Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-18


third.
! GEN JAcksoN's FIRST APPEARANCE IN CONGRESS-
When MIR. Gallatin member OF Congress, IN
the year 1896, Tennessee admitted a State IN
to the Union and sent her first member to Washing
ton. One day, when in his seat in the House, Mr..
Galatin noticed tall lank, uncouth locking indi-
yidua with long locks of hair hanging over his brows
and face while queue hung down his back tied in
an eelskin. The dress of this individual was sngu-
lar: his manner and department. that of backwoods
man. The appearance of so singular character on
the floor of the House of Representatives naturally at
tracted attention and member at his side asked who
he was? Mr.. Gallatin replied that it was the mem
Der for the new State. HWell," said his FRIEND " he
seems just the sort of chap one might expect from
such uncivilized RECON as Tennessee" The indl-
vidual in question was ANDREW JACKSON.
SECRET OccUPAT1oNs OF PAR1s-There died in Par
is, not long since, ruined by the Republic and
who always followed business productive as it was
unique. One day he was rejecting on the number
less efforts he had made in vain, to gain livelihood.
The idea crossed his mind "There are annuity lost
in Paris at least hundred bank notes; fifth
of this money belongs to persons who have no faith
in human probity, and are never reclaimed Now
of the persons who find these notes. three out of ten
are honest Of their honesty, perfectly sterile,
l will make This was the origin of new in
dustry. He caused to be printed, on credit, num-
Der of handbills to the following purport:
"BANK NoTE LosT.-HoNEsTY IT'S OWN REWARD
A poor man, father of family has lost bank note
sent him for the reward of his toll somewhere be-
tween Montronouge and Bercy. The finder will
: please bring it to No-street and will be amply re-
warded by the consciousness of having done his duty
This notice, placarded every month at the various
corners of Paris procured for its inventor income
of twenty-five hundred to three thousand francs,
r which he contrived to live very comfortably.
The establishment ofthe Republic, which rendered
the loss of bank notes must improbable and almost
impossible put end to this strange occupation.
Too Busy TO BE MARRIED-A New York cores
pondent of the Sun tells the following funny story
On Friday last, young and pretty Dutch girl en-
tered the Marine Court and requested of the Of
cials in attendance to inform her. If dat
r dey married de people?" Being told that it was
she looked smilingy upon the officer, and holding VI
her head as if impressed with the responsibility
her position addressed him with, Vii you marry
me- den o. MARY you,'' said the officer, " oh,
e can't do that, have wife already" :" don't van
to be married to you but vaunt you to marry me,
' replied She oh! ali, that is different case blu
who do you want to be married to?n To Fritz, bu
he so busy be couldn't come and said dat nigh
get it done. When informed that this marrying by
proxy would not answer the poor girl left, and the
e next day returned with Fritz who had managed tt
quit his work to get married, and the happy pail
were made one by his honor, the Mayor.
n Lawyer and Irishlna1.
While number of Lawyers and gentlemen were
. dining at Wiscasset, few years since, jolly sou
from the Emerald Isle appeared and called for din
ner. The landlord told him he should dine WheT
e the gentlemen were done. Let him crowd in among
u.s., whispered limb of the law land we will ha II
some fun with him. The Irishman took his seat al
the table. You were not born in this country nv
friend!
No sir was born in Ireland
is your father ivingp
y No sir, he is dead
t What is your occupation g
: "A horse jockey, SIR
q What your fathers occupation q
Trading horses.
:, Did your father cheat any one while here p
q Il suppose he did cheat many, sir
where do you suppose he went to p
+ TO Heaven SIR
+ And what do you spose he is doing there q
= Trading horses, sir.
l., Has he cheated any there T.
He cheated one, believe SIR
= why did they not prosecute him.!
Because they searched the wohle kingdom of Heav-
h en-, and couldn't find LAWYER
). SCENE AT THE Posr OFF1cE-One Saturday morn
ing at early hour, despite the straightforward
ness of the rain, and the muddy, slippery, eontempt
BILE condition OF the Streets multitude besieged the
Post Office for letters, which would have done honor
to the intelligence of the proudest metropolis in the
i Union Of course all could not be accommodated at
once, and so . a way Of coming at it adopted
which reflected still more lustre the American
;, name.
Lines were formed, stretching down a slippery hill
to the distance of eighty feet from the Office Shout
der to shoulder stood from every part of the Uni
ted States, and step was gained whenever one had
made his enquiries at the window and retired. After
the lines were formed they remained unbroken, and
: accessions to the number must fall in behind"
Not unfrequently would persons remain in the
ranks for three and four hours Places" near the
window sold for five and ten dollars. All this
1 was done in rain, to bear up against which would
J have tried the fortitude Of even Oregonians