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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
SfockllOlders' HtetlEg

The regular annlal meeting of the stockholders in
tie. Wilmington & Weldon Railroad G m )any conven-
ed o. be 3 0s' 1t IL o'cok a. NJ. at the Compa-
nys Office,
On motion, Q. q, Parsley, Esq, who held tie State
proxy was called to he Chair, and L H DeRoasst
appointed Secretary.
The Secretary, with 7, D, Walker, Esq, who held
the proxy Of the Wilmington Il Manchester Railroad,
constituted committee to verify proxjes and ascertain
the amount Of stock represented,
The mmittee having reported less than quorum
represented personally and BY proxy, on motion The
meeting adjourned to assemble again the first Thurs
day in December, at such point may be designated
by the President
AS the report OF the President, Superintendent anc
Treasurer has been printed for the of Stockholders
we shall at the earliest period avail ourselves of the n
| formation they contain.
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TERMS Or ADvERTHsm0.
TEE EEEEcr1rENEss OF TEE NEw YArKr. Lrr1ra

TIE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE New YANKEE I,rv,rs
he Washington Star calls the Government To 6l
the old regiments, and let raising new ones alone 1t
says:
1t is stated that p the recent battles in Maryland our
new troops did admirably for which they certainly de-
serve great credit But the truth is but two or three
such regiments ventured under fire. and those only
after the battles in which they engaged had been
substantially won by their veteran companions in arms
and that there was more less alterng the part Of
some of them is well known While the compouents
of cur ne regiments almost universally OF the very
best description to make capital soldlers-are perhaps
better material than those OF the old regiments were
orignalywithout as long preliminary training the
latter had they cannot possibly become reliable and
serviceable they should be when exposed tc
rienced troops serny and effectively disciplined as in
the army of the rebel Lee There is not single army
officer civil unctonary having connection direct or
indirect with the prosecution OF the war, who does not
know this to be positively and undeniably true.
While the former are begging and praying to have
the old regiments filled up as the only possible means
of bringing the TO speedy and successful end the
latter seem to have far greater dread of the effect of the
alleged unpopularity OF craft upon their own pros-
poets n tie approaching elections than of the cost in
loyal blood aud treasure and ultimate consequences of
another year of unsuccessful The late convoca-
ti0n of Governors might have done good, it, in
stead of intriguing to dspace this and that general Of
fcer political ends they had resolved instantly and
rgidy to enforce the draft n their respective States
long since ordered by the President as one thousand
infused by the hundred in ten experienced regi-
ments must for the first year of their service be more
reliably effective than five thousand men with In
experienced officers at their head We can look for no
substantial change in the current OF the war il has
run since the rebels have been conscrpting and since
stopped recruiting by direction of Congress- until
the earnest advice in this connection OF all general
officers m the field shall be energeicaly carried out
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

In Warsaw, N. G.. On Is &c ober, 1852, AEMIRA F.,
infant daughter Of and War Souherand aged year,
mon hs aud 8 days
In Sampson snqnsy, the October, 1852, of putrid
sore tttr a. BELL&f LOUISA sec0rd daughter of Mrs.
Mary !, Kelly in ;hy 22d ea Of her age Also. the
place the 9Th Oct Is q Of pu'rd throat.
year If her age Also At the same place 18th Get of
putrid throst Eaa!tNE, eldest daughter OF hrs.
Mary A. Kelly, in the 26th ear of her ag4.
80 Biblical Recorder peaae COPY
In this twn, on ,he IL October, 1892 Of yellow fever
aARGARET BELL, wife OF Il man, Esq, IN the Ssth
year of her age. 80
J1HN d. FERGU~ aged " years.
In this town of yeo3 fever. the I4th inst Mrs. MA
nv WOOD wife of Hr. H. Wood.
In this town the I2h October of yellow fever, L0
REt 70 RISLEF, in the 36th year of his age.
Deceased native of Hebron, Conn., but for several
wears a citizen OF Wilmington. Possessing in an eminent
dege the Characters ic of noble and generous heart
had the respect and esteem OF large circle OF
friends, who deeply lament his loss. bereaved wife
the reparabe loss of kind loving and indugent
husband. May he who tempsrs the wind TO the snolx
lamb comfort and sustain her in this her sad nooE
affection
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

FIVE hundred and fourteen years ago
terrible plague devastated the city Of Flor
cnce in Italy. We have a vivid picture of
the distressful scenes which occurred there
written by the celebrated BocCAcCIo, a CO.
temporary and apparently an eyewitness
of the scenes he describes. Though in a
slight way, the appearance Of things in
Wilmington since the beginning of Sep
tember presents many corresponding fea-
lures. Human nature seems to be not
much different now from what it was five
centuries ago
In the year then Of our Lord 1348,
there happened at Florence, the finest city
in all Italy, most terrible plague; which,
whether owing to the influence of the
planets, or that. it was sent from God as a
lust punishment for our sins, had broken
out some years before in the Levant, and
after passing from place to place, and ma
king incredible havoc all the way, had now
reached the west; where, spite of all the
means that art and human foresight could
suggest, as keeping the city clear from filth
and excluding all suspected persons; not
withstanding frequent consultations what
else was to be done; nor emitting prayers
to God in frequent professions in the
spring of the foregoing year it began to
show itself in a sad and wonderful manner
and different from what it had been in the
cast, where bleeding from the nose is the
fatal prognostic, here there appeared GER
tain tumorS in the groin, or under the arm
pits, some as big as small apple, others
as an egg and afterwards purple spots in
most parts of the body in some cases large
and but few in number, in others less and
more numerous, both sorts the usual mes
8engers of death. To the cure of this ma
lady neither medical knowledge, nor the
power of drugs, were of any effect wheth-
er because the disease was in its own ma
ture mortal, or that the physicians could
form no just idea of the cause, nor conse-
quently ground true method of cure
which ever was the reason, few or none
escaped; but they generally died the third
day from the first appearance of the symp,
toms, without fever or other bad circum-
stance attending. And the disease, by
being communicated from the sick to the
well, seemed daily to get ahead, and tc
rage the more, as fire will do, by laying
OIL fresh combustibles. Nor was It give1
by cionversing with only, or coming neal
the sick, but even by TOUCHING their clothes
or any thing that they had before touched
1t is wonderful, what I am going to men
tion which, had I not seen it with my owl
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For Sale and to Let.

VALUABLE SOUND LANDS FD "a SALE.
fgiHE SUBSCRIBER, wishing to tOhis late pure ase
n \ Carolina offers for sale his Plantation on Topsall
sound II mes Wilmington, containing FIVE huD
ed acres Of the best quality Pea Mutt lard About haf
Of the tract is under cultivation Also small
t of pney land Tying Of said place the main
road leading to Wilmington These lards principally
On the Sound convenient for fish and stars for akn2
ssltand are believed dgsrah'y located as any
uls on the Sound. There is about hundred acres
of The very Pea Land, ready to GEAR portion e
which has already been beaded, and contains Gfge
.t-and convenient the Sound. Persons wishing to
rchase desirable residence would do well to eA1nne
The premises. Terms made easy.
Uao 49, 1861, It-tf
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
WILMINGTON Il WELDON RAILsoAD COMPANY,
Chief Enqlneer { SnnerillLendent
Editors of the Journal Wilmington

