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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05

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five yesrs ciai &C to enter business this city Would
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

~ Among the most striking features of the late
canvass, were the steadily persisted in assertions OF
the leading friends of Mr. Fillmore, who would have
it that that gentleman really possessed party; an
idea rendered totally prepOserous by the revelations
made by the elections, East and West, North and
South How could such assertions be made by men
like Mr.. Graham and others, whose age and expert
ence might have enabled them to draw more rational
conclusions from the obvious facts before them? 1t
was certainly surprising TO hear of and read the as
sertions made by these gentlemen, and we cannot
think strange that the rank and file of the Fillmore
men, here and elsewhere, fell into the most egregous
errors when following, or attempting to follow, the
lead of such blind or faithless guides.
But, while many have erred from instructed zeal,
prejudice or recklessness, what shall We think oil
Southern men like Kenneth Rayner, who went North
to urge upon the people of the nonslaveholding State
of Pennsylvania to assent TO-, go into, and ratity fu
sion with abOlitionsm, from which twelve THOUSAND
Northern men, OF his party, in the city of Phil
adelphia, turned with loathing and disgust VIVA
shall we think of the telegraphic despatch read b
Mr.. Rayner the night before the elections tele
graph from Mr. Fillmore, urging this coalition Ho,
many of the thousands at the South who supporte
MIR. Fillmore would have supported him had th
fact become known and established before the eleC
ton Is it not strange phenomenon to see conse1
Vatiye Northern men compelled to rebuke Souther
advocates of abolition fusion 3? is it not still mo-
humiliatng to think that one. and perhaps the mo
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14
Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad.

The stockholders of this Company held their
nua meeting in this City Thursday the Both ult,
and adjourned on the evening the day.
The meeting was organized by the appointment
of Alfred Williams, Esq, Chairman, and Maj
w. Vass and w A. Eaton, Esq. Secretaries.
Alfred JONES' Esq, of Wake, appeared as the rep
resentatve of the stock held by the State.
The President of the Road, R. A Hamilton, Esq,
presented his report ana accompanying statements
of the year ending September 80, 1856
The Report is full and explicit. 1t refers to the
dmunltIon OF receipts on freight, and accounted for
ito the improvements going on between CASTOR
and Weldon their present cost and the further amount
to complete the same to the bridge across the Roa-
noke at Gaston which has been put under contract,
and the construction commenced The President
speaks encouragingy of the capacity of the road to
pay good dividends when the extraordinary repairs
now in progress shall completed 1t appears that
the receipts for the year from freight, passengers
and mail were about Sl75,0OO; and that after paying
the current and extraordinary expenses there was
left the close OF the year unexpended balance of
some 900
T. Brown Venable, ESQ., Chairman of the Com
mittee on Finance and Inspection, reported against
the declaring of dividend out of the profits of the
years business of even much had not been
pended.
An interesting discussion arose the proposition
of Francis Rives, Esq, of Petersburg to declare
dividend OF per cent the capital stock of the
Company, payable in scrip bearing per cent. Inte
rest and redeemab:e in five years Alter lengthy
debate, the resolution withdrawn.
The stockholders then e-elecred the old Directors
The Governor also appointed the old members or
the part of the State The Board stands now al
! last year, namely, R. A. Hamilton, Geo. w Morde
Miller, Jno. G.. King, and A. C. Perry.-Raleigi
| Standard
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

THE GROWTH OF ST. PAUL, MINNEsoTA.--We ex-
tract the following from the Minnesota Pioneer and
Democrat;
1.-The growth OF St Paul in population, and in those
elements of wealth and prosperity which constitute
a fourishing city, has been truly marvellous during
the present season. A greater number of buildings
been erected this year than in any two years preced
ing. The increase in population has been very great.
Our city at the present time we firmly believe con.
tains population of twelve thousand souls. In 1849
it did not contain five houndred inhabitants
&c During the present summer, Eastern capital
amounting to bundled of thousand of dollars, has been
proftabIy and judiciously expended. Large ant
elegant warehouse, stores and dwellings have beer
erected by hundreds.
Labor of all kinds has been in demand throughout
the season. Mechanics and day -laborers have com
manded what seem TO the class of population
in the East enormous wages
"The emigration 10 the Territory has been steady
and increasing the whole season. So great indeed
has been the increase that our people are beginning
now seriously to entertain the idea of applying 70
admission into the Union State, our population
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14
The Shakers.

