Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-23
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The following Banks of Tennessee have gone into
liquidation, viz Bank Of Paris, Bank Of Commerce,
Bank, Of Jefferson Bank of Trenton and Bank of Taze
wen. 4 -
Jas. s. Snow ESQ.,, present incumbent, announces
himself in the Halar Representative of the 18th inst,
as candidate for reelection to the office of Sheriff of
Halifax county, N. G. Id i
Mrs. Mary A. Atkinson, wife of Alvin Atkinson, ESQ.,
of Wilson county was murdered the IL tn inst by
negro boy belonging to Levitt Atkinson Esq. The
negro was arrested and lodged in Jail.
The Ladies have purchased from Mr. Washington, the
owner, Mount Vernon, and will now be calling on the
generous hearted for help to pay the debt Tax the
bachelors $40 each, until enough money is raised.
BUILD SHEDs-It is said that the Earl of Rosse one
of the first astronomers in Europe has told gentleman
in England that he anticipates of the most intense
" hot summers this year that has been known, and
he advises farmers to build sheds for their cattle by way
of protection against the extreme heat ->-
P. S.-LATER-The Earl of Rose denies saying any
such thing He says the Summer may be as cold as it
-pleases.
The amount of grain ahoat from Lake Michigan
wheat and $4,000 bushels of Corn.
The bill for the sale of the State canals to the Sunbu
ry and Erie railroad has passed the Senate of Penn
and it only wants the Governors signature to become
law.
species of cotton called cotton excelling in
mness of the lint and length of the staple the kind
dnariy produced has been sold in Galveston at price
above the market value of the Mexican Gulf cotton
AS new variety, it promises to be decided improve
ment
The U. S. brig cambridge is preparing at the Nor
folk navy yard to join the African squadron
Heller ALIAS Helper formerly of this State has been
fined $40 for carrying concealed weapons about his
person, in Washington City. He insulted Mr.. Craige
of this State in the House of Representatives last week.
Mr. Co. did not think enough of the man to appear as
prosecutor.
The elections are going everywhere in favor of the
true democracy in New Jersey. At Princeton
they carried their mayor and the whole ticket against
the combined forces of renegade democrats republicans
and Americans. At Trenton IN. j. they achieved
great victory in their election on Wednesday last over
the same combined forces.
There is only one objection to people who mean
WE'LL and that is they never spare time to carry out
their meaning.
False wit, like false money only passes current with
those who have no means OF comparison.
The young ladies down east complain that the gentle
poor that they cannot pay their addresses
Good wives, like flberts will remain good for long
time It all depends upon the you take of them,
and how you husband them.
The Pennsylvania Senate has rejected the bill to linn
it bank notes to not less than 800
A young gentleman who has just married little
beauty, says she would have been made taller, but she
is made of such precious materials that Nature couldn't
afford it,
The following gentlemen, whom the Friend pronoun-
ces all good and true have been elected municipal
officers of the village of Darlington Intendan DR.. T..
A. Dargan Wardens, Maj j. I'll. Norwood, COL S. III.
Wilds, A. S. DYSON E. E. Dickson.
The first cargo of white oak and yellow pine timber
amounting in value to upwards of 100000, shipped
last Saturday board the American ship W. S. Lind
say from New York to Venice for the construction
naval dry dock for the Austrian government.
HIGH PRICES FOR LIVE STocK.-The Springfield, ILL.,,
Paragraph gives the following report Of sale of live
stock, which took place on the 23d ult.:
Kate, a thorough bred short horned cow, years DID,
brought $485; Beauty years old, 81 070; Lady Har-
riet years, $ll90; Empress years DID, 81 400 Red
Bird, 2 years DID, ST 200.
King Alfred, bull, years old, 500; Lord of Scot
Sheep.-Gen Lane, Cotswold buck, years old, $500;
Cambridge Duke, Southdown buck, years old, $3.50
SouthdoWn eve, years old, with lamb, $3.50.
A Western editor speaking of large and fat cotem-
porary remarked that if all flesh grass he must be
a load of hay
suspect am,' said the fat man, from the way the
asses nibbe at me''
Brigham Young proposes to end the Utah difficulty
by presenting wife to Old Buck from his harem.-
That is the only chance for Saint to occupy
the White House during this Administration.
Scolding is the pepper of matrimony and the ladies
are the peper-boxses So says our old foyy bachelor
Editor.