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VOLUME XII NUMBER 4.
WILMINGTON; N? C .V TUESDAY MORNINGrMAKCH 24, 1857.
WHOLE NUMBER 1 402
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AH I'lver'Hement Inserted In the trl-wecklv
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JOBi CARD AND FANCY PRINTING
KXtfrlJTED II SUPERIOR STYLE. r
vcuirs van this commercial,.
New Ynftk Mcrars. Dollnbb & Pottsb.
flttton ChaslsSmith, No. 6, Central Wharf
Phtfitderphta o. K. Consm.
Hutlimore Wm. II. Peak and Wai. Tmomsom
ORIGINAL MATTER.
N. V. Correiojtideiice ot the Commercial.
New Yon, March 19, 1857,
"Hoptt deferred maketh the heart sick,"
and strny sun-glimpses, warm wandering
galea from happier climes, only tantalize
Us with rich promises, as we toil alon
triTougn aarK ana gioomy weainer. I ne
bilious season is upon us, which, in despite
of Bryant, we must affirm to be "the sad
dest of the year." In such weather noib
ing goes right: the Ten Commandments
ure broken lb bits in sheer desperat.on ; we
are all Ishmaelites, every man's hand is a
gainst his neig bor. Business moves slow
ly ahd intcrmiltenily ; out of town trade is
fat from being active and our imporrer-f
grofr disheartened with their great stocks
lying almost idle on their hands The
lines of transportation are crowded with
freight and buyers are hind red in their
(Iterations by the great difficulty and ex
pefise which it incurred in gelling goods
fairly shipped and on their .vay out of the
city.
The great spring auction sales of dry
goods have fairly commenced, and offer
the only very noticeable feature of the
week in a business point of view. The
goods sold in this way ore, for the cnosi
part, of those trashy descriptions which af
ter fceffig Sprinkled wilh a little bad rain
water dfaw crowds of excited lady buyers,
tempted by prospects of rafe bargiins in
"wet goods."- It is stfangfe what a partial
ity very intelligent people evince for these
wet goods. The demand for them is so
expensive that the "welting" has now be
come quite a branch of btfsifieCs' fn small
establishments near the Bowery. Some of
Yhe old heads think it a very acute kind of
a trick to taste the wet goods before pur
chasing in order to ascertain whether they
have really absorbed the saline water of
the great deep, or have been merely
sprinkled with tasteless croton. But the
"welters" are too sharp for these gentle
men ; they salt the Croton I
As the dailies cannot discover any out
side subjects to "pitch into," they are
obliged to resort to the expedient and let
out their effervescent Venom upon each
other. The war between the Tittles and
Herald is carried on wilh great vigor, arid,
thus far thn Times hat decidedly the best
of it. The Herald charges that the pro
prietors of the Times are stock jobbers and
established the paper for the purpose of
forwarding their interests in that line,
while the Times retaliates by republishing
from the old files o' its adversary, who.'e
columns of puffs of the "Porker vein" and
other swindling exterprises. The fact is,
that our commercial writers, like our Con
gressmen, are, as a class, constitutionally
low in the pocket, and are, therefore, are
ly insensible to the claims of a few hundred
dollars worth of temporarily valuable
stocks, earned by a dozen careless strokes
of the pen. Every men who buys fancy
stocks without a thorough personal ac
quaintance with the market does it at his
own peril.
The literary world here is remarkably
quiet, and very few of the new productions
hav met with decided success. The po
ems of R H. Stoddard have beeji very fa
vorably received in literur, circles, and this
youngest of our American poeta, w,ith the
exception of G. B. Aldricb, has a prospect
of brilliant success. The new edition of
the Wnverly novels, published by Sheldon
and Lamport is having a great tale.
TO KEEP MOTHS OUT OF WOOLENS.
Dip a small piece of cloth in spirits of
turpentine, and lay in the chest wilh your
clothing. Camphor, and red cedar shav
ings, are also good.
miscellany:.
ZEPR HOPKINS' EXPERIENCE
if THE OLD 'ui. "
' When I was down to New ' Orleans, a
makin' itiy eiaihal fortln', who should turn
rjponedayt of all creation, btit Deacon
Lsnitles's darter Sal. a cr tier I used lo be
kind o' sweet on in tarmount but good
gracious, along side o them are Ureole
gals wall, it's no use taking caparisons
are odorous as Mrs Majapfojj says in the
play. Of course I wasn't over and above
delighted to see her diln't jump clean
outer my "butes or tare my dickey, or do
anyibin'o' that sort but seein's how I'd
written the creeter son e pooty strong let
ters. when 1 was to hum and as Verdant as
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n yrnr uiu uuiiacr, pin n puuiy guuu iace
An th mntivf n. tbA k'i. i .o Ar.f.
fleglad to see bfer. "Th' bW deacea
pooty well to do ahd in case nothin' breaksX
thirrks I whv. Sal li a "fjoatv nie. o-iil.
and, all things considered, I ctiight go fur-
ther and fare wuss. Ef I didn't go further
and fara wuss, may I be kicked fo death
by grasshoppers. But I'm gettin ahead of
my story, l sninned up aein to Sal. and
t ok her out to ride a few times treated
her to ice creams akseltery, once in a while.
But what on airth put it into my head to
take the critter to a ball 'cept it waa my
ill luck- 1 never could discover.
To make a long story short, I took Sal
to a ram pin' tearing two dollnr ball. Fix
m's eleirant Atnrrikin flajrs bokuys
the blackest kind 'er nicger fiddlers --chalk
ed floors ak setiery. But five minnits af
ter I'd been thar 1 didn't see no gas-lights,
no flowers, no cbulk, no niggers, no Sal, no
nothin' except one of the most sulendirTer-
ous, angeliferous, on ccountable, bewitch-
in ', fncmoraiin', fern ile craters 1 ever sot
rny two gooseberry eyes onto.
