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VOL. 13. WILMINGTON. N. C. FRIDAY MORNING. FEBRUARY 6, 1857. NO. 23.
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Professional and Business Cards.
J. II. FliCEMAN, havin-bought out Dr.
Kennedy, Jfcrs his services lo the citizens of
Wilmington and the surrounding country, as
practical vtlSTll . ....
d to give entire
Usfactien. FRONT STKEKT.
Oct. 10th, 1S50.
S0-8w 15-tf
JAMKS U. WnVUKJI.
NPPECTOit OK NAVAL STORES,
Apr i 1 4 , 1856 31-tf.ft W 1 l.m ncTon, N. C
ft' . 1 HOUIIOKAI X,
INSPECTOR. OF NAVAL STORES AND PROV1S
X IONS, WilmiDgton, N. C. The subscriber having been
eleeted Iaspector of Naval Stores and Provisions, in th
Tewa el Wilmington, at the December Term of the County
Ceurt ef New Hanover County, will give prompt attention
t nil business in tkat line entrusted to him.
!).. 22. 1854-l-tf N. F. BOURDEAUX.
JSJ-Tf - ... 1
GEO. V. HOSE,
CARPENTER AND CONTRACTOR,
.lone 17 Wilmington.
N. C
85. M. WEST,
UCTIOXKEK and Coramlsslo! Merchant,
2iy-tf Wilmington,
J A 91 US M. STKVKXSO-V,
AGENT for the SALE OF .ALL KINDS OF PRODUCE.
Princess Street, under Adams, Bro. & Co.,
WILMlNdTON, N. U. fe4-56-tf
JOSK.PIl Li. KKEN,
uirrrrTT
(CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, respectfully informs
j the public, that he is prepared to take contracts in his
ia of business, lie keeps constantly on hand, Lime, Ce
mbnt, Plaster, Plastering Hair, Philadelphia Press Brick,
Ftui Brick.
N. 15. To Distillers of Turpentine, he is prepared to
g-tfp Still 1 at the shortest notice. May 20 37-ly
AV1LJIAM 11. L.I111TT,
WHOLESALB anl lietail Druggist, and Dealer in
Paints, Oils, Dye Stuffs, Window Glass, Garden Seeds,
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, &c. &c, corner -f Front and
Market street, immed"'at3ly opposite Shaw's old stand, Wil
mingten, N. O. 5
V . 11. HIcKOV,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER AND FOR
WARDING AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
SOUTH WATER STREET, 6 doors below Market.
SW Particular attention paid to the sale of Naval Stores
and other produce.
KW Liberal advances made on consignment.
I HI ill M 1 I 11
McCALKU & IIUXTING.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN GRO
CERIES AND PROVISIONS,
No. 32 North Water Street,
Wilmington, N. C.
03- Orders from the country will receive prompt attention.
March 20.
II. llAKUAltill,
Architect, Superintendent and Contractor
of
Public uittl Private liuluiiiiRS.
ALSO, furnishes and puts up complete, all kinus ot uasi
IRON RAILING FOR CEMETERIES, &c. Speci
mens of Patterns can be seen.
PLANS FOR BUILDINGS drawn and sent to all parts
of the country. Orders through the Posi Office will receive
prompt attention.
Wilmington, N. C, April 25. 31-ly.
LAW NOTICE.
M H SMITH. PE BRUTZ CUTLAR.
JVTESSRS. SMITH & CUTLAR, Attorneys at Law, will
1VJL henceforth occupy an office directly opposite the Court
House, in Wilmington, and practice in co-partnership in the
tounty of New Hanover.
Mr. Smith would inform his clients in the adjoining coun
ties, that Mr. Cutlar will act for him whilst absent on the
circuit, and san always be found at tho office.
July 25. 1850. tf
TIIOS. It CAUU, M. 1. D. D. S. j
PRACTICAL DENTIST for tho last ten i
years, charges for j
10 or less artificial teeth on fine gold plate,
ft 7 00
each.
An entire set of teeth on fin gold plate,
Ditto on gold, with artificial gums,
Dittu on Platina plate, with artificial g urns,
150 00
150 00
150 00
75 00
I Jpper or under ditto, each,
A Pi
vot tooth that cannot be distinguished from the
.trll 5 00
A fine gold filling, warranted permanent, 2 00
Do. and dostroying the nerve, $ o to o UU
extracting a tooth, , 50 cts. to 1 00
Best dentifrices and tooth brushes always on hand. Every
operation warranted to give entire satisfaction. Teeth in
serted immediately after the extraction of the fangs, and re
moddeled after the gums have shrunken, without additional
charge.
Office on Markt-st., 2 doors below the Church
Wilmington, N C, April 24th, 1854 195-lm 31-tf
WILMINGTON 0IARI1LE WOKKS,
W ilmington, N. C.
T7" G. MILLIGAN, Proprietor, respectfully informs the
W public, that he is prepared to make and put up to or
derMarble Monuments of all sizes, Tombs, Head-Stones,
Farniture Tops, Mantles, Hearths, &c, of the best quality
of American or Italian Marble, not to be surpassed in style
or workmanship, and as cheap as can be procured from any
stablishment in tho country, North or South.
Iron Railing 50 different styles for inclosing family lots,
from 75 cents to $10 per foot, furnished and put up to order.
N. B. Orders from all parts of the country, accompanied
by the cash or satisfactory reference, will receive prompt at
tention ; and all articles warranted to be as recommended, or
no charge made.
Nov. 23d. 12-tf.
"latest n ev s kuom tiik seat ok war.
THE subscribers having erected a STEAM SAW MILL
in the county of Duplin, N . C, near Strickland's Depot,
are prepared to fill bills of any kind or quality that can bo
got out of long leaf pine. They would respectfully solicit a
from the public irenerally.
" " 1 TAYLOR, LINTON & CO.
Jan.llth.-lt)-ly.
FOR SALE.
THAT VALUABLE HOUSE AND LOT, on Sec
ond street, the late residenco of Robert Maxwell, Esq
Lot 66 x 165 feet ; Two Story House, with all necessary out
houses. For Terms apply to
M. CRONLY, Broker &Aetioneer.
ABgnst 17, 1855. 0-lt-52-tf
INSPECTOR'S NOT1CK-
THE undersigned having been apppointed Inspector of
Naval Stores, to fill the vacancy caused by the death ot
I.mM I Brvan. Esa.. would be thankful for business in
that line. Office at the Rock Spring Hotel.
Nov. C. ui
GEO. ALDERMAN.
I.AKD FOtt SALE.
