Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-12-14

of President HARRISON, was killed by Indians,
the Colorado river, Texas the 18th Of October
COLLISION AT SEA AND DREADFUL SHIpwREcK-
The barque Fashion, Capt SHERWOOD, from Annap-
Oils, Md, for Halifax, into on the night of
the 2lst ult, by ship, supposed New York pack
ct, in lat 43, Ion. co. cutting her in two The Cap
tain, first mate and steward had just time to take to
the boat for in about three minutes the barque sunk
The head of the mainmast struck the miZzen mast
and knocked the man at the wheel overheard. There
Is souls in all, including the officers the crew
and two female passengers-one of whom was a sis
ter of the Captain and the other, Mrs JOHNSON wife
of the late English Consul who was awaiting her ar
rival at Halifax-al of whom, except those who took
to the boat persisted Those in the boat were at sea
four days, without provisions water, when they
drifted on Old Orchard Ferry Beach in bewil-
dered and almost inSensble state.
Charleston Courier, 9th inst.
DREADFUL DISASTER AND Loss OF LIFE AT SEA-
The ship Galena, Leavitt, arrived at New York on
Thursday, from New Orleans and reports that on
the I'd inst in lat SIS, long. IA, at P NJ. came in
contact with Br. brig Charles, (of Newport Liddel
master, from Cardiff, bound to Wilmington, N. c.,
with cargo of railroad iron, out 81 days. the wealth
er being squally and very heavy running
The Galena was under double-reefed topsails, 90
ing at tho rate of eight miles per hour starboard
tacks abOard-the Charles with larboard tacks
aboard, going five miles per hour, under dOublcreef
cd topsails and foresan They struck on their lar
bord bows, nearly stem on, making tho Charles an
awful wreck in less than minute taking bow.
spirit and foremost out and breaking in her hull
fearfuly that she went down in less than three min
utes carrying with her out of nine of her
the master and one man only escaped. They go
up the side of the Gaena as the brig passed by The
q. lost ib boom, split stem, and broke in arboarC
bow from the bends to top of gallant fOrecaste
letting in considerable water before sail could be Ia
ken off the ship The following day she was hove t,
and the breach repaired since then the G. has leak
ed about 100 strokes per hour.
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very good character shot at his house in Soutl
Creek district in this county, few days since b,
Moses ERNAL, of Craven county. The wife of Roe
to whom he had been married about 10 months, wa
walked about o'clock in the morning by a noise a
tho door She got up, opened the door, and the moo
shining very bright, saw ERNAL holding handker
chiefover his face but in attempting to dodge aroun
the corner of the house the handkerchief fell an
she saw his face and knew him. She then called he
husband who in few moments afterwards sho
mt through hole between the logs of the house. on
bullet and FIVE buck-shOt entering his breast ERNA
has been arrested and is now in jail We learn ther
his wife was great, and such her situation she be
ing about to become mother, that her life is de
SPARED Of
This is the third attempt, we learn, that has bee
made to take his life since his marriage and that
received an anonymous letter, threatening to XII
him in case he should marry he did. His wife
sister of ERNAL's wife.-North State Wing, 5th ms
CENSUS OF Iowa FOR 1S49.-From partial return
of the census of the present year. (takng in the la
ter part of the spring first part of the summer,
embracing eighteen counties which had two veal
ago 1887, and this year 92,4l7 inhabitants, W
gather that the increase to population in the tw
past years has been little more than one-fourth-
The unprecedented immigration during the preser
fall together with that to take place next sprins
will no doubt give us over 100000 at the genera
census if the taking oft be delayed until late in tn
springer enough to entie the State to three repre-
sentatiyes in Congress provided the representation
not increased to over $4,000, it now being 1868
with an additional representative for fraction oye
one-half- IoacG City Reporter.
CRIME AND CRIMINALS IN New YoRK-Among tn
population Of over four hundred thousand in Ne
York, there are $500 professional prostitutes,
professional burglars, 10 professional pickpockets
Peter Funks, "a panel thieves, male and female, /
professional hotel thieves, 800 TILL entry and Fiy
Point thieves 900 dock and juvenile thieves of q
sorts, and so female shoplifters. The Express say
however that this estimate is rather too large tina
otherwise and in proportion to the population,
of the interior counties depraved, and sen
larger number of eonvicts to the State Prison tina
our great city and county