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&je Cflinmcrtral. 1 WILMINGTON. N. C: i THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1855. PRINTING PRESS FOR SALE. : A Smith Printing Press tvill be sold very low at the office of The Commercial. The platiu is 30 by 21 j inches." Application should be made early. .' The Pop rt. Spain and' Piedmont Among much interesting matter on our outside Form, will be found on oar first page an account of the difficulties between the Pope and bis cath olic subjects in Spain, Piedmont, and other Cath olic countries. The members of the Roman Cath olic Church in those places, as well as the secular authority, seem to Tiavfc taken it into their heads that men hare a- few of the rights and privileges of thinking aod acting, contrary to the will and wishes of the Priest who "occupies the place of itim icko in vtralK remembers mercy." It surely will not be said that we Blander the Pontiff when we say be " makes himself equal with God," when his own words avow it, as the reader will perceive. -: ' . - NEWBERN. ; A document published by the authorities of Newhern, shows that the disease prevailing in that town is called " variola varicelloides," inter mediate between the chicken pox and small pox, Lighly contagious and requiring sanitary regula tions. . The disease has been slowly in progress the middle of Mav last, without creatina any alarm, until recently, when two persons died " more from imprudence than from the disease." ' On the 1st inst.' there were but 4 cases within the limits and 7 outside of the town. . SHOCKINCJ DEPRAVITY. During the terrible incidents of the late Rail Road disaster at Burlington, robberies were com mitted pn the dying and the dead. - A man was seen robbing some of the bodies before they had ceased breathing. A gentleman said that every thing but his watch had been taken while he lay insensible. A box of jewelry, valued at 1,000, was stolen from one of the lady passengers who escaped, and a great many pockets were picked in the confusion. ..." LONG CREEK MAIL. The Long Creek Mail, which has been for some time suspended, is again in operation. - GIVES IT FF. Our neighbor or the Journal gives up tne isew York Democracy to a hopeless division. They will not keep in drill all turned " ramshackles." LIBERAL DONATIONS. The city of Raleigh has made very liberal do- amounting to 8860 67. A number of citizens subscribed 329: the Bnk of the State, 143; the Roman Catholic Church, $80 ; the Episcopal Church, S174 80; the Baptist do., 48 87; the Methodist d., 40; other sources, $50. CONTRIBUTIONS. The contributions in aid of the Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers, amounted to upward of 60,000, by last accounts. RETURN OF THE PRESIDENT. The President of the United States, accompa nied by Mrs. Pierce, returned to Washington on Saturday, improved in health, from their brief visit to Virginia. YELLOW FEVER IN NORFOLK AND PORTS MOUTH. The news relative to the situation of the devo- . .1 ..f xT r .ii. ,l i) ...i. :.. .ami distressing. A letter dated on Sunday the 2d inst. from "Norfolk to the Petersburg Express says: 'J Norfolk suffered horribly on Saturday night and to-day. I am informed that the number of deaths reached at least fifty, and among them are : Drs. Silvester, Jr., n. M. Nash and Geo. J. Halson, and Mr. Wm. Garrett. . " The Baltimore boat brought down a lot of coffins, and when she arrived at the wharf, there were more persons in want of them, than there were coffins to supply the demand. I am inform ed that there was a regular scramble for them." In Portsmouth, on Sunday, there were 32 buri als, besides eight coffins ordered for the Naval Hospital. ;, The case of one family in Portsmouth, is thus reported by a correspondent' of the Express : : " This afternoon the physicians in visiting her bouse, found Mrs. Wilson ill in one room ; two daughters sick in another, and one about fourteen years old dying in another room; and bef servants, two in number, sick in the kiSchen, with no one on the lot to hand them a glass of water. A more waft-rending scene has never been witnessed. A young man was immediately procured to remain with them temporarily, until a suitable nurse Could be had. Ia a short time, ono was found who for SI- per week- consented to attend upon the deeply afflicted family. This is a specimen of scenes transpiring in bar unfortunate city ev ery day." The same correspondent says: "In the way of contributions, though our people are more neces- sJtiooa, andare suffering more universally, I am afraid thAt'wc have not received the proportion of the money, raised for our relief which the contri butors intended. Our town is too much blended with Norfolk, and many suppose that when con tributions are sent to Norfolk, the people f Ports mouth are Dencntted Dy tnem. now, this is not the. case; unless special instructions are given, that we are to Lave our proportionate share." DEATH OP A PREACHER. ' The Rev. Anthony Dibbeix, of the Granby at. . E. Church, Norfolk, died on Saturday morn ing last. No minister was more widely known in Virginia, than Mr. Dibrell, and no death will be mare universally and sincerely lamented. He leaves a wife and several children to mourn their irreparable lossc - - - T T. . r . t . ui. vuubi, nu luriuurij a lawyer, wuicu pro fession he left to become a Minister of Christ He " was one of the most eloquent' preachers of the Conference to which he belonged, as well as one of the most pious. He died at bis post, and In a position which shadowed forth realities of a glo rious conquest. JACOB HOWARD. . Ttiai Raltimnra fllrnl lt XlnnillT Kara XV have already stated in the Clipper that this gen Ueman, who was killed on the New Jersey Rail road last Tuesday, was native of our city, tho' Lis place of residence," for many years, has been Lebanon, Tennessee. He was, while here, a prac- tical printer, and learned his trade with the late Hezekian It lies, at the Register office. Mr. How- aid assisted in the defence of Baltimore- in 1814, and he signified his intention to a friend in this city, to stop here a few days on his return from New York, and tako part in the celebration of : the approaching anniversary of the battle of North Point. He was subsequently 1st Lieatenaot of the Baltimore Sharpshooters. Mr. H. was a pro minent member of the Methodist Church-of Lcb- .n a M .. anon, and was an exemplary tnruiian. . When man measures the works of the divine h hi own feeble combinations, be most wander in 2rog error: the infinite can never be understood by the finite. ROBBING A POST OFFICE. The Albany Argus of tho 80th nit. says t ' For some time past complaints have been made from many soorces to" the postmaster of missing pack ages, letters, &c, and it was suspected that all was not right in some quarter;". Yesterday a boy named peter Deldcet an employee at the Express newspajer office, was detected in the act of in inng private boxes with one of a bunch of keys found in his possession, : and upon trying it was ascertained that they would open other boxes. It is impossible to say to what extent this rascality may have been carried, and what value of proper ty this boy, with his accomplices, which be no doubt has, may have thus deliberated appropria ted. He also had a key to open the water closet, to which he retired to examine his booty, and where be destroyed the letters and papers he ob tained. Delace was taken before United States Commissioner nilton, and after an examination committed to jail. Dclace is quite a lad, but fourteen years of age, and it is considered as quite certain that he has accomplices. OFFICIAL ITEMS. Washington, Sept. 4. Important Removal and Appointment. We un derstand that the President removed, some days ago, Major Richard P. Hammond, Collector of the Port of San Francisco, and appointed the Hon. Milton S. Latham, a member of the last House of Representatives, in his stead. Mr. Latham, by-the-by, came within eight votes of obtaining the nomination for Governor by the last California Democratic State' Convention. The cause of this change has not yet been made known. We take it for granted that it could not have bee political, as Major II. was himself an appointee of the pres est Administration. Appointed. The President has appointed B. Squire Cottrell, Esq. United States Commercial Agent at San Juan, Nicaragua; vice Joseph W. Fabens, removed. Star. BOUNTY LAND WARRANTS. Applications received during the mouth of Au gust - - -- - - 10,700 Allowed - . - .. . 8.005 Warrants issued - - - - 8, 794 (Also 161 warrants issued under act of 1847, &c.) Total number of applications - 209,800 Do. allowed - - - 20,582 Do. warrants issued - - 23,988 Nine hundred and eighty of the claims exam- ed were for soldiers of the Revolution or their widows, of which number 522 have been allowed 63 to the soldiers themselves and 459 to wid ows of revolutionary men. It is proper to state that some additional cleri cal force has lately been added to the Pension office. The price of warrants yesterday in this city was $1,09 per acre for 120's, and $1,11 for 160's and 80's one cent in each case above the New York price. The Pension Office has issued 23,088 in three months. At the same ratio, the office can only issue in a year 95,012; but it is to be hoped this rate will be greatly increased as the business be comes more familar to the clerks employed upon it. 75. STRONG PROOF OF POPULARITY. A correspondent of the New York Post, who went out with Col. Kinney on his "mission" to Nicaragua, speaks in very high terms of the Col onel's purposes, and his popularity among the Greytown people. Nobody can resist the influence of tho fascinating Kinney. An Irish sailer was so charmed with him and his mission to establish the "church and the school house," that he could not be kept on board his vessel, butjnmpcd from the riggging, where he had been sent, into the sea, preferring to run the risk of becoming a meal for an alligator rather than not assist the Colonel in his pious work. The temptation was too strong for the alligator to resist, and he accor dingly took the man in; but, by anticipating the Colonel in this way, it saved the Irishman a deal of disappointment. SANTA ANNA. Santa Anna, when he abdicated, issued an ad- dress, denouncing the "scanda', dishonor and per fidy of his enemies bad reached the extreme of associating not only with the fiillibusters of the North, but with troops of the United States, who passing the frontier in the disguise of deserters, are led by rebels and unworthy Mexicans, who teach them the road by which to invade their na tive land; to assassinate with rides the Mexican soldiers who defend the sovereignty and integri ty of their territory.!' In tho midst of the excite ment in tho capital, caused by Santa Anna's flight, the American ministar procured the re lease of the only two American prisoners there. FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT. . As an old man of sixty-five years, named Step en Harrison, living about two miles from IVest field, Mass., was walking upon the Western rail road track near his residence, on Wednesday eve ning, a train for Albany came upon him unexpect edly, and threw him about 60 feet, killing him in stantly. LOSS OF THE SUBMARINE CABLE. Halifax, August 31. ; A despatch just received in this city from Sid ney, states, that owning to some mismanagement in the laying of the Submarine Cable between New foundland and Cape Breton, when forty miles out from the Newfoundland cost, the cable was lost The vessels had been engaged two days in laying the cable when the accident happened. The des patch does not inform us in what manner the loss was occasioned," and it is also silent as to the prob ability of recovering the cable. The Company are understood to have had an insurance on the cable to the extent of $70,000. . DEATH OF WILLIAM FRY. We regret to announce, says the Philadelphia North American, the death of William Fry, who was one of our oldest and most deservedly esteem ed citizens. The deceased was a native of this city, and was 78 years old at his death. He was liberally educated, and the chief interest of his life was in connection with letters and education. He established a publishing bouse here, in the be ginning of this century, and many of the issues of his press were remarkable for their character, and for the elegance, of their execution, at that time. It was, however, as the founder, hi connec tion with Mr. Walsh, and as proprietor of the Na Uonal Gazette, that he was chiefly known. The paper for twenty years occupied an almost une qualled position among the literary and political journals of the country. . KANSAS'. The legislature of this Territory, In arranging the machinery of popular elections, has establish ed the.etca voce system of voting, and allowed but one precinct in each county. - One of these counties is said to- be as large as the whole Stale of Kentucky. .. : Preparations-for Slave Trading in Cuba. -; It is stated that contracts have been made for the introduction this year into the island of Cuba of huge numbers of African slaves. One party alone has contracted for the supply of 7,000. Portguese agents, it is said, are now in New York making arrangements. - OBTAINING REVENGE. . Mr. Snarl resides in Forsyth street Mr. Snarl is an old batchelor, with an Irish girl for a house keeper. Snarl lives is good style, but has some queer notions. . He dislikes dogs above all things, organ-grinders and beggars not excepted. Snarl's next door - neighbor is narry Sampson. NowHarry is the opposite of old Mr. Snarl. He sets a high value on a dog, and .thinks there is only one article equal to a New Foundlnnd, and that's a woman. Harry has several specimens of the canine race! . The other evening they got np a howling match because the moon became e clipsed. They commenced about trn o'clock and kept up till the sun got an inch and a half above Williamsburg. - : ;; I This so annoyed Mr. Suarl, that he had Henry ' jerked up for a nuisance," and fined ten dollar. Harry paid the money, but resolved on revenge. The next morning the following advertisement appeared iu the Herald : Wanted. At Forthsyth street, two Bull Dogs, and four Spaniel Pups. For" full-blooded Dogs the highest price will be paid. Call betwen 4 and 6 p. m. "JAMES SNARL.": We need not say that the advertisement was in serted by Harry. His reason for making the calls bet ween 4 and 6 p. m. was because Mr. Snarl was always out at the hour, taking an airing around the battery. ( At the hour specified, dogs and pups might have been seen going up the Bowery to Grand, and out Grand to Forsyth, to the mansion occupied by Mr. Snarl. The first person that pulled the door bell was a butcher boy from Centre Market, with pair of bull dogs that would make mincemeat of a tiger Maggio answered the bell, when the following colloquy took place : Does Mr. Snarl live hero 1" ' Hedoes. Wliydo you axl" ''I hae got some dogs for him." Dogs for Mr. Snarl ! Mother of Moat s 5 did you ever ! You've mistook the door." "Devil a bit; read that." Here Sykesy took out the Morning Herald and showed Majgie the advertismcnt. Maggie was thunderstruck; there was no denying the adver tisement. She accordingly told Sykesy to go in to the back yard with tho dogs, and await the re turn of Mr. Snarl. Sykesy did so. In about two minutes, Maggie was again sum moned to tho door bell. "What do you want 1" "Mr. Snarl. I've got them dogs he wanted." "You have 1 well, then, go into the back yard with the other blackguard." No. 2 followed No. 1 ; No. 2 was soon followed by No. 3, who was succeeded by lots 4, 5 and 6 By half -past fire the back yard contained 21 bait dogs and 14 spaniels. The former got up a mis understanding, and by the time Mr. Snarl arrived seven spaniels bad been placed hors de combat, while a brindle bull dog from Fulton Market was going throngh bis third fight with a "yellow tar rier" from Molt street. Mr. Snarl reached homo a few moments before six. Maggie opened the door, and burst out as follows : "For the love of tho blessed Virgin, go back and stop them. They are eating each other up. and if not choked off will devour the cisterns Since the days of Crurnmel I have not seen such a hullabaloe entirely." Snarl "went back" Snarl lookod into the raid and would have sworn, but he could not find oaths sufficiently powerful to do justice to his feelings. When we left, Mr. Snarl was emntyiug the bsck yard" wiih an axe helve. The nxt morning Harry Sampson camplained of him for having a "dog fight" on his premis.s. Suarl was fined twenty five dollars fifteen dollars for an ' old hypocrite." It Is unnecessary for us to say that Harry Sampson slept far better that right than any night since the war with Mexico. AVw York Dnchman. CHARGE OF WHIPPING A SEAMEN. Baltimore, Sept. 2. U. S. Marshal Watkins on Saturday evening arrested Capt Joseph Etch- berger, master of the barque Emily, charged with cruel treatment to a sailor named Edward Gerdgt, by whipping him. The case was examined yes terday morning, and he was held to bail by Com missioner Hanan to answer at the present term of the court. Sun. RESTORED TO HER PARENTS. A few days since, a girl aged about fifteen years left her pareuts' residence under circumstances which occasioned great uneasiness of mind and apprehension of danger. Information of the fact was conveyed to the middle police station, where upon officers Kidd and Plowman, commenced a most vigilant and persevering search, which re sulted very happily yesterday in the return of the lost one to her afflicted parents. It appears that the girl had been decoyed into a house of bad character. lb. DROWNED. . A German boy, not long in this country, only known by the name of August, about 16 years of age, fell overboard on Saturday from the sloop rnnceion, ciapi. jonnson, in Uurtis creek, near Marley's bridge, and drowned. The body was re covered placed in a coffin, and buried near the shore. It is not known whether he has any rcla tives in the city. lb AN ADROIT THIEF. Petersburg, Sept 3. On Saturday evening last, amid a full blaze of gas-light, a colored lad sauntered into the Clothing store of Messrs. B. F Halsey fc Co., Sycamore street, and desired to see some vests of the latest cut and style. The accommodating salesman immediately attended to his wants, and handed him one that he thought would suit. He desired another pattern to look at, which being handed him, he discovered anoth er style suspended from a shelf, that he thought would suit better. The salesman bopped around the counter quickly, but no sooner was his face turned, than the cunning thief bounded to the front door, and started down Sycamore street Chase was immediately given, but to no avail, for the negro turning into the somewhat unfrequent ed Back street, soon disappeared in some one of the many hundred alleys and lanes, that may be found at almost any point of this thoroughfare. He is unknown to the salesman, and will no doubt escape punishment Express. FIRE. . The alarm yesterday morning about 1 o'clock was caused by the partial burning of handsome brick tenement, on Liberty street, but recently built It was owned by Mr. W. T. Davis, and be ing unoccupied, but little doubt as to its origin exists. Incendiarism is becoming much too fre quent in our midst, and it would be well for our citizens to have an eve on their premises at night . ' .' ' The fire took place among the shavings and car penter's work on the 2nd floor and might have or iginated from matches. It is double house, not insured, and the damage done is about $200. The fire was put out by buckets of water. lb. "How long did Adam remain- in Paradise, be fore he sinned 1" asked an amiaUe "cart epo. to her loving husbond Till he got a wife," answer ed the husband calmly. ARRIVAL OF THE SHIP ARIEL AND MUR DER OF" THE CAPTAIN. Charleston, 8ept 4, 1855. - The Clipper ShiD .Ariel, Captain Ayers, sailed from New York in the latter part of July, for Shanghai. She had n board a crew of twenty- tour all told; of whoa seven were boys, apprenti ces, who did not rooip with the men. Op the mor ning of the I7th August, about half past seven o'clock, the Captain ias found in his berth by the steward perfectly dead, but the body still warm, and wrapped in a great coat On examination, a wound was discovered on the the left side of the head, apparently done with a hatchet, the throat cut, and several stabs in the" left breast near the heart Henry E. Girard, an apprentice, was arrested on the testimony ,of Geo. Anderson, also an appren tice, and they mutually criminate each other. Girard and Anderson are both about 17 years of age; the former belongs to Poughkecpsie, New York, and has been one voyage before to sea, and the latter hails from New York City, and it is his first voyage. Neither of them connects any one else with the crime, so far as we could learn. A bloody knife, the blade of which corresponded to the wounds in the Captain's breast, was found in the locker of another apprentice, but he has not been arrested yet. The ship has on board a large amount in spe cie, and one of the boys arrested states that indu cements were offered to him by the second boy who was taken up, of obtaining a speedy fortune if he would assist in committing the murder. The body of the Captain is on board the ship, bavins been placed in a hogshead of pickle. The prison ers, Girard and Anderson, were brought up to the city last evening in the United States Revenue Cutter William Aiken, Captain Coste, and have been lodged in the Guard House, from whence they will be taken to jail this morning. The following officers are attached to the Ariel: First office; Lakkman. 2d " Andrew Pratt. 