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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29
MARRIED..

In this town. Thursday evening 2st ins by the Rev.
Mass to Miss AMARINTHA D. H. SKIES formerly of
Charleston S. c. and eldest daughter of the late Walter G.
Skies
in Washington, N c. on the 18th inst, by Rev Joseph
H. Wheeler, Mr. J. WILLIAMSON and Miss SOPHIA
LATHAM, daughter of Thos J. Latham, Esq, of Wash
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

Distress AMONG THE WORKING CLASSES IN New
YoRK.-The New York Herald says
eve announced some weeks ago that tho owners
Of the large foundries and shpyards the upper part
of the city had discharged great numbers of their
workmen in consequence of the hard tin es they are
now experiencing. We have since learned that tn cir
example has been followed by nearly all the large
establishment in the city. The Novelty Works, the
Morgan Iron Works, the Bible and Tract houses. the
Methodist Book Concern, besides great number of
shops and smaller establishments have dispensed, on
an average, over half their workmen
sit has been estimated that in the Eleventh Ward
alone there are three thousand mechanics out of
employment. and that in the whole city there cannot
be less than seventeen thousand laboring men who
have no work. nor any prospect of work.
no aggravate the distress employers have come
to very general determination to reduce the com
pensaton for labor, and thereby render it still more
difficult for those who have work to help those
who have not. In the meantime rents have not di.
minlshed' though the capacity to pay them has
Provisions are still high, our last weeks market
report will show, is there any reasonable nros.
pect Of their becoming much cheaper
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29
RniIrond Accident.

Last night the locomotive and tender of the Express
train, on the Wilmington and Raleigh Railroad, ran
into the river at the Company's wharf, and now lie
in about ten feet wafer. Luckily nobody was hurt
with the exception of the Mail Agent, who injured
his arm very badly by jumping out.
We went up last night, Immediately after the &C.
currence of the accident, and, nearly we could
discover, the facts were as follows: That the engi-
neer came on to the inclined plane at very high
rate of speed as shown by the fact that in passing
the frog" at thehead of the plane, the train
received shock though it had struck obstruc
ton placed there that the reversing machinery was
broken Or out of order, and that the engine could
not be reversed to check the impetus in coming
down the inclined plane and that, in this state of
things, the brakes were not sufficient to check the
motion before the accident had happened. Two things
evident: that the cars came to the incline at
crimnally high rate of speed and secondly that the
engineer must have known that the engine could not
be reversed sufficiently soon 10 check the motion on
the level at the foot for the difficulty in reversing had
existed all day. The two brakes usually employed
were on, and MIR. Laspeyre, the conductor, was at
the third. After all efforts to get at the facts
could to other conclusion than that the fault
lay altogether with the engineer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

CHANGED HANDs.-Messrs. Dunn & Whitaker have
sold out the North Carolina Goldsboro, Telegraph to
Mr. VIM. S. Barclif, who will continue the paper
der his own nome, and advocate the same political
doctrines-Whig
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

The GoLDsBoRo MILLs.-Our old friend, D. L.
Burbank, of the Goldsboro Mills, sent US bag Of
four several days since, for which we have not be-
for made acknowledgement. The Goldsboro' Mills
have lately been erected at cost of somewhere near
ten thousand dollars. We have been informed that
compact set of machinery is rarely to be found
That they will be of vast convenience to Goldsboro'
in particular, and the public in general there can be
question, and the enterprsng proprietors should
be literally patronized. The specimen of -four sent
to equal to the best of Fayetteville brands
or what is generally called Fayetteville Family
Flour" Messrs. Petteway & Pritchett the agents
in this place, where all necessary information, rela-
ii e to the mills, can be obtained.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

LEG1sLATURE.-We do not see that much was done
in the Legislature on Tuesday. The Senate was
chiefly occupied in debating Mr.. Graham's resolution
in favor of a State Convention. Mr.. Fisher spoke
ag inst it, and Mr. Thomas of Davidson, for it,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

COLD NoRTH.-On the Goth the Thermometer at
Philadelphia, was only above zero at Boston, be-
low zero at Bangor, Maine II below zero; and if
there be any colder place we don't want to hear of it.
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Later from Rio.

The barque Lawing has arrived in Hampton Roads,
with seventeen days Acknowledgment from Rio. We
quote the following from Maxwell, Wright & Co.'s
Circular of Nov. 3d.
IMpoRrs.- Breadstus-Recepts have been 1906 bbls.
River Plate, equal 5000 bbls from Valparaiso,
500 bbs from Liverpool and 3,448 bbs from the United
States Sales have been made of 1852 bbs of Richmond
City Mills at 24N25 c 44s bb Baltimore Extra and
Country Virginia 26250 cr and 5000 bbls Chill at 20
less rs for cash.
Our stock in all hands may be estimated at $4,000 bills,
of which quantity FOG bbls remain in first hands, compo-
sed of 500 bbls Richmond City Mills Jos bbls old Baiti
City Mills and 500 bbs Country vrgnia o Wequote
try Virginia 2ON@23; Trieste 25N@26I.
Mr. H H. Porter bearer of dispatches to
came passenger in the Lapwing.
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Foreign News Expected, weather, sc.

NEw YoRK, Dec. Cove have no tidings of the
steamers now due from Liverpool and intense ankle
ty for foreign news is felt in all quarters.
The weather at this hour az M. } is clear and
cold Teams are crossing on the ice. At Albany,
the mercury is fourteen degrees below At Bos-
ton it is four above zero, and at Bangor (Maine)
enteen below zero.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

THE ARTISAN WELL AT CHARLEsToN.-The Char.
lesion Mercury says:
Our friend Mr. Welton has not of late made much
noise perhaps for the very that he is deep
But his operations nevertheless very interesting.
His bore is now 217 feet Deep of which all but the
last twelve feet is tubed. At this point there was
encountered an upward force of sand that kept him
for some time employed in holding his ground Ora.
dually he has cleared this out and the flow of water
has increased. On Wednesday night the water by
its own force, brought up barrel of sand-equal to
a good days work Of his machines and the amount
of water coming up yesterday morning was equal to
three gallons minute. This is rapid increase since
the sand stratum was reached, and we have no small
hopes that in this very bed will be found what we
have been looking for sucientsuppy good water.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

NOTICE.
LII persons hereby forbidden to trespass non the
Plantation known as West Hail. late the property of Lott
Mills, deceased, under the penalty Of the Law "
HARRIET MILLS Administrators
Dec. q, 1904. 4ses 92-ltd-l7-3tw
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Proceedings of Congress.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-ln the Senate, Mr.. SlideIl
presented petition in favor of Americans in foreign
countries being privileged to worship, marry and
bury their dead according the dictates of conscience
Mr.. Stuart presented petition for the improve
ment of lakes and harbors.
Mr.. Foot presented a petition for the construction
of breakwater in Lake Champlan.
Mr.. Sumner presented resolution directing the
ommittee Foreign Affairs to consider and report
upon the expedency OF offering the mediation of the
United States to Russia and the allied governments
of France and England, with view TO avert the
farther deporable consequences of the
r. Mr. SIidell moved that the Committee on Commerce
be instructed to inquire whether legislation is neces
sary prevent conflict between the different States
in relation to the pilotage laws.
Mr.. Badger presented petition from the Legisla-
ture of Georgia. for the establishment of Navy Yard
at Brunswick, in that State.
A bill TO establish Court of Claims was consider
ed and passed.
Mr. Jones, of Tennessee offered resolution in
sructng the Postmaster General TO inform the Senate
if a contract had been made to carry the mail from
Cairo to New Orleans directed last session; and If
not, to give the reasons for the neglect
Mr. Allen presented resolution from the Legisla-
ture of Rhode Island, in reference to pensions and
bounty lands to officers and soldiers OF the war of
1912 md another from the same source Tor the es-
tablishment of Navy Yard at Narragansett Bay
and another in favor of cheap postage. They
were all appropriately referred.
The Senate then went into executive session.
In the House, message received from the
President transmitting the correspondence between
the State Department and the Government of Neither
lands, relative to Capt. Gibson. Mr.. Orr stated that
diplomatic efforts had failed, and urged the bject
on the consideration of the House.
Mr.. Staunton, of Tennessee, offered resolution in
curing what legislation necessary to protect off.
GERS of the United States in the execution of their
duty.
Mr. Smith of Va, offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Commerce to enquire into the ex-
pediency of purchasing lot for the erection OF a
custom house and post Office in Alexandra.
Mr.. Way, from the Judiciary Committee reported
bill organizing the courts in the District of Column
ba, which was discussed until the hour of adjourn
ment.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

NOTICE.
20 Will be hired, the 4th day of Jansary next, at
~ me late residence Of Neill H. Murny deceased, the
negroes OF his estate, for absut II months upon su-
Dec q, 1854 ssggs~S ~ = - = I6at
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

One of the most painful features connected with
the recent bank and other suspensions North, is the
development in many of direct dishonesty on
the part of some person or persons concerned. Hard
~ failure of company or chartered institution has
occurred in which defalcaton has not occupied
prominent position, of the main causes of the
failure Since Schuyler opened the ball, such defal
cations seem 10 have been the order of the day among
mon Of the 'frst families and highest respectable
ity," who, of course, have in every case, escaped
with their plumber unwhipped of justice.
We need not say how deeply such occurrences
must tend to impair confidence between and
man, not simply in the of pecuneary, response
bly, but in the graver and more important point of
moral obligation. Not only the belief in commercial
sovency has received blow, but moral honesty has
even come to be suspected The will as we'll as the
ability is doubtful.
Nine.tenIhs of these defalcatons have had their
origin in fashionable exravagance-ina desire to keep
up appearances and maintain style of living above
tho means of the individuals, who have thus been
tempted to appropriate the funds of others passing
through their hands. The latest suspension North is
that of the Glendon Iron Works, with liabilities of
half million caused by the defaIcaon of the Super
intendent. Mr.. Breboort, who stood second to
mono in the estimation Of the community. Such
things we'll calculated to destroy confidence and
render the pressure and protracted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

THE Subscriber at December Term 1904 Oh W. bsdE
i Pleas and Quarter Session for Onsow county,
duly qualified Executor to the last Will anu Tnoso
Geo. f. McMain deceased hereby noti1eSr an 10 pp
debted to the estate of the said Geo. H. NcL; agS
immediate payment and all persons having enanhed bh
the same, to present them within the time anvery
this notice will be pleaded in bar Of their
D. MCMILLAN, b1 Lag
Dec II 1874
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
VNILMiN0ToN. n. G.. MONDAY. DEC. Is, $50.
DisIngenuous.

On Wednesday last The bill introduced into the Sem
ate OF this State by Mr. Boyd providing for such an
amendment of the Constitution as would give to all
persons qualified to vote for members of the House of
Commons the right also 10 vote for members of the
Senate, in plain terms Free Suffrage passed the Sen.
ate by more than the constitutional majority OF three
ths, which could not have been the case had it not
received some wing votes, or what amounts to the
same thing, had all the wing strength been arayed
against it. The object and the sole object, of the
proposed an. endment-namely the abolition Of the
fifty acre qualification for Senatorial voters is well
known and has often been discussed in this State
It is intended to affect no other provision of the Con-
stituiion.
This is simply the state of the and yet upon
these premises the Raleigh Star bases the assertion
that on Wednesday ''the dominant majority voted
that all foreigners who may come to this State.
shall have the privilege of voting for members of the
Senate, after they have resided here twelve months
and paid public taxes, although they have not been
naturalised according to the laws of the United
States"
In the first place, then, the vote shows that it was
not the dominant majority (by which the Star means
Democratic party alone which passed the Free Suf-
frage Bill and in the second place that Bill in nc
manner or shape alters in any way the position Of
foreigners in this State from what it and has al
ways been both under the original constitution adopt
ed at Halifax in 1875, or the amended adopted al
Raleigh, in 1885, the first of which gave to all free
men of the age of twenty-one years, who may have
resided in the State year Immediately preceding
any election and paid public taxes, the right of yo-
ting-the amended constitution is precisely the same
with the exception of excluding free negroes This
provision was not under consideration and is aec
ted one way or the other. Let our w-Nothing
friends go it as strong as they choose, but we beg
them to stick to the facts.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-12-29

rs hereby given that application will be mag eosS COu
tors of the Wilmington Raleigh Kan nC stock Of 81
for certificate for ten shares of the eapla hos been
COMPANY in lieu of Certificate No. II when ID
Dec l1th, lS54-I5-6t JOSEPH l. -
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- NOTICE. - JapH !,
IL persons indebted to the estate of the bT tts ID
n Mckay are requested to make payeanSd tbe nOss
January 1856 Those failing to do so will nnG law
the hands of an officer Immediately after tna annexed
JAMES ROBSON, Adm. with the I ss21..4t-i5SI~
Dec IL 1854
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WANTED, ,..tN
TEACHER to take charge of Union Academy nssds
n at Harrell's Store, New Hanover County No ebIt
ply without letters of recommendation of good
acter and of his capability of imparting coreGs
of the English, Latin and Greek languages ana
les. For further information apply to the Sn0NTI
Secretary Board Of Traifsssta
Harrell's Store Nov H., 1854
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PLANTERs' of a new H. .I
TUST opened so dozen heavy Wool HAS, - also G
81 for Plantation use. Mems and Boy nS Glazed W
and Canvass Hats; Cloth Plush, Mohan ss BY oc
for sale by the case or dozen at veryloW
Dec. u ssssg BE 6siN
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-08-05
Ritter's Family Medicines.

DITTER'S COMPOUND SYRUPOF TAR. WILD
IL CHERRY AND WOOD NAPlITIIA.-For
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, bronchitis, Whooping
Cough, and all diseases tending to
PULMONARY CONSUMPTION.
Is of the best preparations of the d,y for all
disc ses Of the Throat and Lungs, as thousands can
testify. 1t contains no narcotic, it en- be given
with perfect safety to the youngest child. Price
twenty-five cents per bottle.
RITTERS AROMATIC DINNER CORDIAL.
For the cure Of Dyspepsia, Diarrh9a, Low Spri's
Nervousness, General Debility, &c.
This Cordial will be found highly beneficial in the
above disorders it is pleasant to the tasc and will
relieve in short time all those distressing feelings
to which dyspeptics liable. A few doses will
stop the most obstinate Diarrhra. Procure bot
tie and be cured at Price fifty cents per bottle
RITTERS PICTORIAL SYRUPS CARMINAT1NE
This preparation has been in use for over seventy
years in Philadelphia; it was formerly manufsc-
tured by the grand father of the present proprietor
and as soothing syrup has stood unriva!.cd. Ii
quickly relieves colicy pains, and promotes natural
sleep in infants, Price % cents per bottle
NANsWF1TEN's, Or BLACK PILLS.
Also known as Moravian Pills, Hurts Pills, Dutch
Pllls, an safe Purgave and Anti-Bilious Pill and
no emily should be without them. Price twenty
five cents per box. The above medicines can be OBJ
tanned of the sole proprietor. |. l.. RITTER,
july % No . South Front St Phlada-
N. b. liberal discount made to Druggists and
StorckcepcIs
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BARNUM AND Barnum's

| BARNUM AND ADMINISTRATIONS S
managcrie visited Ilagorstown last week. The
Torchlight speaking of it says The Ex-
hbition fell not only far below public cXpec-
tation, but even greatly below the representa-
tons upon which that expectation was based
and occasioncd very general dissatisfaction
Beside Tom Thumb and Ellis the no arm
cd man. there was not single attractive or
novel feature in the ovelrat,d concern, yet
Eight thousand people visited it, and its total
receipts reached the sum of 20 600
To advertising in every possible form, Mr..
Barnum very candidly acknowledges himself
indebted for the remarkable success in lfe
and to that powerful agency, of which he
freely avail,d himself, he is certainly indebted
for much Of his success, on Thursday last in
this town. lie advertised in all the newspa-
pcrs of the town; he scattered his bills all over
the county, and preceded his Exhibition with
such an extraordinary Furnishing of trumpcts
as to create a widespread sensation among all
classes of people. What an illustration of the
advantages of advertising And what les
son to some "Old Fogy" business men, before
whose doors the grass is growing, because
they won't advertise, and there is nobody to
walk over it %
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TRUSTEES SALE,

DY virtue of IL Decree ofthe Circuit Court
Id of Cecil county, in Chancery, the. nndcr-
signed as Trustee, wifi offer at Public Sale
at the House of Mrs. Martha Lun, in Worth
East, Cecil county, Mda on - - .
Thursday, the 10th day Of August,
next, certain tract of land formerly belong,
ing to William Wilcox, deceased, and lately
in the occupancy Of Susan Mullen, containing
I9a Acres Of Land, O."
more or less. This tract is most cligbly sit
uated on the road leading from Gilpn's Bridge
to Charlestown, one mile from the North East
station of the Phil. vii. X Bait. Railroad,
and adjoins the lands Of VIM. Reed, George
Benjamin and others. The whole is under
fence and the soil is of good natural quality,
about one half being cleared land and the
residue covered with u thrifty growth OF
young timber, principally chestnut.
The situation is healthy and affords one Of
the best building sites in the county, COM
handing an extensive view of North East
river and the Bay.
TERMS OF SALE:
The decree prcscribcs that one third of the
purchase money BE- paid in cash on the day
Of sale, one third in six months, and the last
instalment in twelve months from the day of
sale; the second and last instruments to bear
interest from the day Of sale, and the pay
mcnt thereof to be secured by the bonds or
notes of the purchaser, with surety or sure
ties to be approved by the Trustee.
Sale to commence at half past IL O'Clock
A. NJ. JAS. T. MCCULLOUGH,
July Is IS Trustee.
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ROAD EXAMINERS NOTICE.

FyNEIE undersigned have been appointed
Il. by the County Commissioners OF Cecil
county, "Examiners'' to examine and de-
termne whether the public convenience re-
quires Public Road to be opened as de-
scrbed in the Petition asking for the same
as follows:
"From the Road lately located from Car
ter's School House to the Cherry Hill and
New Leeds Road, beginning at a point on
said Road west Of the Little Elk creek, and
near the place where sud road crosses the
creek through the lands of Israel d. Carter,
and passing near the site of his new paper
mill; and leaving the land of the said Carter
and entering the land of the heirs Of Jehu
Harlan; deceased, and passing along the west
side of IIarlln's Dam, and along the wcat
side of IIarlans race to the New Leeds and
Cherry Hill road, and leaving said road near
IL opposite the New Leeds Church and pass
ing through the lands of John Campbell, Nor
ris Lewis and heirs Of Richard Brookings,
deceased, to the Elkton and Blue Ball Road. F."
And we hereby give notice to the citizens
of the county and AL other persons interest
ed that we will meet, at the point named
as the place of beginning of the proposed
road, on SATURDAY, the 9th day Of Sep
TENDER, next, thcli and there to proceed with
the business which dovolvcs upon us by
the aforesaid appointment.
JOSEPH MILLER,
JOHN McCRERY,
THOMAS MILLER,
August ), 1854 5w Examiners.
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pioneer party of Emigrants from New Eng
land for Kansas, whose departure from Bos-
ton we recorded several days since, having
received accession at various points on thcir
route, reached st. Louis safely and proceed.
ed up the Missouri river in steamboat, in
good health and spirits, and with the most
encouraging anticipations. The Boston
Daily Advertiser says that other and larger
parties will press forward as soon as the health
of the cities at the West shall be so far estab-
lished as to make it prudent for perssns from
the East to travel in that direction.
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foreialr Nous.
ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA.

The Canada arrived at Halifax on Monday
night with Liverpool dates to the 22nd july
The news from the scat ofwar is a contin-
ued record Of Russian defeats and Turkish
victories.
Omcr Pasha was at Giurgcva on the 18th
inst, with 1900 Turkish troops. The al
lies and Turkish army concentrating to opcr-
ate against Prince Gortschekof amount to
60 900.
The Russians at Frantcnkaha, under Prince
Gortschakofl are 10, 900 strong, and are being
continually reinforced. A pitched battle be-
tween these two Immense and well disciple
ned armies was daily expected
From Orsoya it is stated that Mchemet Pa
cha defeated the Russians at Cremovada, on
the Sth inst, after five hours fighting, and
took possession of the place.
The Turks have crossed the Danube i'll
large forces at several points.
On the 9th and 10th the Turks attacked
Brig adicrs Paulof and Soilnonoif with other
Russian detachmcnts at Fratcschi, north of
Cuirgevo, and the Russians we've completely
routed.
Ish Pasha had defeated General ProssaH $
division at Nccpoli on the Ogtt.
Many additional rumors of new ncgotia
tons were atloat. A despatch from Vienna,
dated the 18th states that the Austrian ulti-
matllm had either been sent or would be sent
on that day to st. Petersburg, demanding
the evacuation ofthc Danubian Principalitics
within certain time. The term mentioned
was understood to be one month.