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Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-30

A CARD.
mo. J. PURVIS begs leave inform the people of
~ the Cityof Lynchburg, the Counties of Campbell,
Bedford Amherst Nelson Apnomattox, Charlotte, Hal
fax Psy vania, Henry, Patrick, and all other pars of
the country radeing Lynchbug that he has just
ed from trip after Goods and is receiving his
Cnsh Store,
VERY LARGE STOCK OF NEW GOODS.
Hi desire is trade extensively in future and
for thatpurpose will make additions his stock nearly
every week in the year of Men and Fashionable Goods
Mem Uh0lesole Business.
have made arrangements for carrying the
Wholesale Trade Country Merchants and others who
buy sell again. mend up their Stock with me
us good terms as can be obtained in New York.
Feb24dts JNO. J. PURVIS. Agt
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-30

NEW CONCERN.-Ha Having bought the inter
\ cst of Mr.. VIM T. North. IN the concern OF Sann-
der., North & Irby, intending continue the general
GROCER Y, FOR VARDING and COMMISSION
business we avail ourselves of this occasion to tender
our services to our old friends and and to say
To them we shall be happy to deal with them, and
the public generally and to sell tho most ad yanta-
geous terms to the purchasers Of goods "a We buy
ever, thing for cash and at cash prices. 49,,
ian II d&cifts SAUNDERS thb'.
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-03-30

Nov CONFECTIONERY and Ice cream
" EaIOOn.--Ihe subscriber wishes to iniorni tho
Ladies' ond Gentlemen of this city that no has openedn
Confectionery and lee Cream Sdfoon in the nous"
Two doors above Tnsey, Taylor Il Cos store main
street where he intends keeping oil things IN his line
esh and nice, having II great expense mud trouble
fitted up his house in the finest style suitable for the re-
ccption Of the Ladies' and Gentlemen, who may favor
him with their patronage.
lie has also fitted up Ice Cream Saloon where that
delicious oricie will be served up ut all times when tho
senson opens.
Hoping TO share portion of the public patronage he
only requests u visit To become satisfied.
J. ZETEL,
,nnr 1.,ltc Lntc of Richmond.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07
NEW AND FINE COTTON.

Ihe Editor OF the Hamburg u. W kepuDlcan
thus speaks of new kind of cotton
"We had the pleasure of spending some days re-
Gently in the country, when we took occasion tolook
a number of farms in the upper part of our
District and amongst others that of Major Samuel c.
Scott, where some of the finest growing cot
ton we ever saw. This cotton is of an entirely
kind, differing from any have ever seen, and GER
tainly superior in appearance to any thing OF the
kind that has been heretofore cultivated in this coun
try. The weed ranges about two and half to three
feet in height, with remarkably long branches and
short joints and think more than three times the
usual quantity of forms and bolls and the latter
far matured one third over the common size. We
counted ono stalk with two hundred and thirty two
forms and bolls, and from its healthy appearance
looks as though it might have as many more before
the end of the Maj. Scott tells the seed
obtained in Mississippi at the rate of ten dollars
the bushel, and is known by the name of " Hunts
prolific Cotton"
The following, as to another kind of this valuable
staple, is from the New York Mirror:
GA New KIND OF CoTroN. The editor of the Tri-
bune has specimen of new and very beautiful
sort of cotton brought from among the Pine Indians
of New Mexico, by officer of the Mexican Boun-
Diary Commission. Its popularity consists in a fine,
silky staple superior in length and strength to all
kinds previously known. The seed has been intro
duced into Texas, and the plant will soon be grown
there extensively. 1t has also the great advantage
of not degeneratng, and not requiring renewal o.
the seed. The plant, if all these peculiarities are
| proved permanently to belong to it, must effect
| revolution in cotton raising"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

THE WEATHER AND CRops Aldbama The most
of the accounts have from the interior are favor
able to the growing cotton CROP In some sections,
however it is little mixed The Grcensborough Bea-
con of the 10Th inst thus remarks upon the cotton
prospects We have had another week of weather
unfavorable to the cotton crop. For month more
past it has raned in this section upon average two
or three times a week-the effect of which has been
to make the cotton grow too much to weed, set the
bols to rottng, the forms to shedding off, and also
to generate fine crop of the boil worm of which
we have heard good deal of complaint within the
last few days.
The Grove Hill Herald Clarke county, of the 18th
inst, has this remark During the past two weeks,
we have taken some pains in cndcavoring to inform
ourselves in reference to the crops in this county.
The result of our inquiries is that crops gener
ally speaking, better than they were last year.
The cotton crop will be average one provided the
are favorable, and not injured by insects.
Mobile Tribune
Mississippi The Lauderdale Marion county, Re-
public of the 10th inst, says: The crop in this re-
gion is unusually backward. The first fully matured
cotton we have seen heard of in this county was
brought to Office, last Saturday. by entcrpri-
sing townsman, Col Holden. The staple of this cot
ton is fine, and though the bolls not large, We
are informed that the stalks arc unusually full and
if nothing untoward occurs before gathering will pro-
duce large crop.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07
eY The Washington Correspondent of the Rich

W The Washington Correspondent of the Rich
mond Enquirer, says:
"In the late Costa affair, it is rumored that the
government has taken decided ground The conduct
of that gallant South Carolinan, Captain Ingraham,
will be fully sustained. On the ground of humanity
alone he was perfectly justified in acting he did,
and beside, by the laws of Turkey which give for
egner the right to select his protector upon her
SOIL Costa having chosen the protection of the United
States Capt Ingraham did right in giving it to him,
until he put it upon the ground of citizenship which
he failed to prove and, indeed, then denied; thus
forfeting it. No one will contend that Costa had
rights an American citizen, for he had but given
notice of his intention to become one and had not
yet been naturaiZed.
1t is also rumored that the late letter of Lord John
Russell, in regard to Cuba, in which he lays down
the proposition that England has right to act sing
ly or with others to protect it. has met with a fit
response. Independent of the inadmssibiity of the
doctrine of Lord John, the tone of his note is most
offensive, written with sneering hauteur and weak
attempt at sarcasm, which he will regret Time will
show the action of Mr. Marcy but without the least
knowledge on the subject, will predict that Lord
John has received response which will rival those
of Webster to Hulseman, Marcy to Gen. Scott or the
letter of Julius to the king 1t is opportunity for
our country to which she is fully equal in her pres
ent Secretary of State; and Lord John has found a
"foeman worthy of his steel"
Mexican affairs always in complicated condi-
ton, owing to the miserable state of that country
but confusion is now worse confOunded, from the
fact that Santa Anna is again the ruling spirit of
Mexico But, this willy and gifted hero has become
better known to than formerly and, fortunately,
both his fertility of genius and his total want of hon.
esty and good faith are no secrets"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

THE ABoLrrIoNIsrs IN NEW HAMPsHIRE. 1t ap-
pears by the telegraphic dispatches that the aboh
tonists and antslavery agitators of New Hampshire
held convention at Wolfborough on Wednesday
last under their favorite alias of the Free Democ
racy." The chief speakers were Amos Tuck, the
late abolition member of Congress- who presided
and John P. Hale. There appears to have been a
good deal of the sort of senseess railing usual in
such asscmblages against the compromises of the
constitution and especially against the fugtivesave
law. 1t does not appear that the convention nomi-
mated any ticket, undertook to form any party
ganization. If so, their shows just convic-
ton the part of this wretched and fanatical fac
ton of the extent to which they repudiated and
condemned by the people. In the State which has
Just given Franklin Pierce to the presidency, it would
seem to be indeed an insane and hopeless work for
an organization to take the field whose haitorous
doctrines and purposes, like those of this selfstyled
free democracy" are at war at once with al the
highest interest of the country, and with the delbe
rate and declared convictions of almost the entire
mass of its people. Wash. Union.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07
"A TRAVELLER.

