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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-09-06

INDIAN SToRY.-Dr. Digsby, in his 1" Shoe and
Canoe, Pictures of Travel in the Canadas, relates
the following story which was told him while en-
gagged in a survey of the Lake of the Woods
While we wore purchasing bilberries, I noticed a
sulky old Indian sitting apart on somewhat high
rock with his arms round his legs and his head on
his knees.
asked the little Englishman" who that wo-
stricken man was. when he gave me the following
statement:
Some years ago this Indian had strangled his
lunatic son-his only son and favorite child.
The youth, eighteen years DID, for year more,
had refused to hunt became distracted melancholy,
and at times frenized.
When his paroxysms were coming on. he would
warn his family to protect particular sister from
his unwilling violence, he had an irresistible pro-
pensity to kill and devour her and in fact he made
several attempts upon her life
After time his lunacy, for such it was, changed
its object and he declared that he must murder and
eat the first Indian he could master in the woods
elsewhere.
He now daily begged his father to put him t.
death, and so end his miseries.
The surrounding Indians took alarm at all this.
The father, as is usual in great emergencies call
ed council 1t sat several times, and after much
deliberation ordered the lunatic to be stranged By
his own father. the gioer of dis life
The father Obeyed. The youth after listening I,
long speech, and asserting aloud to every separate
observation, barred his neck to the cord and sool
ceased to breathe. His tody was burnt, lest h.
should rise again.
The parent never looked up more.
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Advantages of Raging Seed Rice.

BY. B. HUGER, NJ. D., OF CHARLESTON DIS. S. C.
That like begets like is an axiom which though
not universally true either in the animal or vegeta-
BILE creation, is sufficiently to excite attention
to the selection and preparation of seed used for
agricultural purposes yet if refer to the practice
which is pursued by most may say all of us, it
would seem doubtful whether not we were i'm
pressed with its Importance How rarely is it that
the field is traversed and seed selected from
the stalks which have proved most productive and
manifested more vigor and healthfulness than the
neighboring stalks. But the subject to which am
anxious to attract the attention of the Society at this
time is in reference to the advantages resulting from
raging seed rice. Ne one unaccustomed to the ex-
animation of this article could be persuaded without
ocular demonstration that the rice which he plants
and which to the eye is pure and clean, contains al
least Is per cent of grain utterly unfit for agricul
tural purposes, some of which will never germinate
and much which does, will only produce a puny and
sickly plant, incapable of sustaining an abundant
crop Upon this subject | have been for several
years making observations, and hare acquired some
knowledge. From the best rice I make (Which
when sent to mill seldom requires more than 81
bushels to make 600 weight metz threshed on the
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Getting Used to 1t.
We take the following from the Knickerbocker

We take the following from the Knickerbocker:
Somewhere about here, writes Southern CORES
pondent lives small farmer of such social habits
that his coming home intoxicated was once no unu-
sual thing. His wife urged him in vain to sign the
pledge. "Why you see," he would say :'rll sign
it after while, but don't like to break off at once
it amt wholesome. The best way is always to get
used to thing by degrees, you know" Every
WE'LL old man, his help mate would rejoln, g see
now if you don't fall into hole of these days.
while you can't take care of yourself, and nobody
near to take you out" Sure enough as if to verify
the prophecy one day. after deal Of useless scramb
ling he shouted for the eight of his eyes, to
and help him out. Didn't tell you so 2" said the
good SOUL showing her cap fri the edge of the
parapet; you've got into hole at last and it's
only luck Pm in hearing, or you might have drown
ed you old dog you!' Well,'' she continued after
while, letting down the bucket, g take hold"
And up he came. higher at each turn of the wind
lass, until the old ladys grasp slipping from the
handle, down he went to the bottom again. This
occurring more than once made the temporary occu-
pant of the we'll suspicious. "Looke here" he
Screamed in fury at the last splash you are do
ing that on purpose know you - "Well now
am" responded his old oman, TRANQUILITY, while
winding him up once more. Don't you remember
telling it's best to get used to thing by degrees
I'm 'fraid if was to bring you right up sud
den, you wouldn't find it wholesome !" The old fell
low could not help chuckling at the application Of
his principle and protested he would sign the pledge
on the instant if she would lift him fairly out Thi
she did, and packed him off to 'swear in," wet al
he was 'For you see," she added, very emphati
cay, if you fall into the we'll again. I'll leave
you thar will
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There is some credit and cash too-in being an al
derlran in San Francisco. Each of them receives
$4,000 per annum and there are sixteen their
aggregate salaries are $96.OOO The mayor, recor-
der, comptroller city marshal and city attorney
ceived each $4,000 per annum The street COM
missioner gets 81 000 the treasurer about six, and
the tax collectors $4,000! The whole municipal
salaries amount to $4,000. The citizens, however,
were beginning to grumble at these exorbitant
prices. and with very good reason.
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Foreign Ncxvs-One Week Later from Europe.

Foreign Nexvs-One Week Later from Europe.
The Royal mail steamer America arrived at New
York on the 28th ultimo. She brings news from Liv
erpool to the 17h and from London to the 10th ult
Parliament has been prorogued by the Queen
The potato disease is spreading to considerable
extent in England and Ireland 1t is generally ad-
mitted that the crop will be considerably short
Harvesting was going regularly, and the weather
is very fine.
Cotton had declined Cd per h. since the 10th ult.
Jenny Lind was giving concerts to crowded hou-
ses She was to sail in the steamer Atlantic for New
York on the 21st August.
FRANcE.-The French General Assembly has ad-
ourned, and the attention of the French nation is
now principally occupied by the progress of President
Bonaparte on his tour through the provinces. With
some few exceptions he appears to have been very
favorably received by the people. Wherever he
went excitement and commotion was produced in
giving him welcome.
DENMARK-Some further skirmishes have taken
place between the Danes and Holsteiners, in which
the latter appear to have come off victorious.
There are rumors of IN approaching settlement of
the quarrel between the two contending parties I'M
der the auspices of Russia, England, and France.
Letters from Copenhagen report that the King of
Denmark
maker.
- THE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL Aug. H.-BREADsTUFFs-Gardiner & Co.'S
Circular 10TH says that the weather has been very IA
vorabe harvest operations since last which has inn
parted feeling the trade and considerable
decline has only been prevented by reports
of short yields wheat Our quotations for every article
show slight reduction, and the business done to-day
very trfing. with prices tending in favor of buyers
CoFFEEIn the London and Liverpool markets Coffee can
be purchased lower rates. reduction from previous pr
ces but still shippers and home dealers disincned
operate.
RCEThere has been large speculative demand for East
India, at advance of 3D. per for mddng qualities
About so tierces Carolina have been taken 3d. for
good qualities.
NAVAL SToREs-Common Rosn is in good request and Is
Sd has been paid for 500 bb No transactions reported
Tar Spirits Tupentine in moderate request PAS Cd
American.
CoTroN-The Cotton market has been rather dull during
the week. and lower and middng qualities have declined
average of 3D. per h. the 10th The during
the week only bales of which spectators
took 1000 and exporters 900 bales Fair and other de-
scrptions aside from those above mentioned quo
ted at the close of last week.
MoNEY-The market for English securities has been
good this week. On Monday there heavy demand
prices declined. The fall period per cent
but reaction subsequently took place. and the latest
prices show reduction of per cent the closing quota
96t during week. closing, sailing the Aneri-
ca, at / decline.
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t PROGRESS OF SOUTHERN INDusTRY-We learn
from the Mobile Tribune that Mr. r. P. Howell, "A
Commerce street, Mobile, has received from the
Prattvile factory small specimens of cotton goods
all styles, which were sent for the inspection of
the trade. Among them is yard-wide brown sheet
ing of fine uniform thread and beautiful fnish fully
equal in all respects to the best goods of this descrp
ton manufactured at the Lawrence mills in Massa-
chusetts. There are also three patterns of style
of goods resembling cottonade, but stouter and far
superior in quality and finish to that of any sort
brought from the Northern factories. Similar sam
pies have been sent to this city.-N, o. Delta. Z.
A FATAL DuEL.-A Duel was fought in Cornwall
England, when both of the combatants fell at the
first hre-a catastrophe imputed to the extraordina-
ry conduct of the second, (for there was but one)
who assisted on the occasion.
1t seems the parties, commercial ambassador of
London, and gentleman of the neigkborhood being
flushed with the Tuscan grape, and in high blood
quarrelled in the impatience of their vaor having
no other arms at hand they proceeded to the work
of death with single musket.
The toss of dollar, which gave the first fire to
one, fixed the other as fatal mark.
The single second charged the musket, and in the
act of delivering it with elevated muzzle purposely
pulled the trigger, when both combatants fell--at
the sound !! one over precipice, and the other
in the mud And the informant says he left the
former in charge Of nurse-the latter of washer
woman
REJOICE NOT AT Observation-Disclosures rejoice at
anothers misfortune because it may turn out to your
advantage In some parts of Germany they make
use of the saying "my is ripening,' which a
person will repeat who has the prospect of something
profitable occurring to him. Once while surgeon
and carpenter were taking walk together, they
observed at some distance a small village unknown
to them both, fire. The carpenter pointed to it,
and said to his companion, "my corn is ripening,'
for he concluded that if the old houses were burned
new ones would require to be built but he look
ed intently at the confagraon and not at the road
after ne a ditch
broke his arm. "A!' said the surgeon, it appears
to me that my is already ripe.'
&c The man who smokes with wine is quite capable
u taking sugar with oysters
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ground and the heads of the sheayes carefully lap
ned and veil winnowed usually ray out from 10 to
is per cent of small or hulled or light or shelled
rice, which should think thrown away II planted
In confirmation of this statement have Drought ana
presented to the Society three samples of rice. No.
is the rice as it comes from the wind ian, and IS
nrepared for mill No. is the hulled or small, or
sheiled or light grains, which the raging screen has
senarated from No. |. No. 3 is the rice which has
been rayed and is prepared for seed. An e4amlna-
of No. 3 will naturally suggest the inquiry can a
GOOD crop be expected when more than Is per cent.
f the seed is of necessity sickly and unproductive
is it to be wondered at that crops are thin and
the plants delicate sinking under too much water or
too much drought, and unfit to struggle with any
of the various accidents and vicisstudes to which it
is liable on the contrary should not our surprise
be that we realise as abundant as we do. Instead
of as we are all prone to do) attributing want
of success to cold mornings and nights wet springs
and hot suns if we would begin with ourselves and
recollect that our trunks not tight: our drains
not deep, our land not well pulverized, seed
not rayed and consequently not fit for use-if all
these circumstances considered and weighed,
we should soon find different state of things
Inferior seed rice is not confined to Cooper River,
for | have this year puchasep at high price
the best seed rice from Waccamaw that could
be purchased, and from this rice which has been
much lauded, have taken 10 per cent of rice, which
is marked No. 4. On our northern rivers the land
is more compact and produces more hinty grain,
anu Tie qualify Is UGbGSF HUI 50
much injured by Indifferent seed, and hence the
planter does not suffer to the extent. My de-
fiberate conviction, based upon much attention to
the subject is that if each Of us would give the at
tenton to the preparation of our seed rice which its
Importance demands the character of rice would
be entirely altered and assume such place in the
market as all desire. will merely add that a
raging screen is cheap and so easy of construction
that any plantation carpenter can make one in a
day.
IRISH PoTAroEs.-The Savannah Republican says:
Col Green has been most successful in raising Irish
Potatoes this year. on the island opposite the city
They attained to their maturity in May, and are
now taken from the ground in perfectly good order
at the rate of 40 to 60 barrels day-some being
sent to Charleston, and some to Augusta. They are
the best Irish Potatoes have yet seen raised in
the;low country of Georgia. The yield is from 60
to so barrels the acre Col. G. expects to send
cral hundred barrels by each steamer to the North
next season. A nice calculation shows that this
crop is far more valuable than that of Rice.
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Exnorts OF Home Produec,

The Report from the Register the Commerce
and Navigation of the United States, contains tab
uIar statement of goods wares and merchandise, the
growth, produce, and manufacture of the United
States exported during the gear ending June 3d. 1849
The following facts relating to Breadstufs are COM
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The AMERICAN SrEAMERs.-1he triumph of the
American mail steam service is signal and complete
The two steamers of the New York and Liverpool
line, the Atlantic and Pacific, have demonstrated
their superiority in speed and capacity over the Gu
nard line, and hence, see getting most of the
passengers and of course the letters
The two new steamers Of the New York, New Or
leans, and Chagres lines are also performing their
service with unrivalled speed and regularity. The
fastest ship of the New York and Liverpool line has
accomplished speed of 326 miles in "a hours. The
fastest ship Of the New York and New Orleans line,
the Georgia, has run about 400 miles in the same
time.
Before these two lines were established, our pas
sengers correspondence and freghts by ocean steam
ers, were monopolized by the nayal-mail-steam ma
rine of Great Britain, from England to Panama
Now we have succeeded in surprising both her
transatlantic lines and carry passengers, god let
tiers, and merchandise quicker and cheaper from
Panama to Europe than she can.
This is great triumph of American enterprise
and Skill aud achieved with far less aid from govern
ment than England gave to her Navy mail steam,
ers.-Southern Press.
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CHURCHES IN BosroN.--There 90 churches in
Boston namely Unitarian, %; Orthodox, IS; Bap-
tist IL; Methodist, IL Roman Catholic, 10; Epis-
copal Universalist 6 and Of each of the fol
lowing denominations viz Free VIII Baptist Chris
tan, Swedenborgafn, Lutheran, Evangelical Ger
man Protestant, Second Advent Quaker, and Jew
ish The Oldest Unitarian Church is that in Chaun-
cey Place, founded in 1880. The old South (Ortho-
dcx) dates back as far as 1861 and is the oldest
church of the denomination.
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Guano, how Applied to Wheat-Virginia Lands.
A correspondent at Warsaw, Va, under date of
10th May, writes as follows
"My Wheat looks finely, especially where ap-
piled guano last fall Iputit with the seed furrow
about inches deep, and also with double plough
inches deep, narrowing in the wheat frequently side
by side. At this time can sec no difference in the
wheat crop. l use a large wooden toothed harrow,
extending the bed of teen feet and an even SOIL
free from stone they do admirable work, and drill
the wheat as if put in with the drill
Mr.. Scion Robinson paid me a visit some ten
days ago. and seemed delighted with our county as
to its SOIL climate &C., and expressed the opinion
that it offered the greatest inducements for farmers
at the North to settle here. I believe clear gain
profit of 10 per cent would certainly be realized
Investment on one of my farms, consisting of $50
acres of bottom land part in wood, on which work
ed % hands and six or seven mules the crops sold
in 1849 realized profit of 15a per cent In this &C
count annually kept, (for keep account of debit
and credit with each farm so as to show every year
the net proceeds have not credited the provisions
to the children on the farm, nor the pork, mutton
and fodder used at my residence This farm has had
no aid from mari and from lime, only far as it has
been used in compo5ts, which l form annually Of
marsh mud, farm yard manure, and mild lime, il
alternate strata putting the lime the mud Th
acts finely on all soils and on all crops. | inten(
using guano on all t."-Amer. Farmer.
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Bones, 81 so
Vitriol, 3 rs
Plaster, | 12-S6 81 or 50 Is

per acre, and this may be repeated with proper
attention. as much lasting improvement may be made
each year many farmers derive from their barn
yards. Bones in any form fails to show their
striking effects clover and other grasses-but eth
er bones guano will scarcely fail to produce
better crop of clover, which, with the increased
quantity of straw, particularly when guano used
will enable and encourage the saving oflarger guam
titles of barn yard manure, and which must nevta-
bly, cause a lasting improvement.
Poudrette have used also to good advantage par
ticulary clayey lands at the rate of to bbls.
per acre-(Mr. Baynes of this city prepares the best
article, think made, certainly superior to any
ever used 1t is first rate top dressing young
clover in spring at to barrels per acre this arti
Gle has been prepared so badly heretofore that a
great quantity Of it really WORTHLESS. Mr. Baynes
will hope, raise its character.
