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NOR SALE OR REH-The subscriber
l. Will sea- o, rent his Fndry situated in the
town ct Port Deposit Achcd 10 il is water
power winch can be appI TO other purposes
beside The use of the ioury. THIS foundry
has done, and is capable doing large and
profitable business. Possion gwen mme-
daleIy. Apply to p. W. WEBB,
June II u Port Deposit.
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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA

Arriedl of tie Seamer United Stdtes-ANOter F1re-De-
ocrdt:c Conrention-Udrkets d,c.
New ORLEANS, Aug. o. The steamer United
States has arrived bringing dates from California up
to the 1st inst.
A large fire occurred in Marysve and five squares
of buildings, with contents were consumed. The
loss is estimated at quarter of million of dollars
Marysville was lourishng city, with population
of 10000 souls, and received its charter in 1851.
At San Francisco, the Democratic Convention has
had "spit" among themselves, the consequence
is the nomination Of two sets of candidates.
The last news from the mining regions is of very
prosperous nature-al are thriving, and good health
prevails generally.
CALIFORNIA MARKETS. The wheat crop is very
prolific, and immense quantities expected. Flour
sales of Gallego at 50 so to $40
Provisions, on account of the great quantities on
hand, had somewhat declined.
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DESPERATE Row LrNcuBuRG! BAESrMs Muse
I'M ATTACKED. We understand from friend, that
terrible row took place at Lynchburg, Thursday
night, between the showmen at Barnun's mammoth
exhibition and the citizens of Lynchburg, resulting
from the great number of extra charges made, not
withstanding the published notice that the whole
was to be seen for fifty cents.
We learn that five persons, two of the citizens and
three of the showmen very seriously if not IA
tally injured, and many others slightly. The affair
wound up by the entire demolition of the ticket Of
fee, and the destruction of its contents together
with no little incidental damage to the show fixtures.
The scene is represented to have been fearful
men, women and children were assembled under
the huge tent and the greatest CONSERVATION pre-
vailed. Unable to leave the tents, being in some
deserted by their protectors, and in all afraid
of being shot or knocked down in the melee, the
alarm of the ladies was excessive.
After our informant left the scene of action, he
heard fifteen reports Of pistol Shots and clubs and
fists were very freely used during the whole con-
tnuancc of the disturbance.
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WASHINGTON, August 81, 1854.
The last arrival from Europe brings us the news
OF the terrible effect which the burning of Greytown
has produced in England The "Thunderer," always
calm and classical, audes to the fact that several
American papers have already severely commented
on the matter, and opnes that there is no need of
discussing it further Instead of threatening Gener
al Pierce as the immortal Dante did his tyrants with
the vengeance of the poet" he consi igns him to the
vlndictveness of American newspapers. There is a
sublimty of cruelty and an unusual amount of wis
dom and sound craftsmanship in that species of
venge.
Mr.. Buchanan's last reply to Lord Clarendon's
note contains complete exposition of the discredit
able and unworthy course pursued by England in
regard to the Central American question. 1t is per-
fectly unanswerable and is quite possible though
not probable, that England may back out of the un-
tenable and dishonorable position assumed by her
opposite to Nicaragua. The question may be settled
in month or sixty days but the probability is Lord
Palmerston will seize some new pretext ito teaze
Nicaragua little longer" These were the identical
words employed by His Lordship in his reply to Mr..
Lawrence, our minister to England, under the ad-
minstration of Mr.. Fillmore. English philanthropy
seems to be about equally divided between the Indi-
ans and the Negroes.
The events in Spain cannot but produce important
consequences in Cuba where Concha is once more
to assume the captain-gcneralship of the Island
This appointment does not look favorable to i'm
mediate acquisition of Cuba. In the mean while
the question occurs how long will Espartero be able
to hold the rens of government.
The Nebraska agitation has already eliminated
and the opposition to the bill has seen its best days
1t will never do as well again. The Northern Dem
ocratc leaders have determined not to make it test
question: and the of the people like it because
it reasserts and confirms the doctrine of popular
sovereignty. OF what is the agitation of the ab
stract question, while thousands of emIgrants are
pouring into the territories to decide it practically by
their votes? That cock won't fight any longer
wish to direct your attention, especially, to the
card published by the respective friends of Mr. Riggs
of Washington, and Mr.. Battle of North Carolina,
in the National Inteligencer of to-day announcing
the honorable and amicable settlement of difficult
ty which had occurred at the Warrenton Springs
The high character Of the friends of the respective
parties is sufficient proof that everything done
secundum artem. "
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w The St. IONS Pile. publishes the following

H The St Ions PLAT publishes the. following
capital jeu Esprit which is highly Characteristic of
Benton's rude madness. 1t is very much on a par
with his silly, pompous and ravng speeches and let
ters:
WASHINGTON CRY, Aug. 6, 1854.
To the Editor Of the Missouri Democrat:
SIR In ls49 / stated repeatedly in my public
speeches in the State of Missouri, (God d--n the
Statc,) that the old saying that Republics arc un-
grateful" was falsehood and calumny, sir; but
now find that was then mistaken. l am now fully
convinced of the truth of that old sayng-Repub-
lies ungrateful, sir. have been beaten for Con-
gress in my own district, sir and know sir, that
no such result could have been produced except by
the baSest ingratitude, sir Am l not Old Bullion,
sir? Did not solitary and alone put the ball of
the Expunging Resolution in motion? Didn't ad-
vocate in many speeches the reduction of the duty
on salt? Didn't throttle and kill that monster the
United States Bankp Was not in the Senate for
thirty years, and have not written thirty years
view, sir? Tell me- sir, that Republics grateful,
sir! No sir-it is false, sr-and if you affirm to the
contrary, sir, you are a liar and dirty dog, sir
misrcpresentng the truth for criminal purposes sir
But L know who it was that beat me- sir-it was not
the Wings, sir-they must have been in conclave
with the 5000 victims who died of cholera in St Lou
is in Is49. Yes sir, conclare sr-cOn with, and
chauis key, sr-locked up with them sir And
sir, assert it. the shade of Calhoun was also locked
up with them and held their key, sir. For these
base consprators against "me and mine" sir, are
nothing but adjuncts of Calhoun, sir-joned to him,
sir. I'D, to and junctus Joined.
Yours inveterately,
TIIOS Ii. BENTON.
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WIIIGGERY IN PENNSYLVANIA.

The Lancaster Intelligenccr draws the following
truthful picture of the Wing party in Pennsylvania:
"Our opponcnts-we have name for them
party-have in this political campaign abandoned all
the great which have heretofore separated them
from the Democracy, thus tacitly admitting that our
party was right and theirs was wrong. Where now
is their National Bank, their Protective Tariff, their
Veto Power, and many other similar supports upon
which they heretofore based their claim to public
confidence? All gone-not even alluded to-swal-
lowed up in the one idea of opposition to born
upon soil foreign to our own! Opposition to the
WHITE FOREIGNER and lore for the AFRICAN, now
seem to be the only things worthy their attention,
and upon these they hope to build up party strong
enough to control the destinies of the Common
wealth."
nia-Poock-is an Abolitionist and Know
Nothing"
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For the Standard.
GRANVILLE FsIR

