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Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-05
THE FARMERS MUTUAL FIRE
insurance Company of the
State of DeIaVQare."


(ORisIEAI Mill cRsEK &e@
b,s counpsny continues oIsr to the people Of DeA
sra ita superior advantage %! Insurance aHA'nst los
by are on ali descriptions y property Except Maine
risss On. ...,. ovro-,.
~ ma sttsnton to the nubieci Of Mutual Insurance,
being the frst introduce the prneplel nto our sN
Nv reason OF which, II Is believed the MANAGERS hae
ssn anabed 40 to adjust and discriminate between the
dasrept varieties Of property to render the member
ship among most equitable in character OF VIZ
ons Insnranoe Companies presented to the public.
Il credit 10 itssf that It's payments OF losses have
been 50 prompt and bers that in ~ years nusnes anu
nsses res hing over 100000 not single case o. itlga
rou has occurred, and scarcely one Wlthoat snie h"
ASnoh NJ lpe mora ~ tbs safety than the number and
amount q is risks it has declined Hundreds Of Thou
rrest an amount in single rlsk Offering unHt OBJ
ieots Of Insurance for the character o. the hsutah9n
In this manner it is conceived II mas me salest IN
most select list of assurances, In proportion 70 inc hhu
-oysE Six Millions of Dollars Of any olnsr e'p""'
A. syiasnee 81 this il mas not only reduced the rate
insurance At all times moderate, one-si1th dnrlng !n
as two years but II presents clear surplus iuha o.
IS security against assessment on we
Notes, which by the resort to scrip Netnasas III
fha bslaness due 10 each member being Issued WIN
~ paynE interest them from January le95 ~ lhs
ateof per cent per AnnuH, thus making a4Vi i"''u'
Commenced the year 1852 with real protection z
y the community in Deposit Notes OF F4 S2S9,
II Surplus Fund
= ...,..o,..,,0n $4,000
70 II work Of the Farmers OF DeiAWhfe ApN 40 s
they ought 70 PS"0niA' IT. Psssidept-JEssE SHARPE
saerstary .ud Treasurer-RoBBRr MocABE 81. D.
DIRECTORS
Eli Wilson, Brandywine HID; James Delaplaini Ults.
ana Hds james Webb, Samuel Barr " o. sotsenV ",
and JesEe Sharpe Wilmington Hd.i tobert MeCAoe ~
Greek Hds John +. Williamson, White Clay vIesh ~
1u George Janvier New Castle Has Curtis D. Elllso
10 cadar Ha; John o. CLARK, Red Lion hd'i VIM sAlp'
SMYRNA; James H. BHrnhAm, 81, Georges ~ o n
ns n Fleming, 7. Causey, Mord Henry loau' N'
Charles Tunnel, Georgetown. o. tu
AGENTs-As we'll for receiving applications 'of -sH
an Anee AZ dues Of members: ,,c.t At
Creek Hd; James Deapein, chTstana ia; ' Siso
49,, WiIlismsOn white Clay Greek HID; Curtis H. Lll,u
As panesder IA Red Lion St Georges, and Appoqunim
Hundreds Joseph G. Griffith, Smyrna y1mes V Gir
thu Nav Castle HID; Charles L. Fleming MILFORD Nha
" Tunuell, Georgetown; Henry Todd, Dover.
= Communications general business addressed 70 =
undersgnsd, Wilmington will receive immsaiA's eN
ion. . , :, - s....,
gB ROBERT mrGAbs M W, oee.s.-,,
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-05
TwENTY-FIVE THOUSAND SHARES

Of the stork Of the Company will be sold on account oil
Working Capital No other stock is offered Tor SALE
An entirely original and mutual plan has been adopted
for the speedy disposal Of the working capital for the par
tirulats Of which all parties Invited to call at the
Office No 432 Chestnut St. tup stairs teh2-u
Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-02-05
INSURANCE COMPANIES,

nELAwARE FIRE INsuRANoE conf
IL PANY -IHoaRPoRArEn BY TEE hf1islAfVkA OF TEE
STATE OF DELAWARE, WITH CAPITAL OF
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
Political News.

