Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-02-10

The CALIFORNIA; MAIs-It is said that Con.
Vanderbilt, who has proposed to the ,1osernmsn,
transport the mails between New YORK anu os'n
Francisco offers to make the aveiaEe time SO Tar
made by that company which is twenty -hve days
for the delivery of the mails, both ways at the la'e
of 81 90 month or 81 200 year; PROVIDED now
ever, that he shall be paid at the rate OF SlU0,ooo
year his tips average day less than the Pana,
ma Steamship Company's standard SZooooo II
three days less, and on, at the rate OF S!oo'oVo
for each day gained--ten days less tlme beng inc
most rapid trips for which he asks conditional rate
of COMPENSATION At the same time he will agree
that If any other parties shall make better time IMAM
he between New York and San Francisco. ne VIII
forfeit all compensation for carrying the mails he
proposes that his pay shall be graduated on the
average duration of his trips for periods OF three
months.
| The RUSSIAN DEBT.--The present Russian Debt
the interest of which is payable at Barring s. IN Lon
don, and the principal of which was chiefly negotla-
ted through this house, is computed at Sl3 84oOoo
The debt bears per cent interest, negotiated from
1920 to 1888 with the exception OF S37 5OOOOU tour
and-a- half per cents issued in 1850 This is the Or
eign Debt of the Empire alone. There is Domeshc
Debt, created originally in 1917, and now computed
TO amount to a sum than equal to the Foreign,
say in our currency $40, 100000. An English wrl-
ter says the debt was authorized to the Gov
eminent paper money and other floating claims al
fixed rate, and thereby 10 make the paper rubles
convertible currency. In 1921, these paper rubles
amounted to GAO, 900 millions In 1889, by ukase
of the Emperor, they were made convertible cur
rency at the rate of $50 paper for silver rube
And so at Exchange on London OF IS. Id TO the
ruble the whole would represent sterling amount
of g28 100 OOO the hard cash to represent which is
supnosed to be about 100 900 900 of rubes about
500, 900 900 in the Imperial Bank. This fund has
been raised by the issue of Domestic Bonds bearing
6 per cent interest the amount of which is some
where about $l25,OOOOOO.
MONKEY SKIN GLovEs-Of the many animals who
contribute to dandy's dress, Tin the materials of
which the several portions are made) find that he
is indebted to the monkey for the poitest portion the
French kid glove. The manufacture OF this article
depends now the monkey skins brought from South
; America which are so much more pllable than the
old material the monkey is more agile than the
kid. AS it is impolite to offer ungloved hand to
lady it appears, therefore, that she is honor
ed with the touch Of monkeys skin than mans.
We by the papers that there is one hunter who
kills three thousand monkeys year, selling their
skins to the French dealers for twenty to forty cents
each.
PARIS Goss1p.-The Times gives gossip
from Europe touching the war question, which ls in
teresting, and even ''important if true" We quote
thetefrOm
, ''Paris, jan 5th.-The news that has just been re-
ceived from Russia is very serious. However, have
been assured that the Emperor regrets having advanced
IS so far that he cannot recede His language The
d Car will not draw back: my uncle penetrated to Mos
! cow without causing Alexander to yield. An ALI
IS ance with Russia would have been valuable tt
l. me than with England. By the aid of Russia
l. should have had Belgium; but England will never al
low to establish myself in Europe
u ON de Persigney received the Board of Brokers
! on new years day, and told them that they nigh
IS consider having actually begun, and shoulC
III consequently hold themselves in readiness for LOAF
Of 200 900 900 francs, which the Government woulC
( transact with the first houses OF Paris, without pay
ing them, as it has usually done, in rentes M Fould
who also received the same body, less warlik
x than Pers gney, but still in his turn recommended
D. them to be prepared to aid the necessities OF State
> 6 The Emperor contempates the divorce of th
ID Princess Matilda from Prince Demidrof. This meas
o. ure is urgently demanded by the Emperor's cousin
e. JULLIEN.-A Boston correspondent of the {" Stat
r. of Maine" undertakes to convey some idea or refle
of the music of Julliens orchestral performances
by the music of words rs thus: -
One-Crash
Two-Clash
v Three--Dash
Four-Smash!
,, Dimnuendp
T. Now crescendO,
Then play the furious band
Led by the kd-gOyed hand
n of Julien-that Napoleon of Quadrille
! PerSpiring
Over the semi-quaver,
ot Inventor of musical artillery
is Barharious in and thunder maker,
m UNREASONABLE money -t"ker,
ii Travelling both near and far
- Toll to exact at every bal
&c Egregous attitudiniser,
ad Antc piper
ne Pray put your hat on,
10 COupcS Uotre baton.
~ Bah!
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