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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12
SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE Holy LAND

SAD STATE OF AFFAIRS IN THE Holy LAND
A letter from of the party OF American travel
lers IN the Holy Land gives melancholy account
of the present condition Of affairs there. The
Turkish troops having been Withdrawn 10 fight
the Russians, anarchy, disorder and violence Of
all kinds are prevailing. Many of the inhabitants
have taken refuge in the walled towns, and the
peasants, they work in the fields have with
them their arms loaded for an encounter. Bands
Of Bedouin robbers traverse the country in every
direction, and the party to which the writer was
attached, and one Of them wounded. Thus, while
Europe is about to plunge into war, originating
in the question the control of the Holy Places,
the inhabitants OF that region left at the mercy
Of The spoiler In one case it is stated, that forty
men and two women were massacred by party
Of Redouin vagabonds.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12

AgRIvED.-The Hon. Daniel II. Barrinrer.
late Minister TO Spain, arrived al New York on the
steamer Pacific, from Liverpool.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12
ED.

In Yorkvi!Ir, S. G., on the 9th April, lS3l'
Mrs. JANE C. LEEPER, wife OF r. w. LccPeE
aged about 30 years.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12

If you wish to be happy, take the papers.
We never knew a man out of humor, cash pie.
ty, who had the latest news on his shoulders
Newspapers and happiness brothers and SIS
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12

One Of the Albany editors says that the only
reason why his house was not blown away in
The last gale was that it had heavy mortgage
H.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12

LIBERAL DoNATIoN.-Mr Hiram Hutchinson,
president of the Bank Of Hamburg, S. c., has CIV
IN $4,000 10 the South Carolina College, for the
purpose of founding scholarship to aid in The
education OF INDECENT young men OF merit.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12

0I- Since the Ward trial, pistols and bowie
knives ut Louisville are called Kentucky stat
utes."
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12

Corn IN WEIGHT. The merchants Of Norfolk
engaged in the corn trade have agreed that and
after the 1t of June they will purchase and sell
corn by weight at the rate Of fifty six pounds the
bushel.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12
Ricl., bit, unfortunately, not Rare.

We find that very many of the Wing papers OF
cry about ridiculing General Dockery,'' and all
that sort of stuff, habitually speak Of the present
occupant or the Gubcrnatorial Chair of the State
IA position for VI ch he has twice received the
sutlroges of minority of the citizens Of North
Carolina-as "Davy Reid" " Little Davie," and
other similar modes Of expression, calculated 10
exhibit at one view their own pungcnt wit, and
The marked respect which they entertain for the
popular VIII and verdict and this, too, is very
frequently seen in the very same issues Of their pa.
pers which they whine so peousIy about g ridi-
cu!ing General Dockcry - In the name OF all that
is fair and respectful among men, what charter
have these people for their insolent treatment Of
the Chief Executive officer of the Sate-the
choice Of nearly ninety thousand of his fellow
citizens, and Of decided ma jority of all-simply
because he is a Democrat, lille they raise such
an outcry against the exposure of Dcmagngueism
in a candidate, who, as such, is proper subject
for criticism, and fair mark FOR ridcule, too, If
such emagoguesm seems TO warrant it. Is Gen.
Doclery immaculate simply because he is
Wing?
Ii good TRUTH the same worthy PEOPLE appear
to think this world of ours composed of two very
different and distinct classes-themseves and lhei:
candidates--who, dwelling in the odor OF Z" respec-
liability" are above and beyond criticism, and
must be handled with silk gloves properly scented
and the mere rabble, the ''I.ocofocos," compris-
ing the majority Of the voters Of North Carolina,
who are totally unworthy ofrespeciluI treatment, in
abiding to'whose candidates and public men slang
and rIbaldry are not only proper, and peculiarly
appropriate, but should provoke neither complaint
nor relation, and in The use of hch The usual re-
spect supposed to be due to the Chief Magistracy,
whether OF a State or Of the nation is never 10 be
considered as imposing any restraint, but rather
The reverse. since it is mani(esy improper in the
opinion of these sageS and sachems OF arisocracy,
for the power OF the State TO be welded bv rep.
resen,ative OF The mere peopIe-a democrat-in
fact, who is proper object Of abuse and slang,
while their candidates are above criticism
and sacred from the topch of merited rIdicue -
Fiddesticks end !-JTIi0lia.ton Journal
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4 TONS Pure White Lead with large lot OF ChiV ,b
Green, Paris Green, in oil and dry, together W." W.
unusually well selected stock of Drugs, MedcI"'''
Chemical, Extracts, Oils, Dye Stuffs, &c. &c, %
PRITCHARD & CALDWEL"'
MAY 10. 1854.
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Just Received,

k00 GALLONS Pure Camphene, Burning Fluid d"
OJlJ Spirits Turpentine, for sale at the ,c
GRANITE DRUG STOHL'
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-05-12
WIN. A. LENOIR.

