Carolina Watchman

              fl 80 ' v ,.„ two dollars-payable in i ,;',;,, jn uival ,„, two dollars . c ;" r | e i d for»befirst,and25cts ab3 equeniin*.r..on courtorders rher than these rates a lib se advertise by the year ,.,„, be pos paid mlturs home gazette s^sd after the election ' jx four parts ] . t s . arthur i , iv murphy abandons the n rl par n in di60ust * tamed now for lhe spoils t were nol used by some bun ■ country's devoted friends on the j lowed election day ll was not ., ibonghl was in iheir hearts \: hy ii arose irom his bed a thiough his important aid ol ,,' ,,,,! others bad assured him over "\ „'__,!„. greal victory had been * 4 j e ol course was sure ol his re ice - '■" ' .. biddy lii.ii.it said he as he ,-,,.,. and coffee lhe dollar a day , as many wants as it should y .;.. fad is 1 don't belave it's jusl . uie oflwid a beggarly place in a live or sii bundled a year a 1 ' " , .. carved ihe parly as i have de | ibraiemeni nor that so he does ,,.,, !' responded biddy in a uhled ' and i'd be thankful lor i think o callin it beggarly — \. v v jdees a little lo elevated pathrick ' i - ' ( bj t i r oih ! 1 knows my desarvins i them they'll nol pul me aff wid '" " " . 0 | ihe lable 1 can lell ihem 1 .. ■- ei ony money palhi ick v asked bid _ n ; cinl darlinl i spint every far . fljjj in buy in up the votes bul i'll ... ['_ the mornin n bul will he pay )« °»») ing more now iuti is over pathrick 1 ,,,_, b0 i sure . is'ni he under an ev l .; - , „' grallitude io ine ? didn't he jl j',i do ine duly as be knew 1 could d never forget me while the breath mortal body ?' r al are we to do for dinner the day there isn't a loal ol bread nor a ire in lhe house the children must iqcfc and cam yez jisl git a litile thrust lligans for ihe day . i'll git plenty inn 1 s.'e musi hei r .' know replied biddy we owe lour erenow ; and mrs mulligan said lhe 1 i_a ihere thai 1 need nol come lot brusi nil lhe ould score was paid off och b.td cess io her siingy old soul ! — oil lell her biddy darliut thai we've bloody nabobs and lhat i'm to have ii like am ihal were to have hap^s o dlhal we'll dale wid her for iveiytlung jul say all :. .'. biddy and she'll open her _ re fill \< ■■/.: 1 di has nol o sanguine however and i:.-.l ibe effect ol this particular mode ol . iliou ! whereupon patrick called her i il aud started from the table in dis after scraping nil - his wiry beard and sprue u i as well as he could murphy sal a built nine o'clock to meel his lellow id rejoice wilh ihem over party iri ■ ti to head quarters he repaired in hopes g r . dozens he lound assem ... wlui like himself had come lo seek far tome particular lender or leaders and who * lo shake h.inls with him and ex ngratulalions un the glorious victory fc ul shaking ol hands am unied lo nolh k ii pul no money in the empiy pocket ol l - ad murphy 11 ,, u seen 1 ?' he inquired of one lad seen lhe successful candidate and nol ol one individual to whom his • was extended he received in reply this jm "■ — i ami pray wiiai do you want wiih '-" aji office already pal murphy !' • jez mane to iusult me .' responded mur i warily ■ !' laughed the oilier but i'd like to piece a t good advice in what is it v inquired murphy |! no litile impatience iju ihis my iru-nd : — if you've got kiodo go and do ii and be thankful mi do yez mane ! pal's fists were clench dlaiily this was an insult he could i ■•>: was replied thai you'll find it more j lhan running alier an elected candi j '• seeking lor an otlice ii don't j ' uiioiis lor you now that he's gain j - vl w ihis moment r entered lhe room | , d p m * , jj m c | ose l0 ,| ie irishman as almost j . l 6 u m him pai stalled forward exten i - lt o ii'nj saving iu a voice ol exulta j e ttngraiulations musiher r !' 4,1 , ./ roni f cme cause r did nol hear | ail s voice nor recognize his person ; ; ls ~ quickly surrounded by his many j at murphy could not get near him — | cl > connected wiih lhe good advice he j • threw rather a damper upon ».. - feelings this state ol mind . : ; by he several ineffectual at t " obtain an interview with r — , 10 much engaged wiih oilier and more ; spirits iu hunk or care tor an obscure oom he had duped inlo becoming ' ui tool lor ihe accomplishment of his *.!_, i li |^ q roubied feelings murphy at length saw [ y he followed him out quickly i s dis way up iu ihe carriage which .. ' f door and into which r hud ■ l , ' * a d in a somewhat ajjiialed voice ; 61 " ! can 1 jist gel a spakin j j^nel l v said r to the 1 v ' " "'• had not heard murphy then y''"itllothe little crowd on ihe pave 1 ";"'- d smileing as lhe d.iver h rses he swept awav wiih as - or care for ihe poor irishman as 0 e ofthe bricks in the pavement - .. m en wl with a heavy weight on his f\f"^y walkedslowly away slill 1 ., . ~ '-' believe lhat r had not ■ .