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WILMINGTON, St. C: THURSDAY JUNE 8, 1854. FOB GOVERNOR: GEN. ALFRED DOCRERY. OUTSIDE FORM. On oar Outside Form win be found the Procee ding of the late Commencement at Chapel Hill ; newt, interesting misceHany and poetry. STREET PREACHING. Whatever may be the opinions of any one rela tire to Street Preaching, it ia certain no sect or body of men ia warranted in putting it down by violence. The Roman Catholics should be taught this, and we fear they will be in " lessons of some serenity. FIREMEN'S RIOT. A fight occurred in New York on Sunday last, between two flro companies, the occasion being the alarm of fire in the 8th ward, during which pistol shots were fired, wounding a man in the leg, and another receired a severe blow on the head. No arrests were made. ELEMENTS OF DISCORD. It seems that the elements of discord nod disor der art uppermost ia New York, Boston Brook lyn and other cities of 4he Free States, especially on the Sabbath. . They should eorne and take lcs Saons from the quiet and law-a1idiug and order loving South. - BATCHELDKR S WIDOW, Tho Washington Star, of Friday, says" We learn that the 8enate' Pension Committee bare agreed to report a bill granting $3 ,000 to the wid ow of the late deputy marshal Batchelder, who recently lost his life in Boston In aiding in the ex ecution of the laws of his country. BLACKWOOD'S MAGAZINE. We have received Blackwood's Edinburg M;ig azine for May, re-published by Leonard Scott & Co. , 79 Fulton street, entrance 54 Gold street, New York, at S3 a year. This work and the four Re views, cost only $10. SOUTHERN LITERARY MESSENGER. We have received the June number of this work, so highly and justly esteemed as a Period ical of tho first class. , Published, by Macfarlane, Ferguson & Co., Richmond, Virg., at ouly S3 a year. John R. Thompson, Editor. HEALTH OF NASHVILLE. The Nashville (Tcnn.) Union of Wednesday last says: "Since Friday theie have been sixteen, deaths -in Nashville and vicinity from a disease which the physicians say is cholera, or something very much like it. Of these, seven were white persons and nine negroes. Most of these deaths have occurred in the outskirts of the city. The weather has been exceedingly unhealthy alter nating between warm showers and sunshine. This is the whole truth, up to this time. BROOKLYN RIOT. The whole of the account of this riot, on our first page, is much exaggerated. It turns out that no one was killed, though the afl'air was a very disgraceful one. CLERaYMEN'S.MEETTNG. A meeting of Clergymen was held in Boston on Thursday last, a majority of whom were of the Orthodox Congregational Order. Professor Stowe advocated immediate and defi nite action, which should be marked by firmness, wisdom, coolness and consideration. He believed, there was a general desire in the community for a union, by men of all parties, against the further encroachments of the slave power. -What the " immediate and definite action" Is, does not fully appear. No one here cares a fig how soon or in what way they act. They may " resolve and re-resolve," but they will find them selves " whittled down to the little end of noth ing" after awhile. The following Preamble and Resolutions wera adopted : Whereas, The recent action of Congress has made a new crisis threatening the vital interests of freedom and, whereas, it is of the highest im portance that the relations of clergymen to this whole subject be clearly settled, therefore, Resolved, That in the sense of tlirs meeting, it is expedient that the clergyman of New England meet in convention to consult and to determine their duty in the present exigency. Resolved, That a committer of seven be appoin ted by the chair to nominate a permanent com mittee of twelve to co-operate with clergymen of all denominations in carrying into effect the fore going resolution. The reader will see the ground assumed by these insolent meddling Priests. They intend to hold the rod of terror over the National Legisla ture. . La ! sus ! Don't pray don't strike any body, aunt Kachacl. Whatever power they may nave over their im mediate flocks, they will be r.o more beetled by the Representatives of this Nation thnn would a body o; cackling geese-and good men of the South have less respect for them than for w harf bul ges and alley blackguards they may depend up on that. WILMINGTON LIGHT INFANTRY. The following gentlemen have been elected of ficers of the above Company. W. C. FERGUS, Captain ; W. L. DeROSSET, 1st It; L. B. ERAMBERT, 2d; JNO. J. P0ISS0N, 3rd , J. II. NEFF, Ensign. Atlantic, Tennucssce, and Ohio Kail Koad. We have received a pamphlet issued by Mr. W. W. Lf.oir, in April last, relative to this Road, from which our readers will recollect we publish ed extracts some time ngo. A Bill was introdu ced before the Legislature of North Carolina, du ring the session of 1S52, for the purpose cf char tering ihe Atlantic, Tennessee, and Ohio Rail Road company. This road was designed to extend from the Central Rail Road in North Carolina to the State line, upon the Watauga river, in the direc tion of Jonesborough, Tennessee ; and was inten ded to connect both with Charlotte and Salisbury. Beyond tho limits of Norii Carolina, compauics had been already chartered in other States, to provide for the extension of this Road to the Ohio river. In our State, though a naked charter without any appropriation was all that was asked, it was refused, and the bill was defeated. Mr. Lt.soiR proposes to show that the refusal of North Carolina to grant this charter was unjust and un wise. Of the fact he wishes to establish we do not be lieve a single reader of The Commercial has the least doubt. It would, therefore, seem unneces sary to publish an inconvenient amount of mat ter in this paper, which has been already circula ted in pamphlet form. The Charlotte Convention will soon take place, who.se proceedings will have greater weight with the public, because they will partake more of an oliicial character, than the opinions of individuals however correct and wor thy of consideration. We decline the re-publication, because we do not think any good will be accomplished by it, at this time ; satisfied that not a dozen readers of our paper would peruse it, pending the united ac tion of the friends of the enterprise. Besides, ns above stated, all here are satisfied of the correct ness of the position assumed in the pamphlet, ami all here, we believe, are ready to do all they can to accomplish the olject in view. MR. DONALDSON'S LECTURE. This gentleman gives a Lecture to-night, at Mozart Ball, showing the system of educating the Blind. He has, himself, been deprived of sight from his infancy. His claims to public favor are strongly advocated by the southern presses. The Charleston Covrier says : Prof. Do.vh.dson, the blind lecturer, will leave this city we understand in the cars this morning for Wilmington, N. C; during his sojourn here he has made many friends, and we cordially recom mend him to the good offices of our brethren or the press in Wilmington, and the other cities he may visit. They will find him-a courteous and intelligent gcntlemtn, and his sad afflictions will, we are confident, induce them to do all in their, power to further his interest. We take the liberty of publishing the follow iug Letter from the Editor of the Mercury: Mercl'ry Office, Charleston, June 1, 1851. fir. TORINO My Dear Sir : Mr. Donaldson, the bearer of this, visits vour city and intends during his stav, to give a lecture on the Instruction of the Blind. He is, unfortu natc.y.but too well qualified, by his own misfor tune, to do this subject justice, and with his spec imens of the handiwork of the Blind, he will make ihe occasion an interesting one. His intelligence and cheerfulness uuder affliction have attracted much sympathy in this city, and cannot fail to commend him to the generous and humane iu ev VLStEZP lTy vUil- 1 feeI assnrcd com will feel a gratification m extending to him the professional facilities within your power. Aery truly and respectfully, JNO. HEART. We presume that nothing further need b said in this case. Ia regard to the Lecture, the admission to which &0 cents, he has been guided by the counsel of several of our citizens. A free Lecture was pro posed and the expenses to be paid by voluntary contribuuons-but it was finally considered best to fix the sum at 50 cents for all wo-k mLSPtCimCn8 f FaDCy Bead afld her SOUTHER QUARTERLY work iLr; andr,y " With unfeigned reluctance and deep reet I , constrained to announce, that with thta m ber, my vocation, as Publisher of the rLm Quaner Review, ceases, unless, luLXTZ t command sufficient amount of money to enable jne prosecute the work with the vigor which it so eminently deserves. My appeals to tW i. dtfbted to me, have been received with character- -R. uiuiuwcBWj wm my applications to banks for relief, have shared a like fate ; in fact, my fl SWKial deacJenck are too well known to require farther explanation than this; that my present means are wholly inadequate to sustain a Work . destined to give tone and character to the Lit rratnre, not only of the South, but of the whole " f 'fforfb, 'America Vs J, Tte coaWoa of tho Review, at this moment, ' may Vi jtTen la a few words : its subscription list,' wbio&jDrtotMr last, amounted to barely eiht tondrea, tkr; exceeds sixteen hundred, and V OTAiinff jWly. tts debts will amount to 4,000 awllta a sssaVw $14,000. Of this lat&r awn, if batcifrjmnhwuld be realized etr, ft would ef friCtuaily remove every obstacle to the future pros ferity cf this great Work." FLORA LYNDSAY. We have received from tho publishers, Messrs. DeWitt & Davenport, 160 and 102, Nassau st , New York, a very neat book under the above title, by Mrs. Moodie. The w ork is thus spoken of by an Exchange : Under the guise of a Novel, Mrs. Moodie has in fact written an auto-biography of her eventful life, prior to her emigration to America. It is written in a beautiful, simple style, truthful and life-like, with that joculiar faitciiinting manner and dry quiet humor that characterizes this au thor, and which has rendered her " Roughing It in the Hush" so popular. No novel could be more interesting, and yet she is evidently relating facts, and duseribing characters and scenes just as they happened. She gives a most graphic ac count of what occurred to her and her husband prior to their setting out for the western world ; also, a vivid description of persons, things and events that transpired in a long and perilous vov age across the Atlantic. AM who have read and admired her former works will want this to com plete the chain of events in the life of this talent ed and extraordinary woman. Also: Ladies Gazetto of Paris Fashions, by Leslie, Office 6 John Street, New York. Both of the above foisale at Wuitakf.r's. FOREIGN MATTERS. Obserrer, the Washington Correspondent of the Philadelphia Lfgcr, writes as follows : 'I am very happy to Inform jou that the fish ing treaty between the United States and England is nearly completed. All the points arc, in fact, essentially agreed upon. Lrd Elgin will not leave Washington till the treaty is signed, which will rcqnire not only the ratification of the Senate, but a corresponding act of the House of Repres entatives. The treaty, which is an advantageous anl at the same time just one, will no doubt be ratified, and an act of Congress will make our revenue law conform to it. 'The President, having shown his determination to protect Cuba from tho filibusters, will ak Congress in a quiet manner for an appropriation which may be inserted in Ihe civil and diplomatic appropriation bill, to send ont commission rs to Spain to ocgotUte for t ho acquisition of tho is land. The President cannot appoint these com missioners while Congress is in session without the consent of Congress and th': adrico and con sent of the Senate; but he nisy do as he pleases during the recess if the interests of the country require it. The Hon. Geo. M. Dallasand the Hon Howell Cobb arc undoubtedly selected as the gentlemen most likely to achieve the desired re sult.' S.,' to the New York Times, gives the follow ing item : , 'My impressions in relation to tho contempla ted annexation of the Sandwich Wands arc fully confirmed by additional and positive information- i ne negotiations have been industriously pushed forward for some time past, and a treaty of an-n-xation is expected by the President in tho next despatches from Hawaii. It U fully believed that the arrangement had been so perfected st last advice, as to be safe from futnre accident.' We do not ask the readers of The Commercial to put all fai,h in the forgoing. The matter may 1 e put down as ' invortant if true." It certainly looks more like truth than the fitlibuater compo sitions with which the pnbHc has been so often amused aed abused. A LINEAL DESCENDANT. -:T, " A rogue who had escaped Jail by descending fronv tbOiwIndnsV by a clothes-line whilo the tnrokcjrtf v' close by; said afterwardaihat tb escape, waa natural enough as he yes-lineal dfttrndanl troui the said turnkey. COMSSIONEEDECISlQJfy We make the following extract frornbe Decis ion of U, 8. Commissioner Loarno. ylt touches on the constitutionality of the Fugitive Slave Law and other points interesting to our people. ?:; There is no provision iu Ihe constitution requir ing the identity of the persons to be arrested should be determined by jury. It hai never been claimed for apprentices nor fugitives from justice, and if it does not belong to them it does not be long to the respondent. 'And if extradition is a ministerial act, then to substitute, in its perfor mance, fbr the discretion of an arresting office, the discretion of a commisssoner instructed" by testi mony under oath, seems scarcely to reach to a grant of judicial power, within the meaning of the United States constitution. And it is certain that if the power given to and used by tbe-conimis-sioners of United States courts under .the statutes is unconstitutional, then so was the power given to and used by magistrates of counties, cities and towns, by the act of 1793. These all were com missioners of the United States the powers they used under the statute were not derived from the laws of their respective States, but from the stat ute of the United States. They were commission ed by that and that alone. They were commis sioned by the class, instead of individually and by name, and m this respecrrthe .only difference that I can see between the acts of 1793 and 1850, is that the latter reduced the number of appointees, and confined the appointment to those who by their professional training should be competent of the performance of their duties, and who bring to them the certificates of the highest judical tribu nals of the land. It is said the statute is unconstitutional, because it gives to the record of the court of Virginia an effect beyond its constitutional effect. The first section of the fourth article of the constitution is directory only on the State power and as to the State courts, and does not seek to limit the con trol of congress over the tribunals of the United States or the proceedings therein. Then in that article the term "records and judical proceed ings " refers to such tnler-pcrtcs and of necessity can gave no application to proceedings avowedly ex parte. Then the first section includes this re cord. It expressly declares as to " records and judicial proceedings," that congress shall pre scribe " the effect there" and this express power would seem to be precisely the power that con gress has used in the statute of 1850. Other constitutional objections have beon urged here, which have been adjudged and re-adjudged by the courts of the United States, and of many of the States, and the decisions of these tribunal's absolved me from considering the same questions further than to apply to them the determination of the Supreme Court of lhi State in Simm's case, 7 Cushiiig, 309 page, that they " are settled by a course of legal decisions which we are bound to re spert and which we regard as binding and conclu sive on the court." But a special objection lias been raised to the record that it describes the escape as from the State of Virginia and omits to describe it as into another S'atc in the words and substance of the Constitu tion. But in this record follows the 10th sec tion of the statute of 1850, and the context of the section confines its action to cases of escape from one Stater &.c, into another, and is therefor in practical action and extent strictly conformable to the Constitution. This statute has been decided to be unconstitu tional by the unanimous opinion of tho Judges of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts in the f ullest argument and the mature deliberation and to be the law of Massachusetts as well a., and because it is a constitutional law of the United States, and the wise words of our reverend Chief Justico in th t case, 7 Cushing, 288 may well be repeated now and remembered always. The Chief J ustice says : "Slavery was not created, established or perpet uated by the Constitution ; it existed before; it would have existed if the Constitution had not been made. The fraiaers of the constitution could not asrogatc slavery, or tho rights claimed uuder it. They took it as they found it, and regulated it to a limited extent. The Constitution, heretofore, is not responsible for the origin or continuance of slavery the provision it conlaius was ti best ad justment which could be made of conflicting rights and claims, and was absolutely necessary to effect what may now be considered as the general pacification by which harmony and peaco should take the place of violence and war." These were tho circumstances, and this the spirit in which the Constitution was made the regulation of slavery so for as to prohibit States by law from harboring fugitive slaves, was an es sential element in iLs formation, and tho union in tended to be established by it was essentially ne cessary to the peace, happincst ami highest pros perity of all the States. In this spirit and with these views steadily in prospect, it seems to be the duty of all judges and magistrates to expound .uid apply these provisions in the constitution and laws of the United States, and in this spirit it be hooves all persons bound to oln-y the laws oft he United States to consider ami regard them. HONDURAS. Mr DaiihunPia, Minister Plenipotentiary from Honduras, lai ly pic sen ted his credentials to the Piesidert. We extract tho following from his speech : " The n.i-tsion with which I am charged is, per haps mere signilieant tl'iau any which has yet originated iu Central Ann rica, and i s objects are pcihaps such as are seldom confided to an ordina ry lepition. It relates to the vital iritcretts of an American people struggling against the antagon ism of monarchical principles, which, unfortu nately, in some parts of this continent, are seek ing to change the blessings of liberty and inde pendence for alien protectorates and inesponsi ble dictatorships. ' I assure jour excellency that it will afford me thu highest satisfaction to treat in reference to these important matters with the eminent officers of ihis republic, destined by their capacities and merits to pUco tho American people in harmon nious relations with all others, und to extend and strengthen everywhere their liberties and their prospui it y . " Honduras has opened its doors and lent its co-operation to an enterprise of vast importance to the interests of tho world, I mean a rapid slid easy comrauiiication between tbo two gnat oceans. Sho offers her commodious porta, her salubrious climate, and her great but undevelop ed resources to the aid of this great undertaking, and opens her rich and fertile trrritory to the enterprise and industry of the American people. '' Honduras should be forever the friend and sister of ihe United Stales, and she looks hopeful ly to' the latter for the support of her libcity and independence. May the Eternal Disposer of Events link together the people of both by the unalterable ties of interest and future mutual prosperity! I shall experience tho greatest sat isfaction iu contributing the first step to Ihis re sult, and in giving to the government of which your excellency is Ihe head, the evidences of the earnest solicitude of Honduras to establish a true and intimate fiaternity wiih the United Statis in such a form l list both nations may have a single iulcrest for the. common cause of liberty, and in such a manner that Honduras may proceed to de velop her latent elements of prosperity, and to improve the advantages of a position eminently favored by Nature, without a fear of disturbance for the future cither from civil discord or exteri or aggression. Should such fortunate results be attained, Honduras will yet present, iu the centre of the commercial world , .the glorious spectacle of a free ajid prosperous people, sustained by the generosity of the great American Republic." The Minister docs not speak of annexation, a report concerning which preceded him, relative to which we expressed our doubts. It is a possi ble thing , after all. DOLEFUL PROCEEDINGS. The bell were tolled at Hartford on Ihe recep tion of the news of the passage of the Nebraska Bill. We sopposu it was in obedieBCeM tSe pro test ef the clergy ; for havaH"beard bow -"The. jrsn;tbeUxtpo, . ."An theaM Hartford was' air appropriate place Jbr aucbf a demonstration. ;4t waa'jjrobably Inbred a jall fora iecood, bto ' ' ' i. SENATOR SUMNER. We are rattier" late with the extract we make . below, from the Was&mgton- Union and the Watkr tngtop Star; ,' Bat they are too patriotic and just relative to the Traitor whoso name beads this ar ticle, to be omitted altogether V j.. The Union says: ? fCn such instigators to ri ot and to bloodshed as Sumner andGreely look upon this record withoiit being otetwtelmed with remorse 1 . Bpaton hi arms against the Constitution, and an Abolition fanatic, the distant lender, safe from the fire dnZ tHe faggot, he invokes from Ats teat in the Senate of the United States, giving the command t Men shot down in the faith ful discharge of duty to a law based upon a con stitutional guarantee, and the word which encour ages the assassin, given by a' man who has sworn on the Holy Evangelist, and in the presence of his Maker, to support the Constitution of the country ! But our Charles Sumner tells us that a new era has been inaugurated an era requiring more than the wisdom and valor of Washington ; more than the eloquence of Fisher Ames more Democracy than Jefferson's ; more research than Adams or Hamilton possessed ; and that the Constitution be has sworn to support is, in the language of his as sociates, "a league" with hell ; that those who made it were "slaveholders and murderers ;" that it shall, not be obeyed, and that slavery shall, at all and every hazard, be uprooted and destroyed, in spite of all that has been pledged and written by the men of other days." The Star says : "The insane idiots who com posed that frenzied mob should have been treated as macf men or mad dogs are usually treated caught and caged, if possible ; but shot down if they persisted in their course of death and dan ger. But what punishment is meet for such men as Sumner, Giddings & Co 1 If it had not been for tho incendiary, traitorous appeal of these creeping, crawling, cowardly encm'ies of the Re public, the abolition mob of Boston would have let off their excess of steam in the customary shrieks, st.unps and scoldings. " If Southern gentlemen are threatened and as saulted, while legally seeking to obtain possession of property, for the use of which they have a sol emn constitutional guarantee if legal rights can only bo sought for and established at the bayon et's point certain Northern men, now in our midst, will have to cviuce a little more circum spection than they have ever evinced in their walk, talk and acts. Public sentiment in Alexandria, we learn, is in tensely excited in condemnation of Suiuner and his allies. We know that it increases in this city every hour. The masses look upon Sumner as responsible for the death of Batchelder. They at tribute, and ji sti.v, the action of the murderers to the counsel of Sumner. Wo hope that noble sentiment against these abolition miscreants who infest Congress and our fair city, and fill the at mosphere in which they move with the odor of a brothel, will not descend to acts of personal vio lence. Such conduct can find no justification. But let public opinion condemn these men every where, in the street, in the Capitol, in every place where men meet. Let Scmnkr inu his infamous ging feci that he cannot outrage the fame of his country counsel treason to its laws incite the ignorant to bloodshed and murder and still re ceive the countenance and support of the society of this city, which he has done so much to villi fy. While the person of a Virginia citizen is only safe from rudeuess and outrage behind the serried ranks of armed men, Chas. Sumner is permitted to w alk aniong the " slave catchers," and " fire er.t-Ts" of tho South in peace and security. While ho invites his constituents to resist the fed eral laws, even to the shedding of. blood, concocts his traitorous plots, and sends forth his incendiary appeals under the broad, protecting punoply of the laws he denounces, he retains his seat in the Senate, and yet daily violates the official oath which he took to support the constitution of the United States. If we contrast the treatment which a Southorn slaveholder receives at the hands of a Northern abolitionist, with the treacment which the latter receives at the hands of tho former, we may proudly assert that among the many virtues which adorn the Southern character, forbearance is not the least conspicuous." Froin the lioston Chronicle. ABOLITION FALSEHOODS. Anions the stories fabricated by tho Abolition ists, is one that Gov. Washburn sympathized with them in their diabolical proceedings. No one. w e presume, credited the statement, though the Com monwealth went so far as to intimate that his Excellency come to Boston for the express pur pose of ordering off the State troops and interfer ing, in somo unexplained way, with thcMnvestiga tion going on before the Commissioner. The Governor, however, who visits the city on execu tive business, and to attend anniversary meetings, has thought proper to give an emphatic contra diction to the statement of the leaders of the Ab olition riot. At the banquet of the Cadets on Wednesday evening, he repudiated the assertion with indignant earnestness, pronouncing the re port of his sympathizing with the disturbers of the peace, an absolute and unqualified falsehood, in whatever form it was uttered. He also paid a high and deserved compliment to the military for the part they had taken in preserving tbe public peace during the week, and thanked them hearti ly. Another gross fabrication relates to Mr. Loring, the U. S. Commissioner. It was said that on en tering the Law School lecture-room at Cambridge, ho was hissed by the students. It appears that upon his entrance, some Southern students indis creetly applauded him, whereupon other students commenced hissing the applauders, by way of re buke, of course, of the indiscretion of the latter. There may be half a dozen violent Abolitionists among the students, but out of their select clique, no one would think of offering insult to Mr. Lo ring, by committing so ungcntlemanly an act as that referred to. - 'A MODEL "CHAfcGaV" Thefollowing amusing dnddent transpired at the spring term of the Circoit Court of St. Crolf'f Dockery Jmd Mr. Bragg we learn that General couury. ,n isconsie. -f' . 1 The Judge or the' Circuit Court, lately, in ses sion St Hudson, Wisconsin, eTe' charge to tbe jury on a certain action tried : before . film which excited considerable merriment in fhe Court at thetime'2; ' ; The action was to recover tbe value of certain liquors sent from below and consigned for sal? to tbe defendant. Evidence was given on tbe art of Ihe defendant to show that tbe brandies, &c, were made of forty cent, whiskey, and. drugged besides, whereat the judge was very indignant, and charged the jury very nearly as follows: " Gentlemen of the Jury: Pure unadulterated liquor is a wholesome and pleasant beverage, and, as far as the experience of the- Court extends, conduces to health and longevity; but a bad ar ticle of liquor, gentlemen, or. what is worse, a drugged article, cannot be tolerated; and if deal ers from below w ill send tiplnto this beautiful country, so blessed with the smile of the Indig nant Creator, such a miserable quality of liquor as the proof shows this to be, iu this court, gen tlemen of the jury, they cannot recover." SCENE IN A RAILROAD CAR. The seats of the car were all occupied crowd ed. None of our cars ever yet were full, so, of "course, the house on wheels stopped for mc. Not wishing to disturb those who were in the car, I was intending to stand, but a gentleman up at the far end arose and insisted upon my taking bis seat. Being very tired, I thanked him and obeyed. Presently, a lady, much yonger, much prettier and much better dressed than myself, entered. Not less than four gentlemen arose instantly, of fering her a seat. She smiled sweetly, and unaf fctedly, and thanking the gentleman who offered the nearest place to her she seated herself with a - peculiar grace of manner. She had one of those faces Raphael -was always painting toucliingly sweet and expressive. A little after this young beauty had taken her seat, a poor woman, looking very thin and very pale, with that haggard and care-worn look that poverty, and sorrow, and hard labor always give, came in. She might have been one of those poor seamstresses who work like slaves and starve for their labor. She was thinly and meanly clad and seemed weak and exhausted. She had evidently no sixpences to throw away, and came in the car not to stand, but to rest while she was helped on in her journey. While she was meekly standing for the moment, none of the gentlemen (1) offeriug to rise, Ra phael's angel, with'sweet reproving eyes, looked on those who had so officiously offered fur a seat, and seeing none of thteiu attempt to move, and just as I myself was rising to give the poor old lady my place, she arose and insisted upon the woman taking her scat. Is was all the work of but a moment; and the look of grateful surprise the old woman gave her, and the glance of sweet pity the beautiful girl bestowed on the woman as she yielded her seat, and the evident consternation of the broadcloth individuals, who were manifestly put to shame, all were to me irresistibly interesting aud instruc tive. One of these same broadcloth wearers, appa rently overpowered with confusion, got up and left the car, and Raphael's angel took his vacant seat. AN INCIDENT. In tb discussion at Graham, between General Another Fugitive Slave Excitement iu Bos ton BOSTON, June 4, 1851. There have been rumors to-day of the arrest of another fugitive slave in this city, and Ihe report has caused a good deal of excitement. On inqniry, we learn that a color ed man visited several stores and shops last even ing, representing himself as a fugitive slave, aud said that his master was in pursuit of him, and that he desired to obtain sufficient money to en able him to escape to Canada. He succeeded in collecting a considerable sum, but happening-to enter a store where lie was known, a policeman was called in, and the impostor was arrested, bnt was subsequently set at liberty. THE NEW COINAGE BILL. . The coinage bill beforo the Senate provides for tbe coinage of one hundred dollar gold coins, weighing eachJaO grains, and fifty dollar "gold coins, weighrng escb, 1,2&Q grains, to, be of- the present standard of fineness. 'Ty-GRBATWODS ft The flood i (0e Scotia, about Cbilicothey was gber lt -wetdc than, that p IBITATWCbons. ejl4aeaocornrUnd were Covered, aad. ffeoio jory tor-totccs cowldcrabftk A SHOCKING CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA. About three weeks since Mr. John Crookson, foreman of Scrapie's foundry, was bitten by n mad dog. The wound was healed up. and noth ing further thought of it. until Thursday evening last, when he complained of feeling nnwell. Yes terday morning ho was taken with convulsive spasm, which gradually increased towards noon, when he became so violent as to require the strength of six and seven people to hold him. His apjiearance was shocking in the extreme, foaming at the mouth, his eyes protruding from his head, and his limbs wildly and convulsively tossed about, as the spasms seized him. Ever and anon he would sin i k for water, ami again entreat those present not to drown him. A , little after noon thu worst symptoms presented themselves, and shortly after one o'clock, the poor fellow died in ihe greatest ngony. Prs. Basset t and Every were in constant attendance, but all the remedies ap plied appeared to produce no sensible (-fleet. Mr. CrooksoB w as a young msn of about 30 years old very industrious, and much respected. He leaves a yonng wife and two children to mourn his un timely end. This is the first death of tho kind lhat has taken place in the city during this sea son ; but i f w hat we hear bo true, viz., that the fame dog bit several other persons, more deaths of a like frightful nature may be anticipated. Cincinnati Com., Sat. TURKISH STRATAGEM. The Cronstadt Gazette, in Transylvania, says that the Turks resorted to a ruse de guerre lately at Silistria, for enticing over a body of the enemy across tho river. They set fire to a huge pile of reeds, straw, and dry weeds, which looked as if the town was in flames. Loud hurrahs resounded in the Russian camp; they thought the moment favourable for crossing, 'and hoped in the confusion to carry either, the whole or a part of the fortress by a coup de main. Bnt the Turks had already planted an ambuscade of sufficient strength in the vineyard near the town, along which tho Russians would have to pass. A contest ensued, and the Russians had to retreat, being both out-gcneraled and overmatched. A FEARFUL WALTZ A correspondent of the Loudon Times, in giving an account of the bombardment of Odessa, says : When within about 2000 yards, each steamer delivered the fire of her enormous guns, then wheeled round in a circle of about half a mile in diameter, each taking up Ihe fire in succession. Thus thy kept wheeling and twistiBg abont like so many wall zer. One of the English steamers was set on fire by the red-hot shot from Ihe for tress, but the fire was got under without much damage. The dock yard which was set on firr burnt for two days and two nights, and a vast amount of jiaval stores must have been destroy ed. During the fight a Russian frigate was set on fire and blew up with, it is thought, a great loe of life.' That's a bad fifty cent piece, sir-, said a store keeper to one of his patrons; I can't take it ; it only lead silvered over. -Well, now,' replied the other, in an insinuating manner, 'admitting such to be tbe feet, I should say the ingenuity display ed in the deception might indaco you to accept it. Admire, sir, the devotion of the artist; to the di vino idea" of liberty. Liberty, the idl of ns all ! ITe7 bavins wrought her effigy in humble lead, in order to render it worthier of that glorious im pression, resorts to the harmless expedient of U vering it over! And shall we harshly repudiate his work 1 Ob, bo, sir 1 You'll lake it, I know you wilL' That fellow ought to have been a poli tician. ... . TEXAS CROPS. ; ' ' J The Galveston News of th? 2Gth instant says : We have lately bad an abnndancf rain,- sad we learn that raia has fallen almost daily fbr some days past, througVtha entry. - Tho' corn crop is sow beyond tbCrescb cf drought, and from all ccotrats, tbe yiekV will bw beavyae. . VjTie RecCeder says thetottoa 1 ta blaasqcftbn lYIIOtiE SALE PRICES ClBREIiT. Dockery. asked Mr. Bragg" if be was in favor of the next Legislature granting aid to the extension of the Central Road east and west. Mr. Bragg re plied that he was; when the crowd broke out in a broad langh Gen. Dockery said "we've got it at last," but Mr. "Bragg, as if not to commit himself, added ' that is, if the means and resources of tbe State justify it " or provided it can judiciously be done," or words to that effect. Whereupon Gen. Dockery -subjoined " There, my cat hook is broken again." So no" certain answer can be got from bim - Raleigh Star. THE GRIM MONSTERr A Death, has been appointed steward of the Cincinnati Commercial Hospital. Death for a stew- ard ; a grim messenger to the hungry patient. 5-HENRY'S IN VIGOR ATLN G CORDIAL: Tbe merits of this purely vegetable extract for the removal and cure of physical (Kirstration, gen ital debility, nervous affections, &c.-&.c: are ful ly described in another column of this paper, to which the reader is referred. $2 per bottle, 3 bot tles for $5, six bottles for $8; $16 per dozen. Observe the marks of the oknuink. Prepared only by S. E. COHEN, No. 3 Franklin Row. Vine Street, below Eiehlh. Philadelphia, Pa.. TO WHOM ALL ORDERS MUST BK AD DRESSED. For Sale by all respectable Druggists Sl Merchants throughout the country. ItliMKDIKH WORTHY THK ATTEXTIOS OF ALL AS THK Y CAS DS RELIED OS. T'HK preparations of Dr. J. SS. itoie each X suited lo a Specific Disease (the regular Graduate and Physician of 30 years' experience,) are confidently recommended to the afflicted, as Remedies, snre, afe, and effectual. Or. J. S. ftote'n Expectorant, or Cough Syrup, ia a never failing remedy for Coushs, Colds, and all Lung Oi.easea. Price 50c and SI . Dr, J. S. Rote't Whooping Cough Syrup gives im mediate relief, and 1'rtquintly cures in one week. Price 50c Dr. J. S. Rote' i Croup Syrup never fails in cur ing the Croup, that dangerous complaint amon ehilJrcn. Price 25r. Or. J. S. Rote' Vain Curer will cureStiffiVeck, Sore Throat, I'.itnj in the face, side, back or limSj, from a Cold It cures Sprains, Chilblains, Cramps or Pain in the Stomach or Bowels. Price 121c, 25c and 50c. Dr. J. S. Rotc't Extract of Buehu is one of the best remedies ever used for diseases of the Kid neys, Lladder, &c. Price 50c. UK. J- S. KOSK'S KinOl'XA.XD I.NYIGQE.1TIU CORDIAL, ('or Heart Oise.-tse.all Nervous Affections, Flatu lence, Henri Burn, Restlessness, Numbness, Neu ralsia, raising the spirits, and giving power to ihe whole system, it it alniosi miraculous in its effect 50 cenie a bottle. Or. J. S. Rote' Dyspeptic Compound, a Mire cure for Dynpepxcia, Liver Complaint, and Indi gestion, w hen taken in conjunction with his Al terative or Family Pills. Price of both ?5c. Dr. J. S. Rose's Golden Pills, for falling of the Womb, h'euiale Weak ness, Dobility and llelaxa oiin, 00 cis. Dr. J. S. Rose's Female Specific. A romcdyfor Painful Menstruation, Lcucorrhusa or VVhites, . Dr. J. S. Rote's Female Pillt are the only relia ble regulating pills ; they have been found to be a most valuable remedy tor Female complaints, to open those obstructions to which they are liable, and bring nature into its proper channel, Price :sc. Or. J. S. Rose't Sarfapat ilia Compoitni,(oT all Skin DUeusc, and for purifying he Blood it i superior to nil oilier. Price 5Uc and Si Or J. S. Rose's Tonic Mixture, for Chills, Fe vers, and General Debility. A never-failing rem edy. A few doses is always su:hcicnt to convince the most skeptical. Price 50c. All lio.-t constitutions are impaired by disease, or weak hv nature, should read Dr. J. S. ltose Medical Adviser, which contains a description of the diseases of ourclininte and the mode of treat ment. It can be had without chnrge ol CAD, DbPRK, Wilmington, N. C. ; VAUG1IAN & MOO UK, Gol.lebero'; S. J. HI.NSD.ILK, Fayeite ville, and of Dealers generally (iirouhoul the .State. DIED. Suddenly, in this town, yesterday morning, 7th inst., Robt. M., son of James aud Missouri Daw son, aged 5 years and 'J months. Iu Granville county, N. C, on the 3d inst., Robt. Ltwis, infant son of Robert S. and .Martha L. Driver, of Wilmington, N. C, aged 1 year, 3 uios. and 3 days. MARINE NEWS PORT OF WILMINGTON. JUNE 8. ARRIVED. 5. Steamer Sun, Rush, from Fayctteville, to J. J. Lippitt. Steamer Spray, Price, from Smithville, to A. H. VanBokkelen. Schr. Champion, Chadwick, from Shallotte, to A. II. V AIlDokkelen. Steamer Nina, Atkins, from Charleston, S. C, to DeKossct &- Brown. Steamer J. II. Lea, Powers, from Wilmington, Del., put in for coal. . Schr. Hettie Anna, Ddjuglass, from Rockland, Me., to J. x D. McRae & Co. Schr. Vermont, Elliott, from Boston, to Kidder & Martin.. Schr. P. J. Cumruings, Venzie, from Camden Me., to W. M. Harriss. Schr. J. C. M.mson, Rabon, from Shallottc, to Anderson & Savage. 6. Steamer Douglass, Williams, from Fayctte ville, to John Banks. Steamer Gov. Graham, McRae, from Fayette- ville, to T. C. &. B. G. Worth. Steamer Rowan, Barber, from Fayette ille, to W. F. Elliott. CLEARED. 6. Schr. Champion, Chadwick, for Smithville, by A. H. VanBokkelen, with bricks. Steamer Henrietta, Alleu, for Elizabcthtown, by Wessel &. Eilers. Steamer Sun, Rush, for Fayctteville, by Jos. 3. Lippitt. Schr. L. P. Smith, Derrickson, for New York, by DoRosset & Brown, with naval stores, &.c. Schr. Emily, M.mkin, for New York, by Free man & Houston, with 2,480 bbls. rosin, and 4 bbls copper ore. Steamer Nina, Atkins, for Charleston, S. C, by DeRosset &. Brown. 7. Schr. Humming Bird, Bogert, for New York, by J. R. Blossom, with naval stores. Schr. H. P. Russell, Diggs, for Baltimore, by Russell & Brother, with lot) bbls. rosin, 141 bbls. spirits turpentine, 2t Laics cotton, and 138 bbls. copper ore, Schr. Ambassador, Allen, for South Thomas ton, Me., by J. &, D. McRae & Co., with 84,000 feet timber and lumber. Brig Harriet Newell, Warren, for Boston, by J. U. AlcKac & Co., witn 14,070 reel lumber Schr. E ouise, Jones, for New York, by T. C. Worth, with naval stores and rough rice. Steamer Spray, Price, for 8mithville, by A. H. VanBokkelen. Schr. Alba, ILifT, for New York, by Geo. Har riss, with 2,401 bbls. rosin, 685 bbls. spirits turp entine, 127 bbls. flour, 20 bales cotton, 2 bbls. of branoy and 2 bales wool. Schr. Echo, Potter, for New Tork, by Jos. H Flanner, with 1,575 bbls. rosin. GLEISON'8 PICTORIAL, AND FLAG OK OUIt UNION j Arthur" Hum Gazelle; Saturday Kvrnisg Posl. U.eetiv(d far ibis wtek, and for sala by June 8. J. T. RF.CKITED lo-daf the followfag pieces: The Home of my Boyhood, Scotch Song i The Lord's Prater, new piece; Sleeping, I Dreamed Love Good Bvei I would not live Alway ; Sweet Aftons Kilty Tvrrcll an Irish baliaarf. jmrt pab lished and for sal by J- T. MUNDS Jane 6. v .- -r--. - ' X' WK have on hand a very handsome .won meat of Paper Hangdogs, First Screen. Borders, Window Shades, Csnaios, Coraies. e, J-c Foraataandpwnpby "i CB Ja5. 00 a OOjSp.rni' ttAC-.nri it. Harts. N.C.1 ,10 a It . Sides,' - do: 9 a 91 hoaldrsre; la 00 H'f roand; . a ' Hams western ,00 a 00 1 Sides. , do. 8J a 8 Shoulders, do. 1 a 8 Butter, per lb., 21 a 27 BKEK. perbbl. Northern mss, fl3i a 1 1 do prime. Beef Cattle, 100 5 a f f lba., 6 00 a o W CO K HUE, per lb. St. Domingo, 11 12 Rio, 11 a Lagnayra, 13 a U Cuba, none. Java, la a 16 Hollon. nrr IK fWI a fx Corn, per bush 94 a S3 uaortlci, IN. U. 14 a 15 (lo. Northern, 14 a lb Adamantine, 25 a 28 Sperm, 45 n 50 : Cheoac, 10 all; Cotton Yarn, 16 a 17 do Osnaburgs 91a 10 4-4 N C Sheet- - i in if, 71 a .8 ' ( Shunting 61 a 7 KLOUll. prrhM. ! Fayetteville, 8 12) a 8 2S Baltimore, a Canal, ex. 9 00 a 11 00 Kuaihera, 50 a GLUK, per lb. American, II a 1 4 HAY, per 100 lbs. ; Rusiern, 1 35 a 00 N. River, 1 20 a Ash head- 1 Ing. 12 00 s Hollow. I ware, 3 a 4 I HON, per lb. American, beat re fined, 5 a 51 English assorted, 41 Swede best refin ed 5J a American sneer, a Bps! -rde 9"b. 20 a 1 00 a 1 IS WATAL STORES lurptnlift, rr kit Mt I IMImaIii - . - Virgin dip . 3 05 a t la Hsrd, - I 30 s 1 to ilsr,- .325.2X1 Ptuh, 2 do , ILosia b tale, . So. 1 i M . ""- " No. 2. 1 66 a No. 3. :i po a I 10 Siilritrf Trt,'i Pf call. " 41 s 41 hvraia. 'fllLO,petKf ,IV(MM' Ooi, 6 50 a Wrought, 10 .IU viL.porfafl. Linsc.4. 75 . 80,, Ncai'.iuoi, r 63 a v i ffc, iNunhcril per bb . Mess. Ifit !;' ' Prime, 0b 00 a 00 09" l'ea,per bttihrl. B, Kve, I 121 a Pea Nuis a 1 lg K!CK,4rI0dlbs. CItaned. 4 00 a 4 10 Hough rite sow, ' prr inh. l fW a , . STAVKS.rerlOOeV W.O. bN. 15 00 rough, none. Oretstd, ndns U.O. hhd rough, a Dn-Mcd, nuns'. Shindts. ner 1000. Common. 2 75 a 3 0? tvoniraci, 4 00 a macn's large 5 00 Sail per bushel. Turks Is land, 5 59 Blown, none. Liverpool. , pcrsack, 1 10 s I Soap, per lb. I'ale, 51 a ro 7f It ' s a L.U.UHKII, perlOOO r.ct. l!rown, 51 a S. Sawrd IS 00 a Wj uO Sled per lb. Flooring, 16 00 a 17 00 Crrmsn, 18 W board, IS 00 a 1G 00 .Blfciered, 6 Plnnd and RcilCt 20 scnntlin?. 13 00 a Is nn Rhi mini:.. . Wide board j Mill edsred, 14 00 a 15 00 j 6 fcei,. a 00 a 6 PO Refuse half price. ,i Sugar per lb. KIVEK LUMBER. IX. Orleans 51 a Flooring, 11 00 a 12 50 Porte Rico a Wde bo'rda 3 00 " 8 i0 St. Croix. 8 a 3canllin, a 7 5'ijl.oqr. 101a 7 2S 7 8 Lard in bbls 10 a do kee II a 12 r.inxi pr bbl. 1 10 a 0 00 LIQUORS, per gaJlon Prach brandy Apple. 75 a 1 00 Rye hiskcy 50 a 1 00 Ri-cMficd, 33 a 3fi N F. Rum, 40 a 41 MOLASSF.S portion. ewOricans. a 1 1 TIMBER. pr,r 1000 ten. snipping, 14 in a CO W Prime mill 8 00 ill (Ml Common, 5 50 a 7 Of? Inferior.' 3 60 4 nti Tallow pr lb 11 s 12 -WirVKS, per gallon. Madeira, I 00 a 4 00 Po t. I 00 a 4 iVnlnga, 40 a FREIGHT To New Tors;. 50 on dock, 6o under. 70 85 " 8 cents per foot, a 1 75. 8 cents. Rosin Turpentine, Spirits Turpente, Y;irn and Sheeting, Cotton per bale. S Pea Nuts, per bush Naval Stores, Spirit Turpentine, Yarn and Sheeting, Pea Nuts, - - - To PmnBr.t.pnu. 60 cts. on deck. 65 under " 00 cU. per bbl. 8 " " foot. 8 " " bushel. COMMERCIAL. Upho'r" ed Paper Hangars. ""tO&NICES for MosehcW ICerta; pmt Bp, by Jiss L "' " A- ' "3t4 '' R KM AUKS OX MARKET. Arrivals of Produce from the country for sere ral days past have been rather light, consequently our report of sales are but few in this number. TcitPF.NTiNE. Since Tuesday morning last 332 bbls. Turpentine have been disposed of at 3,15 per bbl. for Virgin Dip, 2,75-per bbl for Yellow Dip and 1,40 per bbl. for Hard. ' j? Spirits TuarENTi.ve. 60 bbiswete koM atr 41' cents per gallon, and 23 do. at 40 cts. pefgaHon. Rons. 125 bbls., large size, sold at 21,10 per bbl., and 200 do. No. 1 at S2.50 to-S2.75. ' ' - Tar 98 Bbls. were sold st 58.30 per bbl., snd 187 do. st 58,35 per bbl. Tikbkb. 11 Rafts bavo been disposed of st prices raoin from 86 50 to 512 per M. feet, prices varying, as in quality. ' Con Last sales were at 83 cents per bnshtrl. Bacon. A fair supply in store,' for prices, sco table of prices. Umcss. 16000 Bricks (Eastern make)' were j.old at $7 per M., aud 40 000 do. (Xorlh Eirer) at 67 60 -er M.- ' NEW YORK MARKETI ' Exttart from repot t of Journal f Commerce for the week ending 8lnrday evening, Jans 6. Southern Flour advanced 12jc. per bbl. on Monday, and as tunch more ln Tuesday,' with aw active demand esjiecially fur the better grades. On Thursday another advance of 12rlook placo? and on Friday 371 added -to thu rates. To day it closed steadily at $9 50 a 5a75-nrrniisd' to cood brands ; 50 874 s 510,00 for faronte; and' 510 00 a 51,75 for fancy. Corn bus been wanted for shipping, and thu quantity of an? description lit to ship has been limited, ami prices have consequently advanced, until rukturjlir i.rlmn miTwl IVc.liTfc a. ,1,1 a titta. as PO; lo-aay llie supply was no largely increas d, bu'. with In i lo' prima oGeriu. buyers bold ofT, and prices fell ofT. clofiwgat 77 a 79 for unsound ; 80 a 83 for Wextern mixed; W I 82 for rouod yellow. Sonthvrn Lrscarco and ' nominal ; prim Lite ad yellow wouM, perhapsr .bring 85 a 887 Souiheru mixed 83 a 85; round "wlrfte 3 a 84. Cotton. Tho Cotton Brokers' Association dis continued their dtily reports on-Jklondsy to tbe mat regret of all interested in the trade. It wss the first atit rovl t sytttcmitizo tbe accounts of this Ira flic, aud if CoiilMiued, wish Ike hearty co operathHi of all the leading- brokers? would hav proved highly bencfieial to all concerned. Dar ing the early part of tho week- tho sales were limited, owin to the absencn of the foreign news." Under tbe Asia's advices 00 Friday prices lull off t on middling ami grades below, which brought out a belter demand. To-day tbcro has been a fafr business done, hat a further decline of a oa medium and lower grades. ' wr.i Tom cr.AssiriCATiorv- Upland Florida Mobile N.-O.oV Texas Ordinary 71 71 ,7V Middling 8 9 . - i 9j " Middling fair 10 H 101 lit - Fair 11 11) . 11 ; Exoorts for the week bales : 12.35$ !).. from Jan lit do. 1MT3 Do. ssme time Iat yesr do. , 120,807 Receipts st all tbe shipping ports since September I, do. 2,640,383 Do. same time last year do. 2 103,60 Decrcaac this year. . , do. 463.28L Naval Stores. Ci ude turpentine has been in better request, snd cbsos at higher rates; North' County u held firmly at 54; Wilmington, 53 76 a 83 811- Spirits ccotinned to declias up lo Tues day, with sales as low as 44e , after which, for s. few dsys, there was more flrmness r yesterday this . market suddenly improved with sales at 46 a 43cv closing at 48c. and upwards ; to-day sales woro niade at 60c., and some holders now ask 63 a 55r, Rutins are in good demand, without further change iu rates; the sale are 10,000 bbl. as l.&tt a 51,624 lor North Coontry j SI 65 a f 1 70 tor Wilmington; 51,74 a Z 25 for No. 2 t2 4 a 54 60 for No. 1 sod patv white. Tar is active for export, with sales of 4 600 bbls. at 84 a 54 50. The exports tor tbe week are 17 888 btUt. Ravin 620 d. 8pirie Turpentine, 100 do. Turpentine-, and 180 do. Tar. . 7,' - . ; Exports for the wtlt :.:-;;; ; 'this. 18 690 ;'; Do. from Jan. 1st . " j' '"do. 272 468 ' ' Do. same time last year ' .' cW: 166203 Rice. There has been a fair" business doing, with sale of 1,000 tierces at 53,50 a $4.60 for coonaoii to prttne. -, . i ; , '- , Exports for the week : ' . tierces . 827 Do. from Jatr.lftt 'do.- 14133 " Do. same time last year , ' do. . - 6.243 t KrnitADELPIHA MARKET. June 6 Extract from Ledger's report lor pre ceding week. v y .; . - Cot ton. Markef dull, without tnoeh variation ta prices About 850 balee fend buyers within tbe range of 9 a lie. for Uplands, ami 10 a 13c for Mobile sod New Orkass, dh sd UW-
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