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PARRlcDE.-A reliable correspondent writing us
from Onslow county, under date of the 2sth ult.,
says that on Thursday, the Oath Feb 1859, Stephen
r Bradham of that county, killed his father, Dan
iel Bradham, by striking him over the head with
fence rail. On Saturday, the 26th, an inquest was
held over the body by Coroner Elijah Murrill. The
above stated.
The Bradhams, father and son, were both citizens
and residents of Onslow county and lived close to-
gether, but had been enemies for years, during
which time they seldom met without quarrel TAX
ing place. 1t was during of these quarrels that
the son, s. p Bradham, seized fence rail and kill
ed the old man with one blow over the head.
The affair occurred in Richards District
The murderer has not yet been arrested or found,
Notwithstanding the vigilant exertions of Sheriff
Humphrey, and it is feared that he may be able to
elude the officers Of the law and make his escape
Wilmington Journal
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SIDNEY A. SMITH,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT II
SMITHFIELD, N. c.,
VIII attend regularly the County and Superior Cou
Wake, Johnston, Cumberland, Harnett aud Wilson
All business entrusted to his care will receive prom
tention.,
Smithfeld, Feb. co.. 9s-1
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STATE OF NoRTH-CARoLINA,)

OTATE OF NOKTH-CAKOLINA,
Office Of See'y Of State
/, RuFrs II. PAGE, Secretary of State in and for
the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is true copy Of the original on file in
this Office.
Given under my hand, this 2lst day of February,
1859.
RUFUS II. PAGE.
Secretary Of State.
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The Senate of Oregon consists of sixteen and the
House of Representatives of thirty-four members
The State officers are all Democrats, as follows:
Governor, John Whitaker; Secretary of State
Lucien Heath; Treasurer, John D. Boon; State
Printer, Asabel Bush. On the question Of the ad.
option Of constitution the vote Of the people stood
thus:
For the constitution, 5,7l0
Against the constitution 2,lS4
On the question of slavery the vote stood thus:
Against slavery, 1851
In favor of slavery, 1882
On the question to allowing free negroes in the
State the vote stood thus:
Against allowing them, $40
In favor of allowing them, COL
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NOTICE TO FARMERS AND OTHERS
WANT OF SHOES.

December %. 1853. 81
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Mr. Botts in his speech the otner Gay Delore
the Virginia Wing State convention-and like all
Mr.. Bolts speeches, it was a frank and manly de-
caration of his opinions the subjects under dis
cussion-said, in substance, that if the Republicans
should nominate "Crittenden, or Bell or Bates of
Missouri" for President, in 1860, the Southern
Wings and Americans would support the candidate e,
The Sentiments of Mr. Crittenden, and of MIR. Bell,
on the great questions of the day. are well known
to the public, but Judge Bates having been less
prominent in political life, from having devoted him
self for years to his judicial duties it is proper to
state that he was formerly Henry Clay Wing, and,
like Henry Clay, an Emancipatonist With such
views he was elected to Congress thirty years ago;
and, however his opinions may have been modified
on other Subjects with regard to the Slavery ques-
ton, we believe they remain unchanged. He pub
licly opposed the repeal of the Missouri Compro;;
mise, and earnestly denounced the Leconpton fraud
when that was going forward and is now mem.
Der of the Elnancpationist or Free State party Of
Missouri-Nep York Tribune.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09
NEW YORK HERALD. SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1859.

purpose Of taking the necessary steps towards
presenting bis lordship with an address, A
committee was appointed to draw 1t up, and to
take other measures to give 1t efkct No doubt
such testimonial will be extensively signed, as
no British Minister was ever more popular in
this country than this distinguished dPlomatist
We understand that due notice will he given
when and where copies of the document will be
found for the reception of signatures Lord
Napier is to pay a short visit to this city pre-
v,ous to his departure, when it is proposed that
the presentation of the address shall take place.
Would not this be good opportunity for the
Chamber of Commerce and others of our public
hodies to offer his lordship similar mark Of
respect?
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

Mn. DOUGLAS AND Hrs PRESIDENTIAL. PLAT
FoRM-We have received from Washington q
pamphlet bearing the following imposing title
page
Non Intervention Popular Sovereignty, Speech of Hon.
s. DOUGLASS Of Illinois, 10 the Senate of the United
States, February %, 1850 in Reply TO Hon. A. G. Brown
Of Mississippi, in Opposition to the Passage Of Code OF
Laws by Congress protect Slavery the Territories
and in favor OF banisbiDg from the Halls of Congress al
Questions touching Domestic Slavery in the Territories
and demanding them TO the People OF the Territories TO
be disposed OF as ihey may sec proper subject 10
Appeal 10 the Judicial Tribunals to test the validity Of
the Territorial Epactments under the Constitution of tho
United States together with Appendix showing the
Position Of DstiDgushedsPubc Men this Question in
the Great Contests Of 1864 and 1856.
This comprehensive title sufficiently explains
the contents and the object of the pamphlet. 1t
is the Presidential platform of Mr.. Douglas for
1860 and upon the general issue thus raised the
Charleston Convention will have to determine
whether Mr.. Douglas and bis popular sovereign
ty" supporters Of the North do or do not belong
to the national democratic party. Upon this de-
cision Of the Convention, accordingly, will de-
pend the question whether the Douglas democra-
cy Of the North shall or shall not take the field
as an independent party; aud we predict that the
Southern managers Of the Convention will re-
pudiate this popular sovereignty" platform of
Mr. Douglas as thing made up of dangerous
Northern heresies on the slavery question.
We understand that an immense edition of tho
pamphlet has been disposed Of ia a general dis
tribution over the country. This fact shows
that Mr.. Douglas has taken his position; that he
desires 1t to be 80 understood, and that he ex-
poets bis friends to stand by him. Upon the
beautiful niger distractions involved, one
may, therefore, anticipate q precious row in the
Charleston Convention, and two or three demo
cratic tickets and parties on the course in 1860
The new Southern opposition party appear to
hold, on this question of slavery in the Terrific
ries, pretty much the same ground as Mr. Douglas
II is thus easy to guess what will be the course
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Of the Southern democracy. They must keep q
step or TIVE in advan e. as soutbe n party, TO
hold their footing in the South, and Mr.. Douglas
will have leave to sarren ar or to fight it out
He will not surrender-and, what thens Let US
wat b aeo wait Tie very air is charged with
tne a. n ents Of a general political revolution.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

THE New Cry RAILROADS.&C. a late hour
on Thursday night three bills out of the twenty
before the Legislature granting charters for
railroads in this city passed the Assembly, and
now await the action of the Senate.
These grants provide first, for railroad from
Fourteenth street and Fourth avenue, by way of
Hudson, Troy, Macdougal, Fourth, Blocker, (here
crossing Broadway t. Crosby, through Howard,
Elm, Reade and Centre streets. to Park row,
connecting with track from Park row, through
Beekmau to the corner Of South and Fulton
streets, through Fulton, William and Ann streets
to Broadway, thus intersecting the city from the
northwestern point at Tenth avenue ard Four
teenth street as far east and south as Fulton
street and the East river. This line is entitled
"a railroad in Fourteenth and other streets" the
"others" numbering no less than nineteen
The second bill Is for the construction Of a
railroad in Seventh avenue, starting at the south
ern extremity of the Central Park, and running
through the avenue TO Broadway, thence by
Union place to University place, thence 10 Sixth
street, through Greene, Canal, West Broad way
and College place to Barclay street.
The third bill provides for line in Avenue
D, commencing at It's northern extremity and
running through Eighth street, Lewis, Grand,
East Broadway, Chatham and Park row, 10
Broadway, with single track from avenue ID.
through Houston and Goerck streets 10 Grand
street.
As might he expected the railroad lobby To-
dulged in glorious orgie over the success of
these bills in the lower house, confident. Il Is
said that like triumph awaits them In the
Senate; but we hope, almost against hope, II In
true, that they will be disappointed. We
shall publish these bills tomorrow, together
with the names Of the corporators In whose
name the charters are given. TIE corpora
tors OF the Seventh Avenue line are found
to pay 100000 to the city treasury, and the
same sum to the owners Of such stages and o.
nibuses as may be directly injured by the con-
struction of the road. 1t is provided that the
Fourteenth Street and Avenue d lines shall nay
annually to the Common Council the same
license fee for each car which is paid by the city
railroad companies now existing-a poor recon-
pense for the valuable franchises which are being
80 sbamefully pilfered from them by the despotic
Legislature at Albany.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

APPROACHING DEPARTURE OF LORD NApIER.--
We are glad to find that the British residents In
this city are about to pay tribute of respect TO
their late Minister previous TO bis quitting our
shores. A preliminary meeting of the leading
members Of the body was held yesterday, for the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

their scheme about Washington Heights, in des-
rite of the wishes of the owners of the property,
seven-eights of whom are utterly opposed to any
legislation on the subject at present. The COM
mittee to whom the bill was referred have struck
out the names of the commissioners inserted bv
The proprietors of the land and substituted those
Of their own political or personal friends, which
is an outrage upon the rights of property worthy
of those who call all property robbery"
The history Of the case is briefly this:-The
idea of laying out the streets and avenues did
not originate with the proprietors of the land,
but with The jobbers. The former did not want
anything whatever done for the place will not
require it for years to come. But when they
found that an attempt was being made to do it
whether they desired IL or not they thought it
better to get up petition to have it done In a
proper manner: not according to the dead level
and rectangular system, but according to the
natural finuosities of the ground. The proprie-
tor of this journal, among others, affixed his
name to the petition; but by some oversight the
names of commissioners were not inserted, which
left room for the operations of the lobby and for
fat job. A second bill was, therefore, drawn
up and the names of respectable men,
who were owners of property on Wash
igton Heights, were inserted. To this we
gave our support as an improvement
on the first pan but at the same time stated that
we would prefer that nothing whatever should
be done at present. The owners of the land who
signed the second petition soon found that there
was going to be cheating at Albany, as now
turns out to be the case, the names of the com.
missioners having been erased from the bill, and
others substituted, without the knowledge and
against the wishes of the owners of the land.
They therefore very properly came to the con-
clusion that IL would be better to have the mat
ter entirely removed from the Legislature
cially as there was no need Of haste, and as they
could meet at any time and draw up satisfac-
tory plan of the streets and avenues, if maio-
rity should decide to take any action in the pre-
mises
In the face Of these facts we find the Job will
be persevered in. The Assembly, we have no
doubt, viii pass the bill with the names of COM
missioncrs inserted who do not own any land 10
the placewho have no interest In II and care
nothing about II, unless so far az they can make
money out lit or in some other way advance
their personal interests But we trust the Senate
will kick out the bill and not soil their hands
with The dirty job.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09
ITALY.

ccuciave Of Cardinals the Pope referred 10 the eva
ovation Of hs States by foreign troops, and DENIED a Ac
Mad aid ~ fen hs~sSf wsci~sy strong dspeps 10Th 0c
wrwsWw ssnaAnes ~ secular and waylsks Pua~ mgal
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SARDINIA.

has been current that Count Cavour had been
succeeded Premier by N. Alfeira, but II was not
confirmed.
On TIE 2la, pdck< Of AaStidW cavalry crossed TO ne
Piedmoe~ side Of ne Tcsro Fposse Paria, for the pur-
pose Of exploring he Frontiers, and afterwards returned
Turin teeeraphc despatch Of the oath says that Count
Cavour would leave that evening for Paris Everything
continued tranquil, though was stated that twelve
vents at Genoa had been cleared Of their inmates In order
TO allow the premises 10 be employed for quarterng troops
In case Of need.
wss vaguely reported that the Sandman Consul had
been recalled from Trieste.
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srAu kiSnoss-win the exception OF Virginia.
which vii bold her elec,'ou the 26h Of Hsy--there
viii be no more STATE elections held until August, when
Aabams, Arkansas, Ksnsucky, Missouri, North Carolina
and Texas will enter he hcld
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hare dcre Hs Holiness repeated that oaIy 70 avs
ooodct which might lead to general conagratio. sAst
induced him 70 demand the withdrawal Of the foreign
gaIrsons.
Tho Milan Cdse confirms the ststeneat that H. Rspa-
noAl' editor Of newspaper. had been assasansod n
Payia<
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09
GERMANY.

Tho Grand Duchy OF Baden Ia making wariike prepwa-
lions With the exception of Bavaria wurem berg Hano
yer, Baden, and Electoral Hesse The other States Of ~
German Confederation, and particularly those Of Ae Notk
appear 10 hare dserms~ed on Wasg for he impulse AssA
may be 9sren to s~ W Prussia, before taking any %
tary measure.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

Tho steamer 0nedA With The mails ffom Afclbourns 10
February and Sidney ~, arrived March L. Shs
had G76,oO0 sterling 10 gold.
Sailing vessels had departed for England between Do
cember "a and the end Of January bearing Ia the sgxro
gate nearly 257 600 ounces OF gold
At Melbourne the stocks Of imports continued largc
Wool 10 active demand Tho gold market was dun
Exchange, sixty days eight, par
Al Sidney exchange was bought al one per cont diz-
count, and sold ut par.
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SPAIN.
SPAIN.
INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN THE CORrTs RELATIVE


INTERESTING PROCEEDINGS IN THE CORrFs LArIyT
TO CUBA.
In The Chamber OF Deputies, call having been made
or the production Of the papers relative TO the negoa
tons between the United States, France and England
for the acquisition of Cuba by America,
The Minister u Foreign Affairs replied that some Deuu-
ties had expressed desire 10 the administration Of
Cuba improved and the President the United States ex
pressed the came wish. The opinion If the President
was that Spain did not administer Cuba WE'LL and that
the United States account OF their higher intelligence
bad moral duty 10 fulf which was to purchase the
Island The government could not allow thus idea about
Cuba 10 remain uncon!radcted. All governments had
sbored improve the condition of that island and the
present Cabinet had been constantly occupied with mea
calculated 10 give the inhabitants the island the
share they ought TO possess 10 their internal adninsa
ton without compromising the ties which unite them 70
the mother country.
The best reply to the representations certain orators
OF the United States the prosperity Of island az
Cuba 7hct The question Of ne acquisition Of the island
imrcssrg aud mepaeing could not be denied Neyethe
less ne government dectarcdhat f all he security ohicA
IL great National calculated TO inire II
had not, however. rendered insult for insit as thai
would probably have aggravated tho question Il had
conducted tsef with prudence and dignity ami had no.
applied for assistance TO any othor Power II any other
foreign Power had offered assistance the government
would have felt grateful but would not have accepted
Of because did not think any aid necessary Az
diplomatic documents existed on the question which
happily almost terminated, the government hoped
NJ Bsda would be satisfied with the explanations given,
and withdraw the motion
Mr.. Dodge. American exNnIster had len for Valencia
and Barcelona, and intended afterwards u visit Italy
One journal states that at his request tho Qsocs
presented him with portraits Of herself and the King
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RUSSIA.

st. Petersburg teegraphc despatch Of he 2stb says
that the new three per loan Of twelve millions storing
had been concluded with the house Mossrs rhomsos,
Beonard X Co. al 81
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09

TIE OPPOSITION MOVEMENT IN TENNESsEE--
EX-SENATOR FOOTE, Elk SENATOR CLEMENS AND
EX-SENATOR JONES IN THE RING-The opposition
in Tennessee are fairly in the field, upon the ge-
neral platform Of the old whig party, and with
their State ticket, Congressional and local candi-
dates flying in the wind. Among the supporters
OF their cause are three notable United States ex
Senators:-First, ex-senator FOOte, formerly
Mississippi democratic fre-eater, then Union
man, supporting Mr.. Clay 3 compromise measures
in the Senate, and then, being ruled out of Mis-
sissippi by the 6re-eaters, leading Know No
thing in California, and, lastly, an advocate of
this new Southern opposition party in Tennes-
'see Second, ex-senator Clemens; first demo-
cratic Ser ator from Alabama, under the wing Of
Mr.. Calhoun; then bold supporter of Mr..
Clay's compromises, and then, being served
at home by the fire-eaters after the
manner of General Foote, leading Know
Nothing, and lastly the editor of an anti-demo-
cratic, decentralization newspaper in Ten
nessee. Third, James G. Jones, originally an
old line wing, next democrat supporting the
cause of Mr.. Buchanan in 1856 before the people,
next democratic Senator in Congress, and lastly
an old line wing once more.
These three men are now in the field, the most
conspicuous supporters of the opposition cause in
Tennessee. Ex-senator Foote is General ex-
Senator Clemens is Colonel, and ex-senator
Jones, we believe, is Major, and they are all
blazing away, right and left, at the distracted
democracy. But these Tennessee orators, we
perceive are confoupding the legacies Of Pierce
and Fillmore and the sins of the factious
and rebelliOus leaders of the democratic
party with the administration of Mr.. buchanan.
They make the great mistake Of saddling Mr..
Buchanan with Congressional acts, government
expenditures and transactions, and democratic
treacheries, for which he is not responsible.
The opposition orators of the South should aban-
don this unjust system of electioneeriug; and
they should remember tina. every important
measure ofMr. Buchanan's policy that has passed
Congress was passed by opposition votes.
Apart from this point, we recognize in this
new Tennessee opposition movement, including
these three ex-Senators, late Of the democratic
camp, the signs of an active and powerful re-
vival of the conservative opposition masses, not
only of Tennessee, but of the whole South,
against the demoralized democracy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-04-09
COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL COrfoN MARKET.
MABH 25The Brokers Circular the sales of thu
week at about II 600 bales az which exporters took 60
end spectators 500 bales The market had .fvanc.S
I'd the week. owing the moro peaceful aspeos ~
political Affairs and closed active and firm the sa,es n
Friday being 10000 bales The following are The susAs
rized quotations.
Fiir. Msdd,ine
M ~ o''e"" '''''''''''''.''''''''.'..sH TX
mophe. ll.16 IN
oRrs.us. .............1 JIG lis
The stock IN port was estimated at 3s7, 900 bacs q
which SO6, goo were American.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON, March 25-Cotton firm; Gales To-
day (estmaed) 1000 bales OF which 900 are taken rs,
speculation and export Brcadstuns quiet but steasv
Provisions quiet.
STATE or TRADE.
The advices from Manchester continue favorable ana
the market showed advancing tendency, cspeciaNg
for yarns, which partially higher.
LIVERPOOL BREADsTuPFs MARKET MARCH &C.
The brcadstufs market wns generally dull Mcssrs.
Richardson, Spence Co. quote American flour very dun
and difficult TO sell at quotations, namely IOs l2s -.
Wheat dull but steady Western red, 5s Cd o. IA do.
white, S. I'd. los; Southern white 1os los o. 6srp
also dull at rather easier prices, but not quotabiy
lower, white, rs. I'd. a 7s. I'D.
LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MARCH Is.
Messrs BelaDd, Athya Co., Richardson. spcacs Z
Co, and James hcIienry h Co., seyeraly quote -
trm for the good qualities OF which 100 uerces wers
sod " ~, AVA ID posk dull and quotations. &C.
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SWITZERLAND.

The Federal Council had Increased 70 four bu. drei
francs the export duty horses leaving the Swiss terr
tory. The ordinary duty Ia only Gfiy oeuts
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-07-16

his party raised, but, inspired now with
admiration for Victor Emmanuel and Pied
mont, they are content to accept the chances
offered by the present situation. By the
way, heard good story the other day,
which, If not true, might be, as it ac-
cords with spirit justified by the present cir
cumstances of the country. The convent of
Santa Maria Novella possesses, in the very
centre of Florence, property consisting of
cloisters, dormitories, chapels, courts and gar
dens, covering, in single mass, tract of
ground as large as that on which stands the
Parliament house of England. In this great
convent live, and range about undisturbed, not
more than dozen lazy monks. When the
volunteers became numerous, and they were
slowed away in all sorts of places, the Gener-
al in command here sent word to this convent,
as to the others, that he would like to have ac-
commodations for his men. The reply of the
monks was, that they had had a lawsuit with
the late sovereign, Leopold H., who wished
on one occasion to use the convent for such
purpose, and had won the case; their right to
do so as they would with their property being
confirmed by the court. On hearing this, the
General said that as he had no time for law
suits, and had some five or six hundred fine
youth, who had come to offer their lives for
the country, and whom he wished to have de-
Gently lodged for few days, if the doors of
their convent were not Immediately opened,
he SHOULD just plant two cannon before the
walls, and see if thus an entrance to their
stronghold could not be effected. 1t is unne-
cessary to say that on hearing this peremptory
summons to surrender, the gates were thrown
aside, and the young men permitted to enter.