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r THE WILMIGTON JOURNAL. EYGELIIARD & PRICE, Proprietors, Jo whom all Letters on Business musthe addressed Terms of Subscription. Weeklv Paper, one year, in advance, $3 00 Do. Six months,." - 2 00 Dailv Paper, one year, in advance, $10 00 six months, " 5 00 " three months, in advance 3 00 " one month, ' 1 00 rf TERMS OF ADVERTISING. if If 1 square, of 10 lines or leas, for each anderery insertion, $1. Special Notices will be charged $2 00 per square for each and every insertion. All Obituaries and private publications of every charac tar, are charged as advertisements. 43No advertisement, reflecting upon privat character, can, under ant cibccitstxnces, be admitted. y p y. YOL. 22. WILMINGTON, N. C, THUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 27, 1866. NO. 47. -Ss 1f S I 1 4 it. i r d METHODIST EPISCOPAL. CHURCH SOUTH. AppoittmentATllmingtoM District First Round. Smithville and Brunswick, at Bethel, Dec. 15 & 16. Wilmington Fifth Street, " 22 .t 23. Wiiitevihe, at Whiteville, " 20 fc 30. Tjps til. at Union, Jan. 5 t 6. E izabeth, at Elizabethtown, " 12 & 13. Wiiwintou h rout Street, " 19 & 20. On-slow, at Richlanda, " 26 & 27. Cokt-sburg, at Bethany, Feb. 2& 3. Clinton, at MeGee's, " 16 & 17. Dupl n, at Magnolia, " 23 A 24. iiiaden, at Centre, March 2 & 3. The District Stewards' meeting will bo held at the Parsonage, in Wilmington, January ICth, 1867, at 'J o'clock, A. M. The Diatrict Stewards are, W. H. Brew, Samuel W. Mnith, W. A. Savage, W. J. (Urker, X. Li. Pugh, ltev. Levi Culbreth, D. S. a:ideid, K. II. Costin, D. W. Carr, Dr. W. B. Free man ami W. S. G. Andrews. A full attendance id earnestly desired. L. S. BUF.KHEAD, P. E. Slate of North Carolina, COLUMBUS COUXTT. Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions August Term, 1S6C. Robert Strange ) Original Attachment. Jame O. Barefoot. O N MOl'IuN, it is ordered by the Court, that publication be made fur six weeks in the VT il lusion Jonrii.il. a newspaper published in the city of Wilmington, for the defendant to appear at this Court, on the second Monday, in February, is;i7, nml replevy or plead to issue, or judgment hv default will be rendered against him. Teste, D. P. 1IA1GII, Clerk County Court for Columbus Countv. Nov. 23 TPr. Adv. $15 42-6t Slate of North Carolina, UliADEX COUNTY. jn.-l of rk-a.i and Quarter Sessions Xoceifiber Term lrSGJ. J. YV. FurJie vt. Original I'an'l II. eaiuons. J Attachment. ON" MOTION", it isord2rcd by the Court, that inibiu-ation be made for xiz weeks in the AViI iii.;igum Journal, a newspaper published in the cry ! Wihniiigton, for the defendant to appear ut th; touri houae in Elizabethtown, on t: e lirst M ri l t iu February. lbo7, and replevy or.plead to u-.-.ie, or judgment by default will be rendered aaint him. Attest, D. BLUE, Clerk of the County Court of Bladen. D-.x"6 prv. ad., il5 41 6v Slate of North laroliua, COLUMBUS COUXTY. ( V "i t i fj'h as n ltd Quarter St-ssiohSA njnsi Term, 1866. A-lam Empio ) vs. - Original Attachment. James '. Barefoot. ) ON MOTION, it is ordered by the Court, that publication be made for six weeks in the Wil utiiigtwii Journal, a newspaper published in the t r Wilmington, for the defendant to appear at I'm Om: t, on tho second Monday in February, 1-and replevy or plead to issue, or judgment bv i!t fault ili be rendered against him. Te.f:e, L. 1'. HAIGII, Clerk County Court for Columbus Countv. Nov. 2:i f Pr. Adv. $15 42-6 1 CLERK AND MASTER'S SALE. I;i the matter of Ja. F. Simpson, p tit" n fr tiu .r-.haii ol feline Simpson ; L J d I ai ah Mmpson. J 13 V VIliTUE OF A DECREE MADE IN THE above e. i:led cause, at Fall Term, A. D., 1 i-i'-ti. of the Court of Equitv for New Hanover 1 r .!ii:. v, 1 will at pubiie auction, to tho highest j b.d-l- r, ou ntllrday, the 12th day of January, IbOT, j : the premises, the following desirable tract of i.ui'l. iz; One Hundred and Jen (110) acres oi I lying in said county, on the West side of H "i e V Creek, and on both sides of Colvin's Creek, begintang at a ctake in the line of Doctor Jamo 1'. simo-on, ruiii.ing North 20 degrees, Vest bO j; 'U s to it st ike, thence North 30 degrees, East -!i i) es to a stake on the main Road, thence with road South 40 d -grees, East SO poles to SUnp- n' it'n-, thence with said line to the beginning. 1 he following are the terms of payment : Oue- otti th of the purchase money cash; the balance iu two eip.ial payments of six and twelve mouths e.u'h, i lie purchaser giving bonds with approved Seem ities. FREDERICK D. POISSON. Dec. 1:1-15 It Clerk Master. S. T.--IS60--X. "pKliSwNS OF SEDENTARY HABITS TROU- bled with weakness, lassitude, palpitation of tt:. heart, lu.ck of appetite, distress after eating. t"i'id liver, constipation, itc, deserve to suffer if th.-v wiil nor trv the celebrated lL..TAT10- BITTEI1!, w'iicli are n-w recommended by the highest medi- .1 auth .rities and warranted to produce an im- .t i(v beneficial effect. They are exceedingly aij e iblc, perfectly pure, and must supercede all other tonics where a healthy, gentle stimulant is rt imp d. 1 hey purify, atreiiKthen and invigorate. They create a healthy appetite. Tuey are iti antidote to change of water and h t. Tin y overcome effects of dissipation and late i''UI. Th.-v strengthen the system and enliven the xsx u 1." I n -v prevent miasmatic and intermittent fever. They purity the breath and acidity of the stoin- u i i . They cure Dy.-p.psia and Constipation. Th.-y cure luarrlura and Cholera Morbus. They cure River Complaint and Nervous Ilead n.he. Th"y make the weak strong, the languid bril h ait, and are exhausted nature's gre.t restorer, liiey are cotnp"scd f the celebrated Caiisaya e.trk, wintergre'!!, sassafras, roots and heibs, all 'e;e-i. rved in perfectly pur.: !St. Ci-oix rum. For I'U-'ieulars see circulars and testimonials around sell bottle. II -ware of impostors. Examine every bottle. '" that it has an unmutilated metal eap over t lie f iji of each bottle, and green label for exportation. ;::-o!iiid each neck. See descriptive circular around each b..ttle. ! I. II. UUAKK & CO., tV't-w Vcvk. J April 1') 12-ly ! BMNXETT, YAMT.lF & (0., I il WIIITEIIAL.1 STRKET. NEW OIlK.I (JHIFMENTS OF COTTON. NAYAR STtUIKS, O i'rovisions, Ac, wiil be forwarded to us by M..