Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-10-14


Nicaragua acceptable that of the United States and
offers Americans peaceabe emigration to that country
TKoTTING-FGstest Time Yet.-At Cincinnati on Friday
last Flora Temple and Ike Cook matched for 900
side The by the former in three straight
heats viz 2274 227 22a The last heat the fastest
record and the first half mile of it made in l.O9a
RECEPTION OF THE GREAT Acknowledgements have
been made Portland Me- signal the steamship Great
Eastern thirty miles out her appearance the flags
of the United State England and France will be displayed
from the City Fall and Observatory, signal guns will be
fred and the ealarm bells rung AS she approaches the
harbor salutes will be fred from Fort Prebbe and other
points, the bells of the city will peal forth merry well
come.
SELF RULING ENvELoPEs.-The Postofce Department has
been informed by the for furnishing the mprov
ed serulng envelopes that they ready for the
service of the postoces The Constitution the sample
submitted to the Department have been approved and to-
day. it is believed the posofces will have them sale
The principal post offices of the Union will be supplied
during the week and probably by the close of the month of
October the experiment introducing the patent envelopes
will be in full tide Bait SUM-
TIE CALIFORNIA DUEL-SENAToR BRoDER1CK KILLED.
The overland mail of the l6h which arrived Louis
the 8h ns brings intelligence that the duel between Sena
tor Broderck and Judge Terry of the Supreme Court of
California took place San Francisco, the morning
of the 18th September Mr. Broderck fell at he first fire.
pierced through the lungs He fingered until half past nine
the morning of the 10th, when he died. Judge Terry
uninured The community profoundly agltaed on
learning the sad termination of the unfortunate conflict.
is now believed that further attempt will be made
present the part of the busters to escape, United
States cutter has been stationed off the passes to intercept
any suspicious vessels that may approach that vicinity
HEROIC CONDUCT OF A Young LADY-A week since.
regret to learn young child OF three or four years of
age and DAUGHTER Of Dr. J. H. Way of this city, while
playing about the yard attached Mrs. Redds residence
in Henry county, Virginia, struck the foot by rat
tIesnake. Mrs Wayt absent when it occurred but
young lady, Miss Redd) the chlds life saved. She
without moments hesitation, and fully of the danger
she incurred work draw the poison from the wound
by applying her mouth the bite and sucking the virus
which she Persevered in, until she was satisfied that the
perenced i'll effects from the poison and the child with
the exception of swelling of the foot and Leg was well in
few days Charlotte bulletin, 10th inst.
LATER FROM MExCo.-The schr Star, at New Orleans
from Vera Cruz brings dates from the City of Mexico to
the 23d ut conspiracy has been discovered in the city,
the object of which overthrow Mramon in favor of
the Liberals by leading officers and Others 1t discov
cred the day before its execution Twenty-Five officers
arrested. 1t is supposed they will not be punished.
Vera Cruz making active preparations for the siege of
Jalapa Covoda and the capital Covondas The expedition
to Topic by Wo with six hundred of the church party had
hard fighting. Moreno and other officers were shot
Tie Ottowa would leave Vera Cruz the 3d. The Brit
ish ship Calypso has been engaged smuggling three mil
lions OF dollars at a small port on the Pacific.
Conner Consul at Mazatan is aboard the Star He has
obtaining advantageous concessions to
commerce.
CoTroN P1cK1NG-A correspondent of the last Ma
ron S. G., Star, says that Friday, 7th Oct the
plantation of S. Nj Stevenson Esq., that place. ten
hands picked 327l pounds of cotton being average
of 327 pounds. Among these hands some three four
of them were women and ha-grown boys, one weighing
about 10 pounds They picked for II hours.
90 In Egypt they mummies by the cord as
fuel for locomotives They burn quite freely and the
engineers enabled to make capital time. Who will
say that these old Egyptians unprogressve whatever
they may have been while living?
ssg~ The Salisbury Banner is arrayed in new dress
and looks remarkably well. We congratulate friend
Newson, and wish him all manner OF success.
CLOSE CoPARTNERsHIP-A notice in the last
Raleigh Standard announces the fact that the Copart-
nership between Messrs. Holden & Wilson will expire
by limitation on the lst day of November 1859, and
will not be renewed.
A NINE PoUNDER, At Newburyport recently they
fired nine guns in honor of nine pound baby, born un
to couple who had long been childless,
Bag~ Mrs. Harriet Newell consort of Rev. Thos. w
Arkin editor of the Ashville NecS died at Ashevle on
the End instant, of consumption She was in her thirty
fifth year.
Bag~ Mr.. Whtford, President of the Atlantic and N
G. R. r. informs the Newbern Progress that the earn
ngs of the road have exceeded its running expenses by
$4,000 per month"; for some months past A freight
tariff went into operation the LIST.
o. o. F.-The Annual Session of the Grand Lodge OF
independence Order of Odd Fellows recently held in
Baltimore The report of the Grand Secretary shows Odd
Fellowship to have met with the usual varied degrees of
cess in the different States in Virginia. North Carolina
and Tennessee it is decidedly prosperous" The amount
of receipts for the past year from Grand Lodges 81
and from Grand Encampments $l,32S IS. The gross
cepts $l 920 o. with balance due of $685. So making
total of $l7436 TO- being estimated deficit of 81 l3 30
Of the amount appropriated at the last meeting
not required, which will leave 5000, within the &C
tua receipts and adequate meet the legitimate
of the Grand Lodge The next session will Nash
Vie Tenn, on the third Monday in September, 1860.
Snow The Charlotte IN. CO. Bulletin, of the 18th
states that " on Sunday, at II NJ, visited with
slight sprinkng of and see but lasted only few
minutes
FROsT-The Raleigh Register of the 18th inst, says thai
There slight osts here the mornings yesterday
and the before The weather here charmingy clear
and bracng.
Will, CHAR. RUTH. RAHRoAD.-We learn (says the
Charlotte Democrat that at the letting of contracts
for grading the Road through Union county the worl
taken mostly by citizens of that county in small
tracts of about 81 900 each. The road will within abou
$50 yards of the of the village of Monroe and will
doubt Gas the citizens expecD give impetus the
ness of the place.
The annual meeting Of the Stockholders in the road is
be held in Charlotte ON Friday
robson COUNTY FA1R-We learn from the Fayetteville
North Carolina,t, that the fifth annual exhibition of tn
Robson County Agricultural Society will be held at Re-
Springs the 16h 18th 18th days of November next
The annual address will be delivered by Thos D. Mcdowell
Esq, of Baden"
Mr. Partridge, editor of the Wing, and McGarr late
candidate for the State Legislature of Tennessee had hos