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Year: 1860

HATS AND BoNNEts.-A lady, whose hus
band had for several Sundays following
been jeeringly telling her that the great
motive with women in going to church was
merely to display their bonnets, at last lost
all patience, nd said to him: "Then, sir
suppose the reason why you gentlemen
so rarely come to church is because your
cannot show your hats ~
Year: 1860

swA tall, slab sided Yankee, who was
making his appearance at Cape May last
summer, strolled down to the beach during
bathing time. On seeing the bevy Of beau
ties disporting in the waves, he burst into
a fit of enthusiasm:


"Je-ru-sa-lem? if that don't just remind
me Of something good have to hum"
Year: 1860

EEFUp 10 the time Of going to press
last night, we had heard nothing of the nc
ton of the Princeton Common Pleas Con-
vention, and cannot say whether that body
nominated yesterday evening for Judge and
Prosecutor or not.
Year: 1860

The present tariff went into operation on the LIST
of July, 1867, from which date the increase in our
foreign trade must be considered as enhancing.


In our last we published the statement of the
Northern Bank Of Kentucky--one Of the large
banks Of that State. We publish below the state
ment of one Of the minor Or small banks But for
small bank the pretensions are very great. The
remarks over the signature Of the Cashier says,
they are drawing on London in sums to suit pur
chasers and are prepared to issue letters of credit
etc." But we do not find in the list of resources
any item called exchange. There appears to be
cash on hand to the amount of s5O,553, but the
public is not informed what this cash is in gold
silver or other bank notes. There is respectable
balance to the credit of profit and loss for a small
bank. This statement comes to us through high
source, or we should not have noticed it. The
bank does not appear to have any circulation. We
cannot favor these small institutions located in the
interior. There are too many OF these little insti-
tutions or shops in the country aud they, one and
all, have great influence on the currency of the
country, more for woe than public veal
Year: 1860

of the States where it exists and that
the good old ways wherein we walked,
when to talk Of disuuion openly or ap.
prove it silently, was to incur the scoru
due traitor, are ways of pleasantness,
and that the good old paths our fathers
taught US TO tread, are the paths Of
peace And they will join with US in
believing that the men v no achieved our
independence and framed oar Constitu-
ton, were as true patriots, and under
stood the Constitution "a well as the
statesmen of the present day-will unite
with us in following their teachings aud
walking in their footsteps, and in dis
carding these new measures, and this
new policy which have. produced no fruits
but those of discord aud bitterness, and
will again pledge themselves, as We to.
day pledge ourselves, in the full depth
and force of its meaning, to the sentiment
Of the true and stern old patriot Of the
ITermitagc--" The Union--it must and
shall be preserved. -s


SAMUEL J. KIRKWooD.
Year: 1860

A western editor sums up the pecul.
iarlties of cotemporary as follows: He
Is too lazy to earn q meal, aud too mean
to enjoy one. He was never generous
but once, and that was when he gave the
itch to an apprentice boy-so much for
his goodness of heart. Of his industry,
he says the public may judge, when he
states that the only time he ever worked
was the time he mistool caster oil for
honey
Year: 1860

Let no man be ashamed of work.
Let no man be ashamed of a hard fist or
sunburnt countenancc. Let no man
be ashamed only Of ignorance and sloth.
Lee, him only be ashamed of dishonor and
illcncss.
Year: 1860

"WiLL Lemon EXPLODE. "A novel
feature in lemon science was developed
on Edna Place on Monday night, when
the lady Of the house had occasion to use
some essence of lemon, and in pouring
it out, it took fire from lamp aud explo-
dcd, throwing the contents into the face
of another person and burning him bad
ly.-PeSs and Iribuar.
Year: 1860

AN interesting day was yesterday, for


local editors. in quest Of something with which
to fill their columns. We became discouraged
early in the day. and gave up the task in dis
gust.
Year: 1860

If"s poor cripple" will take lemon,
cut a piece of it of, then nick it so as to
let in the toe with the corn, the pulp next
the corn, tie this on at night 80 that it
cannot move, be will find the next morn
ing that, with blunt knife, the corn will
come away to great extent Two or
three spplicstious of this will make ga
poor cripple happy for life; and We shall
be glad to bear theresult.
Year: 1860

- The Journal eays that our stable Of
election returns differs from those on file in the
Secretary Of States Office, particularly In the
vote on Convention" We have published full
rotea Of each county as they have been sent to
us, by the County Clerks, md, In this respect,
the TRIBUNE is far ahead Of al lis contempora-
ries. No other paper has collected the votes
cast for and against the Convention, and the
full yote for a11 the Presidential candidates but
have on the matter, they have derived from
our columns.