THE SUBSCRIBER BEING DESIROUS OF RE-
ELJinoviag South, offers his PLANTATION for sale,
situated in the eounty of Duplin, two miles west of Teachy s
Depot, on the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, containing
Two Hundred and Eighty Acres, with a comfortable l)W EL
L1NG, and all the necessary Out Houses, and a Well ot
very good wator. The Land is well adapted to farming
Purposes. There is about twenty-five acres cleared and un
der a good state of cultivation. There is also on the premi
ses a good Grist Mill in good order. For further particulars
q ply to the subscriber on the premises, or address him at
leacy's P. O., Duplin Co., N. C. v,,
m Kept. 5, 18S.-l-tt JO.-xN A. NEWK1RK.
NE(.UOE5 WASTED.
THE SUBSCRIBER IS IN MARKET FOR A
number of likely Negroes, MEN AND WOMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS, for which the highest cash
nricps will be raid.
hTn haTintr such nroDcrtv to dispose of will find it to
their advantage to call on th?lVfcfiboTim.in-
DAVID J. SUU 111EK.LAND.
Jane 27th, 1856. ; 3-tf
o nrri ACRES of land for SALE IN LOTS
O.ULW t0 suit purchasers. Between Island and Har
rison Creeks, in the county of New Hanover, on accommo
dating term. Good Landings aud a plenty of Vater at all
seasons of the year. There are eight tasks of lurpentine
and several hundred acre3 of valuable farming land, mostly
Swamp lands, and well Timbered with White Oak, Red
Oak, Ashe and Hickory with an under growth of Prickly
Ashe. The improvements are a good two story Dwelling
House, with Kitchen, Stables and Crib. Any person desi
roui of examining the lands can do so Wy calling on, or mak
ing application to either of the subscribers. T ,
JOHN COWAN,
R. H- COWAN,
J. L. MEARES.
Dse. 4, 1S56
75-Iw-14-tf.
'l'OXV IV LOTS KOK SALE.
THE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale on accommodating
terms, and at a low price, one valuable Lot, coniaiuiug
two acres, situated at LOiNG ukllk. BKiuur-,on mo
north side of the main road on the Lot is a new Dwelling,
and all necessary out houses. Also, one Lot on tho south
side of the Road, fronting 50 feet by 300 feet deep. For
particulars apply to JOHN LA R KINS,
Long Creek Post Office,
Aug 22 50-tf New Hanover Ce., N. C.
IMPORTANT TO SLAVE OWNERS.
I AM STATIONED AT MAXWELL'S DEPOT,
27 Miles from Wilmington, on the Wilmington and
Manchester itauroad, with a pack of first-rate iracK
. Does, and will attend to calls promptly, when not
otherwise engaged, any distance near the Railroads. For
MM
runner particulars, address ine subscriber, at trreen swamp
P. O., N.C. WM. C. MUlFORD.
References. C. R. Council, Brunswick co., N. C; J.
W. Anders, Bladen co., N. C. ; J. L. McMillan, Bladen co.,
N. C; H. H. Newkirk, New Hanover oo., N. C. ; Joel L.
Moore, New Hanover co.. N. C; Robt. C. Braddy, Marion,
S. C; John W. Olford, Robeson oo., N. C; John A. McRae,
Rebeson oo., N. C.
Aaf. W, 185J.-B2-0m Weekly Herald 6 m.
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, &c.
JUST RECEIVED. 10,000 lbs. White Lead, Pure, Extra ! L-ooit up ye uisco.sOl.A'iE.
and No. 1 ; 1,000113. Black Lead, in Oil; 1,000 lbs. Ven-! A NY PEKSON who may be suffering with any thing of a
etian Pi.ed, in Oil ; 1,000 lbs. Yellow Ochre, in Oil ; 25 bbls. -CX Cancerous nature, willfind me at my residence, twelve
Blake's Fire Proof Paint ; 40 bbls. Silver's Plastic Paint ; i miles west of Society Hill, Darlington. South Carolina. It
10 bbls. Linseed Oil ; 5 bbls. Lamp Oil ; 5 bbls. Common ! I do net effect a cure, my services and board will be pratuit
Oil;5bbli. Mt"binery Oil; 400 lbs. Chrome Greea, Dry j ously bestowed. I will attend to any call until the 15th of
and in Oil; 200 b Chrome Ydlow, Dry, and in Oil. June, thence will decline until the 15th September ; my ob-
A full asgortment o PAINTS always on hand andforsalo, ' jeot is to secure safety to the patient. I reserve the second
wholesale and retail, by W. II. LIPP1TT, j
Nov. 1 Druggist and Chemist.
1Srv BOXES Window Glass, assorted sizes ai
jVUU brands, fr sale at Manufacturer's prices, by
WM. II. L'PPITT, Druggist and Chemist.
QHfi OZ- ulph. Quinine 10 bbls. Epsom Salts ; 1 cask ;
CAjK) Cr. Tartar ; 1 cask Sup. Carb. Snda ; 50 lbs. Seid-:
lit z Mixture ; 10 lbs. Rochelle Salts ; 50 lbs. Gum Opium; ;
50 lbs. Gum Guaiacum ; 1 bbl. Gum Camphor ; 500 Black1
Pepper ; 300 Alspice ; 50 lbs. Calomel ; 50 lb3. Nutmegs ; 25
lbs. lodid Potass ; 50 lbs. Mace ; 10 lbs Sulph. Potass ; 100 !
lbs. Rhubarb ; 50 lbs. Ipecac. '
For sale wholesale and retail, by W. II. L1PPITT, j
Feb. 23. J Druggist and Chemist.
O1
JLS! OILS!! Just Received a fresh supply of Lin- j
seed, Train, Lard, Fish, Elephant, Whale and Sperm
Oils. For sale by W. 11. L1PPITT, Druggist and Chemist.
General Notices.
WlliMlXtATON J01AHUL.K AND STONE VAHO.
THE subscriber having accepted the agency of several
large establishments at the North, which will furnish
him with no unlimited supply of finished or unfinished for
eign ordomestic MARBLEof all qualities, is prepared to fill
allordersfor MON UMENTS A N D TOM B-STON ES-and
every other article in the lino of the business, at reasonable
r&t cs
SCULPTURING, LETTERING, or CARVING, execu
ted as well as can bo dor.e either North or South.
The best of reference can bo given if required.
March 10 1854 27-tf JAMES McLARANAN.
Coaclt and Carriage ?lti i tifactory CM 11 ton, N. C.
BOLD ROBIN HOOD respectfully informs the
citizens of Sampson county ad public generally,
he, having recently been partially burnt out, nas rebuilt ;
and his establishment is now in full operation in all its vari
ous branches. He is prepared to put up. the PATENT
SPRING BUGGY, having pnrchaei the rihtfor the coun
ty ot Sampson; and hopes by strict attention to business to
merit a share of public patronage. He warrants all his work
to be made of the very best materials, and should any of it
fail in twelv months with fair usage, either in workmanship i
or material, it will be repaired without charge. Persons
wishing to buy would do well to call and examine for them
selves, as he does not intend to be surpassed for style, ele
gance and durability.
SSST REPAIRING done in the neatest manner, at short
notice, t, Mill Ink and Gudgeons, made and warranted
for ten years, for $10.