The first Annual Fair of the Granville Agricultur-
al Association will be held at Henderson, on the Ra-
leigh and CASTOR Rail Road, on Wednesday and
Thursday, the 4th and 9Th days Of October next.
E. G. Readc, of Person will deliver the address
before the Society on Thursday the 9th.
The Regulations adopted by the State Society at
Raleigh will govern as far applicable.
Exhibitors who contend for premiums or diplomas
are expected to become members of the Society and
are requested to report such articles as they may
wish to exhibit to Mr. Thos j. Blacknal Secretary,
Henderson, by or before o'clock, on Wednesday,
the 4th October. All animals or articles must be
labelled with the and residence of the owner
Officers will be in attendance to preserve strict
der during the exhibition.
Persons from the adjoining Counties and from
Petersburg, Norfolk, Baltimore, &C. respectfully
invited to join in the exhibition.
The members of the Executive Committee, to-wit ::
R. A. Hamilton, j. G. Taylor, j. c. Cooper R. n.
Herndon, W. w. Young, W. S. McLanahan, r. P.
Taylor, j. Turner, J. b. Hobgood Thos. Miller, r.
w. Lassiter, S. S. Royster, Jno. Bullock, VIM. A.
Eaton, requested to meet in Oxford on Tuesday,
9th September.
R. A. HAMILTON,
Chss'n. Er Com.
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TIE WEATHER AND TIE Crops The Cheraw Ga
zette of the 10Th says: 1t is the middle of Au-
gust and still melting away under the scorch-
ing rays of torrid That very respectable per-
sonage, the "odest inhabitant" is utterly at loss
to find parallel in the annals Of his memory to the
heat of the present summer Ift docs not turn cool
may certainly say, we have had long hot
spell.
We have had rain in abundance and to spare, but
not enough to excite any alarm for the safety of the
river crops which are exceedingly fine Indeed, the
prospects of the crops generally, were never more
promising than that Of the present time Too much
rain however, may greatly inure the cotton, which
is disposed to run very much to weed. The river is
quite low.
The Lancaster Ledger of the 10th says: The late
rains have brought out the crops wonderfully. On
Monday last we had another refreshing shower OF
rain and hail. The weather, at the time write
this, though, is excessively hot.
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The distinguished Virginia planter Edmund Ruffin,
has been in our town during the past week-the
guest Of Jno. S. Dancy Esq.
We understand he has visited Panola Hope Lodge,
Cotton Garden-Strabanc, and other prominent
farms-and expresses himslfhighly delighted at the
marked progress andimprovement which character
ICES our county. Iar6orough Southerner.
We learn that the cotton and corn crops in Edge
combe the present season, are excellent. The pros
pect of large yield never better. We are sat-
isfed from what we have heard from intelligent per-
sons who have had opportunities of Judging, that
the cotton crops of Edgecombe are equal to those
of Mississippi or Alabama. This is the result of
thorough and enlightened system of farming.
We hope to old Edgecombe well represented
at the approaching State Fair.
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1t having been proposed to erect bronze statue
Of Governor Corwin, of Ohio, the Marshall Texas)
Republican says:
Is this Tom Corwin? If so, we have inscrip-
ton, which we should like to have placed on this
tlemen, behold before you Tom Corwin. During the
Mexican war, was for Mexico and against the
United States. I'm the man that hoped my coun-
trymen might meet bloody hands and hospitable
graves. l was, also, slightly interested in the Gar
diner business, out of which made a pile. This
virtues"
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ATTEMPTED SUICIDE The Richmond Dispatch of
Tuesday, says that few days since married lady,
maddened by family difficulties, walked up the
tow-path of the canal until getting near the Pump
House, when she plunged into the river, and would
have been drowned in few minutes, had she not
been rescued by a well known citizen and his son,
who being the scene rushed into the water and
saved the fair from death. 1t is said that on
finding herself foed in her effort at self destruction
she fought like wild cat and positively refused to
give her name to her rescuers. ..
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Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

Mon AT CrNTHIANA, KY. The, Cincinnati papers
contain account of recent mob at Cynthiana,
KY, in which citizen of Ohio, named r. A. Gra-
ham, was egged and otherwise abused He was
charged with preaching abolitionism to the slaves
The authorities to protect him from the mob, placed
him in JAIL but during the night some persons gained
access to him and blackened his face with lunar cos
tic. On the next day he secreted in baggage
car and sent out of the State.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

yellow FEVER AT THE SoUTH. The yellow fever
appears to be on the increase at the South, but
the is far advanced, it is not supposed it will
assume an epidemic form. Of 2O7 deaths at New
Orleans, for the week ending the 18th instant 43
were from yellow fever against 90 the previous week
The disease has also appeared at Galveston, Texas,
and several cases have proved fatal. During the
week ending the 18th instant, there II deaths
in Savannah, Ga, of fevers principally bilious
intermittent and 3 Of yellow fever.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

