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Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
From the Sovanal Republican 18th August.
SOD the NLMrdGrcw...SE 1000 Reward


Our readers Will recoect that sometime since
a double murder Was committed in Pikeville
Ala the victims being two brothers, John M.
aud Andrew Altman. at the request of Mrs All
man, who has been left widow by the tragedy,
we cheerfuilY publish the following, and hope
our contemporaries and the press generally will
aid the cause of Justice by doing likewise:
One thousand dollars reward will be given for
the apprehension and delivery in the town of
Pikevi!le, Marion county, Alabama, of William
Little one of the murdercrs of John n. and An
drew Altman
Description-Said Little is between % and 23
years of age about five feet 10 or II inches high.
thin face spare built, will weigh about I40 or $50
rounds, pale complexion, blue eyes, dark hair
On the morning before he left he received n
wound on the head with stick. which cut about
his head wos shaved. He also had or two
slang expressions which will note the man.
When astonished, wishing to express approval.
he invaribly says well amt that awful or
" Well, that's powerful" He has rather down.
cast look. and will never gaze III a mans face -
When not speaking, his lips are generally, parted
walks very much like n blind horse, has little or
no beard except the chin and that is very thin.
The said Little is son of Ab. Little, living on
member Of the firm of G. w. Little &Co., selling
goods IL the town Of Pikevi!le, Ala
Rosa NJ. ALTMAN.
Pikevi,l. Ala, August i, 1856.
n. BIN addition to the above, it is confident
" expected that tie Governor viii offer hand
some reward. Will all the papers in the United
States please to give this an insertion and assist
me in bringing the assassin to ussice, so Sc
cyeted himself and shot down my husband, leav
ing me broaken hearted widow, with an infant
three months old.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

FATAL DUEL.-On Thursday of last week a
duel was fought in the Indian Nation, between
DR.. Mitchell and Mr.. Gnatt, opposing candi-
dates for Congress in the late election in Ar
Kansas in which Mr.. Gnatt, the successful as
pirant, was killed. Intelligence to this effect
was on Thursday received by relatives of the
ceased was brother to George Gnatt, Esq, q
well-4nown lawyer and politician of Columbia,
Tenn.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

A BEAUTIFUL IDEA Away among the Ale
ghanies there is spring small that single
OK, in summers day could drain it dry. 1t
steals its unobstrusive way among the hills, till
it stretches out thousand miles, leaving on its
banks more than hundred villages and cities,
aud many cultivated farm, and bearing on it's
bosom more than half thousand steam boats
Then ,ioin-.lg the Mississippi, it stretches away
some twelve hundred miles more, till it falls into
the great emblem of eternity. 1t is one of the
great tributaries of the ocean, which, obedient
only to God, shall roll and roar till the angel,
with one foot on sea and the other on the land.
shall lift up his hands to heaven, and swear that
tilne shall be TO longer. So with moral influence:
1t is rill-a rivulet-an ocean, boundless and
tathomess as eternity.-[ Southern WiRoisda.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

JUDGE TANEY To BE NoMiNATED FOR PREsI-
DENT,-The St. Mary's Beacon publishes an ad-
dress to the Democracy of that county, recomnen-
ding meeting in Leonardtown on Saturday, the
Ist of September for the purpose of placing Chief
Justice fancy, of Maryland. aud Judge Samuel
Nelson. of New York, formerly before the coun-
key and Vice Presidency. The address urges
that Douglas and johnson, on the one side, and
Breckinsidge and Lane on the other, must agree
to retire, they must be retired from the contest.
and the party must hail other men by acclama.
| tien az their candidates for the Presidency and
| Vice FresideneY
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

STEAMBOAT DESTROYED BY FIRE.-On Sun
day night last. the steamer Hesperon was de-
stroyed by fire at Atchison, Kansas, with all her
cargo. She was first class Missouri river packet.
worth $25.000, partially insured and had on board
1000 sacks of corn, so hhds of sugar, and about
100 tons of other freight. Boat and cargo a total
loxs
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

AGRICULTURAL PROGRESS OF NORTH CARROLL
NA.-Thirty years ago North Carolina abandoned
the growth of cotton owing to causes not very
clearly defined, but such as that the season
too short, the spring too backward soil too
thin. &c but has returned to it with vastly in
creased energy, producing greater yield in one
county now, than in the whole State formerly
And as it is making the cotton growing districts
rich, signs of which are seen in the Improvement
of lands, of buildings, and the general condition
of the population. There are already planters
who make 1000 bags. which. at $50 per bag, is
$4,000; and ten years ago the men did not
produce bale !-Petersburg Express.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
INQUEST.


On yesterday (sunday) morning, the body of a
female child was found in an old soap box. secre-
ted under some bushes, short distance North of
the w. & w. r. r. Depot. It had evidently
been put there some time during the previous
night, learn that tracks were observed near
the box when found An inquest held in
the afternoon by Coroner Hartsfeld, who had an
examination made by Physician, but it being
at so late an hour that decomposition had COM
menced (the body having been exposed to the
air and sun) and it was almost impossible to tell
whether or not it had been murdered. From ap-
pearances on the head and throat, however, the
Jury came to the conclusion that it had been
killed. Several witnesses were called forward,
but no evidences obtained as to the perpetrator,
The verdict was that the child "came to her
death from violence inflicted by the hands OF
some person unknown TO the jury"
- The child was dressed in plain clothing, and
placed in the box as if for burial; over the body
was spread copy of the Wilmington Herald of
the 22d August. upon the inside of which name
was written with red pencil, but somewhat de-
faced. The infant appeared to have been fully
developed, and was no doubt deprived of life by
violence. We trust that the perpetrator of
this outrage may be found out and made to suf-
fer to the fullest extent of the law.
P. Sit is reported this morning that some
clue has been obtained as to the identity of the
mother, and that the jury of inquest win be called
together again this afternoon to investigate the
newly developed circumstances of the case.--HI
Taur
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

LOOK OUT FOR THE lend OF THE WORLD s"
The Afierites commenced their religious SER
vices it is claimed, in North Wilbraham, Mass. -
The sect now numbers $4,000 in the United
States and the Canadas, and they gather in camp
a portion of the brethren look for the Millennium
before the last of March, 1861 others are conf
dent that the world will last ten years and two
months longer, while others still predict univer-
sal overthrow in about sixteen weeks.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
"ANOTHER RICHMOND"

The Democratic .Erpositor, campaign pa
per published in Washington city, hoists the
names of Andrew johnson, of Tennessee, and
Thomas H. Seymour of Connecticut, for the
Presidency and Vice Presidency of the United
States.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
IIDGE DOTGIAS

We requested to state. positively. that
Judge Douglas will arrive in Raleigh this Wed
nrslayl evening, in the 5 o'clock train, and that
ne sill address the people Thursday. See
notice Of meeting this (Iuesday) night.-Stand-
ard
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

ARRIVAL OF DOUGLAS IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, Aug 24,-Hon Stephen A, Doug
las arrived here at O. clock this afternoon.
He was delayed yesterday by the washing away
from reaching New York in time for the Norfolk
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
ALEXANDER II. STEPHENS ON THE
CTTIMp

AUGUSTA, August 24.-Hon. A. H Stephens
will take the stump in Georgia in favor of Doug
las and Johnson on the lst of September. His
first speech will be made in Augusta. The friends
of Douglas and johnson are confident of carry
ing the State. The reaction is tremendous.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

DAECING.-Dr. Bond, of Baltimore, says -
p The old Methodists and Presby terians were
right in discouraging dancing. It does good
to body. SOUL spirit, and does harm to all three.
aet many Methodists send their children to dane
sng schools. and perhaps some of them dance the
Polka--a low Polish camp dance we are told,
prong ut into vogue in Europe especially for its
bad qualities - !
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

ToADy1sM.-some dirty water left by the
Prince of Wales in a basin in his apartments at
Quebec, was bottled and sold at four shilings
vial to some of his toadying admirers.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

:. DR. CoxE.-The Rev. Arthur Cleveland Coxe
y. u, Rector of Grace Church. Baltimore. and
ioInefiy OF 81 Johns Church, at Hartford, has
1een unanimously elected President of Trinity
= oege. IN the city vice the Rev DR. Goodwin.
resigned. ne new President has lnng heen
kaswn as rect and Ghurehnan.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
STEAMERS ARRIVED

New YORK. Aug. 27.--The e City Of Balti
more " from Livcl ppool and " Star of the West "
from AslinwalI have been signaled below.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

PnLLITICs IN SOUTH CAROLINA.-Major A.
c. Berry. prominent politician in South Caro-
lima. has written letter, opposing adissolution of
the Union, merely because of the election of Lin
coin Hon. l.. NJ. kcitt made a speech at Co
lumbia, S. c., the 2lsti inst in which lie urged
dissolution without waiting for an overt act from
the Republican administration. He said:
If he could not get the whole South, then with
ms MAJ y of the Southern States as would 60 If
he cou,d not get c0-0Pcrati0n, then he was for
South Carolina, in the majesty of her SOW
elegnty, and in the exercise of her right,
alone and unaccompanied, taking of her
interests and safety, and marching out from be-
meath the yoke OF a vulgar tyranny.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
DARE NOT MEET THE ISSUE.

The Portland Argus says the Republicans dare
not meet the issue rendered them by the Democ-
racy in regard to TEMPORAL policy in the slavery
question. Notwithstanding the frequent calls
made upon them by the Democracy, they dodge
the question. Instead of strengthening their
course, tnis silence upon the great issue of the
day is doing it incalculabe injury. In proof of
this the Argus publishes the following extract of
! a Communication from q prominent Republican j:
g 7 have been a Republican ever since the Re.
publican party was organized-never Democrat
! and yet at the next election ! shall vote for
Douglas and popular sovereignty unless his frank
| and candid and the most convincing speech I
ever listened to, is answered by our Republican
leaders, and better way shown of getting rid of
this now disgusting and dangerous sectional agi-
tation. Mr. Douglas has given the voters of Maine
his views with fearless frankness that I admire
and he has placed the subject in such y true pa
triotic light that he will get my vote, unless there
is some fallacy in his argument which I am not
able to discover, and which, ifit exists. it is the
imperative duty of Republican statesmen to ex-
pose.
II think there are thousands in th;s State who
in the same condition az myself We desire
to decide rightly. We want to see an end 10 this
agitation. Will You call upon Republican
leaders to show their hands, tell us what thev
mean. what policy they 2ntend TO pursue2 Don't
let them off with n dodge. but make them come to
to the scratch else drive them into p corner
IF they do rs they have been Going-talk about
everything but the real question-they must take
the consequences. Thousands will go for Doug
las and popular sovereignty. Mark my words
1t would seem from the above (adds the Argus)
that the writer has some hope that the defenders
of the Republican policy will come to the rescue,
and therefore wishes 20 drive them TO it. He is
mistaken. they will do such thing. and the
sooner he declares himself unquafiet!ty for Doug
las the better The slavery question IS certain to
he adjusted on the policy of non-nterferencc by
Congress with it, and the sooner such this wri-
ter Join party carry it out the sooner it will
he settled and the agitation become obsolete !
idea. 1t is sure to be settled in this way, it
is certain that the hank and independent treasu-
~ questions We're settled in accordance with the
Democratic policy in reference to them.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
CONGRESsIONAL NON

CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION.
TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 23-The Douglas Demo
Gratis of the Fifth District to-day nominated 3
Steedman for Congress.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

STATE T,XES.-The State Taxes of Beaufort
county fer the present year amount to s 1880.
being an excess of & 900 of the taxes of last
wear Considerably over half of this large amount
is paid by the property holders. merchants and
other citizens of this town. We learn that the
last assessment of the real estate in the town Dis
rict IS equal to or larger than The assessment for
the whole county besides fact not very credita-
Bile to the value of our county land.
NHskiHgtOn DiSnafch
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

A LADY ROPE WALhER.-On Wednesday af-
ternoon there was = large concourse to witness
the ascension of Miss Castella on the wire rope.
to the top Of the centre pole over the canvass of
North's Circus. She walked without manifest
ing the least fear. ia graceful manner, carrying
a small balancing pole in her hands. She is
pefecty confident she walk rope like Bon
din's at Niagra Falls the river, and intends
doing so either this Fall or next season.-BHfalo
HepRbLic.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

Hon. John Mcqueen. s. c.. has taken the posi-
ton in favor Of dissolying the Union, should
Linccln be elected,
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

HIGHLY IMPoRTANT.-We have q startling
item per the City of Baltimore. l. is authorita
lively asserted, that the Empress of Russia is en-
ctente. Nothing further from the Empress Eugenie.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
ESPECIAL DISPATCHTu THE NEW YORK WORLD.


WASHHNGToN. August 25
The Richmond Hhig calls upon the Union men
TO protect Mr.. Douglas against rude treatment
by the disunioniSts whilst travelling in the south.
and not suffer him 20 receive personal indigni
ties like Ilr. Johnson. The candidate for Vice
President.
The President will return than expcc-
ted from New Bedford springs, rs his presence
here has become a necessity, on account of Mex
lean difficul les.
Mr. Gulick tnrmerIv editor of the Washington
onion, has been appointed dsbursing agent of
census bureau. As sufficient returns have come
in the office Will be organised in q few days.
The Secretary of War has awarded to William
IT. De Groot the sum of one hundred and sixteen
thousand dollars, as damages incurred under the
contract for furnishing bricks for the Washing
ton aqueduct. The bricks contracted for We're
not furnished. by of the failure of Con-
gresss to make the proper appropriation. The
damages constructive. or for what his
profits would have been had the appropriation
been made, and he furnished the bridks
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
mr. Y.ncey,. CoIcuIn,;on-

Mr.. Yancey in his speech the other day at
Huntsville, said
1.-The contest in 1856 was barelywon by uni
ted Democracy. We are now divded-have on
ly 1877 votes, the whole Southern States, with
Oregon and California, divided between Breckin-
ridge, Bell and Douglass
Thus we see (says the Vicksburg. Miss y Citi-
zen) that the leader of the Breckenridge party.
the man who played the part in the disruption of
the Democracy in Charleston and Baltimore, now
proelaims shat very disruption evidence that
the Democracy will be defeated and Lincoln elect
ed in November, exulting and chuckling all the
while in the undisgnised idea that this result will
and must rend the Union in twain. He thinks
he sees at last. only little way in future the
consummation of the measure in which his whole
heart has been bound up for years and his soul
reyels and riots in fendish low
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

The BOY HREACEtER Ot LOO1S1ANA.
Mark Boatner Chapman is in his four.
teenth year. He was born in Clinton, Louisan a
where his parents still reside. About two years
ago he was received in the church very soon
after this he commenced instructing his fathers
servants the afternoon of every Sabbath His
custom was to read chapter and comment upon
it, having first closely studied the chapter con
sulting Benson, Clark and Wesley every page.
He at length began, says writer to the Mem
phis Advocate, to speak in the lovefeasts and
class meetings: then to pray in the public con-
prepatiOn. His appearance is that of the merest
hoy. and he seems wholly unconcious of any su-
pcrior gifts attainment. He breaches
Regularly every Sabbath at his fathers place
town. His parents have refused to allow him to
enter the pulpit and supply the place of the regu
solicited to do so. He does nothing without the
permission of his parents. He attends school
and joins in all the amusements of the boys of his
own age; he is mere child everywhere save
when preaching
On last Sabbath | sat under his ministry, and
have seldom been more edited and delighted with
sermon His style is chaste, his words fitly and
happily chosen. The incest critic would not de-
tect grammatical error his manner is earnest,
and his pathetic appeals reach all hearts Occa-
sonally his feelings overwEelm him, and he gives
way to floods of tears.
The most gifted lawyers, doctors and divines
have heard him with astonshmentand delight. l
confess that it is most wonderful, and to me in
comprehensive. When heard him he preached
from the text. - How long halt ye between two
opinions? - He preached from notes. sometimes
seeming TO forget that his notes were before him.
His subject arranged with perfect system,
and most logically treated When through the
sermon, he closed the book and gave a brief and
touching exhortation. under which I could. with
Others but weep. His public addresses published
have attracted much attention, and should he
live. he must. in his onward course, leave broad
wake of morals. Such is the character of the
= Boy Preacher" whose wonderful precocity is
without a narallel -Near Orleans Gazette
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

VIRGINIA MILITARY WoRKS.-Gov. Letcher,
of Va in compliance with a law passed by the
late Legislature of that State. has awarded the
contract to MesSrs. J r. Anderson & Co, of the
Richmond Tredgar Works, for fitting up the
State Armory with sufficient machinery for manu-
featuring annually foe thousand ryIed. .musIsets the
entire contract to be completed at cost 70 the
State OF one hundred and ty-si1 thousand dollars.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

N C. CoNFERENcE.-This body meets in Sal
isbury on the 5th of December. Bishop Paine
will preside
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

