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CL Gjuuiurrial. WILMINGTON, N- C: . i -THURSDAY," AUGUST-9, 1855.' THE LECTIO-N:: ' ;-- , ? ar;i-Amcrican majority in this D? vict is re ed l.-'7,' as compared with Pierce's rote. V7e : 1 authorized to report the results b"? r ' e 6th District there are doubts v. , s. f . urvur, Am, or Scales, antl is elected. Tri the E h District there are tiot returns enough to show the result., It, is still ; doubtful , whether Cai mich.ic! or Clingtnan Is elected. ...... 5. , i-, i J- - Lit? SCHOONER NED. ' '- ..Tbe new schooner Ned, CapLZoll, from New York, to Geo. Harriss, passed up the River yester day afternoon, irf fine style, firing several gnus as a salute to the town. ' She is intended - for the rNewr Yo; k trade, as a regular packet. She waa buiit at Poushkeepsie, N. TH is 124 feet 6 inches long, 884 82-95ths tons j owned by E. S. Powell,', ; ! Uenry.Fioch, I, of New Fork; her commander, Christian ZolL i.' and George Harriss I. Cost 27,000. . .:'. I. ' , "IN THIS FREE COUNTRY." J la this free country has not man a right fo Jbold and express opinions on religion and all mat " ters affecting his own or the interest of his fellow ant or a rapist, a r rue uermaa ur a juwuuu, n Whig, a Tory, a Democrat or a Native American ; ihay'be'aoy thing almost, that does not conflict , -with the legal rights of others. But mark ! In '- " this free country," a free" press has a riht to comment npon all these matters ; to applaud or condemn in a lawful manner, according to the yiews or the .Editor ana nis irienas. n it do uone under the influence of an enlightened conscience, so much' the better for his readers and the public at laree. If it be done, nnder the dictation of nartv alone, so much the "better for the Editor at least," and sometimes for his party hut. never for the common interest and the general welfare, un less the line of party promotions should acciden tally warrant such a consequence. ; HAPPIEST MOMENT. - Tf e see an aphorism- in one Of our exchanges which deserves notice. It is as follows : " The happiest moment of your life is when you " don't know r I It wotild seem, at first view, that this is the Quintessence of sublimated Tjonsense to say the . least of it. . ' .; v..- . j , "- t ' But we recollect a story told of a Scotch weav er, who was very, happy indeed, till the Aberdeen Chronicle informed him thathe and his compeers were very wretched and miserable. Of course he became at once almost distracted at his own. un happiness. So if the rule is allowed to work both ways," there may be some " vim'' in the adage, after all ; for here was a case in which a man waa most miserable, but did'nt know it. - f -UNIVERSITY MAGAZINE. Wo have received the August number of the above work. Contentsr-Salatatory ; Biographi cal Sketch of Waigbtattll Avery; Birth Place, (Poefryr) American view of the European War; Desire of Society not a selfish principle ; Rela tion of Philosophy to Man A, .letter from the Lobbies; Editorial Table. - The present Editors are- IL" R. Bryan ; Clement Dowd ; J. B. Kille grew f Jas. A. McQueen ; A. H. Merritt, and Cole man Sessions. These are the new Editors, who "are changed, we believe every 6 months. Their "labia talk", is highly interesting and very amu . sing. The Biographical sketch of Weights-till A vear," which gives a graphic description' of the state of Society, in North Carolina previous to the Revolution, and a Dairy kept by that distin - e uisbed" citizen, from 1767 to 1776 will be receiv ed by thepublic, with pleasure, we believe. ' DUPLIN AGRICULTURAL FAIR. . We publish ou'onr fourth page a list of articles entitled to premiums, on tho interesting occasion of this Fair, which takes place on the 11th and 12th of October next. f ' "I' ? ; rV; YELLOW FEVER. . . , ' ," - On onr fourth page are some details of the pro gress of the Yellow Fever in Portsmouth aod Nor folk.' - '. " . : . ' ECLECTIC MEDICAL JOURNAL. : ; We have received the above-named ' work for June; conducted by Doctors Buchanan & New ton, rrinted by Yt C. Tidball, Cincinnati, at 42 a year, in advance. ' ' TRULY AMERICAN. . ; . . The following from the Newark (N. J.) Eagle is so very-different from the style and manner of the northern presses generally, that we cannot but applaud the independent and truly American feel ing and spirit of the - Editor.' ; Such language, if it could become general in the free Stateswould unite the Union more freely than can any law or any force, wanting the influence such articles pro duce : ' . , i ,. , " DOUGnFACEISM." ' . The term " doughfiiced " is applied by Abolition journalists to all those' who refuse to recognize any law higher than the Constitution, which, in .the language of Theodore Frelinghuysen, has so long and so illustriously" shown how much of human wisdom and forecast, and how ranch more of divine .benignity crowned this first great ex periment of a free nd self-governed people." If to respect that Constitution, to be controlled and directed by it, renders lis a " doughface, we re joice in the appellation, and are wiUing to be class ed with that large and respectable body f of A merican Union loving and law abiding citizens. Jf the s'ang c' ' doughface" be applicable to us, i is cq Liclly applicable to Mr. Frelinghuysen, who, in 1814, was associated with the great Henry Clay for the highest fiice in the gift of the American people, and who received the electoral vote of honored New Jersey w : J ' r " ''x Slavery as it exists at the South is a domestic in. itution with which we of the North nave no concern, as members of the American Union. e gQouia never nave liaa a Union without guar anteeing to the South full protection of its rights. 'And cr.n we, ought we to expect to enjoy the rich fruiU of that Union without living up to the con tract entered into in adopting the Constitution 1 What are the rights of tha South One would suppose that it had no rights at all, judging from the nonsensical articles with which certain papers hereabouts daily teem. But sensible men. cannot be deceived. They know that the right of the South to reclaim a fugitive from service is part and parcel of the Constitution, and that when the North throws obstacles in the way of such recla mation, it virtually nullifies a Constitutional act; an act which our forefathers unanimously agreed to, and which we must respect, if we would avoid a ( -ect violation of a solemn rmiTit: e must not forget that this Union, which has .3 Ti3 a great, and powerful, and prosperous n, was the result of joint labors, councils and : ro- cises In the War of the Revolution, the -;-i-U cf the iSortnand the Sonth r.: to : r to fclo-.iMer. They made common cause in ; -..,.'f cf their country. The treasure spent and tj.3 Llood spilled carao from all sections, flowed as i from Southern as Northern hearts, and the i ... . . lence acquired after nearly eight years of i war -was tha "achievement ..of thev thirteen I crlo.'Jes; uuited for a common . purpose ; ry c f the ictory was shared in by all ' tr p-eonraDhical line. - . j c: l i , : iuse we cannot forget these things r tis.cs.irri h- C.-1 1 ' by ,' y-i " i c . J ' ASSIZE OF. BREAD. : , ; We have always been of the opinion that fixing the price of bread by law waa a provision merci ful to the Door and just to the Baker. " But we must confess that our faith is very much shaken in the correctness of our -views, by the following article which appears in the Washington' Sentinel. The writer commentsj In regard to Bakers, upon the question, u Upon what principle is it that the nrrtce of their bread is fixed by Jaw V We sub mit it to the consideration of our readers : - - f. The merchat sells his dry goods at such prices as he - mar : be ' able to .obtain. So sells the butcher his meat, the grocer bis. groceries, and the farmer his proauce. ine baker isn excep tion to a general rule. It is made the duty of some officers of this corporation of Washington, from time to time, to nx the weight of the five cent loaf ; or, in other words, id fix the price of the article in wnicn me pager aeais. Why is it that the law interferes to regulate the slices of the baker while it leaves free all the rest of the world to sell at such prices as their customers please to pay 1 The general rule to leave trade free Is con sistent with our institutions ana just in itseu. In a country where no monopoly is conferred to sell goods, wares, merchandise, or produce, and where all are free, upon payment of licences, which are regulated by law, to buy and sell what ever they please, it may safely be left to compe tition to bring down prices, to a proper standard. Except in the case of the bakers, the principles of leaving to competition, monopolies being withheld, the regulation of prices, is of universal accep tance. Indeed, for the government to fix the prices of the goods, &c., of an individual, is most repugnant exercise of power. It is no less than saying to a farmer, for example: Though your produce may be worth in open market S10.000, 1 forbid yon to sell it for more than 5,000. This is a monstrous power to place in the hands of the government, and we doubt whether any such power exists in any of the States by proper construction of the reserved rights of the people. We do not mean to say that, as respects bakers, it is not exercised in all the States ; but we mean to express a doubt, or some thing more than a doubt, as to its being consti tutionally exercised. If it is lawful for the government to fix the price at which a baker may sell his own bread, we doubt if it be wise for it to do so. We have been so long accustomed to see corpo rate authorities fix the price of the bread which belongs to the baker, that the outrage of it ceases to be striking because of its familarity. But we can easily bring to our mind tho monstrous char acter of this practice, by imagining the corporate authorities getting ready to fix the price of the meat that belongs to the butcher, the produce that belongs to the farmer, or the goods that be long to the merchant. ' Such an attempt on the part of the corporate authorities would stir up a. breeze which would be very refreshing during this hot weather. We imagine the practice of saving trouble to the baker by fixing the price of his bread for him wa9 brought over from England, and that its ven erable antiquity is its chiefest and only merit. The probable reason for the introduction of this practive in England was in the custom of that government of granting monopolies. If a monoply of baking and selling bread was ever granted to any of the Fitzs, it was but reasonable to res train and regulate the price in order to prevent Fita from grinding the faces of the community. and particularly the poor. But no monopolies of this Rinct are here granted, and the reason for regulating the price does not therefore exist with us, and in our view such a repugnant exercise of power should cease. But if the power exercised was usual, proper, and consistent with onr institutions, it is not wise to exercise it. It does not accomplish the end designed which is, we presume, to protect the community against the dealers in the staff of life bread. That bread is the staff of life, is an old saw not necessarily Infallible. . In Ireland, the potatoe is the staff of life rather than bread. Among the Indians bread is un known, and meat is the staff of life ; and in the Western States corn bread, the price of which is not fixed by law, is more generally used than bread made of wheat, and is moreover cheaper ; and corn bread is there the staff of life. i There is no argument which can be used in fa vor of the existing anomalous arbitrary and