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VOLUME XII NUMBER 88. WILMINGTON, N. C, THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 15. 1857. WHOLE NUMBER 1489 TI1B TRI-WKEKLY COMMERCIAL In advance. V T.IOrf. LOaiNO-BMTOB and P.op.i.to. Coriier.leroiit-.ii4 Market Street, W1LMIMT0" . Ct R VTE9 OF AOVEKTIS1NCJ. . . r. ,K- ft 4 00 1 ln.erilon 0 6U i f w l " . I ) I .. 8 00 3 " iV ...r, ,. 12 00 If an adver- ence to his family. full fifty thousand most equal, in the a t l I.,n IU DU I . .. .. is 1 1 3 i f month, 2 60 l .-W Ten llnea or i " - --i- - . ,,, b- la ..Lament eceeda ten tinea, the pile wiiid Prr"ue;iUen,en,. are payabl. t the tlrneol CooiV.ciV whh ye.rtr .dverti.er., will be made tn the mo.l liberal term.. sdvor,V.ln No tranaieri -. ...toncea -11! i...r".- unexpected removal " v"""?.- - ;h.f according lo Ine pum... u erm will be at the Pon. of lh0 hetlm .,,,.,,,.., strcitlv m ted in tncir- v: f othcr peraona dver.i.emer,,. tr tH- ben i of mlvertUement. " '""J' "J, . the ....! rate.. ior mo " f nngroea, wheth country, or i.r - rfrlMI or by r the property la am ' 'n' " . bv lh. ,crm ie lnerted In the trl-wecklv flihnr nersnns Vt,m mediate business. A'L'!!f: led to one leaertlon In the Vfln mcrciHn aa-r I fm Af i It n r74 . " r rnn AVO FANCY PniNTlNC, ' EXECUTED IS SUPERIOR STYLE At;Rvr! pore the coiuiek"1" n... .... A PnTTtl. N.w Y.ajc-Iiear-. - , ,., . O 1.. 4j.uv I'nililiicipniu , w Tiiniaanit ... iv n PiiitmJWu. I iiomsow Itauimarn .....-.. MISCELLANY. ' tSe CREOLE VILLAGE. A K F.TCJl" FHOmXsTE A M -BOAT' nj WASHINGTON IRVING In trnvellinc nbout our motley country I in ofif n reminder! of Aricaio's account of the moon, in which the good pahtdin Aaiolpho found every thing garnerttl up that had been lost on earth, bo I nm apt thinffs lost in the .vf.rl.l r treastirfed up and perretunt e,( in ihcnew; having been continued from feneration to (reneraiion, since tho early nftha colonics. A European anil r,. TV. i hprfnre. curious in his researches and ft'm st obliieratc customs and usages c f his country, would !o well to put himself upon the track of some early band of eingrnnts, loltoW them across the Atlantic, and rummage among their descendants on our shores. In no pari of our country are the cus lonis 'tmd peculiarities imported from the tld world by the enrher settler?, kept up with more fidelity than tn the little poveriy stricken villngpa of Spai.uh ami French origin, that bonier the rivers of ancient Louisiana. Their population is generally made up nf the descendants of those na tioni, married and interwoven together, and occasionally crossed .with a slight dash .f the. Indian. The French charac ter, however, floats on top, as, from i's buoyant qualities, It is sure lo do, -whenever it iorms a particle, however small, of an intrrmixttlie. In these serene and dilnptdated villages, art and hntura seem '0 stand still, and the world forrets to turn ! rotind. The rsvolu- tions that distract other parts of this mum ninnpt rrh not here, or pass over without leavine any trace. The inhabi tants are deficient in that public spirit which extends its cares beyond its horizon und imports trouble and perplexity from all nuariers in newspapers. In fatt, newspa pers are almost unknown in these villages, and as French is the current language, the inhabitants have little community of opin. inn w iih I their republican neighbors. Thr-v rntflin. therefore, their old habits of rft8Bive obedience to the decrees of covern ment, as though they still lived under the absolute swav of colonial commandments, instead of beinsr part and parcel of the sov ereign people, and having a voice in pub lic letrislaiion. i A few nged men, who have grown grey nn thpir hereditary acres, and ere of the mnri nA mlnniiil stock, exert a kind of patriarchal sway in all matters of public and private import; their opinions are con airternd nrncular. and their word is law. The inhabitants, moreover, have none of that eacrernesa for gain, and rage ior irn provement, which keep our people contin ually on the move, and our country towns incessantly in a state of transition. There tho mnirin nVirnfiPS "lOWII lOtS." "Water nriwlerraa "rail roads ." and other compre n.l niil.miriincr words, from the ancculator's vocabulary, are never heard Th residents dwell in the same houses in u,hirh their forefather's dwelt, without thinkinff of enlareine or modernizing them or nulline them down and turning them into granite stores. They suffer the trees, under which they have been born, and have played in infancy, to flourish undis iurbed; though, by cutting them down thev micht open new streets, and put mo- n.v in their Deckels. In a word, the al mighty dollar, that great object of univer sal devotion throughout jour land, seems to have no etnuine devotees in tnese pe rnlinr vi lUvea- nm) unless some Of US uiissionaries penetrate there, and erect banking-homses and other pious shrines, there is no knowing how Ions the inhabi- tants may rema'n in their present stale of contented poverty. r In descending one of our great western rivers in a steam-boat. I met with two worthies from one of the villages, who had been on a distant excursion the longest they had ever made, as they seldom ven lured far from