Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-03-14

the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad Company.
Bill granting invalid and half pay pensions in the
cases OF certain Creek Indian volunteers in the mix
itary service of the United States Bill to provide
for the survey of the public lands in California the
granting of donations, privileges therein, and for
other purposes.
LAND WARRANTS Nor AssIGNABLE -Tt would an
pear, after all, that the bill making Military Bounty
Land Warrants assgnable was defeated in the House
after it passed the Senate 1t does not appear in the
list OF acts from the Washington PAPERS, A New
York letter says:
1.-The failure of the bill making land warrants as
signable has induced holders advance prices To-
day the quotations IS 81 as A month ago thew
were offering at $40"
TREATIES BEFORE THE SENATE.-The committee on
foreign affairs reported the following Treaties 10 the
Senate for consideration:
One with Switzerland, negotiated by Mr. Mann,
with unanimous recommendation in its favor, with
the exception of the Jewish Disability clause which
it is proposed TO strike out
One with Portugal, which country offers to paw
certain sum, and to leave the disputed portion to be
settled by arbtrators It's ratification UNANIMOUSLY re-
commended
the Tehuantepec Railroad to be constructed and
approprates leagues of land each side of the
proposed line fer the purpose. 1t also extends 10 A
merican citizens equal privilege with Mexicans The
report OF the committee is unanimous in its favor
COUNTY AFrARs-At the County Court of this
Justices of the Peace of the County being present,
the following business transacted
Rates of Tdres Laid.
For County uses, Is cts on Real Estate, "a cts on
Polls. For Poor uses, cts on Real Estate, Is cts
on Polls. For Jury uses, cts. on Real Estate, Is
cts. Polls For State uses: cts. on Real Estate
20 cts Polls.
Rates of Tolls orcr Bridges and Ferries on the Cane
Fear RiUer.
For all wagons or carriages drawn by four or more
Drawn by three horses. .................40
two '........... 80
Horse and Rider. ...................10
Loose Horses each Observation-Disclosures. s
eioolie VI looV - : '''' '.'. .... ....'....
Cattle, Hogs, and Sheep. ......... l
At all the other Bridges and Ferries, other than
those over the Cape Fear River. as follows
For all Wagons or Carriages drawn by two or three
, HORSES 80. -. :'..'... ...... lO cents
For ditto, drawn by four or more .....15
For horse and rider Observation-Disclosures.
No Tax was laid for Common Schools for the fol-
lowing year
Archd Mclean was appointed County Trustee
Balance in the hands of the County Trustee after
the accounts for the last year has been closed, S4
494 05
Balance in the hands of the Treasurer of the War
dens of the Poor S1,2S7 So.
Fayetteville Observer, It'll INST
TExAs.-It is said that emigrants from the West
ern and Southern States pouring into Texas in
large numbers, many of whom are wealthy planters,
farmers and stock raisers 1t is estimated that
within the past six months some eighty thousand
persons have entered the State by way of Galveston
and the Red River. A New Orleans letter saws:
Good sugar lands, well located and perfect titles
are rating from SIS to $40, and cotton lands from 81
to S. per acre. The rapidly augmenting value of
these lands since the Compromise as was generally
anticipated, has caused them to become prominent
object OF speculation in the market-while the re-
eedlng tide OF California emigration is passing into
Texas on the . back track" and securing much of
what is every where acknowledged to be the best
planting and agricultural district in the South
GREAT FREsHEr.-The rains of Thursday and
Friday last, produced prodigous freshet In the
Cape Fear and other streams in this part of the coun-
try The Cape Fear upwards of forty feet,
reaching within about ten feet of the Clarendon
Bridge at this place, and backing up Cross Creek
nearly to the centre of the town Hundreds of per-
sons visited the banks of the river to gaze on the
rushing waters, with their prey of timber, trees &C.
The Northern Stage has been detained for the three
last mornings, by inability to cross the ferry By
telegraphlc despatch from Cheraw, we learn that
the Pee Dee was so deep on the low grounds North
OF the Bridge that the Stage could not cross on Sun
day, so that we had no mail from the South yester
day or to-day-FayetterlHe Observer 11M inst.
CENSUS OF SOUTH ARoL1NA-In our columns this
morning, will be found an official statement of the
Census of this State furnished by Col Condy the u
S. District Marshal. 1t will be seen that the popu-
ation of Charleston has increased four thousand two
hundred and thirty-two, since the Census of I84O-
The increase of population of the State for the last
ten years. compared with that of the previous ten
years, shows an increase Of over &c, 000
Charleston Courier 9Th inst,
Naval Inspectors Report from March 1850 o March
1851.
260208 barrel Turpentine
26,5l6 g Spirits,
37O51 Tar,
1858 tierces Rice
This report of the receipts of Turpentne for the
year ending March 1lth 1851, shows an increase
over the year ending March 18th, 1850 But it is
not the case. Previous to March, 1850, in eonse-
quence of the low stages of the river there was 60
to 10000 bbs of that crop not in which appears in
the above receipts
Again Since about the first of January we have
had continual freshet which has enabled all to get
their Turpentine off there is less of the crop now
to come forward than is usual at this season of the
year Were it not for the above circumstances, this
crop would have shown falling off at least 10000
bbls. from last Commercial, yesterday
! In Australia there are the highest trees in the
world. One of an unknown kind has been found
there measuring 220 feet from the ground to the
lowest branch. At the base this tree is 80 feet in
diameter, and at the height of the first branch II
eet-at the ground its circumference is 100 feet
three feet high, 102 feet. This tree is perfectly
sound it stands in forest of sassafras Another
sort of great there is called Eucatgptr gedntea
1t rises to the height of 800 feet and often is 40 feet
in circumference It's bark is excellent for tanning
being twice as strong as oak bark.
"What will you charge to take this piece of fur
e,no Hoo - Al