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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16

Provisions IN ABUNDANCE.-Our friends in South
Carolina who desire supplies for home consumption can
obtain them in abundance in North Carolina either by
orders to our merchants or personal visit There is
no difficulty in purchasing and transporting supplies
where they are needed, but the people will not couHte-
nance Speculation The people willing to sell and
the Roads to transport to supply the wants OF our
brethren.-Charlotte Bulletin.
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TO THE VOTERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
HOPING that have heretofore discharged the duties of
the office of Clerk of Inc County Court of this County to
the satisfaction of all concerned and returning to you
your former liberal support respectfully offer
myself candidate for reelection to that Office at the
ensuing election the first Thursday in August next
SAML. r. BUNTING.
1st
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TO THE VOTERS OF NE ~ HANOVER COUNTY.
l am candidate for the office of SUPERIOR COURT
CLERK and respectfully solicit your votes at the election
in August next. JULIUS W. WRIGHT.
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GOVERNOR ELLIS

Wants 10000 Volunteers and he must have them Duplin
County has furnished two Companies but this
why she should not furnish another. now the re-
quest of many friends, endeavOring form Company
Magnolia to enter Immediately the service of North
Carolina Come out young men, is the time to
your country You will be at expense from the
you enroll yourselves Remember the Meckenburg Decla
ration Abe Lincoln and his Cabinet not repose in
safety the grave of " ashington.
April 29th 1S6l.-200&l8-lm* s. G.. GILLESPIE.
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TO THE VOTERS OF NaSV HANOVER COUNTY
hereby offer myself candidate for the Office of COUN-
TY COURT CLERK of your county, and respectfully
licit your votes at the next August election.
March IA, l86l-29 te* T. Is. W. MCINTYRE.
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ErWe are authorized to announce OWEN FENNELI,
Jr., as a candidate for the Office of COUNTY COURT
CLERK of New Hanover County, at the election in August
next.
March 18th 1861 I57&29-te*
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Ha-WE authorized to announce DUGALD BLUE, as
candidate for the Office Of COUNTY COURT CLERK of
Bladen County, at the election in August next.
March %. 1861.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16

TO THE VOTERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
offer myself as candidate for the office of SUPERIOR
COURT CLERK of this county, and solicit your votes al
the election to be held in August next.
March a IS6I-29te# TAYLOR
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED.
If TWENTY YOUNG MEN of good character and
S habits wanted Immediately to join the Will
SZ&SsS miDgton Rife Guards. This Company is now
stationed Fort Caswel Volunteers from the country
will enquire the Drug of Walker Meares upon their
arrival IN this town. Capt. O. P. MEARES.
May 10th, 1861 2OS-3t-38It
Herald copy times daily and time weekly.
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WILMINGTON IRON AND COPPER WORK

NOTICE.
HESIRING to wind up business, RESP ectfully
quest our customers forward and settle their
accounts by cash or note from the draft that has been
for the service of the State,
unable call customers person. therefore hope
that with their usual berality they will forward and
settle promptly. - -
Very respectfully, HEDRlCK d RYAN.
May It'll, 1861 POS l0t-36-4t
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16

WAYNE FEMALE CoLLEGE.-The annual commence
meut of the above institution will embrace the 28th
29th and 3Oth of May 1861. Rev. John s. Long will
repeat his lecture Tuesday night of the 18th. Rev. j.
W. Tucker will preach the annual sermon on Wednes-
day night Robert p Dick, Esq., will deliver the Lit
erary Address Thursday morning. The Valedictory
Address will be delivered by Rev. r. S. Moran on
Thursday evening The concert will come off on Thurs
day night. The public are respectfully invited to at
tend.
We are glad to learn that this institution, under the
able management of its talented President Rev. s. NJ
Frost, is in highly prosperous condition.
Rough Notes.
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TO THE VOTERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
OFFER myself a candidate for the Office of Superior
Court Clerk of New Hanover County at the election to be
held in August next. VIM M. HARRISS.
ADril 9Th, 1861 l79-te
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MARRIED.

In this CITY, on the 9th ins the residence of brides
father by the Rev. T. w. Guthrie, Mr.. w. WILSON,
to Miss SALLIE j., daughter of B. w. Berry, Esq.
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AN ACT.
For the benefit OF Volunteers.


