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. v . v .. v i1" ' ' H V 4C S VOLUME X -NUMBER 1 20. WILMINGTON, N. C., SATURDAY , MORNING DECEMBER 21, 1855:; WHOLE NUMBER 12 irtr &0 -:vM HIT A h i f 1 W 111 it : V : 111 'X ' If l " MISCELLANY. A BAD SPECULATION ; OR, THE DARK STRANGER. - . CHAPTER I. - . ; '"Ah Angela, I am ruined utterly ruined V exclaimed "Robert VVilson to ?l?is young and devotedjwife. . --. '. 'Rained, why, Robert what can have happened. I thought you were doing so Weil in yoiu business,' returned the wife, with the deepest anxiety depicted' upon her fair features. . 1- - ,. . - 'And so I am, my love y but in an un lucky 'moment, 1 erabafked in a specu Jation which jlia$ ; proved, unfortuiiale and erery;dollaT I possess is gone.' - " - 'Why-have you-not told me-of this -Tbefbte- Robetr : " y' ; - - .. I wished not to pain you, love' 'I fear you have been imprudent;' nay, ; I will pot reproach ydu.' v, ' " - - I have, hoped tHat until now 'I should be able to redeem myself," - By risking a few. hundred "dollars' more, I feel confi dent that I coud retrieve my losses, and come Out - bright again ; but 4 alas! I have not another dollar it) the world.' - - And the young husband looked anxi ously at his wife ' ' "' ' :'' '.-... " . 'What kind.;.ofv speculation V was it, Robert?', asked his wife, as ' a slight - misgiving crossed - her confiding heart,, O, it was a', strictly business transac tion, rather complicated id '' its details, and I don't think you would understand it if I explained it replied Robert, . j i v .' I am not so dull of comprehension, that I cannot " understand an ordinary busjpess transaction. t u ' i- - i Jd my dear, J ?ktibw you f would;-understand it better than ladies generally . would, but it is yery iutricate very.' - 'Ijvill not insist Robert, upon know ing anything r you desire p k conceal,' saioTMrs. ' Wilson, with a gentle . re 'proach'in her tone 'but "methinks a -wife ought to fcppwthe occasion of her husband's -sorrows.'- - , . 'Forgive; mej' Angely,' ' replied ! the husband,;imprinting a tender kiss upon her lips ; forgive me and I will tell you alL' ' - - 'Nay, love," I ask it not, I am satisfied now. And is there no hope ?' 1 f 'If I bad two hundred - dollars, I feel perfectly confident that I should redeem myself.' :, " 'Is there no risk Robert V ' ' - 1 will be candid,u Angelyj 'there is some risk.' - ; " .'I will get you the money, Robert.' j 'My "own true wife.' - This conversation occurred at the house of a young New York shopkeep. . cr; He had been married to a young, geo tie-hearted;, girl only a year before, during which period they ' had lived in ' uninterrupted hapiness. '" r - The young, wife had no suspicion that the clouds of "adversity were low ering over their joyous home until her - husband had communicated the fact. VFor some Aveeks, however," she" had no ticed that Robert was more than usual ; lyduIL--Once or twice a week he had - absetited himself from her side in the evening,1 alleging that he' had business r demanding his attention. V - , Angeline Wilson at the Hitrie of her marriage, was the possessor of a small sum of money,' bequeathed to-her by her father. It had' been settled upon her SO; thather husband could -not con trol it, "and could spend no portion of it without her sanction. -. The young shopkeeper's business had prospered beyond his most sanguine ex- pectattons, so thaf his devoted wife who " would willingly have -placed herf little fortune Vin his hatids, saw .. no occasion '', to withd raw it From her uncle, in whose 'hands it was not only deemed to be safe- ly invested, but was producing a. haud- - some interest. ' -, ' Robert Wilson J:'was a whole-souled Jyoung manJ vwithbut.a selfish ' thought in his composition. He' had i married Angeline for 1 herself' alone,5 and had hardly bestowed a thought upon, her portion; ' l y - i-y -akyfy i:' . . But the bad ; speculation,' had wor ried him : exceedingly. . All the iready , money he could command had been ex . hausted, :- and in. ,his extremity.Mhe ' thought had occurred to him that his wtfe could supply his waiits. The idea of asking her for reli f, was, to a man of high-strung "temperament, so highly repuguant, that lie only naa the cour : age to bint at.the service she might ren der Kim. 5 CHAPTER II. ; I . . With the money? in hia : pocket, which Angely had procured" for him, Robert Wil son hastened down' Broadway.. At ,the ' corner of Park Place he paused,.and cast funive' glance around him, evidently . niuch agiuted. ".He thought of his Joving -wife at-bome. v "- " r. " He had deceived her, and his conscience 'smote thim. She was all love and 'gentle i ness, and sincerity, and confidence and he tJiad basely Received her. - - ' - Should he not return, throw himself al her feet, - and beg forgiveness X . Such a "-.course was certainly the most grateful to ? his ernng, penitent soul ;tbut he had made a 'bad speculation,1 and while there was hope' of retrieving himself, the demon bf - mammon wiihin him prompted hira' to sin : again. ' Turning down Park: Place he" enter d ;one of those gambling