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vf THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL. ENGELHARD & PRICE, Proprietor, To whom aU Letters on Business muslbe addressed TERMS OP ADVERTISING. r in 1 square, of 10 lines or lest), for each audevery insertion, $1. Special Notices will bo charged $3 00 per square for each and every insertion.3 r All Obituaries and private publications of every charac tor, are charged as advertiscmcnts.jiikci jsa-No advertisement, reflecting upon priYate 1 Terms of Subscription. Weeklv Taper, one year, in advance, $3 00 to. Six months, " - 2 00 Daily Paper, one year, in advance, tio 00 y W months," . 5 00 " three months, in advance, 3 00 one month, " 1 00 YOL. 22. WILMINGTON N. C., THURSDAY MORNING, NOYEMBER ,'1, 1866. NO. 39. character, can, under admitted. A'Y CISOrMSTA'CS, b IT sW$ 'jgp w L. FLANAGAN, MILLINERY. FANCY AND VARIETY STORE, Nos. and 3 South Front Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. MILLINERY IN ALL ITS BRANCHES AT- TENDED TO. BONNETS, Hats. Caps, Frames, Ribbons; Silk, Velvet and other bonnet stuffs ; Wreaths, Flowers, Tlumes, Ac. A complete stock of mate rials alwavs on hand. Orders tilled in latest styles, or as desired, with neatness, taste and dispatch. FANCY GOODS. Jet, ivory and pearl, plain, fancy and medallion; Silk, Velvet and Crochet Dress Buttons, all colors everv variety and latest fashions Gimps, Silk and Cotton Cords of all descriptions Linen and Lace Collars, and Cuffs, newest styles Ladies' Puffs. Rats, Coils, Curls and Hair Nets Sewing and Embroidering Silks, of all colors Silk, Alpaca and Worsted, Embroidering Draids, Trim mings and Bindings, in every color and great va riety Frilling, Edging and Ruffling, a choice as sortment various kinds plain and fancy Tapes Zephyr Worsted, all colors jet and other descrip tions of trimming and ornaments Buckles, Clasps and Belts, Elastics-Mens' and Boys' Suspenders Crystal and China Toilet Sets choice Perfumes, Soaps, Powders, Cosmetics and Hair Oil, in great variety Hair Brushes, Dressing and Fine Combs, Tooth and Body Brushes, Ac, Ac. Needles, Puis, Ac, and all kinds of fancy goods, cenerallv to Le found. iTENS" LADIES' AND CIIILDRENS' WOOLEN GOODS. Mens' Scarfs Ladies' Hoods, Gipeey Queens, Nubias, Sacks, Sontags, Scarfs, Shawls and Ho siery Childrens' Hoods, Caps, Capes, Sacks, 2kirts, Hose and Bootees, every style, all colors. Ilonpskirts and Corsets, latest style. CONFECTIONERY. . French, Gorman, English and American Crys taiied Fruits, Compts, Pastes, Rontons and (iums of nost quality, and in great variety ; the choicest assortment in the city. Fruits of all kinds in season. VARIETIES, TOYS. Children?' Carriages, Rocking-horses and Chairs Market and Ladies' Work and Fancy Baskets, and Satchel-- laive and small Dolls, dressed and un dressed Drums, Fiddles, Tamborines, Trumpets and Whips. Toys of all description; an endless variety too numerous to enumerate, always on hand." Also, a variety of fire works. My friends, customers and the public in general are respectfully invited to call and examine my goods, which have just been selected at the most fashionable emporiums at the North, and are now open for inspection. CALL IX ! CALL IN ! ! As I sell my goods as low as possible. All sales are positivelv ca-h. Oct. o " 7 2awluid-2mw 3Iedical Lectures. Roheson CocxTY, N. C, Sept. 8, 180G. ON the l.-t Monday in November, 1866, I expect to commence the delivery of a series of Lectures on tho dilferent blanches included in a thorough course, and will endeavor to transmit tho fruits of an extensive experience to the pupils. I also expect to open a Hospital for their benefit ; also to apply to the next General Assembly for a Charter to elevate the standard of tho Degrees which I expect to confer when thoroughly pre pared. I intend also to demonstrate in th Dis secting Room. Session will close the last Friday in February, 1SG7. Lectures will bo delivered in my Office until a more suitable building can be Completed, which will be done as soon as possible. For further reference, address the subscriber at Raudaiisville, Robeson county. HECTOR McLEAN, M. D. Sept. 13 32 St S. D. WALLACE. J. E. SOCTHERLAND. WALLACE & S0CTHERLAM), r EXERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, JT OFFICE NO. 57 JfORTH WATER STREET, Wharves iS; Warehouses foot of Walnut St., WILMINGTON, N. C. fiy Will give prompt personal attention to all c .usignments of Naval Stores, Cotton, Spririts Tur pentine, Rosin, Tar, Provisions, Ac, Ac, either for sale or shipment. Also, to forwarding juercnan dize, Ac. Feb 8. w-l-tf S. T.--1S60-X. T1ERSONS OF SEDENTARY HABITS TROU- I Med with weakness, lassitude, palpitation of tne heart, lack of appetite, distress after eatincr. topid liver, constipation, Ac, deserve to suffer if they will not try the celebrated PLANTATION BITTERS, which are now recommended by the highest medi cal authorities and warranted to produce an im mediate beneficial effect. They are exceedingly agreeable, perfectly pure, and must supercede all other tonics where a healthy, gentle ctimulant is required. They purify, strengthen and invigorate. They create a healthy appetite. They are an antidote to change of water and diet. . They overcome effects of dissipation and late hours. They strengthen the system and enliven the mind. They prevent miasmatic and intermittent fever. They purify the breath and acidity of the stom ach. They cure Dyspepsia and Constipation. They cure Diarrhoea and Cholera Morbus. They cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Head ache. They make the weak strong, the languid bril liant, and are exhausted nature's great restorer. They are composed of the celebrated Calisaya hark, wintergreen, sassafras, roots and herbs, all preserved in perfectly pure St. Croix rum. For Particulars see circulars and testimonials around each bottle. Rewaro of impostors. Examine every bottle. S e that it has an unmutilatod metal cap over tho t p of each bottle, and green label for exportation, around each neck. See descriptive circular around each bottle. P. II. DRAKE & CO., Sew York. April l'J 12-ly BEXXETT, VAXPELT & CO., !3 WHITEHALL STREET. NEW YORK. SHIPMENTS OF COTTON, NAVAL STORES, Provisions, Ac, will be forwarded to us by Messrs. Wallace A Southerland, of Wilmington, w ho will pay revenue tax and other charges. All gods covered by insurance, with or without advices. Feb. 15 2-tf State of North Carolina, lll'.CNSWICK COVSTV. Court of I'b a awl (j'tditer Sessions September itrm, 1013. Mary E. Drew ; vs. j Win. W. Drew, Guardian;' Petition for Dower. ad liU m for the minor heirs j of S. J. Drew, dee'd. j TILED AT THE ABOVE TEUJI OF THIS COURT. TT AFFEARING TO THE SATISFACTION OF JL the Court, that William If. Marsh and Martha C, his wife, defendants in this cause, are non-residents of the State: it is ordered by the Court, that publication be made in the weekly Journal of Wil mington, for six weeks, notifying them (which no tice is hereby given) that they be and appear at hy next term of this Court, to be held in Smith vale, on tho lirst Monday in December next, to plead, answer or demur to the prayer of the peti tion, or judgment jro confess will be taken against them. A true copv from the Minutes of September Term, WILLIAM M. D. MOORE, Clerk. Oct. 11 w. adv. 522 50. E. TCELIXGTON-. W. M. MOXBOE. TCRLIXGTOX L 3I0XR0E, INSPECTORS OF TIMBER AXD LUMBER, WILMINGTON, N. C. PROMPT personal attention given to all business intrusted to their cure. 33-wtf Hearing a physician remark that a small txtr oreak a nose, a rustic exclaimed : " Well, I dunno bont that ; I have blown my nose a great many times, and I've never broke it" EngUsh gunboats had a lively fight "with 22 Chinese piratical junks near Quang-cliow-wang, and knocked them into smith ereen. A blue-button mandarin was killed. If a bigamist were sentenced to live with uis two wives in the same house the crime would Booa becomo extinct. MAWACL.ED. The following touching lines need no corumen every Southern bosom will feel their application and a sigh of sympathy will be heaved for him who is still languishing in prison : Stop, soldier, stop ! this cruel act Will ring through all the land. Shame on the heart that planned tho deed ! Shame on the coward hand That drops the sword of justice bright To grasp these iron rings ! On them, not me, dishonor falls, To them this dark shame clings. Manacled 1 O my God ! my God ! Is this a Christian land? And did our countries ever meet And grasp each other's hand? O Mexico ' on thy red fields I battled 'midst the fray ; -Wf riflemen, with steady aim, Won Buena Vista's day. Manacled ! far down the South Let this one word speed fast, Mv country, thou hast borne great wrongs ; "But this the last, the last. Will send a thrill through thy high heart, Despair will spurn control, And these hard irons pressing here Will enter thy proud soul. Manacled 1 O word of shame ! Ring it through all tho world ! My countrymen, on yon, on you, This heavy wrong is hurled. We flung our banners to the air ; We fought as bravo men light ; Our battle cry rang through the land : Home ! Liberty .' and riyht ! Manacled 1 For this I am here, Clanking the prisoner's chain, We fought and nobly did we light ; We fought, but fought iu vain, Down in that billowy sea of blood Went all our jewels raie, And Hope rushed wailing from tho seono And took herself to prayer ' Manacled ! manacled ! Words of woe, But words of greater shame ; I've that within me which these wrongs Can never, never tame ; And standing proud in conscious worth, I represent my land. And that Lost Cause for which she bled, Lofty, heroic grand ! STATE NEWS. Raleigh Manufacturing Company. At the meeting of the Stockholders of the Raleigh Manufacturing Company, held on Saturday evening, at the banking house of the Raleigh National Bank, Gen. D. M. Barringer was appointed Chairman and Maj. W. B. Gulick Secretary. The charter n ,t 1 i nit was presented lor tne consideration or me meeting: and unanimously adopted, after a slight alteration in its phraseology. Ihe btocMioiaers tnen proceeded to or ganize under the charter. The following gentlemen were elected as Directors, vi: W. H. Willard, General D. M. Barringer, Hon. Dan. G. Fowle, Hon. Kemp P. Bat tie, Geo. W. Mordecai, Esq., Gen. Robt W. Haywood, Capt. W. E. Peirce, Colonel Geo. Little and R. W. Pulliam After the election of the Board, W. II. Willard, Esq., was uftemimously elected President, and appointod to go at once to the North and purchase such machinery as is required to put the establishment into immediate operation. It was resolved to combine tho offices of Superintendent, Sec retary and Treasurer, and lv. N. Taylor, Esa.. was appointed to this position. The property, 2G miles West of this City, known as the Orange 1 actory, in Urange Uounty, has become the property of this Company, and that known as the Gorgas Manufactory is selected for its operations in this City. There will be at Orange Factory 2100 spindles, in perfect order, in motion by the first day of January, and, veiy soon there after, from 10 to GO looms will be put in operation in this City, to be added to as the Company may be enabled to command the means. Mr. Wil ard left lor the North this mor ning, for the purposo of purchasing tho ne cessary machinery. Although the subscriptions of stocks have been large and liberal, there is yet a defi ciency to be made up. We would urge up on our merchants and men of capital the importance of subscribing at once. That the investment will pay handsomely we en tertain not the shadow of a doubt. But even if that were questionable, every effort should be made to secure the establishment of an industrial enterprise that promises general benefit to the community and em ployment to the indigent. Hal. sentinel, 1'ld mat. Granville County Agricultural Faxr, This Fair, from all we learn, has been a complete success, and has given universal satisfaction. Everything seemed propi tious, the weather was delightful, and the smiles of beauty threw a charm over all. The proceedings on Friday, the third and last day of the Fair, terminated with a trot ting match between Mr. T. Faxon's black mare and Mr George Wynn's bay horse, the former of Buffalo Springs, Va. , and the latter of Franklin