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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12


ELECTION SCENES IN NoRrH CAROLINA
correspondent of the Pendelton Messenger,
reporting trip through Spartenburg TO North
Carolina, gives some illustrations of selection
times" which may be interesting and sugges-
tive:
"Atrived at the election ground, there was
sight worth seeing. Apple brandy ruled
There were about as many women as men on
the ground This is peculiar feature in North
Carolina gathcrings--ihe women nearly all
attend, and it results bsnefeiaay sometimes. /
cnce saw fellow get into a fight at one of
those elections, while his wife was along with
him. The front yard of the doggery had been
gravelled with very coarse gravel. Our hero
pulled off his shirt and pitched in, but was
soon made to bite the-gravel. Hero No 2
jumped on him, but was no sooner on than of,
for our first named hero's wife gathered hoop
pole and such lamming as hero No got it
has not been my fortune TO see since. All
hands stood off and saw it we'll done. Hero
No. was sight. Imagine mans hack full
of coarse gravel gouged in through the skin.
SIN approaching the election ground, young
men and women could be seen sitting on logs
in the woods, eating ginger cakes and drinking
cider and brandy. Heap of land to the acre
there. One fellow jumped out of shanty
there where they kept their apple brandy, and
swore that he could whip the that had
anything against him. Everybody seemed too
drunk to take mach notice of him. Two fell
lows got to scuffiiug on a large seaffold, and
down it came, causing general row. Some
were knocked down by the falling of the seaf-
fold, and supposing somebody had knocked
them down, pitched in rromiscuously. | thought
it was time for peaceable man to leave, SO |
took the road"
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12

Low NEcKED Dresses In the olden time
low necked dresses seem to have been regarded
with particular disfavor BY the lawmakers. In
Pennsylvania, 10 the early days of that colony,
there was law, part of which reads as fol-
lows: "That il any white female Of ten years or
upward, should appear in any public street,
lane, highway, church, court house, tavern, ball
room, theatre, or any other place of public re-
sort, with naked shoulders, 4. e. low-necked
dresses,) being able to purchase necessary cloth
ing, shall forfeit and pay fine MT less than
orc nor more than two hundred dollars" The
closing paragraph of tho law, however permit
ted woman Of questionable character to bare
their shoulders. as badge of distinction between
the chaste and the unchaste.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12


WOMEN NATURAL 0RAToRs. This passage
occurs in a work recently published abroad on
the ''Art of Public Speaking :''-s. Women
naturally speak better than men. They ex-
press themselves more easily, more vividly.
with more arch simplicity, because they feel
more rapidly, more arch simplicity, because
they feel more rapidly, more delicately. Hence
the loquaeitY with which they are reproached, ],
and which is an effect of their constitution and
temperament. Hence there are SO many wo-
men who write IN an admirable and reaarkable
Danner, although they have studied neither
rhetoric nor logic, and oven without knowing
grammar or orthography- They write as they
speak; they speak pretty much as the birds
sing, and their language has the same
charm. Add the sweetness Of their organ,
the fexibility of their voice, and the variety of
their intonations, according to the feeling which
anitnates them, the nobility of their physiogno-
my, which greatly increases tue effect OF words,
the picturesqueness of their gestures. and ID
short the graeefulness of their whole exterior
thus, although not destined for orators by their
sex or social posion, they have all the power of
the orator, and all his success ia their spere,
and in the circle of ther activity; for none
better know how to touch, persuade, and in
aueIce, which, think, is the end aud pcrfeo-
t.Ba CT eloquaDce.n
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From the Poems Of Goethe, an BtackDood
THE TREASURE SEEKER.

Every man is, more or less, treasure seek
era batter of labor until he has received the
important truth, that labor alone can bring
content and happiness. There is an affinity,
strange as it may appear, between those whose
lot in life is the most exalted and the haggard,
hollew-eyed wretch who prowls, ineessautly,
-lround the crumbling ruins of the past, 10 the
belief that there is 10 their foundations a
mighty treasure, over which some jealous de-
rnon keeps watch forever.
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Y weary davs | suffer,d.

