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Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1857-11-13

THERE is No SUCH WORD As FALL-Reai the al
veTtis~meut IN another column, headed " "Hc!mbolJs
GENUINE pr,pAr
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
DIED.

On the Iqth inst in the city of Charleston Capt JAMES
W. SIEREIT, aged about 10 years. Np'' ANlES
zap oterett was native of Maryland, but for manv o
Fss so Wilmington in the employ of the Wilmington
Of the Companys Steamers plying between
and Charleston B his capacity and skin CommaHsae
respect The Copan and the eondene re secured
gard of the travelling community His high sense Of re-
his generosity and amiability knewn to all but Or
who enjoyed his unreserved intimacy Truly modes. lew
dident, he shrank from any display of his
Possessing fine educatan, few better verseS
general literature could learnedy or a
ably upon literary topics In all the relations of life wbetI
as husband fa her rfriend he true faithful and w
fectonate He leaves widow and child who with al
friends remember only his sterling virtues deeply depore
noain ~. ~ Com
In Washington, N. c., on Thursday 18th inst A.
ELIZABETH BOND, wife of Mr.. William Bond ' WIS
She was excellent woman, good wife a eood ra;L
Bond has sincerest sympathies ~ "lF'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
FURNITURE ~

THE subscriber would respectfully an ,@=zs==z>
l. nounce to the citizens of Wilmington ~ -
and the public generally, that he has just
selected in person, at the manufactures and will
during this month"; the largest best assorted stock of C
net Furniture that ne has offered in this place Ab
has had long experience in this business and HAVING NY
chased his entire stock for cash. manufacturers ro @
prices, he offer rare Inducements to purchasers III
following among the articles be found in his store
Parlor Sets complete in Mahogany and Walnut. NY VIZ
Brocatelle and har-cloth covering
Sofas and etc ietes great variety, from $I3 to $50
Mahogany and Walnut, Upholstered Rocking and Easv
Chairs; anu N"Sy
Ottomans, Etageres and Corner Stands.
Centre, Sofa and Gard Tables;
Pier, M antle and Oval Mirrors
Cane Seat Chairs from IS cents to S23 each
Cane Seat Rocking and Nurse Chairs:
Wood Seat Rocking and Nurse Chairs
Sideboards and Secretaries
beautiful lot of Chamber Furniture sets comnleta
Bureaus, great variety. from 81 to $50:
Wardrobes, Washstands, Marble top &c:
Bedsteads Bedsteads Bedsteads;
Tewel and light Stands;
Extension and other dining Tables;
Work Tables, Toilet Tables, Teapoys, &c;
Also lot of superior Piano Fortes Music Stands Soos
&c. ''
Intending to sell goods low his terms cash. large
bills good negotiable paper 80 days with interest added
JNO. D. LOVE,
No. 10 Front Street, Wilmington n C.
august Ioth, 1891 2S6-l2t-5Otf
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
ps~It will be seem that an e,ecto. i to be teld

ba-I 1t will be seen that an election is to be Eeld
to decide on the question of subscription by the
town OF sum not exceeding twenty-five thousand
dollars to the capital stock of the Cape Fear and
Deep River Navigation Company. We presume thai
The Directors will shortly submit statement OF the
situation and proposed plan of the Company looking
towards the completion of it's work. This will be
necessary TO enable our citizens to act unde stand
ingl7. We give below all the information in our pos
session. We believe it will be found nearly accurate
AT least it has been desire to make it 80 and to
place it fairly and impartially before the public.
This election is to he held on the 2lst day of Sep
TENDER. We have every confidence in the present
officers of the Company. We believe that they will
do all that can be done, under the circumstances
That these last are dscouragiDg, we need not say
The whole matter has been talked over and discussed
until our people are tired of it.
The present state of the case is, believe, as fol-
lows 1T is no use fooling longer with the various
Northern Companies of Contractors. They fash in the
pan, and do nothing. To drop the work now is tan
tamount 10 an abandonment of it. What is to be
done, is the question Thus then, the Directors come
to this they have means of one kind or another,
from sales of negroes etc. TO put the work in boating
order TO the mouth OF Deep hlVeT InemSeNeo' nol"
BILE parties. possessed of adequate means, will take
the contract from the mouth of Deep River to the
centre of the Coal Fields for $4,000; of this $780,
600 to be paid in cash-the balance in preferred
stock Of the $4,000 cash, different parties inter-
ested in the lands on Deep River will take part
perhaps s2OOoO perhaps $4,000; perhaps only
$40 OOO The town subscription will be required to
Fl up any deficiency. 1t may not all be required Or
it may. The Town is 10 receive preferred stock at
~ per cent.
Now, if the work succeeds it will, in every sense,
be money we'll invested If it don't, it may be so
much gone. At any rate, it'll the only hope for the
work that the Directors can now see-the only
chance to prevent it's abandonment.
These we believe are the facts. They are for the
voters TO think over and act upon. We do not usu-
ally shrink from responsibility in such cases, but
now, we must confess that we know hardly what to
say. 1t is of vital Importance to the work. but our
people depressed. 1t may help to relieve that de-
presson-that is TO be hoped fort may fal--that
risk will have to be rum if the sub scription be
made
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

