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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
A Steam Hold Carrier-Pat Used Up.

We stood for few minutes, yesterday, looking at the
operations of steam bod carrier at the building
for the Pennsylvania Railroad Companys office, at the
of Third street and Writings alley The motive
power small locomotivelooking steam engine, up
Wheels which, although stationary at the time looked
though it could be moved readily from point to point
A mammoth bod, holding twelve or fifteen times the
quantity of bricks and mortar which could be carried
by the stoutest aborer whsked to the top of the
building by the steam bod carrier with the aid of a
crane and block and tackle One man attended the
engine another loaded the mammoth bod, another at
tended to its safe delivery up aof and without toll
fuss Or sweat the little steam engine done the work of
fully fifteen men. After seeing this quiet display of
power in line, marvelled much why steam can
not ready be applied to fire engines as locomotives
printing presses, weaving bod carrying, and in short to
everything else. There some things which steam
cannot do, nor would any decent steam engine do them
if it could, until steam fire engines can be made to do
these things, they will be opposed by certain persons
and they must expect to be compelled to submit to the
whitening rebuke and scathng contempt involved in be-
ing called great steam skwirts."
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

A HIGH TITLE AND Low PovERrY-It has been
mentioned That the life of the Earl of Morinngton late
ly deceased in England insured by his creditors for
about million of dollars. This nobleman was neph-
ew of the late Duke of Wellington and was formerly
known as Long Pole Wellesley, and nas been long living
in poverty brought upon him by impovidence in earV
ct told the jury with tears in his eyes that his aso,
had frequently lacked the common necessaries of Me
His countess, from whom he has been separated thy
years, has occasionally been dependent upon parish as
sistance.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

TITLE TO THE SITE FOR THE MARINE HOSPITAL, At
WILMINGTON, NORTH CARoLINA.-The Attorney Gen
eral yesterday afternoon certified to the validity of the
title to the site for the marine hospital to be constructed
at Wilmington, North Carolina. The case was before
him on the 9Th instant but the evidence furnished to
Additional evidence having been referred to him by the
Secretary of the Treasury he certified yesterday thar
valid title is vested in the United States-Wah-
iagtoas Union, 29h inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
Naval Affairs,

NORFOLK, Aug. 29.-The United States ship Fal
mouth recently arrived at New York from Rio, ha
been ordered here to be docked and then to return
Rio Immediately
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

New York, Aug 29-Messrs Atwood & Co., bank
ers, with large western connections, failed to-day
Mr. Ludlow, cashier of the Ohio Trust Company, has
been arrested on suits of the Merchants Bank of Wheel
ing and Farmers Bank of Virginia.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

Rsp On the Goth inst. Messrs. Vaughn & Fisher
Philadelphia, launched beautiful Steam Tug-boat
be used as a Tow-boat at Wilmington, N. c..
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

hSz@At Sunday school examination, the teacher
asked boy whether he could forgive those who had
wronged him. Gould you" said the teacher, forgive
boy, for example, who had insuted or struck you p
-ee-s, sir, said the lad slowly; thipk-I--
could, if he was bigger than am
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
Missouri Election.

The result in Missouri is at last definitely decided
Col Stewart the Democratic candidate for Governor
has majority of two or three hundred
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

MA man attempted to seize favorable opportu-
few days SINCE but his hold slipped, and he fell to
inc ground Considerably injured.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

bas@The Magistrates of Robson county have voted
to submit to the people of that county the question of
county subscription of 100000 to the capital stock O
the Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad
Company The vote is to be taken on Thursday Sep
TENDER 24th 1857.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
From Maderia-The Grape Failure-mtroduction
the CataVvba.
RoGto Trava

Correspondence Boston Traveller.
MADEIRA, Saturday July 25
MADEIRA has lost much of its prestige the chol-
era of last summer which carried off ten thousand per-
sons The English avoid it this year, which is draw
back to gaiety The failure of the grape has given it
another blow and produced great deal of poverty and
distress The Portuguese say however, that it has been
of service to the island the people have turned their
attention to the production of grains and the sugar cane
and are no longer under the dominion Of English wine
merchants. This year there is not grape the as
land and all hopes of overcoming the blight are given
up. No one comprehends the disease and no remedy
be found The grapes when two months old collect
mould on the shady side, as large pins head,
which bursts and shoots out the seed-in few days
they are dead Mr.. March has introduced the Catawba
which he thinks will flourish, and produce in few years
as much wine as the island has DONE and of very
fine quality On the 25th of August he gives tete to
ten thousand of the poor the occasion of the deca
ton of a church which he has built for them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

KENTUCKY u S. SENAToR.-Among the names mentioned
in connection with the the United States Senator to
be filled by the Kentucky Legislature, are exSecretary
Guthrie, ex-Gov. Powell, and eX-speaker Linn Boyd
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

Ba~ President Buchanan voluntarily headed the list
of Washington subscribers to the Chesapeake Steam
Ferry project Of A. Dudley Mann.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
From Havana.
The FINANCIAL Crisis.

