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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-06-20
HONOR TO THE 1LLUsTRIOUs DEAD.

We call the attention Of our readers, to
whatever sect or party they may belong,
Ito the call made by the town authorities.
for meeting Of the citizens Of Whining
!ton, on the occasion Of General Jackson's
death. We hope the meeting may be full
that all party feeling will be laid aside
and that the feelings of regret and sorrow
which surcharges every American heart,
may be poured forth in one simultaneous
torrent, as we'll by those who differed. as
by those who agreed with Gen. Jackson
whilst alive.
We trust then, that the meeting may be
well attended. In honoring the memory
of the lllustrious dead, we honor ourselves.
| His name and his fame, belong not to any
party. They are the common property OF
all Americans. They should be sacred
flo all.
At meeting of the Commissioners Of the
town of Wilmington, held on Tuesday even
ling, the 18th inst, the following resolution
was adopted.
Resolued, That John McRae, M. P, and
SWm. A. Wright, Esq, be committee, who,
in the event of the confirmation Of the rumor,
which reached this place to-day, Of the death
of Andrew Jackson, one Of the ex-Presldents
of the United States, shall, at such time and
splace as they may designate. call upon the cit
liens Of Wilmington to meet together, and a.
sdopt such measures as may be expressive OF
their feelings for this national bereavement.
H. JAMES, 7o,vn Clerk.
In conformity with the foregoing resolution
/ of the Commissioners of the town Of Whining
ston, the undersigned request the citizens OF
Wilmington, to meet together at O'Clock, P.
J M, on Friday, the goth inst, at the Masonic
! Hall.
' Wn' M no Ws,eur. Committee.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-06-20
THE CLERKS AND THEIR EhFh''
ERS.

ERs.
The few remarks which We intsno :"
make, under this head, are sugge''s'
the communication which will DO '''D
below. In the outstart, we discI,lm ''
TO NEEDLE with tho 'n'''
our merchants. But, al the same n~s' -.
think that the subject is one when 'st 4.
mately falls within the province o. :.
press. And especially do we feel 'n' '.A
have kind of license to chat aOou' '
matters, as we remember youth very VS.. U.s..
lily akin to ourself, who. not many y
ago, could have subscribed to the s..
'ments of "Many Clerks" with hl' W. .,
heart and soul. In the first place VIC" oil.
think the boon which the clerks 0. -.
|mington seek, at the hands OF 'esn old
|ployers, is one which. If grantee .nd
prove alike beneficial to the employs". h,
the employee. Experience. no o0uD o,h;os
taught our merchants that there 10 pO ,h.l
more essential to their Interests. insp .s.,p
those whom they employ, should P' sood
their duties cheerfulIy. and with ritt
will. For a clerk who's dlscon!en"a .,d.
Ibis situation, whether from real 0. -, !. Il,
nary causes, is rather dead we'g"' rer
|employer, than otherwise. Every ..;.,.
chant, of any experience, can spp s hen
|,be truth of this remark. eth'n. i s,,s
!. a natural consequences of what We -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-06-20
HERMITAGE, June s, Is45.

-: q IL o'clock, night.
, My dear sir: In deep sorrow address you
this hasty note. At o'clock this evening
= Gen. Jackson departed this life. He retained
his faculties to the last hour lament that j
was denied the satisfaction of seeing him in
his last moments. l was unfortunately de-.
layed In ascending the Mississippi, so that II
did not reach Nashville till half-past six this
evening. Immediately procured convey
7ance, and came out with my family-hav;ng
understood that the Generals health was ex-
.. ceedngly precarious, and being anxious to|
administer, if could, some comfort in the
closing scene Of his eventful life. On my way ,
g. =. few miles from the city, met the family
physician, who informed me that the General
was no more. 4
= =. About three hours before his departure he
. conversed for some time with his family, and
. took an affectionate leave of them, also of his
-. domestics. His physician represents the scene
as most affecting; and remarks that he depar-
ted with perfect serenity of mind, and with
e full faith in the promises of salvation through
=. Reedener:-
=. ~I'Issys Seen tie corpse since nay arrival.
Tie visageis much as it was in life.
The funeral will take place on Tuesday
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-06-20
WILLIAM TYACK.
70 Paul T. E. HuBLEs, Esq, City of N. York
BIZ the President of the United States.

By Tie President Of tie Uaited States.
ANDREW JACKSON is no more! He depar-
ted this life on Sunday, the 9th inst, fnll of
days and fall of honors. His country de-
plores his loss, and will ever cherish his mem
ory. Wbilea nation mourns, it is proper that
business should be suspended, at least for one
day, in the executive departments, as tribute
of respect to the illustrions dead.
accordingly direct that the Departments of
State, the Treasury, War, the Navy, the Post
Office, the Office of the Attorney General, and
the Executive Mansion, be instantly put into
mourning; and that they be closed during the
whole day tomorrow.
JAMES K. POLK.
WARRINGTON CITY, June l6, 1645.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

THECTTY OF NAPLES. by A CITIZEN OF
ciNcINNATt.-We copy the following letter
rom the Catholic Telegraph. 1t is written
by Il well known citizen of Cincinnati, and is
quite interesting:
we found Naples a most lovely city. but
we have not good weather to enjoy il as we
might have done. 1t has a population of
4Oo,OOO and stands OH a Bay famed from the
olden time Tor its beauty and spaciousness-I
think Boston however equals it in beauty. and
New York Bay excels il as a commerciaiha
Dor. The City lies beautiful from the waters
edge up the surrounding hills, several hun
dred feet high and presents a magnificent APP
pearance when viewed from the Bay. 1t is q
clean and well paved city, but inferior in in
terest to Rome, and we think that two or three
weeks will enable us to see it thoroughly.
The last three days we have spent in making
excursions OF 10 to- Is miles to several places
IN the vicinity-to the ancient city Baia. where
there are numerous remains of Roman and
Grecian times as well as several beautiful
Lakes; another day was taken up i'm a visit TO
Herculaneum, and yesterday to Pompeii. one
OF the most interesting places on the globe. 1t
was buried by an eruption of Veslyius I'm A.
d.. 10, and accidentally discovered last centu-
ry, after having been covered over 100 years
1T Is nearly half dug out and open to The sky.
Many bodies are found in it, and the houses,
temples, theatres, palaces, furniture ,pavements
and many other things are as fresh and as per
iect as If just used. The mills to grind corn.
the baker 8 ovens and other things pertaining To
their trade, and even loaves of bread with the
makers name legibly stamped upon them. The
apothecary shops with jars, bottles. &c. with
remains of medicines and paints and othor
things of a like kind are to b. seen.
There IS an extensive m1scum here filled
with what has been taken from Herculaneum
and Pompsii, and requires three or four DAYS
to examine. The excavations still continue
and each day adds interest TO the museum and
the old city. We find Naples an expensive
place to live in. We pay S4 per day for our
room (but they are very handsome so n
Tor dinner, 10 cents, for breakfast and about
70 cents. per day for light and fire, making with
our servants 80 per day for board and lodging
and with carriage hire, servants and wine
average about Sl2; this is quite az much as [
feel disposed to give fOT our mere daily wants
We think OF leaving here in week or ten davs
u have not determined whether by sea IN
Leghorn or by land to Rome and Florence an
our way TO Genoa. The former is the ouietcs,
and cheapest, but the Mediterranean has boen
very angry and b5stcrOus since we have hon
here and sea sickness is to BE- avoided IL
IT ~ possible. We shall be decided in 49,,
circumstances. Il. Il. s
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
SOUTHEY'S NELSoN.-A V,

SOUTHEGS NELSON.-A very nervous
correspondent of ours, who is thrown iato
spasms by the misapplication OF one of Siaks-
pearc's thoughts, or even a mis-spelling of his
name, has sent Us som, angry structures upon
the remarks OF the critic of the National In
t~sltigenccr upon Southsy's Life of Nelson
HIS communication is not exactly i'm form for
publication AMI h, will. therefore, excuse us
Tor weaving his IDEAS, which W. esteem cor
rect, into an editorial remlrk. Ill, asks the
lntelligencer critic for whom he has a very
high veneration, to ra-p,rusc tn work AMI he
Is certain thlt h will retract all ne has sal |
IN praise. H. says Il think it as iejune a
production, almost, as | ever read. Nelson
was a villain. a tyrannical off ,er. caring 10Th
ing for lave or order, anl saved always by good
tuck, from the effects of his defiance OF disci-
pine. His conduct at Copenhagen is a spec
linen. His mlrler of Prince Clylioni was
the act OF a villain, AMI hal there been virtue
enough i'll the British Senate he woull have
suffered as a %ielon; yet South,y speaks OF il
gently as a " sucking dove" There is but
one excuse 'Horatio," AMI that isa poor one.
There was a laly in the clse." No, not a
lady, but a false, tickle libel OH her scx-as
base IN all things as unchaste in act. and he
not only placed her amidst his wife and chill
dren, but petitioned parliament for favors for
her Bah! IL was a coarse man fit only
Tor a private, and Southey acted a pander to
public folly that under other circumstances
would have been admirably fitted for the fiat
tcTer OF q Nero"
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
LATER FROM ST. DOMINGO p, =,

LATER FROM ST. DOMINGo-Bv ,bo
schooner Daniel Francis. which arrived At
Boston, on Thursday morning from Gousiycs
whence she sailed OH the 10Th uit.. intelI'
gcnce has been received that President Gucri.
,r died atSt. Mares Un the 1lth ult. On tho
IN LOUIS PieTrat was proclaimed President
lfom The North Cape Hayden. He's said NOT
90 b. friendly TO The colorcd people. and II i
ao"b'iui WIN Their he will be acknowledged ~
~ 'Iocni Ia The south pe II of the Island Ri
,'''' "h" Lad gone back from Jamaica 10 en-.
"edVof 10 recover his command. il Is said has
captured soInc sixteen boats that we're s.nt
out against him. Il j. stated that he lsnJs
whenever De- wishes az the south prt Of tbn
l-lani, and that be and his party ~pyouo-p r
They succe II to Put tlcrouniry under ile gro.
tectiou OF the English. and to give forrjopays
Oh right II doing l~Tsiness there in hi, ovn
names, and to bold nal estate. &c.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
THE PURITY OF A vRTUOUs MIND

- tNTIi UT n VIM OUUS MIND.
-'Revelations which are calculated to pol
lutte the imagination of the reader, ought not
TO be sought after under the promptings of am
idle or licentious curiosity, and he or she who
necdicssly seeks them out, usually pays a lust
and severe, even though it should be uncon-
sclous, penalty, for such folly. 1t is one
which not mfreqnently results in the melan-
choly spectacle, OF one sinner stumbling over
another into ruin and perdition. The CONVEX
sation even of the pure-minded and pious is
sometimes defled by the unnecessary intro
duction of such tainted topics; and we think
there are times in which parents particularly,
shoSld , he ,6 on their guard against whatever
that beautiful gloss, by which the youthful
and especially the female character, should
always be enamelled."
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

THE FREED BIRD.-Among the super.
stitions of the Senecas, IS one which, for its
singular beauty, is already well known. When
a maiden dies, they imprison a young bird I'M
TIL IT first begins to try its powers of song, and
then, loading it with kisses and caresses. they
loose It's bonds over her grave, in the belief
that it will not fold its wings, nor close its
eye, until 1t has flow to the spirit land, and
delivered its precious burden of affection to
the "loved and lost" 1t is not unfreouent.
says the Indian historian, ''to see twenty or
thirty birds loosened at once, over one grave"
we find the following beautiful stanzas
founded ON this legend, i'm an exchange paper.
III Is true poetry, and for such have ALWAYS a
welcome and a corner.-Eds. E.rp.
'peea away speed away ON thine errand of
There's a young heart awaiting thy coming to-
She will fondle thee close, she will ask for the
who pine upon earth since the ''Day Star" has
roved.
She will ask if we miss her, so long is her
stay?
Speedway! speed away!
Will thou tell her, bright songster. the old
chief is alone;
sio ,,s all the day by his cheerless hearth
That his tomahawk lies, all unnoted the
while,
And his thin lips wreathe ever in one sunless
smile;
That the old chieftain mourns her, and WHY
will she stay?
Speed away. speed away!
And oh! wilt thou tell her, blest bird on the
wing,
That her mother hath ever a sad song to sing !:
That she standeth alone, in the still, quiet
night,
And her fond heart goes forth for the being of
light
Who had slept in her bosom, but who would
not stay.
Speed away speed away!
Go, bird of the silver wing fetterless now
Stoop moi thy bright pinion on yon mountains
brow
but he thee away, DER rock, river and glen,
And find our young DAY Star ere night close
again,
Up ! onward let nothing thy mission delay
Speed away speed away
Father, what kind of a thing is a tapis 2"
"a tapisr'
eyes, the papers say that a duel is on tapis.
Is II a table or what?'
'Or what, | guess. Don't ask any more
questions"
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

RUMORED.-There is beginning, saws the
New York Sun, to be serious apprehensions
OF a great reduction in the revenue from Gus
toms. In the last month (ApriD there was a
falling off from tn corresponding month of
last year, in New York, of 1862 4 10
Last week the falling of was 152, O76, or near
ly one half-and from the first of January last
up TO May 3, compared with last year. the de
crease IN receipts has been 81 1910.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
JUVENILE CoURAGE.-we l,,o,v -

JUVENILE COURAGE.-We lately met
with an account of an incident, which occur
red III the town of Waser, in Germany. i'm
which a remarkable degree of courage and
presence of mind was manifested by a lad of
only seven years ofage. He was PLAYING one
day with his sister OF four years old, when he
was alarmed by the cry of some men who were
IN pursuit of a mad dog. The child suddenly
looking round him, saw the dog running to-
wards him but instead of making his escape
he took off his coat, and wrapping it round
his arm, boldly faced the dog, and holding out
his arm covered with the coat, the animal at
tackled 1t, and worried the coat till the men
came up, who being armed with clubs killed
the dog. The men reproacbfully asked the
boy why he did not run, and avoid the dog
which he could have done so easily. Yes.
said the little hero, | could have run from the
dog; bat, if had, he would have attacked NV
sister. TO protect her, therefore, | thought
oil Offering him my coat, which he might tear
attill you should come up and kill him. The
men, as well they might, first admired his
courage in facing the dog; but they were the
more astonished at the prudence and frmness
oil mind discovered by the phenomenon. The
conduct OF this wonderful child furnishes a
useful hint 10 persons of more mature age. in
protecting themselves from the attack of a
mad dog.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
DANIEL O'CONNELL on POLK TEy

OCONNELL ON POLK. TEX
AS AND ORBGON.-We do not wish 10 h.
troublesome but it really would CRAFTY us 10
hear from the Statesman on that speech of Dan.
iel OConncll, about Polk, Oregon and Tex
as. Cannot we prevail ON il to give a speech
a single insertion, free of charge If not. we
must Tor the sake Of the public. try to raise a
subscription and get il in as an advertisement
The Repeater did not use to find so much did
hcuity mgctiing a hearing through that wide.
ly circulated paper.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

loWA.-Thc proposition to divide thi.
Territory, so as to throw several Of the north
ern counties out of the new State, is under
discussion in the newspapers. The Miners
Express proposes the following as the line:
The line To b. ran between Jackson AMI Gin
ton counties, being between townships So
and 81, to the fifth principal meridian, or
western boundary of Jackson county; and
thence north six miles, and thence west
between townships 81 ana s., to the Missouri
river. This plan will leave in Iowa about
$4,000 square miles ofas good land as the sun
shines upon, an will leave the counties south
oil the line free from material interruption or
c%urtailment.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

-, NASHVILLE, May IA. NJ. {
The Cumberland has risen to the depth of6
or z feet on the shoals. The Governor Jones
arrived ON Tuesday aud departs for New Or
leans this day at s O'Clock.
We have no change of prices to note in the
Cotton, Tobacco or Grocery markets. Salt has
risen five cents in the bushel; we quot, Kama
VIVA Dbl. at 30 cents per bushcl-stock ON
hanl for sale limited.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
TO CLEANSE FEATHER BEps AND

" Z NdNIlCI DcttN become
soiled or heavy, they may be m ,de clean and
hght b. being treated in the following man
ner; Rib them over with a stiff brush. din
ped IN hot soap suds.-When clean, Law them
on u shed, or any other clean pace, where the
rain will fall on Them. When thoroughly
soaked, let them dry in a hot sun for six or
seven successive days, shaking them up well
and turning them over each day. They should
BE- covered over with a thick cloth during the
night; If exposed to The night air, they will
become damp and miidewed. This wa; OF
washing the bed ticking and feathers, makes
the fresh and light, and is much easier than
the old fashioned way of emptying the beds
ana washing the feathers separately, while il
answers quite as well. Care must be taken
to dry the bed perfectly before sleeping ON it.
Hair mattresses that have become hard and
dirty, can be made nearly as good as new b,
ripping them, washing the ticking, AMI pick.
my the hair free from punches, and k%eepingi
IN a dry airy place several DAYS. Whenever
the ticking gets dry, fill it lightly with hair
ana tack 1t toSether.-Aaericaa H~ouseplfe.
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

MElGS COUNTY TlMES.-Mr.Z Beo,,v
who established this paper and has published
ior 10 months, has sold out to n. r. Van
Horn aud y. u. Chapman, who will conduct
; hereaiier. twill stiIl advocate Wing prin-
cipies' aud we wish our young friends much
success in their new position. ~
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
TWELVE LIVES LOST w -,

TWELVE LIVES LOST.-We learn from
the 81. John New Brunswickcr of the 9Th inst,
that the schooner Tom Cringle, Dean, master
which lett Boston OH Thursday last, for that
port went ashore ON Sunday night, ON Dieppe
HarDor Ledses ina thick fog, and out of four
tecII persons ON board only two escaped
C"eiVeoi ier unfortunate passengers aud crew
finding a watery grave!
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

TIE POfkA-lt is grayely stated in ,b.
Brighton Gazette. has ben utterly 6scom,cr-
mccd by Queen Victoria, who has given j.,
structions that il shall not again he danced I,
her presence. The Liverpool Msil. bo,veye,
seems TO doubt the authenticity Of The fact. ~
lhc Polka - yct tEqucndy danced in the
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14
TRAVELLER.
MYSTERIOUS MTTRnPp IN yyrs

M 10 EKIU US MURDER IN WEST
JERSEY.-The Newark Daily Advertise
says - The body of a murdered man was
found at Nincetown, about five miles from
Mount Holly, on Saturday last. 1t was found
IN a pond in the woods. The mans throat
was dreadiully mangled, his head considerably
bruised and one of his hands smashed. suppo.
sed to have been all done with am axe. a
watch was found in his pocket also a bill and
receipt for articles purchased at a vendue. Inv
which 1T was asceTtained that his name was
josiah LlPpincott, and formerly lived near
Moorestown." ~
Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-14

CONNECTlCUT.-Th Message of Governor
Baldwin states, that at the close of The fiscal
year, there was a Balance in the treasury OF
25,3OJ dollars 30 cents. Besides which there
isa permanent fund of 100, 400 dollars. tn IL
come ot which is applicable to tn ordinary
civii hsteNpenses OF government; alsoa school
fund OF over 100000 dollars. Connecticut
ia free from d ,bt.
The enrolled m%iliti, OF the State number,
l9,y9l men. being 2.9SS more than were ever
before returned. OF the Who'll, number, $50
companies, comprising AN aggregate of 577l
men, are specially drilled, and in Il high state
of discipline.
The school fun | amounts la 2.O5l. 1913 dol.
lars a cents, from the income of viii h ll7,-
$50 dollars 20 cents was distributed during
the past year; among l65SSchoal districts. :
The subject of he proposed annexation OF
Texas To the Union, (says Governor b. has
acquired a deeper and more fearful interest
sine the last session of tho General Assem-
bly,, by the passage of a Joint resolution of the
TWO Houses OF Congress, with view to its
accomplishment, and to the future admission
oil live new States from its territory to extend
and perpetuate the system of humin slavery
and add to its already predominant innucrc,
IN the national councils. The resolution ha.
been passed not only in utter disregard of III,
circumstances of Mexico, and of her earnest
appeals TO the national honor for the faithful
observance OF our treaty stipulations, but il
opposition TO the clearly expressed will of
large portion of the people of United States
and Tor an object which they deem incompa,i
bic alike with tn, spirit of the declaration q
independence, with the compromises of IN,
federal constitution, and with the great pur
poses for which il is declared BY the people tc
have been ordained and established II ba,
been passed, as | firmly believe, nv an usurp
atom OF power, never delegated BY the PEG
pie, but denied By the solemn resolutions. a,
different periods, ofnine of the thirteen origi
nal States.
Inc object, however, is not yet consumma
ted. And recommend To the GeAeral As
semoly to guard against any inference which
.heir silence at his time might seem to justif,
that a measure so %gnIounded in principle. $
dangerous asa pfeceN9ht, and so de- tru tive il
ITS tendency, TO the peace and prosperity O
tha country, and the objects of our Union. Ca,
ever receive the sanction of the people of Con
necticut.
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