North Carolina Newspapers

VOLUME XII NUMBER-77. WILMINGTON N. G., SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER, 1857. WHOLE NUMBER 1 47S THE TRMVEERLY COMMERCIAL I published avary Tuesday, .Tmuhday and flATvaoAt at & per annum, payable tnallcasea n advance. ilV TII03. LOniNO EoiToaandPaopaiarpa Corner 1 rout aud Market Streets, wiLMivaroM. j. c. K.VTtUS Ol' ADVERTISING. t sqr. 1 Insertion $& 60 1 I sqr. 2 months, 94 uu i " 75 I 1 3 " 5 00 1 1 1 3 ' 1 00 I 1 "8 " - 8 00 I month. 2i0 I " 12 00 Tc. line or less mass a square, it an auvcr tiaemcnt aacoed ten tinea, the uilce will be in Dronorllon. All aJvarttsements are payable at the titnao their insertion. Contraota with yearly advertisers, will bf mad on tha most liberal terms. No transfer of contracts for yearly advertising Will be permitted. Should clrcu.uktancoB render chanirs in business, or an asexbecled remove necessary, a charge according lo tha published terms will be at the option oi me contractor, 10 ik.tlM na ham advertised" Tha nrlvllesa of Annual Advertisers ia atrcltly imltad to thetrown Immediate business) and all advertisements for the benefit or other persons aa well aa all advertisements notlmmediately con tinctad with their own business, and all excess o advertisements In length or otherwise beyond the Hmttaanaraffed. will be charted at trie aeuai rates Nn Advertisements ia included In tha contract for tha aala or rent of houses or ianda in town or rnnntrv. or tor the aala or hire ot negroes, wheth er the property ie owned by the advertiser or by other persons. These are exciuaea oy toe term flmmMliattbaain.fi." All advertisements Inserted In the trl-weekly Commercial, tt entitled to one leserllon in the Weakly free of charge. JOB, CARD AND FANCY PRINTING, EXECUTED IN SUPERIOR STYLE. A (J H Vl"ii FOR Til E COMMERCIAL. Naw Yosa Messrs. Doilhbb &. Pottb. Hnilon Cm ablss Smith, No. 6, Central Wharfc Philadelphia 8. K. Cohen. iallimoreYtm. H. Peaks and Wat. Thomson MISCELLANY. A VISIT TO MARAT. Jfif m Member of the French National Convention Ono of the Journals m which Mi rut preached murder and destruction, F.nppened to fall into tr.y hands tha very day on which 1 learneJ my nomination lo toe Convention Mural denounced xo aM France the choice ef iny Department as a crime ; and lavish ed on me personally the most offensive lan- ruace. 1 determined to see him. I procured his address, which was No. I, Hue St. Ilonore. Having ascertained a dark winding stair case, I knocked at the door on the fourth story, and a feeble, faltering voice, like that of an old woman inquired who I was. "Deputy to the Nationul Convention.' I replied. I then heard the rattling ot a bunch of keys, and after several locks were turned the door opened. "Mr. Ma rati, I presume" said I; for the term citizen was not then in use. "My name is Marat," replied a man not more than five feel high, dressed in a rag red cloak and dirty night cap. His hair was lied with a piece of pack tbread, his nck encircled by a pocket handkerchief, his worsted siockines wero ungariered.ainl and bis chin was was overgrown by a dirty beard, fits eyebrows and eyelashes were of a light brown, and his head was dispro lioriionubl y larire. I could scarcely believe my eyes. Surely this cannot be the man of Saint Sulpice, thoMght I. I suspected there was suino mistake, and I again said, In a tone of in quiry, "Air. Marat r' "That is rry name," he replied, ill-humor edly, and darting at me a furious look What do you want V "A moment's conversation- with you." ' Come i ." The apartment of this hideous dwarf was truly worthy of us-occupant. 1 he furni ture consisted of a miserable bed, a desk covered with papers, pma, and ink, a few wretched chairs, and a wooden time piece, surmounted by a little guillotine. Such was the dwelling of the man who spread terror throughout the capital. When I entered, Marat was conversing with a man whose tall figure, expressive countenance and gentlemanly dress and air, presented a singular conirhst to the per son whom he had come to visit. As soon as he perceived me he politely stepped aside. Maratt offered me a chair, with tbe air of n man impatient to be rid of his visi iter. I very cooly seated myself and com menced the conversation. Maratt's eyes glistened like those of a hyena ready to dart upon her prey; and 1 know not what length his rage might have carried him, had it not been for ihe sight of a dagger, which I, in common with other deputies of that time, carried about me, and which I accidentally discovered in unbuttoning my coat. The stranger, who observed Marat sud denly turn pale, approached us, and. hav ing made somo excuse for interrupting our conversation, he took my hand and shook it with an air of cordiality. I took my leave of Marat, who remained silent, and sat as if petrified in bis chair. The stran per conducted me to the door, and with a j. .an.