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Rumors have been aHoat that John A. Dix has
been appointed Minister to France, and Richard K
Meade Minister TO Chilli. We see no confirmation
of these reports. The Washington correspondent of
the New York Journal of Commerce speaks conf
IDENTIFY of the appointment of Mr.. Wise, of Va. as
Minister to France. What pity that Dix is not
appointed. The Fayetteville Observer and Whining
ton Herald will be deprived of one of their most
prolific themes. Fay. CARO-.
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The Rev. DR.. EMPIE. The Richmond Wing
of Yesterday states that the numerous friends OF the
venerable DR.. Adam Empie, will learn with deep
concern, that his health has lately become SO much
age of ST. James Church in that city.
DR.. Empie has long been known in this State ana
North Caroina-as the President Of William and
Mary College years ago, he insPied the highest
respect for his character and admiration for his abll-
ties In fact he has ever earned the admiration and
love of his fellow creatures in all the relations OF
life whether professional private. The departure
of such jest"m ct tenacem pr0p0s'H rtr""',
moreespeciaIly the congregation of which ne was
the pastor.
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ENORMOUS SHARK. A day or two since enor-
nous shark about twenty five feet long, entered an
inlet about one mile below the wreck Of the Aberdeen,
and became stranded. by the tide going out His
mouth was four feet four inches wide. He was
killed. and three barrels of oil were procured
from his liver, which portion of his body 6lled six
barrels. California Paper.
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NORTH CAROLINA AND NoRpo,

9 sr@II
TIME PRACTICAL HATTERS Wo15S
u pectfully call the attention of tbe Sc IL Id Re,
Dealers TO their stock Of irade"
SPRENG AND SUMMER M,
the largest and best that hasever been offered ~.
FOLKs'sand not surpassed by any, and ~ IN ~ Mo-
cannot iailto give satisfaction. They are ~ Prices
& Merchants will find il to then advantago
fore making their purchases Those that 20 20 call
to extend tosus their patronage, NAV reIv e Will.
GOODS Whether of own MAMIE T IN haVl
or IMP0RFED,' as FASHIONABLE, Ell m IRE,
CHEAP any p Northern JOBRER.' W. iNE al
request u elcifanis to call and Sc CoMvftSSrn
that we are Prepate ed and aiH furnish every
line on the best TERMS 'nlhg iRO,
Ladies and Misses Bonnefs in great var;,
Canes and Umbrellas, wholesale.
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PLEASANT OCCUPATION. The Sacramento Union,
Apri Sth saws that the reslets had borne down in
Vulnerable snakes, and left them high dry the le-
wee there, and that many persons were amusing
themselves by killing them and throwing their dead
bodies on the entertainments.
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The DISPUTED MEXICAN TERRIToRY. Mecilla,
the town which gives the territory in dispute
between New Mexico and Chihuahua-or betwe en
Gov. Lane of the one part and Gov. Tras of the
other-is new settlement on the Rio Grande so
new, that it is marked the ordinary maps. 1t
is about thirtyeight forty miles above the Paso
and great distance below the famous desert plan
known the Tornado del Muerto. 1t is, or was,
rather more an American than Mexican settlement,
always being supposed to be within the American
line, until the observations of the Commissioners ap
pointed to lay down the boundary according TO the
treaty of Guadalupe HidaIgo appeared to throw it
the Mexican side, upon which the Mexicans took
2eaceable possession. 1t is but few miles distant
from the we'll known field of the Brazto, where
DoniPhan obtained his first victory four hundred and
fifty of his men fogging twelve hundred Mexicans
heroes of Chihuahua, with the black fag-in
twenty minutes.
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RALEIGH

FEMALE CLASS1CAL 1NSI1IU4C' 81
THE present Session will close on THURSDAY Inc Oh
of June next. The next Session will begin ~
Tuesday the 5th of July. ...,,sy
AS the number of pupils boarding in the lnsuu .us
limited early application NAV be necessary to Se''
aoh'i''a"'e Principal
,ose 5O-3W.
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REMARKABLE Conscience. DR.. Josiah Bartlett,
of Sratham. New Hampshire, one of the victims of
the recent accident the New Haven railroad, was
visited few weeks ago. his residence. by friend
from this city, who invited him to spend few days
in New York, at the then approaching Medical Con-
vention Dr. b. replied that it would give him much
had great apprehension of danger in travelling to and
fro, augmented by the fact that when he last visited
New York he had engaged his passage in the steam
burned, when almost every passenger persisted, but
did not reach the wharf in time to get on board He
subsequently overcame his reluctance to travel at
tended the convention in that city, and met with the
fate he dreaded, in the New Haven cars.
". Y. Courier.
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office r.. & G. r.. II. Company !