Editors of the journal, Wilmington
GENTLEMEN:
ged with the working department OF this Rosd, that few
words of explanation should be given the public in re-
the supply Of and other articles of food
Road, '.''''-' '-''
might be sufficient to point to the very large
moe than $9OOO received by the Company as tie
Dgs Of the Transportation Department. to show that we
have not been idle But holding do that we owe an
important duty to the community, as well as the GOrern
ne it has been my Instructions however humble may
be)to al operatives in The transportation of supplies
afford oVery possible facility for the transportation of food
to Wimingt and other points from the country,
return other necessary supplies to the country.
And while this in great measure has been successfully
fo Government transportation has put to great in
convenience Of odetand best patrons The cup
ply Of corn heat has occasionally been very short
hee in ccpse queno the inability If the transportation de-
par ment to do more than it has me
With means of ransportaion provided for state pro-
found peac ard unable during the to Increase the
rolling stock and hardly to ain ain what had good
order, the Road has ne of work beyond
that OF any oreF ear since ia existence as shown by
the iscome This of 90 900 troops over it
during the yea with freight prOpottiona large, shows
for t-el Tn Sc facts here alluded evidence that
thing 10 ene to be classed with those who have act
been IDLE Indifferent to the wants OF people.
fellow oiizets ring he terrible epidemic through which
hey lave st passed. beg behalf of the operatives
his Road 10 call your aeLon TO the notice in papei
during the last Of september, and until the paper
suspend d. to show that did do what we could to re
eVe their necessities both as to transporting well
collecting plies,
The undersigned requested all agents Of Company
obtain such supplies OF fresh proEis they could eth
for money OF As EQUATIONS, and forward them Viii
miDgton considerable amount of articles neeoed
thus obtained and sent by These act
here ensmerasd not for the purpose of claiming
credit for those who doing Christian duy, but t.
show that they umindfuI of their suffering fel
citizens who were wreseing with fear ul disease.
me faes stated above are for those who desire to know
theM 8. L. FREMONT,
! Eng 4 Supt
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THE CABINET AND THE EMANCIPATION Proc
LAMATIoN.--The special Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Gazette, un-
der date of September 20, gives the follow
ing as an accurate statement of the position
of the various members of the Cabinet on
the Presidents emancipation policy during
the time in which it was the subject of cab
met discussion:
Secretary Chase, from the outset, has
been the recognized leader in urging eman-
cipation, and when the matter was at vari-
GUS times under discussion, he was always
its leading advocate. Secretary Welles
favored emancipation, but was not specially
energetic in urging, as he rarely is in urg-
ing, any point in public policy outside his
own department. Secretary Stanton was
always outspo1en in declaring. his readi-
ness to strike at slavery under the war
power, wherever and whenever slavery
could be reached Postmaster General
Blair was, throughout, the most determin-
ed and bitter opponent of the emancipation
policy, and when the substance of the proc
lamation was made known to the Cabinet,
he was perhaps more outspoken than any
Of the members in protesting against it's
adoption. Not less determined, though
perhaps more cautious in his protests, was
Secretary Seward It may be safely said
that he was the great leader in the Cabinet
Of opposition to any policy of emancipation
resembling that which the President final
ly adopted. Secretary Smith and Attorney
General Bates occupied about the same
ground on the subject
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Educational.
MnCEIa.AND ACAaaEEEY.

HlCIaAND ACA PH'FAk'
yE,HE MKT SESSION of this I-stitutin vii ",en on
Monday the 9Th of October. The Principal fees e
ad in saying public, that the OF irstrnion
which is prepared u give students III hi School Is as
thorough aud complete that OF any ether o. sp& grace
upoa this that careful attention viii be paid 10 he Stn-
oeu and special ert Ded' for their adVance msnt IN
study hoping that entire satisfaction al be given to pa
TERMS or TUITION ARE, SESSION Or MONTHS
For ATTN aud eek, EC.......... 70
FOR the higher branches OF English aud the scences, II
For the common branches. .'..'..'':.. o
Boarding be obtained 10 good families conVeL&ht 10
the School at $40 to $i2 per month.
oct Cd 1862 6-5Cf
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Catching u Conscrlnt.

They having lively time executing the Con-
script Law in Tennessee. The Knoxville Register re-
ports case:
The scene at the Market House on yesterday was
udicrous beyond description. Just after all the ven.
dors of vegetables, poultry aud Juvenile swine had col
ected beneath the shelter OF the Market House. de-
tachment of Rucker's ubiquitous cavalry surrounded
the tuiding. No could imagine the cause and at
length fast young man who had lodged the service
for sometime nabbed the soldier telling him that
be Conscript. Then desperate efforts were made
to get up stampede but Fuckers lines could not be
broken. The crowd rushed first to and then the
other side of the building An old woman was smash.
/ ed up with basket OF eggs. A fat old negress was
rolled about by the excited crowd till her greasy eve
balls protruded from their sockets land she lay painting
for breath on the pavement signing as she sobbed
my mutton"
One athletic fellow broke away, cleared an adjoining
fence, smashed hat and pockets full of eggs by which
hs pbysiognomy, hair and trowsers became beautiful
yellow brinde. market mule dreading conscription
like any other ass ran away with wagon tumbled an
ancient dame and two promising brats into the gutter
mixing the venerable woman, her young and the pota-
toes, and eggs in inextricabe confusion A venerable
but huge old SOW, whose physognomy familiar to the
frequenters of Market Square, became dreadfuy alarm.
ed and dashed ranticaly through the crowd upsettinp
baskets and rushing between the legs of men and wo.
men, and thus added fresh horrors to the scene She
got old her back, bore her some ten steps
and dumped her in the mud One precise old gentleman
lost his spectaces, many their hats, and these was
| fearful row.
Meanwhile Major Fuckers men gathered their spos
and left with tie assurance that they would never 20
to market again.
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Meeting of ,hs Board of internal 1mprov. men.

Meeting of the Board Internal Improv. lnents.
At meeting of this body Saturday last, the fol-
loving appointments were announced
WILMINGTON AND WELDON RoAD.-STATE DIREC
ToRs.-W. w Breckle, of Halifax, in place of MIR.
Whitaker George w. Collier, Of Wayne, in place of
W. X. Lane VIM, A. Wright OF Wilmington re-
appointed.
STATE PRoxIEs,-r. D. Meares proxy for the State,
Wilmington and Manchester Road O. G. Parsley,
State proxy Wilmington and Weldon Road.
We take the above from the Raleigh Journal Of yes
terday and may here add that it is news to US that
any such meeting had been held. Some days ago we
received an official notification to attend meeting on
the Board tie 9th Of December, but have received
none to attend Gny meeting in Novemb r. Perhaps
the notification may have been sent, but certainly it
never reached
We make this statement in order that the matter
may b. fairly understood and because we do not wish
to be in any way responsible for action which we had
10 hand in brn ing abol, and part Of which, least
does not meet views We do not say this from at
factious feeling, bat because humble as we are we vet
think it due to ourselves not to occupy false position
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

LORD Lyons las arrived aud Mcclellan is arajn su.
perceded, this time By Burnside. We presume Burn
sides command of the Yankee " Grand Army is only
temporary. AS Lincoln has thrown himself uDreserved
ly into the hands of the Abotioniss and as McClel
Ian is member Of the Democratic party which has
just given the Republicans such thrashing at the
elections in most OF the Northern States, it appears
quite likely that Lincoln will yield to the Republi-
can clamors, and that the Young Napoleon will be
permitted to 60 by The board
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

We LEARN that the prisoners recently taken on the
beach WrghtsvIlle well as the officers and sail
ors on board the bockaders speak very confidently of
an attack being made upon this point during the win
ter, but none of them pretend to know at what time
As for the report coming from Raleigh presume it
amounts to mere gossip
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HOSN

ON or about the 1lh Of September, somcH here tie
road leading from Wilmington to Tonsail Sound Post
ofcr a small DAGUERRF OTYPE POhTkA T. about 28 .
achcs marked on the ins;de witt the initials " A. u w
The finder will be suitably rewarded by return it to the
subscriber Camp Davis by leaving 1t th5 JoURN
Office so that he may getit. JAZZ Ii. ROWE
Sept. Goth, 1863. l2G5-3t
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
General Notices.

go THE HEgRs AT LAW G. % LIcrrUJzL CHERRY,
DECEASED.
HAVE in n " hands eighteen hur dred dollars received
on account Of sales the Of said deceased
aud uhich ready fer distribution. will not expect
pay interest after tAe publication OF this notice
JERE PEAKSAII, G. NJ =.
Duglin, N. G., lst Oct, 1852 64t*
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

The enemy Oh the Pamlico have been up to Green
vile, Pitt county, and have arrested some prominent
citizens The Raleigh Journal says that an ongst the
kidnapped citizens are w K. Delany and Chas Green
Esus
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FED7t JErg;iai.S.

RICHMOND, Novenlber l5-lhe ErIminer states
that if we'll ascertaned fact that the Abotonists
have feet il the James RIVER in the neghborhood OF
Brandon bar bu the designs Of the feet the charac
ter If the vessels moi 81 i5a .tOGiy ascerAineG.
Reports are rife tlpa JAckS N has re occupied 5nck-
ers Gap Parties from C1lDeper, however state that
report prevailed tb that ,cks0H performed move
mcnt ia the rear Of the eoemy and succeeded 10 capur
ing his supply train
be Examine, has Il report thlt Joseph L. Johnston
has eeu assigned the commlnd of the Western De-
partmeut, c}morsug ( ent1cky and Tennessee. Bragg
is 10 exucs command under him. Il says the change
indcats D.~ ardor and active preparations in tie
Western campaign.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
,FG1sEPHT, KEEN,

CONTRA CTOR AND BUILDER, respectfully informs the
public tat he prepared to take contracts in his line
i business. He keeps constantly hand, LINE CEMkET
Pa srEa PLAsTERIG HAZE Philadelphia PRESS BRICK, FIRE
y B. To Datilers of Turpentinehe is prepared to put
,, ;tis at the shortest notice May 20-37-ly.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

PROMOTIONS Lieut. Col. w. P. ~Bynum promoted
to Colonel of the I'd Reg. N. G.. Troops, vice
Col q. G. lew, deceased Maj w. r. Cox, to be
Lieut. Col, vice Bgnum promoted The dean Of
Capt John Howard leaves the position of Major
vacant, and makes Lieut. John q. German, Captain.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

Say, missus can you tell me what makes them ere
roosters' feathers so smooth p Old lady" No. my
SOD" Charley" Why, it's because they always carry
their combs with 'em.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20
Tribute of II Fespect.

Al a meeting Of the Howard Association Of the town
of Wmif gtoD, held at lis the afternoon Of the
9th inst, Co. VIM. B. Flaoner was chosen Vice
President to fill the vacancy occasoned by the death of
our late lamented Vice President, DR.. L. G. WORTH.
The following utions being efsred ar the con-
aidalation Of tie meeting we're unanimousT adopted:
Resolyed Thar the mmbes Of his Association, in com
with the whole community Of the town Of Wilmington
feel deeply which they have by the death
their ite Amented Vice President, Dir !. 9. WORTH,
gentleman who, ~ his active beaevolence, open-handed
CHARITY and unit ing zeal during the prevalence of the cpl
demc by which has been visited had endeaGed
himself all who knew him.
Resolved That tender the bereaved family of the
deceased expires ion Of most sincere aud respectful
sympathq in this time of their deep aft cton.
ResolUed That COP of these proceedings be gent to
the family the decea ed and also to the Daily Journal
publication and that the other papers of the State be
resp 3ctfuy requested to copy. -
VIM B. FLANNER, Chm.
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WILLIAM III. LIPPTTT,

sETHOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUGGIST and Dealer in
w Paints 0ns, Dye Stus, Window Glass, Garden Seeds
parumery Patent Medicines &c. &c., of Front and
u ket st Immediately opposite SHAWs old stand Whining
% n q S
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JAS. Fulton, Secs

Mr.. J. L. PENNINGTON has started the DAILY Pro
gtess at Raleigh. Mr.. Pennington, ali know, was
driven from Newbern with heavy loss of property when
the enemy took OF that place We have not
seen the revived Progress bat from Mr. Pennington's
known energy we have no doubt be will make valua-
ole and interesting sheet
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-11-20

The n. Y. Times says that new suspension bridge
across the Shenandoah will be completed in the course
of month 1t is to rest the stone piers OF the old
bridge burnt by the rebels and will cost about $1,000
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,JaT.rkER NIEAHES.

rNRUGCIsT AM APOTHECARY,
No. 45 MARKET STREET.
\ full stock of Medicines Paints Oils, Window Glass,
mir Brushes Paint Brusees, Toilet Soaps Fancy Articles,
iandreths Garden Seeds &C., &c. constantly on hand.
The attention Of Physicians is especially called to the
stock of Medicines, which warranted being pure.
.-..-.zu her Z lS54.
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Professional and Business Cards.

c7x w. P KENDALL, j. S. KENDALL.
COX. kendall, * co.
= l,0uYISSION MERCHANTS AND WHOIEaA ale GRO
[ GERS, 1o. II & II, North Water st:
Get oath, 1S6I S-u