: Choice of a Trade,
t In buiineM ws in matters of conscience
nnd religion, one profeuion is cnllcd good
find Another bnd, According to individual
estimation. ' There i a graduation upon
the cnl of better and worse, suited to the
vnried ideas nd capacities: of different per
Dons, One trade tuny be considered profitable-
and agrceabh to a certain class of in
dividuals, and preferred by them to nil oth
ers, merely' because they bate succeeded
in gaining a livelihood front it, or because
their knowledge doea not extend beyond
the utility of their own profession. But,
in order to render a correct and impartial
judgment, we must at least have a knowl
edge' of the facilities of making the pro
ducts of a trade available. The mechanic
who, from early down till the close of day,
is peiit up in the close limits of a work
shop, and gives himself no time for exter
nal observation, tending, "or thought, can
not be expected to juJge wisely upon the
respective merits of various occupations
'Hie desire for money has, to an almost
fearful extent, become the all-engrosing
passion of the present age. Hence, by a
large portion of the community the trade
which will the most readily produco mon
ey, w regarded as the most valuable. But
the leading error is, that the eagerness for
acquisition, in too many instances, eclipses
the vision in reference to the causes which
have rendered a given trade a lucrative
one.
Hie trade which, in the hands of cer
tain individuals, has, been eminently suc
cessful, has perhaps, in a majority of cases,
failed in the hands of others for want of an
appropriate und judicious use of means,
talent, industry, and energy. Hence, the
pecuniary value of a trade does not always
so much depend upon its own intrinsic ad
vantages, as upon the character of those
who follow it.
It is true that the chances for gaining a
competence in the different mccnnnical pro
fessions vary in proportion to compo'ition
and the demand for their products, so tnm
a proper discrimination of these features
should be made by the parent or guardian
who would place a boy at a trade, but
nothing can be more evident than that all
trades will continue to be held in requisi
tion to a certain extent. The true secret
as to what is a good trade, is to become n
.thorough master of it in all of its depart
ments. Such a hand need never be idle so long
as the products of his skill are required.
i )n the contrary, however great may be the
demand for labor in any trade, he who has
idled away his apprenticeship, either bv in
attention to instructions to the peculiarities
and intricacies of his business, or by seek
ing opportunities to absen'v himself from
duty, whenever it could be exchanged for
temrorary amusement and dissipation, will
Such a mechanic, if he gets a good sit
uation, cannot retain it, and will bn con
stantly changing from workshop to work
shop, every repetition of which but adds to
his reputation as an inferior workman and
for instability and faithlessness ; which, to
say th least, is a fruitful source of morti
fication, disappointment, and loss of time,
while perhaps a worthy and needy family
are dependent upon his labor for stip)ort.
New all this arises, in part or wholly, from
three causes : either from inattention, or
incapacity on the part of the apprentice, or
neglect on the part of the employer to in
struct him. If the apprentice, from in
dolence and an improper valuation of his
time, has brought these evils upon his own
head, though unfortunate, it is nevertheless
just, and what he should have expected as
the fruit of his prodigality. If it be the
lesult of indifference to his acquiring the
trade on the part of the einjdoyer, his mis
fortune deserves commiseration, and should
serve as a lesson to all who wish to acquire
a trade, to engage with honorable and hon
est men, thoroughly skilled in their profes
sion, and who will recognize the rights of
a youth, friendless and unknown, as well
as of him whose wealth ond family intiu
tnce are his protection. II, however, his
failure has been the consequence of inca
pacity to learn the trade, it ts evidence ut
least that he has made an improper selec
tion, one to which In talents were not well
adapted, but no sure evidence that he could
not have enjoyed the most desirable suc
cess at some other profession more suited to
his taste.
SciBLtT FtvjH. The scarlet fever, or
throat distemper as it is sometime called, is
a common dieuM in New England at the
present time. It often defies the skill of the
physician, and cornea great alarm into fami
lies where it makes iu appearance.
Ifotton Journal.
THE COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON, N C. '
SATURDAY MARCH ll. 1848.
FOR PRESIDENT, .
GEN. ZACHARV TAYLOR:
THE PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE.
FOR GOVERNOR
CHARLES MANLY,
OP WAKE.
Hussar) ros Illikois. Beat this if you
can. Nothing but the luxuriant soil of Illinois
could have produced such extravagant results.
Last full the wife of Mr. Maxwell, of Pale,
tine Grove, was safely delivered of too dauek-
teti s,pd one ton I And on the 20th dny of
January hut, at the name Grove, the wile of
VV. Hojrt was sorely delivered oi Jour chtl
drt n two tons and two daughters.
Peru (Illmoti) Beacon.
-
A Mail Rosier was caught at his depre
ilations last week, between Towandu and
Katoa. Ilia name ia James Bicklrr, and he
was the carrier '6f the mail upon that route.
The Postmaster at Mehoopnny mailed 1200
t Philadelphia, fiiekler being present al the
lisM.i 'Tar Postmaster wn JoJ lowed the
nfittttl JCaton, where tbe package contain
img the BtoOey was mimmog, anJ returning
jQMqedttr Vweeted Sickle, id on being
rvcbfd tbe Hone was found ' concealed m
the to of bb boot When be found he was
eaegb(,h confessed the deed, and also pre
vwua aVpreUatlooR at different timei 'doting
fhe nnt right month.
DEATH OF MR. SAVAGE.
We learn, with deep regret, that Passed
Midshipman Robert Savage, of the U. S.
Navy, died ut Porto Rico, on the 8th ultimo,
in the 25th year of hi age. Mr. Savage
was a man of tine talcnU, and a meritorious
und promising young oflicer no less distin
guished for his moral worth, than his high at
tainment). He was in the full career to dis
tinction and honor, having secured tho confi
dence and respect of all his associates, and
the unqualified approbation of his superior
officers. We sincerely sympathise with his
afflicted parents and relatives, who have suf
fered this heavy bereavement, in which we
shall assuredly be joined by this whole com
munity, in which the deceased wns highly
regarded and much beloved.
STEAM BOAT BURNT.
We learn from the freirbcrnian of the 7th
inst., that the steamboat Waym; which has
been running between Ncwbcrn and Smith
ville, was destroyed by fire on the Thursday
evening previous. As she was ncaring the
whnrf on the Trent, nearly opposite Dcvcr
nux's building, about half past 7 o'clock, she
accidentally took fire, and before the flames
could be arretted was destroyed. The
fii y lie had been insured for $1,000. but the
policy expired n few weeks previous to the
disaster.
WORKS RECEIVED.
We acknowledge the receipt of the follow
ing works :
The SorniERN Litebar Messenger, for
March 1818 in its usually neat costume, and
abounding with interesting matter. I'n'i.fed
at Richmond, Virg., J. R. Thompson, Editor
and Proprietor, at $5 per annum.
De Bow'rCommercial Review, for March,
a work of high character, and conducted by
J. D. De Row, a gentleman of superior tal
ents. A work now well known. Printed at
New Orleans, at $5 per annum.
The Uxiox Magazi.xe, an elegant work,
edited by Mrs. C. M. Kirkland, well known
et1,ifCe'w-YoTnC!'at $?ttm7 VtieV
The Yocth's Cabinet, a neat and inter
esting monthly, by Rev. Francis C. Wood
worth. Printed in New York, 135 Nassau
Street, at $1 per annum.
And last, though not least, The Ladv'b
Book, lor March. Thi vas on our Rending
Room Table, with the other works above na
med, but has departed wc invoke iu return.
GENERAL TAYLOR.
The following Letter is published in the
Cincinnati Chronicle. It is very explicit; und
we believe will be quite satisfactory to the
public. It is in the iwsition he assumes that
the people will most admire him. We want
no I resident with party nnd personal pledges-
who is committed to carry out certain Drojects.
whether the interests of the country require
it or not and to appoint certain men to office
as a reward for supporting him. One Presi
dent, froc and untrammelled, will do won
ders in the way of reform, and restore things
to the order in which they stood in the best
days of the Republic.
