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PosT MoRTEM NOTES OF SOME OF Miss
AUsTEN's CHARACTERS. Her favourite
among her own dramatis persone was Emma.
''She would, if asked, tell lis many little
particulars about the subsequent career of
her people. In this traditianary way we
learned that Miss Steele never succeeded in
catching the doctor; that Kitty Bennett was
satisfactorily married to clergyman near
Pembley, while Mary obtained not his higher
than one of her Uncle Pills clerks, and was
content to be considered a star in local So
ciety; that the considerable sum- given by
Mrs. Norris to William Price was one
pound; and that the letters placed by
Frank Churchill before Jane Fairfax, which
she swept away unread contained the word
Pardon"
To how many of our present readers will
these communications have any significance?
"a few years ago, a gentleman visiting Win
chester Cathedral, desired to be shewn Miss
Austen's grave. The verger, as he pointed
it out, asked:
pray, sir, can you tell me whether there
was anything remarkable about that lady
so many people want to know where she
was buriedY During her life, the ignorance
of the verger was shared by most people
Few knew that there was anything remar.
kablc about the lady," She had no wish
that it should be otherwise; no craving fol
applause no desire for fame. When the
end at last came, and she was asked by hel
attendants If there was anything she want
ed, her reply was: Nothing but Death
| Chambers Journal
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! The LOVE OF The BEAUTIFUL.-What are
half the crimes Id the world committed forg
What brings into action the best virtues2
The desire Of possessing. of possessing
what2-not mere money, but every species
of the beautiful which money can purchase.
A man lies hid in little, dirty, smoky
room for twenty years of his life, and sums
up as many columns of figures as would
reach around half the earth, If they were laid
at length; he gets rich, what does he do
with his riches He buys . large, we'll
proportioned house; IN the arrangement Of
bis furniture he gratifes himself with all the
beauties Which splendid colors, regular
figures, and sinooth surfaces can convey; he
has the Beauties Of variety and association
in his grounds: the cup out of which he
drinks hisTtea is adorned with beautiful, fig
ures the chair III which lie sits is covered
with smooth, shining leather his table
CLOTH is of the most beautiful damssk mir
rors reflect the light from every quarter Of
the room; pictures IF the best masters feed
bis eyes with all the beauties Of initiation
A million Of human creatures are employed
in this country in ministering to this feeling
Of the beautiful. 1t is only d barbarous, ig-
norant people that can ever be occupied by
the necessaries of life alone. If to eat, and
to drink, and to he warm, were the only
passions of our minds, We should all be what
the lowest of US are at this day. The love
Of the beautiful calls man to fresh exertions,
and awakens, him into a more noble life;
and the glory OF it is, that as painters imi-
tate, and poets sing. and statuaries carve,
and architects rear up the gorgeous trophies
Of their skill Las everything becomes beau
tiful, and orderly, and magnificent the ac
tivity of the mind rises to still greater and
to better objects Req. Sydney Smith. a''
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O,Connell,s Oratorv,

have listened to. the impressive solemn
ty of Webster. been delighted with the grace
of Everett, dazzled with the rhetoric of
Choate; know the iron strength Of the
logic of Calhoun 1 have been beneath the
magnetism of Henry Clay; it has been my
fortune to sit at the feet of the great speak
ers of the English tongue on the other side
of the water; but think O'Connell, lavish
ly gifted by nature, blended into one har-
monious whole, the solemnity of Webster,
the grace of Everett, the logic OF Calhoun,
and the magnetism of Clay. Nature seems
to have intended him for the Demosthenes
of our epoch. She gifted him with every
thing that goes to make up the consummate
tribune of the people. In the first place, be
had a magnificent presence, impressive bear
ingAmassive, like that of Jupiter-Webste
himself hardly outdid him in the majesty of
his proportions.
There was something majestic in bis pres
ence before he spoke, and he added to is
what Webster had not-what Clay might
have lent--grace. 1.-the as a boy at seventy,
perfect in attitude. every gesture picture,
so natural, as if no effort, no art, nothing but
nature spoke all over him. Then he had a
voice that covered the whole gamut. He
could endow the nation with the majesty Of
Burke. As heard him once say ~ send
my voice across the Atlantic, careering like
the thunder storm against the breeze, to tell
the STAKEHOLDER of the Carolinas that God
reigns, and his thunderbolts are hot, and to
remind the bondman that the morning oil
bis redemption is already breaking" Then
with the slightest possible Irish brogue :
(which is the pleasure of it-he would tell q
story that would put five thousand men into
merriment, and the moment alter he would
melt the whole Exeter Hall into tears. AND
all the while he seemed to be only breathing
as effortless as ever woodland nook sent VIC
lets up to paint them blue Wendell Phil
| 7;.,. .,,.t1u.ft,i rtafatt. 81 ta uui iiti q
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Foreign Items.

The Queen has declined to inauguratc the
Albert memorial at Belfast aaT ~ oib1
The chief opponents of the annexation of
San Domingo to the United States are the
priests. Fl -..tt .,3,...
The 18th amendment proclamation was
celebrated in San Francisco yesterday by
procession of over fifteen hundred colored
men. t, ,pia tt' .ft i' ii1"N . ,i.. 'il
A Papal bull has been received constitu-
ting Toronto u Diocese and Archbishopric
See, and promoting Bishop Lynch to be
Archbishop. 4r-as..al...,..in
The Common news-yenders held their an
nual dinner on Monday. and Charles Dickens
presided. He was received with cheers and
great enthusiasm. 1870 aI. tf''f
The London Times is unable 10 acquit
the captain of the Bombay, or blame the
American Government and people for their
deep resentment. .-r .s,pf IN al,
The Carleton, from Greenock for Quebec,
foundered at sea. Two of her three boats,
containing the crew. have reached the north
coast OF Ireland. The third boat has not
been heard of.
Uric dc tFonyielle, before his departure
from Tours, was rendered banquet by the
Radicals, but he declined the honor. He is
in Lyons, where strong efforts ere making
to secure his election to the Corps Degisla.
| tiff. useaDad sf8 rfir ~ iii
The catholic servant girls of New York,
having been assessed 81 each per month to
build u cathedral, have struck for o CORES
| pcnsling increase of wages, and many are
being discharged. seas
The hottest day in Calcutta, India, du-
ring 1869, was the 9Th of April, when the
thermometer reached 101 degrees in the
when it fell to fifty.seven degrees. .
| The Supreme Court of Mexico has deci
ded adversely on the claims of Messrs. Nor
ton & Whitcomb, who furnished money te
Gen. Santa Anna in 1866, while he was in
New York, and received as security all the
property of Santa Anna in Mexico. r',4 g.
The new five cent pieces for 1870 will b
ready in few days. The token currency
of ten, fifteen and fifty cent pieces, madi
three months ago, has not yet been issued
owing to the fact that no act of Congress
has been passed to that effect $3.50
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A New PROCESS IN LITHoGRAPH.-Messrs.
Mcclure, Macdonald & Macgregor, of this
city, writes the Manchester Guardian, have
recently perfected simple process whereby
every artist can become his own lithograph-
er. 1t consists in particular preparation of
the surfaceof the paper and the provision
OF prepared chalk. With solid sketching
pad of this paper an artist may draw what
he pleases, and the sketch is itself transfer
ed to the stone, whence any number can be
struck off. In this way tue many inconven
fences of the old transfer paper are avoided.
No intermediate draughtsmaD is required,
and thus the expense of multiplying a por-
trait or sketch of any kind is reduced to
the cost of the paper and of working off the
copies. We have seen architectural draw
ings, groups of figures, portraits, ornamental
designs, and landscapes that have been 18th.
ographed in this way, and all were good.
Indeed the print is necessary a fac simile of
the original drawing. The paper is made
of various degrees of fineness and the prints
are corrcspondingly of broad or fine stippe
By the aid of the india rubber pentagraph
these Autographs may be reduced in size al
most indefinitely.
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ACCIDENT ON THE, WILMINGTON, CHAR

ACCIDENT ON THE WILMINGTON, CHAR
LoTTE & RUTHERFORD RALRoAD-A
FREIGHT CAR SMAsHED.-From passenger
we learn of almost fatal accident which oc-
Cured on this road Tuesday morning, about
fifteen miles from this city. When the train
which was composed OF freight and passen-
ger cars, reached North West, one of the for
ward wheels of the freight car gave way,
throwing the latter from its position and
smashing it completely. Fortunately, how
ever, no person was ON board the ill -fated
car, and naught but promiscuous scatter
ing Of flour, and indiscriminate tossing Of
hay was the consequence. All hands set
cheerfully to work, however, gathering up
the debris, and after delay of three hours
the Iron Horse commenced snorting and the
passengers were sent on their way rejoicing
that nothing serious had happened to them.
Selves Wilmington Post. = '' 'ite H5.a,
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Two MANAGES Beat Third to Death
The Survivors Badly Mutilated.


A CORY transaction occurred in this city
about two weeks ago, and We did not leain
of it until last Thursday
1t is well known fact that the Insane Asy-
lum located within the walls of the Parish
Prison is and has been carelessly conducted
for a long time, and as an evidence of the
assertion we publish the following:- -
Three maniacs, one of them beyond con
troll. were placed in one small eH'i sfs- che
night. At first, they covered IN corners,
only glaring one at the other, however, not
speaking. On the night in question there
was a single Waterman on duty, and he a
lad. unab:ed to handle an ordinary size man,
and he must have slept while on guard.
Some time during the night the maniacs
grew rcstiyc, and began to fight as only in
sanity can fight. One, Hebrew, was hor
rible sight the following day, his many
wounds indicated that both hands and teeth
had assailed him. He was so badly beater
that he died soon after.
When an alarm was hastily given one o
the three was stretched on the floor, mangled
his head unacceptable, so swollen Was it
The flesh on his head and arms was LITERAL.
torn from the bones, while not an inch o.
his emaciated body but told plainly of muir
derous blows dealt by strong hands Mutil
ated and fostering the unfortunate wretcl
was quickly carted off to the Potter's Field
He was an Irishman, it is thought, and hi
name was MeGrath or McGraw, about thir
| ty wears old, and that is all we learned o
him. ..,y
| The third was Frcnchman, and at tim
uncomfortable He too bore Dllmcrou
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MR. EDITOR Il have noticed in silence,
for some weeks past, the call of conven-
ton to be held in the City Of Raleigh on the
18th of May, and, Mr.. Editor, being fire.
tried but liberal Republican myself, feel it
my duty to say little something on this
occasion. In the first place, Heartily approve
of a convention being held irrespective of
. party, but for the good ofall. Yes we wan.
10 see that Convention composed of dele
gates from all parts of the State, represent
inc the interest of the laboring class of peo-
ME throughout the State. Mr. Editor, when
raise my weak and feeble voice on this &C.
casion, feel that am speaking the senti-
ments of loyal thousands, mean the thous-
ands who have given universal suffrage
bona tide acceptance. We have heretofore
been greatly deceived by some of our public
servants, with the false delusion held out,
that they were true and tried republicans,
but, sir, they can deceive us no more-we
want no more radicals in office, but liberal
republicans. We want no more laws made
expressly for Wall street, N. Y. At present;
VIC want no more extravaganza and waste
Of the peoples money; We want retrench-
ment and economy; We want to see
the people of North Carolina represented
by liberal men from the laboring class of
people and not by spectators and Radicals.
Now, Mr.. Editor, the question is what sort
of men shall We have to represent us in the
next Legislature. Shall we have the liberal
men from the laborlng class above mention
ed Whose interest is identified with ours,)
or shall we have spectators and radicals
who care for nothing but the dollars? And
while here make suggestion of my own
choice, feel that speak the sentiments of
large majority of the people would sug
gest that we take men from the laboring
class who profess to know the necessities of
the yeoman of n. c., and would look to the
interests of the impoverished, and deplorable
condition of the many thousands who now
have to live almost from hand to mouth
men who will practice Retrenchment and
EconOmy-men who will 60 for the repeal
of all oppressive and obnoxious laws, espe-
ciallY such as the oppressive revenue law
we now have on the distillation Of fruits,
&c. and cast them into oblivion.
Sir, my voice may not be needed, but
know what | say and be it well remember
ed that the yeomen hold the balance of
power and it depends upon circumstances
in what way that power will be exercised.
Therefore let us be liberal in all things, and
radical in nothing But let US one and all
use our utmost endeavors to maintain the
honor and credit of the State, and to save
her if possible, from an irredeemable fnan-
cial ruin.
So Mr.. Editor, nowin conclusion,I would
say, let us q mean the Republican party
be liberal in all things and radical in none,
and follow the example of the great and
memorable Lincoln, with charity for all
and melice toward none, and let our motto
be-ror popuI supremG les.
H. R. CHAPPELL.
New LIGHT, April ., 1870.
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MfsA5etkly Stanharh
Wednesday, April Ii, 1870.
For the Standard.
Republican Rally.

tOr the Standard.
Republican Rally.
Republicans rally around us,
Our banners again to the breeze;
Firm footed, where freedom has found us,
Well stand by our nations DEGREES.
For aid looking up to high heaven
With star-spangled banner unfurled,
Rights OF men we'll maintain, while we're living
And leave t a bequest to the world.
Hurral then, Republicans, rallyl
For Grant and for Holden hurrai
Across our broad land, bill and valley
Triumphant we'll carey the day.
Those sore.headed midnight marauders, q
The ku Klux, had better give in;
Can they think of redressing disorders
By murder and bloodshed and sin?
No, the God who preserv'd us a nation,
Shall aid us to ferret them ont,
And we'll put them-so help us salvation
In place where it's hard to get out.
HuIrai then, Republicans, rally!
For Grant and fol Holden hurral
Across our broad land, hill and valley
Triumphant Wen carry the day.
We wish to put down strife and Earring,
To make our land happy and free;
With none do we wish to keep warning,
But rather we all should agree
But when we have rulers elected,
The libeller's tongue should not wag,
If they prove they should not be respected,
Next time let US give them the bag.
Hurra then Republicans rally!
For Grant and for Holden hurrai
Across our broad land, hill and valley,
Triumphant We'll carry the day.
ECCE SIGNJM
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!" Chlldren's Lives Saved for so Gents. >,

" Chlldren's Lives Saved for so Cents.o
Thousands Of Children die annually of Group.
Now, Mothers, II you would spend so cents, and
always have bottle of DR.. Tobias Venetian
Liniment in the house, you never need fear los
ing your little one when attacked with this com.
plant 1t is now 70 years since have put up
my Liniment, and never heard of child dying
Of Group when my Liniment was used; but hun
dreds Of cures have been reported to me, and
many state If it was $40 per bottle they would
no: be without 1t. Besides which, 1t is certain
cure for Cuts, Burns, Headache. Toothach, Sore
Throat, sweilings, Mumps, Collie, Diarrhea,
Dyssntey, spasms, Old Sores and Pains in the
Limbs, Back, and Chest. No one once tries 1t
whois ever without 1t. II is warranted perfectly
safe to take internally. Full directions with
every bottle. Sold by the Druggists and Store
keepers in the United States. Depot, 10 Park
Place. n. Y. mar 12-lm
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Influence OF Christianity on Modern Civ
iIiZatiOn.

