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WILLIAM HI. BAILEY.
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
HAS REMOVED TO YANCEYvILLE N.
He will practice in the several Courts of Orange Aamance
and Caswel.
April ~ 1858. 29-lm.
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BLANKS.
NHE FOLLOWING BLANKS ARE FOR SALE AT
1, the Standard office, at the rs;ces annexed, viz:
Court witness and jury tickets Subpoenas Wrts FFas
Appearance Bonds Forthcoming Bonds Barstardy Bonds
Apprentice Bonds Shers Deeds, Marriage Licenses &c.
&c., each 81 per quire.
any Of the above ordered by me cents ad-
dtlona on each quire must be sent prepa pestsge
ANY blank will be printed order when nat less than
six quires ordered. - -
May Is. 3d.
SOUVENIRS OF TRAVEL, BY MADAME OC-
- TAVIA WALTON LEVERT,
For Sale by
W. POMEROY
Raleigh, Dec. 49, ll2-
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NEW PUBLICATIONS.

"EBsTER'S Dictionaries ENTIRE
452 pages containing all the Of DIR. Nebsters
original work. his improvements up TO the time of his
death and now s revised BY Professor ch.uncs
For sale BY
Raleigh, March %, 1858. 26- 4
Missionary Travels and Researches in south
Africa,
TNCLUDING A SKETCH OF SIXTEEN YEARS,
residence in the Interior af Africa Journey from
the Cape of Good Hope to Loanda the West Coast;
the Eas ern Ocean: by DAVID L1v1NesroxE, ILL., D. D.,
C. L,-Fellow of the Faculty Physicians and Surgeons
Statistical Society Of New York Cold Medast and co :ne
responding Member of the Royal Geographical Societies Of
For sale by ": L. ponrnor.
Raleigh, April Z, 1885, - =, ) 90
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION BOOKS
XA WINNERS PIANO FORTE PRIMER-A new and
complete method of learning to play the Piano Forte
In this work the rudments of Music explained in
new and simple manner, while Melodies, Scales and E1er
advance the Pupil To which is added choice engagements
of the newest Songs Pokas Marches Waltzes Q1adres
Price f1FTY CENTS
WINNERS GUITAR PRIMER,
WINNERS VIOLIN PRIMER,
WINNERS ACCORDION and
FLUTINA PRIMER.
Price of each FIFTY CENTS.
For sale by
n,., No., ., ,o-o ". L. PoMERoY.
hae'gh, March ~, 1858. 24-
RLANK LAND DEEDS, OF THE LATEST AND
r,ost approved FORM just printed and for sale the
STANDARD office. -
Also Wrts subpoenas Warrants and variety of other
blanks. - -
Aug. 25. 10
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WILLIAM J. SAUNDERS,

nu RALEIGH, NJ. c. 4 -,
tho on Fayetteville Street, Immediately In the Of
A"a iee OF Kemp P. Battle, Esq. 81 80 ~. s
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CARD.
PERC1vAL GRANT, ARCHITECTS AND CIVIL
ENGINEERS,
GoDDN's HALL, RICHMOND Va.
HAVING SOME IMPORTANT BUILDINGS (FOR
which they supplied Designs) to superintend in this
Raleigh, (second floor Smiths Brick Buding where they
will be prepared to supply-DEs1eNs WoRKINe DRAwISGs
and SPECIFICATIONS for Churches Public and Private Build
ings and laying off Ornamental Grounds
Address Box 1906 Raleigh, N. c.,
Box s2s, Richmond, Va.
vacancy for articled pupil Of good habits and edu-
cation.
Raleigh, Jan. co. 1858. Sim.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

BUSINESS CARDS.
DRY GOODS-SPRlNG, 1883.
STEVENSON, WEDDELL co.,
WHOLESALE DEALERS
FRENCH, GERMAN, BRITISH & AMERICAN FABRICS
"AVE NOW IN STORE COMPLETE ASSORT
Ii ment of and seasonabe Dry Goods, for the
Spring and Summer Trade.
Special attention is solicited from the North Carolina
and Virginia Merchants.
JOHN STEVENSON,
JAMES WEDDELL,
WM. H. CROW,
Nos 7s and 80, Sycamore Street, Petersburg Va,
March D. 1858. 20
A. M. NOBLE,
LATHROP. LUDINGTON & co.
IMPORTERS WHOLESALE DEALERS
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC DRY GOODS
Nos. 23 25 Park Place. and 20 & % Murray Street,
Between Broadway and Church st.,
NEW YORK.
R. D. LATHROP,
C. H. LUDINGTON,
j. H. MORRISON,
w. FAXON,
r. J. HUNTER.
January 9, 1858. 12-H
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SIDNEY A. SMITH,

SIDNEY A. SMITH.
Alto ORNEY AT LAW
wu SMITHFIELD, NC,
WAL attend regularly the County and Superior Courts Of
All Johnston, Cumberland, Harnett and Wilson,
nton entrusted to bis care VIII receive prompt at
snthfeld. Feb. 20. @ 2s-H :;
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11

SoMSAMBuLIsM.-A gentleman in one of our
Eastern cities took lodging at hotel after he
had been travelling in the cars all day, and went
to bed at a seasonable hour, perfectly sober.
Some time in the course of the night he
dreamed that he was on the railway, and that
the cars ran off the track, when he, imagining
that he was escaping from the threatened dan
ger, lifted the window in his room in the second
story and leaped out on the sidewalk; and,
not being awakened by the fall, took shelter
under vcrandah, on the opposite side of the
street, where he was found by cabman-in
his shirt only, still under the influence of Nor
pheus-who took him to the station house,
where he continued dormant until morning
When he awoke, he felt sore and bruised from
the fall and explained to the police the strange
hallucination under which he had so obstin-
ately labored. His clothes were sent for tc
the hotel, where he had left them in his hasty
flight.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11
PHELAN'S CUSHIONS,

TNHE UNDERSIGNED WISHES To INFORM THE PUBLIC
that he has purchased the Exclusive Patent Right 10
make and sell PHEI.AN'S COMBINATION CUSHIONS" &"
for this state and Oregon, and THAT THEY CAN BE PUR
CHASED OF NO OTHER PERSON IN THIS CITY Purchas-
will protect themselves from being swi1ed by remem
berng the above facts Orders for taking down setting m
repairing Tables attended the shortes; notice Pr
vate gentlemen Clubs wishing procure
Phelan's Model Billiard Tables, Combination Cushions
will please address NJ. f. HUGHES
1so jackson st. NEXT to international Hotel
o-a San francisco.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11

A NOVEL CAsE.-A Viennese surgeon,
named Within Och, who had no practice, lately
opened one of his veins, after having done the
same for his mistress, the partner of his mise
ry. They were found nearly dead at the foot
of garden. The woman died, but the man
recovered. His grief at the loss of his COM
panion was excessive but he was in meas
ure consoled when he heard that he was con-
demned to death for murder.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11

RAPID CoMMUmcATIoN.-Capt Kelly, Of the
clipper ship Osborne Howes, arrived at San
Francisco on the 21st February, in sixty days
from Hongkong On the Goth of Novembar
he wrote a letter from that port to his family
at Cape Cod, and by the last mail received a
reply. The letter and answer, it will be seen,
girdled the earth in little over ninety days.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11
GARDEN SEEDS.

! CARDEN SEEDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION NOW on
VI hand, and warranted genuine For sale at the Drug
store, vest side Of the Plaza, by
! di7 A 2. BoYcr
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11
u. a. Talbot, t t ,
NOTICE TO SETTLERS on U.S.. LANDS.

TNHE UNDERSIGNED WILL GIVE SPECIAL ATTENTION
TO the locaing OF Military Bounty Land Warrants, for
Settlers United states Surveyed Lands to be offered at
Public sale by order Of the President of the United States
in May Such Warrants will be received at the differ
ent land Offices in this State at the rate Of 81 5 per
and the assignments in all eses when made by u.s. GUAR
ANTEED Parties holding such Warrants and desiring
sell will receive the highest cash market price, and those
desiring to PURCHASE, LOCATE, OR PROVE UP THEIR
CLAIMS will do well to call upon Settlers nj distance
wishing to locate warrants do through Power Of
torney which will be furnished BY us upon application
through letter Charges moderate
r. o. WAKEMAN.
WM. l.. HIGGINS,
Notary Public,
San Francisco Herald Office.
Applications for Bounty Land Warrants correctly made
out and all Claims against the United States Government
against the New Granadian Government; by Of
losses sustained during the Panama Riots of Aprthe 18th
1850 collected through Special Agent at Washington
n5 3m is;lm2dp
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11

AN ANNIvERsARY.-Satur the 10th De-
cember, 1867, was the sxty-ninth anniversary
Of the first settlement of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Less than thirty persons landed amid floating
ice, and on bitter cold day, on the 26th Of
December, 1888, on the shore where Cncn-
natl now stands, and Commenced the first set
tement.
Mariposa Democrat., 1858-03-11


AssEMBLY.-Mr. Edwards from committee on
public lands reported ayorably to Senate bill for the
disposal of the 100000 acres Of school lands Mr..
Davis, from committee public ands reported fav-
oraby to Senate joint resolution in regard to swamp
lands. Mr.. Ballou, from the minority of the com
mittee to whom was referred the resolution on the
Kansas question: delivered written report of great
length.
The resolutions were then put to vote and adopted
ayes 40, noes IS.
message was received from the Governor, trans.
mitting communication from the Superintendent of
Public Instruction. calling attention to the fact that in
all other States the STATE allowed five per cent oa
the sums received by sales of public lands for school
purposes and suggesting that delegation in Con-
gress endeavor to obtain the same allowance for Cali
fornia out of the sales advertised for May next Re-
ferred to the Committee on Federal Relations.
SACRAMENTO, March 5.
| SENATE.--Mr Burton introduced bill for an act
to extend the time for assessing the taxes for State
purposes, which was read first and second time, and
on motion of Mr.. Burton, the rules were suspended,
bill considered engrossed read third time and passed.
Senate bill 2s--an act to suppress gaming, was read
a third time and passed.
Special order of the day Senate bill 56-an act to
provide for convention to revise and change the Con-
stitution of this State
On motion the bill was made the special order of
the day for Saturday.
ASSEMBLY.-Mr. Briggs introduced an act to ex-
empt mining claims from execution. Referred to
committee on mining, and ordered printed.
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

= No MORE OvERFLow.-The extend
ed canal system of the mining districts
Of California, will, in all probability,
prove to be of incidental advantage to
the amount of millions of dollars, in pre-.
venting overfows in the valleys below
The benefit is two-fold; direct to the
farmer, reflective to the miner.
In time past the State has suffered
terrible losses from foods, in the drown
ing Of stock and the destruction Of
property generally. Fortunate it is,
certainly, that the torrent food, that in
years gone by poured high water and
ruin into the fruitful valleys of the Sac.
ramento, have been by unparalleled en-.
teprise directed to the hills, mountains,
and fats, to subserve the wealth, pros.
prosperity, and beauty of the country.
It will require most extraordinary sea.
son of rain to produce such a food in
the Sacramento valley as was expert
enced in the winter of 80 and '53.-
Grass RaAeys National.
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

The PoETIcAL PREACHER.-The
last thing we should have fancied, is to
have within the pulpit, echoes of the
form and fashion of Longfellow's ella
watha." In the forepart of the season,
down at (then not crowded. Ramsgate,
an acute Dissenting preacher, to attract
a numerous gathering, advertised his
fixed intention, twice Cd. W on the
next Sunday, sermons twain then to de-
liver, in majestic blank verse uttered.
And he did it !. they who listened, had
q weary, weary season; season very
weary had they, listening to the man
who did it; man obese, obese his wit
too. To describe we will not venture,
how the pump went onward working,
1t each lifting of the handle, dribbliue
forth its stinted measure Very pain
full twas to hear it, very pleasant to the
speaker; love was the all-graceful sub.
5ect; quite ~nlovely was the treatment.
But twas with moral pointed; moral
scry sharply pointed; sharply pointed
ct the pocket; and it showed how if our
bosoms glowed but with the love he
painted, we should prove it by liberal
coming down at the collection.-London
Athen@uns.
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

by the pound or small package Seed peas beans and
corn; clover, grass, flower and bird Seeds Onion =
sets in their season.
The subscriber is always at home, and will give his
personal attention the preparation of PHYSICIANS
PRESCRIPTIONS and Family Medicines.
Nov. nth, 1857. 3m*
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

MINERS RIGHTs.-We really cannot
conceive what interests there are attach
ing to the miners that are not common
to and participated in by all the popu-
lation of the mines. We are all Deepen
dent ON each other for our living, and
what Injuries the people in one occupa-
ton must injure all others in the mi
ming region. The fact is that our in
terests are common, and the mining in
terest being the principal, and the main
support of the country for the present,
its influence has really been paramount,
as the records of our legislative assem-
blies will show Scarcely ever has a
representative of a mining constituency
dared to take grounds to the injury Of
that interest. The miners should, in
all candor and fairness, remember that
the agricultural and mercantile portion
of our population has also rights and
interests to be protected. "Equal and
exact justice to all" is our motto, and
should be the motto of every honest
man-Sonora Herald.
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04
From Hutching's California Magazine.
TO THE DEAF AND DUMB. ~v~


BIT ANNA p. MATLACH.
"speoch is slvery-slence goldcn-mantle of the I'M
beholden,
sedom thrilling the pavements of noisy, restless
world; 49, = s
AndI know ye are from Heaven, for to you gift is
The divine. calm gift of Stiffness white incense
round you cured.
Though no pleasant sound of voices your lone outer
life rejoices-
umns incomplete-
Yet 70 shall be heard the rather of that Omnpresent
Father, Wa rssses
In the muteness Of the chorus rising round His Mercy
Seat. A2EA
Language Of the high archangels, mightier far than
loud evangels
From the lips of gospel preachers the inner voice
More harmonious than the Ginning of the sweetest
More emphatic than the oraces Of prophet or of seer
Over rocks and thorny bushes swift the noisy rvulet
In obedience to its mission and with true and
Bot the lake of folded highlands in its patience and its
Images the blue serene of Heaven that its stiffness
bends.
Can nemosthenes out-thunder teachings of higher
wonder,
Than the lone and grand colossi the dreary Theban
plain! o.
In their Stiffness old and hoary do they shadow forth
That the Eloquence ofAges might impress in vain
flushed In snowy desoaton since the dawhing of
ton,
In the sunshine aud the starlight do the Alpine sum-
mits sweep;
Out at the sorm-waves wrestle with the tempest
driven vessel,
Bot far under them in calmhess iii the great abyssmal
deep.
IN silent congregation all the ors Of Gods creation
Move 10 swerveless Epycycez round the Stiffness Of
His light;
All great acts and thoughts quiet, from the calm
: Almighty fiat
70 the STILL obedient rolling of the smallest satellite
When, beyond the resurrection shall rise from inn
peri ction,
With stir of human voices shall know the mystic
change;
But silent, vewless wnging and an inward voiceess
- singing,
IL the choral alelujah where spirsong shall
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

PULPIT CooUETRY.-The Boston
Congregationalist exposes the custom of
giving mere complimentary calls to
clergymen, which seems to have recent
" come into vogue, and which it aptly
designates as 'pulpit coquetry.' It
seems that there are some clergymen
who solicit calls and electioneer for them
from societies over which they have no
intention to settle, but as means of get
ting themselves before the public, and
showing that they are in demand; and
churches extend calls with the under
standing that they will not be accepted,
but are merely complimentary. The
Congregationalist tells of society that
got caught in this way. The compli-
mentary call was unexpectedly accepted,
and when the council came to ordain the
new minister they were told that very
many of the congregation voted for him
with the understanding that he would
not accept. The declaration placed both
parties in an awkward predicament.
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04
MANLY, NATURAL RELIGIoN.-Iti

MANLY, NATURAL REL1G1oN.-Itis
not joining Church; it is not to be-
lieve a creed Hebrew, Christian, Cath
Ole, Protestant, Trinitarian, Unitarian,
Nothingarian. Its not to keep Sunday
idle; to attend meeting; to be wet with
water; to read the Bible; to offer prayers
IN words; to take bread and wine in the
Westinghouse. 1 know men who do
all these things, and yet give scarce
more evidence of piety and morality
than the benches where they sit,-wood
resting on wood. Other men I know
who do none Of these things, and are
yet among the most religious of Gods
children. Such things may help you
then use them, in Gods name, if you
find it SO. They may hinder,-then, In
Gods name, cast them Off Theodore
Parker. 3ss x
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04
Snow, MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA.

None but mountaineers may relate
the perils of a snow storm on the " di-
yides's which separate busy settle
ments; yet in the little distance of ten
OF fifteen miles between, there may be
danger and death. Some of the trails
to populous places traverse mountains
where snow falls ten, fifteen, or twenty
feet in depth. Then the wind piles up
huge drifts of incredible magnitude,
then the air-current changing, they are
again torn down and whirled away to
some other place, until few hours sun
shine and a subsequent frost harden
the snow surface, leaving the trail in
places to be sought up among the boughs
of trees. OF course the traveller cannot
pass the fury of such a storm, but for
several months in the year he may en-
counter lesser ones, which, without a
pilot, would be quite as certain death.
The trail is soon obscured, tree marks
are hidden, and if the traveller should
make the wrong descent to the canon on
either side, the chances are that he will
not have strength to get back. Occa-
sionally we read of some one losing his
way and freezing to death, but few real
ize how frightful is death in mountain
storm, where the lost one slowly perish
es almost in sight of salvation.-Irinity
Journal.
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

SKETCH OF A BOoK-WORM.-The
following glance at the author Of the
+" Curiosities of Literature" we find in
the N. Y. Tribune
"D'Israeli the elder, the father of the
celebrated British novelist and states
man, was an inveterate devourer of
books. With tenacious memory, and
cultivated taste, he rumaged over the
contents of libraries, always bearing
away valuable spoils as his reward. Lit
erary history was his favorite subject of
research and, in that department, his
volumes are our best authorities, as well
as our most entertaining reading. His
personal habits were those of confirm
ed bookworm. He passed his life al
most wholly in his library. Even mar
riage could not tempt him from his ex-
elusive predictions. He rose to enter
the chamber where he lived alone with
his books, and at night his lamp was
always burning within the same walls.
He had an aversion to business, and
never required relaxation. In London,
his only amusement was among book
sellers; if he entered club, it was on
ly to 60 into the library. In the coun.
try, he scarcely ever left his room but
to saunter on the terrace, muse over a
chapter or coin sentence. Without a
passion or prejudice, he took no inter
est in the politics of the day. He could
not even understand them"
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

Advcrtizing in the Atlantic States.
l.. f. has now completed his arrangements for tho
circulating Journals and Newspapers published in tho
Atlantic States. - sals
hne opportunity is here offered to those who wish
to advertze in any part of the Unon of doing SO Mt the
lowest rates. and in prompt and satisfactory mannsr
The hydraulic press., 1858-12-04

COLLISION PREvENTER.-The latest
new idea for preventing the sad effects
of collisions on railroads is to have a
track laid across the tops of the cars,
with inclined tracks upon long COW
catchers placed at the front and rear of
the train. The approaching train upon
the same track, moving in whichever
direction, instead Of coming in collision,
would run up the inclined tracks, pass
safely over the tops of the cars that stood
in the way and down upon the main
track again, all in the twinkling of an
eye. Mr.. W. L. Pursall, of New York
city, is the originator of the above hap
Ply contrivance.-iScicntifc Ameriica,A
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THE IN TELLTGBNCER.
TnURspAy MoRNlNG, APRIL 20. l95s.
GOsSIP.
Prom Noah's Times and Messenger
PRPsESTIMESTS.

have often heard people say, "oh! / know
something terrible is to happen, have had S"fA
resentment" Ard Nothing is more com
mon than the idea that tit Of unaccgstolned
sadness always precedes the advent OF great
sorrow.
Different people and different nations account
for this phenomenon, which certainly takes
place, in various ways; Some say that at IN, ms
moment a person is walking over the spot des,
tined. for your grave; others. that tine devil
is coneoctimg a new temptation by which TO
try your strength a third class, and this Is the
most beautiful solution, that ones guardian
angel is weeping over the prospect OF some
wrong. in word or deed that we are about TO
commit
]. for my part. believe in this last explanation
most devontiy, and beg all married, as well as
all young ia'ies TO rsnsmheF it. During the
continuance ola presentIment' keep the stIiS'est
tempted into saying or doing an unkind thing.
BE sure the opportunity or temptation will pre-
sent itself, and, if conquered, your guardian an
gel viii smile again, and disPerse at once yonr
sad presentiment.
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French Goods.


CtHINTZES pieces - wide fast AZ
j9I< cent? always sold for 25 cents yard Ass Al
second mourning chiniEes at 10 cents ,,.,, . -, ,
per yard. So, - q. II, ~ o.
cents, will sell at i21S cents some goou quav d"
low as So cts - ward &c., 49,, s,o.,
main nj 20 cents aud figured Mt 25 cents yard.
OMBRF GRAPE E'ESPAGNE-25 pieces beautiful styles
0siBRE BAREGE so pieces, worth 50 cents, for only
% sss few piece. Ameiine ORES, Goods, very nice and
;Sno Pieces Rcw siIk.--in excellent alboned
BLACK SIR very rich lustre % inch wide at only OsH cts
per yard; sold last season at 81 per yard
The G;reniest Isnrgnin Yet
ltse superior SILK ROBES. of go wards each, same
ouslty sold iasr season at s25 to $780, For only
SI5 apiece. ! challenge any merchant possessing
Judgment about silks deny that these Robes are NOT
sold half their value. Also superior article COLOhO
pOULTDE ROBES a DULLES, side stripes, very de-
sirabe cnors and degus, and will he sofia at bargain
They are Of very recent Importation of large New York
retail and bought below importers cost
Also Just received about 10 dress patterns OF ne" Styles
fancy SilEs very handsome ind cheap. H'
100 BAREGE, LAWN CIIALLT ROBES. both side stripes
double skirts Barge Robes 20 yds each such as SOLO
last season So will scli for 81 Chay ROhes,
excellent style very cheap Fine Lawn Robsst only One
nnsPH, 1877 MAR st.
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Cheaper than Ever.

~ REAT DISTRESS and heavy losses the Eas Railroad
N Stock Bank Stock, and goods forced thu Market
prices Importer and Manufa
returned from the EAstert cities and have
purchased goods those runOus prices aud offer
rnd the public generally, goods made to
Orders Pants and Vests In the neatest and
fashionable Wy and clothing lower than they
have ever offered this market. You will get fine
the you heretofore paid for
Come and buy loc261 a. VI. ADAMS.