Many weary days suffer'd,
Sick of heart and poor of purse
Riches are the greatest blessings
Poverty the deepest curse
Till at last, to dig a treasure,
Forth went into the wood
"Friend my soul is thine forever"
And / signed the scroll with blood,
Then drew tlio magic circle,
KIndled the mysterious fire,
Pkc-d d the herbs and bones in order,
Spoke the incantation digei
And sought the buried metal
With the spell OF mickle might
Sought it as my master taught me
Black and stormy was the night.
And / saw light appearing
In the distance, like star;
When the midnight hour was tolling,
Came it waxing from afar;
Came it flashing swift and sudden,
As if fiery wine it were,
Flowing from an open challice,
Which beauteous boy did bear.
As he wore lustrous cha2let,
And his eyes were full of thought,
AS he stepped into the circle
With the radiance that he brought,
And he babe me taste the goblet;
Anc | thought sit cannot be,
That this boy should be the bearer
Of demons gift to mel'
"Taste the draught of pure existence,
As it sp parkles in the golden urn,
Aud no more with bainful magic
Shalt thou hitherward return.
Do not dig for treasure longer:
Let thy future spellword be
Days of labor, nights of resting;
So shall peace return to thee ~
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MosT STRANGE.--A man was once relating
a story of being on locomotive that struck a
COW standing on the track, and threw her sew
eral rods into field, where she lit squarely
upon her feet, with her head toward the train,
and strange to tell wasn't hurt mite
But didn't she look scarede Enquired
listener.
'Well, don's know whether she was scared
or not, but she looked good deal discoura-
gcd'
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12

Genna Howe, the beautiful maniac, is no
more She sleeps in her narrow home, while
over her the cypress and the willow wave their
mourpful boughs. She sleeps at last, and who
shall say that he, the gay deceiver, The destroy
er Of her young life's happiness merited not
his dark, sad fate
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12

DEATH OF Four CENTENNARIAN CLERGY
MEN.-Slx months ago statement went the
rounds of the press thai four graduates Of
Dartmouth colledge--all of them clergyman
still survived, the aggregate Of whose ages
amounted TO more than four hundred years
Hardly had the fact became known than death
commenced its work. One of the number,
Rev. Mr.. Parsons. of New Jersey, was called
away at the age of 90; Rev. Labin A.nsWorth,
for three quarters Of century minister Jeffrey,
IN. II. died about the same time having more
than completed his century Rev. Zachariah
Green, of Hampstead, (L.I) followed in his
99th year, and now we have to chrenicle the
decease of the last and oldest of the four, Rev.
John Sawyer, of Bangor, (Me.) who died on
the l4th ult,, aged l03 years and five days
Almost to the close of his life MIR. SAWYER re-
tained his vigor in surprising decree, and had
preached occasionally during the spring aud
summer. La early life be served in the Revo-
iationary army, and was wounded in one of the
battles IL which he took a part. Rev. Daniel
Waldo, recently Chaplin of the National House
Of Representatives, is, if we mistake not, the
Oldest clergyman in the country engaged in
the active duties of his profession. His age is
about ninety-four years.
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SELECT POETRY
For The Inquirer
ACROSTIC.

Alas cannot wake the muse,
Nor ought thus thy name abuse
Name ever dear to me.
E-on thy brow fain would bind,
Loves fitirest gems; pure and refined;
Make fragrant flowers, of sweet perfuale,
In verdure round thy life's way bloom;
Rich blessings may st thou have in store,
AMI thy iife's cup with jly run DER.
Bat there's a world more bright and fair,
Above the earth, and may'st thou there
Rich treasures too possess;
Now, may the Fount of Life aud Truth,
Direct the footsteps Of thy youth,
Obey, and God will bless;
Let not carth's vain and glittering toys,
Lure thee from pure. celestial joys,
And may'ft thou, in thr youthful blood,
Remember thy Creator, GoD.
xpAR GpovE, KY, Oct. %, 1853.
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A horse dealer, in describing used up horse
said he looked Gas if he had been editing a
daily newspaper. -
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One person having asked another if he bc-
lieved in the appearance of spirits. .
ssNo," vas the reply; ssbut believe in their
disappearance, for I've missed bottle of gin
since last night"
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In the school of the world as in that OF love
we must begin by practising what We wish TO
learn.
Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1858-11-12

Speaking Of cheap thing-is costs but tri-
flo TO get wife, but doesp't she sometimes
prove aa little dear.'
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A MAN TRIES TO CHop HIS OWN HEAD OFF.
A correspondent of the Vevay Ind.,) Re-
veille, writing from Carroll county, KY, states
that few days since party of men were
raising log building; one of the company a
young man named Thomas E. Searcey, sud
denly left his work, and seizing an axe, cut
several gashes on the top of his head. On at
tempts being made to wrest the weapon FROM
hlln, he brandished it in the air, threatening 10
kill any one who approached him. He then
laid his neck upon log, and was about to chop
hlsown head off, when his companions managed,
after desperate struggle, to secure him.
Searcey is described as being an intelligent,
upright man, and had never before given evil
dence of being insane.
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A FoREsT IN A LAKE.---A correspondent OF
the New Orleans Delta, writing from Virginia,
speaks of the Great Salt Pond, near White
Sulpher Springs, as follows
1t derives its name from the fact some years
ago the inhabitants used to place salt in the
valley where the pond now exists, to attract
deer and cattle. There was spring which
rose in this valley, aud after flowing short
distance above ground, descended in mother
earth. To this spring the animals came to
drink from the trampling, or some other cause,
/ its passage into the earth was closed. The
valley BY degrees filled with water, which be-
| ing unable to escape on account OF the noun
tains, submerged the forest. It now covers a
space from 800 to 400 yards across, and reaches
| depth of so to go feet. The water is so clear
that you can see the submerged forest. II
presents most singular appearance. Upon
looking down, on still Gay, you might imagine
you saw city of dead giants before you, SO
| fantastic are the shapes assumed by the trees.
IyThe following marriage is announced in
the papers: "Thomas Butler Chinn, Esq, Of
the Close, LitchfeId, to Eliza Tippett, dangh-
ter of the late Secretary of the Navy" A
wag who is always on the alert, wrote the fol-
lowing couplet upon this union
"Alihough the sun is snltry yet,
The cold will soon set 10;
And Thomas does quite right to get
A Tippet for his Chin.
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Am Uphill Business,

Wake up,
Roll up,
Tumble up,
Step up,
jump up,
Climb up,
Run up,
Skate up,
Ride mp,
Rush up,
Swim up,
Fly up,
Crawl up,
Fire up,
Steam up,
Sail up,
Push up,
Any way, SO that you gel up and SETTLE UP
your subscription bills
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-21

Mr. CoN1GLANDs ADDREss.-We have received
pamphlet copy of an Address delivered by Edward
Congland Esq, Of Halifax, before the Louisburg
Female College, on the Sd of last June, and have
read it with much pleasure. A correspondent of
the Petersburg Express thus speaks of it:
"Ihave just read with pleasure) the address de-
livered before the Louisburg Female College, the
Sd of June, by Mr.. Conigland of Halifax. 1t should
be in the hands Of every young lady throughout the
State His advice to them was certainly very good,
and especially to the graduates. In his address to
them he says:
Occupying, as you do, the higher ranks of soci.
ETY., surrounded you are by the luxuries of life,
do not forget those whom fortune has favored less
your poorer sisters, with kind and gentle natures,
like yourselves, but entirely deprived OF the oppor
tunities for mental improvement, with which you
have been blessed. While entertaining your friends
with your musical accomplishments, it will add to
the harmony of your feelings, if you will aid, occa.
sionally, her-the hum of whose spinning wheel is
the usual accompaniment of her own sweet voice.
Often as have noticed the condition of the virtuous
female poor, has it occurred to me how worthy of
woman's mission and how grateful to the Creator it
would be to afford them the means of mental i'm
provement, and thus prepare them more efficiently
for the duties and trials of life. Let me suggest
then, that you exert your influence to establish COM
mon schools supplied with female teachers in your
respective neighborhoods where poor female chill
dren may have opportunities of receiving instrhc-
ton; or failing in this that you devote some atten-
ton to a class Of your own-thus you will secure
peace on earth for yourselves aud lay up treasures
in heaven
If the young ladies throughout the State win take
Mr.. Conigand's advice, more of the poor, ignorant
children would be pleased with IN education and be
more useful to our country, Halls, ought to feel
G. He is an honor, not only 70 HALIFAX county but
to North Carolina. 49, 81 u ...a.ss=ssss.. 4
.,, Yours, truly, &c. ); MAAEPPA.".
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special Notice.

THE SEx1oR-The Senior came home few days
.co--looked around-saw all was right-and put
hack to Beaufort. We asked him what was the
news and he said 81 year for the Weekly and 81
for the Semi Weekly, and handed over the names
and cash of various subscribers. We enquired about
the elections, and he gave dissertation upon the
claw of huge crab-showed US a wound on one
finger made by the shell of araccoon oyster-spoke
of fishes, sea-breezes, surf-batbing, &C., and
sionaly alluded to Dufy's Drug store.' We asked
him if he had no lucubrations for the Standard and
he said Mrs. Fender was very superior woman, and
kept an excellent ta5le-protested he had had no
"chicken salad" and that there was no danger Of
"shurks," and off he went.
Well, we don't care-let him go it. The harness
is getting easy-fts US exactly. and he may stay
Just as long as he pleases.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-21

A WELL MIXED RAcE.-There is now in Roches-
her, New York. man aged one hundred and six
years, whose ancestry, together with his own pro-
geny, will exhibit one Of the strangest mixture of
races ever heard of. His name is John Shenandoah
O'Brien, and he was born in Boston in 1852. His
father was an Irishman, and his mother an Indian,
of the Oneida tribe. When twelve years old he was
sent to France, and there educated as physician.
He returned to America, and served in the Revolu-
tionary var; afterwards he went back to France.
and there married the daughter of the Emperor of
Morocco, by whom he had eight children-with her
then married IN American woman, descended from
the Teutonic line and after her death married ne
gress who was fifty years younger than myself, and
BY whom he had four children. In his children are
united the blood of the Celts the Teutons, the Af
can, the. Moor, and the North American Indian.
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"If ever Nat Boyden spoke the truth in his whole
life he uttered the double distilled and seven fold
refund truth, when he declared that democracy soas
lie! Out and out, in all its parts and parcels it
is one most thorough coajum6lement of prevaricaton
misrepresentation Justification, decentralization, desc
Grafton, and contamination. that got foothold
among free and enlightened people.-Salis6ury
Watchnan.
Of all the political ISLANDERS perpetrated by ''Nat.
Boyden none greater than the above one attrib-
uted to him by his friend-the Watchman Nat.
Bovden," as the Waterman calls him. is the gentle.
man who voted, while in Congress, with Giddings to
withhold supplies from the American army in Mezi,
cans and to starve in an enemy's land. That's the
character of man that the Salisbury Watchmsan
quotes against democracy. He is nice man to call
democracy a lie. Democracy despenses with the
services Of such men Nat. Boyden, and excludes
them from offices where they might do harm. We
are not surprised at anything he would say. but
why such genteel paper as the Watchman should
repeat the SANDER we cannot see unless it is because
another defeat has overaken its party and rendered
it desperate 1t ought to keep cool this warm
weather.-Western Dem.
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COLUMBUS CouNrY.-We wish somebody would
inform US where Columbus county is-also, whether
or not they have voted there yet. We have long
been of the opinion, enormously it seems that there
was railroad from Wilmington through Columbus
county, and that news from Columbus might be
transmitted even to Raleigh in a few hours If the
good people of that county have yet voted for Gov
ernor we would thank some railroad to bring the
result; and if they have not voted shall feel OBJ
lged to any one that will inform US when the cleo
tion takes place there. "Where is Wheeling
used to be the question; but in all candor We now
ask, "Where is Columbus?"
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-21

The GOLD MINES OF NORTH CARoLNA-At the
last meeting of the Boston Natural History Society,
DR.. G. T. Jackson gavean account Of his recent Wis
it to the gold mines of Guilford, Davidson and
Montgomery, North Carolina:
The veins are asgillaceous slate. In the Guilford
mines, originally opened for gold, which occurs in
the decomposed rock on the sides of the vein, cop
per is found at the contact Of granite with argace
Gus slate There is also vein of quartz, with sui
phuret Of "copper" eight feet thick the Washington
mine, in Davidson County, the ore is brown blende
with argentferous galena, containing particles of
gold In trying to drive of the zinc much silver
was lost The old Welsh buddle is now used for
Washing with great profit. The Steele Gold mine in
Montgomery county, is rich. The gold is associated
with blende and argenterous galena the rock being
argillarous slate with veins quartz This richer
than most of the California gold veins. Before be-
ing washed its value may be estimated safely at from
$500 to $500 ton. North Carolina is remarkable
mineral State though mining is not generally carried
on by the people, who follow agricultural pursuits,
and only wash out little gold as an exceptional
employment and with the rudest implements.
tinsore Exchange.
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TRIBUTE OF REsPECT.

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.
At called meeting Of Sandy Greek hodge, No. 1885, Of
free and accepted Aasons held Saturday. August The
14th 1885, the following preamble and resolutions
unanimously adopted: s7za,z5sSs = ssssss45k
has pleased the Supreme Ruler Of the Uniers to take
from midst BY the cold and icy hand Of DEATH our
much beloved brother Robert Il. tsmper who had hut
lately entered the duties of manhoo full 81 hope and
promise with warm and buoyant heart notwithstanding,
Resolued therefore That recognize in the removal Of
our much beloved brother the omnipotent hsnd God
Rssoloed That while meekly submit to the divine de-
cree we cannot refrain from regret that
much esteemed should been called hence in the
very bloom Of youth and promise. a ~ .s,sEgs
Resoloed, That wear the usual badge Of mourning
thirty days, az token of respect for his memMy. -
family Of the decd and furnished also to the n c. Stand
ard, n Christian Advocate and Warrenton News with
the request that they be published. sf...a
-. III. JONES, "a ,s,s-5
.s.a =.r. - ., ne g. j.. COLLINS, / n..s.
WIN. COOPER, e A' ~
G. GUPTON, ~ SfF
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: MARRIED.

On the 2ed of June, IN Wake county, BY Nathan Itey,
ESQ., Mr. Haywood g. Monaghan 70 Miss Nancy Williams.
Also, by the same the l2eh Of Angust Mr. jas. g.
At Oakland near Abingdon Va, on Wednesday morning;
the 18th inst by Rev. l. F. Cosby, Mr. William Charitcn
Long, of Charleston s. c. to Miss Faute Ann daughter
of Rev. T. K. Catett 4ss,.ssss n. z.!'s.sst-- -
At the residence of the brides father near CASTOR on
Tasoa sni Rev. ath Ross
to Miss Olivia Pearson daughter Of Maj James
Pearson, all of Halifax county. N. c. gss Sts8t
At Dowetown. N. G., the 18th August by Rev. R. Il.
Griffith Mr. Joseph A. Biting and Miss Louisa P. Wilson,
both of Yadkn county.
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JARRATTs HorEL.-It was our pleasure to dine at
this admirably conducted establishment yesterday,
when from the profsion and delicacy of the viands
which the table afforded, we were made at loss to
conceive how the guests of the house, whose good
fortune might detain them within its walls for any
length of time, could expect to escape downright
obesity. Jarratts Hotel under the present regime
unquestionably ranks with the very best hotels in
the country, in every conceivable way as far COM
fort and convenience is concerned and in IN archi
tectura point of view, it cannot be placed far be-
hind.-Petersbuyg Democrat. ~. 4e
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A SERIOUS AFFRAY.--We regret to learn that .
very serious aay occurred in the upper part of Nash
ON last Thursday, in which one man was instantly
killed, and another received it is thought mortal
wounds 1t seems that . man by the name of
Brantly and one by the name Of Perry got into
afsy when the former struck the latter the head
sssit6 hon killing him instantly, and brother Of
Perry rushed on Brantly with q knife and inflicted
several frghtfal wounds his neck and breast tho
knifeenteFing the left breast and cutting down to
the right side where the knife entered the hollow
No hopes, We understand; are for the re-
soyery Of Rran.y cPesy = yet atlaEse heIing left
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FIRE.-We regret to learn that on Wednesday
night last the residence of DR.. Sam1 b. Pendleton,
in Davidson county, was burnt to the ground. The
most of the furniture, pleased to learn, WAS
saved. The house, kitchen, and smoke-house we're
all consumed The loss falls heavily upon the Doc
tor Howthe fire originated is not positively known.
4-&aZisbus.u Watchne0p. s.~a @fss&~t (:
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Total majority in the State,

% The Weldon Patriot is highly grati6ed in
publishing diatribe President Buchanan written
by Thurlow Weed birds of feather" &c. We
fear Ivy will continue an eoergreen--or get worse
1t strikes that Southern editor who would
quote Thurlow Weed as authority against the Ad-
thOrity