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Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
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nnOn
,Iool' nril 28-The steamship Vanderbilt,
new 10 and Southampton April 18th, arrived at
" u. mort this forenoon: c.,,toD r.
bis POi Vanderbilt made the run from Southampton 10
Inc ~ nine days and fourteen hours, notwlthsano-
IBIS P taorr south-westerly winds and binding snow
ing She passed the Persia on the Z6tn IN atuGe
o Ionctude Ga, and the Prince AlOerC on 'ne ILL.,
li Io,ttnde 1880, longitude 6840: 49, uoouo.ou.,
I,onp her passengers is MI Da0on 'n0 0lJ
44uroti0n at st. Petersburg.
ao'omnleton of the Great Eastern Is progressing
aPdy failure has occurred at Liverpool OF cotton
~ whose liabilities are 9235,OOO.
assembling of the Conference as demanded oy
iDe !, doubtful. Separate negotiations between
ANY, and Switzerland have not been entered lnto' OUT
Fani ;,o ",I rIoced in the hands of the Powers.
have EnaraI Council of Switzerland denies the exls-
Inc secret treaty for the partition OF savoy with
VJi ord and Prussia has consented to the demand Of
.T5doral Council for the Conference.
p,ssia has replied favoraby to the note OF the feder
\ Council. ouo.;o, ouoct;or had
need nu at Nice There was immense enthusiasm,
S. ,I = Iarge majority in its favor was certain
TIc Chamber at Turin was prorogued to the ISL OF
May. -f-.-.-o.oo ,,o4u,oou France and Belgium
' The Neapoitan government had resolved to observe
rcaralty. g insrrrootior ponular
~onstration had taken place at Aversa in favor oil
Victor Emanuel, and the town was In state OF siege;
Sor,TuA upToN April l8.-AdVices from India lndl-
-, considerable excitement in Bengal, owing to dstur-
I.rrps between the planters and their laborers
Latest via Queenstown.
The Instructions at Palermo and Messina had been
IMPRESSED At the latter place the conflict was severe
a evernor threatened to lombard the city, but the
bbitants only yielded on obtaining promise that t1e
re Ibe chief cause of the popular irritaton) should
romoyed. At Palermo the monks fought like lions
4 ,rpra were killed and many arrested.
(dyices from Spain say that Senior Garrison, the In
srrrectioni8t, had been shot.
0egas trial for attempted insurrection in Spain had
LmmmencCd
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
Steamship Connection betxv Charleston and

The Co Ter of Saturday last, that practi
cal and welconsdered steps have been taken towards
the establishment of steam communication between
Charleston and Liverpool The project has been taken
in hand by Messrs John Fraser and Co. and Ravenel
& Co, who have literally and spritedly opened the ac-
tive preparation for this great enterprise The Courier
two rstclass iron propefers capable of slowing $500
or 1000 bales of cotton and of going to sea with draft
of fourteen and half feet and in all respects they will
be the staunchest of iron ships One OF them will be
built in this country and the other in Great Britain and
they will be registered exclusively for the trade between
Liverpool and Charleston.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

ORIGIN OF THE Two-THIRD RULE.-This rule in
Democratic National Conventions for the nomination OF
candidates for the President and Vice President was
adopted at Baltimore, in 1882, when Andrew Jackson
was renomnated for President, and Martin an Buren,
for Vice President. That was the first Democratic
National Convention ever held. The Democratic men,
bers of the Legislature Ct New Hampshire made the
suggestion that led to the Convention Their argument
was to let the Districts and States that did not have
Democratic members of Congress, but still had large
Democratic popular vote, have voice in the selection
of candidates Under the old system of Congressional
caucusses, they were excluded. We hear parsans
decaim against the very idea that led to the organiza
ton of National Conventions &sE
The two-third rule was reported in 1892 from COM
mittee of which the late Vice President King, of Ala
bama, was chairman. An attempt was made to sub
stitute the majority principle bat it voted down.
In 1885, the second national convention was held in
Baltimore. The two-third rule was adopted after long
discussion. The majority principle at first carried but
was finally stricken out. In 1910 no action was taken
on the twohrds rule ct the third ational Convention
as Mr.. Van Buren, was renominated for President Dy
reclamation In 1884, at the fourth National ConVen-
ton the twothrd rule adopted by close VOTE al
!, ter a long discussion. At >Ae National Convention
since held it has been adopted with opposition.
0'A'O Union and american
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

