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Ihe RQiLrOad Accident near ChicngO.

BUFFALO, April, 2Sh, 1853. The Chicago pa
pers heart rendng details Of the late melan-
choly accident. The road in the vicinity of
the catastrophe covered with ruined and the
dead and dying. One by one the wounded unin-
ured crept from beneath, and the shreks of Ia
and The groans of the dying added to the horror
OF the scene. One poor woman, with both her legs
broken, lie with dead child her arms, and two
little ones, Lnnur-d clinging TO her. young wo-
stood by the dead bodies of her father, mother
aud brother, shriekng like maniac. Three children,
from eight to years of age, were taken out and
recognized by their father who is left alone Beneath
The edge of car appeared the bald head and hand
of an old man, leg Of ONE, aud the mang led body
of another.
The scene the depot awful in the extreme
when the remains were brought in-lhe floor was
covered with blood, and heap of limbs gathered
geiher in a corner, while many bereaved ones w ere
searching for lost friends or relatives.
The coroner's jury rendered their verdic, last night
on the bodies of the sixteen persons killed. They
found that the deceased came their deaths by co..
lisicn between trains caused by the gross
Iessness and neglect Of Moses Tyler conductor, and
Thomas Backman, engineer, of the Michigan Cen.
trail Railroad, and Herbert l.. Whitney and Edward
Davis. engineers the Southern road-holding Them
They also censure Mr. Juurie,te, superintendent of
the machine shop, for furnishing proper lights
the engines of the central company. Robert Davis,
fireman on the Sou hern road and Whitney, Davis,
TYLER and Bdckinan were committed 10 await their
trial. Those named the verdict held for man
slaughter.
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SCOTT SEW RDIsM.

@Brownlow's Wing complains in strong terms
Of the proscrptiye spirit evinced by the scottSew
ard leaders of Tenne ssee towards the Fillmore and
Webster Wings The Editor says;
alt cannot be denied that the spirit Of the Wig
Scott Leaders of Tennessee is mean, illibera, pro-
scriptive, and infinitely Internal spirit. We have
believed for MONTHS that orders nave Deen ISSUED from
the head quarters of the selfconstituted leaders of
/ Jones CoIlum, Seward, and Scott Whiggery, to
show no quarter to those Wings who had the inde-
pendence to object TO the nomination of Scott the
expense Of Wing principles, and the sacrifice of such
men as Fillmore and Webster. F"
The Editor then publishes extracts from letters
received from Wings in various parts of Tennessee,
protesting against this conduct and concludes as
follows:
"Connecticut and Rhode Island have recently
gone for Democracy. We look for Vermont to go
next. AS for Tennessee, the ProscrPtive spirit of
these Scott Wing papers, and leaders, will about lay
her to the land in August nexi AS things are now
being managed, with few more such leading edI-
torials as the one in the Register, reading all Web
ster Wings out of The Chnrch-the Democrats will
carry the Governor, Legislature and two-thiIds Of
the Cong :essional districts"
The same spirit prevails in North Carolina. Mr..
Gather has been brought out, by the Scott-Sew-
ardites, to oppose Mr.. Clingman on account of his
manly course in opposition to Gen. Scott during
the late campaign; Mr.. Osborne, copperl1ead
Scottite, has been nominated in the Mecklenburg
District; Mr.. Puryear, equally inveterate Scott
lite, has been nominated over the head Of the Hon.
j. P. CALDWELL the late member, because he hest
tated or refused to support the Seward candidate ;
in the 9Th District Mr. Kerr, the Scout leader in the
late contest in this State for Governor pops out at
the "urgent solicitation" of his friends, and init
mates pretty clearly in his circular published in
the Greensborough Patriot, that he is better emit
tied to the field than any other Wing; and judg-
ing from appearances, Mr.. Outlaw would be ruled
off but for the firm stand of his BERTHE friends.
And it is we'll known that Mr.. Rayner, another
Fillmore Wing, was compelled by the interference
and opposition of Mr.. Stanly, to withdraw his
name from the contest for Senator in the late As
sembIy.
However, this is a matter in which we take no
particular interest. We allude to it as part of
the history of the times. The Wing "house " is
!" divided" and must fall, plank by plank and
beam by beam. The election of Gen. Pierce gave
it an earthquake shock, which, of ITSELF would
have rendered Its destruction sure the divisions
and strifes of the ambitious leaders among them
selves, will only hasten the result
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THE NEW BANKS,