-rs. Wallace v Southeriand. of Wilmingtoti, who v. ill pay revenue tax and other charges. Ail .'.-. covered bv insurance, with or without alvi.-s. Tel.. 13 2-tf -- xruLixuxos. w. ?r. m ;".;oi: TrRLIXGT0 & MOXltOE, IVPEtTiKS OP TI31IIKU AM JLCT-lUKii, WILUIXCrTOX, X. C. IKOJU'T pcrs onul nt -nt iuii. jjiven to jtll husii.ess intrusted to their care. Oot. 4 35-wtf S. D. WALLACE. I. E. SOCTHtKLASD. WALLACE & S0I TIIEULAM), ("1 ENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, VX OFFICE NO. 57 XOKTH WATER STRKET, Wliarvrs Sc Warthouscs loo of Walnut St., WILMINGTON, N. C. Ear Will give prompt personal attetttion to all coiwinittcnts of Naval Stoi s, Cotton, Spririts Tur pentine, liosin, Tar. Provisions, Ac, ilc, ither for -rd--or sliionieut. Also, to forwarding Merchan bve. Ac ' Feb S. W-l-tf Goshen Land for bale. J OFFICII my plaee Tor sale ; 5 mile jfrj from Kenausville, on Goshen; Land puis cleared stlfieient to maljA sl ten lxosp rrnn : luildicgs all new. C.rue and see. JEHE PEARSALL. henansville. Duplin county. N. C. -ov. 'J'J 4i im I All Kinds of Klaiiks "OR SALE AT THE JOURNAL OFFICE A FATAL STEP. BY n. 8. L. I'm not the sort of a man, you know, Who sentimentalizes often ; But this, believe me, was a blow Demanding change of air to soften. The girl was lovely as a grace ; Her dress the sweetest ever put on ; I set my hand upon her face Her dress I only 6et my foot on. It was a silly step to take. And half the room was in a titter, (A fact which merely serves to make Remorse additionally bitter.) Those trains are utterly absurd ; I wonder why the women wear them ; They seem designed, upon my word. For folks to tread upon and tear them. She turned, and gave me such a glance ; She smiled ; but oh ! in such a manner, Farewell, said I, my only chance Of Chote or Godfrey, Strauss or Lanner. I think I blushed I know I bowed And raised my erring patent leather Liid half the blame upon the crowd, And halt upon the sultry weather. I stayed an hour ; I talked a bit With guards and people from the city, My hearers, when 1 made a hit. Were kind enough to think me witty. They little knew, good easy men ! The pangs that lay beneath my laughter Fangs that were only stilled then, To stirg the more forever after. The season's nearly at an end; There's joy at least, in thai reflection; A continental tour may tend To dull the edge of recollection. I might, perchance, in other climes, Forget my sense of self abhorrence. Should peace return with better times, And clear again the way to Florence. lxndon Soviet. DIIRIOI. ' Go and sin no mcre-"-11 (h virsc. -St. John, Sth chapter, Is is not wonderful that in a highly civ ilized and christian country, w e should find customs as merciless as the poisoned arrow of the barbariau, or the stake and flame of the American savage ? cutvoms so destruc tive to virtue and piety, that they destroy ali hope of peace in this life, and in the life to come V IIoav many would have been reclaimed to religious, useful lives that have gone, down to the depths of misery and despair, if these few words, "go and sin no more," could have entered the hearts of their more fortunate fellow-beings. Then the tears of pity would have blotted out all emotions but those of commisera tion, and the generous hand would Lave been extended to strengthen and encourage them in the stainless paths of rectitude and truth. Oar missionaries are sent to all parts of the world sent to " Hreenland's icy mountains. To India's coral strand ; "Where Afric's sunny fountains Roll down thc-ir golden sands ; Yet what anil what calls upon us more touchingly, is more desperately neglected, than ti:e fate of poor sinful woman? True, they worship not idols, bnt they are driven to fall down at the foot-stool of depravity and degradation, there to grovel without one hope of being permitted to rise. If they tremblingly venture to knock with a faint hope of mercy at a happier sister's door, they are driven away. If they implore employment to earn their daily bread, they are scorned and shunned. Oh ! what ter rible sins we commit in their destiny. Alas! that the lessons which Jesus taught " early in the morning in the temple," for their benefit, should be so utterly forgotten by his followers ! How many tears of peni tence would wash the feet of such missiona ries, and how many heads of hair would dry them, if that door of adamant were thrown open for their escape from hopeless infamy to a world of honest labor, integri ty, and some portion of self-respect. There can bu no hesitation as to the truth of the vital necessity that exists for discountenanc ing all incentives to vice, and every demor alizing feature that exists in communities. All good and wise forms of government all conventional usages of society demand this ; but when an example becomes neces sary for society, a murderer is given cleri cal instruction and time before his exeeu tion to make atonement for his sins. The thief is branded, and goes forth and has the opportunity to recover in a great de gree, his lost character ; but the poor de graded woman is allowed hope ; Iter's must be a living death, until she sinks into a dishonorable grave to awake, Oh, where? Sisters of charity and followers of our Redeemer, let us be more thoughtful of our great duty of charity and mercy, Let us say to these desolate and lost wanderers, "Go and sin no more." Walking otit one evening in the month of 3Iareh, we directed our steps through a valley, and ascended an elevation which bor dered