Co., N. C. This race was very exciting, owing to the fact that Messrs. B. P. Williamson & Co., of Raleigh, had presented to the managers a beautiful sil ver cup, as a prize, to be given to the own er of the fastest trotting horse at the Fair. The prize was won by Mr. Paxon, although hotly contested by Mr. Wynn. Hal. Sentinel, 22d. Personal. Gen. Roger A. Pry or, form erly of Virginia, but now residing in New York, arrived in the city by the li. A" G. train yesterday evening, on a flying busi ness trip, and returned by the train this morning on his way to Petersburg, where his family is at present staying. lied. Sentinel. Albekmakle and Chesapeake Canal. His Excellency, the Governor, accompa nied by Dr. J. G. Ramsay, of the Board of Internal Improvement, K. 1'. Battle, Esq., Public Treasurer, Jno. I). Whitford, Esq., President of the Atlantic A N. C. R. R., Gen. W. R. Cox, President of the Chatham Railroad, and Dr. Thos. D. Hogg, left this city this morning, for the purpose of visi ting and inspecting the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. Hal. Sentinel. Rock Island Mam 'factvrino Company, Charlotte, N. C. An enterprisiug mer chant of this city, who desires to see South ern manufactures encouraged, has called our attention to a notice in the Raleigh Sentinel of tho woolen factory at Charlotte, N. C, saying that for years lie has handled the goods turned out by this factory, and that they are the "most reliable, honest goods " he ever saw or wore. liicu man d D'sjh d:h . Daiun't Rohijekv. Some rogue or rogues entered the residence of Mr. .1. E. Brilton, in this town on Friday iight j;.s and robbed all the rooms iu the house except the one in which Mr. Britton and his family were sleeping. Even window cur tains and table cloths were taken. In fact, the house was almost completely stripped of its contents. Some one ought to be shot for such rascality. Chartolle Devweral. An Incident. At the election here on Thursday last, we are informed that some one put in the box a printed ticket with the following : "For Governor: Zebulon B. Vance, of Buncombe, against the world, the flesh and th deYiL" Sejiiinel. Military. We learn that Gen. Robin son, having returned to this city, resumes command in this Department. Col. Bomford, who retires, has tho best wishes of the community. Hi? administra tion has been characterized by amenity and courtesy. It is reported that Col. Stubbs, Chief A. Q. M. , will re-establish his headquarters in Raleigh. Ral. Sentinel. Western N. C. Bail, Road. The Direc-j tors of this road held a meeting in this j city last Saturday, and we learn that it was ! determined to go ahead with tho grading and completing the road beyond Morgan ton. This will be gratifying to the. people nronornlli- Tl, rrv,,! cl,nl,1 I r..MA w nil m it vn,.b ,i,i n. til it is finished the great resources of the West must remain undeveloped. Besides the portion of the road now completed will never pay expenses until it is finished through. Let it bo done by all means. JSalishi'iy l)"i)ier. Edentox. We understand our friends of Edenton are expecting quile a lively time during the coming month. In addition to a tournament, several b;il!s, picnics, and other amusements, the Albemarle Club, proposes to institute a fashion race course, and open rnavch.es for different prizes, in cluding a silver plate, bridle, saddle, etc. These performances will beyond doubt, afford enjoyment to a largo number of visi tors and we regret our own inability to at- -i " tend. The truth is, the Egyptiauitos came and stole awav our onlv mule. We have had '. nothing since then but our ur.dei landing, to go upon. If the Albemarle Club fast animal, they had better fro afi vai t a that had mule. The last we heard of him. he fallen into bad company and w 10 miles a dav. Xen-b. . r. f making Com The Lunatic Asylum. If there bo any thing of which tho State of North Carolina may bo justly proud it is oi' its State chari ties. Whatever else may befall us, ihetj ' should be fostered and cherished. The; amount of good which they have wrought j in the cause ot humanity is far above the j paltry computation of dollars and cents. We wisli that every man, woman and child 1 in the State cor.ld see the practical evi dences of tho benefits vIiieh, under excel lent management, they are accomplishing for the unfortunates for whom they wore dosigned, and they would feel an honest ! and grateful exultation in the eontempla- i fcon. A recent visit to the Lunatic Asylum has I impressed us more forcibly than ever with the great importance of this noble institu-; tion, the beneficial results of which it lias! been the instrument, and the efueieney, j udgment and thoroughness with which its j affairs are conducted. All of the depart-! ments are in perfect working order, and j admirable system, regularity and economy i appear to prevail throughout the establish ment. No iarriiKr, obstruction or confu-1 sion are anywhere evident, but everything seems to progress with as much smoothness, as to outy, as wouia prevail in an orumary well-conducted household. The Lunatic Asvlum, as many of our readers abroad are' unaware imposing edifice, 720 feet . i.- a stately and long, and three stories high, situated on a commanding ed ifice overlooking the city, ihe Jirst lloor of the centre building is devoted to offices and dining rooms for the subordinate offi cials of the institution, apothecary shop, Ac. ; the second to the use of tho Superin tendent and family ; and the third to a neat little Chapel, Ac. Either wing, on each floor, is composed of wards for tho insane, female wards on the right and maio on the left. These wards are attended by compe tent keepers, and are arranged with that degree of comfort and accommodation that are necessary and proper to tho peculiar cases of the inmates. There are at present about 1G5 patients about eouallv divided between the sexes. The entire building is heated by steam, and water in abundance for drinking, bathing and clothes-washing, is supplied by the same agency. The cooking, also, is done through the same means. The gas for the entire building is manufactured on the premises. One