Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-05-24


yesterday and attended Gen. Cass reception last night
THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.
NEW YORK, May 10th, 1860.
The steamship Adriatic, from Southampton on the
9th inst, arrived here this morning Her news is un
important The Liverpool Cotton and Breadstufs mar
kets were unchanged.
ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE.
FARTHER POINT G. E., May 21st, 1860.
The steamship Anglo Saxon passed here yesterday
forenoon from Liverpool for Quebec but in consequence
of our news boat for dispatches being stove by the
steamer no news was obtained the crew of the boat
was saved. She brings one day later news.
News expected from Quebec but not received up to
the hour of going to press.-Journol.
Additional News by the Adriatic.
The steamer Great Eastern will sail from Southamp
ton for New York on the 9th of June.
Count Montemoln and Don Ferdinand had publicly
renounced their claims to the Spanish throne.
Garibadi had left for Sicily, in command of an Ex-
peditionary corps.
Switzerland insists on the assembling of Conference
of the Great Powers Immediately.
In reply to the proposals of France England consents
to adopt the basis of Conference article 81 of the
first act of Vienna which refers to the naturalization OF
Chablas and Faucigny England reserves the right to
make proposals at the Conference relative to the mode
of naturalization. This declaration increases the proba
bilities of the assembage of the Conference.
LATEST.
BY Telegraph from London to Southampton
LONDON, May "a despatch from Berlin says that
the Chamber Of Deputies has unanimously granted the
supplies for placing the army upon war footing.
The latest advices from Italy state that the French
garrison would remain at Rome and probably be rein
forced
The steamer Prince Albert arrived at Galway on the
4th.
The London Herald's Paris correspondent says that
the camp at Chalons will number 10000 under Marshal
McMahon, and will be the centre of army of obser
walton along the Rhine frontier the whole force to
sst OF 10000 men, under the command of the Emperor
A Turin despatch says the insurrecton is spreading
throughout the island Of Sicily and is spontaneous
The Royal troops in possession of the towns and
bockaded between the sea and the nsurrection in
the interior.
Advices flom Naples to the 4th report tranquility
throughout Sicily, while other dispatches confirm the
above report from Turin.
Rumors current that the relations between Rus
STA and Turkey were again assuming bad aspect and
that Prussia and Denmark the of rupture
with Hostein but they were thought to be manufac-
tured for speculative purposes
The Baltimore Democratic Convention.
AUGUSTA May ia large democratic meeting is
being held here tonight to nominate delegates to State
Convention. Resolutions adopted by an overwhe
ming majority that national delegates be appointed to
the State Convention, and that the delegates to the Bal
timore Convention be instructed.
ARRIVAL OF Ex-PREsIDENT PIERcE-NeaD York.
May l6.-The steamship Karnak, from Bermuda, ar
rived this morning. Among her passengers Pres
dent Pierce and lady.
ARRIVAL OF THE De SnTo TRoM HAvAnA-Nsac
York. May 19-The steamship De Soto has arrived,
with later dates from Havana.
The steamer De Soto brings Havana dates of the
18th inst. The news is unimportant.
Produce from the interior arriving freely at Ha-
vana, and vessels were in good demand at improved
rates.
Gnr nr1o MI
ia prize fight came off today this city, be-
tween the Two celebrated pugists, Bell and Donnely.
Fifteen hundred spectators present. One hundred
and fifty rounds were fought 1t lasted two hours and
ten minutes Both pugilists desperately punished
Bell was victorious.
A SPLENDID SIGHT.-The Illinois Central Railroad
at town called Mattoon is crossed by the Terre Haute
and Alton Railroad Every day, at about 2 P. M, is
at this point of the most splendid effects of the
triumph of mind space and matter that be wit
messed anywhere 1t is that of four trains coming from
four different directions arriving at this point at the
same time to second every day. They be seen as
they approach for ten miles in each direction the prairie
there being smooth broad e2panse, stretching away
the horizon without any inequalities to obstruct the
sight AS they arrive they approach their cowcatchers
within twelve feet OF each other though exchanging
salutations When, gracefully backing as though bow
Ing an adleu, two of the trains 60 on the switches while
the other two scream away the iron bound prairie
he trains then let go the main track again. and they
are off and away.
ALUM1NUM-This metal, which we have heard so
much OF during the past few years. does not appear to
be about to realize the brilliant expectations which were
formed at the time of its first successful production in
quantity, by st. Glare De7le In it's pure state ap-
poaches somewhat to the color of silver but it is found
nearly impossible to free it from certain foreign matters
which become alleged with it during the process of pro-
ducton and thus greatly impair its lustre and wheness
These substances are iron and siicium which not only
change its color, but greatly affect its durability The
specimens which much attracted attention at the Uni
versa Exposition of Industry in Paris, found by
Mr.. Renaut, analysis, to contain $50 per cent. of
copper, ESQ of iron, and 1.50 of sicium.
Yet aluminium is one of the most wonderful of
the productions of the mineral kingdom Exam
inc one of the little ingots which the Partisan che
mlsts manufacture. We see at once it is not sill
ver-nelther does it at all resemble tin, pewter or
German silver. 1t rather like mass of grayish
steel, polished but not FURNISHED It is hard like steel
and there is nothing of the SOFT unctuous feeling which
is Impaired by lead. You think it heavy, but are sur
prsed to hnd on lifting the ngot that it is lighter than
glass. This is its most wonderful property. child
might lift mass larger than pig of lead and carry it
with ease. Another curious property of aluminium is its
non-susceptlblty to oxidation articles manufactured
from it does not tansh though heated red hot and
exposed Immediately to a current of oxygen.
Aluminium is now sold in London for about $l5 an
ounce, being nearly costly asgod but in consequence
OF its small specific gravity immensely larger bulk is
given in an ounce of aluminium than in an ounce ofgod
hen aluminium becomes cheap its merchandising pro-
perty will bring it at into varied and extensive use
for many articles of domestic economy-tea utensils
spoons, knives and forks door knobs &c.
Scientific american
MARVELLOUS PHENoMENoN.-The Russian correspond
ent OF the London Telegraph writes thus
AT Moscow, physical phenomenon has been recently
observed, such would have given rise to the creation
of whole cycle of fantastic myths in the times of the
worlds infancy. We learn from paragraph in the
leading paper of that city that at quarter past ten
on the nights OF the LIST and I'd of March, star to the
southwest of the Great Bear suddenly Commenced to
wax larger assuming, at the tme the color of iron