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

The present British Minister at Washington, Lord
Napier, seems to be winning golden opinions from
all with whom he comes in contact The Washington
correspondence of the Richmond Enquirer says that Mr.
Champion, the late British representative desired him
to rent his residence npon Georgetown Heights, but the
patrican not being ambitious epebeian declined
the offer the ground that he would be only access
BILE in that rural retreat those who kept equpage and
that he desired freely with the people of this country
He has accordingly established his quarters in the heart
of Washington where his accessible and dgnifed de-
meanor and the graces and charms of the accomplished
Lady Napier, have produced favorable impression
than any British Minister has made in the capital for
years The Importance and greatness of this country
have become such to require the British Cabinet
to be somewhat select in its ENJOYS to this part of the
world and it has given proof of its appreciations Of
this fact in the appointment of Lord Napier. If that
nobeman had been at Washington during the Crimean
war; should have escaped the enlistment embroo due
to his irritable and and stupid predecessor
A GooD BANK CUsroMER-The Hartford Times tells
the following Of case of idle capital
"a remarkable Of the careful preservation of bank
bills to light in MddetOwn about two weeks since.
Mr.. John Cone, who resides near Haddam appeared at
the counter of the Middetown bank with 81 900 Of its
bls and asked for the specie, which promptly Civ
en- to him. These bills were paid TO him in 1885, and
they returned in the packages and with the
same strips of paper and marks that upon them
when paid out Mr.. Cone had kept them % years. of
course without interest Had he placed the money in
some good savings bank when it first paid to him
he would be entitled to nearly $4,000 instead of
Isl, ,000."
This is what might be called (says the New Haven
Regster keeping good bank account" A few such
| benevolent men as Mr.. Cone would enable bank to
keep out very respectable circulation" 1t is what
may be termed the height of confidence"
| NOTICES OF BooKs-Ferdinand FreiIigrath, the
greatest of living German poets has translated with
the same metre) LOngfelow's Song of Hiawatha. -
The poem, in its Teuotonic dress reads almost well
in its American, SO thoroughly faithful yet spirited,
is this version. Freiligrath, who subscribes him
self Longelows sincere friend and admirer, is the
best political poet living has suffered for the berality
of his principles and since 1850, has been exile iv
ing in London, as merchants clerk. This translation
is neatly printed, upon good paper.
NARY RED TO NARY BRoKER-The devices of the
banks in the West to save specie, the commodity so
scarce with them, original to say the least of them
The Springfield (0hio) Nonpareil says the citizens
of that town last week adopted new plan for protect
ing their banks from being by the brokers' Learn
ing that broker had reached town from neighborng
city to run the bank for con they promptly placed on
one side of the bank entrance bucket of tar and
brush, and upon the opposite long, roughookng fence
rail, bearing the inscription
''Nary red to nary Broker"
AS the broker approached the bank he read this nscrp
ton glanced at the tar bucket and reeated The bank
went on as usual.