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Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-04-14
Garden Seeds.

We invite the attention Of dealers and planters TO or
very extensive and general of Vegetable Seed.
all If ourOwn raising. The crop OF this years growth
which pure and sure to vegeate we hold out great In
ucernrns to parties purchasing by wholesale, Our stock
bring very large The Increasing demand for the Seeds Of
our own growing, have compelled to enlarge opera
tons and have accordingly procured another farm ex'
resy designed aud adapted for that business and have
associated with In that department Mr.. James B. Sunl
who the last FIVE years has been foreman Of this Estsb
lishm"nl.
prr-uh' giving orders for seeds, will please send sepa
rate, from Nursery Stock We will sell for CASH at less
price than can be purchased In any part OF the aate
Trees Plants and Seeds packed with the greatest to
them In transportation to any part Of the Pacific
Coast
Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-04-14

Also the California and Foreign Grape Vines. .
Our stock Of the Foreign 0tabe In variety the Anes
and selected and tested kinds grown in this country
We have been for years past giving particular aen
ton In the CATION Of all the finest varieties Of the
Foreign grippe extant, OF which offer for sale 10000
vines this schSOn Also 10000 Los Angeles Grape Vines
from one To three years old We will sell at prices low
can be purchased any Nursery Establishment In the
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
From Washington,

WASHINGTON, May 1.-The five Lew Territories, which
the House committee on territories propose to organize
contain respectively the following number of inhabitants
Chippewa from eight to ten thousand; Nevada, about
the same number; Dakota, eight thousand Pixies
Peak, fifteen to twenty thousand Arizona. sig to
eight thousand. Each of these bills contain the
following proviso: Provided that nevertheless. sa-
very has no legal existence in said Territory, and
nothing herein contained shall be construed to authorize
or prevent its existence therein. These measures will
come up Tor consideration early next week.
congressman Wilson, OF Indiana, and Frank P Blair,
r. have left for Wheeling to make speeches there be-
fore the Republican Convention.
It. Gen. Scott is about to visit Washington on Of
1cal business accompanied by Adjutant General Thorn
rs and Military Secretary Keys
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
From the New York Day Book.
THE Diving and the Dead at Charles16n.

AT last we have touched bottom on the slavery
question The end for which this journal has earnestly
abored Tor the last three years reachedthe true
and the distinct issue is presented-the living and
the dead separated at Charleston and every honest
democrat and true patriot in the South and in the North
will rejoice in the glorious result This is government
OF white men, and all the rights of white men should be
and ao be protected within the federal jurisdiction and
with this great vital and fundamental principle emblaz-
oned on their banners the young progressive and glori
GUS democracy Will march to victory in November
The efete remains of the old jackson partv-the dead
carcass which should have been buried ten wears ago out
OF the sight OF honest men-wili be fastened on in the
North by the timd the timeservng and the mercenary
and with Mr. Douglas their candidate thew will ralv
under the flag of squattcr sovereignty and doubtless
proclaim themselves the Democratic party" But the
time for compromise, and contrvance and non-commit
talsm has gone by the people, and the scountry and
The times demand honest manly and fair dealing on the
great question of the day. and party that seeks ony
the spos OF Office or If it has any principle at ALL it is
10 abandon the most sacred of rights to be decided not
only b white squaters In the Territories but in the no
distant future by the miserable mongre of Mexico and
Central America, vastly more dangerous, and thous
and times over more contemplate than the open and
undsgulsed antslavcry and reenegroies OF the North
AS 49, then, the real, breathing, true and uncon-
uerabe Democracy with seventeen sovereign States at
Their back will meet the niggerites of the North on
Their own ground. They will doubtless nominate Davis
or Hunter, with some such man as Lane for the Vice
Presidency and then accept the issue so long proposed
Oy the antsaveryiteS-" freedom " or slavery me
gro equality or negro subordinaon in the Territories
a1lation with negroes the equal rights of white
men within the Federal jurisdiction now and forever
be foregoing is what modest individual like our
self would style right strong language
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