CHASE Or SLA7ER-TERRIBLE REsULT-An
American vessel, of Baltimore build, was chased on the
18th February off the coast Of Africa, by British YES
sci and Portuguese steamer. The master of the SLAYER
seeing chance for escape headed her for the rocks.
letter says:
Just before sunGown, the Portuguese gave him the
contents Of several thirtywO Founders, which brought
Dis toretopmast down. and as it was blowing almost
gale of wind, his bboom followed directly after. How
ever the fellow stopped for nothing, and, just as night
%tn drove her high the rocks of Cape Lopez, the
Portuguese steamer by that time being in close rarge,
OG the Gloucester far behind Those on board he
other steamer however, describe the scenes truly
hearnding. AS the brig struck and was overwhelmed
by the breakers the poor miserable creatures board
probably to the number of five hundred, set up howl
despair that could be heard above the roaring OF
the hungry sea. But it was too dark by that time, to
see much, and beyond human skill or power to aid the
Uownlng wretches so that they soon must have met
Their doom for on the next morning the beach inside
the rocks was strewn with corpses and the fragments
the wreck. Nothing found, however, to reveal
The name Of the SLAYER any other information con-
cerning him, save that to the practced seamen she
proved Of Baltimore build. The monsters who manned
The vessel supposed to have escaped in their boats
before she struck and must have gained the Shore
ooa somewhat stove discovered on the beach, with
Inc oars near by. good prize was thus lost, and
wnat is worse, probably five hundred human beings
were launched into eternity.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

A TRUTHFUL AND CHEAP BARoMETER.-An ex-
change gives the following advice for the construction
of this article "Take clean glass bottle and put in
the bottle with spirits of wine The alum will be per-
fecty dissolved by the alcohol and in clear weather the
LIQUID will he as transparent as the purest water On
the approach of rain cloudy weather the alum will
be visible in aky spiral cloud in the centre OF the
fluid reaching from the bottom to the surface This is
cheap, simple and beautiful barometer, and is placed
within the reach of all who wish to possess one For
simplicity of construction this is altogether superior to
the frog barometer in general use In Germany.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

Ma" said little boy to his mother hastily running
home from Church. I've got something dreadful to tell
your
What is it, my son ?"
"Why, ma, the preacher told lie in the pulpit"
ITO be sure he didn't, my son you are certainly
mistaken.
EYES, ma he did,
"Wby, my son, how dare you say the preacher told
lie? You must have misunderstood him."
"No, ma, didn't; he did tell lie, and know it. y
"WelL, what did be say?"
"Why, he said the hairs on our heads were all num-
bered and pulled out so many, and looked at em
but couldn't find any number on 'em.'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

SHOCKS OF AN EARTHQUAKE AT HAYTI.-BoSton, May
I-Capt Lavender of the brig Foster, at this port,
rous portions of Hayti from the 9Th to the 18th of
April At GonaiVes and Port au Prince many of the
inhabitants fled to the open country Merchandise was
removed from the stores and temporarily sheltered No
serious damage, however, occurred. Reports from the
interior state that several buildings were FRUSTRATED and
some lives lost
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

The MISSING Mrs. BRENNAN-A letter in the New
York Tribune CT yesterday from Rome, reterates the
story of Mrs. Brennan the missing wife of Captain
Brennan United States army, being alive and in Italy
She has, it is alleged been seen and recognized by
raj individuals at Florence and Naples and always in
Mrs. b. it will be remembered mysterously disappeared
at New York year two ago. and was supposed to
have met violent death. A named Powell Wy
man graduated according to the Army Register at West
Point, in 1850, ard is first lieutenant in the first
artillery, in which corps Mr. Brennan is captain. The
writer in the Tribune states that several ladies who
well acquainted with Mrs B. have seen her in Florence
and Naples and OF them meeting her took her
by the wrist and exclaimed Mrs. Brennan!' The only
reply was death-like paleness The of the par
ties however who alleged to have seen her no
given.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

We regret to learn that on Easter Sunday the dwell
ling house of Mr. Pettegrew, situated Lake SkouPer-
nong, in Tyrre county, entirely consumed by tlre
The family at dinner at the time The roof caugnt
from sharks of SCOT from the chimney and not per-
ceived until too late But little of the furniture was
sayed.-RQIeigh Standard i
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

to congress- providing for paper circulation OF uni
form value throughout the United States" The plan,
proposed is to issue bills certificates for deposits OF
cold at any of the Assistant Treasures and to nave
such bills or certificates receivable for United states
ues everywhere and redeemabe at such Assistant Irea-
sues as The Secretary Of the Treasury may determine
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

s.. A lady who had been subpenaed as witness on
a asked her husband in great trepidaton, what she
TaOd say if the lawyers inquired her age. Say p? he
pnea why, tell them you haven't yet reached the
JeaEs OF discretion"
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

FUGITIVE SLAVE CAsE.-Ne0 York, May 1.-Two
fugitive slaves were arrested here yesterday, and after
examination before Commissioner Belts, were ordered
to be sent back to their owners at Liberty, Maryland
They are now on their way there. No disturbance oc
CURED.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

AcouIrrAL Norfolk, May Capt Land, the mas
ter and supercargo of the brig Virginia, charged witt
being engaged in the slave trade, were to-day acquitted
in the q. s. District Court.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

CAUGHT A TARTAR-The Covode smelling committee
of the o. S. House of Representatives (says the n. Y.
Journal of Commerce got track of private letter from
President to Robert j. Walker written while the latter
was Governor of Kansas and thereupon summoned the
Governor before them, and requested him to give
them copy ofit Walker at first demurred but al
ter keeping them on the tiptoe of expectation for
sufficient length of time, the horrible document at
length produced and here it is. Instead Of being what
they doubtless hoped it wassomethng that would sur
the welearned fame of the old patriot and thus show
that their suspicious not altogether unounded
it reveals conscientious integrity the part of the
President which would do honor to any man living 1t
shows his earnest DESIRE repeatedly expressed and urged
upon Gov Walker that the constitution which bad been
adopted by the Lecompton convention should be sub
mitted to the bona tide settlers of Kansas for their
rejection approval That it was not thus submitted
to them, but only the alternative OF accepting it with or
without the slavery clause, not his fault Anttci-
patng that the result would be the exclusion of slavery
from the Territory he very properly sought in that con-
tngency to protect those rights OF the South, and par
ticuiary of Missouri which would be endangered there
by.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
From the Brooklyn Kings County IN. W Eagle
The NObleSI Ronnn of Them All.

1t is most regrettabe spectacle, the presence of
perhaps the greatest danger to which our country has
ever been exposed 1--WE the threatened triumph of
sectlonaism to witness The almost numberIess local am
billions which, like mushrooms spring up in night all
around u.s. each claiming the honors of nomination at
Charleston or at least, complimentary vote from their
respective States, passport to further pretensons. We
can understand the aspra ions of feeble leaders
mand when there is battle to be fought danger be
encountered and defeat to be submitted to- In such
state OF things any one man may, very naturally claim
to be OF about as much Importance any other man.
But IN the face of massive sectional political army,
justly proud of many talented leaders whose aim is to
subVert the Constitution and to tread under the feet
Its eated victorious columns less than fifteen members
OF our great confederate nation, and blast the material
prosperity of the whole country it would seem to be the
instructive duty of each and all the less able and less
conspicuous aspirants to the Chief Executive office mod
esty and readily to yield personal presumption and to
rally at once and with one accord around the abest
leader, and to bear him to power with other rivalry
among themselves than that of each to do the most
put him and sustain him in command From the Mis-
slssppl to Connecticut we series of Presidential
asprants whose till now had never been thought
| Of
Appreciated divisions at Charleston have alone ex
cited those premature and wholly unustiabe ambitions
to command were subordinate usefulness would be al
more becoming and patriotic Let all these
minor pretensOns sbside, and the only aim of all be tC
concentrate their influence upon the ablest Roman
them all upon the man who has shown most relia-
bity and capacity to lead the vanguard of our great
national security and general prosperity. That
conscientiousy believe to be Daniel S. Dickinson, o
Binghamton.
In the sodness OF his character strength of his will
fidelity to his friends, his magnanimity elevated mora
purity tried experience in every form of political
ict unchanged and Interchangeable in every sound prin
ciple of enlightened craftsmanship he presents the
| blest figure rise upon the long vacant pedesta
occupied by Jackson.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

DISEASED CATTLE.-Death as a Preventative of Con-
..al-An alarming and very fatal disease has made
f., appcarance among the cattle of Massachusetts,
IN IN many instances whole herds are infected. The
o feature of the disease is that no cure for it has
y. YET been discovered and when the cattle become
Affected they have to be slaughtered at once in order
i.arre number of commissioners were appointed to
rntcnd the slaughter of diseased CATTLE to condemn
tGam &c. They now have their hands full for scarce
10 dav passes but one or more herds are killed
Il North Brookfeld, on Thursday, after a heavy
Slaughter the bodies were inferred in the orchards and
fs in large numbers. Up to this time the whole num-
BIER Of animals killed had been one hundred and eight,
yaped it was said at five thousand dollars. AS the
whole appropriation was only ten thousand dollars, and
one hundred fresh cases were reported, the commission
s decided to stop the slaughter till the Governor could
be consulted Other districts are equally as bad and
the loss throughout the State will probably be immense.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10


FERNANDO WooD-Fernando Wood the Mayor of
New York in a recent speech to the cartmen of that
city, described follows the OF bis success in
life:
1t has been one of the secrets of my little success
life that have never said " / cannot" (Applause) II
have always said {" l would" (Wood0 have done
it if could and if did not had the satisfaction OF
knowing that had exhausted every energy of my life
and being to succeed The highest position is as open
to you as it is to any other The weathlest men
in this city much poorer than any OF those sitting
within the sound of my voice. There no man here
who at the age of twentyone, was more poor more oo
scure than the humble individual standing before you.
l do not speak in this manner because assume to be
ANYTHING but have been working man, and have
earned my living in the City of New York by these
hands. l am pot ashamed to say 1t. Let every man
rely upon himself. Do not lean upon others. Walk
abroad under the great canopy of heaven and feel that
within yourselves is all that the Almighty vouchsafe to
any of his children. You have ie energy youth, and
all you want is determination, vigor and lndomtable
perseverance.
ANOTHER SLAVE TRADE DEc1s1oN.-On Wednesday
last Judge JONES' IN the District Court of the United
States at Mobile delivered elaborate opinion sustain
ing the demurrers against the indictments of Gould and
others for being engaged in the African slave trade
His Honor holds that when the negroes have passed
into other hands, after Importation then they come under
State jurisdiction He makes the following important
point The Constitution having placed slaves precisely
the same footing all ether property the jurisdiction
tends over them precisely the manner and TO the
same extent but no than all other property
Thus long unbroken merchandise arrives unbr0ken
bulk the federal jurisdiction extends it but so soon
as the cargo broken and the merchandise dispersed
among the several purchasers it only be reached by
process of the State Courts. Hence, whatever laws
Congress may enact against the original importer of AT
rcan slaves they cannst be made to apply to the pur
chaser who acquired tie property within the limits and
! by the laws of an individual State.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10
The U. S Economist, speaking of the prosperity
:" Domestic Manufactures says

Inc y. . ECONOMIST speaking OF the prosperity OF
" Domestic Manufactures" says
whilst our importers are experiencing emphatically
hard times, and living the "reminiscences of past
prosperity our domestic producers are strengthening
their on steady and substantial prosperity
1t has not often happenedn the history of textile in
dustry, that mill propretors have fattened upon such
continuance of ample profits they have realized since
the commencement of 1859. Mill corporations which
previous to 1857 vergng bankruptcy, and which
ruined by the crash OF that year, have since recovered
themselves to such extent to be able to pay hand
some dividends the stockholders and rank amongst
the most desirable properties the stock list This is
the especially with some of the larger cotton
mills of the East, which have generally been making
better profits than have the wooen mills owing to the
high prices of wool and the greater foreign competition
with which the latter have had to contend. Estimating
the production of the cotton factories situated East OF
New York at $6O,00O,0OO per annum,-which may be
regarded a safe computatiOn-and valuing the cur
rent rates of their profits at 10 per cent, which, large
though it may SEEM in many under estimate
it would appear that our Eastern cotton
are making an annual profit of $6OOOOOO per annum.'
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

The Japanese, during their stay in San Francisco.
have exhibited great many pecufarites, which may
be interesting to many readers and we believe have not
been told before They have all shown themselves very
to try some dish new to them they do so if they like
it they continue eating expressing themselves pleased
if not they taste no more but never express dislike
The Ambassadors are very dgniied and command re-
spect The inferior officers never enter their apartment
without boWing and the servants invariably drop upon
the knee.
They are all very light eaters, but they take their
meals very quickly almost everything they do slowly
but eating with them is rapid operation. The sub
ordinates eat nothing but rice but the dgntares
sauces. None of them eat any meat except that the
digntares take little chicken and none of them use
either milk butter. They drink both tea and coffee
and are no sooner through with their meals than they
go to smoking their wild tobacco in small pipes
They are all very apt at learning anything. The
manner of folding napkins especially for instance which
for any other species genus homo would require an ap
premiership of day or two, the Japanese learn by
ing it done Their powers of imitation are conse
quenty very great and for any kind of manipulation
aPter scholars could not possibly be anywhere found
They learn to write the English letters in few minutes
and can copy anything they see The faculty of con-
structiveness indeed to be natural DEVELOPMENT
also certain serene good humor which is indicated
by their universally fat plump, smiling round faces
Another national characteristic be their nou
itNeness 1here 10 haiu any thg tuaI ESCAPES Vnem
about our government laws, customs, manufactures,
country. aud they done asking questions
At the international they very curious to under
stand the relations between Mr. Haley and his employ
ees what sort of government established there
how MIR. Haley could have everything attended to so
well, and how he could exercise complete control
unless he sort of prince master And it is al
most unnecessary to add they surprised at much
which they learned in regard to the American people
and strange will be the accounts which they will carry
home of the great nation which has Princes and no
Emperor.
Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-10

EXPLOSIVE TELEGRAPHs.-ln our coplous extracts
from Mr.. Laurence ELEPHANTS book 1.-THE Narrative
of the Earl of Elgin's Mission to China and Japan)
in the Times of Saturday we copied the chapter in
which the author notes that on their approach to the
shores of Japan their appearance sgnazed by
placed at intervals within hearing distance of each
other that by the time they dropped anchor in the bay
the of their arrival had reached the Emperor at
Yedo-sx hundred miles away. This apparently novel
mode of teegraphng at such distances has been para
led in this country, and probably considered
original thirty-fve years ago. At the formal opening
of the Erie Canal Oct 26th 1925, were placed
along the line at proper distances, from Buffalo to AL
bany three hundred and sixtythree miles, and along
the shores OF the Hudson to New York-a total dis
lance of about five hundred and eight miles, When the
first boat with Gov. De Witt Clinton and Others on
board, started-at precisely ten o'clock, the at
Buffalo gave the signal So the second heard it,
the signal was repeated-then the third, and so from
gun to gun the welcome news was forwarded to New
York The last-the city cannon-fred at precisely
1l2O hour and twenty minutes after the first
at Buffalo rapidly each could sound in succession
Since we have recalled this incident may MENTION
that the governors boat its arrival at Albany, was
taken in charge and accompanied by throng of gaiy
deckedou steamboats, and the whole corege proceeded
down the river, arriving at New York four days
from the time of the departure. Thence, attended by
crowd of steamers, the whole went down the Bay to
Sandy Hook, where Clinton proceeded to throw cold
water the whole proceedings, by pouring bottle Of
Lake water in the ocean-thus formally wedding Onta
! rio to the Acknowledgment Times.