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New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

NEW WIDE-GAUGE ROUTE from NEW
~ YORK to RoCHESTER.-Ths ROCHESTER, an
SekEsfE VALLEY RAILROAD is low opol sud, IL, COZ
ectol VI the Buffalo Coming and NewYork and YorS
and Erie Railroads, forms dssst Ns~Yoss 70
hocbester
The decnes OF this route together with the pso, com
@ afforded BY the wide renders By ax dssrs
DO between the above named citiea
Tickets can be procured the New York and Erie Rsoc
fekrt Once foot Of Duane s and No. 55 Broadway; ssr
N Jersey City
Baggage ehect ed thropxh
Freshts viii he transported between New sd Rae,.
er with dispatch AnJ Information Desired regard thastr
IAN ee obsned by ealns on the Gensra Freight Agent q M
and Ere Railroad Erie Buildings OF c. g. IA AH
Express FREIGHT Agent, Nc. lg6 Bsoadway
Sunday J. A. RRDFIELD sun.r.nt.nd.nt
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paints, Oils, Glass, Mr.

EXTRA QUALITY REFINED LARD OIL
IL Very pure burns brFny and long sperm, and never
,rus,s the wick being free from gum very super t1
ala biz cry, Aro,
COBURNs PURE TALLOW OIL, superior for burning
will Usnd code weather will outwear the best sperm oil
Banels3 80 10 40 gallons 0ly Agent
JOHN QUINCY, No. SO William 81
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

NAY LINE for ALBANY-From foot OF Csnai
~ s Se GETS m Isains :, Ws'i rGgs HaS:sa Ss~
sts.n.T ARMENIA MOI day. Wedas~tsy Friday ALiUA
Tue.dsy Thursday AID SATURDAY Goa, dns at As.n{
tr in 10 sa.toss and the North; also vito Hsos ",s-
Cobe. meet be Ca sk to convey passengers TO 'ns
Mountain House
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

A RTISANS' BANK.-Tbe second instam-ut
n otTBlRTY PER CENT ofihs eApAI stock ~ ss osy;
see o. he Barfits House No ~ % os, o.
c Z. LsAKE. Cssh!sr.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

NfUhoUhNCE OF an order Of the Surrogate
on me county OF New Yort notice is hereby given an
persons having claim DENNIS nULL as OF n,
NY OF ney-fo deceased present the with vouchers
eheoi 10 he subscribers a. the residence Of Ann Mullins No
IN the City of New York before the tsn
March, 1856 DANiFJ OcOSOE P.a-,,a~' '"
uh' iawomF ANN MULLINS Frecu,rix
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

hARINERS' SAVINGS BANK. 3dsv., cor. of
Nj sthst, open dali, frOu I'll ,, and Wednesday sd
SATURDAY. evenings osock Interest de so.t,
under $500, per THoS. B. SrtLLMAs, President
7 ludlow PATTON Il Co., STOCK and EX
~ CHANGE BROKERS, M 10 Whl.sn-st - Stock, ana
Bopds bought and sod Brokers Board On COnson
Loans and business paper nesOeted Interest on a.
poss Dividends ard Interest Wsrsa collected RENTED
keererce-I l. niog Bank
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

OFFICE OF THE PEOPLES FIRE INSURANCE Co,
NEW YoRE, June 20. $50. )
TyHE BOARD of DIRECTORS Of this Company
have thus day declared q DIVIDEND Of FIVE t5l PER
CENT pay and after the st OF July next Until who0
time the Transfer Books will be closed.
BY order. W. =. UNDERHILL, Secretary.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

In pursuance OF an order Of the Surrogate Of
the County OF New ferk NOTICE is hereby gven TO al
ersons having claims against LOOR BAKER City
OF new toIk, deceased, 20 present the vouchers
heeof 70 the subscriber At 'he office Of Hopkins Co.
81 Merchants Exchange the City of NewYork on or before
de l2th day Of August next-Daed New York the dAy
tebTuafy 1885 WILLIAM c. BAKER,
feb8 lsw6nF' Administrator
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

NETWORK CENTRAL RAILROAD SEVEN
IN PR CENT BONDS-Th- onier-igsei offers ior sale
the SEVEN PER CENT COUPON BJSDS Of th. Cou
psDy se ssue having twenty yesrs 70 rere psSsSs
ualy the u days Of February aid A1gUst
CompsDy's Agency, IN this City.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