Raton Roi ge. Feb. 12, 1848.
My Dear Colonel Your very kind com
munication and the accompanying newspa
per have duly reached me.
In reply to the closing remarks of your let
ter, I huvc no Imitation in stating, as I have '
stated on former occasions, that I nm a Whig, j
though not an ultra one ; and llint 1 hare, no
desire to conceal thi fact from any jwrtion
of the jxiplr of (lie United Stales. I deem it
but rundid, bowever, to add, that if the Whig
party desire nt the next Presidential election
to cast their votes for me. they must do it on
their own reeponwbiltty. and without any
pledges from me.
Should I be elected to that office, I should
deem it to be my duty, and should most cer
tainly claim the right, to look to the constitu
tion and the high interests of our common
country, and not to the principles of a party,
for my rules of action.
With my wncerest thanks for your expres
sion of friendship, and my best wishes for your
success through life. I remain, very truly,
our friend and obedient servant,
Z. TAYLOR.
Cl. A. M. Mitchell, Cincinnati, Ohio.
And now let us hear what Washington
aid when called upon to serve his country in
the same capacity :
' Should it be inevitably necessary (said
the Father of his Country) for me to go into
the chair of Government I have determined
to go frte of all positive engagement! of every
nature vnaJsoerer. This is the answer I
have already given to a multiplicity of appli
cation; and fhave assigned as the true rea
son of my condor t, the predominant desire 1
hftff of hrin at lihariu tn iu milk a main r.
ftttw4 tojuttict and the public gvod."
The sentiments are the same as those ex
pressed by Gen. Taylor. What would do
in the days of Washington, will answer, we
think, in the present duy.
GALLERY OF, PAINTINGS. , v
We bare seen the Gallery of Paintings ex
ecuted by Mr. Martin, whose advertisement
appears la another column. ' The portraits of
the names there n umerated artd others, are
certainly done in a very superior, style, and
those among them whom we harp seen, are
very faithful likenesses. The lovers of the
nntTarta will find a rich treat in this exhibition.
GENERALS SCOTtTaND WORTH.
We publish on our first page, the corres
pondence between GenerUs Scott and
Worth, nnd other matter relative to tho lute
difficulties between them.
A perusal of these letters, enn leave but
one Impression on the mind of the reader.
Gen. Scott wis compelled, in vindication of
his chnrncter and station, to arrest General
Worth flnd now we are more at a loss
than ever to conceive upon what principle
Mr. Polk caused the arrest of the lormer.
Gen. Worth complains of being pointed
nt in a General Order. The letter addressed
to him by the Adjutnut General, under date
of November 14, 1847, clearly disavows any
reference to him. The authors of certain
published letters are justly charged with a
violation of the rules of the army. The Gen
eral does not know who the authors are if
he did he would prosecute them. If General
Worth is one of the authors, who is to
blame 7 If he merely suspect that he is
pointed nt, who can help his suspicions?
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.
The hostility of the General Government
to works of internnl improvements, is one of
the most unaccountable features that any
party ever assumed. There seems to be a
determination to resist every attempt nt im
proving the condition of the country, nnd of
nerving the arm of industry. The Albany
Evening Journal says : " In nothing has the
government of this republic been so unmind
ful of iU duty as in its neglect of the interests
of our internal nnd inter-State commerce.
And what is singular, the more important
this interest becomes, the more nmiked is the
neglect of the government. Neglect is not
the right word. The government does not
content itself with neglecting these works: its
hostility is nvowed nnd obstinate. The Pre
sident plays the usurper ; appropriations for
harbors nnd rivers encounter Executive jje
toes; Mr. Polk refuse to allow a moderate
sum of money to be diverted from his war
schemed, .i promote the general welwareand
to multiply tho blessings of peace."
The same spirit Lns, in some degree, per
vaded our own State :ho' a better day is
dawning upon us. Our Legislature has act
ed as though the friends of internal improve
ment were persons who should be severely
acait wun ; m laci uv tuuugn m., buj wajui-
mitted some crime. Ou the election groonds,
too. there was a degree of opprobrium attach
ed to the patriotic nnd public spirited citizen,
who. while he appropriated his own money
to works of public utility, asked a helping
hand,Jrom the government of the people.
But the scene is changing here. The in
ternal improvement man is no longer looked
upon ns little better than a graceless felon.
Men of all parties sec and leel the importance
of cherixhing works of internal improvements,
and we trust tint the people will, on that
subject nt least, become more and more of
one mind and heart.
CONGRESSIONAL.
In Senate, on the 7th, after the presentn.
tion and reference of sundry petitions nnd me
morials, the Senate, on motion of Mr. Sevier,
went into Executive Session.
In the nit-, on the 7th, the first buwincss
in order being the reception of teports from
committee, several were made.
Mr. Evans, from the committee on Public
Lands, reported a joint resolution, providing
for a continuance of bounty lands to soldiers,
notwithstanding their promotions.
Mr. Boyd snida similar bill hadalready been
introduced.
Messrs. Evans, Richardson and Haskell,
each npoke briefly in support of the bill.
Mr. McClernand also spoke ably in sup
port of the bill.
Mr. Harolson advocated the reference of
the resolution to the committee on Military
Affairs.
Messrs. Giddings and Pollock advocated
the reference to the committee of the whole,
so as to amend the resolution, and cause it to
embrace soldiers engaged in the last war with
Great Rritain. Before any question was ta
ken as to the reference,
On motion of Mr. Edsall, the House resol
ved itself into a Committee of the Whole, and
took up the bill to supply the deficinncy in
the revenue.
Mr. Dickey moved to strike out the clnuse
of tbe bill providing for several new missions.
The yeas and nays being demanded, on Mr.
D.'s motion, were taken, and resulted ycai
G5, nays 56.
After the adoption of several other amend
ments, the Committee roue nnd reported the
bill to the House.
The House roncurrred in mot of the
amendments, and ordered it to be engrossed.
Mr. C. J. Ingereoll moved to reconsider the
vote ordering the bill to its engrossment. He
stated that he wished to address the House
ou the subject, and to enable him to do so,
moved nn adjournment and the House adjourned.
, . THE SNOW STORM, ,
" By means 'of the telegraph, jft waa ascer.
tained (says the Philadelphia Ledger) that
the snow ftorra of Thursday extended 6s for
outh as Petersburg, Va., where it commen
ced at eight o'clock in the morning:. 1 1 reach
ed Washington about ten b'ejockand made
iU appearance iu Philadelphia about two
o'clock in the afternoon. Westward it exten
ded as'fur us, Louisville and St, Louis, and
was Mowing all duy nt the intermediate
points. To the east it extended beyond Bos
ton, where it commenced near midnight on
Thursday night.
Death or Mrs. Chasi. The Baltimore
pipers announce the death in that city, on
Thursday last, of Mrs. Hannah Kitty Chose,
widow of the Intc distinguished Judge Sam
uel Chase, of Maryland, one of the signers of
the Declaration of Independence :
"She was 97 years of age, and previous to
her death one of the three surviving widows
of the signers of the memorable Declaration
of July 4, 1776. Mrs. Chase resided in the
old dilapidated mansion of her family where
she died for a long number of years past,
which, from its antiquated style of architec
ture, attracted the attention of all strangers,
and was, by its ancient appearance, well
known to every citizen who visited the 'west
end' of the monumental city."
Frvm the Gait tt Ion A'eir, tf 21s ult.
MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
On Saturday last, a charge of forgery wus
J 'referred against u man whoso niuiio was ul
eged to be Isaac Bloomingdale, but who
called himself John M. Bloomingdale, before
H. King, N. Hoyt nnd H. W. Wngner Jus
tices of the peace, by Joseph Mayer, a res
pectable looking man, who represented him
self to be a merchant in Wilmington, N. C,
doing nn extensive business. The accused,
who is from the same place and State, is des
cribed in the warrant issued for his arrest as
"a mun of dark complexion, bald bended,
about five feet eight inches high, about 25
years old, with large black whiskers and hair,
wears n gold watch or fob chain, u black or
dusky colored vest, with gold stripes, dandy
dressed, nnd a German Jew, speaks broken
English. Watch No. 93 inside.
The crime alleged to have been committed.
was a forgery to the amount ol $2,720 50 of
promissory notes which lie had endorsed over
to the prssecutor who is a merchant, in pay
ment of a bill for goods which he had pur
chased ; and having disposed of the goods,
made his exit for Texas, followed by Mayer,
who had, in the mean time, detected the for
gery. We copy the following from the re
cords of the Court :
JUSTICES COURT.
The Stale of Texas,
vs.
Isaac Bloomingdnle.
A proper and legal affidavit having been
made belore H. King, J. P., by Joseph Muyer
of Wilmington, N. C, against one Isaac
Bloomingdale for forgery done in North Car
olina. Writ issued this 10th day of Februu
.i' mil made returnable forthwith, and deliv
crea jam wr't " vv uuuingtoii witn legal
authority to execute the same.
2d. Writ eZec-Jted on tho 17th Feb. 1848,
marked B.
Now this day, Feb. 19th, 1818, prisoner
Isaac Bloomingdale wus b.oi:?ht into Court
and was asked by the Court wi.it his name
was? he answered John Bloomingdale; he
was then atked whether guilty or not guilty
or the aforesaid charge 7 he answered not
guilty. Joseph Mayer sworn. The prison
er's name is Isaac Bloomingdale ; known him
four months, knows his signature ; has wit
nesses to prove the same I. B's signature ;
recognises the primmer who bought Irotn him
(Mayer) goods to the amount of $1100; gave
notes in security for pnymont ; was told that
the drawers of the notes were good ; did not
show the notes. Fay (one of the drawers)
lived 57 miles off; Fay never had dealings
with Bloomingdale ; Bloomingdale wrote
Fay's name on the buck. The notes were all
endorsed by the prisoner; Affiant suw him
write his name ; believes the notes were all
written by the prisoner; was told the draw
cr lived in North Carolina, and are men of
wealth by general reputation. The notes
were endorsed in witnesses' store near the
court house; saw Koontz's mgnature, that on
the note is not the same ; Frank's or Fronk's
do. Sylvester's do.
S. Southwick, A. B, Jones and J. Settle,
being sworn examined the notes and each de
posed that they believed the endorsement and
the body of the notes were in the same hand
writing. Eight or ten other witnesses sworn and ex
amined as to where prisoner was found, how
he appeared, where he was trailed ; where
found, what places ho had stopped at, where
his baggage was left, who secreted it ; all of
which was proven and appeared very suspi
cious. And after hearing all the testimony;
ol witnesses and statements of the prisoner,
the Attorney. Mr. Poitcr, made a very able
plea as State Prosecutor, upon which Mr.
Mtrriinan, Attorney for prisoner, mnde'a very
appropriate reply.
It was considered by the examining court
that there was sufficient testimony adduced
to retain the prisoner for another examination
at the end of thirty duys, under a bond of
three thousand dollars, or be committed to
the county jnil ; also that the complainant,
Joseph Mayer, enter into a bond for one thou
sand dollars, conditioned to prosecute this
suit to effect that the prisoner may be re
quired by the State of North Carolina, with
in thirty days, or in case he failed to show
good cause of detention at tho cud of thirty
davs, to forfeit his bond.
