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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Love and JeWeIrY.

A few days since very genteel young man, named
Sooman W. Mary, step-son of an extensive jeweler of
this city, left his home with $4,000 worth Of jewelry
which his stepather had entrusted to him, to be sold
upon commission His honesty was undoubted till the
fact was developed that Mr.. May had taken with him
upon the cars jewel in the shape of very handsome
young lady This excited the suspicious of the old man.
who fearing that his might be victimzed and that
the jewery might be absorbed in fast living" tele-
graphed Immediately to Mayor Weaver of Pittsburg
to have the young man arrested When the train
reached that city officer Hague informed the young
of his Instructions and he good-naturedy acknowled
himself prisoner The officer was obliged to sleep in
the same room with Mr. May, last Wednesday night,
at the St Clair hotel, until power of attorney"
rived from Philadelphia, and The jewery was brought
back to the possession of the overanxous sepather
Mr. May thinks great deal more of the young lady,
than he does of his commission upon the sale of the jew
cry he says he loves the girl, and designs to marry
her All things considered, it is "a little mixed
whether the old man did right wrong. We feel like
saying that he did well to keep on the safe side" Mr..
May may be very nice young man, and his fair imo-
rata may be a paragon of perfection but las Mrs.
harrington says young people should always get mar
red be fore they start upon a wedding tourv'
Philadelphia Sunday Dispatch
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

B6g~Hamlet Jr. son of old Mr. and Mrs Hamlet,
who resided at EsnOrc and kept dollhouse for the col
lection of the sound Dues, recently abolished for
consideration remarked once conversation with
other representative of Young Denmark that he was
only crazy when the wind blew from the North East or
" thereabouts' fact he wind-crazy.
We don't blame the clOw-bcttcr and wiser men
than Hamlet have been put out pretty badly by the
East wind yea verify, the Editors of the Journal
feel otherwise than amiable this morning.
We think the mosquitoes are somewhat under the
influence of the climate. They are dnl and stupid this
morning, but dreadfully misanthropc One clean anc
hungry Cassus' 1coHd light fore-fnger, and an
noy us but he is -defunct-killed, murdered
squashed smashed mashed, broken annhilated-a gone
sucker an inanimate insect feess torment falle1
enemy, and his blood is our hands
This is the sort of weather that sets hardest upon PEG
pie of nervous temperaments, rendering work labor
rather than peasure-makng it next to impossible fo
them to collect their ideas without painful effort ant
leading them to regard all they have done can do
many failures. There is no doubt about it that TIL
secret of omiaby towards others is satisfaction will
yourself When man feels good is on good term
with himsehe is very ready to agree with his neigh
bors, and Uice UerSH.
In this sort of weather there is experienced that kn
of restless, feeling all over that usually centre
in tooth, when it is long and everything touche
it-when the mouth cannot be closed without comm!
down on it, or opened without chilling it, and setting
to aching. One feels like soft -thin-sknned AM
DESTROYS of keeping out of the way until their shell get
hard again.
But we must stop-we can't even growl decenty-w
are ashamed OF the stupidity Of our grumblng.
fact we have sort of notion that we ourselves AM
all the rest of mankind" are not worth shucks
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

AMERICAN WINEs.-The Chicago Press abiding to
the statement in the Vevay (Indiana) News that the
culture of the vine must prove failure in this country
says:
"Ihis statement may he correct as respects Indiana
and even Ohio, but it by no settles the question
of the vine culture in the United States. The expert
ments made during the last three years in Virginia
North and South Carolina, Georgia. Kentucky and Ten
nessee show concusvey that the vine can be cultivated
to great advantage in those states the result of its cu
ture are also very satisfactory in Missouri and there is
good reason to believe that large portion of the South
west, including extensive districts in Texas, well
adapted to its growth We are also confident that ex
celent wine will ere long be made in Southern Illinois,
as was the at the date of the early French settle
ments. AT that time wine was exported thence to
France in considerable quantities. and pronounced
by cOnnoisseurs to be of superior quality.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
The Atlantic Telegraph Cnble-can it be Laid .

There are many persons who entertain strong doubts
of the possibility of laying the cable of the Atlantic tel
egraph A writer in the Brooklyn Eagle gives some
interesting reflections on the subject We quote:
At the time the deepsea soundings were being made
which resulted in the supposed feasibility of the Atlantic
telegraph, it supposed that parts of the
were unfathOmable The line would run out eight ten
miles and yet give no evidence of having touched the
bottom. The simple at last discovered to be
THAT when the weight at the end of the line touched
the BOTTOM the line itself was borne off by the under
currents and merely floating away while it was
supposed to be going directly to the bottom. In order
to remedy this deficiency, sort of snker adopted
IN which tube passed through heavy bali, and
the moment the ball touched the bottom this tube-we
must call it tube for want of better name, it would
require model to explain the contrivance of its opera
tioncaught up of the matter at the BOTTOM the
ball became detached and remained below while the line
was hauled up again.
"NouU the cause ,vltich rendered ordinary soadines
impossible precisely that hieh caused the breaking
Of the cable The cable running out more rapidly
than the ship progressed just the line for miles
upon miles in the sOundings and we doubt not that
those on board the Niagara could have paid out the
whole cable the spot without the ship moving anot-
mile. And this is the cause why it seems impossible
for the scheme to succeed There is doubt still
water at the bottom of the ocean, but the strong currents
above will prevent the cable from ever reaching that
quiet location If is attempted to keep up strain
that will allow the cable to be paid out mile for each
mile the ship SAILS the result will be the same as before
| to snap it like spiders tread.
"A cable of sufficient strength to admit of such a
strain would load all the ships aoat on the But
may be supposed that by providing sufficient length
of cable to allow Of indefinite quantity of waste the
ocean might be spanned. But the level plateau it
is called which supposed to reach from Newfoundland
to Ireland is nearly in the line traversed by steam
ers and if the cable should get dred away out of that
line before it touched the bottom there is no knowing
what subteanean obstacles it would have to encounter
of
the existence of this pateau-the irregularities of the
bottom Of the elsewhere precudng the idea of
cable being laid. Besides if thousands upon thousands
of miles of cable existed the Transmission of the electric
fluid would be impossible.
Looking at these plain facts, cannot see how any
hope of the of the enterprise can be entertained
On the contrary must look upon it as one of thos
things which cannot be donesuch propeing vessels
with hot air, obtaining light from water extinguish
ing fire by Barnum's patent bucket"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

IMPROVEMENTS IN PAR1s.-The money expended for
public improvements in the limits of Paris since 1853
reaches 100000 francs, of which 100000 was
spent the streets and water works. and the remainder
on public buildings. The embellishments of the Bots dc
Boulogne cost 100000. The municipal government
however does not go in debt on the contrary the sur
plus for 1856 was 2O,OOOOOO of francs. This is &C
counted for by ingenious taxation. No source of re
venue depsed the herbs and cuttings of trees in thu
public gardens are sold, and the right to discharge
disinfected liquid into the cutters brings an annua
of nearly 100000 francs, and there is even tax OF
burials
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ARAGO.
-Four Daxa Infer from Eur0ne

Sr. JoHN's, Newfoundland, Sept. 5.-The steamer
Arago, from Southampton for New York with dates to
the Goth ut arrived off Cape Race Thursday last,
GENERAL NEws.-The cholera was abating at St.
Petersburg.
The Queen of Madagascar has recommended the per-
secution of Europeans
The harvest in Turkey has been successful
The French ships of have been ordered to render
every necessary aid to the English troopships in pro-
ceeding to India
1t is reported that Lord John Russell has been elevat
ed to the peerage.
Some commercial failures have occurred at Liverpool.
The British Parliament has been prorogued.
Differences have arisen between Turin and Naples
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Minnesota Democratic State Convention.

A democratic State convention will be held at ST.
Paul. Minnesota on the 18th of this month to nominate
the following officers governor lieutenant COVER
nor secretary of State State auditor State treas
urer, an attorney general chefustce of the supreme
court two associate Justices and three members of Con-
gress.
In regard to the new constitution about to be sub
mitted to the people of Minnesota, the ST. Paul Pioneer
says: ,.,.
There is one thing about the constitution gratifying
to every democrat while its provisions bear ample EVIL
dence that its trainers impressed with deep con
vction of their responsibility to the people, by carefully
rights and privileges would remain nvolae yet the con-
venton has taken care to Danish from its articles every
mas of the black-repubican party of the day 1t is
Staterights national democratic constitution What
greater eulogy can be pronounced upon its trainers a
| this?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Commerce of New York.

The Journal of Commerce says the total imports en-
tered at the port of New York during the month of A
gust were $3933l67 less than for August, 1885, 49,
48OO99 more than for August, 1855 and $3,O97 ,635
more than for August, 1854. The total thrown upon
the market during the month also less than for the
corresponding period of last year, notwithstanding the
large stock remaining i'll warehouse
The total imports of the port of New York since Jan
uary LIST $l8,78225 in of the corresponding
total of last year, $5953356 in of the total for
the first eight months Of 1855, and $38 59O273 in ex
cess of the total for the period of 1854 part
this excess is the receipts Of specie which has
forward mostly for reshpment to the West Indies and
South America.
The imports of dry goods during the last four weeks
show decrease of $222736 from the corresponding
statement of last year, increase of 81 All as com
pared with the period Of 1856 decrease of ST.
1885, 1868 as compared with the same period of 1854
The total entered for warehouseing during the month
was about the same for the corresponding period Of
last year. while the total withdrawn from warehouse was
increased by the operation of the tariff but has
been less than was generally expected
The exports from New York to foreign ports show
large increase in specie but the variation in other items
is less important. The total shipments from the port
for August exclusive of specie, $575554 less thar
for August of last year, 1862 than for August
1855, and $60,7O3 more than for August, 1854.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Another suspension-The Pressure. SSe.

