Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-06-07
From the North Carolinian
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At meeting of the citizens of the Town of Fay t
etteville called at short notice. on motion, Charles
Benbow was called to the chair, and }. M Rose APP
pointed Secretary. {
The object of the meeting having been explained {
to be the consideration of the proprey of construc
ting a Plank Road from Fayetteville to Centre, in
the county of Stany. by near Steels or Littles
Mills, in the county of Richmond.
Samuel H. Christian Esq, of the county of Mont
gomery, being called upon, made some remarks in
relation the productveness of the section of coun
try through which this road is destined to pass
On motion the following committee was appointed
to take up Subscription in the town of Fayetteville
for the Stock of this company viz J. e. Cook Col
Thos Waddill, Henry Lilly E. ]. Hale and A. W
Steel And they dirested to take general control
of the Books of Subscription and such other matters as
may be deemed advisable to get up this company.
On motion, the neighborhood interested in this
Road be requested to hold meetings and appoint COM
mttees to procure subscription to the stock OF this
company.
On motion, it was resolved, that it is the opinion
of the meeting that this Road should leave the town
of Fayetteville from Hay Street, either by Robinson
or Winslow streets.
On motion, the proceedings ofths meeting be pub
~ ~ CHARLES BENBoW, Chm
J. M. ROSE, Sec'y.
The route of this road, as at present contemplated
will be nearly as follows:
From Fayetteville out on the old 'Turpentine
road and pass between Rockfsh & Beaver Creek
Factories through the northwestern part of Rich
mond county: to the region of Steels Mills. Cross
ing the Pedee about the mouth of Rocky River where
the counties of Richmond, Arson, Stanly and Mont
gomery corner and thence either to Concord in Ca
barrus county, to other point to be deter
mined by circumstances.
WAsH1NGroN national MONUMENT OFFICE,
Nav %, 1850
At meeting of the Board of Managers, held this
day, the following resolution was unanimously adop
ted:
Resolved, That the people of the United States,
either individually or by associations, be, and they
hereby respectfully requested to take up colec
tions throughout the Union, on the approaching An
| adversary of American Independence in aid of the
great Washington National Monument now being
erected in this city.
Papers throughout the Union will please copy
ANOTHER INVADING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF ONE
OF VEssELs.-We learn that brig supposed to
be attached to expedition fitting out in this port
for the invasion of St Domingo or Hayt. seized
yesterday morning by the government officers
as loading for Port-au- Prince. Suspicious having
been aroused in regard to her cargo and the inten-
tons of those going out in her, she watched and
after the receipt of some powder and other munitions
OF war, was seized. Before, however, this step was
taken, informoton of the suspicion entertained was
teegraphed to Washington, when orders were recei-
we'd to detain her.
1t is said that the authorities have their eye upon
another vessel-N. Y Herald, May 81.
Fearful Steamboat Accident-Thirty Lives Lost
Forty Wounded.
Sr. LOUIS, May 23-1O P M.
Another steamboat accident took place this even
ing. The steamer St. Louis collapsed two fues
three miles below this city, at quarantine and a
trghtful scene ensued The shrieks of the wounded
and dying most heart-rending.
From information gathered in the confusion, it ap-
pears twenty-five lives lost, and forty persons
wounded. About haf the number of persons scald-
ed will die.
, The sufferers were mostly deck passengers We
have not yet been able to ascertain the of the
killed. Nine bodies have been recognized and bu-
ried. number either blown jumped over
board, some of whose bodies will probably be
recovered
Every possible assistance has been rendered to the
sufferers
. The cause of the lamentable catastrophe is not
known. The boat and machinery all new, and
/ the officers experienced men.
Among the killed on board was Mr.. Shannon, of
Red River, who cabin passenger, but deck at
the time Of the accident he also lost negro servant
MIR. Mclaughlin, of New Orleans, lost his wife by
J. drowning. She had $500 about her person. The
i whole number lost will probably reach 80.
The CENSUS LAW FOR 1s5o-This law has been
published and it is very comprehensive The infor-
nation which it proposes to embrace includes popu-
iation, profession, color occupation place of BIRTH
number of marriages, deaths, the persons who can
read and write, deaf, dumb, blind insane slaves fu-
= gtives and manumtted, the acres of land improved
and unimproved, the cash value of each farm the
:, value of farming implements and machinery the
live STOCK the produce during the year ending June
l. 1850 and the quantity of each particular article
the products of industry and the values; names OF
towns, counties and cities the aggregate valuation
OF real and personal estate, the of taxes as
sessed the number character of the public schools
the extent of public libraries the number class and
- circulation of the periodicals and newspapers the
number OF criminals: the cost of labor the average
= price of board to laborng per week. the aver
: age wages of female domestic per week the aver
age payment of carpenter per day, the average wa
l. ges of day laborer, the averages of farm hand
y the number and value of the churches and indeed
every species of social statistics which can make
those kind OF tables valuable as of public in
u formation and reference.
The GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION OF 1851. I,
LoNDoN-The London Times, of the Sd ultmo con
tains an account of public meeting held in Maryle
bone, the 3D. to consider the best means of promo
ting the objects of the forthcoming exhibition of thu
>, industry of all nations:
- "Among the speakers at the meeting was MIR
:. Golden, M P, who stated fact what had ben
j before the subject of rumor. It was that there was
PROJECT on foot in the United States of America fol-
purchasing the whole exhibition soon as it should
be finished and carrying it off bodily to New York
If such project had originated with any other coun
3 try in the world, Mr. Golden said he should hav,
laughed at 1T as chimerical but knowing that thu
who had started this idea persons of high
= responsibility and large capital of them beine
the owner OF the line of packet-ships between Lon
don and New York, he believed that that idea would
1t be carried out ard that it would prove an admirable
to speculation when completed'
y Rock ISLAND FAcToRY-This Factory is now man
= ufacturing beautiful article of cassimeres ora,
and black colors 1t is superior to any we have
seen manufactured in the South and not inferior r.
e the same article of goods manuf, ourod "a ~ Nj