Bloomingdale arrived in this city, as ap
peared in testimony, though not noted by the
court, with n woman named Eliza, (but what
other name she had we could not learn) and
after stopping a short time at the Tremont
House, took a trip to Houston accompanied
by Eliza On his return he discovered that
Mayer had arrived in pursuit, by tho steamer
from New Orleans, and was then at the Tre
mont, whereupon he obtained lodging for
Eliza elsewhere, and secreted himscll in a
house some distance down the Island where
he was at length disoovercd by the vigilance
of Sheriff Bryant, Mayer, giving up furth
er pursuit, took passage on board the Palmet
to when he was informed of Hloomingdnle's
arrest. On the intelligence, he came ashore,
agd mode his appearance before the authori
ties. A constable was despatched on board
for bis pocket-book, ; containing the -forged
notes, which was found in the stateroom.
The part that Elisa has had in the affair
is somewhat mysterious, and at Dresent inex
plicable, but doubtlese there are further -de
velopments to be made.
.:.ii!
DIED.
MARINfc NEWS.
.i 'XITS "wrHlckory Orove. jthbems,
on ihs 11th of November Uit, Mrs. Fioia Ann
Asmstsono, forraerlm of (his vicinity. , Death Is stall
limes mi beresvemsnt to surviving relations and
Irlends, bat trhen as Is the present ease, one Is taken
In the morning of llle, tho young mother from her
little fiimlly. clicle. it Is Indeed a sod dispensation t but
rrl r. . . ... r. en r ' " " . "'"iimiiun io ine nai 01 an all-
i n uvwi bio iui buiiib varying iruui sp-j ; wire ana ovcr-ruunir Providence
w anu are nniieu wun me names oi ;
Nathan Sylvester, Owen Jarrott, Willie Sim- ,
mons, John E. Franks, Owen B. Haggius and ;
Bryan S. Koontz. 1
We learn that Mr. MayeH, being a stran
ger in Galveston, the Sheriff has written to
inquire. into the validity of his charge against
Bloomingdale Mr. Mayer is a respecta
ble merchant of this place, and will, it is be
lieved, substantiate nil his accusations
Mr. Mayer arrived here yesterday,
bringing Bloomingdale with him, and he is
now confined in our jail. Eo. Com.
PORT OF WILMINGTON, MARCH 11.
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ARRIVED.
9. Schr. Ustulnga, Fliincr, from Porto Rico, with
Sncnr'. to O. W. Dnvis. We leurn from' Pnni
! nrr, lliutn schr. nrrived at St. Thouma on ihe tZd ol
i Feb., n pons fulling in with in lut. of Bermuda, brim
Melancholy Acc.dent.-Two Ladies ; mZ,.'' "'" "e "" BO,,on-bound to
Killed on the Railroad. As the after-1 " Brie Velona, Hume, from Jornada, in ballast, to.
noon train of cars, on Thursday evening, wus ( O. VV. Davis,
passing from Fitchburg to Athol, Mass., on : CLEARED,
the Vermont and Massachusetts line, and 9. BrigGcn. Lincoln, Maxey, for Philadelphia, with
when near tho crossing about a. mile and a Timber and Naval Siortsrby R- W. Brown,
hulfabove the depot in Fitchburg, a horse ; b 'j ,,rI0ihn H"""""1. Stlnson, for Philadelphia,
aTlBlgJWit,'trlll,1'rL'lU!,erU.ilr0aia'i Seh K""-isc. Robinson, 'for New York, with
when the horses became frightened and hack-! Naval SioreB, Cotton, Cotton Yarns 4c, by E. J.
' eu me sieign on ine uacK, oy vvlncli both ol Lum-non si;o.
the ladies were thrown out in front of the " shr. Lucy & Nancy, Adams, for Boston, with
engine, run over and instantly killed The , c
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sounded the ahum, und the train was nearly
stopped when the fatal colinion took place. J vv nm a i p PlMrrq ninn L'N-n
The unfortunate ladies who thus lost their 1 HUIjIjoAIjI! 1 KlCLiS CURIl J'jN I
lives were Mrs. Otfbom, wife of Mr. Abraham
Osborn of Fitchburg, und her daughter. Mrs. BUTTER
Jacob Tolmnn of West Sterling. The head gFES VVAX
of one was severed from the body. j b,(JoN.
