Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1850-01-18
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
WILM1NGToN, n. G.. MONDAY, JAN. IA. 1850.

APPOINTMENTS by THE CoMMIssIoNERs-The fol-
lowing appointments of Town Officers were made by
the Commissioners of this place, at a meeting held
on the evening of the 9th instant 3
Magistrate Of Police.-JAs. T MILLER
ToWn Clerk and Treasurer. -RIcHARD NORRIS
Police O6icer.-JoHN GAFFoRD.
Wood Inspectoy.-DANIE1 FERGus. @-ssssr
Captainlof Guard.-JoHN STEWART.
Torn Gudrd.-JoHN SNEEDEN, ENocH FARRow,
W.WIGGs, JAMES GARRISON, HIRAM BUrToN, THOMAS
WEEKS, JAS. H. SMITH JOSEPH B. CANADY, LEWIS
COLLINS, PATRICK O'FALLAN.
Chief Engineer.-STEPHEN P. Polly.
Captains Of Engines--JoHN c. WooD, HIRAM POL
LEY, VIM RADCLIFFE. -
Fire Wardens-A ]. DERossET, Jr., o. G. PARs-
LEY, H. R. SAVAGE, EDWIN A. ANDERSON, c. D. ELLIS
THE WILMINGTON AND MANCHESTER RAILROAD
We are pleased to learn that the proposed hundred
thousand dollars necessary to the South Caro-
lima State subscription of 100000, has been made
up, and think the success of the work may now be
considered secured beyond the possibility of failure
Too much credit cannot be given to the Committee
subscription for the determined energy with which
they pushed this matter through, By an advertise
ment in another column it will be that the re-
gular stockholders meeting will be held at Sumter
the North Carolina Stock to be represented either
personally or by proxy as under the circumstances,
the meeting will be of unusual Importance.
HOMICIDE IN RALEIGH.-We learn from the Rail
eigh Standard of the 9th inst, that named
GEORGE FOWLER, came to his death on the Thursday
night preceding, by wounds inflicted on him by
CHRISTOPHER C. ScoTT, at house in the eastern
part of that city. FOWLER, it appears stabbed
A.
and in the right side. Mr.. ScoTT was arrested the
same night, and jury of inquest held next day,
found verdict in accordance with the above facts
The prisoner has been fully committed to await his
trial at the next Superior Court the Court of Magis
trates having refused to admit him to bail
A YoKE-A PERFECT BULL TEAM.-So absorbed is
President TAYLOR in his patriotic zeal for agricul
ture that he has introduced ttro splendid bulls into
his message. A contemporary has driven the two
critters together and made yoke of them in this
wise
Bull No l. We are at peace with all the ecorld
and seek to maintain cherished relations of ami
ty with the rest Of mankind.
Bull No 2. While enjoying the benefits of ami
cable intercourse with foreign nations have not
been inscnsible to the distractions and which
have prevailed in other quarters Of the globe.
Bill for the Recovery OF Fugitive Slaves.
bill has been introduced into the Senate of the
United States, by Mr. Mason of Virginia, to provide
for the eectual execution of the third clause of
the second section of the fourth article of the Const
tuition of the United States The clause in question
is as follows
person held service labor in State under the
laws thereof escaping into another SHALL in consequence of
regulation therein be discharged from such service
labor but shall be delivered up claim of the party
whom such service or labor may be due.'
Mr. MAsoN's bill provides that when any slave
shall escape into another State Territory, the
er of such slave his agent attorney may seize
or arrest him and take him before any judge, COM
missioner clerk marshal of any district circuit
of the United States any collector ofcustoms
or post master, or may have him arrested upon a
warrant issued by any of the aforesaid officers, upon
affidavit made and it shall be the duty of the officers
before whom the slave is brought upon proof of the
fact Of ownership issue his certificate to that effect
to said claimant which certificate shall be warrant
for taking and removing said slave to the State OF
Territory, from which he or she may have escaped.
penalty of one thousand dollars is imposed upon
all persons resisting OF hinderng the arrest of fug
tive slaves in other States, concealing harbor
ing them.
1t is probable that this bill may pass the Senate
but we have doubts of its success in the House. Al
matters stand, the provision OF the CONSTITUTION
which the bill is intended to enforce is virtual
ly dead letter.
THE CITY OF BosToN.-The annual report of tn
Mayor of Boston, states the population of that Cit
at 10000 its assessed property valuation at STA
100000. The number of public schools is 49, will
10000 pupils, at an expense for tuition and othe
necessary charges of 1884, IA per annum.
NEW YoRK-The N. York city debt now amount
to 1882 1853, all of which has been contracted i
the construction of the Croton Water Works. Th
stock originally issued account of that work wa
$13,837,000 Of this portion has been redeemed
The Wonders of Protection.
What visions of wealth and plenty must hav
dawned upon every reader of Mr. MERED1THs wor
derfuI treasury report! There is certainly no inar
cier like him
By his proposed system of protection and manufa(
turing the treasures of the whole world would b
poured into the United States! Only consider wha
thousands and thousands of millions of manufacture
goods we should be able to export, if Cotton goot
alone could be annually exported to the amount Of tn
hundred and forty.fUe millions, (S245, 100000
And" says the same profound thinker, 81 our imPor
qcould be thereby an like increased
The only puzzle is to know what goods are to
imported. Any thing that be manufacture
here? Of course not. For the first year we migt
perhaps get paid for tremendous exports, b
sweeping the world of all its bullion and precior
stones But what shall take next Perhar
tea at twenty dollars pound, coffee SIS per poun'
cocoa nuts and pine apples at 800 piece, &c
These prices would, however. give incidental pr
tection enough to build lighthouses for the growth
such articles Therefore, we had better have
once Chinese wall, with spring doors opening on
;ne;do ont and tn make unthe q home cOnsumntion