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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26
REVIEW OF THE WILMINGTON MARKET.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 24TH, 1856

TURPE NTINE-Remains about the same as qnoted on
Thusda last One two parcels have changed hands
cents advance yellow dip, but these dry lots
water lots only command 81 45 for virgin and yellow Dip
and 81 30 for hard per ESQ lbs The market above
figures, with fair demand from shippers and ders-
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RUSSIA SALVE.

Is purely Vegetable Compound of and peculiar
combination and is the best Salve made for the
of BURNS, FLESH OUNDS, and SORES of all kinds.
Price 25 per box liberal discount by the dozen
gross For sale in Wilmington, n. G: by
S. w. WHITAKER,
Oct 9th. 26-6m Agent for the proprietor
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RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN EMPERoR-The Emperor
OF France has recently given series of fetes at Com
pelgne but the Partisan popuace have grumbled so
loudly that has been deemed prudent TO discontinue
them, and the court has tetarned to Paris The Pa
ris correspondent of the New York Commercial under
date of 10th of November says
Last Saturday the independence Beige was pre-
vented from entering France. afterwards obtained
copy and found that the offensive matter in Its col
umns was statement In its Paris correspondence that
al a cabinet council which had Just been held the
Ministers had urged on his Majesty the propriety
and absolute necessity OF renoGncing the visit Foun
taine-bleau. Among the urged were the diff
culities with England, the suffering condition of he
poor on account of the high price of living, and the
contrast which these brilliant fetes of the court
would offer to the miseres of the poor The Selling
of the journal gave certain degree of importance
these statements At any rate, the visit was renoun
ced and on the next regular day for announcing the
prices ct bread for the fortnight the price low
cred three centimes bread of the first quality -
the first variation which has taken place in the price
of bread since August, 1854 AT the same time pub
lie cookhouses for the poor have been established
throughout the city where soups and cooked meats
OF good quality can be hal at very reduced rate
| AN APPALLING FAcT.-The Irish census tables
just published report that in year there 81
IT'S deaths from starvation The editor of the Med
ica Times. commenting upon this appalling state
menl, says:
1.-The figures must be far short OF the truth. The
| narrowing details given in the body of the report
leave doubt that multtudes persisted by the way
side and in The cherries Irish howell, whom neither
policeman coroner's nquests ever took Of
Would il not be well for the republican presses in
this country, that Kansas is likely 10 find re.
lief, to call the attention of Lady Byron and Hon
Miss Murray to the facts above stated. and which
being to them SO near at home, may be otherwise
overlooked and neglected Would not suggestion
to the Duchess of Switzerland to request her friend
Mrs. Stowe in view of these wrongs oppression anC
suffeings, under the institutions of Great Britain
to write book-to be entitled Uncle Patrick
ShantY,'' or Nike tale of the dismal Isle,'-bt
highly proper and productive of good We submit
if the history of Southern slavery affords any picture
so appalling the facts above given present, az
transporting under the rule of antt-slnUery old Eng
land.-AuguSta Age.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26

JUST RECEIVED,
GWISS, JACONET and MEDIUM FLOUNCINGS and
- BANDS-elegant and cheap, at
HEDRICK & RYAN's.
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WILMINGTON WHOLESALE PRICES CURRENT.

Il should that quotatons generany
represent the wholesale prices In filing small ORDERS mgn
er rates have to be maid
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A RUNAWAY AND BOLD REsCUE.-4 yesterday al
ternoon gentleman left horse and buggy standing
on Fourth street, near Vine A lady was n the We
hicle and her companion, he left it, carele>sly
threw the reins over the dashboard, with the nen-
ton probably of returning Immediately. From some
cause or other the horse became frightened, and
screamed in terror, while the reins slipping the
board, efectually prevented the possibility of her
checking the runaway whose speed increased at
every ward. Those who witnessed the scene expect
ed every moment to see her throw herself out, when
fortunately, when within short distance OF Elm
street. laboring looking dashed to the head of
the horse and seized the bride. The horse reared
and dashed forward but still the brave fellow held
on, and succeeded in tuning him up Elm street,
where he finally brought him up against lamp post,
no one injured nor anything broken The owner was
Immediately upon the spot, and he thanked the
man whose boIdness had prevented catastrophe,
he slipped something which look ID very like ten
dollar piece into his hand.-Cincinn0tl Times, I'd.
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SNow.-1he Fayetteville Observer of the 22d in.
stant' says We had considerable fall of snow yes
'erday, the second this season.
al the North the weather was intensely cold last
week. The thermometer was degrees below zero
30 miles north of New York.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26

All of which is respectfully submitted
f. A. DOUGLASS, c. Engineer
November 9th 1856.
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JACOB LITTLE's FAILURE.-A correspondent of the
Charleston Courier thus explains the late failure iof
Mr.. Little of New York
The true cause of the failure of Jacob Little has
not yet been publicly stated. He a strong FIRE.
mont man, and really thought he would be elected
Knowing that if suchan event had occurred, there
would have been excitement throughout The country
that business would receive fearful shock, and
calamities portend, he calculated that about this
time amid the universal apprehensions of all
sentative commercial men, negotiations would be
suspended, real estate decline, and securities of every
description tumble down, and he would reap the pro-
fits of the public disaster
According TO the statement Of the tax collector Of
Washington City, the following is the assessed value
of ground, improvements personal properly, &c.
within the corporation Ground $l2,537,OOc: i'm
drovements $lO,66O,251 ; household, $3.50 !;
slaves 1851 AIS; PERSONAL property, $363,64O. To-
tai $24,952, 1922 To thi. may be added Bank stocks,
81 ,OO2, O61 and other stocks, $S5,935-making a
grand total of $26 ,O4O,3ls. Increase since general
assessment of 1854, $I,237,545.
A CROOKED gentleman, on his arrIvalfat Bath, was
asked by another, what place he had travelled from.
81 came straight from London,' replied he. "Dd
you so o. said the other "then you have been ter
riby Warped by the avay.
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WANTED. 300 ACTIVE YOUNG MEN,
ITO local and travelling agents in business easy,
useful and honorable, at SALARY OF 300 PER
dcine book business Full particulars given Free to all
who enclose postage stamp three cent piece and ad
Dec. 18th l7-l2t
VALUABLE TURPENTINE LANDS ron SALE.
90 WILL be offered at public sale at Carvel's Creek
parcel Of LAND lying in said County of Baden about
miles @ @ Cape saf Ke sS III
ACRES all Turpenne land with about twenty FIVE thous
and boxes it portion cut last and none very much
worked credit Of six and twelve months will be given
interest from date. r. l.. ANDERS,
Agent of James o. Anders.
Dec. 26th. 1856 Its
CUGAR, GLOVES, PlCkLED LINES, Sc, SC.
y 40 hhds. MUSCOVADO SUGAR;
10 SSIs. P PIckLE1 LINES;
8 tons Ct w WRoGGHT and CAST IRON.
Just received per Bark Jas Smith from Cayenne and St.
Vincents. For sale by ADAMS, BRO. i CO.
THEEsE-5o boxes prime Dairy Cheese. just received
~ For sale by W1LLARD& CURTIS.
TOFFEE-75 bags prime Rio Coffee Is do. do Laguyra
do; 10 pockets Old Java do U per sshr 6 M Smith
+ De sa'S ss By 1856. "''1N"D q 0'Nl'''
SUGAK.-25 barrels Yellow Coffee Sugar; IS do. A DO.
- do Is do. do do; Is do Crushed do. Now landing
''G Dec S: Is, " NJ 'D'''H' W Willard CURTIS
NOTICE.
I'm TUESDAY, the Both day OF December, will sell at
" public auction, Mount Olive in Wayne county, that
desirable plantation occupied by Eppy Peterson, Esq
containing between 200 and 800 of valuable land located
in the County of Duplin upon West side of w & w. Rail
Road and adjoining Gochan. Upon the premises
Portable DWELLING HOUSE and all necessary outhouses
ELI w. HALL, Agent.
Dec. 22d, 1856. 9O-tf
SALT! SALT.
1--WE HUNDRED SACKS SALT, in prime order. Fo
Il sale by WILLARD & CURTIS.
Dec 22d
DRAWER BOOkS-Bibes Hymn Books Psamodies
L Psalms and Hymns; Church Service Home Service
Dec 22d S. w WHITAKER'S.
SANTA CLAUS.-Win visit the Book Store between
= now and the evening of the 24th In anticipation of hi
visit We have been supplied with beautiful assortment
Pretty Books for the young folks to whom we know him t.
be devotedy attached. -
Dec. I'D 5. w. WHIIAKERS.
GONE OF THE HANDsOMEsT CHRISTMAS BOOKS
- ARE: The Court of Naples; The Republican Court
Rural Hours Rural Rambes American Scenery Book o
Beauty Floral Keepsake Book of Engravngs: Homes
and Haunts of the Wise and Good Standard Works in
Poetry History Biography, &c. richly bounG For sale
ADMINISTRATORS SALE OF LAND.
TN PURSUANCE of an order of the last County Court
of Brunswick County the Subscriber, as Administrator
lie sale the 9th day of this month"; at Bordeaux Depot r
New Hanover County tract of land belonging to sale
estate lying Turkey Creek, about mile and half from
said Depot containing hundred and forty acres
or less of which somewhat hundred clear
ed The whole tract is susceptible Of cultivation, and
large portion of it good farming land.
Dec ec-i s.175Sw~i4-4t 'SO' JOHN BOWEN, Admir-
! JUST RECEIVED.
| ~ BBLS. EATING POTATOES;
lU 50 boxes Cheese; 20 20 bbls Flour;
25 IS Candles; 30 bags Coffee;
10 kegs best quality Butter;
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BoTroMLEss PIT IN THE MAMMOTH CAvE.-The
bottomless pit in The Mammoth Cave of Kentucky is
suspected by many 10 run through the whole diane
ter of the earth. The branch terminates in it. and
the explorer suddenly finds himself brought upon its
brink, standing upon projecting platform, surround
ed on three sides by darkness and terror, gulf on
the right and gulf on the left, and before him what
seems an interminabe void He looks alott; but no
eve has vet reached the top of the great overarching
dome nothing is there seen but the flashing OF the
water dropping from above, smiling as 1t shoots BY
in the unwonted CLEAN of the lamp. He LOOKS be-
low and nothing there meets his gace save darkness
as thick as lampbIack, but he hears wild, mourn-
fuI melody of water, and the wang OF the brook Tor
the green and the sunny channel left in the upper
world never more to be revisited. Down goes rock
tumbed over the cliff by the guide who is OF the
opinion that folks here to and hear, not to
muse and be melancholy. There it goes-crash 1t
has reached the bottom No-hark, it strikes again !;
once more and again, still falling. Will it never
stop Ones hair begins to brstle as he hears the
sound repeated growing less and less until the ear
can follow it no longer. Certainly if the pit OF Fred
erck shall be eleven thousand feet Deep tie bottom
less pit of the Mammoth Cave must be its equal
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26
Inc Storm o the COnsI--Vessels AshOre--Crttica
Condition Of Three Hundred PasseMgers.

Condition OF Three Hundred Passengers.
New YORK. Dec. 81, P. M.-The Charleston,
savannah and Norfolk boats which left here yester-
Day anchored at the quaratine last night I'D sailed
thence this morning at o'clock.
The gale of last night was fearful along the coast
and many disasters have doubtless occurred. The
packet ship New York, from Liverpool, with three
hundred passengers, and another ship, name un-
known, are ashore the Jersey coast near Barnegat
The Surboats had gone to their relief but with what
success is not yet known.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-26

NOTE River Lumber Tar and Turrentine, sold in the
subject to the of landing coop
erage, sc say lumber 80 cents to 81 per M Tar and
urpentne about 1O@ cents per bbland naval stores,
when brought per railroad about the expenses are
curred--*For Virgin or mixed Turpentine deduction
of one6h is made the price of yellow DIP,
cording to quality.
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NOTICE.
THE UNDERSIGNED, of the late firm of Heyer Vonr
L Claim will continue the GROCERY BUSINESS at
TIE old stand North Water Street, where he will keep
general assortment goods in the Grocery line suitable for
this market He respectfully ocits the patronage of his
| oil customers and the public generally . , ~
Wilmington, Sept 3d. 1856 5--2l-n
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WILSON'S HARNESS ESTABLISHMENT.
TsM~~~ THE SUBSCRIBER respectfully informs the
III Citizens of Wilmington and its vicinity, tina the
" has located branch of his New York house at
No Market street, the Wharf, where he will keep
every description of
SADDLES, BRIDES, HARNESS, WHIPS & TRUNKS
Every variety of Ladies and Gentemen's riding Saddles
Fine Sole Leather TRUNKS, and every thing in his
line Having facilities he will keep constantly
hand the splendid and assortment of Saddery
goods in the State all of which will be sold at New York
prices
N B. Repairing of Harness and Trunks done by the best
workmen and all orders for Harness executed with prompt
and despatch. MATHEW A WILSON,,
Importer and Manufacturer of Harness.
No. SO Canal street, New York, and
No. Market street, Wilmington. N. e.
10th, 13-tf
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SECOND DISPATCH

