Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-04-11

was about to strike the agent on the head when his
arm was caught by officer, and he was arrested
and committed to Jail.
From the Baltimore Sun.
Arrival of the Steamer Georgta-Fourteen Days
Later from California.
The Senatorial Contest--Fail,.re to Elect Summary
Triais-Erecution of Observation-Disclosures AtdirS
Success of the Miners Terrible Steamboat Acci-
New YORK, April 7, P. M.-The steamship
Georgia. Capt Porter, arrived this evening from Ha
vana, bringing the California mails and sixty pas
sengers, brought by the steamer Falcon. The Fal-
con left Chagres the 29th of March, and owing to
the non-arrva of the mails at Chagres she left be-
fore all the passengers got across. There were
large number of vessels at Havana loading with SUI
gar.
The dates from San Francisco are to March It'll
The Courier says that the efforts made by the Legs
lature to elect United States Senator, in place of
Col. Fremont, have proved Intellectual. When the
Convention first met the prominent whig candidates
were Hon T. Butler King and Hon. John Wethered
and the democratic candidates were Col Fremont
and Mr. Heydenfet. Mr.. Wethered finally aban-
doned the contest and it was narrowed down to the
three others named After nearly $50 ballotings
the Convention finding it impossible to make choice
adjourned till the LIST of January next. King had
the highest vote the last ballot but lacked or
votes of an election. Heydenfet the favorite of
the democrats. Fremont, who commenced with on
y half dozen votes, gradually increased IN strength
until before the Convention adj ourned, his vote
equaled that of Heydenfelt On the last day the
latter withdrew, and Col. Weller substituted in
his place. who received exactly the vote before CIV
en- to the Withdrawing candidate good deal OF
feeling existed on the bject, and the Senatorial
question will enter largely into the next political
canvass.
On Sunday, 23d of February San Francisco was
in tremendous state of excitement account OF
the anticipated execution by the populace of two
noted scoundrels, Stuart and Windred, for nearly
numbering Mr.. Hanson, respectable merchant OF
this place, and robbng him Of $4,000. meeting
Of citizens called. several of our most influential
and wealthy men presided, and the prisoners were
given a fair trial by jury; the jury, however, dlsa-
greed and the officers of justice took possession OF
the culprts.
At Sacramento city similar affair occurred, but
the offender did not escape so easily Frederick Roe,
| q noted gambler, she through the head a Mr. Cbas
Myers for interfering to put end to quarrel IN
which he was engaged. meeting OF the citizens
was called, in which the most prominent and infu-
entail men took part Roe tried, convicted. and
in less than five hours after the commission OF the
crime, he hung in the presence of assemblage
of thousands.
| Business was still dull, and the arrivals at San
Francisco of foreign shipping had greatly fallen Oft
within the last fortnight.
The miners were doing very we'll throughout the
State and increased amount of gold was expected
to be taken out during the coming season.
| There has been but very little rain in San Fran
CISCO though the interior had been more favored in
this respect.
terrible accident occurred by which the steam
boat Santa Clara was completely destroyed by fire,
and the steamer Hartford damaged to the extent of
$4,000. The Santa Clara took fire first, and was
burned to the waters edge. Three of the crew were
burned to DEATH and Mr.. Kennedy, one of the own
ers, narrowly escaped, after being severely burnt.
The Hartford caught from the Santa Clara.
The steamer Reindeer, recently built at New York
to the North River in opposition to the Hud-
son River Railroad made her first trip from New
York to Albany on Monday. Under adverse circum-
stances, she made the run from Piermont to Pough-
keepsie distance of fortynine miles, in two hours
and twenty-six minutes. Her captain thinks that
she will be able to accomplish twenty-five miles an
hour.
WANTS SITUAT1oN-To do almost any thing, a
young man about thirty years of age who has trav-
eled some and seen the elephant, though he has
been to California. He wishes to obtain steady
employment in some legitimate business: he has
verified in his own experience, the truth of the pro-
verb, that rolling stone gathers moss, having
been clerk in retail and wholese crockery store,
sold ginger cakes on commission. worked on farm,
tended bar. kept books, sold cabbages dug CLAIMS,
raked oysters edited three newspapers, lectured on
mesmerism, practiced law and medicine taught
singing school, groomed stallion preached occa-
sionally, taught high school, been the stage,
made stump speeches, written plays loafed consid-
a circus He knows good many people in good
many places, has good address and is considered
good looking by the ladies. He reads French and
Spanish, understands music and plays well on the
barrel organ. Has managed museum and been
sexton to church. Is willing to work for small
salary, but will take large if he get it
Any person wishing his services obtain further
information by addressing - Genius, at this office
WE THOUGHT so-An exchange paper says, the
man who refused to take his paper out of the post
Office, to be able to get clear of his former SUBJ
scripton bill, is his way to California in company
with free negro He takes the route around South
America and goes in soap gourd with the expecta-
ton that the flies will blow him across.
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.-We announced few
DAYS since the sudden death of William Calander,
of York Pa in the cars on his return from Harris
burg, where he had just taken out policy of insu-
rance on his life for the sum of $1,000. We now
learn from the York Gazette that he did not die in
the cars, having gone to Harrisburg and returned on
horseback, being taken sick with vomiting and pur-
ging on his way back. He finally reached home at
about 10l o'clock at night-refused to lie down
would not permit his family to summon medical aid
and died at about 81 o'clock on Thursday morn
ing, sitting up in chair. His stomach was removed
and submitted to variety of chemical tests each
one of which resulted in establishing the presence
arsenic.-Batimore Sum- ID inst.
| Daring Robbery.
We learn, that on Saturday night last, most dar
| ing robbery committed at MIR. Lonergans Grocer,
near the centre of our village Mr.. Lonergan hat
| gone to exhibition at the Court House, and while
absent the robbery was committed Unfortunately,
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