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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
European Markets.

LIVERPOOL July 9th, 1859.
Cotton is buoyant at an advance of Lied Sales
for the week reached 10000 bales, of which spectators
took $780, and exporters 5000 bales-market closing
active and holders demanding advance of I'D to I'D
Fair Orleans Sgd Middng do. I'd; Fair Uplands
I'D; MiddIing do. 634d. Stock at Liverpool 1885,
600 bales of which 633,OO0 are American.
Flour has declined Id. to I'd Quotations nominal
and the maket is inactive-wheat has declined 3D. Id
since Tuesday.
Corn quiet and quotations nominal.
Rice quiet
Rosin steady at 3s lOd a S. lid.
Spirits Turpentne dull at 38s.
The money market is unchanged.
Consos for money and account closed at 947s 9518
New York Market.
New YORK, July q, 1859
At the close yesterdayl
New YORK, July 2lst 1859
Cotton firm with sales of 1900 bales
Flour very dull Southern, S. 70 to Sc per Dbl.
Wheat declining white 81 As to 81 go per bush.
Corn dull mixed, 80 a 90 cents per busheI.
Spirits Turpentine steady at 46 cents per gallon.
Rosin dull at 81 771a per barrel
Rice dull at 3334 a AZ per pound
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
MARRIED.,

In this town, the evening of the 10th inst by A. La
mont, Esq, Mr. w. P. KEITH to Miss FANNY GREEN.
In smithvle, July 18th, by the Rev. Dr. Drane Mr. LEVIN
MCKINNEY to Miss VOLEIRA A, daughter of Mr.. John
Brown, Of Smithville.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22

HOSIERY AND GLOVES.
TTOSIERRY Gloves, Gauntlets and Mitts; by Express
this morning. HEDRICK & RYAN.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
One of our latest San Francisco papers has the fol-

UWIng 3
KIDNAPPING Coo1IEs.-The practice of kidnapping
Cinnamon in order to send them contract to Havana,
was exciting much interest at Macao Canton and other
places Both at Canton and at Whampoa, men detect
ed kidnapping have been seized by the people and been
crucifed while one man was killed lately on the main
land opposite Hongkong, the mere suspicion OF being
engaged in the traffic
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
p. ARNSTRONG'S
PATENT WASHING MACHINE,

BOR 81 FING-IHE WORh OF THEE HANUS
DONE BY ONE WITH EASE.
TNHE ABOVE MACHINE is warranted to wash clothes
"no n damaging tem IN te leaSe anu all te agen
ton. have the Rights for Brunswick, Columbus Baden
Sampson Dupln Onslow and New Hanover counties Any
person wishing the Machine will please call the
Farmers House, the W. W. R. r. Depot where he
will take pleasure in showing all the particulars.
Fl. NJ. BISHOP Agent.
July 10. 47-6m-2G8-2w
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A rr,un1 of 1he orelnna california; n1a,l.

the 18th ult has arrived The town of ehama had been
DESTROYED by fire. Loss estimated at 100000.
Fortythree convcts made their escape from the pene
tertiary.
business at San Francisco was unim proved.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
SECOND DISPATCH.

New YORK, July 81, 1859.
The Steamship Africa arrived here at o'clock this
morning from Liverpool with dates to the 9th inst.
Napoleon teegraphed on Thursday the 7th that an
mistce had been signed, commencing Friday the 9Th
inst and ending the 18th of August
Among the stipulations all mercantile vessels in the
Alratic are to be Unmolested.
The Monueur cautions the public against too much
confidence in peace.
The Times believes in peace.
All English and Continental funds advanced consd-
aabIy on the announcement of the armistice.
Previous to the armistce Austria asked the federal
Diet to mobelize the whole Federal Contingent corps
under the command of the Prime Regent of Prussia.
The balance of the steamers war news is unimport
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22
TRAVELLING AGENTS WANTED.
pERM NENn EMDI OVN1ENtr

TRAVELLING AGENTS WANTED.
PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT
IHNERGETlC young wanted, who willing to de-
IL vote their whole time and talent travel solicit
orders for Smith NELSON'S celebrated Patent Revover
Salary $40 per month"; and expenses paid Better than all
other similar agencies For conditions and nSruc tons
the business, address, with stamp,
L. NJ. HARRIS, Boston, Mass.
July %. Act
IT OOP SKIRTS,
IL HOOP SKIRTS,
HOOP SKIRTS.
DOUGLAS Il SHERWOOD,
TWENTY DIFFERENT STYLES.
July lG. HEDRICK Il RYAN.
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MORE TO BE ADMIRED THAN THE
RICHEST DIiDEM

