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! N ,ha,hause 10 which they lived.
told Mrs. Paine would do what could
far her. She was poor woman, and the
| five dollars a week whlrh George earned was
her principal support. But was obliged to
tell her il looked like desperate case. The
evidence was strong against her son. Igot
him baied out that day. and after halt 40
hours conversation With him was convinced
that be was innocent Of tie crime.
i As 4 have often remarked betore, there are
faces which cannot BY any possibility be the
property Of rogues.
They are honest in every iineament.
have seen men whose faces assured me at
once they could not commit a crime. Such
was George Paine.
The next morning took the boy and his
mother to the brokers Office, to attempt to
compromise the matter, for it looked like a
bad case to 60 into court with. stated the
circumstances Of the poor woman to MIR.
Ward.
/ 81 pity her as much as YOU can, Mr.. Dock
ct" said he 10 reply, and think he was sin
cere. told George, Il he would aekn0w-
ledge his guilt ard tell me what he had done
with the rest Of the money, would freely
forgive him."
"But l did pot take the money" interpos-
ed George, the tears flooding his honest blue
eyes.
81 am sure he did not, Mr.. Ward" added
the mother.
"You see how it is. Mr.. Docket. Is there
any encouragement for me 10 suspend the
prosecution :"
I stated to him several plausible methods
BY which the money might have been abstract.
dby Others than my yauns client. lsuggest-
ed that he might have made misiake himself
that he had in his hurry. neglected 10 put
the money into the letter--that the clerks in
the post Office might be the guilty ones. Bu,
he would not hear me il was impossible that
any mistake could have been made.
While we were talking about the matter,
bis clerk laid the letters Of the morning mad
on the dess before him. He proceeded Ia
open them. still continuing the converse
ton.
III the boy will acknowledge his guilt.
| will do what | car to save him." said he.
81 am not guilty." persisted George.
Suddenly Mr.. Ward started up from his
desk, with one of the letters in his hand.
"By Heaven have wrnnged the boy -
i was my mistake -
Throwing me the letter which contained 4
City dollar bill, he babe me read il. II was
from a correspondent in New York, who had
returned the Sum inclpsrl, for he had no mo.
ney relations with the brnker, and was salts
fed that il had been put in the letter By mis-
take.
1t appears that Mr.. Ward had sent away
several letters on the day Of the alleged rob
berry. and had put the fifty in the wrong one.
He looked decidedly sheepish. but being
more honest than some brokers, he nsgnani-
mOusly acknowledged his fault. and made
ample PREPARATION to the poor boy. George
was prouder than though he had conquered
On empire, when his innueesee was thus con
clusively established.
"Iknew George never could have done il -
sad Mrs. P2iae.
George. lew years after, became Mr..
WARDS clerk, and no imputation has, Or ever
can. rest upon bis honesty.
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Yellow Fever No, con,asiou..

Al The ,es.ien Of the Sanitary and Quann.
tine Convention recently held 10 New York
the following resolution was adopted By q
vote Of IS syes. TO 6 mes:
Reoieed That in The sb.snes Of any s.idsucs sssb.
fishing the conclusion that yslo~.fs,sr h. s.u bssn
conveyed By ons person 10 snshs'. u 10 The opn ion 81
this Convention thst ressonsi qutsnins efess af,sI
low.fevsf may Be sssly sbeli.hsJ. P,otidsd, The,
Jomiia sfsssy hind Be- fisidIy restricted.
The dnctfins snBncistsd in The sboss reso.
lution was fully established during tho great
epidemic Of 1855, 10 h"rfalk and Pcrtsmouth.
Not single eass 81 The lever was prepsgstsd
by contact with large Dumhsr Of individuals,
who alter having led the two cities. we're
stricken down BY the disease. The nen.eon.
'ssiousnsss ofthis formidable mslsJJ has been
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electopeering jsbhery was suffered to over
ride al exigencies Of the public service; that
the contracts made for the supply Of timber
and coal were regulated by political 'consid !
erstions to the damage Of the public purse !;
and that ina particular negotiation Tor the
supply Of marine engines the interference OF
the President was solicited and obtained on
the ground Of party feeling. The reader,
after comparing the rival reports on the sub
iect, will probably have little difficulty in ar
irving at general conclusion but It is inn
portant to observe that in any estimate Of the
case the action ofeiectioneering politics upon
the large masses Of workmen IN government
establishments proves to be infinitely more
scandaIous in the land Of Democracy and the
Ballot than it is in this country. We hear
now and then Of political Influences at Chat
ham and Portsmouth, but nothing has ever
been imagined Of the kind now reported in
America.
Now, we take upon ourselves TO say that.
10 whatever extent personal occupations are
to be admitted. it would be utterly mpossi-
| BILE 10 find in England any such rorruptions
Of system as have been thus exposed in
America. No person can doubt. after read.
ing the reports proceeding from the Com
mi,tee ofInvestigation. that political influence
in the United States is allowed 10 counter
balance all other qualifications for the public
service.
Nothing in this country makes an approx
nation to the system there pursued. All
the influence or intimidation here practicrd
absolutely ,sni.hes in comparison with an or.
ganized policy under which tperyih,ng. from
fr,f TO Lasf, 10 rsferrsd 10 sleefionssring ufii.
~. In this point Of view the palliations Of
fsre,l in the favorable report only makes mat
tiers worse. for Il they sreuipofe individual
il 10 only at the erpense Of the entire eommu
nifty. to which they aseribe similar laIity Of
political principle. We may indeed well
pause before We introduce into England in
stituiions like these. They would certainly
not tend to financial economy or to public
morality. and from the illustrations here gwen
it must be equally clear that they would moi
conduce to the freedom or independence Of
any class Of the body pol,,ie whatever.
| London Times.
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cation on her lips "a rare instance in a
Frenehwoman y she buttcnei on the Iilinu
tive gloves. and went slowly down the grad
staircase, to the courtyard Of the palace,
where grooms we're walking the superb ami
mails up and down. while awaiting the royal
pair. As the groom held out his hand for
the little foot which the queen was about TO
place in it, Charles, imreiled by sudden
gallan;ry, whicA II must be confessed, did not
often possess him, sprang forward, and re-
,ceiyed il il hs own.
"Qaite recovered, my rsna." he asked
tsnderly.
"Qu,te :" she answered. bst even as she
spoke sudden pang shot through her frame.
She pressed her hand upon her heart, as if
absolutely to crush out the pain. and the
paleDess retatned to her cheek; but this time
Charles was mounting his horse and did not
perceive IT,
She rode saperbly that aay-her gay jen.
net distancing the other anlmais-apd then.
when carried almost out Of sight, she would
return with bright smile on her cheek, and
an apparent elasticity Of spirits that seemed
nnconquerable by sickness or sorrow.
II was after this ride that she began gra
Quaiiy " uroop Anu " reofuaft, luoS, sns
flower Of Spanish queens closed the beautiful
eyes that never beamed but in sweetness up
on all. Whether the fatal poison, Of which
she was supposed to be the victim, was in
troduced into her food, or into the flowers
she so lpved TO inhale. is one of the mystic
ries that cannot be diyulged until the earth
gives up il dead. Fhe dull. heavy fcrmali-
ties of the Spanish court. which the light and
airy graces Of Louisa d'Qrleans had softened
into something more elastic, resumed their
sway after Der death. never perhaps to be
again touched ipto beauty By 50 sweet a
spirit as hers. All tender and delicate mem
cries cluster around her name; aud even
the proud and naughty Spaniards cherish the
records Of her gentle and unstained life with
tenderness and respect. as the best and
most beloved BY her subjects Of all the queens
Of Spain.
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Accipgsr.--0n Sunday last. shout 5 o'clock
IN the sfternonr. The horses attached 10 the
carriage Of Kemp p. Rattle. ESQ.,. became un-
manageable opposite the dug store Of Messrs.
Williams 4 HAYWOOD. and running down
Fayetteville turned inio Martin ST., ~hers
they ran the carriage against the piazza Of
the Office NJ Richard II. Battle, Esq., break
ing III. vehicle very bsdiv. as well az eonsid.
cradle injuring Mr. Battles Office. when
the csrrisge Came 10 contset with the piazza.
Il ~n dlsengaged from the horses BY the isree
Of the collision. which vas doubtless the
means VI saving the inmates, consisting 81
two nurses with Mr.. Battles children, from
sefious injutv. Asit vac. neither the chill
dren nor the nurses were hurt. but the dri.
yer vas thrown siUlently IRON bis seat. and
oadly injhred. Raleigh R,si,ie,.
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THr NtyIrs NJ EsrLlsn AND Psascr.-An
official parsr published in the London papers.
says thai Englsnd aud France have precisely
the same number afstsatn line ei battle ships
twenty nine IN number. The ~hole steam
nayv Of BriiNn nn~ numbers 464 vessels
England siill possesses a great superiority
over Frsnee.
The Manchester Guardian remarks that
"the Emper.r's government has strained
every nerve since the breaking out ~ the
Crimran war. and especially IN The course
Of last year. 10 create a navy as powerful as
that II England. and has Temporarily gained
his end" The Guardian think. Frsnee can.
not hope permanently 10 cope ~ith England.
which 70 sb, al the cost ~ q million sterling.
To add iwenty.nr men Of war her navy 10
one year.
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the unlyer.l,, W. l..ru I'm \. s,.Dl.,d.

The UnIyersisy We ls.rn from IL. STANDARD,
,hss meeting 81 The Tfu.tsss o. the University ~ss
held q the Executive Office IN Raleigh on Friday The
sah ain,o Present. His Ereell.ney Gov. Ellis. Pre-.
'idsni Of The Board. and Ms.ra By.n. Bnrs, Man.
y. Courts, Rsfha. Hinton. Bsuingsr and Holdea-
On motion. The Pfs.ilsni Of The Board vas su,ho.
rrsd To sppolnt committee Of t-si,s membsr Of the
Bostl 70 invite ihs President II the United States 10
,isl, the stss and b present At The psri comnsne..
msni st The Ua,sr.iiy. The in.is,ion 10 10 Be- on.
isndsd % The Hen. Jacob Thompson and other friend.
Of the President Who may he disposed to ,s, the un
,usiy ., The Tine mentioned.
Ah., carefully considering The charter Of the Bspl
q North cs'ons. NJ Manly. The Secretary and Ties.
sursr. =. instructed by tho Beard % subserbs $780,
600 % The stock q The BANK leaving Coz tho eonsds
s,isn u future meeting o. ,hs Board Che proprssy
= subscrhsE smother 500 ooo . provided lor in he
charter 81 ths Bsnk.
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ITS SIZE AND GEOGRAPHICAL roslrroE.

IL SIZE AM bkuuhhfHtIhL POslIlOrs
The japanese islands are situated to the
northeast Of the A.iatic continent, between
the Sc and 4s' north latitude, and are sep.
afated IRON the Corea aud Manchu Ia rtary
BY the sea Of Japan. They consist Of chain
Of four large islands: viz. Nippon, the cen
trail and largest Of the chain ki1su or ximo,
aud SIlkohf or Sikoko TO the south aud Yes
so 70 the north. Nippon is 800 miles long,
and about 100 broad, has an area Of 100 200
square miles, and is, therefore, one. fifth
larger than Great Britain, Kiusu is 300
miles long and about so broad, and has an
area OF 10000 square miles. sik0k0 is $50
miles long and rs broad, while Yesso il
larger than either Of these two. but smaller
than Nippon. These larger islands are sur.
rounded BY chain Of small islands or rocky
isets, Of which there are more than one
thousand. rendering navigation in some pla.
ces very dangerous, and fayoring the cher.
ished purpose Of the people Of isolation from
the rest Of the world.
CLIMATE, SOIL, PRODUCTIONS, &c.
Extending over seventeen degrees Of lati-
tude, Japan affords all the variety Of climate
that is to be found between Canada and Flo.
rida. in corresponding ATTITUDES on the Anne.
rlcan continent. except so far as the former
may be modified BY it, more insulated posi-.
ton. Snow and frost are common in the
winter season, even at the most s0utherly
extremity Of the islands, whilst some of the
higher mountains are covered with perpetual
snow. The soil is productive, the natural
scenery rich and varied, and, in some places,
surprisingly beautiful. Its mineral products
are gold, silver, quicksilver, tin, lead, iron.
coal, sulphur, and salt; and all these, with
the exception Of tin, are abundant. When
the trade was open. the annual export Of gold
was more than s5.OO0,000. The agricultu.
TO be found in other parts Of eastern Asia,
including among them the Chinese tea. plant,
which is here cultivated with great care.
POPULATION, rfs ONION, &c.
There are no reliable data for forming an
accurate estimate Of the population Of Japan.
II has been variously estimated az from 10,
900, 900 TO 100000. A writer in the new
edition OF the Encyclopedias Britannica. who
seems 70 have brought together and careful.
subject. sets down the population at 10000,
600, and il is probabl. this is not an over.
estimate. The highway from Nsgasaki. the
principal city on the island Of Kiusu, TO Yedo.
the capital of Nippon, distance Of some.
thing more than five hundred miles, is said
70 be little else than q continues chain Of
villages and so far - il known. other parts
o. The eountry are not less popuious.
Y !, was once supposed that these islands
we're evlonizsd BY the Chinese, but more re.
cent observation shows that the japanese are
~ Tartar origin. The Mandarin language
was introduced and il used a. the Latin for.
nsdv was in Europe A few Chinese words
4.8 $50 Deen incorporated into the Ian.
sgste. bq; without destroying IL distinctive
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GOVERNMENT coRRUPTlos N ENGLAND
AND AMERICA.


When things 20 wrang in any Of our public
departments we are told BY 4 certain section
Of politicians TO luck al America. Wesre re.
commended 10 observe the economy aud Va
trgriiy of administration insured By Demo.
cratic institutions. and TO contrast the opera.
tions of really popular government with
the results Of the system prevailing at home.
This advice has lately been taken 10 some
purpose. though with consequences rather
different, frum thuse which were anticipated /;
and IL the present moment We can act upon
the suggestion with very good effect indeed.
We have GOT into a bit ~ scrspe with our
Navy. After spending enormous sums Of
money, we are somewhat short Of ships
we are in doubts about the established
system IL management. and are Insestiga.
ting the qsestion With view TO reforms.
The Americans, as il happens, have been
doing Just the same thing. They also have
sppointed an " Investigating Committee" to
inquire into various branches Of their naval
expenditure. and into the general conduct Of
AFFAIRS in their dockyar,ls but here, we feel
thankful to say, the analogy Of the two cases
abruptly terminates.
" WNAtFff HtdN W NNF NWWsAftuhNNUft hNNtto
Of the British Admiralty, IL 10 certainly not
charged with any such political corruption as
has been formally alleged against the cares.
ponding department 10 the United States.
The American COMMITTEES has finished the
investigations. but. not being unanimous in
its conclusions, it has presented two reports.
One Of these, signed by three members, while
admitting the vices uf the system in opera
tion. eIonerates the officers actually con.
eerned the other. signed by two members.
directly duplicates, not only the Secretary Of
the Navy, but the President Of the United
States himself, and charges these high officers
with proceedings dangerous TO public sale.
", and deserving Of Parliamentary esnsure.
The form taken BY the original seeusaiions
vas manifold. II was ALLEGED that the Brook.
lyn navy -ysrd--sn sstsbIishmsnt correspond.
Jog vith oar Portsmouth doekyrd--w.s 20
managed 10 iis several departments thai
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Gui,sors Superior Cour,-A, N. n.

Guiiford superior Court.-At u. his
term ofths Superior couH ior Guilfo'd county. W. A.
winborns. former Sheriff 81 Guiietd. ~ss ui.d on an
indictment fo' .idas IN eOnni'ias Al the s.esps of
Chapman -hs -u se.hnsd 10 jail under sentence q
death for NE murder :. young l,dy some three j,.r.
$50. Ths js,y rendered .ssdist ss.insi me Sheriff
fof not exercising mora and -sshfuins.s s,s, he
prisoner. bui q '. 10, proven that be IL any -y
sided him u essps. We -ss snsd $50.
Ths Gfsnd Iasy siIsd v 6nd . bin sssinss M,,,
Johhson, ~hs ~ss ehHssd -i,h poisoning No. hssb.pd
The msn died rom The effects ~ srsne. bot shsrs wss
40, evidences sn ush 70 ny his wifs Or administering
u.
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The Washington Constitution taoh) says
the President. last evening. received a teie.
graphic dispatch. dated u Cleveland, from
the northern district II Ohm, stating Inst the
Supreme Court of that stste had unanimous.
" refused The writ " habfGs corpus IN the
case Of the persons IN custody under the
fugitive slave law. and that three Of The most
respectable Of them had given bail iar their
appearance 10 stand their trial bsfors the
District Court Of the United States Every.
thing was quiet.
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HILLsBoRoUGH, N. c.
"wednesday, May III, 1859.
Nomination OF Mr.. G,lImer.-The Wing

Nomination OF Mr.. GiImer.-The Wings
Of tho Fifth Congressional District held Convention At
Graham, on Tuesday the Sd instant. snd by an unsni.
nous vote renominated the Hon. John A. Gilmsr as
candidate TO 'epesen, tina, district in the mex, Congress
Of the United States.
The Democrats will hold Convention at Grshsn
on the sls instant to nominate candidate in oppose
iion to Mr. Gilmer
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MAIL ARR1BG ENENTs Ar. WASLfNqTON POST
OFFICE


The Great Eastern Mail BALTIMORE Philadelphia, Nav York
Boston &C. Buffalo, arrives at %, and ~, p
daily the from this Office, TO and by those
places will be closed. heretofore, az and O'Clock o. daily
Tue Mail will be closed hereafter daily at 50 and
o'clock, and will be received a. heretofore, daily by %
O'Clock, and 3, p.
The Second Mail closes and the Great Western
Mall closes daily The mail trains north Of Philadelphia
arrive there time connect with the train for Baltimore
which brings the Great Mail 70 arrive here by 81 a. m No East
Mail Is received W this Office Sunday night and no Eastern
Mail is sent sunday morning. ...
Mail for Norfolk adjacent places IN Virginia Is closed nj
D. M except Sunday received six times week. with mail
from baltimore, Nd, by IL, m.
Mail from Georgetown D. c. is received twice daily BY g.
M p. for that place the hours
The Mail from Rockville &C., Md Is received daily by 9,
and II Is closed for those places at Q, p,
Annapolis Mail closes al and q NJ, daily, ..#
The Mail from BrOokvie &c Nd received daily except Sun
g. D. for those places by o. daily,
The Coesyile Nd Mail closes Monday, wednesday, and Friday
received Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
Upper Marlboro nc. Nd, received by 4 daily, and Is
closed o. p. m.
Port Tobacco &C. Nd received Tuesday Thursday
day D. Sunday Tuesday, and Thursday
Warrenon, Mddeburg, &c, Va, received daily by g.
Ieesburg &C. Va received by closed ., M Monday
Wednesday, and Friday ... ..r... ....# .r..# .r
The postage newspapers and that all printed matter ad
dressed any foreign country required TO be paid in advance
The office open from O'clock TO So o'clock eay
except Sunday and on that day Is open from 70 10 aud
from GA to 7IS,p
Port Tobacco daily other places on the route above.
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The body q the leather pouches be good sub
santa bag leather well weighing, Cor aud
2 not less than eight Ounces aud for the smaller es NOT than
flap to be Of good sg leather well tanned the DO Mel
aud strongly with the best rvets well
woven 50 as TO resist water weighing for pouches Of rnc 10 &
less than IS width 10 the
70 70 he Yard Of Is inches width for pouches Of 5 80
not less than Is the Of % inches threads
o the and wen DO Of least ave yarns
Tue pouches Of numbered Of
weighing lees than yard Of 10
than yard inches width
the threads Of the aud weft TO be composed Of least
Leather and Canpas Horse Nail Bags
Size No dy az inches long and a uohes wide the
Size No BODY % inches long and IS inches wide the widest
No sBdy ~ inchcs long aud 10 inches
parts ends bottoms Of being 10 by 20 inches.
t bag leather Well tanned weighing less Than seven ounces TO-
he square foot and the seams % be well and strongly
The canvas mail bags are 70 be made Of cotton ho
Proposals for improvements in iho form any
tho described bag. and pouches in the materials
wea specified price Of such improvements viii be considered
in determining The loves. and bes, bid
the contractor in Boston Mass New York and Albany n X
Rchmond va Rnieh n G. chares,on i G. ssannah ca
Mobile Ala New Orleans, La Knoxville Nashville Memphis
cago ill., such quantities. tho De
partmen require and order and they are to be say inspected
in the specimens adopted the standard bags
The proposals should specify the price Of each article proposed
be furnished proposal considered no. accompanied
with specimens samples Of each article hid for showing
construction and quality materials workmanship offered
with written tho persons proposed
tbs (whose responsibility he certified by the
place they reside that they will responsible ON u
Acion bond for The due performance of the contract in
proposal be accepted
The specimens samples department on
before the 25t day OF April and those which shall
copaned the accepted proposals Will in connexon with
posais form made Every spece
should be well and distinctly
noting size and have affixed sample the materials (cau
eather of which made All specimens depahcd by
which with SAFETY convenience
vice. will be paid for at the prices specified the proposals
ting the
decision the bids will be made hcioro the third day
the accepted bidder required
enter contract with sufficient surees
roreta twenty ,lrsi day Of June ...,.
KINKS
bags which will probably be required they
the department sA
which bags ITO leather
pouches 400 mali pouches and 500 bags
proposals should be endorsed outside p,oposals
Bags be the nerai.u
@'8 AARON " BROWN, "a.
Jan 19--lawl2w General
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DR0PosALs BOZ MAIL BAGs.

PosI OfiIoE DlPARTNIST, Jau H. 1859
SEALED PROPOSALS WILDE department until uis
O'Clock, M the goth day April next orushng tor tur
nom nrst July such
Times may be required aud ordered Tor the bag
the following dcsorpton-to vii
Cst1uas Nal Bdgs n Sack.
I-43 inches ongth Ia eireumsrebc
be made cotton weighing least fifteen r
inches width the warp We q, h.
composed Of nyo yarns each a.r
Size No - al length Inches la circumference IA
cotton weighing at ounre 20 M
yard Of 20 inches width the threads Of The warp to BE-
composed Of four yarns each. I
No 3S2 inches Icing and IS inches
be made o weighing at least eight yard
OF 20 inches wide the threads Of the and wen to be composed
three yarns each
bags Of sizes numbered and made with
tabng hem at the inches wide which sufcpt
number least 20 the former and eight eyest
wrought aud they provided good and
lace and them strongly
Marked inside aud outside U s. Mail ia large distinct