SEMI-WEEKLY.
VOL. VI.]
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., DECEMBER 18, 1856.
( NO. 566.]
•KINTKU MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
!• DWAIII) J. HAI7e & SON,
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\1'VK!IT1SKMENTS inserted for sixty cents per
s .n Li-t- 'f 1 lines for the tirst, and thirtj* cents for each
..ii,, I'. liiiLi publication. Yearly advertisements by spe-
: i’. I- iitracts, at reasonable rates. Advertisers are
r . '■tod to state the number of insertions desired, or
(! \ will be continued till forbid, and charged accord-
A'lvertisenients to be inserted insidf, charged 50 per
i-eiit. extra.
c;arden seeds.
* E have received a general assortment of L.\NP-
RETH’S CELEBRATED GARDEN SEEDS,
WMrr:iuted Fresh and Genuine, of the crop of 185G.
Al^o. ONION SETTS. S. T. HAWLEY & SON.
G5-t)W
Dee'r 15, 185tj.
s rA'i’E BONDS FOR
S 10.000
of
Dec’r 15.
IN Bonds
For sale by
JAS.
SALE.
$1000 each.
G. COOK.
65-4w
i\K\V GOODS.
f Bill E subscriber has just received his FALL STOCK
1. oF G*H>DS, consisting in part ol
Raisiu.s, Whole, Half and Quarter Boxes, Cur-
lant.s, Citron, Preserved Canton Ginger, Prunes,
Dried Figs, Sardines, Sauces and Pickles
j of all kinds, Brandied Fruit, Peaches,
Pine-Apples and Cherries, West India
Preserves, Cocoa, Brazil, Butter,
Almond? and English Walnuts,
With every other article kept in a Confectionery
."tore, which will be sold cheap tor Cath.
CHAS. BANKS.
P. S.—All persons indebted to me
)>y Note or Account are earnestly requested to settle
iLe same by the 10th January next, otherwise they
will be placed in the hands of an Oflicer for collection.
C. B.
Dec'r 15, 1856. C5-2w
Fifty Boxes Fresh Crackers, just re
vived, and for sale by C- B.\NKS.
I'ecr 15. G5-2w
Forty Ho.xes Clieese, a prime article,
T?aleby CHAS. BANKS.
Di'c'r 13. G5-2w
I’aie and Amber Ale in Bbls. and ^
BbN. C. T. HAIGH & SONS.
Dec'r 13, 1856. 65tf
i?r. •tretic HxplorationH
: t ■ ■■/( of .'•'ir John Franklin, in 1858, ’64 and '55, 2
V 8vo. A further supply of this beautiful and
: . looting work, iu cloth, sheep and half calf bind
ings. E. J. HALE & SON.
Di, 11.
(riinn's Domestic Medicine, or Poor
Man - Friend. \ further supply of this popular book,
ju^t rcciived. E. J. HALE & SON.
Deer 11.
■lusr KhXKIVEI),
QUARTER BOXES RAISINS.
Half
2U Boxes Soda Biscuit.
20 “ Cheese.
F r sale by C. E.
I*uc'r 10.
LEETE.
C5tf
RiiU from the Fountain of l.ife, by
Rev. Richard Newton. D. D.; The Two Lights, by the
autl: >r of ‘Struggles for Life;’ Cumming’s Last of the
Patriarchs: Dr. Spencer's Pastor’s Sketches, 1st and
- 1 er*es: The Prince of the House of David, or Three
V'virs i-i the Holy City: Kitto’s Daily Bible Illustra-
ti'ns; Do. (.'yclopedia of Biblical Literature; Cum-
Minor Works; The Christ of History, by Young;
■ imming's Scripture Readings; Barnes’s Notes on
Kevf .iti.iiis: Do. on Jol>; Chalmers’ PosthumousWorks;
M ist'T-l'ieces of Pulpit Eloquence, Edited by Rev.
Hi-nryf Fi«h; Sac., &c. E. J. H.ALE i SO.V.
11, lh50.
Ltarge Sale
OF
VALUABLE LA\DS.
ON the SECOND MOND.VY in February 1857, at
the Court House in the town of Fayetteville, the
undersigned will offer for sale, on a credit of one and
two years, several tracts ot L.\ND in the counties of
Cumberland and Harnett.
One tract on the Western bank of the Cape
Fear River, below Smith’s Ferry, containing about fif
teen hundred and sixty-five acres—the Plantation of
the late Henry Elliot. There is a life-estatt iu two
hundred and fift}’ acres of v .is tract, which will not
be offered for sale. The interest in reverson will te
disposed of on the 8ale day, separate from the other
portion of the Plantation.
50 acres on Lower Little River, known as the
Gibson place.
