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. speed Of sin miles per hour. which would
be crossing rapidly, an express train ap.
preaching at the moment would move toward
him twa hundred and fifty seven feet while
he was in the act Of crossing distance bare
y sufficicnt'to clear the horse and vehicle.
II the horse was moved at rate no faster than
q walk. as the track is usually crossed, the
train would move toward him. while in the
act Of crossing, Wore than five hundred feet.
This TACT accounts for the many accidents
at such points. The person driving thinks
he may cross because the tain is few rods
distant.
How compares the highest speed Of the
train with theyelocity Of soandl When the
whistle is opened at the eighty rod whistle
post the train will advance near one hun
bred feet before the sound Of The whistle ira
verses the distance to and is heard at the
crossing. The velocity exceeds the flight Of
our birds. DR.. J. l.. Comstock, the we'll
known author Of several philosophical works,
informed the writer that We was recently pas
sing through Western New York when the
train actually ran down and killed com
mon hawk. The train was slapped, and the
game 50 rarely captured was secured.
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Correction.-rhe standard Of The ll,h in.tar

COrrecti0n.-The Standard Of the li,h instant
correcls mistake which il had been led into by com.
mon street rumor, in stating that the position of Chief
Justice Of the Supreme Court rendered to Judge
Ruin and declined by him, before il bestowed up
on Judge Pearson.
We should have been better pleased II this correction
had not been necessary. There much appropri.
aleness in the actin. as originally stated il the Stand
ard, that we believe i was everywhere received with
feelings Of high qualification. II was considered as
compliment to Judge Ruin due 70 his age and former
position on the bench; and his declining the honor
rendered him graceful tribute to the regular rules
Of succession and order Il Is not therefore, without
some feeling Of regret that all the poetry Of this
action reduced to humble prose BY the explanation in
the Standard as quoted above. But ,hingsw so hap.
pen soms.ines.
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Prom The Washington Is. c. Dispatch.
THE DASvILLE RAILROAD.

The report Of the minority Of the com.
Rittee on Internal improvements in the
Legislature, on the bill 10 charter a Rail-
Road from Greensborough to Danville. Va.
has been laid on our tzbIe, for which We are
indebted to Mr.. Sparrow. our representa-
tive. We have read il with some attention,
and We are forced to say, il we had been to-
tally ignorant Of any good reason before, why
the Legislature should not grant charter,
the statements Of the minority furnish 70
our mind the most overwhelming evidence,
that 10 charter said Road. would be wholly
suicidal TO the best interests Of the State, and
certainly destructive to the great enterprise,
which only few years ago, the writer of
that report labored 50 ably and earnestly 10
promote.
II the report presents single forcihle
argument ID favor OF the Road. except that
il will shorten the great line Of travel from
North to south, we are too obtuse TO dis
cover ii. The report certainly presents IN
strong light the advantages which Virginia
would derive from IL. but IL il says furkey 10
North Carolina, il wholly escaped our per
ceptian. Truly, IL we did not know TIE
ability q is author TO write report. we
should seriously suspect, il was made ready
10 his hand in the city Of Richmond, Va.
Ry The way, while il might snare TO the
benefit 81 few individuals on the route, and
perhaps to none more than 10 the writer ofthe
report, Tie Road would be positively injuri-
nas % Greensborough and the entire State.
bid II never strike the advocates of that
Road, il they really wish to benefit Green's
borough, and tleir own State, that 4 Road
interesting the North Carolina Rail.Road
al Greensboroagh, and running northwest
through the counties Of Rockingham and
stokes aud on, thus commanding the rich
couatry on the upper waters 81 the Dan,
would more certainly effect that object
/ We trust tie sober second thoughts 81 tie
minority aud the advocates Of that Road.
vii draw Of their longing eyes from the al.
ready rich markets Of Virginia, glutted with
North Carolina produce. and once more fI
them upon The necessities Of the oil North
State.
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tlr. MnIer's Lecture. = Henry W. Min

Mr. Milier's Lecture. - Henry W. Miller,
Esq, at the request Of the Ladies' Mount Vernon As.
ISOLATION Of Raleigh, delivered lecture in the Com.
mons Hall on Tuesday evening Of last week in aid Of
the fund now being raised for the purchase Of the home
and tomb Of Washington. His subject was " The
Eighteenth; and was listened To by very
crowded audience. The Standard says. !" |, was the
ab!es and most impressive effort Of his life both as to
matter and manner; and those who know anything Of
The genius and talents Of the man. and who did no.
have the pleasure Of hearing him, will be enabled to
form liom this opinion, Which was general with lie
audience, idea Of The STYLE the learning and eo.
qaence dispinyed on the OCCASION
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Wiingg'oa RsroH in. u.


ExTRAnRDIsARY CAsR OF DErsiSITy.--We
heard OF an instance Of moral iurpitude. a
day or two since. which. VIC hope. stands
alone. 10 the late terrible disaster on the
Muscogee Railroad, 10 which the cars were
into ! swollen torrent with 4
fearful destruction 81 hnman lite. one IF tile
passengers had tie misfortune 10 lose his
wife and two children. He remarked the
next day, 10 the presence 81 his fellow pas.
sengers, who, wiih himself. we're saved from
the wreck as If hy mirlcle. for nome uf them
could tell how, that in addition 70 the loss
Of his family. he had lost all his money, il
having been tied up in belt for security
and buckled around his wife's waist. dur
ing the day the waters subsidized and the pas
sengers who remained in lhp neigliburh0od
Of the wreck, commenced search for the
dead bodies The body 0f tie lady alluded
to was found abuut mile beiuw the wreck,
and upon examination il vas found that her
dress had been tarn open and the money
belt rnbbpd Of is contents. some seven hun.
dred dollars. FRESH tracks were discovered
in the mud. lsshing of from the body, which
the searching party traced up until they came
upon one 81 their own number who had ju.t
met With - miraculous an escape fruin death,
ana who was present when bis fellow pas.
ssnger told H. story or his loss. lie vas
Immediately taken IN hand. searched. and
the entire anouni found on his person. Our
informant add that the wretch is nov in the
Columbus jail. awaiting his trial Or The Il.
abolical act. S,raangL R1paiiem.
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CNurossrs rrRruarY.- BoraT Llte TIE
large.t bar.x lake. nearly tso miles III extent.
Is situated about So miles di.ian; frnm Napa
Civ, California TIE water II this lake -
20 strongly saturated ur impsegnaied with bo.
rax. that i canrot be held 10 solution. aud
il. consequently. deposited II rryst.lized
particles, from srfy snail to half pound 10
weight IL mud below. Ffum III, take, one
aud quarter n,ilss naf;li. over high ridge,
j. tie noted solphur hank. froin twenty 70
thirty acres in extent, and Supposed r. be
thirty ieet thick, sufficiently pure. Il i said.
Tor the use ol the mint al San Francisco. The
sulphur appears o. be constantly forming
from dam, steam continually rising over the
whole surface. Eighty rods vest irnn the
sulphur, hot spring arises 10 The edge 10 an
arm ~ Clear Lake; this spring !. strongly
impregnated with baraeie acid. Five ar six
mile. west II this. On The south u Clear Lake.
]. another b0rsx lake.
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The Y. Carolina Planter. = RS. number
fo' Jsnssy hss been syeui days on our table. 4, a,
ihs hfa number ef I. new volume. and on booking over
4 ~ God ito be vsIi hilsa. ans much improved in
sppssnpcs compsisd viIb he forne Numbers. Pds.
81 psr snnun fof single eopss y III copies ior o.
lis'.. 4. = Ctfnin, Rslsish,
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NARROW ESCAPE.

The Petersburge Express of yesterday
contains the particulars OF the prevention Of
roail road accident whsh, but for the FORE
sight of Mr.. Theodore G. Barham, living on
the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad, would
have resulted in a terrible loss of life. Ii APP
pears that about ten O'clock on Tuesday
night last, the bridge over 0tterdam creek,
on the above road, about 35 miles from Pc
tersburg, took fire and was consumed. The
light attracted the attention Of the servants
OF Mr.. Barham, who with his negroes. imme-
diately proceeded towards the fire. which
was found to be at the bridge No sooner had
Mr.. Barham reached the spot--the train
being nearly due--he dispatches messengers
in each direction Of the road, at point the
distance Of half mile from the bridge,
where large fire was built. as warning to
the approaching train. which som came
roaring along, the unconscious passengers
perfectly unaware Of the danger towards
which they were rushing.
Attracted by the light, the engineer stop.
ped the train, and was informed Of the fire
by Mr.. Barham, who personally superin.
tended the watch. The passengers were
proiuse in their expressions OF gratitude to
Mr.. Barham, who, not content with doing
so much good, invited all ON the train to his
house. until a passage was effected across the
creek, and connection nade with the Peters
burg. trgin which arrived in Petersburg on
Wednesday. Immediately on their arrival
meeting Of the passengers was called, al
which the Hon. SAINT p. Hill Of North
Carolina, was called TO the Chair, and Mr.
John ]. Haley. Of Boston. chosen Secretary.
Appropriate resolutions were adopted, and
the President was authorized 10 procure
silver pitcher, with suitable inscription,
and free pass for life over the road..lp Mr.
Barham and lady.
u,.,;..,., Nil - -
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HILLSBoR0UGH, N. G.
Wednesday, January ~. 1859.

Convention OF Elders. - The Convention
of Elders and Deacons Of the Presbyterian Church, Of
the Synod Of North Carolina, is to be held by appoint.
ment ofth Committee, in the city Of Raleigh, to
mence at o'clock on Tuesday evening the 10Th Of
February.
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TgE SFEED % RAILWAY CAR..-Many of
tie accidents which happen to persons Il.
tempiog to cross railroads are the result of
ignorance Of the velocity ~ the iron horse
whsD fairly under way. A writer 10 The Hart.
ford Courant gives some interesting facts
which il may be veil to hear IN mind
/" Il seems almost incredible that a. We
glide smoothly along. the elegantly furnished
car moves nearly twiee is own length in
Second 0f time-sbout seventy four feet A..
this velocity We end hat the locomotive driv.
Jog wheel, siS feet 10 dismetsr, makes four
revolutions per second. tis 20 idle piston.
rod that trsserses the cylinder thas eight
times per second.
/" H. q man with horse and carriage upab
az usinportant public road 10 country
tasn .sspld approach and etUts Tie tsct D,
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Oar gold crop is therefore likely to be FOR
years 20 come az the rste Of million and q
half per week, Or seventy seven millions Of
dollars per snnum-squsl 10 one half Of The
value u he cotton crop Of TIE country
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Tnr GnLn YigLp o. AsgRicA.--The gold
rirId o. Tie United states for lie last twenty
vsays Il essifnated AZ Eoliowst
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- We would sgiin call The attention or our read.
er % he advertisement Of Msssn T.. scott 4 Co. for
their reprints q the British Reviews snj BIackwood.
Nsrs,ine; snd especially % the lbsal term. end low
prices u which they are oeed--ihe four Reviews and
Blartwosd tor four yeah. 90 only szo They are III
ssluside votss, vel deserving plscs 10 sensmsns
Library.
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Mr. ThoInss offered a resolution, instruct.
ing the Judiciary committee 10 consider the
expediency Of altering the law relative 70
granting licenses for The sale Of spirituous
liquors. Adopted.
Mr. Miller moved 70 reconsider the vote
By which was rejected the bill 70 cid 10 ihe
construction and equipment If the Western
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~ The attention Of JesIsfs IN thos articles ]. il.
siisd % ire large .urply Or Moa..ss .nd Sugars a.
sst,iscs By Messn. Hathaway A. Co. Wilmington.
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Cold ai che Norih,-ii !. stated ihai on Non.
DAY NE 10Th insan, US the coolest uesthef 10 New
Yofk hat bai been experienced 10 seventy yeas. The
following figures .how lhs degrees 81 cold 10 o,hef u.
esies: q Ellsworth, Nsins 20 degrees bslow lrfo;
Ftantian 90; Bangor &c; Montpelier. VI. 81: Bm.
Insion 81; Rsuse's Poiut - -. Absns A.; Ral.
land al 81 John.huy 20, Barton %; Wei. IS.
The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-11-03
PAYABLE IN ADVANCE
Row Mrs. Leach lovcI her husband with