NEW YORK Aug 28.-The steamer Philadelphia has ARR
we'd from Havana with dates to the 3d. There nothing
important Cuba-Sugars unchanged at Havana
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
Emancipation I'm the West indies.

The London Times has the following comments on
the effects of emancipation in the West India Islands,
The worthy men who extingushed slavery and ru-
ned our West India possessions, are very touchy very
obstinate, very incontrovertable that tender point
1t is not business to deny them much justice and
truth their sde to stand up for the planters who
took up line which repealed all reasonable advocacy
But confessedly, taking that grand summary view of
ter Of century, the process was failure it DESTROYED
immense property, ruined thousands of good families
degraded the negroes still lower than they were and a
ter all increased the Of slavery in less scrupuous
hands. After many attempts at indirect discourage
ment we have been obliged at last to recognise and ad
NIT persistent slave owners to equal rank in our
commerce. Everybody who comes fresh into the CUES
On uncompromised and unbiased, admits the failure
and asks why we did not attempt the gradual sponta-
neous pation if it indeed, utterly impossible
to improve the practice of slavery into something more
like that read of in sacred as well as classical antq-
ty The more these questions asked and the more
these doubts abound, the more positive of the
men Of the past that they did right in their days. and
that they cannot be improved upon in our day
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

A CLEAN SwEEP--Not a single regiment of the
native Bengal Army remained faithful to Great Britain
Every one has either mutinied or been dsarmed.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

boy Bruce" who accidently shot last Friday by
the discharge of pistol in his pocket died Saturday
about noon just after paper had been closed He
was very valuable and favorite servant.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

FAST SAn1NG.-In the way of first class schooners
Philadelphia possesses feet that cannot be excelled
The regular Wilmington, n. Co. line, sailing from this
port show of the finest vessels of this descrp
ton that ever SKINNED sea. AS specimen of their
sailing, would name the New Republic, of this
ne schooner that has done the last five trips from
port to port and back again. including the time Of load
ing and unloading, in fifteen weeks. This wONld make
average of but three weeks for the round trip de
gree of speed which cannot do otherwise than commend
the line to shippers in this city This line, believe
has been excecd for equal number of consecu
tive trips.-PhH. North american, 18th inst.
The agent of above line in this place. is G. W. Davis
Esq.
Captain Edwin Baker, her commander although still
very young man, is evidently thorough seaman, and
pushes things through in quick time.
We believe that not only in the Philadelphia trade
but also in that to New York. Boston, Baltimore anC
other ports, Wilmington possesses the advantages
vessels fully equal to any of their class in the world
We believe that there engaged in her trade number
of vessels Schooncrs especially which cannot be sur
passed. and their Captains enterprising and active
men, who lose no time unnecessarily.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

REMOVAL OF THE UNION OFF1CE.-After an occupan
c1 of nearly thirty years. the Washington Union office
has been removed from its old quarters on street. be-
tween 9Th and 18th Streets to the new and spacious
dng expressly erected for its use on the same street
between 18th and 18th streets. The Union, in anoun
cling its change of quarters, says
I'VE left the old building from necessity not choice
for it endeared to by associations of the most graf
flying character and not without peculiar interest fol
our telowcidzens throughout the country. AS simple
unpretendng aud even shabbylooking the old sane
tum was and u.s. was honoed in its day by the frequent
Polk and Pierce and by most if not all those dstin
gushed statesmen who were officially connected witt
their respective administrations It's plain pine uncush
Toned chalrs-we have them stl-have been occupied
by the representatives of the wealth. genius power anc
intellect of the naton-by foreign ambassadors and ma
tive diplomatists- Calhoun, Webster, Clay Hayne
Forsyth, Wright, McDufie and other great and gftef
patriots and statesmen whose fame fills the country ant
and an admiring people
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

Bas~ We saw big turtle in dray to-day. He must
have been between two and three hundred pounds He
was an ugly reDtile
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

The ATLANTIC AND NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD
The Newbern Express of the 25th inst says that for
the last few weeks several trains, toleraby well laden
with naval stores, lumber produce &c. have been arr
wing at that place.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

Bs9g~ Beverly Tucker has been appointed Consul to
Liverpool
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

nSg~ Among the appointments by the President, an.
nounced in the Washington Union of the 28th August
we find that of Henry W. Spencer of New York, Con
sui at Paris in place of Duncan K. McRae, resigned.
We learn from gentlemen who have seen Mr.. McRae
since his return to this country that his health is very
much improved, with every prospect of complete and
permanent restoration He is much better in every
way than he has been for number oyears. We believe
it is his intention to fix his residence in Raleigh with
the view Of engaging in the practice of his profession
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

Be9@ The Vanderbilt steamer Niagara made her last
run from New York to southampton, England in nine
days and five hours equal to nine days and hour to
Liverpool. This is the shortest vet.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
Another Frlibustering Expedition.

AUGUSTA GA, Aug. 2y.-HandbiIls are being cir
cuated in the upper part of Georgia and Tennessee for
the enlistment Of troops for Nicaragua. Twenty-Five
dollars per month and two hundred and fifty acres of
land are offered to all who will join the expedition
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

FINANCIAL PAN1c.-1n the beginning of last week,
the New York Agency of the Ohio Insurance and Trust
Company failed, owing four or five millions. The
parent Company located at Cincinnati assert the per-
feet sovency of the institution, but suspend business
until the true state Of the facts can be accurately
tanned.
This failure has been followed by others, occurring
mostly among parties connected with railroad stocks
securities. Jacob Little, the Great Bear Of the New
York Brokers, who fails all convenient occasions has
failed again. with liabilities footing up about five mil
lions Of dollars
Benedict & Co.. Fisher & Co., DeIaunay, Isen &
Clark, John Thompson, E. S. Moore, all Brokers or
Stock SPECTATORS have failed.
In addition to these Wall Street failures six
bank failures are repOrted-two in Rhode Island
one il Virginia. the Kanawha, one in Pennsylvania
one in Maine and one in the State of New York All
railroad stocks and securities down. and speculative
credit has received shock. 1t puzzels how Jacob
Little and men like him, make business of failing
and be able to keep at it, and get any body to trade
with them.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

A New WORK CoM1NG.-The lovers of genuine liter
ature will be pleased to know that Mr. Hawthorne has
resigned his Office of Consul at Liverpool from
connected with his private business the leading object
being the completion and supervision of new work
from his pen, shortly to be placed in the hands Of
the publisher The admirers of the Scarlet Letter.
the House with Seven Gables will seize eagerly upon
anything from the hand of their gifted author. 1t was
after his retirement from the Custom House at Salem
that he gave to the world his Scarlet Letter. and in
deed official life seems to stimulate the activity of his
mind as it's periods generally thus marked at the
close
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

IA" What are you writing such big hand for,
PATTI" "Why, you see that my grandmother is dafa
and I'm writing loud letther to her.. N'-''
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
Good Breeding.

pa Stewards majority in Missouri, will be about
four hundred.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

The above packages, says the Index estimated at
81 so EACH which is very low figure The largest
proportion of the packages, barrels of cucumbers
radshes, potatoes, &c. which in the early part of the
season commanded to $40 each. This large amount
of truck it might be safe to say, shipped in the
space of forty days. and very serious inconvenience was
felt by shippers for the lack of facilities get off all that
came to market. Although have daily line to Bal
tmore, and semi-weeky line to Philadelphia and New
York. each provided with steamships of large capacity
New York will be sufficient to meet the demands
of the trade.
The above statement shows very large amount ship
ped to Baltimore and it may be proper to remark that
much of it went through to Philadelphia via the former
city. From the 28th of July to the 9Th of August 49,
600 watermelons shipped hence to northern port
The Index further states that since the LIST of June
there have been received at Norfolk 186,473 bushels
of wheat, and oats, valued at $234569 and for
the year ending July lst 2O4O3 bales of hav
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

Truck OR VEGETABLE TRADE NoRFoLK.-The
City Index published at Norfolk, Va has in
erestng statistics of the shipments from that port this
season, of peas, cucumbers BEANS potatoes tomatoes
The following the total exports to each market named
during the months of June and July:
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

OCEAN STEAMERs.-The Havre Chamber of Com
merce have received an official intmation of the reSo
ton of the French Government relative to the ransat
lantic packet service The New York lines is to no
awarded to Havre, with a subvention of $1,000 0Oof
the Antilles line to Bordeaux and Marseilles with s.
OOOoOOf Each port is requested to present company
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04

nA sorts of stores and places used to be full of the
babyjumpers. Now they are no more. The papers no
longer talk baby;jumper. Punch and the Yankee Blade
no longer illustrate them Harpers original funny man
no longer steals babyjumper wit. The babyjumper is
an obsolete idea-a defunct institution The w)hoop
of the babies has given place to the hoop of the ladies'
baby jumpers have been slightly altered into hoopskee
tonshat u.s. if we may judge of these latter mysterious
articles by the pictures published by the naughty news
paper men, which to us look like transmogrifed baby
Jumpers. Who knows but that they may serve double
purpose in We don't. In fact we have got
nothing to say. We merely phosophise upon the sub
ect would upon any other celestial phenomenon,
the advent departure of the comet the sweep of
its tail, &c. &c.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-04
The london Times ON sIaxerx.

On the LIST of the present month of Augustine an
nlversary of West India our Ameri-
free negroes were celebrating the event and singing
hOsannahs to Queen Victoria, the London Times used
the following language:
The sr0rthy Who ertinguished SlaUer4 and r,,-
med Vest India possessions are Uery touchv ueru
obstinate, gerry lncOnae7tl6e that tender point 1t is
not business to deny them much Justice and truth
on their side or to stand up for the Planters who took
a line which repealed all reasonable advocacy. But,
confessedly taking that grand summary view of the
question which we cannot help taking after quarter of
century, the process was failure; 1t DESTROYED an
immense property, ruined thousands of good families
degraded the negroes still 1oecer than they 1vere and
after aH increased the Of slavery less scrupulous
hands. After many attempts at indirect discourage
ment, we have been obliged at last to recognise and
admit persistent slave to an equal rank in our
commerce. Everybody who comes fresh into the cues
ton uncompromsed and unbiased, admits the failure
and asks why we did not attempt gradual or spontane-
Gus emancipation, if it was indeed utterly impossible to
improve the practice of slavery into something more like
that we read of in sacred well as classical antiquity
The more these questions are asked and the these
doubts abound the more positive are the men of the
past that they did right in their days. and that they
cannot be improved upon in days
ANECDorE OF JOHN RANDoLpH.-He was travelling
through part OF Virginia in which he unacquaint-
ed During the time he stopped night at inn near
the forks OF the road The innkeeper fine gentle
man. and no doubt one of the first families of the Old
DohllllOL' 1Aho"Il WIZ uSllugulSleu guest was,
he endeavored during the evening to draw him into
conversation, but failed in all his efforts But in the
morning, when Mr.. Randolph was ready to set out he
called for his bill, which, being presented was paid
The landlord, still anxious to have some conversation
with him, began as follows:
(Which way are you travelling, Mr. Randolph
"Sir?' said Mr.. Randolph with look of dispeasure
II asked said the landlord, (WHICH way are you
traveling?"
"Have paid you my bill?'
"Yes."
"Do owe you anything more?"
| mo
"Wdl, I'm going just where please; do you under
stand?'
"Ys"
The landlord by this time got somewhat excited and
Mr. Randolph drove off; but to the landlords surprise
in few minutes sent one of his servants to inquire which
of the forks of the road to take Mr. Randolph not be-
ing out of hearing distance the landlord spoke at the
top of his voice, Mr.. Randolph, you don't owe me one
cent Just take which road you please 1t is said
that the air turned blue with the cursz of Randolph
Norfolk NeWS
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-17
Corn crop of 1919. Corn crop of 1856


This is an increase of SO per cent. or about
that Of the population. OF this great cereal
crop, fully one half goes into surplus, partly
in bulk, partly as pork, lard, whiskey and
cattle. There will be greater surplus in
1857 than in 1850, by full &C, 900, 900 bushels,
which is equivalent to an increase of thirty
millions of dollars. There will be halt the
same increase on wheat, and one fourth on
oats. The advance in hay, which is already
much Of it gathered, will be full fifteen
millions more, which chiefly appears in the
weight of fatted CATTLE horses, sc. In addi-
ton to all these considerations, we must re-
member, that the crop of 1856 fell below that
of lS49, very much. If our hypothesis of
full average crop should turn out true, we
think the SURPRISES of the West, will be from
eighty to an hundred millions better than in
1856. There is full demand for these, and
our railroads furnish a ready and cheap out
let to all markets.
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1857-09-17

WASHINGTON. Sept. I6-Oficial advices are
received from Commander Foote of the Sloop of
War, Portsmouth, dated off Menam River. Siam
June l6. On arriving, he proceeded in the Kings
Steamer 10 Bangkok, with Consul Bradley, the
bearer of the treaty concluded between the
United States and Siam. During their stay,
they were presented to the two kings of the coun-
try and were received with marked consideration
by all the members of the Court.
The second King, by invitation, visited the
Portsmouth, the first instance of a King of Siam
gying on board of foreign vessel. The Kings
sent present of lamp-oil, rice sugar, dried fsh,
and fruit, to the ship, for which payment was
positively declined. Commander Foote is of the
opinion that the treaties between Siam and Great
Britain, France, and the United States, are rap.
idly developing the resources of that country.
Several vessels were about leaving for the United
States with sugar, the chief staple of the coun-
FRY