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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06

sderatiop and passed lis second reading-yeas Al,
NAYS Al. The rules were suspended and the bill put
ON its third reading. Mr. Ferebee moved TO strike
out Mr.. Cotten's amendment. Mi. Leach' OF David
son. spoke at length and with much warmth against
the BILL Mr.. Caldwell supported the bill. MIR.
jenkins made very able reply TO Mr.. ieacn.
Messrs Pickett and Hackney spoke against striking
out the amendment and replied to by Mr.. Fere-
bee. Mr. Settle strongly opposed to the work,
as he did rot consider it practicable and was speak.
inc when The hour for recess arrived.
AFTERNOON SESSION
The delate on the Cape lear and Deep River bill
was resumed MIR. Settle continued his remarks, and
made very strong speech against the work. which
he did not consider practicable. HIS speech evioeh6
" made great impression. MIR. Outlaw made an
oher ea,nes appeal, and stated that The Democratic
na,v would be held responsible for the defeat OF the
measure before the House. After some remarks in
reply, from Mr. Settle, Mr.. Holmes replied to Mr.
Settle until the hour of recess
The debate was continued The House refused to
strike out MIR. Cotten's amendment Yeas 80, nays
A. Mr. Gillian offered substitute, when author
lied The sale of the works to certain lhdiVlouas'-
Mr. Shepherd vacated the chair, aho maze power
full sneech in opposition to what he called mon
strous easure After reply from Mr.. Gillian, Mr..
Sbepherd made another appeal TO the justice and gen
| erositv of the House He was followed ~ Nlr. Set
tle who quoted from the law reports and DECISIONS
the fact that the river below Fayettevie was ottea
unnaVlgable Nlr. Holmes feplieu u tli oo"'o a.
guments Several amendments were offered and re
ected At eleven O'Clock it became evident that TIT
opponents of the bill speaking agant TIME anc
the bill must be xii ed in consequence AT halt-pa
12 the usual vote of thanks given TO the Speak
er and Clerks of the House. Mr. Shepherd returned
thanks in an eloquen, and feeling speech in which
he alluded to the disappcnments of the hopes OF h
constituents, and in conclusion, adjourned the Hous'
sine die.
The members of ali rartiee crowded around the
Speakers chair to bid him farewell There are bu
few members remaining in town. The early morning
trains have conveyed the majority OF them on then
route homewards.
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ay- Never before did We sit down to write with tn

ID Never before did We sit down to write with theN
same feelings of depression. We have no heart LOT
the work Look at the proceedings OF the Leglsa'
ture and the cause will be apparent. Are we cltl-
Gems of North Carolina, or are we not? Time must
determine. We cannot now say. We have felt as
such-we have worked as such-have we been treat
ed Is such?
It was not enough 10 charter the Cberaw Road. Ii
was not enough to treat with contempt the reeommen-
daton of the Governor, in regard to great work, but
the last link in the chain of oppression must be forged
by the revival of the old charter of the Chatham Ra-
road to Raleigh, to finish and make perfect rival
route to use up the two through lines that the State
is already interested in. Cod in his Infinite mercy
may forgive such legislation. We are but poor finite
creatures and cannot pretend 10 any such superave
virtue This bill we think, did not pass the House
of Commons.
The gloom that pervades our town is palpabe and
apparent. A stranger, mere traveller passing
through could easily perceive it Oil all eountenances
as though pestilence were in our midst
We pay taxes to the State. We pay heavy very
heavy taxes. On all occasions our community has
come forward as no ether comp"-ty u, e"r'n ""s
5uu. w. have nev.r ca,Ld on Hercules without
.1so nu,tino cur own shoulders 10 the wheel Never.
Yet feeling has been gotten up, feeling OF enmly
as though Wilmington wanted everything, Is this
20? The Wilmington and Weldon Road is not q
fartbing's expense to the State. She has never had
to pay cent Of interest on any bonds endorsed toi
il. Never Of nearly ten millions for which the
State is liable the whole amount put into Whining
ton works has been six hundred thousand dollars and
on that the Wilmington and Weldon Road has, ior
years, been paying than legal interest In the
Central Road, Wilmington took more than most, II moi
more than any at the counties oD the line, and YET
Wilmington is talked of as grasping-as having re-
csived TOO much and so forth. Why, that miserable
RALEIGH and CASTOR affair has cost three times as
much as all the great works by which Wilmington
has benefited the State three dollars where she has
benefited herself one dollar. The Atlantic Road ha
cost far more than all our works-far more Which
section by enterprise, by taxes, by good done to the
State, deserves most? The Western extension il
costing double, treble, quintuple what all our works
ever cost the State. But hue and cry must b
raised against US by every petty demagogue w
know that we have not been treated right. We mus
protect ourselves.
A friend says that the darker the night the neare
\, the day. Day ought to be near now, for God knows
the night is dark enough.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06