New YORK, Sept g., P. MI V. Kirby & Co.,
an extensive obbng house of long standing, suspended
to-day The liabilities half million dollars and the
assets seven hundred thousand dollars. The failure is
believed to be only temporary.
The notes of the Ontario county Bank and Bank OF
Orleans of this State thrown out of the banks here
this afternoon The bills of the former are secured and
the latter only partially. There more distrust ap
parent to-day than at any time since Wednesday last
There is general feeling of uneasiness arising from the
severity of the pressure which all branches of trade have
been obliged to submit to during the last three weeks
Stocks declined from one to six per cent
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

GEN. WIN. WAKER.-A Washington correspondent
of the New York Sun, makes the following statement
1t is no less than proposal from the heads of the
Church, and several Of the highest officers in the army
Nicaragua, for Gen. Walker to come back and place
himself at the head of affairs Such messenger is here
at Washington, and has brought with him papers of in
teres to the Government as well as the project for the
further command to Gen. Walker
The letter has seventeen signatures and is addressed
to His Excelency William Walker, President of the
Republic of Nicaragua and sone of the names append
ed are the most influential in the State"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

SAVED FROM DRowNING-We learn that, this morn
ing, little boy six to eight years of age son Of
Mr. George H. Kelley fell overheard, from Market
street wharf, and would have been drowned, had not
negro man named Joe, belonging to Mr.. James Moore
jumped in and brought the little fellow safe to land
Joe is deserving of all praise and we take pleasure
awarding him need
Daily Journal 9th inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Vessel In Distress.

NORFOLK, Sept. 4.-The brig Arabela, from AS
pinwal bound to New York, putin here to-day, with
fore top mast gone, fore mast sprung sails lost and
crew sick with Chagres fever.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Total. 1925

1t is estimated that 81, 1888 will still be necessary
for their completion so that the entire cost of the ex
TENSIONS when completed will be over five and half
millions The cost of the old building and grounds was
about three millions and it is thought that the new
dome will not fall short of one million and half; so
that the American Capitol when completed and by the
finishing touch of art crowned the finest building in the
world will have cost about ten millions of dollars
Washington Union:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Destructive Fire in Georgia.

AUGUSTA Sept. 8.-A destructive fire occurred on
Sunday in the town of Americas, Sumter CO.. Georgia.
destroying the houses of III. w. Shaw John G. Holmes,
S. s. Kendrck, F. Vogesang, j. P. Griffith, B. Green
void L. johnson, johnson & Evans and others. The
loss is not stated but it must be very large, large
portion of the business part of the town consumed
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

SLIGHT DTFERENoE-The telegraph reported the
arrivals of wheat at Augusta, Ca. during the past
month Of 100000 bushels of wheat Somehow If pot
into the papers as 5OOOOOO the difference was simnv
nothing by ITSELF but being placed where it was it was
great deal
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

EVANSVILLE, IND, Sept. 8-James Lockhart, demo
cratic Congressman elect from this district, died her
yesterday morning This makes the second membe
who has died since the election in Indiana last fall
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

TRADE OF New ORLEANs-The exports from New
Orleans to foreign countries for the year ending June
3Oth 1857, amounted to $9l ,5l4286 imports to $24
982,l49. Increase of exports, compared with the
preceding year, nearly eleven mons-of imports nearly
eight millions. The Mississippi still keeps ahead of the
Railroads
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

A -Phragment of an Owed to f IN '
mont Poll What Was A Bein Cut DOun For o'ofe
would
Woodman spare them poles
Touch not a single wun
Last Fall they cheered our sous'
Just let them for phun.
It was our Phreemont Club,
That LIST did place them there;
Oh plese, sur, let EN- stand,
Or else you'll heer us sware'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

BosroN, Sep. Gin thirteen towns in Vermont the
Democrats gain ID representatives and in three towns
The Republicans gain 3.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

WHAT IS AN INsULr.-Justice King, of Chicago. has
decided on application for warrant that to spit in
mans face, knock him down and kick him, is not on
Insult.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

