Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-19

before uStIce DOM IN the sum or 0OuU lnat liz souu
fight duel with One and particularly with the Hon
Roger A Pryor nor should he leave the city for the
purpose of fighting with him, either i'll the District OF
elsewhere-BaA. Sun.
How TO RENT HoUsEs.-Mr r. Lowell, of Syracuse
n. Y. has adopted novel method of renting houses
He number of houses, and to each tenant he offers
the nducement of daily newspaper.
Cape Race.
The following graphic and beautiful passage Fl ON Ever
address at the Inauguration OF the Dudley Observatory
has peculiar and almost prophetic Interest:
That further Improvement desirable in the means
and methods OF asceranng the ships place at sea- no one
think, WILL from experience, be disposed to assert The
last time crossed the Atlantic walked the quarter deck
when we We're driving along before leading breeze unae
head of steam beneath starles sky at midnght at the
something sublime, but app oachng the terrible in such
the rayless gloom the midnight chill the awful swell
of the Deep dismal of the wind through the rig
gng the all but VOLCANIC TRES within the hod OF the sp
know occasion in ordinary life in which reflect
ing mind feels heavily its hopeless dependence if
rational forces beyond its control.
II asked my companion how nearly he could determine
his ships place at sea under favorable circumstances the
oreticaIy, he answered. think within mile; practically
and usually within three or four My next question was
How DO think be to Cape Race, that dan
gerous headand which pushes its iron bound unighted
bastons from the shore of Newfoundland far into tie At
aHtcthe first land fail to the homeward bound American
vessel" We must said he, by last observations and
reckoning, be within three or four miles of Cape Race
comparison OF these two remarks under the circumstances
in which placed that moment, brought my mind
to the conclusion that 1t greatly 10 be wished that the
accurately OF that haVgaors would give cape Race WIDER
The distance Of Cape Race from Halifax would appear to
make 1t possible by proper precaulon to avoid under
any but requires the observance of rules
tor looking out which be trjfed with.
poDden the following account OF narrow escape OF
OF the Cunad steamships several years snce IN which
Everes description of the observations, the night
the dangers of approach Cape Race brings forc
board Of the regular steamers we found pleasant par
ty friends and an acquaintance who was lntemper
but with manners good, even in his cups
left Halifax German asked Captain when
should reach Cape Race and, further, there was not
difficulty account Of the variation OF the currents
The captain replied in rather indifferent manner which
naturally the way most of the foolish questions
swered, Yes there is sometimes difference of about
twenty miles, from the change OF currents we shall geto
Cape Race TO morrow night about ten o'clock The man
ner OF putting the question: evidently IN fear and the man
struck in contrast and began to calculate that ship
going miles hour if the current varied twenty miles.
might reach Cape Race at eight o'clock instead of ten
ermned to be the look out and the weather being
some hat misty on the next day. (Sunday made me more
anxious.
eight o'clock approached, talking lady of
fears ana courage at PARTICULAR of of mind
when heard screamed in most alarming manner Hard
port! What's that may go on deck! Get your
Race about eighty feet above heads The Captain
Of the most nobest OF them ALL (snce dead seems left
the wheel house to light cigar and held in of the
offices by my incorporate friend to hear story when one
OF the passengers walking the deck discovered land and
gave the ALARM but not before as the Captain acknow
edged within three lengths of the ship though the
passengers said within half length of the ship from shore
"A kind Providence saved u.s. but the engineer remarked
to will not be long before vessel will leave her
skeleton Cape Race for the want of look out
LoBsTEKs.-The for taking these crustacea has
need perceive at the fish market and in few
days. and from that to July, shall be greeted with
street cries" fresh lob-good lOb-ine Holsters
The lobster is very singular animal in it's growth and
formation. 1t secrees itself within shell that perod
caly thrown of and renewed Before casting it's shell if
becomes smaller nnnr away till sirs ont Of ts corerin
If taken at that has sometimes been known
cape by slipping out and leaving only the shell the hands
If
ton sometimes when caught by leg, to break off the
pairs besides its claws 1t is not deficient in organs Of
ing and sight Its eye complicated in its organization
that of butterfly In form it appears msyespecaly
weightbut it is not in its motions 1t walk for
wards, backwards Sideways it along the bot
tom on its claws, climb readily the weeds and
rocks swim to the surface By sudden Tapping
TAIL has been known to throw itself for twenty feet fly
In cold weather the lobster strikes deep water
where it warmer than the Shore and in the
returns to build its nest and hatch its young 1t then
that they taken in large quantities al along coast
from the Gulf of Mexico to Newfoundland and they are
caught the shores of Scotland and Norway
gsh markets There is no place where this fishing
ensvey carried the shores Of this State, where
million and quarter are annually taken.
HOLSTERS taken in pots traps of basket work. that
made like trap, with opening that will allow
OF their entrance but not their escape the seacng
closing upon the prisoners till they upon to suffer
maryrdom for the benefit of the human race by being
thrust alive into boiling cauldrons. ometmes they cause
Sickness from having died previous boiling as well as
do
not often die of then selves for they will easily support life
days when taken from the water and have been known
10 i've without susenance tor months after being caught
| Neacbu ypOrt Herald.
The \. 7. Tribune chuckles the Abolition TRADE
made by Mr. Loveoy, in the o. S. House of Represen-
tatives Thursday. he Tribunes Washington cores
pondent calls it "a tremendous phppic! 1t paltry
harangue, both useless and unprovoked. Slavery Mr.
Lovejoy styled twin relic, with pogamy, OF barbarsm
and he poured forth strain of the worst calumny on
the South The speaker coarse in his manners as
in his language. He left his seat and while talking
shook his fist at the Democratic members The conse-
quence, of course, was dsgraceful scene. Southern
men, stung to the quick with the offensive manner and
matter OF the lllnoisan gave vent to natural feeling
OF resentment, and at time collision between Dem
ocrats and Republicans seemed inevitable. Mr. Loveioy
evidently alarmed at the tempest he had moderated
his Tone and was allowed to finish with only few sharp
interruptions Mr. Lovejoy is fair specimen of the
SewardHelperites, and his conduct in the House was
truly republican" His gross personalities and insult
ing fanaticsm almost occasoned mortal combat in the
U. s. Congress-apparenty what be and his fellow Re
DubicanS ardentlv dpsirn-RoSfon poct