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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-06-18

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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-06-18

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Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-06-18

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EsanOflcal Protestant, Rev. j. Hs11rR. pastor, day
street; above Sixth, EaStWheeling.s asA 'i.-{
Zion EfdRgeticdl LutAertaR, Rev. 2, ztlntWER4AH,
pastor Market street. between Webstsr Third Centre
wheeling; services morning and evening. 7- szs:
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were awarded tile highest prfEe-H gold medal Il
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tns taoet coulnQp mRkeT9I and respectfully
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and Variety Store 0!26 Union street. j. MRLLOB. r.
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The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

Al . meeting Of the Orange Guards. held IN tho
Mssanc Hall. on Friday evening the 9Th ui. Capt.
Pide lone. IN The Chair the following letter read
% the Company;
Annoy 81 Wilmington Light Infantry,
November oh. 1851
Ata meeting II the a Wilmington Light Infantry
held shove. the following resolutions unsni
mously adopted
Whereas il Is The opinion Of this Company that the
interchange Of visits, smong The citsen-splery Of the
State. is conducive Of bitter discipline. ~ creating
generous emulation. and keeping alive The pure Game
% siate pride 10 Csfoinian hearts, hy giving then an
opportunity 81 mutually receiving and extending The
coauesies Of every seeiian Of The glorious Old North
state; Therefore. 10 sss u the generous hospitality
extended 10 % w the aOrange Guaris" 81 COR late
VISIT 10 their limebonofed tgwn, n u
Resoired. id. That h l. our duty snd our pessure
10 give some expression, however inslequsie, of that
gratitude which their courtesy has inspired.
2ad That among The pleasant memories which shaIl
sseh themselves 10 our existence asa cgps none will
h. more frq1entiy recalled than ihass enRendgred Nv
ihs unlimited kindness displayed ny both citizens add
eiiaen.soldien Of Orange.
Ord. That copy Of these resolutions h. transmitted
70 the "Ofanse Guards and published IN the town
papers FRED. D. POISSON.
cHAs. u. MYERS,
A. y. BURR.
GRO. q. PRiTCHETr.
JOHN J. POISSON.
Aher tho residing Of The shove. on motion Il was
Resoi5od, That The communicative Of The COMMITTEES
Of the Wilmington Light Infantry" Of The Oh of. !,
be fled with tho papers n The Orange Guards. snd
that the Secretary o. the Company be directed 10 for
ward copy u these proceedings 70 The HilIsbosoush
Recorder and Chapel Hill GaI'iie with request that
the, bs published.
PRIDE JONES, chai,mar.
Jons D. wnsos, SstIy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
BASH. TARIrP. DESTINATIONS. &e.

The Locoioeo press generally effect to see.
in the general outrry raisrd by the oppo-i-
ton press against the policy which hiss pros.
trsted The prosperity 81 the country. IN spite
of It's enormous resources, the shadow ct an
approaching rally IN favor Of Bank. Tariff,
aud Distribution. We can only speak for our
selves. We are as firmly convinced that a
National Bank, and Tariff which will secure
us from the deiuge at foreign manufactures
that has overwhelmed Us, can alone restore
the country permanently, as We are Of our
own existence. Yet We neither hope not ex-
pecl 10 see that policy revived in our day.
That the country, IL II continue united, will
one day settle down upon Il We see M reason
10 doubt. But il will not be. We fear, in uur
tine. The Democracy INV rule The country.
It's they who have brought this ruin upon
us, and We know naihing 10 their history %
lead 10 tie belief tiat they will ever abandon
any line Of policy which may chance to for
ward their own views.
lniced, We would not. for our part. have
the Banks aud Tariff restored. at present. il
We could. We only wish that to be dome
when there shall be = concurrence Of al par.
ties in their lasor--1hen there will be ~
longer any danger of changing the policy Of
The country, at the beginning Of every fresh
/ Presidential term. lobe successful, ~ stenl
/ IL commerce. aud finance must enjoy stleast I
reasonable degree of stability. II must mol
be changed every two or three years. beiorr
i il ean have an opportunity TO work any Of the
elects ascrlbed TO IL By is friends. Thu.
lar every LocolUco expedIent has failed, and
each failure has involved the cpuntry ia
unutterable distress. That All the rest will
fail, - those tried heretofore have failed, ~
have no doubt. What the next one will be
We do nur pretend even toimagine. We know
very we'll that il will not be hard none,
currency ipr that Is impossible, and those VIII
are nov warning upon the banks, 10 divert AZ
tentioB Iron their own encouragement, know
IL as well a. We. They know thst all ib'
specie ~ The world would not carry on th,
Business Of tie world me day. They knos
That because they knew il 10 impracticabls
ard ibst tie States sill never resign thei
rights 10 charter as many banks as the!
please. Leaving that, therefore. out " th'
question. se venture 10 predict failure TO an.
scheme they may fall Opon, and We srga,
Irvm The experience 81 other countries. an
u this too. sben We DO 50. There never wa
q country yet. that INDUCED ~ the lurury q
free trade, without being Involved 10 eslsm
nify by it There u 10 country ~ tb
world. except our own, that has not SOM
national regulation Of its 6npces
We have great curiosity 10 see wbat eI
pertinent viii cone neat. ksch Wig.
---
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

