Carolina Watchman

              the carolina watchman f***^si 1111 ttitoi.ina war(ii.'i "'" t»a doliatm-ptyibl in j . iiiii ivonce two dollar , a charged o.l al fit for lhe lirsi llllll joels 1 report ,!„. d jotl.ntton zn cha ,„„,,,, if \ com 1 "" on indian corn read be !!„. scotch ireland agricultural [',,:;. und published by aider of the j j brunei ( new series ph o.n m 1 ' / volume ix number 01 > " kl i i'a.-iii lil't'on ll.l.l'.u'll ) lll'.i.lis editor y proprietor salisbury n c thursday aimui r isr from th raleigh ll.gi.i--r - ■'■■ , rl t-si.n.il »- i one ul vast in l ... ih i "' '■■!- ■'"""">'■ the 1 1 mn r indian cum teem in be uu ' '',"„• lite in 11.c.....i we hnve uf it was ill ri * of luetic when hit i iv l s thev knew lhe bene ;"'[;„„;. it fund but """.' sum ,„.„', k„-w ml „| ibe i'ulltv tl ol 11 - g ibe m-ii-uns liiize was tl siun in the i,,lr ami a holy iimeiil upon iheir ' . hi'v a lorn lhe tili'iis in the church sst,,r i'h *'''""' "' m w 1 ' 1 ll.iwert j mii.j sliuii m the im s uf peru cul i 1 maize in their gardent us clegui.t ' ,„,.,, il ainuiil iiilfii woik in gold i the ' s riiivi,ni the iiuiiuiioiii ul ibe maize ra 1 " i,l * 1 ,. .. , u,.a n,is im 1 known in i trope until slier l,|,i,-l ul meli.o by cues : io hi litsl ,,] die court of chill let v lie look a lew ,, 1 c.u.i ur maize nth lino an g other mierii-it » r.*.fiil lo his mttje.iy ( ,, ,„„ loi-l.iib-rs bud u posses ion nf i)«,itilile eo.iiiiiy which we rn lllhllhil .,,;.,, i lung " citllivuled iui lillle owing '' lr ,|,, r i,.|„.e ami lhe want i.l denied land ; i ii„l l,,l 11 h.l i n i'lilil'iii.'il lo 1 great 1,1,1 llie ciilnviili f which bus i he i u,.e nl th nut uui ol exhausted ihiiiis itmiw|ireseiil ii-ell 1 r view r fa ;.„ hh,'.i il 1 iln i.u sis planted ihem in .„ „ limn us ihey would yield enoiinh lo ni ihe ulu.r ; iln'ti turned then 1 lo 11,11 inul glow up with sedge uml pinet ,: e iheir jiiceessoii are lell in reclaim ur innl ;;.. bi t.'.,is 01 starve r cl e i,i are denied and ihe soil has washed i ilii liraiit'li butt mis ; lei us follow ii and mijiii back in llu fo.m of compost or drain ,.,,, ■ ,,.! ru mule ii in whore the are ; they te lbs lauds if properly drained and culilva llllll ill ii ilt farmer lul his labor bat lu uur subjeel corn lhat which ol all im ii musl valuable j ibal which bus sup l die hauls id so many starving beings 1,1 stitch sustained lhe itttl telllert nl ply will where ihey iin wiihout bread ami in lii,ri|*n islid mu rounded by enemies a lew ubrli ul dial must valuable ol all grains were and which ptev.nled ttarvaiioii dining the iiitrr and liirnistieil them wilh seed the en.tl iiit|"l tnd which 111 our iluy has pre nnl ill lives nl su many ol ibe inhabitants llirlatid after the fail.ue ol lhe polatoe en p a i di be.i iiieib.nl ol cultivating maixe iliitliiii corn persuiit differ gteaily we ■ iiii.ui lhal crn should not be planted we titan mice in three year 111 the same ece id ground unless on the bottom lands itt th soil is 1,10 rich to piodoce any thing ke 11 it has 1 great tendency tu exhaust the n.l iv ptefer it succeeding wheat lo any iln grain irtniigh ihe same quality ol laud nil yield mure per aero succeeding collon i wheal or prubald anv other giowib from tlii'llhal we woik uur collon mora lhan ! r growth iherefore lhe soil i to a heller u iii receive il liemu clear iii hash ll.e msnd is ivell pulverized ; met close lo the iiis d'ptuiieil causes i hem lo sprout sooner idstuw off quicker and mature sooner i i utterly impossible to raise a latgi crop of wa ie,r acre unlesj he land l.e able to pro mil therefore tl'lh laud be m.i verv rn-b fctiiran'i well be loo rich inr corn ) haul oul " a»hes lime siilile bam \ l or compost lauisi beloie ploughing bough we preler turning in wheal plough 11 under ti.-i with iree louse l r .