EYER WORN BY KINGS OR EMPERORS.
What! Why a Beautiful Head of Hair.
Because the God Himself proUded for all
our race Reader although the may bloom SO
brightly in the glowing cheek the be sparkling
the teeth be those pearls if the head bere of it's
erng the hair be snarled and shrveed harsh and dry
STILL if sprinked with gray nature will lose more
than charms. Prof Woods Hair Restorative, if
used two three times week. will restore and permanent
y secure all such ornament Read the following and
Judge The writer of the first the celebrated Pianist
IhaIberg:
DIR. WOOD
Dear Sir Permit me to express you the obligations
am under for the entire restoration of hair to its og
color about the time of my arrival the United States
it was rapidly becoming gray, but upon the application of
your Hair Restorative recovered its original
hue. consider your Restorative very wonderful in
vention quite efficacious well as agreeable.
am, dear sir, yours truly,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-07-22

GREAT REDUCTION.
RO CENT MUSLIN at 80.
Handsome white Embroidered Muslins 81 cts. worth TO-
Irish Linens at 80 cents worth so.
g g s. 60 - g 81 90.
Ladies Lawn Handkerchiefs at worth 10 cents.
$ 6 1" 8 " II
"l2 20
For cash only. HEDRICk & RYAN.
July 16
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BY TELEGRAPH.
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.
New YORK, July 10Th,

New YORK. July 10TH 1859.
~ the Steamship City of Baltimore from Liverpool
, Queenstown, we have Geographic dates to the 18th
Instant.
,ncona lin States of the church, had been declared
,tote of seige general disarming of the inhabitants
had been ordered.
Prince Napoleon telegraphs that another battle is ex-
..ol on the Adige. Two hundred thousand Austrians
we're in line there.
in eighth division of the French army was organ
Limo at Lyons, for service in Italy.
# is stated that Garibad had repulsed large body
e Tvroese chasseurs, pursuing them into the Swiss
territory.
Prince Windischgraz had gone to Berlin to induce the
Federal Diet to send German corps for the defence OF
o TvroI which is threatened by Garibad. It is re-
oei that the British mail steamship companies have
an desired to prepare steamers to carry ornaments.
LIVERPOOL, July 7th 1859.
The Cotton market is firm, and prices are slightly
obpr Breadstufs are very dull and quotations NOM
nal except for Corn there is increased demand for
roIovy The Provision and Produce Markets are gene
rally unchanged.
WASHINGTON, July 2Oth 1859.
A dispatch from LsaVen"ofIh' says that tnere IS a
decided majority in the Kansas Convention in favor Of
nstrucng the Supreme Court Judges to disregard the
Fugitive Slave Law.
TWO DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
Hgay interesting Neacs from the Seat of War.-An
4rnidice to last until the 18th Of Augut-COtton
qdUanced-FuYlds adUanCed- BreadstufS declining.
NEW YORK, July 2lst, 1894. M.
The steamer Africa, with Liverpool dates to the 9th
inst has just arrived at this port.
An armistice had commenced between the Allies and
tbe Austrian Armies on the 9Th inst 1t was to last
until the 18th of August.
All funds had considerably advanced, on the hope Of
peace being effected
Cotton had slightly advanced closing with demand
On the part of holders for still greater advance.
Breadstuffs were declining.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
Is the Planet Mars Inhabited.

The opponents Of the doctrine of the plu
rality of worlds allow that greater probabil.
ty exists of Mars being inhabited than in the
case of any other planet. His diameter is
4,l0O miles, and his surface exhibits spots
of different hues-the seas, according to ac-
curate observation, appearing to be green,
and the land red. The variety in the spots,
it is thought, may arise from the planet not
being destitute of atmosphere and cloud;
and what adds greatly to the probability oi
this is the appearance of brilliant white spots
at its polls, which have been coDjectured TO
be snow, as they disappear when they have
long been exposed to the sun, and are great
est when emerging from the long night ol
their polar winter, the snow line then ex.
tending to about six degrees from the pole
The length of the day is almost exactly
twenty-four hours the same as that of thu
earth. Continents, oceans and green sa
vannahs have been observed upon Mars
and the snow Of this polar regions has beer
seen to disappear with the heat Of fsummer.-
Clouds may actually be seen floating in th'
atmosphere Of the planet, and there is thi
appearance Of land and water on bio disc
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
Household Cares.

Mrs. Krtland has very truly said that wo.
man is "neVer really and healthily happy
without household cares. But to perform
housework is too frequently considered de.
grading. Even where the mother, in obedi.
ence to the traditions Of her yonth, con.
descends to labor occasionally, the daughters
are very frequently brought. up in perfect
idleness, taking no bodily exercise except
that of walking in fine weather, or riding in
cushioned carriages, or dancing at a party.
Those, in shcrt, ho can afford servants, can
not demean themselves, ss they think, by
domestic labors. The result is, too frequent
ly, that ladies' of this class lose what little
health they started in lie with, becoming fee
bic in just about the proportion as they be.
come fashionable. In this neglect Of house.
hold cares American ladies stand alone. A
German lady, no matter how elevated her
rank, never forgets thut domestic labors con,
duce to the health of body and mind alike.
An English lady whatever her position in
society, does not neglect the affairs of her
household, and even though she has house
keeper, devotes portion OF her time to this
her true and happiest sphere. A contrar y
course to this results in q lassitude of mud
often as fatal to health as the neglect o
bodily exercise. The wife who leaves hel
household c,res to her domestics, generally
pays the penalty which has been affixed t.
idleness since the foundation of the world
and either willis away from sheer ennui, o
is driven into all sorts of fashionable follie
to find employment for her mind. II house
hold cores were generally attended to b,
ladies Of the family, there would be com
paratively little backbiting, gossipiug, en-
viousness, and other kindred sins, and wo
men in good society would be much happie
aud much more truly lovable."
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Misttllal>cous,
A ssEire-E.stcr."

The term "Fire. E.ter" is one Of common
application to the political ultruists Of the
South, and one which seems to be "sweet
morsel" in the mouths of the "free wool'
fraternity of the North. But until recently
we were not aware that such an "animal"
existed so near the borders of Mason and
Dixon's line as in Caroline county, Mary
land. Such, however, is the cnse. We
have, positively, live "fire eater" ''among
u.s." and what is stranger than all, he 10 a
"aigger !"
Nathan Coker, a free negro, residing in
Tuckahoe Neck, in this county, is the indi'
vidual alluded to, and he is cert0inly re-
marknbe man. He can penetrate, with bis
naked hand, q mass OF burning stone coal
bring live coal from the bottom, put it in
his mouth, chew and swallow it with at
much composure and as little apparent pain
&c q child would stick OF candy. A bar o
iron, heated red in blucksmith's furnace
he can take in his hands and hold until il
becomes cool, with perfect composure ant
there are numerous witnesses to his huving
taken melted metal in his mouth and there
held ii until it became a solid substance
These things, to the ncr edulous, are hare
10 believe, but their truth can be substantial
ted by score of the most respectable citi
zens in this community. His ability to per
form such things is truly mystery. VIII
can explain it Denton (Md Journal.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
Cruelty KILLED by Kindness.

A young woman in Vermont married .
poor but worthy man, against her fathers
wish. He drove them from his house and
closed his door and heart against them
They came into the vicinity Of Boston went
to work and prospered. After many years
the father had occasion to 60 to Boston. He
concluded to 60 and see his daughter, exc
pecting cold reception. His daughter and
her husband received him most kindly and
lovingly. After staying with them awhile.
he went back to Vermont. One Of his
neighbors, hearing where he had been, ask
ed him how his daughter and husband had /,
treated him.
81 never was so treated before in my life,"
said the weeping and broken hearted father.
"They have broken my heart, they have
killed mel don't feel as though ] could
live under it." =,
"What did they do to you I" asked the
neighbor, "Did they abuse you 7" NJ,
"They loved me to death. and killed me
I WIN hihuneSs' Saiu uS. - Cuu u7VSs W.
give myself for treating SO cruelty my own
darling daughter, who loved me so Affection
ately. feel as If should die when think
how grieved my precious child, whenI
spurned her from my door. Heaven bless
them, and forgive my cruelty and injustice
to them" a. b, 3sffe
Who does notsee in this an infallible cure
for difficulties between man and man. There
|, Is not child or man on earth who could noe
! feel and say that the daughter. though kdeeply
wcnged and outraged By her angry tfasheFs
did right in treating him y che did, Ehaf
, father was her enemy. but shs Was not hlss
"a Ha hatad her. hnt ahe loved hiIn
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
WHOLE. NUMBER, 567
A LaugIlabIe story.

