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The FIRsr LocoxorIvE.-The Charleston Nercurg
gives an interesting account Of the first locomotive
built in this country. 1t says that the South Caro-
United States, to be worked by steam power. and
when finished and ready for use, which was on the
I'd of October. 1888, it the longest railroad in
the world-being SO miles from Charleston to Ham
burg. 1t the first railroad in the United States
that carried the mails, and the first locomotive built
in this country constructed for and used that
road
This engine would be curiosity, il placed along.
side Of one Of Norris or Baldwns last improvements
1t was named the Best Friend and was built I'M
der the direction Of Mr.. E. l. Miller, of WATERFORD
at the West Point Foundry Of Messrs. Kemble, New
York The engine had no tender, but carried her
own wood and water. The wheels were Of wood,
with spokes like . wagon and the wheels armed with
. wrought iron tire. The engineer who ran the first
locomotive that WAS used on this any other road
in the United States, was n. X. Darrell an appren.
tice brought up in Dotterers machine shop"
"After few trips the wooden wheels Of the Best
Friend gave way, and were replaced by cast iron
Ones the pattern for which made and the wheels
cast by another Of Dotterers apprentice boys, j. D.
Petsch, then the foreman Of that we'll known estab
lishment These, it is believed, were the first cast
iron wheels used on railroads in this country"
The Best Friend blew up after . brief career,
and from its wreck another engine was built by Mr..
Petsch, at the company's work shop, Of which he
was then in charge. 1t called the Phoenix
Previously to this the crank axle, with outside con-
nections, and also wrought iron tires the cast
iron wheels, neither of which, it is believed, had be-
fore been tried in this country"
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Nor ArRAID:-The Wytheville Telegraph says:
The new Bank Of South Western Virginia" located
At this place, Ro. Gbbony, President and r. j. Nor
rison, Cashier Capital stock say 500, oOO will COM
gard to weather. So we understand it has been re-
solved in . meeting of the stockholders, held on
Monday night This is certainly bold. Il is like
putting TO sea in saucer in the midst of an eoui.
noctial Yet the Directory expresses firm purpose
to maintain prompt specie redemption of their cir
cuaton 1t every hazard and to the last extremity"
How long will this bei We say not For the
present we only anxious to claim for 'our town"
the honor Of containing the only specie paying bank
:" shs commonwealth Take notice Of it Ill the wosld
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srArE OF NoRru.c.,o,

" H nSS YEAS, ROBERT PATTON, VIM Mac,
SkHHisd sS 5s M: s saDA
.a s nnas con the :1s
nG TIE mining Of Goa! and iron and ptbepr Of CONDUCT
cs.Ss% h thssss S1 1
suoecrabed q Five Hundred thousand Dui capital sict
one hundred dollars esch.- "'''ars in shares =
And y appearing that the said parties bav..
hands Of the Clerk of the Court Of Pleas and PAD The
ps q county the sum Of Five ThSusaas
other respect. they hsve complied with the aSd that
Now, therefore, Notice 10 hereby given IN ~
+. e. p:en have this
under the name and style, for the space of n
hereinbefore stated. =. wi 'ne purposps
In testimony whereof, 1, Tbom.. D.
erpof of the State Of North. CarnInn' bragg Gov.
II. tins notice to be Published, this ,ha 90 cause
November, A. D., 1857. " the 9Th day Of
+. b the Governor. 7HosI BRAGG
= Jog PULASKI CowPER,
.4' Private Secretary
y {.HkfsS i1ry ~ .,f ,..-
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FOR THE WEST.

THROUGH IN 36 HOURS, AND CROSSING THE BLUE RIDcp ~
THE TINE
~ 8. BROWNS TRI-WEEKLY LINE OF FOIp
So HORSE POST COACHES, from Salisbury to Ssba
VILE via Statesve, Newton, Morgauton, Marion and
Pleasant Gardens, connecting Asheve with the line If
stages for the Warm Springs Knoxville and Greenye
Tenn. 7
This is IL miles the nearest route to Asheville and
also the best stocked and best managed road in Norha
oina is the most expeditions safe and pleasant and
Leaves Salisbury on Monday Wednesday and FRIDAY
leaves Asheville Tuesday Thursday and Saturday run
ring in close connection with the Railroad
North and South
- - $780, c. s. BROWN, Contractor.
May !, 1857. 1885,
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NEVER Too LArE.-It is never too late to do right;
as 1 atsr he had Written for the ten
is never too late to get married Naomi, the dangh-
ter of Enoch, took her first husband at five hundred
and eighty. 1t is never too late to drop any habit
James, the novelist. wrote SO volumes before he
could shake off his solitary horseman" 1t is new
er, too late to be wide awake character; an old
gentleman who has ceased to read the Daily Eve
ming Blunderbuss, has entirely recovered from the
sleephess that used to afict him. 1t is sometimes
too late to pop the question )" man once did SO
to charming vidder," just as she bad reached her
house after burying her first husband; you are too
late" was the reply, the deacon spoke to me at
the grave |"
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Notice to Land Purcho.