3d " S. S. Howe. We are indebted to Captain Coste, Lieut. Da venport, and the other officers of the U. S. Re venue Cutter William Aiken, for most of the above facts. The steamer Aid has proceeded to tow the ship Ariel into port, and she will probably arrive this morning. SHOCKING BRUTALITY ON THE DUKE OF SUTHERLAND ESTATES. The Northern Ensign (Scotch paper) has the fallowing: In a small house in Tubeg Skerray, in the par ish of Tongue, lived a Highlander and bis wife, within less than a quarter of a mile of the house iu which they were both horn and brought up, and which their fathers still occupied as tenants under the Duke of Sutherland. Mr. Robert Hors- borongh being factor. Shortly before the occur rence which nur cotempory relates, William Mc Kay's wife was confined of her fourth child, and wan still iu bed, and uuSt to be removed from it But on the 26th. of June, a neighbor informed M'Kay that a party of law officers were coming to turn himself and family out. The husband hastened to the house to inform bis wife, and, of course, console her. In an instant the uicssener- at arms, with his party, were at the door; their speaking was heard by the poor woman, and she began to tremble; cold perspiration covered her body all over; the officers came in, and soon clear ed the house of every article of furniture ; and, lastly, the wife, and her newly-born babe, mutbe turned out too. The mid-wife remonstrated, but in vain. The law officeri sait they wonld be re quired to execute tlieir commission. t he poor woman was, in spite of every remonstrance, doonu ed to be removed. These executioners of justice had, they said, their instructions but, may it not be said, wanted the tenderness which would snsrgest to them the delicacy and danger of inter fering with a woman in such a state 1 They rurroumled her in the corner in which she lay. laid hold cf the sheet or Covering which was under her, carried her out of the house, and placed her on the ground at a distance, and sped back to the woik of demoli lion ; divots and ca bers were thrown in all directions; the hatchet cut down the coupje-tree, ai.din a very short time the roof of the hut disappeared, and so did its destroyers. They bad more work of a kin dred nature to perform that day. In an agony of feeling, the husband ran off a distance of Ave miles to procure medical aid, while his wife, with her new born infant, lay on a little straw upon the ground ; and it was not till night that, by the kiudness of her poor neighbors, she and her chil dren were deposited in an empty barn. We can not, except in some of our English poor law cru elties, recall such a circumstance which has oc casioned us deeper indignation th'in tho incidents of this painful narrative, nor one which demands stricter investigation. In theifformer, wo have indeed, had cruelty in its worst possible form as far as the acts themselves are concerned. We can understand the workhouse official, snatched perhaps from starvation by the salary he receives, and eager to recommend himself to his employers by an economising use of his func tions, coalmining acts of iahumaniiy at which one feels horrified. But that such things can take place under the eyes of the Duke of Sutherland fills us with as much astonishment as pain. It is not many months since the ladies of England ap pealed to their sisters in America on behalf of the poor blacks, imploring them to exert their influ ence to put an end to the deplorable and shock ing system of slavery ; and the first name which Ihe signature to that appeal bore, was the name of the Duchess of Sutherland. Will that woman look at borne and think of poor William McKay's wife, carried in a sheet out of her but, and laid trembling on the ground, with her new born in fant in her arms 1 Will she speak one eloquent word of remonstrance in favor of the poor whites who have the misfortune, at this moment to have their holdings on her husband's estate 1 WASHINGTON ITEMS. Washington, September 3. There was a full meeting of the Cabinet to-day, and a considerable amount of business which had accumulated dur ing the Presiden's absence was considered. Almonte, the Mexican minister, does not fear a recall by Carrera, the Provisional President, who is his personal friend. The President has under consideration the re port of the Navy Retiring Board, which will be published shortly. THE WHEELER SLAVE CASE. Philadelphia, September, 3. The jury in the Wheeler slave rescue case returned a verdict this morning of not guilty on the first count, charging riot; and not guilty against all the defendants on the second count (assault and battery) except in the cases of Ballard and Custis, who are pronoun ced guilty. ARRIVAL OF SANTA ANNA AT HAVANA. New Oblrans, Sept 21. The steamer Crescent ' City has arrived from Havana, which port she lea on the 28th ult Santa Anna andfhis family arrived on the 24tb, and left en the 26th for Car acas. ; A NEW IDEA. A Mr. Thompson of Kansas Territory, baa, it is said, jost completed a prarie ahip or wagon, to be propelled by wind, in which he propose, with thirty companions, to made a voyage to the Rocky Mountains next Juno. JUDGE ELMORE. Chicago. Sept I. Judge Elmore, of Kansas, has written a letter to Caleb Cushing, dated Shaw nee Mission, Angust 23d, in which be states that be bas net violated a single law f Congress or of the department! and be is satisfied that bis case has been prejudiced, and that hi removal is on grounds of policy. He also say that by the 27th section of the Kansas and Nebraska act he holds his office for four years, and he gives notice that he will resist the action of the President through the courts. THE TAMARIND. We see it stated that a gentleman in Winchester V.. ha succeded In producing the tamirind. In perfection, from seeds picki d tu! fi he preser ved fruit. The seeds thonId be planted in the fall and four inches aDirt. Th tana irin I, be sides affording a most valuable fruii, i? b-nti-ful tree, and will grow luxuriantly in our Nor thern States. The young sprout honld be trans planted when three feet high. Alba it . DEATH SPRINO. A late California paper mentions the discovery of spring in Eldorado county, in that State, whose waters flow from a bed of arsenic. The mineral deposite is thirty feet thick, and crops out of the earth. Veins in it abound with gold, and spec! mens of this auriferous ore have been shown to the editor of the Placerville American. The name of "Death Spring" has been given to the stream. The existence of it is supposed to account for the mortalily among the gold miners at the early per iod of the California epidemic. ANOTHER COMPARISON. A southerner writes to tho New York Daily Tribune, calling attention to the following com parison, In the year 1790 the population of Geor gia wis 82,000, and in the year 1850 it was 909, 000, an increase of eleven fold in sixty years. In 1790 the population of New York was 840,000, and in 1850 it was 3,097,000, being an incrcaso of nine fold in sixty years. FATAL ACCIDENT. While. some little boys were playing soldiers on Friday afternoon in the ; village of Gold Spring, New York, Thomas Phclan was stabbed in the lower part of the body with a sharp bayonet fixed on a stick, by a boy named Finuen, and died in SO minutes. Deceased was only 8 years old. AID FOR THE AFFLICTED Over $1,000 were contributed for the Norfolk and Portsmouth sufferers, by the visiters at White Sulphur Springs on the 23d. The citizens of Chariot tesviile have contributed about f 400 to the same object. TOBACCO. The Lynchburg Virgiuian announces the sale in that city, of a case of tobacco, raised by Mr. Samuel Berger, of Pittsylvanian, at $00 per hun dred. , ' - MASS MEETING IN BUNCOMBE ! On Thursday the 18th of October next, tho friends of the American party, intend holding a great Mass Meeting in the town of Asheville. A barbacue, sufficient tot 10.000 people will be giv en, and distinguished gentleman from all sections of Ihe Slate and adjaiuing Statea, are expected to attend. THE RECENT CALAMITY. General Burnett, of the Brooklyn Navy Yard received a telebraphic despatch Thursday, from the scene of the Cam loo and Amboy Railroad calamity, announcing the death of Com n i lore jeseun M. oniitn, oi Brooklyn, wiio was among the passengers Injured the day before. SICKNESS AT PORT AU rillXCE. New York, Sept. 1. Tho brig Virginia, which arrived this morning, from Port au Prince 16th inst, reports that place very sickly, particularly among the shipping. ALABAMA COTTON CROP FREIGHTS Mobile, September 1st. The accounts from the cotton crop in different portions of this State continue of an unfavorable character. Prices here in consequence are firm at vji a 10 cents for new middling of strict Liverpool classification Freights rule very firm and vessels scarce to Liverpool the rate is 5g a 4. GOING BACK TO EUROPE. There seems to be a steady stream of emigration from the United States to Europe. The packet ship Tonawanda sailed from Philadelphia for Liv erpool on Saturday with 10 cabin and 267 steer age passengers. - AN ELEPHANT KILLED. The elephant attached to Baily & Co.'s Circus that lately became enraged and killed his keeper at Camden, S. C. has since been shot It is said over 300 bullets wero fired Into him before h died. He was valued at $10,000. HAY IN MAINE. The market price of hay in Aroostock county Me., is said to be $5 per ton, and large tracts of grass are left uncut, as the farmers believe it will not pay for the cutting. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. A regular meeting of tho Chamber of Com merce will take place this evening, at past 7 o clock. BILLS OF EXCHANGE. AN F.lesani Edition of Biils of Kxchange, print cd in Gel many, in Hooka of 10 quires and ii sheets, for sale (at reduced prices) at the office 0 l lie Commercial. Hullmoav's OitUmettt and Pills, astonisliin Remedies for Scrofula. Mr. Henry Jodd of De troit. Michiean. was in a most alarming slate health, he had been a grat sufferer from scrofnl for a number of years, and flnaiiy an parts or bi body broke out into aores, rendering him an ob ject of horror to every one, he tried some of the most reputed remedies known, lint they did n touch his complaint aud 111 tin- greatt iiirm he consulted a friend aa to what course he ooeh to adopt, when Ilolloway'a Ointmri.t and Pill, were recommended, which he commenced ming and by persevering wub thefce remedieh for short time, bo was perfectly cured, after every other remedy bad tailed. AUCTION SALE. th rN Thursday. 6ih Sepi. next. I will tell at V7 Store of Meaars H.& J. Mayer, their entire stock of , DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, FANC Y ARTICLES, 4-c Sale Dositive. to commence at 10 o'clock. A. M and continue until all is sold. Terma at sale. THE ABOVE SALE JS POSTPONED UNTIL, FURTHER NOTICE. M. CRONLY, Auctioneer. Aug. 23. 71-ie Pebby Davis's Pa n Killer The Buffal Christian Advocate says: -We like Mr. Dav for the moral and benevolent tendencies of hi character and life. He manufactures an article known almost universally to boa good and safe remedy for burns and other pains of tne body.- He U entitled to confluence and popularity, an ao far as we can aid him in seenring the last, for he has the former, - we shall do so cheerfully tbongb we are, not asked to Dot ice him outside of our advertising columns. We refer to bis new notice this week. His Pain Killer should be in every family. The casualty which demads may comes anawarea. it 1 pr HALF' barrels, for sale by 1 cMay 17. SNUFF. ADAMS, BRO. it CO. COURTSHIP. Annie aighed, and Jamie seised her , Pretty little trembling hand. Then with oof-streched arm be seised her Half reluctant form, SBd and "Loose met' but he clapped Ibe tighter "Annie, Bay, wilt thou be mine 1" Then her bright face arew much blighter, Then she whisjered, I amlhino." Then they clasped each other fondly, Close together aa two bricks ; And tbey kissed each other soundly, And 1 left them in that fix. In the eil tt Rah igh on Sunday evftiini last in the 35Mi year of tier are, Mra. Mht Jimk f Job- mix. 1 he Wlor.-l wjfo of A M. Gorman. !i Editor of the Ppirit of the Ag. Shu had hniir b' 11 heavily affiicteil, but her demise was milileti and tinexiw-cted at the lime or Its occurrence. A few momenta before her dissolution, ahe called her hnithand and after embracing him, aked In meet her in heaven and without a atruirel" onietlv and serenely rawed away. And Ihe best of all Is, ahe was ready for the summons. MARINE NEWS. PORT OF WILMINGTON, SEPTEMBER 6. ARRIVED. Fanny Lntt-rlh from to WHOLESALE FIIICES CUKKLM. 3. Steamer Fanny Lntterloh Stcdman, Fatelleville, to Lutterloh &. Elliott. tkhr. J- C. Manxon, Kahon, from Shallutte, Andersou & Savage,. Schr. arah Ann. Charlotte, from Sliallotte, to Cumnune & htyron. Schr. irgmia, lligbee, from Philadelphia, to George Harries. 4 Bohr. U. 8 1 Merslion, Urahani, from rhlla del phia toT. C. Worth. Steamer Magnolia, Barber, from I ayetteville, to Lntterloh & Elliott. Steamer Brothers, Williams, from Fayettcville, to A. D. Cazuux. Steamer Spray.. Fiiee, from Sinithville. to A. n VanBokkelcn. CLEARED 4 Steamer Fanny Lntterloh. Stedman, for Fay- etteville, bv Lutterlolt & hlliott. Steamer Spray, Price, for Sinithville, by A. II. VanBokkeU 11. Schr. J. U. Manson, Rabon, for Sliallotte, Ly Anderson it Savage. 6 Steamer Brothers, W illiams, for Fayetteville, by A. U. Cazaux. Steamer Magnolia, u truer, for r ayettevtlle, by Lntterloh & Elliott. Schr, Pathfinder,' Rol bins, for New York, by Moore. Stanly & Co., with naval stores. A VESSEL STRUCK BY LiailTNIXG. Adelaide, April 26. ThaCarolino, recently ar rived from England with emigrants, reports being struck by lightning. On Feb. 8, lat. 2.50, lou. 24.23 W., having nil possible sail set, with very light wind, a thunder cloud broke immediately over the ship, and the electric nuld struck; tne ship on all the masts, carrying away fore and inaintopgallaul masts, toretop, lore and mizeu roy- almasts, with the niizen-topgallantmast, split the foresail into ribbons, and completely destroyed the fore and mizeu royals. No person was inju red, but the ship was left in a sad and disabled state. The wreck wa cleared away, and the American ship Samuel Adams supplied tho Caro line with epare spars, when she continued her voyage. LOSS OF A CLIPPER SHIP. The fine ship Liphtfoot, Capt. Pierce, owned by Messrs. How es & Co.. of New York, was wrecked near Sands Head, June lGth, and shortly after be came a total loss. She was from London, bound to Calcutta, with a valuable cargo. The L. had previously lost all her topmasts in a whirlwind, and wns at anchor at tho time she took the eround during a heavv blow, lter burden was 1,'J'.)2 tons, and valued at 1820,000, largely Insur in New York. The cargo was on English account, and insured In Europe. MALE SCHOOL. TR.J. D. KADOLIKFF. having eneagrd the i'l services of a t'lnaolral 1 earner, propoaea to resume the duties of hia School in Vv iltmngtun on ih 1st of October, if a auflicUnt nunibci of pupils ran be ohtaincd by that time. 11 v iheir joint efforts he hopes to be aVIe to make his School fully adequate to the wanta of the community, and in return only aaks a aha'e of the public patron nee. Applications may be left at the store of Mesr. Brown f Anderson. Sept. 6. 75-2t SEALED PROPOSALS ATTILf, be received until the 20th instant for the V erection of a Town flail and Lecture Room. Planaand apecificationa can be seen by calling on R. Morbis, Town Clerk. I. NORTHROP,),-, . JNO. McRAK, Commlliee. Sept. 6. 75-7t THE WILMINGTON MALE AND FEMALE SEMINARY. lfILL re-open on Monday, October lat, at So. V cieiy Hall. The Ifoird of Instruction will be ihe aime aa laat sca-ion. For particulars, see school card, which will be Issued a few d.iya before commencing, and which may be found with Mr. JS. Jeweti, or Mr. W'hlta kcr. G. W. JKWKTT. Sept. 6. 73-w-lf 850 Sept. 6 FRESH LIME. CASKS fret-h f.ime. now Jandintr. for'ilc by LUTTKItl.OH &. fcLLIOTT. 75 BUTTER AND CIIEESE. JUST received per achr. Ben, from New Voik 1 20 boxes Cheese, and 4 kesa superior Butter. Foraalcbv Sept. 6. Z. II. GREEN F- ballo'Fp7ctorial, AND Flag of our Uulon. Rrcrlved and for aalu at WHITAKBR'S. Sept. 4. 74 HERRING. BRLS. Prime Herring, in store and just re ceived. For sale by Sept. 4. ADAMS, BRO. CO. 76 a. s. LtrrTCiLOH. w. r amort. LUTTERLOn & ELLIOTT, GENS HA L. CO.V.'tlSSW V A NO FOR H A R DISO MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON. N. C. Keep constantly on hand a aupply of Lime, Cal cined Plaster, Hydraulic Cement, Land flatter, Plastering Hair, &c, &c. Sept. 4. . 74-tf flourTrom new croFTheat. A SUPERIOR article, now In store, for ale by Sept. '. D. DvPRK, Jr. I'eat h liriindy. DACON. rer lb.. Hams, N. C. Wide, , "boulders, log tin vi nil, t-rd..;.c;.. bbla... krya, llama, Wealerr., ft idea, W.M-rn. .Nhoulrfi-ra, VVcirn Pork, .North.- per Ul Mens,. .. Prime, ,. Corn, per buatn-l. , Aleal, I'ras, black eye per biulicl (low, ' Pea IS'uta, , K Ice, per lb.. Ch an. Rough, per bushel, liullur, per lo Flour pir bbl Foyt-ttetllle tuu t Fin, ... ('roc, I'.uluiuorc,. ('anal, . t'oHue, per lb , 6 1. Doml'io,. . . , . Rio I.oguyra, Cuba Mot ho, Java, '. sugar, per lb . flew Orleans, Porto Rico, si Croix,. , Loaf, Molaases, per gallon, N. Orliarti. Porto Klco,... ., Cuba, ........ Hay, per 100 Iba., I'.amern, Northern, Liquor, per gal A pole. Rye W hiskey, Rectified, N. K. Ruin, VVinca, per cl , M.oMra, I Port, 1 Malaga, Ulue.per lb , American, Cotton per lb Yarn, per It)., 4-H Sheeting, per yar.l, , . , , 3-4 Oznnburvs, v enttiera, per lb.. C-ndlea. per lb., N. C. Tallow,-.. . IS'ort hern. Adamantine. .Sperm. I.lme per bhl., 1 '1 urpenllne, per Lbl. ot 280 Il. vircln Ulp, Yellow Dip, Hurd. Tar, PiM'h, Renin by Talc, No. I.