MAY D, I65o. J
ON and after Monday 9th inst, the Accommodate
OITrain will leave Raleigh at A. NJ, Monday, Weu,
nesday, and Friday, and return the days, leaving
CASTOR at p. M. or on the arrival of the Cars from
Weldon.
The train will connect both ways with the day taI I
to and from Wilmington and the trains the SeaOOIu
Road.
Raleigh, May 9, 1853. 5O-t
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PeWs at Auction.
\" shall offer for sale, at auction, on Saturday w
w 2st instant ct IL O'Clock, NJ, the Pews reIs ~
ing unsod and those heretofore sold and not paid l
The sale will take place at the Church, and the 'sD
then made KNOWN
BIZ ORDER OF THE YEsrRT.
THOS. D. HOGG,
E. b. FREEMAN,
Raleigh, May g. 1858. 5O-"
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CLOTHING! CLOTHING

CLOTHING! CLOTHING!
BY Parisen & Kings Express,
Direct From Our Mandatory.
" THIN the last week we have received lOO fms
w Cloth Dress and Frock Goats, 300 SuPen%
Paris Linen Sacks and Sack French Coats 200 WhIH
and CoIcred Marseille Vests.
E.. L. HARDING.
May 9th, 1853 So
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Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, of Liverpool, (the Journal
of that city avers,) announces his possession of d
portrait of Shakespeare. by less painter than
Cornelius Jasen, ane Court painter to King James L;
fashionable reputation of the great Vandyke. The
editor audes, in this connection, to the fact that the
Duke of Somerset has portrait of Shakespeare, by
Jasen, of which Boardon, in 1910, remarked as fol-
lowe: " it is certainly handsome; the forehead ele
waited and ample; the eyes clear. and benignan; the
nose well formed: the mouth closed, the lips COM
pressed the hair TeeediDg from the forehead as one
who would become bald the beard gracefully dis.
posed; very neat collar thrown over a dress such
the poet, from the circumstances of his character
his connexions. might be supposed to wear. -
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PETTY DEBTs.-Make two large debts
sooner than small one. These petty,
trihing, clamorous, troublesome, vexa-
tious little debts, crush them in the egg,
my dear young friends; despise them, pay
them In point of fact, these debts
have no real existence. They slip through
your fingers like an eel, just when you
think you have hold of them-when you
want to discharge them, your purse, the
moment before we'll filled, is suddenly
found to be empty. There is something
supernatural about it. Happy is the man
who makes debts with impunity, thrice
happy he who makes none.
From these petty debts arise daily a
thousand ingenious expedients, sublime
sacrifices, stole privations.
For instance, most young men of the
present day die rich or poor, have no
money for the necessaries of life, while
they always have enough to waste on its
most frivolous indulgences, They are
lavish ON everything that is got on credit,
saving of all that must be paid for in cash.
Thus student, or a fashionable man
about town, or any other spendthrift,
takes far greater care of his hat than of
his coat.
There is logic in this. The enormous
profits of the tailor make him in his very
essence crediting tradesman, while the
small gains of the halter make him the
most obstinate of all dealers for cash only.
+ Many young man offers to the admir-
ing eyes of the fair, dazzling waistcoats,
overpowering crayats, diamond shirt-pins,
a whole shop window of jewelry, who,
very probably, has no stockings on. There
is reason for this, too. The hosier don t
trust.
You are walking, one balmy summer
evening, with a pretty widow hanging on
your arm, who is soon to make you
present ofhe fair hand, with all the lands,
tenements, hereditaments and appurten-
ances thereunto appertaining. While YOU
are talking about love and happiness, and
also about economy and a well regulated
household, gaunt, hideous monster
crosses your path. He has something
wrapped up in colored handkerchief,
which he thrusts at you. 1t is your
tailor-and his bill. Farewell to the
hand of the pretty widow, with all the
lands, houses, tenements, etc.
To sum up all in one word, run in debt
for hundred thousand francs sooner than
for hundred
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Use Of Slang by Ladies.

Miss Leslie, in her . Behavior Book, ~
administers the following rebuke to those
of her sex who delight in the use of slang
"There is no wit of taking snooze,
instead of a nap-in calling pantaloons
'pants,' or gentlemen gents, in saying
of man whose dress is getting old, that
he looks 'seedy'-and in alluding to an
amusing anecdote or diverting incident,
to say that it is rich All slang words
are detestable from the lips of ladies. We
are always sorry to hear young lady
use such word as 'polking,' when she
tells Of having been engaged in certain
dance too fashionable not long since; but,
happily, now it is fast going out and al
most banishcd from the best society. To
her honor be it remembered, Queen Vic
tor;a has prohibited the polka being
danced in her presence. How can gen.
teel girl bring herself to say, Last night
| was polking with Mr.. Bell, or Mr..
Cope came and asked me to polk
with him It's coarse and i!i-sounding
name is worthy of the dance, We have
little tolerance for young ladies who,
having in reality neither wit nor hunor,
set up for both, and, having nothing of
the right stock to GO upon, Substitute
coarsencss and impertinence mot to say
impudence,) and try to excite laughter
and attract the attention OF gentlemen by
talking slang. Where. 90 they get it?
How do they pick it up! From low
newspapers, or from vulgar books We
have heard one of these ladies, when her
collar chanced to be pinned awry, say
that . it was put on drunk, also that
her bonnet was d uEk, meaning crooked
on her head. When disconnected she was
foored.' When submitting to dc a thing
unwillingly she was brought to the
scratch Sometimes she did things en-
the sly she talked of certain great
vocalist singing like beast. She be-
f20> I'd it very smart and piquant to use
,Ee-o vile expressions. 1t is true, when
- arties, she always had halfa dozen
,9;lcmen about hey: their curiosity be-
lag excited as to what she would say
next. And yet she was woman of many
good qualities: and one who boasted OF
having always lived in society,""
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Illustrated Neus, I regret having been
dragged into this controversy: but when
am attacked in away that savors strongly
of !" black mail" and am wantonly ira
duced by INTERESTED parties, feel it my
duty to '' show up the animals" in order
that the public should know how some
queer things are managed. Having ac-
complished this object, the opposition"
may now 60, ahead, without any immedi-
ate prospect of: hearing again from the
public's obedient servant,
P. T. BARNUM.
REVERE HOUSE, july 8, 1853.
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TO THE PLEASURE SEEKING PUBL! &c
STNEy POINT PAVILION

JNHlS agfetabYe Satliing place, and quiet retreat
Il for Those i'll seafCiI Il sahh and rational pleas
ure, having been leased by tile 'fersfSIfed with
view to the purchase OF it, if succeszfs n ais efforts
to accommodate the public was opened f6r fSe sea-
son ON Wednesday,, 18th June.
Many and varied improvements have been recent
~ made caicoatef To promote the comfort of visi-
tiers. and nothing shall be omitted by the Proprietor
and his family which afrd the least satisfaction
10 his guests. Parents and their children will here
md all the comforts Of home i'm ample provision,
whist the devoee of fishing may come asSt.ei that
every necessary arrangement for his accommodation
III the way of fishing boats and tackle, with proper
persons to wait on him whilst engaged i'll his capu-
Waiting sport, has been fully made. In addition, a
seine will be daily drawn for the accommodation OF
the place and the mset''eht of visers, whilst first
rate band of music will be il, readiness, day and
night, for the amusement and rCcfesr.tn of those
who may call II INTO service.
NlSters from Washington, Georgetown, and Alex
andria, can reach the Point Monday, Wednes-
day, and Saturday of each week by means of the
steamers Powhatan, OSceoia, and Columbia, and
can return on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sun
day of each week by the same boats.
The terms of hOar, ri tile Point will be ;S2 for a
single day. 81 30 per day 6r three DAYS andle than
a week, $40 per week. and $50 Per month. Chill
dren and servants halt price.
WILLIAM w. DIX.
Formerly Proprietor of the Fountain
jy 12m Inn, Light street, Baltimore.
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Fauquicr White suiphpt spring.

Fifty miles wcst if District of Coluh.bia.
flS establishment i now open for the reception
Il OF viSiters. The healing qualities of tie water
are well established, and by many regarded As
interior 10 heHe Ill the State. The buildings are
upon largc scale, tasttfilIv arranged with spacious
porticOrS. ndi!rCoH:s and pnrlors extensive paved
walks and covered watts shaded by beautiful trees
A rst-rae band OF IiIiSc has taen secured, and a
most ample supply a tie very best wines, liquors,
anu stores which the country could AFFORD: without
regard tn price. Efficient, polite, accommodating
agents VIII GndeavOr TO make the time of the guests
IL agreeable is possible.
Terms o. board Is follows: $50 fOrthC season end
my l~t October; for three months, So; for two
months, S6O; for one month, S;S5; for two weeks,
-le; one week. SO; per day, Sl.I5; meals ana
lodgings, each 10 cents. Children under Twelve
years, air! SERVANTS, iialf price. No charge for
children under two Horses. % cents per day,
or so per month. Tie very feS wines and liquors
haTlns been obtained, o3rkaee n s bottle, ana III
proportion tOr larger quantities, VII be charged on
MI that shall he brought 10 the place hy others. Bills
PAYABLE weekly.
The Alexandria aud Grange Railroad is now com
oiri.f 20 WarrrnteI, and the leave Alexandria
III ciSht c'ci0ch every nIrnnG except Sunday, and
gel 10 Nnrrento1 III aL-'u two and a halt hours,
where lr>trte l.De o s'oat5 -ilI take the passen
gers immediately To the SprIgs, slA az EaIf miles
over MchGamiZCd road; returning, the cas- I, ave
Harrentnn a; < Oc.0ck, and passengers get 10
Alexandria and Washington IN time for the evening
tram to BALTIMORE. Another train of cars leaves
HleNainrla At Z. M. and gets TO Bealeton about
t"0-and a-h2If hours S-hcr hrSt-rate line of stage
coaches WI! take the pGs,"ns tb1vt nine miles 10
me Spring, over good sulnn.Cc rDdi. Fare by
rtter route from Alexandria to the SDrng> - so
travellers who come By GOId0nsvilie Will nave
equally gnnI rOG"he~ to Gulpeper Court house.
"hci: place thc leave at IN. the cars. and get
70 Goa'etoa Iii 30 nnutcS, where the coaches viii
AXE IN IN Immediately TO the springs, thus making
~ o dally igs from B,Glrt1D, and one from War
renon to the Springs. Ptsons MAY breakfast at the
Springs. dine ana spend about .our in Alexandria.
lEd rrtHrn 70 the Springs h. p: tc same day,
Passengers by the evening train from Richmond get
20 the Springs " noon ,he next day. BY the Cor
donsviIle route. :i,eS sc, at Cnlpeppcr Court house
and get to the Springs ;hotit nEne iext morning. A
good line of coaches viii go from the Springs 10 New
Market three times a week, connecting A. Gainess
Cross Roads with the Winchester line.
THOMAS -. FLINT,
iv92m Superintendent
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GREAT THROUGH LINE TO THE YVES
s ~ sats.sazsiss s.sNE

Baltimore amt Ohio Railroad, from Baiti-
more 20 TVheeiing, and connecting there
uath tie large, netv, and sp5emdid Steamers
Of the Union Line m tie Ohio, and tie
stages to ZaHeSrIUe, tfc.
ITNHfs EXPEDITIOCS LINE heng now thorough-
Il l. completed by the late finishing of tf. Great
Board Free Tunnel. and the road being in eNcsient
order, the tcniion OF travellers Is confident
ly directed 10 itS superior advantages and low fares.
The s(,suery upon ths road is of the most stipend
aud dtfract:v, character.
The Express Nail Train leaves Baltimore daily at
y. M, and runs directly through to Wheeling, 1850
niles in Is l9 hOurS, including all stoppages ar
Sug there At or . r. M next day or, passer gers
leaving Baltimore at a. H. ,nay lay over for iodg
ing in CuJ berand, DC miles, and proceed hence
TO Wheeling n frr mornMg.
To connect 9S.l these trains. the cars leave
Washington at A. ti:,s and p. r., da-ly- meeting
the tro!a Baltimore At the Washing on Jurc.
ton, {better known thu Relay HouSe,) mics
iroi.i Baltimore.
Al Wheeling tie seven unrivasad steamers Of the
trion Line, which have Just baen completed f.
his rOIIf., fnrnT daily com ncuOu with the cas-
and convey passsr'g'-S down the OHIO to Cincinnati
and LOusvie, where .fC stages Nashville, &c :.
the ST. Louis and New Orleans packets may be
taken by tiI0s, going further nr.
Passengers tor Col inibus Tor -t0 prefer t. s-~t
route To Cincinnat) and o,her pRr:s Ono, a ...
West may also proceed direct from FhecirH in -
Ohio Stage Companv'g ryr'llent coaches Ov"r :.
best part Of the National Road to Zans lie, s
and thence ny railroad.
Passengers for Wpsvile and Cleveland by steam-
boat and railroad will also find this most asfee,.t
route, there being a regular and speedy conueX1r
at Wheeling TO and from those places.
to Baggage checked through from Washington
To WheeTng, and 10 charge of transfer of passcn-
gers baggage
Fare by tbrtegh tcket with the right to lie over
anywhere on the feste) from Washington TO Wheel
ing 80 80; to Cincinnati Sll; to Louisville Sl2
Tickets to be had of Nr. PARSONS, Agent, al the
p1,rrn ,,t tba ,Nt1,a.
agents of the Company. WIN. PARKER,
jye General Superintendent.
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DAILY. EVENING STAR.
LIBERTY TREE.