BUSINESS TACT OF THE CHINESE. As an instance Of
Chinese sagacity in business matters the ship Poto
mac was sold in San Francisco few months since
for $500O to Chinaman. She was taken to Hong
Kong and sold for $25, 600. The last owner added
an extra deck to the vessel, and in single voyage
from Hong Kong to San Francisco and back, cleared
the sum of $37, 600. igt.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

New GoLD DOLLAR. The Secretary of the Treas
ury has sanctioned new gold dollar coin, about to
be issued from the mint at Philadelphia. 1t is about
the diameter of five cent piece, and bears on one
side an Indian head with crown ofeagles feathers
and on the other wreath, surrounding the words
zone dollar
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

THE NEWSPAPERS. 1t appears that there are in
the free States III daes and 1858 weellies-total
1900. In the slave States q dailics and 645 week
lies-tota 772. Pennsylvania has "a dailies and $50
weekleS; New York 81 dailies and 377 weellies Ohio
26 dailies and 235 weekles Massachusetts, % daies
and 1877 weeklics. There six slave States (North
Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Florida, Mississippi and
Deaware) and one free State Qowa) in which there
is no daily published. In England there are only
two cities, London and Liverpool, that have daily
papers. Exchange
There are two daily papers in North Carolina
the Wilmington Journal and the Wilmington Herald.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

Parson Brownlow is in favor of the Know Moth
ings Says the eccentric parson: 81 pronounce
the Know Nothing order the very thing for the age
and country we live in. They will elect the next
President And no admirer of the Laws and Con-
stitution of the government-no friend of Protest
antism-or of sound moral and conservative princi-
pies, either in religion politics. need hesitate for
one moment, to go into the order"
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Such is the character of the party press! 1t is
not its design to enlighten the public mind and OBJ
tain glorious influence the intelligent and free
but to deceive to cheat to mislead and to betray!
70 keep the masses in ignorance as the best condi-
tian for political managers
Wilmington Commercial
The Commercial has portrayed itself in admirable
style. We think that paper after this might as well
rest upon it's aurels and not the risk of turning
them into willows by attempting to make correct
sketches of the character of other journals One
not artist by profession, but who makes pic
ture so exceedingly faithful and felike, can afford
to "retre with the honors."
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GREELEY BADLY DUcKED. Horace Greely, it is
well known, has taken to farming. Last year, when
in Massachusetts, attending the poultry show, he
bought half a dozen pure Cochin China eggs at Sc
dozen, which produced him six ugly ducks
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WOMAN THE CAUSE OF WAR A surgeon in the
United States army recently desired to know the
most common cause of enlistment. By permission
of the Captain in company containing fifty-fve,
the writer being pledged never to disclose the name
of officer or private, the true history was obtained
of every man. On investigation, it appeared that
nne-tenths enlisted account of some female diff
fculty, thirteen had changed their names, and forty
three were either drunk partially So at the time
of their enlistment. Most of them men of fine
talents and learning and had once been in elevated
positions in life Four had been lawyers three doc
tors and two ministers
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~ Mr.. Drury King, Superintendent of the Cap
itol, was seriously injured on Wednesday last in at
tempting to get on car upon the N. c. Railroad
The car was in motion, and Mr.. King, missing his
foothod fell under it. The fingers of his right hand
were cut off, and his arm and shoulder were badly
hurt.
Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1854-08-30

