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that II was clearly bona ds and not speculative The
ercise Of official vigilance would enable them to secure
bona ede present actual settlers the hand and
the other exclude and reject merely speculative and fraud
uent claims whereby the purposes Of CongIess in making
the grant might be frustrated.
Nep Land OGess-The Presldent OF the United STATES
has directed the land Offices for the land districts
Gently established in Nebraska Territory TO be located
Brownsville for the NenAha district Nebraska city for
the South Platte district and at Dakota city for the Dako
Ia district.
Contract for Supplying Granite learn that the con-
tract for furnishing granite for the completion Of the
Patent Office extension has been given by the Secretary of
the Interior TO Messrs Cassidy and Higgins The
is said TO be worth about $4,000.
Patents ed-The issues of patents for the week
ending Wednesday, April g. 1851 are follows:
o'eho ..-.s..ss "''''.''.oo
DesiBu
heSsue,'...
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TREASURY DsrAArA1Sr,

march ~, 1887.
Notice hereby given 10 holders Of
ted States, this department Will purchase
day OF June unless the 81 500 previously
obtained and will In addition the interest
date Of the semi dividend OF interest thereon together
with days additional insel The reach ,
the following rates OF premium a said stocks
For the stock Of 1892, premium Of 10 per cent
For the stock Of oa7 and sas, premium 10 per
o the stock OF 1880 commonly called Texas Indemnify Stock
premium OF per cent.
Certificates OF stock usnsmed 10 the department. under this
ee bs assigned the United party entitled
TO receive the proceeds.
Payment for ia stocks assigned and transmitted will BIO made
drafts the Assistant Boston, Pla
depha the option OF the parties entitled receive nsney
which should be In the
Gates. HOWELL COBB,
Mar l3-dtstIunem Secretary Treasury.
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three ports should be opened bat the Of any foreign
vessels hidden TO penetrate into the interior.
CHINA.
The Chinese baker whe executed for poisoning the
bread at Hong Kong stated that he acted reeaby
orders of the yiceroy.
The Liverpool cotton market steady but slow of
unchanged prices Sales Of three days, 5000 bales
Breadstuhs very dull, and all qualities consdsrab
lower Flour had declined Is. western canal 27s. 2ss
Philadelphia and Baltimore 1885, 29s Wheat I'D
red, 70. 3D. ss white, 3d. "a. es 3D. Corn has de-
cined Cd. mixed, Sis.
The weather had been favorable for agricultural pur
poses.
Provisions we're generally unchanged and frm.
Money slightly easier. Consos for money closed at
93A 931s, and for accounts, 931f 93H.
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COOKING COAL.-A supply Of superior cooking coal.
v Also, other sizes Of anthracite, just received by
CAsTLENAN & BRO,
Corner Sixth and streets,
ApB-3twFATu Opposite National doiei
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GLOON MATTfHG.I have jurt received from New
LOT of superior Gowqua
tured-wbicL will Fe small advance
who article will
soon, there Is very limited the market,
chance obtaining
Mating down In the reasonable charges by
L.. r. CLARK,
/. Uph0sterer
No. a48 Penn. av, between 18th 18th streets.
Ap 7-3t. l5tar and Init
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QuARAsTIsEIt has been suggested that board Of
health and medical should lose no time in appointing
delegates to The quarantine convention Which s
at Philadelphia the lah of May 1t is to DO composed
of delegates from the boards of health and medical soce
ties of every seaport town and city 10 the United States
device uniform code Of quarantine regulations
than the present and in conformity with the
advancement of the age.
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EIhiblish every i this O'clock Wednesds
and Saturday w.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07
Death of Hon. James C. Dobbin,