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or350,ntabaN in Natchez. Tho monev S..'N-C'-
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nn. vjuuiimiii. nnu uuiueinpiaicu ti visii io him
friends in Pennsylvania.
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becoming more critical. The army of Italy t DOMESTICS.
alone now amounts to 150,000. Before the Cotton Yarns, do.
commencement of the present agitation the . Cotton Oznaburfs, 1
Austrian government hnd no money to ppare, I f;?0Vj nue,ln6" V yd-
and they have since endenvored to procure a j Knyettev'ilLo ubl.
loan of the Rothschilds, but were met by the , Canal do...
answer, ''We will advance no money for war HAY fewt.
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Letters from Vienna refer to active military i LUMBER, RIVER.
preparations. Large orders lor the Inbrica- I Flooi BoordH
tion of nrms have, it is said, been sent to ihe VVile "onr1
Prussian factories. One order alone, sent to LAUD-'.8. ..
Solingen, is for seven thousand babre. , LIME
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5 50
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H io
75 ia
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin says, i New Orlwins
"The Wife of the Rev. Mr. Mnffithas return-1 "c
ed to the home of her parents in Brooklyn, ! MEAL---
New York' ; NAVAL STORES.
i DiiioinL'
ociii'YLKiLL IXavioation. V uter wtiH ad
mitted into the several levels of the Schuyl
uai Oonul, iLo lot innt., kctivcrn Port
Carbon ami Althousc's.
M'gul.
do.-.
V bu.
Hard
Spirits Turpentine,
Tur
Pitch
Ronin, No. I.
No. 2
"3
Varnlnh
PEAS.
II. E. Pra
PEA-NUTS,
RlCE-'llouL'h none
1 Cleaned, fall io jjood, " f 100 Ibi
do...
y bU.
do...
do...
-ro...
do...
V bu.
do
SMYRNA.
A letter from Smyrna of the 20th ult. re
lutes that, on the preceding Saturday, a Mus
sulman was executed in ihe bazaar lor the
murder of another about ten inontliK belore.
The (nniilv nf the rnlnril oft", .1 tlm
of his victim twenty thousand piasters us the j Nowo7u'.n lb
price of blood, hut she refused, nnd, claiming ,)ri iuco do.
the execution of the h.r talimiis, instated upon : STAVES.
having bh.id for blood. To obtain this he w; - ''d. roujjh-None
made two journeys to Constantinople. She' j,"11 " . '. , . .'
went with the (usnisiu to the place ofexecu- q. Hhd.roii-h
lion, and remained vinlil the executioner had " dressed
performed his sanguinary olfice. SHINGLES.
i (jinmon
.. 2l
20
19
75
2 30
I 30
1 30
- 90
125
50
40
io
m
at
ra
10
0
19
19
19
30 a
TO 19
90
A
Gl A
51 19
9 50
6 00
0 00
!
.. bO
30
21
8U
. 33
I 00
1 37(
75
1 00
31
7
14
10
Pi
15 ..
1 50
Kt 15
(9 12
19 II
19 17
INTER K S T I N (J S T A T E M E N T
FROM THE EMPIRE STATE.
Schuylervllle, New York. April 28, 1 P 17.
Mr. S. W. Fowlt Dear Sir: A dcbiio io U'lit li'
the afllicted lias Induced me to inako the following
statement of facts. My ton, now seventeen yuars of
aye, lias been i ttllcled, dining his whole lif ,wiiha
constant c ugh and puin in ilu chest, aceuiiipuniv i
with night sweats and hectic fever, which produced' I .' lKlt.
great emaciation and debility. During this tims he u' lir (Ju'nlliv
Contract 3 00 io
Hlac K'h large 6 tt
SPIRITS.
I N. E. Rum 33
, Coin din 33 19
Whiskey 30 (9
Apple Hrundy 3ti
SALT
Honour 20 tt
1 00
3 fO
3.i
3ft
XI
3tJ
2'.
Liverpool V -sack,
Ruin Key
1 20
22
3
4 60
ia
kl
was attended by niuny physiclunsof ihe highest re- (ioodMIII 6 00
pute, whoso prescriptions , ave lut temporary relief.
All ournciiflilurs who saw him regarded liiui ns one
w ho was rapidly approaching tn cur y and preinaluic
grave. I was prcvuilcd upon by a Irierul to try Win
tar's Ualsum of Wild Cherry. He coriunenc.d it
use and the first bottle j;uvu him aMonixlijng relief,
and after uning fcur buttles, hisdiecioc was overcome,
and he wax restored to sound and permanent health.
WM. PETITT.
None genuine unless sijjncd I. BUTTS on (he
wrapper. Price one dollar per bottle, or six bottles
for five dollars.
For sslo, wholesule and rttail, by WM. SHAW,
Wilmington, and by dealers in Medicines generally
throughout the country.
Shipping-
reu'hciH
Sonp
8 00
30 ia
5 at
4
ti 00
9 00
3ft
fi ..
Exchange.
Hunk clavks on Philadelphia, premium I per cent.
" " " N.'W York' ' 1 " "
' HOSTON, " 1 " "
Freights.
TO MOTHERS.
Tho difficulty which every mother experiences In,
administering medicine to infants, is entirely obvin
ted by Dr. Cllckenei's preparttlon, called tbe Sugar
Coated Vegetable Purgative P"lll. The pill is en
crusted with fine white, sugar, so that It resembles
and tastes like a sugarplum, which no child ever yet
refused to swallow. For worms this Is an sssurcd 1
remedy, and ll has been used with excellent elite t in
cases of teething. The matron of lbs Farm School
writes to Dr. Clickener, thai she has used for some ,
time, his Sugar coated Pill in both llw;s complaints
and always with entire success. j
L1PPITT A WILLKINOS, Front-street, between
Market and Dock. streets, sre tho Agents for Cllcke
ner's Pills for Wilmington.
TO NEW YORK
Turpentine and Rosin, per bbl., 35 u
Splrlia Turpentine, per bbl.,, m 50
Rice. wr bund'ed Ibs gross, 12 iu
Cotton, per bah;, '0 io
Cotton goodssnd varnK, nr bnlo.- 50 (it
Tobacco, per Hhd., 13 .. hi
Flax Se(l, per cask, B0 (a 90
Qround Peas, er Bushel, 6
Pl.nk, per M., 17 00
TO PHILADELPHIA
TurM'iiline pT bbl.,-
Spirits Turpentine, per bbl.,
SUGAR.
TUSTreoeivcd per schooner Ustslugs, C4 barrels
tl prime rprto Klco sugar) lor sals ny
O. W.
March 11.
DAVIS.
WATCH KEY LOST.
THE tinder of s small .Goid Walrb Key will h
suitably rewarded by leaving I bo same at the
Commercial Ofltr.
March II. 1ST
... 30
... 50 a
tar, per bbf, 25
Ground Peas, per biiihcl, G
Cotton iroods and yarns, per cubic ft., f
TO HOSTON
TurK'nuno, per bbl. 50 ft
Spirits Turrx-nllno, per bbl., fi6
Lumber per M., 7 50 S 50
v o n M i: K V I A L .
REMARKS ON MARKET.
Considerable Produce still continues to arrive, and
purchasers have bought more freelyi some parcels of
Turpentine have been sold si s few cent less on the
barrel than when we last reported.
Ti'srsxTixa. 5,940 bbla. Turpentine have, been
sold since Thursday morning at prices as follows -4.100
bWs. al 12,30 per bbl. for Dip. snd 1,30 for Hard;
1490 bbl. ai 2,30 for Dip. and 1,25 for Hard; 1 10 at
2,26 for Dip. and 1,25 for Hard) 240 bbl., all Hard,
al 1,25 per bbl. Several rafts yet on maikel for rale.
Ta. Tar por.tiniqi firm, al last quotation; 104
his. hive rnvn anld al ll II per bbl