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The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 1859.
THE LOST scHooLMArE.

She died before the Spring time fell
From Winters clasp on earth;
Ere nature decked with flowers the dell,
Or gave to beauty, birth.
She died before the song of birds
Woke melody's soft power,
Or music breathed its magic words
From every fragrant bower.
She died before the mountain stream
Had burst its icy sheath,
Or launched its waters silyery gleam
On grassy plains beneath.
Before the modest rill that slept
Deep in the forest gloom
Known only to the stars that kept
Their yigils DER its tomb
Woke from its winters dream to toy
Mid garland moss and serge,
Or sprinkle with its tears of Joy
The violets on its verge
She died; they bore her form away;
Why weep ye, friends, in grief?
Untrammelled by this mortal clay,
How sweet that souls relief
Thy faith be mightier than thy voc;
Her spirit cannot die;
She leaves feeting Spring below,
For endless Spring on high. .....
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

SINGULAR AND HORRIBLE DEATH.-About a
week ago, domestic, named Ellen Vaughan,
employed at the Union House, in Troy, had her
perforated for the purpose of wearing ear rings
The operation was performed in the usual manner,
and with the usual results at the time. On the
second day after the piercing, her ears commenced
swelling The third day the swelling and
inflammation increased rapidly when she became
deaf, blind and speechless; eryspelas set in, and
for three days the unfortunate suffered terribly,
when death released her. We have never before
heard of death by the operation; but we are told
by those who have had their pierced, that it
is extremely hazardous, and often attended with
great pain. t-@ .s .=- a.--- -s-
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

A CHASTITY ExPERIMENT.-Spirits of wine
poured on a teaspoonful of common salt in a vial,
well shaken, and then put either lamp cotton
or tow, and ignited, will burn with a peculiar
colored Game giving out purely yellow rays. This
mysterious effect changes the appearance of all
earthly objects Coral lips become livid hue;
rosy cheeks turn ghastly pale; red cap ribbons
to what it does by the white light we are familiar
with; and of all things the human face undergoes
the greatest change Very young children should
not be shown this experiment; for though there
will be laughing lips and dazzling eyes, yet they
are of such an unearthly color that old friends
would appear with new faces, and a child would
scarcely know its own mamma. a afe7s $50
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05


IRREGULARITIES OF THE JAPANEsE.-An Eng
lish officer who accompanied Lord Elgiu in his
visit to Japan, says:
At Simoda, as at Nangaski, every one seemed
eternay to be taking notes Of what everybody else
doing. Each japanese had his breast pockets
full of note paper, and convenient writing
apparatus stuck in his belt, and every thing that
said, done, and even thought, was no doubt
faithfully recorded. In Japan men do not seem to
converse with another, except in, formal set
speeches; :here is no interchange Of thought by
means of the tongue, but the pen is ever at work
noting down their observations Of one another.
Sometimes we saw them comparing their notes and
grunting assent or dissent from opinions or facts
recorded. At first we rather felt this as a system
of espionage, but we soon became accustomed
to it; and provided every man wrote down what he
saw and heard, it may be more satisfactory in the
long run to have to do with nation Of Captain
Cuttles, who have "Fnade a note" of everything
and so have more than their memories to trust to.
The Japanese plan of putting man in post
of trust aod placing another a check on him, is,
after all, only red tape system in less disgus,
ed form. The Governor of Simoda has duplicate
in Yeddo, who has to take turn and turn about
with him in Office, that the acts Of each whilst
in authority serve as a check on the other. Then
he is accompanied, wherever he goes, by one pri-l
vate and two public reporters and the latter for
ward direct to Yeddo particulars of all his acts.
Their reports are in their turn checked by the
counterstatements of the Governor and his private
secretary. - 80
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05
A LOSS OF 5000 LIVES.

Near Taganrog on the sea of Azoff, catastrophe
occurred about the beginning of February last
which involved a loss Of life unparalleled except
by memorable earthquakes or volcanic eruptions
1t appears that some three thousand inhabitants
of Taganrog, relying upon the promise of fair
weather made by the genial atmosphere and the
coudless sky, proceeded to the Azoff sea to
indulge in the sport of fishing beneath the ice
favorite pastime of that region. The atmos-
phere continuing serene, the party were luled
into feeling Of security, and ventured further
than usual upon the ice, in the hope of obtain,
ing good haul. Suddenly breeze sprung up
from the East which, growing boisterous by
degrees, whirled the loose snow and fne parti-
c!es of ice in all directions, and before long
succeeded in detaching~ the ice from the shore.
The large ice field then broke into numerous
pieces which, with their terrified and helpless
human freight, drifted towards the open sea-
No assistance could be rendered the unhappy
beings by their frantic relatives and friends on
shore, and within two hours not sign of life
was visible on the surface of the sea. On the
folowing day cake Of ice drifted in shore,
upon which were five Of the unfortunates-
thrle of them dead, and the other two numb
and insensble. The two latter-a girl and an
old man-were restored by means of the usual
appl ances; the girl, however, survived but a
few hours; the man recovered, but lost the use
of his tongue-a consequence, probably, of the
fright caused by the scene he had passed through.
He prepal ed written narrative of the occurrences
of that fearful night on the Azof. ~
By this catastrophe at least three thousand
persons found a watery grave. - p -..
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

UNDERsELL1NG NEGRoEs.-The New York
Herald now admits that it is known at Washington,
from official sources in Madrid, that the Spanish
government has determined to throw open the
trade of importing Coolies into Cuba and to snn-
late it as much as possible The object of this
movement is double one. 1t is intended to
increase greatly the present production Of sugar,
by decrea, ing the cost of labor to its minimum
point, and to lead eventually to the abolition of
negro slavery in that island, so as to make its
possession as undesirable to all the great powers
as are Hayti and Jamaica now. It's calculated
that 100000 Chinese Coolies can be placed in
Cuba in FIVE years at cost of no: over $3.50 a
head, and that the value of the slaves everywhere
in America will be reduced in a corresponding
ratio
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05
EATING DIRT.

HUMBOLDT, man whose word Justly carries
with 1t European authority, confirms the statement
of Gumilla, that the Ottomacs Of Sou-h America,
during the periods of the floods, subsist entirely
on fat and ferauginous kind of clay, of which
each man eats daily pound or more. Spix and
Martuis declare that the Indians of the Amazon
eat kind OF loam when other food is abundant
Molina says the Peruvans frequently eat a sweet
smelling clay; and Ehrcnberg has analysed the
edible clay sold in the markets Of Bolivia, which
he finds to be a mixture of taic and mica The
inhabitants of Guiana minge clay with their bread
and the negroes of Jamaica are said to eat earth
when other food is deficient According to
Labillardiere, the inhabitants Of New Caledonia
appease their hunger with white friable earth,
said by Vanquelin to be composed Of magnesia,
silica, oxide Of iron, and chalk To conclude the
list; we must add Siam, Siberia, and Kamschatka,
as countries Of cay-eaters This is rather q
staggering accumulation of assertions, which wo
cannot dismiss altogether, even if we suppose
large allowance of scepticism justifable. Granting
the fact that certain kinds Of earth are really
nutricious (and it is difficult to escape such a /,
conclusion,) we are completely at loss for an
adequate explanation of it. Little light is thrown
on it by the assumption probable enough, that the
earth must contain organic matter because in
pound of such earth there could scarcely be
contained sufficient organic matter to supply tho
demands of an adult Nor will we get rid ot this
difficulty to say that the earth only appeases
hunger without nourishing the system because in
the first place. Humbodts testimony is, that the
Ottomacs su6sist on the clay at periods when other
food is deficient, and in the second place, although
the local sensation Of hunger may be appeased by
introducing substances into the stomach the more
imperious systemic sensation of hunger is not thus
to be appeased. We must, therefore, be content
at present with accepting the fact which the
science of future days may possibly explain
Btdckcood. 9 e., .rs a.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

LAW OF EVIDENCE IN CRIMINAL CASES in
ENGLAND.-Lord Brougham has brought in a
bill which provides that any person on trial for
treason, felony, or misdemeanor may offer himself
as witness in his own behalf, and his wife as WELL
in her husbands behalf. Such person must be
sworn on the Holy Evangelists, and be subject to
cross-examinations. No writing of such person
will be receivable in evidence unless called for by
the prosecutor. The most important clause, how
ever, is that which withdraws from such prisoners
protection from answering questions tending TO
criminate. They may not refuse to answer any
question on the ground that the answer may de-
grade them, or tend to show that they have been
guilty of any offence misconduct. No answer
however, to such questions will be admissible in
evidence in any proceedings against the deponents,
except in prosecutions for prejury assigned
on such answers. Scotland is exempted from the
operation of the bill. =---t-- ....
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

"a In an article upon Free Blacks, and their
duty to make money, if they would be considered
respectable the Christian Examiner says; .g.e.5
"No race in this country will be dcspised which,
makes money. If zee had IN Boston or NeU York
ten onraHg outaags Nth million of dollars each
they scould Uisa IN the best society; we should
leave cards at their doors, and give them snug
little dinner parties" szas.ss CO. s5s g
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

MoRMoNs.-The Utah correspondent of the
Chicago Tribune has taken notes of the social status
Of that territory. The results foot up as follows;
Three hundred and eighty-seyen men with seven
or more wives; of these, thirteen have more than
10 wives; 73O men with FIVE wives; 1,lOO men
with four, and 400 with more than one wife.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05

Never wait for others to help you, and never
rely on promises of suceor in time of need Help
Yourself and tax care of yourself. ,=sss - baug..
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1859-04-05
Charlotte & s. G. Railroad,

THROUGH TICKETS from Charlotte to New York
via Charleston sold at this Office $22-able fare in
cuded steamer. Time, less than days. and cheap
er by So or 81 than any other route.
A. Ii. MARTIN, Agent,
53-6t7 Charlotte, N C.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

Il am not sorry. upon the whole, for now
shall have the game in my own hands y
muttered Old Hurricane to himsel!-"Ah ,
Gabrielle lie Noir better YOU mad cast YOUR
self down from the ighest rock Of this range
and been dashed to pieces below, than have
thus fallen into my power
81 far we have followed the lovely heroine
and her friends; but the foregoing is all that
we can publish in our columns The re-
mainder of the narrative can only be found
IN the New-fork Ledger. the great family
paper. which can be obtained at all the
periodical stores where pa pers are sold -
Remember to ask for the Ledger, dated Feb
ruary IL, in 1t you will get the continuation
OF the narrative from where it leaves off here.
II there are no bookstores or news offices con-
venient to where You reside, the pubis er
OF the Ledger will send you copy by mail
II You will send him five cents in letter.
Address Robert Bonner, Ledger office A Ann
street, New-York. This story grows more
and more interesting as it progresses.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18
4 Guam larry ald Il Cheat.

A correspondent Writing from the western par,
Of the County says:
The Democrats here are in a quandary; those
who take the Republican Journal and those who
read ,hr Rrckl'ui Democrat, cant see and ,hink
alike anyhow &c
Why did not this difference Of opinion occur
al the time Of tn. Presidential election, The
Republicans at the time, charged these p,e.sc.
vita decclVjns the people; and It will be rccol
lccted thai Mir Fuller Of tins District at the time
tie Kansas aBi Nebraska hill was before Congress
which IT. fFIsn!, al! Mr.. Dnu slas only for effect
asserted contained the principle of .qultter SOY.
crcl smty, offered IA amendment to the bill giving
to it TIN, principle, wa,ca wa. voted down by the
friends Of the b!l. The amendment was in these
words
"Anl the Territorial Ieri.,ture shan have the power
70 eatI7''h or eNti4le s.ycry them shall seem
pros~r.'
This amendment was voted down BY the friend.
Vi the bill, and they were Democrats Mr. Full.
Ter who preparing the way for his reelection
said that the bill, ais the play of Hamlet with
that character left out by special request; :" e tn
bill, which for effect was said to contain the pria
ciples of squatter sovereignty had that principl,
left OUT by especial request" that is by reque.
Of the south ani ma jorty Of the party. Mr.
Fuller said, "Now sir, wash my hands Of any a,
tempt to deceive the people on this vital point
Mr.. Nice, ais undertook to have engraftei on
the bill this principle ofsqua,tr sovereignty
his amendment was voted down by Dougla.
friends Others made the attempt, but all effort
OF the kind met the same fac. The character o.
Hamlet was ruled out Of the play BY especial re
quest How true were these words, But the Sc.
qusl shows up these squattcr sovereignty men o
the North in their true colors. They all helpet
deceive the people on this vital point" Mr.
Fuller did so after saying in his scat in Con yre.
that he would not. The Augusta Age, as we'll /.
all the other presses that now screcch saua,tc
sovereignty, did all they could to deceive the PEG
pie on "this vital point" They knew then, a.
they know now, that there was no "snuatter so
ereisnty' in the bill for the organization of Ne
braska and Kansas, because that was voted out b
Douglas friends and the friends of the bill.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18
Mount Vernon Association

10 THE LADIES OF HANcocS CouNrY:
The Eleven Towns of Bucksp ,rt. Cranber-
ry Isles, Dedham, Ellstbrook, Eden, Ellis.
worth, Orland. Otis, Surry, Trenton and
fremont including Pond and Marshall's
Island, with an agsr gate population O.
1905 and ., 2lS 1854 estates have contributed
S3s9,2O to the Mount Vernon Purchase
which was RENTED on the 10th inst. by a
draft on Boston to the Regent, Miss Ann
Pamela Cunningham, in time to meet the
payment on the I'D of February.
No returns have as yet been received from
the twenty Towns and Islands of Aurora,
Amherst, Bluehll. Brooklin. Brooksylle.
Castine, Deer Isle, Franklin, Gouldsboroug oh
Hancock, Mariaville, Mount Desert, Penob
scot, Seaville, Sedgwick, Sullivan, Waltham.
Swans Island, Long Island aul Wetmore
Isle, comprising more than half the County
in Wealth and Population
When the above returns are received. the
names Of the Subscribers in all the Towns
will be arranged alphabetically under the
heads of their respective towns and publish
ed In the Ellsworth American.
MARY AVN JARVIS.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

How FAR Is 1T To CAsrlSE-We received
letter to-day, Feb. llth. dated at Brooksville
Sept. 2lth. lo5S and pos,marked at Castine
Sept I'D. giving some incidents OF the Sept
election. 1t Is communication, rattle,
sharply rebuking some official characters -
Where has this letter been all this time -
We have supposed that it is but a little
more than 80 miles to Castine, but it took
most four months for this letter to reach
Ellsworth from that place: Who can tel
where this letter has been all this time:
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

SPscrLA1IoS.-lhe Bangor Times rs g
leader specializing on the prospects of dtiercn,
prominent Republicans for successor to GOV
M'rrili, who It says. Will not be candidate
for reelection. Mr.. Hamlin of Bangor. NOAH
Smith Of Calais. and Abner Cohurn OF Bloom
heid. are named as prominent candidates.
This Governor making has no, extended be.
yond Portland, Augusta and Bangor yet
Suppose Hancock should put in a claim, anc
sugges. the names Of I. c. Woodman O
Buckspor,.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18
Z. TT. BAKKEIT.
Eagle Island Jan. 10Th. 1853.

LEACH vs.. BARRErr.-We published a
"tard' short time since signed by Can't.
J. b. Leach, Of the schooner Jane, making
serious charges against the keeper of Eagle
l>la%d Light. OF want OF generosity, and even
humanity towards HIM after tc.ug cast away,
and reaching his huuse and requesting shelter
&c. Before publish ~ the Gard" We took
the preeaatiea to question Capt. Leach ptet-
" thoroughly. and ai,o :, ask the opiAion OF
one whom We suppos, d could Iadge ptesty
accurately about the matter; and ilcm all the
inquiries, II dld seem that Capt. Leach hal
cause q complaint. On examining Mr.. Bar
Fett,> statement which We publish. and giving
II ali the credit which IS due 10 an TX r4Rra
one, we 10 not see that he comes out of the
trial fully exonerated 1t these men were in
distress, cold, hungry and tatisued. they
certainly met with a oooL reception. |, was
has duty 10 attend TO their necessities. and to
do IT ehe,rful!y and with a!acrity. He oush,
not 10 turn .hem oser 10 others-tAeugh they
might be more generous than himself /, is
pecu harry the pre- 'incr Of men in tins lire If
duty To assist needy mat.me and he ought %
to understand the mate. or give up the pos
ton.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18
TuB DIFFERENCE. When Kansas was in

THB DIFFERENCE. When Kansas was in
effect voted out of the Union by the passage
of the Lecompton bill, through the disgrace
full influence Of the President, the Lecomp-
tonites with Buchanan at their head, reiolc-
ed over the feat: A free Republican State
had been kept out Of the Union. When Or
egon was voted into the Union last week
with a constitution not so liberal, nor so tru j..
ly republican as the Kansas one, and with
less inhabitants, but with a Representative and
Senators of the Lecompton stripe, the Buchan.
iers again rejoice ,and the moribund President
exclaims 'Expansion is the future policy of
our country, and EDWARDS alone feared and
opposed it," This is decidedly rich. Who
were the towards when Kansas was knock
ing for admission into the Union? Who
opposed "expansion' when Republican
State waited for admission? The record
says, that Buchanan and his crew of politi
cal gamblers were the towards then.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18
HYMN TO THE PEOPLE.


Not to be blest with warrior strength,
To Weld the sword and wear the glaivs,
W rise to conqueror's fame at length,
Proclai.ns the good or makes the bravo.
70 have the power co bide the scuru.
Anl rive above the hate and strife,
q shoss to wealth snl title born,
10 the Srown'd suursgs Of our life.
"n"t arc the swords that propa king
The b. ners in his army's van
To strength Of soul who dare, to spring
Aud show the monarch in the maa,
Hinge and the mghtiest man Of arms,
Strong as the heads Of realms they biie,
Sport Is they may with fortunes charms,
They are liks leave. upon the tide.
In dim Of old scpuichres they lie,
They feast of silence and decay,
While the true world-heart heateth high
And thrones itself upon to-day.
Give me the man whose hands have tossed
The corn-s seed to the mellow sell
Whose feet the forest depths have crossed.
Whose brow is nobly crown'd with toll.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

EAuEDicroRY. Rev. W. A. Drew take, lea,e
of the readers Of the Rural Intelhseneer, ~ Edi.
tor ftaat paper, in lengthy vaIedie.ory. NJ
Drew is the eldest in editorial service, Of all the
Editors in the State; and has been connected
with three or four papers in tina, capacity, two II
which he projected and established on = 6rm basis
The proprietoFship OF the Rural Iatelligeneer.
passes into the hands Of Me.r. Brock r. CLANCY.
who will for the future, publish and edi, thu
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

;. W Pope Co, have twenty teams in the
woods on Machias river, the present winter, en-.
ploying one hundred and fifteen men and on.
hundred oxen and horses. Also, twenty team
On East Machias river, employing abou, one huns
dred men, hity-iolr oxen and fourteen horses
exclusive Of truck teams.
tMachias Republican.
We doubt il there is firm in the country. that
is more largely interested and prosperou,ly en-
gagged In the lumber business, than this one of
5. W Pope Co, From a sta,emen, in the Re-.
publican, copied from San Francisco paper we
notice that their Petite operations amount 10
about % 100000 feet annually,-l6, 900 900 in
Washington Territory, and 900 900 in Califor.
MA. Most Of this lumber was exported to Ans.
tFalia, South America, China and the Sandwich
Isl lnds.
Their operations at East and Yves, Maeb;.,
"hitney'iile and Columbia. are very extensive
ana amounts yearly to large figure. This Hou.e
carried on its extensive business through the
hhaneiai crisis without suspending or falling to
meet its paper.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

AN ON PnoNlsK,-A friend handed US The
following few days since, which isa pretty
old, promise to ply" and is villa, would be
termed in these days, "slow note" We
ask some one of the many school boys who
may read it, to compute the interest on the
same and hand it in for publication next
week. In gettin. at the time Of the first en-
dor.ement. call 1t March 10Th -
l The Subscriber promise to Paw To Tab;,b,
Hoodae Five Pounds Six Shilings and Eight
Pence, Lawful money with Lawful Interest till
paid being for Value Received at Wells as witt,
ness my hand the 10 day of march l76O
ZACHARIAH GOoDELL, Junr'.
ESDoRsEMESTs.-l7s0 No month and day
named, Received three shiIlings, 1855, Oct. SIN
Received five shillings
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-02-18

AGRICULTURAL CcLLEoE. The bill before Con-
gre's donating lands to the States for this purpose
aPpro?riates ,? 900 acres to each Repre,sntstiv.
ah' senator or IN that proportion to each State.
the proceeds to be invested in stocks and the in
''rcst to constitute a fnnd for the support Of at
least one College in each State, where such
branches of learning as relate to agriculture and
the mechanic arts sha II be taught.