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Year: 1859

Whatever other attractions Dayton may be
acknowledged As possessing, It's Cemetery GER
tainly forms no sccod one. While Nature has
kindly furnished so beautiful site, the people
of Dayton have evinced Judgment and good
taste for which all will accord them credit 10
selecting so pleasant and appropriate place
as the home Of its dead. Not only the grounds
themselves but tho arrangements and adorn.
ments, so far as completed, are unexceptionSbls
and perfect ne may be. The soothing quitude
the solemn sbade-ihe winds gently sighipg
a sad and yet cheerful requiem through the
leaves are at once in harmony with the place
and Impress the visitant With a sense Of solitude
aud quiet repose no less grateful TO the spirit
than appropriate to the City of the Dead IL
any desire TO enjoy these influences and be pro-
flied in the quiet Of the week or Of early Sab
bath Morning, when they may be undisturbsd
by the throng which in the Evening crowds
this popular Sabbath Day resort.


A chief beauty Of the place as all know who
have visited il, is the extensive view afforded
from the Summit or Pinacle And yet one feels
no little disappointment and ehagrin that he Is
not able by any amount Of stretching aud tip
toeing TO command at a simple glance the eutire
landscape seeming to elude him aud defeat his
utmost efforts BY hiding itself behind the qulv
ering leaves. Such little glimpses however as
one is able to catch only increases the desire to
see the whole, thus melting 10 the feat of
climbing sOmo sapling 10 the vielDity whose
torn foliage and bruised limbs but too plainly
testify TO the success Of such attempts. No
doubt the view obtained amply repays such for
their efforts but 10 those who may have some
slight objection to such exercise this extreme
pleasure is manifestly denied. II now a slight
observatory could be erected here just high
enough to overlook the small trees in the vicin
ity whose presence and shade cannot be dis
pensed with then sll could with comfort enjoy
Landscape equal in picturesque vanity lowell
ness to any in the State; pleasure no less
gratifying to the citizen than the stranger who
visits these grounds. This seems especially
desirable in section which affords so few land.
scapes as extensive and beautiful as this. Such
a structure would require very little expense
and affCrd pleasure long coveted, doubtless
by many, certainly by the writer.
Year: 1859

The OHIO FARxER-The FARMER for March
l2th is capital number We wish every farmer
in the County and State was regular subscriber
of this valuable and almost Ito good farmer) in
dispensable weekly paper. 1t contains useful
hints and information to the farmer in regard to
the season and his work; mental food for the whole
family; gems of poetry for twiight's reading;
good Sunday reading " for all; articles expressly
for the little folks and anecdotes and fun to rest
one weary with work. Can two dollars be better
invested by any county resident than in years
subscription to the FARAERl The paper will be
worth $50 per year to any farmer who reads and
profits by it.
Year: 1859

POLICE CoURT.-Ten minutes was sufficient to
enact all the business of this court on Saturday
morning. Mary Healy mOdestly plead guilty to
ut Of intoxication, and was fined 50 and costs or
five days.


One case Of wife beating held open for a week.
Year: 1859

A horrible case Of degradation, misery and
death, was brought TO light in New York, BY the
police, recently. A Mrs Hughes, said to have
been formerly lady Of wealth and standing in
Boston and New York, was found dead in . low
den in Mulberry street Her body was entirely
70 her grave Her little son, remarkably bright
lad Of eight years, was watching by the bed,
and told most pitifpl tale Of the gradual fall o
his parent Ills hther was Col. Thos Hughes,
Of Boston, an officer in the U. s. Army.
Year: 1859

HN1HEREAS, 1T WAS ENACTED AT THE SEES
wv SION of the late Legislature that Every broker,
resident of the State shall pay to the Cashier of the
Bank from which he draws any exchange or specie
quarter of per cent all such drawn to be
counted for the State Treasurer by the said Cashier
OATH and copy Of the has been transmitted this
bank by the Secretary of State to the intent that such
may be Collected whereby it becomes for the D
recors to take proper action the subject and after due
consideration of the this buard is of opinion that
said law in violation of the federal constitution because
its effect is to protect debtors in refusal 10 redeem their
contracts in specie thereby mpairing the obligations of
priuc;pe involved in the law maintains the right in the
Legislature exercise any all of the following powers,
7iz:


1st To raise the tax to ten per cent, other
Sd. To impose the tax any nonresident merchant
traveller who may chance to get bank note and want the
specie.


who hold bank notes and desire to convert them into
gold silver.