it. Upon the summit there was a large manufacturing establishment. Im pelled by a disposition to be amused, we entered the gallery, and paused to listen to the loud and merry voices which vibrated within the building. The laborers were singing in chorus. When the door was opened a powerful effluvium of tobacco borne upon a haze of dust, greeted our ol factories from every direction ; and happy were we, as we recovered from a fit of sneez ing, to see the blooming, cheerful faces which surrounded us. The proprietor sta ted that he regarded the factory as health ful, and this furnishes another to many tests, of the fallacy of human judgment, iu regard ro the utility or inutility of many pliu-ii'le theories for health. A ceiling of KMSiieuded tobacco filled one room above, from the floor of which descended the pwer t":il levers, screws and moulds, for pressing the tobacco into the form in which it is sent to market. Some of the laborers were stripping the stems from the leaves, some making the leaves into large? rolls, while , others placed these rolls into the moulds ! whore liquorice, sugar and alcohol, being added, a tonrtli class turned the machinery which pressed them into their final shapes. They were now removed by a fifth class, who carried them to boxes where they were packed and branded for market. Although but a few minutes in the factory, we were glad to return to the fresh air, for the nau sea occasioned by its suffocating and op- j pressive exhalations, was trying an'd difficult to benr. it was a relier, however, to know that in the midst of all this apparently pois onous atmosphere, there was high animal spirits and good health. We left the factory, 1 entered the val ley as the sun was seuiMj. Colossal in size, and wrapt iu his ruby mantle, he ap peared to linger above the azure haze which belted the horizon, as if waiting to see the moon light her silver lamp upon the prow of her dewy skiff, ere she commenced her nocturnal voyage upon the ocean of night. She came gliding forth, and the stars kin dled their watch fires one after another around her. We now passed a neglected cemetery ; wild vines were twisted about a few trees which marked the spot; the grass was springing green, and the young leaves were bursting ttieir buds ; little birds flit ted about, and here and there an early flower held np her golden cup to catch the falling due. At a short distance from this solemn spot, a wide ring of earth was en trenched around a pole ; the impression of norses feet marnea the spot in every direc tion, and the fresh foot-prints of men, women and children, were developed on the soft clay in perfect intaglio. Yet no sound was there, all was silent and still. What does this mean ? A large circus was here a few days since. What an epitome of human life ! A little lower down in the valley there was something like a bundle upon the grass ; as we walked on ward we saw that it was a woman. She was sitting upon the cold ground, her knees drawn up, ana her arms folded over them. She raised he. drooping head as we passed, and never, never, can we forget the min gled expression of that sorrow and sin-riven countenance. Nature's convulsions had mutilated and defaced the once innocent 'image of the Almighty," and like Cain, she was branded for life "a fugitive aud a vagabond upon the earth." There is something sacred in deep grief it is like disinterring the dead to describe it, and with the ancient artist we will throw a vail over those lineaments we would not por tray. A few acts of kindness accompanied by good advice, together with having procur ed for her a situation in ih.e factory on the hill, metamorphosed this poor Magdelene from a fiend to a christian. On a granite head-stone iu church vard there is represented in outline, a kneel V 1. - ; . J mg woman with an Alabaster box in her hand. Beneath is this inscription : "Her sins, which were many, are for given ; for she loved much."- St. Luke, 7th Ch., 47th Verse. s. II. w. It E M A R IC S Cf Colonel Hall, of Kcw Hanover, on tHe Resolutions It taring the tioyal ty of ."Vorth Carolina. Mk. Speaker : When the resolutions were under discussion in the House of Commons, a printed eopy was placed upon the desk of Senators. On reading them, I felt satisfied they did not come up to the requirements demanded by the events of the day. Their objects and sentiments met my cordial ap proval, but in this day of trial for our be loved State, when the clouds of destruction are lowering oer her; when her supreme hour of trial h.'d arrived; when she was de nied the privilege of raising her voice in her own defence before that tribunal which was sitting in judgment upon her, and ap peared about to pass an awful sentence against her, I conceived that it was incum bent on this General Assembly, which I am proud to think represents the true sen timents of North Carolina, to publish to the world at large a solemn and deliberate pro test against the foul misrepresentation and charges that have been made against the good faith and loyalty of the State, and to set forth, in a correct light, the honesty and candor with which her people accepted the results of the war and renewed their al legiance to the Federal Government. I felt that we were the only medium through which our suffering and misrepresented people could make themselves heard in the councils of that nation of which we are claimed to be part and parcel, but with which we are denied all association and con nection, except through the tax-collector. Therefore I des:red that they should be enunciated in a calm, dignified and truth fid manner. The people of North Carolina, during the war and since its termination, have done nothing inconsistent with their former prestige and honorable renown. Con sistent in their hostility to the Federal Government and in their renewed allegi ance thereto, the fullest vindication of their