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(which au,slion Mr. William, and NJ

which question Mr. wdliams and Nc.
nayard addressed the senate,
The lluuse vas Gagged tua hours
az is sitting IN the discussion 81 the
bill ir0m be committee On Post O1ices
and Post Roads. % secure ne sale
transmission &C de mails % The Unit
ed States. The debate MAS between
members from New fark and Penn
sSiHania. principally in reference 10
the Erie railrrad trnlbles-
The remainder II tAe day was spent
in committee upon the Deficiency bill
rhus-dss. Fsbrasp :
: In the Senate, the question sa- he
right az Mr.. Phelps to retain has seat.
was the prominent topic of discussion.
Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Badger delivered
speeches in opposition 10 the report.
and Mr.. Phelps made saIne progress in
his argument in support Of his claim;
but withou' concluding he yielded the
floor. and the subject was postponed to
Thursday.
Resolutions were passed callingupaa
she Executive Tar the correspondence
relative TO the kozsta ease, and also
for certain correspondence which took
place between the l.. States and Great
Britain in 1851 relative 10 the insle.
pendenee of the Sandwich Islands.
The House was occupied the whole
sitting in committee Of the whole ON
the Deficiency bill.
Friday. February ,.
The Senate spent the FIRST hour of
It's sitting in the consideration 81 pr.
waite bills. The Nebraska bill WAS then
takenup. which sas discussed AZ length
by Mr.. Chase. in opposition 10 the
views presented in the opening speech
Of Mr.. Dosglas. Befare proceeding
with his speech Mr.. chase submitted
an amendment proposing To strike out
so much Of the bill ~ declares that the
Missouri compromise was superseded
by the compromise measures Of 1880.
The House was engaged until half.
past three o'clock spsn the private Gu
Iendar.
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%M AeSks anm~ -
TExGrn1g axB F2TsL ExPs0smx
Frsnrh's ball and earifidge fartsrr !,
RayrnswDod. Lang Island. eaDl..d.J
Yesterday slirrnsan. by which ne,r,.
iHsntv persnas. nasty BOYS aud -,
we're Instantly Killed. Upward II n
600 cartridges exploded. and hsvs..
fsr niles arssBd we're shattered All
gkeir windows broken.
The magazine. containing three nan.
af powder. narrowly escaped. r.
nsmbrr of persons generally emplay.d
Was thirty. Allinside the bsiliin. !,
lhe time were killed.
Their bodies were all blown in,o
fragments. and mansled with pieces a
timber. machinery, &c.
Another account states thaf he
number killed. already aseertained 1
snly thirteen. Others were shockin..
~ mutilated. and sumo faially. IN,
scene is terrible. Scarceiy a fr.s.
ment bigger than a walking stick cal
be found of the building. Heads, limbs
and trunks Of human beings &c scat.
tered in all directions.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

PRoHgrTuRg LIorOR RHL.--A select
committee OF the Legislature OF New
York has reported rroh:bitory liquor
law, providing tlat every person who
shall veil ar keep Cor sale, vi with intent
I" sell, .eitilerpersenaliy or'by his part
ner, CLERK, agent or servant, directly
Or ,l!l4rscas, snder pretence Of giving
y; s;i..4ssss ;Sretelse whatever. lntcx-
lea nag t.i's'~- u .ss 4sisa or narfse. tess
.t'l't a, lfr-.h.ytl:: iii sUtireiri session, of
icy biis.f.r sssIicasll,- II, schanical 6r
aeFaa a'ai .iaf,pts.c~, -eanii Forfeit ALI
" s,.s = I, Z bs,h-nlf ard.lc Danish: .
80 - ~ 49,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08
Phsburg. January "A

SEMINARY AID cHURcR BuRSr.-The
Western Theological Seminary and
thr Presbyterian church. at ALLEGHENY
city. were burned TO the gruund last
evening al six o'clock. Half the libra.
rs. which was valuable. wsssayed. In.
buildings were insured Tor $4,000. The
library Was partly insured. About 40
students Of divinity occupied the build.
Ing. No lives we're lost.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

There are now 104l miles of rail.
road completed and in use in Virginia.
Many other roads and extensions Of
roads are also in progress.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