__ in , *. and lhal ? " 8°<m as he could ni <^. every thing would be done "" d'duot go home at dinner >) ft d to meet biddy with bis '"'--. a v > .'" •.'■' "" prospects of filling ihem '" " ! ! '^ nad no to use his own the carolina watchman j j bruner l } " keep a check tjpos all torn editor df proprietor ) rulers ( new series do this and liberty is safe < gen i harrison ( volume viii number 40 j salisbury n c thursday february 5 1852 woirts a rid cini lo bless himself wid he was i compelled io go without food until his return in lhe evening in going irom place to place familiar during ihe piogress of the canvass and in meeting ceri.iin individuals with whom he had been hand and glove lor weeks he found lhat he was a man of far less consequence than before in stead of cordial gieeiing and fine compliments a cold how are you murphy v slill loafing about pal v or some such address met him al every turn occasionally an individual aboul as important as himself would seize his hand and half ring il off but he would have will ingly dispensed with hese particular congratu lary manifestations about ihrei o'clock murphy repaired lo the residence of r , and seni his name in by the servant who brought back word lhat the gentleman was panicularly engaged tell him said lhe irishman that mr mur phy would jisl like lo speak wan word wid him j i»t wan word and no more and won't kape him a minute the servant went back and afler a rather prolonged absence returned and asked murphy to walk in take a seat mr r will be down in a litile while said the servant as he opened one ofthe parlor doors and motioned the irish man lo enter a quarler of an hour elapsed and then r — made his appearance his face did not wear a very cordial aspect it is true there was a smile upon his lip but it was a forced smile fading quickly 1 well my good friend said he coldly what can i do lor you v he did not even say mr murphy the irishman was chilled by lhe manner of r , and lelt himself strongly repulsed ' i've worked hard for yez said pathrick in an humble voice ' you did your duty lo the good cause ; i'll give you credit lor that friend murphy ; and you'll get your reward 4 bul how soon muslher r ?' 4 all in good time all in good time was angiveied wiih some importance ' ye knows musiher r •, that i gave up my siteation — ' at hod carrying ? oh yes i remember — well pal you've had a preiiy easy lime of it lor a couple of monihs and can go lo work now wiih more spirit sustained as you will be by the reflection that you have served your adopt ed country like a good and true citizen bui i gave up my siteation musiher r ,' said the irishman in a distressed one of voice ' you musi find another then my friend you can'i expect lo live in idleness every man must work io live this was said in a tone of slinging rebuke ' i'm nol afraid to work returned murphy bui i've goi no work you promised me — office bunting already ! why don't you know man thai i shall nol take my seat in congress for a year i'm slill only a pri vale citizen ' a year !' stammered murphy in a husky voice a year did yez say v 4 certainly i did the member's term in whose place i have been elected does nol ex pire until the close of the present congress — when i lake my seal next fall i will do all i can lor you bui uniil that lime you must go lo work like an honest industrious cilizen your reward will come ; never fear murphy had arisen irom his chair when r — eniered ihe room and was slill standing in the floor the member elecl not having invited him to resume his seat ' and now said lhe latter you must excuse me 1 have several iriends in waiting and he bnwed in away that said be off !' almosl as distinctly as if he had given utterance tothe words confounded and utterly cast down under a sense of modification and distress lhe irishman turned away and retired in silence ' remember william he heard r say to his waiter as he was passing lo the door speaking with sunm anger ' i'm nol al home to any ot these fellows outside of ihe door as he opened it murphy found iwo men of his own class one of whom said ' can i see mr r ?' ' he's not at home said the servant ap i pearing al the moment ' when will he be in was inquired 4 i can't tell was answered and the door was shut in lhe man's face it's a bloody lie said murphy indignantly half lo himself and half aloud ' he is iu ihen ? exclaimed one of the men ' he's jisl lhat !' 