Tow MS Leach loved her husband with
the love of n true wife, but he was not a
dcmoastrative man, and the first beauty
"na poetry of their married life had set
tied down into somewhat bare, every day
n:a;ter-of-fact existence; but her heart
was warm night-warm with the good
deeds of the day, and, remembering tho
resolutions Of the morning, she threw
down her book and rs:n down stairs.
Hear, DEAR said the soft voice Of tho
wife, has the rain wot you at ala Let
me take OF your coa: Cor YOU
Thank you, .,Iary dealt think Pm
any wise injured, but you may help me.
just :"r the pleasure CT it, and lie stood
still while she removed tho heavy coat with
all t!'a: soitness of touch and movement
Which belongs to woman. She hung il
mp, then her husband drew her to his heart
with all the old loves tenderness.
And there was music in Mr. Beacb,s heart
as she went up stairc-mssic to the words,
: Eyes open Eyes open"
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believed to hold in their hands tho power
of comforting health or inflc,ing ieath.
In accordance will, this belief, the Malays
are careful no: to provoke their ill.wiIl.
Naturally, the Ja!soons are of an open and
ingenious disposition, and withal inclined
to gaiety.
TO the appearances Of timidity they
join the independence Of life without
control, spent in the m;ds. of thick forests
and everlasting verdure. Respectful with
out being serv!e, il conversation they use
an abrupt and violent tone of voice, which
strongly contracts with their habitual gen
tleness and modcsty. The love strong li,,-
ors, and get intoxicated whenever the have
an opportunity. 1t is honorable to .hr zeal
OF the Catholic priests, that they have n
missionary, who, notwithstanding the low
rank Of these people in lie scale Of hu-
manlty, the wide territory over which they
are scattered, and .lle thick forests which it
Is necessary to penetrate to reach them, and
the absence Of all roads, which ferocious
wild beasts are thick at every step, is labor
ing among them, and makes his home with
them. Such arc the people in whom or
iginated the idea aud the stories of tho
auran-outang--the man of the forests.
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P03URWe
KEEP TROUBLES TO YOURSELF.

KEEP TROUBLES TO YOURSELF.
Speak not your troubles over loud,
Lest the world should hear:
Bow not your head before the crowd,
In public shed no ;car.
Strangers from n hcar,less sect,
Too apt to worship relf;
So, if yon wish to gain respect,
Keep troubles to yourself.
The wise will ncvI; own defeat,
Though hope be almost dead;
But, smiling, all disasters meet,
With proud defiant head;
Even with 4 ready jest,
In darkc,t time of voc,
Striving, struggling for the best,
Midst tears that none shall know.
The fool who tells of his distress,
llurrics on disaster,
And tcmpts the sordid one to press
His owing claims the faster;
Till down beneath he slowly goes,
Moaning still the sadder,
Beset by coward, heartlcss blows,
To fall him from the ladder.
Be ever cheerful to the crowd,
And bide no croakers near you;
Be cortcous, yet cold and proud,
And fools will learn to fear you;
Thus, manfully, ever lay
Your doubling on the shelf,
And ever from tho light of day,
Keep troubles to yourself.
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Now it is remarkable to observe how
simultaneously. tho gradual introduction
and use Of stoves, and the dininution of
life and the increase Of mortality in the
United States. have advanced together
Fifty or sixty years ago stoves were not much
in use. In all the old houses, which have
been built for that length Of time, and in
many built long since, we find the old
open fire -place-but now TO longer in use.;
being either permanetly or temporarily
closed up, and replaced by close iron
stove, or at best, by a small CRATE, or else
by furnace. And correspondingly we
find, wherever we have the records from
which to determine, a deterioration of life
aud health, regularly progressing will the
change in our domestic habits and arrange.
ments. Thus we have seen the averape
age a: winch death takes place, has, within
the last half century, diminised from six to
nine years; that in Philadelphia and New
York, the ago at which half the deaths oc.
cur, has reccled within the same period.
from tcentyJour years to less than five
years.
And that the rate per cent, of Infant
Mortality in Boston nearly doubled in
twenty years, aud in New York CITY actu-
ally trebled in forty seven years; the deaths
Of children under five years of age in lOo,-
900 inhabitants Of all ages, having regu-
l"r'y increased from Ges, in the year 1916,
to 1904 in an equal population in the year
1857. Says Dr. Simon, now the able and
honored Medical officer of the General
Board Of Health, of England: 81 am &C.
quaInted with no corrector criterion for es
t''nating the sanitary condition of a district
than is afforded by the death rate of its in
FAINT population. Inasnuch rs the few DAYS
of those wretched children passed within
doors, SO then high mortality constitutes
the readiest and least f;.Ilacious evidence of
the unwholesomeness Of tile d,celzings in
achich Mey lice:
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From tie Charleston Courier.
SAVE HIM.

lhe following thoughts were suggested
by reading aproposal for and Inebrate' 5
Asylum "a scheme of noble bencvolence,
that has been considered in many cities:
Oh save him-that poor young man |!
You may save him-he can never save
himself for he is sold, aye sold ; all his clear
intellect ard lofty endcavors all his proud
b'rlhrisht of manly independence, noble,
u"flnching purpose and fearless sclfre-
lance, sold to" the worm Of the STILL"
Nothing to you-only n stranger-im
pertinent interference 2" Nolhing to you I?
What for, then, did Providence place him
in your path Father of that bright eyed
boy mother of that fair haired girl, he
had father, mother once; save him AS
80" would save that boy from drunkard' s
grave, that girl from the untold miseries of
drunkard's wife.
Man Of god, pass not by on the other
side. Man of Science, is he "nothino to
yon?" Think how you wrestle wit tile
destroying angel for his victim; how YOU
battle, inch by inch, with tie very foot in
the grave, for his prey. Can you do moth
ing here2 Is there no antidote for the
fang Of that viper, that" stingeth like ser.
pcnt and titelh like an adders" Must it
be let alone forever. TO creep and coil into
the soul without let or hindrance 2"
Christian man, Christian woman, is he
nothing to yous Save him-he is worth
saving-God made him in his image :
Christ died to redeem him, and shall YOU
abandon him! You
I" Heir Of the selfsaine heritage;
Child ofthe self.same God;
He hath but stumbled on the path
Thou hath in weakness trod"
FearfulIy sulIied and dim, ere the hat
tered debris ofthat image o. the Almighty,
but there is hope of him still: lie has
strugged-lnanfuIly once-he will strug-
gle again and again, feebly and more fitly,
for the coil Of the serpent is around, the
spell OF the sorcerer upon him, and the
strength of his iron will is gone; but yours
is unbroken. Go to that respectable dealer,
go in more than the strength ofa hiel,
heart and unfaltering purpose, and w.estle
with him as you would for your own life
and soul. His victim has not vet wallowed
in the filth Of a vulgar hell" or if he has
follow him even there-"while there ;s
life there is hope" Heed not bis angry
frowns or sneering lips, his ribald jest OF
singing sarcasm, his own or his destroyer's
mocking taunts, at your officousnsss.-
Gle will not lsten." No! Manhood's
curse and let the ransomed 20 free, il
mans's prayers are alike naught to him
but gold, show him gold! it is his god
before it he bows every impulse of his be-
ing-humau souls are as dust in the bal
ance.
Man OF means, buy him off but for one
montlI-one year-it may save him.
Rescue him At all hazards, at any cost
save him for time, save him for eternity
LOUISE L. MI.
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Why is the gallery Of all public places
hotter than the lower parts of the build
;ngi Because the heated air of the build
ing ascends, and all the cold air which can
enter through the doors keep to the floor
until it has become heated.
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Il .Sianderer Of North Carol;na.-Trav.
cling on the cars from O-to M-,not long
since, in the night, we happened to get
into the same box with an individual answ-
ering to the name Of Bat and his dss-
cnPtion Of 'Norf Kerlina,' her manners,
customs, gave the listener anything but
favorable impression of the tar and turpeu.
tine State, thus:
why, gentlemen, dog with long
tail in North Carolina would be as great
a show as a niger with three heads
why SO asked several,
They cut 'em off to prevent them knock.
ing of the huckleberries when they are
chasing foxes and rabbits that run through
the woods
'Phew ! came from listener.
Fact, certain as rain and you never see
man or boy there with buttons on hi.
pants
what then = asked one.
Pegs replied the ever imperturbable
Bat. Wear buttons all # climbing after
persimmons,'
Go it Bat cheered an acquaintance,
And I'll tell you another thing he con-
tinued: they have to bell the little Mig
gers there, just as we do calves
'What for T.
SO their owners can tell which gopher
hole they're in
A general scream followed this-ths en-
gine, squoaled and we all jumped off at
! wish men would remenbor that God
made the geniler ssx, % well " ssspssls
a little lower ths1 SsalssIl y
;hassan eeartlly yosl ia so al Y
& EsJs vel l !l||I L |ils 8
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1t is waste of material to put FIVE dol
lars worth of beaver on ten cents worth Of
brains.
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"Pa, do ships have legsi"
No my dear. Why do you ask i'''
Because. the papers say ship is going t
run from Boston to Liverpool