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Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-11-15
THE GALLANT DOUGLAS.

Judge Douglas is still on the stump in the North
western States, advocating the Constitutional rights
of the slaveholdng States and confronting and de-
flying the vile hordes of fusionsts and abolitionsts
His personal and political friends have offered him
public dinner at Chicago the 9th instant which
he has accepted. We have seen one Of the letters
of invitation to the dinner signed by the Committee
1t breathes the fullest and strongest spirit of oppo
sition to sectionalism and abolitionism.
The Dubuque Herald notices as follows late
speech by Judge Douglas at Galcna:
"Judge Douglas spoke at Galena on Saturday
evening. The courthouse was filled to it's utmost
capacity and yet it was impossible for all who de-
sired to hear him to find admittance. 1t our
good fortune we'll as some fifteen or twenty Of
hers from Dubuque, to listen for three hourse and
half to the overwhelming arguments, the scathing
satire, and burning eloquence> of the Little Giant
During the first part of his speech there was dis
position manifested by portion of the audience to
disturb the meeting by hisses but as the distin-
guished senator advanced in his argument, and his
feelings became thoroughly enlisted in his subject,
the violence of aboltionism was disarmed silence
pervaded the dense throng, and every auditor-dem-
ocrat whig, flsionist aboltionist, and know moth
ing-seemed to drink in the spirit of the speaker.
The interest was sustained to the very last letter
artculated, and then three hearty cheers given
for the gallant leader of the democracy of Illinois,
and the equally gallant champion of the democracy
of the Union. The speaker was frequnty interrupt
ted during the course of his speech with hearty
demonstrations of applause, and the tears which
flowed from the eyes of old and venerable men, who
were just ready to descend into the grave reminded
forciby that we had not assembled on that even
ing to listen to ordinary exhibition of the power
of intellect the force of truth and history, and the
beauty and sublimity of true eloquence. In the
graphic language of the Colonel he fairly captured
his audience" ---.s.
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Our COUNTY FAIR. Don't forget that on Wednes-
day the 22d inst, the first Agricultural Fair for
Cumberland County comes off. Let everybody have
something to show on that occasion. We under.
stand ''The Cumberland Babies" will be on exhibi-
tion-the largest children "to their age and size" in
the country. A sight worth seeing. =-,. =,
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MARRIED,

In Chatham county, the 5th ut, by Seth B. Jones,
Esq, Mr. Windshp Hartsoe to Miss Mary Ann, eldest
daughter of b. w. Thomas, Esq.
In Tarboro, on Wednesday evening last by Rev J. B.
Cheshire Robert H. Lewis ESQ.,, of Milton, TO Miss Sarah
E Howard, daughter of Mr.. Geo. Howard.
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mus OF THE wEEKLY-7soo Dollars per dnmuns
Thu nr within the first month Two Dollars and
rsa ss & months 1hs o% ss ss' ns nss
subscril1iinso soE THE SEMI-WEEKLY-F6ur Dollars per
TERMS Jrance or within the first month Four Dollars
Gaa% III if payment be delayed six months and Five
~, MI! not paid within six months from the time of
brribng
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HUNTS MERCHANTS MAGAZINE. We have receiv-
ed the November number of this valuable periodi-
cal Terms IS per annum. Address Freeman
Hunt, 143 Fulton st. New York
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W Messrs F. Mahler & Co. offer to-day in our
advertising columns, rich and varied assortment
of articles. We have tested some of Mr.. Mahler's
articles and have found them equal in every respect
to his representations of them. He deserves
couragement. -
w We. publish to-day, as matter Of interest
to the public and especially to the stockholders the
Report Of the President and Directors of the Raleigh
and CASTOR Railroad Company TO the late annual
meeting held in this place. The proceedings in full,
in ram. hlet form, will be published soon ~!
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DIED,

In this City, Wednesday last, of consumption, Mr..
NJ c. Thompson. = 49,. ~
In this City, very suddenly Monday morning last
JOHNNY eldest son Of W. d. Jones' ESQ., Cashier of the
Cape Fear Bank, aged six years.
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Tarms of Advertising.

-.;soments not exceeding fourteen lines will be in
for One Dollar and twenty-five cents for each
ssee inserted in the SemW eekly Standard will
slressar in the Weekly Paprr, free of charge. Our
also appEEr ADVERTISING BY TIE YEAR are as fol-
OW
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Tbt Stan0ar0.
RALEIGH. WEDNESDAY. NOV. Is. 1854
STANDARD FOR THE SESSION.