Convict SHOr-APrEstPTED EsCAPE.-On
Thursday morning two conviets in the Ohio Pen
itentiary attempted to eseape. They sphced
ladder a:ad rad mouatei the wall, waen the guard
discovering them, fred twice aud nj SEQ ms marx.
| ,yith cfsacfs Wallace one ef the conyicts. was
/ hit in she back part Of the head, which eaused
him to stagger against the wall and brougnt ninl
! to his knees He was not fatally injured. as sns
! ball did not enter the skull.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

TIE ATLANTIC CABLE.-SOme of our readers
who fortunate enough TO obtain slices of the
Atlantic Telegraph when its laying was first cele-
brsted, may be curious to know its present con-
dition. Some miles Of the shore end has been
raised. The iron wire is almost entirely corro-
ded the gutta percha ami copper wires
good AS In some cases the cable i'm
bedded in the mud: in some it lay on the rocks,
AID in others suspended in the sea- Where
ever il rests, :. it's goner.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

'' IF one squash plant will bear a dozen squash
es. how many pumpkins will it take TO keep the
inhabitants of Vermont in pies for year - is the
SUM that a young arithmetician recently pro-
pounded to Il student. The answer to the pump
KIN sum- promptly replied the student, 'is-some
pumnkins;
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

COULDN'T TAKE A JoKE.-Dr. NJ , an army
surgeon during the American war; very fond
of joke (if not perpetrated at his own cxpense)
and, moreover, had great contempt for citizen
officers, who more renowned for their cour-
age than their scholarship. One day, at mess,
after the decanter had performed s,ndry perambu-
lations of the table, Captain s., brave and ac-
complistei officer, and great wae, remarked on
the literary Deficiencies Of some of the new off
GERS 81 Doctor NJ. you acquainted with Cap
tain G ~ = Yes know MIN We'll" replied the
doctor; " he's one OF the new set. But what OF
him?'' Nothing in particular replied Captain
s.; II have just received n letter from him. and
will wager you dozen of old port tina: you can
not guess in six guesses how he spells cat -
" Done" said the doctor Its a wager
"Well, commence guessing said S. X, a:
double t. No Kate " No" "Catte"
No" :. Catt'' No" " Kat" No that's
not the way try again, It's your last guess
"Caght - No :" said S: You re wrong again :;
and you've lost your wager" Well.' said the
doctor with much petulance OF manner - how does
he spell it - why, he spells it C-A-T,'' replied
s. with the utmost gravity. Amid the roar of
the mess. and almost choking with rage, the doc
tor sprang to his feet. excaiming Captain S
am too old to be triied with in this manner"
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
\ letter written to the Petersburg j

from Richmond, Aug. IS, says:
TIE city Is entirely barren of news, and hut
for ttle political cauldron, which is beginning
to bubble, and the building of the Bel and
Everett Club House, there would not be an ex-
citing topic 70 occupy the mind Of the public
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04

Bill SWilling was sent to jail for hahitual
drunkenness. One of his old cronies asked
Why don't you bail him ont9' Bale bin
out, he replied, why man. you couldn't pump
him out.
Newbern weekly progress., 1860-09-04
THURSDAY MORNING, AUG. 30. 1860.
The Oxford Leisure Hour and the NJ q,
University MA saxiue

The first number of the N. C. University Mag.
azine for the present College year under the su.
pervision of its new corps of Editors, has been
issued, and the Oxford Leisure Hour devotes
nearly three columns to the correction of gram
matical errors and rhetorical blemishes which ap.
pear in the Salulatory. The young gentlemen
who have control of this popular periodical, of
course, did not know that newspaper editors
read with so much scrutiny, or they would have
prepared their manuscript with little more care
Though we think that bro. HMiams committed
a very great bunder, in deToting SO much of his
space to this examination, yet we doubt not but
that it will be of lasting benefit to the Editors of
the Magazine Experience alone can insure pro-
fciency in the art of composition.
NICE PREsENr.-We were made the happy racipi-
cnt. yesterday morning, Of Vegetable Egg" the
finest recoect ever to have seen, measuring 2l9
inches in circumference This egg, we understood
from the servant that brought it, grew in the garden
of Mrs Allen, of this place at however presen-
ted by Miss Sue, under whose watchful eye and by
the influence of whose fair and Industrious hand it.
no doubt, attained its enormous dimensions. Nav
the fair donor long live to enjoy the good things of
life in rich abundance.