The following story, whether true or false
we cannot say, Is the talk Of q village in
the parish of Halifax, and bordering on Brad
ford. 1t appears that certain woman felt
her spouse an incumbrance, and 6nmindful Of
her marriage vows and the riSors or the law,
resolved on his disposal after method now,
alas, too common. She applied to drdgS
gist in the village for sixpence worth Of
'rseuc. He. very properly refused to sell
her the article, and informed her husband
of the application, at the same time inquir.
ing for what purpose his wife could require
such a quantity OF such an article. The
husband replied, jocuIarly, that he could
not tell, unless twas for the purpose Of
poisoning him; and told the druggist that,
# she applied again, he must sell her sons
harmless srticle in lieu Of the arsenic. She
did apply again, and the wary apothscaTy
delivered her some carbonate of soda, mag.
neaia or other comparatively innoxious drug,
warning the husband of what had occurred.
When he went home he found q meat pie
prepared for dinner. He pretended at first
want of appetite, and invited her to help
herself She refused, and at last he Gte
buantity of the pie. In little time he pro.
fessed himself unwell, then feigned thirst,
then alarming sickness, and finally death.
The treacherous women manifested great
concern during these proceeding, but the in.
slant death appeared to her to have occur.
red, she passed rope through the chamber
floor, and knit it to her husbands neck, in
order that when the neighbors were called
in, he might appear to have hanged himself.
She then ran up stairs to draw up and fix
the rope. The instant she had disappeared
the dead man revived, released himself of
the rope, and passed it round the leg Of the
table, and the woman hung that useful and
domestic article, instead of the husband
The latter also ran up stairs, inquiring Of
the faithless woman "what she was after,
drawing the table up that way!" The affair
has ended for the present, in his, as tho
phrase is, taking the law into. his own hands.
He has given her, as Yorkshire folks say,
"a right down good hiding. leeds (En0.)
Mercury. -s.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
The VEOMrs OF Peril.

To young man away from home, friend
less and forlorn in great city, the hours OF
peril are between sunset and bed time, for
the moon and the stars see more evil in q
single hour than the sun in his whole days
circuit. The poets visions Of evening are all
compact of soothing and tender images. 1t
brings the wanderer to his home, the child
to its mothers arms, the OK to his stall, and
the weary laborer to his rest. But the gen.
tle.hearted youth who is thrown upon the
rocks Of pitiess city, and stands homeless
amid thousand homes, the approach Of eve
ming brings with it an aching sense of lone.
liness and desolation, which comes down up.
on the spirit like darkness upon the earth.
In this mood his best impulses become q
snare to him, and he is led astray because
he is social, affectionate, sympathetic and
warm hearted. II there be q young man
thus circumstance within the sound of my
voice, let me say to him that books are the
friends Of the friendless, and that library
is the home of the. HON eless. A taste fol
reading will always carry you into the bes
possible company, and enable you to con
verse with men who will instruct you By
their wisdom and charm you by their wit
who will soothe you when fretted, refresI
you when weary, counsel you whom perplex
cd, and sympathize with you at all tines
Evil spirits, in the middle ages, were exorcis
cd, and driven away by the bell, book an
candle-you went but two Of these agents
IL. hank and the candla .-( (fe0 a. Hill;ard
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24

A butcher, who was afflicted with that OBJ.
liquity Of vision known as strabismus, was
about slaughtering bullock, and employed
little negro boy to stand by the bulls
neck, grasp his horns, and hold his head
steady, 80 that he, the butcher, would have q
certainty of knocking him down. As the
butcher poised his axe in the air, he seemed
to be looking directly at the negro instead
of the bullock.
, "Look here, look here, hosay," exclaimed
the darkey, with great deal Of nervous tre
pidation, sis you gwine to strike whar yo'
is lookin 90
"Of course, ! am, you black scoundrel,
was the reply. .3a
"Den you can get somebody else to hol
de bullock" calculated the negro "yo
isn't gwine ter knock die child's brains out!
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
Good Doctrine.