4 have you seen him ?' yis well ' and got a bit of cowld comfort for me pains i jist what ye'll git if ye'r alter ony favors and with this he turned away in no very j pleasant mood of mind as he was walking \ along wiih his head bowed down and his eyes upon the pavement some one 6aid — ' hi patrick ! is this you v on looking up he recognized one of the , clerks in mr p s sloie j where have you been keeping yourself , patrick ? we spent a whole week some lime | ago in trying to find you • indade !' ' yes the man we got in your place turn j ed out badly we changed two or three limes and then mr p thought he'd give you an olher trial il you were inclined to make a change he'd seen you at work carrying brick and mortar and said he couldn't help j pitying you i 4 i'm obleeged till him for his kindness re plied murphy at once elated in prospect oi a return lo hi old place ' musther p «« a jontilman 1 must say ; and i was a lool iver to have left his employ i'll go back wid plea j sure ' ah but patrick replied the young man in j a one of regret it is too lale now we couldn't find you and so filled lhe place with another man who is all that we could waul 4 it's all bad luck !' exclaimed the irishman i in a voice ol distress • i've a mind till go and brown meself but where were you patrick we left word at your hou_ie for you to come round to the store ' where was i d'ye say ? fail and i was mindin other paple's business instid o me ane 1 indeed !' ' \ is i was promolin the election of r , bad cess till him ' ho ho laughed lhe young man in spite of lhe sadness ol ihis irishman's lace • well ' you are a lool ! what good did yon expect lo i gain from his election 4 he promised me a siteation in the post af fice ?' did he that's rich ! what has he lo '■ do wilh the posl office v i d'no but he promised lhat i should be rewarded as he promised two or three hundred be i sides as big as fools you are he'll have noth ! ing lo do with the post office in fact he won't \ take his seat in congress lor over a year and then his influence if he have any will not go j in your favor he's got too many others lo reward with the few crumbs it may be in his power to dispense the irishman groaned but made no reply ' guild morning patrick said the clerk — ' and lake with you this piece of good advice ; never put any faith in the promises oi a politi cian made on lhe eve of election for he'll be sure to deceive you with ibis the young man moved on and lhe irishman was le it still sadder than before ol ihe oil and struggle ihrough which the humbled patrick murphy again shrunk down to his real dimensions passed during lhe long hard winter ihal followed and ofthe sufferings endured by his poorly clothed warmed and led wile and children we will nol speak they were severe enough in the spring he went back to cellar-digging and hod carrying at which he worked until all when he was sought ... ~ lor again by his old political friends who knew lhe value of his services and again wheeled by promises into taking the bit into his mouth this time however he was a little wiser and look care not to neglect his daily work in the spring a new parly irimphant al this elec tion were to come inlo power and murphy a liitle belter instructed thai before now under stood thai he must wail a few months before the lime came for a distribution of political favors in the shape of comfortable offices ; so he wise y accepted lor the winter lhe place ol coal heaver in a coal yard march at length came around and a new parly came inlo power then followed a gen eral system of removals from office and the appointment of new men there was a broad gleam ot daylight ahead of him and his heart beat high again with anticipation he was an applicant lor office and pressed in among the crowd eager as any to secure the reward of parly service al first his ambition led him | to select the posl of inspector of the customs ; then he changed from thai to a clerk in the posl office ; and allerwards lo a ietler carrier bul as he could get no one io sign him a re commendation to either of these places he upon the advice of one for whose opinion he had some respect filed an application for lhe situa lion of night inspector or iu olher words cus tom house watchman the running coaxing begging and all manner of humiliation altend i anl on getting up his recommendations were painful to even murphy's rather obtuse sensi j bilities and he more than once fell like giving i up the effort iu disgust and falling back for life upon honest independent labor as the signa j lure ol r , the parly member to