home. One was the great man. or erand sijrnior of the village ; not that he enjoyed any legal privileges or power there, every thing of the kind nav ing been done away when the province was ceded by France to the United States. His sway over his neighbours was merely one of custom and conviction, out of defer if Besides, he was worth dollars, an amount al lmagina'ion of the vil 1 . f Cnlnmnn arers. to tne treasures oi mna uuiumw... . This very suostanuai oiu griici0n, t iough of the fourth or bltn penerauou m this country, retained tne true uuii of feature und peculiarity of dt-portroent, and reminded me of one ot tnose provincial potentates, the important man of a petty orrondissinent, that are to be nv t with in the remote parts cf b ra-.ce. tie was oi a arge frame, a gtngeroreaa cunpicxi-jn, strong features, eyes that stood out iiRe glass knobs, and a prominent nose, which he frequently regaled komlgml4mStd. box, and occasionally oiew.wim n d handkerchief, until u sounucu trumpet. " lie was attended oy nn piu negiu, black as eb. ny, with a huge mouth, in . a continual grin. This was evidently a priv ileged and favorne servan ani ou-i um. had grewn up and grown old witn inm. Mo , dressed in Creole style with white i.rlt and trowsers. a still snin conar, ihnt threat ned to CUl Oil uia.cui", w"o" Madras handkerchief tied round his head, an 1 lariie cold ear rings. He was the po- i.roai nr.rml met with in a wide western tour, and that is sWjing a grent deal ; for, excepting the Indians, the negroes are the nlike personages one meets with in those parts. It is true, they differ from the Indians tn being a-little extra po lite nhd comnlimentarv. He was als . one of the merriest : and here, too, the negroes, I,,,,., tha nHrnntnre of ih-ir masters. 'I'h. whites, nre. in eenerul. too free and -.,.r,.Q m Vm ii errv. The cures of J- maintaing their rights and liberties, and of adding -to their wealth, engross all their thoughts, and dry up all the mois ture of their ouls If you hear a broad, hearty laugh, be assured it is a negroe s, Hesides this African domestic, the signi- or of the villajrchad another na less oher leo-erl attendant. I his was miirn j..-..-0--- . hiiire inr. of the mastiff breed, w ith h.nnimr month, that rave an air of his nh vsiornOanv. tie walked about the cabin with the air of dog perfectly at home, and who had paid I s hi a nil CUM fT A At dinner time he took his seat b-snle his master, giving him irlanee now and then out of a corner o hi eve. 1 hut bespoke perfect confidence thui h urnn Id not be forifotteii. Nor was he everv now anil (hen a huge u orse would be thrown to him, pernlventure the half nicked lezof a fowl, which he wouk rpreive with a snap that sounded like ihe .nrinimr ff n Rtert tran ne culp, and f was down: ami a ciance oi.nie-ry told his master that he was ready lor auo ther consigtirrent. . The other vilhire worth t. travellin . . . ....! company witn tnis sigmor, whs ui n iu ly different stamp. " He was small, t in, and weazen faced, fetich ns Frenchmen are apt to be repreen'ed in caricature, witn a bright quirrel-ltke eye, and a gold ring in his ear. His dress was nimsy; nnu lossely oh his frame, and he had.altogcin- er the looK ot one wun ou muc vum m bia p cket. Yet, though one of the poor est, I was assured he was one of the mer riest and most popular personages in ms native village. Compere Mart in j as he tras commonly called, was the factotum of the place snortmnn .schoolmasterand land surveyor. He could sing, dance, and, above all, play on the fiddle, nn invaluable accou plish- ment in one of these old trencn Creole villages, for the inhabitants have an here ditary love for balls and fetes ; if they wor but little, they dance a great deal, nd fiddle is the iov of their heart. What had sent Compere Martin travel ling with the grand signior, 1 could not learn; he evidently looked up to him with great deference, and was assiduous in ren dering him petjy attentions ; irom woitu i p.cfieluded that he lived at home upon the Krnmka whir-h fell from his table. He was eavest when out of bia sight, an I had his song and his joke when forward among the deck passengers; but allogetner vom noro VI h nm was out of his element on hoaid a steam boat. He was quite anotb told, when at home, in his . - , own village. T.iWe his onnlcnt fellow travel er. he too had his canine follower and retainer and one suited to his different fortunes one of the civilest, homebred, most unoffending little does in the world. Unlike the lord ly mastiff, he seemed to think he had no right on board the steam-boat I if you did but look hard at him, he would throw him self upon his back, and lift up his legs, as if imploring mercy. . . At table, he took his seat at a nine ais tanee from his master : not with the bluff confident air of the mastiff, but quietly and diffidently, bis head on one side, with one ear dubiously slouched, the other hopeful ly cocked up ; bis under teem projecting beyond his black nose, ana niseye wisuui- lw following each morsel that went into o his master's mouth. If Compere Martin now and then should venture to abstract a morsel from hisplae, of Loaisiana to the United the cession States. , The arrival of the signior of hlty tnous nd dollars, and