Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-11-18
Two Mexican Ex-MInI.ters shot.

"A letter rom an army officer near the Rio Grande
communicates that, by order of Santa Anna Luis de
la Rosa, formerly Mexican Minister 10 the United
States, and Senior TorneI. of President Ari.tas
ministers OF War. whose name escaped me have both
been shot recently, somewhere the northern boun-
dairy OF Mexico. De Ia Rosa Minister of For.
egh Affairs Immediately after the captulation of the
city of Mexico, and was the Immediate insteator of
Santa AIMS expulsion from the country, and wrote a
letter informing him of his disgrace The other vic
Tim was also implicated in the same transaction -
Both were shot summarily, without pretence of trial
GEN. DAVIS AND THE MISSISSIPPI SENAToRsHIp-
The Washington Star has taken pains to obtain
information ju.tifying the posi- i've assertion' that
Gen. Davis will not leave the Cabinet for the pur-
rose of accepting the Mississippi Senatorship.
News FROM 1SD1A IN TEN DAYs-PAssENaERs IN
| THREE WEEKs.-Within twelvemonth of the pre-
sent dale railway will be completed from Ostend
| to Trieste, distance of 400 miles, in which there
are even now only two considerable breaks. Letters
passengers and parcels will then occupy little more
than two days from the shores of the Channel to
those of the Adriatic four days more will take them
to Egypt, and by the aid of the railway from Alex
andria to Cairo rapidly advancing, they may
within sc hours be nfoat on the Red Sea. and in II
days thereafter be safe in Bombay, within three
weeks of their leaving London. Within this date
the electric telegraph, preparing to be laid
cross the Mediterranean, will have reached Suez.
| and the 1000 miles of wire which have already
reached Calcutta will connect every great town in
India with the port of Bombay that before the
year 1855 expires we shall have communication by
cectic telegraph in 10 or ii days time with every
part of India, and by steamer and rail from Bonn
bay in 2l.-Morni"g Chronicle.
THE Devil. AND THE COUNT; GERMAN NOVEL IN
MINIATURE.-A certain count who, in order to rise
the wind had made League with the Old Gentleman,
violated his engagement, and was suddenly waited
npon by his diabolical creditor, who with grin
his face, cried to his victim: " Come we must be
! off fer.
ried. In tmld tone of exposuation, he said
- Our agreement was for forty years only twenty
have elapsed must go'" EYES," replied Satan,
in determined but dogged tone. Grant me
but year ?" mo !" "a day % "Then said the
count, you see this candle il is inch long
Whilst ii is burning, here is another bottle, and D.
tia. cigar 10 regale you. Will you not spare
til this candle is burnt out?" - Yes" answered the
internal guest Very we'll, said the count, blow
ing out the candle and thurSting ii into his pocke
s. then I'm snug enough So saying, he left the APP
partment by another door. The gentleman in black
got up, his whole frame trembed with anger and his
eyes scntilating with urd corruscations of wrath
He seemed withall decidedly sneaking, and vanished
with clap Of thunder!
The OYSTER TRADE.--Ths is the season of harvest
in the oyster business the time intervening between
the extremes of warmth and cold, either of which is
made TO improve it, Consequently, the oyster beds
in all directions, are being raked and numerous YES
sells, mostly from Virginia, discharging their
sargoes of she'll fish the markets. large pr
portion of those thus tended. al once put in bar.
res, in the shell, and Otto Cincinnati, Louisville
and other distant parts of the country. They sell for
80 cents ST per hundred Southern oysters, being
shortved. generally taken out of the she'll before
they sent away. Just at this time, the beds OF
Southern oysters planted last Spring in Northern
tiers taken up. according to the nvariabe fash
ion, they could survive the cold of this climate
By December the oyster business will be quiet.
/ Journal Of Commerce.