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FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

The tenth annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the North Carolina Mutual Insurance Company was
held at their office on Tuesday last, in this City;
and it will he seen by the following that the Com
pany is in a highly prosperous condition
The Company have insured over 81 600, 900 worth
of property during the past year and the property
now insured by the Company amounts to over S.
Ooo,Oco They have on hand premium notes, well
secured, amounting to about $3.50, 900. Their losses
this year have been nineteen amounting to $l4 500
ALI Of which promptly paid and some OF them
before maturity and We observe by their report
that they still have on hand surplus of $4,000.
We believe that no insurance Company in the
United States has more ample security for The
amount of its liabilities than this Company has,
Much is due to the Executive Committee-Messrs.
T. II. Selby, John Ruffn Williams and c. W. D.
Hutchings, together with the efficient Secretary,
John c. Partridge, upon whom devolves the man
agcment of the affairs of the Company during the
recess of the Board, for their untring industry and
the prompt and faithful manner in which they dis
charge their duties
The following officers elected for the ensuing
year: Directors-Messrs. j. B. G. Rouhac, H. D.
Turner, j. R. Williams T. II. Seby, c. W. D.
Hutchings, j. NJ. Towcs, and j. G. Williams, Ra-
leigh; JAS E. Hoyt, Washington; Alexander Mitch.
ell, Newbcrn; Joshua e. Wright, Wilmington Jas.
NJ Jones' Edenton; W. ". Griffin, Elizabeth City;
F. F. Pagan. Plymouth, W. n. H. Smith, Murfrees-
borough; Ii. 3. Williams, Charlotte; George A.
Smith, Milton; Osmopd T. Long, Hisborough;
Joseph White, Arson; Joshua Boner, Salem; and
A. r. Su,nmey, Ashevillc President of the Com
pany, j. B. G. Roulhac; Vice President, Fl. d. Tur-
ner; Executive ConAaittee, I. H. Selby, John R.
Williams, and c. W. d. Hutchings; Secretary and
Treasurer, John c. Partridge; Attorney, John Ii.
Bryan.
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ports Of the strong the obscurer ports of the
barbarous anu the weak, should gather confidence
aud courage and energy from the reflection that he
belongs 10 government recognized by all as able
promptly TO avenge his wrongs and to vindicate his
rights.
rress, much Of the seasoned material which had
been providenuy collected in the yards, was used
in preference to purchasing, thus hastening their
completion with choice timber. In order to replace
as much as the fund would allow, the Bureau of
Construction &C., has made contracts for the deli
very of supply, to be applied to the construc-
lion Of first class sIoops.owar whenever Congress
shall so order. The Merrimack at Boston, the Wa
bash at Philadelphia, and the Minnesota at WASH
ington, have been launched. The Niagara at New
York aud the Roanoke and Colorado at Portsmouth,
Virginia, will be launched in few weeks. The Of
ficers, constructors and mechanics, have evinccd
praiseworthy zeal in striving to advance the COM
pletion of the six steamers and have thus far won
the admiration of all who have examined these mod
ell specimens of naval architecture. The machinery
is equally in state of readiness, and the country
may soon expect formidable addition to the Navy
with the most approved batteries"
rge The last Salisbury Herald, speaking Of the
labors of Gen. Cary, in the Western part of the
State, says:
"ln his closing remarks at this place. he stated
that public sentiment in North Carolina was now
ripe for that kind of prohibition which he advocates
and in confirmation of this assertion gave the names
of several prominent politicians in Western North
Carolina who had recently changed their views
aud had publicly declared themselves in favor of
prohibitory law The names of Woodtn, Marc. En-
win and Mckesson, we're mentioned in this conneX-
ion The names of others might have been added,
but Gen. Cary modesty forebore to mention any
thing of a personal nature, unless authorized so to
!. L., l,ykl ehnUn op,aH
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gsssys To ALL WHO USE L,ouoR Welt

1sga To L WHO USE L1QuoRl W0lit1
sCHEIDAM AROMATIC SCHNAPPS.-This ~
bratsd beverage is manufactured at the faescs1e
the undersigned at Seheidam, Holland. He y ~
sole importer, rs well us the exclusive manyItsssspnus
OF the article, and no preparation bearing the lih'
Of schnapps, that is not procured either ffchM
establishment in NewYork, or from bis tsensp
other cities, is genuine or reliable.
1t is made from barley of the finest quality, NMN,
cd with great care from the products Of tbs -
celebrated grain-growing districts, is dayossd ~
the essence of the aromatic Juniper Berry q wv
and is %rectified by q peculiar process, which ~
from the spirit every acrid particle.
AS q means of preventing and correcting the w
greeable and often dangerous effects produced wy
the stomach and bowels by a change Of wsxss
visitation to which travellers, new settlers ana plM
acclimated persons are liaNe-the Scheldsni ap
matte Schnapps will be found absolutely inillss
while, in cases of dropsy, gravel, obstruction Y "
kidneys, diseases Of the bladder, dyspepsia, asup y
fever, and general debility, it is recommended NY.
emphatically by the most distinguished niemDVss
the medical profession. Ell
l wish the public to understand the SehnapFs
not sold by the gallon Or pipe. 1t is only IVY
quart and put bottles, in cases of one dozenas.
and two dozen pints, each bottle enveloped IN ss
paper, with my name on the bottle, cork, ANA
smile of my signature on the label. For sag Y
the respectable Druggists and Grocers.
uDOLPH0 WOLFE,
Sole Importer end Manufactnfit
Depot Is, 20 and % Beaver street, Newid1
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If all true belle JwU UaIIs eTtefr,
one at the French, and the other at the English
embassy. His Highness entered the room in
state, was introduced to all the ladies, to whom
he was very gallant, witnessed the dance, and
retired from the house walking and leaning on
the arm Of one of the foreign Ministers, when
it was observed that " the old Turkish system
of rule was now dead in Turkey"
Francis, the inventor Of the Patent Metallic
Life Boats, is in Paris, basking in the sunshine
of Imperial favor. Under the auspices of the
Emperor himself, an establishment for the
manufacture Of Francis Life Boats is being
built in Paris. 1t is entirely to be a govern
ment affair. Mr.. Francis has also been the
recipient Of q gold snuff box inlaid with dia.
monds. A private letter, from a reliable
source, is the authority for these statements.
Information has been received. at Washing
ton that the commander of III. B. Maicsty's
fleet on the West India station has distinct
orders to prevent Nicaragua, by force, if
necessary, from taking possession of San Juan.
1t appears probable, therefore, that if the Nj
caraguan Government attempt to carry into
effect their late decree, the British Consul will
enter a protest against it, and .apprise the
commanders of British ships of the fact. Per.
haps Greytown may suffer another lombard
ment.
AT Dunkirk, NewYork, q few days since, a
young Danish woman was rescued from n
party OF Mormons, on their way to Salt Lake,
by her brother. The brother was n sea.
captain, and, hearing that his mother and sister
had come to this country with the Mormons,
followed across the Atlantic, and o~ycrtool, tho
party at Dunkirk. The mother had died on
the voyage. The Mormons offered resistance,
but they were compelled to yield to the deter
mination of the brother.
Thomas Hayne, United States District AT.
torney, attacked Charles L. Wilson, editor of
the Chicago Journal, in the street, on the 29tb
ut, striking him a severe blow in the face.
Mr. Wilson returned the blow, knocking
Hayne through the window of the State Bank.
The difficulty was occasioned by the comments
in the Journal Oh the political course of Hayne.
We learn from Washington that the Presi-
dent signed with his W hand the patent con-
hrming Colonel Fremont's title to his great
Mariposa claim in California. This nice little
estate contains upwards of seventy square
miles, situated about two hundred and ffty
miles %easterly from San Francisco. Messrs,
Palmer, Cook, etc, the California bankers. own
one undivided half of the tract, and Col. J, G.
Fremont the other, which many nersons bo-
lieve' makes him the richest man in the world,
Col. Fremont bought this immense gold region
IN l8i6, for the sun Of $4,000, and was
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Rev, MIR, LovsjOy, in his prayer at the
opening Of the Pittsbarg Republican Couveu.
ton prayed that the Lord would remove cur
present Chief Magistrate from the executive
char lie did not indicate whether the desired
removal was to be by deash or the election of
u successor. We will have the charity to sun
pose he meant the latter. The Rev. gentleman,
If he really desired what he prayed for, should
have petitioned the Louisiana Legislature.
which body would no doubt have addressed u
him ont in elegant style. -
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On the night of the 4th a terrific tornado,
which lasted nearly an hour, swept over the city
of NewYork, unrooling houses, uprooting
trees, tearing awnings to tatters aud doing a
variety of other damage in various directions.
A. number of trees in Washington Square were
uprooted and broken. The half of one of the
largest on the Wooster street side was blown
right across the street against the University.
The storm prevailed with force at other points
along the coast, and it was feared that the
Shipping had suffered.
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Huatsr.

Iie NJ better known %
. AivassuyS ( Hanter, latdly @ked ID New ork
Of diseass scohtractedan MI d
Mr.. Hunter was . aativ pf New Jersey,
and entered the service y 1midshipman No
yembtf 1854. and vas advanced to the
rank an lieutenant on the oath Of June, 1920.
ENot4tag nftcr, he fought q duel ut Red Bank,
IN. j.. with q man named Miller, who charged
him with Insulting bis a&ssaer-in-lAw in fhila-
delphia. Miller was killed on the first fire.
When the affair became public Hunter was
dismissed from tle service Gin 1880, by Gen.
jackson, then President. Warrants weKa
Issued for his arrest, and ne was forced to fec
to avoid apprehension He drst, went to Bos-
[top, from thence to Montresis He, soon safter
returned. in Disguise TO New Jersey, any re-
mained for some time lsaecrcted vi the house d
ia Mrs. Gri1iths, aiikkssshe town Of New n ans,
wick. While SO secfeted he became hored
of his protectors daughtes. and yaif supse-
quently married to her. When the aWMhmouon
cansed by the duel hal in some measpfe supsl.
ded, he went to Washington, obtqE1ed an ~
tervicw with Gen. jackson, expls red az tne
facts connected with the duel, anaS solicited 70
be restored to his former position, ana VA
successful. In 1912, he was Isl licn1enan1 y
the Fairfield, attached t.. they Medlterranean
squadron, under command OF Com kldgiey'
He discharged the duties Of this position faitn,
fully, and after the lapse Of three years returneo
to the States.
During the Mexican war he again became
noted for his capture Of the town OF Alvaraao
He then commanded the United States steamer
Scourge, a vessel of light draught, built eS
pressly for. service in the shallow waters OF tn
small harbors on the Mexican coast. IN
squadron, under the command OF Com. Ferry
had twice retired from Alyarado. On the 20tl
of March, lS47, the day after the surrender 9
Vera. Cruz, q combined movement was mad
by a brigade, under the command OF Gen
Quitman, and a powerful feet, under Com
Perry. Previous to this time, Com. PER-.
had sent Lieut.. Hunter to watch the mouth
the river. Instead of remaining inactive
Lieut.. Hunter made IN advance upon th
town, which, fortunately for him. was neithe
fortified nor garrisoned. He demanded il
surrender and before Perry and Quitma
arrived, all the usual forms had been gon
! through with. !.
Gen. Quitman took the matter philosopt
, ically but Com. Perry was exceedingly indie
nant, and Hunter was tried by a court-martis
at Annapolis, and acquitted, and on %returnin
to New York met with q public reception, an
was presented with a sword. Soon after h
obtained the command of the fancy, in th
Mediterranean, aud also acted as q. purse
|, Having, on his return, been reported as a d.
, faulter for $4,000, he was again dismisse
from the service subsequently restored b
a President Fillmore. Last year he commando
the cambridge, Of the Brazil squadron, an
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,,ods to be obtained

PROPOSAL OF FRENCH MEDIATION. - The
NewYork Evening Post calls attention to in
telligence received from its Paris correspondent
regarding the controversy now pending be-
tween English and American Cabinets. The
Post states, on the authority of its correspon-
dent, that a proposal has been made by the
French Government to arbitrate differences
existing between the governments of England
and the United States" and that the former
had assented to it. The writer says:
sit is generally thought here that the DIFF
~fcrences that are now pending between your
country aud England will be amicably settled.
1t seems, moreover, that France has offered to
mediate between you, and there is every reason
to believe that, in view of the preponderance
this country has latterly acquired in the affairs
Of Christendom, owing, i'll q great measure, to
her success in the Eastern war, this mediation,
if it is really offered and accepted, will smooth
away all the obstacles that now stand in the
way of q perfect understanding between the
two governments
He adds, at the close Of his letter, written
the day previous to the sailing of the steamer /:
at is certain that France is spoken of as
mediator between England and the United
States, and that the former has positively Of
fered to submit to this arbitration"
Assuming this revelation to be true, the
Post remarks
He does not say that such a proposal has
been formally communicated to the United
States, but We presume it has, of course. 1t
would seem from this Lord Clarendon has
made more progress in spreading the evidence
of honorable intentions y among the people of
Europe than among those by whom such evi-
dence is most needed in the present crisis.
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AS Aor relative V dlaicia Adyertaamenta

The Baton Rouge Advocate is informed by
sugar planters from different portions of the.
State, that the growing crop of cane has suf-
iercd material injury from the unusual severity
q the winter, and there is every reason 10
apprehend another short crop Of sugar. This
Is likely to cause The article to maintain its
present, or even adyansed rates.
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R25@ CAUTION TO THE PuBLIc.-SinMp
introduction of my Scheidam Aromatic Scnpf
into the United States, q number of Liquor Mns1l
Network, Boston and Philadelphia have brs
gagged in putting up mixed and poisonous es /.
green cases and jugs, and to be palmed off upas
unwary for my genuine. schnapps. I have dfssl
my agents to institute legal proceedings agah !
persons who they may ascertain to be enga5s,
this most atrocious system of deception, anday
on the press and the public to aid them ~
Efforts to remedy so great an evil.
UDoLPHo W0Ds
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WILLARD FrLLMoRE.-Tbose papers which

MlLLARD FILLMoRE.-Those papers which
imagine that any thing is to be made by
squirting dirty water at Mr.. Fillmore will find
themselves very much out in their calculations
in the long run. Mr.. Fillmore is one of orr
very few, pure, high-minded public men, who
has not resorted to indirection and the low arts
of the political ~intriguer and wire puller to adj
vance himself, and us such he is entitled to the
respect of men of all parties. Howell, (Alass.)
Courier,
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A member Of the Common Council in
Jersey City having been charged with, tried
for, and convicted Of corruption, was expelled
the Board. His indignant constituents immedi-
ately reelected him, but the Beard refused to
admit him. The Courts have been invoked to
see that he is protected IN his rights,
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Mr.. James Turner, ST., in the ninety-cighth
year of his age, a soldier of the revolutionary
wal, who fought at Briar Creek and Gpilford
Court House, was taken prisoner, and for
several months kept on board a prison ship,
died IN Alamoncc county, North Caroline, on
the l2th NH.
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In the valley of the Rio Grande so severe a
winter as the present has not been experienced
for u long time. The river two hundred miles
below Santa Fe has been frozen over strong
enough TO bear loaded wagons. Along the
valley there is general complaint of Indian
depyedaiions, especial in the Mesilla region.
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gsy~ To NERVOUS SurrERERs.-A retired
Clergyman, restored to health in q few days, ARt
many years Of great nervous suffering, Is anxiousma
make known the means of cure. viii send ltN4
the prescription used. Direct the Rev. JoHx y
DAdNALL, so Fulton street, Brooklyn, NY.
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,0PELOUSAS;
SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH az, 1850.

aS- We are requested to announce that Al. NJ.
PERRAULT is . candidate for the office Of Town
Constable. Election IN Aprtl next,
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~ The French department Of this paper will
hereafter Ne under the editorial charge Of osszlME
A. GulpRy, Esq.
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-vssr Z rrmean soldiers, with pipes in tat
mouths, and a tllicket q hair all over tAdi
faces, meeting, and one eSclaims to the othH,
!" tell yer what, Bill, I don't half like tha
m%oustarchers. They do mop up such . ad
rranu &t M E&EF
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Washington, January 10, 1856
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-26
Col. Benton : The Nebraska Bill.

Col. Benton has written letter to the St.
Louis Democrat, relative to this nomination as
candidate fer Governor. The st. Louis News
is noticing this letter, which we have not as
yet seen, says that Col Benton neither accepts
nor declines the nomination, but occupies
position Of betweenity-a sort of armed neu-
trality, from which he can easily slide into the
fight or retire into obscurity according as his
belligerency or his love Of ease happens
to predominant. He will keep the whole
matter under consideration until his return to
Missouri, on which occasion, even if he should
decline the nomination, he will make US lot
of speeches, and contribute his aid to the work
of getting up an interesting time.
Col. Benton deals the Kansas Nebraska Bill
staggering blow, in it's most vital parts, when
he says that ''the old Democracy may be al
lowed to dispute its binding force-at all
events until its advocates can agree in telling
what it is.' In the North, the bill means the
right to the Territorial squatters, as ouch; and
before they arrive at the dienity of Statehood,
to legislate on all subjects, slavery included,
without supervision by any power whatever.
In the South, it is construed to mean the
right of slavery to exist in any and all Terri
tories until those Territories shall have become
States, the squatters, during their Territorial
condition, having no right to legislate on slave
ry. 1t has never yet been announced which OF
these interpretations is accepted by the anti
D. sH..
know Col. Benton accepts neither construc-
ton, but believes in 'the old doctrine that the
Territories are the property of the United
States and under the guardianship ofCongress
and subject to such laws as Congress. choose to
provide for them (or to permit them to make
for themselves,) until they become States
and after that, (the children arrived at twenty
one years ofage,) they are out of guardianship
and have all the rights of their fathers"
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Outrages,

The State Sentinel of Saturday afirms
that sit was a great wrong to create such a
committee, (Kansas commission a great
'abuse Of the House of Representatives and it
twill rebound to their everlasting disgrace. p
We think the only outrage in connection with
the appointment of that Commission was the
placing upon it of Mr.. Oliver, member of Con-
gress from Missouri. 1t was like the placing of
one of a gang of criminals accused the same
crime, upon the jury which is to decide wheth-
er or not the accused are guilty of the crime
charged. Mr.. Oliver has not only Expressed
an opinIon'' in the case before the Commission
Jury, but he is more than suspected of being
party in the crime. He has been, while act
ing on the Commission an actual ruffan him
self--using the language of a ruffian, acting
like ruffian and sympathizing with rufians.
He had no business on the Commission, and it
was an Outrage" to place him there The
Sentinel's idea of the outrage is, that it is out
rageous in Congress to seek to ferret out the
truth IN relation to the Kansas outrages. The
truth elected win doubtless be a greater out
rage on the Sentinel's feelings than the APP
pointment Of the Commission.