TPAssED EXTRA SESSION, MAY, 1861.
Be 1t enacted by the General Assembly, and IS hereby
enacted by the authority Of the same That all persons
engaged in the military service of the State any OF the
savehodng States or Confederate States of America
officers, commissioned officers musicians privates,
or volunteers aIsr ney sna nave entou NAMES iE
privileged and exempt from arrest civil during
the time they engaged in active service and for
sonabe time in going and returning from their respec
tive places of enlistment and rendezvous prooided that
wherever the statute of Limitation in question: the
time embraced in this bill shall not be counted.
2. BefUrter enacted, That this shall be in force
from and after its ratification.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
rs HEREBY given that the firm heretofore known the
l. firm of BARDEN Il PETERSON no longer exists 80
far as Peterson is concerned. This May It'll, 1861.
EVERETT PETERSON.
May It'll I8sl-2O5. lt-37.3E.
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DIED.

In this town, the 10th inst, Mr.. JOSEPH LAYTON,
in the 4lst year Of his sge.
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PAY UP.

TTNHOSE indebted to US, will please make payment mme
4 diately We are in need of all the money due u.s.
From and after this date goods will be delivered from
our Store without payment on delivery: $500
April 27th 1861 l.. b. HUGGINS d SONS.
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Of the COUNTY OF DUPL1N.
again candidate for reelection to the Office of
COUNTY COURT CLERK. If, inded, 1 have impartially
done my duty the satisfaction of all concerned as hum
bly, hope have DONE may not feel sue that al the great
tribunal of the box at the ensuing election in August
next generous people will sustain honest effort my
part to please them. JOHN J. WHITEHEAD.
April 8, 1861. l761w-32-te
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VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

To those who wish to the State Of North Caro-
~ na first rate opportunity is offering. The sub
u scriber needs few more able bodied young men to
fill up his company Uniforms, equipments and
clothing furnished free of charge to recruits App at once
at the Office of Anderson Savage, to
E. SAVAGE,
May 10.-208-tf Wilmington N. c.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1861-05-16

DACKING TRUNKS. Large assortment at Myers b
I Moores the very thing for packing away winter cloth
ing for the summer.
May Ia.
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MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS,
NOMPAEILS can be furnished with the above at very
~ low prices by calling at G. POLV0GT'S UpholsterDg
and Paper Hanging store. April Is.
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TO THE VOTERS OF NEW HANOVER COUNTY.
I OFFER MYSELF as a Candidate for the Office of sU-
PERIOR COURT CLERK, and respectfully solicit your
votes at the ensuing election in August next.
b. A. BAGG.
March %, 1851. 3l-te-17S-te
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NEW CROP MOLASSES.

MOLASsE2S AND SYRUP,
ok BBLS. TEXAS MOLAsSES- to New Orleans
GeI Is do. New Orleans Molasses;
, Is do Syrup. For sale in lots to suit, by
may o. WORTH u DANIEL.
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CO-PARTNERsHIP.

