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VOL. 15.
WILMINGTON. N. C, FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 31, 1858.
NO. 18.
come under tnis rnie, u mey uesire iu u
in in in in in in n im hi i h m
Professional and Business Cards.
DEXTISTRY.
THE UNDERSIGNED takes pleasure in an
nouncing to the public, that he ia still carry
inff on the business at the old established
stand and during the last two years I have filled over two
thousand teeth, and found all to give entire satisfaction with
the exception of five, that being the number, as far as I can
ascertain, ah wors aone oy me is wunauicu iu give nann
faction, and charges moderate. "r
,Office Front et., three doors from the corner of Mar
kctst. JOHN H. FREEMAN.
Dec. 7, 1858. 78-Ct 15 -lm
WILLIAM J. PRICE.
TNSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES, n
L "WlLMINrtTON, N. C.
Solicits the patronage of his country friends, and all oth
ers engaged in the Turpentine business.
3-Office opposite No. 47, North Water Street.
Nov. 24th, 1858. 68-ly-w.
P. M. BIZZELI.,
i ROCER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT,
JT No. 2'J North Water Street,
Wilmington, N. C.
Prompt and personal attention given to the reception of
all kinds country produce, eitner lor saie or BHipmem.
Orders for groceries from cash customers will receive im
mediate attention, free of commissions.
Nov. l'Jth, 1858 . 12-ly
Fay. Obs. 12 mos. and send bill to this office immediately.
1VM. II. TUULIXGTON,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
Wilmington, N. C.
j5"Will give prompt and personal attention to all
consignments of SPIRITS TURPENTINE, ROSIN,
TAR, COTTON, FLOUR, and other country produce,
either for sale or shipment.
My wharf and warehouses being conveniently located for
the reception of produce either by Railroad or River, ena
bles me to make chargeR light. Nov. 12 11-ly
T. M. SMITH,
riOMMISSION AND FORWARDING MERCHANT,
I y Wilmington, N. C.
Will give personal and prompt attention to the sale and
shipment ot Cotton, .naval stores, and all other country pro
iluce.
Office No. 17, (up stairs) North Water St.. immediately
over M. Mclnnis .
Oct. 21st, 1858. 39-ly 8-ly
Harness & Leather Establishment.
EVERY variety of Saddles, Har
ness, Bridles, Whips and Trunks,
Harness. Band, String and hole Leather, Lait bkiu, Lining,
Ac: all kinds of Oil, Coach Trimmings, Carnet Bags, Valises,
Ac. Infallible Condition Powders, for diseased Horses and
Cattle, everv description of Ploughs and Agricultural Imple
ments. The largest stock in the State, and sold wholesale
or retail, at the lowest New York prices.
jOHarnes3 and Saddles manuiactured to order and re
paired. JAMES WILSON,
Dec. 3 14-Cm No. 5 Market St., near the wharf,
II. W. GROVES,
XSPECTOR OF TIMBER AND LUMBER,
Oct. 8, 1858. G-6m. Wilmington, N. C.
JOHN F. HERRING,
INSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES,
Wilmington, N. CI
tfa-Oflice at H. VonGlahn's store, North Water street,
where he can be found when not engaged in out-door busi
ness. April 2, 1858-31-ly
THOMAS W. PLAYER,
INSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES,
Wilmington, N.
March 19, 1857 29-ly.
C.
CLARK cSi FELT,
COACH AND CARRIAGE MAKERS,
Corner Third and Princess streets, opposite R. II. Grant's
Livery Stables, Wilmington, N. C,
kREKZXa BUGGIES AND ltOCK A WA i a constantly on
w3 hand. Repairing of all kinds, Painting and Trim
mine done in the neatest and most substantial manner. Or
ders solicited and promptly attended to. Terms, cash on
delivery.
March 5, 1858. 27-ly.
WILLIAM II. LIPPITT,
YYTHOLESALE AND RETIL DRUGGIST, and Dealer in
f Taints, (Jus, Dye btutts, Y indow (ilass, harden beeds
Perfumery, Patent Medicines, A-c. &c, corner of Front and
Market sts., immediately opposite Shaw's old stand Winning
ton, N. J. o
JOSEPH L. KEEN,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER, respectfully informs the
public that he is prepared to take contracts in his line
of business. He keeps constantly on hand, Lime, Cement
Plaster, Plastering Hair, Philadelphia Pkess Bhick, Firs
Brick, &c.
N. B. To Distillers of Turpentine, he is prepared to put
up Stills at the shortest notice May 20 37-ly.
WILMINGTON MARBLE WORKS,
Wilmington, N. C.
WG. MILLIGANj proprietor, respectfully informs the
public, that he is prepared to make and put up to or
derMarble Monuments of all sizes, Tombs, Head-Stones,
Furniture 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
establishment in the country, North or South.
Iron Railing 50 diilerent 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
3 ocharge made.
Nov. 23d. 12-tf.
W. II. McRARY & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS, corner Princess and Water
street, Wilmington, N. C.
kefekences :
n. R. Savage, Cashier Bank Cape Fear, Wilmington, N. C.
Col. John McRae, Pres't Bank Wilmington, do. do.
D. A. Davis, Cashier 3ranch B'k Cape Fear, Salisbury,do.
J. G. Lash, " " " " " Salem, do.
J. Eli Gregg, President of Bank Cheraw, S. C. Oct 17
JAMES O. BOWDEN,
"NSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES,
. April 4, 185G 31-tf. Wilmington, N.
C
ALFRED ALOE KM AN,
INSPECTOR OF NAVAL STORES,
Wilmington. N. C.
Will give prompt attention to all business in his line.
Feb. 20th, 1857. 25-ly
GEO. W. ROSE,
l ARPENTER AND CONTRACTOR,
June 17
Wilmington, N. C.
S. M. W EST,
AUCTIONEER AND COMMISSION MERCHANT.
219-tf Wilmington, N. C.
CARRIAGE FACTORY.
B. R. HOOD respectfully informs the public
that he is still at his old stand in Clinton, where
he continues to manufacture CARRIAGES, BAROUCHES,
ROCKAWAYS AND BUGGIES. He is prepared at all times
to execute work with neatness and despatch. He superin
tends all his operations in person, and guarantees that his
work shall be as durable, as neat, and as cheap as any other
establishment in the State.
He is now constantly employed in manufacturing and ap
plying his new patent scroll springs, without which no
buggy can be complete. These springs prevent the usual
unpleasant motion, and add but little to the cost of a buggy
and is of incalculable benefit, as they completely prevent
that strain upon the other springs which has given rise to so
many breakings. All who want an easy riding buggy will
give him a call.
May 28th, 1858 39-tf
Wanted.
NEGROES I NEGROES WANTED ! !
GENTLEMEN YOUR OLD CUSTOMER IS YET in
market for likely Negroes, for which I am determined
to pay the highest cash nrice3. Persons having such
for bale would do well to give me a call, or address me at
Clinton, N. C. J. A. Mc ARTHUR.
Dec. 17. lG-ly
NEGROES WANTED.
THE SUBSCRIBER IS IN MARKET FOR A number
of likely Negroes, MEN AND WOMEN, BOYS AND
GUtLS, for which the highest cash prices will be paid.
Those having such property to dispose of will find it to
their advantage to call on the subscriber at Wilmington.
DAVID J. SOUTHERLAND.
June 27th, 185C. 43-tf
FARMERS LOOK OUT.
$S ALL WHO WISH TO SELL NEGPvOSWTILL FLND
yf it to their interest to address me at Clinton, or visit me
-vfr, at home, as all who know me know I give exceedingly
Ingii prices, and that without jewing or telling that Negros
have fallen. I wish to make an investment soon, as I have
but little to invest. Address, LUKE A. POWELL.
Aug. 3.- l-9m. Clinton, Sampson Co., N. C.
RHODE'S SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF LIME.
IN INTRODUCING THE ABOVE HIGHLY AUTHENTI
cated article to the Planters of N. Ca., we omit any length
ened remarks, preferring to secure their approval by actual
teBts and experiments, for which purpose we have made ar
rangements with Messrs. KEITH & FLANNER, of Wilming
ton, to receive orders for such quantities as Planters may
require, who will furnish it at our prices, (forty-five dollars
perton,) with the simple addition of shipping expenses.
Messrs. K. & F. will also furnish a pamphlet containing
directions for use, together with letters from those who have
tested its value as a tertilizer by actual experiments.
Dec 25 17-tf B. M. RiiODES & CO.
SSI
Schools.
CMBfTOSr FEMALE IJfSTTUTE.
THIS INSTITUTION RESUMED OPERATIONS ON
the 13th of September last, under the miidance
of tue same Faculty and Rules of the last two Sessions.
! or particulars, see Catalogues, or address L. C. Graves,
or H. A. BIZZET.T,.
Secretary of Board of Trustees.
Dec. 24, 1858. 17-3m
WILSON FEMALE SEMINARY,
AND
WILSON MALE ACADEMY.
WILSON. N. l
Superintended by Mr. & Mrs. Richardson, in the Seminary,
AMI KX
Mr. Richardson and Mr. Marshall in the Academv. aided
by a full corps of Assistant Teachers.
THESE SCHOOLS WILL BE RE-OPENED FOR THE AD
mission of Pupils on the 10th of January, 1859.
wrompiness soneiiea.
No chansre of Teachers, Terms, or of the anti-zenlnrian
basis on which the Schools have heretofore been condu -ted.
School Rooms and Boarding Houses separate. Board
from $8 to $10 per month. Tuition from $7 50 to $30 00 per
session of Five months.
Circulars containing the plans of the Schools ia full, sent
upon application. Address
JJ. H. UIUUAKUbU, A. M.,
Principal of the Wilson Schools, or
J. B. WILLIAMS,
Secretary and Financial Agent.
December 24th, 1858. . 17-tlFeb
WAYNE FEMALE COLLEGE.
niHE SPRING SESSION OF THIS FLOURISHING IN
J. stitution, located in Goldsboro', N. C, will commence
on Thursday, the Cth of January, 1859.
Our location is peculiarly adapted to suit the Eastern nnr-
tions of North Carolina, Virginia and South Carolina. Those
who send tiieir daughters and wards into the middl and
Western sections of the State to be educated, exnose them
to imminent danger. For after they have passed the winter
and spring in those sections, then for them to remove to the
Eastern counties to spend their vacation in June and Jidu.
is, to say the least, very hazardous to their health. Few
constitutions can sustain the sudden transition without inju
ry. But Goldsboro' is situated ,inst near the dividing line,
having the low country on the East and the hill country on
the West; and our pupils from the seaboard can safely visit
their homes at any season of the year, and not be in such
uanger irom too great cliange ol climate. Let the people
of Eastern Carolina, then, continue to sustain their own
cherished institution.
Board and Tuition, including washing, lights, fuel and fur
nished rooms, $71 50 per session. Ornamental branches at
the customary prices. Lessons in vocal music given without
charge. For a Catalogue, address the undersigned.
S. M. FROST, President.
Dec. 10, 1858. 15-4w
SCHOOL BOOKS.
THE ATTENTION OF THE CITIZENS OF
Wilmington, New Hanover and adjoining
Counties, is called to the laree and extensive
assortment of SCHOOL BOOKS recently received bv them.
and which they offer for sale upon the most reasonable
terms. MERRRILL & PIERCE.
Sept. 30th , 1S58 21-lt 5-tf
LEXOIR COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE.
MALE AND FEMALE.
LEVI BRANSON, A. B., Principal of Male Department.
MISS S. L. HAMPTON, in charge of Female Department,
milE SESSION IS NOW OPENING FINELY. OUR AC
I commodations are good, and we are aiming at a high
grade of scholarship. We hope to meet the educational
wants of Eastern Carolina. Thanks to our friends for liberal
patronage.
Board in advance, is $G 50 : Tuition from $10 to $15 : Or
namentals extra. For Catalogues apply to the Principal at
Lenoir institute, ljenoir County, N. C, or to
W. HENRY CUNNINGGINS, Secretary.
Sept. 4th, 1857 1-tf
Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils, &c.
'5
PAINTS AX1J OILS.
1 A AAA LT5S- Pure White Lead;
1U.UUU 5,000 lbs. Pure White Zinc ;
500 lbs. Pure White Zinc, in Varnish;
500 lbs. Silver Paint in Oil ;
50 bbls. " " dry assorted;
10
5
5
.1
u
11
Spanish Brown
Venetian Red ;
Yellow Ochre ;
Linseed Oil ;
Lard Oi' ;
Best Sp -rm Oil :
Chrome Green, in oil and dry ;
5 "
5 "
2 "
300 lbs
200 "
" Y ellow. in Oil .and dry. For sale
wholesale and retail, bv
Oct. 2 5-tf
W. H. LIPPITT,
Druggist & Chemist.
General Notices.
NOTICE.
milE SUBSCRIBER bavins obtained Letters of Adminis
I tration on the estate of John I). Moore, at the December
Term 1S5S, of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions for
the County of New Hanover, hereby, notifies all persons in
debted to the said estate to come 'forward and make pay
ment, and those persons having claims against said estate,
to present them within the time prcscrilied by law or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
Dec. 14th, 158. lG-3t OWEN ALDERMAN, Adm'r.
NCJTICE.
rTUIE SUBSCRIBER having obtained letters testamentary
J on the estate of the late Leah Blndworth. at the Decem
ber Term, 1858, of the Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
for the County of New Hanover, hereby notifies all persons
indebted to said estate, to come forward and make payment,
and those having claims against said estate are notified to
present them Avithin the time proscribed by Jaw, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.
A. J. WESTBROOK, Executor.
December 11th, 1858 lG-3t
NOTICE.
ON THE FIRST OF JANUARY 1850, THE COPART
nership now existing under the name and style of
BLUMENTHAL & BRO., at Long Creek, will be dissolved
by mutual consent. The business of the present firm will
be continued by the junior partner, Samuel Blumenthal.
SAMUEL BLUMENTHAL,
JACOB BLUMENTHAL.
Dec. 17th, 1858. l-4w.
A1
LL PERSONS INDEBTED to the late firm of BLUMEN
THAL & BRO., are earnestly requested to come for
ward and make immediate payment, before the first day of
February, 1850. All claims on hand after that time will be
put out lor collection. No exception made.
JACOB BLUMENTHAL.
Dec. 17, 1858. 17-4w.
STOVES AND GRATES,
THE LARGEST ASSORTMENT,
OF THE LATEST AND MOST
IMPROVED PATTERNS,
ever oflered in this State, will sell as
low as can be bought North.
L. A. HART.
GUNS GINS.
JcST RECEIVED FROM ENGLAND, direct, the leargest
and best assortment of DO UBLE G UNS ever ottered
in this market, made to my own order, and which I can sell
at 15 per cent, less than if bought hi New York.
1 L. A. HART.
THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE POT.
THIS NEW COFFEE POT, for which a patent has been
issued, possess this advantage over all others : It is weil
known that, ill the ordinary way of boiling coffee, the tine
aroma, which gives to the coffee its most delicious flavor,
passes off with the vapor, ana me longer h is uuucu,
norp Litter nn.l undatable, and unhealthy it becomes,
hence a resort to the French Strainer, which gives a raw
tasting beverage. " THE OLD DOMINION COFFEE
OT entirely prevents the escape oi aroma, une-muu
less coffee is required, and the full flavor of the berry re
tained. A large number of testimonials nave Deen receiveu
from those who have used them. For sale by
Jj. A. UAl'.l.
CARBON OIL LAMPS AT REDUCED PRICES ;
ALSO A LARGE ASSORTMENT Of XL, tuiTtuanu
Sheet Iron Ware, of my own manufacture, which will
be sold low for cash or approved credit. Turpentine Stills
made to order, or any other article in my nne, at snort no
tice. -
Oct. 8. 2S-1W i-yn
T. WAOD1LL
Has taken charge of the
FAYETTEYILLE HOTEL.
WITH EFFICIENT AID IN THE D'FFERENT de
partments, and his own supervision of the entire Es
tablishment, he hopes to give satisfaction to the pat
rons of the House.
Raleigh and Warsaw four horse lines of Stages arrive
and depart from this House daily, and the Salem Stage tri
weekly.
tayetteviiie, in. c, uci. i,
1858.
6-3m
NEW BOOKS FOR AGENTS.
SOLD ONLY BY SUBSCRIPTION.
xrr
"ANTED. AN AGENT IN EVERY COUNTY to
en-
W rr in the sale of THREE NEW WORKS, beautiful
ly illustrated, entitiea iiua umci i aw mcuviti
OF HENRY CLAY," giving a complete and reliable Biogra
phy of HENRY CLAY, his most able and important Speech
es, and also fifteen Eulogies and Orations, delivered at
" . . . ,.ATii,in,Tni rr rnnp iris f r
Washington ana otner pans oi uic uumu, ou mc umwu
of his death-subscription price, $2 00; " THE LAND WE
LIVE IN : OR, TRAVELS AND ADVENTURES IN NORTH
AND SOUTH AMERICA," price 13 50, aud " HOWARD'S
DOME-TIC MEDICINE," containing over 1,000 large octa
vo pages ; price U 00. Circulars, giving full information,
with Terms to Agents, sent on application. Address,
b. DUANE RULISON, Publisher,
No. 33 S. Third St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Aug. 20. ' 6l-6me6w.
For Sale and to Let.
STJM31ER RESIDENCE FOR SALE.
THE RESIDENCE of the late Mr. John St. Georse.
containing ONE HUNDRED & THIRTY ACRES
OF LAND, about 90 acres of which are cleared and
under good fence, is offered for sale. The dwelling is a two
story building. On the premises are also all necessary out
buildings. The Land3 are situated immediately on the Plank
Road leading to Onslow county, and eleven miles from Wil
mington. The soil is well adapted to the growth of
GROUND PEAS. For particulars, apply to J. W. St.
George, on the premises, or to G. W. POLLOCK,
Post Office, Wilmington, N. C.
P. S. If not previously disposed of at private sale, the a
bove Lands will be sold at public auction, at Exchange Cor
ner, in Wilmington, on the 5th day of January next.
Terms One-half cash balance on a credit of two years,
wun rjona and approved security, with interest from sale.
vw. io, mos. o-3t iti-ts
LAND FOR SALE.
"VXTILL BE SOLD, on Wednesday, the 5th January next,
V ? 6i miles from Wilmington, on the Plank Road. TWO
HUNDRED ACRES OF LAND. lrontin2 the Sound, be
tween Dr. A. F. Newkirk's and James Stoklev's: also.
THREE HUNDRED ACRES of BANKS. ISLANDS, and
MARSH. For further particulars. aDDlv to Stenhen Suea-
den on the premises. Terms made known on day of sale.
J. A. SANDERS.
Dec. 24, 1858. 17-ts.
FOR SALE OR RENT.
THE LATE RESIDENCE OF GEN. JOHN GRAY
Bynum, deceased, corner of 6th and Orange Streets.
For terms, apply to N. N. Nixon, Esq., or C. T. N.
Davis, Esq., or to the undersigned, Cottage Home, Lincoln
County, N. C. WM. P. BYNUM, Administrator.
January 8th. 1S58 19-tf
VALUABLE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
NEGROES, LANDS, TURPENTINE DISTILLERY,
MOCK. FARMING IMPLEMENTS. ETC.. ETC.
ON THURSDAY, the 13th day of January, 1859, the sub
scriber will offer at public sale, at his residence in
Bladen County, about three miles from Beatty's Bridge, the
following valuable property, to wit :
twenty-eight likely Negroes, consisting ot men, women
and children. The negroes will be sold in one lot or in
families, ai may be desired.
Also, at the same time and place, a valuable tract ot tann
ing and turpentine land, containing about thirty-nve hun
dred acres, lying immediately on the waters of Black River,
and having a convenient outlet to market by Steamboat
navigation. The improvements on the above laud consist of
a comfortable dwelling-house, with good negro nouses,
stables, and all other necessary out-buildings, with excel
lent water on the premises. The location is one of the most
healthy in the State.
Also, a number one turpentine Still, with a capacity ot
twenty-hve barrels.
Also, the whole stock of horses, cattle, lugs, corn, fod
der, peas, farming implements, furniture, etc., etc.
Terms, which will be accommodating, made known at
sale. A. N. McDONALD.
Dec. 17th, 1858 10-ts isor4thp
Raleigh Standard, Charlotte Democrat, Fayette ?ille Ob
server, Charleston Courier, Augusta Constitutionalist, Mobile
Tribune, Memphis Bulletin, once a week till sale. Send
bills to this office immediately for collection.
VALUABLE PLANTATION AND LAND FOR SALE.
THE SUPSCRIBER, BEING DESIROUS OF
changing his business, offers for sale his LANDS,
lying in Brunswick county, between the r aette-
ville and Wilmington road and Cape Fear River, three miles
from Brinkley's depot, on the W. & M. R. R., and nineteen
miles above Wilmington. The tract of land contains SIX
HUNDRED AND FORTY ACRES. There is cleared
land sufficient to work three ploughs, of which are fifteen
or twenty acres of good river land, and an excellent low
land Pasture tor stock, the uplands are level, and an inex
haustible bed of MARL very convenient. It is a very heal
thy location, well watered ; with a comfortable new dwel
ling house and other necessary buildings. I also oiler for
sa e TWO HUNDRED ACRES OF LAJSV lying ou
the N. E. side of Cape Fear River on Lyon Swamp, in Bla
den county. Terms easy. For further particulars, apply to
the subscriber on the premises, or address to Kobiuson P,
O., Brunswick county, N. C. R. A. LYTLE.
September 17, 1858. 3 -Cm
NOTICE.
THE SUBSCRIBER WILL SELL at Public Auction,
on Wednesday the 5th day of January next, at Ex
change Corner, in the town of Wilmington, at 11 o'
clock, A. M., FOUR Ll&ELX AFUMUU, belonging to
the estate of Charles V. Nixon, deceased. Terms, six
months credit, bond with approved security.
DAVID JAS. MXON, Adm'r.
Dec 15. S5-2t-niMV-2tbs lG-ts
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
THE UNDERSIGNED offers for sale, his
!$ DWELLING HOUSE & LOT, either .separately
ur witn ins i aij.ua ana improvements.
The dwelling is large and commodious, and although located
upon the Plantation, is within tbe limits of the corporation
of Jacksonville, Onslow com.ty. The Plantation consists of
ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED ACRES, situ
ated on New River, and is partly embraced within the limits
oi the corporation of Jacksonville. A large portion ol
this land is cleared, and the balance well timbered, and can
be easily cleared and drained.
He will also either sell or rent 1,700 ACRES OF TUR
PENTINE LAND, with the trees mostly boxed. This
Land is situated very favorably on the New River.
His Plantation on Bachelor's Delight, ami several other
small places will be rented out. Purchasers cau be sup
plied with the necessary articles on the premises.
All the above LANDS are s-ituuted on New River, and
from the late improvements in the River, it now abounds in
the most choice luxuries of the table Fish, Oysters, Wild
Ducks, &c, of the most choice quality, all of which are
furnished in the greatest abundance, making ;i residence
contiguous most desirable.
The above property will be exchanged for young Negroes,
or sold on a credit, or for cash, as may best suit the purcha
ser. For further particulars apply to G. J. WARD,
Nov. 23-13-tf. Jacksonville. N. C.
NOTICE.
THE UNDERSIGNED, will sell on time, on the first
f Monday in January next, if not previously disposrd of,
in the town of Jacksonville, a large DWELLING
HOUSE AND LOT, built expressly for a Tavern, with all
necessary out buildings, and every thing new and neat about
the premises. Also, one Still Yard with all necessary build
ings on said Lot, it is immediately on the river.
Sold with the above conditions.
G. J. WARD,
R. G. WARD.
Nov. 2Gth, 1858 13-tf
ANOTHER IMPORTANT SALE IN DUPLIN.
IN OBEDIENCE TO SUNDRY DEL'KEEM Vf liitt
Court of Equity for Duplin county, I will expose
for sale bv nublic auction, at the Court Houe in Ken-
ansville, on the first day of January, 185i), the following
described Real Estate in said county, viz : The HOUSE and
LOT in Kenansville, known as the UNION HOTEL, lately
occupied by John D. Abernathy, deceased, and which is a
popular and pleasant location in the said Village. Also, 1
TRACT OF LAND containing 200 acres, on Mill Branch,
near Kenansville, where the late Mrs. Elizabeth A. Houston
formerly resided.(a desirable and valuable little , dace.) Also,
a tract ol Land containing 190 acres on Limestone Creek, and
formerly belonging to Margaret R. Whaley, dee'd. Also, a
tract of Land containing 140 acres on the Morth East River,
and formerly belonging to Bryan Mallard, deceased ; also, a
tract of Land containing 150 acres on Mathis' branch, and for
merly the property of hamuel Davis, deceased ; also, a tract
of Land containing 75 acres on the waters of the North East,
and formerly belonging to Alexander (juinn, deceased.
Terms made known at sale, which will be for the most part,
bonds at six months, bearing interest.
J ERE PEARSALL, C. M. E.
Duplin Co., Oct. 20, 185S. Pr. Adv. $12 US. fJ-ts
LAND FOR SALE.
mHE SUBSCRIBER offers for sa:e 2,500 acres of LAND,
I nn thfi South West side of the Wilmington & Manchester
Rail Road, and in the couuty of Brunswick, immediately ad-
ioinin" the -aid i;oau, aoout m;ies noui Mumiugiuu,
a;idabout2 miles below Maxwells station, nve or six
hundred acre may be called piney lana, ana tnen unmeai
utelv back ol this, and about one quarter of a mile from said
Road, bW) to luou acres oi me uutsi' ouuj ui xso.iu.jhjj.
LAND in this part of the country, which can be reclaimed
and put in a fine farm at less expense than any land that I
know of. It is covered with a growth of Oak, Ash, Poplar,
Sweet Gum, Mulbery, and all the other growth of wood usu
al on fine high or Hammock Land. Ihe balance of said
track, and back ot the above is a nne d wami, witna neavy
growth of CYPRESS AND READS UK VAJX. At
this time carting can be done through any of said Lands.
The range for hogs or cattle is tne nnest l ever saw.
Persons wishing to examine said lands will nna me near
Westbrook's Post Office, B!a len county, N. C; and in my
absence they will find Mr. John B. Ellis on the land, who
will show it. J. A. RUBESON.
October 2Jth, 18oS. -w
900 TO lOOO BALES OP COTTON PER ANNUM.
I AM STILL MAN UFACT U 1U.N i Al Itlfc KUUivl 111'.
MILLS, Edgecombe county, N. C, iKK) to 1000 Bales Cot
ton per annum, and will deliver at any of our Railroad de
pots, free OI ireignts, to punctual customers, ou o mourns
time, or discount of 24 per cent, for cash, COTTON YARN,
SEINE TWINE, PLOW LINES, &c.
Orders addressed to WILLIAM, b. BAl li-rJ, KocKy Alt.,
Edgecombe county, N. C, will be promptly attended to.
March 25, 1858 30-10m
FEKMANENT AND TRANSIENT BOARDING.
MISS A. F. LUCAS,
WOULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM HER FRIENDS
and the public, that she has reuted the large building
on Front street, opposite the Bank of Cape Fear.
known as the WASHINGTON HOUSE, and has fitted it
up in the most comfortable manner lor the accommodation
of PERMANENT AND TRANSIENT BOARDERS.
Her terms will be found reasonable, and every effort will be
made to give satisfaction.
Wilmington, N. C., Dec. 17, 1858. . lG-3t
Official Notices.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA.
SAMPSON COCNTY.
Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions Nov. Term,
1S58.
Sarah Carroll, widow of Raif ord Carroll,
VS. , t.:: r -
JohnO. Carroll. David D. Carroll, Jas. "'
Cox and wife Mary, and o hers, J
IT
O.
APPEALING to the satisfaction of the Court, thatJohn
Carroll is not an inhabitant of this State : On motion,
it was ordered by the Court, that publication be made in the
Weekly Wilmington Journal for six weeks, for him to be
and appear at the next term of this Court, to be held for the
county of Sampson, at the Court House in Clinton, the 3d
Monday of February next, then and there to plead, answer
or demur to this petition, or the same will be held pro con
fesso as to him.
Witness, J. R. Reaman, Clerk of our said Court, at office
in Clinton, the 3d Monday of November, 1858, and of Amer
ican Independence the 3d vear, this the 2t)th of November,
1S50. J. R. BEAM AN, Cl'k.
Dec. 3, 1858. t Pr. adv. $5 02 14-5w
IN EQUITY HORRY DISTRICT, S.
C.
The Administratix of John Readmon.
Bill to Marshal Assets
and for Partition.
vs.
Henrv Hardv. et. al.
"T APPEARING to mv satisfaction, that Marv E. Read-
. mon, a party defendant to the above bill, resides beyond
the jurisdiction of this Court : It is, on motion of Harllee &
Walsh, complainants' Solicitors, ordered, that the said de
fendant do appear, plead, answer or demur to the bill afore-
sa.d, within three months Irom the date of this publication,
or an order pro confesso may be taken against her.
JNO. R. BEAT TY, Comm. in Equity.
Commissioner's Office, Nov. 3, 1858. 12-eow3m
Rewards.
LOST S10 REWARD.
ON THE CARS YESTERDAY EVENING BE-
tween Burgaw Station and Wilmington, or be
tween the Passenger Depot and the Rock Spring
tiotel, a common sized, black clasped Pocket Book, much
worn, in which was $50 in cash and one Note of $47 on Noah
Lanier, with a credit of $26 60. Also, one note against Pe
ter Padrick, Jesse Meeks and Padrick, for forty dollars ;
uate not reconecteu payaoie to LiOtt w. rippett. All per
sons are forewarned from trading for said papers, and the
above reward will be paid for
Book and its contents to me.
Dec. 11.
the delivery of the Pocket
THOMAS LEE.
82 lw 17-6 w
$tOO REWARD.
RANAWAY from the subscriber, on or about the
15th day of June, 1S57, his man "RICHARD." some
times called ' RICHARD MALLETT.J' Said Richard
is a mulatto, about 3 to 35 years of age, rather likely, quick
spoken, and given to talking, especially if he has been drink
ing ; is slim built, about 5 feet 8 to 10 inches high ; has had
his ears pierced, and has generally worn small rings in them.
He is a Carpenter by trade. He formerly belonged to Mr.
T. J. Armstrong, and was raised in the town of Wilmington,
and waited about tne store oi mil & Armstrong has a
wife in Wilmington named Maria, belonging to Mrs. C. A.
Fulton, and now hired to Mr. A. McRae, Jr. He may be
lurking about Wilmington, or perhaps may have gone to
Weldon, Petersburg, or Norfolk, passing himself oS as free,
and may have obtained work at some of the railroad depots.
I will give the above reward for his delivery to me, or his
lodgment in any jail where 1 can get him.
J. H. MURPHY.
Moore's Creek, New Hanover Co., N. C.
May 15, 1858 213-6t 38-tf.
The Gift of Love.
" Give me," I said " that ring,
Which on thy taper finger gleams ;
Sweet thoughts to me 'twid bring,
When summer sunset's beams
Have faded o'er the western sea,
And left me dreaming, love, of thee !"
" Oh. no !" the maiden cried;
" This shining ring is bright, but cold :
That bi:nd is loosely tied
Which must be clasped with gold !
The ring would soon forgotten be :
Some better gift I'll give to thee !"
" Then give me that red rose,"
Said 1, " which on thy bosom heaves,
In ecstacied repose,
And droops its bldshing leaves ;
If thou wouldst have me think of thee,
Fair maden give the rose to me !"
u Oh, no," she softly said,
' I will not give thee any flower :
This rose will surely fade
It passes with the hour :
A faded rose can never be
An emblem of my love for thee !"
Then give but thy word
A vow of love 'twere better yet,"
I cried ; " who once has heard
Such vows, can ne'er forget !
If thou will give this pledge to me,
Nor ring nor rose I'll ask of thee !"