of the most interesting, as it is one of the most valuable and economic features of the institution, is the immense garden, ! from which the inmates are supplied with seasonable vegetables the year round, and which is worked mainly by the tractable lunatics under proper supervision. They are thus uiforded exercise and diversion. The Superintendent bestows much care and attention upon this important adjunct, and has managed to extract from a soil of wretched poverty the finest stock of vege tables we have ever seen, rivalling, in quality and quantity, the famous truck farms to be seen in the vicinity of Northern cities. We have not the space to devote to such a full description of this asylum as we should like to give. So far as we are competent to judge, the moral administration of the establishment is expert and successful, while the practical management of its com plicated details is rigid, prompt and thorough. To conduct and govern so ex tensive an institution requires watchfulness, experience and professional ability,- and these we believe to bo well-blended in Dr. Fishc-r. The Board of Supervisors, of which the Governor is ex officio Superintendent, and under whose general direction the affairs of the institution are conducted, are vigi lant and unremitting in their duties. Long may this great charity stand as a monument to the munificence and humanity of the State ! May it never appeal in vain for a helping hand" to the same noble spirit which first gave it existence ! lialebjh Sentinel. The Rocky Mount Flouring Mills. These mills, the largest and best in the State, which were destroyed in 1803 by the lankee raiders, Lave been rebuilt by their enterprising proprietor, Mr. W. S. Battle, and are again in successful operation. The large cotton factory of Mr. Battle, located at tho same place, which was also dastroyed has been rebuilt, and will soon resume operations. We wish Mr. Battle every success. Such well directed business energy and State energy should be encouraged by us in Edgecombe county. Immigration. The Mayor of Salisbury calls a public meeting for Wednesday of Court week, "for the purpose of inviting and encouraging immigration from the North and for the promotion of the agri cultural interests of the county." The Catholic Church. Father O'Con nell, Catholic Priest from Columbia, S. C, addressed a large audience in the Court House in Salisbury, on Sunday evening last, in vindication of the doctrines of the Catholic Church. Circus Recepts. We learn that the gross receipts of the Circus, in this city, on Mon day last, were 81,003. At least that is the amount returned to the District Revenue Assessor. Ral. Sentinel Dur.Lix County, N. C. Duplin was formed, accoring to Martin, from the up per portion of New Hanover, and was set tled by Irish, who, it is said, were remind ed of the capital of their native Erin, and hence the county was named Duplin. It is surrounded by Onslow, New Hanover, Sampson, Wayne and Lenoir counties. Its capital is Kenansville, after James Kenan, whose name indicated Irish descent, who was one of her representatives in 1771 to the first general meeting of the deputies o the inhabitants of the colony, which nit i in Newbern : and was also a deleerate to I Hillsboro' in 1775, and to Halifax in 1776 I lie was also one oi tne twenty-live signers j of the oath ot aileeianee and abniration I adopted by HCt Ot ! Newborn in November, lnh. He also rep : resented this county m LSOt iu the senate of the state, and was :i member of Congress : from lHo to 1811. ; lie su:sequentiy removed to Alabama, and was a member of her Assembly for several years. He died near Selmain 1813, aged 7o vears. Y heeler savs the early his tory of Duplin proves that in the days that tried men's souls the county was true to the principles oi liberty. Ihe population in 1SG0 was 15,7ft!, of which 7,121 were slaves, i71 were free negroes, the total of whites b-jing 8.280. In 1850 the number of farms was improved acres 1)3,018 unim proved 83i,(;.0 value with improvements and implements il,4((),9:!6 horses, sheep neat cattle, and swine b(J,7oi ; wheat 32, 530 bushels ; Irish and sweet potatoes 258, 807 ; peas and beans 49,710 ; rice 101,302 pounds; wool 1G,8GI, besides, perhaps, up wards of 1,500,000 lbs. cotton, and 50,000 barrels turpentine which information in cludes all oi general interest relating to Duplin.- 2urfilii Day Book. Honors to "rim Dead. remember that when the Our readers will ! army of Gen Sherman passed through this section of the iState, andmadethiswholecounfry one scene oi sickening desolation a id rum, tne most mce which w-i3 s-.tuoborn and d eeiaeu resist: oiVered o tne progress of his and devastating army, was made near Aver- asboro', in Harnett county. There many on both sides fell, and the light wus stoutly contested for some time. And now for those brave and noble Con federates, who there g; ve up their lives for tho love of country, and in defence of our own Statt, an a meal is made, that their bodies mr y be re-interred in decency and saereou.ess, and their bones rescued from tlte exposure and neglect which a want of care and attention ent.--.il-'. upon the resting places of these for whom, in far distant, bereaved homes, a wife's breaking heart sent forth its yearning cry, or a mother's anxious prayer ascended unto God, whose inscrutable hand had thus stricken down the beloved son or husband. Not all the care of man, not all the sol emn ceremonials of hearse and pall and sa ble plume, can from their dark and silent abodes reclaim these once, so dearly loved, and now from the vacant places of the home j circle so sorrowfully and sadly missed, j But it is our solemn duty to see 1 o it ty to see io it that j the remains of those who died for us and in our midst, shall rest in peace and secu- ; nty. Many patriotic and generous ladies ! who worked nobly and bravely in behalf of those who wero defending their homes ; j who nursed the sick and wounded around : the battlc-iield of Averasboro' ; who receiv l ed the last words of the dying, are invoking ! the aid of our people to do something to wards reinterring the dead there, and mark ing their graves with simple stones or head boards. His Honor, Mayor McLean, of Fayette ville, has shown us a paper, to be tilled up with the names of such of our citizens as are willing to give some aid in this work, and it is hoped that the appeal which is made to the sympathies of all will meet with a generous and immediate response. Will not some of our ladies take this matter in hand and endeavor to accomplish tho ob ject designed V Salem Woolen Factory. This Factory, wo learn, is in full operation, turning out a large amount of excellent cassimeres and perhaps cloths, which command r. ready sale. The North Carolina woolen goods will compete with any goods in market. H. W. Fries, Esq., we believe, is directing the operations of the Salem Factory. Catawba Lime. This article, we under stand, is now being burned in largo quan tities from an excellent quality of lime stone, by Messrs. Powell Ac Wilson. They offer it, on good terms, as a fertilizer and for building purposes. They propose to deliver it at any point on the N. C. Rail road, at $13 per ton. We shall possibly ob tain further particulars in a few days. Catawba Marble. We have a specimen of Catawba marble on hand now being quarried pretty largely and convenient to transportation. It is not equal to Italian marble or to the marble which we learn is found in great quantity in Cherokee, but may answer many purposes at a ckeajier rate. Henderson, N. C. The Raleigh Sentinel says : We are glad to find this village looking up, and in an apparently improving con dition. We observed, on yesterday, sev eral fine residences recently put up or im proved, and contiguous to it several hand some villas. Rents are high there, which shows a demand for more building. A fine tobacco factory of brick is going up and we learn there are others in contemplation. The lands in that section are desirable, and we learn that, at the sale of an old homestead, within a few miles of Henderson, a day or two ago, the lands ordinary and somewhat worn, were sold at $11 per acre. Cheese. Our Western Dairymen can make as good cheese a3 can be made in America. Good butter and cheese are al ways in demand, and our Western coun ties can compete with the world in both of these articles, if they will. The "home made " cheese, which we have seen, is hard ly worth the name, as a general thing. Formerly, every one wanted English cheese, because of its superiority ; now, as good or better cheese is made in the Northern States. We believe our Western people can make it as good if they will. And why should they not take advantage of this great source of profit ? Raleigh Sentinel. Frost. We had quite a heavy frost this morning, the first of the season. Hal. Sentinel, Oct. 25. Gov. Worth, The Norfolk papers no tice the arrival of Gov. Worth and parly u. that eity. They were to leave ou yester day morning, on the steamer Clinton, for the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, and will probably return to Raleigh via New bern. In a life of fifty years a man - makes up wards of 500,000,000 of respirations, draw ing through his lungs nearly 170 tons weight of air, and discharging nearly 20 tons weight of carbolic acid. If a man has never changed his opinions, he most be either unwilling or unable to think. The Southern Prople ami Politics. Some of the Yankees don't approve of the apathy manifested by our people in the matter of national politics. Tho New York Times of Saturday says : We notice that a great many of the South eru newspapers are advising the people of tne tooutn to pay no lurther attention to political allairs, but to givo up all care as to wnether or not their representatives are admitted to Congress, and to abide patient ly the development of the purposes of their "Northern li asters." They argue that the appearance of affairs is so discouraging, and that the position of the South is one of such utter helplessness, that the best thing its people can do is to let politics drift, and devote themselves entirely toim proving their material fortunes. The ad vice, in a broad and permanent point of view, is bad. It would be a most unfortu nate thing that such a vast body of the American people should settle down into indifference upon such vital matters of popular concern. It is absolutely essential to the proper working and permanent con tinuance of our free institutions that the whole people of the country should at all times take an active interest in them." Message of the Governor of Mississippi. The New York Express, in remarking upon the message of the Governor of Mis sissippi, says : "The Executive presumes that the five additional amendments which have been forced by Congress upon the Southern States as a whole, and with a direct refusal of taking them in part, will be rejected at once. ve have no douot tnat tins is puo lie sentiment in all these States. Congress can menace, can punish, and deny to States, Senators, and Representatives their Constitutional rights, but it cannot force ft people to uegrade themselves or disgrace their jiosterity by adopting a principle which forces upon them either negro suf "rage or unequal representation, or which uits the law ot ex-communication upon nine-tenths of the Southern people. Bu while this cannot be done, we rejoice to see m Mississippi, as m South Carolina and elsewhere, a purpose of affording every pos sible protection to the negro, in his person, in his property, in his right to the proceeds of his labor, among the people, and before he Courts. Whenever the North will let ;o its grip, it will find the Southern people equitable, reasonable and just If it were not their own good pleasure to do so it would be to their interest. Minority Government. It is beyond piestioii that of the tax-paying, native-born ltizeiis of the united States there is to-day i majority of more than a million against the Radical party. If our Radical politi cians succeed in impressing on the popular mind the idea that the majority of the peo le of the Lnited States have a right to rule the United States without regard to the Constitution, they will soon find that disa bilities, created by the will of a majority in temporary power, will be swept to the winds. It is a curious blunder for sensible men to make, this doctrine that a minori may make laws disfranchising a large portion of the people, and then claim that hey rule bv virtue of being a majority.