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A resOlution was saePssd spprcprating $500
to The FIRE Company Ee-5to PuEehsss = hose
carriage.
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NEaho AID LlQuoh
AID. Martin offered the following resolution,
which was passed. finally; That hereafter It
shaH be unlawful FOR any person within the
limits Of The corporation % furnish, By sale or
&C. any sriritucas vineous OF malt liquoF to
any minor, siass or free negro At AR time, n
psruitinz them 10 go into any dram shop.
scda fountain, or coafertionary on sunday
A-v 7srson convicted Of violating the ordnance
sts. be line mot less than I've, nor more than.
nifty dollsrs.
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Council met last evening at ? o'eioek in ex
TIA session-.he President, A'd. Douglas Il
he chair.
Ak ARTEslAH wErl-
4 eenmunicaiioa, dated Loaisrills, Apr
%, from l. NJ. scott, was read. the materia
portion Of watch sayss nov propose L
take. Al 80 orn erpsssr, 70 furnish the city O
Msmphis, by means q On Atesisn welstO b
bored within ne operate limits Of ne city
at such point as The Mayor ard Aldermen MAJ
designate, sayiwsnty-eght gallons % waisl
per minu,e, II ,wsn,y-s Gin ihopsahd exit
hundred gallons per day, Tor si2.5Oo, with ih'
Additional stipulation that for any number Of
gallons oFsy twenty nsF Hinuts, I antoFeeeiv'
sfoo psr gallon, and for any namhsr lss'
than twenty gallons 10 ths minute, IwIh de-
duct $500 Ter gallon. u Che quantity should
fail below zen raHons 70 ne miHufe. then ]
viii agree 10 receipt whstevsr amounts nav Be-
aRsrda8 b. a eomulttse q gentlemen Q Be
appoiaedby the Boafd q Mayor and AlaeF-
men for the purpose Of settling the question:
Referred to The improvement Committee.
oouur sqUAHr.
AID. Finnie moved a resolution TO allow
sos TO Mrs. S c. Wheaton for s~svsnty-seven
msenolia hess Tor Cont sqnarsl ne resola-
ton passed, Hlmnton and Townsend voting
against Il.
sTAEET LAmrs-
Resolutions were offered and referred to the
improvement Committee to place lamps a. FOL
lows, On Market street, between Second and
East Alley on Exchange street in frontofthe
residence Of J.. H. Graves, Esq and at he
crossings Of streets and alleys On Bsale and
shelby streets when gas pipes are laid there
AID. Martin offered a resolution tha. when
lamps are hereafter erected the property on
which they are placed shsH pay for them, and
also FOR ths gas burned. Referred.
srREEr FAvENESrs.
A resolution vas passed that owners Of
property fronting on both sides Of s.. Martin
street, from Linden to Beal street be and they
are hereby required to lay down good brick
pa~vs8egtsih front Of heir respecthe lots, in
aecoraanee with the ordinance, a. that the
Mayor b. directed to enforce the ord
nance aeainst deiinqneHis. Tothis the follow
ing vera added: also, shelby, west side, Shelby
from Mccall 70 south side Of Gayoso also,
on seooed, from Monroe. east side, IS feet
north also, from shelby to TsHnessees "a the
south side Of Talbot also, north side q Adams
in frOHt Of Philon's foundry, west to The bayou
and 20 TIE corporation line on both. sides Of
Adams. also. Concord. from Ehfekasaw 10
street east; also, Poplar street Oh bOih
sides fron bayoat 10 corporation line; and on
bnth siees Of Llnden neest. from Hernsndo %
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29
Democratic MI citing In Robson.

At Democratic convention held in Lumberton, on
Monday The 28th ultmo being Monday of County
Court for the purpose of appointing delegates to con-
venton to be held in the city OF Raleigh Thursday,
March 8th 1860 and also to appoint delegates to a
District Convention to be held at such time and place
as may hereafter be determined.
