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

BaS~The steamship Crescent City, arrived at New
York on the night of the 29th ult with million
and half in gold, and California dates to the 1st
March. Among her passengers are ]. H. Clay Mudd
and Judge Davis, delegates to the Wing National
Convention. The Democratic State Convention as
sembled on the 23d Feb, and after stormy session
Of four days. elected four delegates to the Baltimore
Convention. The Wing State Convention met on
the 9th of Feb, and after noisy session of three
days. appointed four delegates to the Wing Nation
al Convention. Neither party instructed its dele
gates as to their votes for President and Vice Presi
dent.
The attempt to call Convention to revise the
Constitution was still being theoretically prosecu-
ted, and bill to that purpose had been introduced
into the House of Assembly. The principal altera-
ton desired is supposed to be of that provision which
prohibits slavery in the State.
destructive fire occurred at DownevilIe on the
21st of Feb, which destroyed property estimated at
$750,000 very probably estimate
The yield of gold had slightly diminished for the
fortnight before the sailing of the steamer account
of want of rain. The steamship North America of
the Nicaragua line, was totally lost the 2Sth
Feb, when few miles south of Acapulco. Her pas
sengers, $50 in number saved, and had arrived
vauables and money.
The news from Oregon and Utah is not interesting
Trade was dull and some murders had occurred
The steamer Gen. Warren had been,wrecked near the
mouth of the Columbia river, and several lives had
been lost.
The project for steam communication between San
Francisco and the Sandwich Islands had fallen
through for want of encouragement. The steamer
Constitution had gone to Honolulu, the capital city
and chief port of the Islands, to take her place in
the line agreeably to contract; but it found that
business did not justify its establishment, and she
returned The fact u.s. that the islands, with pop
uaton of 10000 inhabitants all told. can never
have sufficient trade to make them profitable ter
minus for any line, although they would be indspen-
sible as halfway house for steamers traversng the
Pacific between the Eastern shores of Asia, and
western coast
pG-The New Orleans Bee learns from passen
ger who came on the brig Brownsville, from Brazos
at the mouth of the Rio Grande that Canales had
pronounced against the Central Government of Mex
leo on the 18th ult.
R9~Yesterday morning. Mr.. Lynch, conductor
on the Wilmington & Raleigh Railroad, took up
man, about FIVE miles from town, on suspicion o.
placing rails on the track He was but short dis
tance from where a rail had been placed the
track and when arrested he acknowledged his guilt
said he did SO in order to obtain work. The mar
was committed to Jail by Justice Miller
pS-The Georgia Southern Rights Democratic
Convention assembled at Milledgeville on the SOIL
ult and adjourned the 3lst, after appointing for
ty delegates to the Baltimore Convention and af
firming the Baltimore platforms of 1914 and 184S
The delegates will go instructed but no preference
was expressed for any particular candidate although
it was understood that large number of the mem
hers were in favor of Mr.. Buchanan their frs