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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-06
Land warrants.

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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-06

WINDOW GLASS.
WE have IN rore Of large Window Glass which
w we viii i low.
ALSO, COCA Of the various articles usually
Grocery Stores to which the attention OF our trends
and customers and the public rally is invited
Uov.B lOUI1ON q REED.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-09-06
NEW BOOKS.
JUST RECEIVED BY
.B0ssN YORK & CO.,
:sS Union Street.

Frank eslie's Gazette of Fashion for sep
TENDER, JUS, reO'tyed BY lang so JOHN YORK & co.
IL nv aug d iIlpN YORK a 60
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
TEA TASTING. j.

A New York correspondent gives the
following particulars of the effects of "tca
tasting" and sampling upon the constitu-
ton of those engaged in the business:
1.-The death Of famous tea broker in this
city lately calls to mind the curious nature
of his business. Iwonder if my of your
readers at the West knows that their fastidi-
cheers, but not inebriates, is the cause Of
the establishment of profession-c called
''tca tasting'-which is as certain death to
man as the continued practice of opium
eating. The success of the tea broker. or
faster, depends upon the trained accuracy
of his nose and palate, his experience in the
wants of the American market, and keen
business tact. If he has these qualities in
high cultivation. he may make from $20,-
600 to $4,000 per annum while he lives,
and die Of liberation of the lungs. He
overhauls cargo of ten, classifies it, and
determines the value of each sort. in
doing this, he first looks at the color of the
leaf and the general cleanliness Of it. lie
next takes a quantity of the herb in his
hand, and breathing his warm breath on il,
he snuffs up the fragrance. In doing this.
he draws into his lungs quantity ofirritat
ing and stimulating dust, which is by no
means wholesome. Then sitting down at
a table in his Office, on which is long row
of little porcelain cups end a pot of hot
water, he draws the teaand tastes the infu-
sion. In this way he classiies the different
prices, and is then ready to compare his
work with the invoice. The skill Of these
tastcrs is fairly marvellous, bnt the effect
of the business on their health il. a have
said, ruinous. They grow lean. nervous
and consumptive. At the end of hard
days work they feel and act a. fdgetty
and cross as a hysterical old maid"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
THE CHANCES OF LIFE IN THE
PROFESSIONS

=
We have an old document in our posses
sion which contains some very interesting
information unknown to many, and rarely
encountered in the papers. Among other
things, it contains table exhibiting the
average age attained by persons employed
in the various popular professions of the
! day.. In this particular, as in most others,
the farmers have the advantage over the
rest of mankind, as their average age is
sixty-five. Next upon the docket come the
judges and justices of the peace. the digni-
| ty of whose lives is heightened out to sixty
four. Following. then, Immediately in the
category of longevity, is the bank officer,
| who sums up his account at the age of six
tythree. Public officers cling to their ex
istence with much pertinacity as they
! retain their places-they never resign their
offices, but life forsakes them at fifty six
Coopers, although they seem to stave
through life, hang on till they are fifty
eight. The good works of the clergymen
follow them at fifty-fve. Shipwrights. hat
ters, lawyers and rope makers (some very
appropriately go together at the age of
fifty -four. The Village Blacksmith" like
most of his contemporaries, died at fifty zone.
Butchers follow their bloody career for pre-
cisely half century. Carpenters are
brought to the scaffold at forty mine. Ma
sons realize their cry of Mort - at the age
of forty-seven. Traders cease their specu-
lations at forty-six. jewelers. are disgust
ed with the tinsel of life at forty-four.-
Bakers, manufacturers, and various me-
chanics, die at forty-three. The painters
yield to their cholic at forty two. The
brittle thread of the tailor's life is broken
at forty one. Editors, like all other beings
who come under the special admiration of
the gods, die comparatively young-they
accomplish their errand of mercy at forty.
The musician redeems his last note and
plays his dying fall at thirty mine. The
professional dancer shuff}es off his mortal
coil also at thirty nine. Printers become
dead matter at thirty y-eight. The machin-
ist is usually blown up at thirty-six. The
teacher dismisses his scholars at the early |
age of thirty -four, and the clerk is even |
shorter lived, for he must needs prepare his |
is given of the average longevity of wealthy |
uncles the inference is fair, therefore, that |
they are immortal.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
TIM PRIvATnER SYSTEM.

The decided stand taken by the present
Administration against tho abolition of pri-,
watering, we are gratifed to see, meets the
general appreciation of the country. All
parties agree in commencing itas wise
and cautious step-this refusal to recag-
nize Mr.. Marcy's conditional acccptauce of
the policy recommended by tho Paris Com
ference. 1t is not denied that the privatecr
system is sobnoxions in some respects. being
liable to fragrant abuses unless subject to
rigid regulations. Under any precoutiona-
ry circumstances, indeed, it is difficult.
altogether to guard against occasional cx-
cesses. In time of war little attention is
given to the correction ofrrivate grievances
and the redress of private injuries, and
governments. have always been prone TO
overlook or palliate even the grosscst out
rages and depredations committed by those
employed in its service. But, however
serious the objections to the system, it
would be madness in the United States
Government to bind itself, absolutely and
irrcvocably, not to make use of this means
present condition of our naval establishment
is altogether insufficient in sudden emer-
gency for the complete protection and
defence of our coast, and in the event of,a
war with superior navs! power, like Great
Britain for instance, without recourse to
privatccring, we should BE- soon swept from !
the seas. K
There are many, however, who dissent
entirely from the general reasons assigned
by the Paris Conference for the abolition
of privateering. On the contrary, they
are disposed to concur with writer in tho
New York Times, in the opinion that tho
system. independent of its peculiar advan-
tages in the hands of nation like ours, is
the most humane, because it is war upon
property rather thanlves ofan enemy. "Un-
der it we are always able, in an incredibly
brief space of time, to cover tho seas with d
armed vessels, hnrrasSing the commerce of
our enemy, and SO making her people feel
in their pockets the necessity of Peace z
the surest way of bringing a nation to
terms while war entirely be-
;wecn national ships, would arouse the
pride of the beliggerents in favor of war.
OR tho point nf bnnnr- without any extend
I'd private interests to check it. Thus war
would be prolonged Indefinitely. The
Privateer war upon commerce soon creates
public sentiment III favor of peace which
Government finds it difficult to resist,
specially when popular instinct, quickened
" self-interest. exposes the error of tho
rring power. and suggests the concessions
demanded by common sense
There is considerable force in the view
ere presented. A war between mon, bred
o the profession Of arms, is apt to DO war
f determination to one side or the other,
ut where both property and human life are
objected to its deyastations, the induce
nents to terminate hostilitics are more
irectly felt by the beliggerents.
AT any rate, be the system never SO OBJ
ectionable, it is now absolutely necessary
,r our self defence, and would be exceed
Ugly unwise in us to abandon it at tho
digestion of European Powers.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
SECRETARY DoRRIS-1he incident

SECRETARY DoBBIS-The incident to
which the Hon. James c. Bobbin owed his
Cabinet appointment is thus given in an
exchange paper:
"He was in the Baltimore Convention,
and was the instrument of Gen. Pierce's
nomination.. On the 4Sth ballot Pierce
had 55 votes, the largest number he had
receiyed.--The 49th commenced, and twelve
States voted with but slight changes from
the previous ballot. Then, as the State Of
North Carolina was called, Mr. Dobbin rose,
and in timely speech announced that his
delegation cast their votes for Franklin
Pierce, which fact at once secured the
nomination for the latter gentleman.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

A NECESSARY IXQUIEY.-''Sambo, sposc
dere is six chickens in a coop, and de man
sell three, how many is dere leftF'
"What time Of day was itl" "What has
dat to do vid it1" "a good deal; if it WAS
after dark, dar would be none left; dat is, if
Won happened to come along dat way"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
Ready Made Clothing
AND
Furnishing Establishme ent
SPRINGS e. HEATH

RESPECTFULLY inform their friends and
the public generally that they have received and
are receiving an extensive assortment of Ready
Made Clothing at their old stand on the north
side of Mint street, to which they invite atten-
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
Dissolution,

The firm of MILLER & ORR was dissolved
by mutual consent on the 9th oi July. Those
indebted to the late finn Will please make imme-
diate payment. II. s. MlLLER,
Aug. 4, 1857. DAVID ORR.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
WESTERN DEMOCRAT.
aQCHARLOTTE.O .Oos
INDIAN F1eHT1Nes1N TEXAS.

The New Orleans Picayune of the Sth
instant is indebted to Lieutenant Wool, J..
S. A, who arrived here last evening. from
Texas, en- route for Washington, for the fol-
lowing facts, which were received by him
from Lieut.. Hood, of the I'd artillery, just
as he was leaving Texas:
Lieut.. Hood, company G, ID cavalry,
reports an engagement on the Goth July,
at the head of Devil river, with forty five
Indians. He had twenty-four men on a
scouting party; was informed at Fort Ma,
son, from which he was detached, that o
band of Lipans had obtained permission to
bring in their families, and if they encoun-
tered any of the scouting parties, they were
to hoist white flag. On the goth, he dis
covered ten Indians, who raised white
flag. He kept seven men with his pack
mules and started towards them, and when
he approached within about thirty yards,
they Immediately lowered their flag, and
some thirty Indians sprang up and COM
menced firing rifles and arrows. These
shots were forthwith returned, and close
combat ensued. Lieut.. Hoods men were
armed with yagers and one revolver each.
The melee became so close that one of the
men, after firing his gun, hung it over the
pommel of his saddle, and an Indian took it
off! He killed nine Indians and wounded
zen or twelve. Lost two men, one killed
and one missing; one dangerously wound
I'D; himself and three men were wounded
ana one horse was killed and three wound
I'd.
Lieut.. Hood had seventeen fighting men
n the engagement. His guides counted
orty-fve Indians, and stated them to be
4ipans and Camanches.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

The CoTToN TRADE.-Out of 900, 900
900 lbs. of cotton imported into Great
Britain last year, nc less than seven hundred
million pounds were from the United States
A rise of one penny on the pound in the
price of cotton involves a national loss to
England of $2O.OOO,OOO to s3oOoO,OOO.
The dependence of England on the United
States for supply has increased from As per
cent. of their consumption in 1901, to 80
per cent at the present time.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

The SMITH FAMILy.-One of the few, the
immortal names not born to die, is evidently,
Smith. 1t is stated that in England and
Wales, every year, 5,5ss Smiths are born,
4,o44 Smiths die, and 3,oo5 Smiths, deter
mined to preserve the Smith family from
extinction, do marry.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
GentIemen's COATS:

Among their Stock may be found Black Cloth
Coats, single and double breasted; black and
drab Alpaca in Sacks, Frocks and Raglans;
French and English Drap-d Etc; plain and IAN
cy Cassimeres, gotten up in nice suits; plain and
fancy Linen Marseillcs, in suits; white Linen
Drill and Linen Duck; each style embracing
the different cuts, Sacks Brooks and Ra@lans
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
Port hIOnnaieS.

A new and beautiful assortment, Just
received at
Pritchurd'S Drug and Chemical House,
July %. Irwin's Corner.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

How TO MAKE WATER COLD WITHOUT
IcE.--The following description of a method
of rendering water almost as cold as ice. has
been going the rounds CT the press for many
years. just now it is again ..in season. and
we copy it for the benefit of those of our
readers who either have not the opportunity
or the inclination to purchase ice:
''Let the jar, pitcher or vessel used for
water, be surrounded with one or more folds
of coarse cotton, to be constantly wet. The
evaporation of the water viii carry off the
heat from the inside, and reduce it to
freezing point. In India and other tropical
climes, where ice cannot be procured, this
is common. Let every mechanic and la
borer have at his place of employment two
pitchers thus provided and with lids and
covers. one to contain fresh water for drink
;ag, the other for evaporation, and he can
always have supply of cold water in warm
weather" s-s,
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
DEATH OF GEN. RUSK.

The following is from the Nacogdoches
| Chronicle extra, of the Both ultimo:
"Gen. Rusk Is Dead.--A great calamity
has befallen the State of Texas. One of
her most distinguished and noblest sons
has fallen. Thomas j. Rusk is no more.
A gloom hangs over our people-a mys-
terry thus far is connected with the matter.
We can only give the facts and mourn the
sad stroke which has thus deprived Texas
and the South of valued and useful cham
pion.
Gen. Rusk has, ever since the death of
his lady, suffered under a mental depres-
sion, which at times bore him down beneath
its weight. He has, to a great extent, Sc
cluded himself from society, and lately that
dependency has been more marked and
apparent to those familiar with him. A
severe illness, from which he was Just re-
covering, had Frustrated him for weeks, and
he was suffering greatly from rising upon
the back of his neck.
On yesterday evening, about two o'clock,
his family, hearing the report of gun, and
the fall of body, ran to the spot, and
found him lying dead upon the ground, be-
hind the gallery at the back of the house,
with rifle under him. A coroner's jury
was summoned, from whose verdict we ex-
tract the following:
THE cause of his death was q gun shot
rife wound on the fore part of the head, in
fcted from rifle gun held in his own
hands, and discharged by himself.
No further clue can be given to this mys-
terry. No paper or writings of the same
day have been found except a letter ad-
dressed to gentleman in New Orleans,
ordering tombstone for his wife, with this
inscription
blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see
God"
Let the people mourn the loss of man,
who, on the field of battle, and in the coun-
ellis of the State and nation, has proved
himself to be worthy the proud place al
ready accorded him in the affections of the
people,"
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

POETRY SoBERED DowN-Pm thinking
of the time, Kate, when sitting by thy side,
and shelling beans, l gazed On thee, and
felt wondrous pride. In silence leaned
we Ger the pan, and neither spoke word,
but the rattle of the beans, Kate, was all
the sound we heard. Thy auburn curls
hung down Kate, and kissed thy lilly cheek;
thy azure eyes half filled with tears,
bespoke spirit meek. To be SO charmed
as was then, had ne'er before occurred,
when the rafting of the beans, Kate, was
all the sound l heard. | thought it was
not wrong, Kate, so leaning DER the dish,
as you snatched up lot of beans | swatch
ed nectared kiss. And sudden shower
made my eyes blind, and neither saw or
stirred, but the rafting ofthe beans, Kate,
was all the sound heard.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

Is TOBACCO UNwHoLEsoME beyond
u doubt it is, when used excessively-when
smoked and chewed in such prodigiously
unchristian quantities as are used by some
men who would appear to think that the
whole business of an individuals life is to
fill the air with as much smoke as he can,
and to spit at, into, over, upon, under and
around, every object that comes in his way.
But is it injurious to health when used mod
erately !-that is the question.
The Cincinnati Academy of Medicine had
the subject under consideration a few days
ago, when an interesting essay was read by
DIR. j. p. White. The essayist took the
ground that the deep and deadly hostility to
the use of tobacco by certain stony souled
philanthropists and reformers of the present
day, is partially groundless. It assumed
that the smoking of good tobacco in judi
cious quantities, not only might be harm
less, but might even be actually beneficial.
In the course of the discussion that ensued
on the subject among the members of the
the evils of excessive chewing
were acknowledged by all; but no one at
tempted to refute the assertion that mod
crate use OF the weed might be attended by
a decided benefit. Tobacco is narcotic
the fact that those who smoke it derive con-
siderable comfort from the practice, cannot
be denied. 1t is disinfectant, and often eff
counteracts the deleterious infu-
ence of contagious diseases. 1t is gentle
stimulant, and may preserve the tissues
from that wear and tear which the fierce
pursuits of men at the present day cause.
Let the arguments against the use of tobac-
co be directed against its abuse, and they
may be more effectual.-St. Louis Nea1s.
POETRY SoBERED DowN.-rm thinking
of the time, Kate, when sitting by thy side,
and shelling beans, l gazed On thee, and
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
SOLUBLE ESS, OF CAMPHoR,

For diseases of the Throat, Mouth, Stomach
and Bowels, prepared and sod at
PrHchurot'S Drug and Chemical Store,
July 1S lrvin's Corner.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

Es- For the Cheapest stock of Clothing
You ever saw go to the Emporium of Fash
Ion of FULLINGS & co.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25
PANTALOONS:

Pants of French and American Cassimeres.
black and fancy; black and fancy Alpaca, steel
cloth and French and English Drap-d Etc plain
and fancy Linen and MarseiIles of all grades
They would call especial attention to their lot
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1857-08-25

CHARLOTTE, n. G..
April I, 1857. 40-tf
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-16

Chateaubriand gives fanciful but an
agreeable reason for the fact that Jewish
women are 90 much handsomer than the
men of their nation. lie says .Iewesses
have escaped the curse which alighted
upon their fathers, husbands and sons
Not Jewess was to be found among the
crowd of priests rabhlc who insalted the
Son Of God, scourgcd him crowned him
with thorns, and subjected him to the
cross The women Of Judea believed in
the Savior, and assisted, and soothed him
under affection. A woman OF Bethany
poured on his head precious ointment,
which she kept in vase Of alabaster. -
The sinner an0inted his feet with per-
fumcd oil and wiped them with her hair.
Christ on his part extended mercy to the
Jewesses. He raised from the dead the
son Of the widow Of Main, and Marthas
brother Lazarus. He cured Simon
mother in-law and the woman who touch
ed the hem Of his garment. To the Sa-
maritain woman he was spring Of living
water. Phe daughters of Jerusalem wept
over him; the holy women accompanied
him to Calvary, brought him balm and
spices, weeping, sought him in the Sc
pulcher. "Woman, why weepest thouy'
His first appearance after the resur.
rection was to Mary Magdalenc. Ie
said to her, "Mary.' At the sound Of
his voice, Mary Magdalcne's eyes were
opened, and she answered, sMaster -
The reflection Of some beautiful ray mus
have rested on the brow of the Jewcss.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-16

Our friends Of the Iowa State Demo
crat had better invcrt the order Of the
above sentence The decision Of the Su-
preme Court in the Dred Scott case, has
utterly demolished Che last citadel Of hope
belonging to the Democratic party in the
North. When the Supreme Court trans
cend the limits Of the Constitution, and
present an opinion which directly con-
travenes our Bill Of Rights, and the or
ganic law Of our Union, we would be
worse than traitors to express no feeling
Of disaprobation. When men impcrtint-
ly step aside from their judicial duties,
although clothed with the ermine'of Of
ficial grandeur, they become the subjects
Of censure, and should claim no excmp.
tion from public criticism and condem.
uation. Prove to us that Chief Justice
Taney's decisios {? il in conformity with
the plain teachings Of the Consultation
or even with established precedents be
fore or since the organization Of the Fed.
sral GoVsrapsnt, and We shall naaifes'
more reverence for our supreme JHdioia
ry. This has not yet been done, and VI
arv sfraid II sspcr viii. Dssssoiae OH
ttem. n.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-16

A MONSTER BiRD--A recent travel
CT in South America, gives the following
sketch of his first sight of the great Mys-
teria americans: Gas l was riding one
evening across the Pantanos marshes,
a district on the south side Of Buenos
Ayers, where the soil is clay, and the sur
face covered with little shallow pools of
water plants and quantities Of wading
birds l saw the most magnificent bird /
ever beheld. He must be the king that
was sent down from heaven to meet the
demands Of the frogs perfect emperor
of cranes. l had just been Watching Z
big heron, when I caught sight Of this
fellow At frst l thought he was COW,
and ti.Sn he was a man--at last / per.
ceived that his gait was far to stately for
any bipcd but bird; and he let me come
as close to him AZ about the length Of an
ordinary room; and he was snow white,
except his beak and his head and neck
which were black, and broad collar =
round the lower part of his neck, between
the black and white, which was rcd; aud
his beak was pondrous, like unto a pei
leans and full foot long with heavy
lower Jaw. He must have stood 6ve foo
high without boots; and he let me look a
him ever so long, and stalked about quite
promiscuous and there was close to his,
q big white heron, that looked quite smal
and a. stood and wondered, he spreae
his wings, all snow white, aud sailed .
way down south for miles and miles, I'll
the speck Of white IN the sky was, to-
| small TO see."
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-05-16

HORSE DisfEAPER. send you .
receipt for this disease from which have
received great benefit: six tablespoon
fuls SCOT, | tablespoonful black pepper,
! ditto OF salt, 3 eggs, and corn meal suf-
6cicnt TO make stiff batter. Mix all
well together; and make into four balls,
give one morning and evening till gone.
The four balls viii generally affect .
cure. Should it not do 50 entirely; re-
peat the dose. 1 lrave never knowa a
failure. .--C Cor NJ IT, Farmer.