Few men, who are not either priests or
monks, would not have preferred to live in
the best days of the Athenian or of the Ro-
man republics, in the age of Augustus or in
the age of the Antonines, rather than in any
period that elapsed between the triumph of
Christianity and the fourteenth century. In
the first two centuries of the Christian
church, the moral elevation was extremely
high, and was continually appealed to as a
proof of the divinity of the creed. In the
century before the conversion of Constantine,
marked depression was already manifest.
The two centuries after Constantine are uni
formly represented by the Fathers as q pc
rod of general and scandalous vice. The
ecclesiastical civilization that followed,
though not without its distinctive merits,
assuredly supplies no justification of the
common boast about the regeneration OF So
ciety by the Church. That the civilization
of the last three centuries has risen in most
respects to higher level than any that pre-
ceded it, / at least firmly believe; but theo-
logical ethics, though very important, form
but one of the many and complex elements
of its excellence. Mechanical inventions
the habits of industrialism, the discoveries
of physical science, the improvements Of
government, the expansion of literature, the
traditions of Pagan antiquity, have al
distinguished place, while the more fully
Its history is investigated, the more clearl.
two capital truths are disclosed. The frs
is that the influence of theology having TO
centuries numbed and paralyzed the who'll
intellect of Christian Europe, the revival
which forms the Starting point of our mod
ern civilization, was mainly due to the fac
that two spheres of intellect still remained
uncontrolled by the sphere of Catholicism
The Pagan literature of antiquity, and th,
Mohammedan schools of science, were til
chief agencies in resuscitating the dorman
energies of Christendom. The second fac
is, that during more than three centuries
the decadence of theological influence ha
been one of the most invariable signs an,
measures of our progress. In medicine
physical science, commercial interests, poll
tics, and even ethics, the reformer has bee
confronted with theological affirmation
which barred his way, which were all dt
Tended as of vital importance, and were a
in turn compelled to yield before the seer
larizipg influence of civilization -Leeky
History Of European Morals.
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Req. 4. 3. Earle.-In answer to several
inquiries, L desire to state that Bro. Earle
was invited to hold a meeting with the
Raleigh Baptist Church. We shall be glad
to see the members of other churches pres
eut, if they choose TO attend; but it is dis
tinctly understood that it will be Baptist
meeting. Iagain assure hearty welcome
to all who may be pleased to attend this
meeting, and request all who propose to at
tend from distance to inform me before
hand. .t T. II. PRTTCHARD.
tf. -BibLical Recorder,
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A Tun1111Na EscApELour ven,

A THRILLING EscAPE-Our venerable
friend Judge John Robinson met with a
narrow escape from death, yesterday after
noon, at the Virginia and Tennessee depot.
The Judge was walking carelessly and abb
stractedly along the track, while the freight
train was being shifted in the depot-yard
As the Judge was near the entrance of the
bridge, (when moving train was not more
than three feet behind him. he stumbled
and fell, almost under the wheels of the
cars He would have undoubtedly been
crushed to death, but for the prompt and
heroic exertions of Mr.. Chesley McVeigh
an employee of the Company, who happen
ed to be in reach, and who jumped forward
at the imminent risk of his own life, just
in time to dragg Judge Rpbinsons, form
from under the train. We are gratifed ts
learn that neither gentleman sustained any
injury. Mr.. McVeigh's conduct deserves
great praise gneh6urg Nrginian. 4
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NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That petit
IN ton has been fled in the District Court of
the, United States for the Pamlico District Of
North. Carolina, by William D. Fender, in said
District, duly declared Bankrupt under the
Act Congress of March I'd. 1857, for discharge
and certificate thereof from all his debts and
other claims provable under said act, and that
the 4fh day Of May, 1870, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, at
the Office OF R. r. Lehman, ESQ.,, Register in
Bankruptcy, In Newbcrn, N. O., is assigned for
the hearing Of the same, when and where ali
creditors who have proved their debts, and other
persons in interest may attend and show cause,
II any they have, why the prayer of the said petit.
TONER should not be granted. And that the
second and third meetings will be held at the
same time and place.
Dated at New Borne, N. c., on the 4th day of
April, A. D., 1870.
7h aF.' CHARLES HIBBARD. Clerk.
april z. 70 ip A S1-1aw2w
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Influence of COlored Light on Amman

Life.
In an an experiment made recently to
show the changes produced in animal and
vegetable forms by the influence of varying
conditions of temperature, moisture, light,
locality, etc, the following result was OBJ
tanned:
The brood of caterpillars of the tortoise
shell butterfly of Europe was divided into
three lots One-third were placed in pho
tographic room lighted through orange col
ored glass, one-third in room lighted
through blue glass, aud the remainder KEEP,
in an ordinary cage in natural light. All
were fed with their proper food, and the
third lot developed into butterflies in the
usual time. Those in the blue light vert
not healthy, a large number dying before
changing those raised in the orange light
however, were nearly as healthy as the firs
mentioned The perfect insects reared in
the blue light differed from the average form
in being much smaller, the orange-browr
colors lighter, and the yellow and orang,
running into each other, instead of remain
ing distinct. Those raised in the yellow
light were also smaller, but the orange-browr
was replaced by salmon color; and the blut
edges of the wings seen in the ordinary iorn
were of a dull slate. II changes so great al
these can be produced in the course of ,
single experiment, it is probable that con
tinuance of the same upon a succession o
individuals will develop some striking re
suits.