North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XI NUMBER 24. WILMINGTON,-N. C SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1856; WHOLE NUMBER 1279 POETRY. . .' From, the Journal of Commerce. . THE FARMER. Does the Farmer ifig the dirt 1 V ; Aye,yej Does n; wear m coarse hlrt 1 , ,$ . .. ; .Aye, aye ; v 1 ' And if his cheek is brown IVittutho kisses of the tun . Is he fess gentleman t - . ' ; .-' St ' Nay-nay. " - - , - - . ' - Does tho farmer plow and sow 1 . - -.!- Aye, aye; Does he wield the spade and hoe 1 - " Aye, aye ; . And if his hand is hard. And his feet roughly shod, Shall w giro him less regard 1 , . - Kay, nay. Does the former work for all 1 , - Aye, aye; labors he for great and small 1 - . Aye, aye; . If from out the Tinner's store Comes the bread for rich and poor, . Should we booor him the more 1 , , , Yea, yea. Give the farmer then his doe . Aye, aye; Though be serves, he's master too, , - 1 ' Aye, aye; " And may Heaven its blessings shed - Down upon the farmer's head, " Till-we cease our cry for bread, ;- ; Aye, aye, MISCELLANY. A CURE FOR.EPILEPSY. We do not know in what paper the following orisitially appeared, hut the N; Y.. Post translates ii from the Cour- teraes Jtaisunts, wnicn was eviuein- w ' n - . i- I I ly copied from some other journal without . credit : -.. ..v ."r-. Some years ago a person Was crossing sv .m - one oi ine poouc squares in me cuy oi I. Oporto, when a woman near by where be was passing was suddenly attacked with epilepsy, Immedjatel ysome oue in the crowd cried out, 'Cover her face with a black handkerchief ? Anoilier wit ness of the accident untied his black era vat and threw it over the face of the snf Jcrert whose couvulsions a II at once ceas ed as if by magic. . The restoration was s perfect that in' a few minutes she was , able to set up alone, thanked those who - had relieved her, and walk away without assistance.-.' ,r - The eye witness Who related to us tne aoove was some time anerwaras ai- . rector ot "a Ilonse of Industry in Oporto Last yea; one of the pupils in this estab lishment named Vidal, nineteen yearsc-f age, ana subject to this disease, had a se . vere attack of it almost under the eyes of bis "teacher," In one of the intervals of his suffering he suddenly recollected the cure that had been wrought by the black cravat. 'It is merely an isolated case, said he to the physician of thee ta? lish men!; 'I have no great faiih in the rem edyybut it is so simple that we can at l?ast hnt fTtr"-' it' " A "hlark r.rnvat was thereupon thrown , over young Aidal's bead, whose spasm immediately ceased, tiis svtm rpira mintr its nnrmal stntAm -J D O repose as if by enchantment. ' 'Twenty ' times in succession your Yidal was cured of similar attacks al most instantaneously, : and . his parents took care to have a black handkerchief of some description -always at hand. The patient was not cured but "at all e veuts he was relieved, not only, of pain, but Jiora all the dire results that usually attend the progress - of , this strange dis- . ease. ";.v :'.'". ..::---. :, - '.The cravat used in the above in stance was a "silk one. 'C Is.it the silk that produces the result t Is it-the color, or is it both these cause acting together 1 It is an easy subject for experiment, and one that ought not to be neglected. ' "CALIFORNIA. ' upprations are going on at San Uiego, it Solidal, and at. Los Angeles to discover coat Specimens have been obtained, it is said, at the three "places of excellent qualtt. Companies are working- at the ttwo places first named, who profess the opioion that their investment of capital ' turn out lucrative, j - v "It is stated that the .days of California extravagance are becoming- slowly but surely veiled in the past 'In no one branch , of commercial industry has there been so great a diminution in charges as in the restaurant, and where one was once neces M I J ft f niairu w p?nu aoiiars lor a meal, many articles can now be had as cheap as in the Atlantic States. . It is plainly evident , that California has not yetrreacned her 9 a rt m a r .'-.. f - i; "STILL THEY COME V - i We learn that Rawly Galloway. Esq J a distinguished Whig of Rockingham County, in this State, and an Elector for Taylor and Fillmore in 1 848, has taken position with the Democratic party, and will support Bragg for Governor, and the Democratic candidates for President and ice President. Mr. Galloway is a high ly intelligent gentleman, and possessed of no small influence in that section of the Slttlti.-Staudarl ' ' t S In the recent Panama inassacre.one man ' showed a remarkable power of endurance. and was generally .lucky all around. He . was first shot in the thigh, which caused im to fiJl to the ground, over bis valise, which contained some $2,800. He after . wards received some thirty wounds by - stabbing and gun shots, and laid insensi ble for hours. Ha finally was again resto red to consciousness, had hismany wounds dressed, and was doing remarkably well, while his valise was untouched by the na- tiTes. C OF ' -One uarticuliir dark, lmp, dull, dnzzl v nnrt disagreeable iay,in ine iuiht pari oi . . . . . t i ... . . November, a tall. (?um, queer customer, dressed in a blue coit withy el low buttons, wuh ;ynl:li;',. striped panta loons, and calf-skin WMfminatiotia, Sal -soli larv and alone" -itT-Jinle mom situated ia a certrtin