We made two separate visits 10 the Shakers, the
latter on fine Sabbath morning when quite a large
audience assembled 10 witness the curious re-
ligious performance OF this society. The church is
small wooden building, with two front entrances
which open directly into the church room or meet
ing room perhaps they would call it, Here the
men ranged themselves on one sile of the room, and
the women upon the o,he leach entering at their res
peotive doors. The company of worshppers, we
were told, was not as large as usual The exercise
consisted OF sing ing, marching and speaking Their
hymn tunes are OF prImative simplicity confined
entirely 10 melody and so limited in their range of
notes, that the mere beginner in the rudimenls of
music can write them off on simply hearing them
sung. They sing entirely with the chest voice, and
some OF the women have voices of remarkable purity
of tone which the pecuarities or their singing
will not entirely hide
The words they sing well as the music oil
Shaker origin, having considerable of imagery in
their composition, which is not surprising in the
J hymns of people who claim to know something oil
inspiration In their marches the principal singers
tie centre of the form the point around which
the others marched. There was no dancing, such al
was formerly practiced this marching, with the ny
and down movements of the hands, probably taking
its place. The scene highly interesting to ont
who saw it for the first time
| The men were dressed in shirt sleeves, or in Ions
drab coats similar in style to the swallow tailed gar
ments sported by the city gents last winter. Th
woman scanty white or light blue dresses hav
ing more resemblance TO IOlueu tudn 10
capacious skirts of the day with neat white ker
chiefs demurely crossed and fastened in the bet il
front white muslin caps studiously CO, ering ever
glimpse of hair-womans greatest ornament-as
it was a great mistake that women were not bor
shaven and shorn high heeled shoes, and monstrou
, pocket handkerchiefs which probably never knew
pocket.
, Mingled among the men and woman. were boy
and girls whose looks promised much for their
e vancement in Sbakerism. They seem to take to
dI1nly nd do
r sober without any of the sanctimoniousness whic
lseems 10 attach itself to of the people, as if
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

GJ-We have, since writing our longer article on
the election received additional dispatches confirm
ing the main fact of Buchanan's election, though diff
fering from former calculations in regard TO Illinois.
The estimate of maorites in twenty. ght States Is
necessarily rough one and we have no doubt but
that when The whole has been accurately received
and made up il will be seen that Buchanans ma ori-
ties exceed those of both his competitors, though
whether his vote will is very doubtful.
Mcssrs Barnard and Pgott, the agents of the AS
ISOLATED Press at Washington City and Augusta, Ga,
considering the event as decided, state that they will
therefore discontinue reports. Theinterrupion of the
communication by accidents 10 the wires together with
the great pressure of dispatches necessarily caused
dcav hut without the telegraph and the system adop-
ted, what's known in two days would have taken more
than that number OF weeks At first, the news keeps
pouring in so vague, contradictory and unsatsfaco-
ry that people apt get out of humor, and bless
the TELEGRAPH and teegraphers. But gradually things
assume definite form and presSure-the smoke clears
Off and the result becomes apparent, so that, closely
contested as the election was, with three candidate
in the field, within eight hours after the closing
of the polls it is known from one end Of the coun
try TO the other that Buchanan and Breckinrioge ar
elected the geographical party defeated-Fillmor
not in the race, and the country all right. We Cal
now await the returns by mall satisfied that Ere
mont is beaten-that the colleges will choose tn
President and the country be saved the intrigues an
ferments of an election by the House.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

A lady who had on her upper lip something ap-
and his Wife, whose laughing merry little boy hap
pened to be present at the time. In the course of
conversation this little fellow inquired what TO do TO
get hair on his lip. "Why. rub it up against pa
pas" was the reply "Oh, mamma" said he, 6 is
that the way Miss - has got hers?n
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

J. R. H., says the Washington Star, returned from
%ha story rT OF DuoRed
his party for necessary election expenses" under
promise of political triumph and an Office, was ap-
preached just after the Pennsylvania election by a
committee with an invitation to fork over again
I" for the good of the party" g No sir-ree - re-
Kansas" Nary red-let her bleed!"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14
lbarefaced Of all these advocates, should hail from

barefaced of all these advocates, should hail from
North Carolina.
What is called Growing" is not in our line, and
even were we so inclined we have nobody to crow
over. Fremont was away where we could not fight
him, and it turns out have all along said, that
Fillmore was not anywhere The little mark he made
hardly amounts to q ripple on the surface, and is
not of sufficient importance any longer TO divide the
people of the South or cause them 10 call each other
hard names As for the big parade and mutual admi
ration of few antediluvan politicians, who got up
snug little tea party of their own at Baltimore
and called it Wing Convention, that was. from
the first jolly little Pickwickan affair, amusing
enough to the public and serving for IFS members all
the ends of innocent recreation, and only dangerous
to those who were creduous enough to stake any
loose change on MIR. Fillmore, under the deIusion
that this little gathering really indicated anything
ONs1nw CoUNrY.-The Superior Court for OGslow
County. was in sess on this week. His Honor Judge
Manly presiding, The chief OF public ln'eres' was
that of the State against ''Abram" Slave indicted
for Rape and Murder, committed on the person OF
Ann N Tay lor, young lady of I8 or ~ years OF
age and q resident of Stump Sound District IN tha'
countv. The circumstances in connection with this
affair were given in the Journal some weeks ago
We learn that the evidence the trial was entirely
crcumsantia, but of such character as to exclude
any other hypothesis than that of his guilt The
jury after a short deiberation, returned with q
verdict of guilty" upon which the Judge proceeded
to pass sentence to be carried into effect on the 20tF
of this month Immediately after sentence had beer
passed, the prisoner made full confession of hi
ouilt For the Sta,e-Mr Solicitor Stevenson, anC
George Green, Esq, of Newbern- For the defence
Joshua G. Wright and Eli W Hall, Esqs.. of Will
mngton and VIM. H. Washington, Esq, of Newbern
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

The London Times, the leading Fremont organ in
England publishes an awful hoax-an account of
several murders and duels on railroad in Georgia.
OF course the Times with its usual stupidity, had
leader the subject, containing the customary re-
Elections on this country! As the Times never re.
tracts its lies explains its bunders, this will all
| pass into history!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

n. C. Coal AND IRoN.-We have undoubted au-
thorlty for stating that the paragraph going the
rounds of the papers, announcing sale of the coal
land Of Messrs Haughton, and the iron orc lands of
Mr. Unthank, on Deep River, is premature. No such
sales had taken place as recently as week ago.
[FauetteuiN Observer.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

BUNDLE OF ELoPEMENTs The Buffalo Express
gives the following chapter on domestic dif6cutes
Mrs. King, near Kingston was recently taken sick,
handsome servant girl named Martin. On their
arrival in Albany. Miss Marian elope with young
man named Cornelius, taking Mr.. Kings money
King being penitent, returned home and found that
his wife had eIope with dry goods cleark named
Jefers with all the movable articles in the house.
Wbereupon King started off in pursuit, considering
himself deeply injured man.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14
Columbus County.---Oficial.
GOVERNOR. PRESIDENT

Nc Further reports from the Schr. Charles Smith, IRE
ported on the 4h ashore at Hyamms Cape Cod state
that the had been put OUT and vessel saved She had
board 100 Casks me and other merchandise for this
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14
Later from Havana.

New YORK, Nov 6.-The Steamer Black Warrior,
from Havana on the I'd, has arrived. A Spanish
brig ofwar had sailed from Havana with 5000 stand
of arms for the insurrectionsts in San Domingo and
active preparations were making for the invasion of
MexicO
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

HALIFAX. Nov 5--The Cunard steamer Canada,
from Liverpool on the 25th ult., arrived here this
forenoon, but owing TO interruption OF the tee'
graph her news could not be Immediately trans
mitted.
The Baltic arrived on the evening of Wednesday.
The Fulton said from Ccwes on the Odd. The In
dian arrived on the 22d. The news is meagre, the
affairs of Naples being the only matter of interest,"
The British fleet is somewhere 10 the Mediterranean
The French feet remains at Toulon, ready for sea-
Meanwhile contradictory rumors are IN circulation
one saving that the ministers will not leave Naples
for several months, and another asserting that the
French envoy announced to the Neapolltan govern
me, t. that he di} not receive a satisfactory comnu
nicaon within two hours, he would present MS Iast
misunderstanding, doubtless, that he would
demand his passport. The statement that the Gar
urged Ferdinand to make concession seems confirmed
The Czars said to have advised Ferdenand to change
his ministry and trust 10 the moderation OF Napoleon
mediator The Austrian Gazette says that England as
demands of Naples change of ministry, the abolition
of the present police system, and general amnesty
The same paper says thai france would be satisfied
with general amnesty. and hopes that the speedy
reassembng of the Paris conference has shaken the
resistance said to from England. Parliament
has been further prorogued until the 18th of De-
cember.
! John Arrowsmith, a cotton broker al Liver pool,
avows himself the author of the story about the dues
and murders on the Georgia railroad and reierates
| the II nth of his statement
FRANCE.-Numerous arrests have been made in the
department of the Saone, where dangerous secret
society has been discovered Other arrests have al
| so been made IN the Faubourg St. Antoine. The
affairs OF the Bank of France reported being in
more favorable condition, although the bank has
adopted further stringent measures and refuses ad
vances on railway 81 ares and renes
Subsidiaries mention new ministerial crisis
the object being the overthrow of Narvaez and the
restoration Of the absolu'istE.
IrALY-The Duke of Tuscany, taking alarm a
the demonstration against Naples, appears disposed
to grant concession to his people by revising the
constitution of 1848 The Paris Constitutional as
sers that the Austrians are about TO withdraw from
Rome, occupying only Ancona and Bologna.
| SwIrzERLAND-The Neufchatel prisoners have
| been discharged.
TURKEY.-Redschid Pasha has received orders Il
| form a new ministry, but has declined
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14
AN AUSPICIOUS SIGN.

The Rev. Paul Trapier, of Charleston 5 c., dele
gate to the late General Convention of the Episcopal
Church, in Philadelphia, thus concludes letter to
the Charleston Mercury
eve Sontherners have been greeted with most
cordial affection listened to with respectful attention
and treated altogether with such raterna considera
ton, that hearts very full of love in RETURN
and thanktulness to God South Carolina and Mas
sachusets on the best of terms. New York and
Virginia exchanG e and interchange continual courte
ses Ohio ard Mississippi arm in arm, Maine and
Texas up side by side and the whole Convention in
both Houses, by reclamation. ag,eed to meet next
South of Mason and Dxon's line in Richmond, Vir-
ginia, expressly TO give proof to the Southern bres
thren of confidence and Affection and evidence to all
the rest of the world that, however corscentiously
we may differ about the queSio Ue1ata' of the
day, we all are determined thatwe will not, there
fore, break the bond of Christian fellowship; but
would rather, if we may, hep with that fellowship
to stay the torrent, which also may sweep away the
fair fabric of our civil Union"
1t VS. stated By two prominent Northern members
at the uose OF the Convention, that there not
a single member of that body who was not con-
sentative man. The proposition to hold the next
| Ea,eral Convention in Richmond, came from MOI
:. nbor
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