MODERN CAMP MEETING.-The Cecil Democrat
gives the annexed graphic description of the Red Ii
on Camp now in progress:
alt is attended with expense, to defray which
the managers let out the privilege of selling various
commodities, to those who are willing to pay iber
ally for it. You will see upon the camp ground, ice
saloons; confectoneries places for the sale OF
bread, cheese, and other edbles book stores melon
end fruit stands mineral water establishments with
the attendant popping of corks; barber shops and
boot blacks and without the circle of tents agrcul.
tural implements e. &C., offered for sale, presenting
more the appearance of great mart fair, than a
convocaton of people for the worship of The living
God
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
$50 REWARD

20 WILL be given for the apprehension and delivery
"a to confinement in any Jail in the State so that
& lean get him, of my JIM. He left the SOh
ult, and has not been heard of since. He bright
muatto, almost white about % years DID, about feet
inches high hair and teeth detective long on
bis chin Had when he left very good suit of cloths
and will likely try to pass for white man. and make
for free State should he not 90 North, he will likely 60
in the Vicinity of Fayetteville as he raised there and
formerly belonged to VIM B. Wright ESQ., of that place
Any who may take said boy will be entitled to the
above reward, and the thanks of
ISAAC KELLY.
henansvle, N. T., August 18th, 1857 5I-tf
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

SINGULAR AND EXTRAORDINARY CAsE.-We met
with the most interesting case this morning which
has occurred in our experience for long ume' we
were introduced 10 gentleman who gave US a prac-
teal exemplifcation of the wonderful. Fourteen
or fifteen years ago he states that he was passing
down Baltimore street. late at night, during heavy
snow storm, when he met Frederick street, three
men and q woman He gave them the way, but be;
ing violently josted by one of them, he upbralded
them somewhat sharply, when they attacked him.
Being powerful man, standing about six feet in his
shoes, he laid two of them hors du combat and
chased the other 10 the opposite side of the street,
where he felled him 10 the ground, and where, lean
ing over him, be received blow in the left temple,
which staggered as we'll as bewdered him for few
minutes. Upon recovering himself his assaants had
fed, and feeling the blood flowing pretty freely rom
the wound, proceeded 10 physician, Who found
that he bad been stabbed, the instrument entering
about half way between the eye and ear, and break
ing off Short leaving consider able length of the
blade in his head All efforts to extract it proved
futile Strange to say, be felt very little pain in
convenience IRON his condition. The wound soon
healed, and he attended to his regular avocatonS,
if nothing had happened. Three years after, the
wound again opening, he consulted u surgeon, who
feeling The ragged edge of the blade made several eff
forts draw it OUT and after considerable labor drew
from the wound portion of the base OF the broken
dirk which measured within fraction OF inches in
length This part Of it gave idea of the amount re
manning, which was supposed to be piece of about
the same size taktn away. For eleven years longer
did it continue in this condition, when, about two
weeks since, otter suffering great degree of pain on
the right side OF the nose the corner Of his eye
on the opposite side to where be received the wound
and considerable swelling appearing, he went to
Professor Smith, who, upon examining The diseased
part, found the point of the blade prorudng thad
actually traversed through the bones of the head
and, after fourteen years. made it's appearance in the
above locality. Such is the position, plain to the
eye, and wonderful 10 be believed excepting by an
eye witness DR.. Smith, We understand proposes, in
short time, to operate for it's expulsion. We have
often heard of pins and needles being swallowed,
and IN after years mixing their appearance in differ
ent parts of the body, but that the blade of dirk
between three and four inches in length, should thus
travel, and through bone at that forms an interesting
subject for the surgeon we'll as the common mind
Ball. Patriot,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

YE STRIPED -Scene-Temperance town
in Tennessee license to sell liquor by retail, with
or without .strychnine. Enter traveller, tired and
thirsty. Enquiries for drink finds place-imbibes
demands to know " the damage Nothing"
says the polite mixer of toddes, but" says that
bane parsonage, 'we sell very fine tobacco at ten
cents plug handing plug about the size of little
baby's nose. Traveller pays ten cents, and forgets
the little cube, thinking ten cents cheap enough for
drink and full view of the porcine animal of d.
versfed colors. True bill. Incident of Knoxville
Convention.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

j * # + S Ssssss Equity
TN OBEDIENCE to decree of the Court of EQUITY of
1said County made in the above cause tho last Term
shall offer for sale, at public auction, the premises on
Saturday. the 9th day of September next tract or parcel
of land belonging to the Estate of the late David J. New
ton situated the East side of Moore Greek in the Coun
ty of New Hanover adjoining the lands of b. K NeWkrk
Charles B. McAster and Others and containing two hun
ded and twentynne 1t will be sold credit of
twelve months and bond with good security will be required
of the purchaser
Given under my hand, at office, this II day of August
A. d. 1857. o. p. MEARES. C, M
August 14th, 1857 5O-3t
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

AN UGLY CUSTOMER TO MANAGE.-An anaconda,
fifteen feet in length, which was brought to this city
come week or more ago, and taken 10 the resd ence
of the Captain, (WiIson near Front and South sts.,
on Friday afternoon, in The cellar of house about
half square off, at No. 81 Swanson street. The
reptile was heard before it seen, and heev-
ed by the inmates to be dog. Upon one of the po-
lice going into the cellar he was not long in discov-
ering its character, and of forming more intimate
about the body and one leg, thus holding him very
un easy for a time. Finally Captain Wilson was
sent for, and on his arrival succeeded in relieving
the officer from his unpleasant situation. 1t was for
tunate that it was not female or child thus situated
or a serious result might have followed from fright
Such reptiles are too dangerous pets for the city.
Philadelphia Ledger.
A gentleman who recently put up at log tavern
in Wisconsin, was awakened by young man, vino
commenced serenade thus:
<sOh Sally Rice,
I've called you twice,
And yet you lie and snore!
pray you wake,
And see your Jake,
don't care much which, for "'
1t makes but little difference
TO either you or l.
Big Big pig, little it'll p pig g. -,
A CLOSE CoNTEsT.-The St. Louis Republican of
tuesday, last publishes returns from every county in
Missouri except five, which foot up thus
SseMaft .45, 1871
" ''''....'........ .....'...4o,SS2
Stewards majority thus far.,............... 9
The Republican adds
he counties of Butler, Dunklin, Shannon, Ripley,
and Howell Ia new county, formed out of Oregon
yet to hear from The four counties first named gave
buchanan $50; Fillmore, 100 votes"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

BRITISH CoINAGE.-The British coinage for the
year 1885, was 4,sO6, 159 soveregns, 1891 9O9 half
sovereigns, 22O1 76o forms, s16s 900 shilIings, 2
1890 sixpences, 5000 groas, 4,l5S fourpences,
l,O1S,298 threepences, APO twopences, and 1920
silver pence. The :otal value of the gold coined last
year was &c, OO2 liza, and that of the silver coin
62 1928, the real cost or value of the metal having
been 94s4. 500 The copper coinage of 1856 inclu-
ded 1912 28s pence, 0sO halt pence 177l 1872
farthings, and 9l3,92o half farthngs making TO-
tai value of Gl43.7l7. The purchase value of the
copper was only g73,s24. Last year 1900 ,371
OF. of silver coin were purchased for recoinage, at
nominal value of 9677,55o, and the mint value at
S.. 3D. an ounce, being G602 446 it follows that the
loss BY reoeinage was g75,l04.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
A Bad Case of the Ague

The following is quite tragic If not SO beauti-
full as the death of Minnehaha. Its talented author
ia unknown to US:
And he took the ague badly;
Oh it shook him, shook him sorely,
Shook his boots off and his toe-nas
Shook his teeth out and his hair off,
Shook his coat all into tatters,
And his hair all into ribbons,
Shirtless, eoatless, hairless toothless,
Minus boots and minus mails,
Still it snsok him, shook him, till it
Made him yellow, gaunt and bony,
Shook him till he reached his death-bead
Shook him till it shutled for him
Of his mortal coil and then it
Having made him cold as could be-
Shook the earth still down upon him;
And he still lies meath his grave-stone
Ever shaking, shaking, shaking!
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

ST. LOUIS Aug. 21.-A letter to the Republican,
dated Fort Kearney 9Th inst, says that the fifth and
Tenth Regiments of Infantry and Captains Phelps
gone ahead in advance important business. The
troops were much dissatisfied and the Fifth and
Tenth Regiments had lost nearly 500 men by deser-
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
The Csolle Trade In New york.

The following appears in the New York Exprt IS
OF last Wednesdays issue. ltneeds no comment
Among the charters at this port Monday, we see,
was the ship Enterprise from China TO Cuba, with
coolies at $40 per head This is better for ship
owners than carrying corn al 24d per bushel -four
at rates that will hardly pay loading and unloading
{" This coolie' business, it has been shown from
time 10 time is quite as bad as the African slave
trade. The horrors of the passage from China to
Cuba said to be but repetition, if not
walton, of the awful middle passage from Africa-
Haven't black republican friends word of 'sympa-
thy for the poor Asiatic Or is it the coolies mis-
fortune not to ihave an ebon face and woolly
head 2"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
neRerncfHve Hurrlcn ne.

CHICAGO, Aug. pa terrible hurricane passed
over the town of Woodland, in Wisconsin, yesterday.
destroying every house in the place. The telegraph
lines were Frustrated and the railway track much
damaged
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

H6r The Cheraw, S. c., Gazette states that the
North Eastern Railroad, running from Charleston to
the point where the Cheraw and Darlington Road
strikes the Wilmington and Manchester line, will be
finished in few weeks. The Cheraw and Coal
field Road is quite another thing, and will not soon
be built if ever.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
ExeeufIon OF n Murderer.

HoLL1DAYsBuRe, Aug. 2l.-McKim, the murderer
of Norcross was executed here to-day, al 20 minutes
of o'clock He died p otesing bis innocence he
attempted to commit suicide this morning he spoke
neatly two hours from the scaffold.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
Fatal Amrav.

NEW YoRK, Aug. 22-Last night we'll known
lawyer of this city named Wagstaf, shot dead n
saloon on Broadway by an actor named Hims, at
tached to Burton's theatre.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

o. Charles Manuel, a free colored man, was sold
into slavery at Charlestown, Va, on Monday, for
remaining in the State contrary TO law.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
Hon, II, L, CItneman

This distinguished gentleman may we'll be proud
of the fast and deep hold be has in the confidence and
affection of the people of his district. Subj oined is
the official return of the election held in eighth
congressional district of North Carolina on the
9th instant:
Cllngman.. ......... .8,673
vance, .... S,2l1
wilson ............ $40
es7
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

GERITT SMITH AND THE FREE NEGRoEs.-Gerritt
Smith, of New York, has come out in letter, admit
ting that the land granted by him to three thousand
free negroes, does not accomplish such results he
had promised himself would be the fruit of his gifts
He says that less than fifty of them have taken and
continue 10 hold possession of their gifts, and that
half of the three thousand have I'D their land or
allowed It to be sold for taxes.
Mr.. Smith proceeds to give his negro brethren
some fratenal advice; counsels them 10 abstain from
balls; never intoxicating drink, defle their
lips with tobacco, and 'never to upon their self.
respect to Join a church which spares sIavery,'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

ST. JOHNS, Aug. 22.-The weather is pleasant,
with pleasant Westerly winds. The telegraph feet
confidently expected 10 arrive early as Tues,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
Clingman's majority. ......

Clingman's majority ....5,o16
Fully to appreciate The great victory achieved by
Mr. Clngman, ii should be recolIected that in former
years the eighth district was considered the Gbra
tar of the opposition in North Carolina. 1t has Civ.
en- as high six thousand majority for the whig can
ddates for Congress and Governor.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

Kissing AT THE CARs-THE LoUDEsT YET-
Friends are in the habit of warmly greeting their &C.
quaintances upon the arrival of passenger trains at
station houses. Recently, young gentleman rushed
through the crowd towards lady, seized her hand,
and gave her hearty kiss, the smack of which
gongs-but it's enough state that the report start
led country lass hard by, who exclaimed to her
" Teller -" Massey, Josh what on airth's gev way
on the keers 81
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

i, A. B. LoNasTREET-This distinguished .an.r----
thor, exPresiden of two Colleges gentleman au.
Tor Court and minister of the MetboS OF the Super
who 50 many titles that we can most Episcopal Church
in 2 h city y, rS it's SGy has
health and youthful in feeling if not in IN excellent
ne was forty years ago-A"g"stG Comstut,oppta as
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

DOMESTIC GOODs.-Our stock of Domestic Goods Is
Ueompete for the: season. Buyers are RYAN
July II. AHON1e1A Az
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28

It is said that the natives of India Mahommedans
and Hindoos alike. have a prophecy among them
that the British Rule is to and the Native Rule
be established on the one hundredth anniversary OF
the battle of Plassey, which battle was fought by
Give in 1857, and laid the foundation of the present
British authority there.
The atrocities committed by the natives upon all
christians ale said to be of the most horrible chaac-
ter-smple murder being the least of their brutalites
1t is remarkable, that where the regiments have
tneered, they have always murdered their officers,
and that not single instance has occurred of even
one native soldier having given any warning, done
any act 10 save the life of any European officer.
The evaporation of the British troops amounts to
madness, and it is with great difficulty that the
soldiers be restralne from laying violent hands
on every native they meet.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-08-28
Mr.. StanlY's DupllcifY.

Mr. Stanly endeavors to make the impression in
his letter of acceptance that he held while here the
same opinions on slavery which be now proclams in
California Can it he true that be was black Re-
publican at heart while in the service of the people
of North Carolina. Such is the inference from bis
letter. and such is the impression which he seeks to
make on the people of California.
Mr.. Stanly also denounces the repeal of the Mis-
souri, restriction as an enormous outrage" He held
no such opinion while in this City on his last and
quite recent visit; if he did, be studousIy conceal
ed it. If we are not mistaken, he invited while
here during the last session of State Legislature
10 partake of public dinner, to he given him by
gentlemen of all parties mark of esteem for him
as native North Carolinian and we are sure that
no such respect would have been shown him if it had
been known that his black Republican opinions had
been tormed' before he went to California.
Mr.. Stanly gives striking evidence of the gratitude
which he cherishes for his old constituents of the
Washington District, by his statement that he held
the same opinions on slavery while he was their re-
preventative that he holds now. He would have the
world believe that they endorsed and sustained an
anti slavery man and an embryo abolitionst whereas.
there portion of the State where slavery is more
profitable where is vitality connected with
the existence OF society, than ii is in the Washington
District Raleigh Standard.
We think the Standard is partly right and partly
wrong about Mr.. Stanly's position while in North
Carolina. 1t is true that he did not avow the same
opinions III Tue edne IdlSuaSe3 Out Ills NOeS III OOu"
gress and his speeches there and upon the stump,
indicated that Mr.. Stanly favored abolition sentiments
and measures, as charged upon him at the time by the
democrats of his district This charge his friends Bit
terlv repealed now, Mr.. Stanly comes forward and
says, in effect " The democrats of my district who
charged free-sosm upon me were right-thsy under.
stood me and would none Of me. My own partizans
might have understood me we'll enough too, if they
had not permitted their hatred to democracy to blind
them even to their own best interests" If he duped
them they met him half way. They 1Uould be dupes
O1e of the proprietors of this paper has right to
know something of MIR. Stanlys course for long years
back The position assumed by Mr.. Sranly in Cali.
formal has not surprised him. 1t was only what he
expected-the avowaI, under other and more favor
able circumstances of opinions long entertained and
acted on, thoughInot openly paraded, to the same
extent as now.
What Mr.. Stanly proposes TO himself as the goal
of his ambition, are hardly prepared TO say. Per.
haps he thinks in this way g. If can get elected
here in California, may have good chance for the
Black Republican nomination for Pres dent. I have
got a heap more sense, and better manners than
Fremont who is out of the race at any rate. What's
to hinder %