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! CU IlawlUns and the Court.
" , "', bt Tirs AinpoB of ? simos suoos." r
. Some years ago I knewjan individual, whose sobri
quet was u Col. Hawkins,' who was the most perfect
specimen of the 4are-deTil, frontier man that I ever
Baw, at least in Alabama His real name was Jim
Fielder to ;whi,ch his neighbors frequently added
the expressive pre-fix " Dxris..n And he was a Devil
fearing neither God,' man, nor beast, and if not invul
nerable, possessing at least a tenacity of life that was
most, astonishing; - He had been once -struck down
with a broad-axe, and his brain absolutely cloven to
a considerable depth, and for several inches in length ;
yet he made no particular difficulty of surviving, and
that, too, .with all his, faculties uninjured.' . 5 .
The " Colonel7? being what, in his region and times,
was called a cow-driver, had cultivated the art of
equitation, until he and his favorite .bay whom he
named "HeUf became a perfect centaur... No feat
was too difficult for them.; I have myself seen them
do things which would make the gallant Col; May's
blood run cold. Hell was the most perfectly trained
animal that I ever saw; followed his master like a
dog, and when the Colonel got drunk and lay in the
road, would stand by him and guard him for hours.
" Col. Hawkins" used to be very fond of attending
the Circuit Courts of his county, at which, after a
time) he became an insufferable nuisance. The Sher
ii& were always afraid of him; the tavern-keepers
dreaded him ; and the Judges never could get hold of
him. In one. of his mad freaks, I have seen , him,
while court was in 'session, mounted on " Hell," charge
up the steps and into one door of the Court House,
furiously along the aisle, and, with a tremendous leap,
dear the steps, out of the other.
I remember well the first, session at which' I ever
saw him. Court was held, temporarily, in a two
story, wooden building; one end of which rested on
the ground, the other (the front,) being on brick
work, or blocks, two or three feet high. A Judge
was presiding .whose distinguished trait was a tyran
ical petulance a judicial wasp whose sting was ever
protruding. His Honor, however, met his match in
" Col. Hawkins," and, no doubt, thinks of him to this
day with emotins of horror. , ..:'.''.,
. ,Fpx the first day or two of the court week our he
ro, being rather sobers behaved remarkably well ; but
about the middle of the week he got on a regular
frolic, and immediately turned his attention to the
disturbance of tho court. For this purpose, he had
prepared a number of loaves of bread, and collecting
all the scraps of the kitchen of his tavern, he pro
ceeded to " fort" himself under the Court-house. His
citadel was impregnable on one side, by reason of the
house having one end on the ground ; and all the
other approaches the Colonel industriously fortified
by building walls of large loose rocks: leaving only
a single entrance, and a few port-holes through
which he might cast his missiles at any adventurous
besieger. . i . .
Here it must be remarked, that the town was par
ticularly populous in the dor wav if that be not a
solecism and Jim being aware of the fact, had pro
vided himself with a hunting horn, an instrument on
which he was a most capital performer. There were
in the village, at the time, I think, three full packs
of hounds: and as to the curs, though I never took
tlieir census, I can certify that they were multitudi
nous.
Prepared now at all points, the Colonel took his
place within his " fort," and waited until a sound of
bustling from above indicated that the court was
transacting business. Then, toot, toot, to-too, to-too
toot, toot toot! went his horn.
Three " several and distinct" simultaneous howls,
from different quarters of the town, responded to tho
blast
Toot ! toot ! to-too ! to-too ! toot ! toot ! toot !
Again three dire howls responded : but this time
they seemed converging to a common centre Jim's
subcurian fortification.
" My God, Mr, Sheriff," said the little tiger on the
bench, "what is all that blowinz and howline a-
boutl"
" I s'pose," replied the Sheriff, with a wild look, fax
he knew the Tartar he had to deal with, "I s'pose
it's a comp'ny of hunters going out after deer."
"War' the . Judge invariably sounded the e in
well, a short " Wal, my God ! do the hunters of this
country hunt on the public square ."'
Toot! toot! toot! to-hoo to-to-to-to to-hoot! went Jim's
horn again ; and the hounds, with a multitude of their
half-brethren "of low degree," having by this time
assembled under the house, sent up a long, a loud,
and a most deafening response. Jim then gave them
all some bread and meat scraps, in token of their ap
proval. He then blew "another blast," and again
fifty or sixty canine tliroats belched forth the hideous
sounds!
"My God! Mr. Sheriff, I fine" you ten dollars,"
said the irritated Judge " Go and stop that noise."
The Sheriff went down, and having ascertained the
strength of the Colonel's position, endeavored to coax
him out. .
"Come out, Jim, old fellow, and III stand treat; I
will, by George !" V
" Toot ! toot I1' was the reply ; and then the howl
from the dogs who began " to let themselves out."
The Judge, fined the first deputy, up stairs, five
dollars, for the new attack upon his nerves.
Several adventurous special deputies at length went
under, to take our hero " by storm ;" but they very
soon returned 'with bruised heads and defiled clo
thing. Jim, with inimitable sangfroid, held the horn
to his mouth with one hand, while with the other he
sent his rocks with terrible effect at his assailants.
His allies, too, the dogs, gave him occasional sly as
sistance, bv nibbling at the more cxnosed parts of the
persons of the invaders ; and these Deing obliged to
go " upon,all fours," under the house, these " attacks
in the year" were in the highest degree vexatious ana
unpunishable.
Toot ! toot ! toot !
Howl ! howl howl ! howl !
The contagion spread to the crowd assembled on
me puoiic square,
" And each for madness ruled tho hour
Would trv his own expressive pow'r."
Yell after veil went up from the crowd ! All was
confusion ; and as peal after peal of the odd and min
gled discord floated up, roar after roar of unsup-
pressed laughter shook the Court-room !
The Judge was pale with rage. Every fibre of his
frame trembled with excitement ;.,but he could only
fine so he fined the Sheriff ah hundred dollars for
reporting the Colonel's fort impregnable, himself in
vincible, and his forces determined to stand to him,
to a dog I He then adjourned court, " until the nm
Bance could be abated."
As soon as the Colonel perceived that he had stop
ped all. legal proceedings, ho suspended his blasts,
and dealt out double rations to his forces.: From one
of bis port-holes, in front, observing that the Judge
was strolling about on the square, and that the She
riff was consulting with a dozen or so of his friends,
he watched his opportunity, and horn in hand, he
slipped out, unperceived except by. friends, and reach
ed his steedv which was tied in the bushes near by
Mounting u Hell," he " blew a blast so loud and long,"
that' every hound responded at once ; and in a mo
ment more, dashed in upon the square, with his fol
lowers in full cry,! , .Here he went, " like mad,", now
clearing an old woman and her cake stand at a jump,
and now bounding lightly over a group of half a do
xen u a fallen log. Ye gods ! how the crowd scat
tered! Espvine the Judge, he dashed up to him-
circled round him, in Camanche style, and blowing
his horn the while, evoked the most hideous howls
from his troop! Round and round he dashed the
J ud ire petrified in centre, pawed, mouthed, and smelt
of by the hounds, and stunned overpowered by their
hideous din ! .Never before u speak metapnoncauy;
was the ermine so villainouslv defiled !
Havinsr accomplished his purpose of " bedevilling "
a Judge, who had the reputation of being a Marti
net, Jim retreated, in good order, from the square to
the thicket at the back of the court-house. He knew
Mtrhnt. wmild fftllnw. and - fully prepared for it. He
had procured him a whiskey barrel, minus one head;
and a foot or so above the bung hole, had cut an open
ing about six inches in diameter. By . small cords,
he had attached to the outside of the barrel two large
bundles of fodder, a fragment of old stove-pipe, and
three superanuated coffee pots.,: - '
As soon as Jim had left tho .sauarc .the Judge or
dered the Sheriff to summon a posse, and take him, at
an r 13X9 and the Sheriff instantly summonea eu
ty or thirty of the hundreds who had horses hitched
on the square, and ordered them into line to receive
his directions. The Judge borrowed a pony to go
along, ana see his mandate executed. .
Jim, who had been watching their : operations sly
ly, as soon as they seemed nearly complete, blew-ft
blast, mounted " Hell," and drawing the barrel up
after him, placed it over himself ; and taking the
reins through the hole, rode leisurely on, till in view
of the Sheriff's sauad. when, with a loud toot, a how.
from his dogs, the rustling of his fodder, the clangor
ui uw tuuee po!s,-ana trie sonorous gong notes 01 mi
cbarged. at full jspeednpon the8he;
Talk of May ! Talk of Murat .' There was never
charge so reckless or effective as Jim Fielder's charge
upon the Sheriff and his squad! '' - -,f -fTo6t
t toot ! toot! bang ! clang ! bang howl ! howl J
howl ! and he was in their midst ! The horses of the
squad, maddened with ; fright, reared, and , plunged,
and either threw, their riders or dashed off with them
precipitately from the field. vThe horses hitched
about at racks and trees participated in the panic,
and in five seconds there was a universal stampede.
The Judge's pony dashed off with a speed that was
highly creditable, to his short legs and Indian origin ;
and after AzWthe Colonel dashed, with all his dread
ful din, in full blast ! On, on, on ! .at & killing lick !
Down, down the -hill to the .old tan-vard!--where
suddenly Judge and pony find a " tight SV in an an-
Satisfied almost with his victory I bur hero char
ged back to town, putting to flight everything equine,
of which he came in view, and leaping his horse into
ine piazza oi a grocery, pitcnea nis jjarrei , mroygu
the window upon the head and other frangible pro
perty of the proprietor like lightning passed in at
one door and out at anotherand whooping at the
top of his voice, rode furiously out 'of town'. :
J5Sri.hat Judge hasn't oeen on inai circuu smco :
In Nashville, many years ago, there resided a gen-'
tleman of great hospitality, large fortune, and though
uneducated was possessed of hard knot sense; .Col,
W. had been elected to the Legislature and had been
also judge of the county court, . .
, JJis elevation, howeyer, naa maae mm some wnat
pompous, and he became very fond of using big words.
On his farm he had a large and : mischievous ox, cal
led " Big Brindle," which frequently broke down his
neighbors' fences and committed other depredations,
much to the Colonel's annoyance, r . :-...y
One morning after breakfast, in presence of some
gentlemen who had staid , with him over night, and
who were now on their way to town, he called his
overseer and said to him : " JVir. Auen, i aesire you
to impound Big Brindle, in order that I may hear no
more animadversions or his eternal depredations."
Allen bowed and walked off, sorely puzzled to
know what the Colonel meant.; i So after Col. W.
left for town he went to his wife and asked her what
Col. W. meant by telling him to "impound" the ox.
Why, said she, " the Col, meant to tell you to put
him up in a pen." Allen left to perform the feat,
for it was no inconsiderable one, as the animal was
very wild and vicious, and after a great deal of trou
ble and vexation he succeeded. "Well," said he,
wiping the perspiration from his brow and soliloqui
zing, "this is impounding, is it t Now I am dead sure
the old Colonel will ask me if I impounded Big Brin
dle, and I'll bet I puzzle him as bad as he did me."
The next day the Colonel gave a dinner party, and
as he was not aristocratic, Allen, the overseer, sat
down with the company. After the second or third
glass of wine was discussed, the Uolonel turned to
the overseer and said : "Eh, Mr. Allen, did you im
pound Mr. Brindle, ; sir 1" Allen straightened him
self, and looking round at the. company, said : v i es,
I did, sir, but old Brindle transcended the impannel
of the impound and scatterlophislocated all over the
equinimity of the forest," The company burst into
an immoderate fit of laughter, while the Colonel's
face reddened with discomfiture.
"What do you mean by that, sir said he. "Why,
I mean, Colonel," said Allen, "that old Brindle being
prognosticated with an idea of the cholera, ripped
and tared, snorted and pawed dirt, jumped the fence,
tuck to the woods, and would not be impounded no
how.!'
This was too much : the company roared again, in
which the Colonel was forced to ioin, and in the
midst of the laughter, Allen quitted the table, say
in er to himself as he went, "I reckon the Colonel
won't ask me to impound any more oxen."
..The Touirtt Uamc Cock on ltccord.
Whilst travelling recently in Virginia, I became
acauainted' with a "rale Down Easter," who had
come "all the way from Varmount," and who flour
ished under the distinguished appellation of "Colo-
del Phil." One of nature's queer lumps of Clay, is
' New' York, Nov. 20. Minister to Avstkia Of
Ficut. Votjui-.lt is said that CoI Wsbb . has been
appointed Minister to Austria, vj. vt ; ??
ii; The official vote in this ' State is Average whig
majorities 202,028 democratic do. 202,266. v
) Vo.f-&t- iS-Td. Cor. Bait. Cy.t '
' Frac! The alarm of Fire yesterday morning about
four o'clock- was occasioned by the burning of the
Engine House at Goldsboro", belonging to : the Wil
mington and Roanoke Rail Rond.' uThe building was
enveloped in flames, before the alarm was given, and
fortunately no, property belonging to the Company
was in the house at the time. Goldsboro ' Telegraph
; Fike in St. Loi!.. A row of thirteen houses erec
ted by the late - Charles Collins on Broadway, from
Biddle to O'Falldn streets, ' St. Louis, . was destroyed
by fire on the 9th Inst, Only two of them were oc
cupied, but there was al stock of goods woith from
$5,00.0 to 0,000, in one of them which was destroy
ed. The buildings belonged to S. W. Bowman.
They were valued at $13,000 and' insured for $10,-
ooo,- r. ': :f .
'i Commissioson j Mexican Claims. Hon. Georgi
Evans took' his seat with the Commissioners yester
day. -..We regret to learn that Col. Paine is confined
in his room by-indisposition. Present, also, Hon. C.
B. Smith.- .-,a -.11 -.xM -..!' .'. v -
No business ! was transacted: The board adjourn
ed until Monday imorning, at 11 o'clock. -
: We ;have been requested to! notify claimants before
this board, that they: are required to present a writ
ten list at the Secretary's office, of all papers which
they :desire to &le.--Republic. : i
The Stkop or North CaroltiJa. This venerable
' ihtLr -v-,-f; From th New Orleans Picayune, Nor. 15th.
.We received "yesterday files of the Mchheur Re
publicano and Trait d'Union, of the city of Mexico,
to the 20th ult.; the Vera Crust Locomotor to the 22d,
and the Jalapa ZempOalteca to the 23d, all inclusive.
A lieutenant Colonel of cavalry named Don Faus
tin Yillalvjt, raised the standard of revolt at Cocula,
nar Iguala, proclaiming Santa Anna general-in-clnefofthe
regenerating army of Mexico. He had
but fifty soldiers with him. He was attacked by
Gen. Palacios, his party dispersed and he made pris
oner. V ;;
,Qu!rez, the principal leader in the late" insurrec
tion in the Sierra Gorda, after having been shot, was
conveyed .t.o Xichu, where his corpse was publicly
exposed. ' , ; , V r
The Monitor says that a rumor is current that spec
ulators in the' funds of the Republic have corrupted
some of the members of the Chamber of Deputies.-
This is apparent from the apathy displayed by that
body, when the report of the committee oh Public
Credit was to be discussed. " On that Occasion twenty-two
members were absent, and there being no quo
ram the' report was not brought forward. v
. The question for and against the re-establishment of
the Jesuits, which has caused an cpen war between
the Governbr and Legislature of Queretaro, has been
referred by the former, Senor Mea, to the Supreme
Government. The journals at the metropolis are di
vided in opinion, relative to advantages and disad
vantages anticipated to flow from those world-renowned
intriguing priests. The Monitor is for the Univer
sal against the reverend fathers, "
M. Dubeuq, a celebrated French economist," who
distinguished himself in the colonization of Algeria,
has arrived in Mexico. He is about founding a col-
body", held its annual ' session in this place, commen
cing on Wednesday evening the disc oi uctoDer, anu iegC at gan Christobal, in Chiapas
closing on Saturday night the 3d inst. s Between sev- The Apaches are again murdering and pillaging in
enty and eighty members were in attendance about the State of Durango. The American guerrilla par
fifty ministers, and between twenty and thirty elders, ty 0f thirty men attacked them on the 1st ult., killed
The Rev. John A. Gretter of Greensborough, was tour'and recovered the plunder they were carrying
eider Charles Phillips was. elected temporary clerks, t- Robberies are as frequent as ever in all parts of
The business of the Synod was conducted with all Mexico : at the capital thev had become unusually
xne aecorum ana oraer Decomins an eciesiasucai darin"-. The liovernor of the district, lien. Anava.
court. Some questions before the body gave rise to lately gave in his resignation, on the plea of ill-health
animated debate, and on some subjects there Vas although the Trait d'Union says the daily yeproach-
much diversity of opinion : but when decided, though e3 made against the authorities by the press, on ac
me vote may not nave Deen unanimous, mere was count of the inefficient protection to life and proper
manifested a cheerful acquiescence in the decisions tv. had no doubt contributed to his retirement:
of the majority ; affording thereby a pleasing illus- The inhabitants ofTampico would soon be well
tration of the efficient and harmonious working of supplied with drinking water, which they have been
tho republican system of government which prevails so long clamoring for. The turn of Vera Cruz will
in the Presbyterian church. come next. '
lhe next bynod will meet at Centre Church, m An Indian chief (Apache ) lately killed by the
itoDeson county, on ine vt cunesuay ueiore iu imiu American guerrilla party commanded by Lapt. Bex,
Wholesale Prices Cnrrenf.
WILMINGTON, N.G., THURSDAY, November 22, 18t9.
BACON, per pound.
iiamfl, .... )i
MiddlinM...,..?
Shoulders, .....6
Hot round, . iV. 7
Western, .... . .0
BEANS, per boab.
vv 111 t, ....... u
1a S 10
a v 8
I a 7
U 8
i 0
' 75
a; 00
a 20
a 14 00
t 900
liNAVALi STOKiStJ, .
.Tnrpontin, per bbU 230 lba.
Pert0Bnd.....18
BUTTER,
Per pound, . . . . li
BEEF, per bbl.
iN. Mess, . .12 M
Do. Prime. . .7 00-
BEEF CATTLE.
Per 100 lbs.,. 00 . 0 00
CORN, , . .
For bushel, .. .60 ft .62
Meal, bush... .60 ft - 65
COFFEE, per lb.
mo, .... .... a u
&t. Domingo. . .8 9
Lagnyra 10 ft Hi
Cuba,. ....... 10 11
Jv,... 12 ft 14
CANDLES, per lb.
Tallow, ...... 14 ft lb
Sperm, ...... .87i 40
Adamantine,.. 81 a S2
EGGS, per do.,12i 16
FEATHERS, v -J f
Pernound 00 a . 33
FLOUR, per barrel. t
c anal, ......7 W) a 7 w
Favetteville. 5 23 a 6 60
HAY, per 100 lbs.
IortnKiver,..W a ba
Eastern,.... ..70 ft 00
IRON, per lb.,... 41 ft r 6J'
LAKD, per lb.
No. Carolina,.. 0 ft 8
Western, 7 a 7
LIME, oer barrel. -
Thomaatown, .00 ft 90 !
LUMBER, River, per M,
Phil.
cock fighting" especially.
"I once had a cock," "said he, "that could jist rip
the rag off all nature. I fout him agin everything
in Virsrinny, and whipt 'em all, ten : afterwards I
em 'em all a neei ana wnaiea em an over agin,
eastwise, them that 1 hadn t killed alore. &o the
boys got a kind o' skeert, and d n the bird would
they pit agin him so I jist turned him among the
hens, and kept him tor the good he naa aone.
"Wall, 1 kept him about hve years, tiu tne oia iei-
er got to be stun blind and bald headed, and times
eit to be all scroucins hard m old Virgmny ; ;per-
wisions was allfired high, and money sneakin' scarce ;
and then my young 'uns had got most uncommon
ppwertul appetites sol begun to tnmk aooui Killing
the old cock. It pulled ngnc sires again ine grain,
He is, undeniably great at any and everything,
fighting" especially.
bore on his person a medal, which had on one side a
bust with this inscription : " Martin Van Buren, Pre
sident of the United States, A. D. 1837;" and on the
reverse: " Peace and Friendship." "
J&The work of re-constructing the Seaboard and
andr closing on Monday evening the Roanoke Railroad, was formally confmenced at Ports
mouth, Ya, on the loth instant. .
tell ye now, but I had to deu it, so I did. I kasous-
ed him into a bucket uf bum' water, and, deu you
believe it 1 why, it tuck ten of my young 'uns and !
big pair of pinchers a hull day to git the critter's
eathers out !
"How shall I cook him, Phil ?" ses my wife.
"Wall, 1 guess you mought as well put him in the
oven,'? says I. So sho kind a' basted him all over
with possum fat, put him in a big dish with about a
halt a bushel ov sweet pertaters, ana Dasea mm
brown !" 1 'Here Phil stuck his hands into the pock
ets of his pants, e'en to his elbows shrugged his
shoulders, drew a long breath, and
"I kinder guess, said he, "'twas tater and smell tor
dinner that day, any how, fur of all of the eternal tough
poultry 1 ever heard on, that cock was a leetie mite
the hardest ! I tuck him out into the kitchen and
carved him up with the axe a swetten job I
had on it, teu. Put him into a steupan, and
kind a' parbiled him till next day but it was no
arthly use : the more he biled the? tougher he got.
My young 'uns alj. got to cryin witn tne jaw acne,
and the old woman, Bhe squirmed her head around
and squealed right out. What on airth's the matter ?
said 1."
"Thars a bonei in my throat, scz she."
Now, 1 knowed: that was a lie, for the jaws of hu
man natur never could a got to the bone in that
chicken ; so 1 thought I'd jist look and sec what ail
ed her, and you may jist spread me all over with mo
lasses, and then lick me on, it there war nt about
ten inches of the sharp eend of a gaff that had come
out uv the old cock, a stickm' stret out across her
throat. '". That a kind a made mo mad, so I kasoused
him into the iron pot and biled him again like all
fire! ' I had a young possum in the house, that id
killed the day 'afore.; so after the old cock had biled
about six hours, steady, I made a pie on 'em, both
together, and baked him agin !
That pie did look almighty nice, now 1 tell you ;
my mouth a kind a itched and twitched at the cor
ners like, when 1 looked at it, ana the young uns
j umped around for rale j oy . Dang you, old boy, thinks
1, as we sot down teu dinner vve : weaaenea you
some tli is time, any how.
"Give me the middle piece, Phil,7' ses my.wiie.
Sart'n; Prude, " sez I ; and with that I stuck the
knife into it, when ' ' .
"Tuk! Tuk'.Tuckarooh!" :
"Just you stop your foolin, young Zeph, " scz I.
The boy could give a righteous imitation of a chick
en, and I swon I thought it was him "just you stop
your foolin, " ses I, " or I'll turn ye away from the ta
ble." -
" It wasn't me, fa "
" Shet up, " sez I, shet up, and mind yer man-
ners." And with that 1 stuck the kniie in agm,
and tuck a nice round piece out uy the centre. I
swow, if there warn't jist then about the darndest
and most etarnal spittin and splutterin till every bit
of possum was ierked clear out uv my pie, and then
old rooster poked his head out uy the crust and crow
ed!" ... 1 .i .
The Saturday Courier CASE,-r,The Philadelphia
Ledger is informed, upon good authority, that this
long-contested case has been amicably settled between
the parties. Mrs. Holden has received for her in
terest in the paper over $40,000 in cash; and over
$50,000 of debts due the establishment have been
assigned to her. All matters at variance between
the parties have therefore been satisfactorily settled ;
and it must be a matter of congratulation to all that
there is now a perfect understanding between the
parties. r - ." ' - ; ' ":. ' ...
JC"-The population of the city of Albany, New
York, is estimated at 40,000 persons, i -
a UrAnrsr. Purser Wn.soN. who recently died in
Boston, has left his property after the decease of his
risers to tho town of Belfast, for the purposes of
General Education. The Signal ; supposes i thaT the
money to be received by the town is about su.wu
4it nr Rest." A bov three years' of age
wo aVod who made him. -.With bis little handlevr
I riA w aiVro f b floor, he artlessly ropnea , - ugu
iSWiHH jwyv;y-... i - , - .
j made m a litUa b4by. so high, ana i grew ura. -
Sunday in October, 1850, at 12 o'clock, M.
Hillsborough Recorder.
North Carolisa Baptist State Convention.
This religious body held its 20th annual meeting in
the town of Oxford, N. C, commencing on Thursday
the lbth ult
22d.
The attendance of delegates and correspondents
was larger than usual
The Kev. James McDaniel, of Wilmington, was
elected President of the Convention. Hon. Calvin
Graves, Rev. D. S. Williams, and Dr G. C. Moore,
Vice Presidents. Dr. Wm. A. Shaw, Corresponding
Secretary. Nathaniel J. Palmer, Esq., Recording
secretary. John H, Lacy, Assistant secretary. Kev.
Jas. b. Punly, Ireasurer, and Prof. W
Auditor.
The reports of the General Agent and the report of
the Board of Managers, exhibited a cheering account
of tho success of the different objects connected with
the Convention. Wake Forest College, by subscrip
tions and legacies is nearly free from debt, and the
number of students gradually increasing. The Con
vention has several beneficiares, promising and pious
young men, licensed by their churches to preach the
gospel, now at the College preparing themselves for
extended usefulness.
The next session of the Convention is to be held in
the town of Louisburg, Franklin county, commencing
on tho Thursday before the third Sunday in October
lboO. Milton Chronicle. - , , ...
Paperopathy. -The following, With a few slight
variations, we take from the Boston Post : .
Take a weekly paper,
(The " Journal' is the better)
Read it fairly through,
lo tho very letter. . ..
Read the poetry ;. " '"
If you like tho muse,
Read the foreign itenia,
If vou want the news ; -' ' : r
Reai tho " Prices Current"
If you take to money ;
Read the paragraphs
Some of them are funny :
Read it as you will,
' Summer time or winter,
And you'll happy be,
If you've paid the printer!
Number of Members in the Religious Denomi
nations in the United States. Roman Catholics,
1,231,300. Methodist, 1,176,213, namely, episco. N.,
629,660 ; do. S., 465,553 ; prot., &c, 81,000. Bap
tists, 951,101, namely, regular, 667750; Cimpbell
ites, 127,000 : anti-mission, 69,328 ; freewill, 55,323 ;
others, 27,700. Presbyterians, 491,473, namely, old
school, Iy2,v66 ; new school, loo,UUU ; presb. Cum
berland, 50,000 ; associate reformed, 26,340 ; associ
ate presbyterian, 18,300; reformed presb., 5,300: oth
ers, 44-000. Christian connection, 325,000. Con
gregational, evangelical, 197,196. Lutheran, 163,-
000. German reformed, 69,750. Protestant episco
pal, 67,550. Unitarian, 27,ooz. universalists,
Quakers, . United Brethren, 67,000. Mennon-
ists, 60,000. Church of God, 10,000. Jews, -
Mormons, -. The protestant episcopals have
1,497 ministers, or one to every 40 members, and are
the most wealthy ; the Roman catholics have but one
Floor. B'd3,.0 00 a 8 50
Wido do. ..0 00 a 6 00
Scantling, . .0 00 a 0 00
LIQUORS, per gallon. ,
N. E. Rum,... 30 a S3
Gin 30 a S3
Whiskey, rec.. 30 : a 32
Do. common,. 23 a 30
Do. Old Nick, 60 a . 65
' Apple Brandy, 30 a 40
Peach do 00 a 00
MOLASSES, per gall.
West Indies,.. 00 a 25
New Orleans,. 00 a 00
MACKEREL, per bbl.
Jo. l, 0 00 a U UU
No. 2, 0 00 a 0 00
No. 3, 0 00 a 3 50
MULLETS,
Fer barrel,.. 4 00 a 5 50
NAILS, per lb.,.. 4 a 5l.
Note. River Lumber, Tar, and Turpentine, are always
sold in the water, and are subject to tho expense of landing,
MARRIED,
In this town, on Thursday evening last, by the Rev. James
M'Daniel, Mr. Henry P. Russell, merchant, to Miss Lu
cketia, daughter of Ciias. D. Ellis, all of this place.
In Bladen county, on the 7th inst., by the Rev. E. L. Pek
kins, Mr. Lttther Cromabtie, to Miss Julia II., daughter
ot f . iromartie, lueq.
In f. rrt 1fiT-lovir) .Annf.r rw iVtn TfT Sof - TVTi" "IT . wttwt
I . jjroOJCS, Branch, to Miss Louisa, daughter of Mr. Cox Carter.
in view naiiovor couiu v, on vno 101a luac., dv me
Colin Siiaw, Mr. 'Jonx W. Bourdeaux, to Miss Martha
A., daughter of Capts John Jones, of Lone Creek.
In this town, a few days since, by James L. Corbett, Lsq.,
iVlr. JAMES oMAHT, to iMISS ANNA J-uVUELUN.
DIED.
In this town, on the 21st instant, Mr. Covington J. Or-
rell, formerly of Fayetteville, aged about 40 years.
In Unslow county, on the I4th instant, ot typhus fever.
Stuatton B. Foy, Esq., aged 35 years. Mr. Foy was a use
ful and industrious citizen, a kind and benevolent neighbor,
and an affectionate and exemplary ' husband arid father. He
has left behind him, to mourn his death, a sorrowing wife and
two children, and a number of friends and relatives, to whom
ho was endeared by the excellence of his character.
" The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away. Blessed be
the name of the Lord. Com.
In Duplin county, Mrs. Susan Williamson, wife of Mr
Wiley williamson. It gives me pain to record tho doatli
oi this wortny ana pious laay. tho was lor many years a
consistent and respectable member of tho Baptist Church, and
V AVI7W.U " VV( IMJU lglVKWU XJ J CVA& VT UV IV11V VT UU1
Blessed are the dead who die in th Lord ; they rest from
their labors ana their gooa name will tollow them. Com.
In Sampson county, on the 17th instant. Mr. John C.
Matthis, aged about 35 years. Mr. Mattois, for the. last
twelve months, has suffered greatly bodily pain, but bore his
sufferings with patience and fortitude. I shall ever recollect
him with fond esteem, regret, and gratitude. I have known
the deceased from his boyhood, and one amongst his many
virtues was, that he was an honest man. Peace to poor John's
asnes. coot.
Commercial.
Charleston, Nov. 21. Coffon-Thcre was a good demand
for Cotton yesterday, the sales having reached 3000 bales, as
follows : 3 bales at 9 ; 241 at 10 ; 554 at 10 1-16 ; 95 at 101 ;
134 at 104 J 97 at 10 ; 135 at 10 7-16 ; 1615 at 10 ; and 52
bales at 10c. Prices about the same as on the preceding
day ; Fair, 10 J cents. Courier.
Baltimore, Nov. 20. Flour, $4 87 to $5. Wheat, red,
1 04 to $1 06, white, 1 08 to $1 10. Corn, yellow 58 a 62c.,
white, 56 a 58. Whiskey 27 a 23 cts. Molasses 23 for Cuba
and 26c for Porto Rico.
minister to every 1,274 members, and are probably j a 28 cent9
the least wealthy, lhe bishops, ministers, priests,
or clergy of the above churches, exceed in number
30,ooo; ' r. ..' .
New Orleans. -This city is 92 miles from the
mouth of the Mississippi, 1,397 miles southwest of i
New York, and contains about 140,000 inhabitants.
From Nov. to July, its levee and wharves are crow
ded, for 5 miles, with the shipping of many nations,
besides steamers and river boats New Orleans being
the half-way house of foreign trade, the depot of the
great west. in 1847-7S, produce, value yr rj,ioi,
was received from the interior, nearly half of it being
cotton, of which 654,083 bales were sent to Britain,
140,963 to France, 154,807 to the rest of Europe and
China, and 252,039 coastwise. Of flour, 1,319,506
barrels were shipped, chiefly to foreign countries, and
5,813 sacks of corn.- In 184U there were 383
houses in foreign trade, capital $16,400,000 ; 1,831
retail stores, capital $11,019,225 : manufactures, cap
ital $1,774,000: but in all the schools and. colleges,
only 1,520 scholars !!! The river subjects the city
to extensive inundations, and is half a mile wide m
front of it, and 100 to 150 feet deep. ;' 1 ; : ,
Philadelphia, Nov. 20 j P. M. Flour $5 ; corn meal
and rye flour $3 ; Wheat, $1 03 a $1 07 for red, and $1 12 a
f 1 15 for white ; Corn, 60 a file for whito, and 62 a 64 cts for
yellow ; Oats 28 a 32c ; Rye 62 a 63c per bushel ; Mess Pork
$10 75, and Prime $8 68 j Lard 6 a 7Jc, in bbls. and kegs
New Orleans sngars 5 a 5Jc per lb ; Molasses 26c ; Coffee is
scarce Rio 10 a 10c per lb r Rice 3 a 3c; Cotton, 11 a
lljo for fair Uplands, and 12c for New Orleans ; Whiskey
New York, Nov. 20 b P. M. Flour $4 50 a $5 37 ; Corn
meal $3 j Wheat, $1 06 for white, and fl 18 a $1 20 for Gen
esee ; Corn, 61 a 62e for mixed, and 62 a 63c for yellow ; Oats
33 a 40c ; Rye 60 a 61c ; Mess Pork $10 62, and Primo $S 62
New Orleans sugars 5 a 5c j Rice 3Jc ; Rio Coffeo 10 a 10
cents ; Cotton lOf a 10c for fair Upland, and a 11 for
fair'Orleans ; Whiskey 27c per gallon.
Newberne, Nov. 20, 1849. Turpentine $.1 80 for yellow
dip, $1 10 for scrape, $2 25 for virgin. Tar $1 20. Bacon
hams 8c. Fresh pork, 5 cts. Meal 50c. Corn 40 to 45 cts
New Yoek, Nov. 17. Naval Stores. Turpentine is quiot
Of Spirits Turpentine, the sales have again been large, tho
at rather low figures ; we notice 900 barrels, part at 31J
31 conts, cash, and 33, 4 mos., and the remainded on private
terms, with the usual retail sales at 32 a32, cash. Common
Rosin continues to decline, sales of 850 barrels North county
having been made at 85 cents afloat and 90 delivered ; and
800 Wilmington $1 delivered a few hundred barrels Wliite
were sold at $2 25 a $4 per 280 lbs.; 1,200 North county Tar,
about $1 75 ; and City Pitch, $1 50 per barrel, which is lower
'. f. Ji Foreign Markets, per Steamer' America
'Liverpool, Nov 3. The demand for Cotton has fallen off
with both the trade and speculators. Common qualities have
receded Jd.; other qualities aro without change.
Cotton. Sales of . the week 42,000 bales. Speculators
Small Pox. We are authorized to state that, some
two or three weeks ago, a family arrived here from
Patterson, N. J., one of whom had the Small Pox.
That subsequently, six others of the same family have 1 16,300 bales American, and exporters 730 bales. Committco's
taken the rlisease. . Thf first case having recovered. I nnntot. .t : tti a ' a ita:i cu. . csa
: . . : ; - - o m T iwwiwwija ui wt c jpufriiu uju tuvwuc uju, vixwu vu. , (.
It was not Known TO De the.Cinian, -OX untU three or Flour and Corn are exceedinrfv dull, andnriccs are a shade
f J 1A? 1 1 X I " '
iour ua.y a ago. .jvery precaution iiaa Place oeen ln-n-pr
1 : 1 !1 L 3 J J !1 I. '.
n.ea w pre v eu iw Bprewiing anu, as ine lamiiy . rc- jg B0 tme in the money
uC in jtuiwi. w.uio wwu, iuvr tu ,t92i . U. S. 6's 106 a 1031 : Pennsylvania 6's 79 a 80 ; Ma
ureeii factory,; nopeaanDe ievea that tne
- i Tl " J -Commercial advices from aU parts of England continue of
Yellow lKp,.0 00
' T: T 1 on
ilgUI . J. ou
Hard, ...... 0 00
Tar, ...... 0 00
. Pitch, 0 00
, Rosin, No.1,1 75
. Do. No.2,0 00
Do. No.S,..00
Sp'U Tnrp-, per
gallon, .... 24
Varnish,pr cal.20
OIL, per gallon..
sperm, .7 -Linseed,....
. .00 ;
NatiFoot....OO
PEAS, per bushel.
Lrround, ..... .so
Black Eye, ...60
Cow..... .... .65
PORK, pot barrel.
Nor. Mess,. 12 00
Do. Prime, .9 50
Fresh ;....5i
POTATOES. '
Irish, bbl.,..0 00
Sweet. bush... .45
POULTRY.
- Chiekens,live, .12
Do. dead,. 12
. Turkeys, live,. 45
Do. . dead, .55
RICE, per 100 lbs.
Clean, cask, .3 00
Rongh,bush., .00
SALT, per bushel.
lurks island, .00
Liv'lsack,....90
SOAP, per lb.,..:4
lilNOLES, per M
Country, . . . 1 25
Contract, . . .3 50
STEEL, per lb, .12
STAVES, per M.
W. U. barrel,
rough, 0 00
' Do. dressed,0 00
U. O. hhd.,
dressed.14 00
Do. rough.10 00
SUGAR, per pound.
New Orleans, . .6
Porto Rico,....6J
St. Croix, 7 .
Loaf, :. .10
TIMBER, per M.
bhinping,. . . DO
-Mill, prime, .0 00
Do ord'y, .4 00
Do. inf'r,..3 00
TALLOW,
Per pound, 6
WINES, per gallon
Madeira, 70
I Port, 1 25
Malaga, .... ..40
1 80
2 00
1 10
1 30
1 00
2 45
27
241
22
1 37
0 00
0 00
95
65
v 75
12 50
10 00
6
0 00
. 60
- 20
13
75
75
S 50
00
21
92
6
2 00
4 00
25
TIIK 1TBE. . '
; Now bpm-The Larsrtat Painting tn 5ib lYorM. .
HUTCHINGS'Grnd Classical Panorama of theSe and
Shores of tho MeditorraBean, depicting all th grand, ,
beautiful, and sublime scenery upon the classical shores of t"h -
uia wona, iot nearly ronr inoii3ana mitca in extern,. j. uiw
great borcSlonn work hat been on exhibition In Boston, New
York, and Baltimore, for tho last fourteen mouths, and pro-
nounced by the public and press to be by far the most truth''
ful, eomprehonsiv, and magnificent Painting vor brought J
out in those oities. , , ';
: Admission 50 conts. ; Liberal arrangements tnado with ,
schools and parties. .
Dffon open at o o eiooB. ine ranorama will comroene c
moving at 7 o dock preowoij. saurday anernoon extuUr.
tion at 3 P. M. ' ,: ; .
November 23, 1&19. , . 11
Wiiiuliigtoit Mtasie School, for Flano Hi Unltar.
,- BY MRS. H. WHJTA&ERV f , r -
TEBXS, PER SESSION Of FIVE MONTHS f
For Piano or Guitar.... .... . :. . . . i. . .. . . $20
A young Lady taking lessons Cn Guitar and Tiund both
will only be charged '.m . .. .-. SO
New Musfe, and Instruction Books, fot' Sale at her Mosio
Room, on Market-street, opposite tho Episcopal Church.
November 23, 1849. ' ' " 11-tf
NOTICK-A spocial Term of the Superior Court of Law,
for the Countv of New Hanover, for the tfjrt of Causes
remaining on the Civil Docket of said Court, will bw bold at
the Court House, in the town of Wilmington, on the Fourth!
Monday in January next, when and where all persons intef
estod aro required to attend, under tho penalty of the law, in
such cases made and provided. . ..v . .. ... ;
Parties and Wituesses, on State Docket, aro not requrkd
to attend. By order.
v M : : 3vc, &. n. bunting; Cltrk:
Nov. 23, 1549 ' . . ll-tj
Chronicle copy till 4th Mbndat in Jan. ''.
w , io !5XUCltlloi.LiaKS lt tHe Cnpe Fcar
ana Mjrep xtivcr Kerr. Co.-The . President
12 00
16 00
15 00
12 00
7
7
. 84
Hi
and and Directors in the above Company have iid an instal--mont
of 12J per cent pcrsharo on tho subscript ion of tho Stock- :
noiacrs, 10 oe paia on oeioro the lotn ot December next..
The undersigned will be iu Wilmington early in January
next, for the purpose of accommodating the Stockholders in
that place. B. I. IIOWZE,
lroas'r. t. I . and u. It, rav. Co.
Nov. 23, 1819 ll-3t
00
00
00
3 50
00
00
60
inspection, cooperage, &c; say on Lumber, 80 cents to $ I per
M.;' Tar and Turppntino about 10 cents per barrel. For dry
Virgin or mixed Turpontine, a doduction is mado according
to quality.
TO NEW YORK.
Turpcutine, Rosin, and -Tar, per barrel,. . .$ 25 a f
Spirits Turpentine,...'. ...i . t .do ....00 a
Rice, per 100 pounds, 00 a
Cotton, per bale, ..........00 a
Cotton troods and varus, nor bale 00 a
Flaxseed, per cask, 90 a
Ground Peas, per bushel, 6 a
Lumber, per M 5 00 a
TO PHILADELPHIA.
Turpentine, Rosin, and Tar, per barrel, ..... .25 a
Spirits Turpentine, do. .00 a
G round Peas, per bushel, . . .. ; 6 a
Lumber, per M.,.. .4 50 a
Cotton sroods and yarns, per cubic foot 6 a
TO BOSTON.
Turpentine, Rosin, and Tar, per barrel, . . . .35 a
Spirits Turpcutine, do 50 a
Lumber, per M., 6 00 a
SO
50
124
1 00
50
0 00
0
6 00
30
50
0
5 00
- 0
40
GO
7 00
No'in KThe subscriber otters ibe balance of his stork
of Merchant Tailors' goods, consisting of Ready Made
Clothing, Cloths, Casimeres, Vcstiugs, Trimmings and super
lino Shirts, wholesale an retail, for on week. If not disnosed
of at private sale, he will then offer tho above articles at nb-
lic auction. As ho is determined t disnose of the wholo
stock in this line, ho calls particular attention to a few pieces
of superfine black French Broad Cloths, twilled and plain,
black do. Casnnercs, and Doeskins, which have been pur
chased this fall, which will bo offered 20 per cent less than
can be purchased elsewhere in the town of Wilmington.
I am under tho necessity of saying to all those indebted to
me, by noto or book account that further indulgence can not
be granted. ; V. H. P1ER&ON, Ag't.
Opposite Dr. Bellamy's, a few doors below Market street.
THE subscriber offers for salo his entire stoek of Groceries
at that well known stand opposito the Carolina Hotel, known
ti.. T t n . 'n. : . .i .
na iuv livtiDiauui b vuiuci. " xuis vuuuum la uiiiiig a. prospe
rous business. To one who wishes to locate himself in one of
the best business stands in the city of Wilmington will find
this chance worthy of his attention.
. li. I'IJJKSSOlV, Agent
- for Seth Hoard. '
Nov. 23, 1819 : v n-tf
Strayed or Stolen from tho subscriber, in New
Hanover connfv.' at John McLesdon's, on Rooky
'Point, on the 14th instant, a small tlay house, foui-
years old next spring; one hind foot is white; whito spot in his
face, something in the shape of a diamond ; a small whit )
streak down his face : and ond white nostril.' I will satisfy
anv person that will secure and deliver the said horse to mo.
Nov'r 23, 1849. 11-lt J. T. MURRAY.
1- or sale b
X S. W
,'ILIJAMS.
CAKOUiKKV . Just, received per St-hr. Alaric, a larg.i
) assortment of Crockery, for Fnmilv uso, of all descrip
tions. For sale bv HOWARD & l'EDEN.
F
iX)j1.. 50 bbls. CiwihI t lour ; 50 half do., very superior
HOWARD & PEDEN.: .
and fresh ground. For sale by
LAM1 OIL, Lump oi:. 150
sperm Oil. For sale by
gallons best quality pu
HOWARD & PEDEN.
REVIEW OF THE WILMINGTON MARKET,
FOR THE WEEK ENPIXO NOVEMBER 22, 1849.
Bacon. Primo N. C. Hams scarce, and some little demand
for Sides and Shoulders, but no change in prices. See quota
tions.
Corn 800 bushels Corn from Bladen county sold at 55 cts.
per bushel.
Flour Stock of Fayetteville flour considerably reduced.
Hat. Some 800 bales Hay sold at 63 a 65 cents.
Lumber. Two rafts of river Flooring Boards has changed
hands. . Quarter Flooring at $8i, and Wido Boards at $6 per
M. .
Lard Dull at 8 cents per lb. to the trade.
Liquors 50 barrels Whiskey changed hands to-day, at 30
cents ger gallon.
Naval Stores About 2,300 barrels Turpontine have boon
sold during the week ; firm at $ 1 80 for soft, and $1 10 for
hard. Virgin dip only commands the same price of yellow
dip, except for a very superior article. Rosin 211 barrels
sold at 65 cents per barrel, and a small lot of No. 2 changed
hands to-day at 774cts per bbl. Spirits Terpentine 399 bar
rels have changed hands at 24 a 24 cents per gallon ; $1 75
for barrels not returnable. Tar 700 barrels sold at SI 30 a
$1 35, closing at $1 30.
Peas. Ground Peas bring from 85 to 95 cents per bushel,
according to quality.
Salt. Cargo of 5000 bushels reported arrived last week,
has changed hand3 at 21 conts per bushel.
Staves 15,000 R. O. hhd. Stave?, dressod, brought $15
per M., and 6,000 W. O. hhd. do. brought $16 per M.
Timber Sales of a few raft3 at bettor prices than reported
last week. See tablo for last rates.
Exchanges on the North 1 per cent premium.
Freights. No change.
GKAPKS, CiinjK-8, OrniKa. 12 kegs grapes just ro--coived
in fine order ; 12 cases Prunes ; "12 do. Figs ; 50fr
lbs. Almonds ; 500 lb. Brazil Nuts : 500 lbs. Pecan do. And;
all other varieties. For sale by HOWARD & PEDEN
COUDAfcK nnct Cliomlicry. Just received per Schr.
Alario from Now York, Russia fine Yarn Belt Rope, all
sizes; do. do. do, Standing Rigging, from 4 to 64 inches ; 20
Bales extra Oakum. Hand lines, hand leads, Lanterns, &c.
&c. For sale by HOWARD & PEDEN.
MAXAttA UU.AhKti.2o kegs just arrived. For sale by
' ' , J. WILKINSON & CO.
KOCEUllfiS 11) hhds. Porto Kico and St. Croix ft-u-gar
? 50 bags Rio, Eagnira and Java Coffeo ; 10 bbls.
Clarihed Sugar ; 20 bbls. and half bbls. best family Flour ;
M bbls. lrisu X'otatocs -r o fcegs prune ioshn- Gutter ; BU box
es No. 1 and Extra Soap ; ,2a bqxes Candles, assorted.
, ALEX. McRAK, Jr.
S
AtiT-Fifty large sac-Xs Salt..
For Bale by
ALEX. McRAE, Jr.
Pit ICL.KS. Forty
For sale by
boxes assorted Pickles, Sauces, &o.
ALEX. McRAE, Jn
Marine Intelligence.
PUliT OF WILMINGTON, NORTH-CAROLINA.
France. An official report to quite inactive,
ent shows that , the nnmber of i T
ses, and the house is guarded to. prevent access.
bhouia it -extend, our readers may rely upon being
promptly informed ol the fact. ray. Observer.
Wxsco:N5iN. rhe State election was held in Wis
consin on the 6th inst.".1 In Milwaukie the vote for
Governor stood thus : Dewey, democrat, 1377 t Col
lins, whis, 528 : Chase, freo soil, 107. In: VVaukeshia
the vote was 158 democrat, to 122 whiff.' . Dewey, is.
no doubt, elected, together with the rest of the dem-
oc ratio cuiie uca.eti.
Steam Poweb. in
the French Government
steam engines employed on land in France has in
creased since .1817, from 500 to 10,000. . There have
been but forty accidents in all . that time, and during
the three years which elapsed between 1827 and
1830, not a single accident, was recorded. But two
explosions . of locomotives . are on record within all
this time,, and but eighteen .accidents to steamboats
within twenty-two years. " : . vi;
The Pkincetox. The steamer Princeton has been
demolished at Charleston Navy Yard, by orders from
Washington. A small portion of. her hull alone re
mains. She was condemned on account of the decay
ing of the timber. T . , ' , . ' ..7'
i A High Digkitart.- Dr. Sempxi, President of the
California State Convention,' is seven feet high..
I nebcr teal white man's boot, said a darkey the
ther 4ay; dey jpineh too maejx at d;hel.i-
erally. ' ' .. ' ' ! ''" ' "''
Late dates have been received from Bombay.'. Monsoons
had interrupted business to an unusual degree, but prices of
goods are maintained. " . ' ' '' : !
? ; Flour. Western canal flour is quoted at 22s a 24s ; iTiila-
delphia and Baltimore, 23s 6d a 24s. . Sales are irregular and
quotations nominal. - ' . .'
Grain. Indian corn, 27s a 29a for white, and 27s a 23s for
yellow. . - ,
Iron. The iron market is without material change and
.Provisions. Tho American provision 'market is quiet but
steady. There is an upward tendency for bacon. Ia, pork
there is. but littlo demand.: , For hams there is but few sales
at 30s a 32s. Dry salt shoulders are in improved demand at
20s a 21s. .Nothing doing in bud. . ' '
Sugar are lively and in good demand at full prices. ;
-Tobacco. Prices of tobacco are firm, with sales during the
past month, of 4,336 hogsheads, being the - largest on record,
at fall prices, with an npward tendency. . ::vt" - ? v; , .'
. In the manufacturing districts only a moderate business is
goinf frwaFd,-! fJt s--:'-?? ii..-' ."iAv. -
In the &reign produce market then is a good demand, and
prices fvuj sostaaed. l t' ' r-'U-.' . t,'. ; '
, In & arrirals of bullion then is comprised X100,000 from
the United Staiei-!"-A;
1 Livixpook, Nov. S. Naval Stores, an quoted as follows:
Americsn Rosin, 2s 3d W Sa. ! Tar, 8s 6d to 9s 6dV Turpen
riir5s6d t7s. SfirhsTuxpentiise, S3te 31spwewt. ;
ARRIVED.
Nov. 16. schr. Bowditcu, Emery, Martinique, inlballast,
to J. Hathaway & Son.
18. schr. Minerva Wright, Smith, New York, to E. J.
Lutterloh, with merchandize to sundry persons.
19. Brig Lucy Atwood, Atwood, Deighton, in ballast, to
G. W. Davis. ...
schr. Falcon, Cole, Boston, in ballast, to Wm. M. Harriss.
schr. Alario, Prosser, New York, to DcRossct & Brown,
with merchandize to sundry persons.
20. achr. Alvarado, Lamphor, Providence, R. I., in ballast,
to Wm. M. Harriss. "
steamer Gov. Graham, Peck, Fayetteville, to J. C. Latta;
with mdze. to sundry persons.
21 schr John Potts Brown, Collett, Philadelphia, to Do
Rosset & Brown ; with mdze. to sundry persons.
21 schr Volant, Whitehurst, New lUvor, to DeRossot &
Brown ; with rosin and spirits turpentine.
schr D, P. Woodbury, Potter, Shallotte, to DoRosset &
Brown; with rosin and spirits turpentine.
scbr. Corinthian, Dashiels, Baltimore, te G. W. Davis. ;
with mdze. to sundry persons.
Brig Flora, Cole, Newport, Wales, to G. W. Davis ; with
T IroH for W. and R. R R. Co. .
schr Harrison Price, lrwn, New York, to E. J. Lutterloh;
with hay and stone.
schr tU B. Souder, Cbas3f 3 days from Newport, to Mas
ter ; with mdze. to sundry persons.
22 Schr. Mary Powell, Williams, New York, to G. W.
Davis; with mdze. to sundry persons. '
Schr H. D. Leighton, Handy, New York, in ballast, to
George Harriss.
CLEARED. .
Nov. 17. schr. Marrictta, Lewis, Little River.
Br. Brig Abigail, Sloan, Belfast, Ireland, by DcRossct &
Brown ; with naval stores.
schr. R. W. Packer, Swain, New York, with 1,200 barrels
rosin, 33 barrels spirits turpentine, 366 bushels pea nuts, by
George Harriss. '
schr. New Globe, Parsons, Boston, with 116,000 feet lum
ber, by Barry, Bryant & Adams.
19. Brig Rainbow, Stackpole, Barbadoes, and a market,
with 160,000 feet lumber, by George Harriss.
Brig Narraguagus, Hiukley, Boston, with 123,000 feet lum
ber, by George Harriss.'
schr. Boston, Baker, Alexandria, Va., with 80,000 feet lum
ber by George Harriss. -
20. schr. E. S. Towcll, Powell, New York, with 903 bar
rels rosin, 274 bales cotton, &c, by George W. Davis.
schr Nile, Tackabery, New Orleans, by DeRosset & Brown;
with spirits turpentine, pitch, rosin, and tar. " i ,
. schr. J. G. Faxon, Hall, New Orleans, by Russell & , Ken
drick; with tar, pitch, rosin, and spirits turpentino.
22 schr Urania, Myers, New York, by E. J. Lnttcrloh ;
with 185 bales of cotton, 17 do. sheetings, 12 barrcln spirits
turpentine, and 110 bbls. rosin. - ; .-! '..
, - , WILLIAM T. J. VASK,
GE.VEUAL Agent for the sal of all kinds of country
'produce, such as Lumber, Timber, Naval Stores, Corn,
Bacon, &e.&e., Wilmington, N. C, respectfully informs bis
friends and the public generally, that he will feel grateful for
any patronage in the above line. All produce confided to his
care will receive his prompt and personal attention. . "
Persons having produce for market, and not wishing to come
themselves, would do well to send it to him, and at tho same
time inform him of it, through tho mail or otherwise, and
their business will be attended to just the same as if they
were hero in person. ...'.. , ,
November 23, 1849. ' . ' , V 11
M
OiKK W an teu AU persons indebted to Uwix
fTIT nr oAt.fn11w nntifi A4 tKK IKat mTlRfc TAY
up ; and aU debts due and net paid by December Court, will
be sl iced in the bands of an Attorney for collection.' - ; -;
. Nov'r 23, 1849. , . - OWEN HOLMES.
JVH'V w.-civft nuti oiii;U- Twelve crates, assortsd
Crockery, which 1 offer low at wholesale or retail, for cash.
ALEX. McRAE, Jr.
POltlC. Twenty barrels city Moss Pork. For sale by
- ALEX. McRAE, Jr.
Euus uni c abbut-s. loo Cabbages, the best in Market;
40 dozen fresh Eggs. Low for cosh at '
- GEO, H. KELLY'S,
J. M.-AV1LL1AMS, '
FANCY and StapU Dry Goods Stoi o, Market-street,
7 . . Wibuincton. N. C.
MAlUKUSi h tli pes nua.Tlcl-ljijrn- For sale bv
. J. S. WILLIAMS.
FUKACH Meilnosaod. fancy CasJimrres, at reduced
prices. For sale by J. .S. WILLIAMS.
BLACK. AIjiuccbs nnu liuiubazitic-s. . l-'or salo bv
J. S. WILLIAMS.
WUlMiUli and Lli't-it ana veut-li Kuvbo 'labia
and Pi.ano f'ovors. For sale liv J. S. WILLIAMS.
I "ABlAMlv Kapklns aim 'lable Cloths. For sale bv
J J. S. W1LUAMS.
C1..It-j(uXiUS, 1'ioor oil Clou, li-ut;ct, V Itngt.
For sale by J. S. WILLIAMS.
CASUMKlCfci, Snrkail, A-mll Woolt n nuU hiti
Cautau Crape Shawls. For sale by
. J. S. WILLIAMS.
ngo JKuiIitiDgs,
A. C, KVAJVS & BUOTIIEn,
TXITTCGISTS nnI ApolliuilB, Exchanz
JL Wilmington, North Carolina, wholesale dealers in Drugs,
Select Medicines, Paints, Oils, Window Clans, Dye Stuns,
Perfumery. Fancy Goods, Patout Medicines, Varnish',- old Li
quors and Wines, Havana Cigars, to., respectfully announce
to physicians, merchants, and the public, that they, have com
menced an exclusive wholbsalc business in tho above articles,
at tboir old stand, where we shall keep a comprehensive stock
of the best seloctions from tho Northern markets, in quanti
ties suited to the trade.. In this New Enterprise we aro
determined to bestow the' most careful nttonticn. Believing
t'.i resources of that portion 'of the Eta'tb' which, with pro
per indueeemciits,' might most - conveniently trade at this
point, will warrant the undertaking on a more enlarged scale,
it will be our object, with the facilities wb pos3ess in purcha
sing, to retain a liberal portion of this trade in our own Stato.
The greatly reduced prices at which wo shall sell will ena
ble the purchaser, in many instances, to save tho freight and
Other charges from a Northern market, with the add itional
advantage of getting his Goods in a much shorter time.
We call particular attention from contractors and builders
to our stock of Points and Oils, which, will always bo largo,
and warranted of tho best qnalitv. ,
der our own supervision. Linseed, Lamp, and Machiuory
Oils, may always be had pure, and at low prices.
: In-order that we may be fully understood, wo append, for
the guidance of those interested, the present prices of the most
nrriiiiinent luauinir Articles :
r -a - j
a. or pouna
Refined Alum,
" Saltpetre, '
" ' Copperas, f
" Epmoin Salts,
" Glauber,
S
9
2i
4
3"
n
10-
6.
cts.!
BluVPirfmasi, I lb. jars', fl 00
ao co. t mer .. ,.,iz
-"' Eng. Msnderf, 1 60
Balsam Copaiva, :' - B7
Calomc jn bvlk, . ; 1 75
"" 1 lb. bottles, 1 W
IIyd. Pofa3, per ounce, , 60
Koil Bark opt: 1 60
Esg. Peppermint, ice., dos. 94
Olive Oil, qts., per dozon, 4 60
Saleratus, )
" Bicart Soda,
Flour Sulnhur. . ,
Castor Oil, per dozen, $1 a $4,
bands' tarsaparuia, a per
TownsondV ' ' dozen. ' I
Swayne's SynipofWHi Cherry, 4-vj---; .'; . ;
Wistar's .Balsam. & r do,on' -1 ' l
The above goods are warranted fresh, and of superior qual
ity, or may be returned at our expense. Oar terms aro wash,
or short time for approved credit. : .
i November 16, 1849. . . 10 .
..... . m 4 . . .. .'
At f or koii rancisto, nuioriiin. i uo.a. i. cp,.r
Afostened and coppered barque JOHN A. lAiIAR,
Makti.i, master, will sail for the above port, on the 5th rest ,
and can handsomely accommodate five passengers, at $20J,
each. Apply on board to the Captain, or to
November 16th. ' G. W. DAV U5f Consignee,..
17I3IBROIDERIES. We have received a large lot of stan-
i j aing ana other styles oivoiiarsrf.; ia' i uo, neeu:9
worked Infants' H obes and Frock Bodys. , Also. , 4argo lot
of Lace Capos, for the low prices of $1 50 and 1 75 eaoh .
which wUl bo found at tho New Store of , ' ,
i.i'-.. --r,.-:- v;t-- v MYERS & DAVIS.'
Ida suaU will to Afaueia For sale by
J. S. WJXL1AMS.
IU, mo. XUal
by " :
i aaa VoUoa Bieje. Jt or sals
, , , , J. S.. WILLIAMS. '
i
BACO V and umur. 1,000 lba. of best liacon bides ; . 1,'
000 lbs. of Superior Bacon Hams ; 9 kegs of best fresh,
Goshen Butter, , Just received and for sale low for eash, at
' - ""' GEO. II. KELLEY S.
Ft:
bit. 15 bbls. of extra Canal Flour; 15 half bbls.
Low for cash, at - - - GEO. H. KELLY a.
HlSKEYWustwtived, 60 Barrels. For eale foretsh
NEGROES tVAIiTEI-Having returned again To Wil
mington. for the purposo of purchasing a large number of
ncrrocs. and will' -remain here permanently nntil the latter
part of next Spring, I am now in market to pay tho highest
CASH prices for slaves, Male or Female, f roia 12 to SO years
of age. Those having such property for sals, will find it to
their advantage to call on mo first,' before making a sale, as
from my facilities In selling in the South, I can pay tho high
est price, and for gooa sound mcrcnan table property, will not.
bo overbid by any in the business.; . r - -
Abio some Coopers Brteklayors, Carpenters and Black
smiths. Applv for me at the Carolina Hotel. - :
Sept. 7, 1849. 52-tfJ - .... iANSLEY DAVIS.
T
jrOTCE--Ths subscriber think be has. given as much
LV indnlgence to those in his debt as they ought to requirs.'
He has made up his mind, that all amounts due binr of 100
and under, thai remain nnpaid January 1, 1850, will be pat
in the hands of an officer for collection. All over that amount
remaining nnpaid January 1, 1350, Will be sued at tho follow
ing March Court. . Ha earnestly hope that those in his debt
will not coir pel. him to resort to such tn unnlcosant mode of
Co v:;;v-;;:JOH-IJAVSON.:.;.
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