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THE WILMINGTON 18 PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY. ! p , . scbscbiption : , 0ne y ear r Advertisements $1 per square. .$2 00 MILITARY COMMANDERS. niSTKICT OF THE OA.KOLINAS Maior Gen. Ed. R. S. Ga.nbt, 'Commanding. i nrrrs -. V. uaziaku, a. xj j. x at., i. a. vj. r i'OST OF WILMINGTON. Col. B. T. Fbank, Commanding BvH. Lt, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen & Aban . doned Lands. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. i Bv t Major Gen. N. A. Miles,, Commissioner Bv't U. Col. Jacob F. Churr, A. A. G. ! Yourtii Sub-District of North Carolina, -conslst-' infi- of the counties of Brunswick, Columbus, - jjjbesou, Bladen, Dupliri, Sampson and New i,:''t " HAttOver : ' ' I. i Capt. Allan Rutherford, 44th U S Infantry, , i Brevet Brig Gen U S Vols) Sab: Assistant Cora missiauer. Office, City Hall, Wilmington,1 N C. R-a Ashi.kt. SnD'tlof Education for 4th dub District. Office, City Hall, Wilmington, N a iA. A. BUrg. KOBEKT HARRIS, onrgeuu 111 ciinrgcr of Freed wen's Hospital, Camp Lamb. Lieut.'L. Echelbbruy, in charge of Sub Dis trict o! Duplin.and Samptou counties. . Office at Magnolia, Duplin county. J', H William Birsie, Esq., in charge of Sub Dls ; I irict of Robeson and Bladen counties. Office at Lumberton. Robeson county. I :-T cit v Officers. 1 v. Alayoi John. Dawson, ! - "Board of Aldernot $ D Wallace, H VonGlahn, , J G Burr, Eli Murray, W II Lippitt,. A Adrian, W A WrltfUt, W. S. Auderoon. Jfarshal Robert RansOmj "Special Deputy MarsfialR J Jones, v! C erk and Treasurer T W Anderson. Clerk of the Market-L-M. Williams. I Ctiirf Fire DepartmejUR & Jones. ; ' Chief Pre Wardens B W Beery. , n Lire Wardeni II Schulketi, nrst ward ; James Shackelford, second ward ; j B VV Beery, ward, W. Buykheiiner, foarth ward. ' City Surveyor W H Jones, i Wood Inspector F V P Ydpp, J W Potter, Thompson. " r ' COMMISSIOSERS OF NAVIGATION AND PILOT AO E. , P W Fanniu'Z, Chairman ; Wm B Flauner, Wm M Harris, E Murray, Wm S Anderson, of Wil mirij?ton; aod Swift Gallowjay of Smitvilie, T H Howey, Clerk and Treasurer. . HARBOR MASTER. I 1 Wash Burkimer. PORT WARDENS. I , , Geo. Harris, S N Martin, W B Whitehead. Port Physician-Josh C Walker. : Emminina Committee1 0 (i Moore, Samuel B. Davis, W F;Furplu3S, Geo W Williams. Regular i meetings first Tuesday in the,.month. ' COUNTF OFFICERS. Chairman of Count; Ckum-Wni A Wright". Superior Co rt CerA II A iBagg. f ! : Clerk of County Court -R B Wood Jr. , 1 Sheriff Samuel R Bunting. County Solictor--' John L Holmes. Register Geo W Pollocd. Special MajstrateS oXuotj Conbley. Special Court S D Wallace!, W S Larkins, Jno 1 Taylor, John A Sanders, John D Powers. County Surveyor. James W Williams, John Moore. .- : j.. : ; County Tr'mteeOweu Fenucll, Jr. ; Constable R L Sellers, I Peterson, James H Fhilyaw, ED Hewlett. Committee Finance 'S) D Wallace, A John Taylor, John A Sanders. ...... Warden oftne Iborr John A Taylor. J ohn A Zanders, Archibald McMillan, Isaac James, Luke B Huggins,i.W S Larkins. f Treasurer of Public, Buildirtys John C Wood. County Ranger Q F Alexander. Coroners John C Wood, Daniel P Bland. : JStandard Xeewr John C Wood. Wreck Matter--John A Sanders . Entry Taker, John J Cono - Superinteridents of Common lace, Jas Kerr, W S Larkins, K Brvan. ; " eyi Schools 3 D Wal- John D Powers, R Insne-tor of Naval Store John S James, Arch ibald Alderman, James O Borden, John C Bow den, Alfred Alderman, Thomas W Player, W J Price, B Southeiiand, J M Henderson, R C John- iotu , : . - Inspector of Timber itch-L 11 i Bowden, James George McGuffic, W M Munroe, E Turlinston, II M Bishop. Inpectorsof Provisions ;; -4D E Bunting, Jno. W Munroe, George Alderman. MASONIC DIRECTORY. St. John's Lodge No. 1, Meets-fast Th rsday evening in each month. T. M. Gardner, W.v M.. J ,;u Wm M. Poisson, Sec'y. Concord Chapter No. 1, Meets 1st and Zd Monday in each month. , B. Caur, M.-. E. H.-"P. , i A, P. i Repiton, Sec'y. Wilmington Council No. 4, Meets 1st We-usday in each month. Alfred Martin, T. I.'