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The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1869-12-15

HEAVY DAMAGES CLAlMED.-The DANA
ges claimed by parties suing the Louisville
and Cincinnati Mail Line Company, TO.
loss of life caused by the collision ana
burning Of the steamers, America ana
United States, last December, amount 70
$4,000. Should the decision OF the
court be adverse to the company, addinoo-
al suits will be brought against it. .,5s9 :
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anxious to obtain the services OF q yprv
large man to attend to the following kind
Of persons
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"what's the politics Of the paper" and i
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The benevolent gentleman who in bust
of generosity wants to tell Us now to make
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The mean, vindictive and coward,y
sneak who wants to abnse some c;ti,eo
editorially, to crafty bis own personal
spite. 49, -
The sly and stingy sneass who wants
to get half column puff on his business
inserted as an item of general interest.ps
h The suctum bore who takes liberties
with all loose manuscripts and can't take
q hint to leave. z-ssN
The fellow who wants to know whether
We are candidate for several offices.
The patent medicine agent who exhibits
spurious contracts hom other papers when
he wants to Jew down prices"
Other misc llanepus gfoois will have 10
be used up as they present themselves.
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Dall at LEVIN q FERGUSON''S.
" and examine their Holiday Presents

King of Chills is sure and certain. Dumb
Ague-use King of Chills. Children can
use King of Chills. King of Chihs-tno
peoples fayorite. Ssssi
~ John Justis who killed George
Snoddy, was examined before Judge
w. H. Heistand, on October 81. Inc
evidence adduced exhibited facts OF
the most extenuating character. jas,
It's had been beaten, threatened, abused
and maltreated beyond all endurance,
In considerations these facts a deci:'
ion was rendered, of justifiable homl-
eide, and he was discharged from Gus
toby Red River News.
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Ho.-DAy PREsENrs
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TT OLIDAY PRESEN rs
II. at LEVIN g. FERGUSON'E,
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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
Order for
Service by
Publication.

Isaac B. Kelly. Endorsee, Plaintiff, against
BpeiSht Hill Calhoun Hill, Francis Hin, Buck
ner T.. Hill, and Adolphus G. Moseley, defend
ants.
TN THE ABOVE ACTION, it appearing from
l. the affidavit of the plaintiff
l. That the defendant. Speight Hill. cannot,
after due diligence, be found in the State.
III. That a cause Of action exists against said
defendant.
III. That said defendant is not a resident OF
this State bnt has all interest in property there
II is ordered,
l. That service of the summons be made by
publication in the Wilmington Journal, weekly
newspaper published in the city of Wilmington,
NJ o., once week for six weeks successively.
II. That copy OF the summons and complaint
in this action be forthwith deposited in the post
office by the said plaintiff, directed to the said
defendant, at his usual place Of residence. if the
same be known to said plaintiff, and said sum-
mons shall be deemed to have been served st the
expiration of the time of publication prescribed
by this order.
Given under my hand and seal OF office at Of
flee in Kenansville this 4th October, 1869.
}. d. SOUTHERLAND,
CLERK Superior Court
Duplin County, N, o.
oct 6 S5.6W
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
Effects Of the Rain in Baltimore and
Elsewhere.

The amount OF damage caused by the
flood Of Sunday night along the line Of
Jones's Falls was discovered yesterday not
to have been SO great as was anticipated,
many persons having taken the precaution
to get all their valuables out of harms way.
Centre-street bridge was carried away, and
Pratt-street bridge and the drawbridge are
considerably injured by the dredging ma
chimes which were wrecked against them.
The damages to the city will probably be
over hundred thousand dollars, while pri-
vate individuals lose from sixty to seventy
five thousand, as nearly as can be estimated.
The food was general along all the water
courses in the vicinity of the city, and from
Baltimore, Howard, and Anne Arundel
counties, there are many reports of losses of
property 10y the water. Tho Baltimore and
Ohio railroad is washed away in the vicinity
of Elys7ille, and no trains passed over the
road yesterday. The Northern Central was
damaged at various points, but repairs were
promptly made, and the trains will run
as usual to-day. The Country along the
Washington Branch is inundated, but the
road is unhurt. Philadelphia has expert
encel terrible and destructive freshet in
the Schuylkill, the river spreading over
many blocks of houses on either bank and
sweeping everything before it. Houses
and railroad cars have been washed OH ana
several lives lost The railroad bridge at
Gray's Ferry was washed ont, cutting off
railroad communication between Balti-
more and Philadelphia Passengers from
the North, who were due here yesterday
afternoon, were transferred from Philadel
phia to Wilmington, Delaware, by steamer
and thence to Baltimore by rail, arriving
here late last night. From central and
eastern Pennsylvania and New York tele-
grams tell one unbroken story of great
foods in all the streams and of buildings
OF every sort on their shores being
destroyed by the torrents. Railroad travel
in these localities has been entirely cut off,
bridges and track being alike carried
away by the waters. In the distance that
it covered, the storm appears to have been
one of the most disastrous that ever hap
pened. american 9Th.
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casualties incident to campaign life
These returns were kept with great se
crecy, in order to prevent the enemy from
becoming acquainted with our weakness,
Another disadvantage was also felt in the
Limited number of our suitable weapons of
war, and believe it will be found, on ex-
animation, that the most approved and
tried arms in the hands of our troons were
captured from the enemy in battle -
These, and many other Incidents Of a like
nature, if brought to light, would exhibit
the greatest disparity between the two
opposing forces, if not alike in the number
OF troops, as you have exhibited in your
tables, Mt least of sufficient Importance to
satisfy Ievery nnprejudiced mind that We
were constantly laboring, throughout the
contest, nnder every possible Disadvantage.
L perceive by the printed prospectus of
the southern Historical Society" which
you were 80 kind as to send me, that time
must be given in collecting the necessary
facts which are to be the basis of this inn
portant work, before it shall he prepared
ana given to tho public. To this end il
VIII be my endeavor to contribute from
time 10 time, such facts as may he on.
abled to collect, and as may be deemed Of
consequence by the society.
With great respect have the honor TO
be your obedient servant,
g EOOpER
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
Superior COurt---Duplin CouHty.

VIM. II. Williams, Prttf
against
Epaight Hill, Order for
Calhoun Hill, Service by
Frances Hill, Publication
Buckner l.. Hill,
Adolphus G. Moseley, Def'ts.
TN THE ABOVE ACTION, It APPEARING
L from the affidavit of the plaintiff
l. That the defendant, Spaight Hill, cannot,
after due diligence, be found in the State.
H. That cause of action exists against said
defendant.
III. That said defendant is not resldent OF
this State, but has interest in property
therein.
1t is ordered,
l. That service of the summons be made by
publication in the Wilmington Journal. q weekly
newspaper published in the city Of Wilmingto
n. c., once week for six weeks successively.
II. That copy Of the summons and complaint
in this action be forthwith deposited in the Post
office by the said plaintiff directed to the said
defendant. at his usual place Of residence. il the
same be known to said plaintiff, and said sum-
mons shall be deemed to have been served at the
expiration OF the time Of publication prescribed
by this order.
...... Given under my hand and seal of office,
:Seal: at office in Kenansville, the 25th day Of
'''''' september, A. ID. 1869.
j. d. SOUTHERLAND,
Clerk Superior court Duplin County.
oct 34-W6W
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
CIstern Water.

