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Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-02

CONTRAST The people of the South are often
charged with being sectional, while their Northern
neighbors IL isalieged, national and enlarged
In their views. When Mr.. Calhoun died, not d sa.
gle eulogy was pronounced upon him north of Ma
son and DiXon's line, nor did any Northern cly
ciothe Its public buildings in mourning or perform
| funeral solemnilies in honor TO his memory. The
death of MIR. Webster on the other hand mas been
| received throughout our Southern towns and GILES
with every demonstration of public grief aud in al
most every one from Baltimore to New Orleans fu
neral oratIons have been will be pronounced upon
his character and public services.
Yet, In genius and patriotism, they are by common
consent ciassed together, and the public abos Of
both may be said TO have embraced lifetime If
Mr.. Calhoun was peculiarly devoted to the South,
Mr.. webster was not less 10 the North yet, while
the loss OF the latter is justly nouIned national be-
reavement, public lamentations for the former were
confined 10 his own section and, out of Congress
not single voice was raised pronounce his eu0-
gy. Yet the South is sectional, and her Unon-IoT'
ing orators must lecture her people with Washing
TONS Farewell Address, while the North is too ma.
tIona to need the study Of such old fashioned dUcu'
menis. Would readers know why! Ills be-
cause in these latter DAYS of COMPROMISE and sub
mission 10 be Southern is TO be sectional, while 10
be Northern is to be national. Spirit of tie South
The ADVANTAGES OF PR1Nr1Ne. Mr.. B., well
known metropolitan printer, told on one &C.
caslon an old woman from the country came into his
printing Office with old Bible in her hand. 81
want, said she, " that you should print over again
Its getin leete blurred, Of and my eyes is mol
wot they wos. How much do you ak % Fifty
cents" g Can you have itdone inhalf hour z" wish
you would-want to be gtin hQsne-iFe good
ways out of town. :. Certainly When the old
lady went out he round 10 theoce OF the Amer
ican Bible Society, and purchased copy for my
cents, Lor sakes massy % exclaimed the old lady
when she to look it, good you We hxeo
il it's cen good as new 1ne7er see noIh
ing so curious what printers is. Knieherb0ckeT'
"A native African called U ncle More" resides
in Wilmington, N. G., eighty-three years Od-fOf'y.
i've slave. HIS time is chiefly occupied in reading
he Scriptures in Arabic. He writes the language
= ith remarkable accuracy and beauty of Pennman-
ship"
The above has been handed TO us BY corresPon
lent. 1t has appeared in several of The NoflntIh
'apers, and some inquiry is made as to lis very
Ne know % Uncle More - very we'll" Prince q.
lie is usually called here, accounted rumOr NAV
lie is the son Of dn African King. We believe inc
act TO be that he Sc TOOL Teacher of the AraOc
n his native conntry,a and the above statement Is
oubtless correct. !" Prince is ageneral taVori'e-
eing very inofensive, and one of the poeSi men
f the age. WIimingtOn Commercial
Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1853-02-02

GOODNESS AND COURAGE. A fire occurred on Mon
day afternoon, last week, in of the school houses
in New York, in which there were at the time two
thousand children Miss Mills, the principal of the
female department., in whose room were three hun
dred little girls, first observed the smoke and fire
slowly breaking through the woodwork and, with
great presence of mind, quietly advanced and stood
before II, 10 hide the re from the view of her pupils
While in this position she dismissed the school in a
manner not calculated to excite any suspicion of the
little ones, and they all went by the various
stairways in perfect safety. In the meantime she
had Informed the Principal of the male department.
who managed TO mPart the information to the other
teachers in all parts of the school without any alarm
or excitement and within the space of twenty min
les the entire thousand scholars had reached the
street, without single one of them receiving the
least injury Then the alarm was. given to The c,ti
zens and the fremen were soon The ground, in
lime 10 save the building.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
A0hlfuNrYs