We shall be prepared, with the aid of competent
reporters, to give full and correct proceedings of the
Legislature during the ensuing session, which will
be one of great interest to the people of North Car
Gina Our paper will be sent for the session at the
flovirg rates, payment to be made, in all cases, in
advance
Semi-Week!y, 81 90
Weekly, 90
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LETTERS FROM PRoF. EAMoNs. We have recently
published some interesting letters from Prof EN-
mons, addressed to the Governor of the State; and
we have others in hand, which shall appear soon.
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Democratic maiority

contest is involved in great doubt and perplezty
there less than nine tickets in the field. The
New York Times, however, is of opinion that the
contest for governor is narrowed down to Seymour
and Clark. ,.-7 I'd .s.-
StateIofficers are also to be chosen in New Jersey
There are but two tickets before the people-demo-
cratic and fusion.
Michigan elects State officers. There two tick
els in the field, of the same complexion rs in New
Jersey.
Illinois elects members of Congress and the State
legislature. The legislature to be elected viii choose
United States senator in the place of Gen. Shields,
whose term expires on the 4th of March next
Wisconsin elects State officers and members OF
the legislature. A United States senator is to be
elected in the place of Mr. Walker, whose term ex-
pires with the present Congress.
Massachusetts, elects State officers and members
of the legislature. There are three tickets before
the people. Wash. Union.
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Neao York Elections.

New YORK, Nov. 8. As far as heard from, Ull-
man (Know- Nothng,) has received $4,000 votes,
Seymour (Soft) $4,000. Clark (Whig,) 35, ,OOO Bron-
son QdardO 1000 The contest it is believed, will
be very close between Ullman and Seymour.
Barker (know Nothing) is supposed to be elected
Mayor of New York City
rSrrnHn NrSp
New Work, Nov. S-P. NJ. The returns received
up to this hour very meagre. The contest for
Governor will be between Ullman and Seymour
The former is ahead.
LATEST
AS we 60 to press FRIDAY Morning) we learn that
Seymour is ahead, with fair probability of being
elected and that Wood is elected mayor of the CITY,
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Neao Jersey Election.

TRENTON Nov. 9-8 o'clock, p. IN. The election
in this State to-day has been closely contested The
probabilities are that three democratic congressman
have been elected
In the 9TH district Pennington (whig) is believed
to be elected over John S. Darcy (dem.)
In the 4th district is reported that F. c. Osborne
Independent democraD is elected over Hon. George
Vail the present representative.
SECOND DEsPATcH1
Later returns indicate that the live fusion candi-
dates for Congress elected. The usionists claim
to have secured majority in the legislature.
THIRD DESPATCH.
NEWARK, (N. J.,) Nov. Tn the first district the
contest is very close; but it is believed, however
that milford (dem.) is elected.
From the fifth district the returns indicate the
election of John S. Darcy (dem) over Pennington.
Wisconsin, Election
MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7.-As far as heard FROM the
indications are that the fusion ticket is successful
throughout the State.
Illinois Election
CHICAGO, Nov. 7.-As far as heard from, four fil-
sion candidates for Congress are elected.
More about the Arctic.
BosToN, Nov. Z. The schooner Lilly Dale had
arrived at St. John, Newfoundland. She picked up
of the Arctc's boats empty, thirty miles south
ofCape Broyle and saw another empty at distance.
Neao York Items
New York, Nov. Z. 1t is thought that new trial
will be granted DR.. Graham.
Campbell & MOOD, lumber merchants, have failed.
There is rumor of the failure Of large hardware
house.
The Glasgow has arrived here. Her news is anti
cipated.
Health Of New Drlepns
TUESDAY, Nov.7. The health of the city is i'm
proving Deaths during the week ending to-day
from Yellow Fever, only forty-two.
Northern Murkets
NEo YoRK. Nov. z. Flour has declined to-day
25 cents We quote southern at 50 So 43. Wheat
easier, but not quoteable. Much lower.
BALTIMORE, Nov. Z. Flour fell off to-day at the
closing Howard street So So; City Mills So 25. Wheat
dull with declining tendency. No quoteable change
robson COUNTY FAIR The Agricultural Fair
for Robson county comes off on Thursday next
Nov. 9th, at Lumberton. We expect the farmers Of
Robson will show on that occasion that they are
not behind their neighbors in agriculture, but are
equal with the best Old Robeson is not behind the
age in anything. She has some of the best schools
that found in the State-her population is intel
ligent, Industrious and happy-and in the language
of late speaker, she contains some of the 'pret-
tiest women the sun ever shone upon" .'7t.-
Hon. WIN. S. AsHE. We give up portion OF
our columns to-day to the interesting letter of the
Hon. Wm S. Ashc, the talented representative from
the Third Congressional district; written in reply
to an invitation to attend the Kerr dinner at Yam
ceyville, on the 28th of September We commend
it to readers as well worth perusa on account
of the true Southern sentiment which pervades the
whole letter. He is an able and efficient represen-
tatiye and has done much to promote the interests
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NOVEMBER ELECTIONS. On Tuesday next, the 7th
instant elections will be held in five northern States
for fifty -four members of Congress, rs follows

