Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-03-19

slant of their finger in communicating with each
other. For similar reason the fingers of violinsts
frequently attain extraordinary length. The sec
ond finger of Paganni's left hand is said to have
been full inch longer than either of its neighbors
and those who are so fortunate TO enjoy the &C.
quaintance of Ole Ball aware that he has qrhole
hand as we'll d whole heart. Dancers, by the
way, should be longer, toe tce than any other peo-
! ple)
MARITAL SPIRIT OF THE AMER1cANs-1f Lord j.
! Russell intends 10 measure defensive preparations
by the limits TO which even the United States carry
these peculiar institutions. it will lie hard where
our national soldering is to stop In the matter of
Inmates, it is true that the demonstrations of America
are excetdngl moderate and pacific but in respect of
genuine martial spirit and ondneSs for military dis
play, there are no people earth more conspicuous
| than the countrymen of Elihu Burritt. The fact is
worth observing, both by those who entrusted with
the administration of affairs and those who have charg
ed themselves with the peculiar advocacy of the doc
trlnes OF peace Undoubtedly, where the regular ar
my is SMALL the annual expenditure is small also 4; but
where every man is perfect soldier in his con-
ceit, the spirit of military enthusiasm never fail 10
be etfecually df1used. No people have been more
pugnacious than the citizens of free States habituated
to volunteer soldering 1t has been repeatedly seen
in America that the habits of the militiamen pass with
the utmost promptltude into those of the regular cam
pagner and we very much doubt whether the EN-
/ peror of Russia himself commands half martial
population as the President of the Union. Early in
the American war it was plainly dlscerned, by the
most sagacous of British statesmen, that armies,
superior they showed themselves in the field, must
be utterly unavailIng against the resources of
| try where every citizen could WELD musket with
good will against invader. The result proved the
truth of the prediction and though do not, we
have sad consider the tendencies of these institutions
as highly pacific, there is doubt that they furnish
an mpregnable bulwark against the hostile attack.
London Times
AUSTRIAN LAVA young shopman has just been
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for week, and enrolment in punishment company
to work in fortress, at Vienna, for not taking off his
hat in the street, the Emperor returned from re-
view There was apparently not the smallest reason
to suppose that the omission intentional, the young
man having voluntarily explained, that he was 50 ia
ken with the sudden sight of the horses and uniforms
in the cavacade that he totally forgot everything else
The sentence however, was enforced as an example.
! physician having examined the prisoner, and de-
cared that he could not bear the nficon of punish
ment with STICK he was fogged with rods. Circum
stances of this sort spread general terror and
intense desire for emigration.
| A correspondent of the London News writes from
Vienna Very lately, here, peasant was seen to
| laugh Austrian detachment $1,000 strong) was
marching past. The officer in command the in
sultng demonstration, halted his party, placed the
peasant against adjong wall, and then telng his
in single file, ordered them 10 spit in the mans
face as they marched past
| VARIETY OF AMBER-There is variety of amber,
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lowish tnge 1t is found ntermxed with yellow am
Der, in thin bands of some breadth. When the magnif-
cent pile of buildings called Fonthill Abbey
hibed TO the public, before the sale of its curious and
costly furniture, it contained amber cabinet,
| beautiful in workmanship material. 1t quad
ranguIar, and about fifteen inches by twelve at the
base standing four legs, that raised it about half
an inch from lis pedestal. 1t pyramidal in form,
about fourteen inches high, and divided into eleven
stages. These separated by ledge OF yellow
nr ahOOt .nIuhfh nf nph in
jectlng little over the under stage. like cornice -
The front of each stage ornamented with re-
cumbent figures in white amber, in relief Some
parts at least one-eghth of inch in thickness
The effect much like that of the white figures on
the purple ground OF the Well-known Portland Vase
Each stage had ihe appearance of opening as draw
er. The top was fiat, and the whole of the yellow
amber beautifully transparent.
The social feelings have not been unaptly compar
ed to dark heap of emhers, which when separated
soon anguish darken, and expire; but placed to-
gether, they glow with rudy and intense heat.
A charitable old lady, named Rosa Dollahan IA
mliarly known as " Aunt Rosa died lately in Vim
cennes Indiana in the SD year of her age. She
had such an anpathy to the male sex that she new
er held communication with males when she could
avoid it. Even her will had to be written by her
female friends to whom she also entrusted the dis
posal of her property
:, New HAMPSHIRE ELECTIoN.-CoNcoRD, March IL.
Returns from nearly the whole State in and
show the election of Martin, dem, for Governor, by
about 1900 majority. The democrats will have near
~ every member of the State Senate, and % ma or
ity in the House. thus securing United States Sem
ator in place of Jonn p. Hale.
Preparations making for the construction
of submarine telegraph between England and Ire
, land. The cable will be sixty miles long.
Miss Frederick Bremen will soon publish, in Eng
land, her work on America, called :. Homes in the
, New World"
The Southwark Bank, in Philadelphia refused to
redeem of its s. bills the other day because the
e presidents name was partly torn off, and it was
otherwise much mutilated. The holder entered suit
: against the Bank, and recovered judgment.
ELECTION OF JUDGES IN VIRGINIA.-The Virginia
House of Delegates has passed the bill to elect Judg
es by the people, on the fourth Thursday of April
n and making their term of Office commence on the
o first of July.
! An old ballad thus gives the genealogy of Snow
&c My father is the Northern Wind.
My mother is the Water,
Old Parson Winter married them
il And Pm their hopeful Daughter
e There was wit in the wag who, reading in sho,
j. window, table bear sold here stepped at once in
to the store and asked if the bear was the mans owl
bruin.