- Such an absurdity will not stand the test of moment s examination ; nor could the lower of a minority bo sustained against the majority on any such grounds. JS't'ic 1 uric JoariHU of Commerce. The Blockade Steamers. The London correspondent of the New York Times says: The United States Government seems to have gone into the zeological department of natural history lately, suemg m tne .En glish Courts for the recovery of tlie Pen guin. Owl. Lark, Wasp, Badger, Fox and Ariel, supposed to be Confederate steam ers. Mr. Benjamin appears as one of the counsel of the reputed owners, and the United States Government is to give bail for costs and damages before they can be heard further. If I had any influence with Uncle Sam, I should advise him to consider twice before he engages in an English law suit. The process is interminable and the costs enormous. When Mr. Field and the Social Science Congress have accomplished a Radical reform of the system, Uncle Sam may get hold of the birds and beasts afore said. The Largest Snake. Mr. Speke, in his work on the discovery of the source of the Nile, thus describes the death of a snake of the boa species, shot by his travelling com panion, Captain Grant : I shuddered as I looked upon the effects of his tremendous, dying strength. For yards around where he lay, grass and bushes and saplings, and, m fact, every thing except the more fully grown trees, were cut clean off, as though they had been trimmed with an immense scythe. This monster, when measured, was fifty- one feet two and a half inches m extreme length, while the thickest portion of its body the girth was nearly thiee feet, prov ing, I believe, to be the largest serpent that was ever authentically heard of. International Ocean Telegraph. Mr. William H. Heiss one of the oldest tele graph superintendents in the country, has accepted the position of superintendent for the. building of the International Ocean Telegraph line, and will sail in a few days for Florida, through a portion of which State the line is to be built. Several lead ing citizens and public men of Florida have suggested that the line be built from Fer nandina to Cedar Keys, on the West side of the State, thence by cable to Havana. This will be determined upon by Mr. Heiss if the practicability of the suggested route is made manifest by personal inspection and survey. Political Blindness. The Milwaukie Wisconsian says : "The opposition of the Democratic party to the constitutional amendment is an act of political blindness which must smite it past recovery." The position of the Democratic party and the Southern States is a case of the blind lea ding the blind. If persisted in, both will fall into the last ditch, and die there. The name of this last ditch is negro suffrage. New York Herald. Lynchburg and Danville Railroad Tin; Charter Secured. We are rejoiced to learn that the entire amount of $100, ()(!(, ii ecessary to secure, the charter of this road, has been subscribed, and it now re mains only for the commissioners to collect two dollars per share on this amount, when the company can be organized. Lynctiburg News, 22d. Bkownlow's Sox Flees. A hackman in Nashville recently tried to have General J, P. Brownlow arrested because he had hired his hack on the day previous, and when he called upon him to settle the bill, Brown low drew a knife and threatened bodily harm. But the officers couldn't catch the reprobate. IN THE BAHAMAS Many American Vessels Wrecked Cireat 1M of JUlfe anil Property. Washington, October 23. The United States Consul, Mr. Kirkpatrick, under date ot Nassau, October 9, in addressing tho Secretary of State, says : The hurricane on the 1st instant was one of the severest and most destructive that has occurred since 1S13. There is scarcely a house in tins place, he adds, or on the Bahamas, that has not suffered to some extent, while the destruction to the shipping in the harbor and along the coast nas Deen anxe tearlul. The loss or hie, although small herf , has been severe on some of the out islands. Tho only American vessel in tho harbor, the Union, of Harrington, was driven on shore, but eho will probably be saved. There have arrived here since, the following vessels : Brig Concord, of Bath, Me., bound hero, with loss of spars, sails, main and mizzen-top-masts, and otherwise damaged. Also the bark John Curtis, of Brunswick, Me., from Havana, bound to Turks Island, lies aground at Southwest Bay, with like losses. She will probably be saved. A bark, supposed to be the Anna Palmer, was off here on Sunday last, but could not get into tho harbor, was last seen standing to the Northward, with mainmast and bowsprit gone, with fore and mizzen-topmasts. There was no sail upon her but a spanker foresail and staystail. She has not been heard from, although a vessel has gone in search ot her. The Anna l'almer was also bound to Turks Island. The schooner Soth ltich, of New York, broke from her anchorage at East Harbor, and reached here yesterday, with the loss of mainmast, rigging, sails, boat, anchors, and other material damage. The ehip John N. Cashing, ofNewbury port, arrived this afternoon from Boston, bound to New Orleans, in a very crippled condition, hav ing lost her mainmast, fore and mizzen-topmasts, sails, and other materal damages. She lies out side the harbor, being too large to enter without taking out part of her cargo. The U. S. gunboat Tahoma, W. Gibson, commander, also nut in here short of coal and materially injured in her machine ry, spars, and bulwarks. She will, however, pro ceed on her voyage to-morrow, after takine in coal enough to take her to her destination, viz.; Pensacola. She left Boston September 22. Al though the hurricane passed here on the 1st, she did not encounter it until the 3d. I have heard of several wrecks of Americen vessels at the different islands, but have not thus far received