COMPREHENSIVE,
THE undersigned having this day entered into Co-part
4 nership under the style and firm of CLARK q TUR
for the transaction of general COMMISSION
and FOR WARDING B BUSINESS respectfully solicit
consignments of NaUd Stores, Cotton, Flour, Corn Bacon
Timber, &c.
Will keep constantly hand LIME, PLASTER, CE
MENT, HAIR, &c. Orders promptly executed
Also, Agents for Steamers KATE McLAUR1N and SUN.
JOHN M. CLARK,
Oct / 1880 VIM. II. BURLINGTON.
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LADIES AND GENTS TRUNKS.
UGH THE LARGEST assortment in the State received
WI by steamer North Carolina last trip to this port
Packing Trunks, and few Cuba Moth Proof Trunks at
May 18th. BALDWIN'S.
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VOLUNTEER COMPANIES TAKE NOTICEl
"A spared
Also few hundred Blankets if early application be made
TO- BALDWIN,
May Sth-d&w. 80 Market street
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j. j. COX, W p KENDALL, J, S. KENDALL
COX, KENDALL, ~ CO.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS AND WHOLESALE GRO
~ GERS,
. No. II & II, North Water St.
March 12th 1861 I57tf
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THE VOLUNTEEiE'S HAND BOOK
CONTAINING abridgement of IIardees Infantry Tao
~ tics, adapted the the Percussion in SQUAD and
Company exercises; Manual of Arms for Rifemeu and
Confederate Army, &C., fresh supply, at
April 29th 1861. KELLEY'S Boo. Store
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DALM LEAF HATS, from 10 to 80 cts, an indispensable
article the soldiers at the forts $3.50 doz Closing
out rapidly at the Hat AND CAP EMPORIUM.
May Id.
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Four APPROXIMATIONS 70 the SIUU,UUU OF SbUU eaCl O
$500 of $500 to S3OOOO OF $4Oo to $4,000
of $500 to $4,000.
whole Tickets $40; Halves $40; Quarters So.
Prizes cashed at sight at per cent. discount.
RlIs on all solvent Banks taken at par
A drawing will be forwarded the result be
comes known.
ga All orders for Schemes Tickets to be addressed
DON RODRIGUES, of City Post, Charleston s. O..
Anvil l4th. 1860. lS9%34-lv
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WANTED.
EO0O LBS. BACK MOSS, for which the highest
OOOO price will be paid by G, POLVOGT,
Upholsterer and Paper Hanger
April b. cor. Front and Princess sts.
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GROCERIES! GROCERIEStI
WYE WOULD RESPECTFULLY INFORM our friends,
w and Merchants generally that we have now on hand
large and well selected stock Of FAMILY GROCEhiES
Consisting of Bacon Sugars of all grades Rio Coffee Mess
Pork Candles Tobacco Cigars Pepper Spice, Snuff, etc.,
etc. all of which viii be sold low for Cash:
' COX, KENDALL & co.
March 10th, 1861. Ls4&Sou
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ROYAL HAVANA LOTTERY.
TENHE NEXT ORDINARY DRAWING OF TIE ROYAL
Havana Lottery conducted by the Spanish Government
ander supervision of the Captain General of Cuba will
take place at HAVANA,
TUESDA Y, May It'll, 1881.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-10
The Revolution of 1851.

From the eloquent address OF II. p. O'Con-
nor, Esq. delivered on the occasion of pre-
ssnting flag to the Charleston IS. o. Rife
men, on the 4th OF July, we make the follow
ing extract
revolution the most TnoTnentous the world
has ever beheld and traught with more OF
cCnSequ uence and value to the dearest interss Is
and welfare OF mankind, the preservation @. u
well regulated foerty, and the perpetuaticn
OF free government, has, under the ausp spicss OF
our devoted State, been begun, and IS uow
moving oa TO It's destined aim, like ths head.
waters OF some mighty river, whose natural
banks can nc longer check or cont ns its swoi-
len and tuInultnous tide, suddenly bursting
over ell its barriers, and Flushing headiong
with Iempa5tuoos current, floods and ferIlt-
ixes with It's refreshing streams our entire
land, SO has this great, this gigantic move.
mert, risen aud progressed. Or, resarn bling g.
thunder storm III an Italian sky, when from
peak TO peak the rattIiDg crags, among which
leaps the live thunder, not from one lone
cloud, bu. every mountain now hath found g.
tongue, and j una answers through her misty
shroud back 10 the joyous Alps, which call 10
her alond," so has the elec trio spark whic n =,
iasling from the impending cioua which
lowered eer oGr house, CONN Ulic l+ed igs
fire, ana spread from State 10 State, until the
wsoIe Southern heavens now Isscuad .ita
ona universal roar; revolution nom whose
begnnins win uatsN new era In the advance
oI :rse iAsiitutions, and which wiii reader the
.lLh OF December 1890, as memorable III the
IulurD aS the atn OF iutys 1fsci i.ds oocA re-
10 " uoi and distinguished IN the past.
The prominent and onspicuous part which 1t
has been your proud distinction as citizen SOL
der to have borne IN this glorious movement,
a gra tefui people will not tah 10 recognize, ncr
a gallant and fsiustrio1s Stale 10 ro ward. How
much more You may be called upon In the iu-
ture TO perform, time alone can teli Though
our purpose has been liked, ana our course,
ss s. people, been begun, tis end has not yet
been accomplished. Fifty years OF IN ast AN d
oppressive taxation--forty yeagsoI territorial
plunder and sectional aggrandixssnens, and
nfioen years OF eontumeiy scurn and insult,
added 10 the long catalogue OF our injuries
have illuminated Ia tho usarpatton of = vile
ana unprinciplsd tyrant, whos sn invading
End arriving 10 destroy our liberties, has
uampied down those of his own people
War, with all its horrors-the dandish haze of
bicnt ted and overwecning ssc iion, and swol-
len and checked price have ruled the coan-
CHS Of orr enemies ana prQn0anced against
our existing a. 9 frvs and indepsndeat people.
The roll of the drum II cow heard FROM the
slopes Of the Allsghaniss % the western banks
Of The Misstsstppis and from tho tslts % the
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-10

