Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-10

THE END OF THE UNITED STATES BANK.-Last
week all the books, papers, drafts checks le,t.rs
&c., that had been preserved on file as vouchers :,
the long course of the immense business of tho IT
States Bank were sold in heap, in Pbiadelnbo
and purchased by paper-maker 10 be re ground And
manufactured into new stock. The whole ma.
weighed forty tons. Ten tons Of this vast amoS
is OF respondence-autograph letters Of the first
statesmen politicians and financial men of this and
other countries. Drafts upon the RothschildS f
hundreds OF thousand of dollars, certificates of stoc
transferred to the leading bankers in Europe checks
and drafts from Cabnent officers, Senator'S Conoress
men. editors of newspapers, &C., all lie scattered
ready for the important transformation into clean
unsulled, white paper. This huge mass of bonk0
and papers strikes the visitor with establishment.
faint idea may be formed of the colossal character Of
the institution which at one time occupied so imnor.
tant part in the history of the country. What a
vast sorehouse these papers would be for individual
histories. and rerchance they would il ustrate some
unexp !ained passages in the history of the political
parties of the day National lntsligeneer.
How TO Stop liable TURN1NG.--In the course Of
it's travels, table turning reached Munich, the CAM.
tai of Bavaria. Liebig had recently been established
there as a professor of chemistry, the enlightened
government of that kingdom having drawn him thitb
er from Glessen. The experiment of table turning
succeeded mar vellously at first. Good and inteII;e
gent people amazed at the phenomenon, af<.r
fairly believed, either tina, spiritual forces were al
work in The mahogany, or that some new physical
power was unfolding itself. They naturally went
10 the great philosopher TO obtain his opinion He
simply said Place ycur hands under the table
and not on it," They did so, and no table, howeye
light, though running castors over the polished
floor under the smallest impulson, would bulge
hairs breadth. The good people OF Munich again as
onished at the facility with which they had deceived
themselves thanked Lebg for opening their eyes ;
for ii not the custom there to consult men of SCI
ence on an obscure subjects, and then abuse them if
their opinions do not happen to coincide with the
populOr madnes of the hoar-lhe table turnLe has
never troubled Munich since. The explanation, Of
! course was, that, when their hands was under the
table they could not push it without concous effort
nasuuch as the fore of gravitation against them
And, as they were honest people, they would not
push, and as the table was an honest table it would
not go.
THE CANADIAN SEAT OF GovERNMENT.-The Pro.
vinciaI Parliament has appropriated 100000 for
the building of the new houses of Parliament when
her Majesty shall have declared where the seat Of
government is to be fixed. The Mayors of Montre-
al and Quebec have left for England to advocate the
claims of their respective cities. Messrs. ]. H. Cam.
eron and Mr. Allen represent Toronto, and Kingston
has also sent brace of representatives. The Cor.
poraon of Kingston employed a barrister named
Cooper to prepare statistics showing the superiority
of that city over every other. His Excellency the
Governor General is 10 sail on the 2Oh instant on
visit to the Imperial authorizes and it is said that
Sir Allen McNab is off for the destination
Chi.f Justice Draper has been in London for some
time that, if the old proverb that saith in the
multitude of counsel there is wisdom" be correct
her Majesty and her Ministers likely 10 make ar
extremely judicous selection for the future seat o.
government for the Provinces. The decision of bel
Majesty is not likely 10 be made known before Au
gust or September.
CHANCE FOR A " SMART" WIFE.-rhe last Water
Cure Journal has an advertisement fer a husband
The young lady gives the following account of her
self. We think it is rare chance:
| am just twenty, but will not marry before | am
two years older | can do, and love to d. all man.
rer of housework, from making pies and bread to
washing shirts can do all kinds of sewing, from
embroidery to insey pantaloons can skate, ride,
dance, sing, play the piano or spinning wheel, OF
anything that may reasonably be expected of my sex
If required can act the part of Ounce in society
of the "upper ten,'' or the part of woman among
women. AS for riding, here let me make banter
any man may bring two horses, g We me choice and
ten feet, and then if he overtakes me in milea
am his if not, then the horse is mine Beware
BY tops | am styled handsome by those | frowr
upon, the DEVILS imp" by the wise and sober an
called wild and foolish by my female acquaintan'
ces Molly" and by my uncle am called " Tom"
squeamish AbolltiOnlst.
A certain Mr.. Higgison, not long since, made
speech the anniversary of the AntSlavery Society
in New York. To Carr son he writes follows
Dear Sir have but just now had an opportunity
of reading the report of some remarks of mine in thu
Liberator of June r. 1t is, as usual, admirable, bu
contains two errors which must correct never
called any a hell demon in my life if were
in the habit of using that class of epthets should Ger
tainly apply Them to slavery and lis abetors but
am not do not remember what did say in place
of the above phrase, Lu, | am sure of what did no
say.
What deicacy! Higgison thinks we are " hell de-
m ons," but is too polite of diction to say so.
COMMANDER DAvIs's INsrRUcTIoNs.--The telegrapher
from this city to the distant press entirely in
their with reference to the instructions from
the late Secretary of the Navy Commodore Mervne
through him to commander Davis under which they alsg