
saw you but twice Irecollect of don't sir (sup-
pose) you said word of such thing 1 will
tell you how it came about; myself and four other
gentlemen were in joking conversation about Rog-
ers, Venable and Lewis. o, says 1, Venable said
yesterday at Johnsons that he did not expect to be
elected, he wanted to beat Lewis. E. Page, sitting
by, said that shall be in the Standard, remarked
to Page that there nothing of it, that was ok-
ing, which never heard Abram Venable
make use of such remarks in my day. 1 then re-
marked to Page that it joke, that Inever heard
Venable say any such thing be said know, l let it
slip out unthoughtedly.
Very respectfully,
A. G. THORNTON.
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REV. MARTIN P PARKS The death of this gentle
man was noticed in paper of yesterday The dis
of his death he was pastor at St Pauls Church. New
York He had also been assistant Minister of Trni-
ty Church, New York. He was born in North Car
DINA, and educated at the Military School at West
Point For several years he was prominent Min
lister of the Virginia Methodist Conference. From the
pastorship of Methodist Church in Richmond, we
learn he transferred to the Proessorshp of Math
ematics in Randolph Macon College.
Petersburg Express.
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The REPORT OF SENATOR'S CONVERSION TO THE
CATHOLIC FAITH. We feel bound to put in word
American statesman at Rome Europeans make
many mistakes nsspeaking of our various legislative
bodies. They do not always distinguish Senators
from members of the other House of Congress; and
II there are not more than or two Senators in.
Europe just now, there several other very dis
tingqished gentlemen of the other House All we.
can Vouch for is that Cardinal Fransoni received an
American, distinguished in political life, into the
Church on the I'd of July and that it was reported
in Paris that he wasa member Of the American Sen
ate. Ereeu0ns Journal
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Tclegraphed for the Charleston Courier.1
AI.ABAMA ET,FcFToNS


MONTGOMERY, August g
The Alabama elections commenced en- the 1st inst
The Candidates for Congress in the Second District
were James Abercrombe, Senr., Wing and David
Clopton Democrat Abercrombie's majority in Mont
gomery county, about forty and IN Russell coun-
ty, 325. Clopton had about 800 majority in Macon
county. The Wing County tickets have been cleo
ted in Montgomery, Macon, Chambers and Barbour
counties. The vote, however viii probably be close
for Congress. In the LIST District Phillips, Demo-
GRAFT and e. Lockwood whig, both LAWYERS of Mo-
bile, are the Candidates for Congress- In Mobile
Philips has 200 majority, and the Democratic State
ticket has been elected In the Seventh District
James F. Dowdell, Democratic nominee and G. G.
Garrett Union Democrat, were the Candidates for
Congress- and the former has been probably elected
William s. Earnest, who is wing, but as the in
ternal improvement candidate has good vote for
Governor late Temperance Convention at Selma,
also nominated him their candidate The other
candidates Tor Governor, were X. w. Walker, the
Wing nominee, who declined but was voted for by
many Wings; John A. Winston, the Democr9tic
nominee, who, it is thought will be elected, though
perhaps, not by majority over all others and Col
Nicks, Union Democrat, but there were ndica-
tons prior to the election of effort to rally the
late Union party for him except in two counties,
Taladega and Russell, in both of which he has pro-
badly obtained large vote.
We have, from information in our possession, rela-
tive to the state of the in Alabama somewhat
amphhed very obhging correspondents dispatch,
in order to enlghten readers, far possible,
to the probable results of the election Party lines
not, We believe tightly drawn as usual,
though the general impression to be that there
will be Democratic majority in the Legislature
In the Third Congressional District, Sampson W.
Harris, Democratic Representative in the last Con-
gress, has probably been elected Judge Moore,
Southern Rights candidate. In the Fourth District
there were three candidates for Congress- the Hon.
W. r. Smith, late Union Democrat member S. f.
Hale, Wing, and sgd Moore, regular Democrat. The
chances, it is said that Hale would slip in. In
the Fifth District there being opposition General
Houston has been reelected In the Sixth District,
the Hon. w. r. w. Cobb, late Representative and
C. G: Clay, Jr, of Huntsville, both Democrats, were
candidates, and, it is thought that Clay, usual,
has been elected. Eos. COURIER.
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CELEBRATION OF THE LANDING THE PILGRIMS.
Monday the 1st, was great day for New England
in general and the town of Plymouth in particular.
On the spot where the Pilgrims landed, the corner
stone of monument, to commemorate their depar-
ture from Delft Haven, laid two or three thous
and persons including the ladies, new and agree
able feature-partook of sumptuous dinner, and
ent to complete the feast of reason and the flow of
SOUL" The occasion great one, and the cerc-
monies were in keeping
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Missouri Election.

