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Affairs in North-Carolina.

"Gov. Holden, who is here, looking after
his confirmation to foreign mission, says
that affairs in North Carolina are in very
dubious state No original Union man is
safe in life and property. Since Fullerton
and Steedman made their recent tour through
the State, the people have been worse in their
belligerent feelings toward the Government.
So says the special correspondent of the
New York Tribune.
Now we ask the organ of Gov. Holden in
this city, if Gov. Holden authorized the
above statements If so, we denounce him
as liheller of the people of North-C arolina.
-Sentinel.
The above extract does not properly ex-
press the views Of Gov. Holden. They have
been laid before the public through the col
umns of the STANDARD, and it is not necessary
to look for them in the n. Y. Tribune.
We denounce the Sentiael as the libeller of
Gov. Holden and of the ynion men Of North
Carolina. No Ifs" about it. Nor do we
go to the N Y Tribune to get authority for
the assertion.
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Cholera in New York.
Relief of Portland Sufferers.


New York. July s.-A fatal case of chol-
era occurred in New York last evening also
one in Brooklyn.
Advices from st. Domingo to the 2Sd ul..,
state that the liberal policy of the former
administration towards foreign enterprise
will be continued The country is quiet, OK
cept at Seybo, where Guliermo, ono of
Baeze's guards, headed rebellion, which it
is expected, will be easily quelletl.
There were twenty cases of sunstrokc in
this city and Brooklyn, yesterday, a few of
which proved fatal
Over three thousand dollars were contril u
ted, yesterday, for the Portland sufferers.
The city of Brooklyn has appointed a com.
mittee to receive subscriptions, and has, also,
authorized the Mayor of Portland to draw
on the Mayor of Brooklyn for ten Thousand
dollars. At the meeting of the chamber of
commerce, in behalf of the Portland suffer.
ers, Mr.. A. A. Low presided, and Col. Elicit
F. Sheppard acted as secretary On motion
of Moses A. Grinnell, a committee of twenty
five was appointed to collect subscriptions
Capt. Nape announced to the meeting that
himself and others had already collected Eve
Thousand dollars and forwarded it to Port
land.
The board of health and quarantine con-
missioners have determined to remove their
buildings from Legen's Point to the west
bank.
Two cases of cholera are reported to-day.
Also several cases of stroke.
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=
Thomas announced, uueficially, the names OF
the State Directors, among them that OF Q.
G. Clark On turning to the report OF the
Treasurer of the road, in the list OF stock
holders. we see Mr. Clark put down as hold
ing one share of stock. 1t is required that
Director shall have JSue shares OF stock, was
the Governor afraid to have Mr.. Clark's name
officially announced as usual by the States
Proxy, because he had appointed one who
did not possess Prerequisite amount OF stock!
WHY did Gov. Worth appoint Mr.. Clark,
who is put down as having only one share of
stock. when Directors are required to possess
fire shares of stocka Has the Governor
violated the law?
But if he has not violated the law, he did
certainly violate an established custom. He
did not entrust the commissions of State
Directors as usual to the States Proxy, but
to another individual, Mr.. James Rumley,
acho is not known as stakeholder at all! This
is certainly an extraordinary proceeding on
the part of the Executive. By what rea-
son was he actuated2 Was he afraid,
as we have before asked, to have MIR. Clark's
name officially announced in the meeting?
We viii conclude this article by an extract
from letter from an intelligent gentleman
in relation to this very matter He says:
81 believe this to be the most marked in
stance of sacrifice of public interests to
personal and political feeling that ever I re-
collect to have seen. Governors Ellis and
Bragg and Others were really better, as they
did not set an example of political exclusion,
where the public duties were conducted on
plans and principles so warmly endorsed. l
do not now recolect that they admitted that
merely political corruption and trickery
should be rewarded to the exclusion ofpuhlic
services and interests. This has remained for
Gov WORKMAN instrument in the hands
of these tricksters, proving truly that lone
renegade is worse than ten Turks" as he has
sometimes to rush into extremes of radical
ism, in order to prove his complete subser-
yiency to the plans and Vaccinations of his
new allies. Such unfortunately seems to be
the position of Gov Worth In vain will
his former record be pointed to. As well
might the harlot appeal to her former "re-
cord,n in long resisting the wiles of the Sc
Queer. Subsequently she did yield, and
yielding became the most debased of her
sex. Let the patriot and friend of good gov
eminent take warning by this sad example
of Gov. Worth"
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PROCLAMATION.

In obedience to an Ordinance of the State
Convention, ratified the 18th, day of June, 1886,
entitled AN Ordinance submitting to the quai-
flied voters of the State the ratification or re-
lection OF the Constitution adopted by the Con.
vention," l. JONATHAN WORTH, Governor
Of North Carolina hereby give notice that on
THURSDAY, the SECOND day of AUeusr next,
polls will be opened by the Shcriffs of the re-
spective Counties, and kept open for three sue
cessive days, at the several election precincts in
each and every County in the State, under the
same rules and regulations as nov exist for the
election of members of the General Assembly;
at which electionall persons qualified to vote Tor
members o, the General Assembly, may vote for
or against the ratification ofthe samc those who
wish a ratification of the Constitution voting,
with a written or printed ticket "RATIFIcA-
TON, "-those OF contrary opinion, voting, With
written or printed ticket, REJECTION, ~
Sheritfs will observe the provisions of the Or
dinanee as to the duties thereby imposed:
& In witness Whereof his ExcclicAcy,
% oses.S. JONATHAN WoRrE, Governor Of, said
State, has hereto set his hand and caused the
great Seal of the State to be affixed.
Done at the City Of Raleigh, this the lst day Of
July, A. D., 1866 JONATHAN WORTH.
By the Governor: 81
WIN. H. BAGIEy, Private Secretary.
July z, 1856. 47--td.
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The once Private Secretary to Governor
Holden, who now edits a renegade secession
news paper at Salisbury, is engaged in ira
ducine the character of his former benc-
factor
This person sat in the room of the Private
Secretary in the Capitol during the Conven-
ton, and intrigued against Gov. Holden
When he announced himself for Congress, he
appended the line: 81 snail vote for Jona-
than Worth for Governor Then he sneaked
away from Raleigh without bidding Gov.
Holden goodbye, although week before
they were upon the most intimate and
friendly terms. Such character, whatever
his ability as writer, will fail toimpress the
public mind that he can bear either true,
honest, or manly evidence against Governor
Holden.
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Scientific Explorations.

Two French gentlemen have recently ex-
plored the island of Spitzenbergen in very
complete manner. They have measured the
mountain, mapped the coast, examined the
geological formation of the Island, its veget-
able products, and its meteorological pheno-
mena. They found that the long day in sum-
mer, extending over several months, became
intensely hot on account Of the unceasing
heat of the sun, and that during this period
vegetation sprung up with great luxuriance.
The North Pole is but 600 miles from Spit
zenbergen, and these explorers, with many
other scientific men, think that the pole it.
self and the sea supposed to surround it can
he reached without much difficulty from
Spitzenbergen. Large quantities of floating
timber cover the waters of the bays and
creeks of the island. With regard to the
great heat of the sun at Spitzenbergen du-
ring summer, 1t may be remarked that when
the French scientific expeditions were sent
out to find the length of a quadrant of the
meridian, upon which the French system OF
measurement is based, the party that went
to the Arctic circle complained of extreme
heat whilst the party that visited Quito, I'M.
der the Equator, complained of extreme
cold.
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CoTToN PICKED BY MACHINERY.-One of
the greatest difficulties experienced by plan
tiers. in the culture of cotton, has been the
time and labour required to gather the full
amount raised as it is well known that many
more hands are necessary to pick the crop
than is required to plant and cultivate 1T.
This difficulty of gathering all the crop
seems to have been obviated by new and
novel machine, which is claimed by the in
ventor, Mr.. Howe, to pick at least three times
as fast as by hand, thus securing to the PLAN
ter his full crop in much less time and in
better order than before and he also claims
that by this mode of picking, the market
value of the cotton is enhanced several per
cent.
The machine is very simple, light piece
of mechanism, weighing about two pounds.
The part which gathers the cotter is a small
steel chain, so ingeniously constructed that
it may be twisted in dozens of parts and as
speedily put together without injury. This
chain gatherer or picker of the cotton passes
through hollow tube. one end of which
empties in the customary picking-bag, while
the other is passed from boil to boil by the
hand with great rapididity. The cotton is
freed from the gatherer by novel process.
The motive power ofthe machine is obtained
by simple continuance MIDWAY of the tube.
The chain gatherer has a discriminating
power, foreign substances, leaves and trash
being rejected, but the cotton, to use an army
phrase. is gobbled up with amazing quick
ness.-St. Louis Despatch.
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Burglars have been busy recently. We
learn that the store of Mr. Phil. Them WAS
broken into between and o'clock Satur-
day night, and jewelry, pistols, &C., abstrac-
ted therefrom
MIR. Henry Bryan's house was entered on
Thursday night, and some trunks taken from
which the clothes were pillaged.
On Sunday night the house of Mr.. Lip
scomb was entered, and watch with some
sllver-ware stolen. On the same night the
residence OF Dir. White, adjoining, was also
robbed, some trunks being taken out and the
clothes stolen. We learn that the thief who
stole Mr.. Lipsrombs watch is now in limbo
We should like to hear of the Governors.
ordering Court of Oyer and Terminer
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WIDELY KNowN.-It is generally sup
posed that the Websters, Palmerstons, Gort-
aschotfs, Metternichs, and Garribaldis of
politics are the men of world wide rcnown,
and so they are where newspapers circulate,
but not much beyond. One of our friends
lately returned from China, amuses us with
the recital of his journey inland for some
distance, where the enquiry oftenest made
when he became known as an American, was
whether he knew or had ever seer the great
chemist of his country, Dr.. Aver, that made
the medicines. They use his remedies
many of them have been cured by them
and they speak of him, as if he occupied the
whole OF America or were at LEAST the great
feature of it. A mandarin who had been
cured of Il malignant ulcer on the hip by his
Sarsaparilia, seemed to consider it our prin-
ciplc article of export, and its inventor one
of the few men this continent had ever pro-
duced worthy the attention of Chinamen-
Ne,o York Neaos.
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Nebraska.

OMAHA, NEBRASKA, Thursday, June %.
The result of the late election is officially
announced as follows.
For the Constitution, 3,93S; against the
Constitution, 1888.
Congress Marquette, Radical, 4,110;
Brooke, Democrat, 1874.
Governor-Butler Radical, 4,09S; Morton,
Democrat, 3,94S. Average aggregate vote
GU State officers, S,041.
Little, Democrat, was elected Chief Justice
by 4O4 majority. Fifty-eight of Repub-
lican majority was thrown out in Cass Coun-
tv, not counted-a technicahty; no fraud
was leged-which elects Thomas Demo-
crat, Associate Justice, and gives the Legis-
lature to the Democrats by eight majority on
Joint ballot.
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TOBACCO AND HEART DIsEAsE.-M. De
caisne, in communication to the Academic
DIES Sciences, exhibits another clause in the
heavy bill of Indictment against the abuse
of tobacco. He states that, in the course of
three years, he has met among eighty-three
inveterate smokers, twenty-one instances. of
making intermittence of the pulse, occurring
in men from twenty seven to forty-two years
of age, and not to be explained by organic
lesion of the heart. The absence of such
lesion OF other condition of health capable
of inducing intermission of the action of the
heart, and the fact that, in nine of these in
stances, in which, the use of tobacco was
abandoned, the normal action of the organ
was restored, NJ. Decaisne believes will JUS
tify him in concluding that, in certain sub
iects, the abuse of tobacco may give rise to
conditions which may be termed narcotism
of the heart" characterized by intermission
in the movement of that organ and the pull
sation of the radical artery, and that in some
cases, suspension or diminution in the
practice of smoking is sufficient to cause the
entire disappearance of this irregularity.-
Medical Times and Gazette.
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MossEs.-Next in familiarity to the ferns
are the mosses-those delicate little velvety
or lace-like plants that spread themselves
over the bark of old trees, on moist rocks,
upon hedge-banks, on old cottage roofs,
especially ii composed of thatch; they grow,
in fact, in almost every habitat that supports
life. The flowers Of these, though extremely
minute, can be made out much more readily
than those of ferns. While the plant still
seems no more than tuft of minute leaves,
deep down amid the rccesses of the foliage
there are developed tiny organs analogous to
stamcns and pistil; the latter, on being fer
tilted. is elevated upon stalk as fine as
hair, and then We get those pretty little cap
suies, fat and green, or ruddy and half pen
dulous, that show SO conspicuously to the
observant eye in early spring. They are
more like choice flowers than like seed-pods,
and are so organized as to exhibit some of
the phenomena that pertain to the very
highest races of plants. The rim OF the cap
sue is set round, for instance, with delicate
and movable rays, resembling the white
border of daisy, and exhibiting the same
kind of sensitiveness to changes OF the at
mospherc-that is to say, closing when it is
moist and clouded, opening out flat when
the sun shines and the heavens breath smells
wooingly. The seeds are impalpable, minute,
and float in the air like the winged ones of
thistles, but of course, invisible. When
carried or blown against any moist and
shady surface, they cling to it and commence
active life, and in a little while make it seem
as if coat of bright green paint had been
overspread there. Moses, independently of
the beauty of their little capsules, are plants
that abound in curious interest. There is
good reason to believe that the plant referred
to under the name of the s'hyssop that
springeth out of the walP' was one OF their
number Since hyssop, properly so called,
is neither an inhabitant of walls nor so re-
markable fer diminutiveness, as to form
nearly so suitable contrast to the cedar of
Lebanon, it is pretty certain, at all events,
that the alnsion is made to something else;
and the positive arguments are all in favor Of
its having been MOSES that Solomon spoke
Of Moses, like ivy and wall-flowers, con-
secrate themselves to the ruin. The time
worn castle, the roofses abbey, are favorite
abodes with them. They love also to grow
in rural grave-yards, and may often be seen
filing up the deep cut letters of the epitaph.
They are too small for the posy or bouquet;
not impressive enough for the flower garden;
they seem marked out by nature for elegant
and sacred purposes that shall be all their
own, and these they never fail to fulfill
Nature never fcrgets either her festivities or
her tender sympathies. When spring and
summer come the chaplets are always ready,
beautiful as gladness, and dipped in odors;
when there is anything sad or solemn she is
ready again, and with smile that gives
poetical side even to DEATH. H. Grinder.
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Especial Dispatch to the N. Y. Tribune.]
North. Politics.

WASHINGTON. July 6, 1s66-Ex-Gover-
nor Vance is here, for the purpose of securing
ways and means for an active canvass in
North Carolina in behalf of Gov. Worth,
candidate for reelection.
The election will be held next August
Both johnson Clubs here have been called
upon to contribute.
We ask the Sentinel if there is any truth
in the above9 We are aware that Gov.
Worth needs assistance, and all the assistance
that he can get, but we are not aware that
he was so sorely pressed that he was forced
to send North to get it..
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EFFECTS OF WINE ON DIsEAsE.-Dr. Gale
observes, in his treatise on disease, that the
great use of wine in France is supposed to
have abated the prevalence of the gravel. In
the French colonies, where pure wine is more
used than in the English, as well as in Tur-
key, where Samburg port wine is the princi-
pal beverage, not only the govt, but the
gravel are scarcely known. Dr. La Pote re-
lates, as an extraordinary instance of the
effects of the Samburg port wine on govt, the
case of Dr. Daveran, who was attacked with
the govt at the age of %. and had it severely
till he was upwards of so, with chall stones
in the joints Of his hand and feet. but for
four years preceding the time when his case
had been given to DR.. La Pote to lay before
the public, he had by advice use Samburg
port wine, and had no return of the govt
afterwards. London Post.
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Congressional.

WASHINGTON July 7.-Mr Morgan presented
the remonstrance of the New York Chamber Of
Commerce against the passage of the tariff bill,
pending in the House. The remonstrancc states
that the tariff would be injurious to the CONNER
ciaI, mercantile and manufacturing interests of
the country, and would not increase the revenue
of the government 1t was referred to the fl
nance committee.
The ill to increase and fix the military peace
establishment was called up and read, but, prior
to any action thereon, the Senate adjourned.
The House was engaged, during the day, in the
consideration of the tariff bill.
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Hon. BsznNell Rhett Mardered---Etape Of the
Asssssin- Blot Between Soldiers and Citizens
At Csianbla, S. c.

at C7lambia, ;. u ~
COLOMBIA, s. G., Wednesday, July 4.
Hon. Barnwell Rhett, distinguished cIti-
zen Of this State, was shot yesterday alter
noon while going to his plantation, near
Charleston. He received two loads from q
-barreled shot gun, one load breaking
his arm, the other penetrating his side and
entering his lungs. About twenty minutes
after receiving the wounds he fell from his
horse and died. 1t is not known definitely
who the murderer was, but it is supposed to
be negro who had expressed strong ami
mostly against the family.
EThe person killed was Benz. s. Rhett,
brother Of Barnwell Rhett.]
9 At the preliminary meeting on the Con-
greve Course to-day, preparatory to reorgan-
ling the Jockey Club, Mr.. Franklins bay
horse Jockey won the race, defeating Nile.-
During the race the soldiers and citizens in
dulged in free fight, without any serious
results. The military arrested citizen, the
Chief of Police interferred, and for time the
battle was heavy, but the soldiers ultimately
triumphed. :.
Excepting the above, the Fourth passed
off quietly. The negroes celebrated the day
with the whites.
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Reported Revolt in Cuba.
The South American Republics Cenpire to liber-
ate her from Spain!

BALTIMORE, July 9.-By the arrival of the
steamship Cuba, from Hayanah on the 4th,
important news if true, is reported through
private sources. 1t is said revolt Porto
Principe the insurgents declaring for indie
pendence. Troops were sent against them
skirmish took place and several compa-
MES of troops went over to the insurgents
who afterwards proceeded to Mountains.
1t is further rumored that five steamers,
bearing the CHILEAN flag, had landed upwards
of 1000 troops on the island and effected
junction with the revolutionists.
The Cuban authorities had not made such
news public and it seems to be doubted.
STILL LATER
The steamship New York from Aspinwall
brings later South American advices
Chill, Bolivia and Ecuador is said to have
formed league to wrest Cuba from Spain
and have invited Venezuela and Columbia to
join in alliance, thethree first named to furnish
money, and the others men. a'
And hopes are entertained of aid from South
ern emigrants who are expected to embark
from the coast of Florida.
There is intelligence from Bogota of the
installation of Musquera as President and
that he veoted the act of congress giving an
nuities to the negroes forproperty confscated
The Senate insisted on the adoption of tho
measure, when an armed mob forced them
to sanction the veto of the President. It is
believed that Musquera will declare himself
permanently Dictator.
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1t is related of Lindsay. the Medina

murderer. by an old classmate. that at the
early age of fourteen, he had prepared him
self to enter college, but one day. while
wrestling with his schoo!mates, he hurt his
spine and was laid on sick bed for long
time When he recovered, it was found that
he had forgotten every word he had learned,
and that he had to commence ut his
a B C's. and learn everything over again.
BY dint of hard study he again fitted him-
self for college, and in due time graduated,
but there was always something lacking
after his accident. He attempted to fol-
low the pursuit Of clergyman, but was not
fitted for the calling, and gave it up almost
entirely
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A RECKLESS PRocEEDNG.-By a letter
from Antwerp it appears that the ship Agnes
was to have sailed from the port for New
York on May 18th, but the cholera breaking
out among the emigrant passengers on board,
she was detained. Fifty-six of the passen-
gers died, and there were twenty-five other
cases on board. The sick were however,
landed and on May 21st the ship with the
well passengers, sailed for New YORK. This
shipmu have been infected with the cholera
poison, and the recklessness of sending pas
sengers to sea in her under such circum-
stances deserves the severest condemnation.