honesty ox purpose and integrity of action rests in a truthful statement and clear un derstanding of their present feelings and desires towards the General Government. North Carolina has done all she can hon orably do to comply with her obligations, and God onbj knows at what immense ex pense. She cannot and will not sacrifice her manhood by complying with demands inconsistent alike to her rights and to her integrity. If accepted and restored, it must be as an honorable equal or not at all. Those who have fought aud suffered togeth er, must either prosper together or perish together. Poor old State ! grander in her misfortunes than in her prosperity; glories, mournful though they be, cluster around her brow in undimmed brilliancy. Cursed be that degenerate son who would attempt to tarnish them. Mr. Speaker, Ihavethehonor to represent a county that had the reputation of being in advance of all the others in the State in its advocacy of the doctrine of secession, and, Sir, I am responsible in as great a de gree as any of her citizens for the decided stand she took in that momentous issue. 1 thought that I understood what that issue comprehended. I made no attempt to con ceal the coming conflict, but urged others and prepared myself to meet it. I anticipa ted that " grimed-visaged war" would pre sent its horrid front. Civil strife, with all its attendant miseries, forced themselves upon my vision. The lurid glare of the battle-field; the groans of the wounded and dying ; the palid faces of the dead ; the on ward march of victory ; the terrible retreat of defeat ; the clouds overhanging ; burning cities, towns and villages : the blackened ruins of beloved homesteads ; the tears and prayers of widows and orpans, all, all rose to view ; but the path of duty and honor was plain. For yeas I had seen that the great sectional diiliculty a difficulty for which the present generation was in no way re sponsible could be settled by appeal to arms only. It came, alas, too late. If, forty-six years before, we had fought instead of compromising the result, logically, must have been reversed. Our social and politi cal institutions had become, to us, an actu al necessity. They had so entwined them selves around our domestic and public ex istence that to abolish or destroy them pro duced dissolution immediately. Could any one, who viewed pass ing events and political forebodings, calmly aud considerately fail to in terpret the signs of the times ? Could any one close his eyes to the fact, or fail to comprehend the lesson which jt taught, that a sectional party, whose avowed pur pose was to destroy the institutions of the South, and the chief and only element of strength was hostility to this section, in the space of six years from an insignificant minority grew to be acontrolling majority? A majority, too, that would at once attempt to sap the very foundation upon which our social and political fabric rested. 'The issue was therefore upon us whether we willed it or not. Whether we would lie supinely upon our backs until all we held sacred and dear was wrenched from us, or rise'manfully as became sons descended from noble ancestors and attempt to protect our rights and our honor, and if needs be, die in the effort, was the question presented for our acc ptance. For one, I chose the latter. For this course I have no regrets to offer ; in full view of the terrible calami ties of tho past or of the more terrible threats and nncertanties of the future. With these feelings, therefore and prompted by what I conceived was a sacre J duty to my State, when the issue was final ly made up, and the tocsin of war resound ed throughout the land, I prepared myself for the conflict. In common with many thousands of my countrymen, I devoted whatever of energy, ability and strength I possessed to the cause of Southern Inde pendence. I participated in those great conflicts of arms that will make the soil of the Old Dominion historic as long as the English language is spoken. I did all in my power to secure the success of the South. But the decision was against us, and, Mr. Speaker, the defeat of our armies and the surrender of our cause, I regarded 's a final decision of the great issues which had so long divided the sections. We had staked these issues upon the " wager of battle," and had lost. We had done all that duty and honor demanded how well the future historian muet tell. But, sir, with the honesty of purpose and action with which I began the fight, I accepted its results. The issues of the w ar slavery, secession and by consequence, a material part of State sovereignty, I regard ed as the natural trophies of the conqueror. I was for yielding honestly and with good grace. I therefore cordially eudorsed the action of our Convention aud Legislature iu placing tho seal of oblivion upon those issues. My whole efforts, since the Sur render, havo been to influence our people to act in good faith to their obligations and attempt to unito the shattered frag ments of government and restore peace and harmony. This has been done with zeal, and a siuglencss of purpose most commendable in them, and which ought to have won the confidence of the Northern people and met a cordial and favorable response. Our people have done all they could consistent with manhood. Terms are now demanded of ua with which wo cannot comply. We cannot stultify ourselves. We cannot and will not say that these noble spirits, who sprang to tarns at the call of their native State and yielded up their noble lives in her defence, now fill dishonored and igno ble graves. We cannot consent that those living powers who so gallantly fought for the honor and safety of North Carolina shall be forever dishonored and disfran chised. No ! Mr. Speaker, a magnanimous antagonist would never ask us to degrade ourselves thus. We are prepared to make loyal citizens of the National Government, which