Hen PRIcEs.--Wheat sud IN Peters
burg on "Wednesday the 25th ultrao,
at S2,O2 per hushel, and flour at the
following advanced rates, SaperfGs 80;
Extra Super!ine $3.50; Family $40,
Raleigh Sier.
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Sale of Ssoch.--i por,un Of The stock
Of delinquent subscribers 10 the North Carolina
Rail Road was sold in Grcrnsboroush on Thurs.
day last, as we learn from The Patioi, a, an ave.
rage "t s42:5u per share. Many Of The holders
whose shares had been advertised, rail I'D he.
fine the day d sale; 80 ,ha, the ,ss ii The whole
amoun, Of The large subscription il Guilfor,, III
not 10 more Than five hundred dollars. A grail.
fying FACT.
u We are pleasedio stale that most Of those
subscribers in Orange who we've chind wi h their
ins,aimenis, aud whose stock had been advertised
asaied themselves of The opportunity afforded by
the visit of.lhe Treasurer on Saturday last, aud
pnidu The loss on the subscriptions in On.
anse. (PeTbaPs The largest subscription in pro-
portion TO her means Of any county on the Road,
will be very small.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

WESTERN RAILROAD. $50 We under.
stand that the Board u Directors Of
the Western Railroad are a6put con
Guiding contract for building aud
stocking It entire from Fayetteville to
some polnt III the Coal Fields, with a
Company in New York. under the
proposed contract, the work is to be
finished within within months from
the date Of the agreement. We hope
soon to be able To give further parti.
culars. FavtitTM CoroEni,n.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

Register says, pill grratly ml'sys =.
minds " tesny tenants Who have >.
isTisined hunrsi duuhts eunrrr,,.-
thsiF titles. The eight Iudse, -.
businesses ID lheir deCisinn thst M
paper tide i = gssd against az n.
u1a5.@
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08
SUPREME coI-pT

The following opmions have been
delivered since our last:
BY NASH, L. ]. In Hackney u. Sted.
man, from Chatham, affirming the ju,lg.
meGt
Also, in Smith q. Kornegav, rrnm
Dupln, remanding the cause furamend.
ments at plaintiffs cost.
Also, IN State q. imlson, from Bia>
den, affirming the Judgment.
BY PEARoN, j. III Fisher .. Carroll,
from Sampsna, dismissiny' the appeal.
Also, in Black q. Sanders, from
Rockn,ham directing a reair de
noDO.
Also. in Paris .. Thompson, from
Alamance, affirming the Judgment.
BY BATTLE, !. In Brooks .. king,
from Forsythe, affirming the judg-
ment.
Also, in Walling .. Burroughs, in
equity, from Martin.
Also, in Lee . Ford. in equity, from
kanuoiph, directing retereLce 10 tie
Master.
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A company has been organized in
Asheville, \. e. for the purpose of e.
rectlng woolltn factory, Il will go
into operation shortly.
TuE ANTI RENT CASES IL Sgw YORK.
The Albany Register Of FRIDAY con.
falns the apinons Of the Judges Of the
Court Of Appeals Of that State in the
suit Of the People Is. WIN. 7. Van
Rensselaer,. They review the Rens,
selaer title from its origin, and its val :
iity " every PARTICULAR. This deer.
ilon Of The Court Of last resort the
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08
LoilerIes and s,,lndlInE.-The g

Lotteries and Sysindiiing.-'rhe FOL-
lowing nsiire Of the deiecsion OF a recen, SWIM
die in New York, in the -hsps az LOTTERY. may
open the eyes Of some wbs are disposed to deal
in such CONCERNS;
THE poLlcY yESBEss ~ New York.
~-Justice Welsh, Of New York, ON
Friday, refused to reduce the bail in
the case Of the brothers Mcdonald,
charged with being engaged in vending.
lottery paiicies. and dealing in fic.
titious lottery, IN the name o. Is. u.
Mars & Co. Il is said the parties sold
about ten thousand dollars worth Of
tickets, Of which sum seren thousand
dollars were deposited in the wall
street bank. I.ettcrsIrem their dupes,
in various sections of The country, are
published. One, sending them three
dollars for tickets, says I" Being a
poor widow, thought wouid cry my
luck" Another transmits twelve dol.
lars, and says: Help me if YOU can.
for il is time of need with me- Aud
still another, in Sampson country,
North Carolina, (who Rad drawn ten
dollars. and determined TO try his luck
once more, SAYS: II hope YOU will
send mp prize, as have tried SD Of
ten in the Baltimore Maryland lutte.
ries. and have never drawn the worth
of my ticket; if should draw large
prize this time Old Sampson will wake
up, as there are more waiting t. hear
the result Of my investment" We
presume they have BY this time heard
the result Of that Investment.
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Smuggling fin New york.-The Gus