e@ The Know-Nothing mayor of Washington,
has removed Joseph Williamson, Lewis E. Boulck-
houldt, Benedict Jarboe, F. Knight and Edward
Short, as members of the auxiliary guard They
are good citizens, and as officers capable hon.
ost and fithful-men above reproach.
1t is stated-with what truth we do not know
that the Postmaster General has removed one of his
Clerks because he is a Know Nothing; and that the
Administration at Washington will not countenance
the appointment Of such men to office.
The Petersburg Democrat, noticing complaint by
the Richmond Wing about the removal of Know
Nothings from office, very justly says:
"No one whose eyes are not blinded, and under
standing stulitied by party subservency can fail to
perceive that there is much connection between
prescribing Know Nothings and prescribing men
for their religious belief, as between denouncing
Benedict Arnold because he was traitor and Chas
Carroll, the signer of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence because he Catholic. 1t is wrong to
prescribe man for his religion, because system
OF religious belief wars with our political institutions.
1t is right to prescribe. a Know Nothing because
erery dstincire article Of his taiA is at cih
the Fundamental principles Of or Gore,nnent.
And more than this, the ground work of Know
Nothing ism is prescription. 1t is party of proscri-
bers waging war upon the unfortunate fugitive
from abroad ; it meets him flying from tyranny and
on the very threshold of the land to which he has
fed for refuge with his wife and his children, is
seizcs him and loads him with fresh chains Such
men deserve to be prescribed by the honest and
chivalrous wherever found"
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~ The statement that Gen. R. NJ. Saunders has
resigned his seat on the Superior Court Bench, is
not correct 1t originated doubt, from the resig-
nation of Judge Settle. Judge Saunders is now at
home having returned recently from visit to Hamp-
ton. Va -
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An OLD PRINTING OFFICE IN THE OLD COUNTRY.
N. Barth, printer, of Breslau, celebrated, short
time ago, the s50th anniversary of the first book
printed in his establishment This book is Ger
man legend Of some rank and appeared in 1904.
NJ. Barth's printing Office is the oldest in Europe,
and has been for $50 years uninterruptedly in the
hands of his ancestors and himself
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Mr: .saale..specu,atioa. ai,,s naz.a.


NEW YORK, AuG. 81. The Paris. correspondent
of the N. Y Tribune states that Mf. Souie had left
Madrid on a pleasure excursion to the Rhihe, soon
after the revolution broke out.
Since Espartero's accession to power he has lost
all hope of an amicabe settlement of the Cuban
question, unless aided by decisive measures at Wash
ington He does not believe the Queen can hold her
power long, and has strong faith in the ultimate
cess OF the republican cause.
No proposition has been made by the Spanish 60.
vernment to sell Cuba, under the present regime,
nor will any be made.
SAVANNAH, Aug 81. The yellow fever is incrcas.
ing here, fifteen deaths have been reported since
Saturday night:
firemen's Procession in Hfac Tork-72s Golru-Grisi
and Mario, de.
NBw YORK, August 81. The firemen's procession,
in honor of laying the cornerstone of their new
hall, this afternoon, promises to be of the most
brilliant and imI ling displays of the kind ever
witnessed in this city. The Park is now fast filling
up with companies and spectators. The recession
will take up their line of march about two o'clock
Grisi and Mario do not excite as much enthusiasm
as was anticipated. ..-.t.
During the last twenty-four hours five cases Of
cholera admitted into the city hospitals, and four
deaths. Forty-one cases remaining
The Baltic's news has had no perceptble effect on
our markets.
The fight between Irish and Americans, twelve
miles from Buffalo, not so serious as was frst
reported
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GuBERSAToRIAL AND MATRIMONIAL. Gov. j. A.
Wright, of Indiana, led Miss Harriet b. Burbridge,
of Scott county, KY, to the hymenial altar on Mon
day last. The happy couple were handsomely en-.
tertained on Tuesday by Gov. Powell of Kentucky,
who it is reported is himself to be married to
q beautiful Quakeress of Indiana
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ted States 4th regiment of artillery, has been APP
poninted Governor of the United States Military
Asylum near Washington city. The appointment
was made by the Board of Commissioners, of which
Gen. Winfield Scott is President
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WHITE SULPHUR. There are 800 regular boarders
at the White Sulphur Springs in Greenbrier and
vast numbers are tnrned off every day for want of
accommodations. The several contiguous hotels are
also crammed to repletion.
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MEAN-the attempts at wit circulating in some of
the Whg papers in relation to the late supposed as
sault upon the President.