~. EFFECT OF THE CENSUS OF 186O.-The New YORK
Times makes elaborate and candid showing of the eff
feet of the of this year on the representation
the several States in Congress 1t figures that the Sta
ties which will lose representatives are Alabama, L,
Connecticut L. Georgia l, Kentucky g. Massachusetts,,
l, North Carolina l. New York 3, Ohio l. Pennsylvania
Rhode Island l. South Carolina 2, Tennessee Vir-
glnla 2, Vermont l. The States which will gain repre-
sentatves are Illinois s. Indiana l, Iowa 4, Michigan
T. Missouri l. Texas 3, Wisconsin 2 The other States
VIII stand as they are. The Times up the remarka
BILE facts as follows:
l. All the old and large States of the Union, without
exception lose ground relatively, and of them pos
lively. =; The South loses ground largely; the new
State OF Texas having veod the Territory of the old
States and lying west of the Mississippi is the only one
That gains B. The only part of the Union which posi-
lively gains the Observation-Disclosures being properly
included in that. 4. The Northwest positively gains
10 representatives and Senators in Minnesota s. The
slave States lose representatives and gain f. being
positive loss of The free States gain ID and lose TO-
being positive gain of 4, with Senators in MINES
ota and Oregon. The admission of Kansas and Nebras
ka winch will speedily happen will add representatives
and Senators to the same side
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

IHE WooD DELEGATION Of the !" Nel u.
Hard Shell Delegates who were refused adn@,.
the Convention left this city for their homes on "Y
DAY evening In the U. S. M steamship Nastr@[, al.
the evening train of the Northeastern Rail hs''
New York
Before the departure of these DELEGATES s..
meeting was held in their quarters, at St. 4o.I.
Hald and an eloquent address was delivered ?! n.
colef, Mayor Wood, who earnestly urged on an
trends spirit of cooperation and ofordery SGcna
lie Indignantly repealed the accusations that IasS
disseminated concerning his intention to make '-
or splteful OPPOSITION Charleston Courier, -0' "
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

HALIFAX, May Sd, 1860.
The Steamship Canada has arrived with Liverpool
dates to the 2lst ult.
The referees had not decided the late fight between
Heenan and Sayers. Both combatants are anxious to
become friends
LIVERPOOL, April 81, 1860.
Cotton-Sales for the week of $4,000 bales mid
ding has declined I'D, and the lower qualities much
greater some circulars say decline of I'D Fair up
lands ID; middling do. l-l6d
Flour has partially advanced cd. Wheat quiet
Corn advanced cd. Rice has also advanced 3 a Sd ::
Carolina 24s ed 25s
Rosln dull and lower Common As. Id a 49, Sd.
Spirits Turpentne dull at 35s. 35s cd.
Consols closed at 94234 a 947s
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
Rumors and SnecnlafInns

There are any variety of and speculations as
10 The result OF affairs at Charleston The Washington
Star of Tuesday evening says:
we assume above that the whole of the democratic
states nave left the convention, of which fact we can
entertain little doubt nasmuch as we are aware that at
. Z. M. yesterday Mr.. Hunter advised the Virginia
delegation, per telegraph, to make the South unit !:
and also that Gen. Lane at o'clock last night in an
sWer to request for advice from the Oregon deeoaton
telegraphed them as follows: NO'>S' '''oi'
Sd Hon. Lansing Stout Your dispatch received
stand by the equality of States, and stand by those
States that stand by the constitutional right OF ALL BV
all means go with them-go out and stand by them
JOE LANE"
The same paper adds:
The Charleston convention was this morning the sub
JecC 0! a thousand rumors Pennsylvania avenue At
noon II was positively asserted that they had nominated
1oug1aS 1or PRESIDENT and Senator Brown of Miss for
vice President Anticipating that there might posi-
6y be some truth in this story the latter Senator
BROWN we hear instantly teegraphed to Charleston
declining, under any such circumstances aDv snnb nO
ination, in any such connection. n'"1-
1t is also said that Mr.. Douglas, this morning tele
graphed to his friends in Charleston declining nomi
nation 6y the conventions rump, and respectfully re-
commencing the nomination of Mr.. Breckenridge in his
stead - LID
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

Another fugitive slave case came off in Tn,
York, on the 9th inst. A deputy United S,r.
shall arrested a colored man named Chairs
fugitive from B. w. Hamsborough, of Curcn,
Virginia. The fugitive was brought bs55r
States Commissioner Beach, and being jdrs
remanded to his owner, Judge Gould, on AM,
issued a habeas corpus to bring the man tn
which process was served, when a crowd NUM-
thousand persons gathered and took the ma,
from the custody Of the officers and carried lin
river, placed him in boat and rowed across
subsequently re-arrested by the West qrov ca
but another crowd rescued the fugitive VIII
finally took off in a carriage Pistols were pqi
one was seriously hurt. Negroes were the nor
in the affair. An immense excitement preva;Isi
ence to the matter.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