Clinton, May 9, 856--36-tf.
NOTICE TO MILL OUNEKS.
.T.
A.& W. M. CAMERON have formed a (JU-l'Aitl-
NF.K SHIP for the purpose of carrying on the MILL
W RIGHTING BUSINESS in all its branches, viz: Saw
LNESS in
and Grist Mills .Till be put up on any principle used .North
or South. Circular-Saws of any size, with steam engines on
various principles. Merchant Mills to be propelled by steam
or water power, Bridge building, Railroad 1 rebelling, &c,
will also be contracted for.
All work done by us guaranteed to give satisfaction
Thankful for the liberal share of patronage heretofore re
ceived, and we hope to merit a continuance of the same.
Our address is Little Rock fish, Cumberland County, N.
C. Aug. 22-aO-bm
NOTICE.
I HAVE THIS DAY ASSOCIATED WITH ME IN
the Hardware Business, in Wilmington, my son 0 E.
ROBINSON. The busiaess will hereafter be conducted un
der the firm of J. M. ROBINSON & SON.
J. M. ROBINSON.
Wilmington, Jan. 1st, 1S56
NOTICE.
A1
LL PERSONS ARE HEREBY FOREWARNED
from tresspassing, iu any manner, on my lands in
Columbus county, N. C, under the penalty of the law.
Sept. 20, 1855:--3-tt A. C. DICKENSON.
NOi'icu io MILL OWNERS.
SUBSCRIBER has been carrying cn the MILL-
WRIGHT
BUSINESS for many years, and wishes to
inform the Public of the fact that he will continue the same.
Framing and Founding Steam Mills, with Upright or Circu
lar Saws ; also, to Fixing Water Mills and Rice Mills, which
will be put up on various principles, and on the most un
proved plans for Sawina Lumber or Grinning Corn. He
warrants all of hi? work to be equal to any other done North i
or South, and also to give entire satisfaction, jf any of his j
work should fail in principle and workmanship, he will re-fix j
the same free of charge. '
The Public will find it a great savin to give him their
patronage, as he will do all of his work in the shortest possi-
) ble time. Por further information address the subscriber at
Sill Creek, JNew Hanover county, iN. Kj.
W. J. CAMERON,
Aug.
29, IS56. 52 6m Millwright and Machinist.
TO MILL OWNERS AND OTHER.
HE SUBSCRIBER TAKES THIS METHOD OF IN
forminsr the public that he continues the Mill-Wright
and Machinist business in their various branches. Founder
ing, Framing, erecting Water or Steam Mills, erecting and
fitting up engines and their necessary machinery, Hotehkiss
water wheels, centre discharge wheels, Barker's wheels,
over shot wheels or under shot, or breast wheels, or any other
water wheels in use, circular or upngui oaws, urrisi. nuur-
ing Mills. Bolting Reels, Elevators, Smut Machines, Horse j
Powers, Corn Crushers, Cotton Gins, Corn Shellers.
On application I will order and erect any of the above j
machines or any other in use. 1 have an experience of 13
years and have several experienced workmen in my cm- j
nlovment. I am versed in the various improvements. i
Those wishing work done in the above line would do well
to give me a call. I return my sincere thanks for the lib
eral patronage received heretofore.
For further information address the subscriber at Pollocks
ville, Jones county. N. C. D. B. JOHNSON,
Sept. 26th, 1856. (4-ly) Mill-VV right and Machinist.
ROCK SPRIXG HOTEL.
THE UNDERSIGNED having opened the house
known as the Rock Spring Hotel, proposes keeping a i
zood BOARDING HOUSE, for the accommodation J
of his country friends, where they will be at home and well
provided for, convenient to the most business part of the '
town. The house is being repaired and cleansed, and rooms j
furnished with good beds.
Good order must and shall be preserved. Tersons intoxi
cated will not be admitted, and those "who become so after
admittance, will be requested to leave.
. V. L TA AT TIT.' I) II A XT
UCt- 1U O-Om. VJ,V-. iVL.Ullk.lVl..
PACK DOGS.
THE SUBSCRIBERS offer their services for the purpose
of hunting runaway negroes. Tneir DOGS are well
trained for the purpose. Their success in catching is all tho
reference they propose offering. Address
Elizabethtown, Bladen County, N. C.
Nv. Hth ll-3m
VALUA1SLK LAND FOR SALE.
rpHE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale the place known as
J the Jacob Matthis plantation, containing four hundred
acres more or le3S, and on which is a good GRIST MILL
in oneration. It lies four miles west ot btrcklandsville, in a
good and healthy neighborhood.
For further particulars, enquire of the subscriber at his
residence ten miles South of Stricklandsville, or of S. J.
BARDEN at Stricklinsville.
Nov. 23 13-bm. JOHN I1UFIIAM.
KOTIClU
rpilE SUBSCRIBERS having now in operation a Steam
X Saw and Grist Mills in Wayne County, N. C. about
three miles west of Mount Olive, are prepared to fill all or
ders for anything that can be got out of Long Leaf Pines cr
short notice, and hope by strict attention to business, to
merit and receive the patronage of the surrounding public.
The Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road Company have
now an opportunity of having their oiders for lumber filled
rri i,.itiW lolix-pm.i at. Mount Olive without trouble or
rfoiav H. W. & L. G. GRADY
Mount Ulive, in. u., ueo. iy, iojo.
16-tf.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 1
New Hanover Couruj'. i
WHEREAS, complaint upon oath has this day been made
tn ns. two of the Justices of the Peace for the State
and County aforosaid, by P. M. Walker, of the said Cnn
ty, that a certain male slave belonging to him, named BOB,
aged about twenty-eight years, six feet high, and blacs,
formerly belonging to M- C. Nixon, has absented himself
from his said master's service, and is supposed to be lurking
about this County committing acts of fellony and other mis-
deeds: These arc, thorefore, ia the name ot the fctate,
aforesaid.to command the said slave forthwith to return home
to his master ; and we do hereby, by virtue of the Act of the
General Assembly, in such cases made and provided, intimate
ana declare, that if the said UUii coes not return aome aiu
surrender himself immediately after the publication ot these
E resents, that any person may kill and destroy the said slave,
y such means as he or they may think fir, without accusa
tion or impeachment of any crime or offenco for so doing,
and without incurring any penalty or forfeiture thereby.
Given unaer our nanus and seals, mis ist uay ot xuarcu,
1856. W. N. PEDEN, Seal.
JAS. T.MILLER, fSeal.
$100 REWARD
Will ha (riTn for sufficient evidence to convict any white
person of harboring said negro ; thirty dollars for him if
taken aiiTe, r nuy uoiiio ui ucau. ne una
Mr. Wm. Hanslev'tt Sr.; is a eon of Old Sam Nixon, and
Vina fA Virnthpra in Town, one of whom (John Nixon) is a
stevedore, who may endeavor to get him off. Captains of
vessels are requested to be on the look yj reR
WUmlngton, N. C, March Slat, 1856 ' 177-8t 81-tf
General Notices.
week in March, which time! may be found at ths Rock
Sni-iro" RnArdino If
Wilmington, N. C-
J.O HALE, M.D.
