Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-04-29

DSye TIME IS the great enemy against whom
majority of the human family wage unceasing hos
tility. They poke at him most furiously with bill
lard cues, charge at him upon horseback and ride
him down in carriages dance him to death with
Polka Waltz and Quadrille, and furthermore, drown
him in potations polite Deep after having first
soaked him in Scheidam Schnapps." In fact, the
great effort seems be to kill tme," knock him in
the head and get clear of him and for this purpose
do people read novels, and hunt after something
strange or startling in the newspapers, and even
perpetrate the folly of writing verses and falling in
love- al out of feeling of malignity to old times,
induced by consciousness that the old fellow will
some day or other be too hard for the crowd, and
cause them. in sailor phrase to " slip their wind
and {" materially gin OUT
Would that we were the enviabe possessor of
some awful and most outrageous piece OF news for
the benefit and deectation of readers=--that we
possessed, in armory, some new and most potent
weapon wherewithall to assli AMI de uncticate GER
tain tedious hours,-upon meeting with which one
gossip night seriously eNclaim, " Did you ever! to
which answereth her neighbor. :: No, Inever p
Would that certain Manchou Tartars, or some 9th
er distant and 1at-nosed people. again to over
run China and cut off all the celestial tails, that
the Russians were to overthrow Turkey, and there
by reduce the price of marketing. Any of these
things might enable us to get along. Without some
of them, we hardly know how we shall survive. 1T
is not even the season for Mammoth Squashes, .
and hear Of seven legged puppies, nor
even two-taiIed hog like unto that which came
through here little over. two years ago. and
which the enterprsing described g one
parfact hog before, and two parfact hogs behond"
1t is true the Superior Court is in session, but we
almost regret to say that there is chance of Judge
Dick having any body hung have we received
notice of any intended suicides nor any other de-
lightfully exciting tragedies. Awful, isntit!
On Monday next it is true there will be an
election for Commissioners of Navigation, and a
pretty full vote be polled, think; at any rate
there are several tickets out all composed of highly
respectable citizens. For pa ticulars, announce
ments IN Journal; and away along in August there
will be Congressman and County Court Clerk
and u Superior Court Clerk. to be elected For Con
greSs Mr.. Ashe is alone in the field so far for Coun
ty Court CLERK of New Hanover county, DR. Simpson
formerly candidate, and Mr. Bunting. the present
incumbent. are in the field Both good and pa
bic men.
Won't some friend do the favor to break hi:
own neck so we can get paragraph Vel
''spread" ourselves on the obituary.
Bs5~ On Saturday morning Coroner Wood held ar
inquest at Federal Point, the bodies of John C
Farrow and James johnson; verdict of the jury
accidental drowning.
1t appeared from the testimony that the deceased
left the house of Farrow on Wednesday morning
for the purpose of boarding vessel sea- crossing
them that day or Thursday but, upon Friday: som,
of the neighbors, at the request of Mrs. Farrow
who had become uneasy, went over to the banks tt
search for the missing men. and found their bodies
upon the beach, the skiff by one had his necl
broken, and the other was bruised about the face
the boat also considerably injured the sails tori
and one Of the broken. the boat having evi
IDENTIFY been upset in the surf and most probabl,
turned over upon the men: infctng the injurie
noticed upon their bodies. Both of the deceased
have left families.
Nz=George A. Brnson, black man belonging t,
Mr. A. H. VanBokkelen, got drowned on Thurs;a,
night last, by falling off the wharf in the neighbor
hood of Mr.. VanBokkeen's distIlery, at the lowe
end of town. Coroner ConoIey held an inquest owe
him last Sunday night. Verdict Accidental Drown
ing
Be2g~ Thackery has gone home to England hav
ing ncttcd, by his of lectures throughout tn
United States about twelve thousand dollars
For the Journal.
5 Pursuant to previous notice. number of the citi
zens of Duplin county, assembled in the Court Hous
at Kenansville, on Wednesday, the Goth inst when
, on motion, Col. John J. Whitehead, was called I
the Chair, and Patrick Merritt, Esq, requested t
act as Secretary The object of the meeting havin
been explained, the Chairman appointed commit
lee to draft resolutions for the action of the meeting
consisting Of the following gentlemen. viz Stephe
, NJ. Grady, w. J. Houston, Edward p Routledge an
John B. Hussey who, after a. short retirement re
ported the following preamble and resolutions whic
were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, The time is rapidly approaching when the D,
mocratc of Dlpn will be called upon to co-oerat
with their brethren of the Third Congressional District
choosing Representative in the National Congress
whereas further induced to fear that there
Reorganization and defeat the party without harmony
of action in which that portion of the District
by the recent arrangement of the Legislature eel
participate therefore
ResoIred, That unwilling to take any step. or
by which opposition be implied or
w Ashe the distinguished gentleman who represented
in the list Congress that have motive desire be
You'd promotion of concord and the
strength against political opponents and disorganzers
but that sincerely believe the holding oa general Convcr
ton be the only by which this object may be attain
ed and respectfully suggest to the of the Dstrc
the holding of the at Clinton, Sampson county tn
first Thursday in June next.
Rcsoced That the Chairman this meeting appoint
tyfvc delegates to represent the county of Dpn in sal
Convention, held and that pledge cordial suppo,
: to its nominee. whoever he may be.
Resoucd That have undated confidence in sounC
political and that the Democracy of D,
pin cherish dear to Americans strict construction of til
Constituonfree trade and State Rights, and by them
n will stand or fall.
upon the result of the late Presidential election and that