Snsusg'ias In New YOrk.-'rhe Gus
tom-housc authorities have recently seized up.
wards Of 100000 dollars worth of smusgle,l goods
brought 10 New Sork in steamships. DR.. Dow.
ling, surgeon of the British, ma-steamcr Asia.
and. Mr.. j.. Johannison, a passenger, connected
with house IN New iork, have heen arrested
and held to bail III the sum Of 5000 dollars each
"A qaaItiiy Of watch movements and embroidery.
valued at 900, seized on boanr Tic Briiish
propeller Alps, have been condenped and order
I'd 10 be sold. The steamer Alps was also COS,
lem"ed. .nt on application q liz proctor ior.!he
owner, slle so poii.lr!. Iar s9s.eOO,q abide lie
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08


number Of the Washington Union puts
forth the following. remarkable and
significant passage - from which ii
vould seem that just AT this time Sc
nator Douglass il exciting in high
quarters something Of that very un~
pleasant sensation known ~ jealousy.
The passage reads thus:
The appointment of Mr.. Marcy as
Secretary Of State fnreshaduwed with
sufficient clearncss the principles which
would determine the foreign policy OF
the Pierce administration. Mr.. Marcy
was the ablest aud most conspicuous
OF that schOol Of statesmen whom the
disciples u Yuung America were won't
to characterize as fogies. and hence he
was the special mark of assault and
abuse by the Democratic Review. lie
was cautious, aud therefore ayerse To
hazardous experiment. He MAS con-
sentative, aud preferred moderate re-
form TO wheat sld radical innovation.
lie was honest. and would view with no
degree Of sympathy or liberation the
piratical schemes &c Yonng America.
And i was because he was cautious.
conservative, and hnnest. that he was
denounced by The heiaocratic Review.
and made Secretary Of State By Pre-
sident Pierce"
Well, that vii DO, considering the
Sonle, aud Cahan, aud anti Fillmore Il.
libusterism, that ushereI Pierce i.,'o
place!
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,dsslsioS 4 lhsNsga, sna sll0pei q dSpaIi On
be- Verge % llssHesa.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

cd lsr the tfsi oasAee by a Gae II net
Tess thah ti,eeH dollar, nor more than
one hnnared iuF the sersld. ard every
su2sequent oHrnCe. } fur # nal less
thsn twsntt>6ss nor mure thaR thrse
hundred dollars, and imprisonment for
not lsss than thirty DAYS nar more than
six months
We extract = pasSagr from the re-
port 1t the srlecr csmmitfee:
+" Your CaEa.nittee are a apiBiaa
that the sale 9f Intoxicating drinks il
the direct casse &C psrr Paxperisfa,
c1ras. Dssosefsry arsa rfghtfsd eask
alifies that all other isinss put tage-
tier.
.Yaur cemm;ttee sse-.ol. op;aign
ta2t saeh liquor Is psisan. aud should
be so declared and treated. producing
4 species If insanity which sleadrns Die
moral powers and itllames the passions.
causing the pnprovoked commission at
crimes ON the innacent and unolIsn..
Ing. Of an eRormi;y unparalleled in
the civilized world crimes that even
barbarisns would shudder at, and Hu.
manity in It's worst forms could not
commit unaiJ~l By the demon that is
ever present in the drunkarll's cup"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

In the Senate, the Chair presented,
from The President, some c0rrespon-
dence relative to Mr.. Bedini, the
Pope's Nuncio; and MIR. cass made
some explanations on the subject.
The private calendar was then la
ken up, and several bills were acted
ON.
The House was occupied in the con-
si,leraiion Of private bills; and then
adjourned 10 Monday.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

A company has been organized in
Ashevillr, \. &. for the purpose of e.
recting wnplltn factory, 1t will 20
into operation shortly.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-02-08

"Wednesday February |.
The Senate. after the morning ba-
.sinrss, resumed the. consideration Of
the question presented b. Mr. Phelps,
as,tn !is right % rrtam his seat; Mon
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

