Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-01-19
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Ohio Politics.
CINCINNATI, Jan. S-The State Democratic Con- |
venon for the nomination of State officers met al CO.
umbus to day. when the motion to defer the nominal
ton until next summer was lost by large majority.
Governor Medill and the present State officers
nominated by large majorities. A resolution was
adopted denouRClDg slavery and know nothingsm
and Senator Adams bill amending The naturalization
laws; and endorsing the Baltimore platform t 1882
The proceedings were calm and orderly.
I Mr.. GEORGE PEABODY The New York Courier,
I IN reply 10 the communication from a Baltimore
Merchant" says
We speak advisedy when we say, that Mr.. Pea
body has accumulated fortune of more ;han three
millions and half of dollars; all or nearly all OF
which, is convertible within nine DAYS: and If ii be
any satisfaction to The Baltimore Merchant" to know
1t, which We doubt may add that have good
reason to believe that if Mr. Peabody were to die to-
morrow the House would be continued on his CAPT.
tai.
The truth is, great American House in London
Il House composed of american proprietors. operating
on american capital and measurably cnniains itself
10 American business--is Mr.. Peabody's hobby; and
we glad that ii is So Such house under The d.
rectOD OF gentlemen will always have as much bust
ness as they manage and cannot fail to make
enormous profits md such house, is of unap
precable value 10 our whole country With a large
cash capital it will not stand by and see valuable
stocks sacrificed, at the same time that it will stand
aOo from all sthemes and thus by its refusal to
give cOuntenanCe to what is wrong, preserve the
careful and prudent Foreigner from being imposed
upon by the sharPera. Nor is this all. Experience
has shown, tha, such house has the ability we'll
as the disposition, to come forward and nlerpose for
The credit OF those they know to be good this side
tie AIlaniic and therefore, it is just such HI
that our commercial men should desire 10 see perp It
uated, That it shall be perpeuated we know to he
the desire and intention of Mr. Peabody; and to acU
in his Case is to accomplish.
Russian PREPARATIONS FOR NEXT YEAR.-A recent
letter from 81. petersburg, brings intelligence
that the Gar intends opening the campaign next year.
on scale far grander than that hitherto conceived
The declaration OF war ii seems took Russia by sur
prise.
With all the gigantic resources she possesses, ne-
Their the army the fortresses all prepared
f0r active warfare. The may be said with re-
gard 10 the navy and to much greater extent both
in the Baltic and the Black Seas
But the extensive preparations now making in the
imperial arsenals for putting The Baltic fleet in a con-
dtion not Ony to carry defensive but even
to the offensive, of such vast magnitude
that they ought to be overlooked in England or
thought lightly Of The most important of these meas
ures the immediate formation of 40 less than TWEEN
tysix companies OF sailors ships to
replace those who may be swept off by the British
and French cannon balls next summer. According
to the Russian system, the Baltic fleet is divided into
three divisions; the headquarters of the first and
second being at CrOnslad and OF the third at Swea-
borg.
PROGRESS OF CIVILIZATION IN CAIIFoRN1A.-We
received the following unique announcement, en-
wrapped in OF our exchanges published in Gala
veras county, California;
A Grand Bull Fight, and Fight Between Bear
and Jackass will take place Sunday next, De
cember To- at Mokelumne Hill. II proprietors re-
get that the exhibition last Sunday was not sasfac
tory to the public, but they pledge themselves that
on the coming occasion they will give emf re sasfac-
! ton The performance will commence with fight
: between two bulls next. woman will be introduce
who will fight with and Kill one of the widest bulls
' that can be obtained from the Posada Ranch. The
j., whole to conclude with fight between a bear and a
iackass. Doors open at IL, and performance TO com
. mence at 2 O'Clock P. NJ. Tickets, ST so
Cheerful signs of progression, these! Women's
rights, it seems, arknow ged in California, os
The woman above alluded to must have been no.
only strong minded, but strong handed
I ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY CURE BAD LEG by Hol
loway's Ointment and Pills Thomas Longbottom. of al
cident and broke his leg which being nerctly set formed
running ulcers and every endeavor to heal them
frutess. Ten weeks ago he commenced using IiOoway
Ointment and Pills. the Pills ceansed the blood very quick
w. and by application Of the Ointment, the leG
assumed improved appearance and in week
these remedies completely cured him. when every other
II ment had failed.
Establishments Of Professor Holloway, so Made
Lime New York; strand (near temple Bar,
by respectable Druggists and Dealers in Medicine
the British Empire and OF those OF tile United States
II Csc, 62ac, and 81 each.
There considerable by TAX ing the largest
n f. Directions for the guidance of patients in ds0rde
r affixed to each box.