North Carolina Newspapers

IT t V 1- - as?..: . ... N." VOLUME Xr-NUMBER 15L WILMINGTON, N C., THURSDAY; MORNING, MAKCH 6, 1856 WHOLE NUMBER 1251 f--l ' 1 ' - , i j i r - ; . ii i i , 'I - Y: ; MISCELLANY. o MURDER' ON THE HIGH SEAS.: One of the most singular incidents con nected with the annuls of crims occurred ton I he last vojrage of the hip Owen..WL- liamsy from the African cot to Lirerpool . It appeart that a few dajs before her arri ; alt one ot the hahda," John Simtnonds a ."Manilla boy, had been guilt of some act . bf insubordination orlheft, and to escape founishment he . took to the rigging', with him a niarliri spike. ' He was suoimoned to descend, and on refusing-40 do so, a sea tnivn was sent after him., j After chnsinar -him about l be yards and hrourfa for some time, he was on the point of. effecting- his fcapture, when ihe lad turned sharply round, and struck. him a Tiolent blow on the bead. The man fell ' upon the deck a totpsv: The1 yoiln- .ruffian was again summoned to surrender, himself, .but he persisted in - maintaining hi? elevated po sition, where he remained the whole of the highur On-the fellowing morning several blank cartridges" ere fired at him," to inti midate him into descending, but these not having the desired effect a loaded pistol was jnext fired",, and the ball taking effect, - the lad came tumbling down the rigging The wound caused by the shot was not of - serious moment, but ih the fall - his collar bone was broken, and he sustained several severe contusions. On the vessel's arrival in Liverpool he was conveyed to the North ern Hospital, where he will remain until . sufficiently recovered to be handed over to the police authorities. 1 V ' ' " - V; " V AMUSING DtJELS. ' ) A work on "Duels and Dueling" has re cently be' n published in Boston, .which contains far more, amusement than one would expect to find in such a volume ; The -case of Majors Hillars and Fenton in Ireland,. u which the former gentleman was shot, is an illustration. "The judge in summing up the evidence said to th jury; ''Gentlemen, it is my duty to lay down the law to you and I will.'" The laW says the - killing a man in a duel is a murder, there-; fore in the discharge of my duty 1 tell you so ; but I tell you at the same time a fair er duel than this I never , heard of in the whole course of my life!" . . Two physicians, by the name of Mead and Woodward,' fought in Eneland,and the latter slipping, his opponent exclaimed, 'Take your life." To which the prostrate Galen replied, ' Any thing i but your phys ic."' - - - ; :- ;.' 'Old Put," one.of the heroes of our re Volution, was very odd also in the ideas of the .code. He agreed to meet a British officer, at a specified place and hour," with out seconds. ; When the Briton repaired to the spot he was greeted by a shot from "Old il'ut," lytng m perdu about thtrfy rods ofT : While "Put" - was reloading the dfficer approached and asked, What are you about jo do 7 ;Isthis the conduct of an American officer and man of honor ?'? "What am I about to'dd?" replied the gen eral. "A pretty question to put to a man yon intend to murder 1 I am about to kill you and if you don't beat a retreat in less ' time than it takes old Heath to hang a t tory, ;you are a gone dog." ' The officer The old wolf hunter accepted, another challenge from a British officer. ' At the 'appointed time and spot the officer found bim seated near a barrsl-apparently of gunpowder smoking a pipe. He asked the Englishman to sit on the other tide of the barrel, and remarking that "there was an equal chance fof both 1" set fire to the match. -The officer retreated In a hurry,' when Old Put laughed at bim, saying : uYou are. just as brave a 'man as I took you to be ; this is nothing but a barrel of onions toTtry you by; but you don't like (be smell." -:' ' :.-r '." A SOLDIER'S HONOR ; -- ' Ip an Did newspaper printed soon after the close of the revolution, we find the fol lowing singular statement; ' - v ' "During the march of a detachment of f the American army, through New Jersey, in the lata war, a silver.spoon was found missing m a house where a party of troops had billeted. - Suspicion pitched on a sol dier, who was seen to have entered the a- partmerit where ppoons were kept, and he was accused of the tbefu . - ; ;."May I never meet salvation I" exclaim ed the "soldier, "may I be sunk into the endless regions of perdition, if I have seen, ..heard of, or taken your epooo "But no one . else could have replied the host."; ' ' taken it " The soldier again went through his manual of attestations , of innocenee, and imprecations - against himself if he was guilty. The landlord looked astoDished, and being an honest man, was obliged to " believe the soldier. But just on' the point to leave the examination he. taking hold .of the soldier's coat and looking bim in the face said r ; f Now say -upon your honor, that you have not got my sfoon, and I wijl be satisfied.",'- '.;-; - y.u-. .:;.:.-.. ' Upon my honor," said the - soldier to , himself,- after thinking a few miunies. 