village OF Patterson, Blowing Rock, Forks of Va
tauga and Beech Greek all siuat ed in and hr
wing settlements the Turnpike Road, ard ought
to be supplied as convenient
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08
GOV. D., AND THE scAREcRow.

Cover nor d., ONO matter what State-was
plain fafmerlike man; in fact, aside from his poll
teal ofc e, his profession was that of farmer He
had an orchard behind his house to which he paid
great dc al of attention. -.
In personal appearance the Governor was not
very prepossessng. He tall and gaunt and
VIII en- atout his work was generallyin the habit of
wearing a faded dressing gown, which was of ex-
ceeding len 9Th, coming nearly to his feet
Fl Glanced one day that gentleman, fashionably
dressed CO lied at the Governors residence and in.
qured for him. He was in quest of certain Office
which fsy in the Governors gift.
HE is no at home. just at present. said Mrs D. :.
but if y0u will come in and take seat, no doubt
he will he along SOON
The visitor accepted the invitation. and seating
himself in the plain sitting room entered into con-
versatio,, with the Governors lady.
bell, re, said he, that this is considered fine
agricultural place. Does your husband own much
landf
Som thirty acres Hell quite farmer.
4 caught glimpse of an orchard just behind the
house. That, suppose belongs to hinl'
yes; Iie prdes himself on his orchard
4 see you find it necessary, to scarecrows to
| Brighten away the BIRDS
"Scarecrows!' The Governor SHADY was aston.
ished. No. said she we never employ any
why, am quite sure that saw one in one of the
| trees, rugged up in a long tluttering robe
u DON'T think Mr.. D. has put any into the Or
/ chard. You can look from this window, and per-
hsps you will see the object which you mis-
| took
There it is now was the reply, as he pointed out
figure standing limb of one OF the trees, dress
ed in pair of over.alls with faded robe 1utter
| ing in the breeze. That's the scarecrowl | was
sure that was not mistaken
l That scarecrowr said Mrs D., in amaZement,
why that's my busbandr
| The victim Of this embarrassing mistake had just
enough voice left TO inquire for his hat upon which
he Immediately withdrew. thinking it best to defer
his application for Office to more convenient sea-
| son.-Yankee Blade.
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Married, on Thursday, the 23d inst, by the Rev
Clay Rouder, Mr.. Andrew Horn to Miss Julia Par
ker, President of the Young Ladies' Temperance
Society"
Wehaye copied the above with extreme regret
We are very sorry that the charming bride has for
gotten her obligations to the cause, and gone bach
to the world. However, we respect her for the
good she did when 'one of u.s. and cheerfuy write
her epitaph, now that she is no longer one O
us.
Fair Julia lived temperate maid,
Preached temperance ditties night and morn;
But still her wicked neghbors said
She broke her pledge and took A. HORN
National Tenn Oroou
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CONGRESS.
w.s,,,snroN. Nav

WARRINGTON, WHy ..
sENArx.--Thc Chair laid before the Senate re-
port OF the Secretary OF the Navy. communicating
the report and charts OF Lieut.. s. T. Lee, comman
der OF the U. s. surveying brig Dolphin.
The private calendar WINS taken up, ana numer
GUS bills were considered and passed.
The Senate adjourned until Monday next
HousE or REpRssgsTATfvEs.-- RESOLUTIONS from
the State legislature of Maine, for various purpo
Sea- were laid on the table and ordered to be prin
ted The House went into Committee on the or
ganze,i territorial business. The question OF poly
gamy was again debated, and the bill which gave
rise 10 1.-THE surveyorlgeneral bill for Utah--was
reported adversely to the house. Numerous Other
territorial bills were reported iavorably; after
which the House adjourned until tomorrow there
being still some business under the special order
for this week undisposed of.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

