Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-12-19

WHATS GOING oN?-One sunny morning, qud-
nunc and bore sanniering down Regent street,
seeking whom he might devour with his lnterminahie
twaddle. Al length he espies, approaching IN hot
haste, the witty and no less busy Douglass Jerfod:--
He stops and fastens on him. The qHdnunc puts his
usual question. g Well, my dear Jerrod, what's going
on p Releasing himself. the wit strides hastily away,
exclaimiDg, " ann
The most important news from the Sandwich Is
lands is that the house Of mobiles has abolished the
tax cats.
The of 1850 shows the following proportion
of deaths 10 the whole population in the following
States Vermont in co. Iowa in 81, Georgia in
81, Michigan in 81. Tennessee in &c. North Carolina
and Alabama l in 50, South Carolina 1 in 80, Maine
in IT, New jersey in rs, Virginia in "a Illinois
and Delaware in 70, Arkansas in 70, Texas / in
SO, Rhode Island in 66, Kentucky and Connecticut
in "a, Maryland in 60, Massachusetts in ST.
METHODIST STATIsr1cs.-The minutes of the last
annual conference of the Methodist Church North, just
published, state according 10 The synopsis of the Chris
tian Advocate the total number of members in regu
lar standing 10 be 72 81 increase of 80, 80 dur
ing the last year.
"A ROLAND FOR AN OLIvER.-A certain chief justice,
on hearing all ass bray, interrupted the late Mr. Cur
ran in his speech to the jury, by saying, One at
time. Mr. Curran, if you please" The speech be-
ing finished, the judge began his charge, and during
lis progress the sent forth the full force of its lungs,
whereupon the advocate said & Does not your lord
ship hear remarkable echo in the court"
| A western editor says that "chd' was run
by wagon three years old and cross-eyed, with
pantaets on, which never spoke afterward.
CALIFORNIA M1LKING-It requires two or three
men to milk a California COW. They set to work on
horseback, and first lasso her, and tumble her to the
ground. They tie her head TO post, and then bind
her feet together tightly in pairs One OF the holds
the bucket while another does the milking, and the ter
rifed animal endures the process with the docili-
ty that cross baby exhibits while its dirty face is
scrubbed. One two quarts of milk is the result OF
this operation.
R1GHrs OF THE JEws.-Mr. Secretary Webster has
informed DR.. NJ. Lenthal, OF New York, that this
government will not ratify treaty with the Swiss
federacy which makes any Determinations against citi-
of the United States of the Jewish PERSUASION
The propriety of such decision is manifest.
| A Dutchman thus describes the New Workers:
Fine people," says he, dey go about der streets
all de day, sheeting each ODER and dey call dat psi
| ness"
November 4th was the 6eth anniversary of the land
ing of the first white on the spot where Clncin-
natl now stands
"Why ought baet-g;rl TO be good at Philosophy p
Is Because she has been accustomed to play-toe o.
(Pato.) That fellow will commit suicide with bed
wench, some day.
WHAT NEXT The scientific men of France are
specializing on the possibility of freezing a man up
packing him in ice for few years, and then restoring
him to life. young man. after being frozen up fol-
eleven months on the Alps by having the blood of a
living man infused into his veins, enabled to
and speak! Criminals about to be demanded OF GO.
eminent be frozen on experiment II has been tried
on hare with complete success. This is capital
invention for all who wish TO avoid disagreeabie
event in future-PortlaEd Transcript.
DIvIDEND-The Bank Of the State of North Carroll
ma has declared sen-annual dividend of per cent
! If you would know how bull would iook with hi
tail twisted just ask man fer that little bill he owes
you, when he is talking with woman
Too COOP TO BE LosT.-An amusing incident oc
Cured at tbs Fair in Charleston, g. c. last week
which is too good to be lost countryman after
visiting Powers statue of Eve, sauntering thro
the Hall until he came to piece of carving in wood
representing of our plantation negroes, Herr
he stopped and regarded it with wonder and admi
ration. At last, when he could contain himself n
longer, he turned and said, Stranger! is that tn
Greek Slave o.
The total value of deposits made at the Branch min
at New Orleans during the month of November wa
81 ,2O7 $50 IS, and the number of pieces during tn
same period amounted 10 293, 500, and of the val
ue of S506, 600.