20-ly
Jan. lfith,lS57.
. STATE Ot- JVOUTI1 CAROLINA,
County of Xcn Ilniiove
Superior Court of Law, Fall Term, IS56.
Margaret Anderson vs. John Q. Ander3tn.
PETZTION FOR DIVORCE.
A
TT acDcarincr tn the satisfaction of th rYmrt. th'At. the fin.
JL fendant, John Q. Anderson, is not an inhabitant of this
State, it is therefore ordered that publication be made for
six week3 in thff Wilmington Journal, notifying the said
John Q. Anderson to appear, plead, answer or demur to the
said petition, at the next term of this Court, or judgment,
2ro ron.sso3 will be entered up against him.
Tcsto, JAS. A. WRIGHT, C. S. C.
Jan. 2, 1857. pr. adv. $5 62. 18-U
VALUABLE 1'LANTATION AND OTI1EU LiAJMS
FOR SALE.
.C"?n la accordance with the will of the late Samuel C.
ZL. Eborn, the Subscribers offer for Sale that Largo and
Valuable Farm, situated in the lower part of Beaufort Coun
ty, on which said deceased lived nd died. It is well known
as the former residence of Hon. Henry S. Clark, and as one
of the finest Farms in the State. It contains EIGHT HUN
DRED ACRES OF LAND. Hve Hundred Acres of which
are Cleared and in good farmer-liko order. Of the Cleared
Land, about One Hundred Acres are what is denominated
good Upland, suitable to Cotton, Ground Peas and Cow
Pw Swoot nrwi irUh Pntnt.npa . Turnins nnr! Unnt. Crnm in
general, Wheat, Oats, Beans. Horticulture and Fruit. Thej i"
Swnmn I .and. well dr.iined. recpntlv cleared, and under
fine state of cultivation. There is no better Corn Land in the!
State, and it is easily cultivated. Wo believe that in natural
fertility of soil, durability, and in number of bushels of grain
produced by the acre, this land will not suffer in comparison
with any in the State. The splendid crop now upon it justi
fies, in our opinion, this assertion. Tho overseer believes
that the present crop of corn on the swamp land will yield,
when gathered, from fifteen hundred to two thousand bar
rels. Of the Uncleared Land, most of it is rich Swamp, as
good as that which is cleared, with a heavy swamp growth
upon it, and easily drained. Underlying the whole of this
swamp land, cleared as well as uncleared, is a rich Ma'ly
Subsoil, giving, as experience on this farm proves, gnat
durability to the land, lhis land is not liable to freshrts.
It is within a mile of Pungo River and Pantigo Creek, and
t went -eight miles from Washington on the main public
road leading from that town to Hydo County. Sea vessels
load and unload within a mile of tho premises, thus rendering
the surplus products of the farm easy of exportation tothe
best markets of the country. The waters of Pungo andtri
butaries yield fish in abundance. It is a first-rate rang for
stock, especially for hogs and cattle, in winter as well as
summer.
There is a large, well-built and commodious Two Story
HOUSE; Kitchen, SmoKe Houses, large Barn, Carriage
House, Crib, Stables. Poultry Houses, good framed (egro
Houses, and every other necessary out house. ' There rre
Two as good Wells of water as are in that section. The
houses have been constructed and the yards and shade trees
arranged with good taste and architectural beautv, and the
farm ia well laid off and presents from the house aud to the
passer by a most beautiful appearance.
This farm is in a neighborhood of sobriety, hospitality and
good morals, and is in the vicinity of four different houses of
public worship.
As no one will purchase without examination, the overseer
on tho premises, Mr. Jenkins, will give all the information
in his power, and afford every facility for examination to
those who may visit the farm.
We also offer for Sale Two Hundred and Seventy-Five
Acres of Uncleared Land on Jordan's Creek, in Beaufort Coun
ty. This is well Timbered, and a portion of it is good Swamp
Land. Also, Thirty-Three and a Third Acres of Land iu
Lccchville District, Beaufort County.
Also, One-Fourth part of a Tract of Land, consisting of
rour Hundred Acres, on which John Jtf. Eborn, deceased, re
sided at bis death, situated on the North side of Pungo
Creek, in Beaufort County, near the mouth of said stream.
Wc are authorized to state that the whole tract can be pur
chased at a fair price. There is a Farm on tbis tract and a
Dwelling House, aud prpsents superior natural advantages
for farming and raising stock.
The Title to all this property is undisputed, and can be
purchased on easy and liberal terms. Tho Mules on the
Plantation, together with tie ' o s, Cattle and Shep, can
be purchased with the farm i' i .ired.
tor further information, apply either to R. D. Iborn,
North Creek, Beaufort County, or to Jajies Gakrason, Long
Creek, New Hanover County.
ROBERT D. EBORN,
JAMES GARRASON,
Executors of Samuel C. Eborn, Dec ed.
Aug. 22, 1856. 51-tf
3 North Carolina Times, at Washington, and laleigh
Standard, publish once a week, until otherwise reqiested,
and send accounts to either of the Executors.
xVEtiRUES.
THE subscriber has made arrangements to accom
modate all NEGROES consigned to him. Building
1 nn Or -r f 1 , . - I t t .Wit r.f rt.l f I- . ,
V-.L U.UUVYU tl IUU .JAIL., QlLUiltU UF 911 L II V.
a. i corner of Second and Princess street.
A wall will be built around the whole lot, thus s.'curing
the NEGROES without close confinement.
Liberal cash advances made when required.
M. CRONLY,
Sept. 18, '5b'. 11-tf 3-tf. Broker and Auctioneer.
vSjiSClo THE SUBSCKIBKlt has on hand, at hs Miop
Sgjff corner Walnut & Water Streets, a general as
sortment of CARRIAGES, of his own manufacture. Which
he offers for sale, on the most reasonable terms, amorg which
may be found
COACHES, BAROUCHES, ROCKAWAYS, BUGGIES,
WAGONS, &c.
Which will be sold low. Purchasers will find it to their
advantage to call and examine before buying clsewhre.
Repairing done low, at short notice, and in tho neatest
manner, for cash only.
Nov. 21-18-tf. ISSAO WELLS.
NE11
YORK AD VER TISEMENT.
rANCY AND STAPLE
SHY
GOODS
EDWARD LAMBERT Xi CO.,
... m - . -. . . E . .-j .
Orr-OSITK THE PARK.
W1
ILL EE PREPARED, on and after. January 1st, to
open their Spring Importations, comprising in ex
tensive and varied assortment of choice, novel and des'rable
SILK AND FANCY GOODS, adapted especially t the
wants of first class, North Carolina Merchants, and which
will be offered at the very lowest market prices.