ADVERTISING FOR A HusBANp.--Pas-
sing in the day time through the Chinese
quarter, | was rather astonished to see
upon great many houses earthen pots
not unlike our large fower-pots, but
more rounded at the bottom and larger
fastened upon the roofs and heard af-
terward, from several old settlers, the
reason of this peculiarly. These pots
are put upon the roof where marriages.
BILE girls is in the house, and the situa-
ton is said to denote all the particulars.
Many of them, apparently very old, hav-
ing cactuses growing in them, as house
leeks grow in our country upon the
roofs, seemed no particular recommends
ton. But if they really possess the
meaning they are said to have, they
speak very much for the honesty and
candidness of the Chinese ladies'; for lam
sure if such a fashion prevailed inEurope
the fair creatures, whose symbols were
Drawing the storm on the roofs, would
find some plan to prevent them looking
too old and weather beaten, or renew
them occasionally by others of more de-
cent appearance-at least they would not
allow houseleek to grow in them, if only
to save appearances [Gerstecker'
Voyages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

WrscoNsIN BANKING AND Taxes
TheLegislature of Wisconsin has entailed
upon the State system Of Banking.
Or perhaps it would be more proper to
say the People have done it, and in con-
sequence of the number of Banks which
have gone and are going into operation,
the hard money currency is very scarce,
and yet the Legislature have reserved to
themselves the right to claim specie for
their services. Indeed, as the law
stands. nothing but gold or silver can get
into the Treasury of the State. Collec-
tors can receive nothing but gold or sill
yer, unless he does so at his own risk of
being able to passoff the same and get his
bills exchanged. The idea that we
must have one currency for the govern
ment and another for the people, is one
against which we REBEL. The legisla-
ture in its sovereign capacity, should
not enact a currency they will not take
themselves, and it is high time for this
distinction to be abolished. We do not
know that the strict letter of the law is
insisted on, but the legislature should
be compelled to take such currency in
payment as the people are compelled to
do business. It all amounts to this (:
that the bills of our State Banks should
be ia,cfuL currency to pay any State in
debtness. That's all.-[ Walworth
County Reporter.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

A BIT OF Coon SToRY.-Last
Thursday, man of our village, while
engaged in drawing wood from Mears's
Pond, with one-horse team, loaded on
his sled large hollow log, and as he ap-
preached the village, sitting upon the
front end of his load, driving his horse
his attention was directed, by another
man who CHANGED to be in the road, to
a large coon in the front part Of the log
not more than two feet from the place
where the driver was sitting. The coon,
(ungrateful animal,) was snarling and
trying to bite the heels of the superior
quadruped which drew him along. But
as this community is death on coon stock
they soon brought him out of his pleas
ure car and despatched him without GER
emony.- Hudson Jour.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

locomotives are to rush in all their clo-
ry. The heirs of Dustin have been e.
jected. Mr.. l.. deposited the torpedo
of an ejectment under them, and blew
them up! You, yourself, have express
sed the opinion that they have the legal
right. They brought the declaration to
me but short time before they were
required to answer in the District Court,
|supposing they were sued here. II was
too late 10 save default. A writ OF
possession was issued--they were ex-
PEELED; compelled to pay above $50
costs, and lawyers fee-bill of course.
! have told you of my friend A.. Wood,
who was elected from 40 acre tax title.
He never was in possession; however
the writ reached him as well "where he
was not, as where he was" Banfll has
been elected, and had to pay $50 costs
after he had settled the suit; and the
man never saw the land from which he
was ousted. Time fails me, but not facts
facts outrageous, intolerable. Men are
alarmed, and nothing but early relief
will prevent acts of violence. No he
reditary respect for law, no non-resis-
tance principles, not the passive virtues
of religion, nothing that God or man ev-
er taught or required, will induce our
people to lie quietly down, and submit
to be shorn, and fleeced, and devoured
by pack of wolfsh lawyers who mean
ly take advantage of the inability of our
citizens to defend themselves. The de-
moralizing effect of the Court begins to
pervade all classes. Men understand
that by transferring claim however fic-
titious, to nonresident, that it will be-
come invincible our own citizens talk
of sueing in that Court, where defend
ants are strangled by the "Default
Moose"
Now you know what ought to be done.
District the State. No defendant in err
ror living in Grant County, no accused
person, should be compelled to go, or
transport his witnesses further than Min
eral Point. Stick to this-not an inch
further at any time, or term, or in any
event. In fact Lancaster would be
convenient point, lying near the Missis-
StPPAs ~ WouIu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oil lUe
parian Counties. guess / shall pub
lish copy of this letter. or its substance.
0. Cole was here to-day and told me to
sign his name to any thing ] might write
you on this matter. j. Allen Barber
will write. Dewey says he will get up
memorial TO Congress, and have no
doubt he will do his best, for he was SUI
ed in the District Court himself. beg
you to act-have Congress pass the bill
at once, because individuals in this and
other towns are threatened, and their
property can only be saved by early and
prompt measures, such as will put de-
Tense in the District Court, within their
reach. Yours very truely,
]. T. MILLS.
Hon. B. C.. Eastman,
Washington, d. G..
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06
Washington, d. G.
SIGNS OF THE TIMES.

