Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-10-19
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New York, Oct. 11.--Tne steamer Urion, from
Havre which arrived here this afternoon, spoke this
morning. sixty miles of Sandy Hook, the steamer
sent out under command of Lieut. Haristein to the
of DR.. Kane and his party of Arctic explorers,
all of whom were on board safe and well.
EsECoND DISPATCH
New YORK, Oct. 1.-THE propeller Arctic and
barque Relief sent four months since under
command of Lieut. Hartstein, to the rescue of DR..
Kane and his party arrived here this evening, having
on board the doctor and his company. The propel-
Ter and barque made their way north in Smiths
Sound up to lat 70 deg. 80 min, when their further
progress stopped by the ice After making their
way in towards the shore the expedition discovered
Indian village where they learned that DR.. Kane
and his party had gone south. They then returned
TO Disco Island in Davis Strait off the western
coast of Greenland, where they found DR. Kane and
his expeditionists DR.. Kane had pushed his vessel,
the Rescue, as far north 81 degrees. when she
was frozen in. He remained by her all The winter,
sending TO the Indian village for provisions In the
spring he abandoned the ship and made his way
southwardly in sledges 10 Upernavick, whence they
were conveyed in Danish vessel to the Island of
Disco where they were found by the expedition sent
in search of them.
Three of DR.. Kane's party died-Christan Olsen
carpenter Pierce Schubert, cook, and Jefferson Ba-
ker, seaman. The remainder are all more or less
frost. bitten
On the 4th ut., the bark Release narrowly escaped
shipwreck by coming in contact with iceberg
She stove her bulwarks and had her boats carried
away.
The last winter was unusually severe in the Arctic
region, and many natives persisted from exposure
and starvation.
No traces whatever were discovered of Sir John
Frankln's party.
Western North Carolina Railroad.
The Directors of this Road met in Salisbury, on
Thursday, October the 4th.
R. G.. Pearson, of Burke, was chosen President,
and R. F. Sinonton, of Iredel Treasurer and Secre-
tary.
John l. Shaver was elected Director to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of Hon. John W.
Ellis, and Ohio Gillespie, of 1redel, to fill the
cy caused by the resignation of R. F. Smonton.
James c. Turner, Esq, was elected Chief Engineer
Salary of the President $4,000; Chief Engineer
$4,000; Treasurer and Secretary $1,000.
Won Svveitzel Politics.
" Mine nelghbor, Wilhelm, vot you tink of bolt
tics, hey ?" asked Peter Won Slug of his neighbor
Won Swetzel. the Twelfth Ward Blacksmith. last
evening" as he seated himself beside him in Bier
haus."
81 thinks much" said Sweitzel, giving his pipe q
long Whit.
well, vot you links 2"
6" comes to der conclusion dat bolitics is one bic
''AhH' exclaimed Pete, after taking draugh,
from his mug, 6 how you make him dat ?"
"Ve, mine frien', tell you, replied Sweitzel, at.
Ter few whifs and drink, come to dish place
ten years last evening der Dutch Almanac, nit mine
blacksmit shop. builds fine little house, poots uT
mine bellers, makes mine fire. heats mine iron,
strikes NIT mine hammer, gets blenty of work in
and makes mine moonsh.'
" Dat is goot," remarked Pete, at the same time
demanding that the drained mugs be refed.
&c | say that made much friends" continued Will.
helm, re-lghting his pipe, " Der PEBBLES all say
Won Swetzel hes good man ; be blows in der morn
ing, he strikes in der mig and he mind his business
So dey spraken to me many times, and it make me
feel much goot here" shaping his breast
"Yaw, yaw, dat ish gooter,' remarked Pete, who
was an attentive listener.
"Vell, it goes long dat way tree year. Tree e
Let see, year make tree hoondree tollar, de-
next tree hoondred an fifty, der next oor hoondret
and swonzy, and der next five hoondred tollar. Da
make five yeer. VEIL | hes here five year when oil,
Mike, der Waterman, who bees such bad man
comes TO me, and he say Sweitzel, vot make you
work so hard? 2 To make monsh.' dell him.
dells you how you makes him quicker as dat he say
ask him how, an den he tells me to 20 into boil
tics an get big Office. laugh at him, ven he dell
me dat Shake, der lawyer-vat makes such burt
speeches about Faderland-bees agoin to run 70
Congress, an dat Shake der lawyer, des him to del
me, if would go among der PEBBLES an dell them t
vote mid him al! der while, he would put me in vo
big Office, where makes twenty tousand tollars
yeern
"Twenty tousand mine Cot" exclaimed Pete
thunderstruck
"Yaw, tr enty tousand. Veil, by shinks, shus
stops der striking goes to mine friends, all de
. Yarmans vote for Shake, and Shake bes elected t.
der Congress-
Here Mynheer Won SweitzeI stopped, took lon
draught of beer, and fixing his eyes the floor
pulled his pipe in deep meditation.
: "Vell, mine neighbour" said Pete, after waiting
du Of mo IN n
den, eh o.
: Veil, ask Mike, der swellhead watchman fc
der office, and he dells me gets him de next veal
| waits till after der next krout making time, an de
say again, Mike, ven will Shake give me dat twer
n ty tousand dollar offce?' In two year, sule' h
say, If you work for der barty.' Veil, stop blow
a in with my bellers az in, an blow two years fc
= der barty NIT mine mout"
1.-TWO year NIT your mout 2" asked Pete in astor
y ishment
S " Yaw, two year. Den again | go to Mike, de
swellhead Waterman an dell him der twenty tousan
tollar about an he dells me in won more year ge
lin sure. | drinks he fools me, yet | blow for Ii
> barty anudder year, an den, vat you drinks u
e " Drinks Wy, you gets him twenty tousand TO
j lar o.
). "Gets him! py sinks, Nike der swell hea
Waterman dells me | bes Won big fool, and dat
might 90 to der bad place, an eat sour krOut."
If " He tell you dat q
l., '1aw. Sure as my name bes Won Sweitzel"
O "After you do der blowing NIT your mont for d
8 barty"
1t "Yaw"
= ''Mine Got vat you do den, mine neighbor ?
ID 81 makes fire in mine blacksmit shop, blow
- my own belers again, heats mine own iron, ar
! strikes mine own hammer. | say to mineself,-W
u helm Won SweitZel, bolitics hes humbug and BOLT
ID clans bes a bigger Won. Wilhelm Won Sweitzel {
Is yer own blowing and let politicians do ders !"
Neighbor Pete thought he had come to a wise co
oil, ofCo wish oil IL