Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-03-06

HALIFAX, Feb. 2s-The steamship Niagara Capt.
Wickman, arrived here at an early hour this morn
ing route for Boston, which port she will proba
bly, reach in for her mails to be despatched 10
New York in the train of Monday morning.
The Niagara left Liverpool the afternoon of
Saturday, the 18th instant. Her advices are there
fore three days later than those received by the In
dian at Portland
18th, exchanged Signals with the steamer Kangaroo,
bound west.
The screw steamer City of Washing on, from New
York, arrived at Liverpool on Thursday, the l2th
instant.
The Collins steamship Atlantic arrived at Liver.
pool at A. NJ. on HE 18th inst
The Cunard steamship Persia at the same hour
the following morning, making the II little
nine days She logged 1862 miles iii three successive
day fand during the passage she averaged $40 miles
per day.
The Hermann, having been repaired, sailed from
Southampton the 18th instan;, for Bremen, and
would leave Southampton for New York on the Oath
instant.
The steamer Constitution from New Lork, arrived
off Cowes on the 10th, and proceeded the same day
to Antwerp.
The steamer Cadiz sailed from Liverpool on the
18th for New York the Cambria had sailed for
Marsees to take her place on the Cunard Australian
line.
RUMoRED TERMINATION OF THE PERSIAN WAR.
1t is not intended says the Daily NeWs, to send
nouncement make with the most enllre confidence,
that it will be bound to be correct.
We believe that we may add that the force already
at Bushire will not advance into the interior, and
that every effort is being made to bring about peace
The Murray affair, assured, forms serl-
GUS part of the negotiations, which being carried
on at Paris by Ferank Khan and Lord Cowley, and
there at present every reason to hope tina: those
negotiations will terminate in the re-establishment
of amlcable relations between the English and Per-
sian governments.
THE WAR WITH CHINA.
The Daily NeWS gives prominence 10 the follow
ing paragraph In another column we have stated
that no troops to be sent from England to Per-
STA. We have equally good grounds for believing
that no troops to be sent from England to China
THE NEW EUROPEAN DIFFICULTY.
The Times, after remarking that the satisfactory
settlement OF the questions relating to the DaDubian
municipalities cannot be endang ered by such an i'm
prudent manifesto as appeared few days since in
the Monlteur expresses the opinion that it will be
the duty of England to declare positively against any
temporzlng with the integrity of the Turkish En-
pre- and to act with frmness support of the reso-
| luton she has taken against he opposed union OF
| the provinces of the Danube
Respect Memory of DR.. Kane.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.--The city councils today
passed resolutions of respect to the memory of Dr.
Kane, and appointed joint committee to make ar
engagements for the funeral. 1t is contemplated thai
the body shall be laid in state iE independence Hall
The State Senate also passed resolutions OF respect
to The memory of the deceased this afternoon.
| CINCINNATI, Feb ga meeting of citizens was
held here to-day, when it resolved to pay suita
BILE honors to the remains of Dr. Kane His body
passed Cairo this morning.
| DR.. Kanes Hemains.---FnneraIP Procession.
| New ORLEANS, Feb 24.-The remains of the Ia
mented Dr. Kane were to-day escorted to the steamer
for Louisville by large procession Of military, Free
Masons foreign consus, city authorities and an I'M
meDse concourse of citizens. The consular flags and
the flags the shipping and the various public
buildings placed at half mast, and minute guns
were fired from sunrise till the hour of embarkation
/ Launch of the EgypIi0n Steamer.
| BosToN, Feb 25.-The iron steamship De la Mer
for the Egyptian government. was launched to-day
She proceeds to Alexandria, Egypt, under the com
mand OF Capt Frank EIdridge
V1s1ToRs TO WEST Po1NT.-The President of th,
United States has appointed the following gentlemen
to attend the annual examination of the Military
Academy at West Point, in June, 1857: Hon. Sam
H. Blake, Maine; Col. BENJAMIN F. Butler, Mass
Hon Henry e. Deming, Conn; Gen. N S. EIderkin
N. Y; Gen. Conrad Skinner, Penn; Prof Campbell
Morft, Md; Col. w. L. Kennedy, N. c.; Col. Jno A
Strother, Geo; George w Houk, Esq, Ohio Col. L
G. DeRussey, La; DR.. Edward D. Bryan, Miss;
B. Lindsay, Esq, Ala; Rev J. Phelps, Iowa Prof
Dan. Reed, Wis. Maj. VIM. H. Chase Florida.
i GA WAsHINGToN RUMoR."-.A dispatch from
Washington in the Philadelphia Inquirer of yesterda,
contains the following item:
i 1--WE have a rumor that warrants have been is
sued for the arrest of MIR. Gilbert, of New York
and Mr.. Davis, of Maryland-in order to prevent
duel-a challenge having passed between the partie
in consequence of some of the details of The corsup
ton investigation"