Western Carolinian

              voli sa1astsy x c tufc8t*a xov^vluhr \ jnnrrbd xsi ri t bli--!ir.n kvmir tuksdat br bingham sc white ylowse o ¥* vitro tatament mi t the sign of the eagle and harp ix west corner of broad and king . streets ar.d one door north of the court ! louse camden south-carolina m al al'ewllocli having recendy established himself in the above line in that elegant bouse formerly occupied by col e a l.cliesscline respectfully solicits a share of public patronage the house is ele gantly situated largo airy ar.d commodious fit ted for the immediate reception of families and travellers who wish lo be retired particularly for families travelling for tlieir health his house bar and stables are always well sup plied with the necessary comforts ami refresh ments for man and horse liesuwot'j called thc entteprenant waa it^^h direction of m coun the ca i!u eronauts of mcndon etienne ad jutant general of the trench armv as scended twice the same day in this balloon two hundred ar.d twenty fath oms and remained each time fourhours in the air observing thc positions ancl movements of the enemy he con veyed his information by means of notes fastened to arrows when this enterprize was discovered by the ene my tbey opened a fire against the as cending veronauts bul they were soon out of the reach of their lire during the same campaign balloonn the heav iest of which weighed one hundred and sixty pounds were prepared for the other armies ancl also an yerostatic telegraph — essex register tijii**s : the subscription tothe m"i n;n>f caim_.t*ia ; three dollars per annum payable half-yearly jn advance jtteivsp.lfers jiiullllwinmbyg services with the the following advertisement is copied verbatim from an old norwich england newspaper printed by henry crossgrove in the year of 17j9 .* — " this is to inform my friends ancl customers tbat on satur day next this newspaper will bc sold for a penny and be continued at that price ; but advertisements will bc still taken in gratis as formerly thc reason of mv ... , raising it io a is because the num ber i print is too prodigious great to be given away any longer and i hope none of my customers will think it dear of a penny since they shall always have thc best intelligence besides other diver sions the above paragraph has been copied into many papers the readers of which we suppose marvel how cheap news papers were in that day and how dear they be now they vvill find howev er on examination that in this country at least they are yet dog-cheap and indeed too badly paid for — badly in mure than one sense of the word — to afford anv thing like an adequate com pensation for the capital and labor em ployed by the publishers unles.s an ad vertising custom assists the support dcrivedlrornsubscriprions tin price of the daily national intelligencer to subscribers is three cents and a frac tion each being about fifty per cent more than thc price of tbe norwich newspaper in the good old time of henry crossgrove the price of the london newspaper of the present day is seven pence sterling of which more than three pence is for tiie stamp-duty thereon but making that deduction the price is yet nearly quadi upled since the year 1739 and is more than twice as much as is now paid for any daily newspaper printed in the united states it may be said and we admit the truth of the remark that more labor is be stowed in general on the london prints and a greater diversity given to their contents and therefore tht-y are rendered more worth the higher price paid for them but to this we reply lhat if american publishers of news papers were but just to themselves ihcy would have it in their power to be just also to their readers if they received a proper price for their daily or weekly sheets they would be able to go to greater expense in catering for the public taste in embellishing their columns with the productions of differ ent hands and in improving the me chanical branch of the business it is scarcely credible how many hands are employed in preparing the materials for an englisb newspaper for one paper during the sitting of parliament we are informed a d-rzen reporters are employed tlf whom it is almost impracticable here to procure one and still less practicable to compensate him adequately we meant however at present on ly to say that in the united states generally newspapers are as cheap as they were in england fifty years ago and a hundred per cent cheaper the stamp exclusive than they are there now national intelligencer purchased back a part of tiinvoninl estate the cl rjp no paper will bc discontinued until al 1rrc.1r.1ges are paid unless at the discretion of bic editors and any subscriber failing to give lf-ce of his wish to discontinue at the end of a oar will be considered as wishing to continue ic paper which will be sent accordingly whoever will become responsible for the . ent of nine papers shall receive a tenth lis anvratisements will bc inserted on die cus tomary terms m * t persons sending in adver i'jicmcnts must specify the number of times they nisli them inserted or they will be continued till ir lered out and charged accordingly no advertisement inserted until it has been haid for or its payment assumed by some person in this town or its vicinity grange blessneau upon which in retirement nnd comfort dm — ._ _ _ 0 .