Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-26


During the period our town was isolated by the
freshets &C.. when no mails could arrive or depart
in any direction, which was the case on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of last week, some of our
citizens spent their spare time in dilalng upon the
&" big rain" and various effects traced to the
same cause.
One of our citizens relates that he wash pot,
eighteen inches deep, which, Sunday MIS- ht was
empty, and Monday morning it was full and running
out, CATER the rain ceased)
Another says that the occurred in another
place. and that there was a right good string of sun
perch in the pot in the morning.
Some from the country say that they could paddle
a up and do1Un hill the plank road (rather
uphill work 10 believe this)
One from Jones' Creek af6rms that after the Creek
went down. negroes in collecting stock, had to climb
trees and pick sheep and hogs out Of their forks, and
in so doing found fish in great numbers stuck on
thorns of bambo briars.
Surely the age has returned, where he says, in his
second ode
"Lest Pyrrha should again with plaintve cries,
Behold the monsters of the deep arise,
When to the mountain summit Proteus drove
His sea-born herd and where the woodland dove
Late perched, his wonted seat, the scaly brood
Entangled hung upon the topmost wood,
And every tim0rous native of the plain,
High floating, swan amid the boundless MAIN
We heard OF one mending his chimney with
Coolers which the hig water left in his yard
he had no bricks, therefore used these.
An old temperance friend of ours told US privately
that there was barrel in his yard which was per-
fectly empty before the rain but Sunday night it
rained in the bung hole and filled the BARREL and that
the Sp1ggot 1UaS out all the while.
Some told US that the Depot was oVerhoWed
on Saturday evening" and the track came near wash
ing away, but we don't believe it,
Some one at dinner informed US there were thir-
Teen bridges washed away between here and Wades-
boro.
All the bark is raned off the east-side of the pine
trees In this vicinity, and unheard of things have
happened since the rain, but we have not room tor
more but lust give these fen instances as specimens
of the conversational powers of some persons. One
or two of the.above we do not believe, tor . Plus
uaet oculatus tests anus guam Gur't1 decem."-Pee
Dee Herald.
Mr.. V11LIERs-The Liverpool Journal portrays
the supposed new British Minister TO Washington,
in manner highly fattering to that gentleman
No caring who goes to Washington, LORD Gar
endon sends his usedup brother, e. Pelham V'lllers'
who, the Journal says has scarcely energy enough
to put his Clothes apparently not to take them
off again. He is said TO be clever man, but hed
drive the earnest Yankees frantic with his IndHer.
ence Ifthey showed him Bunker Hill, he would
put up his glass and ask who was Bunker, and what
was done on the Hill. He would be profoundly an
moved at the phrenzy of their passionate politics. and
thew would stare al his dandy dilletant ism. He
would say on the Central American question:" But
nv dear Mr. Marcy, what the deuce does RuaIan
matter 10 anybody I" Poor Mr.. Champion got into
scrape by reading dispatch six weeks after ne
had received it. VllierS would escape that mischief
by never reading any dispatch at all. He would say
TO his secretary, GOOD gracious! !. who know
Clarendon, TO read anything he writes!' If there
were an Oregon Territory row, he would say Gen;
tlemen, Oregon is bore; take 1t all" ne "ouiG
not object TO an expedition to Cuba. he Wonio
merely observe, Only take care that you dOnt!spo
the tobacco in marching, for Clarendon does like
good cigar; and the only clear instruction have got
is on that point" Perhaps the Iet-aloDe policy
might do very well in diplomacy There was
self never drew sword or fired musket in any one
of them In the way Lord Derby, when Min
ister would have ruined the country, only Tor hl'
affecting Incidence. Next to the ADVANTAGE OF nav
| ing Minister at Washington, might IT, on ina 2
principle, be desirable to have Villies, who though
there, will do nothing"