| following wilh two liors not ui nil plough turning lhe soil from ie lo iwenly inches deep or even deeper etreofiipiu bat land if sub soiled m lie broke luu deep l„r coin ; ll of all olher iiii require thorough ploughing this » i_lw done a early iu lhe full as possible ' ii until march iheii harrow wiih a two ktrruv three is preferable alter liar jill break again wiih a single horee and '. ihuvelsat deep a the loriner if possible 1 ' e ; then check off ihe ground wiih a ' ' pluuf-h so lhal ihe grain may lie near r surface ol ihe ground and at the same " i ul nil i teaks ibe ground under ''' leaving a loose bed for ihe roots to pen ' ' in iu search ol nutriment necetsnry lor a : iintliun of u stalk it also ailiiiii ibe rcniul the atmosphere which i io.lis ; i.l lo ihe k en ninn of ihe grain and ' to 111i-b1n1.nl to i he gro wing crop through it.li.is i plnughing prevents the eff-cts ofdroiith rr'ti eileni bj retaining ibe moisture of liiddewsluiigerlha he g omul bad "'".'.' in kled we are n lavor of covering lutrowsw iih a iiuriow plough and light me twu advaiiiagea reaulu'ng from this vlrl i brat it loosens the soil on eiibei side '" inin deposiied leaves a lidge lhal lhe | '"■'*). uiiiy have accen 10 the giain und ""• it lu iprin k f r th oul of lhe earth i'llv 11 leaves a lurrow on either tide of *«»■■> ihat the plough or hairow may heap p er to its cultivation in order to "'« rre quamity | 0 the acre we would :"' 1 10 cheeking the rows should m l '" 5 feet in width ibe stalks should accord g lo ll.e quality of tl in 6 lo 24 inches epar e ina lk c " r '. requires more work wilh tlbm checked either should be hoed wi twice immediately after the lirst and j i 1 lungs ; the ground should be harrow its on a the corn will bear it lh-1 i down the weed and al the same """.*' hi s,,i about the coin and cause ''-'"'«' if in a tew days apply the plough ,. "'• " i"g „„„ p r rii with a culler ' naiderahle depth in order 10 loe.e lhe r d « l '. nd underneath the r i the z aking and pullin k away the crust about t h /'" " , " 1 i'l'lyi'.g fre.h diri to its root , ( f " l ll'ahn,ild be broke will a si rait shov .," 7 1 '" g'-'und is inclined owe then , t ' ( |" m iiiitiieiid lhe side shovel in older * h ' ''"'' '" rr " w in ke middle to draw j,.'*a"r from the hill great care ihould . *'" iu have the fi furrow filled i re t -• houl ihe cum : ibe corn tbotdd a r h ,"""' d » mat ihe crow will leave jj *• would remaik lhal lb re should be oe lk left iu the bill at il will ear bet •■»-••. mmiurlng mi ib hill it rec lid hy nmny . i.h r hor ur i r ,,,, ; w " h ' ■-*«*■ h r ,-,. i i i'l 1 " """ i'i 1 * 1 """ in """""•; •" ■ j i i b„,o i v 1 "'," "•• <"*""«* "'•■■" «,,,. ,»,.* *■•"■■•*'■'■•" m-iiig 1 ii a.l.u i i oil h hf.«ur ui h„v every .'...*.• lo ii.iihv 1 1 a ii mid munh 10 ih growth i tin rr,.|i in in the repnil f dl.lliigiii.hed person iherefore o wllll|l , l .,. 1 „ || d j bi g guud lop dreiidng in uorn till l liliiuyhtnu hl,„ld lin lliine with snle sitnlel ,, r vi d lm chi it huge i.„„„oh i "" 1 " i ill 1,11 shovels -.'"■< "'•'"' •'! '" th com hiii ,,, 1 |, h plough billowing ht.iilii lill th furtuwa |„|| _ vh " l "" i gl'l i i im dont li.lure tho corn inssels |„ 1u.1ui1.41 '"'-' lh corn with „ hovel or which it 1 , „ ,,„,. horse bur • hire which mil throw the dm up ,„ the bulks cover ih weed und grass hiiii prevent h itliiwing „,-,., with ib summer norms wu ihli.k ib 1 nut t ihe coin should not be 1 ben dee ihe latl ploughing „„„,. e eci„|ly ' lh " •*'_!_-. kl 11 rot off tl in 1 by which the niini m in 1 lhe toil in ibe ■'""* ' cuotet lhe blades lo wither tl ihe ii 11 he dry therefore ive recommend the imtshite a ihe nio.i miiinble , gh - w log wiih it side shovel hlling in |„, r uwa lull tu niilei to return innimtire aboul ihe ,. we would also rec nend the teltti-ilug „| m-ed irom ihe held before gathering by u du ing we may ulil.in the one or the two eared corn ur any sort we may wish ; we should avoid largo culi ; and com iluu is loo much of the gouid seed lu flint at tu tin kind of com ihai should be cultivated per.ont difl'er greatly each advocating in puilieular kind — tb te are various kinds unlimited thu com ■ mon while ibe yellow lhe mcc'lainmer uml llie iluu 1,1 honey emu : the g,,iil-n sunn lhe large ei|*hl rowed yellow the small eighl n.w 1 ed yellow ohio dent the dollon the badxn and the brown each liavin us advocute *-.