Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-06-01

alarmed at the report of Flores projected Invasion
FROM THE SANDWICH IsLANDs.-Daes from the
Sandwich Islands to the 10th of April have feen re-
ceived. L. Suan, of the firm of Messrs Suan & Cliff
ford bad been detected in circulating S44 QUO worth
of forged whalers' bills. 1t supp Ised that his
total operations in this way would reach Sl0O,O0O
Both parties abSconded before the Developments
made
SECOND DISPATCH.
Further California News.
New YORK May "a, P. M-The mint resumed
perations on the ls of May and com would soon
become plenty
Fifty vessels were due at San Francisco from the
Atlantic ports
In regard to the u S. Senaorship, the friends of
Senator Gwin insist that he elected by the Legis
lature the first ballot, by plurality vote
Arrangements progressing for the culture of
tea in California
Efforts are on foot to make San Francisco depot
for the Pacific whaling fleet.
The Pacific Conference of the Methodist Church
was i'm session in Sacramento.
! he overland communication between Stockton
and Sacramento cut Off owing to the food.
An immense quantity of rain had fallen at Monte
rey, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Nevada.
Mining throughout the State never more pros
erous The Quartz Mines were becoming exceed
ngly profitable.
Tie governor estimates the costs Of assessing and
collecting the of the State al four hundred
thousand dollars
/ Financial matters unchanged. The news OF
yet been received
From Oregon--Gen. Lane warmly welcomed
home and nominated for Congress unanimously.
II is believed theTformation OF State government
will be decided upon at the next election.
SANDWICH ISLANDS The legislature convened on
! the 9th. The King, in his speech, says he has
med an important mission to Hon. VIM. Lee, now
en- route to Washington, from which most important
benefits TO the kingdom are anticipated
This paragraph was regarded as significant.
/ There was much excitement at Honolulu upon the
discovery of extensive frauds in whalers' bills.
Death of Il Planter.
! CINCINNATI, May 22.-Elijah Williams Esq, a
rich planter of Barnwell district, S. c., who arrived
day with eight slaves. for the purpose of freeing
them, fell dead he stepped from the steamboat.
lie had previously wed 10 bis slaves all his estate.
Revolution Mexico.
! New ORLEANS. May Cove have advces from
the Rio Grande provinces of Mexico that another
revolution had broken out Of quite formidable cha
racter. Ii is reported that Carvaal had crossed The
river with fifteen hundred well Harmed followers and
is accompanied by other revolutionary leaders.
WELL SpoKEN.-A foreign born correspondent of
the Pittsburgh Christian Advocate makes the follow
ing point
| have renowned on my oath citizenship in all
countries and am then to be denied in this The
Arabs Or the Tartars might refuse to admit to
their ghts, but even their of honor would for
bid them to thus ensnare me- | must be lost to ey-
cry country and every country lost to me, save that
country where tie of man cannot sway the scales
of Justice.
read my Bible in the language of Luther and
learned to be protestant and from my Bible and
" esley learned to be Methodist. No one asks
disbelieve the Bible because it came from India,
Professionalism because Luther a German, Or Me
thodism because Wesley Englishman. No
one refuses membership in the Church because
was born foreigner. can join them in praising
God for His favOrs and invoking His blessing on our
country | can commune with them AT the sacrament
board and yet refusing vote they will cast their
ballot side by side with the vlest scoundel that ever
disgraced The soil on which he was born.
GOOD PIucK-A GENUINE JOHN BULI--The Ly-
ons, France) papers are full of the following sin
gular story
/ the 18th instant number OF English men,
established IN that city, gave splendid banquet to
countryman OF THEIRS Mr.. Author Fleming a
rich merchant OF London then at Lyons, who has
just comp leted residence of eleven months in the
prison OF Frankfort, Germany in which he has been
placed under the following circumstances About
twelvemonth ago Mr. Fleming stopped for two days
at one of the principal hotels al Frankfort on the
Maine, and on the third day, when about to leave
called for his bill, which, to bis astoniShment,
amounted TO 250f. Indignant at this exorbtant de
mand he rendered one half of IT, but the lanlord per
sisted and threatened to send his customer to prison.
as the law OF the place allowed him to do The En-
gshman, however, obstinate and suffered him
sell TO be arrested and lock up. Although the laws
Vi give tHlS power TO tTCQ lois, II ely at
the same time impose them the necessity of sup
porting their debtors while in prison, and of furnish
ing them with clothes and other articles suitable to
their position in life This the hotel keeper was
compelled to do in Mr.. Flemng's case, and so lit
tie did the Englshman take of the articles sup
piled 10 him. that the former at last found himself
minus sum OF nearly 2O,000f and getting tired of
the contest, he ordered The release Of his captive.
Mr.. Fleming, satisfied with the triumph of British
endurance over German extorion and spite immedia-
tey on his release gave to the poor of Frank
rt, amounting to double that expended by the hotel
keeper
u IMPRISONMENT DEBT.-Afer all the flourish
and talk, the poor in Massachusetts, is still to be
impounded like feon if his creditor so elects in
other words Imprisonment for debt is still an insttu-
ton of this CommonweaIth-th dear old relic of the
past is still to be preserved intact The bill abolish
ing imprisonment for debt tabled on Friday in
the House, and tabled it will, without doubt remain
during the rest of the Every yea there is
great hue and cry raised about this matter every
body is iii favor of the immediate unconditional re-
peal of the grabaw. but somehow the movement al
ways ends in talk. Shylocks, baiiffs, and at
torneys need be under alarm about their favorte
law. 1t remains, and will remain, unrepealed aud
unrepeaiable, the Sebastopol Of statutes Boston
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