We venture to affirm, that the returns in the
possession Of the Secretary, will be found to
tally very closely with those that appear in
the Tn1BrsK-thc vote for Convention inclu-
dad
Year: 1860

BAYARD TArLoR's LECTURE LAST NIGHT
It had quite the appearance Of old times to see
Metropolitan Hall well filled last evening, the
occasion Of tho opening lecture Of the Young
Mems Association course, delivered By Bayard
Taylor 1t WIS noble audience in Class and
numbers, and, well entertained, the lecture
being sketchy and excellent melange Of notes
OF travel
Year: 1860

PHILHARMONIC soc1EH.-The book for
subscription to this Society may be found at
the banking Office Of E. l. Tinkham l. Co.,
during this week. All those who wish to Join
the Society are requested to sign the book at
once, that tickets may be sent them for tho
nExt concert, which will be given In Bryzn
Ball on Monday evening ne1t The orchestra
and chorus for the first concert number fully
one hundred performers
Year: 1860

HIGHLANDS, n. q, June q, 1860.


Dear Progress Saturday the 2nd of june is
day long to be remembered by the young folks
who attended the Pic Mic at Cypress Creek
Jones County. All seemed to enjoy themselves
from the old man of fifty, down to the little child
of six years of age. Mirth reigned supreme
pleasure beamed from every eye. and Joy was
radiant upon every countenance; boquets were
showered around profusely (emblematcally of
course,) for who could think of presenting one in
any other manner on such an occasion We lad
the best assortment of candies, the daintiest of
fruits. the most accommodating old gentlemen,
the incest old ladies' the best cakes the most at
tentive young men and the prettiest young Ia
dies that I've seen IN many a day. Mr.. Editor
you must know that the cakes and lemonade
were good, because the ladies baked the cakes
and squeezed the lemons, (the young ladies
mean.) When I saw the operation of squeezing
going on I almost wished that was a lemon my
self. Ge,chit,kinS would mt have felt good


The place selected for the dance was very
agreeable one, with plenty of shade trees and a
pleasant room to dance in. The music was very
good and would have been better if the perform
had have been proof against the darts of
Cupid. But poor fellows we can't blame them
for not performing better when we remember
that each one had his own Duicinea along Ger
tainly love itself must be glorious feeling. bu.
it must be still more so when one feels and knows
that the object of his alteration sympathizes with
him in return. think few of the Young
men must have met with encouragement, for TO-
wards the latter part of the dance they became
real Guixotic in their movements But Mr. Ed
itor, will cease to discourse such a theme as
love for fear you might think that your humble
correspondent is affected with the passion.


Mr.. Editor. if you could have happened along,
not knowing that there was any such thing in
view pic mic, and had found all enjoying
themselves so finely, selected in groups of about
versing in animated tones, you certainly would
have imagined yourself in the land of Fairies
and you would have wondered how so much
beauty, intelligence, wit and refinement could
have becn congregated at one time, at one place
and on the same occasion. There We're good ma
ny from distance. among whom was one of your
fair correspondents. May she never cease to
write for the Progress. There ere five Coun-
ties represented, Onsow, Craven, Lenor and
Wake, besides large number from own little
Jones. During the latter part of the evening
several of the ladies and gentlemen went down
to the river, which was about a half mile off, to
try their luck at fishing, but they met with but
little success, and returned. About five
O'Clock the party broke up, and all returned to
their homes, regretting that such enjoyment
could not always last


Respectfully Yours,


CORN STALKS.
Year: 1860

The next two weeks will develop results which
will seal the fate of the democratic party as ma
tiona1 organization-facts and results that will
either enable the party to go before the country
in ali the grandeur of its former strength and
prowess, or lower it in the dust a diserganized
mass of contending factions. If the fre-eaters
have the good sense to keep away from Richmond
this week, and will suffer the more decent and
more numerous wing of the party to 60 up to
Baltimore next week and make a nomination
which will reflect the sentiments and express the
wishes of the majority, they at least may retain
their individuality as one of the great leading
parties of the country, whether they are victo-
rious or not. Fut let fanaticisnl have its way at
Richmond, and the more liberal and respectable
part of the party who assemble at Baltimore suf-
fer themselves to be divided and split up at
Charleston and another failure to centre a De-
mocratic ticket go forth to the country, and our
word for it democracy will never make another
struggle as national party.


If the party should commit suicide at Balti-
more and Richmond the war on Douglas by
Buchanan and some of his unscrupuous friends
will have contributed more than anything else to
that result. We firmly convinced that the
history of the Buchanan dynasty, when written
up, will reflect but little credit on the dign;tares
6f that reign, or the country whose affairs have
heer1 in their hands.
Year: 1860

PREPARATIONS in CANADA FOR THE PRINCE
OF WALEs.-At Quebec the new Parliament
House is to be converted into a temporary palace
for the Prince of Wales. New furniture is to be
put into it; kitchens, cooking utensils beds, bed
ding. dinner tables. sideboards pianos and the
full accessories of well-furnished house, to
take the place of desks and office stools. One
wing is to be set apart for his Royal Highness,
and another for the Duke of Newcastle, who, as
colonial secretary will accompany him.


At Quebec they also talk of chartering forty or
fifty river and lake steamers, and gong down
the St. Lawrence masse to meet the Prince
The Parliament will assemble when he comes,
present addresses and escort him to Montreal,
where the great Victoria bridge is to be inaugu-
rated by him.


At Montreal they have received $4,000 from
government for the purpose of holding provin-
cial exhibition Of arts and manufactures at the
time and are putting up handsome Crystal
Palace.


At Toronto they will alter the old Government
House for the accommodation of the Prince


At Hamilton they propose to have the Prince
assist in the Inauguration of statue to his royal
mother and they have also laid the foundation
stone of fine palace of industry. in which the
Upper Canada agricultural exhibition will be
held this fall, and to which the Prince will be in
vited.
Year: 1860

There is to be Bell and Everett ratification meet
ing at the Court House, in Newbern, ON Thursday
evening next, at which speeches are to be made by
prominent members of the party and when it is pro
posed to form Craven County Bell and Everett A6
Talorenp Club. See notice of Executive Committee
in another column.


We are glad to see the waters beng moved; for
we want the monotopous dullness of the last few
months broken. Circulate the documents! The
Progress is the paper that will give all the and
deal fairly by both parties. Call while at Court and
enter your names.
Year: 1860

PROGRESS AND POPULATION OF San FRAN
CIsCo.-The San Francisco Bulletin of the 5th
instant says, in regard to a directory canvass of
the Inhabitants of that city now in progress and
nearly finished. that the sections thus far can
vassed as compared with the same div issions last
year. there is no longer any doubt hat the pop
ulation of San Frarcisc will be found to amount
to fully 100 900 sous 1t is also found that the
population of women and children and of families
has largely increased. There four five
times as many buildings in process of construc-
ton now AS there when the city can
vassed in January last year. The increase of pop
ulation in some localities is quite remarkable:
In the Happy Valley district it requires more
than third more time to get over the same
ground than it did last year. and the statisticians
say that the number of names in the directory
will this year be increased by about twenty per
cent. In some localities there is gain of over
thirty per cent There are few whe. can fully es-
innate at what prodigious rate our city has been
gaining Of late. 1t has far more than doubled its
population in the last ten years. 1t is found, too
that the buildings all more densely occupied
than ever before. Innumerable buildings. which
last year had only the lower floor occupied for
stores, this year tena nted in every story The
improved appearance of the buildings is also no.
ticed There is air of solidity and permanence
never before observed.
Year: 1860

The COMING OF THE PRINCE. The Lon
don correspondent of the New York Herald says


Every preparation is being made for the de-
parture of the Prince of Wales. The feet will
leave on the 18th of July and will consist Of five
ships -of=war. On their outward course they will
stop at Newfoundland and Halifax, and then pro-
ceed 10 Quebec. In a conversation which had
Yesterday with a gentleman high IN Office and
who will compose one of the Princes retinue, ]
was informed that the Prince would most posi-.
lively visit New York Regret was however ex-
pressed that the invitation to visit the United
States had not emanated from higher body than
New York aldermen; but the names OF the parties
who signed the petition was guarantee that the
respectable portion supported the invitation. The
English people feel rather hurt that the President
or Congress has not invited Prince who is heir
to the throne of Great Britain.


