The North-Carolinian., 1855-08-18

of the Seward stripe that they have the same
rights as the white folks \ few evenings ago
one of the ''gcmmcn' was handed out OF the
grounds The same afternoon large building
belonging to Clarke & White burned, for
which the owners offer reward of 5000 Tor
any information of the person who committed /
the deed On Yesterday there was quite a
rough and tumble fight while Clark Il w mites
men ejccting the negroes and the greatest
confusion prevailed. This morning, about
o'clock, the niggers from the different hotels
mustered, and came down to the CONGRESS
Spring and mixed in with the Shan"hais. w hen
they were told to disperSe they refused. Mr.
Sheppard, a lawyer Of New York, pulled ont a
shooter and swore he would shoot the first lI"-
ger that would dare to attempt to drink ont OF
the glasses. In few minutes MIR Pike JUS
tice of the peace, arrived, whose presence set
tied the affair for the present. \ disturbance
is anticipated every day There are great
many Southern gentlemen here at present.
THE DoG-pAys-The journal Of Commerce
has long and learned chapter about the dog
days. from which we make the following eN-
| tract:
"Thc Dies Canicu1ares as commonly stated
in the calendars, continue from the 3D. of July
to the l1th of August. Baiey's Dictionary
says: they arc certain days in July and Au-
gust commonly from the 24tl, Of the former to
the 2sth of the latter, which very hot, the
log-star increasing the heat, and vulgarly reck-
oncd unwholesome' The dog-days says Cham
! bcrS prccede and follow the heliaca rising OF
the star Sirius, in the constellation of the
Greater Dog, in the morning, which in pliny's
time, the 18th of July.
Even in modern, we'll as in ancient tunes,
| this heated term has been connected with the
appearance of this star in the mornine; though
the extreme heat is palpabiy the effect OF the
"~..s .s.."ea high 4se=s@ of tho s''s,- = OK" the
fact is known that the do@-star cannot increase
the heat, because, by the procession of the cqul-
noxes its heliaca rising will, in a few thousand
years, take place in the depth of winter. 1t
now occurs the latter end of August.
But the star suffers, and SO do its namcsakes,
the canine race, from the vulgar idea that 1t i'll
crcascs the liability of dogs to rabies. At Ar
gos festival was expressly instituted for the
killing oflogs at this season, and the institution
seems to be preserved at the present time IN
our cities.
DR. Hutton remarks, that some authors say,
from Hippocrates and Plinv, that the day this
star first rises in the morning the sea bo!lS the
wine turns sour dogs begin to grow mad the
bile increases and irritatcs, and all anima Is
grow langud; also, the diseases it usually oc-
caSions in men are burning fever, mysteries, and
phrensies' The Romans sacrificed a brown
dog every year to Can,c"'a, at his hfSt rising
to appcasc his rage. Sirius. it is to be remark
t ed, is hardly near enough to this earth to pro
ducc such effects to increase the heat OF
= summer. Sirius is supposed to be the nearest
! of the fixed stars to rs, but merely because IT
| is the most brilliant, and it has been rcckone'
Z to give us only one-twcnty-nllionth pert OF tho
t light of the sun; aud surprising it to be OF the
: same SIZE and every other way alike, it sh"ult
: be distant from our earth not less than 800,
t OOO, 900 OO0, 900 ,OGO, according to Chambers
l figures"
e
. HEIRS OF JoHN SMITH wANrEp.-Ihc coolies
: thing VIC have encountered this hot season, is
+ l,GC Ipl, no.
:. advertising for the heirs of John Smith 1t l
stated that one John Smith, who was born
T. says a contemporary, i'll 1897, and d1cd ISo'
a (Which would make the said John 100 years G
II age at the time of his DEATH, left snug littl
II fortune of 50 500, 900, for which heirs are nov
It wanted 1t is said that meeting of the Smiths
II interested in this fortune, is arranged to com
IS off i'll August, at point near 'hIladel l,lna i
" is believed that, except the Persian army undo
V \crxcs the world has not seen as large an a:
l. Scmbly the call upon the Smiths Will brln
re together. The question Of supplying such
Is multitude is already beginning to excite seriou
e apprehcnsions. Our Philadelphia contempt
it rary does well, however, in warning the Smith
is not to be too sanguinc of making their fortune
o. at the proposed convention. 1t is estimated
n that if all the Smiths attend. and two million
ID and a half are divided equally among then
V that each individual Smith will receive abor
is half a dol!ar-Richmnmd Dasp"|ch.
st
H. \ JEWISH WEDnING.-The Syracuse OrSa
it describes the ceremonies of Jewish wcdd'
Y. which recently took place in that city; :,
1d ..Tbe bride attred in white costly veile
Oh with her friends, advanced from one side OF Il
ly house. while at the same time the groom, WI
his friends came from the other. The pre
commenced by singing alone, with his back
ID the parties Wine then presented to t
to groom and bride and again the priest sang wi
St several little boys dressed for the occaso
.ly then an exortation or address and more dri,
IL ing of wine Here the bride commenced Ct
IN ing which was soon followed by the groom
TO ring was given and they were declared marie
me Both kissed and cried and both returned
nd their former positions, and the ceremony
nX- concluded"
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Ducks go into the water for 11te's re'so'
and come out for sundry purposes