Gen. wm. 8 Haskell. who was placed in
the Kentucky Insane Asylum. some weeks ago.
has recovered. aud was announced 10 lecture.
on Friday evening, at Lexington. Kentucky.
James q. Bnney. who was known a. the
anti. slavery candidate ihr the Presidency in
1874. dird al Eagless ood, near Perth Amboy
N. j., on Tuesday.
nrrALc,TioS. Sheriff nf Richmond
cilv. Va, Mr.. y. p. Winsfnn. IL a defanlier
10 the amount of about s25 900. caused BY
specializing with The states funds. His
securities. fourteen in number. sie good loi
the deficiency.
II Is stated that Messrs. Green Il Walker
mule dealers. Of Richmond, have failed Tor on
wards 81 100000.
Suow lies two feet deep at Niagara Falls
aud there j. mare or less ol it through western
New yprk a. far est q. Rochester. frsm
that point 10 New York but little has fallen.
The winter has set in al the West IN earnest.
Nasigaiian on the Upper Mississippi is sus.
pended for the season.
The New York Canals we're closed hy ice
last week, locking up an immense amount u
produce which had been shipped on IL
without apprehension OF ~ early ioeze
The thermometer nj Albany WAS dawn :,
IL above zerr at Montreal. Canada, at a..
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

TScESpr.Hy BuRSISa. On Tuesday night
last abnui 2n'cl"ek. Mr. john whartnn's barn.
one AID half milrs from this place, was
burned dawn. Three work horses aud chit
we're buraed 10 death. AID quantity d win
ter pruvendrr, amounting IN value 10 some
two hundred dnliar.. destroyed. Ii Was the
work Of an inerndiary.
Bot a few weeks since the barn 81 Sir.
Wharton ; brother in-law, Mr.. &. J. Rankin,
wAs destroyed 10 the same maunrr. Mrs-rs.
Wharton AMI Rankin are highly respectable
citizens, inoIIcnsiye aud Garrett IL al iheir
social relations, and have the sympathy 81
every good man Of the community IN theI
calamities. Gren,. Patriot.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

FOnrY.sEygS srarrs.-would any one
believe, without loos,ng into il. that We are
10 a fair way 81 carrying the number 81
sovereign States, originally thirteen, and now
thiity.ene up 10 forty.seveni hut 80 il is.
In the first place, there are Oregon, Kansas,
and Njpnesoia. whose constitutions are al.
ready formed or Turning. u is hoped that
they viii be admitted the coming winter,
making the members 81 The Confederacy thir.
ty.four. Then New Mexico. Nsbrssk,, and
Washington, already thnying Territories.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

CALIroRSia t'uRro.irIEs.-The editor Of
the MarysyIlle Express, wlo has recently
visited stockton, writes as follows:
"a very curious thing. indeed, is the
nest Of the Tarantula-the big, hairy aud
poisonous spider. lie fret bores hole into
the ground, about five or six inches deep,
aud big enough TO admit his body in rest.
ing position. Ne then plasters i well with
clay on the sides, so as 10 make il smooth
and hard. lie then makes trap-door at
the top, which he fastens with a hinge Of
silk and gelatine, and fixes 50 that il will
open and shut at pleasure. The outside is
Just the color Of the ground, and purposely
made TO look rough aud unnoticeable. The
Tarantula--which the microscope will show
to be a most terrible looking monster, armed
from head to foot that no one should him
wrong and freebooter IN his particular
sphere in the kingdom of nature--when he
desires to enter his subtenranean stronghold
or rather hiding place. lifts the trap-dooi
with one Of his claws, and springs in. II.
own weight causes il to drop again instantly
and thus is the hirsute terror of the insect
tribes snugly hid away from all possibI,
danger. Nothing can get in to where hi
~
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

HaRnIBLR DgsTm IA Sgw MszErps.--0he
Iohn Rules, 81 Springfield. came 10 his death
IN a terrible manner ON Sunday evening.
September 18Th. near columbia. Oregon
Territory. The 'rnolune Courier SAYS that
he had been indulging freely, and being
rather noisy. a friend volunteered 10 see b in'
home. Alter snme trouble he was mauD ted
upon his friends hnrse. and for grea ter
security. his legs tied together under the
horses belly. The party then set oat IoI
Springfield. Rules companion leading th'
horse. When near the lowrr end Of Broad
way. the animal became restive; reared and
fell back upon his rider. but Immediately
sprang up aud gali.ped away like the wind.
As the horsr got to his feet. the saddle turned
with Rules. AMI being fastened 20 the beast,
az every bound his head dashed against the
ground. This Mazcppa.Ike ride was cherk
ed at Braces lumber yard. upwards Of a
quarter ot mile lrom the starting point.
Rules WAS taken from the horse dead and
horribly nangied. H.s arm was broken IN
several places. aud his braIns mingled with
The dust Of the road.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

Rowd,ism seems tor rampant in Wash.
ingt"n city. On Sunday night there wa,
much fighting among the rowdirs BY gangs.
caused by the Regulators cntting dawn all
the American flag stalls in the city. Que
man was killed and several wounded. A
watchman was shot IN the head. il is feared
fatally. About dozrn arrests were made.
There was alsu light in the afternoon. when
firearms we're ireeIv used.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

PRorRsrs.- Washington Star has the
following paragraph;-We near, on au tiiority
in which we place confidence, that both the
English and French governments have taken
occasion 10 protest. through their Ministers
here. to this government, against Walker,
the fllbuster's. second expedition to Central
America. These protests were probably
sent to the State Department some time
since-before Walker succeeded in eluding
the vigilance OF the federal authorities at
New Orleans and Mobile.
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the Edinbargl, l,e,ie,v. "a o.,,I,er, 4

heen received. rs contents are ~. Speddngs COM
pe,e Edition Of the Works Of Bacon. ?. Napier. 3.
The Mediterranean Sea. 4. Hear Martins History
Of France. s. LANDED Credit. 6. Lives of the Chief
justices Of England. u The Highlands Men. sheep.
Deer. 3. iiaford's Lie d MlehAei Angelo. .. The
Indian Mutipy.
Published BY Leonard scoit & Co., New York.
Piee 50 per annum. Tor ans one Of the Reviews. OF
BIackwood; Tor any two " tl,r WORKS, IS B.ek-
VOID and tie four Reviews, $40.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

SNAIL Pnx. regret to learn That the
Small Pox Is prevailing al Wadesboro, Arson
county. The mail rider from this place wa
not allowed 10 enter the village. guards hay-
ing been put out in order 20 prevent the dis
ease from spreading. The latter part u lasl
week there were sIK cases. but We have "a
doubt that with proper preeaution. the disease
will be checked. Il was carried TO wades.
boro. we learn. by gentleman who had been
10 New York. Western Democrat.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
Nov. 70. 1857.

