Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-11-08


,vbch will be six weeks after the adjournment, but
we have not heard Of any place having been settled
unon for its meeting neither has any notice been
zion calling it together From all this, it would
. nnear that the affair has been abandoned.
ANOTHER FIRE AT San FRANcIsco-The Steam
shin Alabama arrived at New Orleans on the lst
inst, with San Francisco dates up to the 18th of
September The only item of news OF any lmpor-
lance seems to be the occurrence OF another great
fire in San Francisco which resulted in the destruc
ton of one hundred buildings The accounts from
the mines are not very encouraging.
EuRopE.-The Steamship Washington arrived at
New York on the Sd inst. with dates two days later
than those brought by the Canada. She brings one
hundred and sixtyfve passengers and vast amount
of freight. Her news is unimportant. A detach-
ment of troops had left Cadiz, Spain, for Havana
numbering twelve hundred, and another was shortly
to follow The overland mail had arrived from
India causing briskness in business and advance
in cotton.
ba~The remains of Gen. TAYLOR reached Louis
ville KY on the LIST instant, and buried in the
family cemetery, about eight miles from the city.
THE STATUE OF CALHoUN.-The statue of CAL
HoUN, by Powers, which was sunk in the wreck of
the bark Elizabeth, in August last, has at length
been recovered, and has, no doubt, arrived in New
York 1t has sustained injury save slight frac-
ture of one of the arms, which will not detract from
its beauty.
POPULATION OF PnILA DELPH1A-It is expected that
the present of Philadelphia will show popu-
lation of $50 900 persons In 1910, the population
was 258,OO0. This is an immense increase 1t is
probable that the population of the whole State of
Pennsylvania will not be less than 100000
CoNv1cTED.-At the last Superior Court for Ora
ven county, JOHN TILGHMAN convicted of the
murder of his uncle JOSEPH J. T1LGHMAN. His Honor
Judge ELLIS sentenced him to be hung the 9th of
December but appeal to the Supreme Court be-
ing granted will suspend the execution of the
tence.
! GEORGE THOMPSON, the we'll known English Abo-
litonist who created so much sensation in this
try in 1885, arrived at Boston in the mship Can
ada last week, for the purpose of entering upon an
Abolition campaign. This fellow lays claim to the
title of Honorable" being member of the British
House of Commons We dislike mob law, but if, by
accident, he should receive such reception as would
elevate him to his proper position-at the end of a
rope-the world would be no loser. We have agita
tors enough in our bosom without importing British
fanatics or mischief Makers and if any such dare t.
obtrude their maudlin at the present time
they should be treated in such manner woul'
teach them better in future.
FUG1T1vEs IN CANADA.--It is estimated that owe
a thousand fugitive slaves have arrived in Canad
since the passage of the Fugitive Slave law AS tn
winter approaches, many of them without shell
ter or the necessares of le and talk of returning
the States, preferrng to take their chances of
car starry in
d UNION MEETING IN PH1LADELpH1A.-It is propose
Y to get up great Union meeting in Philadelphia
: ernnn,"r vn"U Heru I1OeHIIy III view IUrk
o THE ELEcT1oNs.-Just as we are going to press VI
have received, by the Northern mails, of re
turns from the elections held on the 5th inst in tn
d States of New York, New Jersey, Michigan an
l Wisconsin. The returns from New York are so in
complete and unsatisfactory, that we can make moth
y ing of them. The Feds. have carried N. Y City
n by increased majority. The Democrats hav
! certainly gained some members of Congress. The
+ had only to lose. 1t would appear SO far tina
o HUNTS chance of election is decidedly better tina
j. that of his opponents. This is about all we ca
J. make out of the N. York returns.
e New JERsEY.-It would seem, that the Democrat
have succeeded in eecting FORT their candidate fc
e Governor. They have also gained or two mem
rs bers of Congress
1t We see no change in the returns from Michiga
and Wisconsin.
is BSs~The {" Mountain Banner' at Rutherfordto1
e N. c., has passed into the hands of FRANKLIN
It WILSON, ESQ, and will hereafter be Democrat
S. paper Mr.. WILSON is good writer, and is said
be young gentleman of perseverance and industr.
We have no doubt that in his hands the Banner wi
Il be valuable accession to the cause.
p The Fugitive Bill.
It Judge Story in his Commentaries on the Constit,
ton gives an exposition of the intent of the prov
" ion for the reclamation of furgitives from servic
he and of the old law of Congress- which is in all
j. poets applicable to the new. He says
vs. "This clause (the providing for the recaptu1
e