Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-10-26
That's Yellow Fever.
Bishop AtkInson,s Appointments

Wilson Oct. 18th, evening.
Cireenvile October 3Ist.
Trinity Chapel, Beaufort November End.
N Masn mHsma Ro.nfort November SO, 9TH
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THE New COLLINS STEAMER-The New York
Journal of Commerce says that the most noticeable
object in the ship yards of New York is the man.
moth steamer Adriac, building for the Collins line
in Mr.. Steers yard and which attracts numerous
visitors. All IFS proportions gigantic, the vessel
exceeding in size any that has ever been built in this
country. In some of it's dimensions it will not vary
materially from the United States steamship Niagara
building at the navy yard but in the number of tons,
it will be superior. The ship is entirely in frame,
that the deck beams and iron braces being put
in The 90 cardboard streak" which extends parallel
with the keel and is equivalent to the fist plank is
also being put on. The strength of the vessel is in
degree indicated by the fact that this is eleven
inches in thickness. The iron braces, which will
extend obIiqueIy the frames, nteracing each
curiosity and wonder. They are each fifty feet in
length, seven-eighth of inch in thickness and five
inches broad, weighing seven hundred and fifty
pounds. There three hundred bars straps -
of this description. Four hundred men constant
ly employed on this ship, whose weekly wages aver
launched about the 1s of April She is 345 feet in
length, so in breadth and 80 in depth The quaint.
ty Ct timber put into her is enormous.
Prospects OF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the list
of August, elections have been held in the following
States, viz
North Carolina, Maine,
Georgia, Vermont,
Alabama, Ohio,
Kentucky, Pennsylvania,
Tennessee, Indiana,
Texas, California.
Of these twelve States, the Republicans or Fusion
lists, have carried Vermont and Ohio, by diminished
malorites compared with last year. All the rest
have gone against them, including Maine Pennsyl.
vania and Indiana which last year went strongly in
their favor.
In like manner the Know Nothings have carried
| two of the twelve States, viz: Kantucky and Cali.
folna.
The other eight are Democratic.
THE bellies IN GREENLAND-Captain Hartstene
and his company, of the relief expedition. says the
New York Evening Post, had an exceedingly CAV
| time at Disco. They were waited upon promptly by
the farest ladies of the place. whom they entertained
in the most acceptable style with butter and Gran.
| berry sauce, with which it seemed difficult to
satisfy them. When they had eaten all they could,
they joined the officers in the dance, in which
they excel. The officers say that they had never
seen better dancers in their lives than those Disco
bellies and, what is more wonderful, they were per-
fectly familiar with the Polka, the Redowa, Mazour.
Ia, and all the most recent fashionable dances of
Europe. The latter circumstance may be accounted
tor oy the fact that in former expeditions the officers
instructed the Greenland bellies in the fashionable
dances of the day.
:" hnd, Dick, that you in the habit of takne
my best Jokes and passing them off as your own
DO you call that gentlemanly conduct 2"
"To be sure do, Tom. A true gentleman will
Wake joke from friend"