The bleached remains of the cmigrant party ma
cred at the Mountain Meadow, in Utah, have b
collected into single grave, and stone mooc-
conlcal in form, fifty feet in height, now marx:
spot where they rest. This is surmounted bya
OF red cedar twelve feet in height, on which ca
ed the following inscription =" Vengeance is oil.
Will repay, saith the Lord" On the base Of the d.
ument stands granite slab, into which are Gu.
words" Here l20 men, women and children I.
M massacred in cold Blood early in September, ~"
They were from Arkansas
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

CHARLESTON, May 4th 1860.
On yesterday Mr. Russell of Virginia offered resolu-
ton that when the convention adourns to-day it will
adjourn to meet at Baltimore on the 18th of June next
which was adopted by vote of IS for to 66 against it.
The convention adjourned.
The seceders made no nomination, and adjourned
SINE dle after adopting resolution to call Southern
Convention at Richmond, on the second Monday of
June next.
We are without any New York market reports to-
day,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

SALES OF BANK Stock AND REAL, EsTArE-Tbe
following sale took place in town yesterday by John
H. Cook, Auctioneer few shares Cape Fear Bank
par $loO for $l23 few do. Bank Fayetteville, par
$3O for $634 Fayetteville & Northern p r. Co. bar
terrain sold at s226O and purchased by the ' P
6ye'Gn This is good sign of prosperity and we are
pleased to record it, for it paper entitled to the lib.
eral support extended to it by the people at large.
Inc store occupied BY J. W Horne, on Hay st., was
also 500, bringing 5000; Fayetteville Hotel stock,
was sold at $9l, par val. $1OO.
Nor E0Yo1,noo.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

,r PHILADELPHIA ELEcr1oN.-Philadelphia, Aau Q
Inc returns of the municipal election held Yesterday
shows that nearly 10000 votes were cast-be1e neary
1900 more than were given at the election in
hn" menry is elected mayor over Rob
oerat City Comptroller by l2O majority. The rest Of
tne Opposition ticket is elected The Select Council
stands ID Opposition to IL Democrats and the Com
mon council 81 Opposition to SO Democrats. At the
stood-for Buchanan 1922 Fillmore and Fren pmla
Sz,Ou. AT the last mayors election, however, the
Opposition majority was 4,7O4. '1''
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

SINGULAR CoINCIDENcE-There has been Ne ss3
lar coincidence OF fate attending the Statues Oh Of
Calhoun, Webster and Clay. Mr.. CalhounS 8ta" r.,
dered for Charleston, was lost in shipwreck oil
Island, but finally recovered with an arm broken
was subsequently replaced by Mr. Powers, the scut all
Inc bronze statue of Mr.. Webster was lost al &C., sar
never recovered but second was cast from tDI
model and is now in the State House yard at boIo
lhe trst model for the Statue of Mr. Clay was a'0
" ~ PeIersJug >EEPrFS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

Der of Congress from the fourth District has been on
visit to his family connections and farm in this county
tor several days During the season for the meeting Of
the political conventions, but little will be done in Con
gress and many of the members will embrace the oppor
1ely 70 WISH thelr families We are glad to see Mr.
Branch In such good health. Mr. B. is farmer as we'll
as politician. He looks well to the main chance
knowing that politics won't pay.
WGShinptO1 nv CN D;eootcL
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

Hon. WV. GIRoD CONVICTED OF F.
gence from Kingston, Jamaica, announc Yo, u
conviction of the Hon. VIM. Girod, edifor o o..
proprietor of the Colonial Standard ami ro a-
patch, He was sentenced to prison for b r-
Mr.. Girod is one of the most talented ana A.
men which Jamaica has ever produced a. a.
scholar, Iinguist and a periodical write, ~
thing of his legislative ability and iormsT.
known and appreciated in England as well '. y.
he stood without rival. He was for =, y y
member of the Assembly for the parish Of :.
and was at one time selected by the conr,,,
gate to plead the cause of the colony boSra,
government of Great Britain.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
Bg The Rutherford Eno,,rer If tbe q

