Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18
ITEMS OF ALL SORTS.

Ou-The Supreme Court of North Carolina
commenced its summer eession in Raleigh on
Monday last.
The Crops.-The papers from every part of
Louisiana are rejoicing at the timely falls of
rain which for the present dissipate the APP
prehension of injury to the crops from the
long drought.
The Cambridge, ID, Democrat states, that
it has been quite seasonable' in that neighbour
hood for the last week past, the crops OF wheat
and corn have revived very much the far
mers say the wheat in stiff land stands and
looks much better than that in high light land
The Democrat says:
The way they account for this, is, that the
long and continued drought the first of the
spring, prevented the wheat that was thrown
nearly out of the ground by the last winters
frost, from taking sufficient root to support
the stalk when the head formed, and in con-
sequence of this, a great portion of the wheat
grown on high land, will not stand long
enough when it natures to be saved. The
corn crop bids lair at present for good yield,
provided the season continues favorable, as at
present.
Bread and butter for the M1lion-A cor
respondent of the New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser, thus speaks of care and comforts.
have just returned from visit West, and
havin travelled over the state of Ohio in ev-
cry direction, desire to present some things
which | saw and which are worthy of atten-
ton. | had supposed that at this time
Ohio would be drained of its provisions,
and that the farmers would have already
taken every thing in the shape of bread
stufs to market. Judge of my surprise when
discovered, every where, vast stacks of wheat
unthreshed, and corn unshelled in the cribs,
by the way side The produce OF former crops
insOhio, is far from being marketed as yet, and
if other states West are in the position OF Ohio,
then must our country become indeed thu
granary of the world.
Favorable Heather an New England-A
letter from New Hampshire, dated June 18th
says: ''There has been an abundance of RAIN
here, and all nature is clothed in beauty and
fragrance. Although the Spring was back.
ward, vegetation has come forward so rapidly
| that there seems very little difference between
| disappearance of things now & other seasons
The prospect for hay, grain, and fruit, is very
| promlslrgs
Cocl-Last year, before the 1st of June
IL, $50 tons of coal passed through the Della
ware and Raritan Canal In the same time
this year, IL, 304 tons have passed.
Diseased emigrdnts-A Boston paper say:
that the number of sick emigrants is so great a:
to completely fill all the buildings which hav.
as yet been erected for them at Deer Island.
The French Mail SteGmers.-The following
relative to the French steamships, is from :
letter dated Paris, May Is.
The French steamers omnence running or
the 31st instant. The 'sMissouri'' is tn,
first boat. They have changed their French
for American names, and are called the &c Mis-
souri,, New York, Philadelphia, and the Union.
They are to run every fortnight. The gov
eminent lends the company the boats for tel
years; the company are to keep them insured
and are to pay for repairs.
Gen Ton, Thumb to be Married-If repor
speakes true. Gen. Tom Thumb has meditate
much upon the common lot of humanity, an
/ following other illustrious examples, ha
"vooed a little maid who has agreed to ''wed
wed, wed,'' and in short time they are to b
married; She is in her 18th year, weighs 10
pound. and is thirty inches high. The unite
weight of the couple is fifty pounds
Lord Morpcth and Ansrica:-At an anna
teur theatrical performance at St. James The
atre, London, for the benefit Of the Irish,
prologue, written by Lord Morbeth, was spo
ken. It contained the following allusion t
the American contributions for the relief c
the Irish:
"From every rank the generous aid has flown,
nd caught its earliest Impulse from the throne,
Nor pauses here but lands and oceans DER,
Watts the best freight frcm far Columba's shore
Dogs are said TO be most polite animals, b
cause they bow-veTt A..