Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-21

covery. n.;r.to ,etter dated
= siokahma April 3.
~ ,hout q week ago, Prince Gotairo, when on his
from his private dwelling to the palace IN eddo'
way to usual guard of sixteen, was attacked by par
VIII b+onn Six of the guard and four of the ASST
a were killed. and several on each side were "ounoeo
;cIuding the Prince.
Tba Guard fought bravely One of the assallants
os fatally wounded, and cOmrade to prevent his Ut
tscfion cut off his head and escaped with II through
one Of the gates ~ ,o, &c .h 40
The tycoon ordered the officer in charge OF the gaze
10 commit bari kari, which he did.
~ is tboupht nv many that revolution Is lmpend-
m which if successul will cause the speedy expulsion
or death of all foreigners ~
.. The Government has taken extraordinary precau-
oos r. nTotect itself Guard houses have been estab-
sbpd along the road to Jeddo, and the guards armed
Nth muskets The building of Notifications are gong
forward to great extent.
!. Prince Gotairo was one of the most powerful men
in the Empire and rules thirty-hve provinces.
The usual summary of news tor the Press alled and
c,a9oing is made up from the San Francisco papers.
r2g@ The steamer Granada, at New Orleans, from
Havana brings dates to the 18th inst, day later
than the Isabel last week. She reports the Sugar mar
t steady at 81 rails. The stock at Havana and Ma
t,rzas was $4,000 boxes, against 100000 in CORES
pondpg period last year.
Adyices from Panama to the Sd ins report thai Les
rpra designed Selling the depot on the Isthmus but
tho arms could had been removed before he could put his
nnrpose in execution. War between Salvador and Mic
arooua is considered imminent.
II is reported the U. S. sloOp of Portsmouth cap
,nred on the coast of Africa the brig Falmouth, of New
York. as a supposed SLAYER.
Advces have been received at New Orleans from Vera
cruz to the 9th inst Senior Tegada the Mexican Secre-
arv Of the Treasury, has resigned his post and this
voDd most probably be the means of breaking up entire
tbe Cabinet His reasons for this step were the ex-
bausted condition of the Treasury.
rumour was current at Vera Cruz that the Liberal
,rmv after attacking Guadaajara had met and defeated
Niramon ; but this was considered rather doubtful.
Judge Sprague of the U. S. District Court Boston,
has condemned the Schooner Wanderer as forfeited for
being engaged in the slave trade
A reliable authority in New York, says that the
Great Eastern was not to leave England until the 2lst
inst
Hon. John Galbraith, an ex-member of Congress- and
presiding Judge of the sixth judicial district of Pennsy
yana died suddenly at his residence in the city of Erie
on the 18th inst.
The steamer that passed off Cape Race, on Saturday
last was the Planagent from Liverpool, bound to New
York She was intercepted but had no fresh dispatches
aboard.
esg- The Tarboro' Branch Rail Road is progressing
as fast as practicable 1t will not, however learn
be finished at as carly day at first contemplated
the 4th of July. Six miles of the track yet remains
to be laid the iron for which has already arrived here
and is being sent forward October is the time now
mentioned for the completion of the road. This will be
in time to secure the fall business.
Rag~ The owner of the horse Pachen only asks the
small sum of 900 for him.
B2F Three men have started for Pixies Peak, with
party of fifteen girls to supply in part the destitution
wives existing in that quarter.
J.P. Speight, Esq, of Green County has been nomi
mated as the democratic candidate for the State Senat
from Green aud LenOr.
The citizens of Waynesboro', Georgia, have hung il
eigy the ten Georgia delegates who would not with
draw from the Charleston convention.
The Illinois Democratic State convention has nom
mated James c. Allen for Governor, Lewis Z. Ross, 70
Lieutenant Governor, Fl. G. Campbell for Secretary
State, Bernard Artenzen, for Auditor, and Hug
Maber for Treasurer. The electors at large are j.
4 D. Morrison and w. II. Cushman.
is estimated that the expenses of the Covode CON
mttee printing included, will exceed fifty thousand do
lars
Ion says the adjustment of claims under GU
treaty with Paraguay is delayed by the difficulty i
finding any one who will accept the office of commits
soner the part of this Government at salary of So
500 year"
Since January l. forty-one thousand one hundred an
thirty-One emigrants have arrived at New York.
The complement of men requisite to man the steam
vessels in the British Navy is estimated officially to
Il2,742, or 958l3 officers and seamen, and 16 ,92
marines
The New FORK Tribune says that real improvement
to the value of 100000, will be made in that cit
within the next six months.
The Bankers Magazine for the present month CO.
ains article entitled "A Decade of the Gold Peth
ra," from which it appears that the annual product
the precious metals has increased from $95,OOO,OOO
lS49 to 1894 100000 in 1859.
A Richmond correspondent of the Baltimore 81
says, the proprietor of the Exchange hotel in Rchmor
has informed him that he has received dispatches fro
several of the Richmond delegates, now in Baltimo
saying they certainly expect to be required to conve
again in Richmond about the 21st inst, as the indie
lions in Baltimore strongly favor Senator Dougl'
nomination, or such proceedings would preclude
possibility OF uniting with the Baltimore convention.
The receipts into the Treasury last week were neal
100000. The amount subject to draft is $6,766,44
cotton press containing 1000 bales was destroy
oy ire at New Orleans, on the 18th inst. The Il
amounted to 100000, which is fully insured.
HAsborough Academy-COI C. C. Tepc.-The Hill
borough (N CO. Recorder says:
H,HsborOugh Military Academy-On Monday eve
ing the cadets of this institution paraded at their usl
rendezvous for the last time, and in body marched
to the new handsome and commodious barracks erect
by COL Tew for their accommodation just outside c
town limits
, We must be permitted to congratulate Col. Tew
The realization ofhs expectations, and we cannot adm
loo much the energy displayed by him in every und