his humble companion, Compere Martin, had evidently been look- d forward to as an event in me mttt;c. Nnmhera of men women, ami cniiiiren, white, yellow, and black, were collected on the river bank ; most of them clad in old fashioned French garments, and their heads decorated with coloured handkerchiefs, cr white nightcaps. The moment the steam boat came within sight and hearing, there commenced a waving of handkerchiefs, and arscfcaming ami bawling of greetings and slsnsyjfelichtttio. Ihat bal- J'he old gentleman tt hlty toousanauoi bv a train of relatives, and friends, and children, and grandchild- ren, whom he kissed on eacn cneeK, uhu who formed a procession in hU rear, with a legion of domestics, of all ages, following him to a large ol l-fashio ed French house that domineered over the village. . Hts black valet de-chambre, in white jacket and trousers, and gold earrings, was met on ihe shore by a Doon, mougu iusui, compaion. a tall negro fellow' wun a long good-humoured horse face, which stood out in strong relief from beneath a narrow rirnmed straw hat, stuck on the back of his head. The explosior.s of laughter ot tnese wovarlets on first meeting with each otn- er, and excnanging cohjjmiiuciho, w.i enough to electrify the whole country round. The most hearty reception, howev er, was that given to Compere Martin. Every body, young anil oia, naneu nun before he got to land. Every body had a joke for Compere Martin and a joke lor every body, soon nis nine uug at pearedf to partake of his popularity, and to be caressed by every hand. Indeed he wasj quite a different annnai tne moment he touched 4he land. Here he was at home; here he was of conse quence. He barked, he leaped, he frisked about his old friends, and then would skim round ther place in a wide circle, as if mad. I traced. Compare' Martin and his lit tle dog to their home. It was, an old ruinous Spanish houspj ol large dimen sions, with verandas overshadowed by ancient elms. The house had probably been the residence, in old times; of the Spanish commandant. In one wing of this crazy but arisiooraucai auoue, w.ts nestled the family of my fellow-traveller; for poor devils are apt to be magni ficently clad and lodgt d in the cast off clothes, and abandoned palaces of the trreat and wealthy.' . The arrival ot uompere xiarun ws welcomed by a legion of women, chil dren, and mongrel cms ; and as poverty and gaiety general go hand m nana among the French and their descend ants, the crazy mansion soon resounaeu with loud gossip, ana ngnt-jieaneu laughter. As the steam-boat pausea a enori time at the village, I took occasion to stroll about the place. Most ot- tne houses were in the French taste, with casements and ricketty verandas, but most ofthefn In a flimsy and ruinous condition. All the waggons, ploughs, and other utensils about the place, were of ancient and idconvenient Gallic con struction, such as had been broughf from France in the pnmitive days ot he colony. The very looks of the peo ple reminded me ot the villages oi Fiahce. As I passed by one of the houses, the hum of a spinning when enme issuing forth, accompanied by a scrap of a song, which a girl was singing as she sat at her labour. It was an old b rencn cnan- that I had heard many a time a- mong the peasantry of Languedoc; and the sound ot it brought many a bright and happy scene to my icmembrance. It, was doubtless an old traditional song, brought over by the French emigrants, and handed down from generatien to genera ion. O ... . , i r Halt a dozen lasses emergen irum, the a djacent dwellings, reminding me by their light step ana gay costume, or scenes in ancient r ranee, wnere lasie in dress comes natural to every class of females. The trim bodice and colour- laid out in town lots ; frames of wooden building were rising from among stumps and burnt trees. The place already boasted a court-house, a jail, and two banks all built of pine, boards, on the model of Grecian temples. There were rival hotels rival churches, and rival newspapers; together with the usual niimbsr ot judges, and generals, and givernor ; i ot o speak of doctors by tne dozen.jand lawyers by the score. The place, I was told was an aston ishing career of improvement, with a canal and two ratl-roads in embryo. Lots doubled in price every week; eve- idy was specuialuig m lana ; every v was Ticra cvr-.iv growing richer, l rrecoimuuijuy, uww ver, was torn to pieces by new doc trines in religion and in political econo- mv: there were camp meetings, and nwrarian meetinirs': and an election was at hand, whicfyit was expected, would throw the whole country into a paiox- ysm. Alas ! with such an enterprising nmohhnnr what is to becotn. ot tne uviiju"..., -- poor little Creole village 7 F'lvm the National IutiUigencer. DEATH OF MR. CUSTIS. It breomes our painful duty to announce the decease of ihe venerable George Wash ington Parke Custis, the last of the mem hrs nf the familv of Washington. Mr. Custis died at Arlington, rear this rit nftpr a brief illness, on the morning of ihe 10;h instant. in the 77th year of his age For several years he had stood alone in his relati ns to ihe Father of his Country, ever anr.ious. vi?h filial reverence and affection to illustrate his character, and from the ncl stores or his ntvcr-failmg memory to brinj 1 tribute to his immor a worth. Known and honored by his fellow-country-men, his departure will awaken universally a profound regret. Born amid the great even's of the Revo lution, by the death of his father, (Col. Custis,' of tbe army, and a son of Airs Washington' by arformer marriage.) which occurred near ihe close of the war, he found his home during childhood and youth at Mount Vernon, where his manners were formed after the noblest models ; and from the great worthies, that period, frequent guests there, heBfcpived impressions of wisdom and pajgtpS&J that were never ef faced. Undeiglip.