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I :-ySw -Mr r iii in ill in hi 111 in in fiiy 111 ni in VOLUME XII NUMBER 66. WILMINGTON, N. C, TUESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 25, ,1857. WHOLE NUMBER 14G7 - i ' ' , --- - ill - T I!' ' - r r ii in m il i .it. n I. DunlUiiflJ every XvmaI, TiiwyiB M atooa at ' PrW ? 4n advanc. I .. 4V Trl M. l.OitliVa EoiTamlPorairo Crer KnMtan4 Matkct mreeta, ri4.MIT). k. c. il VfliS OF AUVKHTI81XO. ' 1 iar. I iiMcriion ll Wl I m.crilon ( 50 I 1 aqr. x montha, uv I i - I I ' I J i 1 00 1 I 6 I t m.nth, 1 0 1 12 S 00 ' 8 0 . 12 00 I'eo linna or leia make aqaare If an ader- iaemn exceed ten linea, th pilca wlliba in ll a wertUu.nent a are payabla at ine llmaol Heir insertion. . "- - ;.fiMcn with Vorly advertiaera. will b mad mi the niai liberal lenm. " ' . . M rifr f comracia tor vearfv adorillii j.nl K. ritiud Should circa ataneea rendu i uh ins I beieaii, or o uneipected rennwral ieceary, a cnnre nrrn9 i me pn'iimHco term H be at ihe .ip1on l ih eaniraeur,fr hetlme he baa aderilard. . : " The BrtvUeire f Annual tdrTtler l Mrietl) Hmlt-d t bnlr iwn l.nm; 'Ui.lni, aadll .rtir-rnriiia ftit the Heneflt tf Utr peraon. w 1 4 llilsrllllOl'-nl8 .tlMI'lHdMIIlf !- niAd l'b innir owo bnalaraa, and ail xr.-aa qi. 4nrilen,ni In lnih nr otlietwlae brfmtt thi -limllti .'nrwol. "Ill ehrHItlie aattat rala N 1-'iNemel U lHV!d In ib rir-i 'or ihrt nle nr rent t hnneea 1d in town -O'tnlrf nr ft tbe aale or hire nf nee; roi. wbMb !r ihe nr pnl owmeA bv adrtlr nr hf 'the r ncron The ar- nxelkM hrth efm 'im cdiat bin '' ' ' ' Ml t lr lvnnt nrtf4 In th trl-wrkl Co m mere! nl twi untitled in n leaertlnw In th W.tklt frre of eharre. run. c:wi sn prv rni'VTio. I'iSU KJ!I niKX'OMMKIKIAI., ; NlW Vl(-MrfflTI. rVlLUtlSB PoTTIB. ro- Cnci MiTt R, (Central wharf I'hilarlcrpMa S. F. okiji' " 'tiltimor -W II r.A a ind W Thowsob MrSCRfJ.ANY UU'.GEl) BY A SKUPENT. I v;i brought up noar the C uuifliaii line iu Vnnmi. Aly father owiwil a large faimJ though he was an iron work er by traJ. I think he made some of the rM-st nUw ever lisel. Nt f;r from his l irni was quite a l ke. We used to 'iijy. oielv!8 ut fishing and Hailing, for we had out? of Ihe Ixst ssiil boats eve. jHit into fiesh water.' We knew there -wr plenty of snakes about this lake, ' especially on one part of it a wide piece of fiat, where the water lay most ol ihe year, and Where, the tall grass and reeds gew thickly. It was a suit ot bay, making up into u cove on the opposite side from the farm. We had seen soma large snakes in the wa ter there, and I had tried to shoot, them as they swam with their heads ttpt,tho' I never happened to get otic of them in that way. I am sure 1 hit some of them, hut ttiey managed to get away intoth grass; and I had no desire to follow them, especially into tuch a place. Most of those that I s;iw were (he com tnon blaek water snake but they were iot all alike. Some of the large! ones had a liht-coloicd ring rmind "the neck; and I was told, by those who knew, (hat these latter weie by far the strong est and most dangerous. However. I was destined soon to have my eyes ojetied. One. atternoou, t saw a iloek of hlick ducks fly over th i home, hd I was sure they lighted on the lake, o 1 seized my douhletl barrel gun and .noinmiiiiion, and started off. When I ieach'd the l.i tiding I saw the dtieks a--ajr off, by the opposite shore. .1 at once cut some ereen . iNtuphs with mv I knie; atid liaviug tijrod tip' th; Itows of a MiKtll flat bottomed scull, we kepi kdu ptirmsc for such work. I jumped in and started off. There was a hole in the stern thr ugh which we could put tle oar, and thus scull the boat without silling up in ; sight.' so from when the ducks were my-contrivance had the appearance only of a simple mass of foiiiiMis floating along upon Ihe water. . I had got tiear enough for a shot, and had drawn in the scull, and was in the act of taking 'tip my gun, when the ducks staited up. tsqui klyas possi ble I drew one hammer: and let drive. I hit two of tbt m.ibut they didn't fall into the water. - They fluttered along until they fell among the tall grass tip in the rove. ; 1 he water was low, and the place was dry where they wero I pulled up as far as I could, and ot nut and wade J up. I knew very near where one of the ducks had fallen ' and very soon had my eye on it. As I ran up to lake it I saw the h ad of a black sua k' Mp out and catch it by the wing, I saw only the head and neck ot the rejt tile, and had no idea how large a one it was; or, it I had, probably I should ha ve done just as 1 did, for f had i.o idea of freaiiug such a thing. I had left my gnu hi the loat. and hd nothing to kill ihe chap with, but as I took the luck I just put my foot ujum'the thief s , neck. '' ; , ' ' The ground was moist and slimy, and the snake h.-td hi body braced among the roots of the stout reeds ; , he took his head out from under my foot about as ?uick as a man could comfortably think, thought I'd run back to my boat and get my gun, and try to kill this fellow ; an l 1 I. ri ju5t itfrnqd for ihatfparpose, when I felt something strike my Itgs, as though somebody had thrown a roj round ,lt. I looked, downrand jlound that the'snake jiad taken a, turn round my leg with his tad, and was in the act of clearing his body - from the grass. 