6U{i acres on Lower liittle River, former resi
dence of Alex’r Williams, Jr.
45 acres near Elliot’s Mills.
550 acres on the Juniper.
300 acres on Little Mill Creek.
000 acres on Gibson’s Creek—the Sinclair
place.
340 acres near McArtbor’s Bridge. Also, the
Saw Mill Timber on 300 acres adjoining.
500 acres on the Black Branch, near W. J.
Kelly’s. And the Saw Mill Timber on 110 acres ad
joining.
850 acres near Munroe’s Bridge, North side
of the River.
400 acres, including the Mineral Spring near
the >Hlls formerly Col. Murchison’s.
300 acres on Grog Creek, near the Fayette
ville and Western Plank Road.
50 acres on the North prong of Anderson’s
Creek.
Also, an undivided interest, being one-third of
two Lots in the town of Fayetteville, on Rowan street,
known as the Armstrong lots; and in 28 acres of Land
on the South side of Little River, near Elliot’s Mills.
—ALSO—
At the same time, on a credit of six months, will be
sold—
40 shares of Stock in the Fayetteville and Ra
leigh Plank Road.
12 shares in the Fayetteville and Western
Plank Road.
— sharea in the Cape Fear and Deep River
Navigation Coir'jany.
10 shares in the Cumberland Academy. And
an undivided interest in the Chemical .Apparatus
therein.
These sales are made under a power in the Will of
the late Henry Elliot.
ALEX’R ELLIOT, , ,
J. G. SHEPHERD,/ "
Dec’r 11, 1856. ti5ts
Town papers and Raleigh Standard copy until sale.
C. J &L R. H. Jones
1'^.A.KE this method of calling the attention of their
friends and others to their NEW STOCK of
MPomcstir anfi Fancy Goofts,
IN I'ART AS follows;
Rich colored and black Silks; fine all-wool De-Laines;
all-wool Plaids, high colors; very handsome Long
Shawls: do. Ste!la; fine emb’d Skirts; emb’d Hand
kerchiefs; Jaconet ami Swiss Bands; emb’d and
Lace ('ollars; Thread Lace and Edgings; ditto
Jaconet and Swiss; rich Lace Falls, black;
lilrtck Trimming Lace; Riblions and Trim
mings, all kinds; Swan’s Down; Furs,
in sets; fine Kid Gloves; newest style
Hats for Ladies; Velvet and Cloth
Cloaks, &c. &c.
—ALSO—
A lot of best (luality GUTTA PERCHA CLOTHING,
very suitable for Wagoners and otiiers who may be ex
posed to wet weather. Call and see.
Fayetteville. ()ct, 11, 18-36. 47tf
ATTENTION!
A RARE CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY!
Being inclined to move South, 1 will sell my en
tire WAGON ESTABLISHMENT, with a good
Stock of Materials and Tools, selected by myself pur
posely for the Wagon Business. Any person wishing
to buy, and having doubti about the success of the
establishment, can have an opportunity of e.xamining
my book for their own satisfaction.
N. B.—All debts due me tor work must be settled
either by Cash or approved Notes by the first of Jan'y
1857, if not they will all be put in course of coIlecti"U
by legal process. W.M. W.\Tt-ON
Nov’r 20, 1856. oO-t!stJ
PI HI.IC NOriCE
A larne lot of •ilankets, both white
Hud colored, for sale cheap by L. BR.\NDT,
Gillespie St , near the Market.
Fayetteville, N. C., Dec’r 10. 64-lm
Recollections of a Life Time, or Men
;ind Things I have seen, by S. G. Goodrich, Author of
l i ter Parley’s Tales; Paul Fane, by N. P. Willis; Let
ters Ilf Lady .Montagu. Edited by Mrs. S. J. Hale;
The Humor.s of Falconbridge, illustrated; The Adven
tures of Gerard, the Lion Hunter.
.Vl.s I, further supplies of the Lion of Flanders; The
urse of the Village; Ernest Linwood; The Rival
Beauties; The Wife’s Trials; The Torch Light; Romance
if the Harem; The Old Vicarage; Mrs. Lee Hentz’s
Novels, 50 cts. a vol., &c. The Miscellaneous Works
if Edgar A. Poe; Irving’s Life of Washington; Ban-
i roft’s U. S.; Hume and Macaulay’s Histories of Eng
land; Scott’s Infantry Tactics, &c. &c.
Dec’r 11, 1856. E. J. HALE & SON.
IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Books of Subscription to
the cxpital stock of the ('entral Rail Road, from
Beaufort Harrjorvia Kenansville, Clinton, Fa^’etteville,
and West, will be opened on Thursday, the 10th day
of .\pril 1856, and remain open according to the terms
of the Charter until further notice, at the following
places and under direction of the following named
persons. Commissioners in the Charter, viz:
In the County of Onslow, at the office of the Clerk
of the County Court at J:icksonville, and at the Post
Office Rich Lands. E. W. Fonvi e, G. J. Ward, J. H.