is all that ought or should now be demanded of us. The action of the entire South proves incontestibly that they are prepared to do this, but not to accept dis honor. Mr. Speaker, the resolutions recite that there are evil-minded persons among us, who, for reasons known best to themselves, are engaged in misrepresenting us. I re gret to say that such is the case. Tho res olutions also denies the charge that Union men in our midst are prosecuted for opin ions sake. This is a very common charge, and one that has done us more harm in the estimation of the people of the North than any other, because bad and designing men of this section have imposed upon the ig norance at the North of our real feelings aud desires. We had among us many men who were honest and consistent in their devotion to the Union during the entire war. It is true that we were so impressed with the belief that they were in error that we could not do them entire justice, but I appeal to those very men, now that the smoke of battle has cleared off", aud the excite ment of the times has passed away, and reason and sober thought resumed their sway, if the people of North Carolina have not'yielded to them their accustomed con fidence. In my own county there were a few of this class, whose children perished on the held of battle in defence of the State, whose property was almost entirely swept away, but who never swerved in their devotion to the cause of the Union. Have they lost the confidence of the people of that secession county ? Far from it. And my word for it, that when you find a consistent and genuine Union man, you will find a man who deeply sympathizes with the sufferings of his fellow-citizens and fully determined to link his destiny with that of the State for weal or for woe. But there is a class of men in North Car olina, Mr. Speaker, that I refer to with loathing men who were instrumental in "firing the Southern heart," and did all they could to prepare the minds of the Southern people for the coming conflict, and during the earlier years of the war, when victory perched upon the Confederate banner, and Southern independence seemed almost an accomplished fact, were the most devoted friends of the Southern cause ; but when the scene changed, and the tide of battle turned and the shattered and exhaus ted ranks of the Confederacy retired before the well-appointed armies of the United States, and. the time arrived which tried men's souls, and the final great conflict was upon us, and disaster and defeat seemed about to compel surrender, they like cra vens, as they are, lent their aid to the ene mies of the people to hasten the sad catas trophe. These traitors to their own treason now claim peculiar and special considera tion at the hands of the National Govern ment, as consistent and honest Union men, and are at this very time, when Congress needs no enoouragement to exercise their power to degrade, hnmilitate and ruin us, stealing off from our midst ; aye from our very Legislative Halls, like the assassin at night, to conspire with the acknowledged enemies of their fellow citizens, to plunge the knife deeper and deeper into the vitals of their own people. Mr. Speaker, the English language affords'no words sufficient ly comprehensive to express the deep loath ing and contempt I have for such men. A FERPiiEXLNG Question. "Judge Ad vocate General Holt," the Titus Oates of the Radical party, is doiibtless exceedingly uuhappy as to what use to turn John Sur ratt, of whose recent capture we have read so much. Anxious as he has heretofore been to hang everybody more respectable than himself upon whom he could lay his unclean hands, he thinks, we expect, that the poorest use he can now make of Sur ratt will be to hang him. The brief source of embarrassment about the prisoner seems to be whether he shall be made to prove that President Davis or President Johnson assassinated poor Mr. Lincoln. We think it very probable that, for a sufficient con sideration, the unlucky Surratt will swear that Messrs. Davis and Johnson were both engaged in the plot to kill him. Richmond Times. Virginia Legislator b. The Senate has ordered the engrossment of the bill amend ing the usury law. It authorizes ten per cent, interest. The Senate also concurred in the House resolution for a recess till January 3. The bill incorporating the Vir ginia Express Company, with special privi leges, has finally passed both bouses. Pakdoned. Albert Abbott, a white man, sentenced to four years' imprisonment from Fairfax county, for cutting timber from a farm, has been pardoned by the Governor oi Virginia, BILLS PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE. Bnx to enable the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail Road Company to complete its Road, pay its Debt to the State, and extend its Road to the Tennessee Line. Section 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of the Slate of North Carolina, and it in hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That for the purpose of supplying funds, to enable the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail Road Company to com plete its road, and to discharge its debt to the State, the said Company shall have au torify to borrow money, by the issue of bonds or other evidences of debt, authenti cated in such menner as the President and Directors of said Company may deem best, in sums not less than five hundred dollars, at a rate of interest not exceeding eight per cent, principal and interest payable at such time and place as said President and Direc tors nisy elect, the bonds so issued not to exceed four millions dollars. Seo. 2. Be it further enacted, That to se cure the payment of these bonds, and other evidences of debt issued, as aforesaid, and the interest thereon, as the same may ac crue, the said Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail Road Company may exe