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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04

VIRGINIA ELEcTIoN.-The returns from
Virginia come in slow and scattering. and ii is
still very difficult 10 arrive at anything like
accuracy. One thing is certain-there is IA
Democratic gain of at least two members of
Congress-perhaps three, or even more. 1t is
probable that there is but little change in the
Legislature either way. We have compared
the various accounts, and the following seems
about as near as we can get 10 the actual state
of the case:
LIST District, John S. Millson, Dem, in place
of Mr.. McKnson, Dem No change.
ID District, Richard K. Meade, Dem. No
opposition.
Sd District In this District the contest is
between Mr.. Flournoy, Fed, the late men,
Der, and DR.. Averett, Dem The result is still
doubtful.
4th District, Alexander Bocock, Dem. No
change.
5th District Powell, Dem, is believed to
be elected over Goggin, Fed. A Democratic
gain.
9Th, (Richmond Distrlct.) James N. Sed-
don, DEM, over John M. Bolts, Fed. by over
400 majority. Democratic gain.
9TH District, Gen. Bayly, DEM, reelected.
9Th District, Holiday. DEM, believed to be
elected over Forbes doubtful.
9th, Morton, Fed, elected over Pendleton.
Fed.
10th, Parker, Dem, in place of Bedinger,
Dem.
nth, Mcdowell, DEM, no opposition.
18th, Edmondson, Dem, in place of Mr.
Preston. now Sec'y of the Navy. Dem gain.
18th No returns This District, the Union
says, is one of the strongest Democratic
Districts in the State. and little doubt is enter
tanned of the election of Democrat, in place
of Andrew Fulton, (Fed.)
From the 18th District, we have been able
to find no returns so far.
18th District, Newman, Dem, probably
elected by small majority. No change.
Observations or conjectures wonld be use
less. We shall soon hear the full report. and
until then will say nothing
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04

COMMISSIONERS OF NAvIGAT1oN.-The fol-
lowing gentlemen were, on Tuesday last, cleo
ted Commissioners of Navigation for the Port
of Wilmington for the ensuing year, viz 90.
G. PARSLEY, B. FLANNER, JOHN A. TAYLOR.
EDWARD KIDDER, DUGALD M'M1LLAN.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04

Catholic National Counci.-The National
American Council of the Catholic Archbsh-
ops and Bishops of the United States, will
convene in Baltimore on Monday next. The
most kew. DR.. Eccleston, Archbishop of Bal
timore, will preside as Metropolitan or Pri-
mate. The Archdiocesses of St Louis and
Oregon will be represented. The Synod will
adopt measures preparatory TO establishing
bishoprics in California and New Mexico -
Many of the prelates attending the Conven-
ton will accompany the excursion to ST.
Mary's
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153.426,62

Total IN Tonnage and Valuation
45,067 tons Steamers, S3.3SO,OOO
1868 IS Prope|lers, 100000
1Ol ,080 I" Sail Vessels, 3,538,000
The apparent discrepancy between these
tables arises from the fact that in the latter is
included the British tonnage on Lake Ontario
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04

PRESCRIPTION BY Mr.. Polk The editors
of the National IntelIigencer having charged
the late administration with prescription. a
correspondent of the Union thus retorts upon
them -
8" With how much Justice they can charge
the late administration with prescription, may
be inferred from the fact tina. Columbus Mum
roe, a whig, aid son-n-law TO Mr.. Seaton,
one Of the editors, was permitted to hold one
OF the best clerkships under the government
during the whole of Mr.. Folks term; and that
a MIR. Schroeder. another son Law of Mr.
Seaton, was appointed to an office in the coast
survey within the last two years"
PLAIN QUESTIONS FOR PRoTEcTIoNIsTs-
The Boston Post puts the following plain
questions to the advocates of the Tariff Re-
striction, Tax all for the benefit ola few par
ty We doubt whether they can be easily
answered:
Questions for Protectionists.-I it for the
prosperity of every people that the value of
exports should exceed that of imports to the
greatest possible extent? If yes, will this
prosperity be greater in proportion to the in
crease OF this excess, even to prohibition OF
Imports If y,s, when then every nation
shall have arrived at this happy stage, to what
place ac'H you export your commodities?
BRowNLow AssAssINATED.-The Ruther-
tordton Mountain Banner, Of the 25th utimo,
states, on the authority of letter received
from gentleman residing near Jonesboro',
that the notorious w. G. Brownlow, formerly
of the Jonesboro Wing, had been assassina-
ted in the street by a man named Ryland, who
struck him in the back Of the head, fracturing
the skull in an awful manner 1t seems not
improbable from the character OF the man.
| LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.-It seems
that after all, the Reverend gentleman will moi
stay dead. The latest account is as follows:
Parson Brownlow, of the Jones5orough
Wing, was attacked at night while returning
| from church. and struck down by club in
the hands of John Ryland, whom he had pub.
lished as a deserter in Mexico. The Rev
editor, after fifteen days confinement from hi:
injuries, comes down on his assalant in COL
umn Of invective. and Enthusiastically says
in conclusion, " owe my existence, under
God, 10 strong beaver hat | had on at the
time"
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TONNAGE OF THE LAKES.

We find in late number of the Buffalo IN
W Commercial Advertiser, series of inter
esting tables, setting forth the names and ca
pacity of all the vessels now enrolled and H.
censed upon Lakes Michigan, Huron. Supe-
rior, St Clair, Erie. Ontario, and Champain.
The Commercial thus sums up the whole
Number Of american Vessels and Tonnage
95 Steamers, 3S912.53 tons
as Propelers, l4,435,37 {"
5 Barques, 1,645,3S "
90 Briggs. 2133O.27 "
548 Schooners, 71,6I8,22 q"
1913 Shops and Scows, 5.4S4,25 "
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04

The Great "Free Soil" Party7-The Tr-
bune of yesterday furnishes full returns of the
votes in all the wards of the city of New
York, for the highest of each party for judi
ciaI officers. They show the following ag-
gregates:-
Judges Of the Superior Court
For Duer, whig, 1878
BoSworth, democrat, 13,5Ol
Emmett, " free SOIL" or alb, 1850
Judges of the Marine Court
For Lynch, whg, - 1864
Shaler, democrat, 1866
Waterbury, free soil and alb, 1,433
To this complexion comes free soilism" at
last, in great city in which. had they been
estimated by their pretensions before the cleo
ton. they may have been supposed to num-
Der as many thousands as they now dwnhIe
to hundreds. They are even more insignii-
cant than in Connecticut, where Judge Niles,
the abolition candidate. polls 5000
albany argus
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-05-04

N-THE RECHABITEs of this place. held their
Anniversary Celebration in The Orange Street
Baptist Church on Saturday last, A discourse
suitable 10 the occasion, was delivered by
Mr. ARCHIBALD T. W'CoLLuM We had not
the pleasure of being present, but have heard
the address very favorahly spoken of. The
exercises of the day passed off in manner
creditabIe to all engaged in them.
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ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATION.

On Tuesday last, the LIST instant, the Cape
Fear Lodge, No. 2, Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, held their annual celebration in this
place After meeting at their hall, ats o'clock,
A NJ, the brethren OF the Order marched III
procession to the Methodist Episcopal Church,
where, among other suitable exercises, SEN
sible discourse, in explanation and defence OF
the principles of the Order, was delivered by
Past Grand B. l. HOWE The singing of the
children of the Odd Fellows School, under
the direction of Mr. Dana Browne, was
highly creditable, both to them and TO their
instructors. No feature of the celebration
couli be more pleasing in itself or more suita.
BILE to the day. The first of May has. from
time mmemorial, been regarded as the chosen
festival of Spring time and Of flowers, and nc
brighter wreath can be woven to deck It's co
ronal than that culled from the pure buds o.
childhood and of innocence. No fairer flow
ers strewn along its path than those which
beauty the spring-tme of existence MAY
no chilling frost, or untimely blight nip one
bud or wi,her one blossom ere it has burst in
to maturity, and borne the ripe fruits OF virtue
and of usefulness.
We learn that the children met in the after
nom and evening in Mozart Hall, and partool
in various amusements suitable to their age
with all the feelings peculiar TO them. Every
thing passed off in the happiest manner. and Il
the entire satisfaction of The Juveniles.
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rial crown rendered TO him by small MAORI
~ of the Frankfort Assembly.
Naly.-A renewal of distractions have ar
sen in Italy The people having gained a
temporary triumph in Genoa and Tuscany,
are preparing to resist further encroachments
by Austria.
Rome, though quiet, is unsettled. The
Pope still continues at Gaeta.
Naples and Scily-On the 18th instant,
Lord Palmerston received notice of the block
ade of Palermo by the Neapoitan government.
The King OF Naples is preparing for an imme-
date attack on Sicily, and has been hitherto
restrained by an aPprehended rising OF the
Calabrans
The Egyptian army is reported to be en-
route 10 Turkey, and the Turks are said to
have seized on Russian custom house [whal
custom house the despatch does not state, but
we presume situated in one of the Danubian
provinces, Moldavia or WalIacha.l and ad
mnistered affairs themselves. SULLIVAN Pa.
cha, the enemy OF Russia, has been appointed
Minister at ConstantinopIe
The Cotton-Cotton has beer
dull during the week, with a further decline
OF TO H. per pound The weeks transac
tons amount TO only 1000 bales, of which
500 were taken by spectators and 1890 fol-
expectation. The closing quotations were
Upland ordinary 81 to 81 middling 4d
middIing fair I'D; fair AL +; good fair 44d.
good 3D.; New Orleans ordinary 33l 10 81 j.
middling 45t.; middIing fair 44d; good fai
Sd; good 81 TO SAL; choice markets set to 81
Mobile ordinary 81 to 35d; middling A to Al
mlddlng fair a to AL; good fair 81; goo
sd; Sea Island ordinary to middlng I TO Sgd
fair TO good fair 10 TO lid good to fair II
10 l5d.; stained to 81.
Money The intelligence of the blockad
OF the German ports and Palermo and Vienn
has produced much fuctuation in Consols du
ring the week. but the market closed firmly Oh
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-09

A REMlNIscENoE OF CINCMNATI.-The Cincin
natl Enquirer of the 18th, has the following
illustration Of the Queen City's growth'
"Twenty-eight years ago to-day a gentle
man, now in France, caught wild turkey on
the ground now bounded by Sycamore, Third,
Fourth. and Broadway, in a fair ioOt-raco.-
He, with several friends were playing football
in the neighbOrhOod, when they saw the bird
arise from Mt. Adams-a wild wood then
and alight upon the square. There was only
one house in that region at that time, and that
was on the corner Of Sycamore and Fourth
streets. What changes have taken place since
Now, there is not a vacant lot upon the square,
and som Of the finest buildings erected in the
city are upon the same spot.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-09

L~YNcHING.-0n the recent trip Of the steam
er Atlantic from New Orleans to this porti a
cabin passenger by the name of VIM. Provost,
formerly of this city, was robbed OF about
$500, A Frenchman on board, named Jean
Lezin Cassou, was suspected as the guilty par
ty. and taken in hand and logged until he
confessed the larceny and delivered the stolen
money. At the request of Mr.. Provost, he
was then set at liberty, Probably fearing mat
upon arriving at this port he would be gwen
over to the proper authorities he seized the
first opportunity, went below and procured two
sticks Of wood, and with them under his arm
Jumped overheard, When last seen he was
swimming toward the shore. Upon the arrival
of the boathis trunk was opened, in which was
found a number Of letters written in French,
from notorious thieves in Paris, detailing
plans to Cassou and others, which leave pu'
little doubt that he is one Of a powerful gang
Of thieves in the metropolis Of France, and
had como to America to Try HE hand.-St'
Louis Republican.
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Mrs. FARNaAM OFF FER CALlFoRNA.-Thia
enterprising lady, after all her efforts, has had
to leave for California with q very small num-
Der of ladies accompanying her. The ladies
Of America are much less disposed to engage
in o. hazardous undertaking than the men, and
seem disposed to "let well enough alOne,"-
But that was not the spirit of their forefathers,
to whom they owe SO much. The following
are all the ladies who sailed in the Angelica
for California, from New York. there being al
SO fifteen gentlemen; Miss Sampson, Mrs, Bar
ker, Mrs. GriswOld, Mrs. Farnham, two chill
dren and a servant. Crescent.
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A Pile Of serpents.


In the Savannahs of IzaCubo, in Guiana,
South America, | saw the most wonderful,
and most terrible spectacle that can be seen;
and although it be not uncommon to the in
habitants, no traveller has ever mentioned
it. We were ten men oil horseback two of
whom took the lead, in order to sound the
passage; whilst | preferred to skirt the great
forests. One of the blacks who formed the
vanguard, returned full gallop, and called to
me, "Here sir, come and see serpents in a pile"
He pointed out to me something elevated in the
middle of the savannah or swamp, which2ap-
peared like a bundle of arms. One Of my
company then said, " This is certainly one
of tue assemblages of serpents, which heap
themselves on each other, after q violent tenn
pest; l haYe heard of these, but have never
seen any; let us proceed cautiously, and moi
go too near" When we were within twenty
PAGES of it., the terror of our horses prevented
our nearer approach, to which however, none
Of us were inclined.
On sudden, the pyramidal mass became ag-
lated, horrible Kissing issued from it, thou
sands Of serpents rolled spirally on each other
shot forth out of the circle their hideous heads
presenting their envsnomed darts and fiery
eyes to us. / own l was the first one to draw
back; but when I saw this formidable phalanx
remained at its post, and appeared to be more
d;Snosad N dafand itself than tn attack us.
| rode around it in order TO view its order o.
battle, which faced the enemy on every side,
then sought to find what could be the de-
sign Of this numerous assemblage; and | con-
cluded this species Of serpent dreaded some
colosseum enemy which might be the great
serpent, or the cayman, and they unite them
selves, after having seen this powerful enemy
in order to attack or resist him in a mass.
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The METHODIST CnURcn, soUTH.-The Rev.
John Early has Published the Minutes of the
Methodist E. Church, South, for the year l84a
70, which exhibited the following results: =
White members in 10 States 354,258, being an
increase for the year of 1880; Colored s34,
l53-increase 6,9O4; and Indians 3,S75-de-
crease 10. Total increase 1928. Georgia
contains the largest number (43,726) of white
members, and South Carolina the largest al,
688) of colored members The greatest in
crease was in the Mississippi Conference, be-
ing 3,579. SOuttrOn.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-09

GEoLCey I'VE mahe the following extract
from a series of articles on geology, written
by Rev. R, Morris. "A
Rich beds Os Selanit Of chrystOlized Gyp-
sum, (Which is the Plaster of Paris of Com
merce,) are found here. One Of the best was
discoveredby Us a few days ago on the Gallatin
road, six miles from Jackson. Here the Gyp-
sum lies in curious veins. running both verti-
cal and horizontal, to an unknown exte mt
and of remarkable purity. A wagon load
might readily be procured in a day with a couple
Of hands, and if it equals in quality the Nova
Scotia Gypsum, it would be a rich days work
it is well known that planters who use lime,
even the best Thomaston article, must coat it
with Gypsum to make q respectable white gla'
zing. Col. Tarply used some Jumps Of il
found near Clinton, which being burned, made
a brilliant white wash, and his example is woI
thy of imitation. To buy an important arti-
Gle when our hills abound in the same, is as
absurd as the merchant at Chicago, who i'm
ported a hundred gross Of writing sand wher
the hills Of Lake Michigan are full of it.
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four penny piece, and might be entirely COW
cred by a child's thimble, yet SO exact is it in
its workmanship, and yet SO skillfuIly contriv-
cd in all its parts down to the smallest valve,
that it works with the SAINT regularity and GER
tainty as a steam engine of ten horse power.
We scarcely need say that boileris not in.
cluded in the above dimensions; but there is
every other essential part of the steam engine
tself.-Scientyfc american.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-09

CURIOUS ANAsRAM.-Et is not a little singu-
lar, that the letters which spell debt, are the in
itials ofthe sentence Dun Every Body Twice;
and the letters which spell the word credit, are
the initials of the sentence, Call Regularly Ev-
cry Day-rll Trust. About as neat a use OF
initials, in the expression Of an idea, as we
have ever seen, is in the following cOuplet,
written on the a~lIedged intended marriage OF
the old Duke Of Wellington with Angelina
Burdett Coutts. the rich heiress:
The Duke must in his second childhood be
Since in his doting age he turns to A. B. c.
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ARR You THE WRGM?-The other day one
Roman Priest a~Jesuit, was travelling though
a wild district towards Mons. He was oYeFta-
ken by a peasant aud his wife, on their way to
that city, and they entered into conversation
the peasants speaking in the most vulgar pa
tots. One Of them asked the priest Of what
place be was the cure!
~ am not a cure,'' was the quiet reply.
"You are then q vicaire ~
"No, ! am one Of the Company o fJesus."
The woman regarded the Jesuit with amaze
meht.
"You!'' she exclaimed; "you Of the COM
pany Of Jesus! Are you then the Virginp
i was now the priests time to be astonish-
ed.
NYou must know" he said, shat / am not
the holy Virgin.
"Then,n rejoined she, ayou are St, JOseph?'
"Fire,'' said the good father, "st.t Joseph is
in heaven,n
"Well,n continued the woman, "then there's
only the ass left Of the company Of Jesus"
She was thinking Of the flight into Egypt.
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SPLITTING THE D~GFFERENcE.-A nice young
gentleman, not a thousand miles from here at
ter a long and assiduous courtship, found him
self, one bright evening, the betrOthed OF a
pretty girl, the very pink of modesty' One
night he was about to take his departure, and
after lingering about the door for some time,
in a ,idget of anxiety, declared and protested
to Miss Nancy, that he could Rot and would
not leave, until she kissed him. Of course,
Miss Nancy blushed beautifully red, and pro-
tested in turn that she could not and would
not do that, She never had done such a thing
and never would until she was married-and
now he had it. The alteration and debate
became deep and exciting, until the betroth-
ed huffed outright, and declared if he couldn'I
kiss her he couldn't have her-and was march
ing off. She watched him to the gate, and saw
" the fat was in the fre,'' unless something
was done.
"Come back, then" said she, coaxing cpl
split the difference with you-KOu may squeest
my hand ~. X Kntck.
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CuItureOf wheat in Mississippi

The best -four is now made in our own
State. In most of the northern countries the
planters are becoming to depend entirely up
on wheat crops. The -four isfOund very sweet
and richer than the best ST.. Louis brands. II
is only nee essary for our planters to make the
experiment to succeed. AS a general rule,
the wheat is sown thicker here than at the
north, and it is thus SUPPORTED and not liable
to fall by the weight Of the stalk. We are
assured that afew years trial acclimutes the
wheat, and that the stalk becomes strong e.
nough to stand in our fields as wen as thu crop
at the north. a tt
Had we only more concert among our plan
tiers, and could they odiscoveritto be their IN
terest to maintain an agricultural society we
might soon see out fields filled with every va
riety of grain crOpsl In the absence OF this
auxiliary, we commend the subject to the at
%tention Of the planting community, and es-
%pecially to those intelligent an d enterPrising
men who are determined produce everything
our soil and our wants demand. and a profitable
return will sanction, The ONE wheatis rails
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To be hated by her friends is the lot Of every
good looking girl; but to be secretly cursed
by the whole neighborhood is a joy reserved
for the transcendently beautiful only. With
out ever seeing a young woman you tell her
appearance by just carefully analysing the
scandal in cirnlation against her. n she be
the constant theme Of animadversion, you may
set her down as a perfect Venus, and fall in
love with her accordingly.
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Ftom the German Of Sallet.

THE FALLING STAR.
Knowye what it meaneth,
When looking up on high,
Ye see a star deserving
The regions of the sky?
Those orbs above us shedding
Their soiten'd light around,
Are myriad bands of angels,
With Wreaths Of glory crown'd.
All true and faithful wardens,
Wide scatter'd through the sky,
On earth, whatever passes,
Tney mark with watchful eye.
And when within our borders,
In fervent faith and love,
A good man how'd by sorrow,
Looks up for aid above;
And prays unto the father,
In agony Of woe,
Then quickly there departeth
A messenger below;
Who glides with beam so cheering,
Within the silent room,
And soothes the gentle slumber
The mOurners heavy gloom.
This, this is what it meaneth,
When looking up on high,
Ye see a star deserving
The region of the sky.
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A REsoLUTE SHERIFF The Deputy Sheriff
of Westchester, New York, while arresting
week before last, some of the ring leaders of
the fatal riots sometime since on the Hudson
river railroad, was set upon by three Irishmen,
demanding the release of two prisoners he mad
hand cufied. He resslutely refusing, each pre-
scented a pistol at him, threateningt to blow out
his brains. Peck instantly drew a revolver
from his coat pocket, and shot each in rapid
succession, one through the breast, one through
the neck, and the other through the arm.-
The whole body instantly fed, and with the
exception Of the wounded, returned to work,
and quiet is now restored. The man shot
through the breast is not expected to recover.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1849-06-09

MINIATURE STEAM ENGINE The smallest
steam engine ever made to work by steam was
exhibited a short time ago in England. II
wasby a young man named Jonathan Blank
ev, engineer at Victoria Foundry, Leeds, and
Il the most remarkable specimen Of minute
accuracy and ingenious skill, ever beheld'-
Though so diminutiye that the whole maehin-
ery, fly. wheel included, might be placed on a
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ed, we assure planters mills will be put up that
will equal thoue fanny Of the northern brands.
We are now informed that a hour mill would
be erected in the city Of jackson, if there was
any probability Of commanding sufficient wheat
for it's consumption, LIE, oul planters think
upon this important subject