Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-08-31

elsewhere. He may visit New York, where he will
most assuredly be lion, one legged lion 1t would
be good idea for him to publish his autobiography
a la Barnum 1t would sell we'll if he would only
tell the truth.
Items by George Law.
The gold coined at the San Francisco Mint in July
was $4,000 $50.
1t has been discovered that a number of the $50
Octagonal Slugs in circulation, have had the centre
sawed cut, and plate of copper inserted, causing
loss OF SIS on each piece.
1t is said that Yankee Sullivan and Joe Winrow
are in training for prize fight, to take place in
couple of weeks.
The harvests in Oregon rapidly ripening, with
the most abundant prospects for all kinds of grain
The Oregon papers have glowing accounts of gold
and lead mines. A MI Williams OF Vancouver had
been to the Northern Mines, and brought with him
gold dust reported to be worth $1,000. He reports
that he never made less than $40 day with COM
mon pan.
The crops in Australia are said to be Detective ow
ing to the partial drouth time since experienced,
and considerable advance in prices has been the lc
suit A branch mint has been established at Sidney.
The news from Acapulcho--a Mexican por: on the
Pacifc-confrms the report of the success of the
revolutionary attempt of Alvarez, who has ousted
Santa Anna. He was making his way with con-
stantly increasing forces 10 the city of Mexico.
The abandonment of Peuopolski 10y the Russian
forces is rather strange after the unexpected resist
ance made there few months since, and the known
fact that the detences had in the mean time been
much strengthened. 1t would that the garrison
had loft, carrying with Thorn their guns and NUM-
tons of war; and supposed TO have sailed for the
mouth of the Amoor river, situated on the opposite
coast of ASIA in about the famous latitude of Fifty
four, forty" The flight" is very likely to come
soon, as the allied feet are hard after them. The
Amoor river forms the boundary between the Chinese
territories and those of Russia in Asia 1t is said
that very powerful Notifications have been erected
there and that the allies may expect warm recep-
ton. The necessity for defending more important
points will, no doubt, cause the withdrawal of the
Russians from such exposed and comparatively value
less POSITIONS the fate of which exercise in
fuence upon the result of the pending struggle. The
great duel is now being fought in the Black Sea- and
the abandonment of Anapa and the easy conquest of
Kertch and Yenikale, prove that the whole Russian
force is needed for the defence Of Sebastopol.
We called in this morning, at Mr. Whitakers to
see portrait of Bishop Atkinson, OF this diocese,
painted for gentleman of this place, by Mr. James
Boyle of New York. native believe of North Caro-.
lima Those best acquainted with Bishop Atkinson, and
therefore best fitted 10 pronounce opinion upon that
point that the likeness is very good one
the general effect of the painting pleasing The Bish
Op has remarkably fine countenance, and the pose
of the head is as nearly perfect we'll ina
CINE that painting could be made. The Bishop is
represented in the act of officiating and consequently
in his Episcopal vestments The figure is about two
thirds of full length, and if improvement to the
whole, as a work of art might be suggested, we
would remark that if half length had been adopted
it would have relieved the painter from attempting a
point, the difficulties of which have never yet seer
fully overcome-we allude to the management of the
hands and their accessories Everybody who has eve
felt confused and every one has felt so at some time
knows that the hardest thing in the world is to know
5 what to do with the hands. Painters find the same
difficulty. The extreme snowiness of the yestment
adds TO the difficulty in this case as it throws more
less of brick-like color the flesh tints will
which it is brought into immediate contact, and w
think the painter rather unnecessarily added TO thi
by placing so exceedingly liberal d display of cam
e brio in the left hand If we might be allowed tn
e expression, we would say that, combined with til
rufaes, etc, it looks almost like verging on foppish
If ness, IN idea totally at variance with the earnec
and manly expression of the countenance.
l. But these are minor matters. The position, ez
< preston and attitude, as whole very good, an
,, the painting, the whole, work of art is high
l. y meritorious, and will improve with age.
ID Daily Journal, 18th inst
New YORK HARD SHELL CoNvENT1oN-The del,
CT gates appointed to the State Convention of til
ee Hard Shell' or "Adamantine' or National Demo
es crat wing of the Democratic party in the State
New York, met las: week at Syracuse. Green
v, Bronson, Charles O'Conner, Samuel Beardsley ar
ar George w. Clinton appointed delegates at Iare
r. to the National Democratic Convention to be he
IFS next summer at Cincinnati. A. Schell, A. War
.s- Joseph Siblcy and H S Cutting alternates res
10 luton denouncns the Admin istration was rejects
el by vote of so to SO Other indications were give
til which look like probability of future union of IL
bit two sections into which the party in New York b
sss been divided. The Convention adopted strong n
in tional resolutions.
ed YELLOW FEVER IN New ORLEANs--The sem
weekly report of intelmens made in New Orleans
3D. the oath inst in six out of ten cemeteries show
deaths, of which l64 werefr ON Yellow Fever.