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o. There would seem to be some white
Indians in the United States army. A
short time ago one SYKES had two women
cropped and iogged. By the following
extract, which we cut from an exchange,
it appears that another officer whose name
is not given, has had woman scourged
and shot. Why don't one OF these gallant
fellows carry out the Indian customs lit
tie further, and roast one or two women at
the stake I?
''The chief men of a rowing band Of Ap-.
aches with their wives and children, were
inveigled into one Of the forts Of that re-
gion, under some friendly pretext, aud
we're made prisoners, on the charge OF be-
ing concerned in the murder of Mrs.
White and family, on the plains. some time
before. The Indians rose in The night
time, killed the sentinel, and all mad their
escape. with the exception Of a few OF the
women and children, who were killed, and
the wife ofthe principal chief. who was re.
captured. This poor creature was treated
most barbarously, and was compelled to
act as guide TO a party of the soldiers,
who we're despatched in pursuit OF her
husband and his companions. On the
third night. when, fearing the haunts Of
her people, the unfortunate wretch became
goaded to desperation by the horrors Of
her situation, and made the wilderness re-
sound with her lamentations. For this she
was severely scourged, when. becoming
frantic, she seized a knife, and sought 10
wreakvengeance on her tormentors. Ma
ture taught her to rebel againsi the tyran-
ny of those who wished to compel her to
betray her husband, her children, and her
people to their vengeance. For this she
was ordered by an officer, wearing the
uniform Of the United States, TO be shot!'Y
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GREAT SToRM.-On the afternoon of the.
lst instant, destructive hail storm passed
over Northumberland. Pa, destroying sew
eral thousand window lights. The storm
passed over a strip of country about five
miles wide. in which nearly every farmer
lost almost his entire harvest. Hailstones
measuring 4 inches in circumference
were picked up. The damage done was
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o. The sale Of Fanny Fern . new book
has thus far exceeded that of Uncle Toms
Cabin. Ten thousand copies were sold
the first week OF its issue.
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r If ii wasn't for hope the heart would
break, as the old lady said when she buri-
ed her seventh husband, and looked anxi-
ously among the funeral crowd for another.
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81 Petersburgh passed the day prsyious,on
bis way to Constantinople, with another
ultima!um, and with notice that if il was
not accepted within eight days, the Rus
sian army would Immediately cross the
frontier and commence hostilities. A di.
vision Of the Russian army 40 900 Strong
is already within two leagues Of Jas.a.
Dates from Hong Kong to the 9th
April, and Shanghai to the 18th, are re-
ceived. The capture Of Nankin and the
subsequent defeat of the rebels 10 fully
confirmed. The Hong Kong Herald gives
details Of the various cruelties Of the in-
surgents. All classes were indiscrimi-
nately slaughtered-the Buddhist priests as
we'll as the Manchoes. At Nankin they
enticed 700 Manchoe women into build
ing and then set fire to it, reducing it to
ashes. They also pressed every Chinese
from Is to As into the army, killing the
children and making cooks and scullions
of the women
At Nankin the leader Of the rebels was.
crowned Emperor. AT Canton fears were,
entertained that the rabble would rise on
hearing the success of the rebels. The
Register advises foreigners to be prepared
for any emergency.
A letter from Hong Kong, dated April
25, states that Commodore Perry was about
to proceed at once to Japan with the Mis-
sissippi and Saratoga, and some uneasi-
ness was felt among the foreigners, as it
would leave them comparatively unprotect-
| ed.
80 1a - ~ sss7t
Arripal of the Illinois.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1.-THE steamer
Illinois has arrived. bringing dates from
California to the 18th ult, and 500 pas
sengers and $1;836 900 in gold.
A duel had been fought between Ed.
ward Foby, clerk of Assistant Board of
Alderman Of San Francisco. and DR.. Al
fred Crane late of Louisiana. Al the sec.
ond fire Crane was shot through the body
and died next day.
On Friday, the 10th, another duel was
fought near San Francisco between Thos.
Hays, Assistant Alderman, and John Neu-
gent, editor of the Herald. At the second
shot Neugent was wounded, and when the
steamer left his wound was considered
critical.
A duel between Hon. w. nj. Gwin and
Hon. ]. w. McCorkle was fought in June,
and after several Intellectual shots were
fired, the matter was satisfactorily adjust
ed.
The mining intelligence from all quar-
ters is OF the most cheering character
Business at San francisco was very good ,
and the trade in the interior greatly i'm
proved.
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WIN. H. WArsoN was tried al the late
term of the Common Pleas Court in Cadix,
for the murder of Crew, in George
town last fall The jury returned YER
dict of not guilty.
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Marked.

CINCINNATI, July ll.-Market contin.
ues dull. Flour SO ,65 to $40. Whiskey
advanced to &c., Oats SIS to Co., Moth
ing doing in provisions. Groceries quiet
and unchanged.
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Railroad Accident.


PHILADELPHIA, July 8.
Another accident occurred on the Bal
timore Railroad this morning, at 9 clock.
The freight trains, which had just left Will
mington, ran into the draw at Brandywine
creek bridge. The keeper says, he gave
the proper signal. but no attention was
paid to it. The locomotive, tender, and
two platform cars, went into the creek
The engineer and fireman, names not
known, were drowned. The bridge is
just on the outskirts Of Wilmington.
I'VE are under obligationsto to the opera
tor at Wheeling for lengthy telegraphic
reports to-day, but for want Of room we
are compelled to give only short synop.
sis.
Arrival Of the Atlantic.
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE steamer At
lantic arrived yesterday, bringing l4O pas
sengers.
Very little is said about Turkish affairs,
it being generally believed that all would
termin ate peaceably.
The crops in Ireland are luxuriant.
The proposed action Of France on the
Turkish question is not known officially;
but it is reported that the Emperor had
prepared formal note on Russia, de-
manding to know whether they meant
peace or not-France being prepared for
either. The report adds that Napoleon
consented to withhold it on the earnest
entreaty of the Russian Minister.
The agricultural accounts from the
Southern departments of the Government
are bad; several districts have been inun-
dated.
The crops in Spain are rather indiffer-
ent. 1t is reported that the Spanish ports
will be opened for the free importation Of
wheat.
The prospects of the settlement of the
Swiss difficulties are brighter.
The blockade Of the Piedmontese from.
tier is soon to be raised. 1t is reported
that the attempted outbreak in Lombardy
proves unfounded.
In Turkey there have been no hostilities
yet, and the belief gains ground in France
and England that there viii be none
Russia continues to collect troops along
the frontier, and the Turks do not cease
their warllke preparations.
From Ersoroum, under date Of June
Sd, comes news of an extraordinary earth.
quake, which killed 10000 persons during
the night, and that plague had arisen
from their corpses. The low lands are
also inundated.
The city of Shirase in Persia was total
ly destroyed by an earthquake on the night
of the 18th Of May.
At Paris a private letter was received
from Jassa Noldedia, dated June 18th
which says that an express courier from
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Jurisdiction of Probate Courts In
Criminal Gases.

We copy from the Act defining the Ju-
risdiction and regulating the Practice of
Probate Courts the following sections, for
the purpose Of aiding Justices of the Peace
and directing them where to file their tran
scripts in criminal cases:
HIS POWERS AND DUTIES IN CRIMINAL Ac.
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JAS. H. SMITH, Secretary.
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Mind your I2's and Q's-The origin of ths
phrase is said to have been call Of attention an
the old English ale houses pints aid z.arts beng
scored down tothe unconscious OF reckless beer
bibber.
Ho6son's Choice-The expression Hobson's
CHOICES proverbial both in England and Amer
lca The story of its origin is as follows:
Thomas Hobson was Celebrated carrier at
Cambridge, England, who, to his employment in
that capacity, added the profession Of supplying
the students with horses. In doing this, he made
it an unalterable rule that every horse should have
an equal portion of time IN which to rest, well
as labor; and he always refused to let horse out
of his turn. Hence the saying, Hobson's choice =
this or none" ArUine's CycLopeclid.
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CEPHALoMErRoM,

THIS beautiful instrument is Considered on
greatest and most useful inventions of ,h Of Tie
would be impossible by the minutest descrn,;ag age
correctideao its utility. HATS made by !, 1in Sg
most difficult heads, conforming to every nron hiA
and depression OF the Uranium, thus preventina
pleasant feeling of new HAT, and painini I6e w.
We could give you certificates of PHYsIcI. Suaehe
experience of the rRADE but would prefsr and and h
may examine for themselves. No one can n maj all
peciate its advantages without having one Of n".
rior HATS O'e VI our SUpe
o. HATS made to order in the most fasbior.L,
ner, and without extra charge. nat
STEVENS & BUTT,
No. T. Market Square,
May IL, 1853. 'Oik, Va
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]. G. B. KooNcE, Secretary.

LOVE OF HOME. 1t is only shallowminded
pretenders who ever make undistinguished origin
matter of personal reproach. Taunt and scot
fng at the humble condition of early life affect
nobody in this country but those who are fool
sh enough to indulge in them, and they are gen
orally sufficiently punished by the public re-
buke. A man who is not ashamed of himself need
not be ashamed Of his early condition.
1t did not happen to me to be born in log cab
in, but nv elder brothers and sisters were born in
a log cabin, raised among the snow drifts of New
Hampshire at period so early that when the
smoke first rose from it's rude chimney, and curled
over the frozen hill, there similar evidence
of white mans habitation between it and the
settlements on the rivers of Canada. lis remains
still exist l make it an annual visit. I carry my
children TO it to teach them The hardshils endured
by the generations which have gone before them.
love to dwell on the tender recolections, the kin
dred ties, the early affections, and the variations
and incidents which mingle with all know of this
primitive family abode. weepto think that none
of those who inhabited it are among the living !;
and if ever fail in affeconate veneration for him
who raised it, and defended it against savage ro-
lence and destruction, cherished all the domestic
virtues beneath its roof, and through the fire and
blood of seven years revolutionary war, shrunk
from no toll, no sacrifice to serve his country and
to raise his children to condition better than his
own, may my name and the name of my posterity
be blotteG forever from the memory of mankind
DANIEL We6steg..f
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The CRUELTY OF DEsPorIsM-A COUNTESS Ex-
EcUTED IN PRIsoN. II is stated in the New York
Times that report has just reached the Hungarians
in that city, through various private hands, of an
event, outreaching ai'yet known of Austrian cold
blooded, judicial tyranny. During the Spring ofl95I
two years after the Revolution, and in the midst of
the quiet of slavery, all Hungry was aroused by the
news, that young and distinguished lady had been
suddenly arrested the Countess Blanca Teleki She
high-born, of one of the oldest families of Hun
gary-a family beloved for its many deeds of heroic
patriotism. She had been of large estates
but, though of the arisocratic order loved her
better than the peasantry. They all knew her the
friend of the poor. And in many rural districts, the
Sunday schools and schools for the lower classes owe
their origin TO the seIsacrcing labors of this lady.
Suspicion had never bIeathed upon her name. She
loved Hungary and she a woman of heroic
spirit. These were supposed TO be the reasons OF
her arrest The charge against her wass that she
was in correspondence with Kossuth and Mazzini.
No one, even there, supposed the Government would
dare to iDjure her or hold her long. The ne~s now
is, that, in these first Spring days, the young Coun-
tess Teleki was pri0atety ereeufed in her prisOn-
probably that of Gros Warden. #k4
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New Fancy and Confectionery g.
ON MAIN STREET. O17
Between Messrs. Pomeroy,s s Porter,s s,..

New Fancy and Confectionery s+o,.
ON MAIN STREET. Ol7'
Between Messrs. POmeroy,s Is Porter,s e.
CHG BOOT
7NHE subscribers beg leave to inform tbo ait
l. Raleigh nd vicinity, that they have INST On oil
Store Main Street. They are determ; min opened a
satisfaction TO every that will honor them give
and will endeavor by all means to render the
ment superior one OF IFS kind Their soc con
of the following articles: 'o"sss
Fancy Goods. &c.
+ rench Cups and Saucers, Vases CbiIdren,S To-
fine Baskets, Fans, Portemonnaies Pnrsa ga sPl'
Pocket inksand, Looking Classes of ali ki91
CandestIcks, Soaps, Shaving Cream Essences D'G lug
fOnics, side ,tucking and dressing Ccmbs pocLE ua
Scissors Halrpns, Needles, Tooth. Nail St nailes
Comb, Cloth and Shoe brushes Accorde,n's TWT:ang
Flutes, Banjos, Walking Canes Wbps Gnns ,r% p
tolls, &C., SC. ""u rs
Confectionery, &c.
Candies of all descriptions, Chocolate M.co..o..
Bunch and Layer Raisins in whole quarter and e;hb
boxes, Figs, Prunes, Curran:s Preserved GInger i
SardInes in whole, half. and quarter boxes Oranao
Lemons, Pickles and Preserves in a. Land ISi.r,
FilbeEts, Almonds, Peacan, Walnut. Palm Cocoa snb
Pea Nuts, sc. VIVA 4"u
The choicest brandsof Hhvannah, Principle and Resa
liza Cigars from Is to so dollars per thousand
Best lump and twisted chewing Tobacco from u RI.
to 81, Is per pound.
Groceries.
A general assortment. F. MAILER sCo
Raleigh, MAY 3, 1853. is
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JUST IN TIME.
May 8, 1853.

