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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-06
KNOWLES
PATENT SAW & SAW Mill.


DY this invt ntinn The cutting edgen Is successfully
~ applied 10 the Sitting saw, either fr nd az power
purposes The impcvem ut consists in So forming pArh
tooth that shall at out Of ITSELF nty II the
Others given quantity Of shaving Of wood being in t
action not unlike the rabbet plane The eff Ct ofibs far
nation uf the teeth, is to present to the material acting
upon succession ola series of miniature bbetinr panes
and 10 fm its ker by removing successive sayings Of
that MATERIAL instead Of DUST by the old plan Firs,
and prominent among the advantages gaihed hy this
Improvement Is its rald action and saving power We
able, regular business to cut with seven horse
power 900 feet in DO rds per dav Of ten hours
per hour 1870 feet has been cut In hour and 62 90
feet successive days. of ten hours EACH Of pine %
her, Its advantages in This aud otbe. respects is clearly
and illustrated in the hand sawa carpenter being
able do double the work, given time, with this
IT, what he do with the old Kind. In Short its advan
respect of easy and rapid action to be estimated
by the difference In favor of cutting instrument, over
scmping tr gnawing one
Second These are, in mills, more easily made t.
follow, he guided IN line and In the hand saw thi
quality is most strikinely apparent.
Samples If these saws may be seen at Putnam, Wilde
& Co.'S Mill. JOHN w, HOWlESON,
| Milwright and Agent.
Montpelier, May II, 1855. CLIMB
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-06

TOMATO PIE.-The following commupic,.
ton is from a correspondent in Omro, Wis
consin, to the Saturday Evening Post
l give you some directions which T bava
never seen Imprint, for preparing tomates ~.
In the FIRST place, ! begin to pick my toma.
toes before they are ripe, and pare aud silica
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-06

:" But" urged his friends, the papers will
be filled about you"
WILL" said he, al would rather gil fifty
papers than one coffin" ..4-..l. &c. 4
No one ever troubled the Col. after that.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1855-09-06

Senate Chamber, Ohio, april 5ih, 1854
eds. j. c. AYER - Honored Sir; have made thor
ough trial Of the CArHARrc PIs, lef by your agent
and have been cured by them of the dreadful Rheumatism
under which he found me suffering. The first dose
lieved me- and few subsequent doses have entirely
removed the disease feel in better health than for
come years before, which attribute entirely to the effects
Of your CATHAarIc Pills Yours with great respect,
LUCIUS B. METCALF,"
The above are all from persons who publicly known
where they reside and who would make these state
nents without thorough conviction that they were true.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
From the Newark Advertiser, July

From the Newark Advertiser July 3d.
MosoU1To TERM.-The Mosquito Term has COM
menced, and long it will be- longer than either
of the Heated Terms, or of them all put together.
Blood was drawn on the night of the-in this city,
Our correspondents will doubtless communicate to
US an account of sanguinary battle in the Crime,
at the same ime-a remarkable coincidence and
perhaps, also, fall of four feet in the surface Of
Lake Erie
We are watching one of these imps on our forehn.
ger of the left hand. The rogue must soon be at
blood heat-we see it with good glass rushing
into him, and rising one degree in five seconds by the
chronometer Now it is up to his eyes-wonder the
villain is not drowned.
We are happy to inform the public that there is a
gentleman in Brooklyn, whose fame is in all the
papers, taking a census of the mosquitoes of 1855
and preparing tables to show their number compared
with the records of the previous lustrums OF 1852
49, As and So At the last period they amounted 10
5,654321 1887, which it is supposed they never ex'
ceeded, except, perhaps, in the cholera season AS
good progress has been made in the present enumera
ton, as the gentemans necessary attention to earth
quakes and the weather will allow; and the pubic
will be glad OR sorry, perhaps, to learn that he has
already twenty -four billions on his list, where We
pray he may keep them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
DAIL's MUSTER GROUND.
Dunlin Co Tnlv 20 1873