At mass meeting of the German
Democrats, of Burlingt on, held on jan
uary 10Th, the resolution of the foregoing
meeting, opposing Caucus Nominations
and the so-called Maine Liquor Law,
were adopted, and the following new
resolution adopted:
/. We are in favor of granting pub
lie lands TO actual settlers, as recon-
mended by the Homestead Bill.
2. We are in favor Of the Free School
System, and oppose the distribution Of
the Public School Fund to the different
religious denominations. We wish the
attendance to be obligatory.
3. We consider Banks as facilitating
the transactions of business, and wish
them to be introduced into our State,
with regulations which will secure the
people against loss. s.
4. We oppose Slavery, and demand
the abolition of the Fugitive Slave Law.
5. We consider Rotation in Office,
a. essential with Republican Institu-
tions.- Burlington Tel.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

MRs. Pussy ssARouND. The Ad-
vocate contains the following spirited adj
lertisement, which does its aulhoress
infinite credit:
To THE PUBIC: Whereas, my hus-
band, Edward HI. Pussy, has falsely adj
vertised that l have left his bed and
board, and that he will pay no debts Of
my contracting, &C., this is toinform the
public that the aforesaid Edward H. Pua-
sy had neither bed for board for me to
leave, he having been living at the ex-
pense of my father and further, under
pretence of procuring money to pay his
way to Birmingham, Connecticut, he
borrowed dollar of my father, and with
that paid for his lying advertisement "a
gainst me, and even after this dastardly
act, be took all the money | had, and
borrowed every cent in my mothers
possession, and left town. For the past
three months he has been kept from ma
kedness and starvation by the exertions
of myself and relatives he squandered
in dissipation all the money his Unborn
laziness would allow him to earn. The
scamp need not have advertised that he
would not pay debts of my contracting,
for the public we'll knows that he would
not even pay his own. He is lazy, un-
grateful, loafing scoundrel; not content
with living at the expense of my rela-
tives and borrowing their money, he
publishes an outrageous lie. His bed
and board, indeed! If left to himself,
his bed would be nothing but board,
and | should not be much surprised if
the bed he dies OH were made of boards,
with a strong cross-beam overhead.
SARAH A. Pussy.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

a5At a suit recently tried in the
town of Randolph, in Cattaraugus Co.,
an Indian was witness, His blank, ex-
pressionless face. and the general un-
meaningless of his whole demeanor,
gave rise to serious doubt in the mind
Of the s'Court" as to the admissibility of
his testimony. Accordingly he was ask
ed that the consequence would be If ne
should tell a falsehood while under oath.
The countenance of theIndian frightened
a little as he replied in solemn tone,
I''Well, if ! tell lie, guess be put in
jail--great while may be. Bimby die
and then I ketch 1t again ~ The wit
ness was permitted to proceed.
The above is from the Cattaraugus
Wing, and is too good to pass unnoti.
iced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06
ADuLrERAr1oN OF DRucs AND MED

ADuLTERATIoN OF DRuGs AND MED
IcrNEs.--At the commencement of the
present session of Congress, report
from the u. S. Surgeon General was
presented, from which it appears that
the adulteratien of drugs and medicines
is carried on more extensively in the
country since the passage of the act of
Congress to suppress the importation of
such articles, so that it is now alleged
to be difficult to procure medicines which
are not either mixed with some foreign
substance, or from which some portion
of the active principle has not been sub
tracted by chemical process. Thus it
would seem that the effort to suppress
the foreign trade has resulted in impair
ting an extraordinary stimulus to the
home manufacture of the spurious COM
modities.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-02-06

A SAD ENp-Franklin Williams, q
young man about twenty-five years Of
age who had been confined in the Jail at
Batavia, Genesee county, was on Sunday
morning last discharged. the term of his
imprisonment having expired. During
the day he got intoxicated, and while
in that state stole watch from young
man residing in that village. A war;
rant was procured and placed in the
hands of Deputy Sheriff, who tracked
him to Stanford. On arriving there he
found that the unfortunate young man
had paid the penalty of his crime, hay-
ing sank down in the snow and expired.
He was just alive when found, but could
not be restored.