On Monday, the 18th inst, an election takes place
in Massachusetts, for State officers and eleven menu
bers of Congress, making in all sxty-five members
to be chosen during the present month The delega.
tons in the present Congress from these six States
stand rs follows: ..
Democrats ........................ .39
Wings .....................I6 ?
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ez5 REWARD.

ID ANYWAY FROM THE SUBSCRIBER, ON SAT.
l6urday morning last, negro woman named ELLEN,
about 1--WE feet eight inches high dark compexios; and
had on purple homespun dresA and had With her cop
peras-cbecked homespun dress fear she may obtain
free pass and endesyor to escape to free State She e
wear Of aore. --s. .-t.<- =
! reward of twenty-five dollars win be- paid for her sP-
prehension and delivery 70 twenty miles west OF Re-
that get her again. > IT.
, Wske Co Eov g. 1854. LII, - - l0l-d
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TEACHER WANTED, AT a RECENT MEET.
n ing of Morning Star Lodge, IT resolved that
institution of learning be established by ssd Lodge In the
Town of Nashville andB H. Bount Dr. John h. Drske l.
A. B. Battle ESQ., Dr. John g. F. Drake and J. @ Taylor
Esq- were appointed Committee with ample powers 10
carry into effect said resolution. -
The Committeeman to engsgethe services GENTLEMAN
well qualified to prepare boys for College TO whom Hbera
salary will be given Those wishng TO get the stoson
ward their testimonials to good character and scholar
ship by the Js of December next At which time the Com
mee win decide the appcstious, and give immediate
notice thereof ~ 80 -
Nashville n O., Yov. 5th, 1854 s-t. - - t1ol.
EB- Register copy three weeks forward act.
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Ne,c York Bank Statement

New York, Nov. 6. The weekly statement O
the banks of this city show loan of 81 34O, 900;
decrease of s 563 900 in deposits; and an increas
of S173 900 in specie and SlO6, 900 in circulation
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NOrtHern H,yrEefs

IVOTLHETU IUITHeGS.
NEo YoRK. Nov. Z. Flour has declined to-day
25 cents. We quote southern at 50 a So 43. Wheat
easier, but not quoteable. Much lower
BALTIMORE Nov. Z. Flour fell off to-day at the
closing. Howard street So 50; City Mills So 25 Wheat
dull with declining tendency. No quoteabe change
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Health of Mem OrZennS.

Health Of New DrleDns.
TUESDAY, Nov.7. The health of the city is i'm
proving. Deaths during the week ending to-day
from Yellow Fever, only forty-two.
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NeD 1OfE Ite1n8.
New York, Nov. Z. 1T is thought that new trial
will be granted DR.. Graham.
Campbell Mood, lumber merchants, have failed.
There is rumor of the failure of large hardware
house. .-
The Glasgow has arrived here. Her news is anti
cipated.
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INTERESTING EXTRACTS.

