Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-26
Summary of the News.

The news by the Europa that French Brig had
haon can,ured by the American privateer Grape Shot
orroars 10 he incorrect. The Crescent City at New
York reports the Grape Shot as being at anchor Oh
New Orleans on the 18th, which renders 1t lmposSl
be that she could have been off the British coast IN
the beginning of the month. Itappears by NOR" re-
cont accounts that in the bombardment OF Odessa by
the allied fleets all the batteries Notifications and
military stores were destroyed, powder magazines
blown M twelve vessels of sunk and thirteen ia
ion loaded with munitions of war. The vessels are
chiefly small The business part of the town was
not injured.
Omar Pasha seems to have gained some advantages,
and will perhaps be able 10 hold the Russians IN
check until the arrival of the allies, who are endea'
voring to open the mouths of the Danube SO as to ap
proach the seat of war in that way. The next ad-
vices will be looked for with interest.
We find in our exchanges various details OF the
fall of the celebrated Suspension Bridge over the
Ohio River, at Wheeling, Va. The Editor OF the
Wheeling Intelligencer states that he had been on
the Bridge only minutes before the accident but
finding the swinging motion OF the Bridge become
violent. had come off The whole mass heaved and
dashed with tremendous violence. The cables were
mostly torn out of their anchorage in the heavy ma
soprv, and with such force they erked that one
stone weighing 1900 pounds was thrown distance
Of some feet The Bridge cost 100000. The loss
is about $4,000.
On Thursday last, the Legislature of Connection
elected two United States Senators Francis Gillette
Free Soiler) for the unexpired term of Truman
Smith, and Lafayette S. Foster (Whig] for the ful
term of six years from March 4th, 1856, to Marcf
9th, 1861. This distribution shows part OF the terms
of compact between the coalition by which the Dem
ocrats were defeated at the recent election in tina
State.
The Philadelphia Mint has got out new three
cent piece all silver, to take the place of the muat
coin of that denomination now in circulation.
The arrival of a French Squadron at Havana at
tracts considerable attention, although there may b
nothing in it,
The affairs of the Post Office Department begin Il
attract the serious attention of the country. Cnde
the existing arrangements and rates of postage tn
Department cannot sustain itself, extend to tn
country the facilities of which it stands in need Tb
compensation to postmasters is generally speaking
inadequate, and routes cannot be established OF
account of tP expenses for which the finances o
the Department do not allow. return to hIghe
rates OF postage will hardly be resortcd to- but II
evident that if the Department is TO sustain Itself
something must be done. A great reform, or aholI
ton of the franking privilege spoken Of The com
pensalion given to the European and Calltornl
steamers is enormous and out Of all proportion. Ihes
Sea-steamers terrible burdens on the Department
The French Government seems determined that tn
with Russia shall not postpone the Great exhlbl
tion of Art and Industry, to take place next year
Paris. 1t is TO be if possible, still greater and NOR
splendid than that at London.