SCANDAL IN NEW YoRK-The following bit of
gossip appears in the New York correspondence of
a Philadelphia paper Gossip here has had. as
the Bible says of sin sweet morse" to troll uu.
der her tongue in the shape of scandal for few
days. The gentleman concerned in the contretemps
ia Mr.. r., about nineteen. and the son of one of
the firm Of the important silk house of F. & Co.
The lady is, or was, Miss Bisset or Bishop dan.
sense at some of the threatres Mr. F., rurnor as.
cures US. becoming enamored of the face or feet of
the fair Bayadere disguised himsefin shabby cloth.
ing, and. applying to the property man of the thea
tire, secured an engagement as 'supe" in order to
be near the object of his idolatry. Such devotion
could not be without its effect The lady and her
cher anie were soon riding out together on the
High Bridge, dining in the private rooms of the
Florence" and supping in the recherche ditto of
the City Hotel. Last Wednesday week the two
lovers visited Brooklyn in company and we're mar
ried. Three days AFTER the enraged papa of the
bridegroom discovered the mesalLiance But. IN.
stead of hushng up the unfortunate affair, he lost
all common sense, and made himself the object of
universal laughter first by threatening to
the whole theatre for conspiracy to ruin his son.
and next by using the most ridiculous means to OBJ.
tain the ladys certificate of marriage under the be
lief that il he could once destroy the document in
question, the union would be annuIled The old
gentleman's folly has filed the streets with com.
ments of course. In the meantime, the lady holds
on TO her young husband, who alternately finds
himself locked up day in his fathers attic, and
the next in his brides arrns-a refreshing alterna
ton. The elder F., as dernier resort, is now hun
ting up evidence of the impurity of his new daueh
term law, and making arrangements ed interim II
ship his son otto Canton as curiosity.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08
THE DAILY DISPATC H.
MONDAY MORNING, MAY 9. 1884
PLEASANT DAYS.

bHsAGAANA LIN tGs
when the opening flowers,
Heralds OF the spring,
Freshencd by soft showers,
Sweetest odors bring
When with merry voice.
Birds begin their laysr
And in spring rejoice
These are pleasant days.
When the summers glow
Shines upon the ground.
Light and warmth bestow
Brighter colors round
Ia coof shades we lie,
While the sunbeam plays
Through the clear blue sky.
These are pleasant dsysl
Summers lingerinTprints
When cool breezeSchase--
When rich autumn's tats,
Gayer hues eiiace-
Whea earth plenty yields,
When the footsteps strays
Through rShhavest fields
These are pit.sentdays:'
When with dazzling ehite,
Winter clothes the earAi-
When the bright fire-light
Wakens song aud mirth--
Friends we love to greet,
Round the cheerful blaze,
OFT in twilight meet
These are pleasant days!
It's a fool who lives
For one time alone
Every seeson gives
Pleasures of its own.
Happy he who finds
Each to merit praise :
To contenfed minds,
AL are pleasant days.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

lhat was sad mistake of the patriotic and senti.
mental pilgrim to Mount Vernon. who mis,oI;nr
the ce-house for the sacred tomb, poured ont her
whole stock of tears there and was Completely drv
wnen some one corrected her mistake, and led her
to the sepulchre. FNN ~A Ao-
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

Apotrait painter at Douai has recently hit upon
a new way to collect an old debt He had painted
the portrait of lady of the place, which was &C.
knowledge to be capital likeness, had sent it
home to her residence, and had called repeatedly
for his pay but had often been put off der one
pretext or another Weared out, the artist at
length requested permission to take the portrait to
his studio under the pretext that it required re-
touching, ard he did retouch it with an emphatic
vengeance He painted cross bars, clsoely resemb-
ling prison grating, the face, inscribed uuder-
meath Detained for debt p and then publicly ex-
hibited the likeness of his non-paying patron in
front of his house. The money was soon forth
coming-N o. PicdyuRe
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08
ap 10 2aw4w Secretary.