The London AhenGum Of July 10th thus notices the
deaths Of the following well known and distinguished
persoppges 1.-THE obituaries Of this week contain the
names OF two well known persons IN their circles of
lite ature and the s'age-'od NJ Durraut and good
this wor in very different and yet not in pects
dissinilar ways. old Mr. Durant' known to every
actor o. reputation from Kemble and Cooke to Macreay
and Keeley II mis- delight to perpetnate the stage
and he has done in his noble purchase Of Matthew's
Gallery OF Theatrical Portraits and the gift of It, uufet
tered with conditions to the Garrck Club. Mrs. Hughes
the widow of Canon Rssdentary Of St Paus; and
enjoyed the high privilege of corresponding with Scott
and southey and others sl alive to show proofs Of her
talent in the art Of letter writing "a art little
understood even by ladies'
The Scottish papers informs of the death of
of much local ceebrityD James Melvin, rector Of the
grammar school of Aberdeen, which Office he had held
for nearly thirty years. Dr. Melvins has proba-
bly, been heard of by the majority of readers
his life passed unobtrusvey in the discharge Of
his duties principal of the classical seminary Of his
native city As profound and accurate Lstin sch
however and est ndefatiyab.e, aud success
Scotland England The study Of Latinity with
him pas sion and he wrote Latin with purity and
elegance rarely attained by modern scholars.
Mr. WILLIAM ELLIOTT HUDSON recently died at his seat
in the south of Ireland. He vas an enthusiast abou.
Irish antiquities and veil known in Irish literary circles
BE the of pro essional gentleman, whose
IL eaedy mentioned in the lives Of Currsn and
The effects of brain fever arrested Mr. Hudson 10 the
practice of the sw in which he had obtained great ds
incion He took active part in the publication OF
The Citizen monthly journal devoted to the more intel
lectus phases OF Irish nationality In general science
Mr. Hudsons attainmens very considerable and In
some branches he proficient He collected guam
tty Of original airs and his name will be associated with
the music OF Ireland
Major BENAJAH MALLORY, soldier Of the Re volutiou
died Iockport N. Y, the 9Th inst He enlisted in
the service OF the American army at early stage of the
Revolutionary war, and served under General Washing.
ton In several important engagements On the breaking
cut cf the with Great Britain in 1872, he again
entered The service and fought in all the battles Of the
frontier under General Scott He carried to his grave
wounds received at the battle of Chippewa.
Pref CALVIN NEWTON, NJ D., President OF the Worcsr.
Ter Medical Institution. died at Worcester the 10th
inst at the age of So.
Died. in Salisbury, vt Mr.. Calvin Goodno, aged SO.
lie servsd during the whole war of the Revolution.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
The Bowery Affair Again.
NEW UKk AND HARLEM RAILROAD STABLE
Forty second street, New York, Aug IS, 1Ss

NEW IORk AND HARLEM RAILROAD STABLES,
Forty second street, New York. Aug. IS, 1853
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD.
SIR-I take the liberty OF asking you to be kind
enough TO give this little place in your valuable paper
10 correct two statements made-one the 18th
instant, the other b. day-in relation to fight in
Railroad Company, ard teams also employed in
hauling New Haven cars On the 11th inst. |
hauling New Haven freight from the freight
house of Franklin and Centre streets, the
yourR spoken of in the 6rst and who signed the
second article above referred jumped the freight
ahead of and have special orders from the
superintendent TO keep Oh the who are not
GERS and particularly not to let any what
soeyer who is not actsaly in the employ of the New
Haven Com pany, ride on these freight cara and saw
him commencing to turn the brake and he having
stopped before by winding the brake, Thalloued
20 bm 70 leave the brake to which he responded that
lnQ by keeping or trying to keep him freq doing mis-
chiet the ! kept on until We got into the Bow
ery then gave the reins of my horse person with
me on the car. and jumped the car he was on
he having oeeu turning the brake AL the vsv through
Grand street, 20 almost 10 stop the csr-and told
him tba. If he did not get off would make him, aud
kept talking to him, but not laying hand on him;
but when we got Ssring street he aimed two blows
at and hit me twice over the eye rs to leave
blue mark there thereupon caught hold of him bv the
and put him of. and in his resisting to get of he
fell and whilst getting up he picked no stone and
whilst aiming to hit With it, caught hold Of hun by
the wrist OF the hand in vhch he held the stone aod ia
trying TO wrench II from MIN he hit him elf in tbs face,
thereby causing tbs injury which he calls In the article
savage attack Besides. what business had hs the
car, when he knew IT not right to ride es themS
What busnese had he TO meddo with tho brakeY What
did he pick the up Cor Ihe denies these facts
may break off here this being enough TO satisfy your
readers, and almost too much for your valuable
columr in which the above hoped to be seen nv yosr
obeditnt servant, DAVID 4. JONES.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14

