Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-06-13
-, From, the Miners Journal.
Anthracite Coal Trade.

Anthracite Coal Trade.
The quantity sent by railroad this week is 2s,-
994l1 /; by canal, 18,052 18-for the week, At
o47.o Increase by railroad 1918; by canal 365
tons. If boats had been plenty, the canal would
have shipped upwards of $4,000 tons
We learn that there upwards of 1900 cars
at Richmond on Thursday waiting to be discharged,
with only about thirty vessels in port From some
cause other vessels have been very scarce at Rich
mond this season.
Boats were detained on the canal this week about
day and half, owing to the jambing of a lock-
gate by one of the boats passing through. There
ought to be an extra gate always ready at each tier
OF locks to prevent unnecessary delay from such
efdents. There has been great scarcity of boats
during the week and particularly of small boats and
seows to carry coal to Philadelphia by canal A
shipper Informed us that lie had order from Phil
adepha for three eargoes but. after waiting several
days without being able to procure boats he was
compelled to send by railroad. A number of scows
ought to be built at once for said purpose. The lar
ger boats refuse to take coal to Philadelphia so long
as they obtain loading for New York, Whining
ton. and other distant places.
/ The canal company, we are authorized to state,
will increase their dock early possible at
Schuylkll Haven.
gentleman, whose sources of information are
such that they be relied on, assures US that no
arrangement will take place between the canal and
railroad companies with regard to rates. The former
company has taken an independent stand, and are
determined to maintain it at all hazards They are
right, and every operator in this region is bound to
sustain their present course at little sacrifice
for fearlessly assert and will be sustained by
the whole community in so doing, that no instance
can be found where those who furnish the trade to
transporting company have been treated so shame
fully as the people of this county have been by those
who control the Reading Railroad affairs. With the
exception of those in her employ and the immediate
recipients of her private favors she has scarcely
| friend in the county to advocate her cause
It stated in the Daily News that the rates Of toll
by railroad &c, had been reduced Is cents to Broad
street, making it ST As. To Richmond the rate re-
mains nominaly at 81 60.
| The Delaware and Hudson Company have redu-
ced their prices of coal in New York to s. 65-beng
red lction of only Is cents instead of Is cents as
we stated last week.
We are informed that meeting of the shippers at
Richmond was held early in the week at the instance
of the president of the railroad company, but they
| could not agree upon any recommendation to the
company the present state of the coal trade JUS
tice to Sohuylkill county is what the people here
want and what they will have, sooner or later On
this point they ought all to agree.
| Freights from Richmond quoted at 81 62k to
Boston, 81 IS to Rhode Island, and 80 IS cents to
| New York.
We cannot give any correct quotations of the pri-
ces of coal on board at Richmond in the present I'M
settled state of the trade.
French TARTfF-A decree has been issued that there
shall be export duty horses and prepared plaster
of be exported with only cenme duty 100
kilogrammes. The natonl assembly rejected M de st.
Beuye proposition to substitute free trade for protection
The government beaten in the assembly refusing
duee the duty on the sugar question: 3l2 to 29O
New HAnPsHIRE.-Gov Dnsmore Democrat, in his mes
the State debt at the Of the fiscal
year $50 997 At the close of the year will be far
from $4,000 He says that every consideration of good
faith requires that the compromise should be
tanned
HIGHWAY RoBBERY-A gentleman passing up Walnut
Hills road the other night with empty assail
and who politely made the following enquiry -
Have you got any money, sir 2
Not much was the reply.
Not q great deal, Ell
But here he interrupted for the diver not wishing
hear the remainder of the speech took the Pitch Fork which
lay convenient by bis side and hapooned the robber the
region of the diaphragm which suddenly changed the afore
kept continually sayng forth into the darkness of the hill
side, until he could neither be heard.
Moral Served him right. If two of such fell
lows hapooned honest people might travel with more
safety-Cinc1nmati NonpareH.
STREET F1enT-A street fight occurred at Iynchburg,
Va on Thursday, between Mr. Saunders and Mr.. Terry.
the latter editor of the Virgnan Five discharges of
voers took place. and both wounded in the abdomen
fatally it is feared Saunders attacked Terry consequence
of his speech made by Dr. Saunders
his father, in the Virginia Observation-Disclosures Clipper
The expense of the last session of the California Legsla
said the Asia brought back New York from Eng
land $4,000 in protested bills.
The hemp crop Missouri damaged that many per-
sons are ploughing it up.
York city.
N. Y. CANALS Notwithstanding the 25 per cent reduc
ton of tolls -four and wheat the New York canals the
of tolls up to May p 1896 II the
time last year.
A SUGGESTIVE QUERY-When ladies assume the double
bareed garment will they ride astride The side saddle
makers wish for categorical to this question:
may affect leather.
New HAMpsH1RE.-S. Dinsmore, a Union Democrat has
been elected Governor of New Hampshire by twenty-five
majority in the Legislature Sawyer, Wing The va
cancies the Senate have been filled with Democrats
Union have the Governor Senate except two
the council and the speaker of the House
The crystal palace been swept clean by the dresses
ladies that Mr. Paxton finds for machines
for the new style,-Boston Post.
The steamer Grand thirty passengers last week
from cholera, her trip from New Orleans to ST. Louis
The Yankee Volunteers Notions of Mexico.
] RUSSELL
Afore volunteered thought this country sort O.
Canaan. reg lar Promised Land that flowed with
water;
Ware propaty growed up like time, without cultivation
gold dug be among Yankee nation;
Ware material advantages pufdctly amazin',
Ware every rock that about with precious stuns
blazin',
mil-sites filed country thick you cout
cram 'em,
AM dessut about beggn' folks to dam em
het there too hock full gold sill
Thet you could take couldn't hand We bill
for.
Thets wu thought wen hets wut the feers tolc
Thet stayed hum specialized an to the buzzards sole