q correspondent at knoxville, Tenn, gives
us the subjoinei account OF the appearance OF
the comet III that region. Though the celes
tial visitor has disappeared from the gier OF
the Tennesseeans, IS we are informed by the
writer, the irhabi tants Of this portion OF the
world have net yet been deprived Of the
SIGHT
l infer from your paper that the comet
did not present very brilliant appearance Us
ssen from your city. 1t was first observ I'd
here on MonddJ might, lSt inst. 1 saw Il tae
tirst time the next evening. It was at s 2 ~
in the heavens "A little towards the North west,
about thirty cSgrees ab we the horizon. AS i.
grew darker, the tail hecanae more distinctly
visible. II was very long and narrow. 81 p
posed it TO Dc at least ninety degrees in length
perhaps hundred ,or nearly so. An old gen
tlera&n who saw the comet after midn.gh :,
when the mead was down near che horizon
says thai h tail extended M to the Zenith
and beyoAe4Ht. It was 4 magnificent sight,
such as never expected TO seq. Great and
marvellous are thy works, Lord Goa AL
mighty ="
On Wednesday, nigh :he tail vSss vastly di-
nainished III length, and Thursday nig 1t
the celestial visitor had vanished from view
Will Lieut. Maury, or come ct your s2vans,
! inform rs what comet this was I WAS il, as
many suppose, the comet Of Charles VI T.
A Charlottesv vile correspondent TAKES a pc.
Ntical view of the comet, and deems fts visit
at this time portentous. Thus the readers Of
the Dispatch are informed that
II the reign of Manfrichi, OF Italy, the ap-
peayance OF comet was regarded az g GER
tain sign OF the death CT the king, anc 4
chanse OF Empire. The prediction was veri-
fed; Manfriehi was assassnated, and the
crown passed to Charles D'Aniou. Now,
ao not wish death 10 any one; still i III as t
confess that il would be truly gratifying 10
seS Jefferson Davis welding the sceptre of
power at Washington, instead OF Abraham
Lincoln. ~
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-07-10

SPgRegeE ON 'WEITg CEoxsRs mfr. Spur.
geon recently expressed himself against " ha1
the profane call white chokers. He wished
they were done with. 81 No person wears
them,' he says, (" but waiters az inns, assist-
ants IL diapers shops, under takers men and
mnisters. believe 1nsy ara badge of SER
vitude. / believe they were originally in.
ye;. te,i by the old sort or dsacons who used To
control the ministers. They are all dead now
u Gays, ! aIn happy TO say. Whas I mean by
q man is just this kind OF person /: One who
has got g thing in his heart, and means 20
do is--if he suash Iae earth and shake the
heavens 10 doing II -
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EsE- & MOBILE Boog-CoPYG.aYr. arkpoSy.
lsdaiGg tbs recent OF p handsome copy OF the Re
xissl snd isw edition Of siss H'a.Es and infantry
city by 9. Fl. 0oRT2B1 q Co., in two neat lirrte
volume, called "a mo, we take pride In recog-
era ndspepdeacs ana new nsnisi s 20
The Typographical york does gree, deal of
ersdtt TO the heaiseys Job Ofses 10 which one
ishaoos Of Thoeapsoa. SEQ. for ths oiSe, oiSsS
a,ne, and are pronounced BY Col Hardee 70 be-
better tnan ahoss IA shs Philadelphia edition OF
the LiP2iaeotts Generally, such diagrans ere
executed by wood euts, and printed oa ord,nary
pre,ses-.while ia this irssanes ths plstes we're
al transferred TO larger stones ana the iIprss.
sioIs taken 5y The SLOW Processes OF the litho-
grsphers, which is very Is horious, extrt ~
expensive and reqn.rea sFost deal 0; tims bus
could hava sssa psshea IN ie.s ~ than n' hs
We must also pay oar compliments to the bind.
ers, who Rave aone credit TO themselves and 20
with our profound admiration of .hs rnseh,n,
tbs Is he only odion sih Is um ~ tnss
sntEor hinseu tist this edition was publish &
! T. tas ars: s.pys,a.
and change sSs Sss sls aa.ho. ins In.
In face sf all thoso advantages several spa rioua
cations or the so called 'aare5s' Tactics. and
alln saisn O. are are nothing Bat mstile.sd chapters OF
rpon tho public. Not one of thsai hss even fhe
comp - reprint OF the % and unrevissa edition
if-as the publishers Of these mat tied edition
say, ua5er the ptsa OF patrtotic ueeess!ty--ths
eneraeE 81 Of Ice liIle red tha Tactics every
whate they ~ iess. owed 10 the pno.ie TO stat
what kind of 81 edition they were oSerag And
having used the name and the isbors OF The dis-
itnguIshad Suth0r 90 tLetr own advantage, 1t was
also due TO birn 80 have paid h,D the allow AZ e.
per eopy published, which belonged to him. II
publishers do not rsspect rights like these, ws
ask. whas viii hereafter Is sus value OF = sopy-
right la the Confederate States OF Amariss
II sgsiass the stiqustie OF the trade sa We
undersiSnd II, 10 rsppp non -capyrigh ht book,
amor u IL announced that ID IN .ess by
; meinHer ci the ilaae how much mor@ so dess
II violate the etiquette and the property " su =
republican, is done IN opposition to eopyrghsf
Il was hardly 10 have beea ex2eeted from the
enatghtenod members or fha respectable book
traae sa l< S5Ga that they you'd eountanance
such trsspasses ana We s:sfi hope tas. they iii
IN lie IN close fratsrnity 30 protect s.ch OF Ass
and the authoKs from say yurthas ypfstioa Of
suoh . right. TIE proper spirn sh5olof mo -
Illegal publishers, aud make known 20 the issi-
tim.ie panlisessrs how many they have so,a o.
In csss Ike this the code Of honor sheuid bs
more We liant than svca ths code OF justice -o.
biis (.zts ksgisfes aud Adrsystssr tyA-ln
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pEOCLAMATION9
DIV THE GOyEaNoR OF vIaGan

nx THE GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA. .
ID PRUrLAaA fION Ia he-e cas- hv@the iae .
of tnts Comm"Dvsa tn, "auy atisn, being fr. .
white parson Ge5 not az enemy w no sha |. beio q
soUls court az record of this tate, declare !
thas De intends 10 continue 10 reside tnesei !;
upva Sush oesigrGtiou bPiux entered of record.
he Ne sc.usiy reside therein, yssy inherit, Z
purchase, anA n0id real osts "a II ha were a .
Zen OF this stats F" Ard whereas, eitissn- of t .
United states new CT wax " d the Conf, der. .
States and with this state nre alien enemies W .
cannot nher,t or purcha. snd bold real esta .
within tbs C"mmonysoal b. and information +. ,
been received by TIE Exesative that valuab q
lands containing oil sad oiner minerals, are b
ing purchased by such alers: Th.refore. /, J0i a
Le' cher Governor Of the C0mma1w saith II Vi =.
ginia, bv viTt le OF uta0riiy ves-ad IN by
do hereby pr,c'eim bat all purchases Of land Z
this Stste by plt = 5aBmie-, -iHce prii IL, Isl
are Illegal and forfeited snd y IS tbA dcfy If
Esehesiors, for escn county ia the state, to n
ceeG 70 escneat ard iorfrit ths 20 snd for
use o. the Commonwealth, and 10 dispose there {
according 10 law.
Given under my hand, as Governor, snd uad =
~>~a> the Leas seal Of the Cemtn1nw -slth, :.
L s. Richmond, .his sth day ri Juiy, !ssi, ~.
'~~:-~' in the eighty sixth ysar Of the Comno =
wealth. JOHN LETChEg
BY the Governor:
GgoaeB w MJsFcRD,
~ ~, ~.