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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
UST RECEIVED AND FOR SALE
- 20 bags Rio Coffee;
20 bbls. c. Sugar
20 3" Flour;
2 hhds. light brown Sugar.
Butter and Cheese;
10 bags Laguayra Coffee.
D oo., 7. c. CRAFT
Deo' I7Ih No. 48 Market st.
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PERSON T. STRANGE,

PERSON q STRANGE,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
W1LM1NGToN N. G..
IIAVE FORMED A CO-PARTNERSHlP In CIVIL bU
siness in the county of New Hanover, and VIII Pfao
tce in the County and Superior Courts Their ONCE o 1f5
same heretofore occupied by Mr. Strange on Inc "
side Market ST. between Third and Fourth SITS.
SAMUEL J.. PERSON. ROBERT oIhA Q o.,
Oct o. 1853. 44-3m-o-oLn
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COMPREHENSIVE NOTICE.
ON THE FIRST OF OCTOBER, 1858, I ASSOCIATED
~ with me in the Mercantile Bushes, my brother, W. A.
Heyer The business will hereafter be transacted under the
firm of John c. Heyer & Co. JOHN G. HEYER
Oct 8th 1858. 27-3m-7-3m
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THE BEST LINIMENT IN THE wOBTD
M ERCHANT'S CELEBRATED GARGIING OIL irs+
W. received and for sale in Wilmington N "a Su ~
cents so cents, and 81 per boe Wholesale and retail by
Ny, DRAKE & McIIN
timonials of its wonderful cures ~ 0''
Dec. Goth, 1853 89S17e
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Arrival OF the stsamer Hilnois-Furtfer from CALI
fOrahfa.

AAAksUAs-H
foraia.
NEW York, Dec 29.-The steamer Illinois, FROM
Havana and Aspnwal with dates from the latter port
to the 20th and from San Francisco to the 9th inst,
has arrived bringing 81 494 900 in gold.
Sir Gore Ouseley sailed from Panama on the 9Th for
Central America, in the war sloop Vixen.
An immense fire had taken place at Valparaiso, doing
damage to the extent of O00-nsurance 81 1885,,
900. The fire originated in the Union Club, and burnt
the entire range of buildings from the passage Edwards
through the Plaza del Orden to the Qunebrado de San
Juan. Some of the fremen lost their lives, and
Der of persons we're seriously injured.
Montevideo dates to the LIST state that the q. s.
steamers Fulton Water Witch and Harriet Lane had
arrived there.
petition has been brought before the Peruvian Con-
gress to sell guano from Chncas river at $780, to be de-
ivered alongside ship to any purchasers The bill was
likely to pass
Ecuador was still bockaded the only vessels allowed
to enter the port being the steamers. No fighting had
occurred, but Ecuador was rapidly raising an army
The American ships, Lizzie Thompson, and Georgi-
ana have been fitted out transports to carry troops
against Ecuador.
The surveying schooner, Fennimore Cooper, reports
some ten twelve of the reported islands and shoals
the route from San Francisco to Honolulu to be myths
Joel Mcdonald, an ex-policeman, and John Leavy,
constable, were killed by thieves whom they were at
tempting to arrest at Columbia California One of the
murderers captured and hung summarily. There
were three others.
Benjamin F. Moulton, we'll known expressman
was killed at San Francisco by Joseph W. Brewer.
Thos. Brown and Marshall Mutton were killed, and
John Chambers badly wounded, near San Andreas, Cal
averas county, by Mexican, in selfdefence.
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IT ATEST STYLES.-Gents' Holiday Dress HAAS. ,, M
elegant shane and finest finish of any previously offered
Cali at "a Market st. IDIOT CHAS. d. M1Cl"'
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II LANKETS. KERsEYs PLAINS, COTTON OSN.A
ID burgs, Shirtngs, Stripes and Denlms' Ior
use. For sale cheap, by ). >. "illhA~''
Dec. Both, 1858.
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TNACTS FOR THE PEOPLE.-That the arges!, 1a llTn
soonest and lowest priced stock of UMBRELLAS IN SJm
IAN be had at the HAT AND CAP EMPORIUM, 81 Mat
It. [D2e1 CHAs. u. n Hl'D
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DIR. Deems Appolntmen,s