little uretn, in sireei, ruiia ilehthia. - V-f Before hiur wlas a little round table, on whose mairbfft tpp was "not a little" pitcher of srooktnjr punch, "schreechen hoi, and n wirffe Mass The solitary uidiVKiuai was Yoflf-inothin else, dt-ar child and that was his second pitcher full mgn his sec ond empty. One minute alter, and you couldn't fact you see have squeeze drop out cf either pitcher or gla, by forty-two pounder hydraulic press. York rung ibe bell. The waiter popped his head in the door. - "King, t-a?" "Of course I did. Is it clearing off?' "No sa damp, sa fog so thick, sa you could ladle it out th a spoon, 6a, Have anything, sa 2" "More puncb, and strong." "Yes. sa immediately, sa."' The waiter withdrew, and in a few sec onds returned with a third pitcher of punr-h ano York was beginning to feel glorious when, on raisinsr MP his eyes, he saw bis own fiffiite tn a pier glass, directly oppo siiie. f He rubbed his eyes again. "By th'inder 1" said he "here's somp fel low sitting right betore mp ; 1 11 swi there's impudence" for you I This is private room, sir, for my sule accommoda tion " He waited e minute, expecting an an swer, but his reflection only stared at him and held us peace 'I was spying, sir, that this is my pn wate room mine, sir 1 cried York, fetch nig his voice an octave higher than it was before. No answer was made, and be iunsr the bell furiously. The waiter made tiis appearance again. "Rmg, sa?" "Yes, I did ring. Didn't I ask for private room ?" "Yes, sa, this is a private room, sa." "It is? Why there's a felljw silling right opposite me now, on the other side of the table. Hot his impudence. "Table, sa fellow, sa V "Yes, there is. Well, just nevermind Bring on some more punch and a couple glasses ' In a very short time the fourth pitcher, with two classes, made its npearance. York filled one of the glasses, and then shoved it over the table. "Will you drink ?" said he, addressing thenjrurein the srlttss. "Oh, you won't e h ? Well, I I will." : And so he did. "Better dnnk, old fellow," continued he 'Your liquor is getting cold, and you look as if you was tond of the thmir. No answer being returned. York fin ished the pitcber, and rang the bell again. tn popped the waited. "R.ig.sa?M . N "To be sure I did. Didn't you hear the b-b-bell 7" "I did." "Didn't I order a p-p-private room? Eh?? ""Yes, sa, this is a private room, sa." A pretty private this is, with a f-f fel low sitting right opposite that won t take a glass of punch when it's offered him, and a r-r red nosed man at that. O, well nev er m md, bring more punch and t t-lumbh rs. I'll try him again." Presently pitcher number five with glas ses to match, was borne in with due state. "Better try some, old boy" said York, coaxinglv, to bis double. The reflex mere ly I'Hjked good natured but said nothing. "Well," continued York, with a sigh, "if this isn't the most infamous. Never mind. PH drink the punch." And so he did. every bit of it. About fire minutes sufficed to end the pitcher York rang the bell superfuriously. The waiter came again. "Ring, so ?" . "Why certain. Why shouldn't I? Where's the man- who keeps place? "Boss, sa I I'll see 'un, sa." Shortly after, mine host, a quiet looking little man,' with a motned, calico patten face and a shining bald head; made his ap pearance. - - "vv-w-wbat's to pay?" demanded York, rising and assuming an air of dignity. "r ive punches hve leviesT sir." "There's the money, sir," said York rkingoveY the coin. "And now t want to know why,' when I call for a private room, you should put me in here with s s somebody else ?" "I here s nobody here but you and 1, sir?" ' - . , "Nobody ! Do you s-s-spose I can't see? Do you think I'm drunk? There, look there t two of 'en., by jingo I" ell sir, I must confess, 1 can i see but us two. , ; - . . - "You can't, eh ?" And York - dragged he landlord to the table. "Look there," continued he, pointing to the glass. "Th- tb-there s the rascals now, One of 'ems nongb like you to be your brother, and the iher is i he most Lord forsaken, meanest ooking while man I ever saw." SENTENCE OF A MURDERER. . An aff.-cting sceuetook place in the Su perior Court of Perquimans county N. C, st week, upon passing the sentence ot ie tlh' on Riddick 'Sewell. The prisoner was brought into court in a very feebl- statt, having suffered dreadfully from cold wben in jail last winter. - After going through with some necessa ry preliminaries, his Honor addressed the. prisoner and asked if he bad . any thing to say why sentence of death should, not be passed upon him. ; Amid the breathless si- once of a large and eager assemblage, Se- well arose and addressed "the court "with" perfect composure for perhaps half an. hour tie stoutly asseverated bis ignorance ot ev- ery Uiins connected with the murder- PlllVATB koOM. OR THE ErrKClS I'UNCU DIUSKtNU. anew nothing of it until he was arrested if he cominmed the deed, he was crazy and knew nothing about it earnestly be sought the Judge to take off his right arm, pluck out bis right eye, send him out of the country, ' but spare, bis life told his Honor that if he would look over his books, he would find precedents for this, and cited two cases as, authority referred to the hard swearing rf the' witnesses against him, and charged tl.ose who captured hi n with having robbed him, &c. His speech was Very disconnected, but indicated