- No. 2. No. 3. Nplrlla Turpentine, per rnllon.. Vnrnifh, Ilne Oil, Ro-ln OH, Sperm Oil, Unseed Oil Neata Fool Oil, Iron per lb., Atiifrlcan beat refined Kngliah un'irit d, Swccd, beat refined, Shear, A nierican,. . i Cut Noils,- .... Wrought Null, Steel, per lb., German,- ('.Male red, Beat Cast. Hem quality Mill Knw. C d i t,-.. Hollowiirc, . . . I. limber per M. feel, Sieam Sawed Flooring Wide Borud, Plnk and Scam line,. Wide Bourda, edp d,-. Refuse, River I, limber, Flooring,. Wide Boards, Scnnilini? Timber. Shipping, Prime Mill, Common,- Inferior, Siavea, per 1,000. W.O. bhl. RoiikIi Dreaded. It. O. hhd , ranch, I)reaned, Shinsilua, per ICO 3, Common,- Oonl ract, Uliirk'e Inrjre, Suit per bitshi'l, Turk's Inlond, Liveipool Suek, Nonp per lb., Pale, Rrown, Tiillow per lb., Hlil. Mending per M , Afh,- Checa!, IS l? m Ha ll (Ml II III 00 00 f 0 I )" I 1. 1 r- 71 10 7.1 HI 10 00 13 CO 0 ' li in ll II i CO n 6 CI 8 t 'J.-) CO 7J I IV I Ml (0 ;r 60 ri 1 imi 1 01 40 II in 7 d H 45 II Ift 4', ill 00 00 (Ml . 1.;, Co 00 CO CO Co CO I 0 00 i)U on (XI 01 I o ( 00 1H co 00 10 Ml Ml I'll 14 CI 11 no 1 CO II Ml CO 1'. 7 li CO 1 1 Oik CO CO 0 I'd 1 Ml CI I CO 1 I CO I 0 4 00 4 CO CO IV I'l 1; H ,?, Ml 15 00 :i r.o 0 CO THE DUCAL CORONET. rK the Heir and Uaurpercr. A Romance of It KJ a ly in the I6th century. By Arthur Morton, A.M. Received and for sale at Sept. 4. WHITAKER'S. SPENCER'S BOSTON TREATR ET AT021. The Mcrrr Wiveaof Wlndaor. A Cum- edy lo five acta. By William Shaktpeare Received and for tale at WIIITAKF.R'S. Sept. , 74 COPARTNERSHIP NOTICE. THi; undesigned have thiaday formed a Co partnership, under the firm of Ltmerloh Elli ott, and wUleontioue theOen ral Cmmialn sud Forwarding tuaineta. K.J LUTTKK LOH. W.P. KLLIOTT. Sept. I. EMPTY SPIRIT CASKS. ir-.T ...1. -A tn nrime order. For sale 4)1 JU If t. c. a. a- woa ni. ... Aug. ia ; t7-4' COTTOV YARNS. ANaartmntcmatotlroBbaBd, In bale of 250.. I. a4B OiVmm Aag. ia. , - a 0 1 0 o 7 his a 1 no i "ift a 0 Ml I 73 a 0 00 I f7J a I r.o a 0 00 I 7. a I Ml 4U a 41 CO a CO 00 a 00 CO a .00 1 75 a Oil) 05 a 1 00 I 50 a 0(0 IS a l 4( n 0 ft u 0 0 a 0 0 n (I t '4 10 a 1 v a 1 5 a Co On 7 21) n 25 5 00 ii C (hi 3 a 4 . 10 00 7 CO 0 00 14 00 7 00 P h'l 7 00 4 00 0 ( 0 a 11 a a a 110 no noun nono none in 00 0 00 15 on 0 (0 0 00 0 00 n ( 0 0 00 0 00 H 00 7 r.o 3 hU FRKIGIirs : TO NESV YORK. Turpentine, per bhl. Roitin and Tar, per hhl.. Spirits Turpentino, jter hl.l, Flour, per hhl.. Rice. 1 er 100 lb. ron, Uotton, per hale. Cotton omU and yarn, per f. FlaxKi-ed. per cak Pea Nuta. per himhel, Lumber per M. TO PHILADELPHIA. Naval Htorc, per bhl., Spiiiis Turpentine, Yarn snd fihectinir per foot, ' Pea Nuts, per lunihel, Lhmber, per M., TO BOSTON. Naval Stores, per bhl., Spiiils Turpentine, per hhl., Lnnilwr. per M , Pea Nut, per btixhcl Rough Rico, per biihe). .. 2 TO a 0 0'. 4 V5 a 0 CO . 6 CO 11 h Ml 40 a CO I l u I 75 r.J n U hi a 0 - tl( a 12 - 9 On 11 J2 Co 12 a M ON W K. LNHHI. 00 5 '2't "1 1 (Ml 00 CO ,'!l 00 1'JJ 0 00 1 00 00 00 fid 00 . C 00 7 10 on rr a. esnfi 2" 1 :io 00 t;n 00 00 ii 6 00 7 00 ON linn, unio:. ;:5 40 r,5 Od 7 Ml 9 00 8 H C 0 M .11 E R C I A L. " RL'MA I! KB ON' MARKET. Our matter for remark ia rather meagre. For two days at buine h been aomcwliat dull, very littlo rafied piodute ariiviii','. t-'altn of Na val Stores have been aa follows ; TlurKNTINIt lu3 hbU. Yellow tip Tui petit me at Si .83 per bbl. 8pihit Tumf:ntine, 115 barrel Spirits Tur pentine at 40 cent per gallon; 275 bbls. do. at 40J cents per gallon, and 413 this, do. at 41 '.. per gallon ; market cloning at latter pike. R0.1, 200 bhl. No. 3 UoM'i weru sold at II 115 per Mil. for Isfju Ibis. ; and S 1 ,27 f ri xiia I..'-" bbl. Ta. No aalea that e Liar of (lilt hi or nono iu market ) laat sale S- 2 per bbl. reports to active. I ; I I lid lur- Nilll NEW YORK MARKRT, Sept. 3 The Journal of Column co Saturday night Cotton. Finn but onlr moderately Sal. of about GOO bales at ) I J ! Naval Piorra. The intiket ivMj ij'i lkv4iV'?, tui pi leva i unchanged tsoiins itfnl 1 1... a rat aia.lv at 4.1 a 41. Koin U dull Rice The maikel is moderately active, aales of 75 tea at Si a 0 37,. Corn I. dull ; the al.-a are 32 000 bo-lo U at K a 80 for unsound and 87 a b8 fr W. M. ru "''rlthem Floor Is dull, ilh sales of I (KM) Mda. at 8 25 a 75 lor common to food hisn.U; H f, a fc'J for favorite, aud 'J.17i fcl" for . aitj. brands. BOSTON MARKET. g,.pt 1 The Khipp'i'S LUt reports that Iter baa U't'B a fair bii ''oinfi the past k, and. with but a few rsirplioi.a, thu Iru-Uncy of pt 10 has lcin upward Cotton.- IVei k a i.lea 20O0 bal. a at 10 a 13,. Vi.iu Thu salei have l-co al 'jH eta a tl r bUihrl for Western lulled and tfohlhein JiH'i ami aorne loti of New Orleuna yellow at 'JH a li",c. Naval Stores. The ktM.k of Hpirila Tur-tjl moj ( very light and thu tranaat tlons have C. t-ri con fined to small lots at 45 a 4'k; per ration, ca.h Hvral lota are iM-ar at hntid. In'lsr lb-ru baw been salea of 1 () tola North Vmmiy and Wil mington Iu small lota, at 3 '1 5 3 371 lM r t1'1 cah. Common Koia Is in demand. Ssh s of 600 bbla to arrive at fi 1 75 h-aa t I' ,' "t r"r cab j 1 2iO MU. a., al 1 "- i '' . bbla. ia lota at SI 7 Jr 'l.l., ca.h I" ln h there Lave bct-0 sales of 4 M'la Northern al i2 25a2U7. cah and 0 m ; and 60 bbla. S ti ming ton at ti2.60 per bbl., 6 moa. IoiixKla Iruui jauasr - - ' 1 Roaio, bids. 4 ' r,i: Tar!iilioe. 1bls. 1 'J V7 1 Spiiita Tu.pentine, bbla. 11 :i filch l.bts. I t" I Tar, bbU. V '. 4 1 M1 7 .--'I'l
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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