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STAPLE AND FANCY DRY GOODS.
EDWARD LAMBERT & CO.,
SIS Chambers and 80 Reade St.. =
npDnNUTEr. u 4

"ILL BE PREPARED ON AND AFTER, JANUA-
ry lst to open their Spring Importation, compri-
cling extensive and varied assortment rich and desra-
BILE Sill and Fancy Goods adapted especially to the wants
of LIST class merchants and which will be offered at the
very lowest market price,
New York, Dec. Is, 1855. -. l164-Snnosw. -
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1857. SPRING TRADE. 1857
STEVENSON e WEDDELL,

g Domestic Dry Goods,
- Nos. IS AND so, SYCAMORE ST., PErERsBURa, VA,
a RE NOW RECEIVING THE LARGEST STOCK
"A Of Imported and Domestic Fabrics they have ever
had, to which they invite the attention of the NorthCaro
and Virginia Merchants with the that they
aud will offer such inducements in Variety Styles anu
March g. 1857 3O-sw1y.
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~ TENT YOKE SEAN" SHIRTS. All qualities
and sizes. Fits warranted. - - - - ,
s. - W. Il. WILLIAMS, Agh +
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ID EMOVAL.-H.- A. DEPKIN BOOT AND SHOE
IL maker has removed door below the Post Office,
where he will be pleased to attend the of his form
er customers and the public generally upon his usually
favorable terms
March g. 1857. 30-swlm
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GENERAL DIRECTORY

GOVERNMENT OF NORTH CAROLINA ..,.ur
THOMAS RRAGG, Of NorensfmpS;; sbed honss Term
expires ,r e northampton Secretary the Co.
WI.aa HEn Of Wake County Secretary of State
pAsn w Rockingham Treasurer $1,000
G II BRoepES, of Wayne, Comptroller, $1,000
W R R1cHARpsoN, Of Wake Chief Clerk to Treasurer
The Council of State composed Of the following gentle
G G Marchant. Of Currituck
DIG W Ward, of Pitt Is
] Walker Of Meekenburg
A Mckay, of Sampson
W Bethel, of Rockingham
Governors Aids, with the rank of Colonel
WI Kennedy of Beaufort -
John Cunningham, of Person
The General Assembly its session the third
Monday of November every alternate year The next eec
tions for members of the Senate and House of Commons
and for Governor, will be held the first Thursday of
August, 1858
TINE OF HOLDING THE COURTS
The United States the District of North
Carolina is held semi annually at Raleigh the 1s on-
day of June and last Monda, in November.
n Mayne of Hon henry
District Attorney, Rober. Dick; Clerk, W Haywood
Sr; Marshal, Wes'cJ zones
at Newbern. 4th Monday in April sud October. Benjamin
NAAS
9TH Monday in April and October. Brown, Clerk
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is held ut Kaegh
semiannaly the second Monday June, and the aoh
day of December 1t is also held at Morganton
Burke county, the first Monday in August The officers
are as Nash, of Orange Chief Justice
Richmond Pearson, of Surry Judge William IL Battle
of Orange Judge-salary Of each $500 sper annui.-
VIM a Jenkins of Warren, Attorney General Hamilton
c JONES' Of Rowan, Rel Orter; Edmund Il Freeman, OF
Wake Clerk; Oliver Perry, of Wake, Deputy Clerk;
James Ltchford, of Wake, Marshal
THE SUPREME COURT
The Bill to provide holding Session of the Supreme
Court year, in the western part Ct the State having
become Law we subjon synopsis Of its provisions
Sec LIST provides that Session of the Supreme Court
shall be held yearly Morganton the first Monday OF
August
I'd provides that all Appeals taken and trans
mitted from the Counties of Stokes, Davidson Montgome-
~ Anson and all counties lying OF the same shall be
heard and tried at MorgantOn
Sec Sd provides for the appointment of Clerk who shall
keep his Office Morganton
Sec 4h makes the duty of the Sheriff of Burke to attend
the Sessions of said Court
Sec th provides that the Reporter for the Court at RAJ
leigh shall also Reporter to the Murganton Session
oft
Sec 18th makes the duty of the Judges to appoint of
the Solicitors within the of country specified to at
tend said Court Morganlon, Attorney for the State
The does abolish either of II Terms at Raleigh,
but provides for holding additional at Morganton
James Dodge, Clerk
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OST .-SOMEWHERE, IN RALEIGH, A GOLD
- Pencil with Pen attached Ring and Slide and q
Ruby Set The finder will be literally rewarded BY leav
mary .--- ~.a5
March 6, 1857. sO-et
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a CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY.-PROFIT.
IA ABLE AND HONORABLE EMPLOYMENT.-THE
and TOWN. of the Union. capita! of from IS to $40 only
will be required and anything like an efficient energetic
man can make from three to five dollars per day Every
information will be given by addressing with stanpo
pay return letter.
WIN. A. KINSLER
Box 1928 Philadelphia, Pa, Post Office.
March 6, 1857 su9tnd
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Mail Train arrives at O'Clock, A, M ron 'ne East
and departs l0m. alters o'clock, A. M
! POST OFFICE. Szn "
William White, Sr, Post Master = -
Office hours on week days, from Sunrise to- Pm,
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a MEXICAN ALMANAC AND REPOSITORY
n of useful knowledge for 1857. This work cnntansa
great variety of useful information and is truly valuable
Price 81 90.
Call and purchase copya
POMEROY'S.
Jan. l5 1857 ID
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FOURTH CIRCUIT
Granville, first Monday in March and September
Orange second Monday in March and September and the
fourth Monday after the fourth Monday in March and
September
Chatham, third Monday in March and September
Randolph. fourth do do do do
Davidson first Monday after the fur,b Monday of N,roh
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ITO THE TURPENTINE MAKERS ~

W Register copy.
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s;1TINE JEWELRY, BREAST-PINS, EARRINGS, FIN
: - ger-rings Chains, Seals and Keys, &C.
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HOlel for Sale.

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN WAKE.-A
mecting fthe Democrats of Wake will be held in Raj
e!gh Monday of next Superior court to appoint deegt
to Convention to nominate candidate for Congress for
this District.
Feb %, 1857. 27-td
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-07-01
Translated from the French.

Nav METHOD OF ExrINGuIsHlNG
LovE.-Twenty summers, a piercing
eye, brown locks, fine silkeu nous.
tache, faultless cravat-are not these
seductive All those combined had an
irresistible effect upon a susceptible
young maiden, Marquita de X. So long
os our two lovers hold this mute Ian.
guage-this innocent. tolegrapbic, bier-
oglyphical communication, which escap-
es all surveillance aud deGes all repres
sion-everything went well. But love
is Unsuitable it secs little things, but is
not content. So it was with our two
lovers. The young man was soon EN-
boldened Marqu;ta famlliarized herself
with peril Some furtive words were
exchanged soon the lover was intro.
duced into the house one fine day, and
there, seated upon the door.sill, the two
engaged in conversation. | leave them
there to thiuk Of their happiness. Alas !
il was to be Of short duration.
Maquiia had father who loved his
daughter. and watched her without be.
lug seen. and resolved to put AL eul to
these dialogues, and give the charmor "A
lesson which would chill his enthusiasm.
One day our elegant had arrived At
the accustomed post, the blues were
opened, the adcred head was seen at the
easement and soon the gloyeI hand Of
the adolsscet was introduced through the
perfdious bars, armed with billet,
which another little white hand reached
up to receive.
Now was the time An iron hand
seized the imprudent hero. His hand
was held as in vice, and was immedia-
tely tied to the crate with . strong
cord aud thus fastened be was left a.
lone. Very soon, however. a frightful
voice from the room of domestic, post
ed by the father, cried out Help
help Fire fire in the stairway !
water water
The doors of the upper stories were
opened the frightened tenants came rush
ing out armed with buc kets and pitch
ers. and the water began to fall in tor
rents upon the defenceless head Of our
unfortunate, who dared neither move nor
cry out. When the first panic subslded,
they we're greatly astonished not to see
any FIRE or smoke the ncighbors gath.
cred around, and looked and laughed,
and wondered, when the father, with 0
smile upon his lips, said to his assistants,
Tranqu ilize yourselves, my friends {;
and thanks for your security; the fire
was simply in the heart Of this young
gentleman p
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LETTING Down THE ARlsToCGAcY-
The elegant Miss Mason, whose father
had made a splendid fortune as an en-
terprl-ing draper and tailor, appeared at
"A magnificent entertainment in royal ap.
parel. With that fastidious exclusive
ness for which the latest corners into
fashionable circles are the most remark.
able, she refused various offers of intro.
ductlon, as she did not wish to extend
the number of her acquantances "her
friends were few and very select.'
The beautifu; Miss Tal lor, radient
with good uutured smiles, and once well
acquainted with Miss Mason when they
went to the public school in William
street together, noticed the hauteur of
her ancient friend, who was determined
not 10 recognize one who would oniy re.
mind her Of her former low estate
But Miss Taylor, the rogue, as clover as
she was pretty, determined to bring her
IN with u short turn. aud not submit to
being suo0bed by one whose ancestral
assocDtlons were no better than her own
Watching her chance when the naughty
young lady was in the midst iof her set,
Miss Taylor walked up, aud with smiles
OF winning sweetness remarked,
Il have been thinking, my dear Miss
Mason, that we ought to exchange
names"
"Why, indeed ?"
Because my name is Taylor and my
father was a mason, and your namo is
Mason, but your father was tailor.
There was a scene then, but there was
no help for it. The little Miss Taylor
had the pleasure of saying n very cute
thing, which was soon repeated in the
ears Of dozen circles, and the wits
wished to see her, but the proud Miss
Mason Bit her lips in silence
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For The Resister

DEAR EDiroRs: You see I'm In ~
West" tu, I propose to tell you ne~l
no strange tales" Of her broad prasi- d
or mighty rivers, but only to speak Of &
little girl found in my wsndsrinea|
The other day was standing BY plane
looking at some music, when I noticed q
little girl, not six years old, crawling sp
on the stool, and what was my sstoaish-
ment to hear her commence playing
Yankee Doodlee with beautiful sssen-
panimens, displaying as much ease asA
grace as boarding school Miss tAas
has been through her course"
She has never had any instruction n
music. 1t seems to be as natural fss
her to play the piano, as to run and pick
flowers, or play with 'baby doll'
They say she would play as we'll vhss
foui years old as now, for Of late she hAs
been occupied with her reading saa
spelling, &c, and has "neglss'sd hss
music" If she hears any one pisy -
sing anything she fancies, even II qlits
difficult piece. in day or two shs
may be heard playing it with an aossn.
pauimep. of two or three parts, 90 bssv.
tiful that person not better judge u
music than myself would not suspect
but it was the same as that found in the
sheet music. I have heard Of many
youthful prodigies, but 1 never before
saw child four years old, to whom 10
was as natural to play three parts On The
?iano. as to cat her supper, This 10 -
oxaee ration. but anew thing uu1ar
the SUM-" to me. sc. T.
SlENEY, Shelby Co., Ohio.
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Are the People Corrupt

We have often beard the question
asked How has it happened that the
people of California have elected 30
many corrupt men to Office. and permit.
ted them to have so much influence over
our political affairs. Are the people
themselves corrupt and unprincipled2
This latter question we have frequent
ly heard answered in the affirmative aud
indeed, such is extensively the opinion Of
our Atlantic brethren concerning us
But we have never permitted ourself to
entertain such n view, Notwithstanding
we have frequently been staggered at
the triumphs of bad men before the peo.
pie. We attribute their success, not TO
the deliberate intention of the people to
encourage villanly, but to profound
ignorance on their part OF the real char
acters of the men for whom they vote.
The voice of the press has been too
much uDheeded. Honest men have boen
too ready to believe the specious repre-.
sentations of interested parties who
have denounced tho free press as libel.
lous and lcentious." Every time tha.
it has attacked The character of pub
lie man, no matter how grand a scoun-
orel the initiated in California politics
know him to be, the cry is raised that
he is prosecuted, slanderod and abused
A spurious sympathy is gotten up in his
favor, and he rides into power upon that
very wave which should have waited
him to destruction.
AS long as various people continue 10
this way to disregard the warnings of
an independent press, so long will the
influence Of the men we have described
It is strange, too, how the intelligent
deceived d. they not know that the
criminal himself, will deny his guilt. aud
that bis friends will proclaim his inno-
cencc trumpet-tongued to the world 2
Will they sooner believe man who has
been repeatedly charged with villalnly,
than his accusers who have unspotted
repuraiious2 Can they not see that
public j.urual which aims its blows at
corruption. either in one party or auoth-
er. without discriminating in any man
uer between them, must oe, pertorce,
uuihhucnced by par,izap or personal
motives2
Could we believe that the people had
knowingly. wilfully aud deliberately
walked up to tho polls aud invested this
class of men with over, We should GER
tainly consider this State unfit for de-
cent man to live iu. We should look
upon life and property as unsafe among
such people. But the time is at hand
we believe when the doom of these
beast of prey, who have ravaged the
land, will be pronounced. A food Of
light has been poured into their secret
deus, and the free press, with the torsh
of truth and the sword of justice, will
unkennel them and drive them from our
midst if the people are true to themsel-
ves-Sac. Bee.
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From the Rochester Democrat.
Our Little Girls Hair.


Our little girls hair was wavy and fair;
And hung in long curls DER her shoulders bare;
And white as the moon, .een 'twixt silver.edged
clouds,
Or white as the misty enveloping shrouds,
Which cover the mountain tops, higher than
clouds,
Was the gleam of her neck, when the breeze
some bright curl
Would tumble, aud toss, and lovingly twirl.
But our little girl waned when the summer sun
burned,
And the rose on her cheek to white lily turned;
And her wan little face was well nigh lost
In the mass of curls which she langudly tost,
And our hopes for our darling were suddenly
crossed.
She lay in our arms like whitening flower,
Growing fainter rnd Trailer each wearisome hour
Till an old lady said, wisely shaking her head,
As she stood one morn by our sick baby's bed
Z" You must cut off her hair, or by quick decay
This child will be gone on some summer day,
And you'll lay her with tears meath the flowers
away"
And the doctor replied, d" 1t might be well
To Try the experiment-who can tell ~
So lifted our little one up in bed,
And from her bright head severed each shining
thread,
And each little gold ring that had decked our pet,
saw in my lap through eye-lashes wet,
And each with a diamond was suddenly set;
For oh dear to our hearts was each shining curl
That had once been part of our dear little girl.
Now | can't say what hair had to do with the
fact,
But our little girl rallied from that very act.
Now her dimpled face from the crib miss
And she romps all day in the fields wis,
For her cheeks were burned with the suns hot
kiss.
But more fair to our eyes than her first fragile
grace
Is the health and the hope in our little girls face.
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One OF THE HoRsE TRADEs.-The
Post is responsible for the following good
one -
Tompkins bought fine horse--paid
$500 for him. The horse, after few
mouths, proved to be lame in the right
shoulder .Tompkius was distressed about
it. Tried all sorts of remedies-Embro
cations, linimeuts, Mustong Included, un.
der the advice of the very best veterin-
aries, still the lameuess was obstinate and
grew rather worse. He became despcr.
ate, and his upon this device to cell the
horse. He drove an ugly tenpeuny nail
plump into the ght fore foot; and left
it there for ten days when be led the
tortured animal limping to a neigbbor.
ing blacksmith to be shod. The black.
smith was a dealer iu horses and quite
jockey in his way. After while, Tomp.
kins called at the shop for his horse
That's splendid peldiDg of yours, Mr..
Tompkins-pity he's so lame" says the
blacksmith, He is, indeed" replied
Tompkins- -"3ut be is very lame, and l
am afraid he can't be cured" "Perbaps
not and may be he can" says Vulcan
"How much would you be willing to take
for him, just as he stands, Mr.. TompkDs
money down ?" "Ah, well. don't know
what to say to that. II be is cured, he
is worth all paid for him, aud even
much more, as horses go now but if his
lameness should continue, you see he is
worth noihipg-not dollar" The black
smith began to chatter. First he offered
$50 then 500 and, at last, 5000 for
the animal. Tompkins was persuaded
aud accepted the last offer. The money
was paid and the horse delivered on the
spot Now" says the blacksmith "as
the bargain is flushed, will he frauk
with you Mr. Tompkins. l suppose |
can tell you just exactly what allied that
horse "Can you ?" says Tompkins,
"wsll I snail be glad to hear it Thought
you mus' know all about il, or you would
not have aid me so much money for him "
The blacksmith produced the nail and
assured Tompkius, with great apparent
satisfaction, that while poring down the
horses hoofs he had found that internal
long piece Of iron, and drawn it out Of
the frog of the near fore foot. is that
all you know about ?" Tomikins asked
very quickly. "All isn't that enough
for concirnce sake o. "Well," replied
Tompkins. don't know, as it is. l will
be equally frank with you, since the bar
gain is finished. drove that nail into
the font but the lameness is in the shout
der. think you will fud."
AS socn as any one Of the ethical pro.
fessors at Cambridge can find moments
relief from the spiritual.rapping discus
sion. Mr.. Tompkins and his friend would
be delighted tC receive learned opinion
from Old Harvard, upon the question CT
comparative roguery between the parties
to this horse trade.
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MARRylSG A HU,BAND FOR TIE Gun.
DREN A strange looking couple sop.
ped at hotel in small town in Wis.
consin a short time since. They seut
out for Justice of the Ponce, who soon
united them in the bands of a very unu.
sual wedluck. The bride, who was
very young looking person, informed a
lady who was present Immediately after
the Ger emony that she met that man q
few days before, and that he had just
lost his wife, poor man." and that her
husband died last week, aud left her
four chldron, and this mln also had four
children, the oldest of which was barn
on the same day with her Oldest, and the
birth day of the youngest was also the
birth day of her youngest, tho age of
those hopeful inuocents being six mon tbs
and it seemed SO pretty to have all those
A" little critturs" around the house to.
gether.
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A CHILDISH OccURRANcE.- Early on
Friday morning last, an Irish woman
entered one of the cars of the Rutland
and Washington train at the depot, in
this village, aud laid down her bundle"
She then started to go to tho ticket Of
fee to procure u ticket, but didn't como
back to the bundle.
The train went off, and with it, Of
course, went the bundle, which the gen
tlemanly conductor at length proceeded
TO examine. and found fine fat infant
II herewith enclosed'-all nicely "buu'
died up" The mother, on returning
from the ticket office, had got into tho
wrong car-thats all-and was carried
a good distance over another road. She
soon returned, however in search of her
child, and we understand, found it sail
right" Herald.
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INFLUENCE OF LITERARY TAsru.-
To young muu away from homa, friend.
less and forlorn in "a great city, tho hours
Of peril are tbnse between sunset and bs1.
time for the moon and stars sec more
evil iu a single hour than the sun in kis
whole days circuit. The poets visions
of evenings are all composed of tender
and soothing images. It brings The va.
derer to his home, the child to bis meth.
er's arms, the OK to his stall, and The
weary laborer to bis rest. But to ths
gentle. hearted youth who is thrown ~
on the rocks cf q pitilsss city, sad
"stands homeless amid 4 thousand
homes" the approach Of evening brines
with it an aching sense of loneliness and
desolation, which comes down upon the
spirit like darkness upon the earth. II
this mood. his best impulses become q
snare to him, and he Is led astrsy -
cause he is social affeotionats, sympa.
thetic and warm hearted. If there b.
any young man thus circumstspced with.
in the sound Of my voice, let me say thas
books are the friends OF the friendless,
and that library is home for the
homeless A taste for reading will ear
ry you to converse with men who will
instruct you by their wisdom, and charm
you by their wit; who will sooths you
when weary, counsel you when perplsx.
ed, aud sympathise with you at all times.
Evil spirits, in the middle ages, were
exercised and driven away by bell, book
and candle; and you want but swo Of
these agents, the book and the candle.
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