Foy, Robert White, John Averitt, Jr., Owen Hug
gins, L. W. Humphrey.
In Carteret county, at the office of Dr. M. F. Aren-
dell at Beaufort. Dr. .M. F. .\rendell, J. F. Bell, L.
T. Oglesby.
At the store of G W. Taylor at Carolina City,—Col.
Wm. N. Dennis, H. S. Bell, Capt. Levi Oglesby, Bridge
Arendell.
In Duplin county, at the office of the County Court
Clerk at Kenansville,—Major ((wen R. Kenan, David
Reid, Isaac B Kelly, Wm. E. Hill. \\m. J. Houston,
Stephen Graham.
In Sampson county, at the oflice of the ('ounty Court
Clerk at Clinton,—Thomas 1. Faison, Dr. Thomas
Bunting, Wm. McKay, Patrick Murphy, Um. Faison,
J. R. liearaan, Alfred .Johnson.
In I'umberland county, at P’ayetteville, at the office
of A. McKethan,—Thomas R. Underwood, Randal
.McDaniel, Edward L. Winslow, John C. Blocker.
Form of subscription:
The Undersigned agree to t.ake the number of shares
of $100 each, set opposite to our names respectively,
in the Central Kaii Road Company; and in ail respects
to comply with the torms of the Charter.
Fall aiul Winter Stock,
fll WE just received in full my Fall and Winter
^’tock of Silk, Staple, anti t\incy tit'y
iiiooils, embracing quite a variety of styles, (jualities,
I'tc., kc., including all styles Ladies’ Dress Goods and
Trimmings, to wit: Strijied, Plaid and Robed Silks;
Plaid, Striped, and Printed, all Wool DeLains, all
colors; Solid, all Wool, Do.; French Merinos, all shades
and colors; Printed and Plaid low priced Alpaccas and
DeLains. Also, a handsome assortment of Cloaks and
Talmas, and extra heavy Bay State Shawls; Embr’d
Collars; Bltick Lace Do.; Swiss and Jac't Flouncings;
Do. Edgings and Insertings; Kid and Twisted Silk
Gloves and Gauntlets; Hats; Caps; Bonnets; Bleached
and Brown Sheetings and Shirtings; together with a
good Hound, Staple and Domestic Goods; Ready Made
Clothing; Boots and Shoes, &c., !j'C.
Buyers generally are respectfull}' invited to give my
Stock a look, a^ 1 shall sell on short profits.
P. CROW.
October 1856. 47-if
FALL 'I'KADE, 1856.
B. F. PEARCE~
IS NOW OPENING, a large and desirable Stock of
Fall and Winter (jloods,
consisting in part of
Black and Colored Silks,
English and French .Merinos,
Plain and Fig’d DeLanes, some beautiful patterns.
Black and Fancy Alpacas,
Edgings and Insertings,
Collars and Undersleeves,
Cactus and Whalebone Skirts,
Jaconet, Nainsook, Swiss and Plaid Muslins,
French, English and .\merican Prints,
Cloths and Cassimeres,
Satinetts, Jeans and Tweeds.
Plaids, Linstys and Kerseys,
Carolina and Marlboro’ Stripes,
Bleached and Brown Shirtings and Sheetings,
Wdiite find ('olored Flannels,
Drillings and Tickings,
Irish Linens, good assortment.
Linen Table Cloths. Towelings and Napkins,
Shawls, Cloaks and Mantillas,
Extra quality of Bed Blankets,
Ribbons, Belts, Gloves, Hosiery, &c.
ALS(»,
Hats, Caps, Bonnets, Boots, Shoes and Umbrella.s; a
general assortment of
K K A D V- M A l» i: C I.OT II l liG,
and everv variety in the Y.\NKEE NOTION LINE,
which will be sold at a small advance for ('.ASH. or
on time to punctual customers, eitherat WHOLES.\LE
or RET.ML. All are respectfully invited to give me
a call before purchasing elsewhere.
B. F. PEARCE.
Hay St., Fayetteville, Sept. 1, 1856. 35-tf
&ECO,VD STOCK.
H F. PEAllCE
direct from New York, his second
We call the attention of WIK^LI^- j
SALE DEALERS !