DEMOVAL .-DR. A. c.. HARDIN,
III Graduate of the Physio Medical College and
Infrmary of Ohio, still continues to tender his
vices to the citizens of Richmond and vicinity in all
the departments of his profession hoping by strict
attention his profession to merit all the patronage
he may receive.
DR.. H. may be found at the corner of Broad and
l1th streets all hours night and day. when not pro-
fessionally engaged Secret forms Of disease treated
with great s6ccess
~ Extracting Teeth only Is cents.
NH l4-Sm
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08
REAL ESTATE A

Y JOINING THE CITY, AT PRIVATE SALE.
That beautiful and commanding situation, contain
ing twenty-five thirty acres, adjoining the city,
called !" MOUNT PROSPECT" (late Bankford,) is
offered at private SALE and is unrvalled in beauty of
situation and purity of water This property will
IN short time become valuable addition to the
city, when laid off into building lots such favora-
BILE opportunity for profitable investment is rarely
met with A bridge will soon be built over the ca
nal opposite it. which will make the distance from
the Capitol shorter than to many hckly settled parts
of the city.
For terms apply to sa7F- -.ss $3.50
ja27-2awts TAYLOR l. WILLIAMS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

A CURIosITY.-The Yarmouth Register states
that gentleman of that place recently attempted
to pick up dead guil on the flats in the harbor,
but found the bill to be firmly fixed in the sand
On digging down, it was found to be held fast by
large sea clam. The victim of misplaced conf
dence probably attempted to guU the shelly gen
,eman out OF a dinner, and after having Intro
duced his bill, had 'leave to withdraw" refused
him.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

young man, aged twenty years, named Mat.
thew Dougherty, was almost instantly killed at
Newark on the I'd inst, at the scissors factory of
Mr.. Rochus Heinisch, by the splitting of grind.
stone. He WAS employed at the stone in process
Tor making il run true when it suddenly broke
into fragments, one OF which struck him above the
left temple, fracturing and depressing the sku1l
with such force as to drive portion of the brain
through the nostrils. He lived only about fifteen
minutes in an ins ensihle cnndition
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

Boy SHor.-On Sunday evening. two boys named
Dennis Cummings and Daniel Zimmerman, be-
longing to canal boats lying at Phillpsburg, New
Jersey, who had been pitching cents together, hap.
pened to quarrel, when Zimmerman brought PTS.
toll from his boat and fired at Cummings The ball
took effect in the back part OF his head, causing
oath in few minutes. Zimmerman made his es-
CAPE .
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

In Frederickton, N B., they are blowing ,Ip the
. re WIN VIII guhpowder An experiment made on
the 3d. where the ice was % inches thick. and over
II were four inches of half melted snow. hole
was cut through the ice. and tin vessel containing
twenty pounds of powder was put down into the
more under the ice and the charge fired by means OF
grlvanic battery which resulted in heayino nm the
water and Ice over an irregular area Of at least
feet NiA'J
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

SPORTING QUESTION SETTLED.-A short fine
ago, morse was declared distanced on our track
when the distance judges were not in the, RIGHT
stand The question being referred to the Spirif 81
tne Times by the First Private" the editor iecides
as follows ''As the distance judges were mot in
tner proper places, they had no right to distance
morse II distance Jugde neglects to strike his
out."-Mobie Tribnue. A"a mile
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

INDIAN THEoLoGY.-The precise idea which
the Western Indians entertain of future life is
this: As soon the Indian threw off the aesh, he
would find himself standing on the bank of the
river, the current running with great rapidity.-
Across this river was slender pole stripped of its
bark and lying close to the surface of the water
The Indian who had lived good life then sees a
bright object on the other side that was Fright
He would them desirious of embracing the object
he loved SO well in the world, walk across The pole
unmindful of the raging torrent beneath his feet,
arriving in safety on the opposite shore and Right
would then lead him amongst mountains covered
with gold and silver, into noble bunting grounds,
where he would hunt for eternity But on t1e other
hand, the man who followed wrong all his life,
when attempting to cross the pole, after death,
would tall into the foaming stream, and re swept
down into whirlpool surrounded by rocks; there
ne would be carried round for many centuries, un-
TIL, at last, he would be gradually sucked in to-
wards the centre of the vortex, and finally engulph-
ed In an immense bottomless hole. What became
OF the unfortunate sinner, the Indians uld not
surmise, further than he lived forever. -
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARANcE.-TheP Philadelphia
Sun announces the sudden and mysterious disap-
pearancc ofthe proof reader and one of the com.
positors connected with that Office 1t is feared
that one both of them have wandered off, and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