ST. LOUIS, August g. An election was held in this
State on Monday, for two members of Congress, in
the Sd and 7th district and for local officers The
result, as tar as ascertaned is as follows: In the
ocrat, the author of the famous jackson kesolu-
tons, which were adopted by the Missouri Legsla-
ture in 1850, has been chosen to Congress. In the
ed by M Benton ast year " ssetod was EDWARD
Bates, whig has been chosen Judge of the Land
Court
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GENIUS AND TALENT. Talent is, so to speak, a Hand
to do things with; Genius is an Eye hence the i'm
personality of the other. There are men of talent
without genius adroit, useful, able mon: there
also men of genius without talent-bungling, mar
inoraato s AMBITION and little poTe De- Quincy is
a man of genius who has many talents, but wanting
the faculty which would render them perfectly
eficient-Pegasus without curbrein galloping aim
lessly. Vaol0n.
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SALE OF LOTS BEAUFORT. Public attention is
invited to the advertisement in paper to-day, of
the Commissioners of Beaufort offering at auction on
the 9th of September next number of lots in that
town. We are satisfied that the Commissioners have
not over-estmated nor overstated the Importance
value of this property
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FATAL DUEL AT CHARLESTON. A duel fought
at the Charleston Race Tuesday morning, be-
tween John Dunovant of Chester, and j. Davidson
Legare of Charleston, in which the latter was killed
at the first fire.
The difficulty relative to controversy between
Alfred Rhett and Isaac NJ. Dwight, concerning pub
LEGATION by the latter of communication in the Cou
rier of the 9th ult The affair amcaby settled
by the interference of friends The card announcing
the terms of settlement appeared in the Courier and
Mercury of Tuesday.
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A LARGE CRY. Concord On. H. is very large
city in territorial extent 1t contains about sixtyfour
square miles. The Merrimac through il, and the
course is so circitous that the line of the river is
many miles in extent Six-tenths of the population
occupy only four of its square miles, leaving the oth
fourtenths of the popuation scattered over tract
of sixty square miles.
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Total. .S44, 100000 $2o4 200, 600 $248, 100000
The Annual product at various periods prior to
lat named above are annexed {:

BANK CAPE FEAR. w. A. Caldwell, ESQ.,
having resigned of the Directors of the Branch
of the Bank of Cape Fear in this place, Mr.. James
NJ. Garrett has been appointed to fill the vacancy.
The Board of Directors will consist of the fol-
lowing gentleman: James Sloan, Edmund w. Og-
burn, James NJ Garrett John A. Gilmer, Wilson S.
Hill. Greens6orOugh Patriot.
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~ We learn that the sum of $13.67 was con-
tributed at the election in this City, the 4th in
slant, to the Washington National Monument Socie-
ty; and that $500, contributed at the November
election, has been added by Jordan Womble, Esq,
one of the Inspectors, and the whole forwarded to
Washington City.
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CURE FOR DYsENrERY. correspondent of the
Philadelphia Register says the following for dys
entery has never been known to fail
Take one pint of new milk (warm from the COW if
possble) and add to it two table-spoonfuls of fine
charcoal and of table salt Drink as the patient
is able, and renew the quantity if needed The diet
should be principally rice, milk Dast.
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THE PRESIDENTS SoN. Amarillo monument in the
obelisk form has recently been erected in the an
Gent burial place in Concord, the remains of
the son of President Pierce, killed in January last
bearing this inscription:
Benjamin Pierce, born April 13, 1871 died Jan
uary 6, 1853. Go thy way, thy son liveth'" n
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FIRE The tobacco factory of Messrs. Walker &
Wilkinson situated the corner of Grace and TWEEN
teth streets, Richmond destroyed by fire.
Wednesday morning, about five o'clock. The fix
lures were insured in the Virginia Fire and Marine
Office for SIS, 600 The loss the stock is estima-
ted at about $1O0O,-not insured
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CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION.

hoIovv all the returns from the different
80 roceved up to the time of going to press.
nbo frat District is composed of the Counties of
c,,rrit,,ck. Camden Pasquotank, PerquimOns, Gates
CboUan. Hereford, Northampton, Halifax, Martin,
BERTHE, Washington and Tyrren The candidates
were DR. H. NJ. Shaw, Democrat and Hon. David
Outlaw, Wing We learn that Dr. Shaws majority
:, Martin is about 4Oo-n Northampton 12l-ln
Halifax 10, and in Gates about 100; and that MI
Outlaws majority in Pasquotank is 196-ln Canluen
sS4, and in Chowan l.. If the foregoing Statements
be correct Dr. Shaw has gained, compared WIN 'no
vote for Pierce and Scott 122 votes in Martini 80 In
Northampton 1873 in Halifax, and 100 IN Uates anu
Mr.. Outlaw has lost ~ in Pasquotank, IL In Gam
den, and in Chowan-showing clear gam 10 Dr'
Shaw in these Counties of 495. The majority Ior
Scott over Pierce in this District was Az. 80 II
will be observed according to these reports, that LII
Shaw has already turned the Wing majority, leaving
C,rrit,Sck-hisi own County-Perquimons, Hartford,
BERTHE, Washington, and Tyrren to be heard from.
The contest is close, but have strong hopes that
DR. Shaw has been elected.
The second District is composed of the Counties
of Hyde, Beaufort Pitt, Craven, Jones, Lemon,
Wayne, Greene, Edgecombe, Onslow and Carteret'
The candidates were Thomas Ruffn, Esq, regular
Democrat, and W. G. Loftin Esq, independents we
have no returns from this District, but it may be
safely stated that Mr.. Ruffn has been elected by
large majority.
The third District is composed of New Hanover
Brunswick, Columbus, Bladen, Sampson, Cumber-
land, Robson, Duplin, and Richmond. The candi-
dates were Hon. W. S. Ashe Democrat and Walter
F. Leak Esq., land distribution Democrat. The fol-
bo1zo hao1o
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yellow FEVER IN New ORLEANS. The yellow
fever was raging in New Orleans on the 1st instant
The total number of deaths during the forty eight
hours ending at shutdown on Monday evening the 1st,
was 200, of which 26s were caused by yellow
fever
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kentucky Elections.

LOUISVILLE, Aug Sd. Linn Boyd, democrat, is re-
elected to Congress by 1900 majority. He had 1892
majority in 1851. John e. Disadvantages MAORI
ty, in the 9Th District is $50. He had $50 majority
in 1851.
The following members are definitely ascertained
70 he
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Ihe sere'lth District is comnoeed 90 o. 1Ol
CASTOR, Lincoln, Mecklenburp Row.n o 1.aMOa'
Union AnsOn, stanly, and Clesvel.nd Ts 0a1lus'
dates were Burton Craige ESQ Democr.t - Iallul-
W: Osborne Esq, Wing We are ;naslsas s'l.ss
salisbury Banner for the following returns.
craige s1s, Osborne 92s oabarrs 6ra;ss 1 1.,sOn
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Ashes majority in Duphn is said to be about oUU
Ashe no doubt elected.
The fourth District is composed of Wake, Frank
lin, Warren, Granville Orange, Nash, and Johnston
The candidates were A. NJ. Lewis, Esq., administra-
ton Demonstration A. w. Venable, land distribu-
ton Democrat, &C., and Sion H. Rogers, Esq, Wing.
We give below the vote in full by which it will be
seen the Wing candidate has been elected
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lITTtCUt u tN6 LEtuyNTtt-LNtttT .JIO"0 I1UIUfc'
HALIFAX, August T. The steamer Niagara, with
Liverpool dates of July %, has arrived.
There no longer apprehensions of war, the
difficulty between Russia and Turkey being nearly
adjusted. Cotton of all qualities had slightly adj
vanced. Breadstuffs had considerably advanced A
large business doing in -four.
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THE Precious METALS. The following is stated
to be the product of the precious metals throughout
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1st District-Linn Boyd, dem.
Sd &" Presley Ewing, wing.
18th I" VIM. Preston, wing.
8th &" John c. Breckenridge dem.
9th a." Leandcr NJ. Cox, WING, (gain)
10th Geo. b. Hodge, wing, (gain.)
The 3D. 4th, 9th and 9th districts remain to be full
ly heard from, which were represented in the last
Congress by three wings and one democrat.
SECOND DISPATCH.
LOUISVILLE, August g. The result in the 10th
district between Hodge and Staunton is not yet set
tied, and to-day the probabilities are in favor of the
latter. The Official returns only determine the
contest.
A later despatch from Kentucky states that Wings
have been elected in the 3D. 4th 9th, and 9th Dis
trict-sW hig gain of three. The legislature is large
ly Wing.
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date has been elected :

We give below, for future reference, the vote by
precincts in the Counties of Franklin, Warren, and
Johnston-the vote of Wake will be found elsewhere: