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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18
John Ericsson.

The name of Ericsson now takes rank with Frank
lin. Fulton, Watt, Morse, and other great bcnefac
tors of mankind. He is man of so years Of age Of
q Muscular, well developed. and strongly knit FRAME
he is of middle size, has a firm tread, person who
gives the assurance of reserved strength and a head
with all the proper intellectual developments, the
high forehead and prominent brow. marking the man
of thought and the philosopher: he has da COM
plexion, hair somewhat wLitencd by time, black eyes
retrospective and reflective rather than observing
decisive mouth, and the mixed temperament,
hiniag the nervous and bilious, which distinguishes
the powerful in action and steady in endurance His
head raises in chronological summit of benevoence
he was heard to remark, the only sign he gave Of
self graduation his triumph, that he was proud
to be the means through his invention; Of saving
! life
He was born in Sweden, in 1903 He early show
ed a taste for mechanics. and at the age of eleUn
attracted the notice of Count Platen. who obtained
for him cadetship in an engineer corps. He after
wards entered the Swedish army, and was employ
ed in the survey of northern Sweden. While Oeca'
pied with his favorte of mechanics he projected bs
flame engine. In 1926, be visited England. While
there IN 1929, he competed for the prize offered OI
the Liverpool and Manchester railway for the best
locomotive. and produced an engine that accomplish
ed the wonderful speed, that time, of fifty miles az
hour. His propeller, his semi-cyindrcal engine Lib
centrifugal blower, his distance instrument i" "
urng distances at sea, his highdrostatic gnage Dis
pyrometer. and other ingenious inventions have a.
ready made the name of Ericsson famous in the SCI
entifc world
| The Calorc Engine. which has now arrived a'D'
contamination of success, was first brought oe"5
the scientific world of London twenty years ago .r'
was rejected by men Of science as an ImpFHc'icsS"
ty, and as involving the absurdity OF perpetual NV
ton. Faraday, Brunei, and IRE, after shof' ~ ~
sistance, finally conceded the practcamify Oh ~.
invention, and Faraday endorsed the calorlc enSno
in those famous lectures of his before the t"t ,a
Institution. Fox. whose name is identlhed WIN
success of the great London Exhibition was 4" p'P'
| of Ericsson.--LH World
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

BosToN Ice TRADE.-The Bunker Hill Aurora of
the the 5th inst, says:
more caaritous change Of weather so far as
the ice business is concerned probably
red than that of Wednesday night. On Tuesday the
prospect OF an excellent harvest as good as could
be desired. and thousands of men and horses were
engaged energetically in the work We never saw
inner field for operations than some of the ponds
presented and great business was done We'd
nesday. Thousands of tons of ice were housed on
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, but
the rain of the three following days has put an end
to the work for the present if not for the season
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

PAINFUL AcCIDENr.-It is with feelings of sorrow
and regret we learn that The Steam Mill of Mr.
Ballinger, at Smithfeld has become the scene of a
most painful and melancholy disaster. The boiler
bursted on Tuesday morning. killing two persons
instantly and wounding and manning several 9th.
ers-some. we fear, dangerously. Mr.. Ballinger,s
son is among the killed.
We have had no communication from the place
OF the awful occurrence, but the above statements
may be relied on as substantially correct. Tn add.
ton to the two killed, three. we learn are danger.
ously and other three less dangerously wounded.
Goldsboro Near Era I'm inst
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

IHE CoNFLAGRATIoN AT CARDENAs additional
r0r"cMofs:-Capt Brown, of the brig Elzira, at New
York from Calenas reports that nearly all the ware
houses and s'oresin fact The whole front part of the
cty-were burned 10 the ground by the late confag,a-
hon 1t was blowing a gale at the time from the
northeast, and The fire spread rapidly that the in
Brown was informed by a merchant that the proba.
BILE loss would be about 100000 on which there was
little or no insurance. Mr.. Saford, merchant is The
principal loser 1t is said the amount of $50 900 would
not cover his loss.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Sun.
Tl.e Bey OF Tunis Deplorable tate of hls Donin-
ioms-Ra pacity or his ministers, &c.


- Ions Ra pacity or his lrinisters. &c.
s ]. st IL TuSIs Barbary, Jan. 3. 1853
write you from this distant region, from which
you seldom hear any very minute partfeulars-yetl
there things here transpring none the less in
teresting to the world at large.
The Bey's health, for many months past. has been
in very precarious condition. and but little hopes
are now entertained of his recovery. None of the
consns permitted to see him, and it is believed
that his mind is affected
The country is reduced to the last stage of desti
tuition and misery and nothing short of speedy
and entire change in the administration of the Gov
eminent can save this people or avert famine with
all its horrible consequences Never has country
been placed in unfortunate situation as is this
regency at the present moment The power of the
Government is vested in person. and he reduced
to such a state of imbecty no longer to be con-
suited bv his ministers to be conscious of what is
taking place around him. The ministers. aware
that the period of their power is rapidly drawing to
close. adopting every possible measure to fleece
the people previous to their retirement or very pro-
badly their flight to their heads and their ILL
gotten treasures. Ben-Ajad the minister of finance
has already left the country. and. French sub
ject, resides in Paris, where he owns severa!
fine hotels. With the title of Count he enjoys al
the luxuries which an immense fortune enab es him
! to command.
] The last atrocous act perpetraed by the ministers
was to change the currency, by substituting tor the
already greatly debased plaster. coin to consist OF
CHAM ready prepared to receive the Beys stamp
BY this operation. am Informed, they gain IS pei
cent This is difficult to credit. but such is repre-
scented to me by respectable persons to be the fact
indeed it is well known that the new coin, for some
time past has been taking the place of the five ant
one plaster pieces which are gradually disappear
ling The European merchants have all protested
against this measure but have obtained no redress
They ask that their claims on Tunisian subject
should be liquidated in the coin current at the pc
IL, - nfnd in n
they likely to succeed They have been told by thei
consuls that if the Government chose to put 1t
stamp upon lead. it could not be prevented from do
ing The consequences will be that heavy losse
will be sustained, and that they will discontinue al
further transactions.
There variety of reports in circulation to-da
relative to the Bey; one is that preparations ar
making to take him to Naples, to try the baths there
and another that he is dead; but nothing certain
as yet known.
The succession, understand, has been. by tn
intervention of France and England settled on Sid
Hamda, who is the rightful heir.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

w 11HI oHdII I 7 DIX, "a I'D
10 the above list We add the names of Col Thos
r. Hunt and Major Sam. B. Dusenbery, belonging
to the Quartermaster's Department. The brevet IT,
ties are left out, they amount to nothing in the
regular line, and only confuse the public.
Rnleigh Standard
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

STock ALL TAKEN I'VE have the satisfaction to
state, that FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. the
entire pital stock of the Western Railroad. from
Fayetteville the Coal Fields, has been subscribed
The subscription in this town had reached $934OO,
and would probably have been made this morning
500 900. to the charter and call Cen
era Meeting of the Stockholders for the purpose of
organizing, when, last evening, gentleman from
Wall street. New York. Understood to be one of a
company interested in Coal md Copper lands) ar
rived here and subscribed 100000, making the en-
tire amount of capital at present authorized by the
charter. And the amount cannot be increased until
the stockholders: by formal resolution to that eff
feet authorize an increase to $l,000O00
! The charter requires that the books shall be kept
open GO days; but, the stock being all taken we
learn that it is not competent for the Commissioners
to receive any further subscriptions for the present
There is feeling of regret, ming led with much
satisfaction at this suspicious result, from the fact
that the control of the work will thus pass out of the
hands of our own citizens and into the hands of
Northern capitalists. But is ''d dog in tine
manager" policy. What own people hesitated to
do or would not do for want of confidence in their
own ability-or more than that, for want of habit
of doing great things promptly and fearIessly, is
thus to be done for We have every confidence
that it will be we'll done, and that it will result in
vast improvement to State and town.
| Fayetteville Observer, OH inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

A HoRsE's FooT.-The foot OF a NV of metbar
the most ingenious and singular pIeeroelv ,ieldGi:
sa any 9 the r es s anS eon ies
vertical and thin amine of horn, so nu n1nlep p!
amount to about 500, and forming a comp beongs
to it. Into this are fitted many laac c and 'd
to the coffin bone, which sets are ela:uv
rent The edge of qnire of paper, .nffcen ide' i
leaf into one another will convey Of the aOn,
this arrangement Thus the wesns =" as there ~
is supported by as many elastic spr%5 ont foar ti
limina in all the fee'. amounting 10 mannar, 49,
sand, distributed in the most secure b,;nue dire'.
every spring is acted upon in an Ie oty of 'no,
Such is the continuance for ire s"' ,han that
destined to carry greater we's slso under the n'
own body, and to carry those "i>0'
of heavy shocks -MaecrHch3'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18
nSg-Whether the inventor of Valentines day was

Saint ur q Sinner Roman Emperor or a rum
oodad r,rscallion we are unable at the present mo-
ment to determine. and have not at mana the cru
dir, REMARKS of the Ed tor of the Raleigh Register,
what that aforesaid parsonage reJolceo IN S'pSie
JIessedness One thing at least, IS certain !: COM
mon consent fixes the anniversary OF the oay on tue
14tb of February and the date of our paper reminds
us of the important fact, that this Is February 14n
1853, and consequently the day sacred to Valentines
"A kind of picturesque, illuminated and illustrated
literature of the epstolary order specimens OF "hlcn
may be obtained cheap for cash. at PIerces or "hl'
kors where the most fastidious TASTE may be suited
with the most enchanting pictures of happy lovers
sitting in shady bowers. N. Blowers IN pictures
ALWAYS look somewhat sheepsb of course they
never look so in real life-cerlainy not
OF the good-natured, or sentimental Valentines.
we have nothing to say. 1t is fair to presume that
the intention of the senders is to give pleasure, for
we are ali pleased by mark Of attention or remem-
brance-even if no deeper feeling be conveyed or
awakened. But the miserable, and too frequently
malicious daubs which pass under the title OF com
ic," cannot be too bitterly reprobated When sent
even in JEST by gentleman to another they sell
dom increase good feelings but when sent by per-
sons of opposite sexes, they seldom be regarded
otherwise than as Intentionally insulting and be-
Sides they are, as rule remarkable only for their
careful and studied avoidance of anything in the re-
hottest degree app oaching to wit or common sense
We hope no body will send such truck to the Post
Office or elsewhere.
What have been the changes and fluctuations in
the observance of the day for the last half century
our venerable neghbor of the Herald can tell US
He is historical character, and old as the cen.
fury, (pidc Wheeler.) and though, with his accus'
toned modesty he declines the honor. still it is
30. Yea, Eeriy.-DaHy Journal, IAN inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

LOTION Trade IN CHARLoTrE.-Up 10 Tuesday
evening Feb 1s 1891 bales Of cotton have been bought
in Charlotte by our cotton buyers Besides this large
amount has been shipped from the depot at this place
Tor other markets by the planters of the Country.
Charlotte Whir
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18
Correspondence of the Baltimore SUM-
From Rio de JnneIrO.
Rio DE JANEIRo. ia

RIO DE JANEIRo, Jany 3, 1853.
Advices received to day report the loss of the
American barque Ottawa of New York. She
capsized and sunk on the bar going into Rio Grande
All hands safe. Schr. " Serta Nevada" a:d ship
Grey Eagle arrived today
On the 1st inst. our minister gave public recep-
ton.
The newly appointed consul (Mr Gordon) for
Pernambuco arrived out in ship Banshee, and will
proceed to his post in day two.
Since the morning of the 1st it has raned con
tinually, keeping coffee back from market and alsc
increasing the ravages of the fever, which is now
raging to fearful extent, more particularly among
the shipping
The amount of coffee shipped from this country
during the year 1852 to all parts of the world, was
100000 bags. Yours, truly A.
SPANISH CouRTEsY.-The New-Orleans Pcayunt
learns from gentleman. just from Havana that tn,
Captain-Gfnera had sent special messenger to Ke,
West, inviting Mr. King Vice President elect, in cas-
he visited Havana. 10 take up his quarters in the Cap
tain Generals palace. The Captain General also re
quesed the American Consul, Judge Sharkey, 10 Civ
him immediate notice The moment Mr.. King shout,
| arrive in the harbor of Havana.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

OF SwINDLERs--NEw YORK, Feb. lO-Capt. Leon
ard OF the Second Ward Police on Wednesday night
arrested IN NJ York, young man named Writ Lom
bard on warrant issued by the authorities of Chi
cago' Illinois wherein he stands charged With get
nation Company" or health association nnrnor,;n
to nave capital of $4,000. similar operation
and scheme OF fraud on the public existed in this
city short time since but was recently broken nm
by justice stuart The plan was to induce people
% pay rom TWO dollars up to twenty, and when
sck t"ey were TO receive in return about the same
amount per week during the sickness In this war,
It is said large sums of money have been collected
trial. 7sd~14 . f-coE-a.s. y w. '0"So ior
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

An IMPORTANT MovEMEsr.-It is stated 'o orcspr
wealthiest and most influential commercial . ~st
cation in Europe has determined to senG in Sber
the u States for the purpose of ascer'a ,hars STATE
err or not the cotton growers of the Sou'n .onopoy
are disposed to throw off the Liverpool ~o"ntoshS
Cotton. The proposition is to create ="
1cpnt for cOttnn. 4
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

On Thursday last. the Boats belonging TO the Hen.
retta Steamboat Company sold auction for ST
$40. There were two Steamers, viz: the Evergreen
and Southerner, and pole boats, viz the Ben Rush
Lady of the Lake, and Averasboro'. The purchas
ers are Messrs F. 4 }. Fl. Roberts, who will proceed
to put the new line into operation under the name OF
90 The Frank & jerry ne'' The energy and business
qualifications of the propretors will we doubt not
secure for this line large share OF the public patron
aye-N. Cirollnian
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

A NEW WAY To RAISE THE WIND-Frederck
"aieott watched the trains the Erie road. and
employed others to do the same, till he was able 70
prove violations of the statute in not ring
ing the bell at crossings. He sued the company in
the name, of the people. The jury brought in a
verdict OF nine hundred dollars. One half of this
sum goes to the complainant
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

YELLOW FEVER AT Rlo,-A leie: from an officer OF
the frgae Congress- dated at Ro January 22d states
that that vessel was 10 be lowed out of that port by
the steamer Saranac as the yellow fever threatened
to be more fatal than ever Lieutenant Heywood. of
the Saranac, had fallen victim 10 the disease
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

The U. S. Senate, in secret session, Friday last
18th inst, postponed indefinitely, the confirmation
of MIR. Badger to the Supreme Court Bench, by a
vote of 26 yeas to Is NAYS.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

HUGE CLIPPER SHIP.-A ship bn11e' g., he
Boston is constructing monster clipper snip s..
California trade, She is $50 feet long o" od for
feet beam, 80 feet deep, with three decks ,.emeo~
thousand tons bnrtben. custom house measu | uiI k
She is 10 be called Young America" an" r..ss bd
worth S3OO0O0 She will be the largeS'
has hoaled since Noah's Ark. :,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

! The United States and Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pahies have determined to establish weekly line from
N NE YORK 10 California The arrangement will take
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

Napoleon ILL., is suffering with disease Tn' and
threatening his life he has had several a'lafss
the physicians entertain much fear OF tins u',s
evil and no one can tell what will be the .n a%uss
ate delayed result of Louis Napoleon 50 SI b. has
Despite the iutolerable suferings to winch 'nrsr
been subject. he has not ceased one day 10 "s 10
in public, to meet with his ministers, anu never
the operas and theatres in the evening. D'I hs suE
theless the face of Louis Napoleon betra!' ,onohI
ferings of his body, and the paleness OF De hail CIV
ion par icuary observable at the grahu Uunssrd
en- at the TuiIeries, where the Emperor apr sor,e
like phantom, the face as pale as that Oh E{ery
and having the resemblance of a wax-hgurJL ,tbs
person present at the ball made the remain ',.h
EMPEROR was not eninYing very good ne'l."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

THE ZEPHrR.-We had the pleasure during the last
week of making trip on this delightful Boat to our
sister town of Wilmington and back. We started from
this place at half past o'clock. A. NJ, and reached
Wilmington about o'clock, p Nj. Returning we lief,
Wilmington at A. NJ, and reached Fayetteville at
about p. M.-thus performing each trip in day
The Zephyr is elegant, commohius comfortable and
fast running boat She has added very greatly to the
travelling facilities of the River and deserves encour
agement at the hands of the public
North Carolintan
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

NORTH CARoLINIANs IN THE UNITED STATES
ARMv.-By the Army Register, published the pre-
sent year. notice thirty officers, natives of North
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18
The Railroad subscriptions.

The unprecedented circumstance in this part of
the world, of such subscription as that made to
the Western Railroad by New York firm, led to a
doubt in the minds of some whether the subscription
bona fde one and this doubt was somewhat
strengthened by other circumstances unnecessary to
be mentioned. But believe every is now sat
sfed that it is real subscription. We inclined
to think that parties in North Carolina are interest
ed with others in New York in the subsc ipton
In view Of all the facts. the Board of Commissions
ers have felt themselves called on to keep open the
books Of subscription at this and other places adver-
tised. Considering the New York subscription Il
bona fde one, the whole amount of capital stock is
taken, and the Commissioners. knowing that fact.
not at liberty to receive more for the charter
limits them to that amount and provides no mode of
scaling subscription exceeding it. But, should any
of the present subscriptions prove unreliable then
others in. Or should the capital be in
creased to million. the stockholders will have
power to do then is expected that those who sub
scribe now will be allowed preference On these
conditions further subscriptions will be received
Fayetteville Observer, 18th inst
| THE UN1vERsIrY.-We learn that the Hon. A. O.
?. Nicholson, of Tennessee, will deliver the annual
Address before the two Literary Societies of our Uni
versity, at the approaching Commencement
| DR.. J. H. Dickson, of New Hanover will deliver
the Address before the Alumn Association.
Raleigh Register.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-02-18

RSy~The first lot of Naval Stores by the Afanches-
ter Railroad arrived here on Saturday last to VIM
A. Gwyer. We may hereafter expect largely in
creasng supply from that quarter
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-10

es, and the rafting fusade of uncorking cham
payne, you would be earnestly invited to come and
lecture again at your earliest convenience.
So would say, 60 in all the power and elo-
quence OF this halt principle preaching, and address
the stakeholder and see if it will make his con.
science quake and tremble, with the conviction
that he is SHINING against God and endangering
his souls salvation, by holding his brother as a
market chattel. Speak boldly and feareSSiy TO him
OF the inhuman system. Range before his eyes;
like so many ghosts, its cruelties, sin and shame
the countless multitude of its thick-set vllanies
Wax as warm and eloquent as the subject demands
and say there is one case of slave-holding in
hundred-nay, not one in thousand even, which
can escape the condemnation of humanity and re-
ligon Put the whole dark territory of slavery
under the curse of Gods law, with the exception
of one footS space and see if every Shareholder in
the land will not retreat TO that standing ground
and find it aCde enough and safe enough forthe work
ing of the iahtmaa institution.
Exempt from the ban but case, in which, with
out sin, for the glory of God, good Bishop Andrew
or Capers might hold slave, and then see is every
bloody Legree of the south, with his hands reeking
with the blood of murdered u Gle Toms - and
poor demented Casseys, would not retreat to that
same platform, and stand up as straight rs they.
For do we not knoU have we yet 10 learn that they
are all held III bondage for the slaves good--to
keep them from becoming as miserable as those of
their owncoOr at the north Their masters have
ever affirmed that they did not hold this relation
from any selfish nlotiee, but from pure bencvoence
towards the miserable beings thrown upon their
care, or as should say, roud be miserable were it
not for the rnercifulf institution of slavery which
Gods great goodness has kindly provided for the
coiored race.
In conclusion, we would say, when you can carry
forward the great temperance reformation with any
other weapon less powerful than entire abstinence
from all that ntoXicates, then you may expect 10
undermine and overthrow the great American Jug
gernaut of slavery by dwelling on half principles
and not preach full, immediate and entire emancipa
ton, JUSTICE.
Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-06-10
STATE EDUCATIONAL CONVENTION.

In accordance with the request of the tea
chers of the several county Teachers Associ
atoms, notice is hereby given that a meeting
of the teachers of the State will be held at
Madison, commencing Tuesday, July 18th,
1853, at 2 o'clock, P. NJ, for the purpose OF
forming State Teachers Association.
The following named gentlemen have been
engaged to deliver lectures on the occasion
J. II. LathIop, Chancellor of the Univer-
sity, Madison; Rev. c. Lord, Madison; Cham
piou S. Chase, Esq, Racine; Ezra S. Moul-
ton, Esq, Monroe; ]. L. Picard, A. NJ.
Platteville; John G. McMynn, A. NJ, Ke
uosha.
The above call is signed officially by the
Stale Superintendent of Schools of Wis.