The political circles of the North arc
being greatly disturbed by events of i'm
portance now TRANSPORTING We publish on
the first page several extracts from leading
interior Republican papers on the alien
crossing question of impeachment We
have previously given extracts from the
principal papers of the Northern Cities
At present this is the leading topic, and
allof our Northern exchanges devote much
of their editorial columns in its discussion.
The President seems to court the impeach.
ment, while the Radicals, if we can Judge
from their papers, are much divided The
matter has been transferred from the House
to the Judiciary Committee, where posi-
bly, it may continue to the end of the ses.
sion.
The time at which the new Congress-. the
Fortieth, is to meet, which has been one ri
the leading political questions, and one con.
corning which the Radicals have disnlaved
much interest, has finally been settled. The
Senate having passed the House bill prov;
ding for the assembling of the Fortieth
Congress on the 4th of March next, the
day on which the present Congress expires.
As the ruling party have decided, veto OF
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
Internal

Under the head of ''THE Coal FIELD
ROAD" the Greensboro Patriot, in a very
extended article pretends to give history
of the Internal improvements of this State,
in which the Srossest injustice is done to
the Eastern portion Of North Carolina, and
especially to Wilmington. \ want of time
and a desire torefermore particularly to the
several acts Of our Legislature in regard to
the questions at issue, will necessarily de-
lay, fora day or two, 1; reply to this most
unjust and ungenerous attack upon com,
munity whose representatives have always
supported the works of internal improve
ment, for the development Of the West
and the whole State, aud who have proba-
bly, expended more money, in proportion
to their means, for railroads, than any other
town or city in the United States.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17

memory provided the private subscriptions
we're first made to an equal amount.
The connection was to be made att point
on the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad, not
further South than Magnolia. This was
compromise between Railway to More
head City, crossing near the same point,
and Road by a shorter line to Winning
| ton.
This w .uld enable the business from
Fayetteville and points West Of that place
| to have two routes to market, supposed TO
| be about equally good and desirable: :
| At this time 1859 it will be recollected
there was great e.citenaent abouta great city
that qcos TO rise ont Of The sands of Beaufort
hubor, and Fayetteville people, or some
of them, will probab!y recoLteG Aoao much
money they invested in the Getty lots y of
Carolina and {" Morehead" cities, the for
mer of which is ''sel1om seen and neue1'
heard ''-the latter is get not numerous.
But to the connection. If our Fayette-
vile brothers will allow to make short
er line of Railroad to Wilmington by some
five ( 5 or ten 10 miles, by connecting
at Leesburg, let us propose to them to
guarantee this line, pr0ritled, they will run
their Western Railway to some point on the
North Carolina Railroad, not further east
than High Point.
If more desirable, let the connection be
made at Magnolia. II distance of forty to
| fortv-fiye miles from Fayetteville, making
the whole distance to Fayetteville not more
than ninety miles, and about one hundred
and thirty miles to the coal and iron, and
less than one hundred and ninety five miles
to High Point. High Point is one hun
| dred and forty-fve miles from Goldsboro,
and eighty-four miles from Goldshoro' to
Wilmington makes it ria Goldsboro' two
hmm 1rn1 and twentv-ninp miles from rs
or differente of forty-four miles in favor
of the Fayetteville route from that great
| Northeastern country, for all places beyond
| High Point are subject to the same differ
ence, and which is sufficient to divert large
ly the trade to this place, rather than to
Richmond OF Norfolk. Let us see
High Point is 275 miles from Norfolk by
the nearest Railway line and 2G5 miles
from Richmond This brings Wilmington
20 miles nearer High Point than Richmond,
and 80 miles nearer than Norfolk. How
much will the Wilmington interests do for
| this whole Northwestern business with such
! odds in her favor Of course Fayetteville
| is 80 miles nearer High Point than Viii
mington, and market town, may reap
all the advantages that her position gives
! her with a fast Railway line for light fret 9ht,
goods and travel, and the river for her
heavy freights All West India goods can,
and will be supplied through this port, and
! by Steamers and Railways combined,
through this city, all the Northwest will
| find market and receive their supplies in
return through this city rather than Viz
! ginia ports.
| Will you suggest meeting of the citi-
Zens to discuss this question and to take
steps to consult for the Tennessee road.
CAPE FEAR.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
North CaTol!niaus E'hIxionti.

Several days since we published, by tele-
graph, the names Of some Of the distin-
guishcd North Carolinians who have re-
ceived their pardons. We give below the
list, with the names of their endorsers. -
Geo. Davis Confederate Attorney General, by
Governor Perry, Governor Worth, and a large
number of citizens.
A. Arlington, Confederate member Of Congress,
by Governor Holden.
Thomas S. Ashe, Confederate member Of Con-
gress, by Governor Holden.
r. BarlillgeT, Confederate Brigadier General, by
Governor Holden and General 6chorf.
W. r. Cox, Confederate Brigader General. by
Governors Worth and Holden.
William T. Dortch, Confederate Senator, by 3.
F. Moore. [GovernOr Holden recommended the re-
lection of this application.]
Bryan Grimes, Confederate Brigadier General,
by General Howard, RCvcrdy Johnson and five
citizens, r. N. Pearson and Judge Fnwle.
Bradley T. johnson, Confederate Brigader Gen
eral, by Governor Holden r. N. Saunders, f. G.
Reade, and Ii. J. Schley, and the members Of the
North Carolina Legislature.
J. M. Leach, Confederate member Of Congress,
no recommendation.
Richard B. Lee, Confederate Lieutenant Colonel,
by S. p. Lee, U. S. Navy.
James r. Mclean, Confederate member of Con-
gress, by Governor Holden and J. A. Gilmer.
Thomas D. Mcdowell. Confederate member of
Congress, by Governor Holden and J. X. Hawiey.
| J. u. Ramsey, Confederate member Of Congress,
| by Governor Holden.
M. w. Ransom, Confederate Brigadier General,
| Jy Governor Holden and j. H. Wheeler
A. NJ Scales Confederate Brigadier General, by
| Governor Holden, Jno. A. Gimer and Governor
| Worth.
| A. w. Venable. Confederate member of Con
| gress, by Governor Holden
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17

Weddings, beltings, cords, bindings,
braids and galloons, composed wholly or in
part of wool, worsted or alpaca so centsper
h., and 80 per cent. ad UaLorem.
Fringes, gimp, tassels, dress trimmings,
head nets, buttons, of wool or tassel but.
tons, worsted, or hair of alpaca, 20 per cent.
adj vdIoreDa.
The committee add the section of the
House bill allowing from first day of April
next a drawback on moving machines.
reaping machines, plowes, axes, hatchets,
scythes, cotton gins, shovels, spades, hoes,
hay and manure forks, chiseIes, augers
and carpenter tools.
A new section provided that on and after
April LIST, 1867 there shall be allowed q
drawback to the import duty paid on all
iron, copper and cordage which shall be
wrought up into the construction of sailing
vessels of the United States or used i'll re-
pairing vessels OF foreign build.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
Council of State.

We learn from Iprivate sources chat the
Council of State met on Monday in Raj
eigh. Nothing was done on that day be-
yond organization, except the appointment
of the Board of Internal Improvements and
the Literary Board, as follows:
BOARD OF INTE- .s<AL IMPROVEMENTS Hon.
ston, Esq, of BERTHE. No change
LITERARY BoARD-EIajor Ell. W. Hustled,
of Wake, Col. S. d. Pool, of Craven, for
mer members), and Rev. @. lei. Wiley, of
Guilford, instead of Mr.. Mendenhall, re-
signed. The Council was in session again
yesterday, but as yet We are not advised OF
any important public business being tran.
sacted.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
From the Newbern Commercial.
Appeal i'm Behalf of the Hollywood Memo
-1E Razaar.

rial Bazaar.
I have received the following circular,
with the request that should bring the OBJ
iect of it as prominently as possible before
the people of this portion of North Carroll
ma. + know that the generosity of our good
citizens Creduced, as they have been IN their
fortunes, by the calamity OF war; has been
sorely taxed, and if 1 believed 1t possible
for them to weary of well-do1ng, should
hesitate about making this appeal. But L
feel confident that the men and women OF
the South have solemnly resolved-next to
the support of their own families, and the
shielding from want the wounded, widow
ed. and orphaned of those who composed
orr Southern armies-tO make IL the duty
of their lives to rescue from oblivion and
dissertation the bodies of those noble sol
diers who gave up their lives in defence of
orr beloved but lost cause" L therefore
make this application with the full assur-
ance that it will meet with an earnest, hear
ty and substantial a Responsible more SO,
in view of the fact that North Carolina has
more patriots dead Oh the soil of Virginia
than any other Southern State.
Contributions of money fancy articles,
agricultural productions, manufactures, &c,
are solicited from all portion of the State.
Those forwarded from the counties east OF
the county of Orange viii be received by
me here to be sent to Richmond those
from the counties west of Orange, including
that county, will be received by Mrs. Thos.
Pewey, of Charlotte. Mamie Dawes.
Agent of Hollywood Memorial Associa-
ton for the Eastern portion of North Car
DINA.
CIRCULAR THE HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL. BAZAAR
AssoCIArIoN.-The Ladies Of the Hollywood Me-
mortal Association propose holding Bazaar IN
Richmond, Va, in February next, for the I)ur-
pose Of raising funds to enable them to carry ont
their plans care OF the Confederate dead 1t Is
their wish that each of the late Confederate States,
with Maryland, 81 ouid be represented in this Ba-
zaar as the Association is interested equally in all
the deceased soldiers Of the South, from whatever
| State they may have come, who are buried at
| Hollywood.
| Al agent or agents will be appointed in each
State who will notify the pubic OF that State Of then
[linCsS to receive contributions OF money, or OF
! articles that may be disposed of at the Bazaar.
It is hoped that in this undertaking, which ap-
pcals touching to the ladies OF the South, and
those vino sympatiiZe with them will be manifested
! be oning enthusiasm, and that the Bazaar VIII
| illustrate how noby these States emulate each
| other in love and good works on this occasion OF
| so much interest to all.
All papers in the State friendly to the enterprise
will please publish as frequently as their gener-
| OsitF dictates. ~ II.
Any articles which can be forwarded more
| conveniently from North or South Caro-
| lima to Wilmington than the points desig-
mated, can be sent to Mrs. Julia b. Oakley,
care Of 4. Fl. VanBokkelen, who will see
that they are credited and appropriated to
| the proper State.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17

