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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

Bold Higharay Robbery.-On Saturday
morning last, MIR. Richard H. Blount, mer
chant of Kinston, Lenor county, started from
home for Newbern, with 81. $3.50 in his pos
session in Bank bills, with the intention q
procuring Northern funds. About one O'Clock
of the day, when passing through a lonely
place called Dover Swamp, Is or Is miles
from Newbern, four men, three whites and a
mulatto, rushed out of thicket by the road.
side, seized Mr. Blount, hauled him from the
buggy in which he was riding, beat him until
he became senseless, and then robbed him Of
all his money. Mr. B. remained in an insen.
sible condition for an hour or two, when a
negro travelling the road discovered him. He
was taken back to Kinston, and SO soon as
the fact of the robbery became known, large
number of the citizens OF that place started
out IN various directions in pursuit of the vii
llans.-Chroniele, Wednesday morning.
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New YORK, Sept. 10, ]!

Disastrous Confdgotion in @ooe'
300 Houses Burned-DeathS and suDe''fo:
A terrible fire took place in il! our sister G.. !,
Brooklyn last night, extending over II az ?,
and leaving not single house standing
in that limit. Three churches were destTSS
and three hundred houses. 1t broke out ..
midnight in a frame house in Fulton s.,
and spread to Middough street. 1t crosse
Fulton to Cranberry, thence down to Henry
sweeping in its course every building
crossing Fulton street, all the houses from
corner of Sands TO beyond the MelDo
church were consumet,. 1t then spread tnIV.
TO High and Nassau streets, 10 Concord az
bove Henry TO Ornnge street. III,
The whole loss is estimated at two mll'
of dollars. To add TO the calamity, many /
sons were injured, and one unfortunale :
man killed The flames were not arres'sSII1
O'Clock this morning, and then only by Ds
ing up houses. The destruction is OF q y
immense, and the suffering great.-BGH
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

Do or do no these opinions on all the prae-
tical issues of Abolition constitute Mr.. Fill
more an Abolitionist! For ourselves, oeliev-
ing that they do, we have pronounced him
such. Any man that thinks they are narm-
less opinions, nowise offensive to the SCUM
is quite right to differ from u.s. and 10 Vinal-
cato Mr.. Fillmore, and to say even mat Inc
charge is SANDER. and that southern men
are bound to love. and honor, and vote 1or SO
uncomfortable a politician-one who sis all
ths, The South could ask for, and who is in
fact. according to the respectable Gov. Gayle,
so sound upon the subject of Abolition, that
ono man is sounder than Mr. Fillmore"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15
GoDEY's LADY's RooK.-Ths prbI;sber bs

GoDEE's LADY's BooK.-Ths publisher has
placed upon our table, the October No. of this
very interesting periodical This work has
been so long before the public, and has gain
ed for itself so admirable reputation amongs,
the fair sex, that anything more than mere
notice of its monthly appearance, would be
almost useless.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

4G-The Editor of the Journal has been un-
able this week TO devote his usual amount OF
time and attention to the paper. He has not
been able to pay his usual respects TO his Will
mington contemporaries. He shall endeavor in
subsequent numbers TO make up for lost time.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

The CAROLINA REPUBLIcAN.-This is the
title OF a new Democratic paper just started at
Lacolnton. N. c., by J. w. NEwsoM,-urice
81 per annum. in advance. Success attend
the enterprise. Give the people light
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

Observation-Disclosures has been rev
from Campeachy to the 9th ult. The W.
have been successful, having overpo"e''
Indians.
Yucatan has been reunited to Mexl'O'
a pardon offered to the Indians. MeAi'O
pay~Y 1catan $4,000.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

@The Raleigh Register of the 18th inst,
publishes the official vote for Governor of No.
Carolina. MANLT's majority is S74. There
was 1886 votes polled being 1927 more
Totes polled in ls4s than in 1874
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

