Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-11-10

inhabitants, the possession of which is disputed r;,
oe rebels by the lmperialists causing serious IN
terrupton OF trade-wenl up with Captain Ro5oo. ~
of the United States steamer John Hancock trSe'
three other American officers, Mr. Bonney, as ;nto
prefer crew OF more than twenty eighth all ono.
thirty souls, in two boats When within boIe
mile OF burning buildings the opposite side Of "a
river from the town, they were challenged nv Sto ne
CLING rebels, about sixty in number, who brand;aps
their swords, looking fend-like and defying than
Mr.. Bonney called loudly, ard made very dis,;nnu.
the Chinese signs of their friendly Intentions bn y
vain One of the rebels several rods in advance ~
the rest, stopped, and resting his matchbox Oh an
embarkment, within City feet of the boat aimed 4"
1Iberatey at the stern of the gig, where sat M
Bonney, Mr. Spooner and Capt. Rodgers CANE
Rodgers noticed the rebels movement and remarLo5
IL aloud, so that Mr.. Bonny had time 10 stoon his
head below the gunwale, when the matchIocE US
fred, and buckshot grazed Mr. Spooners oh "IS
ana Whsker Instantly TWO guns were leveIled ana
nred by The two marines in the other boa-the lornL
ana also capt Rodgers fired both CHARGES Of b;a
double barreled gun, and the assailant fell dorht
less dead'-Letter from Canton, July Is N'"'',
Hon. JAMES SHIELDS, OF ILLINoIs--It;s a,n-.
pieasahI TO record generous sentiment, and il is
especially SO when eminent and c;ftoJ urhI;H
man OF one party gives testimony in favor -, P"On'
tcal opponent OF distinguished STANDING and al
merit. gentlemen of this city informs Nc tbot hn
has lately passed an hour in company with the Hon
John NJ Clayton. during which the conversation ran
IN M.
Rodney King Our informant referred Mr.. Cisv' r,
10 that passage in his letter in which he states h;
OPINION that no general rule could be laid down an
the subject OF appointing foreigners to Office to which
there would not necessarily be exceptions &c r.
this Mr.. Clayton replied in nearly the folloU;no
UerWs: can give you an example, sir. to illustrate
my meaning. There is James Shields of nl;no;a
now candidate tor election in that State to tbo
Senate of the United States I have been Whio
always, and he is Democrat. | am a native and bss
IS , an ir'shman by birth. do not know what his
religion may be, but suppose he is o. Catholic md
am Protestant. II had hundred votes for q
Senator from Illinois, would cast them all for Iam.s
ohlelds He is statesmen patriot and in nv
opinion, one of the best men in the Senate
Such man." added Mr.. Clayton "is an honor to
any station he may hold, and should grieve 10 learn
that he Is not to return to the body of which he has
been so useful and valuable member "-Phlnde
phia american.
The WEST PoKK TKADE.-As the season for mack
ing pork draws near, the business attracts more A.
tention, and good deal of interest is now manifested
with reference to the opening prices The Cncnna.
Ii Gazette of the 9th ut has the following remarks
upon the subject:
g We find there is great difference in the views
OF feeders and packers The former are generally an
tcirating SIS per 100 lbs net, while the latter are
steadily receding from this point and sales have al
ready been made as low as 81 So and al the close
there was more sellers than buyers at this figure
The facts that there in this country a stock of
2OO,OOO barrels of pork, ample supply Of bacon
adVces from abroad that do not encourage us TO look
for demand from Europe, except at low figures that
the number of hogs in the country is large and that
hlgh prices will bring out heavy crop; that pack
ers have experienced two bad years in succession and
that they may not be able to stand up in The event Of
another disastrous season-a combine to operate in
favor OF low figures and offset the arguments of short
cops OF corn, brought forward by the farmers Were
the packing season TO commence under the feeling
VvhIR is
81 50 for hogs, and the prospects against rather
than in favor of an upward action. Packers have
generally made up their minds that, with crop of
hogs as large as that OF last year, prices should not
be over So 80, and the tendency believe that the
crop will turn out large very strong and it must
be admitted, that for such belief there is strong
ground
EXTRAORDINARY ELopEMENr From the Memphis
Wing of the 10th inst gather the following par
ucuIars OF a most extraordinary elOpement: The facts
as near as we can gather them, are these On Fri
day last Mr. Samuel S Remberl, one of the veal.
thlest and most respected planters in this country,
living on Big Creek, about twelve miles from this
city, went TO the house of DR.. A. B. C Dubose one
OF his most intimate friends and relation, we under.
stand, and under pretence of taking young daugf-
ter of Dr. DIS to a store 10 make her present took
her IN his buggy, and the two rode off. Towards
night the glrs parents manifested uneasiness at
her long stay, and upon making inquiry as to her
whereabouts 1T was found that they had disappeared
very mysteriousy and all was in mystery and doubt
The next day, 1t was ascertaned that the parties had
gone off in the direction of the Mississippi river in
carriage hired for that purpose flom livery stable
in this city. From the driver of the carriage it was
learned that he had taken them to the river above
Randoph On Saturday evening" Dr. Dubose receiv
ed letter from Mr. Rembert, written from Mr. T.
H. Ingg's plantation but the particulars of that let
ter we are not at liberty to give We have since
learned that Mr. R. and the young lady took passage
on the D. A Given which boat left here on Friday
evening" bound up the Ohio river. Mr. Rembert is
married man, and leaves wife and seven children
the youngest about six weeks DID, his wife being
daughter OF Major Duncan, OF Raleigh, a highly
respectable family. The young lady is only in her
thirteenth year, the daughter of wealthy and as
respectable family any in the Stale, and has
large circle of relations and friends throughout the
country. That Mr.. R. has contemplated this affair,
and laid his plans beforehand, there be no doubt
he had been making preparations TO 60 to Texas for
some time, and had when he left it is said, $lO,-
900 or $4,000 1t is supposed by many that he
will now make for that State. Mrs. Rembert is in
the deepest distress, being nearly deranged from grief
DIR. Dubose and family are almost crushed down By
their affil1ton, and the deepest emotion and feeling
pervades the whole community. The Wing Of the
18th states that Mr. Rembert arrested at Hick.
man, Ky, by means of the telegraph.
THE BALTIC CAMpAIGH-The London Times has
a long article on this subiec,. 1t acknowledges thai
the results OF the campaign not commensurate
with the magnitude of the means employed 1t thinks
that the dIsappolntmets in tracea5e 10
errors OF Judgment the part of those who were char
ged with the equipment of the fleet. They had pre-
pared themselves, the Times declares to engage Rus
sian fleets, not fortresses but the fleets could not be
got at. This is lame excuse. Such squadron as
that OF Great Britain never sent out merely 10
| fight Russian fleet, and it was as we'll known when
they started as when they returned, tina the Russian
ships would shut themselves up in the harbors and
TeIuSo TO ngnt an enemV vastly SuDerOr IN Dum'