Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-16

FLAX CoTToN-A late London paper states, that
the Chcvaler Clausen the inventor Of the process of
nreparing Flax Gotten has completed his apparatus,
and recently exhibited and explained its various
ges to a large company. The visitors. consisting OF
noblemen. eminent members Of scientific professions,
and Others about one hundred in number, who hac;
been invited, highly graliied by his exhibition.
which was entirely successful The process is said
to combine, with the preparation of the faxcotton,
the great advantage OF bleaching fax in few hours,
without the slightest injury to the strength Of the
fibre. 1t is thought to be highly important in
venton, and to be likely, in great measure, to take
the place of cotton
The present House OF Representatives of Texas is
comlosed of sixty eight members of whom, twenty
nine are farmers twenty two lawyers seven planters
two mechanics, one printer, and one stock raiser.
The Senate consists of iwenty-si members of whom
twelve are farmers, ten lawyers, two physicians one
mechanic, and ore merchant.
OF the whole Legislature, seventeen members are
from Tennessee, twelve from Virginia nine trom South
Carolina ten from North Carolina eigh, from Geor-
gia, seven from Alabama. six from kentucky five
from Miss three from Massachusetts two from Louis
lana. two from Pennsylvania, one from Florlia one
from Ohio ore from Illinois, one from the West In
dies, one from Canada, from Germany and three
foreigners Of the Who'e, seventy seven are natives
of the slave S;aes and Of the flee States of the
Union.
SKATING BLooMERs. The Boston Herald saws that
Saturday afternoon with the spectacle of some l 5 or
30 yonng dies in the Boomer cuStome skating on
Black Bay. The ladies proved themselves to be mos:
excellent and graceful skaters, not one of them catch
ing faIl' They probably might have cached a fall.
if they had tried to- bnt undoubtedly they preferred
catching a beaux to slipping up-most ladies do.
FREEDOM OF THE Press Louis Bonaparte being
asked definition Of The freedom of the press replied
that it consisted in editors holding the same opinions
which he did
1t is said the Chinese measure cold by a thermome
Ter of jackets They dress thicky instead of u.s.
ing fire. g. Three jackets" is cool day." six lack
els " keen!y cold-from ten 10 fifteen Jackets dread
fully severe.
BE SoMETHING.-Y may rely uron your present
possessions or on your future prospects, but these
riches may fly away, or hopes may be bghted, and
If you have no place of your in such case Ten to
one you will find YOU path beset with thorns Want
may rome upon you before You are aware OF it. and
having no profession, you find yourself in anything
bnt an envIahle condition. 1t is therefore important
that you should be S0mcfhing. Don't depend upon
fortune for she is tickle support which often fails
when you lean upon her with the greatest confidence
: ust 10 your own eXetions
Russa's Naval force is estimated as follows: -Four
ships Of the line of 100 guns each 6 ships of the
line of 100 to 10 guns each: 2G ships Of the line
of 80 to 90 guns each IS ships of the line of 70 to
so guns each; friGatcs Of GO guns each q
trlgates OF 40 to 80 guns each: 81 steamers
and above 40 corvettes schooners. &C. The number
of seamen maintained by Russia is stated at $4,000
THE ICE ON ONO RIVER was so thick on the
goth utmo, near Madison, Indiana that a wagon and
horses crossed over on ia feat which had not been
performed for dozen years previously Since then.
however the river has been partially navigable
member of the Tennessee Legislature ore Mr..
Thompson, declares himself opposed to all railroads.
He regards them in urous TO the country and TO the
morals OF towns, and was in favor of law directing
the Attorney General TO prosecute the travelling ora
tors who 60 abont the country to advocate them
DR.. Noah Gilman, of Frankfort Me- temper
ance lecturer, has been fined $50 and for hay
ing several gallons Of concealed in -four bar
rel
Since champagne became a common beverage the
wealth of Newark has more than quadrupled. Sin
gular coincidence, isn't it
A stove has been invented for the comfort Of ira
veers. 1t is put under the feet. and mustard plas
ter upon the head which draws the heat through the
whole system