On motion, Alexander Mcmillan, ESQ., was appointed
Chairman and Jesse Fuller requested to act Secre-
tary.
The chairman explained the object of the meeting,
and then proceeded to make few wetmed and sensi-
BILE remarks upon the present condition OF political par
ties in our State and country, and warmly urged upon
the Democratic PARTY the great Importance of united
action and harmony on their part.
On motion, the chairman then appointed the follow
ing gentlemen, Owen G. Norment, John Rcgan, and
James Refer Esqrs to propose resolutions for the
sideratiOn of the convention, who retired and in short
time reported through their chairman the following
ReS0tUed, lst That in James Buchanan have states
worthy of our confidence and esteem-a statesman
whose great national reputation cannot be furnished by
partizan sheets or disappointed political asprants
ReSotred, I'd That we cordially approve of the admins
tration of John W. Ellis-that feel proud of him
the State Convention for the exalted position he fills
with much credit to himself and honor the State
ReSolred 3rd That in Henry A. Wise, the Jackson of
the present day. the South has champion whose noble and
chivarous bearing challenges warmes admiration and
that earnestly him the Charleston Con
venon as the most suitable nomination that could be made
The following gentlemen then appointed delegates
from the county Of Robson the District Convention
VS. Norment, Fuller, Kegan. Davis, A Nc
Lean A Men Currie, A Mcdonald, D A Mallory, Nc
MILAN, N Buie, Mcmillan Maj Watson, McAlister,
Legget, S Paul, Thompson, Bridges, F Pitt,
man. w Johnson, S sealey, P Nye, sealey, and 7
Pope.
French N Regain, Rozier, Capt Matthews,
H Willis, Jones, Col Alex Mcmillan, W Stewart,
Glover, McFaChin Fl Fl Ellis, Boxley, Mclean,
Sinclair, j S Paul. Paul, Thompson, DR. ] Rowland
Ashley, A lnnman, James Seaey John Jenkins, H I
Pope, and John Thompson
The following gentlemen were appointed an Executive
Committee for the county, in pursuance of the
dation of the State Executive Committee
T Norment, P Fuller, R French, Maj A Watson, and
D Morrison.
On notion the proceedings ordered to be printed
in the North Caronian and the Wilmington journal, and
Raleigh Standard requested to copy.
On motion, the convention adjourned.
Allen MCMILLAN, Chrm'n
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THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
LEXINGTON, ". e., THURSDAY, DEC. 90, 1889.


We lay before our readers to-day, very full and &C
curate synopsis of this important document, received
here yesterday afternoon by telegraph. Although the
receiving of it in this way occasioned pretty heavy
expense did not hesitate to do in order to lay it
Immediately before readers did in the form of
an EXTRA delivered last evening to town subscribers
and forwarded to as many out Of town as could be
reached by mail The Message itself cannot reach here
by mail until tonight or tomorrow morning, too late
for weekly ISSUE at least under the present
ment Of the mails BY using the telegraph we are en-
abed to lay the Substance of the Message before our
weekly readers seven days than could other
wise have done.
The message itself is condensed into SO plain synop-
sis that every person appreciate it for himself 1t
the correct grounds upon the sectional difficult
ties between the North and the South-goes for adopt
ing vigorous measures towards Mexico-favors Cuba
the Pacific Railroad, and the erection of military posts
over the Mexican frontier for the protection of our cit
zens from Indian outrages.
Daily Journal 18th inst.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29
Characteristic Sayings of Choa,.