. G.. M. ' A. P. Repiton. Recorder. . WILMINGTON & WELDON R. R. President R R B ridge rs. Directors on the part of the Stockholders W A Wright, S D Wallace. Eli Murray, Alfred Martin, A H VanBokkelen, Geo Harris, of Wilmington, ind John Everett, of GoldsboroV Directors on Vie part of the Sfate Edward Kid' der, of Wilmington, John Norfleet, of TarboroV ana inos. D. Hogg, ot Raleigh LhieJ tivjineer aid General Superintended.- L s reraont. i Master of Transportation Wm. Smith. Secretary and Treasurer 1. W. Thompson. , C en. Ticket Agent W. M. Poisson. r Master Mechanic ISl, W. Hankins. i Freight Agent G. L. Dudley,1 RAILWAY DIRECTORY. WILMINGTON & MANCHESTER R. R. President Henry M. Drane. m-Directors John Dawson, Henry Nutt O. G. Parsley, A J DeRosset, D S Cowan, Geo. J W McCall, W E Mills, James G. Burr, Richard Bradley, J Eli Gregg. J k General Superintendent William MaeRae. ; ' Secretary and Treasurer W, A Walker. j General Freight Agent JobnjL. Cant well. ' WILMINGTON CHARLOTTE AND RUTHEK , FORD "RAILROAD. '? t J'X')': President Robert H Cowan. 1 Directors & J Person, A H VanBokkelen, Jno A McDowell, Robert 8 French,1 Walter L Steele, Btephen w. coie, aamuei u Walkup, E Nye Hutchinson, Hay wood W Guion, C C "Hendrson, a u Logan, A K uomesiy. . i i , SuperiiiiendejdVfi J Everett ' ,J Master of TransDortation W H Allen.7 Secretary and Treasurer 1 T Alderman. Master Mechanic W Gill. WEEKLY POST WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 12, 1867: OUR kEW YORK LETTER. " , New York, Nov. 9th, 18G7. Messrs. E. A. Paul db Co.) Wilmington: IV Since dur last, of the 2d iost., we have to report an unsettled market, everything bein very dull.1 This will continue till the uieetj ing of Congress, when it is hoped that something will be done to reduce the cur rency, with d view to a resumption of specie payments. This has an effect uion the purl chasers of merchandize, and the. capitalists who are very ,cautiou3 in" putting out their money. Till the action of Congress is more fully known, we cannot lo k fro a more ma terial improvement id trade; prices, there fore, will fluctuate, in all probability, till after the first of January, or till such time as a fixed financial policy is known. ; j The money market remains about the same as noted in our last report, with much call for money on the banks to move the cotton crop. Gold is more languid and lower ; but for'the fears of many that something may yet occur to disturb public confidence, in all probability gold would touch much lower figures this fall' or winter. Sales to day j at $138. From the first of the present month to the first of Januarynext, Government will have disbursed nearly fifty millions of dol lars, and as there is little or no export demand for it for some time to come, it will be a heavy article to carry for speculative pur psses. All articles of merchandise being we mav hope that now that the elections .bejng oyer, an improvement in 'prices and business generally wijl fake place. We quote:1 i Beeswax, in demand, Southern ' Rope, Baggnig. Calcutta, Brooklyn, Ties. Universal Standard, per lb., Fi,our. The receipts being 4041c. 23-i3c. 242(3c. 10c. large it has ileuiea it price. : Super stattj. i Extra, Fancy, St. Louis, Kye, , . Buckwheat, per 100 lbs. Corn MeaIi Brandywine City UoiiN.-rarket dull. White- Southem. -Western Mixed, Yellow, Oats In demand at 75 a . $8i$9 00. $y$io. $10$U. $13i 00$14 $7 00(a)$9 3i$4 00 $7$7i. ; $6i$6i , $1 45l 50 SI 30l 37 1 30l 35 80c. PisjANlJTS In request. 26 arid 28 lbs., $3 ?3i Pork. -Firm but nut active. Western Mess, per bbl., . S3i$21i Prime Mess, " $2U$22 Prime, " : $IH$18 Bacon in fair demand. I Hams, . ' Shoulders, ' J Naval Stores extremely dull. Rosin, Common, 280 Ifis., Low Strained to GoodrNo. 2, No. 1, Pale and extra Pale, Opaque, j Crude Turpentine, Spirits, hipping Order, 14 - Merchantable, Tar, Wilmington, scarce, " " a3 it runs, " Rope, Pitch, Southern, . U12 3 503 58 3 25(c4 00 4 254 50 5 00(7 50 4 00 ; 4 34 ! 5456 3 504 00 3 50 ! 3 874 00 3 754 00 Cotton more active and much stronger, with a better demand for export. ' j Florida. Mobile. Good Middling, 20 2020i Strict " 19i 19 N. OrleansL 21 i 20 194 19 184 10 York, 19 LbwMiddlinr, it ii 18 18 Hi 17i 15 15i Good Ordinary, Ordinary, r jOiuca atpj) uaico uvj-uav, iu xcw cents lor Uplands. reiguia 10 Liiverpooi. Sail, idSteamer, d. . HATCH, E3TES & CO., ; . Commission Merchants. : Communicated. Republican Convention in Pitt Coun ty. . i Greenville, Pitt Co., Nov. 5. A convention of the Republican voters of Pitt County, was held at the Court House this day , " i iCapt. D. J. Rich was elected permanent -Chairman, and Maj. E. J. Smith Secretary. !- The Convention proceeded to the business, brought before it. ' ; jO'n mc tion of Major N. P. Bowman, a committee Of three from each precinct in the County was appointed, to recommend two candidates tor nomination to the State Con - stitutional Convention, and also to 'appoint three persons from each precinct as Precinct Cqmniittee for the ensuing year. On reassembling the Conyention the com mittee recommended Gen.: Uyron Laflin and Capt. D. J. Ricn as their choice tor the Delegate? to the State Convention. The Convention confirmed these nomina tions, with the utmost unanimity, and these geritlemen were declared elected. On motion of Major Bowman, a Republi can County Executive; Committee was ap- . f a nri pointea ior me ensuing year, asiuuows ; N. P. Bowman. Chairman, Col. Charles W. Suiith and Austin Flood. After a few stirring remarks from Messrs. Laflin and Rich, the Convention adjourned, returning thanks to the county officers, who adjourned Court to allow us to hold our Convention. I 1 E. J. SMITH, Secretary. Travel. -The Albany and Susquehanna Railroad Company, in order to encourage travelling by their line, have determined on charging females and children, during the summer months, only half price. It is be lieved by the directors that the result will be a Urge addition to the passenger traffic, inasmuch as wives will now compel, their husbands to treat themselves and families much more frequently than they did before to excursions by railway. ; f - ' J ; The passenger : car; on ) the rail wal from Moscow to St. Petersburg, are two stories high, the upper story being; used for sleeping at night. The distance from Liverpool to London, which is about the same as ! that from lew York to Washington, is accom plished in half the time,? at? 111: i ! o X Gen. E. Kirby Smith has been appointed Principal of the University of the South, at Suwanee, in the Cumberland mountains. , . V:1 ',: r-r-. ; ' Senator Henry Wilson has just finished the manuscript ot his new; book, "The ; His tory of the Reconstruction Measures,?! and it will be published soon, j v Agricultural Fair in the Eastern States. A review of the present system of agricul ture,' and the latest improvements ins agri cultural implements and mechanics, Written by Col. James Gleason, Superintendent Ex perimental Farm, Department of Agriculture taken from personal observations during his recent visit to the New England States for the purpose of collecting information for the use of the Department, contains valuable in formation fqr .all 'those who are engaged in farming operations and the finer branches ot mechanism pertaining thereto.3 CoU Gleason recommends a tree intercourse of the people of all sections of the country as a means of removing the prejudices that now keepi them so far apart, and recommends all those who are engaged iu agricultural pursuits ! and those who are interested in labor saving ma chines, to visit the New Ensland State fairs to be held in 1868. , - - , Having been instructed by the Hon. J. W. Stokes, Acting Commissioner of Agriculture, to visit the State fairs of New England, for the purpose of collecting insormation for the use of the Department, Col. Gleason firt vis ited the fair of the "New England Agricul tural Society," held at Cranston, nearProv idence, R. I. This fair was, he says, the! most complete in all its appointments that h ever attended. It was held from Sept. 3d tb Oth inclusive. At an expense of near half a mil lion dollars, the grounds and appointments thereto belonging were fitted up in a manner creditable to the great and growing interests of not only New England, but the United States: Every branch of American indpstry was fully represented, the number of entries amounting to over two thousand. The horses of Cranston received and merited a arge share of the attention ot visitors!. A large number of celebrated animals Were present Many of them were entered for the races that took place during the week, which were witnessed by as many as 40,000 specta tors, all of whom seemed to be highly de lighted; not tlje least so, the ladies, some of Whom could tell you the gqod points; of a horse as correctly as they could the cpmpo qent parts of a loaf of good bread, and for this last accomplishment they are celebrated. The display of cattle embraced the choicest in all New England. Messrs. Loo mis, Pluu klen, White, and Lathrop made large displays of "short horns." Lieut. George Hyde, of Connecticut, made the largest display of "Devons." He is, perhaps, the largest breeder qf that class in all New Eugland having a herd of more than a hundred head of this breed, one-fourth of which was present af Cranston. The exhibition of " Jerseys ' was also very large, each State being repre sented by some of this breed. The display of sheep was very creditable ; numerically, the Southdowns taking the lead. Among the American merinos, exhibited bv Mr. Je rome Holden, of Westminster, Vermont, was a lamb considered worth " an amount equal to the annual salary of the President ot the United States; at least, there were gentle men present at the fair that would gladly have bought it for 20,000. In goats, swine, arid poultry, the display was large and credr itable. The fruit department, though not large, was remarkable-for the superior qual ity of the varieties on exhibition. Of apples the "Eagle Nursery," of Crauston, was better represented than amateurs in pomology could afford to be. This establishment ex hibited fifty varieties, embracing every kind of apple that one reads of, nearly all of them exhibiting sound and healthy growth. Of pears, this same nursery displayecj , seventy- hve dinereut varieties. : From the Christian Banner. Shoe-Black and the Freedman's Savings Bank. The One afternoon in July, just as the Cashier of the Freedman's Savings Bank in Wash1 iuton, D. C, was closing business for the day, a colored boy, clothed in ill-assorted arid worn garments, and bearing a shoe black's box by a strap hung jauntily across thie right shoulder, came up to the counter and said, " Do vou take money from boys to keep it till they want it ?" ' j Yes," said the clerk, . ' " Well," continued the boy, " I want ! to leave some." t . " Can you write ?" asked the clerk. ' "Yes, sah ," answered the boy: and then he I wrote his name in clear and plain letters on the Bank-Book. 'f Now for your money,', said the clerk.- Down the boy's hand sunk in his trowsers pocket, and out came a small packet wrap ped in a bit ot newspaper, wnicu proved to contain teu dollars in five cent pieces then a roll of ten cent notes, amounting to nearly a like sum ; then twenty-five cent notes and one dollar bills ; till he had piled on the counter the sum of Jifty-jive dollars ! But, my lad," said the clerk, supnsed that such a youth should have so much mon- iimhoro rhrl rnn orpf n.11 this V' I M iivlu Vl JVM gw. w..-. Earned it, sah, blackin' de boots." : How long have you been at it ?" inquir -he clerk. , ed fSince fust of June, sah" answered the bov. Only six weeks ?" asked the clerk. Yes, sah," replied the boy., " I earns frorri a dollar and a half to two dollars a day. But don't you spend any ?" said the clerk. , " No sah," replied the boy. I wants to sav my money, and so I won't treat and bust with the other boys ; and they call me mean. I tried to get to work as a waiter in a boarding-house, or as a servant in a shop, or helping the market-men, but nobody wanted dis yere boy, so I reckoned I'd black boots." . tfot a long story, but a very instructive one i This boy has shown that smartness and "cu teness" don't belong exclusively to the Yankees, but that human nature and wit, are the same under a black as under a white skini ' - f -'': ' ' . fe won't give the boy's name now; it may not be advisable to bring him out too pro ninenlly. But his name is written down in cur memory as of a lad who promises to be , good, citizen and a rich man. The boy whc pontrols his appetite and carves his way so well with such little opportunities,' is silire to make his mark if life and health are spared. - Washington, D. C , July, 1867. - - - The above, from the Cnristian Banner, is a true account ot an actual occurance, ana it should be added that the money this little boyjis thus saving, goes to aid his father in paving for his freedom, which he had "pur chased" before Mr. Lincoln's proclamation of Emancipation. ; This boy will grow up a thrifty, saving, industrious man, his examf die is a worthy ,one for boys and men, white and black alike, to follow. Great Bepnblic. TELEGRAPHIC. REPORTED JOB THE DAILY POST ELECTION RETURNS TRIAL OF MR. DAVIS. VT EGGED. NOMINEES FOR't'MAirOU OF SEW VORK. TRIAL OF AN ARMY OFFICER. THE F E V E R. The Alabama Convention -0- Tlie Market Reports. From Washington. ! Washington, Nov. 10. Capt. J.- N. aiaffitt is here, lawing for his confiscated property. 1 ! r (Capt. J. N. Maffitt, is in Wilmington.) j Negro suffrage is defeated in Minnesota,1 by 2,000 majority. A Republican Governor; is elected by 3,000 majority. . . In Wisconsin a Republican Governor is elected by 4,500. j. Two passenger trains collided uear Grena da, Tenn., Friday night, smashing the loco motives. A negro was injured. The Bank statement of loans has increas ed four hundred and ninety one thousand dollars. Specie has increased three million, eight hundred and forty-two thousand dol lars. Circulation has increased thirty-two thousand dollars; Deposits have decreased fifty-nine thousand dollars. Legal! tenders decreased one milliqn, eight hundred aftd fifty-five thousand dollars. It has been raining very heavy in1 Phila delphia, since last evening. The street cars have resumed Sunday trips. Hoffman has been nominated for AT.aybr of New York by Tatnany Hall. Steamers Deutchland, i Sidon. and Iowa, from Europe, have arrived in New York. The Mormon, ff-om Rio Janeria, on the 10th ult., has arrived. James O. Harrison, of Ne w Orleans, a passenger, died of apo plexy i The steamers Sender B irnes and Knight have arrived from the coast. The Light House at Iey West was des troyed during the late gale. . No cable despatches received to-day. Three days now due. j Washington, Nov. 11. Frederick A. Polkard, long preeminently connected! with the American Sunday School Union, is jdead. The steamer Atlantic, from Norfolk for Boston, sunk on Montauk Point. The! crew were saved. There seems to be little doubt that Grant told Montgomery Blair, on Thursday,! that no one was allowed to speak for hini ixt is. Ti 1 however, equally well established, that jGrant Was advised of the bearings of Forney's ar ticle; previous to its publication, and that he made no objection to it. . The Hatteras, Ashland and Mary Sanford have arrived at New York. j It is ascertained from a reliable source, that the Government will be ready toj pro ceed with the trial of Mr. Davis, on the 25th inst. Both sides, however, desire that Chief Justice Chase shall preside with Judg Un derwood, and therefore , it is possible that the trial will be postponed for a short time, to enable Chase to r make arrangements f preside. Legal considerations alone prompt tne aesire inat me io ouages snouia the case. sit on Papers bvthe steamer Deutchland con tain the following item: While the Era peror of Austria was enjoying himself t the Steeple Chase at Vincennes, the Emperor Napoleon drove in from St. Cloud, anc paid a short visit to the Exhibition. It was long enough however for, comfort, and a scene Oc curred asunlooked jfor as it was disgrace fuU Duriug his visit an egg was thrown at the large picture of ihim by Flanderiu and when he made his appearance in one of the glaleries a loud and distinct hissing took place on the part of u collection of men in blouses. The unpopularity ot Italian inter vention and the general state of uneasiness and dissatisfaction which exists here araong t,he lower classes were probably the causes ot this demonstration. The Democratic majority in .New York i3 46,000.11 In Maryland it is 41,000. 1 The Democrats have gained. 7,800 in Min- nesoia, wniie negro suurage, wmcn was vot- eu on last year as wen as mis, snows of 500 Votes. ! Returns from the Western counties ofl Kan- the most of them have gone Democratic. Internal Ke venue Tammany Hall receipts, $650,000. nominates Hoffman in for Wood, Congressman. j j Mozart Hall nominates Fernando Wood, and John J. Anthon is prominently men tioned by the Democratic Union party for Mayor of New York. 1 j Thad. Stevens has written a four; column letter, opposing National Banks, and argu ing that while interest is- payble in 'coin, bonds can honestly be liquidated ' with legal tenders.