cute and deliver mortgage deeds, signed by the Prasident and Secretary oi" said Com pany, conveying its franchise and iroperty, including its road bed, superstructure, choses in action, and real and personal es tate of whatever kind, aud the deed of mortgage, so executed and delivered, and registered in the County of New Hanover, shall have priority over any lien or other claim held by this State, on the subject, matter so conveyed, it being the intent and meaning of this act, that the mortgage under authority of this act shall have the rights and powers of a first mortgage, and the State shall be in the position, and shall have the rights of a second mortgage only ; Provided, That when the bonds of the Com pany to the amount of $4,000,000 shall have been negotiated, the Company shall be required to pay the debt due the State, in bonds of the State at par, equal in value to the bonds issued to the Company. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That in con- sideration of the powers granted by this act, the said Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Rail Road Company, on the ac ceptance of the same by a majority of its stockholders, and on the execution of any first mortgage deed as above mentioned, shall be deemed and held to surrender and relin quish all privileges of further exchange of bonds with the State, conferred by the charter of said Company, or any amend ment thereto. Sec. 1. Be it further enacted. That the said Wilmington, Charlotte, and Rutherford Rail Road Company shall have power to extend its road, by such routes as may be deemed best, to such point on the Tennes see Line as the President and Directors may determine, and to that end, shall have all the powers of condemnation of land, for right of way and other purposes, as are conferred by the charter of said Company. Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in forse from its ratification. Ratified Dec. 20, 18GG. R. Y. McAdex, Speaker House of Commons. M. E. Manly, Speaker Senate. A Bill to Enable the Western Railroad Company to Complete its Road from the Coalfields, in Chatnam County, to some point on the North Carolina Railroad. Whereas, The Legislature of North Carolina, at its session 1858 and '59, loan ed to the Western Railroad Company the sum of four hundred thousand dollars, for which sum the Public Treasurer exchanged the Bonds of the State for the Bonds of said Company, taking as security therefor a mortgage upon said road and all its roll ing stock, and property of every kind and description whatsoever; and, whereas, the Legislature, again, at its session 18G0 and '61, loaned to said Company a further and additional sum of two hundred thousand dollars, making the indebtedness of said Company to the State six hundred thou sand dollars; and whereas, the interest of the present Stockholders, as well as the State, would be promoted by the extension of said road from its present terminus on Deep River, to some point on the North Carolina Railroad; now, therefore, to ena ble said Company to raise the amount ne cessary to accomplish so desirable an ob ject, by a re-mortgage of said Road to some one or more capitalisls, and an increase of its means by avidiiio:;ai subscription to its capital stock : Section 1. Be it enactedby the General As sembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That the Public Treasurer be, and he is hereby authorized and directed to subscribe to the capital stock of the Western Railroad Company the sum of six hundred thousand dollars, being the amount the said Western Railroad Company is indebted to the State of North Carolina, and the Public Ireasur er is hereby instructed to pay said Compa ny for the stock so subscribed, the bonds of said Company now held, oy the totate, ana that upon receiving a certificate or certifi cates of stock as aforesaid, that the Public Treasurer cancel and surrender to said Company the bonds held as aforesaid, to gether with the mortgage on said Railroad and its property, thereby releasing said Western Railroad from any and all liabili ty to the State in consequence of said mortgage and indebtedness. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That so soon as said subscription shall be made by the Pnblic Treasurer and the certificate or cer tificates of stock of said Company duly ex ecuted by the proper officers of said Com pany, shall have been delivered, then the i i -i ii j i mortgage on saia itoaa, roiling siock, equip ment and property of every kind and de scription, whatsoever, now neld by the State, shall be released, and so becoming null and void, shall forever be void and of no effect. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, That to ena ble such Company to raise the money ne cessary to construct and extend said Road to some point on the North Carolina Rail road, to connect with said Road at such point as may be selected by the Western Railroad Company, or by the President and Directors of the same, that said Presi dent and Directors are hereby authorized and empowered to issue the mortgage bonds of said Company in sums of not less than one hundred dollars each, and not ex ceeding in amount $900,000, and to be ne gotiated at not less than par, and not to mature at an earlier period than thirty years, payable at such time and place, and at such rate of interest not to exceed eight per cent, and to secure the payment there of, may make a mortgage npon the Rail road, and any and all of its property or in come, in such manner and form as they may determine. Sec. Be it further enacted, That in all the meetings of the Stockholders of said Company, the Governor shall appoint any one or more members of the Board of In ternal Improvements to represent the in terest of the State in said Company, or any individual Stockholder, and in the election of the Board of Directors, the representa tive of the State shall elect and appoint four Directors, leaving the President and five Directors to be elected by the individual Stockholders, thus giving the individual Stockholders the balance of power in the control and management of the Road; said President and Directors shall be Stockhold ers at the time of their election in all cases. Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That any deed of mortgage, executed and delivered under the provisions of this act, when re gistered in the County of Cumberland, shall be binding and valid to all intents and purposes, as if the same were registered in every county through which the said Road passes, or in which the property owned by the Company, and so mortgaged, or any part of it is situate. Sec. 6. Be it further enacted, That this act shall be in force from and after its ratifica tion. Ratified 20th Dec, 18GG. R. Y. McAden, Speaker Houso of Commons. M. E. Manly, Speaker of Senate. An Ae-r to exempt from seizure under execution or attachment, certain personal property therein named, and provide a homestead. Introduced by Mr. Richardson, of Marten, and passed by the House. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Geuei al Assembly of the State of North Carolina, and it is hereby enacted by the author ityof the same. That the following property shall bo ex emj)t from seizure under execution or at tachment, to-wit : (1.) The tools of a mechanic necessary to carrying on his trade. (2.) The agricultural implements of a farmer necessary for two male laborers. (3.) The implements of a laborer neces sary in his usual employment. (1.) The books of a student required for tho completion of his education. (5.) The wearing apparel of every per son. (G.) The libraries of licensed attorneys at law, practicing physicians, and ministers of the gospel, also the instruments of sur geons and dentists used in their profes sion. (7.) The arms and accoutrements of each person of the enrolled militia of the State; and (8.) All globes, books and maps used by teachers of schools, academies and colle ges. Also, the following property of each head of a family or house-keeper, to-wit ; one work horse, four cows and calves, twenty head of stock hogs, one hundred bushels of corn, twenty bushels of wheat or rice, eight hundred pounds of pork or bacon, one yoke of oxen, one cart or wagon, and house hold furniture to be selected by the debtor not to exceed two hundred dollars in value Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That every citizen of the State, male or female, being a householder and having a family, shall be entitled to hold exempt from seizure or sale under any execution, judgment or decree, founded on any contract made, or liability incurred after this act shall take effect, the land and buildings owned and occupied as a residence by such debtor, provided the quantity of land does not exceed one hun dred acres, nor the value thereof the sum of one thousand dollars, inclusive of improve ments, and such exemption shall continue after the death of such householder for the benefit of the widow and family of the de eased, some or one of them continuing to occupy such homestead, until the youngest child shall become twenty-one years of age, and until the death of the widow : Provi ded, That the laws now in force respecting the exemption of real and personal estate from execution, shall apply to all contracts made, and liabilities incurred, before this act shall take effect. Sec. 3. Be il further enacted, lhat if the land on which any such debtor may reside, shall exceed one hundred acresin quantity, or one thousand dollars in value, inclusive of improvements, the officer holding an execution against such debtor, and not finding other property to satisfy the same, shall appoint six discreet and disinterested freeholders of the county, who, on oath to be administered by such officer, shall set off to such debtor a portion of said land, embracing the dwelling house, and not ex ceeding one hundred acres in quantity, or one thousand dollars in value, which allot ment shall be returned with the execution, and the part so allotted shall be exempt from the execution, and the officer may proceed to advertise and sell the residue of the premises. Sec 4. Be it f urther enacted, That if the premises shall not be capable of being so di vided as to set off to the debtor a part, in cluding the dwelling house, and not ex ceeding one thousand dollars in value in clusive of improvements, the said freehold ers shall set off' a convenient portion of the land, to include the dwelling house and buildings, and not more land than may be necessary for the convenient use thereof, and they shall appraise the value of the part so set off, and in case the surplus of such valuation over and above one thou sand dollars, shall, within ninety days, be paid by the execution debtor, the part so set off shall not be sold on said execution ; but if such surplus shall not be paid with in ninety days after such valuation, the of ficer may advertise and sell the pirt so set off, provided the same shall bring a greater sum than one thousand dollars, and out of the proceeds of the sale, he shall pay to the execution debtor the sum of one thousand dollars, which shall be exempt from execu tion for one year thereafter, iii order that it may be invested in the purchase of an other homestead. Sec 5. Be it further enacted, That no property shall be exempt from execution when the purchase money thereof forms, in whole or in part, the debt on which the judgment is founded, nor shall any property be exempt from sale for non-payment of taxes. Sec 6. Be it furUter enacted, That if any sheriff, or officer shall levy on or seize any property exempt from execution, he shall be liable for an action of trespass, or on the case, at the suit of the debtor, for all damages sustained thereby. Sec. 7. Be it further enacted, That all laws