Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-02


on Monday, the 18th inst
COUNTERFEIT HALF DoLLARs.-The Fayetteville Observer
of the 28h inst says learns that within few days past
number of half dollars have been put in crcu
laon in this place. One of them has been handed to US
slightly d ba s eege With iV these m
remarkably good imitation, and well ca uated to de-
ceiye. The we have has the date 1884
ANOTHER BANK IN NORTH CAROLINA The Franklin (Ma
con county, Observer publishes notice signed by the
mssiones requesting the stockholders OF the Miners and
Planters Bank to in the of Mue ply, N O. on
the first Monday December for the purpose of ma
king such regulations necessary to put SAID ank into
operation desired that all the preliminary steps be
taken have the Bank operation by the first day of JAN
This Bank was chartered by the last Legislature. Capital
100000 subscribed, and $50. 00C paid in.
STATE sTocKs-The latest sales of North Carolina Bonds
New York reported at 983 Virginia 945 Tennessee
9Os. Missouri 845.
"a The citizens of Wayne county have subscribed the
requisite Of money to purchase tie ground and con
buildings necessary for holding of annual fairs at
Codsboro. The Newhern Progress says tLat meetings
will be held in few days for the purpose Of
and the election of officers Success to the enterprise
agThe President Message it is understood will not
than two-thrds the length of that Of last year.
FROM New MExco-St; Louis Nou; 26-The Repub
can publishes Santa Fe letters of the It'll.
The Indians were still committing depredations the
mails and enigrant trains.
of the department. 1t expected that he would
medatey take measures TO chastise the Indians and
vent their outrages in the future.
FIRE IN SALISBURY-On Wednesday morning last week
the old Methodist Church building destroyed by
1t stood the new brick Church erected by the
cation last year. The latter together with other buildings
saved. The fire is supposed to have occurred
from careessness.
OVERLAND CALIFoRN1A MAII-MoRE GOLD DISCOVERIES
PROSPERITY SAN FRANCIsCo-MoRMoN OUTRAGEs, &C.
st. LOUIS Nou. 26h.-The overland California mail has
rived, with dates to the 4th inst.
Business San Francisco was dull and prizes unchanged
Money great den and, and the steamer Of the 9Th
would not take away very heavy Shipments
The rainy had fairly commenced and three thousand
passengers had arrived at Francisco from Panama and
the north during the three days previous to the departure OF
the mail. $500
The telegraph was operation distance of l6O miles
east of san Francisco the Butereld route and would
reach Vizaa, $50 miles, by LIST OF January.
There improvements in progress at San Fran
cisco any period since 1854 The city generally
more than at period since the repulsion
Judge Terry has been indicted and placed under bond in
of $4,000 to the charge of killing Senator
It was understood at San Francisco that Mr. Garrison had
anderbt his entire interest in the mail steam
The case of MERGED Mining Company W. Fremont was
under argument before the Supreme Court, and would
doubtless goto the Supreme Court of the United States
New gold discoveries constantly being made in the
Washo valley. Another large amount Of had reached
San Francisco which assayed from two to six thousand
dollars per ton.
The Cornstak regarded the richest silver mine
in the world
The grand jury of Carson Valley has submitted report to
Judge Cradlebaugh complaining of ouages perperaed
immigrants by the Mormons and calling for remedial legis
lation by Congress.
n=An exchange paper says 1.-THE best safety-valve to
boiler is sober engineer Congress may legislate till
doomsday but long the officers carry toe much steam
| the boats will follow their example,
Hgsome sapderer asserts that the the
greatest magicans CT the age, nasmuch they transfer
/ beggars' rags into sheets for editors to lie
| ANOTHER HEAVY DISCHARGE Ninetyseven w0rkmer
discharged from employment at the GOspOrt navy yard
on Saturday last forty ship carpenters, twenty
bolt drivers twenty four labores and four sawy
UNITED STATE CIRCUIT COURTThis tribunal is in SEES
sion here this week. his Honor Judge Bggs presiding
Judge Wayne and Mr. District Attorney Dick expected
but had arrived Monday evening Mr. Marshal Jones
is in attendance.
learn that the of Wilkinson. charged with rob
bling the mail will probably be tried and that Williams
formerly Postmaster at Elizabeth City, who made his
at the of the Court, has surrendered himself
town, and will receive his sentence Raj Standard
ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND CALIFoRhIA MAII-LATEl
FROM DENVER CITY.-St Louis. N0o 28.--The overland
California mail of the 18th inst has arrived. The Governor
of California had ordered election the 10th of Decem
ber fill the vacancy in the State Senate 1t antici
pated that the election would be exciting involving
questions of harbOr projections.
association had been formed at San Francisco for
GLIDING Chinese from all employment except the lowest
Trade had opened fair and with encouraging prospects,
The Denver City express has arrived with dates to TIL
18th, and Sc, 900 in treasure.
The provisional government working haTmunously
Mining operations continued and the weather favor
able.
LATER FROM BROWNSVILLE AND HAVANA.--Ne1U Orleans
Noe 2S-RroWnsvle adViceS of the Goth inst. have bee
received. Lieut. Tennison, of the cutter Dodge
reports that 200 guarding the city, which wa
closely besieged but up that time had been
The steamer Moses Taylor, fl Havana, has arrived