> lhal we hud ii mould he lomewhal diflicull iu determine which would be be-i 1 cultivate utile wh iry the differed kinds lor ourselves am ... determine ; tine kind does besl 111 one rluiiiiie and iii a different another kind pro duce the most we have learned iroin eipe lienoe ihui ihe hnmeny com produce more per am makes sweet luead mid fattens lu k lastei ibuii any uihet kind we have iried according io iln lesitlis ol j ii salisbury ol albany ihe eighl rowed yellow ia preieta ble 11 the while i.u i'li.ul i'll result ol the distillers io 0111 own siaie show ihere i more ' whisk to lie 111,1 le from a bushel ol yellow ! i hun in m lhe same ol wl wilh regard lo the li.'si met bod ol gallic ing laiiui'-s difl'er al so some contending f„r 11 lo stand tu the held uiiitl prnpei y rored ; nlhers lor culling it offal ihe ground when be 0,11 g 10 gel bard slack 11 011111 cured iheii poll , ll ihe is a,,,l i-rih and use lhe mink bu bidder a lu which i the besl method ineiperienee compel us 10 '■ keep sti we contend lhal blading i-iirn decrease ihe value ol tb giain ns much as 11 a bis lo the fodder slink a lo the bust nii'lli iiii uf feeding corn we think comes utul-r an uihcr head ii reference tu ihe censut returns for the ui il slate we inul thai we have eipor'ed 10 foreign p r is in 1m47 dti^.ui bushels ; io ' 1848 518 itili bushels 111 1~1 325.768 bushels making an av-ia for iln.se three : year i ahuui 471.000 bushels aiitiually es limatillg it al fill rents per bushel makes an inc one 1 1 ibe united stale from lureign | s of ahum 3 550.000 which will g a g i ways lowanl defraying lhe eifiente ofour tin \ veriimeut alto hows that 11 is one of ihe principal ariicle ol eipurlalion also lhal ev er farmer thould bu 1 - more attention to ibe cultivation of 11 ; and we would urge it upon each and eveiy 11 il.er i this society lo con suit together and give their different news 1111 the subjeel lhal we may devise some method by which we may i.tse mora cum per uce ami at a less cost vv live iti 1 corn i;rowing country anil we may aim 1 say within two day's iravel of charlotte colombia camden ami charleston raleigh wiliiiingioii ami petersburg — 0 that we shall in i have the dihi.-iiliy lu encounter in getting our produce 1.1 market we hope lhal each member of litis society will lake a more active pail ill agrieuliural pm stilts nod il p slide advance the interests ol ibis dest able portion ul our country and tutu ine tide of emigration from teias and cul ilul ilia lo scotch l.i-ialiil railroad ikon tlie boston railroad times calls at | i i-u 1 mn to the lacts which are worthy lhe attention ol those engaged in making new lines of railroads the railways now in ihe course ol construction in europe and america will require lor their completion no less than two millions and lour hun dred thousand ions of iron to make this quantity will occupy nil lhe rolling mills in the world which are now engaged in llie manufacture ol railway iron at least nix years those ol ureal britain furnish ing three-fourth and lhe unite i states france and belgium lhe remaining fourth the ties authorities tin not estimate the largest quantity of railway iron in any one year even as high as 400.000 tons yet even at this rate it will take six years to furnish iron lor the roads already begun the necessary consequence of ihis slate ol things is lhe times thinks thai the price of railroad iron will nol only he kept up hut further advance and be main tained at very high prices for a long lime in this case the uianulacture of railroad iron will tie the liesl manufacturing busi ness lhat can in undertaken in ihiscoun try lor some years for it is affirmed on the best authority lhat the article which is how selling al 0 wilh every prospect of advancing at lensi 10 80 pet ion pays j a lair profit to lhe maker at 50 per tou i itiile.