congress ] was considered of importance murphy strove i hard io get ii r , wiih whom after vari | ous trials he at length obtained an interview promised him all his influence to secure him the place he wanted and said that he would make it bis business to see the collector in his behalf that very day he had made ihe same pro ! mise io about sixty or seventy different office seekers murphy asked his signature to his recommendation : but this r declined giving on the ground that he was called on ev ' ery hour lor such certificates and lhat he could nol sign all and therefore signed none it was in vain lhat murphy urged his valuable aid in i securing r s election ; the member could not be broughl to sign lhe paper and the irishman went away wilh some righteous in j dignaiion in his heart still for all this ihrough singular good for tune murphy got lhe appointment he sought aud fell ihal he was ' a made man in his election he was stimulated by certain individ uals that were inslanlly altracted around him to give his ' friends a regular ' blow out so ; he invited them to a supper at mcphelin's lav i em a place for which he had a particular re gard _ some twenty choice spirits responded to this invitaiion and not only ate and drank lhe oys lers and brandy he had provided but ordered champagne and sherry by the dozen ; and in conclusion broke up about two o'clock in the morning by breaking all the furniture in tbe room sober and serious was patrick murphy oa the next morning patrick murphy newly ap pointed night inspector to lhe custom house wilh a salary of five hundred a year on that day he was lo enter upon ihe duties of his ol ; fice or rather on lhe evening following ihal day touching the doings of the night belore he did not leel very comfortable mcphelin's bill for lhe supper would he was afraid be larger lhan he intended lo make it ; and then ihe"breakage of furniture might give him irou ble all was quiet for about a week during which lime murphy discharged his duties as an officer faithfully and kept away from mcphelin's but the'evii in search of us is sure to find us out mcphelin's bill came at last and proved lo murphy worse lhan all his fears it stood for supper and wines 40 for breakage of furniture 30 870 poor murphy already in debt some eighty or ninety dollars besides two quarter's back rent lhe result of his electioneering diversions was i confounded by such an unespecied bill but ihere was no evading it he had ordered the supper and under his sanction the wines had been added moreover the parly introduced by him had broken lhe landlord's furniture for wbicb he very confidently demanded payment a day or two alter lhe receipt of this docu ment the irishman sat alone in one ol the offi ; ces attached lo the custom house meditating on what he had gained and lost in poliiics and feeling in no very elevated frame of mind when the messenger came in and handed him a let ter he broke the seal and read wilh dismay his dismassal from office ample testimony hav ing been received al the ' department so said i lhe communication that he was a drunken ! turbulent fellow and not io be trusted by he j government which sought for sober orderly men to fill its responsible stalions this was loo much for patrick murphy to ' bear patiently here was the result afierbe : tween two and three years devotion ol himsell to party interests thus was he rewarded ! a pleasant morsel placed before his eager lips ! and then drawn hastily away ! in lhe excite ! ment and indignation of lhe moment he tore his dismissal from office into a hundred pieces and ihen seizing a chair as his frenzy increas j ed dashed lo fragments a plaster bust of the i chief magistrate of the nation thai slood the only witness to his disgrace • murphy my good fellow how are you ?' exclaimed an old party leader and driver who had obtained good service oul of the irishman in former limes this was at lhe opening ol he next political canvass murphy when thus addressed was standing in ironl of p s store back into whicb snug quarters he had found his way again ' puny well i thank yez returned the irish man coldly 4 we want to see you down at head quarters to nighl said the man laying his band famil iarly on murphy's shoulder ' we can't do without your valuable aid 4 be dad and yez wan'l see me ihere !' re lurned patrick showing his teeth and knitting his greal shaggy brows 4 why not my honest friend inquired the parly leader 4 don't honest friend me if ye plaze ! 1'se abandoned yez all in disgust so i have bad cess till y'r politics ! they're only got up to chate and desave lhe honest hard workin pa pie inlo votin for nabobs who don't care a ha'pence for them 4 bui my friend murphy began the olher in a soothing voice 4 yez nadent frind me quickly retorted lhe irishman 4 it'll do no good a burnt child | dreads the fire i'se got enough of politics — so good mornin till yez and wilh this the • disgusted elector lurned away and marched into ihe store the man half amused and half angry stood for a mo merit looking alter murphy and then moved on saying lo himself as he did so — 4 confound the feiiow ! he isn't so green as i thought him well we must fill his place wilh some green islander of a later impor tance there are plenty of them about ready j lo be caught i guess we can spare him and wilh this consolation the parly leader wenl on his way doubtless he found ii an j easy matter to fill the gap lelt by murphy's breach from the traces ; for we say it r_$ore j n j sorrow than in levity 4 all lhe fools are nol dead j yet midroit swindling — a young man cal ling himself mr jones of genleel appear j ance presented himself on wednesday last at the dry goods store of mr thomas wallace at the south east corner of king and society streets and made several pur | chases of one of the cleks amouncing in all to about thirty-four dollars which he stated were all designed as a present to a sick sister who was an invalid and con fined to the bouse he took possession of the goods and requested that the clerk might be allowed lo accompany him to his residence where he would pay the bill the proprietor not suspecting that jones was about to play the villain gave his consent and ihey left the establishment , together when they had arrived in church street jones entered a small dry goods store a little to the south of st michaels alley with his booty and left the clerk at the door awaiting his return with the money but instead of returning he made his escape from the rear the success attending this transaction emboldened jones to a second piece of rascality infinitely more adroit than the first he next made his apperance at the residence of a ladv residing in the extreme north western part of the city lor what purpose has not been disclosed ihis la dy had bought a bill of goods at the store of mr w g bancroft king-st amounting to very nearly si 00 and had sent a mes sage to this gentleman by a servant re questing him to send for the money 1 he bell was rung and the servant who had been sent on the errand believing that it was mr bancroft's collector invited him into the house and the lady shortly ap neared with the bill and the money but instead of mr bancroft's agent it was our hero who pretending that bis faculty ot bearing was very defective drew from ! her a partial explanation of transaction and thus having been put in possession of some ofthe facts he took the bill and re ictpted it signing j w soger lor \\ g : bancroft pocketed the money and took his departure his conduct howeer ex ; ted fbe suspicion ot the lady after he i had left and inquiry was instituted at the i store when the fraud was made apparent i these transactions having been made i known to the mayor this officer caused a man to bo arrested who had been for sev f i zll days under the surveillance ol himsell and his officers who turned out to be jones and who was identified as the per son who took the goods from mr wil lace's store and as the offender in the otber case ihe money paid over to him by the lady refered to above having been found about his person he was commit ted for trial — char courier the following extracts from the inau gural address of gov bigler of pennsyl vania will be read with interest governor bigler the inaugural address ****** our republican institutions are based upon the axium that the people are the only rightlul source ot power under these institutions thus founded the will of the people rellected ihrough lhe ballot box gives direction to public affairs — through this medium the humblest not less than the most distinguished can stamp the impress of his will upon the public policy of the country this feature of our republican system is its great dis linguishing characteristic and guided by the general intelligence and patriotism of the people the cause of our success as a nation — the right ol suffrage ; should therefore be held inviolate and its inde pendent exercise enjoyed by every citizen to prepare the minds of the people by general education — by tbe inculcation of moral precepts and religious truth should be accounted the noblest purpose of the government all lhat we are and all that we can hope to be as a nation is depen dent