un lawful practice of fixing by corporate regulation the price of the wheat bread which belongs to the baker, that does not with equal force apply to corn bread, wheat, butcher's meat, vegetables and. farm produce generally. Competition baa regulated the prices of these equitably, and will continue to do so, and better than they can be regulated by law, and we are at a loss to discover why this will not be the case with wheat. . The corporation of Washington in regulating the price of bread does so in reference to the price of wheat superfine wheat. As the price of flour advances, the weight of the five cent loaf de creases. When wheat was at the hishest price during the last war, say $20 the barrel the weight of the five cent loaf was diminished, so as to leave a profit for the bakers. The baker's profit is sure, and is based on the price of the best flour, even though he may not use the best, but rather that which takes the most water. There is no minimum to the weight of the five cent loaf. We ask for information, is there not a maximum Is there not a maximum loaf, which is never ex ceeded, however low may be the price of flour 1 We incline to the belief that though the fixing of the price of bread is intended to benefit the community, it does not have that effect, but rath er is- a disadvantage to the community and a benefit to the bakers. . The anomalous, and we believe unlawful prac tice of fixing the price of the wheat bread, which belongs to the bakers, ought to be discontinued. ; DESTRUCTION OF INSECTS. , We find the following, in one of our Exchang es, in regard to the destruction, or rather, the pre vention of the ravages of insects upon gardens, &.c In this country, to the growers of fruit, shade, and ornamental trees, &c., the subject is one of considerable interest, and, the prevention spoken of, is certainly worth the trial. If it should prove to be true, the experiment will cer tainly repay all the costs attending it:. "A French gardner, whose frames and hot houses required painting, decided on making them black, as likely to attract the heat better, and from a principle of economy made use Of gas tar instead of black paint. The work was performed during tho winter, and on the approach of spring the gardener was surprised to find that all the spi ders and insects which usually infested the hot house had disappeared, and also that a vine which, for a few years, had so fallen off that he had in tended to replace it with another, bad acquired fresh force and vigor, and gave every sign of pro ducing a large crop of grapea. He afterwards used the same substance to the posts and trellis work which 'supported the tiers in the open nir, and met - with the same results. - All the cater pillars and other insects completely disappeared. It is said that similar experiments have been made in some of the vineyards of the Gironde with sim ilar results." . .. - t v . , . INDIAN WAR. i St. Louis, Aug. 6. The Omaha Indians attack ed the combined forces of Sioux, , Obaynos and Apaches on the 16th ulr., and defeated them af ter a serious conflict, killing and wounding many. Logan, the Chief of the Omahas, was slain. - : , f Advices from Fort Union state that the Indians show signs of hostility. The government troops for Fort Pierco had arrived. ' . - . .. HEAVY STORM KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Boston, August 6. There vn a tremendous thunder storm ; here" on Saturday night. The dwelling of Wm: Smiley, at Rochester, was struck by lightning, and Mrs. : Smiley was killed. . The Neptune House, at Chelsea Beach, and the dwell ing of Thomas Jackson, were also struck." . ' . . FIRE. . . New York, Aug. 6. A fire occurred Jast night in Chatham street, by which two children of Isaac Jacobs were burnt to death, v IJrs. Jacobs and in fant, Mrst Hecht and Infant, and Ma""jY Sesrnan, were all severely burned. ' Isaac J. 2 fill er of the fatally, has btsT rr-,-i c. z te tore. IcisuVcvI fr ' '. j. '-i rf FlK TBS COMMERCIAL; - . . - "THE OLDEST INHABITANT.'' -. Mr, Losing; On the 25th ulr., as I was pass ing up the Wilmington & Weldoo Rail Road, an old mulatto roan got on the train at Faison's De pot, who called his name Dblph, said to have been me hundred end forty years of age on iheith of July lasts. . . . ' - -. -,- , .',- - He seemed to be bent down considerably from age, which caused him to asume rather an unu sual shape ; he appeared, however, to be in fine health and spirits, and got aboard the train with out aid, save by bis stick. The old man laughed and conversed freely. - He slated that he original ly belonged to the late Wm. Williams' estate, and that he was still in that family that be was bom, raised and had always lived about four cuiies from Faison's Depot, in Sampson county that bis occupation had been chiefly of a sedentary character, mcb as carding, spinning and weaving that his age was recorded in the old Family Bible, and last, though not least, that he had always used Tobacco and Whiskey. Considerable excitement prevailed among the passengers on the reception of Dex.Pa into the cars, and, in fact continued to prevail ootil be got off the train-, at the next Depot. A collec tion was taken up among the passengers for bis benefit, which seemed to please the old man ex ceedingly. Dklph, according to bis statement, has already lived .ne hundred years over the aver age age at the present day, and looks as likely to continue on living as many who have not yet ar rived at the age ol maturity. A. TRAVELER. P. S. This statement may not be credited by some, but I have given it as related by the old man himself, and corroborated by a gentleman who was present, who stated that he resided near where Delph did, and that he had always under stood bis statements, with regard to his age, to have been facts. ARREST OF A BURGLAR. . Last Monday night about 12 o'clock, as Mr. Henry R. Savage, Jr., was going up stairs in bis residence, he met a stranger coming down, and with the assistance of the guard finally succeed in capturing and conveying him to the lock up . The fellow was armed with a dirk knife, and in the scuffle cut the clothes of Mr. S. slightly in one or more places. He had in his possession when searched, besides the knife, three gold watches about $200 in money, a bunch of trunk keys, and a candle with matches. The watches are thus described: No. 1, George Forrester, Liverpool, No! 15021. No. 2, M. J. Tobias, Liverpool, No. 190364. No. 3, Johnson, Liverpool, No. 1914. This last has a heavy gold fob and vest chain with letters E. G. engraved on the back of the case. They are all double bottomed watches, with gold faces, and the last has steel hands. The name of J. M. Bibb appears marked on the inside of the fellow's pocket book. This morning he was taken before Mr. Jus tice Loring, an examination was had, and in de fault of bail be was committed to jail to stand a trial at the next term of our Superior Court. His trunk marked Henry Abbott, "keep until called for," came to the Carolina Hotel last night. . On being searched, various pocket books and port monnaies, with burglar's tools were found in it - Herald of Tuesday. THE POPULATION OF NEW YORK. The journals of New York city have been boas ting that the present census returns would show a population of 750,000, or an increase of 290,000 since the last census. The actual returns of nine wards show an increase of only 8,089. It is now probable, the Courier says, that the population of the city will not exceed 650,000, and of the Bute 3,500,000. The nine wards alluded to give a pop ulation of 231,550. The First Ward has a popu lation of 13,253, with 699 dwellings and 2,708 fam ilies. The Sixth a population of 23,639, with 1270 dwellings and 5099 families. Six of tho wards given have decreased their population in the last five years 15,772, and three of them have increas ed it 33,861, making the actual net increase only 8,089. Albany has increased its population 7,112, and has now 57,883 inhabitants. Rochester has increased 8,000, and has 44,403 inhabitants. Utica has increased 5000, and has 82,183 inhabitants. Oswego has increased 3,603, and has a population of 15,888. Syracuse Increased 2.955. and has 25,226 inhabitants. Elmira, on the Erie Railroad, has doubled its population in the last five years, and has now 10,107 inhabitants. MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. New York, Aug. 4. Capt. Canes, of schooner Azorian, from the Bahamas, arrived this morn ing, reporta the Danish brig Janette, drifted into Acklin's (Bahamas) on the 14th July. All her crew were dead, and all her sails loose. It was supposed the crew had been murdered the day before, as a brig was seen with a schooner along side on that day, and it is supposed the Janette was tho brig. Jmr. Com. SIEGE OF CASTLE GARDEN. Up to last evening, four emigrant ships had landed their passengers, numbering about 1,000, at Castle Garden. The total amount of property introduced into the country by, these passengers was $34,425, which shows that they were not of a very destitute class. One man, a Frenchman, had $5,000. Nearly all had relatives in this coun try, and came here by their recommendation or advice. The success of the new plan, by depriving the runners, in a large measure, of their accustomed revenue, excites bitter opposition; and yesterday morning a hostile demonstration was made oppo site the principal entrance to Castle Garden, which threatened to become serious. The German run ners assembled there, and soon become abusive and boisterous, so that when the German -Com missioner, Mr. G - , approached, he was violent ly assailed, escaping with difficulty. The gate was then furiously attacked. Commissioner Ken nedy, thinking matters bad progressed far enough, ordered the gates to be thrown open, and advan cing with a drawn pistol, threatened to shoot the first man that offered resistance. Contrary to ex pectation, the courage of the assailants was dissi pated, and Mr. Kennedy was allowed a broad cir cle. Ono man, however, presented his breast, with the words,' In German accent, "Strike me here 1" Mf. K. directed a policeman to arrest the man, but the officer, doubting his ability to do so, went off for assistance. Apprehending difficulty, the hostile party retired, and peace was restored, within the Castle and without. , - - We understand that no more ships will be tak en up to Castle Garden, unless there should be very few arriving, for, as they -have a free dock age there, a disposition to stay too long is mani fested. Ib. ' - ' PRICES OF PROVISIONS. ; ' A heavy provision dealer of New York, just re turned from 'an extensive business tour in the West, says there are 'no two ways about it; pri ces have got to come down; not - only flour," but provisions of all kinds, will sobn.be lower, than they have been for several years. . " TENNESSEE ELECTION. , . , Lotnsvrr.tE, August 5, Returns from 38 coun ties In Tennessee show a net gain for Gentry (whig) fr Governor of 523. The democrat, however, c! 5 '.m the e'?? :oa cf Johnson. - ' '--- VOTE OF THE STATE. Below is the vote between Messrs, Bragg and Dockery,in August last, dividing the State into Congressional Districts for, convenience of refer ence: - . ' FIRST DISTRICT." , ; . - 1854 - " ' 1855. Bragg, . Dockqry Shaw, Paine, Dt-m. Whig." Dem. Amer. Counties. . Currituck, :. Camden, Pasquotank, - Perquimons, Gates, -. Chowan. Hertford, Nort--mpton, HaliUx, Martin, Bertie, . Waiihington, 544 125 ' 331 . 343 422 288 237 ' f.41 684 696 410 245 109 158 - 00 " 00 461 ' ' 00 ra 145 ,496 ; 00. m. 275 3:14 ' 00 m 99 351 m 97 00 . 