Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-04-26

The Polar EXPEDITION One of the briggs to search
for Sir JOHN FRANKLIN is In the Sectional Dock be-
ing overlaid with planking and otherwise fitted for
the Arctic Seas Both vessels to be fitted ont not
unlike those in the whaling service at the extreme
North Timbers are placed across their holds from
one side to the other 20 guard them against lateral
pressure from the ice; their bulk-heads made
almost solid with tibers and braces and strong fs
Jennings introduced at all the exposed parts Two
thicknesses of planking and of felt are placed
over the original planking inside, and layer OF
panking with felt intervening, their decks.
Over this there will be placed coating of saw-dust
and tqrpentine the more efectually to guard them
from the cold after the manner of treating pilot boats
These vessels viii be furnished with materials to
construct building enclosure deck in case
they become fixed in the ice for any time. number
OF men are employed in these preparations.
SUSPICIOUS CIRcUMsTANcE-We are indebted to
Capt MTcAT, of the smack Majestic for the follow
ing:
Capt. MYGAr sailed from Tybee on Saturday NOR
ming about IL o'clock A. NJ. made schooner of
st. Helena Light Boat with British flag at half
mast run down for her. and found her to be deep,
painted black with painted ports, black mastheads
and topmasts very long; had on her stern ADELAIDE:
of Baltimore Her officers and crew, as far as could
be seen consisted of one white man and six negroes,
the latter all the quarter deck The former hail
ed in bad English, and wished to know if they were
near Cape Hatteras. On being informed of their po-
siton, they stood in for the land short time and
then put about and followed the smack nearly to
Stono, when they hauled off Southeast They work
ed the vessel badly and did not appear to know the
coast or understand navigation. Char. Courier.
| THE SUGAR TRADE OF LoU1sIANA.-The sugar Gull
ture has increased very rapidly in Louisiana. The
quantity raised in lS48 was 100000 hhds., and 4.
100000 gallons of molasses, The growth in this
branch of business within the last twenty years may
be in the fact that in 1923 there but 49,,
600 hhds. made, andin 1926 only $4,000 hhds. They
begin to plant the cane by the middle Of February,
and to manufacture the sugar in October, although
in average situations the does not ripen until
| November.
Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER AND HIS CouRsE.-The
Boston papers contain :. letter from Hon. Daniel
Webster, in reply to the testimonials of his friends
in that city MIR. Webster also enclosed letter,
sent him by Mr.. Smith, the delegate from New Mex
co who asserts the mpossibilty of slavery ever OBJ
tanning foothold in that country.
GREAT NEWSPAPER PREss.-In the press lately In
vented by Messrs. Hoe & Co, on two of which the
Philadelphia Ledger is printed, the types adus-
ted around large cylinder, at every revolution Of
off four impressions of the paper They are now
building for the New York Sum- press with eight
of the small cylinders, which will give off eight i'm
pressions at revolution, and at a slow speed will
ehinery delivers the sheets, but it requires person
at each cylinder, to put them in.
DEATH OF THoM THE SCULpToR-JAMEs THoM the
we'll known Scotch sculptor and architect, died at
his lodgings in New York on Wednesday, the 18th
inst THoM is best known to Philadelphians by his
admirable group of Sir WALTER ScoTT, Old Mortal
ity and his pony, at the entrance of Laurel Hill Ce-
metry. His Tam OShanter group is another of his
great works. in the possession of Roswell C. Colt
Esq, of Paterson, N J. He first introduced the REQ
free stone of which Trinity Church, New York, il
built, and which is coming into such general favor
that city. He executed much of the fine carving
of Trinity Church, but gave up the work before i
was finished, and has since resided farm in Rock
land county, N Y, where in addition to his agricul
tural abors he has spent much time in gratifying
his peculiar tastes in architecture and sculpture
He began life obscure stone cutter, and by TIT
Irresistible force of his native genius to EN-
J inence-Pha. Bulletin .
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES FOR THE MlLL1oN-On,
pound of chalk makes two gallons of milk
Two twigs of birch broom-one ounce of tea
Three ounces of sand-half pound of sugar
One stick Of Spanish nquorice-two pots of por
ter.
, Twenty noisy boys-one Infatuated beadle.
3 Six friends in the pit--one blaze of triumph.
Eight protectionist facts-one falsehood.
e MINERAL CAVE IN WIsCoNsIN-The Madison
(Wis.) Argus publishes statement showing tina
there is in that vicinity, huge containing i'm
mense deposites of lead and copper.
The quantity of mineral lead seen in distance 0
three miles only, (cave distance-perhaps three hun
dred yards,) was computed at about 100000 tons
The discovery created great excitement at Foxtown
near the cave and preparations for the erection
smelling furnaces were Immediately made.
CoTroN STArEMENr-The New Orleans CONNER
s cial Bulletin says:
The total receipts of cotton up to the latest date
at all the ports amounted to 724 100 bales bein
decrease from last years receipts to the dat
of 464 1862 bales The decrease in foreign exports
compared with last year is 4s4.52O bales.
that he who is not fool half of t5e time !. a9