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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

AWFUL THoUGHTs.-"T had from the
very beginning of their acquaintance Undue
ed in her that awe which is the most deli
cious feeling wife can have toward a
husband" "Awe!' said |, on hearing the
above remark-"awe of man whose whis-
kers you have trimmed, whose hair you
have cut, whose cravats you have put into
the wash > whose boots and shoes you have
kicked into the closet. whose dressing gown
you have worn while combing your hair
who has been down into the kitchen with
you at eleven o'clock at night, to hunt for
a chicken bone, who has hooked your dress
es, unlaced your boots, fastened your brace
lets, and tied on your bonnet; who has
stood before your looking glass, with thumb
and finger on his proboscis, scraping his
chin; whom you have buttered, and sugar
ed, and toasted, and tea-ed ; whom you
have seen asleep with his mouth wide open !!
Ridiculous ."-Fanny Fern.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

Sydny Smith said he heard of clergy
man who went jogging along the road till
he came to a turnpike.
"What is to pay!'
"Pay, sir, for what?" asked the turnpike
man.
"Why, for my horse, to be sure"
"Your horse, sir, what horse! There is
no horse, sir" 49,
mo horse?" said he, suddenly looking
down between his legs, "God bless me T!
l thought was on horseback"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

LOVE ToKENs.-The ancient English
custom of giving love tokens on the TWEEN
tieth of August was very wise and far
seeing plan for settling young ladies in life
and would, if revived, enable a mamma
with large family of girls to get rid of
them as quickly as pineapples at pen
ny slice. 1t was the custom in England,
long time ago, for ''enamorated maydes
and gentil venom to give to their favorite
swains, as tokens of their love, little hand
kerchiefs, about three or four inches square,
wrought round about, often in embroidery.
with button or tassel at each corner, and
small one in the centre. The finest of
these favors were edged with narrow gold
lace or twist; and then, being folded up in
four cross folds, so that the middle might
be seen, they were worn by the accepted
lovers in their hats or on the breast. These
favors bee anne, at last, so much in vogue,
that they were sold ready made in the
shops, in Queen Elizabeth's time, from six
pence to sixteen pence q piece.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27
AMERICAN PECULIARITIEs.- corrc

AMERICAN PECULIARITIES.- CORES
from Pompeii, gives the following account
of conversation with an American, who
was there at the time, and who seems to
have found credulous auditors
THE American affirmed that in his coun-
try they stood better than in any other
country in the world. He had lately cross
ed the Atlantic, and on board party of
gentlemen were discussing the character of
lady, whose fame was of rather gossa-
mer web; but he had observed that that
lady had twenty cousins who would all be
happy to wait upon any one of them. and
deep silence was the result. Such was the
high courtesy and the advanced civilization
of the Americans Did they carry bowie
knives in his part of the countrv!' We'll.
he did not know but what most of the young
sparks, when they stripped, could turn out
fashion. He had once seen three men laid
dead in hotel. There was a Judge who
had come down % be married. and who
went to his tailor's to try on coat. The
Judge did not like 1.-THE tailor said it was
well made-so a quarrel arose, and the
tailor and party waylaid the Judge and his
party, and had shot at them after dinner
in the public room. The Judge returned
the fire, for he had his knife and revolver,
and after laying three dead, retreated up
stairs amid a parting volley of shots. 1t
was the very last case which Judge --
tried, and they were all acquitted But
l must not prolong these illustrations of
men and manners; yet they belong to the
day in which they were sketched so graph
ically by our Yankee friend. and have a
very antique or medieval cut"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

OUTRAGEoUs.-A wretch of a husband
and father writes thus to an editor in
Providence, Rhode Island:
eff women were turned out of doors in
Kansas, with no more clothes on than nv
wife and daughters wore when they went
to party one cold night last week, it would
have been an outrage and the journal
would have had two leaders about it.n
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

