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Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22

his boots. ALI sinew and bone was John,
gaunt as gray hound. and brave as a Ii
on. He listened awhile to the boastings
of the chief his muscles twitched, his
ewes glisteued, and when the savage spoke
of his bloody deeds on the borders of Ken
lucky, Johns wrath exploded like vol
cano. -...-
You internal tiger" cried John. -" was
you the criter that did that thar Are
YOU one of the cantankerouse varrnlts that
peratsed about and burnt our shanties,
numbering and scalping OUR woming and
childring down thar on the borders. of Ken
lucky I? I'll show you how good it feels to
be scalped ;" and so saying. he seized
the Wyandotte by the scalp-lock, dashed
him to the ground, land with a flourish of
his knife, he took the Racers scalp. clean
off. .a- ...../ ... .-aL .-
The crest fallen boaster arose to his feet,
astounded. A Wyandotte warrior had lost
his scalp in time ofpeace. His credit and
standing with his tribe was gone, He was
ruined brave. An appeal to his toma-
hawk would be useless. John was en-
ragged, and would have killed him with as
much pleasure as he would a rattlesnake.
The savage knew it, and appealed to the
law. .,a.,.. .a..-
John was arrested, indicted, and
brought to court, before Judge Morrell,
1 think. When brought up to plead the
Indictment, he strobe about the court room
with ccnched, fists. saying. d" Am to be
catouselled about in. this here court? ? Am
1 to be recuperatea in this here way, for
nothin but scaIping an Ingin? No Stree,
Mr.. Judge, I'll scalp the whole Wyan-
dott tribe, if they dare to boast and brag
before me in that thar way. any how"
Johns case was duly considered, and as
the scalPing was thought to be n fair set
off to the boasting, he was discharged
with the verdict, g Served him right
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22
SHOT IN THE EYE.
\ True Story of Texas Border Life.

BY w. c. WEBER.
NV word for it, reader, should never
have ventured to construct professcd
romance out of incidents SO wild and
strange as those of this narrative. 1t is
only with the hope that you will accept
in GOOD faith the assurance given in
the same spirit that these things really did
occur, while l was in the country, and
most of them within my personal know
ledge-that l venture to relate them at
all. Remember the scene is a frontier
county of Texas, and if you have even a
remote conception of the history of that
Republic, and the general character ofits
social element, you will be prepared for a
goud deal. But though, you may have
visited its cities and older settlements,
you would still find it difficult to realize
all that is true of frontier life, unless by
extended travel and experience your faith
should be fortified. When you can have
to say as can, "what mine eyes have
seen and mine cars have heard"-on that
ground alone you will be a"tit audience,
though few" to receive, as matter OF
course, relations which would doubtless
for the moment, shock others as mon
strous in the improbability, if not indeed
impossbiIty. The man Of high civiliza-
ton will find great difficulty in under
standing how such deed as am about
to relate, requiring months to consum-
mate, should have been carried through
in the open face of law, and the local au-
thortieS, but the man who knows the
frontier, will tell him the rifle and bowie
knife are all the law and local authority
recognized. Witness the answer OF
President Houston, when application was
first made to him to quell the bloody
"Regulator Wars" which sprang up af-
forwards in the very same country
" Fight it out among yourselves and be
Id to you - A speech entirely
characteristic of the man and the country
as it then was. II was in the earlier sta
ges Of the organization of this same "Re-
gulator" association that our story COM
mences.
Shelby county, lying in Western Tex
as on the border OF the " Red Lands, .
was thiniy settled in the early part ot
1889. What population it had was the
very worst caste OF border life. The
bad and desperate men who had been
driven over our border. found rallying
ground and head quarters here-seem-
ingly with the determination to hold the
country good against the intrusion of all
honest persons, and as sort of Sc Alsa-
tia" of, the West, for the protection of
outlaws and Williams OF every grade
And, indeed, to such an extent had this
prescription beeeu carried, that it had
become notoriously as much AS a mans
life or conscience was worth who settled
among them with any worthy purpose in
view; for he must either fall into their
confederacy-leave or die. This was
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22
RATHER LOVE.
&" Love not love not ye haPless sons of clay.'
Mrs NORTON.
Love one another as long ye stay"
-TANoNYMoUs.