Il kansas, $4,000 acres of wild Cotton and. ~, AR
tracts to suit purchasers favorable tsrns or SALE
of the West
to the same amount that may be found IN ,n
ton o. the State These lands lie within q or 50 por
Camden Arkansas aoursbng town. where Yy s OF
ally and also within 20 miles Of Arkadepha annu-
every season. '''' '"eS vi cotton
The above lands lie on the survey of the Cairo E,,
Railroad, that is certain to be built within five 80 on
ing large land grant from the government. nav
Any Information can be had by addressing the und,,
signed at Arkadelphia, Clark Co., Arkansas 'noef
June 90, 1857. IJa' MAJ,
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d lLLsvILLE ACADEMy
CARROLL County. v.

.vNHE FOURTEENTH SESSION M T, ,,n,Structors.
u TON will cymmence the first Mondaso !NSTlTU.
ana close the fhrd Friday in December Board August
MEX dollars per month in good families can be had
Hiilsvile 10 o. small village near the ,on 80 ,
Ridge, commanding view Of the moI p ., the Blue
rcmantie and sublime scenery It is vd PICTURESQUE
with wholesome water and pure air from the s supplied
ETY. as oursmaller towns generally It is stnd good
thoroughfare from Tennessee toNorb Carna On The main
passes daily line Of stages. within few Uve which
astc year numbered one hundred and last sch
An annual catalogue is issued which will he students
school. 'normation about the
July Z, 1857. Inn
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UlHIS USEFUL AND LABOR SAVING lMP Li.s,rous
and energetic Farmer prepared to give incacuaSS
lief to the heavy and labori service that OF
fertilizers. mET -, the
The Distributor is simple in its operation, reeek
load the heap conveying to the 6eld x The
the drill or broadcast, without stop or hindrance
constructed upon the principle of economy ana 10
rability, 50 % to be in the power It every fSf''
obtain it. c.,ntv and
The undersigned now offers for sale, State Coun n.
individual rights upon reasonable terms For iur'n'
formation apply to ,rr, p..s,tee
MurfreesbOrougn ~
AN. HENRY COOK, U.
hf+t Newsoms Depot, Southampton ~ n Brets
Rsr.Rnca-Walser Ayrick, J. W. Soushal' e. -
BritOn Moore. ,.2f.' as.a.< ,ao7-vsm.
October l6, 1857. i1
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June.2. 1857.