Jan. 9th. l!3m
NOTICE.
1 PURSUANT to a deed of tiust, made and executed by
John F. Muri ill to me, and for certain purposes therein
named, I will tell at public auction, on the 1st Monday in
March next, at Jacksonville, that well known and popular
situation for a ravern, the Hotel recently occupied by the
said Murrill.
This is a desirable place for a public house, the building
having recently undergone repairs, and has been greatly ad
ded to. There is a new set of Stables and all other nccessa-
rv out-houses. Thero is an opening at Jacksonville lor a
tavern, and any person wishing to purchase, will please cnll
on the subscriber, or address him at Richlands, Onslow
County, N. C. ii. M. UAlUvl.
Dec. 19. 16-ts.
Wilmington Herald copy weekly until March next, and
send bill to the subscriber.
. . 0 ltKWAttDi ' '
RUNAWAY from the Subscriber, about the first
of July last, a Mulatto man named " DICK," about
twenty-four years of age, five feet eight inches high,
stout built, has rather a down lock. He is supposed
to be lurking in Dog-Wood Neck, All Saints Parish, South
Carolina, where helormerly belonged to Mr. Montgomery.
The above reward will be paid lor his return to me or his
lodgment in any jail so that 1 can get him.
JAMES DARBY.
Wilmington, N. C, Nov.21th, 1356. 66-4t 13-tf
AVER'S CHERRY PECTORAL.
OR THE rapid cure of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness,
Bronchitis, Whooping Cough, Asthma and Consumption,
is universally known as the best remedy ever yet discovered
for every variety of Pulmonary disease. So wide is the field
of its usefulness, and so numerous the cases of its cures,
that almost every section of the country abounds in persons
publicly known, who have been restored from alarming and
i . .xl-l 1 : i . 1 7 V.
even desperate uiseases oi tue lungs oy na use. um uu
tried its superiority over every other medicine of its kind is
too apparent to escape observation, and where its virtues are
known, the public no longer hesitate what antidote to em
ploy for the distressing and dangerous affections of the pul
monary organs which are incident to our climate. By its
timely use many, nay, almost all attacks of disease upon the
lungs or throat are arrested, and thus are saved many thou
Bands every year from a premature grave. No family should
be without it, and those who do neglect to provide them
selves with a remedy which wards off this dangerous class of
diseases will have cause to deplore it when it is too late-
Proofs of the surprising efficacy of the Cherry Pectoral need
not be given to the American people they having living
proofs in every neighborhood. But those who wish to read
the statements of those whoso health has been restored, and
whose lives have been saved by its use, will find them in my
American Almanac, which the agents below named have to
furnish gratis to every one. "
Prepared by Dr. J. C. AYER, Practical and Analytical
Chemist, Lowell, Mass.
For sale in Wilmington, N. C, by C. & D. DuPRE, Wm.
H LIPPITT, and A. O. BRADLEY, Druggists; in Golds
bo'ro' by LUCAS & MOORE ; and by all respeotable Drug
gists in the South.
Jan. 16th, 1856 20-2na
School
s.
V A ltS AW 1UU11 SCHOOL.
, S.y. FAISOX, A. B., Superintendent.
I HIS SCHOOL commences its Second Session on Mon--I-
lay, the 19th of January, 1S57. The department in
Agricultural Chemistry is still continued, unuer the charge
" rf R. H. Drysdale. his laboratory being now replete
with all necessary chemical apparatus. A Gymnafium hat
heen fitted up on the grounds near the Academy a feature
in the School which will no doubt receive, as it justly Mer
its, the cordial approbation of every patron. A company of
Cadet? is also in process of formation, im which each indi
vidual of the company will be drilled foT one hour during
each day ; these new and valuable featnrei bein? rroi acted
II. r. . . . O
Wilmington and
rlti tVio avpffAVillA
fctage Koad, this being of easy access from any point in or
near these routes. Parents and Guardians will find few
situations affording better advantages for th education,
moral, physical and intellectual, of their children and wards.
Terms per session of twentv wscl-s na fxiinwa .
Primary Department
Higher English Branches . '.
CUssical Department
Agricultural Chemistr; , with use of Apparatus!
Incidental Exocnses for this Department....
$8 00
12 50
15 00
10 00
2 50
-o aeauctions irom tho time of entrance will be made,
except in cas.s of protracted sickness ; children bg d
ramcd for a whole or a half session as desiablo.
Prof. Drysdale will continue to examine soils, marls, &c,
ss heretofore.
Board msy be had in good families at from f 3 to 10 per
month. Six or eight can be accommodated by the Superin
tendent. D. J. MIWDLETON,
Jan. IGth 20-4t Secretary of Board of Trustees.
ltOTICE. Tho Female School will commence its 4th
XV Session on Monday the 5th day of January next, under
fn? oapenntenaence ot Miss L. G. SM11H, Principal, a
lauy ot line acquirementos, and lone experience. She hav-
ing taught the last three Sessions urd trivpn cnnernl s.atis-
ion, we hope to receive general patronage from the sur-
a11oundlDS country. Boai d can be obtained in the
best oi
i1.16" J.or ?Js-ht doa
per month.
Tuition for Primary branches $ 7 00
Middle course 10 00
Highest. . 15 00
Pencilling and Fainting in water colors $5 each.
F. A. NEWBERRY, Secretary.
Stricklandsville, Dec. 19th, 1856. 16-tf.
NEW KEMALE SEMINARY.
I HIE TRUSTEES of the Kenansville Femalr Seminary,
having erected during the past year a large,- elegant
and convenient Building, have now the satisfaction of an
nouncing to the citizens of Duplin and the neighboring coun
ties, that they have succeeded in securing, as principal, the
services of T. Oscar Rogers, Esq., a graduate of the Uni
versity of Virginia ; an able scholar, and an experienced and
successful Teacher.
Ho will be prepared to open the Seminary on Monday 26th
January, and will be aided by a full corps of assistant Teach
ers, in all the various branches of a thorough Female Edu
cation. The rates of Tuition will, in no case, exceed those in sim
ilar Institutions ; and Board may be obtained in private fam
ilies of the first respectability, and in the immediate vicinity
of the Seminary.
The subscriber will attend to all applications made pre
vious to tho arrival of the Principal.
The Spring Session of the New Grovo Academy, for boys,
ot which the Subscriber 13 Principal, .will also .commence on
the Zbiir January. Address.
Rev. JAMES M. SPRUNT.
Kenansville, Dec. 11th, 1856. 15-tf.
j63T Herald, Spirit of the Age and Newberne Express
copy lour times.
General Notices.
