Cjje mmxtink WILMINGTON. -N.. C: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1855. - DEATH OF EX-GOV. DUDLEY. Edward B. Dddlet, Ex-Governor of the State f North Carolina, died at his residence in ihis iwp, at ten o'clock on Tuesday evening last. He , ad been in bad health for., sereral years, so that i Is death was not unexpected, though a source of ? .ep sorrow and regret to his family and n tuner is friends.;.. f ,. - Jj1;-V-i'' :' Mr. Dudlet has filled many important offices in is Ute, He was & representative in the House Commons, from this town, under the borough - yrteia j a member of Congress from this District, j ..1 Governor of the State. He was among the "most ardent and efficient Ijnds of Internal Improvement in this State, and as the first President of the Wilmington and Ral h Rail Road Company and has since filled :veral offices connected with internal improve ment operations. rr ' . , : ; We look for a more ample detail of the acts and conduct of this excellent man and patriotic citizen than we can at present give. He was intelligent, Ligh minded, honorable and honest; firm in his course when convinced of being right ; but never vindictive or revengeful. We "have occasion to knpVthat the benevolence of his disposition and the kindness of his heart were prominent traits in his character, on all occasions ; and he was ever ready to be reconciled to his political or personal enemies, on suitable grounds. Gov. Dudley was s in "the 65th year of his age. . j )- The flags of the shipping in port were at half mast yesterday. . V:. ' On the motion of George Divis, Esq., Judge I Ellis adjourned the Superior Court now in session I here, on the announcement of this sad event. Both these gentlemen delivered appropriate and feeling I remarks on the occasion. ; - A meeting was called by the Mayor and held at the Court 'House yesterday afternoon. Col. John MeRae, Mayor, in the chair. Lucien Holmes Esq., Secretary. - The meeting was addressed by Joshua G. Wright, Gee. Davis, and John H. Bryant, Esqs., and Dr. F. J. HOI. The remarks of these gentlemen exhibit ed deep feeling and a high respect and regard for the object of their eulogium. The latter named gentleman alluded to the merits of the christian character as well-as the public worth of the de- A committee of five, consisting of J. G. Wright, Geo. Davis, T. J. Norcum, Eli W. Hall.lisqs., and Dr. F, J. llill, was appointed to draft Resolutions, and t reported the following, which were unani mously adopted: Keaolved. That in the lamented death of Han. Ebtihi B. Icdlt. North Carolina has lost an able, tried, and - faith fif public servant, and one of her most useful and nrmva citizens. . HetBSved, That the people of Wilmington, among whom he lived, to. whom he waa best known, and who most pro , filed by his exertions and generous sacrifices for the pub lic good, do most appreciate his worth, and deplore his loss. He was oar benefactor and friend in public as in private Ufa, pore and unsullied, a loyal and high minded centlemao, a good and true man, and while deenlv lamen ting his death, ve will hold in affectionate remembrance Hi good example, and his beautiful and useful life. liraolyed. That we deeply sympathize with his bereaved .Tfamily in their great affliction, and oft'er to them the con dolence of sincere ond sorrowing friends. Jirtuived, That this meeting recommend to the citizens to suspend business after one o'clock to-morrow afternoon, ae- tnbate of respect to his memory, and that all do at tend his funeral. Jtetotoed, That the Chairman of this meeting eommn . Bicate a cobyof the foregoing resolutions to his family. Ilrsoived, That a Committee of three be appointed by Ve Chair to select some suitable person to deliver a eulo gy on the life and public services of the deceased, during the ensuing annual meeting of the Stockholders of the "W. W. . K. Co. , ' 83?" The funeral will take place from his late residence, at 2 o'clock this afternoon, (instead of S o'elock, as announced in yesterday's papers,) to Oakdale Cemetery. ' k KANSAS. i on premiums received ana five per cent on the The "Squatter Sovereignty" has brought forth j pronureanzea oy ine company on the nnsmcss abundant fruit, in the way of disorder and disor- d SSTt .rSKyT" p-anization. A letter from Kansas, under date of I f!nrnnanv has nns niilumllni !.ti in h lmnnnt the 15th October, to the Springgeld, Mass. Repub- I or bonareds or tnousandt of dollars, to meet which I bcr 5th one by Lather, at Bilk; i Prussia, DISCOVERY OF TWO 110BE ASTEROIDS. We received this morning intelligence of the discovery of two asteroids, or small planets, be tween Mars atK Jopiier, on the same dsy, Octo- lican, declares, among other things, that there is no pro-slavery party in the Territory; that the party cannot poll 400 votes. The writer says, the Kansas people belong to the "progressive democ racy" and will not tolerate slavery, or consent to acknowledge the Territorial Government, the Leg islation or their Laws ! A pro-slavery man has been elected to Congress, notwithstanding this state of things. It is assert ed, with how much truth we cannot, of course know, that this officer was elected by those who, by the aid of light canoes, transported themselves from" a neighboring State.. And again : a few days after another set of voters elected a free State can didate to Congress. While the Territorial Government is repudiated, a determination is manifested, by those who claim to bold a large majority of the voters, to organize a State Government, through a Constitutional Con vention, which was to meet at Topeka, on the 23d ultimo. . The Convention will submit the proposi tion to the people, and if approved, a Legislature will be convened," laws passed, and the State Gov ernment fully organized. But when this proposition is submitted, suppose the "light canoe" hands t urn out 1- This is a matter to be thought of amidst these scenes of confusion. I DUTCH REFORMED CHURCH, There was in session last week, in New York, the General Synod of the Reformed Dutch Church. A New York paper gives the following, relative to the organization of this body ; " The Reformed Dutch Church, as at Dresent constituted in this country, vests ils legislative authority in four several assemblies. : First, a con sistory, which is the lowest, and consists of a min ister and cider from each church : second, a clas- 8can consist of representatives from an indefl- S it has $285 in cash mortgages i in cash, and 34.600 (nominally) in (by stock hodersV on lots in Buffalo. Newtown, and Bedford ; N. Y.. while it owes sal aries to the amount of some S350. and in unearn ed premiums at least 85.600. Mr. Barnes of course reports it insolvent, and the Comptrolle is proceeding to deal with, it accordinely. Yet James Pierson, President. John Wilson Freeborn Secretary, assorted on the 12tb day of May lent that the foil capital of 8200.000 bad been sub scribed and in good faith paid in to constitute the capital stocK of said Company, aud that the said capit alio cash was then deposited in the Bank of the Republic, "and that there is bo intention or design existing ofany person or persons whomso ever to withdraw from the said Bank any part or portion ol said moneys, until the same is wanted to be invested or otherwise used or appropriated to and for the sole and exclusive uso and benefit of said Company." A KIDNAPPER. The Richmond correspondent of the Petersburg Express, under date of Oct-,30 says A man named Alfred M. Talley, was arrested last night at the Petersburg Depot, on suspicion ot Kianappin. lie bad with him a mulatto wo man named Lucy, said to be a slave of James S Moss, of Mecklenburg. She is an exceedingly fine looking woman, and well dressed. They were brought before the Mayor this morning, but remanded to jail for examination to-morrow. - ' EXCITING SCENE. The Boston Herald relates the particulars of an exciting scene, which occurred on Monday week at Hingham Mass. It appears that for some time j difficulty has existed between Wm. Humphrey President of the South Shore rail road, and Al- i fred Hersey, ex-President of the road, in regard to some remarks made by Mr. Hersey some time since, on seeing Mr. Humphrey stumble aud fall in getting out of the cars. These remarks reflec- ANTI-KN0W NOTHING MEETING. . 1 Quite a large and respectable meeting was held at the Court House on Tuesday Evening'last, at which several addresses were delivered in favor of Deposition taken on that occasion, which is simply to get up and support an, anti-Know Noth ing Ticket at the ensuing Municipal Election. N. NNixos, Esq., was appointed Chairman, and Messrs. D. E. Bunting and Joshua Walker, Sec retaries. - ' THE TOWN BELL. The breakfast bell rings this morning at 8 o'clock turn -out at 9. ". , THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. . .The Washington Union narrows down the whole isms of the next Presidential election, on the slave ry question. Of course we agree with the Editor in this ; having long ago uttered the opinion and of ten repeated it. But we do not agree with the Editor in bis no tion, that the so called National Democratic party is the only party of safety to the Constitution and the Union. Nor do we believe there is safety in any party, as such. In the Whig, the Democratic and. the American parties, are certain divisions that are hostile to the interests and safety of the southern portion of the Republic, and consequent ly to the Constitution and the Union. From all we can observe, we are satisfied that the two first named parties are less conservative in ;nhis regard than the latter. But none of these things ace of momentuous consequence to southern people Who can find safety only in the unity of all parties on a Platform upon which southern- citizens can aJ ought to agree; because such agreement can alone avert the perils of an approaching political crisis, now apparent to every careful observer. All depends upon how much of ancient prejudi-eav-notion and customs, the several parties here are willing to give up for the sake of the general . welfare. , " --'.; - " . V.--. - SCHOOL BOOKS. We have received from the publisher, by the bands of Mr. Whit aeeb, No. 8 of the National Geographical series st McNally 's Ingroucd system of Geography, published by A. S. Basses & Co., of New York, whose advertisement appears in an other column. This is in quarto form, and enclo se "Maps, Definations, &c, in a, Tery ' complete manner.- Also, No, 1 of the same series, and the Yoath.X Manuel of Geography, combined with History and Astromy. We see that the Superin tendent of Public Instruction in Missouri, has sel ected many of the books used in that State from Mr. Barnes' publication, who denotes his whole attention, we believe, to the issue of School Books. Mr. S. W.- Whitamb is agent for the establish ment. : - ONE DAY LATER. ; The Ariel ', from Havre, arrived at New York on Wednes" i importance, v ere busily at work in Naples. ,j i .eir'! at Rome from the marsh es cooceraUg the accents caused in the country by inundations and storm sr. were truly distressing. Rivers and torrents have- overflowed, and many badges beeu Ajstroyedfc The Meteors, Festino, vallate and Foglio haTe desolated the surround g country destroyed the cropsand swept away !!!",. . etherien be other hand,, was nite number of churches ; third, a particular sy- ted npon the personal habits and character of Mr. Lucie oi c mu, win; b Atuany anu one a& iew iorK consists or ministers and elders from each district ; and, fourth, a general svnod three ministers and three elders fom all the churches. there is no appeal frem this body." Several churches in North Carolina professing the doctrines of this church applied to the Gener al Synod for admissiou as a separate