the names of any of them, or tho fate of their crews. I much fear the loss of life has been fearful. Not a single onicer or seaman nas yet reached the consulate. although eight days have elapsed since the hurri cane. I hopo to bo able to apprise you fullv by the time of the departure of tho steamer for New XOTH. P. S. Since writing the above, part of tho crew oi tne urig nenry lrom Portland, bound to Havana. wrecked at Abaes, have arrived here. Three of the crew were drowned. The vessel ia a total loss Aiso, brig liival, of New York, from New York, bound to Galveston, vessel a total loss : part of cargo, with omeers and crew, saved. A vessel arriving reports having found, on the 8th instant. the brig John Hastings, of New York, abandoned: ioremast gone, ooat upside down, iiark Li. Mollis, ivich, from Boston to Matanzas, with ice and a general cargo ; vessel a total loss at Tabaco. Also, ung nyora, oi eoarsport, lrom Wilmington. N. C, to Havana, witn lumper, mast cut awav, and in the bank. Also, nationality unknown, Bark Ro ver, lost at Great Stirrup Bay ; vessel capsized, and all hands lost. Also, British bark Tickler. irom rnew iorK to Havana, with general cargo vessel a total loss at Elenthera. The Designs of the Radical. Washington Correspondent of the Now York Herald, October 22. When President Johnson was on his late trip in the West, a United States Senator and two Major Generals of the army, who belonged to his party, were approached at Indianapolis by a prominent conservative Republican, who had been Colonel of an Indiana regiment during tho late war, and who is now a captain in the regular service, and who made the following startling state ment : He had been making speeches for the Republicans in Indiana in August last, and at the request of Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, visited that State and made one or two conservative speeches. He was told by Governor Fletcher that his ppeeches were two tame ; tnat tne most radical of declarations were wanted in Missouri : that the people must be told that the Republi cans had decided that the " rebels " should not vote and that the State was to be car ried by force of arms if necessary. Gove- nor Fletcher also told him that ne had thirty thousand muskets in tho State in loyal hands, and that they should be used if necessary to carry the State. The Indianian told Governor letcher that he was a Re publican in principle, but did not approve of such measures and would not advocate them. Governor Fletcher thought him merely weak-kneed, and answered him that he would come into the harness after awhile. A few nights subsequently he was present on invitation at a secret meeting of Radi cal leaders at the Linden Hotel. About fifty prominent Radicals were present, in cluding Governor Fletcher, of Missouri ; Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, and Sena- ator Yates and John A. Logan, of Illinois. The whole plan of the impeachment of the President was discussed, even to the ar rangement of filling Washington with an armed force of " Boys in Blue " to protect Congress, and also to decide who should succeed Johnson in case Vice President Foster, as his successor, should not prove equally positive and pliable to the will of he Jacobins. Butler, Governor Morton, of Indiana, and others were discussed. Butler was looked upon as lacking in cour age, and Morton was feared as being too ambitious for the purposes of the conspira tors. General Grant was mentioned as too conservative, and Sherman was scouted as a copperhead. Finally, Senator Yates was decided upon as possessing more stamina and less scruples than any other available man. If President Johnson offered serious resistance, and Foster did not act vigo- orously, Yates was to be put in to control affairs. When he was about to leave St. Louis he informant in the case was requested by Governor Fletcher, to ask Governor Mor- on, oi Indiana, wnac numoer oi arms ne could spare to Missouri. Governor Mor ton replied, when the message was deliver ed, that he could not say that he had any to spare; that there was about one hundred thousand stand, with plenty of ammunition in the arsenal; he would see what could be spared, and confer with Governor Fletcher. Out of this correspondence grew the con ference of the Governors at Philadelphia, which it is now well known was for the pur pose, among others, of distributing arms throughout the country. Outside of the statement of this officer there is indubita ble evidence in the hands of President Johnson of the secret distribution of large quantities of arms throughout the North west on various pretexts, all of which, how ever, are legal and plausible enough. Whue the startling character of this sto ry causes it to be incredulously received by many, the character of the officer making the statement, the known desperate char acters of the leaders implicated in the scheme, and much corroborative evidence received, cause it to be generally believed among the President's adherents. A young English girl late'y committed suicide by swallowing pins, nails and poison. Love and disappointment the cause. The Board of Health of New York says al Ait. 1 in tneir report, tnat as tne cnoiera con tinued so late in the season it will return gain with the appearance of warm weather. Artemus Ward thinks that the great year- all of rain in England may Vie owing to the act that the country has a monarchical orm of government. TIIEIHURRICANE Letter from Secretary Browning. Publicity has been given to an important letter from Hon. O. II. Browning, Secreta ry of the Interior, which was written to some of his forrmer constituents in Illinois, in which, it is stated, on being submitted to the President, ho fully approved and desired to be made public, with the under standing that it fully represented his pres ent position. The paper opens with a con sideration of tho tendencies to danger in public affairs, chiefly from tho centraliza tion of power in the general government and the absorption of many of tho powers and prerogatives of the executive and ju diciary by the legislative department. Tho argument upon these