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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

The Cape Fear River HlixAbethtown BlAdsn eoun
ty appeared in rather character last week. having
by its rise, the ans Of taking Eve Yankee prisoners
who bad made their escape from Florence and
trying to get tie Cape Fear With the view Of getting
down the enemy lines ct Newbsrn. The rapid rise OF
the river caught them while waiting point she
bank after having tried to get fssisd They
discovered by negro, to whom they made signs md
who gave information to siHsn', who got them Of
and took them in charge. They delivered to the
military authorities Friday afternoon. Cs John
A. Richardson and another gentleman. citizen Of Baden
county IN charge OF them. The party consist
ed of corporal and four nsa Ill LOT King hale and hear
ty.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

very laxative little girl used often to annoy her
mother by making remarks about the visitors that
70 the house. On one occasion gentleman was az
pected whose nose rad been aecdenty fstted to his
lace The mother cautioned her child particularly to
say nothing about this feature. Imagine her conser-
nation when the little exclaimed "Ma, you told me
not to say anything about Mr. Smiths nose why, be
has Mt get any!"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19
KILLED AND WOUNDED.

The following dispatch was received here late on
Saturday night:
SMITHYILLE, Jan. l4th, 1854
Journal
Fty-tuo vouudcd received from Fort Fisher to day
Sergean, Latham Gillespie of Adams Light Battery and
Carter Of Captain PoweITs Iompany, killed.
JAS. 4. KILLER, Surgeon
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

ITALY The Italian Sonata has adopted BY a vote
OF 49, against H. the bill the transfer of the Ital
ian Cal tal to Flore. The Minister OF Finance sta.
ted 10 the House Ct Deputies that the capital would
be transferred tie bills relating the organ
ic change would be disposed of ~ Parliament. Gen.
Csldioi stated 10 Parliament that compromise with
Austria was not posible, ard General LaMarmoa
concurred in this view
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

Rockies MIsCHIEF.-On Saturday morning Mr..
Filters residing Mt the Northwest corner OF Orange and
Fifth Streets found between thirty and forty feet OF the
iron railing of bis lot On Fifth street. torn from the CO.
ping and very much blurred.
At any time the loss and venience would be far
from inconsiderable at this time they almost in
cacuable. There seems to have been NO motive save
mere reckessness of the iron was carried off,
and Mr.. Eers is unconscious OF having given offence 10
any parties likely to perpetrste such outrage from
malicious motives No doubt it done In what some
very mistaken people will probably designate as a
frolic '-perhars look upon a. fun" Nov this is
no fun at ALL Where may we ark, does the joke come
in? Simply by brute force to destroy property and
to admit stray to destroy more, is neither wise
nor witty 1t is simply very FOOLISH and very wrong.
1t excuted by ,Ort Of aEgnable motive Or reason
Mr. Eilers thinks the thing done about O'Clock
on Friday night, perhaps later We need hardly add
that liquor gets considerable portion of the credit oil
this foolish and mschievous transaction We might
say more about some parties going around town for
fun, and perhaps meaning it, but % We trust that
these things will not be repeated rest the case after
Offering the hints above given. We do hope that they
will be taken.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

RE1sroRoHxESTs.-As pen these lines glad
shouts ringing louder and louder in the night air.
esr. They come from the hearts of our own gal
liant sons, led by South Carolinan who has, with his
sword, engraven bis upon the tablets of fame
they come from the veterans OF hundred fields now
tor the first time, in terrible of nearly four years
called upon 10 battle for liberty the so of their own
beloved State The record they have won 10 other
States pressges what they will do in the defence OF
their mother. We bid them and we know With US the
entire State will bid them welcome home.
(0luD1hj1 Ho,olinaon
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

ST. PETERSBURG PoL1cE.-A letter from st. Peters.
burg tells this story A great local landowner had
large As 900 silver roubes to receive through the
police Office of the town of Ore. Ga applying for the
amount be told that the money could not be hand.
ed to him unless be presented the Office with 900
silver reubles He refused and Immediately reported
the case to st. Petersburg, and the money was paid
to him. Bot On the evening Of the same day as
he was quietly smoking in his study, loud ring was
heard at the bell The servant on opening the door,
was instantly pnioued and four men, their faces covered
with black Grape, rushed into the room. The landow-
him be mus! hand over tie $4,000 rubles With the
greatest GOODNESS be went over 70 bis strong bcx opened
it. sez.d revolver which vas laid on the top shelf aud
shot two OF the robbers dead the other two Immediate
y taking TO cir heels he then sent for assistance
the police &C., and on the crspe being removed from
the faces of the dead men, they recognized the
head of the polics and BIS secretary.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19
From the Raleigh Csnssl valve