schoolel in their nefarious business, within
the city, and the incentives, which fire.
quently make profitable their dishonest
labors. exist here, but the field of operation
in the county is larger, and, from the eff
cheney and strength of our city police, de-
lection is less sure. The evils necessarily
attending the large collection of human
beings within our city are the immediate
causes which make imperative the estab-
lishmcnt OF this Court. but unfortunately
these causes extend to the country. and,
too frequently, the citizens of the county
are sufferers from the accomplished rogues
who congregate or grow up here.
The tendency, moreover. should the ju,
risdiction Of the Court be confined to the
city, if this tribunal isas efficient in mete-
ing ont certain and speedy justice to often
ders as we trust and beiese it will be, may
and probably would be, while increasing
security in the city where it is less needed,
to make crimes more frequent i'll the coun-
try, where protection should be extended.
If the theory upon which our Criminal Law
is founded be correct, and criminals are
deferred by prompt trial and certain pun
ishment, then the operations of this Court,
should they be confined t. the city, If they
are attended with any success, must be to
force even those iii orr midst who contem-
plated the committai Of crime, to go be-
yond its jurisdiction, where not only detec-
ton is less sure but the trial is delayed
which makes the punishment more uncer-
tain, and almost always less severe.
We believe it to be to the int crest of the
people Of New Hanover county that the
proposed Criminal Court should have iuris-
diction over all crimes committed within
the county. We are satisfied that every
man who has thought over this matter will
agree with us. The necessities which de-
nIand its establishment, equally require that
its protection should be extended to every
citizen of the county. We hope, therefore,
that no amendment will be offered 10 con
fine its operations to the city, but that the
bill will claim the early attention of our
members upon the rc-assemblingof the LIE
gislature, so that it may Become a Jaw, and
the Court organized at once.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17

We publish elsewhere an appeal from
Miss Dawes, of Newhern, who has been APP
pointed agent for The eastern portion OF
North Carolina, of the Hollywood Memo
rial Association, to forward articles for the
Bazaar, which opens on the 4th OF Feb
ruary. Articles from this portion OF the
State may be sent to Mrs. Oakley, at
this place, care of Mr.. A. IL. VanBokkelen,
and they will be properly forwarded There
are but few people in the South who have
not some loved relative or dearfriend buried
within the holy precincts of Hollywood
Cemetery, and all feel II desire to assist the
noble ladies Of Richmond in their labor OF
love, in Identifying this resting-place of the
heroes of the South. We hope that the
appeal will not be in vain. 1t certainly
will not be disregarded in this State. North
Carolina has more dead on the soil of Vir-
ginia than any other Southern State. Patri-
otism and iberality are characteristic of her
people.
The plan of the Bazaar is such that the
absent can participate in its benefits while
contributing to it's charities. Tickets will
be sold throughout the South entitling the
holder to Il prize in the distribution of AZ
ticles there being no blanks. The price OF
tickets is fixed at 81 each. Col. E. ID.
Hall, of this City, has been appointed an
agent, by the young lady in charge of the
North Carolina table, for the sale of the
tickets, and Maj. M. P. Taylor is also an
authorized agent They will be glad to
dispose of them to such of our citizens as
are inclined to TRY their luck"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
For the Journal.
Railroad to FayctteviiIe-The Coal and
Iron Fields and Westward.

Editors Of tie Journal, JFiImimgton-
GENTLEMEN Permit me to join your cor
respondent in urging upon the property
owners and business people of this City the
vast importance of speedy and short con-
rection by rail with Fayetteville, and thence
by the Western railway to High Point, Sa-
lem, and thence into Virginia
The matters involved are so important
and generally SO well understood, that I
do not propose to discuss them at any
length in this paper.
A charter for connection of the Viii
mington d Weldon Railroad with Fayet
vile, In which the State was subscriber to
the amount Of $3.50, 600, was passed by our
Legislature in 1859 or go, Il write from
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
Trade IL nd Commerce OF baltimore.