1 dropped the duck and gave a smart kick, but that didn't loosen him;-sol tried to pm my right foot upon him, and thus draw m v leg away ; I might as well have tried to put my foot on a streak of lightning ) . : And hadn't I been deceived ? 1 had forgotten the prottortionate size of the head of the species of the black snake, I had expected to see a snake 1 fourjor five feet long, Irtd Instead of that he was nearly eight feet and a half. Stilly I hftJu't yet any great, learj for I stippo sed that when Iptrtmy' hands du bim I cotlld easily take hint off) for i wa. nrettv BtttHitt in the arms, irt a few sec otfls he had his body all dear, and it was then that the first rear thrill shot through me. There he , held himsel by the simple turn around my leg, an-: with his back arched in -jnd out he brought- his iiead just on a level wilb mine. 1 made a grab for him, but miss ed him ; and then, as quick as you can snap your finger, he swept his head un der my arm, clear around my body, and straightened up and looked me in the face again 1 gave another gran at him, and another, as quick as I could, hut he I dodged me, in spite ot an I could. do.; 1 I next felt the snake's body work in its wav UD , a he. turn of ihe .tail was turned 10 toy thigh,' and the coil around m ,r stomach rotiini -need 10 tighten. - About if lis tim- 1 began to think 7 the. e might be some set ions work, and the " 1 . . ' 1. .1. At , m quicaer i iook ine snaKe on me netter. So I jut grasped him as near the head as ossirne, oy taxing noiu wnere n was around ine, and tiied to turn hrn oft But thisonlv made it worse. . Th fellow had now drawn 'himself lip s higii. and Mretch d ott so, tliat lie wh. ped another turn about me. His tai was now around my; left thigh, and lln r st ol nun turned twice around my Itxly : one of them being just at the pi of my'sf'tnarh,' and jheoiher one above it. All this had occupied just about half minute from the time he first got the turii round my leg. .The, tin ke had now his head iu from of mv face, and he hied to make his wiyiuromy mouth: V What his inten I if mi was I cannot surely tell, though, I have always believed that he knew he could strangle me in that : way. H stiuck me one blow in' ihe rrotilh' that hurt me considerably ; and after 1 had got bun by ihe neck, and there I meant to hold him at least so that he could not strikn me again. But this time an other difficulty arose. The moment grasped the snake by the neck, he com uieuced to tig ten lus tolas about mv fvd dy I ' If wasn't over a few seconds ore ' I discovered iliat hed soon squeeze the breath out of me in that way, and 1 determined to unwind him lie was in this way : the turn aiouud the thigh Was from left to rig' t : thei up hctwech the legs to my rigtu side, and arotHxi the hack to , my left side, ajid soon with the second turn; "'.thus bringing his head up under my left arm I had the snake now with the left haud4 and my idea was to pass his head a lound my back tmtill I could reach i with my right, and so unwind liim. I cot id pi ess tne teiiows neau uowu un der my arm, but to get it around so as to reach it with tuy right hand. I could not 1 - I tiied J 1 put all my power into that one arm, but 1 could not, do it. J could get the head just abotll Under my armpit, but here my strength wasnppli- a. a ed to a uisauvantage, until tnis mo ment I had not been really frightened I had lelieved that 1 could unwind the serpent when I tried. 1 never dreamed what power, they had. Why, on tliii.k. as stioug' us I : was then, and could not piit that snake's head aiouud my neck 11 tried it until I knew could not do it, and then I gave it up Aly thought was of my jack-kt.ife : but the lower coil of the s ake was directly over my pocket, and 1 con I J not get it. ; 1 now, for the first time railed out foi help. I yelled with all my might, and yet I kuew the trial was next to useless, for 00 one eou Id easily gain t e plce where I was, except, with a boat. Yet I called out, hoping against; hope. 1 gfasped tht snake by the body and 'pul led--. I tried to break. This plan pre sented itself with a glen hi of promise; int it amounted to nothing. I might as well liave tiied to break a rope bj bending it forward or backward ! A few minutes had now passed Iron- the time. when I firsf tried fo pass the snake's head aiouud my hack. His body had become so elongated by his gra hml pressure around . y body, that he had mom to carry his head round in u free and symtnelriz.il curve. He had slipjH-d from my grasp, an-t when 1 next caught him, I found that 1 was weaker than b fore! I could nor hold him. The excitement had kept me bom noticing this until now. For a few moments 1 was iu a j erf. ct fren zy. 1 had le.ped up and down, ciitil out us loud as I could, and grasped the snake with all my might. Bit! if availed me nothing. He Rliped his head from my weakened hand, and made a blow at my lace, striking mo faiily upon the closed lip. 7 .