^■10 our present Stock,—and we have recently re-
■- ceived—
300 bags Rio, Laguira, Maricaibo and Java Coffee, i
20 hhds Sugar, assorted grades, |
75 bbls do. Refined, Crushed and Powdered, :
95 boxes Sperm, .\damantine and Tallow Candles, |
66 do Fancy and assorted Candies, 1
100 coils Kentucky, Jute and Manilla Rope,
7 bales Bagging, Gunny, Dundee and Burlaps, |
30 tons Hoop Iron,
120 boxes Cheese, * !
20 half-bbls Super Carb. Soda, |
40,000 Cigars, various brands,
—ALSO—
Pepper, Spice, Ginger, Cloves, Nutmegs, Borax,
Madder, Indigo, Spanish Brown, Brimstone, Fancy |
and Bar Soaps, Starch, Powder, Shot, Bar Lead, White i
Lead, Putty and Linseed Oil, Window Glass, Snuff in i
Boxes,^Eagle Mills do., in Half Bbls.; Green and Black i
Teas, Hollow-Ware, Swedes Iron, English, German, j
and Cast Steel; Plows, Straw Cutters, Coru Shellers,
Satisage Cutters and Stufl'ers, Trace Chains, Sole I
Leather, &c., &c.
The above Goods we offer on the most favorable
terms to promj't time or cash purchasers. i
D. & W. McLAURlN. |
Nov. 6, 1856. 54tf i
CHARLES banks,
CO.VF#. €TiO.VER,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
Fortiyn Fruits, N^utx, Cigars, Tobacco, Snu^,d:c
Fayetteville, N. C.
March 1, 1853. 73tf
.JOSEPH BAKER, Ju.,
.lTTOK\EV \T l.AW,
H.\S taken an office next door to Wm. B. Weight’s
Law office on Green Street. He will attend and
practice in the County and Superior Courts of Cumber
land, Bladen, Robeson and Sampson.
March 23, 1853.
79-tf
\V. HUSKE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
CLERK AND MASTER IN EQUITY.
Favettkvillk, N. C.,
May be found at the Equity Office, in the Court House.
Sept. 22, 1855.
38-tf
(lUANOES.
7/^^^ BAGS PERUVIAN;
3’7 do. COLU.MBIAN.
Not only has the cost of using these Guanoes in
connexion been very niuch diminished, but experi
ments have proved that the phosphate, so much want
ing in the Peruvian, not only increases the yield, but
combined with the Columbian makes the crop much
more certain.
For sale by D. & W. McL.\URIN.
Nov. 6, 185(). 54 tf
J. A. SPEARS,
ATTORNEY AT L A
A TTENDS the Courts of Cumberland, Harnett,
Wake and Johnston.
Feb’y 13, 1856. 78-1 yr
Address, Toomer, Harnett Co., N. C.
o
Or. K. 4. BI>ACK.
FFICE Front Rooms, over Dr. S. J. Hinsdale’s
Chemist and Drug Store.
Feb’y 7, 1850. 76-tf
BOOKBIADING
OF all kinds, is executed in the best manner. '
Old common Prayers, Bibles, and others, re- '
bound in the same style they were before. This will
save the repurchase ot new books. Librarians connected
with colleges, and other societies, and also gentlemen
residing at a distance, will find it a matter of economy
to get their books bound here, as a deduction of prices
will be made upon l.irge ordr'rs: Pack them and send
them with particular uirections to this establishment;
and when finished, tliey will be carefully repacked avid
returned without delay.
1 have the best stock of materials: and workman
ship will compare with any either at the North or
South.
Apply for a list of Binding prices before going else
where. The undersigned respectfully solicits a share
of patronage. TH()S. H. TILLINGHAST,
Anderson Street.
Nov. 5, 185*>. 54-Y
EMBRACE THE PRESENT
EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!
ri'^HE Subscriber, desirous of closing out the balance
of his Winter Stock, offers his entire Stock of
Ready- .Made C lot hi ng,
Furnit^hiii;/ (woods, Hats, Caps, Hoots, Shoes,
Trunlcs, Carpet Bai/s, anti Vadces,
-\t a vcrv small advance on 1*111^1-] COX’F!
GEORtJE BRANDT,
South side Hay Street.
Fayetteville, Nov. 28. 60-tJlbp
JOSEPH R. BLOSSOM.
€o n n I SSI o A
AND
FORW ARDING MI«:RC 11 ANT,
.V. C.
Prompt personal attention "iven to all Consign
ments, and (.'ash advances made on Pru Juce to be ship
ped to other ports or sold in this market.
Feb. 12, 1855. 67
J. S. BANKS,
Wilmington, N. C.
Jan’y 1, 1856. 66-tf
S. M. TIIOM iS,
DEALER IN
FANCY & STAPLE DRY GOODS,
READY-MADE CLOTHING,
HATS, CAPS, BONNETS, BOOTS AND SHOES,
SHEETINGS, COTTON YARNS, KERSEYS,
BL.VNKETS, &c., &c.
