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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-02-16
CnoMwELL's HEAD-QgIHfNR,

One Of the Southern papers gives Interesting
nation concerning the ekui OF CROMWELL 1t seems that
il not snoWn whsre fhs remains of the Protector -ene
of the greatest Of the soVeregns OF gapdWsre buried
His only tortured his dead body, what the
supposed to but there has never yet been any
tany as to whether they struck the right CARCASS
" wreakaK their vengeance the body of "luyaP
all there have been most dc
among the shO~men and ethes OF mat KIND OF people
to get hold OF the great SKULL III order to exhibit
sx3ezce mo4e per head. The writer allude
says: =; ,
head remained ehacary But at last speculation
anon an object likely TO become great attraction
and soon doI one whole number OF heads appeared
until the couUr shs asked vain the Protec
head the British Museum, could we'll reply with
di1uatiop: no head OF Cromwell here Why, the
ha We oae even Ia the AshmoleaR nuseun at Oxford"
Numerous Professors exhibited the genuine skull, iIva
riablv wei embamed, and Win spike ntl
to IT, one them 1ell upon Lew and uGaGsWersblt
ureof of the auth rity of his head No LOOKING
the> s1 kabe rCuGdpess vi his head, he said
chief of the Rouudheaos If the ashes Of Alexander
Great might stop up buCg hoe OF cssk, AID The
ded body CT pharaoh be IN powders 10 eGe0aIu
De iau.s, We ght u eompiaIn OF tins vile !,
which LromWeus mead may have been put. his Il
thas requires no owing description In
bile or brouzs to live forever III the msn1rJ OF
But the Iustr aton OF this was not cur purpose Our
chiefly extract the following In relation &c
tn. nreiudce ER Quidln from which
MANY sensible have not emanolpated themselves
curious feature OF this last disease of 30 great
was the violent pref against the s o uinne AOou
three years BEFORE Jesus mao imported TINS nYaiua Ole
madeleine ato England, a. AideTmSu had died sooL
afr BOD p otestants looked with horror
upon Jssults back Even as te as 1872 little bez
with gu niue vas carl-d th o London Ii enn process
SION AID goa ly image OF tie Pupe.
not until following century that SIR Hans slone sue
ceeded in making it p.puIafamoag the Masses
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milan good We believe that the Emperor Napoleon
ould 6az ard general war rather than Macmillan
driven back 10 Europe.
We'll, what has pain to lose The " Gem Of the
Antilles" Cuba. II not seized by the United States
Il would share the fate of this Confederacy conquered
There or here there would be no slavery, ard it is not
Necessary TO say that here and there the negro, under
=. ntrOI i scarce Of Heah-to New England itaeif,
Ech is tryiup to bite the hand that has fed it, and
made It wealthy snd of according to its instinct
rs,Iaut Emancipation ia this country weuld be ee1i-
oenf ia smepcipatiop Cuba, and that would be to
make Cuha as unproductlve as Jamaica, which ID hard
IL worth owning SPAN 10 growing into the form Oh
first rate mower" The dry bones of her past be-
ing restored TO life She s assuming the Vlger OF the
western European r0Wets. She is taking on her the
progress OF the TEST the moving notwithstanding to
discover tie nature OF industry and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
an apprecatiOc of the value of railroads. and steam en-
ees and all that kind of prog ees. Can any sup
pose that she dos not the present value OF Cuba TO
rr ana how little value it would be the Phllanthro-
pb7 Of New England were to have the manipulation OF
il? Cuba, in the hands Of wise power is worth more
than ten times its of soil in any part OF the world
Il is gss which no peopewould give away, or allow
n DO stolen away its value TO be lost BY the call
ed philanthropy Of any fanatical race.
So that oRe sees why she must take profound in
t.rest Ii the ambitious purposes OF New England to
on ouer this Confederacy. The value OF Cuba to
her depends en- the independence OF this ConfeGera-
sv. Will out that, ike Canada, it were not worth
EodlBg.
And thus it seems to follow that each of these pow
ara hos gonething to gain by the Of
-England the weakening of commercial rival, and us
consumer Of cotton France as her " houor is in
sree,e 10 Mexico ind Spain, having at hazard thu
-rrt Of her dominions which s the very jewe in hel
,ysvn- without which she would have been bankrupt
eng ago.
Ard go one eees reasors in these of European
= croosition reasons which one might add to, if il
we're Necessary On the whole, Their, the runners are moi
Incredible; bat they 8aoud only cheer and not render
So stle-for, if LiLcoins programme of arms be sue
efu We may be conquered even by lhe 4th of March
sEd then wkas will be the of inter position Tbs
Esed will be csasunmatsd aud sgned and delivered in
% he keeping OF me eaemy. Pate zee, courage, eDe
81 and i is not Improbable that before long We shal
=. cay through the gloom with 8hoh despariBg mel
a.s low eLrtcuHdipg themselves.
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soRaRUa--TrME TO HARVssT.-After zany years
experience ID this cereal, have arrived at the follow
ips conclusion. That it atrains point Of maturity
beyond which it deterioratea That point is the shed
dino Of tse blooms and the formation OF seed. The
OF seses detrac Gu and sugar from the
plant.
Glucose Or grape sugar 10 manufactured in France
from starch tsr sseeeRug wine. SO there mast be let
af cans sugar and glucose sustained ia maturing seed
The Havana sugar cane does BOT attain to this point
Of maturity at all ia Louisiana 81 1t does not bloom
there i, cannot be propagsted from seed. Hs there
FORE esaclzae that this cane aoes not arrive to the
maturity that sorgLsm does, on commencing to seed
We coscluds Also that Hs can harvest two cIoPs-one
ia July August and the other IN sePtsnosr or DC
tobar-in the year. the sane grouRa and from
the same seed and roofs We made this past season
good syrup from the second growth or sprean, even af
Ter waiting for the seed OF first crop to naare nstors
harvesting tie first crop.
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LlsooLN's REPORT OF TIE PEACE Coxn1ssIoN-

RICHAofD, Feb 18th, 1855.
Northern papers Of the llth inst publish Lineon
relative to the Hampton Roads conference Including
all the letters kilograms the subIeet alse latter
from Seward to minister Adams.
Line oa says that after Blar from Richmond he
left with him letter from Davis Blair expressing b 8
willingness to the effort into confers nee
with the view to secure peace to the countries hin
cola by way of reply, addressed Blair EXPIRE 80
ing bis willingness to receive any agent formally
the view to to the people OF
country The correspondence expaina the
teloa of the commissioners at Petersburg and City Po f.
the absence of Grant, who received their appcaon 20
pass through the aes telegraph seHt to WASH
ngtoR for Instructions, when Lincoln sent Major
Rekart With message prepared for him to be deliver
ed TO the commissioners, allowing them 10 De 50 tho
lines for informal conference the basis Liz coins
to Ba. In tbs meantime the commissioners ia, ed
to Grant, who had returned for pass through the
with the view of Gscertainng upon what termA the war
be terminated Ia pa sdaGoe of the noca Ted
by Lincoln ia said letter to Blair Grant allowed them to
pass the lines and proceed City Point they We,
detained until the arrival of Rekart Before bis arriy
commits soners addressed another Grant expres
sing to Washington, confer informal
IL with the President In referelcs maters
in his letter to Blair
Rekart delivered bis message to the commissioners ard
says that he received unsatisfactory reply He then
flied the commissioners that they could not proceed
further unless they complied the terms expressed in
his letter.
jaleurs Grant tsegr phed staunto3 that he was
convinced Of the good Intentions Stephens and Hunsr
their desire to resors peace Union and that
their letter to hin oil that acolns
tenplated.
Lincoln replied. requesting Grant to inform the geraa,
men that he would meet them at Fortress Monroe.
While Lincoln rous, the Commissioners sent 80
other note to Rskart expressing their willingness pro
Fortress Monroe to have conference on
the basis of aooln's letter Bair upon any other
terms and conditions he may hsrs after PROPOSE ineon
with the principles of government
popular rights uPen whok were founded.
They further expressed anxiety establish the m
able peace without further efuson blood
sing their utmost Efforts to accomplish such result.
Laoolns statement of tie eonhruatory OF
the report of the Commissioners his nltmaum He
they seemed to deEhe the adoption Of some course
which might or might Ges lead n union.
Tie general news in animeortant.
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A CALL To PRAYER.

WE were happy and great people. In our pros
pe1y forgot God and plunged into great and abomi-
Hsble SINS therefore, He permitted this heird war to
cine upon The God 0! nations alone can deliver az
from it. He will until people hum
BILE ourselves before Him AID cry for help.
Let all The people lay this truth to heart propose there
fe,e that all christians 10 the Confederate States shall
meet at Throne Grace hour Ia every day Say
between Il H. and P ID. and there bring be-
fore linn who hath said a upcE Me in day trou-
Bile, and will deliver thee
respectfully ask that hs notice be copied into every
newspaper the Confederate States aad beg the Editors
OF tbs same impress the poson upon the minds Of
their readers.
CHRISTIAN.
Wilmington, N c., Feb. 14th 1865.
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sEWARDS REPORT TO MINISTER ADAMS RELA-
TVS TO TIE PEACE CONFERENCE.


Seward IA his report to Masser Adams Of the late Goa
ference at Fortress Monroe, What the
seemed sh ty to favor OF the
ton Of separatieE apop the wagsd and mutual di
recton OF the efforts of TIA government well those
of the insurgents to seine sxnc peliey scheme fcs
season, darg which the passions might be expected to
sabsde the armies be rsaueed ade and intercourse
between he psspIe Of both sectssa be resumed 1t
suggested by them that through suel posPonement we
might have Immediate peaee, it'll not very esr
prospect OF ultimate and siafsetery adjustment
the Political relations between the Government and the
States and that section Of psopA engaged in cen
aict with Il.
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WILMINGTON MARKET, February 15th 1865.

BEEF CATrLK-on the heo, 81 90 10 81 Is per O' Tor
net meat. A.
BACON From carts 81 to SO per Id.
BEEswAx-$6 to 81 per ID.
BUr7Ex-$l2 to $l4 per 10.
to,PEaAs-S3 per Id. by the Dol.
CoRN-$30 to $50 per bushe An
el.
Eass-$5 to S. per dozen. -. .-.o..o
$500 Ger hb!. for suue foe. -
IEA1HsR sole SIS, upper $50 TO s52sper ID
Landry the Dbl. $ 10 50 per 10
N.ns-s2 rs TO so per 10. By the keg.
PEAs-Low s35 per buehe
pa NUrs-Fro carts SIS to SO per bushei.
PorAroEslsh $40 to $l6 sweet $40 to $50 per bush
PoULrR7-Lve fowls s. to $40 each, to sze dressed
81 to IS per h.
RICg-Glean % nerlb.
PoRk-FresA sells from carts ~ S. 10 So per 10.
sALr- l. scarce and sells at $75 per bushel.
eYsur-se ghum sells at $25 to so per gallon by the
barrel. A.,
.sHrErne-Faye.tevle factory IS SO per yard by the
bale.
TALLow-ss to 81 per ID.
YARH--eiIs by the bale at ss5 per bunch ar
WooD-SeIs by the boat load at $sco sou for pne s9>
for ash and $llo to 81 per cord for OAK
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Ceonsl F. II. Parker, late Of tbs sOth North Caro-

Ceonsl F. IL. Parker, late OF tbs 3OLh North Caro-
lima troops, of Cex's (Ramsear's) brigade, has beeL
retired frcm active oagy account OF wounds received
and ordered to report General Holmes, who has CIV
en- hin general saperintendence OF enrolling ON les IL
the lst and I'd DISTRICTS Of thls State. Colonel T. Is
brave and eioenE officer and he will be greatly sset
nv his gallant regiment VINO loved hlm with fila
love. -,
Brig. Gen. Bryan Grimes hos been made a Majo
GenstaI, and gned TO Rodes division, o! Early
(Ewsll'e) corps. Inc division consists OF Two Nora
"a. oliua ore Georgia; and enc Alaoama srlgado.-
Gen Grimes is an excellent officer, and will admit ab
gil the place OF the gaAank and Ianented R0des
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SUGAR CofFeN.-From Bayou LAfourche to Bayou
Plaqusmne in the parish OF Iberville, La, which vas
considered before the be of the richest parishes
the State OF Louisiana aud yielded about twelve
fifteen thousand hossheads only rassd last three
hundred fifty hogsheads sugar. Ose planter whose
crop 1850 little twelve hundred hogshead
shipped and two barrels the product Of
the pear iast closed The cotton crop complete
taurs the having destroyed 1t. aThs Is the result
of Yankee tateFteEsQce,
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CONFRDEaATE CONGRESS.

RICHMOND, Feb. 13th, 1855.
in the Senate the bill for raising hundred thousand
negro troops reported back from the Committee on
military affairs with ndnsas Pending thu further con.
sidsra:ion Of the exemption bill the Senate resolved ato
secret session.
In the House the appropriation bill perfected lad
passed The tax bill referred to special committee.
Nothing else of interest transpired.
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was appealed to by generals aid in battles and by
THIS sentiment French eommanderonce said the fight of
his troops and exchanged defeat for victory.
Mr.. Hunter said he himself had faith. He pretended
But he believed there God who presides
over the affairs of men and Of nations, and who will
suref the night to fa and wekedness to prosper. Our
army will be able to conquer in the end. IA soldier
That's 70 Let no psn give place to Dependency he
has gloom let him hide It, With faith and diligence and
courage, We shall assuredly triumph at last.
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AovEhRNTs OF The YANKEES In souTa

CAROLINA.
CzARLzsTos, Feb. 10th, 1855.
force of the enemy believed to be about two to feul
thousand Ian ded at Or inbals James Island about eight
o'clock this morning, and drove IN piokets Some
EkRnRAirg teok place, but there general en-
gageMent.
The enemy making active at varieus
points, bat they are believed to be merely feiHa.
force attacked trosps tbs sal.katchie :his
morning, bat easily rspulssd They also advanced
upon the Charleston road, Blue House, and opeEed
with artillery, bat made i'm srsssion Inns.
Intelligence from the road to day reports the enemy hav
lag crossed the Edisto at BiDnAksrs bridge.
Tia enemy moving Augusta.
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TELEGRAPHTC
Reports OF the Press Associatlon.

Entered according the Act of Congress- In the year
Court Of the States for the Northern estris
Of Geor9fa.
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LATE NORTHERN NEWs.-TERRIBLE COHFLAGgA
TON In PHILADELPHIA.

TON In PHILADELPHIA.
RICHMOND, Feb. llth, 1864.
Northern papers Of the 9th inst have bees received
In the late fight Petersburg the casualties the
5h corps estimated at assa $50; in tie I'd corps ut
ESQ.
Arrangements fer general exchange OF prisoners have
been completed.
terrible oopA asratioR occurred in Philadelphia en-
Wednesday morning. gwo thozssad barrels Of OPAL oil
were burned destroying fifty baildnSs. The ell
poured through the stzass spreading dsstuson all
sides. A nuabsr OF people roasted alive 10 the
streets.
The draft in New York viii probaoiy he postponed.
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WILSON'S VARIETY STORE.

DLUESTONS. Black PIPER, Copperas, Chicory Coffee,
d spoons Table Catery, Whitemore Gotten Cards Nos.
and 10 Wool Cards, Leaf Cards, soda salt, Files
Brushes Blckus White Lead, Pant Vest and Shirt Bot
tonS Cotton Yarns, Pough Castings BlasOg and Rdle
Powder, GUn and Pistol Caps, Tin Ware, Crockery Win.
shades Enameed Leather Carks Cotton Flax Thread
WILSON'S Variety Store.
Feb. l4th l5o'N-1l-lt
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TAKEN Ur And COmnITrEp

TAKEN UP AND COMHITrED
o. TO THE'JAIL OF New Hanover county, q negro
* map who says that bis name ia EDMOND, and that
~ he belongs Da mel l.. Russell, of Brunswick Co.
Iue owner OF said negro is hereby notified for
ward prove property pay charges and lake him away,
Otherwise he will be dealt with as the law directs
II. J, JONES' Sheriff.
Feb H. l34 6t-2l.lt
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CONFEDERATE CONGRESS.

RIcEAoED, Feb. llth, 1855.
The sanatc passed. the bill changing the tine for the
holding the election for lesentaves Congress in
Missouri to the st Monday o: Nov saber.
BIZ Burnett introduced q bill to abolish the Office OF
Provost Marshal except Within the of army The
Senate then went into secret session.
Ia the House communication received from the
President stating the number of Qaartermassers and
ssaut termassrs in tn Confederate service be
l3ls on Post duty aRd tax in kind 313.
Tie bill further considered until adjournment
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FROM THE UNITED STATES.

RICHMOND, Feb 18th, 1885.
Northern papers of the les inst. have been received
They contain very little of iutereat
TIE St. Abans raiders to Sc delivered up to the Vni
ted States.
Operations against Wilmington would socp be COM
meEeed.
Lncoins report the conference at Fortress Aenres
would SO submitted on the 10Th.
The Of the peace movement caused much talk il
England, and had depressing .fact the cotton mar
ket.
Cali ia ut,cha noad
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GEN. LEE OFFERS P1R0e1 TO ALL DEsEkrnR-.

KlcHMoED, Fes l5Ik 1855.
Gen. Lee has issusd General Orders Offering pardon
al dsserters and improperly absent who may surn
to their commands within twenty days from tie ppbea
ten of this order headquarters Of the department
which they ma, be. No general amnesty will again he
granted and those Who refuse to the DarSon
offered, who eha hereafter desert shall suffer such
ishment the may impose. no application 2or
cIemency will be enter ated.
The order closss follows Taking resolution from
the fate which the enemy intends fer u.s. every man
all his energies to the comoh defence Our
wisely and vigorously employed, ample, and with
brave army sustained By determined and united people,
with Gods assistance he doubtful The
Yantaass OF the enemy viii have but little value do
not permit them to impair ution Let then 0p-
pose consistency to adversely fortitude suffering snd
courage DANGER with the firm that He who
gave freedom fathers will bless of their
children Ia preserve
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The suggestion, though deliberately considered,
nevertheless rejected by the President of srsee
or truce and &c answered We agree to suspen
sion of hssties except the basis Of dhaudment of
the forces and ton Of the national
therity tkrous hout the States of the Uniau.