Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-11-20

house in Pacific street. Brooklyn, to a splendid brown
stone house. which he has built in Clinton street near
Pacific. His living considered rather fast
and many of his acquaintance wondered how he could
live so extravagany on salary not varying far from
$4,000 per annum. Yet his expenses have been esti-
mated at at least $4,000 per annum. He had fine sta
bic and fast horses and often the road
times betting His house was furnished in fine STYLE
including expensive billiard table Himself and fam
lily always dressed WE'LL and spent considerable money
This was explained by current that his father
who is reputed to be wealthy, had loaned him money
He was not deeply in debt far can be ascertained
One of his creditors said he esteemed him his safest Gus
toner, and had generally the reputation of being
prompt paymaster.
| Newspaper Enterprise.
One OF the most remarkable instances of newspaper
enterprise that has under our observation
to be in the issue of the London Times for Thurs
day, 6th October the day after the National Fast APP
pointed for Humiliation, at the unparalleled disasters in
India. More than twenty-five solid columns of that
journal are occupied with reports of religious services
held in the various churches of the Metropolis on the
solemn occasion. Sketches of one hundred and eighteen
given among which the longer ones arc de-
voted to the most celebrated divines such the Rev.
DR.. Cummings the Rev. Dr. Croy author of "Salathel
Mr.. Trench Dean, of Westminster, so well known in
this country for his volumes on Words " Proverbs, .,
&c, Mr. Lydel, the celebrated Phesyite Mr. Spurgeon
and others. The last gentleman not being able to
find edifce in London large enough to hold the i'm
mense multitude that was anxious to hear him. had
pulpit erected in the ransept of the Crystal Palace at
Sydenham where he held forth to 23,564 persons per-
haps the most numerous audorty that was ever assem-
| bled tC listen to one man. since the DAYS of
Peter the Hermit. 1t will be seen from what we have
stated that the Times must have secured for the "Day
of Humiliation the services of not less than lis re-
pOrters, specially charged with the duty of making an
abstract of the particular sermons to which they har
kened respectively but besides this extraordinary enter
prise the paper furnishes the texts preached FROM at
ortyeght other chapes and meeting houses together
with the amount contributed at each to the Indian Re
lief Fund Such an illustration Of energy in journalism
we believe has never before been witnessed The same
paper has indeed frequently published from sc to 48
Parliamentary Debate, the Eday after opening of the
National Legislature but this did not involve the en-
poyment of oneffth the number of reporters and the
work systematic and continuous from the hour of cal
ling the Houses to order up to the time of going to press
The doctrine of special providence is enforced with
great afuence Illustration in these discourses (Of
whcht singular tOemar that two were based upon
the same passage in Scripture but ervent patriotism
peryades them ALL and the necessity recognized both by
Churchmen and Dssenters of incting stern and sum-
mary punishment upon the mutnous Sepoys The
hour at hand for the vengeance of al outraged people
to make itself felt and whether the British dominion is
to be maintained In India not it certain that the
name of England will be remembered by the Hiadoos to
the remoteSt generaton-Pe. EIp.
i s'Big Ingin.'
There was in kspanade street yesterday an aborigne
who presented deeply interesting poraiture of what
genuine native Is after he has accomplished the grand
feat OF saturatng both the ideal and physical self with
the much loved " fire water The red man to whom
we alude seemed to have been highly successful in his
efforts to achieve big drunk and never did we meet
with one OF his race who rejoced in greater amount
Of temporary happiness. Seated upon fire pug-as
much of the time could keep there the operation be-
ing difficult he talked "ingin, sang ingin swore in
gin, and INDUCED in frequent amiabe war whoops to
the great delight of audience of boys and girls and
at times children Of larger growth Occasionally
he cOndescended to the vernaular which he pro
nounced remarkably well for a drunken ingn" and we
seized upon one OF these occasions to note down the i'm
portant fact that his name was Ka-shaw -mingo-mut
gOOsefat, the Sanguinary Tomahawk of the Rocky
Mountains and that he originated in the domestic lodge
of Big Thunder,'' chief of the Big Heads and Wat
topottamles. Goosefat repeatedly assured everybody
within hearing that he a remarkably big ingin
and extremely soictOus that the pale faces should
notice the circumstance of his having had whiskey
heap" We were meditating upon the for grandeur Of
the which called this broad land all his own
of the probable innate nobility of the soul for which
the estimabe savage before was doubtless distinguish
ed among his people; and had allowed our imagin-
alton to soar into lliawatha and Mnnehaha regions
when our dream interrupted by the arrival of su-
pernumcrary policeman, dressed principally in dirty
shirt and a sort of club, who announced to big
ingin !" the necessity of being taken in Lo, the
F poor ingn. The last of him he was vainly
endeavorng to induce the supernumerary to halt and
lend him his club, while he did small war dance on
the banquette-N. Q. Picayune, Oct. 27M.
i HARDwARE.-The Hardware dealers of New York.
in compliance with call from the Board of Trade held
preliminary meeting at the Astor House. on Saturday
to consider the time of credit as at present allowed and
other matters connected with the existing embarass
ments of trade. The meeting was largely attended and
Edward Corning presided Several addresses were made
against the short credit system 1t was remarked that
it would be preferable to make sales at nine months cred
it, with the certainty of getting them than at six months
with likelihood OF not receiving the cash for year
committee was appointed to draw up resolutions anoth
er committee was appointed to visit Boston and Phila
dephia, and to procure the attendance of delegates at
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