1 k itched holt of a floor manager, and
make him introduce me to her. Gee-wbit-
eaker what a kurchy she made, and 1
bowed so low that i nearly fell outer my
dickey onto the floor. We danced a good
reel, and I was so delighte I with the crit
ter I engaged her for the hull evening.
"Do you waltz, Mr. Hopkins?" said
sne.
"I don't do noihin' tdst;" said I, as bold
as brass; and with that I ketched boll of
her, like I seen the other fellers duin' to
their gals, an' if I didn't sling her, then
ther's no snow on Killingly Peak. A few
complimentary remarks, sech as "go it
boots I" from the bystanders, encourmred
me to do my pootiest, and the way 1 slung
them cowhides round was p ifficly orful
1 say it with a realizing sens of the moral
responsibility of the assershun. 'Oncet in
a while 1 ketched sight of Sl seiiin' upa-
ginst tne wall, n solitary glory, o it ii on
ly made me cut np the harder
Bitne-by I got kinder dizzv, and next
thing 1 knowe'd 1 whs seiiin' on a sofy.
and thai 'ere anjf I a holiin soils lo mv
nose, and hendin' over me like a hen over
a spavined chicken. I didn't see no more
nor think no more of Sal arter that. How
she got hum, or when she goi hum, I didn't
inquire. 1 waited on my angel to her door.
and when she telled me at partin' I might
call on her, 1 we t hum chuck full of glo
ry and napprness, and dreamed all nighi
the strangest kind of dreams about ray be
in' in the Garden of Eden and ulavin'
"High IjOW Jack" with General Wa.hing-
ton and Mary U.ueen of Scots.
Next day prehaps 1 didn't call 'On mv
charmer wall, I reckon I did, though. I
bust right out, and called her all the an
gels in creation, and told her I loved her
better than maple sugar ahd new cider.
"Will you do me a favor?" Says she.
"Anything in reason or agin reason."
said I.
"Well," says she, look in' gbod enough
to eat, "1 Want you to buy me a cowhide
here's a bit to pay f r it."
"Darn the expense I" says I, "I'll make
you a present of it."
Off I went, proud of the commission, and
bought her a real stinger cost rife a shil-
i hn' wonderin' who on airth she Wanted
to give a lie kin to. "I hev it," thought I,
"some other feller she don't like has been a
persecutin' her, and now she's goin' to gin
nun tne eacK and a licking' into the bar
gain." So says Ii as I handed her the Cowhide ;
"Miss Evelina (that was her name),l should
like to know the name of the individual
that 'ere cowhide is destined to astonish."
"He's about y ;ur size," says she, with a
peculiar smile that 1 didri't somehow ex
actly like. Then she telled me h w Sal
had been there, and told her bow shame
ful I'd treated her and then and then
my stars 1 if she didn't use that cowhide
powerful. .
."Hold on I" says I, "it harts."
"Ulad or it," says fihfc; "plenty more licks
whar them cums from I" and she pelted
away on my head, and ears, and limbs, and
arms, till the air seemed full of licks and
cowhides. I hollered "enuff," but twarn't
no kind of use. Enuff to me was only just
beginning to her. I hedn t hed sech a lick-
in' sence l blowed up the old skule house
stove with father's powder-horn, and got
Ketcnea jesi as i was techin' off the train.
I rid hum in a kerridge that cost me a
I itnr and I kept my bed for a fortnite
pi was a sight to be seen I My hed swel
led up bigger rf a yaller pumpkin. When
I got well 1 went to see Sal. to explain mat
ters and make it op with her. Bui she
didn't keer to make my akwaintance.
Tho ingratitude of wimmen is unaccounta
ble. And thai was a feUer with black
whiskers setiin along side of her, who said
someihin' about spilin for a fie, which
made me make tracks in double quick time.
The story gol into the new -papers, and
darned if it didn't ake New Orleans too
hot to hold toe. Sal. too. soon married the
dark of a steamboat. 80 I cum north, but
I hain't called oo no orals sence. and hain't
been to no balls, for cowhides erow in Bos
ton just about as vigorous as ihey do in
New Orleane, an I a feller -hat's bed one
aucb a lickin as 1 hed, don't care about
another at no price whatsumbever.
Flag ef Our Vnxom.
J-yom tie FageUeviUe Argus, 21 stinst.
MEETING OF THE RAIL ROAD COMPANY.
"- The annual meeting of the .Western Rai
Road Company was held in the Town
Hall on Monday last CoL John McRae
Chairman and John M. Rose Secretary.
A large Majority of the stock was Repre
sented.
1 he Report of the President was read,
an J unanimously adopted. We have not
room to insert the Report -this week, but
will lay it before ouf readers in our next is
sue. The following preamble and resolu
tion were also unanimously adopted
Whereas, it is understood tliat several of
toe owners of . Mineral Units on Deep Riv
er have intimated to the .President and Df
rectors a desire to dispose, of portions of
I . . , . "VI r '
nocir mineral inuresrta thiJomnanv :
b"l - !leM,rd:''Tllat '-ove u giintis&i
1 lo ,earD that - some WVWb owdms tf Jrtlese
MaDj haveT at length been arousedfo the
advantages of a connection witfeoUr road;
a"d .that lhe President and Directors be au
i&orized and requested to make such ar
'angements of the kind as may be mutual
'J "'i'i!uu.s-
1'he following officers were elected for
the ensuing year, after which the meeting
adjourned :
President Charles B. Mallett.
Secretary and Treasurer John M. Rose.
Directors George McNeill. A. A. Mc-
Kelhan, T. S. Lutierloh, H. L Myrover,
W'm. T. Home, Wm. McLnufin, Jol,n H.
Cook, Hon. James C. Dobbin, iirid Jas.
Kyle.
JUDGE LOR1NG
The following remonstrance has been
presented by Judge Edward G. Loriiig a
gainst the prayer f ihe petitioners that he
may he removed from the office of Judge
of Probate, for the reason that he continues
to act also as a Commissioner of the U. S.