Here is a specimen of the .fumkeyism of the New
York Herald. Well, let the Prince feel hurt, no.
body cares The President and Congress have
exhibited good sense in not inviting him to this
country.


THE FIRST STEAMER.-The first Steamer of
the pioneer line between New York and Will
mington arrived at the latter place On the 5th in
stant. The Journal says:


The Steamship Parkersburg, the first Of the
line between this port and New York. arrived at
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad Wharf last
evening. We went down to gee her this morn
ing and found large and roomy vessel-strong
and substantial ;-purely a treighting steamer
with no arrangements, even license, to car
ry passengers.


: We think the Parkersburg will be found a safe
and serviceable vessel, as she has heretofore
proved herself to be- Under ordinary circum-
stances she will make the from wharf to
w harf in about 20 hours. Her rates Of freight are
the same as those of the steamers running be-
tween New York and Charleston, and no doubt
when the facilities offered by the line of which
she is the pioneer, become fully known through
out the State, that a business will be opened up
to the Steamship Company, and
CONVENE and advantageous to business men
On the seaboard and in the Interior The present
is perhaps the very dullest season of the year.
Year: 1860

NEwBERN n. c., June Sth, 1860.
Mr.. EDITOR: Dear SIR Being compelled to
keep large quantity of powder hand in my bust
ness, have endeavored to ascertain from several
prominent citizens where could erect a Magazine,
whether the town authorities ought not build one
for the safety of the community large Not being
able to the desired infornatlon appeal through
your paper. L hope some one having power to act
will give it their promp' consideration as shall have
in few days over 1tO Us 1b kegs of powder in, and
have no desire to keep it in the upper part of my
store. Your humble servant


EDNETN WANT
Year: 1860

ANOTHER FEMALE CoLLEGE.-We understand
from reliable Authority that Messrs. Branson and
Cunninggim recently connected with the school at
Lenoir Institute have bought property at Morehead
City and going to establish Female School at
that point forthwith, having already procured sub
scriptions to the amount of ter thousand dollars
Year: 1860

It is intended as a Premium to be presented to
the Planter who produces the first bale (ofn less
than 300 pounds) of new Cotton which is sent to
this market this season. It is really beautiful
thing, and reflects much credit on the taste Of
Mr. George F. Darden, who got it up, and on the
lberalty OF the donors.


This is a move in the right direction let premi-
ums be offered to incite Agricultural friends
to increased exertions and our word for it, its
good effect will hereafter be seen. Whose name
is to fill the space left blank is question which
we think will be frequently asked Let all our
Cotton planters take an interest in it, as it is a
nremium well worth contendjng for
Year: 1860

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.-The House
OF Representatives has passed bill by vote Of
l20 to Sc establishing government printing of
fee. This will, no doubt be an Improvement on
the present system, but we have no idea that the
stealing will be suppressed For the last few years
the Congressional printing has cost almost as
much it ough to cost to work the whole machl-
merry of government
Year: 1860

One of the editors of the Fayetteville Observer
writing from Chapel Hill on Wednesday, says:


I arrived here yesterday afternoon in time to
hear the annual Sermon to the Graduating Glass
which was delivered in the evening by Arch
Bishop Hughes of New York. the highest digni-
tary of the Roman Catholic Church in the Uni
ted States. 1t was plain. practical DISCOURSE
on the duty of loving God and of loving our
neighbors as ourselves: I have no doubt that
there was some disappointment in the large au-
dience which assembled to hear him, for very
elegant and eloquent effort was undoubtedly ex-
pected But the Bishop is not much of an ora
tor at all remarkable for any particular polish
in his style, at least in extenporaneous effort
as this appeared to be. But he made up for any
Deficiencies in these respects by deep earnestness
and strong good sense, and right Judgment of
the advice which it became one of his holy call
ing to give to large body of young men just
about to make their debut on the stage of life.