a tenacious hope of life which nothing could banish - .. . The unfortunate man'was then senten ced to be hung on the 15th inst. THE "SPIRITS" DISAPPOINTED The steamer Ericson arrived at New York m safety lately from Liverpool. Vtrs. Porter, a " spiritual medium " of New York, prophesied that the vessel would be burned to the waters edge before the 20th of April. She should have waited Until she was almost certain of the facts, as did her brethren and sisters, who guided by scientific hypothesis in a New York paper, predicted the fate of the Pacific after she had been out nearly three months. Boston Advertiser . AN AUSTRALIAN LEGISLATOR Mr. Daniel Cameron, who was elected representative for the digging district of Woolshed, Australia, had the compliment paid td him by his supporters of having the horse he rode on at the lime of the contest shod with shoes of solid sold. He was also presented with a sum of 1,500. PROSPECTUS OF TnE RAIL ROAD THIES. AN INDEPENDENT JOURNAL. Devoted to AVtrs, Internal Improvement, Educa tion, Agriculture, Manufacture f" Com- merce. J K know that the interest of th People Ct V our Jtat' demand emrh a paper, aDd Qillrvins hat one free from political drifts and quarrels ot he dav, devoted to Mich topics, willbeihe kind iltev deir, we confidently enter upon this enier- prire w:ih tne asrumnee oi meriting and meeting their nnprol'auon nnd support. Our object in to make tho Time the mirror of the State, in which til en see their true interests held up and encour iged. I rRRXAI. IMPROVEMF.NTS.-To thissub jert we exp cl to devote as much cpace as a lull statement of the various operations wilt require; for a our work of improvement advance, sodoali ihe oiher inlen l ot the Male. EOUOA IT N. It i a source of reeret tn all inter'!-ttd in ine Educational iniereett of oui utt (and who I not 7) innl our papers are o mm h dcvoti d to paity p.liiie. Ke , that this r at r.aut hjshuen tOu much ngUrtrd; we propone, therefore, lo ievnte to tliU fubiect. a portion of our snare VVe will foster and careful v note th trlvancement of Kducaiion, not only in our higher eholi, nut also in our Common School. AO'tlOD LTU It K, MANUFACTURE AND COMMK tra, Hi Ms taBe of oar liitory, are comma iidina the attention of alt our pood State and money-lovtnj citizen. Therefore, the Mark e:s wnl he reported with care, and all Items, caicu lat d to throw lifht on either of those inseparable tranches of industry, will be carclujly gleaned and inserted every week, It is unnecessiiry to ay more If we had time, but the "whistle of the locomotive'' on the EaM and the cheering news from the West admonish U4 t' cloe. Permit us, however, to nssure you hat the first number oi the Time will make I if appearance about th time the curs reach this place from the Knst. TEltMS The Times will he printed weekly Id Greensborouch. V C on new material, and con tain ii much reacting matter as any paper in the state, lor 1 per annum In advance. E. W. OORURN, C. C COf.E. Ji VV. ALBRIGHT. Nov. 6 100-6t THE NORTH CAROLINA HUTUAL L1FL lSllf AM'ECOiUP'Y , - KALtlUtl, N. C. I '"HE aboveCouiuanv hi-a been in operations! ncc JL the 1st ol April, d4d, under the directionof the following UUiceib, vix : Ur.Uharlc K. Jonhsun, r resident. Win. t. Haywood, Vice President, Joliu G. VVilhuius, Sucretary, VV in. H. Jones; Treasure'. Pcrrin Busbee, AJIorney, Dr.Oharlca K Johnson, i MedUa, Dom.d of i)r. VV m. H. McKee, . Dr. tt.B. Haywood, $ ConeultaUon. J. Heraman. General Agent. This Company has received a charter giving ad antases tothe insured overany otherOotnp in v. I'he 6th Section eives the Husband the privilege to insure his own life for the sole use of his Wife and .'hildren, free from any claimfol the represents Ivesol the husband or any of hia creditors. Organized on purely mutual principle, the life tnembernriicipafeia the r hole of the profits which are declared annually Heside. th" applicant tot tfe. when the annual premium is overSJU may pat ine half in a Note. All claims for insurance against the Company wir e paid within ninety days alter proot oi the death if the Dart v is ntrnUlied. slave are insured forone or five years, at rates which will enable all slaveholders to secure thl class of properity against ihe uncertainty of life. Slave insurance present new ana tnterestln. feature tr. the history of North "arolina. which will prove very important to the Southern states. 1 he last four months operation of this Company -hows a vervt argeamounl of business more than the Directors expected to do the firt year having ilreadv issued more man iuu Policies. Dr. Wm. W. fiAiaiss, Medical Examiner, and Agent. Wllmlnetoo. rv. C. AH -ommdnicatlonsonbusinesfor theCompany ahODid oeaddree' JOHN G. WILLIAMS, Sec'y. Raleieh.JnneP. 15 ; :K. WIXES AND LIQUORS. fiij-'-"!' WE invite tne attention of our J s Kriendi and Patron to the bei tin-iim or ttinii ana Liquors ever onerca in hi market, consisting of . . Crescent Brandy, Vimaee 1910, Pale snd Dark, Oiard Dupoy , Co.'a Brandy, Old Cognac do. S. Brusson A Co.'a do. . Castlllon A Jo 's do. ; Pare ld Port Wine, Duff. Gordon, Pale, Sherry; old Madeira and Mil feat Wines, . - Malaga VVine. . Old Scuppernong Wine, HotUnd Gin. ptd Tom Gin esfra, i. ; WooH chiedam Schnapps. Cherry Brandy, Old Peach Brandy, " Aople in.. -M i Bourbon Whiskey, , , - . ttye ;; d- . ': Irish an J Seotch Whiskey, "... Blackberry Brnndy, Sic Ma leira Wine, .perfect Love t;oilal, - " Asorccd Cordial. in bottles,' " f -. Kvery variety of boulcti Wines and Liqnors. ' Clarets of various brand at wholesale prices. Maraschino; Curacoa, - . r - ' Hneller Stomarh Bitters, v,- ,r ' 'Aromatte; do. do. G'nier Wine, Se c. All 'at low prices for CASH. At the original Grocery. " Ap.il 17, . - . GEO. MTER'S; . BACON! BACON! v HtlDS. Western Sides and Shonttfef for atj, to arrive direct from Oincinnrrt.