245 258 " 250 306 - 00 ' ni 145 490 m 211 00 678 00 631 651 699 299 m 390 490 435 888 275 00 m 150 Tyre II, 00 m 245 4970 4844 00 00 SECOND DISTRICT. Rnffin Latham Dem Airer. ' 303 397 00 00 672 901 657 742 725 708 m 339 00 638 699 691 39 230 229 00 00 394 274 m 150 00 1145- 804 00 00 358 351 ra 150 00 1404 155 00 00 696 238 00 00 399 403 00 ; 00 6764 4559 - 00 00 TI1IRD DISTRICT. Hyde, Beaufort, Pitt, Craven, Jones, Lenoir, Wayne, Greene, Edgecombe, Onslow, Carteret, . Winslow Reid. Dt-m. Amer New Hanover, 1109 424 1076 623 Brunswick, 435 416 . 00 m 120 Columbus,. . 612 . 804 392 174 Bladen, 620 426 00 m 128 Sampson, 800 699 859 697 Cumberland, 1473 904 760 4 Robeson, 782 679 679 6K Duplin, 1061 225 in 448 00 Richmond, 113 708 00 m 893 - 6965 4685 00 00 FOURTH DISTRICT. Branch Shepard Dem. Amer Wake. - Franklin, Warren, Granville, Orange, Nash, Johnston, .1541 713 754 1078 963 1115 93G 1167 339 1C3 K95 1573 1107 736 777 m 150 797 855 111 00 932 00 00 1080 95 ru 1000 744 ra 200 7100 4583 00 00 V FIFTH DISTRICT. Kerr Reade Dem. Amer Person, 601 831 00 00 Caswell, 1007 220 00 00 Alamance, 696 697 00 , 00 Chatham, 1017 1137 00 00 Randolph, 403 1378 00 00 Guilford, 623 1615 848 1905 Moore, , 605 752 00 00 Montgomery, 145 741 00 00 6002 . 6771 00 CO SIXTH DISTRICT. Scales Purye'r j Deru. Amer 6.16 437 fiO 00 ' 897 802 00 00 1036 817 ' 00 00 079 1292 00 00 864 610 00 00 650 758 00 00 797 ; 464 00 00 302 1256 00 W- 235 441 00 00 650 671 00 00 6236 7048 00 00 Stokes, Forsythe, Rockingham, Davidson. Davio, Yadkin, Stirrv. Iredell, Alexander, Ashe, SEVENTH DISTRICT. Craige Stowe Dem. Amer 789 310 00 00 808 138 00 00 573 290 00 00 1023 652 1075 750 932 . 976 956 685 425 642 389 636 729 ! 472 00 00 255 : 902 241 637 95 874 00 00 978 336 00 00 6557 6598 00 00 Catawba, GaKton, Lincoln, Mt-cklenburg, Rowan, . Cabarrus, Onion, Anson, . Stanlet, Cleaveland, EIGHTH DISTRICT. Clingman, Carmichael Dem. Amer Wilkes, Watauga, C. Id well. Burke, Rutherford, McDowell, Henderson Buncombe, Yancey. Haywood, Macon, Cherokee, . Jackson, Madison, 325 1261 00 00 157 428 00 00 219 620 00 00 333 651 00 00 62i ; 1019 00 00 217 674 00 00 243 687 00 00 662 775 00 00 619 849 00 00 845 350 00 00 229 390 00 00 427 684 00 00 866 255 00 00 428 811 00 0 6111 8554 00 00 Notr. The last Legislature made three new counties. Harnett, Wilson and Polk, but as they vote with toe counties irom v. men tney wi re taken, respectively, it is deemed unnecessary to insert them in the above tables. THE KINNEY EXPEDITION. New York, Aug., 6. The brig Ocean Bird left here yesterday for San Juan with a part of the Kinney expedition among them Col. Young, late of Texas, Mr. Llewellyn, formerly editor of the American Sentinel. ': Mr. Fabens, Captain Swift, and others of the expedition, also left here to-day in the steamer George Law, for Nicaragua via Aspihwall. The other steamer refused to sell them tickets. Mr. Nelson, the United States Consular Agent at Turks Island, joined the expedition there and proceeded with it to San Juan. , The Evening Post contains letters from the Kin ney expedition. The Col. was enthusiastically re ceived by the Inhabitants of Grey town. He had an interchange of courtesies with the British au thorities and attended a ball given by the inhabi tants in his honor. The expeditionists were all in good health and spirits. A letter from San Jose says that twenty of Leo nez's recruits, who joined the Walker expedition, and afterwards fled to Costa Rica, had been taken by Chamora's troops, who invaded the territory for that purpose. . ; .';' ; Costa Rica had demanded an apology for the in vasion, the restoratien of the- prisoners, and the YIelivery of the authorities who ordered the inva sion. Otherwise a force of 1,500 troops would be marched to Grenada to dictate terms. A levy of 5,000 men had been ordered. RAILROAD ACCIDENT. , . ; Boston, August 6. The express train on the Northern New Hampshire Railroad met with an accident near Canaan yesterday afternoon. The axles of the tender and baggage car broke and the latter waa entirely demolished. B. P Ceney of Boston, was in the car and was seriously, if not fatally injured. ;; His right arm has been am putated, Mr. Rollins, one of the breaksmen, had his leg broken, and several ' others were slightly injured. ------ . V , HEAVY ROBBERY. ' Saratoga, N. Y., Aug., 6. Robert Halsey of Ithaca, waa robbed at Congress Halt yesterday of 9,000 in railroad bonds, and $75 worth of jewel ry and diamonds. The burglars were arrested, but the property has not yet been recovered., , LYILll nitm CALIFORNIA. ARRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT. INTERESTING FROM NICARAGUA. i Naw York, August 6 The steamer Northern Light, with one week later advices from Califor nia, briogiog San Francisco dates to the 16tb ulr.. arrived b're last night, unannounced, owing to the thick weather. ".- r She brings 413 passengers, and $940 000 in treasure The time made by this trip is only 19 days. 20 hours.. from San Franelco. Tbe"prinHple consignee on the spwle lift are s follows: Drevel Sc. Co.. f 247 .000; Metropolitan Bank, S190. 000 ; Wella, Fargo &. Co.. $129 000; Rosa. Falconer & Co.. S61 000.- A. Jacob &Co.. $33 000; Bank of America, $25,0o0 ; Wm. 8elin man, $22,000. , - " From Central America,. ; At the last accounts Walker, the adventurrr. waa at Realijo, where he had retreated from San Juan del Sur. Captain French arrived down by the last steam er to join the Government party. Col. Kinney, with twentj-four followers, arri ved at San Jnsn on the 16th. in the brig Huntress of Phi'adelphia. The party were engaged In erecting buildings at San Juan, and some diasatis faction was said to exixt among tbem. The brig Hamlet, of Wilmington, went ashore and bilged in the harbor of San Joan. The crew were saved. Gold Mining. The mines In California were yielding better than for several years past. Gold in large quan tities is said to have been dine overed near Puget found. Sai Francisco Itkms. The steamer Pacific, from Nicaragua, arrived at 8a n Francisco on the 2d of July. The steamer John L. Stephens, from Panama, arrived on the 13th, A aerioua dlnpute existed between M. Dillon, the French Consul, and Samnel Hermann, of Lou isiana, and a duel was thonght to be inevitable. Two or three other duels bad taken place in Cali fornia, without fatal resnlts. Twenty housen in Kearney and Bush streets, San Fancisco, were burnt on 4th of July; loos S100 000. The new city government of San Francisco has been organized. x The weather in California has been unusually hot. Capt. Dopan, of the Brilit.li ship Nszsrine, waa under arrest for shooting three boarding bonne runners who attempted to board his vessel to en tice bis crew away. The men wr badly woun ed. The captain was held In $6000 bail. A. A. Cohen the late receiver of Adams & Co's assets, and J. C. Woods, a member of the firm, ar charged with frauds to the amount of $400. 000 by Judge Chambers, of the Ute firm of Page Bacon fc Co., having been engaged for four years in palming off inferior dust npon Messrs. Page. Ba con &. Co., and that a regular organized band, with disguised accomplices, has beeen maintain ed in various mining districts. From Mexico, via Acapulo. Extraordinary news from Mexico ha reached San Francisco. A letter dated Acapnlco, July 2 state that Santa Anna had resigned the Presi dency, and that Alvarez and Ceronfoit with 30 000 men bad marched on the capital. Oht dates from Mexico are to the 20th of July, hut they make no mention of any such occur rence. ' ' " Cholera oh thi Pacific. The steamer Sierra Nevada arrived at S n Fran cisco on the 14lhofJnly, with the cholera on board tbtrty-two deaths having occurred. . Quarantine Regulations Established atWel don. We understand the authorities at Weldon held a meeting on Saturday and resolved to establish a Quarantine at Garysville, N. C, some three miles distant from Weldon, for all passengers com ing up by the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad from Portsmouth. We also learn that the Sealoard and Roanoke Railroad down train, w ill from and after to-day, (Monday,) connect with a steamer at Suffolk in Nansemond county, where passengers will proceed down the Nansemond River to Chesapeake Bay, and there connect with the Baltimore Bay Line of steamers. Passengers from Baltimore will al so connect with a steamer near Old Point, and proceed to Suffolk, where they will take the cars for Weldon. Suffolk is some 17 or 18 miles dis tant from Portsmouth. The North Carolina people, we hear, living con tiguous to the Seaboard Railroad, are very much alarmed, and have threatened to tear the road up, so as to cut off connection with the infected dis tricts. This arrangement of Dr. Collins however, will doubtless allay their fears, and we trust no resort to violence will occur. Petersburg Express. THUNDER STORM. Concord, Cabarrcs Co., August 4. We were visited, on Sunday night last, with a thunder storm, during which the Lightning struck, apparently, all over Concord. 8everal were shocked, in diff erent parts of the village, and a good deal of ex citement prevailed at the time. We were in attendance at Divine worship in the Presbyterian church at the time, and after the re port, which was very loud, screams were heard from several points, which produced a general stampede from thechrfrch, but on inquiry, it was found there was no serious damage done. A ne gro boy belonging to Col. Coleman was knocked down, of three, gentleman in another street, , two were shocked severely and a tree standing before the door of Mr. Frew was stricken, and the fluid passed in to the house, severely shocking Mrs. Frew. From appearances tbe fluid must have di vided into many parts and struck several places at one and the same report. MURDEROUS OUTRAGE. An outrage was committed in Philadelphia on Thursday evening, of ao brutat a nature, that it almost surpasses belief. 'The Philadelphia Saw says: . It seems that a number of small boys were playing in the vicinity of Tenth and Melon streets when a youth apparently 16 or 17 years of age, came up to tbem. and placing bis left arm around th aboeldersof Benj. H. Lambert, aged 9 years drew him towards him, and plnnged a knife into his breast, in close proximity to tbe heart. Tbe youth then withdrew the knife, deliberately wi ped tbe bloody blade on his pantaloons,, after which he ran up Tenth street, and made good his escape. The whole affair was done in an inataut and tbe above information was obtained from th playmates of tbe poor little fellow, who witness ed tbe fiendish ontrage, The injured hoy is a sort of Dr. W. Penn . Lambert, and although all that ra dical skill can devise was promptly done, yet the doctor fears ' that mortification may ensue which will of course prove fatal. That this out rage should occur in'anch.a thoroogbfare a Tenth streeth, at 8 o'clok In the evening, aiid tbe perpetrator of the damnable deed, not be appre hended by some of the passers by Is almost incredible.-; A strong detail of police were on the" look out for the villain throughout the night, and no thing will be left undone to bring him to 'jus tice.' . - ... ' ' '' ' ".' - "'"'', Since writing the above "we cal'cd cpoo Dr. Lambert, who iuformed us Itiat I. Is ii wsvgoti, . on an errand in company with another boy, ad waa stopped by the ruffian, who treated him as w ha v above described. A soon a th clijld arrived bonis, the doctor probed the wound. sn) found the knifV had rtruck on a rib jut alove tho region of the b-art. Therein no apparent frar that, the wonnd will terminate fatally, hut ha little fellow Is very weak In couequeac of thu Ioa of blood, ; , ' Hollovay't Ointment and Pills the best Reme dies for tbe Cure of Female Complaints. The ex traordinary eflect thee Pills have uKn all com plaints peculiarly incidental to friuaira, would ap pear incredible to the citizens of the Union, if it were not confirmed daily by the wonderful cures they effect in the various States. It is on un questionable fact, that there la not any remedy to equal them for exterminating nufteriiig from the softer sex, particularly for young girls entering into womanhood, therefore all aro requested to give tbem a trial, which will insure their recom mendation. . Pkrrt Davis's Pa" Kiu.br The Bouah Christian Advocate Bays:" We like Mr. Davis for the moral and benevolent tendencies ol hU character and lif. II manufactures an article known almost univemsllv in be a good and safe remedy for burns and other iain of tho body. He is ruiitled to confidence and popnlarity. and o tar as we can aid blm in securing the lat for he has tho former, we shall do so cheerfully. thonch we are not aked to notice him ouIhI.Iu of onr advertising Columns. Wi refer to his new notice this week. His Pain Killer should be in every family. The casualty which ceruada it, may comes unawares. WARRANTS. Jnst printed, a liandome edition of Warrants, with and without Judgment and Execution on the back. Also, tern era rice and other Negro Past.es. and for sain at I ke Commercial Office THE Brazilian Remedy for Diarrhoea and Dvaenterv. Hundreds ran testify to Its virtues Prepared and sold only by C. & V. DlPRB. Jnn 27. 44 tf. MARINE NEWS. PORT OF WILMINGTON, AUGUST 7. - ; ARRIVED. 6. Steamer Fanny Liiiteilob, Stedman, from Fsyetteville to W. P. Elliott 7. Steamer Magrolia, Usrt.er from Faetteville, to E. J. Lutierloli. riteamer Scotiihh Chief, Bunks, from Fayctte villo, to A. D Cuzuux. Schr. Kate, Way, fiora RIcMands, to Raul In & Martin. Schr. Pearl, Dexter, from Jacksonville, to Ran kiu Sl Martin. ttchr. Volant, Nencouib,. from Jacksonville, to Rankin 6l Martin. Steamer Flora McDonald, Evans, from Fsyette ville. toT.C. & B. G. Worth. Schr. Col. Juo. Mi-Kae. Bogart from New York, to J II. Chad bourn & Co. On the 31t ult., north at Caj Hatteras, the schr was struck by lUlii ning on her mast and in its decent ripped up part of her deck and si-id into the hold cauiing her to U sk very muc h she is on the nays reaiiiiig. 8 8teamer Spray, Price, from 8iniluville, to A. II. VanBokkeleo. Schr. Mary Isabella, Darrington, from Balti more to Riisnel &. Bro. , Schr. L. P. Smith fn in New York, to DeltoKSet & Brown. New Schr. Ned Zoll from Ne-.v Turk, lo Geo. Harriss. fchr. Edward Kidder, Smith, from New York to Jos II. Flanner. CLEARED 7. Steamer James R Giist. Rider, for Fayette ville, by A l. Car. nix. Hteamer Enten.riM Dicksey, for South Wash ington, by Geo. Harriss. Steamer Fsnnr Lmterloh, Stedman, for Fay etleville. by W. P Elliott. Schr. Dusky Kally, Gray, for Philadelphia, by Geo. Harrl. with naval stores. Steamer Spray, Pi ice, for J'mithville, by A. II. VanBokkelcn. 8. Steamer Magnolia. Barber, for Fayettevllle. by E. J. Lutterloh. NOTICE. " nrf? auowribera (raving purchased the entire stock of the U'e Cornelius Myers, confining of Hats. Caps, Umbr Has, Ac , have this diiy en trred Into Copartnership under iha style and firm of Shrpnard and Mvers, for the transaction of ihe tlat businesa In all lis nranrnes. i ney win re found at the old aland, and solicit lh same degrea of public patronage which waa so liberally exteo ded to their predecessor. AUGUSTUS C. SHF.PPAltD. CliAULKR D. MYKRS. April 9 63 6t. J. & H. copy, Daily A Weekly. CLASSICAL SCIIHOL. A CLASSICAL SCHOOL will be opened In Ihe building occupied by L Holmes, Kq , commencing on Wednesday, the 3d of October, and closing on Wednesday, the 13ih day of rib unry Trans. Invariably 130 per reMon hslf In advance. No deduction except in cases of pro tracted lclinnss. . JOHN B. ANDREWS, -J K.SSR R. W H A RTON, Prnc,ra" RarasEKcas The President and Faculty of the University j W.J Hlncham, Ksa , "Oaks;" Jesse H. Lindsay, Esq.; Rev. J. J. Smyth. Greensboro'i Rev. M. B Orh rj Dr. James H. Dickson, W . H. Hall, Ksq I Messrs. J. II. Wright. Samuel it. Bunting, John C. Latta, and Georara H.Kelley. Wilmington. Aug. 9 63-lm- GUNNY BAGS. BALES 2 it jshel Bags, for sale by Aug 9. GEO. HOUSTON" 20 TO TIIE PUBLIC. rllR SEAMAN'S FRIENDssOCIETV having obtained poaaesaion of the Hospital Building, have fitted it up lor the aeenmnioditfnn of Sea men, sick of contagious diaeast s. and have aeccu red ihn services of careful and rornpeient nurses. Invalids will be received Into the Hospital under the following regulations. 1st. To obtain admi'tance a pernli most Bret be obtained from the President of ihe Socle' y. 2nd. The bo;ird, nursing, pc, for each invalid will be one dollar per day. 3rd. For the hoard, nursing, A., ft any others than Seamen a apecial agreement must be made with the Preaidenl ot the Society. August C 439-3t. "QUARANTINE RCGUJ ATI0i AT A SPECIAL. MEETING of the Commla loners ot Navigation and Piloiage, it aa Revolted, That in consrqtience of Information received of the existence of yr.llow fever In Nor folk and Portsmouth. Va . it it otdered, that all vessels arriving from Ikose place's, a slso, all ves sels arriving from ports south of (Tape Fear, where the vellow liver exists, sha I not be allowed to pro ceed to own under thirty days from the data of heir clearance or departure from sucb porta or place. The eald order to continue in full force and effect until the first day of November next. By order of the Boird. W.J LOVE. See' jr. B. C. N. Wilmington, N. C, Aug 4th, 1853. 6I-2w. vatiif raioLiAU. johi much. w.e. cpans. I I'RIOLEll & CO., . COMMISSION MERCHANTS, NORTH WATER. 6TEEET, WILaHNGTOIf, If. C, COMMERCIAL WHARF, SMITH VILLE, S. C. Our business will be conducted In Wilmington by II. 31. ClhiTIS, Who Is our authorized Agent for that place. Aug. 7. - , , 62-1 y CnECRS AND BILLS OF CXCIIANCE. HAVING parrhaaed Mr. J. T. Mund.' stock l C' ecksand Bills of Kichmsf, and having re cently received aa addition to our former stock ol Checks, Bi. U of Lading Billa of Exchange, Drafts. Ac,, got op to out own order lor this msrket I can now offer the largest slock of Mercantile Blank ever before ia vVilmington. ... August 6 , a. XV. WHlTAKLlt. t:gien lutti::?." - AFRESH loi Buttr,No. I, jo A I six l.hd. Western ShoulJ I 5.CC3 It a. N. C. Uacon. !y -ZJ. - A. .-.llL (Mil. I.N Is BACON, per lb., Hams, N. C I i a Niili a, . a Mioulders, I M . i Hound, i it I t L"t. ,i. V., this , ' II a ( ,," sua, i) a I ll'itns, Wrsietr... (. ; . Mr Hides. Vtirni B j ... Khoulders. .. ,,, . . I'o.k. NoriUrn per U,l Mess.i... 1 i . ' i t I ' - Prime.......... 0i) , ,, , , , , Corn, per bushel ( s) u Meal...... ,, , . 0 , ,, Peas, black ) per bushel, v V (" OW, je, H i,lf () , Hire, per lb., Chan, ti m i, Rough, per bushel, y ,, , Itutter, er lo. y :, Elour p r bbl f-'oyrtlevllle U. r , P I I) R V T 'In. in t 0 a (m tn'i ofa, no (XI a i, i) Bsllloiors, 0(1 0 ' s 0 l i) '"""I. 12 I'd 1 1 I: I ofloe.per Ib , t. DritnKgo, II a u ii lUo 1 1 a I '. HI' :"uv'. I I a H ych. (Ml s ('I.' Jv. 15 . ,, ugr,perlb . New Orlrai.a. f, Porto Kl.o, " , '? V'0"1 t'Ofl. . fc j Molasses, per gsllon, N. Orh sns.. W a ( o' Porto Klco, (() , (nf Cuba, v i , lla.per lOOIbs., Eastern two Norihern, a ( Liquors, per gnl . Pes h llrimdy... M, H m Apple (,-5 ,, Rye vvhl.key, M) a J f Reclined,-. 4-, B (Ml N K. Rum, f,i (lir Wines, per got , Mu.lelra, oil a 4 1 pur1, I 0 a 4 0" . Mlne'. ' .. 40 a HO Rlue.per lb, Am'-rlcan,-... j( B f oiu.n per Ib , ... , ; i Varn,p.r lb., g , 4-8 Wheeling, per yard, 7 a H 3-4 - i (;, , Oznsburgs, u, a k, Feathers, per lb.. 4 t Candles. pir lb., N.C.Tallow,.... M a IS Northern. )A a t, Adamanllne.. .(-, , ;j Sperm.. 4-, B f,n Lime per bhl., 1 I VI a 0 0ii Turpentine, per bbl. of 280 l,s. Virgin Dip. 2 C3 a 0 fO S ellow Dip, u V tin '"d, a 1 r,u Tr, 2 IS a 0 Ml p,hv ::. 1 7: 0 w Itosin by Tale. No- 2. I (u a 0 0U N. 3. I 37 a Kpirita Turpentine, per (ration, ... a 31 1 Varnish,.. ......... 00 a Id PlnnOil, no a (0 Rosin Oil, (10 a (HI Sperm Oil, 1 V5 a 0 Ml Linseed Oil r 0 I (ill eats Koot Oil, 1 60 n 0(0 Iron per b., Aineriran best refined 5 o f,( English assorted, 41 a (1 Sweed, best refined, f a henr, 0 n n American , 0 a Cut nils, r ) a f k Wrought Nslls. 10 a 1 V a) steel, per lb.. German, ... 15 o (hi Klfstered. ft a 7 Rest Cast. 20 a 25 Hcsi quality Mill Saws. 6 feet, 6 00 a 6 On Mollowarc, u 4 Lumber per M. feet, Steam Sawed El iorln2 10 00 a in 00 Wide Boards, 7 00 a 0 00 Plsnk and "tcamllnj,. fi (ill a IS 00 Wide Jloards. edg d, 14 00 a 0( 0 Refuse,... 7 00 a 0 00 River Lumber. Flooring, fl f.O s 0 no Wide Boards,. 7 00 a f CO Scanilin?. 4 (XI a 0 0 I Timher. Shipping, 0 ( 0 a 0 00 Prime Mill, 7 00 a H 00 Common, 5 r0 a 7 Ml Inferior. 2 bO a 3 f.U Slaves, perl.000. SV.O. bbl. Itonih nn Dressed... nmn 11. 0 hhd , rouijli, n"iio Dressed, none Shinnies, per 1(0). Cotnnion, 2 F0 a 0 00 Contract, 4 75 a 0 Oil Rlaek'a lart-e.- 6 00 a 6 Ml salt per bushel. Turk's Island,-... 40 a 00 Liverpool Snek. 1 70 a 0 00 Sop per lb., Psle, H a 1 Brown. file 0 T . How per lb..- l a 12 Bid. Heading per M , Ash, 9 00 a 12 00 Cheese, 11 a 13 COMMERCIAL REMARKS ON MARKET. TcaPRNTiNK. 240 bbl". Vellow Dip Turpentine sold at S2C0 per bid. 8 n 11 its Tuspkn tine. 600 bids, were mid st 40 cents per gallon, and 0 do. at 89 cents per gal lon 87 eents has nincc been offered but not ta ken that we hear of. Ron. 250 bbls. No. 3 Rosin, In extra largo bbls.. were sold at SI, 40 per bid. Tj.-77 bbls. Tar were sold at 12 26 per bid. Jls V. 27 bales pi line North Carolina liar, (rai sed in DIaden county, on the plantation of II. W. Ileatty. Esq., were sold at Auction yesterday at 51,35 per 100 lbs. Mr. B. has sot an eiamplo worthy to be followed. NEW V0HK MARKET. An. 6. Cotton is hW, salea of 1 f00 bales, more bnyera than sellers. Orleans niMdliu; III, and Uplsnds middling- II( cents. Flour u Iiii ced with limited business d'dnjr;. sales at 8 7 a 9 121 for Inferior Baltimore, 9 23 a 8 10 for miied 10 good standard brands Aleaandiia. Howard street and Georgetown Wheat. Houihern red 1 80 a 1 t2 ; while, 1,05 a 2 06. Corn, Western mixed, 83 a 84 cenls Spirits Tur niitie 41 1 cents. Rosio dull. Rice 6 a CL CHARLESTON MARKET. Ana;. 7 Cotiou Tho transact ions durlna the three daya that have Intervened since the day ef onr last report, reach 210 bales tho en ater r lion of which wss sold yexlerday The extremes ranged from 8J lo lljc. Pi ices wiihout chaugo. ' BAN.FUANCirCO. Jnly 18.- The uis'keta are quiet, with a slight Iniprorenieiit in prices for s.ru anleh-s. 'Ibo fidlowingare the latest quli li.tK: IU sail Klur 412; Wheat 2; Mums lPc; Hymn 7fc ; Ada mantine Catidh-a 37tc ; Boiler fOc; Rseon He ; Char Pork 813 to S13 60 ; Lstkassuna Coul to 20. . FOR NEW YORK. :.OsSCHIt.L. PKACOCK.Cspt.Trrry will ?ft j have despatch a above. Kor freight or - A9P';"K"rP'r J-KIANNKR. FOR NEW YORK. . r 8CHK. A OKI. A, Captain Coffin, wi.l have dwpalch fur the abova port r or r.ei,h, ' PB"g', "''.i'VlA.N K.tL " : FOR NEW YORK. OLD LINE, ffc. SCHR. M. Y. DAVIS. Capt. nobln.-n, nC will have di-fiairh as sbove. l-or I'- i t - .-ilSm or pusssfc-e, spply to Autf. 9. ''' 1 the ARKOt7oFToTD7 OR the Shell esiherer, by the author f t ; rrr. 1, of ihe Cell " Just published complnc. re ceived and furasleat .... Aug. 9. 8. W. WI11TAK1 IC SPENCER'S RCSTGN TIIEATRL'. NO. tl. "Nature and Phi phr 1 ". Vouth who never sw a Vomn " in one Act. And No. 23 f "Aifne. D' ' " ' ' The Wife's Raven?," a Dmiih in J Aft -Issued. Received and for s e i a.1;. 9. . s. w vvujrAjrci PRESERVES &CRAM'n- T; ' FINK I'M "f Pre.er.es s"d -: per .. hr Mare.rel V. D"' ' ' " nuLi7rJYTni:B:' ?0!. .,11 .!!. If',-' ' ' ' 1. . 1 r od ie of ni I 1 -., tic lur muklof rir- , As . 9. 1 ' : 4 '