THE FEDERAL PARTY AND THE MEXICAN
WAR.-Now that the Federal party have for
their leader in the present Presidential contest
Gen. Taylor, who took an active part in the
war, it may be as well to refresh the memory
of the people relative to the course pursued by
our opponents in the late war between this
country and Mexico We will not, On the
present occasion, offer any comments of our
own, but will content ourselves by calling the
readers attention to an extract from letter
written by an officer of the American army,
high in rank, while in Mexico. The writer
was once Wing member of Congress from
Pennsylvania, and, if we mistake not, at the
time the letter was written, was Governor OF
the National Palace of Mexico. What Ameri-
can patriot, we ask. after reading the facts
contained in the following extract, can have
the face to vote with party that turned trai-
tors to their country in the midst OF an Ao"o-
rabZe and just acar 1riM a foreign toe?
"The wings are mad. | hang my head
with humiliation and shame when think that
have been a member of their party. Mr..
Webster's speech has been republlshed here,
by the Mexicans, in every variety OF form, as
well as synopsis of Mr.. Clay's; and they
have been made the foundation OF appeals TO
the Mexican people, confirming them in their
MISUNDERSTANDING their hopes that one OF
the great parties of our country Will arrest the
prosecution of the war, and putting OFT toreV-
er, in my opinion, all prospects OF an AMIGA
Bile settlement of it. 1t seems to me that the
qrhig leaders are guilty Of the 1rorst KIND OF
treason. ! have discovered, here, that some
one in the States, who has had access TO all
the publications of The country, has been IN
correspondence with the Mexican Sec' etary OF
State, and has transmitted to him all the artl-
cles of the American press favorable to the
MeXicans and the Mexican cause. have IN
my possession nearly three hundred OF these
articles. Many of them were translated and
republished here and one of them, an article
from the "New York Express" Gan appeal to
the Catholics of the United States to oppose
Mr.. Folks administration, upon the ground
that the war was a religious war-a crusade
against the Catholic religion in Mexico0 has
not only been published in the Mexican pa
pers, but printed in hand bills, and circulated
by thousands at all the church doors in the CT
ty of Mexico. Who can tell, an vieac Of facts
like these, ho,c much of the blood that has been
she'd in this 1raT is curing to the action Of such
publications %
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

G-The report of the revolution said to have
taken place in Russia, notice of which Ap-
pears in the Foreign news, is contradcted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15
FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATE:
MAI. GEN. W.T.. o. BUTLER,
OF KENTUCKY.
nemncrnfic EIectorrl Ticket.
OF KENTUCKY.

lat District, THOMAS BRAGG, Jr., Of Northampton
Cd ASA BIGGS, of Martin
Cd PERRIN BUSBEE Of Wake.
4fh GEORGE 3. STEVENSON, Of Craven.
5th WILLIAM 8. ASIIE, of New Hanover
9Th SAMUEL. ]. PERSON, Of Moore
7th CADWALLADER JONES' Sr., of Orange
9th ROBERT p. DICK, Of Rockingham.
9Th GREEN w. CALDWELL, Of Mecklenburg
10Th w. w. AVERY, Of Burk.
nth WILLIAM II. THOMAS, of Haywood
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15
Democratic Republican Nominations

FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES,
GEN. LEWIS GA 6 S.
OF MICHIGAN.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-09-15

Kidnapping Sares.-Great excitement has
been caused in Wayne and Johnson counties
by the attempt of several individuals, residents
of those counties, to abduct slaves, for the
purpose of taking them out South for SALE
Three men have been arrested, and are now
in the Wayne County jail. Their names are
Needham Stephens, and Bryant Saunders, of
Johnson, and John Williams, of Wayne
Three slaves, a woman and two men, were in
the possession of Saunders and Stephens when
arrested. They were then on the point of
making off with the slaves. Both of these
men have heretofore sustained fair characters.
1t is thought that there were others concerned
in the business with those here named, and
that they have succeeded in taking away slaves
which have disappeared strangely from near
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We have returns which show the follow
ing results:
Cumberland county, sixteen towns heard
from, as follows: For Governor-HamIin
(whig) 1857; Dana (dem.) 1851; Fessenden
Gree soil) 1859.
York county, four towns return as follows
Hamlin 1877; Dana 554; Fessenden 20.
In the Cumberland district, fifteen towns
heard from, the vote for Congress stands-Lin-
coin (whig) 1887; Littlefeld (dem.) 3,l43,
and Fessenden Gree soiD l,O3e.
These are all the returns have thus far
been able to obtain
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10
DOMESTIC MARKETS.
Bosros-yaek preceding June 3

BosTos-wRek preceding June 3,
Candks-200 bxs New Bedford brands have been
sold for export at 81 cts per h., mos Co6ee-There
is not much animation in the market. for the want OF
an export demand. The stock is pretty large, and
sales are mostly made in lots TO the trade. "copper"
Yellow Metal is il good demand, and sales of 50
ses in lots at 49, cts, per h., mos. Fish-AI de-
sepiptions are dull: B1ackercl plenty at coHs
dcrablc decline, English No 3 selling at 8 B. 50; Mass
No. /, 1904 SIS: No. 2. $5.!J; No.3. $3.50; some
new No. 3 have been sold at 81 per bril-, cash
Large Goldfish are selling at SO loose. and $3.50
packed. FIour-Thcre has been good demand
and upwards of 900 brls sold sipee our lac. report
Gcpesce continues scarce; good brands selling al
S6.375, cash. Southern Is also scarce. and prices
well maintained. The sales however are small, at
about $3.50, mos. Other kinds are more plenty
Ohio and Michigan selling at Ss575d So; and Ohio
round hoop, s 5.62l. cash. Gydin-Thc late adviccs
from England showing an increased demand for Corn
for the Irish markets. with decided improvement
in prices. has caused holders here to be firm
and with less inclination 20 sell. Since the arrival
Of the Niagara a cargo of Southern yellow flat has
been sold at SO els, and cargo Of white at so cts,
cash. Lead-The sales of Pig have been pretty
large, say 4a5OO0 pigs upper mines at 3.75a SASH
and 1000 pigs lower mine at $685. per 100
lbs, cash, which is decline of .as CT per Id.
Molasses-Thc sales this week have been moderate;
a cargo Of Trinidad brought 49, cts, cts. Provi
ions-The sales have been rather moderate with
out any material change in prices. The sales of
Lard have been 2a30OO barrels, mostly to go out of
the market, at 6a63 cts. per h., mos which is
improvement of Ia CT per h., and holders are
firm at the advance. Good keg is selling at u cts,
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10

Canary Blr0S-N
An Italian by the name Of Spnetto, has been for
somc time exhibiting number of Canary Birds in
Boston, and showing their capacity for acquiring in
straetion. A late Boston paper (tbe Mail) relates
the following:
Robbery Of a Canary. and Singular Kno,oledge Qf
the Bird.-During private exhibition yesterday by
Signor Spnetto OF his wonderful Canary birds, before
a select party of ladies' and gentlemen, very Singh;
lar incident happened. that showed the wonderful
knowledge Of one Of these beautiful creatures in an
extraordinary light, proving that they may be taught
with almost much and certainty as many Of
the genus homo. Signor Spinetto, after having
hibited his birds in about twenty different feas, ma
king them stand their heads, drag carriages leap
and jump, smoke pipes, stand On pedestals, wave
flags, slack rope vaulting he called the two birds
who perform in Napolcon's battles. One of these re-
present private soldier, the other Marshal Ncy,
and in the Of the battle. the private takes a
torch in one of his claws and fires small eapuon; the
bird repre- sentng Ney, instantly falls, when several
other birds take up the Marshal place him iato lit
tie carriage and convey him &c the hospital the dsa
blcd bird remains perfectly PROSTATE aud appears as
if dead, While the Sigaor's back was turned. a
hop full youth by the name OF Thomas snlIisan, no
doubt mpeiled by true love of ornithoiogy took up
Marshal Ney aud made haste for the door. He was
pursued by Signof Spaetto but before he could reach
him. the Hbird EHcier" was i'll the street The cry
of stop thief was raised. when the hopeful youth let
the bird fy, aud then took leg bail. The bird flew
some distance. AID thea aghted upon one Of the
trees in the granary burying ground signor Spnet-
TO followed him the iron fence. and the bird beng
hid from sight ia the foliage he gave shrill whistle,
and called the of his little pet. when the intel
ligent bird heard the call, and instantly flew from
the tree high 10 the air. aud then descended to the
spot where his master stood. and at his command
alighted upon the finger Of siguor Spnetto and
sang aud exhibited the widest Joy by fntering about
that could be well imagined. Signor Spinetto took
him home upon his finger, without any restraint to
the bird, who did not offer TO move from il. This
incident, extraordinary as it may seem, was wit
messed BY at least an hundred pcrsons-Bost Mail.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10
THE SUBSCRIBERS.

a GENTS for the sale of the following articles,
"A have constantly on hand, and for sale on liberal
terms,
CUT NAILS, SPIKES and BRADS-manufac-
tured BY the Antietam Iron Works.
PIG IRON, No. |, Foundry, (Charcoal) manu-
featured By the Antietam Iron Works.
BAR IRON-of superior quality, and various di-
mcnsions, say flat bars, inch to inches wide, by
, to inch thick; square and round bars, 10 inches
in diameter, manufactured by the Baltimore City
Rolling Mill.
BOILER PLATES-of any and pattern.
SHEATHING "COPPER" full assortment, from
II to SO on. Also, Copper and Composition Nails,
Braziers Sheets, and Copper lacks.
COPPER BOLTS-assorted
YELLOW METAL SIIEATHING, "MUNTz''
PATENT English SHEATHING METAL-thc well
known reputation of this article, and its superiority
to any other manufactured entities il to preference
Il constant supply received direct from England.
w. & Ii. McKIM,
seplO If No. 81 and Sc s. Gay street.
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II Il Nj O V Il d.

FHNII Il subscriber being compelled 10 move from
Il Gay street has located hmselfat the CORNER
OFSOUTH STR EETAND EXCHANGE PLACE,
under j. b. Egerton's Lottery Office, where he is
ready aud willing TO supply his old friendly custom
ers, and all others wishing to use the best of
FOREIGN IL DOMESTIC MALT LIQUORS.
He keeps constantly on hand. Guinness, Sons Co.'S
DUBLIN DOUBLE BROWN STOUT, LONDON
BROWN STOUT, SCOTCH ALE, and POUCH
KEEPSIE, ALBANY and other ALES; also We
RICAN PORTER, and BROWN STOUT; and
New Ark and other elders.
From an experience Of some thirty years in the
Bortlng and Brewing business, il is unnecessary to
say, that he prepare for any Foreign market or
home consumption, Malt Liquors or Cider, as well
other people. Shippers masters of Vessels
may he assured that his Liquors will keep good in
any climate.
APP # THOMAS WALSH.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10

improvements in Iron MISUNDERSTANDING the
various improvements in the working of iron which
have been patented within the last few years, more
particularly with a view to obtain a strong, tough
and elastic material for railway axles, wheel tires,
and other parts of machinery where great shocks
are Unavoidable we observe patent has been taken
out in England by Mr.. Witherell of New York
for machine for manufacturing iron under various
FORMS aud imparting to it twist, by which the fibre
is laid in spiral direction instead OF longudinally
as hitherto has been done. BY this means the iron
is rendered more available for resisting abrasion and
all other such forces destructive TO the FIBRE
Hitherto iron has been made to pass through rollers
in reference the direction OF the fibre, parallel.
In this operation the patcntee gives the iron the
ccssary twist and afterward hammers, rolls, or other
wise works it into form by heat, in the usual manner
The machine consists of powerful bed plate, with
proper standard bearers, for carrying the working
gear. This consists OF pair OF common rollers,
through which the bar to be twisted first passes.
Directly opposite these another pair of rollers of
the same dimensions and with the grooves through
which the bar passes OF precisely the same size
These last mentioned rollers not only rotate on their
own axis, but they, with the frame and gearing in
which they work, revolve in vertical direction;
and as the bar of iron forced drawn through both
pair Of rollers, the latter by their joint mo-
ton in addition their rotation, twist the iron
into form precisely similar TO that OF wire rope
after which il may be worked up into any form in the
usual manner. It's fibre and texture will be found
similar TO twisted gun barrel and its tenacy and
Loneliness greatly increased 1t would be impossible
to describe the whole of the gearing by which this
double motion is given TO the rollers without dia-
grams but the above is general description OF the
operation. We have samples Of the iron made
by the machine-one round bar, about inches IN
diameter, for a piston rod and another for tire TO
locomotive wheel; this latter being polished and
bronzed shows the bres TO lie in contortions similar
to those in good gun barrel.-Lond. Morn Jour
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ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC STEAMERS.

