Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-12-05

:, FOREIGN ITEMS OF NEws-Major VIM. Mo-.
Mcnamara, Of Ireland, is dead For manv mugent
represented his native county (Care, in ~ ds he
ial farllameDt, and was, perhaps one of tho ~ per-
pular men Of bis day during the stormy period po-
history OF Irish politics which preceded the Cahe
emancipation Act. The majors name will he IOnc
associated with of the most memorable ,Ong
the career of the late Mr. OConne In the T Ia. IN
fatal duel with Mr.. DEsteere in 1915, Major MaOns
mara acted as second to Mr.. OConneil. "'ra-
smith OBnen has been making an after. dino.
speech at Louth-in which the most noticeable fae
6ure was his advice to his countrymen-t to seal :"
hce or patronage from England, not as rewards tI
political terg versaton, but the honorable recor F
pense oil services rendered to the Staten ''
Espartero it is said, is about to reside for q H.,
al Genoa' or in some Italian city. voluntary ,os
on ms part, dictated by desire for repose NV
Mr.. Rrigat, M. p has left home, To he obson.,
several months In Algeria, Italy iOr
Lord Stanley is candidate for the lord reo,o.,,.
of Glasgow University 'e0'ofShlp
Prince Napoleon Con diD is now at stut,o.,d
of Leuchtenberg jung rfhcesS
An attempt was recently made to assass;rato =.
Eau OF oomers-by his vaet-at Eastnor Caat1o We
Rev W. H. Charming, of Boston Is 1e oasI;e'
Liverpool on England and America '"''"s al
INTERESTING ITEMS FROM K.Ns.s
the following items from late Kansas le,toro e n:
ten at Leavenworth, in the New YORK. Toos VIII
Within few days ten of the free State noo.
were out of funds and consequently not ahlo - VINO
for their lands have sold Out to pro.save,r " pay
pany from Kentucky. In this way the Southern
are getting possession of Kansas free STATE raaS
has claim of 160 of land within three rnlI
OF this city Kentuckian has offered him & ooo
for it. Another free State man sold out yeserdsr
! for 81 900 to Kentuckian. To-day the same cI;5
could have been sold for So ,OOO-doubed in v. I,n
| i'll twenty four hours. O'
The Delaware lands have been appraised bv
Board of Commissoners-the lowest at 81 so no.
acre, and from that up to $40 fN'
The lots in this city are "a by 1876 feet and:ron
from 500 to $1,000 each. The city was cIaimssd
by number of men associated together, and lhev
have disposed of several lots. Governor Readar ov
forty in this city, purchased of the association,
The Rev. Mr. Meager who was threatened with
mob law if he did not leave the territory within
specified time, and never come back has returned
after visit to the States, and now is here Tho
Missourians have offered to pay him the amount IF
money necessary 10 cover the damage done to bis
church and church property during the recent war.
Russell, of pro slavery firm, has paid Mr. Graham
for the rifles, revolvers, camping utensils, &c. takes
from his party some months since, and the Sharne's
rifles taken at Lexington Mo- last March, are TO he
returned to the owners, and sent back 10 the com.
mItee at Chicago. 1t is reported that MIR. Graham's
bill amounted to something near ST 900, all of which
has been paid
Through Governor Geare's address many Of the
most prominent pro-slavery and free State Wbo
! two months ago, were warning against each other
meet and shake hands, exchange courteses and seem,
ed disposed to bury the past and help each other
in the future. Let no one blame Geary till his
whole policy is developed and understood,
The London &C. W. Free Press gives currency TO
joke which is said 10 be going the rounds of the
\ railway circles, to the following effect "A Michigan
gentleman owned several shares in American rail-
ways, which he desired to sell in London, England,
bla Grl H. E,ol
ed them to the English Board of Directors of the Great
Western Railroad Company, who agree to take ESQ.,
900 of the stock, it the other party would accepin
exchange the steamers Canada and America, which
had already proved dead loss of E20, 900 to The
Company. Michigan agreed to the trade on condition
that the steamboats, should be delivered in Lake Erie
This consented to, and written contract made
and signed. Now 1t happens that the steamboat;
thus transferred too long to pass through the
Welland Canal locks and the question arises, how il
the contract to be ful6Iled It is safe to conjecture
that the EngI1shmen have been taken in.
ENTERpR1sING CLERGYMAN.-Rev John Kirk voted
in his place of residence, in Ohio, on the 18th O
October, at the State election Concluding tina
there was more need his assistance in Pennsylvania
he went over into North Town ship, Mercer county
as stated by the Mercer Free Press and cased vol
8 for "John Charles" For this creation of a hghe
law" he has been arrested and will have the priv
lege of explaining the matter to jury.
Returning Good Sense.
The Vermont House OF Representatives, few days
before the Legislature adjourned, passed bill pro
hibiting the United States from using the ais ant
prisons of that State. The bill was sent to the Sen
ate, where it received prompt and dgnifed dismis
, sal from that body.
The bill evidently designed to nulify the la
of Congress IN relation 10 fugitive slaves. Alhoug
1.-The Black Republicans in the house had no respe
for claw and ORDER" we glad that the members
the other branch of the Legislature had some lit
respect for themselves