Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-03-18

as amazement at the senseess rumpus interered and
dsarmed the widow. Then there was an explanation
and another dialogue"
Widow" What did We say it for? p
Biddy-" What did | say what for :"
Widow" Thin aspirshons the way me late and
lamented husband was laid out ?"
Biddy-" God save u.s. shure niver passed a re-
mark at all about it."
Widow" Well, l declare thought I heard ye say
that he put into the coffin without flannel shirt to
his back"
Biddy-" Och !" theelin, theelin rhest his showl in
pace Och forgive trespasses as we forgive!-
Och as shure as there is whiskey il that jar, niver
said anything pertaining to SIGH hathen remark
Upon this full denial the widow and maiden embraced
the watch withdrew, and there was peace again in Half
Moon Place.
1t is understood that these ladies read the reports of
the proceedings of Congress- hence the choice language
and evidence of fine manners.-Boston Courier
Singular CoIncidencc-Dea,h of Postmaster General
and MI. Marion.
The Washington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun
relates the following:
In his Office last Saturday four arecks, incident
took place. the solemn verfcation OF which wildly re-
wives it in the mind of the only survivor of the three
gentlemen present at the interview.
Postmaster General Brown signing up his official
iournal-his clerk standing on his left turning the
pages as each signature was affixed Mr.. Maroon then
the efficient and vigorous Third Assistant Postmaster
General having under charge at that critical period the
important responsibility of the finance DIVISION entered
the to obtain Mr.. B. signature to draft. Turn
ing to the right he cheerfuy signed the paper and Mr.
NJ was retiring, when the head of the department
marked, Marion, | wish you would come in and see
me when | get through with this ?"
Being then long after the usual office hours. MI NJ
turned and said, Do yOu wish you again to-
DAY. sir?" Yes" replied Mr.. Brown Il want to
know if you have your house in order for in month
or less shall have neither habitation or name
here Mr. Marion, with a conviction that his official
house always in order paused moment, and with
surprise and smile, remarked, My house in order
Yes sr-your house in order for i'll month or less
we shall neither have name Or a habtation here -
|" Well Governor replied Mr. Marion, if the storm
stand it well Others" and then pleas
antIy left room.
The amented head OF the department then said that
his remarks referred to the action OF Congress- Indicating
the defeat of important measures then under review.
How rophtic-lancntably sO-was the prediction of
that hour. GA that very day four weeks, the efficient
and beloved slant followed to the tomb, and
the nat, is called to mourn the enlightened,
patriotic viz statesman from whose lips with SO
much emphasis, it fell
UNION FRANCE AND ENGLAND.-The English
papers publish the details of the project of Mr. Charles
Boyd for uniting Eng land aud France by gigantic
tubular bridge across the Channel between Dover and
Cape Grnez the nearest points of the opposite coasts
In order to afford passage for vessels OF largest size
the bridge would rest on side the cliffs of Dover
and on the other the cliffs of Cape Grnez, the French
abuments being raised one hun lred and tythree feet
higher than the English to compensate for the difference
of elevation of the cliffs The bridge Won d be support
ed by hundred and ninety towers at distance of
five hundred feet apart each having light to guide
vessels at night and alarm bell for warning In fOgs.
The greatest depth OF the channel the line proposed
is one hundred and eighty-sx feet. The bridge would
have two railways which, it is estimated, could
be traversed in twenty minutes; and it would be so
built to admit the light of day, being lighted at night
by gas In order to prevent all fear of invasion, the
protector proposes that each eud of the bridge shall be
commanded by stroug battery, The towers, which
would be hundred eet in diameter and two hundred
and sixty feet high, would rest on colossal bases three
hundred feet square at the bottom one hundred and fifty
feet square at the top, rising to height OF forty feet
above the water formed of blocks OF granite united by
iron bars The elevation of the tops OF the towers would
be thus three hundred feet above the surface OF the water
Mr. Boyd estimates the utmost possible public cost of
the bridge at 100000 00 but he thinks that it might
possibly be built for one half that sum, and that the
whole cost would be reimbursed to the company in eight
years at the tarthest. This project seems to promise
much better success than that Of Mr. Gamond who pro-
poses to build tunnel under the channel at cost of
only G4O00,OOO.
IEPoRTANT DECISION OF THE .. S. SUPREME COURT,
An important decision delivered in the Supreme
Court Monday, by Chief Justice fancy in the case
of the United States Sherman II. Booth, the Su-
prene Court vs. Error to Supreme Court of Wisconsin.
The main points the are, in brief, as follows
The involved the right of State courts to release
habeas corpus parties in custody under of the
United States fer oenses against the laws of the United
States. This done by the court below in the in
stance of arrest under by the District Court
of the United States for violation of the fugitive slave
law. The whole conduct of the court below was held
to be totally illegal and virtually revolutionary that
the marshall had right, and his duty, to resist
by force any such interference on the part of State
powers and that the fugitive slave act was clearly con-
sttutonal This is of course, mere outline of the
opinion, which is understood to ave been unanimous
1t put end for the future all contests between
the United States and States to the consuonaity
of the fugitive slave law and all attempts hereafter by
State courts to interfere with officers of the United
States in carrying it out will be regarded revolution
ary and treated as such.