The New Orleans Pcayune of May Goth contains
an article which is calculated TO show that very soon
our globe will be circumnavi gated by STEAM:
Steamers betrceen Ne,r Orleans and Ne,c York
A much interest is felt this subject, we are happy
tn have il in power to state the following FACTS
derived FROM gentleman connected with the enter
prise. Under the contract made by A. q. Sioo with
the NAVY Department., semi monthly line VIII com
nrncr running on the LIST of October The steamers
are being built in New York, aud Will be- launched
by the 10Th OF next month. They are under the SUI
pcrintcndcncc OF George Law, Esq, one OF the most
intelligent aud successful builders OF steamers IN this
rountry: aud this fact is sufficient guarantee that
the vessels will not be surpassed by any That ever
turned a wheel on the ocean. They are tnenty-t'ro
b,r,drpd and firm toms 6Utte1 but notwithstanding
their immense size, will be of such light draught OF
water as to be able all times TO go over the bar at
the Balize and ascend TO the city. They are TO be
fitted up in a style of magnccncc unequallcd IN tins
or any other country. They can accommodate 2oo
CABIN and 100 second class passengers. They have
each two engines of immense power, and II is ex-
pcctcd they will make the passage regularly, touch
ing at Havana and Charleston, in less time than any
route travelled between the two cities
The contract with the government requires the
company. under heavy penalty, to have on two
steamers by the LIST October making a scmi-monthly
line and as thereafter practicable two more,
making aweckly lne-the two last will undoubtedly
he ready by the first of April next.
The same company have contract with the Gov
ernmcnt to run a steamer from havana u IhdSIes'
on the Isthmus of Darien, twice month. Al TINS
point it is only twenty eight miles across to Panama
on the Pacific from which place line OF steamers,
of 1000 tons each, under contract with the Navy De-
uartmcnt, runs regularly to Astoria. This line is
also TO commence on the LIST of October, and the YES
sells are nearly finished. The British Government
have line from Panama to Valparaiso, which, with
our line to Oregon will make 5000 miles OF Pacific
coast navgatcd by steamers. Alter the estaDlish-
mcnt of these lines passengers arrive at Cali
forna or Oregon, in less than one month from New
York or this city, and it is believed that nearly all
of the emigration the Pacific coast will be BY tins
route. The expense will be much less than the out
fit rcouircd for the overland route and the immense
fatigue and danger avoided.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10

The Track Sprinkler-Is the name of patent CON
trivancc that has been applied to the trains oil the
Stouington Railroad with results favorable far oc-
yond the expectations of the projectors. tank oil
1000 gallons has been found sufficient to sprinkle the
whole track from Providence TO Soningon, the tram
going at the oftwcnty miles an hour The labor
ofclcanng the and the upon them have been
greatly diminished The sprinkler IS placed just
behind the locomotive, so that while the locomotive
is constantly travcrsng dry and comparatively
dusty track, the cars are going over wet one.
Baltimore commercial journal, and Lyford's price-current. [volume] (Baltimore, Md) 1840-1849, 1848-06-10
ENA UNION YELLOW META
L, A II LII n G. .--uIr incrnnsrl de.

u , II r a L II Y O .-Ihc lncreased de-
mand for this article has induced the manufacturers
to erect extensive additional works, and pre-
pared in conjunction with Mr.. VIM. ii. Muntz (son
of G. F. MGntz, Esq, of Birmingham, England) TO
offer YELLOW METAL SHEATHING-which
they confidently recommend, unsurpassed even by
the celebrated Muntz, English make.
Several suits on vessels belonging to this port that
have been on about two years (and at Boston New
Bedford, &c longer time) have given general salts
faction, the price being about three cents less than
"copper" and the old exchanged for new difference
of six cents offers great inducements for its general
use.
This article can only be had in Baltimore at manu-
facturers' prices, Of the undersigned agents.
Also. a large Stock of BRAzIERs' COPPER, Cor
PER BoLTs, COPPER and COMPOSITION SHEATHING
NAILS, constantly on hand-for sale by
Z. PRATT & BROTHER.
ic ) ly 81 aud 80 South Charles st.
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PRESERVES. &C,

THSH L subscriber would respectfully announce to
= the public that he has on hand large stock and
general assortment of PICKLES and PR Els ERVES,
which he SELL wholesale retail, fifty per cent,
lower than they can be purchased any where in the
United States.
Shipping Merchants, Agents and Contractors will
find it advantageous to examine the stock before
purchasing elsewhere. His stock comprises in part