Every body has heard of Pliny Miles-one of the
first fellows in the countrythe greatest traveller
of modern times and now Clerk in one of the De-
since, our people remember, teaching system of
Mnemotechny. 1t having been intimated by some
Western Editor that he had seen but little of the
world hereples as follows through the Boston States
man, over the signature of Communipaw:
GIVE been in every seaport on the Atlantic, from
Newfoundland to Key West; danced over the spark
ling waves off the Moro Castle schoonered through
the Gulf of Mexico travelled every foot of the Mis-
sippi from the Belize to the Falls of ST. Anthony,
$500 miles, and the most of it several times over;
wandered five hundred miles into the Indian terrific
ry beyond the white settlements; stopped in Iowa at
"a city of some size and pretensions named Burling
ton;" steamed up the Illinois; stayed awhile at Peo
ria the editors own town; got caught there in an
awful snow storm, and then through the great lakes
and the st. Lawrence to the Falls of Montmorency.
l have visited every great curiosity, nearly every
state capital, and every State in the Union except
California and Texas Across the herring pond"
travelled through almost every kingdom, and saw
nearly every crowned head in Europe; wandered over
the highlands of Scotland stoned the cormorants in
Fingars Cave, shot sea gus in Shetland eat plovers
and other wild birds in Iceland, cooked my dinner
in the geysers, cooled my punch with the SHOWS of
Mt Heka, and toasted my shins at the burning crater
way, celebrated independence day" off the coast
fished in the Melstrom-or near tate sour krout
with the Dutch, maccaroni with the Italians, and
frogs with the Frenchman, walked over the top of
Vesuvius in day from Pompeii to Naples; lay all
night near Etna's summit seeing an eruption, with
red hot rocks shooting thousand feet in the air !;
sailed by Stromboli at midnight, landed where St
Paul did at Rhegium, visited Corsica's rocky isle,
Sardinia and Elba, and steamed close to Monte Girls
to's home; admired the Chateau DIFF at Marseilles,
and spent months among the vine clad hills of la
belle France. Why yes, man, I've been up in a bal
loon and down in diving bell, shot aligators on the
Mississippi, and sparrows in Northumberland, eat
"corn dodgers" in Tennessee, black bread in Den
mark, white bread in London, and been where l
found it precious hard work to get any bread at all
I've rode in Jersey wagon in Florida, go-cart in
Illinois, and on an England express train at fifty
miles an hour; and gone afoot and carried KNAPP
sack when found travelling dear and wanted to
my money. I've been sixty-five voyages at sea,
rode over nearly every railroad in Europe and more
than one half in this country, and travelled over
one hundred thousand miles and scarcely slept six
| nights in place for over ten years."
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

Coal. Coal is without doubt wholly of vegetable
origin; hundreds of species of plants have been dis
tingushed in the coal formation but none of these
have been found living the earth, although many
many of the families still exist Therecent allied spc
ces generally of dminutive size in comparison
with those of the coal period, and that approach the
ancient in magnitude are chiefly found in tropical
climates.
Duly informed in geology, we should never look for
coal in granite nor among the most ancient rocks;*
and in the wide intervening series, large part of the
formations are excluded from the association with
this most important mineral. States, shales, and
imestones charged with bitumen, afford indications
of some value, but not decisive bitumen is asso-
ciated with many minerals that do not belong to the
coal formations. The impressions of plants in the
rocks especially those charged with bitumen strength
en- the presumption, and should we find fragments of
coal scattered in the so mingled with gravel and
sand in the banks and water courses observe dark
masses of earth which close inspection appear to
contain fine coaly NATTER may infer that beds of
this combustibe may be near, and that it may be
proper to dig or bore; and when at last we find the
beds of COAL they will be regularly arranged between
roof and floor of coal slate or shae.
But by no means follows, that beds of shale and
slate necessarily indicate COAL those Of the primary
series would scarcely contain any combustbe, unless
it were plumbago, or possibly little anthracite.
The geological la,os Of coal are Gerry strict, and
thorough acquaintance with them is the only safe
guard against frutless enterprises Prof. Sitiman,
IN Wantelrs Wonders Of Geology.
sonnet;ues orano foupd
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07
RAILROADS IN NEW YORK.

Twenty-three years ago, says the Oswego Times,
the first Railroad was commenced in the State of
New York. This was the Mohawk and Hudson, rum
ming from Albany to Schenectady. New York now has
over two thousand miles of Railroad as follows: Now
York and Erie, 469 miles-Hudson River 15O miles
New York and Harlem 1913 miles-Long Island
95-New York Central 462-Bufalo and State Line
69-Watertown and Rome 97-Northern II g. and
other Roads, making in all 2,01a miles
The cost of these Roads, it is estimated cannot be
less than one hundred millions Of dollars yet they
have been Of incalculable advantages in developing
the resources and adding to the wealth. Of that now
giant State.
H- Gen. Gideon ]. Pillow, Of Tennessee, passed
fhrnuoh this City an last an his xan North,
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