-. 22 AprU 19-15-3. , T. C. 6 Oi G. V Oii.TII.4 NOTICE. 'peEsubcriberespa.tlully informs the public, 1 thuthe is now raoaetiag the tuetioa business n his own account, and .hopes by Strict at'.entionto business, to merit a continuance 4 'lnut patronage heretofore soliberslly bestowed upon him. M. CKONLT. Slock, Real Eatateand Negroes. bought and sold on a e.ommision, either at private or public sale. Jan8.18S4. : FOR SALE. . 500 VERT pri-ne selected Empty Spirit bbls. 15IJ bags Guano. 200 . Browo Salt, ' ' 50 bbts Herring, 0 0 half bbls. So uf by March 6. - ADAMS, BRO. & CO. PROSPECTUS OF THE PLYMOUTH BANNER IHK aubaeriber having piirchaxtd the ''Villa ger" establishment, will commence publishing a weekly Newspaper of the above title a aboat the middle of January, 18ML Our paper will be ''independent in all things, and neutral in nothing." giv'ng fall parlies and creeds a resnectful hearing It will be devoted l' h t interests of Plymouth, North Carolina, and the SoUth to the caune of Education, Agricul ture. Internal I iipr vement, and the development of the resource of the State. We will do all n our p wer to make our paper interesting to the general moder, as well a 10 the business man. Proper attention will be given the Marine List and Price Current, in short, we wiil try to make he " Banner ' a neat paper, and a compnnior. to all elaxsfeBi from the Parlor to the Counting Room, and one worthy the support of those favoring us with their patronage. TERMS. , . I copy in advance 9Z per annum 1 copy at the end of six month, 92 50. 1 copy at the end of the tear, S3. C. u. i tvrci'UUT. Kiiitorsana C. H. KiSLLV, Proprietors. 123 3t Jan. 12. CRANBERRIKS. ONE bbl. just received and for sale by. ' L. N. BARLOW. Dec 8. 114-tf. JUST 0PENFD. , PRESII supply of ICooso. Batley's Sedative, il Sou h American Itemedy, and a number ol now preparations. C. D. DttPttE, Nov. 8. -. 45 Market itreet. BILLS OF EXCHANGE. N Elegant i:ditinnf Biils of Exchange, print I A. ed In Gel many, in Book of 10 quires and in l the office ol hwta for sale (at red1 tei pricea) Ihe (commercial PROSPECTUS OF THE "SDUTUERN SENTLVEL," A Democratic and Jliscellaneous Journal, to be publish d weekly, at Wilso , N. C. IHE eximing condition of political parties, and 1 of partizan atnte, naturally suggevts the etab .i-htnif of such a j-.-urnat as the '-southern Sent! tier propose j to become. The present, inde. d, is a crlris in our political histiiry, never u itm scd be lore. The Constitution has ben invaded ; the laws trampled un 1 spitt up n ; religious linen y assullt d j ballot boxes broken and nurni ; the landmark ol our political ancestry partially effaced; the dom derived Ironi a time-honored e.xpj riei-cu un eeated; strange and questionable men have-been pu"iinio lilnh positions; and fanatici-m. unchni tied from its axe and its faggot pile in the North, I heard to howl among us in he South. Thet-e evils, sofar ua it humble abilities shall Serve, , THE SOUTHERN SENTINEL Will endeavor to arrest. It will endeavor to ineul catea reverence for the I.iws a they exist, and for the Constitution, as it has been interpreted by the wise men ot the past snd by the Fathers jf the Democratic faith. It wiil defend nnt onlvjjoliiical but arLiotocs liberty, and will do battle agMnet ev cry po itical hereby that may nppear. whethet hatched in cmea or culverts, or open convention. The s-niinel will also, to relieve the monotony of politics, devote space to literary topics, 0riuin.1l and Kelectfd.as well as to miscellaneous subjects, which sh-ill include Agricultural and the latest Com metcialintellisence. In bricf.no efforts nor ex penses will be spared to make the Sentinel one ol th most useful and efficient journals in the outh. The first number of the Sentinel will be isucd about the first of the next month, and sent to sub scribers at the rate of S'2 per annum: S2 60 at the end of six months, and t i at tne end of. the vear. Discount made tn behalf af clubs, who shall take five, ten or more copies. J. P. KEENA.V, Editor. Jan 17. 130-3t JUST RECEIVED. Odd PAIR L?dies black and colored foxed and tiped Gain r. 100 pair Ladies fine glove kid Gaiter. Also, a fine assortment of Ladies fine Slippers, suitable for Spring, which i'l be offeree! at a re duced price. GEO. II. FRENCH April 0. 10 Then tlettectuai Vigor of a People is indicated by the Character of it Literature." THE CR1TEHION ; 1 LITER AKI WDtRITICiL AVELKLY J0CR3I1L, 1G pages, 4 to. WAS commenced un the 3d of November, 1 655, and has thus far received very general appro bation. Anxioua to extend its influence, and place it upon a substantial basis of support, the Publish er desires most earnestly to direct the attention ol the thinking public of America to i la claims upon their consideration. The main feature of the CRITERION is its He views of Current Literature. In this department ore given thorough and able criticisms of all the most important Books a they are issued, pointing out their chief eharacterUt'cs, and indicating their moral tendencies, thus keeping its reader informed of all new publications which deserve their attention. It also contains Copious Intelligence of Affairs 11 Ike Literary World, - ' v. gpssip concerning Boots and Writers, Announcements of contemplated Publications, and Lasts of New Boots issued in A tnerica and Europe. The Drama, Muie, Fine Arts, and Soience,aUo receive attention, and several columns of Carefullv selected and agreeable mat er are giveia in each amber. In addition to the above there is a de partment of Miscellanea for reading of an enter taining character, can-fully selected from new books and the ablest reviews, and a weekly collection of Notes and Quelle, which contains a great varietv of curious and valuable information. It is confidently believed that a journal such as the CRI I'KiilON cannot fait to have a good iff ct upon our national literature,- and t some extent uuon ur national character. . It will be found es pecially valuable in directing the attention of youth to works of real excellence, and encouraging an appreciation for valuable reading, which ia being rapidly destroyed by the circulation of superficial and sophistical boob. To tho reading - man the literary intelligence atone must render it very de birible; and to alt who wish to promote an improve ment in taste, the incouiageroent f merit, and an uncompromising condemnation of viciuita style, mock sentiment, and evil principles, such an enter prise eannot at leAst, should not be Indifferent.: To members of Historical. Li:ersy and Kclentt- fic Societies. Lvc um nnd Debating- Clubs, the subjects diea-ted in this p iper will at all time pr-e of peculiar interest, it Is h de-4gn of the editors to thoroughly canvass from time-to 1 i me hoite i n porta nt nh llnsophieal questions which aeitste allinqairins mind, correcting: false taee rV. and enconra ring profitable investigation - - TheC(UrERIOr ispablished at3 per an nnm. payible y early, ha If yea. ly oronarteriy in d vitnce. Specimen copies Konplied ort application to the Publiaher, CHARLC B. RODK, ; - . tio. Ill, Nassau street, nw vk. Jssi. 12. -.. . - ..... : .-I28-t - FLOUR, FLCUn. df BBLS. Super. CKJ 10. , Familr- Low for eaK at" ' GEO.- H.. KKLf.EV dr BRO'S.' v Kli(KArtb Wstcr street. April 12. TUB T.U-tV:EKLY COMMERCIAL Is nublUliej every IceapAV, THcikPAt and Saturday at ti per annum, payable inallcSses BY I'tlOAlAS LORING Eoitob and Pbopbib roa, , 1-., - ' ' Cdrner Front and Market Streets, . ;. WlLaUSeTOK, X. C. H4TE8 OF AUVERTISIXG 1 sqr I 1 " 1 insertion b 50 f 1 sqr. 2 months, C4 00 2 " 75 I I 3 ; " 5 00 3 ' 1 001 1 "6 8 10 1 " 1 month. 2 60 I .. 12 Ten lines or less make a square If an adver -isement exceed ten tines, tue puce win be in iroDoriinn. ' .. , All a.ivertisements are payable at the time of heir insertion. ' " Contracts with yearly advertisers, will be made n the most liberal terms. No transfer of contracts for yearly advertlsinp will be permitted. Should circu.itstances render 1 change in business, or mi unexpecied removal neeessarv, a charge according to ihe ptiMialted term will be at the option ot the contractor, for hetime he ha advertised. The privilege of Annual Advertiser I strictly limited to their own immediate business; and all advertisements forthe . benefit of other persons as well as all adverUjcments not immediately con nrcted with their owa business, snd all excess of irtvertlsements in length or otherwise beyond the limits engaged, win be charged at the usual rates. ISO Advertisements ts included In the contract ror the sale or rent of honcs or lands in town or country, or for the sale or hire of negroes, wheth er the property I owned bv the advertiser or by other person. These are excluded by the term "immeaiate business-" All idvcr'isement Inserted In the trl-wecklv Commercial are entitled to one iesertion in the Weekly free 01 chartre. : JOB, CARI AND FANCY PRINTING EXECUTED IS SUPERIOR STYLE. VGBVrS FOR T!I R COHMERCIAIi. New Yobs; Meesrs. Oollnkb & Pctteb. . Rotoh CHimSiTn. So. 6, Central Wharf. Philadelphia J. K. ("ohen. Baltimore Wis. H. PsAKBand Wm. Thomson SAMUF5L A. HOl.MtiS, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WILMINGTON, N. C. Will attend the Courts of Duplin, Sampson and New Hanover Office-on Princess street next door East of the State Rank. April 5. fi-ly J. M. STEVENSON, A GENT for the sale of all kind of Produce. X Office on Piincesa st , under ADAMS,' BUO u., Wilmington, IWU. Feb. I2.13l-U. ; J. M. STEVENSON GEORGE R. FRENCH, MAXUFAC TUB. ER. AND WHOLESALE f- RETAIL DEALER IN BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER, AND SHOE FINDINGS, NO. II. -M A K K KT 8TKEET, WILMINGTON N. C. March 6. 151 GEO. W. DAVIS, COMMISSION BIERCn ANT, SOUTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan. 22. 132. GEORGE n. K EL LEY & BROTHER, DEALERS IN FAttllT GUnCEEIES AND PROriSIOXS. IVo.lI .NORTH WATKR.STRKET, WILMINGTON, N. C. 1T7ILL keep constantly on hand, Sugars, Cof lees, Molasses, Cheese, Klnr, Hitlter. Lard Soars, Candles, Crackers, Starch, Oils, Snuif, ore. otc. . : BcrsacNczs: O. G Pabslbv, President of Commercial Bank. John McKae, " Bank of Wilrnins'on. Wilmington. A. M. GoaMAtv, ) , . . Rev. R T. Htrtise. J Rolelh'' ; S. W. WtstBROOKS, Rev. VV. il. Bobbitt, Feb. 14. Greensboro', W. G. MILLIGAN, MARBLtJ MANUKACTUHER, NOBTH WjTKB STRKKT. WlKMIIXGTON. No. US Monuments, Toombs, Head and Foot Stones, and all Kinds oj JSlarbU Work furnished to order on reasonable terms. -June S. v 3fl-1y-c JN0. D. ASUT0N, ATTORN KY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW, . SHA WNEE TO WN, Illinois. Will practice his profession in the twelve Judi cial District and Supreme Court, and United State oourt tor Illinois, Sept. 27. . 84-ty NIXON'S HOUSE. (FORMERLY MRS. BORDEN'S) WEST SIDE RAILROAD, GOLDSBORO', N. C, ' THIS extensive and well known public Krtablishtiient has been purchat-ed and was reopened by the Subscriber for the reception of goests on the 4th inst. . It is pleasantly and conveniently situated in the centre of business, and is directly opposite to. and VVKST of the Ticket OfTica, of the A Uming- ton and Weldn and the Cantral Rail Uoad Can panies. where the car stop on th-ir arrival and departure, and whessf'iTHFeL sbbvavt wtw, sc ik waiting to takebagsage, and give sucn. other attention a the traveMefcmay require.-. - THE HOflSK has. Been, remodelled, repaired, and ihorovghfr renovated Horn ceuar to garre , and furnished throushont with New Furniture, selected with special care, and arranged with an eye single to the comforts of the casual guest or permanent boarder. - ,v , . . . THE TABLE . . ' Will be richly furnUbed with the substantial, the dmlies and delicacies of the seasons, foreign as well a domestic markets will be rendered tributary to the constant t-itpply, which will be served up in the best style, by orderly, obliging and well trained servant. :...... . THE BAR .-.,;..?..-- " Will be a Storehouse of the best Wines and Li quors, and snperinteud. d by a gentleman of cour tesy and tntegmv,irtornagniy aeqnaintca wim ni business eomnrisinz the" knowledge of what is due 10 the rights and comforts of the public, as well as to JtiimseH a d h' employer. - - THE STABLKS, , which are among the best tn the State, have been placed in the keeping of a sniilful and careful manager, who will always have under . -hi care the bem and moat experienced ostlers, snd I: will be among the chief cares of the propnetw l et that borref 0 his fetuti te well fed and thor- oogblt groomed 'i r --''V -: ' - This c ntire esiaWtshmeOt has beett, pnrchased nd fitted tip at an cnormons expense, and it will be the pleasure, as, of eonrsc, it wltt be the inter est of the subscriber, to render the House In every respect equal to so vjrt the eountry- He there fore trusts that a generous public wilt renew and . continue ihe liberal patronage heretofore emended to this House, while under the eare of its former pmprietress, Mrs. Borden,'. h gained for it S ctlebrity throaghont the entire Union. -v fc -.- a-Jt- ffixoN.- 'Aug. 18. VV . ,Mr,4 $ .. .- ' - - - . , : "' -. ' ' - -- "- ,'hi ' '. -'- BUSINESS CARDS. TVroSLEPH WILKINSON, K , . "t UPilOLSTER & PAPER HANGER, KEEPS ON HAND AND MADE TO ORDER, Mattresses, Feather Beds, Window Curtains . ' ' ' and Fixtures. ,. ' . "' ' .'. KM work in the shove line done at shortest No lice. Wilmington, N. C Market SC Jan. 19, 1856, ; . . , , I. J. C. LATTA, . ' COMMISSION MERCHANT Or GENERAL AGENT, - WILMINGTON, N. C. Oct. 1,1855. . . . 85-1 y e. C & D. DuPRfi. VfrHoLE SALE AND RtTAL t)EltEH8 I If Dr-ttg. Medlclues. Cbemicals, Paints, Oil, Dye Stufls, Glass, Perfumery Cigars, Old Liquors, Kancy Articles, Ac.. ' MARKET STREET, , WILMIKGTOJI, N. C. Orescr'iptions:arefullycompoundsd by ezperl enced persons. March 28. 1855. ' T. C. & B. G; WORTn. comission m Ftiaw irdikg siEKcnms, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan 17, 1855. . 123-c JAS. II. CIIADBOURiV & CO., General Commission Merchants, wiijJiisuTuji.H.t;. Jas. H. Chadsocbw. Geo. Chadbocbiv. Jan. 1; 1856. 123. nENRY NUTT, FACTOR ASD FOUWiBDIJir, AG EST, Will give his personal attention to business entrust . ' 1 . ca 10 nis care. . Sept. 8, 1855. 75-ly-c, ; GEORGE MYERS, WIIHES1LE AND BETA1L GliOCER Keeps constantly on hand, Wines. Teas, Liquors, Provisions, H 00a ana yvaloie 11 are, t ' ruit, - Confcctiimaries.if-c. South Fronlstreet, WILMINGTON, N.C. Nov. IS, 1855. 109. GEORGE HOUSTON, : PKALEtt IN Groceries, Provisions, and Naval Stores COMMISSION MERCHANT, -VESSEL AND FORWARDING AGENT, WILMINGTON, N. C. Aug. 2. - eO-tf 1. DOLLNER. Q. POTTtH. jr. . CAM E R DEN DOLLNEH, POTTER & CO. COMMISSION MERCIANTS, NUVT YOIIK. AprlI30, t855. 20-ly, L. N. BARLOW, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER AND DSALRR IM ; LIQUORS WINES ALE PORTER, $c No. it, Granite Kow, Front Street, , WILMINGTON, N.C-... -Feb. 17th, IP6. 140-tf. S. JI. WEST, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, WIliMINGlON. N. V. ITT ILL sell or buv Real Estate and Negroes a w a dinaii commission. . . ' ALSO i Strict attention sivento the sale of Timber. Tur penttne, 1 ar, or any kind or Country Produce. umce second door, South side of Market street on the wharf. Jane 12. 1855. , 33-ly. ADA3JS, BROTHER & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS WILMINGTON, N. C. July 23. 58 t AS. F. GILLESPIE. GEO. S GILLESPIE JAYIK-4 I'. GILLKSPIK JSt CO PRODUCE AND FORWARDING AGENTS. WILMINGTON. N. C. fatticnlar attention paid tothe receipts and Saleoi .aval 6lores, I imber, Lumber, Corn, Bacon, Cot' ion, q-c, tfe. . March 39,1655. . 6 D. CASIIWELL, COMMISSION MERCHANT, WILMINGTON. N. C. Sept. 30. 