PAPER-HANGING OF EVERY DESCRIPTION
TNHE subscriber begs leave to inform the Public h
he has just received % doz rolls Of superior Pap
consisting of gided glazed and various other figure
together with bordering of all kinds, which will enaN
him to 10 all kinds of paper-hanging in the neaes
most workman-like manner.
Also, supply of Window-Curtains, Fire Screen
Reflection Paper.
All persons wishing anything in the paper line COW
not fail to be suited by calling me, as have P1
at prices ranging from fifty cents to 81 SO per roll
All orders thankfully received and promptly alen'
to. ]. HENRY HARRISS,
UphoIsterer and Matress-Malse'
Raleigh, April Is, 1853. a.
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NEW BRICK MACHINE
Now in Successful Operation in
RALTT RE!

TT is simple that any intelligent negro can learnt
L manage il in two three days. You have merely
to shovel clay into box and attach horse the sweep
The machine tempers the clay and moulds the bicks
the most perfect manner, such the most experience
hand scarcely equal: When burned they are ouEI
to be stronger and more solid than those made in d
usual way, because the clay is worked sitter under q
pressure of the than it is possible 10 mould
hand. 1t requires to shovel in the clay, i
to put in the empty moulds, another pass them vh
filled to the barrow, third to wheel them to the fr
a fourth to discharge them, fifth superuumeay
wait the resin all man. horse and five bows
make from eight to thousand bricks per day Th
gold medal awarded for it by the Maryland Instut
in November, 1852. Price of the four mould machH
$25O-of the five mould $500, including Patent
Address F. H. SMITH, Baltimore. Nd
FRANCIS H. SMITH.
Nav g. 1853, 5O-tSJn.
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Pennsylvania.
ORIGIN OF WORDS AND PHRASES. Wi,.dtaU.-

ORIGIN OF WORDS AND PHRASES. WiadtalL.-
The origin of this term is said to be the following
Sons of the nobility of England, by the tenure
of their estates, forbidden telling any of the
trees upon them, the timber being reserved for the
use of the royal navy. Such trees as fell without
cutting were the property of occupant. A lorna
do, therefore, perfect godsend, in every
of the term, to those who had occupancy of extern
sive forest; and the WindfaU was sometimes of
very great value.
Robbimg Peter to pay Paul-In the time of
Edward VI, much of the lands of St. Peter, at
Westminster were seized by his majestys ministers
and courtiers but in order to reconcile the people
to that robbery, they allowed portion of the
lands to be appropriated towards the repairs of
St. Paurs church hence the phrase robbing
Peter to pay Paul"
He's caught IdrtQr.-In some battle between
the Russians and Tartars, who are a wild sort of
people, in the north of ASIA private soldier called
out, Captain, halloo there, I've caught Tartar"
Fetch him along, then" said the Captain.
cay, but he won't let me-" said the man and
the fact was, that the Tartar had caught him. So
when a man thinks to take another in and gets
bit himself they say, Hes caught Tartar
Bankrupt-Few words have so remarkable
history the familiar word bankrupt. The mon
ey changers OF Italy had, it is said, benches or
stalls, in tie bourse or exchange in former times,
and at these they conducted their ordinary bust
ness. When any of them fell back in the world
and became insolvent, his bench was broken, and
the name of broken bench, 6anco ratto was given
to him. When the word was adopted into Eng
lish it nearer the Italian than it now is, being
bankrout instead of bankrupt.
HE Betty Martin.-Many of our most popular
vulgarisms have their origin in some whimsical per-
version of language or of fact st. Martin is one
OF the worthless OF the Roman calender and form
of prayer commences with the words, O npihi
beate Martin - which was corrupted to my eye
and Betty Martin, and still further to "Hie
Betty Martin"
Roland for an !Oliuer.- Although no phrase is
in more common use, yet few are acquainted with
It's origin. The expression signifies the giving of
an equivalent. Roland and Oliver were two knights
famous in romance The wonderful achievements
OF the one can only be equalled by those of the
other. Hence the phrase, Roland for an Oliver. =
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NOBLE HERoIsM. Among the many intrepid per-
who rendered noble service to the sufferers in
this dreadful (Norwak) catastrophe, we impelled
TO mention the name of Mr.. Brock Carroll in partic-
ular. This gentleman was about leaving the wharf
at Norwalk, to go a shooting excursion, when
this accident occurred. Immediately OH seeing the
go into the draw, he sprang into the water, and
swan to a boat, which he quickly unmoored and
rowed to the nearest car which was partially visible
above the water; and dashing through the window,
he drew out in succession Mr.. Nathan Harris, of
Montgomery, Ala, his three children and their nurse
together with others, and put in with them for the
shore on landing Mr.. Harris embraced him. and Gag
erly pulling out his pocket book, filled with money,
offered it TO him, saying, take it, thou Saviour of
my children! | wish il was more | cannot other
wise express my heartfelt gratitude All right,
sir said the noble hearted fellow don't want you
to insult me, though-and, seizing axe, he pushed
again for the wreck, and with lusy blows and SUI
perhuman exertions made huge hole in the
cars side, and rescued many as the boat would
hold, when he forced reluctantly TO the
shore with his freight of rescued lives. All = said
he, if there had been a few more boats, and some
10 manage mine, could have got inside the car
and have drawn out great many that rising
to the surface and sinking again to the bottom, to
die; it awful to see their agonized features, all
wounded and bloody, as they struggled with the
ergies of despair, for life, dear life !!
Many of those who were striving for life, when he
left with his boat full, silent in the long sleep
of death on his return.
.Ah, it made me feel good, said he, when drew
out the terrified little children from the water in the
car There was only the upper part OF side
above water. He was afraid his strength would fail
him before he could finish his good work, but said
he, my muscles felt just like steel bars, / swung
the axe and stove in the panels.' When all was fin
ished, and lives could he saved, he felt his
duty was accomplished. The many horrors he had
TO witness the Tnangled and MANNED; the agony of
bereaved relatives; and the terror-sIicken people,
making desperate efforts render assistance. but
perfectly parazed through horror the awful event,
made deep impression him.
We think too much praise cannot be given to Mr..
Carroll for his noble conduct in this case. Mr.. G.
is resident OF Norwalk, and recently of Brooklyn,
New York. ". Y. Tribune. -
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TOBACCO CROP OF 1852. An extensive and
experienced planter near this village, in whose judg-
ment we place great reliance, informs us that to-
bacco raised last year is liqhter than has been
known for many years. This is owing to the
heavy rains Of last season, which washed out all
the glutinous substance of the tobacco. He has
recently had large number of hogsheads inspect
ed, and finds the weight about one third less than
the same number of last years crop. The number
of hogsheads raised by him was far below his av-
erage crop, and it is believed that it will be found
that there has been considerable falling off in the
number grown in the county, which, together with
the diminution in weight, must make the aggre-
gate crop of last year far below the average of
former years.
1t is an admitted fact that the number of hogs
heads of tobacco hand in the various markets of
Europe and this country, on the first of January,
1853, was greatly diminished. There is now no
reason why the article should not command much
higher price than last year, and we are glad to
learn that many planters are holding ON for an adj
vance. The market is firm, and good feeling ex-
lists between the buyer and seller.
Upper Marlboro (Afd.) Gazette
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MAKING DAILY PAPER. There are few per-
sons out OF the immediate business that have Just
idea OF what numbers are engaged in producing
and circulating daily paper. The following ia
BILE, issued from the Office of the New York Tri-
bune, will probably well illustrate this remark 1t
details the force, mental and physical, that is daily
employed upon the Tribune
Editor assistant editors 10; reporters 10:
correspondents 80; publisher clerks 6 fore
man composing room 1 F; assistant foremen 4; req
ular compositors 30; substitutes IA proof read
ers 4 Office boys A /; foreman Of press room ;
assistants 2; feeders 10; engineers 2; wrapper
WINTERS mail room 8; carriers %; grand total
The number Of proprietors in the concern is Il