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I'M. voft . manual q reference department. n me-
operations ~ th Methodist Episcopal Church Suuh. addition
70 very fun Statistics, many deeply Lorca AMI
biographical tccr No where else b. found IN deesisd
Information ths volume
The North Carolina Advocate "a
livery Nehui iic Indeed al
otevrr creed aud " creed should Obtain n record
Of the pourrfu denominations Of Crtsr
has been dUinF during tht past year"
large Discount Others purrhase 10 ssu
again. Address W RANDOLPH i.fr,oot n.
The book s h. sent BY mall, postpaid .eni 81
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v NNNt rIhttI-, F''N ; w At AUC11ON H. on
iS pr-nHs's FkIDAY rHE 9TH JUNE i,jG con, ,r,
a - 80 a - fsrt GfO4ni 5h
q" W. " beka ~ tninx bses ~ f-t .-y. Ala rs,r
irS o. GrOahd on s No'h -d-oi Cary L,i-v.n and
ant shy lNcsf,d nf 'irae-ry Stores - -
fshs- -'nc-f"urh ~.-h bsi.n-- 4
ssAH~ bore iivTy-' Hdd-d decd or III .
'N' iS taxes Or the b.
- GoDDIN App kSoS
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VIE ONLY rEbAI AWARDED Ry THE m.
RY OF THE NEW YORK ExHIBfTION
70 rHk neiIsH
AMONGST sussAov- ccxrEIrru.a NJ
LIZA PERKINS,
WORCESTERSHIRE .I: SIZE SAUCE,

- sACCk ENTANf " "~~'
VIZ eeepry 81 TINS Sauce hAA extended
Spo. aud IT. saesey punotlhs sener health h.
coming i4iy more Observed and AL nos. - ~
u TIE United state II T. he'd - the
'oi II thic sni hv<urang Properties IT, h.hl,nsl
4-s enAhi.s IT, stomach perfectly IL The
on Vie tchtirut o kunp. fie-e nave
y Gentleman who write To LIZA PFRRINs thu -
% ootas o. your "orcs"rshre tour h,v- i.,
pssl foSsi span aud PORTUGAL I ., nx u,.n,
" eH'A - IL ~ sour Sauce IL tbnt
enai can 18th truth ue HOtitgi $780,.
20 W. e.n"ft Al isasi Ia ue-e s1ar-
~ La. sso ~trs fuena the every regiment
lS~i =, iAi ~ries iTot Mairas
ieasiou al Worcester, Ia u fp~ng ru,- -Trn L.. W
ua' us sauce iy approved In India, thai n L. n, :.
mad - --N -""'esone sauce
AIr - suitable Tor variety o. dish, The
% v, excellence has created, has led many imt,srhn.
-d 70 Tie public under
may D. known by N, PERKINS, t-iaS Ins
i ,'rt te capsules, patent gas, stonn- Of H. az,
lie, As veil sths labels and sr.pper ~ ~ inc oo'-
sole Agent. Uult,d sat-. JOHN nrSc,~ aoya
MARTY Dt.,.eN soNr,
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By PASNILL a son, AucrmSkyn.
S.s,s-,..,-. g., ..-,-.g -