4th To impose the same tax on all creditors by bond
note account well citizens as Others who may de-
mand specie of their debtors


5th To impose the tax all persons who, under uds-
ment obtained in any of courts, may demand specie
9Th In a word, TO forbid the demand of specie any
contract whatever


From these considerations it being obvious that the prin-
cpe asserted this la" assumes the power virtually 10
impair the obligations of all by forbddng their
fuflmcnt except under heavy burhenS


eso d. That this Bank declines ask demand or
ceve said ax but will without denial to any redeem
end that may be accountable for its neglect In case the
law should be found to be constitutional it is


R=soioed, That memorandum be kept of all such de-
mands BY dent brokers may to the knowl
edge of the Cashier and that the President them
be transmitted to the Treasurer to the end thai he may
institute such proceedings against the Bank its officers
as he may deem advisable.


Reso!rtd fuSe That the President cause these resou-
lions to be carried into effect we'll the Branches
the Principal Bank.


Rored furthsr, That in order that persons may not be
de- erred from asking their just rights of this Bank, the
President cause these resolutions to be published.


"a copy from the Journal.)


C. DEWEY, Cash'r.
April 8, 1885, 35-lt
Year: 1859

THE WEATHER.-The Fayetteville Obserrer says
that there was quite smart frost there on Friday
morning. 1t is quite cold in Wilmington at this
present writing, and we were threatened with frost
last night which threat may be carried into execr-
ton tonight, for really the air is as cold as the
charities of the world almost any other cold
thing.


We learn that slight scum of ice was seen this
morning on the deck of steamer tied up on the op-
postc side of the Cape Fear River WILMINGTON
Jorrnnl


We had smart frost and freeze here on Tuesday
night Wednesday night was cloudy and somewhat
warmer. The fruit has no doubt been injured, but
we trust not seriously. There was ice here on
Wednesday morning an eighth of an inch think
Year: 1859

GoIDsBoRoUGn TR1BUNE-We are pleased to OBJ
serve the industry, TACT good taste and ability with
which our friend Mr. Loring is conducting the 7ri-
6une. His welcome by the corps editorial on his
return to the editorial desk must have been crafty
ing to his feelings. Our sincere wish is that he
may be entirely successful in his present position,
and that his last days may be crowned with good
fortune and happiness. ts,.
Year: 1859

~ The Charlotte Democrat concludes an article
in relation to Judge Douglas and the doctrine of
non-ntervention in the Territories with the follow
ing sensible observations


ut seems to us that Mr.. Davis and Mr.. Brown
require too much in asking Congress to make slave
code for Kansas for if it has the power to say that
territory shaU maintain slavery, it also has the
power to say territory shall abolish it. In this
way the South would lose in the end for the free
States already have control of Congress and they.
might exercise the doctrine of intervention to our
great injury. If the people Of a territory do not
want slavery, all the laws passed by Congress from
now till doonls-day could not force it npon them,
unless powder and ball were used, and hardly then
No, the true policy of the South is to favor non-n-
tervcntion in the territories, and leave the people
thereof perfectly free to settle the question-if ma
jority elect to abolish slavery let it be so or if
majority establish slavery, well and good We
ought not-and cannot do it if we ought-undertake
to force our institutions and customs upon any peo
pie. All VIC want is equal rights and equal privile-
gcs, and if We carry our slaves to territory, and
cannot out-vote the free State men, why proper
ty will be subject to local laws to certain extent;
but if those laws in violation of rights guaran-
tied by the constitution the courts are the proper
tribunals to furnish remedy. We would sooner
trust the courts than Congress with our rights"
Year: 1859

FRErGnrISG. freights on the Charlotte and
South Carolina Railroad have been very large recent
ly We learn that one train of twenty nine ar
rived this week ficightcd with goods for merchants
of this place and the adjoining counties.
Democrat


We learn that the business upon all our Roads is
greater than at any former period. The merchants
have bought largely the present season. and flush
times" are setting in again. Now is the time, by
the way, 20 economise and be careful with your
means, lest when the revulsion comes, come it
will again after while, you be pinched for funds


The business on the Raleigh and CASTOR Road is
unusually brisk; and we observe that large ship
ments of goods have been made by way of Newbern.
This will of course, add to the income of the At
lantic and Central Roads
Year: 1859

A Man LIVES HALF DAY WITH THE Tor OF
HIS HEAD Cur OFF-An accident occurred in a
pottery in the lower end of Fort street, In the
outskirts Of the city, some days since, resulting
in the death of an employee Of the establish
ment, which furnishes a most singular instance
of the tenaoity with which life cliDgs at times
to the human frame. The man, whose name
we have been unable to ascertain was engaged
in the room where the machinery employed in
cutting and pulveriziDg the clay is situated.
This machine is large wheel, with heavy
knives or cutters placed OF equal distance
on its circumference. Some disarrangement
of the wheel attracted the attention of the
unfortunate man, who attempted to reach into
the wheel and adjust it while it was still revoV-
ing In this, however, he miscalculated the
speed at which the machinery was running, and,
before be could withdraw himself from under
the knife, it struck him on the back of the head,
low down in the neck, completely severing the
upper and back portion Of the skull on line
close to the top Of the ears and cutting through
and removing a considerable portion Of the
brain The most singular circumstance was
that the man, in this horribly wounded cond-
tion walked into an adjoining apartment
where other workmen were, and afterwards
walked to carriage, in which he rode to his
home. surviving the accident nearly half day.
We doubt If another case OF such extreme tena-
city OF life can be found in the records Of acci-
dents, but the actual occurrence Of the above
circumstance is vouched for by competent au-
thorities, and is beyond doubt.-DetrOh Free
Press NoU. 28.
Year: 1859

PosT OFFICE ORDERs.-It is reported by the
Washington papers, that the Postmaster Gen.
whereby money in small amounts can be sent
through the Pest-Office. The plan is, for any
person wishing to send money to distance, he
may 60 to the nearest Postmaster and pay him
the amount he wishes to send, and receive an
order on the Postmaster at the place he wishes
TO pay the same. This is the plan now in prae-
tice in England, and it works WELL 1t is cer-
tainly an excellent arrangement, and we SEQ
no reason why 1t should not work well over
our country.
Year: 1859

THE IRISH IN The NoRTH.-The New York
Herald publishes secret circular, which it is evil
dent the aboltoniss have printed in the North and
sent an agent with it over the South to mail it in
different towns in order to n,akeit appear that 1t
emanated from the Southern men. This circular
is addressed to the Irish in the North, invoking
them to burn factories and granares in relation to
incendiarism at The South. The Herald conjee-
lures that the obj cts of this to disgust the
Irish with Southern men, by the fact that they sin
gled them out as capable ofs such attrocous crimes
and to excite Indignation in the North against
both Irishmen and Shareholders


The Herald is right in supposng that such
document could never have emanatcd from the
South. Incendarisn, is not its mode of waglng
warfare 1t is hard to tell which most to despise
in these fanatics, their hypocrisy or malice. The
Irish thank Heaven are everywhere in their way.
From the first breath of abolitionsm to this hour,
not one TrsLman. either North or South, has been
ANYTHING but its bitter and uncompromsing foe.
Irishmen have been killed in the free States, in
maintaining the rights of the South; but there
was no Irshman in JOHN Browns company, or
any other abolition gang. Irish blood was shed
at Iarpers Ferry but it was shed i'll behalf of the
Constitution and the South We thank this gal
liant, generous and Christian people; we honor and
respect them far more than natives who are false
and faithless to the country. -.+
Year: 1859

She did not speak she could only press
the hand that clasped her owa. lie had
his answer; he was satisfied. When they
became more composed, Cora turned to in
troduce her friend, but Emma had disap-
peared. They had much to say to each
other-much of the past, and many hopes
for the future. We will leave them talk
ing, and explain this unexpected meeting


Edwin left the crowded city, 10 seek peace
and quiet in the country. Fate-or shall
we not rather say, kind Providence
guided him to place but short distance
from the Clifions. He had been out taking
his evening walk, and was near the young
girls. when he heard his name mentioned.
He perceived, in an instant, his own lost
Cora. What he felt, when he heard his
memory was still fondly cherished, can be
better imagined than described. None but
those who have experienced similar emo
ton can know. And now those two hearts,
which had been so long separated, were
united, never, never to be separated again.
Cora and Edwin were happy. They felt
that the lesson they had learned was be-
slowed in kindness. They knew, now, that
it had been necessary for their welfare
They were grateful, and had no regrets for
the past, since they were so amply repaid
for all they had suffered.


Twas happy time for all The time
for the marriage of Emma Forrest and
George Clifton had long been appointed
and, when that season arrived there were
two bridal parties instead Of one.


Edwin and Cora will never forget theil
life-lesson In that time Of sorrow they
learned that perfection on earth was not to
be found, and they no longer expected It
They are contented, and look forward with
hope to the future perfect life to which we
are all Fastening.
Year: 1859

The light at home how bright it beams,
When evening shades around us fall,
And from the lattice far it CLEANS,
To love, and rest, and comfort alli
When wearied with the tolls of the day,
And strife for glory, gold or fame,
How sweet TO seek the quiet way,


Where loving lips will lisp our name,
Around the light at home
When through the dark and stormy night,
The wayward wanderer hnmeward flies,
How cheering is that twinkling light,
Which through the forest gloom he spies
1t is the light of home. He feels


That loving hearts wiH greet him there,
And safely through his bosom steals
The jos and love that Danish care


Around the light at home.
TheIght at home how still and sweet
It peeps from yonder cottage door
The weary laborer to greet


When the rough tolls Of day are Ger
Sad Is the soul that does not know


The blessings that the beams impart,
The cheerful hopes and joys that Gov,
And tighten up the heaviest heart


Around the light at home.
Year: 1859

en- a stranger. But, tell me, who are you
Why are you here? thought / was en-
tirely alone"


"My name is Emma Forrest. / came
with message from mother"


"Oh you are my landlady's daughter.
/ have often heard her speak Of her little
Emma"


i" Yes, Miss Clifton; but will you excuse
me for intruding at such a moment =


i" / do readily. You said you would love
me; shall hold you to your promise.
And now, Emma, since we are to be such
good friends, you must call me, simply Co
ra. And are you quite certain you can
love me ?"


"Indeed, dear Cora, love you very
dearly already, and will ever be your friend.
But now / must 60"


So, after delivering her message, they
parted, with the promise to meet again
that evening in Cora's room. Emma had
been living with an aunt before and since
Cora had become an inmate Of Mrs. For
rests house: thus it was they had never
met till now.


Emma was warm-hearted, impulsive,
loving girl of seventeen, and, when she
saw Cora so distressed, her generous heart
oerhowed with sympathetic love toward
tie sufferer. Oh, when the heart is crush
ed-when the beautiful lowers of the soul,
Love and Hope, are suddenly withered-
when the spirit longs 10 be free-there Is
no balm can heal, no breath restore, like
the sweet influence of heavenly sympathy


So with Cora. Although she could moi
forget her love, for it was undying, or him
she loved, for htS image was too deeply en-
craven on her heart ever TO be effected
still she no longer prayed to die. Emma
i turned her thoughts to heaven, and bid
4 her trust her Father and her Friend
friend who never frowns on those who seek
His assistance.


When Edwin Montell left Cora, he
thought he was doing as dpty bid him
What right had he to the love of one hC
so often made sad and unhappy? They
could not understand each other, and 'twa
best they should part. Cora might forge
him, and learn to love another; he kneac h
never could But, for himself, he eouI,
suffer; so she was happy, he would be con
tent.


With such thoughts as these he tries t
Danish the anguish Of his own soul, and ".
need not say how Intellectual, for time, sue
Efforts were.


Sometimes he felt as though he must q
to her. He knew how much Cora needle
friend-such friend as he had been


but, By being separated from her, he hope
to secure her happiness. He knew th
Cora beiieued she loved him. bIlt he donh


ed that she really did lie tried to 20
vince himself that, if she truly loved hir
she would knoao him better
dow mistaken he was
Year: 1859

The Philadelphia Sun says truly that
indiscriminate drinking among our
young Men eventually makes its mark
upon the population Of our cities We
can see it already betraying itself in
the rising generation. It is impossible
for any man to drink even pure liquors
six or seven times day without suffer
ing severely in constitution. And
when he transmits his impaired consti-
tuition to his son, who in turn impairs
it still further by the same course, it
requires little foresight to see that we
are preparing population for our cities
that will not, in physical fame, be much
better than the wretched Aztecs.-
This love of drink and bar-rooms is
every day increasing. Every day sees
our youth becoming more and more
the victim of this habit, for we really
think it more habit than a passion
It is no love of ofjoviality that tempts
them, expect in few cases. It is
not the hot exhuberance Of youth. 1t
is not the evanescent impulse of the
gay young fellow who Is sowing his
wild oats. 1t is as has been said, a
cold, deliberate, confirmed habit. No
atmosphere of recklessness surrounds
the drinking groups, except on occa-
sions, and no peals of merriment atone
for the act by proving that it is at least
unusual. A grim and melancholy air
pervades each countenance. The
drinks are poured out, the glasses are
touched with a loathsome air of Gus
tom, and each man swallows bis por-
tion with the same impassive counter
ance he would wear if he were drinking
a glass of plain water. All the COM
comitants that partially redeem or ex-
cuse drinking, as far as it can be re-
deemed or excused, are wanting in this
sad and formal ceremony.
Year: 1859

The restrictions which make solitude
in the world painful to ladies do not
apply with equal force to women of in.
ferior rank; few Of them whether they
marry or not, leave the world; they
have plenty to do in ii, and seem quite
satisfied with their lot Carmela, hav.
ing had no broken matches, has given
me but scanty information concerning
pupular courtships and marriages.
The parents settle the match between
themselves, and then refer to the young;
l need not say that in England the
Young people settle it first, then refer
to the old. However, compulsion, is,
l believe, quite of the question. The
marriage being agreed upon by all
parties, it is solemnized either IN the
open day, proceeding held, shame
less, barefaced, or at twilight, when
the bride steals out to church, escorted
by few friends. She is dressed in
her best, has plenty of chains and rings,
and wears gold spandella and flow
ers in her hair We once met one of
these decorous twilight birds, and
very pretty and modest she looked,
leaning on the arm of her father, who
grayely scattered sugar plums to the
boys i'll the street. She was going to
the cathedral, and the bridegroom was
invisible. In Rome they make sure of
being never seen, by marrying at four
in the morning, which must make the
wedding day rather tedious. The Sor-
rento sposo does not leave her new
home for a week, during which she all
but invisible; after this she appears once
more, and acts her useful part. I am
sorry to say that italian wives are not
very happy. Their husbands rarely
trust or honor them; they treat them
like children, and are as jealous as
Turks, an Italian wife rarely knows
the price Of anything, not even of
meat and vegetables, for it is the man
who buys even in the middle Glass;
A Roman wife told me that, when she
married she could not have five boioc-
chi without her husbands knowledge.
He was kind and fond of her, but mis-
trustful and jealous. In Sorrento, and
in all the south, it is still rule that a
peasant woman, though taught how to
read must not know how to write; the
reason is Of this if these frail and
dangerous creatures knew how to
write, they would indite love-letters at
once.-tS,tnanae7 and Winter IN the
Too Scilies.
Year: 1859

How THE DEVIL LosT.-The Devil
bargained for the soul Of young man.
The Devil was to furnish all the money
Young America could spend, and if
he did not spend it as fast as it came
his soul was the forfeit. For several
years Young America kept ahead OF
the Devil by the aid of women, wine,
horses, ETC., but the fend made large
deposit with him, which it seemed i'm
possible to get rid of. Young America
as last resort, started a newspaper.
The Devil growled at the bill at the
end Of a quarter, was savage at SIX
months, sad at nine, and owned up
"dead broke" at the end Of a year
The newspaper went down, bHt soul
was saved.
Year: 1859

A SHOWER OF SULPHUR.-Onen night
during the past week we had a very
heavy rain, accompanied with thunder
and lightning. In the morning very
curious and strange phenomenon was
presented to view, in the shape of a
coating of what looked exactly like the
flour of sulphur, spread over every
thing. We noticed it about town, and
upon inquiry, learned that it extended
for miles al ound us, in every direction
1t was plainly to be seen on fence rails,
cotton-stalk, chips, pieces Of glass,
brick-bats, ETC., and looked just if
some one had strewn -four Of sulphur
over everything before a shower of
rain, which afterwards washed it off
on the most exposed places. We
should be glad to have some Of our phi
losophers explain the cause Of this un-
usual shower Hiss, Star.


The explanation is simply this: The
Lower Mississippians have had "a
warning" The land of tire-eaters is
spoken for-no mistake. Whe n
Northern people told them what they
were coming to, they laughed; but it
appears, by the above item from a
Southern paper, that they begin to
smell sulphur. Let it pour until the
whole south shall have been purified
of its chad blood" Would to God
that some of our Northern dough
faces might get caught in the show
er.