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NE W 5 ITEMS.

\ The iron, china and crockery merchants
( ol Norfolk have commenced 10 import their
goods direct from Europe.
/ MINNESOTA bEGisLATuRE.-A bill is before
he Minnesota Legislature, tie object Of
which Is 70 prevent the immigration and set
tlemeni Of free negroes ia that State. Also.
a rRsn.liinn cuaaemning the lIarper's Ferry
coHspiratnrs aud their attempt to incite in-
sarfeetion, and affirming allegiance to the
unian
Tie supreme Court Of ohio las, week de-
cided case brought up from llucking coun.
iy. IN which the question Of the right Of col.
urctl children 70 be admitted into the com.
mon sehonls was decided. The decision os
the Court was adverse to the right.
Sixty.iive Americans IN Berlin, Prussia.
bad Thanksgiving dinner, with beans, tur.
KEYS and pumpkin pie.
Inc Postmaster General sats that The de-.
l'Y IN the organization Of the HOrse of Re.
prasentstiyes. caused by the Administration
meMhets, will cost the government million
Y dollars 70 the biddinss upon the mail cua.
tracts alune.
The total value Of assessabie property in
Nicinia IS set down BY the Auditor at si4s,
656 0s7.
Tie legislature uf Vermont has passed d
law against billiards. which provides that tie
seleciBent Of tlr several tuWns in the State
Shall. whenever u their opinion the public
GOOD requires 4, forbid any game or PLAY on
any bslli.rd table ~ their respective towns.
The penalty affixed iar playing npnn / table.
the use Of which IS forbidden, i twenty dol
lars tliv.
The Philadelphia census shows a pepul,.
inn II esO,oOO, an increase uf 81, ,s;s since
1850.
During the year 26 persons died whoweFe
over loo years Of age, the oldest 81 whom was
CGsar, negro ol Louisiana, who was oser
isS years ~ age.
The total loss by FIRE during 1850. Was
So, ,0o0.U0O. being siK million nOse than los
the year 1858.
The railroad sccidents last year were %
10 number killing lsg persons and wpund.
ing all. The number killed beng onls 4
little more than half Of that IN IS There
were Il steamboat accidents, klllins .; rcf.
sons and suunding lI6.
DrsrROYED Br FIRE.--rhr rrpasitpry all
binders IT TIE Ameiic Fact SBciety wYte
DESTROYED by fire at New York on Tue,Ja,.
Loss s17 500,
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Ak uIsToRlcAL RrrRospEcr.

Organisation Of Congress. - Within The
last twenty wears there have been three 1t.
stances Il long delay in The organization
ol the House Of Representatives at Washing.
ton. The Cincinnati Enquirer recalls the
facts IN the following sketch:
In 1882 40. towards tie close &c Mr. Van
Buren's administration. the House, ehich
met earl, IN December. did not succeed ia
choosing speaker until The first Of jauua.
". l'hey ehuse the United States senator
from Virginia. Mr. Hunter. but then serving
in The House of Representatives. Il vas he
first session. aud he was entirely unknown
IL the country. lie was . Snuthcrn States
Rights Wing. AMI was elected hy the Wings
anI ihe Democratic friends 1T Mr. Calhoun.
Before The session was pyer. Nr. Hunter join.
ell the Democratic party. aud slPpnr,rh Nr.
Van Baren for pfestleni 20 the memorable
s.harl cider" r0pte.t u 1870.
Again in Isl9-'50. there was long ie
lay 10 the organization. The candidates
Tor Speaker were x. G. Winthrop. Wing. Of
Massachusetts. and Howell Cobb. Democrat,
II Geo,sia, now Secretary Of the Treasury.
After bailntins for three weeks. il a. found
impossible 70 elect by majoriiy. 80 rule
was adopted declaring that the person who
had the highes, number Of vote, sholId be
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scorR YnnR pLoMs BRIGHT.

