Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-08-23
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reside in the vicinity
II selected as the place of rendezvous, Clayton:
formerly French Creek, thirty miles from V alter
town quiet, pleasant village, built on pavement
of primitive strata, which out crops along the bank
of the river Bill Johnston the hero of the Canadian
rebellion, resides here AS all sorts CT extravagant
stories afOat concerning his marvellous career,
an outline of his history may interest many of your
readers.
"He is native of Canada and now nearly seven
ty, with an athletic and commanding form, and is still
the corsar of the fifteen hundred islands that crowd
the ST. Lawrence within small section of its ample
current. The first adventure which made him known
in England and the United States, his daring
robbery of the enemy mail during the last war; for
which he received q reward Of $500. From that
time he became hunted outlaw to the English, and
recprocated most cordially their enmity. In May,
! 1888, he boarded the Sir Robert Peel, British
steamer, with thirteen men, expecting promised re-
enforcement The failure scattered his band and
he fed to the wilderness of islands, where for several
months he eluded the search OF his enemies. If he
heard the puff of steamboat in pursuit, starting
from his ambush he dropped his canoe upon the OPP
poste side of the island and shortly looking out
| from distant eyry on the fruitless Classifying
from every attempt to arrest him, like an Invisible
yet dreaded genius of the romantic solitude.
Kate his second daughter, often sought his lair
in light skif to carry food and cheer the fugitive
in his exile. Never was man IN more painful sus
pense. Both Governments offered large bounty for
his apprehension for breaking neutrality laws and
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on fire. The following autumn he delivered himself
up to the civil authorities of this State and lodg
ed in the jail at Albany-was baed out in the spring
and returned to his favOrite haunt When the time
of trial came Van Rensselaer,, imprisoned with him.
was pardoned by the payment of fine and his case
postponed Johnston, who said he liked the Jaior
but was tired of confinement at o'clock t same
evening made his escape and walked forty miles be-
fore daylight, when, overcome with WEAKNESS, he
took to the canal Kate who passed most of the pc
Rod he was in jail with her father, had left two
weeks previous, but joined him in Rome and the
captain darling once more along the shad-
owy channels Of this magnificent river. He has the
standard of colors taken from the Robert Peel in safe
keeping. Kate is married, and lives snugly the
paternal domicil She has been in good society,"
praised and ionzed, till we surmise that her secu
sion naturally enough is not entirely agreeable Her
mind is clear and active her character independent
and her manners pleasing. Her life OF adventure
and excitement has not been favorable to the culture
of the moral feelings, though the religious element
may now appear in retirement"
TRIANGULAR LOVE AFFAIR-A young lady of New
Orleans lately engaged herself to gentleman who
went to California to raise enough to set up house
keeping. During his absence another gentleman,
Col O., fell in love with her. but was forbidden the
house by her parents. Nevertheless he got friend
Of his to convey messages between him and the lady
and had every hope of succeeding in his suit. when
the young lady elopcd with the ambassador, leaving
Col. 0. we'll the California gentleman to console
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QUIErus FOR Cross BABIEs.-By this we do not
knocking their brains out against the bed post,
nor anything OF the sort. Nor do mean giving
them paregoric Dafys elixir Dalby's casminative,
black drops, any other poison. The only requisite
to quiet squalng, squealing little baby is, that it
shall possess a In the midst Of its screaming
press your finger gently and repeatedly the
cartilage of that useful organ and in less than two
minutes it will be asleep.
A DAYS EATING IN A HorEL-The following are
given some of the statistics of the United States
HOTEL at Saratoga
There are now about 700 guests at the house: to
which NAV be added 100 children and 800 servants
besides many other articles, the following each day
500 lbs Beef, 500 do. Mutton, 500 Chickens $50
Ducks and Turkeys, $500 Eggs 600 lbs. Butter,
1000 Rolls fer breakfast barrels Of Flour.
Nankeen is cotton cloth of beautiful color,
which derives its name from Nankin. in China, from
which place it was first brought to Europe Many
suppose that true Nankeen is arfcially coored, but
this is not so its color is that Unnatural coton-a pc
cular kind some of which has been successfully cu-
tiyated in Georgia. The color Of nankeen may be
initiated in the most perfect manner, and in every
case linen drill Of this color, may be set down
artificial production.
THE EXHIBITION OF 1851-The long deliberations
to the building to be erected for the exhibition Of
1851 have been terminated by decision in favor
Of Mr. Paxtons design and estimate This gentle
mans plan suggests a building chiefly of glass-in
fact, huge, but elegant glass house. The great
feature in its erection is, that stone, brick or
mortar Will be necessary. All the roofing and up
right sashes will be made by machinery fitted to-
geher and glazed with rapidity most Of them being
finished previous to being taken to the place. that
little else will be required on the spot than to fit
the materials together The whole Of the structure
will be supported on cast iron columns, and the extern
sye roof Will be sustained without the necessity for
interior walls for this purpose.-English Paper.
FREDERIcKsBURG, Aug. II.
AWFUL MURDER AND SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.
"A most hcart-rending murder has been perpetrat-
ed at White Oak near this place. which has caused
the greatest excitement A man named VIM. Brown
attacked MIR. John Fugat and severed his head from
his body with axe, when the murderer soon after
took his own life by committing suicide.
Extract from the argument of young lawyer be-
fore Mississippi Justice: May it please the Court
i had rather live for thirteen hundred centuries
on the small end of thunderbolt- the ragged
end of flash of lightning the of q
| Virginia warm fence and have my bowels torn out
by green brier, than to be thus bamboozled by the
gentleman"
AssAFGr1DA.-This ARTICLES obtained from large
unbelliferous plant growing in Persia The root re-
sembles large parsnip externally, of black color
on cutting it traversely, the assafGtida exudcs in
form Of white thick juice like cream, which, from
exposure to the air. becomes yeloWer and yelloWer,
and at last of dark brown color 1t is very apt to
run into putreaction and hence those who collect it
carefully defend it from the sun. The fresh juice
has an excessively strong SMELL which grows weaker
and weaker upon keeping; sing drachm OF the
fresh fluid smells more than hundred pounds of the
dry assafoctida brought to u.s. The Persians are
commonly obliged to hire ships purpose for its
carriaUe, as scarcey any one will receive it along