Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-12-15
NEWS ITEMS.

DEATH OF MRS FERNANDO WOOD Ne,o York. Dec O.
Mrs. Fernando Wood wife of the mayor elect of this city,
died this morning.
DEATH OF THEODORE SEDGw1CK.-Rockbridge, Mass .
Dec 9Theodore sedgwick District Attorney Of the Uni
ted States the southern district of New York. died here
last night.
quantity of Cotton belonging Mr. Allen Taylor, of this
county, was consumed by fire on Monday night at at
"DR1JNMERs' RETURNING TO THE NORTH We learn that
day last week number OF gentlemen employed by
Northern mercantile houses to solicit trade In me
States met in Baltimore on their way to New York Phia
delphia and Boston and while there number Of gentle
men engaged in the same business reached Baltimore On
their South. Consultations held the returning
drummers reported the dull state of trade in the South
and indeed the mpossbiy of doing any thing for their
houses whereupon they all returns ed home This is good
Touch the pocketnerve fellow citizens, and the Union may
be saved Raleigh Standard.
KANSAS ELEcTioN-Leauenarort Dec. 9-The entire re
publican state ticket has been elected by mares of
300O Every county heard FROM except Leavenwo1th,
gives republican majority Mr. Halderman, democrat, is
ahead of his ticket SO far
Hon. HOWELL CODE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRESIDENCY
MiIedgeUe Dec 10.-Tbe Democratic State Committee of
Georgia have passed resolution recommending Hon. How
ell Cobb for the Presidency. number of the members
withdrew urging that the convention was irregular and
authorized.
Loss OF THE FENNMoRE CooPER.-Neeo York, Dec H.
Advces from Japan report the total loss of the u s. Sur
veyng schooner Fennmore Cooper the harbor of Kama
CANA. All the officers and crew saved.
The Position LOUISIANA Washington, D. C., Dec.
1O.-By dispatch received here to-day learn that the
State of Louisiana will probably instruct her representa-
ves in Congress to withdraw from that body the event
of the election of Sherman to TIE SpekeTshp of the House
Tie Governor Of Louisiana will, FOR this purposes call
early meeting of the Legislature.
R-The Richmond correspondent of the Petersburg Ex-
press under date of Dec llh says that tie many friends
of Mr. Thomas B. White, highly popular and well known
Route Agent betw this city and Win lnG tOn N c. will
be panied hear of melancholy accident that befe him
on yesterday while cunning in the county of Hanover
understand that he very seriously injured and will roba
bly, lose the sight of but have been unable to gather
full particulars
CAUCUS OPPOSITION MEMBERS.-W Washington Dec. IL.
resolutions that it mex pedet, at this time to make
proposition to any of the parties looking to the election of
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THE OVERLAND CALIFORNIA MA1L.-St Louis, Dec. r.
The overland California mail of the 18th has arrived The
case B0g9s The Mercer Mining Company involving
title Of Col Fremont Marposa estate and minerals had
been decided il favor of Col Fremont.
John j. Muper has been elected delegate to Congress
from Carson Valley.
The NortheDer, several DAYS overdue Pud-
get Sound supposed to be detained by Gen. Scott.
The steamer CorteZ had not arrived up.
FLAG PRESENTED VIRGINIA CITIZENS OF PENN
sYLyANIA.-P Philadelphia, Dec. 12-The splendid American
flag presented by the ladies the committee of arrange-
ment of the late Union meeting held in this city, will
morrow be sent to Gov. Wise present to the State of
Virginia 1t bears the MOTTO Union forever surround-
Pennsylvania grees her sister State of Virginia, Dec
1852 full report of the proceedings OF the meeting is
to be published in the edition of the Philadelphia
Commercial List twenty thousand copies having been
dered for distribution i'll the Southern States by
chants.
Hg-We wish to dispose of a very excellent hand press
used III printing paper. 1t good working
very excellent se3fnkng machine The whole will be
sold cheap. Apply at this Oice.-Fdy. ~ CdrOlinidn.