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

Resolved. That has suffered serious
the early death of social circles by his
many virtues his sterling integrity and his rreproachable
Resovd That we extend heartfelt sympathes his
afflicted family in their unlocked for and our
affectonate brother and dutiful son.
RESOLVED, That the Fayettege papers and Clinton indie
pendent be requested to publish these proceedings IN their
next Issues
The Lost Steamer Nautilus.
The New Orleans papers brings US The following
with regard to the loss of the steamer Nautilus
MIR. Robert Johnson. passenger on board the
steamship Nautilus bound from Galveston for this
port, arrived in city yesterday evening by the
Mexican Gulf Railroad, having, according 10 his &C
count, made most miraculous escape from the yes
SELL which he reports having gone down IN the
gulf near Ship Island.
Mr.. johnson says he was rescued BY being caught
up on board the schooner Maria Pope, while float
ing on plank in the neghborhood Of the Island, !
which had thus borne him up for SO hours. The
last he saw of the Nautilus, she had steam up and
actually went down in the act of going ahead-him-
self, in the meantime, having been rapidly driven by
the wind aud waves 10 distance, he thinks, OF
about two miles:
Before he parted with the vessel the ladies of the
vessel all on their knees in the cabin, and Rev.
Jerome Twicher was offering up prayer-C Captain |
Thompson remained on deck and manifesting all the
GOODNESS and intrepidity possible
We have not the means of procuring Mr. Johnson's
statement in full, and must content ourselves with
adding that in bis opinion the lives of the following
|
! Miss Shoemaker, of Louisville, Ky, who uns
der his care, and 10 perish by him beyond
the possibility of his rescuing her; his brother Fred
Johnson, lst Engineer; John T. Kerr, 1St Clerk
Bercer barkeeper; c. Washturn and John and Jas.
! Gibbes, passengers also persons whom he saw
reach the island safely and not recognizable by
him, on account of their distance from him at the
time he saw them.
The Congresslono. Compensation Act.
/ The following is official copy of the new Con
gtesslonal compensation act:
AN Regulate the Compensation of Members of Con-
greSs
Be 1t enacted by the Senate and House Of Represen
tutires of the United States Of America an Congress
assembled That the compensation of each Senator,
Representative, and Delegate in Congress, shall be
Sc 900 for each Congress, and mileage, as now pro-
yided by law, for two sessions only, TO he paid IN
manner following to wit On the first day OF each
regular session, each Senator, Representative, and
Delegate shall receive his mileage for one session
and the first cay of each month thereafter during
such session, compensation at the rate OF $4,000 per
annum during the continuance of such session and
at the end of such sess he shall the residue
of his salary due to him at such tme at the rate
}, aforesaid, still unpaid and at the beginning of the
second regular session of the Congress, each Senator
Il Representative, and Delegate shall receive his mile
age for such second session. and monthly, during such
i. session, compensation at the rate of $4,000 per
num-, till the 4b day Of March terminating the Con
gress; and on that day each Senator, Representative
~ of the $4,000 heretofore paid in the said monthly
80 instaiments above directed.
70 SEC 2. 4nd be IT further enacted That the Presi
. dent of the Senate pro tempOre when there shall bt
w no Vice PRESIDENT or the Wee President shall have
y become President of the United States, shall receive
the compensation provided by law for The Vice Presi
dent; and the Speaker of the House of Representa-
lives shall receive double The compensation abov
er provided Tor Representatives, payable at the time
on and in the manner above provided for payment O
n. the compensation of Representatives
se SEC 3. Ind be 1t further enacted, That this lax
e. shall apply to the present Congress, and each Sena
h. tor Representative, and Delegate shall be entitled
ad receive the difference only between their per deI
ut compensation already received under the law now
force, and the compensation provided by this act.
oil SEC 4. And be 1T further enacted, That in tn
he event of the death of any Senator Representative
Sc Delegate, prior to the commencement of the frs
session of tie Congress- he shall be neither entite
zee TO mileage nor compensation; and in the event {
death after the commencement OF any session, h
s representatives shall be entitled to receive so muc
The of his compensation computed at the rate of 50 0U
in per annum, he may not have received, and an
i've mileage that may have actually accrued and be dr
en-. and unpaid.
ms SEC S. Ind be it further cnaded, That if an
es books shall hereafter be ordered 10 and received
members of Congress- by resolution of either
both houses of Congress, the price paid for the
of shall be deducted from the compensation herein b
on, fore provided for such member members ProU
osc ded hoverer, That this shall not extend to books
rri dered be printed by the public printer during tt
ri Congress for which the said member shall have BET
elected.
md SEC 6. And be it further enacted That it shall
ay the duty of the Sergeantat-Ams OF the House, al
Secretary of the Senate, respectively, to deduct fro
yer the monthly payments Of members herein provid
ley for, the amount of his compensation for each d.
ity that such member shall be absent from the Hourse
lw Senate respectively, unless such Representativ
Senator, or Delegate, shall assign as the reason
such absence the sickness of himself of some memb
of his family.
ON on SEC 4 Ind be 1t further enacted That all acts
1: parts OF acts inconsistent with or repugnant to
JUS provisions of this act be, and the are hereby
ac- pealed.