Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-11-17

George Cateret, and it received it's nam. ..
sne at'a who had been Governor Of the Island ~ I
Delaware called in l7o2 after Lord n, IA w..
Maryland was named In honor OF HsnTts.. 49,;
OF Charles in his patent Lord Bal.imor pTs
SssiA was called after tbs Virgin Queen Of H,saud
x p ~ were named by the French ID honor Of Char
Iooieisn as ss s' nsS. i after
Wne on n voyage IN search Of the fountain of vontb ~
dscovered on Easter Sunday-u Spanish Pasgos Floi
The States of Alabama, Mississippi reor..,oo v.-
Illinois Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas MissoaA srS ~
named from their ncipal rivers and the names arc az Ia
dian origin, excepting, perhaps their mean
Tennessee is said signify curved spoon; Illinois, the
Rivers of Men; Mississippi the Whole River or a rive
formed by the union of many Michigan named from
The lake on its borders Iowa is Indian name; also Tex
as signityug Beautiful" California was thus named By
the spAnisrds at very early day.
FoRTITUDE AND PATRIOTISM. States of Vir-
gina, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri
ave been the theatres of and all it's Investment OF
property, desolaton and untold suffering And TO-DAY
these States are more devoted to independence and
more exalted 10 their patriotism than they were before
the invader set foot upon the SOIL thor people were
involved In those dire caamites brought upon them by
Z ankee ambition and fanaticsm. The money
standard does not measure their estimate of
the unbought blessings of constitutional lib
erty and of freedom from the ferca in
termedding of vulgar tyranny, souess treacherous,
merclless Having felt the iron heel Of the oppressor
they can conjecture the unfahomed depth of ruia and
degradation which awaits US the sole alternative to
conGuering independence of our foes The examples
Of these States should put the timd aud despondent
everywhere to shame. Conduct under disaster is cri-
terion of character. country like ours, while the
conquerabe will exists, may be overrun, it cannot be
cocquered. Most to be apprshended those who
pirate of peace when there peace but through the
sword, except the peace of scars.
Charleston Mercury.
ONE OF LAMBS BEsT.-Lamb once convulsed
company with anecdote of Coleridge which, with
out doubt, he Matched in his hoax vipg brain. al
was" said be, going from my house at Eufeld to the
East India House one morning, when met Coleridge
on his Way to pay me visit He was brmful OF some
new idea and 10 spite of my assuring him that time
was precious, he drew within the gate of unoccu
pied garden by the roadside, ard there sheltered from
observation by hedge OF evergreens, he took me by
the button of my coat and closing his eyes, commenced
eloquent discourse, waving his right hand gently
the musical words flowed in an unbrOken stream from
his lips.
listened entranced but the striking clock recalled
me to sense of duty l saw it was of no use TO at
tempt to break away So taking advantage OF his abb
sorpon in bis subject and, with nay pen knife quietly
severng my button from my coat, decamped. Five
hours after in passing the same garden, on my way
home, heard Coeridge's voice and, on looking in
there he with CLOSED eyes, the button n his foges
and the right hand gracefully waving just as when
lett him. He had never missed me"
| UNWILLING PASSENGERS "A female camel, with
her young one, arrived in Sou hampton on Wednesday
to be sent out in the Bremen mail steamer New York
to the United States. They were accompanied by an
Arab keeper By no contrivauce could the elder cam
ell be induced to the gang way from the dock to
the ship, although the Arab tried by blows and by
coaxing with bag of oats to get her on board The
young camel, about the size of poney, and cover
ed with soft silky hair, stuck to his dam
As the tide was about to ebb, the pilot
on board the ship became impatient, and called out
Have the animals shipped" A numbr of the Ger
man passengers on board the New York rushed on
Shore and amid the shouts of laughter took the young
camel up in their arms and carried him bodily on he
steamer. and the ship was obliged 10 leave tue side OF
the dock Immediately, leaving the camel b bind The
young camel began to cry in the most piitui manner
on being separated from his dam and the latter hear
ing the cries moared dstressngy looking for her young
one At length she was put into horse box AID
sung on board steam ting and taken out to the New
York, which waited in the stream icr her.-LondOn
Times, Oct. IA.