III. OeeNs AppOIntmenfs
Wilmington District.
January. l. 2, Wilmington, Fifth street.
=" o. q. g. Topsail, Scott's Hin.
g 90 90 a rs. North East, Rocky Point.
r.,, ~. 50. Onslow, Richlands.I
'n iS' % % O. wilmington, Front street.
I9. 20. Sampson, Cedar rraei
rs. ~. Bladen, Bethlahemo 'A'
March, 5. 6. Elizabeth, Wayman
II. -. Smithville, Zoar.
10. 20. Duplin. Cartons
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HIRAvELING SHAWLS AND BLANKETS For saES "
Il Dec. 30th, 1858. y. .. WnIlA-
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GUNNY BAGS. a,co
10 90, NEW TWO BphREL GUNNY BATS
lOsOOO Just received for sale by m
Dec. 18th, 1853 HATHA"A al q w.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
LII PERSONS indebted to the subscriber by Note or
"A Account will please call and settle by the 5th of Jan
ry 1859 If not settled by that time they may expect
be waited on. THOMAS G.. CRAFT
Dec
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DEADY-MADE SHIRTS AND COLLARS, SUI i104
ID article, for sale at low prices, by g WILLIAMS.
Dec. 30th, 1868. " p "AA~@
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ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY,

ROYAL. HAVANA LOTTERY.
HE NEXT ORDINARY DRAWING OF THE ROYAL
Havana Lottery conducted by the Spanish Government
under the supervision of the Captain General of Cuba will
take place at HAVANA, ON
SATURDAY, January 8h, 1859.
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A Train of Cars Swamped in a Flood-Forty Lives
Lost.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 2l.-Forty persons were killed or
drowned this morning in the train from Columbus to
Macon in consequence of the heavy flood produced by
the ncessant rains of the last few days The cars were
completely submerged.
SECOND DISPATCH.
AUGUSTA Dec. 31-The morning train to Macon
ran off the track at Adams Mills in consequence of
culvert being washed out by the heavy flood. J. IT.
Miller engineer the fireman. and wood passer and con-
ducter Smell were killed and several passengers were
drowned. The number and their names are not yet
known. About thirty persons aboard the train,
and about dozen saved John Peck, train
hand, brought the His account is rather confus
ed, but further particulars are expected.
The morning train from Macon also ran off the track
two miles from Columbus, and the fireman and wood
passer were killed G. w. Smith, the engineer, had his
jaw broken. The passengers uninjured.
THIRD DISPATCH.
COLUMBUS, Dec. 2l.-The train due here this morn
ing from Macon into cuvert this place. Kill
ling two of the hands and injuring the engineer.
The train going to Macon, with Twenty-Five persons
board, including the hands, fell through the bridge
sixteen miles from this city, killing seventeen persons
The following bodies have been recovered Two Misses
Grices, of Salem, Alabama; VIM. Ell. Smell, train
hand lady and three children of Texas; two ladies
from Columbus, names unknown.
The other bodies have not been recovered. Twelve
persons were saved DR. Walker, of Columbus DIR.
Phillips, of Alabama S. W. Blaker, of New York ;
Conductor Smell gentleman from Texas and another
from Alabama and four Others names not ascertained.
Among the killed it is believed is Thomas OBrien of
Charleston Laura West, of Georgia; Mr.. Van Ness
and Celeste Sharp, and W. P. Dupee, the latter of
Houston county.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-14
For the Journal, ,
temperance az Wilton.

WILTON, Iowa, Jan. 9th, 1907.
EDIgoa JouRsAL-Dsar Sir: Tho oisi-
zens Of this place, for the last few weeks.
have been considerably exercised in regard
to the subject of Inte,nperance, which am
sorry 10 say has been making rapid strides
and sad havoc among our people, bidding
fair to engulph and draw into its vortex
everything pertaining to the welfare and
good name Of our usually quiet village.
On Wednesday evening, agreeable to
previous notice, our Community assembled
en- masse at Butterfeld's Hall for the purpose
of devising such measures as should be
thought best towards entirely suppressing
the sale among US. William Lundy, Of
Atalissa, was elected President, aud F. Ba-
con Secretary. Rev. L. P. Kilnbsll stated
the object of the meeting in few brief
pertinent remarks, at the close Of which
j. q. Detwiler, who is doing gloriou, war
fare in the cause of humanity, was intro
|duced to the audience and made q most
telling Us we'll - effsotive speech. Having
once experienced the slavish appetite Of q
habituate dram drinker, certainly none
could speak more understandingy upon the
subject than himself, aud in appealing to
the reason, Judgment and common sense of
an audience Mr.. d. leaves An impression
that is lot soon forgotten or wiped out
from the minds Of his hearers. Rcverends
Kimbull and Hill being called upon spoke
Of the necessity Of Immediate action and
earnestly entreated the citizens to retrieve
waning by sending abroad counterscting
chain of circumstances forged entirely at
the venders' expense At the close OF their
remarks Mr.. Collins took the stand and
made terrible onslaught upon money lend
ers, denying that Wilton was worse than
any other place, and closing with an elo.
queDt g. defence of our town in general
1t is needless to add that lie was voc;ter.
ously cheered by the whisky pickles pres
ent. Rev. Mr.. Hudson also addressed the
assembly, but in quite an opposite strain
Your fellow townsman of Muscatine, Mr.
Foster, being present made some very ap
propriate remarks, urging decisive measures.
The following preamble and resolutions
were then adopted:
We, the citizens Of Wilton, in meeting
assembled, in view Of the debasing influence
OF intcmperance in our community, OF the
increase of doggeries and their train of con
comitant evils, do resolve
That committee Of ten be appointed to
take such inisiatory steps as shall be doem-
cd expedient towards restricting the offend
ers Of our Prohibtory Law, aud report the
same at Al adjourned meeting ono week at
the same place. Resolved. That the thanks
of this assembly are due to Mr.. Detwler for
the able and eloquent manner in which be
has addressed us this evening"
The resolutions being unanimously adopt
ed, the meeting on motion adjourned to
meet one week. WILLIAM LUNDY,
+. BACON, Sec'y. President
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-14

THE PROPOSED TERRIToRIEs.--''Daco
is the western half of what was Minnesota
Territory. When the State was formed, a
line was drawn through, the middle of the
Territory from North to South The eastern
part became the State of ADMINISTRATIVE
western is unorganized and without a govern
ment
''Arizona" is a combination Of the south
part of New Mexico with the Mcsila valley
strip of land which we purchased from Mexico
in 1854. The latter is without local gov
ernment.
Nevada is the western half of Utah Ter
ritory, lying between Salt Lake and California
Laramie is the western half of Nebraska,
in which the fort of that name is situated
"Pikes Peak" or "Colona," is in the Rocky
Mountain chain, in the western part of Kan
sas which part it is proposed to cut off for
new territory.
Superior or "Ontonagon'' is the pcnin-
sula between Lakes Superior and Michigan,
part of which now belongs to Michigan and
part to Wisconsin.
Wisconsin presents an alarming spec
tacle. Many thousand men have bound
themselves together by the strongest obliga-
tons to resist, even to force, the foreclosure
of farm mortgages. Several counties have
repudiated part of their State tax, and the
people are doing the same, and without this
tax the wheels Of State Government musi stop.
MINNESOTA Ra1LRoADs.-On account of
difficulties with some of the State officers of
Minnesota relative to the application of State
bonds for banking purposes, work has been
suspended on the Root River, Minnesota Val
lev and Transit Railroads The workmen
ksvs been paid up 10 the time Of suspension.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-14
Railroad Meeting.
MUScArfNH. Jan. Z.