- bow, bade me farewell. What can two men so dissimilar have lo a.iy to each other t was the ques'ton. 1 several times asked myself, as I descended the staircase. When I reached the streets I f,und a crowd of people assembled around the door. Two men had On their shoulders & sort of hand-barrow, destined, as they informed me, to carry ' Marat in triumph through the streets of Paris. Cries of "Viva Mar at I" soon resounded on all sides. Tbe divinity speedily made his appearance, and having placed himself in his triumphal car, gave the signal for the procession to move on. Three days after this, I happened to bo crossing the Placo de Qreve just as a crim inal was ascending the pillory. I raised my eyes, and what was my astonishment whsn I recognized, in the executioner, the gentlemanly looking stranger whom I had met at Marat's lodgings. VIRGINIA COPPER. Abo1 1 40 tons of copper from Tonc Tay's Mines, Floyd county, Va., have : le a shipped during the last few days, ! . LADY LIKE AMUSEMENT. A lata number of the Glasgow Het aid tells us, under the head of "Ladies on the Moors," lhat Mrs. Bra id, of Cam busdoon, and party, bacged on the 16th and 17th of August 16 1-2 brace on Ury Moors, and on the 20th and : 21st, 33 brace on Auchmeddin. The birds. it adds, Were generally strong on the wing, and very wild; This is probably a good illustration of lite that would bo recommended to American ladies, by thpse writers who are continually ssold ing them for bad habits, and holding ifp lor their imitation the example of ivng- lish and Scotch ladies. . . Those articles in Ameiicau papeis, complaining of physical weakness, the laziness, tha rudeness, and the general inefficiency of American women, are usually writ ten by the refugees oi the English news paper press, who have fled lor very good reasons from London, Manchester Birmingham, Liverpool, Edinburg and Dublin, and have hired their cleverness and their experience, at rather - cheap rate, to tha proprietors of JveOurk du-. lv and weekly papers. Most orlhem know very little about American ladies except such as they sec in Broadway very few of whom, we are glad to say are types of the true American lady, in rsew York or any where else. J he doubtless' admire' such ladies as this Mrs. Baird, of Cambusdoon,: and her party, who, in a few day's shooting, on the Ury Moors, bagged some fifty braces of grouse. The next thins will be to recommend the ladies of the United States to go grouse shooting on the prai rics of Illinois 'and Wisconsin, or deer hunting in northern Pennsylvania, or to suggest to them to go out to the Kocky Mountains and bag a few brace of Buf faloes. It is a comfortable thinsc to know that American ladies even the most strong-minded and able-bodied a mong them have not yet acquired i taste lor these very lady-like amuse ments, They have their domestic du ties to attend to, and they leave shoot ing for the other sex. By the way, the WJlasgow editor omits to tell ' us where were Mr. Baird, ot Cambusdoon, ana the husbands of the rest of the paity while the ladies were on the Moors. Perhaps they were at home keeping house a-tKl attending to the children. Philadelphia Bulletin. SOAKEDCORN FORHORSES One of Ihe most successful and judi cious farmers hi the vicinity of Balti more, effects a savins of fiom ow-third to one-half of his corn, by soakjng it throughly before feeding. His method is this j--T wo empty vessels, hogsheads. or somelhina similar, are placed hi his cellar where there is ho danger fiorri trost, and tilleq to the chime with cars of corn. lie then pours iir water till the receptacles are filled. 1 W hen. we 1 soak ed, the corn is fed to. the horses, and when the contents of one cask are con sumed, it is again filled, and (he animals fed fioui the other. Eveu eobsr soaked in a similar maimer, put. in pickle u. stead ol pure water, are eagerly devour ed by cows, especially if the usual al lowance of salt is withheld. 1 he corn cob contains a large quantity ot nutri ment, and is by for too valuable to be thiown away. ' li. P. Chester, Kent eo., Md.,Jan.2, 18o7 Remarks. This has become' a gen eral, practice among judicious farmers, who feed their horses upon corn. Oui estimable friend,' David Landreth, Esq., who keeps a number of fine noises up on his great seed farm, near the town of Bristol, on the Delaware, always feeds them upon soaked corn, andhas done so for several years. He considers it a decided advantage. -German Tele graph. . A GOOD SAMARITAN AT SEA. In December last a JNew York ves sel, called ttte E. Z., met a sinking En glish ship in mid-Atlanic, called the John Garrow, bore down upon her, and was engaged the whole of the night in carrying off the crew, together with the captain's Wife and child, in : all twenty four, and placing them on board the E. Z. The Liverpool Board ot Trade em powered Mr. 1. S. Graves, chairman ol the Shipowners' Associ tion, to piesent to Captain Hodges of the E. Z-., an ac knowledgment of the feeling entertain ed toward him for this,service, and also toward the owners of the vessel, who had refused to receive - any pecuniary remuneration fop the maintenance of the rescued people on board their ship. To Capt. Hodges was presented a. telescope, ma-nufactared by a firet-clasa London makerr with an appropriate inscription ; and to the owners of the vessel the sum of 60: Mr. Graves, , in making ; the presentation,- referred ir proper terms to the- gieat vigilance on the part of the Government of the United States in re warding the British ships performing ike honorable services. Captain Hod ges also received a gold medal from the New" York Life Benevolent Associa tion, for the same gallant act. HEAVY ROBBERY IN N. C. A package of 9 1,000 in Mexican eagle dollars, and 8600 in American gold, con signed to J. H. Phelps, per steamer Robert Walterman, from .Brazos Santiago, . were missing on Friday morning, and suspicion resting upon loomas tJrussei, hreman, and Jacob Schmidt, deck hand, they were close ly watched. ' At night tbey were found, and on being arrested, confessed' the rob bery, and disgorged all but $50, of the 92,000 stolen. -The officers pocketed $500 of the remaining money in reward for their nigni s labor. Uood pa v that i ' A SEA-SICK LOVER. The following letter, purporting to have beaji found in a bottle, on a voyage from San Francisco to New York, is supposed lo be the last adieu of a lover af sea to his inamorata at home; JUy Darling Julia We are goiu' down! At least so the fust rnait infor i a me veiy Soon; and that kind gentleman advises me to dp my little choars before the fatal ttroke ends my kareer on yearlh. . I feel very querr, having et no breakfast, and my sup per having gone the rong wa. 't he waves is rollin mountains hi; and our dyin stuard advises pork and molasses tied to a siring; I feet verry sad; I sbood like to take rei hat and go ashore. The captaittJa verry kind barted, and I'am so soft-shell stura mick'd that he is always orderfh me b'low and I feel constantly like comin' up. Ob, if 1 was ash oar, I'd never come to sea agin never, never. .-; Just to plnge me, they ve boeo and suit ed all the wotter. This morning I was sick tu my stummick,and undertook tu git a dfink. Oh youve : no idetir how salt it was." I nsked the wait what the kause was, ajid h.0 sed il was an akkouut'of all the p6rk barrels bavin, ieaketL., ,:Au; t. ' There, now we're agoin! I heerd the capiin say tu a large cullurd gentleman; ;Youd better light the lamps before you go down and I. can feel it two. The ship is pitching, and tbe sailors is duin up the sales to take 'em ashoar, them as kan swim- wha kan I do? 1 aint ust to the Klimnte. and the wotler is no dump that curn into mi bunk last nite. A1I you'll ev er no about me well be this ere bottel, and yo can'i rely upon ever gettin very sartin, the whales is sow thick in this longertude. There, we're coin down. Now 1 must seel the bot The rest was-illegible. THE OLD SLAVE TRADE. As much and as severely as Northern men may inveigh against slavery and the slave trade, and denounce the sins of in iquities of the South, they have had quite as imuch probably more to do with such n famous business, as they call it. as the people of the South. The following ex tract from an exchange will exhibit the in teMst they felt in nigger's and nigger tra ding not a great while ago: and the fact. uno, that many of the wealthiest persons at ihe INorin owe their wealth to traffic in African slaves. . "Fiom. 1804 to 1SG7 there were import ed into the Jit le town of Iiridiol, . Rhode Island a seaport that di J not contain iiopul tion of 2,000 more than 1000 slaves annually. The whole number imported within the period was 3,'14, all horn ihe coast of - Africa. During the same time mere were orougni into INewport a town within twelve miles cf Bristol, in the same Stale, now the famous and attractive wa tering place, 3,488 slaves. Providence, in ibe same s;at, received 559. Hartford Connecticut, 250, and Boston 100, in the same years. A ho slaves brought into Rhode island, were but a small portion of ihe number h-T citizens were taking from the coast of Africa direc ly to- the west In dies, and into the ports of the Southern States. Fifty-nine slave shi,'s belongin al the lime to the little State of Rhode Island. Some of the largest fortunes which have descended to her citizens were created Dy litis tru in c; anu oui a lew years ago there were men in that State, uinbng the honored and wealthiest of the inhabitants, who had been active participants in the trade, or owned the ships that carried the unman cargoes. Une of her Senators in Congress, as We as 1826 or I828,ccnuuenc- ed bis hie as a slaver between the coast of Africa and the West India Islands; and he had ships engaged in it till the trade was suppressed by law if not afterwards also. tie died but a few years ago, bequeathed a fortune of millions to his children,- who are.al this doy classed in the highest ranks ot society." How They Shoot "Men in A ukansas . Mr. A. M. Wilson, of Fayettevil e, Arkan sas, thus describes, in a letter to the Little Rock Democrat, how he was shot in his sleep: . ,. - ..v . 1 wo of the bullets entered my ritrht snouldcr, one my ielt hand, and str.unie to say, I was so sound asleep that I did not hear the report of the pistol or gun. I hud three small sons in inv room, but they did not hear Ihe report. 1 supposed that in my sleep 1 had torn my hand against the bed- post. . I waked up my sons, they lit a can- lie and 1 discovered lhat my right should er was covered with blood. I did not feel any pain al first, but my shoulder was cov ered, felt benumbed, as if 1 had luiu on it too long. I have had two of the suspected parties arrested an i bound for court. '1 'hex- are the only person I have had any difficul ty wuo in tbe country. Une of them had passed counterfeit money, anj knew that 1 would prosecute him next court if I cot sufficient testimony of his cruilt. Thev picked the mortar out from between the logs and shot me. I was within two feci of the gun or pistol. Ax Inmate or a Mad House. Charen- ton is the model mad asylum in France, and worthy of a visit from all tourists. Ine last comer at Charenion is M'me do C jwho- was; two- winters agorthe bJIe of Paris. She was equally, celebrated for her ease, sprig tidiness and beauty. One night, feeling slightly unwell, she look, by mistake, one vial for another, in her medi cine chest, and swallowed a poison. It was believed, for a long time, that she must surely die; tbe prompt and skillful action of the family physician vanquished ihe poison but at the expense of the face, which was terribly ravaged. When the victim was in some measure restored to life, her