Farmers may BE- surprised Il know that
their crnps viii depend goud deal on tie
eolor of their ploWs Yet - II j.. Bright
plows aie iouud to produce mach better crops
inan any othrr. Il my be electricity. 6r
mag,c III aughi We knas We merely stiie
the iati. leaving oihrrs 20 account lorit. But
very inurh depend. upon the manner oI doug
IL. Tor mere scrubbing u by hand with emery
~ sand IS not the thlng--it must be secured
b, Tie -ull. Il j. fonnd tllr, the sabsoiI ,coir~
il better ~ wlrsl thar thr top soil. -ior 1
plnw kept bright b, very deep ploains al
lords better wheat tian p0s bttghiened by
the surface 81 the soil II IS the same with
corn. " respect 10 this last crop, Il sou will
keep your plnw bright ~ a mirror until yuur
rorn is 10 the milk. you will find that It viii
have wonderlul lrct. We appeal tneve.
Is guud iarnCr u he ever knew q rusty plnw
10 be accompanied with gnUd crup.f lion
rust IN plew share j. POISONOUS 70 corn.
A ,pung farmer. Of about tment, years ol
age, sald.io u The other day
(" II anybody wants ne. be must came "a
my sUtn.feld, live thcrc--I am at u all The
timc--I have narrowed nv corn unrr. pluw
ed i've times, aud gone p,er Il With the noe
once"
YES" said hi. old father, who seemed
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-01-18
HOW ENGLISH DUCHEssEs AND COUNT.
EsSES EMPLOY THEIR TINE.

The following extract from recent letter
Of an English traveller, who has had the best
opportunities for observation, may surprise
some Of our fine ladies':
i | can assure YOU that. having lived all my
life about in the different castles and manor
houses Of Great Britain. and been accustnm-
ed to the industrious habits Of the Duche.ses
and Coantesses, was utterly as'onisbed at
the idleness Of American fine ladies' No
English woman Of rank with the exception
OF a few paryenues,) from the Queen down
wards, would remain unemployed for one
half hour, or sit in rocking chair, unless
seriously i'll. They almost all with hardly
an exception copy the letters Of business Of
their husbands, fathers or brothers; attend
minutely TO the wants Of the pOpr around
them, and even take part in their amuse-
ments, and SympathiZe with their snr-
rows; visit and superintend the schools |;
work in their own gardens /; see to their
household concerns: think about their yisi-
tors lnok over weekly accounts, mt only of
domestic expenses, but often those of the
farm aud the estate; manage penny clubs in
conjunction with the working classes. ta help
them keep themselves; aud With all these
occupations, by early hours, they keep ~
their acquaintance with the literature and
politics Of the dav, and cultivate the accom-
plishments OF music and drawing. and often
acquire beside, some knowledge II scientific
pursuits.
The late Marchi0ness Of Lansduwne was
so well acquainted with the cnitagers IN her
neighbprhnod that she used TO yist and look
ed ii The curpses ol tie dead, because she
found that her doing 30 soothed aud com
forted the bsreaycd. have knnwn her 10
shut herself up with a mad woman in her
pnur dwelling. who used to lack the door
aud could not BE- induced 10 admit any me
else. Lady Lansdowne's own daughter used
one hundred guineas given her by her Ca
ther.in.law Lord suffolk, to buy bracelct)
to build pig sites. with hi pe,mis,ion, a,
her husbands country residence.
She edueates her own children without
assistance, teaching tie hpys LATIN and tie
girls all the usual branches Of education.
The late Duchess OF Bedford, accident
ally discovered when % 4 visit 10 Woburn,
had for thirty ,ears ~ lier married life, risen
at six o'clock. summer aud winter, liz her
own fire. made some tea for the duke and
herself, and then, as he wrote his own letter,
Of business, she copied them. and ihrs came
down % I large party of gutstsat irn p',inck,
to dispense breakfast, without saying one
word Of their matpiInary a,nratirns 50 that
you might have been visitor oi the house
without finding ont that tie Duke and Ouch.
ess had transacted the necessary business uf
the dAy-belnrc perhaps you had been seen
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W. r. WALLACE.
K,nstor n q 1859


The above letter from practical worker.
will be read With interest by many of our
readers, especially our old Carolina friends.
Who have migrated TO the West for good land
rich aud productive IN cotton They will
be surprised TO learn. that Improvement in
agricultural implements. science and pro-
gress have discovered Jm sir inches btlotr
the surlaee-irom which on togy scraieiiag
could obtain but scant plttanee-rich cot
ton land, that produces near a bale per acre !.
The Ehiorddo Of cotton production. our Caroli-
IA and George planters. have. tllily equai To
tie slekly West within IL inches of the
surface. 10 be realized in iaprOrt.i p'ows aud
pio,riag, le,en by steam jeriiksdfioa and
h0risonfaiisiag. This j. the triangular pro.
Liem ii the solution 81 which. rich land and
big ,utiun crop. NAV be had al along from
the Ehattshouchee TO Tar River.
The proper mode Of applying all iertili.
zers, i broadcast, aud especially lime. 4
barrel II lime, when .lakrd. will make about
Eve bashels.--a pretty good temporary dress.
ing--will last foe seven years aud pay, un.
der good management with deep plawing.
compound interest We intend 10 continue
10 make lie " Cotton Planter anil Soil even
murr acceptable to both oyrr.cers aud EN-
ploycrs. I'd Planter.
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ljustlvquite proud Of his son. keep your plos
agong il you want to fetch corn. Never le,
the ground settle on the top. Ifit is beaten
down by rain. or begins to look kind of rus
" on the surface, pitch into It and keep il as
mealy as -four. The fact is, our farmers
raise more corn than they can tend, they can't
60 over the corn more than once or twice and
taat'll never do, and guess I'll show old
Billy r. that its so.
Sore ambitious farmers are pleased to
"lay BY" the corn very early, but it is not
wise, for the grass is always more lorward to
grow about this season than any other; and
the ground will become very foul where corn
is too early " laid by" and what is more to
the purpose, a great deal Of the nourishment
Of crop is derived from the air and dew
conveyed to the roots. This can be done
oaly when the surface is Kept thoroughly
open.
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Quietly lay the mother--her life ebbing oui
"a troubled expression gathering, and deep
ening upon her face. Again she essayed Il
speak. She turned her dim eyes toward hei
sister; her lips were quiverpe the last tear,
drained from the lount of life, as she said
with touching manner Of self.rebuke. and
SO solemnIy,
Mary. you won't look harshIy atmy poor
orphanl'
" God helping me, never J" cried Mary
Her voice seemed 10 ring with supernatural
distinctness through the chamber.
The dying woman struggled learfully, and
-awoke!
Springing up in her bed. she clasped her
hands together in an ecstacy Of joy. The
gray dawn crept through the shutters, paIing
the light Of the din lamp.
Living! living y she cried, +" nv child
is not motherless Aud oh nv heavenly
Father. help me to profit By the vision thou
has sent. Aid me TO remember at all times
that she thou hast entrusted TO NV care il
motherless. That just as have, the being
who gave her birth, longed for her happiness,
wept for her, prayed Ior her. Never, never
will forget. Thou who art the God of the
fatherless, aid me in doing my duty By my
sisters orphan child
Stepping softly to the crib, she lightly kiss
ed the brow Of the motherless little one.
The child awoke, and flung il, arm- round
hei neck, and in that silent embrace Mag
gie asked God agaih to aid her, that she
might know no difference betaeen her babe
and the little charge he had gi,en in her pro-
lection.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-01-18

A MOVEMENT AGAINST NEGROES N CAS,n..
by the proceedings OF the Court Of Asslzes
Of Essex county, Canada il appears that
the Grand JUICY have made presentment 10
the Court based upon representation EN-.
anating from the authorities Of township of
Anderson, in regard to the negro population
oi The county. The Grand Jury submit the
document that was presented to them TO the
court, and urge that some action be taken in
the matter. The Anderson authorities saw:
+" We are aware that nine .tenths Of the crimes
rnmmltled N the county OF Essex. according
to the population are so committed by The
cnlnred people, And they further urge
that some measures may be taken by The
Government 10 protect Us and our property.
or persons of capital will be driven from
The country" The court. in slluding to this
prPsentment, remarked that I lie was not
surprised at finding a prejudice existing
against then THE negroes} smnng tie re-
speetable portion of III. people. for they were
indulent, shittless. and dishonest, and un-
worthy Of The sympathy that some mistaken
parties extended % them; they would not
work when opportunity was presented, but
preferred subsisting BY thieging lrnm re-
spectacle f+rmers aud begging from those be-
ueyolently Inclined"
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elected. whether it was majority Of the
whole number Of votes cast Or not. Under
this rule Mr.. Cobb, Democrat, Of Georgia.
was elected.
But the most remarkable instance of delav
was 10 1886. The House of Represen-
ta'iyes. which convened IL December. 1855.
did not succeed in electng speak er until
February, 1856, period Of eleven or twelve
weeks. MIR, Banks, Republican. of Massa-
chusetts, was then elected under the plurali-
y rule, similar 70 that adopted in 1850. lie
received one hunired and three votes, 10 one
hundred cast for William Aiken, Democrat.
OF South Carolina. With these exceptions.
We believe. there is no instance ia our con-
gressionaI history where the House failed to
organize the first week Of the session.
The Speaker Is very important political
officer. and j. worth contendins for lie has
toe appointment of all committees of the
House, and under the rule of Parliamentary
law with regard to the dispatch &c business,
can, by his decisions, have most potent IN.
iluenee IN determining the character of the
legislation Of the country.
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From the Cotton Planter and Soil
THE ADVANTAGES OF sYsTEMATIzED NJ
NURING


DR. cLoUn Dear Sir: A few words from
a subscriber from the old " Pitch, Tar aud
Turpentine state" could not presume be
burthrnsome 10 your readers. When came
I 10 this uid worn out Siate,--where large
por,ion oi your readers moved from to the
gleat Southern country, as they could no
longer stay, thinking il they did. they could
not surylye,-the planting prospects were
anything but promising.
| am employed as an overseer, worked last
year thirty-liye hands--plsnted 220 acres in
cottoh--manured l8O with muck. out o! the
creek low grounds, and other low places,
applying 100 single horse loads to the acre,
mixed with thirty bushels cotton seed. Ii
had the same application on 1t the year pre-
vious. (dnlled Of cnurse) on winch made
2lO bags. which IN, employer sold for i
fraction Dyer SIl 900; before any manure
was applied, I have been informed by my
neighbors, II would not have produced ON an
average 400 pounds OF seed coltun made
the same application this year, but owing -
the cold spring and summer, and rust cum
bined, shall not do as we'll; the land is
light, sandy suil = considerable vegetable
matter in il which think lime would suit
very well. and have induced my employer
10 buy 500 barrels. and would be pleased for
you 10 inform me through yonr colamn. the
better way to appiy-wheiher broadcast, or
drill. with the compost or dirt.
Your Southern readers may be pleased to
hear Of our success ii gathering our cotton
We have also improved IN that l had three
hands to pick out, Of good, dry. clean cotton,
the following numbers Of pounds On Tues
day, n lth inst. girl Caroline. S62 girl Mn
nv. 556; buy Lewis, 525--seteral near 300.
think il the farmers Would turn their
attention mure to manariug aud less to hant-
ing for better country. they would do nneh
better. We have no mari II we had. would
much prefer il 10 lime a. manure fur cotton;
there i nothing 10 equal II.
There i great excitement in This country
in reclaiming our old worn oat lands, aud
iully believe IN a Few years more eastern
North CarDlina vii equal any other part Of
the Uniied States
Success to your interesting paper. and
would advise all yoang ayer.eer,, IN partic-
uiar, TO take your paper aud read it,
Truly YOURS,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1860-01-18

INTERESTING PosrAL DECISION. Postmaster
General Holt has recently decided an inter.
esting aud novel question. A husband who
bad been separated Iran his wife, demanded
tia, lis village postmaster should deliver her
letters 10 him, and threatened suit al law If
his demand was mt complied with. The wife,
on the other hand forbade the delivery of her
letters 10 the husband. Ia these circlmstan-
ces the postmaster appealed 10 Mr.. Holt for
Instruction. That gentleman proHounces tie
Clam advanced BY The husband too pre- pnster.
oas 10 be seriogsly refuted indeed. he says
Il : abhprrent TO law as Il is 10 the Christian
civilization Of the age and lie directs the
postmaster to deliver the letters to the wife.
gSsioa JoarnlL
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BIackwood's Magazine and
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TIE FARMERS GUIDE
TO Scientific and Practical AgrIcultnre.