SALE OF LAND."
g)Y VIRTUR OF A DECREE of the County Court of
Jj New Hanover County, at December Term, 1856, I will
oiler at public sale, on Saturday, February 22d, 1857, at the
Ute residence of James M. If linn, deceased, in Kaintuck
Districk, New Hanover County, four hundred acres of land,
subject to the Widow's dower, adjoining the lands ot John
T. McMillan, Wm. P. Hall, John M. Pridgen and others,
on a credit of six months, purchaser giving notes with good
and upproved security.
J. II. MEREDITH, Administrator.
Jan. 30. 22-4t
NOTICE.
rpHE CO-PARTNERSHIP which existed between H.
JL V. FOY and MILES FOY, under the name and style of
H. W. FJY & CO., in Columbus county, N. C, in the
year 1S55, in the Turpentine business, was dissolved by mu
tual consent on the hrst day ot December, laoo. All per
sons holding claims against said firm of 11. W. Foy & Co.,
are requested to present them to MILES rOY for payment,
wno assumed tne settlement ot an eiaims due by, or owing
to said nrin. 11. w. tux.
Jan. 23. 121-1 1 22-1 1
FRESH ARRIVALS.
TJERSCHR.D. C. HULSE, from New York: 25 bags
JL Rio Conee ; IU bbls. C. 1 . Sugar ; 10 Kegs Goshen But
ter, prime. Low for cash.
Jan.23. GEO. H. KELLEY & BRO.
LOOK Oi l' FOll LOST NOTES.
0Nh
the 22d day of December last, the subscriber lost, or
had stolen from him, his Pocket Book, with some money
in it, and the following receipts and notes, viz : A. Empie s
receipt for a note on Duncan M. Bryant for (f950) nine
hundred and fifty dollars ; a note on L. Peacock for eleven
hundred and forty odd dollars, with a credit of fl00, Dec.
20th, 1556 ; a note on Alfred Smith, payable to J. W. Ed
wards, tor abou, twenty-seven dollars, and a noto on A. C
Dickinson for fifty dollars, with two credits, one of $20 and
the other of $ 10.
All persons aro forbid trading lor any of said notes, or re
ceipt ; and the makers of them are requested not to pay
them to any one but the subscriber.
A reward of ten dollars will be given to any one who will
deliver the said notes and receipts to the subscriber, at
Whiteville, N. C. " E. E. LEE.
Jan. Kith -20-fit
OVERSEER WANTED.
A YOUNG M AN, bringing good testimonials of charac
ter, can find employment, at fair wages, in above capa
city, by applying to the subscriber, on his plantation, in
Brunswick county. JOHN H. HILL.
N. B. One acquainted with the culture of Rice and Tur
pentine would be preferred.
Nov. 2t. 71-12t Il-tf Commercial copy.
WANTED, 30O ACTIVE YOUSiCJ MEN,
TO act as local and travelling agents in a business easy,
useful and honorable, at a SALARY OF $100 PER
MONTH. A capital of 5 only required. No patent me
dicine or book business. Full particulars given, free, to all
who enclose a postage stamp or a three cent piece, and ad
dress A. B. MARTYN, Flaistow, N. H.
Pec. 26th 17-1 2t
Important to Wheat Growers in North Carolina.
At a meeting of the Scientific Association in Albanj, this
summer, some private conversation ensued. upon the com
parative merits of the grains grown in the West, North and
South. It was observed that Southern flour had largely tho
preference in the West Indies and South America, on ac
count of its being dryer and keeping better in hot climates.
A gentleman who attended the World's Fair in London,
at oBce remarked that the finest flour he ever saw was made
of North Carolina wheat, and ground at mills Jn New York.
Being solicited to submit the observation t- writing, Dr.
Elw vn.of Fhiladelphia,well knon for the interest he takes in
agriculture and everything connected with the useful arts,
drew up a certificate, of which the following is a copy :
"I have been desired by Dr. Gibbon, of North Carolina, to
record the following fact as interesting to the wheat grow
ers of that State. While acting as chairman of the commit
tee on articles used as food,' during the exhibition at the
Crystal Palace, I was struck with the quality of the bread
offered for examination by Hecker & Brother, of New York.
It was the whitest and best I ever saw. I asked being a
farmer the very natural questien, a? to where they procur
red their grain ; and was told that the bread was made of
flour trom .North Carolina wheat ; and to mylurther astonisn
ment, was also informed that, in their opinion, the best
wheat in the United States was that of North Carolina.
A. D. ELWYN.
Albany, N. Y., August 25, 1856."
A Perpetual CovtTiior.
It seems tlat owing to the blundering of the last Legisla
ture of Mississippi, that State has a perpetual Governor.--The
Natchez tree Trader, of Tuesday last, says:
In his late message to the legislature on this subject, which
we publish this morning, Governor Mc Rae says that he ia
Governor for life. We should have no objection to his being
Governor of Mississippi for many years to come ; but the or
ganic law of tho State provides that the Governor shall be
elected every two years. But it seems that the botch work
of the Legislature of 1S54, in submitting changes to the Con
stitution, haveing managed to make the term of Govenor
ship perpetual, and no one can tell when the official term of
the judges and members of the Legislature will expire.
"Have You Seen Beidoet 1" The Tribune exposes a
dodge practiced by some of the New York ladies on New
Year's day, by which they were enabled to preserve the ap
pearance ot banishing intoxicating drinks from their refresh
ment tables, while they managed to meet the wishes of those
who hankered for the " good creature." In the basement,
"Bridget's" peculiar domain, a variety of stimulants were
kept, and the callers were invited down stairs to'seeBridg
et before leaying;the mansion, i ne nrsi inquiry heard by tne
guest was, "Well you have it with hot water and lemon 1"
The Tribune advices ladies inclined to supply visitiorswith
hot drinks, to take the responsibility themselves, and not
whip the devil round the hoops.
There is an eJitor a confirmed old bach who de
clines accepting a wedding cake when he publishes
a inaniage, He says it looks like countenancing
matrimony.
au wuuuuitu soieiy Dy rrot. lirysaale.
Warsaw is healthfully located on th
V tlaon Kailroad. at its intrantinn
An Editor's Soliloquy.
To write, or not to write 1 that's the question :
After a sleepy dinner of baked beans
To nib it scratch yonr pate and feel for brains
In vain till the last hour to publish ;
Or sieze the scissors manfully,
And clip and clip and clip
The better thoughts ef others 1
W pause for counsel
Joe ! hand the scissors !
Thai spicy little play-goer's paper, the Program
me, has some very racy and instructive paragraphs.
We find that in imiiation of some of the gentlemen
"who lay their claws" upon other people's drams,
eiiner LorDyn, or some other equally irreverent wag,
has put Shakespeare's Othello into rhyme. Alden'a
condensed essence of Cuffee mutt yield the palm.
Othello was a captain bold,
Though black as coal by nature ;
To Desdemona he ws bound
A beautiful young orayturs
With her ho led a happy life,
For she was no virago,
Until one day he chanced to meet
A villain, numd lago.
Says he , you'r wnesa peijurea jade,
She is a faithless lassie, oh !
