The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1860-02-11

ID adopting measures for ts,ss~ull
sIarahoIdeTs ssS,sfo oe quse as re:s g esssl'sss
to the unfortunate in Massachusetts, as pfoi-
nent of Massachusetts, in subscribing TO
| the John Brown fund, for the purpose Of naislng
insurrection in the SOUTH and letting loose rapne
| and murder among Gefenceess women and chill
| dren
FREE AND SLAVE PowER-An anecdote is hay
ing the of our exchanges which illustrates quite
well the notions which people obtain to the
| much talked of 'save power in the Government.
| 1t is related that good old lady who had resided
all her days in country innocent of railroads, but
well supplied with Abolition newspapers and docu-
ments, made her first visit to town acquaintance
In the street locomotive drawing heavy train
was seen approaching, putting and blowing to its
utmost "W hat arth is that ~ said the old lady.
! ''Ihat' rejoined her frend-wh, that is locono-
tive" "A ocomotive?' - said the lady-''why bless
my eyes, [ thought it the 'tarnal slave power -
Troy Wing.
A Rich LOUISIANA PLANrER.-A sugar planta-
| ton was purchased in ST. James parish La a few
| days ago. by Mr.. Burnside. dry goods merchant
for five hundred thousand dollars. This (says the
New Orleans Helto) is considered splendid in
vesinenl as there are some seven eight thousand
acres In the tract and under good management it
ought to produce two thousand hogsheads of sugar
This purchase will swell the investments of Mr. Barn
slde in culture, to nearly twoo millions. His
slaves now exceed one thousand. Three years ago
Mr. B. purchased the magnificent Hounas estate
with some five hundred slaves, from Col. John Pres
ton, the cost of which, with additions of slaves and
lands, exceeded million of dollars.
~..0--~
The pious elder Peck" who was one of the
burning and shining lights Of Black Republicanisn,
In Maine, and who, State Treasurer has recently
turned defaulter to the tune of hundred two
thousand dollars, has been making a confession
and most precious it is, too--strking the very
heart of the Abolition crew. The Bangor Union
states that he says he has expended thirteen thou
sand dollars to elect Daniel f. Somers in the first
Congressional District; eight thousand to elect
Ezra B. French, in the Third District. and four
thousand dollars to elect Stephen c. Foster in the
Sixth District, and eleven thousand to OF
the most prominent republican leaders Ii Maine
--sy- Pendingra discussion a bill granting a di-
in the Nebraska Legislature, of the
bers related an instance of sharp practice of
pie of residents in that Territory. They applied
to the Legisat and obtained a divorce, and i'm
medately the and his wife pre- empted one hun
proved their title thereto, were married again the
next day after securing one hundred and sixty
of land by the operotion.
POISONING AND DEATHs--Five servants belong
ing to Mr.. L. r Maupin, Albemarle county,
poisoned last week. aad all of them died from the
effects of the poison administered. Several negro
slaves belonging to Mr.. Maupin and his neighbors
have been arrested suspicion, and will be exam
ined by the Court next month rel tive to the crime
charged against them.-Norfolk Herald.
"Last week. negro man, the property of Mrs.
Sallie Foster Of Portsmouth but in the employ of
a gentleman engaged in the oyster business on
Scott's Creek. disappeared, and for time nothing
Ei6feaRe1ta8 8iif Ns a2Iu
port, reached her wharf m New York, the liberty
seeding descendent of Kan came from his hiding
place. displayed his ivory, jumped ashore and was
soon lost among the dense crowds that populate the
commercial metropolis of the Union"