Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-05


ernatves-he dissolution of the Union or the oegfa
dation and ruin Of the South.
The News, Politically and Otherwise.
We have in vain tried 10 find out anything IN the
action of Congress tending to throw additional hgh1
or put any new face upon the unfortunate position Oh
matters and things at the Federal Capital The Sen
ATE and House of Representatives are at deadlock
as thew have been for weeks If there be any solu'
ton for the existing difficulties it has not yet been
brought forward or guessed at. The real dlhculty
depends upon the fact that the Republicans In the
House 40 not desire any solution. If they did, the
thing might be easily arranged IN fact would nave
been arranged long ago. previous 10 the
of the regular session, by the passage OF Inc SENATE
bill in regard to Kansas, which removed all obJec0hS
that were not factious and intended TO be factous'
We have looked carefully over our State exchanges
received this morning, and have been forced TO me
conclusion that the interior OF North Carohna is IN
tenseIv dull, and diligently occupied IN keeping the
npace and Winding their own business. We can hnd
neither a row nor an accident worth copying. Inc
sudden death of our esteemed editorial brother, JOSIAH
Johnson, ESQ.,, OF the Fayette 'lle Carolan'an no
tice Of which we find in the Fayetteville Observer
) strikes most painfully upon our feelings. We had
y
.onnected with the press and always respected him
"a friend and a Democrat on whom we could rely.
His editorial career promised much of honor to him
self and of usefulness TO his party and to the public
Rut that career is at an end and all that remains to US
of our late friend is the memory of clever ana "of
thy gentleman.
From California the Grenada brings us Informal
ton Of the continued ascendency of the Vigilance
Committee of San Francisco They still keep 'uoSe
Terry imprsoned and have made several arrests and
t hanged two men since the last steamer sailed
What is to come out of all this, no one can tell
On the side of Nicaragua, things look unfaVoura-
bile for Walker He cannot depend upon the natives
and the restless spirits in the United States find peD'
tv nj occuDatiOn al home in the Kansas and Ca1t0r
MIA tronbles and in the excitement of the approach
inc p, sdential election Few, if any will to
n, u,ua. now that the first flush OF thai excite
m II J. over, and consequently Walkers pos'noI
becomes daily more precarious. Whehr he car
,.> ain himself becomes highly predetermined. The
Fl 5, decide reverse, will in all human rnnab'i'ty
: Prove fatal.
exico is as usual unsettled. If it ever does ar
rye Al any permanency in its public affairs We tea
II must owe it to some iron handed dictator, la Lou
n Nn9oIeOn Santa Anna is not the man 10 be sue
|, cessfuI Dictator nor are the Mexicans the people
d govern themselves Exeter Hail. England, has bee
'. operating IN the grandloquent declarations agalns
# slavery embodied in several of the recent plans
provisi nal constitutions put forth by asprants t
=, power. "
- Nrz-The Knickerbocker for September is on our tt
- BILE by mail 1t appears to be good genial numb'
i. of good genial Magazine, in lis torty-eghth VIC
:; umn. 1t has much of Mace Soper and more tina
considerable Editors table, and nothing of Ion
serial tale that used to meander through its pages
"0 the serious disgruntlement of this deponent Mr.
- H. Rothwe is agent for this place; Samuel Huosto
"' 348 Broadway N. Y, publisher Three dollars
. year Is cents number.
81 We have also from the els Atlantic publisher
~ Dix, Edwards & Co., 321 Broadway, N. Y, the Sc
TENDER number of Household Words, apparently
-. good number, containing the conclusion OF Il
W Ninth of june" tale commenced In the Augu
at number. Price SO year; 25 cents number
ms nSg~We understand that an accident from the cal
Os- less or mprudent use of firearms took place II
On morning or last afternoon at the rice plantation
re. Mr. G. Prigge, about four miles from town. ~
of colored men, in sport commenced firing powder
ent each other, from guns with which they had be
ap shooting or soaring off rice birds One OF them II
ow cot 10 withdraw his ramrod which struck the 9th
ent on the outside of the thigh, the hip, and
i'd driven through to the inside of the thigh The N
S OF belong to WIN. A. Wright, Esq We have not lea
ieh ed whether the injury is considered fatal.
Ter. BuRGLARY-We learn that night before last
the store of Messrs Bryan & Oldham, on the corner
ous Front and Princess Streets was entered, and so
the coffee and bacon carried off, the quantity of the alb
the goods stolen has not yet been ascertaned This
believe, is not the first time that the above store
ngs been entered recently. If it be not the last the
olu- petrators will be apt to wish ii had been.
,os- suncr,or Cours
nave The Sessions OF The Superior Court in this, the
lion. Circuit commenced in Moore on the 18th inst, Ju
ltro- Dick presiding.
.ro In the remainder of the circuit the Sessions ar
5, 81. Montgomery, Monday August
I've Stanley, Septempe