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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-21
CLINTON FEMALE INSTITUTE,

THIS Institution will its second Session on h
i second Monday in July next Every branch of EnI
education is taught in the Institute and the present
of Scholars warrants the belief that School in c
try furnishes greater facilities for impartng knowledge
The expenses per will not exceed 1924 for the nu
advanced literary course, and with the usual number
ras the necessary expense per year will not exceed $40
Board per month in the Institute SO; good Board NAV
had in the private families of the village much cheaper
Tuition for all English branches per Session of q week.
primary $40; all branches in the Ist and ID Cau
$l2; Junior and Senior Glasses SIS.
For particulars the public is referred to Circular
which be had by addressing the Secretary the P
pal. H. A. BlZZELL, Secy
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last report foot 69 bales and the sales in the time
be put down at 240O bales at extremes ranging from
81 to II cents We quote Middling to Good Mddng, go
lOd Mddlng Fair 0s@l04 We have transactions to
report Long Cotton RceThe transactions have ranged
from 3@43 in quality but the bulk of the sales at
45@4t hundred The receipts comprise 1900 tercesthe
market well supplied and the demand very limited Salt
The little that hand is held at ST. 50 98 sack. but of
meets with slow sale at this h price. Sugars 5a@
81 % b. Cofee-The market been very quiet in
stand little has been done. MolasesSales of New Or
leans reboed of Importation 26c and sales of
the early crop, at 10000. d gallon. Cuba 2l@22c.
LIVERPOOL, Oct. 1-Cotton had ruled very dull, and
Did u b. Sales of the week 81 200 bales of which specu
aors took 5000, and exporters 5000 bales. Fair Orleans
6Sd; mddng sd; fair Upland SD; middlng sgd.
Flour had largely advanced and still tending upwards.
Sales of Westen Canal at Is Cd advance and Ohio
advance of Is Dbl Corn had largely advanced Sales of
white at AS f quarter Wheat had also advanced and
was still tending upwards.
COnso had declined to 934@93t. The Bank had raised
the rate of interest to 5 per cent.
Wheat had advanced Sd y bushel Western Canal Flour
quoted at 34s Baltimore Philadelphia and Ohio 35s
35s. Cd; White Wheat los; White Corn AS
Provsons-Beef was quiet but firm at 95@ l05s for Mess
Holders of Pork holding back for advance Sales of
Eastern Mess at s0@95s. Lard quiet but firm 576Os
Sales af Rosin for the week 5000 bbs at Is for
and us for fine Spirits of Tupentne had advanced SO
a 62s.
Rice in good demand 23s Cd. Sugar was easier.
Coffee unchanged. Tea quiet but firm.
Tobacco was dull and buyers ask concessions.
Conflicting circulars quote -four varousy at Is 78
bbl advance. Wheat had advanced Sd 39 bushel White
los a los i'd red and mixed IS Cd 9s l0d Corn had ad-
yanced IS quarter white al q ABS yellow Ais mixed
9 Cd Accounts of the potaoe crop unfavorabe Ba-
con was inactive. Shoulders 30s.
he Manchester market was depressed
LONDON, Oct. Coffee active lower rates. Sugar
lbs per quarter Canal 81 q $685. and Baltimore and
Ohio 80 q 40s.
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THE EMPEROR OF RUssIA.--The New York Mirror
chronicles the following story of the Emperor OF Rus
STA
"a friend of ours, who has just returned from the
East thinks war is inevitable. He says the Gar is
only waiting for the marshes of the Danube to freeze
when if the Sultan does yield to all his demands
the Russian troops will sweep all before them; and
within six days from the first conflict, obtain posses
sion of Constantnople Our friend recently pres
ent at review of l6O 900 Russian troops by the EN-
peror, when he describes perfect specimen of the
physical man. In height, six feet three, and admra-
bly, proportioned, with snow white hair and ruddy
countenance. He was plainly dressed in dark green
frock, with black chapeau without feathers; and
mounted on coalb black charger of immense size, the
Gar looked every inch King
AS the troops were passing before him, he sudden.
Iy raised his hand a signal for halt, when he
dsmounted, walked up to private in the ranks, and
asked him to inhibition his coat On finding that the
soldier without shirt, the Emperor promptly or.
dered the officers of the Company to Siberia, and the
officers of the giment instantly degraded the
rank of privates. Some two hours afterwards, Nj
choIas made another inspection of the condition of
the soldiers; and finding all right, promoted every Of
fcer in the Division, comforting the orders with his
own hand 1t is this kind of discipline that makes
the Russian army the most efficient in the world, and
the head OF it the idol of the common soldier"
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Queer but True.

What a curious sensation that is which troubles
a man upon such mission Why does the ele
ganty arranged sentence, studied with so much care,
in order to avoid formaty and familiarity, begin to
seem bald. and bold, and bungling, just as it is
about to be wanted Why is it finally revised up
on the mat in the hall, and utterly rejected
upon the silky mat on the landing? Why do you
feel choking with thirst and yet could not drink
the elixir of life if it were presented to you? Why
would you pay hundred guineas step to have
the staircase twice long it is, and yet go up
as hastily as if you were escaping from a poor re-
lation i? Why does that pleasing bow with which
you have so often stopped to conquer--you know it
seem to you at once 3: eat deal too low, and a
great deal too slight and altogether abomnable g
Why do you wish you had put on that other cravat
In short. why is your sense so keenly awakened to
the outward man, and to the outside phrase, and
why do you forget that you have hitherto looked
like gentleman. and spoken like a philosopher,
and generally done your duty in that state of life in
VIII CHI it has pleased Providence to place you, and
that there is particular why. at o'clock
this fine day, you should make failure q! 1t is a
satisfactory answer to say that all this is because
there sits in the low clair the window, in that
drawing room, bright-eyed young person of the
other sex, who, if you could only it, can hardly
hold her crotchet work for her tremor, who knows
intensely we'll what you mean, and what you have
come for, and who designs to make you the kindest
possible answer-poor thing-if she should be able
to find proper words, and who in the meantime is
in about fit condition to criticse you, as am 10
correct the Jupiter Symphony the Nautical
Almanac
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HEARsE EXPRESS "A dismantIed hearse was recent
~ seen conveying barrel of liquor through San
Francisco. This gives one of the editors an excuse
for the following: During the cholera time year or
two since, brisk business sprung up in the coffin
and grave digging ine and considerable competition
existed, One energetic, lively undertaken, rather too
quick for his decorous and solemn vsaged rivals took
his stand upon The plaza with the most dismal look
ing hearse he could rig up, and used to sit upon his
'' box keeping sharp look ut for customer -
Whenever any approached with bereaved ex-
preston, he would leap to his feet throw his whip
up to his hat, and cry in quick, expectant tones,-
Hearse, sir?'-sometimes greatly to :he alarm of
timd old gentlemen who at once took it for granted
that they had a cholera appearance about them.
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Schools.
sCHOoL.

NIX, GEO. w. JEWETT will open School in this
place on the frst Monday of October comprising
all the branches of English and Classical education
usually taught in the Academies and High Schools of New
England where ne has been for many of the most
successful teachers &c
He has also had much experience in the preparatia
Teachers for Common Sch ools. ~
Reference.-S JEwETT. ISept 9th, H.
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$40 REWARD.

pANAWAY from the subscriber, on the 18th inst, Il
~ his negro boy CHARLES. Said boy is abous ~
20 years of age about f. or inches high squae%
built and well set he is black has rather broad 1a
mouth. and generally shutters when answering queS
He is no doubt lurking about somewhere in Bruns%rd
his delivery to me- or his confinement in any Jail
get him soon. C. G. Me 9d
Sept IL, 1858. lz-+
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rs DOZEN UMBRELLAS.

rs DOZEN UMBRELLAS. OH
r HAVE just received my fall supply of Umbrellas,
l. Black and Green, American ana Scotch Ginghssm Om
sizes, from % to 26 inches doz Silk Umbrellas III
to "a inches Also, few large Buggy Umbrellas, OiA al
brown. My Umbrellas manufactured to ordsIi in
can warrant them to be superior to any Others s4S
market. Inspection invited G. MY EhoRR ot
Sept q No. Grapl's ~
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WILL YOU READ THE TRUTH.

4 MEDICINE must hfve merit and great merit too,
"A stand the test of public opinion No of putting
galvanize worthless article keep it alive as god
medicine, if it be not really
good medicine will live, become popular, and extends
sales year after year. in spite of opposition The people
lily find out its virtues, and the fame of them G
mouth to mouth with more rapidty than newspapers
spread it. n tlUing itscSs testfying the med
cine has made for him. is of far service than any
paper advertising
In proof of what we y above we refer you to Hampa
Vegetable Tncture, and its effects It's praise is in h
mouths of multtudes. The best of our country Civ
their testimony to its wonderful cures Among them
name Hon. H. Clay. Hon. Richard M. Johnson Vice Pres
dent of the United States with hundreds of others Cap
Thomas Canot-broher to the celebrated physician Of
Emperor of France-was cured by it of disease of s'
years standing after the skill of the Doctors of Europe
America had failed.
In fact the rich and the poor young and old in every
in the city and country find the same success attends
Hampton's Vegetable Tincturc is purely vegetable 81
warranted free from all mineral substances This Tinc
by its mild, pleasant, and safe action the stomach, M
kidneys, lungs, and the nervous system Dyspepsia
er Complaint Diseases of the Urinary Organs Gong
ma, Bronchial Affections, Consumption, Scrofua, kg
Evil, Worms, Rheumatism Gout, Neuralgia, St. Viz
Dance, Fits, Nervous Affections generally Fisula Ps
Bowel Complaints, with all diseases arising from imE
blood AS remedy for the various arrangements of hs
male Syftf% n it seems to hegs no supefrIio
TONS VEGETABLE TIscTURE. CURE for its numerou :,
complicated arrangements Hundreds who have been deb
have been restored by its blooming health which
are a6gndanty able to lrove by such host of L
! ~ LIVER COMPLAINT AND DEBILITY.
Ertract from James Harris, Esqs Letter, Aternndra
After 1peaking Of wonderful cures himself he s'y
Mrs H. has been suffering with the liver complaint and
inability, constantly complaining from weakness tbnF
her whole system She now enjoys better health thar
thirty years being entirely restored by the use of W
TONS VEGETABLE TINCTURE.''
RHEUMATISM, 80 YEARS-Mrs. E. Bagwell Of y,
gina, suffered from Rheumatism from her 18th to her y
year of age Mt times entirely helpless. Being wealth.
employed the best medical attention. and tried many
enes, but was cured only by HAMPTON'S VEGEIAo'
lTINCTURE. qa
COUGH. CONSUMPTION, &e-Mr. Henry c. WI
had cough for years. great weakness, &c. had IN
five or six physicians tried all their remedies but was GU
only by HAMPTON'S VEGETABLE TINCTU RE-. IN
"a Sold by MORTIMER & MOWBRAY, 24O
more street, Baltimore and 3O4 Broadway, New YORK
and get Pamphlet gratis; sold by c. & ID. DuPre',
mington, N. C., and by Druggists generally
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
vVII4MINGTON. N. c.. MONDAY. OCT. II. 1853.
AathorIzed Agents Cor the Journal.

AutAOfIAeu Agents Tor the JonrnaIs
gNAEs NJ. REDMOND, Tarboro', Edgecombe co., N. c
JOSIAH JOHNSON, Clinton, Sampson county.
eosEPH r. KEMP, Bladen county.
James Il. MEREplTu, Gravey Hill Bladen co.
B. BARNES, Black Creek, Wayne county.
LEWIS JONES, Pink Hill P. O., Lenoir county
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7th October. 1858.


Andrew Johnson, who has Just been elected Gov
of Tennessee, Cover the most popular whig in
the State, Major Henry, whose oratorical gifts
hardly second to those of any other gentleman in
the UniOn:) is extraordinary man. Indeed,
there is more in his history to encourage probity.
industry, energy, and ambition in the youth of
America of all degrees says The W Washington Star.
than in that of any other public man know of.
At two years of age Mr.. Johnson was Eve learn
from those in whose knowledge of his early history
we place every conf ience) an inmate of the aims
house of Wake county. North Carolina, where he
remained until his eighth year, when he APP
prenticed to tailor in Raleigh. His MASTER if he
failed have taught him even the rudiments of an
English education, at least trained him up to love
the truth work hard, and be straightforward in his
dealings with every one When his apprenticeship
was up, Mr. johnson married a woman after his
| own hear who knew enough from books to be able
to aid rim in mastering the arts of reading and
writing.
On marrying. just after he became of age, he en-
igrated to Eastern Tennessee trudging ba efoOted
1t is said, with his faithful he}pmate by his side
| and his pack at his back Asslduous labor at the
tailoring, at the end of ten years, placed him in
comfortable circumstances for his position in that
region and by that time, by dnt of hard study du-
ring his leisure moments. he had come to be actu-
ally man of con >iderable general information. =
Beng good talker on the stump, he was sent con.
secutlveIy for term two to both branches of the
Legislature From thence he transferred to the
House of Representatives of the United States where
| he served six years. As member of Congress he
has been distinguished for the integrity of all lie did
Whatever may be thought of views such as he a
times takes of public affairs, all do him the justice
to believe that more upright legislator was never
in the Congress of the United States.
Mr. Johnson is not more than forty seven years O
age at this time, having seen much public seryic
| as any other man of his age. notwithstanding tn,
trials and drawbacks by which his early years wer,
i Observation-Disclosures Wisconsin.
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The Elections In Georgia, Pennsylvania and Ohio
The Grand Fuss.

The Grand Fuss.
The Washington Union in recent article, made
remark which experience and reason alike Justify,
namely-tkat the first six months of any ad
mnstraton is the time of its greatest weakness and
most severe trial for it is in that time that it is
called upon to disappoint the hopes of the greatest
number of reckless asprants prove its dsconnection
with petty factions and set at defiance all threats
of opposition made for the purpose of shaping its
policy to the views of the threateners. A triumph
then when it has to crush treachery in its par
ty as we'll as combat opposition in the other, is a
triumph indeed and such has been, and is now the
position of President Pierce. What covert and
what open attacks have been made upon him and
his Cabinet we all know. 1t has not been from
New York alone that the voice of the disafec-
ted has come. It has come in general
way. 1t will always come when, as there
will always be, there number of earnest and
enthusiastic patriots who are in great fear and
trembling" for the safety Of the country, and are
deeply conscious that their services absolutey J
necessary preserve it from destruction for there
will be differences of opinion, and the administra
ton may not perceive the necessity. and, o.
course the administration deserves sound abusing
for its stupidity which it certainly gets from the
earnest and enthusiastic patriots General Pierce'
administration has been guilty in this very way
and it has been abused in this very way, and WI
have been grayey told that it has sunk, Lord know
how much and that the party is broken into yer.
minute scraps; when, marvellous to relate the Fal
elections come, and the Democrats carry Georgia
having six ont of eight Congressman. On Tuesda.
last Pennsylvania and Ohio voted and the tsemocrat
majority in Pennsylvania is about twenty THOUSAND
and in Ohio about forty thousand, being not ger!
much of a condemnation of the President. Tn
people don't elect man as the people elected Gen
eral Pierce, and then condemn him simply becaus
Simon Shocks Snobbs, Esq. didn't get an Office
They have an idea that if the people of the Simon
gaooks snobbs order had ever been sincere and dis
lot rested Democrats, the mere fact of their no
getting Office wouldn't have changed them SO fast.
SUPERINTENDENT OF THE LgNATIc AsYLuM--W
learn that Dr. E. c. Fisher, Of Virginia, has bee
appointed superintendent of the North Carolina Luna
tic Asylum.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-21
TOPSAIL ACADEMY.
NEW GOODS,

TAKE pleasure in announcing my town and country
patrons that have returned from the North with fresh
and well selected stock of Groceries. Persons wishing
purchase goods in ne will do we'll to give cali be-
fore purchasing elsewhere fatter myself that can do
we'll by purchasers pace-(dealnp hons
estly) ~e
am truly thankful to my patrons their past favors and
nope continuance of the by the addition of their
bringing their friends with them to the Cheap Family Gro
Gerry Store North Water street. next door to A. Wan
nets and you will find such articles named and more too
All Canal Flour warranted, and if proves otherwise than
good, taken back, and more given in the place.
GEO. H. KELLEY.
Ilhd P R. Sugar bbls best Brown do; bbls coffee Su-
gar bbs crushed do boxes loaf do; Coffee
bags Rio do bags Old Gov Java do; bbls Hiram Smith
Flour, half b5ls do do bbls Extra Canal do half bbs
do do bbls Fayetteville do boxes Cogates pale Soap
boxes do. No. do half boxes do do do; boxes Pearl
Starch half boxes do; do bbls of Soda Crackers do
do Sugar do; Dbl Pilot Bread boxes Adamantne Can
des Boxes Stewards hard Candles; do. Yeast Powders
best boxes of Salaratus do. Carb Soda boxes of S w
Collins Axes do. Collins Brod Axes: boxes Simmons do
DO Cheese boxes best Mustard bbs of N o. and Cuba
Cranks for Grind Stones Water Buckets brass and iron
hooped painted Buckets Cedar Tubs Painted This Shoe
Thread Spun Cotton; lndigo Cinnamon Mace Matches
buckets Butter; Rice best Brooms; Scrub Brushes
E Iotatoes Unions Boxes ground Pepper Excelsior
Soap, &C. &c, and many other articles. tSept 80, 49,
KAHNWEILER & BRO,
~ eaye to announce that their FIRST EXHIBITION
II OF PARIS GOODS will be about the first of October
eonslstr of RICH PARIS CLOAKS, MANTILLAS and
BONNETS &c. &C. The entire assortment beinc Of par
Manufacture, and just received direct they comprise s
the novelties of the present season. r
Sept 2Sd, 1853 GIN NO
THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE HAS BEFN OR
Dy the Post Master General. and goes into op
Leave Raleigh at A. NJ. and reach Weldon at P. M
| in time for the Express train to Wilmington -
Office Raleigh & CASTOR Railroad Co - y :. ~
- September 9th, 1853 { z-tf
'@1s FREE FRRE a9d NsrH oSu EsPsF 70
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This brief but beautiful passage occurs in late
tice in FraZers Magazine:
g Education does not commence with the alphabet
1t begins with mothers ok--wh fathers nod Of
appreciation or sign of reproof-with sisters gentle
pressure of the hand, brothers noble act of for
bearance-with handfuIs of flowers in green and da.
sy meadows-with birds nests admired but not touch
ed-wh creeping ants, and almost impercep,ible EN-
mets-with humming bees and glass beehives--with
pleasant walks in shady lanes-and with thoughts d.
rected in sweet and kindly tones. and words to ma.
ure TO acts of benevoence, 10 deeds of virtue and 10
the of all good, to God himself"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-21

SIsTERLY AFFEcTIoN.-A FAcr.-At sprotracted
meeting held whilom not thousand miles from Ball.
son Spa ancient sister in the church arose and re-.
lieved herself as follows -
see young ladies here that think more of the gew-
gaws furbeos ribbons and aces than they do of their
Creator, | loved them once, and sdorned nv hal
with French artificial flowers bright colored ribbons
and sky blue trimmings, but found they were drag
ging me down 10 destruction, and took them off and
gatv then to my sisfer =
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Rev. ]. ODonnell, Catholic priest at Portland, an
active temperance man, and formerly strong supper
ter OF the Maine law. is out in letter upon that
question. in which he states that drunkenness, misery
and crime among his people have increased r. Their
ihln diminished by means of this statute. There is
more sold and used among the Irish population there
now than before. It's singular faci that in this
city. where there are fifteen hundred Catholics. and
no temperance agitation has been had among Them.
none of them have gone into liquor selling We do
moi know of an Irishman in town who sells rum
Nesrburypon Union.
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Seanen'S Home,

MEssRs ED1roRs-The inquiry is frequently made,
even by the friends Of the Seamen's Society-What
do you want with money?
Our answer TO this question is-We have purchased
thu Commercial Hotel for the Seamen's Home, for
which we have to pay $500. and we are now re-
pairing the store under the Home, which will cost
some $500, including paving the sidewalk.
ONE OF THE TRUSTEES
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MOVEMENTS OF SANTA ANNA IN MExIco-Santa
Anna, it said, intends to proclaim himself Empe-
ror as soon as his plans can be completed and his
proposed army of $4,000 men organized. In re-
cent speech to his troops at the capital he referred
somewhat obscureiy to campaigns in which they
would have to prove their valor. The new Mexican
Minister to Spain. late Mexican Consul at Havana
is to be recalled for his completely in the affair Of
the Lady Suffolk SLAYER. Santa Anna it is also said
has written to the Captain General. pointing on,
the necessity of his Immediately sending back the
Yucatan Indians
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-10-21

THEATRIc Al MIR James Anderson. the English
tragedan, will shortly visit the United States. He
has played farewell engagement at the Great Ma
tional Standard Theatre. London.
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RHEUMATISM, 80 YEARS-Mrs. E. agwell, Of .oT
gina. suffered from Rheumatism from her 18th her
year of age at times entirely helpless. Being wealth.!
employed the best medical attention. and tried many
cnes, but cured only by HAMPTON'S VEGEIAO'!
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KAHNWEILER & BRO.

Rsams Wrapping and Writing Paper. 70,
SAFE oy FREEMAN & HOUSTON
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WILMINGTON & RALEIGH RA1LRoAD.-We learn
that the Board of Directors of this Road, at their
regular meeting on Friday last. declared dividend
of per cent from the earnings of the Road for the
last six months; and further ordered a payment of
thirty five thousand dollars to be made to the Liter
airy Board account of the principal of the debt of
the Road The financial condition of the Company
is very favorable, and sound in every particular