first care was to ask for a looking glass; Her re quest was imprudently granted, She saw ine .dreadful trutn. at a glance; her beauty was destroyed, her eyes were bloodshot, her cheeks swollen, her mouth twisted. and crow's feet, and wrinkles furrowed her brow and eyes. . She gazed with haggard eyes on the wreck for some time in silence, she gtve a heart rending shriek: she was a lunatic for life." .: A MAN DRUGGED AND BOBBED. Michael Hennesey and Wm. Blow, says the Cincinnati Gazette, came tu this city a few days since, for Northumberland, Pa., en route for Kansas, and while tarrying here, formed a 'drinking' acquaintaintance with one John U Uonnell, proprietor of a j boardin? house on Front street, near Lud low. O'Connell persuaded them to lake up their abode with him while they remain ed here ; and ihe first night of their so journ in his house, be persuaded them to drink what is supposed was drugged liquor ; for, after laying down, they slept with un usual soundness, and arose with a violent headache in the morning, when Hennessey discovered that two watches, and a purse containing seveti hundred and fifty dollars in gold bad been stolen from under his pil low. O'ConneU was immediately suspect ed and arrested, and one of the watches found in fats possession. . A SHAME. - In Patriot, Indiana, last week the kee" er of a grocery. sold liquor to Albert Driver, a boy ten years old, who got very drunk Dd died-from the effects the next day. Phu nrtnn hfrrtA nlarmAil nt th initiir. Duuusw tUA ciiixena arra cTRpea. FLESH IS GRASS. Bishop Hughes; in a sermon to his par rishioners, repeated the quotation.ithat "All flash is grass." , The season was Lent, and a few days afterwards he encountered Ter ence O Collins, who appeared lo have something on his mind. "The top of the mornin' to your riverence, said Terence, "did I fairly understand your riverence to say, 'All flesh is grass,' last Sunday?" "To be sure yoo did," replied the bishop, 'aid you are a heretic if you doubt it. "Oh devil o'bitdo I doubt anything your ' riverence says,', said the wily Terence; "but if your riverence plases, I wish to know whether in this Lent time I could not be after having a piece of bufe, by the way of a salad?" SCHOOL LEARNING. A female teacher of a school, that stood on the banks of a quiet Ehglish stream, once wished to communicate to her pupils an idea of faith. While she was trying to explain the meaning of tue word, a small covered boat glided in sight along the stream. Seizing up on the incident for an illustration, she exclaimed If I were to tell you lhat there was a leg of mutton in that boat you would believe me, would you not, even with out your seeing it yourselves ?" ' Yes ma'am," replied the scholars. " Well, that is faith," said the school mistress. The next day, in order to test their recollection 'of the lesson, she inquired What is faith ?" " ' A leg of mutton in a toat," was the answer shouted from all parts of the school-rooms. . A few days since, says the New York Post, u buy was passing through the cars on the Cleveland and Erie road, handing out advertisements of "Nothing to Wear," illustrated. A lady remarked to a gentle tr.Hn, '-That takes off the Indies, I suppose." 'No," said her fiiend, "it only takes off their dresses." "Then," replied the lady, :'il is proper lhat a stripling should sell it." STATE FAIR OF MAINE. Tha' Maine Stale Fair commences in Bangor on the 29lh instant, and will hold four days. A list of premiums is offered on trolling horses, varying from- 30 to $200. MELANCHOLY SfJlCIDE. A friend informs us by letter under dale of the 14th inst., that James Henry Robin son, son of .iVm. Robinson, Esq., of the Gofdsboro' Tribune- committed suicide on the 1 1th inst., by shooting himself In the head w th a pistol. No cause has been as signed fot the terrible act. He wa4 about 17 years old, had been a student of the U niveisity, and bid fair lo be a talented and useful man. We deeply sympaihizfe with his father in this hour of sore affliction. The unfor'unate young man was biiritd in Coldshort on Sunday Jast. Charlolle Democrat. A MULATTO BEAR. The Iowa Slate Gazette says a yellow bear has been seen in tbe region of Lake Superior, supposed to be a cross of the po lar und black bear, and as large as two of the common black species. On of the cubs of this bear was taken by the Indi ans, and by them carried to Green Bay, where bis juvenile bearsnip was regarded as a great curiosity. WARM WEATHER. W'E have rust received 50 gallons of that de ri"htful RASPBERRY" SYRUP. Everyfam- ily should have some of this very superior article. Kor sale by tne quart or gallon. Also iw dozen Muirdc Son's Jug Ale, tor sale by UKl'KliE Al VERS, Jut e 13. tf39iw No. 1 1 & 13 Front st GONE N0RT17. THE Store of Stern A NcuhofTfHamat House) wiil be cks-d until Mr. Wewhoff's return from the north about ZOib ff September. , STERN f- NEUHOFF. August 25, 1S57, - 67if FOR RENT. For Twelve Months from 1st October, the of&ce atjprescnt occupied by tne subscrt- ber Q W. DAVIS. tw73tf Sept. 8, 1827 EMPTY SPIRIT BARRELS. O Fif PBIME quality secoad band Empty Spir oOU it Barrehvjost recvd- per schr. Adds, and for sale by ADAMS, BRO. & CO. Aug. ly- - - - -- BU REMWALi SIMON B. KAHNWEILEP witl remove his Dry Goods and Millinery Stock and Bdsi nes from his present stand to tbe CORNER STORE NEXT DOOR, -on the" 1st' A a gnat, where" he wil soon npa sot esuray sew siocK AUUUiHivtUl and DRY GOODS., , . - August 6h, X85iv W2m- "TOE SOUTHERN CITIZEN." A Nc Political, Commercial