Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-10-28
NEWS ITEMS.


Volunteers the Protection Brownsville.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 22-Later advices from Texas have
been received from which learn that the Governor of
that State had ordered the enrolment volunteer force
for the protection of the city of Brownsville from the at
tacks of the maraudng Mexicans.
General Convention of Episcopal Church..
RICHMOND, Oct 22-The convention to-day unanimously
elected Rev Dr. Joseph c. Talbot, of Indianapolis mis-
sio airy bishop of the north west.
The convention will adjourn sine die to- night
LOYALTY OF THE FREE CoLoRED PEoPLE-t is proper
be mentioned among the ether incidents of the times that
Tuesday last when the excitement the subject OF tie
Harpers Ferry nsurrection at its hi hest committee
nad been ty the nee c34heq pd OF
specially profered him herunited and thorough
ton any service in which he might fit employ them
| in the preservation of the public order and peace
| DEATH COMMANDER WnLIAMsoN--We have received
intelligence of the death of Commander Gabriel Gait Will
hanson, o. S. NJ lately in command of the u s. steamer
Fulton, which wrecked Pensacola, month ago
He i'll with fever at the time his vessel caught in
the hurricane which drove her shore but regardless of
his health he continued to discharge his duty Fatigue and
terminated in his death which took place at Warrington
Thomas williamson, ESQ Cashier of the Bank of virginia
in Norfolk and the time of his death about so years OF
| age-ChGTleStOn Courier, oath inst.
| ARREST OF JUDGE TERRy.-By the Overland Mail from
California have the following of the and
holding bail of Judge Terry for the killing of Senator
! 24h:
Judge Terry who had been arrested Stockton
transmitted from this brought down
the Stockton last night and this appeared
before Judge Blake Of the County Court and bail for
his appearance charge the Grand Jury might
have to bring against him. He was brought down by Sheriff
ONei of san Joaquin county and met at the wharf by
escorting him to the Metropolitan Hotel, where he put
Upon arriving in the city the custody transferred from
his charge till released on bail.
The arrest was made at Terrys Ranch San Joaquin coun
ty, twenty five miles from Stockton, the II inst
At halfpast nine o'clock this morning Judge Terry
taken before Judge Blake and bond for his
principal and by B. Walker Bours g. W. Trahern and NJ
F. Truett surees The surees under oath that
of
San Joaquin county and Truet Of San Fran isco county
ruet and Bours justify in the sum of $1,000 each and Ira
hern in the of $4,000 After giving bail the accused
was discharged.
New LIGHT HoUsE-The Light house Board has received
information that the authorities of Cuba have just
fine light house Of the first order Cayo Paedon Grande
on the north coast of that island.
Central City, Southern Illinois, during examinations
for coal A shaft sunk 10 feet, when finding
IT, further when salt bearing stratum discovered The
salt to the top of the boring and flowed
the rate of 800 to 1000 gallons per hour.
aBGovernor Ellis respited gue under sentence of
death in the Jail of this county, until Friday, the 9th of
January This respite doubt The result of the
nors wish to examine further into the question which has
been raised as to Hogues sanity. Standard 26h inst.
AMERICAN SHIP FIRED TNToA dispatch dates Boston,
Of Halloween Me- renorts that while nas ni te stra IT,
shot fired by the spanards at Tara
main channel on the starboard side.
SUICIDAL RECKLEssNEss-The Goldsboro' Tribune of the
26th inst On Saturday the 26th instant
discovered standing the track of the q. R. r.
ten mile from this place, Boon Hill. The Engineer
81 the warning in his aid expected the to
step OF; but he retained his position spreading himself
the track and instantly killed all efforts to stop
the tran in this crss being of unayapg Cor
stranger at Boon Hill the day before, but refused
give his name He Is supposed 10 have been sonecutter
from Raleigh
SWAMP LANDs-A company with capital of $4,000
composed of gentlemen from Beaufort Craven Greene and
Cumberland counties. (says the Washington N. c., Dis
pach) his been formed within few weeks for the pur-
pose OF b1yng up and settling swamp lands in Craven and
within a few months SlOOOO by buying aud selling at
small advance 1hese swamp lands to induce gentlemen to
sold at 81 and 50 per Persons anxious cultivate
rich and wheat lands would do we'll to look these
lands before going West to a rich sell,
| CRAVEN Gun SUPERIOR CoURr.-Ths legal tribunal
commenced its Fall session Craven yesterday We drop
NOR than when we saw him last the bar wa filed with law
yers and assault and battery dragging their
slow lengths along No capital TO be tried this term
Ne,cbern Progress.
U. s. CouRrThe United States Court District Of
PamlIco met in the Court House in Newbern on Monday
stood for trial the Great Western Insurance Company vs.
some other party parties. which tried
quence, we believe of the absence of witnesses.
Neacbern Progress.
THANKsGIv1NG DAY: Thursday Nov oath, has been sp-
pointed day Of Thanksgiving by The Governors South
Carolina, Alabama, Pennsy lvana, New York. New Hanp
| shire and Kentucky.
FxPLos1oN-FoUR LIVES LosT-A fiend writes us from
Sparta EdgecOmbe county N c. that the boiler be-
longing to the mill of Messrs. Walston Pane situated
about three miles from Sparta exploded ins
instantly killing Nathan Pane and Richard Gillian, Vr
gnia, Chas. Oats, of Wilson county, negro man
longing to orphans.
GETTING CoLD-The coored fugitives Canada seem
to have become tired Of their homeperhaps
tiers long, cold and tedious and they have held
convention recently to consider the expediency of emgra
ting cOneenia Cline probably Jamaica,
some other West India Island.
LATEST COMMERCIAL News PER OCEAN QuEEN-N, York,
Oct 25The latest commercial advices per Ocean
Queen to the 18TH (Thursday The Liverpool Cotton
market closed finn and steady.
London, Thursday, noOn.-Consols 953
LEGAL COUNSEL JOHN BRowN.-Boston Oct 25-A
proposition is before the aboltOnss Of Worcester
1ase money by contribution for the purpose of obtaining
counsel for Ossawatamie Brown his coming trial.
T. w. Higginson acts as treasurer.
AcoUITTALAll the parties arrested at New Orleans on
the charge OF engaging in hhbusering expeditions have
been acquitted.
THE MEXICAN OUTLAWS AT BROWNSVILLE LATER FROM
received by the Arizona dated the 20h report the
of the prominent assistants of Cortnas the head of the
Mexican outlaws which proceeding the chief
that he had threatened immediate destruction to the town
by his armed bandit unless the prisoner liberated. The
threat however, generally treated with contempt,
though many of the timid citizens
place which was thought by would finally be entirely
abandoned to the outlaws.
Accounts received from American ranches the Rio
Gande represent that the outlaws surrounding them
in large numbers and fears OF formidable attack
tertained.
Late intelligence from Monterey reports that Vidau who
had been banished from the city, about heading army
to march against his former associate.
FIILIBUsTER1NG AGAINST Us.-The people of the
United States have been accustomed to see fllibus
tering parties leaving own territories to invade
those of neighbors, and in the eares. attempts of
this KIND, as 10 Cuba, appauding them something
heroic, that they taken little abac with the fact
that our Mexican neghbors have discovered that this is
game that two play at and have realiated by in
vadng the United States The audacity of such acts
now appears striking manifest and of their crimna-
ty there is scarcely doubt remaining for the demand
punishment will be quite loud. Texas has, however