Extracts from letter from our Washington Cores
pondent dated
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-18

TnR BABY CoNvENrIoN-FAysY
FERNS LErrER.-Among the proceed.
ings at the Baby Fair, at Springfield,
H., the Cincinatti Times publishes
the following Characteristic and neat
cpistlc from Fanny Fern:
New York, Sept. 90, 1854.
MR. j. PAIsT-Sir: In thanking
you for tho compliment paid me, by
constituting me one Of the committee
to award the premiums at the Baby
Convention, l would also express my
deep regret that my present engage
ments will not admit Of my leaving
New York. Nothing would delighe
me more than to visit your beautiful
city, which l have 50 long wished to
see, and the added temptation you
held out, in the shape of babies, is al
most irresistible. God bless their
little sweetness! But how could |
choose : 1, who love everything in
the shape of child--who believe they
are all who are left to US of Eden, who
never come into their presence without
a feeling such as a devout Catholic
must have, when he crosses himself be-.
fore the image of tho Virgin Mary |!
How could l choose I should turn,
from black eyes to blue, from blue
eyes to gray, from grey to hazel; I
should be led captive by a dimple,
fascinated by ringlct, enchanted BY
a rosy cheek or snowy shoulder.-My
dear sir, I should be as bewildered as
a bee in ten acre lot Of full blown
roses. Please accept my bes. wishes
for the success Of your novel, beauti.
full and admirable enterprise.
May the anathcmas Of no diaappoin-
ted mother haunt the sleeping or was
king dreams of the awarding commit
tee. Yours, very truly.
FANNY FFRY,
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-18

DY THE FAMOUS DIR. JENNER.
The hollow winds begin to blow,
The clouds look black, the grass is low;
The SCOT falls down, the spanicls Sleep
And spiders from their cobwebs peep.
Last night the sun went pale to bed,
The moon in halos hid her head;
The boding shepherd hcavcs sigh,
For see, rainbow spans the sky.
The walls arc damp, the bitches smell,
Closed is the pinli-eyed pimpcrncll.
lIark how the chairs and tables crack,
Old Bctty's joints aic on the rack:
Her corns with shooting pains torment her,
And to her bed untimely sent her.
Loud quack the ducks, the sea-fowl cry,
The distant hills are looking nigh.
How restless are the sporting swine
The busNfiics disturb tho kline.
Low DER the grass the swallow wings,
The cricket, too, how sharp he sings
Puss on the hearth, with velvet paws,
Sits wiping DER her whisllercd jaws
The smoke from chimpcys right asccnds;
Then spreading, back to earth it bends.
The wind unsteady veers around,
| Or settling in the south is found
Through the clear stream the fishes rise,
And nimblv catch the incautious flies.
The Slow-worms numerous, clear, and blight
lllumined the dcwy dell last night.
At dusk the squaid toad was seen,
Like quadrupcds, stalk ocr the grocer.
The whiting wind the dust ohcys,
And III the rapid eddy plays
The frog has changed his yellow vet,
And in russct coat is dressed.
The sky is green, the air is still,
The mellow hlackbirl's yoicc is shrn
The dog, so altered in his taste,
quits mutton bones, ON grass to fcas
Behold the rocks, how odd their fiat,
They initiate the gliding kite,
And seem pfecipiiatc to fail,
As il they felt the piercing ball.
Tho tender colt, ON baci; do lic,
Nor heed the traveller passing 10
In fiery rcd the sun doth rise,
Then wade through cloud, tonoui iho skies.
Twill surely rain, | see 'twith sor ",
Oar Jaunt must be put on to-mor -.
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ARcnBlsnor ITrGurs AND THE * NOW.
No1nlNGs.' The sermon of Archbishop
Hughes. delivered in New York on Sum
day. as an cxordium to the procecdirgs
of the Council of Bishops and Theoio.
gians of the Province of New York.
which body commenced its private bust.
ness sessions last week on Monday. The
Bishop does nor distinctlv locI3ro tLn
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1854-10-18

sciences in matters of rcligion--to man.
ufacturo and sell counterfeit notes and
coin, aud do any other evil which secm.
eth good in their eyes, and then come aud
demand admission into the union of
States and be admitted. Alas to what
straits will not men be driven, to sup
port favorite position or theory He
referred to the sentiments of Henry
Clay and Daniel Webster, and said that
he had the happiness to be a co-laboror
in the glorious Compromise of 1850
Oh shame, where is thy blush When
eminent statesmen will glory in being
participants in the passage Of law,
that is shameful and burning disgrace
to our statute book, and is sufficient
cause to make US butt for the jcers and
hatred scorn of all civilized nations on
the globe we feel to exclaim, o my
soul. come not thou into their polluted
and polluting presence. If the reader
thinks us severe, we reply
"Judge me not ungcnte,
| OF manners rude, and nsolent Of speech,
If when the public safety is in question,
| Ny heart flows warm and eager from my
tongue"
After tho close of this address, the
audience were invited to repair immedi-
atcly to tho Court House green or yard
and listen to a Mr.. Orili--an eminent
lawyer from Tippccanoc county, in an ad-
dress on the oenerits Of the Nebraska
bill. lie was host, aud having just lis
toned in person to Gen. Cass, he knocked
his positions into pi, and turned the ia
blcs upon him in a terrible manner
Good judges gave it as their opinion that
the Democratic party suffered more than
they gained, BY inviting Gen. Cass to
their city. The party feel no doubt the
need of new props at the present time
to sustain their cause, but nothing can
save it, The spirit of tho age and the
onward march Of frecdom. has signed
their death warrant and their doom is
forqtold in tho very desperate efforts
they put forth to prolong existence.
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BOOK AND JOB PRINTING
Done in modern style and at short motto
Law of Newspapers.

I. Subscribers who do not give express no.
tice to the contrary, are considered as wish
ing to continue their subscription.
II. If subscribers order the discontinuance
of their papers, the publisher may continue
to send them till all that is due be paid
Ill. If subscribers neglect or refuse to take
their papers from the Office to which they are
directed, they are held responsible till they
have settled their bills and ordered their pa
pcrs discontinued.
". IL subscribers move 10 other places
without informing the publisher and the pa
per is sent to the fovmer direction, they arc
held responsible.
V. The courts have decided that refusing
to take u paper from the office, or removing
and leaving II uncallcd for, is prima facic cy
idcnce of intentional fraud
VI A Postmaster neglccting to inform
publisher when his paper is not taken from
the office makes himself liable for the sub
scription price
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QUICK Observation-Disclosures Poop.
OF all articles Of food, boiled rice is
digested in the shortet time AN hour.
As it contains eightenths nutritious
matter, it is valuable substance for
oiet. Tripe and pigs feet are diges
ted almost as rapidly. Apples il
sweat and ripe. are next in order.
Venison is digestod almost as soon as
apples. Roasted potatoes are digested
in half the time required BY the same
Vegetables boiled, which occupy more
Than three hours and half-more
than beef or mutton. Bread occu-
pies three houas and a quurter. Stew.
ed oysters and boiled eggs are diges.
ted in three hours and q half-an
hour more than is required by the
same articles raw. Turkey and goose
are convicted in two hours and half
an hour and half sooner than chick.
ems. Roasted veal, pork and salted
beat, occudy FIVE hours and half
the longest of all articles of food.
american. ., ..
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Extraordinary superstition IN Devon.
shire. -


An instance Of the intense feelings
Of superstition which poryadcs tho ig.
norant among our rural population , ID
the West of England, occurred AZ
Northlew last week. Some gipsies
having encampcd in the noighborhood,
one of the female members Of the
tribe ascertained from tho wife Of o
farm.laborer that she had daughter
in the last stage Of consumption. Tho
gypsy represented that the child had
been "switched," and that she could
rule the spell, which would effect o
cure, for two sovereigns. Tho moth
er Of the child cheerfully paid tho
money, but next day the willy gipsy
returned it, and said it was not SUI
| Ificient, but e20 more in gold would
do 1.-THE cottager's wife in her ma
tive simplicity, went and borrowed
e10 from neighbor, and with anoth.
er ten sovercigns she had in the house,
saved from her husbands earnings,
added the EGO to the &c already in
the gipsy's hands.
Soon as the money was paid, the
affrighted mother was bound over to
secresy by the gypsy, who mumbled o.
YER few disiointcd texts of Scripture,
and left, with the promise that the
child would 10 cured the following
Friday, when an angel would appear
and return the money.--Sinco that
time however, it is needless to add,
neithe gypsy nor money have turned
up,although the impoverished husband
and the police have been daily on tho
look out for the gypsy impostor. On
Sunday last, another specimen Of
deep-rootcd superstition was presented
within the porch of the western door
at Exeter Cathedral. AS the con-
gregation were leaving the Church, n
dccrepit old woman took up a position
within the porch, bearing begging
petition, setting forth that she had
been attacked by a paralytic seizure,
and had been recommended by tho
"wise woman" to get a penny each
from forty single men, on leaving the
Church, and her infrmity would, by
this charm, be banishcd forever.