Supreme Court, conirary to the laws of
Massachusetts:
To the" Honorable the Joint Committee of!
the Senate and House of Represenimivcs j
on Federal Relations.
I, Edward G. Loring, Judge of Probate
for the County of Suffolk, respectfully sub
mir, in answer to the petition of Francis
Jackson ttnd others, asking for my remova
from said office of Judge of Probate
.That I h tve held the office of Commis
sioner of the Circuit Court of the United
states, and also the said office of Judge of
Probate, since the enactment of the siaiui
of Massachusetts, A. D. 1855, chapter 469
as me peunotiers allege.
1 hat 1 considered the Said Statute to be
unconstitutional, i . the. provisions to which
me petitioners refer; lhat it had teen held
It be unconstitutional by His Excellency
ino Crovernor of the Commonwealth, upon
tne opinion oi tne Attorney Uetieral of the
U Jiiiinon weahh.
'I'k.i ,K. I.. f II . .
wm me prujue in 'Viussucnuseiis nave
;nade the Constitution the rule nnd mens
ure oi every .man s righis and duties under
it; and that every man, by claiming its
ngms oi cinzensnip, and, more especially
a iviagisirate, by taking his oaih of office
pledges bis faith "to support the Constitu
lion," nnd thus duty, a solemn moral obli
gation, lo the people of Massachusetts.
That, if Citizens are bound and magistra
tes are sworn -it support the Constitution"
against anything, u is against unconslhu
tional laws; and tl,e Masistrate who fur
ihers by obedience or onherwise, directly
oi niuireciiyj anu in any degree, an uncon
stitutional law violates his duly and is guil
ty of perjury.
And l respectfully claim, that in with
holding-all furtherance from the statute, on
wnicn me petitioners lounff heir prayer,
i airecuy miniied my duty, as a cmen and
a magistrate, to the constitution and people
vi wiassacnuseus.
rnsuomitting this answer to the commit
tee I respectfully Drotest. ihrtt it in th
m i w
meaning and purpose of the constitu ion,
that the official action of Judicial Officers
shall be inquired iqto, only on impeach
ment, oeiore tne appointed tribunal and ac
cording to the due forms of law; that there
is oo other protection for the Judiciary a-
gatnsi popular excitements, the dominance
of party ahd the legislation it fashions; and
that I have appeared before the committee
only because I would not avoid any tribu
nal formed within the letter of the constitu
lion, and because of my conviction that the
committee, in the performance of its own
duties, would assure exact justice to all
persons, according to the constitution and
constitutional laws.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
(Signed ) EDWARD G. LORING,
, Judge of Probate.
Boston. March 9, 1857,
THE BLONDE RINGLET AT THE FALE.
At a charity fair lately gol up by the
benevolent fashionables of Paris, ihe Prin
cess P- had ajsounter, covered with ele
gant trifles. One of her gay acquaintances,-
Cbunt de R- Approached the stall,
asd,. after looking at all the articles', was
walking quietly awaj The lovely shop
woman, upon this, called out to know
whether he was going 10 be so unoourte
0118 as to pass without 'buying something.
"I would," said he, with a significant
look, "if you would sell me what I
want!"
"Well, what is it?"
. "That lock of golden hair yrhfch falls so
gracefully to your shoulders 1"
"Ycu shall have it," replied the Prin
cess, very promptly, and seizing a pair of
scissors, she clipped It close to .her temples.
It was ,1 hen duly wrapped in a piece of pa
per, and handed across" the counter.
"Five hundred frafics," said the Prin
cess. .
TfrA Count as promptly rt w a check
front his wallet, and filled it up for the a
mount, secretly thinking it was rather
dear, but pocketing it with a very cbivalric
grace..
The next day the Count, telling the sto
ry, witrflsome triumph,, to bis sister-in-law.
(who faaprened u bras intimate friend of
the Princess,) was surprised to find it receiv
ed with a burst of hearty laughter.
"The princess made a good bargain out
of you," said his sister, ;for, as I chance to
know, the five hundred francs which she
eharged you for that single curl, is three or
four times as much as she paid the hair
dresser for ihe whole wig
HOW TO "GO IT."
Go it strong in you praise of the absent
Some of it will be sure to gel around.
Go it strong when you make love to a
pretf - widow. More people have erred by
loo little than too much in this particular.
- Go it strong when taking up contribu
tions br a charitable purpose. It will pay.
Go it strong when you make a public
sperch. Nine people out of ten never take
any allusion unless It cuts like a short
handled whip or a rhinoceros cowhide.
DROPPAKES.
One quart of milk, a larire tea-spoonful
of saleratus, dissolved in a cup of cream ;
to wnicn stir in nour very smoothly until a
thick batter is formed. Then dip your
spoon in milk, and with It place your bat
ter at short distances in a buttered pan.
V ery delicate made ejitlrely of cream, eith
er witn or without eggs
CURE FOR SORE-THROAT.
Take one teaspobhful each of red pepper
ani common salt, mix wjtn viner-ar. and
gargle tne tnroal repeatedly.
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TO DIE RED.
1 ou can die red with either cochineal.
madder, Brazil wood, or archil ; the latter
s generally preferred for common dyes.
A um is all that is required lo fix a color.
A LITTLE SWEDISH GRL.
A " . - 4 "... . .
in interesting anecdote is told ot a
Swedish girl who had given evidence that
a saving change mid been wrought upon
her. She was walking with her father one
night, under the starry sky, intently medi
tating upon the glories of heaven. At last.
ooking up to the sky she said, "Father. I
have been thinkiner if the wrono- side of
heaven is so beautiful, what will the inside
be!"
NEW ROUTE TO THE MISSISSIPPI.