cy the Editor OF the STANDARD assumed to be the smbod
imsnt Of Conservatism in the country. He summcns
everybody before him, and weighs them in bis bal
ance, and sets them do Conservative Destruc-
tive with degree OF csolness only tqualled by that
displayed by hin, whsn he teaching the doctrine of
the consut right of the States a:sably to
csde before the
10 one ignorant of tie political history OF the States
and reading his paper only for the last two three
months the fact that he had taught such doc
trine threatened the A5oltonist OF tie North with the
speedy putting it in practice in order to remedy the
evils growing out Of thcis Vaccinations ag Ainst the
Sou and her Institutions would b: mprehensibly
strange. Sill! more 80 would be the GOODNESS with
which he assumes to be the.enbodlnsDt public senti
nent in North Carolina since the events OF last
nlers campaign. Ia his issue ofthe 10th instant We
| dnd the following
"Vko acts 1rith the Dest, uctivss Govsrnor Vane.
few OF bis friends and the Cease, v1ttrs newspaper"
We believe he has never vsry clearly dsaosd what
| DC means BY the terra "Destruetve." II BY it he
means these who insramentai 10 breaking up the
old government sad charges this 81 crime, assert
that he his the full measure OF his definition We
coucede that be did not urge the secession OF North
Carolina Immediately upon the election OF Lincoln but
he had previously done more than any other 10 the
State 10 ncucate the doctrine OF the right among the
and to ehitter sectional stris In short n-
struct ha Southern mind and Ere the Southern heart
" hsa the man who puts the knife, (" all barnisb-
ed bright, into the hands ii ihe assassin aid ID
hans his passion 10 DEAFNESS, excupate hinssll
itoA 'oe oIoo usSo Oy cfslns Hold !! Hold!'
then may the hditor Of The Standard truly excolpas
hnsef from cline, in originating this war II Indeed
crime 1t be Then and not till thea, May the STANDARD
claim to ait in judgment the sondact Of Others for
originating this war; and brand the original secession
lists as Destrsctives," if it secs proper Bat even
then for it to arrogats the right to arraign Govsnor
Vance and the whole body OF Conservatives whs eup-
ported him last Summer, who the dos
ins of the '1gh rssesaby to sseds before bis politi
cal star chamber, and brand them Dsstructives,"
ia in strange harmony With the history OF the past and
the practices and principles OF the present.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1865-01-19

No PERSON can have occupied the position Of an
editor for any length OF time without discovering the
necessity OF carefully reading his exchanges, not so
much for what be may be able to obtain from them d.
rectly for what they almost certain to suggest
We have had our attention drawn to matters which
would otherwise have escaped notice. seeing that
others had touched upon them, perhaps bringing for
ward propositions to which could not 1T oil assent.
There are so many ways in which any subject can be
viewed that frequently the best view 10 first indicated by
its opposition TO peculiarly erroneous or objection
able ones, by which alone, prhaps, your attention ID
drawn to the subject.
We confess that do not think our exchanges ever
did us little good % they do now. We read NEST
of them as carefully the circumstances of the case
will permit and somehow fall back upon ourselves IN
satisfied and uns.imula'ed By any fresh or vigorous
dea The Richmond papers too frequently come to us
full of propositions which must suggest to the enemy
ifot to our own people, the idea that cause is
desperate and is 80 considered Some Of the Georgia
papers (potably tie Chron,eie and Gentine 60 even
farther They counsel not the snatching of ccpr
age from desperatior-tbey leave little to doubt
that tame submission is the policy to which they are
striving to amiarizs the public mind. Some papers
in our own State are little better but they do not
S66In u 81 SOoAeenSuSS sHS F~oF'S,
AID, as general thing, the press Of North Carolina is
sound as indeed is the press OF the Conederacy ss
whole and it's firm tone does much for the cause,
wa think, nay, we feel certain. But with the excep
ton of the wild propositions of the Richmond papers,
and the hardly disguised treason of some OF the Georgia
papers, there is total lack OF anything sqgges
tive or calculated to turn the mind out of the docfu
rut liz which it has been 80 long running.
Something did suggest comforting idea to Us this
Saturday forenoon I 10 known that there have been
tremendous freshets in nearly all Southern rivers
The Roanoke has been tearing away farms, breaking
dams and washing of bridges, aud the Heuse has been
following suit All the rivers in South Carolina have
been and are nightly swollen. 90 much 3d. We learn
that Sherman has pretty certainly been forced back in
to Savannah An imme date movement on bis part j.
said to be improbable
Now we feel assured that the attack on Wilmington
and the advance of Sherman 10 South Carolina were
intended to be simultaneous, but it would appear
though Providence had again interered to prevent thu
success of the enemy. Unless we are very much mis-
taken be cannot advance for some Tins to come Coo
is on cur side here at least circumstances have
Cured and are occurring that look very nuch like
special Intervention behalf. The belief com
| foriDg-a reassuring beliet-and We do not wish Il
permit any scepticsm to deprive ourselves others
the strength and confidence 1t imparts.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
suPREMn JUDICIAL ooURT.


CRIMINAL rERM-BARRows, j., PRESIDING
Edmond Spencer, for lar
ceny. was sentenced to nine months in the
State Prison.
Michael O'Hean, for compound larceny
was sentenced to eleven months in the County
House OF Correction.
Mary Chambers, for larceny, was sentenced
TO six months in the County House of Correc-
ton.
John McRardall, for receiving stolen goods
(Babbitt boxesl was sentenced to paw a fine O.
5000 and costs. If not paid in ten days, sh
months in the County Jail.
Andrew Tuttle, James Watson, james
sweetsir and Rufus Williams, for riot, were
fined ten dollars each and costs.
Edward Scammon, for compound larceny
was sentenced 10 one years imprisonment in
the State Prison.
William Smith, for robbery, was sentenced
10 three years imprisonment in the STATE
Prison.
William Baxter, for robbery, was sentenced
TO three years in the State Prison. The cas-,
Of George Robinson, who was convicted will
Baxter, was continued for sentence.
State VS.. +. o. j. Smith, Principal and
sureties delaulted. ss
The case of Michael Cunningham and Mary
Cunningham, convicted of maintaining nuts
ance, in the shope of grog-shop, was con.
tinued TO next term for sentence.
Court adjourned sine die.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
stock Markets.
WHY SOME N EN- KILL THEMSELVES


The London Court Journal gives an ac-
count of a gentleman who was conspicuous in
London society. He.was Major in the Fifth
Dragon Guards, and blew out his brains at
his lodgings in May Fair. He placed five
chamber revolver in his mouth and fired, and
the charge carried away the back part of his
head, He was large owner in Confederate
Bonds" and derived the principal part of his
income from them. The effect of our war up
on such investments was very disastrous, and
this Major had not philosophy enough to
stand up under such circumstances.
Having moved in the first circles on the
strength of these bonds he had no desire to
live after these investments became worthless.
1t is very possible that many other Englishmen
are in the same category, so far as their funds
are concerned, but we trust they will not
blow their brains out on that account. We
supposed Englishmen had more pluck. If a
Frenchman had plunged into the Seine and
drowned himself for such cause, our sur
prise might not have been SO great. Those
who invested their money in such securities
will not probably enlist much sympathy on
this side of the water. We looked for more f.
nancial skill and prudence in John Bull, but
it seems his prejudices against us at the North
overcame his better Judgment, and he must
suffer the consequences.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
ny TELEGRAPH,
From Washiaoto,, .
10 THE DAILY PRESS.
. .
WAsHINeToN Aug q

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.
At least two hundred persons were in wait
ing at two o'clock to-day at the Executive
Mansion to see the President. Among them
were persons from several Southern States in
request OF pardon.
Il Col Burnett, Of Kentucky, who has been a
member of the us. House of Representatives.
and who was one of the first advocates of So,
'cession, and afterwards leader in the rebel
Senate, was in the group as seeker after Exc
@cutive clemency. Of the entire number of
anxious solicitors for admission to the Presi-
dents office, one half were women. Comnar-
atively few of the crowd succeeded in obtain
ing admission.
William Seldom, Of Norfolk, Va. was TODAY
the object of special pardon.
The Navy Department designs to send the
iron-clad Monadonock to San Francisco. She
will be accompanied by another vessel carry
ing coal and necessary supplies.
The number of pardons so far granted by
the President will not exceed 500. MANY ap-
plications have, however, been fayorably acted
on by the Attorney General, but they await
the final action of the President.
NO permanent appointment as yet will be
made to supply the vacancy in the Bureau OF
Navigation occasioned by the death of Capt
Drayton. Admiral Porter has, however, been
assigned to the duties of chief ad i,teriena-
Inc department of State has received,
through Mr.. Burlingame, the United States
Minister to China, copy of the recent trans
latlon OF Wheaton's International Law to the
Cnlnese language, which has been made by
kev. n. Y. T. Marston of the American Pres
byterian Mission. 1t is understood the trans
latlon does not include such of the notes to
the late edition as were inserted to justify
dlsloyalty in this country.
Several applications having been made to
the Commissioner of Pensions, under the mis-
taken impression that the last session of Con-
gress passed an act increasing the rate of pen
sion for the loss of limb. M
1t is officially announced that no such pen
sion for the loss of one limb has been made
The army pension Tor such loss receives $40
per month, if he was private or non-commis-
stoned officer or musician, SIS month if he
was I'd lieutenant, ST. if LIST lieutenant,
500 if a captain, $25 if. major, and $50 if a
lieutenant colonel or of any higher grades.
The same rates, according to rank, are appli-
cable to navy pensions.
1t is positively ascertained that there are no
counterfeits ON the notes of the national banks
in circulation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
THE LATIN SCHOOL


viii have for its especial and sole object the prepa
ration of students for Colege-ny College they may
choose. Three Instructors in addition to the Pres-
dent have been attached to this school, and it will be
their effort to prepare their students for College in the
strictest and most thorough manner Prizes will be
given for excellence in scholarship in Greek and
Latin. eIa fes .si,f- 49,. s,-.s
Students in the Seminary and Latin School, will
have free access to the College Library Gymnasium,
TUITION y slsie
viii be charged at the rate of $24O per year. The
year is divided into three terms of thirteen weeks
each. These terms viii begin as follows:
Fall Term, August oath, 1865.
Spring Term, January 18th, 1866.
Summer Term, April 26th, 1856. .aeh
For Circulars containing further particulars, adj
dress the President, o. B. CHENEY, d. D., Lewis
ton Maine. f a
R5 JOHN A. LOWELL, ifai
+assa16 sa4 Sec. of Board of Trustees.
Lewiston, August 7th, 1865. augsd&wtcaug24
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" ~ oo' t'11o s1IrfIu1I z7tJcs u ~
PADUAH, KY, Aug. g.
The Democratic ticket is elected throughout
Mr. Tribal gets 5000 majority for Con-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
Ne,c York Markets,.

as.tA Ell f. tffs s. NEW YORK, Aug. "
Cotton lower; sales 1000 bales Middling Upland
at 45c.
Flour-State and Western q 1Oc higher; sales
$500 bbls. State rs @6 CO. Round Hoop Ohio
IT'S q 60. Western 70 q 49, Southern frner !;
sales $50 bbls at TOO IL %. Canada a loo higher
sales 400 bbls at 80 a 90.
Wheat-1 q &c higher; sales 9S,0 900 bushels. Chi
cago Spring 50 q 40. Do No; q g 45. NIL NIL
waukee Club, No. 1, 1 81 q 40 "a 10. Winter Red
Western n "a 80. Amber Michigan 90. White
Canada 62k.
ter price. 1919. -'sW
Oats-1 a 20 higher. - far1er
Beef-steady. -4 ~ fle4a
Pork-lower; sales $3.50 bbls. New Mess SO 30 "a
"a 90. Pdime rs 20 a 26 90.
Lard-hrm; sales 1850 bbls at 1911 q 24tc.
Butter-in demand; sales at Is q SOC. ~. r
Whiskey-quiet; sales LIS bbls at 10.
Rice-dull.
sugars-steady; sales 800 hhds Porto Rico at 14lc.
Muscoyadoat 12A q Is.
Coffee-quiet
Molasses-steady; sales GO hhds Porto Rico at 6sc.
Naval Stores-frm.
Freights TO Lverpool-a shade firmer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10

FEARFUL LEAP.-A man whose name,
from the papers found upon him, is supposed
to be John Melody, came to this city yester-
day morning on the freight train from Island
Pond, and took lodgings at the Sailors Home
on India Street. He was shown to room in
the third story of the house, from the window
ofwhich he afterwards jumped and fell to the
ground, receiving shocking injuries. He was
taken to the Police Office and subsequently to
the City Hospital, where he was attended to.
He was evidently deranged, and showed symp-
toms of it before he arrived here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10

