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Year: 1860

'Tis holy time The evening shade


Steals with soft control
Der nature. as II thought of heaven


Steals DER the human soul;
Aad every ray from yonder blue,
Aud every drop of falling dew
Seem TO bring down to human woes,
From heaven, u message of repose.
Der yon tall rock the solemn trees,


A shadow group incline,
Like gentle nuns in sorrow bowed


Around their holy shrine;
And DER them now the night winds blow,
So calm and still the music low,
Seems the mysterious voice of prayer
Sott.echocd on the evening air,
The mists like incense from the earth,


Rise to u God beloved
Aud DER the waters move as erst


The Holy Spirit moved;
The torrents voice, the waves low hymn,
Seems the far notes of seraphim,
And all earth's thousand voices raise
Their song Of worship. love and praise.
The gentle siscrhood Of flowers


Bend low their lovely eyes,
Or gaze through trembling tears of dew


Up to the holy skies
And the pure stars come out above
Like sweet and blessed things OF love
Bright signals in the eternal dome
To guide the parted spirit home.
There is a spell of blcsscdness


In air and earth and heaven,
And nature wears the blessed look


OF young saint forgiven
oh, who at such an hour Of love,
Can gaze on all around, above,
And not kucel down upon the sod -
With natures self to worship God
Year: 1860

RIcH IMPoaTArIoN.-An exchange tells Of the
arrival by way Of the Plains, from Alabama, Of
thirty young ladies dressed in Bloomer costume


This is better Importation than gold and silver.
for ten to one they know how to spell bread and
make il, and are at home in parlor or kitchen,
and that's more than hosts Of California damsels
who wear extensive crinoline wot of. Give Us
ten thousand sensible Bloomers, by way Of the
Plains, and they will tend to purify the diseased
atmosphere which surrounds the softer sex In
this land of vain show aud empty y-headed fashion.
California has enough butterflies for the ball
room. but needs goddesses for the HOUSEHOLD not
that She has not some of the latter. but that they
are so comparatively few that the market could
not be oyerstocked by the coming among us of
tens of thousands, let alone thirty -Napa Tines
Year: 1860

A ROSE IN THE PLACE OF DEATH.-- Everybody
in California has heard Of the Downer party of
emigrants, who were caught in the snow on tho
summit Of the Sierra Neyadas, many years ago,
aud there built them cabins in which nearly all
of them died Of hunger, while some protracted
existence by the last desperate resort Of starving
humanity. The correspondent OF an exchange
lately visited the scene Of this tragedy, and
writes thus The stumps Of the trees in the
neighborhood Of the cabins show to what depth
the snow must have fallen, averaging from two
to twelve feet in height In one of the cabins, as il
in bitter mockery of its desolatioD, blooms u
beautiful wild rose, the only one NC could dis
cover in that vicinity. We are born, we die,
pass away and are forgotten, and on the very
spot where death has left its traces where
scalding tears of a poignant grief have fallen
where the heart weighed down by anguish has
been rent in twain, blooms lile and health.
vigor and beauty. TO the moralist what
lesson ~
Year: 1860

KNOCKED IN THE HEAB.-A gentleman in New
York writes to the Bulletin that it is rumored
there, that Vanderbilt and NJ. o. Roberts have
come to an understanding with each other, which
involves the withdrawal by the latter from all
connection with the Tehuantepec route f; that
Roberts has purchased the Atlantic portion of
the California line, paying cost for the steamers,
and $4,000 per month bonus, for two years,
Vanderbilt stipulating not to interfere with the
trade for 2l years that the contract is ready
and waiting signatures, etc


If the report be true all show for an opposition
line is ended for the present. Old Vanderbilt
must have an intense ill feeling against this
State to behave in such manner What pity
that when he was earning an honest livelihood
as ferryman that his boat had not swamped, and
lost him overheard
Year: 1860

CANvAssNG.-SenatorG Gwin, Col. b. f. Wash
ington and Frank Tilford arc canyassiHg several
of the lower counties. We have been asked sew
eral times whether the 'senior SENATOR will
visit this county before election? As yet we
cannot answer the question, none of the friends
of that gentleman here, being advised in the
matter We know that Gwin has warm friends
and supporters in this section, but do not believe
that a visit from him would in any way advance
the interests OF the party whose principles he
advocates. 1t is more Gwin .han the cause he
espouses that the people dislike and we hope he
will find it convenient to spend the remainder of
the canvass in the lower country, for his own aud
his party's sake.
Year: 1860

