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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
Reduction of Prices.
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e(Editors of TIE Jou, nal. Wilm,nq,on

To the Editors OF TIE JON nal, Wilmington:
GENTLEMEN have -ead in Jour paper to-day. the cd
rable letter o. the Secretary Of tie Treasury, and
hepe the Con ssoners of Prices of this State
sembe and reduce their lately revised schedule CT prices
They are too high.
Twas pleased tho Godsboro Journal discussed the
subject very fully days aud hope you and other
papers OF the State will join n demanding reduction OF
prices.
The misfolre to be the commission Is too small
and composed farmers who have themselves produce
to SELL Why not have, cay five members at least three
farmer, mschacc and one merchant fnancer.
You readily that all farm produ cions much
was Intentional an wi ling to bel;e<e it through
Ignorance but that does relieve the act from
in its efects.
will this by asking Discussion Of the prices
Soy $50 barre for ur in North Carolina, and $40 bar
rel for 1t in Virginia. 81 90 busGsl for Eat in Virginia
and SIS bushe in North Carolina. Why tins difference
The norabla Secretary of the Treasury seys. do
upon dec favor of lower prices. Manufacturers,
arosd companies and every great interest Of the country
sho uld contribute to this 1eform.''
beg say word this including of railroad
panies in high prcts paid by government. 1t does
be koown TO the high cabinet officers of the gov
ernmen that the railroad panies pledged the govern
ment Montgomery work for half And again
makog the relative charges compared with private
freight Snd passage, as three and aha 10 -four, times less
than fer private parroE. While planters
from three (S5 So five dollars pound and
like fabulous prices for thrg else, Railroad
panies get less than one-,hrd private rates.
Politicians nay find it able TO praise the farmers
for their ''paiorom. bE neghb0r where s the eGor
NOT 4 DElAGCGUE.
anr 10Th. 1854
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.

10 the matter of taxes and indeed of all other bur-
thens the great thing requisite is that their pressure
should bear equally. Our people endure the inevitable
evils and privatoDs of the with spirit that wher
we look at it, is perfectly surprising. We doubt il
any other people ever made the same sacrifices VIVID
equal cheerfuness. We do not now speak Of mere $50
lated instances such beleaguered town. ike Ley
den, Londonderry or Sarragossa but OF "noie people
a beseged nation for we beseged cut ON, as lar
as the nouer nf the enemy cut US OF, from III
tercourse with the whole world. We are by, and to,
and for ourselves. "The rest of mankind trade with
us, for their benefit, and trade with them for our
benefit. Such, in fact is blockade running.
But the great thing now is the currency. We will
not take as correct the idea that SPECIE which is
commodity, is the true standard by which our
currency is to be measured We take the average price
of things before the war.
Before the war We could buy eight pounds Of ham
for one dollar forty eight pounds for six dollars which
was tie price of our daily paper. Now we pay five
dollars per pound foT ham, which is forty times the
price before the war. For our daily paper we now
charge at the rate Of $50 per For thirty dol
lars present price, Te can get six pounds ofnam-
for six dollars prize before the war; we could have
got forty-eight pounds. The thing does not bear
equally.
Again, in tie matter Of salaries and house rents the
thing does not pregs equally. 4. B. may be salared
officer of bank or any other corporation, and he may
be in receipt of what had been liberal salary, and
that salary may have been increased over and over
again. But it is evident that for everything which he
OF his family eats drinks wears be must pay twenty
times as much as he formerly did Yet if he demanded
twenty times the salary he got during peace times even
the most liberal set Of stockholders and the most sens
BILE board Of directors would hold up their hands in holy
horror
Or further, @. u. may be widow, or man with
large family, and bis her income may be derived from
the rents OF real estate. He she has to pay from
thirty to forty times much in peace times for
ryhing to eat, to drink to wear but if he or she
presumes TO ask anything Ike twenty times as much in
currency Is tha property formerly brought in
specie fluids, tie cry of exoron is raised 1t does
look hard. 1t does press hard upon ome but what is
the difference betTeon house rents and other branches
Of Housekeeping?
The fact is, we Gre all going upon al inflated scale,
and the whole thing needs bringing down. We want
some unit of vaue-sorne standard to which we can
Ieer SO that the suffering from the depreciation of the
currency may bear equally upon oil, nearly 50 as
may be. 1t does net DO so now. We 90 not go for
nor approve of dem anding SPECIE but We Go go for an
approximation to relative rates Qs existing before the
war.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
Ille IlaI.Ign Cemeervatfvo.

We can assure the above paper that We fully agree
with 1t in disappo7ing the course of some papers il
s3saiIng as unsonnd every man who may have happen
ed to have been born North Of Mason and Dixcn's
line Such has ncver beer our course and is not
now.
We would also state that we have, ourselves, voun-
tary corrected the error into which we had fallen th
regard to MIR. WARREE's election. Opinions may differ
but facts ought always to be stated. We MAJ add that
We have known Mr. WARREN personally for years. that
our occasional intercourse has always been pleasant and
friendly, and aware Of no reason why it should
not be go in the future since we mutually waive the
question Of politics.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

WE are indebted 10 tie courtesy of Head Quarters
for some Northern papers captured from the enemys
pickets The latest Of these papers iz the New York
Herald of the 18Th Instant
We fad little in it of special interest. The main
topics appear to have been the passage OF the outer
forts al Mobile ard the ravages Of the Tallahassee of
New York. The Yankees give several accounts OF
her, among Others that she is not very fast This may
be so, but she was within the present year the sBies
propeller that ever left English waters.
Her crew axe said to be mostly from LESS ARMY,
and to be dressed in rags and tottefs. Now all that is
nonsense Tho crew are all regularly in the Coneder-
ate Navy, and well dressed. The Herald says that
her consists Of hundred and twenty men, ofi
GERS included. This may be So. We 90 not know.
Specie was quoted at ESQ Cotton brought l58 to
III cents per pound.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

During Tuesday night our batteries on Sullivan Is
land opened fire on Gregg and Wagner and the marsh
battery, firing some thirty-ve shcts Battery Wagner
responded, firing thirty eight shots. Battery Cheve
fred five shots at Gregg and ten shots were from Sui
vans Island batteries at the enemys picket Monitors
tugs, &c.
There was no other news of Importance.
Col Lay returned yesterday from Port Royal bring
ing With him Surgeon W. NJ. Wilson, of Villepigue's
Florida Battery and some eight OR nine privates Of the
Est 5. @. Infantry. The additional Yankee officers
taken to Port Royal for exchange, were bought back
in consequence of the Yankees having Confederate
prisoners in the department. TIE exchange OF those
mentioned took place Tuesday morning.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

Major Gen. Buell. who was mustered out of service
as a Federal Major General of volunteers, being re-
ducel to his original rank Colonel in the regular
army, resigned.
He has lately written letter from Bedford Springs
in which be gives the following reason for biz resignng
FL is another witness OF the infamous in which
this war against the Confederate States has been
Quoted by Lincoln and his supporters AS the Presi-
Dental progresses shall have more letters of
similar character published 10 the Yankee press
I believe that the policy and means with which the
being prosecuted were discreditabie to the
ton and stain upon civi zatfon that they would
not only fail the Union, If, indeed they had
not already rendered its restoration impossible but that
their tendency to subvert the institutions upon
which the country had realz unexampled prosperity
and happiness, and TO such work could not lend my
hand"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

GENUINE IMPUDEEsE.-The last Raleigh Standard con-
taus long card signed by W. w. Holden, in which be
attempts to describe the emotions OF hs patriotic heart
under the direfu misfortune which has just befslen him.
This composition is Holdensh all over Rdeed patiently
3d. that those whom he cheated until he uumasked
willoAy BOW laugh at him as upmssked Mountebapk
cannot help crying il has heen violently
from his face. Whipped, as cur was never hipped be-
he yet tries to talk ia this wise: hold the sword
hand and tho olive branch in the otherthe sword
for the Desu ves and the Olive branch for all good and
true Conservatives"
Why, CAD ha mercv the poor devil hiss just been
beaten into powder. The army and the people, in the
tented fields and at their homes have banned him with
execration be hurled against any candidate
Office and yet he talks Of swords for enemies and olive
for rieDds His sword is the stump of broken
ath and the only branches he knows any thing about
the hckores which have been applied to his bare
and unfortunate catastrophe from Currituck to Chero
kee.-PeterSbVrg Register.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

The Yankees appear to be inclined to return to their
muttons-tO take up with some of their deposed Ind
cast OF idols. Newspapers like the New York Herald
urge his being called to important command, and
it is even said that the proprety Of doing so has been
discussed il Cabinet council. 1t vii! not be done
just nov, but il most probably Will he done evenU
ally.
So many leaders have been killed, so many reputa-
tiers have been sacrificed that the stock of even toer
able military talent is running low and Mr.. LINCOLN
must peroree take up with that which he once threw
aside and has since kept excluded from party motives
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

We LEARN that we were mistaken in stating az we
did some days SINCE that MIR. WARREN. had been de-
feated for the Senate from Beaufort county, N G. II
would appear, on the contrary, that Mr.. WARREN has
been reelected We have seen no official statement Of
the result in Beaufort but take it for granted that
latest Information is he correct ard give it as we
get it.
WE are panied to learn that Lieut.. CAMDEN LEWIS
of company B. 18th regiment N. G. T., was killed in
the fight below Richmond the 10th instant. Lieut.
LEWIS was native OF Baden county, and in command
of one of the companies from that county. He was a
brave and clay young gentleman.
We understand that bis remains will be sent home for
int
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
RAL1Y1Na FOR TIE DEFENsE OF MoBnE.-As W

RALLY1Na FOR TIE DEFENSE OF MoBnE.-As we
expected and predicted the people of the State raj
lying for the defense of Mobile with wonderful prompt
tude and spirit. We learn from the Montgomery AID
vertiser that in all South and Middle Alabama, such
ralIy was hardly ever known. TIE announcement that
the enemys feet had passed the for is sufficient and
without awaiting The Call OF the Governor, the masses
began to organiz3 and start to meet the enemy. We
hear of hundreds and Thousands that have laid aside
their ordinary business and donned the military for the
emergency A. this time several Thousand have doubt
less reached Mobile while as many more are On the
way The Yankees will be astonshed to find the large
aruy confronting them 10 defense of that city, WIN
they get or attempt land attack. The citizen
soldiery in Virginia and Georgia, and we doubt not
those of Alabama will acq1it themselves equally we'll
Savannah Neus
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
ywnke. Troubles in Ark.ns..

A despatch from Cairo, dated the 5lh says the Con-
ederates have captured all the cavalry sent out from
Helena, Arkansas, by Gen. Buford and large number
of negroes and all the officers in command of the
blacks, and numbers of the negroes
The negro soldiers at Helena had mutinied and CON-
mepced sackpg the town ard breathing dire vengeance
againts the few white soldiers stationed in the place
At last accounts the whites organising for defence
The rioters had destroyed most of the town. including
the elegant residence of Senator Sebastian which was
paged and burnt the Senator and his family escaping
to Memphis
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

A SIGNIFICANT EvENr-Two important elevations
to the dignity of Cardinal are about to be made at
Rome. The first is Monsignor de Metrode the Secre
tary of War, who is to 60 cut to Mexico cardinal
nunco the second is Prince Louis LucIen Bolapa1te
now chamberlain to the Pope. The first of these ap-
pontments will extinguish of the most unpeas
features of the French occupation CT Rome. Monsguor
de Microbes fy nature by no means fitted tor his
present position which requires the utmost and
tact to avoid collision bet ween the French and Papa
military authorities. The second is just very sigai6
can't the elevation OF Bonaparte position il
which be may be candidate for the Papal cbair, may
possibly lead to an unexpected solution OF the whole
difficulty -London Inder.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
Items

METERBsER, the celebrated composer, recently de-
ceased is said to have had decorations of orders
of nobility than any living, not of royal blood
MEYEEBEER was evidently popular in Germany, but in
popularity he was not circumstance to lager-beer.
TIE NEW Mexican Emperor signs himself Maximil-
iano.
WHEELING, VA, is one Of the oldest of all places.
The Itegeneer of that city gives the following sketch,
Voucaing for it's accuracy
We yesterday, going up toward the upper ferry,
team of four aoimas-a horse. pony, q mule and a
mule lame, and the bull had provision for time
In the wagon. switch ordinary one, white
crippled negro and tame skunk The skunk firmly
bound with q wisp of straw. The white man held the
lines, the team held its and the Niger held the
akUuk."
A VERY INTEMPERATE in London named PAP
WORTH recently went to bed tipsy, and in the night
called for water His daughter brought him lemonade
in bottle, and left him. He found next day
dead, with the bottle, which he must have tried to
swallow, sticking out OF his mouth.
AN ENGLISH MARRIED LADY has consulted her law.
yer On the QUESTION whether, having married her hug
band for his money and that money being all spent size
is not widow, and ct liberty to marry again. Deci.
sion reser we'd.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
DIED.

At st. Georges, Bermuda, ON 7th inst. Of Yellow
Fever, ROB d. WILLIAMS, second son Of VIM. A Will
Jams, Of this place. aged "a years.
At Fort Fisher Hospital of typhoid fever August 5th
1884, 81 EPHEN JOHNSON, OF Company " B." seth N.
@. T., aged Is years; months end 20 days.
In this town. at the residence of COL Jno McRse An.
gust 10TH 1884, from wound received in front of Peters.
burg Va. June 2lst, ISAAC BAILEY Bird son of Jno.
s. Bird, ST., of Charleston, 8. o., aged rs.
Charleston papers please copy.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

HoHRIBLE.-When the Yankees entered Decatur,
Georgia, an old gentleman, the Rsv MIR. Holmes, met
them with gun in his baud. The heIlish fends, in
order to wreak revenge on the old man for his act,
bound him in his house and then fred the building,
burning him with it. Such outrageous cruelty is
enough to provoke the heavens to wrahul venge
and change every sprg of grass into adderS
to sting the villains to destruction. We think the
very rocks and stones should cry revenge" for such
hrn alifV
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

A rather ludicrous plea for mercy was made by
Dutchman who was huog at Meridrn lssg Friday
He VS. deserter from The Sd Mississippi, and with
deserter named Vest, from Tennessee regiment was
paced On the scaff0d for execution. The rope how
ever, broke before the job was finished when Vest for
the first time proposed that if released he would be
GOOD soldier. His Dutcn companion Immediately al
ded, s'Me ia for dat, too"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

Sg~When, in the early stage of the canvass, the
suggestion made by some that Holden withdraw"
we said, "No!" We were confident that be would
receive sound hrashng and that nothing short of that
would teach him to understand his true position in the
estimation OF the people, aud from troubling hon.
est men with his political aspiration hereafter The in
satate Demsgogue has run bis race.
IfedeU ETDress
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

WE had the pleasure Thursday of meeting our friend
Lieut.. Col. DEvANs, of the 18th Regiment N. O. T.,
who very severely wounded during of the earlier
battles around Petersburg.
We glad to say that the gallant Col. is getting
well his wounds and looks perhaps better than he
did when We saw him before be vent on to Virginia.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

WE have from Messrs. EVANS & CoGswEL1. CoIum.
Dia' g. C' "GenersI Orders from the Adjutant and
inspector Generals Ohce' Confederate States Army
from January LIST to June Both, 1864, inclusive.
This is continuation of a former publication, ex-
tended from the close of last year. 1t viii be found use
ful and interesting to military men.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

A MUTUAL MIsTAKG.-Two gentlemen were riding
in stage coach, when one of them, misplacing his
handkerchief rashy accused the other OF having stolen
it but soon finding it, had the good manners to beg
pardon for the affront, saying it mistake: to
which the other replied with great readiness and kind
feeling, Don't be uneasy, it mutual mistake !;
you took me for thief and took you for gentle
man.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
Siege of Charleston.

FOUR HUNDRED AND Sixth DAY.
Since the bursting of the gun at Gregg, Monday eve
ming, there has been no firing the city. The firing
at Fort sSumer has also fallen eff very materially
within the last few days. One hundred aud twenty.one
shots were fired at the fort during the twsntyfour
houla ending six o'clock Wednesday evening.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
TELEGRAPHIC
REPORTS OF THE PRESS ASSOCIATION.

Entered according to thu Act Of Congress- the wear
1863 by J. 3. THRAsHER in the Clerks Once ~ AZ
District Court Of the Confederate States for the e
District of Georgia. '"ern
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
A Montgomery (Ala) correspondent relates the TO

A Montgomery (Ala) correspondent relates the fol-
lowing:
I have just heard pithy and moral pointed incl
dent Ahich l must tell you Of
Not long since stout irish soldier on his way to
the front secured comfortable seat in vacant
A courier soon came in and pompousy tJld him that
the car was reserved for General Blank.
Be abers there is room enough here TO. and the
Gineral."
Eyes, but l must have the rest of the Car for his
stsf,'
Staff is it? Then, ba dad, tell the Gineral to
stick bis staff out of the window"
Ifyou say to friend in the morning" May your
shadow never be less" are you not expressing wish
that he may not live till noon?
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25
OFFICE POST QUARTER MAsTER,)
4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, N. O.,
EAYETTE YILLR. Aup. 18th. 1854.

TO THE FARMERS OF THE 4TH CONGRESS
SIGNAL DIsTRICT.
FAX PAYERS who have paid their Tax In Kind to Army
l. Quarter Masters Commssares, or any officers Com
handing Company of Troops, ETC., any bonded Agent,
ETC., will forward the receipts to me and viii credit theh
estimates for the same.
J. II. MCGOWAN,
Capt. Post Q NJ, 4th Cong Dbt ~ y.
NOTICE To COOPERS.
WISH to make contract on the part OF the Govern
i ment, for 100 CYPRESS, JUNIPER or RED OAK bar
res hold Sorghum Syrup. The barrels must Do goo;
Aug. 10. WEt'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

A frm in Selma, Ala recently made 70 order, for
citizeo of that place. a-sma steam boier etc, without
special contract 20 price. The gross weight Of all
the metal furnished was less than 500 lbs The
amount of their bill was $2l 900 Payment of The bill
was refused tie ground that it vas exorbant The
matter referred to abitrators, who, after foil invs
tigaton decided hat the amount which could be just
y claimed by the boiler makers, $l3 1872, or 3d.
900 less than the bill
Mai Charles II. Roberts, the dausess ana unsrng has
just returned from another scout into the and
ains East Tennessee In obedience to Instructions from
Col Palmer, with ample oTce he penetrated far into
tie region Of tories, encounering several parties, KILN
eight ten, Etugg about the number, recoveri
considerable CT stosn property and bringing Gf
20 horses and m5ny beef cattle captured from the
enemy. The prisoners reached this place Monday ast
and among them notorious bnshWh&ckers we'll
known many Lcsra and soldiers here Among the par
ties encountered under 1t. Dove recruiting o
Col Kinks mand. In the fight Dove killed,
and on persop papers Of i'r portance found
With Maj Roberts in this expedition Capts Par
ker Fortune, and p rlats other thcerg we'll knoWD
good men to have whea bullets steel arc 10 be
The pIaythings n. q. NeNs, llth lnSt
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

Major General WADE HAMPTON has been appointed
COMMANDMENT Chief of all the cavalry connected with
the army Of Northern Virginia This is regarded as
a most excellent selection
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-08-25

Spring CREsK.-Tns is settlement in Madison
county, lying along the Tennessee line. 1t numbered
previous to tha war about IS or 70 voters. At the
commencement of the struggle this little precinct sent
LOT men into the field, brave hardy active mountain
eers There are now over 100 orphans made by the
war, and % widoHs in this little settlement. Yet
there ia not dsoyal man or woman among them
The fires of patriotism burn brightly az at tie ou-
set, and 10 complaining murmuring is heard among
them. The cause is first, last, and always uppermost
in their hearts.
The women (God bless them) are toing upon the
mountain SIDE to support their little ones, cheeriuly
during all manner Of hardships that their husbands,
fathers and brothers may help fight the battles of free
DOM Compared with dainty lay of fashion, who cusls
her pretty at honest labor and affects to feel her
self made Of better dirt than folks how glori-
ously these patriot wonen, a.browned and toiworo
shine Such women, wherever found, are the real he
roines of this revolution.
1--WE may add that at the late election Spring Creek
gave Gov. Vance % votes, and Holden none All
honor to Spring Creek.-AstsvllIs NeaVs.