84-tf , COCHRAN & RUSSELL. (SLTCESSOKS TO TflflS. ALIBflNB k CO.) General Commission Merchants, .o 3Z,vAorIA irnarves, ina s north Water Sts - I'llIliAUULiI'ltlA. .. s. mabvbv cochbaw, . W. . BCKSELL. .Liberal cash advances made oh cohslghmchts. July 30th, 1355. 58-if. nOOPER, DEARBORN & CO., COMMISSION-MERCHANTS WILMINGTON. N. C. 6BO. HOOPCB. J. 1. DSABBOBW. . WM. L. HOOPBB July 28. - 68-tf JOHN A. STANLY, COMMISSION ME R OH A N T. WILMINGTON. N. C. Oct. 6:h, 1855. B3. T. C. WORTH, GENERAL COMMISSION MtRCOANT. ' WILMINGTON, N. C. r Jan.-a : - - 126 tL ON CONSIGNMENT. OAfA POUNDS N.C. Bicon. OUUU 2,000 " Dried Annies and Peaches, . bit N.C. Lard, In kegs, - BOO " - N. C. Butter, very supe rior article, r - , 10 bales Varns and Sheetings, -- 2 bbl. Run old Peach Brandv. For sale by T. C. St, B. G. WORTH. March 29. , , 6 JUST OPENED. THE tareeat assortment of Chemicals ever offer ed In this market, consisting in oari of iwioi.ougarumit 50 Snlph.Zinei -25 " r Vallelt'sMassj ; .i 1 500 ozsC German Quinine j -.. . 10 bbls. Kpsoro calt 1 - . 15 bbls. Copper; . k " ,r " - 25 lbs. Calomel j -?:; . ' ', ' : r : - 30 lbs. Blue Mass t ' carboys Spirits Nitre (fiT)t - ' 3 A?na Ammonia. ifmandanum- Serof other Chemicals. from the Laboratories oi Powers sud Wwghtuian, Cbi. Fi & Co. P saleny Vf i .r '. C4fc D. D0PBR.9 Junes.. . . - -3b '" '-m CIGIRSI CIGARS!! JUST RECEIVED, 60,000 choice Havana Cl jars.for sale by C. D. DePRK. .. - Whojecale Urtseists, 45 Market t. - - FRESH FIGS: 1 rXr S i,A LLl DRDM S, very fine, just recei v- td and for sate cbeaa bv . 1 W. HJIUI-OW, April 10: 'MICM'JTAL. - xiisSTON, THE founder of this Ci-lebfated Institution ef-: fers the most certain, Speedy and only e!l-ctu-al remedy in the world lor . . . ,SECR2iT DISEASES. , Gleets,' Siricfuree, Seminal WeakneM, Pafns ifi the Loina, Constitutional. Osbiliiy, Impotency; Weaknesa.of the Back and Limbs, Affection cf the Kidneys, Palpitation of the Hearr, Dyrepsia, Nertous Irritsbi ity, Disease of the Head, Tn roa t Nose or Skin those serious snd melancholy disor- ..-lll.M r.... .u j . 1 1 . which destroy both body and mind. .- Those secret and solitary practice more fatal to their, vlciiius than the son; of the Syren to the mariners Ulye. bllgntrng their roost brilliant hopes or an ticipations, renderina marriage. dec.; imoossible. YOUNGMKN. ... Especially, who have become the victims of Sb'la ry Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit vhicti annually sweeps to an untimely jrrave thousands of young men of the most exalted talents and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise have entranced lis tening Senates with the thunders of eloquence, of wakeatoecsucy the living lyre, may call with full conndence. MAnntAab. , : Married person, or Voung Men, eontcmplatihg jnarriage beinawareof Physical Weakness. Or ganic Debility Derormitie. dtc.,shold 4mmedi hefth " ' " rcB,ored to Perfect . KMu ..U I Ll-l 1 - , .. .... cnmiinai;c9 ui inatu unaertnecareof Dr Jorn aton may religiously confide In his honor as a ren-r tleman.slid ccfnfldenlly rely upon hisskill asa rhv sician. . : 11 Da. JohxstoMs the bnly regiilsrly Educated1 Physician adveriising to cure Private Complaints His remedies and treatment are entirely unknown toall others. Prepared from a life spent in the Great Hospital of Europe and the Firet in this Country, vis England, France, the Blockley ot Philadelphia, cf-c., and a more extensive practice than anjr other physician in the world. His many wonderlul cures and most important Surgical Op erations i a sufficient guarantee to the afflicted IJiose Uihd itnsn to be speedily and effectually relief ed, should shun the numerous trifling impost ers. who' only ruin their health, snd apply to him A CURB WARRANTED OH JN'O CHAffSE ' No Mercury or Natisroiia Drug UspdS OFFICE, No. 7i SOUTH FREDERICK St.. wit hand side going from Baltimore street, a fi ve doors from the corner. .Fail not to observe hia name nnd number, for ignorant trifling Importers,' attracted by the reputation of Dr. Johnston, luifi near. . DR. JOHNSTON. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. London; graduate from one of the most eminent Colleges of me uniiea states, aaa the grcster part of whose life has been spent in the Hospitals of London is, Philadelphia. and elsewhere, has effected 1 Par- ol the most astonishing cures that were ever known. juanjF uuuuieu wun ringing ic tne ear and head -hen asleep, great nervousness, being alarmed t sudden sounds, snd bashfumess. with frequent, blushing, attended sometimes with derangement of mind, were cured Immediately. . A CERTAIN DISEASE. When the misguided and imprudent votary of plensure find he has imbibed the seeds of .hi 4 painful disease, it too often happens that anill-iim-ed sense of shame, or dresd of discovery, deters him from applying to those who, Irom education; nnd respectability, can alone befriend hiin, delay ing tin tne constitutional symptoms of this horrid disease make their appearance, euth as ulcerated sore throat, diseased nose, noctural sains in the on the chin bones and arms, blotches on the head; face and extremities, progressing with frightlulra- Eidity, till at last the palate of the mouti) or the ones of trie hose fall In. arid the victim of this; awful disease becomes a horrid object 0 to hi mi - ki.uw,iih ucuiu juip a period to nis areaulaJ sur ferings, By sending him to "that bourne from4 whence no traveller returns." To such therefore Dr. Johnston pledge! himself to preserve the mos? inviolable secretly r and, from his extensive prac tice In the first Hospitals of Europe and A merica,' he can confidently recommends safe and anoortv cure to the unfortuna'e victim of this horrid dis ease, it is a melancholy fact, that thousand fall victims to this dreadful complaint, owina to the un. skilfulncssof ignorant pretenders, who, by the use of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin the constitu tion, and either send the unfortunate sufferer to an untimely grave, or else make the residue of iifi. ml- erable. ..... TAKE PARTICULAR NOTCD, Dr. J. addresses all those who havelniurd them: selves by private and improper indulgences. ineseareaomeoi tne sad and melanctoly ef- tecia, pruuuceq oy early nadta of youth, viz: Weakness of the Back snd Limbs, Pains in the Head. Dimness of Sight, Loss .of Muscular Pow er, Psipitatlon of the Heart, Dyspepty, Nervous irritability Derangement f the Digestive Func- ". ...... I n.Ltil. n . . iiui, vnuciai vcuunr, oympioms 01 uontump tion.&e. ': - - , , . . Mentally The fesrfu I effects" on the mind ore much to be dreaded 1 Loss of Alemorv. Canfminn of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil Forebodincs. A version of Society, Self Distrust, Love of Soli- tuoe. 1 iunuiiy,ucc..are some 01 in evils produced. Thousands of persons of allsges, can nowjudgo what ia the cause of their declining heahh. Los ing tneir vigor, becoming weak, pale and emacia ted, have a singular appearance about the cough and symptoms of consumption. uii.wunision'8 is viiiUiiATlNG REME DY FOR ORGANIC WEAKNESS. By this great and important remedy weakness of the organs are speedily cured snd full vigor restored.' Thousands of ihe, roost AervobS sr.d Debilitated individuals who had lost sll hone, have been Imme diately relieved. All impediments to MARRIAGE Physical or AlentalDisqlialifications. Nervous Iri ritabilitv Tremblings snd Weakness, or exhaustion of the most fearful kind, speedily cured by Dr Johnston. ' .. , . .... . . . Young men who have injured uirmScHcs bv a. cciwiu piaiiiitg iMuuigcu ID Wlicu BiuntB liault frequently lenrned from evil companions, or st school, the effects of which sre nightly felt, even wben asleep, arid if not cured, renders marrinea impossiblend destroys both mind and body, should appiy immeoiaieiy. . What s pity tnat a young man. the bone of bis country, and the darling of his parents, should te snatched from an prospects and enjoyment of life, by the eonseoruences of deviating from the Bath ol nature, and udulging In a certain secret habit. Such person!, before contemplating JXlAJitllAUE. Should reflect that a sound mind and body are the most necessary requisites to promote connubial happiness. I nded. without these, the ioiimev through life becomes s weary pilgrimage: the pros' peel hoarly darken to the view; the mind become ' shadowed with despair and filled with the mclan. choly reflection that the happiness of another be Li: L..J z i:tii-h viiuicu wiiii vu rown. r - OFFICE NO. 7 SOUTH KREDEBICK St., r BALTIMORE, Mo. Alt Snrsical Operations Pet formed. N. Let no false delicacy pre. vent vou. but apply Immediately either personally or b letltr. ; sua it iseaaes 9peeiiiy c ured. Tlie many thousinds cured a t this institution wkh- nthebtt ten vears. and the nomeroo ImnnN tsnt Surgical Operations performed bv Dr. J.. wit nessed by the Reporters of the natters, and man tner persons, notices ot wnicnnave appeared ?iin ' ana again oetore tne puwic, Besides Ins standinz as a ffentlernsn of character and responsibility, is umcient gnsrantee to tne nniirted, TAKE NOTICE. It J -with the amteat relcctaneelht Ir JtHTSETO! permit hi card to ppf-af before the yuhllc. dermics; it nnprofemioniil for Dh Tsirtmo to ler1iM. but on; K id ml the afflicted. eaneciaJIv itnram eoaldn.it f tiin fall Into the hands of the many inijnl-nt and on:- -v,a .' Importer, with. innnioerahUi Ffcfate Kameaor emu.., I Quaekahope, awarmina; tbeae lanre eliiea, ,.rv;r; 1r. JoHBSTO" advertiaements or adverti-ip t' -iuWivwi phycian, illiterate shsllaw brmined ft s. .-. t,m )-.r t,, work at theij- Or1rfnal trade. With --irr- ton ldt-n He oni " th bmt, who, tut the pnrpoxe of J.nticiiie and w-t eiv rng, earry on Ireor six ollicen, or,i-r many dsiie--r t Fala HaBma, so that the a: .irioti F one, la .ore to taroble hea.i r ar into th. ottter. Ijrnoi ii.t Qnacka Willi enormous lvuvj cencatM of ffTaA and a.. tomabina: enrea from iro! riot to be found, lkokitp " yon takloir tenre bolueaof I.tcosiCB tV'iTE anU ntbrr packapea of filthy and wnrtl. expound, tBnnirr'r Prepared toimpoae upon li.e ur '..rtuoate and aru,i -i.- inZ. THrlin IliOnth mf-.r.; -i mm Ion or ma tif -.t& - eat ft can he obtains!, anri, ia uoi nir, kvee y.m w .i rninea neaxta, to .; ri ener yrnr railing- aiaar m nsnK-T t. It 1. thl. m ;; vr i..i.t In i- lr. J. to advertif. tmt B toB currti top. 'i thope unncnnaintd will: l.t repuuttion. he deems it neMary to ny that hi crv-,.ii- . or c - altrnvn hanv tn r'm rr-'?"e. O LLi i. .3 Ri-CKIVtI l .M i. - TO: TPAXTf n4 enptainir f a f amp to be Baed forthe ri .y. ter- mnm imtip. . . , , t .1.1. Am and mi.i.. . tuftl r.rLiOO nf I'sa.rxiaeiu'.t itecr.bine i aaptcnia. Jao.9,I0wJ. 131-lye, BlU'l'"' DIL -St A . t , ; ...