1t is also ordered by the Board Of Supervisors
of Trinity county, that at said Election on the
9Th day of November next, the following officers
for this county be elected, in addition to those to
be chosen by order Of the Governor, to wit


One Supervisor for District No 3;


And Township officers as follows
Two Justices of the Peace in trinity Township ;
Year: 1860

COUNTY CoURT.-Our Court was still in session
yesterday dispatching business with it's usual ac-
tivity


There was but tried that seemed to elicit
much interest, which, as understood, was civil
action for damage, brought by proprietor against
tenant-for damages which, twas argued, had been
done to a store house.


&C. Clark, Esq, appeared for plaintiff, and Jas.
W. Bryan, ESQ., for defendant. The case was ar
gued with great force and eoquence by both gen
tlemen, and the jury returned verdict IN favor of
defendant


This same suit was tried once before with a SINH
lar result that occasion, however the jury hung
for considerable time, and on this occasion of
the Jurors, doubt thinking that they might hang
again. took the precaution to prepare for emergen-
cies before entering the room, which he did by de-
posting a jug of whisky in one pocket and huge
ginger cake in the other man thus qualified could
not fail to come to righteous conclusion.
Year: 1860

We regret to learn that one of the largest
manufacturing establishments in the State, loca-.
ted III this city, owing to the falling off in South
ern trade, and the scarcity of Government orders
is about to suspend large amount of work in
progress, and discharge some hundreds of hands,
W no have been kept employed during the winter
months through the hberality of its propriter.-
Hartford Conn. Times


hod ,he people nad h to with
are constantly interfering with their rights. we
Nigh expect some improvement in sentiment and
conduct there but northern papers state that
southerners are now-i that section buying as
largely as ever It is useless to talk about with
drawing patronage-people will trade where they
think they can buy cheapest, regardless of poll
tics, religion or anything else.-Charlotts Dem
Year: 1860

Read and ponder the following item from the
Norfolk Day Book, ye who drink poison whisky
as if it were water:


Mania Potu-A gentleman of middle age was
attacked with delirium tremens. He fought the
surrounding snakes for few days and then told
his friends that he was dead. He lay stretched
upon his bed for minutes, when he arose.
walked into another room and complained that
he had forgotten something in his will. He added
a codcil. requesting his employers to take his son
into their employment as his successor i'll his bus
bed and began to because his body had been
stolen, asserting thathe left it upon the bed few
moments before, and that some of the attendants
had taken il away. Soon the stupor upon
him again, when he laid himself down. and the
tongue that had before wildly insisted on it's
possessor's decease stilled in the cold embrace
of DEATH
Year: 1860

THE LADIES OF PHILADELPHIA, BOSTON, BAL
TIMoRE AND NEW YORK; Burleigh," the
respondent of the Boston Journal, writing from
Philadelphia, March Z, says:


''In no one thing do Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore much disagree as in ap
pearance of the ladies they walk out the
daily promenade. Boston and Philadelphia
somewhat alike. The dresses of the ladies
rich but not snowy. In Philadelphia the staid
Quaker look abounds. The ladies are intellectual
looking, but plain. They all have pale, sallow
look, if raised in the shade; and rs body they
are far from handsome. pretty woman on the
sidewalk of Chestnut street is a rare sight. But
Baltimore is flooded with beautiful women. 1t
may be in the ciimate-it may be from the style
of dress-it may be because they-no matter what


but the ladies of Baltimore drift along Baltimore
street in droves of beauty, while the decided
snowy and often gaudy colors worn attract atten
ton; and this Is not i'll or two instances but
dozens and dozens pass you all OF one style OF
beauty, and the eye is dazzled with the numbers.


But the ladies of New York are heterogeneous.


The crowd that floats along Broadway is immense; ;
but two look ake-no two dress alike. The
rich the poor, the BELLE the domestic the native,
the foreign, the elegant, the homely-all mDgle
and blend the picture that one only vast
mass of moving creatures having no distinct form
or character. In dress the New York ladies


load themselves, and the ornaments cum
brous and not elegant. If they wear plumes they
load themselves down like an ostrich. If they
put OH furs, they pile them up till they seem like
porters carrying home goods. If they put on Jew
elry, they wear it as if their husbands manufac-
tured the article. and it was needfu for them to
become stand from which it is to be displayed.
The same is in the dwellings, where the gau-
diness OF the steamboat and the tinsel of the cir


Gus seem to be the standard of taste adopted
The New York ladies could learn a lesson that
would be of great service to them from the LADIES'
of Boston Baltimore.
Year: 1860

Bury me III the roaring deep,
Where the raging winds do roar;
Where the waves. their nightly reYeis keep,
And beat against the shore.
Give me a grave in the lonely Deep


Where naught can distract my rest;
Where the waves will faithful oigies keep,
That foam above my breast
Give me grave in the briny deep,
Where the raging winds is heard
That the lone sea gull, as she Ger me sweeps,
May chant my funeral dirge.
There, alone, in the briny deep,


Let me undisturbed lie
Until the last loud trump shall speak,


To cali me up high.
Then from my watery grave in the deep,
My renewed form shall arise;
Rash through the waves that around me leap,
To my distant home in the skies. =
Year: 1860

PoLITICAL.-As will be seen by a notice in
another column, the Wings of Craven are invited
to meet at the Court House this evening for the
transaction of business connected with the ap-
preaching campaign.
Year: 1860

LOCKED UP.--A woman named Armstrong living
in the vicinity of the Old County Wharf fired gun
at some other woman in the eighborhood on Wed
nesday last but fortunately the shot did not take
effect. Late yesterday evening Mrs. Armstrong
being carted up Craven street when enquiring
we were told she was being taken to Jail.
Year: 1860

SwINDLED.-Wm. Lewis, manager ofthe Lew
is negro Opera Troupe which has been recently
playing in Portsmouth, has managed to swindle
the Ocean House and the Transcript office out of
considerable bills The Troupe advertised to
play night last week in Norfolk and the same
afternoon took steamer for New York. The
Transcript gives them capital notice
Year: 1860

PHILHARMONIC SoCIETY.-We under
stand that as the late conductor AID several
late members OF the society are at present in
the city and desire has been expressed that
some exhibition Of the new organ should be
given during their stay, it is intended, (if the
use of the Presbyterian church can be obtain
ed.) that an impromptu complimentary enter
tainment should be given to the friends Of the
society and the donors to the Organ Fund, on
Friday evening (tomorrow) at l-2 O'clock
We shall make definite announcement on the
subject to-mor
Year: 1860

Mr.. PRrCE.-This gentleman informs
US that it was not his fault that the reception
address at the Bur,is House was q political
one; as he had been informed by those persons
having the matter in hand that such q speech
was expected from him, and all the handbllis
he had seen we're of the kind fret issued. We
are glad to learn that Mr.. Price was not at all
to blame in the matter. Those who are to
blame will be remembered
Year: 1860

INJURED HUSBANDS. Why is il
that newspapers will persist in calling
a man, when his wife has eloped with
another, an injured husband ? We
cannot see that the man is injured -
The simple fact is, that he has beer
living with woman who lacked truth
and faith, and would readily have sac
rifced him in any other way. She
has left him Of her own accord, in.
stead OF waiting tor him to shake hel
off. Has she injured him by thus 60


ing off, We think not. Has the
man who took her away injured him
by relieving him of such an incnbusi
How, then, is he an injured husbardi
Year: 1860

and strength like the people of South Carolina.
will become disgustcd with submission, and
some indignant leader there will rush You into
revolution, and force you, against your will,
to take sides either with the North or with the
South, and you will then have revolution
without concerted action, without united
South.


Are you ready for til Are you prepared
for it 2 Mark you! you yourselves have had
some part in binding this Samson. lie is now
leaning against the main pillar; if he exerts
his strength, the temple will fall, and you and
I are in the temple. say again, are you ready
for a revolutionary movements am not ready.
I thank you for the arrnory bill. l thank you
for militia. But, gentlemen, you must arm,
and train and confer a long time before You
will be ready. Ifyou will only prepare, the
very preparation will of itself defend you, you
may rely upon it. But if You leave yourselves
in weakness You will only invite aggression,
and become the "jest of women and the scorn
of men,"
Year: 1860

We are glad to note the fact t!sat Market is now
in operation. Mr. ". \. NErTLEs has taken the
initiative in the matter and provided himself with a
STALL where he engages to furnish daily something for
the Inner man." We trust that Inc will be lbcruly
sstcined by our citizens, not only because Of his
torprisc in being the first to manifest practical apprc
cation Of the utility Of this the part of our
very considcratc city fathers" but irduccmcnt
to others to aid in providing additional attractions for
this somewhat novel but hone the less practicable
enterprise in Camden None who arc in the least IA
miliar with the operations Of well conducted Market
can oppose this movement with anything like justice
to their honest experience and tile common Of
all must suggest the propriey Of fostering it
tual benefit Let each do his duty in the matter and
there need be no apprehension of.iaurc.