MODE or VOTING on SLAVERY IN OREGON
We have befere vss copy ~ the Oregon
Constitution. adopted BY the Convention re-
senlly assembled at Salem. in that Territory,
together With the schedule. There was 4
party in the Convention who wished 10 make
The Constitution pro-slasery; bot they sub
mittcd the entire ionsiiiafinn 10 be fairly
s.ted on BY the people, and also, separately,
the question nf slavery. We quote the pfe.
sisiun on The last point;
i" II this Constitution shall be accented hy
the electors, and majority Of al the votes
given for aud sgainst slavery shall be given
for slavery. Then the fellosing shall be added
TO the bill Of rights. and shall be part of this
Constitution.
"see. =. Persons lawfully held ~ slaves
in any State. Territory. or District 81 the
United States, under the lass thereof. mar
be brought iato thi. Ststs. and such slaves
and their descendants mas be held rs slaves
within this State, and shall not BE- emaneipa.
ted without the consent &C their owners.
And u majority of such votes shall be given
against slavery, then The foregoing section
shall not. hot the following section shall be
added TO the bill of rights. and shall be part
Of this Constitution
Sec. =. There shall BE- neither slavery
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

al Accra. most 81 tie residents having sufr
fered. Mr.. Augustus Amadit, a well.known
resident, died there on the 3lst Of August.
The commandant had also been very III, put
was recovering.
1.-The Emperor Of the French is accused Of
reviving the slave trade, by contracting with
the house of Regis. at Marseiles. who have =
factory at Wlydsh, to purchase 200 slaves,
ship them on board and call them Tree emit
grants.
x" An American brigantine, the Eliza Jane,
was brought into port on the 10Th. having
been captured on the aalh Of August by !
boat Of her Majesty's ship Alecto. Oh Malem'
ba, carrying the usual equipments for the s'ay'
trade, and two slaves. Several other vessels
are reported TO have been captured and Of
their way to the colony. among which were
Spanish bark taken near Wydsh on suspicion
and the brig William Clark, American. with
out culors or papers. with 9700 or $500 y
money; a schooner taken in the Bright wiz
1870 sIsvesi and q brig taken off Cabenda, tn
captain and great part Of the crew having
previously abandoned her. varying with then
large amount II money. ASpansh schoon
er and b,rque are also reported to have bee
captured I'll Benguela aud taken into Loandt
! A canoe with upwards Of forty slaves ha'
also been taken, after sumo resistance. an
brou ght into port.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

IIoos.--rhe last Ashevlle News says:
"Several hundred Kentucky hogshare passed
through this place. nrouie to market. One
or two hundred were snld here at z cents,
twelve months credit. The ruling price must
fall considerably under that figure. MANY
country hogs have been bought at six. and
we have no d.ubt many more will be sold
even lower
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
LorrrRlrs N GroKen The subject Of

LOTTERIES IN GEoKGia The subject Of
lotteries has again engaged the AtteniIun 81
ihr Gvnrg,a Legislature. through q resolution
which was introduced. proposing I. renew
The management Of the Fort Gaines l.altsr,.
The ahole system was subjected to thorough
examination BY the l. sisatOrs. aud but oDe
opinion was expressed upon its mrfils,-
plainly indicating that public sentiment IN
that State has rrcenily undergone > whole
some change. Lotteries we're unanin,uusiy
pronounced curse and swindlrj and 20
great is the hostility To the entire system,
that il i, not onl, probable that the Furl
Gaines bill will he defeated, but IL . evident
that the last charter has been granted b,
the auihorites ol the State. II Is gralii, 90
10 remark thi. progress 81 the reform move.
meni which was initiated so many years ago
lor it goes to sub,tautiaie the lirJ conviction
of gupd men that l0tierie. are prrjudicial y
tile interests aud g.aI m"rals o. society.
y,sraaief csmm1cs
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
United States senator. = The Hon. !

ment G. Clay has been reelected BY the Legislature Of
Alabama United States senator for six years from the
4th Of March. 1859.
The Legislature Of South Carolina hslIotted Fri.
day last for United states Senator TO dill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of senator Butler, but no
election was made. The volts were, for Hammond
81, Pckens 81. James Clements -, John >. Preston
90.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