FAYETTEVILLE, Aug. 4, 1910 A. M-We are
deeply panied to announce that distinguished and
beloved fellow citizen, The Hon. James C.. Dobbin,
brea,hed his last at his residence in this vicinity
few minutes ago.
1t has been apparent for some weeks past, that his
end was approaching. He himself was not less
aware of it than were the sorrowing friends who
had so earnestly hoped and prayed that he might be
spared to them, 10 his State, and to his County He
was prepared for the awful change. life Of purity
is closed by triumphant death. The honest and
conscientious Statesman, the true Friend the upright
Man, has passed from the f bis earthly hon.
ors, to his reward above-the " well done' of the
faithful servant.
The Mayor has called meeting Of the citizens of
Fayetteville, at IL M. to-day, to make suitable ar
rangements for this sad occasion.
Mr.. Dobbin as born in 1874 ard was in the 44th
year of his age. He graduated at the Universi-
ty of North Carolina in 1882 read Law in the office
of the late Judge Strange; was eminently sue ess
full at the Bar elected to Congress in 1845, and
declined re- election elected 10 the Legislature
from this county in 184s and 1880; was Speaker of
the House of Commons at the latter Session; and
finally entered the Cabinet Secretary of tho Navy
in 1858, serving through the entire Administration
of President Pierce which he did much to render
successful and popular His devotion to the arducus
duties of that station cost him his life. He has pass
ed away; but his memory will live here, in com
munity which both honored and loved him, and for
whose prosperity his last public letter breathed the
most ardent desIre.-FayeteuiNe Observer E1tra.
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TExAs.-The Houston Telegraph, of the

TExAs.-The Houston Telegraph, of the oath, ID
its commercial review, remarks
"Our accounts of the growing crop are generally
satisfactory than last week. and with toerably goof
rains in many portions of the State that have been
suffering from drought, are justified in antcipa.
ting better crops than we have heretofore calculated
upon Should the season prove favorable, the cotton
crop of greater portion of The State may yet recupe
rate, and be brought up TO nearly an average crop,
making the total product to be looked for considerably
above that of any previous year. We are satisfied
that in most of the country east of the Brazos valley
good crops will be made. In portions of that valley
the staple promises to produce well, while IN other
portions the crop will be short. We may probably
say that the present prospect is good for little
more than three quarters of crop. West of there
the long continued drought has retarded the growth
of the plant, and the best estimates hear do not
enable us to hope for more than half to three quar-
tiers of fair yield.
"Corn crops are something like cotton in their
prospects. While there portions of the State
in which enough will not be made for bread, and
general thing for CATTLE in the great eastern divis.
ion the crops are turning out handsomely There is
good reason to believe that done with impor
tations of corn from New Orleans With the extern
sion of our Railroad in Texas, and the consequent ia
ciies for exchanging the products OF various parts
of the State with each other, may look probably
for greater degree Of independence than is enjoyed
by any other State North or South.
Sugar cane has also improved in its appearance
since our l5st and good rains having fallen generally
in Brazoria and the lower counties, the planters are
encouraged in hoping for fair return Yet for their
labors."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07

WASHINGTON, August 3D. The State Department
has officially been advised Of the passage OF an act
by the Venezuelan Congress imposing an additional
or subsidiary contribution Of 10 per cent. upon the
duties collected at the various OF that
republic from and after the first of July last.
Information has been received here of the breaking
out of the small pox among the Kickapoo, (Kansas)
Indians. Eight had died, but prompt measures were
being taken to arrest The progress of the disease, and
physicians were employed to vaccinate each member
of the tribe.
On Friday evening last Lewishurg Va, and vicin.
ity was visited by haistorm which, for extent, and
destructiveness is without precedent in that part Of
the country The whole vegetable and other grow
ing crops were nearly annlhilated. Some of the
hailstones measured five inches in circumference.
General Henningsen left this city today for the
South.
Judge Mason to day retired from the Office of com
missioner of patents. Samuel T: Thugert' the chief
clerk, will act until successor is appointed.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07
Death of Mr.. DObbin .

Hon. James c. Dobbin, late Secretary Of the Navy,
died at bis residence TWO miles West of Fayetteville
between eight and nine o'clock in the forenoon OF
Tuesday, the 4th inst He was in his 44h year.
We have seldom, if ever, been called upon to notice
an event that has caused us more sincere regret-a
regret occasoned not simply by our deep sense OF
the loss which the public has sustained, but in still
greater degree by our feelings of respect and
friendship for the distinguished dead Few men, i'll
deed, have ever possessed the power of attracting
others to themselves in higher degree than Mr'
Dobtin and the real secdef of his popularity was to
be found in his amableness OF character, and the
affected kindness of his heart lie was truly good
man. This was the foundation of his success in life
the motive power of ali his actions. What IN 9TH
ers might have been mere tac-the careful avoidance
of making enemies, was with him the result OF a
thorough regard for the feelings of others. We saw
him on the eve of his retirement from Office, when
the rayages of the fatal and nsdious disease that ter
miraled his existence were but too apparent TO the
eye of friendship. Then, ever, he was cheerful,
kind, thinking more of others than of
himself thoughtful in his enquiries after the men end
things of his own home, in which he included every
foot of his native State speaking of what ought to
be done for her adVan cement and which he hoped to
see done and perhaps assist in doing if God should
spare his life.
The same cheerfulness that marked him then, stay
ed with him to the close The cheerfulness of quiet
Conscience-the peace Of Christian spirit, trusting
in its Redeemer, and prepared to live or die as he
might order-ready to meet the summons whenever it
might cone-equaly ready to do it's whole duty up
on earth as long as it might be the will of God to
continue it here.
The history of Mr.. Dobbn is familiar to nearly
every citizen of the State AS advocate at the bar
the representative of his native county of Cumber-
land in our State Legislature the member of Congress
from his native district, the influential member Of
President Pierces Cabinet, he always the right
man in the right place." filling every position with
honor to himself and advantage 10 the public. Many
a bright Iumnary has passed from our national sky
within few brief years-some brighter, perhaps,
than that which has just SET but none with rurer ray
or with fewer spots.
The citizens of Fayetteville held meeting at noon
on the 4h for the purpose OF teutfyng their respect
for the memory of their lae distinguished fellow
citizen. Arrangements were made fer public
funeral which will take place this afternoon or to-
m orrow morning. our letters differ on this point Nc
doubt some public action will be taken here to express
the feelings which all entertain.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07

Bsy~ We publish in another part of to-day's paper
the proceedings of the meeting held at the Coutt
House on last Tuesday evening, in accordance with
the request of that meeting.
With much in the resolutions we cordially agree
With other portions, we do not agree, because we
know that they are founded upon misunderstand-
ing of language used at the Citizens meeting OF the
Doth ult We listened to every word then said
carefully and attentively. Neither Mr.. Wright, Mr.
McRee, Mr.. Taylor, Mr.. Smith, nor anybody else
said the mechanics of the Town of Wilmington were
Abolitonists nor anything of the kind 1t was dis
tinctly dsavowed They said that the act of the night
of the 9th ut was that of persons whom they stg-
mased by the epithets referred to- They said further
that from circumstances, from the wording OF the
placard stuck up at or on the injured bulIlng, COM
talk about the streets pointed at and cast lmpu
tatons upon a class of our citizens in connection
with this atfair--that thus Innocent men, who no
doubt condemned the act equally with the balance
of their fellow citizens, uni lsy reflected upon
and it was due to themselves that they should come
out and heartily join i'll Condemning the illegal act.
This is the sum and substance of the matter-the
moe-hill which has been exaggerated into noun
tain, about which excitement has been stirred up,
and all sorts of talk madeall wrong because all in
error community has been stirred up for nothing,
because act from impulse rather than reflection.
But such will always be the case where excitement
rules the hour
Some of the remarks made at the meeting of Tues
day night, were unexceptonable. Some were Who'll.
ly in part wrong. When strangers who don't know
whom they talking about, get up to arragn some
of our best and most useful CITIZENSHIP find fault
with our social systemic the seeds of discord in
midst, have no feeling but that of condem.
nation, feeling which, is shared in by the mechanics
of the town themselves
We publish all that we have published with re-
Iucance, and against our wishes, and, we might al
most add, our better judgments. Not word appear
ed in the papers of town in connection with the ci
zens' meeting, rejecting upon mechanics. Compare
the proceedings of the 4lh with those of the 29Ih
ult., and the thing will be apparent.
We trust never to see such times again. If people
will have strife our columns cannot be again its me-
dunn.
Respect must be mutual. The mechanics demand
that. their own rights and feelings should be respect
ed Other people, no doubt, feel themselves entitled
to the same consideration. This cannot lie forgotten
without inj justice and injury.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-07

EATING Eccs.-On Monday of last week, Col
w. Williams of New Orleans was 10 commence eat
ing eggs for wager, he having bet that he would
eat thousand eggs in thousand hours, said eggs 10
weigh not less than twenty ounces to the Dozen
That is, he is to eat an egg within each and every
hour for six weeks. Twenty.lour eggs day TO,
six weeks would ne bad enough, but to be walked up
from hurried nap. with an intimation that you must
get up and eat your egg. would be worse than taking
your quinine or your bolus. 1t would be sufficient tc
make man hate shanEhais, abhor game chickens
and detest dunghills If he don't get shell on him
before the time is out, then he ought. that's ALL
Should he win the bet won't he be we'll prepared to
erow7 Eggsactly:
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A New Motive Power.

ST. Carba, of Cuba, has invented new system of
propelDg vessels-so we learn from the Diario de la
Mariana His plan proposes the building of wind
mills on the decks OF his ships, with great WINGS from
which the motion is communicated to side. wheels,
similar to those of steamships. The models have
been successfully worked and it only remains to be
seen whether the force OF the wind will be sufficient,
when thus applied, to give vessels the velocity of or
binary sailing ships If this problem is satisfactorily
solved the Diario says it is evident that windmill
ship will Re able to sail just we'll with contrary
as with fair wind. because, it being perfectly easJ
TO alter the position of the wings they may be always
opposed to the wind, whatever direction il NAV blow
from. The inventor has asked for the protection Of
patent from the Cuban Government, and as soon as
it is granted he will commence to make his experi.
mens upon large scale.
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How STRANGERS LIVE IN RIO JANEIRo The hotel DOS dos
Estrangerious large house kept the French pan n
Hotel Johnston is where the Englisbmen 'most do c3ng
gate" and where find comfort than at any
other establishment for the accommodation of the pubic II
the city Both arc surrounding by verdure, whether NJ
consider the neighboring gardens the adjacent NUS;
whose sides covered with luxurian foliaged trees anu
clambering vines. .r
The Stranger at Rio de Janeo usually surprised al n
scarcity of inns and boarding houses There are severe
French and Italian hotels with apartments to LETT and In
chiefly supported by the foreigners consa
arriving and temporarily residing in the place But anpS
the native population and intended for Brazilian patronage
there only eight inns in city of three hund[
thousand Inhabitants and scarcely any of these exceed m
dimensions of private house. 1t is almost inconceNae
the numerous visitors to this great emporium can that
necessary accommodations 1t may be safely presumed T
they could not without heavy draught upon the M
ties OF the inhabitants. with whom, in many
ter OF introduction secures at home. In the lack Oh %
resort the soourner room and by the aid OF us
want and few articles of furniture, soon manages
with moreor less frequent resorts to some GAIA de
restaurant Most of the members of the National s
keep up domestic establishments during their soou L.
capital AS consequence of this lack of hotels anu be
ding houses of the commercial firms maintain U
for the convenience of their clerks and guests MS w.
common; but since 1880, probably the greater
ton of those formey thus club together
house in Bolaogo Parta Grande the Santa 4n'''
and keep up an establishment Of their OWL
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Another $ Harp of n Thousand Strings"
ELDER FAwsIL ON THE SPIRITS.

ethan Spike" of Horribly, in the State of Maine,
has written to the Portland transcript the following
graphic report Of sermon, recently delivered in
Hornby, by the Rev. Elder Fawsil. 1t is we'll
worth persual, and laying to heart:
Elder Phine-as Fawsil preached agin it last
Sabberday. 1t was great aoutbust Of the Elders
an gin comfort to many. | do suppose that Elder
Faws, when he's fairly walked up, is abaout as
don't raaly spose he'd bit aeerd of BelZebub,
or even the Old Boy himself, than should be of a
yearling coalt. You Orter to hear him talk of the
diviI-jest as easy and familyer as though he knew
he had the criter under his thumb, and was sartan
he had holt of him whar the hair was short But
was going 10 say sumhn of this last sarmnt of hisn
"The Elder laid daown sewing pints, an proved
'em all.
''Fust. Sprtooalism is the works of Satin.
Second. lis the tow jints, worked by odd force
and vltalized super carbonck electric fluid.
"Third. This pint didn't get holt of egzacly,
he not speakin' very lgibIy-but it was ither Mes.
mersm or Mormonism, but it don't matter much, fs
whichever it was, he proved IT'D
Fourth. Its Anymill magntudes.
"Fifth. (Ths pint, ayther, can't give verbunk-
UNI, but 1t was some kind of bug-saounded suthin
like Jewn.bug.)
"Sxlh. Eff it war speerits, they war evil speerts.
Seventh. Thar is no speerits, no-how.
{" The discourse was chock full of Scripter bear
ing on the several pints, an hystercal facks-for
he's jus as Iarned as he can be, and do actooally
bleVe, ct Oy accident Che wouldn't do it noiny J he
should get any more into him, he'd bust rite up!-
Why, he'd handle them great Greek and Laon ords
in sch way that nobody can understand, just as
easy as can say caow, or tater OR any other simple
household word.
"He said this sort of thing was nothing new to
him. Alluded to the Witch of Endor, and the hogs
which got the dviI into them. At this pint the e.
der vent off on target about po-k-sad it was
plsn-that eff the divil ever got aout of the pesky
hogs, he'd got in agin naow, in the shape of whskey
sweetened with struck-nine. Then he TUX up the
meejums, and the way he made their feather fly is
solum warnin tn all wrappers. Said thar want a
SECONDHAND chaw of tobackers difference alween
5hem an that at ere Simeon Magog spoken of in the
ScrIpter. Then he struck aout into abaout the All.
mightiest peareor rashun bern in this subloon
airy spear. He actooy seemed to take the disil right
up by the tail, and shake him like Cat would q
nice. | beant much of poick and don't run much
to Inauguration, but, swan to man, cen Jest thought
| could hear the old glitter boiler, as the Elder
whanged and cutfed him abaout. Eff | war in his
place, I'd think twice abaout afore I'D go smelling
raound agin within the Elders reech.'
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For the Journal
WILMINGTON s. WELDON r. r. COMPANY,


OFFICE CHIEF ENGINEER AND SUPERINTENDENT, !
Wilmington N. c. August 9th, 1857
To THE EDITORS OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL
Gentlemen TO correct misrepresentation and mis-.
representations in reference to the accident this
Road to the Express Train coming South on Tuesday,
allow to state as follows:
The forward driving axle broke at the wheel the
connecting and piston rods still holding the wheel
by the crank pin, not only dragged the wheel, but
made it alternately strike the ground and cab with
great force, tearing up the track, and damaging a
small culver treste. The all passed the culvert
safely, but the last one, which was only partially
when span of the culvert trestle fell, car
rying one end OF the car down with it. The other
cars were trown from the track beyond the culvert
No person was seriously injured. Two or three
bruised considerably, out all are now about their
business, except young man. who is yet disabled
with bruises.
1t seems to have been one of those accidents that
appear entirely unavoidable, as this engine was con-
sidered in excellent ORDER having but recently come
out of the shop
The road is now in complete order.
S. L. FREMONT,
Engineer and Superintendent