Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-07-17

siructlve fire at Portau Prince IL broke out al hall
tst ~ on the morning of the 18th of June, in the
apothecary shop of M. Myrl Bruno, on the Place
VALERIE The Governor of the capital commandant |
OF tie first division of military of the west, at
once On the spot, followed by the ministers of the
Interior of finance, of commerce, and of war. The
flames, which enveloped the pharmacy soon spread
to the neighboring houses His majesty, on horse
back, accompanied by the chancellor and by his staff
came the ground at o'clock, and remained all
night, directing with great zeal and energy the efforts
Of the soldiers AMI citizens, which not success
full till about five o'clock in the morning. after the
flames had destroyed the principal facades of the
quay The attention of his majesty was particularly
turned TO the preservation Of the custom house. whch
filled with foreign goods, and threatened by the
burning loads of lumber which were piled on the
quay. It was finally preserved by the efforts Of the
governor of the capital under his majesty's direc-
ton.
The fire was found to have destroyed the two small
islands lying between the quay, the streets of the
government warehouse, the Rui Bonnie Fol, and Rue
Ira, esiere de Ia ace Nalliere, the island on which
stood the Bonnie Pharmacy, the Place Viliere and
half of the two neighboring Islets Commerce has
suffered loss of 81. OOO, 900 Hayden dollars in goods
and buildings about ninety houses having been de
stroy ed. During this terrible night order reigned
throughout The cartal The wife of NJ Bruno and
| a government employee burnt to death
| Dates from Bermuda to June "a By the Ber-
mudan of that date learn that the yellow fever
raging at st. Thomas, and that one of The royal
mail steamers had lost twenty weight Ell by it.
| The sugar crop had nearly CLOSED In Bridgetown,
June 1lrh sugar quoted at IS SO per 60 lbs,
and molaSscs al 62 cents per gall on Barbados was
we'll stocked with American produce flour 81 10 pr.
bbl corn meal 81 25 bbI.; corn 50 % bag ; pork
25 IS to $26 for mess Goldfish So 50 per quintal.
| Demarara dates to June 9th mention that the
nual tax ordnance had been passed by The Legisla-
ture, and that the impost duties continued The same
as last year, but the tonnage duty has boon reduced
one half. Gold digglngs had been discovered within
| the province Of British Guinana The spot is on the
| Yaruar river. Upwards Of 600 people had reached
the place. and it said that the precious metal is in
abundance at between five and six feet from The
! face.
The Legislature of British Guiana has rejecte the
project of submarine telegraph, proposed by Captain
| Raaslof on the ground that it perceptible
what advantage the colony would derive from it.
| There has been fresh cases Of cholera in the
| vicinity oil Perbce
We learn from Antigua, under date of June 6, that
| the sugar crop would fall short of the quantity of
last year. he article was in great demand. Price
of sugar 32s per cwt and molasses . 81 d gallon.
The total eXporIatl ons of sping crops in Bermuda
Tor the present year amount to ,0l3, 1864 lbs of
ions, 33O26 bills of potatoes, and 10, 7G4 boxes Of
tomatoes, most OF which went TO the United States.
The End OF the Inppcrs.''
The Boston Courier deserves the thanks OF ChrlS
tendon for crushing out the last spark of vitality in
the >prltuallst humbug 1t offered five hundred dol
| lars to the high priests if they would mention
single word impaired to spirits by the editor in
adjoining if tney would tilt piano without
touching it, and some other simple tests, which,
inspired by the prospect Of the $780, the Spiritual
media eagerly accepted. A Committee of Cambridge
professors appointed 10 preside the trial to in
vestigate and decide. The result is a complete
plosiOn of the whole ridiculous imposition in the
presence of these wise men of Cambridge the spirits
couG do nothing and say nothing; the professors
decided that it arrant piece of mposture, and
that the Courier m ght keep its money. 1t is
pretended by tie disappointed party that the atmos
phere OF Incredibly was too strong TO permit fair
! Spiritual development, an excuse which any who
has the e5ophagus of a whale and the digestion of
an ostrich can readily swallow and dispose Of
TIE truth is the Boston diahltrie of SPIRIT alism
cannot approach the dignity of the necromancy of
Olden time, and is thrown by the performances Of
witchcraf entirely into the shade. If the old Puri
tan broomstiCk riders could rise from the dead, they
would put the Gardeners, Hatches Fishers and Foxes
completely to the blush. The Egyptian magicians
who initiated the miracles of Moses would cisdain to
hold intercourse with the bunging media of Spir-
itualism. The great giant Gargantua, who is said
10 have had guIlet prodigeous, that he came
very ne.r swallowing SIX pilgrims in leaf of lettuce
without being aware of it, had powers of deglu-
! titlon worthy 10 be compare! with the mortal who
Can credit the pretensions of splrtualism after the
late experiment in Boston, Rithno nd Dispatch.
Important Diplomatic Despatch from the british
Cover.
We learn from the Washington StatCs,' that an
I important despatch has been received from Lord
Clarendon in regard to the rumors which have pre-.
vailed, from time to time, OF the acquisition by Eng
land of an island in toe Bay of Panama. However
such rumOr may have oi ginated, Lord Clarendon
Cont the contradiction of it, which had already
been given by The British minister in Washington.
This contradiction referred particularly to The re-
Port of cesson OF island Great Britain in pay
ment of the Mcintosh claim. Since that me another
report has prevail ed that the sovereignty of the island
had been hypothecated as security for the ayment
of the Mcintosh ds-the island itself being the
property of private individuals.
But Lord Clarendon expressly disclaims any inen-
ton the part the British Governm to acquire
another foot of territory this contpent.-
A. an illustration and proof of this policy, He men,
tons that the British Government had declined the
prOtectOrate of the Chncha Islands, though it was
offered by he Government of Peru, and would have
been gratifying to the agricultural interest OF En-
gland. After this unqualified disclaimer ii is to be
taken for granted that no Island in The Bay of Pa
mama, Or else~ here, this continent is to he &C
qulred by Great Britain.
, This disclaimer is however, said to be, .ccompa-
MED by declaration that Great Britain would not
without concern, witness an attempt by the United
States to exclude her fom the use of the isthmus
communications between the Atlantic and the Paci-
fc.
It appears from late accounts, which appeared in
the States, that the British travel and C commerce
across The lSttmus of Panama are Increasing
4 How ALE STRENGTHENS MAN "A student OF
one OF our State colleges had barrel of ale deposited
IN his room-conlrary, of course, to rule and us ge
He received summons to appear before the Presi-
dent, who said, Sir, am uor ned that you have a
barrel of ale in your room.''
i - Yes, SIR
"Well, what explanation can you make %
Why, the fact is, sir, my physician advises me
to try little each day as tonic, and not wishing
to stop at the various places where The beverage Is
retaiEed, | concluded 10 have barrel taken 10 nv