Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-01-31

Dr' SHERWOOD, Strckiand's Depot, Duplir county.
s5B. s. kooNcE, Richlaud, Onslow coanty 5.f
j. BARNES, Black Creek Wayne county.
LEWIS JoAEs, Pink Tlill p o. Lenoir county -
Z. L. WooDRLL., Whitcvie, Columbus county
FoINEH B. PALMER is authorzedto receive advertisements
AVID subscriptions Journal in New York Philadelphia
aud Boston, and receipt for payment for the
East India Cotton.
We understand that accounts have reached the
East India authorities at home, of the most cncoura
glng character as to the increasing spirit which is
now being manifested in India. with regard to the
cultivation of Cotton We had recently to notice a
continued and urgent demand made upon the East
India Company by the authorities on the SPOT for
large supplies of saws to fit up new saw gins the
demand for which had become very extensive: where
as some little time ago. it was with the greatest diff
hculty that the natives could be induced use them
Two separate supplies have been already forwarded
overland, and another round the Cape. Now it ap-
pears that the disposition to cultivate the best kinds
OF American Cotton has manifested itself in so strong
a way, that the seed has become extremely scarce
and application has been made to the Government to
furnish more, whereas till lately, it was with the
greatest difficulty that the native was induced to ac
ecptit on the condition of planting it. 1t appears
from the most recent accounts that the cultivators
have at length discovered that the growth of Amer
Jean Cotton is even profitable and prolific than
had been represented The calculation of Mr. Pc
trie that the produce of acre was 20 lbs of In
dian, and 90 lbs of American clean Cotton, proves
to be considerably under the mark. The truth
In favorable districts, is to Mr. Shaws calcu-
IatOn which was 60 lbs of clean native Cotton and
lis lbs. of clean American Cotton to the acre But
of the chief causes apart from the higher price
(the best stimulant of producton.) which have in
duced to the vigorous efforts to increase the
growth OF American Cotton in India is the facilities
afforded by the agents of European houses in Bonn
Day, who are ready to make advances to the ryots.
hitherto the only means which they had of obtain
ing such advances, through the native bankers.
h0U nIXzyaTy tod
lean Cotton, and have always refused to make ad-
yances on the crop on the ground that it was more
precarous than the native Cotton. In several dis
trlcts this impeachment is quite removed by the
Interference of British capital and European energy
so far as encouragement to the ryot co. in indu
elng an improved and an extended culture. We are
assured that we may look for very large increase
in the quantity of good useful Cotton shipped from
India during the coming year of185l. And we trust
this extention is now based upon ground that will
secure its continuance -Mancbester Guardian
PRINTERS AND PR1Nr1NG-J T. Buckingham. in
MS serles OF "reminiscences, in of publication
IN the Boston Courier speaks of the Importance of
the printer to authors, as follows:
IS Many who condescend to illuminate the dark
world with the fire of their genius, through the col
umns OF newspaper, little think of the lot of the
printer, who, almost sufocated by the smoke of a
lamp, sits up till midnight to correct his false gram
mar, bad photography, and worse punctuation.
have seen the arguments of lawyers in high repute
writing many words-and especially technical and
foreign terms abbreviated. words mis-spelled, and
few or no points, and those few, if there were any,
entirely out OF place. have the sermons of di
i1nes sent to the press without points capitals to
designate the division of sentences sermons which,
f published with the imperfections of manuscript
would disgrace the printers devil if he were the au
hor Suppose they had been printed. The printer
would have been treated with scorn and contempt.
Is an llliterate blockhead-as fellow better fitted
% be a wood sawyer than a printer. Nobody would
laVe believed that such gross and pal pable faults
we're owing to the Ignorance and careessness of the
Iuthor And no one but the practical printer knows
low many hours the compostors, and after him the |
is compelled to spend in reducing to
eadable condition manuscripts that the writer him
elf would be puzzled to readn
HE CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA is to be Vallego
'ity laid out on the bay of San Francisco about Is
niles from the city of San Francisco 1t is the pro-
position OF Spanish speculator who consents to give
the commonwealth 156 acreas of land divided into
me necessary lots, and ground for the government
buildings, university charitable institutions, &c,
and to expend in the erection of some IS public
buildings, including S125 900 for State House an
aggregate of $4,000, to be paid over within two
years His associates in this country are said to be
den Thomas }. Greene and Hon. Robert J. Walker |
BRITISH Posi- OFFIcE.-The gross revenue of the
Blush Post othce for the year ending JAM 5, 1850,
was I49, the cost of management 81 ,3O7, 248
the net revenue, 9s4O 1877. The number of money
OANNAS AooSAOU
transmitted between and 400, 100000. The cheap
postage system in England has worked admirably.
The Roseomon Journal says that 4 Scotchman in
a nelghborlng town put a placard in his shop VIM
dow stating that he wanted boy" and the next
morning, opening his door was surprised to find
a basket lying outside, which opening, he found
contained male child, with label attached having
on it Here he isl
BRETITY IN WoMAN-We find in a California dia-
~ the following glorifcation of quality should
woman of few words is matter open to argument
encountered, to-day, in ravine, some three
miles distant, among the gold washers woman
from San Jose. She was at work with large wood
en- bowl by the side of the stream. asked her how
long she had been there and how much gold she av-
eraged day. She replied, {" Three weeks and an
ounce" Her reply reminded mo of an anecdote of
the late Judge B, who met girl returning from
market, and asked her: " how deep did you find the
stream what did you get for your butter % ssUpI
to the knee and ninepence" was the reply "Ah!:
said the judge to himself she is the girl for me
no words lost there" turned back proposed was ac
cepted, and married next week; and more happy
couple the conjugal bonds never united: the |
nuptial lamp never waned its ray was steady
and clear to the last. Ye who paddle off and on !
Tor seven years, and are at last perhaps capszed
take lesson of the Judge That up to the knee
and nnepence' is worth all the rose letters and mel
ancholy rhymes ever penned.
The Genuine Mrs. Par tin:.tou.
Many journals in the country have perpetrated
and the Boston Post has said some admirable things
in her name, which have been copied far and wide
Many persons esteem her as a sort of Mrs Harris
whose name Is merely n STALKING horse for the con-