on the source of power tbe right of the citizen over properly his personal liberty and security the freedom ol speech and liberty of the press tbe free toleration of religious sentiment are alike subservi ent to this great source of human law — how important is it then that this great head should remain pure and independent when the fountain is pure the stream emanating therefrom will be also pure then by promoting the moral and intel lectual culture of the people the source of vitality of our government our laws will be made wise our institutions be pre served pure our country remain free pros perous and happy the experience of the world seems to demonstrate tbat general intelligence and republicanism must go together tbe suc cessful government of the people is the government of intellect direeted by viriue a thorough education ofthe youth of our country will therefore tend far more to the security of institutions and the main tenance ot our national honor than all other means besides common school ed ucation high literary attainment the knowledge ofthe arts and sciences a com prehension of individual rights and the principles ofthe christian religion consti tute the very bulwark of our republican government the schemes and machina tions ofthe demagogue will fall harmless before the people thus thoroughly educa ted the dangerous tendency of monopoly , and the corrupting influence of money are met and counteracted by the power and virtue of this knowledge liberal expenditures by our government lor the purpose of education may well be regard ed as rigid economy and the payments of the people for the support of this cause as pure devotion to republicanism it should be the first care of parent and tbe j government and iis fruits accounted the j richest legacy we can leave to posterity in the discharge of the various duties of the office i have just assumed it will be my anxious desire to do equal and ex act justice to all men of whatever persua sion religious or political and especial ly to advance the interests of this great commonwealth to increase the resources of her treasury husband her means di minish her debt and elevate the standard of her credit — to favor such measures as may be calculated to develope her vast re sources and stimulate alike her agricul tural mining manulacturing mechanic and commercial interests and co-operate most cheerfully with the legislative branch of the government in the adoption ot such policy as may tend to lessen the present burthen of the people ****** i am most happy my fellow citizens to meet you in my present capacity at a pe riod when our common country is at peace with all the world and prosperous in an eminent degree the dangerous conflict touching the subject of slavery which for a time seemed lo menace tbe stability of the national government has been most fortunately and i trust permanently ad justed through the medium of what are generally known as the compromise measures the general acqmesence ot the several states in this adjustment gives assurance of continued peace to the coun try and permanence to lhe lnion—per manence to that union the formation o which gave our nation early influence and dignity of position with tbe other powers ohlie earth her rights have consequent ly been respected by all and her wishes heard with profound regard in war she has gained a high character for military prowess and in peace secured the confi dence of all mankind the justice and liberality of her institutions have con strained the oppressed of every land to seek an asylum within her limits and en 1 joy under tbe ample folds of her national flag political and religious freedom tbe continuance of these unequalled blessings is dependent entirely upon the perpetuity of this greal national compact j and this can only be secured by a faithful ' observance of the terms of ibe constitu tion under which it was formed the un ion and the constitution are one and indi visible the former cannot exist wiihout the latter and ibf latter had no purpose but to perfect and sustain the former — he therefore who is not for tbe consti tution is against the union and he who would stride at either would commit po litical sacrilege agai'ist the great fabric sanctioned by washington and franklin the feberal constitution must be main tained and executed in ail its parts il is the paramount law of each state and it is tbe imperative duty of the respective governments to assist in the just and full administration oi all its provisions to congress undoubtedly belongs in the first instance the duty of making pro visions to