The Milwaukie and Mississippi Railroad
is completed to within ten miles of Prairie
du Chien, on the Mississippi, and will be
open through the entire route in April. -
I his line runs through the first poriion of
Wisconsin, and ts a "short cut to North-
i 1 & t - . . -
em luwa hiih viirinesoiii. n is wen con
structed and thoroughly managed.
Cleveland Herald.
a country editor received trie lollowinsr
stop my paper: "Dear sir, I have looked
carefully over your papr for six months
for ihe death of an individual I was ac-
or tne aeain 01 an individual 1 was ac-
juainted with; but as yet not a single sou!
I cafe about has dropped off, Yoi will
.lease have my name erased." ,
I
please have my
Which is the most trying to a wonVfcn a
greenhorn of a servar.t girl or a itove that
on t draw," the day she experts com
pany 7 Mrs. Jones hired, the. other day,
a ivnss fvicuermolt, just Irom Cork. Miss
McDermott. was ordered to "boil the tea
kettle."
"The wha' ?" "The tea kattle ."
"An do you mane that?" "Certainly,
11 1 did not 1 would not order you to do it
and te quick about it.'
"Yes, marm."
i.t: A-ti .... . .
ivnss iwcLermou ooeyed orders, in a-
bout half an hour afterwards, Mrs. Jones
resumed the conversation.
"Where's the lea kettle, Briget V "In
the dinner poi. You told me to boil it, and
l ve had a scald on it for nigh an hour I"
Mrs. Jones coul i hear no more. She had
a rusn ot blood to the head, and went off
in a swoon.
A sailoh looking serious in a chapel in
Boston, was asked by arminister if he felt
any cnange? iot a cent,"aid Jack.
GEORGE R. FRENCH;
MANUFACTt7RE& AND
WHOLESALE f- RETAIL DEALER
IN H
BOOTS, SHOES, LEATHER, AND
, ., oxiUJ r IINDUNUS, ,
:'- N 0. 11. M A R K E T 8 T R E E Tr
WILMINGTON, Hi. C.
March 6. 151
I J BARLO VV,
WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER,
AND DEALER IN
LIQUORS. WINES ALE PORTER, (f-c.
No. 3, Granite How, front Street.
WILMINGTON, N.C.
Feb. 17th, 1P56. ' " 140-tf.
GEO. Wi 15 A VlS,
DOiUMlSSION SlEltCriANT,
5UU1H WA1EK SIHEET,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
Jan. 23. r . 132.
AS.C. SMJTB , MltES COSTIN.
JAS: C- SMITH & CO.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
No. 2, SOUTH WATER STREET,
WILMINGTON, N. C.
April 26 . 181 r
STOK LEY Ol DH A M,
GROCERS -AND
CO EMISSION MRCDANTS,
WILMINGTON N. C.
Liberal Cash advaoces made orf Vfoait Cotton,
nd Naval Stores Ctmsiffnid to (hem
Ang. l i. 65
ly-
SAMUE'L A. HO'LMES .
ATTORNEY AT LA
itlLMlNGlOX, N. C.
Will attend the CobmS of Daptia, Sampson sod
New Hanover
Office oa Princess street, next door East of the
State Bank.
April R ' r , j:. a.,y
T EY i. Cirs? Spring style Hats are now
March 2,
FOREIGN GOLD AND SILVER COIN
. TH EI a VALUE AT THE MINT.
GOLD COINS.
Austria Quadruple ducat $9 12 0
Ducat 2 27
Sovereign (lor Lombard) J 6 85 0
Baden Five Gulden 2 4
Bavaria Docat . . 2 27
Belgium Twenly-lranc piece 3 S3 2
Twenty -five Iranc piece - 4 72 0
Bol.'via Doubloon - j . 15 58 0
Brazil Fieceol b4UU reis 8 72 0
Britain Sovereign
4 84
Brunswick Ten-Thaler
Central American....
Ec-udo
... 7 89 0
...14 96 0
67 0
83 5
Gold Dolar
Chili Doubloon before. 1835). 19
Doubloon (183o and eir.cr). 15
Denmark Double Fred, or 10 Thaler 7
Ecuador Hall doubloon: .......... 7
57 0
6& 0
S3 0
'50 0
97,0
idfit-al TreBlv drafarna
45 0
Hanover ren rhaler, George ITfr. 7
Ten-Thaler tf imarn Iand Ernest 7
Hindosiao Mohur. East India Co.". 7
MecklenburgTen Thaler 7
84 0
890
10 0
89 0
Mexico-- uouoioon, average 15 53 0
Netherlands Dticfit.t: 2 20 5
Ten guilders 4 00 7
New Granada Dotibloon. 21 carat.
standard 15 51 0
Doubloon, 21 enrat standard. inclu
ding the silver J 15 71 0
Doubloon. 9 lOths standard .15 310
Doubloon. 9 lOths standard, inclu
ding the silver ....15 38 0
Persia Tornaun 2 81P
Peru Doubloon, Lima, lo 1S33....15 55 0
Doubloon, Cuzco, lo 1833 15 C2 0
Doubloon. Cuzco, to 1S37. 15 5.1 e
Portugal Hall joe (lull weighi).... 8 65 0
Crown 5 81 0
Prussia--Double Ftederick: 8 OO n
Rome Ten ecudi .10 37 o
Russia -Five roubles 3 OS 7
Sardinia 1 wenly Ine: ....... 3
Saxony Ten Ihald s. ; f, 7
84 5
94
Ducat ; 1
26 0
90 0
Spain Pistole (qr. doubloon)..;... 3
1 urkey Hundred piastres 4
37
TuscanySequin. . . .. . . 2
United States- -Eairle f before June.
30 0
1S31) ; ...........10
Fire dollar piece ol C.-Bcchler, av
62 0
erage..:. 4 85
Uollnr ot ihe same, average. : . 96 0
Five dollar p'c of A. Been tier $4 92 a 5 00 0.