Gov. Ellis and Mr.. Pool are here. of course
but not to continue their discussion. Mr.. Pool
will deliver the Literary Address this morning
There will be no regular address before the Alum
nj but doubtless there will be speeches in the
meeting of that Association.
Year: 1860

AMALGAMATION IN LAKE COUNTY The town
of Madison in Lake county, has been thrown in
to great excitement by the elopement OF white
woman and full blooded negro. which occur
renee took place on Sunday night last The la
dy is about thirty years~old, of more than ordin-
ary intelligence, and of very fair appearance.
Her husband is one of the weathiest farmers in
Lake county. We suppress his name, the af-
fair has nearly driven him mad.


| About year ago he employed full-blooded
negro An Abolitonist of the Gerritt Smith
school, the farmer took the African into his fami
ly on terms of perfect equality. Of late he has
noticed with feelings which we need not attempt
to describe, a growing intimacy between his
wife and the negro. He spoke to her about it,
but she succeeded in quieting his suspicion for a
time. On Sunday night she arose from bed
leaving her husband asleep, and fed with the At
rican. Strangely enough, they did not leave the
county, or the town even, only going some five
miles from the woman's late home. There they
sought shelter at the house of some friends OF
hers, and there they at last accounts The
woman left her young child with its father.


There is talk Of riding the negro rail, and
great excitement prevails The woman assumes
a bold face, and says she has perfect right to
run away with negro if she wants to, no matter
if he be as black as the of spades


! An Abolition sentiment and an Abolition litera-
ture has prevailed in the farmers house for years.
This elopement is the legitimate result-CIere.
| land PIainde0ler 26th.
Year: 1860

see correct history of the Old North State COM
pleted, such as DR.. Hawks is prepar-
ing; and we wish could say something that
would induce the citizens of the State to en-
courage the publication by purchasing the differ
ent volumes as they printed. They have not
done so as yet, and we regret to say it. May we
MOI hope that feeling of pride Gf nothing else)
will cause our people to purchase copy and
thus sustain the author and the publishers in their
patriotic undertaking. The rext Legislature
should afford the work some encouragement by
purchasing copy for the use of the Common
Schools of the State. The teachers Of those
schools might read every day to the scholars, and
thereby impart TO the rising generation some in
of their native State At the proper time we
shall again allude to this proposition, and we
hope the press of North Carolina will assist us
in directing attention to the matter Charlotte
Dem.
Year: 1860

FUNERAL BELLs.-As the wheels of progress roll
on old landmarks are being removed and ancient
customs ignored. Generation after generation have
passed away, our fathers after another have
" drawn the drapery of their couch about them and
lain down to sweet dreams in our silent cemetery
and amid all the changes incident to passing years
the ice carts with little gingling bells and cal
leo curtains have been permitted to roam the streets


of the ancient Athens; and has been reserved for
our present authortes-(who have not time to look
after the fire department)-to suppress the bells f!
Yes IN solemn Council Tuesday night last the
funeral dirge sounded and, in future instead of
the pleasant ginge of fhe little bells shall be bored
by the hideous cry of buch regroea-f Cream
I-c-ec-re-am all over town. We fear this is a bad
for the Bell ticket. Friend AHef you must put
by your bells boss Lockhart you cannot ring your
n1e1ons around the town the coming season And
YOU, bread Wagons, you too must pull down those
bells ana Introduce the more modern mode of Hot
B-r-e-a-d-h-e res You n ice hot oils. Hope
venerable city fathers will not attempt to sup
press the bees and their calico Pollok for if they
do shall rush 10 their rescue with club if need
he
Year: 1860

THE JAPANESE EMBAssY.-On Friday last the ia
panese visited the Patent and United States Coast
Survey offices, in Washington, and said to have
been highly delighted with everything they saw
1t was the intention of the committee having them


in charge to take them to the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, wh Prof Henri had made arrangements for
their reception, but they could not be prevailed to
accept the invitation. They have not the least


inclination to go out, but prefer to remain quiet in
their rooms-and it is with great difficulty says the
even the most prominent places They have no Gu
riosily to anything, but apparently most
tended when in their quarters employing their time
after their peculiar fashion, either in smoking living
down, writing. They express strong desire to
return home immedately-ths, however, is the case
only with the officers, for in nothing do the atten
dants take more delight than in walking through ths
principal thoroughfares, and closely examining and
making inquiries with regard to the various objects
which may strike their fancy.