MUSCATINE, Jan. I, lo6y.
At meeting Of citizens in the Mayors $
office, at halfpast 7 o'clock, P. ~, Mr. Jacob
Compton was called to the Chair, and John
Mahin appointed Secretary.
Mr.. Dougherty having been called upon,
stated the object Of the meeting to be the
appointment of delegates to attend Railroad
Convention at Rome, on the 18th inst, at the
request Of citizens of Jones county.
Mr.. Hoch moved that the meeting proceed
to appoint delegates to attend said Con-
sention. Carried.
A number of gentlemen were named as
delegates who declined on account of pressing
business engagements. The following finally
consented to go, and were declared delegates
J. A. Green, J. S. Hatch,
J. b. Dougherty, P. Fay,
II. S. Compton, E. IIoch,
John Mahin.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
J. COMPTON, Chm.
JOHN MAHIN, Sec'y.
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A MAN FOUND G GUuTY BY JuRY--PRovl

A MAN FOUND G11LrY BY JuRY--PRovED
INNOCENT By ACAlF.-At the Ottawa Cir
cult Court, a man named John Halpin had
been found guilty and condemned to a years
service in the penitentiary, for having stolen
and killed heifer belonging to S. 7. Reed. A
day or two ago it came home alive and
hearty, thus proving that poor Halpin had
beeu wronefully condemned.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-14

New EXPEDITION TO THE POLAR SEA.-Dr
Hayes, who accompanied Kane in his Arctic
expeditions, proposes to lead another expedi-
ton to the North pole in 1860 He is now
lecturing in the Eastern cities to interest the
public and raise means to defray the expenses
of the expedition. He has the utmost conf
dence that there is an open Polar Sea, and
that the interests of science as well as the
commercial interests of the world demand
such an expedition. The project is enthusi-
astically endorsed by Agassiz, Prof Bache,
Henry Grnnell and the American Geograph
ical Society of New York.
The PRESIDENT AND THE TAR1FF-The New
York 7Tabune's Washington correspondent
says the President is greatly troubled by the
opinion which many leading Members of
Congress have expressed, that it is not prob
able that new tariff can be agreed upon this
session. He has informed several members
within few days that if this Congress does
not so modify the tariff as to furnish more
revenue, he will convene the next Congress
in an extra session early in the Summer. He
has expressly notified Mr.. Phelps the Chair
man of the Committee on Ways and Means,
of this determination.
~ The estate Assumption" scheme in
Wisconsin, by which about six millions city.
county and individual bonds and Indebtedness
issued to the several railroads is to be saddled
upon the State, meets sharp opposition in
| almost every county. Public meetings have
Scesn held pro and con, and everything indi-
Gates thorough discussion of the subject.
In the meantime, the State treasury of that
State rs empty, and even small claims upon it
have been i;ut off for months.
ng-The n, Y. .HeraM takes sides with
President Buchanan against I'd aIorem duties.
It says that nine -tepths Of the merchants of
New York are in favor of specific duties.
Yellow FEvER--The last death from vel
low fever in New Orleans, occurred on De
cember 18th. From June 9th, when the
first death took place, to that time, there
were 1858 victims Of this dreadful scourge,
and S,704 deaths Of all diseases. The great
est number of deaths from feve, in enc week
was 474, for the week ending Sept. 18th
* Mrs. Lydia sayer Hasbrouk, who pub.
fishes The Sy6,l, a Dress Reform" period.
ical, at Middletown, n Y, ia discussing the
question whether married woman should
relinquish her maiden name. She says
that she and her husband agreed to give her
name the preference, but she doesn't sea a~e
so much as the waive Of a straw" whether
she is called Saysr or Sayer Hasbrouk "Sa-
yer we consider an individual Names she
adds, s'and Sayer Hasbrnuk merely implies
that we have entered into partnership
with another individual"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-14
Railroad Progress.