-. But the moment of need was at hand. I felt the coils growing tighter and tight-, er around my body, and my breath was getting weak. A severe pain was be r'nning to resu't from the pressure, and saw" that the snake would coon have length enough for another turn. He was drawn su tightly, that the centre of his body was no bigger than his head I The black akin was drawn to a tension' thai seemed its utmost ; and yet I could tell by the working of the largo hard scales upon the belly 'that he was drawiug himself tighter still ! . , . MFor God's sake r stricken with ab solute terror; "what shall do Whai CO i d I do ? Thr enemy for whom I at first held so little thought, was kUuiig me J killing me, slowly, oDenlyjand 1 had no belt) 1 I. a stout, si rout? man. was actually held at the deadly will of a black snake I Mv breath Was now short, faint and quit k, andvl knew thai 1 was growing purple iu the-face. My hatius atid arms wre swollen, my nu gets numbed I I had let bo of the snake's neck, and he now carried the tipper part of his body in a graceful curve, his head vibrating from sice to side with an uu dulatiug motion of extreme graceful uess. - - - ;. ' At length I staggered was losing my strength rapidly, and the pain of my liodv had become excruciating' The snake' skin, where it was, coiled how me, was so tight that it seemed almost transparent. He had found me, or I had found him, in a state of hunger, his stomach free from food, and his musci lar lorce unimpaired A second time 1 staggered, a ltd objeSnS DeU f ewini be fore me. ; , A dizzy sensation was in my head, a raininess,, in my heait. and a pain, the most agonizing, in my body- The snake now had three feet of body free.- He had drawn himself ceitaiuly three feet longer than ix-fore I It; da 1 ted bis hea under my right, arm, and hionglit.il ni over my shoulder, and pressing h;.s un der jaw firmly down the e,- he made a sodden wind that made me groan with pain. Kaeh moment was an age of ag onv ! each se ond a'stepneaiei lodeath My knife? Oh ! if I could but lead it t VVhv not 1 Why noi tear it out ? My a"im were free. Mercy ! why had I not thought of this before, when my hands. had some strength 111 them ? Yet 1 would try it. ; I collected all my remaining pttwV r for the eiroii, and made t ie attempt, ftly trowseis were of blue ct tton stuff, and very siroug-j J rotud net tear it I 1 ihought of the slicltes. I hey might not be so fenaciodsl4 1 grasped the cloth upon the inside of my thigh and gave my last atom of strength to tne tnort. ' I ne slicwes .starte t ; tnev gave way ! ' This'i-esulf gave hie hope, and hope gave me power. Another pull with both hands, and the pocket laid bare 1 With all the remaining could command, with hope .of life, of home, of everything 1 loved otf earth iu ihe effort, I caught ihe pocket upon the inside and bore down upon it. There was a cracking of the threads, a sound of tearing cloth, and my knife was in my hands. I had yet sense enough to know that the smallest blade was the sharpest, and I opened it. vv uu one qnicir, nervous movement I pgssed the keen edge njon ine tense sktii) and drew it across, With a dull teaiing snap, the body part ed and the shake tell 10 the ground in two pieces, t staggered to the lm.it 1 reached Hj and 'there sank down. I a a a Knew not lung more until 1 Heard voice calling my name. 1 opened my eyes and looked up. My father stood over me with terror depicted dn his counte nance. I told him my story as best I could. He went up and got the duck I had taken from the snakd 5 the .other MA AJ. one he could not find ; and also brought along the two pieces 1 had made of my enemy He told me he had heard me cry out and at once started off in the large boat after me," though it was a long while -fife he sfty my boat. 1 had - L , I f a a tain mere over nan an nour wneu lie found me. When we reached home the snak was measnr d. and found to.be eight feet and four inches in length. It was a month before 1 fully recovered from ihe effects of that hugging, and fo this 'lay there is something iu ihe very name of snake that sends a chill of- horror to my heart. National Magazine. THE "DEAD HEAD" SYSTEM. A corrrepnn-leni of the Boston Journal writes-concerning- the late letter of Prepi- ilent Mor.m. of the New York and Erie UailrnHil: . ' In this cfrulaf he makes a su rage as aiull on lb el of eilnors and keepers of the prinr-pbl hotels, whom Mr Mornn sys rule over hid rou.i tree, without the alight ei return nny wajr -.The ejefui of free mssea I am not about to defend. Let the rule be adopted, ttftil "editor" and 'keepers 01 tne principni hools nre not ihe men 10 auffer. The atrenis and runners and m ,-loyet'S of thid SHtne Erie Roatl nre the greateat suckers and "deed heads" in the country. One or their New York runner Inn been at one of ihe princiDal hutelt in ihis city for the bri f spnee of five-years. nd he has not paid one cent. Another of the employees of this road was tnken rick ut the su me hotel, and remained there six months, for which thi "dead he;d" never paid one dollar, nor has the road for him And the bill for the entertainment of the employees of ihw road alone, if charged at the common rate, would be five thousand dollars, while tne proprietors of thi hoiel nave never used a free pass on ihal road in tbeir lives I ha ft iku. m.r " .w. J U come to New York go to the bost hotel put uown theiif names as of this railroad or thathave the best rooms eat the fat of tbe land Crink the best of wine smoke t e best cigars bow their thanks to the "gentJemanljr propriterar " go home fat and nouruning, sena tneir men sod cards to tbe hotel, expect that the people will be direc ted to theif road, and wbon the annual meeting oomes round, these 