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The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-11-05

Observation-Disclosures who rail at
poetry and refinement as superauous
Ingredients in every day happiness,
little know what main props they seek
to undermine. These will abide when
even principals waver. Manly deli
oacy Is as necessary in family life as
manly rectitude , and wo'nanly tact
womanly virtue. There is as much
happiness wrecked from the absence
Of the one as from the absence of the
other. Those who naglcct The warm
lShes Of life, commit an insidous sin
towords themselves.
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n Tp,rn sold FIR Deu.--We learn
that the town Of Petersburg, the form
or county seat Of Lavaca county, was
sold by the sheriff Of that county n
short time since for debt. The pro-
periy went remarkably low. The old
court house sold for SIG, the old tav.
ern stand for sl5, and other property
in proportion
This is certainly the only instance
in Texas where town has been sold
for debt, but Petersburg ought to have
been sold long ago -ComUe1ctaI.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15
The Storm.

On Friday and Saturday last We were visited by a
severe blow from the South east which must have
been very destructive to shipping on the coast. No
doubt the mails will bring accounts of many ship
wrecks, accompanied with loss of life The destruc-
ton done in Charleston will be found in another place
Here the gale blew with terrible violence prosa;ing
fences blowing down trees and doing other damage.
On Saturday night whirwind passed along the
Eastern limits of town, cutting clear lane along lis
1t does not appear to have been wider than
q street. The house of Mr.. VIM. Harris on Mar
ket street. where the Plank Road begins, had the
top and end completely cut off, straight as il
it had been done with knife The roof was carried
10 considerable distance Some kitchens and other
out-buldings were taken up and thrown down at the
same time. The tornado, in its course, snapped of
pines of two and three feet in diameter
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15
Marine Intelligence.

ARRIVED.

Sept. 7.-Barque Cuba, Tucker, from Gloucester Mass
in ballast, to Adams, Bro & Co.
Steamer Fanny Lutteroh Stedman, from Fayetteville to
w. P. Elliott.
s.-Steamer Spray, Price, from Smthvile, to A. H. vau
Bokkelen.
Sept. Steamer James R. Grist, Rohwell, from White
Hail. to Jno Banks.
Sept 1O.Steamer Sun, Rush, from Fayetteville to Jos
]. Lpptt.
nSteamer Southerner, Roberts, from Fayetteville, to
W. H. McRary & Co.
Steamer Spray, Price, from Smthville to A. H. VanBok
kelen.
CLEARED.
Sept. S-Schr Hanover Mathews, for Boston, by VIM NJ
Harriss with naval stores.
Schr Lizzie RUSSELL Bennett for Baltimore by Russell
s. Bro with 50 bales cotton, 70 bbs copper u 8l feet
lumber
Steamer Fanny Luterloh, Stedman, for Fayetteville by
w. P. Elliott.
Sept 9-Br Sehr. Liberator Adrich, for Liverpool by
& D. McRae & Co., with naval stores.
Brig Albert Adams, ldrdge, for Boston, by Adams, Bro
& Co.; with naval stores and lumber.
Sept l0.Steamer Sun, Rush, for Fayetteville by Jos
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Sept. 8.
LAND FOR SALE.

50 THE subscriber will offer for sale, the I'd day Of No
x vember next, all his Lands in Bladen county, El
Creek miles from Cape Fear River, containing between
about 80 which cleared drained and under cult
walton the balance of which good Piney Land well Tim
with a good barn and comfortable dwellings, high and
healthy, with excellent water, good Well and neverang
Spring also, good location for Turpentne Distilery
there is in the County At the time, the prem
ises, all my stock, Mules and Wagons Farming imp-
mens, together with Household and Kitchen Furniture
Conditions made known 9 day of sale.
Sep. l. iS54-52-3m*1 JOHN N. MCCOLL.
Fayetfeville Carolinian connv 3 months
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15
TO OUR COUNTRY PATRONS.

WE would beg leave to state that have in
w and still receiving the largest and varied stock
of Hats and Caps it has been pleasure to exhibit
friends The assortment nearly complete and has
been surpassed for variety and beauty of styles in the State
the inspection of which would call the attention of all
want of articles in this line, welfare determined sell
prices that will make it for the interest of Country Merchants
and Planters and all others to buy in this market call
solicited.
c. MYERS,
Hat and Cap Emporium,
Sept 8. No. Granite Row.
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FOR, SALE.
Sept. 8th, 1854

FOR SALE.
THE Subscriber, having determined to South of
fer for sale his entire stock of goods consisting of Dry
Goods, Groceries, Hardware, Hollow Hats, Boots
Shoes, &c. all fresh and suiting this market.
AS determined to sell out by the first of December
persons wishing to engage in the mercantile business will
do well to give call. will also rent my Store House
and nay Dwelling will be completed for rent, by the first of
December.
better situation cannot be had in the village for Store
House or Dwelling. Terms made easy .-
NORRIS FREDERICK.
Warsaw, N. c., Sept. Sth 1854 1-5t
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15

RaS~ Young Clayland, who was recently shot, in
Charlotte in this State by young man, of the same
place, named Wilson, died on Sunday night last
A jury of inquest was held, and verdict returned
that his death was occasioned by wound received in
vital part of his body from pistol fired from the
hands OF James Wilson. Wilson has not yet been
heard from. He is, of course, still at large,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15
coz REWARD-

DANAWAY from the Subscriber, about the 2Sth 80
mon is short built about feet 10 inches high, thick q
lips large teeth. He was bought in Wilmington and
his mother belongs Mr. c. B. Miller that he may pos
sibly be lurking that neghborhood The above reward
Jail so can get him. ]. J. d. LUCAS
Whitehal Baden CO., Aug. 30, 1854-3O5-2t-52-f
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15

Among the Kafirs, agriculture is considered to he
a kind of labor unworthy of warrior and is, tbcro
fore left entirely to the women. When they 6r'.
saw plough at work. they gazed at it for lime ; -
asonished and delighted silence at last one Of tbon'
gave uterance 10 his feelings in this exclamation
See how the things tears up the ground with bis
mouth. II is of more value than five wives p HIS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15

THE DEVIL TO PAY, AND NO PITCH HoT.'-One
day last week, the South portion Of our city
thrown into SpasmOdics by rather an extraordinary
display for this latitude-that of wife whipping In
the public streets; at mid day Some time since
married couple, who lived long enough together 10
have several children born unto them, fell out on
their matrimonial journey, as is alleged by the hus-
band for good and sufficient cause on his part-th
of the infdety of his spouse A separation &C
cordngy took place. and the husband absented him
self for months from the city. On his return, few
days ago. he went in the dead hour of night, on
voyage of discovery to the domic of his wife, en-
tered the sleeping candestnely and there found
ocular demonstration of the fact that his marital
rights had been encroached upon by stranger, who
very cavalierly ordered him from the premises
Whereupon the injured husband proceeded, with
drawn knife in hand, TO take vengence apon the US
upper. In his aim, however, at the iWgulGrS of his
victim, he failed, in consequence OF the timely inter-
ference of his spouse in behalf of her paramour, and
only succeeded in taking Of his scalp in true Indian
style! This done. the scalped individual vamosed
the ranch in double quick time, leaving pants, coats,
boots and scalp in the hands of the avenger and ma
king himself scarce in this latitude. On the next
morning the husband returned to the battle ground to
remove his children, when he was so tantalzed and
abused by Madame, who stoutly denied the right of
parentage which he claimed and supposed to be his
that he seized upon her, dragged her into the street
and inflicted some three hundred stripes "more OF
less as the lawyers say, upon her person, in the pre-
sence of great crowd of people attracted to the spot
not of whom interferred 10 protect the frail wo
man from the awful castigaton We understand
that the case between the man and wife is now ir
the hands of the law, to be disposed of justice may
demand-while the invader of the matrimonial san
tum SantOrum may be seen &c on his winding way
to that bourne, whose staple productions " pitch
ar and turpentne," shorn, like Sampson of old, O
7 his coronal locks with the skin aached,) not by
his Deliah's hands, but by the hands of his Delilah
g liege lord and master" Such is life ~
4,,ruetn (Go l on1or
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15
PROGRESS of the PestIlence.

For some time we have added little to the sad tale
daily told by the interment reports of the destruction
that is wasting populaton-carrylng death TO SO
many homes, anguish to many hearts. Dlsap-
pointed in first cautiously expressed anticipation
of early abatement of the mortality, we have re-
NAMED silent, in the hope that each succeeding day
would enable us to give positive assurance that the
disease was disappearing from our midst. Alas that
hope is still deferred. In proportion to the popua-
ton in the city, have reason to fear that the num-
Der Of sick is greater while we write than at any
previous period. Yet we have no reason to change
the opinion already expressed that the epidemic IS
not of peculiarly malignant type. 1t is not the
necessarily fatal cearacter of the disease, much
as the immense number of those afflicted that makes
the picture now presented by the city so dark and
appalling Under the treatment now generally pur-
sued, we are convinced that with physicians sutfi-
GENTLY afford prompt advice, and nurses
to give adequate attention, the mortality might be
reduced, almost Immediately, one half perhaps three
fourths. But with the certainly not diminish
ing. while the energies and strength OF the physl-
clans necessarily faing-we know not when to
expect to see the end, even any important I'M
provement.
AS might be expected, the business of the city is
almost suspended. The leading and largest hotel
the Pulaski closes to-day 1t is intimated, Eve hope
erroneously) that the Marshall, next in size will
soon do the like. Half the boarding houses, (our
own among the number) have been deserted by their
proprietors.
Our reporter tells us that he has counted west Of
Bull street, IS business houses, all shut up. Closed
account OF Sickness meets the eye at every turn
as we walk through beautiful city. Yes beau
! tifu for never seemed its outward aspect more
! lovely. For as he looks upon lis squares, manec
with greenupon its trees in all the richness of the
foliage. with soft breeZes sweeping through the
branches-who can realize that he is in the midst O.
death 1t is only as the hearse, with its mournfu
train slowly passes, that it is aroused to the sad real
| ity.-SaUdnah Georgian, 9Th aqaSt
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She last from Havana and had fifteen or twenty thou
sand egars on board The DeKab had the roof of
her cabin blown off and other slight injuries The Dredge-
boat belonging the wharves sunk At Vanderhorsts
Wharf the ship lydia parted her fasts and 1ted against
Adger Wharf but again secured without mate
rial damage The sehooners Parker and Charleston both
Georgetown with shingles sunk, the former at
Commercial Wharve and the latter at the foot of Market
street. The brig Eureka which lying at Southern
Wharf parted her fas and drted against the sonework
East Bay Battery, which point the crew left her. she
being a dangerous position and unmanageable. After
striking heavily along the entire East front OF the Battery
she passed Ashley River and having considerably dam
aged the Bathing House, she fell on her sde and drift
ed the River and sunk Several coasng Schoones
small vessels driven ashore the Laurens Street
Flat but received serious injury The Spanish bark Ia
co bark Tonquin brig George L. Abbott and steamer Car
ona rode the at anchor off the Battery in safety
At Castle Pnckney the sentnes house. and the bridge at
ached away and drfted the dock at
the foot of Queen street.
Much anxiety has been and continues to be- felt to the
condition of things Suvans Island The violence of the
storm precuded any communication by the ferry boats and
of the atmosphere INSTRUCTED the view by Ie
scope the xchange About two o'clock yesterday a
ernoon Captain Paine the tug did, in of the
olicitue many who had friends the Island, got up
steam and w picked crew and number of passengers,
calamity breasted the umultuous Upon nearing the
Island however, the gale was so violent and the
heavy, that it found impossible to communicate
with it. The did, therefore, put about, and made q
comfortable harbor Ashley river Several others of
city steamers made a safe anchorage in the Ashley.
That portion of the Northeastern Railroad in process
construction in he marsh in the neighbohood of Paynes
Farm suffered considerable damage. The loss will fall
the contractor Mr.. Hunter.
From the violence and long continuance of the storm i'm
damage must necessarily have been inflicted the
Rice and Cotton crops both in this and the adjacent States
being the when of all others they most scep
tible o injury from such
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-09-15

The National Intelligencer is anxious for informa
ton about Wilmots District in Pennsylvania, and
wants to know why certain Democrats in district
that gave $500 majority for Franklin Pierce in s52
against the democratic party, and for the wings,
ers, minority in the democratic party, desired to
compel the majority to accept his abolition anti-Ne-
braska and Greeley doctrines which that majority,
as shown by the expression in nearly every other
county in the State, Indignantly refused to do and
he went oUer to them hook and line. Is the Intelligent
Ger answered!
New READING.-The Boston Herald favors u
with the following new reading:
"When Dutch meets Dutch, then comes the
lager beer"
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NOTICE..

THE Copartnership heretofore existing between IENE
MAYER JOSEPH MAYER & FEIsTE MAYER, under the style
md firm of Mayer Co., is this day dissolved by mutual
sent. H. MA I'm
j. MAYER
August 18th 1854 F. MAYER
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DIED.

In Charleston, S. c., the 9th inst Mr. JOSEPH KEN
DRlCk native of Maine for several years resident of III
place. but for the last years resident of Charleston
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August 18th, 1854.
NOTICE

LII persons indebted the late firm of Mayer Co. ""
n please make immediate payment to the subscribers a
those having claims against the said firm Will please eH
them for settlement. HENRY MAIEnn
Joseph MAYER
1o.L 1os1 50-lm
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NEW YORK, Sept. 60 previous days)-Naval g.
Soft ntina has advanced 25 oIes

NEW YORK, Sept. 9.-(3 previous days)-Naval St..
Soft Turpentine has advanced 25 cents % bb and VIZ
small (though somewhat ncreased) receipts the maot
firm at 81 IS % 28O ID. Spirits Turpenne has imnrov
made in whole lots at 81 CENTS cash Common rosn on
nues firm, and is again higher Shipping and Rope Tai
but Thin is plenty The sales 22O0 North on
ty Turpentine at 81 62a@$4 IS % 2s0 H. $50 Wmppo
to arrive 81 3 400 Spirits Turpentine 5052 cents cash
and 53 30 days for whole parcels and 5254 cash for I
as wanted 800 ashington Tar it runs So 6 in order in
yard 1900 Washington, Beaufort, &c Common Rosn, sI
80 in yard and afoat 400 NewBern part afoat 81 &
81 87a and 81 co. the latter % 80 10. 1850 WmHrt
81 90@$1 95 y 80 b. delivered 300 No 2 S. also IS SI0
h. 600 No l. 50 IS % 2S0 b. and City Pitch So Is bH
RceThe stock light consisting of ordinary to good
the sales ofthe week amount to about 500 at SO @4
379, cash. VRi
BOSTON, Sept. 6.-Naval Stores-There have been fnr
Their sales Of Spirits Turpentne SIC B GAL cash bn
the close the market is unsettled In Tar the sales @
been confined to small lots at 81 25 81 rs ~ bbJ naSb
and mos for North County and Wilmington For R
and Pitch the market is quiet.
Imports from January to Sept. .
hosln DDls 4O6lO 28l48
Iurpent1ne, Dds 1,2l6 $3.50
spirits 1urpentne, bbs .S,oO7 44IO
Titcn, ppis $50 l402
lar ools ll,A1
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 26.-The cotton market closed in f.
vorof the buyers The sales for the week amount to 3 m
bales We quote fair Orleans at g. and UpIands at
Since the sailing of the Pacific there has been no mark
change in breadsus Corn is wanteda slight improvement
in price McHenrys Circular quotes Philadelphia and Bal
tmore -four at 3ls@32s. Red wheat, IS 6i.@9 mixed
IS i'd White corn BIS @36s. yellow 35s. eR36s Bacon
dull, with downward tendency in the market Beef and
Pork quiet Lard unsettled. Hams dull Tallow is srb
ly declined Rice and bark dull Lnseed cakes had adTan
ced los
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MARRIED,

In this town, on the 18th inst. at the NJ E. Church =
the Rev. Mr. Weaver, Mr.. THOMAS w DURHAM =.
Miss GEORGIA B. POTTS -'
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE.
OOO HEAD Beef Cattle, by the subscriber 49,
ZUU DUNCAN CROMARTIt
EIizabethtown, N c., Aug. l4th, 1854 81
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
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IoSI.g Johnson Clinton, Sampson county.
Joseph R. KEMP, Bladen county.
lanes H. MEREDITH, Gravelly Hill, Bladen
r BARNES Black Greek, Wayne county
LEWIS JONES' Pink Hill P. o., Lenoir county.
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Aug. 18th, 1854.
Wilmington & Charlotte Railroad.

Wilmington s. Charlotte Railroad. 49,
ia WE offer for sale AIS acres of the finest Iqrpn
tine Land lying in one body, in the County OF 3ooe
son. miles South of Lumberton from u to miles nt Of
Lumber river, and Is miles from the accessible po
the Wilmington & Manchester Railroad. ,.nob
The Wilmington & Charlotte Railroad will pass 'nrOUS'
or very this Tract ling
terms JOSEPH THOMPSON
R. S. FRENCH. c
Iumberton. August 9TH 1854 2S3 lW--t7-oE>
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Arrival of the Star of the West.-Two Weeks L;
ter from California

ter from California;
New YORK, Sept. 8.-The United States steamship
Star of the West arrived this morning from San juan
with two weeks later intelligence from San Francis
co. She brings the california mails, four hundred
passengers, and about one million of gold on freight
BY this arrival we have later advices, and of an
important character, from Oregon, the Sandwich Is
lands, and from China.
Several British vessels OF war had arrived at San
Juan.
Trade at San Francisco was more active better
prices being realized in anticipation of brisk fall
trade. Haxall -four is quoted at S1l 25 Sill So
Hams IA cents. Lumber heavy. Sugar had de-
clined Naval stores and beef dull. Keg lard, 10 a
l03 cents Recei pts of provisions light Money
easy at previous rates. Short paper, a per cent.
Real estate dull.
The San Francisco papers contain more than the
ordinary number of reports of suicides, MURDERS and
rObberies. Among the recent murders is that of an
American named Reed.
The town of Bidwell has been destroyed by fire.
Bands OF robbers, portion of JOaquin's follow
ers, had gone to Marysvle for the purpose Of MUIR
dering and robbing. Mice prospects for the citi-
Zens of that pace.]
Immigrants were arriving in Carson valley They
were generally in good health,
Salt had been discovered in Los Angeles county.
Great excitement prevailed in regard to the Kearn
river mines.
The surveying party under Lieut.. Beckwith were
to leave San Francisco for Washington on the 10th
UT 1hey report the discovery OF perfectly prac-
tcabe central route for the Pacific railroad.
An attempt was making to bring about union in
the ranks of the democratic party of the State.
The names of Messrs. McDougall and Latham,
placed in nomination for Congress by the Bigler
democrats, have been Withdrawn.
Gold-mining continued very profitable. 1t was re-
ported that great gold discoveries had been made at
Santa Barbara
Judge Farwell had taken his seat on the bench.
Miss Laura Keen had left San Francisco very abb
ruply for Sidney.
The clipper ship Golden Racer had arrived at San
Francisco from Baltimore on the 9th ult.
FROM OREGoN.-Much apprehension is felt for the
southern emlgrant travel in consequence of the In
dian disturbances.
Hon. John Davis has resigned the Governorship of
Oregon in consequence of sickness in his family and
he has left for the United States
1t reported that the Coquile gold mine has turned
ont 10 be humbug.
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MY FALL STOCK IS ARRIVING, s.
1Nl Per the Express New York packets, and all are
ed to call and buy fresh goods and cheap Groceries ~
ceived per schr. Emily Keith
10 MATS old Gov. Java Coffee
6 bags best No. ST. Domingo;
do Black Pepper;
l do Spice;
l do Race Ginger;
bbls. Irish Potatoes
do Red Onions,
10 do Yellow Sugar;
do Lorillard's Snuff
half bbls. 60
bbls Leaf Lard .bst
10 kegs best Goshen Butter very fine Low 1871
Sept. 9Th, 1854 GEO. H. kELLEI-
tn sTORE.-1OO bags Rio Coffee;
i Is bags Laguyra Coffee;
40 bbls. r. L. & A. Stuart's Sugars
30 boxes Stewart Bussing & Co.'S hard Candl9S'
10 hhds. sweet Molasses; ~ whole
100 boxes of VIM. Colgate's pale and No soup
and half; c1 whole;
20 do do Pearl Starch, hall anu
10 boxes Ground Pepper; pobbitt's:
20 doz. Yeast Powders Durace's, Hope ana p Low
SO empty iron bound kegs o. 10 and Is gallons ys
for cash at GEO. H. NELL"
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Vermont Election.

New YORK, Sept. 5.-Vermont held her State cleo
ton Yesterday, and elected the entire AntNebraska
ticket Judge Boyce. a Maine Law Free Soil Wing
was elected Governor by $4,000 majority in the
place of John S. Robinson, Democrat. The Legisa-
ture and three members of Congress elected are
Wings. A Wing Free. Soil U. S. Senator will, there
fore, probably be elected to fill the existing vacancy