PEoPLE's FIEE Insurance. Col
NEw-gORK JLn- %, 1855
AT an ELECTION held June II, 1856 the fol.
"A owfrs gentlemen elected Directors q this ComS.zy
for the ensuing yeU:
Richard vsrick. Gsvord Hrboel, william NJ wuscn
o. Jackson Steward, James Brouwer, Abraham Lesset,
rreenA Campbell yoh.-n G Meekef Lyman Cnspi1,
Samuel Riresel Solomon Bants John W. Levfs,
Edward L. Lynch, George Warner, Thomas Williams
Peter r. Christie, NItsm Nor, e1vsre P. Ciark,
James : Lewis, EDWARD ID. Nielsen, Mortimer Brogr,
Cornelius stephens Matthias Cls,k, Ph ip Boner.eeI
SIMON Sbindier Chrs.opber GEyer, Alfred bsrnoye,
Tm WtshbcIr, John Morsypeun7 Cksrlei H. hslrryrs,
John p Yslverton, GeoFge d. Grain, David y. ssrer
Gideon De Angela, Mathis Bl lpOdSond
At subsequent meeting CT re bost RICHARD NAklcK,
sso ~ uuau. .xno asay reeiseeei Presl3eDt-
". r. UNDERHILL, seeretary
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01
Stedmboats ano Railroads

DAILY FOR fOUGBKEEPSIE. hodiDg @
IL Csxz,rs YES Pciot CeA 5priDs Cornwall sefoelsa
stem., BFGO Cspt Sui'h, lesvss Rebiasoc re' s,st
al. r-oca AZ 81 ocloc toue Amos a kersfnns ss
Porg Ga m
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

uUDSUN RIVER RAILKOAD.-FroR oisy
49, 1856 TrsHs will leave Cbambersst Station As o
ows Express, ID and p. m. Mail, 8 8 m Tht'ust
Way Train l2 m EniEant, m, For PouShseePete, ,
o NJ aud p m For Sing sing l03os. m. and 8 70 IN
This train leaves every Fndsy evening at p FoI hna
son 3: 80 p. N For Peskskn, and SIS M The 'oash
espse Sing Sing and Peeksk fraias stop at Way sta1on
Ghambers Cansl Christopher and 5
Srans for New.s Troy ass sl5 and o;+5
In m A. T. SMITH. Supertn.endent
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01
ONG ISLAND RAILROAD-SUMMER AR

I ONG ISLAND RAILROAD-SUMMER AR
Esst-Leave Brooklyn for Oreanport, ad on Ss;ur
DAYS, sp p. for fsphsk. ga m. ard 5S D m fOt
Fsrulu gbae 3 m ard 3:45 and p Tor Syosse 10
No. snc 4:I5 D. m for Hampstead, 10 ,f:l5 aud
Eor Jamaica, and 10 8. m, 3.ij, 4. U.s. aud p.
MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD LINE.
wi Travellers for CHICAGO. ST. LOUIS. KANSAS, and
al oins and South obtain Through Tickets
ard I'll fomaoa concerning routes fare &C. either by the
EFW-YORK AND FRIE RAILROAD, or NETWORK
CENTRAL RAILROAD, BY application at the CompsDy's
Office, No. 1893 Broadway, con Ar OF De,-st
JOHN y. PORTER, General Agent NJ. S. R. r.
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01
furniture.

E,NAMELED FURNITURE.-H. F. FAR
IL Ek0TOs hs. ready for sale extensive snt
Of rch ENAMELED CHANGER FURNITURE all patterns
and eoors eiso aeIy decorated In Ia daoes apd
howets 81 the MAnufsetosy Warerooms Nos Il and ~ Woos
Ger 81 between BroeIne and Grans
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

CMALIEY & BARTLETT, No. 81 WaIst,
~ Note Loay and Stock CommssoP Brohes-Pspef Psyabs
sny POINT the United States ard Csnada collected sS
nsrotssed GEO c SMALLEY
ALFRED w. BARTLETT
References: Moses Taylor, ESQ. Wn y. Astor. esq
New-York daily tribune., 1856-08-01

TOLEDO and ILLINOIS and LAKE ERIE,
Il WABASH and ST. LOCIS RAILROAD COlPANIEs
now corsoli5Gted unje- atle of IL TJLEDJ, Wa
BASH AND WESTERN RAILROAD CJhpANY.-Tls
Coupon The lst CT Angus; tie First Morr
Bonds Of tnese Compa-ies sInO sether 20
tOCl WI be paid a: the Office Of
= WHITrHOrsP son L MORRISON
No. 81 William. corner Il Pine
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18

ONsLow CoUNTY.-The Superior Court
for Onslow County, was in session last week
His Honor Judge Manly presiding. The
case of public interest was that of the State
against 'Abram" Slave indicted for Rape
and Murder, committed on the person OF
Ann N. Taylor, young lady of 18 or Is
years of age, and resident of Stump Sound
District in that county. We learn that the
evidence on the trial was entirely circum-
stantial, but of such character as to ex-
clude eny other hypothesis than that of his
guilt. The Jury after short deliberation,
returned with a verdict of guilty" upon
which the Judge proceeded to pass sentence
to be carried into effect on the 28th of this
month. Immediately after sentence had
been passed, the prisoner made full con-
fession of his quilts WI. Journal.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
N. c. BAPTIST STATE CONVENTION

This body convened in the Baptist Church
in this City on Wednesday the 5th instant,
and the delegates were called to order and
welcomed by the President of the last Con-
vention, Elder James Mcdaniel. Elder
Solomon acted as Secretary.
The time was occupied in preliminary
arrangements, and the Convention adjourn
ed to meet in the State Capitol at half past
9 on Thursday morning.
At night the Introductory sermon was
preached by Elder J. B. Solomon.
On Thursday, the Convention met in the
Capitol. Elder J. Mcdaniel was elected
President, and Eldrer J. Il. Solomon, Sec
rotary. The annual report of the Board of
Managers was read, and the usual commit
tees appointed.
Elders Repiton and Tobey brought to the
attention of the Convention the subject of q
Theological Seminary for the Baptists of the
South and South west. A convention in re-
ference to this matter is to held in louisville,
KY, in May next, in connection with the
meeting of the Southern Baptist Biennial
Convention. The delegate to this Conven-
ton were appointed and instructed to re-
present the N. c. Convention in each of
these meetings. These are Elders Brad
ford, Thorn, Mitchell, Prichard, Hooper,
Mcdaniel. Skinner, Canister, Jordan, Tobey
James, Dobson, Wingate, Il. II. Prichard,
Solomon, Wheeler and Repiton.
Al - ~
may mention Elder It. C. Teasdale d. D.
of Washington City. Elder E. Kingsford,
D. D. of Alexandria; and Elder A NJ. Poin-
dexture, of Richmond, Ya.-Raleigh Stand
ard.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
PTRE AND LOSS o. LrrE.

It has already been mentioned that sever
lives were lost in st. Louis, few nights
ago, by the burning of a cabinet manufac-
tory, part of which was occupied a.
a boarding house. The st. Louis Repub.
lican says:
The unfortunate men who persisted, slept
in the boarding house building, in the second
story, the access to which was by pair Of
stairs upon the outside or north end of the
building, which was soon in flames, and cut
off their retreat. 1t is thought that in the
endeayor to secure their clothes and other
matters of personal interest, and finding
their retreat cut off, they went into the at
tic story of the building, where they were
sufocated by the smoke, and in the wild and
dreadful circumstances that surrounded
them, clinging to each other, ali persisted
Only one body was taken from the wreck
yesterday afternoon, and that was a crispy,
charred mass, with burnt and mangled
bones protruding that Mortified the sight.
Other portions of skeletons and cooked
pieces of human flesh were thrown up by
the workmen in the few minutes that we
were present, that were sickening to be-
hold.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
THE ourRAeEs IN BALTIMORE.

The Baltimore Republican of Wednesday
evening says:
There is not man in this city who does
not know that tho bloody tragedy of yes
tHrday, called all election, was mere hor-
rible mockery-that thousands of illegal
NOtos wcrc polled by the opposition of de-
mOcracy, and that thousands of honest
voters were prevented from giving their
votes by the organized aud armed bands of
ruffians, who, Mt an early hour, took possess
out the day. In several of the wards the
majority of the know nothings is greater
than the whole legal vote, and yet the DEM
Ocrats were scarcely permitted to poll a vote.
These facts were early reported to the mayor
and were treated by him with perfect in
difference; his police force were enlisted
everywhere upon the side of the rowdies,
and the increased vote which they received
shows conclusively that their services were
very effective-agdinst the democracy.
The course of the know nothing press,
including the american and Patriot, has
been such as to encourage and stimulate
the state of things which has brought such
disgrace upon the city. The Patriot, with
vulgarity and indecency only eguaIled by
the Clipper, sneercd at the governor, and
ridiculed his desire to maintain the peace
of the city, and cOmplimented Mayor Kinks
upon his refusal to accept of any aid, thus
showing perfect understanding among the
coaiitionists as to the plan of carrying the
election in this city. We would ask what
the coalitiOnists have accomplished by their
violence and fraud and murders :"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
EARTHoUAKE AT MALTA.