, Duphn Co., July 80, 1855.
MEssRs. EDS. JOURNAL We are plain men and
never held any aspiration above the level of our fell
10" clilzens; but we wish to make statement to
the people OF onr county and the adjoining counties.
We have been delu 1ed. We have ever sustained the
principles of the Democratic party and ever exrect
ed to do SO until the I'd Saturday in July last when
we were induced by representations made to us bv
certain persons 10 go into the order of Americans.
commonly called Know-Nothings. We thought it
ORDER secret in its Objects to control certa;n
influences, but never to tramme our politics. nor
troll our votes When we into it. we found onr.
selves deceived, and required vote for the Know
Nothing candidate whether it meets our appreciation
or not. We can't do it. We can't vote against orr
old party-and we adopt this method of declar;ng
that we dlsavow and forever ALLURE ourselves from
any and all connexion with, and obligation TO this
new party. And we intend TO vote the democrats
ticket hereafter, as We have done heretofore.
HAINES w. < THOMPSON
JOHN c. PRICE.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

o. With the exception g Onslow County, given
in another place. and Baden, which is officially set
down at 100 for Mr.. Reid. we hear of few new re-
turns Some rumors there are, that Craven Conn
ty has given 200 to 300 majority for Col Rufhn' but
the gallant Col. has already such an immense MAORI
ty, that few hundreds here OF there don't make
much difference If DIR. Shaw only had slight
slice OF COL Ru1in's superhuity to help him out
Well he hasn't, and we may set hin down as defeat
ed by few votes. AS for MIR. Branch, he is in Col
Ruhin's position He is very emphatically elected,
and MIR. Shepard as emphatically beaten The few
additional returns from Kerrs old district only 20 to
increase the majohty for Mr.. Reade, Mr. Kerrs COM
petitor The defeat O: Mr. Kerr they could not rem
der more ertain.
1t is noticeable fact, and we would earnestly
commend it to the attention OF those Democrats who
may think OF may have thought that the " order %
would promote them, and that, through lis portals
was the direct route to Office and preferment, that
not one forrer Democrat has been elected in North
Carolina, but that the former Wing K. Ms have
been. Reid Latham, Shepard and Stowe have been
thrown into the breach, and politically speaking,
slaughtered Paine, Reade and Puryear are no doubt
elected. Don't you see how it is? You Democrats
are put in front ranks 10 break down the Democratic
patty, without any chance for yourselves; but where
there is chance, mark the difference! Not one oil
you is thought Of Don't you see and feel the secret
| influence that works the wircsa Don't you see and
| feel how you to be used To rising young men
in the Democratic party the appeal is made to come
over see how you are served when you do come
over. Is it any place for Democrats We have M
doubt that many who make these appeals per
fecly sincere, but just look at the factsthe pract
cable workings of the affair planned out by tn
hidden hands that hold the wires The fact is tina
1t could not we'll be otherwise The case of the fou
former Democrats put forward to be defeated, con
trasted with that of the three former Wings VIII
have been elected, is pretty hard one, but it ma
be useful for instruction. II may teach lesson
The masses of all parties are honest-who can den
it--but the operation of a secret society like thi
cannot be the proper machinery to carry out tn
honest intentions of the Masses and has not carrie
them ont and it cannot.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
Know Nothing Obligation.

The National Organ of the Know NothlngS, pun
lished at Washington City, comments with great s,
verify upon the conduct of the Pennsy vania member
of the Order, who have refused to stand upon Eps
slavery plank OF the Philadelphia Platform lD'
Organ says: Ito
1t has usually been considered, that Paly
which accepts representation in common Wv!
vention is bound by the act of that body Il =,
moreover known that the members of the Anie.' S
Order have incurred solemn obligation to aOiog y. u
lis DEGREES. In violation, as we CONCEIVE ol w.
these principles, large section of the American
der in Pennsylvania, has separated ITSELF ana T p
it has adopted the greater part OF the Natlona
orm it has repudiated that clause which ,bst
the settlement of the most dangerous question w.
has ever presented itself to the American peop'e'
These are the sentiments of the National organ or
the Know Nothing party. Now. we should nk Tss.
some organ of the party to inform us, whaI W.
there is between ignoring the slavery p Tbes
the platform, and ignoring any other plank M
Pennsylvanians ignore the slavery plank anu ,si.
Mobile Know Nothings pretend to ignore tne
gious plank. ,.to
1t has been our chief difficulty here in MODn n;nc
hold the order and its advocates to their own lions
pies They claim the right to deny that rs rem Glad
prescription is feature of their party we ar We
to find their National Organ sustaining WI" aI Mat
have all along insisted upon-that the NatloL"l rsr
form is TO be taken their annuncaton o. III mar.
faith, and not the declarations put forth to Su'
ticular localities -MobiLe Register.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

caused by one of the Frenchmen who vo,,-,. -
packing room, and was addicted to smor;ne in the
Mr.. G. had cautioned him two weeks prev;ass pipe;
it, and told him to quit the premises or on;t about
and he supposed until now that he had ab ns plps
the practice abandoned
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

hz- The steamship Northern Light arrived at New
York on Sunday evening with se40, o35 in gold. and
is days later dates from San Francisco Her dates
from San Francisco are 10 the 10th of July the pas
sage from San Francisco 10 New York having been
accom- plished in nineteen days and twenty hours
Col. Walker is now at Realejo where ne retreated
from San Juan del Sud It seems that in the battle
with tn Ncaraguans after the native allies deserted
him, the forces stood about so against 100
Col. Kinney had arrived at San Juf del Norte or
Greytown with "a men. They engaged in put
ting up building at San Juan. There is much dis
satisfaction among them. The thing is a failure.
Considerable excitement existed in regard to the
appearance of the cholera on board the steamer
Sierra Nevada, on her passage from San Juan to that
port The mortality had been very considerable
Judge Chambers, of San Francisco, late of the firm
of Page, Bacon & Co.. has made an affidavit that
Messrs. Adams & Co. have been in the habit of pass
ing off spurious gold dust, sc, fixed by chemical
means, and thus cheating the public.
Mr. Dillon, the pugnacious French Consul at San
Francisco. appears have got himself into another
difficulty with Louisiana Creole named Samuel Her.
man. 1t appears that there is considerable amount
of French capital invested III real estate in San
Francisco, WHICH is Wy ISotucul VI
whom Herman is one. Herman got hold of q letter
that had heen written to the French government,
fecting, we suppose, upon himself and others. He
called upon Dillon and demanded to know if he was
the author of it. Dillon refused look the letter
Herman slapped his face Thence challenge, but
as yet. no fight, Herman insists swords. Dillo,
won't fight with swords because he don't know how
to use sword and Herman does. The Grande M
ton is in arms and the deuce to pay.
Business prospects in California are good anG
would be better but for the terrible dsust produced
by the breaking up of all the called Banks
The product of the mines is greater than before
Crops are excelent-general health also good.
They had 100000 fe Kearney and Bust
streets San Francisco, the 4th ut. The Crysta
House, Barkly's Hotel, the Philadelphia House, th
Crystal Saloon, Sharp's Mills and the Empire Mill
were all destroyed,
/ The crops in the Sandwich Islands are gool
Somebody or OF her with-a-horrid name, Abner Pak
Privy Councillor is dead.
There is little from Oregon. The apple Gro
is good; and they have discovered gold For
Colyille. Twenty dollars day are made in man
instances, and emigrants making for Fort Col
vile.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

EDGEcoMBE.-The vote in Edgecombe stands 1882
fol- Rufhn, 1873 for Latham. Rufhn's majority 1194.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

me- We hardly think it worth while to publish our
+obTa of the Coun,ies until we can make 1t little
nearer full. Until we can 10 50, it would only be
ta1,;po mn room to no purpose.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

BAY RouTE.-By an arrangement OF the oO 80
MES, passengers can now take this route wl'nU ii,
ing nearer Norfolk or Portsmouth than SunoA
teen miles off. 1t is the route in the Summer 'iH'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

DRowNED.--A negro man named israel. belongings
to the estate of John Cause, accidentally fell from
into the river yesterday and was drowned
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
1855.
1854.

OSsLow CoUNTY.-Ruffn, Dem, 500 Latham, X
n, 126 Rather small vote, but all strai ght al
might have been expected from good old Onslow.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

RICHMOND CcUNTY.-The Fayetteville Observ
gives the majority for Mr.. Reid in Richmond Count
as 800.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
7gP WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
-, ~, yo-r.1N. n. c.. FRIDAY AUG 10, 1855.

nc Steamer Baltic in Spirits down Is 10 o0 ".o,.
ID. s, irits in New York-44 cents asked AZ GEMS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

o. RUFr1N's majority in Craven County is 2s2
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

