Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-06-05


PEELED to shoot cattle for their subsistence
paying the owners in promises.
Later advices by telegraph already published
announce that Crabb and all his men who wer
captured had been shot. When he entered Sonors
he said TO have had $50 with him, and that previ
ousIy he had embarked 800 men in vessel TO SEIZE
the port of Guaymas.
\ A scene ia Warrington.
WAsHINGToN May IS.
This has been q gala day at the Presidents man.
sion a fine band of music was stationed in the
grounds fronting the Potomac, and there were
semhlei at least one thousand ladies' and gentlemen
comprising many bellies from tie sunny South as
we'll as from the North the contrast of complex.
ions dress and general tout assemble rendered it
| scene long 10 be RENE mbe ed Among the happy
groups upon the hrg ht green lawn was out,
silver haired old man, with strongly marked ntellec-
tual developments, in plain dress Of black broad
cloth, relieved by neckerchief If dazzling white
Mesa of whom stranger would kave easily
singled out the foremost man IN all that asembtoge.
! his was James Buchanan, OF Pennsylvania, the
elected Chief Magistrate of the treest, Dobest and
greatest on earth. With unassumiug frankness he
mingled with the peope-now raising in his arms
and kissing young child, shaking warmly the
hand OF one of his admirers from distant State, his
co equal in sovereignty under the Constitution now
he listens with bland good nature 10 an ardent par
tisnn seeking his own and the country's welfare :;
now be turns and smiles upon fair daughter of
Columbia, who hopes, doubt, TO have awakened a
thrill of love in that bachelor heart of his.
This bright picture recalled the happy scenes at
tending George Washington triumphant crossing of
I the Delaware at the bridge OF Trenton after the
Revolution of 1776. How many anaogies might
be adduced between the in which fathers
and grandsres were actors, and the scene of oday
one was mi hty revolution of aims, the other of
peace both are analogous in their momentous i'm
pOrtance 10 The future progress Of mankind, in " life,
| liberty ana The pursuit of happiness but more
analogous still. in the material assurance which we
have that God govern the universe then now! He
stIleth The madness OF the people, rebukes the
wIckedness OF man, and causes the right TO
prevail, IN despite of Pharlsees of every grade and
caste. 10 Him, then, lei reverently bow and own
the majesty and truth of His DEGREES, recurring to
such an unparalleled scene of happiness the capital
OF the United States presented to-day.
Correspondence of the Neao York Meas.
STRUCK BY THE CoMET-The good people down
al indianapolis, Ind, were terribly frightened on
Tuesday evening. They believe &c down there that
the comet is going to knock little planet all
smash" and have been greatly excited about it for
some time. With this belief, and under this excite
ment, they were thrown into state of alarm on
! Tuesday evening that is described as " perfectly
awful" by seeing the moon rise from behind the
eastern hills, as red as blood, and looking like the
great head of fiery dragon. They thought it
The conet-that it about to strike-tha the end
| OF all earthly things at hand, and they sci
! themselves TO work, with prayers, and tears and
applications to make their peace" and 10 be read
10 = go up So frightened they, says the La
fay cite Journal, that the alarm bells rung. and
the fie engines brought out, and the excitement and
! confusion tor a few moments was lndescrltable.-
The idea of calling out the engines, under such cir
cumsances, was worthy of the genius of Dame ar.
tington, who undertook to repel an INVASION Of the
4 tlantic with her mop. The appearance of the full
orb above the horizon soon restored the people to
their senses, and conyerte their shrieks of alright
and irensed appeals TO heaven into general gutfaw
BAYARD TAYLOR WITH THE FINNISH GIRIs.-
Bayard Taylor has some novel adventures in his
nothern European tour, and meets with strange
customs and Curiosities In his last letter he tells
us about stopping couple of nights with very
friendly cid Finnish lady, where he got a bed with
sheets The first night the mother and her sons we're
so amazed to Zee him undress before retiring. that
they were curiosity bound end did not eay' tleir
stand point in the room until he was snugly cpveed
up. Tie revelation of what they had scenic o. her
members of the family, produced most ": 'dtrful
audience the second night. On his occ@ ion he
writes; 1" Thee buzom daughters, of ages l4nging
from 6 10 "a, appeared about the tinle tor retiring,
and stationed themselves in row near the door,
where they watched in silent curiosity. AS We
bad shown hesitation in the first case, resolved
to be equally courageous now, and commenced re-
moving garments with deliberation, allowing
them to fully inspect them. The work thus proceed
ed in mutual silence until we were nearly ready Tor
repose, when, by pulling off stocking and display
est, who darted to the door and rushed out. The
second caught the PANIC and folio we'd, and the third
and oldest was obliged to do likewise, though with
evident reluctance. The perfect composure of the
girls, and the steadiness with which they watched
U.S. showed that they quite unconscious of hay.
ing committed any Improperly"
A LOCKER AFTER "YIs1B4E NorH1Nes There is
an eccentric gentleman in this city who, SINCE the
comet mania has become an epidemic fear upon US,
spends every night on his house tiles looking ali
over the heavens for said comet While thus noctur.
ally located among the chimney tops, supping on
stars, which must be high vation he is nunition
ed with couple of marine telescopes, an opera glass
or wo pair of Semons' extra pebble spectacle glass
es, pocket edition of Greenough's achromatc iees.
cope, theodolite and daguerrean machine, black
botte, peck OF salt 10 put the comets tail, and
sx.shooter! We cannot presume TO imagine what
the gentleman intends doing with all these weapons
whether it be to exercise the bearded monster or
to make him stand and deliver his whole history
who he is, where he was RAISED what's his business
where be came from, ard where be . going 10 ave
cannot say, and in good truth, We do not care-but
now we rather are inclined 10 think that this star
watcher will not have chance OF even bottling a
portion of this great comets atmosphere of getting
lock Of the hair of it's tail for breach.
1t seems that the comet which recently appeared
in the north west and which was spoken of by Eu
tho .ioski b. Ii