S The Rutherford Enquirer of the 23d n5'' s'
We received letter Yesterday from o. A. Raa,.~
Esq., IL which he states that the track laying was [
m n on the Wilmington, Charlotte and ha-t''
II. H., this side of Charlotte on the 10th DS'a..I
large quantity of iron has arrived at Charlotte aG
confidently asserted that there will be no inter-
10 the track laying until Linconton is reached,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

DEATH OF AN lNvENTOR.-IIerr Bauer, theOr.,
IN Europe OF all the various quick methods Of T1l
died in Wourzurg at the age of 20 years. IIeva
at Wertemburg, and was an engineer by prot#o,
commenced his labors in 1910. The first press NJ.
him was for the London Times the second for az
at Berlin the third for the State printing house Of
STA while the fourth went over to America L:
tired from business some time since, and lived
enough to see the great Improvements by ohTN1
of his original creation.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

ITEMS FROM Savannah, Nay nortr.
immense gathering of the people, irrespective o. ts IT.
assembled tonight. Speeches were made, ana Wv ure
nred from the Battery, in honor of the seeding o
ern States from the National Democratic ConIsn o
Sales to-day Of 400 bales Cotton, at unchanged '"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

PAINFULLY SUDDEN DEATu.--Tbc Milton \
Chronicle of Saturday, says:
1t has never fallen to our lot to record q.
sudden, so unexpected, and so appalling, as I'll.
OF Geo. A. Smith, Esq, of this town, who dr
this life without groan, while sitting in ds
the counting room Of his store, perusing d1
Saturday evening, about halt past eight O'Clock
to the minute of his death, he was, we may a
very picture of health.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

REMARKABLE CURE OF LocKJAw-The n 2. Oh.
server says: = wv
,u young lady ran rusty nail into her foot recently.
Inc injury produced lockaw of such malignant char
acter that her physicians pronounced her
less An old nurse then took her in hand and applied
pounded beet roots to her foot removing them as often
as they became dry. The result was most comnlete
ana astonishing cure Such simple remedy should be
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

WRECKED SEAMEN.-We learn that the slr
rlne,. from West Indies, which arrived at ibis
Sunday last, brought as passengers 10 or a al
men who were picked up from the wreck ola v-
somewhere near the Island from where the c.
sailed. Our ship owners and shipping mcrcla
made up funds and sent them On. Tbey bclms
lleve, in Observation-Disclosures Progra
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

The Santa Fe mail from Pawnee Fork arrival ~
day. The conductor reports the road alive with emf
grants, who were getting along we'll The grass is not
very good but they can obtain corn some 800 miles
nnere has been no through mail since the 4h Of last
there are not yet sufficient soldiers on the Mains to afford
an escort. Two companies of u s. infantry were left
Fork. '''''-oA'" ~ ""nee
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
THE DATTY
Published six times a week, at Sc Per any,.
vance. Single copies THREE CENTS.


vance. Single copies THREE CENTS "-'un psE
TIL e WHINING TON JO,.
is issued every Thursday morning, at 50 "a, Ri
ply in advance This paper contains an PEI y4
d the week, and all the important editossu t It-
several daily issues. together with ws g4i Gr
markets ar, of this town. weekly VI
constantly on the increase The Dali gTv qde.
very re pectable circulation, especially JoQFl@
Iheee papers afford facilities for adversinoon 5,
others n this section. ''llg slras \
We also do all kinds of Printing. spcb an
Of Exchange, Bills Of Lading, Checks. I'm as y Pa9
Circulars, Cards, Posters, HandbilLs LaJes Hsail
BLANEs--For Lawyers, Clerks of Courts &c
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

LATER f FROM MEx1co.-Nev Orleans, May 2.-The
schooner Star Of the Vest from Vera Cruz April p
mas arrived She reports that was doubtful whether
ne ext Oonducta would be forwarded to ports on the
ta Toast. The Government is opposed to an armis
flce The civil war is not progressing, owing to the
low state Of funds in the Treasury.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
From the Raleigh Daily Press.
COrraSnon1Iannn