" AgriculturaL Salts,' " Generators" and u Re
generators of these, what shall say have tried
them on Corn, Wheat, Oats, Clover and Tobacco
but have yet to discover that they generated
any thing for me, though have heard them some
times we'll spoken Of
l will bring this long article to close by stating,
that although am using large quantities of
bought manures" and have done since l843, yet
in the barn yard system, which never in the least
abandoned and am making greater efforts than
ever to increase my quantity of barn yard manures
annually.
must not overlook ' ashes and Lime" these, how
ever speak for themselves-they want no trumpeter.
If you wish grass and clover and haul these buy
them Cat fair price, before every thing else; my
farms too far from tide acdter to haul them adj
vantageously, though have used both partially, and
always with signal success.
Yours &C., ED. REYNOLDS.
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JAstKs NJ REDMOND. Tarboro Edgecombe eounty N. C.
JOSIAH JouNsoN Clinton, Sampson county.
JosEpu R. KENT, Bladen county.
DIR. suERwooD, Strickland's Depot, Duplin county.
b. S. KooxcE, Richland Onsow county.
B. BARNES, Blaek Cheek, Wayne county.
VoLNEY B. Palmer authorized receive advertisements
and subscriptions for the Journal New York. Philadelphia
and Boston, and receipt for payment for the same.
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MOURNING Dress Goods.-Black Bombazines, Can
1Nl ton Cloth Apaccas, Mouseln de Lame Musns, Cling
HAMS Grenadines, Prints and Barrages, all qualities For
sale by J. S. WILLIAMS.
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DINE OLA pure article be obtained the
S. P POLICY, any time, and will be delivered
TONER'S my every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
Warranted good, money returned
A. H. VANBOKKELEN.
Liberal discounts to those who wish to sell again.
Sept. %. 1919. 3-tf
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ATT NJ. ROBINSON'S
WHOLESALE HARDWARE STORE.

COTTON YARNS! COTTON YARNS! TWINE!
DATTLE & CO., Rocky Mount, N. c., are manu-
ID featuring of quality the above articles which they
are DESTROYS of dposng Of as far as possible in North Caro-
lima. Their terms shall be exceedingly liberal
March g. 1850 26-l2m
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DIR. Christle's Galvanic Necklace
used for all complaints affecting the Throat or Head sucl
Bronchitis Inflammation of the Throat Nervous and sicl
Headache Dizziness of the Head Neuralgia the Face Buzz
zng or Roaring in the Ears Deafness which generally Ner
vOus and that distressing complaint called Tic Dooreax
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0ALCINED CHARCOAL TOOTH PASTE-The bes
" article in for cleaning the teeth and purifying thu
breath. A supply always on hand For sale by
Aug.9 VIII LIPPITT, Druggist & Chemist.
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OF Head, Neuralgia
zng or Roaring in the Ears Deafness which generally Ner
Vous and that distressing complaint called Tic Doloreux
DIR. Christie's Galvanic Bracelets
Are found of vast service in of Commissions Fits Spas
modc Complaints and Nervous Affections of the Head
and upper extremities Also Palsy Paralysis and all
caused by deficiency of power Nervous Energy
IN the limbs or other organs of the body.
Many hundred Certificates from all parts of the coun
quired. ~ e' = "
trouble or inconvenience attends the use of DIR
CHRIsrEs GALvANIc ARTICLES and thew NAV be worn bv
INC most feeble and delicate with perfect and safety In
cases the sensation attending their is pleasant
and agreeable They be any part Of the country
PRICES:
The Galvanic Belt. Three Doiars
The Galvanc Necklace, Two DoIars
The Galvanc Bracelets One Dollar each
The Magnetic Fluid One Dollar
ne articles are accompanied by full plain directions
zed Agent. ~ - = WY ~
~ PARTICULAR CAUTIoN.-Beware of eountereits and
worthless limitations ID C. NOR EHEAn NJ N ~
General Agent for the United States l3l Broadway
-, New York.
For sale in Wilmington, ~ c.. by
September II, 1919. ieowI2m
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WHITE Lead. 5000 lbs. White Lead !; bbls Liuseed
w Oil; Dbl. Train OIL Just received and for sale by
WIN. II. L1PPITT, Druggist and Chemist