&mmse! of Washing ton he- pursudf lis classical studies at Princeton, andyVhen deprived by death of his great giid afid father, (and soon after of his revered grandmother, he devoted himself to literary and agricultural pur suits on hia ample cs'ate 6f Arlington, the t'ift. by will, of that illustrious man HORRIBLE AFFAIR AT LEGHORN From the Hiiropean commercial cor- . r. m .-Bar .m trespondent ot Hunt s Merchants Maga zine we quote a graphic description ol the recent disaster at Leghorn, that has receiveed brief notice in the newspapers: The Italian iotirnats are as speech- .. Vn t - 1 1,1 ness as tnose oi r ranee, eise i wnum not -Tiere record the terrible Calamity that has clothed in m ourning the city cf Leghorn. Thank God I was abset t from the theatre that niftht ; but tiiost present have told me of the catastrophe The house was crow.ed the play, the "Taking of Sebastopol." The fust went of well, battery alter battery ex ploded; and the thrilling spectacle made the theatre ring with applause.' AH eyes were turned to see them take the Malakoff. At last it was stormed. The soldiers rushed in then the explosion amid the wildest cheers. At that momenta snark caught the scenes they blazed the audience thought it a part of the play, and cheered the loud er, the scene was so natural ! Alas ! it was too perfect. Another moment they saw their mistake a wild cry of misery drowned the applause. Iliaher and higher it rose, maddediiig the specta tors with flight. Five minutes u ore and the fire was extinguished; but the audience, like a herd of frightened buf faloes, like a panic-stricken army, like a Hock of sheep before the wolves, like passangers from a sinking ship, losing all thongqt but for self-preservation, rush freni their seats. The shrieks of women, the shrill cry of children, the hoarse voices of the men. al! smuggling for life, presented a scene not describable.. Some threw themsclu?s from the boxes into the pit, iilling themselves and crushing those beneath them ! No judgment no fore thought ; out of the windows over the lod-ies -stamnins -.each 'Other t death ! The sentinels were ordered to , . riM. stop the passage wun nayoueis. i m y planted, and those m the. tirst ranKs were.rtHi through and through, ana the soldiers with the rest weie mutilated with the feet of hundreds' I look in vain in the Italian journals : The Tus- T;an minister says forty killed, one hun dred wounded. The next day I expec ted more particulars I found none, and GEORGE MYERS, WHOLESALE AJiD RETAIL GKOCER Keeps constantly on hand, Wines, Teat, lAquort Provision, H ood and Willow Ware, f'ntU, Confcctionarics,tf'C . Soulh Fronlstrect, IVIMIIMUTUN, N. Nov. 13. 1S55. i09- ADAMS, BROTHER & CO., COMMISSION MERC H A NTS, July 29 A3. C WILMINGTON, N. C. 59 SMITH. Mlt.ES COSTIN. J AS. C. SMITH cc CO., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 2, SOUTH WATER STREET, 'WILMINGTON; N.C. April 26. 18-1 v . OOLLNER. G. POTT LB. Jr. J. CA M ER DEN D0LLNER, POTTER & CO. C OMMISSl O N 31 ER CJIA i TS, N IS XY Y U K . April 30, 1855. 20-lv. HENRY-iiURKMMER Wholesale & retail TOBACCO, SNUFF AND CIGAR STORK. ' SIGV OI' THE IXDIAX CHIEF" MARKET 8TR EET door above Water Wilmington. N. C y. Ii. All Orders Jilted with despatch. i Oct. 26ih. 1355 93-iifr w-c- L. N. BARLOW, i WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER, ASn DF.AT.KH IN LIQUORS. TI'.V3S AI.K, POUTER, fe. No 3, Granite Kow, Kroiit Street, WILMINGTON, N.C. 140-tr. lie Prb. 17th, IP56. GEO. W. DAVIS. COMMISSION MERCHANT, SOUTH WATER STREET, WILMINGTON, N. C. Jan. 22. "L- ""w7ij. "P1TTS, STOCK. KAL ESI ATI. ASD PRO DUCE BROKERS, WII.MINKTtlY. N. C. Punoi na! nlloniion ?ivcn to the purchase and saln of Real J'Jsafr, Storks, and olner Securities bought and sold on Comm.ission. Will attend tosil.:s hy Auction of Keal Estate or Manufacturing 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 25. 5-tf ed petticoat, and little apron, witn its pockets to receive the nanas, wnen in an attitude for conversation; the color ed kerchief wound tastefufly round the head, with a coquettish knot perking above one ear; and then the neat sup per and tight-drawn stocking, with its braid of narrow riband embracing the ankle where it peeps from its mysteri- ous curtain, ii is irom mis amutiMi sends his most inciting ar- was to irive to his humbld companion, it ertifvirxr to ep with what diffidence the exemDl&rv little animal would take hold r . . . . . . -l -r nf it. with the verv tm ot nia leetn. s ii be would almost rather not, or was leariui of takinc- too greftl a liberty. And, then, whh what decorum would he eat ill mow mnv efforts would he make in swallow- ins- it. as if it stuck An his throat ; with what daintiness would he lick .his lips; and then with what an ait of thankfulness would he resume his seat, with his teeth once more projecting beyond his nose, ana . ve of humble expectation bxed ujon . t his master. ' It was lata in the afternoon when tne tm.hnt stoDDed at the villasre which was the residence of my fellow voyagers Itsioo.1 on tha hiffb bank of the river, and hnr irnrn rr havinV been a fiontier irad- inff-Dost. There were the remains of the stockades that once protected it fromjhe Indians, and the houses were in the an cient Spanish and French colonial taste, the place having been successively under thei'ominalion of. both those nations prior lo that cupid rows. While I was musing upon the recol lections thns accidentally summoned up, I heard the sound of a fiddle from the mansion of Compere Martin, the sig nal, no dobt, for a ioyour gathering. 1 was disposed to turn my steps thither, and witness the, festivities of one of the very fgw villages that I had met with in my wide tour that was yet poor enough to be merry; but the bell of the steam-boat summoned me to re-emharK As we swept away from the shore, I cast back a wistful eye upon the moss grown roofs and ancient elms of the vil- lage, ana pra vea mat tne lnnatHtaijis might long retain their happy ignora: ce, their absence of all enterprise and irn provement. their respect for the fiddle. and their contempt for the almighty dollar. I fear, however, my prayer is doomed to be of no avaiL In a little while- rhe steamboat whirled me to an American town, just springing into bust ling and prosperous existence. Th-:s surrounding forest had was early unite i in marnnge iu miss in.uj Lee Fit2hurh. of Virginia, a larly of u:v .mtroasced excellences in r 11 the relations of life, nnd whose irreparable loss, throe years n,T0) he continued wun sorrow and anec nonate admiration, to his final day, pro foundly to denloie. One daughter (Mrs Lee, wife of Col Robert Le, of the army) and several grandchildren survive him Mr. Custis was distinguished by an original genius for eloquence, poetry, and the fine arts ; by a knowledge of history, particularly, the history of this country; for t great powers of conver sation, for an' ever-ready and generous hospitality, for kindness to the poor, for patriotism, for constancy of friendship, and for a more than filial devotion to the memory and character ot Wash- . a i . 1 . . mgton. ins eariy speecnes tu uc death of General Lingan and the over throw of Napoleon were everywhere read and admired, even by those who dissented from the sentiments, tor the beauty of their conception, and their im passioned eloquence. Those familiar with the columns ot this journal, will not forget how largely we, and the coun try are indebted to the warm ana ever r hcftrtu snint ol the deceasea tor tne mauv invaluable reminiscences ot rev olutionary history, of the distinguished men of those times, and especial'y, oi the private life of their glorious Chief in the retirement of the shades of his home at Mount Veruou. Thousands from this country and reign lands who have visited Arling ton to commune wun our aepanea fiiend, and look upon the departed me morial, there treasured up-with care of him who was first m the hearts of his countrymen, will not forget tne cnarm thrown over all, by the ease, grace, in terest, and vivacity of the maimers and conversation of him, whose voice, alas ! silent now. The multitudes of out fellow-citizens accustomed, in the heat of summer, to resort to the shades of Arlington, will hereafter miss that old man eloquent, who ever extended to them a warni-hearted welcome and be come partaker of their joy. Long a believer in tne great truths or Divine Revelation. Mr. Custis turned to them for consolation in his last days. asked the reason. The government forbade it, was the reply such tilings excitelthe people ni there revolutionary times. The Grand Duke has gone down, but you have heard all you will ever know. 'Tis not so. My Hanker Lenzi has shown me a private letter. He paints the horrors of the acci !ent and then closes the letter one hundred already dead, and five hundred wound ed. More than the Black Hole, at Cal cutta or tho fire at Richmond more mortality than can he recorded of the battle field or a Coolie passenger ship. T A "PRIZE. The Oswego Times of the 23ih ul tells the following story : Two men, named, respectively, Ward and Hall, were at work down the lake shoie, some miles from the city, getting up hoop-stuff, when they discovered a small keg buri ed in the sand. This they dug out, and opening if, found it contained sixteen hundred silver pieces 1 The coins were of an ancient French cast, and of the denomination of seven-franc pieces, val ued at SI. 00 each.