Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-02-08

throned on threelegged STOOL with sceptre Of birch
firmly grasped, exclaims -
big boys up and parse The pig squeaks-
Now tell me what is the ~
The sir, is preposterous article, nominative
case to Pig
"Why do you call it preposterous article?
q Because it stands before pig l wouldn't stand
before one for shilling"
"Next boy, parse Pig
Pig is common noun"
Because it's common, that you can't see
thing else in the Streets
What is squeaks 2"
q A noun proper, SIR
"Why is it proper, Ezekiel o.
Because it makes proper loud noise, and dis
turbs all the neighbors.'
''That's O. K. Now you can all go and carry on
with the gals"
Popp1Nc THE QUEsT1oN.-''Sally, don't like your
claw, Jim reckon 500
"But don't you know it, Sally. Don't you think
I'd tear the eyes out of any tom cat that dare look
cross at you"
81 s'pect you would
"Well, the fact of it is, Sally, /"
"Oh, now, don't JIM feel all overish.'
"And, Sally I want you to"
''Don't say anything more, / shall"
''But, must want you to"
90 hush don't I, oh"
II want you tonight to GET
"What so soon! Oh, no. impossible. Mother
will be angry at me-"
How, be mad at you for doing for such ia
vor to M
eyes dear me I'm so agitated.'
"But there's some mistake, for all want to have
you to do, is to-mend my shirt collar"
A New T1TLE.-During a temperance festival at
Charleston, Father MATHEW obtained new title, by
the following toast
"The Mississippi of Men, the Father Of Waters
Father Mathew"
1t is to be presumed that the gver of this senti-
ment had intention of including 'strong waters
| in it.
NOVEL GLASS BLowER.--An editor in N. York,
says he saw swallow half dozen glasses, and
in less than ten minutes after he became tumbler
Cherokee law, passed at their late council makes
it the duty of the several districts each, to sum-
mon guard of four men to assist in searching for
whiskey, and if found to spill it upon the ground.
All the murders committed in the nation are caused
by the use of whiskey.
Precious STONES IN M1ss1ss1pp1--The New Orleans
Picayune mention that Ex-Governor Matthews OF
Mississippi is in that city with several speci-
mems of beautiful precious stones, found in the vci
nifty of Jackson 1t does not inform us of the char
acter or value of these precious" stones.
DisgraeefM Riot.
| PHILADELPHIA Feb. 4--P. NJ.
The adherents of the rival fire companies became
quite boisterous and unmanageable to-day, and in
their eagerness to Destroy attacked the engine house
OF the Weccacoe company, and totally demolished II
with all the fury of mob-vioence. The upper story
was occupied as school room. This also en-
tered and all the furniture destroyed together with
other valuable materials belonging thereto. Not
content with this outrage, the mob next set FIRE te
the building, and burnt it. The loss is estimated al
2,0O0 and only partially insured From all the in
dcations it is feared that the mob will not stop here
unless authorities act promptly and teach the
offenders an Aston House riot lesson.
More BRITISH ANNExATIoN-The g Courier dr
Havren states that negotiation is pending between
Great Britain and Turkey for the cession to thu
former of the island of Tenedos and the cabinet
st, James is likewise taking measures to get posses
sion of sndry of the island of the Grechan Archpe
lago.