Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-13
A late Missouri paper contains poetic descrip-
ton of Bowie knife fight that took place in that
neighborhood The third stantaz follows:
The wretch then drew a shiney knife,
Just like the maniac man,
And in he nnnped it to the hilt.
And out the gravy ran. -

And out the gravy ram
No IDLE 1IME-Dr. Rush was, perhaps. one of
the most untring students that ever lived. Two
young physicians conversing in his presence
once, one of whom said-'When finished my stud
when you finished your studies! y said the doc
tor, abruptly. why you must be q happy man to
have finished so young do not expect to finish
mine while live"
He was once asked how he had been able to col
lect such an immense amount of information and
facts as his publications and lectures contained
have been able to do it," replied he, by econo
missing my time Mr.. Wesley did. have not
spent one hour in amusement for the last thirty
years.
And taking small notebook from his pocket,
and showing it to me, he said Il fill such book
this every week with such observations and thoughts
which occur to me- and facts collected in the rooms
of my patients; and all these are preserved and
| used"
A PASSING THouGHT.-We believe The following
has been published in columns before, but
| it will bear repetition
" Rohschild is forced to content himself with the
same sky as the poor newspaper and the great
banker cannot order private sunset or add one ray
to the magnifcence of night. The same air sweIls
all lungs Each possesses, really, only his own
thoughts and his own senses, soul and body-these
are the property which man owns All that is val
liable, is 10 be had for nothing, in this world &C.
MUS beauty and love are not bought and sold You
to ia pearl necklace, but not a pretty throat
with which it shall vie. The riches: banker earth
would vaniy offer fortune to be able 10 write a
verse like Byron. One comes into the world naked,
and goes out naked-he difference in the fneness of
a bit of>nen toria shroud is not much. Man is a
handful of clay, which turns quickly back again into
dust"
DEATH OF JOHN Doe RICHARD RoE.-By the
London papers learn that these distinguished persons
who have lived so long (some 700 or 800 years. as
TO be considered immortal, and who were the largest
owners of real estate in Great Britain, will
list or the oath of October next act of the
sion of ariament providing that instead of the pres
/ Pnt proceedings in actions OF ejeCtments Tin which
those worthless always took conspicuous part) the
writ shall be directed to the person in possession OF
the demanded property, and in which the property
shall be described with reasonable certainty.
0g-No less than hrtysr men connected with
Barnum's Menagerie were arrested and Gagged on the
other side of the river at Detroit recently for NAL
treating landlord and thrashing regiment of his
T friends
Il GENTLEMEN IN LUcK.-Gen. w. H. Richardson
Hon. J. w McCorkle, and j. Knox Walker, Esq.
while on visit to Baltimore from this city Fri
day evening last, bought ticket in the Grand Con
solidated Lottery of Maryland, Class Il. for which
they jointly paid $40 The drawing came off or
Saturday, and awarded to them the prize of SCI 500
Discount off this yields to each of the lucky ones
S19,525, which sum we lelieve was paid to them al
one o'clock to-day In this city. Mr. PendletOn was
the bearer Of the good news to MIR. McCorkle but
not a word would that gentleman believe until MIR
Pendeton paid him down for half his chance 81 500
, This Mr. McC though looked like conviction. But
it cost him $4,000 SOL WASHINGTON Telegraph.
THE CoTToS CRop.-Touching present crop pros
poets in this country, Stewart & Co. write out by
the Arctic: which sailed from New York Satur-
day:
1.-The first bale of the products of this summers
growth is reported by telegraph to have reached
Orleans on the I'd inst Last year the first bale
on the 25th July, and the year before the lth
August. The cotton relatively matured earlier thar
last year, owing to the drought which prevailed The
weather this season has been very propitous for q
advices continue fatterng for an adequate yield
o Some apprehensions of too much moist weather al
the southwest prevails, but do not think there il
the slightest ground for fears Of injury from tina
cause