Corner Market and Gillespie St.. Fayetteville, N.C.
Dec. 17, 1855. 62-tf
Fayetteville Hotel,
H*E Subscribers having this day leased this
^ Hotel for a term of years, will be pleased*
to see their friends and the travelling public
at this House. *\t the same time we hope they will be
patient and bear with our imperfections until we shall
have put the House in such repair as we desire.
J H. ROBERTS & CO.
J. H. Roberts. F. N. Roberts.
March 1, 1855. 80-tf
FOR SALE.
•#f iledtteed Prires^ for
or oil SMtOilT
250 mmm, birouciies,
Rocka-w^ays and Buggies
OF EVERY DESGRIPTIOX,
ANY of which are finished, and the balance being
■.TM. finished daily. .Vmong which are many New
and Beautiful styles, and one VERY FINE CARRI.AGE.
Some of them very light, and all made in the best
manner and of the best materials. My facilities for
doing Carriage work are GRE.ATER than any establish
ment South, and I can afiord and am determined to sell
work of the BEST QUALITY as low as it can be built
for by any one.
Those who ari indebted to me will please
pay up, as my business requires my out-standing debts
to be collected. .V. A. McKETIIAN.
Feb. 3, 1855. 72-tf
'File siihscrihers will purchase Sj)irifs
Turpentine, or make advances on consignments to their
friends in Wilmington, or New York.
C. T. HAIGH ^ SONS.
April 9, 1855 90tf
nx)tTce^
VLL those indebted to us previous to the 1st Janu
ary will call and settle either by note or cash,
and oblige us. MCDONALD & WM.\LEV.
N. B. A good assortment of SADDLES AND HAR
NESS always on hand for cash or on time to punctual
customers.
j Feb’y 17, 1855. 70tf
WOOL ROLLS.
WOOL carded with dispatch at Blount’s Creek
Factory.
SHEETINGS,
Osnaburgs,
Cotton Yarn, and
Wool Rolls, for sale by
I.AST CALL!
A LL persons indebted to me by Note or .\ccount,
are earnestly re^niested to call and make imme
diate payment, as my books must be closed by the
Worth & Utley,
F'orwardin^^ and General Commission
MERCHANTS,
FayettcviUe^ .V. C.
J. A. WORTH. (72tf) JOS. UTLEY.
1st of Janury next.
Nov. 2!?. 1850.
GEORGE BRANDT.
60-bptJ 1
IS now receiving,
stock of
Fall »iil Winter Dry
.\mong which may be found, the latest and most
fafhionable styles of Ladies' Dress Goods, Cloaks,
Mantillas, and all styles of Embroider^-.
.\lso, GESTLr..MK.N s GOODS of every variety, which
will be sold CM E.\P at wholesale or retail. The Ladies
are respectfully invited to give me a call.
B. F. PEARCE.
Hay Street, Fayetteville, >ct. 9, 1856. 46tf
Names
Resident* No. of shares
$ Cash
Work
liook Agents Wanted.
f||lIIE Subscriber, having taken the General Agency
E for getting subscribers to and delivering Hawks’s
History of North Carolina, now in process of publica-
i..n 6y .Messri. E. J. Hale ^ Son of Fayetteville, is
■ L'siro;;s of entering into an engagement with one or
mi.re active, intelligent and reliable persons in each
>f the Judicial (’ircuits, to canvass their respective
parts of the State, or particular counties, thoroughly.
Immediate application is desired, as sample copies of
tlie fir.ii volume will will be ready in a few days.
Undoubted testimonials as to character must ac
company each application. Address
H. W. HORN.
Fayetteville, Dec. ‘J, 1856. 64-
\LU.M SALT, for sale by
,Uf] W. H. CARVER.
THO. J. JOHNSON
Is now receiving his winter stock, comprising a
general assortment of
Dry Goods, Groceries, Hardware,
Cuth'ry, Shot, Lead, Yankee
Notions, &c.
Stock of BOOTS and SHOES large, and of good qual
itie> for retail. HATS assorted, some very wide
tnitn, Saxony Wool, &c. Sperm and Adamantine
* .VNDLES, also, Patent do. The above Goods were
well bought, and he would like to sell on same terms
C.VSH or barter will be taken. Credit will be given
to those who know themselves to be prompt. Old cuS'
toraers are invited. THO. J. JOHNSON.
P. S.—To those who owe me I would simply say,
please pay up, as I am in want of money. J.
Nov. 20, 1856. 68-lm
Subscriptions may be made payable in work, and
may specify whether for grading or cross-ties; and
stockholders shall in every case have preference in
taking Contracts, when bids are the same or at Engi
neer’s estimate.
