Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-27

to lntlmdate the French commissioner, but without
any Interior designs
B6snWe are indebted to the politeness of Mr. FRI
DENBERe, formerly of this place, but now resident
of California, for copy of the San Francisco Herald
OF the 18th OF May. From it we CLEAN some further
items of interest.
The Herald attributes the fires which have devas-
tated almost all the California Cities to the convcts
which have arrived there from the British penal set
tlements--chiefy Van Deman's Land 1t would
appear that the thieves and vagabonds throughout
the State have sworn to be avenged upon the people
of the cities for the summary treatment they and
their fellows have from time to time recently expo
rienced at their hands. In many cases thieves and
murderers have been summarily tried by peoples
court, and, when convicted, have been executed
Minor offences have received corresponding amount
of punishment. The attempt to burn San Francis
co was made at a time when the incendaries knew
from the prevailing wind that it must be successful
Stockton was fired about the time, and the night
before an attempt made to burn Sacramento
Ground rents have fallen considerably, as mer-
chants would not build under the former rates. The
wages OF carpenters, masons, and mechanics gene
rally, have largely advanced. $40 per day is asked
and obtained. Lumber has advanced IS to 80 per
cent.
Mr. b. ULM proposes to establish line of steam
ers between San Francisco and the Sandwich Is
lands. The Commodore Stockton is advertised as
the pioneer of the line, to start in days. provided
sufficient encouragement be offered
Sa@Our contemporary of the Herald, in his issue of
the 2lst, refers woe-begone loveyer, who appears
by the signature, to be ga friend" of his, to the
rY11f ord oot;o - IL IL r.
esses and other epstolary communications to that
Interesting portion of the human family against
whose wies the venerable Tony WELLER warned his
promising son SAM1vEIr when he told him to "beware
of the vidders, SAM1vEL." We have no doubt that
the " friend" of neighbor is a man of dscrimi-
nation: and knew the talents and experience of him
to whom he applied. For our own part the only
love letters we ever wrote were directed to big
Dutchman, veritable Hollander from the lower
Rhine. The thing happened in this wise The
man, who came from the country Of Dams, fell in
love- after his own way, with plump little Pennsyl
vania maiden of German descent who was hired as
house-servant, help, in the boarding house in
Philadelphia wherein we obtained our bed and board
tor consideration of certain dollars in hand paid to
the andlady The little Dutch girl, as she was call
ed, loved the big Dutchman whole heap, and per-
haps more but he had gone up to Bethlehem or some
other scrlpturally named town the Lehigh and
she could not talk to him and tell him how much
she did love him. and the next best thing was to
write, but she did not know how and therefore she
begged US, then youth, to write her letters for her.
which we did, at her dictation This was our first
attempt at real composition, and we have no doubt
those letters would make quite an addition to any
collection of curiosities. We have since read good
deal, and thought good deal, and, at odd times
observed good deal, in quiet way yet it has
often struck since that we have never seen nurer
or truer spirits than those two unlettered lovers
and we doubt much whether they are not better and
happier by far than many who would deride their
ignorance and look down upon their humble lot
They have been married many day ago, and
have bought small farm with the carefully saved
earnings of both, upon which they are, no doubt
rearing up strong, healthy and virtuous family,
Injured to toll, and jealous of their independence
This summer five years ago. we think it was, we
were up in the neghborhood of Easton, Pa, on a WIS.,
it: and were rambling about the adjacent country,
mounted upon beastly conveyance, to w.t. mule
when we hailed by the hero of our letters and
carried to his house, where everything charac-
terlzeo by Dutch neatness, not excepting the pretty
lulu VIZ" HerseH w e nad forgotten the pair alto
gether TOR years, and having taken notice of the
flight of time, somewhat surprised to see flax
en- headed rolly polly of boy trot into the room,
which the young matron said was her Oldest and a
mysterious bundle of muslin and other fabrics being
unroled, produced little girl named after the moth
en- as the boy after the father As we were ia
king our leave, our Dutch friend assured us confden-
TALLY that the neat should be named after US
Whether ever there was a next, or whether it was
boy or whether it was named after US, we have
never known, and never expect to know.
RS~The steamship Brother Jonathan, arrived at
New York on the Goth inst, with 318 passengers.
and S55O,OOO worth Of gold on freight and in the
hands of passengers. She brings no California
mail.
Ra%The Steamship Niagara, arrived at N. York
On the 2Oth with three days later news from Europe
but nothing of Importance. The proceedings of Par
lament are entirely devoid of interest There is
nothing from France but discussions regarding the
Presidency. Trade in France is improving. Dis
urbances have occurred in Italy, but they amount
20 nothing We give the markets under our COM
nercal head
Later from Europe.
The steamer Arctic arrived at New York on the
z2d inst, in IL days from Liverpool The telegraph
dispatches to the Baltimore Sun received here on
he 24th, state that the cotton market in Liverpool
hrm, with fair demand at previous rates Sales
lnce the 9th reached $1,000 bales of which 5000