cy'-ht",e SfSssf LetsSsCuFg.
" - y Is O. D. ANDIN sRESTFRFIFIn
y fVh sALk AT ACC1ION-On TUESDAY, June leah. AZ ~
els " IA front OF the Merchant.
'yn ~ ACRts Of LAND In Chesterfield Ih land lie. within -
l hA niles OF Petersburg adjoining the M~sr.
% peHies NAitson and liiAHson. Is abuBdAny sup
pi ~ good Spring Water, nn@d.. yrini,v
e" Od loan Crvvk II admirably located Market ARDEN ~
A'At s1ner Retreat viii take pleasure ~ showing tn
Pf, Hii-e- To any person. si q puTchalr ~
iAEA -fl- Ia cash balance ~ Is
endorsed negotiable noies-iite retained payment
400 A., wM. MANN,
A
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attention OF all in want.
mail MERCHANT wEGsIGER i CO.
NoTICE TO- TAX PAYEHs.-" Re il o,,h,in.i ly
~ he council 81 IA city 81 RinoaI" THAT the Collector q
daily nswspaprr. city r Gtcen dsy pror To- the s d
;gnt IA r WV 'tsGd =, h' .ee d'iy btWeen tie hca
,r June nea,' 70, The purpose Of receiving from
nry h. ten ,-r r,,tn IT,, Sii 90 a. e 'sse
he viii attend at his oce daily mention hour
ra,I si rom any person who has already raid
S"y Of ne y .Ns g,I 10 him The remaining half deas,ne
l S rSinSs Of t, the 'Sogs asrds oda9po January
Cy A rom The 10Th to Tie 3 Of June, for the purpose
). 4 noBsoN. c c. Richmond.
BIT WI De Understood from the above Ordinance,
bali between the iai snd @ june Untitled 10 no deduction
,. ~ m S " .r ,estor e,n e.il GA them Psr-on Ie'
Relmoad, ST., May. 1885. a. H. = : !"
inisrm Tie rade and pne Of Virginia they h,y, been ap
pointed by The heirs q the Loretno estate neAr Forrn
Italian olive on rLis on pure The olive And al
o trrinF elrncston tie case with Frenr i. nrsby
Is,h,s Il, u, primitive n-cous flavor The shipment Of
Tady taken It, stand y. the best on imported
CAgR, BuRNETT oLDXER.
I7s-dlmh lu9 Water street, New York
NEW AND ATTRACTIVE noOK>
master PIECE. Of Pulpit Eeqncn,e vol $500
assembly, Digest Hands CoIlection.-Sh0
BOOK Of E,oaes Explained Nv Mcdonald Of Princeton
ssshanyi. Crea..ian warrior.-55
Youth 81 ,hc Old Donnion.-ioO
Abhir Sel sud other Knuts-i,p
paper Dolls, and How 10 Make Thru-sT
bry,k g"k Of Flowers complete Manual for the Gar.
T. T., li s. Pyle by eufi. 'ry cassnl-roO
Memoirs Of ch'ol~ aud Jackson Allibone &C.
9gEcrIyING BY Steamer jamestown
HI - b,Nes French LEMONS
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~, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

~ net, few hundred thousand dollars secured 90 % and
children bv LiTE SsrEaScG would b. Important 10 ep I'm event
81 death Oen hundred dollars it money sayrs sris
IN from 'urred sales Nhen
Many ouands hsve been saved persons n Rcinond TnE
MUTUAL htSsuf lFt ssrHtvCF CosrtvV
Tor Losses iu Nfguaoy,r half ~ at auount Heinond
There Eay BY which much 10 h family
Al The same cost by Llc Insurance.
10 Oaice. No q Pearl street .rie
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:p(1 sI.ItI>G sToCK-Tnos i

st< a SPfttNt SEDtk-THCS. 4 PRICE 70 de-
W>< sire Ia u th-ir the puiIi.
Ury receipt variety rHlNG- AMI A.
The House 81
Ice assured Of finding the DESIRABLE
81 complete Hsori-nt Of Family Linens, and Ser.
'N'iH 'f'""i, March
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EREAT REDUCTION IN THE

M PRICE OF HATS AND BOOTs.-From rs
% ~ per ent saved By buying from J. H. AN
THONf, Columbian Hotel Building
hol~kin iais Of best quality, tS,5a. Do second
quality, f5,Ws Fashionable SILK Hats, ~ s.; Zine
Ssiiskin sewed Boots, $50; Congress Gaiiri
Boots, Us, Pine Calf.kin Scwed Slices, t925
J. IL ANTHONY has made Arrangements with
one Of TIE best makers In tie city Of PHILADELPHIA.
% suppiy him with handsome and substantial
CAisEin SeSed boot. which he Ell sell at the I'M
preeedsnied low priceof THREE DOLLARS AND
4 lIAIF
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AINSLIE. noMEN A eou..,

1900 uAAkRS, crOss street dJocs "a, Rrnk.
NnE - bsChlbkhts are practical n,utth
- ohs experience and devotng their personal NH1KA<
Atentoh 10 AL work done Ia their shop,
o1er themselves 10 The public for the manufacture ~
repairing OF Carriage, Tor which
Ley nave on hand At this time, Of their rod
o koekaEays, buzg.s, Sukrs o. ii. most
OF such articles " VI '"o'e IN NAnt
Repairing executed 10 the hest manns most
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d ,xsrs NOIiCE.-liSvinR been appointed the
- ale OF t'e celebrated spool Cotton Manufactures by
Mesar- john Dies sons. Gt-gov shall he all
time With fan assortment direct Tor sale
A. the lowest New York Pfcr We guarantee Cotton 10
fully equal IN quality to any manufactured ani
cianirnd 1t 10 the trade.
APPS KENT PAINE co. Agents
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FuNHk sUnSCRIBHRS like 20 can particular at,ertr IN
hr above fact ~ connection With the Unprecedented success
o. Uef business and this notwithstanding the
Ehch continually Increasing We say then ne above
P some great Inducements must have been offered u order 10
have Increased sales in the
time receive the confidence q n parties intsrrsied
bhAF bfIh COAis--A few ~ the O.
hand which cal the attention persons desiring something
gcniee aud comiortah-beinE elssc, Goats make
easy and well httug garment tROsIf,,No 4 TUpwaN w
magf
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MERCHANT, wErsrGER 4 co.