As soon as one hundred thousand dollars are sub
scribed, the (Commissioners of Onslow county are to be
notified, and they are required to call a meeting of
Stockholders to organize the Company.
March 15, 1856. Idtf
SmGi?R’S SEWIKG MACHINES.
celelirHteil iiiarhines ar*> in prirticHl iind i>r«ititnble us*-
^ in hII parts of the rivilized world. In all the varluus inide^,
find in sewinu every sort of lulirii-, either of cloih or leather, they
hHve been fully tried mid approved. Scwitm machines of other
rnaniifHrturers otten fail to w irk. Imt SINtiKR't' .MACHI.N'ES .AL-
VV.A Y.> Ol’KRATK f KRFECTLY, lit inL' stroni.', duralile and com
plete in contrivance and workmanship. A perferi sewinc ma
rhino kepi employed atl'ords a clear profit ol .SI.0(H) a year liiit an
imperfect one is a cause of constant vi-x ition and loss. The en
tire RELIABILITY of our machines is one (;reat reason for their un-
iwralleled |n pularity.
MA(;lll.\’K.S FOR FA.MILY SKWI.NC.
ot a frail and delicate ‘•onstniction. are recommended hy other
inanulHCturers. Such machines are made to catch the eye, not
to perform substantial work. The :ruih is. family sewine ma
chines ouKht to he itronger than any other, because they go Into
less skillful hands thnn when sold to nianiifai-turer'i, and are u.sed
for a greater variety of worjc The machines which have proved
best for all other purpo.ses liiust be best for family tie, and they
are Singer’s The speed of our machines has lately been doubled.
No other can compare with thnm in iiuantity of work.
New machines of the latest improved style will be ex
cha iged on liberal terms for oWl sewinc machines of our own make,
or for operative machines of other manufacturers. Local agents
wanted to sell our machines. _fp(J
R All persons desiring lull informatiim about sewing ma
chines, ran obtain it by applying for a copy of “I. .M. Singer 4t Co’;
nuvi^tte ” a Dai>er Jevoted entirely to the subject. It w ill be sent
gratis '•
Principal Office, 32:i Broadway. New York.
HUANCH (tFFICl'^S
47 Hanover steet, Boston.
3-2 Westminster St.. Providence.
274 Broad street. Newark, N. J.
:M7 Broadway, Albany, N. Y.
Cloversville, New York.
98 (.'haiHjI street, New Haven.
U Buchanan st.Glasgow,t»col’d
Oct. 2-J, isne.
H3 f^he.mut street, Phila.
105 Baltimore street, Baltimore.
8 East Fourth street, Cincinnati.
Chicago, Illinois.
North Fourth St.. St. Louis.
81 Ht. Charles st, New Orleans
20 Dauphin St., Mobile.
50 3m
4jIoods:
W. II. Carv(?r
f S just receiving a verv large Stock of itKi’
twfPtfiPS, (jirarerifs, ff'inrs, MAquors,
lirect from N. York, which will be sold at very moderate
prices for ('ash. or exchange for any kind of produce.
A call from old friends and the public generally is
lesired, as my Stock is so large and varied that it will
iiildom fail to give satisf iction.
W. II CARVER,
Hay Street, Fayetteville, N. C.
Sept. 2*,*, 1856, 48-tt
Acvv and Cht'aj) Gootls.
JAMES KYLE
n.\S just received a very large and general as
sortment of jiO(H>S. Among which are,
French and English Merinos:
Do. Delains, Plain and Figured;
Dress Silks, Fig’d and Plain;
IJlack Fillet Mits;
Sleeves and Collars;
Cloths, Cassimeres tind Satins;
Hear and Negro Blankets;
8-4 to 12-4 Hleachcd and Rrown Domestics;
Gentlemen's Ready-Made Clothing,
Carpeting, Good and Common:
Boots and Shoes;
Anker Bolting Cloth;
Kerseys and Linseys;
Irish Linens, Crash:
Table Diaper and Napkins.
With many other articles, all of which being pur
chased by the Package, will be offered at low prices,
by wholesale or retail.
Oct. 24, 1856.
51-tf
I). \V . C. BENHOW, 1). I). S.,
Ciiradiiute of tli« Baltimoi**; Colle;;c of
U K N T U S L’ R (J E R V.
OFFICE hours from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M.
“ 3 P.M. to 5 P.M.
DR. BENBOW may be found at hiij,suite
of Rooms near the Market, where all who are in need
of the services of a Deiitist are respecfully invited to
c^ll. All operations performed upon the latest and
most approved plans. To those in need of
Teeth, he would simply say that he is behind in no
improvement. He inserts from one to an entire set
npon fine Gold or Platina plate, which he guarantees
to be equally as serviceable as the natural organs.
