Newbern weekly progress., 1862-11-08

Tho product of Peter Blackinstone's
orchard, in South Adams, Mass, is es-
at 1900 bushels, which he
readily disposes Of to the citizens of
the village for so cents a bushel. His
net profits from the orchard will prob
ably amount to 5000.
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The venerable Lewis Cass attained
his sNh year OH the 9th inst.
The Grenada appeal calls tho rebel
troops invading Kentucky the "arrows
Of Confederate vengeance" We guess
that these arrows will soon be all in a
quiyer, says the Louisville Journal
The British Canadian is delighted
at the idea of the emigration likely to
take place from this country at this
time, and extends hearty welcome
to the young men who choose life of
peace among them. They feel, proba-
lily, that they can rely upon courage
like theirs in future emergency, when
the Yankee is knocking at their door
and the 'Ome Government has left
them to their own protection.
A manufacturer of thread, having
accidentally cut his nose, took one of
his gummed spool labels to close the
cut. On going home he wondered
why every one laughed at him. Look
ing in tue glass he read on the label
that his nose was warranted $50 yards
longl"
II repeat" said a person Of ques-
tionable veracity, ss'that / am an hon
est man."
eyes" was the reply, Sand how Of.
ten viii you have to repeat It before
You believe it yonrselfl"
Mr.. Lyons has proposed a resolution
in the rebel Congress offering $50 to
every negro who should kill a white
Union soldier.
Soft would seem that some of the
rebels are willing to endorse assassina-
ton, but to the credit of the rebel
Congress, be it said, the resolution was
laid ON the table.
Tn ere have been more new steamers
built at Pittsburg, Pa, this summer,
than for any corresponding period for
the past ten years. Thirty new steam
Gro have been completed there since
last April, and ten or twelve more are
being finished. Some of them have
been purchased by the Government,
to be used as gunboats.
We learn from the Richmond En-
quirer of the 18th ult., that the rebel
H,d:e of Representative, by a vote
IS yeas to 20 nays, adopted Mr.. Barks-
dale's proposition respecting retalia-
tion for "federal barbarities.' A long
preamble recites thealleged atrocities,
and then the resolution follows:
Resolved, bytde Coagressef Tile Con-
fedsrate States, That the President will
bo sustained in resortirg TO such meas
ures Of retaliation as in HE Judgment
may bc demanded by the above recit-
ed lawless and barbarous conduct and
designs Of the enemy"
Instead Of hoistng the black flag,
the Congress contented themselves
fulminatiops and with leaving the
whole matter to Davis, who will not
lein haste to raise the black flag.
The New Jersey editors are getting
to be enite sharp. One of them,
speaking of the Trenton True Ameri-
can, says:-'
lie reminds us of the inveterate fb.
Der who joined the church, and was to
be baptised by immersion through a
hole in the ice. Ills brother, who slut
tered, stood by to witness the opera
tion, and as the convert was drawn
forth from tile icy current, accostcd
him with,
'J-i-m, was it cold 2"
"Not a bit Of it," said jim, shiver-
ing from head to feet.
"M-minister, d-dip him again ; he
LILIES yet" exclaimed the indignant
sufferer, but whether this very proper
request was complied with, the histori-
all sayoth notI