Jhe First Regiment OF N. Y. Volunteers.
The following letter from Comptroller Wright
explains the circumstances under which the donation
10 the survivors of the NJ Y. Regiment of Volunteers,
cah alone be made available =
CoMPrRoILERs OFT1CE
ALRANY, August II, 1853.
smost daily called upoa by members Of the FIRST
Mglne eht OF New York Volunteers. who served In the
ecan c$nIaypfor payment of their proportion OF the
appropriation OF $1,000 made by the Legislature At it's
recent tession To enable all concerned to see why i'm
meoate ment canpot be made subjon copy of the
act tsen 1t will be observed that have evidence
VINO are now the legal surviving holders Of the certificates
ana OF the sums paid to each soldier before division
ois,botion or the appropriation be properly made
ana IN each case OF payment after the above facts
hscertsined the soldier must surrender his cerhcsse
am DOT able to ascertain who the legal surviving
holders OF these certificates without addre .sing
fsgos TO various sources OF Information which be
answered for soI time Nor make any psy ments
or advances until this nfor nation ia substantially OBJ
tsined l. Therefore give notice, that money will be
advanced on account of this appropriation until the lst
october next-and then the sum OF $50 (and the whole
amount the requisite facts oba,ned), will be paid
TO each soldier who shall surrender his certificate at this
Office. j G. WRIGHT ComptroIler
lCOPY OF LAW.
For the First Regiment Of New York Volunteers who
served in the war with Mexico to pay Gates already
sued under the act Of July 10TH 1851 Thousand dol
surviving holders Of the outstanding certificates already
Issued In proportion to the due each cert,G
cate and to be paid to each holder only the
der OF his certificate to the Comptr No further
hdcaes to be issued by the commissioners named in the
act aforesaid OF 1851.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
CIR and Indian Council.

THE CAMANCHES AND CREEKS.
The Fort Smith Herald of the 22d ut has the fonoW-
rig account Of grand Indian council
arrived at the grand council ground on the 10th at
June, with party OF fourteen Shawcees We ourneyed
above the waters of Little river and found the counod
shed near the bank Of the north fork of Canadian river
in the Riddle Of small grove, whore Geld spring.
The Indians had their respective camps c various drsc
toDs arCurd at distance Of three of four miles. The
Camanches encamred seven miles off suspectinx at
tack from the Creeks-pernaps fearing that their
slaves of whom they hsd many, would be stolen from
them These slaves are mostly spanish, but regret to
say, some Americans.
stopped at the Cherokee camp, near which the Shaw
rees encamped and went with them to the ground
two miles in the ing Ten twelve tribes rep
resented of these by far the greater portion we're
Camapches and Creeks about 6ve hundred OF each only
small delegations of other tribes being present In fact.
the matters to be negotiated principally betweea
these two tribes
The Creeks made a formidable show; all their varriors
very large, with fine couptenances and digned
arrival of tia Camanchss with stoica patience The
Cherokee delegation was oleraby large part Of then
half eds which lesseued their interest to seek
sg Indsn novelties The Kee chies here needy SET
with woIder strained eyes.
The Camapcbes are coming in large line over he
prairie, marchirgn pomp and savage pageantry-mea,
(they are sll varriors) women children, mules and
dogs, waving plumes and flashing ornaments.
The Camanches dismouated, ard their horses n-
Dedatey taken in charge by the boys some not more
than two three years of age few richly dressed
in their way, some entirely naked who got ON the
horses and sat them, rode them around until ths
return Of the party.
AS soon as the hawnees appeared on the ground thsv
recognized some horses taken from them two
by the Lhsmapches, aud Immediately took possessn
OF them The Camanches implanted in couuoa, and the
Creeks dsapproved Of this summary mode, to which the
Sbawnees replied they did not for the Creeks Ca
manches or anybody else but were going to have hsr
horses
These Indians employed several days in making eternal
peace iR shaking hands, passing round the belt Of
pun beads and tobacco-the emblems of trea'y-and
moiiog the long, fat stem pipe of peace The last
the Camanches, which were delivered to the chiefs fee
division.
As the grand council breaking up Seneca chief
said 1--WE bave made friends and brothers: we have
shaken hands the whole length of the arm; have
spoken from the heart and have thus spoken let
remain brothers for ever" sYesu replied the Ca
manohe chief, if any of you travelling in
try, and his horse gives out, he walk home WITH
out being moested y
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
A German Meeting In Cincinnati


ABOLITION NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO THE
MAINE LIQUOR LAw--CLOsING UP WITH A ROW.
From the Cincinnati Gazette August IL
cali had been made for an assembly of Germans
favorable 10 new platform Of party politics, and
accordingly large number were present last night
at the German theatre, and organized by electng
the following offcers:-President, DR.. A. Bauer;
wee Presidents W. Reneau, G. Strobel Secretaries,
The following articles were adopted as PROPOSE
tons to PLATFORM
l. Promoting the interests Of the working classes.
Support of all laws in favor of actual settlers.
Restriction Of slavery to the present slave States
and uppost of all legal means for the total suppression
Support of all laws for internal improvements and
all others OF a trsly n,tiona character.
O. Election of all officers directly BY the people far
as practicable.
g. Fixed talaries for AL officers for their time of ser
vice.
the staus OF cities under the control Of
8. Decided opposition to ecclesiastical wher.
ever it nterfeles with social and politss aaira.
| 8. Recommendation of law to compel parents or
guardians to send their children to school until
| tain SRe.
TO- Rejection Of the rotten caucus and convention sys
| TENS.
H. Direct voting Of the people all important State
IL Responsibility Of the representatives in Iegisla-
tures etc., and their recall in they do not represent
Resolutions were adopted against the Maine Lii
quor law, as unconstitutional, and humbug against
the enactment, by law, Of any fixed day for religious
observance as Sabbath; against the School Board
for their action against Clark; complimentary Of the
| committee on colored schools and the appointment
Of nne-Messrs. Bauer, Reneau, Stephen, Burck-
hardt, Hassaurek, Hossmeister, Rothacker, Gren-
landt, and Clatz-to arrange for meeting of Anne.
rican citizens favorable to these views. 1--WE would
like to know where they will find them.)
| Some remarks made during the discussion on the
platform by Mr.. A. G. Hesng, caused great excite
ment, and Mr.. Rothacker moved that Hesing be ex-
PEELED from the meeting. Here disorder and confl-
sion prevailed for an hour during which the officers
vacated their stands; but after having miniature
row. order again restored and the officers being
sustained, the members of the Freeman's Society in
| some numbers left the hall.
| Some very intemperate speeches were made, and
| offensive personalities observed. Our German
friends lost their character for good order and the
hall for time bedlam. The radical doctrine:
enunciated in their platform and resolutions do not
meet with the appreciation Of their own population
and we are sure will not with those of American
| birth. ESEsTE
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14

A prepayment Of any less than the full rate is not
admissible.
Newspapers sent from the Uped States must be pre-
paid two cents each, and pamphlets and magazines
cent an ounce or fraction Of This Is the
United States postage onlythe foreign postage having
to be paid at the point of delivery. On all printed matter
from the continent BY the United States and Bremea line
the whole postage Omitted States and foregn) is to be
prepaid.
Unpaid letters and newspapers and msgazines prepaid
as above for of the following countries may alss be
sent by the Bremen line, viz
Alexandria, Italy. eastern towns of)
Cairo. Norway,
Constaptinople, stPetersburg or Cronstadt
DeDmArk Sweden. and
Greece, Swtzar land
The exact rates 10 these countries, so
tained viii be given by the Department and optional
prepayment also extended to them.
North American provinces e1ceptsd to BIS charged
with single rate of postage IL not exceeding the weight
OF half an ounce; double rate, If exceeding half
ounce, but not exceeding ounce: quadfuple rate if
exceeding an ounce but not exceeding two ounces and
20 on charging tso rates for every fractional
pert OF sn ounce over the first ounce
NOTE The Table of Postsse 20 Foreign Countries of
25h May 1853 remains unchanged except in respect to
Bremen and that the postage on pamphlets and maya
zines TO all foreign countries with the exception of
Great Britain the Bt North American PROVINCES aud
the west coast Of South America by whatever lne is
now one cent ounce fraction Of ounce, instead
OF two cents
JAMES CAMPBELL. Postmaster General.
Posr OFFICE DEPARTMENT August 8, 1858.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
NEWS BY TELE G. n APH.


Appointments-Perso, al L. Intelligence, &c.
WASHINGTON Aug. 13. 1858.
Major Thomas S. Bryant editor Of the Western Chro-
nice printed at Lexington, Missouri violent anti BEN
ton man. to day appointed Marshal Of the State Of
Missouri.
Francis McNerhapy to day appointed Naval Store
keeper at Washington.
and Land offices.
Senator Smith has returned from Lake Superior loaded
with magnificent specimens of its mineral wealth.
Lord Strings claim is exciting much feeling and
easy interest
r. G. Murphy, Consulate Shanghai, China, is TO be
married on Tueeday next, in Washington
Colonel Benton il going to New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
LATEST NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.

