Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-11-04
NEWS ITEMS.
From the Southern Guardian.
States.

From the Southern Guardian. i
PATENT PR1Nc1PLEs-senator Douglas, the inventor of
squatter sovereignty, having taken out right for
Carolina which had shown the least prediction for the
Senator's peculiar principles have ncontnenty dropped
them as soon as they patented This
as it should be-we law will be respected and
that the Honorable Senator will have ground OF
plant for an infringement of his copy right in South Carroll
ma at least. HANDS OFF,.
asA Young New Yorker broke the bank ~ three
times Baden Baden this for 2600O fr;
second time for and third time for still larger
sum- The term break is merely technical, the bank
breaks at whatever sum it peases.
THE CowARDLY TEACHERS ABoLrTIoN.-C. l.. Val
landgham has written letter Cincinnati paper in
which says: " John Brown failed to excite general
civil war only because the slaves slavehodDg white
of the vicinity the former tw ny thousand in number
and miseraby-an nsurgent and felon but guter than
h and with his blood upon their hands the false and
cowardly prophets and teachers of abolition"
UNITED STATES OFFICERS LOOKING FOR FRED DOUGLASS
1t is understood says the Rochester Union of Oct 25th
that United States Attorney Oud of Washington and other
federal officers here yesterday; and is supposed
they the purpose arresting Fred Douglass
for his alleged participation the organized scheme against
the savehodng States of which the Harpers Ferry nsur
recton but of the appointed results Such being
the prevailing IMPRESSION have taken little pains
quire whether Fred likely be caught whether he
has placed himself beyond the jurisdiction of the officers
supposed to be in quest of hin We told that he is
safe other words that he already outside of the
United States.
EIGHTH CENsus.We are informed (says the National In
teigencer that the statements which have appeared in
tants to take the Census have originated in
of the true state of affairs in connection with that work 1t
is not contemplated learn from good authority, that
the instructions to the mashal will be issued before Feb
ruary and il not expected that these officers will antci
pate the directions of the Secretary of the Interior by the
appointment of their subOrdnates in advance the work
Of taking the census will not be commenced before the first
day of June next there lists necessity for the appoint
ment of the assistants of the mashas much in advance of
that period.
AgThe Baptist State Convention assemblies IN Charlotte
on the I'd inst.
Week before last stranger, calling himself VIM. J.
Jordan stopped in this having in his possession
gro boy which he desired to sell pledge for certain
amount of money which he DESTROYS of raising. Mr.
L. S. Williams took the negro and advanced 500 on him
Jordan promising to redeem him in short time Last week
gentleman from Lincoln county Ky, Mr.. Buchanan
in pursuit of Jordan alleging that he ordan) had
stolen the negro from him.
Our town marshal, Mr.. Harris, Immediately went
suit of Jordan Charlotte Democrat
LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.-Calfornia dates to October
It'll by the overland mall have been received ST. Louis
The is unimpOrtant. Arizona passengers say that
Col Bonneville has given orders immediate campaign
Two overland mails from Independence are due in Cal
ona and fears entertained that they have been at
tackled by Indians
CONCERNING PERSONS MPLICATED.-- Chicago, Oct. 81
Hale (not Senator publishes card srenuOusy deny ing
all completely the Harpers Ferry movement, pedging
himself that the evidence laid before the Grand Jury of
Maryland Virginia. and they find true bill he will sub
At Cleveland Ohio this morning. the confession of Cope
land published. He says that he furnished with money
to go to Virginia, by two NessTs Plumb of Obern.
Mrs Surdivan of Cleveland knew of the plans and sup
posed that her husband did also The latter denies any
knowledge of the transaction,
STIRRING TINES WAsHINGToN.- Washington, Get 81.
There great activity the arsenal in this CITY, The
number Of workmen to be slightly increased and 200 900
rounds of ammunition have been dispatched to Hapers
Ferry day, replace that which has dispensed
the citizens and military since the conspiracy.
ANOTHER HARPERs FERRY INsURRECTIoN1sr IN CUsropY.
Carlisle Oct 29.The prisoner in jail here for whom
requstion issued in the of Albert Haztt Was
brought before the Judge yesterday on writ of Habeas
Corpus The counsel for the prisoner urged bis discharge
the ground that lie not Haztt but William Harrison
Several witnesses testified positively that the prisoner
at n had with inn
Mr. Copeland bin fash his rife, when i'll the act of
shooting citizen No one knew his name. The Judge,
therefore, took the ground that the requisiton legally
and formally right but evidence is adduced to show that
we have any man IN our custody named Hazt whom we
trous crime committed aud that the prisoner there
and participated in it. therefore, recomnt him to await
the action of the Governor Of Virginia.
[Corre spondence of the Baltimore Sun
CHARIESTOwN, Va Oct. %
pected from the LaterReguar Troops AT Hdrpe"s Fer
ry-MiIitqry Surveillance.
Gov Willard, of Indiana, visited his brother-nlaw, Cook
yesterday in JAIL in company with Senator Mason. Mr..
Mason proposed to the Governor retire when
interview Should be private and also for the reason that
anything Cook might say he should feel bound to testify to
called upon witness. Gov. Willard very promptly
piled that he himself would be witness in court to any
facts Cook might communicate and insisted that Mr. Mason
Gov. Willard urged Cook to make full confession of all
he knew connected with the affair at Harpers Ferry
those who implicated only atonement he could
make. Cook sgnied his willingness to do and he
a
he had nothing to hope for but DEATH Gov. Willard states
that family had lost sight Cook years. and
supposed he dead, until upon reading his in the
papers, he determined to visit ChaestOWn to ascertain he
was his relative Willard he states in great distress
at the conduct of her brother.
detachment of regular troops, consisting of twenty
under Capt S. M Barbour and other officers arrived
the Harpers Ferry armory to-day and will probably
there its protection until spring Superintendent
Barker is organizing two companies of armolers employed
the works. who will be drilled by the officers of the reg
lar troops, and who will be qualified to take the place
the regulars when they leave The Secretary of War; Gov
Floyd, who has been at Harpers Ferry for day
left yesterday.
strict military surveillance Col. Davis, of Richmond,
exercising military superintendent here under from
Gov WISE All stragglers and strangers required
give good account of themselves daguerreotypist with
his van and soap and medicine pedar very proper
Brown still chershes the idea that the Lord will release
him. He says his life has many times been greatly
Endangered.
The examination court for the trial of Cook will probably
be called on Wednesday.
DIsoRDERLY CHARACTERS COMING FROM WAsHINGToN-
Washington, NoU lit is authoratively stated here to-
night that considerable number of persons of dsordery
antecedens residing in this city, left here for Baltimore
addition many legal voters of both parties in Maryland
temporarily employed here. Parties from Baltimore have
also been here to-day recruiting for the election city
tomorrow.
| From Washington City.
WASHINGTON, Nov. six different bids for the grea
Southern Mail from Portland to New Orleans were received
the Department to-day comprising four different routes
viz Virginia and Tennessee, the seaboard and the Gulf
Mississippi Central Seaboard to Florida and the Gu
route. The Department firmly adheres a resolution tC
party to strict responsibility for punctuay and reguar
ty for the entire service.
Several parties interested the Tehauntepec route and
here confidently assert that the California mail vii!
shortly be restored to that route.
Official advces from Mexico state that the Juarez govern
men awaiting the return of Minister McLane (who leaves
in the steamer on the 5) to reopen treaty NEGOTIATION
with the United States.
LATER FROM HAvANA.--Ne,o Orleans, November 1.-The