Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-12

during which each performer lets out his own bowels
with knife prepared for the purpose. We believe the
affair is too exciting to be repeated as the parties are
foolishly apt to die. We would like to see Hickman
and Haskins practcing this oriental accomplishment.
During the Summer we may also expect to see the
young heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain
who is said to be goodlooking, healthy, hearty young
man of some eighteen years of age.
Won't there be toadyism both sides OF the Canada
line The loyal subjects" of Kingston or Montreal
will not bow down obsequiously than Fifth Ave
nuedledom in the City of New York. Just think of it.
A live Prince of W[hlaes. 1t is enough to make Miss
Flora McFlimsey blubber at the thought of having
nothing to wear"
BSg~ On yesterday Sunday morning an inquest was
held by Coroner Jones over the body of young man
named Joseph S. Canady, who accidenty stabbed him
self Saturday evening, from the effects of which he
died in very few moments after The evidence brought
before the jury that the deceased lett work about
AZ o'clock on Saturday evening" stating that he was
going down town to purchase dagger with which
kill dog after buying the dagger, he went back to
the shop and after talking while, left for the purpose
of going to his boarding house. When he reached
Fourth street, short distance North of the Upper
Bridge of the w. & W. R. R., and within twenty or
thirty steps of the store occupied by Mr. Lees ne
young man named John Byrd with whom he board
ed standing inside the door, when he took the dagger
from bis pocket, and unsheathng, drew it back with his
right hand and utering the words Lay Macduf r'
struck himself in the left breast the dagger entering
about ~ or three inches
About this time he had reached Mr. Byrd, who remark
ed to him that be had stabbed himself He stated that
he had not but upon looking at his breast perceived the
blood when he uttered Good Lord " and falling back
wards in the store door, died almost immediately 1t is
supposed that when he struck himself with the dagger,
he thought intended to do with the handle, he
had often done before being in the habit of repeating
the above and other quotations from Shakespeare.
The deceased was the eldest son of Mr.. Joseph B.
Canady, of this town, and lacked only few days of
being twentyone years old He worked il the Cooper
shop of MIR. Perry, in the Northern part of the town.
and a very industrious young man. and very much
liked by all bis associates His death is a sad blow to
his parents
The verdict of the Jury was Accidental Stabbing.
RsH We must potentIy believe that the greatest set
of liars and gashouses and Observation-Disclosures, and con-
temptible people generally, are the Washington City
correspondents of political papers, and some not exactly
not point out individuals, as it is very possible that
there may be some good among Washington City
correspondents of Southern papers but certainly such
garbage presented to the readers of Northern
papers under the date of Washington City is fit to make
anybody sick-such abuse of stories made
up out of the whole CLOTH without shadow Of founda
ton-such Misrepresentation of facts are humiang tt
contemplate, and sometimes lead US to doubt whether
the arts of writing and printing have not proved to b.
! unfortunate discoveries.
Why men will indulge in the kind of language tha
we sometimes see might well be considered puzzling
if not unansWerabe question, not that the readers
of the papers correspondent with appear to regard abuse
something spicey and lying evidence of enter
prise. The reputation of some New York papers wa
originally built up by such enterprise.
Ia The last Fayetteville Observer in noticing thu
exports from Wilmington for the quarter ending 3ls
April 1860, states that there is disagreement in the
figures of the papers published here causing matera
difference in the exports. So far the Journal is
cerned we can inform the Observer that our figures fol-
1860 were in the right place. and they show consider
able increase in the shipments of naval stores direct
foreign ports. In coaswise however, there is falling
off, mostly in Rosn, but it is confidently expected tina
before the present year ends the exports will exceed thos
of the previous year.
We had the pleasure of call this morning from MIR
O. @. Calan, who has recently become associated with
Mr.. Smith in the publica' of the Tarboro Mercu
One of the objects of Mr. Caans visit to Wilmington
is to extend the business of the Mercury by presenting
its claims advertising medium to the attention
our business community. We think that the Mercura
really does present valuable medium by which to reacf
the citizens of of the most wealthy and prosperous
sections of North Carolina. Mr. Callan is stopping a
the City Hotel, but presume will give merchant
a calL.-Daaly Journal, 9Th inst.
BSs~ The Democratic National Committee met a
Washington City on the morning of the 9th. A reso
luton passed unanimously declaring that the Com
mittee deem nexpcden under present circumstances
to make any change in the place of meeting of the Ma
tional Convention, designated by the Convention
, Cincinnati. The Committee adjourned to meet a
Charleston the 21st So that matter is put to res
in the way everybody might have known it would be-
B9s~The Rhode Island election appears to have beer
a considerably mixed up affair. Sprague, the Conser
vative candidate for Governor, is said to be
merican Republican" whatever that may mean. What
is quite important he is said to be the wealhies
man in the State and that of course helped his election
The candidate for Attorney General the ticket witt
Sprague, was Democrat, and for Treasurer a Know
Nothing. However, Padelford, ultra Republican, wal
beaten, which is something
CHARTER ELEcTIoN.-On Wednesday last an election
was held in Richmond, Va for municipal officers. Thu
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