SPEED OF RAILwAYs.-The policy of
running railway trains at high rate of
speed is being seriously discussed by rail-
road men north of US. The Virginia Board
of Public Works has recommended to rail-
road companies in that State Ito adopt
regulations for such lower rates of speed
as will eventually diminish the cost of re-
pairs, and furnish greater security for pas
sengers." In accordance with this sug-
gestion, the directors of the Virginia Cen
trail Railroad Company have passed reso-
luton looking to reduction of speed. The
railroad commissioners of New York state
that speed of forty miles per hour cause
an increase of fifty per cent. of expense
over speed of twenty miles. The mag
nitude of the interests related to this sub
ject invest it with much Importance. In
dependent of any increased profits to be
derived from reducing the rate of speed
the diminished risk of accident to passen-
gers is worthy of consideration.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

"BoNAPARrE's ENGLISH LErTER.-Count
las Casas has, in his collection at Paris, a
curious document, said to be the first and
only attempt Of Napoleon to write in
English, of which the following is given as
a transcript; "Count las Casas-since sixt
week learn the English and do not any
progress, six week do fourty and two day it
might have lern fivty word for day, | could
know it two thousands and two hundred.
1t is in the dictionary more of fourty thou
sand even he could must twenty bout much
oftcen for know it ov hundred and twenty
which do more two years, after this you
shall agree that to study one tongue is a
great labor, who it must do in the young
aged. Lorwood Oongwood) this morning
the seven March thursday, one thousand
eight hundred sixteen after nativity the
year Jesus Christi
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27

An exchange, in putting soap, says it
is the "best ever used for cleaning dirty
mans face. We have tried it and therefore
know" This is hardly as pointed as the
hit of Dean Swift's STELLA" who, when a
gentleman lamented his inability to keep
clean finger nails, naively suggested she
was in the habit of scratching himself"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-01-27
SOME EXPERIMENTS ON TEE USE
OF TOBACCO.

In Florseip's Journal, of recent date,
an interesting article has been published on
the habit of tobacco smoking, and poison
ing nicotin. Among the facts mentioned
are experiments instituted 81 M. Malapert,
pharmacien of Poiters. His intention
was to ascertain the exact quantity OF nico-
tin absorbed by smokers, in proportion to
the weight of tobacco consumed. The APP
paratus used consists of second jar, in
which the tobacco was made to burn, con-
nected with series of bottles communicating
by tubes; the bottles were either empty, or
contained some water, mixed or not with
little sulphuric acid. From few expert
ments it was found that, in the smoke OF
tobacco extracted by inspiration, there was
ten per cent. nicotin. Thus man who
smokes cigar of the weight of seventy
grains, receives into his mouth seven grains
of nicotin, mixed with little watery vapor,
tar, empyreumatic oil, etc. Although a
large portion of this nicotin is rejected both
by the smoke pulled from the mouth, and
by the saliva, portion of it is, nevertheless,
taken up by the vessels of the local and
laryngeal mucus membrane, circulated with
the blood, and acts with the brain. With
those unaccustomed to the use of tobacco,
the nicotin, when in contact with the latter
organ, produces vertigo, nausea, headache
and sommolense, while habitual smokers
are merely thrown into state ofexcitement
similar to that produced by moderate guam
titles of wine or tea. From further inves-
tigation it was found that the drier tobacco
the less reaches the mouth. A very dry
cigar, while burning yields very small
amount of watery vapor; the smoke cools
rapidly, and allows the condensation of the
nicotin before it reaches the mouth. Hence
it comes that the first half of cigar smokes
more mildly than the second, in which a
certain amount of condensed watery vapor
and nicotin, freed by the first half are de-
posted. The same remark applies to to-
bacco smoking in pipes, and if smokers
were prudent they would never consume
but half cigar or pipe, and throw away
the other. Smoking through the water or
with long tubes and small bowls, is also a
precaution which should not be neglected.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21
HAIL STORM.