s ~ NOItCE-we have this day received lot 81 very
81 all want 1850 ~"
masl MERCHANT wFrsrCrp , On
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"INtHEST N VIRGINIA uFDICaI
w 'OLLE6Erhe annual nstitution vii
May " VIZ 'oNoN'Hs
FACULTY.
ntsH McrTEs VI D paTpvssor Of Ptysologv
'-'N'N'Ne A''' ""
hAssriA Aedics- '' N'-''''' anu
ts 'oI rlis Gears 500 MaeulAiOn $500 Dssectng
uekei lonee only fluOO; L.allma Ice $1,000
- '- f-t'ut1 y IVA % aty examinations the preceding
letle generally bat to- three lecture. ar
drirryd daring The day TIE study practical ANATOMY nav h.
the 'N'N- @-''-s
~ recent act Of the General Assembly, Coezs educate,
iee young men, from he stt Virginia,
vs II = required that appl- should hr 81 yI mel
further Information apply to ~T-'' ~
mal-itsS;E AIgaEp y. TUCKER NJ n Dean
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JOHN DUNCAN a SONS,
80 broadway, Neu Yet
lpnsI rnNEMENr.-I,I..,,. -.---

kS 30 -, w With regret that have % an
vi ny p,suihuton Enterprise pl.e. ~,
he s-a February The Of m, .in., %
s ION seeihs and settling nh agents. .oor !.
,r hs upon an"h,r day not later nSou, n. Ia
~ Al which time the drawing certainly ta. ma. - -,
esee eAyi IN and Tie ADD should IN ~. :,
iauy me IN doing shall ax upon an earlier d.y a.
- 49, pe~sbe
f-i6-u-iAuH l. nOfhiNs
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"fN>TON a POWERS only GET, and arr In ,u,-
w ply of Pure Rye, which they defy bee quaIrd .nyvbee
l errhrHed Nhisky j. warranted be
taken back not approved Of Its superiority gaining for
permanent and extended
The city and la Predr sturx
ornA aud Neg YORK besides many places anal pote
Io-e Sho have never tried it, invite, the pare
N'''is EsnrrAiy
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rHos. ". BoNpuRANr.


- IN IiE COUNTY OF HANOVER-In olii-nr- to a -
w. 'l Court o. Hanover pronounced
49, ~ e suit OF Jos pine 4. Picot
AsAs etri Peoi de Bseiri HeHery de oasaTad-
and Louise h- wife and u. undrr.., H. Canr.
nrTs therein appointed, ~l TUESDAY, I'm
80 a " not the trst fair day
on Nhleh hcl Pic de Bol,i died and resided ai
y OF lie DEATH situated Ia the County Hanover sell ,h- a.
Pbcoi de Boisfrilrt. Nv 'N'' '''s'f
Tie land ls highly valuable desirable tract II contain,
about SIX hundred aud tSeu five purchased az ~
cov Llecomb, ksq II j. about mikes north on R -t
~o and hall miles east OF the Richmond sburg ana Pc
Hah road aud the distance
uNAlu sleel thie Of and In the
povefsn small stream nearly through the center ~
Waet on which situated about g.
s ~e o Sieh found beds Of very -av -
Aeees- Nhd which hy
upFoN ~ the land Tie
on NE place The buldtgs good framed dw-ng
neaF! now containing al ut
Ua' tle earrAge-h and other
~ o gwen liam daiey except Of the house. orchard and
sAEleh when s DC until the first
we par Asr VIII get all tie
= ~ - acres aud the about
valuable ~'N'~S' A"n
IikN ;For the slaves, for the land credit Of six twelve
and eighteen months will l. III. purchaser executing re
od' o. equal amounts ior purchase nancy each wh god
Nri' months aisr date, aG tie
s cash bond carr interest from the and ~
"'e 70 * retained gnil H. whale purchase money paid
g W hlIHARlSoN, ,,-'-.--
Nay rs, 1ss6 no -,
B-As he injunction the ale Of The sbovs
property has BEEN dissolved thC sale advertised viii
y take place. % ~
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Rg ECtlNiNG by Steamer jamestown
IA ~ buNcs French LEMONS
~ do do oranges
100 do Raisu-, whDlcs. halves and qrs
L. cases Preserved Ginger
10 frlils AmoUds-S frcsL and 10 good order for s.le
N A ANTONI
esuIs eat...
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UINE JRD-As the selling the iarrr., pofi ON o
- spnE Goods l. considerably advanced reduced
prices OF styles ~ Dress
Vte The attention. Of purchasers particularly to-
Iine sud low priced Harrge briancs
fan~Y Siks, H~rnanrs and Iarrrrs
Lawns. Orgaud.es and Hr'IIanes
kfgiis, French Cslcoes. Of every vrsds
Cotonades, prnims and OTnaburgs
summer Cloths Csssmrres and NestinFs
Linen Coating ana Pant su1s
Hrachei and Hrnuu Sheetirfs sud sli.tIurs
Table Linen aud Linen Sheetugs
Ribbons, Emhroideris fiosrrv. Gloves. A tc.
VALENTINE a son, No % Broad street
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TIE MISIC SrORE.