'nlead head" managers, who have not skill enough to make the road popular or productive, smite the band that feeds them, and talks about the free pass system" by which editors and note! men ate not ttia men that dead head il over the country, ";; v ,nev uavo nu uue 10. waste in SUCH re creations, while da v bv day nnd year bv year jbesit editors are ex pec l-d to aid the roads and tend tbem the use of their eolu- nies; and as eighty out of each hundred prisons that leave, our hotels will take the a lice of the keepers of tbe hotels which rout they bad letter take, it is demanded that their roatTbe prominent , Let Mr. Moran p opose this resolution to the board at its next meeting ' "Jlesoltvd, That the sjstein of giving free passages to the keepers of principal hotels, espi-ciully. is unjust, inasmuch as it entails orion them the obligation to enterta n Di rectors, Agents, Conductors and runners to such an extent, that the free passage to ome of tbem cost in reality one hundred dollars a trip." In, one case I know, if the proprietor a ere to be passed "dead head" over the Erie Road, he would have already paid in tree entertainment to the agents &c , of that roal five thousand dollars, not with ian. ting he never used a free puss on the iCje. Road.' ' - - ' - ' All the. hotel men will aid thei passage of such a resolution, and a rale lo , make Gotel krepVrs pay Wilt be received witn dP light by them. The , doing a way--with h genta and runners, alias bill disiubutdrs, wril be hiilel wnh suiUfaction. 'I't.ey are a niuisance. Let the hotel officers bo thor oughly posted, so that they may be fujnili nr with all changes and acquainted with ihe general wwhes of the route. , The traveler relies upon the hotel officer in ejglrty out or a hundred cases. .Mr. Moran ought to remember, when he writes again, to say that the free passage system is a deep injury: to hotels - without ih - roal being ailvntuged iherebyr But i t him remember als, that when free rules mi ihe road are discontinued, tree dinners, lree,s-gars, und free puffi. in the columns of the editoris paper go iwith it. In this age of rivalry, noia day passes that ihe ed itorial rooms are not dogged by the em, phjyees of these enrporutiofis, 10 answer sum squid, to run up some sUck,to prnise ids tiinn and thnt n easure. uPay here" slnxild be on nil editorial doors and on Ihe table of all hotels. COL'RriNO. MI don't see whj- people cannot do their c urting by daylight, thereby saving an expense of rtght,;fuel aral forenoon naps." A breakfast- table remark.. " ' Whew I preach that doctrine until your head is gray, and you re as toothless as u new oorn babe, and still young folks will setup" till the stars grow tired of watch ing, and the roosters hegin to crow ! There is a sort of fascination in it, a pos ture dental to the contrary not withstand ing. An indescribable, undeniable charm charm in being the sole occunai.t of a front parlor with nothing to molest or make afraid: the sola drawn up before the shin ing grate, and the ' lamp regulated to steady blaze that will not eclipse the brightness of eyer, or made particularly pleasing in hearing the Inst pair of house hold feet take it bee line departure for -tie upper chambers, ami fueling that the ever si'iing pnr!or do.r will remain closed until one of ine party cornered choose to jpen. Talk of courting by daylight I Think off ming one's arm by quick, hasty with drawals Irom around a certain w.ist at lhi incessant ringing of the bell, or seeing the puff-combs and curl fly in every direction by a sou ml ot coining footsteps: Im iginc proud lover at the feet of fair lady, pufning lorth on eldduent, long avowal, with ex inordinary expressions fitting ever the face: and, at the same moment, a puzzled little countenance peering through the fold ing door, wondering wh'it makes Mr. M pray with his eyes wide open, and, more disagreeable still, have mama open ine uoor, witnout tne preiucie 01 a rap, 01 coune, just at the moment you have ventured to test tbe temperature and sweetness of her daughter s hps.- marga. ret I erne. . - NEfJltO THBIVES AND COUNTERFEITERS. A correspondent of the Memphis Eagle, writing from McMairy county, lenn, un der date ol the 1st inst., says: 1 to-day attended n trial in the fifs"t dts iriet in this county, before Esquires Oooch atrl Morph s, which rought to Tight some startling developemems. The parties ar- rained Were Hdgh Freeman and John Kennedy, charged with attempting to de coy and steal negioes, and counterfeiting. 1 he principal witness implicaiad many persons not heretofore suspected. ,: He said hey irted to ket him to join ihe band, gave liim some signs, (which he showed to the court) and wanted him to make, dies for couiiterhting base .loin, those implicated (besides those arraigned) was as follows: Uaviu Lewi3, (constable of said district) Samson Carper, Alex. Carper, V. D. Hoff- mn, James fcJ. Crocker and M. Claxton: atis he aid I hey told him there was a large band of them, sufficient to protect any one of their party that should get into difficulty. The parties arraigned were bond of 91000 each. Freeman could not give the requi site security and was sent lo ja:i.V f rom facts in his possession, Ihe editor of the Coarrolhon Democrat has but little doubt that there is an organized band of gro steal? ra and horse thieves extending through the State ,of Mississippi. The ne- -gro is seduced from his master under the uo? of freedom, the general places of ren dezvous soon lo be Port Gibson and Grand Gulf. Strangers appear in our county, well diessed and well mounted, who are ac quainted with the locality of different plan tations and the names of tne negroes be- ongmg to it. Several horses and negroes have disappeared. The general plan seems to be, for the negro to run away and meet those tnat entice tbem away on a given day at one tbe above points; The points are well chosen either for running tbem off by the. river, or across the country 'into the State of Texas. . . THE LOVE OF HOME. - -If nobler sentiments than the folio aring. which wereattered by. Daniel Webster, ever fell from humane lips, we have yet to them. I ney are indeed pear's of the rar est value, and should he cherished in the verv heart of hearts by every on: - is only shallow-minded pretenders who make either distinguished origin a matter of personal merit, or obscure origin a matter of personal reproach. A man woo is not ashamed of himself need not be ashamed of his early condition. It did happen - to me lo be born in a log cabin, raised among the snow drifts of New Hampshire, at a period so early that when he smoke first rose from its rude chimney and curled over the frozen hills, there was no similar evidence of while man's habita tion between it and the settlements on-the rivers of Canada. Its remains still exist; I make it an annual visit.- I carry my chil dren to it, and teach them the .hardship endured by the generations before them. I love to d well on the tender recollections, tbe kindred ties, the early effections, and tbe narrations and incidents which mingle with all 1 know of this primitive family abode; 1 weep to think that cone of those who inhabited it are now among the living and if ever I fail id affectionate veneration for hjtn .who raised it, and defended it a ffitinst savageJvrofence and destruction, cherished all domestic comforts beneath its roof, and through there and blood of seven years; revolutionary war, shrunk from.no toil, no sacrifice to serve bis country, and toraise his children to a condition better thltn his own, may my name and ihe name of my posterity be blotted from the memory of mankind.'' .; CROSKEY fc CO.'S LINE OP STEAMERS, NEW Y0?,K,B LONDON & BREMEN THK MAGNIFICENT BIllTISri STEAMSHIP pQUKEN of the SOUTH, Captain Bml, 2221 ton burthen. 1M1IAMA,... cspi. isiKer, oo. ARGO - Cpt. Bonnon, 2315 do. JASON Capt. Urtttoii, 266T do. Owned by the EUROPEAN AND amerk;an stkam shipping COMPANV or LONDON .aid sour H A M PTtlN . arc appointed to sail from NKW OttK on everv ulternate WEDNESDAY, for LONDON and It HE U KN. lonchinsat SotrrH ampto.m to land pacneer and mails forKnsland and Kriinre. They will remain one day at Lon don, and ihen proceed to Bremen. IteturniDg, they will leave BREMEN for NEW YORK on every alternate SATURDAY, stopping only at Nouihampion. These s'eamshlps we ol ihe first clars, and hne superior arcommoda lions fur pseners. Thry will take a limited number of third-cla or steerage paesengeis. A Surg-on atfehed t each hlp. The r ires of freight to London will be but little higher than those of sailing thips. ItATK-S OP PASSAGE. First Cabin, S30; Second Cabin, S30 f Steerne. 839. . Th steamship JASON, will sail from NEW YOiK.on WEDNESDAY. 2d of September, and be eucceeedi'd by ihe QUKEN OK THE SOUTH, on Wedm-Sdny, September 19th." For ftflgh l or p;istasr -apply id . C. li.SAND, li South William t. July ?i . 47-lm. From J. TYSON 4 CO., MKnufacturcrs and Mechanics' Exr-liHnse, Baltimore, who are author ized to act as AGENTS for 'JTte Commercial. BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED. THE HOUTIIEItN AND WESTERT JOUKiNAL OF PROGRESS, DCtOTED TO TBI! PBOHOTIOit IIP SCIENCE, ART, MANUFACTURES, C0.M WKRCE, AGRICULTURE AND TRADE, AND DESIGNED FOR TBKDESK OP Merchant Planters & the Homes of Busi ness Men, W. n. MEREDlTIt t UICHAnii EDWARDS Eoito8 Assisted bp A large tiwmbtr of Distinguished Contri butors in rdritiits Sialts. The Journal of Progress is allied to no party It mait.tains ni poliiirnl principles, ihe I NT fKGKlTY 4iD PROSPERITY' OF THK UNION, and the SOVEREIGNTY OF THK STATES, according to the condi'iorisand limitations of the FEDERAL CONSTITUTION: It s.eks to criergize these principles by inkredaing intercourse between' all sections "if the Country, and developing the re sources of the SOUTH and WEST. The South produces the great Staples of the 'oiiniry and consumes vast amounts of the pro lucis and in inufactures of our own and foreign lands; hence, the importance of Commercial Cen tres and Internal Improvements, to keep pace with be North, which is rriabirtg eiicH rapid Strides lo commercial and political a,iverfignty; The Journal of Progress will be the COMMER CIAI. AND INDUSTRIAL ORGAN of the SOUTH AND WEST; devoted to Educatios Commerce, Finakoc, Tbadk, IxtebnalImpbovb- MEKTB, M AXVrACTVBBS, ACBICPLTCBBIind S1NITC. Inall these departiiren tails columns will be worthy ofpntronaee. , ... To our family reader. We will furnish a van a.reenble and interesting to the old and young;con iieiuig oi iiriinai suu wacci owgiapuicui Skeicnea of di-linjfiilslied men; the latest and most reliable news of the day from time to time we will furnish a Statistical and Histoiical account of the Com mercial t'ities and I'owns throughout the Country, together with Illcsthatioks fbepabkd expbesslt ro this ncsaAL. i i !3r Ageats wanted for thii Journal, tri which a liberal commission iS allowed. Those aDDlvins forac-ncies. must forward a recmmendatirn from one or more Merchants and the l'oj't Blaster of the town. No other application noticed. Specimen numbers seat to a try pah of the coufitry art appli- riiifofi AllComMunieations to be forwarded tothe Journal of Prosr sa, Baltimore or St. L'oui. Publish bd Monthly, at the Manufacturers and Mechanics' Exchange, Sun Iron Kiiildinsr, Balti more, and at Ibe .j K. Cor. of Cliestnutand Four- ih Streets, st Louis, Mo ,-and snppliedby appoiat- a Agenrsthrottgrnout tne unitea stales. TERMS s Onlv tl per annum, 15 copies will be sent to onb address, if in the com try, tor SIS. t? Post mastersare autlioriseil uaci as Arrenls. and retain for their commission 25 per cent. Feb. 13. v,;;, : NEGRO PASSES. A NEW form mt Posses, containing sanitary pro vision, approved bt He Commissioners. ai.d a number of other inlcregeJ fn the welfare of our colored population. jail i lined at tbe office of i In t ammsreuu. NOTICE. rilHK Wiimingtoaaad Weldon Railroad Com M. pan? h ive made arrangements for forwarding II goods consigned to the cars if the Com nan v. and destined for any point on ihe line of the North Carolina load, free of co7n-mieions. II landed nn tne Uompany's wharf, there will be no charge for wharfage or drayage ; bat these ex penses will be incurred if Undod on any other wtiarf, and will be added to the freight on ihe wav-biil. to be ooitecied on delivtrv. bv the North Carolina Railroad Company. N. H. lo avoid deteotion at Wilmington, it is essential that the amoaat of freight by vessel shall, in all casts, be distinctly staled, in dollars and cents, on each bill of lading.and if goods for more than one person are ineladed in the same bill of lading, tho amount of freight for each con signee mast be separately stated. . By order or the Board of Directors. - S. L. FRKMONT, Eng. p Sop!. Office f Engineer & Superin'endeat, i Wilmington. N. C. Jan. 23. 1857. 134-te HERRING. "I Of) EXTRA No. 1 Herring, in fioe pack i ees. last landed and for sale hr Aug.i.'. ADAMS, aRO. 4 CO. GEORGE MYERS, WQ0LES1LB AJID RETAIL URUCER Keeps constantly on hand, H'met, Teas, Uqvcr Provisions, H ood and Witiotv Wore, Fruit , Conftctumaries,&rc. South Prontstreet, WILHIMGTON, N. C Not. IS, 1853. - 109. ADAMS, BROTHER & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. . July 28. S3 STOKLBY & OLDHAM, i GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal Cash advances made on Floor, Cotton, and Naval Stores consigned to them. Aug. 10. : 65 ly. AS. C. SMITH. . ' 1 : . - MILES COSTIX. J AS. C. SMITH &. CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 2, SOUTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. -AP"I 26. , JS-tr . DOLLWER. ' O. POTTUB. Jr. CAMER0ER BOLLNER, POTTER & CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, - NEW YORK. April 30. IR55. 20-Iv. GEO. W. DAVIS, COMMISSION MERCHANT, SOUTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan. 22. 132. HENRY BURKHIMER WHOLR8ALE & BETAll tobacco; snuff and cigar S I O ? K. ' SIGN OF" THE INDIAN CltlEP" MARKET STRF.ET ne door above Water YVUmli.ston, N. C. N. B. All Orders filled with despatch. I Oct. 26ih. 1955 93-14 w-c. L. N. BARLOW, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER, AND DBAIEU IN I LIQUORS. WINES ALB. PORTER, T-e. No. 3, Granite How, Front Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. ! Feb. 17th, IP56. 140-tf. BASKETS. YT7E have a large lot ot Baskets of various sizes v ana styles, t or sale oy Dec, 18. V. H. DbNEALE. EMPTY BARRELS. Qrr PRIME quality second hand Spirit Barrels ust received. For sale bv July t ADAMS, BRO. & CO. SPIRIT BARRELS. 1 CtR. PRIME quality second hand spirit bar L fU rel:, just received f om Boston, and for sale oy auamo, oiwj ct uu. June 23 ISaj No 43. I "THE CONGRESS HAT." A NOTHER case received this morning. Call XV attha Emporium, 34 aiarkfct street. May 21, CHAS. D. MYERS. -i REMOVAL. f OIMON B. KAHNWElLEP will remove his ODry Ooods and Millinery Stock and Business from his present stand to the CORNER STORK NEXT DOuR, on the 1st August, where he will soon op ;ti an eniircly new eiock MILLINERY and uitif uwjui. An?iisi 6'h. 1857. GtV2m UMBRELLAS, AT REDUCED PRICES. A larae assortment of every size, color and quality, at the Empo rium, 34 Market street. , July Utu. CHAS. D. MYERS. W. Ii. PITTS, STOCK. REAL ESTATE AND PRO DUCE BROKERS. WILMINGTON. N. C. Puhctualtittention given to the purchase and sale of Ileal MiSlate, ; AVofA, t and other SeatrUics bought and sold on Commission. J ; Will attend to sales by Auction of Real Estate or Manufacturing property in ariy part of ihe County or Statb or to the sale of Stocks, of Mer chandise Iri Stores or Furniture in Houses in ihis town. May 16. 