Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-23
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or Weather you Want me to Come or not if I Come
" al expect you to bord me, an also Washing an
tnendlng Want you to send me Letter What you
Will dooe if ] Come can be there by the 24th day
OF august as afore sed Want you send me q Letter
" hat you Will give me by the month and bord me
also With my Washing in be as braaf as you can for
! it Come | Want to Come as quick as Can this the
| 18th day of August 1850
The above letter was duly sent to a merchant in
this place few days ago. We would suggest to the
young gentleman who is SO anxious to procure sit
natlon, that he ought to proceed at once to New
York, Philadelphia, Charleston, or Baltimore as
Nadesborough is altogether too small place for his
acquirements-H adesboro' argus
Stanly voted follows: 834 for MANLY, G6 for
REID. "All the intelligence" eh
! CONSPIRACY TO ExToRT MoNEY.-A genteel young
woman, named Mary Jane Starr, and a lawyer ma
med Jas L. Boyd, clerk in the Supreme Court in
New ork, have been arrested, charged with having
conspred to obtain the property of Mr. Ira Topping
wealthy gentleman Of New York, in which they
succeeded to the amount Of $4,000
He states that about year since, the female call
cd upon him, and stated that she was the wife of
James Starr, who was then in California. She re-
quested some assistance. Her genteel appearance
gave credit to her story, and Mr. Topping and his
family extended assistance to her. and intimacy
grew up between Mr.. T. and herself that step by
step, she concocted plans, by which she obtained
large sums of money, and finally coerced him, with
the assistance of Boyd, into conveying all his real
estate property consisting of several houses and lots
to one Appleby, without any consideration. This
property, it seems, soon after reconveyed toll
her. Previous to this she had compelled Topping
to support her fathers family, and he had done SO
! for considerable time.
About year SINCE Boyd and Mrs. Starr, under
the authority of the assignment took possession of
the dwelling, No. G7 Jane St, turning Toppings
wife and children out but since this charge was
made they have been reinstated there, and Mrs.
Starr and Boyd are in prison, awaiting the further
examination of this extraordinary affair.
SEABoAED AND ROANOKE RA1LRoAD-The British
brig Prospect arrived at Portsmouth, Va on Friday
with iron for this road. All the iron necessary for
Reconstruction is there, except one cargo. A
proposition had been made by the Baltimore Steam
Packet Company, which, if acceded to, will insure
the speedy construction Of the road and the Ports
mouth Pilot says
We take pleasure, therefore, in saying that the
whole matter relating to the proposed connexion has
been acted on by the committees appointed for the
purpose and that no doubt is entertained but that
their reports will be confirmed by the respective
! companies.
FRANcE.---The population Of France according to
statistical document recently published in Paris is
nearly 36,000;000, while the census Of 100 made
the population 18,669,000 Thus it appears that
France has not quite doubled her population in 40
years, while some Of the counties in Europe have
doubled their population in less than half that pc
rod.
! THE SLAVE TRADE N CUBA.-On the very night
preceding the landing Of the late Cuban expedition
at Carlenas, large vessel came quietly up to the
wharf and landed GOO negroes from the hold,
poor miserable halt-starved shadows of men, who
had been torn from their homes in Africa and intro
duced into the island by the CONSENT and to the great
profit, of the Captain General of Cuba Shortly after
! this occurrence bag containing about 500 900
found at the door of the Captain Generals sleeping
room, which-as there appears no acknowledgment
for the in the published reports Of the receipts
by the treasury-we presume, went to swell the al
ready large pile of savings of Condo Alcoy during
his very economical administration. Now, these
facts we learn from highly Intelligent citizen late
ly from Cuba who in the vicinity of the trans
actions when they occurred and they have been sub
stantally confirmed by the statements of others
They are facts notorious to all Americans and for
cigners in Cuba.-N. 0, Delta, dug. %
BosroN, August 10
| MASSACHUSETTS CONGRESSIONAL ELEcTIoN.-In the
first district at the election to-day I. A. Elliott
wing, is dOubtlessly elected The vote stands as
follows Elliott, 1856 Sumner, free-soiler, 489
! Heard, democrat, 28l scattering 81.
In the second district, Upham, whig, is probably
elected
In the fourth district it is thought there will be
no choice.
A SPANISH STEAMER.--Ihe Spanish steamer Pi-
zarro at New York, is fine looking vessel of En-
glish build, and about 200 feet in length Her en-
gines are Of superior construction and finish, and
are equal to $50 horse power. The number Of men
On the Pizarro is one hundred and ifty-six inclu-
ding officers, marines, crew, sc. She is we'll armed,
/ carrying four . thirty-tWO pOundcrs,n and two
sixty-eght pound Eaixhan guns" No wonder L.
PEI and his valiant army took to their heels route
for Key West, on seeing her.
singular explosion occurred on the arrival of the
| 6 o'clock line from New ork for Philadelphia, at
! the Market street depot this morning. A keg of
yeast put into the baggage crate, when it expo
ded with tremendous force tearing off the top of the
crate throwing the key at least so feet into the air.
1t landed at the feet ola bysander, having knocked
! one down and completely covered him with
froth, and scattered the contents the passengers,
giving them ludicrous appearance. No lives lost.
Nearark AdreTtiser.
COLONEL BENToN-OId Bullion is at war with all
the world, and all the world with him. His speeches
and votes the territorial question prove him to be
utterly regardless of public opinion they are in
opposition to the uniform tenor of his speeches in
| former years. The bursting of Commodore Stock
toms big gun on board the Princeton steam frigate
most unfortunate occurrence for old Bullion.
1t is pretty generally true that when gets his
brain dislocated seriously shocked, he turns whg
free-soiler, abolitionst. We know several
of this kind.-N. 0. Courier.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM RIo.-FoUR BRAZILIAN
VESSELS BURNT BRITISH STEAMER.-The barque
Erastus, Corning, arrived at New York on the 18th
instant from Rio Janeiro, whence she sailed on the
9th ultimo twelve days later than the last advices
A few days previous news had been received that
the British Admiral the station with the British
steamer Cormorant, had entered the port of Para
quay probably Parainaba OF Paraiba and burnt
four Brazilian vessels.
The Captain of the Brazilian fort in the port open
ed fire upon the steamer and killed one of the
| It was supposed that the Admiral was acting I'M
der orders received from home for the suppression of
the slave trade.
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