'Upon tny honor I Poh t blast you," he cried, pulling the spoon from bis. pocket, . and giving- it to ! its owner" Blast your spoon take' your spoon, and be d- d 1" - ,Th host started, surprised f and while lamenting that the great principles of reli gion and morality should have less weight in the mind of an intelligent being than the principles of what "he ; conceived to be a . mere sound, the soldier swung 3 bis knap sack and marched ofl i - V J ::r- lBOBABLE FATAL RSULT " OF RECK- v:, 'V' lesssess.':' ;'' - : . An association of young men of Balti more, known as "Bip-rapa,,: met at a room in Rabork, street last "Wedeesday higbl week, and amused themselves by throwing pepper in and on the stove, the. stench of which drove the. party from, the room, nil i but one, a your man named Cudneo, on whom they fastened the door, when he drew - a pistol and discharged its contents through the door. . The ball fookxffect in'ihe.side of Mr. John Egglestort, and it is thought : lb woand !will pro re fatal.': : : !Xr;-v.i " AVOID SLANG WORDS. There is no wit. save the author of the Behavior Book, in & lady to Siy "snooze instead of a nap; in" Calling pantaloons "pants' or gentlemen "gents;" In saying of. a man whose dress is old that he looks "see dy;w and, in alluding to an amusing anec' dote or a diverting incident, to Say that is "rich.": All slang words are detestable troni the lips of ladies. . ,We are always sorry to hear a ; you ng lady use a 6iich .a .word as "polking,". when, she tells of her having en gaged in a certain dance, too1 fashionable not long since, but happily no w is- going out and almost banished from the besr so. ciety.' ;To her" honor be it remembered Quern Victoria ha prohibited the polka being danced in her, presence. How can a genteel girl bring herself to say. t'Last nigbt 1 was polking with Mr. Bell," or Mr. Cape came ' and asked" me to polk ', with him."-' Its coarse and ill-sounding name is worthy of the -dance. ': c.- - 1 We have little tolerance for young ladies' I-' ' "Ifc. " wno, navtng in reanty neuner wu nor nu- mor, set up for both,, and, having nothing of the right stock to go upon, substitute coarseness and impertinence, not to say impudence, and try to excite laughter and attract the attention of gentlemen by talk ing slang. v here do they " pick it upr From low newspapers or from vulgar books? Surely not from low companions. We bave heard of one of those ladies when her collar pbanced to be pinned awayj say that it was pinned on drunk, also that her bon net was drunk, meaning crooked on her hen. I When disconcerted, she was "floor ed When submitting, to do n thing uti wilingly,.she was brought to the scratch. Sometimes she "did things on ihe sly." She talked of a certain great vocalist '-sing-ing like a beast.". She believed it vt ry smart nd piquant to use these vile expres sions. , Anil yet she was a woman. of ma ny good qualities and one who boasted of having lived in good society. THE LADY IN GRAY SILK. The New York "correspondent of the Philadelphia Sunday Mercury, in referrins to the fact that the Hon Mr Ouiggle, for merly a member of the Pennsylvania- Sen- ate. from Clinton and Centre counties, had taken' up his residence in the; "Quaker Ci'y," relates the following amusing anec dote: f - ; - Some years since, on the road from Lan caster to Philadelphia, one blazing hot sum mer day, Judge Jim'Pollock. (your present Governor.) Hon. Jim, Quiggle, (then plain lawyer duiggle,) ami your correspondent, who knew the former well, but not the lat ter, were alone in the rearmost car of the traio- Jim Pollock was looking out of the car window,' at a place where the train stopped to water, when suddenly he drew his white hankerchief from his pocket, and began vigorously waring it in the air, nt the same time bobbing his head out of the ' window in a very earnest manner. What are yon about, Judge?", asked Mr. Q. , without raising from his seat. "Why, don't you see yonder? There's a ladyj waving a white handkerchief, and I'm returning the salute some acquain tance I made formerly, I presume." ,; - : : , Judge P. ceased, but in a few moments he again looked out and resumed the ope ration wiih his cambric. Who is she, Judge?" asked Mr. Ql, as he lounged in one corner of the car, with his nether extremities curled up like a gi gantic capital Z. u . t Well, the fact is, I don't exactly know; I'm quite near-sighted, and can't recognise, her but she is dressed in grey silk, and stands yonder under a big maple tree, near my my friend John B 's house. By and" by the locomotive gave a snort, and the train began to move. Judge PoU look again flirted bis cambric to the lady in a final salute, and this time Jim Q.uiggle thought he would have a peep at her.' So he crossed over to the Judge, and poking out his bead, took a yiw, but didn't see the lady. Nevertr eless, the Judge kept on waving bis bandkerchief,.the perspiration rolling down his face with the effort. . ? Where is she? I don't see anybody," said Mr. QLy after scanning the landscape, without observing any female. - "There!" was the rather petulant reply; don't you see that lady in the gray silk dress, standing under that maple tree, wav ing a white handkerchief?" 7 There was a suppressed snorting sound, and then Quiggle rolled over on the seat red in the face as a boded lobster, while your correspondent picked bim up in a state of virulent paroxysm of laughter, and laid hint out upon bis seal. After , sacrificing ull the buttons on his vest and waistbands, he explained to the r Judge the cachinatory spnsms. The Judge had been exchanging salutes. for twt-niy minutes with an iron gray mare, whose long white tail, flapping away the flies, had been taken by him for a white hand kerchief, waved hya lady in a gray silk dress1 The Judge, didn't swear, but changed the subjet to sawmills, the on ly portion of which was intelligible being the frequent repetition of the word. .dam" IMPORTASt TOTHE LADIES THE LAW I ; ,"v. OF LEAP TEAR. '""' '4 " We'suppose no unmarried lady is ignor ant of the right she possesses this year (be ing leap year.) to "pop the question" toihe bachelor friend on whom she may set her affections but sbe(. may not be aware of a claim to which an antiquarian correspon dent of the London Notes and Queries has called attention, f According" to this' au thority, ihe - hard-hearted bachelor "who should refuse the fair band and warm heart of the "proposing" damsel, most pay npeo aliy in the shape of a silk dress of the lady's own choosing.- ; Provided, always,, that at the time of the ''question' being, f popped," the --popper? must wear a scarlet petticoat, of which a portion at least be visible to the poppee.1 -The writer insinuates that this tradition has something to do with the fact that scarlet petticoats form part of the fash ions for the season.; - J ' Bachelors be ware! Turkeys gobble, and bulls get angrjr,; and run after the wearer of red clothing; ;we expect; bachelors will turn cewarda, and run away, from flame olored skirt. ' yr&-& r HOOP IUON. O E the. best Americaa manuiaciure. Ko 4.-.- R. BLOSSOM. WILMINGTON WF.LOON Vu R. CO Orncs OP the Kno. if- SuiT.r Wllaiinff on, C. Ktb. 26, 1366. .' ""' V ; -; .notice. ; V - - N EXTRA PASSENGKK TRAIN will ran from GoWsboro' to Roikr Mwunt and back on oUINUa I." Msrch. i. To leave Goldsbora' at 8.45 A. M.t lca ' Wilson at 9 A. M. lte;urnin?, letfve; Hocky hwial as toon aa the ionicc:raioniea at air. jta' fu oeral are completed, and reach Ooldshoro. in the evening. ; Thi gen8 ai Goldabor, BlHck Creek Wilson. Jor net's and Itockw Mount. wi!ls-ll lick els for the round trip for the raaular first-class one way." , Two coaches and one far TO run. - - 1 S. L. FKEMOAT, Eng. 4. Supt. Feb.23-l48-f : - RICE. " A SUPEIUOR ARTICLE of clean RIO. fresh ft. bal, in casks and barrr)s,juet reccHed f-.oiu the mill. . Id store an-l for sole by -"' " . . " . .RUSSELL 4 BRO. .Feb. 28.' . ; i - - FRESH FKUIT. L AVER an t M. R. R.ii-ins, new and fresh. In whole, half and quarter boxes, Kiga," Citron, Currants and Lemons at ;"'.." Dec. a : . ; , ; -t.'.n. barlows: : THIRD AND FOURTII ' VOLUMES of Macauh-y's Hi--lory ol Eng'and. reeeived and lor sale at . . Jan.-17. S. W. WHITAKER'S. . MEDICINES, CHEMICALS, &c. sahscribers haire jnst opened, and now rea dy for inspection, the argest and most crtn plete stock of Medicines, I'hfmicals, Fantv Arti cles, Perfumery, Ac, Ac , they have rcr offi-red ; embracing all the new prcpaiations- f the dny. C A D; DcPRE, Nov. 8. r ' ,f - . 45 Market street. ' WINES AND LIQUORS. 1 l BfJLS extra old Neciar vvhiskeyt L V 10 bbls, old Vannisfee do. , 2 cases Chateau l.ateur Clarel -., 1 " Pale Brandy j ': 2 ', Marj.iux Clarel 2 " St. Kmilion do.t 2 " . Nathaniel Johnson's Claret .... J 2 cask Brandy. ' For sale by July 19. J. II. PLANNER. SUGAR SUfS.AR. Qpl BBLS. "C? SUQAR. For sale by WW i Sep. 20. WILLIS M. SHERWOOD. EMPTY BARRELS. hZ(f SECOND hand, of superior qialify,for JyJ saleby RUSSELL & BRO Jan. 1. 123 NE WELL'S PATENT SAFETY LAMP & LAMP FEEDER. A NEW ARTICLE, warranted to prevent all Aceldenta from the use of Burning Fluid, Camphene, and other Explosive Compound, tired for ihe production of Llirht. ThU Ioven:lon is applied to all common Lumps and .amp Feeders, also, to Ssolar, Camphene Lamp, Lanterns, Ae. ...CERTIFICATE. Wilmisgton, iV. C, June lPth, T854. I hereby remfy I hut witnessed the experiment of Mr. Newell, with his patent Saleiy Lamp, or fnrnishintr "fluid" and ant perfectly satisfied ol the nof'ty of ihe ssme. J". H. Dickson. We are prepared to fill all Ordersat short notice, for every description and variety of I.amnai dtc' All persons are eutttioned aiaint infringing up on the above patent, ns the law will be rigidly en forced against all oll'endtrs. ; C. ft D.DoPRE. June 2Cth, 1855. 45 tf. ' ''CHEEsi-I. V; 1 fhoxe9 English Dairy Cheese, very rich, small J. J packages put up txpreegiy for. family use, (or aala by HOUSTON. j t warranted to Improve bj tri Jan. 22. - GEO. - " M fiDlC AT ED GUTTA-PERCHA C0LL0BI AN. ANEW and Valuable Remedy for diessinf Wounds. Cuts.- Barns, and ITleers. It ha been tried successfully by Phj siclan , and found -uperior to any remedy of the kihd now in use. -It forms, when applied, aCnticle, soft, elastic, and impervious to water, assimilating mesl perfectly the natural Cuticle. It may be advantageous! used in chap.wd lips, excoriations about the nerk and ears of children, and lor abrasions f almost every kind, and a d resting in surgical opera tions. ' "i ; - i1-": The proprietors feel great confidence in present ing trie above article for use, believing it will provi fully adequate to the ends proposed, and -invalua ble aa medicinal remedy.; For sale by the Pro prietors, . -,- C. & D. DuPRE. ' ALSO VETERIANRY GUTTA PERCHA COLLODION for Saddle and Harness Gall, Wounds and sores on horses. For sale bv the Pro prietors, - . a. ft D. DuPRE, . Mav 20. . ; . nrueelBtS. Wklmtnifion; N. G. BEAVER FELT ' HATS. IVTISSESand Infanta White BeaVt r Felt Hats. iw ficures to close 1VI mall lot for sale ot very lnw out.- i SHEPARD & M VERS. ll9 No. ; CANDLES. QC BOXES Adamantine. 6 do. Tallow; for sale DO by - ZENO H. GREENE. February 19th IF56. BRICKS. !Zt fC( NEW VOliKh.ri Bricks. daily ex JW,VJV.iJpecteJ. .For sale by , ; Dee. U; N. 23 North Water street. JUsi1 RLcCEiVED. ; ' " Per'ScKr. jL. P. SmilA.'. 15. KEGS New Buiters 10 Boxes Cheeset Smoked Beef, Beef TongHes. Cuflee, Siitrar, Crushed Sugar, Powdered ugar, and variety of Fresh Confectionary, die. &.c. ." - . April Z4. . ,," . UtO. aiyjiKS. . " ii MESS PORK. BQLS. now landing from sehr. Mary Isa bella, from Baftimorv For sale by ' 50 - RUSSELL &.8RO. Jan. 1. ' v:.- 123 - ON .CONSIGNMENT;;- Qf) BUSHELS While FUntCmnf l5 iJtJKJ 60 bbls Floor. (Wilmlrtirron Inspeciioni;- ; 100 bushel Meal. For alr in lots lo suit. by T.C. G. VVORTH. r eb. Hi - ' . -- . . - fc, ..i.i'.n. '-i 7 NEW JUVENILES. : t yRS FOLLEN'S Twilight Stores, eompria lfX Insr The Old Garreif 'Made Cn'Sloriea' -The Pedlar of Dust Slicks True Stories about Cats and Poga.' 'Little Paul, and olhe stories, by Lizzie Armory. The Maeicians Show Box and other stories, by ihe Author of "Rainbows for Children.' 'Kit Bam' AdveiUsres orThs Yarns of an Old Mariner. by Mary C Jfark SU Gil- das, or ihe Tnreo Paths y Julia Knah. The blue Kfbbons, a tory or the last Century, by An na Harriett Drury, authoress of "Friends and For tunes' AC tatelr PooUeheit For sale t-- GUANO. Oli BAGS, last iscelved and In star. Isi'stsrti.VFoT sals by? AD A, MS, BRO CO- Nov, If . " lite Intellectual Vtgor of a People it indicated by the- , , -,.r '. - CMarattr of if Iterator'' . - "." i --THE.'. 'CRITERION"; 1 LITEKltil A.D ISITICU tULY JDCE51L, ' ' 16 pages, 4to. : tAS commenced on trie 3d of November, 1635, : H i nu nan tous tarrecri tea very general nporo- anon. ' Anxious luextena us influence, ana place it upon a substantial busie ol support, the Pubih t desires most earnt stly to direct ihe attention ol the thinking public of America to its claunS upon iheir eon-ideratlon. ' ' The main feature of ths CRITEHION is its Re views of Cum nt Literature.' In this department are given tniroajn ana aoie ctiucims ot all the most important Books ns ihry-are issued, pointing out tneir i-nitit cn;rnctrus( cs, ana indicating their moral (hdencies, thus keeping its readers Iniormrd Ol an new puDiiranons wmcn aeserve -their attention. It also contains' Copious Intelligence of Affair t m IKt Literary Gossip concerninff 'Sooit arid tVrilert. 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Tu the reading manthe literary inttlligepce alone must rouder it very de- bir.ible; and to all who wish lo promote aft improve ment tn taat', ihe incouiagetnent or merit, and an uncompromising condemnation of vicious style, mock sentiment, and evil principles, such an enter prise cannot at lenst, should not be indifiereni. To members of Historical, f.frera'V and Scienti fic Societies, Lyceums and Debating Clubs, the subjects disc a !8ed In this pn per will at all 'limes pr-veof peculiar interest, and it is the design of ih editors to thoroughly canvass, from time lo time those important philosophical questions which' aaitale allinquirins minds, correcuntf . false Iheo- rw. annencotirasins; prntitible in Visil!?ntion. The Citf I'EKIOM is published at S3 per an num, paynbie.yearty, naH yeaiy orquiirterly in ad vance. Specimen copies supplied on apnilcation lo the Publisher, , . CHARLES R. RODE, : No. 113, Nassau street, New York, i Jan. 12. , . l28-6t 100,000 COPIES! STEAM BOAT. DISASTERS ON THE WESTERN WATERS AND 8fEAMBO.IT ; DIRECTORY. i"HE underelsned have now in course o prepar ation a NEW STEAMBOAT Dl RECTOR V, which will be issued in October next s the book will contain ov. r two bundled pages, 'ItuMrated in the best style, ana neatly Douna in a durable manner, it, will be ot.e of the most interesting books ever publirbed, and will be a book that will be interest ing to all classes of people. The Steamboat Di rectory will contain a complete list and description ol all the ateamboats nw afloat on the Western and Southern waters. The length, Model," speed, power, and tonnage of each boat, where arid by. whom bum, the natiiu ol ibo -boal, with the trade she is in. Also, the names of Captains and offi cers, her age, Ac, Ac. 'i he Directory will contain a history ot Sieiinihoaia and &tcambouling on 4 lie A estern waters, since the application-ot stcain j hIso, a sketch f he first -boat built for the Ohio river, with the name of the builder, commander, and owner. The River Directory will contain a list and des cription of ai the tu.inibout Disasters that have occurrtd on the W estern and southern waters. beuutifuli-y illustrated, with a list of alt those who have peiished by their, burning, sinking and ex ploding, on the Western and Southern waters rne uncctoiy win contain xnapa ot the uiuo, Mississippi, iM i.soinl, Illinois, Arkansas, White, Red, Ouachita, Yazoo, and other rivers, with the; towns, and citu laid down, with correct disianoes 1I8O. many other liver and commercial items of inteirst to the people at large. The book will con tain ihecards ot iho various United states mail boats, with the trade I hey are in, &c.,&c. The Di rectory will also contain a complete list of all the responsible Meamboat Licenifd Officers, their places pi residence, sc., q-c ; the new steamboat l.aw. us requirements, with comfitents, ahowins wherein it benefits the incompetent officer, and in jures the" competent officer. &c. &c. , and all the important United stales Supreme- Court Steam boat Decisions up'io dale; Ihe Hates and Impor tant Commercial Privileges, Bills of t.aiiinsr. im portant Decisions of the various United State courts, in regard to Freights lost and damaged, ace, Ac with many other things of inter et. The Directory will be illustrated in the best style and printed in the best manner -: The author has for six years been gathering together all the facts ana items in regnra to-tho numerous steamboat disasters oh the Western and Southern waters, and now intends publishing them 111 book form. The prii e of the work will be put at the low sum of One Dollar. Ten thousand copies will be issued for the boatmen t aH others desirous of subscribing will have to do so at once, as none will be printed unless ordered in advance. ," This work is destined To 'hove a circulation of over eighty thousand copies, as the publishers- are receiving iarga numbers of rubscribers, p'T'mail, tuim all parts nt the coantrv. dailv. some of the oldest boatmen, as well aa most scientific men of the times, are contributors lo the S learn boat Direc- rj- . -:- . he directory will be isaued in October, and will be an ornament to the parlor as well aa steamb at. by remlmna One Dollar (post naid) vou will re ceive a copy of the above work. i , "l?T AI! communlCHllons and letters should be addressed to ? ' '- f ; JAMES T. LLOYD A CO., ' - Post Office Buildintr. ' .- Cincinnati. Ohio. July 17th, 1855. - - . -. - - - 53-tL VARIETY AND EXCELLENCE. 1 Til K largest assortment of Umbrellas is always to be found at the Emporium, and we sell theru at lower prices than any nher hoase in 'own. - : -SrlKfAKU f- BYBK5,-,, Nov. 27. vi . ; t ,. 5 Hat and Cap Emporium, t V, & Yi RAlaRIJADCpIPeb. XSf 1856. NOTIi-E. - Therewill be Ho SUNDAY MOR NING (day) Train "from Wilmington Nenh or from Weldon South. , i Thij afternoon (niyhl) Train will continue to nm- as-osoaL- makina: "a connection all the way North to New York, and sou Hi to this place b. l KKKKfSONT, , " superintendent.-; ft Feb. 1G.. - " - 14i-3t. 1 NOTICE ! NOTICE ! ALL accounts contracted with the aabscriber on and after the first of March next,- will be presented for payment at the end of thlr'y day s liewui Keen constantly on tiaod a large and well selected stock of choice Family Groceries Wines. Liquors. Ae , at ihe lowest pessi leprices. and willjjndeavor in every ease to give entire salisfdClinn. ; ..... W. Lu, 3. TdWNSHEN D. Feb. 16. , . , , . .-.-.i- . ,142-t . CRANBERRIES GNE BARREL just received by ' r , -. L. N. BARLOW. "February 1 6th, "856. : -k. , LARD. 5 BARRELS Pfv c; prime aftirie for sale by . . . L..N. BARLOW. . Febraary lljih, IS5ff.- v t ,'t(; FLCUR! FLOUR I : t nnf BBLS. FOVR in atore, and for .lefu I Uw lots to suit, b WORTH, $ J, M. STEVENSON, A GENT for the sale of all kinds of Produce.- zX Office on Piincess st , undor; ADAMS, BUO. oc ;0., WiImingionN. C; , ' Feb. I2.tt3l-lf. , i , J.V iMj. STEVENSON'- i GEO'.'. W; DAVIS, c o ann s s i o n : m e r c n a n t , 1 SOUTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan. 22. 132. GEORGE n RELLEY & BR0TJJER, ".j-. -" - 'DEALEBS In ' . .. I FAUltt GR0CKB1ES ANA PROVISIONS. " I No. II NORTH WATER STREET, "ITTILL keep constantly on hand, Sugars, Cof- VV .fees, Molasses, Cheese, Flour, Buttery Lsrd. soaps, vandiea,.uracKers, starch, una. snutls. occ. etc. . . -: O. G ; Pabslev, President of Commercial Bank.: ohw McKac, ; . Bank of Wilmington. '".; . .V . P". -. '-.;.' ,.. .Wilmington. . : A. M. Gorman, . ttY n vW,..; f 4tev. R.T. llerLtN, J , !e'e"- . . , . -, , . j-Si W. Westbb.oc:s, r,l-., " 1 Rev. Wlli tloiBiTT, Greensboro'. , . Feb.. 14. ,:. . ; : "'..(- , ': : " JOHN A. STANLY, "v: " -? C OMMISSION :. MB R C HA N T. ! WILMIXOTON.N C. Oct. ,6ih, 4955. '- - - . ' ' 3. '': : Jf CIRCULAR. . -0 ?Z A BOOK FOR EVERT SOUTHERN METHODIST " Early in 1856, probably in the month of Febru- nry, I expect 10 publish a new work to the partic ular features of which I beg leave to call your a t teation. ; .; tr-y-! The Annals of Southern Methodism, for 1855, will be a 12 mo volume of not less than 360 page, well printed, from stereotype plates, upon good paper. It will contain all available statistics in every dep;irtient of the operations of the METHODISt' EPISCOPAL CHURCH, SOUTH. The design embraces the Plan of Eoiscooal visi tation; accounts of the sessions of all the Confer ences held in IS55, the appointnienta, numbers, &c; a summary of all reported revivals, notices of the dedication ol new unurches; reports of College Commtncemenis, with all else connected with our educational movements; a resume of our Mission ary operations, embracing whatever seems of gene ral Interest in !h u department ; the movements of the Tract and Sunday Srhool Societies ; whatever appertains to -oar publishing fnlereets, with an nouncements of all New Bcoks published by our t'oncern, or written by Southern Methodists ; what the Church Is doing for the instruction of Staves Historical and Biographical Essays: interesting person o I rt mini seen ces; and a miscellany of iin-' porta nt facts and incidents. ! 7 1 liti " AINiN ALS. It Is believed, will be a fair and full daguerreotype of the progressof Southern Methodism. It will occur to vou at once, that if I have suc ceeded in preparing this volume with any reasona ble amount of skill, it will not only be a very agree able book for present reading, but that every year will add to its value as showing the posture of Sou thern Methodism at this particular juncture of its history. .... - - : ; THIS DIGEST. Will be specially valuable asa Book of reference. To whatever Question of treneral interest mav arise in regard to the events' of JS55. it is hoped that a satiffaciorv answer will be found in ihe Annals. While it is believed that the Ministers in our Church will desire copies as soon as ihev can be obtained, I have paid regard to the what I suppos ed the tastesof general readers. The older mem- bersof the Cbarch will find sketches that carry them back to their earlier compeers, as in this de partment I have not restricted myself to ihe histo ry of the year, but have collected whatever has ap peared during the year, which, as trstory and biog raphy, preserves the memoirs of the olden time, and of the early men of southern .Methodism. , ' The work will be published at One Dollar a copy. Those who subscribe in advance, shall receive the first copies issued from the press. A gold dollar pasted in a letter can be sent securely and is pref erable to billsof distant :anks Those of the banks in North and South Carolina will be as good as gold. In return a copy will be sent well wrapped and pre paid. : : . ...... My address is uoidsboro', w. C , CHARLES F. DEEMS. Dec. 29. . V - 122-lm CO-PARTNERSHIP. HAVE this day associatud' my brother Oliver, with ma in the General Grocery and Commis sion basinssa. The firm will be GEO. H. KEL- I.E V dt B RO, : We hpe that our kind pal-ons and friends will rontioue their patronafe which ihey have so liberally bestowed on the senior partner of the concern heretofore. - .' t - Our stock will. consist of Puears, Coffee. Mo lasses., Flour. Butter Cheese. Lard, Bacon, Rfce, aoap, Candles, .candies, Fish and . i'otaioea. Starch. Brooms, Tobacco. and everything in the grocery line, except liquors. We also further promise not to be underbid in (he price of our arti cles os bettered as to quality. We sh?ll still -con- unite the cash system, or dU days to good and punctual customers. - F eb. 5. : UbU. It. Jvc-LaJK Y .. 133-11. POTATOES. I BBI S Mercer, Chenango and Planting i jv foiatoes, now receiving, h or sale by GEO. HOUSTON. COFFEE. "A FULL Supply of Java, Laguayra aud t Coffoe, now receiving, and for sale by " Rio Feb. 5. GEO. HOUSTON. DAILY EXPECTED 25 Bbl, C. Yellow Sugar. 2 Hhda. Muscovado, do. . , 10 Bbld. Crushed and ground do. , ,30 Bbls. Irish Potatoes Plant lug and Mer cers. - . : . : ' 30 Kae Rio and Laguayra Coffee. 100 Plouihs, Corn Shelters sad Straw Cut ; , tera. For sale upfio arrival, by !.,.. J . ZKNO H. GREENE, Feb5 s- V'. No.-7 Market at.-; 1 i - POTATO ES. ' : -: , "KLLOW Potatoes, for plantings and white, a. for. table use, for sale by , . - 1 y ' Jan.i2S. GEO. HOUSTON. . REVISED CODE OF N. CAROLINA. ENAlTED by the General Aasembly al the ses sion of 1854.- together with other Acts of a Public and General character, passed at the same session.: The Constitution of the Slats. 'Ihe Const itution of the United States. &C..&C Price SI. For said at the Book Store of Jan. 12, S. W. WH1TAKKK.. PAINT - . r' HAVE jost received a lot of Prldgewater Fire nnri wir.nran Paint, to round in oil-l in pack ages of 23, 60 and 100 I b.' each. - This article, for roofs, vessels, snd br tlges, 4e.; is superior to any iuier ia nurieiii cvav mu nwuiu -allytwed. Try IU , GEO. HOUSTON. Feb. B. ' - ' -' , ' DISSOLUTION. THE firm of Wilkinson &Eeler Is this -lay dis solved by mn mat consent, the business will be sealed by J. Wilkinson. . . , ,:i-niiiiLiitaunf, j- WJ1. M. ESLER. . Ja. 14, 183(1. I , , , -- . . ' - - - ST WILbTINSON will conlia'ae'the Upholster- ing and Paper Hanginin all lu branches. Those having account against Vf Ikinson St Ester will pleasts present them, atid those Indebted will cen ter a layer by making pajrmeai imnveatarery to Ja..I9. .iyy yi; WIS i-5' ;. ;- 'j: y --' 4. ,'- BUSINESS CARDS. JOSEPH WILKINSON, - UPHOLSTER & PAPER DANGER, KEEPS ON HAND AND MADE TO ORDER, Mattresses j Fcathct Beds, Window Curtains ' r and fixtures, .' : Alt work in the above tine done at shortest No lice. - - Wilmington, N. C, Market St. Jan. 19, 1856. , ;. . 4. . . . . " 'M. J. C LATTA. COMMISSION MERCHANT GENERAL - WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 1,1855. . . . 85-1 y-c. : JOSEPH R. BL0SS03I. Gtnrral Cominii-Joa find Furwnrdin UfrrhnBt. Prompt personal attention given to Couaigu . mcnts tor Sale or Shipment. ! ; Liberal Cam advance made oit Continmant To t-- wis or to my new York frind. - -Wilmington, Jan; 30, 1856. - - - ; , 135. JAiaeS AtkDEaaos; ' sdvVard Savaob. ANDERSON & SAVAGE. GENERAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS, - Liberal cash advances rrtade on consign mtnts. March 27, 1855. r ... 9. RUSSELL & BROTHER, ; .- -4-. t LATB ELLIS. BCSCLL St CO..V GENERA L C OMMISSION MER CHA N TS, - - WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal cash advances made on consignmentsof Naval Stores, Cotton, and other produce. . - . -May 3,1855. - , " " c. & . D. DuPRE. I nr n n i r u t I p ami o f . f n r i i c-d m Drugs, Medicines. . Chemicals, Paints, OH, krye - smns, uiats, i-eriuracry, cigars, " Old Liquors, Fancy Articles, &c, - MARKET STREET, v iiiiii! u i oa w v. Prescriptionscarcfullyeompounded by expert- itiiAftdnArsiini.' --.- . -. - - . r.. - March 28, 1855.- VV--: .... '.' ,' T. C & B. G. WORTH, C031IISS10N AND FlIllWUDING MERCIINSTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. . Jan 17, 1855. - .. 125-c JOSEPH n. FLANNER, Gcner.il Commission Merchant, vVIL-IIINOTON, N. C. ' May th, 1855. : - " - 87-1 y-c. ; 7iAS.'n.rCHADB0UR'N General Commission - Wcrchants, - WILMINGtOS, 1C.3. . Jas. II, Ch AOBooa.f . Geo. Chadboubn. Jan. 1,1856." , ; 123. nENRY NUTT, Factor axo fouwardixg Afim, . Will give hi ptrtnnal attention to iutinet entrust ed la Kit care. Sept, 8, 1555. . :y.r, 75-Iy-e. GEORGE MJERSV v WHDLESUE 4SD -BETA1L GROCER . ' Keeps constantly on hand, H'lnes. Tea, Liquor, Provision, Wood and WUloi Hors, Fruit, Confectionarie,d-e. South Front lreet, y -WILMINGTON, N. V. -Nov. IS, 1855. ; 109. GEORGE HOUSTON, : . - dealer in . ; ' . . Groceries, Provisions, and Naval Stores; , COMMISSION MERCHANT, VESSEL AND FORWARDING . AGENT, WILMINGTON, N. C. . ' Aug. 2. . . , " - - - - CO-tf II. DOLLNER. G. POTTfcR. Jr. - J. "CAM E (I DEN- D0LLNER, POTTER & CO. : COMMISSION MERCHANTS, : S K Y ' VOIIK. - , April 30, 1855. . 20-Iy. L. N. BARLOW, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER, . . AND DKALEtt IN ,- , t 1 . ,., LIQUORS, WINES ALE PORTER 4-Ci . ' No. 3, Granite Kow, front Street,' WILMINGTON, N.C - ' Febi 17th, IP56. - v 140-tL -. y.-v S. M. WEST, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, tiij. iing row, nr. c. - WILL sell or bay Real Estate and -Negroes at a small commission. v' ..... -- - u : . . ALSO t ' - Strict attention ffl vfento the sale of Timber, Tur pentine, Tar, or any kind of Cooniry Produce. .. Office second door, Sodth sida of Market street, on tne wnari. - ;. . J une 12. 1855. ; "-- r ... ; 33-ly. , ADAMS, BROTHER & CO., COMMISSIO N M BR C HANTS, . WILMINGTON N. C July 29. . - j,-'- 68- I. WES8GL. . ' , , - H. B. EILER. WESSEL & EILERS, COMMISSION MERCHANTS & WHOLE- VSALE GROCERS, North Water St., Wil mington, N. C, intend to keep at Ihe above stand a general assortment of Groceries, Liquors, snd Provisions at wholesale and to carry on a Genera (Commission Business. y : ( sirtitNci : . E. P.Hall.Pfes'i Br'ch Bank of the Stats. O. a. Parsley, Pres"! Commercial Bank. Wit P.K.Dickinson, Esa . - Dollner 4 Potter." J . , - 131. TAS. F: GILXESPtE. GEO. 8 GILLESPIE. - . 4TAMR- P. GIC.L,ESPIR St CO PRODUCE AND FORWARDING " AGENTS. . . - WILMINGTON. N. C. Paiticolar atteniioa paid to ths receipts and Sale of Iaval etore, 1 trader, J, umber. Com, Hacon, Cot ' .- ton, f., e. - ' . " March 30, 1855. - . 6. DCASnWELL, 7T COMMISSION MERCHANT. WILMINGTON. N. C Sept. 30. ' : ' . . ; , 84-tf COCHRAN & RUSSELL. . - (SCrXESJOLS TO TnOS. AL1S9KE 4 CO) General , Commission Merchants, .Ve 32, North Whar, ind 63 North Water St. ,-; , PHIL.AD12L.I-HIA. ,y - j . habvkt cecMBAk, i!-r,: y-'' -r- W. . BUSSTU.I..' - -4--". ' :''J. v -.-. 'v, -:. v Liberal cash advances made on eonaienBaeats: Jaly 30th, 1853., - ; t ' - 68-tf. HOOPER, DEARBORN & CO., COMMISSION M EUC it A NTS, . WILMINQTOS, C- ' eo. Moopsa. ,..r.M bsabbo, wu. t hoopib. July 23. ' -; .- , ' - 63-tf :-iUDA!:i:,TOE,CANDL,f.;.. t 40 Boxes No, 1. Adamanitne CaBdle.'nMlt tt eeived and for sale by- ZENO 1L GREENE. THE TRI-WEEKLY COmnnCIAIi la. published every. Tubsdat, Thcssoav atr Satdbdat ai S3 per annum, payable tnalJcases In advance. - t ' BY TUOJUS LORINCJ EbiToi ahdPjtofBii-' roa, - - - - Corner Frout and Blarlret Strfcetl.' , wtLAiaTo. s. c.- ' RATES OF ADVERTISING. I sqr. I Insertion Sir 50 I 1 aqr. 2 months. 1 2 . 73 I 1 " 3 " 1 3 ' " f 00 H," 6 ' 1 M '1 month; J 80 fl 12 . 94 ti 5 (if! 8 12 00 ; 1 en lines or Jess make a sauare. - If an adver tisement eteeeds ten lines, the pllCe tvlll beirt proportion. - , , - . ' All advertisements are payable at the I line of their Insertion. , Contracta with yearly ad vertlseri, will be niade on the most liberal terms. No transfer of contracts for yelrly advertising will be permitted. - Should circumstances render a change fa business, or an unexpected removaf necessary, a charge aecordina; lo ihs published terma will be at the option of the contractor, for the time he has advertised. The privilege of Annual Advertisers is strictly limited to their own Immediate bnsiness i sod all advertisements for the benefit of other persons, aa well aa all advertisements not immediately con nected with their own bnsiness, and ell excess of advertisements in length or otherwise beyond the limits engaged, will be charged at the usual rates. No Advertisements is included in the contract for the sale or rent of houses or lands in town or country, or for tha sate or hire of negroes, wheth er the properly is owned by the advertiser or by other persona. These are excloded by the term "fmrnkdiaie business." - All advertisements inserted in the tri-weekly Commercial, are entitled to one leaertton in ihe Weekly free of charge. . JOB, CAfeh AND FANCT PRINTING, EXGCBltft !!l SCPERIOR STYLE- 7 AGENTS FOR THE COMMEKCIAL,. Nbw Yobs: Sleesra. Dollheb fc Potteb. - Boion-CHitSMtTH, No. 6, Central Wharf. " Philadelphia S. K. Cohen, Baltimore W. H. Pxake and VVjt. Tmomios. AUBURN FOR SALE. THE Plantation of the aubscriber, Jnear Raleigh, and on the Central fiail C J -- Road, is not yet disposed of.. A descrlp tion has already been given but noonewillof course make so important a purchase without visiting the premises. ' - 'r Apply to Wm. R. Pools, Esq., who lives near the place, or to the aabscriber. - - . y ' T. LORING. - Wilmington. N. C., Aug. 14, 1855. THE NOBIS CAROLINA MUTUAL LIFE INSl'RANCECOJJP'Y, ... EALE1GII, N. C. THE aboveCompany hrabeen inoperationsince the lstof April. 1843. under the direction of the' following Officers, viz : " ur.isnaries h..Jocrison, President, Wm. D. Haywood, Vice President, : .. John G. Williams, Secretary, - ." Wrn.H. Jones, Treasure", Perrin Busbee, Attorney,, . . Dr. Charles E.Johnson, 1 Kf ... , , c , Vr. Wm.H.McKee, i Medical Bond if , Dr. II. B. Haywood, : Consullatien. , " J.Hersman. General Agent. , ."' Tula Company has received a charter civlnfad. vantages tothe insured over an v other Comnunv The 5th Section gives the Husband the privilege to insure his own life for the sole use of his Wlf nH Children, free from any claini-of the represents tiveeof ihe husband orany of his creditors. - urganizea on purely mutual principles, the life tnembersaarticlpatein IhetcAo'sof the Drofits whlrh aredcclared annually.. -Besidca. the ennlirant fn life, when the annual premium is over $30 may pay one half in a Note: ' All claims for insurance against the Cnmoanvwlll oepaid within ninety days after proof of the death of the party is furnished. - Slaves are insured for one or five years, at rates' which will enable all Slaveholders to secure thi class of properity against tha uncertainty of life. SlaVe insurance presentsa new and lnterestln featurein the history of North Carolina. which will prove very important to the southern Slates. - The last four months operation of this Comnmv ahowaa veryl argeamounl of business more than the Directors .expected to do the first year having already issued more than 300 Policies. Dr. Wm. W. Habbiss, Medical Examiner, and Agent. Wilmington, N. C. AHCommdnicatlonsonbosTnetfof thcCompany should be addressed to - . JOHN.G. WILLIAMS, Sec'y. -Raleigh, June 8, 16E5. LIME, HAIR, PLASTER & CEMENT. 'UiXaian iuj on nsnd.and for sale bv GEORGE HOUSTON. 'r:j, i rpRosfECTtrs " OF THE RAIL ROAD TIMES. r - AN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL. Devoted lo Nevs, Internal Improvement, Educa tion, Agriculture, Manufacture Cem ,':"y ' y .: tnerce. ' - WE know that the interests of the People of our State demand such a paper, and believing that one free from political strifes and quarrels of the day, devoted to such topics, will be ihe kind prise wltn tne assurance ot meriting and meeting their approbation and support. Our object is to make the Times the mirror of the State, in which all can aee their true interests held op and encour aged. - -. I INTERNAL I M PRO VEMENTS.-To this sub ject we expect to devote aa moch space asa full statement of the various operations will require; for aa our works of improvement advance, so do ail the other interests of ibe State. ' : EDUCATION. It is a source of regret to all interested in the Educational interests of out State, (and who la not 1) that our papers are to much devoted to party politics, c., that this grat cause has been too much nrglecied; we propose, therefore, to devote to. this subject, a portion ot our space' We will foster and carefully note the advancement ef Education,' hot only in our h:!itr Schools, but also in onr Common Schnn!.. . AGRICULTURE, MANCFACTU! K AND COMMERCE, at tn ia stage cfour l.i,tory, are commanding the attention of all our good Slate and money-loving citizens. Therefore, tha mark ets wlii be reported with care, and all iieme, calcu lated to throw light on either of those insi para tia orancheaof Industry, will be carefully j!toced oni inserted every week, . - It is unnecessary to say more if we h; i . i . . t r . . . ..J . ...e, e East Din ine -woisiie oi me locomotjT"" on tr and the cheering newa from the i esi s na to close.-- Permit ns, however, to r .nonish .re yoa that Ihe first number of the Tin,sv,.i i. . i6 IIS appearance about th Uaie the cars reach ibis place" from the East. TERMS The Times will 1 printed weekly ia GreensboroDgh.N. C-, on nt w rutierial, and con tain aa ranch reading maiur as any paper In the Slate, for S2 per annum in advance. . E. AV. OGEURN, i-.r C. C. COLE. ?; v . ,.. - irw. ALEitlGIIT. . . Nov. 6.' - . ", - v . 103-et i t'v UST OPENED. : . THE largest sssortmenl Of Chemleals ever cfTcf ed in this market, consisting In part of t, 100 lbs. Su-rarLeadf -: - 60 . Sulpb.Zine; .. 25" VaUett's Msss; ' 00 ozs. German Quinine f .10 bblsKpsom Salts I - 15 bbls. Copperasj -' 25 lbs. Cslomel - 30 Ibe. Blue Mass , . , -.-3 carboys Spirits Nitre (HT)x I .! 3 Agna Ammonia. (ST) and a nnrfl j bef of other Chemicals, &oro the Laboratories of Powers aud Welghtman, Chsa. KHis A Co. Pot saleby , , C. D. DcPRE. Jane 5. V ' . 35 , TTJSTRECEITKD, 50,000 choice Havana Cl .1 r 1.. t. . . f m r n.DDi' Wholesale Druggists, 43 Market ti -QCt. 13.'. 1- "v