MALTA. October 15.-On Sunday, Octo-
Der 25th at eleven minutes before 2 O'Clock
A. NJ, the island of Malta and Coco were
visited by shocks of an earthquake, SO vio-
lent in their nature, and so long in their
duration, that the oldest inhabitants do not
remember ever to have experienced any
thing so severe. The first shock made it
self perceptible by a tremendous motion
similar to that caused by the passing of a
heayygun-c carriage thousand times repeat
ed, accompanied by rumbling noise, of
distant thunder, which rapidly increased
in violence until every building trembled.---
Scarcely a minute had elapsed when a
more violent shock, accompanied by loud
er noise occurred. The alarm occasioned
was general throughout town and country.
Men, women. and children, suddenly
aroused from their slumbers, issued from
every house, rushed into the streets and
made their way to the squares and other
spaces, which soon became full of people.
The sentry at the Treasury left his post
and ran to the main guard, which he
turned out. under the impression that shells
were being thrown in the town by an
enemy from some steam feet. The two
shocks, the interval being so brief as to be
incalculable, lasted two minutes. In the
city of Valletta scarcely c building escap-
ed injury, and all corner structures have
more particularly suffered. Of the Roman
Catholic churches those of San Giacomo,
St Orsola, and St. Dominica appear to have
suffered most.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
FROM cALroRNTA

New ORLEANS, Nov. 1.-THE .tean.h;
Tennessee has arrived at this port iii
later news from California and San T.
her dates being from San Francisco -
the goth October, and from San Juan :.
9Th November. "
The news from Nicaragua is unimportan,
The former accounts from that country ava
confirmed. General Walkers position :.
considered more favorable. There ,,o
prospects that peace will shortly be: mr.
claimed.
Ferrnin Ferrerhas been appointed Ministe,
to the United States, from Nicaragua,
Mr. Wheeler, the American Minista, ;,
Nicaragua, is returning home.
The accounts from Oregon state that Il.
Indian troubles in that Territory have baon
renewed, and that they are more sar;or.
and extensive than before.
The result of the Presidential election =
California is considered doubtful.
A number of Indians in Menderno Cour,r
stole quantity of cattle, and were pursued
and fifty of them killed.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
GRAPHIC PICTURE OF NAPOLEON.

~~~4@~As'
The personal appearance of Napoleon,
in the last days of his power, is thus des-
cribed by Lamartine. and viii be interest
ing as coming from his pen, though we doubt
very much its correctness:
THE Empire had made him old before
his time. Gratifed ambition, satiated pride,
the delights of a palace. luxurious table,
voluptuous couch, youthful wives, COM
PLEASANT mistresses, long vigils, sleepless
nights, divided between labor and festive
pleasure, the habit of constant riding which
made him corpulent, all tended to deaden
his limbs and enorrate his faculties. An
early obesity overloaded him with flesh
His cheeks, formerly streaked with muscles,
and followed by the working of genius,
were broad, full and overhanging, like those
of Othio in the Roman medals of the En-
pire An excess of bile mingliug with the
blood, gave q yellow tint to the skin, which,
at q distance, looked like varnish of pale
gold in his countenance. His lips still pre-
served their Grecian ontline and steady
grace, passing easily from smile to
menace. His solid, bony chin formed an
appropriate base for his features. His nose
was but a line, thin and transparent. The
paleness of his cheeks gave greater brillian-
cy to the blue OF his eyes; his look was
searching, unsteady as a wavering flame
an emblem of inquietude. His forehead
seemed to have widened, from the scantness
of his thin black hair, which was falling
from the moisture of continual thought
1t might be said that his head, naturally
small, had increased in size to give ample
scope between his temples for the machine
ry and combination of a mind. every thought
of which was an empire. The map of the
world seemed to have been enorusted on the
orb of that reflective head. But it was
beginning to yield; and he inclined it often
ON his breast, while crossing his arms like
Frederick the Great-an attitude and ges-
ture which he appeared to affect, Unable
any longer to seduce his courtiers and his
soldiers by the charm of youth, it was evil
dent he wished to fascinate them by the
rough, pensive and disdainful character of
himself-of his model, in his latter days.
He moulded himself, as it were, into the
statue of Reflection, before his troops, who
gave him the nickname of Father Thought
full; he assumed the pose of Destiny
Something rough, rude, and savage in his
movements, revealed his southern and insu-
lar origin. The man of the Mediterranean
broke out constantly through the French
man. His nature, too great and too power
full for the part he had to play, overflowed
on all occasions. He bore no resemblance
to any of the men around him. Superior
and altogether different, he was an offspring
of the sun, of the sea, and of the battle
6eld-out of his elements even in his own
palace, and stranger even in his own en-
pire. Such was at this period the profile,
the bust, and, the external physiognomy of
Napoleon"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18

The ORIGINAL SABBATH, in England,
in the year $50, commenced on Saturday
at 8 2. ~, and lasted till daybreak on
Monday. In the reign of James the l., l6O6,
q fine of one shilling was imposed by act of
Parliament on every person absent from
church on Sunday.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
A COMPARISON.

The following We find in the N. Y. Jour
nal of Commerce
The Fremonters have much to say abou
he.large majorities of their candidates in {
few of the States, particularly Massachu
sets, New York, Maine and Vermont; but
suppose we take a look at the whole field
We shall then find that Fremont is farther
behind in the popular than in the electoral
vote. For it must be remembered that in
fifteen States of the Union he has no votes
at all, or so few that they are not worth
naming; therefore the whole Buchanan vote
of those fifteen States is so much majority
against Fremont. We are inclined to think
that the votes of the three candidates in the
nation at large counting South Carolina
as 10000 for Buchanan, and none for either
of the other candidates. will be in the
neighborhood of what follows, viz:
Buchanan, ,75O,OUO
Fremont. i ,25O, 900
Fillmore, Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Total vOtes,. 100000
The same paper makes out, from the
majorities in the several States, an aggregate
majority of 100000 for Buchanan over
Fremont, in the nation at large, or say, in
round numbers, half million. It adds
that the joint vote of Buchanan and Fill
more-that is to say, the conservative vote
of the country-is about 100000, against
1,25O,00O for Fremont, or in the proportion
of two to one. This is an encouraging fact,
and shows that the nation is not wholly
given up to sectionalism.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18

"A foe who misquotes YOU" says Horace
Walpole, fought to be welcome antago-
mist. He is so humble as to confess, when
he censures what you have net said, that he
cannot confute what you have said; and be
is So kind as to furnish you with an oppor-
tunity of proving him liar, as you refer
10 your book TO detect him."
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
SWIMMING.

1t is certainly most absurd to live all
the days of ones life at the mercy of any
one of the elements whatever, more especial
ly water; and, in most instances, people who
are drowned deserved death. In much of
| the interior of Africa, and in the central
deserts of Arabia, swimming is Of no use,
owing to the general aridity of the soil, and
want of atmospheric moisture. But islam
ders like us, who are rarely out of sight or
sound of stream, lake, and sea, ought to be
amphibious. In angling, no man can be
called master who is nota swimmer.
There is not bridge at every turn across
the Tweed, Tay, and Clyde-ferryboats are
rare-and fords are deep. Over with you,
therefore, like sagacious Newfoundland
dog, back and forward from shady and
unnyE5ank, according to the flow of flood,
and Citing yourself shake, drop the fly
lightly above snout Of trout, grilse, or
salmon. In lake fishing, wherever, you
see strong and shelving shallow stretching
along the deeps, have instant recourse to
natation, and you will find your pannier
with Founders, while land lubbers are in
vain fogging from the shore. Don't talk
to lis about danger. The wave is tepid as
milk, SO no chance of catching cold; cramp
is mere bugbear; and, as every man knows
his own strength, he is just as safe while
he keeps within moderate limits in the
water as on the land. We have, indeed,
heard it seriousl y mentioned in conversation,
that people who can swim run greater
risk of being drowned than those who
cannot and no doubt people who cannot
swim do not often plunge into pools twenty
feet deep, just as people who cannot ride
are rarely seen on horseback, and never
killed acting as jockeys at Newmarket. In
! all accidents with boats, the good swimmers,
it is said, are uniformly drowned. That,
in the first place, is lie; but, when it does
so happen, pray who drown them but the
knaves who cannot swim a stroke, and
clutch hold Of the legs of better men, and
drag them to the bottoml A prime seaman
is not worthy the name who cannot swim,
nor can he discharge all his duties. In
shipwreck, during storm, and on lee
shore ofprecipices, swimming cannot greatly
avail, ana the sea will dash to death
thousand men among the floating fragments
of the Dreadnought; or FIRE will consume
the ship from the face of the sea; and the
strong swimmer in his agony" knows that
he shall never behold the setting sun. But
to say that men in shipwreck have not
better chance of their lives, if able to swim,
is about as rational as to say that men in
balloon-wrecks would not have q better
chance of their lives fable to fly.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18

SAMPSON SUPERIOR CoURT.-At Fall
Term last week, Judge Dick passed sentence
on Jacob johnson, for the murder of Jacob
Stewart, committed in Harnett County some
two years ago. The execution is to take
place on Friday the 10th of December
EIuefteriIle Obserrer.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1856-11-18
COMMON SCHOOLS.
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