^ recess of th chamber of deputies v of tiiis body he is at present a mem ber and associated with benj mir constant he has a controlling influence 1 in the opposition the opinion which the royalists entertain of his impor tance here is manifest from the stren uous and determined efforts they made during the hist election to keep him out of the house but greatly to their mortification hc was elected from two departments at the same time so that one scat yet remains vacant in con sequence of this struggle perhaps there is no man of eminence in france now living with the excep tion of talleyrand who has passed through such vicissitudes of almost every kind as la fayette but while talleyrand has safely wormed his way through by cunning and duplicity la fayette has stood like a monument consecrated to political virtue which all have been afraid to violate ; or ra ther like an immoveable rock around which revolutionary tempests have raged in vain and their billows fallen harmloss at his feet camden j-.t'y 26 1821 30ti duwats wc^ativ bj an avv.iy fram the subscribers five negro j 8 men viz paris jacob charles moses and cain i'aris left his owner the 10th of july lust he is full six feet high yellow complexion large white eyes stutters a hlt'.e v hen spoken to.about thirty years of age has a scar over one of his eyes and is a stout fellow jacob is about 45 or 50 years of ape middle size gray headed a pleasing countenance stoops in his shoulders ha a black smooth skin with a yellow east is a shoemaker and fuller and can read and tvritc charles is about 25 or 30 years of age five feet 9 or j'l inches high very black stuttere when spoken to bas a piece out of one side of his nose is uncommonly fond of spirits and when intoxi cated is very forward and saucy is remarkably well made and very straight moses is about 35 years of a;,e about five feet 8 inches high yellow complexion bushy head antl whiskers a scar on his upper lip antl a down look cain is : about 4u years of age very black a likely fel low when he smiles the gums inside are black is a shoemaker and can read the four last named negvics left their owners about the 16th instant ali of them absconded without the least provocation ; which induces us to think they vvill make their way to he north the above reward will bt given if taken out of the slate — or g40 for either of thern if secured so that vve get tlicm again ; 100 dollars if taken in i the slate or 20 dollars for either so that vve get ; them again it is fondly hoped that every gootl citizen will t|?r h's best endeavors to apprehend the above negroes ami thereby aid iu suppres sing one ol thc greatest evils that our land is threatened with letters on the subject direc ted to twn'.rl ga'jcnf vi bite hal post-office mecklenburg t-ountt , fc.c will be duly attended to wm 11 taylor latest of la fayette fbom tiir ciinisxiax srrxtaton the folloiuing is an extract from a letter dated paris april 25 1821 my dear friend : we have just re turned from a visit wbich has given us much pleasure this you will readily believe when i tell you it was to the marquis de la fayette — a name whicli will ever be dear to americans asso ciated as it is with that of the father of our country we were received by hi in with the kindness and courtly affability for which he is so much dis tinguished although he is now ap proaching three score and ten yet his gait and motions have the aprightli ness and agility of a man of thirty with the exception how ver of a slight lameness in one hip occasioned by a fall he is quite tall being full six feet if not more — firmly rather than elegantly built — large but not corpu lent his upright figure broad shoul ders aud prompt manner shew that there is still something of the soldier left he has fine hnzle eves to ap pearance entirely unimpaired by age alternately flashing with the fire of in tilligc-nce or softening into the mild expression of kindness projecting eyebrows a high long nos bordering upon aquelinc and yet rather fleshy — very fine teeth and a healthy counte nance cjfall letters to thc editors must be port-paid ■ thev vvill not be attended to 3s*cnv crooas pit ie subscriber is now opening at his store i in salisbury a general and well selected isaurtment of ______! dry roods hard-ware and medicines fust received direct from new-york and phila lelphia and laid in at prices that vvill enable him o sell remarkably low his customers and the public are respectfully invited to call and c.v imine for theniselvcs all kinds of country rodi'.ce received in exchange iat78 j murphy wook-buiaing business 11he subscriber respectfully informs the citi jl zens of the western section of n carolina nd tlie adjoining districts of s carolina that he as established the book-lunding husiiiess in all fits various branches in the town of salisbury .. c he has taken the store formerly occupied pv wood & krider on main-street three doors portii ofthe court house i having devoted considerable time to acquire i competent knowledge of his business in tbe kity of ftaltimorc thc subscriber flatters himself hat he vvill bc able to execute every kind of ivork in bis line in a style and on terms that will five general satisfaction merchants anil others can have wank rooks tilled and