An extensive fire occurred at Galveston,
Texas, on the End instant, involving heavy
loss. 1t was doubtless the design Of certain
parties to burn the town. The actions of the
Williams in Galveston were never before eqnlal-
ed in atrocity. ss A.5ss4ib
Texas has been divided into three military
districts. Gen. Turner commends the Calves
ton District, relieving Gen. Granger.
The steamer George Cromwell has arrived
from New York. AEl = VIVA raf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
THE SEMINARY

viii be on the original plan OF tie Maine State Semi
nary, embracing Ladies course, and miscellane-
GUS department Of both Sexes including instruction
in Ornamental branches, Music, Penmanship, Pho
biography, Book Keeping, &C. The Seminary viii be
under the government OF separate Principal and
Preceptress. es~~ .,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
MUNICIPAL ooURr. AUGUST Q.

Duncan NJ. Ross, who was complained of for
assault and battery, was discharged, no one
appearing to give evidence against him.
Charles B. Merrill, Esq, for State. E. & f.
Fox for respondent.
John Murphy, for larceny of six barrels of
-four from E. A. Norton & Co., was ordered to
recognize, with sureties, in the sum of 5000
for his appearance at the November term oil
the Supreme Judicial Court. Failing in bail,
he was committed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
Nrw F1ouR DrALrR.--Last weak Iobn

A NEW FLOUR DEALER.-Last week John
Murphy, thinking he could supply his own
family with -four at no cost, and could also put
money in his pocket by. selling to his neigh
bers, engaged boy teamster to 90 to E. A.
Norton & Co.'s and get six barrels of flour fol-
W. & c. R. Milliken. Messrs. Norton & Co.
having, before, sold lots of -four to the Messrs
Milliken, thought it all correct, and delivered
the -four to the boy, who, at Murphy's order,
drove it to the house of the latter. Murphy
sold four barrels of it and kept two.
A day or two since Messrs. Norton q 20.
discovered that they had been swlndled, and
the matter was investigated. The Hour was
all recovered save small portion used out OF
two barrels Two barrels were found at Muir
phys house, and the others at the places where
he sold it. Murphy was arrested and after an
examination yesterday in the Municipal Court,
was committed to Jail in default of bail for his
appearance at the November term of the SUI
preme Judicial Court. lt
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10

LEFT.-The LIST Maine Cavalry left for Au-
gusta in special train, between three and
four o'clock, yesterday afternoon They were
well cared for during their short stop here, and
expressed themselves as much pleased with
the attentions bestowed upon them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10

l. o. OF o. Fat the session of the Grand
Encampment at Saco Tuesday evening, the
following officers were chosen: Cyrus K. Ladd,
Portland, G. Patriarch; G. N. Read, Portland,
G. High Priest; A. M. McKenny, Portland,
G. Senior Warden; John II. Hall, Portland,
G. Junior Warden; Edward p. Banks, Port
land, G. Scribe and Treasurer; Thomas p.
Sawyer, Saco. G.. Sentinel. s7. na
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10
From Harana and San Don.i,,oo .,

New YORK, Aug. 9. iaa
The steamer Columbia brings Havana dates
of the 9Th. -3s
The ram Stonewan still remains in port
The opinion expressed by Admiral Gordon
that she could not stand an attack from any
of our larger Monitors is endorsed generally
by all who have visited her.
SANTANA, South Domingo, has been evacuat-
ed by the Spanish troops, and the exchange of
prisoners satisfactorily arranged. ~
There is rumor that the Hytiens are Civ
ing the Dominicans trouble. sa3
The yellow fever is raging in Puerto Princi-
pc. There is very little fever in Havana
Judah Benjamin and Kirby Smith were still
in Havana, but would probably go to Europe
soon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-10

WE have received from Messrs. Bailey &
Noyes copy of the Roll of Honor. List of
Members Of Bowdoin College, who have serv-
ed in the u, S. Army or Navy during the War
Of the Rebellion" 1t is printed in neat and
artistic style by Brown Thurston, and is pub
lished for the benefit of the Soldiers Memoir
al Fund. Every family in he State should
possess copy, to show how proudly Old
Bowdoin has done during the war, in which
more than $50 of her graduates and students
have served in the army or navy.