He spends nine months of each year in this place,
(from 1st of October to the 1st of July.)
Oct. 20, 1856. 49-tf
FOR RENT.
ri^HE large Fire-proof Brick Ware-house, conveni-
I ently situated in rear of our Store.
Apply to STARR # WILLIAMS.
Sept. 26.
43-tf
ON COiNSJGNMENT,
f CORN,
1000 Sacks Salt,
20 Bbls. Mulletts, (Oak,)
To arrive and for sale. W. P. ELLIOTT.
Oct. 22. 50-tf
FrciifJit and Passenger Line bcticeen \
Wilmington and FaijcftevHle.
^TE.VMER M.VGNOLIA, leaves Fayetteville on Mon-
^9 day and Thursday nmrnings, 15 minutes after
sun-rise.
Leaves Wilmington on Tuesday and Friday mornings.
Steamer F.VNNY Ll’TTERLOP, leaves Fayetteville
on Tuesday and Frid.13’ mornings, 15 minutes after
sun-rise.
Leaves Wilmington Wednesday and Saturday morn
ings. Both carrying Freight and Passent^ers.
Steamer ROW.VN, with full sets of Lighters, runs
regularly, carrying Freight only.
The regularity of our Boats on all stages of the
River, and the despatch and promptness in delivering
goods, are too well known to reiiuire comment.
To our patrons we tender our thanks for the very
liberal patronage heretofore bestowed, and can .tssure
all shippers that no efforts will be spared in future,
and feel confident that our facilities for dispatch are
equal if not superior to anv line on (^npe Fear River.
W. P. ELLIOTT,
.Agent for Lutterloh & Co.
Fayetteville, N. C., Oct. 1, 1856. 50tf
l^lareiKiuii llrid^e.
TBIHE Board of Directors will assess the annual
1 crossing of the Clarendon Bridge before the 1st
of January 1857, and the list will be in the hands of
the Toll Collector at the Bridge and the Secretary: and
all persons are required to pay by the 1st JANU.\R\
1857, and those who do not pay by that time will not
be allowed to cross by the year, m positive payment is
required before 1st Jan’y 1857.
JNO. M. ROSE, Sec'y
F. & N. P. R. Co.
Nov’r 21, 1856. afUlJ
LAND FOR SAI.K.
ACRES OF L.VND lying on upper
Little River, in Harnett County, well
timbered and well located for the Turpentine business.
It will be sold on accommodating terms. Apply soon
to the Subscriber at Fayetteville
WM. McL. McKAY.
Sept. 22, 1856. 41-tf
A RARE CHA\CE!
The Furniture and Fi.xtures oftlie Fay
etteville Hotel tor sale.
The subscribers having fully determined to sell
the above named Property, how offer it to an en
terprising man upon liberal terms.
This Hotel enjoys a large custom from the adjoining
counties and from the travelling public, with a pros
pect of future increase. What it lias done and is now
doing can be seen by any one wishing to purchase re
ferring to our books.
The situation of the building is such that it com
mands the greater part of the custom coming to and
passing through this place.
For the amount of capital invested, there is no bu
siness that a person could engage in that would pay as
well. J. H. ROBERTS & CO.
Sept 11, 1856. 38tf
NEW LAW HOOKS.
Anew Edition of Tidd’s Practice, 2 vols.
The Forum, or A'* year’s Full Practice at the
Philadelphia Bar; by David Paul Brown.
Library of Law and Equity; being 13 vols. (in 11)
of valuable Law Books for $15 00.
Just received by E. J. HALE & SON.
Oct. 20.
LOVERD ELDRIDGE,
tirtoniey at Mjaw,
WILL attend the Courts of Johnston and Samp
son Counties.
Smithfield, .April 15, 1856. 96-tf
W. W ELLIOT r,
COMMISSION MERCHANT,
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
Ajent for Lutti'rloh d* Co.'s Steamboat Line.
Will attend promptly to all business entrusted to
his care.
Oct. 21. 1856. 50-tf
June 1854.
GEO. McNEILL.
7-tf
T'
OLD RYE WHISKi;V.
HE Subscriber is toe only authorised agent in
Fayetteville for the sale of the Hon. U. C. Pur-
year’s Celebrated il\^E I’.
He will be supplied with this superior Whiskey to
meet the demand.
W. DR AUG HON.
Fayetteville, March 26. 90-tf
NOTICE.
ri'^HE notes and accounts due to Jno. M. Beasley,
I are iu the hands of Wm. McL. McKay for col
lection, as loi\ger indulgence will not be given, it is
hoped this notice will be sufficient to save costs.
JOHN M. BEASLEY.
June 25, 1855. I2tf
.lAMES O. SMITH.
