Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-01-02
S. J. R..
The Rumored Duel In C.eor

eia, had challenged B. H. Hl ESQ.,, of the Fill
more electors of that State has been confirmed by a
card from that gentleman, which appears in the
Augusta (Ga.) Constitutionalist Of Wednesday last,
dated Washington the 18th inst. From this card
it seems that the difficulty arose upon question of
veracty in regard to an engagement to discuss the
issues of the recent election contest In addition TO
the i'll feeling thus generated, Mr. Stephens alleges
that Mr.. Hill made certain false statements of the
purport of speeches delivered during the campaign,
wherein himself and Mr.. Toombs represented as
having ''cowered" under charge of treason to the
whig party. These matters Mr.. Stephens notices
and says:
81 am now compelled by sense of duty to myself
and the public to make known that by the correspon-
dence referred to and just terminated, relation to it,
MIR. Hill has proved himself to be not only an mpud-
ent braggart and unscrupulous liar but a despI-
cable poltroon besides. All these | proclaim him to
be- holding myself. Notwithstanding what has passed,
and this denunciaon, still responsible 10 him, for
what say, fhe be not utterly nsensble to shame and
degradation, however he may be as to 'fear.,"
The card of Mr.. Stephens concludes in this une-
quivoca manner
81 will also trust, be excused even by the most
fastidous, for the language now nsed towards him,
which my own selfrespect ordinary occasions
would forbid Bur when mendocious gasconader
sets up wantony to asperse private character and ma
lgn individual reputation and then refuses that
dress which gentleman knowns how TO ask well as
how to grant, course left for the most courteous
decorous, the most upright land honorable, but
10 put the bran1 of nfamy upon hlm"
A JUDICIAL AND JUDIcroUs HINT--Gen. D. was
mo distinguished for gallantry in the field than for
| The care he avshed upon personal cleanliness Com
planning a certain occasion to the late Chief JUS
tice B. of the suffering he endured from rheuma-
tism, that learned and humorous Judge undertook to
prescribe remedy.
{" You must desire your servant,n he said 10 the
General, "to place evey morning by your bed>ide
tub three parts filled with warm water. You will
iptof nh I'D havIn 1pd
yourself with pound of JOllo~ oonP, you must rub
your Ahole body with il, immersing yourself occa-
sionally in the water and at the end of the quarter
of hour the process concludes by wping yourself
dry with towels. and scrubbing your person with a
flesh brush"
"Why" said the General, after few minutes re-.
aec;ion upon what he had just heard, this seems to
me to be neither nor less than washing your
seIf!"
"Well," rejoned the Judge, "h is open to that Oh
lection -
IMPROVED PADDLE WHEEL.-Durlng the last few
moLths an interesting trial of a new paddle-wheel
. (Wm. H. Mnnz's paent,) has been in progress, on
the steamer Neptune of this port, with decisive
results. The owners of the boat report that they
have been able, with the improved Wheel to do the
same work at towing with fifteen pounds of steam,
: that previously required twenty-five pounds" and
that the performances of the boat hav, faI exceed
ed the calculations of the many experienced steam
boat who knew her qualities prior TO the time
: when he wheels were attached" On tnal
trip of fifteen miles, designed 10 test the merits OF the
new invention as compared with the ordinary radial
= wheel, an average speed OF a miles per hour was
y made in both instances but with 10 less number
u of revolutions of the patent wheel-equal TO l9 10
per centum OF gain on the revolutions. Inc pauoles
: are shaped like pair of spread wings, giving them
pointed form, that there is no concussion when
10 thew enter the water, and back water" Is Lifted
n n IN. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
= correspondent of the New York Evening Post