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CoFrINS! CoFFINs!
E0 q, W A3gE9

= . = W = , y y 3
CHAPEL HILL. n. C..
HAVING obtained the exclusive night for 0rsnge
~ County. 70 sei Fisks Metallic Burial
Gases. would rr-perifuTy announce Thai be Is now
prepared 10 81 ~ orders for these air-figf ndesrnet.
ibie Burial Cssss.
An descriptions and sIrs Of Common Collins slso
kept on hand.
70 The Metallic Burial Cases win also " KEPT isr
ale Ny d. ID. Phillips. Hil.hoioagh.
Chapel lIil March 4. si-sm
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-24

WHATs IN A NAME.-A person by tho
name of Frederick Southgate Brown has
pettioned the Louisiana legislature to allow
him and his family to change their names.
The reason given for the request is that
there is an undying stigma attached to the
name of "Brown" consequent upon the ac-
tions of "old John" at Harper's Ferry
They ask to be permitted to change their
patronymic from one which has become in
tolerble because of the associations connect
ed with it, to one undefamed and more hon
orable. The following is the bill upon
which the Legislature are acting:
"Whereas, The acts of the late John
Brown, of abolition notoriety, have affixed
stigma upon the name of Brown, which
renders it intolerabe to the parties herein
named: therefore:
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of Louisiana, in general
assembly convened: That from and after
the passage of this act, the name of Fred
erick Southgate Brown, resident of New
Orleans, and the names of his minor child
reu, Alice, Elizabeth, Harriet, Emma, Ed.
ward and Octavia Brown, be, and the same
are hereby changed to the names of Fred
erck, Alice, Elizabeth, Harriet, Emma,
Edward, and Octavis Southgate, which last
mentioned name they are hereby authorized
to adopt, as their respective appellations,
and use for their respective signatures, at
all times and in all places"
Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1860-02-24
ssThe Laborer is worthy of his Hire"

The above quotation is of long standing,
and but few people would dare to assert
any thing to the contrary. Still there are
hundreds of persons who seem to think it
has no application at all to editors of week
y newspapers. We doubt whether an ed
itor in the State of Ohio, or any other State,
could be found who is not almost daily i'm
portuned to puff somebody or something in
which he himself has not the least interest
or concern, and if the editor aforesaid should
intimate that he desired some pay for the
space occupied in his paper, the man thus
making application would think the editor
was impudcnt and insulting. A merchant
does not give you spool of thread or a
piece of tape without an equivalent, why
then do you ask the editor to puff your
store, shop, invention, model or improve
ment, without paying him for it. Please
read the article on the first page of the
JOURNAL, entitled "Polticians and the Lo-
cal Press" 1t applies not only to politi-
clans, but 10 all men and all business that
are in the habit of asking favors of editors,
and it is time that those who ask such fa-
vors should be reminded of it. If the SER
vices of the editor are of any value to the
community, why not show your appreciation
of them by taking his paper in preference
to sending away to eastern cities for that
which is not of half the benefit to you, and
then borrow his paper to find out what is
going on in your own town? Why not,
when you ask him to puff your establish,
ment, business, or any other thing, give
him as you do your lawyer, fee The
country press most generally is meanly and
grudgingly supported, to build up the city
printing Office. Take your home paper
Advertise in your home paper. See that
your friends do so. The circulation of the
JOURNAL is over 700 weekly, larger thar
that of any other paper in this county. Il
ought to be 1000. Will not our friendsi in
crease its number. The price, sent by mail
is but 81 so per year-payable in advance