5-tf C INDIES! !RESH arrivals per Express this morning, a large ana variea assortment, ot mat aencioua Candy at the Broadway Viififflv Slnrw 0 4U Market si. July 30, WMilf. DiNKALE. NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE. This Great Journal of Crime and Criminals is iu. the Twelfth Year, arid li widely circulated throughout the country. It contains all the Great Trials. Criminal Cases, and appropriate Editorials on the same, together with information on Criminal .Matters, not to be found in any other newspaper. Subscription, 92, per Annum i 91, for Six Months', to' be remitted by Subscribers, (who should wri'e their riames and tbe town, county and state where they reside plainly,) To R. A. SEYMOUR, Editor &. Proprietor of the National Police Gazette, May 2 NrwJTorfc City. . . HAY, &e. 500 B4LF.S HAY i l 25.00D Latlisr 6 FrklriS Bu-ter. last re ceived per Brig Triumph, and for aale by JnlvJ. AAMS, BRO. & CO. WINES AND LIQUORS. WE fn'vfte the attention of our Friends and Patrons to the best aeteotion of Wines and Liquors eTer offered to this market, consisting of -, Crescent Brandy, Vintage 1810, Pale and Dark. Otard, Dupny &. Co.'s Brandy, j Old Cognac do. I" S. tiron A. Co.'s . do. Castilloa A Co?s do. Pore old Port Wine, Duff, Gordon, Pale, Sherry, olJ Madeira and 7 Moscat Wines, . Malaga Wine, Old Scuppcrnosg Wine, ': Holliind Gin. . Old Tom Gin extr Wool f's Schiedam ocnnnpps, ' Cherry Brandy, 5 Old Peach Brandy, 'j. Apple do. " Bourbon WbUkey, - Rye do Irish and Scotch Whiskey, Blackberry Brandy. Sic. Madeira Wine Perfect Love Cordial, . Assorted Cordials. in bottles. ' Every variety of bottled Wines and f-lqwws. tiarets ot vartoos brands iHrbaMi'ie prices marascninoj v;araeoa, Hosteller's Stomach Bit f era. Aromatic do. do . . Ginger Win, die. 4e." .U low prices for OAS If. AttheorigioalJ.-jry. ' s? " April 17. GEO. MTER'S. TURK'S ISLAND SALT. 4,000 BUSHELS. For sale by J. C. SStTH 4 CO. 5?- Jittysa BALTillOliL LOtli UOhl'IiAL. DR. JOHiMS'lUTM, THElouuderot lids Celebrated Insiitullon of fer, t lie most certain. Speedy and only Uleciu al remedy in tbe world lur SJ CRluT, DISEASES. : Gleets, Strictures, Seminal Weakness, Pains in the Loins, Constitutional Debility, lmpptncy. Weakness of the Hack and Limoe, Affections of ' the Kidneys, Palpitation ol the Heart, D)rrjia, Nervous Jrritabiity, Disease oi tl.e Hrad, 3 broa t iVose or Skin s those serions and melaltcttoiy dxsor. dersariiog from the destructive habiis of fouih which destroy both body and iu ind. Tho secret and solitarypraciices more fatal to their vktinx than the song of the Syrebs to the mariners t f Ulyaees.blighiing their most brilliant hope, or an ticipations, rendering marriage. dec, impossible. YOUNG MKN. Especially, who have become the victimsof SotUa ry Pice, that dreadful and destructive habit which annually sweeps to an untimely crave thousands of young men of the roost exalted talents and brilliant intellect, who might otherwise have entranced lis tening Senates whh the thnndersof eloquence, cr waked to ecstacy the livrnglyre. may cull with full confidence. MARRIAGE. Married persons, or Young Men, contemplating marriaee, beins awareof Phveieal WsLr,.... n,. Kaoic lability, OefoniMk-s, c.,shoM-Imn.edi- weiyoonsuH ut, J., and be restored to perfect health. . . Je who places himself nndsrthecareof Dr.Joi.n ston may religiously confide in bis honor as a ten tleman,and eonfidenUy rely upon hisskill asa phy sician. Da. Johnston is the ocly' reeularly Ed nee ted Physician advertising lo cere Private Complaints His remedies and treatment are entirely unknown toafl others. Prepared irom a life pni in the Great Hospitals of Europe and tbe Firsrio-ihis Country, viz : England, France, the Bleckley ol Philadelphia, f-e.,. and a more extensive ptanice than any other physician in the world. His many wonderful cures and most important Surgjral Op erations is a sufficient guarnniee to the afflicted.- -Tliose trio wish to be speeaiy and effectually reliir -ed.should sh un the numerous trifling impost ers , w V o only ruin their health, and apply to him. A CURE WARRANTED OK NO CHARGE No Mercury or Nanseov Dines Ueed. OFFICE, No. 7, SOUTH FREDERICK "St., left hand side going from Baltimore street, of w donrs from the corner. Fail not to obpeivr hia name and number, for ignorant trifling importer? attracted by the reputation of Dr. Johnatcn, Jut k , near. DR. JOHNSTON. Memberof the Royal College of Surgeons. London graduate from one of the most eminent Co'tec the United States.and the greater part, ol bote life has been spent in the Hospitals of London Pai is, Philadelphia. and elsewhere; has efleeted son-e ot the most astonishing cures that wereever known Many troubled wiih ringing fn the ears and head when asleep, gre net vousnsse, being .alarmed r t sudden sounds, and bashfuines. with freqiirrt blushing, at tended sometimes wltb Jerangen.cn t of mind, were cored Immediately. 1 CERTAIN DISEASE. When the misguided and impmdcM votary of pleasure finds he has imbibed the breds of .bis painful disease, it too often happens that anitlMint ed sense of shame,, or dread of discovery, diters him from applying tolhose who, from-education and respectaliifiy,can alone befrientfltim, delay ing till th consiiiutional ry mpiomstf tbio horrid disease make their appearance turh it ulcerated sore rhrnal. diseased nose, nortural pains in the head and limbs, dimness Cf siht. deafness, nodes on the shin bohrs and arms, blotches on the head, v face and rxtremiiiea, progreesinc with frighllul ra -pidity, filial last the palate of the mouth, or Ihe 0lief?.f th! "ose'all in. and the ticiitu f this awful disease becomes a horrid object of commi seratinn, till death puts a period to his drcadi ut st:f feriogs, bjr sending hftn to that iotrr e from whence Bdtrilreller relurns." To such then tore Dr. Johnston pledges himself to preserve ih mot t inviolable ffcrrefv; and. from his extensive pr;-c-tleeiathe first Hospitals of Europe and Americe, Irt-ewn confldr ntfr- reer-m mend a safe and neefy cure to the unfurtnna'e rietir.. of I Ms horrid di cas. It is a m-lnnnh,tl-Tact. ihSt thousands fall victims to this drendful complaint; cwiiig to tin un skilfulness ol ignorant pretender, who, by the use of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin tbe constitu tion, and either S'-nd the unfortunate suflerer to nn untimely grave, or else make the residue f life mi erab'e. .. TARE PARTICULAR NOTICE : Dr. J.addressesaUthose who have injured them selves by private and improper indulgences These are some of the sad und tiielaneioly ef fects, produced by early habits of v. nth. vi2 Weakness of the Back and Limbs,' Pains In ti e Head.Ulmnessof Sight, Loss of JMnscu'sr Pow er, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyepep.y. Nervot-s ' irritability Derangement of tie Iestive KiireJ tions, General Debility, Symptoms of Coneirrir. ' tion, dr e. . M'mtaUy The fearful effects Oh ihe mind arc much to be dreaded; Loss ot Memory. Confusion of Ideas, Depression ot Spirits. Evil Foreboding ' Aversion of Society, Self Distinst, I.ove of Soli tude.Timiditj:,tc..are sortie of tbe evils prodnced. Thousands o( persons of allages, csn nowjudce what is the cause of their declining health I ng in their vigor, beconi ing weak, pale and emacia ted, have a singular appearance about the eyes cough an. I symptoms of consumption. DR. JOHNSTON'S IN VIGO It AT! NO REM F DY FOR ORGANIC WEAKNESS. y this great and important remedy weakness ot the organs are eoeediiv cured and rnll i-rr.r rs'.f f.fr-j4 Thouxandsof the most Nervous ar,dDebi)iiated individuals who had losl all hope, have bet n imme diately relieved. AtUmpedimenisio MARIS I AG I rnysicaior flieniaiuisqiialifiealions, Nervous Ir ritability Tremblines and WflU... oflhe niMt fearful kind, speedily 'cured bv Dr -Johnston. - Young men who have Injured themselves br a certain practice indulged in when alone a habit frequently learned from evil companions, or at school, the effects of which are nishllv felt, even when asleep, and if not curad. renders m.rtl.ix. lmDOsible.and destroys boil mind nd body.shoi.id myytj imiiiruiiirij -- . what a pity that a veune man. the hr. r country, and the darling of his parents, abId be snatched fronr all prospects snd enjoyments of life, by the consequences of deviating from tbe path of nature, and indulging in a certaii secret habit. Such persons, before contemplating marriage: Should reflect-! hat a sound mind and bodv nrn tl.n most necessary requisites lo rmn.ni. i happiness. Indeed, without these, the journey through life become a trearf pilgrimages the-pros' pect hourly darkens to the view: tha minJ bM-omra shadowed with despair and filled with the melan choly reflection that the happiness of anotUr If comes bliihted with oar own. OFFICE NO. 7 SOUTH F&EDERICK-ST.. - . . -BAtTIMOBE. Ms.. All Sargical Operations Pet loisDCrf. N. B- Let no false delicacy prevent yes, huh apply Immediately either personally or b letter. Skin iseaei Sprfdllv nrcd. TO STRANGERS. Te many thousands cured at this inslitatioa wltb. in the l.KI ten years, and the nsmeroRS Impor tant Sergital Operations perfomird by Dr. J. .wit nessed by the Reporters of ihr paper, ar.d mary -other persons, notices of which have appeared ri and asain before the public, besides bis ftandisjc as a ren tie man of chancier and responeitility, lr a sufficient guarantee t ihe sfilicttd. TAKE NOTICE. - Jt la with the vrratett reloetaiieetbst Ir J Oil ITSTO7 permit, hi. erd to appear hefor tbe iMi. ilimln it -anprofeMionsI Tnr phyrietan totMtwrtUe, hut anV be difsi. the afflieted. TeeiaHv atranfrerv rnn!4 u.4 tail to fall into the hand, of the many Impm'er.t and nnlrarrvi Impoter. wltb InnnmernHle FI e and erm I im-J . Qnaekshop.. nrmtn tbeae btrw eftiea, emyinc Tr. Jmnnu-l (ivnUonmt or advertMns tbrxnMlresaa 1hylelm..flHtermlrbaJlmr-brtBdfrllowa. tno lny to wartMtMrarMiwltnl.ali.u.H.in.MM.i.4 the brute. wh. for tbe Hrrpoce f Entidae an4 JvoriT t?. eamr an ve tor arx etBesa. atnorraa asirj oirti FalM KaaMa. M that tb afiictrd hnifii rK inr ayr, U .are to tnW htTuilrmw int W ar. lf i " t QfTf wttfc mi'iawi tying eertiBCTtr. rt rmt mt tonlahtws; can. fram yt faowa not to trf- fomtd. krrp yoo takhvar fctnre awtfles of T.rcotc Watvb and otb.r paokaceanf tlUbrad warifcilrw evmpfm ndr. eaantarlr prapafad tlapCTw ayoa tha pjrfoefratean mwi tne. TrlAior monrh after Bsonrh. or aa la s taoaaaall. oat fee eaa be obtatajwi. aad. la ar ir. km yaw wHIl rained health, to atslt arrer toot ralfcna; alaBpirtarmetit. , j It ia tbis mottve that tndTiera Ir.J. to aaVrertten. r BB lo cab ce.a tab. To tboaa a watt) a minted wit Ms rerotati'oT he daania it peepary toaaytbatbis eislca tiI or dlpfctnaa ahrava hanr la bta tflr. - NO imERS RECE1VKD ITflJIisS rOST-PAII aad enwtataTta' a Pfnptok swrt for the reply. Ier aona wrttlna' aaoaM atate.ire aa4 arad that port iv ef , aoveittw " acnoing .yippigcBa. Ui-lf-c.
The Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, N.C.)
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