Ia
ID H. TAYLOR you'd his DIS Anath
u pubic generally that his $ nov on Gov.
MEIopoS shsF r1 F&K be v SS1 sS PLANO goRIEs
aIeoDoNs OF the best quality and At the lowest prices
@ agent In this city for the sale Carks
Pianos which eauslsd
out oy lev, Also Gale A Co.'S s1peTior Pianos.
duitAr and Violin STRINGS Of the b-stq quality
He has he largest stock MUSIC stats ana
constantly receiving tie latest publications M Al
WHERE. - 49, ~ - w.
= = P P,, 6 tuned repaired and let hire
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FRESH
SPR1S HARDWARE Re

w
An oTening large Of HARD
II WAKE AND CUTLERY, OF Foreign and Domrs- >-2E,81
nc manufacture. all OF which b.--ub bought
the most favorable deem II un- ~
h-essAy 70 enuurr-te SGce stock laTx- and
enuleIe invite old riends and the public
any Ia call on and examine
purchases THEO ROBERTSON
mhl. tS,i.rv y .ho
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- LIP THE PIANO AND MONEY -szEsS--
IN IOO-Ify you undecided where &[<t<l<[
hs ChErtsI AND BEST PIANOS just postpose the
matter until take T. p NASiis
siain me money natl the Piano has given satisfaction.
lie wiling bond furnish Won with an,
perior Instrument al a low price.
cular N P-'''-
Z. p. NASH, Plano Forte Dealer
sps '' ~ u sshA snrsy
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-05

uDuoVIDE ron TuE WIDOW a ORPHAN
As agent ~ he New York IN Conparr Rave
@ usy paid hc Administrator of d. John Faucon
above company - wv
Invite Az married. IlrcuIry make The same
timely provision for their families
mag CHARLEs woEruaM, AFgnt
A MES. SPRINGS, NUTS. Ac.-ws Invite rbc s,isn
Won otOcaeh snd WAGON makers aud Others
v- assortment Of Ne shove named good shsh sell
We o.est marie, prices SMITH, RHODES co.
"N' % Pearl
HOLLOW WARE.-we have recently received = l,rrs
asortment - Castings istns ~ ovens Biscuit
spder odd oven LIDS, snd Csudrons Of 81 gallons
Nhlsh We 0hcr ior sale low T. 2 NOORE& co,
-JH Importers q Hardware, 20 Pearl u,
LYON HENT-A sns large room over our .,sre.
LAtnIEH ROuINSON
" New Drug store, 9Th and Franklin sts
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.OYE wGRE.-Just come to hand nne as.or,r,.,, d,
w Wove Wire Of every width usually called Tor
Importer and Dealer Foreign Domestic dssre and
No a. Mai,
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- wEsrnAM rLANK ROAD cow


llili June. at tie Farmer Bank Of Va at II o'clock
jeS-dd $50 II. FISHER, Tr
Az 90 Spring ft'RNISiItNt: GDODS.-Ibayr
nos va store complete a,-ottieut Of GENTS FUR
NiSiINu GOODS, {" which invite gentlemen
hvT assured that In Of beauty sur
is Ny assortment Of GauEe, Thread, SIR aud Under
Dress y unprecedented quantity quality
slikrs Of syle and quality be-; manner
aii expressly Tor my sales Bsom-
ia Shirt, with large and varied everything pertain
lhI w. my business. W. q OWENS
Ameiic IIot,l
Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-05

