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STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA.-.;ssnnle Lines

STATE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Lanes J.
- County.-In Equty:-Barbara Briey Vs.
Brown Executor to the Estate of Irwin Brey h Court
In this case appearing to the satisfaction Oh
hat James A. Brown, the defendant, is not s
State; It is ordered by the Court that Pna Star
.nfaa ~ six successive weeks in tbs Northt
dard 8or he said James A. Brown to make his Ian @
The next term of this Court, to Dc in March
Court pue6in Greenville the first Mona - him. and
nexs Judgment, pro coatssso will be taken ID =,
heardAcc0rdhgly. ,,,. IN EouW@
Wisness #Goold Hoyt, Clerk and Master nyT 10 G. ME-
Pitt County. GOOLD HUI iii5l-wdw:
Sept 23sl656.
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Office X. IL &. Il. Il. Co."

VISITORS TO THE NORTH-CAROl.lNA. oi Mil
Fair, will DO carried over the Raleigh 'aSc- gss
road and returned, for the price of SINCE ticket
for exhibition will be transported free of charge @ one
cases where they are to be exhibited for pay. o ,r
sample of the same article, belonging to The SANE
will be transported free. .,outbs
Visitors and articles for exhibition will be carreu
same terms to the Henderson Fair. n,,don TO
special Freight Train will be sent from White
Raleigh, on such day the Chairman OF Inc Ltics
Committee shall designate for the transportation
to the n c. State Fair; and Exhibitors are @ NAV
quesied to be ready for the train otherwise 'n';
disappointed in reaching the Fair in time ;s
No freight will be allowed ON the passenger trains
By order of the Board of Directors sdsut
H. a. Sn-svt'Ao
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STATE OF UNDERGRADUATE AKE
~ County-ln Equy.-Bank of the State of North-Car-
olina Others Daniel G. Fowe Trustee and others
Whereas the compliments in the above here
toore filed their bill of complaint against Dan G. Fowe
Trustee and Others and it has been made to appsar to the
James NJ Benedict James F. Jordan and Jos. G.. NJ Buff
foe nonresents of the State North Carolina: this
therefore, is to notify the said James NJ Benedict Jas F.
Jordan, and Jos e. NJ BuHaloe defendants in the above
said county, the 1s Monday after the 4th Monday in
September next then and there plead answer or
to said BILL orsthe will bs taken pro cosso Us to
them and decree made accordingly
Given under my hand this 18th August, 1856.
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, c. ME.
Aug ls, 1856. 7s-w&swtds
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WILLIAM A. ALLEN,
Attorney and Counsellor at Law.

Practices in the Courts of Wake Granville and Franklin
All business confded to him shall have his prompt
ton His Post-office is Rogers Store Wake Co. n. C.
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ITO THE TURPENTINE MAKERS op ,

Law COpartners!sip.
MILLER AND ROGERS.
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
RALEIGH, II. e..
Will attend promptly to all business entrusted them
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LIST OF LETTERS

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DRY GOODS FOR FALL, 1856.
Exclusively at Wholesale by
STEVE NSON & WEDD DELL
wv O HAVE NOW IN STORE A SUPERB STOCK
w embracing
FRENCH,
GERMAN,
BRITISH, and
AMERICAN FABRICS
All of which have been selected with great care and ateu
ton by of the firm at the very lowest cash prices
more inviting stock for the wants of the North Caro-
lima and Virginia trade cannot be exhibited North or South
Punctual and responsible buyers invited give our
stock and judge for themselves styles
and prices. Nos. 70 and 80, Sycamore St.,
PETERSBURG Va.
August 26 1856. 81 swift
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l.
provisions of this ACT, respectively
SEC. 5. And be further enacted That no consul gen.
eral CONSUL commercial agent embraced in Schedule B.
SHALL while he holds his Office, be interested transact
any business merchant tacor broker other trader
clerk other agent for such person to- from
or within the posi- place fms of his consulate
name or in the through x agency of any other
person and if appointed after this act shall take effect he
shall, in his Official bond, s.puate, condition thereof
MOTTO vioate this prohibition and if appointed before
and retained in office after this act shall take effect he
shall, within such reasonable time the President shall
prescribe, enter into official bond with such stipua
ton as condition thereof and any such consul general
consul or commercial AGENT shall violate such prohibition
he shall be liable 10 penalty therefor for the of the
United Sates equal in to the annual compensation
specified for him said Schedule D. which may be recov-
cred action Of debt at the suit of the United States
either directly for the penalty such against such consul
general or consul commercial agent upon his official
bond as iqudated damages for The breach of such cond
ton against such consul general consul rcia
agent and his surees CT of them and in
every such all such actions scha be open to the Uni
ted States for the collection of such penalty till The
shall be collected in of such actous: and every
such penalty when collected, shall be paid into the trea,
snrY the United Siates and such prohibition shall be
applicable to all consuls general bnt not any consul
hereinafter authorized unless otherwise expressly prov
SEC G. And be it further enacted That the President
be- aud hereby authorized to appoint three interpreters
Of Chinese language who shall be entitled to copessa
ton for their services respectively at rate mot to exceed
hundred dollars per annum to be determined by the
time to such consuIates in China and with snch Duties
be may think proper
SEC Z? And be further enacted, That the President
public good viii be promoted thereby to appoint consular
Rop'is not 70 exceed twenty-five in number any one
VINO snau be citizens of the United States and en-
ate not 20 exceed one thousand dollars Der annum to be
1etermned Dy tne PRESIDENT and assign such pulps
'pom "e 70 'e " such eonsulass, and with such duties
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TNHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING BEEN SOIIC)Tpn
Il by many southern friends to extend the present M
son, have determined to keep the Montan House omen S
their accommodation until the 10th day of October
The three tournaments for the season will take nso,
the 2Sth of August the 18th and 18th Of September
The fare will be reduced five dollars per month and fun
dollars per week, after the LIST of Sept. '"V
-BLAKEAlORE & INGRAM
AupuSt 1S55
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shall ,havesfor:the first time in our history
the spectacle, not off self-governipg ma
tion. but Of nation divided by two
equal portions, one governed by the
other M I'll
/ am not one Of those who believe, our
institutions could permanently survive
such a trial, and hence in my devotion to
my country, have forgotten all past par.
~ ties and go heart and scul- for the sue
cess ofthe Democratic, the truly national.
the only national party now in existence,
l should have been glad of an opportu-
nifty of developing these views at your
meeting. but the cause already mention
ed, compels me to forego the pleasure.
am with great respect. yours. DC.
a-as ~ sf" ssJ.T. BENJAMIN..
Messrs. Daniel Daugherty, James r.
SnoWden and others s{es -19s 10
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Comfy conrt---JnIy Term.


This term Of the court commenced on
The first Monday. agreeably to the change
made in the time of holding the court at
the June term. The new justices'elsct.
appeared and qualified BY taking the Sc
veral oaths required by law. We noticed
that twelve Of the twenty justices elected
were new men, the rest were members of
Mr.: Charles Holden the newly elected
Sheriff came into court and qualified. Civ
ing bond with security in the penalty of
seventy Eve thousand ollars..a
The court room. atone time during this
term, presented sad spectacle. A little
smooth faced boy of some thirteen sum
imers was brought TO The bar. in custody,
of the Sheriff. chargedgwith a,felonY.-
The little fellow sat there without kindred
and without friends. seeming entirely de-
fenceless and entirely unconscious of the
danger OF his situation. His name Is VIM.
H. Rsdclitf and the offence charged lis
stealing bank notes. The court after, a
full investigation. considered that there
was probable cause to charge him with
the crime. and remandedishim to await a
trial at the term Of the Circuit Court in.
As he was about: TO. be re-
turned to the jail, twoTof the bys,anders,
gentlemen Of high standing in the com.
munity, hp vi offered to, enter them
selves as sarelies for. his appearance at
his trial. The court. in consideration OF
his tender years. and the danger to ahis
life and healtllsof ateo1fnement% in tlan
geOn during the hot summer months.
b s 3l him il The sum Of three hundred
oo lliiaISi 10 l,e-ill . SOS yl1u.!J 81! + X isie
The court ordered that all the justices
attend at the next term to organize the
new court. They are also to take into
consideration the proprioty OF building
two bridges across Elk creek. near this
town. one on the road leading 10 the farm
of Mr.. A. Werninger. and the other to
the land Of Mr.. A. F. B~raes. pa
Mr.. E. c. Reed the Constable elect for
the town of Clarksburg,. having declined
to qualify. The court ordered that an cleo,
ton be held for Constable on S ,turday,
the &c h inst. The court then adjourned.
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Of L2uisiqna) to tie Philadelphia 4th Of ia
" AaSs Aeeting. gs.r ~ -
80 r WAsAIEGToN, June 23, 1856.
GESrLEMEN Nothing would have af>
forded me more pleasure than to be able
honOred in your favor of the 18th inst.
regret, however, TO say that an .intlama
ton of The throat makes it impossible for
me to use my voice. and can scarcely
hope for recovery in time to address
your meeting on the 4th prox, EygEs=
In crisis like the present, when all
We hold dear, is imperriAed, when the
Constitution is set at naught, its compre
misses disregarded and Washington''s fare,
well advice to his country spurned by !
natics as old fOgyism, surely no patriot
can hesitate as to his duty. In such emer-,,
gencles to be lukewarm is treachereus.
There exists now but one National par
ty in our country. This fact is SO palpa-t
BILE, its truths SO overwhelming, that my
charity cannot extend so far as to admit
the good faith OF those who pretend to
doubt it. The factions which are oppos.
ed to that party are two, SO purely Sec
tional, that they do not even exist in
name, still less 10 reality, beyond geogra>
phical limits, No man can. say that the
Republican party exists at all in fifteen
States of the Union. No man can say
that the South American, or Fillmore par
ty, exists at all in the other sixteen States.
It is then obvious t6atif the Domocra-
tic party is defeated in the ensuing con-
test, it will only be by parry in one sec.
Ion ef the Union. which shall succeed in
empowering another section, aud ne
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In whatphase is the Moon

Dan Morris ofthe Pruntytown g ,zette.
has made another change in his paper.
which we are bound to notice as an item
Of news, however embarrassing it may be.
He has reduced the size Of the, Gazette
one>half. and now floats Fillmore and Do.
nelson at his masthead. His editorials
and selections are ultra Know Nothing
and strange as it may seem in Virginia
he opposes the Democratic party because
It's tr"e to the South. The following is
the leading article nhis last paper:
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~ We learn that there will be an
exhibition of one ofIra Harris new Now
ing Machines at work on Col. j. d. VIII
sons farm. on Monday next. All PER
sons interested are invited to attend.
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rho Game PIared-ont..


MAN with abolition principles. is fairly in
the Geld, the icreatureaof the fusion Of the
Black Republican and 'North4 American"
(tKnow. Nothing conventions. although
though they have q ouble. headed Vice
Presidential ticket. viz . Dayton 6fsNew
Jersey and Elk. Governor Johnson of Penn
sylyania. This fusion OF reasonable dis
unionists is based upon a common AMI
mostly to slavery and Democracy and al
common thirst after Che spoils. The whole
anti~slavery and Know Nothing opposition
at the North are thus rallied against the
national Democratic party, the ConsIita
ZION and the Union. In seeking 10 &C.
compIish the success Of ultra bolilionism
and the, defeat Of the great Democracy.
the wire. workers rely confidently upon
the aid of Mr.. Fillmore and his Southern
Know Nothing adherents. The New
mont. let the cat out of the bag sometime
since as follows; 39e fs# H!@ -
90 The .triumphs Of the combined oppo:
sition forces under General Harrison and
Tay flor. and otherwise ing glorious weakness
Of the old Wing party, in a single handed
fight against the solid Democracy. sug.
gest the true policy Of the opposition forces
10 the present campaign, Mr. Fillmore ac-'
cepts, on broad national grounds, the
Philadelphia Know Nothing nomination.
He is popular man in the South, and
with anything like an ordinary effort on
the part of his friends, he ought, at least,
to carry the States Of Delaware, Mary
land. Kentucky, Tennessee and North
Carolina. II hecan do this. or anything
near it. the opposition in the North can
afford the loss of Pennsy lvania and two
or three other smaller States, and still be
able to leave Mr.. Buchanan in minority
of the electoral and popular vote of the
country. In this event the election would,
of course go up to the House Of Repre-
sentalives at Washington, where the op-
position, being in a heavy majority, would
undoubtedly be able to control the cleo
ton" 'a75 g, Es &. 81 -
Here the Infamous policy is boldly
avowed of using Mr.. Fillmore as decoy-
duck to weaken the national Democracy
1.-THE Souuh,s as to throw the election into
the Black Republican Know-N Nothing
House of Representatives.! Lis the same
policy that has been boldly charged upon
leading Southern Know Nothing. who. in
the intensity of their hatred for the De-
mocracy, would sacrifice the Constitution
and the Union for the benefit Of. the trail.
ferrous abolition disunionists. =
But the intelligent, conservative and
pstrioIic masses OF the people will utterly
explode this unholy combination Of CON
spirators against the peace and safety Of
the confederacy. From every quarter OF
the land, North, South, East and West,
We receive the most joyous tdingsiof the
rallying Of good conservative mCn to the
standard of the national Democracy the
only party that has sufficient vital energy
and power to beat down the black hordep
of abolition and TO consign them TO de-
feat and infamy. Never did We feel more
proud of, the glorious Democracy. never
more confident of its complete triumph
over all the, powers Of darkness and evil.
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what the Neighbors'say Of Him

