The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-11-03
FAYETTEvILLE N c.. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 3,
AN INFANT EATEN BY RATS IN PHILTD.
E-o,r he Phi nina ENQUIRER.

AN INFANT EATEN BY RATS IN PHlLID'
From the Philadelphia Enquirer
A most shocking affair, calculated to excite the
most painful emotions took place early on Sunday
evening, 14th inst, house in Eaken Place.
Emma Anderson, colnred woman, left home IN
the afternoon placing her infant but SIX weeks old,
in Charge of man named Davis. He desired to go
out also and locked the child in the house When
the mother returned dreadful spectacle was pre-
sented to her view. The little one had been attack
ed by rats. and its nose completely gnawed of The
face was badly caten and one of the eyes gone.
The child almost dead, and the probabilities are
that it would have been entirely devoured had Mrs.
Anderson remained much longer. No hopes were
entertained ofitS recovery.
A FEMALE DuELLlsr-A curious fact is related
as having taken place at Berlin. At first class
tableGhote, which grew rather warm, during which
some personal remarks were passed between two
young men hitherto strangers. They lett the table
and cards were exchanged the result was that the
young man. a stranger to Berlin, sent letter,
4.est~ss d.a. froriian of pistols The letter how
ever fell into the hands of the sister OF the young
man. who conceived the extraordinary notion OF
mper onating her brother, to whom she is devoted
ly a,tached-the idea Of danger to him being more
nsupportabe than death to her AS she IS very
like brother. she trusted the truth would not be DIS
covered and she actually appeared on the field at
the appointed hour. The place of meeting was that
where Herrvon Hinkelly was killed some two or
deceived by this false appropriation of the pan
falcons, though willing, out of gaantry, to hunor
the fair one and frighten her for her roilc so ne
took his place, and he obtained the right OF
first fire. levelled his pistol at his fair antagonist
, for a time She did not, however, finch; and he
was forced at last TO fire in the air. The turn OF
the young lady came, anl, she was in no wise nerv
Gus about using her rights, and shot the yonng
man in the shoulder. The wound was light Tho
matter is in the hands of the police,
INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS IN GUNNERT.-Experl-
ments were tried last week by party from tn
BROOKLYN Navy Yard, for the purpose of ascertain
ing the resistance different materials to Mimic II
1e bullets. A very thick board was placed 900
yards distant and fired at. Every b II perforated
it without leaving any sign of exhaustion in its track
! A bag of oakum, the compressed tihres OF which
supposed to possess considerable resisting Sireh
9Th, was then suspended from triangular II frame
500 yards off The shet passed through the bag
with remarkable precision, and obhquely entered
the board outside, which demonstrated the meth
cheney of oakum as protective commoolty. Naio
was next tried in similar manner, at distance o.
800 yards but the consequences were totally dit
fcrcnt. The balls not only did not pass through
the bag but were, at depth OF six inches Hatten-
ed into shapeess FORMS satisfactorily establishing
the superiority of sand for the purpose intended
1t was demonstrated that slight impeachment to the
ball sufficient to turn it from its aim th,n
board was in almost every instance. sufficient to
give the balls ob)ique direction. These results
| confirm former nts.-Boston Joufn0t
THE STATE CANSAss.-AH our advices from the
counties lead to the conclusion that the State VIII
be fnnd with her sisters of the South in SOLID col
umn for Breckenridge and Lane. This is man'1es
ly the interest and duty OF every southern man
IF the North stands together for the aboltonls
Lincoln the Sout.. sheuld present an undivided
front in support of Breckenridge and Lane. IT the
Nortu unites in a crusade against the ConsttutioI
and the rights of the South surely the whole Sout
| should unite in defence of her own rights and the
Constitution under which they are guaranteed
Ic would be worse thon folly-it would be sulcd
al for the South to divide her strength and throw
away her votes upon Bell Douglas in such crisis
as the present. This is being more fully unders-
TODD and felt, and therefore continued changes are
taking place from Bell .and Douglas to Brecklnrdge
| We hear of these changes and see them constantly
Going on and therefore authorized to believe
that the State of Maryland will give her electora
vote for Breckenridge and Lunc. Let our friends
coutinuo their exertions and make assurance oouo1t
sure-BnH. Rep.
\ Co1oREp GESrLEMAN APPOINTED THE GovE'
SMEST OF A BRlTlsH CoLoNY.-The British Govern
ment appear be determined to carry IN to practlc c.
the principles Of equality set forth in the fnous ac
of emancipation. 1t is only very lately, however
that English society in the est Indies has consent
ed to abandon it's prejudice against color, and t.
: rcco gnize the mulatto or the black as social a
: well as political equal Even yet in the older colo
MES like Barbados, there is broad line OF dei'rc
, alton betw cen the pure Sax and the West lndla
e who is ever so lightly touched with the mark Q
l. Afrnan descent, and it would seem t" be the p"c
e and desire of the home authorities to remove ato
c, pether feeling so preudicial to W est Indian II
r terests Thus lately, the Mayor OF Kingston
ID Jamaica was made Companion of the Bath ar:
st more RECENTLY Mr. Samuel Cockburn another gen'
le man of color and Creole of the Island OF Ufahao
er has been appointed Administrator OF the
I'd ment of Montserrat No loyal subject OF the eute
ut can refuse to recognise social equal any OF
'g whom she as the fountain of honor, chooses to
'g point to high places in her realm
o. A SUPPOSED ABoLITIONIsT IN LIho-a man
H. the name Of Bunday who comes from beyonu Mas
and Dixons line was arrested in this CITY on Iu
ne dav for having uttered seditious words to sav
e. and otherwise giving evidences that he belonged
le the Horace Greeley school oframpant Abolltonls'
r. What is to be done with him, are unable at G
es present writing inform our readers, bud we opl
IL that ius tice will be mcled out to him.
r Montgomery Adcertiser.
nd EyrRAoRp1SARY SPEECH FROM SouTHEKN 20
es cprssu.N-Hon Emerson Etheridge, a member
is (Ionoress from Tennessee, recently made spee'
e. in Indiana and writer to the republican press
r. tha North gives its substance as follows:
ns ..He exhoIted his political friends to cast aw;
on all ideas of supporting Bell ticket in Indiana al
p rive their united support to Lincoln. He advis
That all the efforts of the united opposition shou
of he directed to the overthrow of the democratic
which could be only done by defeating their can'
1g dates in as many States possible. He said If
IN lived in Indiana he would vote for Lincoln, but
he lived in State where his own ticket had chan
OF he would vote forsBell This advice from man
'e' the position held by Mr.. Etherdge i'll bis party
is great weight with the members of that party IN
uS diana"