We learn through n note from Fort Mills, that
about 8 o'clock, on Thursday evening last, that
vicinity was visited by frightful hail storm
which destroyed the growing crop, vegetation,
fences, &C. The ground was covered with green
leaves as thickly as if the autumnal blasts had
stripped the forest of its foliage. The hail drift
ed in some places one and two feet Deep and it
was of such great size, as to have endangered the
life of any one exposed. Noperson, however, was
injured that we have heard of. The hail storm
was succeeded short time afterwards, e o'clock
P. NJ by rain, accompanied with heavy thun-
der and lightning. The barn Of Mr.. A. BAXTER
SPRINGS, was struck by the lightning and burnt
down. In its range downwards, the flash killed
one mule and two fine milch COWS. 1t was with
great difficulty that the remainder Of the team
shut up inside were rescued from the flames, as
we'll as the stables and other buildings in the vi
cnity Besides the destruction of the barn, one
of the best in the country, Mr.. SPRINGS lost o
large amount of fodder, OATS &c., together with
granary attached, containing wheat and other
grain carriage and harness, plantation gearing
and various implements.
We have not learned the full extent of the dam
age done, nor the scope of country visited by the
storm; but in the vicinity of Clay Hill it laid
waste the wheat.felds and damaged cotton to
considerable extent.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

The European news Is unimportant, The fol-
lowing items may interest portion Of our read
ers
at is rumored that there is discovery Of an
extensive conspiracy in Spain. Officers of the
expedition against Mexico are embarking at Mad
rid. A private letter from Madrid of the 25th
ult, states that the Carist conspiracy lately dis
covered in Spain was really deep and extensive
The rumor runs that it was to have been accom-
panied by Democratic rising, Ind double OBJ
iect been ohtained-namely, the simultaneous as
sluntion of the Queen of Spain und the Emperor
of the French, md for which two Sundays were
intended-that of Palm and that Of Faster, Both
parties would have combined to overthrow the
present regime, and then, rs matter Of course,
would have bifurcated according to the natural
tendencies of each. K
The French Government has decided, it isYhid
in the best quarters, on taking more nctivepart
in the Chinese war than was till very lately in
tended. Orders have teeR given to get ready for
immediate embarkation n small eSpedtiopary
force of 900 men, with everything requisite for
field or garrison service.
John Evelyn DenniSon has been chosen Speaker
of the House Of Commons without opposition
The Dutchess of Gloucester Is dead she was the
last surviving daughter of George the Third.
Switzerland has accepted the proposition Of the
four powers for n settlement of the Ncufchatel dif-
fculties.
The officers and troops to be engaged in the ex-
petition against Mexico were cmbarking at Mad
rid,
The news from Nicaragua is still indefinite, but
the rumor runs that WALKga Lns taken refuge on
a British Ship-of-war. lie may yet carve out n
noble destiny in spite of his present gloomy pros
pects
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21

treated at Memphis deserves somc return, and
have no doubt but that the hospitalities of the
great and growing Palmetto Metropolis will be
equal to the emergency, nobly sustaining its repu-
tation, md meeting the high expectations Of its
friends. The nuptials of the Atlantic and the
Mississippi were celebrated at Memphis on the
first and second of May, and this may be called
the Unfair or bridal party. Charleston and Mem
phis are now linkcl together in iron bonds, and n
great and populous highway of trade and trav-
c is Mt last opened with the broad and fertile val-
ley Of the great Father Of Waters. Time will
more fully develope the results of this union, but
the consequence cannot be otherwise than bene-
fetal to both sections.
Verify the millennium has not yet come, neither
has the comet, and the descendants of Cain are
not all dead, and man. instigated by wicked and
peryerse passions is still at war with his race, and
deeds of violence and blood are still committed in
this enlightened and Christian land, and in the
open face of day. A man by the name of Farley
was struck on the head with stick Of wood by
fireman on the Northeastern Railroad on Friday
Inst, from which wounds he died in the Roper
Hospital on Saturday. A jury Of inquest was
held on the body by Coroner Kingman, and YER
dict returned in accordance with the above facts,
and the fireman has been lodged in Jail to await
his trial
Mrs. Ann Braggiatta was tried on last Thurs.
day on the charge of killing one Catharine Welser,
her husbands paramour, by stabbing her in the
neck with knife in her own house at five o'clock
on the morning of the fourth of May. Several of
the most eminent lawyers in the city volunteer
ed to defend her, and the jury, after an absence
of not more than twenty minutes, returned with a
verdict of "not guilty" No fear was entertained
by her friends as to the result for it was clear to
all that the act was justified by the circumstan-
ces, and the only regret which I have heard e1-
pressed, was that she did not extend her opera
tions further and rid the world and society o. the
ineumbrance of both ofthe guilty and abandoned
parties. MAGNOLIA.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21
Col, A. Baker..K ausaS.