RALEIGH n c., April 23d.
Dear Sir AS several designing persons have ner-
verted and misrepresented conversation that [ had
with you relative to political society in the town of
Raleigh, called the " Wake County Working Mems As
ISOLATION" would be much obliged to you, if you will
furnish me with statement of the conversation for pub
lie use. would be glad you would state whether my
remarks not confined exclusively TO the society
above named and whether did not, at the same time
state that some Of the members of that society were cir
cuang their addresses in various parts of the State to
affect my election. Very respectfully
\ ours, NC.
JOHN w. ELLIS
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

Broom MAKING.-At the Deaf and Pima +.
at Raleigh, n. c., they have gone into the r-
OF brooms, so that there will be no use Of sanr,
for the article. An order for 10000 is now h
there for Richmond, Va.
Making brooms has been branch Of bush.
above institution for years, and it is NATTER
to us that the fact has not been made more o.
known long before this.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

We have just been shown aprivate
dispatch from Charleston, stating
that the Convention, being unable
to make a nomination, have ad-
journed to meet in Baltimore, on
the 18th of June next.
The seceders are still in session,
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

STARVATION AND CAN1BALIsM.-The wreck is an.
bounced at Lloyds of the ship Constant, from SYDNEY
!9 a Man1Ila on sunken reef in lat 545 NJ Ion l55
90 Il. Inc sup appears to have broken up almost inn
medlatey aterward the crew escaping in the boats Int
with scarcely any provisions or water For DAYS and
days exposed to scorching sum- they suffered fearfuv
ana the horrors they subsequently endured were Of
character almost unheard Of They left the wreck in
the boats on the 18th of July. From that time till the
of September they visited several islands in the bone
OF obtaining food and succor, but failed They then re-
solved to draw lots as to which of them should sacrifice
ms e tor their benefit and after five days deiberation
dney KILLED one of the and his body quickly
1evoured Some days afterwards they resolved to mur
der another negro for the same purpose The man was
asleep at the Time but waking up and hearing of their
intention, attempted to escape b jumping overheard
shot red by one of the killed him on the snot
ana MS oody was eaten In this horrible manner the
rev so3ssted till the 29th of September, when thew
were picked up and landed at Sourabaya most of them
being in shocking state '''0' u 'le'n
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
JOHN w. ELLIS.
Danl. q. Fowle, Esq.
RALEIGH n g. AnriI ord 1870


RALEIGH, n. C., April 23d, 1860.
Hon. JOHN w. EIIIs-Dear Sir Yours of this
morning, In which you state that AS several designing
persons have perverted and mSreprcsented con7ersa
ton that (yOu had with you me) relative to poit-
ical society in the town Of Rale gh called the Wake
County Working Mems Association, (you) would be
Obliged to you me if you ID would furnish me (you)
with statement OF The conversation for public use has
just been received have complied below with your
request, and would only ask that if any expression is
used which you may think stronger than your language
upon that OCCASION that you will call my attention to II
at once as it is my desire to do full Justice to political
opponent for whom entertain SO high respect as for
your ExcelIency.
On Friday afternoon / was standing on the State
House steps, IN conversation with several gentlemen
when you approached. had in my hand two volumes
OF the journal OF the Legislature You made some
remarks about the books, when replied that had OBJ
record.
You answered: You will find that all rght-but
there is one thing which is not right and that is the
manner which (you) have been treated by the Work
ing Mems Association Of Wake County, Wherever
baYe gone have found that somebody has been stab
bling me in the back by the circulation of the Address
published by that Association. On my return to Raj
cigh ascertaned that Frank |. W son was the man
who had been sending of the addresses or at least part
OF them. am determined in this campaign to meet nv
enemies face to face and SHALL denounce them from
the stump on the first occasion that presents itself and
you may say to Mr. Poole, that desire an opportunity
10 90 SO and that he will refer to the address Of the
Association at Smithfeld that l will denou1ce them
worse than you ever heard set of men denounced in
the Court House. If cannot be elected Governor of
North Carolina without the votes of the Working Mems
Association OF Wake county, | don't deserve to be
elected"
The above, Governor, contains, according to my re-
colecron, the substance of our conversation do not
pretend to say that have given the very words used
though think have used the very words in the most
material parts.
understood that your remarks were confined to the
" Working Mems Association of Wake County"
AS any Misrepresentation of the conversation would
copy Of this noe in order to make publication Of ito
contents, If necessary for my protection
Very respectfully,
\Hon. John W. Ellis "Af' n