phia Ledger cites the exhibition in France of loco
motive weighing sixty tons, with ten feet driving:
wheels and stated to be capable of attaining speed
of $50 miles per hour Its centre of gravity Pac
ed so low as to render it safer than ordinary engines
the usual speed far getting off the track is
concerned. 1t is doubted whether the speed named
can be reached without much larger driving wheels
but there is no doubt of the practcablity of acbiev
ing It with larger ones or that, by elevating the track
so as to allow of very low centre of gravity, to,
gether with widening the space between the rails and
tunnels railroad trains can move with and safe
ty $50 miles per hour.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

The PERPETUAL MOTION DELus1oN.-A Jonss, .b ~
Edinburgh, Scotland, has communicated to one VI has
newspapers the process by which, he alleges ne
discovered the long soughtfor perpetual monU now
The invention is stated to be real set'moy1ns 10
err. which may be constructed OF size ovnense
than little oil. According to the inventors de;c[p
ton the machine is whe propelled BY |t ha an.
the weights raising when the wheel turns 10 'F the
gle of forty fve and leaving three,fourhS, o. two
Wheel empty There four weights or Osl so 9TH,
of which are always working the Wheel and IN ne Lace
er to are on the centre or axle, ready 10 HI 'ne
Of others when they bring the wheel to the PqI ~
and before it looses its power. The one Oa,i 10
the bottom rises to the axle when the other cOln''
the top, and so on. -......
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

ILL1No1s-There are serious grounds for doubt as
to whether Illinois has really gone for Fremont 1t
is certain that if it has gone at all, it is by very
meagre majority instead of the large one claimed by
that notorious liar Long John Wentworth.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

LOCUST TREES ON RAILRoADs.-The Illinois Cen.
trail Railroad Company have contracted for the plant
ing of locust each side of their road for the
distance of one hund1e ed and twenty miles. After
the trees are once set, with little in keeping
the weeds down and the earth mellow around the
roots for two three years, they will require no
more labor and they will then afford shade along the
road and will have tendency to cause the grass to
grow, which will in great degree prevent much of
the annoyance from dust, and at the end of twenty
years the trees will afford timber large enough for
lies for the use of the road This is most excellent
plan, and should be adopted every road that runs
through land that will grow the locust. The labor
ers who repair the road bestow the little cultTa
lion necessary, which will cost but q trihe
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

THE PREsTDENT.-We copy the following from
the Pennsylvanaan:-
THE fact that the President of the United States
sailed short cruise in one of our national yessef
will prove ncider in the professional lVes
of the officers attached to the frigate Wabash we
aboard and for brief period shook the dust OF veXa
tious state cares from off his feet. The commander
in-chief was with his own officers and men 1t was
then his brilliant social qualities charmed ana recon
ced all in the little world around him to Inc ploGG
duty of guarding their country's honor. Is sa.a
when President Pierce left the vessel the parting wo
affecting, and his excellency mounIea on an
mustered around him. and spoke to them all IN a
neat and telling speech, wherein be taught the fen
tive duties of officers and men as one family au1
an honest tear was shed. Cheer after c1eer lion
Jack as the President left the vessel gave rfesuo
Pierce abundant evidence that he left friends Oen"u
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-14

The returns of the customs and direct w. oor AZ
France for the six months of the present yeaj Of
compared with those of the corresponding perU mount
1855 and 1854. are published. The whole 6a ssl
of the import duties received in 1856 was 900 4 in
fir, to Ss, 900 100 fir. in 1855, and 67o49.oI veal
1854, being 1864, 1856 fir. less than the 1or"0i
and l6 9s2 .565 fir more than the latter.