Uoiiar 01 tiio same. PS
Oregon Exchange Co---Five dollars. 4 S2
IV G. x ft. San Francisco, Five dols.
:.. $4 S3, a 4 S5 e
Miners' IJanlr San Francisco-Ten
dollars ..9 C6 a 9 92 0
.MofTatl& Co., 9 78 a 9 93 0
" Sixteen dollar
ingots, about...... 15 750
RATES OF POSTAGE.
T ...
j.brTEK8 composed ol one or more tnecet
ol paper, but not exceeding half an ounce in
weighi. ent any disliince not exceeding S00C
miles, 3 cenls : over 3000 miles. 10
Double rale ilexcivdinff I. all' an mi 1 ir p
ireoie. it exccedmir
ounce ; and so on
hargmg an additional rale for everv addi
tional hall' ounce, or fraction ol halfan om.r.p
"su'u pre-jiii ynir tn neuig required on
a" 'en' i places within the United Stales,
er April let, 1S55
a"(l H,t,er 1856, all let
A ..... ... t .
its between places in the United Slates
must bt? pre-naid, either by poslage slamns.
or eianea envelopes.
Lietttrs dropped 111 the post office, for de
livery in the same place. 1 cent earh
inciters advertised areeharsred 1 cent each.
besides regular postage. Drop letters are
not advertised.
CiRCCLAfls, 1 rent for 3 ounces or less to
ny part oi the United Biales. to consist ol
but one piece ofnaner ure hnvment oniinn
-. 1
ai.
D.ij Iv newsp'apers weighing three ounces
r less, 1-4 eenis per nnarter. u'lin scm
Irom the office of publication to actual and
. T 7 ....... - . ...
oonahde subscribers any where in the Uni
ted blates. Transient newspapers sent anv-
where within Ihe United Slates. Iceht for
- -i s . J
three ounces or less.
uen ine article to De ma ei is a circu
lar, pamphlet, or newspaper, it should be so
eiivelopud as to be open atone end other
wise. 11 win oe cnaraed as a letter.
BRITISH POSTAGE RftlSGEMEXTS.
Letters posted or charged In the fjnited
btates will be rated at a half ounce to the
single letter j over n hnlfand not exceeding
ii ounce, as a nouoie letter ; over fin ounce
nnd not exceeding an ounce and a half. a a
treble letter; and so on. each half ounce
or iractional excess roaesutuling a rate.
1 he single rates lo be charged on each
letler,po6ted in the United Stales addressed
to any place in Great Britain or Ireland is
di cents? the double rate 48 i and so ch.
ssaid postage on letters come to anv dace
in Great Britain or IrelanH m:iu ho rre.nn A
if the whole amount is tendered at the office'
in the U. S. where mailed, at the oniion o
the sender. v
nti-APH8 may oe roauen at anv omce
HT -
in the United Stales to any place in tbe
United Kingdom son the pre-pavment of 2
cents, and may on receipt from any place in
Oreat Britain or Ireland, be delivered at anv
office in the United States, on payment of 2
cents. Iote. kach Lrovernmeni is fo charge
4 cenls on each newspaper. I hese are to
be sent in bands of covers, open at the sides
or encs, and to contain no manuscript what
ever. . "
Persons rfiftilinir letters to fbrefffh cbun-
tries, with which ihe United States bave not
entered into postal arrangements, are remin-
! ded that it is necessary for them to pre-pay
the rnfper postage, or the letter cannot be
(brwaded
. NEW BOORS.
IN A I afld PlestUfe in connection with tbeir
1 History. By Arthur Penrhvn Stanley. . li.
Canton of Canterbury, with Maps and Plan.
The Private-Correspondence of Daniel Webster.
Edited by FletcbeWebster.
The History of the Ilrlanof the KrnnerorCharle
the Fifth by William Rotx rjron, D D. With so
account of the Emperor's Life sfier his Abdication.
By William Hfrescott.
The New Life of Summerfield Rv Wtlttam M
WilltU The Green Meunfain Bove AHisiarinl
Tale of the early settlement of Vermont.
Rilla froni the Fountain of Lffe; or, SertrYon to
Child.cn. Bv Rev. Rirftatd .rten. D ri R.no,
of St. Pauls' Church, Philadelphia.
Selections far Sabbath Readinf. and Brief Mis
cellaneoba Essays, Moral and delicious. By J.W
Tucker. M D. Also farther supplies of John Hali
fax, Gentlemjn History of lite Elephant rilob.
rrincipies ena rrscuces ni Baptists. For sale by
Feb. 19. THE BOOK STORE.
t .ak 4aAj t?9
- ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ELIZABBTHTOWN. N. C.
Will attend tbe Coonty and Soperior Courts of
Bladen, Robeson, Col ambus and Sampson.
Junel. . 38 If
CX)LS, A
-rSO 97 5
..... . 430
Tvveuly kreuizcrs.
16 0
Lira I lor Lorn hardy J .. iy q
uaucn down
Gulden or florin
Bavaria Crown.
Florin
Six kreuirsers. . ; .. . V. . . . . .
Belgium Five francs
Two and a hall" franc
Two francs i..
Franc ; J...
Bolivia Dollar . , . ;.-. ,f
07
29 5
06 5
39 5
30
93 0
46 0
37 0
13 5
1
00 6
; Hall dollar, debased, 1S30
! Quarter doldf. debased, 1830
Brazil Twelve fiun'Jrid rew..
Eighi hundred rcis;
Four hundred
Bremen Thirty mix giote
BritiTiu Hall ctovvn
Shilling j, .".
Pourneuce. . .
37 5
. IS
99 2
60
33 0
35
54 0
21 7
BfoiMwielTli alert'. 1 .
7
680
97 0
Cen:ral America Dollar, urfter. say
Chili Dollar.. . .......... . '
Quarter dollar;
Firbl dollar or rif I
1 010
224
-112
Denmark Riffsbank -thaler - " ..
52 S
Specie lhaler
Thirtv-two shillh IP'S
1 04 7
- 17 0
18 7
96 0
93 2
15 5
39 5
16 5
26 2
C9 2
68 0
25 7
67 5
1 1 0
39 5
44 7
I 00 0
4 0
I 20 0
40 0
95
98 2
L 02 0
Ecuador Quarter dollar
Egypt Twentv nineties
France Five francs
Franc
Frankfort Florin .v . ; ..
Greece Drachm -----
Guiana, -British -Guilder
Hanover Thaler, fine silver . .
Thaler. 750 fine..... ......
Hayti -Dollar, or 100 centi'mrs
Hesse Cussel Thaler. : j
"One-sixth lhaler
Jesse DaniRladl -Floiin or Gulden. .
Hindostan Rupees ..
Mexico Dollar, avdact
Naples Scudo
Ntherlanda--Three uuildeis. ' .
Guilder ............
Twenty five cenls
Two and a half jiuilder. . ;
New Granada Dollar, usual Weijrhi
Dollar, ligh-er and debased. 1S39..
IVorwaj liigsdn ler .. : ;
Persia Sahib koran. ;
Peru Dollar. Dima mint
Dollar. Cuzco
H ill dollar. Ar qu ia debused
Hall dollar, Tasco....
Poland Z.'oiy:
Portugal Cruzado
.5 0
215
00 6
00 8
36 0
49 5
11 2
55 2
12 0
56 0
03 0
11
35 0
CO C
30 0
75 0
135
Crown of lOOOrtis. ,
.. 1
Half Crown.
Prussia Thaler, average ... .
One-sixth, arerairc.. .,
Double lhaler, or 3 1-2 gulden.
Rome Scudo
Teston. three scudo
Russia Rouble
Ten Zloiy....
1
OCEAN STEAM fiAVIGATION."
The followitifr rates olt postage on letters
have been agreed, upon tn t ween this govern
ment and the German Slates, Prussia. tc.
Bremen. 10 cents ; Oldenburg 13; Aliontt;
Austrian Empire, (including- Hungarv. G.t
liria, Lombanly am.' Venice) Bavaria. Bruns
wick, Iiaihburr. Hanover. Meckleiibnurg
Schweriue. and S'raeliiz, Kingdom ol Viua
sia. Kingdom of Saxony, and Saxc Alifn
burjr. 15; all oilier Girmnn States, cities
and towns. 22; Switzerland and lhe elher
lands 25 ; Denmark nnd Sehleswfg. 27; Po
land and Russia, 29; Constantinople, Greece
and Sweden 33; Norway. 37 pre-nnyment
optional.
Alexandria, Corfu. Island ol Malta. Wal
lachia, 30 cents ; Italy, (except upper part)
33; prepayment required.
Newppapers and Circulars. 2 cents each
to be prepaid.
Mails fo the Pacific For at einrle let
ter, not exceeding halfan ounce in weight,
from New York to Cfingres. 20 cents; ts
Panama. 20 postage to be prepaid. Pos
tage to Cailifprniii and Oregon (tin y being
U. iS. possessions) need nol be pre-paid.
Havana MiiSs. A line is established be
tween Charleston and Havana, lhe el earn
ers touching at Savannah and Key West,
the postage of which is from the port of de
parture to Havana 10 cents orra sinsle let
ter, not exceeding half announce in wciffht.
with aii additional 10 cenls for each ulIi.
tional half ounce, or fractional excess of half
an ounce to be pre-paid. Postage on. each
newspaper to Havana. 2 cents, also lo be
prepaid as on letters.
On letters to British jjorth America, 10
cents, il not over 3000 miles ; if over that
distance, 15 cents a single rate pre naid or
nol, at the option ol the of the sendee.
RATES OF POSTAGE
To the East Indies, Java. Borneo. Eabnan
Sumatra the Moluccas, and the Philio
pine Islands,
We are authorized to state that, arrange
ments having bero made bv Great Briiin
for collecting io India the Briu'el. and enhe
IbreTjrfi postage on letters between the Uni
ted Kingdom and the Eai Indies, whether
transmitted via Southampton or via Mar
seilles, in the British mail, hereafter the Uni
ted Stales postage only should he p epaid m
ibis country on letters Jor the Jast Indies lo
be transmitted by either ot the above rouiea.
z: fice cenls the single- rate when the At
lantic conveyance is by Bntuh p-cket, and
twenty ctie cttils tvhen by United Stales
packet.
Owing to a reduction of twelve cent in the
British postage beyond England, which looft
place on the 1st of February instant, the sin
gle rales of letter po-lEge be'tveen th& U i
ted Stales and. Java. Borneo. Labnam, Su
matra, the Moluccas, and the Philippine Is
lands, will hereafter be as follows:
To Java, via Southamr tori, 33 instead ol
45 crnls the kali ounce; and iia Marseilles
53 instead of 75 cents ; the half ounce ; vre
payment required. "
lo Jiorneo, l.abrian, .Sumatra, the Molue .
eas. and the fntiinpine inlands the rate wil
be 41 instead of53cetits ffkensent via South
amptnn, and 61 instead of 73 cents the qnar
ter ounce, or 71 instead of 83 cents the lial.'
ounce, when sent Ciy closed mail via Mar
aeil es : prepayment also required.
1 he -ates above mentioned as chargeable
on letters for the Inland of Java wi 1 1 rovide
for their conveyance by British packet at
tar as Sinfeapore.-bat they will alterwards be
abject " to a Nelherland rute of postage on
account of the conveyance from Singapore
to Java. - - . '
Bv the Prassian C!ocd Mail
rales to
these countries rv-rIn onclaxied.
MEN'S AND BOTS Caps and Cover, issl re
ceived at c. D. M TICKS.
jnircil 2. ' -
6000 LBS. N- C. BACON
JUST received la siore for rale In Ints by - .
E?iQ II. 611EFN. '
Fsb. 7. m.
SILVER
Auttrkt Rix Dollar.
Florin
BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL.
im. JOHNSTON,
THE founder of this Ctlebrated Iriibiion f
frrsthe most certain, Speedy nnd .eIj tCctiw
ul rented) in the wot Id Ivr ,
SECRET DISEASES.
G.'eeta, Strictures, Seminal Vcak.ne, Taina in
the Loins, Constitutional Debility, Inipotttcy ,
VVeaknessof the Back and Lioibs, Affection. u
the Kidneys. Palpitation ol the liuail, Djtreisia ,
Nervous lrritabiity, Disease ol tl.e lleod ' a."3 1
IVose or Skin ; those serious and iii-iaiichbiy dioi
dersarising from the dcstrui live h-bits t.f i'ouih,,
which destroy both tody and mir.d. Tloe terrtt ':
aa litary practices more f.tal 10 their vitillin!
than the song of she Syrcts to the oiurintrs cf j
eJiysscs.Dlightmg their most brilliant fcoet. ort l;
ticipations, rendering m irriage,4c., inirct;t.-.
YUbGMi:X.
Kepecially, who have become lhe victtuis of Sot.!
ri l ure, that dreadful and destiuctive hafeii whieh
annually sweeps to an untimely grave thor.Fi.r.r'e of
young men of the most cxal.ed tslcuts and brii;i:l t
intellect, who might otherwise have entranced Ijw
tening Senates with the thunders of tl..quer.re, cr
waked to ecstacy the living lyre, mat ti.ll v.hh fi,ji
confidence.
. . f : mjlhiiia ge. . - , . -
Alameit perttritt, or oung Mcitjtronictnpiafir ? .
marriage, being aw an of Pl Flea! Wrakneis Ci
gamc Debility , Deftrrniitirs, tcshoi.ldinin.ecJi.
heslthCW1 1 " J' bC rt8,ortd to pers I
He who places himself under the care of Dr. John
ston may religiously confide lh-aJs honor as a "t
tleman.and confidcnUi- rtly uron hiabkill at a ihv -sician.
-
Dr. Johnston Is the oi ly reeiilarly Educet.d
Physician ad vertifing to cure Piivalt i.-t.n:clainte
His reiucdus and trealtnent air .ji.i.. !,- n..i
toall others. Prepared liern a lifi. n .1 ..
Great Hospitals of Knrr.pe ord tie Hi si in this
Oouctry.Vi-: England, rror.ee, the l;lokhv ot
Plulaaelihin, J-c and - u.nr,i.r.,. .......
than any other physician fr. the world. liis mai. v -
erations is a sutrjcient t liarnntee 10 lhe tffiicud--
IJiose vho tmsh to be spceviiy and .feclucUy rcli'e .
cd. mould shun the humeroue trijlii p imj otters In
only ruin their health, nnrt aimly 10 him '
a Pirn i. iT.. n... 1 '
A t j u It K WAHKAM-KD f)' n (iiicftp
A'o Mercury or Nuvsewtt JJivcs'l'sf''
OFFICE, Xo. 7, SOUTH FKEDKfcltK s..
It hand side piir fV,..,. l;i,r .
oors frmn ihe totr.fr. Fail r.ot to tUti lis
name and number, for irnorai:t t.ini. o in
attrt.cied by the reputation ol Dr. Jehnster, la k
nn. JonsTfiT
Memberof the Roval Collere afn
sraduatefroni one of the nsst emineni Collecct .I
Ihe Lnited States, and the greater f art ol whoc
Hie lias been spent in the Hoxniiala r.f i.,nrfnn 1.,. . .
is, Piiiladelphia, nnd elsewhere, has tilected tii v
ot the most astonishing purest hat wcieevertnow n.
Many troubled with ringing in the eajs and hes-d
v l.en asleep, reatneivou.-r.eEs, tein? s.Jarn.cd t
sudden sounds, and . bashlu.nets. M.Uh fuqt en
blushing, attended sonu times witU deian en .t
mind, were cunui imniediiitely. "
A CERTAIN DISEASE. ,
y lien the niissruided and
1 tn n 1 1 1 ii i . f j -. . f
iiicasute hiTdshc has intbiUd the sicdsof .his
painful di.scas.-, tt too often happens that ar.ill-tim.
ed sense of shame, or dread of ciscovcry. deters
hniiftoni applying to th-.se who, I rem education
andrespectal.iiity,can alone befiienri him. deia -tng
nil ihe constitutional t-yn'ptoms of thi horrid
disease make their ppeara r.ce sw h is ulcere, d
sore throat. diseased note, r.octural pains in the
head and limb-, dimness of f jtht. deafness, r.edts
on the shin bones and arms, blotches on the htcd
face and f xtremiiies, progressing wiih frithl!lil t. -pidny,
till at last lae paLte of the n.outh or ti.e
bonesof the nose (all in. and the victim ol tLis
atuldisease becomes a horrid object of con, n.isi
seration.nl! death puts a petiod to his dreadiui sul
ferir.fis, by sei.ding him to -ihat U.iu.e lroti.
waence no traveler r. turn." To s Uih thcrcfe-re
Ur. Johnston pledges himcelf to preserve the ii,ot
inviolable pcrioy; and, Irom hi extensive ; c
tire in the first Hospitals of Europe and .Ameiica
hecan confidentl v reconimenda safosnd sreidv
cure torhe tmfortuna-e victim of tS.ib horrid dis
ease. It 13 a melancholy fact, that thousand fa 1 1
victims to fhis dreadful complain!, owirp toihi tn
skilfulness oi ignorant pretenders, vho. b thei.se
of that deadly poison, mercury, iiiti the conrtiib
tion, and either send the unfortunate tbflcrt r to an
untimelj grave, or else m. t the retiduc oi life u.u
erable. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Dr. J-addressee all those who haveinjured them
selves by private and improper indulgences.
