Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-09-19

opening BRAHAM's celebrated lock, and received the
reward The English thought that this lock could
not be opened ; but the "Yankee," as they called
HOBBS, has taken the conceit out of them The
potato disease has re-appeared in Ireland. bARNUM
has artists engaged in ketchng the Crystal Palace,
for Panorama three miles in length Well have the
Crystal Palace on exhibition in our Theatre before
long-on canvass The match between the yachts
America and Titania, came off on the 9th ult, and
the America beat her opponent several miles.
Greasy Editorial. -.
During the quiet days of the weekly issue, had
been used to regard Friday as sort of holiday
Having got out our paper and thus wound up our Ia
bors for the week. we felt as Independent "a free
nigger" or wood-sawyer. Although no longer,
strictly speaking, weekly in our publication we feel
decidedly rreak-y in our corporal and mental frame
and about as much put out for leader as the Nor
mon Editor who made butter and other oleaginous
substances the burden of his story in the form and
manner as follows. The DeSerct Meas, published in
the Mormon city at Salt Lake, thus discourseth on
the butter market:
We feel thankful to our heavenly father that he
is inspiring the hearts of the farmers and
to bring in their butter eggs cheese &C. to strength
the hands the public works; who also feel
thankful and praise God for the and pray for
their brethren more abundantly. Formerly, at this
of the year, butter was being packed away to
sell to emgrants: it is brought forward to help
build temple. Formerly some of the brethren bu-
red their faith with their butter, and their hearts
were cold enough, in the absence of ice to preserve
their butter until they could make sale at an enor-
nous price, and would let the public works stand
still their brethren and sisters and little ones, who
did not make of their own, eat bread and water ra-
Their than sell them at a reasonable price
and their hearts cold it did not seem to trou
BILE them, and they di not appear to know but they
had done right, and they knew not JOY happiness
they sell freely to those who have at reason
able prices, and their hearts that butter
will not keep their farms and they so full of
JOY and happiness, they have to come and bring a
pail of butter to the tthing Office, and tell how they
rejoice, and how much better they feel than they
did last year and the year before and God is bless
ing them in basket and in store, in aocks and in
herds, in fields and in gardens and they getting
rich hundred fold faster than they formerly,
and they not afraid to see good brother from
the city lest he should ask them if they could sell
pound of butter cheese and they should have to
tell lie to keep it for the emigrants No! they
have done with such foolish things My father,
tinue to bless them in the name of Jesus, amen"
Rsas~The Ohio State Journal says:
THE COMPROMISE IN OHo.-The maintenance of
the compromise as 1t stands, is hereafter the watch
word of the democratic party in Ohio. The success
of that party in this State this fall, give their en-
dorsement to this measure. Even should they sue
coed only by plurality VOTE it gives to every item
of their creed the prestige of success They know,
and will not deny, that the maintenance of the COM
promise, it stands is one of their favorte meas
ures, while they will assert after the election as
they assert before that that is not whg meas
ure
Gen. Lopez's Family, Execution, sc.
The New York Sun, in the course of its Cuba ac-
counts, gives some Interesting facts in connection
wifi no fan of lis low, 10
Count of Pogosdulces. a nobleman of great wealth
and high character; Madame Frias, widow of a no.
beman of great wealth. his sister-in law and other
relatives, residing in Havana, left that city just
previous to the execution. Lopez SIS years of
age. He leaves son Is years of age. studying in
Switzerland. His wife is in Paris. He was very
wealthy but spent his income as fast as he received
it In this and the previous unfortunate expeditions
(says the Suns account) he lost very large sums
Of the execution the Sun has the following
General Lopez. with his hands tightly bound toee-
Their, in front stepped forward and in strong clear
voice, slowly spoke to those around as follows:
= pray the persons who have compromised me to
pardon me as pardon them.
My death will not change the destinies of Cuba .
The eXecutioner, standing little behind here in
terrupted him in an insulting tone, with 'Come be
quick. be quick"
General Lopez, turning his head partly around,
fixed his eye on the man. and said, serny gritting
his teeth, What, SIR He then continued:
The General then stepped back, seated himself on
the stool priest with the crucifx and taper stood
on one side OF him. the eXecutioner the other The
collar was then placed around the prisoners neck
The priest now placed the crucfx between the Gen.
erals bands, and ust be in the act of inclin-
ing his head to kiss it. the executoner swung the IA
tai screw, and the head of the unfortunate man at
the same instant dropped forward touching the cru
cihx He never moved again. There sat the body
of one of the bravest that drew BREATH but
moment ago alive ghastly corpse
The execution conducted in the most orderly
manner and in perfect silence. No shouting or any
other exhibition of applause manifested Whe-
Their this was the result of the news from New Or
leans, the express orders of the Captain General
is not known
Immediately after the execution, Gen Lopez bo-
dy was taken down and privately buried
The special reporter Of the New York Courier, who
went out to Havana, says that Lopez addressed the
the time from wound two received in his last
skrmish with the Spaniards.
VainsIory.
Considering that the total force of Lopezs expedi-
ton. as shown by the army roll officially published
by the Cuban authorities was but three hundred and
ninety officers and men, all told. the world will
be somewhat surprised at the nordinate exultation
betrayed by the former at its destruction, and espe
cially the grand expressions of the captain General
in his proclamation praisng the valor and loyalty OF
troops to win the victory. 1istory,' says General
single example of an invasion so promptly and COM
petely suppressed" Here the Captain General does
not speak with the exact historical precision that
mirht have been exnected There have heen some