The following article, extracted from Niles
Register, of May Is, 1880, will give the reader
a tolerably correct idea of the mode Of travel
upon the few miles of railway at that time in
operation in this country. Although only
completed to the Ohio river within four or
five years, the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
was the first considerable road undertaken in
this country: ~ - as zs3
"The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will BE
Travelled in wagons, 13 milesto Ellicotts upper
mills in day or two, at the rate of at least
ten miles per hour Tens of thousands will
embrace the opportunity Of seeing the noblest
work yet attempted in the United States, of
travelling 26 miles in 2 1-2 hours, without
danger or fatigue, Or enjoying the fresh air,
and passing through one of the most roman
tic and beautiful countries that we have
every minute presenting something new to
be admired by strangers on the road. ss
The wagons will start at different hours In
the day-and soon, perhaps, hourly Each
wagon (drawn by one horse,) will carry from
% to 80 persons, with entire convenience. =
The thirteen miles will be divided into two
stages, for change of horses, which may be
effected in about half minute, from the ex-
cellency of the gearing. The fare will. be
moderate. These wagons are hung on low
springs, and it hardly seems possible tia:
any accident can happen to injure passengers
unless of their own extreme carelessness. p
The carriages, we suppose, cannot be upset,
and a powerful lever, operating against the
wheels, will Immediately check the speed of
a horse, should any attempt be made to 20
forward faster than is desired fsa sSs7
Compare this short horse railroad with its
wonderful performance of 26 miles in two and
a half hours, with the $4,000 miles of Rail
way now in the United States, traverscd by
thousands of locomotive engines with trains
of cars at the speed of twenty, thirty and
even forty miles per hour, and we are ena-
bled to comprehend in some measure the per-
fection to which railway building, the con
struction of locomotive engines, cars, ETC.,
ETC., has been brought in thirty years. -,ss
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Correspondence Of the Journai.1
From the Nebraska a Gold Region.

OMAHA, N. T., Dec. %, 1853
FRIEND MAnlN Il have this evening con-
versed with Mr.. Downs, a gentleman who
has just arrived from the Nebraska gold
mines. Mr.. D. has resided here for the last
two or three years, and have known him
as most reliable man and believe implic-
lily what he states. He left here in the
latter part of Sept ember for the mines and
his company has prospected considerable
extent of country on the South Platte. The
first gold they found was near the Platte
river, about $50 miles west of this place
Further up they found it in greater or less
quantities wherever they prospected.. With
out entering into detail of his mining ex-
perience, need only say that he fally con-
firms our previous reports as regards the
richness of the mines.
Mr.. D. left the mines Nov. 18th, at which
time mining operations We're generally sus-
pended, owing to the severity of the wea-
ther, the snow being then footein depth
and falling rapidlyss The party came in
with an OK team, and were thirty two days
on the road. They lost several days travel
owing to stormy weather. Mr.. D. and his
mess built a log house in the new town of
Aurora, where they have taken up winter
quarters. Finding provisions We're running
short, Mr.. D. was detailed to return for
supplies, which is his present errand. as also
that of the others who returned with him.
He designs starting out again in February,
anil thinks he will have no difficulty in get
ting through. He reports the number in the
mines at 1000, many of whom are disband
ed teamsters from the army and supply
trains, who have reached the mines desti-
tute of provisions, consequently supplies will
be very scarce before spring, which will
cause much suffering. Many emigrants were
arriving from New Mexico and Utah.
The old mountaineers are very indignant
at the gold reports that have been circulated
through the States, and some of the first
miners who went in actually had to pay
them for permission to settle and prospect
the country, but their day is done. They
will rule and govern that region Of country
no longer.
enclose as curiosity the prospectus of
the "Colona Herald" the press and stock
tor the publication of which will leave this
city in February next.
Yours, &C., WM. N. BYERS.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-01-14

A NEw VERSION OF SENATOR SEwARD's
SPrEcH.-The Northern Democratic presses
have pertinaciously misrepresented the scope
and purpose of Senator Stewards Rochester
speech, but some of the southern presses
actually forge and interpolate in it the most
obnoxious sentiments. The Barksdale Hiss
issippian gives the following as veritable
extract from the speech:
"Let us anticipate the blow by invading the
States Of South Carolina and Georgia, and
emancipate the laborer who is toiling on the
plantations there. The two principles cannot
live. Either slavery must triumph and
become universal or emancipation must be
carried into every State. If the South lives,
the North must die. Then down with the
South. 'Deleaada est Carthago.' And if the
compact of the confederation stands in the
way, tear it to pieces. There is no faith to be
kept with Shareholders. In politics, that only
is obligatory which is expedient"