limited number of advertisements will be taken for the
Uey paper but no deduction will be made on any but
yearly will be inserted for onefourth
less than the regular charge.
Professional or business Cards. exceeding five lines
will be inserted in either the Weekly Semi-Weekly for
for six months $40 for twelve months in both pa
rers for $40 for months SIS for twelve months
. The paper will be sent to advertisers for six months
or by the year, free of charge
Subscribers and others who may wish send money
the Editor do at all times by mall and at his risk
Receipts for all sums will be promptly transmitted.
Letters to the Editor must come free of postage
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

University MAGAZINE. The September number
Of this work has been received. It is quite an inte
resting number, and in every respect credtable to
the young gentlemen who have the control Of it.
We wish it continued success Editors, MesErs. j.
A Engelhard, l. j. Merritt, j. G. Moore, VIC. Nj
chols, W. l. Scott, and W II. Spencer; terms, 81
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

relates the folowingi
A gentleman travelling in section ofconntry which
shall be nameless, stopped at the house of pious old
woman, and observing her fondness for pet dog,
ventured to ask the name of the animal. The good
woman answered by saying she called him "Moreo-
yer.
"Is not that steange namel inquired the gen.
tlenian.
"Yessn said the pious old lady, I" but thought it
must be good one, as found it in the Bible.
:" Found it in tho Biblei" quoth the gentleman,
Pray IN what part of the Bible did You find itipx
The old lady took down her Bible with the ut
most reverence and turning to the text read fol-
lowsi
/ Moreover, the dog came and licked his sores" !"
There" said she triumphantly, have not the
highest authority for the manner"
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

- APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT. ~
Diplomatic Agents, Consuls, and Commercial Agents
Of the United States, appointed since the 24th of
May, 1858.
DIPLOMATIC.
Robert j. Walker, of Mississippi, to be Commits
sioner Of the United States to the empire of China
R. Augustus Erving, of Connecticut, to be secre-
tay of the legation of the United States at the court
of his imperial Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias
David L, Gregg of Illinois, to be commissioner of
the United States to the Kingdom of Hawaii.
Philo White, of Wisconsin, to be charge d'afairs
of the United States to the republic of Ecuador.
John N. Daniel of Virginia, to be charge d'affairs
of the United States the government of Sardana
Thomas E. Massey, of Alabama, to be secretary of
the legation of the United States to the Republic of
Chill.
Daniel E. Sckles, of New York, to be secretary of
the legation of the United States near her Britanc
Majesty.
Carroll Spence, of Maryland, to be minister resi-
dent of the United States at Constantinople
John w. Dana, of Maine, to be charge daffars of
the United States to the republic of Bolivia.
CoNsULS THE UNITED STATES.
For Vera Cruz, John T. Pickett, of Kentucky.
For Bayonne, John p Sullivan, of California
For Mozambique Geo. r. Dwyer, of Massachusetts,
For Annoy, Thomas H. Hyatt, of New York.
For ST. Johns, porto Rica,) John Parsons, of
Florida.
For Lima, ]. Caleb Smith, Of California. 49,
For Marseilles, Samuel Dinsmorc, of New Hamp-
shire.
For Elsincur, F. B. Wells, of New York.
For Leth James Mcdowell, of Ohio.
For Matanzas, Edward Worrell of Delaware.
For Glasgow, Philip T. Heartt, of New York.
For Genoa, f. Felix Forest, of New York.
For Turks Island, John L. Nelson, of Maryland.
For Mannheim, John Sheriff, of Maryland.
For Pernambuco William Lilly, of Ohio.
For Bahia, John r. Bennett, of Missouri.
For st. Jago de Cuba, Stephen Cochran of Penn
sylvania.
For Shanghai, Robert c. Murphy, of Ohio.
For Amsterdam, r. G. Barnwell, ofSouth Carolina.
For Aspinwall, (New Grenada,) Geo. W. Fletcher,
of Alabama.
For Stuttgardt, Max Stcttheimcr, of New York.
For Fuh Chau, Caleb Jones, of Virginia.
For Paita, Fayette NJ. Rnggold, Of the District OF
Columbia
For London, George n. Saunders, of New York.
For Bordeaux, James Polk, of Maryland
COMMERCIAL AGENTS UNITED STATES
For Padang, -(Sumatra,) Robert R. Purvis.
For St Paus de Loando, Southwestern Africa
John G. Willis. Wash Union.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