-'". fi;;l;:. r . . Gen.: Emery has disbanded the un author--ized military organizations in the District. 1 It is; said Sherman ' telegraphed Grant, advising that Mower's action in removing Gen. Hayes from the New Orleans sheriffal ty, be disapproved. " Y ;?V ; i The Vice Consul at Havana telegraphs the State Department to-day that the cholera is serious at that port,' It is officially declared sis existing.' Numerous cases have occurred, and it is increasing. NAPOLEON From Richmond. y Richmond, Va., Nov. ll.i-Gen.5 Schefield to-day ordered a Court Martial on the 18th, in the case of Col. Rose, U. S. A., conductor of elections here, formerly charged by citi zens with conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman, drunkenness and so forth on election day.;':'- ;-,'.:';r'. .;" .':""" - The Dispatch hsLS an account of the rob bing joLJtfaj. ; Frank Butts, -former' Bureau Agent of King William County, by negroes there, and an attempt was made by the civil authorities to arrest the ringleaders but they resisted and the Military has been sent for. . The leading colored citizens . will be out in a card to-morrow disavowing the incendi-t ary sentiments uttered by Lindsay, the col ored delegate to the Convention. 1 From New Orleans. : T j Ne.w Okleans, Nov. 10,-4-No deaths from yellow fever reported to the Board of. Health yesterday, and no applications to the How ard Association for relief 3 v ,t ; Bremen ship Carl arrived yesterday, bring ing another load of German emigrants. Texas papers announce the late arrival of large numbers of German emigrants in that State. i From Georgia. Macon, Ga., Nov. 10. The Telegraph of to-morrow will advocate a State Conser vative Convention, to meet in Macon on Thursday, 5th day of December. Alabama Constitutional Convention. Montgomery, Ala , November 10, 5.10 P. M. In the. Reconstruction Convention to-day the Elective Franchise Committee presented majority and minority reports. The majority report disfranchises all who refuse to vote for or against the Constitution when submitted to the people, and is other wise prescriptive. These reports were made the special order for to-morrow. New York Markets. New York, Nov. 11. Stocks dull.: Money 6 a 7. ! Gold 139. Sterling, long ' 9 1- 1862 Coupons 8h Flour 10 a 15 cents lower. Wheat 1 a 2 cents lower. Corn 1 cent better. Rye droop ing. Pork drooping, $20 75. Lard dull. Cotton dull, at 19. Freights quiet. Spta. tur pentine dull at 55 a 55 J. Rosin quiet at. $3 54. . . .. - . Evening. Gold 38, i Foreign Markets. Liverpool, Nov. 8. Noon.r-The Brok ers circular reports sales for the week at sixty nve thousand. Speculation five thou sand. Export .thirteen thousand. Stock 57,000. Whereof American ! is 133,000. Sales to day estimated at 15,000. Foreign News, j London, Nov. 8. The Second Tycoon at Macao, is very violent. No particulars. The November Meteors. A letter from A. S. Herschel ! leads to the jexpectation ot a shower of meteors this No vember. Astronomers regard the annual "star shower" as having increased in brilr Jiancy ever since the year 1863, when a large number of meteors were noticed at Wolver hampton, England, November 15, and Dr. Schmidt, at Athens, noticeatheir appearance, On the 14th. In 1864 and 1865j about two thousand meteors must have been visible at Greenwich, and last year, at least eight thou sand. Of course neither of these approached the grand displays observed by Humboldt in 1799 in South America, or that iu the United States in 1833, Olivers, on these grounds, ventured to predict that the next recurrence of the phenomenon would be in 1867, although other astronomers regarded last year, as will be well recollected, a3 the time when the greatest periodical j display vyas to be looked for. ! I Calculating from the time when the great est frequency of meteors was observed at Greenwich on the night of the 13th to the 14th November, last year, the earth, will be iii the same position at 6 A. M.J Greenwich tini3, on Thursday morning, the 14th, at which it encountered the first ! portions of the meteoric stream,. At 7:30 A. M., it will cross the medial line, aud at 9 it will have passed completely across the place of the stream. In Great Britain, therefore, day light will prevent the view of most of the spectacle, whatever