Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-03
Pablo DIeetinx An Raleigh.


ques,ionaby good one. and will give general salts
faction.
Public Meeting Raleigh.
SATURDAY, May 21st 1853.
Aereeablv to the call of the Intendent, meeting of
the citizens was held at the Town Hall, to devise
WAYS and means for the accommodation of the State
Fair to be held in this city, in October next
On motion of Elk Gov. Manly, the Intendant of Po-
lice was called to the Chair, aud James M Towles APP
pointed Secretary.
Elk Gov. Manly being called on, very forcibly sta
ted the object of the meeting and the great importance
of making arrangements for the OCCASION and concIu-
ded by offering the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved That the central position of Raleigh, and the
it, render it the most suitable location
for holding the annual Fairs provided for by the State gr
ID That in the judgement of this meeting the special
duty interest Of the citizens of Wake county, and of this
city, contribute literally the procuring of convenient
and the erection thereon of suitable buildings and fix
Sd. That the commissioners of the city be respectfully
to make appropriation out Of the city fund to this
ing the money, and an increase of taxes necessary
4th That committee of five persons be appointed by the
Chair who shall together with such may be APP
pointed by the City authorities acting in general concert
piece Of ground near one of the Railroad depos
to fix upon plan of the buildings sheds and stalls and to
solicit contributions pay for the make all
the performance of any of these duties.
chase or lease should be vested the
City Raleigh the of the N C. State Agricultural
Society.
On motion OF Major Nixon,
Resolved That in the judgment of this meeting the sum
of Ave thousand dollars should be raised for the here
in expressed that the interests of the city Of Raleigh
que that the corporate authorities should subscribe
Of this and that the residue be raised by the Wake
County Agricultural Society," and by voluntary
from the people of the county.
The Chair appointed the following citizens viz :
FIX Gov. Charles Manly, Jere Nixon, John Hutchins
f. p Guon and James M. TowIes the committee un-
der the fourth resolution.
1t ordered that the Secretary of this meeting
furnish the lnendant with copy of these resolutions,
and that the city papers be requested to publish them
for the information of all those who take an interest
in the matter. W. D. HAYWOOD Chm.
JAMES M. TowLEs Sec'y.
!, UTAH TERR1roRr.-The Desert News gives us
insight into the progress of the settlement in the
Mormon region. From this source we learn that Pal
myra contains one hundred families, the first house
having been built in September last 1t is surround
ed by fine farming region, and has good water facl-
tiles. Springville has more than one hundred and
thirty families, besides giis mill and saw mill, a
brass band, and school for teaching the French and
German languages Provo is large town, and much
crowded, Many new buildings are in progress; Ger
man and French schools taught, and dramatic
association is in operation. bridge the stream
at Provo TO replace swept away by spring flood,
is in progress besides Touring mill and company
turning the Crown river into its old channel, to pre-
vent overfows The town of Cedar, in Iron county,
o Desert Iron Company. This place has a dam and
water course, several furnaces, and casting house
, The town of Harmony, in the same county, has an
n iron foundry in rapid progress Parordan also in
Iron county, extensively engaged both in the lum-
Der and iron trades They have iron works there
Several other settlements in the iron region are named
= all apparently quite fourshing.
> 1RELAND.-The future prospects of Ireland itself
II are easily anticipated. 1t will become Engisf
province All the better classes, the gentry and The
~.
ual stream None are left behind: save the useless
the destitute and the few exceptional of veal
10 thy natives. That so fine and fruitful countr,
lie cannot remain unpopulated is very evident; ane
#, that the English would gladly usurp it's SOIL there
. can be but little doubt Then will vanish from gu
y that antique land history, song and tradition,
vanished the history and tradition of the Saxon be
10 fore the Norman conquerors; and IN foreign land
e. alone sung by exiled lips, will be heard that mourn
full national music, which made Ireland so interes
- ting, and proved her so unhappy.
From MEx1co.-A telegraphic despatch from
o. Orleans, under date of Tuesday last, states tina
dates of the 9th inst have been received from tn
" city of Mexico Santa Anna is adopting meas
- ures against all Mexicans holding what he conceive
" to be pernicious opinions. He had ordered the ar
I'd rest of all who served guerillas in the America
nd army during the late war, and they to be trie
DO by court-martal. He had published list of Mex
40 lean officers surrendered prisoners of to Gen
Scott when the capital taken and he has issue
so missing them from civil employment The Mexica
is army is being reorganzed and increased. Gov. Tr
as, Of chihuahua, has marched to oppose the occu
patton of the Mesilla Valley. The national guar
a was to be organized
u" THE Wool TRADE.-A letter from New Yor
e" says: "Wool is very quiet and at steady rates
les this market. In Boston, however, there have bee
Mt large sales of foreign We hear of sales of 100 90
!. lbs. Morocco WOOL from second hands in this ma
It. ket, at full prices. In domestic fleece some sma
es' parcels have been sold at Al Csc. Shearng hi
ut commence both in this State and in Ohio Thel
am is report of house, who is the only large hole
;, of fleece wool. having made sale of 900 ID
l. at 60 a Csc. Pulled wool is in better stock 1000
ON lbs sold at 4Oc for No. city pulled 45c. for N
is l country pulled; 48 SOC. for super IS &C., f
W. extra"
all Our RA1LRoAD.-We learn from the Darlingtc
en- Flag. that the Engineers of the Cheaw and Darlin
- ton Railroad have just completed new survey fro
vi Darlington TO Mr.. McCowns, for permanent loo
OF ton of the Road in connection with the Northease
bed Road. The new route is straight line from
his McCowns to Darlington, passing through the east ed
OF the village ltincreases The length of the road
'"u and quarter miles, but in other respects it
'm- superior to the Western route-CheraU Gazette.
alf Robert Walsh, esq, veteran correspondent
has resided long in Europe thus writes from Par
all 81 used to distrust the British government a
neonle and thoupht that It was with them the :,