And Lalerary Juurnal: JOHN MITCHELL dTwiLLIAM G. SWANj xditobs amo raorsisTOBg. rpHE Title of this Joajnat, with the names of A its Editors, may be nearly enough to indi cate its aims. I. One of those Editors being an Arrilrlean citizen br birth ; the other intending to become anch b adoption; there ia no qoeation affecting th des tinies of Americana, on which they will ix id themselves debarred frootj 6penly express an opinion. c -. The one a Southerner yby birth the other by preference, they canaottbe of -those who know "No South, No North. (They well kaow both; and in the struggle which the South is now called upon to make for her own rights and honor, they mean to stand with the South. A thoroughly Oemcratie and Stales-Rights Journal, "The Southern Citizen" will neverthe less decline lo be cjlld "Partisan ;" unless the Constitution of the United States is to be called a parUzan document. . , - It will uphoH tbe Federal Union, provided the sovereignity of the cenfederated States be respect ed: if not, not." i i ' Holding that the Institution of Negro Slavery is a sound, just, wholesome Institution ; snd there fore, that i ha question of re-opening the Afrieaa Slave Trsde, is a question of expediency alone, the conductors of "The Southern Citizen" willjln iew the late action of the Southern Commer, Ul Convention, at Kneiville, apply themselves to search out and bring to light, all accessible in format ioji bearing upon that important subj'-cj oa hwbdle industrial Conditio an necessities of ihe South on the actual state of tbe negro ra ces of A fries, snd on the poScy and action of Eu ropean Powers ia reference to the Slave Trade. i Kesiding at Knox villa; and choosing this point as the place from whence their Journal is to em anate, the conductors of "The Southern Citizen" will be guided In the matter of State Politics, br the genera, principles above indicated. It will belong to no clique of office seekers. I n short, it will suppoit the candidates for all officers, who will support the equal rights of the Sovereign Slates, North and South the equal rights of the Sovereign Citizens, wherever they may have been born, wherever they may worship pr not worship, On Agricultural n-d Commercial affairs on the progress of Internal Improvements, and especially of our Southern Railroads, there will be an ample and carefully compiled weekly report. Literary articles and Reviews, wiH form s main feature of "The Southern Citizen." Intellectual grandetrr, wherever it appears in the world, shall meet prompt and zealous recognition. We do not need to shut out light and stifle inquiry : but, in this department ss well as in Politics, we shall take leave to examine and judge from our own view; not importing our opinions from England, still less st second hand from New England. To the utmost of our power, we shall aid tho movement which at length stirs the South lo vindicste her own intel lectual aud moral existence, to revolve round her own centre of thought, and to appeal to a standard of taste and of ethics high above ihe consideration of political or commercial rivalry. Kb pec fa I care will be taken to furnish a weekly dleest of aJF tbe news of (he world, si home and abroad. Conducting their new Journal in this spirit, and constantly endeavoring to make good these un dertakings, it is presamed ihut "The Southern Citizen" will meet with the support which it may deserve. The first number of "The Southern Citizen'' v. ill sppear between the first and fifteenth of October. It will be published on the Wednesday of each week. Terms .-TWO DOLLARS per annum. New Types, Press, and Materials of a41 Sons, are being procured for this Journal; and as its publication will certainly be continued, subsctibt rs will be required in all case, to-remit the amount of their subscriptions In advance; other'A'ise the paper will not be forwarded. . TheTcrmsof advertising will conform to the usual rstes in Tennessee. Communications to be addrrcned to Messrs. MITCH EL & SWAN, Knoxville. Tenn. Auzust2Sth. 1657. t93 HOUSTON'S PATENT SKID SCALES THESE Scales, for which the Inventor has ob- i. tainedLettera Patent from the United States Government, are intended to supersede the present cumbrous and objectionable apparatus used for weighing cylindrical packsges, such as barrel?, tierces, tf-c., containing articles usually sold by weigui. Aisuiut. weigumg uoiva cuiiun , nay, or other similar packages. The advantage claimed for them over the ordinary Scales in use, are thst no hoUting is required, as the article to be weighed ii immediately impended, by its own gravity, and without strain, on reachins a civen noint beneath the Scale-beam- thus saving a larxe amount of time and labor, and preventing injury by hooks, or otherwise, to thb fraHesf psekage. The patentee will be pleased to exhibit his invention at the store of Mr. S. M. West, snd receive orders for such si zes and quantities as may be desired. GEO, HOUSTON, Patentee. July 27. 