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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
IIustiImg an AboIitionIst

An individual by the name of Je1reys, for short
time resident Halifax, up the Road, rendered him.
self obnoxious by the delivery of certain sentiments
calculated 10 arouse the ire of Southern people. In
Short he voted an Abolitionst, and the commu-
nifty determined to get rid of him. So a crowd COL
eced and politely escorted Mr.. Jefeys TO the Depot
for transportation TO the more congenlal North,
He indicated reference to remain but on the arrival
of the upward train, he placed on board and
found himself en- route for Weldon amid the parting
farewes of his fellow citizens. "Good-bye JET.
freys," Farewell old fellow ' " Take care OF
yonrsefH' Adieu. my friend" We like you pretty
well, but you can't stay here' " Good bye! Good
byer' And away he went baggage and all as fast
as steam could carry him TO Weldon: Arrived there
this victim of free opinion FASTENED TO aght. and was
warmly greeted BY number of equally kind friends
who conducted him, contrary 10 his choice, to the
Petersburg train and safely landing him in the cars
waved their adieus, the traveller in spite of him
SELF shot past the village in hot haste for the Cock
ade city. Goodbye, Jeffreys Farewell, old fel
low ~ "a pleasant trip to you" shouted the crowd
and that was the last of the Aboonis in those parts
Wheather they passed him in like manner at Peters
burg, and to the region OF false philanthropy
and fanaticism know not.-Herdld
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
1nrratitude.-ny w1pEsw4RrH.

& 81 The human heart Is desperately wrong,
Oh dreadful wrong, in truth now believe Us
: Although I've wrestled with the dogma long,
The dogma harsh, refusing to receive 1t s.
But latterly knew pilgrim one, S-s
A pilgrim to a fair and distant spot,
Kind greetings had he, all his journey done,
His Journey finished all his cares forgot.
He SAT at meetly twas impaired,
Impaired with a hospitable heart,
Then back again the wandering pilgrim started
Started for home, but ere he did DEPART,
AS rain was falling fast. the pilgrim FILLER
Walked off, oh horrors with his hosts umbrella
The above, contrary to the usual character OF the
Professors sonnes, suspect to be literally true
as he came in last evening bearing large silk UNI
brella with his left hand, he held the above to-
wards US with his right Evidently conscience was
doing it's work-Boston Post
GENERAL JAcksoN's FIRST APPEARANCES Con-
GREss-When Mr.. Gallatn member OF Con-
eress in the year 1896, Tennessee was admitted a
State into the Union. and sent her first member to
Washington. One day when in his seat in the house,
Mr. GaIIan, noticed tall, lank, uncouh looking in
dividual, with long locks of hair hanging over his
brows and face, while queue hung down his back
tied with an eel skin. The dress OF the individual
sngula,-his manner and department that OF a
backw oodsman. The appearance of singular a
character the floor of the House of Representatives
naturally attracted attention, and member by his
side asked who he was. Mr. Gallatn replied that II
was the member from the State. s. Well" said
his friend, he seems jus, the sort of chap one might
expect from such unciviized region as Tennessee
The individual! in question Andrew Jackson
Just before going to bed eat two pigs feet and q
fried pie In less than an hour you will see snake
larger than a hawser, devouring light-blue haired
Children who have Just escaped from monster witt
sorrel ewes and red hot overcoat This is the Albany
Dutchmans receipt for the nightmare.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

Sometime this month the Cherokee nation holds its
election for members of the National Council and
Sheriff Among the candidates for the dignities of
the nation we observe the names of the following
gentlemen
Laugh at-Mush, Ti:ul se-na Hog, Little Hair,
Josiah Deer Water, Whortle Berry, Joseph Corn
silk, Fool Peter, Young Squirrel Wah-you Skee,
Spring Frog
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

ARR1vAL.-We were much pleased to meet with
the Hon. William S. Ashe. of North Carolina on
yesterday He appears to be in fine health and
of course, the great majority by which he is return
ed, TO Congress has put him in fine spirits. He has
taken lodgings at Browns Hotel-Union, 26th.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

Re7g-It is difficult to please everybody. and were
neonIa To wait until certain of being able to do So
nothing would ever be done. Our humble efforts to
cot nm fund for the relief Of the suffering in New
Orleans certainly are not intended to stand In the
,rav If any more efficient means which may be
adopted for the promotion of the same object. In
the absence or until the organization OF such means
they are somsthing however ittle,--wh1ch is more
than can he said of the faultfnding of one OF our
communicable Herald We have suggested
ward committees-the action of the Commissioners
the influence of the Pulpit which can be most
advantageously exerted tomorrow, to say nothing
Of our various benevolent societies. We feel conf
dent, of course that these The only means by
which any great things can be done.
All we have done was from the purest motives,
and although our own individual contributions are
not large, yet we have given and given freely what
our means would allow. If fault-fnders would only
g 90 and do likewise" something respectable might
appear on the part of town for suffering human
ity in Southern city.
We sent the following dispatch this morning. which would
have been forwarded days ago, had not the Telegraph
been out Of order:
WILMINGTON, n c., Aug. 9th, 1853.
n 7 P1cApDO ESQ 40 Camp street, N. Orleans
Draw on us at sight hundred dollars, amount
contributions received Journal Office, for Howard AsSOc
alton for relief sufferers from yellow fever in your city
Yours respectfully, .- . .,,-r
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

GAs.-We understand that the Wilmington Gas
Light Company have closed contract with Messrs
Perdicarus Hoy to erect Rosin Gas Works, which
will be put into operation as soon practicable.
Herald 9th
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

BSg~The Wilmington Herald of w Wednesday, pub
Iished long yarn from the New York Freeman's
Journal making all sorts of charges and pseudo rev.
Citations in regard TO the management of the last
Presidential canvass the part Of the Democrats,
which, upon the very face of it, bore the evident
marks of mares nest if not something worse and
we so characterized it. We think the following
from the Herald of last Saturday morning, hard
ly mends the matter. The Herald says:
Now rather surprised at this; inasmuch the
Frcemans Journal is not political paper but religious
one support of the doctrines of the Roman
Cat0lc Church, and sheet that, presumably, would not
lncad it's readers publish false Information differences,
indulge in 'trumpery or fiddle PADDLE articles
For our own part we must confess that the facts
presented by the Herald the very which
are most calculated shake faith in the poti-
cal statements Of the Freeman's Journal fit be a
religious paper and the organ Of an influential De-
nomination, it should confne itself to its legitimate
sphere, and not mix up religion with politics by
dabbling in matters which do not concern it. The
political propa gandst of sectaran views the
tartan propaganda of political ones, form class
of whom the less said the better since little of gOod
can be said with truth.
APPLES We find on our table specimen O
fruit. which we think would be hard to beat, in The
shape of apples grown by R. c. MUaPHY, Esq, o
Upper Black River, New Hanover county. One
of the apples weighs l24 ounces, and another owe
u ounces. A third is a sort of vegetable Stances
twins, very curious to look upon. These apple
may in measure, be said to have grown upon ASH
trees since Mr. LEAK did not get single vote OF
Upper Black River
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

h3s- The Illustrated Papers for last week, both
Barnums and Gleason's, have been laid on table
by Mr.. Whitaker, of Market street, who has them
for sale. Price 81 cents. They seem to be very
neatly gotten up.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
no PARENTS AID G.FaRn

no PARENTS AID GUARDlANx
y EV. VIM H. BOBBITT will open School in ~
II of Wilmington. the first Monday in October ro "n
Circular containing terms, &c. be found eitbe .
August II. 49t3Oct
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

A PATRIoT.-A man named NILIs, who was
candidate for the Legislature at Galveston, during
the election recently held in that State insisted that
he was deserving of the public favor, having shed
much blood for his country. He is a butcher
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

New ORLEANS FUND.-We acknowledge the re-
CENT of $50 from A. H VANBoKKELEN, Esq and
ga from other parties. We hope that many others
in our place who sympathse with this good work,
will not fail to come forward and put i'll their mite,
be it great or small. We have neither the inclina-
ton nor the power to make personal solicitation in
this matter, and therefore hope that none such will
be necessary. very little effort in the proper
places would swell the list to $500 1000 in
deed, it ought to be.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

New ORLFANs.-In looking owe 1.-THE New Orlean
Journals, one is struck with the remarkable difference
between the newspapers of that city and those of the
North, IN regard TO the interest manifested in the pro-
gress of the pestilence in New Orleans In the news
papers IN this quarter, have several elegraphic dis
patches day, announcing the continued increase of
the disease, and the great fatality. EVERYBODY talks
about ii, and the newspapers indiie long leaders up
on the subject. In the New Orleans papers, on the
contrary there is scarcely any thing TO Indicate the
presence OF an epidemic, except the brief daily report
OF Inc lnterments, inserted in of the paper
among sales al auction and of summer clothing
Scarcely reference to the disease in the editorial
columns, and an utter and complete absence of anv
appearance OF alarm and excitement Yet the disease
exists and IN very vruent and fatal form but the
PUBIC mnd there seems 10 satisfied with it as an
a11lcton they must be reconced to, and while thew
DO all IN Their power to alleviate it, they do nothing
to spread IFS terrible effects by creating unnecessary
fear and excitement in the public mind, Business
goes on as usual The Courts are in dailv oDeration
the Grand Jury make their presentment politics are
discussed, the markets active as usual at this
season. steamboats, come and go, and the whole aspec,
OF their newspapers is that of city in the endowment
OF lis usual health When an entire population can
take up an epidemic thus cody, they rob it of half
ITS terros and are in the best possible condition for
reducing lis mahgnity. In Philadelphia and New
YORK. the announcement of nearly two hundred deaths
day, ny yellow fever, would cause a general STAN
Pede of the Inhabitants, and half the deaths would be
OF frlght,-PhI Ledger, 18th inst.
The maintenance of the Russian armv absorbs far
more than hall of the gross revenue of the empire
Notwithstanding the very small pay OF officers as well
as common soldiers. After various deductions made
from the pay OF the soldier, he finally receives less than
SIX cents monthly in cash The pay of the officers
through all the grades, even TO the highest Is propor
tionalfy as mean that of the soldiers. lienten.
AMI IN the infantry has not fifteen dollars month
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
Schools.
RICzIrAMn A.cADrN-v

THE next session of this institution will o
L 12thof September. commence the
RATES OF TUITION PER SESSION OF 5 ,roxr
For the lower branches of English includnp Orttns
ply, Reading Writing and Arithmetic .
The higher branches of English including all depart 30
ments ct Science and the French Lanorarp "''-
Latin and Greek, and all the branches of C5;on' IL
BOARD including washing, fuel and lights fo IL
be procured, either with the Principal with f
venent the School, at the rate of SO per mouth con-
L. G. WOODWARD" Pr;n,,
August 26th 1853 irihcpal.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
From California.

The steamship Northern Light arrived at New
York on the Oath, with dates to the 1st inst She
brings $40 passengers $l,124,953 on freight, and
large amount of gold in the hands of passengers
Another steamer on her way with about as
much.
The squatter difficulty in San Francisco, which at
one time threatened to result in serious and bloody
difficulties, have passed for the present, and
there is to hope that they will not be rev-
we'd In several of the agricultural districts, the
grarians supreme. In many instances, the squat
tiers have driven off the old rancheros, taking pos
session of everything -focks and herds included
Wheat had suffered by the rust to the extent of 25
per cent The season has been highly favorable to
mining operations in all the gold districts and the
produce promises to be large. court in California
hasdecided that the mines of gold and other precious
metals in California the property of the State,
and that the United States has no interest in them,
and cannot exercise any jurisdiction them
The decision does not include the lands containing
the minerals, but only the minerals themselves
JOAQUIN, the notorious robber, had been captured
by party of his rangers, commanded by Captain
H. LOVE- and his head off and preserved in spr-
its
The news from Oregon is not important. The
overland emigration to that territory is very consd
cradle The crops promised we'll, but the mines had
not been productive, owing the scarcity of water
The weather in Oregon had been exceedingly hot.
THE CoMEr-It would seem that the new Comet
IS new Comet hereafter possess and carry with il
through space the euphOneous appelaton of KILN.
KERFUs the name of the German or Danish astrono
mer by whom it discovered at Gottengen, on
the 10th of June 1t is said to be distant from the
about thirty millions of miles, and two or three
times much from the earth Why could no
somebody with decent name discover this planet
or why should KLINKERFUs first see it and THEREBY
entail upon it and future generations of Comet
and of men the necessi y of perpetuating the name
of KLINKERFUs as part of the celestial. nomencla
ture The Comet of KLINKERFus! What a heaven
~ name for celestial visitant
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

rach Johnson. was killed about ~ O'Clock on Sun
day. FIVE six miles from this place, by pis-
tol shot The Coroner and Sheriff with laudable
prompttude and energy FASTENED to the spot and by
o'clock had convened jury of inquest. The evil
dence before the Coroner was very contradictory
Thomas Wise youth of sixteen years of age was
the person who fred the pistol, and the nephew Of
the deceased, Calvin Johnson, fifteen sixteen
years old, upon examination confessing that it was
his act, but committed in self defence. The verdict
wiltul MURDER against both Wise and John.
who in Jail. Shadrach Johnson is represen.
ted as having been quiet and unoffending man.
The dispute originated about watermelons.
DorJjnofon ETop net
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

MARRIAGE OF THE Crown PRINCE OF BELGIUM
A despatch from Vienna August 10th, says:
"The ceremony of the marriage, by procuraton OF
Marie Henriette Anne. Archduchess OF Austria, with
the Duke of Brabant took place this evening, at six
O'Clock, in the Chapel of the Chateau of Schonbrum
Monsgnor Rruschcr, Archbishop of Vienna, oficated
After the ceremony there gala reception in the
grand gallery. All the members of the corps diplo
matique and all the courts to present their fell
citations to her imperial hghness."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

AT COST. --CES AM
TIVE BALANCE OF MY STOCK OF MI, Nom out
i Infants HATS viii sell at at cost, to cioss YERS
July n u M
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SLAVES AND HEADING

SLAVES AND HEADING
THE SUBSCRIBER wishes to purchase during the next
l. six months $4,000 WHITE OAK BARREL SLAVES;
also, $4,000 ASH BARREL HEA If they can be
had of good quality, he will pay considerable advance
former prices Persons wishing to contract so by
plying to me here A. MORGAN.
Wilmington, c., August 18TH 1853. 49-tlstD*
EDUCATIONAL.
4 GENTLEMAN of Education and successful experience
"A in conducting Academies and High Schools is DESTROYS
OF obtaining situation Principal in such Institution
He will correspond with Board of Trustees individual
having such Institution to rent, establish Ad
dress " Teacher, at JOURNAL OFFlCE.''
Aug. ii, 1858 19-4t
NORTH CAROLINA UMBR ELLA STORE-Tbe de.
~ mand for and sale of Umbrellas rapidly increasing
The best stock in the State may be found No Granite
Row > ~
Also few fine Walking Canes, for sale low
Aug 5, c. MYERS
TUST RECEIVED from New York, per schr VIM. H
u Smith -
2eo oOo lbs Of prime extra and No 1, White Lead;
case of Pruss Blue, in Oil;
6 Sc Chrome Green;
6" {" Paris
5 sc " Chrome Yellow Also. so bbls. fin,
Lnseed OIL Bar TIMBER, and Tena De Srenna ground il
Oll. For sale cheap at c. & d. DUPkE'S,
June l0] Drug and Chemical w: re Rooms
r 1NI.l, Lime, Lime. /, 900 barrels LincoInyIe Whit
Lump. Also, Calcined Plaster, Plasterng Hair Fir
Brick, and Hydraulic Cement 1000 bbls Lime &C. Fo
sale by G. & R. B. WOOD,
jan. 3 ,oz-lIVSl Contractors and Builders
TOBACCO AND CIGARS.-Ofall qualities for sale low
L by L. N. BARLOW No. 8, Granite Row.
NEW FLOUR. 30 half bbls. of New Flour, extra 81
boxes Cogates No Soap, half and whole boxes ius
received schr w H. Smith, and for sale low cash.
aug 20. GEO. II. kELLEY'S,
&- =
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

A NOVELTY. 11ATS
HAVE just received of soft white tro ounces
l the ghtest Hat sold here, weighing only WV
they 1. ea NJ be carried i" the pocket G. MYERS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02

The grave diggers of New Orleans have struck for
higher wages in consequence of the great demand for
their services
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-02
Editors and Proprietors JOul

The total amount of contributions received at this
Office, up to date, is 1902 DAILY Journal, 9th inst
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-13

So it is'in the business relations of life !;
changes are written there too-changes
from riches to penury and want. To-day
man may possess the bounty of the teem-
ing cornucopie, its gold, its silver, its
fruits, its cattle, its corn and its oil and
on the morrow he may grovel in the path
way, a menial beggar, clothed in ragged
sackcloth and ashes, beseeching an aims of
those he looked upon with naughty disdain
even yesterday.
And for all these changes there is rea-
son, we're we bat wise enough to know and
see it-and seeing appreciate.
A change was written on the life Of Pres
ton Hume, and through him, on his family.
The gaicty that once sparkled on the happy
countenances was chased away and supplan-
ted by sullen clouds of gloom the wreath
that was his was finding other hands; the
prosperity that once was his began to seek
out other channels; the mirth and glad.
ness gave way to the voice Of the mourner
and the songs of exulting JOY no more rang
in his home-the palace halls no more
echoed with the harp. of minstrelsy; it was
broken
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-13
SECTION VII.

Little Willie was kneeling in the drunk
ards miserable home weeping bitterly, and
by snatches repeating the sublime, yet sim
pie prayer his mother had learned him, and
taught him to love it !; because it was the
prayer that the Christ taught his disciples
and the multitude gathered about the orient
mountain to hear His teachings.
And the little boy wept bitterly, as he
prayed to the Father in Heaven to give his
mother daily bread; to lead them not into
temptation and to forgive his own simple
trespasses against the Law and the word.
And he prayed that they might be deliver
ed from evil-from the evil of drunkenness,
and he wept the more bitterly when he
shaped simple words of payer for his drunk
en- father
And the father stood behind him hear
ing it, and his soul grew enraged, as he
heard his little boy pleading with Heaven
for him f; his soul seemed riding on the hot
billow of restless sea of wine and it
seemed that the sparkling waves played
with his soul in rude dalliance, tossing it
hither and thither teazingly, and an ira
diant FIRE seemed to CLEAN around him By
flashes like the floating fragments of phos-
phorescent light riding on the heaving bo-
som of the deep. A storm of passion burst
its rage upon the sea of wine, and the soul
of the man seemed drifting with its purple
tide Of death the storm grew loud--a
blindness gathered around him-the storm
of passion grew louder, the throne ofreason
began to tremble-to shake-to creak-tc
fall and with it came the sage goddess bruis
ed ngled-shattered on her broken
sceptre Madness for the moment issued
her wild mandates and reeled the man tc
acts of desperation he seized heavy blud
geon and struck the praying son harsl
blow on the head, fraeturing the skull anc
telling him to the floor! Reason waved he
; broken sceptre over the raging storm anC
Preston Hume saw his child before him
) weltcriRg in blood and he exclaimed -
Mereiful Heavens What have done p
! And the little boy laid his hands togeth
er and answered
5 Deliver Us from evil -
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-13
SECTION VI.

Bacchus, the bloated visaged god, had
wound the willy Satyr's net around the
soul of Preston Hume, and it was growing
deformed, full of evil passions and sin un-
der the tuition. of the ancient bowl His
moral worth, his physical strength, his
health, his honor, his beauty, his happiness,
his gold and his silver he carried with him
to the Bacchantian Temple and laid it down
at the shrine of the jolly god, meet offer
ing for his jolly cheer-and he brought his
own soul with it, the immortal part that
dieth not, and laid it an offering also and
laughed, and shouted, and sung to his des-
troyer:
Shout comrades, shout King Bacchus reigns-
He p0urs the wine-waves in your hands
Drink, drink and drown keen sorrows pains,
Then crown your heads with vine-wreath bands
Ho, Bacche, Ho !
Years nau elapge9 kDg 9ssHRs; s1nss He he
fallen in the train of the deceitful Satyr,
but it was sufficient to rob him of his all !;
he was now poor man his property had
been licked up at the Altar where he had
laid it an offering to the god of pleasure be
had enlisted to serve his own happiness
and that of his family had been consumed
at the same shrine his reason and power
to resist evil had been sacrificed at the same
Temple and wine had seized his soul toe
and held it as the master prize and the reel
ing god gloated and chuckled over the
priceless treasure.
The victim forsook his family and lef
them to fight the battle of life unaided day
and night he was with his comrades crazy
with the fire of the purple food-and crazy
with merriment:
a merry life Ho boys give checr
Let JOY run mingling with your blood,
Dry up your penitential tear
Nor fear-nor curse the grapes red food
But Bacche, Ho!
King BaecAe, Ho