One Of the most interesting features connected there
with is the Saturday Evening Market" which we
!, hope sHil receive proper attention.
Year: 1860

We note with pleasure that this already large and
fourishing weekly is to he still further enlarged at ar
early day. This is evidence conclusive that the marked
energy and enterprise of its conductors is properly up
preciated by discriminating public. The position o.
this sheet among the press OF the State is highly lion
orable and reflects great credit upon tile steady per
severance and good taste of its propretors We are
glad to record the manifestation Of such deserving
elements Of success as The tasteful conduct Of this
sheet has evinccd, as evidence that higtoncd
ssnse Of journalism pervades society, in striking
contrast to the trucking sensation sheets Of Northern
publication. Let the people Of the South unite and
iiold up the hands of those who nobly struggling
TO supply our communities, States and section with q
newspaper and periodical literature Of chastc and
appropriate character.
Year: 1860

We publish in another place the opinions Of this no.
torious rantcr the institution Of slavery as set forth
in a communication over his own signature. 1t seems
that lie considers himself as having been somewhat
lenient to the STAKEHOLDER previously and Gs if to make
amends for past negligence lie therein thunders his
denunciation of him in the boldest possible manner
excluding him from any participation in his religious
and political society 1t would have been greatly bet
ter for the cause lie processes to have much at heart
had he continued as lie claims to have done in the
past 10 give bis attention to the sins with which hes
surrounded at home His reputation at the South. II
her citizens are true to the natural instincts of patriots
NAV be thus measured:-it went up like rocket
and came down like stick" But, philanthropy is
ottener proessed than pracced by the fanatca zcaots
Of pseudo-religon, and, in this case, water has but
found its level.


To counteract any of the effects which might accrue
from the circulation Of his printed sermons at the South
we would recommend the same treatment as adopted
recently in Montgomery Ala,-a voluntary surrender
Of all copies on the part Of those who have purchased
for public bonfire. =


We cannot conceive how it is possible for any one,
even with Southern anities to say nothing OF birth
and interest to give encouragement and patronage to
such abominabIe sentiments as are contained in the
sermons Of this selfappoutcd presumptuous censor ol
Southern institutions They as bad il not
in effect than the doctrines and principles Of tile vii
ainous HELPER for, while the is known to be Our
avowed enemy and fights the battle of politics alone,
tile other is velcd BY the pretended sanctity of his
love for man. and is therefore most likely to dissent.
nate the doctrine of discomfort. The law should re-
stra their sale and circulation at the South as it docs
all other inceudiary and dangerous publications.


The letter published to-day speaks for itse:f and il,
after this there are those who are blind to their
own interest and fate as still to feed the fame which is
ultimately to consume them if not extingushcd, they
will have deserved the consequence, and Wa can ee
but little sympathy when that calamity shall come upon
| them as IN armed man.


The Southern Prcsbyterian, from whence this letter is
TAKEN closes capital article upon SpURGEoS as fol-
lows:-


"We suppose he hopes to 20 to heaven when his
earthly labors are ended hut we should like to know
| TO what heaven he will go?


"Certanly he could not reconcile it to his conscience
to 60 where Abraham Isaac and Jacob, and thousands
of modern s.aveloldng Christians dwell. But rs he
seems to be peculiarly gifted and raised up for par
liuar purpose, perhaps, there will be some special
provision made for him in the third seventh, or some
other heaven where lie will not be under the necessity
OF soling his celestial robes by coming in coEtacl
witt, such polluted sinners as those we have mentioned
Year: 1860

TAKEN IN AND Done FORA young gam
bier from an adjoining cousty, who lIad made
up game Of "sevcn up in Rome, last week,
and desired secret room to play in, was ad-
mirably accommodated at the suggestion Of cur
City Marshall, Col. Stewart. The gamcstcr
expressed his want in the presence Of Colonel
s., who is bit Of a way and loves a practical
joke as well as any one, and he gave slight
wink to the person inquired of, and at the same
time handed him the key Of the Callaboose.
The contract was soon made for the Use Of n
small office, Of which the gentleman at that
time had the control, takes the gamcstrr and
lis friends to the Callahoosc-opcn the door
and just then happens to think that he has
ne matches, and lie requests the young novice
to remain there until he can 60 and get them.
This lie consents to do, and they ain step out
and lock the door after them, and leave him
there to play Solitaire in the dark. until next
morning We hope this game will prove to be
profitable one to the young man.