" Love not ~ says one another says, " love -
The views of the latter l highly approve.
Tho former asscrts, reason why,
" The things that you love may shortly die"
The latter 4 much better reas5n givos
Why man should love as long as he lives
" For life, at its longest, is but short day,
Then love one another as long ye stay %
Love not why, the saying is grossly absurd
The most misanthropic that ever heard q!
Oh what wero the world! what were Heaven
aboYn -..-..-----.-- -
What were angels and gods what were mun
without love?
A region of bloodshrd, and Heavcn--a hcl;
And man were .fead, did not LOUe with him
dwell.
Yes, love one another! Why not? 'Tworc as
well
Yet the depth of this feeling no mortal can tell.
''Tis to creatures forctastc of Paradise given.
For Heaven is love- and love here is Heaven
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22

TURxErs.--A drove Of ,le 90 ,Luskeys
are on their way from Smith county. Xa..t
TO Charleston. s. g., traveling. .sevcn miles
day and eating seven busRyls Of corn
which is thrown along the road before
them. ..g ---.5, p,gf, ri
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22

g Peace is the evening star of the
soul, as virtue is its sun, and the two are y
never apsTL. s.aillsli ~ as.olI ef
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22

Q .g Copper isaeight times heavier. tbsu--oco
wafer; il is converted into brass by mix sufrS4
,ture with zinc-the copper will bear hamSsqi Is
mering. but brass is not malleable.
Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-03-22

E6- Why is a man who commits an ass. !.
sauk like book with q torn cOyeER .dsifa
Because he should be bound over sid sa i
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asaza CLAREsBBFG, WEDNESDAY, MARCH esd, 1854

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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
Il exemption of Government Stocks for the Week
ending Saturday, October 7,
SoULE-The London correspondent of the

Mr.. SoULE-The London correspondent of the
N. Y Tribune, "a paper which rarely lcses an OPP
portunity of denouncing the appontees of the pres
ent administration, thus speaks of Mr.. Soule
The statement of the London Times and other
journals, that Mr. Soule had been frightened away
from Madrid and that he would not return again
is scarcely worth the contradiction. Every one
who knows Mr.. Soule must know that he is not the
to be frightened from his post by anything
That he sympathzed with the republican party, and
gave aims to suffering families, whose protectors
had died at the barbados, is true but that he
leagued himself publicly with any party distributed
money at the barricades as charged. or committed
any other overt act, is false In sympathizing with
the republicans he did not commit great offence
against the government as did Lord Howden, the
British Minister, in concealing O Donnell when there
price offered for his head. In letter received
yesterday from Mr.. Soule by his relatives in this CT
ty, he says that there being no probability of carry
ing negotiations with the Spanish Government in
the present state of affairs he has left for little re-
creation. intending TO return at the end of three or
four weeks TO Madrid. He is staying with his family
at Castgienne in Ariege, department in the south
of France where Madame Soule owns some proper.
ty. MIR. Soue and his son spend their time hunting
IN the mountains.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