The SUPREME JUDGEsHIP-THE CABINEr-Judge
Curtis of Massachusetts, having resigned his seat the
bench of the Supreme Court of the United States spec
uaton is busy with the succession to that high Office
The New York Journal Of Commerce, puts forth the
of Hon. Isaac Toucey of Connecticut the present
Secretary of the Navy. Mr.. Toucey is sound
constitutional lawyer and his appointment would be
highly acceptable to the South and indeed to the con-
sentative portion of the country generally. But it is
not known that Mr.. Toucey would accept, if the
appointment were rendered to him. which is not so Ger
taiu as Mr.. Buchanan may naturally be ambitious to
continue his cabinet without change throughout his
administration and Mr. Toucey is of its ablest and
most trusted members. In the event of Mr. rs receiv
ing and accepting the appointment to the Judgeshp, it
is thought that Mr. Nathan Clifford, Of Maine, stands
the best chance to succeed him in the cabinet.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

due in New York the 18TH is expected to bring thu
news by the overland mail from India
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

n@A fire at Americas, Ga, on the 9Th inst. destroy
ed property to the estimated amount of 100000 about
half covered by insurance.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

The CAPITOL ExTENs1oSs.-The appropriations for
the Capitol extensions have been as follows:
September 30 1851. Observation-Disclosures. 100000
By Joint resolution of April t. 1852 . 100000
By deficiency bill for year ending June 80,
1883 49,. 100000
By general appropriation bill ending June 80,
1854. ;......:. :....:...: ...:.... 100000
By general appropriation bill ending June 30,
1855 .,.......:.:..:::..::..::..... 100000
By general appropriation bill ending June 80,
1856 ........:.:..:::..::......... $4,000
By general appropriation bill ending June 80,
1857 Northumberland. 100000
By general appropriation bill ending June 30,
1858. ........................ 100000
Total Observation-Disclosures. 4325 OOO
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11
Constitution for Kansas.

The convention elected to frame Constitution for
Kansas preparatory to her application to be admitted
into the Union as State, met at Iecompton in that
Territory on Monday the 18th inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

HIGH TA1Es-The amount of city taxes which will
be collected this year in Richmond Va, is 100000.
Half of this sum was paid into the collectors Office in
June The other half will be collected by December.
Verify our American corporations fast getting ahead
of the hghtaxation of monarchial Europe Blessed is
the farmer. Unhappy the denizen of the town.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

We regret to learn that VIM. Faison, Esq, one Of
most prominent and useful citizens of Sampson county
died at his residence in that county on Tuesday last
Mr. Faison must have been about sixty years of age
but was full of life and energy the last time we saw him
Sugar continues to decline 1t has reached falling OF
of three cents per pound from the highest point and the
bottom has not vet been touched The loss upon the
amount stored in New York alone estimated at some
thing like seven millions of dollars. The loss the
whole stock in Europe and the United States IS suppo
ed to be not less than fifty millions of dollars. The fall
will yet 90 much farther twice far, we hope The
fact is that the crops of sugar promise to be good
Louisiana will produ fully twice as much as it did last
year. Cuba and Brazil promise equally WELL and there
can be no reason for the maintenance of famine
prices for sugar and moasses. People will get
to growing Sorghum and using "long sweetening.
rather than longer submit to the uconscionabe extOron
practised on them for some time past Sorghum is fairly
on the road to be permanent addition to our agrcu
ture in the Southern States Neither the amount MOI
quality of the juice will justify its cultivation North
Mason Dixon's line where the saccharne matter is
not fully developed from the imperfect rpenng of the
plant. The first brought to France from Chi
na and experiments there and in Algeria have shown
that it does not yield remuneratvey in Northern eli
mate while it does in Southern one Indeed it is
said that after few generations North, it will lose it
distinctive properties sugarproducer, and degener
ate into the ordinary millet or broom-corn
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-05-26
THE FTUY ANNTHTLATFD

EVERY summer and Fall thousands Of persons die Of
Flux, Cholera, Dysentery, Gripping Pains, and other,
irregularities OF the Bowels 1t be cured in every
for IS by the OfTuckers Cholera Syrup, which
has been tested by the best physicians in the South and
West and by them pronounced the efeeua remedy
in Il has performed astonishing than
any other specific. human life be saved in nine
out Of by investment Of IS Buy bottle and
keep il BY you.
For sale in Nashville by HERMAN & RAINS, and T..
WELLS, Agents. The Proprietor having unbOunded
adenee the efficacy Of his medicine has authorised the
Agents 70 distribute it gratousy until its
thoroughly tested. Persons afflicted with Of the above
complaints will please call the agents and get bottle
free Of charge. [msys-tE