We were pleased to meet with Col. Alpheus Ba-
ker, yesterday morning, and learn from him that
bis mission throughout the State thus far in Sc
curing material aid for the Southern party In Kan
SOS has proven abundantly successful.
In Union District the handsome amount OF
$1,000 was subscribed, 5000 of which has been al
ready forwarded by Gen. Gadberry.
Greenvlle has subscribed $500: LaureDs S3Oe;
Winnsboro $500, with a pledge to increase the
amount to $500.
The young gentlemen at the Mount Zion College
in Winnsboro' also contributed to the amount Of
$40.
But what has grati6cd US more than all else, we
have heard, was the fact stated by Col Baker that
the young gentlemen in the South Carolina COL
lege had subscribed and paid up little over $500.
This is worthy special notice.
When tits known by our friends in Kansas, that
the young men and boys of South Carolina are
striving to excel each other in their efforts to cen.
tribute to their relief, the value Of the donation,
must be greatly enhanced. All honor then to the
young gentlemen Of the South Carolina College,
and Mount Zion Institute. May their noble ex-
ample prove stimulus to others in doing their
duty nobly and promptly.-Cdroliaa Times.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21

England, like ourselves had the semblance OF
Constitution. She pretended that her robberies
were legal and had we undertaken to discuss
the niceties of the law, we might have been "hew-
ere Of wood and drawers of water to this day for
mother England
"5, The ENQUIRER stands sclf-disqualiied, by its
own confession, to award the palm in the knightly
tilt between the Neps and Courier, on the ques-
tion of Secession, by the admission that it "did
not peruse with care, either the articles OF the
Covr;er or the .Ne,rs', and until it does, we plead
to the Jurisdiction and the competency of the
Court.
We let the fifth structure of the Courier 60 for
what it is worth, though we beg to be excused
from re-perusing the 'scrudties" of the Courier
&c. The Enquirer assumes, in the very face of
our flashing guns, that our fortress has been ST.
lenced by the one gun battery of Prince Arthur
when we have, at least, given him tit for tat, or
Roland for his Oliver, and put the Ners to the
dernier resort tho desperate extremity, OF citing
the feeble support of the man in buckram, who
directs the harmless thunder of the forkyille
Enquirer.
We were mistaken in supposng the guns of the
Courier had been silenced and we take pleasure
in making the correction. 1t did fire once or
twice afterwards, and we are sorry to say, became
so enveloped in the smoke of its own battery, that
it mistook us also for m enemy, and began to di
rect its merciess thunder at the ENQUIRER. But
certainly it will stop the bombardment when it
sees its mistake, or at any rate when it sees what
little impression it is likely to make. We con-
clude with the hone that the Courier, will not be
quite so exacting of courtesy till it learns that
due to Others Itclaims the privilege of applying
such 1attering terms as Juveniles" but ooJects
to the more courteous one of "father". The
Courier is so fond of pleasantly that it should be
more indulgent towards it in others.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21
DIERE.NIENTION.

Willie again graces our poets corner. '''''''''We
have received another contribution from the ele-
CANT pen of Mrs. Stratton. 1t will appear in our
next. ."....The Camden Journal says. that during
the past week the Wateree has overfowed its
banks, and that the water has considerably dam
aged the growing crops. '...'".The Anderson Ga
zette announces the death of Major Joseph Tyler
Whitefed one Of the oldest and most respected
citizens of that District. He died on Tuesday
morning last, at his residence ..'.."The Carroll
nian announces the death of James Boatwright,
ESQ.,, one of the oldest residents of Columbia. He
died after life Of more than eighty years, respect
ed by all who knew him. '.'.'.'.They intend cele-
brating the Fourth of July with considerable
pomp in Winnsboro'. 1.-THE Carolinian learns
by private letter that Hon. A. P. Butler is Sc
riously indisposed at Edgefeld. His health has
not been good for sometime. ''''""The New Or
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21

leans Times states that young gentleman in that
CITY lost some SAT, 900 ut fashionable game
few days since. He Iaid every dollar of it the
next day, and Immediately left the city ruined
MAJ. ........The Anniversary of the settlement of
jamestown was celebrated OH wednesday last
with imposing ceremonies. Ex'President Tyler
delivered an grafton, and poem written for the
occasion, was recitcd hy Mr.. james Barron Hope
1--WE learn from the South CGrolinian that
the Governor has appointed J. G. bowman Ii
brarian of the State House. anl Theo. starEe
Keeper of the State House and Grounds. ''''''" 1t
is designed to erect and cndow German univer-
sity in Cincinnati The funds are to be raised by
subscription, and the chairs to be filled by lmpor-
tations from Gottengen and Halle The projec-
tors intend to purchase college edifce already
erected. "..."A goung lady of sixteen, OF distin-
cuished birth and fortune, is about to marry the
hero of the Crimea, who is sixty years Of age
......".Tomatoes are selling in New York at thir-
seven and half cents per dozen. They were
brought from Bermuda.
The Times learns from gentleman, who arrived
in Columbia on Tuesday evening, from Edgefeld'
that the health of Judge BUTLER had improved,
and he was regarded much better. '''''''Mrs. La
BoRDE, wife of Prof. NJ. LABoRDE of the South
Carolina College, died few days since ''''''."Of-
fetal dispatches received, warrant the belief that
BRIGHAM YoUSG has fed from Utah. '''''""Advi-
ces from Mexico just received, state that Col.
CRAnB's invading party 'haa been attacked and
completely routed by the Mexicans. Fifty had
been taken, among the number Col. CRAnp, and
the whole party had been ordered to be shot
...... The prospect Of the Sugar crop in louisiana
is said to be uncommonly good. 1t is stated 1t
will far surpass in value, if not in absolute yield,
any heretofore grown.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21

the bones of her child to the widowed and bereaved
mother, nt the Intel of his birthplace. This is
literally true In classic story-in legendary nn-
nals-in ancient or modern time-where Is the
equal of this touching story?
"Mr. Kcitt discourscd much cloquence in allu-
sion to the noble deeds and daring Of the Palmet-
to regiment, and asked, what was it that made
each one hero? It-was the memory Of Fort
Moultrie-of Eutaw-of Kings Mountain on the
glorious days of Seventy-Six. In the hour Of
danger and in the crisis of battle the voice Of those
fields was shouting to them, that they were the
trustees of the hanor the pride and gallantry and
heroism of South Carolina-and bravely did they
redeem this sacred obligation 1t is due to the
men who were in this campaign that its history
should be written. When the State gathered a.
round the bier of her slaughtered chieftains; she
pledged herself that this gallant band should be
taken care cf-aud that its deeds should be recor-
dcd in history. Courage and patriotism must
have exemplars in every age, or they will dmn-
ish. The Pnlmettoes have acted. anu made his.
tory-thc State should record it,"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-05-21


Cotton.-Our previous weekly report closed on
a rather dull demand for the article, with prices
tending iu favor Of sellers.
The week just brought to close has presented
no new feature the supply still continues limited,
with dull and inactive demand, and the tendency
of prices are in favor Of buyers. On Saturday
morning, the news from Liverpool By the Asia, to
the 2nd instant, came to hand, reporting cotton
dull, at decline Of I'd. Sales of the week 45, 900
bales, of which spectators took 4,500, and e1-
porters 5000 bales.
These accounts had very depressing effect on
our market, and in the course Of the day prices
gave way ] to cent on the current rates In the
early part of the week. The sales of the week foot
up about 40 bales, and we now quote inferior 10
@lO!; ordinary 10s@lO5; middling ll@11!;
good middling ll2@l24 fair 1908; and
choice 1Sl cents.
Bacon.-We have no material or quotable change
to notice in the bacon MARKET and we therefore
rontinue to quote 13@1S4 for heg round; sides
lS3. and hams lS4 @l32 according to quality.
Corn.-There is IN active demand for this arti-
Gle, and as the stock on sale is light, prices are
full and firm at Sl@$1. .O6 per bushel.
Peas-The article of peas is scarce at present,
and with good demand, prices are looking up.
We now quote Sl@1.05 per bushel.
Flour.-The -four market has been quiet but