These are some of the sad and nickinctcly cf
fecis, pioduced by early lialit!. of jihih. viz:
e;.knessof the Uaek and Limbs, Pains in the
Head. Dimness of Sight, Los? of Wuseu ar I.w
er, Palj-itatton of the Heart, Dj sr-epv."lVei tut.
irritability. Derangement of tl e Lirce'tivc Ibric
tioni, General Debility, SyiKptoms" cl Conbi.n.p.
tion.&c. - ,
MinLtltg. The fearful t fferts oh. the mind ate
much to oe dreaded ; Loss ol Aiemory . Conitisio t
of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Kvil Fortbodii.is .
Aversion of Society, Self Dis-tiusr, I.Ve of toli
tude.Timidily,fec..are sorue of ItiecviJs produced.
Tliousands of persons of alleges, can now judte
what is the cau?e of their declinint health. 1.
ing their vigor, beeomin? weak, pale ard tn.cciu
ted, have a singular appeararce atciit the eyes
cough and symptoms of consumption. '
DR. JOlLV-sTOX'S I.WlGOUATING I5F3:E
DY KOR ORGAMO WEAKNKkH.
By this great arid important remedy weakness o
the organs are speedily Cured and full vigor rt nc-r a .
Thousands of the most Nervous and Debilitau d
individuals who bud lost all
diately relieved. AU mpedin.t nti. to SUHKIAGK
Physical or Mental Disqunlifirations, A trvcKS Ir
ritability Tremblingsand V eatnef t, ot ehar.eili n
of the most fearful kind, Fpecdily rund jv Vw
Johnston. . . ' :
Young men who hate injured thfrnselvcs bv a
certain practice indulged in when alone a habit
frequently ler. rned from evil coir parlors, or a t
school, the effects 'f hich sre cithilv felt. en
when asleep, and if not cured r nrirr. mr.ir,,..
tmpossiblcand destroys boiL jiad and bcdv.ehcuid
apply immediately.
What a pity that a vounff man. ihe hf,rnf hi.
country, and the darling of his parents, rhobld be
snatched from aii prospects and enjoyment tf Hie,'.
uy me- cu.io. uunccj vi aev;ating irom tl e path r
nature, and indulging in a certain secrefhaliu
Such persons, before contemplating
MARRIAGE. V
Should reflect that a sound mind a.id body arc the
most necessary requisites :o prornoir- eornutisl
happiness. Indeed, without these, the jwutnt y
through life becorat a vearj piicriniojjf ; thr pros
pect hourly darkens to the view; the niind ktc mes
shadowed with despair and filled with the rue lan -e-hoiy
rtrlee-iion that the happiness of another be
comes biiihted with ou t own.
OFFICE SO. 1 SOUTH FRF.CERICK-ST,.
Baltimore, 31 d.
AU Surgical Operations Iei luimti!.
N. li- Lef no false delicacy prevent you, but
apply immediately either pert-ornllr or by letter.
Skin Diseases S peed 1 1 v luted.
TO STRANGERS.
T!te many thousands cured at this institution w th
in tbe last ten years, and the numerous irnr-r
tant Surgical Operations perfottnid by Dr. J. .wit
nessed by the Reporters of the papers, srtil rr?ar.
other persons. notices of which have rr fa-f i ttn
and again before the public, besides hin Mcriirjr
as a rentleman of characterand resronitilii) ir
sufficient guarantee-to the sffiintd.
.TAKE NOTICE.
It t wTf ti.e n-eatevt rt !nctr.--tl:at Ir- JOliypTO
pcnit bi card to appear U-fore the'i bl.rr.d-o :r. it
wiprofe!oria!ftrapl.ymcianto3Tert;rt,I.ot nnlrr bs
did o, tbeaffl?ctd. evpreiaPy ctrartrrr n.eld B.t f'l t.
fall into th harKl of tbe mart impo de . 1 j trnkimf.:
Importers, trlth innuw.erar.le Fa!e : , r-n Ar4
Quaekanop. wrsirw the4H nre eitUm, corTire lr.
JousTot s arv-rt! en-rt or sdvarrtiofcfr tl;ecirZTa
p hynclan.!llit-rmir rhBHonr-bninrd fHiov tro Hxt to
w ork t Ihcir oriritm! traritt. with H-irrr ton idxx tynrd
the tnite. who, for the purpune f Knticit r rj ae
UIr.' on 6ve "!! office, -urnier am din
FklM tnm. so that the ffiined ftnifi'i rKtiltr
one. ! sure te turtible bead'unz into tfes otcer. t't jjb
Qak wilh erK.rtr.rma lying certLflci' pr? ar.d
tonhuj; cares irr--vmn oot to be found, v ho Irr
w rrur iarvrr bottle of I.icoaica With ard tl
paekaze of filthy and vrortb eonrpovrd. rnrt.lrr'y
p reparrr) to irarx aprm th nSt-rtnrte ar.d otiurr-t .
Ina. Trifling month afVr tiwwth. er a ,m tbe B II
at f ran 1-c obta!r.rd. rd. in drTir, k-arra j-c itfta
nrined health, to ats-h- orr ynnr rl!inr dinarro''f'-eiit-
It la tkU anotlve that trMtie- Ir Jt adrertHe-. a
c eoi cam eras tob. To thoar ncona-rd wltt- h'm
rerot'0"- he dt-ema it Decenary to mv that his credf u
tiala or dtplnmsa arraT bttnc In h'a nftirr.
' NO LKTTRS KECEIVKD- IPXI-EPS rOPT-PJklI
andeentala: a-a ftanp to h oxd for thm .reply, fa-- "
anna wrttina; abnald atate ee ad end tfcat rvjrtim -r f
adveniarniettt ecrib:rz var.rtciBS. lil-lv-e.
Jan. .9.12:7. '
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