ELECTION YEsTERDAY.-Fo1r hundred and ninety
votes were cast yesterday for Special Magistrate as
follows WIN. T.. vann, Esq, 373 John Cowan'
Esq, lie and one cast for Mr.. West
Of course, MIR. Vann was reelected. We did not
know until yesterday that any other ticket would be
run nor do we now know that any great effort was
made.-Dt1ly Journal, Sd inst.
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Weasel Ashore.

New YORK, Jan. 3l.-Tbe schooner NJ . LIos
from Newbern, N. c., with a cargo of goVernlmnos
Stores is ashore at Atlantic City, on the Jersey 'O"
The crew were oil frost bitten.
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Cape Fear and Deep River Navigation Company
The stockholders in the above company convened
yesterday at the Court House A. Fl. vanBokkeIen.
Esq, was called to the chair and Messrs. London
and Mutt appointed secretaries The secretaries were
appointed committee to ascertain the amount of
stock represented in person or by proxy The COM
Httee reported majority of the stock represented
Hon. VIM S. Ashs appeared as the representative
of the State
On motion, the meeting adjourned until this morn.
ing at 10 O'Clock
The meeting assembled this morning. Mr. svor.
BokkOlen. in the chair
When we came away nothing had bpeu dome A
resolution appointing committee to examine into
and derive some scheme for carrying on the work as
also committee of Investigation was under discuss.
iOn.-DaiIy Journal Of yesterday.
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NOTICE.I

ON and after this day. January 18th, 1867, all rGTs'ent
49,; senents MUST BE PAID FOR IN ADVANCE, in
cash. before they will be inserted.
Our friends in the country well as in town will please
bear this in mind and remit the amount they are willing 20
lay Ous in advertising with tie copy they wish inserted
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Loss OF the U, $. schooner VIero,

The following is an extract of letter from Capt.
Robert Platt, commander of the U. S. Schooner Vi
emma, to Lieut.. w. H. c. Whiting, of this town
dated
SAVANNAH, Feb. I'd, 1857
On the 18th January, 1857 took heavy N E. gale on
the day. at P M the gale increased and hauled
N N w. had to scud before the gale all the time lasted
So hours that the only plan could adopt save
the lives of and the vessel but unfortunately she
began to leak and pumps would keep her free AT
ter found that the water gained cut hole the
cabin hoor and set all that could not pump to bang with
buckets Our sails were very much torn b and lib.
stay were carried away.
We had hard work keep the of the cabin but
succeeded until the 3d. at which time abandoned her
the water being then the cabin floor We could save
nothing much The Captain of the Brig who rescued u.s.
a N, long 70, 10 W. The Briggs name is Alice franklin
w0 OF our sick from exposure them Frank
galloway (colored) died after, board the Brig She
brought us as lar Tybee Roads, and there were taken
On 9Gard me u Revenue Cutter Tany, Capt Ottinger
and brought up to this place -
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New ORLEANS, JAM 3O.-The U. S. NJ. Steam shP2 L
pire Ctyis coming up the river. She brings the Cal
mails ,rougb
The steamship Granada touched at Greytown, anu O'
off fifty of WALKERS recuits. -, rsaks-~
Gen. WALKER had not been heard from in three "''
The Costa Ricans held full possession OF Granao"'
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From our Raleigh Correspondent.
NORTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
RALEIGH, Jan. 80. 1857.

SENATE.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Senate was occupied with The discussion on
the Rockin cham and Coalfeds Railroa l. which was
passed. rec ,nsidered and now lays on the table Tor
further amendment.
NIGHT SESSION.
A number of private bills and resolutions were &c
ted on, but none Of any public interest were brought
forward.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06

CHARLESTON, Feb. 1.--Advices have been receiv-
cd from Florida 10 3Oth Jan. requson had been
made by General Harvey for three companies of vol.
nnleers within thirty days. The Indians appear to be
concentrated in force near New Engrage. A plan
bad been laid 10 surround and intercept Them
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06

road Company was amended by limiting its capital
stock 10 million and half. 1t then passed its
third reading.
By PERMISSION Mr.. Mills introduced bill to
amend the charter of the Wilmington, Charlotte and
Rutherford Railroad Company authorizing the extern
sion Of the road to Columbus. Rejected.
message was sent to the House, proposing 10 adj
lourn at 10 o'clock to morrow morning.
bill to revive the Chatham Railroad chart ter, was
amt ndel BIZ prohibiting any connection with roads
running into South Caroiha, and preventing its ter.
minaling within miles of the CheTaW Road 1t
then passed lis third reading.
bill incorporate The Greensboro Gold Mining
and Smelling Company passed its third reading
The Senate then took a recess.
NIGHT SESSION.
A number Of private bills and resolutions were
passed, er which the Senate took recess awaiting
the action OF the House of Commons. After assem-,
bling again, the usual routine of returning thanks
&c had been gone through, the Senate adjourned
sine die, at l o'clock.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
The Speaker presented a memorial from the Bank
of Clarendon, in Fayetteville, requesting that the
10th section of their charter be SO amended as to
authorize them TO pay out the small notes of other
banks when received IN the course of business and
presented bill for that purpose, which, under the
suspension of the rules, read the second and
third time and passed
Mr.. Reeves introduced resolution appropratng
$1,000 to aid IN the construction Of road across the
Allegbanies in Surry county.
Alr Bynum introduced a bill to anne nd the charter
OF the Chatham Railroad
On motion of Mr.. Ogburn, the rules were suspend
ed 10 lake up he Western Railroad bill. The bill
passed Its third reading. The bill authorizes the
company to mortgage The works security for
bonds, &c.
Mr. Settle moved 10 reconsider resolu.s on in fa
vOr of Governor Moorehead and others, @ ncelning
some lands on Shepherds Point at BeaufotS Harbor
1t was opposed by Mr. Jones, and after an irregular
debate, was finally postponed 10 the 4th of March.
The bill for the relief of the Cape Fear and Deem
River Navigation Company was taken up on recon.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-02-06

AUGUSTA, Feb 1.-The upward bound train the Geor-
ga Ra Road experienced serious accident when about
seventeen miles from his place Some forty passengers
son, Of Tennessee who had of his broken Two
obtained,
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

A THRILLING INcIDEsr.-Returning frnH a
visit to New Orleans we were fortunate en-.
oug to secure passage in line steamer, with
but few passengers. Among the ladies', one
especially interested rs. She was widow
of wealthy planter, and was returning with
only one child 10 hrr fathers house. Her
devotion to the shild was very touching. and
the eyes Of her old black nurse would fill
with tears as she besDught her mistress mt
to 1--we that boy top much, or the Lord would
take him away from her.
We passed through the canal Of Louisville
and stopped for few moments at the wharf,
when the nurse, wishing to see the city, val
ked out on the guard, at the back 81 the buat.
where by sudden effort. the child sprang
from her arms into the terrible current that
sweeps toward the falls, aud disappeared i'm.
mediately. The confusion which ensued at
tracted the attention Of gentleman who vas
sitting in the fore part Of the boat quietly
reading. Rising, hastily he asked for some
article lie child had worn. The nurse han
ded him tiny apron she had torn of IN her
efforts to retain bte babe 10 her arms. Turn
ing 10 splendid Newfoundland dog that
was eagerly watching his counteHanee. he
pointed first to the apron, and then 10 tile
spot where tie child had gone under.
III an instant the noble dog leaped into the
rushing water, and also disappeared. By thi,
J time tie excitement was intense, aud some
persons Oh shore. surprising that ihedog va,
lost as we'll as the child. they procured !
boat and started of to search for the boiy
Just az this moment the dog was seen iai
/ away with something in his mouth. BrsyelJ
be struggled with the waves, bot i was esi
dent bis sirengih was failing fist. and NOR
than one breast gave sigh 81 relief ~ tb'
\ boat reached him, and Il was announced tia
/ he had the child, and that IL was still alive
They were brought on board--the dog an,
the child.
Giving a single glance TO satisfy hersel
that the child Was really living, the sounI
mother rushed forward, and sinking besl
tile dog threw her arm around his neck, 40,
! burst into tears. Not many could view III
; sight gnmDSed, and, as she caressed and Ii.
: sed bis shaggy bead, sle looked up 10 hi
owner aud said;
"Oh. sir, must have hi, dog! a.
, rich, take AL hase-eyery thing-but CIV
! me my shiId's prrserver."
, Tie gentleman smiled, and patting his dog
head SAID, I" arm very glad, madam. be ha
: been Of service 10 you, but nothing 10 ID
! world could induce me TO part with HIM"
The dog looked as though he perfectly ~
derstood what they were talking sbovi. 40
giving bis sides shake. laid himself down !
his masters feet with an expression 20 d
large eyes that said palmer lhIn words, " VI
! nothing shall part Us! !"
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The Elections.