A correspondent of the New York Re-
public, writing from Yorktown, thus
speaks of our standard drinking water, and
also remarks on the deleterious effects on
the system by the use of we'll water
Another point should be borne in mind
by every one intending to locate within
one hundred miles of the seacoast or in
any place where malarial diseases prevail.
It is, under no consideration use spring or
we'll water for drinking purposes. This
rule is habitually violated, and, as con-
sequence, nine out of every ten persons
are more or less affected by the diseases of
the climate. It is we'll established fact
that these diseases are almost wholly caused
by the use of spring or we'll water; and the
remedy is of the simplest; yet the persisten-
cy with which this water, everywhere bear
ing the seeds of disease, is used, and the pa
tience with which ague and the various form
Of marsh fever are borne, has no parallel out
of the dominions Of the Sultan. The
remedy is good and ampe cistern. But
simple and cheap as 1t Is, and we'll estab-
lished as is its effectiveness, not one fam
lily in hundred i'll the country Uses one.
Consequently diseases Of malarial type
are prevalent IN the latter summer and
early fall months; and though not often
fatal they have q very depressing effect,
both mentally and physically, upon all who
fall under their baleful influence. Inyear;
gone by, the listless and forlorn appear
ance of many inhabitants of the pine reg
! ions, especially the poorer ones, was at
tributed, by Jealous ihilanthropists, to
the blighting influence of slavery, but the
modern observer sees i'll the paid conn
tenances and slovenly movements of these
dwellers by the marsh and fen, only the
unmistakable traces of fever and ague.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
Superior EOurt---Duplin County.
Calhoun Hill, Ppttf, ORD
cf GARY

Calhoun Hill, Pptff, Order for
against service by
Speight Hill, Defendant. Publication.
TN THE ABOVE ACTION, it appearing from
II the affidavit of the Plaintiff:
l. That the defendant, Speight Hill, cannot.
after due diligence, be found in the State.
II. That a cause OF action exists against said
defendant.
III. That said defendant is not resident OF
this State, but has an interest in property there
in.
1t is ordered,
I. That service of the summons be made by
publication in the Wilmington Journal, q weekly
newspaper published in the city Of Wilmington,
y O.. once week for siS weeks successfully.
II. That copy Of the summons and complaint
in this action be forthwith deposited in the post
Office by the said plaintiff, directed to the said
defendant, at his usual place Of residence il the
same be known to said plaintiff, and said sum
mons shall be deemed to have been served at the
expiration of the term OF publication prescribed
by this order.
Given under my hand and seal Of office at Of
fee in Kenansville, this October 5th, 1869,
j. D. SOU UrHERLAND,
Clerk Superior Court
Duplin County.
octS IS 6w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
Superior C0urt---Duplin County.


James Ii. L. Rhodes,
Bena F. Rhodes,
Martha E. Rhodes,
BY their Guardian,
Alexander u. McGeWen pItfs Order for
Against 7 Service by
Spaight Hill. Publication.
Oalhorn Hill,
Frances Hill,
Buckner Hill
Adolphus g. Moseley, Dfts.
IN THE ABOVE ACTION, 1T APPEARING
l. from the plaintiffs
l. That the Defendant Spaight Hill, cannot,
after due di ligence, be found in the State.
II. That cause of action exists against said
defendant.
III. That said defendant is Lot resident of
this state, but has interest n property therein
II is ordered,
l. That service of summons be made by pub
licstion in the Wilmington Journal, weekly
newspaper published in the city of Wilmington,
n. O., for elk weeks successfully.
II. That a copy OF the summons and complaint
in this action be forthwith deposited in the Post
office by the said plaintiffs, directed to the said
defendant, at his usual place OF residence, il the
same be known to said plaintiffs, and said sum-
mons shall be deemed to have been served at the
expiration Of the time of publication prescribed
by this order
...... Given under my hand and seal of office
Seal: at Office in Kenansville, this 18th Sep
'''''' tember, A. D. 1869.
J. ID. SOUTHERLAED,
Clerk Superior Court, Duplin County, N. @.
sept q 33-w6w
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15

Andrew S. Kemp, Executor of Neill Kelly. w. W.
a Reilly John f. Kelly, n. a. Kelly, Alice kel-
ly, Lucy ]. Kelly, ana H. A. Kelly, Heirs at Law
of Neill Kelly.
PETITION To MAKE REAL ESTATE ASSETS
IT appearing to the Court that William A.
l. Kelly, defendant in this cause, is resident
of another State, 1t is ordered, that publication
be made in the Wilmington Journal, newspaper
cessive weeks once q week, notifying him to sp-
pear at the office of the CLERK of the Superior Court
for said county, on the first Monday in November,
1863, and show cause, if any he has, why the
that in default thereof the petition will be heard
er pdrte and decree pro confesso will be render
ed as to him.
Witness Fl. P. Crowell, Clerk of the Superior
Court for Bladen county, the 10th day of Septem-
Der, 1859.
81. P. CROWELL,
Clerk of the Superior Court.
sept "a S3.6U*
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
The Population OF the Globe.

There are on the globe l,28S, ,OO0, 900 of
souls. 100000, 900 are Of the Caucasian
race $50, 900. 900 are of the Mongol race :;
100, ,00O, ,O00 are of the Ethiopian race; 17G,-
O0O,O ,OO0 are OF the Malay race 100000
are of the IndoAmerican race. There are
,642 languages spoken, and 1000 differ
ent religions. The yearly mortality of the
globe is 80, 333, 3333 persons. This is at the
rate eff 81, 554 per day, 3,73O per hour, 62
per minute. So each pulsation of the
heart marks the decease of somo human
creature. The average of human life is 33
years. One-fourth Of the population dies
at or before the age OF 7 years. One-half
ator before II years. Among 10000 per
sons one arrives at the age of 100 years,
in 100 lives to the age of 90. Married men
live longer than single ones. In 100 per-
sons 95 marry, and more marriages occur
in June and December than in any other
months of the year. Ono-eighth of the
whole population is military. Professions
exercise great influence on longevity. In
1000 individuals who arrive at the age of
70 years, AZ are priests, orators or public
speakers, 40 are agriculturlsts, 33 are
wo1kmen, 81 are soldiers or military en-
ployees, 20 advocates or engineers, II pro-
fessors, and "a doctors. Those who de-
vote their lives to the prolongation Of that
of others die the soonest. There are 1885,
100000 Christians 100000 Israelites !;
$4,000, 900 Asiatic religionists ; 100, ,OOO,-
900 Mohammedans 3OO,OOO,0OO Pagans.
In the Christian churches 17O,OO0,O 900 pro-
fess the Roman Catholic faith, 75,O00,OOO
the Greek, and sc, 0,OOO,O 900 the Protestant.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
A Youthful Clerk

Among the proceedings which took
place in the Senate chamber of the Vir-
ginia Legislature on Tuesday the Rich
mond Wing records the following:
"While the roll was being called, Colo
mel Walter FL. Taylor, of Norfolk, (the Ad-
jutant of General r. E. Lee during the
war; stated that his name was not on it,
and proceeded to explain why it was not
there. On finding, yesterday, that he was
one of the seven Senators whose certif-
Gates had been retained Ey General Candy,
he went to head quarters this morning,
and on asking General Candy why this was
the case, that officer replied that he had
been informed that he was clerk of the
Circuit Court in the year 1914. He told
General Candy that he was then only six
years old, and convinced him that he la.
bored under no disability that would pre-
vent him from taking his seat as q Senator
from Norfolk. General Candy thereupon
said he would have his certificate forward
ed to the Secretary of tho Commonwealth.
This had not yet bceu done, and he was
consequently unable to qualify as re-
uuirPd "
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15

Professor Faber's speaking machine,
now in Hamburg, is said to articulate
various words, and even to answer ques.
tions by simple sentences with wonderful
distinctness.
General Magruder is lecturing in Rich,
mond, Va, on Macmillan and Mexico.
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RATES OF ADVERTIsING

square, of 10 lines or less, for each and every
insertion, 81.
Special Notices will be charged 5000 per square
reach and every insertion.
All obituaries and private publications of every
CHARACTER, are charged as advertisements.
ATNo advertisement, rejecting upon private
CHARACTER can, under ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, be
admitted.
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NEW ORLEANS, August 2, 1869


Gpneral S. Cooper. AIerdndria Va:
DEAR SIR You will please excuse the
liberty which take in trespassing upon
your valuable time.
l have recently been preparing, for the
Southern Historical Society. a paper unon
the losses of the Confederate army, from
battle, wounds and disease, during the
civil war, 1868. The following general
results of my investigation are most re-
spectfully submitted to you for examina-
tion and criticism
Killed, Wounded and Prisoners Of the Con-
feQerute ArnY DatrinQ Tie UDr lS6l-'G5
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BE BEAUTIFUL.

II you desire beauty You should use Hagan's
IagnOlia Balm.
1t gives soft, refined, satin-ika texture to the
,5mplexion, removes Roughness, Redness, Blot.
les, Sunburn. Tan, Nc, and adds tinge OF
I.rariy Bloom to the pIalnest features. 1t brings
.he Bloom Of Youth to the fading check and
.nsnges the rustic Country UirI into FaahiOns-
j. I- CITY Belle.
In the use OF the Magnolia Balm lies the true
rot of Beauty. No lady need complain OF her
.gnp!rxion who Will invest - cents in this de-
.httuI article
.un's hathairnn il the heat Hair Dressing in
,tl 3i-lm
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
LATEST NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.

From South America-The StOfm-TerribIe
Destruction.
HACKyILLE, N. b Oct. 7--P. Nj.
The storm on Monday night tremendous
with tidal wave. The low grounds were Hood
ed and thousands NJ cattle were destroyed. The
dy hes on the marshes all gone, and the brldg-
80 throughout the country destroyed. The dam
age is incaoulabIe. The loss of this small parish
is estimated at one million dollars.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-10-15
Mark Twain at the romb of Adam.

"The tomb of Adam ! How touching it
was here in land of strangers, far away
from home and friends, and all who cared
for me, thus to discover the grave of
blood relation. True, distant one, but
still a relation. The unerring instinct of
nature thrilled its recognition The foun-
tain Of my tilial affection was stirred to it's
profoundeGt depths, and 1 gave way to tu-
multuous emotion. leaned upon pillar
and burst into tears. l deem it no shame
to have wept over the grave OF my poor
dead relative. Let him who would sneer
at my emotion, close this volume here, fox
he will find little to his taste in my Jour
neyings through Holy Land. Noble old
mamie did not live to SEQ his child
And I-I-alas I did not live to see linn.
Weighed down by sorrow and disappoint-
ment, he died before ! was borne, 900
brief summers before was born. But let
us try to bear it with fortitude. Let us
trust that he is better off where he is.'
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Important to Liqn0r-Dtalers.


The following decision has been made
by TIA" iGternal Revenue Department:
Urea URY DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE INTERNAL REVENUE,
WAsRINGrON, Sept 20, 1869.
Sir In reply to Your letter Of the 2sth in
stant. asking it the letter from tha office, dated
Septeln' er lO, instant, B. n. Mea IS. assessor.
published. as you say, i'll volume 10, page a8 OF
the Internal ReDrntsr Itecr1L is intended to ELI
tlreIy prohibit the use Of standing casks by H.
quor dealers, You are informed that such is the
Intention. This prohibition is not intended how
ever, tn inclu ie VtaalA containing less than five
gallons as bOttlca, iocauters, ami demijOhus,
used By retail dealers. Still an unne cessary
number ot such vessels found upon the premises
of retail dealer will be circum-ta sufficient
~ suspicious to call for d close observation of the
premises.
Very respectfully,
josiah GIVEN
Deputy Commits .iOner.
GoHDoN l.. FonD. Collector Il Third District,
brooklyn, =. Y.
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effect and after the admission OF the atate into
the Union, only received four votes.
In the same body a resolution Was offered that
in view of doubt expressed about the legality of
this Leg gislature it will after its admission into
the Union, re. enact the l4th and 18th amcni
mente.
The reanlntinn WAS refsrrnd
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Southern Historical Society.

confederate Losses During the Civil War,
Is''i p Correspondence RetWs the Sec
'e'"ry, ar. Joseph Jones, and Gen. 8.
Cooper, Formerly Adjutant General Of
the Confederate States