The following short dicta are from the morrou;.,
Ruus Choate, just published in Boston '"S Of
lie said " he always tCent IN for the verdict,
care not now nard the case ls-it may briste with m
cuitles-lf 1eel am on the right side tbot vi UNI
avtn" = 1t is rich and rare Fnc, ;na' cause
ought to command who is aiming to control laV one
ear. never crosS-eXamine anv mora .GSN'y
absolutely necessary If you don't break lnan Is
he breaks YOU; for he only repeats in srona
language to the jury his story Thus Won on stronger
second chance to tell his story to them and eve him
some random question you may draw Cnt DSSotS by
damaging to your cause" Incuhlng
then you want to strike into their minds li out
what they want-a good solid general view Of 1oJury
and let them think over that Tor a good while TSe
said he, emphatcaly, you havnt got hold of then, ~
their convictions at least open, in your first half
hour, you will never get them at all. a.
had studied his jury says the author, till be tpoe
them every one, he would say something to h,t e
one. To his sharpened vision their faces were az Iy
He read their souls through that glass; He u.s.
never allow the jury to perceive him at issue With Wv
BENCH. 1.-The material of this great advocates sn '
ment mysterious consolidation of the moSt A.
matte and positive assertion, the closest logic the T
law the most gitering poetry, the most convulsiv b
NOR, fred by an enthusiasm UNINTERRUPTED 4 contaui
He constantly put himself into the iurvbox os :,
were that u.s. he constantly made sort of con6ont ~
each juryman." lie never had like some waal
minded advocates, several theories, each to be usd -
case of need in any pinch Of the case; he had ~
MeOry--One central commanding theory-and all IN,
evidence squared and dOvetaied into ID upon this ono
ruling centre, which commanded like a sentinel eyrrv
portion of the whole variegated field" Hs
analysis and subtle retirement in discrimination was
marvelOusy acute. His discussion Of the witnesses
themselves personally striking, cunning and con-
vincng. Ii he wished to break witness in the conf
dence OF the jury he made direct assault upon him
that would have been bunging and often an inefec
tual proceeding No. he described the witnesses geae
ally, remarking, perhaps, that OF very little con-
sequence whether he was believed or not but then he
would go on to insinute rather than express thousand
disparagemens." y /" His whole theory of argu
mentatIon the exhaustive one to exhaust every
possible line of thought directly bearing upon his
theory" " He said to me often standing up and ad-
dressing a crowd vaguely, undecided mass nobody in
particular, and wheeling the heel looking about from
side to side, cannot be the thing it is no better
than standing up and fddling. Talk to Somebody"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29
Christmas

Is past. There was the usual noise and confusion, "
but in very scattered sort of way The Don Quixotes
were not strong A crowd on foot preceded by an OK
team was quite amusing. John Kuner feeble John
Barleycorn retained his usual spirit and when hit hard
and often was sure to return the blow with interest,"
Apparently fewer people went out of town than usual
At any rate the streets were more crowded Round
way, Princess street. everybody was rs quiet
young lamb. We have yet heard of no serious &C
cidents. We hope that we may not.
To-day everything wears its usual aspect and people
going about their business as heretofore Some may
find it little tough, but not many. The weather yes
terday delightful. Like mild day in Spring OF
Fall. Nothing wintry about it.
With good sense that eschews BlueLawsm, our
town authorities on Christmas generally let the boys
have their way so far mere noise is concerned, al
though order in all essential particulars is enorc ed
There was therefore much firing Of crackers rockets
sarpents etc. and good deal cheering and shouting
but nothing worse and the night wore on even these
ceased, and the town slept.
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From the Baltimore sun.