The elections IN this state passed oG wilh unusual
queiness on Thursday last, there being bai e sho~
u opposition excerpt The w. Sth anil s,h Congress
siona districts Zip from The Off - u Che Western
sentinel gives from the 9Th disiret sufficient q
show lf correct that Mr. Scales has beat Mh Pgyear
BY quite te.peeisbIe majority. Parlial returns have
been received from the other two districts. but not
sufficient 70 determine the 6nal result
u Ihis county, NJ branch, for Congress- received
80 voies-scailsrns votes ss--someNhal los than
half Tie number 81 votes usually given IL.
James Gilt VS. reelected Clerk Of the Superior
Csud, and George Law. clerk Of The County Couh.
Fof fre.sulfsg. 6s7, againsi Il SD
10 Alamlnce. M,. Williams. the Democratic esndi
date CO.. Congress received FOG, NJ Gilmsf Ig7.
The CIsrss both ri The saPcHor and CounIy Count,
were fc-clecied.
The vote or free.suir age was Ggs asains, Il 425.
IN Wake county, Nc. Branch received Isl votes
scattering 400.
The Clerks were reelected by small maioriiies.
For Pce.suiIfsge LASS, sgaina IL al.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

A School TEACHER Cur TO PIEcEs.-A
terri5le affair took place about eight miles
east Of Greenyille. Texas, on the Sd ut.,
between a school teacher BY the name Of
Moore, and . man by the name Of Howard and
his four sons. A letter says:
moore undertook 10 chastise ll0ward's
son about IL years old, Tor writing indecent
language in young lady's copy book. He
had struck the boy but four or i've blows with
. switch, when the boys brothers came isto
ihe schOo,.h0use with clubs, and Jne Of them
struck the teacher with heavy club Oh tbs
forehead and fellcd him 10 the hoOr. The
other struck tie teacher several times while
down, but the teacher rec0, cred himself and
got out his pocket.knife and drove them Out
Of the house.
"Bat al this jlncture the old man, tive
other sons and two sons-inlas arrived, and
the old man rushed into the house with !
large dirk pocket knife. Moore begged How
sri to spare his life, telling him IL was ihei
nearly dead. Al this time Moore had . sever
confusion on the forehead anI was covered
with blood. But Howard. disregarding be-
sntreaties, rushed upon him and plunged b.
long knife into him twice an his right side
both 81 which wounds entered the cavity =
Moore broke from him, when Howard CO
him on the right shoulder, making irightlu
cash four inches long aud TO the bone. Wit
al his wounds, Moore broke from the hous
and ran twenty rods. The boysou;side thre'
clubs al him a. he ran, one or two Of Shic
Thin.
Moore was young man of Sigh: MAKE
and poor health, Wh0 had lately come ID u
State. He was man Of unexreptiOnabl
character and successful teacher. lie vi
probably die u his wounds. q victim Of r.
senge 50 low end despieable thai humanit
bushes AZ The recital"
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

Death of MIR. D0bbin. - The Hon James
c. Dobbin died at his residence Fayetteville, on
the morning Of the 4th instant
The Fayetteville Observer, on making this an
nounccmcnt, says 1T has been apparent, for some
weeks past, that his end was approaching. lie him
self was not less aware Of il than the sorowIng
friends who had earnestly hoped and prayed that
he might be spared to them to his State, and to his
county lie was prepared for the awful change. A life
Of purity is closed by triumphant DEATH The honest
and conscientious Statesman, the true Friend the up
right Man, has passed from the scene Of his earthly
honors. TO his reward abovo-thc well done Of the
faithful servant"
"Mr. Dobbn was born in 1914. and was in the 4ith
year Of his age. He graduated at the University
OF North Carolina in 1852 read law in the Office Of
the late Judge Strange; eminently successful al
the Bar; was elected to Congress in 1915. and de-
clined reelection; was elected TO the Legislature
from Cumberland county in 1913 aud 1880; wal
Speaker Of the House Of Commons at the latter ses
sion and finally entered the Cabinet as Secretar,
Of the Navy in 1853, serving through the entire Ad
minsiraion Of President Pierce, which he did mucl
10 render successful and popular His devotion 70 III
arduous duties Of that station cost him his life III
has passed away; but his memory will live here. in
community which both honored aud loved him, and 70
whose prosperity bis last public letter brealhed ih
most ardent DESIRE"
J, The Executive Departments Of the Government a
Washington were closed on Tuesday, as ,cs,Inlon
Of respect 70 the nenory Of the ale Secretary 81 ,h
Navy.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

Coon FOR Boys.-Boys who are INDUCED
in idleness aud luxury do not make men.
The sons of honest toll, whose time is divided
between the field and the school, and whe
earn the bread they eat and the clothes they
wear, as their fathers did. make the men 81
their generation.
An exchange clips the following from the
Boston Transcript. whieh is to the point:
Intellect can't bear fashionable refinement
and dies under it in one or two generations
II YOU would select youth who is likely q
make his mark 10 the wnrld, take one who i
carting mud in clam shell wagon, OF bull
ding houses in Tie sand, and not the delicate
who is Iondling China lap.dog on the par
Tor carpet. Daniel webster's father made a
cradle for little Dan out Of pine log. with an
axe and anger aud Lewis Csss vas rocked
by his staid mother, 10 a second hand sugar
trough. Tie greatest architects Tor ths
manufacture Of genius are Poverty and Re
psbllcanisn.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

NEw Discovery oF GuAso.-The Califor.
MIA papers contain accounts Of the success.
ful exploration Of the new guano island
Elede, on the coast of Lower California. A
cargo Of one hundred and twenty tons was
recently brought 20 San Francisco, and is
said 70 be equal in quality 10 Peruvian guano.
The island was sold by Mexico to American
citizens some time ago. The property is in
Americans. but the sovereignty Of the island
Is in Mexico. A dispute appears TO have
arisen among Americans az 10 the right 20
the precious deposits. and some o. The par.
ties have already come 70 blows.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

THg = sEcREr" cAscER GrRE.--Mnch has
been written about Dr.. fell's secret. now
being employed b. the surgeons u the Md.
dIesex Hospital. London. where The Unforta-
nate American sculptor craNiurl Is now IN.
der treatment for this dread slIlictipn. DR..
feil's treatment is described ~ late medi.
cal work a. follows:
"In tie FIRST instance. the skin over the
tumpr i removed By sumo liquid caustic--
nitric acid. The thus exposed iumor IS then
covered with a layer Of an ordinary raus.
tic, chloride ofzinc. spread on linen. Til.
creates a superficial slough. This slougl, u
ihen scored TO . certain depth by several 10.
cisions of the knlic lnto these lurrows strips
of linen covered with the caustic are inser.
ted. IL this way the tumor is DESTROYED
It'll deeper. The ineisions are gradually
extended in depth from time TO tine. fresh
rauslic being introduced into them at eael
dressing, uli 10 this way the whole tuner ],
seriatim converted into one large escher
which separates by surface u drmarcation,
according 70 The ordinary principles q sur,
gerry"
The constitutional treatment which ha,
been affirmed 10 eradicate from the system
the tendency again to originate cancers. i
affirmed BY the same authority 10 consist j.
the internal ad ninislraliDn u iOdiIc Of A.
senic.
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sad Accident. : Allen. a negro man LsIonsin.

Sad Accident. - Allen. a negro man belonging
10 Mo. Parish, employed the road a station
hand, was run over by the Express train on Sunday
morning last, on IL downward passage, four Or 6ys
miles wet Of this place, aud instantly killed. ihs
wheel MASKING Oh the upper part d the bead. 4
appears iha, he was IN town between eight and nina
O'Clock, bought medicine at the drug siore stated
that he going % certain place the road near
where the accident occurred; met soon after, pro-
ceeding in that direction. BY two OF three while men
10 whom h. told The sioy, and took some meat
from TIC depot which belonged 70 him, which wa,
found with hin. lie appeared 10 be perfectly sober
anu il was not known that he had draak any inloHi
eating liquor Tor long time. The conclusion Is, thai
he sat down on the road to walt ior some person BY
appointment, and iel asleep. A inqufst held
on Sunday ancrnoon and The facts foanI. as slated
shove. No blame i attached q Tho engineer be saw
something on the road. supposed % BE leg some
other obstruction, but too late 10 stop the train.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-08-12

GLoRy OR GRAvE-The eminent DIR.
Baudens, in an able report on his official
mission to the Grimes, afFrms that sume two
hundred French soldiers expired daily be-
tween that region and Constantinape. and
that The Official bulletins conveyed 40 all, .
quate idea Of the suherings and privstlans Of
the troops aud the extent AND horrors OF the
mortality. The number Of deaths Of French
soldiers recorded in the hospitals was about
IS. 0OO--5l. OOO 10 the Cimea, and $4,000 u
Constaniinople. Was another campaign
possible: