Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-10-24
summary of the Week.

Wilmington than during the past and present week.
The meeting of the Baptist Convention may account
for part of the crowd, but only part. The Thea
tire and the Opera being in full blast may also have
contributed to give appearance of life and hustle
to our streets At any rate there IS such bustle and
we like to see it. IT, as has been observed, and We
believe truly, the advertising columns of business
paper are looked to as afording index of the bu
siness character of place, We think that Whining
ton will not suffer in that respect by an examination
of the advertising columns of the Journal both daily
and weekly and this is still more honorable to our
people when we recollect that large portion of
business men are wings, while we are known to be
moderate and respectful but still steadfast and
compromising Democrats avowng our opinions open
" without eoncealment or evasion.
The excitement or interest attendant upon the
elections in Pennsylvania Ohio and South Carolina,
is nearly The smoke of battle has cleared off,
and we are enabled to count the killed and wound
ed. Among the killed, we may fairly place John
ston of Pennsylvania. He is as dead as door nail
politically Sol Barnwell Rhett of South Carolina
Mr. Rhett ought to resign his seat in the U. S. Sen
ate it is evident that in his extreme dsunon views
he does not represent his State which has declared
against immediate and separate secession by ma
ity of eight thousand votes.
Perhaps the most important. certainly the most
pleasing item to the people of this town and section,
is the announcement of dividend by the Directors of
the Wilmington and Raleigh Rail Road-the first
and only Rail Road Dividend ever declared in the
State. Connected with the increased income of the
road during the past year. there is one circumstance
which is we'll worthy of note. Of the aggregate in
crease which has been between thirty and forty
thousand dollars only about two thousand has been
on through travel, the whole of the rest has been
on way travel and freight. This is peculiarly
fatterng omen for the permanent prosperity of the
Road.
The low state of the river and its tributaries pre-
vents the arrival Of produce to any great extent and
business is stagnant in consequence By the way, one
circumstance has forcby called attention to the
recent increase of trade between Philadelphia and
this port We allude to the price of Coal. Two Or
three years since this article brought out on bal
last OF for nominal freight as vessels otherwise
would have to come empty We learn that such is
not now the case, the shipments of goods being
sufficient to supply outward freghts and consequent
" Coal is no longer brought on ballast. Our trade
with Baltimore has increased amazingly, being now
about as great as that with New York.
mer-lke weather which has prevailed for some time
past, to the chilling atmosphere of to-day, reminds
us very forciby of the approach of winter
The melancholy days of Autumn are indeed come
and the woods begin to assume that gorgeous vare
ty of coloring characteristic of the of falling
leaves and fading flowers, when the face of nature
like the cheek of consumptive beauty, fushes wit
a last hectic glow eer it fades forever more Lowell
I'LL 4Lo ell
of life or the brightest summer-de of existence
With mournful presentiment of our own inevitabl
destiny, the human mind claims affinity with desola
ton and decay; the ruined hearth and the falle
roof-tree awake emotions far stronger and more er
during than the brightest scenes of festivity an
mrth. and it may be that the heart and the feeling
would linger longer around the unroofed cottage
an eyicted peasant of Ireland, than amid the proud
est aisles of the Crystal Palace of London while til
busy imagination would paint the scenes of humb
happiness or touching woe witch that roof had she
tered or turn to the homeless outcasts exposed
the bleak winds of autumn or the chilling frosts
winter. Childhood and old age-man in his strengt
and woman in her loneliness would rise up to give
human interest to the humbest scene which I'll
richest fabrics of the loom or the most elaborate
naments of the architect could not impart to Il
proudest
We have decidedly put our foot into it. Weha
caught ourselves at old tricks running into Il
highfalutng, and thereby hangs a tale which '
must unfold albeit at our own expense. Just aho
the present time there is piece going the rounds
the papers-we have already seen it in fifty-cre
tied to the Wilmington Journal, giving accou
of g Revolutionary Soldier heaven save t
mark and forgive US our sins, and among the re
got into slick grease, and obtained p
upon false pretences and that wasn't all he go
dollar and half out of It happened in this wi
Some three OF four weeks since were sitting
our sanctum considerably bothered about many thin
having but recently started our daily ISSUE when
Freeman, in the benevolence of his heart, march
an old one-eyed parsonage in and introduced him
MIR. Mcdonald, revolutionary soldier, born liz W
mington one hundred and two years ago, and
aged individual having single eye to business
start off with his story as straight looms l
and succeeded in foolng nice as need be.
council of war was held and the Doctor agreeing
go one-half we went the other half on the old
low who was placed at the Washington Hotel u,
further orders, which orders came pretty soon fol
day or so we found screw or SO loose, and st
ped the supplies but the revolutionary had 90
the Lord knows where, we don't; but wherever
goes he is revolutionary from Maine to Texas,
we wrote big puff and it has been copied all o1
Success to honest industry. 1t is but justice to