~ Il A L T. OF NONTH CAHOLlNA, WAhH
- County.-In Equty.-In the matter of Lemuel King
and wife Nancy, James d. Fletcher and others.
Pursuant to order made at Fall Term, 1857, OF the
entitled cause, the undersigned, Clerk and Master Will
proceed to sell the premises the 2nd day Of Dem
Der next being Wednesday, the Lands in the peadpgS
mentioned. to-wt:
certain tract parcel of Land situate living and beng
in the County Of Wake, the waters of Lick creek 40
joining the lands Of Thomas Hicks Leonard Clemens ana
Others containing two hundred and twenty acres on Ten
Abner Fletcher lived during his life time The land VIA
be sold subject to the dover right of the widow Of %
Abner Fletcher which has been allotted and set apart
her by metes and bounds
TERns OF SALETen per cent of purchase money 10
paid in cash, credit Of six months for hail. and
purchasers upon their entering into bond with approved
security. ,es,
Given under my hand at Office this oath October 1901
a. ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, Con''
October 40 l2O9-w&swtd
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VX7HO WOULD PLEASE HIS WIFE, LET
w him enclose dollar to the subscriber for which
he will receive four valuable printed receipes-one for
king the celebrated washing uid," by which nearly all
the labor in washing is dispensed with, and soap saved
ten times the Of the four The Others are
valuable utility, by which both make and save
money after trying, any person should find them nuaI
ua he has only to address the subscriber and the money
will be promptly returned.
L. p PHILLIPS
Clayton, N. G:
June g. 1857 l,S7-wtL
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STATE OF NORTH-CAROLINA, WAKE CUNT
- In Equity-Jas J. Powell and others, ex Pare the
Pursoant to order made at Fall Term 1851, u ON
titled cause the undersigned Clerk and Master M p
coed to SELL on the premises Saturday. the 2,n ,ot
November next the Land in the pleadngs described rs
in the County of Wake on the North side Of Ne9se u,
and West Of Poplar creek bounded the East os op
creek and A. Mails Land the North by me ahout
fourteen huadred and forty nine and acres ,f mr.
TEans OF SALs:-Two hundred and fifty dollars Q, p
chase money to be paid in cash credit OF one y for
0nethrd two years for the next third and three mr.
the residue Of the purchase money, will be gwen ecu
chnsers upon their entering into bond with appro'ea
rity, bearing interest from the day of sale. 1871
Given under my hand at Office this 18th OctODer =
ED. GRAHAM HAYWOOD, Z: M; ia
October 90. lZV'-''
~ Register CODY.
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TIE IMPORTS FOR THE FIRcAL YEAR 1s57.-The re-
port of the Secretary Of the Treasury. to be pres
ented to Congress next month"; will contain state
ment showing the imports for the fiscal year 1857,
Of the principal foreign manufactures-namely -
Woollen, Cotton, Silk, Linen and Iron.
Comparison Of tho Imports Of tho principal For
eign No nytaetur9 for the fiscal years 1856
1857:
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LAND SALEs.-On Tuesday last, the following
public sales of Land took place at our Court House,
under DEGREES of the Court of Equity -
The Tract, formerly owned BY Charlotte Ward,
dec'ed, lying on Fishing Creek, and containing 647t
acres, was bid off by Geo. L. Kimberley at $2s per
acre-amounting to $14.892 80.
The Tract, formerly owned by Patrick Mcdowell.
on Swift Creek, Containing 1854 acres, was bid of
by Elisha Cromwell at $50 Is per amounting
to $l4,0s3 81.
The Tract, formerly owned by Rufus Thgpen. on
Cheeks Greek, containing 326 acres was bid off by
James R. 1higpen for $7.se0-being about $A per
acre.
The Tract, formerly owned by George L. Lloyed,
the South side of Tar river, near Tarboro. con.
tanning a65 acres, was bid off by Whitmel NJ. Lloyd
for $7l'20-about $l91 per acre.
The Home Tract of late Patrick Mcdowell on
Moore's Swamp, 335 acres, subject to his widows
dover, was bid off by her for $500
The Tract. Of VIM. Ann Gardner. near the Rail
Road, containing 100 acres, was bid off by William
N. Pippen, for $500.
The Tract. formerly owned by Samuel Moore, also
near the Rail Road, containing 80 acres, was bid off
by James Deal at Sc per aere.-7arborougA South
erner.
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Total value Of property.

=, LEE IDOL" OF HIS HEARr OBrAMED.-One Of ou-
N9rtn Carolns exchanges records the following:
Re- W. Davidson county, on the LIST inst, By
IS"a IN -; turner. Mr. David Essick to Miss Louisa
''0'' I'll q Davidson county, N. O." &
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752,435 SS

--$3,139 ,l47 10
The report Of the Superintendent is interesting,
but is rather too long for Republication. We gather
some items from it.
Since 1854, the company has expended, or invest.
ed, $lS0, 600 in improvements, which have for the
most part greatly enhanced the value of its other
property, and have aided in reducing the cost of
transportation and repairs.
The roadway, Is a whole, is in good order.
The entire cost of the filling this year. including
clothing and provisions, is $40, SOL 75 The filling
has in NO case cost 12} cents per cubic yard,
and the average will not be over 10 cents, this side
OF Goldsboro'. This reduces the trestle work about
one half regards the of REPAIRS and it will
reduce the cost Of this department Of road repairs at
least 81, 900 next year.
The Superintendent says:
The locomotive repairs and the repairs of coaches
and cars are all done by the company.
We also occasionally build new locomotive, and
We never purchase freight car. Many of the pss-
senger cars were built ip the companys shops, and
am clearly Of opinion that we should always build
our eosches or passenger cars Those Of our own
make are much more durable, and they do not cost
1t the North.
. The shops consist Of . finishing shop, blacksmith
shop, boiler shop coppersmiths shop iron and brass
foundry. pattern shop. carpenter shop, and painting
and trimming shop.
During this year there was carried over the road
S'S~@S ss'sv~6" pso0SsSoSSs oHO VxpE1O pae6en.
gers an average Of about $50 per day.
The increased receipts this year from through
travel are more than $16 00O the increase from this
source being unusually large this year. This is GER
fainiy an encouraging prospect in view of the OPEN
ing Of new routes.
The freight trains have not been fally endowed
during the whole year in consequence Of the decrease
IN tho naval store business; yet the receipts from
this source have increased over those Of year.
The arrangements that are now nearly completed
at the companys wharf and warehouses to give dis
pate TO freight, when finished, and more speedv
communication shall be established between this and
northern ports will enable this route to DEFY COM
petition from any other.
The following is . recapitulation from det.i}ed
statement Of the inventory Of the companys proper
y, and the estimated value of the same, taken from
the last annual report Of the Superintendent:
70 negroes, @!oooo0 $2,s25, $50 90
1Mson,.s s.os., Increased ($22,000) 81, 600 90
Machinery and tools road, oso ~
Present value Of materials on hand 11s ~
t,a
ioeA value OF properly $2,ss4, 1877 so
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STATE OF NORTH.CAROLINA,AL AMANCE
- Connty-Court Of Pleas aud Quarter Sessions Sep
TENDER Term, 1S57-John s. Rumiy Rachel L. Rum.
ly-Petition for Phrtition of Land.
appearing to the satisfaction of the Court that Rachel
L. Rumy nonresident of this State it ordered by
the same that publication be made in the North-aroln
Standard, for six weeks, commanding the said Rachel
Rumy to appear ut the next term of this Court and plead
or judgment will be rendered pro conesso to her.
= . - JOHN FAUCET, c. C. c.
October 49, 1857. 120S-w6w.
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$1s6, 1850 1872, $3.50, 900
Decrease in 1857,

The importations of Woollen, silk, and iron manu-
features have decreased, while the mportations of
cotton and linen manufactures have increased The
decrease in silk importations amounts to five mil
lions of dollars, and the increase Of cotton mporta
tons to over two and half millions. The imports
of linen. woollen, and iron manufactures have not
materially altered
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BOTANIC HILL FOR SALE.

- to me by John 9: A: Drake, for certain purposes
therein mentioned, will sell the highest bidder ION
credit of nine months bonds bearing from the day
Of 90 the premises the LIST day of December
that valuable Tract Of Land known Botanic Hill con.
tanning three hundred and fortyeght acres The i'm.
provements consist Of dwelling house. convenient and
well arranged En-house and other necessary
person DESTROYS Of combining the mercantile business with
farming Botanic Hill presents many inducements 1t
good stand for country store the land is well tmbe
productive and susceptible of high state of .rovemen
lying within mile of good MILL To the physician
Botanic Hill cannot be Objectionable, being healthy and
Plsasany located in an intelligent and wealthy neghbor.
at Battleboro between this and the day of sale.
,..--...-. ..... B. D. MANN, Trustee.
october 80, 1857. lav9-wtd
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TENNESSEE observation-disclosures OF Gov. HARRIS.
Governor Harris, Of Tennessee, delivered his In.
augural Address on the 4th inst. Governor johnson
made his valedctory in few words, and introduced
the incumbent. Governor Harris devoted his atten.
ton almost exclusively to the subject Of Slavery,
unfolding " State Rights" very zealously He said:
IF we would preserve our institutions unmpaie1
and maintain rights undiminshed, it becomes
the duty of all the States and especially of those
whose Constitutions and law recognize the existence
of domestic Slavery, to adhere, with 6rmness and
pertnacty, to strict construction of the Constitu
tioD upon which rests the principle Of noninterfer.
ence by Congress, with domestic slavery, either in
the States or Territories" =,
The Governor considered the distribution of the
proceeds of the sales of public lands an unccstitu
tional act claiming that such procedure 10 detri-
mental to the interests of the agricultural States He
hvorsi ternalimprovements, popular education, and
. well-gusrded banking system.-M Y Times
Useful. mvENr1oN-Mr. James Armstrong of this
county visited the Patent Office at Washington last
week with the view of having patented self acting
pump, to which also light machinery may be At
tached. This pump is an important invention. Two
gallons Of water, which weighs 16 po0nda will pro-
duce force enough to throw 81 pounds of water from
40 to 60 feet in the air. 1t works ITSELF and once
the water is put on to it, it continues to work until
it is stopped by means Of break No fall Of water
is needed. The machine placed ever . we'll win
fS P0soo"ys tensS WStot Jul VI THO
well and returning it again If the water is needed
for use, it win be drawn as long the well will sup
ply. Ii the water is not needed and the object b
to run machinery, single we'll will answer al pur.
poses for perpetual use. This is an important in.
vention, as it is cheap and can be adapted to vast
variety Of purposes. Clinton Independent. i.
MESSAGE OF Gov McRAE-The Mississippi Lexis.
lature met at jackson on the I'd, when Gov. Mclsae
sent in his last annual message. He touches on va
rous subects-schools. geological surveys, finances,
&C., but It is remarkable that national politics claim
none of his attention. He recommends the calling
of convention to revise the constitution, and 10 OF
posed to banks and thinks the present time At least
unpropitious for banking experiments. He prefers
to recommend stringent legislation to restrain the
small banks they yet have from over issues IN uture
and to compel them under penalty Of the forfeiture
Of their charters to redeem their notes At al times in
gold and silver also to prevent further evils and los
ses to the people from the circulation Of foreign bank
paper in Mississippi After reviewing the progress
Of the construction Of the several railroads through
the State, he recommends in their behalf liberal aid
and appropriations. s..j ,er.- -
49, y 9 4
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CENTENNIAL CELEBRArros.- citizens Of Hall.
fax, N. c., making extensive preparations to cels-
brate the centennial Of the settlement Of
that town, on Friday and Saturday, the nth and
9lst instanta 80 - 5iSs3
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The TronbLe With the Mormons