- The two men, with their treasure, have left for Philadelphia, where they intend to exchange their coin at the mint. It is probable that the money was secreted in the place where it was discovered, by some French officer, during the old French war, and, afterwards, the officer may- have been killed, leaving no trace where the treasure was concealed. MR. ADAMS AND HIS HIDLE. lna letter of his in 1811, John Quin cy Adams says, ;'I have long made it a practice to read through the Bible once a year. My custom is to read four or five chapters every morning -immediately after rising from my bed. It employs about an hour of my time, and seems to me the most suitable war t begin the day. In what light soeverwe regard the Bible, whether with reference to rev elation, to history, or to morality it is an invaluable and inexhaustible mine of know I ?dge and virtue REV. LEWIS SK1DMORE. We have the mournful duty of an nouncing the death of this venerable servant of Christ. He died itv Charlotte county Va., calmly, trusting in the mer cy and merits of the blessed Redeemer for rest in the world beyond the grave. R. C. Adv. BALTIMORE LOCK HOSPITAL. 1)K. JOHNSTON, TI1K founder cf this Celebrated 1 uptituiion r ( fere the most certain, Speedy and tm t lin u al remedy in the world iur oi OCxi x JJlSlJldim. Gleet, Strictures, Seminal caktu,rai: In the Ltoins. Constitutional Debility, Inipt-Uncy, Weakness nf Ihe Back and Limns, A tit i Hons of the Kidneys, Palpitation cf the Heart, Ly"erii, Nervous Irritabi itv, Direase ol the Hcud.l hroai Nose or Skin ; those serious and melaiichciy diroi dersarmne from the destructive habits ol i'viiilt, w hich destroy both body and mind. Those eecrtt and solitary practices more fatal lo their iiin. than the song ol '.he cyreis to tbe marinrs cl -Ulysses, blighting their most brilliant hopes or an ticipations, rendering marriage, Ac, impossible 'YOUXUMKN. Especially. who bave beromeihe victimsof Solifc ry ('ice, that dreadful and destructive habit Mhith annually sweeps to an untimely prave thousands of young men of the most exalted talents and briiiian t intellect, who might otherwise have entranced Us- tening senate with 4he thunders of eloquence, cr waKed to ecstacy the living lyre, may call with full confidence. MARRIAGE. Married persona, or Young Men, contemplating marriage, being awareof Physical Weakness, Oi eanic Debility, Deformities, dc, should Immedi ately consult Dr. J., arid be restored to perfect health. He whoplaces himself nhdorthecareof Dr. John ston may religiously confide in his honor as a pe n tleman,and confidently rely upon hissklll asa phy sician. Us. Johnston Is the only regularly Educ'lrd Physician advertising to cure Private Complaints. His remedies and treatment are entirely unknown, to all others. Prepared from a life rptntin the Great Hospitals of Europe andthe First in this Country, vizi England, France, ihe l!!oiklf ol Philadelphia, f-c, and a hiore eitensive practice than any other physician in the world. His many wonderful cures and most important Surgical Op erations is a sufficient guarantee to the aifiicted.- -Those who wish lo be speedily and effeetvaly reliev ed, should shiln the numerous trifling importer, w h o only ruin their health, and apply lo him. A CURB WARRANTED OR NO CHARGE. ATo Mercury or Naiuteov Drugs Used. OFFICE, No. 7, SOUTH FREDERICK. Sr., left hand side going from Kaltin ore sttei t, a f w doors from the corner. Fail not to ol-rtrve liia name and number, for ignorant trifling in portt ip, attracted by ihe reputation ol Dr. Jthnstcn, luik near. DR. JOHNSTON. Memberofthe Royal College of Surgeons. London graduate from one of the most eminent Colleges cf the United States, and the greater part ol whose life has been speni in the Hospitals of London, Par' is, Philadelphia, and elsewhere, has effected eon e, of Ihemostastonishlngcurcsrhat wereevei knowr ' Many troubled with ringing in the ears and head 'hn asleep, area t nervoupnsss, being alarmed st sudden sounds, and bashfuiness. viih freqerrt blushing, attended sometimes witUdciangeii ent tf mindwcre cured immediately. A CERTAIN DISEASE. When the misguided and imprudent volary of pleasure finds he has imbibed the seeds of .bis ; painful disease, it too often happens thai nrill-tiru- d sense ol shame, or dread of discovery, deters lim from applying to those who, trem education and respectability, can alone befriend l ifu, delai - ri" till the constitutional fymptoms of thi. horrid disease make their appearance, sui h as ulctttK d sore throat. diseased nose, noctural pains in the head and limbs, dimness of sifhl. deafness, redes on the ehin bones and arms, blotches on the head, face and -xfremities. progressing with frightful rn -pidity, till at last the palate of the mcjith or the bonesof the nose fail in. and the victim ot this awfuldisease becomes a horrid object .of ccn niir- seration.tili death pats a peiiod lo his drcadiu! suf ferings, by sending nim to "that lonrije from whence no traveller returns. To such therekre Dr. Johnston pledgeshimself to preserve the most inviolable, secresy; and, from his exrtnsive prac tice in the first Hospitals ol I. urope and Americ-i, hecan confidently recommend a saffand speedy cure to the unfortunate victim of tH. horrid dis ease. It is a melancholy fact, that thousands fal I victims to this dreadful complaint, (. ii.g to the u n -skilfulness of ignorant pretenders, Vt ho. by the use of that deadly poison, mercury, ruin the conssint- tion, and either s nrt the unfortunate sufferer to nn untimely grave, or else make the residue of life mi, erabl" . . . TA KE PA R T I CUL A R NO T1CL. Dr. J. addresses ail those who haveinjured them selves by private and improper indulgences. l nese are some ot the s3d and melancholy ef fects, prodnccd by early ha!iu of youth, viz : Weakness of the Hock and Limbs. Pairs In the Head. Dimness of Sight, Loss of Muscular Pow er, t'alpitatton oi the Heart. Dysrepi-v. Nervous irritability Derangement of ti e Digestive Kbric- ttons, tjenerai Debility, Symptoms of Consump tion, &e. Mentally. The fcarftr: effects on the mird ara much to be dreaded ; Loss of Memory, Cvhfosio n of Ideas, Depression of Spirits. EviT Forebodir g. Aversion of Society, Self Distrust, Love ot fee.li tude. Timidity, &c. are some of the evils produced. Thousands of persons of aliages, can nowjudee what is the cause of their declining health. Los ing their vigor, becoming weak, pale and emacia ted, have a singular appearance about the eyes, cough and symptomsof consumption. DR. JOHNSTON'S INVIGORATING REME DY FOR ORGANIC WEAKNESS. By this great and important remedy wetkrfss m the organsare speedily cured and full igff rrstert ii. Thousands of the most Nervous and Debilitated individuals who had lost all hope, have br n imme diately relieved. All impediments ro X1ARRIAC F. Physical or Mental Disqnali6eations. Nervous Ir- itabilitv Tremblings and Weakness, or cxhanstif n of the most fearfnl iind, speedily ecu d by Dr Johnston. Young men who have Injorcd themselves 1 r a certain practice indulged in when alone a habit" frequently lerrned from evil co pnnirrp. or nt school, the effects of whieh are r.ifiktly felt, even when asleep, and if ftot cured, renders man i.- impossible.ard destroys botl mind ar.d todr.hoti!d apnlv immediately. r What a pitv that a young man, the hop cf bis eountry, and th darling of his parents, hon!d be snatched from all prospects a nd enjoy mrnrs of life, by the consequences of deviating from tfepsih t natnr, and indulging in a certain secret baiit. Such persona, befot-f contemplating MARRIAGE. Should reflect rtiat a sAund mind a.td boi!y are ! t mot necessary requisites to promote connut it happinpFS. Indeed, without these, the journry through life become a weary pilgrimage; ihcprc.s DCCt hour!? darkens to the view: fh mind krrnnrt nslantlv endeavoring to make, good incs uc- f sh.idowed with despair and filled with the melan "TOE SOUTHERN CITIZEN." A JVsv Poliliral Commercial and Literary Journal. JOHN MITCHELL & WILLIAM G. SWAN, EDITORS AND PSOP01ETOB3. ; E Title of thi Journal, with the names of it-. Editors, may bs nearly enough to indi cate its aims. One or t!io.e Editors being an American citizen t.y birth ; tho other intending to become such b adoption; there is no question affecting thu des tinies of Americans, on which they will h Id themselves de arred from; openly express an opinion . . The one a 6'oit'horner by birth the other by preference, they cannot be of those who know ' No South, No North." They well know both; and in the struggle which tKcSouth i now called upon to make for her own riehts and honor, they mean to stand with the South. A thoroughly Democratic ami States-Rights Journal. ' The Southern Citizen" will neverthe less decline to be called "Parthian ' unless the Constitution of the United Stales is to be called a partizin document. it will tiphob! the Federal Union, provided ihe sovereignity of the cenfederatcd States be respect ed : if not, not. . Hob'ing that the Institution ol iegro slavery is a sound. ju!, wholissoirte institution ; and there fore, that the question of re opening the African Slave Trade, H a question of expediency alone, the conductors of 'Tho Southern Citizen" will in view n the lute action of the Southern Commer, ciil Convention, at Knoxviile, apply themselves to search out and bring to light, nil accessible in formation bearing upon that important subject on the whole Industrial eondi in and necessities of the South on the actual state of the negro ra ces of Africa, and on the policy and action of Eu ropean Powers in reference to the S!ave Trade. Hesiding at Knoxvi.te ; anu cnousing ms pum na ih,. i. hire froih whnnce their Journal i to em anate, the conductors of "The Southern Citizen" will be uided in the matter of State Politics, by the-iTenpra1 n'inciiiles above indicated. It wi t,..lonrr tn nn elintie of office seekers. In short, it will suppoit the candidates for all officers, who will siinnort the canal rights of the Sovereign states. North and somh- the equal rights of the Sovereign Citizens, wherever they may nave teen k h.rvpr thev mav worship or nt worship. On Asrriciirtnral Mid Commercial afl'airs on the nr tnternnl I mnrovemenis, and especiailv of our -Southern Railroads, there will be an ample and carefully compiled weekly report. i: r nrtieles and Reviews, will irm a main feature of "The Southern Citizen. inieiicctuai randt ur, wherever it appears in the world, shall meet prompt and zealous reeogniiion. Wedunot need to. shut out liaht epd stifle inquiry : bat, in this department as well as in Politics, we shall take leave to examine and judge Irom our own view; not importing our opinions from England, sti:I less at second hand from New England. To the utmost of our power, we shall aJJ tho mv hment which at length stirs the South to vin lb Bte ber own intel lectual aud moral existence, to revolve ;f und her ov. i tt ntte of thought, and U tpeal to u standard of taste and of ethics high above ihe consideration of political or commercial rivalry. 1 Kspre'nl care will be taken to furnish a weekly dieest of a:l the news of the world at home anJ abroad. . . , Conducting their new Jonrnil in this spin', and and died in communion with the Pro testant Episcopal Church. . NOBLE SENTIMENTS. Condemn no man for not thinking as vou think. Itft every one enjoy the full and free liberfy of thinking lor him self. Let every man use his own judg ment, since every man must give an ac count of hims2lt to God. Abhor every approach, in any kind of degree, to the spirit of persecution. If you cannot rea son or persuade a man into the truth, never attempt to iorce him into it. If love will not comjel him to come, leave him to God, the judge of all. John 'Wesley. "Do you understand me now V. thun dered a pedagogue to an urchin at whose head he threw an inkstands 'T ve cot an inkling' ot what you mean, been replied the hoy. INSULTING. 'Have you a fellow feeling in your bosom for the pcor w-cmen of UtahJT asked a speaker of the sister of Mrs. Partington. 'Get out, yon insulting rascal !' f aid she, 'I'll liave yon to know I don't al low fellows to le feeling in my bosom. Oh, dear !' We notice in the New York Tribune the advertisement of a lady for a husband.- "None need apply under six feet 1"' Whew ! that woiuin goes in ferociously for hy-men. FINE CANES. WE HAVE jfesropemd a large and elegant va riety of fine Walking Canes. Consisting in part of Gutr-i Per ha. handsomely mounted wi'h gold, silver, and richly carved Ivory heads, Orange Wood. Ebony, Rosewood and selected Hickorya mounted ia various styles. Cai! and examine our ........rn.ni -1 t-li, ,.! r-n Kmnni iutrt. 34 iMarkeM. C II AS. f. MYERS. Oct 1 .i.ri..Linn. it is nresamed irmt ' .the ornnern itiz"n"vi ill meet wish the support whichi: may (!tfr v Gm Thi first nurrber of "The sonthern Citizen" will apnea" between the first and fif'ecnth of October. It will be pu.htifh"d on tire Wednesday of each week. TTm':Tnl) DOLLARS per annum. New Types- Press, and Material of all sorts, are being procured for this Journal; and a its publication will certainly be eoniinwd, subscribers will he required in all cases, to remit the amount of their subseriyt ions in advance; otherwise the paper will not be forwarded. The Terms of adv-rtiirrg will con'orm t the nsuil rates Tenneweif. Communcations to be addressed to Me-srs. MITCH KL & SWAN, Knoxviile, Tern. August 3Prh. 1S57. l93- EMPTY SPIRIT BARRELS. PHIME qoslity second band Empty Spir- Barrilr.tust received per sehr. Aiteiie, and for s.le by ADAMS, BRO. A CO. Aug It. 60 250 r RECEIVED THIS MORNING. r- BYKXPRESS, A Case of our Fall Mvle I S of ISIac't t'ainvre Hata at the HAT AND Sept. AP Ji'MPOIUM, No 31 M.irkerR trect. 8. CHAS. D. MYK.IS. R EC LIVING AT THE EMPORIUM, UR KILL STYLES DRESS HA 13 OF rui kj ALL COLORS and siaea. No. 34 Marke; Street. Sept. a CHAS. D. MYERS. FOR SALE. A BEAUTIFUL Sis Octae Rosewood (Piano maktl MELODEON niuble (or Pallor or Church. Apply al lh Carolina Hotel. Ssr.r. V. Ti?tti choiv rrnertion that the happiness of cnotl er be rnn-f hi -.nted with nnrown. OFFICE i NO. 7 SOUTH FREDERICK T.. Caltikose. Mr. ATI Snrgleal Operations Iei (oi m d. N. B- Let nn false delicacy prevent von. Lrrt apply immediately either persorally or b letter. !Bln Iea!e!i jspeeitllv C ured. TO STRANGERS. The minv thousand cured ot this insfifotipn ifh- inthelaet ten years, and the ramerAra itnMr- tani Sursicat Operations perfotirird by Dr. J wi t- rwsseo oy tne Reporters ot tn rsprrs. irtl iran other person, noricvg of which hnve arr'" c" gair and again before the public, besides bis frcirg' asa gentleman of eharaeierapd resperslt i'-ily, if a sufficient guarantee to the affined. TAKE KOTICE. It Is with the rmitMt rrtartanrettiat TV. JOIIKSTO pennit. bt erd lo appnir hefr tie y oMV. icru Ire nnprfeisitmil for n phrwclnn tn arfvvrt'... r-wt mr.'Vf b dtd . the Tlierd, enefanr rtrnnerrm irtil etr full t frill Into the harxtdof the many tmpm.'mt nrd anlMrK'! ImpoKtwi. with innmnerxhle Fair Nt mil nm liw t i)uckth()f. mmlnr the large . rttles, r7yiBr Vr. .To.rr.!i' .fvpriirmBt or alverrivlnr tl.Bnv p-tiy.feiir.t)!ltera AaJlow-brBrd frnw. Uo liy to wnfi at inrneiBii rnwit. wrtn rnr 11m to. rm-i t1 brg. whfi. fftTir pm row of garletna an 1 r" tn. eny nn fire nr mix r.fSee. BfMler i J " - t FaNe Same. n that th affllrterf Pnili fwilrr one. 1m Mr tumtiltr lmwFsif i?f otarr. Irt -.t Qasrfce with efMirmom lylna- evrrWntr tt errat and -toiilMns ram frnm TmwKiii not t ft.d, P yon takfne hrr ?MXt?n ni 1.rtr TrTa r paekaceooT fihhyan.l wortlUrw aoawi'. urrr-rfy -preparM IntmfMw wntm the frraairas iari lna-. Trimng month after mint, er us f" a t he "'' e ft ran h .htate4, ni4. a derr. tTea wi rutsed hra.tb. tn airh ver var ratf ee irareeV ItlsthlamntfTethat frea It. J. ""fy trL!re.5rcr. toi. TtfMea'-l"t renntalion. be dieim It nerewary ' ' tisfe nr tlTa arwara h"r ta Ve . , Krt T.KTTB8 Bf-CEIVEP VSI.VfS rf"?T P.UD and eontatnlir Fr-mp lo B-ed for the rrpty. rer a.vritlarrix.Mt.t r e ad send that -f attrertiarment erib arHaa. li-y-a . -w
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