ny RoBERT TREAT T,PAISE.
In chariot of light from the regions of day,
The Goddess of Liberty cane,IG - .1...f
Ten thousand celestials directed the way, .-.-
And hither conducted the dame.
4 fair budding branch from the gardens above,
Where millions with millions agree,
She brought in her hand, as pledge of her love,
And the plant she named "Liberty Tree
The celestial exotic struck deep in the ground,
Like 4 native it hou-ished and bore
The fame OF lis fruit drew the nations around,
To seek out this peaceable shore.
Unmindful of names or distinctions they came.
For freemen like brothers agree;
With one spirit endued, they one friendship pursued
And their temple was 'sLberty Tree.o
Beneath this fair tree, like the patriots of DID,
Their bread in contenmlent they ate;
Unvexed with the troubles of silver and gold,
The cares of the grand and the great;
With timber and tar they old England supplied,
And supported her power on the sea;
Her battles they fought, without getting groat,
For the honor of'Liberty Tree" ,- r... ~
But hear oh ye swains, ('us a tale most profane,o
How all the tyrannical powers, ,.....--.. ,-
Kings, commons, and lords, are uniting amain,
81 To cut down th's guardian of ours
From the east 20 the west, blow the trumpet to arms
Through the land let the sound of l. flee
Let the far and the near, all unite with cheer,
p In defence of our .T.iberty Tree ~ 't,- ' .'
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PUNISHMENT OF MIRACLE-MoNGER.-
The severity of the police at Rome has
been exercised, by orders of the Cardinal
Vicar, upon the originator of the preten-
ded miracle, the blood exuding image of
Christ, in the Via del Morretto. This is
a young girl, protege of Princess VOL
konsky, by whom she was withdrawn
from bad course Of life, and placed in
a house of education, where either from
fanatieat excitement, or a love of notori.
ETY., she got up story of the miracle too
gross to deceive the scrutiny of the au-
'thorities. His Eminence has ordered her
to be transferred to the Scale tie prisons.
a place OF confinement expressly for
women, to which many find their wav
without any miracle at ali. s5'ro7, g..l'
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Z WHITMAN N CO.,

- - DALI lhOltL. LANDI
i'a'Ira, at aYery great expense, erected an Estab-
isl n,ut for ih, Ili;rrt;lcture OF AGRICULTURAL
IN M'LENENf$. VI ACHINERY apd TOOLS. on
eIt n>rvr scale. expressly meet Ife wnt. of the
IA ner~ and Planters OF the South and West, would
ue etorr r->Pr"tuly solicit their patronage
With "ur present facilities, and the experience of
the at ton wears, feel confident ot being able 10
surnly me ieHaud fT Farm implements. Machinery
anC Tools. We therefore offer goods with CON
i'd nee. thrIT superiority and prices that not
taL 10 secure 10 Baltimore this branch of trade.
n evidence Of the superiority of our goods, we
pu it>h the following list nj Premiums, showing the
sta ding ufOur Implements and Machinery, when In
corIprtition with others and examined by competent
mPI:-
J., lois I-49 ISL and 1852, the Maryland State
AZ ,cU;usal society. awarded To f. WHITMAN
CO the HIGHEST Premium for the largest and best
dis ,ay O. t" strongest and most useful Farm imple-
me H. and Machinery.
IT l-Il Sud lS-l. the Mechanics Institute oil Ma
~ nd awarded To- F.. WHITMAN & Co. heavy GOLD
Mi DAL tOE the largest and best display of useful I'M
pi' Heut>- Aud IN addition the above have re-
cei'ed ~ "lal Premiums nn Implements TOO numer-
on 10 U'Iou iu detail. bUt all amounting more
tla1 Il NJ Which ! three times the amount received
Dy in} o'.i-r cy.r"';or W Agricultural ImpIrmcnts.-
Al iae .."ay,- ulsr ENhibirlonS. implements wetr
tA ut'i -, heart every manufacturer in the coun-
NV AMI TIE decision al those Societies NAV well ne
ch 'lirrrd A. ihc highest authority that can be given
OF !' shp-T"~ty a. our Implements.
We tl-- 'EidTly request the attention Of Farmers
H. itsrS and Dealers, To- our sock before making
pa chd-rs, : determined 10 sell on pIeasipo
Ter
or particulars see Catalogue which NAV he had
grI by Application. either hV mail or ir n rson
+. WHITMAN Il co.
81 LIGHT srVi.ET,
Baltu nur Nd.