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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-24

MEEFEa tREH.s Nov. 18Th, 1857.
hereby certify that n4Fng D-en badly brlfsst ana
scalded By the eEplo1Oa OF steam Boiler fr nl-99
me 70 try braggs ArcJc LiaImsnt- ins smart was
extracted from hesca1 IS, aud avery su5rl time IN -
pain was gone iron TIE bruises. An Eao weeks Va Il
and able % resume ~ business.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-03-24
IL WADsWORfH, 2. A., Ws5sler Civ.
GOOD FOX ANNALS.
J. & A. ARNOT,
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Chestnut aIeal.


Many Druggists, having Ola Linmonts on hand viii
70 sell them yuu lie BEST 5ut do you positively gau
70 purchase them. Ask for 3AAe's AhoAke LLslili q
ana axe no o ,fsr,,, aRopOsrPrOv
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

mel shook his head. 0urdull lowland ears
heard nothing but the rattle OF the musketry.
ga few moments more OF this death-llke
suspense, Of this agonizing hope, and Jessie,
who had again sunk on the ground, sprang to
her feet, and cried in voice SO clear and
piercing that it was heard along the whole
line, Twill We no believe it moo! The
slogan has ceased, indeed, but the Camp
bells are comm! Dye hear, dye heart"
At that moment we seemed indeed to hear
the voice Of God in the distance, when the
.bagpipes of the Highlanders brought us
tidlngs Of deliverance, for now there was no
longer any doubt of the fact. That shrill,
penetrating ceaseless sound, which rose
above all other sounds, could come neither
from the advance of the enemy nor from the
work Of Sappers. No, it was indeed the
blast of the Scottish bagpipes, now shill and
harsh, as threatening vengeance on the toe
then in softer tones seeming to promise sue
cor to their friends in need. Never, surely
was there such scene as that which followed
Not heart in the Residency of Lucknow
but bowed itself before God. All, by one
simultaneous impulse, fell upon their knees
and nothing was heard but bursting sobs and
the murmured voice Of prayer. Then al
arose, and there rang out from Thousand
lips great shout of joy which resounde'
far and wide, and lent new yigor to tina
blessed bagpipe. To our cheer Of Coz
save the Queenw they replied in the well
known strain that moves every Scot to tears
j" Should auld acquaintance be forgot" &c
After that nothing else made any impression
on me. scarcely remember what folowe,
Jessie was presented to the General on hi
entrance into the fort, and at the officers
banquet her health was drank by all present
while the pipers marched round the table
playing once more the familiar air Of :" Aul
lang syne."
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27
4 rHRILING MOMENT AT LUCKNOW.

The British war in India has been attend
ed with many scenes of thrilling interest,
and there have not been wanting pens 10
picture them with startling effect. The fol.
lowing graphic description Of the scene at
the moment Of the arrival Of the relief, so
long, 30 painfully awaited by the beleaguered
inmates OF Lucknow, written by a lady Of
the rescued party, equals in dramatic inten-
sity the best descriptive passages Of Sir
Walter Scott:
"Death stared US in the face. We were
fully persuaded that in twenty-iour hours all
would be over. The engineers had said %.
and all knew the worst. We women stroye
to encourage each. other. and TO perform the
light duties which had been assigned to u,
such a. conveying orders to the batteries and
Supplying the men with provisions, especially
cups Of coffee, which we prepared day and
night. had gone out 70 try and make my
self useful. in company with Jessie Brown,
the wife Of corporal in my husbands regi.
ment. Poor Jessie had been in state Of
restless excitement all through the siege,
and had fallen away yisibly within the last
few DAYS. A constant fever consumed her,
and her mind wandered occasionally, espe-
cially on that day, when the recoliections Of
home seemed powerfully present to her. At
last, overcome with fatigue. she lay dawn on
the ground, wrapped up in her plaid. sat
beside her, promising to awaken her when,
as she said, her father should return from
the ploughing." She at Length fell into a
/ profound slumber, nOtionless and apparently
breathless, her head resting in nv lap. /
TO sleep, in spite 81 the continual roar Of
cannon. suddenly was aroused by a wild
unearthiy scream close TO my ear; my com
panion stood upright beside me, her arms
raised and her head bent forward in the at.
titude Of listening. A look of intense de.
light broke over her countenance, she grasp.
ed nv hand, drew me towards her, aud ex-
claimed, "Dinna W hear il dinna We hear
lit: Az. I'm no dreamin'. its the slogan
o the lfighlanders. We're saved, we're
saved = Then, finging herself on bel
, knees, She thanked God with passionate
. ierVur.
, Ifeliutterly bewildered, my English ear
heard only the roar Of artillery, and ! though
! my poor Jessie was still raying, but 81,
Z darted to the batteries, and heard her CIR,
y Uncertainty W uts NELL AUuIdSts marx u
{ the slogan--io the Macgrcgor, the grandes
j. Of them all. Heres help at last" 10 de
. scribe the effect Of these words upon til
I soldiers would be impossible. For mo
! ment they ceased firing, and every sou
1 listened with intense anxiety. Gradually
B however, there arose murmlr Of bitter dis
/ appointment, and the waiting Of the wome
i who bad locked out began anew d, the Colo
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

RonBrp.--A company Of emigrants, num-
bering about thirty, en- route from North
Carolina to Arkansas. says the Nashville
Banner Of the eth instant, were relieved Of
that indispensable necessity to comfortable
iravelling-their money-yesterday. IL APP
pears their funds consisted mostly Of North
Carolina bank notes, and the cashier Of the
crowd accepted the kind office Of volunteer
TO have il changed without loss. The ac-
commodating agent was sent to perform his
Office. and has not returned yet, and will not.
very likely. People who read the papers
and keep their eyes skinned-as every body
should now-a-days, especially IL they have TO
trayel-are not iikely to be swindled in such
bareiaced manner.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

A bill has been introduced in the Mary
land House Of Delegates, providing that such
banks OF the State as shall resume specie
payments on or before the lst Of February,
1883. should be exempt from the penalties
imposed BY law for suspension; that here.
after no bank shall issue notes Of denomi-
nation below twenty dollars; and that here.
after no bank shall pay dividend Of more
than eight per cent. on its capital stock, nor
keep on hand any surplus fund beyond eight
per cent. Of said stock. but shall pay such
surplus, il any. to the comptroller Of the
state, for It's use.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27
pIIIGENcE. THE LAW OF COP.

"The hand of the diligent maketh rich"
-Ernnomicsl industry is the Divine law for
requirement. He who would leap at sin
gle bound into wealth, dishonnrs and dsoheys
this law, anil innicts an injury upon all the
industrial virtues of his character which no
success in his gambling can repay. At the
same time he introduces power Of evil in
the great system Of trade. lie loosens a
screw in the commercial machine OF the
world. Here we have one cause Of the pre-.
sent distress. Too MANY have been tamper.
ing with the great engine which drives On
the mechanism Of trade. Stock gamblers
have put at hazard in every throw Of their
dice, the entire interests Of the whole com
mercial world, and the losses have at least
come and rebannled with terrible force upon
many Of the innocent. Even a gray haire,
man of real character. entrusted with one Of
tue best enterprises Of Christian charity,
stakes the credit Of the American SUNDAY
Schoo Union upon the hazards Of his game,
as he shufiles his cards OF speculation, and az
each new loss makes il the mare ditficnlt 70
throw up the cards, he pinnges deeper and
deeper into his deadly game. tll at last in
his old age, he ruined by the discovery.
Here is man deep in gambling, upon whom
cold chill would have came il he had seen
pack of cards in his parior.
We must learn To call things nv their right
names. lie who forgets the calls of ecnno.
mical diligence. and punges into an extra
yagance beyond his means. expecting that
some stroke Of fortune will turn 10 make
him square with the world. aud 10 this end
puts into game Of speculation that which
Is not his own, i gambler. and gaining will
/ be his ruin.
OF al! the men who have t,ken yerv large
amounts OF money for which they could n"l
account, and have found themselves over.
whelmed, not one in thousand ever set nnt
deliberately. at the FIRST stroke, to he ,lishon
est man. The few thousands rsked here
we're intended to increase many inld, and r..
j paw themselves without lOss 10 the party
Sure the thing was kept secret from him, bu
what Of that. il he was not the looser. On,
such speculation led 10 second, and a sec.
ond necesstated third. and - on. till q
last tie babble breaks, all las specnlation'
FIJI, and the man appears before the world !
squanderer Of money not his own.-an ele
CANT well-attired gentenanly thlef;-and !,
branded with all tie ignominy d discovered
dishonesty.
the hand of tie liligent maseth rich
lnduslriGu. energy based uppn calm an,
careful and cauilals, UT not eowardly calcu
lation. il the .1re,t road 10 permanent pos
Session. A wise and thrifty husbandry,-
whici, is 10 be distinguished from psrslmony
that bane ~ III progress, Is the Divine Law
ior accumulation. Flu. must rule IN th'
commercial world, or Else the eummereia
world will be only an atmosphere lilled viii
floating bubbles. which any nv Or gnat ma,
break at any moment. Base the laws of th'
market upon j" the book Of Proverbs" an,
commercial revul,lons well be less lrcquen
4 than nov.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

FaYETTFvILLR ASD CoALFIELDs RaIRoAp.--
4 Fayetteville correspondent of the Peters.
burg Express says: "l'he Directors Of the
Western Railroad are pushing their work
with as much dispatches circumstances will
allow. They have not RELAXED their efforts.
nor have they permitted The work 70 faIter
even in The glonmirst period 81 the panic.
learn that il is in contemplation during the
week. for an agent to proceed North with a
view 10 purchase iron. &c. There are some
two hundred hands on the line of the road
under energetic contractors. Who are making
the dirt fly
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

A correspondent Of the New York Herald.
writing from on board the United States
frigate Wabash. at San Juan del Norte,
under date of January 9Th. SAYS:
This afternoon Gen. Jerez visited Com.
Paulding on board the Wabash. and in the
name Of the President Of Nicaragua, thask-
ed him for the great service he had rendered
TO the people Of this country, for the dis
srming and sending the flibusters away.
lie also inquired il Capt. sands would not
pursue and capture any others that might
land upon the coasti"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

AsKyorR QrgsrIoSs lsrELLioIBLY.-A per.
son in rural district 10 the SuuthDf Scotland.
remarkable for the conceit aud pomp ,sity Of
his manner, was one day examining day.
school, and astonishing both teacher and
scholars by lie mode ID which he prnpounded
his questions on the lessons. The class
happened 10 be reading the thiriy.second
chapter of Genesis. in which We read IL
Jacob return to hi. falhefland. and the dread
he felt at the prospect Of meeting his injured
brother E.au. What asked the examiner,
among other questions. /" What was there 10
the circumstances Of Rsau that was calcDla.
ted to excite apprehension 10 the mind of
Jacob No answer. The question was re.
peatej in terms slightly varied. bot AZ uDin.
teIligble 10 the children, still no reply. Al
last the teacher requested permission % ask
the question, and did 80 IN the following
words -" lie wishes 20 know what made
Jacob afraid Of EsaulY Immediately the
whole class simultaneously replied, " EsaO
had four hundred men with him.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

Both branches Of the Virginia Legislature
have passed bill providing for the convey
ance to the state Of Virginia Of the birth
place Of Washington. aud the homes and
graves Of has progenltors in America. The
bill appropriates 1000 to enclose the places
with an iron fence. and to erect suitable Ia
bets to " commemorate for the rising gene
ration those notable spots" as required BY
Lewis w. Washington, in bis offer Of con.
yeyance.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

Tmr $4,000 RonnERy. 49, The Savannah
Georgian gives The following account Of a
heavy robbery, which we briefly noticed
yesterday;
Recently, two young men from Will
mington. n. G., came South with view Of
settling at Fefnandina. Pla. They brought
with them from their father. now in vii,
mington, the sum Of $40 900 10 start business
with. The money was in notes, viz: $500
Wilmington, n. G., Banks. and e50o in
South Carolina Banks. This they put in
trunk. aud went TO Fernandini, per steamer
-. Johns. on her last trip. On leaving the
boat. they for moment left their trunk on
The portico of the hotel. but on returning 70
take IL, found IL and their treasure carried
or"
II i supposed that The thief had UNDER
stood their object IN Savannah, aud gone
down purposely with them 20 rob them Of
the money. They offer $4,000 reward for its
recovery. Wilmington Herald
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

NEW couSTFRFEr.--Th Philadelphia Led.
gsr notices new counterfeit IS hill on the
Merchants Bank Of Virginia, Lynehburg.
On the two corners Of the bill is the figure
5. and On the two lower corners large figures
Of stars 10 medallion. III the lower centre
are heads 81 the five virginians who have
bren President Of the United Suies. The
appearance u the bill is very bad.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

II is stated that the recent instructions of
the President 70 Com. Paulding we're sent
out with the consent Of Senior Yrissarri, the
minister Of Nicaragua aud that the party
in the pending difficulty which has the right
TO complain of the action of the United
States officers in arresting Gen. Walker and
his men al Punta Arenas does not complain,
but Oh the contrary. desired and now ap.
proves Of the conduct Of that officer. This
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

The President has been called upon TO
communicate TO Congress all the information
in his possession concerning Kansas affairs.
The answer IL looked for with much inter.
est. a. il will no doubt embrace correspon-
Walker and Secretary stanton not hereto.
fore before the public, and which must have
great influence on the existing controversy
respecting the Lccompton contrivances. 80
says letter from Washington. VIII Heaif.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27
The Jew Paper.-- In our noiicc las, week :

The Few paper.-- In our notice Inst week Of
the paper just commenced ., Rutherordton by L.
P. Erwin, and edited BY CIV. Logan we omitted the
title Of the paper II is the Rutherford Enquirer and
is protested aim is "eaqaire into and search after
every species Of iniOrua,ion which will tend % pro-
mote the interest Of our immediate section of country.
and likewise 70 select such matter Of general nature,
as will NEE. the appreciation Of an intelligent and
reading community" We presume, from its silence on
the subject, il is TO be neutral in politics.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

Congress, and from The debate which it has
already elected. as wei as from the general
tone Of the public press concerning u. no
one car doubt, we think. that both in Con-
gress and out of it the views of the President
in favor Of national good faith and against all
fillibustering expeditions in violation Of Law
will be most thoroughly sustained,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

LyScH Law ~ ISDnSA. - Chicago, Jan.
oO.-Two men. who had attempted the rob.
berry Of store at Legamer, in Indiana, we're
caught in the act, and the mob that assem-
bled hung them up. They we're, however,
cut down before fife was extinct, and the
people. By small majority, decided TO de.
liver them up 10 the authorities for trial
They will be taken % Indianapolis to.mor.
row.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

a joint resolution has been offered in The
Legislature Of Pennsylvania, recommending
the Governor 70 open correspondence With
the Executive Of the several States on the
subjects Of banks and currency. with view
20 arrive At some uniform system of bank
ing, aud % suppress all notes under twenty
dollars.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

John w. Cameron, Esq, editor Of the Fayetteville
Argus, who some time since Offered his establishment
for SALE gives notice in his last issue that the pubca
ton Of tina, paper win be suspended for three or four
weeks certain arrangements being in progress for dis
posing Of the establishment to other PARTIES II these
arrangements be perfected then the publication 10 be
resumed by the parties purchasing. If not, then by
the former editor and publisher.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27
HILLsBoRoUGH, N. c.
wednesday, January ~, 1858.

-. Richerson Nichols, Esq, is our authorized
agent in the county of Orange, to collect arrearages
due for subscriptions to the Recorder, and for adver
Using.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

The Land Question. 1--WE understand that
il is the intention OF Duncan X. McRae, ESD, to be
present at our next County Court in February to adj
dress the people Of Orange county upon tho Land
question, and in his own defence against the attacks
made upon him by "a portion Of the press" he VIII
also address the people at Goldsborough, Fayetteville
and Raleigh. &
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

Fire I'm Fayetteville. - We learn by private
communication, that the house Of Mrs. Johnson, IN
Fayetteville, occupied as hotel or boarding house,
was destroyed by fire few nights since, together with
the Catholic Church which was adjacent Ascertainel
to be the work Of an incendiarY mulato fellow, who
is now in prison.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27
Tho North Carolina slatIs.. --Q

Bushee Esq, Of the city Of Raleigh, has issued propo-
sails for publishing semi-annual journal hearing the
title Of The North Carolina stast and Magazine Of
Useful Information" We refer our readers to the
prospectus in another column. II is work much
needed, and il faithfully executed win be Il grra,
value to ,hose interested in the acquisition Of political
agricultural or commercial information Mr.. Busbee
is said 10 be eminepily qualified for the undertaking.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

ARRIVAL AND SrIzrRE.-The stesmer Fash
ion arrived 1t Mobile on the Goth inst. from
Cubs. and was Immediately seized by the
Government authorities.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

A 81. Louis dispatch says: The Repabli-
ran has received Information from Fort Lara
mic, through an Indian trader who arrived At
jefferson City on Monday. He reports hav-
ing met, on the 23d Of December. between
six and seven hundred Cheyennrs and Cs-
manche Indians, WIN were returning from
Lake City to their villages on the Black
Walnut hills. about eighty miles southeast OF
Fort Laramie. They were accompanied by
about twenty Mormon leaders, and il was
their intention To remain at a camp they had
erected until the spring. when they would en-
ploy themselves. under the Mormon Influence.
IN harassing and cutting of the supply train.
which NAV be sent TO the relief 81 Colonel
Johnston. The Indian trader had been led
10 believe that the Mormons had eighty thou
sand fighting men. who were wen equipped.
he also spoke 81 numerous forihcativns. aad
Of seeing a large number Of the Indian allies.
lie declares that the Mormons have no idea
Of running away OF emIgraling 70 the British
possessions.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

Fire Ladders. - We have inadvertently me-
elected to MENTION that at the meeting Of the Town
Commissioners, on Saturday the 9th instant an ordi-
nance was passed requiring each householder in the
town Of Hillsborough TO provide ladder to reach
from the ground to the roof of the house, and also
another ladder with hooks to reach to the comb Of the
house. This order deemed necessary to facilitate
the extinguishmentof fires when they originate on the
roof of the house, and ii is hoped that the citizens
generally viii comply with its requirements.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

The ratification u The the treaty which was
concluded between the United States and
Denmark in April last. providing for the ab.
clifton Of the Sound daes, has beea announced!
By proclamation by The President.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

A Washington ansle n lbc glsi instant State. that
L l. understood that ihs War Department is shout 20
dispatch Gen. Scott 10 the Pacific Cost co. the pUr-
pose 81 crgsnrisg fore 70 opsrsis ag,ns, ihs Nor.
mon. from that aJs Of The Unon.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27
From the National InleIIlgencer.
DANIEL WEBsTERs EXPOSITION OF THE
NEUTRALITY LAWS.

DANIEL WEBSTER'S EXPOSITION OF The
NEUTRALITY LAWS.
We could wish that our neighbors oil the
Government journal might always be as hap
py III their citations and arguments as IN
those contained in the subjoined article with
reference To an interesting question Of munl-
cipial and international law. as involved "
the late arrest OF General Walker, now I'M
der debate in Congress. In leaning for sup
mort upon the great authority Of DANIEL Web
ster, the Union honors itself nore than that
illustrious statesman, by the proof 1t now
gives of willingness to pay deserved res.
peet to the opinions Of him dead whom living
II failed to appreciate; and We venture to IN
dulge the hope that in this regard we have
but an earnest of the enlightened conduct
which is hereafter destined 10 preside over
its columns. Having made beginning IN the
right direction, in only remains for oufnelgh-
bors to prosecute their politcsl studies stll.
further by the light of those distinguished
ex,onnders Of the Wing faith, whose lessons
of wisdom may be forgotten or neglected ioi
a time, but which, as in the case before Us,
are found to extort renewed admiration from
those BY whom they were once repudiatrd'
In this way il NAV came TO pass that some
infusion 81 Wing principles may at length
prevade and leayen the whole mass ct The
Democracy result by which we are sure
the latter and the country wonld be greatly
the gamers.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

walker Tl0nds. --lt i stated, We DO not
know with how much truth that Gen. Walker has
a1osei the south with bonds Of one bundled dollars
each. issued ID ii. (walksfs) name. running twenty
years, payable in Nicaragua lands. According 10
present prospects Il must be rather poor stock.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1858-01-27

We learn with much regret, that the Hon John u.
Ashe died at his residence in Harris county, Texas, on
the Goth ultimo, aged about AZ years. He was ma
tive of New Hanover county in this State, the eldest
son Of Col. Samuel Ashe. He removed to Tennessee
early in lile where he became distinguished law
yer was a member Of the State Senate. and in is45
was elected to Congress. He afterwards removed TO
Texas where he has leit large family to mourn his
loss.