«li regliler address of the hon will don n edwards we are indebted tothe hon w i'i.ihin n edwards lor a printed copy of an " ad dress lo ins constituents ihe freemen of warren county in vindication of ihe high mlllded and feat less course which he pursued as speaker ol lhe senate iu ilie last general assembly wiih regard to the i'tee suffrage bill the dociimenl is an able diguilii 1 ami manl defence of ns distinguished and estimable author iroin ihe imputations which have been heaped upon him in conneoiion wilh lhal course he boldly avows the inol ol his having defeated free suffrage insi.isihat ins hostility io the doctrine was well and widely known previouslo his election as speaker of ihe senate inul thereby puts to lhe i lush ihe pari hacks who are us seriiug so clamorously lhal ihe democrat le members ol that body who elected him io iii chair iu the face ol thai opposition are not responsible lor llie result lie have enlarged upon this point heretofore and ii is useles lolly lor lhe locofoco press and leaders lo endeavor lo resisl the con elusion io which every candid man must come during the lasl gubernaloiial campaign juii.n kerr whs so ably bearing the whig siiiinliiiil through the stale he predicted we well recollect that free suffrage would not receive the requisite constitutional sanction al lhe hands of ihe legislature ol 1852 and even went solar as lo particularize tbe manner in which and ihe person through whom it would receive iis quietus in ihe teeth ol such predictions based as they were upon mr edwards publicly expressed declarations — nnil in spite oi ihe closely contested stale of parties in the legislature — with reference we mean 10 this question — lhe , majority in ihe senate put mr e in ihe chan uml thereby invited ihe defeat of free suffrage we can but believe lhal all lhe censure of which lie is now the victim is forced and factitious the lo cofoco leaders are rejoiced at the failure ; ol iheir pel hobby and are pleased at an i opportunity of retaining 11 as an element nl party capital even at the expense of mr edwards feelings and the sncrif.ee . ol ins political influence and character whether lhe abuse which he is visited however be artificial or real ami positive mr edwards evidently regards 11 in the | itghl ofthe latler ; and lie lakes occasion as follows to administer a merited and scaihing casiigation upon his tra.lucers : " for the course 1 deemed ii my duty lo pursue as speaker of lhe senate in lhe lasi general assembly in regard lo , ihe " free suffrage bill in within i ling my vole from it oil its linal reading 1 have been airaiguctl at the bar of public opin ion for disloyalty to the principles ol de iriocracy ; and the most unsparing vitu peration lias been dealt out lo me — nay many would consign ine 10 llie block — ami demand my political life of as little value as it is — as an atonement lor what ihey arrogantly denounce as an offence against lite majesty of party whether i am an oil tt.ler to litis extent will ap pear in the sequel of this paper it will be seen ihai for my political principles i have looked lo i hi example ami precepts of the sages ami fathers of llie chinch — | a ml nol to lhe crude views of lhe t/t.iing j lings of yesterday — nor to the teachings [ ol modern political doctors who claim ihe right to prescribe new articles of faith — us tests of o'lhodox — and as by au thority lo proscribe ami excommunicate all who tlo not subscribe to them to deny freedom of opinion nnd con ormily ol con duel to convictions honestly entertained is tyranny in its most odious form the parly that is animated hy such a spirit contains within itself tbe elements ol ils own dissolution i is destined to discover when loo late — that lhe nuiitls ami consciences ol men cannot anil w til not be swayed this way and lhal at i's bidding ll this were not so — servility the most abject instead of virtuous ii/r pendence would become the only passport lo public place nnil public honors — and ihis to couniry be sunk iu the slough of of parly bondage mr e proceeds after having thus ef fectually demolished his assailamts lo show the nature and character ol the proposed change in contrast with lhe nt ri king advantages of lhal provision in the constitution sought to be altered he concludes in the following terms " entertaining then these views — views embraced not hastily — but upon ihe full est and most mature consideration — it would have been passing strange hud 1 voted i'orlhe fiee suffrage bill i knew the high interests suspended on its fate — 1 koew tlie weight of responsibility that at tached to my position — but llie path of duly was a plain one i fearlessly pur sued it 1 knew lull well that ii was not one of ease — nor one in which 1 could ex pect to gather laurels or hope to win hon ors nnd preferment hut the post of du ty was not in ihis instance a post of dan j,vr — and i iliank god that higher consid erations than mere personal consequences nerved me to ihe task the foregoing exposition of my course as your representative in tbe last legis lature 1 have deemed ii my duly lo make — and regrei lhal it could not be condens ed in narrower limits but whilst 1 do i sired in in brief i mill more d.iir.d to be 1 persplououi my polinonl life hns been marked hy « i slestly ndherenoe lo lhe greal principles ol ihe diiiiociiuic i'u iiii hiiii iiinong iliiin i recognise ns one nf lhe highest the obli gation of iln representative to do the wilt tf the constituent body to ihitl i hnvi ever conformed antl never more rigidly limn during the recent session of the lh gi.uture i hml been twice eleoted on the some issue free suffrage and the lust nnil hy a largely increased majority — iililiongli i hml i the preceding session — precisely unilei the sunni ciroumslanoes ns ni iln iusi — withheld my voir litiin tbe same measure — nml could ant — and would not — tlo you the gross injustice to believe iluu jou did not apprehend it question s.i lung agitated nml mi /_/,,/ discussed li u 1111i1i be 11 1 e lire tion 11 pun the intelligence of ihe people ol warren which will nev er originate wiih or he endorsed hy me we forbear any further comment in our next we propose lo publish mr ed wiitils address eniira it constitutes an important item in thc political history ol j lhe limes timber getting in north card j i.i.n a few persons arc probably nwnre of the quantities of pine limber that is annu ally taken from lhe forest in the lower portion ol the state nml sent to foreign and home markets eilher in stems or ul ter being sawed inlo lumber besides the numerous steam and water mills that \ are constantly fed by largo rails rough j timber irom our piney woods there arc individuals and companies which make it 1 regular business lo get out timber and carry it to more iltsliinl markets as nn instance the linn nl messrs taium & hubbard irom virginia have been engag eil in hinder gelling lor mure than 20 years their establishment is at presenl ' located on pantego creek in uenufort ' county they supply tiie navy vitrd nt i norfolk wilh timber for ship building — ! they employ constantly i'l axemen be sides a large additional force in gelling tiie limber shipped we are informed that ihey sometimes send off to norfolk i is or 30,000 worth of timber in a lot — | the steins are ol different dimensions from 1 i 2 lo ii feet square mid from 50 to 70 feet in length the timbes is brought to the creek by ox teams made into rails ' floated down the creek into llie sand and then taken hy a steamboat and towed through the liismal swamp canal lo nor fold the quantity thus taken to lhal cily annually most be immense the num ber of feet antl value we have not heard ; il would no doubl form a curious item new bern news the infidel mother can it be 1 can you look back into the depths of those clear blue eyes lhal seek mints in such confiding innocent trust can you deck those dimpled limbs so leatlully and wonderfully made can you point out lo him the gold an i put pie sunset glory ? can you look upward with him to the shining host ( or place in his eager hand lhe field lowers hat bend their dewy eyes wilh grateful thanks and ne vet name our father i when at dead of nighl you walch be side his sick couch ; w lien ou hush your every breaih lo listen to his pain moan ; when every gusl of wind makes your cheek grow pale ; when you turn wilh trembling hand lhe healing drops when every tick ol llie clock seems beating against your heart ; when lhe litlle pallid face looks beseechingly into yours lor i the help you cannot give oh where canyon turn the suppliant eye il you sec 1101 the great physician ." when healih slowly returns when tlie j eye brightens ami the red colors lip and cheek ; when the vacant chair is again filled when tbe litlle feel are again bu sy ! when loving arms in playful glee twine around your neck comes there itom lhat woman's hearl of thine no buist of gralrlul thanks lo him who notes even lhe sparrow's tall suppose death comes ! you fold away he hllle useless lobes you lorn with h filling eye from lojs and books ami palhs ihose lillle feet have trod ; jou leel ever thesbadowy clasp ol a lillle hand in yours you turn heartsick from the happy moth ers who number no missing lamb irom their flocks a sunny ringlet a rosy cheek or a piping voice gives your heart a death pang you walk tbe busy street and turn your bead involuntarily when a little strange voice calls mother i oh ! where can you look for comfort if you believe not lhat the good shepherd folds your lamb lo his loving breast there is perlidily at your household j hearth there are broken vows which you may not breathe lo human ear there is treachery repaid lor irust ! child hood looks on wilh a sad wonder you must go backward and cast the mantle of evasion over tlie mmal deformity — whence shall strength come to your : slender shoulders to bear this heavy cross ! how silence the ready tempter's voice ?— • where shall all those warm affections now be garnered up ll nol in heaven !) jh ! you have no anchor no 1 udder or compass ! your little bark is adi ill al llie ! mercy of every pitiless gale ; the sea is jdaikand fearful ; the lli i iowa mountain high ; tlie sky black with darkness it you turn fiom the great i'ilot i fanny fern a ureal layer mv wm sweeny of , ihis place is the owner of a hen of lhe eon mon dunghill breed which beats all i the hum or poland chickens lhat can he seined u for producing eggs she : is confined tu a common slut coop alone and l.tl iiptui the oil lull of the table for the last two months she has been lay , ing and the huge number of eggs prnduc i ed hy her fur some lime hnd attracted llie attention of the family lust week she was watched and lhe eggs laid hy her ncourntely counted from sunday morn im nil friday evening she inul the incred ible number of sixteen eggs — laying some days two others three nml others again lour she usually lays two iu lhe morn nig without leaving ihe m st and then either one or two in ibe afternoon w'ete mil these fuels vouched lor hy mr sweeny nnd his family who have taken precau lions against being deceived and whose statements are perfectly reliable they could hardly he believed attested as lhe are we have no reason to doubt ihem nt niti torchlight a word to little girls who is lovely . it is the girl who drops sweet words kind remarks anil pleasant smiles as she pass ses along ; who has a kind word for eve ry hoy or girl she meets in trouble anil a kind hand to help her companions out of difficulty ; she never scolds never con lends never leases her mother nor seeks in any way to diminish hut always lo in crease her happiness would it nol please you lo pick up u string of pearls drops of gold diamonds or precious stones as you passs along the street ? hot these are the precious stones that can never lie lost — extend a friendly hand to tlie friendless smile on tlie sad and dejected sympa tliize wilh ihose in trouble strive eve rywhere to diffuse around you sunshine and joy if you tin this you will lie sure lo he beloved oh you will be so love ly."—jut miss ihi aid qu^a young white man lias actually been arrested in new york within he last two or three days under tlie fugi tive slave acl and lhe question is now pending whether lie can lie sen hack to lhe claimant a mr felt to whom il is alleged lhe fug ill ve owes labor or service fell is a book-binder and ihis white lu gitive slave was a bound apprentice for a term of years believing he had served long enough he fled to new york vide uncle tom was overhauled by the man catchers and is now iu durance vile — this is an over true lale ; hut as the vie tim is a white man neither the indefati gable police nor the military have been called out lo allay the excitement or the sympathy v ,., -,- is mrs stowe and the admirers of log duhiu philosophy knickerbocker gossip if you doubt lhe trull ofthe following just ask j — — ij , of amedia who avers unit il is verily veritable mure over he says lhal there are more such delicate persons thereaway a young lady called at the shop of a cabinet maker in this village to leave di rections with him about making a table which she had previously ordered among other particulars site enjoined it upon him to make the limbs small adding alter sum hesitation you know what 1 menu 1 suppose 7 ■• wiih a very rncant look the cabinet maker replied you mean legs don't you v " this regard of lhe lady's modesty was altogether too much i he bare idea so suddenly presented almost overcame her 7 4 hearties murderer — we learn from a idler omler date of mackinac march 2d that mr o t houson.ol grand tra verse michigan lias murdered one of his sister's children lie had tortured the child for several days previous wilh a hot iron he had kepi his wife locked up for some time and fed his own children on raw com on tin ear one ear per day being the allnvvai.ee oi each lie went into the woods one morning forgetting to lock his family up as usual when they es capi tl and gave the alarm pursuit was immediately commenced and hopes are entertained that the villian will be cap tured oct 3 a savage dog belonging to mr jay of ihis place broke the chain wilh which | he was fastened one day last week and seised a little hov about five years old a i son of mr n m klla.atrick which he | mangled in a shocking manner inflicting numerous wounds upon the bead and one severe one ahout the briilgp of tlie nose ! dr oiffv was promptly in attendance and dressed lhe wounds and we are hap py to learn the chili is recovering the dog was dispatched in short order mountain banner who ran answer it — what is that which is to day was to morrow and will bf yesterday 7 — suv courier by authority i.awdof till l mil li itatks pasied during th i ■■■ . , . . i qf th 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', md ■ - ■■'-> i p..«i ...■ : ■ loners furnll hove n ll owe fuel il • i ■ . ...■-. ■ other approp lalton i our an ii 1 '- • ,- ns wharfage ii ' rde'i fui ''•.'.,-.' ■ r , it ", nt.'olall nery fliel 1 .... i he n ni h age lit i hi isothealth . . it t ■. . - . - ' ..- in foreign purls i . red md iwenly-sevon thousand eight liuinlied i rl ', '.;..'• ii i ".,.,,,., ft ii line mli nils nnilsiin i i ' ■ ■ '- li idem ,, i p lis sluryland forty-nix l • • . ■ .■■ ,-.,\, iniin-a nils ninklngnew roads aud ..'.', i _• i ■ . ,. i . ■ !. i-u at un.l elni iting lhe fronts ',.. . •■ no v-n-i-uij ni aiitnitiiills maryland thlrty i ■ ■' , . . , |,., conducted under the ill rev fit s.,o . : i v i in lln.usiiinl ilnllnrs mid i i . - ■ ' i ' il \ , , ,.(,,,,/.. .| i hi all.'tist ing ,-.,,, io .. i . ,. i iany portions of salt marsh near lhe la ' ■ ■.,"•:-.. in iii i-,.uiij**»tf suf ll'j^^^ft navy vaol h..1 lo , - ii . in o .„-,, d.t.-.l j t____ie,:n i o li !.■--,, 1 __■___, fur sou an.l .' j.|-li bwi'in b  m f.irru .;, | , 1 '.!,. i_^_m ___ in am ___\ jggbkk ___ •-■ ........ re '■' : vr r r.l ir sing^^vcoal liu ,-,..; .,.,!!. i.,-l li.u^hll ro liullililig li.ii-rri grading ami paling nan i-li^knunlier tl.hi.i -,--, nml i a r i,--.'f nil kin l;-lit ono llnmlnl four llllll ii'e.l nn.l mmi 1 la is tt new miitk new york i ,- ■ n.|.mi a u , , j r ,,..,... li ry tinilier-slied lime , -.;.,' i l . , . ii muster-olllce cob wharl nit liters completing . nglue house oul • , . . ■ iiinil,.-r-ii..ii.liiiid l.ii ,,.,,..., , , i ' - . i-.i : i i-i-piilrs of nil i ''., two . . : i - i tsand three t ired and ■ l ,'■ '.-.,.■ i '. till bu i vs i -..-!. l cede the ju rl .. ■ nun iln i .... i i : . the l'nll is iloi and until tlie na limy tie u-hi-.i lur coiui-l tin lie itii-li'iusi txlld for ri-piiir.of nil kinds i'll ll.aiu-l i'l 1 1 a i'kan.-vi.vaxia i'ur exten n iiliaif i mil dredging oompletlng pni me a ul . a repairs i : ill kin is including fjoatlng-dock tw«n ly.threc it . nil nl i i . i ave dulluri por ailing lu llm , tl.'k i •■ lell n .. ealeudlng boiler 1 p - -.' ■ ■ ■ ■ i ... luinl in.l lentil ii „,,,. i .•.:.•.'!.. ,. i..i.u imindry .....!■. : . 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