67-tf From J. TYSON & CO., Manufacturers and Mechanics' Exchange,-Baltimore, who are author ized to'alt as ACrtn I S for 7 he Commercial, BEAUTIFULLY ILLUSTRATED. TBS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN JOURNAL 0F PROGRESS, DEVOTED TO THE PROMOTION Of SCIENCE, ART, MANUFACTURES, COM MERCE, AGRICULTURE AND TRADE, SND DESIGNED FOR TBE DESK OP Merchants, Planters 4b the Homes of Busl .jiess Men, W. n. MEREDITH k. RICHARD EDWARDS Editors Assisted by a Inrge number of Distinguished Contri butors in rario-ies Stales. The Journal of Progress Is allied to no party. It raair. tains as political principles, the INTEGRITY ND PROSPERITY OF THE UNION, and the SOVEREIGNTY OF THE STATES, according tothe conditions and limitations of the FEDERAL CONSTITUTION. It eks to energize these principles by inermting. inttrtour fc between all sections nt the Country, and developing there sources of the SOUTH and WEST. The South produces the great Staples of the Country and consumes vast amounts of the cro- ducts snd- minufaeturss of oSr owa and foreign lands; hence, the importance of Commercial Cen tres an Interna Improvement?, to keep pace with he North, which is making such rapid strides to commercial and polities! sovert ignry. The Journal sf Progress will be the COMMER CIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ORGAN of the SOUTH' AND WEST devoted lo Education Commcsck, Fjkaxoc, Tbadk, Istibnal Impbove m ckts, M AstvPACTUss, AcaiccLTuas and Miking. Insll these departments its columns will be worthy of patronage- , To our family readers-.- W will furnish a pag agreeable and interesting to the old and young; con sisting of original snd select Biographical sketches of distinguiBhsd-inen; the latest and most reliable news of the day frosE time to time we will furnish a Statistical and Historical account of the Com mercial Cities and Towns throughout the Country, together with Illbtstkatioss rs spa sea zxpbesslt FOB THIS JOOBSA-C IT Agents wanted for this Journal, on which a liberal commission) is allowed.' Those aDolvins foragenciea, must forward a recommendation from one or more Merchants and the PosrM aster of the town. No other application noticed. Specimen numbers sent to any part of the couairv on aooli- catlon. All communications ta be forwarded tothe Journal of Progress, Baltimore or SU Louis.-: Pviuibm JUOMTBtr, at the Manufacturers and Mechanics' Exchange, Sun Iron Buiktin?. Balti more, and at the N. E. Cor. of Chestnut snd Four th Streets. St. Louis. Mo-and snDDlied bvaoooint- ed Agents throughout the United State TERMS : Only tt per annum. 15 cOies will be sent to one address, if ih the conntry, tor S15. O" Post Msstersare aathorised to act a s A re u is. and retain for their commission 25 per cent. 1.1.L tn ...... retsvis. - - . - ' NEGRO PASSES. AN E W form f Passes; containing sanitary are visiona, approved bf the Comniissianers.aiid a number of others interested la the welfare of oar colored population, is just iBtuedat the o&ccof jf.tL.om mtmat . GEORGE MYERS, WD0LES1LB AND RETAIL GROCER Keepi constantly on hand, Vi'inct, Teat, Liquor Provuion, Wood ana n utow Vfart, rruu, Confectionarits, f-c. Soulli frontitrtet, WILMINGTON, N. C. Nov. 13, 1855. 109. ADAMS, BROTHER & CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, V7ILMISGTON, N. C. July 28. '53 STOKLEY & Ol.DHAM, GROCERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS, i .WILMINGTON, N. C. Liberal Cash advances made on Floor. Cotton, snd Naval Stores consigned to them. Aug. lb. 03 ij. AS. C. S.MITB. Wlt'ES COSTIN. JAS. C. SMITH & CO., ; COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 2, SOUTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, N.C. April 26. i 13-ly ti. OQLLNER. G. POTTtR.Jr. J. OAMEBOEH D0LLNER. POTTEK'A CO. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, - N 13 VV YORK. - Aprjl 30, 1855. 20-lv v-GEO. W; D A VJS, 4 C0M3USSI0N MERCHANT, SOUTH WATER STREET, t WILMINGTON.'N. C. . Jan. 22. 132. HENRY DURKIIIMER WHOLESALE A BITAll TOBACCO, SNUFJ? AND CIGAR STORK. ' SIRS OF" THE INDIAN CIIIE"" MARKET STREET r.e door above Water - Wilmington, BT. C. N. B. AU. Orders Jilted with despatch. Oct. 26th. 1355 93-tAw-c. U N. BARLOW, WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER, AND DEALER IN LIQUORS, WINKS. ALE. PORTER, tf-c. No. 3, Oranlte How, front Street, . WILMINGTON, N.C. 1 Feb. 17th, IP56. 140-tf. UMBRELLAS, AT REDUCED PRICES. A large assortment of every size, color and quality, at the Empo rium, 34 Market street. July 11th. CHAS. D. MYERS. W. L.. PITTS, STOCK. REAL ESTATE AND PRO DUCE BROKERS, WILMINGTON, N. C. Punctual attention given to the purchase and sale of Real Estate, Stocks, atut other Securities bought and sold on Commission. Will attend to sales by Auction of Real Estate or Mahcfnetaring property in any part of the County or State or to the sale of Stocks, of Mer chandise in Stores or Furniture in Houses in this town. May ?6. 5-tf CANDIES! KRESlf arrivals per Express this mornin?, a - large and varied assortment of 'hat delicious Candy st the Broadway Variety Store, No. 40 Market st. WM. H. DsNEALE. July 3CK NOTICE. . n THE Wilmington and Weldori Railroad Com pany have made arrangements for forwardina ilt goods consigned lo Ihe care of the Company, and destined lor any point on trie line ol tne North Carolina Road, free o commissions. If landed on the Company's wharf, there will be no charge for wharfage or drayage; but these ex penses will be incurred 'if landed oh'any other : wharf, and will be added' to the freight on. the aay-btll, lobe collected on delivery, by the North Carolina Railroad-Corapany. N. B. To avoid detention at Wilmington, it is essential lhat tha amount of freight bv vessels shall, in all cases, be distinctly stated, in dollars and cents, on each bill of lodlnz, and if goods for more than one person are ineluded in the same bill of lading, the amount of freight for each con signee must be separately staled. By order of the Board of Directors. H. U. f HKMWH I , Kng. j- aup't Office of Engineer ot, Superin'.cndri f, Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 23, 1857. 134-le 200 Extra quality SPIRIT BARRET ? just lauuia auu lur aie or Sept. 4-. ADAMS, BRO. Sr Co. NATIONAL POLICE GAZETTE. rphis Great Journal of Crime and Criminals is -a. In the Twelfth Year, and is widely circulated throughout the country. Jl contains all ihe Oreai Trials. Criminal Cases, and appropriate Editorials on tne same, together with information on Criminal Blatters, not to be found in any other newspaper. 157 Subscription, S2, per Annum ; 81, for Six Months, lo be remitted by Subscribers, (who should wriie their names and the town, county and state where they reside plainly,)1 To R. A. SETMOUR, Editor &. Proprietor of the National "Police Gazette, May 2 Ntw York City. "COMMERCIAL" JOB I'KIVTlVli ESTABLISHMENT, ' SOUTH 2111 liAMIT SI. IS TH HAE55T ZtfEl WIIoMINGTOJSr, N. C. THE PROPRIKTOR of this well known Ertab!ih7nent would call the attention of the baaineM community to bis hure mm! beaottlUl aSortment of Tyjv and Pmm ttavlnr jnat ti.lel to bin stock one "f R. Hob Co' PATKXT 8rNOKK CYUNDKil PltlNTLN'O 1TA- f-CHIXJiS. be ia nowraWed to do work at a much -more reaoonabls rutgjban formerT-, ana in the finest style of tbe work. CARDS. Printed from 3 to $18 per thousand BOOKS AND PAMPHLETS, RECEIPTS FOR KAII,ROAIS,6TXA4tBOAT8, CORPllEATlbsa.fco BILIHKABe, 6HOP-BlttJS,-BlTJLaoy ; LAIIXO, A3S13 ItEADUS'OS; POSTERS AND PROGRAMMES. We wonM call the attention of Concert Asvnta Rhow. nea and others, tooor XacUttfes futf- 2oins LUI3 kind, of lUutsor ' . rLAI A?ra'ORXAJtEXT.VL. PRRCTrXff; I Done in the nrateot 'manner; snd St abort notloa. ' . Tboae ia wansof Pnatinsrwe trust-will find it lotkni sdrantsge Ui;iT bs s calL , ; t JOMMEReiAt BLANKS. . Ths HeretVoi orehlpnerS aad othrra fa ealled lo oar eztnauTvaMrtrant of Commfrreial Bianka. A mu.irf t ha aoltrtUod U very fia-aod DaudsoiuB M. J ISUsoT Kx cban. in anaa and buuka . biltimoee lock iiosprriL; DR. JOHNSTON, THE lounder of this Ci-lcbrated lcs:iiution rf fcrsthe most certain, Speedy anU vnly -licciu-al remedy in the world lor - SE CRET DISEASES. Gleets, Strictures, Seminal Weakness, Pains n the Loins, Constitutioaal Debility,- Impottnty, Weakness of the Back and Lioios, Ari'cciions of the alidneys. Palpitation of lh Heait, Ly"rfsi3, Nervous irritabi iiy, Uisease of tl.e HesdrTbroat Nose or Skin ; those serious and melanch.iy disci dersa rising from the destructive hubils i i'oiiit . which destroy both body and mind. Ttiose secrt! and solitary practices more fjtal to their victim than the song of the SyrejiS to the mariners cf Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant bojtroron ticipations. renderine marriage. V.c, iinsoEsiblt.- 'YOtrXGAWN. Especially, who have become tbe victi riif of fci'a ry Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit which annually sweeps to an untimely grave thousands cf young men of the most exalted talents and brilii.uit intellect, who might otherwise have entranced lis tening Senates wlih the thunders of dunopnec, or waked to ecstacy the livingly re, may carl with Ts!? confidence. ... ... . A 3!jir - . MA II It I A GE. Married persona, or Young Men, con tcrii plating marriage, being awareof Physical Weatnes. (): ganic Debility, Deformities, ic, should Jm medi ately consult Dr. J., and be restored to perfect health. . .- .. . ; -: He who places himself underlheca'rc of Dr. John ston may religiously confide in his honor as a fcrq tleman. and confidently rclf upon hisskiil asa Phy sician. Da. Jvmiksto! is the only regularly Educt d Physician advertisiBr taxsuie Privc ie .on:p!aiptr. He leriiedies snd treaftuest are rnlirelyuntiiCwn toall others, p rep anrd -from1 a -Sto ""pent tn iiu Great liospiulsof Europe ardthe FirtMn flus Country, vu; England, Frar.ce, the Bice sky' ot PhiludelphiSL, f-c, nd a more txtoDsiVo inar-tie-c than any othcrjhysiciaD in the world. lilsmriy wonderful cures and most important Surgical tv ratlons is a sufficient juarariice lo l!i alii it-ted.- -Tftose tcho leisi to be speedily and tfectvaUy relit t eU. should shun the numerous trtjlivg imposlcrs , w lio only ruin their health, and spply to him. A CURE WARRANTED OR NO CHARGE. No Mercury or Nauseous J)i vgs Used. OFFICE, No. 7, SOUTFI FREDERICK St., left hand side going from Baltimore street, a ft w doors from the corner. Fail not to cbFtrvc his name and number, for ig-noranf -trifllrg importer, attracted by the reputation of Dr". Johnston, Jmk near. - ..... DR. JOHNSTON. Member of the Royal College of Surgeons. London . graduate from one of the most eminent Collert cf rht United States, and the greater part nf whose . Ule has beenspent in the Hospitals ol London, Par is, Philadelphia. and elsewhere, has enacted son.u of the uiostasronrshing cures thst wereever known. Many troubled witli ringing ih the ears and bead vhen asleep, great nervousnsss, being alarmed f sudden sounds, and bashfuincfs. with frcji.enf blushing. attended somttirnes with Jcransen.ent cf mind, were cured immediately. . ' . . A CERTAIN DISEASE. Wrhen the misguided and imprudetit votary of pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds ol .his painful disease, it too often happens that aiaill-iini-ed sense of shame, or dread of discovery, deters him front applying to those who. trom edu. aiion and TPpectabifiiy.ean alone befriend bijn, delay Te till the constitutional mntnmi t.f iK,. t.....;.i - r , ' r .... I disease make their appearance, snch as ulreiat d sore throat. diseased note, noctnral ?ins in Ihe head and limbs, dimness of sijht. dewiness, r.cdes