We are not in the habit of calling public attention
to the notices of application to be made to the Legs
Iaure for the passage of private acts, which may APP
pear in our columns, but the which We insert to-
day. having for its object the removal of the present
prohbitory tax of 81 per cent o. all foreign impor-
tations sold at auction, to of such charac-
ter as to call for special notice on the part OF
the press of the State. At time when the aim and
effort of the people of the South and of the people OF
North Carolina in particular is directed 10 the en-
couragement of their own foreign trade we think
that any movement, having for its object the removal
Of restrictions upon such trade, must appeal strongly
to the favourable action of the Legislature 1t ap-
pears TO u.s. as think it must appear to all, that
an auction tax of q per cent, amounting TO full
commission, cannot but operate with the effect OF
restraining mportations, its removal would as Gre
tainly operate the other way. Indeed we have rea
son to believe that this has operated to some ex-
tent, at least in preventing imporations TO our port
At present the revenue which the State draws from
this source is merely nominal and must continue to
be So so that considerations Of do not stand
in the way.
The principle which lies at the bottom of this ap-
plicaton will apply to the other ports of the State as
40 PAO~-o'~ 49,
direct foreign trade of the State by removing every
obstruction from the disposal of foreign cargoes
brought TO our ports For these reasons we think
that this ought be public law, and that Its pro-
visions should be made TO extend to the State at large
We have known at least valuable cargo OF dIrec
importation which would have been sent TO auction
but for the heavy tax, which the goods would mo-
bear Let the merchant who is willing TO run the
risk of opening new branch ofimportng have every
facility.
Indeed so far as revenue is concerned, we have nj
doubt but that the State Treasury would gain largely
by reducing the per centage levied upon every class
of goods sold auction, upon which such lax is lie
We'd. q per cent. is above the revenue Standard
Twice as much would be collected at one per cent
and still more at per cent. Mr. M. Cronly, of this
town. we believe pays the largest auction Tax In TIT
State, which has never yet got over $780, He will
guarantee that the State will derive more at g. or h
} would pay stated sum, say $500 But this w
merely alude to as question of revenue. The queS
ton of giving every facility for foreign importation
higher one STILL because it looks to that building u
of the State for eecting which revenue is only on
} of the means.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
s,x nnx. rrom philaaeIph,a to Fayetteville.

We learn that the new Iron Steamer, Flora Nc
Donald. delivered cargo of goods at Fayetteville on
the 4th inst, on two feet water, in six days from
Philadelphia. These goods were shipped from Phi
adelpha to Wilmington by the Schooner R. e.
Whildin, of the Merchants Line, and forwarded to
Fayetteville by the Flora Mcdonald, as above stated
This is certainly instance of despatch hard TO beat
The forwarding business through this place is in
creasing every season, the advantages OF the route
become known, as well as the prompt despatch given
to goods intended for the Interior OF which the above
Is an examnIe
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
A seoundrelIy Imposition.

Last week we received letter, requesting the pub
LEGATION of certain marriages, said to have taken
place in Columbus County, which publication we
made in the Daily and Weekly Journal, in the issue
of Friday last. We have since learned that no such
marriages took place, but that the signature OF John
P Fullmore," at the bottom of the letter. as we'll as
the letter ITSELF rascally imposition. 1t is we'll
for the individual practising it that he is not known,
otherwise he might receive such delicate attention
at the hands of the parties with whose name he has
made free, as would render a change of residence
very necessary for his health We have sent the let
ter to some of the parties concerned in the hope that
they may be enabled to ferret out the author. We
say nothing about the course to be pursued in that
case, leaving that TO the offended parties We have
no doubt it will be such as leave little desire for
repetition of the joke.
We regret the publication of such fictitious NAL
ages, but it is almost impossible to avoid being ia
ken in sometimes by such petty hoaxers. We con-
c!ude by again stating that the Columbus county
marriages, in our paper of Friday last, never took
place
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

lNoUEsT.-On Monday afternoon. Coroner A. A.
Hartsfeld held an inquest over the bodies of John
Maholland and John B. Suhrstedt, both white men,
who were drowned on Sunday last. while fishing near
WhrghtsVille Sound, by the upsetting of their boat
IN the surf on the outer beach. Verdict of the ury
IN accordance with the above facts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
The Elections.

In Pennsylvania, elections held on Tuesday
last 10th inst for Governor, Members of Congress,
and of the State Legislature, and Canal Commission
err as we'll as for the local officers. With Individual
EXCEPTIONS the general character of the contest was
between the Democratic party and fusion of Wings,
Freesoilers now-Nohings etc. 1t is more than
probable that, on the vote for Governor, the DEM
ocrats have been out-Dumbered by the fusion, but
not to any great extent, if at ALL Some members of
Congress may also be lost, but not many-eight to
twelve good national Democrats have no doubt been
returned.
The returns, far as heard from, too scatter
ing to base reliable opinion In Philadelphia
is evident that the Democrats have gained largely,
as compared with the municipal elections in July,
when Conrad, Wing Know Nothing, was elect
ed Mayor by over eight thousand. At the last Gov
ernorS election, Bgler, Democrat, was chosen by
8,423 majority. AS compared with this vote, there
appears to be decided gain, SO far as heard from,
for Pollock but whether sufficient to carry the State
remains to be seen. Job R. Tyson, the regular Wing
candidate in the second Congressional District "a por
ton of the old city prCper,) is chosen Joseph r.
Chandler, independent, and j. Hamilton, jr., Demo.
crat. Gossler, the regular Know Nothing candidate
does not appear to have been heard off, that it is
probable that that party fused with the supporters Of
Tyson, and left Gossler in the lurch
The Ohio Election for members of Congress, Su
preme Judge and Commissioner of Public Works also
took place on Tuesday. OF the returns we can make
nothing, save that they seem to indicate the success
of the Fusionists throughout the State-''Fuson,'
meaning coaglomeration of all the lsms, for the
purpose of Staying any who has the tin Gritty tt
stand up for the Constitution. All is not lost in Ohio
! by any means though.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

The Democrats have been generally successful in
California J. w Denver and P F. Herbert, Anti
Booderick or administration Democrats, having been
elected to Congress and, so far KNOWN there are
26 Democratic and Wing Senators; and IS Demo-
cratic and IS Wing members of assembly in the State
Legislature But it is uncertain whether the Demo-
Gratis will be able 10 unite any candidate tor the
United States Senate. The Know Nothings are re-
ported TO have made clean sweep OF the municipal
offices in San Francisco.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
LITTLE RIVER. S. c., Oct. 9th, 1854.

Messrs. Fulton & PRIcE:You will please give notice
that the Contract been TAKEN and Mail Service
ced the 29h u from Whitevie n. c., to Little River
s c. 1t leaves Wheville Saturday A NJ. The Mail Agents
the w NJ r. r. will please drop all packages for Lit
tie River that place Friday nights of each week There
will be Post Office at Iron HILL and at Peway Ferry Co
lumbus County, N. G..
Yours respectfully, B. N. WARD, 2. M.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

The meeting addressed by the Rev c. p Jones, and
Messrs. A A. McKoy, VIM. s. Devsne and Josiah John
son.
Meeting adjourned sine die
HENRY A. BIZZELL, Chairman,
IosIAH JoHNSoN Secretary
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

very steady old farmer was once found betting
against roulette table. Upon expressing very
natural surprise at this sight the old gentleman as
sured US upon his honor he didn't want cent of
their money" ''Why are you playing, then?.' "Be-
cause they have got about fifty dollars Of !"'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

ssE" The Jury, in the case of DR. Graham, tried at
New York, for the murder of Col. Loring, into
Court about o'clock, on Tuesday morning, the 10th
inst, with verdict of manslaug hter in the second
degree, which verdict perplexes not little 10
derstand But New York verdics are very little like
Kentucky ones, particularly independent. The pen
ally is Imprisonment, for not less than four nor more
than seven years, in the Penientiary.
The Steamer E. K. Collins was burned on the ight
Of the 9th while on her way from Detroit to Cleveland
Twenty-three lives were lost.
They ale having joke at the expense of the Know
Nothngs in New York. They say that Mr.. Altman
their Candidate for Governor, was born in Germany
while his father was visiting there, and consequently
he is not eligible to their votes
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
Later from California and San Juan

NEW YORK, Oct 9.-The steamer Northern Light
has arrived with California dates tc the 9th Septem-
Der. She brings $l,0OO,O0O in specie.
The inhabitants of Greytown were rebuilding their
houses
The general election in California had resulted in
the success of Duvier and Herbert, anti Broderck
candidates for Congress. In the Legislature, as far
as heard from, the Wings have 7 members in the
Senate and the Democrats 26. In the House, Demo-
Gratis As, Wings IS. 1t is doubtful, however, wheth-
err the Democrats can possibly unite in some ques-
tons which will come up for decision
Business is revving. There is good demand for
fresh goods, and prices are advancing
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

0a- We have just heard that despatch has been
received, by gentleman OF this place, stating that
news has been received of the ArcticS having been
run into by propeller, and sunk all board, with
the exception of SO, having persisted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

The Halifax Republican contains a notice that ap-
plication will be made to the Legislature of North
Carolina at it's next Session, for Charter for Bank
to be located in the town of Halifax, N. C.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
Majority for Mcqueen, $50. 622

The probable majority for the General in the entire Dis
trct will be less than 200 1500 voes-a strong ap
prevail of his untring energy in serving his
Had there been sufficient excitement to have brought out
full VOTE his majority in Marion District alone, would have
reached l 200. Yours sc J. H. S.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

Sc far as heard from it would appear that the Dem
ocrats carried everything at the election which took
place in Florida, on the 2nd inst, for member of
Congress and of the State Legislature.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
Latest from Buemos Ayres.

New YORK, Oct. 9.-Dates from Buenos Ayres to
the Goth August, state that the National Government
had reported extreme to enforce the circua
ton OF new paper money, the tendency of which
10 parayse commercial transactions.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD CON-
PLETED.-The first through train coming this way,
passed over the Pee Dee Bridge Tuesday night.
There will hereafter be delay in crossing the Pee
Dee
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in the population since the last election.
The Wilmington Herald says that "the Raleigh
Metropolitan is evidently digtrustfu of the Whining
ton Journal The Herald may join the Metropol-
tan, if it chooses, and both of them be distrustful,"
to their hearts content, for any odds that it make
tOus
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
Arrival of the steamer Haus.

New YORK, Oct, 9.-The Steamship Hansa, from
Bremen via Liverpool, with dates to 22d September,
arrived this morning. She brings no later news
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13

g- The last report from Savannah places the deaths
from yellow Fever at 0.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-10-13
SnnI.leY-YOW.

Under this singular caption, the Senior Editor 1--WE
think) of the Richmond Penny Posi-, gives the fol-
loving very amusing account OF a dog-hght, In Sat-
urdaY's issue of that paper:
We witnessed all sorts OF a fight last Tuesday
1t took place in the cart which conducting the
poor dogs to execution. 1t was crammed and packed
to such degree, that most of the animals had to
stand their hind legs, and in endeavorng 10 regain
their true position failed to give offence to
their neighbors A royal battle ensued. One very
large yellow dog made his way backwards and for
wards, over the backs of the others. Of course he
was particularly marked out and he seemed nothing
10th. His teeth were at least inch long, and they
shone most horribly. He apping dog, and
they, II is we'll known, whip creation, at least
the dog portion of it. 1t surprised see how the
brues tossed him back and forth by merely eievating
their backs or changing their position 1t was done
with such rapidity, that he would open his mouth
against one dog, and close it upon another, six or
eight feet off. We never anything like it, ex-
cept at the Arch street Theatre in Philadelphia where
two-legged dogs used 10 themselves by putting
other brutes, of the description out of the pit
and out of the House. We saw them once put out
old sailor for offence, or for no offence. The
old tar fought like tiger, but it no go. He
would make grab at one man, and before his hands
| could cnch, he ten feet off. He grabbed at one
fellows and his hand lit upon another fellows
wig, leaving his shining bald head in all it's glory
Our friend Snarley -yow," for so we named the big
yellow dog, after OF Capt Maryatts four footed
heroes, was like this tar, the victim of conspiracy
All were against him. He was regular canine Ish.
maelite. His teeth against every dog, and eve
ny dogs teeth were against him. No signs OF peni
tence appeared among the whole crowd, thus about
TO be cut off in the prime of dog-hood by violent
death, and if either of them made dying speech,
do not know of the fact