and clauses of laws coming in conflict with the provisions of this act, except as herein before provided, bo and the same are hereby repealed. Sec 8. Be it f urther enacted, That this act shall be in force from and after its rati fication. A srentleman rode ut) to a public House in the country and asked, " who is the mas ter of this house ?" "Iam, sir," replied the landlord ; ' ' my wife has been dead about three weeks." There is a commercial gentleman who is unusually scrupulous in regard to having his door plate polished every morning, be ing determined to " leave an untarnished name behind him.'' Hon. Horace Greeley has purchased a $1,200 pew in Dr. Chapin's new church in Fifth avenue, New York, paying $200 pre mium therefor. Shocking Scene. A ship called tho Elizabeth Buckham was recently wrecked on the English coast, near Whitehaven. A correspondent of the Liverpool Mercury, November 29th, says : Since the wreck numbers of puncheons of rum have been washed on shore near New Brighton. It would seem that the news of the loss of a "rum ship" spread like wild-fire among the lower orders of the people on the Chesire coast, and crotvds made their way to New Brighton to seo what wo aid turn up. Many of them would seem to have been actuated by no honest motives ; there1 could be little doubt that they had been enticed there with the hope of picking up some rum casks whichg might float ashore and getting drunk cheap. The custom officers took charge of upwards of 130; puncheons of rum, several bales of cotton, and sugar hogsheads, that had been secured. But many of the rum casks had been "tap ped " before they fell into tho hands of the coast guardsmen ; and tho drinking tho raw rum by those who procured it resulted in a scene of debauchery perfectly inde scribable. Men and women were to be seen in all stages of intoxication, and some sot tish fellows were observed lying in corners sleeping off the effects of their debauch. One youth named Foulds, related to a per son who keeps a hotel at New Brighton, managed to get somo of the rum, drank it, and such were the consequences that, not withstanding every medical attention, he succumbed to the fatal effects of the drink. A man employed as a painter emptied his paint can, wiped it out with a bunch of grass, filled it with rum, took a drink, fell on his head in a pool of water, and had it not been for some passers b 7 would no doubt have lost his life; as it is, he is at present in a dangerous stato from tho effects of the rum. Many cases of a similar kind could bo mentioned. On Tuesday night and yes terday morning men, women and even children were found in a state of beastly intoxication among the sand hills, and were removed as soon as possible to their differ ent homes, where they were attended to, in some cases stomach-pumps havinc: to be ap plied. These are not the only disgraceful features connected with this wreck. Sev eral females (one of whom is respectably connected) went down to look at the rem nants of the wreck. They soon became helpless, and, while in that state, were treated in a most foul and atrocious man ner. One of them was found lying in the sand hills quite insensible, and in such a stato as to leave little doubt that she had been shamefully treated. The Washington Negkoes and the Suf frage Bieii. There was great rejoicing among the colored population in Washing ton on Friday night over the passage of the suffrage bill in the House of Representa tives. They say they intend to select Sayles J. Bowen, now postmaster of that city, as their candidate lor Mayor, and two years hence they will put up one of their own race as their candidate for that office. There is no doubt that the President will veto the bill, though of course, it will be passed nevertheless in both Houses of Con gress by a two-thirds vote. The Washington Union of Friday says : The bill allowing unqualified negro suf frage in the District of Columbia, passed the Senate yesterday by a vote of thirlv two to thirteen. So the fiat has gone forth, and the fate of the two cities is scald. The rights of the people have been trampled under foot. Step by slep the Uadirals in and out of Congress have been depriving a portion of the people of their rights. Lit tle by little have they been disregarding the wishes of the people of a portion of the country, until they have no rights now that Congress care to respect. At our next election for mayor and city councils, atleust, one thousand ignorant negroes w. 11 go to the polls and cast their ballots beside the white man. This is not ull ; the-, will huve the right to elect from their number members of the corporation and compel the white man to sit in council with the black man. We have seen election riots iu this city we have seen tho blood of the white man flow but we have seen nothing compared to what is in store for us. We tremble for the result. The citizens of this District are white, and have shown in days gone by that they have pa tience, but there is a bound beyond which patience ceases to be a virtu 0 They have hoped for better things, but havo hoped in vain; they have hoped that their almost unanimous detsire would be respected, but the sequel shows to the contrary. Inteiinal Revenue. The receipts from internal revenue sources for the present fis cal year, commencing July 1 18GG, up to tho 12th instant inclusivo, amount to the heavy aggregate of $157,000,000. This gives an average of over $950,000 per diem for near ly six months past, or one-half of tho fiscal year of 18G7. If this average should con tinue for the balance of the year in ques tion, the total revenue received from this source alone, independent of the customs and other sources, will reach the enormous sum of nearly $350,000 000 much greater, than the aggregate for the fiscal year 18GG, which amount 2d to 300,000,000. 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