HE RELEASE OF Mr.. MYERS AT CARL1sLE-It was
stated yesterday that Emanuel Myers, OF Maryland re,
Gently convicted at Carlisle, Pa. a charge OF kid
mapping colored persons had been released from cuso
dy he Carlisle Herald in its report OF the court pro-
ceedngs there, has the following particulars in relation
to the case which differ from those copied from the
Frederick Examiner yesterday
VIM. H. Miller, Esq, on behalf of Emanuel Myers
convicted at the November term of kidnapping, asked
leave to withdraw his application for trial. lie
stated that with the consent of the counsel for the COM
monwealth, he had gone to Maryland by arrange
ment of the parties there be had succeeded liz having
the negroes husband wife and child returned Penn
syvana and that they were now at their former home
in Dickinson township, and he asked the court there
FORE to enter formal jud gment 10 the case, and dis
charge Myers on his own recOgnlzance. Mr. Watts,
for the commonwealth stated that he well satisfied
with the arrangement he believed Myers less guilty
than those who had sent him; that all the common
wealth desired IN this case to vindcate the righ
protection to those claiming residence within her Dor
ders and the object would be gained well by settle
ment in this way, if sentence had followed cOnvic-
ton. The court expressed willingness to cooperate
with counsel both sides carrying out this arrange
ment, and discharged Myers on his own recOgnzlnce-
If writ of will lie in the case is probable that
Maryland will have it certified into the Supreme Court
of the United States, for decision on certain legal
points involved in the trial.
The Frederick Union referring to the statement in
the Examiner that the negroes had been sold by order
of the Orphans Court says it is incorrect, and that
they sent back Pennsylvania previous to the
lease of Myers although the Orphans Court of Freder
lex county had declared of the three to be slave.
In other words the temporary ransom OF Myers has been
effected by giving up two free coOred persons and
slave The Union further alleges that the arrangement
does not release Myers from the costs, but holds him
subject to be required at any time ON the Governor Of
Maryland to be sentenced to the penitentary of Penn
syvania.
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ACCIDENT AND MARROW ESCAPE OF THE PAssEN-
GERs.-I he mail trfin from the north on the Raleigh
and CASTOR railroad into the engine of the freight
train six miles from this City, last Saturday afternoon
by which accident the mail engine greatly damaged
and disabled the express car next to the engine
total wreck the mail badly injured and the passen-
ger coach somewhat injured No person seriously
injured. There were good many persons aboard
several ladies; Gov. Bragg, Hon. D. K. McRae, Rev.
Thomas E. Skinner number of Southern medical stu
dents, seceders from the Philadelphia medical schools,
and other gentlemen going South The collision
red thus: The freight train the side track in
order to allow the mail train to pass but the freight
train being too long for the turnout, its engine protru
ded over the track about eight inches.
We learn that the conductor of the freight train had
sent negro to the conductor of the mail train
but having flag he waved his hat to which the con-
ductor attached no Importance, thinking it sort
of Christmas hurrah.
The conductor of the freight train showed much pres
Of mind in backing his train as far as he could
as the mail train approached If he had not done this
the injury and loss of life must have been serious
AS far have learned no blame is attached to the
conductors of the two trains.
The loss to the Road is by means heavy.
Raleigh Standard, 2Sth iNSt.
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Arrest of Rev. Daniel Worth,

We are indebted to Mr.. Scott, Of the house of L. NJ
Beebe, of Baltimore for the following particulars of the
arrest and trial of WORTH in Greensborough on Satur-
day last. MIR. Scott passing through his way
home and kind enough call at office and give
US the particulars.
The Rev. Daniel Worth was arrested in Guilford on
Friday on a Justices warrant, and was tried before
three Justices in Greensborough Saturday. Messrs
Mclean, Dick, and Scott appeared for the State, and
Worth spoke in his defence. We understand that
he endeavored to defend his ncendary conduct and
so doing read extensively from Helpers book.
Some fifteen sixteen witnesses were examined 1t
proved that he had used in his the strongest
and vest ncendiary language, and had circulated Help
ers book. Among other things be has declared public
y that he has respect for the laws of North Caro-
lima that they enacted by adulterers drunk
ards, and gamblers" And that he would not have
had old John Brown hung for thousand worlds
He was held to bail in the of 5000 for his ap,
pearance at Court, and $1,000 for his good behavior
He had given bail for his appearance and endeavor-
ing to give bail for his good behavior The Sheriff of
Alamance, Mr. Patterson, present, and intended to
arrest him writ issued by Judge Saunders soon
he passed from the jurisdiction of the Justices Court.
