Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-09-30

| POLITICAL TERMs-The editor of the New York
Atlas has been called upon by a correspondent to
define the meaning of the political term Every hard
sheed Democrat" He replies. that the question is
very hard One and answers it by the following IL
lustration:
A tolerably hard sheel' is a man who would
chase niger from the Battery to Canal street.
genuine &" hard" is who would follow the
hlackamOor far Union square or the CRYSTAL
Palace; Che rejoices, we believe in the cognomen
Of 'platina;') the hardest of all hards,' Ca re
gular Gdamantime) is person who would run a
darkey clear out of town. and pursue him 10 the ve-
ry ends of the earth. This adds the editor, is the
clearest reply we can give
He says, DR. Isaac Watts was 81 hard she'll" for
the term " Adamantne' Democrat, which the Al
bany Argus has applied to that portion Of the hard
shells, who are great deal harder than the old
fashioned hard she'll hunkers is an idea stolen from
DIR. Isaac Watts Thus sung the Doctor upwards
of hundred years ago:
TO tell You all, twould take thousand tongues,
A throat of brass and adamGmtine lungs"
"THosE WHOM THE GoDs HAVE JOINED TOGETHER"
&c "A faith!ess wife, young. beautiful, and accom-
pshed, tired of the bed and bOard' of her lleee
lord says the Norfolk Argus of the 3ih inst, left
| our city short time since with gay Lothario for
New York. there to take passage for California for
the purpose of enjoying unnterruptedy their gol-
den hours on the far distant shores of the Pacific
They embarked from 4 at port on the 5th in the
Georgia. but the fates seemed determined against
the realization of their dreams The steamer en-
and driven by stress of weather to our har-
Dor Saturday evening, where the frail fair one and
her paramour had to encounter storm more dread
full than the one they had just escaped But we
draw the veil over the scene that ensued We can
not look upon look upon such exhibitions of human
grief and human weakness with composure, nor
have we any taste for their description.
WATER SpoUTs ON THE LAKE.-Several of these
remarkable phenomena have recently been seen upon
Lake Ontario, two OF which were visible at Sndus
Point. They dense, conical shaped columns. and
former continuous line from the earth to the clouds
One OF them, the largest, (Which nearly thirty
feet In dlameter) was precIpItaed against the bluffs.
and broke with defenlng noise upon the rock below
causing great commoiion of the wafer that '~'Ee
quantity of logs and lumber torn fro-.aer moor
ings and washed far out INTO - rake Inc smaller
Of the two pursued its te.''nc AM onward course as
far as the eve Gould reach filing the behoders with
wonder and asionishment and awakening such feel
ing of grandeur and suhllmy that they st"o
almost mute and statute like, until the sound nj this
gigantic column of water died far away in the dts
tace. portion of the pier OF the lighthouse was
swept away by the elements and considerable dam
age was done TO the lighthouse. There was a
severe storm out upon the lake, and several schoon
ers briggs. and other lake crafts. came scuddng IN.
under bare poles. seeking security from tne lem
pestuous pillows without, upon the dow placid bos
O, of the harbor Woye DEM
The New York City Comptroller has just Puhshe
statement of the financial condition # that COPPER
t;on by which it appears hat the total amount of F
city deb, over and above the sums IN the snk'ng
fund for it's redemption. is S9.325,S4l debi nj
1855 900 has been ,reated to bu'liags ard
strc do ks and slips, which is redeemable by anrUa
taxation The sum OF S33257l. has been expenAei
for cleaning streets dufing the year. and the othe
street expenses amount To $l94.I53. OftEe amour
paid for cleaning The streets 1908 900 has been pa
during the seven months of 1853 The compirol'el
states tha not wlihstandng the real and personal
tate of the city has increased SCI over the
nation OF 1882 the rate OF taxation has also increase
from 96 cents to 81 % on the 500 OF valuation
The Total sum levied by the Supervisors in the city
and county Of New York this yearis $50690 05O; which
i ST 6Ss .539 more than that OF last year.