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:
7'ohss Cdatruae,ssct The lBOura c0usfy Super
imteslslenfs Of Common Sch ,ots IN North Caro-
GENTLEMEN: 1t is important, al the beginnina Of
year, that you and the oierofcers of the sysz
TEN of Common Schools should Know what changes
have been made in your duties by the acts othe last
Legislature.
pamphlet edition of all the School Laws in force,
with explanations and forms. and this edition has this
day been approved by the President and Directors
of the Literary Fund and will be printed rapidly
possible. large number of copies will be struck
off and CIRCULATED and in the mean time as
the requisite number can be printed, copy will be
sent to each of you by mail. The balance of The
edition due each county will be semitic you. with
diectionsfor their distributionb by the persons who
carry out the Acts Of Assembly..&c.
OF The laws passed at the recent session of
the General Assembly, it is absolutely essential
for you 10 know Immediately any part except that in
relation 10 Committees of Examination Il is mad Q
the duty of the Board of County Superin,endents
appoint a committee 10 examine these who wish to
teach Common Schools in each countyin the Stale:
this committee is 10 consist OF no mole than five. of
whom the Chairman of the Board cfs(Iountys Super
intendents is To be oHe-is least three times
year, and TO give, at the Court House door, notice
of the times and places OF meeting. Certificates
issued by them good for year only, and in
other county than the in which they issued :;
and you authorized TO refuse pay any teacher
who does not exhlbita proper certificate. OF
you VIII not enforce this lave until the Sabstance OF
Il is known TO Committee men and in yonr annual
reports-( which he made instead of the
Governor and Literary Board)-you designate
the number of licenses issued daring the year male
and the number to female teachers.
take this occasion to express the hope thai new
impulse will be given to the cause of popular educa
ton in NorlI, Carolina and say you that SHALL
# spared, visit all the Counties Of the Stale, to ex-
ami ne the operations of our system, To consult with
you and second your efforts, and to endeavor enlist
the active symPathies OF the public in behalf of this
great cause. In the mean time, l would be plea sed
10 receive suggestions from you, and may be address
sed at Greensb0rough Raleigh; and permit me to
assure you that while ] would be pleased 10 cores
pond with you, your know ledge cf local matters, your
observation and experience may be of material service
to the, while ready offer any assistance in
the way of vice and information ia my power.
Hoping that shall soon become better acquaint-
ed and be able strengthen the hands Of each other
am
With much r>spec your obed't serv't,
G. II. WILEY,
General Superintendent IF C"mnon >chOOIs.
Raleigh, January 18Th, 1853
p. S. Blank Certificates for teachers will, in due
time. be issued and it is recommended that those
issued by me be used exclusively, this will pro-
duce uniformity.
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S@ The Washington Correspondent of the Bal
tl'noFe Sun says; I" The Senate did not go into
executive session to-day (the 2sth) and Mr. Bad
ger nomination appears to be in bad way. The
objections which are urged against it in the Senate
may De gathered from the Union of this morning,
to-wit non-residence in the circuit from which he
is nominated, and old federalism.'
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E% We find the following item floating through
our exchanges: "Gov. FoorE, of Mississippi. in a
recent letter. asserts his constitutional right to fiji
the vacancy in the Mississippi Senatorial represeu-
tation; but he is in doubt whether he. in view Of
recent Developments, will exercise that rightn
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G1- Mr. Miller is out with another Card in there
glster' IN winch ne makes good his charges against
Mr.. hayner, The gentleman from Hartford " is
catching it. " The last North State Whig-Mr.
stan}y's organ-has an article about Mr.. Ravner
which is any thing but soft and affectionate.
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Later from C0E{1r,,i0.

New YoRK, Jan. 2c. The steamer Star of the
West arrived here to-day from AspinwaII, with San
Francisco dates to Jam Ist. She brings 400 passen-
Francisco with $4,000, OOG in gold.
Great rains and srows prevailed throughout Cali
fornia during the last weeks OF December. The
rivers ovetfowed, large number of Ranches
swept away, number of cattle drowned, and many
lives lost.
In the mountainous and mining districts, the in
habtants starving. At last accounts the storm
had abated, and provisions being sent forward
to the destitute places.
A severe earthquake had been felt at San Diego
on the 2Slh December.
Col. Jack Hayes, the Texan ranger, was murdered
at San Francisco by named Jones. The mu-
derer had been arrested and lynched
Advices from the SANDY witch Islands state that the
French rapidly extending their power over The
Society Islands.
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VIRGINIA.

Virginia appears to be going more fully than
ever into Internal Improvements. The last Peters
burg News contains the following items from Rich
mond:
'' Amongst the bills reported to-day in the House
Of Delegates, the following A bill to increase
the capital stock Of the Clarksburg and Wheeling
Turnpike Company-a bill making further appro-
pration Of SIS 900 to the South Western Turnpike
road-and bill to increase the capital stock of the
Potomac Bridge Company.
The following bills were passed to-day A bill
authorizing loan of one million Of dollars, by the
State, to the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany-ayes 81. noes SO.
bill increasing the capital stock of the Luray and
Front Royal Turnpike Company 100000. in which
the State subscribes 3-5ths-ayes 90. 80.
ASenate bill, incorporating the Richmond and York
River Railroad Company and authorizing a capital
stock Of 100000 on the 3-5hs prnciple-ayes II,
noes so.
A bill appropriating further sum of 100000 to
McAdamize the North W estern Road taken up
and read third time. Pending the question Of its
passage, the House adjourned to Monday.
The bill authorisng a subscription OF $4,000
as ihe capital stock of the Norfolk and Petersburg
Railroad Company, of which Subscription the State
takes 3-5hs, passed at the evening session OF
Friday
And ON Friday, as We learn from the Enquirer,
the House of Delegates passed, by a very large
majority, the bill making a loan of 100000 to
the Richmond and Danvile Railroad Company.
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70 MISS 1. v. r.. OF RALEIGH.

TO MISS Z. v. a, OF RALEIGH.
will not say what it hath cost, s.
lhls bo=om's thro5Ging pulse to still
7 Q calm the surge of passion. erosssd,
And Jse'taS subject bring to tciN
It were all vain in me to tell
As thou to hear--the agony
OF the fierce struggle. ere the spell
Were broken, aud the captive free.
will not grieveihy gentle heart,
70 tell thee OF the burning tears
The strong man. cen viii shed to part
~ th all tue cherished hopes years;
How hard the task, ali none may deem,
Us bitterness who hath not proved
f,asSsOn to merge IN cold ESTE Ka, -
And but admire where once we IoYKDa
But it is done and thou art now
A being worshipped from afar 80 -
To whom breathe derotion's VOW
As unto some fair, distant STAR
Whose radiance, streaming from the sky
In every heart enchantment wakes
Yet holding on its pathway high,
Gives hack no love for all it takesI
Thou art the fair embodiment sssa
q are,sof holy Truth and Loves
a seraph blest I deem thee, sent
To lure me up tosworlds above;
My better Angel, there art thou;
And still, in hottest thought, to thee
4 breathe dcvotion's pnrcst vow,
At the lone shrine Of MEMoRr
Virginia, January, 1858.
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Difference in favor of American,

On lines principally for the convenience If passen-
gers. the wear is not great, consequently the differ
in favor of American iron is less but the average
disparity is about in the wear, being the differ
cnce in for repairs. The Lowmoor iron, which
stands highest in the Es imalon of our railroad
ayers, is far inferior in enacity in ordinary American
iron in use.
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G1 Inc Potomac was covered day or two
Since with thick coat of ice, thus rendering the
passage OF mail steamers impracticabIe We are
consequently somewhat behind with the latest
intelligence.
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CATTLE TRAIN. 4 train of thirty-nine Of
live stock-GOo in all-passed through Binghamq-
ton, n Y, on Friday night last, en- route for New
York, and was followed by an extra train of thirty
cars-ten filled with live cattle and twenty with
,nerchandse
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THE SAVINGS BANKS OF MAssA cHUsETTs. In 1870
the number of derosi,ors in The Savings banks Of
Massachusetts amounted to 37,470 and the amount
deposited, TO S.. Sl9553. From that time the in.
of depostors amounted TO 1855. and the amount
deposited, to $I8,40l,3O7. In 1910, the number oil
depostors one in twenty of The whole popula
ton. at s. So average ach In $780, the dePositors
were in twelve, al 81 70 ezch or the savings
Were, 1870, So so average OF the whole popula.
ton. and in 1859, SIS average. The small savings
had nearly doubled themselves. In 1852. The depos
itors one in eleven of the whole population, and
the deposits average $l5 per head of the whole
ulation-an increase of Ss3 per head in two years
The highest average and most numerous de2osi,ors
in proportion to the population, in locations
where fishing and other pursuits abound.
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A lot of seventy.fve bales of cotton. r,sed By
Thomas Wray, Esq, of Greene County, Ga. was
sold al Augusta on Tuesday liz cents. Ii was of
very superior quality. lot of thirty bales of Nank
in Cotton from Mr.. Bakers, of Clarke County, was
also sold recently at Augusta at 6 cents. -
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Eg- One of the. Correspondents of the Balti-
more Sum- speaking of the Cabinet and appoint
ments of Gen. Pierce, says " the China mission be-
longs to California, of course"
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BIsuorR1c VACANT. By the arrival Of the
Baltic we learn that LEv1-SLLIMAN IVES, D. d.
Ii. D., Ex-Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina, made public aljuration Of Pro-
testantsm, at Rome, Sunday the 2Gth of De
cer1ber. 1852. DIR. Ives has for several years
preached what is known as high Church doc
drncs'' He has now become simply lay member
cf the Catholic Church. Pro N1No is said to have
administered the sacrament to him in person. And
it has created much noise and talk from both Cath
Ole and Protestant soourners in the olden CITY Of
Seven Hills" Mrs. Ives and Mrs. Dickens, of North
Carolina, we understand, travelling in Europe
with DR.. Ives. Doctors Hawkes. and Mason, and
the Rev. Mr.. Davis are spoken Of in connection
with the vacant Bishopric. There are many things
in heaven and earth more strange than this con-
version and we hopea spirit of peace and kindness
Will still be preserved throughout all congregations.
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Mew York legislnture.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 90. The Legislature of N.
York has appointed Wednesday next for the eection
of United States Senator.
The debate upon the liquor law has resulted in the
adoption of order referring the law to special
committee of from each county report upon the
expediency of amending, without Infringing upon the
fundamental principles of the act
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Gae The Rev. John A Gretter died in Green's
borough on the 2lst instant. Mr.. Gretter was
Minister of the Presbyterian Church, and was dis
tinguished for his zeal, eloquence, and piety.
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Tetanus, or lockjaw. is said to be successfully
treated with quinine. The New Orleans Medical
and Surgical Journal gives, length, the
ment in recent case, In which the is attributed
altogether to quinine.
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C4ARLEsroN AND NASHVILLE. The Nashville and
Chattanooga Railroad is completed, and cars
rnnnng on it, to within three miles Of the Tennes-
see River Passengers are landed in Charleston in
less than three DAYS from Nashville. the whole dis
lance with the exception ofthe three miles above al
luded to, by Railroad or Steamboat.
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Election, of SenGfor, q

Itectfnn q ISeflAK6fsz 4rc.
TRENTON, N. j., Jan. 80. The New Jersey Leg.
islature has reelected Hon. VIM. w right, u. S.
SENATOR for six years from the 4th Of March next.
Mr.. Wright was formerly wing, but game out. for
Pierce in the recent campaign, -
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The Merican Ne,Os Confrmed-ArriUai Of the Steamer
Empire CHy-Laferf from HarGna. &c.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 25. The ne vs. from Mexico,
regarding the revolution, the resignation OF President
Arlsta and the temporary government is fully con-
fnned. The condition of the country was dePtora-
BILE. There were doubts whether the temporary gov
eminent. which Senior Cevaes was endeavorng to
establish, would succeed. Everything appeared to
be pretty much at loose ends.
The steamer Empire City has arrived here, with
later advices from Havana. MIR. King, Vice Pres
dent e!et, had not arrived there when the Empire
City left.
The small pox had materially subsidized. There
were, however, frequent cases occurring.
Affairs on the Island were quiet. Martin Galano,
The Secretary of the Captain General, has been
moved and his successor is expected arrive by the
next steamer from Spain.
Business is without any special movement or
change in prices from last accounts.
SECOND DISPATCH.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 25. Late dvices from Mex
leo state that President Cevaies had named follow
ing Ministry Gen. BIanco, Secretary of War;
Gen. Iturblde, Secretary of the Treasury Guerrero
of Foreign Affairs. and Yan,ez, OF Justice. Their
administration would probably be of short duration.
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LAReE CRop The Pennsylvania Agricultural So
clety, at its annual meeting, at Harrisburg, few
days ago, awarded the premium on corn to Mr. Geo.
Walker, Of SUsquehanna copn'Y-l6O bushels to the
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AMERICAN RAIL Roam Iron. The New York
Bankers Circular learns from a well authenticated
statement that American Rail Road Iron, factu
ed from American pig, is in quality superior by al
most to l. to the i'm ported article. The following
is the furnished by the'engineers OF the Reedng
! Rail Road route better calculated than any other
in the United States, try the quality of iron rails ::
Annual of English iron, LILO per cent.
Annual wear Of Amarican iron, l 40 IS
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Bill Resistance TO the Lcu.s