One Of ths religious newspa pers-The N
York EIanIner-h taken Rev. Henry
Ward BeeCher to task for lecturing In Bos.
ton for charitable purposes, before an asso
citation formed, wholly or partly, in the
church society OF Theodore Parker, alleging
that the lectures "refect a certain lustre"
upon the society, and "the man whose inf
deity is its pervading spirit" Beecher says
many good things and many bad things
The following reply to the Examiner, pub.
lished by the Rev. gentlemen, we consider
among his very good sayings:
"Men do not derive the right to do good
from the Thirty nine Articles, nor need they
go to the Westminster Confession for liber-
ty to reform tho Incorporate, set free the
bond, feed the hungry, cloths the naked,
educate the ignorant, and give scigh-rides
to beggsrs' children that never before laugh
ed and cuddIed in buffllo robe. 1t seems
to us great deal better business for Chris
tian man to encourage men in we'll doing,
than to punish them for wrong thinking. Ii
anybody does right, he ought to be applaud.
ed. II Mr.. Parker does we'll, he deserves the
credi! for well doing. II the young men Of
his charge do well, they deserve all the
"lustre" Of it. Or, shall we take ground
that no man Who is not of sound orthodox
faith, is TO have any "lustre" for practical
virtues Must nobody be counted ethicaly
right, until he is theologcally sound Such
doctrine would be monstrous. Every just
and generous man in the community ought
to rejoice in the good conduct of every man
without regard to his speculative views OF
theological Gtfinities! II a man institutes
temperance movement, must refuse to help
him because, being Universalst minister
my zeal and fidelity in that cause would "re
hect luStre" upon him and his sect ! |
man wo lld establish and endow hospta
must refuse to co.work with him because
being Unitarian, its success would rcfec
u certain lustre upon that faith ! When, il
the pestilence of New Orleans, the Sisters
of Charity did not count their lives dear tc
them, but night and day, fearless of death
and dei1nt of fatigue, gave their utmost be
ing to the care of The miserable sick, mus
|, Protestant, refuse admiration or fellow
ship, for fear "certain lustre" would shine
upon the Roman Catholic church =! If
Jew does nobly, he deserves the lustre whicl
right.doing ought to confer if an atheist o
an infdel live virtuously and act honorably
he should have the "lustre" belonging t
virtue and honor"
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
Forgiveness.

Amongst all the proverbs, maxims, and
spothegms, which the poets have furnished,
there il none more useful than the familiar
line,
"To err is human, to forgive divine"
The context Of this conveys such admirable
advice, that it deserves equal familiarity, rum
ming, as 1t does, thus:
s'For every tribe Scorn to take offence
That always shows great pride or little sense;
Good nature and good sense must always join
To err is human, to forgive divine"
We commend this string of pearls to oul
readers. Its truths cannot be too famliarl,
or strongly impressed upon their minds.--
There is nothing more bea utiful than forgive
ness Of real injuries. And, as for imaginary
ones--the trifles spoken of by the poet--i
should require no effort to overlook them il
our erring fellow-beiGgs.
The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-02-24
Labor.

Toll swings the axe, and forests bow;
The seeds break out In radiant bloom;
Rich Garvests smile behind the plow.
And cities cluster round the loom;
Where lettering domcs and tapering spires
Adorn the vale and crown the hill,
Stout labor lights its beacon fires,
And plumcs with smoke tho forge and mill
The monarch oak, the woodlands pride,
Whose trunk is scanned with lightning scars,
Toll lauches on tho rcStless tide,
And there unrolls the flag Of stars;
Tho engine, with its lungs Of lamo,
And ribs Of brass, and joiuts of steel,
From Labor's plastic fingers came,
With sobbiug valve and whirllny wheel.
'1is labor works the magic press,
And turns the crank in hives of toll,
AID beckons angels down to bless
lndust trious huTds on sea and soil;
Hero sunbrowned Toll with shining spade.
Links lake to lake with silver tics,
Strung thick with palaces of trado,
And temples towering to Tho skies.