bound to any pattern on short notice ps cheap and as well finished as any that can be brought from the north olil hooks rebound on the most reasonable nr antl at short notice orders from a distance for rinding of every lescription vvill be faithfully attended to william h young salisbury june 8 1821 s3 james einkins danl galli'.nt hail james m'kmgiit alex greer october ip 1§21 c-.vtrs fhoji roct.sos'a dailt ojv butter it is generally a custom among far mers in the process of making butter to churn without any regularity of mo tion ; sometimes fast and sometimes slow the churn is shifted from one person to another until the butter comes but it is not generally known that an irregularity of motion always more or less impedes the pro cess insomuch ihat it often becomes te dious and the churning continues two hours instead of one those who wish to have their butter good and to come quick " should by no means says mr cutbush suffer any person to assist them in churning unless i mu absolute necessity for if thi i burn ing be irregularly performed the but ter will in winter go back ; anil if the agitation be moreqick and viohnt in summer it will cause the butter to fer ment and thus to acquire a very disa greeable flavor these remarks of mr cutbush agree verv well with mv own observations buiter seldom keeps fresh in the summer more than two or three days wnen there are two or more persons engaged in the churn ing cream should on no account be churned in the middle of a summer's day but only early in the morning or late in tbc evening regularity of motion should be particularly attended to ; and the warmer the atmosphere the slower should be the chinning if during the process the cream h"ultl be heated to 85 or 90 it will ferment and the butter will acquire a disagree able flavor when the cream is at no time heated to more than 75 tin but ter will not only bc much harder but with tin addition of a little salt will kep fresh considerably longi r there is one thing of much impor tance to which our dairymen seldom if ever attend : should a gallon of milk bc put iqto a dish vt th a foot di aofieter nt the surface of the fluid and another p*allon into a dish with five or sis inches diameter one third more cream mav lie expected from tbe for mer and of as good quality hence thc shallower the dish the more crc am will arise to thc surfl ce of the milk v v w at u 1 nt evt ai wvuciit . j fbtilk subscriber respectfully informs end ■ the citizens of salisbury and the 1(mj adjacent country that he has removed m his late residence on tlie north side of the dkin river on tlie main road leading from lem to danville 15 miles from salisbury and i taken llie house formerly occupied by capt krider in town on main street a few doors rth ofthe conrt-i louse ; where he is prepared keep a house of private entertainment for avollc-rs and citizens he viill at all times nish stabling fodder and grain for horses thomas holmes salisbury sept 25 1821 78 m.vv s i auk wmen aimed to oilier improve s - b p'ph or ten hoarders will be taken r.cnts that have been made will enable him to ■■ at the customary prices in town airy passengers vvitli as much comfort and v <• a 1 expedition as they can be earned by any line of 5wv\11 1 vyvcytt oy rvalfc stages in this part of the country the scarcity leaetngttm rtm-un co jh c ) nf money the reduction in thc price of produce october 15 1821 $ be demand a correspondent reduction in every ! t whii , sc i t i ie sw . an ta vern in this place iiepartmcnt of lite : therefore the subscriber j al|r j r l c-foiirths of the square on which it i'm determined to reduce the rate of passage , stands 216 poles it is a commodious couven irom right to sir cents per mile gentlemen ient hoilf , 0 f or an or dinarv or private dwelling ; p*av elling from the west to raleigh or by way -, as comfortable out-houses good garden and m raleigh to thc north are invited to try the (*,.„;, trccs . twelve hundred and fifty dollars lubsenbers stage as he feels assured it only one-fonrfh down balance one two and three tieed a trial to gain a preference i years with interest if indulgence is required i be itj - arrives in salisbury every tuesday , ; v j proctlte a fee triple and possession of this < or 9 o clock and departs tin-net for raleigh valuable property in january next ie same day at 2 o'clock ; it arrives in raleigh yn benj 1 uounsayille friday evening and leaves there for salisbury l - . n saturday at 3 o'clock l - **,* ivlvv.p'.vuv.i 1 22 1821 5 john lane ! * ** h 3 * v mu **" rstie subscriber wishes to employ immcdi vu'w nfaulvs yvavwftyi i -■• ately two or.thrws journeymen carnentei-s d * - , ., . _. , .. j to whom good vagc-s anil constant employ will ii u pr the "" ] z n z v - ,- ci :: wc ' . be given ho ih ulso take two orthree lads of tt mecklenburg county n carolirta a negro ril;l „ ir .. .,, foprin'tkes to the carpcn by the name of simon dark complexion j s r's llusiut-ss none need apply but such aj wt made and five feet seven or eight inches ■ . ;.„,„,,, ,„,,,,_ a 1 ,'- he speaks low when spoken to it is : to'in i ri'l l'l'_aw wt-posed that !.- j main towards the county sl ,.,..,_ ,, : z^^e mice v ilham \ irginia he purchased m itflfl to isaac i 1 m - . - i'.'jjiih wilie i the ' i to the ' x^l niii.-^iii^h | rit in m^m^t his dress w*as entirely unornament cd and without any badge of nobility consisting of a short grey surtout with covered buttons a white vest blue pan taloons his linen being without ruffs and his cravat carelessly tied in a sin gle knot his residence is very re spectably yet plainly and characteris tically furnished ; and the room where we were was decorated in a manner a little calculated to flatter our vanity on one side of the door hung the dec laration of thc rights of french citi zens as established in 89 exhibited on a single sheet and set in a plain frame ; on thc other side of the door was the constitution of the united states similarly executed and framed ; and at a little distance from this was a fine print of canova's statue of wash ington which i had recently seen at rome in reply to an inquiry respect ing the strength of the likeness the marquis said — in english which he speaks quite well thai he thought it very good abating for the artist's de sire to make it as perfect a piece of sculpture as possible he showed us however a bas relief in gold upon the lid of a snuff box which he said he considered the best likeness he had ev er seen of the " general as he famil iarly called him they both bear a stn.ng resemblance to those we com monly see in our country and that on the box v as very like the one in the " washington family with which you are familiar itai.looxs a lluvmwny xe.gyo tt"!k7"a s taken up and committed to the jail in t t lincolnton n c on the 12th of october 1821 . lie is about 20 years of age live feet five antl a quarter inches lugfll is a mulatto sjivs his name is hampton and that he belongs lo solomon locket of warren county state of georgia the owner is requested to come forward ajrreeahly to act of assembly and receive him john immkkman jailor muw^sw ■■ the question is often asked what is the use of balloons ? v.'e answei tbe advantages of an rt so recently dis covered as jerostation arc not suffi ciently ascertained ; but we may confi dently expect many benefits from it a '. any rate it is at least " unphilosoph ical to discourage future trials and im provements because the uses of this art do not immediately appear with a moderate wind a balloon will travel fifty miles an hour and even thirty without the wind being felt by the aeronaut a small balloon might be employed to carry a rope from a vessel lilown on shore by means of whirh the crew might escape it might be em ployed lo convey persons from places invested and besieged tbey serve for important signals at great distance nnd to explore from great heights coasts armies and fleets jen jour dan bv means of the information ob tained bv balloons in 1764 gained the tmnnorable victory of fleurus the lvdloon employed on that occasion information wanted £*'• the children of john cunningham de ■» • i jiscci who departed this life in greenville '" *'"''(, s.c whose wife was named jane — " e '"- youngest daughter jane cunningham is 1 residing in bloomfield nelson county ken ' • desirous of obtaining a information that !™ ben a correspondence between the widow * ' ' cunningham or jo'in james and george tin iren of the aforesaid john and jane cun jjjupum the said jane was bound or put un fertile care of m'*s armstrong of snui'i-car >- y i-lm removed to kentucky an i brought tlie ' i l-vne with her anv information relating to 1 -■'» will he thankfully received by jane clnnim'.iiam oet 27 1831 the marquis manifested considera ble interest in the affairs of naples and piedmont and made several irit|uiries concerning thiol observing however that their behaviour had shewn them unfit for a better government to a friend while conversing qp the conduit of america to her revolutionary sol diers he remarked that he had no rea son to complain of ingratitude r.nd that the estate he now enjoyed iv-.s the fruit of ber generosity during tin era of vicissitudes and troubles in france his own possessions and those of his lady w ere confiscated and he was left almost entirety without resources lhrough the instrumentality of zwr state oi xovvu-cayovino mkcklnhburg county august sessions 1821 : walter karris and wife mary ikaty and ionian williamson in right of david v wilson ap-jinst sanim 1 wilson and others heirs at law of john wi!"'>r : deceased petition for partition of real estate 1 it appearing to the court that samuel wilson i one of the defendants in this case is not an in habitant of this state it is therefore ordered ' that publication be made six weeks in the western l nr-iliiiian that the defendant appear at our nc\t court to be held for the county of mecklenburg at the court-house iu charlotte on the fourth monday in november next then anil there to ; answer or demur to said petition othei v is !. judgment pro confesso will be entered against liiini 6vvt~6r { re : isaac alexander c m c the consistence of cream says thomson " increases gradually by ex posure lo the idmosphcre in three or four days it becomes so thick lhat the vef te which contains it m.»y be in verted without risking any iom in eight or tcn days more its surface w 4 _ bhomfieu ken ■ ed.tors of new papers in washington citv orth and south-carolina georgia alabama and lessee will confer a particular obligation on '•'■ orphan child by giving the above two or "" isertlona in their respective paper