- FAN lNesNE. Ae.-FoH SALE thirty ,.--o-~~f
- iVfsr ponrr ftsam Engine bot ttie o.
nov tn H'f sfl Ter Al. three cylinder Boilers -EE<f
al ret luhgf ianirt circuar.saw sta. rT nm
cas'ron bsni Wheel 10 fi diameter The hxure.
Apf. i' o.. v HAR6AMtN
as
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soda Water manufactures by ourselves Porsa
~ Fountains, y an improved yru Of apparatus,
used M his city except b. ourselves, the preeiu
Possibility OF any poisonous metallic contamination so fque
where the copper fountains u.d.
LAIDLkY ROBINSON Chemist
~ Nna I--L. .-.-. 4 80 ~. -
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Two TItE CARHIAGE Using PUBLIC Your
ateuioui particularly invited ofRchrond Made
Carsre consisting o. Coacc ia Carrars ocksrav.
rcs sukcJsAc. M. wort Manufactured u he MATHS, by
good gorkmen, and under The immediate supervision he pro
tors Who thoroughly acquainted uh the business gspsr.
executed In The best and reasonabs terms
ns2s ioih srset ietur-n M.in,r5 g.
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NJ And SHOPS FOR LADIES. GENTLEMEN MISSES Ia
AND CHlLDkEN-I have received aud opened cas-. ~ ~
Ladies Gcntlriurn's, Misses Chrens Boot, ana so i'm
ported direct from Paris by myself They of superior
u boots and shoes have never been part u he w
oviore They manufactured by a..
makers OF France, who received
last Fall viii challenge any house in Rchn, nd or An r. ,
south, 20 produce such material for t-
etur Of Ladies Caters, all eoors. ~ cappn M
81 heT' OF slseNhsTe' ALEXANDER NIL,
Importer and NAuufac Of
apis III Main -, ~ Vt s,'u Nnes, b
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w., Ir ha. heen .aId OF old...thl. \. rord ~ ron
MI THE sRT op DyEING uyn.N

- youI hlr osnnE grsyf DO you wish to cultivate
ers sud mou.Achrs Your hair 70 nc son, silky and osfy
ior head &C. be cool comfortable and fre 81 dandua' Nosrs
are your Children 20 have luNuant heads
elEs HYrsE0s Fiur which ". unerrinv
Prices ~ cts ~ cts 10 c and t6 bote bogI Rn
Cyert sanhs unVae for eradicaing pnpes
uynf We complexion Price % cts Inventor pr peor "
BOYLE Boston, and sold by Druggists everywhere w.
Jet-diy-lPl
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-15

sE- We have received the first No. of a
Paper just started at Newborn, called The
Express"-C. G. Davenport, Esq, Editor. 1t
is a Fillmore paper. We extract the follow
ing remarks from his salutatory, concerning
Newbern and her prospects
1T is one of the garden spots of North
Carolina and the completion of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railroad will demon
strate this to be correct. A brighter day is
dawnlng upon its prosperity. The many ad-
vantages which nature gave it, are being i'm
proved by art; and at no dis tant day 1t will
be free from its enthrallment, redeemed from
the curse of former supineness, and will again
occupy a position as Of yore. lis m
will grow its manufactures will Increase;
its wealth will be multiplied. To secure
such a happy result, we shall put forth eve
~ effort to stimulate the public mind, and to
keep it alive to the best interest Of New
Berne.
"We desire to see energy diffuscd among
its citizens to see an honest emulation in
; spire them to greater e~xertion. They will
soon have placed in their reach the elements
of wealth, which we doubt not they will use.
Capitalists will soon find here safe chances
for investment Of large sums in different pur-
Z suits. When the Atlantic and North Car
DINA Railroad" shall have been completed,
!, the middle and upland districts of the State
will fad this the nearest and most accessible
o market for their vast produce. The mex
/ haustible produce Of those counties which
are situated upon then. G. Central Railroad,
! of which our road is but the eastern extension,
will pour into our market, where it will de-
mand a good price, on account of the ample
means of direct transportation to Baltimore,
re- New York and elsewhere.
Our enterprising merchants can easily
find shipping for any amount of produce
d which can find its way by railroad to this
e place. And the freight from any county cas-
of Rowan to the northern cities ;, by this route
: will be considerably less, than by any othel
now or likely to be in operation in the State
Hence, it is not only to the interest OF tn
citizens of New-Berne, but also of those mer
chants and farmers who reside on the routa
!. we have named, to use all laudable means t
build up a great trading mart here, to which
they can send all their produce, and from
n which they may obtain at Less expense, ever,
foreign article they desire for home consump
ton"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-15

TARGET FIRlNG.-On the 81 instant the
Oak-City Guards shot for a beautiful silver
goblet, presented to them by their comman-
der, Capt. w. Ii. Harrison. The best string
of three shots was made by Surgeon Manly.
and measured 135 ipches-an average of As /;
second best, by private Beckwith, l43-av-
erage about A; third best, private G.. Eat.
man, l44a-ayerage about 4 6 10. Private
Beckwith made the best single shot, it being
in the bulls eye, within a quarter of an inch
of the centre. Eighty-seven shots were fred
at the target, which was thirty inches in di
ameter, of which sixty-three took effect. This
was capital shooting.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-15

Rev J. A. Dean.-This gentleman,
formerly a member of the North Car
DINA Conference, and a very success
full teacher of a classical school in N.
G. has been elected President of Mans
field Female College, Ohio. He is
doubtless well qualified for the position.
A North Cdrolinian. Mr.. Edward
Graham Dawes, has been elected Pro-
fessor of the Greek Language and Lit
e%rature, in Trinity (EpiscopaD College,
Connecticut. He is a native of New
Berne, n. G. and completed his edu-
cation at Harvard.
Death Of a noted man. DR.. Branch
L. Archer, the father of the Texas rev.
o%lution, died in Brazoria county, in that
State, on the 22d ult. He was former
ly a member of the Virginia Legisla-
ture, and went from Richmond. Va. to
Texas.
There he soon became popular and
served in the Legislature. He was
elected to the consultation of 1885 and
by that body made its President. On
its adjournment he was sent with Wm
I'll Wharton and Austin, as Commits.
sioner to the United States ; was cleo.
ted to the first Congress in 1886; and
from 1889 to 1841 was Secretary
of War. Since that time he has beer
in retirement, enjoying the society and
friendship of his old friends, who en-
tertained great respect for him. Dl
Archer was a polished gentleman, q
ripe scholar and an eloquent speaker.
Dead. Mendoza, the old guide who
piloted General Taylor through his
campaign into Mexico up to the battle
of Buena Vista, died in Mercer valley
Texas, a few days since, at the adyan.
ced age of 80 years.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1856-10-15

Common Schools.

In the midst of the bitter political acrimo-
ny of the times. we have one subject-one
system of political economy-upon which
the people of North Carolina may be said to
be a unit. 1t is that of educating the masses;
Common Schools-by which all classes are
provided the means Of attaining an education
competent to the ordinary transactions of
life-and to acquire it too at the public ex-
pense. It is one of the few good things in
this world that is universally popular
Among the many issues and hobbies which
demagogues and political tricksters invent
upon which to ride into power, none are
found bold or reckless enough to tilt a lance
at our Common School System. This is the
strongest surety of the deep root it has taken
in the hearts and confidence of the people.
Our State has incurred a heavy debt-her
people have heavier taxes than ever before
known in our history-and the cry Of hard
times is upon us; still there are none who
would dare propose diverting our Common
school fund to the payment of the State debt,
or of even reducing the taxes of the. people.
A man daring to make either proposition,
would be frowned from society by an indig-
nant, outraged community.
The rich, who in their families derive nj
benefit from the system, are for it. Mel
who have no children and expect never t.
have any, are nevertheless willing to b
taxed, and taxed heavily, if need be, in orde
to disseminate knowledge and edncatio
among the masses Of our people. Eyerybod
is for the Common Schools fact alike gra
flying and creditable to the character OF OF
people. 1t is important, then, in order th'
this confidence and popularity be well mel
ted, that the system be made as useful an
! perfect as possible. And we hope the Ed
;. ~cational Convention which meets at Salisbul
next week, will be well attended and large
contribute to this end.