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GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
Class l.,
To be drawn in Baltimore, May IL, 1851.
CAPITAL PRIZE ISL, 800.
GRAND CONSOLIDATED LOTTERY,
Class M

To be drawn in Baltimore, May 3lst, 1851.
7S Numbers and Is Ballots.
CAPITAL. 61.nn0 1 loo PRIZES of g. 800
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sTEELE.-south.rn HATTIE.
23l King 81. Charleston, s. C.
GENTLEMEN wishing to pure

- GENTLEMEN wishing to purch-
VI ase beautiful new style Spring
Hat for 1851, made ina Southern State, are invited
to call as above.
French Imported Hats.
A few cases Of fine light French Hats, imported
for my fashionable retail trade.
Sfrasr Department.
This department comprehends all the newest
styles of Panamas and Leghorns for gentlemen,
youths, and infants, Of new styles, manufactured
under my own direction.
STEELE'S HAT HALL,
March S-4tsw Charleston, s. @.
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The Virginia Address.
MARcH 3l, 1851.

At an adjourned meeting of the Wing mem
beers of the General Assembly of Virginia, and
Of the convention to reform the existing consti-
tuition, held at the capitol, in the city Of Rich
mond, the following address, reported by the
committee in pursuance of a resolution adopted
at former meeting, was adopted and ordered
to be published. Whereupon the meeting adj
journed. j. +. WALL, Chairman.
JOSEPH SEGAR, Secretary
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GREAT ELECTORAL HEsslAN
STATE LOAN

GREAT ELECTORAL HESSlAN
STATE LOAN
Of6,725,0OO Dollars
THIS Loan is guaranteed by the Government,
/ and contracted by the eminent Banking
House of Messrs. M. A. Won RoTHscHILD AND
Sous, in Frankfort-on the Maine. The following
capital Prizes must be gained, viz:
4 4 Of 40, COG COG Dollars 60 Of 1000 Dollars
g g 5000 500 !" l lsS " 900 !"
&C., DC. The smallest Prize 10 IS Dollars.
The next ~. .ag takes place irrevocably on the
LIST Of June, 1851.
The price Of the Ticket Is as Jollo,rs:
30 ~ 100 was IS 200 % D0''s
Remittances can be made in Bank Notes, Bills
or Drafts on Europe, &c. Each shareholder will
receive, free of expense, the Prospectus, with full
particulars; and after the drawing, the list Of the
successful numbers, which will also be published
in the leading journals. The Prizes will be paid
in cash at Frankfort-on-the-Mai Paris, Lon
don, New York, or Ne. Orear.
Apply, without delay, to moRrz STIEBEL,
Sons, Bankers and Merchants, Frankfort-on-the-
Maine, Germany; or those no prefer il can di-
rect their letters to the OF Messrs. s. SrIEBEL
81 Co., Merchants, 80, Nicholas Lane, Lombard
street, London.
p. 8. Remittances which arrive too late will be
returned to the sender; or If he prefers it, shares
for the following distribution will be forwarded.
m arch l7--d-tw-w
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March s-4,sw Charleston, s. C.


QACIFIc MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
/ ONLY through line for California and Ore
gon. 1.-The public are informed that under the
| new arrangement OF this Company, steamers in
spected and approved by the Navy Department,
and carrying the United States mails, viii con-
| tinue to leave Panama and San Francisco the LIST
and 9Th days Of each month, unless detained by
unavoidable accident, and will touch Acapulco,
San Diego, and Monterey.
The following steam packets belonging to the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, are now in the
Pacific, one Of which will lie always in port at
each end of the route
osEeox ,O9J IONS. Republic 1900 tons.
PANAMA 1,067 tons. CAROLINA 600 tons.
CALIroRNIA 1850 tons. CoLUYBUs \ COO tons.
TENNESSEE 300 tons. lsTHMus - tons.
NoRrHERsER 200 tons. UNicoRs. eco tons.
CoLuMBD 500 tons. FRkMosr 600 tens.
ANTELOPE. - tons.
The new steamship COLUMBIA will ply be-
tween San Francisco and ports in Oregon, await
ing at the former port the arrival Of The mails and
passengers from Panama, and returning without
delay with the mails and passengers for the steem-
err from San Francisco.
A regular line OF propellers will be kept up for
he transportation OF freight and transient passeD-
gers between Panama and San Francisco
A he well known steamship SARAH SANDS,
Of 500 tons burthen, now un.er charter 10 The
company, ard peculia ly commodious in her cabin
arrangements, will be kept running an extra
family boat.
One Of the above steamers will keep up the con-
nection between Acapulco and the other Mexican
ports.
The connection in the Atlantic will be main
tanned by the United States mail steamships
GEokciA 5000 tons. Crescent CIrY 500 tons.
ONO 5000 tons. CHEROKEE 4 800 tons.
EmPiRECIrY2, 900 tons. Pm ADELPHfA 1,l00 TONS.
Leaving New York for Chsgres on the llth
and Goth Of each month.
The new steamships Ell DORADO and FAIL
CON will form direct line between New Or
leans and Chagres, leaving at such periods as will
insure as little detention az possible on the 18TH
mus, and forming with the Pacific steamships
through line toend from New Orleans, and ports
in Mexico, California and Oregon. Passages from
New Orleans can be secured from Armstrong.
Lawrason & Co., agents, at that place.
The fare for through tickets from New York to
San Francisco has been reduced from
| $500, in state rooms, to 1880.
! $3.50, in lower cabin, TO $500.
| 5000, in steerage, to Sl65.
The rates from New York to Chagres viii be
at the lowest adopted by any safe sea steamer be-
tween those ports.
For choice Of berths, apply at the Office Of the
Company, 81 and SIS South street, and at their
agency, Ia T-.4: street
| A pril 26--tf
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04
A Financial Operation.

We lately heard story illustrative of the early
days of York county-those good old times when
everybody was honest as the days were long,
The parties were two of the early settlers in the
western part of York (now Adams) county-both'
were of the honest old German stoek-and one Of
them is still living suppress the name. Pster,
it appears, had increased the size of his farm by
nexing thereto small tract adjoining, and lacked
about hundred dollars of the sum necessary to pay
for the acquisition. He called upon his neigh
Dor, George, to borrow the amount. George brought
out old bread basket and counted down the de-
sired number of Understand then, of course the
two sat down to two large earthen mugs of cider
and as many pipes of tobacco.
After smoking the matter for while, it &C.
Cured to Peter that in similar transactions he had
seen or heard of something like note passing be-
tween the borrower and lender, and he suggested
much to George The lender, assented to the pro-
priety of the thing-paper, pen and ink were pro-
duced-and between the two document was con-
cocted, stating that George had loaned Peter one
hundred dollars which Peter would repay to George
in ''dree mont, (three months This Peter signed,
and thus far two financiers had made the thing
all regular and in shape. But at this point diff
Guilty presented itself They both knew that notes
were made in the operations of borrowing and lend
| ing which they had witnessed-but neither of them
| had observed what disposition made of the docu-
ment-neither could tell whether it ea reggie
for the borrower or the lender take charge of the
paper.
Here was dilemma At length, u bright idea
struck George. You haf de money to pay, Peter,
so be sure you must take dis paper, you can
see as you haf to pay t." This conclusive
the common sense of the thing was unanswerable
and Peter pocketed the money and his own note CSC
as he could he haf to pay it ~ Three months
passed over; and punctually to the day appeared
our friend Peter, and paid the promised tc
George. This being done, the mugs and pipes were
again paraded. After putting a while, Peter pro-
duced the note, and handed it to George with the
remark: Now you must take de note, so as you can
see de money hat been paid !"
| We Workers may be trusted York Herald.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

A STRIKING ILLusTRATIoN-The Southern Stand.
ard-not the one about to be raised in Charleston
illustrates the benefits and results of the adjust
mcnt' as follows:
STRAY MULE LAw.-Two neighbors purchased
piece of land jointly at ten thousand dollars Mr..
North and Mi. South-Mr. South paying two-thirds
of the money. Mr.. South owns mules and he saws
cannot cultivate his land without them-Nr North
gives Mr. South to understand that he and his chill
dren have been raised with preudices against that
sort of ANIMAL and provso is formed against them
by him. and he sends some of his children who take
possession Of the whole tract and excludes MIR South
entirely. Mr. South, gallant and chivalric man.
raised in Virginia. and domieed in Georgia has So
lemnly declared that he would resist at every hazard
and to the last extremity Mr.. North is alarmed
he tells Mr.. South that he will compromise with him
and proposes that if one of Mr. Souths mules should
ever stray off and be found on the old premises of
Mr.. North, that MIR. South might send and take him
back if he could catch him. Some of his children
might interfere and prevent it three times out of
four and put him to as much expense as the mhlo
might be worth but Mr. South must risk that. Mr..
South gives up his land and his resolves, his equal
rights and other trfes, for the glorious privilege
which he had before of catching stray mule if he
cOuld
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

The United States Balance Floating Dry Dock.
lying at Pensacola Florida is said to be nearly
peed 1t is the largest structure of the sort in the
world being 800 feet long inside the gates, los feet
wide, 81 feet in chear-heighter to deck about 40
the United States Navy with armament, &C., on
board and it is the opinion of competent judges that
it will raise ship 5000 tons weight in forty min
utes after she enters it. 1t is double the capacity of
the stone dock at Brooklyn, New York, and three
times that of the docks at Norfolk and Boston. 1t
is said that floating dock might be built every
year at Pensacola for the interest only of the money
which would be required to construct there stone
dock of the capacity of the referred to- and
gneers are now of opinion that excavated craving
docks will be superseded in this country. ~r
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

A NEw-HAMPsHIRE BoY.-A lad between IL and
II years old, made his appearance in Newburyport
market one day last week. with load of sixty bar
rels, which he brought from Chester, n. H., dis
lance of 25 miles. Arriving late in the afternoon,
and not finding purchaser readily, he embarrassed
his horses and put up at the hotel until morning
when he disposed of his barrels, took his money and
started for home. On being asked if he had ever
been in town before he replied that he had when he
was little boy 1t is easy to predict that he will be
a man when he grows up
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

GovERNMENT.--The Hartford Courant says that Mr.
Charles l.. Brace, of j. p Brace, Esq. of that
city, who has been engaged the last year in pedes-
trian tour through Europe, was imprisoned May 81,
in Grosswarden, in Hungary, under the false accu-
sation of being of the democratic revolutionary
committee, and an agent of Ujhazy. Mr. McCurday.
our Minister at Austria is making efforts for his re-
lease. He has written to our Government for their
interference.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04
AUGUST ELEcT1oNs.--The following table sets
forth the dates of the elections which to be held
duriDU tho month IF 4

FREDERICK DoUGLAsss PAPER.'--Frederick Dou-
glass, the wel-known fugitive slave, has just
menced the publication, at Rochester n Y, of a
large weekly paper with the above title John
Thomas, white man, is the assistant of Douglass in
the new journal. Douglass was formerly disunon-
ist but be is convert to the doctrine of Lysan-
der Spooner that the constitution rightly interpre-
ted is not pro-slavery at all, and that the United
States Government has full power to abolish slavery
in every part of the land
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

L he mortality OF the whole population In 1919
3d. one in 91l Richmond Times.
The white population of Georgia is about one-sxth
of that of the State of New York Yet Georgia has
nearly half the property. Hence a white person in
Georgia is on average nearly three times as rich
as one in New York. Even if slaves are excluded
from the property of Georgia, she is weather. in
proportion to white population than New York
And then the health of Georgia is vastly superior
Out of total population of 90S,711 the deaths in
single year were 9,099. In the single city of New
York. with about half that population, they were
about $4,000, or nearly double. Hence the average
mortality of the city of New York is four times as
great that of the State Of Georgia.
The taxation of Georgia. State and county, is
about half million--that of New York exceeds
seven millions Hence the taxation of Georgia,
pared to that of New York the basis of popula-
ton, is less than one-fourth the white basis is
less than halfon the property basis is less than
one-sixth! Yet with this overwhelming evidence of
the superior, social political and financial condition
of Georgia, she is excluded by New York from a
common territory, immoral and unthrifty and
submits !-Southern Press
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

JENNY LIND.-The last concert of Jenny Lind at
Boston was given on Friday night. On Friday eve
ming next she will give concert at Lowell and one
at Springfield on the following Thursday after
which she will visit western NewYork, give concerts
at Albany, Utica, Rochester and Buffalo After this
she will visit Niagara Falls and then return to Sara
toga Springs for repose
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04
A Desperate Murderer.

Rely. the man who murdered his wife and moth
er-in-law, at Williamsburg New York. on Saturday,
seems to have become perfectly desperate The fol-
lowing took place between him and the Reports.
er of the Herald
Reporter-Mr. RELY. are you not sorry for what
you have done
Prisoner-No. My wife has BETRAYED me : she
has shown that fidelity to another which she should
have shown to me.
Reporter-But why should you have killed her
mother
Prisoner-Ah she has been nv ruin she has
been the abettor of my wife in all her bad acts |
killed them both because had reason to do So and
am glad Of it; bought the knife in New York for
the purpose and have applied it as intended -
lhen quickly starting he asked, Is Elizabeth Con-
roy dead q
Reporter-She was not dead about fifteen minutes
ago.
Prisoner-Thank God am glad did not in
tend to lnJure her; she did me no harm: nor would
have touched the old man (meaning his fatheriri
law had he been there. God forgive me if have
killed her.
Here the prisoner became thoughtful and the con-
versatlon ceased. Or. being removed. for the mr.
pose OF conveying him to Brooklyn he said There
is no use for you to handeuff me do not wish 10
leave you am revenged, and only wish to die
mere will be no necessity to try me by iury it
will be only putting the State to expense Ihave
committed the murder and want to die as soon as
possible
Miss Frances Bancroft, schoolma. am, of West
Springfield Was brought before justice last week,
Tor whipping daughter of Walter Burdotha, and
the ladge said " Saryed the child rightn
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

Editors OF newspapers are bound to publish the
following year, and We believe that our turn
has come:
An old lady. who did not know whether her plant
alton was IN Virginia North Carolina, found when
the line was rum that she resident of the for
mer. Well said she, 81 am glad don't live in
worth taroiina. twas always sickly State n
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04
The NatIonal Annivcrsary.

1t SO happens, that the date of the present num-
Der of our paper corresponds with that of nation
al anniversary, and therefore make few re-
marks upon the day without trenchng upon the pro-
vince of the orator or the reader When every COM
mnnity throughout the land has its celebration and
its speech appropriate to the OCCASION anything like
a newspaper Fourth of July grafton might very just
ly be regarded as wasteful and ridiculous
Our remarks SHALL therefore be very brief though,
perhaps, long enough to CRATE against the preudces
or feelings of some of our readers.
contemporary in another City the Philadelphia B,d
letn very justly remarks, that the extra eulogistic
style of Fourth of July orations is fast con-
yerting WASHINGTON, and the other heroes and
great men of the Revolution into mere mythic
characters, which we read of on the printed
page, without realizing their human vitality
more than we would were they enshrined a:
statues of abstract virtue. This is wrong. They
WERE no doubt great and good men in what they
did but were still greater and better in what they
resisted In their conquess over their own passions
for man had prouder or more impatient temper
than WAsHINGToN.-in their conquests over theil
sectional feelings for such feelings strong then
In all their struggles With their own weak hature
for tbey we're but men after all. Herein were they
greatest and best.
Strange as the assertion may seem, the men of the
Revolution, purged of all their faults, would lose
more than half their greatness, and become totally
worthless as exemplars future times, for the days
of perfect virtue fear gone forever. To be
useful now, history should show the inner life Of the
men of those days-the sclfshness overcome--the
ambitious longings sacrificed on the altar of duty
The sectional feelings offered up oblations for the
good of their country. We might then more fully
realize and truly feel the force of their exam
pie. We should much dislike to see the day CONVEX
ted into time for political discussion, but would
prefer that to the species of oratorcal
ization which is gradually removing the men of the
Revolution from the sphere of our sympathy, and
from the influence of their example.
The day will be celebrated here usual. by a
procession, and an Grafton in the Methodist Epsco-
pal Church, by JOSHUA G. WRIGHT, Esq.
We notice request from JOHN Dawson, Esq,
Magistrate of Police that the citizens should suspend
all business in honor of the day. We hope that this
request may be universally aceeeded to.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

MONTPELIER, VT, June 28.-Dectaes the Nomination.
Hon. Lucius B. Peck who was nominated for Governor of
Vermont by the Free Soil Convention at Burlington de-
cnes being candidate. He gives his letter to
the Montpelier Patriot He says he to the
passed by the Convention nasmuch believes
the fugitive slave law to be constitutional cannot con-
sent that the act passed by the last Legislature authorizing
the State to take by habeas corpus slave the hands
OF the United States officers Just exercise of the
Of he - - fO''NA
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

The WHEAT CRoP.-From all the wheat-growng States
there are most faVorab ports of the prospects for the
ing harvest. In Pere yvania, New York, Ohio, Indiana
of the Southey States there indications of crop
rather above the average and the quality of the grain bids
fair to be superior
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

The Der Freyschutz, German newspaper, thus
speaks of the city of Cologne 20 Cologne is prnci-
pally inhabited by the editors of the Cologne Ga
sete and by ninety thousand Germans, each of whom
claims the of Jean Marie Farina,' and to be
the only first and original dstiller of Cologne wa
TOW
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04
Discovery in Egypt.

most interesting discovery has been made in
Egypt. 1t is known that there exists in Mount Ia
barah, situated on an island in the Red Sea- mine
of emeralds, which was formerly worked by the
pachas of Egypt but abandoned in the last years
of the reign of Mehemct Ali. An English company
have solicited and recently obtained authority to
sumo the working of this mine. which is believed to
be still rich with precious stones. MIR. Allan, the
engineer of the company. while directing some i'm
portant excavations in this place, has discovered at
great depth traces OF an ancient gallery, which
must evidently be referred to the most remote anti
putty Upon removing the rubbish, they found tools
and ancient utensils, and stone upon which is
graved heroglyphic inscription, now partially de-
faced. This circumstance proves the truth of the
opinion expressed by Bezon, the strength of 9TH
er Indications that this mine worked in ancient
times.
The nature and form of the implements discover
ed and the confguraton of the gallery. the plan of
which has been readily traced proves most conclu-
svely that the ancient Egyptians skllful engi-
1t seems from examination of the stone which
has been discovered that the first abors in the mine
of Zabarah were commenced in the reign of Sesos-
iris the Great, or Ramses Sesostris who. according
to the most generally received opinion, lived about
the year 1850 before Christ and who is celebrated
by his immense conquests. well as by the immune
rable monuments with which he covered Egypt
PoMpEu.-A recent letter from an American gen.
tleman in Naples says:
"Vesuvius is calmly smoking. and seems dis
posed to repose himself from the fatgues of his de-
appearing above ground. About twenty laborers
are kept at work, who manage to get off cartload
of earth a day from the subncumbent city. Not
one-haf of the entire city is yet excavated. The
earthly mound which covers it is an exceedingly
beautiful and rich vineyard with houses of peasants
scattered over its surface bastion of the wall
has recently been unearthed which goes to confirm
the opinion that the nearly mile distant,
once layed the walls of Pompe'
WANTED.-A pair Of spectacles to suit the eyes of
potatoes.
| The club with which an idea struck poet
stick to measure narrow escapes
The hook and line with which an angler caught
a cold.
pair of stockings made of Ned Bunlne's Life
yarn.
| A pair of gloves for the hands of watch.
An umbrella to use in the reign of tyrants.
knot from the board paid twenty shil--
lings week for.
Some lemonade made of sour temper and the
sweets of matrimony.
a to catch brick-bats.
cement for filling the decayed teeth of saws.
Some OF the other fish the man had to fry.
spar of horses that drnu the $50 900 prize
A Desperate Murderer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-07-04

CINCINNATI June 30.-Gen. Campbell the Wing
candidate for Governor Of Tennessee, is lying danger
ously ILL.,