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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06
Specie Coming.

1t appears that the Persia just arrived at New York
has brought million dollars in specie More will fol-
low in the direction until with California pro-
ducts the amount of specie in the country will reach
point beyond anything in the history its commerce By
March or April next the specie in the country WILL in
all probability equal three hundred and twenty to thirty
millions of dollars the largest amount of specie known at
anytime IT. after that, the stringency continues, all
can say is that it has its roots deeper than in mere
monied embarrassment, deficiency of gold Business
must have become very much entangled indeed.
1t would appear that Cotton still keeps up in Europe
indicating more soundness and confidence in the future
there than we have been led to anticipate yet
realize Should this state of things continue the period
of depression this side must be very materially short
ened-should things give way in England that period
may be indefinitely prolonged.
The opinion gains ground in England that the worst
Of the Indian mutny is overthat the back of the in
surrectiOn is broken-and that it is no longer fOnda
BILE, save in financial point of view The King of Per
STA evidently thinks oo since he has abandoned He
rat in pursuance of the treaty which he neglected to full
FL when he supposed the hands of England to be perma
nenty tied and her energies forever crippled But thu
country is not conquered much less settled and mucl
has yet to be done, although the turning tide Indicate
the approach of one of these things at least.
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aa~Job in his tribulation and vexaton, wished his

BeJob, in his tribulation and vexation, wished his
enemy would only write book, thereby implying the
danger of such course of policy upon the part of said
enemy The talent of silence appreciated in those
early days, and ought to be appreciated now by some
who seem to be wholly forgeul of its advantages Gov
Walker of Kansas is one of these-he is perpetualy
rushing into print and laying himself open to criticism
and anmadversion Were it possible for man Of even
the soundest Judgment to be constantly before the
newspaper public it would be impossible for this
Judgment to sustain its prestige and popularity under
such constant and volumnous garruty In the number
and volume of his prOcamatonS and published addresses
as Governor Of Kansas he almost equals that redoub
ed Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam who hit upon the
great and glorious plan Of fighting the English and
frightening the Yankees of the then colonies of New
England by firing off vollies of procamations. Some
how the aforesaid English and Yankees were stubborn
and regarded not these potent paper MISSILES but KEPT
on encroachng until the Dutch possessions in the New
World were lost to their High Mightinesses, the States
General of Holland.
The last emanation from Governor Walker and Sccre
tary Stanton, is proclamation to the people o
Kansas, dated at Iecompton Oct 10th, 1857, setting
forth their reasons for setting aside the vote of Oxorc
precinct, Johnson COunLy,
giving certificates of election to the Free States Cand
dates for the Legislature from the 9th and 10th repre-
sentative districts of said territory, and excluding thu
Pro-slavery Candidates from such districts. The Gov
ernor and Secretary say that the returns from said pre-
clint are not in form of law that they have gone to tn
neghbOurhood and are satisfied that no such number
votes could have been poed at that precinct as the re
turns indicate &c. adding much irrelevant matter abou
the people of Missouri, etc.
Upon the whole, it would appear from the statement o
Messrs Walker and Stanton that there must have beef
some illegal perhaps to vtiae thereturn
from the precinct referred to, and if so, it is plain tina
such returns ought to be set aside But there is nee
for long ad cQptondum address to the people of Kan
sas nor was there any necessity for the procaimin
officials to state as they d. that the consideration tina
cur party by this decision will lose the majority in tn
Legislative Assembly, does not make our duty in tn
premises less solemn and imperative" Why this plead
ing? What has the Executive of Kansas in its ocia
capacity, to do with our own party? What has tn
proclamation of the Executive of Kansas to do wit
party? Why plead in extenuation to any party becaus
of faithful discharge of duty? And thereupon arise
the question which the country will ask-Does not al
apology-an beforehand say at
that there is something to be excusedsomethng to
apologized for and if so, What?
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Ba Of all the victims of speculative foes or faults,
there u.s. in times like these least sympathy for those who
have played game against the suffering consumers Of
the necessaries of e and have lost their stakes by the
venture. While the poorest householder, even the
widow with her orphan children paying enormous
and totally unreasonable prices for her small supplies OF
sugar Or Misunderstanding prices which could be ILL
afforded articles stored by the acre upon
the wharves of Boston, New York and Philadelphia,
kept up at famine prices by the operations Of SPECTATORS
sustained in many instances by banks, who we are
happy to say have shared in the losses of their misery
producing pets.
Upon no class of articles has the reduction of price
been so great in that of sugar and molases Think
of the price of sugars ruling in the beginning and middle
of the wear and then bear in mind that, within a week
past cargo of sugar has been sold at rates averaging
under four cents per lb. Such sudden cavein
has been known.
We make no charges against the legitimate dealer il
any article man conducting his business fairly ant
properly does good The Legitimate buyer and seller
sugar fills the proper sphere and discharges the proper
duties Of an agent between the producer and the consu
or and is morally well legally entitled to all his fail
andegtimate profits But combinations suchas have JUS
fallen through whose object has been to force the mark
et-to create famine prices in the midst of pentytt
ignore the bounul dspensations of providence merit
and will receive little sympathy in their fall
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The Town-Hau.-The Messrs. Woo

To-day, Messrs. J. c. & R. B. Wood, Contractors
for the masonry and brck-work of the Town-Hall
and Theatre, will have completed the brickwork the
edce laying thecap brick hepediment 1.-The form and
pressure of the building can now be SEEM and we think
it an imposing one-a noble pile in fact.
We understand that the plasterng roughcasting etc.
yet to be done will be executed by other hands, acting
under the same contract-however, as Mr. R. B. Wood
will enter upon other engagements and after the LIST
day of November having received the superintendent
Ofcertan United States works the coast of S. Co., and
elsewhere which will cause the removal of his residence
from this place We believe Mr. J. C. Wood has il
also IN contemplation to remove to some other field
labor.
In parting with citizens whom we have long know
and the work of whose hands surround us on all sides
we cannot do less than wish them success and happiness
wheresoever their future lot may be cast We canno
but hope that energy and perseverance may still NEE
that full reward Of which adverse circumstances have
far prevented the realization-Daly Journal, 3Oh nj,
N6F~ DOesticks has taken unto himself wife
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06
Death of the Secretary of State.

1t becomes painful duty to announce the death of
William Hill, Esq, Secretary of State. He died at his
residence, in this City, at BE- O'Clock on Thursday NOR
ming last Goth inst.)
Mr. Hill was in his 65th year, and had held the Office
of Secretary of State for AZ years. being first elected in
1911. For many years past no matter what party was
in power he again and again unanimously reflect
ed by the Legislature. This is high tribute to the
faithful officer and honest man, and it is eXal
ted 1t is seldom indeed that party and party
partiaty is eectually dsarmcd and brought to bow
willingly to the demands of merit.
He died not of disease. The machinery of life ran
downthe vital principle was gradually exhausted and
he breathed his last without struggewithout move
ment of a muscle In our next we hope to be able to
lay before readers short biography of his long and
useful career.
The funeral took place at the Methodist Episcopal
Church, to-day friday at II o'clock, and was numer
ously attended In respect to the memory of the de
ceased the principal stores of the city closed for
time-Raleigh Standard.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06
In Danger.

Republicans of New York there is dancer of an
adverse result Of the nert Election merit TUESDAY,! We
speak plainly it, and frankly to you for the exgency OF
the case demands its.-1ribune
If the Tribune is awake to the danger surrounding
its party before the election it will most undoubtedly
have realizing sense of its after the Sd of November
And one in the middle of Western prairie, encirced
on every side by fire, giving point of egress, could
readily imagine the serious dilemma which The Tribune
editor and his party now find themselves in. They not
only smell the smoke, but begin to feel the flames Ur
GUARDS AND AT THEM One more charge. and Black
"RepubIicanism' is aniihated.
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILMINGTON, N. O., MONDAY, NOV. ., 1857.
Thank God for Sunday.

To the wearied laborer in the vineyard-to HIM who
has worried through week of pressure how pleasant
is the advent Of day Of rest and how Welprepareo
is that person to acknowledge and admire the wisdom and
goodness that set apart day in seven on which nun
and beast might repose from labor, and gain fresh
STRENGTH and vipor with which to continue the faithful
and energetic discharge of the duties pertaining to their
several vacations God set apart day in seven for
the good of man, and he enforced its observance by the
sanctions of religion He placed that observance upon
higher grounds than mans feeble necessties-h linked
it with the regard paid to his own glory with the honor
due from the creature to the Creator.
due respect to the laws of our physical being would
demand of the observance Of stated periods of rest
but in the eager pursuit Of gain in the struggle for pow
erin the mad excitement of pleasure these natural
laws are 80 habituay violated that without some strong
er sanction or more assured guarantee than human pru
dence would Afford no confidence could be felt that the
needed cessation from work would take placethat the
laborer would cease from his toll the beast be freed from
his burden the slave from his task The added sane
ton of relgion-the express command OF God-atords
this guarantee and another example is shown to illus
ae the fact that can best promote our own happiness
best conserve our own interests--even in temporal
point of view-when we most faithfully obey the laws
which Infinite Wisdom has placed before us for the reg
lation of our conduct.
Even when the infdelty of the French Revolution
decreed that Christianity should be abolished it was
soon forced to return to one of the institutions of reveal
ed religion and by way Of providing substitute for the
Christian Sabbath to decree that day in ten should
be holiday of reason Or something of the any
rate vacation from work. and even this was found III
sufficient.
But ceasing to reason upon the matter, are con-
tent for the present. to feel thankful that day of rest
is at hand to know that the rigid muscles of labor will
take occasion to relax from their tension that the tired
brain of the thinker forget its painful podding that
the noise of traffic will cease throughout the land and
day of calm and peaceful quiet divide the busy weeks OF
wearing existence That for day will to
sell for COST cease to hunt for cash. to search for
money Blessed be the Sabbath-kind and gentle be
its influences upon land overworked overtraded over
pressed where life wears away its freshness its prime
be past in the stern struggle after wealth position or
power.
In the solemn yet cheering services of religion in the
mild charities of home, in the softenng influence OF
memory, appropriate to the morrow may we all be pre-
pared to enter upon the duties of the coming week with
hearts refined and refreshed and with minds nv gorated
for their better and more faithful discharge
Daily Journal, 31St M.
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Important From washington CITY.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3O.It seems certain that the Ad
mnistraton feel outraged at Walkers course in Kan
sas purgng the polls contrary to specific instructions
not to act judge in the premises. There is but
little doubt that both Walker and Stanton will be recall
led unless they voluntarily resign or unknown fact be
developed ustying their extraordinary proceedings
The amount in treasury subject to draft, is $98O2,-
900. The receipts of the week amount to SAL 900.
The Post Master General radvertises for four horse
mail service from Abingdon, Va. to Cumberland Gap.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06
Later from Havana.

CHARLESTON Oct 3Oth.-The steamship Isabel has
arrived from Havana and Key West, 25th inst
The reports from the sugar crop on the island are
favorable.
The steamship Star of the West, with the California
mails had not reached Havana when the Isabel left
She could hardly be considered overdue, however hav-
ing left New York on her outward trip two days sub
seauent to her regular day.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

BALTIMORE, Oct. 29.-Gov. Ligon's Proclamation
calling the military to attend at the polls to preserve
order at the Gubernatora election to be held in Bat
more, in few days has created sensation in this city
Mayor Swami, in letter to the Governor, pub
lished in extra this afternoon, protests against
what he considers usrpation of municipal authority
and constitutional right He states that to bring the
military into contact with the people, the day of cleo
ton, without official requsition, would seriously en-
danger the peace of the city and lead to serious
QuenCes.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

ANOTHER BANK MOB IN Omo-A letter from
Mount Vernon Ohio, says
On Thursday October 10, Mr. G. A. Sturges clerk
i'll the banking house of RUSSELL Sturges Co., OF Mount
Vernon, visited Mansfield, with $3.50 of the notes
of the branch of the State Bank of that place, tor the
purpose of obtaining the specie for the same. I P@
presenting his roll of notes at the counter, Mr. CODY
the cashier received them and counted out the hard
but before Mr. Sturgcs had time to gather up the pr
cOus treasure, mob of citizens rushed into the BANK
at certain signal, and threatened him with coat u
tar and feathers if he dared remove dollar of the sc
from the bank. His package of notes was thrown ~
him. and he was ordered to leave town forthwith, or ay
himself liable to corporcal suffering by no means as
able. a.,
On Saturday, the 18th, two of the partners in qs
banking house alluded to-Dr Thompson and MI, .bo
D. Sturges- visited Mansfield to try their luck WIN W.
bank The specie again counted out by the casS,
but before they had time to receive it, ruanS again GU
tered the bank and by threats and menaces actually uo
Messrs Thompson and Sturges out into the Stf'ro o
Here several hundred citizens had collected ana "I
ready for vengeance and doubt would have ;to
with their desperate work had it not been fo lc
erance Of B. Burns, Esq, who acted as PeacD4 tbo
on the occasion, pledging himself TO our c''l1'''
they should not be moested
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

The WEATHER AND CRoPs-Many OF our QUIT rt'0 DE-
will be pleased to preserve the following Sale rtytTo
duced from the review and examination Of 'p"E
years, as lately given in DeBows Review
Average latest spring Frost March %
Average earliest fall frost, October 70. . f.ost
Average time between the latest and earliest "o''
months and days.
Average date of first bloom, June D.
And for 1857, as follows:
Latest spring frost, April %. 90
Earliest fall frost, average October 70.
Growing season, months and days
First bloom, June %.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

The LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM BLEEDING KANSAS
The Westfeld Argus has the following which is not
only good joke, but fact:
The best political joke we have heard this season
was done on the occasion of King David Wimots
speech at Erie. An Irishman who had listened aten
lively to him, finally turned to friend and inquired
An that's David Wilmot, Ell p Yes was the re-
Spouse. And what is he running for p Governor
Governor of Kansas is it p No Governor of Penn
sylvania Faith he said nothing of Pennsylvania |
thought it was Kansas, sure''
This is fair illustration of the way our very Re
publican friends run everything into the ground for the
sake of improving the chances of success with their UNI
dying hobby.
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head at a recent sitting to her femme de chambre
while engaged at her elaborate toilet The instant de
cision to adopt powder We may therefore EXPECT
to hear that the whole French Court is powdered
| Ia Pompadour.
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National Steam Vessels.

WASHINGTON, Oct 29.-Three of the new steam sloops
of war; it has been determined will oe built respectively
at Pensacola Gosport and Philadelphia. The place
where the other sop to be built has not yet been de
termined The building of the soops will be commenced
at an early daV.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

The friend of celebrated wit expressed some surprise
that with his age and his fondness for the bottle he
should have thought it necessary to marry. wife
necessary he said my acquaintance began to say that
drank too much for a single man.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

In regard to the condition OF the Philadelphia banks,
the Ledger has the following
The Philadelphia banks not paying out many of
their own notes. Their movements all indicate grad
ua liquidation of business and if continued at present
until the second Monday in April have scarcely a
doubt they will be far reduced to be able to
specie payment without difficulty. They loanng
little and limiting their liabilities to the public by
every in their power Their stock of coin is
derstood to be steadily increasing and their suspended
bills are being settled by payments and such substu-
ton of new bills satisfactory to the parties
With specie payments we look for the first signs of
revival of credit"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

TOBACCO MONOPOLY IN FRANCE AND TOBACCO DUTIES
IN ENGLAND.-From document issued by the Ministry
of Finance, exhibiting comparative statements of the in
direct revenues of France the first six months of 1857
compared with the corresponding period of 1856 it APP
pears that the product of the sales of tobacco 1.-THE to-
bacco monopoly in the hands of the Regie during the
former period amounted to 94l69000 francs or nearly
$l7OG0000 against 1901 900 francs ST. 100000
the first six months of 1856. During the same period
there were imported into Great Britain for consumption
1612l TAG pounds of tobacco exclusive of manufacture
ed and snuff which the British government realized
a revenue from custom-house duties alone Of $l2I8S-
03O Surprising the importation of tobacco into both
these countries the last six months of 1857 should equal
land it will doubtless exceed the importation ofthe first
six months the aggregate amount OF revenue derived
from tobacco almost wholly of American growth, by the
governments of Great Britain and France would reach
for 1851 the sum of 9,376O8O or for France 1874,
100000 and for Great Britain $24,376,080. Almost
every dollar of this enormous out of the labor
and toll of American tobacco growers and the figures
represent than minimum average Of the result
one year with another of the American tobacco trade
in France and Great Britain.-WaSh. Union.
BANKS IN 1887, 1847, AND l857.-The number of
banks in the Union in 1887 was 1888; in l847 it was
us in 851 it is l4l6.
The bank notes in circulation in 1887 amounted to
$149l 800 in S47 they amounted to ST 05 81 1866
they amount in 1857 to $2l4778852. The specie held
by the banks of the Union in 1897 was $37 $40 in
l847 it $35l 80 ,5l6 in 1857 it is $58, 349 838.
The Indebtedness of the people to the banks of the I'm
ion in 1887 $685. 702; their Indebtedness in
1847 S3l ,282, 945 and in 1857 it is $624456 8S7
The capital stocks of the Union in 1887 $290712
O9l in 1847 it was 5000 622 and in 1857 it is
1910, 834,274. Facts speak louder than words. Com
pare 1887 with 1847 ; then compare 1857 with 1S47
and tremble at the resemblance between 81 and 81
Richmond Examiner
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The democracy would vote for the devil II TIC
the nominee of the party.-Erchdnge ~, ,on,ocrats
Yes but he couldn't be the nominee INC
always "0O"''''~ "''' Baton Rouge AdFo'@H
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

INQuEsr.-Coroner J. C. Wood held an inquest this
morning the body of Edwin L. Gowden late stew
ard of Schooner VIM. L. Springs, who was missed from
that vessel on the night of Friday, the 23d inst.
The deceased was about % years of age, native Of
Hull, England He leaves family in Philadelphia
His body was recovered this morning from the Cape
Fear River the neghborhood Of where the vessel was
lying He was man of strictly temperate habits and
must have fallen overheard accidentally. Verdict "ac
cidenal drowning. "-Daily Journal, 30th uh.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

The public debt Of Russia is stated by the Patrs to
amount to 6,938OO0000f about EFT 900 sterling.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

AN ODD-SHAPED EAR OF CoRN-We have before
us bunch of ears of corn which strikes US as
rather curiosity 1t consists of one fugrown central
ear and of Sr smaller and shorter ears growing around
it. The grains on the smaller ears are large and well
filed those on the central one, which is perfect
down to the bae even where surrounded by the shorter
ears or "nubbins." 1t was raised by Mr. JAS w. Will
liams, of Holly Shelter district, in this county We
don't know whether this is the beginning of new fash
on-if so, it will go ahead of the Chinese Sugar Cane
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-06

BGgH Governor T. Watkins Lyon, of Maryland, has
issued proclamation announcing his determination to
employ the military for the protection of voters at the
approaching election in Baltimore. He applied to the
Mayor of Baltimore, soliciting his cooperation, but
ceivcd no satisfactory response He therefore issues
this his proclamation and has also issued his orders to
the General commanding the lst and Sd divisions, COM
manding them to hold their divisions ready.
The necessity of calling out the military is always a
painful one but circumstances seem to show that that
necessity exists in Baltimore now, if it be sup
posed to exist anywhere.
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New YORK BANks.-The Bank Statement for the
week gives the following results;

Loans, decreased. ...............$165 $50 ,3O8
Specie, increased Experimentation. 2,568413.
Circulation decreased. ........... l2O27O2
Deposits, increased ............... 5l77S88
The contraction of the banks has always been conse
quent the fall of deposits. These now on the in
crease and by the rule the loans ought to go up
Their continued fall with such statement will be entire
ly inconsistent with rule