-MILES cesTix.
JAS. C. SMITH & Co.,
Factors^ Commission and Forwarding
MERCHANTS.
NO. 2 SOUTH WATER STREET, UP .>TAIRS.
WILMLXGTOX, N. G.
Oct. 21, 1856. 50-Y
“I.AW COPAR rXERSHIlV’
WE, the undersigned, have this day formed a Law
Copartnership, an ! will practice in the Courts
of the following couiities of this State: Chatham, Cum
berland, .Moore, Harnett, and the Supreme Court.
J. H. HAUttHTON.
JNO. MANNING.
Pittsborough. N. C., Jan’y 1, 185(i. 72tf
SHEMWELL HOUSE.
F.«.VETTEVIL.I..e, !\. V..
East side of Green Street, a few Doors North oj
the Marktt House.
IHE Subscriber desires through this
medium to acknowleJge the liberal
patronage bestowed upon his House the past
year—and as he has just erected New Stables and
Carriage Shed convenient to the House and to water
he takes pleasure in saying to his patrons and the
public generallj’, that he is still prepared to accom
modate them with transient and permanent board, and
respectfully solicits a continimnce of the liberal patron
age heretofore received. Every exertion on his part
shall be used to render them comfortable during their
sojourn with him. His table is always supplied with
the best the market affords.
P. SHE.MWELL.
March 24, 1855. 86-tf
fl
O
II. I,. tIOI.MKS,
Attorney at Law, Wilmington, N. C.
FFIC’E on corner of Front and Princess street.
under Journal oflice.
Dec. 12.
48-tf
.1. C. POE,
DEALER IN
STAPLE ..V FANCY \)\l\ GOODS,
HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, ,
AND READY-MADE CLOTHING.
Particular attention paid to Ladies’ Dress Goods and
Trimmings.
Hay Street, Fayetteoille, N. C.
May 2t), 1855. 4-tf
T. C. & H. G. WORTH,
Coniinission A: Forwardinjr Merchants,
BROWN’S BUILDING, WATER STREET,
U^sual advances made on consignments.
Jan’y 17, 1855. 63-tf
•Harble Facto rtf.
G. W. WILLIAMS ^ CO.
AVE just received a large and well selected as
sortment of
HARDWARE AND GROCERIES,
to which they invite the attention of Country Mer
chants.
M«rch 17, 1855 84-
^■35 llEWAiiD,
i^lOR the apprehension and delivery of my negro
man P.AGE, a bright mulatto, about 28 years of
age; or for his confinement in any Jail so that 1
get him again. When he left he had on a brown
Satinett Coat and Pants, makes a good appearance,
and no doubt will pass himself as a free man: about 5
feet 10 or 11 inches high, weighs about 185 pounds,
and had, at the time lie left, a fellon on the midille
finger of his left hand; has on his chin a goatee (or
long beard.) I expect he will endeavor to make his
way to Abingdon, Washiiigtoii cO’Unty, Va., where he
was raised. I.*. M. .McL.AURlN,
Laurijiburgh, Richmond Co., N. C.
Feb'y 4, 1856. 75-tf
Blanks for Sale at this Office.
Blank Checks for sale liere.
By GEO. LAUDER.
TWO DOORS tttOVB C. T. HAIGH i, SON'ii STIIKIi,
Fayetteville, IV. T/.
Jan’y 20,1856. 64ypd
Copying Ink, and Copying Books
just received. E. J. HALE & SON.
June 4.
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHl IT?
A. new Carriage Estab!ishment on thf^ Militarii
Green, opposite the Methodist Church,
frontimj on Mu mford Street.
(iREAT ENTERPRISE!
hoiiiid loMliiiic!!
ri'^HE Subscribers would respectfully inform their
I friends and the public, that they have entered
ii»to copartnership for the purpose of conductitig the
general CARRIAGE BUSINESS in .all its various
parts. And being both practical workmen, I'tilly un
derstanding their business, they have no he.>«itation to
compare work with atiy establishment in Fayetteville
as to style and durability.
One of the firm may b« known by reference to A.
H. Whitfield’s iron work for the last two year.s.
We warrant all work to give general satisfaction
for twelve months
Repairing done in the neatest manner low for cash.
PIER & UKANIN.
James H. Pier. James Branis.
Fayetteville, Jan’y 24, 1863. 62tf
BOOK iMNDERY.
RW. H.ARDIE has resumed the Book Binding
• Business, over the Tailor Shop of Clark &
Woodward, where he will receive and execute binding
in any style desired.
August 1. 27-tf
Benton’s 'I'hirty Years in the U. S.
Senate. A further lup^jV of 1st and 2d volumes, just
received. ^ E. J. HALE h SON.