PROVIDENCE, August 12-P. NJ
Moses Bolton, Of Whitinsville, Of the wounded,
died at o'clock.
The Journal has received accounts which mention the
death OF two more persons who injured by tho rail
road collision yesterday The of the victims are,
Mr.. Winslow OF Whitnsville ard Mr. Goldth Tats, of
North Uxbridge. One OF two of the injured viii
certainly die.
lFrom the Providence Post August Is
teegraI hic de- PEI oh iat evening from Pawtucket,
announced the death Of Moses Bolton and stated that
his brother would survive but fhoft time.
About eleven O'Clock last evening train came IN
from beyond the scene Of disaster, and the track
then, OF eourse, clser-te locomotive encumbcrng the
track having been removed Workmen engaged
during The whole dag remove the wreck aaa scson.
plishsd their sbors at 8 lato sour,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK !

TOHN d. wICKERsHAM, MANUFACTURER OF VIM
- railing iron fences for farms &c, No. 3i2 Broad wsy
rnan entail iron work iron and wire railing public "a
private grounds psrks lawns dwellings &c from so cents
10 $40 foot Iron bed dstead the most
nrns vases tetohings posts spring chairs setss
tresss towel stands hat racks stands sptteon
49, DC Wioksshams oele rated railroad and farm
TO S6 rod The subscriber offers the largest
stock Of ornamental iron Ia the United States all
b1 menuacnre at cSccedingy low prices Superior
kRsAAM, warehouse 32 Broadway works o. " 50 and
81 Lewis street, - -
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Superior Court.
Before Hon. Judge Emmet.

THE BROADWAY RAILROAD CASE.
ArGusT ls-In Me matter Of Thomas n Davis and Court
This motion part of the grantees of the Broad
railroad to dissolve the injunction, compel the
Plaintiffs to give additional security Mr. Ffeid with
whom Mr.. Flapalan sad that the damages are e.
tpated at at least 81 900 per month The amount Of
security at present only 81 500 He had made ap
pcatiop Judge Paine for additional security but his
honor said that the proper way to proceed to 10
dissolve the Injunction. Counsel. therefore, moved
TO dissolve the injunction, and he did the ada
Wit Of Mr. Sharp which stated that the damages were at
least 81 600 month He did not propose discuss the
merits on the testimony, but he merely made the
tion to dissolve the injunction to increase the security,
so that his clients might be ndemnied for the loss which
they sustain.
MIR. J. Van Bureu, with whom was associated Mr.. H.
Hltop opposed the notion and read the affidavit of Mr..
Hilton showing some of the facts that ransped th0
TRIAL The testimony of witness that the company
would lose half million Of dollars year, and that he
would not the road II built for him and given
10 him for nothing.
Mn Field said his clients would not con sent to Qve
Judge Duer further ne for his decision than the
twenty days which the Law allowed; and they would,
therefore, try 1t again. unless the testimony
While JUDGES compel jurors after trial Of three four
weeks TO give their verdict in ex hours he did
why judge should take more than twenty days to
give his decison on what jury should verdict
by Mr.. Van Buren,, he (Mr. Fisid) would say that =
winess named Davis srore the trial before Judge
Duer which lasted three weeks that In hs opinion the
lipe VAS worth twenty Millions Of dollars He hoped ths
Court aoald extend the security TO 100000.
Mr.. Van bursr submitted that there WAS nothing ia
the motion 20 show that additional security was re-
auired. Dscsion reserved.
SUPREME COURT.
Before Hon. Judge Mitchell
similar motion Vas made before Judge h'tcneh, put
he refused to entertain it for persons ions aud the
matter WAS laid till the frat Saturday IN Sepenber
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-14
The Mortality OF Boston-Destruc,ave Fire

The Mortality of Boston-Destructlge Fire.
BOSTON, Agust 13, 1858.
During the week. ending at noon to-day, 1ae deaths
occurred in this city, of which large proportion
children. During yesterday six persons died from the
heat.
A. L. Cutters drug store, No. Al In ia street. ds-
mayed by fire this morning. to the extent # OO H.
eured at Lowell, Providence, and New York.