it may be. But on this side of the Atlantic, and in this city, the maximum of the meteoric display may be at about half-past two o'clock A. M. on Thurs day, the 14tth The stream pf meteors ought, therefore, to commence at about one o'clock A. M., and continue until four, t Allowing one houi difference of time for every fifteen degrees westward,! the appearances will be probably at their height in Charleston at 2:10, and be visible in the city of Mexico about midnight. In New York, on the otlr r hand, they may be !at their height at 2:35, Quebec and Boston, 2:45, Halifax 3:10. America, thereforej ought to be illuminated by. them through the whole night in some part, and it will be very interesting to our astronomers to observe how they keep time, and whether there is any uniformity of ap pearance in the.heavens along the pathway marked out for them. Thus far, America has seemed to be most favored. In 1833, the meteors appeared tojfall about as thick and test as snow flakes in a light fall of snow. 1 At a meeting of the friends of cmancipa- tioh recently held in Manchester, documents were at hand setting: forth that there' were 70,000 slaves in the Portuguese colonies, 1,000,000 in the Spanish colony of Cuba, and 2,500,000 in Brazil. According to Mrj Wal ler, who had travelled up the Zambosi with Dr.! Livingston, the Sultan of Zanzibar was a dealer in slaves tona frightful extent, '201- 000 of them being imported into his domin ions every year. . ; The same authority stated that nine-tenths of the population had dis appeared, and . that the . slave -trade on the east coast of Africa was as dreadful at the present time as it had ever been oh the west COaSt. ' " , t. ... S- . ' ; ... S , . The school census of Cincinnati for 1867 has been completed. ' The number of inhab itant bet ween the ages, of five and twenty-t one years is 109,783, which indicates a total population of over 300,000. r ' IT ' tj ' Dr. ilagowan estimates. the loss, of life by the Taepiug war in China at; twenty-five millions. . "An intelligent Chinese" sets the total loss at four times ' that number. '"(Exi tremely modest 'estimate especially when we remember tnat that deadly weapon tne gong is used m then battles. i '.Wiml :NO.-87 What Shall .We Do? ErjiltOItSl SOTJTERNCcT seems to be troubling us now, and here is mr idea of what we shall do. -Plant one-third of land m cotton,, balance,, in wheat, oats barley and pasture ; raise hogs, Sheep.cattle ' and everything you need fbuy all the im proved tools you can such1 as1 Veapers and mowers,, thrashers -and' gang- plows, rand Sulky Cultivators ; become independant , of the Kollered Person. Do you know, Brother Planters, that a Board appointed by the TJ. S, Agriculture Bureau, has decided that one pund of decorticated (or hulled cotton seed) ; is worth ten pounds of cornj to fatten hogs, " or beef cattle or to winter sheep on. r ? Clear your heads of the idea that you can, raise cotton to buy corn, hay, flour, &c." Try and be up and moving Read" all the agricultural papers you can and get your ' neighbors to do the same, t Meet together' -and talk over your farm matters pull to- ' gether every one help another. , We have always had too much individuality in the ' South, not enough of combined action. ' ; Every trade' . has its association for the protection of their interest, except the cot ton planter.'. You cannot compete with the world, uh jess you are up and doing. The ' old sickle ia pushed aside by the reaper, the flail by the; thresher? and now ;: the gang plow and riding cultvator will push out the single plow. : .. V : '. : --;7'-': I will give the Cultivator ten years to any -mab) who will purchase a Buckeye Cultiva tor and, work it like a sensible man can use it, wild will say he is not satisfied witli the ma chine,' or, that he can't do twicers much work with it as he can with a common Pmw. Respectifully Sam Marcus. Planting Ncts, &c In replying to an inquiry as to the best'timeto plant nuts for growing trees, the Oermantown Telegraph says that it should be done as soon as they come from the burr or pericarp, and of course before they get dry. This Includes the chesnut, shell bark, walnut, accrn, as well as. Some seeds like the paw-paw, magnolia, &c.,! &c. Hence they must be planted" in the fall. If left until the following spring they : will either not come up at all, or bo two years in doing so. Communicated. Mb. Editob: We noticed in the Journal of Sanday, l0th inst., an extract fr m the New Tork Herald, purporting to' proceed irom an itinerant correspondeuce. Ia the main, the statement relative: to rice fields opposite Wilmington, was incorrect; uud that whida relates to Gen. Abbott and Mr. Ashxet, is utterly, unqualuiedly talse. The latter is a gentleman ot refined leelinKS-and educition a genuine friend of the poor of every color. The former is as far from being an iucn- diary in his language, as tne extremest Southerner is from the scathing thunder of Brownlow. He is modest, very reserved, a thorough cla&sica. scholar,;-and possesses a keen, cool judgment The t people ol tuis section oxht to be verjrwell satis tied with him and his colleague since they stand not a chauce in electing -men of their own sump.' f: - s To 6how the incorrectness of this mans intor. mation as to polidcal matters, Geo. L. Mabson is not a caQd'da'te, and he is therefore not on the ticket with Gn. Abbott and Mr. Ashley. The Artisan says the value of-improvements in machineryj may be estimated from the fact that in 1819, it required to furnaces, each with a high chimney thaft, to produce 1,000 feet of glass per week, while now two furnaces, with but one shaft, produce 12,000 feet, ) with ' the same, it not a smaller, con sumption of fuel. . j '' ! : 'i-.-'" . : ' i A Vioutta nevs piper states that a secret soeie- ty exists in that city, one of whose laws Is that each member must tread upon every lady's train . wni?li he -.meets in the street "with such force as to produce a considerable rent In the dress." lie i3 then to apologize profusely, but if the lady drags him into court, the society pays the dama ges. ! jV -.v i. . The new grass so rapidly spreading in the South, called Lespldasa, came from Spain. i The Charleston papers unite in pronouncing ii the greatest blessing in the forin of gras3 that. ha3 ever been bestowed on the South. ' COMMERCIAL, WILMINGTON MARKET. i . ij: November U 6 P. M. ROSlX-Sales to-day of 257 bbls. Rosin, at $2 65foiNo. 2, S3?3 l5"for No. 1, and for' pale bbl. , CRUDE TURPENTINE. Sales of 637 bbls. Crude Turpentine at ,$3 60 for virgin and yellow dip, and 12 53 for hard, 230 2s. TAR.-Uonly 70 bbls. Tar were sold at 12 70 9 bbi. I ; . , '' "'- ' : SPIRITS TURPENTINE. The market! for Spirits wa3L quite unsettled. Only a few small transactions were made, i 37 bbls. In all were sold at 52, 51, and 50c. galldn, the market clos ing at the latter figure. v j .COTTON Sales of 27 balesCottonat 1516c. for low middling, 16Jc. for middling, and 17c. lb. for strict middling. TIMBER,. Sales of 3 tafts Mill Timber at , $11, and $11 50 M. feet as per quality. MARINE INTELLIGENCE. POUTi OF Wl Ia SI O', t NGTONi : "."".u.'- - Arrived. ':"' .. T- ' November 1L Steamship Fairbanks, Hunter, from New York to Worth & Daniel. t : i. Steamer R Al Orreli; 0rell, Irom Fayette ville, to A McRimmon & Co, with 50 bales cotton, 57 bbls spirits, for A McRimmon & Co, and W H I Lutterloh. j I-v'HCi;! 1' ' '..Cleared.--" . ' ; -? ;ri5-f.J-v:-'- UiJr - November 11. Stmr R M Orrell, OrrelL ior;FayettevUle, by A McRimmon & Co. Btmr Governor Worth, Hurt, for Fayetteville. by Worth & Daniel.. : : ; , - 4i EXPORTS. Per Steamship Jas A Gary, cleared on Saturday for Baltimore. 25 pkga hides, 6 buddies leather, 120 bushels peanuts, 255 bbls rosin, 180 do tar, 7 do spirits, 06 pkgs mdze. ' : : ' . . . ; 1 t MARION C. H., 8. C, ) November 7, lb67. J THE . article published in. the - Journal , under date of the 6th inst,' over the signature of ioL, naas," and copied iu the Post, is malicious' n&fulte, and the same being calculated to affect me injuriously with persona not acquunted with the gentleman; (?) and myself, I would ask a 'suspaosion of opinion until a lull exposition of tne. iacts. can De made. Ai 1 JAMES SHACKELTORDl 1 ' inot9 f: 1- IP !'! - i: j i ' r hi ' n : 4 4 ' ;i:.'-i : - i ;:fl 'hui A "J 'J I) -M it.1 f;li r-r- 'iX''l'l.":.u. i 'i -I I ?s.l
The Wilmington Post (Wilmington, N.C.)
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Nov. 12, 1867, edition 1
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