classis, that they might enjoy the benefits of its organization. The debate on the application gave rise to much discussion. i Aiier several aay s niscussion, ana the recep tion and rejection of propositions favorable to the application, the following was adopted Whereas, It is evident from opinions exDress- ed upon the floor that the Synod cannot unite cor dially in receiving the Classis of North Carolina within the limits of our church ; and whereas the Synod desires to treat the Classis of North Caro lina with the courtesy and kindness due to res pected Christian brethren : Therefore Resolved, That the Commissioner from the Clas sis of North Carolina be requesed to withdraw his papers. Jiesolved, That a certified copy of the above preamble and resolutions, with the action of the Synod, as recorded in page 681 of the minutes iKj sent to me viassis 01 aortn Carolina with our christian salutations. So the application was courteously declined. As at present constituted there are no Southern churches in connexion with the Synod, and the lceling is (as is learned from the Express) that if North Carolina is admitted now the door will be open to slavery agitation within the Reformed Dutch Church, which will result in rending it in twain, just as it has already rent the Methodist and Presbyterian denominations. There are also some minor objections to the admission of North Carolina, dhe of which is that their Classis posses ses large property donated by the German Reform ed Church from which its members have seceded; they therefore wish to retain the name of German Reformed in order to retain the property also, w r COUNTERFEIT MONEY, A man named James L. Breeze was convicted in New York on Monday, having in bis possession 810,000 in counterfeit bills. The Journal of Com merce says : "Most of the bills were signed and ready for is sue, while on some the. name of the city and State were left out, to be inserted at the convenience of the maker, who had stamps for the purpose on hand, and these were also secured by the officers, While the search was going on in the room of Breese, a man named Charles A. Hurlbut came in, and the officers immediately secured him on sus picion of his being concerned in the affair. He denied all knowledge of it. The prisoners were taken before Justice Brenan, and committed to await examination. They are gentlemanly appearing men, and each about 33 years of age. Breese says his parents reside in Pennsylvania, and are respectable and wealthy. He is charged with passing one of $3 counterfeits to his landlady, Mrs. Ritter, in payment for board, and was, when arrested, engaged in filling up and signing the counterfeit notes, and the pen with which he was doing it was secured by the officers. He was much agitated when captured, and almost fainted, but soon recovered and made some con fessions of importance, besides which, he offered the officers $500 to let him go, but did not men tion ine Kiua or runds he would pay it in. It is presumed that be was preparing this counterfeit money for others to pass, and but for this timely arrest the city would have been flooded with them, A thorough examination will probably develop the names of other parties who are concerned in the nefarious business with Breese. The bills are well executed, and calculated easily to deceive the unwary. ter, but t Ruse" The & - -fng the 2d edition of the London i ult. The news is one day la- Swlndllng Insurance Companies Business lAle m New York. . The New York Tribune gives the following ac count of the way they do things in New York in the matter of "raising the wind," or rather one of the many ways to get people's money without an equivalent. This account, with that of the official knavery of the members of the Common Council and a City Judge, and a Street Commissioner, and a Collector of Taxes, and a Commissioner of Re pairs and Supplies, and a City Inspector, and a Commissioner of Lamps and Gas, and in fact near ly the entiie lot of heads of Departments, Contrac tors, and their subordinates, show an absolutely tngbfui aspect of immorality in the chief Com mercial City of the Union, and in quarters where we have a right to expeet moral .rectitude, and to iooic ror virtuous examples. . The Tribune says : The latest discovered of these delusions in the Itoim Fire luiiMiM - . i. . . . y, wrcauizea in k.- ' naep tne "ct of o63, and cUimns to " iiu-up casn capital of $200,000. But it ?,"rJaTrsU?tUon lhat i tire sum was -ItmA r" . " l enormo08 -uT nd de- . " '"f ine purpose or orgaaizinr this Company on an apparent capital ; the said money, though deposited in the name of this company, coaui only be drawn on check, coun tersigned by the banker aforesaid ; and io fact it was so drawn within the succeeding three or four uajs, icawiug iu uwumny not ouiy without capi tal, but actually in debt $2,600 for the "shave" on its pretended capital for the two or three days it coald make a show of having any, yet this Com pany mediately set to work insuring all appli cants against fire; and. up the 12th inst. had is sued 116 policies and received $8 809 thereon, be side" $772 remaining- unpaid ; ; bad sustainel and paid two losses, amounting together to f 633, and now pas about twenty agents employed, in solici ting risks in different parts of this country and Cauada,at an average compensation often per cent, Humphrey, and he was much incensed on hearin them. He demanded a written retraction of the offensive remarks, and yesterday arming himself with a cowhide and brace of pistols, proceeded to Hingham to force compliance with his demand which was peremptorily refused. Ha thereupon drew his pistols and offered to fight Mr. Herseey who declined. The parties separated, but subse quently met again at the railroad depot. Alter making some remarks to Humphrey, Hersey seiz ed the cowhide which he carried, and proceeded to lay it over the head and ears of Humphrey with i much energy the blood following each blow No one interfered, and Mr. Humphrey was severely whipped. MALIGNANT FEVER On the 21th inst., the schooner !Ann, Capt Lonklin, arrived from Savsnnah. The captain mate and one of the crew were sick of malignant fever, and sent to the hospital. The vessel be ing without officers, has been cared for by its cobsignees. Tbo captain is not expected to re cover. On the 26th inst.. shin New York. Cant r - Edwards, arrived from Havana, While in pot- two or the crew died of cholera, and the remain aer were attacked with yellow fever. On the sime day the schooner Slashing, Captain Terry arrived from New ,Oi leans; during the passage two Of the crew sickened of yellow fever. One recov ered, and the other was burried at sea. On th same day the schooner Moonlight, Capt. Rodgers arrived from Savannah, with the mate danger ously ill of mahgnat bilious fever. Ho was sent to the hospital, and his attack will prove fatal. On the 27th inst., schooner H-llen. Capt. Slate, ar : .1 W;t S . . r rt. - nvcu nuui " niuuigioii, ii.u. io or ine crew were fatally sick with malignant bl Ilious fever, and sent to the hospital. JV. Y. Tribune. From the St, Louis Nnes, Oct. 22, J KANSAS FILLING UP. PRO SLA VERT AND FSEB SOIt EMIGRANTS. .Last Saturday we saw ten wagons, drawn b well fed good looking horses, loa led with children black and white, and followed by a lot o( likely negroes on foot, wending theiOvay to Kansas. The emigrants were from Virginia, and seemeS to be persons of substance. In the crowd were as many as 20 negroes. This is a considerable ad dition to the pro-slavery population. D a . t 1 . . . a. . i n timifiij me uuu irom me unto river are daily bringing from Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Illinois, crowds of emigrants on their way to the Territory, besides which no inconsiderable number of settlers aro arriving from the East by rail, and striking for the samj region. Thus, between the emigration from the fi ee and slave States, Kansas is rapidly filling up, notwitb standing the deplorable condition of things that has for so long a time retarded her progress The population of the Territory will be uearly doub led by the accessions mado this fall, and the Ter ntory will soon be prepared to make a strike for statehood. Wo wish her success. She haa been made a hobby long enough, and it is time that she should be controlled and governed, by pru dent and sober citizens, who have the whole in terest of the Territory at heart. TOE ZOUAVE AND HIS CAT. The Gazette de Lyons of the 19th states that amongst the numerous wonndod soldiers just ar- nvea mere a soiaier or the 2d Zouaves excited particular attention: He was dressed in a republican hat with plume, a frock-coat buttoned np to the chin, and bad with him a cat minus one lee. It annears that he was performing a character at the French theatre before Se bast opol when the drum beat to arms. Without having time to doff his thea trical costume.-be was soon in the trenches, where ne lost one arm from the splinter of a shell, and had bis right ear carried away by a musket ball : l. : . , ..... wnicn remained during. (he engagement on bis rnonlder, losing ta paw at the same time. Even in the hospital be would never nart fmm nis cat, which has come with him to France, where the Zouave figures in the same dress thst ho wore when the alarm was given." TnE WEATHER AND HEALTH Montgomeby, Ala. Oct. 26. We have had cold weather for several .lays past, but Thursday mor- uiu5 was me coiaest 01 lire season, rroat was abundant, and ice covered the top of standing water. This delightful state of the weather waa preceded by copious showers of rain, sufficient for all our wants except, perhaps, the important item of navigation, which bas improved a very little. At 8 o'olock yesterday morning, the mer cury in Fahrenheit's thermometer stood at 41 dog. weather dear. It is still cold enough, as we write, for another frost. We now feel justified in asserting most positive ly, that there is not a case of sickness here which can bjt any stretch of the imagination or other wise, be tortured into a case of malignant or con tagious disease, yellow fever or what not. Those of our community who are still absent we trust will bow come home at onco, aud business will languish no more. ; but assume, its usual activity and buoyancy: Let all come i , i "", Oar city has resumed its usual ' standard of health, and we trust it will neve r afford a pre text for another sach nanie ma we fiam nuul through this Fall. PeT8CB.psr.-..f ri.,- , Morning. . 8 o'clock. Another heavy frost glitters in the sunlight this morning, from housetop and plain. Thermome ter again 41 dog. Journal. situated, at 8 P. M. of that day, in R, , A. 2 deg. 25 min., and north declination 62 min ; and the other by Goldsmidt, of Paris, whose R. A. at 8 P. M, was 345 deg. 20 min., and south declination 7 deg. 48c'mio. Both planets were also again obser ved on the , 7tb at Al ona or Paris, and " their retograde motion oar the two days was found to be abont fourteen and fifteen minutes daily. ' The number of the discovered asteroids bas o late years so rapidly increased that are are doubt ful how many are now konwn. but believe these two last will be about the thirty-fifth and thirty -sixth. Boston Transcript. . The King of Prussia, in taking part in the re cent ceremony at Cologee, of laying the first stone of the new bridge over the Rhine, said: "The grace of God has permitted us to commence this work in the midst of peace ; let us pray that this work may prosper under the blessings of peace; that it may rest eternally intact: and that long before the last stone is laid peace may be resto- ed to the whole of Europe." JAVA COFFEE. A gentleman of Long Island has succeeded in growmg the best of Java Coffee there, by sowii:g the dry berry in drills, having fiist soaked them in ashes and water for an hour. .When the plants were an inch above the surface, he stuck a row of oak scrags for them to climb 'on. Favored by alternate heat and rains they hare come on fine ly, and the berries are nearly ready to be gather ed. INVENTIVE GENIUS OF THE AMERICANS Few are aware of the marvellous, inventive tri umphs constantly going forward in this country A cotemporary says: ' "We have seen lately, as a specimen of rare A merican mechanical genius, a machine, costin not over five hundred dollars, invented by a work ing man, which takes hold of a sheet of brass, cop per, or iron, and turns off complete hinges at the rate of a gross in ten minutes hinges, too, neater than are made by any other process; also, a ma chine that takes bold of an iron rod and whips it into perfect bit-pointed screws with wonderful ra pidity and by a single process. This is also the invention of a working man; and both these ma chines are superior to anything of the kind in the world. No other process of manufacture can compete with them." TRUTHS WELL EXPRESSED. In his address at the New York State Fair, Gov. Wright, of Ind. made the following excellent suggestions. - They comprise a volume in a nut shell: . . - ' - - "We must cultivate the roots, not the tops. We must make the family government, the school the farm, the church, the shop, the agricultural fairs the laboratories of our future greatness. We must educate our sons to be farmers, artisans, engineers, geologists, botanists, chemists in word practical men. Their eyes must be turned from Washington to their States, counties, town ships, districts, homes. This is true patriotism and the only patriotism that will perpetually preserve the nation." ' THE CASE OF TASSMORE WILLIAMSON. Philadelphia, Oct. 29. Judge Kane made an order to-day in the Williamson case, refusing the leave asked for his counsel to present a petition from him, because he is still in contempt, aud by petition does not purge himself. But, to the end that he may purge himself, the Court also order ed that when said Williamson shall declare under oath or affirmation that he is willing to answer such interrogatories as may be addressed by the Court, touching matters heretofore inquired into by habeas corpus, that tbe Marshal shall bring him before the judge, in court or chambers, to abide the action of the court. RETURN OF MR. BUCHANAN THE SOUND DDES QUESTION. Washington, Oct. 24. Reliable advices by the steamer Africa renders it probable that by this time Mr. Buchanan bas left London for Paris. He would probably visit Italy before returning home. ine circular letter from Denmark relative to the settlement of the sound dues question has been received by government. CAUTION TO AUCTIONEERS. An auctioneer in Detroit, a few days ago, while in the act of knocking down an article to a pur chaser, let the hammer slip from his hand, and thus most unexpectedly struck a lady in the crowd, knocking her down. lie was arrested and fined S5, the justico not allowing an auctioneer to knock down purchasers as well as the thing they purchase. . . LITTLE EPIGRAM. A Uentleman, who bad lost bis wife, whose maiden, name, was Little, addressed the follow ing to Miss Moore, a lady of diminutive stat ure: 'I've lost the Little once I had; My heart is sad aud sore; So now I should be very glad To have a little Moore." ' To which the lady sent the following ans wer : I pity much the loss you've had; The grief you must eudure A heart by LitUe made so sad. A little Moore won't cure." FALL OF SEBAST0P0L. On the 17th instant, a public celebration took place in New Orleans for the fall of Sebastopol. A te deum waa chaunted at the Cathedral, and a salute of three hundred guns fired. The celebra tion was, however, confined to the French part of the town, all the rest refusing to participate, and tne snipping in port refusing" to hoist their flags." ' - -" .: m ", - i i .... i - i in iii ! " i A BRAVE WOMAN. The house of CJioate Bamham,' in Hampton, Mass., was entered by a thief, on Friday morning. There were only three females in the house at the time, one of whom jumped our of bed, and called out to know who was there, when the fellow de camped, leaving behind a bundle 6f silver articles which he had packed up. - BOYS IN A BEAR FIGHT. Three lads in Rockingham county, Va., named George Begoon, Jas. Probost and Alex. Prikey, re cently encountered a large bear in the woods and despatched him after a severe fight. . FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES. Thejuit of Dr. Carringtoo vs. Flagg, Caldwell ot. Va, lor damages received ty tne upsetting of stage between Lynchburg and the South Side Railroad, Fa., in the month .of August, 1854. was decided at the recent term of the Circuit Court for Campbell county, and a verdict of $5,000 ren dered for the plaintifE ' , ; DENMARK AND THE SOUND DUES. A Berlin paper confirms the report previous! r received that the son mi dueaiiuestioa will be sub mitted to a Congress of States, to assemble for that purpose ia November next. EINGULAU. ORIGIN CT A FIBE. On Sunday last, some cl.V. Ireo, playing ia the bouse of Geo. W. Angell, of Bedford, Michigan, discovered smoke coming np through boards, and gave the alarm, when the. boards were removed, and a" mouse's nest discovered, into which the little animal bad dragged a friction match. The match bad probably been Ignited by the move menta of the mouse, and but forits timely discov ery must have caused a serious fire. MILITARY PAPERS BURNT. The Austin Times of the 13th instant mentions the destruction by fire of the office of the Adju tant General orTexas, including the army rolls and -every important paper in relation to the mil itary affairs of Texas. ' There is no means (it says) to procure duplicates, and ihe burning of no other archives could have been a greater loss to Texasas it will open the door totbe defraud ing of many persons.' , . DISA8TER. Baltimore, Oct. 29. During the high wind yesterday morning a schooner was broken loose from her moorings, by one of the New Yor pack ets which came into collision with her- A bole was knocked in her side, and to prevent her from sinking she was taken across to the flats on the south side of the basin and run ashore. We heard of no other damage to the shipping; except per haps a little chafing. - AGREEABLY DISAPPOINTED. A correspondent of the Newaik (N, J.) Eagle writes from Leavenworth city; -Kansas, as fol lows: ' I am a grant cownrd, and camo here with fear and trembling, expecting to have my throat cut from car to ear before I reached the hotel in the city of Leavenworth; but, so far from being mo lested, I have been treated with every civility and I have never been among a people so univer sally polite as the "border ruffians" of Kan sas." Probably the gentleman minded his own busi ness. : DEATH OF A CLERGYMAN. The Rev.' Mr. Worrell, a Baptist minister of Melrose, Mass., of some celebrity, while passing over Cbarlestown bridge, a few days since, was so badly injured by coming in contact with a wag on that he died on Thursday last. DEATn OF A BRITISIl OFFICER. Rear Admiral the Hon. W. Percy -died in Lon don 6n the 5th instant. In 1814, early in the spring, he was appointed to the command of the Hermes, 20 guns, which vessel, after having 25 men killed and 24 wounded, in an unsuccessful attack on Fort Boyer, Mobile, was set on fire and .destroyed to prevent her falling into the hands of the Americans, in September of that year. Capt. Percy had nnder orders at that time, besided his own ship, the Canon, 20, and Sophie and Chil ders, of 18 each. Ho was honorably acquitted of all blame in the loss of the Hermes by a court niartia'. FEMALE TEDESTRIAN. , There is a young lady in Nashua, N. II., who makes nothing of walking sixteen miles before breakfast. Of course she is ruddy, attractive aud hearty. MARINE NEWS. TEXAS. The news of Capt. Callahan's battle with the Indians and Mexicans, in Mexico, had caused much excitement wherever it had reached. The San Antonio Texan, speaking of the fight, says "Many of our citizens have already gone to the rescue of the rangers, and we believe more are preparing to go. There isno time now for phi losophizing. 'He thathathagannjiit el him sell it aud buy a sword.' There should bo no delay for the lives of one hundred of our brothers may be sacrificed on the delay of an hour. There can no harm accrue if so many go that they can rout completely the abominable den of Indian despera does, who we fear are sheltered by some unpriuci pled Mexicans without the knowledge of the Mexican Government. The Austin State Times furnishes tho following intelligence, from which it appears that Callahan command have had another fight with the Mexi cans and Indians, and have since crossed to this side of the Rio Grande : "A letter from Capt. Callahan, though dated the same day with his report, is still later, and contains more minute information of the fight. The Mexicans and Indians numbered 750. Their loss was etehty-five killed and one hundred wonn ded. These particulars were ascertained from ine Mexicans. .Lieut. Tom, who brought in tho letter, says there is no doubt of Capt. Callahan navtug received permission to cross the Rio uranae trorn the Mexican authorities. He has oeen advised to file it with tho officer in command at rort Duncan. MAYOR'S OFFICE. TN Pursuance of a Resolution adopted in Town r v S iv fsg QUeStCd tO mkslflsvnH Imairiie Ihla A . a fi O'clock. P. M thnt ir them (a ..tf k r ,k. i.-- ... aj saav iuiiviui ii iiic in LC r.A'llUTCrO vi uvdlky. JISO. McllAK. Maror Nov.Jst, 1S55. IJolluway's IHlls, a cure for Sick Headache and T? I !.. w:i r rr - .. ... " ".mm ivaners, oi uover oiaine, was, per haps. One of the omntoat Biifr.rra fmm i.Ir . - . - -. u,. j3n4- acne and bile, scarcely a day passed w ithout his r,i;n i, A i r i f . , .... ,...,,6 iU uilhuiui eiiecis oi mcse formidable evils, he put himself in the hands of the doctors, but they did - him no good, in fact, he became wuioc, udui nis sunenngs were more than human nature could bear and he aim nut annlr hiuIm tlmm. fortunately for him he commenced usinjr Hollo ""J oatius, wmcn aciea upon ine system, cleansed the bowels; cleared the head, aud by persevering wiw uieni ior eignt weeica, morougniy restored him to health. Ha hna - - - - w.wu vuutnj C . I . ... a .. a -. ii i rum mese areaaiui auacKS. CHOLERA. A disease which strikes terror in any commu nity where it exists, no medicine is more womnt in its action on this disease than Perry Davis' I . a . . Tr "ii a . i . , . . . . iccciiuis run ainer. n il ine acKDOWieavea antidote which seldom .fails if spplU-d in its early symptoms, no family should be without a bottle of it always on hand. Act wise and if you have not a bottle get one at once delays aro danger ous. PRINTING PRESS VOR SALE. A Smirk Ptintinz Press will be sold very low at the office of The Commercial. The platin is 30 by zii tncnes. Application snould be made early. JUST PUBLISHED. From the Commercial Office, in pamphlet form, price JS3.UU for a hundred coniea THE NATIOXAU PLATFORM OF THE AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS. With extracts from GEO. WASHINGTON aitf THOS. JEFFERSON, ' WITH ' CRIMINAL AND PAUPER STATISTICS, SPEECH OF J. CLEMENS, of Alabama. ie - epuimucr u. , . - 79 . - PORT OF W1LMINQT0N, NOVKMUEtt 1 ARRIVED. 29. Brig Lincoln Webb. Parkins, from B.'tb. Me. to JH. Chadboarn fc Co. Co hrr passage she experienced heavy weather; lost bar forelop gallant-mast split sails and sprang aleak. bh will be takin on the wsys to repair. gtesruer Sun, Jones, from Fayatteville, to W. H. Marsh. 81). Brig Lncy II. Chase, Baker, from Boston, to Pierce Sl Dudley. Scbr. Aramintcr, Marshall, (rota Baltimore, to Rusieil fc Bro. Steamer Rowan, McRae, from Fayetleville, to Lntterloh fc Elliott. Schr. W. C. Eiiason, Deakyne, from Philadel phia, to T. C Worth. 81. steamer Spray, Price, from 8mltbville, to A. 11. VanlSokkelen. CLEARED. 29. Hchr. Angelina, Walker, for Charleston, 8 C. by Geo. Harrisa. - 80 Schr. John, Burton, for New York, by Geo. Harris, with naval stores Ac. 8cbr. J. 8. Wilon, Hallock, for New York, by j. it. Blossom, wit n naval sio.ee Steamer Chatham, Allen, for Fayetteville, by w. ii. sicuary ot uo. Steamer Spray.Prlce for Smithville, by A. H VanBokkelcn. 31. Sebr. Exchange, Gray, for Baltimore, by It u use 1 1 ol oi o. witu navai mores olc. Schr. Look Here, Lewis, for Philadelphia, by T. C. Worth, with naval stores Ac. WHOLESALE NUCES CUIiliLNT. LIQU0HS AND WINES. '.. BBL.S. Reeiified Whiskey. JUlO - Old Mooonsahela frhLki. 20" N. E. RatnT 2H C' APP' Brandy, prrnrh Rrsndv. Prr &.I r i u-s- - , r.. - ' .sua ana jnaings tmc, Cidor Vjnsghr, tfce. In slot and for sal by . , j&ENO II. GREK1NE, ftor.1. - y ' lo. 7, Market street.,. Sltii SILT. - fACKS Ground Alum Salt, now L and ior sale by V nr. ... . SUPER-PHOSPHATE OF M3IE. 1 I U RAG!i UPKK PHOSPHATE OF 1V.ULI.UK, an cxcelitni fertilizer, jus! re ceived in alore, for sale by. ADAMS, BRO. fc CO. Nov. 1. 97-if. FOR IIVERPOOL. Nov SCHR. Col. JNO. McltAK. Marshall, Alaster, will have dispatch aa above, for light freight or paaaage. apnlv to I. J. H. CHADBOURN f f- CO. 50 PEWS AT AUCTION. ON Monday mornin? next, Nov. 5th, at 9 o'clock, at St. James' Church, In tliia town, there will be ofl'ereJ for sale at public auction, ubont thirty Pews in aald Church, bclon;in to ihe VeAiry. Such as may not be old will be rented at the same time, for one year. Terms of sale very liberal fly order of the Vestry A. A. BKOW.V, Secretary. Pel . 30. 07 n. FOR SALE. Q'T't Acres Pine Land, situati d immediately I J upon Wilmington and Wrldon It. R., four to five miles Irom Depot at W ilmfngton. AND' " Kf Acre of Rice or Meadow Land, aituatcd between Korcc Put and Thombnry t II or which is fine Swamp Land. For term, Ac, sp ply o M.jL'ltONLY. Oct. 30, 1855. 97 if BILLECART-SAI,M N'S VERZENA CHAMPAIGN, 127 Superior to ant other Brand Imported. J. MEYER,' Jr., Sole Importer FOB. Till UNITED STATES, No. 14 Broadway, New York. Oct. 30, 97 3m NOW RECEIVING. boxes Superior Cheese; 20 bbls. and hairbhls. extra Genessce ''lour I DU ones new zJUCKwnral ; 10 firkins Gonhrn Butter B hhds. Porto Ulco .'tignr; 20 bbls. Crushed, Loaf and Clarified do. t 10 kita Mullet Itoe; 10 do Pickled Salmon 50 boxes Smoked Herrings. For sal by Oct. 39. fXlJWOUsiTOX. FRESH AND IN GOOD ORDER. Per Schr. L. P. Sin.UK, al No. 11 Kurlh Water Street. 1 1 KEGS Butrer, 1 J 25 hoxea No. t Checae, 20 Colgate's No. 1 Son p. 10 ' ' ' 10 " ' Pals " 10 Pearl Starch, 10 half boxea Pearl Starch, 10 bbls. Sugar Crackers, : 10 " .Soda Crucker, 10 boxes do do Low for rash at GEO. II. KEI LEV'S Oct. 30. (Weekly J. and daily H. copy ) TO "TEACHERS AND FRIENDS. OF EDUCATION." THE followlnz new Booka ana revised Edition X aro commended to your attention and exami nuuon : Davie Primary Arithmetic, Davies' Intellectual Arlthmeli Pavies' New Arithmetic. Daviea' Elementary Algebra, Oavies Practical alathemsiics, Duvies' Bourdon's Alaebra, Daviea' Elementary Geometry, Davies' Logic of .Mathematics, Daviea I. gendre'a Geometry, Daviea' Surveying (Kcviard Edition) Church's Klementa of Cnlculua, Church's Analytical Geometry, Harkley's Tiiononietrv, Burtlett's Treatise on .Mechanics, Banleu's Analytical Mechanics, Bart ktl'a Treati on Optics, Ac., Courteaay's Diffxrenlial snd Inierol Calculus, Parker's Natur I 1'hilo.ophy (tteviaed Edition) Norihend's Dictation Exercises, Nortliend's American Speaker, Norihend's School Dialogues, Martin's Orlhocpiat, Bartlett's College Astronomy. The Word Builder, Monleith's Eirt Letsnna In Geography, Monteith's Manuel of Geography, McNally's School Gcosrxphy, Clark's English G rammer (Rcvlied Edition) Clark's analyai, W elch's Analyrla qfthe Englirh Sentence, Day's Art of Rhetoric, Mahan's Intellectual Philosophy, Kamea' Elements of Criiicinm. Brookfield's First Book in Composition, ' Dwight's Grecian and Roman Mythology, Zachoa New American Sneaker.' Willard'n Hiftory of the United State, for tcl.oola wiiiiartrs universal History, Wllliard's Guide and Map of Time. ' Miltons' Psrsdise Lout, with Uoyd'a Notes, Voung's Night Thouffhis. ' " Thomson's Seasons, Cowper's Task, and other Poems ' " Pollok's Course or Time, Daviea' Cyclopedia of Mathematics. North Carolina Readers "le press. ' - I'uoiianeo oy, . A. S. BARNES & CO.. 51 and 53 John Si., N. V. For sale hy S. W. WHITAKER. Wilmington, N. C. Oct. 30, 97 3m Jc, 17 le 15 it Oil 1 1 10 1(5 2S I'd (10 1-0 I OA I I 2 bf 1 75 f 1 10 23 NEW JEWELRY STORE IN WILMINGTON, N. C J XI THK PUBLIC. The undersigned will open. In a few days, at ihe stora No. 6a Mar ket street, lately occupied by Kahnwciler A Bro . aa a Clothing Store, a rich assortment of WATCHES and JEW KLItV of all des cription. SI LVKK and SILVER WAKE The undersigned will warrant every article as represented, genuine gold and silver. . .. : T . . a. lilt ii iuni oinerwise, ine money win u retur ned in full. Also, keeps rnnstsntly en hand a first rste Watchmaker and Jeweller. Every article ordered will be manufactured here. Aa the undersigned has beer engsgad and a ... .u: i. .. i r . I i n YDrUHJllI Up 'D Klllai VUVIHCM IVT lllal tmW IO yeira. he feels confident of giving entire atiafactlon,and at the sfiortest notiea. The patronage of the pablie ie respectfully In vited. Please call and examine the atock. I. ALEXANDER. Oct. 17. 96 If 500 Nov. 0 NOTICE. TO RENT OR LEASE for term of years, from the 1st of January next, thai well known Store-house and Stand, a. Whitehall, Bladen Co.. and at prevent occupied by Mr. Dugald McMillan. The Stand is loo well known to eeed any descrip tion. This is one of the beat Stands for a Store and Terpentine Distillery on the river between Wilmington and Fayetteville. Anyone wishing to embark In that eostnees would da well to call and examine for themselves. I. A. WOOTEN. Whitehall, Oct. 19- . ' 96.3c BAC6N,TrlD Hams, N. C..... Sides. Shoulders, ........ Hog Round,...... Lard,.I.C.,M..,. keif. Hams, Weaterr., Sides. Western, " Shoulders. Weeia-m, , . ' " Pot k. Northern per bbl., Mf.n .." Prime, ,'t Corn, per bushel, " Meal, i; Pess.black eye per buahel, ! Cow, . ..7? ,. . Pea Nuts, Rice, per lb., Clan, Rough, per boahcl,. , Butter, per lo .- Elour per bbl.. Paytteille auper. 8 V5 4i --''est r? ' 7 50 'isimure. e e Canal,. .. ..,.T. . Coflee, per lb , H t. Domingo.. ... .. Rio I.uguyra, '. Cula,. Macho,- Java, . . " Sugar, per lb , flew Orli Porto Rico, St Croix,... " Loaf...... Molaswa, per gallon, N. Ofein'.'. Porto Rico, Cuba, Hay, per 100 Iba., Eaulern,. Northern,- ' Liquors, per gal.. Pear h Brandy'.!.' Apple. " Rye Whiskey, neriineu, .V. K. Rum, Wines, per gal , Mad.iia i Port .' Malaga, ' t" Glue.per lb , American, . . Cotton perlb, ,,, Varn, per lb., 4-8 Sheeting, per yard,. 3-4 " Oznaburgs, Eeathera, per lb... Candlea. perlb., N. C. Tallow,. ... Northern. Adamantine. , Sperm , . Lime per bbl., j Turpentine, per bbl. oi 2R0 Iba. Virgin Dip,.., Vellow Dip, Hard,-..... Tar, o Pitch, , f RoalnbvTule. No. I..... No. 2. No. 3. Spirit Turpentine, per gallon..... Varnish, Pine Oil, Roain Oil, ., Sperm Oil, Linseed Oil- j eat8 Foot Oil, J Iron per lb., Americon beat refined Knllah assorted, Sweed, best refined, Shear, American, Cut Kails,. Wrought Nails Steel, per lb., German. Blistered, j BcstCsst. i Best quality Mill Saws. 6 feet,.... Hollo ware,. Lumber per M. feet, Sleoin Sawed Y toorinj Wide Boards, Plank and Ncamlinir,. . Wide Boards, edged, Refuse, River Lumber, Flooring,. w iae Hoards, 7 Scanthn? , 4 Timher. Shipping, 0 Prime Mill,... Common, 5 Inferior, Staves, per 1,000, W.O. bbl. Rotiuh D reefed R.O. hhd., rough. D reined, fehlntlna, per 1000, Common, 2 RO Contract,. 4 25 Blaek'a Inrxo,.-. .' 5 00 Salt per bushel. Turk's Islnnd,.... 37 Liverpool Mark. 1 :!0 Soap per lb., Pule, : pj Brown, fij Tullow per lb., j Bbl. Heading per M , Ath, 0 00 Cheese, 2 00 00 On 10 (lit 00 00 0 j I 00 00" 00 0(1 00 0' 11 00 II i'i 13 00 00 15 8 6 U l(-i r, 00 00 .cr, 60 4 SJ I 00 I 0) 40 II Pi 16 7 C 9 4" U in I 11 3d 73 2 25 00 (M 0(. Ill 0 (XT 00 0(t W) 00 00 ocr 14 O'l II M 11 (K 14 oo- C'17 1 1" 7 t(f If 0( (-(,' (It 0 o 0',' ( (M 00 01 T OH' 0( o.r 11 1 H i'o 00 IV 00 30 60 00 fO 3'i 14 40 oo- I 37J a 0 Of) a I 30 a 44 00 a 00 00 a 0l 00 u i,ir 1.6 1 0 (.0 il a 00 1 50 a 0(0 5 a St 4 a 0 H a 0 ,0 a 0 0 a 0 n s 10 s l 15 s 00 Ha 74 20 a 2! 5 00 a C 00 3 a 4 10 00 7 00 G 00 14 00 7 00 8 B0 00 00 CO 50 50 7 3 none nono nne non 0 0 5 16 00 0 00 15 00 0 10 0 00 0 00 0 CO 0 00 0 00 9 00 so r,o Olr 00 f0 00 - 71 0 12 12 00 13 FItKiailTS: TO NEW YORK. on df. k. vhm.h. Turientiiio. per bid. 00 r,5 Rosin ami Tar, per bhl.. 2 80 Spirits Turintine, per bbl, 00 60 Flour; ier bhl., 00 , 1(0 Hif. jK,-r 100 l. grost, 00 121 Cotton, wr bale. 0 00 1 00 Cotton frooda and )arn, jxr foot, (Hi ' ft. Flaxseed. wr rak (K) CO Pea Nuts, per IhimIicI, 00 (J Lumber. kt M.. " 6 00 7 00 TO PHILADELPHIA. on dkck. isvr.n. Naval Stores, per bbl.. 'lh 30 Sphits Turpentine, 00 CO Ysrn and Sheeting per foot, Of) 6 Pea Nuts, er bushel, K) H Lumber, per M.t 6 00 7 00 TO B03TON. on dkck. unofs. Navsl Stores, fxr bbl , 3i 40 Spirits Tnrpcnt ine, er bbl., G-r 00 Lumber, per M , 7 00 9 00 IVa Nut, per bnsht-l 8 Rough Rice, kt bushel. 8 C 0 M SI K I C I A L. REMARKS OX MARKET. moniin Ut Sales of produce since Tuoaday are ss follows, viz : TirsyKNTiNS. 944 bbls. Turpentine at S3 35 per bbl for Yellow Dip, snd 62 14 per bbl. for Hard. SrtaiTS Tlspentiks. 180 Spirits Titrpt. at 4 1 cts per gallon. - Rosin. 450 bbls. No. 3 Rot-1 11 in medium sized bbls. st 81 27 per bbl, and 1230 do do in Urge bbl, st 81 30 per bbl. . Tis.-388 bbls. Tar at $2,40 r-r bbl. TlsiBKB. 1 Raft Timber at 8,00 par M. feet, and I do at SO 00 per M. feet. Cotton.-11 bales Cotton (Good Middling) al 81 cis per lb. Ifr.-200 blN. Eattern Hay at 51.11 cts per 100 lbf. NEW YORK MARKET. Oct. 20. Flour price hare adranccd; sates 23,000 bids, at &9 12 fur straight Statu, SJ 37 for good Ohio, and fclO for Southern. Corn pri ces hare advsncctl; sales of 20,000 LuhIicIm, at 904 cents for western mired. Lard the mar ket is languid; sales of 150 bbls. at 12 cts. WbU keyi the market has declined; sales of 600 bbls. at 41 cents for Ohio. Turpentine Aim, aalea of 450 bbls. SpiHU 47 cenU. Rice Is actire, sales of 800 tcs. sl6i cts. PHILADELPHIA MARKET. Oct. 29.Coiton The slock continues Hcht, snd prices are steadily on tbe decline. The week a aalea tuoatly within th ranjo of 9 a 10JC for Up- lands, and 10 a I lie for New urivana, uau ana time. Flour Sales for shipment rcsch some 11,000 a 12 000 bbls st 8 C2i 8 87 for sfsndard mi.er- flue Western sud Pennnj lrsnie, a8,87 a i0 25 for rxlre. The bulk or the satea were at S,G2 a 8 875, and the market closed with an upward ten dency. Corn Pale st 5 a 90c for ld yellow, and OTo for while, including new at 60 a 65c, as to condition. Nartl Stores Spirits Turnentina haa advaneed 4 a 5 cts. rer gallon ; sales at 45 a 47 cts.. since si 44 s 49c, and since at 60 a 52c. eaxh and lime, Boain and Tar hare also Improved. Rice is scarce, with aalea of about 100 casks oew crop at 5 6c, on the oiual terroa. - TJOSTON MARKET. Oct. 27th We extract from the Slipping Li.t and Price Current ; Oo Thnradar Uat busineM wss stinoi entirely suspended, to enable oor eitian toattend ibees- hibition of the United States t'oitural Socie ty, and the uoeemonts in iurrcliadie l.arc in consenat-ncu been soniewn intuitu trio paa week. There is rery tMango io ounce 10 1110 leading articles. Cotton dull, at V 1- ctnws.

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