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. PC. The officers in charge OF
Richard Neal, free negro man. charged with alb
Quoting slaves from Anne Arundel county, Md, who
left the city yesterday in private vehicle.
taken at Chester last night by Meals friends will d
writ of habeas corpus. crowd of blacks prevented
the officers from taking him in tho cars, and it was
found necessary TO send ano,hs party of officers in the
morning train TO bring the prisoner back
When the cars passed through Chester this morn
ing large crowd of blacks SssembIed and diff
fcuty anticipated if the officers attempted to put
Neal in The cars
dispatch from Wilmington this morning, sitting
that Neal passed through there last night in charge
of officers Hampton and Wise, of Mary land is prob
ably incorrect.
SECOND DISPATCH.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. &c. Neal, the negro charged
with abduciing slaves was brought this city to-
day habeds corpus issued by the Supreme Court,
and will have hearing tomorrow morning.
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SUPREME COURT.

The following opinions have been delivered since
our last
By NASH, Oh. j., in Baker Halstedd, from Cum
berland, affirming the judgment. Also, in State IS.
Melton and Bird, from Stanly, declaring that there is
no in the Court below. Also, in Bordeaux
Montague, in Equity, from New Hanover, dismiss
ing the bill with costs.
BY BATTLE, j., in Allen Us. Allen, from New Ham
over, awarding rcnire de Also, in William
son rs. Jordan, in Equity, from Person, dismissing
the bill with COSTS. Also, in Holmes rs Johnston,
from Sampson; reversed and remanded. Also in
Galley Kelly, in Equity, from Guford, directing
reference.
By PEARSON, j., in Sowell Barrett, in Equity.
from Moore, Diminishing the bill with costs. Also,
in Rocks Moore, from New Hanover, affirming
the Judgment. Also, in Mason U.s. Hearne, in Foul
Ity, from Sanly, directnga reference. Also in State
as. Weaver, directing Uenire de roro
Levi SilIiman Ives, the Bishop of North Caro!iua,
who has seeded 10 the Catholic church, the
twenty-ffh Bishop. in the order of appointment, Of
the Episcopal church of the United States. He is
native o! Vermont, and was originally settled, as
minister, over Congregaiionast Society, in the
county OF ST. Lawrence, N. Y. The effect OF form
ing certain and intimacies, that
time it is said, to direct his attention to the
Episcopal church, which abandoning his Congress
sona flock, he entered. and e1ne TO New Y ork city,
where he married daughter Ct the venerable Bish-
op Fl Hobart and settled as Rector Of ST. Luke's
Church, in Hudson street. On Thursday, Septem-
her 22d, 1881, he was consecrated Bishop of North
Carolina, in Trinity Church, Phladrp hia. At the
time of his detection from the Protestant faith. he had
been Bishop twenty-one years, and was the third
living, in the order Of conservation His wife, who
accompanied him his visit to Rome, is said TO
have strongly opposed his joining the Catholic
church, but begins 10 defend him fre-a the at
lacks Of several Protestant ministers, who also
COMMANDED him Rome, Bait. Sun
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0nOO sMITH'ssMulses No. 7. 8, and 10.
.ZUOV T. BROWN.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
MILL be let TO the lowest bidder, at New Hope
wv meeting hense, Saturday the 18th February at
10 o'clock the building of House 26 by ls feet. two
stories high, the builder TO furnish all the materials.
The house TO be huIt for Common Schools and Hall for
Sons Temperance Private bids wifi be received until
the day Of letting. For plan, see ALPHEUs JONES.
Esq.
Cow NJ Isr1TsEs roR SONS School Com MITPEE.
P. H..KNIGaT, H. w. BUFFALOE.
w M JONES - AEPHEUS JONES,
sJNO. O. JEFFREYS W.R. KNIGHT.
JNo F.sCURFMAN.
JNO, w. IRA lex.
January 2sih, 1888 2o-td
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The Fayetteville Mutual Insurance Company has
been organized by the appointment of The following
Officers: George McNeI, President; II. l.. Myro-
yer, Vice President; Chas A. Mcmillan, cretary
]. G. Shepherd, Attorney. Erecutire CsmmiteeI
George Mcneil. James Kyle, John II. Cook. d.
rectOrs-George Mcneil, Henry l.. hIyrover, John
H. Cook. Henry Lilly, A. +. Hall, Jas. Kyle. w m.
Mcintyre, Vim. McI.aurin. Jno d. W iIlialns, VIM.
Warden. Chas. Benbow, Nathan Stedman, d. A.
Ray, S. Il. Iiawiey, y. A. Mrkehan, J. G. Shep-
herd, +. S. Lutter!oh. Fay. Observer.
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CunGiiion of Ike Markets.

Co"u"fO'A "
New York, Jan. %. Cotton duI-sales Of goo
bales. Flour better-saes Of 1000 hbIs. at SIS 81
a SIS "A for State, e.! So rs fer Genessee, ard
5 60 SIS rs for Southern. Coffee-saies Of 5000
bags Rio at 81 Sugar-sales of 500 hhds.
Orleans at 48 53c. Molasses-sales of 500 bbls.
Orleans al 80 SIC. Nh.sky-saes of 500 hbls at
este. Pork unsettled. Beef steady. Wheat-saIes
of 5000 bushels red al ST. 81. Corn-sales Of 90.
600 bushels yellow at 60 Tic.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 27Ih. Sales to-day of $50 bales,
and Of the week 1850 bales at 81 i04 cents.
Receipts of the week, 1880; stock, u, 500 bales.
Market unsettled.
CHARLESTON, Jan. 26th. Sales of 600 bales of
Cotton at 81 10 "a cts. Prices have declined &C.
Mddling Upland l04c.
New ORLEANs. Jan. 9Th. Sales Of 5000 bales
of cotton II cents for Fair UpIands and for
Middng. Tobacco-sales of 500 hhds. kentucky y
al a & 4. Mess Pork l6 SO SIT.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 2Sth. Cotton is steady sales
of 5000 bales. Mess Pork had declined 10 I6 % a
SIG SO. Sales Of 5000 bags Rio Coffee at 9 81
cents.
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. 2slh. 'Tohacco--lhc market
is active, and prices of last week well sustained
Good and fine old tobacco is very We have
heard of sales Of fine old tobacco since last week.
iheparcei of six hhds quoted last week bong il
by DR.. Jas. MoSby. n. NJ. MARTIN 81 co. /.
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General Superintendent IF C1mmon >chOols.
Raleigh, January 18Th, 1853.
p. S. Blank Certificates for teachers will, in due
time. be issued and it is recommended that those
issued by me be used exclusively, this will pro-
duce uniformity.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-06-04

Black~ood's Edtndnrg Masu=ius, Reprint Of
j.. Scott q Co. New lofA, for May mas been
iem. us, oy sn% pan'''"e'S' lconb""s several
pulnnm,, Jlou5Ib-ve n,re p,,o.r,. Co..
June on our table, which completes The first
volume. This magazine has made Il brilliant
&c aso ado ana has ALREADY attained l3n Of
S SOU 1o., IT, r: rTinam Co.. 10 Park Place,
ne A a re. Med'e"t Jonr"al, and 'tThe
Nsw,on OF Cin mjms, eose" oy ~ =. y;
these valuable medical works have be~n sen, ~,
by the editors. They are held by medcaI ,nca
10 be able scientific periodicals; The terms Of
the journal I,i Is - per year Address DR.. r. ).
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ed the favor TO be allowed, after death
one corner in the beautiful place, and
had received universal assent.
In September, as the leaves We're be-
ginning to fade, Cornelius approached
his end; he was surrounded by his un-
cI"'S househoId~-the Doctor was present,
Annie, the old lady Of the prison and
many Of his acquaintanccs. TO each
he addressed kind word of encorrag--
ment, and with benign smile on his
countenance, calmI " breathed his last.