He may, therefore, be expected here this evening to
answer before Judge S. for his violation of the law in
Alamance, Chatham, and Randolph.
We learn that the excitement in Greensborough was
very great and that the officers of the law experienced
difficulty in protecting Worth from the indignation of
the people.-Raleigh Standard, 28M inst.
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FATE OF THE APosTLEs.-St. Mathew is supposed to
have suffered martyrdom was put to death by the
sword in the city of Ethiopia.
St. Mark was dragged through the STREETS Of Alex
andria, in Egypt till be expired.
St Luke was hanged upon an olive tree in Greece.
St John was put into cauldron of boiling oil at
Rome and escaped death He afterwards die natural
death at Ephesus in Asia
St james the great beheaded at Jeru salem.
St. James the less was thrown from pinnacle or
wing of the temple and then beaten to des It'll with
fuller's club.
ST. Philip was hanged up against pillar at 9eropolis
city of Phyrgia.
St. Bartholomew was fayed alive by the COZ nmand of
barbarous king.
ST. Andrew was bound to cross, whence he reached
till he expired.
St. Thomas was run through the body by a lance
near Maliphar, in the East Indies.
st. Jude was shot to death with arrows
St Simeon Zelotes was cruc6ed In Persia.
st. Matthias was stoned and then beheaded
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29

SENSIBLE VIEWS OF A MASSACHUSETTS EDToR.-
Whilst few Southern citizens seem not to appreciate
the Importance of building up our own manufactures,
the Newberry (Mass Herald thus speaks of the efforts
in the South:
"The dissolution needed by the South is not of the
political union of the States but that shall give
them greater independence in their industry Let them
manufacture cloth and shoes and hats let the cotton of
the South be worked into fabrics where it grows, the
iron be laid in rails over the soil beneath which it now
rests the gold of the Caronas aud Georgia be melted
and wrought in those States the wool of Texas be turn
ed into The built factories of that vigorous Com
monWeath, while the timber of Florida and Virginia is
made into ships to sail from and to their ports-it
the South will 1t is such diversity of pursuits that
needed to make the Southern section of this country
the most prosperous land in the world"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-29

HINTON R. HELPER-It will be recoected that this
individual exposed during the last session OF Con-
gress by Judge Bggs Not liking the truthful picture
which had been drawn of him. and supposng that Judge
Biggs had obtained his information from Hon Burton
Craige Helper made dastardy attack upon the latter
gentleman but came second best from the contest
1t was ncontestably shown by Judge Bggs, that Help
ers conduct while in Salisbury was such as to cause
him to take his departure pur-
Joined money from his employer and given other evil
dence of his want OF principle After having covered
himself with infamy-a fugitive from justice and dis
grace to the soil that gave him birth, it is wonder
that he should turn traitor to the South and join the ia
natical horde of abolitioniss who making nfam-
matory appeals against rights and Institutions
Notwithstanding it is shown that this man Helper is
bankrupt in character and utterly destitute of every
gentemany principle yet the anti-slavery at the
North welcome him in their midst and rece We him at
their family 6resides upon terms of equality.
Oxford Leisure Hour.
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RETURN THE YACHT WANDERER.-Boston, Dec.
24.-rhe celebrated yacht Wanderer, of slave trading
notorey arrived here this forenoon from Flores one
the Arones group in charge of Capt. Welton.
Weton reports that the yacht sailed from Savannah
in charge of Capt. Martini for the coast of Africa
and cargo of negroes that she touched at Flores and
took on board two Portuguese
Subsequently, Martin" went ashore for provisions,
taking the vessels chronometer and charts In his alb
sence, Welton the mate, got the yacht under weigh,
seered for the United States and bore up for Boston
He also states that he carried off from Savannah
against his will, and that Martin" was an assumed
name, the captains real name being Lincoln P Patten
of Bath, Me.
The Wanderer is in charge of the United States
Marshal.