Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-08

dtion and / pray that the Great Spirit may at this
moment appear before me; and, being party to it, j
hope that he may them to make peace and shake
hands with me- and shake hands with each other in token
OF perpetual peace among each other.
The President at this point stretched out both his hands
and invited the representatives of the Pawnees and
Ponca tribes to make peace, which they most willingly
did, and more hearty shaking OF hands or more salts
fed body of Indians cannot readily be conceived At
the conclusion of this part of the ceremony the Presi
dent said
al hope this peace will last long the sun shines
and the rivers run"
Afterwards, in response to the Pottawatomies, the
President remarked that the only true roads to wealth
were labor and industry. He would direct that the
Secretary Of the Interior and the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs should hasten to do their business for them
speedily possible. He would look into their appca-
ton to have their annutes paid to them year in
stead of twice. and if it proper that change should
be made, it would be made
The interview then terminated, and after shaking
hands again with the President the Indians retired,
highly pleased with their reception.
MRS. SENATOR DoUGIAs.-It is stated, on that which
seems to reliable authority that this lady takes
most lively interest in her husbands political fortunes
and that in addition to influencing him to cut down his
drinking and tobacco using to short allowance and to
dress in good TASTE she has rendered him important
vice in augmenting his pluck, and Strengthening his
back for the attitude of hostility towards the Admins
ratOn, in which he now placed She is said to be
ceedngly ambitious and to be thorough social dpo
matist exercising considerable degree of talent and
force in rtherng her husbands schemes in the parlor
of the splendid house which she presides The
Washington letter writers tell that when Douglas
making his great speech in the Senate last week. she
looked on from the gallery.
SUPREME CoURT.-The following gentlemen were ex-
amined Monday last and admitted to practice At
torneys and Counseors at Law in the several County
Courts of this State.
George Whitfield Tarboro'.
Thomas W. Brown, Jr, Wilmington.
-Four gentlemen were examined on Tuesday and
licensed to practice in the Superior Courts of this State
viz:
f. G. Roberts, Craven.
David M. Furches, Mocksville.
VIM. J. Kerr Charlotte.
Sam1 P. Smith, Mecklenburg. Register.
The FATE OF 1858-That eminent astrologer, lad
KEEL who, it will be remembered fOretod the death OF
the Queen in the year 1851 has "come OUT strongly in
his predictions for next year. In the month OF Febua
ny, Lords Derby and Clarendon are to fall dscredit
and Lord Cardigan to get into another serious scrape
The world is to get rid of a monster-the King Of Ma
ples-in March-When, alsO Sir, G. Grey is to have
taste of trouble Lord Panmure will experience at
tack of the govt in the month of july in consequence
the being with Saturn in Leo at his birth; and II
the following month the booksellers in the Row are
cautioned to be their guard against fire and Other
mischief Alexander Fl. is to have the lumbago II
September and the Queen OF Spain the qunsy, IN conse
quence of Saturn passing the moons place at he
birth Prince Alfred will have cough in the month O
November and the Emperor of the French to look out
for 'moral earthquake inasmuch "the new moor
falls in exact square aspect to Saturn and precisely
the mid heaven of the Child Of Destiny" The crafty
prophet however, fearing probably that he had ventureC
too far in Of his rash predictions desires his readers
to notice that as there is absolute fatality involved
in the doctrine OF the influences OF the heavens the ca
suites he fOreshadows may be avoided by timely pre-
| cautions"