MADE BEEF OF THEM-The Warrenton News
learns that the train going south ON the Raleigh and
CASTOR road, ran into gang of cows, ON Sunday
evening last, near Henderson, and made beef OF
four OF them Every effort was made to stop the
train when the cows were discovered getting on
the track, but the distance was too short No acct
dent to any of the passengers or hands resulted,
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

SHOCKING SUIcrDE.-Mr. James A. Donnell, a
book-keeper, in Brandon. Miss, went to the depot
in that town few days ago, and laid his neck
the rail just as locomotive was approaching. In
an instant his head was severed from his body II
is presumed that he was laboring under mental
alteration. The parents of the unfortunate young
man reside in North Carolina.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

odd Masters, indeedm exclaimed an art amateur
who tor an hour had been vainly endea voriug 70
ascertain which was top and which bottom of worn
out and undeeiPherabe daub of brown paint which
u was CLAIMED had come from the hand of one of
the old masters-"Old master. indeed, he met
have been 30 old he couldn't seen AZ -''"''
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

:, ARREST OF A BURGLAR. AND MuRpERER.-Jones
,ne scounarei who murdered officer Beebe, in Co,
has been arrested and lodged in ia but not nntt;i
ne mad been wounded by several rifle balls. The
excitement was intense and it was with difficulty
the officers could restrain the people from ynchns
the prisoner ~ y .i"s
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

The QUEENS VISIT TO FRANcE-Orders have
been received at Portsmouth to e,,no1i.o Ia ~ :
Queens Yacht Victoria and Albert. and the na;,,-
,ers and decorators are to work from A. M. tosP
M, 10 hasten her progress She is to be ready bv
me 10Th OF May, on which day it is expected that
French capital ''''' " 'iie
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

GECOND SUPPLY OF NEW SPRING
~ G0ODS.-We are receiving this morning an
extensive assortment of desirable handsome of
Dress Goods, purchased at the New York auctions
were bought earlier in the season. We invite parii-
cular attention to our stock of plain, Figured and
Plaid Berages, Grenadines, Tissues, ChaIly's and
Chally Delanes. plain, Figured and Plaid Silks all
grades, at very low PRICES The ladies will please
call $50 - HART l. MOSES,
ap Is 63 Main st.
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s. L. LOOMS, Secretary.

In the above certificate, we fully concur
" CHARLES TAYLOR,
Gec'y Hartford Fire Inns. Co.
WILLIAM CoNoR,
sec'y Hartford Protection Ins. Co.
JOHN r. ELpREDGE,
Sec'y Connecticut Fire Ins. Co.
Z. J. MILLER,
D. STEBBINS. }neen'S'
ryOrders may be left on I'd street, between Mair
and Cary at the house of D. Stebbins, or by letter
through the Post Office, box IS.
fe Ii-d3ms
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OFFICE J. r. L. X COMPANY, }
RICHMOND. April II 1854

FOR the purpose of repairing the Locks
l. between Richmond and Lynchburg, the naviga-
ton of the Canal, by FREIGHT BOATS, will be sus.
pended as follows
l. At Locks Nos II and 81 from oath May to the It'll
June.
At Locks Nos 50 and 81 from 9th June to the LIST
July.
The trade between Richmond and New Canton
will not be interrupted by this arrangement, and the
trade between Richmond and Tys River Pond will
be interrupted only for twoweeks.
The water will be kept in all the Levels so ts
enable the Packet Boats to continue their regular
trips without interruption during the progress of
pairs.
By order ofthe Board of Directors.
WILLIAM p MUNFORD,
in ND ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

A Liverpool editor publishes an item which must
afford great comfort to smokers There is now Iiy.
ing in that city woman, Elizabeth Currie by name
who is lO9 years DID, who'll perfectly stout and
neailny ana VINO has smoked her pipe ever sinceshe
was eighteen years of age Tobacco is not injurious
to some. "
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-05-08

IL Is SAID that the Rev. VIM Matthews. who late.
y aiea 10 Washington, one the oldest and most
Isesp1c.eo priests the Roman Catholic Church in
, uni.ed states was staunch conservative in
xva pp;ta. 9plnions-of the good old school Of
oil the straitest sectn eoeraiist