hells, which are th - curse c f enlightened America. Again he I""" J " the steps of the magnificent es. - - t, to silence the -upbraiding of ..jience. The beautiful, loving ex . i:.. l of his wife, languishing away the tedious hours of his absence in lonely' mis ery, haunted him. - t . . . But the usual consolation, the oft-repeated resolution' of the erring soul : . Only this time, and 'then I will forever abandon the 'way of the transgressor,' came to urge him on. . ' ; By the gas-light in the street, he obser ved a dark form, closely muffied in the am ple, folds of a Spanish cloak, approaching the spot where he -stood." The - stranger paused by his side, glanced intently at him and then entered the saloon. He followed him the hall flashed with brilliant lights, arid the gay and5 fashiona ble of the metropolis; thronged the scene. Men smiled as though the place was not the gate of hell itself.. The old and respec table of the , bar and forum, and the ex change, were there," countenancing, ;by iheir presence uid .example, the, iniquity practised within-lhose gilded walls. ; Roben Wilson shuddered as he entered the saloon. Yet why should he . shrink from a scene, in which the respectable mm of the community hesitated not to mingle? Poor, simple youngs man ! his soul had not yet corne to believe that wealth, station and the honors of. the" world can sanctify sin and hollow iniquity. ' : - In an ungarded hour he had been lured into a ''deu cf thieves,' by a man of good sumding - in society the importer from whom lie purchased many of his goods, and who held his notes in payment of them ! ; He had hazarded a few dollars; though his conscience smote him all the while He won ; he - was in the hands of those who were experienced in the management of unsuspecting dupes. He went away with his pockets well lined with the fruits of his unhallowed gains. " s Inflated by the ambition to become sud denly rich, he went again and again won. f The devil lured him on. With a firm resolution to abandon these visits when he should have added the gains of one more night to his previous accumulation, he went a third time. If he succeeded on this occa sion, as he had on the two previous nights, he should be able to pay the only note he owed. The prospects of freeing himself en tirely from debt, suddenly and without la bor, tempted him to engage once more in the exciting game. , - - f But the gamblers had permitted him to run the whole length of his rope. On the third night he lost lost all he had before won L . f C:"- i-J , : , : ; s All his fine fancies were thus dasLed to the ground. - But the hope of freeing him self from debt, had taken strong hold of his imagination, and he could not so easily tc sign it, Again he went, trusting that the chan ces of the game would again favor - him- again and again l.e went, till all his avail able means w-rre sacrificed. The gamblers adroitly permitted him to win a few dollars occasionally, and tbus his hopes .were kept buoyant. , All were gone, but the passion of gam ing had gained intensely as bis worldly goods had melted away. ; Uneasily he strolled among the gamb ling tables, now pausing to glance an in stant al the game, and then hurrying ner vously on again. He had two hundred dollars in his pock et and humiliating reflection ! it'had been given by his wife.' He must be careful of it; he could hope for no more. As he paced the gaily thronged hall be discovered the dark looking stranger, who had confronted him at the entrance of the saloon, alone, at one of the marble tables The eye of the dark being suddenly res ted sharply upon him. It was a dark, deeply, expressive ble eye it seemed not unfamiliar to him. The glance he knew not why riveted him to the spot, and he stood tremulously gazing at the stranger. The complexion of the mysterious per sonage was decidedly white. His beard, jet black,, entirely covered the sides and lower part of his face, even to the, contour of the mouth. It was very long and: curl ed gracefully down over the chin. Over' his head he wore a cap, from beneath which, long, black; glossy curls floated down over his coat collar. - In stature he was below the medium size. . CHAPTER III. 'Play 1' said the stranger, in a low, gut tural voice, not unmingled with softnss. - Robert Wilson involuntary seated him self opposite the dark being. , . With his gloved hand the stranger pla ced a'flfty dollar bill on the table. Highest wins, said he laconcially, as he pushed the dice-box over to Robert. Thi3 was certainly, an irregular game, and an irregular method of proceeding bat; it' was simple, and in this respect was preferable to him, so he placed a corres ponding amount by the side of it. .Robert shook the dice, and cast them upon the table, ' ; ' , ' 'Twelve,' said the stranger, as he shook up the box and made his throw. Eighteen, continued - be, sweeping stakes from the table. : v - ; ; The next throw Robert won. The stake was doubled; he won again. Maddened by excitement, he placed all the money he had on the table. '. The darkvisaged stran ger, without moving a muscle of his brow, covered it. ' . ' 'v , - At one fell swoop Robert was penniless again I ; - t - Rising from the table in a paroxysm of disappointment, he was about to rush from the 6cene.i Stay Y said the stranger. ? I have not a dollar,' replied Robert, bilte.rly., ; . , "'Your watch " - . " ' No, replied . Robert,', firmly It 'is my wife's.' i r , - ' Your luck will change again. .ViThe young man hesitated.- .;.- . Sure to change, continued the jstran- ger. - . . j -, - - . With adesperate effort, Robert drew the watch from his pocket , 'Seventy-fiv8 dollars,!, said, he, tremu lously. '-'-" ' . ''.The. stranger placed the amount on the table. t-The dice descended-r Robert won I ' For several successive chrows he won, but staking all, again he was once more penniless ' - - The watch was put down again Hi was lost I ".Robert was in despair. .'; . , You have a wife V said the stranger... ' I have- God forgive me V replied the ruined husband, in a burst of bitterness. ' ; Of course, you love " her not, or 3-ou would not be here,' continued the stranger, carelessly.' - I do love her as I love my own soul 1 exclaimed Robert, perplexed by the singu lar turn the conversation had taken. " The character of the professional gam bler was too well known to him, not to suspect that the dark stranger had some object in view in these inquiries. Those fearless tales of gamblers who have staked monpy -against ihe honor of a wife, flashed across his mu til, and he shuddered to think how near he stood to . the fatal precipice, which might hurl him, in his madness, in to deeper dishonor. I J? '.You would have her know what you have done?' said the stranger calmly. ' Not for the world.' 'Then play agui -i; your chance is good. -'1 hnve not a shilling.' ' X .'I will lend you. 'On what security V asked Robert, trem bling for the answtr. ' Mortgage me your stock of goods.' 'You know me, then V ; 'No; you are a shop-keeper.' 'I will.' ; The stranger threw three hundred dol lars. - " In ten minutes it was all lost ! 'The mortgage,' said the dark being. - 'Can we make i: here ? said Robert, over whelmed with anguish. 'No; I will go to your house.' 'Impossible! not for the world.' 'But I mtiZ,' said the stronger, sternly. : 'By Heaven, you shall not!' 'Hist! you shall be exposed.' ; Robert was obliged to consent, and borne down by the terrible agony that preyed up on him, he conducted his mysterious com panion to his once ha;py home. The clock struck eleven as they entered. Your wife is not at home,' said the stran ger. ," - - V . : Robert was surpri-ed to find that Ange ly was not in her accustomed seat by the fire. Full of painful misgivings, why, he knew not, he hastened to her apartment to see if she had retired; there was uo , trace of her to be discovered. ;, Returning to the sitting-room, he found the strange gambler seated by the fire, in tently poring over the pages of a book he had taken from the centre table. ; 'Left you, I should say; women are so tame,' replied the stranger, sternly. 'Left me!' no! exclaimed Robert, casting himself into a chair, and venting deep groans, the auguish of his soul 'The mortgage,' continued the stranger, sharply. 'I will write it in my room,' replied the young "man, leaving the apartment. Wiping away the tears, which coursed in great drops down his haggard cheeks, he picked out a blank mortgage from his papers, and proceeded to fill it out. The task completed, he returned to the sitting room. t : ; ' -I As he opened the door, he started back with astonishment at beholding Angely seated by the grate, reading the last num ber of Harper! ' ' ' Why, Robert, I did not know you had got home, said she, rising and placing a chair before the fire where his slippers lay, ready' for him to put his feet into - The dark stranger was not there. fWhat is the matter with you, Robert, how strangely you appear,' continued his wife. , - : - , - --- - : l 'Do V and Robert started and looked round him in wild amazement. Where was the stranger? 'I did not know you were here, Angely,' stammered he. -vv -"-.; 'I have been out awhile, this eveninar: but 1 came in just as the clock struck ele ven. 'So did I,' answered he, more confused than before. 'Where is Mr. -, the gentleman who came home with me?' 'I have not seen any gentleman.' 'I came in at eleven with 'What time is it now, Robert?'. . The watch his wife's watch it was gone! r.-- ;..r 'i ..v -.. 'Your watch I left .' 'I have it; it is half-past eleven,' said An gely, taking the watch from her pocket. 'What is the matter with you Robert?' you are crazy, 1 should say. 'That watch,- Robert paused. - 'Well, said Angely, beginning to wear a mysterious, mischievous look, 'how goes your speculation?1 'Badly, my dear,' replied Robert with a look of wonder. . . :. 'What paper have you in your hand!' Nothing that is I will, put it in my secretary,' and he left the room to get the ug- y document out of the way. 1 'He was not absent more than five minu tes, but when he returned the dark stran ger of the gambling hell sat at the fire. Robert begart to think he was dealing with the devil. . , 'The mortgage,' said the stranger, in his low, deep tones. - - Who are you, sir? man or devil who are youV exclaimed the bewildered young man. rusnmg toward tne dart torm. But before he could reach it, the-, form snoot off tne cloak and the whiskers - and the wig, and his Wife stood before him! The spell was dissolved. He understood it all. ' '- - - - i v - - . - , ; - 'Are you cured, Robert ' said she smil ing mischievously.? v And then usinr the deep tones of the" dark" stranger; ; she con- unuea:. '.xou nave a wue; 01 course, you love her not, or ydu would not be s here. An. Kobert, tnat alone saved vou: you con fessed your love even in your ? gambling hell. In makings haste to be rich, you have been led astray.-But I forgive you, Rob ert, arid the gentlehearted wife twined her arms around "bii nick, and kissed his check,' . - - --... Always iorgmng as the "spirit of mer- cy.- IJio not deserve your forgiveness, An gely ' , BUSINESS CARDS. J. C.LATTA, COMMISSION MERC II A iV 7 GENERAL ... - . AGENT, WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct;i,!834. - " 85-1 y-c. ... 1VIL.KINSOV & ESLEK, UPHOLSTERS & PAPER HANGERS KEEP ON HAND AND MADE TO OIlDEft, McUtresses1 Mather Beds, Vmdow Curtain? . -- and HoUures. , f AH work in the shove line done at shortest No tice. Wilmington, N. C, Market St, , March 13, 1854. 1." JOSEPH R. BLOSSOJI, Genetal Comwissiorj an J Forwarding aerehant. Prompt personal attention given to Consign ments tor Sale or Shipment. J - Liberal Cam advances made on Constenmenlt to me or to my New York friends. ? " Wilmington, Jan. 30, 1854. T 135. f W.C.HOWARD, GKNEllAL Commission and Forwarding Mcr cnant, Wilmington- N. C. ."- i Liberal Jash advatjcQs made on Consignments. Nov. 20, 1653. . ; 169-tf JAMES ANDEBSON. EDWARD SAVAGE. ANDERSON & SAVAGE.' GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON N. C. ; Liberal cash advances made on consignments. March 27, 1654. ; .., ,.j 94. . " RUSSELL & BROTHER, (LATC ELLIS. KOSSBLL & CO-,) ' GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. ' v Libera cash advances made on coniignmentsof Naval Stores, Cotton, and other produce. ' .. May 3,1854.: . ;':'f C. & D. DuPRE. WHOLE SALE AND H ETA L DEALER IN Drugs, Mediclues. Chemicals, I'alntw, Oil, Bye Stufls tilass, lei turnery. Cigars, Old Liquors, Kancy Articles, Ac., MAltKKT STttEKT, WILMINGTON, N. C. v ?rescriptioneearefuHy iompounded by experi enced persons. ' . -j i !, - March 28. 1B54. y WILLIAM A. G WYE i, General AsentForwariingi Commission Icrchant. I take pleasure in informing my friends, that 1 am prepared to give all business entrusted to me efficient and personal attention. I have a wharf for Naval -Stores, with ample aecommodatloss, bpirll House, and Warehouse. . Consignments of Naval Stores for sale or shipment; and ail kinds of coun try produce solicited. Cash advances; made on consignments. . ' - April 13, 1554. , 15. ' WILLIAM H, PEAKE, COLLECTOR aSD ADVEETISG ACEST- For Country Newspapers throughout the United States, j . Basement of Sun Iron Bo ijings.Raltiroorc street All business er.'.rusted to us care transacted promptly, op liberal terms. j sept 7, l3o. ! 3-U T. C. & B. G. WORTH, COUSISSION AND FlJUW I RUING HEKCI13NTS, WILMING TON, N. C. Jan 17, 1854. ; 125-c JOSEPH II. FLANNER, General Commission Merchant, mi,MIJiUTOX, N. C. i May 9th. 1854. 87-1 y-c. JAS. II. CIIADBOURN& CO., General Commission Merchants. , iVlLMIVGTOS. N. C. i ' Jas. H. CHADBOuaif. Geo. Chadboubw. Jun. I, 1851. 123. HENRY NUTT ; FACTOR AND FORWARDING AGEST, Will give his personal atienlion to business entrust' ed to his care. ! ' Sept. 8. 1854. y ! 75-ly-u. GEORGE MYERS, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCER Keeps constantly on hand, Wxnes. Teas, Liquors, , n -.- ,x r ii-: 1 1 ir... r,.-f Conjectionarie,f-e. South front street, ; . (WILMINGTON, N. C. , Nov. 1S.1853. i : j ' 109. GEORGE HOUSTON, :. ' , , rtF.JkLKR IN . . Groceries, Provisions, and Naval Stores ; COMMISSION MERCHANT, VESSKL AND FORWARDING' AGENT, ! - WILMINGTON, N.C. Aug. 2. 60-tf , DISSOLUTION of COPARTNERSHIP. rpiIK public are hereby informed, that the co JL partnership herctolore existing between the undereizned. under the name and firm of VV. M. Sherwood &. Co. is this day dissolved; by mutual consent. All accounts due by the firm will be pre sented to W. M. Sherwood for settlement, and all accounts and notes due them must be paid imme diately to close the business. i "- WILLIS M. SHERWOOD. .VM. A. GWrKft. WILLIS !f. SHER-VVOOD will continue the business as heretofore. ; . . Sept. 1.-, . , 73 i PUBLIC HALL. THE MASONIC II ALL isffered for publ Exhibitions. Lectures or Kntertai nn cnir'. Oct. 6. P. W. FANNING, Agt. MACKEREL. fZf BBLS. No. 3 Mackerel, just received and for eJVJsaleby ADAMS, BRO. CO. , : July 17. 63 " ICeTIcE !! ICE ! ! THE WILMINGTON ICE HOUSE will be opened for delivery of lee from the first day oi April to the first day oi November between junriseand sunec. On Sundays, will close, pos- lee ordered for the country will be well packed and promptly forwarded aiali times. , All orders for Ice must b addressed to Wil mington lee House.. ,4 s 15"Terra CASH In all cases. - Jt Persons ordering from a distance can make de- nnci I At ftnK m,mm Ma will mf t K 11 1 . n.iJ... f tPrice one cent per ponnd two cents per Mnnil w I TI I.. .Ii.i.ul fnr mmw Ananltif.. I .... three pounds. : t-i- : J " .-- t Ice will be furnished gratis to the sick and poofi provided they send an order from a physician, or a member a the vishine? eommittee. , j - - A, H.VabBOKKELEN, Proprietor. AprU 12th. 1855. - - " - 12. NOTICE. ,, ; A LL persons having claims ajainst Moore, Cx. Stanly &, Co. will please present them for set tlementand all those indebted to them are re q nested to come forward mad make immediate pay ment to the subscriber. ' s; Oet.6. JNO. A. STANLY. " . " " 1 " r . ' - business ; cards. : I T HOOPER, DEARBORN & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, CBO. HOOril. - J. I.. DEAOI!. . WM. L. SO'lPtl. July 23. - - - 68-tf ADAMS, BROTHER & CO:, COM M IS S ION MERCHANTS, I WILMINGTON, N. C. July 23. , 58 A. II. ViN2ogKKi.F.x. W. A. M. VanBokkklen 4 VANBOKKELEN & BROTHER, w f WIMINGTON, N. C. Manufacturers oi and dealei in Naval Stores. Storage and Wharfage for Produce furnlbhed al fair rates under insurance, if debired. Jan. I. .. r. ; , 122-tf. - J. WE3SEL. ' - - ' H. B. CILERI, WESSEL. & EILERS. COMMISSION MERCHANTS t WHOLE SALE GROCERS. North Water St.. Wil mington. N. C. intend to keep at the above stand a generalassortmcnt 0f Groceries, Liquors, ana I'rovtsion at wholesale and to carry on a GeneralConimlesionliueincrs. . . - I - - icriiEflci! '' r rr nn . . . r.. r . nan r res-1 nr cn oanK oi ine state. o.o. Parsley, Pres't Commercial Bank n IT ma-..n. 1.' r. wir. Dollner A Potter. ftew York Jan. 20 1854. ill. GEO. H.KELLY, COMMISSION 3IERCUANT. Nextdooi to A. A. VYannet'e.on North Waters t. willattend to thesaleof nil kinds of Country Pro duce.such as Corn, Peas, Meal, Bacon. Lard , Ac. and wiiikeepconstantly on hand a full supplyof uroceries, vc. . "1 References. '- ' WiHesHall.ofWayne, JnoIcRae, Wilmington f caraway. - - uen. AIX. . MCltae. E. P. Hill, Wilmington, Wiley A. Wtliei . IAS. f. GILLESflE. GEO. 8. GILLESPIE. 1 Jahi! Gir,r.nspin a c PHODUCR AND F0RWARDLNG ; . 'I - A G ENTS. t .......... . . . , ... w. or, t imner, iumoer, c-orn, uacon, iin- I ion. q-e., fe. March 30,1855. . 6. S. l. WEST, lactioncer and Commission Merchant, - WILMINGTON. N. C. w ILL cell or buv Real Estate and Negroes al a amau commission. 1 A LSO S Strict attention givento the sale of Timber, Tur pentine, Tar, or any kind of Country Produce. Oilce second door, South side of Market street, on the wharf. ' June 12. 1854. 33-1 y. f D. CASHWELL, COMMISSION MERCHANT, j WILMINGTON. N. C. Sept. 30. . . . B4-tf : T. C. WORTH, General, Commissioo 3Icrchan(, tVILMlNUTON. N.C. TTSUAL advances made on consignments of Col- ton, iNaval store and olncr produce Pattieular attention given b v G. W. Davis to pur chasing cargoes, procuring freights for vessels, Ac. M arch 2, K54. lii-lye. i COCHRAN & RUSSELL. (SCnCESSOTtS TO TUOS. ALIBO'iE & CO ) . General Commission Merchants, No 32, North Wharves, xnd 63 North Water Sts f IHII.,Ali;iJ,IHIA. . HAS VEV COCHB AM, W-S. KDdSELt.. Liberal cash advances made on consignments. -July 30th, 1354. 53-tf. H 4 DOLLNKR. G. POTTIR. jr. J. CAM C II DUN DOLLNER, POTTER & CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, j -NEW YORK. !April30, 1854. 20:ly' T'- . UN. BARLOW, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER, ! AND DEALER IN LIQUORS. WINES ALE. PORTER, f-c. xo. J, tiraiiitc How, front street, WILMINGTON, N.C. Feb. 17th, IP55. ' 140-tf. -BENNETT &. BROKAW, PRODUCE C03I MISSION MERCHANTS, .. JrOR' Til? BALE. OP .1 tlour, Grain and Seeds, But fer. Cheese, Lard, j Dried Fruits, Smoked Meats and Pro-; visions. ... . -AO. 4, FRONT ST. NEAR TIIE DA TTER V y r. ; NEW YORK. 4 To avoid errors and delays, it is desirable that consignors bo very particular to put their initials Bpon oooos snipped to us for sale. June II. 4U-U GI.UB. -.J- P the bel quality, and Bunes of all sizes always on hand. J. K. BLOSSOM. : 0 Nov. 4. ; yt 'i t- ' SOAP AND CANDLES. fpnOSE JSUPERIOR articles, manufactured in IX Wilmington by Messrs. Coston f GaQ'ord, are offered for sale by the undersigned, who has been appointed Sole Agent for their disposition In this place. Dealers and consumers are invited to eiamtae and test them by use, in comparison With such as are imported from the North. Sam fries are offered gratuitously, with a lull convic tion that these articles, after a fair trial, will be preferred to any other in market t while they will be sold for a less price. GEO. HOUSTON. r Not. 22. - "- -' 107-tf. RECEIVED AND NOW OPENING. 4( BOXES of R. Gordon A Go's celebrsted H: J Preserved Peaches, Pesrs, Damsons, Quin ces, Blackberries. Pine Apples, Greengage Mirm. alade. Cranberry Sauce, Crab Apple, Red Currant and Pine Apple Jellies; Raspberry, Strawberry, and Blackberry Jams. 7 eases Preserved Ginger, and Ohow-Chow, (Fresh Importation.) 500 boxes Sardines, whole, half and quarters. , . . A large and fresh lot of Raisins, whole, half and qiarter boxes ; also, fresh Currants, Pigs and Cit ron f 20 boxes Cheese, English Dairy and Goshen; freeh lot of Butter; 40 bags Java, Laguyr and Rio Coffee. ; For sale by NoT..10.-----r-'.vViI.-L.S.TOvVPISIIEND. y . LIME, ". Odd CASES ThomaetonStooe Lime, la prime JJ order. Foraaleby , Not; I7,t f v J 'ADAMS, BRO. A CO.' DAILY-EXPECTED O. v FRO.M Baltimore, per bri? Andrew Ring t 150 bass Buckwheat j . - -; - 25 bbla. Mess Pork : ' " . " ? ; iM00 Empty bbls; , ::' p S 1 For sale by ' ' . RUSSELL' & BRO, Nov.20 " . , ;' . U 106 : WHEAT BRAN.. A YERY Superior artida of Wheof Bran, for resale - - D. DoPRR. Jr. Oct. fi. - '- i t ' . ' s. -e3-tL, DOCT. JOHNSTON, ntlVUMORE LOCK HOSl'lTAI. WHERE maybe obtained the most speedy, pleasant and effectual remedy In the world lor alt SECRET DISEASES. Gonorrhea;. Glee is. Strictures. Seminal Work. lies, Pains in the Loins, Constitutions! Debility """- J, " UI Ilia DICIIDULiniDI, Al- feciionsoi the Kidneys, Palpitation of the Heart, ir,m"Kyiu,nr,'jum irruaDiiiy, Lfiseases of the Head. Throat Nose or Skin i and all those irriam and melancholy disorders a rjiiing from thedestrue- : k..L.t. r x- . L. i i . . . n.uiiaui m uuiu, ui(.n oesiroy coin body and wind, those secret and solitary practices more fatal to their victims thsn the sonars of the Syrens to the mariners of Ulysscss, blighting their most bril liant hopes or anticipations, rendering marrisge, dec, impossible- YOUNG MEN. Especially, who have become the victims of Solita ry Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit which annually sweens to an untlmel v arm v ihn.nj. ..i young men of the most exalted talents and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise ha v. atranA.t lis tening Senates with the thunders of eloquence, or waked to ecstacv theiUiaa ivM.niir r7l u.i,k r.,n confidence. MARRIAGE. Aarrfpe-n,orthoecontemplatingmarrIaiTe. being awareof physical weakness, should immcdi. atelv consult Dr. J., and be restored to perfect henith. who places himself undrthecarnfn. ton may rellgiounly confide in his honor as a ten tleman, and confidently rely upon hisskill asa rjhv. sician. r ' OFFICE, No. 7, SOUTH FREDERICK St 7 DOORS FROM BALTIMORE St., (east side CP THKSTI PS I l iwe,) &BE PARTICULAR In observlnirU,- jva ac and NUMBER.ox you will mistake rhe pf.ee A CURE IN TWO DA YS, OR NO CHARGE No Mercury or Nauseous Drugs Used. TAKE NOTICE. Da. Johsstok is the only regularly Educated Physician who advertises his very extensive Prac tise, and his many Wonderful Curas Is sufficient guarantee to the afflicted. Those vha speedily and effectually cured, should shun the numer- on. .ryHjrj wmwitr., woo only ruin their health, and apply to Dr. Johnston. DR. JOHNSTON. Memberofthe Royal Collcgeof Surgeons,London graduate from one of the most eminent Colleges of the United States, and the greater part of whose life has been spent in the Hospitals of London Par is, Philadelphia. and elsewhere, has eliected some of the noaiastonii.hltigcuresthst we re ever known Many ioubled with ringing in the ears and head " hen asleep, great nervouaniiss, being alarmed st sudden sounds, snd bashfumess. with frequent blushing, attended sometimes with derangement of mind, were cured immediately. , A CERTAIN DISEASE. 5 W hen the misguided and imprudent votary of pleasure finds he has imbibtd the seeds of Jiis painful disease, it too often happens that onill-ti ru ed sense of shame, or dread or discovery, deters him from applying to thnse who, Irom education and respectability, can alone befriend him, delay ing tilt the conrr! utional vysmptoms of this horrid disease make their appearance, such as ulcerated sore throat. diseased nose, noctural pains In the head and limbs, dimness of sight, deafness, nodes on the shin bones and arms, blotches on the head, face and extremities, progress on with frightiul ra pidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or the bonesof the nose tali In. and the victim of this awfu I disease becomes a horrid object of comrnls aeration, till death putsa period to his dreadful suf ferings, by sending him to "that bourne from whence no traveller returns." To such therefo'e, Dr. Johnston pledges himself to preserve iha mn.r inviolable secreyj end, from his extensive prac tice in the first Horpltslsln Europe and America, uci;flii(;iiuuiiiiT rtrvoimnena a erne snd speedy cure to the unfortunate victim of this hnrrl.l Al. ease. It is a melancholy fact, that thousands full victims to this dreadful uWasu, owing to the un skilfulness ot Ignorant pretenders, who. b the u of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin the constitu tion, snu enner s na tne unfortunate sufferer to an untimely grave, or else make the residue of life mis- era Die. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE. Dr. J. addresses all tnose who have injured them. seivcs uy private ana improper Indulgence!. These are some of the sad and melancholy tf feels, produced by early habits of vi.mh l t Weakness of the Back and Limb. P.i. in ,h. Head, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Muscu'nr Pow er, Palpitation of Ihe Heart, Dyspcpy, Nervous irritability Dernngernent sf the Digestive Kunc tions, Ganeral Debility, Symptoms ofConsump. Mentally The fearful tfleets on the mind are much to be dreaded i Loss of Mernorv. Confuninn of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodings. Aversion of Soeiely, Self Distrust, Love of Soli tude. Timidity, Ac. .sre some of the evils produced. Thousands of persons of silages, can now judge what is thecaure of their declining Jliel:h. Los ine their vior. becoming weak, pale and emacia ted, nave a singular appearance about the eyes couch and symptoms of consumption. ' Married Pcrtons, or those contemplating mar riage, being aware of physical weakness, should Immediately consult Dr. J. and be restored to per fect health. . DR. JOHNSTON'S INVIGORATING RKME DV FOR ORGANIC WEAKNKK.s By this great and important remedy wea knees of na tirgnnw epecunj curea ana run vigor restored. Thousands of the most Nervous and LehilifiH individuals who hud lust all hope, have been imme- aiaieiy relieved. All Impedimenta to MARRIAGE. Physical or Mental Disqualifications, Nervous Ir ritability Tremblings and VVcuknem, or exhaustion oi uic mosi icariui Kina, epeeaiiy cured by Dr Johnston. Young men who have injured themselves by certain practice Indulged In when alone e habit frtquemly lenrned from evil companions, or al school, the effects f which are nightly felt, even when asleep, snd if not eared, renders marriage impossible. and destroys both mind and body. What a pity that young man, the hope of M i-uuiiwj, mu tun uining oi aim parents, snoukl be snatched from ail prospects and etiiovmema cf if- by the consequences ol deviating from the Path of . A I 1 - . T . . . . . naiun-, iiiu iiiuviLicg j u eeiiuin secret naDlt. Suc persons, before contemplating , . Af lUVIlnc " Should relit ct thafa sound mind and body are the must ncvcmij irquuiiu so promote connubial happiness. Indeed, without these, the journey through life become a weary pilgrimage; the pros, peel hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes shadowed with despair and filled with Ihe melan choly reflection that the happiness of soother be comes oiigniea witn our own. OFFICE NO. 7 SOUTH FREDERICK-ST., , . Baltimosb, Mo. AH Surgical Opcratloua IVitu ned. N. B- Let no false delicacy prevent you, but appiy immeniaieiy enner personally or bj letter, tklu I)lnea- Speedily Cured. TO STRANGERS. . . TTiemanylhounnds cured st this Institution with in the last ten years, and the numerous Impor tant Surgical Operations performed by Dr. J.. wit nessed by the Reporters of the papers, and many other persons, notices of which have appeared again and again before the public, ia a sufficient guaran tee mat tne amicted will nod a skilful and honora ble physician TAKE NOTICE. -' - It Is witb theerestest reluctance that Dr. JOHN. STUN permits his card lo sppear before Iha public, deeming it unprofessional for a physician to adver tise, but onless he did so. the afflicted, esnecialiv strangers, could not fall to fall into the hands of those Impudent, boasting tmposters. Individuals destitute of knowledge, name snd character, ped lars, shoemakers, mechanics, Ac, advertising them. aeivesas pnysiciansi ignorant onsets, ilh euhy lying certificates of Great Wondsrfui Cures from persons who cannot be found, or obtained fnr . r,- dollars from the Worthless and Degraded, and msny viiKrcuDBiDgiDu cvBicnipuoie aruncea lo entice the afflicted, trifling month after month, or as long aa possible. snd In despair, leave yon with ruined health. to sigh over your galling disappointment. It i this motive that induces Dr. J. to advertise. for he alone tan curs you. To those unacquainted with hi reputation, be deems it necessary to say that his credentials or diplomas always hang in hi Office.,'- w. , . ,-- . , . WEAKNESS OF THE ORGANS Immediately Cured, and full vt?or restored. fTrALL LETTERS POST-PAID REME DIES SENT BY MAIL. All Letters most be Paid and eont r 9e Stamp for the reply, or no answer v Jsn. SUv ISSt.- r irii:ctlts oi' Tin:. N. C. CHRISTIAN AD VOC.U T'llE North Curolino Annual Conf. rrnn A M.ihodi.i Kpiaeupal Cliunli Noutli, determined to aue a weekly paper beuii above name, the subscribers are authorize sue this prurpectus,, It is intendid to puLIUh a family neu which, w hile it shall bo religious in tone tlment, and maintain the doetrlors snd ui ihe Mclhodiat t'hurch, khall ba devoted t. interests of North Carolina, and furnl.h genca for every class of readers. Jo tiie i pearance the new petlodiral Is to be t tjua of our Church papers, while it will .utpu, all In adapirdness to Ihe wants of our ! '( i entire insafliclency of the ctUiing "AJ to tho necessities of our ponlilnn lorre ti publication of our own paper, snd we tun expert the hearty co-oier lion ol tl.u Met our Church In all parts of ihe Mtste srd enra, and hope to make the paper so lm and instructive as to attract patrone J public generally. The "Advocate" will la puUUhi J at year and the first number ill be I-mi. i1 as practicable a Mer thenent ii, n i.j oi fersnce. It la believed il.at ti. pul,l(-ii be commenced on the let of January, Itl deairabla thai as Urge a aubtcrlpllon sa be obtslned before the Confnrente snd the ters and sll others interested ia the cntirj respectfully urged to secure snd furw namea and addre.s of subscribers, psrtle tentlon being psid to eoneetness in writ names of persons, post offices and Cou Those who may have no opportunity t f ing through Ihe agency of our M Intuit write directly to Rev. torn. E. Pell4 Fay N. C. The navmenf will La the firal number. The lot ailon ot ihn mi ffica will be determined at iha bulun i ference. William F. Pill, William Castes. Rcrirs T. liiPLin, Comr Ti. II. D. VVil.ow, . Wiluam Biiimact, July, 1855. 100,000 COPIES! STEAMBOAT DISASTERS ON WESTERN WATERS, AND 81UAMD " DIRECTORY. HE tinderftfant d have now In course o'. T X atlon a NEW STEAM 110 AT DIK IX which will be issued in October next i ilm L contain over imo huudied puea, illuninic Desi stvie, ana neatly do una in a duruMe It will be ore of the" liio.t intcresilns boo fiublUhed.and will be a book flint will bu 1 ng to all clashes of people. Tho MeomL rectory will contain a tompleie likt and t).;. of all the steamboats now urlt on the and Southern waters. Tho length, rnodo power, and tonnage of each bout, wiicru whom built, the ntiine of tho boat, with I ahe is In. Also, the nsrries of L'aplalria cere, her sge,Vo., 4c. 'J he Directory will a history ol SteamLoats and bit stubouilu Western waters, slnre the applirstlon ol also, s sketch of the first boat built fur tl river, with the name of tho buildtr, com and owner. The River Directory will contain a list criptlon of l, the Mcamboat Diaastvts tli occurnd on Ihe Western and bouilttrn beautifully lllustraied. with a list of s. 11 tin have pciiahed by their burning, sinking ploding, on the Western ami bouthern The Directory w ill contain Maps of tl Missisrlppl, MiKHOurl, Ililnuia, Aikan.a. Red, Ouai hita, Yazoo. and other rivers, towns, and ciric a laid down, with corrert ti slso, many other liver and com mm rial i inletest to the people at huge, 'i he book tain the cards of (he various United ISta boa ts, with the trade they are in, Ac., Ac. rectory will also contain a complete li( o responsible Steamboat Llcnid Ollitei pluccsof residence, dec, f-e the new bt Law, lie requirements, wlih ootnmi nls. wherein it benefits the Incompetent olliecr jures the competent oflicer, &c.,&.c. . nwi important Culled Slates Supreme Court boat Decislona up to dntei tlie Wales urn Unt Comiiierelal Privileges, Jiilla nl .a, portani Decisions of the various Unit, courts, In regard to Freights lol and 1 die, Ac with msny other lltlfiKsof Inter The Directory will be Illustrated In Ihe I and printed in ihe beat manner, 'i he nu Utr six years been gathering together all i snd items in regard to the nutnaioiis st disasters on the Wentern and Kouihern and now inlcmls ptitlUliIng them in book The prii e of the work will be put at t,. of One Dollar. Ten thousand copies will I for ths boatmen i a'l others deviroua ol aul will hsve to do so at once, aa none will ti unless ordered in sdvsnce. This work is destined to have a rlrru over eighty thoussnd copies, ss the puMia rerclving large numbera of I ubserlbera, from all parts of the country, dallr. (Son oldest boutinen, as well as most i ntif.u the times, tire contributors to the biten.i tory. 1 he Directory will be lusurd in October, be an ornament to the purlor as well a ate By remitting One Dollar (poet j bIO) Jot cdveaeopyof the stove work. VVAll communications and letters! addressed to JAMES T. LLOYD A f Post Olbcc Jlulli , . Cincinnati ' July l?th, 1855. ' STEA3IC0ATS l'OH SAM WE will sell ihe Rtaamers "FA I It V," " and 4-l3ihs of thestenmer "KVI !(. all of whieh ere no. on the wateis of it and Wacesmswi Faisy's length, 81 feet 6 Inehet u bread i h, IS 4 " " d. pth, 4 " 2 " measures 61 and 2 It 3 lona burthen, wssbt yearlBSI. Steamer Uirtbii or Eliza's lenpth, 73 fei " M bretxlih, 13 " " 14 depth, 4 " meaturea 40 and 32 S3 tons buiil.i u, the year I860, machinery ail new and in order.- Steamer Evcaeacaa's length, 121 f. l( " " breadih, 22 " ' " - depth, (i - t measures 1C0 snd 73-95 ton., and was li, yarlS43, toeether with their l.li hu., Ulossom and Republiran one ol sevi n I a ire Is, and the other of nine hundred I i paclty. Also, two Flats, now on the Kiver--one C60, snd tho other L'jU 111. ir Teima will be nisden any V. D. ALLEN, ) , JAS. H. PITCIIICTT, As sept. 27. ' BARGAINS IN I UHNITl I At S. M WEST'S lumUurt If. On the Wharf. Just Received and jar talc Ivm Jr t fU DOZEN Canr and Woo1 sest tbslr J V ed colors, 6 Ao. eane seal Reeking Chulrs, 6 wood aeai " " 10 " fine ruan -gany eu.bion rprln 2 h . - " " 2 " " ntirae 4 tflire t'halra, with rud.l.ir . 2 " children's oll.ta liaira, 50 fine mahogany marble tup l.un 2S - " fcoio., Flno Mahogony, W alnul and ( !, Centre end Dining Tatl-, 10 fine Mahogany Loonpc, 100 high post bedsteads vuh J ateot t cord. ' ' 6 firvs Cottage Oisn er set. 60 Wash btsnds aod Tol.et 'i sM. -10 fine War.lrot.ea, 8 fine Writing Desks, 6 l:K.k Cssrs, . ,4 " Udebosrda, Hair Mattra.aea, Lo.ll - For sale low by " ; sept. 25 , 70 HP.I.S Prima If ) cetved. I'or .:U t v I' X : j. Sept. 4. .a:.' a: