The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1854-09-02

wife is best suited to the home in which she was
raised, and cannot be formed or trained Il second
''he however, Alexander had not passed
one year IN the United States before he forget
both branches of his fathers advice.
Not only did he purchase large tracts of land
IN the western part of the State of PENNSYLVANIA
ana lay out not inconsiderable capital ($lOO-
oVo at Ieast) i'll the then district and now State
OF Maine, anu that, too, under the nnexed
condition OF bringing number of settlers thither
within certain term of years but also. in 1898
when just twehty-four years of age, he married
Anna, the eldest daughter of MIR William
Bingham, in Philadelphia, who was at that
time considered the richest man III the United
States, and was then member Of the Senate.
The Inheritance he l,aA fff1iulnu -
death Of lfer fsthtfy
She bore him nine children, s0l w. [
still living. The eldest of these, called William
Bingham, after his grandfather, is the present
Lord Ashburton, and has reached the age of
fifty-three. His wife is Il Lady Sandwich and
their marriage has remained childlcss. After
his death, his title, along with the greater part
of his fortune, will pass to the second son,
Francis who is married to daughter of the
Duke Bassano, former ate Secretary of
Napoleon. This gentlemen usually resides at
Paris, and is the eldest head of the London
house, in the management of whose business
however, he seldom takes any active part. He
has two sons. The favorite, from the first, of
will pass entirely, according 10 their wishes into
the hands of him who, III their eyes, deserved
the preference
81, Francis Borimg--4Anccdotc.
Just at this very time, 1920, the present head
of the Barnys' house, Mr. Francis Barring
second son of the deceased Lord Ashburton
had arrived in New Orleans from Havana ana
taken his quarters with me in my newly-built
residence. We had nine large vessels receiving
a.. ~
gratiied when he took his first walk along the
so-called Levee-the quay Oh the left bank of
the Mississippi, i'll front of the town, where
vessels load and unload their freight-and saw
it strewn, from the upper to the lower suburb,
with cotton bales, which were stamped the
marks of my firm Nothing could have given
him better idea of our activity and lie seem
ed to be pleased that he conld take back to
Europe with him a proof of it, like this one,
from his own experience.
Since there can be but little that relates to
this establishment, which occupies and has oc-
| cuped so lofty position that is devoid of all
interest to the mercantile reader, may venture
to say few words concerning MIR Barring, who
| was quite a young man when he visited New
Orleans. l do SO with the greater reason that
| he yields proof the more Of the fact, how
rarely the combination of qualities belonging to a
distinguished father descends to his SOUS.
Bountiful nature had endowed this man, dcs-
| tined at SO early period of life to become the
head and manager of the London house, with
so lavish hand that it might almost he termed
Spendthrift profuSiOn, in summing up the list of
capacities and talents he possessed. TO his
mental wealth belonged most unusual intellec-
tual superiority, rare kcenness of perception,
and an almosz instructive penetration of the
opposite and diverse characters with which he
was brought i'll contact; to these was added Il
remarkable memory which did not lose the
whenever he made up his mind to perform any
act; perseverance in carrying out his enter
prises, notwithstanding every obstacle; and,
| finally, the facility of expressing his idea and
convictions in few words, and the knack of
conveying the whole force and point Of close
analysis, or criticism, into happily selected
phrase or two, which might be called ''hitting
the nail on the head" This latter talent, which
is by means an Indispensable one, i'll the lis,
of perfections desirable for of talent
nevertheless has its value in dialectic debates
particular y Oh the parliamentary floor, where
young Barring hoped to stand before any grea
length of time, and in all instances of common
| life where brief and rapid explanations are de
srable. Anexample will suffice to illustrate th
remark. Young Barring travelling through
the western part of Virginia, which at tha
| time pcopled by the toughest class of A Americans
| and the vehicle he used was very handsome
and newly-yarnshcd travelling carriage. II
accordance with the favorite custom of thcs,
wild fellows, who usually carried penknife OF
a nail in their pockets, one of the ldlers who
| stood and leaned about the door of the tavern
| where he had alighted for refrcshlnent, amused
himselfb by scratching, with a nail, all sorts o
ridiculous figures on the varnish of the carriage
doors Barring, who came out of the inn and
caught our friend engaged in this agreeable and
polite occupation, the instant lie saw what was
going on, very sharply expressed his disapproba
ton. The loiterer responded, Look here, sir
don't be saucy; we make no ceremony. Fothel
dav we had Il European fellow here, like your
| self, who mighty saucy, so pulled out IN,
pistol and shot him dead, right on the spot
There he les!" Barring rejoncd in the coolies
manner Imaginable, by asking, "And did yo
scalp him. too?" The American was so struc
with this, and felt this reproach upon his savng
rudeness so keenly, that, after gazing at Barring
he exclaimed, "By God! sir, yon must be ;
clever fellow! let's shake hands!" IL "ouio
not have been easy to give sharper iesso"'
/ FArAI. ACCIDENT THE kING OF oAAoNf
The mOurnfuI intelligence OF the death ol LUIS
distinguished and popular monarch Is coinHuni
a,tad in a telegra phc message from Munich
undcr recent date. His Majesty's demise
anncars to have been the result of an unfor
/ innate accident while travelling from Munich tc
! his own capital of Dresden. The carriage il
which the King rode was, by some mismanage
ment overturned, and His Majesty falling
among the horses, received from one of them :
kick, which terminated fatally almost imme
diately afterwards
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