Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-04-09

election OF the first named gentleman 10 the Cashier
ship Goldsboro' Rep. y Pat.
FIRE IN ELIZABETH CRY, N. C-From letter re-
ceyed in this city Saturday from the Post Master of
Elizabeth City, we learn that most destructive fire
occurred in that town on Friday night The Man
sion House Hotel, Post Office Old North State Office
and the residence of MIR. VIM. f. Mann. Post Mas
ter, were destroyed. --Nortolk Beacon, 5th inst.
The number of persons killed in the U. States by
railroad accidents. last year, in proportion to the
number who travelled upon railroads, was one to
hundred thousand.
BALTIMORE April 4.--One third of the city of Chilli
Gothic the capital of Ross county. Ohio, was DESTROYED
bv fire on Thursday last, including all the Hotels the
Post Office, and the business section of the city.
New ORLEANS, April 2-The steam ship Louisiana
Just arrived reports that the steam ship Independence
from this port had been wrecked on the bar at Naa-
gordas Bay on the Goth nt and that that the vessel
and cargo which together valued $7O.0 0O had
become total loss. One hundred and and fifty pas
segers had been saved. The following individuals,
however, lost in trying TO reach shore in boat
Mrs Mino and three children, Mrs Lieutenant Jones'
the chief mate. and Mrs Hovey. The latter was drown
ed in endeavoring 10 save Mrs Jones.
1ef Cor. Charleston Courier.
The Boston Post tells Of a man in Maine, who kept
grocery store. and when he sold pint or half pint
of rum, always put his thumb into the measure-an
enormously large thnmb-and at the end of twenty
years practice, he estimated that he had sold his
thumb for least SIS OOO and had it left, after all
What an old soaser il must be.
The General Banking Law, with the pre-redemption
feature has passed The New Jersey Legislature
and been signed by the Governor. .
Ole Bull has abandoned his profession and is in
Washington, making arrangements for purchasing
lands in the West and planting there COLONY Of
Norwegans, his countrymen.
u. 5. MISUNDERSTANDING the last year there were
manufactured at Springfield armory 81 900 m uskets
at a cost of S. IS for each musket. In 1889, they
could not be made at less than SIT A.
New YoRK. April g..
The steamer Promeheus has arrived from San .Juan-
with two hundred and thirty eight passengers, and
three hundred thousand dollars in gold.
Her California news is anticpated
Inc Pacltc sailed today for Liverpool with hun
dred and four passengers and two thousand dollars in
specie.
Horace Preston, a fugitive slave, has been ordered
TO be sent back to his master (Mr Reese) in Baltimore
this morning.
HE METHODIST CHURcH-We have already mott
ced that Convention of Lay Members of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church had heen held in PHILADELPHIA,
OF members in favor of the existing order Of church
government The result of this meeting was call
Tor convention 10 assemble in Philade phia on the
fist "Wednesday in May next. 10 take such counsel
and action as will give confidence to the General Con-
ference in attachment 10 Methodsm as it isl
South Carolinian
COINAGE OF THE MINT FOR MARcH.-Gold-4o1,-
S95 pieces, or S38S6,632; sver-1 500 ,495 pieces
or s58S6,632; sver-1 ,563,495 pieces, or So $780,,
1873 copper-269 ,975 pieces, or So 39O,75 Gold
bullion deposited for coinage-from California, So
loo,ooo; from other sources, $3.50 900. Silver bu-
non deposited IN the same time, $40, $50.
Punch remarks, that the only works of fiction now
published in France, The government newspapers.
Edmund Clore convicted of the murderer Thomas
Carpenter last fall. was executed at Madison Court
House, Va. on the Goth ult. 1t is stated that be-
tween three and four thousand persons were present
to witness the execution He made full confession,
and attributed his end to intemperance.
A DEEP SNow.-The Liverpool Journal saws that
snow to the depth of forty feet recently fell in the
United States. That's newsto
Treasury notes outstanding the Isl of April, 852
are represented by the o. S. Register to be $159 All
81.
! A female convict in Sweden is now in ice, on ex-
| pertinent and man wes found ate,y in Switzerland
who gave signs of life after being frozen for nine
months The power of stopping while the world goes
on, may be the next wonder. Ice houses may soon
be advertised, with comfortable arrangements tor skip.
ping epoch waiting for the next generation.
Docs AND Cars FOR CA11FoRN1A.-It was lately
stated that number of cats had been shipped from
New York TO California, on speculation. The Gin
cnnat Nonparie says that citizen of that place has
lately sent off 500 dogs 10 the same destination.
It is held that no man can marry the cousin of his
widow because. before he has widow he must die
| himself
81 have learned that republics may cease TO be
Christian, but Christianity 10 be repub
! Ecan '-KoSsuth.
| Mr.. Edmund Burke, Of New Hampshire, formerly
one of the editors of the Washington Union, WILL is
said, be elected Senator from that State succeed Mr.
Hale.
The amount of coal mined in Pennsylvania during
the year 1851, was 100000 tons of bituminous
and 1900 900 of anthracite, of which the aggregate
value is S22,000,00O
VAST ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANrs.-On Tuesday 30tf
ut there arrived at New York port between four ant
FIVE thousand emgrants from Enrope-ncludng csc
by the Washington, which, with the crew, exceeded
one thousand souls. On the previous day the arrivals
of emgrants amounted to upwards of three Thousand
thus making, in two days, the enormous number o
about eight thousand human beings landed on ou
shores, seeking asylum and home Many o
these ships entirely too crowded. for the health
the passengers.
i The Pacific Fleet is designed to protect American
commerce by force, combining celebrity of movement
and light draught of water along the extensive coas
Of the Corea, the Yellow Sea and Japan, to extend
our commerce between California and the rich coun
tries of the East and between the Atlantic ports
i Northern China, and by series of photographer
surveys correct the imperfect charts of those here
tofore almost unknown regions. 1t will also repe
any aggressions from arbarians, and rescu
. our shpwrecked seamen from the wanton crueltie
to which they have been heretofore subjected.
!; The Sandwich Islands will be frequented and thei
uniformly advantageous and profitable commerce
and friendly intercourse, be proptiated and preser
we'd by Operative sympathy" should the occasio
, demand it.
BLACK AND Naturalization noted seyentee