|
It is no matter Of trifling consideration
and importance that those who know a
man best should eulogise him most. More
Especially is praise TO be valued when it
is extorted from a political opponent.--
The Lancaster. Pa. Express, Know
Nothing Republican paper. published in
| the Immediate ,neighborhood Of Mr.. Blu.
chanan's residence. is compelled to bear
testimony to bis unbending integrity and
bismeless life After few Introductory
remarks, the editor proceeds and says:
z-,".n knew the man as one Of our most
respected fellow citizeus-a gentleman OF
unblemished personal integrity and I'm
usually agreeable manners in his social
Intercourse with all classes. We knew
him as friend of the poor-as n rerpe-
tual benetactor of the poor widows Of THIS
city, who when the piercing blasts of
each successive winter brought shriks OF
cold hunger and want in Tie fail tene,
ments ofpoverty, could apply to tbe"'Bu-
chanan Relief Donation" for the annual
supply of wood and sitting down with
their orphaned children in the warmth OF
blazing fire, lift their hearts to G. Il, and
teach their little ones to bless the name OF
James Buchanan. AS citizen, neitrh.
Dor, friend-in word, as simply James
Buchanan, we yield to no man in the
measure of our respect and esteem and
we're he still before US as Simptv James
sBdchanan-as he was a few yt.ara and
wien he and I'VE occupied the same broad
Jeffersonian republican 4platform-when
at least one of the editors of this panrr
voted with him year after year, the same
Democratic ticket-;hen ours would be
the more pleasing duty of supporting in>
stead of opposing the election of our es.
teemed fellow citizen and neighbor to the
highest Office in the gift of the American
people, and the highest position of politi
cal distinction in the world"
Loss OF LITE IN TIE LATE WAn.-Since
the commencement of the Russian war
England has lost 10. 5s4 gallant men by
death in action, wounds and disease: and
1878 have been besides. discharged
form the service on account of the two
latter causes. Total 22.457. Ofthese
/ 99S fell bravely in action, about 1,6ell
sunk under their wounds ); 4.279 died of
cholera, and ll,45l, of other diseases.
The losses of the French, so far as thew
have been ascertained, amount to 10000 |
Count Ornlof has admitted in Paris, thai
he Russian loss has not been less than
SOC. ooo. The loss sustained by the Sar-
linians has not been, aud the loss sustain
ID by the Patksnsy will be, ascertafned. u
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name oil the ilIustrious patriot and states
Fillmore and proudly refer to his
administration as their Platform.
1,he 4 ttack ON aIr. buell..