NEW YORK, Dec, 21.-It is hardly possible to lear
any thing further from the ship New York to-nigh
as The wreck lies 80 miles from the telegraph static
and the roads are impassable
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DISSOLUTION.
FFNHE COMPREHENSIVE heretofore existing between
l the undersigned under the of HEYER g. Won
CLAIM is this day dissolved by mutual The
business the late firm will be settled by either of the par
ties and the firms will be used in liquidation thereof
All persons indebted them requested make
immediately and those having claims against the said firm
will present the for settlement. G. HEYER,
H. VONGLAHN.
WILMINGTON Sept. 30, 1856 5--2I-n
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TNHOSE SAWS stamped ]. M. ROBINSON are manu-
featured of the finest quality Cast Steel by the very
best workmen They tempered by Sylvesters Patent
empering Machine (Which tempers evenly, nd
aparatus and ground Souhwes Patent Saw Grinding
Machine the only machine that will grind Circular Saw
perfectly true. For sale by ~
July j. 1856. J. M ROBINSON & SON
p S-Saws of every kind made to order.
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SPIRITS IURPENTINE-As may be from table be-
low the price advanced cent Friday last but since then
the market has ruled inactive We learn that SO
offered but sellers generally refuse take less than
per gallon no transactions since Saturday. The sales
reach only 46l bbls, viz
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Wilmington Bank Rates of Exchange.
Baltimore. Il pr ct. prem. Philadelphia pr ct. prem
New York; :: &c =" Virginia.. :. :.
3ostoE..-.-.l g charleston. i
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TOFFEE-75 bags prime Rio Coffee Is do. do. Laguyr
~ do Is pockets Old Java do per Schr. G. M: Smith
For sale by WILLARD CURTIS.
Dec. %, 1856
NUGAR.-25 barrels Yellow Coffee Sugar; IS do. A dc
- do; Is do. do do. Is do. Crushed do. Now andin
from Schr. G.. NJ. Smith. For sale by
Dec Is WILLARD & CURTIS.
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Washington Aqueduct.

OprIcE or THE WAsurssTos AouHpUor, "a =
Warrington March y lass,
PROPOSALS avted or graduation masonry
DAMS iunpes and other Washington sqnednct
Proposals. received the 9Th May will be opened
that day.
prohcs and specifications ofihs
animation aud after the 2th day ofApd
Proposals Will be recsved tor the
bridges sc, kc described In the plans
Portions Of The works be
appropriation hut all unfinished
be future appropriations
the right prescribe the OF
OF under Cor appropriation
oftbe appropriation not holding sufficiently decide
what works shall be stopped unit funds become available.
funds The reserved ten cent will paid ~ in
o engnee the work has been properly executed
gone
Payments viii be made in specie checks upon
treasury the monthly estimates Of engineer reseryuE
cent and viii be duon 81 all
Al bids should be sealed and endorsed Proposals
the Washington Aquoductn
any or all the bids
should they he deemed
ment MAY considered most conducive
n
responsible persons the they under
take that the bidder bidders WILL VI his
obligation, within days,
secunrs for the completion
~ be accompanied by the certificate Of the United
Judge United States district
the general individual the Engineer
permen Of War; that the able make good
guarantee.
R,ds win he opened presence bidders n any them
choose to be present
C. MEIGs
Capt Of Engineers, In charge.
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Triessmar--The Great European Discovery,

PROTECTED by royal patent Of England and secured BY
ue seats OF Ecoa dc Phanacie Paris Imperial
lege OF Medicine Vienna E=@a4 .s.##
ncsepa No is the remedy for general debility
OF write decay, al
quences arising from an early abuse, Sc l effects ecacious
IN yon manhood and old the vle powers would
come impaired even IN the decline Of Rfe if Tese1ar
universally adopted all physical nprdnens mage
before m nhuence thus rendering IL Invaluable
tering the
Tnesena No completely and entirely caiicacs all
buse disorders which and cuhhs
an andote for 10 the ruin Of the health OF portion OF pop
Thesema No the European remedy ths,
disorders which, unfortunately the English
mercury 70 the inevitable destruction Of the patents constitution
and which all the sarsapalih In world
Tresmar Nos Il q and alike devoid smell,
all naoseang qualities They may
their being detected
sold in tin ~ each divided into separate
ninisiered by Valpeau, Lalemand, Rour, &C.
To be had, Wholesale m. A No.
Green street. Canal New York specially appointed
proprietor and paenree agent for the United
other part of America immediately
MI Barrow will forward tho Trierrmar of world
securely Pached and addressed according the
writer. - ~
Retail agents required Terms aH&e
Nov p-dlyr
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BY RAILROAD DIRECT no THE WEST.
r. n ass,asg jBss.s, gss1za

Time Ss,wssn wasnIngg.on and wheeling bat MA
Through Tickets and Baggage Checks TO ho lad In
5H .l#t washington.
THE Baltimore Ohio Railroad having greatly improved
western now offers The fullest 20 av
the Northwest, and the southwest.
Tine Dsaaa W Swes am me 9 s w s sna Sc s
Washington Junction, aieiy called Relay one mites
washington Ohio Baggage through
Wheeling Washington station and and transferred
there, (lh pasenger,) without charge, holding
through points beyond. The connecting
Washington daily 9, and M, M; on Sundays al the
4, Wnseins
wheeling through Cambridge GAINESVILLE, and Newark
Mansfield sanduky for sandusky, Toledo Detroit
Chicago, st. Louis, Me-
81 he % s q "a T AZ
vlLLE &C. Al A.nia Iule Miami a,oad canns1,on s
taale Lalaye,tr, Chicago Rock island 81 Louis. &C.
Naice1 New orieass &c which are sold IL
a.ssa cnesai ,e mail steamers on ma ihe Ohio
FOR CLEvELA and via Cleveland Toledo Detroit
caso &c. tickets sold when Ohio navigabe between
Wheeling and Wssye liol,y u'es where connection wit,
Travellers are % notice that while this the only route
@ sa ,e = nen IN nv aasas p aa IN e
The srsa. West The distance from Washns'on 70 cisenaat
but miles, being 100 miles by any other
Fare BY through ricke, from washington To wheeling 80
By railroad, ss By Cincinnati sls Indiaaapo
Chicago SO es $40 ST. Louis eos 50 and sa5 Memphis,
For FREDERICK narpsrs Ferry Marnshurs Berkeley Springs,
Cumberland Bedford springs Piedmont Oakland and Famount
MINOR Way aaoas between sanos wheeling g. a. m
For trains 10 and from Baltimore Annapois &C., see special ad
For further inorma,ion through ckets apply to TIL
| PARSONS, agent, at Washington station ,o,,,, r.,
May 5--dG Ohio Railroad Baltimore
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OssIoK o. rax M4xsI4sD lCoSsoL4DAgxD Lorrsxlzs,
sBaiuaofe Maryland, July \, 1888,
THE Maryland deemed ~
Ms aasy swiade1s
BY mail and Otherwise fraudulent lottery ehsmes
agent lotteries which
wholly fictitious glU .3H.btssss 81 6.s4t4 b u
The only lotteries in Maryland those drawn daily under
the under the constitution g examine and approve e
schemes and 0 attend 10 the drawings. Nh
An the ali certificates packages OF
nave hthox aphsd Brenan
Maryland Consolidated Lotteries
BALTIMORE, AIaryiandy' An Others fraudulent M
4 @H II TT RN"Nh3 "3@ r. x. Brennan,
! tssapt a5-aiy Baltimore. Maryland.
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ILENWOUD CEN EtrEcttH.--onee No sss PennsyisAnia
VI Of 10th street. The Savings Bank TINS
celebrated Greenwood OF
New situated the high ground distant ana guar
the Capitol North Capitol street leading dHecy
1his have received charter foin Con
appopang their ground forever 10 burial purposes making
prohibiting all enefoachmenis from
legislation Otherwise, which of vast Importance those who
epose placed Them for has
la all cities when the burial ground becomes
valuable for other 20 ei and throw the dead pro
prevent II,
Il titles given the ground
NJ BOfcs open iem 10 10 ~ whese pamphlets, win a
nap, byaws and all other information can De
Ief with Mr. James ~ ar
vsy No other undertaken will be prompt
npraasd June IDLY
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II. IL. GILL EFT,

Has removed his resid Ia Franain Row, corner
OF X Thirteenth He will continue devote his aen
ton principally ta United States supreme Court
Having he law concerning he Will
Give opinions legal questions arising before
the Patent once appeals the chief justice assistant
Justices of Columbia; and Will also assist In the
preparation and trial of suits concerning patents
lie opinions and prepare arguments for par
either 0fthc departments
win before board established for hei
adjudication.
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