carry into execution the intent of ibis instrument but it is the right and duty of the state movement in this le gitimate work they should certainly never attempt by means f their legisla tion to embarrass the adliinistration of the constitution such interlerence can not fail to engender hostile feelings be tween the different sections of the union and if persisted in lead to a separation of the slates so lar its legislation of ihis kind can be found on tbe statute book of this state it should be speedily repealed of this character 1 regard the greater por tion of tbe law of 1317 prohibiting the use of our stale prisons for the detention of fugitives from labor whilst awaiting trial in that work i shall also aid as far as j may properly do so to suppress all attempts to resist the execution ofthe laws of congress whether providing for the rendition of fugitives from labor or for any other constitutional purpose the necessity for sue action is fully demon strated by the fatal consequences result ing irom an attempt recently occurring wi bin our own borders the loyalty of pennsylvania to the na tional union cannot be doubled she is now as she ever has been for the consti tution and its compromises she will maintain and execute in letter and spirit the several adjustment me.»sures as pass ed by the late congress on the subject of slavery she regards these measures as a permanent settlement ol this dangerous geographical conflict and will discounten ance to the full extent of her influence attempts at future agitation of the ques tions settled by them she has planted herself on the constitution and guided by its wise provisions will seek to do justice to all sections of lhe country and endeav or to strengthen the bonds of lhe union by cherishing relations of amity and pa ternal affection between ail its members a paragraph is obtaining extensive cir culation representing on the authority of the american almanac lhat there were at chapel hill but thirty-nine clear days from june 1850 to may 1851 the rest 329 days being represented as cloudy ;" and the impression is made still more un favorable by representing from the same authority that there were 1(51 clear days at green lake wisconsin in 1850 and at cincinnati 113 clear days 171 variable and 51 cloudy our friend of the wilmington herald whose pen is wont to give a spice of hu mor to every thing it touches on giving place to this paragraph indulges in some reflections on blue devils anti-fogmatics c but cannot suppress the prevailing douht that the cloudy paragraph is the product of some indolent youngster at the hill and partakes strongly of the flavor of the java coli'ee which was raised in caswell but all this fog can be easily dissipa ted by the explanation which we have authority in making tbe observations reported for the american almanac were laken at four specified periods during each day and entries made obscured by clouds the result of these observations showed only thirty nine days during tbe above mentioned period in which the sky was entirely cloudless a floating cloud though " no bigger than a man's band would prevent an entry indicating this perfect clearness yet here may have been many more days which in common parlance would have been denominated clear an unobscured sun cheering the earth wilh its light and heat tbe fact was no doubt represented truly in the almanac the blunder was only in ihe editor who pre pared the article in circulation so far then from chapel hill having more cloudy days than any other local ity in the union or in europe lhe proba bility is that it is as much blessed with sunshine as the most favored hillsborough ri colder a narrow escape the other day wo young gentlemen iu this vicinity went out deer bunting and in the pro gress of the chase one of ihem perceiving a greyish object at a liule distance and hearing ihe'rustiing of the branches nnnn-diately dis charged one barrel al lhe object and was in he art of pulling lhe trigger of the her when he was arrested by lhe voice of his companion the latter who was on horseback had left hi stand and was going through ibe thicket when he was fired upon by his friend who in the hurry of lhe moment mistook him lor a deer most providentially he escaped unhurt ha charge of buck hoi j t missing bis person \ part of his coal which swung in tront was perforated by a ball mis horse however did not have the same good fortune for re reiving a portion ofthe charge it sniggered on for a hort distance and fell and died this is one ol the narrowesl escapes irom death ihat we have seen recorded wum\uug j ion herald