NASHVILLE, Aug. johnson, the democratic
candidate for Governor, is elected beyond question
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

o. The Fayetteville Argus is particularly wrahy
at being supposed capable OF having had any
ton with the miserable handbil of Baldwin. 1t had
nothing to do with the composition of said de!ectabe
affair." and the editor of that paper is not employed by
the said Baldwin for any purpose whatever
The indignation OF the Argus is perfectly natural,
and we owe an apology to readers for having,
even by mistake, connected the name of any decent,
or even tolerably decent, with that hand-bll or
lis author. We only angry at the Argus for hav
ing in some measure, been the of again de-
filing our pen by reference to such subect
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.-A who gave his
name as John or James Abbott, was found about mid
night last night under very suspicious circumstances
in the back piazza of the residence of Timothy Saw
age, Esq, on Third street, in this town. He had a
tussIe in the course of which be drew bowie knife
upon MIR. Henry Savage, who then called the guard
and the man secured We learn that he had on
his person three watches, sum of money etc. He
had ex animation this morning, and was committed
to Jail to await his trial at the next term of the SD
perior Court for this county, in October.
Da7IU .JOnrnGl. TIN INST
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

o. The trunk OF the alleged burglar, now in jai
under the name of Abbott, searched Tuesday
and nippers, keys, Sc. found in it
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

kENANsv1LLE, Aug. 9Th, 1856.
DEAR SlRs On Tuesday before the election, at
Dails precinct in this county, was informed by
John c. Price and Haines W. Thompson that they
desired 10 vote for the Democratic candidate but If
they did so, being members of the Know Nothing or.
der, they might be censured or charged with perjury
they asked my legal opinion as to whether a viola
ton Of the obligation they had taken was perjury
gave them the opinion that the oath they had taken
in itself unlawful, and that it was administered
by men not authorized by law to administer oaths,
and that for that reason they could do as some 9th
ers of my acquaintance in the country who were
similarly circumstance, vote the Democratic ticket
without withdrawal but, TO avoid censure, they
had better inform some of their political brethren Of
sheir determination to do SO, that no perjury could
arise IN any way, and there particular neces.
sty for making the matter public. They stated that
there was but one day before the election, and in
that time they could not see many of the order; and
they wished it known, even after the election, that
they were not acting pecptately, nor with any dis
regard to what they deemed just and proper; there
fore, they desired it TO be made public
Thompson signed the paper in my presence John
C. Price authorized myself Or Thomas j. Carr to sign
for him. They are respectable young men. Thomp.
son is quite young, and has no education.
Yours, very truly,
w J. HOUSTON
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10
Catholics

Catholics.
Whatever be the merits of the Catholic rel gion
in reference to future world certain 1t is that its
tendency is most nausplcous to liberty in this
[New York paper.
We fear that the author of the above remark was
governed more b. the pre- udices of education than
By the facts of the case FREE FEDERATION IS aUoav-
go IN the dom1naons Of the Pope; and the CATHOLICS
Of MoryIand, as the early history Of country qrH
shoac, exhibited a SIMILAR spirit. The most familiar
evidence in the case may be drawn from England
No one will pretend to say that the conduct of Henry
VIII. and Elizabeth, favorable TO liberty
than that of Catholic soyereigns who preceded them
especially if we take into view the advancement of
political science, and the commercial habits Of the
people We do not specially advocate the cause of
this particular sect, but acould ariM to place 1t on
az EXACT LEVEL scM OTHER DENOMINATIONS. The
lete' Of our constitutions and tile spirit of our laqcS
place. 1t there and At IS =, StGo9 heh 'M be G,rard
DICED mind."-Peoples' Press and Wilmington Ad.
rertlser. Thomas Loring, Editor, Aug, 12th, 1894
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

THIS DIsTR1cT.-We see no use in making any
long recapituaton of the votes in this District We
give The majorities tor r1vasrs. Wns1uw and Reid.
Mr. Winslow's majorities are In New Hanover,
453 in Duplin, 548; in Sampson, 262; Cumberland
and Harnett, 2O4 Columbus, 2l9; Robson, 60
1854
Mr. Reds majorities are In Brunswick, 1920; in
Bladen, 1913; in Richmond, 800 -638.
Total clear ma GRITTY for Winslow, 1,ll6.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

LOUISVILLE, Aug. ia o'clock, P M.-The city
is now quiet Fifty extra police have been sworn
In, and Judge Balock and others making So, ech
es at the house to the citizens urging them to
maintain the peace Public feeling has become con-
siderably Gained.
Five o'clock Another outf reak is feared Tonight,
in consequence of large quantity of gunpowder
having been found in the possession of the Irish in
the eighth ward which fact has greatly revived the
excitement
Large numbers of Irish are leaving the city this af-
ternoon
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-10

THE SIXTH observation-disclosures brought by pas
sengers from Raleigh indicate the certain election of
Scales, DEM, over Puryear, Nebraska and K N.
We were not prepared to expect such victory as
this, and it is, therefore, the more gratifying The
report comes through so many different channels that
we see no reasonabl ground for doubling it. Mr.
Scales, election is conceded in Raleigh
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-16
sIIIPPING.