premises is clear and forcible, and chiefly directed against tho tendencies of tho proposed constitutional amendment, tho writer concluding that 'it is impossible to maintain our wise and hap py form of government without preserving the independence and sovereicmtv of tho States within their appropriato and consti tutional spheres. ine btates." ho savs. "mav exist and perform all their functions without the Un ion or tho Federal Government The Un ion and tho Federal Government cannot exist without the States, and thev must bo States of equality equal in dignity, equal in rights, equal in power, equal in control, absolute and unconditional, of all things pertaining to their internal and local poli cy and interests. Another blow which tho proposed amendment aims at tho govern ment which our fathers founded, is in tho change of the basis of represeutation. Thi3 would be of very pernicious effect. Aeere- gate population is the true basis of repre sentation. No matter how tho elective franchise be disposed of, whether exercised by few or many, all classes of tho commu nity are represented. Tho interests of all classes of the peoplo in tho same community aro so interwoven and com mingled that they cannot bo sep arated, and whoever wields tho represen tative power must do it for the good or ill oi an, perhaps not precisely m tho same degree, but ho cannot use it so as largely to benefit ono class withont to some extent benefitting all, or to injuro and oppress ono class without to a greater or less extent in juring and oppressing all. Thero aro al ways, even in this country, whero the right of suffrage is most widely extended, largo numbers who do not voto at all, whose in terests, neverthless, are cared for, and whose numbers, being computed in tho ap portionment of representation, widon tho foundations of tho representative assem blies. Such are all persons under 21 rears of age, females of all ages, and unnatur alized foreigners. Why are they not per mitted to vote ? And, not being permit ted, why aro they counted in fixing tho ra tio of representation ? They aro not al lowed to voto because they aro not sup posed to bo sufficiently instructed in poli tical economy and governmental affairs to be entrusted with the elective franchise. They are computed in fixing tho ratio, be cause they are part of tho samo community with those who do vote, having interosta in common with them, and their lnhuenco ought to bo felt in shaping tho laws by which their rights of life, liberty and pro perty aro to bo determined ; and although they do not vote, their infiuenco is felt and their interests aro cared for, procisely be cause they aro counted in fixing tho rela tive weight of tho communities to which they belong in tho legislative assemblies, although their voices are not directly heard in determining who shall represent them. Ihe letter concludes with an elaborato defense of Mr. Johnson's policy for resto ration of tho Union, showing that in prin- cipie it is me same as tnat oi jur. juincoin, which the Radicals attempted to overturn at their Cleveland Convention, called after Mr. Lincoln's renomination to tho Presi dency, and which the people triumphantly vindicated in his re-election as President with Mr. Johnson as Vice President. Fearful Railroad Accident Forty Persona Injured, Three Seriously Two Passenger Cars and one Baggage Car Demolished Generals Beauregard and Forrest Escape Unhurt. The train on the Memphis and Charles ton road, returning from a tournament at Tuscumbia, met with an accident near Burnsville on the morning of the 18th. The rear truck of the express car broke. The Avalanche says : The broken trucks caught in the bridge and carried away all the trucks from under three cars in rear of the express car. Tho first car was that containing baggage, which was precipitated into the abyss below a dis tance of about twenty-five feet. This car was badly damaged turned over, the bot tom torn out, and the baggacre scattered all around. The next was an elegant ladies car, containing about mty passengers. This car was also carried into the creek and turned over. Nearlv all the nassenirera in it were more or lees hurt, but only one se riously. General Forrest and family were in this car, but escaped all injury. The next car was a smoking car, which went over the embankment on the opposite sido of the track from the ladies car. This car went down end foremost but no one was hurt in it. The next two cars were sleep ing cars. iney were leit upon tne tracK, and uninjured, except the platforms, whicli were smashed to atoms. The brakesman, Martin McMelon, was seriously hurt, ono eg being crushed, and his head bruised. Tom Rogers, an employee of the road, was also seriously hurt The wreck presented a fearful sight and the cars wero badly smashed and broken. Generals Forrest and Beauregard, who wero on tho train, were very prominent in getting the wound ed from the trains, and worked with great energy. General Forrest telegraphed that forty persons were more or less hurt, but only two dangerously. The Duke of Cambridge has expressed his approval of the introduction into the army of more extended bayonet exercise bayonet against bayonet. Hundreds of pretty girls in England aro decoyed to the Continent for immoral pur poses. A New York milliner has just paid 95, 000 cash for a palace on tho Fifth Avenue, for business purposes. MARRIED. At Laurinburg, on the 23d inst., in the Presby terian Church, Mr. G. W. HUGQINS of this cityi to Mies LIZZIE ALLEN, daughter of W. H. Allen, Esq. In Warrenton, N. C, at the residence of tho bride's mother, on Thursday morning, the 18th instant, by the Be v. Dr. Hodges, Mr. JAMEa J. ALSTON, of Tennessee, to Miss MARIA J. HOM ER VILLE, of Warrenton, N. a In Greensboro', on the ICth inst., at the resi dence of Hon. J. A. Gilmer, by the Rev. J. U. Smith, Capt. W. E. STITT, of Charlotte, to Miss M. A. RHODES. DIED. In this place on the evening of the 26th inst., THOMAS WOODWARD, youngest son of W. A. and M. J. Jobeon, ago4 months and 12 days.
Wilmington Journal [1844-1895] (Wilmington, N.C.)
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