CspTrRE ~ SLaveas.--Barque Ida, Cap.
tain Tufts, from Sierra Leone September 2l ,
for Boston. put into I'arpsulin Cave On satur.
day. Tie salem f,iassarhnsettsl Register
gives the following summary Of news BY this
arrival:
"The Liberia Herald has been discon tinusd
fur the want II sufficient support
/" There has been great deal Of sickness
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
ACood Deed. =

Good Deed. --lt is stated in the Observer,
that on Thanksgiving day lew Of the citizens Of
Fayetteville placed quantity Of fresh beef and bread
in The hands Of Mr.. James Cain. ColPOr,eur Tor dis
,buion among the poor Of The and vicinity, and
that fry families visited and supplied with
Thanksgiving dinner.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

The Fayetteville Observer that an election was
held in RobesOn county Thursday last, to niify
reject the proposed Subscription Of the county Of
100000 TO the Wilmington and Charlotte Railroad.
The vote Is not given, but the proposition rejected,
II is said. by more than four hundred msjOniy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
The western Nerlh CarelIna RalI.

r0ad.-We learn from the Salisbury Herald, tina. the
wsrk Of LAYING down. the cross-ties The Western
North Carolina Railroad has been commenced a. tha,
place, and from the known energy and enterprise OF
the officers Of ,he Rad, it expected that the work
will be pushed rapidly ahead.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02
~ TO suOycribers in ,Arreass, = Nc

twelve months ago sent accounts to all our subscr
bers owing for than one year, hoping that our
necessities would be considered. and that our demands
would be met with good deal Of promptness. Our
expectations were only in part reali.ej large num-
Der Of those in made no response, and appear
to be waiting for more convenient season." That
convenient is at hand, and to induce them
to embrace it offer discount Of ten per cent to all
those who pay up before the first day Of January next
All accounts which shall then remain unpaid, Of more
than two years standing, shall be compelled to put
into the hands of an officer for collection.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

with swell the aggregate 10 thirty.seven.
Four new States to be carved out 81 Texas.
according to the provisions in the treaty ~
annexation. will give as forty-oae. Two
additional States demanded from the area
now included in California would make forty
three. Arizona. Neosho. Dacclah, and Co
lumbus Territories carry US upto forty-six
and lovely Utah will be the lorty-seventh,
Twill AIR. Hillard excuse u.s. 10 "lend to
that fair circlet the grace Of her form and
the lightness Of her step" Boston JouraaL
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

ington letter writer says: The District Attorney Of
New Orleans agreed 70 Walkers release on light
tail by an arrangement with soule, wiihoul csnsuila-
ton with The Judge. II the record shows this 10 be
true. the President declares that he will remove the
District AIlarney Immediately.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

FlRE.-The steamer George T.. Champion
owned by the Wilmington aud Manchester
and Wilmington aud Raleigh Railroad Gem
panies. and furmrrly used a. ferry boat be.
tween The two depats. took hire on Wednps-
day night last and Was t"ialIy consumed
Loss estimated at sl0.000. uninsured sup.
D sed TO be the work Of an incendsry.
Wilmington Herald
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

FArAL AocIpESr M THE RaLEroH & GAsroS
RAIL Rosp.--0n "Wednesday morn,ng last,
a Shoemaker named Murray, living in
Granville couniy, was run over and instantly
killed BY the express train which arrived here
that morning. Tie accident occurred abuu,
foar miles North Of kitrell'sdepot Marsy's
head vas frightfulIy crushed and his right
hand cot Of. Standard.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-12-02

SESAroRnL FsArKsSTy.--HoM VIM. II.
Seward was at the fremont yesterday,
where large number Of gentlemen salled
upon him. Senator Douglas, who is stsp-
ping at the fremont. also paid his respects
and the railroad convention, in session 70
the adjoining parlor. invited the two sena-
tors TO visit them.
Senator Douglas, in few brief remarks
to the convention, passed glowing tribute
to the distinguished Senator from New York,
whom he had ever found aiding and assisting
in every measure calculated 10 benefit the
West, and. except in politics, more often
acting with him in the United States Senate
than otherwise.
Senator Seward spoke briefly. He thanked
the members Of the convention Tor the com.
pliment OF their invitation. and spoke Of III,
importance Of railroads, and Of the objects
which have brought the convention together
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