Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-06-27

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Gold and silver. &c................... 10000, 900
Waste-lands churches, public buildings, chap
els hospitals, PRISONS arsenas, forts, militia
ry stores, dockyards, ships of war;. 100000 900
That is what we are worth Not exactly that
Alderman Farebrother could, by advertising it in the
lines to morrow, nail purchaser at the entire
figure in month hence. A little management would
be required, judicious lotting there must be,
and the whole should not be thrown upon the market
at once But there it is England i. worth that to
us-Londcn, Atlas "a
1t was at the early hour of O'clock on Sunday
morning that we sauntered up Canal street, dressed
in our coolest summer costume-Frank and I. We
passed lovely little garden, and paused TO gaze up
on the beautiful flower plant, tasteully arranged
so fragrant with delicious odors. Yet paused We
not long, for Franks keen eyes had discovered some
thing to him more charming than all the flowers
known in botany-he behed woman. She stool
some distance from US, the sidewalk, her back to-
wards US, and seemed 10 be making inquiries of
servant girl. How gracefully she played with her
fan What glorious figure A narrow patent
leather belt (bright as Franks shoes, of same mat
eral,) encirced her waist sixteen founces did the
rest of the business, and her bonnet so fashionable
distinguish so very far back-such nice equilibrium
to sustain it there la Ravel!
''She must be beautiful, said |. "She must be one
Of the Misses -. think know herr whispered
Frank. We advanced nearer and nearer, Frank
leading eagerly until we were alongside; she turn
ed her face towards u.s. Heavens what a niger ,
Black did you say? Yes, black, coal black, sir
Black as-l will not be profane-black as the ace of
spades, or any other spot you may name. Her wool
was drawn back from her face Git must have taken
ten horse power comb to accomplish IT'D so tightly
that am confident she could not have winked at u.s.
She famed herself and puff of wind reached our
olfactOries bOlh rushed an aniacent DRUGSTORE
where Frank tainted and while the good Apoth-
ecary looking for ''ounce of cyet 10 sweeten
his imagination WITH made analysis of the
! component parts of the odor which had reached US
Result Patchouly 2O, talow candle 3d. biley goat
| so.
JEEMES.
! P. S.-Frank has recovered and will make oath
that the beautiful Misses wear precisely snrh
bonnets. O!helIo did not clamor more about thai
handkerch ief End goats than he does abou that bon
net and the same interesting quadruped.
Mr. DALLAS AND THE BR1r1sH GOVERNMENT
The London correspondent of the Journal of Com
merce says the general opinion in London u.s. tina
Mr.. Champions dismissal will he followed by the
disssal of Mr. Dallas. This, however, the writer
does believe, and he adds that great exertons are
making, and by powerful men, to influence the Gov
eminent not TO tender MIR. Dallas his passports and
The writer is of opinion tina! they will not fail II j,
proper to state that Mr. Dallas has exercised no zen
cy, directly or indirectly, the subject; but there
is such unbounding confidence, in every intelgen
circle In the metropolis, in the rectude of his heart
that his retention is universally desired The writer
adds:
If Gen. Pierce will give to Mr. Dallas the excIu
s!ve control of all the matters in dispute betweer
Great Britain and the United States, he will have thu
pleasure of handing to his successor on the 4th
OF March next clear record far as relates to tina
country-and a most satisfactory one as concerns th
interests of the Union 1t is certain that successo
to MIR Champion will not be appointed until after thu
installation of new Presidents
/ FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE.-The New Port Ola.
Wakulla Times of the 4th inst. SAYS:
We are panied TO have to record the entir. de
structlon by fire, Friday last, of all the works an
tuTpentne still of Mr. F.. c. Holbrook. of this place
with the loss of the life of Mr.. Patrick Collins, for
merly OF Brooklyn, New York, but for the last 81
, months an industrious and valuable citizen of GU
q town Mr. Collins, who was employed to supern
tend the works, was ct about ten O'Clock on tina
morning, engaged in making bright vanish an
while mixing napha with hot rosin the gas ignited
1t causing report similar to the escape of steam fror
the safety valve of steam boiler. The flames sprea
almost instantly TO every part of the building, feight
# by one hundred feet) which was entirely desroyed
e with all the machinery with all the outbuildings
premises over two hundred barrels oil ready matured
|. and large quantity of raw material.
Mr.. Collins, covered with flames ran for the river
some two hundred feet distant, and plunged in Tb
j. unfortunate man taken from the water and car
n rled home, where he fingered about thirty hours !;
e the most excruciating pain. The actual loss by tb
fire some fifteen thousand dollars but the indirec
loss 10 our town and surrounding country can hardl
II be estimated.''