We have received from Nessrs Atkinson
Il Shepperson Il copy of the annual state
ment of the Trade and Commerce of Balti
more for the year 1866. We are pleased to
observe that the trade of that city has eE
perienced material increase, and that the
statement of imports and exports Indicate
a decided prosperity which the future will
no doubt continue to extend. The people
Of the South are beginning to look upon
Baltimore with more favor us Il market, and
it's advantages us II cotton market will
doubtless, in time, be truly appreciated.
| The merchants of that city are competing
with those of New York for Il just proper
ton of the Southern trade, and although,
perhaps, not possessed of so large an amount
of capital us is accumulated in the great
metropolis, they do not undcrrate the value
of advantages, and forget not to offer some
inducements to attract the trade they de
sire.
Below we give d statement regarding cot
ton, extracted from the sheet before us, to-
gether with u table of comparative prices
of that article during each month i'll the
past three years. There are other items of
Importance contained i'll the statement, but
none Of immediate interest to our readers
cotton being the only article mentioned
which is shipped to any extent from this
section
COTTON.
Tho total receipts of Cotton at Baltimore, for
the year ending December 3lst, 1866, have been
as follows: from New Orleans, $50 bales Mo
bile, 3S3 bales; Charleston, 1916 bales Savan-
nah, l0,0l2 bales ApaiachicOa, $50 bales Vir-
GINA and North CarOliua, II 1871 bales other
T. nnessee via Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, 1903
Mississippi and Tennessee via Northern Central
Railroad, 12t making total of "a, ESQ bales
Our cotton manufactures have been actively
engage ed during the year. and have consumed be
tween 6000 and 1000 more bales than during the
year 1863 There are more than twenty mauUfac
turing establishments in and around Baltimore
is upward of 80 600 bales. The amount of capital
invested iii this branch Of industry, is some -,
600 0CO and the operatives employed i'll the ri
Gus factories numb upwards of 900 Of whom
more than tWo-tbirls are females The cost ola
Dor is about S65O,0GO, and the value of the pro
ducts upwards of SO, 000, 900.
The amount of exports from Baltimore OF cot
ton during the year reached 7,479 halcs-sll to Lii
VerpOOl.
Annexed we furnish table OF price ranged on
the 18th Of each month, together with compara-
tive prices of cotton for the preceding two years
taken on the 18th Of each month, for Ordinary to
MiddnS.
COMPARATIVE PRICES OF CorToN or tie 15N. Of
e0ch month, d'rt"g the past Mrcc gears.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
PRICES OF COTTON or tie 1jit Z
each month"; d'Ti"J the past three gears.
Ordinary to Ordinary to Ordinary
III 1
Liverpool; Cotton Market,

We are indebted to the kindness of Mes
srs kidder & Martin, for Manchester, Eng
land, papers of the 2Sth and both OF De-
cember. An elaborate statement regarding
the Liverpool Cotton Market is contained
therein, from Which we gather some facts
and figures, which will no doubt prove of
! interest to the reader and which will assert
the right of that great commercial place to
the reputation of the standard and greatest
Cotton market in the world and its continu-
ed increase in trade
The following summary shows the in
crease of the trade of that market during
the year 1866, over that of the previous
year:
SUMMARY.
Increase of imports, compared with last
Increase Ofquantiy taken for consumption. 49S $40
Increase of quantity taken for export .. 205 42O
Increase OF stock, compared with last year, 81 260
Cotton at sea-for the kingdom. .122 900
We give also full statement Of the stock
on hand on the 2Sth inst, with an en1 -
meration of the various descriptions:
STOCK OF COTTON.
The actual stock of cotton in Liverpool, deciar-
| ed this (FrIday) morning, amounts to SIG no
20 $50 Egyptian 100 Smyrna, II go West India
270, 100 East India and 2,Si0 China and Japan,
proving 10000 above the estimate, showing an
excess of 1850 East India, IL $40 American
$3.50 Brazil, and $50 West India, and a deficiency
| of 1870 Egyptian. 42O Smyrna, and 100 China.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-01-17
HOT TIC JOUrNa
short sermons by a. LayInan.

[ propose, dear public, to furnish you a
wholesome dish of that very cheap com
modify called advice, and us there is an in
exh austible supply on hand, you shall lnxtl-
riate in it weekly until I get tired. The
subject of this first essay is contained in
those four little lines Of Boccaccio