The Cincinnati paper give several ver-
sions of the affair in which George p.
Buell., Esq, editor of the Democratic Re
view. was stabbed in that city. A gem
tleman, who was in. company with Mr.. b.
at the time. furnishes the Commercial.
with the following statement:
A man, apparently crazy. was speak
ling to a crowd of men aud boys from d
pile OF stone. Buell.. good naturally. as
sisted the speaker in getting the attention
Fnf the crowd. and afterwards made a.
Espeech.i3 A man in the crowd asked him.
/ 4 who are you ',a \ He answered f' i am
bantAmerican =, The personintlhe crowd
frequent interrupted Bnell and finally
went towards him. and got into an alter
cation with him. upon some alleged Icons
Etradicliun lhaHhe committedinhisspe echa
They came to blows and 1foug hi through,
the crowd across kthe street, whom they
were separated, and BueiLMas ,takehsint9
The Bufnet House, and found Il, be stRb-
bed in TWO or more places, the most ses
NOUS being through the shoulder into the
lung, In his speechs Buell. was extremes
lyi = illibustetisii.' and initiated ibis op.
Eponent by whatshe supposed 10 be retlecs
lions5upo MIR. Buchanan z4'ebm
| :,iAnoEher witness of the affair: informs
e4Commercial, that when he saw Mrs
Buelbhe Was addressingllhe crowd land
was YetyseYere on aboliIlopi>ts and Know
Nothing. and thatsthe subject under'disu
CUSTOM when thep fight commenced was
Know, Nottingham Thesman who quar-
relied with him resented the remarks about
/ K Ms. and disputed lBaell's assertion
that he was an = American, = and persiss
ted in intcrrupting him. until Buell. stoop,
ped FROM his position on lbe;stone pile aud
saying. IS l'A settle,this, pistruck, the man,
%herenpon general rush andlan exciting
row ensued.lS Buell seemed 10 have The.
better OF his, antagonist. aud it was pre-
sumed The man who staboed him was not
the one with whom he had, the fight
Buell. did not know that he was stabbed
Until. while he was washing himselfipt the
gents washroom at the Burnet, some one
saw the blood on his back. He speedily
became laint, and ;Drs. Wood and Black,
man being called probed the wound. . and
found that it was inflicted with "a large
knife and was deep, having entered the
lungs. Twas thought that he was!bleed.
ing inwardly {, and the wound doubtless a
very severe one. Fys - has
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Letter Of tSenrtor Benjamin (oid h"s Wig
Of LoHisiqna) to tie Philadelphia 4tA of J4,
" Mass Neeti,,n. -.
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Democratic Ticket J

oLARksRyRG, FRIDAY, JULY IS, 1886.
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" I never did. upon any occasion, pub
lie or private. whether at the courthouse
in Lancaster; or elsewhere. declare that
If knew I had drop. of Democratic
blood in my veins i would let il out. or
I'M, annr1S 10 thnt effect 8,
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BETTER RAILROAD NEws.-We under
stand that at a meeting OF the directors
OF the Baltimore aud Ohio RailToad Com
puny on tie 10Th inst, 1t was proposed
that that company loan the n. w. Va
Railroad Company sufficient money to
place that Dad 10 operation. The direc-
tors referred the matter to the Finance
Committed with full powers 10 act in the
premises, and that that Committee agreed
to loan sufficient money for the purposes
indicated. We are also informed that
upon the faith Of this arrangement. por-
ton of the iron has already been sent on
TO Grafton. and that the work will be
rapidly pushed to completion. With good
weather, the track will probably be laid
through to Clarksburg in about month.
y here's Richard Walton, tn Irishman.
A lad some l2for IA years old. was ex
amined BY the County Court, during its
last term. and remanded for q felony, in
stealing from honest Dick SEQ, in money
and a pocket book. We uud erstands that
Walton left for 1Romney. Winchester or
Cumberland. Will the papers of those
places insert this notice in their papers
so that he may be forthcoming and get
his dimes ,Ta aafa
. .
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Americans must rale. /" says the kuoE-
nothing platform, q Yes" spys.a contem.
porary. " Black Hawk tried Il 10 lslk
and the Black Feet. and Flat Heads are
lrying Il now 2, - u 80 - ZOE
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We apprshepd that Mr., Qaesp viii be
somewhat surprised al, feadipgs4a &C,
count Of his own DEATH Itsfs. unneeesss.
.rylfor Us 70 say t6At,no accident occurred
a. Romine's on the Fourth. -.
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h4EET In our notice of the celebration
at Romines, last week. We; omitted the
name of Maris Taylor in connection with
the speaking. Being absent during the
time. consequently we forgot % DOtiee
his remarks III the proceedings,
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contain the lang lage. it was again cham
ged the same time and place ia Pennssl.
vania, without either name or date. Mr..
Buchanan himself declares that Ids ri
diealous story Is tSitsoat q ssadoe Of foam.
aaaioa. Sand says: