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UUsT RECEIVED AND FOR SALE
a. an assortment Of the celebrated Graefenberg
Medicines. s. r. SYLVESTER,
Druggist, dc, corner lltb street and Pa. av.
IA
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COAL AND WOOD YARD.

COAL AND WOOD YARD.
" Z. WATERS & CO., dealers in Lehigh,
w Schuylkil Red and White Ash, Cumber-
land or Bituminous, and Transition
GOALS;
Hickory, Oak, and Pine
WOOD.
Fuel delivered promptly to any part Of the city by
honest and careful cartmen, and fuU soeigh and
measure may be relied upon.
Office northwest corner of Twelfth and @ streets
nov l3--eolm
II T. NEAL, on Seventh Street, opposite
Oe Centre Market, keeps constantly on hand, for
wholesale and retail,
WINES AND LIQUORS
OF all kinds,
SEGARS, &c,
nov l9-H
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rHAPPED HANDS CAN BE AVOID
~ ed by using the Transparent Toilet Soap for sale
at LAMM0ND'S,
nov 20--eoSt Seventh street.
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tsp Our Georgetown Subscribers who do
not receive the paper regularly, will leave their name
and address at Welch Wilson's Joseph i. Brch's
or DIR. Linthicums.. w. III. CALHOUN,
nov Is No. So Jefferson street
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TIIE POST OFFICE.


The Northern and Eastern Mail ia opened al
O'clock s A. NJ and half past 7 PM; closes at P.
The Great southern Mail is opened at 8 A. NJ. and
closes at p. NJ. The Southern Mail as far South as
Wilmington North Carolina arrives at half past P.
NJ, closes at Q p. NJ
The Northwestern Mail is open at half past P. NJ,
The Western Mail is open at O'Clock A. M, closes
at +. M.
The Norfolk Mail arrives at IL o'clock p NJ, closes
at 2 p. M, daily, except Sundays.
The California Mail direct, closes here ON the Cd
and 18th Of each month, ut Q p. NJ.
Warrenton Mail arrives ut IL A. NJ, closes at 10
Warrenton Springs arrives at II A. NJ, closes at
THE CARS
Leave Washington for Baltimore al and half past
o'clock A. NJ, and 8 and o'clock r. NJ The first
and fourth trains connect with the North.
Leave Baltimore for Washington at half past
and o'clock A. NJ, and and o'clock p. M The
first and second trains connect with the Orange and
Alexandria cars.
ADAMS 81 CO.'S EXPRESS
Leaves Washington for Baltimore and the North
at o'clock T. NJ; for the South, at o'clock P. M.
H PERSONS residing i'm the First and
Second wards desiring to subscribe to the AMERI-
CAN ORGAN," will leave their names at William II.
Hiltons, No. 895, Eleventh street. between and X,
and ut Mr. CAROLS shoe store No III Pennsylvania
avenue between Twentieth and Twenty first streets
nov "a
eB- Persons residing in the Sd OF 4th
wards who desire TO become subscribers to the Daily
or Weekly American Organ, will leave their names
and number of residence ut either Of the following
places, viz; Adamsons Book and Periodical Store,
Seventh street, opposite the Post Office; Evanss
Drug Store, corner Of Seventh and l. or r. Y Paynes
Drug Store, corner of Fourth and Massachusetts
avenue. r. w. BATES
nov IA Agent
tE Our Georgetown Subscribers who do
not receive the paper regularly will leave their name
and address at Welch Wilson's Joseph +. Birch's,
or DR.. I4inthicum's~ w. Ii. CALHOUN,
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DENTON,s GREAT WORK
ID For sale by
nov l8 j. 8. .HOLIIINGSHEAD.
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TOYsi TOYS II TOYsiii


FUyO LET.-A comfortable hree-story brick dwell
u ling, in good repair, surrounded by fine shade
trees, and having pump Of excellent water in the
yard situated on X street north, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets west Immediately opposite
Franklin Square. Rent $25 per month. Possession
may be had Immediately.
Apply to J Q. McKELDEN,
No. 4l8 st. north, bet. 9Th and 9TH SITS. west
nov l3-U
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IOBBING aHOP

- BUTT attends TO all kinds Of Jobbing and Re-
Ss pairing in the line Of Joiner and Carpenter.
Shop corner Of d and 18th streets, residence, No.
52l, West 18th street. above Pennsylvania avenue.
nov l4-dlm
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Daily and Wsskly Paper, 70 Be pablisAed ~ Wash-
iagioa dty, D. @,
AN ASSOCIATION OF NATIVE AMERICANS.
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s45 Penn. Avenue, opposite Browne Marble Palace
nov 14--2aw8m
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
Melancholy Accident.

On Saturday morning last, as Mr.. William Rand
of this County, driving into the City in his car
riage with his wife, and when near the RESIDENCE of
Hon. S. H. Rogers, the horses became frightened,
dashed off, broke the tongue of the carriage and over
turned it, and threw Mrs. Rand with great force
gainst rock on the side walk. Her skull was bro
ken, and she died in half hour after receiving the
injury. Mr.. Rand was not seriously injured We
learn that the horses were considered to be quite
gentle. stoat negro driving, but his efforts to
control them were entirely unavang. They were
frightened by the falling of some limbs from a tree,
which was being trimmed.
Mrs Rand was a nd-hearted and excellent wo-
man, and her bereaved husband and family have the
warm sympathies of the community.--RalHgh Stand
0r1
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

EDITORS OF THE JOURNAL
Gentlemen Il have remarks IN your last Sat
urdays paper concerning bills in circulation issued by the
Greensboro Mutual Life Insurance and Trust Company
You say We do the power of any Institution to
nut such affairs (bs) in circulation in this State That
mower NAV be found the 9Th Section of the Charter of the
Company in these words 'The said Company shall and
NAV issue certificates for the amount of all monies deposited
with them in trust which certificates shalt be assgabe and
transferable"
will receive said bills in payment for premium on Life
Policies in the above named Company.
A. A. BROWN, Agent for said Company
We cheerfully give the above place in our COL
umns at the request of MIR. Brown, but still of
the opinion that the Legislature never intended to
confer upon this or any other Company the power
of issuing q circulation of the kind to which allu
ded, and against which we object; nor do we think
that it was intended, in making the said certificates
assignabe and transferable, that they should have
the character of currency, payable to bearer with
out any evidence of such assignment or transfer
Without any wish to injure the institution, must
adhere to our previously expressed opinion against
any currency which is neither money nor convert-
BILE into it, as other bank bills.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
TIE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
n. c., FRIDAY, NOV. 10, 1854.
The Militia system.


Wa have been pleased to notice. in some of our
State exchanges attention called to the communca-
tons of our able correspondent, "West Point" on
the subject of establishing Military Academy in this
State SIMILAR in most of it's features, to institutions
of the kind which already exist in several OF the 9TH
er States of the Union 1t to us that such an
institution properly conducted and supported would
do far more in the way of communicating real intor-
nation on the subject of Military tactics, and infu-
sing a corresponding spirit into the people, than all
the Militia musters that could possibly be held from
now till the day of judgment. And as 1T would EN-
brace in its list of studies, scientific and practI-
cal training in Civil and Military Engineering,
Mathematics and Architecture, it would supply to
the State class of her own citizens accomplished
in practically useful branches, which come either
slightly or not at all within the scope OF UNIVERSE
ty education, and in which she is now dependent up
on other States to supply her deficiencies 1T, in
stead of the present system of mastering, slight
tax were imposed, to be called the " Militia lax y
reurnable and coecable other State taxes, every
citizens being required in the usual manner to re-
turn himself if subject to duty, and also those II
over eighteen, whom as parent or guardian, ne may
represent, much, we think, would be gained. A
full and accurate list of persons subject to be call
ed upon, would be obtained. The slight tax to be
imposed would bear no comparison with the loss OF
time incurred under the present system, while fund
would be created for the diffusion of real knowledge
and applicable to the fostering of volunteer compa
nies in which alone any discipline or military spirit
can reasonably be supposed to exist
1t is probable that this SUBJ ect may, IN some form
or shape be brought before the coming Legislature
but it is extremely doubtful whether any action will
be taken. Few can have failed to notice the tenaclty
with which things of this kind cling to life. Al
though nearly everybody admits the total inethcency
of the SYSTEM yet few any TO take the trouble
and responsibility of providing and urging substl'
tute 1t is popular to REFER in public oratons TO the
citizen soldiery and it is right that it should be SO
but it does not seem be seriously enquired whether
better system might not be devised for increasing
the military knowledge of the citizen and at the same
time Tightening the burdens which useless system
imposes Public opinion is not concentrated upon
the subject and Legislative bodies generally await the
public pressure before moving. No great party OF
organization has taken it up, and ii remains for the
press to keep it before the people, and when then
attention IS aroused something will be done
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
Shocking Railroad Accident,

Chicago. Nov, 3.-The passenger train for Rock
day night, met with an accident near Mnoka, in the
breaking of the axle of the engine, which proved
most disastrous in it's results The train was thrown
off the track, and thirty or forty of the first
class passengers were either killed or wounded
The engineer, Mr. Brown, had his ribs broken
About dozen of the passengers were so badly scald
ed by the bot water and steam escaping from the
boiler of the locomotive, that they cannot recover
1t appears that when the engine was thrown off
the track the two forward passenger cars we're hurled
on top of it, and, the ST am escaping, was driyen
with tremendous force IL .Ough the dense mass of hu-
man beings packed closely amongst the wrecks OF
the cars
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

The NEXT SENkTE.-The Journal of Commerce
says OF the United States Senate of the 34th Con-
gress:
Legislatures strongly democratic, upon which
respectively the choice of United States Senator will
devolvc, have been elected in Alabama, Arkansas
California, Florida louisiana North Carolina (wo1
and South Carolina 1t is safe to put down eight
Nebraska Senators from these States, and one from
Missouri whose legislature, although politically un-
certain, is in favor of the Nebraska law by large
majority. Here. then, nine Nebraska Senators
in prospect, which may safely be added to the thirty
one already elected making aggregate of forty in
favor of said law. Even concedng to the anti.Ne
braskates all the chances for the Senator'S TO be elect
ed in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, New York, New Hamp.
shire, Atwo and Wisconsin-whch they are by no
means entitled to-still they would have but twenty
two Senators all told or only about one-thrd of the
sixty two members" ~ -
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

Brigham Young governor of Utah, in August last
went down into his we'll to recover lost bucket
when the curbng tumbled in. the earth followed, and
Brigham Young became, for the nonce, sublerrane-
an saint Spades and shovels were brought into re
QUESTION the barem IF the buried governor assem-
members OF the Cock, and in about two hours, thew
had the qualification of pulling him out from his sub
soil bed. He preached that night from the text-"I
| is ayeU with me-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

The BRITISH Projection AGAIN. One OF tne
Washington papers contradIcts the rumor that InT
British Government has entirely abandoned the pro,
lection of the Mosquito Kingdom. 1t says -
month or ago, the English Consul at San Juan
del Norte Otherwise Greytown,) notified the nnaO,
tans there that they need expect the interference
of the English Government, for the enforcement =,
rights against the United States. It very prov
able that the English Embassy have received ny NV
Pacific, dispatches embracing official ntorma'IIo"
similar to this notification of their Consul at San ~
an. 1t is known that it not long since the uS
termination OF the Minister to send the Bosea"5sn
(ninety-gun ship down to that region ina has Sa
been abandoned. The ship is at Halifax a. .i.s
time, and her commander and the shore authol ',oE
there do not expect that she will sail on any S"''
mission or enterprise
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING-The Annual Meeting
of Stockholders in the the Wilmington Raleigh
Railroad met in 1he Court House yesterday-Wm
T. Dortch, ESQ., of Wayne, in the Chair, and Patrick
Murphy, Esq. of Sampson, and R. H. Cowan, Esq,
of New Hanover Secretaries.
From the report of the President and Directors we
learn that the gross receipts of the Company for the
past year have been s4S2S $3.50 60 expenditures $29l
22O 73-nett profits $l9l,55 80, from which deduct
interest and exchange, $63, 697 II, and there is left
as nett profits to Stockholders, $127,962 II. The
liabilities of the Company the lst of October were
$l,O52,O7O At.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
The Salisbury Convention.

We publish the official proceedings OF the Inter
nal Improvement Convention, held last week at Sal
isbury, the resolutions therein adopted, We wish to
correct an inadvertencY in that part of the report
submitted by MIR. Boyden, which says that "upon
The suggestion OF the Honorable Gentleman from New
Hanover" the Committee agreed to report the first
resolution which recommends the Legislature TO lend
its aid TO works of character therein specified by
subscribing tUothirds of the Capital Stock necessary
for the construction of such work. when it is ascer
tanned that individuals or counties will subscribe the
remaining sums required for such construction The
suggestion of Mr.. Ashe, one-third or even one
half, but n OF twothrds, the latter amount having
been fixed upon by the Committee. Mr.. Ashe did
not believe that the Legislature would be willing to
20 so far, and therefore did not think polite to ask
for more than he entertained reasonable hopes OF get
ting, and thus in his opinion, placing the whole OBJ
iect of the Convention in less favourable position
before the Legislature. The majority OF the Com
mittee as we'll as the Convention decided otherwise
This explanation is therefore made with no view OF
controvertng that decision, but simply tor the pur'
pose of correcting msapprehenson IN regard to his
own position upon the subject.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
HenVV FHR1ErrR

NEW YoRL Nov. 4.--Jacob Westervelt & Sons
ship builders, have suspended payment for a very
will eventually be able to meet all their liabilities
Mr. Westervelt is the present mayor of the city.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

RasnThe notorious DR.. Spencer D. Armstrong has
been captured at Mobile. He has been at his old
tricks out in Florida and Alabama. He is fugitive
frem justice in this State having escaped from the
Jail of Edgecombe county, where he was confined,
awaiting his trial charge of murder. He is a
most unmitgated scamp, and if they would only stow
him away in some penitentiary, so he might never
come back to North Carolina, we would willingly
dispense with his being brought here
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

TIE IGNORANCE AN ENGLISH JOURNALIST
The Ignorance Of English newspapers concerning
American affairs raised many laugh this side of the
water, till the display of it became so common that
it comes very much matter of course. We con-
TESS, however, that we not prepared for such
an exhibition as has just occurred in the London
Morning Chronicle An editorial article on the loss
of the Arctic in that paper of the 10th, opens as
follows
Another American eQa:grant ship has been lost
uEder the most appalling circumstances, and With a
destruction of human life almost equal to that which
the victory of the Alma has cost us"
In subsequent part of the article the Arctic is
called an g American mail screU steamer" These
blunders are committed by Journal which ranks in
Great Britain next to the London Times in age and
position. = =;
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
SECOND DAY.

FRIDAY, Nov. 3, 1854
The Convention met as adournedS
The following delegates reported their names. viz:
From Randolph Hugh Mccain:
From Mecklenburgs Samuel J. Lowris
The following resolution was offered by Mr. Bag
CARLY, of Iredell
ResOred That the North Carolina Western branch from
Salisbury Central Railroad via South Troy considered
for extension to the Watauga Pass.
On motion of Mr.. Boyden, of Rowan, the resou-
ton was laid on the table.
Mr. Boyden, from the general select committee
submitted the following
REPORT.
The general Select Committee have performed the
duty assigned them well the brief period allow
ed for consultation would permit, and have directed
me to So bpit the following Report:
Your Committee, IN the first place, deemed it ex-
pedient to recommend to the Convention the adop.
ton of some general principle which should, in their
opinion guide the Legislature in lending it's aid to
Railroads, or other works of Internal improvements.
And your Committee, upon the suggestion of the
Honorable gentleman from New Hanover, agreed up
on the following resolution with great unanimty
Resored, That this Convention being deeply impressed
with the necessity OF the state Of North Caronas establish
ing general principle which should guide her in afford
aid to corporations in the construction of Rail Roads
other works of Internal improvements do recommend the
Legislature to lend its aid by subscribing twohrds Of the
Capital Stock necessary for the construction of such works
alone shall in their opinion tend deveope the
of to concentrate the trade thereof upon
more points upon saaboard navgabe waters
within our own borders and when ascertained that in
dyiduas Counties will subscribe the remaining gun re-
quired for such construction :" -. u ~
Your Committee then thought it necessary to poin,
out certain works OF Internal improvements which
would come within the scope of the aforesaid Teso.
luton ana in performing this duty they found more
difficulty than 10 the adoption of the principle, il
is usually much easier TO establish proper govern.
ing principle, than TO determine all the cases that fall!
within it.
Your Committee had little or no difficulty IN re-
commencing as falling within the principle thus
adopted, the construction of Railroad from Colds
borough U,G Kinston and Newbern to Beaufort har
Dor; and likewise that from Salisbury by the bes
and most practicable route to some point on tn,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
Raleigh and CASTOR Road.

From the report Of the President and Director of
this Road, submitted 10 the stockholders at their
nua meeting held here last week, it appears that the
entire receipts of the company for the year ending
Goth September, 1854, have been, 1898, 41O2 IL The
entire expenditures all accounts, including divi-
dend, were S159,7O1 81, leaving $78,7OS "a. The
receipts from freight passengers and male were $173
923 II, and the current expenses S7O530 Sc, show
ing profit the years business of S1O3,3O2 81
or over log per cent
The following gentlemen were elected Directors on
the part of the individual stock holders for the
ing year, viz. L. OBranch, Thomas Miller Geo. w.
Mordecai, and DR.. w. J. Hawkins and the follow
ing gentlemen appointed by the Board of Inter-
nal Improve Directors the part of the Sta e,
viz CASTOR H. Wilder, John G. King and DR.. E.
H. Crudup.
At meeting of the Directors, subsequently held
L. B. Branch Esq, the popular and able President,
was re elected and Maj. w. w. Vass, was re-elect
ed Treasurer.
The affairs of the Road appear to be in most pros,
porous and satisfactory conditional. Standard.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10
sine ule.
DAVID REID, President
E. j. Erwin,
GEO. MCNEIL,
BENZ. SUMNER, : Vice-Pres'ts
S. r. BELL,
E. r. STANLY,
JOHN NJ ROSE, ] co..o.o;o.
n. N. FLEMING, '''"' '''

tic and Cuba Peris." 1t reviews the condition of
Spain in much detail, affirms that national bank
ruptcy scarcely be avoided points out the impos.
sbilty of reducing the army with anything like safe
ty although it is kept up at an annual cost of about
three millions sterling, and then proceeds to alude 10
the condition of Cuba. Something says the writer,
must be done quickly. AS things stand it is
hard to tell whence is come the money for the
dividend the home and foreign debt. He then
continues -
''Whilst comtemp plating the gloomy, at least
certain prospects of the Spanish Treasury, am for
cibIy reminded of Cuba AMI American proposals for
its purchase | have not heard statement of the
exact amount the States disposed to give; but
have been assured on no mean authority, that it
would suffice to pay off the whole of the debt, home
and foreign, and that handsome surplus would still
remain for roads and railways. Besides, Cuba once
sod Spain might safely reduce her fleets and army,
for she would then have reason to apprehend war
with the United States she present has nor TO
anticipate aggression or interference on the part of
any European power. Relieved of her heaviest bur
then, and blessed with honest government (f in
deed it be possible that such endure in country up
on which the curse of misgovernment seem 10 rest
Spain might and easily forget the loss of that
cherished colony, whose retention under present cir
cumstances is more question of pride than profit
and whose loss without compensation, she must fear
by the force of events, be prepared sooner or later to
submit
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

SurF1c1ENcY There are sixteen parties ia s,U
field in New York and over one thousand d'1eren'
candidates for Congress and for State and City OcefS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

DR.. GRAHAM.-The report from New York, said
to have been founded upon telegraphic despatch
from New Orleans, stating that Governor Seymour
would pardon the Doctor after the election turns out
to be unfounded, and gotten up with the evident in
iention of prejudicing Governor Seymours chances,
it is supposed that the intmation Of such in.
ytention would tend to render him unpopular.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

Where did our Wing contemporaries get their infor-
nation that Mr.. McRae, is beaEer of dispatches from
the Conference of Ministers recently held at Ostend,
Begiume
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

The Know Nothings of Michigan, have agreed to
support the Anti Nebraska Free Soil nomination,
with one exception.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

An inveterate bachelor, being asked by sentiment
tai young piss, why he did not secure some fond
ones company, in his voyage the ocean of life,
replied. 81 would if were sure such an ocean would
be pacific"