I7oR LlvERPooL.-PACKET nth OF MAY.-THE
II hpe new ship FRANCES PALMER l45o TINS burthen,
commander will sail rs above This superior
excellent opportunity pAssenners about
sadiDg TO Europe Her cabin and I'd cabin fitted
every convenience for the son passen
gers balance Of freight PASSAGE apply on board At
Pier 20, e. r. or to TAPsCoTT CO., 81 South street.
n OR NORFOLK, PETERSBURG AND RICHMOND
II The United States mail steamship ROANOKE r.
simmer cemmander will leave pier No l3 North river
Wednesday, Mfy 18th, at O'clock II. M will arrive %
Norfolk the NEXT afternoon, and Petersburg and Rich
nond the ioiloring morning Prom Norfolk passengers for
the south proceed by railroad direct with through
from elden TO Wilminston Chafleston, &c Psae and
fare 70 Norfolk Sc TO Petersburg and Richmond SD
age half price. Through tickets TO Lyuohburg ft Apply
70 LuDLhM PLRAsANTs, No. 80 broadway. ~ -SNe
freight taken foy Richmond, 81 GA iossaG ss
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STOLEN GOODS.

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF POLICE MAY Is 1889. -
" Owners wanted at this once for pair sky blue
pair bootees and pair cotton
also Al the Frat district police cour. omes Centre stree
is bags OF shot lot OF solder lot Of soldering irons
copper plates OF Iinc Hot Of canvass pee lot
twre IN hanks lot o, copper nails in papers lot Of
hin in papers lot Of iron spikes lot
screws doz. inside locks lot Of lead pencils, lot OF
blank memorandum books lot Of steel pens bottles Of
red fluid bundle worstet all supposed 70 stolen
GEO w. MATSELL, CHER OF Police
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WORK FAMILY HOTEL, NEW BRIDGE STREET

WORK FAMILY HOTEL NEW BRIDGE STREET
i Ludgate Hill, London The above house Is centrally
sitting rooms forty and Atty light airy bedrooms
good smoking room; warm cold and shower paths always
ready nie NJ porter in attendance charge
yants The New York Herald Is filed. THOMAS QUAR-
TgRMAINF lso proprietor Of the Crown and Scepre and
Ship tavern Creenwh tenders his grateful thanks TO his
friends for the vors he has long enjoyed at
their hands, and solcs their continued patronage
CONNIE n ation.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-05-16

LoR PETERSBURG AND NoRFoLK-THE STEAM.
chip ROANOKE; Capt skinner Il now loading ., pier
leave on Wednesday, ct o'clock. LUDLAM PLEA
SAINTS, 50 Broadway,
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THE FIREIEN.

"A Company No Is. convened Mt their carriage house
Monday evening" May ~ the following preamble and feso
death OF John Henry Ever their much respected
dered to be printed
Whereas has been the will Of all just Being
to take beloved friend a1d highly mem
Der Of this company whom, from long and intimate
quaintance, loved brother, cherished friend
pected citizen and esteemed fireman. that he
essed peculiar decree all those good qualities that
fully by the feeling Of and regret which
peryades the circle Of his acquaip lance Therefore,
Resolved That deeply sympsthxe with the bsreaved
family Of the deceased their affection and and
Of these resolutions be transmitted to
Resolved That the following committee be appointed 10
carry the shove resolutions into effect Edward NcPhsAn
VIM. II. Macdonough Frederick S. Whiting.
TINTED STATES HOSE COMPANY NO x-rHH
active, honorary and members Of this company also
the members Of Engine No
fully requested meet at the carriage house. Wednes
May IT, at o'clock ray the last respect
TO much esteemed brother fireman. John H. Evers By
order Z. McPHELAN. Foreman.
JAMES H LAYDEx, Secretary. ~
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sPIRTTUALISM.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sEABRING, ASSISTED ny
- two other mediums will hold circles, daily. Circles for
developing mediums Monday Afternoons and Tuesday
Friday evenings Hours 10 NJ to to 8, and TO
9P.M. Rooms 81 Broadway, New York.