nc 1TOTtOCG WttH SN6 WOT7UONS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Advices received from
Col Alexander, substantially confirm the newspaper
reports respecting the destruction of Contractors
trains by the Mormons. Bingham Young has is.
sued his proclamation to the United States troops,
defying the government, and counseling his people
in the most determined form, to hostilities He or
they desire to remain until Spring, they may do so,
provided they give up their arms and ammunition.
Col Alexander in reply. told Young the troops
were there by order Of the President and would be
disposed of as the commanding officer saw proper.
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ton,
80 shares company's
stock purchased, &
balance due on for
feited stock,
Wilmington and Man.
chester r. r. stock,
Washington and New
Orleans Tel. stock,
Bills receivable,
Due from individuals,
and cost of ferry
boat warehouses,
& passenger sheds
ut Weldon & Will
mington, including
cost Of bridges over
Smiths creek and
N. e. river, and
freight cars under
construction,
Due from agents,
Due from P. o. Dept
for mail service,
Counterfeit & incur
rent money taken,
Cash in London to
pay interest,
Cash in Bank Cape
Fear to be invested
in N. c. bonds,
Cost IL negro slaves,
Cash in hand Of Trea-
surer,
Bonds of State of N.
Carolina, par value
SIC, 900, cost,
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Interest and Exchange 1854 67-SoS'sso ~
Nett proAea $lS7,9s3 ID
This exhibit shows diminution Of nett profit for
the last year, in comparison with the previous one,
Of 81, no a This apparently unfavorabe result,
the President says, has been occasoned BY an unu.
susily heavy construction account consisting OF IN
crease of labor in filing trestle work, the purchase
Of 200 tons Of iron rails and the putting in OF large
" increased number of new rails, The running or
der Of the road will now compare most favorably
with any other American road.
The fiscal condition Of the company is equally hat
tering The policy Of declaring annual dividends
on the capital stock at the rate Of per cent. has
been adhered to; and whilst doing this the interest
Of the debt of the company has been regularly paid
and for the last two years sinking fund has been
made which nov amounts to $Sl ,641 SO. This
amount includes the sum already invested, and also
that in Bank Of Cape Fear the LIST Of October for
investment This amount would have been consid.
erably larger but for the stsguaton Of business in
the commercial world. which prevented farmers in
the West and manufacturers in the East from send
ing Of their marketable productions.
The first issue of the company's bonds negotiated
in England, amounting to $222 666 81, will be due
in November, 1885, From the present aspect OF
commercial affairs the Directory do not hope to de-
rive from the sinking fund more than $3.50 600 leav-
ling still to be raised that debt nearly $780,
600. They refer this matter to the stockholders.
The condition of the company on the LIST of Oct,
1867, was as follows:
Liabilities of the company, $1.046.4ss 65
Capital stock paid in, l,34O,2l 81
Balance of profits from commence
ment Of operations to present
time, after paying interest on
debt 752, 4S5 SS
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$lS7,9sa Is

112, 498 Is -
6T.s94 57-s6s, $50 AZ