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HoAxED.-lt is an easy thing for a mischicvous
or silly creature to hoax transporting people. The
capacity for deliberate lying Misrepresentation IS
the lowest capacity which belongs to the animal
man. We published recently notice Of . suicide
in DIN, in this State and did the authority
Of letter received from that place, signed John
Wilbern. We took it for granted the suicide was
genuine one and by human being. but We learn
that We were imposed upon. The following extract
from letter received from DIN will explain the
matter:
1.-The suicide published in your paper Of late
date Of Ringrood Linster, is a miserable hoax
Ringwood was the name Of dog. For some cause
or other cowardly scullion gave him strychninc,
and then to crown his supcrlativc mcanncss imposes
on the public. He was an honest dog. decidedly
more honorable in the sight Of risht.thinkiny men
than the other dog who administered the poison and
who disgraccs the shape Of q man"
We entirely concur with our correspondent a. to
the dog, and as to the character Of the other dog
who perpetrated the hoax but in doing 80 We beg
pardon of the dog who was poisoned by "a the other
dog" We have sent the letter containing the hoax
to our correspondent, in the hope that he may b
able to identify the handwriting and trace the hoax
to its author Should he succeed in this We prom
Use to bazon his to the public IS the synonym
of malice and meanness.
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MoRz PREsnrs-The Associate thanks Landeck.
er & Kline for too ncckerchiefs- ones; and the
Ian, Creech, Tucker, and Landeckes 1 Kline ars ia
the ascendency.
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NOsShsCasOltaa 10 Z" Wall Seseet.~
Extracts from . private letter. written BY de-
eliminating gentleman of Ncw Yosk, recently on .
visit to North Carolina:
1T may not be uaintsrvssins to North Csfsiinisns
to know something Of the ssss.s 81 their State IN
that great maocyca mart al this eoasinSnt. He'll
Street Well Sir. can tell you that the GOD Oh
North State stands ~ No J.. lin shippers phrxsel
in this focus Of financial opSratioes From the hat
CT movements IL the Money Market" reported in
the New York tai,ic Il viii he scso that the actual
sales of North aso,ina State Stocks vrrv made Of
rate nearly three per esst in advance OF the stocks
Of Virginia which ranged next highest aftsr North
Carolina Of all State stocks In thc market THIS o.
FORKS asttcrns assurance With regard 10 The insn-
cial reputation Of tho State among the ,hfvudcss of
the mcncysi mru of the nation, vhn.e dssevramsns
in such matters seldom o. never suffers them To be
deceived A. to the intrinsic value Of the securities
they deal In.
These facsx reject high honor upon the Executive
and financial officers Of the State Gevernm<nt.-
~ ~cil ~ upon the sst and pscee,nS Legislatures
whose juiciuu< revenue measures have strengthened
the confidence Of the moacyed World In the pfonPs
payment Of interest; and the certain r,srmpsioa 81
maturity Of oil the Indebtedness al The State.
And there Il no administrator Of The public q.
nanccs in any other State. vho enjoys IN Wall Street
more cnviahle rvputaliaa tos financial ability. %
Aristidcan honesty, OF Roman Hrmnesss thaa the
ma Ills ski.ful and suwv>sfal management Of The
Exehsaucr or his State threusheas The pssiiosss g.
nanciai panic Of issT-'ss was tho theme Of sanss.
alton In Wall Street. vel - IN the hnane Al eif.
clcS Of other mopcyed msrts. lie d worthy ef bis
noble Ssstc-and she h fortunate IN hating secured
the services Of 20 able and inenssapsiess paea<
treasurer"
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Educational State Convention.

Educational State Convention.
1.r;,l he seen by the notice published below that
i, educational State Convention will assemble in
~.rberp on Tuesday the 14th of June next.
Va think the Committee has made good selec-
.;on Of time and place. They have made this selec-
~, after some reflection, and after hearing from
Of the friends of education in various parts of
the State.
". ,rrt that all the educational interests Of the
c,,,s will be fully represented; that the Common
c,h,o, Teachers the Chairmen the Superintendent,
~, committeeman, the Teachers in high schools
.na academies, and the Professors and Presidents Of
r,,sres will make it convenient to attend We
Lawn ,,so to see the friends of education generally
IN every department of life represented in the Con-
ronon. There is no higher, no more important
human cause than that of education. North Caro-
lin, * inst now and has been for several years past
o,knr giant strides in this noble cause. One of
tho most effective aids in this progress is to be found
:, the State Educational Association. Let this As
soc;scn be cherished and sustained; and let those
esneeia,Iy who are engaged in the cause of cduca-
tim direct their attention and their energies in this
direction The Card of the Committee calling the
Association together is as follows:
Four.h Annual Meeting Of the State Education.
al Association.
The undersigned, according to the authority vested
in them bv the Constitution Of the State Education
81 Association of North Carolina, have fixed upon
the time and place of its next annual meeting.
The Association will convene in Newbernc, at 8
o'clock, on the evening Of Tuesday, the 18th day Of
June; and the members and all others who take an
interest in the cause of education are requested to
attend
The meeting will be opened with an address from
the President and there will be other prepared
saws and speeches. of which statement will be pub
lSlletl in few days.
All the Railroads in the State will carry delegates
FIR half fare; and is in contemplation to carry the
members and visitors at the close of the meeting, UT
an excursion to the ocean at Beaufort.
C.. II. WILEY,
&C COLE. En-. Com
j. d. CAMPBELL\
e Papers of the State friendly to the cause o
education, will please publish this notice.
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~ correspondent Of the Iadspeadsat Pres
published At Lake City, Florida, dominates Hon
Thos L. Clngman for President and Hon. 8 A.
Douglas for Vice President E .a'
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time most inselisrns audsocp ne have ssss sssa
sembled hero within dooeA The galleries and ss1y
part Of the han w~s crowded. and many sseea %
icntly sndhsard thsos e. The spscs Al tvskeu
We wiz not presume 10 attempt sksseh a shss |
splendid speech Il was s,rss bosh In isssM and In
the manner in which e vas delivered TS~s ssa
much, very much both In shs speech and In he
manner to take and hold captive The imaSiassiua.
the reason, the understanding; quite @ much In
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from various parts Of the State TO bear him We
s-c sure they do not rrs,vs their trim to Raleigh
n, Errr.,, ,rs. R,,s;,h ,h,s frr,a.x, moru;n- sor
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found IN The xsrI MIR Il not Of E,.ir interest," =.
profound instruction.
4. Il LONGSTREET.
C,rAvr,,xr. Ohio, Mar sn. 1857,
An ac,,usintsnsr with the principal spassuts al
:hc leading FOREIGN Periodicals r euass<rsliy insi.
pcnSablc 10 every who wouli keep pssv With shs
| projects uf thouShs AMI Of knowlcdsv in our tiay.
They are. however. 40 many and 40 es.,iy ,ha,
few can obtain ~ cvcu rad the whole of ,hsrn
! The Eclectic performs vel thc TAX Il wiuuowins
| the wheat from those publ;rss;on. ,hus maxim.
wha, l. most valuable In ths;r rsrvs sevpssli. 4
the American people.
r. RETllEt. Ct.ANToN.
NV NosS Crr, Nov. go iss:.
heartily concur with br Cissteo IN The Gscss
bic opinion cxpsS>sed In regard In the Esssvtie.
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Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-16

The CAMPAIGN N VIRGINIA. compaien Tor
Governor in Virginia is progressing and growing
warm. The Democratic papers speak in glowing
terms Of the masterly vindication Of Democratic
principles by Mr. Letcher. There can be no doubt Of
his election by large majority Virginia has always
kept the faith, and will not finch in this important
crisis
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d
L. Hawks and one of the most eloquent and popu-
lar public men of California died in klamath coun-
ty in that State on the 9Th of March, Of consump-
ton.
He was born in Hillsboro' N. c., and was SO
years of age. He moved to California in l849 was
elected to the Legislature in 1852; afterwards was
clerk Of the Supreme Court and in 1854 was chosen
Senator from San Francisco county. Soon after
the termination of the Senatorial term Mr.. Hawks
was taken with an attack of bronchitis which finally
became confirmed consumption, terminating his
life on the day above mentioned Previous to his
death he visited the Sandwich Islands, but return
ed with his health unmproved
Gov. ELLE-The democrats of Wayne county,
IN public meeting last week, passed the following
resolution among others:
"Resolred, That in John W. Ellis, Governor Of
;Aorth-Carolina, we have found a man who WILL like
his worthy predecessor, do his whole duty without
lear, favor or affection-not as the Governor of .
party or section merely but the Chief Magistrate
Of the whole State"
Democrats everywhere (as the Charlotte Demo-
erat observes in copying the above resolution) will
endorse the above and cordially respond to its
ument Governor Ellis fully enjoys the confidence
Oh his party and the entire respect of the opposition.
Inns Is the result of course in pol
'cs, neither turning to the right nor the left for
Office or popularity.
~ Mr. Everett arrived here on Wednesday
about three o'clock, P. NJ, from New5ern, having
been accompanied from Goldsborough by Mr.. Bad
ger' Gov Bragg, and George W. Mordecai, Esq, the
Committee appointed to receive him. The train ar
rived about half an hour before the usual time, and
many who went to the depot with the expectation
o. seeing him, were disappointed. Mr.. Everett
~ modest man, and is averse to public recep-
IONS and parade He is the guest while in this
o'ty Of Geo. W. Mordecai. Esq
lHE NIcARAGuAN DIFFIcULrY.-It is stated and
We trust with truth, that the Cabinet have unani.
iously agreed on strong measures, for the solution
the Nicaraguan ENHANCEMENT and that the Para
quay squadron will be employed to force recogni
"oh OF our transit rights with the same rgor which
marked the adjustment of the Paraguay difficulty
american mails and passengers If necessary, vii
's protected from sea to sea through to California
~ We learn that Gov Ellis has called meet
"'s OF the Internal improvement Board, to be bel,
VI Tue 18th instant, and meeting Of the Literar!
D0afo' to be held on the Sd Of Nay.
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~ We learn from the last Richmond Esssirs'
that Mr.. Everett will deliver his osation On Wash
ington at Lynchburg on the 18th instant and d
Stanton on the 25th. He will deliver Il In Chape
Hill on this (Friday) evening.
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1859-04-16

DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN fHAxxLIx.-A meeting
of the Democrats Of Franklin vas held in Louisburg
on Tuesday last to appoint delegates to the District
Convention, Allen c. Perry, Esq in the Chair. and
W. s. Harriss and c. W. Egrrton, Secretaries.
Resolutions were adopted approving Mr. Branch's
course, and recommending him as their first choice
for Congress The meeting recommended Franklin
ton and the ssth instant as the place and time for
the Convention, but expressed willingness to abide
by the action in this respect Of majority Of the
counties.
Alter the business Of the meeting had been transae
ted Mr. Branch appeared before it in compliance with
an invitation, and addressed it for some time in an
able and effective manner, and much to the satisfe
ton and qualification Of the audience.
The proceedings shall appear in our next
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agents for the Ssoadard:
n RIGGS and r. r. HuDSAL, Of Raleigh,
'ssS u.rprxxES, Travelling Agent.
{. ,s,u,asters will please act as agents for %.
an farmer agencies are hereby revoked.
.upus. IS. 1858.
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julia and AusaII ehttufvnl chudsnnSns IoaV
Ara, agrd 80 years, Cvo@an) $40
The above negroes wsss sn epaoea Asa has<k.
and the figures q which they sesd vesid sssa 70
indicate healthy state q .eessssy siAss b ssr
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HOLDEN WILSON. Stars P.n-r.s.
,,,,,kp PUBLISHERS OF THE LAWS OF RE UNITED srAf'
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W We learn that Gov. Ellis has called meet
l's Of the Internal improvement Board, to be held
VI 'ne 18th instant, and meeting of the Literary
board to be held on the Sd of May.
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The Eclectic Masn1tse.
A. n toNGSrREEr.

CtrXvrtASr. Ohia May s". 1857.
An Acquaintance with the principal contents of
:hc leading Foreign Periodicals r euatss.eiy inss-
pcnsabc to every ono who would keep vssv wish the
projects II Thought AMI Of knowicdsv in our day.
They arc. however. 80 many and 80 cestly that
few can obtain or cvcn rad the whole II them
The Eclectic performs vel thc tax II winuowins
the wheat from those publications, thus making
what Is most valuable In their Pages acceptable 10
the American people.
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As orr design Is to make our paper
o,e tint will be Of interest ~ al e"'
,,.g.l il the different departments o.
.c:ive industry in every part q 'hc
county. we respectfully solicit the 60
oneraticn Of orr intelligent citizens
throughout its limits. And being e.
pecially DESTROYS Of promoting ihe
farming Interests Of Dubois items y
ANY department Of agriculture are par
,ieularly solicited. Please send us a
the news, incidents. general iniorina
ton. and mineral discoveries IN Jon
r.sp.ctive neighhcrhoods.
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On Jan. 3Orh. 1859. by Rev. A s'raIn
MI. ArsIlS TlLNAs and M'ss ADAE n
McCars.
On Feb. 9Th. hy Rev. A.. J. Strain, ~.
NrLTos HoLpEs aud Mrs. Macy A. 6EEhS
On Feb. s,h. hy Rev. b Gconnor. Mr..
Passes JOSEPH EsSy and Miss MAGlAiE
"a R1LLE.
On Feb. s'b, hy the ssmr. Mr.. ions w
csir and Mis- JusEPEIsE RALLE.
Hurra for the wedding! We almost be-
1--we the matrimonial fever is contagious. ~
j, scene ,cu- there ere more unions !" The
last lev weeks than ever we have notice.
ia 90 shorts time before. To see 20 many
young persons ell made 20 happy ~ once, !
Truly disuessin' 10 bachelors. We'll. the
On have cur bes, wishes for future psosperlt
and happiness. and we hope. as climax
al their joy. that
"Wnsn The yest hss shown bic tail,
Around The corner. maybe
Out upon The hsppy world
Pop i'll 70 The bobiesr
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Interesting from Paraguay.
BALTinoEE, Jan. ~.

BALTiNoEE, Jan. ~.
The New York papers AZ this morning
con,uin ful details Of the news from Para
quay. received BY The Illinois, which are
quiet interesting.
Advices through eources unfrIendly 10 the
Americsns, state thst Lopez was actively
making preparations for war. in expectation
Of The failure Of the negotiations with Mr.
Bowlin.
I A person whose name s no, given, who
LETT Asunciun Nov. 30h, reports that he
saw eight Or ten thousand troops in the
highest s,asc OF discipline. and commander
by French and English officers, and be de-
lclares. also, tina, the fort Of humatia wa
loerfec,Iy mounted with fine artillery. ant
dist The garrison was composed Of The How
er Of the army.
President Lopez was very bold In express
sing his determination not 10 yield 10 the q \
mands Of he United States. lie continual
nv declared that he would not pay penny.
Private letters state that The naval expe
diiior Of the United States against Paraguay
would be stationed 10 the rosds o. Bueno
lAyres and lhu, the Peripoientisry woui'
irst proceed in a single vessslto Asuncio
:, 10 ,ry the ef'ec, Of diplomacy upon Pres
u dent Loprz
The ramcr Of the alliance beiwee
Buenos Ayrss and tie United States again
Paraguay gained grOurd every dey. tn
: Tic idea Of such an sliiance was strong
rrprobsle BY the press Of Monte video ar
\ Brazil, which threatened counter league
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On Feb. I'd. 1889. Mrr. H,RRrET Corn,
(ccnsort u AR. Ephraim Corn,) aged %
years.
Mrs. Corn. though not very sgcd lady
was one 81 the earliest settlers ia Dubois
county. having moved here In the fall O
1911. when the country was comparatively .
wilderness. She leaves family and a large
circle Of resvedrelatlves and friends, bu
ss she wss consistent Christian. they fee
that whMis Their irseparable loss Is her cter
nal gain.
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From Utah.

ST.. Louis. Feb. 2
A private letter FROM Salt Lake City. Jan
nary 7th. says that Judge Sinclair adjourned
the Grand Jury sine Die. upon the me Ps'i-
lion Of nine members ,hereo, IN whica
they declare their inability 10 proceed IN the
.xa,a;ns,ion Of Witnesses, IN consequence
u the excitement end violence manifested
The jury was composed Of . Geniles anf
l2 Mormons. and the fsc'ion spirit ran q
l,,;ch ,hat reyolyers we're drawn. and gen
ersI fgbt was with difficulty prevented.
The letter ADDS that The idea that an I'm
par,ia jury or impartial justice can Dc 90
.slnsd il tha, city ia prepossesouf, ana ina
marital law viii probably BE- established.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1859-02-09

NoaE FuIBrsfkESa -Somcboc..
would To exceedingly thankful i the
,,er.ou who borrowed a certain book
walker on Woman) from the Indiana
Hotel! las, summer. would bring i
back. Ii they have lot had time =
read il through set they must bc poor
readers. Please bring i back, q ws
will call Tor il.
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Smg WAlxs.--If anybody doubts
the propricty Of having sidewalks ~
Jasper, we should like TO see them
compelled 70 walk its streets from noon
III shutdown, for about 2 week, dur
ing such weather ~ we have cxperi'
enced for several days past, and We
think their feelings would undergo .
very sllutary change. We sugges'
s;,at ,Ls citizens procure large logs
.rihave ,lIcnl cut tie right size, soilc
thing similar 70 hatsoat gunncls' ans
laid along the principal thorcush'arcs
Tie cost would not be enormous, an'
by having them wide enough, the.
would make number one walk.