The Farmers Bank, of Elizabeth City, has been
organized by the election of the following Direc-
tors Joseph Fl. Pool, William Simmons, William
Shannon K. White, and James NJ Whidbee The
oulcers are j. Il Pool President; William w.
Griffin Cashier; G. W. Dashiell, Teller. Resolu-
t'ons were passed authorizing the Directors to es-
taolSn Branch at Greensborough, and allowing
the stockholders at Greensborough to choose their
own officers.
The Bank Of Yanceyville was organized on the
2lSt April. The following gentlemen were chos-
en- directors N. M. Roam, George Williamson,
Allen Gunn' William Long, Samuel P. Hill, Tho
mas BigeloW, and I. D. johnson. Samuel P. Hill
was elected President, and A. G. Finley Cashier
The Bank Of Charlotte has also organized We
nave mlSlald the paper containing the names of the
0"cers' We learn that a considerable amopnt he.
yona that authorized by the charter was subscrib
ed thus showing the abundance of money in tba,
section of the State. Wac
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BRYANT BENNETT, Sec y.
Hamilton, APri! 2, 1853.

Mas. HARRIer BEEcHER SrowE's CHARITY :.
There was recently (says the N. Y. National Dem
ocrat,) family of thirty slaves in Virginia, which
the owner offered sell into freedom very small
price. Some benevolent parties in Phiiadel phid
dertook 10 raise the amount by subsrri pton. The
who Immediately enclosed twenty-five dollars for
the object Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, also
written to- and of course she responded by sending
very large amount of money for the glorious Pur-
pose.' She had just realized an immense fortune
by her abotionism-she was just the of start
ing for England TO be feed by the Duchess of Suth-
erand, and caressed by the hand of the nobility. and
of course she gave rery large purchase these
thirty slaves. No good reader she gave not one
cent. She sent letter back full of sweet sympathy,
Astounding with the charity of advice and approval,
but empty of money her own face is of shame
at the contemplate part she is playing in Eng
land Of forging States evidence against her
try No, she had money for the poor slave
AS her eminent friend and co-lnborer, Mr.. Am;na-
dab Sleek. would say, - 1t is not in way" Her
:" mission" is to make money out IF negro-philan-
thropy, and not for it.
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FIRST FRUrrs. The Wilmington and Manchester
Rail Road begins to pour the products of the pine in
to market. In The past month about 5000 bbls.
of Rosn have been brought down the road, and land
ed at wharves by the Steamer Brothers, and tow
Boats.
Yesterday Capt. John Banks delivered to w. A.
Gwyer 90 bbIs. Spts. Turpentine, which came
down the road from re disliIleries of l.. Peacock
Columbus County. Tho lot was The first dslila-
ton of the season, and the second lot of spirits
brought down the road.
In addition to this we learn the Steamer Brothers
has carried thirteen TurPenne DistiIleries
which are located along the line of the road, render
ing facilities those who get turpentine-and adj
ding to the industrial pursuits of portion of the
State hitherto inaccessible for of roads trans
port produce upon.
The first fruits of the Road look fair Let US hope
Summer will but ripen and increase the supply.
Uihninet0 ton Herald.
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i - - - g
FALSE HisToR7 CoRRaCTED. The New Orleans
Ueita deaoupces as hoax account of Gen. jack
sons "reminiscences Of the Battle of New Orleans.
communicated 10 the Savannah Journal by :. Philo
Jackson, 'as the fruits Of visit 10 the old Hero al
the II rmiiage in $780, As the narrative found its
way Into our columns, deem II proper to publish
the denial of the Delta which says that the .stoFe
boxes, bags of sand, &C., ficiionthan
the cotton bales" Some Of the latter undoubt-
eofy used In making the monnd-it is humbug to
call it for6cation-but they wore found more dan
gerous than effective, the cannon balls from the
enemies batteries knocked them of place, and the
cotton, strewed about the lines, would catch FIRE and
endanger the American ammunition. But what
was there for cotton bales, store boxes, or bags of
sand, when there plenty of good earth dig up
and throw into heap in front of the men, which OPP
posed much better resistance than boxes bales of
any article 1t was this happy conception which
oeEeo JackSon'S entTenchment strong and ii
the want of reflection and common sense of the Eng
llsh Engineers, in making their batteries of boxes
and hogsheads of sugar, instead of common dirt, to
winch we may ascribe the disastrous result of the
British bombaEdment on the LIST of January, when,
in few hours, their whole works were blown to
atoms, and nearly all their guns dismounted. But
the most absurd part of the foregoing story, is that
which represents the British General as riding up
Ten. jackson TO surrender his sword. This is
entirely fact, that the British surrendered on that
occasion. The general impression was, that they
held their own-retired from the fed-and that Gen.
Jackson positively forbade his men to pursue them,
as they were still stronger than his force. Gen.
Lambert, the only General left untouched-lay quiet
~ with his command in ditch. from hch at night
he Withdrew beyond reach of the American batteries.
why he should leave his safe place, abandon his
command of four thousand, and ride forward to
render his sword Gen. Jackson and then be knight
rIosy and surprise the statement that the Ameri-
cans strengthened their lines by throwing ladders
and fascines the British, the very things they
wanted K ichmond Enquirer.
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CoUNTERFEITERs ARRESTED. Last evening about
o'clock, Information was given TO officers Cox and
Cherry that counterfeit notes the Bank Of North
Carolina had been passed in several instances during
the afternoon in payment of small purchases. The
person of the individual being described, they i'm
mediately started in pursuit, and after long chase
succeeded in arres;ing him at the Union Hote where
it was found he was then lodging in company with
| another individual, who also taken in charge
Their names had been entered as Jos. Smith and
Jos. Thompson. On being taken before the Mayor
and examined, several hundred dollars worth of good
| money was found in their possession, and ten
dollar counterfeit note of the kind those
passed, but examination of their baggage al
the Hotel, two packages of counterfeit money to the
amount of $4,000 were found in carpet bag. Both
were committed to Jail.
The whole of the spuriou money was in ten dol-
lar notes on The Bark of the State Of North Carolina,
a good many of which, there is no doubt they have
succeeded in passing, the first arrested had in
his possession numerous bundles of cigars, rolls of
socks, pencil cases, &C., that had probably been
bought for the sake of getting change. letter was
found on one, by which it would seem he from
New Orleans. Further particulars will be given as
soon known. Norfolk News.
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.pH,1kpr1pa,.. Anil ,oaa Ia5s.

PHILkDELPHIA, April 23d, 1858.
Mr.. HOLDRN--Denr Sr: The gloom of winter end
OF early spring hayiag cleared away, we now in
the enjoyment of tire most delightful weather for
the that has been known here for many years
Yesterday the weather was unusually VAIN during
the morning and aiiernoon. and in the eFeaing We
were favored with delightful thunder storm, which
continued but short time. This succeeded by
violent hail storm, which, for afew minutes, threat
ened TO be ordinary storm; hailf fell in great num-
bes measuring from half inch to three-fourths of
inch in diameter. many of which measured my
self. There some fine window lass broken, but
the greatest damage TO have been done to the
{" green houses - in and about the City-one alone
is reported have had about one thousand Panes OF
glass broken. / do not think the fruit far enough
advanced to have received any injury from the pelt
ing that it must evidently have received from the
falling hail. This morning is clear and pleasant, with
every appearance of d continuation. The numerous
public squares were thrown open 10 the public du-
ring the eek, which has given life to the lu-
venile they them in great numbers in the
afternoon with their attendants, there to enjoy them
selves with their various amusements. These squares
only ornament TO the City, but they tend
greatly to The health of the citizens. Thousands Of
persons who have been pent up in close rooms IN
narrow streets and alleys during the winter months
find great relief in being able 10 enjoy few hours
walk, and breathe the pure atmosphere thats free to
all in those delightful, shady retreats, that open
to all, the old and the young, rich and poor, who
conform the rules, and conduct themselves prop
ery.
All branches of business continues good the
chancs have given no further evidence Of strike,
having generally where IL was Inerited received d
satisfactory advance Of wages. Some of the alters
have been disIegarded and their places supplied with
females. There is nothing more of importance to
communicate.
Yours very trnIy, b.
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Just Received,
NEW ARRIVAL OF SPRING GOODS
At THE BAZAAR!

EM7 HITE, Buff, Brown, Notified, Plaid, Striped,
w and Planters Linen Goals White and Butt
Grass do. Drab Blue and Notified Croloh do, Black
and Fancy ALPACA do, Plaid and Fancy Cashmere
Sacks and Frocks. Tweeds, Cashmeretts and Angolas
do. Planters Linen, Plaid, White, Striped, Notified
Linen and Cashmere Pants in great variety Sontag
Cashmere, Silk and Linen Vestings. Quilt ngs and
MEETINGS do, rich styles large assortment OF Lawn
and Linen Camoric FIandk re hfs, plain and fancy
bolders Silk and Isle Embroidered Cravats, plain
and fancy Lawn do , fancy Silk do. Alexander's and
ChosSIn's White and Culorrd Kid Gloves, Black do.
LiSe and Linen do Washed Nurwal do. Fine Doe do,
Bla;k Cnlored Silk do Plaid and Striped Silk and Cot
ton Half Hose do We weekly receiving large
supplies selected from the most desirable styles in the
ket, which warrant made equal to custom work
in fit and finish.
Our furnishing Department comprises every new and
fashionable article necessary for regular outfit which
will be sold at the lowest market prices by
a. S. SHAFER s. CO., Clothing Bazaar,
Sycamore street,
Petersburg, April %, $50 A.
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fuI Tier Neu,s 6u The Cunodd

III GGF NeUS OY me NuH0O0.
The telegraph furnishes the following additional
items of foreign By the steamer Canada which
reached Boston yesterday
Al midnight on The 10Th, the Canada exchanged
signals with the royal mail steamship Asia going
up the channel for Liverpool.
The screw steamship Cny Of Glasgow, from
Philadelphia, arrived al Liverpool as the Canada was
leaving.
Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe had attended the
British and Foreign Bible Society, aud present.
ed with 9l3O by 200 subscribers.
FRA NCE.-Ihe only noticeable events are the trial
oil the newspaper correspondents, not yet concluded
and some strange developments of VI. Vtron appro-
pratlng the lions share of the purchase money of
the ConslituIIonnel.
Stringent regulations 10 political refugees in
France pronul gated. one will be permitted TO
reside Lyons Marseil!es, the departments Of
the Seine, without special authorization. Spanish
refugees must not approach within 100 miles of the
Spanish frontier; Germans must keep the Same dist
ance from Germany, and Italians from Italy,
There is some talk of voliGg juinlure to the E IL
press; and of Pensioning the heirs OF Gerard, the
French inventor of spinning linen thread by ma
chlnery.
IrALY.-A new manifesto from Mazzini is reported
10 have appeared at Turin. 1t is said that MAJ
Uni and of his agents have crossed from Malta
into Sicily. Eighty prisoners have been arrested at
Catana and Musslna.
COMMERCIAL. LONDON Misunderstanding Broth
report the colonial and foreIga produce market
dull throughout the week. Llnseed c2kes, oblong
western in cakes Ell SIS. ex ship fine New York
Offering freely at g9 S.; Boston In bags at 80. Tea
| firm, with speculation of probable
change in duties.
| he IRON trade was steady. and the principal mar
kets firm f9 5R5 IS. for bars, and go Is
rails; Scotch pig tucluaed from 52s. 54s.
| FHEIGHTS.-Freights at Liverpool to the United
States have varied but little during the week. They
closed suffer, however, owing 10 the scarcity Of
tonnage. Sieerage passengers were abundant
MANCHESTER MARKET-lioods and yarnS continue
to d heavy aspect, far contracts are
concerned. The light stocks held induce much firm
ness on the part of rrocurers, but operations are
| spiritless.
| HAvRE MARKETS, April 13. Sales of cytton fo
| the week $500 bales, of which $500 were aaoat
against Ii, 236 bales of imports, leaving stock oil
$4,000 bales, including II 800 American, the narke
closing quiet but steady al former rates. awaiting the
BaItic's news. Ashes IN request. Coffee and sugar
dull. Lard neglected. Rice llnguid; Carolina
nominally 32f.
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FIFTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. John Kerr, Esq,
late W hig candidate for Governor of the State has
announced himself cand date for Congress from
the Fifth District, composed of the counties of Cas-
well, Alamancs, Chatham, Randolph, GuIlford;
Moore and Montgomery. This district is largely
whig. Mr.. Morehead declines reelection, and NJ
Ke's chances Of election are therefore good, provi-
ded he has opposition from his own party. New
ertheess. hope he will not be permitted to walk
over the track. There many democrats in the
district who could. by a vigorous canvass, add
strength and spirit the democratic cause in their
section. Among these We may be permitted TO men
ton, without disparagenent to others, the names of
Robert P. Dick and J. r. Mclean, of Greensboro.
S. p. Hi Of Caswell. and J. J. Jackson, OF Chat
ham. Either Of these gentlemen would make
able and vigorous canvass. Rouse up democrats
of the 5th, and prepare for the struggle.
Eau CuruLininn
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NEW Rn0KG
May 9, 1853.

FENHE Pictorial Field Book of fhe Revolution, IL
d Illustrations by pen and pencil, of the history, biog.
raphy, Scenery, relics and traditions Of the for In"
dependence, by Benson J. LOSING with several hun.
red engravings wood by Losing s. Barritt, chiefly
from original Sketches by the authors. vols. Royal
octave.
teer Of ths World based ON the Census of The Uniled
States, England and France for 1851. Edited by ].
Carey Cailicst, Am.
Memoirs of the Queens of Henry VIII, and of his
mother Elizabeth OF York, by Agnes Strickland,
piete in Volume.
Nick of the Woods or Jibbenainossy, tale of Ken.
lucky, by Robert Montgomery Bird, VI. A. author Of
g Calsvar," g The InfdeI,'' SC
slrayYankee in Texas.by Philip Paxton. =.
For sale bv w L. POMEROY,
R,leg h April, 1858. A.
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SECOND RATE FIRST RATE. The following
is bit of rhackerays humor, and is very good if not
first
always had taste for the second rate in life
Second: rate poetry, for instance, is an uncommon
deal peasanter to my fancy than your great thund-
erng irs,-rate epic pomes Your Milton and Dan,es
are magnifcent-but bore; whereas ode Of Hor-
ace a song of Ton Moore, is always fresh spark
ling, and welcome.
Secondrate cIaret, again is VIGOROUSLY better than
frstrate wine; you get the former genuine whereas
the latter is loaded and artificial composition that
clogs the palate, and bothers she reason.
Second rate beauty in woman is likewise, l main
| tain, more agreeable than frsi-rate charms. Your
first beauty is grand severe, awful-a fautIess,
frigid angel of We feet nne-suPerb TO behold at
church, in the park. at the craving roo.n-but
hah how inferior a sweet little second rate nez
retrousse,. with which you fall in love in mInuete.
Second-rate novels, also assert to be superior to
the best works Of fiction. They give you trouble
to read, excite no painful emotons-you go through
them with gentle, Ianguid, agreeable interest. Mr.
James romances perfect in this way. The ne
plue ultra of Incidence may be enjoyed during their
perusal
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NTARRTRD,

On Sunday morning, April 18th, at loves Chap
ell, Rockingham county, N. c.. by the Rev. D. w.
D@ub, Mr.. Henry Baker, of Louisburg, N. G., to
Miss DehIia A. Reid. of ThomPsonvlIe. At the
same lime and place, and by the same. }. N. ThomP-
son to Miss Mary A. BEannock, both of the county
of Rockingham
On Thursday evening, the 9TH of April. by the
Rev. James A. Chalk, DIR. John +. McAnalIy, of
Henderson county. Tenn, to Miss Martha E. Haley.
of Decatur county, Tenn.
On Thursday evening last, 18th uiimo, in New
Hanover county, on Upper Black River, by Rev. G..
Shaw, David l.. Burbank TO Miss Mary A. Henry,
daughter OF Neil Henry, Esq.
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New hooks.

NOTES and endations to the text of s kespearea
IN plays from early manuscript corrections, in copy
OF the foo 1882 in the possession OF ). Collier
Esq, F. S. A.
The History of the CrusaIes, by Joseph Frsncos
Michaud translated from the French by w. Robson.
vols, IL mo-
Hang MAR, Story of Scottishiife by the author Of
Mrs. Margaret Maitland, Merkland, SC.
New edition of Smith The law of contracts, with
notes and appendix, by J. G. Symon ESQ., Third Amer.
canediton with additional and references to both
English and American decisions, By William Henry
RawIe, author of Treatise Covenants for Title.
FIrsaeby w. l.. POMEROY.-
May 2nd. 1853 4S-
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FANNY FERN's BEST. We think Fanny Ferl
never wrote better pair of paragraphs than the fol

FANNY FERN's BEST. We think Fanny Fern
never wrote better pair of paragraphs than the fol-
lowing from the Olive Branch:
''Look this picture, aud then haf.''
''Falher is coming ~ and little round faces grow
long, ard merry voices are hushed, and toys hus
tied into the closet, and mamma glances nervousy
at the door, and baby is bribed with lump of sugar
keep the pesce, and fathers business face relaxes
not MUSCLE and the little group hnddie like timid
sheep in corner, and is des patched as silently
though speaking prohibited by the statute
book. and the children creep like culprits to bed,
marvelIing that the baby dares TO crow loud,
that Father has eome!'
Father is coming!" and bright eyes sparkle for
joy, and tiny feet dance with glee. and eager faces
press against the window pane, and bevy of rosy
lips claim kisses at the door, and picture books lie
unrebuked the table, and tops, and balls and dolls
are discussed, and .lttle Susy lays her soft cheek
against the paterna whskers With the fearless
abandon, and Charley gets love pat for his med-
al and mammals face gIows radiant, and the eve
ming paper is read, (not silently but aioud and
and toast, and time vanish with equal celeriy, for
jubilee has arrived and Father has come y