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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-10-06

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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-10-06
JACKSON
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
WaShLmgtOM Affairs.

WASHINGTON. Jan. ia despatch from Key West
states that the Hon. Lewis G. Levin, who recently
visited Havana with the view of leaving his family
there for the benefit of their health has returned with
them 10 Key West in consequence of the alarming
prevalence OF small pox and cholera at Havana.
WASHINGTON. Jan. II The Commissioners sent
10y the select committee of the Senate and the Presi
dent, conformity. to Mexico, investigate the locale
of DR.. Gardeners mines have returned. Their Off
cal report has not yet been presented, but they do
not hesitate to state the results Of their trip They
say that they have been unable to discover any
mine or any person who knows of DR.. Gardeners
ever having had mine of any description They
repaired to the spot where Gardiner swore his mine
was located, and found it to be an inaccessible
mountain, up which cat could scarcely climb. 1t
will be remembered that large item in Gardeners
claim was for a steam engine which, at great OK
pense, he said he had carried there. Dr. Gardiner
sailed from Mexico with the Commission, but was
accidentally left behind at Havana. The finale of
the affair is approaching
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
The Dim Ola ~

The dim old woods il the wintrv tim,
How solemn and sad their tone
When the winds sweep through. with
The aisles of the forest lone Moaning
When the root its wonted thirst hath h.,
For the flow of the hidden rill- A'S',
And the fragile shoot is stiff with frost
And the sap in its cell is still
When each gay leaf, that threw so soft
Its shades Ger summers brow
Hath fown from its wavy sphere aloft
To rest meath the starry snow
When each sweet flower, with scented cur
Erail whitening where it grew. up
Hath closed its faded petals no.
No more to drink the dew
And when each trembling note that pusb,,
In soft and silvery song, 7"'Hed
And the insect hum are silent hushed.
The leafesS boughs among!
All Borrowing seem those woods so dim
AS they lift their branches bare
The shivering twig and the rigid limb
To the clasp of the frosty air;
AND they seem to mourn, mid the wintrv e.,
For the flush of the greenwood bough.' STORM,
And sigh for the sere and ruined bloo,o"
That sleeps on the earth below.
And yet, those dark, sad solitudcs!
love their music we'll
When whispering echo fills the woods
With tones of her murmuring she'll
For though the wind no voice doth own
AS it sleeps in the silent tree,
Yet the forest breathes with hollow moan
Like the sound of the ceaseless sea
As the spirit forms of the leaves and aowo-
That grace warm summers smile
Where rustling still among the bowers.
Where crst they shone, the white
And the spangled frost work, cold and brrb.
That CLEANS on twig and seem. eN''
Seems throne for each of frozen Ecbt
With diamond diademi
Oh! love those gems by the sunbeam kissoa
As they swing in the sparkling air, SS'u'
And love in the dim old woods to list
To the voices stirring there!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
A Dnguerreotype

The New York Tribune gives the following sketch
of Senator Badger. In many respects 1t IS Hte-hk
= This iron heeled Old Fogy Is nominated for the
Supreme Bench ofl the vacancy therein existing,
and we rather hope his nomination will be confirm
ed He is lawyer of surprising abilities, and in
the main. we believe upright man. Judge Nc
Lane. being once asked whom he considered the
abest lawyer practicing before the Supreme Court,
answered ! George E. Badger" Yet Is Mr. Badger
by no means a great man. But it is by no Lleans
necessary to be great man in order to be great
lawyer Mr.. Badgers qualifications for the place to
which he is nominated, are tough, hard. w'ry men
tai organization, great cearness and dlstlnctness
of perception, method, SexactneSs, and the strong
grasp of mind, with good knowledge OF the law
He is eminently clear and logical In statement and
argument, and admitting his premises you are very
likely to find yourself forced to 60 with him to his
conclusions
He is trained prolemic and plunges into a con-
troversy with good will as n New Foundand
dog springs into the water He is an amateur the
ologian sort of lay preacher Of Episcoracy and on
one occasion fairly waIloped the clerical ropes OF
the Bishop of his Diocese. Indeed nothing suits his
taste better than WELD the club Of argument for
the mere satisfaction and delight of knocking the
brains out of an antagonist.
As statesman he is of no account. and as poll
tcian detestable He lacks breadth and cOmprehen'
sveness of view and catholic. roundabout sense
essential to man of affairs. His mind ran IN the
rut of the law so long before he came into public
life that he always gets out of gearing whenever he
is wanted for a pail out Of the beaten track. His
nature is gnarled and stubbed and refuses to bend
to new forms. 1t lacks fexbty and Elasticity to
degree that units him for genial association either
in public private life In all statesman like quail
tiles he is the antipodes of Mr.. Mangum his col
league. who is generally as right and as wise as Mr.
Badger is wrong and perverse. 1t is indeed won
der how he ever found his way into political life at
all. lie ought never to have been translated into
the sphere of politics. He has not single agreea-
BILE or winning qualification as public man
Wrong healed, Grabbed, intolerant, dogmaic"l, in
veterate in his prejudces pictorial and unmannerly
in his department, we have often wondered how lie
ever got into his present position Some degree of
accommodation of mind or manner to popular ideas
reach political position in this country He was
born for slave-driver and could be more a.
greeably occupied than in welding the lash over a
lazy negro cotton plantation, or hazlng after Il
fugitive. On the whole we don't know and cannot
imagine more genuine and spotess example of the
breed Hunker
Yet, notwithstanding all this we don't think Mr.
Badger would make bad Judge.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
Origin of FOolscapS.

Every schoolboy knows what fooscap p "F daily
but we doubt whether one in a hundred 'n''
use it, can tell why ii was so called oftpr the
When Oliver Cromwell became Protector II ,be
execution of Charles l., he caused the siam bv hs
cap of liberty 10 be placed upon the paper GIe" H.
government Soon after the restoration oil Lnacbes
having occasion 10 use some paper fof u.sf him
some of this government paper was bronSl. ~ he en-
On looking at it and discovering this stamp e said
quired the meaning of it, and on being olu fools
&" Take il away; Ill have nothing 10 40 VII"
cap.' .rh;ch has
Thus originated the therm Foolscap' VIM usuaI
since been applied TO a size of writing paper
ly about sixteen by thirteen inches
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
Tarboro' Branch Bank.

Mr.. p p. Lawrence has resigned his Cashiership.
For thirty four years. he has faithfully performed the
duties of the office, and retres, with the best
wishes of his friends and the public clear con.
science, deserved competency, and kind family,
minister to The wants of lpe old age. Mr.. c. Chap
man, teller for eighteen years has been appointed bis
successor, and Mr. Thomas a. Macnair Teller
SOufhernpr
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

FIRE.-The dwelling house Of Mrs Snow, on Hay
Mount, destroyed by fire on Sunday evening".
This is case strongly appealing to public sympa
thy, which we trust will be promptly and effective
ly manifested. nearly all the property of aged
and infrm family has thus been consumed
BY great exertions, water being scarce in that
neighborhood, the fire prevented from extending.
FUmttpriiIe Observer 18Th
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
Ole Bull

In FeferSb"rg-Great Ercitement-Everu Seat Sold
dispatch from Petersburg dated the 18th inst.
rays that Ole Bull advertised Concert for Wednes
day night. Mt Petersburg. and that every seat had
heen taken within the first hour, at a premium OF
two and three dollars.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

Bag~The Norfolk Argus Of the 18th inst. saws
ne I. \ Steamer Fulton Lieut.. Alex. Murray,
commanding arrived here Sunday night from Wash
lngton' with the Hon. VIM R. King, Vice President
elect accompanied by two of his nieees, en- route to
Havana. MIR. King is quite comfortable in his quar-.
tiers on board and we are grati6ed to learn that he
has suffered no Inconvenience from his trip thus far
The Fulton proceeds this morning on her roy-
age direct to Havana. VIM. Hopkins, Esq goes GU,
in her purser"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
A Patriots Death.

The records of ancient Greece and Rome do not
exhibit nober instance of patriotism than is
tanned in the following inscription, found upon a
graye-stone at New London, Connecticut No won
der our revolutionary fathers were invincible while
they were actuated by such motives recorded
lon the 30th of October, 1882. 1000 English fell
upon this town by fire and sword; 700 Americans
defended the fort for whole day but in The evening
about four o'clock, the commander of the besieged
delivered up his sword to EngIishman who i'm
mediately stabbed him. All his comrades were put
to the sword. A line of powder then laid FROM,
the magazine to the there to be lighted and
blow the fortress into the air. William Hoffman.
who lay not far distant, with three strokes of the
bayonet in his body. said to of his wounded
friends who was still alive We will endeavor to
crawl to this line and thus we will completely wet
the powder with blood and with the life that still
remains in US, save the fort and magazine AMI per-
haps few of our comrades who only wounded
He alone had strength to accomplish this noble de-
sign. In his 30th year, he died on the powder that
he overfowed with his own blood His friends, and
seven Of his wounded companions, by that means
had their lives preserved"
After this narrative the following words in
large capitals
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

SCHOONER ANN susanna gay company assem-
bled by invitation in the saloon of this new and
beautiful Schooner (recenly built for the trade be-
tween this port and New York; on yesterday at
noon. During the ceremonies usual on such occa
sions, found time to examine the craft, her &C
commodations, &c, and to pick up an item or two
of particulars.
The Ann & Susan measures $50 tons, a first class
schooner. 1l2 feet keel, 20 do. beam. and lOa do
hold Her accommodations for passengers are very
good and her general appearance reflects credit up
her builders for beauty of model and strength and
elegance of construction. She is owned by Joseph
H Flanner, one Of our young and enterprising mer.
chants, and Messrs. Dollner & Potter, of New York
We wish the proprietors, Capt. Crary and all con
cerned, many prosperous voyages and rich returns
Herald 1911 inst
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
The olive Giraffe

We have heretofore neglected to give this spicy
family paper passing notice. We will, however.
endeavor to atone for negligence by copying the
following we'll timed paragraph from valuable CO.
temporary-the Petersburg Express:
THE LIVE GIRAFFE.-This excellent literary pa
per, promises shortly to enlarge its dimensions. We
glad to perceive that it meets with such liberal
encouragement. All who desire to laugh and
grow fat" should subscribe to the " Live Giraffe -
We very frequently laugh, being naturally of joe
ular disposition, but as for getting fot,-we have a
horrid idea ofhat For this reason, we fear we shall
have to cease reading its spicy and humorous col
umns. We have many friends of the lean, lank kind,
however, that would do we'll to transmit to Raleigh
Immediately. an order accompanied with the where
not only exceedingly amusing, but perfectly docile
aid gentle.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

B<g~The Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road
has been connected by means of four horse coaches
sufficient it is said, to accommodate about fifty pas
sengers comfortably. The train leaves every night
the arrival of the o'clock express train from
Weldon. As yet mail has been placed upon the
Manchester Road. We hope it will not be long be-
fore arrangements will be made whereby our friends
said line will be furnished with daily mail from
tbs place.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

PETER SINGLES ESCAPE FROM MArRMoNY.-"Ws
are all subject TO disappointment" says my aunt with
a sigh.
"True, we are" I answered, " but you surely
don't pretend to call mine a disappointment"
"What else, you tlockhead?'
"Why an escape, aunt; a wonderful miraculous
and delightful escape
Why these are strange words, Peter"
No more strange than true, my good aunt-aOu
every days observation makes ii more So"
How so -
Merely peeping, aunt looking into the hearts, l"T
secrets and houses of those that are married. al" |
am taught then the true blessings of liberty Us
gift OF Heaven, bestowed on man by his divine G'e"
tor-and all animated beings free from the 'nra'uon
of slavery, sing together for joy-for why-Oec"uS
they are free"
Why Peter, you seem inspired"
. am, aunt, when speaking OF Liberty.
"Then you don't regret the loss of Dolly
"Not fig-not fg-did you ever hear the 'e"'O"
OF our separation, aunt" n.,,
No!-Well will tell il 10 you-'ts an eXce'I ha
| joke, | assure you've were on our way ~. Wv
church for the awful crime Of matrimony-tr@'lsnss
along the path leading 10 the holy pile 9uIe ,D m
and affectionae, when all of sudden Dolly oO's
! in my face and cries, Peter, Peter, Nhal D"b
says Peter, says she, who is 10 make ihe he oir s
we married ? You, of course, D., repleI-,"N
you must be aware is females pIace-her a ,.,.,.
MT. SInge, tell you It is unmannerly' "no, make
like, and ii is unhusbandkr, toe, 10 say mus t. sIr
the fire; do you think will get up OF co'u ~, IKE
morning, while you are sleeping in bed ana a .nss
your fire, sir' Why Dolly, my dear, this IS Sp me-.
conduct-and went on to tell her, that won" [e,.
pare the wood over night, and have every '0l"5 ral
dy for her-and Dolly you know my business YES ,arp
call me out early. don't know, nor Gon ,yon1
Mr.. Single, make the fire, | will not ! o m, bans
make the fIe, Madam No sir. Then Do'!
me if have you. Then MIR. Single, hang w
| care"
And you parted III
eyes on the spot-anl | have reJoce" ~
event ever snce.'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
-. Here rests William HCtman."

CA1HouN's WoRKs.-The Washington Union states
that Richard K. Crale, ESQ, is in New York
king arrangements for the publication of an addi-
tonal volume Of :. Calhoun's Works" The forth
coming volume will embrace portion of Mr.. Cal.
houns speeches. The whole work will constitute a
complete edition of the speeches and writings OF
of John c. Calhoun carefully corrected and arran-
ged by the editor, Mr.. Cralle-Rich. Enquirer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

BOSToN, Jan. 18.
In the House of Representatives, this morning
the proposition to repeal the Liquor Law. laid
on the table by vote of ayes 1874 nays lis.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

GAs.-The Wood Gas Company have commenced
laying down Gas Pipes on Market street
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

New York, Jan. lS-1 P. NJ
The steamship Black Warrior, from Mobile via
Havana, is below and will be up about 3 o o'clock
She brings later news from Havana
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
The Gardiner Claim.

Among the passengers that arrived in the Isabel
at Charleston, Henry May and the rest Of the
Commissioners appointed by the President to visit
Mexico and discover the Gardiner mines.
The Commission bring with them several witness
es, who will clearly prove the Gardiner mines to be
a grand humbug.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

HIGH PRICE OF NECRoES.-Nc eAlidCt tuC 'O'io"-
ing from the, Lancaster Ledger OF The 9Th inst:
We attended the sale of negroes belonging 10 The
estate of the late Beckham the 22d OF last month
and were somewhat asionshed at the high prices paid
for negroes. <# ~
Negro men brought from eight hundred TO one thou
sand dollars, The greater number al or near the latter
price. One. Ga blacks mith,) brought SLABS.
Al hiring which took place here. on the Isl inst ,
field hands averaged from $1I0 TO $3.50, and black
smith S229 for one year
A negro woman we had occasion 10 purchase the
other day, cost us $1,000
We learn from the Winsboro Register that on Mon
day the 81 inst, large sale Of negroes was made ny
the Commissioner in Equity for Fairfield district pm
cipay the property of Jacob Gibson, decd he ne
groes only toIeraby likely, and averaged about
1920 each. The sales made on credit OF IL
months In instance likely held hand sold Tor
the round of sixteen hundred and thirty dollars
The purchases, however, were principally made Dy
The distributes of the Esiae.--Ch0s. Courier.
We copy the above paragraph with view of a
comparison with prices plid at this place. We have
been furnished, at request, with list of num-
Der OF negroes hired and sold in this town during
the last fifteen days, by Mr.. Cronly auctioneer; and
notice amongst those hired out at public yendue,
a man, aged As years, that brought 1852; another,
age not given, Sl53; and woman, no age stated,
S78--al rice field hands boy, aged II, Sl47 an
other boy, aged 10 years, Sal man S166: wo-
and girl children (rice field hands) hired for
$130.-The same woman with 3 children brought
$78 last year, and her oldest child hired for $8l the
present year man for Sl6l, and one for 1888.
The above will shew the prices paid for negroes
for twelve months at public hiring in this town; as
matter of course, there were others that brought
less, but we have mentioned the above merely to
contrast with prices paid South of Us. We will
now give the sales of a few that have been efec-
ted from the first of January. We note as fol-
lows Women, aged from % to IS years, brought
from 1865 to S895 family, (mother and three
children: very ordinary, but young,) Sl,525 man
aged 45, his wife and two children, $3.50; man,
no age given, 81, ll8; and woman and four chill
dren 81 $50. The above sales either for cash
ninety days credit, interest added, with approved
notes payable at Bank. These sales and hirings
were made at public auction others were hired pri
vately at prices ranging from $50 to $500, to
quality, and business to be pursued.
1t is not likely that negroes will be lower, espe
cialy while cotton and naval stores keep up to any
thing in the neighborhood Of present prices, and
there is not much prospect of a material decline
for time, at least. And again, the influx Of
gold from California, even should both cotton and
naval stores decline in price. will have powerful
tendency towards keeping labor up to the present
mark
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

If there is man who can eat his bread in peace
with God and man, it is that who has brought
the bread out of the earth by his honest indus
try. 1t is cankered by no fraud-it is wet by no
tear-it is stained by no blood.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

SIN the worlds broad field of BATTLE
In the biovouac of life,
Be not like dumb, driven cattle,
Be hero in the strife"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
OfCou.se


The National lntclligencer of Yesterday compli-
ments the inaugural of Hon. John H. Clifford, the
new Governor Ut Massachusetts and quotes, as wor-
my Oh special commendatiOn that portion of the ad
dress winch cites and endorses the answer of the
massachusetts Legislature to the resolutions of 1898
nose resolutions were aimed at the alien and sedi
tion laws OF the elder Adams and were communica-
tea TO the several State in order to pro-
auce concerted action in opposition to them which
woolu ead TO the repeal of those obnoxious measures
OF the federal party and vindcate the principles of
the constitution. The Massachusetts legislature
took high federal ground. and sustained the action
OF the federal p rty by reply in which the confed
eracy was treated consolidated empire, and the
power was claimed for the Supreme Court to give
authoritative and final expostions of the Constitu
ton. he Wing party of the present day has al
ways attempted to avoid the odium which attached
to It's federal ancestry, while sustaining feder
nj measures and principles but from time to time
it displays its origin by complmenting the Adams
dynasty ny lnnocuous blows at the reputation OF
Thomas Jefferson and by ridculing the ses0lutions
OF 1898 as senseless distractions. Wing Cover
nor OF Massachusetts comes forward and invites
the public attention to the aid and comfort which
his State in an evil hour gave to the alien and sed:
ton laws which so universally condemned
by true republicans. by quoting and endorsing
portion OF the reply it gave 10 Kentucky and Virgin
ia when they were resisting those obnoxious meas
ures; and the central organ of the Wing party COM
pliments and commendS him Tor so doing. hat Is
tit and proper-espec:ally fit and proper, when we
call to mind the course the Wing party pursues to-
ward our adopted citizens during the late Presiden
tial contest, when much sweetness discovered
in the German accent and so much richness in the
Irish brogue.- Wa~hin gton Union
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

WRECK SALE.-Ihe hull, cargo and materials of
the British Ship Marohicness Of Bute recently stran
ded on Bear Inlet, were sold at public auction, in
this place on Saturday last. The total sales amour
ted to S2725 IL
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

CALoR'C ENcINE.-We learn from the New York
Sun that since the successful operation of the en-
CINE on the ship Ericsson. an association of gentle
men have built caloric engine under the di-
rection and plans of Mr. Phineas Bennett. This en-
CINE has been in operation for short time past and
IS pounds of power has already been obtained Mr..
Bennett thinks it will be practicable to work it with
so pounds.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21
Hudson River Frozen Over.

COLD SPRING. N. Y. Jan. 16.-The intense cold OF
last night has closed the river this point, and peo
pie cross on the ice o~day, from here 10 West Point
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-01-21

APPOINTMENT OF SENAToR,-The Montgomery
AdUeriSer and Gazette OF the 18th instant, says that
Governor Collner has appointed the Hon. Beniaman
Fitzpatrick TO the vacancy in the United States SEN
ale. occasioned by the resignation of the Hon VIM r.
King.