Rome Courier.
Year: 1860

We learn from the Ncwbcrry C"nSeruntisi,
that Mr. Jeptm Hare met with a fatal accident
on the GrccnvilIc Railroad on. Thursday last.
He was walking on tile track, when drttrain
was backing up to the usual place for loading.
The engineer discovered him and sounded his
whistle: but too late for lin to get entirely out
of the way. His leg was crushed about the
knee lie was not able to stand the operation
Of having the fractured limb amputatcd until
Saturday. Lie died Sunday evening.
Year: 1860

SHEEP IN TExAs.-A correspondent Of the
Southen (Ala.) Champion says: | saw yestcr'
day 18th uIt.) two thousand sheep in one flock
on the prairie, guarded by two men and
four dogs of almost human Intelligence. What
those dogs will do is almost incredible. nn-
d.r,land that 4 gentleman, last simmer, sold
off part of his Sheep and they were driven to
a distance, and kept up two days after which
time his dog went and took them from the
purchaser 10y force, and carried them back home.
Sheep are said to be very profitable here yIeI-
ding as high as sixty per cent, annually on
their value
Year: 1860

Itis stated that phladelphan short time since,
at rat pit in New York. ate live rat in the presence
Of an admiring and applaudins audience This COM
pletcly eclipscs alive cham.. would do
eand might well challenge the most disgusting taste
Of even brute. If this novel Epicurian" would
like to avail himself of full satisfaction Of his ivocite
dish however he rs atpcret liberty to pay visit to
our sanctnm, where he will lind a kuge assortment.
Year: 1860

The House Postal Committee have authoriz-
ed bill to be reported for the mail service
between the Atlantic and Pacific States. 1t
directs the Postmaster General to advertise for
proposals to carry the entire mail overland from
such point on the Mississippi or Missouri river
as the bidders may select and by such route as
they may designate to San Francisco. The
letter mail, and all printed matter on which
letter postage is prepaid, to go through in
twenty days. and to start from each terminus
semi-wcekly. The newspaper mail is to leave
weekly and go through in thirty days.


1t is proposed to supply Denver City and
Salt Lake City by branch lines, weekly, from
the main stem, for which proposals will also be
solicited.


The bids are to be received up to the lst
Nav, and then to be submitted to Congress for
acceptance orrcjection. The contracts, if made
are to run three years from the lst July next.


Bids for more Or less frequent service will
also be received. Bids are also to be invited
to carry the entire mail by the water route
from New York and New Orleans, scmi-weekly
and weekly.


The Committee believe that the bids, when
submitted to Congress, will show that half a

million of dollars can be annually saved in this
single item of the public service. The ncwspa-
per mail now goes scmi-monthy Via Panama.


COLD FROM DAMP CLoTuEs.-If the clothes
which cover the body are damp, the moisture
which they contain has tendency to cvapo-
rate by the heat communicated to it by the,
body. The heat absorbed in the evaporation
of the moisture contained in the clothes must
be, in part supplied by the body, and will have
a tendency to reduce the temperature Of the
body in an undue degree, and thereby to pro-
duce cold The effect of violent labor or exer-
else is to cause the body generate heat much
faster than it would do in a state Of rest
Hence We see why, when the clothes have been
rendered wet by rain or pcrspiration, the ta-
king of cold may be prevented by keeping the
body in state nf exercise or labor till the
clothes can be changed Or till they dry on the,
person for in this case the heat carried off by.
the moisture incorporating is amply supplied
by the redundant hcat generated by labor or
exercise. 80
Year: 1860

ment prove IFS unwllh6gnrSs or inability to
protect American citizens in their persons aud
property on their own soil, where it has excu-
sivc jurisdiction, all we have to say is, that 1t
is not worthy of our allegiance, and it will be
time to think seriously about establishing
another to serve the ends for which the existing
one was formed. Will any one with the spirit
of freeman in his bosom say aught to the
contrary -NississippiaM.