Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-23
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which u was brought from Leghorn will admit The
outer enclosure remains Until that is removed and
the whole group thrown open, as to be taken in
at single glance of the eye, fair and final juds.
is that of erect TALL and ell-shaped but not We.
/ ~ brawny white man, his head surmounted bv n
head dress very similar to- if not actually intended
10 represent, the rounded and stuffed cap much
used by the Scotch peasantry. With the figbt
hand he grasps the right wrist Of semi nude Iadist
holding tomahawk, the Indian being in falling
posture athwart the white mans person, and with
his back towards him from which the intended ideal
is very obvious that the Indian is completely in the
white mans power. On the right. and behind the
two foremost figures, is white mother sitting with
terrified infant in her lap both preserved from the
bloody purpose of the savage On the left Of the
| central figures is the white mans dog intentY pa
zng ut the struggle. In point of finish the face Of
the Caucasian is admirable, though we do not deem
the features of the most noble or commanding Or
der. The sculpturing of the female and child, APP
pears to be beautifully executed and highly finish.
ed. The marble itself is very pure and white, and
so far as the imperfect opportunity permitted TO
judge, we believe the anatomy of the figures to be-
closely and faithfully portrayed and life like as
can be done in marble. We are informed that the
plank enclosure around the group will be removed
in the course of the week.-Na.. Infeiiigencer.
DEATH OF SIR CHARLES NAp1ER.-Tbe franklin
brings the intelligence of the Death of the veteran
of Sir Charles Napier of whose dangerous illness We
have had previous accounts. He one of the
most distinguished generals of the British army and
had been officer, in different ranks and in vari-
Gus parts of the world, for sixty years. He was
seventy-one years of age, and had received in the
course OF his numerous campaigns, greater num-
Der of wounds than were perhaps ever survived by
other soldier At the battle of Corunna his leg was
broken by musket shot, he had a sabre cut On hfs
head, a wound in the back with bayonet, and his
ribs were broken by cannon ball. Subsequently.
at Busaco, he was shot through the face, and had
his jaw broken. Nevertheless, thirty years after
pAo hoo "a fr do xrskh Ahak
excited universal astonishment, and with 1880 meTT
attacked and defeated %, 600 of the enemy. after a
desperate action of three hours.
A general meeting of presidents and directors of
the various railroads in the United States, il
stated will convene at Washington during the month
of October. to consider the adoption of code Of
laws and the establishment of such general measures
as shall guard against accidents on railroads, and
give confidence to travellers and that
precautionary measures of the most reliable kind
are hourly exercised upon every railroad through
out the Union. This is an important meeting, and
will have most salutary effect upon the public
mind. besides tending to secure the adoption of
uniform system of railroad regulations.
IMPROVED LocoMoTIvEs.-We learn from an En-
glish paper that some time ago contract was en-
tered into between the directors of the London and
Northwestern Railway Company and Messrs. Fair
bairn, of Manchester, for the construction of &
number OF locomotive engines, designed by Mr..
Mcconnell, of Woverton, for the attainment of higTf
been completed, and at preliminary trial the en-
tire success of the novel principle was established
What that principle may be is not stated, but as a
result the fact is recorded that within As minutes of
the time that the fires in the boilers lighted,
pressure of steam equal to 100 lbs upon the square
inch was indicated The time required for this pro-
cess in ordinary locomotives is nearly three hours.
The calculated power of the new engine, when
ding at high velocity, is not less than ESQ horse
1t is expected that this locomotive will attain long
IN Innda Of nkur loo honr
A QUEER RAcE.-A foot race against time was rim
on Mount Washington on Friday last. gentleman
bet with one Of the propretors of the Summit House.
that he (the proprieto) could not mile in eight
minutes, starting from the top of Mount Washington.
The bet was gold watch. The proprietor is q man
weighing 100 pounds and out of practce, but full Of
courage. He got well off at the first start, and the
way he leaped from rock 10 crag, from crag to cliff
was admirable. Some travellers going up the rum
was on his last quarter, lken the scene he
pened upon them, to mountain goat the full rush.
On this quarter he broke making misstep, and CON-
ing on his knees, but recovering himself in a moment
and, unharmed, pushed on with lightning speed 10 the
goal. The result was, that he reached the judges
stand alive and unhnrt (Which almost mracuous)
in six minutes and ffty.seven seconds Any one who
has heen over the mile must be satisfied that it
most perilous feat-the road being in some pla-
ces rough and prec pitous TO be almost mpassa-
ble The travellers ascending, who saw the flight of
the landlord, say il took them nearly hour TO
cend the same distance. 1t queer race and Il
bold one and Bonface we'll deserved the watch for
he risked his neck tc earn it-Portland Argus.
NATURAL CURIosITY.-Entering sanctum
Saturday morning last we saw upon our mantel
snake in bottle "Nothng very remarkable in
that" the reader will say. But there is The
snake about eighteen inches long. of brightish
red color aternated with black and white stripes
altogether the most beautiful snake we ever saw
The tail terminated in horny substance, from the
centre of which sting protruded. So says Mr..
Chas. w. Statham, who captured his snakeship
few days ago, in Appomattox county. 1t is said to
be one of those horned snakes of which have
often heard and about which naturalists are so g-
norant. Mr.. Statham intends to present this curl
osity to the Smithsonian Insttute.-Lyrch Express.
paradox:
The common 1uency of speech in many men and
most women. is owing TO scarcity of matter and
scarcity of words for whoever is master OF language
and has his mind full OF ideas, will be apt in speak
ing, 10 hesitate upon the choice of both whereas
common speakers have only one set OF ideas and one
of words 10 clohe them, and these always ready to
the mouth. So people can come faster out OF church
when it is almost empty than when crowd is al the
door.
BAD RUM.-The selectmen of Bratteboro,' VT,
have prosecuted MIR Bugbee, town agent. for selling
liquor to all who call for it, and also and especially for
keeping very bad article The judge ruled that the
tmated that if the agent did not keep better liquor
hereafter he would entertain complaint 10 suppress
his shop nuisance. Beautiful law
A Western editor, copying story about drown
ed man who had wonderful memory OF every event
of his life, advises of his subscribers to prac
tice bathing in deep water
I A. Coop OAE.-There is a lawyer in Dearborn CO.,
Ind known no less for his eccentricity than for his
legal lore. Many are the anecdotes told of him. A