" Oh, no !" she said again ;
' For spoken vows are empty breath,
Whose memory is vain
When passion perisheth ;
If e'er I lose my love for thee,
My vows must all forgotten be !"
" Then what," I asked, " wilt thou,
O dearest ! to thy lover give ?
Nor ring, nor rose, nor vow
May I from thee receive ;
And yet, some symbol should there be
To typify thy love for me!"
Then dropped her silvery voice
Unto a whisper soft and low :
" Here take this gift my choice
The sweetest love can know !"
She raised her head all lovingly,
And smiling, gave a kiss to me !
A Self-Entrapped Burglar. Recently of a cold
night, an old man named Treadwell, occupying a lonely
situated house a short distance Irom the village of Mt
Vernyn, in Wescliester county, was disturbed soon after
he hud retired to bed, by a strange noise at intervals, as
o( a person hallowing at a distauce. Being alone and
having some money in his possession, he was somewhat
alarmed, but with Quixotic resolution, got up, procured
a lidit and sought to ascertain (roin whence the noise
come, aud the cause thereof.
Slightly attired, and shivering with cold, but not with
fright, he was led here and there about the house in his
search, the noise sometimes seeming to be on doors,
and then again between the rails. Finally, he removed
the fireboard of the capacious kitchen fireplace, carefully
introduced the light first, and cautiously bis head next,
and there saw danglying a pair of cowhide boots.
" Hallo !" he interrogatorily exclaimed, " who do these
belong to ?" " Me," replied a sepulchral voice ; ' I'm
haimost dead ' elp me out !" " Stay there," the old man
rejoined.
The old gentleman then replaced the fireboard and
aain returned to bed. During the night he heard the
no longer mysterious voice several times. In the morn
iug he got up at his usual time, coolly ate his breakfast,
and then went to the village. Soon he returned with
Constable Sedar, and other persons. They had to break
away a portion of the brick-work to release the chimney
bird, who proved to be Oi,e Thomas Wilson, a young
Englishman, who had on him a pistol loaded to the muz
zle, with powder aud ball.
Festival l Boston. It is stated that the most ex
tensive arrangements are now iu progress for the cele
bration of the birthday of Daniel Webster, which will
take place on the first of January in grand style. The
Hon. Caleb CushiDg has been selected as the presidios:
officer, and the Hon. Rufus Choate will be present. The
Fresident, together with the Cabinet, and the most dis
tinguisbed Congressmen, are to be invited.
'I he following account of the first celebration of Mr.
Webster's birth has just been published :
" The revolutionary servict-s of his father were very
important, extending through the whole war. At first
a captain, he was promoted in 1784 to the rank of colo
nel. He was a brave, trusty, and reliable officer, and
engaged in many situations ot great responsibility. He
was in the army when the uew3 came of the birth of his
son Daniel. Calling to his lrother-in-law, Stephen Bo-
honnou, he said, Here, Stephen, I have another boy at
home ; get a gallon of rum, apd we will be merry.' This,
of course, was before temperance days, when every good
Christian thought it no harm to use a little stimulant to
help keep the hart cheerful."
A Man with the Heart on the Right Side of
His Body. At Cincinnati, a day or two ago, a man
died, who had been for some months an inmate of one
of the hospitals, and whose disease had exhibited such
peculiar and unknown symptoms as to baffle the great
est skill of the best physicians. Under the circumstan
ces it wa3 deemed avisable to make a post mortem ex
amination, when it was found that in the diaphragm
was a large hole, and that the intestines had been forced
un and had pressed the heart from Its natural position.
over to the right side, of hi3 body, where it had per-
formed its functions for several years ; the man himself
having been prevented from his dailv labor onlv for the
last few months.
From the National Intelligencer of Dec. 16, 1858.
The Coast Surrey.
Seeing that attempts have been made recently to de
cry and disparage the operations of the Coast Survey
and the ability of its Superintendent, we take pleasure
in giving the remarks made by Sir Roderick Impet
Mcrchison in presenting the Victoria Gold Medal to
Professor Bache, at the Anniversary Meeting of May
24, 1858, and published on page 232 of the Proceedings
for the year 1858.
1 he Victoria or Patron s Medal has been adjudicated
to Professor Alexander Dallas Bache for his successful
labors in carrying out the great Coast Survey of the
United States of America. This noble work owes its
origin, we believe, to the suggestion of those enlightened
statesmen, Jefferson and Gallatin, as early as 1807, and
was supported m 1809 by the American Philosophical
Society, when Mr. Hasslsr, an eminent geometer of
Switzerland then resident in the United States, was en
trusted with it3 execution. But war, and the time re
quired for the manufacture of the instruments, delayed
the commencement of the work till 1816. Continuing
the Burvey, with a brief interruption, to 1844, Mr. Hass
ler was then succeeded by our medallist.
Operations of this nature will of course have been
made available for a correct delineation of all the surface
of the interior ; for it is manifest that every triangle re
ferable to a known unit furnishes three decided bases
with which others may be connected in any direction,
as long as there remains a terra fir ma for the instruments
to stand on : but these internal operations, being more
of a domestic nature, do not appear to the Council to
establish anv distinct claim to the medal. The case.
however, is very different when we come to consider the
accurate delineation of such a coast as that of the United
States, commencing at the State of Maine, comprising
no less than eighteen States on the Atlantic and Gulf of
Mexico, besides others on the Pacific, and extending, as
we are credibly informed, over not less than 30,000 miles.
This number no doubt includes all the windings and in
dentations of the coast, and the interiors of its harbors,
the islands, &c: for it is to be remarked that, by the
especial provision of the Government of America, the
duty is not confined to one class of persons, but is shared
equally by military and naval men and civilians, all
chosen for their fitness ; whereby not only is the field for
selection vastly expanded, but a greater facility of cor
rectly tijkin soundings and delineating shoals, harbors,
and isolated rocks is afforded.
It would be impossible to do justice to an extensive
work of this sort on an occasion like the present ; but as
the previous reports of this celebrated Coast Survey,
from 1844 to 1855, inclusive, are in our library, those of
our associates, and of the public generally, who wish to
form an estimate of their value, can do so at their leisure,
and they will see how vastly our medallist has pushed on
this great work. They will assuredly then rise from the
examination with the thorough conviction that, whether
we regard the science, skill, and zeal of the operators, the
perfection ot their instruments, the able manner in which
the Superintendent has enlisted all modern improvements
into his service, the care taken to have the observations
accurately registered, his modest and unpretending de
meanor, or the noble liberality of the Government, tem
pered with prudent economy, all unprejudiced persons
must agree that the trigonometrical survey of the U nited
States of America stands without a superior.
What, then, are we to say respecting the accurate de
lineation of this immense tract of coast, so much fre
quented by commerce, so important in every point of
view to mankind at large, but that it is a great and
universal boon conferred on all the inhabitants of this
globe ? "We all benefit by the security of navigation ;
it is not the government of the United States of Ameri
ca alone which derives an exclusive advantage from this
admirable series of operations, but those who have most
frequent access to the shores of the Atlantic and Pacific
chiefly participate therein ; and as Great Britain stands
foremost amongst these, on whom can we so deservedly
bestow one of our two royal gold medals this year ?
Ihe .rresideut then addressed his Excellency, the
American Minister, in these words :
" Mr. Dallas : WThilst I can truly say that the Coun
cil and myself rejoice in this opportunity of recording
our sense ot the high merits ol Professor Bache, 1 have
a peculiar satisfaction in being permitted to place the
Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society in
the hands of your Excellency, with the request that you
will convey it to your eminent relative.
"Ihe grounds for making the award of the hisrhest
distinction which it is in our power to confer have been
expressed in the terms sanctioned by the Council ; but
that document does not allude to other great qualities ot
a man who, besides his admirable Coast Survey, has so
largely extended our knowledge on various subjects of
scientific importance. I may here cite his delineation of
the iso-magnetic curves both in Europe and America ;
bis littoral and deep-sea soundings, which, it is believed,
will soon enable us to read off the natural history of the
Gulf Stream and to calculate the periodicity and pertur
bations ol the tides at given spots ; and his many inge
uiuus inventions, including a metnoa oi registering tne
Z ' x ' ! i ii i n , .
pulsations oi distant earthquakes.
" Jbntish philosophers, sir, have indeed Ions: admired
tne progress oi your accomplished relative, as i can per
sonally testify ; for when he visited our couutry in 1847,
1 had the gratification, on resigning the chair of the
British Association to my esteemed friend, Sir Robert
Inglis, to welcome Mr. Bache to our meeting at Oxford,
where he presented to us some results of his great sur
vey, and we did honor to ourselves by enrolling him
among our honorary members.
" Lastly, sir, when I know how successfully he has re
cently been laboring to aid the accomplishment of the
submarine electric telegraph which is to unite our coun
tries ; that this same individual is the great-ffrandson of
the illustrious Benjamin Franklin, as well as the near
relative ot one ot your leading statesmen ; and that, bear
ing nis nonorea name ne is your own nepnew, l teei, in
common with my associates, that there never was an
occasion on which the sympathies and just pride of our
Kindred nations were more thoroughly united than they
are by the adjudication of the Victoria Gold Medal to
Alexander Dallas Bache."
Death of one op the Trafalgar Veterans. Mr.
Jeremiah Lord, ot Kennebunk. Me., died at that nlace
November 28, aged 75 years. In 1805 Mr. Lord, while
a seaman ou board a Kennebunk ship, called the Olive 1
lirauch, bound from IS ates to Candiz, was impressed ou
board an English frigate of thirty-two guns, belonging 1
to the fleet under Lord Nelson, then stationed off Cadiz,
waiting for the French and Spanish fleets to put to sea.
On the 21st of October, 1805, was fought the renowned
naval battle of Trafalgar. The duty of this frijrate at
the time was to assist disabled ships. After the action
was over, this vessel being uninjured aud a fast sailor,
was detailed from the fleet to convey to England news
of the victory and death of Lord Nelson. A few days
after the frigate arrived at Plymouth the American Con
sul there released Mr. Lord from his imprisonment of
nine weeks and two days, and he was returned to the
ship from which he was originally taken. Mr. Iord
was a member ot the State Legislature ia 18JJ.
A New Pocket Revolver. Mr. Sharpe, the inven
tor of the celebrated Sharpe's rifles, is about taking out
a patent for a new pocket revolver. Besides being
much lighter than those which are iu common use, it is
made in such convenient form that it can be very safely
and easily carried in the vest pocket. It has always
been a greater drawback with the different kinds of re
volvers that they are so difficult of loading. 1 his is re
medied in the pistol of which we make mention ; for in
place of capping and loading with powder and ball, it
is loaded by the insertion ot a catridge which
contains
the powder, ball and cap. The barrel is grooved like
the rifle, and the catridge is also grooved, so that it not
only posses the advantage of facility in loading, but of
accuracy of aim. This improved revolver will be manu
factured and in the market in the course of about four
months. Notwithstanding its diminutive size, it poss
esses considerable efficiency, having thrown a ball across
the Conneticut river, a distance of three hundred yards,
and having also penetrated a two inch board.
Washington Union.
More filibustering.
New Yoek, Dec 22d- -The Washington correspon
dent of the Post says there is reason to believe that two
more vessels have left or are about leaving the country
with filibusters, and the President has taken steps to
stop them.
The Contested Indiana Senatonblp.
Indianapolis, Dec 22d The Legislature, by a cor-
current resolution, elected Henry m. Lane and wm, M.
McCartv as Senators, in pla.-e of Messrs. Brierht and
I Fitch, the former until 1860 and the latter until 1861.
Hoops and their Wearers Impertinence.
An Englishman has lately written a mmphlet enti
tled 44 Dangers of Crinoline," in which he avows that
this fashion is making lamentable inroads into the health,
morals and happiness of his fair countrywomen. Here
are some extracts :
The Tall Woman. Now, look in the opposite di
rection and see that tall lady sailing along in all the am
plitude of skirt. What does she look like? A Jack-in-the-green
on stilts ; a weeping-willow grafted on to a
poplar ; the monument stuck into the dome of St.
Paul's, with the dome downwards ; or any other brizarre -
conglomeration you can imagine. Onward she comes,
against a violent gust of wind. See how she rocks to
and fro, like a vessel in a storm, Keeping her perpendicu
lar position with the greatest difficulty, and grasping
hold of the railings as she passes along, to steady herself
on her feet.
The Fat Woman. Anon there comes a very Bhort
!ady, to whom nature has been extremely kind in award-
mg an amplitude oi ngure seiaom seen, une wouia
think that this lady would be satisfied with the amount
of bulk that had been apportioned her. But no such
thing : with that way waraness ana Diinaness wnicn ine
victims of fashion arc guilty of, she believes that adding
to the extent of corporeal outline adds a charm to the
already liberal possession boasted of.
The Thin Woman. And now there comes the ex
act opposite of her who has just passed ; a thin, very
thin lady, somewhat maliciously called " scraggy," with- '
out the slightest pretension to figure, and no development
worth speaking of. Be good enough to observe that
the lady is for purposes best known to herselfrholding
her dress several inches from the ground, and as she does "
so, displays a loot and something more, a pair of slender,
shapeless legs, that contrast most oddly and tmpictur- -K
esquely with the surrounding extent oi sKirt. . '
I he Stumpy Woman. bee ! there is a snort, stumpy
woman of about forty-five, coming down the street.
What does she look like in the distance? Why, her
body resembles a pin-cushion, and her head a pin stuck
in ; or a water-butt with the handle of a broom peep
ing out at the top ; or an animated humming top ; or a
locomotive codlin ; or an inflated sack tied at the mouth,
or anything, in fact that can be more ludicrous than
another. Mark ! the lady draws near ; she evidently ad
mires herself, and looks downward with an air of supreme
satisfaction. There goes the precious crinoline swing,
swing, swob, swob, first backwards, then forwards, then
round about, then up and down, and finally ends with a
jumble of all the movements. A set of little boys see
my lady coming and began scent lun. uncKey, ain
she a full blown 'un Tom ?" " What time does the bal
loon go up ?" " Who's your cooper ?" and several
other impertinent queries are addressed by these wicked
little boys to the inflated female. Onward she goes,
somewhat crestfallen, it is true, but not quite converted
and flatters herself with the contemplation of the sen
sation she will cause when she reaches the purlieus of
the West End.
We must make one more extract from thi3 pamphlet.
The indignant Englishman who evidently Bome day,
has been crowded into the gutter by sweeping crinoline
says:
It we walk along the public highway, we are oiten
compelled to stand on each side, or to step into the road,
to permit it to pass ; if we enter a church, wo hnd it
monopolizing the greater part ot t.ic pew : it we turn
round the corner of the street, it rushes against us, and
nearly knocks us off our equilibrum ; if we ascend a
flight of stairs, it descends like an avalanche upon us
so that we are compelled either to retreat into the land
ing, or fall backwards on the mat ; if we visit the thea
tre, it surges before, behind, and on either side of us,
so that we cannot see or hear anything of what is per-
lormmg on the stage, ana arc wen nign suuocaiea into
the bargain.
Ola women trembling on the verge oi the grave cn
shrine their decrepit bones within it; young children,
not long released from the trammels of swaddling clothes,
jerk their little forms about in it ; ugly women, pretty
women, dark women, fair women, are all under the dia
bolical influence of crinoline.
Terrible Scene at an Execution.
Saturday's Cincinnati papers brinsr us full details of
the execution of Albert Myers, at Columbus, Ohio, on
Friday afternoon. Myers had been sentenced to the
penitentiary for horse stealing, and in May last, while
confined in prison, without any apparent cause, seized an
axe that happened to be lying in the yard, and literally
beat out the brains ol his tellow-convict, who was under
a three years sentence for horse stealing in Athens coun
ty. Myers was taken from prison and tried lor murder,
convicted and sentenced to be hung on the third day of
September last. Subsequently the question of insanity
was presented to the Governor, and he granted a respite
until Friday, for the purpose of having a medical jury
pass upon that question, who gave an opinion that he
was sane, and the Governor declined to interfere further
in the execution of the law.
HIS EXECUTION.
When led upon the fatal drop, Myers took hold of the
rope, and addressing the twenty or thirty persons in the
yard below him, remarked, in a light jocose way, " If I
can hold on to this, 1 think I can save myself yet." Not
a muscle of his features moved, and his eye glared as
brightly and steadily upon the up-turned faces, as though
he was an indifferent spectator, instead of the principal
actor in the painful scene. While the Sheriff was en
gaged in adjusting the rope, Myers again addressed the
crowd a3 follows : " You can hang me when everything
is clear. I wish you all a safe journey sometime through
the wilderness, by J C st !" The tone, manner
and language of the hardened criminal caused a shudder
of horror among the spectators, who had hardly recover
ed when he threw an apple and an orange to the ground
below, and exclaimed in a loud voice, " Pick them up,
you G d d d rascals." And with the mo3t stoical
indifference he continued to gaze with unflinching eye
upon those below him.
At the conclusion of the prayer, during which Myers
was examining the rope carefully, the prisoner exhibited
the only emotion that had been discovered throughout
the solemn preparations thus far, aud that was but
slight, and only for a minute. lie commenced to speak
in a much less firm tone of voice, and with a less air of
bravado than previously. He said :
" I had no correct idea of when 1 was to be hung. I
have had no chance to reflect. 1 had no lawyer, or any
body else, to do anything for mc. If 1 can have that
time, I can do something for myself. If not, 1 suppose 1
must go."
I he persons upon the scallold then retired to the back
part, when Kev. Mr. Warner asked :
" Myers, do you die in the laith ol Jesus Christ t" ,
To wt.ich he replied, " I have nothing to say to you."
Sheriff Park then placed his hand upon the fatal lever
at the rear of the trap, and the utmost silence prevaded
the enclosure, although the laughter and shouts in the
streets could be distinctly heard. "After waiting per
haps a minute, the Sheriff gave the lever a slight jerk,
the springs supporting the drop gave way, and the body
fell a distance of nearly five feet. There were very little
muscular contortions. 'The legs were partially drawn
up two or three times, but nothing else indicated that
the suspended form, enshrouded in white, possessed ani
mation. An Obstinate Witness. During a recent trial at "
Auburn the following incident occurred to vary the mo
notony of the proceedings : Among the witnesses was
one, as verdant a specimen of humanity as one would
wish to meet with. After a severe cross examination,
the counsel for the government paused, and then putting
on a look of severity, and with an ominous shake of the
head, exclaimed :
" Mr. witness, has not an effort been made to induce
you to tell a different story?"
" A different story from -what I have told, sir ?"
" That ia what I mean." "
" Yes, sir several persons have tried to get me to tell
a different story from what I have told, but they
couldn't." ... -:
" Now, sir, upon your oath, I wish to know who those
persons are?"
" Waal, I guess you've tried 'bout aa.hard as ' any of
em
The witness was dismissed, while iudge, jury,
and
spectators, indulged in a hearty laugh.. , .
Later from HTuia. ,
New Yobk, Dec. . 22d. B.tbe arrival of the Black
Warrior from Havana, we karh of the settlement ol the
dispute between Spain and Mexico, the latter Govern
ment having acceded to all the demands made by the
former. Hon. Stephen A. Douglas, who was a passen-1
ger on the Black Waraior from New Orleans, remained
I at Havana.
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