on the shin bones and arms, blotches on the head, face and extremities, progressing with frifehllul ra -pidity, till at last the palate of the mouth or tlie. bonex of the nose fall in. and the victim of thii awful disease becomes a horrid objct of con.iiii gtration, till death putsa period to his dre'adlu! suf ferinfs, by sending him to. ihc! lomr.e trow whence no traveller returns." To riit-h therefore Dr. Johnston pledges himself to preserve the most inviolable tecrei-y; 4ind. from his extensive prac tice in the first Hospitals of Europe and Aiiieiicu, hecan confidently recommend a safe and speedy cure to tho unfortunate victim of this horrid dis ease. It is a melancholy fact, lhat thousands fall victims to this dreadful complaint , owing to the un skilfulnres of Ignorant pretenders, who, ty the lite of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin rhe corirtiiu tiin. and either send the unfortunate sufferer 10 s. n an timely grave, or else make the residue ol life nti erabl. TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE. Dr. J. adurcsicpal! those who ha veinjurcd them selves by private ami improper indulgences. These are some of the sad snd melancholy ef fect srp rod uced by early hsbits of ynuih; viz: Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the Head, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Muscular Pow er, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepy. Neivua irritability Derangement of the Digestive f 1 ac tions, General Debility, SyiKpiinis of Consump tion. &c. Menially. The fearful tffeets on the rhind ar? much to be dreaded; Loss ot Alemory. Confer ion of Idens, Depression of Spirits, Evil F6reU-d;i Aversion of Society, Self Distrust, Love of ci tude. Timidity, tc. are some of tbe evils product d. Thousands of persons of allngcs.can now judge whatis the cause of their declining health. Let ing their vigor, becoming weak, pale and emacia ted, have a singular appenrar.ee about tile eyes 'eoughnnd sympmrrrsof consumption. 1 DU JOHNSTON'S INVIGORATING RSjJE DY FOR ORGANIC WEAKNESS. By this great and important remedy weiareys o the organs are speedily cured and futlvfgof restored. Thousands of Ihe most Nervous and Debilitated individuate Who had lost all hope, have been imme diately relieved. All impediments to 3MRR1AGK Physical or Men t.il Disqualifications, Nervous Ir itabilitv Tremblings and Weakness, ores hansiion of the most fearful kind, speedily cured by Dr Johnston. . - Young men who have injured themselves by a certain practice indulged in when alone a habit frequently lenrned from evil conpanior6. or at school, the effects of which are nishily felt, even when asleep, and if not cured, render marriage impossible .and destroys toil mind slid bod i.ahouJJ apply immediately. What a pity that ayouneman, trie nop of hiw country, and the darling of his parents, ihouid be snatched from all prospects a nd enjoyments of life, by tbe consequences of deviating from tl;e path tf nature, and induleing in a cermiu secret halit. Such persona, before contemplating MARRIAGE. Should reflect thst a sound mind arid tody are the most necessary requisites :o pro mot connubial happiness. Indeed, wiihout these, the journey through life becomes a wearj pilgrimage lbs pros pect hourfy darkens to the viw; the mind fcreomes shadowed with despair and filled wirn the melnn choly refle-.tior. that ihe happiness of scolhcr be comes blighted wilh on town. OFFICE NO". 7 SOUTH FREDERICK-ST.. - Baitimobs, Mi. All Snrclcal Opcrstfors l'eilonned-N-B- Let no false delieaey prorent yon, t ot apply immediately either persona II v or bv letter. Skin risese Speedllv t nred. TO STRANGERS. 'Htemany thousands cured t this institution with in the last ten years, and .the tumfrost impor-' tant Surgical Operations perfoimed by Dr. J., wit. nessed by the Reporters of the papers, mi d man other persons notices of which have rrreairdacain and ssain before the public, besides hi rrsndintr as a gentleman of characterand responEitiiily if 2 iiimcicni rnarantre ta tne mii'ird. TAKE NOTICED Ii Is wfrh the erestest relnetsneetVat fr. Jl'MIiPTfll permits his eartl to appear errt tr.s r-a blie. del ii lnr it nnnrofi-ssionsl for nh rricisn to aavertSae. bnt nlt - ie dfd so. the afflicted. eeneeiaPy tli sers eotsld fail to rail into ine nana or tne many impnaent ami Jearnrn jmnosters. with fnnainerahie False Ksaes sod eowbirei Qnarkshoyja. nraimlni these la few rtttea, eanyfnir lr. ToT03r's a'tverilsenirnts or ?TerUitr- tbrmflm rn physialarw.ilfifiTatevhanow-lmtUtedfW-Iiews. too fkry tn wort at tbeirortriaal trade, witk searac loo Hsaa tvoad the brnre. who, for the pnrpoa nry.'Mieiiis and Deei -r-Ine. carry en five or atz ofBers. nndsr aa iry eMfvftit Fl Xmes. a- that tne afflicted Prisli.i. rmrlnr on. a sr t tamhie headtons- rnro -The ter. Itrwraet Qnaek with enormr.aa ryins-eertiftssitss mat aad ton4blasr ewres from nersone aot-t be fosnd. vhu lfr yon tmkot tnrse Sotrtes of Ijcmci 'Vftrru sad tr paesaeesot nunyana wortnleas emnponntte. raamasiy trepsredrtiBae trpoft the snfuflattatsanil wT.mnee Imr. Triftios: BMWth after maata.araa Inaa- as Ibssn-sH- el feeean heoMaed. and. iadTafr, leaves yo -w'tt. rs?ed hraltb.to sie-b orer ywarralirna; 4fV'vn- It tsthtsmorrretbattoo'neaa lr. J. adtertiee. raa B st.oB rt a rr rn. Totboss wW1'1' rc-patation. ndemat neeeasarr eavtaieis cmlCBi and eontaiw;-, w &uf t He i fw f f rfy- Far ma anrtm AmW in.it rr ssawT that T f adrrtia-ent oec ri bia syro pi 1 itlSK . ... M n-a LirjC, Jan.. Srlcct- 1 ' Mr