She dosen't care a straw for you,
She'd give your eyes for Cassio.
With him she gallivants about,
In all her hours of laysure ;
She stold your pocket handkerchief.
For him to wipe his razior.
My handkerchief ! my handkerchief!
Othello then did stammer ;
My cotton pocket handkerchief!
'Oh, d .her, lewd minx, d her!"
Neither with dagger, nor with dirk,'
For that would make a foul stir ;
Bu' first I'll put the candle out,
And shlay her with the boulster !
Our excellent friend Tom has added a moral .'
Othello is the negro race ;
lago is their Greeley !
And if the darkies follow him,
He'll bamboozle them ginteellj !
Amusing Proplncy.
During a recent trip to New Hampshire, a grave
citizen oi that territory relieved the tedium of some
twenty miles over the Eastern Railroad by the reci
tal of a prophecy made many yearB ago by Loren
zo Dow, regarding Franklin Pierce, when represen
tative in Congress. V e cannot look to the chronology ,
but hope for the credit of cur friend that Lorenzo
Dow didn't die some dozen years before the time on
which his story was based. Our friend's twenty mile
story we condense as follows :
Whea Mr. Pierce was Representative in Congress
from New Hampshire, he was called upon in Wash
ington by the celebrated long-bearded preacher, Lo
renzo Dow, who claimed to powers of prophecy, and
we"nt about the country with a staff in band, and
girdled like John the Baptist. He was a remarkable
man any how, and won many proselytes by his won-
aerrui anu mysterious power, lie swayed men as
trees are swayed by the wind, and his out door ser
mons brought many a hardened sinner to repentance.
ivir. fierce was in nis room ai ms inn, engaged in
writing, when the waiter rapped upon the door, and
informed him that a rough-and-tumble old man down
etairs wanted to see him.
Tell him I am engaged,' said Mr. Pierce.
I've done so already, sir,' said the man, but he
won't budge. Indeed, he's the queerest old chan I've
ever seen, yer honor.'
Go down and find out his name, Jim,' said Mr.
Pierce, ' and if the old fellow wants to see me very
much tell him lo come again I'm very busy now.'
ine man went uown ana Mr. fierce returned hi
writing.
' Devil a bit he'll eo yer honor,' said the waiter,
again loosing in grinning prodigiously ; ne 6ays
his name is Dow, ana must see you, because he's got
a message for you.'
' Well, Jim,' said Mr. Pierce, with the good humor
that always characterized him, 'show him up.
In a few tr omenta the gaunt and sunburnt "Wan
dering Jew," as he was called, siond in the chamber,
wnere ne was cordially received by its occupant,
wno mviiea mm to ne seated until he should fin
ish his writing. The strange man complied, and
wnen me writing was completed, Mr. Pierce in
formed him that orhcial duties called him to the
Capitol, and invited him to walk thither with him
They left the room together, and when about leaving
tne nouse, ivir. uow remembered that he had lelt his
staff behind, and cooly ordered Mr. Pierce to go back
and bring it, which he good-humoredly did, and the
two proceeded down rennsylvania Avenue together,
attracting much attention by the contrast the one
'dressed in the elegance of fashion, the other in a
garb not like anything else in this world, nor, it is
hoped, in that which is to come. Mr. Pierce, with
the politeness of the true gentleman, made no sign
by which it could be inferred that he felt ashamed of
his companion, and walked on with him to the steps
of the Capitol.
1-ere the prophet stopped. He had, up to this mo
.ment, said nothing of the mission of which he had
informed the servant, but now he said :
44 Friend Franklin, I have something to tell you
that affects your coming life. You are now a Re
presentative in Congress. You will be sent back to
Congress, b it not 10 this House. Alter this you
will be sent back here again, but not as Congressman,
then you will be sent here no more. But a higher
mission await. you you will become a minister of
the Gos-pel ot Christ.''
oaying this, ne turned away suddenly, without a
further word of explanation, and the President to-be,
walked up the steps and entered upon his duties,
laughing at ihe prophecy so strangely maJe, which
he regarded as the mere figment of a diseased brain.
The sequel proved two thirds of the prophecy true,
and whether the balance will be verified remains to
be seen.
The slory was told by one who firmly believed it
was true, and we listened with the attention which it
deserved, with the reflection that more unlikely
things have cumc to pass. Boston Gazette.
The Girl in Rrr ; or the Sebenadp that Mubi
Fire. Cassius M. Clay tells the following : During
the late political canvass, Burlmgame and himself
occupied adjoining rooms at the Bates House, Indian
apolis. "At a late hour, one evening," says he, "I
was in B.'s room, and bo'h of us were somewhat
elated with the popular enthusiasm. We were as
soldiers are wont to do, fighting our battles over
again ; when a fine band right opposite my room
poured o'er the f-ea of night floods of snul-stirring
music. 'Clay, you are nonoiea, sma c, go and ac
knowledge the compliment.' With due diffidence I
excused myself ; when, a I had anticipated, the band
broke forth anew in strains of heroic melody in front
of the room occupied by B. 4I have you now, said
I; 'now give 'em a sentiment.' No, you,' said B.
'Well,' said I, 'both together;' so locking arms, wiih
an air of intense dignity, we walked out upon the
balcony, and in a faltering voice 1 commenced : 'In
diana, Massachusetts and Kentucky triple sisters-
may they ever be true to the family union !' The
leader of the band, after a pause, with a thick tongue
inquired, 'Who are you V 'Clay and Burlingame,'
said I. 'The h-11 you are,' said he in reply, and then j
in an undertone addressed to his followers, he con
eluded : Boys, ifs not the Gnl in Red." "
The Definition cf the Word Creole. Some
suppose the Creole to be nearly black, imagining the
word to be used as a term of disgrace or reproach.
The Spanish word Crillo (Creole) wad originally ap
plied to the descendants of whiles in Mexico, South
America and the West Indies, in whom white blood,
unmixed with that of eveiy other race, existed.
Tbis is still the only acceptance of the term in the
West Indies. A Mulatto is the offspring of a white
and negro; a Quadroon, of a white and a mulatto,
being one-quarter black ; a Muttee, of a white and a
quadroon, being one-eighth blacn Terms implying
a much less admixture of black blood, are pievaleot
in Cuba. Creole simply implies a white native of
those tfopioal climates, and a Mustafina of a white
and mustee, being ont-iixteenth white.
i England and China.
ii jngiana was not a great, tree, enlightened and
powerful nation, we should call her the most dan
gerous and meddlesome mischief-maker in the world,
but in spite of our occasional squabbles with her, we
Americans must respect her spirit, and admit that,
where she does meddle and make mischief, the re
sult is generally a service in the cause of humanity.
The first object is of course her own aggrandize
ment ; but in every part of the world, outside of the
United States, where England establishes her flag,
civilization finds a base ot operations from which to
begin the conquest over ignorance and barbarism.
Sometimes she is Quixotic in her enterprises of this
kind, and very often she is nrjust. But neither the
wisdom nor the justice of her course is part of our
present subject, and the happy cordiality now exist
ing between the governments and peoples of the
United States and England need not now be disturbed
by any reproaches for her conduct to other nations.
Wo Bimply wish to refrr, in connection with a new
political topic started by English arms M China, to
the restless vigilance of English pluck and the ex
treme readiness to plunge into a iight, upon very
moderate pretexts.
Not to .revive old bitternesses by recalling the nu
meiuus rr)isunttr,an(jig9 v-ith our government, we
need only refer to a -w 0f the other embroilments
that she has recently been engaged in. The Ruia.i
was her grandest enterprise of recent times. But
she had, also, before and during its progress, the con
quest of Burmah in hand. She has since then, an
nexed the kingdom of Oude to her dominions. She
has contrived to have a misunderstanding not seri
ous, howeve with Spain. She had threatened the
King of Naples with war, and actually hud a fleet
all rrady to bombard his capital. !he has threaten
ed to blockade the ports of Mexico, and came near
exeruting a similar ihieat g'ill6i Imv Grenada.
She has a lmle account to hettle with Ponm.uk, and
a heavy one still with Russia, which she is quite ready
to settle by the sword, it the pen doen noi suit her.
Quite lately she has undertaken a war with Persia,
the quarrel having begun, like a good many other
great and small quarrels, about a woman But it
has been agjjraved by the fact lhnt a Portion lorce
has taken a town belonging, not to England, but to
Affghdnisian. But sc ucely has he war in Persia
been begun, before we hear ,f her improvising an
other one in China, and bombarding Canton without
even a premonitory hint that she had any ill feeling
. towards the Celebiial Empire. Tiuly nry we say
that England, under the exercise of the Palmcrston
ian policy, has her hands lull.
1 he particulars of the quarrel that bs become so
serious at Canton are only imperfectly given in the
English papers that we have received. It appears
that a lorcha, sailing under British colors, h,.d heen
seized by the Chinese, and it is reported that the
heads ot several of the crew were removed by the
summary process of Chinese justice. What rheir
onence was is not stated, nor do the bripf Entrlish
accounts pretend that they w. re committing no of-
f I... ... . I 1 .
ieoce. dui h may d presumed ir.at they were .en
gaged in some outrage or they would not have been
so Harshly treated. However, heinj? undhr Rrinc h
colors, the living prisoners were entitled to BritUh
protection and the dead to British vengeance. A
naval force was despatched frcm Hong Kong, and the
Chinese cmcials refusing to make any amends lor
their conduct, Canton was bombarded from the river,
and an attack was also made from the land side.
Considerable damage was done to the walla, and a
fleet of twenty three war junks was destroyed. Tho
uiiubu iu33 ui me teiiiis io do inconsiaeraoif, hiiu
we nave no means ot estimating the destruction
among the Chinese. At the latest dates, the difficul
ty xwam unsettled, wild more figfitirifl: w8 anticipated.
Thus far the s'.ory, in brief. The motive for the
terrible punishment inflicted on the Chinese, in the
bombardment of a thickly-peopled town, seems some
what questionable. The emergency was not so des
perate as to demand the destruction of probably many
hundreds of lives and a vast amount of property.
Still, when the English arm is raised to chastise an
inferior nation, it rarely gives a gentle blow. In this
instance the blow is treated an the begining of a veri
table war, and the London journals are already, with
the commercial instinct o. the nation, discussing its
probable effects upon the prices of tea and silks, and
pointing out defects in the last treaty with China
which ought to be remedied in the treaty that is to
terminate this war. The Times scarcely attempts to
conceal its satisfaction that the opportunity for ap
plying this remedy has been furnished by Admiral
Seymour. In this negotiation England will have her
own way. There will be no balance of power to re
spect, no perplexing protocols, and no embarrasing
Pans Conference, where French is the language, and
Enplish dignity, as well as the English tongue, is at
a discount. As Americans we are interested, partly
because we have many traits in common with the
English, and would have been, perhaps, as ready to
bombard Canton if an outrage had been done to our
flag; but especially because we are great tea drink
ers and ereat silk-wearers. We must bone that the
quarrel will neither be long nor bloody j but we
6boutd also oe ready to avail ourselves or any laciu
ties that may offer, in the course of its settlement, by
which we may obtain these staples more advantage
ously, and improve, if possible, our means of in'er
course with the Chinese. Philad'a. Pennsylvanian.
The Laziest cf Men. There was a society es
tablished somewhere in England, many years ago,
entitled the Lazy Society. Applicants for admission
were rigidly scrutinized in respect to their habits,
(occupation they must have none,) natural tenden
cies, nervous organization, and general appreciation
of outward things.
No pereon liable to excitement on any subject, or
who eould be coaxed, thieatened, wheedled or sur
Plised into exertion or effort, stood the slightest
chance of membership.
Under such str.ngent regulations the society be-
comes quite select, and expulsions were not unire
quent of members who had forgotten themselves so
far as to be betrayed into momentary baste, in act
or worn.
At kngth, one unconsciously lazy chap found his
way into the society, who gave occasion to suspi
cions that his hour of rising in the morning wait too
early for the reputation of the institution. He was
seen on several successive mornings silting in bis
rocking chair, near the front window, at a:i early
hour, and information was foilbwith lodei with the
President, to that effrct.
The accused, on being arraigned, was informed of
the charge against him. and confronted by his accu
sers, who duly proved their statements; when, in
reply, the cuiprit stated that the rea-on he wa3 in.
his rocking-chair at so early an hour was, that he
was too d d laz y to go to led.
The society not only accepted bis explanation, but
deemed him a fit suhjret tor t;.e presidency, the in
cumbent resigned with such promptitude as nearly
cost him bis membrrship, and the lazy rascal was
unanimously elected in him stea l a position which,
we need hardly add, he retained until too lazy to
live. He actually d:ed of sheer indolence, and was
buried with all the honor of his lazy position.
IN. Y Evening Post.
" Bonaparte's English Letter. Count las Casas
ha, in hia rnllertinn at Pans, a curious document,
said to be the first aud only attempt of Napoleon to
writa in English, of which the following is -ive.. as
a transcript: Count las Casas since sixt week I
learn the English and I do not any progress, six week
rlo fourtj and U o day it might have lero fivty word
for day, I could kenw it two thousands and two hun
dred. It is in the dictionary more of fourty thousand
even he could must twenty bout much ofteen for
know it or hundred and twenly which do more two
years, after this you shall agree that to study one
tongue is a great labor, who it must do in the young
aged. Lorwood (Longwood) this morning the seven
March tharsday, one thousand eight huadied sixieeo
after nativity the year Jen Cbnrt."
A flower for the heart- wife full of truth, tonoeenoe and
1qt ii the pretties flower a man eaa mu oxt fin flean.
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