Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-05-03

AN ODD CATAsTRoPHE.-An East India paper re-
ports that the other day a sad accident happened
near Shoolay As elephant was rubbing itself
against wall, it fairly pushed it down, causing the
death of two out of three men who we're sleeping
on the other side of it.
No CHOLERA IN New YoRK.-There is no Asiatic
cholera in our city. It has come near us by means
of emigrant ships from Europe, and is very likely
to visit in the course of the ensuing summer,
though we have Health Commission that is doing
distant readers shall be promptly advised of the
fact through these columns. World.
VICTIM TO CHoLERA.-Dr. Slater, the Health
Officer of Halifax, who in the faithful discharge
of his duties proceeded on board of the cholera ship
England, to alleviate the distress of the afflicted,
was stricken down with the disease and died on
the 9th inst.
TRIAL OF GEN. LEE GEN WISE AND OTHERS.
The Attorney General has been in consultation
with Judge Underwood with reference to the trials
of WISE Lee and some sixty others who were in
dcted for treason in the United States District
Court at Norfolk last summer. It is not likely
that the Indictment against General Lee will be
shall take place. It is proposed to try first,
of the persons indicted at Norfolk, Henry A. Wise,
and in all probability that will be the only case
disposed of this in Virginia, unless it be
determined to try Davis, and in that event no ef-
fort will be made to try Wise during the May
term.
The President to-day completed the appoint
ments of Collectors and Assessors for the districts
of Virginia All the appointees take the test-oath
without notification Wash. Cor Ne,o York
Times, April %.
On Thursday last a torpedo, which had been
sunk for three years and one month, in Charles
ton harbor, exploded off the beach of Sullivan 8
Island, near battery B, % in about eight fathoms
of water. It is supposed to have been exploded
by the dragging of vessels cable It lifted an
immense volume of water and presented quite a
grand appearance.
The TEXAS ELECTION. election for State
officers III IeXas under the new Constitution
adopted by the State Reconstruction Convention,
will take place the first Monday in June. The
candidate for Governor of the Conservative party
is J. w. Throckmorton, and the Republican can
ddate is E. M. Pease. No Congressman are to be
chosen at this election.
The Fredericksburg Herald learns that the con.
tractors for the Alexandria and Fredericksburg
railroad, Northern men, refuse to employ negroes.
The SOUTHERN STATEs.-It is believed that the
President will soon issue another proclamation in
in regard to the status of the Southern States, in
Guiding Texas and stating explicitly that marital
law is at an end and the writ of hdbens corpus re-
stored.
Judge Aldrich of South Carolina having had
one of his judgments revoked by the arbitrary
power of General Sickels, has declined TO sit or
any luruer ctseS uhtH tue JutCid.y VI Iue OtssC'
is protected from ofhcious interference that il
as embarrassing as degrading.
| POVERTY IN MA1NE.-The Bangor (Maine) VIII.
says
| Not less than four hundred widows in that cit,
are applicants for aid from the Bangor Fuel So
cety. Bangor has population of about sixteel
| thousand.
| The ladies i'll nearly every city and town in TIN
South are moving to celebrate the coming May b.
substantial testimonials in commemoration o
their dead heroes. This patriotic work is beini
done through the medium of fairs.
! The Norfolk Day Book alleges that the Unite'
States soldiers in that city stop and disarm whit
men in the street, while negroes are allowed t
carry weapons without molestation.
young American lady, brought mp in tn
Christian faith, joined the Jewish church at Chi
cago few days ago. r@-:a-z-os -.7z r.: .-.,E