England is so deeply engaged in Manufactures
that she brings large portion Of her breadstufis
and provisions, as well as the raw material for her
manufacturers, from every part Of the world. Du-
ring the first twentyseven weeks of the present year
the importation of -four and wheat alone into the
ports Of Great Britain equal to 16 104 75a BUSH
els of wheat This quantity was brought from forty
eight different ports in all climates. The list begins
with the northern port of Russia, (Arch.angeD and
ends with Peru. Hincludes almost every European
State includes Egypt and west Of Afca the Phillip.
pine Islands and the Brazls, Australia, and the Uni
ted States of North America
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

IRON Works IN WISCONSIN. A company of capi-
tasts at Milwaukee have organized under the char
ter of the Hartford Iron Company" with capital
of$50O 600, and have commenced the erection of iron
works and rolling mills at Iron Ridge, Dodge coun-
ty, about 45 miles from Milwaukee, capable of turn
ing out over 15,O 900 tons of rails annually .s-s
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

YELLOW FEVER AT New ORLEANS We are graft
fed to state that the epidemic is the decrease in
New Orleans. The deaths for the week ending the
9th, were 62 less by fever than they the pre-
vious week. The deaths for the last week averaged
1876 per day.
Hiram Lodge of Ancient York Masons of this
City has contributed, we understand, $25 to the
New Orleans sufferers, out Of their charitable fund
This is exclusive, of course of the subscriptions Of
members Of the Lodge as individuals.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

census that Rome contains a population Of 175,000
divided into fty-four parishes, and amongst them,
twenty y.nne bishops, one thousand two hundred and
eighty priests, two thousand and ninety=two monks
and members Of religious orders, one thousand, six
hundred and ninety eight nuns, and ve hundred and
thirty-seven ecclesiastical pupils.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

70 We learn that at the meeting held in this
place. few days since, to raise money for the New
orleans sufferers Committee was appointed to pro.
cure subscriptions and transmit the funds to the per.
s0n VI persons authorized to receive them Our ci-
ens we trust will respond literally to this appeal
" their better feelings.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07
"NORTH CAROLINA POLITICS. "

A late New York Herald contains a letter under
this head, dated awake, N. c. August 1s, 1853, !"
which is evidently from the pen of an enemy to the
Democracy, and which we take occasion to brand as
tissue of falsehoods from beginning to end. The
statements in relation to the late Congressional cam
pagn in this District all wide of the mark. The
writer has either been grossly misinformed, or he
has perverted the facts, and stated things which are
not facts, for effect.
The Editor of the Herald no doubt paid for this
letter, and it is said he pays well for his Corespon-
dence; but his paper would not suffer, we think,
he would require such writer's this "Bodon" fel-
low to give fact now and then, by way of variety
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

STATE BONDS. By reference to his advertisement
in our paper to-day it will be seen that Mr. Courts,
the State Treasurer has issued proposals for $780,
900 in State Bonds North Carolina coupon bonds
are now selling in New York at $1O7 to $1Os A
rare opportunity is now offered for making perfectly
safe investments, and in bonds which must continue
to rise in value.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1853-09-07

SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. There is no Secretary
whose duties more arduous at present than those
of the Secretary of the Navy The gulf squadron,
home squadron proper, the fisheries feet the Medi
terranean the Japan, the Chinese seas the interme-
diate stations, together with the various work in
progress and contemplation in all the navy yards,
with improvements to be made and abuses to be
rected fill the Secrctarys head with anxiety and his
hands with business.
While the Secretary is pressed with business
of his own, to this have been added for while the
duties of the War Department. But this is not
enough Mr.. Dobbin is expected to know every
thing and something more about the small local
minute of neighborhoods that he never staid day
in in his le and he is sometimes complained of for
not knowing this when, perhaps, he has half dozen
conflicting statements concerning the details of such
place
After all, we do not suppose there ever was Sec
retary who has met the duties and responsibilities Of
his place with clearer head and purer heart and
who has disposed of the multiform and complicated
matters coming before him, with more and an
eye more single to the public good
Portsmouth Globe.